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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-29
From the Charleston Courier.


CONGRESSIONAL SPEECHES.
The business of Congress, whatever
LIE lis nature, may be much expedited.
In the British Parliament debate is ne
yer adjourned over from day 10 day, but
the decision is first taken. The legisa-
lures of this country, with one or two Of
which we are familiar, do very seldom, if
ever, adjourn without coming to a de-
cision on the question before them. The
consequence is, that on subject being
brought before either house, if the house
wish information, the question is post
poned: but if it be taken up, the leading
men on both sides state their reasons pro
and con--the house is as fully informed
as il could be ifaddressed by every mem
ber--and the question is taken and de.
cided No time is given to prepare
elaborate speeches, and ordinary men
shrink from intrudiug their crude IDEAS,
after the enlightened efforts of their SUI
periors. Now, in Congress, every thing
is tae reverse. Six days, in which were
made 'the heavens, the earth, and the
sea, aud all that is in Them would go a
very little way indeed to perfect debate
in Coieress. BY that time indeed they
may penetrate the bark of the subject,
bn, lie inner covering is unaffected, and
the hearts, beyond the reach of nine
tenths of them. Take up subject after
i has been debated at Washington, and
you will find it exactly like target.
which has been exposed to hundred
cockneys. Missed entirely by great
snany-a shot here and there in the bor-
ders aaii at the extremities, but precious
few IN the neighborhood of the heart or
head. The truth is, and it is too serious
10 joke about, that the Representatives
Hall seems to be school of declama-
tion,,a gymnasium for the tongue and
we. the sovereign people, are compelled
TO pav for their prize speeches, withou,
the privilege of hearing them. Some
ruie cnght to be adopted to check this
waste Of time where time is most i'm
pertant.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-29
POETRY.
A DAY DREAM.

A DAY DREAM.
she must be fair, whom could love,
But more in mind than form;
she must be pure, whom1 could love,
And yether heart be warm.
She must be pteous, soft and kind,
A sufferer with the sad;
could not love maiden's mind,
For ever idly glad.
She may be wild, she must be gay,
In hours ofyouthful gIee,
When calmer thought gives welcome way
To mirth and melody.
And she must nurse, with loftier zeal,
That deep and pure delight,
Which warns and softens all, who feel
For Natures works Alright.
she may have foibles--nay, she must;
From such what maid is free'
Perfection, i'll combined with dust,
Were sure no more for me.
Yet must she nurse no bitterness,
Nor aught imagine meanly;
But err through venial fond excess
OF feelings edged so keenly.
Such foibles, like the dewy sleep
That shuts the flowers at night,
With renovating shade will keep
Her bloom of feeling bright.
The form of such maid would blend
With every thought of mine,
Each wish would own her for its end,
Each hope on her rscline.
70 me she would be such, as spring
To wintry field or wood;
a glowing influence prompt to bring
Luxuriancy of good.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-29

% OLlCG.
q Ii persons interested in the estate
"a of Augustin Pinconean, deceased,
of the county OF ST. Clair, are hereby no.
tilted, that l will make settlement Of said
estate with the Judge of Probate of said
county, at Bellevilte, on the first Monday
Of February next. Cahokia, 18th Dec.
1921. his
FRANCOIS = PINCONEAU,
mark. e., .adns',-.
Test. JOHN HAY.
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Mr.. starliMg Nuckons,

vOU will take notice, that we have
sued out of the clerks office OF the
circuit court of Green county, state OF
Illinois, a writ OF foreign attachment
against your estate, and unless you APP
pear at the next term of said court, to be
holden on tho first Thursday after the
fourth Monday of April next, and give
special bail in said suit, Judgment will
be entered against you by default, and
the property attached will be disposed
otto satisfy such judgment. 8th jar 1922
ALEXANDER SCOTT,
PETER HALDERMAN,
WILLIAM X. RULE.
Jan. 99-St
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Wheat Nonr & Corn meal.

gEHE subscribers intend keeping a
n a constant supply of -four and corn
meal for sale, at their mill in Ogle's
Prairie, about one and half mile from
Shiloh Meeting-house-and they will
also sell 1000 bushels of old wheat.
PAUL & JOHN KINGSTON.
Dec. Ii, l82I--5l 3t*
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NOTICE..

"THEREAS my wife, Lucretia Da-
w Wis, hath left my bed and board,
l do therefore forwarn any person or per-
sons from trading with her, as am nc,
disposed to pay any of her contracts.
January the 5th, 1922.
ELIJAH DAVIS.
I'm o-e,S -a-
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Notice

! S hereby given, that on the first Mon
n day in February next, we will apply
to the court Of probate 10 be holden in the
town of Edwardsville, for settlement
Of our account Of our administration OF
the estate of WILLIAM HAYS, de-
ceased; when and where all persons in
,crssted may attend if they please.
her
RUTH HAYS,
raark.
ZACHARIAH HAYS,
Administrators Of Nm. Hays, deceased.
Dec. 10, 1921
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Tennessee SanK Notes.
Y WILL give land office money, or state pa
4 per Of Illinois. at alsmall advance, for $500
in notes of the Bank of Tennessee and its
branches Apply at my Office.
p, II. WINCHESTER.
Edwardsville, Aug. Il, 1921.
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Just HubAished
By j. .MESSL.rGER,
MlANWAlh
ON SURN EYING,

NALCULATED to help a surveyors memo
" ~ when in the field, and bound in pocket
book form. The tabular numbers, contained
on four pages, are sufficient to answer ali cases
in surveying, with accuracy and expedition.
This little Manual contains all the cases of
Plane Trigonometry, both Right and oblque,
and some other useful problems. Any person
wishing to avail himself of them, can do so at
the Recorders Office in Edwardsville; at Mr..
Mitchell's, in BelIcville; at the Bookstore Of
Messrs. Essex& Hough, St. Louis, and with the
publisher Call and see.
Oct g. HY
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g. 1t shall be put to press as soon as 200 copies
are subscribed for, and published in ABOUT
two months thereafter.
NJ. C. having assidionsly devoted nearly two
years to the investigation of the subjects en-
braccd in those essays, has been thereby ena-
bled to collect great number of most i'm
portant facts, connected with the important
science of political economy, together with the
instructive maxirns Of the most profound states
men Of Europe, grounded on the experience
Of their respective states. These are to be
found intersperscd throughout the various es-
says he has published; but, having appeared
in ephemeral papers and pamphlets, many OF
them are now difficult to be procured, and are
liable to perish. He is DESTROYS, therefore, of
collecting them togetherin more permanent
form, to preserve for others, who may devote
their attention TO the subject, the result of his
labors, and thus save them from the irl,some
researches he has been obliged to make. He
has another motive to this publication. He is
DESTROYS of an opportunity Of correcting the
errors which inadyertency, or want of "a due
degree OF information, may have introduced
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Knowing by experience the great indifIer-
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all idea ofproit, OF which he has not the slight
est expectation. -
~ Subscriptions to the above work receiv-
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SYEPAEN DECAYUR,

Commodore and Post Captainn theNagofthe
United States, and Navy Commissioner,
Hterapersed NTH Notices ofaie Origin, Progresc
Inducements, and present state Of The
american Navy.
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Notice.
FOR SALE,

VsNHE east half of the N. w. quarter
IL dissection twenty, in town five north
and range seven west, containing eighty
acres OF timber and prairie; lying five
miles east of Edwardsvile, with snug
cabin and good well Of water; and will
be sold cheap for State paper. For terms,
applyto my brother on the premises, or
to me, at Mr.. Wsit's plantation, Ripley.
GEORGE KELLY.
Ripley, Dec "a. l82l-3S3
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NOTICE

rs hereby given, TO all creditors and
L distributes Of the estate of ABRA-
HAM BECK, deceased, that unless their
claims, duly authenticated, are presented
to the subscribers within the term of
Five Years from this date, they will be
foreveribarred. Also, to all persons in
debted to said estate, that payment must
be Immediately made.
JOSEPH CHARLESS,
JOSIAH SPALDING,
- .Administrators.
St. Louis, Oct. 81, l82l-2S4t
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Ninois State Paper.

A MODERATE sum of the above funds. +,
- offered soon, will purchase 100 acres OF
land IN the Marine settlement, equal in fertility
OF soil, and beauty Of situation, 10 any in that
vicinlty.--inruire at this Office, ~
NoYcnbcs y, la21-30 81
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office.

Test. JOHN HAY.
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Nov. 13-278t
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80 Reward.

Ripley, Dec "a. I82l-3S3
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-12-21
From the Easton (Pa.) Centinel.

W. are we'll convinced that the De-
mocra,s of Northampton never were
more unanimous in their opinions with
respect to any Candidate proposed 10
them, than they are at this time in de-
cidcd opposition TO Mr.. Crawford's
views. TIE prosecutor of the hero Of
New-Orleans and the opponen, of the
measures OF President Munroc's admin
istration can have no claims on the De-
nocracy of this district, should his other
character be otherwise unimpeachable,
which, however, is far from being the
case. A number of other reasons
which will be given hereafter-exist,
which in our opinion are suflirien, to
bar all his claims on the supper, Of
Pennsylvania.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-12-21
Illinois Legislature.
IN TIE SENATE.

Rehort Of the Committee on the disa-
agreement Of the t7po houses relative
to The Senatorial Election.
The committee OF conference appoint
ed on the part OF the Senate, TO confer
with similar committee on The part Of
the House OF Representatives on the dis
agreement between the Senate and the
House OF Represented relative to the
time OF proceeding TO an election Tor a
Senator from this state, in The Congress
of the United States, beg Ieaveto
REPORT:
That in The performance Of the duty
imposed by their appointment, they en-
deavored with the utmost trankaess, to
accomplish union of opinion with the
committee on the part of the House, by
spirit Of liberaliiy and concessions, con-
vinccd that it would hes, comport with
the dignity Of both branches Of the Gene
raj Assembly, by mutual concession, to
agree on time, as nearly as practical
BILE in unison with their joint views
Under sincere desire therefore, to pro-
duce such result, your committee state,
that after proposition of very limited
nature by the committee on the part OF
the House Of Representatives, they OF.
fered the following" That as the
House of Representatives had fixed the
l4lh inst. and the Senate had disagreed
thereto, and substituted the 25th Janua.
rynext, they proposed to recedc, as ma
ny days, as the ,comnittee on the para o
the House Of Representatives would ad
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PATRlA.
From the National Intclligencer.
COMMUNICATED.

In the Washington City Gazette there
is a numbered series ofpapcrs under the
editorial head, entitled the Presidential
question; the FIRST FIVE numbers ofwhich
are devoted to personal abuse upon the
character Of the Secretary Of State. They
are full of the grossest ialsehoods, two
of which only may serve as samples Of
the whole. One Of them asserts that
General Wives, the late Spanish Minis
ter, went in his uniform, and with his
sword. to the Department of State, and
there INDUCED himself IN personal me
mace to the Secretary of State, while in
the execution OF his Office, - which the
latter quietly submitted. There is moi
the slightest foundation for this tale
The personal department OF General
Wives towards the Secretary of State,
was, invariably, Of the most respectful
and friendly character, nor did there
ever pass between them word OF
menace, of reproach, or even Of unkind-
ness.
The other assertion is, that the authors
of the Missouri question were Mr.. John
Quincy Adams and Mr.. Rufus KING
-" That jus, before the subject was
preached in Congress, they had a meet
ing, by PREVIOUS ahhointment, in The CT
ty OF New-York, at which il was deter
mined upon by them, that slavery should
be made political question; that new
party should reformed upon that ground,
and TIA, the benevolent feelings Of the
New England States, of New-York,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio, should be ex-
er,ed agains, the elevation of any South
ern citizen to the Presidency" Every
part Of this statement is false. Mr..
Adams knew nothing of the Missouri
question, until i, was publicly agi,ated
in Congress, There never was, between
him and Mr.. King, meeting by pre-.
vious appointment, at which the Mis-
souri, question, or any other connected
with it, formed SO much as subject o.
cow ersation. There never was any con
cert between them relating to the Mis-
souri, question, to Slavery, or ito til.
Presidential election. Nor did word
ever, a, any time, pass between then
about the formation Of a new party, O.
the elevation Of any person to the Presi
dency.
j This notice, Of two, among multi
tude OF ISLANDERS, is due as we'll TO tn
| haracters Of General Wives and OF MI
King, as to that Of the Secretary Of State
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81 the sable eanaine. On the remon-
s,rances of the magistrates, however,
aud the agreement ofthe parties concern
ed, the whole matter was referred 10 a
legal tribunal, and the Marshal was adj
vlsed 10 60 home and "get his errand."
Meantime, on searching for the alledged
slaves, il was found that they had escap-
cd to the swamps, where, it was suppos-
ed that they renamed concealed among
ihe vast subterranean vaults which have
been made by peat-diggcrs.
We should be glad to know if there
exists a statute of the United States
traught with such monstrous injustice
SIS 10 condemn To perpetual servitude
the iree-horn wife OF a fugitive slave
and, above all, their children, born in a
free state 9-Such it seems, was the
ground on which these dealers in two.
legged cattle meant to proceed visiting
the sins of the father upon his whole Ia
mily and generation.
"There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart,
It does not feel for man
lie finds his fellow guilty of skin
Not colored Ike his owns and having power
r. enforce the wrong, for such worthy
cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey"
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-12-21
From the steubenville Herald.
THE PRESIDENCY.

At public dinner given IN Georgia
to Mr.. Secretary Crawford, the follow
ing toast was drank.
Agriculture, Commerce and Manu-
features, the landmarks of natural
wealth: they flourish most when let
CLONE
Now as il may be fairly presumed
thai no toasis would be drank on an occa-
sion like dis, other than such as were
known 10 be acceptable TO Mr.. Secre,a-
~ Crawford, we have an index OF The po-
Icy which this gentleman would pursue
il elected to the Presidency. This iet
Us alone policy is ecisely what The
agricultural interest In the grain growing
states, and the manufacturing interest at
large, have tor years been complaining
OF. 1t has been shown over and over
again, that whilst other nations have
protected the industry of their citizens by
every means 10 their power, our govern
ment has done nothing, comparatively
for the protection OF its citizens from
foreign rivalry and imposition. The
good people of The southern states, who
sell their cotton and tobacco al high PR.
Ces in England and in other foreign coun.
tries, may well cry out 5 lei us alone
and ii is perfectly natural that the go.
yeynment being in the hands Of southern
men, should lend favorable ear to the
cry. But when the poor manufacturers
and the farmers, whose grain is lying
in heaps rotting for want OF market
(lor the English will have none of il
hun,bly petition for some little protec.
ton and relief, deaf ear Is turned &c
their complaints; their solicitations art
disregardetl. Strong hopes have beer
entertained that this procedure would be
corrected, by placing in the Presidents
chair citizen OF one of the northern OF
western states--that no change Of policy
will follow the election OF southern
man, We have here what may be consi.
dered good evidence. Let the people
OF N York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky
and ONO, look to this.
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vance, SO that the day intermediate the
time proposed by the House, and that
by the Senate, should thus be the day
agreed on"
Your committee regret that this pro-
position so reasonable in It's nature,
founded on mutual concession, and alik c
honorable TO the House of Representa-
tives and Senate, should have been
promptly rejected; and as unwilling as
they may be to witness difference Of
opinion on the subject, still they cannot
consistently with the sentiments they en-
terrain Of the dignity OF the Senate, and
when they reflect on the liberal compro-
mise offered by them, do otherwise than
TO recommend to the Senate not to re.
cede from the vote they have already
sanctioned.
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the j" Vest" We can but regret that
the Enquirer is under the necessity OF
resorting TO such means to eulogize Mr..
Clay. Mr.. Clay has not denied Gas we
have SEEM that he signed the PROPOSE
ton to give the navigation OF the Missls-
sippi for the use of the fisheries, and IN
til he does deny il, we shall be compelled
to believe Mr.. Adams, who says that
Mr. Clay did insist that the treaty OF 'S3
was not abrogated by the war; which
construction gave up The point. For 1t
will require more acu,eness than even
Mr.. Clay was master of, TO prove it
abrogaied as 10 the navigation OF the
Mississippi and not abrogaled as to the
fisheries. And to us the Enquirer has
been unfortunate again in his quotation ;
he would have us to understand that Mr.
Russell and Mr.. Clay, while at Ghenti
cured the evil complained Of By Lieut.
Pike. What does Lieut.. Pike say
+" The N. West Company import inio
the United States by Lake Superior,
forty canoes annually of goods, which by
q
veracity and Information, who has been
eighteen years in the Indian trade, and
in the habit of importing goods by
Mackinac, would incur duties to the
amount of Sl6,ooo-by the lower Red
River (Which | conceive to be within
our territory half that amount, which
would yield $4,000, and by Lake Wini-
pee also halt that amount, which should
likewise yield duties to the amount OF
So 500 thus is the United States de-
irauded annually Of about $4,000 dol
lars" SO much for Lieut.. Pike; which
the Enquirer by multiplying with thirty,
has increased to S7SO,ooo, and which if
he had multiplied by $50 would have
made S3,oo0ooo. (see Enquirer ISL
Nov.) and what does this mean Ii
proves that the British traders evadcd
our revenue laws and deiraudcd our go
vernment. Did Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Rus
sell, while al Ghent, put astop to snug
Cling II SO, ii was really fortunate for
us tina, they were at Client. II we
were permitted, however 10 speak On
this subject, we would say, !" il is fortu-
nate far the Vest" and Tor the Union
that the wise policy Of Mr.. Monroe, aid
ed by the energy and skiltul perscsc-
rance OF Mr. Calhoun, has placed part
Of the remnan, of our gallant little army
on the frontier, and thereby prevented
this very smuggling and protected our
traders, roofing out British Influence ami
cutting off his communication by Lake
Suherior." And We would further say
that 1t is unfortunate Tor the West -
that any man could be found in congress,
who by reducing our !i.tle army, and
refusing the necessary appropriations,
has prevented them from placing a fort
a, the mouth OF yellow Stone River
which b. doing for tie Upper Missouri
what Forl ST.. Anthony has done for the
Upper Mississippi, would prevent the
smuggling of British goods there, awe
the indians into peace, and, securing to
Americans alone the whole trade of The
Missouri. pour in food of wealth upon
=. the WEST. :"
PATRiA.