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FoR rRE WAFcRMAN.

NJ, WtLsoN--The history of the article signed
ne two Governor candidates, and published in
Unaware Gazette, the writer Of the present
Iomunicstion is authorized to say is as follows.
/ Nv PAINTER, at his own instance, it is presumed,
L.nared that paper at home-calied upon Mr..
'f,srd and submitted it to him for his signature.
/, Hazard unwarily adopted it, without suffi
ioly attending to its literal purport. 1t was not
| Mr. Hazard TO prescribe the course to be pur
| a nv the gentleman with whom he acted; nor to
| 0b that the general character of that course
/ mid he fair and honorable. 1t certainly was not
| wish that Mr.. Paynter should be personally as
Mi. Mr.. Hazard furthermore INDUCED a hope
4, there would be no furious newspaper war and
feels proud that il that war is now to be
sced in. that no cruel and wanton provocation
Il led to it on the part Of his friends. But the
liner of this article is distinctly authorized to say
NE voters Of this State, that in signing the paper,
owe referred 10, there was nothing NOSE remote
M Mr.. Hazards wish or intention, than that
ere should not be given, in respect 10 himself, the
most range to the freedom Of discussion. He is
{otent that his private and public character should
searched into, without scruple. Nay, he deems
du,y the people owe 10 themselves 10 inquire,
II, into the character Of the men who are put up
uice. a REPCBLiCAN.
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1lDatcbnaan.
-niIII.MINGTON, g SEPTEMBER. ls9s.

ndpnaay upon the da@nng OF attempt 70 ALLEVIATE
1sa w, ny the JJnioi from anothcr'i WASHINGTON
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Simeon's Prophecy.

PrICOJ'
I'D STREET respectfully notifies the citizens Of VIII
IA. mingom and its vicinity that his historical painting
Of Simeons Prophecy, drawn from the I'd Chapter OF the
book Of Saint Luke, is now exhibiting al the 15r1,-
HaR wilmington, for two weeks only This painting re-
presents % whole length and several subordinate figures.
Ion 1903 square feet Of CANVASS The MANIAC-CELA-
DON and ANlELIAand several small productions vii be
exhibited in conjunction with the prophecy. They
open from A. NJ. until 10 p. NJ. Admittance Is cents
tchildren half price.
Sept. 18th.
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NOTICE.

IL persons warned not to trust my wife, Mary Bry
"a my account, will, hereafter, pay no debts
ofher contracting. JOHN BRYAN.
Chrsana Bridge, Sept co. 1898. 71-4p
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-, g1Il111 -

The little pills admins cred to the braggart editor of
the Gazette have caused him dsgorge great guam
y of filth as fill than of his dirty columns
The queerest thing of all is, the says his readers
defend UPON 7vat he asserts" what will you lay its le'
If we chose might select many assertion from his
dirty columns which has no truth in it, than
there is mercy in the bowels ofthe whose toO he u.s.
and who make him assert any thing at all.
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70 THE VOTERS OF NEWCASTLE COUNTY.

! no TIE VOTERS OF NEWCASTLE COUNTY.
Tbe perod is rapidly approaching, my fellow citizens,
nn YOU will be called upon TO select those whom you
s 10 honor with seats in the Legislature the ensuing
In making this choice annually, those who have last
yop confidence, are generally considered as foremost
r rink of candidates for continuation OF your ilvors,
h,taer they be taken, whether they be lett, de-
k,,Ri well upon their c0nseat, as upon your pfedSue-
NAV not be improper, thus early 10 apprze you that
NOT wish longer to be considered aniongts those from
m selections are 10 be made.
rhlI thought il in my power to render you some Of
service was willing 10 make those sacrifices off per
liaterest and convenience nscparabe from place IN
legislature but the time has perhaps fully arrived,
a can NJ logger hope to be useful TO you Ill that stu
m Although it has been my underwriting intention,
n le first moment was honored with your confidence,
y you 10 the utmost of my abilities; yet ia
rue situation 80 responsible that Of representa-
the people, could be held Tor fourteen years IN sue
son without the commission Of many errors, would be
4relsrlable; and even wish that these errors might
,e escaped YOUR Office, anmadvcrson, would, OH
! part have been unjust have obeyed your will, when
4 was known; when it was not, have followed my own
yMent hnncSy-and did hope TO have escaped the
<prai1n of motives by which was never governed
Of offences which never committed. Although ful!
tc that my sense of public duty compelled me man,
nes 10 advocate measures which deemed OF genera
ID, against the knuwn wishes and interests OF few
hhy and influential individuals, yet i was bni paying
hle OF respect to human nature, to believe tlat sc
i'd have had masnanimty enough, cheerfuly 10 yield
private claims 10 the public veal; and honesty stf
applaud, rather than tratuce, those who they knew
acted with the most audable intentions. In this hope
uc been dcccivcd-but STILL your long continued, and
n repeated in my favor, leave to me at least, the
ISOLATION of believing, that to very large majority Of
ny official conduct has been satisfactory; and in re
g from The Legislature, ii only remains that thank
which do most sincerely, for your forbearance to-
rs my errors, and your good opinion ct my genera
nllct whilst in Office S. Ii. BLACK.
arm, near Glasgow, September 1925.
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the number of votes given lis democrat 60 federal
Mr.. C. K. GARDNER, editor of the New York
Patriot, announces the association with himself, in
the editorial duties OF that paper Of MIR. SELLEcK
OsBoRN, gentleman we'll known to the public as
la poet
Gov Adar, Of Kentucky, has appointed Thomas b.
Monroe, Secretary OF State, In the place OF Joseph o.
breckenridge, deceased.
Twelve hundred and y-nine dollars were collected on
Sunday week at q church in Boston, for the purpose Of
purchasing an organ, TO be Of American manufacture
The organs made in Boston equal to any that have
been imported.
JEREMIAH HUBBARD, Minister of the Society OF
Friends held meeting for worship in te Methodist Cha
pei, Droonelds Lane, Boston, Oh "Wednesday evening
last.
There has been rising OF the Blacks A DemeIara
Particulars not received.
] Elhu Chauncev, Esq Treasurer of the Fund for the
lief Of the niece sstous sick III the neg6orood of Pha
Celplia received letter Friday, Tram anonymous
citizen OF New York, enclosing Ehg iahfe 10 be apPro
prlaied to that benevolent object
Gen HENRY LALIEMAND one of the iI!strous emf
grants from F,snce died residence in Bordentown
N J. on the 18Th inst.
The Court of the Kings Bench Montreal, adjourned on
the 9th Sept. after aryuous session Of - days
Nine persons received sentence Of death, TO be executed
on the oath of Oct Six others pleaded the
benefit of clergy.
The trial of the celebrated MoRR1L MACON, who
was concerned with Jacob s. Redngton in altering
bill of exchange, from fifteen pounds sterling tt
fifteen hundred pounds, thereby delrauding Prime
Ward s. Sands, OF New York, took place. He wa
convicted and sentenced TO pay fine OF 500 pounds
be imprisoned two years, and to stand in the Pillor,
one hour.
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At the late hundred election in Little Creek hundre
the number of given lis democrat go fedcr
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DELAWARE STATE LOTTERY

Wilmington, 9th mo %, 1923. II
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
Extraordinary Trial for Robbery.

A gentleman, followed by a servant
IN livery, rode up to an inn in the west of
England, one evening little before
dusk. He told the landlord that he
should be detained by business in that
pari OF the country for few days, and
wished to know ifthere were any amuse-
ments going on in the town to fill up the
intervals of the time. The landlord
replled, that it was their ACE and as
size week, and that therefore he would
be at no loss TO pass away the time"
On the gen'ieman's making answer,
that this was lucky, for that he was
toSd of seeing trials - the other said,
that very interesting trial for rob-
berry would come on the next day, on
which peoples opinions were much d.
vided, the evidence being very strong
against the prisoner; but he himself
persisting resolutely in declaring, that
he was in a distant part Of the kingdom
al the time tha robbery was committed"
His guest manifested considerable Curl
osliy TO hear the trial; but, as the
court would probably be crowded, ex-
pressed some doubt of getting place.
The landlord told him, "that there
could be no difficulty in a gentleman of
his appearance getting place; but
that, TO prevent any accident, he would
himself go with him, and speas to one
Of the beadles.'' Accordingly, they
went into court the next morning, and
the gentleman was shewn TO a seat on
the bench. Presently after, the trial
began. While the evidence was giving
against him, the prisoner had remained
with his eyes fixed on the ground, SEEM
ingly very much depressed; till being
called on for his defence, he looked up,
and, seeing the stranger, suddenly faint
ed way. This excited some surprise,
and it seemed at first like trick TO gain
time. As soon as he came to himself,
on being asked by the Judge the cause
OF his behaviour, he said, ooh! my
lord, ! see a person TINT can save my
life; that gentleman (pointing to the
stranger can prove | an Anocent, might
! only have leave to pat few questions
TO him. The eyes Of the whole court
were now turned on the gentleman; who
said, he felt himself in a very awkward
situation 10 be SO called upon, as he did
not remember ever to have seen the
man before, but that he would answer
any question that was asked him. aWcll
them" said the man, "doh't you remem-
Der landing at Dover at such time 2"
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
ROB ROY MACGREGOR.
anecdotes from Col. Stewards ''iCharpcte,
: and .Aanners IF the Highlatders."

anecdotes from Col. Stewards ''iCharacter
and .Aanaers Of the Highlanders."
Among the most extraordinary char
actefs that have figured in the High
lands within the last century, was Rob
Roy Macgregor, of whose manner of
life, and his exploits against the Duke
of Moutrose, some curious particulars
are mentioned by our author. The
duke entered into partnership with
Macgregor, in cattle dealing; and the
construction which bis grace chose to
put on this partnership was, that he
should participate in the gains, but any
loss WHICH might ensue should be ex-
clusiyely sustained by Macgregor. He
therefore took legal measures against
Macgregor, and bad his lands taken iu
execution for payment of the debt IS hich
he claimed against Macgregor, on ac-
count of loss in the cattle speculation,
Thus stripped Of bis estate, through the
injustice of the duke, Macgregor col
lected about twenty men of his follow
els, and with them continued, through
the rest Of bis life, an open war against
the duke, who be was determined
should not enjoy, with impunity, an es-
tate which he bad acquired by mesns be
denounced as dishonourable and uIjust.
For thirty years did this man levy con
tributions on the duke and ms tenants.
without any act OF violence to other
parties, and lfrom the way in which he
conducted bis proceedings without cool-
mitting any injustice against the teuar ls.
His practice wiz to give TO every tenant
a regular receipt for what he took from
him, as SO much accounted for TO the
duke. II was usual in those times for
the tenants TO pay either the whole or
part of the rents 10 kind. Macy of the
Duke of Montrose's tenants paid their
rents 10 meal, which was generally
lodged 10 a store-house or graoary,
called 10 Scotland a Girnal, near the
Louch of Monicath. II was Macgre-
gor's practice, when he wanted sup
ply of meal, to send notice to certain
pnmber of the dukes tenants, desiring
them to meet him on day which he
named, with their horses 10 carry home
his meal. With this reqnisition the ten
ants, who knew what the consequence
of their noncompliance would be, new
er failed TO comply. They met at the
appointed time aad place. lie then or
deTed the horses to be loaded at this
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
DRUNKENNESS.
lsELEcTED.


If you wish to be always thirsty, be q
drunkard; for the oftener and more YOU
drink, the oftener and more thirsty you
will be.
If you seek to prevent your friends
raising you in the world, be drunkard
for that will defeat all their efforts.
If you would effectually counterfeit
your own attempts to do well, be a
drunkard and you will not be disap-
pointed.
If you wish to repel the endeavours
Of the whole human race TO raise you
to character. credit and prosperity, be
druukard; and you will most assured
iy triumph.
If you are determined to be poor, be
drunkard; and you will soon be rag
ged and pennyless.
If you wish to starve your family, be
a drunkard; for that will consume the
means Of their support.
Ifyou would be imposed on by knaves,
| be drunkard; forthat will make their
task easy.
Ifyou wish 10 be robbed, be drunk
ard; which will enable the thief TO do
! it with the more safety.
| If you wish TO blunt your senses, be
drunkard and you will soon be more
stupid than an ass.
If you would become fool, be a
drunkard and you will soon lose your
understanding.
If you wish to unfit yourself for ra-
tional intercourse, be drunkard; for
that will render you wholly unfit for it.
If you are resolved to kill yourself,
be drunkard; that being sure mode
of destruction.
If you would expose both your folly
and secrets, be drunkard; and they
will soon run out as the liquor runs in.
IT you think you are too strong, be a
drunkard and you will soon be subdu-
ed BY so powerful an enemy.
II you would get rid Of your money
without knowing how, be drunkard |;
and it will.vanish insensibly.
If you would have no resource when
past labour but a workhouse, be drunk
ard and you will be unable to provide
any.
| If you would be pest to society, be
a drunkard and you will be avoided as
infectious
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
K.MAYERY OUTWITTED.

We copy from German paper the
following fact which occurred lately al
Warsaw. A Jew, the proprietor Of a
hotel Of that city, was entrusted with a
casket, containing valuable property Ia
the amount Of ESQ, 900, belonging to an
Eng'ishman, who gave it to his host for
greater security. When the English.
man asked for his property, the, Jew
positively denied having received any
such thing. In despair the Englishmau
proceededto the Arch-duke Constantine,
who summonedthe hotel keeper before
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
British and ForeigA Bible Society.

1t appears by the Report Of the Brit
lab and Foreign Bible Society for the
present year, "that the sales of Bibles
and Testaments within the (past) year,
from the Depository were l23,l27 BIZ
bles, and 1862 New-Testaments,
making with those issued at the expense
Of the Society, from foreign presses,
since the commencement Of the Institu-
lion, three millions, eight hundred and
seventy.fve thousand, four hundred and
seventy-four copies of the Scriptures.
Among the speakers at this last anni-
versary, were his exceIlency B. Papoff,
Counsellor of State, and Secretary OF
the Russian Bible Society, Professor
Stapfer, from the Paris Bible Society,
Professor Gautier from the Geneva BIZ
Bile Society, Lord President narrowly,
Lord Bexley, late Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Lord Calthorpe, the Bish-
op of Gloucester, and DR.. Pinkerton
and DIR. Peterson, two of the Society's
foreign agents.
The latter gentleman, in the course
of his remarks, said" Could repre-
sent to you one of our (the Russian Bible
Society meetings of Committee, you
would be convinced that the Bible, and
the Bible alone, is capable of uniting all
hearts. There you would see Prince
Gallitzin, with the metropolitan of the
Greek Church on his right hand, and
the metropolitan ofthe Catholick Church
on his left, and the members Of Com
mittee belonging TO all christian deoom-
nations, and not discordant word is
heard among them.n
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03
From the Essex Register.l

1.-THE days of our years are threescore
years and ten; and Il by reason OF strength
they be fourscore years, yet is their strength
labour and sorrow."
My harp is broken, and my Tyre unstrung!
My years are fed-my hopes in sackcloth
hung,
And earth is palrd in sadness; and its bloom
Is but the flower. that blossoms DER the tomb.
Bright was my morning, and my sparkling
veins
Beat high with rapture but the tolls and pains
Of fourscore years have rack'd this feeble
frame,
Fll few my Joys. and dim LIES glimmeriug
flame.
Oh was happy in the fond embrace
OF friends and kindred; but scarce.can trace
The wreck Of those loy'd, as low they sleep,
Ia the lone land where living statues weep
Seat of my youth, now mould'rins in decay.
The night bird chants his wild uneaTtbly lay
IN thy dark cloisters; and the mist OF years
Has veifd thy walls in darkness, dust and
tears.
let art thou lorely cen in thy decline,
Tho round thy walls the ivy-wreath entwine /;
And loYelier still thy mossy pile shall be,
Till these cold limbs reposs al last with thee.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03

To this the gentleman answered, that
he had landed at Dover, not long be fore,
but that he could not tell whether ii was
on the day he mentioned, or noi.n
"Well,H said he, shut don't you recol-
iect that a person in blue jacket and
trowsers, carried your trunk to the
inng" To this he answered, "that Of
course some person had carried his
trunk for him, but that he did not know
what dress he wore.n " But,n said the
prisoner, " don't you remember that the
person who went with you from the
boat told you story OF his being in the
service, that he thought himself an i'll
used man, and that he showed you scar
he had on one side of his forehead -
During this last question, the counte-
nance of the stranger underwent con-
siderable .i,ange; he said, C he certain
ly did recollect such circumstance n
and, on the mans putting his hair aside,
and shelving the scar, he became quite
sure that he was the same person. A
buz of satisfaction now ran through the
court, for the day on which, according
TO the prisoners account, this gentleman
had met with him at Dover, was the
same on which he was charged with the
robbery in remote county. The
stranger, however, could not be certain
of the time; but said, that he some
times made memorandum of dates in
his pocket-book, and might possibly
have done SO on this occasion. On
opening his pocket-hook, he found a
memorandum of the time he landed
from Calais, which corresponded with
the prisoners assertion. This being
the only circumstance necessary to prove
the alibi, the prisoner was Immediately
acquitted, amidstN1he applause and con-
CALCULATIONS Of hecwhole court, With
in less than month after this, the gen.
tleman who recognised the prisoner !;
the servant in livery who followed him |;
and the prisoner who had been acquit-
ted, were all three brought back to-
gether TO the same gaol, for robbipg the
mail. T.Athaaeula.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-09-03

him. This Prince used his Utmost eli.
forts to induce the Jew 10 surrender the
casket; but in vain. Pardon was even
offered but to 20 purpose. The Jew
persisted in the denial. His Imperial
Highness then turned the conversation
to some other subject, and after some
minutes drew out his watch, and on look
ing at il said, believe it is not right,
let me see what O'Clock ii is by yours. y
Then seeming to take fancy to it, the
Grand Dake asked the Jew to exchange
watches; to which the Jew, unsuspi-
cious of any design, readily consented.
The Prince then withdrew into bis cabi-
net and despatched trusty messenger
with the exchanged watch to the hotel,
desiring him to tell the landlady, on the
part of her husband, to send the casket
Immediately, as he wanted it much, in
order to arrange some business with
the Grand Duke. The landlady, on
seeing her husbands watch suspected
nothing, and instantly gave the casket
TO the Dukes valet. The Grand Duke,
when he had received the casket, offer
ed full pardon to the rascal. provided
he would admit his having received it,
but the Jew denied all knowledge Of
the truth Of his denial. He was then,
by order Of the Prince, handed over to
the military tribunal, who sentenced him
to be shot by twenty Jews. The latter,
however, executed the sentence SO bad
ly that the culprit suffered excruciat-
ing agony for two hours.
journal des Debates.
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the beggar and the soldiers went part 81
the way together; and that in their way
they had TO ford rapid river, where
the soldiers asked their merry friend,
the beggar, to carry them across. This
he did, sometimes taking two at time,
and demanding penny from each for
his trouble. The officer going 10 the
house in due time after the beggar, rush
ed in, accompanied by the sergeant and
three soldiers. They had scarce time
to look to the end Of the table, where
they saw the beggar standing, when the
door was shut, and they were instantly
seized by two armed men on each side,
and pinioned. They were threatened
with instant death if they uttered the
least cry.-The begger then went out
and called in the rest of the party, two
and two, who were all served in the
same manner. Having been disarmed,
they were placed under strong guard
till the morning; when after plentiful
breakfast, they were released, on taking
an oath on the dirk (before the same
man called the Bailie, who is mentioned
in the preceding story TO return imme-
diately to their garrison, without max
ing any further attempt at this time.
Their arms and ampunition were kept
by Rob Roy to make their promise sure,
and as being the lawful prize of war.
The same officer was afterwards sent
against Rob Roy TO retrieve his former
mishap, but was again, through the skill
and activity of this extraordinary man,
taken prisoner with his party, and the
whole of them deprived Of their arms.
All this seems very strange, when we
consider that it was actually done with
in the last century; and at time when
the government had assumed a much
greater authority in the Highlands than
Tor many centuries before.
The truth is, as our author observes.
"the thing could not have happened had
it not been for The peculiarly of the
mans character; for with all his law
less spoliations, and unremitting acts of
vengeance and robbery against the
Montrose family, he had not an enemy
in the country beyond the sphere of
their influence. He never hurt. or med
died with the property of a poor man !;
and, as ! have stated, was always care
full that his great enemy should be the
principal and the only sufferer. Had it
been otherwise, it was impossible that,
Notwithstanding all his enterprise, adj
dress, intrepidity and vigilance, be could
have long escaped in populous coun-
try, and with warlike people we'll
qualified TO execute any daring exploit
such as seizure of this man, had thew
been his enemies and willing to do so.
Instead of which, he lived socially "a
mong ,hem--gave the education of gen
tlemen to his sons-frequented the most
populous towns, whether in Edinburgh.
Perth, or Glasgow at the same time
displaying a great and mastery ad-
dress in avoiding or calling. for publick
notice.