Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-07-28

great deal against him. This the
people know-and he might, il they
were under his control, have effectuaily
excluded any thing from them that had
a tendency 10 inIure him. Instead OF
this he has left those very presses open
10 every decorous communication, and
particularly to Tree, temperate and
fearless discussion" OF Mr.. Blackwell's
own political blunders What magma
nimily Mr.. B. must himself acknow-
ledge II.
But TO cap the climax of this politi-
cal scribbler's folly, look ye here He
says MIR. Edwards speeches are SO te-
diously long, few wait TO hear him out,
much less the replies; and that 1t does
not suit his convenience to stump it
with him throughout the state. There
Is something in this calculated to ex-
cite GU" risble muscles. MIR. Black
wells political sphere is, and probably
ever will be, circumscribed. He is not
out for the suifiages OF the state, but for
small spot, namely, St. Clair. Is
there not something oil arrogance in this
How would be look tagging at the heels
OF Mr. Edwards, the splendor OF whose
talents, by the excess OF its light, would
SO dazzle his mental optics, as 10 make
ii difficult for him to crepe his way.
Ii Is difficult 10 see what the state OF
The mans mind must have been, when
he penned his never to-be-forgottcn hand
biil--whether SOLELY to wreak his ven
geance on Mr.. Edwards because he is
freely and iearlessly discussing some Of
his political measures, or TO speed his
own race at the approaching heats.
Wen presume both.--Yet II is singu-
lar that he has spoken SO little OF his
own public acts. There is a short and
solitary paragraph, perfectly insulated,
near the end OF his publication, touch
ing his yole abou, some religious sub
ject which came before the Assembly al
Vandalia. His explanation is satisf1o-
tory--but how 1t is connected with the
other matters of his hand-b bill, either
preceding or following il,s 90 man IN
state of mental health can perhaps dis
cover. There seems to have been re-
III arkable dislocatlon Of the inteiects
al this period-a fact which does some
times occur, but which is not so readily
accounted for.
1t has been observed by some that Mr..
Blackwell is ambitious--as 10 his homes
ty | know nothing to the contrary. Ii
cannot, however, be concealed, that he
has his share of sell-in,erest aud polii-
cal intrigue being such constant ingre-
dent IN the compo sition OF ambition,
reasonable Share Of tina. ought also to be
allotted 10 him. But | cannot help
smiling when | think of his taxing Mr..
Edwards with lediousness and length in
his speeches. Look at Mr.. Blackwell
in the Legislative hall: are no. his speech.
es long and tedious--nay, further, they
are perfect soporifcs to the lopnging
me bers-Erherientia docet.
The four last columns Of his bill ere
hlled with a mixture OF Heterogeneous
matter. 1t is surprlzing that Mr.. Cook,
that faithful servant Of the people, should
be drawn into this scrape. 1t savers
more oil envy and ill.wili than any thing
else. Mr.. Cook is not charged with ha-
wing meddled in the free, temperate
and fearless discussion" of Mr.. Black
wells policy.-He is merely defending
himself--this is his undoub ted right
and having directed it towards one Of his
competitors, and not to MIR. Blackwell
ii seems strange that the latter should
become the champion, seeing tina. he
has taken notice o. an article headed
Gen. Duncan, aud which he undertakes
to impu,e 10 Mr.. Cook. As Mr.. Black
we'll is candidate for the Legislature
| should suppose that instead of becom-
ing the champion Of Mr.. Duncan, he
would have done better to defend his
own rights against the free, temperate,
and fearless DISCUSSIONS" tina, are now
going the grand rounds.
Mr.. Black wells views of the pledge
Mr.. Cook is said to have made, are al
variance even with some of MIR. Cooks
enemies. This charge has been so ably
reiu,ed by Mr.. Cook, tina, no man Of
candor, who has heard him, can be dis.
satisfied. Several other charges are
urged, and apparently of SO little con-
Germ to the great interests of the people,
that one would suppose Mr.. Black we'll
had taken them up to spin out his long
and tedious hand-bill. Among the res,
we find that Mr.. Cook descended
from his high dignity when on his way
to Washington, to assist in Mr.. Edwards
election TO the Senate. What wonder
iul crime! Perhaps he only wanted The
old gentlemen's company on so long