The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-17

tween hin and ihr late aud prrseni Exc
curves Of the Unlied s stes We thinl
differently. and tbst inJ lsilee j. done T.
Gommodnfe PoRTEa b. ghis -nggpsilos
Hts determination ~ hren infllenced b,
lofiIpr ennsidrrafi1ns than mere Que al
res mi nr1t Al supposed or real leJnries
H. beloved. doubtless, thai he had ~
crivrd Iniusiles from Tie proceedings ADD
srntreer Of the Court Martial and w
are atnnng those who ihink that be had
Ipsi ground for compliant Bnf ~ ac-
eepiing the offer If service by the Govern
ment Of hesiro, he vas ipnnepced by til
dcsife Of active service and that thirst for
rrnuVn which 40 cardinal virtues IN q
,oltlier, and By that anxious desire 10 pro-
vide for the flture support II his young
Gmily whica - nsturh anil laudable 10 an
adrctioBate husband and father. The OF.
fpr made 1, him by the Mexican Govern
ment Vas Of 4 nature most hatterleg 10 his
military padr, aud we learn from The New
Orleans papers, thu very handsome EMU
u,nents are attached IA his station. HIS
acceptance of IL eonfeted with no d1ty
& 10 h- country, his family, or his trlends.
! deed. we knrw him sufficiently well 10
declare. for him, that no consideration on
earth would have tempted him To enter
the Mexican N wal Service, even as ts
Chinf, had he believed that his DOING so
would have met with the dlsdpprobatloD
Df his fellow citizens Of the Unltpu States.
Comm. I. has moi acted without advice
in this matter, nor without celebration.
Nat. Int.
-ane-
Again we have from the West a melan-
choiy tale. We learn, tr"m private
-ource, that, about two weeks ago, DIR.
Young, Representa'ivr III Congress from
the State of Kentucky, shot aud killed in
the street of Eliz lbethtown, Mr. Hardin.
lawyer from breckenridge county. OF
So ageravating and afro lpnsa character
vas thu use II This act, as to shield DR..
Y. from prosecution. and almost to Justify
the art IN The public opinion. Mr.. Hardn
was onr VIM opposed the election Of Or.
Y. and is supposed tn have been partly
led by gludlru,e feelings to commit the
outrage which forerauhl- death. Nothing
short Of an atroclous violation of the
sanctuary ~ his domestic hopes and hap
pings conld have instigatcd man of the
iniable character of DIR. Y. TO this rash
act. 10.
Freedom Of DeJaic-ln relation 10 ano-
Their snbjee', the National Iataligencer
s,ys:--ia all tunes, and uader Al cream
~i,nees, We haSe been and shall be the
al, avatps fnr ihr perfect freed0m Of de-
hatr, IN Representative Bodice. upon pub.
lie concerns. hbnsr Of that privilege Is
less dau5etons than ihr rrtrerchment of
it. 10 far We eDtlrriy concur IN the OBJ
sefvatltn- al % A Observer" In the pre-
cedipg calumas.
But ee drf r ON " An Observer" al
together, II To suppose thal the Latitude
ol debate Indulgrd ~ thr Srna,e, at the
I'sr session, comes wthm ANY Just drini
ton Of tnr Ire, Il IN of drbate. Debate On
public cuucrfn, & % ihr polIt'cd Copduct
of pahllc off IS should b" free. Bot Ii
il, Therefore. Ia fal IN debate TO call onr
man knaye" --anotbcr " scoundrpp
--anniher lool"-aud Ia do 80, mDrpo-
Yer, with rntlre lrreipvance tn the ques-
ton IN hand Our correspondent will
surely not maintain, that, under this no.
lion ot lice debate. a member of Co grrss
~ 10 be- permitted irrrspnnslhly 10 take a
way the good uatuc OF any and every one
who has incurred, by whatever chance, his
III Will. Our opinion IS, that there was
great abuse of the freedom of debate in
The Senate last winter, and that the 81
nate has gained 40 character by permit
ting it. How 1t should have been check
I'd, We admit, - question of more diff
Gully. upon winch we will not eater the
discussion having fdle0 into much ADLER
hands.
The iouendn at the close of the letter of
" An Observer seems 10 US Ia be I'M
Just 10 the party concerned. We do not
see, IN the rrprohaton ni the Hagrant "A.
bnse of debate, any thng like an attempt
10 revive the arguments in favor of the
sedltion law. ilaHy particular error is to
chaTarterl2r the present Administration.
our correspondent may he assn ed it viii
not be N the shape OF an ahortlyr attempt
10 control public opinion, or regulate the
expression Oft. II there could be error
n directly opposite policy, this Admin
Istr,tIoa, from what we have Observed
World br more likely 10 fall into it. So
Gar from de.ying public opinion, theie APP
prars to as Ia b. a great disposition, on
the part ofthe Administration to conciI-
ate IL.
.saaesa.
Mr.. Clay has been Invited to Pnhlc
Dinners in the counties Of Scott. Frailk-
In, and Clark, bat has declined TO accept
these testimonies Of the esteem of his fell
low citizens, IN consequence of the state
of his health, engagements in private bu-
siness, and "A desire Ia return 18th ~ LITTLE
delay as possible To the discharge Of his
official duties at Washington City.
600
More than $500 Indians have arrived
at Maiden, U. Z. to receive their snnui-
lirs from the British government. Among
them are 500 Sacs, and others from the
Mississippi region, The usual irregulari-
ties from such an assemba5r have taken
place, IN which one Of them shot another
near Detroit, but no drpred 4iions had been
committed on our citizens
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! About ESQ hogsheads of Tobacco have
been exported fi4un Upper Canada this