Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-24

NJ composition. Ard tina, the utmost conn
aonre NAV he reposed in the respondent in re-
I,,;on to this matter, he fcsressy appeals to all
NE Ie,iers. atfdressrs, proclAmations aud genes
raj orders, which have ever, with MS Know
ledge or consent, met the public eye.
This responder, will now redeem the pledge
given in tho outset o. his answer, 10 prove mat
the complaiuan, is nothing more nor less man
a "secreie'' emissary Of the Hartford Conven,
ton; and il in the prosecution OF this ooJec' ne
should display small portion ofhis sehoias'
tic lore, be trusts that BIZ may be pardohea IN
consideration of hard rubs he has received
for his want oil learning. From the days OF
Aristotle up 10 the present time, the syiiosisn'
has ever been amongst the learned, with theex-
cpption Of Locke, Reid, Stewart and few
other metaphysical dreamcrs, he most APPROX
ed Of all the instru nents Of mental warfare
II enables you TO fight vour adversary ny gay,
and in the open field, and avoids the necessity
of skulking behind hidden ambuscades.' WIN
these powerful recommendations IN us iarer'
The respondent will proceed without iurther
apology, to pu, his "proof'' in the sy'loglsuc
form That the vulgar aud illiierale, howeV-
er, NAV be enabled 10 comprehend The appiica-
ton of this mode Of reasoning to the ma'ter
in hand, he begs to be INDUCED IN the quota
ton Of f. W most recondi,e political max'ms,
delivered in a style and manner peculiar TO
himself, in the letter Of The respondent 10 the
Hon. George w Campbell, Esq. 1t is there
laid down that ii our "latc struggle with Great
Britain, all our rights as an independent Peo-
pie and nation As well as these secured 10 US
by solemn treaty, the law Of nations, oil nature
and of na,ure'a God" were s,aked upon the is
sue: that rights secured 60 US by solemn trea-
", under the constituted authority, we view as
rights secured 10 -s BY the blood OF our ances-
,ors, which we will never yield but with our
lives" and that"we are free men, and viii sup
port The supremacy Of the laws" even 1t !,
should be necessary TO this end 10 "sW'epe'
Sllas Dnsmore, who has received so argf q
share Of the oomplanant's sympathy, into the
fire This sound and constitutional dootrln'
being kept steadily III view, the respondent viii
proceed 10 the construction oil his syl!oglSm.
FIRST, it viii not be denied, that 1t was the de-
S gu of the Hartford Convention 10 annIhilate
our rights of every sort. kind and description,
and every par, and pat Gel thereof, and to Viliiy
and defamc The characters" OF The great men,
at ,ha, time the pillars Of the state. Secondly,
the right 10 ;he free and nnmolested u+e OF the
road through the Choctaw nation, "guarrantied
10 Us by solem treaty" was OF our rights, and
the respondent is, and was the chiei p'i'ar OF
The stale. Hence, as in all rightly constructed
syllos SINS, the ma jor includes or contains the
minor proposition, il follows as a necessary
conseq uence, that the main object of the Hart
ford Convention was to deprive our cl'izrns OF
he enjoyment OF the free and unmoleslsd use
Of the aforesaid road through ihe Choctaw va &.
ton, and to libel and destroy the character OF
the respondent, the chief pillar and main stay
IF our sacred and veneratcd constitution.
Thus the similarity of the views Il the com
with snass Il us Hs5 a non @eRyeHsaSe
lonp'upon which 10 hang doubt as to his
real character" This respondent having now
waded through the vile mire Of the complain.
ant. bill, and completely driven him from be-
hind his "hidden" am5uscades, prays thai he
may be lenceforlh dismissed with the Presi-
dency, and his proper costs in this behalf ex-
pended; aud that AN "independe"t court mar
iial" may be forthwith organized Tor the trial
Of the complainant, under the Cd section Of the
rules and articles Of war, acc ording to the OBJ
vious meaning and'plain intent OF which they
cannot fail 10 find him guilty OF any Crime
which the Imagination OF man has YET devised,
and to have him capi,ally punished, 10 ,br
wholesome terror and utter dismay OF all
"secrete" incendiaries whether in the ser,i ice
of the Hartford Convention, or Of The still more
Dslarious Richmond Anti ackson Convention.