Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-18

,or,.d shoy. that the in,inciblc army was gov
erned by the spirit of pure fun, anu not o' n rs
ch;.f We could not help commissioning '"c
nredicamept Of lot OF seventeen "orNies' """
we cav standing in a row, and being trained
early this morning, BY young man IN Regimen
ta,. The parties ncerned all looked as IL "'ey
Ie, the righteousness OF the solemnity they were
ohliged to observe; and the people, VINO coh'em-
Mated their manHuvres, were a' vi oo'u = '
Scotch Retorm.-In recent speech OF 'he
Lord Advocate Jeffrey, which Is saiu 10 nave oeen
distinguished bv ''depth OF Thought oy "ea'ness
and mover of logical reasoning. and by variety
and Curiosity of political knowledge IN relation
to Scotlaud.'' that accomplished pers mage aver
rcd that the Scotch system was not representa-
,,, ,f the influence Of the crown, or 81 the peer
,ge mr. of the aristocracy, or the landed interests
II wa, the representation OF small ara ''s'sa'-
Gc,nt oligarchy; who needed to have-aS' III
Jesd two.,hirtls of them absolutely had aof-tlIe
sLoh,est connection viii, Scotland, any more thah
with that of Morocco. Assertions when are a"-
nlv horne out by the following statement gwen
in London paper:-
The mammal votes for the IS Scotch counties
little exceed, at this moment. 5000, but as ooo
or 600 of the voters counted tor different
the whole number of electors. through the Pnr'
chases of votes, have much increased with,h the
last 20 wears, does nut embrace more thah S'ooo
persons,-lar below the constituency OF even one
moderate sized English county! Then again.
the 66 burouehs average about 20 electors each'
mot even ranking with Curfe Castle. and making
the whole constituency, for population OF up
wards of OOO 900 souls, fall short OF 1900 per-
sons.
But this is not ALL The county voters have,
in two instances out of three. not an acre OF pro-
pcrty within the counties on which they in'l'ct
, representatives. Thus Argyleshire having In
1921. a population of 81, 900, had Is electors;
of which lis, 81 had not sod of land in Argy-
l Ieshire aud the member for that great county
D was chosen by 81 resident Argyleshiremen. Is
not this virtual representation with vengeance:
Might not any "a Irishmen, or WEIGH, or Cor
e nishmen. have bought at public auction, where
they are frequently disposed of. the bits OF parc-
I ments which convey the power oi voting Tor Ar
gyIe?
than those here stated; and, to adopt the strong
language of the London Times, "more damning-
: ly demonstratiye of the condition Of abject sla-
very in which the Scottish people have been kept
for the last 100 years. in SO far, at least. as their
: own falsely called representative system could
affect 1t. and notwithstanding the partial aI'evla-
: ton it NAV have received from the influence OF
the less monstrous Parliamentary constitution OF
, England" To what an impudent extent the
mockery of the peoples rights has been carried
in some cases, the following narrative, given ny
the Lord Advocate. Of an election for the county
: of Butte, offers a udcr0us lnstance:-' AT one
t election for that county, within the memory OF
e man, when the day of election came, only one
person qualified to vote attended, and that was
5 the Sheriff. He read the writ to the meeting as
j Sheriff Then he constituted the meeting. Then,
: having constituted the meeting, he called over
e the names himself Then he put the vote Tor
, presses to the meeting Then be elected himself
presses. Then, last of all, be put the represen-
E tation to the vote, and being himself the whole
r meeting, made unanimous return"
The contrast between the eastern and western
shore OF the Delaware. Is very striking The Tor
mer is low. and undressing; the latter, eleVat.
ed and undulating. Many are the expressions OF
] comparison among travellers on this theme. Some
20 80 far as to declare Jersey to be out of the
, United States-a kind of Zahara; a region non
. comparable to any Other-''itseit alone" was
gave it TO our ear as historical Tact, that all the
canine race in that State were nvalids, and
obliged by reason of the scanty imports into their
gastric departments, to lean up against the fences.
while they summoned energy to bark at the pass
ersby! This vile mputatiOn, however. bears
the mark of falsehood on its very 'front.' 1t is mon.
strous mendacity. Jersey has extenuatlng qua
ties and places enough to gainsay such horrld
tassertions Princeton, the high and beautiful
/ place; and Salem, in its Summer loneliness, rise
up, and each particular green poplar bristles on
end to rebdt the stigma. In truth, though her
roads are sandy,--and many of her taverns, crack
eress and Iemonadeless; she is yet goodly state;
and though small, gem in the republic.
Phil Gaz.
Case Of Doctor Pierce.-The recent death OF
Ebenezer n. Robertson, Esq. former member