The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-10
From the kentucky Reporter, of Goth Juiv.
0COAI. RACK ROSEn

WAL DLACh hOSE."
NOuHt Incident. We understand that n roo5 !
deal OF excitement has been produced by an in /
cident which occurred in Scott county. At tho
late celebration of our great anniversary. The
incident has already been referred to in The |
prints of the day, nevertheless we have hesitat (
cd about noticing it. But as recorders of mass /
ing events and defenders of the purity of soci. /
ETY., we have felt ourselves bound To mako onr
readers acquainted with il. Tho facts as we |
have heard and believe them are these. Col. !
Il. Nj. johnson has number of children by an
African woman living in his family, either !
slave or manumitted servant. The taste of !
the Colonel may bo well questioned, but as VIC
are told there is no disputing about that, per. !
haps he might be INDUCED, and allowed in pri. |
vate TO sing,
" Oh Rose, Coal black Rose,
wish may be scorched, i'll don't love Rose"
But it seems on the 4th Of July he conducted
IN his carriage, ono of his daughters TO barbe-
cue in Scott, where many Of the ladies' and
daughters of respectable families of that coun-
ty were assembled. When she entered the |
booth or awning in which they were dancing,
they Immediately displayed considerable ugita- |
lion end retired from the part of the temporary
covering in which she was seated. The cir I
cumstance attracted the attention of the mana |
'gers, and several of them were leputed to wait !
on Col. Johnson to inform him, that his dauGh. |
ter must be withdrawn. He demonstrated aud !
urged that sho was we'll educated as any Ia !
dy there. They told him that it was not de-
batable matter, and that she must be withdrawn
any koac whereupon he re-conducted her to
his carriage, in which she remained until the
Colonel delivered an address on the gories and
virtues of the hallowed day
Comments are unnecessary; but wo cannot
torbear remarking, that, after tho scenes ut
Washington, this attempt upon society IN Ken
lucky was most unfortunate and highly consur-
able.
Nothing seems to go wrong with certain
Jackson editors. Before the cabnot was dis
solved it was a "unit," whose h9rmony moth
ing could disturb The affairs CT tic country
were managed with great ability, and the cause
of Jacksonlsm was progressing gloiously and,
if these editors were to be belieYed, nothing
could more certainly or securely perpntuato
Jacksonism than the continuance d the unit in
power. Clay-psha he had no Glance. The
rock Of Gibraltar, with its irowningoattlements
stood not more firm than did tho ",reatcst and
best" intrenchcd behind his Formidable cabinet
! lie dcspised opposition, and hurled defiance at
his adversarics. But see" the charm dis.
solves apsce"--the cabinet has vaiished-and
10, these same editors instead of beng drowned
! in tears at the downfall of the rampant which
was TO protect and save their i'd, are heard
! rejoicing that the r0tt0n work is gone, and that
! the edfce will be rebuilt with SOind timbers
! Happy fellows nothing can distuD their equa-
nrnity-nothng can disturb Their alterations
at the shrine ofpower so long as he Treasury
has dOtlar to pay them far their Tenuf eIions
! Like mountcbanks they think lossOf reputation
| Is compensated by money and that no trick is
I too gross ii it be followed by drip in the hat
Baltimore daryiander.
"Tho election to high stations of men def.
clent IN tho education, training, experience, and
| general talents proper or requisite, is grea:
injustice to those who possess tlose qualiica.
tons; and tends 10 lnhct additional wrong and
injury on the country, by SURPRISING lauda-
bic and eihencious emolument in he attainment
of them. Gifted and accomplished citizens will
disdain, as it were, to think of public service
rendered so cheap to mediocrity or incapacity
they will devote themselves to private pursuits
and amtGff promo harl6Ea1 evil thes sa4 l
continuance OF men in high Office who had in
every way defeated the expectations and brok
en- the promises under which they were chos.
en-; who thwarted and BETRAYED the maxims
and systems of public economy most dear 10
the nation, or patered in double sense with
the political parties.
IL Is quite certain that the experiment of an
extensive, genuine republic can be successfnI.
only with an able, honest, frank administration,
subSerVient to the will of the majority. Anv
degree OF encouragement given TO such func.
tioharies as we have jus: Indicated is therefore
dangerous TO our very institutions INDULGENCE.
or, sui worse, continued favor, to one delin.
queht rFesldent, Tor instance, to one trustees
cabinet, would remove, not only from them bpt
! thn
upon public servants, viz the certainty of tho
loss OF place and popularity by nadeouateness
| or misconduct"
zen. jackson, IN his attempts 10 force into
the female lotteries of WASHINGTON n woman
with whom dignificd matrons refused to nsso.
ciate, has exhibited hmselfa despot in IFS most
/ odious form. lie has been an inquisitor into
domestic arrargementS--a dictator of the nro.
Prieties OF soclety-a fagrant vioatcr of fentalo
decorum-and resolute champion of immoY
any ana iewdness The actual virtue or lack
OF it in Mrs. Eaton, is of no account in This mat.
| ter: it was enough that she was susnecteJ IN
make it not only right but necessary that mod.
est women should avoid her society. And tho
efforts oil the President to bear into reputablo
company woman commonly esteemed vile
was FULLY as reprcaOnSible as If he had torn har
! from the bagnio, known lewd woman
! But it is not Gen. Jackson merely who 10 IN
receive the scorn Of the people. That ori,nc
mover in the mschief-thc arch plotter for tho
destruction Of Calhoun, cannot escane ' "ba 't'
and principal SHARE of the odum' Ho ,hs
instigator-thc Pandarus-and the tool-n,n.,
all sink togethcr.-.NeU Harcn Chronicle
! MICHIGAN. The citizens ofthis terr.ory ~.
dignant at the appointment of S. II. Mason n
minor under twenty-one years of aoe N the
Office of Secretary Of the Territory. have nro.
sentcd to the President a respectful but E,m
and manly remonstranco against the so,na in
which they state that his infantu, want Of in
formation, and experience, render him ;ncon,.
potent 10 discharge the important duties Of that
In the absence Of the Governor from ,bo Tar
rltory his dntos devolve on the Secretarv and
at this very time MIR. Secretary Mason !, mi mi.
nor, is executing the duties of Commando in
Chief of the Militia with the power to anno;n,
all Officers under the rank of General q P rors.
he can pardon offenders against the laws IF ,be
Territory, and reprevc those who have oftand,
ed against the laws Of the United States and nv
virtue OF his office is Superintendent, Of InJ;og1
affairs. 1t is not to be wondered at, that the