Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-04

GlNTRODUCTORY LECTURE.-Dr A. WooDs will deliver preliminary Discourse before the LYcEUM OF TUscALoosA, on Saturday the llth inst at early candle light atthe Methodist Church. the advantages of Scientific Pursuits. and the part- cular objects ofthe Society. The public invited to attend By order ofthe Board of Managers.
 Names of Students admitted into the University ot Alabama, and not heretofore reported
 C' W. Tat, Hator. J.W.Masen, Madison R. K. Harrison, LopndcS. G. L. Masten, {"
 E. L. Stlckney, Mobile. D. P Blob, Limestone A. L. Pope, " F. M. Roby, Morgan.
 We publish the following at the request of sub scrber who has given in his name and claims the liberty of the press a proper medium through which the acts of public men shall be tried. tis difficult to say how far this liberty be advantage ousy resorted to- when the object to be effected is an examination into the fitness of candidates for olfice and at the same time leave the press exempt from the besetting sin of personal reproach As the lan- guage of Mercutio is moderate we have admitted his communication with the right of reply should it be claimed
 ELYToN, MAY 1S 1881.
 MessrS Editors: constant rule with me is when discover myself Tn error in relation to any subject to atone for my past ignorance by public confession admire scarcely any thing so much candor in all l lnever attempt to conceal the discovery have none of that false pride which prevents many men being conylnced that they entertain erroneous opinions have long known how exceedingly liable am to i'm Dlbe wrong impressions Tn relation to the character Of the leading men of our country and the different doctrines they espouse. from reading the papers of but one party. The characters of distinguished pol- cians are never correctly porrayed-their speeches are never correctly reported. am even sometimes wrong as to the great events that have an important bearing upon the interests of the country Impor- tant facts are many times suppressed This is no doubt great evil; but is one under which we must continue to labor until better times But never be- leve have been so far wrong as lately discovered myself to be in relation to some of the leading opn- ions of President Jackson, as well as some of the most important transactions of the last Congress This change in my sentiments has been produced by the highest authority. It is founded upon the asser- tons of a man whose veracty has never been doubt ed-to whose talents none are superior-and whose public services few have equalled. verify believe that had any other man than Samuel w. Mardis asserted that was wrong, should have dsbeeved hlm and continued Tn error. 1 should still have put full faith in the records and printed documents of Congress. But now see that even these are liable to circulate fasehoods; for how can one so pure as MT M be guilty of misrepresentation? or one so in- tellgent be suspected of ignorance? But it IS meet that m thus paying compliment to the veracity ta- Tents and public services of my respected friend that should explain the points on which was mistaken. as well as the occasion on which the discovery was made
 On the close fthe last week there was battalion muster at Jonesborough, in the lower part of our county, and as usual such occasions many of the aspirants for popular favor were present Toge- ther with many others were Messrs Mardis and Bay or two of the candidates to represent this district in the next Congress of the United States. Many of the citizens of our county present who had not ,yofJ oI hnc.l give their votes. To enable them to ma ke their de- clson with greater correctness. explanation of the opinions held by each of the candidates was loudly called for stage was prepared in a cool and con- venient place-around it the crowd assembled unon the dismission of the battaon and Mir Mardis arose, accompanied with the smiles and approbaton Of 200 persons. Dignity sat perched upon his brow-intel- ligence beamed in every look-and eloquence flowed in every word.
 He began by declaring his utter abominaton of that odious mis-named American System, which has so cramped the energies, and wearied out the pa- tence of the greater part of the population of the southern States. He described in glowing colors the expressions which we are compelled to bear, to pam per the luxures of a few overgrown manufacturers in the north. He told them how miserable they were in thus suffering themselves to be borne down by few aristocratlcal yrants. He predicted their certain starvation if they longer rested supiney un- der rther burdens. He told them that Gen. Jackson was opposed to the tariff, as we'll on the ground of its unconstitutionality, as its inexpediency. Here Messrs Editors, first discovered how liable I was to imbibe wrong impressions from printed docu- ments. I had thought from the Presidents message to Congress, that he did not oppose the Tariff. be- cause it was unconstitutional but that because it was oppressive in some of its parts. On the contrary had thought that he stongy defended it's consttu- tonalty. regretted that the press of our country had become far debased as thus to wilfully mis- represent the opinions of a great man. Iregretted that the evil had been widely spread | could not doubt that Mir Mardis was correct From his extensive correspondence with many of the distin- guished men of our country, know that his means of information were far better than mine They were even better than those of the partisan editors who read only the papers of their own party. He had motive for misrepresentation. He could have none I therefore renounced my own opinions and put full faith in every word that he said
 From the tariff he proceeded to the subject of in- ternal improvements. And here again found that Ihad long been walking completely in error. Iagain found that faith could be placed in any thing that ever came from press. He told us something of the Maysville road but what most surprised me as that a certain road leading from Buffalo, in New York; to New Orleans, was to be opened by large appropriations from Congress- that the bill had ac- tually passed both Houses of Congress, and was only stopped in it's dreful career by the powerful big-toe of our worthy President. The aid of this wonder-working member he had kindly lent us to save the country from the much feared evils of '',car pestilence and famine" With this he had put to flight the numerous hordes of vagabond politicians, who striving to exhaust the treasury of the na. ton on wild and chmerical projects. And with this same member, he was about to turn back the wheels of the government to the doctrines of pure republicanism, they existed in the days of the much revered Jefferson.
 do assure you, that listened with eyes and mouth extended to the charms of his eoquence. I was Derfectly astOnsled at the daZzlnD loht ba threw upon the subect@ saw as had never sns see9 before. I heard things that had never heard be- fore. The whole of the passage of this treasury draining bill was new to mel knew OF at Least