The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-09-21
The DEMocRArrc Parry. We can scarcely

.'"u aei"s suuicientiy contemptuouS Wherewlth
TO express our soorn and loathing of the impu-
dent Pretensions put forth by the jackson par
"; Their excessive modesiy is exhibited in
their exclusive claims to all the talent. and wis
dom, and purity, and genuine Democracy which
mas ever existed in this ceuntry,-it is all con
cocted down, so they believe, into the Jackso n
cabal OF the present day. Now more arrant DO.
Htical knavery or debacing hypocracy never
were known to exist under a thinner covering
or more corrupting coat Of assimilation =
clamorous pretenSions, also, are put forth, ar
rogating TO the Jackson party nothing but the
pure, unsullied Democrats of the last war
men VINO can exist like the COMMON grubworm,
after head and heels are all severed from the
BODY; no contamination is felt, for thev are
untalnted with the rank weed of Federalism |;
but we find, upon examination that most of the
leading politicians, n great proportion of the
talent ana large portion of the hIgh.mnded
and intelligent of this immaculate junto, were
oeclded and eminent members of the old FEEDER
al party Upon looking at the members of the
newly formed Cabinet, we find Mr. McLane,
Secretary of tho Treasury, Mr.. Woodbury., Sc
cretary of the Navy, Coo. CasS, Secretary Of
War and Mr.. Tanry. Attorney General, oil of
them active and efficient members of the Blue
light party" or Hartford Convention Federal
lists and yet they boast Of nothing but Jeffer.
some of the brilliant remnants of the old FEEDER
al party are enlisted, for where Jefersonian
Democrats, capable Of filling all the high and
responsible offices of government could be
found among them, is beyond our comprehen-
SION Perhaps the alligator swamps Of the Car.
elinas would supply them.--.NOrtha,npton COnr.
DILEMMA. Pensacola is Just one thousa nd
miles from the Metropolis of the Union. The
Gazette OF that place complains of the embar-
easements which it experiences in consequence
OF Its distance from the seat of Government !;
and truly we should not be surprised If other
distant Journals, as we'll as the Gazette of Pen.
sacola, should have been put out by the 'phan-
tasmagorlc changes by which the public has
been alternately amazed and amused during the
past summer. We subjoin, says the National
lntelligencer: the complaint of the Gazette:
Living at great distance from the seat of
government, and being anxious Ia give liber-
al support to the Administration, and those in
power, we find ourselves in a situation some.
what embarrassing. 1t was but few weeks
since Messrs. Branch, Berrien, and Ingham,
were praised as the greatest and most virtuous
oil men. Now they are denounced as the re-
verse Not long since the Telegraph was the
mirror OF truth and consistency. Now every
thlng 1t says, is false, and all its patriotism has
evaporated. We dare not praise Amos Ken
dali, w. B. Lewis, cum multis aliis lest they
also should be denounced and he kicked out of
office before our paragraph shall be dry. "The
great Globe itseJ," may fail. The present
cabinet, from whom we truly hope wise meas
ures, may fall into disgrace, the very moment
We are applauding 1t. Blessed are the fence
men, for what is white to-day may be black TO-
morrow. What is now honorable may become
0eUrahed hot ha 6 top ~.
may escape those at our humble distance. These
reflections have been suggested by discovering
from our exchange papers, that several editors
have, like inexperienced huntsnen, winded
their horns at the wrong moment and in the
wrong erection, not having heard of the sud.
den movements at Washington"
The Jackson newspapers IN the Middle States
ridicue their brethren in Massac husetts for re-
solving to send delegates to National Con.
vention for the purpose of nominating a Vice
President. The American Sentinel, a leading
jackson paper in Philadelphia, says -" The
Massachusetts, Jacksonmen, with that natire
instinct that keeps them perpetually on tho
look ont, have resolved to meet in Baltimore in
May next, to designate a Vice President for the
Jackson party. Independent of the barefaced
tor'oardrress Of such conduct, we take excep
N''''0 ~
party that cannot send Jackson Representa-.
tive ought not to be one of the first to resolve
they will send thirteen Delegates to Gene raj
Convention
The italics are given as we find them in the
copy. 1t is cruel in the Pennsylvania jackson.
men 20 twit their Massachusetts brethren upon
facts, in this manner.-Satcm Gazette.
Gen. JAcKsoHs LETTER To Mr. MoNRoE-
I" The removal Of no public officer should be ef:
fected to create a Vacancy or TO grdtify the am.
bitiOn Of a .tavorite partizdn" When this shall
come to pass, 6" the patriot will have ample
cause to trcmJle for the honor of his countrv,
perpetuity Of her republican institutions'
In President Jackson's administration. and
in the first year Of it, there have been 900 re.
movals-23O principal officers, the remainder
Postmasters and subordmetes. Several ofthese
were Revolutionary officers, and many Of them
Republicans, friends of Jefferson and Madison |
Portland .AdrertiSer.
FATAL Duel. bloody duel took place at
St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 90. The parties
were Major Thomas Biddle, Paymaster in the
U S. Army, and Hon. Spencer Pettis, Member
of Congress of that State. Last spring, during
political discussion in the public newspapers
uQpTeSS0r.
Majer Biddle proceeded to MIR. Petts's lodgings
and finding him asleep, aroused him and inflicted
persona chastscment with cowskin. Major
Biddle for this assault was bound over to keen
the peace in the sum Of $4,000, and the affair
ended until after the election was terminated.
after which the charge of cswardice being
made from many quarters, Petils challenged
Biddle. They met on the goth ult., at 5, P. NJ,
on the island opposite the city, attended by
their seconds and surgeons, Major Bidd!e be-
ing the challenged party, and of course pre-
scribed the terms Of the fight. Being near
sighted man, he fixed the distance at fre feet
They stood back to back at that distance, and
the rule, was, on giving the words care YOU
ready? Fire one! two three !" to wheel nj
the word res" each had liberty to fire as he
pleased, at one, two, or three, taking the long
er time for cool and deliberate aim. IL he
chose to risk being shot down by his anita gonst
at one. Both fred at one' and both fell
MORALLY wounded. MAJOR Biddle was shot in
the abdomen, the ball lodging within Mr. Pet.
It's through the side, just below the chest, the
ball passing entirely through his body. Mr.
Pettis died about o'clock on the afternoon Of
the next day, Saturday, and Major Biddle limo.
cred until Monday morning, s o'clock.