Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-04
For The Albany Daily Adpertiser.

Mr.. EpIroK-In perusing, the other day, Jef-
(erson's Notes on Virginia" met with some
reflections so peculiarly appropriate to the pre-
sent lamentable condition OF our common
them. He is remarking, with true philosophlc
correctness, upon the defects of the virginia
Constitution, and in carrying on his argument,
he gives vent to principles that mark man now,
as fully as they did then. They are these:
"The public money, and public liberty, intend
ed to have been deposited with three branches
of ma gistracy, but found inadvertently to be
in the hands of ONE only, will soon be discover
ed to be sources Of wealth aud dominion to those
who hold them; distinguished too by TINS tempt
ing circumstance, that they are the instrument,
as we'll as the object Of acquisition. with mo-
ney we will get men, said Caesar, with men we
GET money. Nor should our assembly be delud.
ed by the integrity ofther own purposes, ana
conclude that these unlimited powers Will new
or be abused, because themselves are not dis.
posed to abuse them. They should look torward
to a time, and that not distant one, uhen a cor
ruption in this, as in the country from a1hlch 1oe
OF GOVERNMENT, and be spread by them
through the body Of the people; when they VIII
purchase the voices Of the people, and make
Them paw the price. Human nature is the same
on every side of the Atlantic, and will be alike
Influenced by the same causes. The time 10
guard against corruption ana tyranny, IS Deiote
they shall have gotten hold OF US. 1t is better 10
keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust TO
drawing his :eeth and talons after he shall have
entered"
First use of the Gallons in the Sandwich ISL
a,,ds-Among the proofs of advancing CIVIL
cation in the Sandwich Islands, the erection OF
a temporary gaIlows may be mentioned. The
occasion is worth relating. The crime OF muir
der was committed by two Of the natives on the
person of Spaniard, and merely for the sake
of the clothes he wore. They were taken i'm
medatey after and confined to the fort, whence
one Of them cOntrived to escape They were
at first at loss to know what to do with the re-
naming culprit, but were persuaded by the
consuls and the missionary to proceed accord
ing to European law. A gaows was in the
first instance constructed 1t consisted OF
rope extended from one cocoanut tree to ano-
Their, eighteen feet from the ground and to the
centre was attached block, through which was
run the halter by which the criminal was to be
drawn up by the natives.
The man was brought to trial under this gal.
lows, where the chiefs and native missiona-
ries were assembled. While these were delibe-
rating and doubling the proprety of hanging
him, the natives, anxious, perhaps, to witness
so novel a spectacle, put the moose over his
head, and saved the judges all further trouble
ON tnlS SUBJECT NY lliu op'bC tibo
after this, his accomplish, thinking that all was
forgotten, ventured to return from his place of
conceament to his home. He was, however,
apprehended, and again confined to the fort,
where ne remained during our stay. AS the
chiefs cannot be made 10 understand why two
men should suffer for the murder of one, it
seemed very probable that this man would ulti-
mately be set at liberty.
Ms. Journal Of a Voyage.
CapitdI Trial-The men who were accused
Of the murder Of Capt. Crosby, are both pro-
nounced guilty by an impartial Jury-and from
the facts which were developed in the course of
the trial, not a shadow Of doubt can exist of
their guilt. They will doubtless have to expl-
ate their dreadful crime in the manner prescri-
bed by law. They were defended with much
skill, ingenuity and eloquence, by B. B. Thatch-
err and William Brigham-but the facts were too
plain and legal ingenuity could not prevent
their conviction. The courage and presence
OF mind of Peterson, the second mate, excites
admiration Had he possessed those qualities
in less degree, the consequences in all proba-
bty would have been much more lamentable.
Boston Journal
The Boston Adrocate.-The Editor Of this pa
per is continually meddng with the affairs of
this State. Because he came among us for his
education and d wife and then deserted what he
would perhaps call sinking ship, he vanly
supposes that he knows all about our bu-
siness In an article in his paper Of yesterday,
he is far away from the truth. In reply to his
deceptive and false remarks of yesterday We
say, the Wings did not attempt to test their
strength in the House, in choice of speaker
There are sir, at least, Wing majority in the
House; we say more. Mr.. Tillinghast did not
decline on account of i'll heaHh. The nominal
ton Of Mr.. Sprague was seconded by Wing,
and he was chosen by Wigs, without whom he
would have received not exceeding thirty-one
votes. 1t was understood that there would be
no opposition to him until that nomination was
made. The Tories have no cause for rejoicing,
for they are not yet out of the woods, and Mr..
Speaker is not yet elected, and that is not the
worst Of it, we dugur' he will not " be elected
Senator of the United States"
Providence Journal.
BALLOON ASCENSION,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR.. ASH