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It1eet u, ID which case shall not complain.
nlsehahic ackho~leJgrs that bis slricgarss O
ne ID lreas end resolutions 81 large meeting .
NE Democratic party 81 Jefferson county. IA y
etea answered With ability and plausibIeness
A. Milton says Of Satan, he author has III
poser q make The worse sppesf The bette
sc1ntes,
Mechanic, then. Is surrounded with difieuI
tNss--is 10 tight place--and Il IS believed thai
Every tsadtr Of your paper win ALLOW him ID.
sptitiieee Of extricasing himself The best way b.
my Iasihis Struggle. The generous viii eiv,
BIN theif syulfsthy, and ne iust viii shew him
10 ihs 6fsi place ihen, llho' she signature Of
ss0ne ofike Committee has pretty eleaily pointed
sootthe identity Of The anthox1 Declare that no.
one word Of the following elTurt will be written
With the least personal silasion 70 he supposed
author and II any plain contradiction should be
made 10 The statements Of The writer, OF any
strong oppression Of appreciation used. ask him
70 believe that Il has reference 10 the political
principles Of The writer and nothing else Me.
ehsDics though he may have a sirbng feeling on
political questions. has, be hopes, heart and
soul above personalities. 'One Of The Commit.
tee sayshe has deity 10 perform 10 repellirs
schafses Is devoid Of shame as ihey ere OF ir1ik
and YET before he had occasion 10 dip his pen into
his lnk-horn, he informs Us he will not be guilty
Of baDdying epilheis, or be slielsier for terms
What be meals BY being sIickler for terms |
do not know, bat II the giving Ihe lie, in almost
70 many words, is not the bandying Of epfthets.
\ ! know nothing Of the meaning Of that hackney.
I'd phrase sOae or The Committee, has entea-
9Ofedio Identify the person q Mechanic BY
calling him one Of the federal clique who has out
frderaled federalism in IFS paImiest days. Let
y me assure soae Of the Committee, hat the day
L. 81. - = ~ 1.eS
Gent Jaekson's ill.s.aned proclamation. as Mr..
Richie as wont 10 cali il, federalism has been
10 pretty good credit.
The followers Of him who laid down The posi-
ton that The jurisdiction Of Congress extended
10 all persons and 10 alfahings, can with no pro-
prjciys denoance federalism, even its rankest
forms. Bul II | were even obnoxious 10 the
charge, certainly never could be ashamed 10
have been a member OF that party who had for
ilp great leaders. George Washington. Alexander
Hami.ioa. Charles C. Pinckney, John MaIshall
and Patrick Henry. &c One Of the Committee
4 would be ashamed Of such company, Mechanic
certainly is not. Mechanic is told that he Is
stnng with The recolleclion or The acls and doings
Of his party ID their frequent attempts to siiAe
The voice Of the people, the anltreppblican gag
ia~ of Congress, 70 iramuiel the Republican
patyy-the Jersey case The case Of the Ohio
Legislature, Il is not so he was not thinking
eseilher Of these cases--hut as they have been
called 10 his notice, il is proper be should say
something about them. First, the anti-republi-
can gse-lAw-By this is meant The rule adopted
By Congress allowing but one hour for single
speech Of any member of hat body II is be-
lieved thar OF all the l59 rules adopted BY that
body, this Is the most valuable and the most uni
versally approved, and does not One Of the Com
snittee' know perfectly well that this rule was
a. r
psrIy. lhafoDe Of them, on the day before the
adjournment Of Congress 10 order to defeat q
oil. shade speech which he irreverenAy begun.
In he beginning God made the heavens and
the edrth,' and absolutely continued 10 that i'm
pious strain until one universal hiss drove him
70 his seat But this rule operates equally upon
bo4h parties, though il is staied in such way as
70 incline The reader 10 believe that il was only
applied 10 the Rspublieaa minority. Where then
Is. the paftialityi Five-sixlhs Of the American
people doubtless approve Il this rule.
Let rs examine the case Of the Ohio Legisla-
ture. The Democrats Of that body. being bare
majority, attempted, in apporlioning the members
fthe'Leeislaiure amongst The different counties,
20 denrise.lhe Wing counties Of their due weight
10 The Legislature. by giving, for example, the
great county Of Washington, whose population
entitled i TO almost three Representatives, only
enc, and 50 on with the other Wing counties,
and assigning 10 Democratic counties, Two Re-
personalities, whom their population gave bot
small fraction over one To prevent this out
rage upon all right aud Justice, and there being
no alternative lefs, the Wings retired from The
house, leaving this infanous cabal without a
constitutional majority, there being no other
means Of defeating this infamous attempt Let
the world judge Of the propfiely Of this course.
The Jersey case was even more airocious than
this. 10 that case. actually less than amaiorily
Of the House Of Representatives excluded from
heir seats three members who held in their
hands The regular ceLii6caie of their elections,
according ID the laws and The constitution os that
Stale, wilhoutthe less, form Of trial. or exami.
natlon into the facts. relying upon an er pnie
afhdavit, stating that these three members had
moi received majority Of voles, thus giving The
Democratic party a majority Of single vote
which enAkfed Them 20 elect their Speaker, and
organize The House 70 suit their own purposes.
When Cromwell expelled the House OF Com
mons, Or Baonapatle dispersed the National
.n..Ison, the proceedings were scarcely more
,...,',,;an., snarchical In those eases, there
~ she dignity q Il. zee e physical power but
81 ne JeFsey case. every thIss vas gIovell1g
sod mean. Itcan be compare 70 aolnine ons
she cheating or black-leg ia the shes1e = sue
cards. The conspracies Of Cataiine, 10 sase-;
ness aud perfdy. scarcely exceed il; and Il the an.
nals Of ansient OF modern legislative proceed
4nes furnish an example ofequsi a.rocity, | have
never seen il. Suppose that upon lhisCongEess
had devolved The duty Of choosing President,
would not lhefe have beeusblood shed ltcan't
admit of1a doubt With the permission Of One
Of the COMMITTEE will call his atiention 10
case with which he is also familiar, the case Of
ihs Democratic Senate Of Tennessee. II seems
that 10 process Of time this Stale chose 10 be-
come Wing, and the people elected By az over
whelminR majority House 81 Delegates Of their
own principles, and what did This Democratic
Ssaa,e dos Why Il aclnaily refused 10 SO into
m eleclion &c Senator'S for Congress at all, and 70
this day, II my memory serves me, The voice Of
ihat Stale IS unheard IN the Senate of the Unlled
sialet, and has been 50 now for Two years. lf
hi; he not Siding The voice Of The people know
het what is-yel these 'doines' Of the Democratic
party are referred 10 with appreciation. j re-
minds one Of he poor maniac, who dying with
leprosy exnlsngly pcialed 70 The pulridity 81 his
spots. Bur One Of he commillees is now tired
ofkis references. add VIII push him nofyirlheF.
Fan ns1i invited b One Or he coinm,,ee'
% speedy ID what Instances moaefn Democrats
hate departed .rom he ,; icy Of Mt. Jefferson.
/ can refserm this TASK 10 his entire satisfaction
il she efst place, then, he Mr. Jelfefsonl tecog.
nised Ire power az Congress 70 charter Bank
n shall have more 20 say on This subject when |
come 10 The FfSa. co1sasoio1at argunsnt Of
,oat Of The co2mitis' On this subiecLl II me
second place, refer 10 he scis bf his sdminis-
trasion. % he subject Of Internal IMPROVEMENTS