The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-08-10
school in the city Chicago.
N. Ii. BOLLES Prcs't

at all expense oi SLIGO. H. Kew. DIR.
Loras, ON his way home from the Bait.
Council became ACQUAINTED with me, and
engaged me 10 teach in his Seminary. !
taught in 'i'-ncarly eighteen months. and
instead of being turned our by him, re-
ceived through his Influence a situation
under Hon. Geo. W. Jones, Sur. Gen.
! Iowa and Wisconsin and thereby was en-
abIcd to write for Government IN the
morning and evening and teach the ordin
AIRY number Of hours. found could do
better business by applying my whole at
ttnlion 10 the affairs of the Government,
aud therefore requested The worthy Bish,
"p to obtain another teacher. 1t is utter
| Wtd!Sc that I was discharged by him, !
had then, and now have many faults, but
my excellent Bishop always overlook ed
| Them, and SO attached am | TO him. that
] would al this moment offer up my life
for him willing sacrifice. As TONY con
duct in the Sur. Gcn'ls office, refer the
curious to the public docliments in wash
lngon to show that earned nearly four
hundred dollars per ain,im more Then
any other clerk, | was frequently adj
m"nlShcd by both Gen. ZONES aud Gen.
Wilson as well as the Bishop. would
ruin my health by too close application.
Here. is Gen. Wilson's letter
"lItIs may certify, To whom il NAV
"cohccrn that the BEARER Sir. Geo. Con
''sIanlnc Collins has been ran%cribns
'and recording Clerk in INV Office, that he
HAS been attentive to his business and
"laIIhIul III the execution Of the ork en-
"IuSted TO him. He is AN accomplished
scholar, and rs far as | have teen able
'to discover he is an honorable and trust
"worlhy man. have made the above At
"Mr. Collins request tins 10Th day Ct
Nov. A. -. lSl2
JAMES WILSON, Sur. GenI
Ms. and Terra.
ihis letter was given me al Washing
ion, | have lived there since.
The Hon. UHhc p. .Nnagnm and Hon
d. T. .Dorrhcad, say in letter given me
that 81 am a Gcn,lemaa of talents and
cm'ncnlIy respected in Wsshlneton." SO
says Walter i.cn@A Chairman Of the TX
Com Clay Club
he H"n. names q. Iow. Mayor OF
Baltimore says Likewise "Il gives nc
grcat pleasure to bear my testimony to
the high character aIu standing Of Geo
& Collins, Esp
] conclude this lengthy review Of my
lite whilst in this country. have in my
Possession nv crtai from the TT. Rev.
Dr. Murphy Bishop OF Cork Ireland, To
lhls country.
itpains me exceedingly, to he thus
compelled to bring before !.'e public 'sye,l
all The matters above Sc, forth, but it gives
me consolation to kn, that III a multi
tude OF Illnesses there is safety" have
never boosted of any virtues, have done
frequently those things which \ 'ough,
not TO have done. and left hudnne those
those 'l,ings which | ought to ';arc done.
But this y am confident shall 'teyer do,
that is, oppose HE best interests of my
adopted country, by sustaining Pas y |
Polk, the free tratle--no distribution
Slavery 'ex'endlng-Texas debt payrrg,
and Disdnion 'Can;tdale, in opposition TO
Henry Clay, The Protective Tariff Dslri- (
bu,lon-no extending of slavery-Un,,d |
States debt paying ard Union Candidate.
GOD and LIBERTY,
HE Union mciolaic and perpetual. |
GEORGE &. COLLINS |
We have mere y room TO remark that
there 's'ho actmore contemplate than that
OF Attacking ire character Ola stranger.
and .r.'Hfg TO iniure him in the ewes a the
community where he is sojourning. The,
base 'raducer should be lrowned upon by
every gentleman. "IIc who steals my
purse, steals trash, bu, he who robs me
of my fair name takes that which not en-
richeth him and makes ne poor indeed"
If such spirit is allowed 10 show Itself
without receiving the rcbuke from the
public, It merits, what sslr"ty has any man
when he leaves his threshold a few miles.
that he will not be abused and yi!lilic1 by
some Impudent and brailicss taa.nnialor.
MIR. Collins has dcporlcd himself as a
gentleman since he came amongst us; in
all his speeches prior TO the pub LEGATION of
the scandalous article by the De mocral he
was very guarded in his language when
speaking of the locotoco party, aud in no
case applied opprobrious cpithcls 10 them
which can be certified by the hundreds
who heard him speak.
Every Wing should remember that the
lncos are all III mork; no effort is spared |
by them. to promote the doctrines OF their
party. Are the Wings equally busy
Let every friend st Clay act a, though all
depended upon his exerliors. HIS irssl
tabor will be TO secure the Governor
let HIM remember that he has t. contend |