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For the Ottawa Flee Trader.
Timber Stealing,
A DIALOGUE

Scene IA timbcrcl lot--Govcnment Land
IN the town o!----
Wisc-mm-( (Da-hing lis axe into a pine tree
Keep good look out son, there j. no harm in
our taking this timber, but the people are SO IL
norant and super-trious that they might blame
Us, and put Us to expense"
Boy 1t length Father, there's man com
ing Wonder"
W.-(Looains up "Oh that's only foolish 10 A;
he'llnoi understand What We are doing
Fooi-"Putty well cut all this timber, hat
\ sorry lot Not much like that pine grove yon-
der"
W-"This is more convenient than most Of the
timber around"
B.-"But father, you said the other day It was
a mile further of than our lots in the grove, and
q worse road
F-"fc,, yes, know, Uncle Sans timber is
Cnoray putty handy to every man round, but
his own /. mighty hard to bego. at
N.-"Eut Jo, my candid opinion is-aud
have reflected not little upon the subicct-that
every man has = H''nroi v,yh', without patent
nom President, or governor to - much Of the
soil Of this earth a. hc needs To live comfortably"
T. "Ao, hu! coDlt,ri4Jlei And he's the mdgu
what comfortable is, too, Good goudy | can't
never live comfortable till cau trc ~ well Il,
solomon di' that We read Of and thatl give
me all lIlinu, for my share"
W-"What meant to ,ay, Jr was that a mau
has right, as the g', o,uaJusc, to al the land he
needs to live upon, uuI cultivate
B.-"Blt, father, you know You said YOU had
never done y,hiug on uu,o six Iuts Of ours over
the river and halu, .con thcm C1r two years"
F-"Lir, rgyn, Ga3ral,igaic That thc way
you're do,n To thu, timber ~ lingo uo ho-,
That makes ne taught luG're Cuitiyatin timber.
Ia! cuttin down tle big trees to give tie little
ones chance 10 grow.
W.--"But am convinced, lo, that the govern
mcnt has no right Co. th, land. True, they bought
it of the Indians but the Indian, hal a rlgh, uu.
y toWhat they needed for vUrpo,C, ol re.ldencs,
and agriculture
F.-"Whod you hny your land Of old hawk"
W-"Nhy, | bought of the government OF
course There j, no other 7ay to obtain il peace
ably, until people are more enIighioucd.'
F.-"Buycdy your land Of him what never had
no right to it, ha, Clo himself a>idrD He Is a
bigger fool than father says | am, rs rover
Euown to do the like O that
But hold Jo, that the man who buys
land of government, tbcius obliged IN The present
eXIgcucy to do so) has right to hi' land, solely
because Of his own occupancy and improvement
of li. aud not because Of any title derived from
the government.
t.-"What You soy| Grabbing his head)
understands now You mean dat Them siX lots
you Suycd cru-, the rINtr youIyr, that you never
did stitch q. work ON, and don't live on, and ne.
YER sees once u Scat-lhat thtms not yours
that's what YOU mean. hai'
N.-"What n blochheadl lie never coulI
comprehend an argument It's Of no use to sea.
son with linn. do, mean that government does.
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Millinery Establishment.


by MkN GREGG,
Directly opposite CaShmdn'S siue and GHe D0or
mcsto Of Dick,g'S Ju'iry Ship.
- HE wishes to inform the ladies OF Ornwa and
y surrounding county, that she has received her
tIl and win"r~lock Of rools, consisting in part of
SILK velvet Sorus, Ribbons, Pushes, common
and fancy Flowers, LADIES' Pumes. &c
Also tine lot OF winter Buuucls ut the latest FASH
ION, u-I received from New York
Bouun,- repaired ON short notice Trimmings
and Innings always on hand. SARAH GREGG.
Bet T. 1850 -lUI
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New Heat Market,

7 ERENIAH WOOD Dmi"m~his friends and the
- public hath has Just opened Meat Market at
ht, new building ON Inc corner north OF the Court
House Square. .m Ottawa where nn Hri he happy 10
supp.ya his rienisaud the public with the choicest
oi everything lu the meat line. Vegetables OF all
kinds also keep, on baud.
30 HIrtst oH Nigiag The shop will he kept
open ou Saturday evening, bot closcd on the sab
hALh. senL9l $50
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Miscclloncuus.

George Smith, Fdslioaaiic Taii0r, opposite usl,-
mans store, regularly receives the GshIons tron,
the East, and wllbc happy to make up clothing tor
allwhomly favor him wlth their patronage TT
warranted IN every case farCu.arattcntnn paId
TO Cutting. Ottawa may 10, lHi9.
4. \. LnnH ~ Co., GcH'fd Dealers in al
kinds Of LHmber, Lqth, SIinglcs, Sash Doors
Ceir Posts, SC, Nc.
N B. A liberal discount made in filling large bills
Yard on Main Cannl, formerly occupied by Wal
ker and lllcklmg. lne 22-i7-u
G.Ba,r. Agent for Protection Insurance Comyd-
%. nv. HWuyri--opposite the Mansion House.
Seth c. Earl, Carriage, LotSc, and sign Painter,
PaPcrcrdRG Ghsirr, Ottawa, III. Shop on CO.
lumbus street, over Palmer and Gays wagon and
Carnage mnkcrshop.
Jacob t'.Sione, Saddic. Harness, and TrVak
mHHYaftdrcr, ,dnd CrTriagc Trimmer corner oi
ClnhI and Columbus streets, Ottawa. MARI
JOS H. wagner, Justice Of tie Peace office in
the northeu corner of he courtbouserp stairs,
Oitdicn d.c 7'Ig
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+ 0 tel 9

Fox River House. 10y H. BrrASo, on the canal
'icnr the alnuduct. Cana packets stop regularly
nt this house.
American House. urNrthc confluence OF the H.
.hnos ml Fox Rivers and near the bridge
Mansion House, Ottawa, lli. ,by K Iuury. Pas
scngcrs carried tree to aud irour the canal pack
cts. Stages arrive and drVnrt daily
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Storage s. 5orwar0iuQ.
Notice TO EaIlucTS.-,B.t trD.!y is nov

prepared pay sh for wheat com, and on,s
his warehouse, az halt way between OuawHrud
Morrls, where b. has made a,hudrc over lhl en-
nal tor the accommodation Of IN" public ,uuI aI-
so repaired the roads to that poMr, tor the conyc.
neuCc Ot farmers ian I -3n.
Maurice Murphy,-S0rGgr. Forr0rdiBc and
Commission .HerchgHf, dac.er ia nj, kinds Of pro-
dncc --Werehousr east OF ChaIruauds were
house, nam canal, Ottawa, III, Iuct lQ-Cm.
canal, Ottawa, III. nov -
l.. HITS, SiTags, E0rmdrdipg and Commission
.VsTchIi, deIier IN dN kiRdS NJ pr0durc, Irue
Warehouse. No ., side cut, CttGwa, Illinois
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Shaving and Hair Dire ssing,

TfIE subscrbcrs take this method of returning their
4 thanks to the public for tue hbcnl patronage
they have received, and hope, by increased attention
TO busnss9l to merit and receive still further patron.
ngc. Their door - Kept open early and late, and
their prices nre suited TO hard times.
Shopkepl open late on Saturday night but closed
nj precisely 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Sunday.
Razors brushes, Combs, &c for sale
Shop on Madison near Columbus ST., north. oast
IL The court house. RITZ IL GREBEL.
Dftnw, Drc ol lSJO H.,
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Cabinet Work and Chairs.
! 1Ty3 - .ul n
lr-fJ~ UpHOlsTtRING g. UNDERTAKING. \,

INiIE subscriber begs to return lhank for the lb.
l. eralsupport given him thus far, and he will Try
aud merit its continuance.
lie would respectfully remind his friends and the
public that his stock sul OF such articles as he finds
IN demand here, oihis own manufacture and impor-
Sed, AZ toarraptsd ~ represented.
N, ~ ~ hanI oni nat ~ arlor n,a,r,,ses
cushions, &c, as good and ms checp ns they can be
bought In 81 Louis or Chicago he also keeps con-
santy on hand ready made collins of all sizes He
keepsa, Ieorse and attends funerals and his char
grswl be found Low. PETER Russell.
La Snllcst, Ottawa, Aug 10, 1850.
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Bounty Land Warrants,

ln,r tb.;r .,,a,,,u,, A, ,l;s !, , ,,,,,,. ,,,. =;
~
""''h many III 'h' county are more or Tess ME
rested, We insert the following extract from llr
VS. remarks. IL vii. be fpuud to rive a lucid
.,,,.i,,,,, ,e ,i..l,,,..,
- ~ '"o SAINT I" '"c "o"eI"' government
whether the warrants are made assiguable ar not.
In either event the Government loses the land
Aicr the warrant issues, the soldIor is the sole
parry ~ interest, and the only question tor Con
Sress to consider Is, whether the interest Of tle
soldier Will be best promoted by possessing the
night OF assignment. Where the soldier wishes
TO occupy the land himself the night of assign
mcht would be ot no value, And, where the sol
der lives N some OF the newest Of our states, or
IN one oi the territories, where there Is an abun-
dance oi good land yet un,oid, the right 10 assign
the warrant would be- dl but small importance,
sIH'e me Uoublr oi selling tie Rand would be but
iuUe heyond that OF making the ",sighmenL-
hut soldiers are scattered aiI over the United
states, thousands OF miles distant from the public
",.,.''' u .'ti u q,''' ""'I n'' ,i'G means o'
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,,'.,,,. '''' ,5' wv T;''" w 3" .',' ,'o.,.
'g ,t ,i. Wv I ~" i've -'''y
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"''I ,''' N'",," ~ '''"'' ','-' "'''""''
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lit. Palatine Academy,

FHVIilS institution is now under the Joint d.rcc-
4 uon o Rev f.. n lENCEs, and Rev C. NJ
N NRGrr Principals
The long experience and established reputation Of
these gentlemen, ~ teachers, viii, we doubt not, be-
sufficient guarantee To thv public that h, lusulu-
ton wi. me, the most sgugume expectations ol IT.
'gicnd- aud ua,r0n,
The Institution win be divided into three depart
mcurs, v2' Classical Normal. and Mathematical
aud Female Rev r. n Ieucks proir.sornt ATTN
Greek, Mrn'nt aud Moral Srience Rev. [. NJ
Wright, Professor oi Mathematics and NaiuTn
Science, aud Normal Department Mis- IT, c llwd
principal IN Ladies department and lcuvhrr ol mu-
SIC and Omgmrululhnuca,s.
rERus ASH yArirloNS
Spring cscssiouwr.Icummencc 81 Wednyin April
Summer" "a Aug
Winter =" I'd Jan.
There will b. vacation OF two wcrks nj the
close OF the winter session, aud one Of SIX wcch,
following the spung session, which will invariably
close ON the Ill OF July, nj which time will take
place the annual exhibition, Annual examination
M the close 0tthe winter session, at which tunes the
liongd oiNisitos are invited to be present.
ENPENsEs.
For Reading, Mental aud Practical Arithmetic
''co1lOphy, aud Grammar Comynccd, 800
For Grammar advanced, Higher Arllhmc.
Tie, Algebra commenced, phospphy,s
Chemistry, Astronomy, &c.r.......... 4 90
For Botany, higher Mathematics and Ian
, ghAcS'' ".', .'''''.'.'.' .'...'...'..,... - 90
Music, Piano Forte )................ 1000
Contingent hhs,..... ...,..,...... u
Rooms IN Academy. ,...................l i 80
Board, from 81 to 81 25 The very best accom-
mcIatlons will be provided. Students can board
themselves il they desire. All tuition bills payable
IN advance and no student admitted for less than
term, and no deduction except in case ofprotmcted
sickness
LOCATION.
This Institution islJcalcdat Mt Paln,nc, in Put.
nam County, Illinois, twenty miles from Ottawa 10y
stnge, forty miles from Pcorln, ten mlleS south OF
Peru, and tenmilcs east of llcnnepm tisaredred
spot, elevated and surrounded by most delightful
scenery ltsheallh is suntulpasScdby any other 10.
cation, J. lllGBY, President
..U ot,he Board OF Trustees.
Mt Palainc. Feb, 20, 1850.
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SpfNGFiyLp. Jan. Q.


SryArr-Nr Ho3lic't presented tho petition
of the Mississippi and Atlantic Rail Road compa
ny, asking the right of wRy TO construe: a rail
road from Terra Haute to llIinoistown.
Mr. Witt introduced bill 10 prevent the i'm
migration Of free negroes into the state, which
was r.ad twice and referred
MI Gillespie introduce, a series Of resolutions.
giving his plan for constructing tbs central rail.
road, which is about this That the rail road bc
gwen TO joint stock company, the state convey
ing the lands to said company at half their APP
praised value. md tuking stock for pav. the road
10 be completed within II certain time, and, on
It's completion, the state to guarantee to the com.
parry thn reslya'ion Of certain per cent profit
ON the investment for ten years the unin trunk
Of the road to be bull, first. 10 which Mr. Grl.
ley moved to amend that the Chicago branch
should divcrgc from Bloomington and pass into
Joliet The Whole matter lies over
Ilo"sr--Tnc speaker announced the standing
committees n, follows: .4.s =
On Insane Hospital and D,of jlp,es md Blind
dgl,Ut- Maxwell, Esrre Swan. Barnett, Pick.
crln; Brewer, Moore, Jones, Wilson
J08iciary-Sloan, Davis, Hedges, Havnie, Nor.
ton, Sh'ey Briggs, Hatch, Hobbs. .us
Findncs-- Ames OSTRICH. Edwards Of sanga.
mo, Little, Hall, Thomas, Brewer, Allen, Of Hen
ry Burkc, as ts '.a. f. s.I
EiectioSs--I.itlc, Nixon, Ame. Reekman, Tot.
terson, of St. Clair. i'e' aa'-
Fs5cfR Re'aiio,,s-- Caldwell, Casey Snyder,
Shaw, Edwards Of Sis di.on, Lindlcy, Cnrlip Hod
ges, Allen, OF Crawford.
Miif1-p Pickering, Huston, Howard, Adams,
Of Kane, rhillipS. +" alse'' ~
Educc,ioa-Qnitk, Nison, Knapp, Allen, of
Crawford, Wilson, Hamiltou Bris,ow, Adams, Of
Kane, Fcrrll ffl' i7ti
Iaitradt inpro,oacnti- -Murphy Casey. Tho
mas, Thornton, Blakcly SnS der Evans Miller, Of
Carol Bailey f''nl A4.i.. iff 'i
SaliRes- Davis, Martin, Brstow, Brewer Sans.
Public Acro'Nts sni E1sNditwvs-- Hull Al.
eu, Of Crawford, Knapp, Patterson, Of Warren.
Barnett, Miller, ~ Madison, Sloan, Adams, II
Pitmhn. y Ali ~
Canal aud Canal LGras-ri.e. Maxwell Sin
,lston, Jones. Haypc. Arncs Davis,
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Saleratus Mandatory.
O. . CNK ER 4 90.

rT'AkE this mclhod ot announcing t. merchants
and dealers IN tins state, that they have tird
upan extensive csrah shmrut with Urw apparatus,
ana are uoN manufacturing any quantity oi superior
REFINED SiLEHITiN.
From the best material which can be obiaiuedin the
market.
" are manufacturing n superior article, and the
facilities lor shipping are such that merchants aud
dealers lu the vicinity OF the canal or uycrcau z.
their supp,,r. from ae.c M much css time than lior.
the eastern market, aud also save transportation,
and the necessity Of ordering uar-r supply at once.
rho-.' who may t1yor us with their orders, tor a
large sunI quantity are assured that they wal be-
attended low,,I prompmess md filed al Us
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John IL Murphy, attorney and ConHSclior al
Lar, Ottawa. illinois aux 10, lojO,
Office IN the court house.
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a. oo.t of i o2s.25o, being aSoo. u y s-lo per

At cost of .O23,25O, being about sa y clio per
mile.
The transportation of the California and Oregon
mails across the Isthfnus Of Panama has hitherto
been performed under treaty with New Granada.
The annual cost of this transportation depending
upon the weight OF the mails is uncertain The
cost FOR the last fiscal year was S4S ,937.
There should be added to the other cost OF trans
poftation above stated the compensation Of mail
messengers and local and route agents which, if
continued it stood at the close of the last fiscal
year, will amount to ) las .S97 per annum.
The extent and annual cost of the entire mail
service under the direction of this Department at
the close Of the fiscal year ending the 30th day
Of June last. as well as its division among the
States and Territories, and the mode OF is per-
formance, will more fully appear by the annexed
table, marked A
The number Of postrflasters appointed during
the year ending Iune 80, 1851, is $3.50 OF these
26is were appointed to fill vacancies occasioned
by resignations IS7 10 fill vacancies occasioned
by the decease of their predecessors; 200 on chang
ing the sites of the offices for which they APP
pon ted 500 on the removal Of prior incumbents );
and SOS on the establishment of new Offices.
The whole number Of post offices in the United
States at the end of that year 1876. There
,69s post offices established, and 256 discon
tin ued during the year
The following table shows, very nearly, the
number Of post offices in each State and Territory
the 30th day of June last, classified according
TO the compensation allowed to each postmaster
Tor the last fiscal year
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Leaving the amount of ordinary
expenditures of the year Sc 024, 500 10
This amount being deducted from
that OF the gross revenue of the
year, as before stated, leaves as the
balance Of revenue over the ordi.
nary expenditure S703 299 80
In connexion with the foregoing statements of
the operations, revenues, and expenditures Of this
Department for the last year, 1t may not be i'm
proper at the conclusion Of half century to refer
briefly to its origin, history, and progress.
As early as 1917, upon the petition of several
merchants Of Boston, Extraordinarily Mr.. John
"to take in and convey letters according to their
direction
This was probably the first post office and mail
service authorized in America. Local and impcr
feet arrangements for the conveyance OF mails were
afterwards made, at different periods in several of
the colonies, until ITO; when the British Paria.
Incnt passed an act authorizing the British Post
master General "to keep one chief letter office in
New York, and other chief letter Offices in each of
her maJesty's provinces or colonies in America I"
Deputy Postmastors General for North America
were subsequently and from time to time ap.
pointed by the Postmaster General in England
and Doctor Benjamin Franklin was so appointed in
1850. He was removed in l77i.
On the Goth Of July, 1875, the Continental Con-
gross determined "that Postmaster General
be appointed for the United Colonies" and TO al.
low him "a salary Of one thousand dollars per am
mum for himself and three hundred and forty dol.
lars per annum for secretary and comptroller
On proceeding TO the election of Postmaster Gene
raj, Benjamin Franklin, esq, was unanimously
chosen"
The Articles Of Confederation Of IT'S gave TO the
United States in Congress assembled 'the sole and
exclusive right and power Of establishing and reg
ulating post Offices, from one STATE 10 another
throughout all the United States and exacting such
postage on the papers passing through the same as
may be requisite TO delray the expenses Of an
office" The little progress made during the pc
riod of the Confederation shows that this power was
too limited to be useful and when the increase of
the mail service before the adoption Of the Consti
subsequent extension, cannot fail to perceive
that the prosperity, efficiency, and value Of this
Department are chiefly to be ascribcd TO the Ma.
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This table does not embrace hundred and
nnetytwo offices, from which returns had been
received during the year, portion of which had
been but recently established, and supposed not
to have been in operation.
Considering the large number of persons en-
ployed in the several post offices, and in the trans
portation of the maila; the extent and complication
OF the routes; the numerous and various arrange
ments for separating and distributing the mail
matter and the inadequate compensation allowed
to large proportion of the persons employed in
these services, there is perhaps more reason to be
Satisfied with the general accuracy and efficiency
of the service than 10 complain of the mistakcs, ir
regularites, and accidents, which occasionally
occur.
The gross receipts of the Department for the
year ending June 30, 1851, were $6,7S6,493 %
Derived from the following sources:
Letter postage, including foreign postage and
stamps sold $5,369,242 76
&C. ,o35, 80 SO
contractorsJ % 90
Receipts on account of dead letters 1,675 10
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Collections Of damages from failing
contractors :
Other miscellaneous receipts
The appropriation made by the act
May %, 1850, for hostages on the
census blanks, returns, sc
The annual appropriation made by
the twelfth section of the act of Sd
March, ls47, in compensation of
mail services performed for the
several Departments Of the Gov.
eminent .
The appropriation made by the
eighth section of the act of Sd
March, 1851, in further payment
and compensation for the mail SER
vice performed for the two Houses
Of Congress, and the other Depart
ments and officers of the Govern
ment in the transportation of free
matter
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fS40.7 0s. lid

E2,165, 349 lis. gid.
/ 1924, 562 los. l0d.
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From this sum must be deducted th,
amount received for British post
ages, payable to the British pos
office under the postal convention
of December, ISIS, as now stated
by the Auditor
Leaving the gross revenue for tn,
year
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TABLE The number Post Offices and length Post Roads United
Expenditures
the Post Office Department periods 1890 1885
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Gl,6S3.764 2s. 9sd.
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For the purpose of comparing the
revenues of the year with those OF
the preceding year, there should
also be deducted the sum of $l63,-
SoS o9-being the amount of addi-
tional appropriation under the act
of March, 1851, and the census
appropriation Of $4,000 :
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In 1850 the gross revenue was
only
While the expenditures were
The southern press., 1851-08-06
From the Charleston Mercury, July 30.
Great Southern Rights and Southern Co.
operation Meeting.

In pursuance Of call, which had been very
numerously signed, meeting was held last
night at the Hibernian Hall, Of those " who are
in favor of cooperation and opposed to seperate
State action, for the purpose of resistance, un-
der existing circumstances" Notwithstanding
the storm and heavy rain, which occurred at the
hour for assembling, the meeting was very large,
filling the hall, and many who came failed to
gain admittance. Not only in regard 10 num-
bers, but in the earnest enthusiasm of those
who were assembled, and the patriotic spirit
with which it was animated, it evinced the high
resolve which governed those who were anxious
to discharge their duty to the State, with deep
regard to the momentous consequences which
were involved.
AT the appointed hour, Nelson Mitchell, esq.
moved the organization of the meeting, and the
appointment Of the following officers:
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the worm that never dies will yet feel the en-
during punishment Of offended justice aud vio-
lated faith. When the apathy and delusion
which now hangs 30 heavily upon the minds Of
your outraged countrymen shall have passed
away, would not endure for moment the
scorching sentence of reprobation which they
will pass upon you, for all the empty honors
you have received or ever hoped to acquire.
You are still, sir, surrounded by aatterers
who hold to your lips the cup of adulation
you 80 greedily quaf. IL may be deemed in
decorols to disturb your selfcomplacency aud
composure, by calling to your mind past re-
miaiscences in your past eventful life, not so
creditable to your character as statesman as
your best friends might desire. But there is
one portion Of the country from which you can
claim no title to forbearance, and | am not
aware that the arbitrary rules of decorum, re-
quire that your selected biographers and par
tisans have alone the right to be heard. You
must be brought, sir to the bar public opinion,
and the means by which you have inflicted in
durable wounds upon the Constitution, and lit
up the torch of civil war, must be exposed, that
your power ofdoing mischief may be taken from
you, and the contagion or your example may
cease to contaminate the young men of the ris-
ing generation. ! shall present to the public
in a series of numbers the adverse side of the
picture of your public life. The task is not a
grateful one, for the material before me affords
ample evidence that shall have more public
vices than public virtues 10 record. When the
work is done, the candid man will find it diff
cult to determine whether to accord to your
merit the sentiment of pity or contempt
have the'honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
BRUTUS.