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9 agree f I .l. . assertion that the most power u at)!“ i- ii to every disturber of the peace of Ire- rl’d is"fissurernment, and nothing else. All hind, orieform, all friends to the unbro- “9 inlegrity of the empire, must co-oper- entowaiids disarming “agitation” of its su- erinduced and factitious power, by prov- otothe [rish people that England is their ,2, and surest friend,——that from-her they l3,1001: for redress ofall real grievances,

{or protection of their rights, and pity

ntlieir sutTcriiigs.

with the learned gentleman in

ERRA'I‘A. in our Correspondent, Edward’s article [last wee k, line six, for,_first of the tri- cr—read, third of the trifle.

OOMMUNIOATIONS.

For the British flmerican.

«Ignorance in the Critic makes the criticism i'ontrmplible. ’1

Ma. Eviron,—In perusing the British merican of the 30th ult., my attention is arrested by a communication signed ‘Ptim 'I'num." wherein the writer [allu- in: to a publication signed “ Egomet,” hich appeared in your paper of the 23rd arch) says, “ Egomet’s ideas appear to eboth limited and perverted.” Now it may ea question whether this is not better an having no idea all ; or, if any— deas little removed fr m idiotism, unhap- ily the case with“ Plain Truth.” I'Iow- ver, “ from those to whom nought is given, ugh! can be expectedz—but to my purpose. “Plain Truth” says, “ It would he too ucliof the rovelling outpourings of ‘ E- met’ and iis many eyed secretary to no- ice its details, more than that, “ the fool t wise in his own conceit. ”' This is certain- . a curious notice of“ its details .” But - ! Mr. Editor, he dare not notice them, st his owu cause, (probably that of )

injured thereby ; and because, forsooth! Egomet” respectfully names the highest rsonage in the Island, he must have the most malicious intentions” attributed to

, 'm, and his pen designated as polluted !

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Plain Truth”says, “ There is no doubt

‘1'. White,” [to whom by the way he has

ten four distinct titles in something less

an forty lines] “ that ‘ Egomet’ and his salary are closely allied in nature as well

Inhshape and manners," and then informs l at

"Passion: binds' congenial souls together.”

ut the language that is rarely heard, ex- pt m the I’urlieus ot Queen-square dur-~

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ltis but Justice to say. that this word is written ‘In Putin Tarn-rs M S. and that the addition- 9I:';‘; making it binds, is a typographical error. —

~ THE BRITISH AMERICAN.

ing two months in the year, is worthy of such a critic’s pen :

——-———“ O the good Gods,

How blind is pride! what eagles we are still In matters that belong to other men,

What Beetles in our own 1”

Now, Mr. Editor, (or as “Plain Truth” styles you-0‘ Mr. Editor, Mr. Printer, Sir, and Mr. \Vhite") were it not that. the production of“ Plain Truth” carries with it indubitable evidence of its author’s incapacity for the profession he has thrust himself into, [should pass it over with the contemptit sojustly merits; but,the writer who assumes the otlicc of Censor, or. the Critic, who is convicted ofincapacity de- serves to be chastised ; and, as “Plain Truth” has shewn so little tenderness for others, he can have no reason to expect any for liimself.—-“ Egomet” and “ l’laiu Truth” are alike unknown to me, but the exposure of the latter luckless driveller is my object, and truth andjustice require that exposure. He may possibly take in high dudgeOn the few remarks I have here strung together. He may alippose,judging others by his own meanness, that, I have some reason“. obiect to gratify, or that, [am “Egomet” himself, under an assu- med name :—He is at all liberty to suppose whatever he pleases; but thus much he may rest assured of,-— and I would impress it upon his idiotic and grovelling mind, (if such a mind be capable ofimpression) that whenever he comes forward to offer his gross personalities to the public, and while his remarks are characterized by such scurrilous vulgarity ofexpression as to de- file almost every sentence, I shall never be backward in wielding my humble energies, to expose such overweening arrogance, ig- norance, and selfsufficiency, which, rest- ing up0n such grounds, I believe to be al- most without a parallel.

“Let the galledjade wince.” I am Mr. Editor, &c. the. Ffl'lR I’Lle. April 4, 1333.

To theEdi'tor of the British American,

“ Thy heard and head are ofadifl'erent dye; " Short ofone foob—distorted in an eye ;

“ With all these tokens ofa knave complete. “ If thou be honest, thOu‘rt a devilish cheat 1"

SlR,—A scribbling dol_t in your last num- ber. intrudes himself upon the public un- der the cogriomen of PLAIN TRUTH, though the title of Amuivr FALSEHOOD would suit him, and the effusions of his doggrel pen much better,——since a word of truth is not to be found in his medley of broken Eug- lish, interlarded with semibarbarous Latin, softened with occasional poetic stanzas ; for, tram beginning to end, ’tis nothing but atissue of the most notorious falsehoods

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disseminate dissention amongst “the highest personages in the Island,” when he accu- ses Egomet of naming “The highest person- age ;” what a crime, to enquire whether Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, i. e. “ great B and little B” were speaking to the House, or to His Excellency personified ! Egomet, Egomet, I fear thou wast paying thy libations to “St. Patrick,” otherwise thou would’st not be guilty or web a crime !!

Plain Truth, Ithink. was at the T-s-y ball the other night, as he seems to have received the pass-word, in council-cant, to designate such as have the courage and honesty to differ from them, and the pam- pered well-paid Troop in their estimation of private right ! The unfortunate wight who falls not in with the Latitudenarian views of the “Collected, and consolidated wisdom” ofa few demi-Repulilicans, must be greatly “Limited and perverted in his ideas" indeed ll!

I would not stoop to notice his vile, scurrilous communication, as void ofsense and connection as the base incoherent mind from which it emanates, were it not that he adopts the last resource of vulgar ac- erbity, that of calling nicknames, and of aspersing individuals innocent of what he lays to their charge, in his Billingsgate phrases !---perhaps such hereditary wit may amuse his companions in their bach— analian Iiumours, for as he himself ob- serves in his quotation:

‘ Congenial passionl. souls together bind ; “For even ' upstarts' mingle with their kind!"

Such alas! is the property oflittle minds —their vision is too much circumscribed to perceive any thing great or noble ! They therefore indulge in the mean propensity of calumny. the never-failing characteris-- tic of ignoble souls ; and surely such must have been the motive of veredicting Plain Truth in his party-colored literary patch- work ! or perhaps he wants to distinguish himself among the rifle-men of the Troop, and th eir Generalissimos in their paper-war;' for,

“ Where fools have scribbled, fools will "scribble more, “J2: dogs will pus: where dogs have p-— d before ."'

’I shall inform Plain Truth, that the writer

of this is neither“ Egomet, nor his mam - eyed Secretary;” if such he have, but one who, (though Plain Truth ’may imagine him “ wise in his own conceit,") is yet able to “.dnswera Fool. according to his folly !” and who can drag topublic light. and hold up to Well-merited odium the dupe and willing tool of an unprincipled party, how- ever shielded he may imagine himself from. popular indignation.

“ So keen thy hunter. and thy scent so strong. ’I‘liy turns and doubliugs cannot mas thee lung!"

JINTLJVIENDJIX. .

and calumnies. His object evidently is to Charlottemowii, April 4.