Freeman's Chronicle

Franklinton
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1813.

Our laborious correspondent, Plain Sense, has again burst upon our astonished vision with some lucid illustrations of his new-fangled doctrine of "governmental evils."

In this last effort of his prolific genius, we find much to admire, more to laugh at, and some little to praise. We admire his penetration & sublimity of thought, the elegance and eloquence of his language, and the subtle ingenuity of his arguments. We laugh at the sprightliness and pleasantry of his wit, and awkwardness of his affected gravity-- And it would be injustice not to praise the independence and boldness with which he beards the Editor, even in his own citadel of types and lamp-black.

Were we disposed to cavil with our correspondent about the originality of the ideas conveyed in the first part of his first communication, or the incorrectness of the inferences which he drew from his conversation with the Field Commissary; we might employ much of our time to little advantage. It may be sufficient, however, to mention, that although Maj. Bartlett did apply to the Commanding General to order the stores secured at Norton; he did by no means consider it his duty to make such application, because it devolved upon the officer of the post. Mr. "Plain Sense" will not again deny this position.

With respect to such of his remarks as were intended to have a heavy bearing upon the Editor; we presume our correspondent was ignorant that a Printer is invulnerable to any shafts shot from a goose quill.--His profession throws an impenetrable shield around him-his familiarity with such kind of warfare renders him perfectly calm and collected amidst the most tremendous shower of paper bullets ; they fall harmless at his feet.

No papers, and but 3 or 4 letters, were brought by Wednesday's Express Mail. This was owing to sending the Express off before the arrival of the Eastern mail, which must have reached Chillicothe on Wednesday by 12 e'clock. Whether this procedure is attributable to a design of mr. Abbott [who, to the disgrace of the country, still has the management of the Express mail] to delay or purloin the communications from the General Government to Gen. Harrison, or to the neglect of the Post Master at Chillicothe, we are unable to determine. However, this much we aver, that if another failure of the kind takes place, the reason of it SHALL be known to the public. More anon.

During the present week a large quantity of the public stores, which have remained so long at this place, have been moved and are now on the way to Lower Sandusky. Col. Bartlett, the Quarter Master General, has gone to Lower Sandusky, and perhaps will proceed to Cleveland. Which of these places will be made the grand rendezvous of the army, and from which the troops will embark, is yet unknown.