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 Another of those dirty partisan acts which for three

 years past have annually dsgraced the records of the

 Commissioners Court of this County, has just been

 repeated by that dignfed and honorable body. The

 inspectors of the election to be held in August for the

 choice of Governor, Senator, Members of the Legis- latnre, Sc. announced in yesterdays Advertiser

 and ask honest men, whigs and democrats, to look the list for the three precincts in this city. Is there single democrat among tem---a single indi- vidual who from association and sympathy with the minority has his zeal stimulated to watch over theIr rights and protect theirprivilegesl Nor ONE. Ey- cry man among them is a decided whig partizan. Once for all, however, let say, that in the remarks that shall make on this subjects, neither assa

 the integrity of the gentlemen who constitute the Board of Inspectors relieve them from any rcspon- sibility they may assume. Though there are indvd- uals among them who I am certain unite with me in spurning the motive that prompted the seection have nothing to do with thsm My business is with the court or rather certain members of it, who in making these appointments of exclusive party character, have violated the trust delegated to them outraged and trampedupon the rights of the minority, and nsuted the intelligence, the good feeling and the patriotism of the community.

 ! I lay it down a principle of universal applica- tion and of universal observance that in all political questions, the minority has right see and know for itself that the majority acts honestly. It is matter in which it cannot be required to take any thing upon trust. The ballot box is the fountain of power in free governments, and should be guarded with the watchful jealousy. Letcorruption enter it, and liberty is strangled. There should not be ground suspect the possibility of favoritism partalty or wrong, and to accomplish this object be- yond the reach of doubt cavi there is no possible

 mode but to place antagonist zeal to watch over its purity care not what may be the character of the nspectors with the integrity of Camden the knowl- edge of Mansfield, and the purity ofa Washington, if they are of political pary the other is deraud- ed of'ts right Justice may indeed be done, but the opposing party has right to krow that it is done, and to be shut out from this knowledge and derison the necessity of taking il upon trust striking at the very root of liberty It is act of tyranny that should call forth the indignant reprobaon oevery oy- CT of his country. A i'i tfiffL .si

 said had to do with some of the commissioners l who perpetrated this foul wrong upon the voters