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FRIDAY MORNING, M VRC'H 15.
~Er Two days after the expiration of his term
of office—to wit, on the 6th day of March, 1841 -
and while the sound of the peoples sentence up
. on him was yet ringing in his eats, Mr. Martin
Van Buren wrote thus to a friend in the Mis
souri Legislature:
•« No one can expect or should desire to be al
ways in office under a government and institu
tion like ours; and 1 have enjoyed the privilege
long enough to satisfy my utmost ambition.
This as every person knew, who was con
versant with the character of the writer, was
merely making a virtue of necessity. So dis
!, tinct and jjamUtakeablts had been jhe condem
natfen of his and the jrinciples
upon which it had been conducted/tlTar-Mr.
Van Buren had not then the most distant hope
that hisstarcouldeverbe intheascendantagain;
and his desire was to fold ids robes about him,
gracefully, anddie decently. Subsequent events,
however, which no person, however wise aud
observant, could then foresee, have again blown
his ambition, or rather love ol office and its
emoluments, into a blaze: and this man, who
once formally declared, thjit he had “ enjoyed
the privilege” of office “long enough tq satisfy
his utmost ambition,” is now resorting to every
device once again to foist himself into a post
from which he was indignantly driven by an
outraged people; and to accomplish this, is
thrusting aside, by his superior tact in* manag
ing conventions, every competitor in his own
party, who dares to enter the lists with him*
Was there ever impudence to compare with
this?
But however bad may be Mr. Van Buren’s
memory —however tame may be the other loco
loco aspirants to the presidency and their parti
sans—he will find that the voters who once be
fore rejected him, have not forgotten his former
unfaithfulness— that having once learned, from
bitter experience, his incapacity to conduct hon
estly and ably the affairs of state, they can never
again be brought to confide their interests to his
keeping. It he has forgotten that he was“ long
enough” in office, the people hare not!
TV The smallest crumb of comfort seems
now to be greedily swallowed by our adversa
ries. They have, for some months past, had
such a political famine raging in their camp,
that starvation fairly stared them in the face.
Great was their joy, therefore, when the special
election of New Orleans,—no matter by what
means brought about—terminated in their favor 1
This “glorious victory” hps, of course, been
heralded from the south to the north, with an
extra-grand flourish of the jacobinical trumpets
—while lor want of a bettmc the “splendid tri
umph” ol the locoloco caW, by slc/c™ majority
in the city of Utica, comes travelling back, oh
the echo of that grand “democratic” blast, to
keep up the drooping spirits of the fraternity.
Lucky dogs! how gloriously they are feasting
»n thresaxpare viands I Much comfort therefore
may they derive from these scraps of “ cold
victuals” —Wane «. —„ - r , ■ - _i--
bountifully upon the rich stores of cities and
counties regenerated, and whole Slates redeem
ed! _
«Smith. The Clerk of Challnun : he can read and
write, and cast acconipt.
"Cade. Oh monstrous!
“ Smith. We took him setting of boys’ copies.
« Cade. Here’s a villain!” .
“ Cade. Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the
youth of the realm, in erecting a grammar schoo . .
It will be proved to thy lace, that thou hast
men about thee that usually talk of a noun, and a verb,
and such abominable words as no Christian ear can
endure to hear I”
The very wise and learned and liberal locoioco
Legislature of the sovereign State ol New Jer
sey, have now before it a bill to alter the Elec
tion Law thereof. One of the latest amendments
that has been adopted, as we learn from the
Newark Advertiser, wac a provision that “no
person from another State, who connects himself
with a literary or theological institution" in New
Jersey, “ shall be entitled to t vote!”—and this,
too, notwithstanding they might otherwise be
entitled to exercise the right of suffrage!
This most liberal and republican proposition
was made by a Mr. Patterson — a loco toco
member trom Middlesex, and worthy to be con
sidered the Jack Cade of New Jersey I —it was
adopted by a strict party vote. The reason for
such an extraordinary and most disgraceful pro
cedure is, that lour out of every five of the indi
viduals thus intended to he disfranchised, are
suspected of being Whigs! We have never
heard of a more shameful act.
yy Our neighborbor in-law ot the Georgian,
having been bitten by a bear a short time ago,
has been in a growling mood ever since ! The
last thing to stir turnup, was the “Clay Ball”
at Boston. He scolds over it terribly. If our
Bay State friends could have known how aw
fully their doings would rile our Savannah
friend, they certainly would have foregone their
ball. They will teel “ shocking bad,” no doubt,
when they come to find that he is so much hurt
by their behavior! It was very naughty in
them thus to tread upon his corns. They have
been inconsiderate—very!
JjrThe following is the plan of the New
York Standard, a Cass paper, lor Lacking Mr.
Van Euren oiTthe"PreMfllTOtr.l - ~
too cunning, however, to be caught in such a
trap. He would, perhaps, read half a dozen of
these missives, and then, having “ smelt the
rat, 1 ’ refuse to take any others out of the Post
Office.
Inform him. —We hope those true democrats
in tne west and southwest, as well as the south,
who believe with us that Mr. Van Buren cannot
be elected, will forthwith, write to him to that ef
fect. Let no man write who has not al ways sup
ported Mr. Van Buren, that he may not have a
doubt as to the sincerity of the writers. Let him
see that the democrats will go for “ the cause,”
as they have always gone for the man and the
caus e—that they have no hostility to him, but a
deep and abiding love for their and his princi
ples.
Mr. Clay in South Carolina. —The Hon-
Wm. Butler, of Greenville, S. C., in a letter
addressed to the Clay Club of Columbia, accept
ing an honorary membership of the Club, says:
11 1 concur fully in the object of your associa
tion, and will most cordially co-operate with its
members in every honorable means to promote
the election of Mr. Clay to the Presidency.
His election would be a most fortunate event
for the country at this tune, in promoting its
harmony, preserving the comprom ses of the
Constitution, and securing our republican in
stitutions. His enlarged and enlightened pa
triotism, his pure moral character, his frank,
open, generous disposition, with the highest or
der of intellect, and his distinguished public
services to his country, commend him to the
people ot the United Slates forthe highest honor
and distinction within their gilt, and eminently
qualify him to administer the Government with
confidence at home and respect and honor
abroad.
“The election of Mr. Van Buren, the oppos
ing candidate, would be alarmingly disastrous
to the best interests and honor of the country.
With his restoration we must expect a series of
experiments upon the currency, with the conse
quent confusion and disorder in it; we must ex
pect repudiation, and open violation of the pub
lic faith; we must expect active abolitionism,
with its odious adjunet, Dorrtsm.
r^- Among the invited guests to the great
Whig meeting lately held in the City of New
York, was Gen. Joseph Vance, a whole soiiled
Whig Representative in Congress, from Ohio.
The General, however, deemed it then impro
per for him to leave his post, and he so auvised
the Committee of Arrangements. From his
letter we clip the following paragraphs. They
are characteristic of the writer—and we doubt
not shadow forth the “doings” that may be
looked lor in Ohi4 .
“ As a hunter, trapper, and sort of a farmer,
with a knowledge of the proper length, breadth,
and correct proportions of every stick of neces
sary timber to construct a per let t log cabin, from
the door-sill to the ridge-pole, 1 trust I may,
withoutany undue proportion of self-sufficiency,
claim to know something ol out* people.
“And although you may think that hunting,
trapping, and log cabins have nothing to do with
politics, permit me to sayyou are in greaterror..
At least one-hall ot the hunters are Whigs—
two thirds of the trappers are Whigs—and every
man, woman, and child of the genuine log cabin
stock are Whigs to the back bone; and the very
appearance of a fog cabin, with a ‘coon’upon
it, immediately throws the Locofocos into con
vulsion spasms, that prevents them from attend
ing the elections at all.
“ One word more and I am done — as we say
in Congress, find that is this, that the logcabin
boys of Ohio will give Henry Clay a larger
majority at the next Presidental election than
they gave to their favorite Harrison in 1810.
And thissyou may order to be put down by your
secretary as a prophecy made the day ami year
above written, by Joseph Vanos.”
—Rnitimnre American thus trutmully"
rebukes the mad spirit which seems to have ta
ken possession of a few* reckless locofoco spirits
in Congress, in reference to the Oregon question,
and one or two other unsettled matters between
this country and Great Britain, and who are
seeking personal notoriety and political advant
age, by a course ofconduct that ought to drive
them without the pale ot civilized association:
“ The leader of the ‘ war party’ in our coun
try so far as any such pat ty can be said to exist
—is the Hon. Thomas H. Benton, U. S. Senator
from Missouri. He was one ot those nearest
the great gun ol the Pt inceton when it exploded,
and was struck down senseless by the concus
sion—very narrowly escaping with his life. In
the appalling and bloody spectacle which met
hiseye when he came to himself, he had before
him a representation which, it is to be hoped for
the sake of the country', will ever be present to
rebuke the risings of that belligerent spirit that
heretofore has been so ready to plunge the na
tion into the horrorsol war.”
The Albany Argus, a journal in the same po
litical interests with Benton and his war associ
ates, thus reasons on the same subject:
“ Upon the deck ol the Princeton, legislators
looked upon the actual horrors of war. Il was a
scene whieh instead of occurring once, might
happen filly times during the course of a war.
The high rank and illustrious character of the
present dead, give a mournful poignancy to
these horrors, such as seldom comes home to the
legislative power—which at a distance, directs
and declares war, but which seldom witnesses
its actual borrows and realities.”
A dilemma ! —So easy has it been to obtain a
divorce from the Legislature of New Jersey,
that such of the citizens of that State, who teel
inclined to have the “twain” divided into “sin
gles” again, seem to have come to the conclu
sion that all that is necessary to be done, is to
send in their petitions, and forthwith make ar
rangements tor entering into new matrimonial
partnerships, for the time being! Buttheynow
and then slip up, however, in their calculations!
as was the case, some time ago, with a fellow
of the name of Obert, of New Brunswick. He.,
it appears, sent in his request to have his mar
riagecontract annulled, and having been Md,
as he says, that a bill was passed, he imme
diately married another woman. But it turned
out, to his surprise, that no bill was passed ! and
he therefore ndw very gravely asks the Legis
lature to annul his fijnxree miww—• wpwr"
tee the aeeymt, ho~»mty escape the pains
pTOYidecrTiTr bigamy! ~As former
Legislatures have been so very compliant in
such cases, and as the present one is locotoc o
all over, and therefore for “ the largest liberty”
; n all things, as a matter of course, i; is reason
able to suppose that Master Obert will not on
ly be relieved of his present dilemma, hut have
carle llanchc to put on and off tbe matrimonial
yoke, ad libitum, for all time to come !
The Private Mate Office.— lts lUegalily.
The Baltimore American of Tuesday last
says : —We mentioned yesterday that a suit
was going on in the United States District
Court, against Mr. John C. Gilmour, Agent of
the “American Mail Letter Company” in this
city, for an infraction of the General Post Offi
ce Laws on the 6th of February last. The case
was closed yerlerday, the jury rendering a ver
dict against the defendant. The penalty for
each infraction of the laws is SSO. Two more
suits againslMr. G ilmour, of a similar character,
re now pending.
T’r The locofocos are still loudly complain
ing that they lost Maryland by a “rascally
Whig gerrymander.” It teas a leri ible “gerty
mander”--for it straddled the whole State !
Every county but three, gave a H7i(g majority
at the late election
OWe learn frpm the Providence Journal
that the trial of Thomas W. Dorr has been
fixed for the26th ol April, the earliest day at
which the engagements of the Supreme Court
of Rhode Island would allow the trial to come
on.
O*The Whigs ot Accomac district, Virginia,
have nominated Hill Carter, Esq., of Charles
city, as their candidate to fill the vacancy in Con
gress caused by the resignation of the Hon.
Henry A. Wise.
Judge Bayley is thelocofoco candidate.
Lunches in Mobile.—From the following
paragraph, which we find in the Mobile Ad
vertiser, it seems that the proprietors of the ho
tels and drinking establishments in that city,
have termed a most formidable combination
against Luaferism. This class of bipeds are
goner: lly very loud in their denunciations of I
bl<t against that of the Mobile hotel keepers they
can inveigh most feelingly. ‘
“ We are pleased to learn that all the tavern
keqpers and proprietors of the different drinking
establishments in the city, have come to the de
termination to set out no more lunches. It is
not because we prefer the encouragement of
dram diinking to that of taking wholesome food,
that we commend this measure; but for the
reason that it will have a tendency to abate the
evils of vagrancy and loaterism. It is estima
ted that at only three, of the most popular estab
lishments of this kind in the city, no less than
three hundred, persons get their entire living at
the snack tables—men too, who have no visible
means of support, and because they have it in
their power to gain a subsistence in this inglo
rious planner, without money or any other care
than simply looking out for a place where they
may lay their heads at night, are preying upon
the very vitals of the community. They con
tribute nothing to-the maintenance ot law or
order in society, nothing to the wealth or well
being ol the State, and are really incumbran
ces—absolute leeches upon the body politic.
Alter the adoption of this measure, perhaps
they may discox ei that a morsel of bread gain
ed by the sweat of the brow, rolling cotton bales
on the wharf, or using the spade or rake in the
garden, or some other honest occupation, will
taste fully as sweet as the high seasoned viands
they have been accustomed to get at these pub
lic tables, as a sort of bounty for habits of indo
lence and vagrancy.”
Wite shall have the Prize? —There was
once to be a meeting of the flowers, and the
judge was to award a prize to the one pronounced
the most beautiful. ‘ Who shall have the prize?’
said the rose, stalking forward in all the
consciousness of beauty. ‘ Who shall have the
prize?’said the other flowers, advancing, each
filled with conscious pride, and each imagining
that it would be herself, ‘ I will take a peep at
those beauties,’ thought the violet, as she lay in
her humble bed, not presuming to attend the
meeting—*l will see them as they pass;’ but, as
she raises her lowly head to peep out pt her
hiding place, she was observed by the judge,
who pronounced her the most beautiful because
the most modest.— Seletted.
The “ East Alabamian.”—We welcome
most cordially to the threalre of action, this
sterling Whig organ, the publication ot which
forashort lime has been suspended. The spirit
ed editor, J. J. Hooper, so favorably’ known as
the author of those graphical sketches by’ "a
chicken man of Alabama," in a brief but racy'
salutatory, thus humorously alludes to his tem
porary suspension of vitality:
For ourself we are pleased at the renewal of
our gossiping intercourse with our old readers;
and we trust both for our own and the Proprie-t
tor’s sake, that we shall make the acquaintance
ot many new ones. It is now onr interest to
extend ths circle of our friends as largely as
possible ; and, according to the custom of the
age, we ask no other voucher of respectability, ■
ihun money, or the ability’ to pay money. Jew I
or Gentile, Turk or Hindoo, Roman or Greek,
every* man is welcome to our heart (and paper)
if he be able to pay his subscription—respond in
“par funds!” To such we say “have at ye
all !”—we desirtf yrour friendship.
It is painful to recur to the circumstances of
our late melancholy decease—we speak, it will
be observed, as “ one risen from the dead” —
but there are some things that must not be left
unsaid. And among these, we must mention
apologetically, that our “exit from the scene of |
action” was so sudden and unexpected, (albeit
we knew our health was precarious,) astro allow
no oppoitunily’ of an anticipatory announce
ment of the fact. The grim king’s grasp was
upon us; every nerve was paralyzed; every
pulsation stopped; before we could, say “Jack
Robinson,” byway ot valedictory ! No time
for preparation! nor shrift! nor .parting.word!
In short, we “ popped off’the hooks,” (like a raw
Irishman with the yellow feyer, in three days.
of the attack,) unfor
given and (perhaps, that were better) uncou
fessed !
But though dead to all'external seeming, the
Alabamian retained some latent principle of
vitality which enabled us to note the tearful
silence of our friends, and to hear the malicious
and indecent remarks of our enemies, at our
burial. Heavens! what a complrte abrogation
of the rule nit de mortals &c. by these lattergen
tleinen ! Weyerily believe oiir corpse blushed
with vexation j* and we are quite certain that
our ears tingle to this moment, with some of I
these same post-obit compliments! 'But let all
that pass. We beat? no malice; we harbor no ,
resentments; and the meanest of all the snarl
ing curs that showed teeth at us when we were
cold, might venture now, into our amiable pre- i
sence, without danger ot being kicked.
But enough. We shall endeavor to retain (
the good opinion of our friends, by an honest,
manly and unflinching support of Whig prin- ’
ciples and Henrv Clay—and as for our enemies ‘
—we snap out- lingers at them! t
Cost of a. night’s entertainment.—A New
York correspondent of the Bay State Democrat
says—
“ The o.pera is at present altogether the most
attractive and fashionable resort in the city ;
anil is ,- x great place for the display of beauty,
brillia’.its, bouquets, face and while gloves. 11
a ge'atlernan invites a lady to accompany him
to a ball or the opera, he must submit to the fol
lowing tax, or be left liehind the custom: To
cash for bouquet, $5; bouquet holder, 85; pair
of gloves for the lady,.sl; do for himself $1 ;
carriage, 83; tickets,‘J; total 817! and all for
the dear delight of sitting two hours in the same
box with one, who, in nine cases out ot ten,
doesn’t sit by him at all.” ■
That is, we suppose, the lady stands up, with
her back to the stage, to sec who is in the house,
and to be— seen! But this is just as well as to
sit and look on: for not one in fifty who go to
the opera, understand a word of what is said by
the performers, or can appreciate the music.
But it is fashionable to attend the opeia. and
fmshionoble to applaud, when, others do so.
Married in spite of themselves !—The
Pittsburgh Chronicle makes mention of a mar
riage which took place at Lawrenceville, near
that city, a short time since, byway ot a joke,
but which turned out to be no jest, as the eere
m >ny was performed by an Aiderman, duly au
thorised by law to tie such knots but nottonnZic
them! The Chronicle adds:
“The part’ '* are respectable and wealthy,
aii.i ■>. Ki.iirwrer.~Tt wmsTire■
result, of a bankroll the part of the lady, which
ivauDminntlv ciminlipff with on the t,ai t of lire
young man, by his offering to go immediately
and have the ceremony performed. They went
to the Alderman, cormnuiV'ated to him their
business, and in ‘ less than no time’ he went
through the marriage ceremony; and declared
them 1 man and wife.’ But when the function
ary requested them to kneel down with him for
prayer, the parties hesitated, afid inquired of
him whether be had really lawfully married
them. To this he replied in the affirmative, and
they left his office much alarmed at what they
done, and which they intended for a joke.—
Whether they have agreed to live together, as
they should, we have not learned. It has been
the occasion, however, of some considerable
‘town talk’ for the last lew days.”
A touching incident.—A correspondent of
the N. York Evening Post, writing Irum
Washington, relates this touching incident at
the funeral of the dead of the Princeton :
.The most affecting incident that I observed
during the whole proceedings, occurred at the
vault, when the body of Commodore Kennon
was about to be deposited within its dreary reces
ses. Two little sons ol the deceased officer were
among those who followed him to the grave,
and the youngest, achild of eight or ten years ot
age, clung to the coffin, in the bitteQiess of his
anguish, until it was found necessary to with
hold him by force. To bis almost infantile
perception this was probably the first complete
realization of the irrevocable departure ot his
parent. Os the awful change of death he had an
instinctive but vague conception, but at this
moment rushed upon his young nind the first
conciousness of a parting that knows no return,
of a sleep that knows no waking, and the agony
of that moment was the terrific induction of
nis childish heart into the sorrows, the suffering
and the trials of life.
And so have ended, as far as the work! will
concern itself, the scenes of wo which followed
the dreadful accident of Wednesday. Let us
not desire to lift the veil that covers from the
common gaze the grief of those whom the pomp
of burial cannot comfort, whose wounded liearts
our sympathy cannot heal.
Protection, Commerce ani> Revenue.—
JPhere arrived at the port of New York from
Foreign ports in the month of February one
hundred awl twenty three vessels, of which 101
were American, 12 British, 5 Swedish, 7 Ger
man, and sos other nations; 34 of them Ships,
40 Brigs, 24 Barks, 34 Schooners and I Sloop
of War. The number ol packages of goods
deposited in the Public Stores for inspection
were
In 1843. In ISM.
! January 3,588 8,130
I'. bi nary 3,267 10,771
Total 6,855 18,901
The gross receipts ot Revenue from Customs
at this port were
In 1843. In 1844.
January §548,056 $1,876,615
February.... 492,216 2,169,110
T0ta1.... $1,040,272 $4,045,725
Or nearly quadruple in ’44 the amount in ’43.
Allowing that there is but an amount collected
in all the other ports equal to that received here
(and we think there is ifiore) the Receipts of
the Customs for the first two months of 1844 ex
ceed eight millions of dollars, being at the rate
of neai ly fifty millions per annum!
How the present tariff does destroy Commerce
and Revenue! —.V. Y. Tribune.
New Antiseptic.—lt is slated from Vienna
that the Abbe Baldaconni, of the Museum of
Natural History of that city, has composed a so
lution of sal ammoniac and corrosive sublimate,
which has the effect of giving to articles immers
ed in it the hardness of stone, without injury to
their natural color. Even the flesh of animals
thus treated acquires this hardness, and gives,
out, when struck, a metallic sound.
Possibly this may be the art possessed by the
late Signor Sigato, of Tuscany, mentioned bv
Dr. Mott, and'other tourists—a marvellous and
almost incredible process by which he could
petrify every animal substance, and had actual
ly made a mosaic-work centre table composed
of different pieces of various parts ofthe human
body—the liver, heart, lungs, &c. Siga'.o died
without divulging the chemical discovery, and
probably the German AS>e may have hit upon
the same process. Dr. Mott observes (speaking
otSigato)that “this extraordinary man must
have inherited the magic shield ot Perseus,
which, with the snaky tresses of the Gorgon
Medusa’s head, enabled him to convert every
thing he touches into stone.”
The Canada papers state that the labors
on the public works in that Province are going
on rapidly and with great spirit. The entire
chain ot works in which the Provincial govern
ment has engaged will involve them in a debt
of £3,000,000.
AUGUSTA, GA THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1844.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 16.
H. V. Johnson and the Centra!. Bank. —
By yesterday s mail we received the following
letter from H. V. Johnson, Esq. in vindication
ot himself against what he considers a “ per
sonal injustice,” in our remarks reviewing the
defence of his partner, the late Director ot the
Central Bank, which Mr. Johnson is pleased to
consider as “ equivalent to a charge, that there
was a private understanding bet ween Col. Bailey
and himself, different from that contained in
their written argreement.” We made no such
"charge;" and did not design that our language
should be so understood. We simply stated the
tacts as admitted by “ Col. Bailey," and not now
denied by Mr. Johnson, and drew what we be
lieved a well grounded inference from those facts
—an inference which, under all the circumstan
ces, we regarded, in the absence ot testimony to
the contrary, as fully justified by all the facts of
the transaction.
With Mr. Johnson we had nothing to do, ex
cept so far as he was connected with “that nice,
tittle game.” Our object was to review the official
conduct of the late director; which was alegiti
mate subject, particularly as his friends were
endeavoring to make political capital for him
and,themselvesoutofhis acts. Those acts and
that' expose brought Mr. Johnson prominently
on the stage, as the man who, by his own ad
missions, was to reapthe reward of the extraor
dinary conduct of the retiring director. That
t hat conduct was advised and’counselled by Mr.
Johnson, is quite probable ; at any rate, he so
far countenanced it as to give his assent to re
ceive the notes for suit—an assent which was
only withdrawn when the 11 game” was detected
by the Governor. How much less, then, Mr.
Johnson was culpable than his partner, Col.
Bailey, the public must determine. Mr. John
son was certainly an accessary, who well knew
the relation which Col. Bailey sustained to the
Bank —a connexion which he also knew must
certainly be dissolved within two days from the
period when the notes were to be placed in his
hands for suit.
That these gentlemen should wince under
this expose, was to be expected ;for it is a trans,
action which doesnot bearthe light—the less so
when it is reflected that the three principal ac
tors tn the drama, were those sincere lovers ot
the dear people, David J. Bailey ! H. V. John
son!! and Charles J. McDonald!!! We can
almost imagine that we see them now, shedding
their crocodile tears, at the very idea that so
many suits had to be commenced against the
debtors to the bank; but fearing that after the ex
piration of the succeeding two days, their share
of the spoils of office would be small, they. pffl-
IrioticiMy resolved to divide while they could.
Huzza lor the patriots !
Milledgeville, March 13.
Messrs. J. W. 4' W. S. Jones:
Gentlemen : The “ Tri-Weekly Chronicle &
Sentinel,” of yesterday, contains your editorial
strictures upoirthe replyof Col. D. J. Bailey,
to your animadversions of the 4th of January
last, upon his conduct as Director of the Ccntraj
Bank of Georgia. W ith this controversy, I have
nothing Butin your strictures, I find a
remark that does me personal injustice. In
cotnmentingon tire terms of agreement between
Col. Bailey and myself, you say
“Although it was a very proper agreement
when entered into, and may have been observed
in good faith by ‘Col. Bailey’ and ‘Col. John
son,’ during tire period of ‘Col. Bailey’s’ di
rectorship of said Bank, does any man, however
credulous or charitable he may be, believe that
‘Col. Bailey’ did not hope and expect to re
ceive a pan of the commissions for suing those
notes wtiich he was about to place in the hands
ot his partner, but two days before In's term of"
office expired I Doe . any uian believe, or affect
to believe, that there was not a positive under
standing to litis effect 1"
These remarks are equivalent to a charge,
that there was a private understanding between
Col. Bailey and myself, different from that con
tained in our written agreement. Knowing
positively that ijuch was not the case, and that
the charge is therefore unjust, allow me to as
sure you, and through yon, all who feel any in
terest in the subject, that, however clearly “ the
factsof the case” may, in youreslimation, “jus
’tify a strong and well grounded suspicion of its
existence,” there was no understanding, either
expressed or implied, to the effect, that Col.
Bailey should “ receive a part of the com
missions for suing those notes,” which he pro
posed to place in in.’ hands, “ but two days be
fore his term of office expi red.” The articles of
agreement, as quoied bj’ yourselves, express
what we both interned &o abide by. The agree
ment was entered Jitc. in perfect good faith,
has been adhered, to, with fidelity’, by us both,
sinae its execution—a nd if I had received the
notes for collection vhich he proposed to hand
over tome, the commissions thereon would,
most assuredly, have taken the direction pointed
out by’ said agreement.
By giving the above a place in your columns,
you will do me justice and oblige me much.
You_rs, respectfully,
• H. V. JOHNSON.
yVSomeof the candidates whom Mr. Van
Buren and his friends ha ve managed oMot the
line of the Presidential s accession, do not seem
to bear the manoeuvre wi h that Chesterfieldian
grace that was anticipate*!, notwithstanding the
forced, promise that was qxtorted from them, to
abide by the decision ot the packed Convention
which, for form’s sake, is to be called together
at Baltimore. Mr. Calhoun has “defined his
position”—which is, to have nothing to do with
the 9 unclean thing,” whatever his followers
may do : and the following extract from a let
ter written by Gen. Cass to Gen. Duff Green,
who had urged him not toabide by the decision
ol the Baltimore automatons, although not very
decided, yet betrays a lurking feeling of dissa
tisfaction, that is incompatible with a very cor
dial support, i i say the least, of the noimiaee of
that body. At all events, Mr. Van Buren’s
friends are not at ail pleased with the temper of
the note, and. charge the General with a desire
to back out from his promise to abide the deci
sion ofthe “ Ruckerized” Convention. We do
not expect this; but we hardly think the Ex-
Minister, or his particular friends, will take any
very extraordinary pains to ensure Van Baren’s
election. Things look squally in that quarter,
to say the least.
“ The parly leaders have determined on: Mr.
Van Buren, and they will run him at all haz
ards. I do not believe much in getting up a
third party. Experience has shown that a third
party cannot exist in our country; still I am off
at a distance, and know but little of what is go
ing on, whilst you are in the midst ot the move
ments and possessed of experience and capacity
which cannot well be deceived. I shall watt
the progress ot events w ith interest. An i.ater
est, however, which has little in it that is per
sonal, but which looks to the welfare of the par
ty, connected, as I believe, with the welfare of
the country.”
City of New York.—The Hon. Mohhis
Franklin has been nominated as the M r hig
Candidate for Mayor of this city. He is a gen
tleman ot fine talents, and great personal w orth
and popularity.
James Harper, Esq., it is now pretty gene
rally understood, will be the Native Republican
Candidate. He would prove altogether an. ex
cellent officer—prompt and energetic.
Ely Moore, it is reported, is lobe the jacobin
candidate; bus. from his administration, well
might the citizens <sf that place exclaim—“ Good
Lord deliver us!”
The election conies off on the second Tues,
day of next month. We shall look tor the re
sult with some interest.
Liberality.—The “Republic” states that
Captain Stockfon has made a present of $10,060
to the widow of the late Sec’y Gilmer; and that
he has undertaken the education of the two sons
«f Com. Kennoß, at his ewn expease.
Bnaw. Tell u«, Casca, what hath chanced today,
that Caesar looks so sad'.'
Caeca. Why, there was a crown him : and
hein" offered him. he put it by with the back ol hie
hand, thus: and then the people jell aruWting.
Brutus. What was the second noise
Citscit. Why, for that too.
Cassias. They shouted thrice : ivhtit was the last cry
for 1
Ctisru. Why. for that too ,
Brutus. Was the crown offered hnn thrice ?
C sea. Ay, marry, was’t, and he n by thrice,
everytime gentler than the other ; putting
by mine honest neighbors shouted. s*.'
Cassius. Who offered him the crown
( ..sea. Why Antony.
Brutus. Teil us the manner of it. gentle Casca.
Casca. It was mere foolery. I saw Mari? Antony of
fer him a crown, and as I told y ou » P®*/ 1 by once,
but for ail that, to my thinking, he would fain have
had it. Then he offeredit again, then he put it by
again, but to my thinking, be was very lr*Mh to lay his
lingers of! it. And then he offered H lift third lime,
he put it by the third time.
For the performance Qt a of
political sleight-of-band —one that would cause
the bumpkins to straighten themselves up, rub
their eyes, and wonder whether it really was
their own dear selves, or some olherjbipeds, that
were looking on—commend us to Ute sweet lit
tle professor of this species ol hocus pocus, who
is reposing at his ease on the banlrk of the Hud
son! Take him “ all in all,' as ma
nager, of the first water, “ we ne’er hope to look
upon his like again!” *
W\ien, professing to be satiated the offi
cial honors which had been hcapeq upon his
umi'iTZ/ng head, he hade adieu to tte .political
world, and hid himself at Lirde-’At:il!—and
while ‘.is inan of the Albany
so patiietically concerning ’
J'. ;)..- S rr. rrrt -In'-*--—■
the strifes and cares of office.” so
joyed the repose he had so long coveted,” and
counted as the happiest turn of his fortune that
which gave him, in the evening of his days, the
long-looked for opportunity for cultivating phi
losophy and turneps!<—well did Mr. Van Buren
calculate the success of the cunning game he
was playing. And well might he laugh in his
sleeve, when contemplating the consternation of
the human mice, whieii, eachfor himselt, fondly
hoped lor a glorious nibble at the presidential
cheese, when the “ mousing grimalkin” whom
they supposed to be hung up by the heels for
life, should drop into the midst of them—dissi
pating at once their hopes, if not their appetites,
for the coveted feast! A most shrewd and suc
cessful manager of petty politicians, indeed, is
the Sage of Lindenwold! Attdeven in his cun
ningly-devised pilgrimage amid his cabbage
heads and cauliflowers, we doubt not he caugfit
many a hint lor circumventing the political
blue-bottles— who, in landed security, were buz
zing about the country, and enjoying, in prospec
tive, a right merry gambol upon the capacious
windows of the presidential mansion—from the
sagacious spider, which, spreading its slimy
net from leaf to leaf, and terminating the whole
in a snug funnel-shaped retreat beneath some
convenient shelter, there, unobserved, and at its
ease, “ bided its time,” when, with unerring
certainty, it could rush upon and secure any
simple-minded moth, that might venture within
its toils! And the lime came, sure enough,
when the man-spider ol Kinderhook caught all
his rivals, of the radical species, iu his judi
ciously-spread net: and with what gusto docs
he, and bis life-guard of defaulters, enjoy the
teast which the simplicity of these political
greenhorns has afforded them !
Little, indeed, did Messrs. Calhonn, Cass
and Buchanan, dream of the true character of
the philosophy which this “ retired statesman,”
who br.rt “ enjoyed Hie privilege of office long
enough to gratifj' his utmost ambition'” studied
with such quiet salisfactimi in hisliterary bowers
beneath the shadows ol the Kaatskiils! It ne
ver entered into their innocent beads, that this
skilful weaver of political webs, while ostensi
bly engaged in the elucidation of some deep sci
entific problem, o-.-ln cnlc.-lntrng the j.'roduct of
a carrot-bed, was, iu reality, stretching forth his
.ad-. nnw Union, and spread
ing a net which, with all their tact and strength,
t hey could notbreak through. And yer, thus it
was! While they were sleeping, theschemer
was at work. The crown which he pretended
to reject, he was, in secret, plotting the more
surely to clasp, while they and their silly sup
porters, at his every pretended “puttingby” of
the bauble, shouted yet the mot e !
But will the cheated. shout in the train ofthe
cheater, now that the fraud is lain bare? Is
there no independence left amongst those who
have heietofore so loudly vaunted their freedom,
and gloried in being beyond the pale of undue ip
fluences I We shall see: and as we see, mete
out honor or contempt as the occasion shall re
quire.
Ohio. —The writer of the following, says the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, is one of the
best informed politicians of the State of Ohio,
and not disposed to be over sanguine:
“ Cleveland, Feb. 26.
“ I have been lor the last month at Columbus,
Cincinnati, &c., &c., and have made careful
examination as to political prospects, and 1 be
lieve we shall carry our ticket by not less than
20,000 majority as things now look, and 1 should
not be frightened if it should go up to 40,000.
“ I consider the Loco Foco party here as in
process of dissolution, and their arms will be
turned more upon each other than upon us."
Ohio Banking.—The lower’house of the
Ohio Legislature have passed a bill to author
ise the issuing of bank bills upon a deposited
State stocks, as security, with the State treas
urer—but it was expected that the anti-bank
Senate would kill it.
“The People’s Rights.”—The city of New
York seems to be the prolific hotbed, whence
springs tip all manner of strange, wild, and
ultra-radical propositions, and undertakings,
whether m religion, morality, politics, the
science of government, or the social polity. Re
cently a new paper has been started there, under
the t.lie which heads this article, the object of
win j ■ ■>?ms to be, to argue the extreme doc-
I'Tine''l l::.’ right of the people to,an equal dis
ti ibulion ol all land !■
i > j :'-ie:.cetothis ultra agrarian proposition,
the U.,8. Gazette • very justly reasons as fol
lows :
“ The worthy advocates of this doctrine do
not begin at the beginning of the principle.—
Why not first contend for an equal distribution
of talents, industry, fortitude and perseverance,
and economy among all men? Why not take
Heaven to task at once for making one man a
helpless cripple and another a Hercules; one
an idiot and another a Homer; one a Herod
and another a Howard? Why charge society
or its institutions with disparities which exist
by the eternal laws of Providence in the very
nature of the human race ? The world is al
ways afflicted with the vagaries of fools, who,
aiming to be,philosophers and teachers, manage
to lead greater fools astray.”
New tariff project.—The National Intelli
gencer speaks as follows in reference to the bill
introduced in the House of Representatives, ty
Gen. McKay, to modify the Tariff—an abstract
of which we published a few days since:
“Wc have taken occasion more than once
since the beginning of this Session of Congress
to express the opinion that the existing Tariff
would undergo no modification during the pre
sent session. The report of this amendatory
bill in the House of Representatives does not
in the least weaken that opinion. The benefits
ofthe existing Tariff law, both to the revenue
and the countiy—though all the arteries and
ramifications of its business and industry are
too wide spread, and too obvious to every sec
tion of the Union, to admit any probability that
it will be seriously disturbed, so long as results
so beneficient continue to flow from it.
“ The wisdom ot repealing or essentially re
ducing the Tariff, under present circumstances
would be about equal to that of the farmer who
would set fire to his well-filled bam to escape
the danger of a surfeit of prosperity. We do
not believe, therefore, that those who propose
this bill expect it to pass. For our own part,
we regard its introduction as a measure of pro
pitiation of the Southern part ofthe ‘ Democra
cy ;’ but we very much doubt whether a ma
jority even of the House ot Representatives
will'go so far to propitiate their political friends
as to pass this bill.”
Duel.— We learn that a duel took place on
Saturday morning, near Hamburg, on theS. C.
side, between John Cunningham and Samuel
McGowan, Esqrs., both of Abbeville C. H.
Thej’ fought with riflesat thirty paces—the lat
ter was wounded in the head, (though not con
sidered mortal,) at the first fire, w hen the affair
terminated.
The Princeton.—The Madisonian contains
the official repoit of the Commission appointed
to inquire into “ the conduct of Captain Robert
F. Stockton and officers, in relation to the ex
periments and proofs which preceded the con
struction, and the proof aud subsequent explo
sion of one oflhe great guns of the Princeton.”
The report is ol very little interest, bnt from
it we gather the facts, that iu determining upon
the construction of the large guns for the
Princeton, Capt. Stockton did notact altogether
upon his own judgment, but that he advised
with “ three gentlemen, possessing, from their
scientific acquirements and practical experi
ence on such subjects, very superior qualifica
tions in questions of this character, and whose
opinions were entitled to high respect.” The
result of these consultations was the ordering of
a gun from the Mersey works in England.
After the receipt ofthis gun, it was proved in
the propet manner, but when proceeding to mount
it, a crack was discovered —when bands were
:ut around it, and anew trial had—when “ the
itmvictfon (tpcarSre minds
of all connected with these trials, that, in gen
eral the "anticipations of Capt. S. were perfectly’
realised; and, secondly, that if a gun of this
construction should yield to the force oflhe tri
al, it would be by a.simple opening, and not.
as in cast iron, a violent disruption and scatter
ing of the fragments.”
These experiments with the English gun be
ing satisfactory, Capt. Stockton was induced
forthwith to order the construction of a similar
gun—the one which exploded—to be made of
Ametican iron, which is generally deemed to
be superior to the English, with achambersim
ilar to the other, but with an additional thickness
o! twelve inches at the breech.
The gun having been finished, Col. Bomlbrd,
of the Ordnance Department, was applied to, to
suggest the proper tests to which it should be
subjected—and then the cannon was put to se
verer proofs than those suggested by that expe
rienced officer.
Under all the circumstances, therefore, tfiat
have come to their knowledge, the Court come
to “ a distinct and confident opinion, that in
originally forming the plan for the construction
of large guns, Capt. Stockton proceeded on w ell
established practical tacts; that in coming to a
decision upon the feasibility of the contempla
ted project, he did not rely upon his own theo
retical opinions, but resorted to men of science
and practical skill for advice, and that he was
fully sustained by their judgment in every par
ticular; that a series of experiments and tri
als with the two guns fully sustained the deduc
tions oflhe gentlemen whose advice was sought,
and justified the most assured confidenee in the
durability and efficiency of the gun.”
The Court state that it was conclusively pro
ven, that “in the mode of loading and firing on
every’ occasion, and emphatically that which
was followed by the explosion, every care ami
attention which prudence and professional ca
pacity could dictate, was observed”—and that
“no shadow ol censure, in this respect, can be
attached to any officer of the Princeton.”
No opinion is given as to the quality ol the
metal used for the gun, or as to the sufficiency of
the workmanship—these matters, as we inter
from the report, not being..included in tbe stopa,
[of the investigation lor which the Court was
constituted.
Then and Now.—The difference between,
these two words, taken in reference to the polit
ical life of Senator Buchanan, of Pennsylvania
—an acknowledged leader, and expounder of
the principles, ot modern democrats— is very stri
king. At one time, this shining light in the ja
cobin camp, wrote as follows, and meaning
doubtless, what he said:
“ 111 thought 1 had a single drop ol deniocrat
ic blood in my veins, 1 would let it out!”
Pretty explicit this ! and it the principles ol
politicians were as unchangable as the laws of
the Medes, there would be little trouble in satis
fying even the most skeptical as to the true po
sition of this democratic leader! But we have
it from good authority, that “democracy” is a
progressive and not a fixed principle; and if this
is the case, it follows that federalism, also, must
be locomotive : and further, it having been set
tled, by the same authority, that tbe democracy
of twenty-five years ago is federalism now—so
the Jederalismot that day must, as a natural con
sequence, be democracy of these latter days.
This being conceded, we can readily’ conceive
the propriety of Mr. Buchanan’s addressing his
democratic brethren as follows:
“ Let every democrat nerve his arm for the de
cisive battle. This is no time for civil war
among ourselves, when the enemy, with untir
ing zeal and vast means, is preparing to storm
the very citadel of democracy !”
A very pretty rescript Horn this pure democrat,
“dyed in the wool!” We hope, therefore, that
hisnery democratic brethren, will, by all manner
of means, prepare themselves lor the battle he
warns them of, and be ready, at the proper
time, to defend that “citadel of democracy”—
tb wit, Ute nomination of Mr. Van Buren! —
which is in such imminent dangerof being
“ stormed” by the Whigs!
53fThe Massachusetts House of Representa
tives have passed a bill to get rid ol the foolish
provision in their election law, which requires
a majority vote to elect members ol Congress.
The .Senate will doubtless concur in the pass
age ofthe bill.
Nominations.—The President, on the 13lh
instant, nominated Chancellor Walwohtu, of
New York, to be Judge of the Supreme Court of
the U. States, in place of Judge Thompson, de
ceased ; and a much more unfit selection, we say
distinctly, could not well have been made.
John Y. Mason, of Va., was at the same
time nominated as Secretary of the Navy, in
place ofthe late Mr. Gilmer. These nominations
were refeiredin Executive session to the proper
Committees to report upon.
Large Fire at Newark, N. J.—A fire oc
curred at the above place on the morning of the
12th inst., which destroyed the U. S. Hotel, on
Broad street, and several framebuildings on each
side of it. The amount of the loss is estimated
at 830,000. There was insurance to the amount
of some SIB,OOO on the property destroyed.
53” The returns from the local elections in the
Western part of the State of New York still
wear the same bright Whig aspect that has here
tofore characterized the political transactions in
hat “ essentially democratic” section of the State
—tonsea favorite expression of Mr. Van Bu
ren’s “Albany Argus.”
The Great West.—The Detroit correspon
dent of the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
writes, that statistics, made up by produce
commission merchants, from their personal
observation, demonstrate beyond the possibility
of error, that the spring shipments from Lake
Erie, will, in wheat and Flour, —exceed one mil"
lion of barrels of Flour being equivalent to
nearly five millions of bushels of wheat.
Illinois.—Our Whig friends in this State
are beginning to move in earnest in reference to
the next Presidential election. A call appeared
in a late Galena paper, signed by six hundred
and twenty-four citizens, for a meeting ot the
Whigs of Joe Davies county, to make prepara
ions for a vigorous prosecution of the contest.
March 21, 1844
For the Chronicle <(• Sentinel.
Clay Club of Scrlyeii.
Ajrortionof the friends oi Henry Clay, in
Scriveu, met al Simmons’House, on the 12th
inst., for the purpose of organizing a Club, to
aid the cause of political freedom and Whig
principles, and to help raise*to jiower, the States
man oflhe West— the Farmer of Ashland : when
John Morgan, Esq., was called to the Chair,
and G. F. Simmons appointed Secretary. .
Ccyler W. Young, Esq., then addressed the
meeting in a brief and eloquent speech, in the
course of which he to’ok occasion to say, that
he felt exceedingly rejoiced to announce to his
brother Whigs of Scriven, that the gallant aud
patriotic State of South Carolina, from which
he had just returned, had finally broken the
shackles ol Van Burenism, and had erected the
glorious Whig banner in the ancient and pa
triotic city of Charleston. Mr. Young said he
had no doubt that that little and chivalrous State
would be found rallying under the Clay flag at
the coming Presidential election. After conclu
ding his remarks, which met with great applause,
Mr. Young offered the following preamble, and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed :
Whereas, the Whigs of Scriven, always uni
ted, but more united now than they ever have
been heretofore, on the principles of the Consti
tution, tearing nothing but Van Burenism and
modem Democracy, loving tharily, and all men
Regardless of party, and desirot’s so •
elect Henrv Clay Presid^^pb ? “S*der to save
the country from and Loco
focoism, have assembled together on a short pre
vious notice for the purpose ot forming a Clay
Club, to help to raise to power, him who will
not deceive them in the trying honor of political
peril and temptation. Measures and men is their
motto : Clay is the man of their choice; Clay,
the son of old Virginia and .mill boy of the
Slashes; Clay of the West; Clay of Ken
tucky; Clat, the poor man’s friend and the
peoples’ friend; Clay, the friend of freedom
and the Constitution. .
And the Whigs of Scriven—animated by
a high and cheering hope of future triumph—
still firm and true to the feelings and sentiments
that kept alive in the bosoms of their Whig an
cestors of the revolution, the undying spirit
of patriotism—are determined to battle man
fully in the political course in which they are
at present enlisted, with the same persevering
zeal and courage that actuated their Whig pro
genitors in their resistance to British aggression.
They confidently believe that Providence will
aid and support a righteous cause, and that
Clay, the great, the good, and the wise, must
and will be elected. To them, the intelligence
from every quarter of the U nion is highly grati
fying. More than two-thirds of the States will,
they believe, vote tor their candidate. And a
mong these they are especially proud and re
joiced to incl ude the glorious little State of South
Carolina—the soil of the Middletons and Rut
ledges, and the cradle of a Preston and a Peti
gru.
And finally, the Whigs of Scriven feel every
assurance and certainty, that Hemi' Clay will
be the nevt chosen agent of whose
duty it will be to cleanse the augean now
so full of hocofoco error and
* Be it resolved, That we will form ourselves
into a Clay Club, to continue till Henry Clay
shall hate been duly elected.
Resolved, That a general meeting of the
W higs, for the purpose of adopting necessary
rules and regulations lor the future government
ot the Club, be called, to convene at Miles
Hunter’s mills, on next Saturday, the 16lh in
stant.
Resolved, That a subscription be opened to
the. Whigs of Scriven for two hundred copies
m U»c Whig Banner and Savannah liepublican,
which subreription to continue till the Presiden
tial election.
Resolved, That a Committee of twelve be ap
pointed to aid in assembling a convention of
ratification on next Saturday, the 16th instant,
at Miles Hunter’s Mills.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
and transmitted to the Savannah Republican and!
the Augusta Chronicle if. Sentinel, for publica
tion.
On motion, the meeting adjourn ed till Satur
day next, U'o’clock.
JOHN MORGAN, Chairman.
G. F. Simmons, Secretary.
A learned legislator!—The locolocjs of
Massachusetts rejoice in a Senator from the
county of Bristol, of the name of Gardner, and
withal an “M.. D.”‘and chairman of the com
mittee on education! who astonishes the learn
ed Senate ot that State, on all suitable occa
sions, .by very unique exhibitions of his great
knowledge. A short time since he set that
grave body in a roar of laughter., by inform
ing them that Louis Phillippe was a son of
Napolebn'Bonaparte! And the Boiston Courier
thus notices a more recent person nance of the
erudite legislator:
“In the course ofthedebate upon theagricul
tural resolutions which he had intt oduced, the
subject ofthe duty upon imported soft soap was
brought into notice, and Dr. Gardner stated that
the duty on this article was fifty cen ts per pound-
He was corrected by several senators, and a
mong others by Mr. Livermore, of Middlesex,
who stated that the duty on the article was fifty
cents a barrel. Dr. Gardner was highly in
censed at this contradiction, and. appealed to
the tariffitself, from which he quoted the pro
vision establishing the duty on soft soap at fifty'
cents per barrel. ‘ Now,’ said the Doctor, ‘if
bbl. does not mean pound, I will thank some
gentleman to tell me what it does meant’ A
general roar from all parts ofthe board was the
response to this inquiry, under cover of which
the head of the committee on education sat
down, without insisting on the information he
had requested.
New Publications.—We have received, by
the hand of Mr. S. A. Holmes, copies of the
following publications from the press of Messrs.
Harper & Brothers:
Gibbon’s Home— Nos. 5 and 6.
McCulloch’s Gazetteer— No. 10.
The Unloved One— by Mrs. Hoffland.
The Heretic— translated from the Russian., by
Thomas B. Shaw, B. A.
Ot the two first of these works, it is unneces
sary to speak, save to say that they present the
same beautiful appearance, as to paper and i ty
pography, of the previous parts of the same
works.
We have had leisure merely to run over a few
pages of the two last named publications; but
find them very readable and interesting .
To Mr. H. we are also indebted for a copy of
the Pilgrim’s Legacy (“ A Church v without a
Bishop—a State without a King,”) set to music.
Statuary.—Among t'ne statuary brought
home in the Delaware 74, is agroupe represent
ing the landing of Columbus in the N ,ew World,
from the chisel ot Mr. Pcrsico. T he Norfolk
Herald say's the “ figure ofthe disc overer, with
another of an Indian woman, who ee steps are
arrested by curiosity, and in whose .face are de
picted tumidity and wonder, are ini jnilable, and
it will form the most distinguishei I ornament of
the capitol.”
Mr. P. has been engaged six ye, in the exe
cution of this work of art.
O"The number of new steamboats bro fS- il
out at Cincinnati, Ohio, during- the months
January and February last, is. nine ; the toi v
nage is 2,403 tons, and the cost,, 8146,500. The
tonnage of the smallest boat is 58 tons, that of
the largest, 740 ions. Two ofthe boats are in
tended for the trade between St. Lottis and Neu-
Orleans, and are spoken of as very stout ves
sels. t
During the same period last year, only five
boats were brought out at the same city.
yv A young girl, named Eliza Ann Cush
man, employed on one ofthe Power Presses in
the office ot the Boston Transcript, met with a
painful accident on Wednesday. After pointing
the sheet she held her hand on it too long, and it
was. shockingly lacerated. A voluntary' sub
scription was instantly made up by the hands in
the office, to tbs amount of nearly SSO. for her
relict.
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Corrcspondeiw. of the Baltimore American.
Washington, March 11.
SENATE.
The Senate Chamber this morning looked
the worse tor the battering ol the Artillery in the
yard. There were as many port holes as
in a fortress, and a March breeze came in like
a rush. There was good reason tor a retreat,
and after a very little business the Senate ad
journed, much to the disappointment of a great
many ladies and others who had assembled to
hear the continuance of the debate upon the
Oregon Resolutions.
[The following will explain the above para
graph:
The Flying Artillery of Major Ringgold a
mused a large body of persons this morning on
the East front of the Capitol by their remarkable
evolutions. The Company charmed all eyes
by their military appearance.
The first firing' made sad havoc with the
window glass in the Capitol, and particularly
upon the side where the cannon was fired. All
the glass of the Supreme Court room was
knocked into pi while the Court was in ses
sion.
Many of the Senate committee rooms fared
as badly, and nearly all the glass of the Senate
Chamber.
The damage done is several hundred dol
lars; the glass being of the most costly kind
and size.]
Mr. Baj’ard, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a bill in relation to the memo
rial of the widow ot Com. Porter asking tor a
Pension.
Mr. Porter ot Mi. reported a Bill providing
for the making ot a Canal around the Falls of
St. Mary. *
Anew draftrof wind was the signal (pl an
adjournment.
Mr. Buchanan was anxious to continue the
debate and make his speech upon tire Oregon,
but it wasrfoo uncomfortable to sit and hear, if
not to speak.
The adjournment was carried.
HOUSE.
The Rhode Island Question was resumed
this morning. Mr. Cranston of Rhode Island
was permitted to explain on leave certain re
marks made by him on Friday and Saturday,
and to reply to one or two accusations of Mr.
Rathbun, of N. Y., prejudicial to himself and
to the Slate he represented. This subject dis
posed of,
The orders of the day were the reception of
Resolutions.
Mr. Cobb, of Geo., offered a Resolution that
the daily hour of meeting be 11 o’clockuntil oth
erwise ordered.
The Speaker stated the order ot Saturday was
for this day only.
The Previous Question was seconded upon
the Resolution—ayes 69, noes 38. No quorum
voted.
A second vote was taken upon the second,
and the ayes were 79, noes 51—a quorum vot
ing.
The main question was then ordered, and the
Resolution seconded —ayes 127, noes 23.
Mr. Black ot Georgia offered the following
Resolution:
Resohved, That Congress has no constitu
tional power to abolish Slavery in the Territo
ries, or in the District ot Columbia, or to re
ceive any memorial which prays for the ac
complish! nent of that purpose, either directly or
indirectly.. Mr. Black moved the Previous
Question upon this Resolution.
Mr: Cairo Johnson moved to lay it upon the
table.
Mr. Adams demanded ot the Speaker to in
form the House whether the Resolution did
not fall within the provisions ot the 21st Rule.
The Speaker after a moment’s reflection de
cided that it did not come within the rule.
Mr. Johnson withdrew his motion to lay up
on the table, and immediately it was renewed
by some other me mber, and the yeas and nays
demanded by Mr. Black. The vote was ayes
96, noes 61.
This vote was of a very mixed character.
Mr. Davis of Ky. proposed a Joint Resolu
tion to the effect that the State Legislatures be
recommended to amend the Constitution so that
the Legislatures be required to District the
Slates, and that they shall conform to the ratio
of representation agreed upon by Congress.
Objected to and laid upon the table.
Mr. Boyd of Ky. moved that 20,000 extra
■copies oflhe lieport, and Bill of the Committee
on Ways and Means on the Tariff, be printed
lor the use of the House. Anticipating objec
tions, or a motion to print the report of the mi
nority, Mr. Boyd moved the Previous Question
which cut off any amendment. The Previous
Question was seconded, 87" to 45.
The Resolution was then adopted—Ayes 109,
noes 51.
Mr. Schenck of Ohio offered a Resolution
calling upon the President of the United States,
it not incompatible with the public interest, to
inform the House whether Duff Green at any
time for two years past has been employed
abroad at the public expense, and if so in what
service, and at what expense to the Government
when paid, &c.
Objections were made to the Resolution.
Mr. Schenck moved to suspend the Rules to
receive it.
Mr. Kennedy of Md. called lor the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. The vote was 86
ayes to 75 noes, (two thirds being necessary.)
’ The Tariff Again.—Mr. Tilden of Ohio
moved a resolution proposing that as many
copies of the Minority Report upon the Tariff
be printed as of the Majority Report, and that
the two Reports be printed and circulated to
gether. Objections were heard from the “ Demo
crat” members.
The Previous Question was moved; but the
majority being about to vote it down without a
recorded vote, as the yeas and nays cannot be
called upon the second to a Previous Question,
Mr. Fisk of New York moved to lay the Re
solution upon the table, and called for the yeas
and nays which were ordered. By this means
the majority were compelled to show their hands,
and voted i‘o lay the Resolution upon the table,
yeas 93, nays, 70.
Mr. Giddings ot Ohio moved the following
proviso to the 21st Rule.
Provided that nothing in this Rule shall be
construed to extend to any petition, memorial,
resolution or other paper, seeking the repeal of
any existing act ot Congress.
Mr. G. moved the Previous Question. The
House refused to seoond, ayes 44 noes 77, (not
a second) and the Resolution under the Rule
lies over.
The Tariff Again.—A Resolution was of
fered by Mr. Moo re of Ohio that the House
would proceed on the 21st day of the present
month to discuss the Tariff Bill reported from
the Committee of Ways and Means, and con
tinue to act upon the same from day to day un
til disposed of. The Previous Question was
moved,
Mr. Weller moved to lay the Resolution upon
the table, and withdrew the motion after the
yeas and nays had been ordered.
The motion was renewed by Mr. Broadhead
of Pa. and the yeas and nays ordered. The vote
was ayes 86, noes 90.
The Resolution was not laid upon the table.
The question returned upon the second to the
uciriand lor the Previous Question. The House
sed the second, ayes 73 noes 75.
Mr. Black moved to amend the resolution by
a proposition that the bill should not be taken
out o-i Committee before the fourth Monday in
May, (the time when the Van Buren Conven
tion meets at Baltimore.)
A scene of contusion followed, in the midst
of whi ch the House adjourned by a vote oI 81
to 72, at a quarter before 4 o’clock.
Washington, March 12.
IN SENATE.
Orc"on dlcsolulions. — The Senate being full
and a little impatience being manifested to pro
ceed to the orders of the day, the Resolutions
were taken up and read proposing to putan end
to the article of the treaty of 1818 which provides
for the Joint Occupation ofthe Oregon.
Mr. Buchanan addressed the Senate for the
remainder of the session in a very earnest speech.
The whole question was considered, and gen
erally with great intelligence and fairness He
said that no man could desire more than him
self to see an end put to this question, but he
was satisfied from the course taken here (if the
opposition to the Resolution was sustained) that
it would result in delay and in protracting the
evils which had grown out of delay, and which
would increase the present embarrassments in
relation to this territory between the United
States and Great Britain.
It was true as has been said that our people
were pouring into the Oregon, but they were
"Oin’ there without law or Government to pro
tect them. Laws and Government must follow
1 their march or 4hey must be a people without
law or government. Between these settlers,
too and die Hudson’s Bay Company there must
inevitably be a collision, and there would come
an end to peaceful emigration. In regard to
he form of the Resolution before the Senate it
1 >uld be amended if it required alteration. The
cc ’istance of it he was in favor 01.
q ’he title of this Government to the Oregon
, .) >ould not now discuss, not being important
1 .Up subject under consideration, but he would
our claim if no one else did, when the
Rill UP which hail been reported toeslab
-1 vernment for the people of the Oregon.
*p, present a claim of evidence toourright
m hete ™torv between 42-ands4“ 10' which
he defied an Y ea'ndid man anv where ,0 in “Y
--™«t ion tor the Senate now to consider
whether <> ,lr Govelnment ought to Ve the
was whether ,j ate( j j n
wwa * ix * eulh * pa “ ut the P** l * lo '
VOL. VIII.—NO. 12
check this controversy we ought to give this
notice and at the earliest day. We ou«ht to do
this, because, as the controversy now remamed
the advantage was altogether upon the »!de ot
England. She had all that she desired now, and
of course was anxious to keep things as tney
are. • ~
Mr. Buchanan did not donbt if we could
penetrate the Cabinet we should find the new
British Minister more anxious to create delay
upon this subject than to have it promptly set
tled. He had great respect tor Mr. Packenham,
the new Minister, and he was not saying, he
thought, more than was warranted when Ire
said he was anxious for delay. His life for it if
the Resolutions iiefore the Senate were laid
ujxin the table there would be no treaty.
Mr. Bnchanan then traced the Diplomatic
action of the two Governments upon the subject.
In 1818, 1824 and 1827 the U. States had propo
sed the 49° as the line, but Great Britain had
refused to accept the terms proposed. In 1827,
fortunately for us, our Minister at London was
instructed to say that we did not hold ourselves
hereafter to be bound by this proposition to set
tle the question. Our Protest was on file, and
we, therefore, could with all propriety present
our old and our just claim. ......
Mr. Crittenden of'Ky. followed Mr. B. tor
the purpose ol showing that it was inexpedient
to consider this subject at this lime, and lor the
reason, that it was about to become, if it had not
already the subject of a special negotiation.
Mr. Buchanan spoke in rejoinder until the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met this morning at 11 A. M.
without more than fifty members in their seats.
The Speaker announced the first business in
order this morning to the Rhode Island Resolu
tions.
Mr. Potter ofll. I. was entitled to the floor,
and addressed the House at length, but in a tone
of voice so low that it was impossible to hear
what he said Mr. Potter is a very sensible
man and no doubt made a very good speech,
but no one could hear h.m out of the range of
his arm’s length. - „
Ths floor was then given to Mr. Kennedy o<
Ind., and the subject passed from the House for
the day. .
The following 'Executive communications
were received and laid berore the House:
From the Secretary of State in relation to the
growth, cultivation and trade ol Tobacco.,
From the Secretary of the Navy in relation to
the number and pay ol officers of the Navy.
In relation to the irregularity of the mails be
tween Baltimore and New Orleans.
The Military Academy.— The House on mo
tion ot Mr. McKay of N. C. went into Com
mittee on the Whole on the state of the Union.
The pending motion was the proposed amend
ment ot Mr. Hall of N. H. to abolish the West
Point Academy, and to appropriate money
granted to the instruction ol the volunteer Mili
tia of the several States.
Mr. Hunt of N. Y. addressed the House at
length against the amendment and in answer to
the radical opinions of the proposer in iu da
fence. The continued existence of the Acade
my was defended with great earnestness.
Mr. Seymour ofConn. continued the discus
sion in a speech against the longer continuance
ot the Academy, and very hostile to the estab
lishment of the Academy and every thing con
nected with it.
Mr. Hungerford ot N. Y. opposed the Acad
emy very briefly.
Mr. J. C. Ingersoll continued the debate in
reply and in defence of the Academy, and with
out any final action, the Commifee rose and re
ported and the House adjourned.
Washington, March 13, 1844.
SENATE.
Mr. Evans, from the Committee of Finance,
reported the bill from the House of Representa
tives for the support ot the Indian Department
for the fiscal year of 1844 and ’45, and for putting
treaty stipulations into execution. The bill
was explained and its passage advocated by the
Chairman of the Comiiiittee ( and after being
read twice as in Committee of the Whole it was
reported to the Senate and passed.
During the day, among the memorials pre
sented was one from Western Pennsylvania, by
Mr. Buchanan, asking Congress so to amend
tbe Constitution that the supremacy of God may
be acknowledged.
Mr. Bagby desired that the motion to receive
this petition should be laid upon the table.
Mr. Buchanan hoped not as there was nothing
objectionable in tire petition. There were in
his State a class of persons who called them
selves Covenanters, who would neither vote nor
take any part in the Civil affairs of the Govern
ment because this supremacy was not acknow
’edged. They were Christians and desired that
the God ot Nature and Revelation should be ac
knowledged as the God of the People.
The memorial was laid upon the table.
The Oregon Resolution was postponed until
tomorrow, and the Senate adjourned at an early
hour.
HOUSE.
The House met this morning with less than
Ibrty members within the bar.
Mr. Saunders reported a bill from the Sen
ate in relation to the sureties of Samuel Bwart
wout.
The bill reported by Mr. Saunders amends the
bill of the Senate and discharges one of the sure
ties, or more, or all with theauthority of the Sec
retary of the Treasury.
A Bill was also reported from the Naval
Committee, limiting the number of naval offi
cers in the service, and regulating the comple
ment of the crews, reducing extra compensa
tions and looking to the economy ot the whole
service.
Mr. Kennedy of Indiana addressed the House
lor his hour upon the resolutions to grant pow
er to send for persons and papers in Rhode Is
land to investigate the Rhode Island rebellion.
The floor was given to Mr. Smith of Indiana,
upon whose n olion the subject was postponed
until tomorrow.
Mr. Dromgoole of Va. reported a bill to re
peal the sections ofthe Ael of July, 1842, now
in force, and providing for the distribution of
the proceeds from the sales ol public lands. Mr.
D. asked that the bill might be put upon its en
grossment.
Mr. Vinton of Ohio said the bill was very
important, and moved its reference to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr. Paine of Ala. saw no occasion for refer
ence now that the Committee of Ways ynd
Means had acted upon it.
Mr. Barnard of N. Y. said the motion was
most extraordinary. It was proposed to pass
the bill without a word of explanation in its de
fence. He trusted the House would consider
the bill and not pass it without a debate.
Mr. Dromgoole said the act was well under
stood in and out ot the House. The distribu
‘ion policy was well known. It was a favorite
principle of the last Congress. His bill propos
ed the repeal of the distribution principle only.
It did not touch the pre-emption principle or the
specific appropriations of public land to the
new States. Members understood this subject
and there was no occasion for debate.
Mr. Harden of Illinois regarded the subject
as one ol great importance, and it wis impor
tant in connection with the Tariff bill which
had been reported. The House might as well
pass that bill thus hurriedly as this before the
House at this time. The subject demanded
grave consideration, but if the majority were
determined to pass the bill they would do it.
Mr. Bower of Mo. contended that there was
a useless consumption of time by debate in this
House upon all subjects. He was for action
instead of deliberation, and to show that he was .
in earnest moved the Previous Question but
immediately withdrew it to enable.
Mr. McClelland, of Illinois, to answer his
colleague (Mr. Hardin). He, too, contended
there was no necessity for debate, and proceeded
with a long argument against the policy ot
distributingthe public lands, closing his remarks
with a motion for the Previous Question,
which was seconded, ayes 76, noes 68.
Mr. Carroll of N. Y. moved to lay the bill
upon the table, and called for the yeas and nays.
The vote was a negative one. Ayes 64, noes
110.
The question returned upon ordering the
main question and upon this the vote was, ayes
105, noes 70.
The next question was the engrossment ot
the bill. Il was then ordered to be engrossed,
ayes 114, noes 63.
The next question was “ Shall the Bill pass?”
Mr. Barnard remonstrated against the hasty
action upon this Bill. But ten minutes ha
been given to its consideration.
Mr. Stewart said that but ten minutes had
been given to ti e discussion here, and the bill
had not been discussed at all by the Committee
of Ways and Means. Mr. S. protested against
the passage of the bill in such haste. He re
minded the House ofthe connection this subject
had with the Tariff', and particularly with the
Tariff Bill just reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means. The bill from the Ways
and Means Committee would not increase tne
revenues ofthe country, and the present tariff
would give the country a sufficient sum for the
payment of the public debt and tor the payment
ol all the expenditures of the Government, ac
cording to the estimates of revenue received lor
the two months past at New York, if received
in a corresponding scale from other ports. The
revenues of th * year would be but one-halt, it
the new bill passed. Mr. Stewart contended
tfiat the tariff bill reported last week leduced the
duties one-fourth, and in some cases one-ha)L
Mr. S. was frequently interrupted, and called
to order, but the Speaker decided in his favor,
and he went onto show the bad effects of the
proposed bill in eonnexiou with the one reporter