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[Sw« rar Extra of Friday maminy UtL]~
“ Crow, Chapman, crow!”
Why don't you crow V
MISCELLANY.
Margaret Araald.
We give this week an extract from
Mrs. Ellet's new work, 44 The women
of the Revolution,” assured that it will
interest those of our readers who have
not the volumes at command. Pre
suming that they are already familiar
with the history of many of the ladies
whose biographies Mrs. Ellei has given,
we have selected that of one whose
to think she ever ottered a word o
made a sign to deter him/'
Her instrumentality in the intercourse
carried on while the- iniquitous plan
was maturing, according to all proba
bility, was an unconscious one. Maj.
Andre, who had been intimate in her
father's family while General Howe
was in possession of Philadelphia, wrote
to her from N. York, in August, 1779,
to solicit her remembrance, and offering
his services in procuring supplies,
should she require any, in tue millinery
name fa., been wrongfully, we .re per! d-'par.ooeot, in which be .^playfully.
....a.a a u LT. nlbo Mischianza had
ABOLITION DEFEAT!!
GEORGIA. REDEEMED.
TEN THOUSAND CHEERS
FOB THE KEYSTONE OF THE SOOTH
•uaded, associated with treachery and | ,nc S ive “ hi t m ‘1‘“ *” d
unpatriotic sentiment,. It i. a pleasure "P*."* 0 ”- J h , e
. .* „ missive was sent—more than a year at-
Andre bad parted with the “fair
ted, and by one of her own «ei. Mr... ; ,,, f wh i e |, he p ro f css es snch
EUet ha. here di.played true, generon. ,. vel d _ anH lhc r singo)arUy „f
f. odr i C " r ; 1 " f r the latter itself, justified thesuspirions
the unhappy lile and lonely den 1. ofj H ^ • J , f j Uiaure
M ."-. Ar n U L ”° Ve °“ r ep ‘ i hy 'he Council of Pennsylvania-lhat
est sympa y. | - la n gr er Knf i ce th e detail of cap-
Tbe wife of Benedict Arnold was' wire, needles and gauze, covered a
Margaret Shippen, of Philadelplia.— 'meaning deep and dangerous. This
One of her ancestors, Edward Shippen,; view was taken by many writers of the
who was Mayor of the city in the be- day; but admitting that the letter was
ginning of the eighteenth century, suf- intended to convey a rayslerious mean-
fered severe persecotions from the zea-j jug, still it is not conclusive evidence
lots in authority at Boston, for his Qua-' of Mrs. Arnold's participation in the de-
kerism; bat successful in his business, sign or knowledge of the treason, the
at the age of forty-three. Little is
known of her after the blasting of the
bright promises of her youth by her
husband's crime, and a dreary obscuri
ty hangs over the close of her career;
but her relatives in Philadelphia cher
ish her memory with respect and affec
tion. • - -
Hannah, the sister of Arnold, whose
affection followed him through bis guil
ty career, possessed great excellence
of character; bill no particulars have
been obtained, by which full justice
could be done her. Mr. Sabine says:
That she was a true woman in the
highest possible sense, I do not enter
tain a doubt;”'and the same opinion of
her is expressed by Mr. Sparks.
▲ad GEORGIA is fern.
It is with inexpressible satisfaction
that we feel authorised by the com
plexion of the news received this
morning to congratulate the friends
of the Sonth, of whatever party, in
view of the signal triumph which the
PEOPLE of Georgia have achieved
over the office-holders, office-hunters
and honest but misguided men, fight*
ing under the black banner of the
“Northern man with Southern princi
ples,” Lewis Cass, the redoubtable
44 Hero of Hull’s surrender.”
Let our friends bear their triumph
with moderation. It is not well to
exult over a fallen foe—especially
when we believe that the mass of our
opponents, the 44 rank and file,” were
actuated by motives as patriotic as
our own; but tor those cormorants
of party, the office-holders and office
seekers, and those political buzzards,
who follow party that they may fatten
on the offal of tnecnrap,and who are
willing to barter the best interests of
their country for the public spoils, we
have no 44 bowels of compassion.”
The vole of Georgia is yet incom
plete, but sufficient gains have been
received to give the State to Taylor
by from 1500 to 2500 majority.
GLORIOUS NEWS.
THE COUNTRY SATE.
If the telegraphic intelligence re
ceived this morning can be depended
on, wc tnny safely announce that
ZACHARY TAYLOR
AND
MILLARD FILLMORE
have been elected President and V.
President of the United States!
The- * in iso and confusion” arc too
great to give particulars, bat from
the returns received, it appears that
the States of
IVevv York,
Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Delaware, Tennessee,
Maryland, N.Carolina,
Rhode Island, N. Jersey,
Connecticut, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, & Maine,
he amassed a large fortune, apd accor
ding to tradition, was distinguished for
44 being the biggest man, having the big
gest house andthe biggest carriage in
Philadelphia.'* His mansion called “the
governor's bouse,” 44 Shippen's great
bouse,” and 44 the famous house and orch
ard outside the town,” was built on an em
inence, the orchard overlooking the city
J fellow pines shaded the rear, a green
awn extended in front, and the view
was unobstructed to the Delaware and
Jersey shores. A princely place, in
deed, for that day—with its summer
house aud gardens abounding with tu
lips, roses and lilies. It is said to have
been the residence for a few weeks of
William Penn and his family. An ac
count of the distinguished persons who
were guests there at different limes,
would be curious and interesting.
Edward Shippen, afterwaids Chief
Justice of Pennsylvania, was the father
of Margaret. His family, distinguished
among tho aristocracy of the day, was
prominent after the commencement of
the contest, among those known to
cherish loyalist principles—bis daugh
ter were educated in these, and had
their constant associations with those
who were opposed to American inde
pendence. The youngest of them—
onlv eighteen years of age—beautiful,
brilliant, and fascinating, full of spirit
and gaily—the toast of the British offi
cer while their army occupied Phila
delphia—became the object of Arnold's
nil tfti ration. She had been 44 one of the
brightest of the belles ofthe Mischianza;”
and it is somewhat curious that the
knight who appeared in her honor
that occasion, chose for his motto a bay-
leaf, with the motto, 44 Unchangeable.”
This gay, and volatile young creature,
accustomed to the display connected
with 44 the pride of life,” and the homage
paid to beauty in high station, was not
one to resist the lure of ambition, and
was captivated, it is probable, through
her girlish fancy, by the splendor of
Arnold's equipments, and his military
ostentation. These appear to have had
their effect upon her relatives; one of
whom, in a manuscript letter, still ex
tant, says : 44 We understand that Gen.
Arnold, a fine gentleman, lays close
siege to Peggy”—thus noticing his brill
iant and imposing exterior, without a
word of information or inquiry as to his
character and principles.
A letter from Arnold to Miss Ship-
pen, which has been published—writ
ten from the camp at Raritan, Februa
ry 8tb, 1779—not long before their mar
riage, shows the discontent and ranconr
of his heart, in the allusions to the
President and Council, of Pennsylva
nia. These feelings were probably ex
pressed freely to her, as it was bis plea
sure to complain of injuiy and persecu
tion ; while the darker designs, of which
i no one suspected him, till the whole
community were startled by the news
consummation of which was yet distant
more than a year. The suggestion of
Mr. Reed seems more jfrobable—that
the guilty correspondence between the
two officers under feigned names hav
ing been commenced in March or April,
the letter to Mrs. Arnold may have been
intended by Andre to inform her hus
band of the name and rank of his New-
York correspondent, and thus encour
age a fuller measure of confidence and
regard. The judgement of Mr. Reed,
Mr. Sparks, and others who have close
ly investigated the subject, is in favor of
Mrs. Arnold’s innocence in the matter.
after the plot was far advanc
ed towards its denouement, and only
two days before General Washington
commenced his tour to Hartford, in the
course of which he made a visit to
From the Baptist Record.
Franklin’. Besting Place.
“ Such era* bis worth, his lues was each.
We cannot love too well, or grieve too mu
Id the corner of the burying ground,
best known as Christ’s Church yard,
Philadelphia, repose the remains of the
philosopher Franklin. On entering the
yard from Arch sireet attention will
unavoidably be directed to his humble
tomb by a well trodden path which
leads from the gate to the marble slab,
which bears the simple inscription,which
will at one© strike the beholder with
wonder, viz: 44 Benjamin and Deborah
Franklin.” With wonder I say, be
cause wd are accustomed to see the
stones covering the tenements of great
men inscribed with euloguims; but the
one weare now beholding has nothingbut
the words above quoted, and the year
in which it was placed there.
And this is the grave of a man who
might once have been seen, a runaway
boy, in the streets of Philadelphia, seek
ing ^ employment as a printer; and
again, as editor and proprietor of the
United Slates Gazette, long so ably
conducted by Mr. Chandler. Once
trying experiments with a simple paper
kite; again astonishing the world with
the discoveries made through its instru
--'■ntaUty. Once in England as a de
leter Foreign News by the America.
France.—The French ministry has
beep defeated in the Assembly, upon
the amendment to the Conslitulion, rel
ative to the army, by a majority of
523. The 10th inst. was appointed
for the election of a President—carried
by a majority of 355.
Ireland.-—The sentence upon the
Irish Patriots O’Brien, Meagher, Mc
Manus, and O'Donohue has been com
muted to tranportntion for life. The
country is represented to be in a de
plorable condition, on account of the
failure of the potato and grain crops.
Spain.—The crisis in this country
appears to have passed. Narvaes has
returned to |iower, and the King-con
sort established at the head of the house
hold after a long period of estrangement.
Prussia.—A fresh disturbance had
broken out in Berlin, with considerable
loss of life.
Austria.—Vienna is still in a state
of siege. A sanguinary battle was ex
pected.
The Markets.—The Cotton Market
has suffered a still further decline—quo
tations having fallen jth ; but towards
the close of the week there was a mat
ifest tendency towards improvement,
moderate demand. The sales of the
week amounted to 28,600 bales.-
There has been no change in Rice since
our last. Canal Flour 30 shillings;
Wheat, 73a86; Corn,34 a.35.6: Corn
meal, 17. The import duty on Wheat
has advanced to 5s. per quarter ; on
Flour to 3s. per barrel; on Corn, this
week, Gd., being 2s. lower. The quo
tations for Pork have advanced 1 a 3s.
per bbl. Lard has declined 2s. per
cwt. The money market is firm. ~
sols 851 a 85f.
giving the promised two hundred gain, has treated*
them to slotsof 7 since October.
Bat what shall we say of old Elbert, the Whig
banner county of the District ? Oar gain there*
October has been 150!! Ten thousand cbeera
for the indomitable Whigs of the sixth District!—
Although but little was expected from them by
their brethren in other parts of the State, it will be
seen that they have done much.
Tlw Filth District.
Wes. e- r h..M f , Arnold came
thither with her infant, to loin her-bus- rt.ww, i.:» t t 4
Hare voted for TAYLOR, while it isj"f bU lre “ 00 ' were doublle3 ‘ buried
rertnin Pnti hit carried. N. Hnmnshire! . ® own SOm.
thither with her infant, to join her.hus-
bind, travelling by short stages, in her
own carriage. She passed the last
night at Smith’s house, where she was
met by the General, and proceeded up
the river in his barge to head quarters.
When Washington and his officers ar
rived at West Point, having sent from
Fishkill to announce their coming, La
fayette reminded the Chief, who was
turning his horse into a road leading to
the river, that Mrs. Arnold would be
waiting breakfast: to which Washing
ton sportively answered, 44 Ah, you
men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold,
and wish to get where she is as soon
as possible. Go, breakfast with her
and do not wait for me.'
Mrs. Arnold was at breakfast with
her husband and the aids-de-camp—
Washington and the other officers, hav
ing not yet come—when the letter ar
rived which bore to the traitor the first
intelligence of Andre’s capture. He
left the room immediately, went to his
wife's chamber, sent for her, and brief
ly informed her of the necessity of bis
instant flight to the enemy. This was
probably the first intelligence she re
ceived of what had been going on. The
news overwhelmed her, ahd when Ar
nold quitted the apartment, he left her
lying in a swoon on the floor.
* Her almost frantic condition—plung
ed into the depths of distress—is de
scribed with sympathy by Col. Ham
ilton, in a letter written the next day:
The General,”' he'says, 44 went to see
her; she upbraided him with.being in
a plot to murder her child ; raved and
shed tears and lamented the fate of the
infant. • • • All the sweetness of
beauty—all the loveliness of innocence
—all the tenderness of a wife, and all
the fondness of a mother, showed them
selves in her appearance and conduct.”
He, too, expresses bis conviction that
she had ho knowledge of Arnold’s plan
till bis announcement to her . that he
must banish himself from his country
forever. The opinions of other persons,
qualified to judge without prejudice, ac-
certain Cass has carried N. Hampshire!
Virginia and Ohio doubtful. I Some writers have taken delight in
FarUurmm m* vtiwr *6lm**» tki*p*ptr. | representing Mrs. Arnold as another la-
- . —■ {dy Macbeth—an unscrupulous and art-
A modest Hero. j * e< * ucl . r ? M » whose inordinate vanity
J 1 ~ i ‘ : the cause of her
Once in his workshop as a laboring me
chanic ; again in the halls of legislation
advocating the cause of freedom, and
urging an oppressed people to rise and
drive the British Lion from our forests.
Yes, he was one of those who signed away
their lives, fortunes nnd honors, if ne
cessary, for the welfare of their fellow-
citizens'. But all this could not
him from the hand of death. Though
the philosopher and the statesman must
lie as low as the less favored, yet the
circumstances connected with the lives
of those Whose motto was 44 non sibi sed
patirae,” possess charms which all
appreciate and all love to cherish.—■
We read his name on the marble slab—
Hinder over his virtues, and mourn his
of a dear friend. We stand
around bis grave, and think how many
have gazed with reverence upon that
stone, and our eyes become fixed upon
it as .though it possessed an endearing;
charm. We look back on his life anti
deeds, and when we remember that a
nation wepr'*hen Franklin died, -.we
cannot refrain from dropping a tearovei
bis last abode:
No towering monument rears its head
above the clouds where the first beams
of the rising sun will gild his name; but
that nbme is inscribed in characters
not easily to be erased on every
erty-loviog heart, and so long as philoso
phy continues to be a science, benevo
lence a virtue, and liberty the watch
word of the American people, will his
memory, be cherished and his name be
honored.
joictng.
France.—The contest for the Presi
dency has been very keen and the ultra
democrats of all shades are making des- J
perate efforts to produce unanimity
among their partizans as to their can
didate for the presidency. Thus the
friends of M. Raspail are earnestly so
licited to surport M. Ledru Rollin.—
Lamartine has, it appears, declined be
ing considered a enddidate.
Hungary.—Tho following . is the
latest information, and is contained in a
letter dated 44 Pesth, October 17th
News has just reached us that the
Hungarians have seized the fortresses
of Leopoldsladt and Mungatz. The re
volt of the Valaques in Transylvania
Groaning aud crying,
A French surgeon lately published
long dissertation on the beneficial influ-
the
ence of groaning and crying
nervous system. He contends that
groaning and crying are two grand op
erations by which Nature allays anguish,
and that h© has uniformly observed
that those patients who give way t<
their natural feelings more speedily re
cover from accidents and operations
than those who suppose it is unworthy
n her of the charge of having par- a man to betray such symptoms of cow-
ticipated in the treason. John Jay, ardice as either to groan or to cry. He
writing from Madrid to Catherine Liv- j is always pleased by the crying and
ingston, says: 44 All the world are curs- violent roaring of a patient during t
Once more unto the bremck,iexrfrienis.
If an oft-recurring necessity for culling
patrons for the u needful” had not somewhat hard
ened us, we should be averse to dunning them any
more; but. as it seems a portion of them, too, have
become “ used to it,” like the old woman’s eels,
and as our need is now very great, we trust we will
be pardoned by that portion of our patrons who do
pay up, occasionally, for making one more appeal
through our columns to delinquents.
Friends, the campaign is now-over—you, in com
mon with the friends ol good government through
out the country, are rejoicing at the result, but we
trust that in the midst of your exultation yon will
not forget to pay the printer, but that every man
who is indebted to the amount of one dime will at
once 44 fork over.” We ore obliged to have money.
Now, is not that sufficient to in&ice yon at once to
44 step forward to the captain’s office and settle for
your hire ?” Under the most auspicious circum
stances, editing and publishing m political paper is
an arduous undertaking, but when men have to
44 work for nothing and find tbemselyes," it is more
than flesh and blood can bear! Come forward,
Con- t * ien > ■enl® up, and enable us to go on our way re-
The Whigs ol the 5th District, which our read-
s at a distance must remember <s the stronghold
of Democracy in -this State, deserve everl&stingJtoiH
or for the manner in which they met the enemy on
the 7th instant. We have not room to particular
ize ; but we think special credit is due to the gal
lant Wh|gs of Forsyth and Gwinnett—in the form
er of which the Whig, gain since October has biren
71, and in the latter 78! It must be remembered'
that the office-holders confidently calculated on a
gain of 200 in Forsyth for Cass. What a disap
pointment! Ten thousand cheers for the gallant
Whigs of the Fifth District. They have exceeded?
our most sanguine expectations.
Now, where is that increase of one thousand of
the Democratic majority in the Fifth District which
the leaders about here so confidently predicted?—
When the result of the Congressional election was
ascertained, they proclaimed that it would be quits
different when Cass was brought into the field—al
leging that Col. Ilackett’s notorious character as a.
gambler, etc., prevented hundreds of the party front-
voting for him. But what is the result? Why,
friend Hackett, a man they knew, run far abend of
the ticket 44 without the name of a slaveholder oa
Now, we have nothing to do with their eharg-
tgainst Col. Hackett, and simply allude to them,
to shew the shifts and turns to which these leaders
resort when attempting to account for a defeat.
1
Ts our Campaign Snbscribera.
It may not be amiss to remind such of our friends
has been put down by the Tscheches.
Urban has fled, and three noblemen
and a bishop have been hung. The re
bel Raetzes has been defeated near
Neubesec. Kossuth will depart tomor
row for the army, with a powerful land-
strum as a reserve. General. Simowitz,
who had come from Gallicia, is fled,
and more than half his army were slain
by the peasants.
Austria.—The Emperor, in his
flight from Vienna, reached Oldmutz
the 16th, and had refused audience to
the special messenger and to the depu
tation of the Diet sent to confer with
him. It is said, however, that the dep
utation was assured by the Emperor’s
chamberlain that Baron Jellachicb, the
Ban of Croatia, was only to act on the
defensive—not to attack Vienna; that
he was only to fight against Hungary ;
and that “circumstances” would regu
late the Ban’s ultimate position. The
Diet had adopted an address to the
Emperor, in which they say:
44 The people still trust their Consti
tutional Monarch, and confidently ex
pect that your Majesty will prefer a
peace congress to the bloody appeal to
subscribed for the Whig duringthe campaign that
their time will soon expire, and unless their sub
scriptions are renewed, our weekly visits will be
discontinued when we announcethe result o! the
election. We should be pleased to retain al
campaign friends as permanent subscribers; and it
from their short acquaintance with the paper, they
should desire it continued to their address, by
warding the sifiall amount of two dollars they
have it another year. Without such intimation,
however, of their desire to continue, their names
will be erased from the list when the time expires.
When the campaign eioses, it is our intention
fill the columns of the Whig with a more general
variety than we have given for the last few months
—more of general literature and news, and less of
politics. We shall spare no pains to make it wor
thy of public patronage as a Family Newspaper, de
voted to Ndws, General Literature, and Politics in
moderation.
icUok at this Fred wet.
The election for electors of President and Vic©
President of the United States, took place on Tues
day, and resulted as follows:
Democrats—Cass and Butler—366
Whig—Taylor and Fillmore—311 WF
the
, , , | and ambition v«usv. %*■ ■
“ It II true, there were high and gal- husband’. crime; but there seem,
lant deed, done on the height,ofBuen*: roundalion even for a supposition that
Vista; and noble and precious blotxj i she was acquainted with his porpose
drenched the parched.earth, and stained j D f betraying his trust. She was not
for many a long step its craggy borders. llie ^ woold choose „ , he shar .
But, gentlemen, of the glory won there |„ ofn secret so perilous; norwasthe
I her. never claimed more than a sol- disjiuIuIation attributed to lier consis-
dier s »hare. The honor to lead in the j lenl with ker character. Arnold's mar-
fight was a high one and that I faltered; riage , ulr0( . f b hl him mnm
not in this duty, la this wntchfuland re- lhl S aIl huo-Wiii*? association with
sponsible place, was enough to satisfy lbe enemie , 0 f American liberty, and
my ambition. Duty was the star of strengthened distrust of him in the
my attraction; and to do it, 1 would OT inds of those who bad seen enough to
bring *t all times all my strength to | condemn in his previous conduct; and it
opposing barriers. In performing Ons t u likely that his propensity for extrav-
,dnty, no ^°n of jlory has asa nce was encouraged by his wife's
fallen on the army under my com
mand : then let it not rest on me. Oth
er men,with an equal heart and purpose,
doubtless could have dune as well as I.
My comrades, in many battles since
have testified to ibis by their skill and
courage, and they, like myself, know full
well how mnch is due to the subaltern
and the rauk and file.”-—Ge*. Taylor.
taste for luxury atid display, while she
existed over him no saving influence.—
. FaMe.—The sword of tho warrior
was taken down to brighten; it bad
not *been long out of use. The rust
was soon rubbed off but there were
snots that would not go: they were of
blood. It was oa the table near the
pen oT bis Secretary. The; pen took
ad vantage of the first breath of air to
move a little further off
i* Thou art right,” said the sword ;
44 1 am a bad neighbor."
44 1 fear theq. not,” replied the pen,
44 1 am more, powerful thnn thou art;
hut I love not thy society.”
- w I-exierminate,” said the sword.
44 And I perpetuate,” answered tlie
pen; “where were thy victories if I
' recorded them not I Even where thou,
thyself shall
of Oblivion,’
■ 1 security
fordoing right—no fireside guardianship
to protect bira from the tempter. Re
jecting, as we do utterly, the theory that
bis wife was the instigator of his crime—
nil common principles ol human action
being. opposed to it—we still believe
that there was nothing. in her influence
or associations to countervail the per
suasions to which he ultimately yielded.
She was young, gay and frivolous; fond
of display and admiration, and used to
luxury; she was .utterly unfitted for the
duties and privations of a poor man's
wife. A loyalist's daughter, she bad
been taught to mourn over the pageant
ry ot colonial rank and authority, and
ing Arnold, and pitying bis wife.” And j time he is undergoing a Revere surgical
Robert Morris writes— 4 Poor Mrs. Ar- j operation, because he is satisfied that
nold !—Was there ever such an infer- be will thereby so soothe his nervous
nal villian !*' I system as to prevent fever, and ensure
Mrs. Arnold went from West Point a favorable termination. From the
to her father's house; but was not long ] benefit hysterical and other patients
permitted to remain in Philadelphia.— ! (nervous) derive from groaning and cry-
The traitor's papers having been seized. > n fl» ne supposes that by ihese processes
by direction of the Executive authori-1 ol Nature the super-abundant nervous
ties, the correspondence with Andre '• power is exhausted, and that the nervous
was brought to light; suspicion rested system is in consequence rendered calm
on her; and by aa order ot the Coun- and even thecirculationotthe bloodgreat-
cil, dated October ,27th, she was re-1 ly diminished. He relates acase of a man
who by. crying and bawling reduced
his puke from lSDtoGO in the course of
two hours. That some patients often
have a great satisfaction in groaning,
and that hysterical patients often ex
perience great relief from crying, are
facts which uo person will deny.^ As
to restless, hyjiochondriacal subjects,
or those who are never happy but when
they are under some course ol medical
We wish, therefore, your Majesty to
convoke such a congress, assisted by
an international committee from the
Austrian Diet, with the co-operation of
the two responsible Ministers, to meet
as soon as possible at Vienna. We al
so wish representatives of the Lombar*
do-Venetian kingdom to participate in
that Congress.”
The deputation of the Diet, had,
however, interviews with the Emperor
and in reply to the address he is report
ed to have said, on thel6th :
44 It is witlj much satisfaction that I
learn from the address of the Diet pre
sented to me, that it has at heart the
common weal of all countries belonging
to the Austrian empire, and the endeav
ors of the Diet to suppress the threat
ened anarchy, deserve my most cordial
acknowledgments. I will, on my part,
concede every thing in order to re-es
tablish the peace and security of my
capital, and to guarantee to the consti
tutional Diet the utmost security for its
future undisturbed deliberation.”
The Presidential Election of 1848,
Is now over, and tho PEOPLE, in the majesty of
their strength, have declared that it is their will
that ZACHARY TAYLOR aud MILLARD FILL
MORE shall fill the two highest offices in their
gift. To this decision of the People it is the duty
ot all good men, of whatever party, to bow m re-
ipectful submission; and we hope that when the
new Administration comes into power, it will be
judged of by its acts, and not condemned without
cause—that all prejudice and ill feeling may be re
moved from the breas ts of onr opponents, and that
the spirit of moderation for which Gen. Taylor haa
been always distinguished, will do muchi to soften
the asperities of party, while his Republican sim
plicity, unexampled modesty, and more than Ro
an honesty, will restore the public administration
its original purity.
Having been among the very first to raise our
voices in favor of the noble old hero of the Rio
Gr ande, it is unnecessary to assure our readers
that the result has afforded us ample ground for
rejoicing. But it has not come npon ns unexpect
edly. We have been looking for it from the be
ginning. Our readers knew that both before and
the nomination, we have confidently predict
ed the election of Gen. Taylor. In this we claim*
no superior sagacity ; for we well know that a man
who had gained such a firm hold on the affections
of the People could not be defeated by all the ma
chinations of the office-holders and office-hunters,
whose patriotism cannot overleap the miserable
bonds of party, and whose incentives to exertion are
the mere spoils of victory.
In onr columns, to-day, will be found the result,
so far as learned, at the time of going to press.
Democratic majority, 55
ime of neither of the Whig candidates wa©
upon their tickets. We suppose the Whigs meant,
to vote for Fillmore the Abolitionist, but they w«r©
afraid to hold up his name before the people. They
whipped the devil around the stump, and had*
“ Rough and Ready" tickets, and what they falsely
assumed-to be "The People'*'' tickets in abun
dance. But it wouldn’t an do—the people would
vote the “democratic lick/if' with uie names or
CASS AND BUTLER” blazoned upon it. Our
opponents exhausted every cunning device, in vain.
They dared not even put the name of Whig upon
their tickets. They were headed with the names
of Hull and Cranford (district electors) and those
for the State at large put down below them. But
all this wouldn’t do'. The honest and sterling de
mocracy were not to be trapped. They came gal-
i lantly to the polls under their old banners, and rout
ed the Whigs 44 horse foot and dragoons.” There
was no “spontaneous combustion'^ for the Whigs
'»Old Zack" mounted upon “ Old Whitey" would--
take. So the “ no party" party had' to content’
themselves with nothing but tefitg parly votes at
last—to put up with a 44 spontaneous combustion”
iver the left shoulder—and submit with a ghastly
imile to an INCREASE OF THE DEMOCRAT
IC MAJORITY, of twenty voles, upon the election
of Polk and Clay !!! In 1844*, Polk beat Clay at
this precinct only thirty-five votes-*-this year
Cass’ majority over Taylor is fifty-five.
quired to leave the State, to return po
more during the continuance ofthe war.
She acqprdingly departed to join
her husband in New-York. The re
spect aud forbearance shown towards
her on her journey through the country,
notwithstanding her banishment, testi-
o fled the popular belief in her innocence.
In the words of one of his” best biogra- M. de Marbois relates that when she
phers: “He bad no domestic security
i not yet reached v
ONE HUNDRED CHEERS FOR THE DE
MOCRACY OF “CLARK!”
The Coukty.—More- “ Spontaneous Combus
tion.” The returns from this county are all in,and
the whig majority is only 129!!! In 1844, Clay’s
majority over Polk was 176!!! A “ Spontaneous
Combustionover the left shoulder for M Old Zack,"
of FORTY-SEVEN VOTES!!
THE DEMOCRACY OF CLARK COUNTY
to their friends throughout the Union, GREETING:
If you have done your duty as we have, the gTeat'
and imperishable principles of our cause are TRI'
UMPHANT. One hundred cheers for the gallant
democracy of Clark!—Southern Banner.
Question In Arithmetic
If the editor ol the Banner can crow so loudly
over the small defeat his party sustained in this
county, how much will he crow over their regular
Waterloo defeat throughout the Union, recorded
below ? Now lor the
“SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION”
Over the Right Shoulder.
New-York—Gone lor Taylor by about 100,000 E
Pennsylvania—do 15,000
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
North Carolina—10,000
New Yurie state J
An election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor*
7r T!"’ Jr £ T.T merab cr, ot c».
enough have been received to ehow th«t the Taylor I , in N yor k on tke r,h
State officers, thirty-three of the thirty-four
To say that we are gratified at this result
would hardly convey a correct idea of the state ol
our feelings. But it is jut such a result as wean-
ticipated. Time and again, both before and since
Gen. Taylor’s nomination, we hare boldly pro
claimed that Georgia would vote for him, and dared
the Locos to prove us mistaken by the election re
turns. The returns are now pretty well in, but no
Democrat has yet attempted to point out our mistake !
A Singular Story.
The last Glasgow News tells a strange
tale of one of the early settlers of Sa
line county, (Mo.) He was a Frenchman,
who, about twenty years ago, became
dissatisfied with the prospects before
him and- led his wife and daughter, to
seek other means of mending bis for
tune.
For several years, the wife and
daughter awaited his return, till even
stopped at a village where the people
were about to burn Arnold in effigy,
they pot it off till the next night. And
when She entered the carriage, on her
way to join her husband, all exhibition
ot popular indignation was suspended,
as if respectful pity for the grief and
shame she suffered, for the time over
came every other feeling.
Mrs. Arnold resided with her husband Evil SpeaJcing.—That yc 1 may not
‘ speak ill of any, do not delight
or dietic treatment, the French surgeon
assures them that they cannot dp better
than groan all night and cry all day.—
By following this rule, and observing
an abstemious diet, a person will effect
ually escape disease, and may prolong
life to an incredible extent.
for a short time in the city of St. John,
New Brunswick, and was long remem
bered by persons who knew her there,
and who spoke much of her beauty and
fasciualion. She afterwards lived in
England. Mr. Sabine says: that she
and Arnold were seen by an American
to recollect with pleasure the pomp of j loyalist in Westminster Abbey, stand-
those brief f.ays of enjoyment, when I ing before the cenotaph, erected by the
military men of the noble station were - command of the king, in memory of the
her admirers. Arnold had no counsel-* unfortunate Andre. With what feel-
lor on'his pillow, to urge him to the itn- ing the traitor viewed the monument of
nation of homely republican virtue, to the man his crime had sacrificed, is not
stimulate him to follow the rugged path, known; but he who saw* him standing
, a revolutionary patriot. He fell; there turned away with horror.
day be—-in |qq &»d though his wife did not tempt ori Mrs. Arnold survived her husband
’V [counsel biro to ruin, there is ho reason three years, and died in London in 1804,
to hear
ill of them. Give no coun enance to
bnsy bodies,whojare running from bouse
to house, and love to talk of other men’s
affection compelled them to believe him
dfcad. They struggled long in poverty,
unlihlhe daughter grew to womanhood,
and married, as also did the mother—
both of them remaining in straightened
circumstances. Last week,however, an
old gray headed roan went to the hum
ble dwelling of-tbe daughter, and after
surveying her with deep efinotion for
a few moments, said, 44 Do you know
the name of your father!” To which
bIva poniioii kv mvina it. 44 Then, said
she replied by giving it. 44 Then,” said
he, “1 am your father.” After their
mutual greetings, he brought in two bags
of gold, containing $40,000 and gave
them to his daughter, aud offered her
husband the best farm be could find in
aw -. uusoanu lue ucsl —
faults. Those who delight & fear ill the neighborhood. He knew his daughter
:11 (.11 a kakil nf . ° . r I j P ntnnn J
of others, will soon fall into ti e habit of
speaking of them. When hibodies
run oot.of matter of fact, the} will soon
resortio conjecture and idle stories to
please those who are fond of bearing
others spoken against’. Such characters
are common nuisances, often destroying
good neighborhoods and the r.llowship
of old friends. If we endeavor in good
earnest to mind ourselves, we shall find
work enough and bqt fitti? t J "talk of
others.
■A Cbeera for tbe Otb District I
By reference to the table in another column, ii
will be seen that in this District, tbe majority of2000
by which it was carried for Folk has been reduced
to 1270! and Cobb’s majority of 1477, at tbe late
October election has been reduced 207!!
Eternal honor to the gallant Whigs of the 6Ut Dis
trict! 1 ■ - - - -
Where all the counties have done so well,
difficult to say which deserves tbe most credit.
Clarke, we had a regular Buena Vista contest, as
there were many Locofoco votes imported from ad
here of Congress !! and nearly the whole Legist a-
ture—there being but tea Democrats returned 11
One Hundaed thousand guns for tbe empire State-
Old Zach beats Cass in New York about 100,000!
and has a majority of 10,000 over Cass and Van
Buren combined 1 . This kills Focofocoism in New
York.
niy of um Ualsa
To Stanley county, in the good old North State,
belongs the proud distinction of having given Gen.
Taylor a unanimous vote ! Snch a thing, we be
lieve, has occurred but once before. In 1832, tbe
vote of Haywood county, in the same State, was
unanimous for Gen. Jackson.
Everlasting honor to the gallant Taylov men of
Stanley 1
Tennessee aad Nonb Carolina.
joining counties—among others, from Oglethorpe,
of the seventh District, but as we stated last week,
signal victory over the adversary crowned our ef
forts.. **»
Jackson gives a clear Whig gain of 31 since the
October election, partly owing to tbe number of
Locos from that county voting at this precinct.
In Madison, too, there is a Whig gain of 21, part-
ly owing to tbe importation of Locos tor this pre
cinct.
In Walton, there is a small Locofoco gain.
Franklin, where ihe Locos claimed a gain of from
ie to two hundred, gives a gain of only 13!
Habersham, bxf, where a gain ol another hundred
Nothing gives us greater pleasure than to record
the result of the Presidential contest in these two
States; in tbe first ot which, Taylor’s majority
will be from 8 to 10,000! and in tbe other from 5
to 8,000! Tbe Democratic Committee at Wash
ington and tbe Locos throughout tbe country hav©
for some time claimed these gallant States for Cass.
The people have given them a proper rebnke
through tbe ballot-box. The writer of this being
re of one, and for a long time a ‘resident of
the other, most heartily rejoices with the gallant
Whigs who achieved snch signal victories.
or two was expected, gives them a loss of 65!!!
by a scar oo her forehead, from a wound
received when a child.
The Difference.—When a poor loafer
is keeled up, with an empty rum bottle
by bis side, tbe papers say,—“ Another
victim of intemperance.” _ When a re
spectable citizen eats a dinner that kills
him in a few boors with or without the
help of the doctors, the same papers
head his obituary notice^ “ Mysterious
Providence,”
In Hall, the Locos worked furiously, but they
were met by a Spartan band, whose efforts have giv
en us a gain of 80, since October!
In Lumpkin, where an effort was made
shadow the Whigs by an extensive* importation of
foreign votes, the Loco gala has been but 39, al
though some of them expected it to reach two hun
dred! Tbe gallant Whig* of Lumpkin deserve the
tbanka of their brethren every where.
Union, too, takes the Locofocracy all aback.—
Expecting a gam of from 150 to 200, tbe returns
show it to be barely three vote*! Huzza for tbe
Wbigs of Union.
| another brag Locofoco county, instead ol
A Gallant Town.—The Elizabethtown (Ky.) (
Register, gives tbe following important informer,
tion: A singular legend of our town is yet remem
bered, and practised by many of our young men and
good-natured okl bachelors. At the christening df
town, all the single young men nnder 75, ^ a
formal meeting, resolved, that in all future time ev
ery young lady who visited oqr village and express
ed herself pleased with the place, should have An
offer of toarriage from some member of the assscin-
If no one volunteered in this laodabls enter
prise, the whole association were, to submit to draft.
We publish this information for the encouragement^
of qui; tair readers at a distance.
Methodism Iuceeasisg.—T «e tninr.tey of the
annual conferences of the ajpthodis 4 . Episcopal
Church, for 1848, know an Increase in the mean
bersbip of 7,508. This includes only the annas]
conferences of the Northern division of the jburijb v