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CHRONICLE ASD SENTINEL.
AUGUST A.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 25.
FO ft FMtjIPINT.
WILLIAM HENRY' HARRISON,
Os Ohm; !
T:e .cvmri'ile Her: :: 7 ::-:: 11: :•;-- .':•: in:::-
nrpticle Sure?— an—*e m flexible Re; tsiilkaa—
tie patriot Faroe? of Ctia.
FOX TICE-fatsTEtST. j
JOHN TYLER,
Os Virginia i
A Sau Rights RepaWtcar. of tie sexto I cf "Hr—
cue :: V.rgj::*’* outles: s;2:. azd emphatically
ore of Americas least sagaciKEf, virtaacs igf
patriotic KatesßO.
rra suemas :-r f a mix. am a?td vice-?sssedcst,
GEORGE R. GILMER, *f Oe’«f:b*rpe-
DTXrAX L. CLINCH, es Car >g.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Barke.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of C Ark,
JOEL CRAWFORD, « Hancoclj.
SLATON GRANT! AND, cf BOdwia.
CHRISTOPHER B. STRONG, cf BLob.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee,
EZEKIEL WIMBERLY, cf T? iggx.
ANDREW MILLER, ei Cass,
WILUiM EZZARD, «f I-eKa o.
ret ccjcies,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, ©f Greece.
E. A NiSBET, of Ethh,
J. C, ALFORD, of Tr;up.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
T. B. KING, of G’yan.
LOTT WARREN, of S«r.f ter.
R. L. GAMBLE, of Jefenea.
T. F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
J. A. MERIWETHER, of Pctf
Specie Payment?. \
The resumption of specie payment it an early
dar, It the Banks of the State, has oased to agi.
tate the public micil, since the sessitt cf the is«t
Legislature. When that bedy adi ranted, all
seemef to coaclite that nathir* t;; to be acccm
plishei ia the matter, uati: it s-jould igxm axsero
b le, ani tcose Bark? which were vririkenei by
the pressure cf the limes, and their imiaei.ite
friends real, y and cheerfully acquit ed in that
impression. Although the acticn of toe Legirii
tuze may rart rett. j.roj.er, im-i the result ei the
wisdom and prudence of tee few wl,< pussessed
those qualities, rererthess, we are of opinion
the same suu of thong: doe? net now operate, to
m:uce solvent institutions of the State, anv longer
to desire remiiairg in a »tate of suspension.
Tne argument* used at that time were, that the
Backs could net resome w u .;ut manifest irjurr
to tne interests of tie country, and absolute ruin
t*> many o: the peof.e —tnat the pec,;:e «e:t n.t
<m> indebted to the Banks, bat that ij * u wed col
lectively, a large debt abroad, which 're-id neces
be drawn from us in me precx _s ns e tabs. J
a re-sumption of specie payments was; forced .m
--mei.it?> open the nan Vs. These aeguments ex
ercised a proper innuence upon the issiads of me
Legislators, as saved tie people f. u r me distress
wzrz aa ultra course ca thus subject, would have
produced. Lut bowerer wi*e, may
have made such a course of conduct it that time?
it j by no meins true that those ciL-cmm stun res
wu.i always operate, nor do they, in' cur opinion,
operate at this time to the same extent mat they
certainly dud last Winter-
The reasons are obTwns, another turn has ;t.e
forward, which has nsaterialJj relit v.-d the great
mass c: me people from the liability* which had
pressed so heavily upon than; this 'crop has net
only served to pay a g eat portico rtf the debt of
the pe-aple, but it has contributed in * great ’egree
tocas; the pressure of the comment in interests of
* ~-e country, :-nb in me mean tne, economy has
‘ been extended throughout all classes ts societv
No new an_ .Aivy liabilities have been incurred
ty the the mercantile interest, by introducing
large supp: e-s :: goals as ia former seasons ; the
c.i debts bare been :.Je p-aid. an: :: - : mtrfv
no new cues create-i. The genera’, business cf all
has been to settle up and adjust cld balance?, in
whkh we are pleased to observe much has been
done. Conn fence is again :e.ng restored, and ere
acimer crop has found an ultimate market, our
pcrple will he relieved, a: leas: al3 who can c-r
ought reasonably to exp*ect to raeet their engage
menu.
Ie this great w:rk the re<t*rat,on of ccandeece,
and the return of business to itsfomer quiet, and
steaty operibions, the Banks in ocr estianatioQ hare
a nign ant important duty t; perfeita, t:wards ev
ery class o: business, and every interest however
limited, extended or diffuse. They nstaia impor
tant reiathc-: to a., c.asses o: tocift/ and evew
branch of business, because of tkej rmr.-g be*m
tKorporated into our system and so ck.se> inter
woven with those interest?. Oi cupj ins tbii .m
--por.anl relation to the country, it occurs to u» that
they should cot only begin the great w:rk, but
that they sr.ouid henceforth ga fen n:d and no:
ociy prepare themselves, but also the people, for a
re turn of specie payments, at an early day. The
absence of coosden:e ia each other which now
exists among them, is well calculate d to imptir
acd destroy the ccnndeace of the ux-uple in these
particular inst-tuGons from which t:ey withheld
it, tut it excites distrust among business men, and
men of ah classes in one another. This want of
cccndecce whieh exist? in many o the jnstir?-
tions now dclrg business, subject :l.e ir issues to a
discount wnicbis net only oppressive, bat in some
instances ruinous to the hoHer*. V\ tut thee should
be done, we hesitate cot tu declare that the policy
which should bo adopted, ia our o; i on. is to re
sume specie payments on the hurt dry of October
next, brsli tuose hanis met can do so with anv
degree of propriety, and let t use wh.ck are unable
to restime at a? etrly i diy, feihv as s:«>n sfter as
Ipcssibie, or be dealt with br the Legislature. We
hare already seen that the suspended banks could
resume at a time when the country was mure in
debted man now. without any injury to merr.se'. ve?
and it is certainly fair to infer that they can now
perform a similar act, with a like result. Let them
then go forward, sni it will a: cnce icstcre conn
uence at home and abroad, and impart to all classes
of :us ness a new zest and additional impetus.
The Hanks of this City occupy a high and com
manding pcs. t ion in the State, and must n.-t fail to
coctinae to occupy tl at position in thus great and
important work. Tnat they can resume at that
time, we think is certainly true, although we are
no farther advised of their respective abilities than
the public generally. If they can. they certa.s’.y
should do so; if not. on the hrst day c: October,
let them determine upon some more distant period’
nut beyond the hrst of January, and commence at
or.ee. that preparation necessary to accomplish
their otjecL
We hope these remarks, whkh we shall probably
continue, will induce the people and the Banks tu
mvestlgate the propriety of ri is coarse, and deter
mine tie result We seek for no heated or excited
state of the public mind cpoc t. is question, we
weuld deplore nothing mere than anefbrt to bring
1 it L.tc the party cunuLctu of the cay, such a course
would result in no g»i. and probably injury to
the great ends which we desire, and no patriot
should seek to mingle a question of such character
w.tn the ccmmtn political d.scussicts of the day;
’ in short none but groj ri«p poJ::iciaMS and dem-i
--r:«ues w.D ever attempt such a thing: but we
ask the people to ccme to the invesLg-itiGn of the
subject with t t/> ta.r.ness anu ueliicration which
its import.anue demands.
7u th: Efl::-rt of the. Ckraniclt «F Sentinel:
GtNTiixty:—la gtaaciug ay ere over the
coiumn* of the Const::utional.st of the 23>i msL,
I could not avoid fc«ing forcibly struck, wrth a
cosaHmicaiioo from a Deaocnt, The hoflow
rres? of such argument, must convince tn-e m.s:
unobserving mind, of the falseness of those p-ia
ciples. wh.ch ids party n;w advocate. Arga
niccii! such assenioas deserve not the ntme! Not
in the whole of his lengthy communication, did
he advance erne kiigie tact, to sabstamiate his bold
asserduns. He taiks of pruoik curing as holy
writ." why did ne not bring them forth, that we
might hes: and te convinced ! Alas poor -Demo
crat T it woo!u have parried a clearer brain
than thine, to hive brought such proofs. He
a-ks - sre the aboUtioE'i&ts" as a party,in fiver of,
or opposed to tne present party in power ! And
very gravely answers himself; - they are opposed
La it." -And that the Journals of Congress wil,
prove the fact." I deny it, and challenge him
to substantiate ssca assertions by facts, if he
would give them weight. He we" knows the at
tempt would be fruitless. This same “Democrat.*’
this People-loving ** Democrat.” talks with a
z r e at deal of assurance of a ‘-moneyed corpora
tion." Alas! how treacherous indeed, most his
memory be, else would it bring up in tearful ar
ray ad of that host of “Defaulters,” that have :
graced cur country's annuls by the.r bright
achievement*. First oa “ Glim's page,” would
appear such names as “ Price !*' ~ .SwartwoutT’
Names too £usiliar to every American ear. At
the Pds then, next November will we coaviace
this anti-“r3oneyed " party, that we appreciate
such talents as grace their ranks; but think a
more humble walk ia Lie, better sailed to the or
der cf their genius.
Again he interrogates himself, thus : •• Are the
advocates of a high protective tariff in favor of,
or opp-osed to the p resent party ia p <wer!“ Aad
answers by poiatis* to Dsnict V.'ehster: asserting
at the same time, that because he is 'the leader as
he terms him) of that party, that it follows as a
matter of course, tnat ail unfriendly to the pre
sent administration, must by necessity be in fa
vor o: that measure. Can he, endeavoriag as he
does to impress as with the belief of his vast
polio cal knowledge, can he. I ask. conscientiously
assert, tuaito either party that naeasare exclusive
ly belongs ! He cannot; and every unprejudiced
mind most be convinced of the falsity of such
assertions. Let him bring facts to prove aii that
ha has advanced I We want “ the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing bat the truth.” If this
self styled “ Democrat’’ caa briag clear, and cun
closlve proofs, that the “ Abolitionists are identi
fied w.ih ns as a party; or that the party oppo
sed to the present administration, are the same
that for the last years have been endeavor
ing to overthrow the principles of” Democracy !'*
Then will every true hearted Southerner renounce
forever the principles “ Harrlsonism,” and go
| body and s.oul for the present Incumbent, •• Mar
tin an Boren,” L eu: then.m«si evew true
bver cf his country, ahtere to those principles
which hard earned expe.riecctf has taught us to
believe, the only safe support of cur Constitu
tion. A Waio.
Gene*al Haxiitox. fiajs the Corespondent
of the N. Y. Cour. & E:.q.) i* in Locd-on, as a
Commies oner from Texas, for the b.nos of which
country he ac-pean to have a pros ect of Erring
coctractors in France.
.
Joiira CivmiaViiTi, E -q. hat res gned
l 6 cT e a* Cath.er cf me United hute* Bank
Ia; Phriidelphla.
It has Kea reoesur decided by a Court in
Dojbtoo. Pennsy,-. an.a. that the dir on which
a note is is nx to t>e cue uteri in the
. three days cf grace.
A raia Ersixass Taivsicrjov. —hmowing
how the petp.e are gx.kd, ano the T-easu" plun
dered. L-y the pets o: the present admmiatxaiioo.
A few weeks slr.ee a cargo of Bacon was pur
chased in Baltimore on behalf of Government,
and shipped on the brig Benjamin. Capu.r.
am carr.eu to Cedar Ke% ?. w ue:e it was c*ndem~
mdhj the I rftate-s Agents, and orders?,
roumi i/u Su Marks. H re it was ore ere- to ne
sold: Without any notice hav;ng been given of
tr.e intended sue. a m.sJs cueiton was got up La
St. Murks. 9 o dock at night, at which it .s un
de rsloou. only three persons attended, vrx: the
mock aacii ’itttr, and two individuals, xchrj tee-?
dtrkt in the quartermaiert department, or
commissary* department. The Bacon was
Su.J. and these -wo clerks became the u-u chas
ers, at 3-4 of a cent per pound ! It was imme
diately delivered and removed that night from Si.
Marks. They were the next day ifL,red 51T«.*0
for tbeirbargain, which thev refused. Tnev de
manded ?SC‘OO ! Two or three days subsequently,
ind within th- past we- k thi? ?tmr bason is under
e stood to have been purchased for the use of the
i troops m the service _f the territory at 15 cent* per
pound and is pronounced to be in excellent orzer.
Now :a reference to this transaction, who can
* doubt the following fact*:
Ist. Thit it was condemned that it might be
sold ; and
-d. That it was sold that somebody rr. ght be
« ctme the purchaser; and
:3d. That altogether, ;t Is a very greasy affair.—
Tallahassee Situ-.
>
, Acscsta, Jane 20th. 1540.
, At a meeting of the Third Ward Tippecanoe
> Club, held at ‘he store below the Lafayette Hall*
°a traturcav evening, the 20th iast., Wn. M. D
- Actignac was calied to the Chair.
, On motion, the minutes of the list meetinz were
read by the Secretary, and unanimously approved.
‘ Dr. F. M. Robertson prefaced the following
1 resolution by reading aa Editorial from the paper
called the Southerner, after which, he addressci
the Co air in an eloquent and hapnv strain ; the
resolution was then submitted, which was unan -
measiy carried amid enthusiastic shoots of ap -
Iplause,
Resolved, That we consider it one of the high"
es: privileges of a freeman, to be permitted vol
untarily. to pledge himself for the support of such
measures, as »J injure the peace, prosperity*
and happiness of his country. That in thus vol
anta-iiy associating cu-selv-s tor the purpose of
concerting measures for the reformation of our
common country, from abases, which, if perse
vered in. must result in irremediable ruin, we
ace supported by the i amortri Signers ot the De
! claratiaa of Independence: And further, we view
w ith feelings of contempt and indignation, the e _
for.s of the Editors of one of our citr pipers, to
hold up the exercise of such a right, as unworthy
of the citizens of thi? Republic: ~ .4 r.ghi inet
timedlt to them, end terrible to Tyrant* only.' 1
Tne Chair was then addressed in manly and
eloqneat speeches by C oL J oh a Mil ledge, Robert
Clark. Esq., T. W. Mdler, Esq. Adam Johnston,
Eso.. Mr. John W. Walker, and Mr. Wm, A.
Robertson.
The following resolution was then offered bv
John Hill, Esq., and carried unanimcuslv.
; Resolved, fnatwe recommend to the ether
Wards, and D.strict Clubs, and Associations, the
appointment of a permanent Committee on pub
i.cat.oas, consisting or one member from each
Club, to determine upon the selection of such
documents, the purchase and re- print mg of which,
when circulated among the people, mav be cade
lated to promote the cause of Harrison, Tvler and
Reform.
In compl an:e with the above resolution, Dr.
F.M. Robertson was appointed on that Commit
tee. from the Club of Ward No 3.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned, to
meet again on the 3d Wednesday in July,
Wx. M. D‘Avtigs*c, Chairman.
J-av S, HcTcarxsojf, Secretary.
- .
Tai Rich.x3.vd Bivs.—The lasi Richmond
papers contain the report of the commissioners
appointed by the Governor of tne State, on the
14tno: April iast. no examine minutely intoihe
affj.rs of me Bant of \ irg iota. lAe derange
ment of its affaire by the night of the first idler
and the withdrawal of the books, officers and
clerks, daring the criminal prosecutions which
have been pend,ag, are given as the reasons for
the delay in making the report. So far as we
can perceive, the commissioners report nothing
specially unfavorable to the bank, though some
looseness in its management is mentioned. We
extract from the report that part which refers
particularly to the embezzlement by Dabnev.
, Baltimore Sun-.
Tne deficit in the cash of the first teller, amounts
to the sum of £544,116 47. It was preceded :v
overdrafts early in the year IS3S. on tne account
of Merrill dc Green, woichamo inted from the 22d
to the 26th September, to the sum ■ f £35.111 04.
Tnese overdrafts had been partially conceded bv
a false balance brought forward to the credit of
I the account. —They are stated to hare been dis
covered at the date iast mentioned, during the
temporary absence of the book-keeper having
charge of that account. Soon after this discove
ry , they were made good by checks on other banks
deposited to the credit of the account, which
checks duly came round to the first teller, an j
were suppressedby him. These checks were n:t
found by us. On 19th Jan. 1339. the casg was
counted by a committee of directors. On that dav
it appears that Green's account was overdrawn
$ 24.3*20 T 3. and another account of a person in
his employment was overdrawn f 11,411 00.
Tnese accounts were under charge of the same
book-keeper wno had previously kept the account
of Merrill dc Green. He was soon after transfer
red by the directory to another service in the ban*,
—the board having no knowledge, as we are sat
isfied, of h;« misconduct in keeping of these ac
counts or thiito* Menu! dc Green; oat befo-e ne
.ert tnese accounts the overdrafts on them were
redeemed to a small amount. In the coarse of
this reduction many checks on other banks were
entered o the cred.: of these account*, came
round duly to tne first idler anl were sujinressed
by him. These chacits were found bv- us. From
that lime, as appears by tke check* found in tne
teikr s u.. and va.tt, the process of embezzle
ment was continued without pause, exce:: f.-r
v€*y beef interval*, d-i,va to tne 30th Jan. 1 5 iu.
The last check so found teare dale Feb. 20,1 540.
Nearly the whole dedc i is represented bv
check* of Green and other* va-.oy-.r connected
with hdm, which came into the hand of the first
Idier and were oppressed and left by him. A
portion of tne deficit is represented by g»i notes
amounting to £4440 1%, which were found as
signed fey the first tc. er to the bank, and for
which he admits that a mm of moaer tho t of
the:- amount was Ui.cn Lr him on the eve ofn.s
flight.
InroaravT Case.—A case A conk ierable im
portance in its results. .» now in progress, in the
United .Scale* Dortrict Court A Pn. oieiph a.
It is that of John E iOt 7 a aye* t*. Tne Bin-:
of the L tiled -States, Ine plaintiff sues f»r
twe.ve per cent, interest on a large parcel of b.h?
• of the bonk which had been presented, refused,
and protested. at different periods, from January
to Apnt of the current year.—Tne amount un
der protest, and upon which mn U brought, is
t'.l'j 000; and it u said there a/e severe; other
Kaia." cases pending, which v> >e seu!e>J •. . the
same decision, The plaint If ar k* the twelve per
rent- inter*** provision of the charter of
the back, in the caae of refusal to redeem it* is
sue*. Tne defence of the bank against double
interest, is supposed to be mairdv grounded on
tne law of ;»* section author -.u ng thecuspenwon
for a g;»ec period. »ad wr;i**wing the per.al: cs
rtf the chaner. The argn neat of the ca«e %a*
Ic. >*e_ oa Tuesday, and the decision of the ac
count is expected to be rendr-ed early next week.
I Front tie Baltimore American.
The Army Bill.—Mr. Foinsett’s Letter. I
We have again read over Mr. Poinsett’s leiler
exculpalory and explanatory of bis plan for or
ganrz qz the mi I ilia, and it still appears that in
all his references lo plans previously proposed
under former administrations, by means of w hich
he endeavours to justify his own, there is no a!.u
sioa made to the mam point at i?*ue. It is very
certain that most of our Presidents, if not ail
since the f -fixation of the Government, have re
commended some orgaigation of the militia.
Since the law of 1792, the subject has been
brought before Congress frequently, with the
view of altering the system instituted by that law.
Same more efficient arrangement was thought
necessary to answer the purposes intended.
But because the cld plan was found defec
tive and some particular amendments, or an en
tire remodelling was deemed advisable, it did not
follow that the Constitution was lo be violated
ani the rights of the States invaded, in order that
a more efficient militia system might be estab
lished. Toe fact laat the old p lan was de .ct.ve
might Justify a change—but what the country
complain? of and feels indignant at, is the change
p'opcsei by this Administration involves 3 most
pa!pa:!e outrage upon the constitutional rights
of the States, and the personal freedom of all- |
: zens.
Mr. Proinselt, in his letter, say? :
•• My plan recommends the division of the whrle
territory of the U. States into military districts
an ariaxigement, whic.i w.Il te acknowledg d by
every person acquainted with thesu ectt*, be es
i tremely tisefu to the service in time of peace, and
; absoictelj neces-ay in war.-’
In time of war the arrangement is unquestion
ably g>ixl enough ; for then the President is Just- ,
ly empowered to call out the militia and to em
piuy them in the service of the country. The
Constitution allow? tirs. and Congress :s expec
ted to provide for in But in time of peace the
matte* is altogether different. To group t-Dgeth
er seve*a! Slates and to consolidate them into one
great province, appropriated as the locality of a
given number of armed legions, is a proceeding
somewhat new in the history of this Goverment 1
ani not altogether in keeping with the genius of
! our institutions.
The Secretary says further of h : s plan :—lt
cor.templates the perivoos 1-gisiation of the
btates, it* provisions are to be carried into ■
etiect. except in coses where citizens might vol
( unteer their services.’’
What previous legislalion’of the States is con- )
templated in the 17:h section. We ask particu
lar attention to this section—for the Secretary
Las most singularly neglected it in his explana
tory letter.
~ IT. That the President of the United States
he authorized local forth and assemble such num
bers of the active force of militia at such places
da their respe- live Districts, and at such limes, cot
exceed!Bg t e nor day? ia the year, ss he
may deem necessary : ac*i d.r.ng such p-ric-d in
c.uiir.g the time when going to aid return!; g from
the place of rendezvous, they shail be deemed in
the- service of the United St tcs.aauf be tut. ert to
such regzdati:m at /.v President may think proper
tt ac:-pc for their imtruction, discipline end in
prarCTo/, in mU’tary knotciedee ! .*/**
There is no mention made here of State lesis
latian. aor is any contemplated. It is in fact in
this section that we are lo discover the verv he id
and front of his offending. Here is a provision
v which the control of the militia is to te taken
from the States and put into the band* of the
President. It is no w inder the people of Virsia
ii repudiate with indignation a proposal so mon
strous; it is no wonder that the people of the
whole country ri?e to reject such a project so
soon as this principle ia it becomes known.
I—Nor will the Secretary succeed ia diverting
attention from this p ;rit by dwell.r.g largely up
on the minor dkia 'it of his plan, for the purpose
of showing that similar details had been incorpo
i rated in jus plan?. W hat care we for dtiailt.
when the concentration of ths whole svstem ter
; m:nates at the seal of the Federal Government,
and pats the guiding reins in tie hand* of the
President? If the subordinate arrangements of
the plan are made subsidiary to such an end. their
very efficiency constitute* a cause of objection.
Mr. Poinsett says :
‘•la proposing to ?tr ;• ct the miiilia when called
out by toe President to tie rules and artlc'es of
war, I have dene no more than leave the law as it
j tow stands. Such a provision has been found
necessary to ensure proper subordination ia the
field, by ad officers who have commanded m.iitia.
t and by mine of fern was thi* necessi'v felt ani
" tie freqientiy acknow’edzed than by ueneral
askingtoa and General Jacssc-n.”
It u not a part of our complaint that the militia
u hen called out, are to be subject to the rules
am a-icle* of war. But the power of calling
out —who dares confer thi? upon the President
;n csAes not included within the express liroita
tioas or the Constitution ? Fhe onlv clauses of
, the Constitution which grant power to anv de
, partmeot of tne Federal Government over the
m...tik of the States, are the fullowing:—
Chaise 15, section T. an i Ist artitie —'“C-tnjrress
-power *: provide for calling forth the
, rrtt-.ia *> execute tte zws cf tie Ur. n. suppress
insurrection*, end repel invasions.”
i Clause 16.—“T0 provide for organizing, arming
- -.... 0 jtoz tie militia, and ior govern 11 z sue ■
tirt es t '.err a? may be employed !n the service cf
tie United Slate-, reserving to the Stater rnpect
:•? appoint f the officers, and the authrri
*> V ‘ •a *, tig t e militia, actordlng to tne disci-
I p'-xae prescribed ry Congress. r ’
The Ist clause, 2d -eeti a, 2d article.—“ The
Pres.tent shall te co-nmander-in-chief of the army
art nary of tne L f-.ted States, and of the militia
-i the several . v tat.es. wren called into actual -er
vice of tie United Stales/ 1
I here are then hut three contingencies in
w .ich Congress can empower the President to
call forth the mL.tia. v.z. to execute the laws of
tie L aion. to suppress icsurreciions, and to re
p-e. invasions. ]>ct mis clause be placed side br
ei-e w ith the seventeenth section of Mr. Poin
sett s bill. The authority of training the militia
is expressly reserved to IheState*. Mr. Poinsett
proposes that they shall -be subject to such reg
u ati ;c« as the President mar think proper To
3unp; tor their instruction, discipline and im
provement in militia knowledge/’
It not ;n tn.e pow er of words to alter the na
ture o* thi* case—tie .ssue is open aud palpable,
aid cannot be concealed or disguised. The tSec
retary of War need not give himself the trouble -
of writing any more explanatory letter? afoul the
inefficiency of the old plan—he canm t hide the
t-v .wing .eI j. ;1; '* of the new cr.e. e w*mld
rather pet op with King Log than be devoured
hy K;.g Stork. He sits, Cowards the conriu
kon cf hi* letter, that after reviewing the whole ;
FU jr&-> aided ty the light* derived from the ob
jection* of its opponents, he is still satisfied that -
its plan is a better one than any formerv propo
sed. Be it so. Let him remain of that opinion. 1
Let it be understood, too, that the project is still
cherished by the Administration, and that *0 soon
as the party feels strong enough it will be urged
forward again. \\ e ask to Mand cn no belter
g'»unc tr.an the- C’onstitotion furnishes—when
that fans it w»h let useless to contend azainst thr
•*ttar.di.ng Army B:.l cr any ether bill which the
cim nanl party may introduce to estail -h upon
the ruins of iree iustiUiti ns the fabric of absolute
1 power.
"fj Col. R. M. Johnson has replied to a letter
of inquiry from some freed? of the Adzninistra
lion ja Greensburgh, (Pa-J concerning Gen.
Uarriaon. They ask amongst other thinzs.
w bethel he really did once say that “the Gener
al was oftener in battle than any other general
officer, and never sustained a defeat.’’ The Ccl
one! say* his present del.cute uluaiivn renders
it impracticable lo en’er into any correspondence
touching the candidates, and refers them to the
1 a any of the times lot an answer to Lheirquer.es.
—Gv">g encftigb.
Amos KendalF? <4 Rint. ?? 3
The “excitement of composition” leads Axes
KnDiu to impose new tasks upon Post-Mas
ter?. In addition to the duties imposed by law,
thev are ouw required to ck-ch n subscribers for
; the —E lira Globe.*’ The following is a copy of a
Letter from Kendall to a Post Master:—
\Vasßis6TOff, May 2Sih H4O.
Mv dear sir:—l ti-.c tue liberty lo enclose yen
an Address and Prospectus fur the Extra Globe,
hoping that it may he compatible with your
oatioo and sense o? duty to use them for the pur
i py*e of procuring and retcrr.tng Subscnt-ers.
If in that hope I shall be disappointed I solicit
of vou the personal favour to har.d it over to some
I friends of the administration who may be incli
ned to use it for that purpose.
With ereal respect, your friend,
A M OS KEN DALL.
Foreign Items.
Loxcnx Jcve 3d. —In the accounts received
this morning from the Case of G»od Hope, and
which are to the 14th of April, the most interes
ting item ot intelligence is a notice of the arrival
there of the Thoma* Couits from China, wr.a
dates of the 4th of February, wgen the Chinese
were still determined to rests: all attempts at a c-
I comodatloa except on their own term?. Tney
I bad purchased some European ships w. h the o
tendon of arming and manning them for me ap
proaching war with this country.
It appears from the Cate papers that the By rs
h-ove obtained an important vim -y over D.ngaan.
whom they had dethroned, placing Panda m h;s
stead. If these Dutch farmers do not one day or
, other prove very troublesome neighbour to the
■ colonists of the older settlement at the Cape, and
1 to the British Government we sta,! be as mu.h
surprised as gratihed.
Ixfobtut frox Cbi.va.—Extract of a let
ter received at Loyd's this morning from their
agent at Liverpool, dated May 28 :
"The Imogen?, Downs, arrived at this port
from Calcutta, signalised the London, from Mau
j ritia*to London, and the Ana, from China to
London, 14th March, in !ai 31 S., L nz. 36 E.
The Ann - g- . u : : :-w* : —-54 da; « :*-•-. m
China 'date of sailing. 20th January -These
vessels which had d:?.:ha r zed cargoes loaded tea
from forei gners.*—-Full ships were going to the
nearest port," In r’ply in -Have a.i English
vessels left China ?’ --No."
A great meeting of the mercantile community
of Glasgow was held in the Assembly-? tronij of
that city on the 15d:. to peliticiu the Queen and
both Houses of Par..amen: intake measures for
preventing .he colonization of New Zea, an i :v
the French or any other foreign r and for
! the establishment of British law authority in tnese
islands.
DtiT3 OF SIX HCYESIB SLATE* toT Srr?>
c itjv.—The Cap-e H h ,
just received, contains the foil -w.r.g Teaif.. ac
count of ibe loss of seven hundred iuth. ar.i
subsequent wreck of the slaver:—
“The last accounts from the Mozambique state
that two slavers, cue a ship and lie other a briar,
were wrecked in Mozanibiqae harbour during a
hurricane from the south-east, but the crews of
iota and 200 slaves . u bca'd thebrig, were saved.
The ship had arrives! the proceeding d ay. and ha i
not taken in any s »t«. It was reported to the
brig, which was commanded by a Sj aniard. that
she originally had :n board nine hundred s av*,.
‘ bat daring m hurricane the were
down, and oa opening them after the he-rrirone
bad subsided, it was discovered that 3t*o of the
staves had diedfre m suffocation and w-r.t of {»*.
The gale recoaraeor ag, the hatches w:ra i. en
ed down a second time, the consequence of
which was an additional 300 slaves perished fjc ~
the same causes. aa-J !00 of the remaining 3C-C*
sI lives died or, the p-assure to V tj- - - , ha~~
boar, whether she repaired for the porpoee of get
ting a further supplv.
Three vessels arrived at N.Ycrk on th- IT.h,
f orn Hamburgh, Liverpool tg: Hi* -e. w...- 7g.
steerage passengers—wo :h rav gz ~ -c:
emigrants to that p:r. its sets* a. to 24 •
09S.
Ixpoutavt b-izmi—T*g.? r scs-iaa
ship Argyle, which erne. . - Fnhi* w ,i Alr -
000 dollars in specie. -V;j. >_ a
on Saturday, at the .rsittc: sc tit* k :< :r
the port, fur a viaha Mg :•* the toeatrr st. ...muhi.
between Great Br.to-.to ir,• g,? Tr-r*<- S-tatsis. .g
regard to the carrying t~i r. fir -gift::-?, w • :,g
■ - • • N - j . .-
placed in a sale deposit?. to t»i_t i; Jams? .--a -
the case of the pruper author.oes.— N. O. s>„ r
tin.
N* vtch-z.—Tr.c- gre at.-- st ._iic.ra.ie .~r *■; v->
in eats in the way ot rer a;r jtg arc re T.sg
have already been effected at Natchez. Several
houses are aga.n open and doing business. Toe
streets nave mostly teen cleared, an- in all d.rec
• ' • . _■ . c . n
1 his is indeed cheering.— P. tc t n ~.f.
Fobt Car>:.—lnformation nas reached th; s
pla'TC which navy be relied on. contra: tne
report ot the taking ot Fort Crum, and tne mas
sacre ot the people a: that post. This icte.nxeT.ne
will lighten many a heart which had a readv tee a
oppressed wnh a.-uadan: sorrow. —TciuttJt&e
Star, I6i,h inif.
SFsiivsritLD CosTtvnox.—Tne Su
Louis Republican cocuins a long and animat
ed description of the recent Harrison Conven
tion at this place. Among other notices, we £r.d
the following good idea.
One part of the procession was composed cf
men who recently have a.-andoned the admln.s
trat.in. and a e going for Harrison—they
preceded by a banner on which was the . xer.ess
of a man with one eye open and the other ; ust
beginning to open, and unde: h.m this s zmißisnt
motto.* once we were bl.nd. but no v we se.’*
Rcxoaea Fight.—The MUwaukie Serttine!
ot June 2. says—**i cere is a rumor in town to
day that the troops at Prairie du Chten h-.d a
brush with the Winnei>2goes, in which 16 tftke
former and forty cf the latter teen « '.ltd
CoivsisTFxcr, raor aar a Jewel.—The N.
T. Journal of Commerce has the following an
nouncement ;
Isaac Hii!. Laco-Focc-Genmlcf New Hamp
shire has been elected President c-r the Mechan
ics' Bank at C:coord. N. H.
Show cs a man who intimites that Gen. Har
rison is a coward, an i we wil! show vou a man
that >ou may kick with the most perfect inruni
ty. — Prentice.
A ar.rrrr acscsstheMohawe.— Fne Aque
duct i ow ,n course of construclioo across the
Mohawk, about seven m .es from this citv. sav< a
Troy paper, for tne passage of i_e er..arged canal,
is well worth visiting. Its length w:!i belief)
feet, and the numier of piers by which it w. ;
be supponeu. thirty-tive. The ners are now he .-
d.ng. and are constructed in the most dmad.e
manner ot blue hme-stone '.aid tn hvdrau c ce
ment. The new Aqueduct runs parallel w;ch the
one now in use, and at the distance of a few Let
on J- —The contrast betweea them s verv an a
rent. The iSd Aqueduct constructed cf small
stones and patche: up w th plant and limber,
seems almost upon the point of cram bung into
fragments; while the new one presents a model
of strength and durab lily. The estimated or.
of the Mohawk Aqueduct was jdCO.vf j. but the
actual expense, as we leum. wdi fajj of
that sum.
Fr rr* t\e C ctrery. f.'A*^^
W Aon|r ., T . ***''
Mr. B r. nr., 2|
| London tv* G-est a
patrhes fiscs oar d d»,
rear.bed t -« cifj v« J ' *n*on, dl
de?paterha* ar/, T*t h- ' - "*• of?;
that atru h-wf t* > atiw^'V 1 " 5 -'
fib gomcaMOK t) e y.e-j, A d Brit
disposed to muicr the -ir \V\\ tVn »n [
air.icable of tie —.*' ' ra - > 'e i O3 ,
'A £ ih<i. fcWT ’ ■/-r,ft*.;.; i // . , .
—i,
ITS. Tne New York ®
, tnerre of t\ M. *
Tbeve u mtxrh talk .n t* - ., t . .
der.d L«a the U. S. B*. k.c- • 1 a d'ri
zeatiernar* *aj », be kr .t f r 0 j "I-
i stance in which the g.r Ter. , -, o|j e in.
ant cipaled and paid as an > ’^ R . a * r Pad»
stockholder. Letters froci p ; . ? J£jan lo'i
a majority of tne D.rector? j-e • •; “ ia M J that
I vuJend. These tiAimuu have °f a di
creiecce, that one ar.; ever, -.a-' 1 , 50 tnuch
I been oficted for the divide',!. yT 1 *®l> has
j money deai-tr*. a-e q . te inert... - 051 of our
Kiev of oar LrctLren m-.f-■% ■
. by the pestilence.— fiUAjt. florid*
E I.' “ - - .
sickeseJ and tne re I . ’ e |^ r H»
heard of the breai ieg-ent of •.-* j, . not
lathe «.'cba Begimrat— Prtr-.: v “~ C ‘ atern per
Dixestic
traveller m the W to an U' a 'V
dozen utile Me’A hac<<. «*>-*. i
and roh.r.g a‘»ut in tre ;.n .- f. .N’/ ,3 - v ' n ?
ca IV,;, .* ,it jj,
Ame.ocans !
“ my £• /-* w Pa;. u s , p
chap that's in favor of d--me-t : . T _ ifl f " *^
let me ie ia what pan of the v f lo^
-J-.tiyumt. - »or.d
I x Vi, rf.. EvTLti -T i, g r - ?=**<*,»,
c re of Attorney of toe h r..h:c b up, <• e
Western district of F.onia, orl^
■'- ' ■
i mg tome vt-i's stnee .h :u : f .
*. . part of iL
stale, cahtg at a tavern. : - e ,- v . t m
"en'-V** T-- .T : d r enter, W-
«—- -■ -to-’- - - accoßmodtfebio
ausSrealy He pers lil£d|a
hirisr? w : ts '«• a «ttndirt*
JD,n. t_e . c-.r.rente-, to tj stopping,^
fa* woujC q 1 a roc-m that had
■ ' ' inc :.... 1
r^;!/ : ' " li: •• ■- V the
K .* «h a reported to have bn
“■ '' '■ - i: T < ** *- .»«»» before- -y a .
r LT«:. -l : Tr! ™ E :ri m t Eotafraidof^
bt f * ' q •*' *“■' ?q- some supper,”
A.w-- - :^; v- he enquhed of the
g : „, aa d m »:i: manner tberoomia
■ : - ■■■• ■ The land
i<*xl f after they had retired lo
rv-t. -n . it: wc voice was heard in a trembling
R :c * :ra cted accent, saving "do vou wa-a-nlil
I be «ia-*-ved’ I —-V the man, 1
comes goav rhave me.**
He then requeited to he rhown to the apart
- -n g..c.z to w„;ch, r.e was conducted
go a ;a*ge room. w„ere were seated a great
' f pe's.ns at a gambling table. Feeling
~ c " - ■-• j 71 ■ -’-A a most every one possessesaf-
having hs 2*u to. ;st stories, he caretully search
z- v - try ctoxer his room, but could discover
; to. :be cs:a! turr.i’ure of ihe apaitraeuL
■■ - - to. did not close his eyes
10 - -r tome-,.ii*P ! y, and in a few minutesk
:~.irxe. te beard a voice saying, “Du ynum
h-r; L i -.3 tt-d?" He arose from his bed,
‘t- s-ri-.heu everv part of the room, but fOU Ji
Jto-to.ve: -vcthing. He again went to Ivd, but no
so: to* _to toe -eran to compose himself to sleep,
hhito the . - .n was again repeated. He again
E'es-r itoto »k t tj toe window, the sound appear
.tog fUKsi. '-:m that quarter, and stood for
i vi to. ..tr. — i. a e\v moments of anxious
stotoio:;*?. n» uxtuiE :>t-ard the sound distinctly, and
r;c - ninm :iui r. wis from without, he opemd
ttif v niii-v v tur: ir question was repeated full
iitf fu.* win:to « him not a little. Upmi
xn.i'Utf et however, he observed that
tobf ..to: t ;i~ri r.a tree which stood under
~.i w - w gi-.q-ct*- s-o tear the house, as, on
? ’ tov :react; ;: -& e L a iiveiv imagination,to
1 toi’**e rerjifito . rr -toe interrogation,“Do yo«
rc e*J rt t.h&nmid
Haver sttostoi-i to. r.s: ’ ;* that this ghost was uo
tto. r. z to-: t r-: * las to m the ’..mb of a tree coming
.to rr-Bti - : w;_i ’to: h : use. he again went to bed,
ito-r ir.itogc.fT t: jet as :cr ; but was now inter*
r.gifto ry tn-i* :c ii ggter. and an occasional
t: <t :: ; :ms. Lto: : n ses :**om the room when
tne rc z:; isrs v-• -* to;. Thinking that hi
cr-g : _"to to? a.*? a.fc ; - f*v to bis own auvan
tigr. to? troi z st'«t f~:tn the .ed, and wrappij
r: :r-to g .ai.f tog the wash-basin in his
to mi i : ttor: rg a towel eve* oU a'nv, procw*
dec tc- the rxn cc the gzm.krs, and suddenly
threw, gg the _ cc:s ege g. f- ted in, exclaiming)
.to 2 ire-toto gic :,s * rare. D :. ta wa antiob
f . ■ —.'to- f. ■ , i Stores appearance
c: the ghost, the f*rg. > s were thrown into the
grexte-a cctoruf .m ir. itterptlnz to escape it
sctog-e togrgmg -.to- rr: toe windows, and oIWB
t_gg;.:r-r hexi >g.J gre.s over others downim
st&irs. Our ghasc tik.r.g advantage of ac!«*|
rr-cn, - -;g i large amount of mori
-ry frr— the xhk hzsin, and retiredun*
seer, to bis roots. . ,
i Tge rex: sms rr he freed the
utrvtst ttm/aacii. He was immediately
if tc resJeT well. He lep-hec a the t.'g.r.'natij’
el.. 20 w.-arcr." ss.-i the law-ici.• t° r
ghesto Instead of g: rto h.« own room,®»' *
I azidne and case to oars frightened us n
of the rrogr. «g-i lock tv it cvey c j H* r 0 0
aooer.- Tg? r rs*t. w.-.g.--i K.ng in the M
snspectid. :: ft v n? has I r t ii:is*. xn2 d f r ,a ‘
gqggy hug:-eis cf Jg. :~s L-t nisjuven-^
DIED,
A: hi? resiiice, tg Cir-rT tc-grty.cn the HM
.to?:.. H.m. Wnmx G. >r*a? ,::cr I
2_ * _L2zaE!55. in z. •£ .hi vtir -I ei?
MARINE INTEI.LIGEA^g
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tie. GUI, New revbrrc; k * itotma. B‘ cc
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c.to-to — -
c->. Sherman, to?::- . I* L hri£
New York: serr • ?g.«. y t -;:ix-.. M- : * cir
JGg%: j-ccr'i.:-?—tiae s' L ' J : r^S
c air. New Vers; ~-..rtft New 4«^* k >
New York.
run rkaimvj FU>OM j
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