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b & Crxiratait TIIUMOAV. UCTUBKK H. Ull- tm; vet" imH'KK. w.n. *« «—•> ■' ^ ,u, i,.JW I.T Mr. limn*. u '"' ,„a,. P l. }< J >1 WuhNriM «l»» Allntwj (JrtMMSl. . , S«di snwwd aifrrtnrr.t »«•« fft im rtur reader* tM« imnilaf *• ** mM * '•»»'* t tbflWSSWt •«•*»« ,ht r » P,ClK ‘ ** ,h * '"' t ' kt lb* Exuretiv*. The Dem *r*ts cool**! f-» • striei roust ruction ol lboConttiiutJootn.1 would psemvr tWvet* or h**otlre !•*••'* “* Executive • v |t 1^Id ibe Hft.ts of the Statr* *nJ their |»c**ple fnunfideiwl roeroorhment. TU Federal Whigs- tw ibo «b« hxad. xre seeking to rest nil rowm in o m^or'iiy In Con*TOrt.e«»ntr»»y to th* opinions of ••o-b men m WesmnoTon owl Maimw*. Let th* 4 ntajoi ity in Congrres do n« ■ N«« York Whig L»- f:t»Uiuf¥ btve dime, trnmpbi on the rights *>f lira Southern Sute* flow won woukl these anil veto. itr» bail the veto •• • prncrful measure of dclivc- IIMT. But «c sis unxS’n front continued indisposition to por«uo the subject. at «*«* would with. It it one which Mr. DvrUlhu mvnfully kindled,nnd nmU, perhaps no further rematk frutn ut. LATE tso IMPORTANT FROM FLORIDA. We hare rrceivod frem n friend in FlotiJn, the following important information In relation to tie Florida wst. From the seurc* it eomr*. it moy lot relied on at correct. It wa« brought by the (trainer Chartetton, which xtlived st tbit |**irt ln»t evening. Rtpullica a c f setter Jag. PI LATKA. (Fa.) Oct. 17. Ora. Armi*tead ba* suspended artire operations for tba pre-rM, in eonaequence of «n agrennrt.t In* t wren mm an<l the Seirvnnle Chief, to lut’d a •• tiilh’’ on the20th uirtant at which lime the chief *vy* |.o i« willing to otnlin a treaty ,-f peoro, which bn tnya •ball mil lm "spoiled" at the other tt*mie* have been. No one here bat any confidence in him or his treaties; yet jroa know Heaven i« alway* frailer «n ut thin oar fear*, and tome good m>iy grow out oi it. fltnmtet revolt— I’tnwla, "big. T40, aiel Sli .nn.ii, tu 478. two tuanddpg in hear from, t (nr oran.la-i of Cwngn*M gain f.ir W hi*. |\eln.»»nt-*C»H*i« 400 « nj. U HI 10, SUxnwiu had 410. 11 *• t i*i'i.—L'nrwlh 700. In 1031, Shannon! 183. sourii Carolina r.i.KcrioNs. |le*idea the irluri.t already pnbli.I.rd linm ll.nl State, w • hire tltOHtof Greenville, iVndl. tiiii and Sj.nitai.hurg di»iiieit, la Greenville the Democratic ticket for tlte (eg'tlatute succeeded bj a Urge m* jor iiy. Hi IVralelun tba whig ticket tuccrrdfd by a • mail mw>.iity.«ith ademtirra iocandidate fur the ||i.u«e ol Iteptrrcntaiirra. For Cottgrevt tin* w lug ran J .i.|4ia bat bccnvlccted, by amgjoiity i,f about I Ml vote*. IntlMtamo dUtiict in 1838, Clan W. Tltomp*on wat circled by aim tlmutand votea n a jonty. Tlta democratic rnndidntn Ut Congrra* would have (men elected tmd it not Iwen for anuther randida'r.who received a largo numheraf demon at Ic vote* In CJrerhvI |e, wheie the vote* a nml. for Col. N'orri*. the demoemtie candidute, 073,for Dr. Ilntloi the whig candidateoimI M» I’ow. |l,3j|- In Pendleton the vote* itu.nl, Notria 1500, Hut In 2115, and Powell 100. In S|mnwnbur* Dit'tiet, ften. linger*,the present ileituwiattc tnembet of Ciitifr , '«* bad no oppotitioo. The deniueratic legululive tirLot *ur»v. i|rd I y a Urge tnai'irity. thiHigh there writ, two more demo r>a> ie candidate* ihnn the nv|ui*ite nttmliet. The h g e*t dewKicnitic randiJulr rvuuviil 1721.and the higbr«t whig 730. nf.w York. Tim Demoeraejr of the Fntpite S:t»le, fiom nllac count*, will g.ve tlieir f*voii|,. »on an overw lielmin* ptoof. f .lie confidence they *til| repo*t in him, by tlieir antra in Noann.brr neat. The New Yoik l'o*t *»y*. •‘Tim intelligence of dir Southern election intteud of dircouraging the D-nocincy. ojieintc* ai n a'ioinlu* to activity. It mult plit a the meeting., iocremwa tlm numlierof • lu.«e who ti'lend, und eanltv tlieir riitlnuiiiim.— N'-w Y-uk muit mol will be politically redeemed.— Haiti more Republican. SOUTH OGI.KTHORPK WARD DKMO* CRITIC RKI'UllLlCAN ASSOCIATION. At a regular raeatitig uf thin Aanw-Utnm held nt th. it llall wa Uat evening,Silai lluilit in tlm Chair. Tim Secretary read the miauiaauftha Uat meeiiop < i which wai unanimously confirme.l. Th® tnacting v/4§ addie»ae<l by P. M. Ru«.el, and other mrtqbera of tha Cential Democratic A**ocit>' tii.n. Buiiaeta of importance vraa tranrac'rd. The Democracy of thit Ward arv determine,! to hold mi and uaa every honorable meant to carry our Demo, rratie Elccuotl Ticket in tbe county. We aay to o-lmi Ward AaaocUtiona in thU city, do your dotyi we will do out a. On mutiuit, tba meeting adjaurned, to meet licit) on TueaJay next, firat giving nine clteera for our (aiii*. S, HOLLIS, III V. Pror't. r. M. RUflLL, Sec'ty. ELECTION RETURNS COMPLETE. The Mlovlpg ia the aggregate vote of tlm mv, nd candidatea for Congreat in all the counttea ol the State. They are fro n rgleial rvtuma to the Huv ernor, etcupt three, and tln>a« aro received from f UwUtoaccct, ao d iuht currvet. inotuaiTK voTX. J/jrrfaeu. I'm Dtrtn. • -ALKOUI). 33,973 BLACK. 33,430 VDAWSON, a.i.fiia CAMFBBLIh 33.379 v FOSTER. 39.300 COLQUITT, 33.382 143AMULIL 33.231 COOPUIt 33.309 , IIAIIBUBIIAM, 30 3 9 I11LLYUH, 33.337 .KINO, 33.237 1VBIISON, 33.311 » MEUVWETlIF.R,3V,\4t LUMPKIN. 33,417 . NKSDIT, 33.3311 1'ATTEUaON, 33,231 , avauubn, 33.237 POOLER. 33,302 The following tctuins of theolrctiun in I'cnnsyl- wnU, are taken from tho Phibtdvlphia Ledger, a neutral paper, of Saturday U*t. Thw| *hc w « * light g*U fur tha Whig*. Thera ia gn at probability tint tha Whiga have ,*arr'.e<i th« Legislature. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION RETURNS We give below the nuguciik'a rejNined fur the •d.fletent tkketa in ell tlm countie* that we liavv beard from- la many ca*e« ■ liferent report* bavo been rrcetvnl from the irm* cuuniyj in tlw*r, we five that which appear* to ua to bo mwt autlientbt. 1840. 1830. Whig. Dent. Rilllcr. I'nrter. Bisj. m.j. tnsj. m»j. Delaware C4J 453 Bucks 238 408 Chester Muatgviaraiy 052 825 444 810 UUn.n MO C85 DsunLin CutnbvrUnd 571 159 388 427 Adams 522 177 Fisuklta 572 255 York Lehigh JOSS 939 270 111 tivhuyduU Lanctiirt 3783 758 3055 768 Norvkamptusi 1100 I860 JJrlk.* 4(133 3UH6 Mftho 77 06 iVrry* Uniua 650 1007 67J 2JJ Bedfind 204) 91 Nwnhumb rlsn 1 918 986 Juniata 190 186 Columbia AOrgUnv 2500 1188 1533 1320 WaalmvKv-Uod 2200 2*48 l.'uainfl 989 51ll Ksywtte Huntin;don 1317 370 926 SOI Somerset I’wtw I40J 800 1 61 1122 Bradford 100 201 14611 16021 11501 16166 No oppositiua. /Aeaa tie PiiLidelpiia Ledger. Oc'. 17. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLAITKK. TbeSeaate c >-^i»t* ol 33 ractub^r*—ihw *oat* of T l of whom, under the ant Constitution, aro vaca- tcAmenuiiiiy Tbe Senile, during the hut ae*»iou •toad thu*—Democrat* 17, Whig* 111. Of tlw members who*e a^wt* era vacated tbit year, 3 were Democrau and 3 Whig*, which make* the remain* ing m;tuber* •ur.J, 0 Democrat*, 13 Whig*. 1810. 1333. Countie* OH member* Philadelphia DrUwa<e. Cheater and M'«Uon«r Buck* Berk# Lancaster and York HuntUgdoe, M.fflir, Ac. ScbujlklUAs Columbia L-htgh and N ortbamp. tm AiWgbaay and Butler Dent, Whig. Dent. Whig. 13 18 17 The Houae of Representative* couii.t* ,f |oo member*, of whom Uat aeaaioc, the id weru 63 Democrat*, and 33 Whig*. 1840. Cooatiee Dcm. Whig. 1839. Dem. Whig. 8 Bn*. tc Mm* 5- Va.aAJ eaieta 2 1 1 2 WodimA K*»u.wW**4 A4*a» Pnrry IrlaeyQuft y n OHIO EUCIIOX, EXTRACT FROM AIR. BUTLER’S SPEECH, At tie Democratic Mate Meeting, held at New llruuttriek. (N. J.) on the 8/A leaf. Fellow CitutuntS The condition of Utu American pooplf.at lit'* ttvtme.ut.i* |wc.uUttr nml unpiecmlrnt* .**1. Never Imforc liuve our poliiicnl rletnenia been to deeply ngitvtrd | never hrfoio Ima tho pnjmlnr mind (men »u tltoruugbly oxciti d ( never befoiu Imvo tln'C-d-id'iQ*of mirIf*t umI opinion licun m, violent, *u unyielding. Our whole cuniliiuniiy,of all orddi* and ilcgm e, young and old.und it might ulmost lie •!*bl of both avxea, loivo, for tho time, given them* M»lve% „1» to the conflict* of ynrty. A dividing lino i* dtuwo from Maine to Louiainnn, and tha wholo |M>n|.|e tiro nrrnyed, r»u tlm one vi.lt, nr the other, in tho uliitud.' of dc’.vimincd and unflinching oppttg. natiun. It is i,npo«*iblo to nRi-uiiot for till* rxini. onlimry tin* .• of tliinsi, oxcept on tho tupputition that principles of vital hnporlnnre, nml offer ranch. h'8 rgv, tint the liiglio*! l'itero#U of tho repute lie. nml thut, in tome sente, tlm very none ,.f free government it«clf, ate involvi ,1 in tl.u contort. Tltia 'Uppotitioti, fellow c.itiien*. ia perfeotly trot*. I lie political boripio i* indoul iiim ,1 to nml fm on tlm trmpv*to«o« of liberty \ l.ot let not ilia pnltiut bo alttrmed *, it will let bo btought into a • fe, “n defin'd Imvefl." (Cheer*.) 'I In- fnti point ciiniircloil with tliio spretneb 1 , to 'vh.el, I coll your ottvntion.i* tho vbnrncier nod poll cy of the two partio*, and of tlieir lesprniitu cun.Il •late*. The ouo uvuw*, with iliu utinost (ILlinol no**, it* jit.liiii'nl creed, and the ayatem of public inrnsorea to which il willmlliere; it i* (ileilged and committed, he)tiiid (lie potiibibty of cluinge, by it* pa*t ooutao and by ilia declurution of it* OJti'liiUlo to inuintiiin the Indupriulcnt Tiumiiry law racetilly pna»ml—to ,»pim»e u Notional U«oU— to oppose tho inlrmlnotion of a new » a v*tom of internal impiovo ment*—to opptue 1 biclt protectlva tnrilT—to op pusa tbo ntsumpiionof tbe «***•*• d> lit* in any form, either , xpr »«ly, or through tlm iudiraet but erjintlly etl.cMvemo.lu of *li«trili,,tii>i| tlm piece, «U of the public lamL—.0 Amt to n »t*irt ,:,iii>t rue tint, of nil tlm power* of die Fo-b rol (itiveriiinent. und m * •need regtmln, lit* right* of the atwtva, «*jw* lolly in releronco to their |n-culliir ina'lliition* which it leuva* to b« ireattvl byeacli ncconling to it* own view* of it* into,c.t* and duties. Tlm oilier party Ini* | ut fit,tit no dveWutioii of piinoiple*. ur of it* system of udmlnisttoliun. eitherth.ough nny co.tven lion or n herliody entitled to r present lint w jmlo party, w,l..«..«). Il* eunilblato, OppiMlliio, to lit. pru#ontailinini*tiniion und Imatility to tho Indepen deni Treutttry,they aro ull ready lonvnwj but wlint •"h.litu e they will pmpnie for that uienmiro, and wltat pirticulnr cmirsonf policy they will p to sue, tlm people tire it, gti'her frutn the history of the pur ty end its lendors, ur to find MU', hi rrulirr. *houhj they ronto into power, from nctuiil.nnd it tuny be, lioin mine experience. IVo know, howeter, lint mmy of tlm prominent leader* of th.’a pnrly me the friend* of u Nutiot.nl Hank, und of the utli*r kindratl meu>uie* to which I hxvo juat irf.irod; so llmt in* trlligent and rellectiug nten cun have no grant difii cully in fore teeing the course of policy which will be etnered on should flrnrrei Harrison he elected. The Independent Treasury it to be overtliroivn nml n grant bank cstahl ilmd in it* stead, a* tku fi.at anil leading niunsiirouf 1 “relieff n nml in tlm full awreji of a laiituilinuriuu consiructiun of the power* of Congttf**, we may anti,-ipuiew but will follow. Tlte preference given by ihn frienda of u strict cniistrtM-iinn of the |Hiwer*nf tlte Federal Hovein* nienl; and of u safe adminiilnition ».f those pow er*, to the first ofllieae parties, i* u ptefeiencedi'. tnmdrd by piiueiple, and due to the cotivieiiou* we cineiiuin. It may he slieugthaned by ilia opinion* we have fo.nteil a* to lie* pcrmual •|tmr.lii-tnhin* ol the candidate of the antugniiist putty, nml by tlm e*iiinuiiun itt wit cli we tnny hold the leader* ol tli.,1 patty; bui no qu:ilifn-ati»ns in the candidate, no deg.ee of|MT*anul met it in the lenders, no fimling* of legnrd to our frieml* and ueiglt**or* who follow them, no amount ofcoutiJenca in their purity of motive, tlieir since.ity or ihoirgoueinl patriotism— and liioae sentiments ull Atr.oticons of nil parties, •Imuld cimiith towmd* each other us imlividi.uls— can diminitli our l.ostility to the party und its pinna, or lessen our exertions to defeat the one und frits, tmtw tlm other. Our wurfuie, fellow citixens, is not with individuals; it is with the collective body ; in tin* gr- lit snuggle now going on, men, except ns com,•ctcl with principles or identified with men* •ur.* are comparatively nothing—ns wo.gl.ml t». gni at prim it'lci, utnl agnin.t mensuros cull, d for by principles, they mo lc*s than nothing. Our friend* who ilifl'. r Ironi us, if Inmrst in lltuir course, mtut act on these views in respect tors nml out catuli* •lute; they cannot complain if we met* onl to them the mrutura limy give us. (Cltevis.) Yet there ia niucli in tho persoiud ipinliiie* of the camlidates, to cutifiini tbe j i\ f< rvt.ee ive have vowed. ^ Let uacimpara ill. in I'ern moment. Mr. Van Duran, i* now ut image, wl.cn tlm in tel ire t "* I powers p.»»e»« their iiigbr.t mntiirily wiEtmil being m ull iinf aii.d in persp deity ur vi« gor, und w lieu s. ven'tind long contintii'd intoilee.ual Inb r may be endured with tu.'Ces.;|„, is an evjM-ri enc, d und skilful aloie»ninn. I lion.uglily i.nbutd with the principles , f policy laid dow n by Mr. Jef ler-on, un i pletEe.l to ull tlieir conclusions und m- suit.; Im hut been long familiar with the for.ign relations nml interim! concerns of ihocuunfr\;und to tire ciraoms|M C ionol the Uutavivn race from which he i. d•'•ended, lie adds the integrity, ilioniodeta lion and the tu nines* which alto distinguish linm (Gretti cheering) Of Gen. Hamsun, I *ba 1 onlv apeak a* a civil ban. He is tenycqrsoldertlian’ltis competitor and for many yea is pu»t,lu» liu.l no connexion with tlm Oenetal Gomnmrnt nml no exjerience which can fit litm for the various and a duott* duties of tlte i’rea idency. It is i* thervfore no injustice to say or him, with Gov.Tutewell of Virginia, th tt thesecir cumstanocs. imle|wndently of oilier considerations, ora a strong objection to hi* advancement to a sin lion of such difficulty and Importantp. Front tlm necessity ,.r the case irelected,be will bo greatly de perdjtei on Id* cabintU ntwl as be is not pledged to onj^articular course of policy the Executive de partnMnt will, in effect, bo adminUtuirJ by them, lor tin* firat limn in tlte history of our govern ment, w:e sltsll have a IVaiJcni in nutue, and another l*re tideni In (atl. But there nra other end fitr more aerloua con«i.l •rations connected with the present ntiitmleofGrn. Ilsmson and with iIh* Jeclnratlmis ho has rapent •jlly made in respect Hi the luncliona of tha Exeat ii»». In hi* letter to tha commliteo of Whig mem her* of the Naw Yolk Legi*latura. he drclarea that fic duet not cotuider the I'residert a constituent branch ol the ieg.slatum that bn mutt drrlinegiv ing pieilgea of opinion* on subject a which belong tu Coi^r.«, ...I ih.i I,. •liinb* such pledge*, ■n.lupibioii*. if rrqiitiod at all, abowld be tequbed of mnnlwrtof Congreat In hi* •echo* ho tm, t.til ntvra exp kitiy cgp r# ,**d tltcsa ew*. Thi* fa, ia t-ffeer, a rtmpiout atumdunment of ilia duty of rvcommaadiog Wgtalxtive awasorat, to tha c*Mi*Mjaratioa of Caeg rr*». fi^wial llarrissMpatofitmrepeated this dortrlaa rrfervnr«loa L'i*ii*d Niaies Bank, luone of A * early ktinre.iw daclara* that •’lie (relieve* tU • h«ri*r gi»*n to tlw iwnk wa* »are*«/|/a/M«o/, it h***! of tba we>unt uuettu)' to r«iry asy of tha •aprw.alygr'.nie.l iN,wir* iai'» afi.et." fa hi* Hler to Hiwriod William* 1st raprad* the tattm "pinko., but add*, that' il it wi re rfcatl} a* eerlamed, "that ||m public, lalvratim t»latWitt to iht'M'becltun and dubuicment „f the menu*', woild •iiff.r without ol.r, aid l be ie wet* a*<|’i'*M cnl ouinif. *tnlu„,» of public ojiinii.n in it* (av.,rl.e would *g» ■„ net chancingu Itn.k. So in nm t alof bis *pt'rclH)t sin. o hi* n .niinatuin, nml puit ru holy inn late spcrli ut Dayton,in ftliiu,Ism affirm* the same ihing; ntul drd thut it i, tie' duty of tlm Chief Magistrate not to control or te*t»i the will of tin. j.e"pk',us t'Xj.|, r».'d by tlieir retire •cnlativi s in die I-gitluMirp, hut to execute that will; nml “to abstain from ini. riming in, or thwart Ing the tarred exeraiseof the Ihw ranking function* of tbe government." Theao daclntulimi* Involve a complete abandonment of ilienegu tvc orvuio given by •fmconstiiuii.iniolbo Executive. 1 beso two ptiuui{.(tf*, cut tied out in the practical ndminisintinn ofllie *|.t le« .film Ex- cut Depnrr ment, l.y n I'radd-mt oft Ik, Utdted State*, would *i lently and surely, aubvrrt the fouiidation of our pm •out ft a mo ol government, and Wot It n rudir.nl change in it* duiract. r and operation*. Each of I bent •• in direct hostility to tlm cxpies* ptovi- •lon« of tlm cunslilotinn; ||m two rpinb.iietl wnuld produce, in ptaclicc, lira must ml-chiutr u« re* fmeroau'ni iiM.tl.uted like lh*t of tba United Aisle*, dm i twi.iide ol auclt a pt»*ff i* Irtdispen able to pieve'.t if.e l..gi.| tore from overleaping prora.itnl louts. It w *« giwa tw tlra l’te»i< dent, as the tif.-i t an I rejnt 'Otiiailveof tire jM-ople. and the sta.ir, wi ti dm rapinsa vi.w-of *r.bblirg him to prolan t'.rj. Mmrik't and right*, a* w*h tit.- ligitts of tho J ..li'-iaty ami tlm Exrtut.ve, fr.*m the ei,ernat blpents ol Coi.(rr*. It ian rajiake, luiognrdthi^qimllfiod negntiteof our constnuiiun a. uttali.guu* to tlmi ol the King of Great Dili kin, or a* ftt.tly lini.lw to bw tegatd.d in lira snine light.'. J ia- Kiug oi Gi«>t Btiiain p'** (••Mis lira jrawrr ofsu i.bsuluie veto on lira doing* ol Barlirmeni, but *,• |j« j, u IrareJIinry soveieigu und it* lira paoptearavnily repre.cnted in tine branch of tho I’srliurn.nr, llramyil vein Ih-rontc* n power* ful pivrugotive, by moans of which ilw King mny dafent, nt plia*ure, tbo wi.lu * of the people. Hrncii it is, that tho exercise of the power, U, in llait country, so mlioit* In lira people | and ibaturaymir r o in modern limns the crown Ira* cIium-o to effect its Tig 1 *lmll think them to draetve. (Immense chin Nothing I* muieulnrmiiig. in tin* present crisis, tlnmibKluvoiirwi.b tvhi.h .di.'si! domino* Itiive been tecoived, not merely by ilinio j or.ions of the whig puny who do not protend to uny p.niiculnt know ledge of tlte rmisliitsdnii-w ho tnko it upon iruat n« etpmtndrd by Mr. Wnbstri und other lead cr*—but l.y ill' great*’*: cnn.titutu.nul luwyirs utul nnisi ilistiug.ii«hi'd statesmen in tlrair nnka. I thollproceed tn ilemonsiuito wlitti I buve ufllrnt ed. nnd 1 hope to be enublr.l to niuko it so jihiin, that ail wln> bear me, nu.y ppifirctly npjuihend tbo view* I shall present. 'I lie discusdtm w ill be *ntne lint obstruct, nnd will make u dotnutid on your d>ne; but, U"les* I giently deceive n.vself, il is of dm gii'niem mmm nt. It will nUo,* prnlml ly, In, somewhat new| lor though 1 have r, \self in some former nddit-Mva glnnred nt il, und Imve aeon it u.lvertod to in thu public jmirnul* undin lira argu m. nit ofolheis,yut 1 am notnwaru that it Itu* re* e.eiv*tl, what l now pn.pnso to give,* thnrougltcon sidcration. Fir»t. A* to lltegenernl Hrslenoftlio franrars of the e.onstUutmu, in rv*|»'C.tlw the oxec'itlve. Ill* mu-t evident fiom tlieir debates, and from the pro* vision* they udopted, thut limy intended to rr. men real, elficleni ex cttiivo. They were not wiliingthnt lie should be, at Ira then writ* in must of lira men. hies of Europe, n gilded hnubla on lira lop of the political odtfic*; they did nut wish n ntmo ufli. iul bend to In* decked,in die trapping* of oflire, and to euhfer office* on other*—n nmnltml wnd powetlee* organ, drpendtnt on the legislature, and iiicunnblo of checking drat department—Imt they wifeltt'u him lube, and they there fore mndo him lira agent nnd representative oftlie people—tlieir chi.f *eivunt, working mnn, nnd sentinel—nnd tIwy imputed on him the high duty of watching, with es|racinl fideli ty, the doing* nf tho legivludvo doj ailment. It is true, M *uhl by- Gunernl Hutrisun, tbnt the ptesi- dent is nut a j nrloftlra legislator.; but ilran it is also true, that dm constitution contracts hint, to n certain extent w ith dm legislature, nnd invests him widt tho power of checking, to n certain extent, tlm pMceAding4i.ftl.ut body, utnl whatever wn may think of the wisdom of ibi* arrangement, wo are bound, so lung ns tlte constilirhin stands, tu give to it w full uu.i fair support- It i* idle loswy u* i*often •nid that tbe prusi.lont tins t.mmuch power, nml to extol u cmdnlHla w Itu is w filing to uhundon powcr. ns tilt greatest ufull patriots. Tbo objection to tho extent of ext culivo power, ia nn nbjectinu to tlm conslilmiuiiitsili 4 : tl.u | r> n*i*o in ii r.md.duie to iihandmipoweia expressly given, is a promise to bn uulititlir.d iutl.e d'tchnrgcoftlii'y. Next, as to the power uiul «luty of the I’tesWem iu die initindiitiofh'gUhuivt, meustirvs. Whilst do, Constitution gives full power tu dtu Congress—lira Irgistmivo drpartme.it to ini iitlcull s cli men-iires, w ithin dm scope of federal logishidun, us they itiuy think priqrar, us well us to coil-idee and do. bln mi. such u* may he rrcumnranded by.he I’re-id.iit, it ulsu gives to the Freddeiii till' now cr, nnd impu.es uu bint tho duty.of rec*iumw.uu\iug *ucha*lra may tlilnU useful. Tho third section of nitirlo secutid pMvides, tliul lira |'re*id"iil " dull frutn tinra to time, give to Congress inf.irmutinn of lira Muto'of lira Union, ami recommend to their consideration, «uclt meiuuii's us he altnll jmlgu i.ecessmy und ex pedient.” In tlm next clioi-o of dra srrlion, the phrnsrob'gy is cluing, d fium ,, sAo//,” which isinuti- da,my to "may." wi.Uh implies a di*cioti»n— 1 “lie may on cxtiiiuidiimry o co*i**ns, convpnu hmh House*, or oitl.cr of them, Sir.whilst in sul.se quo/il clause*, the nemc/oloiy luogo.igo is ngnla cm ployed hi regiiid to lira teculving of aml'tissudur*, &r. This •Imwrs llmt. in framing die section, the wind ‘shall" was u«rd wheie il wa* designed to; impose a duly—to leave no diseredop—und lltnt- when, the siihjecl was of snrb n nature, ns to nittke it proper to leave it to thu dhcrotinu of the T dent, the lungu.no wns |'tirposoty au varied ns to ol'- feci thut end. On the face diet), uf .ho Constitution, the I’roidmit i* bound to tho duty of recommend i»>g to the co.-raider.idnu nf Congress, such legislative measures, in olltur word*, such lairs ut lie shall judge necessary und uxpedii nt. This construction of tho constitution is two plainly deniuiukd l.y its very w ord*, to require nigumont or admit of doubt | ■ut it derives conclusive lorn, front n f.ct appearing Mr. Modiann's report of tint debates in dra Con ventioti. It mu rn* dint dra cluuse in rolmiuu to giv ing Inferinaiion t ml receiumeuding nteii*ure* to Cun gicas, when die section whs ivporteil, run in the dis cietionniy form ‘‘lie nmy, from limn to dme,give to Congress information of dra state of lira Union, nml der suebciieontstunee •erommeml, &c, M und tint Gmivernctir Morris, whilst die clause wv tinder di-russi.ut, moved to riko out the word "may," ami iosen "shall,’’ in order to make it "the duly of the President tote commend, und thence pi t pi nt umbrage or cavil al hit doing to," which motion wn* adopted by com mon c«n«ent—(Mttdioui papers, vol. 3, p. 1422) It U plain then, that lira Executive cannot, without violating lira conitiiutiun, n«l liim*elf of tha duty of "interfering in tho Micied Inw-ntnking funcli- ii," and that ulihuuglt lot may ItMve refused tu give pled ge* in advance, ns to pnni'ular men * urea of a legi* Intive unture, Ira cannot avoid the iltoy i f r< com mending tome a.rah me.tsuie, utiles* indeed, he shall lie of opinion that ho legislation whutover is either nrccssnry or • X|M.dieu|. Thirdly—A* to lira negmivo or veto. The itn uopiiety of dra use of ibis power, when lira sub ect bus been fully tuttvidoted by Congteas, )> <a for lira but ten years, been u standing topic of dedumti tinn nml of clamor. Tbe power itselt bn* been rn.it ntonly treated by Mr. Cl *y and nth. r leaders uf ill" whig party, na nn odious prerogative, derived fmm and unalogmi* to the aliodti'e negative of lira King •it Grent ilrUi.in, and n* that tnoiinrch ha* seldom 'd it in mmlern times, it is nrgttnd that its use by dra I’.esi.lei t ,.f tbe Uniteil States, converts him lit to n nranatrlt. a. d into one mure powetfui titan t|.r Uiidvhsovereign. Generel.llntrisnn’s mind is fully imbued with this idea; it appears in his letters and ill nil lira sjt. relies lie lias d»!iv. rod. The powur, however; itoKpresily given In the constitution: and b-dng given, it must Ira presumed that it w x« given to bo exercised. Tbo reporli uf Mr. Mudi*on,und dra eutenijraianvous exposition of dra Federalist,acquaint us with tilts ltistorv object of lira provision. It wa* designed lopievcnl hasty imperfect, and ficiu.u* laws; to impose usdut*ry caution on dra legislative deportment; und more rspccrally to keep that department within the limits oj the couilitulion, and to prevent it front enlarging its powers'to the prejudice of tlraotlrar deportments, tliecitixnn, or lltostates. It wns very much HI* cussed at di fie rent times, and was alwuys a.lmited to Ira nn important and nrCMtary .safeguardlaguinst Irgisladva enactment*. It wa* proposed'l.y El bridge Gerry, subsequently conspicuous in lira dent erratic puny, nnd with the coon city in Congress of overruling itbya vote of two thii it of each lmuse, wus adopted by gcnorul ass- nt. Afl.-t wards o mu jm ity of tbo Slate ultored |bu/ro thirds to three fourths—a tub, w bicli if It were now in free would make, when applied to tho present ilmt-e of Ro present*live*, w tlifiririire uf treuty in the mini tier rvquirvtt tu uvnnule the vet •. and would very greatly iucroaso dra tfllcacy of thi* form. Near the ck»*e of the session, nnd niter some rhon-es had been adopted tu the plan uf tho Exccildve, Ml. Ger ty, in con*rt|uence of 1I.0.0 changes, thought it iiicxi |H,|ienl toin.est him with a veto so tram ly absolute; and Ira subtihuiMl two thirds This motion, nfier some discu»>ioa |.revai|. d.J but there wys considerable diversity of sentiment on tho xul<- ject, and two of (Ira Virginia delegut.*-, and tlui.u pvr»on* of nw h-aa note tlran George Washington and James Madison, voted for three fourths ami •g.iin*t the alleratio.v. Now, I |>eg leavn to np|ra*e Gturge Washington und Juinoa Madison, with their associates ol the Convention of 1767, as audio rities in favor of the u*a of lira negative on lira doings of Congress against that of IVfilism II Hardton; and 1 leave u to you fellow , Ittytnt, whtthertha weight aftlra Uttar, it irat, say tha i^.^aviralUadl.y ,b*t oftlra former J (Ltughier ■bjccts, hj various Indirect mode* of influencing the p.rliamcut rather than by die direct utu of the veto. 'lira iragudve oftlra I’resident i* much more mid '•gous, so far us rogaid* thi* point, to the power p.KseaM'd in the llomun comnvmwosl.h. by the I ributras of the People. Tlm-e oflirer* i.s .Iterliiui rrpresetilntivra of die |Yoj |c nnd 1I1.1 nppoinu'd gmirdiuiis of theii lit ruin*, hud lit*- power ..fun nl* mlute vein *m lira doing* of tho Putiiciun*; tin* power wns design, d to pn-eivo popular liberty from lira (U.croarhmenis nf dra aristnrrary 5 nml !)••• I'reii’lrnt i* invested withn qualified power of tlm kk« nature an ong »»t her. venmm*, forth.' sum.* legh r irj’Os.*. Fmm the vo.y imtore of lira nor, tun it Isiciircrly p.M-iblc thut ibis power ran be »o used u«’io endanger public liberty or nny oilier gr.nt interest; whill it nmy often lie found ihn only means of preserving die tuition from impending evil*. Inderd.fel'ow oitivnr, the President’s vulo isloit nn nppeul from dra fits* judgement ol lltetwo botiiras to u tecutul and tAuiu dvldmtn e one.. If «wi> thirds of each houra pdheie, no coriri.b'inlion to llrah first decision, H.e njfpcul i* disposed uf witliout d«|.»y by the passage oftR*» law. If uni passed by twollmd* tha veto produces u further d>'lny; but it is still a tnereappraffrum Congress to the people; nnd if tbe people think them right und the Pr.vid.mt wrung, und din measure (mom* of seiiott* moment,ilia veto Will be ramovi'd by tho change u( ths Pr> aideut, w bicli nioy be nrcornj liilt* d w itbio, ut moat, four years. Un dra otlmr Innid, if dra veto bo stisiuirrad by the people, tlmit it wilt have been proved, llmt its nxerche wu* culled for by tho popular will, lira ull male s tirce. full legitimate uuthurity. Ii j* in this view fiftbe veto power, llmt it ims iecn given in almost eTefy line nfouratute constitutions totlio atnte executive. Il l* alto to be remembered llmt lira oxistonre of •ill'll 0 power Jfi the executive, und tbo know ledg< on lira j.iirt oflbo ligi.luime, llmt Ira may use it, Itu* 11 most powerful effect, by its silent npciutiou, to picvuul liurti'Ht.d nbu«n of power in the enact urant ol laws. '1 lie silrt.t inll.ieiirC of die rpialdipil rragn iivoliai.bt’vri leg.irdedby nit writers mi ourconstitu lion*, and by till thecunveutiott* which have adopt ed it , us one of its most salutary effec s. But let a pie*;dent, or it itote uxerutivo come into office with the avowed dr in miti.n ion nf not using this power, und lids voieele/Mnbut powetfui restraint—*0 i.ece*- saryAind so wraAil—will be lost, und tho logisluturo l.n invited to ii rfeklp-s exercise of power. For these rtnsiin*, l umititniu, dint dm power can not bo given'by ill'* pnaidcut, witbuut 11 pit Ip. Me violation of thut ..nth—so d ffen-nt fiom lira gcuoiui on th und mu significantly Ire mud—by which the pro shlont engages not only dint lie "will faithfully ex ecute thu otlico of 1’iesidcnt of tho United Slute*.’’ but th|it Ira will, "to iltuiM.'si ofhisabiliiy./zrcirrec, protect and defend tbo Constitution ol ibu United Stutc*}'’ nor wn limit treachery to dm rights ai d (crest* of lira people* and ihn states. And *«* Car from fihding, in tile frequi'iittisa 1 f ibis power, by Ganeibl Jackson, uny nigumenl uguiti.t it, I lukyo.i, fellow cil./'as, vvliedter it was not tbo in.li'.ineiit, in llinioctiH 'S.' fimmunsu bcuelils to the c.iiiuii v? Suppose lira M tjsvi |j r.md bill had not Irani Mop pi’tl by him. when wuuld thu n.iii<*niil debt |m\e been paid T Wlibt Inn dra knowledge llmt lie wmdd cxvraise ibis power, if 11 were needed lu preserve tlm public diimui.) Iront disitibuiion uimrag lira •lutes, Ims prevent* d **.c!t n dirtiilnitionf Wbnt but this poker, 4 hi the hunds of llmt stem obi man, saved tbo cfibHiry from lira r. cluitlertig of die Bank oftlm Uni ed Bl.itts? [Cheers.] No, follow e.tizcns, tint veto power wns grunted to iheT’revblent to bo used by him in ull prtqrar ens et;an<l Itu i* humid to n*gn*d it ns n purl t.f the nranns unit listed t" Ids Imn.ls for th" common good; and to deal wj»li it,ns w ith all .Ids other powers, with a due sgnso ul bis re*j,onsihi!iiy to hi* const it 11 ants,a*well ns to Ids Maker. It is in this light, lb.it tlm subject. >s .regarded by a III lie comnmniuturs on lira conslituiioi.—by dra nattrars oftlra Kedenil 1st*, nnd by Huivle, Kent, S.ury, utnl other trxt wri ter* on lira subject. Let u* look .it the practical con*, qtrances ofnn nbundumnent, iu ptariice, by the Executive, of the two power* in question—the du'y «>f rreoimucnding und the power otvetoing laws. Who does not. ee •hut under such crrum»tunces. Congiess would Ira left in lira enactment ol luw», without tiny ntlier check than that imposed by l heir own sen-o of their coiistituiiiiiial poweisf Who do. t not see that, in stick n state of things, die whole powur of t lm gov ernment would be cm.cemrn'..I ittih.it body? "Itn doe* not sr<t, llmt ittiieud m I .ring wbnt it vv.is dr 'igned 1** he. by it* fr mers, n goveruiTrant «.f rnn mein I'd nnd limited powers, circumscribed bv Imrri er* wisely erected to pr. vent it from ovet limping its limits, lira Ke.loi 111 Government will bu etml.le.J, an federal guw-rnment shm.LI retain srd nt* lira pi.w eisrxpresdy tramrd to it.vnlai a-1Irapui-lragoal requiirsi and n> itl«r should a*»'.me power* n-.t exptes*ly cranto.1, a«r sliouM e tb«r whan ton tho*e with ahull it lias Iren rlml.pd. And dra gteal •pra»th.n now bef'oo ilia |*r..|.|e 1.1 lira Unit* d States i, v limber they v. ill adhere to lira r»n*lliu:inn ■» e*tal.h»lra.l by it* framer*, until altered in due form, nr taffer it to be changed m tba manner, and fur the purposes, I lime thus laid lrafi.ro you. If all dor Irani ing* of this *ui.jr.ct wriefudy understood by our fellow cititenr, in all quartet*uf the un on, no doubt mold exist os tlieir answer Iu thit que* linn. (have now- done what I could townrn tnem uf lira dangers to which otir institution* are exposed, and to dwir fidelity and intelligence, the result must bo committed. iJdinnk you fur th« patiet'cc with which you listened to a di*cmtr»o so protracted, on a subject *o little adapted to populnr display. Pun der, when you retire.on the view* l have submitted your rrfiection*, and net inrrrnrd to them, as, w* * in lr) Naval.—We learn lira! o.duts liuve been received to fit out tlm Untied Stnte* sloop* of war Yoiktown nnd Dule.ui picsent Ivrini* at lira navy yard.Gosport. Tb.-y nre de*tincd for die Pacific Comumurb'i John 11. Aulickba* Irani appointtd lotheootnmund of tbe former, nnd r.ummunder CTmib * Guumt to lira latter.—Norfolk Deacon. Tito New York Son Mutes llmt Major N.edi is ubout in bo appointed Judgo of lira Court of Ses sion*, in the place of Judge Sanford, resigned. We trust lira report m'iy prove true, ami cordially on- dorse the following Irnm tlte Son s “The appointment would be n rapitnl one, nnd wou d add greatly to the inc.cy whb-h woo'd tem per, *s will a* tlra juslinu which would govern, the dccidon* ned proewding* «if th" (krtrinns bench. Tlra .Major is eminently qualified, by bis disposition nn.l innate humanity, to fill dm sintion proposed io n manner wlrelr would greatly promote the rnn*f «.f justire und piifinnlliropv. We clteerfuliy nnd beurtfiy concur with our contemporary:—" Lot Inm bo cunfiimed, Senator*.” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 18Hi. LATE FROM EUROPE. By tlra steamer Southerner,Cup tdn Womhcrsb*, from Charb'ston, wn are indebted to n frieml fur slips from Boston, Nr w York, and Pliilndelpliin, containing London and Liverpool dales nf tbo 3-1 October, received by tho Acudin, ut Bo-ton,—ex tract) fiom whirh will he found in our columns. aadUud cheer* ) Tka powar, I have raid wasgitvn io Ira exet elsad. It was giv, n i.ont * d> ep cunt ciiou dtu lU legislative Je|«r.,iN'i,ti..x } , dial wfi cle.* oiv*t hkrly m uid-. # w it* wvt* i sttj ibet ib a . imumu powers t ot in umded to be grunted l.y it, und by gradual iimii pit- lions, to swallow up the sovereignty of the Stiito* 1 On the oilier hand, is it nut eipmlly plain that the Executive,'hiHli'ud of being sucit 1111 aganl nnd repre •■'Btativu ot'.tije pcojile, us wu* designed by lira nn tlinrs. f tbe iji'quitution, would bo turned so fuens regurds theipteriml concern* oftlra goveiiinient. which mo bylnrllra most importnnt to the people, into an ebettvo muimicli ufdic Euiopern stamp—u mete Ibuntu'n of honor, uf. ffice. und ofputro. age— u useless uutotimioii in die Imiids of Iti* cnbitiul and f Congres*? Ami tld* radical change in the principles nnd walking of tho govermnent. is to be hroiigbtnlmut, nut by uny amendment of the Constitution, but by indirection; by infidelity on tlra part of the Chief Magisiruio to lira reqaiiomrnts 01 tlra constitution; by an abrogation and telinqukhn’ent of his dutio*; bi cause Ibrsuoth executive povv.T i* liuMo to Ira iibitsed.nnd shouldhejealoudy wntcl.od! Executive rovvershuuld indeed Ira WAicbed, jrnlously wnicbed; rut is there no danger from the legi dative povvetf In Iraieditnry monarchies, where tlra peoploHio »nlv represented in tlm legislature, nnd fur tlra most part only Inane branch of it, (be Executive power is the natural enemy.f.be people, and therefore, the nnturul object of popular jealousy. That power wus the chief 1 hjeet ofj>n!ou*y with nurforefatbeu,nnd General Harrison nnd the great whig unitor* can see no oth. 1 source of d ing. r. But iusttir country, us die people clioore the Ex ecutive ng well a* the Legislature, there is no more reason for jealousy n* to tho former than as to the little.; both require to (mconrtuuily wutrhcd by dra people;**ml b‘»'h ahuqbl bo In Id responsible fur the dero.iciion of duties imposed on lliem, ns well ns fur the assumption of pnwet* nut granted to them. Indeed, t<i to the compHiutive degree of danger to dra people und the slates, fiom these two depart ments, the danger* to Ire upprelranded from the le gislature infinitely euiwcigli tlio-e which il is pos.i ble for the Executivu to inflict. He cut do little pcrtqnnent mischief without their co-operation; popu ar jealousy can bo more easily nnd more uni versnlly pointed pt him than nt Congress; nnd a sin g'° fuithles* or tyiniinlcal Executive ran be more ea •iiy ousted from his. pluce, then three hundred ment tiers of tbo Senate and tho lluu»e of Reprticmn- tive*. ^specially where their uncroacbment* nnd uiutpatiar.s tnny be precisely tlm measure* which purliuns of their ct'iijtTuent* may most anxiously desire. And U it |oo much to sny ihnt tho desire to obtain a nntieaalbuiik and other kindred mcin.it.os, to the enactment of which Gene.nl Harrison'* lax notion* on the subject of Executive dutio., wbntcver may Ira hi* upinixps-n* to the absirnrt question ol the power of Citmiiess, vvili-ind.ico him rendily to i|H<enl, is one ni tl|e most powerful of nil the.reason* which raudo him the avnilulde and the favoritn candidate uf A)o front whig party I Amnlter pretext for giving up the veto (rawer i* the SKg|»«ti»n*thut'unit lows n« the repretenlHtivr* of the peO(4o of lira stulc* in lira two ltmi*e* of Con gr* s* enncqnrtv railed for by lira will of die people, which,-Miy% Grtneral Hnrri*on, and duly, it the »u f .erne (nw. But wn* nut the eim«iituti»it estnhli.h ed.by tux Wll.l. nr THX rxort.xl I* it not uphel I l.y tlieir WiM-h U it not thvir will that their repre aeniaiivM* sb.dl obey it and conftirtn iu it until it it duly altered ’ What pretext can 10 mere Mucioui, n , taiatnva*tro'*<.lh«n to surrender ti.e whole power nf tha coin.tr> l» Cnngrefi. under lira n*«<i«n di.t thtlr aet* are lira only oxpreldrai of lira willthe pe*'ple,#rd that In rapio.iing thut will, tlte) mav ditrvgsnl ill’' bigie’S. Mini ini>*l •cl 'mil and ul.|i|a. lor* MiinouiH'ctira. t il**» t'ublie will. The tine pr.nriplet,f ||ow enin*- ». on thi* gre«| tubiect 1 tsk< U b« till*. Each drpetiaicoi uf th v THE KEY STONE Of lira Federal Arch i* firmfr than ever. Her population partake* too much of tlra spirit of ’70, when n De Kalb nid a Steuben fought nnd blod for dm ptinciplcsof Demoemtie Liberty, tube swrived from those principle* by the crio* of Ing cabin, nnd hard rider,which have been raised with gourd vines, &r. to tickle die fnnry of tho modern IFAig party. No! the brethren of n Buelratinn, n I’orter, und u Dallas, will not yield their chetislie I principles to •itch exhibitions, but will crowd urotind dra pillar* of the Constitution, und preserve it fiom the viola. lion* nf the party, who ure rejoicing in anticipation fnru victory wo believe never to bo achieved. Let Georgian* not permit ilioso Northern Demo ctat* to he more true than they tire, lint buckling or the breast-plate of Democracy, rise from thrir Icih* nrgy nnd discomfit their opponent#. We received tin IMiilndelphlu paper* yesterday, but tlra I In. riskin g Reporter (Extra) "f ICdi hist. •‘PENNSYLVANIA "FOLLOWING HER FOOTSTEPS.’’ Tinotisli lira opernlinn of ihn rascally apportion' ment hill of 13'Jtr, tlte denn ants are in a minority in tlra Semite. Tl.o House i* democratic—51 demorrnt* nml 48 federalists. IVe hate a majority on joint ballot! And TEN THOUSAND DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE STATE. In Bucks County dra Federal cnndijnlu wns elected by nine majority to Congre«u. Ramsey. (Fed.) 4017 Davis, (Dent.) 4033 Smith, federal, is elected to tho Semtioby a ma jority of 7. Two democratic mernb. r* nf tho house elected by a majority of20, und otto federal by u majority of 5. In 1838, Gen. Harrison Imd 283 imy. "Te«ketll«"Ogle has been le-clected by tho Whig* in his district, by a majority o( tie ir 400 vote* less iliun Harrison's in the District in 18JG. The Reporter rental k* :— 4 -We hereby give notice nr nil hoidu washers to- look out for other hudnoss, f.ir he intends to rooinip ol xo all "thin sort ofihing." The Army and Navy Vhmniete, menton* that 91 cadets were s.lmltlrd Into the Was! Point Acad, etrty tuDvear. From Georgia, 4— Ja*. CatW'sk.J.'* It. Gage, Ltvl J. Mytrs.S. F.. lUlrardiirm. An extra fiom the Harrisburg rep rrer uf Friday evrnin^status dint ilirDemociatictnijorit) litl’*'«n sylvania I* 10,000 v..Wl. The Scnnte will cons.*' of 14 Dcmociatannd 19 Whig*—th" Home, of 54 Den.ocmt*and 16 whigs, giving the Democrats* mitjothy of thteoon Joint ballot. The Whig* have elected eleven members ofCongre** and tbo Demo ernts 13—four districts yet to bu determined. Tlra Whig* have carried Ohio—probably by a large wjjvrity, «hu.j»!:1ui f-wretutn* have yet been received. Tlte Dultimore Patriot givns ah.illiaat conjecture nf tea Cungresionul district*, in which it allows the whig* eight, and the Democrat* two members, but we dont put faith In uny such disa greeable new* till it is Confirmed.—Charleston Her cury. EJTI.e fir lowing i* tlra reply of Bishop F-nginnd u» au Invit lion to attend a pu'.ilic meeting at Du- troit. FROM THE BISHOP OF CHARLESTON. Ckarlbstox, Sept. 17, 1840. ■ Gcrtb-meii—I was yesterday honored with your invitmiun of Aug. 28, tu nract tlra Vice President of lira United Slates on tho 28th iu«t. nt Doiruit. Tlra compliment which you puy him is one of thiMU poliiicnl tnovi-men's lioin which I havu kopt aloof, tliout>h I um tree to cottfo-s my op oimi i», that dra administration of tehich he forint to com spirnout a part, hat urled for the benefit of onr Union, and does not dtserve the vituperation with which it is a stalled. It may petit ip* lend to show the spirit of some of i : * opponents.when *0 humble tin individual a* 1 um, it ud for *0 mmy years a citizen,though 1 must confess to lira rrimo ol"having been horn in a dismal lund, and nf having voluntarily cornu hither, daro not ex pre*s this simple opinion without l»-ing denounced in unmcrstirmi terms,and the person* whose religion I teach, threatened withoMctmimition if it he dis* Covered llmt/roin any cause dim e shall b" found 11 majority in favor of Mr. Van Uurcn in uny district where Cuiholicsnre niiir.eious. 1 have ,iifleied insult utnl oppression under lit* penal coda against my religion in Ireland, and I curno hMierflatleiiiix ntytolf with the rxp"cln:ion that therecxUtcdat.least freedom of thought, and liberty for any citizen to express Id* opinions that the public officers of tbe Union w ere not guilty of that mul-udminisnatiun which was imputed tn dram by their competitor*. 1 liuve been more thut. once convinced nf my mistake; nnd if my religion and iuptofersorsiiru to Ira made the vie ims of my imagining llmt in our repuhPc, Cnthnlirs, Ijke other citizen*, had liberty of poliiicnl opinions,expression and uciiun, I would fur prefer being again iu my former position; for tlra Urong-urn in Ireland is inetcy compared to tbo insoluncu of thute who hen insult us by their expressions of kititlt ess nml con desccnsion, whilst they threaten us with extcimiua don unless we sto»p to be their alttves. I um aware,gentlemen, that they who nre thus drapturad in our icgttrd, tin nut form the American people, but 1 know thut tiny nro mimemus nml ac tive, utnl 1 should regret for dra snke of our rcpuhli ran institutions, that they had the power to work tlrair will. They would indeed begin with tlra Csllt ultns, but others w ould auuti feel the effects uf their success. I tukc tho liberty uf sending you a couple of nn- per* w hich will show the uccusion of my remarks. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, With grent respect, Yuurnb’t humble servant, ( JOHN, Bishop of Charleston. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14. Camptnchy.— An arrival ftom Cum peachy, yes Mutiny brings iul»iri's several days Inter. Urder reign* throughout tho entire Republic i.fYucutnn. Tlra only purl nf tlra penittsulii where tlra Central is'* still retain u foothold, is tlra town of Tabasco. The plnce is now occupied by u Muxirun garrison. But tho mouth oftlra river I* comma tided by-tlra Federalists who blockaded dra cntinncc withn siiiuU consisting uf a In If, carrying six guns, and two schooners cairying four each. The rqundroa i* aider tho command of Genernl Avitzn. For some reason or otlmr, nil ttcdvooffensive operation* iutvo been suspended la-fora tlra town of Tolmtco, tho parties waiting pnrlraldy dtu results oftlra revo lution in Moxic.o. It is gratifying to Imnr uf lira glowing prosperity Yucutun. Sira is rapidly nog menting lu-r resoinces, und cunsolidutiog tbe do menu of a strong repttl lie.—Bullet in. THE HERO OF MANY BMTLKS. We have been watting to G -tt. I fxititiSirN prockiimcd as the Hero of Foit St"|i!rati.*on ! F.ir ought we know Ira has been u th.himnd t ines s.. |iroc'uinrad from lire stump by IVhig Orators, hut wo Ittirtlly expected to sec the musk of tirado-dy for which tho Whigs nro so distinguMlrad tiirowii nsi.li', und such nn assertion bu so publicly announced a* to get into tbo paper*. But tlrare was n Loco Fuco clticl, fursuoth, Among them, takin notes, And faith he'd prent than /" General 11 a uat.-on may well exclaim, when Ira see* the title* of " Ituro uf tha Thame* (" •' Ue.ru of Fort Stephenson J" sl o vered uu him, 4 Save me.nbsnvoruttfroin my friends!" Why, Ganerul. they uro not your friend* who would drag you front your retirement, which yon *nught more thnn tteen'y-six your* ngu, worn dmvt. by the exploits at tint Tippecanoe, at the Tlmtiras, and at Fort Stephenson, wheie your propensity to look on overcome your valor, and would ittsiul you jn u chair, where your Incapacity u» a civi ina would prohuldy again tempt you to put off the cares o Government, und again seek roiirenU-iit Bu'f rend tlte following: Frert the It. Y. Itew Era of Saturday last. THE HOMAGE UF JUSTICE. A poliiicnl speech mndo in Ohio, call* Gen. Hnr- tison "tho Hero of Fort Stephenson!"— That i< loo had. It i- robbery. Let dra Whig* descant no mom on "tlieho'ituge of justice ’’ It is rubbing tho gnll.-tnt Crochnn of InureU fairly won. The Ftnnklin Iteccrd plucis the following proof in our hand*: " The following order wns transmitted by Gen eral Huni*.<11 on the 29th July, 1813. to Mwjur LToghnn,commanding Fort Stevenson: "Sir:— Immediately on receiving thi* letter,you will nhstui.iti Fort Stephenson; net fire to it, and re* pair with ymiroomtnsiiil,to lieRilqunrters. Cross the river and come tip on die oppo-ite side. If yon should deem anil find it impracticable to make good your tnnri-h to thi* place, tukc dra rend to Huron, amlpur*u**it with the utmost circumrpection and despatch." To which on tho 30lh, the Major returned the fnliowing nn-wer: • Sit:—l have just rrceivrd yours nf yesterday, 10 o'clock, I* M. ordering me to destroy thi* place nut! make good my retreat, wltieh wns received too- late to ba carried into execution. >Ve buvo deter mined to maintain thi* place, aud by heavens wo can." For thi* lie tvns displaced from his command,and ordered tu hend quartets. It is but justice tooay. however, that lie was reinstated in tim- t" defend, the Fort—to cover him-clf with glory.and Hattison with conCuvion. YOUNG MENS’ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLI CAN ASSOCIATION A Regular Meeting uf the Y’oung Mens' Demo cratic Republican Association, of Chatham, was held hi the Lyceum Hall, on Wednesday Evening, Oct. 2DM840. The President, J no. W. Anderson, E*q. In the ch-iir The Recording Secretary being in hi* place. ‘I lie minute* of tho 1**1 meeting of the Assucis lion were reud, and unanimously confirmed. Tlra Association wa* very eloquently addressed by Kohl. II. Griffin, and W. J, Uu'lonlt, K**p», of ihs Young Mens' A«*uciation; and by J. E. Ward, ami M II. McAllitiep, K'qr«„ ufthe Cunttu! A*t«r- alutlon—who wore all called upon, and vary loudly applauded. The meeting waft limn adjourned, after jlv.ng *ix heart) vheers. J NO. W. ANDF.IU0N, I'lVi't* iUOl RUMAKfilo.-, lUc.Sttf, From the New York Sun, 10(h inst, FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Highly Important from Europe—Arrival of the Acadia and President—Bombardment und De• st met ion of Hey rout—Important from China— Abdication of the King af Holland—Death of the Princess Augusta—Great Fire al the Sheer nest Dock—Troubles in Spain, Pot tu gal. 4 c, Tlra *:eaai*liip Acadia, Captnin Edward Mill. r. mrived at Boston vesh-rdny morning, nt 8 oVIoc!:. Shu left Liverpool at 3 o'clock nn lira nfit-rnoon of tlra 4th, und of rutiree wns 12 days tin I 17 hum* from dock to rlock. She wns ib-tuini'd about 10 hours nt Hnlif'ix, and consequently has made thu voyngo in a littiu over 12 days nf soiling. Site brought altu-ty-five pusseugers front Livcr- (inol to H ilil'ux nml Buslon. Tito steam -hip President also arrived below this morning, having stilled from London on the 1st. mu king Irar pnrsiige in uhnut sixteen days nnd 11 half. Liritr. rrater, II. N. f Itn* been (Ii-mi-o-il from the cointnund of ihestuumer I’n -ident. Ilisfiiends Imd li"ld a meeting 1 n lira »u!>jeet.nl w bicli a'letter iu Itis own di f-uce wu* reel, atei elicited immense nppltiutc. Tbo moving enn-e of Ids dismisHitl ap pears to buvo been the di-mti-ficiion oftlra owners of thu President on account uf lira time occupied by llmt steamer in cto-sing the Athimie. Tho news from Europe is highly important. We collect il chiefly from the enpi >u* files of papers and nur private cot respondent;", received by the Acudia, that being three day* rater thnn the President. Tlra papers and irtters from the President have not yet coin" up. Tlra que»iion of ponce or wnr in Europe is still undetermined. Tlra militury preparation* ore still progressing on ns large n settle os ever, nnd the tone of the public journal* is little less pacific. Yet, front lira coui«c which events nre taking, wn fed tho utmost confidence itt saying that the peace of Europe w ill be preserved. The report thnt Mehemet Ali had consented to ncci-do to tlm treaty of July, upon condition of Itav ing ill" government of S) tin fur life, is confirmed.— But Ids offer was not listened to, and there is no doubt thut Ira is to Ira forced to u literal compliance with tlra dictation of the f-rut powers. flow much bland will lm elu’d bcf.ue this object i* effected it is impmsiblv to sny. Heyrnut it «* ill bo seen bus already been bumburded und laid in usbe*. The news from Chinn is important. Tlte fir*t part of the Uiitich expedition is reported to huvear rived nnd dcsti eyed lira Ibrt* of the U<-cca ’Jigris. The King of Holland Ims abdicated Ids throne in favor of Ids sun. The Princess Augusta is d**nd. The trial of Muduntu Lnfrage resulted in n vrr dirt of guilty. The trial of Prinrc Louis Napoleon Imd hi rn in progress fur u lung timu and wn» drawing to n close. There hot been no impmtnnt change in tlte Eng linh mi-ney or cullun markets sincuour !n»t previous utivices. BOMBARDMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF BEY ROUT. Wo copy the follow ing important intelligence front the Loudon Morning Herald ol Oct. 3. Paris, Oct. 2. half pnst eight, > Ft id ay iniiMling. J "l liarten to infotmyou that tlra French govern ntent bavo received the fallowing most imporiunt •clegraphic despatch: Marscillks, Oct. 1, half p.*t 9. Malta. S»-pt.07.—Tho Promrilrau*. whichilert Beyruut on the SOtli, announces that after a I om hurdmcnt of nine da vs, wltirh’reduced tho town to ashes. Th" Egyptian* evacunted tbo tow n In the nigh', and tlraollir* took poisessioa nf-it. ••The Oriental, w hich quitted Aleaandrla on »«» 24th, mnket known that the firman deposing mo: Ali, had huenrommunh m.d on the - l *‘ Highness by the Consuls General ef the Four Pow er*, who instantly •truck tlrair flags and retired on hoard tlrair shipping' . P . (Cony) "Director of the Telegraph1 Flucnn. • Thi. above is the mo.t Importtnl ami aim tiling i'.t.'.i g--ne* that could b" •* "temlra.. of ,|„. Fruncl, GovciinraHt have said «h»t If the trwy w„'c,la/‘outrv*re,,th'rv mutt he wnr. I ditto nut say m*»re «*» alarm lira public mind, but | view >l ■» urart Iwtral news and 1 Ure k o-id rv»*&n to do *e." j J,» above intei.i4er.ee has produrc-l 1 rumples panic iu th* chy, tnj CoiU*l« I.anc fallen oc|r)y I j irar rent, viitfiom U7J tu K;|. Wo may slot add that IU0,UUllCuusois were ottered a| 87, and no U ker*. Pu rba-cis were however shortly afir-iwurd ubt-oned at hat price. li-tt th o*and additional troops hate h*eu order • tlto rmlmr* at Conrtui.tir.ople f„ r C)pru*. "0 h .ve already *iatid that Meliemet All either was or leigiti-d to be ♦riio-iiiy imii,posvd. His disease is said tulran hi e on the spine, an aff clton peculiar to the Nile. His late anpaient humility tu the Sul tsn, and hfs i fferlhreuglt Rifat Bey to surrender Cumliu nnd Ailana ( nre believed to have been a mere ruse, to gain time, and had his offers been accepted In' would ptobubly not have abided by lliem. The intelligence from Ueyn.ut la extremely cotr tradictuiy. It is said that Comm'HJoie Napier has made prizes of some Egyptian ships In* had already si'iiril, and that Ito continues to interrupt all tup* K 'ies going towards tho coast. The Governor uf oyroui has, on the other hand, literally offered ts row aid fur tho head or Lotd Punmuihy’s dragoman, Mr. Moore, licit, however, info on I nm.I tlm commander's ship. 1 he city is now blockaded by u very strung *qundiun, consisting oftlra Powerful, tlra Kiliul.urg, lira Thumb n-r, the Ganges, tha Ban bow, lira Custur,tlra Curysfort, und lira Gorgon s:rninor. Tlra Joint, manned with 750, and tho Sdpio with 87U men, liuvo tuiU-d fur tlra Ltvuut. Tlteso two ■hip* are demined to rcinforco the French Mediter rancun fleet, under Adnurul Hugon. The Euphra* tc* and Eiitn sti umer* hud already pr, ceded drain.- 'l ira Trident, manned by 880 m.*n, hus bent soils for Phil.ippevtlle. It convoy* 300 *nen Iu join tho23d, 2G,h unit Glut regiments. The Cocyie Ims set out lor Algiers with despatches for Marshall Vullce, conveying 790 militiny pnssengPi'S, of whom 24 are iitlio-r* Acciiunu fiom 1/Orient *tu <* thut beside tlra licet lit lira Mediterranean, nnd tbe ship* in course of urmunrnt al tlm various purls,atL'Uilent ului.e (oiiOul ilra»maile*i ofth" French port*) there uu* ul this iiioinoiit reudy lur sea six suil of the line, iravi'ii liigute*, and thieesteum v«*sels, besides sev out , smaller vra*cl*. IMPORTANT FROM CHINA. Extract ofa letter, dated Bombay, July 22, at ff o’clock ir. tho evening, received by tlra Aiedi terra no on pucket: " Tlra steamer is already under weigh nnd drop- ping^uwn, but I trymcutch her|with three lines, to »nytlmt a private express from Calcutta hosarri ved, which states that intelligence Iras been received tin-re fiom China, by the steamer Enterprise, oftlra nriivnl of part of lira extradition in lira Canton river, und nfilra total destruction uf the forts oftlra Bonca Tigris. We *ltuli know tbo truth of it in a day bi* two; it is doubted by none." Tbe following, from u cot respondent of the Lon- dun Stand.ud, in additional to iboalruvu " 1 send you in Itnstu lira nccurrpunying extract of a lettvr fiom Bombay, received by a friend of mine in Liverpool— 4 After the vessel* had destroy ed tlra furl* of the Bogun ut tho eiitrcncn of the Boo cu Tigris, sumo troops und seamen were sent t-tf shore to put them in a statu of defenco aguin*l tlra .Chinese. Tlra expedition then procmied toward* Whampoa, having preased two Chinesi* pilots, but on reucliitig Second Bur, tho passage for large vessel* was impeded by tho Chin,-to having taken iho pre caution t.r sink sumo lurgu junks—however, tho ►mailer vesrcl* 11 ud streumer* will utmost immedi- utely proceed with n strong militury force to raze Clinton to lira gruttad. London, Oct. 3.—Monciniy affairs have been uguin depressed during the present day, thu con*,)- quenccoi'llra less pucilio tendency nf tho accounts It out Fiunc". The result of the cabinet meeting; held in London on Monday last, hat been publish ed in the i’utisiut) newspapers, nnd lira account ap pearing in tlra Cnpiltde, is believed in tlra city to bo «ub-tuntiuliy corn ct. 'lira dct'trndnuilon to entry out the treaty of July; and the circumstance that mi rcul prtipxxition appears tu hnvo been made by the French government to thu Kngluh cabinet, havo ctcuu-d u return to tbo former doubts, difficuUir* and ulat trs o* 1 he capitalists; and consequi* nt ly every (leputtm'-m ol tbe money market has become again vety gloomy in the course oftlra present afternoon. Tlra iniell gitnce no. ived this morning from ifra United States, by the Rotcra packet ship, is con- siib’icd to bo favorable with respect to tho monetary and mercantile uffuir* of the Unran. Tlra only new* which is deficient in the b-urrs ef this morning is reltili g to tho election of tlra l’rusiilelit, of whiclt nothing further is mentioned, although several duy* Imd elapsed sinco tlra prucceding uccounts, atul although lira settlement of this election i* known t«> d.-trimiira lira m inelory policy of tbe country for •tilin' yours to come. Oidi-rs for mnnuf.icttired guilds uro utriving more liberally fiom tlra United Stutes, tho l'rcsidnnt steam ship leaving Liverpool to-morrow morning with COO tuns of merchandize, wl.icit uro taken ut a high rate of freight. Morning Post. Londo.V, Ftiiluy Morning, Oct, 2.—The Funds* —The buoyant stutnof me English Fund yosterday, lias not It'd to any furdu-t improvement *(c-duy in the price of Consuls. On the contrary tlirio was rather n tendonry ,iov» iiw-urd* in tlte early part of thu day thequotution for lira account being 88 3 8 to I 2. Sumo further piin-lnni *, however, of money •tuck, effected by th« panics who ure suppusotl tt> act as reprcsentoiive* ofth* Ira'ise , f Hammerly St. Co., produced u -light improvement to 88 1-2 to 5 U but at lira close th-- market liocumc heavy, lira price of CotiMiU for thu Account being only 88 3-8 buyer*; d»»tof«n Money 88 3-8; New Three-nr.d-n-Hirif per Cents, 77 1.4 to 3 8; Exchequer Bill*, 5) to 7> pre mium. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Fridny Evening, Oct. 2.—The mnrket upon tlra whole has hud uqtiktl oppenranro this week ihungli .lira btiiinca# transucted toa fair extent; the ncc»uu4* fiom lira muiiufiiciuting districts having bean fir Gram encouraging, whilst the fears entertained hy many of seiiutis injury having been sust,lined by Uu* growing crop oftlra United States liuve in n grout i»-n-ure Iraen dispelled by tlra recent repurts from llrancu. Th- spi culuiive feeling thut was so gener al in thu bcgini.ing of lira week lias in rontcqttenco d.ediiwnv; price* nf ull description* hnvo however, been fully mitininiirad, holders huviug in no iiistnnco shown a <li4)HiMtiun t«i accept uf lower rate* Tito sulcs lor lira same period including 8009 American and 380 Surat taken on speculation, nnd J00 Amer ican for export, iimotint tu 27,908. Death of the Princess Augusta — Ifer Rnynf highness expired a few minutes pnst 9 o cluck on the evening of tho 25th nf September. Site had bin tie u lung und painful ill trass with uncommon ptvtiet.ee, and an uncomplaining temper. Her last moment* were attended by all tbe member* of the Knyul Family who were In London. Attempt to fire Sheerness Dock Yard.—SLcvr- ness, Fridny Evening, 8 P. AL—Her Majesty’s ship Cnmperdovvn, 128 guns, was utiempled to be fired in tho basin this evening by some inrendiury. Tho fire wn* fir-i discovered in n midshipman’s berth, hut on further search a well laid train wa* discover ed in tbo vvuriatii officer's store rooms, consisting of tosin, oukum nnd lucifer matches. The above is official. f From the Detenporl Telegraph.] DREADFUL FIRE AT DEVENI’ORT. Paitiul destruction of tho Royal Naval Arsenal, ' half a million of proprany destroyed. At half pa*t lour this morning (Sunduy).an alarm wa* given tu tlte Superintendent of the dock yard police, Lieut. Wil.inm* that the Toloveta line of battle ship,in tho North Dock was on fire. All hands were instantly on the spot, with the egines. but io terrific w ere the flams* 0* to give evident proof thnt tlra total destruction of (ho ship was 10 sue cecd. The fire bells were then rung, anil the work- men, tho military, called in. The tide was high, nml plenty of water ot hand, but nothing appeared to subdue the fury with which tlra fire extended ►uuihwards, iho direction in which the otberdocks and building-slips lay, a* well us the rigsing-houi»> sail-loft, nil thu store hou-'et. At 0 quurt'T tu five o'clock, the Talarera was ono mu** of flume, which, commnnieating with lira sh> d overhead ibreutencd to carry fits, fire |<> tlra extremity of the yard. Tb* Mlnoen • line of hurtle ship, lying ut the stem uf iho Talayero, vvldclitnokfiifluhcBd.nl onerirrenppenred inev- tnltly doomed, but tho wind shining • point, and bv the must strenuous exertion* uf tho engine*, tbo nVogress. ot the flames astern was stopped—b'jt wbnt „pp.-»r d tub** the prevention, of this dunget. Lilly carried it in another direction, m tbo roof of iho sltcil ndjoinlng 1- ok, fire, and the dense columns of smoko for n time appeared to choke tho flame. Beneath this shed were kept tbe figure head* of •nine of the ships which, having borne the brunt uf iha buttle, were ulier the peace broken op;,and these alight rem, rn'irance* of their adhievramenu were kept with a degree of pride. At the eastern en I hung tbe Aagufour never.to.be*forgotten naval hern, Nelson, under winch bo fought iho-battle of Trafalgar; arul opposite, tho flag of Lord Exmouth, at 1 he buttle of Algiers. An ottampt was gallantly mule by a young man 10 savo litem, but tho fire was tun fierce, and the attempt wn liven up fur tbo solely of 1 be portv who mode it..' Speedily eurcml (ug the fit Ing *»f tide abed, tbo one adjoining nImj look fl»me,In ehu ll was the Jmoj;ino frigst.?. This *t»n wa*, nmt»’etely iLsuuyed. Tu subdue tlra d ime* hero ippoaretl to ho fruit less, mi 1 au attempt wa* made to prevent • fur ihfli exiunvii.il b) p eying lira rnjlore upra* the haiiiiiitg oppu>ii", but without iuccom, and lira uh'ilo range, lugetiur with • Urf" piU of limUr w»Jvr «*h*di «•(« in fl iMti,