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POLITICAL.
From the Mobile Regitter,
Much hn? been si 1 of the incoitM-Reticv *4 thiue Tv
enw politicians who voted tor a N ational T.i.ia >.i I;’' 1- ’- '
adherence to the doctrine of stiicl construction, is h”ot ,- d at :
as.omethitU ttdteulotts nod tb-nrd, and the vote of 1816, ts |
. i i •.it... u.i !.>»•» t. wpiable proof <4 mcor.-,
triuinph.tnr v t-k ns an hip m , ... I
MS.eucv, ™ ill tinn nt . want of Memfe ■ hural principle-
Butinlhe m '.mime, they do not -top'.' explain n n.-retn th. ir
own pu t v hrs N;cs*rs. Vi coster, ( biy. S. ■., ><ain all< i m
point of conost mV, by nd '?‘b. ? a dir- - tlv oppose course
Mr. Chv was (with the exception <d Mr. Madison) the most
Strenuous opponent the IT.ink ever I ad, nut • ‘ r * c .
in the strictest srn*e a bullionist. »• Our lathei >, sain u , tn-i
tended, to make tiiis a “hard money government, and nil
fact hemnv be reo.arded as the chief champion of those hard ,
money d i.’trin <. which the framers ol the ( otist.tut.on on
ginated and vhii li iheir desci ndants «’• ■ i •>. iv .it uu. .n.
‘ II Iss I r •’ f ... .n/.l’ piiin-’-. Both the V hi‘4 nnd !v - ‘
called “ i.x-o I . I.'i ma.ni •• 1 «•
i r i • • ... .»• -i o'.t <1 m arc amenable it' (his;
publican politician* ol i. < pit . “ ......
charge of inconsistency, and there is t - rritul d.etmctmn be- ;
tween thei:: in the grotfb.ds " hieii t itey ini.;), tut t <- >v
i r •.,»,■ fn» m sin-do departure from f.;nr-
nubbraiK <-anai ' ■“
• i • i.'i' .. w | ii.p Wbi' < <*.;n pivo none fora lone;
principle* in JSib, a:iu th’ " ... , ,
and svstem.i'.ie nb.md'nm. - m of prmc.pies through a se
ries of vears. The llcpabliemt " r ’ s P‘ •' a ,
Nation’ll Bank on primTle. Tito (..msttlntrnn no where |
eave the power t > Emigres; t• eh trier a Bank, ami ns st..et ,
constriietionTsts th-.-v set th. ir fires against till implied and va- :
krMipowers. At the dose of lhe war, the Government was
bankrupt, the S.ne Banks had suspended specie payments,
and both the p eg! • and the government were compelled to use j
a depreciatrH rurteticy. Ihe exigency va> gtta. .t xv.is I
tlumKTit tii.oo.Li’jle io collect the revenues tot- the support ol
the government, and a Xauohat was rMeemed the only
possible resort tn sive their machine from tumbling to pieces
for want of the means to entry it on. The republican party
was appealed to— hey were entreated to forego their scruples,
and to waive or adjourn the Constitutional question. I ressed
on all sides bv the distress of government and people, urged
bv the arguments of the Bank party, and placed in a dilemma
of a great evil o.t etther side, 1I:' v tint ortunately yielded. id t •
Madi-on, the -rrente-t champion who ever entered the lists
against the Bunk yielded l 'the necessity of the case, and
signed the bill of charter without giving up his ( onstitutionnl
objections. Republican members (and Col. King of Ala.,
among them,) who had been elected on the very issue ot Bank
nr no Bank before the people, voted for the Bank under the
supposed necessity ol the case. The country acquiesced in
their votes, though still opposed ton Bank on grounds which
still existed in all their force. Bike the purchase of Louisiana,
bv an executive treaty, to which the advice and consent of the
Senate, as required bv the Constitution was not obtained until
after the contract, it was regarded as a case of paramount emer
gency iti which delay was dangerous, involving the fall of New
Orleans, the Key of the West, into the hands of an enemy in
the one case, and the preservation »>f the government in the
other. Such were the circumstances under which the Repub
lican party voted for a Bank in 1816. It is true that they
were mistaken in regatd to the extent of the necessity for the
Bank—they regret that they yielded, because they are now
convinced, th it the resumption by the Stale Banks, would have
taken place as soon, if not sooner, without a National Bank.
But if evermen had an excuse forbidding principle to the ex
pediency, thev had then, and their iindevitting hostility to ft
Bank since that time, on the original grounds first taken by
the framing convention, smd urged by Mr. Jefferson and the
Democratic party ever since, fully acquits them of all delibe
rate derilectioa from principle. Can Mr, Clay give as good
reasons for hi# change from opposition against to advocacy of
ike Bank? o II b
From Vie Richmond E.ifrirer.
THE ISSUE.
The Whigs of Virginia have put oil the evil day ns long as possi
ble; but come it must. They must take measures, for organizing
»n apposition to Mr. Van Buren—and sending a delegation to the
S’ ltional Convention. Then, masks must be dropped— their posi
tion must be defined — and then comes the tug of war. Tne people
•if Virginia never will support Mr. Clay or General Harrison, or any
■•dier whig, in opposition to Mr. \an Buren. This very issue will
•rcak the whigs themselves to pieces. We tell the following anec
lUjte «s an illustration of the discord which is destined to distract
• aeir ranks. The fact occurred in this citv a few days past. Sev
csl wbigs were present. One declared, that he could never go for
■•'lay, an I pinTtfeed llil i isoo. Another expressed die most decided
partiality for Clay. A third, who Ixdoncs to the Slate Riglus’ b ing,
•averred that he could neither take Harrison nor Clay, but preferred
•’•lartin \an Buren. What took nJ ire on this small scale, will lie il-
I istrated by the general movement thrmigbout the Slate. The mo
ment the issue is pointedly made, the whig.s will be torn to pieces,
; nd all the State Kights’ whirs will cease to co operate witli the oth-
• rs, in the eleelion of a President. Tho whigs will not dare to rim
• ilTerent candidates, for the people will scout this double-shotted tick
et, as calculated and designed to take the election out of their own
hinds, and throw it into Congress. They must then rally upon one
•• mdidate. Th y must take measures to nominate him—and they
■vill be forced to meet tli ■ issue, ■and set id del. gates to the National
Convention. Embarrassing as their pot ition is, they must meet it,
ol'hetigh they are aware of the mischief wl irh it will bring upon them.
They have kept the issue out of view dining the late election ; tint
e predicted, that as soon as ir was over, ti’e whigs would have to
move in th ■ Nitional Convention. Accordingly, the first movement
is made in the west;
The Kanawha Gazette of 1 _3d (ihe vet y day of the election)
proposes the measure. It is willing to unite upon one candidate;
!> it says with much significance, ‘ For our own pa rt, we shall not fear
ro leave the matter to the House of ilepmsentativ es; for if the peo
ple do not dispose of it that body will to our enti re satisfaction.”-
Bitt still it wishes to have “ the advantage of mars.hailing the whole
• big force of the Union under the fiag of that individual who shall come
I irtli as the chosen of a National Convention.” An>d it adds, * The
fhilore of tho whig members of the Virginia Legislature, at its late
• isdon, to meet in convention, and nominate delegates to the propo
sed National Convention at Harrisburg, rendersit necessary to fix
upon some other plan for the holding of a State Cor vention; and
'iir purpose in inferring this subject at this time, is merely to
• ill the attention of the Richmond Whig, Lynchburg Vi rginian, and
her whig prints in Virginia, to the propriety of recomr. tending the
h -Hing of such .a Convention at Lewisburg, or at the Wi. ite or Blue
■dphttr Springs in the month of August next. We know the aver
»ion of '.he whig party in this State to Conventions—but policy and
' se success of our cause s i netimes require and justify tl 'u use ol
' mse muaos, whic'i. in general, we deprecate.”
Let th" whig* take their measures ns soon as they please j so macb
te better for tlje democracy of the State.
I lie whigs tuns' be defeated. They have not the remotes t chance
• f carrying Virginia. Site will never abandon all her old ana conse-
■ rated State Rights principles, and vote fora Latitudinous Coi'istruc
’ mist of the Cunsiitulion. This is one point fixed. Again’, ike
rliigs will loose all the advantages which they have derived Irom
i teir votes, multiplied five or six, or seven-fold during tho recent e.’ec
■on. I iiey can vole only once on a general ticket. Again, they
will lose most ot the conservative votes, which will never be given
<■» Mt. Clay, or any whig candidate. And again, the immense ma
■tritics, which we possess in a few strong democratic counties, wUI
• veep off all the meagre majorities, which they have obtained, a-; well'
< their boasted str< i.gth in .Vugust i and Loudoun. During the late ,
• leetton, Harrison alone has polled more than 18 .0 votes —and M.o- i
nongalla more than 1600. In these two counties alone, we shall carrv
■ tore th in 2500 mij nity, With these, and Rockingham, Sltenando
e't, Montgomery, Halifax, and Little Tennessee, we could more than
•ibsorrb every whig county—and we shall carry the State by from 8
t > 10,000 majority. We entertain not a moment’s doubt about it.
■Ve know, that such is the uniform opinion of the Republican Partv
-and many candid whigs confess, that such mast be the case. There
i i no mistake about it.
We could mention some very remarkable changes in favor of the
i ..publican party which have taken place since the late electioi, VVe
. •mid cite names, which would astonish our readers. In fact the -
are brightening up all around us—and every thing is safe.’ I
from the Aunuila Conetitutionaliiit of June the 1 ttt.
» VIRGINIA.
We give 1,e1, )W ;I ]l t|, e in.'i.ruiatioit we have received respect
ing the result of the H-cetH ejection# in Virginia.
According to lhe Globe the division of parties will standi
/bus in life legislature:
Democrat, stipporting the Administration in the Senate, 18 i
!><»• do, do. in the House’ g&1
. . 84 '
Hives v» higs aiuj Conservatives in Svnatp, 14
Do. do. do, ju House, 57
impracticable and State Rights B higs, j"[
B2 j
Democratic majority, 2!
The result oT’thc- CotigresMonnl elections is as fellows:
DfmJCfittr.— John VV. Jones, Jord H'dlernan, F'.iiiuds Jd.
*ivc«, c .v. DroniT'Hile. Linn Bank-, Walter VVil-
liain Lucas, Robert Craig;, Lewis Steittrod, Ctct ii B. Samuel,
Andrew Beirne, and J. Johnson.
Tedti-<i/i.s!s.— \l. A. Wise, John Hill, John M. Botts, C. F.
Mercer. W. L. Goggin, and John Taliaferro.
Xttfi-Trcnsttnj, A. ii-Cldt/, Slate Hights ll hig.— R. M. T,
llitntiT.
CansrrvafiiTS.— J.nne« Garland, and G. W. Hopking, ae
coTiiiiig to their <nc;i pfriigcs, <y/poscil to the Adtninist fat ion on
it/ 0:1 the Sub-Treasury.
The Richmond Enquirer announces the result as follows:
One thing is certain —that we have made decided gains in
the State, at the late election —that our cause is every day gath
ering additional strength—that \ irgiuia is safe; and that nei
titei Mr. Cl.tv nor any Whig can ever receive the vote as I’re
sldent of the U. S. The victory we have already achieved is
elorious our c iii< - i# good—onr prospects are bright —“ the
Northern t-.mc. w ith Southern principles” will be re-elected—
and that those principh s are the Slate Rights’ principles of Vir
ginia.
We cougtatnlate the Democracy on the unexpected gain in
Ta nis and Braxton. The following letter announces the agri e
nble intelligence—E'CfV tiling sa.isftes ns, that THE PEO
PLE ARE UP, and that the Stale is safe. The Whig’s
presses will put forth their insidious anil deceptive statements,
to cheer their followers, and to deceive the ignorant—But as
true as there is mini in the firmament, the vessel of State will
■ hr rig hted in 1 Ircetnlier next —and next year, the Old Dominion
1 will go with overwhelming weight in favor of the Little Magi
cian. Our friends have committed some errors during the
campaign—’IJlit v have run two candidates for Congress, who
were t«o fresh frofn the ranks of the Opposition, to carry the
whole Republican party with them. One of these Districts
might certainly have been carried, if the most judicious selec
tions had been made.—We have stifi’ered in two Democratic
I counties at least, it' not more, by the most annoying niisman-
• agement, or worse. But for our own schisms in Amelia, and
; the hobby of a new county in Bath there would not have been
' a question about the State.—As it is, the Whigs can only dis
pute our triumphant success, by rudely laying ham's on some
of our own men—Such as the Democratic delegates from
Brooke, Alleghany, Grason, &c.—But all will be right. We
again congratulate the Democracy of our own, and of our sis
ter States. We have’saved the State—Truly do the Yeornen
of \ irgiuia deserve the praises which the Savannah Georgian
(revived last evening) confers upon them in the following re
marks :
“ Strategy will be tried where force is wanting. Where the
parties are nearly balanced, the trumpet’s blast will be answered
on the moment. The “ Republican” army will never flinch.
The “ Whig” cohorts have already been made to fly from some
of their fastnesses. The yeomen of Virginia are amongst the
purest in the world, and on them we rely. Nothing has been
left undone by the Whig leaders, and if their cause is prostra
ted. it will be only by the moral force and beauty of virtue.
Should the Democrats succeed—adieu to the castle building
fancies of Mr. Rives—perish the hopes of Mr. Clay.”
On joint vote, Administration 81
“ Rives Whigs 66
“ Anti-Rives Whigs 1Q
•“ Conservatives g
I Doubtful 3
Result of the elections according to the Compiler, a whig
: P a P er ’
State of parties in the next Legislature.
Whigs. Con. Adm.
j House of Delegates 66 11 57
Sci.ate 12 3 17
78 14 74
. Slate of parties in the last Legislature.
• Whigs. Con. Adm.
House of Delegates 72 11 51
In the Senate 10* 3 19
82 14 70
■ "In both rases we count Mr. Poulson, a Van Buren member from the Accomac
(Whig) District, with the Whigs. He voted last winter for the Whig Senatorial
candidate on several ballots, and the Whig says, “ feels bound, we believe, to reflect
the sentiments of his District, which is decidedly Whig.” The Enquirer counts him
on the Van Buren side.
From the Washington Globe.
“ THE CREDIT SYSTEM.”
We know not when we have seen a more striking illustration
of the effects of the modern “ Credit System,” of Messrs.
Tallmadge, Rives Sc C<>. than is exhibited in the following
history of the Bank of Vicksburg, extracted from the Vicks-
I burg (Miss.) Sentinel and Expositor. With a basis of only
j $l2O iu specie, what wonders have been wrought by this magic
“system!” The swindling of the planters and others, first
by a depreciation of the notes, and then by exchanging for
them other paper, which soon became worthless, is but an ex
treme case of every day “ fair business transactions,” upon
the approved principles of the “system.”
The Banki.xg System in Mississippi.—A brief glance
! at the history of the Bank of Vicksburg—not the Rail Road
—will illustrate the evils of the system. This Bank com
menced operations in December, 1837, or rather her stock was
1 subscribed in that month, she went into the issue* of her paper
lin the spring of 1838. Iler bona fide capital, all told, amount
; ed precisely to the sum of sllO in silver, and one gold eagie,
I making $l2O. A few of the leading officers of the Rail Road
Bank, with the aid of their Tertian loan agent and commission
merchant, in N.Orleans, succeeded in getting SIOO,OOO out of
) the Canal Bank of New Orleans, which was paying specie, in
order to take the stock in the Bank of Vicksburg. These Ca
nal Bank notes were guaranteed to be returned in a short time,
and they were so returned to the Bank to which thev belonged.
The Bank of Vicksburg then commenced to flood the country
with post notes, payable in 12 months, and in exchange for
these notes, she obtained control of onr planters’ cotton. The
notes of course depreciated, and have since only been worth
about 70 0r75 cents in the dollar. But the Bank haying got
control of the cotton, she drew on it, and with these northern
1 funds, despatched one of her directors to Louisville, Cincin
nati, &.c. with $50,000 t<> purchase produce, pork, lard, bag
; ging, and bale rope for the Bank, ail of which was placed in
| the hands of different merchants in Mississippi and New Or
leans, to be sold at the highest prices, rating her own paper a
mong tire lowest river money. With this large amount of funds,
the agent raised the price of provisions, &tc. in Kentucky and
j Ohio, in a few days, to 20 percent, and of course this increase
in price was repaid by the people of Mississippi. All these
facts were disclosed at the examination of the Bank Commis
sioners, maybe found in their report.
But the lialrnce of the history of the Bank, is still more in
teresting, as illustrating the injustice and outrage of the system-
Though the Bank, a few months after she commenced on $l2O
capital, was able to begin the produce business with $50,000
capital, yet when her first batch of post notes became due last
March, she refused to redeem them, and the holders were com
pelled to take other post notes of the Rail Road Bank payable
iat the expiration of another year J Now the Rail Road Bank,
payable at the expiration of another year! Now the Rail Road
.Bank has failed, and the planter mechanic, and others who hold
these promises to pay, will perhaps have to sell them to some
ol I’he same bank agents at 30 per cent, discount, or whatever
thev' will command itt market. A bare statement of the facts
of tin ’ case, is enough to excite the blush of shame on the
cheek
ness of ti. e State, in any other State, it would arouse a storm,
that soon >vould demolish the foul system.
THOMAS RITCHIE.
Ths name of Ibis venerjhlo lilr.ratr.ur, requires neither prefix or
addenda, to distinguish it. IJo has Ion" been the Nestor of Demo
cracy in Virginia: and he is m?w its jEcns. He has exhibited all the
vigorous fire of youthful patriotism in the campaign that has just ter
minated. Ec buckled on his pon derotis trrmor for the fight, and his
years were forgotten, when tbo er> ®» , y sa ' v him step forward, and
whirl his giant’s mace, at all points armed fertile fray. Ilis green
old age has all the attributes of youth, cembincd with wisdom and ex
perience of years—the righteousness 0/ his cause nerved his atm ;
nor did he lay down shield or falchion, u’nt'l lh» trumpets sound
ed, and the her tlds, with a loud voice, pro clainir d that Victory bad
graced the banners of the Democracy of the Old Dominion.
The mighty [lower of a free and (incorrupt «d press, was never
more, strikingly displayed than in ihe Virginia con test —the democrat
ic triumph of 1839. Ihe Illchmoud Enquirer to the people—
the honest truth waslaid before the yeomanry of Virg i n > a —the tricks,
the m iclliriations. the deceptions of the disant V Vhigs, and the
sleek Conservative, were exposed—and the scales fell t’rom the eyes
of ibe freemen of that ancient State. The pen of Tiiom.'s SITCHIE
was never <lrv lor weeks before the days of trial; he was unceasing
in his toil, and a rich reward—the consciousness of success in the
rightful cause—has crowned his efforts.
Mr. Ri’tcmr, is certainly a most extraordinary man, and Virginia
may be proud of her corps rdilorial when marshalled by sin h a lea der.
H' siyle is distinguislu.!.! from all others, by on originality ofthought p
fra re of e.vu csaim, a'"l a vitiar-sv <,f <•< f>a"r. 'i’he freshness and
purity ol his uictiou, are indeed meet olieruigs to lay before the
dwelling of
“ I ho mountain nymph— sweet I.ißEnTy.”
Ihr place id Mr. Rit - hie is at the head of the press in the Union.
He i. unequalled—md without a rival. “ All the decency, and till
the talent” party cannot produce his rintttl, notwithstanding their
proud assumption of superiority, nor have they one who would dare
to meet him in the arena of Controversy.
1 he whole coumry is indebted to this gentleman for the intrepidity
and manliness—the eloquence an 1 the fervor, with which he has for
many years advocated the cause of republicanism. He is zealous,
vet discreet, and never transcends the legitimate ground of argument,
lliswit and humor—garnished with playful sarcasm, pungent, but
never personal—are powerful auxilliaries in his treatment of liisstib
jcct;
We have for years been amongst his admiters, ai d haveoften been
thankful lor the draughts vve have taken nt his fountain of democracy
swelling, us it does, like a “deep well of English, pure and tindeftled.”
We wish iiim many more years to guide the helm of the Democratic
— lor when he does depart, “full of years and of honor,”
viewed as an editor—
“ We ne’er shall look upon his like again.”
Savannah Georgian.
From the N. O. Bulletin.
FROM TEXAS.
By the splendid steamship Cuba, which arrived yesterday morn
ing, from Galveston, we have received our regular files of papers
from Houston, up to the 31st May. We publish below all that is of
interest. The Cuba made her trip,in 45 hours. She brought 64 ca
bin passengers.
1’ rom the following, which vve copy from the Telegraph, it appears,
that Te xas has much vet to feai from the hostile tribes of Indians on
her frontiers. Years must pass, before the citizens of that country
can hold in peaceful possession a large portion of the richest lands
i'l the Republic. We trust, however, that Texas may be more suc
cessful in her Indian wars, than the United States has been for the
few past years.
On the morning of the 14th inst. a parly of surveyors who were
out surveying between Bexar and Seguin, hearing the reports of fire
arms near their camp, returned to it, and found four of their com
panions weltering in their blood ; one of them, a Mexican of Bexe.r
was still breathing, and on being resusitated, stated that his corrirndes
had been attacked by a party of Mexicans and Indians, v.'no were
returning from Matamoras with arms and ammunition f<jr tjie hostile
Indians.
The surveyors on hearing this intelligence immedi?; ie ] v proceeded
to Bexar, and gave the alarm. A messenger vvr is instant’lv deenm.-!.-
ed to Col. Burleson, who soon after the rt ception of the message,
started in pursuit with two hundred men. fortunately however, in
the mean time Capt. Andrews, beinr Q , lt whll his ci)llipanv o f ran .
gers, discovered the trail of the ep.err.y, about ten miles west of Aus
tin. He instantly started in but after crossing the Colorado
his horse became tired, and h.i was unable to proceed. His lieuten
ant, James O. Rice, w».‘,n seventeen men, continued on the trail, and
overtook ' U iq evening, on the St. Gabriel about 15 miles
!v| Otn - USt,l, ‘. *■'' n .a'ii’g the hostile party consisted of only about 30
Mexicans ai’.j Ltdians, they attacked and routed them almost instant
ly- 1 ’’.'ree of the Mexicans were killed on the ground, among whom
) va ’ their leader, Manuel Flores; all their baggage was captured,
including about three hundred pounds of powder, and a large quan
tify of lead, part of which was in balls and shot, and part in bars.
One hundred and fourteen horses and mules were also captured.—
Among the papers found with the baggage are many important doc
uments, containing the correspondence between the Mexican com
manders at Matamoras and the chiefs of the hostile tribes. Several
of these, are letters addressed to the chiefs of the Kickapoos and
Caddoes, Io Big Slush end to Bowls of the Cherokees, and one to
the Chief of the Seminoles from Gen. Canalisso.
In these letters Canalliso requests the Chiefs to follow implicitly
the directions of Manuel Flores, in the war against Texas—assures
them that be will aid them and assist them with the necessary sup
plies of ammunition ; he also states that they shall hold quiet pos
session of the lands they may recover from the Texians; and con
cludes by cautioning them to place no reliance upon the ‘ hungry ad
ventures of Texas,’ who, he declares, are determined to drive them
from the graves of their forefathers, and ‘ will not cease to oppress
and rob them while the streams continue to run, or the grass contin
ues to grow.’ It is evident from the tenor of these letters, that Ca
nalisso is so ignorant of the character and resources of the different
hostile tribes of Texas, and of the situation of the country claimed
by them. His object evidently was to incite all the disaffected In
dians to renewed hostilities, rather for the purpose of annoying our
citizens than with the expectation that they will be enabled to make
any serious impression upon the country. It does not appear that
he has cognizance of any extensive combination of the hostile tribes
against this country, and what is singular, the Toweash, Commanches,
VVacoes, Keachies and Ironies are nut mentioned in these letters.—
Most of the communications are directed to the Indian tribes of the
United States, offering inducements for them to remove to this coun
try, and conveying the assurance that they shall hold it by the right
of conquest, should they be successful. We rejoice that the execu
tive has taken prompt measures to acquaint the cabinet at Washing
ton of these treacherous and dastardly attempts of Mexico, to insti
gate the Indians of our sister Republic to commence an extermina
ting war upon our borders. We sincerely trust, that government will
adopt efficient measures to restrain the refractory tribes, which it is
believed, are now concentrating on the western border of Aikansas,
and confine them within their respective sectional limits.
IV e have been informed by a gentleman recently from Bexar, that
the merchants of that city are unable to meet the repeated demands
for goods for the Mexican traders. He states that a few days before
he left, one trader from the Rio Grande arrived with $17,0'. 0 in spe
cie, which he intended to exp.end immediately for merchandize in that
city. We believe that goods to the amount of from SIOO,O. 0 to
$150,000 could be readily sold at Bexar for specie or bullion.
Seve al tiaders from Ciiihmdiua have lately brought in considera
ble quantities ol silver in bars directly from the mines of that State.
Bexar is improving rapidly under the effects of this new stimuloi sos
trade, important intelligence has recently been received from
Metamoras. The federal forces, amounting to about 1700 men,
were in the vicinity of the city, but were inactive. They were com
manded by Gen. Lemus, who is considered one of the ablest and
most influential of the Mexican leaders.
Dr. James H. Star has been appointed Secretary of the Treasury.
The Telegraph says, ‘ We regffet to state, that the proceedings of
the Auditorial Court have not been interrupted by the Executive.’
It concludes by saying.— ‘ The members of the Board, are actually
: doing more mischief titan any other class of men in the Republic.’
Emigrants to Texas should be on their guard while purchasing
lands in that country. Many poor families have been swindled out
of their last dollar in the same manner as the one spoken of in the
following paragraph:
An emigrant, who recently arrived in this city from Illinois, called
upon us yesterday and exhibited several certificates for land of the
Rio Grande and Texas Land Company, which he purchased in that
State. We hardly need repeat, that these certificates are not worth
a farthing ; and are surprised that no measures have yet been devised
to punish the swindlers who have for years been imposing upon cre
dulous citizens of the United States, by the sale of these live eviden
ces of fraud.— Telegraph.
AGREEABLE NEWS FROM LONDON.
The following letter from Washington announces the happy termi
nation of the negotiation for the shipwrecked slaves. It is very agree
able news for the owners—for the South whose rights are thus respect
ed—and for the whole Union, because one of the difficult subjects
in negotiation is thus adjusted and tcinoved. The government has
succeeded in settling a very delicate, difficult and protracted subject.
The Minister upon whom much unjust censure has been thrown, as
regards this very question, has finally settled it, to the satisfaction
of our Government, and at the same time to the ample security of
the rights of our people. We congratulate our readers on this agree
able result;
“ Washington, June 3.
“ You will perceive, by the NewYofk papers, that the Great West
ern has arrived. She brings important news in relation to European
affairs. The King of the French has at length succeeded in forming
a new ministry, and a very good one, it is said. There has been, in
Paris, an attempt at insurrection, but it was quickly suppressed by
the sagacity and energy of Louis Philippe, aided by the strong arm
of Marshal Soult.
“ 1 hey have had, also, a Cabinet difficulty in England; but when
the Great Western left, the Melbourne Ministry had been reinstated,
and things were apparently quiet. I fear, however, appearances
are deceptive, and that that great and happy country is destined
soon to be convulsed to its very centre; but I sincerely hope I may
be mistaken.
“ I he Great Western lias brought news of an interesting charac
ter also as regards this country—at least the Southern section of it.
It is reported that our minister, Mr. Stevenson, has succeeded in
making an arrangement with the British Government, by which it is
stipulated that the value of the slaves shipwrecked, some eight or ten
q!’.' 1 . 18 j 1 !’ o ’ I, P OII the Bahama Islands, shall he paid to the claimants.
1 his, il true, (and there is no reason to doubt it) is not only impor
tant, as regards the individual claimants, but equally so in a nation
al point ol view, as it establishes a great and important principle.—
It will bo seen therefore, that our Minister has been unjustly censu
re< , jy some ol the Southern statesmen, for a supposed neglect, or
inattention to this matter. So far from that, he is entitled to great
credit for the abihty and zeal with which he has conducted this deli
cate a ' l,r j and when the correspondence shall be published, I have
no i 011 it he will receive the thanks of the country —particularly the
s avc 10 img States. The arrangement is said to do ample justice
ti> the claimants, as it secures to them the full value of their p’roper
dbrnn ' * l . ll,f '^*' s, • IJiis arrangement secures to the claimants nearly
$.)) apiece lor their slaves, including men, women and children—
moie than ever was allowed on any forntet occasion by the British
’ Nir. Gallatin succeeded, I believe, in getting only
a mut s2(> ! ' lor the .'.laves that were taken off by their ships of war,
during the late war with that countrv.”
TREATY WITH TUI'. SEMINOLES.
The following proclamation announces the conclusion of some
thing in the shape ol a treaty, truce, arrangement with, or surrender
to, the little handful of Indians who remain in East Florida. It
comes with all “ the pomp and circumstance of inglorious war,”
liertdded by a blast from the trumpet of peace, with gratulations
Irotn ‘ the Major General Commanding-in-chief,’ to the good people
of Florida, ‘that he has terminated the war with the Seminole In
dians !’
God g.ant that the prediction may be verified—that tho wasting
tide of war may cease to roll over tiiis fair land, and that our citi
zens too long alas! scourged and Nasted, may even at this late hour
come to know and fully realize all that !# delightful in peace and re
pose.
But in common with our fellow citizens, we must express our
s.iong•doubts and feats, whether this affair will end as anticipated by
»en. 1 lacomb. We are not sufficiently familiar with the geography
o 1 io country to satisfy our own mind as to the security or ins<'‘curi
ty <M ‘he Indians when once within the boundary lines specified
the (.ei’ertd Orders,” which will be found beiow. If thev have
access to the sea coast—as we believe they will have, under this ar
>an_( mi nt - t ley had as well have been left to roam at large, as be
oit , 11.>1 in a Cordon Militaire,\n our humble apprehension, serve
to '‘ ‘ I* 110 Indians within the treaty line, for so familiar are they
wit 1 t 11. sec let passes of their native country, that at anv time they
can pass within rifle shot of the pi sts without being discovered.
Again, we do not believe in the sincerity of the Seminoles in this
. . J '. ‘ s j” n —lhe big man of the nation at present—we
find missing from the treaty-making party—he was not there—lie
•Ini not make his mark; “the agreement—says General Macomb,
was entered into with Chi/to Tuste iifigge, whom he styles “ prin
cipa Chief of the Seminoles, and successor to Ar-pi-e-kii, cominon
monly called Sam Jones.” Now the Chief with whom the agree
ment was f otni( . ( |, jf we are no( mistaken, is not a Seminole, but a
ilickasukie Indian, as also is Sam Jones; so that the Seminole
Chiefs seem not to have participated at all in the matter, and even
Sam Jones himself, retiring upon liis dignity, condescends to nego-
Uate With General Macomb by protic! old birds are not to be
caught with chaff.
We may hereafter comment more at large upon this subject, at
present vve cannot find room, and w'ill content ourselves by a refer
fence to the preamble offered by Gov. DuVal at the large and respect
able meeting held on Saturday last, the proceedings of which we
publish in another column. The Preamble is full and strong on the
subject, and expresses the unanimous sentiment of the people of
Middle Florida, as far as we can learn.— Tallahassee Star.
From a New York Paper.
A POPULAR M. D.
If there is one man in the city of New York, who takes the lead
of all oihers in business and popularity, at the present writing, it is
Dr. Peters, the renowned proprietor of lhe Vegetable Pills—and in
this fact we have a commencing proof that in the long run, puffery—
without a proper foundation, has no chance in the field against sim
ple, unvarnished advertisements, when supported by truth, and genu
ine merit. A little while ago, when Dr. Peters, after several years
of close chemical, analysis, had made the great discovery, which he
gave to the public in his inestimable pills, there were several rivals
in the field who were endeavoring to move heaven and earth with the
newspaper praises of their medicines. The new competitor, howe
ver, took no notice of this, but threw his pills into the market in si
lence, being satisfied to abide by ths result, which he was aware
would be a happy one, when their merits began to be discovered.
Nor had he long to linger for the fruit of his anticipations, for wherev
er the medicine was made use of, the reputation of its virtues spread
like wildfire, until it had pervaded the United States, and established
its fame throughout the'transatlantic continent. Hence Dr. Peters,
instead of having occasion for newspaper display, was actually un
able to supply the orders which poured in upon him in a torrent from
all quarters, until after the invention of his celebrated machines, foi
the making and counting of rotary substances; and now he can
hardly prepare a suffirs-ncy of pills for his world of customers, al
beit the aforesaid machines, which are in constant operation, perform
the labour of at least 40 pair of hands. Perhaps, Dr. Peters owes
some of his popularity to the fact of his being no empiric, but a reg
ular, and eminent member of the organized faculty—which is an ad
vantage rarely enjoyed by the proprietors of patent! d nostrums; but
'.hough this may have been of service to him, and is probably one of
the reasons why the regular doctors are so partial to the’ use of his
pills in their practice—still the great cause of liis immense success is
to be found in the transcendent virtue of the medicine itself, which
always secures a friend, when it finds a customer—and displays
upon analysation a knowledge of medical combination and effect,
which places the inventor among the leading chemists of the dnv.
Had we space we would make a few extracts from an article “ On
Patent Medicines,” which appeared in the last number of that ex
cellent journal, “ The American Reporter; but this not being the
case, we will content ourselves with the last sentence of the second
chapter page 24. “ But while we are opposed to the generality of
patent medicines, we cheerfully acknowledge the virtues of Dr. Pe
ters Vegetable Anti-Bilious Pills,” which we consider as one of the
best, if not altogether the best, family medicine extant—and indeed
we feel it incumbent on us to add, that it is the duty of every man
to have a supply of them constantly in his house. This advice is es
pecially intended for persons living in Southern latitudes! “ but all
others have ample—if not equal reasons, for abiding by it.”
BARON ROTHSCHILD.
A late German journal relates the following incident:
A merchant named Joseph Rothschild resided at Pestb, in
Hungary. His business was small, and became quite unpros
perous. His wife grew sick and every thing seemed to be going
badly in his establishment. Notwithstanding his intelligence
and his industry, he was not able to supply the wants of his fam
ily, and he resolved to go to Vienna, and try to obtain from
some of his fellow countrymen some articles of trade upon cre
dit. Two days after his departure, bis wife gave birth to ason.
The child was flourishing, but the mother, alone and destitute,
wrote to her husband to beg him to return to her, and not
knowing where he lodged in the great city, she addressed her
letter merely to Joseph Rothschild, Vienna. Chance, which
has overthrown many well laid plots, and sometimes causes
miserable ones to succeed, was this time favorable to the inifor
tu nate.
The letter was carried to the Banker, Baron Solomon Roths
child, who having accidentally opened and read it, moved by
the complaints of the poor woman, sent her immediately a bill
at sight for a hundred florins, and afterwards caused search to
be made in Vienna for Joseph Rothschild, of Pesth. The lat
ter was soon found and desired to go the house of bis namesake.
The poor merchant was not a little surprised to be summoned
to visit a visit a man whom he did not know, and with whom
he had never had any intercourse. He went, however, and was
received by the banker in ti.e most friendly manner, and Baron
Rothschild congratulated him on the birth of his son. The
merchant was much astonished, and nardly knew wnat to say.
Mr. Rothschild then gave him the letter from Pestb, and said
to him laughing, ‘you will now want a godfather, take me, if
you please, and have no anxiety for the future support of the
little citizen of this world, who has just seen the light—l will
take charge of it myself. A considerable present crowned the
good work. e
From the Charleston Mercury. .
Extract of a Letter received in this city dated,
“Sumterville, June 3, 1839.
“ Our farmers, in portions of our District, are in a woful pre
dicament in consequence of the severest Hail Storm that was
ever known to have occurred in this portion of the country.—•
On Friday evening last, about half past 5, a cloud from the
North West accompanied with the most singular roaring ap
proached, evidencing - dC.terTl!!!Cd fui’V in its course. Suddenly,
an .'. in a moment it was upon us, and poured down its fury wit!’.
” Crash as impetuous as possible, hail varying the size of a hick
ory nut, and plenteous as a summer shower, fell for about 5 or
8 minutes, accompanied with the most powerful blow I ever
witnessed. Directly after the storm, I went into the street, and
to my utter astonishment, a large numer of our Pride of India
were prostrate, with many other trees in the various lots.
“ To give you an idea of the devastation in the woods, I rode
out this morning - , and in the space of an acre, I counted 30 or
40 pine trees prostrate. Many of the cotton crops are ruined,
and the corn severely injured. A large field of promising cot
ton, last week near the village, this morning was cross
ploughing for the purpose of planting corn. The storm was
about five miles wide, and ran through the district in a South
West course. About half past nine the same evening, for two
or three minutes, anoiher storm passed over, with hail, though
perhaps with only half the fury of the former; and this morn
ing another passed over us, accompanied with a blow, and large
pieces of hail, lasting, however, only a few moments.
“Our roads are in a bad predicament, crossed every five
hundred yards with large pines, and rendering it necessary to
cut about in every byway to get along. A large number of
birds were killed by the hail.”
Anecdote. — At a hotel a short time since, a servant girl in
quired of a gentleman at the breakfast table, if his cup was out.
‘ No,’ said he, ‘ but my coffee is.’ The poor girl was consid
erably confused, and determined to pay him in his own coin.
While at dinner the stage drove up, and several corning in, the
gentleman asked, ‘ does the stage dine here ?’ ‘No sir,’ said
the girl, ‘ but the passengers do,’
We give the following goo ! things from the Bos'on 3. imes,
the spirited columns of which are always calculated to amuse,
and draw forth a hearty laugh, despite the hard times.
A Court Street lAiieycr.— Who would’ot be a handsome,
portly lawyer in Court street, and have an office wherein to con
sult with those who are in trouble ? There is a great variety in
the life of a lawyer ; and he has an opportunity to learn a great
deal of human nature. No longer ago than ’lection, a neat,
tidy widow was seen to go into a lawyer’s office in Court street
aforesaid, apparently for the purpose of obtaining legal advice
—that being the place where such advice is usually kept and
sold—therefore, apparently, as aforesaid, the said widow wen
into the lawyer’s office as aforesaid. What advice the said wi
dow obtained, we are not informed, but as the windows of the
lawyer’s office as aforesaid, were not entirely closed, certain
spies and informers, and people otherwise evil-minded, saw the
said widow, desiring advice and counsel as aforesaid, remove
from her case, ail the exterior parade and trappings in which
cases are sometimes invoiced, so that her legal adviser could.
comprehend As merits— further the deponent sayeth nut.
Ihe Striped Pig in Cambridge.— F. M. Hens, a provision
dealer and grocer .'ti East Cambridge, was complained of, a few
days since, by C. L. Hobbs, chairman of the Selectmen, and
acting in their behalf. The trial was had before Justice Cham
berlain, ol Cambridgeport.
William Porter said he Lad taken liquor at Hen’s Store,
which for a piggery is an amazing small one—he bad never paid
tor any, but helped himself out of a cask. He did not know
that any liquor had ever been charged in his account, or paid
for in any way.
Win. Dean had helped himself to the blood of the pig, by
opening a vein in the cask. He did not pay for it, and did not
know whether it was chalked down or not He had bought a
fish that came to 8 cents, and after he had taken liis dose of
sumthin’ good, he said, ‘Hens, J owe you eleven cents,' and went
away.
J. Brooks was called, but said be didn’t drink nothin,’ and
didn’t know nothin’ about it.
The case was ably argued in a powerful manner, by E. But
trick, Esq., for the Commonwealth, and the Magistrate made
the pig squeal to the tune of $lO and costs, which made him
feel streaked ail over. He launched out the rhino, and went on
his wav, thinking it not exactly the thing for folks to help them
selves to his property, without leave given, or payment made,
and then for the great and powerful commonwealth to empty
his purse, m pen him up in the Lechmere point hog-s\y.
Hard Times.— The papers throughout the whole North are
complaining of the hard times and the high prices of provisions.
Times down this way are hard too; but we don’t mind that
ourself. We’re ‘ only a boarder.’ Indeed, it does us good to
laugh at our married friends, as they lay out their last tent for
eatables. It will learn’em to keep single next time. When the
legislature meets, we expect it will be flooded with applications
for divorce-grants, for reasons somewhat like the following:
Mr. Timothy Snooks prays lobe divorced from his wife
Sally, in consequence of the tightness of the times.
Mr. Obadiah Doolittle prays to be divorced from Dlrs. Oba
diah Doblittle, by reason of the high price of meat arjd other
‘ fixin’s.’
Dr. Dry-as-dust respectfully prays to be ununited by the le
gislature from Mrs. Dry-as-dust. Her appetite is so enormous,
and beef-steak so high, that the Doctor finds Ids enus ‘ meat.’
Mr. Jedediah Higginbottom prays tobereleastd from his
matrimonial connection with»Mrs. Higginbottom. Between ti.e
present priced mutton-chops and Mrs. Hißginbottom’s organ
of philoprogenitive, Jedediah sees no prospect but starvation.
And so on to the end of the chapter. If things don’t take a
turn for the better bes >re long, we shall not be surprised to hear
that an extra session of the legislature is to be convoked, for the
especial benefit of married gentlemen in difficulty about high
prices.
Scull your own Boat.— When I see a young farmer, mechan
ic, or professional man, lounging away his time in a bar room,
with a cigar in his mouth, I think to myself— -you'd better be
sculling your boat.
When I see a young man talking loudly about government
and, (or colonels and cogniac, or corporals and cider,) and gi
ving frequent evidence of his knowledge of them by abusing the
former and tasting the latter, I cannot help saying (to myselfof
course) if you have a boat, you’d better scull it.
When I see a person prying inquisitively into the affairs of
others, guessing at what they do not know, and put an unfavor
able construction on the whole, I say—scull your own boat.
When I see a farmer at night, patching up bis fence by the
side ol his cornfields, and hear him the next morning driving his
cattle from that same field, thinks I to myself— his boat won't
stay sculled.
When I see a woman going about lecturing on slavery, with
holes in the heels of her stockings, I cannot help thinking—Ma
dam, your boat needs sculling— very—much—indeed.
When I see a young man mortgai’ing a part or the whole of
his farm in order to get money to pay as bool in swapping hor
ses, I feel very certain that somebody else will soon be sculling
his boat.
And when I see persons making a regular business of tattling,
gossipping tale-bearing, and mischief-making, and of backbi
ting, scandalizing, defaming and slandering their neighbors on
every occasion, and in every possible manner—to all such per
sons, collectively and generally, and to each and every one of
them, individually and particularly, Isay, “ Scull your own
boat."
A Horse Chaunter.— A loafer being brought up before one
of the London courts, the Judge demanded,
“ What is your trade ?”
“ A horse chaunter, my lord.”
“ A what? A horse chaunter, why what is that ?”
“ Ay, my lord, aint you up to that ere trade ?”
“ I require you to explain yourself.”
“Veil, my lord,” said he, “I goes round among the livery
stables, they all on ’em knows me, and ven I sees a gen’man bar
gaining for an ’orse, I just steps up like a tee-total stranger, an’
ses I, vel that’s a rare ’tin, I’ll be bound ses I, he’s the beauti
lulest ’ead and neck as I ever seed, ses I only look at iz open
nostrils, he’s got vind like a no-go-motive. I be bound he’ll
travel a hundred miles a day, and never vunce think on’t, them’s
the kind of legs what never fails. Vel, this tickles the gen’man,
and he ses to ’imself, that ’ere honest countryman’s a rare judge
of a ’orse, so please you my lord, he buys ’ini and trots off'. Veil
then I goes up to the man vat keeps the stable, and 1 axes ’im*.
veil, vat are going to sland for that ’ere chaunt, and he gi'e«
me hall a sovereign ; veil, that’s vat I call ’orse chaunlingmy
lord, there’s rale little harm in’t—there’s a good many sorts un
us, some chaunts canals, and some chaunts railroads.”
The newspapers are indulging their jokes because an old
bachelor ot Vermont, of three score and ten, got married and
then hung himself. We suspect the upshot of the matter is, that
he only hung himself to his wife’s apronstrings. This is what
some people affect to consider the worst kind of suicide.
Pills are advertised in a western paper, to recover stray cat
tle, and are said to have a ‘great run.’ We are not certain
whethre the phrase is intended to apply to the pills or the cattle-
Alarming.— Dr. Alcott, the Editor of the Library of Health,
has 1 emoved to Ded-ham.
Spungers.— There are too many gentlemen paupers at thw
present day—gentlemen who do nothing—who are maintained
by the public—by their relations—or by their wives. They are
great nuisances.— Picayune.
A (Question. — What word is that in the English language,,
the first two letters of which signify a man—the three first a wo
man—the four first a great man, and the whole a great woman.
Answer. Heroine.
Cause of Quarrel. — ‘ I wish low ned all the pasture land in
the world,’said Bob. ‘Well,! wish I owned all the cattle itx
the world,’ said Ned. ‘ How could you feed them,’ asked Bob,.
‘l’d turn them into your pasture,’ said Ned. ‘No you wouldn’t
‘ Yes, I would.’ ‘No you wouldn’t.’ ‘ Yes, I would.’ ‘ Youe
shan’t.’ ‘I shall!' And then come the fisticuffs— and oh I
how they did fight!
The young idea.— Lord Brougham, in one of his works, de
livers it as his deliberate opinion, that we learn tr.oie in the first
six years of our life, than afterwards, though we may live to w
hundred.
The Legislature of Connecticut has divorced a man from hi*
wife, on the ground that he was married without his knowledge
or consent.
The New Orleans Courier states that the express mail is tQ
be discontinued at the expiration of the present contract.