- “Masons”.
_‘ ’~.‘tends. And we as solmnly aver that, no
1, , isolttital.
,§MR. CLAY AND IIIASONRY.
Frorii the New York, Commercial Advertiser.
We never pretended that Mr. Clay had
dsnounced_tl1t:: principles of Free Mason-
ry; nor did we ever believe that he would,
at least under the circumstances in which
he has been placed by his friends, come
forth with a denunciation of the institu-
tion, when the only‘ tffect would be to in-
cur fresh personal attacks, and throw his
motives open to suspicion. _ But we dto
believe that Mr.» Clay,»-in common ‘Will! _a
largeportion ofthe best and most intelli-
gent masons tliougltout they Upton‘, had
ceased to have'any.active parztcipation in
the transactions ofthe Society, under 8
conviction that all ofits useful and benev-
olent purposes were better fulfilled by ‘the
agency of more recent and more efficient
institutions; and this impression has been
more strongly confirmed bythe late letters
of Gen. Porter and Judge Rochester, on
this subject. Indeed, from the _f9P'e5"“’
taiions uniformly made by Mr. Clay’s par-
ticular frieuds, as well as from the tenor of
his letter to the _Anti-Masons oflndiana,
it is evident that he considers the question
between tiie“l\’l‘asous and Atiti-Masous,_as
one which appertains solely In our. social
and moral relations and iesponsibilitios,and
as‘ having nothing to do with our political
duties ; and that, in this point of view, lio-
deemed it to be not only his right, but his
duty to resist every attempt,wlietber made
bv Masons or Anti-Masoiis, to demand
{firm any intlividtial citizen, for political
purposes, a public exposition of his senti-
niehts on subjects which have no legiti-
_n.ate_counexiou with political duty. With
these few briefremarks, intended at once
as a vindication of ottr former assertions
upon this subject, and also as a just expo-
sition of what we believe to be tltefeelings
of Mr. Clay, we subjoin the following doc-
um_ents—the originals of which may be
seen at this oflice. , g
I doiil-iereby certify that the Honorable
Henry" Clay did legally atid honorably
demitl‘ front Lexington Lodge No. 1, “ on
the 18th day of November, A. D. 1824.”
The foregoing is truly extracted from the
records of said Lodge.
Given under my hand, and the seal of
the Lodge annexed thereto‘, this
25th day of November, A. D. 1831.
~ I . JOHN HENRY,
‘ Secretary Lexington Lodge No‘. 1.
I, Henry J. Bodley, Grand Secretary
ofthe Grand Lodge of Kentucky, do cer-
itifv, that it appears from the returns of ,__.,
.Léxingr..n Lodge No. 1, (whi_ch_is subor- 3
dinate to the Grand Lodge of txeuiucky. '
that John Ilenry whose name is att-tcht ' l'h‘'‘"''’ ‘' "9’ lradcrs’ ‘ma mcclmllcs’ who have
: , (. -'-’
to the foregoing certificate, is Secretary tr.
Lexington Lodge No. 1 ; and that it At ‘
_ther appears, from the proceedings_o’_, ..«rr ;
Grand Lodge, that Henry Clay de . wi '
from said Lodge No. 1, between
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H.J. BODLEY, ’
-In justice to Mr. Clay we ..
mention the fact, that Ilt: was in N:
accessary to the obtaining the for,eg~."'§: ' if »-
cit tificatesby us ; nor did he know, that’
they were in our possession, until we had
had them upwards nftwo weeks, nor un-
til the above article was prepared for the
press.
‘ ' To dg1nif,_ arcording f_0 II:'cbSft.‘.“ I8 (0 to
‘J,-_,,.-nu, to submit ; but is not .:'~'orl, excepting as a
_.1l1as0mc term. Its meaning, in Free .‘.Io..so1zry, is to
Ietfall; to relinquish ; gave up ; or withdraw from.
M-
Fram the Boston Commercial Gazette.
TO THE PUBLIC.
_ VVhile the public mind remained in the
high state ofexcitement, to which it had been
carried by the partial and inflammatory repre-
sentations ofccrtain cfences, committed by a
few misguided members of the Masonic Insti-
-tution, in*a sister State ; it seemed to the un-
-dersigned l"resitlents' of Boston and vicinity]
I to be expedient to refrain from a public dec-
laration of their principles or engagements, as
But, believing the titne now to be
fully come, when their fellow citizens will re-
ceive with candor, if not ‘with satisfaction. 8
solemn and unequivocal denial of Lhe allega-
tions, which during the last five years, in con-
sequence of their connexion with the Mason-
ic Fraternity, have been reiterated against
them, they respectfully ask permission to in-
vite attention to the subjoined.
DECLARATION.
_Whereas, it has been frequently asser-
ted and published to the world,.that in the
several degrees of Freemasonry, as they
are conferred in the United States, the
_' candidate, onzhis initiation and subsequent
3 advancement, binds herself by oath to sus-
tain his Masonic brethren in acts, which
- are at var-iarrce with the fundamoiital prin-
. ciples of morality, and incompatible with
= his duty as a good and faithful citizen ; in
justice therefore’ to themselves, and with
, a view to establish truth and expose impo-
» sition, the undesigned, many ofus the re-
cipients of every degree of Freemasonry,
known and acknowledged in this country,
' do most solemnly deny the existence ofany
such obligations in the Masonic_Inst_itutiun,
so-far as our knowledge respectively ex-
person is admitted to the Institution, witli-
out first being made acquainted with the
nature of the obligations, which he will be
' i required to incur and assume.
Freemzisonry secures its members in the
freedom’ of thought and of speech, and
permits each and every one to act accor-
ding to the dictates of his own conscience
in matters of religion, and. of his personal
, 2:. ::'it too much say, would never lend their
' ;;:a :-.5 to sustain an i..stitution, the influence
=_x.t.;_i_ .
tr-
ther knows, nordoes it assume to inflict,
upon its erring members, however wide
iriay be their aberrations from duty‘, any
penalties.~or punislimeuts,.0tlier than those
of atlntonitioii, suspension, and expulsion.
The obligations of the institution re-
quire of its members a strict obedience to
the laws of God and ofMan. So far from
being bound by any engagements inconsis-
tent with the happiness and prosperity of
the Nation, every citizen who becomes ti
Masori,is doubly botind to be true to his
God, to his Cauntrg/,aiid to liisfellow-m_cn.
In the language of the “ Ancient Constitu-
tions” of.tlie Order, which are printed and
open for public inspection, and which are
used as text-books in all the Lodges, he is
“required to‘ keep and obey the Zlloral
Law; to be a quiet and peaceable citizen;
true to his government and just to his
country.” 4
Masonry disduins the making of prose-
lytes. She opens the portals of her asy-
lum to those only, who seek admission,
with the rcconimentlation of a character
unspotted by inimoiality and vice. She
simply requires ofthe caiididate, his assent
to one great fundamental religious truth-
tlie existence al‘ld’f)l‘0VldCllCe ofGod ; and
a practical ztclsnowledgement ofthose in-
fallible doctrines for the government 0
life,“ bicli are written by the finger of God,
oi) the heart of man.
Entertaining such sentin‘ents as Masons,
as,Citi7.tens, as Cliristiairs, and as_ Moral
Men, and deeply iniprossed with the con-
viction that the Masoiiic Institution has
been, and may Collliltlle to be. productive
of great good to their fellow-men; and
having “ received the laws of the society,
and its accumulated funds, in sacred trust
for charitable uses,” the undersigned can
neither renounce nor abandon it. We
most cordially unite with our brethren of
Salem and hope that, “ sliotild the people
of that country l)z.'('OfllC so infatuated as to
deprive Masons oftlieir civil rights, in vi-A
olution Of"IIIt?Il‘ wiittezi constitutions, and
:lie wholesome spirit ofjust laws and free
governments, a vast majority ofthe Fra-
ternity, will still remain fttnt, cottft«l'.ng in
God and the rectittide of their intentions,
for consolation, llll(l(’l‘ the trials to which
they may be exposed.” feigizcd)
[To the foregoing article is appended the
signatures of more than one thousand Masons,
about 400 ofthem citizens ofBoston, and the
rema‘ .r‘.*r residents of the adjoining towns.
The "re Com. Gazette says—‘‘ A-
mo-.= in signers we notice the names
of .. who have long been distinguish-
pizty and intelligence, wealth,
_-Jblic spirit, and all the "virtues
' .'ii the christian character-— lawyers,
t stake in the community, and who,
wire.-
v.‘lIICll was of a niiscltievous tendency.”
iR.VVEBSTER 8§DIR- RANDOLPPI.
_l.-‘om c Correspondent of the N. Y.Spcctator.
W.tsiiiNe'roN, Dec. 25, 1831.
In my last letter, I referred to some
verbal rt-ports ofaspeech, lately delivered
-' Mr. Randolph to his-forzmer constitu-
aarticularly to the expressions impu-
.;— . in regard to Mr. Wttbster, wh.
. - . - *ive circulation and credit
1, require some notice.-
were never, in any way, explained, mod?“
fied, or retracted. Before the House of
Representatives, be arraigned Randolph
for having grossly ,mi_srepiesented the acts
and views ofthe Ct'awford' Contmittee-—-
there be convicted him, and there he has
iievervagain said what he then said. Thus
stands the matter to this day.
.' -*2.
DIR. BERRIEN.
A It will be seen, by a letter which we this
day lay before our readers, that this gentle-
man repels, in :1 becoming spirit, the construc-
tion which has been given by the Globe, and
the affiliated presses, to tliespecch which be
delivered in Milledgeville. Knowing as we
do that he considered the qticstion between
himself and General Jackson to involve the
issue oftruth or falsehood, we believe him to
be incapable of the concession imputed to him.
Upon this subject, the letter before us is ex-
plicit U. Slates Tclcgrapli.
'I‘O THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
From the beginning of this month, to
the present moment, I have been confit.ed
to my room,& most ofthat time in bed by a
bilious and inflatnatory fever, I am still so,
though my fever has intermitted. My
physician had deemed it item-c-----v to J.“
to keep from are wliatever .'l :
excitement. This system is at
faxed, and letters from \Vasliiu,
were received to-day and yestt;
announced tome the fact, that I
during my confinement, the OI:-jr"
atitl -billet calumiiy. '
A certain degree of cvitlr
obtained for this column"
the despicable artifice
and early circulatior
from the spot.-cli dry :d by me at Mill-
edgoville—-and by su[.\pressit.t‘t of that
part of it, which w. old entirely liavo <.liztit-
ged the cliaractrr of the published extract
I have not the physical ability for a labor-
ed vindication, even ifthe occasion called
forit; which I think it does not. 1 shall
be brief; for my case is simply stated. I
may have erred in my estimate of what is
just, liberal, inagiianiiriotis ii; rtl-ttion to a
political adversary--but I am incapable of
truckling to any man.
I prefaced the allusion to the dissolution
ofthe cabinet, by the declaration, certain-
ly not coinpliiiientaryto the President,tlit.t
my retirement from the public S€l'VlCB,W'8S
the result ofa course dictated by. myown
sense ofduty. In reference to this event,
I used this language-—“a justsense ofsolfl
respect—of vi hat is due to the cause of pub-
public morals—to your most sacred rights
—to the sanctity of domestic lifc—aitd to
these household afft.-ctions which constitute
at once, the charm and sa cguard ofsoci,e-_
ty, will forbid me to retrace a step which]
have taken-—to alter a sentiment tvliiclt .'
have avowed.” I stood before that com-
pany by this declaration in the vety actiiif
...uaaort:n5 vvt-'iy .-t..tutut:t|l Coillalflflfii
my two addresses to the public—-re-estab-
ltsliing their positions—re-afiirming their
s:~ntiments——and renewing the declaration
of my determination to yield uothingin te-
latiouto either. Now, let any man ask
himself, what are t/ic statfenzerits made,
the sentinierzts czprcssccl, t/re triews,e:r7tiblir‘-
ed by these addresses concerning the Pres-
ident ofthe United States. Let him re,-.
member that I had just re-asserted tlieni
tias been
resorting in
:3-.it.g extensive
.-i more extract
Alt.
tion or . :
Clay, he co. l.~.:-.
is a brave man—-E ;
liis friend, Danie: ‘(I '.'i‘.[.-'-(Ill. 5-; A _» . 5.. -
and I have the evidence ofit in my prick-
et.” The transaction to which this cor-
rupt and crazy orator alludes, was so mor-
tifying to his vanity, from itsorigin to its
end, that it has no doudt lett in his bosom
a deadly sting; but he would never have
hazarded sucl. remarks in relation tu it,
had he not, since he sold himself to the
Administration, thrown ziside all regard to
truth or decency. ,_ The facts, as you may
recollect, were these: Mr. Randolph was
a member of the committee appointed to
investigate the charges against Secretary
Crawford, preferred by Ninian Edwards,
and had attended one or two of the early
sittings of the committee. Before the close
of the session, he embarked at New-York
for Europe, and from on board the packet,
he addresscda letter to his constituents,
wherein he clainiedfor himself the credit’
of having prevailed upon the comrnittee,in
opposition to their wishes and intentions,
to afford to Mr. Crawford an opportunity
to reply to the accusations offrlr. Edwards.
Upor. the publication oftlte letter in Wash-
ington, the several tnembcrs of the coin-
mittee rose in their places, aird indignant-
ly repelled the calumnious aspersion. Mr.
lVebster being one ofthe committee, was
pointed and explicit in his denial of the
truth of the allegation. Moreover, the
journal-of the proceedings of the comrnit-
teewas produced, front which the very
reverse of Randolph's statements was
shown to be the fact. During the follow-
ing session of Congress, that of 1824-—
’25, Mr. Randolph having taken his seat
there was some further conversation oti the
subject, which ended towards the close of
session, in a demand by Mr. Rannolpli of
honorable satisfaction from Mr. Webster.
Mr. Benton bore the challenge. The sub-
sequent day, Mr. Benton waited upon Mt.
Webster, and Mr. Webster supposing that
he had called for his reply, imntediatnly
put it into his hand. Mr. Benton return-
edit, saying, that he had come with in-
structions to witlidiaw the challenge, and
it was accordingly wi.hdrawii. -The reply
of Mr. VVeI:slev‘ was never, to my Knowl-
edge, seen by ztny one. There was a cur-
rent report at the time, that it was very
harsh—to the effect that he would not fight
a convicted liar. But this report ‘was not
countenanced by Mr, W. Mr. Webs!-3r’s
one reason fortlie re-elec-
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,.'l».'. . ‘:5: 3.1:‘, 1'-_‘,:l :1.:.' l.i‘.t:.'-, ';r,.:':l
addresses which so far from plropitiating,
tnttst necessarily have exasperated liim.
H tvitig ihtis announced to my assembled
fellow citizens, that the relations wbichthe
events of the summer had created betwttell
the President and myself, were to remain
unchanged; having established, as I ‘stip-
posed, an insuperable barrier between us,
I thought I had placed myselfin a position
to disclaim for rnyself, any private com-
plaints, or personal reseniments, and to
announce my determination to give con-
tinued supportto those measures ofhis ad-
ministration, in which I had heretofore
concurred. I thought I could dothis witli-
out the possibility of being liable to the
imputation of having been influenced by
any unworthy motive —-Iii this I was de-
ceived.—I was right, however, and I fear’-
cisioii. I am free to confess that the con-
viction is deeply humiliatiiig-——that any
portion of the American people, even tho’
origiiially misled by the garbled p-tiblica-
tion of my address, should have fallen into
such an error. I do not sptoak tot|i'eTmei'e
partisan ; btit to. those who have ./roncsll_i/
fallen into this error, I would say, that]
went to Milledgeville, not seeking but de-
clining office ;' that I resisted the repeated
urgoncies of much respected friends, on
this subject while there, and have contin-
ued, and shall continue to dose, under a-
sense of my duty to myself, and with a
proper regard to what I owe to the State.
I had, therefore, no motive for this mean-
Georgia, and especially at Milledgeville,
my views in relation to the President have
been freely expressed, and that I have
neither yielded, nor been required to yield,
any thing on this stibjcct. My political
associates, who were assembled at Mill-
edgeville, will sustain this statement effects
when it shall meet their eye.
I think I have wrest-odlfrom this calut -
ny its power to deceive. It describes in
me the consummate folly ofseekingto (‘Oll-
ciliate, by mingling with faint praise, reit-
erated and serious crimination. .It iinptites
to me this_folly without any motive; for I
was not an adventurer in quest of ofIice,but
a private individual, declining the proffer-
-ed confidence of my fellow citizens.’ It
imputes this to me at a time’ when I was in
remarks in the House of Representatives,
prcfvrcliccsin matters of politics, It nei-
6.
r
I
thefree and unrestrained expression of my
I‘
try to me Illlt-3tCOUl‘SC with m_ . 1 " . 'i-
lon the 132d, i
lessly appeal to the public to review its de-
nessg‘ I will add that, since my return’ to
Views and feelings towards the Presihlenls
in "relation . to whom I repeatedly declared
I had nothing to conceal, and nothing 30
yield. There is moreover something {I1
the force oftrtitli itself, which will Sllslal“
the declaration. . I amabout to make; that
iftliere be a Iitimiliation, from_whicb more
than any other, my judgement and my
feelings would revolt, it would he the at-
tempt, by any act of mine, to deprecate
the resentment or conciliate the favor of
the President ofthe United States to me
as an individual. I will add, that I should
equally despise myself if my standing with
the people of Georgia, whatever it may be
had been preserved by any concet.lmt-nt of
my views, or suppression of my feelings,
in relation to that personage.
JOIIN l\lcPHERS()N BERRIEN.
SAVANNAH, Doc. 24, 1831,
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F ran: the Journal Qf Commerce.
Lcgz'sIritrrrc of G'c0rgt'a.—-Tliis body
adjourned on Saturday night, Dec. ‘.24, af-
ter passing ti great nunibcr of Acts, inclu-
diugtlta bill to abolish Peniteiitiary im-
piisortmont except in certain cases, atid
two bills for the survey and distributioii of
the Cherokee land.-'.
I Tim rm-r--rt anrl resolutions against the
for" the Bank ofthe U. States,
'?t'~ie Senate uiiauiuiously,tvere
n the Ilouse, laid on the table
‘ ilw: i'ernain.Jet' of the Session. Well
"«'-.,orgia! The bill for the call of a
-r .-ltztred a similar fate in the
'41. _
. in relation to the Chero-
"l(l(.'S fortheir distribution,by
, oortious actually occu-
pied by the - '~~;,aud oxct-pttlie sec-
tions suppost.-d Iv. I» . “st in gold niines.
"These last, about 1,.“ 00 acres in ex-
tent, form the subject or the svcotttl Act,
which ilirows them into :1 separate Lottery,"
to be drawn at the sanir: time with the oth-
or. Says a ct.-rresponrlent of the Savan-
nah Georgian, “It divides the reservation
into lots of 40 acres, and gives to every
citizen of Georgia‘ over 18‘ years of ago,
who has resided here three years, one
draw, whether he has drawn a lot previ-
ously or not, and to every married man an
additional draw. The number of tracts
will be about 40,000, and the price of the
grants $10. All our citizens are, by the
bill, permitted to liave an interest and a
chance for a share ofthis El Dorado, and
fIl(;_llUl‘nl)€l' ofgrants at $10 will produce
for the general benefit, after dedtictiiig the
Nxpcnses, ft ftind estiriiatetl at above $300,-
000.” This bill passed the Senate by a
tiiajorily of 75 to 30. Thus the Cli~.;ro-
kees are stripped at once of their gold
lut!E‘t"v' 8.
they actually occupy, by the cruel arm of
power, nxerterl against the weak and de-
fenceless. Were we to express the sense
which we feel, of the ltigh—'nanded injus-
tive. of t one transtictious, we know not
Wltetc \v;-should fintl language to do i:.—-
The Ileml-“"'m§,’ Tashness, not to say reck-
lessness Of Georgia in this matter, astou-
islies us beyond measure.
_
SPEECH OF DIR. CLAY,
In the Senate of the United States on the
30th ult. upon Mr B°.nton’s Bill to abolish
the duty on Alum Salt.
Mr. Clay said, that when he first rose, it
was far front his intention to provoke any dis-
cussion. but he felt mu leg!’ after what had
noel
-at V .1: \ ::- rametvhat
t.:r: of t‘. ~ '.‘-f.t.7’llL‘:l".' :»r..-. ‘y rule,
to stilt.-:i.t ~, «*5-tr. 3 -lr. Clay
‘ -.tr:t‘,i’. -.~ iv-t:-.'«' -1-’ l :7» our du-
._. 1.". ;..i.c Culd ui ngt‘t(;ultlll'&lI interests; and
it was because he believed the success of
marttifactures essential to the prosperity of
agriculture, that be had endeavored to pro-
mote the lntercsts of manufactures. The
gentleman from Missouri had argued the ques-
tion as ifit was certain that salt would be
rendered cheap by the reduction or abolition
ofthe duty. He wishes to make it cheaper;
so do I. VVe repealed the‘ ditty, ‘in part. in
May. and what has been the effect? The
price ofsalt is new higher than it has been
for-fifteen years past. In this case then the
reduction ofduty has not causetl it reduction
ofprice. The reason that the price of salt
has not fallen, was that our navigation had
been profitably employed. The Liverpool
salt is introduced only as ballast; and the salt
ofthe Bahamas is not imported. when any
better freight can be procured. The gentle-
man compares our salt duty with the salt tax
of England, Can there be any comparison‘
between our moderate duty and the tax of fif-
teen shillings a bushel, which was its amount
when he was in England 9 He knew not
what might have been the oppression of the
gabt-Ile in France, to which the gentleman it]-
so compared our salt duty; but he did know
,;ha_t:‘p‘r_osperity of this country took its date
frotn the adoption of the protective policy, of
which this salt duty formed a part. To the
Tariff‘, not of’l6, but '24, we . were indebted
not only for our prosperity, but. for the extinc-
tion of the public debt, which was now at
hand. He was aware that this discussion be-
longed to another time,when, no doubt, the
subject would undergo a most rigid examina-
tion ; but he must be allowed to comment on
the remark made by the gentleman from
Missouri, that alum salt is exclusively requir-
ed for the western consumption. I undertake
to say, said Mr. Clay, that not one bushel in
fifty thousand ofthis sort of salt is used in the
west. I am 11 farmenand I never saw a bush-
el ofit on my farm. He had witnessed,‘ in
the West,_the_ reduction of the price of salt
from fifteen dollars a bushel to seventy-five
cents, which was the present price of the
Kenliawa salt, in consequence of the protec-
tion which had been afforded to the manufac-
tures ofsalt in that country. I know, said
Mr. Clay, that, owing to the prejudices of
some people, alum salt is necessary for put-
ting tip provisions. But one of the most ex-
periencetl men in the business, told me that
the fire made salt would answer every pur-
pose when it. was properly applied and the
barrels were properly made .Tlie manufac-
tures of, altim salt in this country, were not
confinpd to New England and North Caroli-
na, but a vast proportion of all the salt made
in the country was made in New-York by so-
lar evaporation, and it now readily finds its
way into the valley of the Ohio and even to
mines, and ofall their lands except what
St; Louis _ Mr. Clay also held it to as im-
wise to legislate on this matter again; until
We saw the _result ofthe late reduction of do-
ty. A portion of that reduction was to take
effect to-morrow; or at all events, was it not
Well I0 bring to the examination of the sub-
ject every aid which we could procure; and,
for the purpose of obtaining full information
as to the effect: of the revenue on the manu-
facture ofsalt in this country ; he wishe I the
billto be referred to the Committee 011 Man-
ufactures. ‘ _
-—eec-- ,
VVAsmNG'ro.\',Jan. 3.——According to usage
the Mansion ofthe President of the United
States was yesterday thrown open for the re-
ception of visitors, and a large concourse of
persons, of both sexes, availed themselves of
the opport,unit_v thus afforded of paying‘ their
resp;-cts to the Chief Magistrate. Amen
these, besides the Heads of the Public Oflices
Members of Congress, Officers of the -,,,.,,,y
and Navy, were the Members of the foreign
Legations generally.
A number ofLadies and Gentlemen also
paid their respects to the Ex—Presidet_.t of the
United States and his Lady, at the residence
oflus son, Mr. John Adams; and were cordial-
ly received.
Mr. Clay, now before the People for the
Presidency. received the visits of a great
number of his friends, residents, and strangers,
amongst whom the honest working Men of
Washington were not less numerous than any
other class, .rior less kindly and respectfully
"e°°"V°d' Many Orlliein availed themselves
02 this public day to take him by the hand.
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“Grand Political Union."-—\Velearn from
the Daily Advertiser, and the Patriot, of Sat-
iirday last, first those oltl and rosptctable pa-
pers—t.lte one foriuei-Iy the organ of the Fed-
eral party, the other that: of the Democratic
——-have solemnly entered into :1 tnatritnonittl
Ct')Dl‘l(‘..\'l0ll, and that ltencefortvartl they will
be one and iodivisible." This tinion, we are
iiiforined, has been brought about mainly by
“ the consideration, that the two papers have
for sotne years past, pursued nearly the some
pnlitical course." Shade of Benjamin Austin 2
What a happy and united couple we have
here to retnind us of the good oltl days of the
Repertory and the Independent Chronicle.-—
Boston Com. Gazette. '
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fiorrigit Btittsltiggcitrr.
By an arrival at this port L tlldon pa-
pors have been received to the 19th of
Noveniber. The news is not of much
importance. We have arranged below
the principal items.—N. Y. Obs.
ENGLAND.
The Cholera Morbus at Su‘IIfft:T'f(1)1(f.
Public attention in England continues
to be much excited in regard to the Chole-
ra. Almost every paper is inoro or less
occupied with discussions concerning it.
There have been a good many cases at
Suuderland, and a number of (lP.8IllS.—-
The following particulars (as an illustra-
tion oftlie nature of the disease.,) are giv-
en ofthe sickness and death of it man
named Rottenburg, aslioo maker by trade,
3 ed 35.
g*- he had dined and suppcd on pork,
bttt not to excess, neither had be taken
any ferrnentetl liquor ; at midnight he was
attacked with votniiitig and purging (the
fluid ejected resembling water gruel,) with
cramp in almost every part of the body,
more especially in the fingers and toes.—-
The skin was colrl and livid, the pulse al-
plipst imperceptible, the voice a tyiliisper.
. e evacuations were verv abuu ant.-
Tlie medicines adniinistereil were laudan-
urn, ether, and brandy. At 9 o’clock the
flex‘ motlilngt Oct. 31, the spasms (cramp)
had quite ceased, the skin continued cold,
and was covered with a clatitmy sweat.—
The patient complained only of pain in
the region ofthe heart. At 12 o’clock, on
being raised up, he instatilly expired.”
The disease appears much milder than
on the continent, and at the latest dates
the number of new cases had much dimin-
ished. On the 9th, there were 7uew cas-
es and 4 deaths; on the 11th, 11 new cas-
es and 2 deaths ; on the 121b, 4 new cas-
es and 1 death ; on t_lie 13th, 1 new case
and no death. The whole number of the
sick, which at one time was 24 was redu-
ced at the latest dates to 16.
Afairs at Bristol.——The citizens of
Bristol, or a large number of them, have
drawn up a memorial to the government,
in which they express tlieir_ opinion that
Sir Charles \Vetherell, whose public eti-
trance into the city as Recorder, wasthe
signal for the late riots, “ ought either ini-
mediately to surrender his judicial oflice,
or to withdraw himself from the contested
field of politics; as they are persuaded
that, so long as he acts in the double ca-
pacity ofjudge and politician, the interests
ofjustice in this city will be compromised,
party spirit be rendered more violent and
bitter, and the feelings ofa large _number
of his most rospgctalijle fcIl!t)\5;i'(;:ll7-%l_’|5 1:0
' tra e an iiisu te . p 0
l]I'II3e‘(:IlEllIye‘O)I.1Il]BgIilSI accoustsi, no’ éiefiliile
had been receive romt e gov-
:I‘TJIIvI‘:)lIII. In a note addressed to the me-
morialists, dated “ Home Oflice, Nov. 10,"
Lord Malbonrne savs, “ The whole ofthe
unfortunate and disgraceful transactions
city, will undoubtedly, demand the most
serious and deliberate attention of His
Majesty's Government, and have ‘to as-
stiro that there shall be no delay in ac-
quainting you with the determination to
which they come upon this painful sub-
ject.”
FRANCE.
Alarm respecting the Cholera Morbus.
PARIS, Nov. 11.—The Minister of the
Marine hasjust senta telegrapli despatcb
to several seaports to require a rigorous
quarantine for all vessels coming from
England. These measures are taken in
consequence of the news of the cholera
having broken out at Sunderland. ~
In Prussia and Russia the cholera has
spared all persons employed in the man-
ufactories of tobacco or snuff, the tan yards
and medical laboratories. The smoke. of
ltiiusntatu, and is generally considererlttu
7| preservative against the cholera: accor.
dingly the Prussian, Austrian, and Rus
sian magistrates have given permission 1,
smoke in the streets. 4
PARKS, Nov. 9.-—The magistrates hav.
triumphed over their opponents in defeat
ing the expensive project of an army c
reserve ; have proceeded with their mod
iftcalioii of this existing law for c'alliiigfo‘ti
the ntoveable. National Guards, so as the
the Government can, if necessary,seti
motion 300,000 of this corps in the. spac
of 35 days. . '
Gold medals stolen.
On the night ofthe 5th, the Ilibliotlie
qua Royale, in the rue Richelieu, was by;
ken into, and 3000 gold medals enclose
in agold casket,’ and forming part of it;
collection ofnietlals of the Roman Empt
rors, from Pompey to Constantine, tr
gather with a few Grecian lliedalsi, tvei
carried off. The intrinsic value ‘of ti
property stolen is estiiiiatéd at 100,000f..
HOLLAND AND ENGLAND.
On Wednesday afternoou,a Flusliii
pilot-boat perceived the English flect,co
sisting of fifteen sail, off Blankenberg.-_
One of the frigates made it signal for at;
lot, bit! the boat Ill'llllC(IIa!t2Iy put ahot
and refused to answer it. The buoys ma
king the channel have all been taken I
by the Duttrli. The towti of Flusliitig it
been dt-claret] to be in a state of siege.-
King William has issued :1 Pt-oclamazi.
to the iuliabitauts, calling upon them
defend it to the utmost, and lay in prm
sions forthree weeks ; and every measu
has been taken for a vigorous resistance
case the English attempt to enter :
Sclieldt.
The Germanic Diet has accepetd t
24 Articles for the Treaty bettveer. Hi
latid and Belgiuin,dictated by the Conf-
ence ofLontloii. VVlion tho compositi
of this Dirt, and the influeiicc by which
is ruled, are considered, this accoptan
cannot fail to be taken as a new pledge
peat:e,antl the resistance of the King
Ilollantl becomes inexplicable. It I
been said t'nat King William will not 2
code without a return from England'-
tliose Colonies which were given up’
excliange for Belgium. This however
an absurdity, The Dutch Colonies wt
transferred to England as it compensati
for the services rendered to the House
Orange in promoting its restoration, in 1
same manner as the isle of France it
ceded by the Treaty of May, 1814.”
RUSSIA AND POLAND.
S'r. PETEltSBURG1I,0 ct. 22.—Thejou
als contain a very long report from Prii
Paskewitsch on the storming and tak
of Warsaw. The report, wliicb details
the operationsof the two days, coiiciut '
with an accoutit ofthe cannon, &c. wh
fell into the hands of the Russians. _
nlrong them are 132 pieces of‘ cannon,
000,000 of cartritlges, a vastgqtiantity
military stores of every desci'j_\ " '
mense magazines of provisions,‘ 3
10,000 clietwers of oats. In Ihek
der the arsenal, a cannon foundry,-
der mill, and a salt petre ma!ll1la‘.I()!
several manufactorics ofarms,in whi b 1
000 muskets were nearly finished ; th
was an hospital, with 11,000 pa'tietit_ tr
nftliem wounded Poles. During [lie
tion 3,000 prisoners were tii_l~°.en,'-'._a.-ii:
whom were 80 staffand superior office
iiiany more must have perished ‘dlll
the attack by the burning ofthe bulldi-t
and the destructive fire of our nunier
artillery, which during the two days.
pended 29,000 cartridges. Besides
above mentioned prisoners, above 4-,4
soldiers of the Polish army have com:
us, 1,200 generals and officers have quit
the rank and the service ofthe insurge
Our loss during the ttvo days’ despe
conflict could not be small. - Atnoug
killed are Major-Generals Van Brie
and .Iessimawitscli; and nine Colon
eight Generals (among whom is Cc
Witt,)' &.twelve Colonels received won
or confusions.
The artillery had 40 staff and supe
officers killed and wouiided,among wl
are 8 Coimtiariders ofbrigades or coir
nit-s; 100 artillery men are killed,
300 wounded ; 800 artillery, horses it
killed, and 8 powder waggons blown up
The whole loss ofthe army is 3,000 kil
including 63 oflicers, and 7,500 wotint
including 445 officers. Halfofthe
ter have already joined their regime
which‘ have recently taken place in that‘
again,and it is to be hoped that a g
number ofthe wounded soldierswill s
be able to return to the ranks.
IVARSAW, Oct. 3I.—The journals c
tain. the manifestos of-the Emperor Ni
clas, prohibiting the oflicers ofthe corp
Rontarino, Kaminski, and Rybinski, ft
returning to the kingdom of Poland,
any part ofthe Russian’ empire, beca
they continued in arms after the capitt
tion and submission of \Varsaw and
kingdom, in contempt ofthe orders of
Polish Commander-in-Chief.
The Presitlerit of the Provisional G
ernment has issued the following pro
mation :—“ Ill-disposed persons, seek
to promote their own interest by troub
spread reports equally" false and abst
that the legitimate government intend.
make the peasants ofthe kingdom vas
to their lords. Peaceful couiitrymen,
not believe such injurious insinuationl
In the name ofour august monarch ‘I
nounce to you that your gracious I§ing t
father not only will not-have .yo,u oppl
sad in any iuanner, , but ‘on the contra
orders the Governmentthat he has est?
lislied, to exert .all its efforts" to ‘make j
happy. Do not cease to afiffen/d?"‘quit
to ynurlabors, which are for"tlte"gong
goodf Fulfil, ‘your, duties witiioti_t'.rel
tance, and be convinced that you will I
only remain in possession of your rigl
but that the Government will “do ‘its
,.
tobacco seems to neutralize mostanimal
-most. to improve your condition.‘-'3
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