cie in the payment‘ of the public’ dues, SP“"f3/"lg
and ,,as,e,,,-,,.g.,he periodsofthe process,-u-nu‘-_l at:
credit may be abolished in the payment 0 a.
the duties. 85 it DOW 15:
specie alone may become t
national payments.” _
This is a semi-official ann _,
of the coufidentialorgans of the,execu_ttTve. . I
Enquirer very wisely abandons the 1_t ea of to
lecting the Revenue in specie. It tacitly ‘“l"“‘°
' ' ‘ tin
:3il':fl'1":1c[ii0ili=:_:li,0i Theendiiily iliope which it holds out
to us, is in the counsels of Mr. Van Buren fllfd
Mr. \Voodbury, who are anxiously engaged in
ptouing another experiment upon the happiness
and Pro5P‘”l‘y 0f. ‘he l’°°l’l°" They’ forsomh’
are to “ mark out some system.” VV8 _h°i’9'
that the people will bear in mind that t_hey-,li_,a_ve_
already marked out one system» _i,1"€_l "5 T950195
have been corruption unliountled’—-dismtler and
confusion inextricable-disaster. d1Sl_YeSS. 8941
disgrace without precedent or’ parallel in our his-
iorv. The Pet Banlt League was their system,
fouvnded on the nowcxplotled Safety Fund of
New York—and theissties has been the ruin and
despair we see every where around as. _
We confess we have no confidence in any
thing that these co.unsellor.s can_devise. We
place no trust in their capacity or integrity. ‘As
for Mr. Woodbury, his plans cap never receive
favor from the people. He is immortalized as
the Great Exploded. All his predictions have
been falsified—all his promises broken. His long
reports present nothing but a tissue of talse
reasoning, perverted facts, absurd arrogance. and
profound contempt for all that the sagacity of
wiser men have devised, and all that the expe-
rience of half a century has coufirnicd. Mr.
\Voodbury can never reinstate himselfin the
wnfidence o[‘his'7own party. Year after year_he
has been rushing headlong on a career_ot blind
infatuation-—r‘epairing his errors by still more
fatal blunders-hifiassing and d'stressing the
country by the most vain, idle and preposterous
experiments. ‘ _
The above paragraph from the Enquirer l_eat_ls
us to suppose that the administration are S'll‘ll in
the dark as to their plans and prospects. 1 hey
have as yet fixed upon nothing ‘definite. Mr.
Benton is wanted to assist them in their further
arranoements. Meanwhile Mr. Blair and Mr.
Kendlill are to denounce the merchants-——and at-
tempt carrying the Country in a hostile altitude
against the cities and the sea-board. They are
to stimulate by all the arts offaction the dilierent
trades and professions—the one against the other.
A deadly war is to be waged against Credit—
that is to leave a capital inactive, and labor tin-
employed. There will be an increased distress
and aggravated calamity.
Men of moderate means will be reduced to
poverty ; and those who are dependent on their
daily labor for their daily bread, to sordid want
and absolute starvation. \Vealth meanwhile
will flourish and accumulate. The capitalist
and usurer will thrive on the ruin around them.
The ofliceiholders will receive. their mcnrzasan
SALARIES in GOLD AND SILVER-—and con-
stituting a PROTECTED AND PRlVI-
LEGED ORDER in our sometime Republic.
will DERIDE THE DISTRESSES OF
THE PEOPLE AND SUSTAIN THE EX-
ACTIONS OF THE CROWN.——Boslon At.
Correspondence of the Baltimore P(ll1"lDf.
\VAsiii.\'o'roN, June 13, 1837.
It has been whispered every where in the oili-
cial circles at the W’est End for several days
past, and now the ruinorobtains general crcdeuce
that the Cabinet will be almost entirely remo-
dled very soon. All the Secretaries will retire,
except the able and accomplished head of the
War Department, Mr. Poinsett. It was very
well known at the time Mr. Van Buren entered
on his duties as Chief Magistrate of the nation
that he would not retain around him all the
members of Gen. Jackson's Cabinet; and the
arrangement that left Messrs. Forsyth, \Vood-
bury and Dickinson at the head oftlieir respec-
tive Departments was only temporary. So I
informed your readersiu my letters at that period.
For many different reasons, it appeared expedi-
ent to keep these gentlemen at their posts tbr a
while; but the day has now arrived when their
seivices may be dispensed with. and when item-
pears necessary to bring in men less trammeled
in regard to certain great measures of policy.
Messrs. Rives and Silas \Vright, are confident-
ly talked of as the new incumbents of two ofthe
high offices that are to be vacated.
Nothing definite has been allowed to transpire
as to who shall be selected to fill the other va-
cancy; and it is altogether uncertain, whether
Mr. Butler will retain the Attorney Generalship.
There is no doubt he may if he has the wish-
as be is high in the favor of Mr. Van Buren.
Mr. “ Supremacy ofthe Laws" Kendall will
remain where he is for the present; but as it is
said, and I fully, believe, very much against the
will ofMr. Van Buren and Poinsett. The cori-
dilion of the general business of the Post Ollice
Department, more particularly in relation to
some very important contracts respecting the
Express Mail, is such that his immediate remo-
val might be attended with great inconvenience.
Mr. Van Buren, too, is afraid of an open rupture
with him so long as he possesses the great iri-
fluence over a large faction, which he has ob-
tained by -liis management of the Post Ollice,
and through the instrumentality of the Globe,
over which he has supretne control. Still, liow-
ever, I believe that the days of this adventurer‘s
power are coming to an end. Mr. Poicsett and
he cannot remain in the same administration:
Mr. Van Buren must choose" between them.—
The Secretary of “lot is a bold, active and as-
piring spirit--of matchless penetration——inven-
tive of resources—and dexterous in turning them
to account-with the accomplishments and
manners of a gentleman and a man of the
world. His whole habits ofthought and feeling.
tastes, and associations must forever keep him
afar off from that pestifferous crew--tlie Kitchen
Cabinet; and he has taken no pains to disguise
his opinionsof them and their mouth piece, the
Globe. He sees through the schemes ofKendall.
and cannot brook the idea of that. coutemptible
demagogue exercising any high influence in a
Government, with which he is connected. Mr.
Poinsett is high in the favor of Mr. Van Buren.
H0 is more ofa companion for him than any of
the rest, except Forsyth ; and l aui mucli mis-
taken iflie will not before long find means to get
rid of the Post Master General. The President
it is not too much to say, would be glad to see
Kendall not only out of the Post Ollice, but out
of the country. ‘
Messrs. Forsyth and \Vootlbuiy will be pro-
vided for, of course. Mr. Dickinson being a
mere cipher, is not thought worthy of reward.
and will be allowed to remain at home in New
Jersey. .Mr. Maxcy, the Solicitor of the Treas-
ur'y, isto go to Belgium. Two persons, a Mr.
Batch. and a Mr. Gilpin, are spoken of as likely
to be appointed to the post he vacatcs. I think
Mr. Gilpin will be the man. .
]lIr. Benton, and his Jilin! Drops.-—'I‘he St.
Louis Republican tells a good anecdote of Mr.
Benton, on his taking passage in the Royal [lati-
iia steamboat, a short time since, from that port.
Mr. Benton offered payment for his fare in Illi-
iiois money The captain of the boat objected,
and the prince of huinbuggers was informed,
that‘ ,ll£)tl)lnkg but ‘the real -. ,,,e,,,”,c ,,u,,.e,,,.y..
»cou n, eta ‘en.
the boat had left the viliarf.
in the pn'blicl'and‘s--and '
he sole elements of
ouncement in one 1
The :
and the impossibility ‘
Mr. Benton went in pursuit of
‘ some of his “drops." but did not arrive until after
“ D0ll’t -give up the Ship.”
chances.
NOItWALK,“WEDNESDAY,JUNE 21,1337.
GREAT REPUBLICAN 1i1Ei«:'ri.\‘G.
On S-uttirday last, agreeably to previous 110-
Danbnry, held ti. meeting on the subject of the
late contested election. We are informed that
between three and four humlrerl electors attend-
ed, iiicluding gentlemen from every part of the
town. Meekcr’s large room and every avenue
to it was crowded. The utmost: harmony and
unanimity prevailed ; and the Resolutions,
which we publish below, were adopted unani-
mously. VVe regret that the want of space,
compels us to defer until next week, the’ publi-
cation of the Reports of the Committee alluded
to in the Resolutions.
That precious set of patriots called in the re-
solutions “ lhe Po.sl- Ofiice-Junta,” were, we un-
derstand, very boisterous on the subject in the
sI.rccls, but did not make their appearance at
the iizccliiivr. They were full of “ 2'u(lignalion”
that the people should presume. 3--rte!’ the H0050
of Representatives had decided the matter, to
call in question the wisdom or propriety of their
course. 'I‘liese men have ruled the town of
Danbnry, for a brief period, with ti. rod of iron.
But, judging from “the signs of the times,” we
should think that their reign is nearly at an end.
0;‘:-* At a public meeting of the Iudenendent
Republican Electors of the 'l‘own of Danbnry.
convened in pursuance ofa call signed by more
than three hundred Electors of said Town, and
ptiblishetl in the Norwalk Gazette—to take into
consideration the means by which one of the
Representatives of the town has been deprived of
his seat :
JOHN S. BLACKMAN, Esq, was called to the
chair, and Alrznson Taylor and E12/Lraiin Gre-
gory appointed Secretaries.
The Pei-itioti of NINETEEN Electors of
said town, addressed to the General Assembly,
may be vacated, and Nathaniel H. \Vildman ad-
mitted to a seat in the House in his stead, was
read. Also, the Report ofthe majority and mi-
nority of the committee on contested elections_
A statement was also made to the meeting, ofthe
facts in relation to the several points on which
the election was contested by the said nineteen;
a id the l1lCt:llllg'W€lS addressed by several gen-
tlemcn.
[The substance of the remonstrance of the
“ ziirictc-an” will be found in the reports of the
coniniittee, which we shall publish next week.
One fact, liowcvcr, which is therein stated, me-
rits particular notice. It is this-—“ That at the
adjourncilimecting, at which David-D. VVildm:in
was declared to have been elected, by a majority
of six votes; the boxes were closed at hal/‘past
four o’cloc/c in the afternoon, which was contra-
ry to the resolve of the town”——which had fixed
_/ire o’clock as the time for closing them.—
Zadoc Stevens, Presiding Ofiicer—a hem!
The names of the immortal nineteen who sign-
ed this rcmonstrancc are as follows-—Oli\'cr
Shepard, Sturges Sellcck, Darius Bartram, Sil-
linian B. Peck, Friend Starr, 'I‘hos. T. VVhittlc-
scy, S. I]. Hickok, Fred. S. W'ildinan, George
Andrews, Thos. P. VVhite, Elbert Legar, George
ll. Hoyt, D. A. Hoyt, Henry Benedict, John
Ryder, F. C. Taylor, G. S. Hurd, Medad Brad-
ley, Ira R. \Vildman.-—ED. GAZ.]
The fillowing Resolutions were then adopted
unanimously:
]'Zcsolt.-ccl, That in the opinion oftliis meeting,
DAVID D. \VlLDZll.-IN was duly and legally
chosen at the last election, a Representative of
the town of Danbnry, in the General Assembly
of this State.
It’csoli:ccl, That by means of dishonorable
practices on the part ofsome of our political op-
ponents, antl especially the oflicc-seekers among
them, comuionly called “ the Posl- Q1]i'cc-Junlo,”
the town ofDaubury has been unjustly, illegally,
and uuconstitutionally deprived of a Representa-
tive in the General Assembly. I
Rcsolrccl, That the House of Representatives,
in deciding upon the remonstrance of the nine-
teen citizens of Danbnry who contested the elec-
tioii of DAVID D. VViLi)MAN, assumed to them-
selves unconstitutional powers, inasmuch as
they made choice of a gentleman to he a Repre-
sentative, who uever received a majority of the
votes of the electors of Danbnry : although the
people were led to achoice on three several days,
and the proceedings were conducted by his
own friends and supporters, with the full power,
which they frccly e.rcrcisccl. of admitting and re-
jecting such votes as it pleased them to admit,
and reject ; and that in making such choice the
said House of Representatives, and their com-
mittee on contested elections, added to the votes
date, which he actually received, the vote of a
man who only intended to vote for him, but
actually voted against him for 1st Representa-
tive, and who really "had not the right of voting
at all; being at the time an inhabitant of the
state ofNcw—York, which fact was proved on the
trial, and by rejecting votes which properly
were,.and ought to. have been counted against
It’csolt'crl, That we have irresistible evidence
tice,'thc Republican Electors of the town of
praying that the seat of Dxvii) D. \ViLn.\iAN,
of Nathaniel I-I. Wildinan, the Jackson candi-
‘TM
1-"".'_.L_ .1
that the Pres£clz'7ig' Ofliccr, on the 3d day of the
late election in this town, opened and closed the
ballot box by the time indicated by a watch
which he knew to be incorrect, and that he
‘knowingly closed said box, a considerable period
of time before the hour prescribed by the law of
the State, and the vote ofthe town for closing the
same, and by this means, deprived a large num-
ber ofthe electors of their privilege of voting.—
That his political friends having remonstrated
against the right of our Representative to hold
his seat in the House, assigning this conduct of
the presiding ollicei as a cause why he should
be deprived of his seat ; the said presiding offi-
cer went the distance of fifty miles to give his
evidence in proof of the fact—tlius aiding in the
effort to defeat the election on the ground of his
own alleged misconduct.
.RCS0l‘L‘C(l, That in the deliberate opinion of
this meeting, the mark of public reprobation
ought to be put upon such a man.
Resolved, That I-I. Goodwin, Esq. the mi-
nority of the committee on contested elections in
the report just read, has ably maintained the
rights ofthe people, and though unsuccessful in
the efibrt, against a majority urged on by vindic-
tive party feelings, he is nevertheless entitled to
the thanks ofthe Republican Electors of Dan-
burv- A
Resolved, That the combination of men lo-
cated in and near the Post Oflice in this Town,
and known by the name of the “Post-Qflicb
Jmito." who have been chiefly instrumentalfin de-
feating the will oftlie people as declared through
the ballot boxes at the last election—aud who
have nionopolized to themselves a-nd their fol-
lowers, all the oliices in the gift of the people,
have, by their aristocratic conduct and prescrip-
tive measures. shown that all their professions of
Democracy are li'ollow and insincere--and we
hereby pledge ourselves to use our bestcxertions
for rescuing the destinies of the town from their
hands. -
Resolved, That we approve and applaud the
conduct of many honorable men, who have hith-
erto acted withthe Jackson party, but who now
condemn the proceedings of the House of Re-
piesentatives and the Post-Officc-J unto, referred
to in the foregoing resolutions. . ,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet-
ing be published, and that a copy thereof be sent
to H. Goodwin, Esq.
JOHN S. BLACKMAN, Ch’u.
Amtsson TAYLOR,
S -etaries.
EPHRXA51 Giu-zeoitir. l e”
013- The following resolution, accompanied
the proceedings of the Danbury meeting; but
inasmuch as it was not embodied with those
certified by the Chairman and Secretary, (per-
haps inadvertently) we give it a place by itself.
.It certainly is too good to be lost :
“ Resolved, That while the Whigs of Danbnry
are duly sensible of their obligations to the
House of Representatives, in appointing for
ltlicm a Representative; they have, nevertheless,
‘__too much respect for ‘the powers that be,’ to
‘express their indignation by a bon._/ire.”
TREASON AND DESERTION ll
VVe learn from the Journal of Commerce,
[for the Times mid Register, it appears, have ex-
punged the name of our hehdomadal from their
exchange list,] that the Hartford Times denoun-.
ces Gov. Enwiutns as “ a Political Traitor.’ .' .”’
in consequence of his vetoing the bill to repeal l
the charter of the New Haven City Bank, and
that it moreover declares both him and the Lion-
tenant Governor, who saved the Stamford Bank
by his casting ‘vote in the Senate, to be “ rlc-
scrtcrs from the clcnzocralic party .”’
It seems, too, from the following account of the
matter in the Hartford Courier, that “ the de-
mocracy have been kicking up t1 row at New
Haven.‘
As they have com nienccd operations at head
quarters, and “ with purification by fire," too, a
complete and thorough reform may be reasona-
bly expected.
A GREAT FIRE AT Ni-zw ii.tvi:.\_'.
One man burnl———(z'ri rfiigy .’ .’)
\Ve have just received a letter from a gentle-
man iu New Haven, by which we learn that
Governor Edwards was burntin efligy, on Won-
day,just before inidniglil. We understand there
was no insurance—tlie fire is supposed to have
been communicated by a Loco Foco match.»-
Tlie extract follows :
Ni-zw IIAYEN, June 13, 1837.
The Loco Foco's burnt Gov. Edwards in elli-
gy on the public square, last uiglit. at quarter
past 11 o'clock, in silence and in rain—no glori-
fication. Some ofthe Governor’s private Secre-
tary’s very particular friends, were very particu-
larly busy in the preparation about the fire. The
large elm tree, at the righthaud as you enter the
green at the corner of Church and Chapel streets
was considerably scorched in this burst of loco
foco wrath.
The reason for the above incendiary transac-
tion is not stated ; but we are informed that an
honest Irishman who was carrying the image to
the place ofext-cution, when asked what he had
there, rep'ied that " he didn’t know, but he
b’liev’d it was a Bank cm/lo .”’
DEM 0 C RACY--N0. I.
We recently promised to analyze, as soon as
they were in due form received, the acts of our
Democratic Legislature, so called; and to ex-
tract therefrom the quintesscnce of Democracy
contained therein. We promised, however,
that“we anticipated 1!. pretty diflicult task, in the
matter; but pledged ourselves, notwitlistanding,
to ferret out, and give to our readers all of this
rare commodity, which the said acts might, by
chance, happen to contain. Iypursuance of
our intention thus set forth, we propose in the
first place, to notice what the Legislature afore-
said have not done ; and then, in fitting season,
to comment upon what they have done. As it
preface to their sins of omission, it will be ad-
mitted by all, that there never was a time when
prompt, energetic and patriotic action on the
part of the Rt3pI‘e8Cllta.l.lVeB of the people was
more impcrionsly demanded, than at the pre-
sent. The lamentable crisis of public affairs,
existing at the commencement of the session,
and still unmitigated in its severity, called for
L;
‘C4
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tion, distinguished talents,and the manifestation
of an enlarged and disinterested public spirit!’
But we are not disposed to be too hard with
them on this point—-inasmuch as we verily be-
lieve it to be about as difficult to exercise vir-
tues which one does not possess—as it is to pay
debts with an empty purse. And that the afore-
said wisdom, discrction, talents arid public spi-
rit were so notoriously wanting in the Hall of
Legislation, is rather the fault of the people who
elected its occupants—than of their unfortunate
Representatives. But still, we must ask, what;
has been done to ameliorate the existing state
of pecuniary embarrassinent? Why, the
Legislature have passed the two acts relating to
banks, which we this week ptiblisli. Our read‘
ers can examine them for themselves, and form
their own opinion concerning them; but it
strikes us, that though entitled “acts,” they
amount to nothing more, than did the redoubta-
ble exploit of the parle rious Monarch:
‘The King of France, with forty thousand men,
Matched up a hill, and then—marclied down again.’
And we are willing that our opinion should be
tested by the result.
In the next place—-we were promised by the
organs of “the party”—that the scourge should
be applied to the wicked Banks, or, that, at
any rate, the most heinous offenders should be
visited with the righteous indignation of the
“ no-monopolists”-—their corruption exposed to
the astonished gaze of the suffering people, and
their charters consigned to the dark receptacle
of things that were. But although they claim
that they have discovered corruption enough to
“damn a nation”—the offenders still live, and
laugh to scorn the hostility of their assailants."
It is true that the failure of the threatened ex-
termination, is in one instance to be attributed _to
the Governor—and in another, to the Lieut.‘ Go-
vernor; but still, they were-‘the Governor and
Lieut. Governor of “ the pai-ty”——.and as “ the
King can do no wrong”-, “ the party” must
shoulder the responsibility of the acts of their
own. Executive.
Again—from the indignant tone of the “To-
ry” press upon tlie-Lisubject, we were led to
consider the repeal of the odious Attachment,
or grab-law, as certain. But in this matter, we
are compelled to suffer another grievous disap-
pointment. And though the \Vhigs, to a man,
were zealous for its repeal or modification—it
still remains unrepealed End unaltered upon our
statute book, a disgrace to the state and to the
age in which we live. More hereafter.
Denzocralic consistency.-—.The Bank Investi-
gating Coiiimittee, it will be recollected, charged
the Stamford Bank with certain illegal practices,
and for these practices, the Ilouse passed an act
repealing its charter, which however, was nega-
tived in the Senate. In the report of the com-
mittee,one of the directors ofthe Stamford Bank
who was partictilaily named as having been en-
gaged in the transactions so strongly condemned,
was \Villiani J. Street. But behold, after this
report had been before the House about two
weeks, :1 resolution passed both Houses. appoint-
ing \Vm. J. Street state director ofilie Fairficld
County Batik ! Oh, consistency ! thou art a
' i___ _r,., "I ..
jewel . L..r{/‘oi. Lou/zei.
It appears that Mr. Street has resigned, and
that Thomas S. Ilusted of New Canaan, has
been appointed in his place. \Vliile on this sub-
ject, we will state that the gentleman, (Mr.
Raymond of New Canaan.) who nominated Mr.
Street, is famed for his C07IS'lSlC)2C_?/. He moved
to erase the name of Charles Hawley of Stain-
ford, from the bill appointingjudgcs of Probate,
on the ground that Mr. I-lawley had been a
director in the Stamford Bank. It was imme-
diately replied, that Mr. Hawley was the direc-
i.or whom the Bank committee mentioned with
approbation, as having protested at the time
against the illegal doings ofthe board ; and that
this objection came with ill grace from a man
who had previously nominated Mr. Street for a
state director in the Fairfield County Bank. It
is said that Mr. Raytnond shrunk ztbashed and
confounded to his seat.
THE GENERAL I.\'coi'.Poi‘..\'i‘ioi\' L.tw.—As
we are unable to publish this law, this week, we
give for the information of those of our readers
who are in haste to know what it is, some ofits
most important provisions. It authorizes any
number ofpersons not less than three, by articles
of agreement in writing, to become a body poli-
tie, and cooperate for the purpose of carrying on
any kind of mechanical, or manufacturing, or
any other lawful business. The articles of
agreement must distinctly specify the purpose
for which any such company is orgaiiized, a_nd
its funds and operations must be confined to the
object thus specified. The capital stock ofsucli
companies must not be less than $4000, nor
more than $200,000 ; and must be divided into
shares of $25 each. Before any such company
can coninicncc business, their articles of associa-
tion must be published at full length in two news-
papers in the county; and a certificate stating the
object for which the company is formed—amouiit
of capital stock—naines of stockholders, &c.
must be deposited with the Secretary of state
and the Town Clerk. '
“THE BALL s'ri1.I. ROLLING.”-The \Vhigs
carried the city election at..j_,,1\_l,_,"i,_gtr London, on
Monday last, by a handsome majority, Last
April, after repeated tria s, there was no elec-
tiou of Representatives.
TEIVIPEST IN A TEA-POT,
\Ve learn from Bridgeport, that: the effort to
manufacture public sentiment against the late
appointment of Mr. Hurd as Deputy Sherifi‘,
and kindle the indignation of the Loco-Focos
against the Sheriff for presuming to act; like an
honest Republican-—was “no go.” Although
Trumbull, Stratford, Black Rock, and the whole
districtxhad been visited, and imperionsly called
upon to muster at Bridgeport on Saturday last,
yet but 12 or 15 persons attended the meeting.
They passed, we understand, some fiery resolu-
tions, and appointed a committee to wait on the
Sheriff. The great body of the party are not
disposed to censure the Sheriff in the course
which he has adopted-—-and there is no question
the active “exercise of wisdom, sound discre-
but that public sentiment will sustain him
1.
in being the Sheriff of the County, and not of a
party. The following communication is from
an esteemed friend, on this subject:
0
“to 'rm=: vi.c'roits 1'ii-:I.oNc '1‘flE‘SI'0lLS-”
Mr. Editor-—I am informed from an authen-
tic source, that a few days since Mr. Pliilo
I-Iurd, of Bridgeport, was reappointed a Depu-
ty by the new Sheriff of this County. And,
Sir, when I tell you that I have long been ac-
quainted with Mr. Hurd; have known hiscli'ar-
acter and standing in society; have witnessed
the zeal and ability with which he has long dis-
charged the duties ofthat oflice, and have often
heard, even from the moiiths of his political ene-
mies, the acknowledgment that a more able
and efficient incumbent had never filled that sta-
tion, and could not be fouml—-I trust I need
not say that I was highly gratified when advis-
edof his reappointment. I was gratified, Sir,
for two reasons: 1st, the merits of Mi. I-lurd, of
which I have just spoken; and 2d, becatise I
thought I could discern some indicati_ons of re-
trenchment in that foul, not to say piratictzl
doctrine, found in the caption of this article, and
long since avowed and acted upon by the
predominant political" party of our state and
country; and some signsof return to the constitu-
tional principle of “ equal and exactjnstice to all
men,” and to the doctrine of the‘ immortal Jef-
ferson, which required in the candidate as acou-
lcncy, and firlclity to the C'onstil'ulz'on.. I was
gratified too, Sir, too see in this. act of Sheriff
Beardsley's the exhibition of an honorablii, inde-
pendent mind; of amind unshackled and un-
corrupted by the doctrines and manilatcs of
Niles and Gid \Velles, but resolved to consult
the interests ofthe community, or to use his own"
language “to be the Sheriff of the County, and
not of the party." And I fondly hope his off‘;-
cial conduct will verify the declaration, But,
Sir, from what I have just seen and heard, an
ordeal awaits him. That Bi-:Lr.-W1-rrnigit of
the Jackson party in Bridgeport, doctor Simone‘.
and some of his little saltelites and undersIrap-
pers, who take their one from him, liave deter-
mined, it seems, to call him to an account for
tliisjlagrant outrage upon the precious doctrine
of “SPOILS,” and the long established rules
of the party. ~
Doubtless Mr. Beardsley made the appoint-
ment alluded to without consulting-tlie Doctor,
& Co. Accordingly the command is given and
Mr._ Ponieroy proinulgates the order throtigli
the columns ofthe once honest, respectable, and
indcpenclcnl,- but now scrrilc and Jzrostitutctl
“Republican Farmer,” requiring allthe faith-
ful and the true of “ the Democratic Republi-
can party,” to Assemble at the \Vashington
Hotel, on Saturday evening the 17th inst, to
take into grave consideration the illcg'z'l2'iizalc ap-
pointment of Mr. Hurd. Oh, what an assem-
bly this will be! So many true, C07l.)'l5lC7tl and
cxcliusive democrats, so much m.agn.ani'miI_i/,
iiioclcsly, and unsullicrl }2alrio(z'.2z:z..’ and wiihal,
such uns17cal:ablc, fcrceut love for “tire clear
people,“ all combined. Oh, what a less, what
an irreparable loss shall I sustain, in living at so
great a distance as to be unable to witness the
doings of this august assembly! But, Sir, I
hope and trust that through your valuable pa-
per, I shall see sotne account ofits wonder work-
ing powers.
Doubtless some flaming resolutions will be
passed, denouncing the ap_pointmept of Mr.
Hurd, prescribing to Sheriff Beardsley li_i_s pres-
ent course ofduty, and pointing out the way, and
the only way, (by breaking Mr. Hurd and fill-
ing his place with some "collar” gcntleman,) to
appease the wrath, and coiiciliate the favor of
the said Bell-wclhcr and his little cossets. The
people will be taught too, (I mean those who
think and act for themselves) that “the miizorily
lzarc no 'rights," that they have, and shall /tare
nothing to do with the appointment of officers
who have to some extent at least, an influence
and control over their own property, their charac-
ter and their lives. And Mr. Hurd will be
taught that being destitute ofa collar, and with-
out the genuine Simonion stamp, he has no
claims, no merits, is rlisfranchizcrl, and unless be
instantly enlists under the banner ofthe redoubta-
ble leader alluded too, and with Pomeroy, No-
ble & Co. fawns and cringes at his feet and
barks at his command, he shall at once without
commutation or reprieve, be immolated upon the
altar of the Party, already drenched with the
blood oftliousands of victims. And permit me
to say, Sir, that before Mr. Hurd will do this, he
will submit to immolation even in its most literal
and natural sense. And let me express too, my
firm belief that Mr. Beardsley will respond to the
petition which will without doubt, be presented
to him for Mr. Hurds removal, in a manner
worthy of himself, worthy of the persons which
conferred the appointment, and worthy of the
resolution to be “ the Sheriffof the County, and
not ofa Part}/.”’ I wait, Sir, very impatiently
to hear the result ofthe deliberations of this body,
Vinniax.
June 16, 1837.
Ilfore Dcscrtion .’-Mr. Tallmadge, U. States
Senator from the state of New York, has come
out with what the Evening Post chooses to call
“ abulletin of his desertion from the democrat-
ic party.” It seems tha.t.lMr. Tallmadge sign-
ed a call for a public meeting at Poughkeepsie,
infavor of suspending the operation of the law
prohibiting the circulation of small bills. He was
forthis act forthwith denounced as &_ seceder
and deserter by the Albany Argus and N. York
Evening Post, and in consequence of this de-
nunciation addressed a letter to the editor of
the Albany Argus, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts : '
I was one of the earliest advocates for a pro-
hibition of small bills, and I believe the measure
recommended by the Poughkeepsie meeting is
the surest means ofpreserving that law. With-
out its suspension during the suspension of
specie payments, there is much danger that the
inconveniencies felt by the whole community
for the want of. small change, will beget [1 very
strong feeling in the public mind against the
dition to his election to office, integrity, compe-
law itself‘, which may be carried int'_o the next
legislature, and cause a total repeal instead of s. :
suspension of it. I may inisjndge in this mat.
ter, but I know this to be the deliberate opin-
ion of many of the warmest friends of the
original passage of this act; and that the mode
best means to preserve the law, and to give full .
effect to its provisions on the resum tion of '
specie payment by the banks. Alreaty those
inconveniences are felt, and already the coun-
try is flooded with small bills from the adjoin-
ing states. I cannot appreciate that policy
rious currency from abroad, instead of giving-
to the community the bills of our own banks,
which are under our own control; of whose
solvency we have not the least doubt, and for-
also, an inconsistency in authorizing tie sus-
pension of specie payments by the banks, and,
which they cannot in any way command. That
this is true, is evinced by the fact that specie is
not now in circulation for small cliange, and
that the small bills of other states now form the
circulating medium in its stead, notwithstiind-»
in their circulation is in direct contravention
ofga. penal law of this state, whose provisions
have been strictly observed until the suspension
of specie payments by the banks, but which are
now violated from necessity and not from
choice.
4‘ t * =k It
I have nodisguise about my opinions on this
subject. I am in favor ofa well regulated cred.
it system. and opposed to the chimerical scheme
ofan exclusive metallic currency.
=1: =.~ >i< are =1:
An entire abandonment of the credit system
and a return to a sole an exclusive metallic cur-.
rency. if it were practicable. wptiltl produce
desolation and destruction from one extremity of
the Union to the other. Such notions ought not,
cannot, must not prevail.
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V . He who should at this day recoiumcnd an eti-
tire abaudonmeiit of our creuit system for a sole
and exclusive metallic currency, would be
deemed iioless visionary than he who should
attempt to substitue a Pennsylvania wagoiifur
a locoiiioti"v’e'or a canal packet, or should en-
deavor to stem'the rcsistless current of the Mis-
sissippi iii a flat boat. instead of those splendid
palaces which now move majestically on its w- -.
ters. Shall we then, Mr. President, check this
tide of prosperity, by the introduction of new
and untried schemes ? Shall we not be content
with the necessaries, the comforts, the convcn.
iencies and the luxuries of life, vtliich are so
widely diffused over this whole country ‘I Shall
we attempt tuovcillirow, subvert atid destroy :;
systetii wliich has produced all these blcssitigs!
which has brought happiness and plenty at the
door of every man? and that, too, for the pur-
pose of adopting some of the expltidctl tltlclriues
ofthe political ecoiioiiiistsuf Etirtipe I
The diffictilties under 2-.'hich the country now
labors, have been increased by the efforts which
have been made by visionary theorists, to impair-
public confidcnce in our credit system, and to
introduce in its stead an c._rclu.si're mclullic cur-
rency. Such being my convictions, then and
now, they cannot be changrd by charging then;
to improper motives; and I am yet tc,’lr~a_rn tliat.
the Democracy of the State of New -York en-
tertain different views from these. At all events.
so long as I am called upon to discharge a pub-_
lic duty in regard to matters in which the great;
and vital interests ofthe country are so deeply
involved, I will discharge that duty conscien-
tiously and fearlessly, without reference to de-
nuneitttions from such a uarter. I have been
Democracy of tliestate, to doubt. that the cor-.
rectness of my motives will be duly appreciated
by them; and if there be adiffcrcnee of opinion
between any portion of my fellow citizens and
myself, I trust I shall he able to do them thejus-
ticc, whatever they may do to me, to ascribe it
to honest. and patriotic, rather than to sinister
and interested motives.
In regard to the dcposite act, which the edi-.
tor of the Post. is pleased to term the “tlistri-.
bution bill, the blessings of which we are now
enjoying,” I have nothing to add, at present,
beyond what is coiitainpd in the speech to which
he has referred, and which was delivered by me
on the final passage of that bill. I am willing
to rest the justification for my vote on the rea,:
sons there assigned.
I believe it to have been one ofthe most wise
and patriotic measures which could have been
adopted. and which has received the decided ap-
probation of the people, although it is now at-
tempted to make it the 6'a'.'(I_176 goal for all the evils
which, from other causes, have been visited upon
the country. The time maycome when 1 may
feel myself called upon to raise my voice, once
more, in defence of this much abused and mie-
reprcscntcd measure.
lf my course in regard to the deposite act
and the curreiirzy hill is obnoxious to rebuke, I
have the consolation to know that I aiiisustaincd
States, and by an overwhelming majority of its
friends in the House ufR.epresentulivcs. lfsucli
men are to be denounced because they enter-
tained aiid expressed opinions, on these great
questions, diflerent from the small minority of
their politicgil friends, I am at a loss to know
how the great principle of the republican party,
namely, that the majority shall govern. is to be
respected orprescrvcd. \Ve have fallen on evil-
timcs indeed. if such denunciations are to be
long to the same party. I had supposed that
every difference of opinion was not a difference
of principle—— and whilst I am very apt to dis-
trust my own judgment, when I see the large‘
majority of my political friends entertaining
different views from iuy own. _on matters about
which we all have an equal right to judge, still
I cannot but feel confirmed in my opinions when
I find them eiidorsctl, with almost entire unani-
mity, by the representatives of the nation. On
seine of these subjects the late executive differed
from the great body ofthe friends of his adminis:
tration in both branches of Congress. I trust,
however, that the measures of the presént ad-
ministration will bo taken in wisdom—will avoid
the ultraism of the day, and will be such as to
country.
such measures my best faculties will be exerted,
‘Respectfully. yours.
N. P. TALLMADGF4.
_,.. _ .
‘N '.¢‘..r
THE LADY’S BO0K
Is, in every respect, richly deserving of‘ the
patronage of the sex for whose entertainment
is certainly praise enough to say that it is edited
by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale; ' and we presume that
our readers will be of the same opinion on pc-
rusingthe following article from her pen, tvbicli
we extract from the June nnniber,
A woman whose hear! is so richly fraught
with such pure and noble feelings. and whose
pen can so tenderly and beautifully inculcate
the sentiments and the cliaracter to which they
ive birth—-can do more, and. where her kindly
tr
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recommended bythe meeting was deemed the '
which would increase our circulation by n- spu-. .
the safe'.yof whose issues ample provision is ’
made by our own laws. There is, in In mint£-- ’
at the same time forthe people to transaét-their- ‘
business in a currency that cannot be paid, and '
too long and too intimate y associated with the
in it by the almost unanimous voice of the friends’ ,
ofthe adiniiiistratiou in the Senate ofthe United -
made, and that too, by a press professing to be-‘ ‘
promote the great and paramount interests of the '
I need not say, that in the support of .
and instruction it is ‘particularly designed. It
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