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-is toibe counted for N. H. \Vildinan,_for first re-'
presentative. then all the ‘(D199 3“)f ‘here
were, in the said box with a like designation up-
e treated in the same manner,
on them, must b g I
and allthe votes for Peter Barnum or Josepi
Tavlor, in the first representative box, must be
considered as votes for those. DBTSQQS Tesllecl‘
ively for second representative. lhe consp-
quence of such aconstruction would obvious y
not only produce much confusion, but enable
anv dishonest elector to vote for tfie same per-
sm; in both boxes. In a case like the presetit
he would have a tight to depositc _a ballot in
each box, and if he chose to deposit a ballotin
the first box for a favorite_c:.indidate_, desjgnat-
ing him as first representative. he might ( epos-
ite another ballot in the second with a like desig-
nation for. the same person. arid 1“ ‘hm “led”
give two votes for the same person on the saline
balloting.. As to the third proposition, the aw
iieitner prescribes this. nor any other mode Of
electing representatives than 13)’ ,b3“°l_'‘h° bal:
lo_ts are to be laid on the ll'.l of the box. It is
hardly necessary to remnrk. ‘hm W950 9-‘EP'°°‘
sions in our statutes can hardly be applied to
the bare intention of the elector, either IJOIIICIB-"
pressed. or if so only verbally expressed. ‘it.
statute has provided one and only onefva)’ _m
which an.elcctor can express his intention with
effect, and that is through the medium of his
ballot. .
As to the election on the third Montlay of
April being void, on the ground of the ballot box
being closed before five o’clock_ in the afternoon
of mm day’ we minority of your coniinittee
believe that the box slinuld have been closed.
and was properly closed, by the presiding oili-
cer according to the time which he kept, and bv
that it was five o'clock P. M. when the box was
closed) and especially as it was to be taken as
the correct guide as to time, by the Z1.tlVlCC and
consent of those present at the meeting 0ll.ll1C
first Monday of April in said town,‘ notwith-
standing the exrraordinary propensity of his
watch for increased velocity in the after part of
the day. _
All which is respectfully submitted. ,
H. GOODVVIN.
From the N. Y. Couricrancl Eizquircr.
A NATIONAL BANK.
VVe are glad to collect, from the Ric_lii_nond
VVhig, the cotirse of our friends in Virginia, in
refusing to indulge the Government party» by
taking upon the minority the originating of a
new monetary remedy. This is cvery_way the
proper course of‘ the opposition—thcir policy
merely, we will not call it; for that word im-
plies a species of character in the measure,
which does not belong to it. _The conduct of
the Vvhigs, in this particular, will be dictated by
no mere expediency—no party tactics 0HlY- 11
is perfectly just and proper that they should
leave to their opponents the whole difficulty in-
to which they have tliroivn themselves. They
made the present confusion ; and it is for them——-
botli frotn their culpability as to the fact, and
their competency as the stronger party—to cure
it. If there be party diliiculties, disadvantages,
reproach, popular odium, or the like, to be en-
countered, in any process of relief; ajndjniore
especially, if there be a party responsibility to
be incurred for any new plan it is certainly for
the administration to take all such tipon itself.
It is in power-—not the \Vliigs. _ It governs the
couiitry—not the VVhigs. Let it then toe the
mark, and provide for the emergency which, as
the dominant party, it catised-—wliic_li, as the
governing party, it should have the wisdom, the
strength, the courage, to deal with, no matter
who in-might it about. If ever the \Vliig party
shouldobtain the control of the public measures,
it will then be answerable for sticli coiitiiigen-
cies as the present, and will not be slow nor
timid to provide for them. The same imperi-
ous duty rests upon any other party, that may,
for the time, be enjoying the direction of public
affairs. The \Vliigs, meanwliilc, will cheerful-
ly fulfill the utmost duty of the moment, by
lending a sincere and cheerful assistance to any
right and competent measure, which the respon-
sible party will offer. But they will not—caii-
not become the responsible originators of such
a measure. The VVhig speaks as follows of the
party movements now indicating themselves in
the Virginia Legislature :
“ The Democratic leaders perceive, with deep
chagrin, the determination of the VVhig party,
under no circumstances to urge the incorpora-
tion of a national batik. That the Whigs would
commit that indiscretion was the forlorn hope
of the Tories--it was the only foundation left
them for continued popular dcltision. But it is
gone. The Whigs, with a unanimity we have
seldom witnessed, concur in the propriety of
leaving entirely to the dominant party the sug-
gestion of all remedies. They feel confident
that the office holders will propose sotne substi-
tute for a national bank, in the shape of a trea-
sury machine, to be styled the U. S. Mint, or
something of that kind; and they are reserving
themselves to battle with the the people against
the establislimeiit of any such engine of corrup-
tion and despotism.
“The views of Mr. Moore on this subject, as
expressed on-Tuesday, will command the tini-
_ versal assent of that portion of the people who
love the public liberty more than they do the in-
terests of the oflice holders. He would not,
by urging any plan of relief, furnish the office
party any facility or pretext of coiisummating
the scheme long dear to them, of legalizing
usurpation; andsubjecting the money power of
the nation to the federal executive. It would
require, hedoubtcd not, the undivided energies
of every patriot to oppose, with success, the
machinations on foot for. the thraldoin of the
country. Better have no currency, than to ob-
tain it by sacrificing the public liberty, and by
the establishment of a confirmed despotism.
“These are,times of public distrust. The
people are justified by the failure of past ‘ ex-
periments’—by the non-compliance with pledg-
es often made—tolook with a suspicious eye on
whatever proposition the oflice party may sug-
gest. That party has bitterly deceived us here-
tofore—tlicir leaders have abused the confidence
reposed in th_,em——tliey have used the powers of
the government to promote individual. avarice
and ambition at the public expense. \Ve should
scrutinize rigidly all their movements in future.
The crew at_ \Vashington are an artful set—f'cr-
tile in cxpcdicnts, and possessed of a cunning
to robe villany in the garments of virtue. They
have always presented their past experiments in
a pleasirig attire-—we may justly anticipate that
they will do so again. But it is time‘ that a pa-
triotic jealousy should substitute the blind cre-
dulity which has enabled mountebanks to reduce
-the country to the brink of ruin.
A few weeks ago the administration editors
were taught by their masters, that tltc tcst of
orthodoxy was to culogize the depositc banks.
“ Oh, most admirable banks !” responded the
Louisville Advertiser. More recently the doc-
trine of the rulers has been that the true test of
-orthodoxy is to clcnounrrc the deposits Banks.
“ Oh, these rascally Whig engines, the depositc
banks!” exclaims the editor of the Advertiser.
His facility in changing the shape of his mouth,
reminds us of an anecdote told by the famour-:
Ivlattbewe, the comedian. “ Madame,” said a
vquizzical gentleman to a silly old maid, “Parlia-
ment has just passed a law that every body who
has a very large mouth shall be entitled to two
husbands.” “Indeed!” said the old maid, dis-
tending her mouth tillherjaw seemed in danger
of tlisloeatioti, “why, what a cu-ri-ous law 2"
H pig," gaidianotlier gentlernan‘, “that's a mis-
take ; the law is, that every lady who has a
very small mouth, may have two husbands.”
“Indeed !” said the old maid, puckering up her
mouth till it looked like a money purse—“wy
wat a curls law !”—-Louistiillc Journal.
Three or four years ago the whole anxiety of
the oflicers of Government was to get the public
money into the pet banks. Now their whole
anxiety is to get it out. They remind us of the
poor fellow, who gave one half of his fortune to
have the faculty of speech given to his dumb
wife, and afterwards offered the other half to
have it taken away again.--lb.
Ifear George M’Dufl£c, of South C'a1olina.-—
“Before that God to whom I am responsible for
what I say here, I believe the annals of human
idolatry and delusion, cannot furnish an example
ofmore impuderit, audacious, and monstrous im-
posture, than that which this Administration is
attempting, and, I fear, with too much success,
to palm upon the people of the United States,
under the flirnsey and delusive guise of returning
to the primitive simplicity of a ‘hard money
Government.’ Nothingthatl have read, amongst
all the superstitions oftlie world, trandscends its
, monstrous audacity.”
The Pet Bank system has been fairlyvand
fully tried. The nation has had a thorough ex-
perieticc of what Mr. Clay called the project of
“a hundred little giinboats tied together with
grape vines?" VVill the cotintry now be per-
niittcd to have once more a noble ship ofthe line,
that can weather the storm ofconinicrce ‘.7
Although the late president and Mr. Van
-Buren have had every department oftlie govern-
ment at their conimaiid—-witli both houses of
Coiigress—altliougli they have had the purse-
tlie sword——the post ollicc—the land ofIice—the
mint—-the custom houses and the pet hanks; al-
though they have done just as they pleased in
every thing. regardless of the constitution, Coti-
gress, or the people ; nevertheless, now. that
their most constiiiimatc folly and profligacy are
showing their fruits to the world—~tliey have the
efli-oiitery to say, the Whigs have done it—Nick
Biddle has done it——tlie Bank of England and
the Nationl Intelligencer have done it. \Ve
hardly know whether to scorn, to pity, or laugh
at such shallow efforts at /tum?)uggcry.-—-Salem.
Gazelle.
VVHIG NA'l‘IONAL CONVENTION.
The niovetnent ofsomc of otii political friends
in New York, in favor of a local nomination for
President, is producing one good effect. The
party, with great unanimity of sentiment, de-
precate a partial and premature nomination.—
That is well. But our friends go farther, and
in the same spirit of unanimity call for a \Vhfg
National Convention. This is still better.-
Tliat course must be adopted. There is no oth-
er practicable mode of concentrating the efforts.
and combining the energies of our party.
Our duty, as whigs, is plain and single. Our
opponents are organized and disciplined. They
are in possession of the goverunicnt with its
places and patronage. The oflicers of the Go-
verniiicnt are the officers of the party. They
are politicians by trade. They devote their
time to politics and draw their pay from the
Treasury. Can we meet such a party on equal
grounds without organization? Can we hope
for success without concert and system. Surely
DOI.
Our first duty therefore, is to organize. Let
its set about it immediately. lf we really
mean to redeem the Government and preserve
its institutions, let us go earnestly, and under-
standingly to the work. Having principles ra-
-tlicr than men in view, let us labor to establish
principlesinstead of struggling to promote men.
The welfare of the country is to be advanced
by a \Vhig administration ofthe government —
The question of who shall be the candidates of
the whig party,is one of secondary importance.
And, above all, it is important that this great
prospect of National Reform should not be
blasted by an unworthy atid ingloriou:-: conflict
about men and names. it is too early by two
years, to present candidates. Our friends should
not fritter away their strength so unnecessarily.
Let the whig members of’ the next Congress re-
commend a National Convention, designating
a,suitable time and place; and through that
convention, candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency will be presented worthy oftlie,
hearty and united efforts of a great, eiiliglit-
ened and patriotic people.—./llb. Etc. JOZITJ
T/ze Vela.-—\Ve cannot conceive how otir
“strict construction” democrats should find so
much fault with Governor Edwards, for once
exercising his constitutional veto privilege. He
was elected as an admirer and follower of An-
drew Jackson, and was expected to adniinister
the government of Connecticut upon the Jack-
son plaii. But he would not have been true to
his principles, had he not at least once during
his adiiiiiiistralion exercised the veto prerogative.
His friends and supporters have always defend-
ed the lfederal Executive in the unlimited exer-
cise of this right, and now why should they pro-
scribe the State Executive for once “ taking -the
respoiisibility ?" The Whigs condemned the too
free use of this power in Andrew Jackson, but
they never would have said a word had a ma-
jority in Congress possessed the power of pass-
ing a bill thus vetoed. There it required two-
iliirrls, here it does not. But Andrew Jackson
under the sanction of the veto privilege, might
pocket :1 bill and defeat it, even after it had pass-
ed both houses of Congress by a majority of
more than two-thirds, and it was all perfectly
right! Now what makes the rliflereiice? Anll
wliy-did not the Senate pass this bill. after it
was returned by the Governor? Answer us that,
croakers. Hush, for shanie—»-let the poor Go-
vernor alone and blow up the Senate .'-—-lfarl/‘owl
Courier.
Cll.(Z)l_.Q‘(,’ of N.ame.—'l‘lie account of the loco
foco meeting was headed in large letters. ‘ Great
Demoratic Meeting.’ \Ve stipposc that the two
factions ofthe tory party are liercaftcrto be dis-
tiiiguislied as the Demo-crals and _Denio—rrzts;
the similarity between the names, it will be seen,
is very striking ; the same is the fact. in respect
to their principles. But if their division should
grow wider, and the Democrats should knock
out a letter from their name, we would stiggcst
that it be the letter 7‘--then the parties would be
known as Demo-cals and Denio-rats-—-whicli
are very apropriate titles, considering their pro-
peiisities.--.PallarZium. ‘
Imlcpcmlcrice.--A Van Buren paper asks
“ what has become of the spirit of "76. 1-lave
we lost all feelings of gratitude to those patriot
sires whodeclared this a free and independent
n:ition—and that man was born with equal uncl-
iinalienablc rights.” \Ve answerthat it is all
even so——and we should thinl. the spirit of "76
would depart, after ,it had seen that this was not
the free and independent nation that we promis-
ed it should be--and after our gratitude for
\Vas'riington had become so cold that -we could
declare Andrew Jackson to be the ‘greatest man
that ever lived in the tide oftinie.’ and after we had
shown our coiiteiiipt for the doctrine “ that man
is him with equal and unalienable rights” by
the degratlinguavowal that some nicti are " born
to coriiniand,” and of course others to ohcy.—-
The celebration of independence this year can-
not be very hearty any where. for all know that
the tyranny niidcr which the people of this
country have groancd for the few past yqars is-
nearly as galling as that which our fathers re-
sisted in :26.-‘I0.
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NORWALK, WF.DNESDAY,JUNE 28,1837’.
PROGRESS OF LOCO-FOCUISM.
A strong faction of that portion of our body
politic who style themselves “ the Democrats,”
are doing their best to raise an excitement
against all their former adherents, who, of;
having the fiery indignation of Loco-Focmfim
before their eyes, have ditred in a single instance,
to consider the interests of the public, and their
own oaths, paramount to the considerations of
party.
In pursuance of this design, a meeting was
got tip at New-Haven on the’14th instant, at
which the following, among many other equally
incendiary resolutions were passed:
“ Resolved, Tliat our Constitution gives no
power to our Legislature to grant Bank char-
ters, btit that power is virtually denied them both
by our State and National Constitutions—and
that all bank charters are acts of n.~2zaul/jzlortzccl
u.sur_palz'on., procured by uncluc in,/lucncc,_/or pur-
poses offraurl. _
“Resolved, That we view with indignation
the recent decisions of the Governor and Licut.
Governor of this State, because they not only
sanction and support, but establish and contin-
ue the the violatioiis of justice and law.”
In order to convince our readers that these
resolutions express the sentiments not onl . of
the sutlcrs, cowboys, and slcirz-ners of “ the par-
ty,” but that they have been concocted in cabi-
net council—and are promulgated by the lead-
ers in the field——wc need only say, that the
Chief Judge of the New-Haven County Court
prcsidcd at the meeting by which they were
passsed; that the editor of the Register was
one of its Secretaries, and that it is represent-
ed by that print to have been one of the largest
assemblages of “the party” ever convened in
that city. The Hartford Patriot &. Democrat,
and the Norwich Aurora say, indeed, that “ the
great body of the Democrats are not clZL'iclc(l on
this subject.” If this is so, how happens it
that the Times and the Register are fighting on
BIDGEFIELD.
We learn that our late Legislature used the
guillotine so efiecttiallyiipon the old Justices of
the Peace in Ridgefield, and attempted to fill the
places of those whom they decapitated with such
men of straw, that the Sheriff declined to ap-
point a deputy there, on the ground that his busi‘
ness wouldn't salt his porridge. “It is a sick
wind iliat nobody blows good" as the French-
man said ; and if the good people of that town
are compelled to dispense with their domestic
litigation ft)? the year to come, because their
magistrates are incompetent to transact it—let
them not murmur at the unfortunate cause, but
fclicitate themselves upon the happy result.
0;‘? The Sheriffof this county has appointed
Jonathan Camp. Jr. oftliis town, his deputy for
this District. VVe hope that the business of the
office will amply remunerate the incumbent for
the sacrifice of his own feelings, which we under-
stand he has made in accepting this appoiiitineiit.
The man who iminolates his personal interests
upon the altar ofthe public good, is certainly en-
titled to, and will undoubtedly receive the cor-
dial approbation, and heartfelt gratitude of the
community to whom his official services are de-
voted.
{);”jv==' “ Democracy No. 2,” will appear in our
next. Several other articles intended for this
week are unavoidably deferred.
THE DANBURY CON’1‘l-ZSTED i:Li-:c'i'io:<.—Tlie
Bridgeport Farmer, in speaking of this matter,
says : .
“ The case is a plain one, and the sooner it is
given up the better, It is remarkable to us that
there can be two opinions ofthe matter. At the
two first trials Nathaniel H. \Vildman had a
decided majority oftlie votes, which used former-
ly to elect.”
We too, think the case is a very “ plain one,"
and presume that our readers, after perusing the
Reports of the coiriiiiittee on our first page, will
think it equally “ remarkable that there can be
two opinions of the matter." If N. H. \Vild-
iiian had at the ji-rst trial votes enough to elect
him, why did the very “democratic” presiding
officer run the risk ofhis being defeated by allow-
ing a second trial? And if, as this sapient edi-
tor says, this candidate liad a decided majority
at the two first trials-—why in the name of de-
mocracy, was the said presiding officer such a
consuininate fool, or designing knave as to ad-
journ the meeting for a third trial ? And then
his cool effrontery in endeavoring by Iris own.
testimony to invalidate the election of D. D.
VVildman, whom he had certified, was duly
and legally elected l It will take lots of apple-
sauce and beans to plaster tip this sad hole in
his character. Btit he would throw the whole
blame upon that wicked watch ofhis. which was
in such a terrible htirry to bring the election toa
one side, and the two former papers on the otli-
er’! “Still,” says the Aurora, “ we insist up-
on it that in the main we all agree--always sav-
ing and. excepting certain mischievous politi-
cians of the Fanny VVright School, wli seem
to vie with each other in attempting to break
down the Democratic party, and in the perpe-
tration of inconsistencies and ultraisms."’- Tlib
rent, that these same “niiscliievous politicians
of the Fanny \Vright School,” are fast getting
the upper hand of theirless inflammatory breth-
ren. The editors of the Times and of the Re-
gister am now ranked among them. And, as
the two highest functionaries of the state-the
/zcarl of “the party,” have proved but a sorry
rnorsel for the Boa—Conetrictor of Loco—Foco-
ism——wc apprehend that its insatiate appetite
will only be appcased by swallowing at a gulp,
the great body of the “Democracy.”
But, to be serious, we believe, that an impor-
tant crisis has arrived, not only in this county
and state, but throughout the country; and that
such a sifting of “ the party” is about to ensue,
as will eventuatc in the firm tinion of all lion-
est, old-fasliioiied Republicans in one iinprcgna-
ble plizilarix. They will come together upon
the broad principle first promulgated in the De-
claration of Iiidependeiice-—tliat governments
amongst men are instituted for the benefit of the
gorcrned. They have seen enough to convince
them that the despotism of an agrariamjacobin,
or asit is in these days, significantly tcrmed,Lo-
co-Foco party, is no less a rlcspolisnt than that; of
an autocrat. And, indeed, that the government
oftlie latter is far less to be deprecated than that
of such a party as we have named. The one,
though absolute, is usually fixed in its character,
and uniformly pursues a given course. The
other, no less absolute, is far more arbitrary.-—
Vacillating in its purposes, inconstant in the
objects of its pursuit, fluctuating here and there
as the capricc of popular feeling, or the arts of
selfish deinagogiies may dictate, it is as much
more to be dreaded as is the sudden whirlwind
or thunder gust than the steady adtreltfjse wind_
It has required but a brief cxpericiice to con-
vince the intelligent and patriotic of all parties,
that it is time to be up and do_ing———tliat our po-
litical “ark of the covenant” is in danger of
the Pliilistitics-—.and that all who care for its
preservation must rally round the Const.itution
and Liberties of our common couiitry, and inan-
fully battle it to the last——not only with their
avowed enemies, but with a far more dangerous
foe—their,prq/‘cssrd, but,/Zzlsc and lrcrz_r.'/tcrous
fricmls.
“ Once more, then, to the breach !” Repub-
licans‘. Democrats! VVliigs! Lovers of your
comzlry and your" country’s iiistittitions, by
whatever name.pai‘ty feuds may for a time have
entitled you——riilly to the rescue} Unite flor
the preservation of your common inheritance!
In the name of Liberty, and by the sacred spirit
of ’76, we conjure ‘you to resist the ruthless in-
vasion of' the Goths and Vaiidals who threaten
its extermination. ‘No time is to be lost. The
foe is already at our gates, and the next cam-
paign is to decide \VllCl.l]el'é1l1l)0 blood-botight
our fathers, are to be preserved untarnished and
inviolatc,or mangled by cut-throat domagogues,
and ti-aniplcd bci_te_a.th the feet of lic,ent.ious level-
CI3.
blessings of Republicanism, bequeathed us by -
close. VVe know that servants are apt to con-
tract the bad habits of their masters; and as the
longer he keeps the watch, the more triclcish it
will probably become, we would advise him to
swap it away—-as acertain relation ofhis once did
a brot/tcr-in-law.
0:? As we have but little time, this week,
truth is, and every week renders it m0T9 aPP3-' 1 to devote to the subject of the following coin-
munication, we have concluded to give our read-
ers the sentiments of an “ Old Republican” in
full. And we, moreover, assure him, that we
shall at all times be happy to hear from him ; and
hope that he will often “ think it worth while”
to communicate with us upon matters and things
in his neighborhood.
BRIDGI-SPORT, June 23d, 1837.
Mr. Editor-—I was much gratified with the
perusal of an editorial article, in your last pa-
per, and with the communication which follow.-
ed it, relative to the recent appointment of a
Deputy Sheriff in this city. I could’nt but
laugh though, to think, that the meeting alluded
to made such a noise as to be heard as for off as
Norwalk, while our own editors in this city.-to
all appearance knew not a syllable about it-—
notwithstandiiig that Mr. Pomeroy had been so
busy about getting it up, and Mr. Fanton is so
famous for smelling a rat. _,
From all I can learn, however, I believe your
account of the matter was substantially cor-
rect—and have the pleasure of assuring you
that it was highly relished hcreabouts. I hope,
though this is thefirst time that you have paid
your respects to the ioirc-worlcers of “ the par-
ty” in this city, that it will not be the last. I,
for one, shall feel much obliged to you, if you
will occasionally cast an eye towards our sec-
tion of the countiy; and give us the result of
your observations. And the ‘v“.7liigs are not the
only ones who are interested in having things
in this quarter looked into. The fact is, that
all the honest and intelligent Republicans of
both political parties-, are pretty much agreed in
one thing—-and that is, that this district “is
governed too much.” . Even many of the old.
fashioned, original Jackson-men are beginning
to see that Van Burerzisni. is not Rcpublz'c.'m.isrii,
and that Loco-Focoisiii is not Democracy. They
are beginiiing to find out that they have been
pIt_1/siclrecl rather too much for their own bene-
fit, and are already qtiite,,s‘h" "”_t.‘.,tlie Doctor, and
distrustful of his y)rcsci'iy5lzons.‘:" His Noble-pes.-
tle, too, and its weekly ringings in the old mor-
lar, known as the Bridgeport Farmer, are nowa-
days, considered aiiy thing but music. Indeed,
the noise puts one in mind all the time of ipecac
and salts and sauna. But I have no more time
just now—though Imcan to write you again, if
Ishould happen to think it worth while, and
you care enough about it.
I hope though, you woii’t publish this letter.
If you think best. you can put the substance of
it into an article of your own-.-—-or, I don’t
care, after all, if you choose to print it;—‘-‘ go
ahead”--and let the public _l_{llQW that these
are the SC_lll’.lmClll.S of more than one
OLD REPUBLICAN,
For the Gazelle.
.“ "rxs PI_'l‘II-‘UL !! "ris woNn’nous PITIFUL !!!”
And, Mr. Editor, is it not truly aslonis/Ling,
too—tlie bloating of the Bridgeport “iii:i.I.-
or his mandates their wontcd powers!_ And‘
that too, when echoed and reechoed, as appears
from your last paper, through the ranks of his
Ititltcrtofaitli./itlfloclc, scattered over the villages
of “ Trumbull, Stratford, Black Rock. &.c.” by
the winmhig voices of his ever obedient, and
therefore dear little “cossets,” Noble, Pome-
roy &Co.!! Oh, horrible! horrible! Can it
be that the amazing power of this great‘ “ BELL
wi:'i'm:tt” is .on the wane ! that the dear sheep
he has so long and valiantly led, are becoming
disobedient and rebellious ! “ Oh tell it not in
Gath, nor let the sound reach Askelon !” Ifecl
almost constrained, sir, to go and pour into his
afliicted bosom expressions of my profoundest
sympathy. How frail arid short-sighted, Mr.
Editor, are our best calculations! But a week
ago I was anticipatinga most brilliant assem-
blage of Wit, and talent, and patriotism, and
love, at the Washington Hotel, in obedience to
the call of those great spirits mentioned above;
but sir, when I learn, as I have done through
your last paper, that only “ 12 or 15" of the
faithful assembled to deliberate upon the high-
liandcd innovation upon the precious doctrine
of SPOILS, made by Shcrifl‘ Beardsley in the
reappointment of Mr. Hurd, I am almost ready
to resolve, henceforth, to put forth no more pre-
dictions. And yet, sir, I cannot forbear ventur-
ing one more. The Committee, whose appoint-
ment yotgmentioned lastweek, I understand paid
their addresses in due form to Sheriff‘ Beardsley,
and in the majesty of their power, clothed in
the true spirit of Jaclcsonism and Simonirmisin,
demanded an ' immcrliutc revocation of the ob-
noxious. appointment of Mr. Htird. But the
answer of Mr. Beardsley was as I expected it
would be—-“ NO, gentlemen, NO. VVhat I have
written I have written.” ‘ . _
They therefore returned with flag at half
mast, and I understand are to make report to
an adjourned meeting to-morrow evening the
24th inst. And when the report is made, in
true inrlignant style as the’ occasion demaiids,
how will those halls reverberate (if they are ‘not
again so thronged as to prevent reverberation)
the denouncing bleats of the Bell-W'ether and
his cossets! The Sheriff‘ will be set down as
a heretic in the first degree, and sir, as I said I
would venture one more prediction, the man-
date will go forth frcm the worthy Doctor &.
Co. Down with Sheriff Beardsley ! ‘r Down
with the man who will not lt'C(Z’I‘ our collar .'—-
And let not again the name of such a traitor to
our blessed piirzciplcs be entered upon the ar-
chives of the party. VINDEX.
June 23, 1837.
Vested Rigltls.—'l'lie Norwich Aurora, with
a very becomingindependence, defands the Go-
vernor against the attacks oftlic Fanny VVright
democrats who are anxious to lay him upon the
shelf, in order to make rooui for one oftlieir own
craft. The editor willcertainly be excommuni-
cated if he does not back water forthwith. He
must come out against the doctrine of rcslczi
riglits—-that is, he must consider all rights as
immediately subject to the will ofa majority of
the people—this doctrine of cotirse cuts up all
cliariers—-is an attack upon patent rights as grant-
ed by Congress—and is designed to overthrow
our national and state constitutions. for these con-
stitutions are but vested riglits—in short it is
pure democracy. Is the editor of the Aurora
willing to trust his life and property under the
a few years past.—Palladium. '
x
From the Boston Atlas.
SCOTCH BANKING Aivp cuititr:Ncir—P.tmcs
AND rnsssunas. ‘
In their zeal for cliange—and their admiration:
of every thing except existing institutions——tho
tory presses throughout the country liavebeen ‘
loud in their praises of the Scotch Currency. It
is Scotch banking that we want. "Give them the
Scotch system. There is no fluctuation in Scot-
land. There are no pressures in Scotland.—.-
Scotch money is the moiiey—and the only bank-
ing is Scotch Banking. ‘
If any thing can exceed the audacity of the
Globe and its afliliated presses, it is their ignor-
ance on all matters that relate to the currency.-
Therc is no plan proposed—-no system— no
remedy suggested by any oftliein. They only
abuse the mercliar:ts-——attack the Pet Banks and‘
applaud Mr- \Voodbury and Gen. Jackson for
the 0:';'=lz(I_ppy conscqucnce5.£;t}‘that have re-
sulted from their schemes for the restoration ofa
Metallic Currency. The Globe, however, thinks
Mr. M’Cullocli first rate authority on the subject
of Currencies, and quotes mutilated and disjoint-
ed passages froni his writings, to illustrate and
sustain doctrines entirely at variance with mt,
general tenor of his works. \Ve also think Mr..
M'Cullocl‘i very good authority——aml at some,
future time we may give acompend of his opin-
ions on the regulation of the currency of Great
Britain. But the best joke in the matter is this
of the Scotch Bankiiig-—cndorsc-il by the,Plain-
dealer, \Vasliingion Globe, Metropolitan and
Morning Post. ‘ _ '
The truth is that the Scotchhavc little or no
Illelullic Currency in circulation ; and that the
balances of trade are adjusted by. iiotcs of the
Bank of England, which are made to supply
the want ofgolil and silver. _
Mr. Henry Burgess, Secretary to the com-
mittee of Private Batikersof England, stated be
fore a ‘committee of Parliauicnt that the conihi-
nation existing among the Scotch Banks, nearly
anioimls to a suspension of Specie 1’aym¢-nr,
An article in the 5b'ili volume of the Edin-
burgh Review, from 'thc pen of the satne Mr.
M'Cullocli in wlioui the Globe rejoices, states
lllZlt—-“ Gold is 1.-cry rarely seen in Scollunrl,
and we believe we are correct in stating that
when a run took place on most banks during the
political excitement in May last. There was
not at its coinniencciiicnt. 100,000 sovereigns in
the prissession tifall the Banks in Eilinburgli."
The same writer says in the same article——.
" \Ve do not kiiow- that the circulation of large
quantities of coin in any country is of any inipor-.
tancc. There is hardly a single sovereign in the
pockets or t-ollcrs of any indivitluzil in this part
of the empire; (Scotland) and yet it would be
difficult to show that this circuiusmuce inflicts
upon us any material injnrv."
Sir Robert Peel stated iii Parlianient that if
the Scutcli s‘ystr~ni of Banking were introduced
iiilo England, “ Z/(arc ?t'(1ltl(fflOlfJC.9(‘cllHl1/_/bf the
paper ("lft'Illtllf0il ct'cn_/'or a month." 5
M r. Thomas Atwood-—wc believe in the same
dchate—iii allusion to the fact that had been
stated as to the, absence of Panic in Sttotland iii.
the iiiciuurzihlc year of 1825-obscrvcil—" It
was forgotten that there were no sovereigns in
Scotland in 1925, anil that no gtiiiieas had been
seen there fir the last one hundred years, except
Insliotl, there being no gold circulation in the
docs iioi effect it. The drain of gold fiom Eng’-
land was no inconvenience to Scotland, and
.tlierclorc', the stibtractioii of sovereigns could
not occasion a panic."
Sir Robert Peel stated that the otie'poiiud noio
circulation in Scotland, had in fact “excluded
protection ofa purely democratic government ?
Is he not satisfied with the governincnt that was
framed by the sages and patriots of'tlie revolution,
or shall we knock out all its conservative princi-
ples. and instead of written laws, written con-
stitutions, and written charters, shall we have all
questions appertaining to our rights. political and
pecuniary, submitted to ilie people and decided
by their major vote. To this state of tliiugs we
are fast approaching. \_Ve became satisfied ofit
at the time ofthe first attack upon the the jtidi-
ciary ofthis state, aiitl also from the contemptu-,
otis tnaiincr in which questions ofa constitution- '
al nature have been treated by those professing
to be leaders. A triembei' of our Legislature a
year or two ago, observed in the House in refer-,
ence to a resolution which was declared to bel
unconstitutional that “he did not know as tliatl
should make any difference as them was a ma-
jority 7':n.fa-vor of it I" He thus probably with-
out being aware ofit himself, divulged the p_rinci-
ples of his party, The abuse oftlic Governor for
the exercise ofa constitutional right, bythe same
class of radicals is further coiiflrniation of the
fact thatthey are the enemies ofa coiistittitional
government, and the friends ofa pure democra-
cy. \Vill not the niechaiiic who has acquired a
little property, and the farmer who thinks the
charter or deed which he may have ofhis land
is a suliicieiit surety that he can enjoy it. take
the alarm, and rouse up to a sense of his danger,
and to the preservation oftlieiiitegrity of all con-
tracts, whether in the shape of deeds. charters,
patents, or constitutions. \Vben either have
been infringed upon, broken, or niisconstrued—
it is the business of the Judicial tribunals, and
not of an excited people or their representatives,
to decide concerning thein.—_Pallacliun_i.
One of the drivelcrs of toryism stationed at
No_r‘wa.lk, published the following lines a few
days ago. They areacompletc exposition of
the feelings of his party towards the laboring
people oftliis country who are fast being reduc
ed to the condition of the degraded population of
the specie currency countries. He. says,
“Ask them (the whigs) why and wb_ere_forc it
(a specie currency) cannot be established in the
United States as well as in Europe and Asia”(!)
at; * at at-_ =tc '
"In Austria, Prussia, Russia, Germany. and
nearly all of Europe and Asia, specie is the
common currency. The farmer receives specie
for his produce, and the mechanic and other la-
boringclasses receive specie for their services.”
In referenceto the above we would remark
that it has always been admitted that hard nio-
iiey is the common currency of all despotisnis.
and that it has been demonstrated that a well
regulated credit system can only thrive in a
from circulation the whole of the Metallic Cur.
rency."
‘We trust that we have produced evidence
enough to convict those who are at the same
time advocates ofScotch Banking and a Specie
Currentzy, either of absurd iiiconsistcricy or la-
riieiitablc ignorance. It is a degree true, we
have reason to believe, that the pecuniary press-
ures which have at diflbretit times coiivulsed
Englaiiil, have been less severely felt in Scot-
antl. But the only esseiitial tllllbrence betwet-ii
the banking systems of the two couniiies, as far
as toiit.-hes tiie point at issue, consists in the fact
that the restriction oti the number of partners
imposed on certain join stock banks in Eiiglantl,
never applied to Scotland. We may add to this
that the Scotch flanks issue sniull hills. and go
on year after year. in a stale. theoretically, but
not practically, specie-payiiig-—using the Bank
of England's notes, -instead of specie.‘
The comparative freedom of Scotland from
panics, is not owing to the amount of Metallic
Cu rretiriy-_-.-iinr to the absence of banking restric-
tions==-nor to the absence of the same regulator
that works in lilnglautl, the National l3ank—nor
to any peculiarity ofany name or nature in the
system of banking, which approat.-lies more near-.
ly in its practical operation to the system of‘
Massaclitisctts, than anv other, It is owing iii-
tircly to the nircuiiistandes and Cllfltllllvll of her
trade. Scotland has little or no fnreigii trade.
and villi the exception of those in Glasgow and
cliiefbusincss of Edinburgh and other parts of
the couiitry, is either the retail trade, or confined
to the sale of produce by the grower to English
merchants. The trade of all Scotland is com-
puted by Mr. M’Culloch at one-fifth only ofthe
foreign trade of Liverpool.
the banks for specie, because it is well under-
stood that they have got no specie to pay ; and
if by acciilciit they are hard pressed, they are-
obliged to send to London and appeal tothe Bank
ofEnglantl for assistance, which is never denied,
lftlie friends oftlie Scotch system wish toen-
troducc it in this country, they have only to ship:
their specie, introduce National Bank notes to
supply its place, and issue forthwith one dollar
bills of local banks in every state of the Union,
which -the people may receive with the under-
standing that they are only theoretically re-
deemable in gold and silver. , ‘ ‘
Then let tbein cut down our foreign commerce
ternal trade in the same proportion—and we"
shall be as free from Panics asthey are in Scot-.
lanil—but the wages of labor will be ‘as low as
they are in Scotland, and we shall have aPziper
Currency and a National Bank into the bargain.
Iftlie friends ofthe administration are bent upon
comparatively free country: yet the three most
absolute governments of Europe are field up to
its by the preachers of democracy as models of
imitation; and, asifthis was not enough, we are
referred to the poor degraded, idolatrous vaga-
bonds and bandits of Asia, for a further speci-
men of good governments. ‘Why was Africa
and the isles oftlie Pacific omitted in the enu-
meration —-in these places there are no banks-—.
,—no credit system-—all is hard money. beads,
nature, passes, currei.t; but the best paper ever
Scotcliifying our Commerce and Currency, we
hope that they will point out some results that
are to follow, more consistent with the doctrines
that have been promulgated for the last five years,
and more desirablefor the people than tho‘se we
have just enumerated.
THE BOSTON R101‘. , -
Annexed we givetbe report of the committee
pieces of tin, looking-glasses. any thing of this appointed at Boston, to.investig'ate'and ascertain
the damalgesuffered by individuals, in the pm.
In accordance with this re-
tvuriiizm” hath lost its accustomed sweetness’. could only be done by reducing the ineclianics, has been appointedte asli andxeceive contribu-
manufacturers andlaborers to the condition of‘ -
the operators and serfs of Europe, the migratory
hordes of Asia, or the wild natives of Africa-I
to which state, however, we have been taking
rapid strides under democratic humbuggery. for
as ivliistiiizikcrs on some ilowtigcfls card tablc.—-. »
country, the exportation of the precious metals
In another dcbatc-—ou the state of the country, 1
its neigliborliooil, but few manufacturers. \The .
There is no run on
one lialf—ourdomestic manufactures and our in- /-
known will not go The Whigs have ever been gress of the row on‘ Sunday” niiltihgltiiérely ~
willing to admit that a specie currency might the usual preliminary-formula, and :i..;,el3'£i'¢s’iuti.
be made universal in this country, ifthc people ing reconiineudation, which is to make comj{en§
were willing to make the sacrifice, orthe govern- satioii by an appeal to the justice and‘ gene;-osi-
ment wicked enough or cruel enough to attempt ty of the public. A I l A C
to enforce it; but they always contentleti that it c_onimendation,' a very "respectable committee
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