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Tucstfay, October 3.
Sttb-Trcrlsury ",5-_t/sIcm.—lu the Senate the;
divorce bill wustakeu up, and Mr. Calhoun?
rose and dc-liveretl_ltis scntitttents. ‘- ‘
Most of the arguments, said he, of Senators:
on the other side, have been drawn from thei
questions of relief and cortvenicttce. Theylarei
important, but have retteived too tnuch att€t'tll(‘.l't. ,?
He was willing to leave them where they now
stand; There were other more important con-
idcratious. The banks, he said, aI‘C__l)()\\"lt1)[)()t'-
taut political iustit.utior'rs_, -and mere money cor-
porations. .
He referred to the remarks of Mr. Clay, tltat
unless a national bank or sorrte substitute far it,
should be established, tlisuniorr might be the re-
sult. \Vith this declaration sounding irt their
cars, he said, it became a duty to look into tlte
nature and the consequences ofthe banking sys-
rem.
The system, as it now is, lte said. C-‘H1001 {.70
on. lt mttst strike, or mighty changes must
take place. Tire profit must cease, or the go-
vernment must become the ally of the banks.
and protect them in a‘u‘open, perfect separation
between them and the prcciousrnetals.
-Mr. Calhoun tltctt at:-tkt-tl, “shall vve restore
the union between rlte hanks arttl the govern-
ment. ; shall we return to the system 7”
- He (1t:’Clt:l!‘t':(1 that the system was idcottsistettt
With, atttlunlavorable to our republican itrstiItr-
liorr. The utottey pt WP!‘ is to the hotly politic.
that the blood is to tire :-tnirnal systetrt; and the
life blood is Sttf(tll.t‘t' irt the former thatr in the
latter.
The rrtottt-V of 3. r-omtrtuttity stands 10 lllfi
property oftlti=t-uurtrtnnity as one to tltirIy—aut.l
those who have the cotttrol of the former have
the latter in tltc-irgrasp.
He dcclareal further that the systetn was tru-
favorable to the labor antl lrttsittcssrtftlrc nottntry.
It converts the whole cotrtmttnity into .<pP(:uln-
tors antl politicians,-as the only safe pursuits in
life. 0
He maintained that it was most ttnf-.tvorabl+-
to the moral and intellectual developmentsofour
race. and illustrated this positiort at length. The
occttpation overshadowed every other profession,
by holding out greater rewards atrd inducctrteurs.
It absorbed the whole population in the pursuit
of gain.
He declared himself however the friend of
credit; and he believed this system would place
credit on a firmer basis.
He said he had stated his views at length,
and they were not answered. The Senator
from Massaeltusetts. (Mr. Webster) he said,
had given denunciations, and not arguments;
and lie suspected there were plenty of the one
with that Senator. and few ofthe other.
After dwelling upon tlrts subject for some time,
Mr. Calhoun, gave his views on the subject of
credit. Ittdividttalcredit, he said, is the proper-
ty of the indivitlual; artd government had no
more riglrt to restrain it, than they had to grant
arty kind of exclusive monopolies. ’
He illustrated this position at lengtlt. and con-
cluded bydeclariug, however, that he was not
opposed to the cxistiu ; bartks—he made no war
upon thetrr—it was the system, 0f'.Vlll(.'ll he com-
plained. Hc wished to restrain the growth of
the system—not to overthrow the existing banks.
They were under the protection of law: antl
should any illegal assaults be rt-ratle upon them,
he would be amotrg the first to protect and dc-
fcud them. He was a (‘t')tlS(3l'V£1ll\’?, be said,
in the highest sense of the term.
He said he changctl relations with no man.
If the adrniuistration should be prompt, wise,
energetic, they could go safely tbrouglt this busi-
ness. He would support sttch oftheir tneastrrcs
as he could approve ; bttt he would carry ottt,
as far, as he cottld. his own measttres.
Mr. Calhoun concluded by offering, as an
,as members of the 25th Congress, being the
~ curred, and he hoped the Senate would not take
]l[t.6'S?..-S.5"t:1t)2‘72‘ Etc-c£2'on‘.—The report from the
committee of Elections, declaring that Messrs.
G-holson and Claiborne have been dttly elected
special order of the day, it was taken up for
coursitleration.
After sotrtedeltate, _\Ir. Haynes, of Ga.then
dernatrtletl the previous question. Yeas 105,
rrays 81.
And the main question-'« was ordered to be
now taken—whieh was on the adoption of the
following resolution :
Resolved, That Messrs. ‘Claiborne and Gltol-
son are duly elected mctrrbers of the 25th Con-
gross, and as such, are err itled to their seats.»
The yeas and nays being taken. were—yoas,
118. trays 101. 7
So the House decided that Messrs. Claiborne
and Gholson were declared duly elected mern—
bcrs of tin; 25th Cortgre and as such, were
entitled to their seats in the House. Attd then
the House adjourned.
l'Vca’ncsr/ay, October 4.
In the Senate, the bill to regulate the fees of
the district attorneys, for the renewal of revenue
bonds, was taken up. and -
Mr. '\Vebstcr Ul'll.‘r(-‘(l an amendment to the
second section, providing that ifthe security of
the debt reqttircd it, the suit might be cornrrtertced
immediately.
Mr. Clayton oil}-.retl a substitute for the second
section, which was accepted by Mr. VVebster.
Mr. Clay said he had received information
that under the operation of this bill, if carried
into effect, a single attorney may take in fees not
less than §£20,000—that there were lying in New
York four thousand bonds uurerrewed. He ob-
jected altogether to giving five dollars for each
renewal. He saw no reason wlty the bonds should
be taken out ofthe custom house at all.
The collector could do all that is necessary.
lrt all the measures of the- government intended
for the bettefitoftlie nterchants, be entirely cort-
o
55,
from the act ofgrace, by enabling the officers of
'._rtr\'Cl'l'lmCt'tt to ‘make their fortunes out of the
necessities of the phople.
After some further discussion and proposed
amendments, the bill was laid on the table.
Sui» Treasu.r_y st/.ste9‘n.—Tl‘te bill imposing ad-
ditional duties, as depositoriesin certain cases.
on public officers. was read a third time.
The question being on its passage,
Mr. Clayof.-‘*.labar11a, made some remarks in
favor of the bill, itt which he allttcletl to the de-
claration of an irttlivitlttal Lltlfltlg the war on me
battk,,there were no Sabbuths in revolutionary
times; and after he concluded,
Mr. VVebster said that the charge of having
ttttercd this language had been before made
against him artd a gentleman ofthe other House
who lratl been in his company on the occasion of
their addressing the people of Baltimore, _aud he
. . ._‘ -. .. .
_..— ‘ _.. — .... .. ‘.'...:_,
this proposed treasury issue. This doctrine of
divorce front the banks catne from Fanny
Wriglrt—l;e had got her book, and should take
occasion- to read some passages to the House.
‘Other atnentlments proposed and rejected.
M r. Grenncll moved art autertdtnent, extend-
ing the operation of the penal sectioato persons
having in their custody or possession. f0T20tl
Treasury notes, with intent to pass thern.——
Arrreed to. /
to the House. _
And, at eight o'clock, the House adjourned.
, . T/tursrlag/_. Oct. 5.
In the Senate, Mr. vl\Ic-Kean and Mr. Prz_:ut_ice
presented retnoustrances against the BIJIIHSSIOD
of Texas.
M r. Robinson from the committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported the joint resolu-
tion requiring the pOSla;__(.’S to be in advance on
letters settt by the Express Mail, without amend-
merit.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
In the House, the unfinished business ofthe
morrririg ltour, was the resolution heretofore re-
ported ftom the committee on \Vays and Means.
tlr:t.-larittg it iuexpedient to establish a National
Bank.
The question immediately pending was on
motion of M r. Scrgeattt. submitted yesterday, to
commit the said resolution and the amendments
thereto penzlittg, to the committee ofthe wltule on
the state ofthe Union. ,
Mr. Byuum opposed the motion.
l‘t’lr. Cttsltmztn believing the discussion had
gone far enough, and that every man’s mirtd
was tnatle up. demanded the previous question.
On the detrtaud for the previous question,
which the House seconded—yeas 83, Days 80.
The question recurring on ordering the main
question, M r. Read demanded the yeas and
pays, wltich were ortlercd, and, being taken,
wer'e—yt-as l_0l, trays 101. which was a tie.
And, the Speaker voting in the. aflirmative, the
vote then stood-—yeas 102, trays 101. So the
House deterrr.-itzed that the main question should
now be taken. _
And the main question was on the adoption of
the following resolution reported from the com-
mittee on \Va '5 and Meaas :
Resolved, ' hat it is inexpedieni. to charter a
National Bank. '
Mr. VVise demar.tled the years and nays,
which were ordered. and, being taken, were-
yeas 123, nays 91. ‘
So the resoluriod was adopted.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to authorize the issuing of Treasury
notes, which had been reported to the House
last evening, from the committee of the Whole
nu the state of the Union, with certain amend-
merits.
Mr. Rhett renewed his amendment, offered
declared that a more. false, more slarrdcrous, ,
more eelutnrtious statement was never lllleI'C(.l.l
Mr. Clay expressed hirrrsclfconteut with this;
explanation.
Mr. Soutlrard then atldressed the Senate‘-
against the passage of the bill, and in reply to
the arguments which had been ElClVi‘tt](‘{‘.t.l in its
favor. He asserted the opinion that although a
Bank ofthe U. S. could not with expetliertcy be
atlvocatetl rtow, the time would coins, and short-‘
ly too, when such it Bank would be cstablislretl.
He did not know whether the passage ofthfs bill_
S. Bank; and on this account P8l'llI[')S‘llle
fricndsofsuch art institution might very proper-
ly vcte for this tneasttrc. He believed that the
people ofthis country had altogether misunder-
stood the sentiments of Mr. Calhoun. The
written record of his opinions was in contradic-;
tion to’those which he now uttered, and be (Mr.
Southard,) and the country had never before un-
additional antendment, that the notes of no hank
shall be received, which shall not take Trearsury
notes on deposite, at par.
Jlfr. lV:t’Jster's Ii’epl_t/.—-Mt‘. \Vebster instant-
ly rose and referred to Mr. Cztllrttutfs notice of
hint, that be (M r. \V.) had denounced his
statements, or given him denunciation in retttrrt
for .'lt‘,-’3ltt11t?nf.,
Sir, said Mr. \V. there are always two views
on suclt a question. It may be that a tnart may
reply to argnrrrettts by giving denunciations, in-l
stead of reasoning , and it may be that be who
receives argument gets rid of it by calling it de-
nunciation. He had alwaystreated Mr. C. and
his arguments with the greatest respect, but he
certainly did intend to express his astonishtrrettt
at finding a gentleman so distinguisltetl, and for
whom and whose opinions be lratl felt so much
rcgztrtl, he meant to eszprcss his t1Slt)ttt.‘=l)ltt€l)1 at
tlerstood ltim. He insisted that the government
jC4')tlltl not separate from the Banks, witlrottt
(separating from the business of the country, all
;of which had been carried on through the banks
.of the country.’
.Aftc-r the Senate had concluded. the question
lwtts taken on the passage of the bill, and it wasl
decitleti in the affirmative. Yeas 26, nzrys 20.
The Senate then went into the consideration
;of Executive business, and thetfatljtrttrrretl.
In the Httttse, the resolution reported by the
,‘commit'ec of '\Vays and Means. declaring the
jcstahlishmcnt ofa National Bank inexpedieut was
1 taken up for eonsitlt.»t‘atiou. ,
' Mt‘. Ser‘gcant.of Penn. moved to rcferit to the
,ca.-mmittce of the whole on the state ofthe Union,
land supported his motion with some just am]
forcible remarks.
I M r. (.‘arrrbrelcrtg opposed the motion with
fitftlirrg him where lte’ts—bar-.k again to old con- l.'1Ft“'.-ll vcltentcrrce, and talitct’. in his customary
tinental money. He tnaizttuinetl that there was. .-agrarian manrter. "
in committee of the Whole and rejected, to in-
scrrafter the words “Treasury Notet:” in the
first section, the words “or bills recttiveable in
ayrtteut of public. dues.”
Mr. Rhett adtlressed the House on the amend-
ment, and was follow ed by Mr. Fletcher of
M ass. who spoke at. great length in opposition to
the bill.’ '
M r. Cttsltirtg, in confirmation of the just doubts
expressed by Mr. Fl_etcher as to the power of
the general government to emit bills of credit,
, , =‘-‘called the attention of the House to the minutes
would not accelerate the establtshutent ofu U.-‘
-bf the Convention which framed the Constitution
of the United States, in which were several
passages sltowiug that the proposition that the
government ltad the power to issue such bills
was formally tnade, discussed, and rejected by
the Con verttiou.
M r. Adams, by leave, offered 9. resolution di-
reeling the Secretary to furnish to the House
the last weekly statement ofthe '1‘ra;raurer ofthe
United States, sltowing the amount .1‘. his credit
in the late Deposite Banks, bythe last returns
,-received front the said banks, and specifying that
portion of the balances due by the said franks. at
the times given in the statements. annexed to
the Report ofthe said Secretary on the Finances
matle. at the comtnettcemtent ofthe present s_es-
sion of Congress, have been since drawn frotn
said banks. Adopted.
Debate on the Treasury notebill resumed-
! Mr. Bell gave notice of ltis intention, at_ a
gpropcr tirrte, to move to strike out the enacting
lelatrsc. ' t _
The question on the amentlmontol Mr. Rhett
'wa:‘ then taken and lost. So the amendment was
rejected. .
‘Mr. Underwood renewed his amendment
made in committee, and there rejected, ‘to strike
out all after the enacting clause, and meet: as
follows :
Tltat the Secretary of the Treasury , be
“'_‘_J - V . -..,,..;;_.'._.‘,.‘__-._.~ ,,
The committee then rose and reported the bill
the closest analogy between that paper and the;
currottey which is now proposctl to be lllll‘()(lttt':el.l.
He then procet,-rletl to cotrtrovert- Mt‘. C’s. l
ideas tth~')::t the banking systetn: and ‘said thel
gerttlettratt washy ft-.t' toogeneral—he'gont:ralizcd5
"out of-' all potver or prat-ttt-al applit,-ation.l
hittr in trutrrerous stat-'~uteuts of
hlrn:-‘e’.i
He C-’.)i‘l'€(,‘l(‘.'.1
historical facts.
Mr. W’. their pl'(tt't’.f‘tl(‘tl to examine in suc-
cessiott tilt: po-tttotts ill r. Calhoun assttrrtett us to 2
the efii;t:ts of the ltauking systctrt. on -the liberty
and busitress, and the moral and intellectual da-
vclopmettt oftlte people. His‘ remarlts on tltcse
topics were peculiarly cogent and etfec-tive.
He dr-elated that Mr. Ctlllltrtlll was dealing on
these» points with trtzrtersttnrcal and imaginary.
Mr. \Vebstcrsaid he really did not believe with
him, that all the youth were thinking of being
educated bankers. [le dwelt on this part ofthe
subject with great force and variety.
3-lr. \Vr,-bstcr further said he xvas for t-levatiug
tltc money the people must use, and do use, to
the character of the best tnoncy which the go-
vernment. has any occasion to use. The mis-
clticfoftlte measures now before Congress, antl
ofthe message, is, that all look merely to one
part-—thc lion’s share, while all the rest is left to
cltancc.
lI_c maintained that the goverumyent is bound -
to make the rrroney which the people use, good‘
tnoney. He agreed with Mr. Calhonrt, that
money is the life blootl of the corrrrrrutrity, and
he declared that ifthe government surrerttlercd
the power over the currency, it. would take away
this life blood, and utterly destroy the communi-
ty
He declared that be adhered to the position
which lie had taken it) his last speech, that the
government huzl the pow r, and was boctttl, to
furnish a currency, suited to the people and the
times, for the purposes of trade and business,
M r. Preston moved to amend the bill by
striking out all the enacting words and inserting
at substitute. (This sttbstitute requires the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to make special (lCl)t)Sll8S‘
of the revenue in the tuost convenient incorporat-
ed banks.)
The question wastben takcrt and decided in
be negative. Ycas23——Na_vs 26. (Sartre vote
as on M r. Rives arrterrtltrtent.)
Mr. Morris then moved an amendment to
restrict issues to paper of Bnttks which do not
issue notes ofa tlerrorntnation less than five dol-
lars. "
Mr. Strange rrtovct,l to amend by substituting
ten for five dull:-trs, whiclt was agreed to.. Yeas
21», nays 20. .
The question then '.\"r1S on ordering the bill to
a third reading. attd it was taken by yeas and
trays, and resulted as follow.s—yeas 25, trays 23.
Sothc Sub-TJ',e,&_tsttry Bill was ortlt-red to a
Mr. .=\dams said the committee had not read
one oftltese rnetnorialrs, anti yet‘ they make a re-
port that it is lll€.\'ll(‘(ll(tttt to CS'5.:ltlt\*.l'la'N8ll()l1Ell
Batik. He sigr: li-‘ed this ttsartrrtber proofofthe
treatment whitlt the petitions ofthe people re-
r-civerl from the House. \\"lrat right had the
Cornntittee of \Vays and Mcutts to utake such a
report. without even readirtg the petitions? They
it-ti<_jl;t just as well have reported that it was irr-
t.-xptztlicnt to ir'tcr}~ase the Navy--to continue the
war in Florida. or to have passer] bills for the
relief of tl.e Treaszttry. The question of the
c.'<pet'lit-ttcy of establislring a National Bank was
one on which it wzts ttstzlcss for the House in the
present condition ofthings. to waste its tinre.
He alluded to the challenge Mr. Cambrelcng
had thrown ottt to him, yesterday, “ to toe the
ntarlt”—ttnd said vvltctrever that metnber arttl
his friends madea tttttrk sttflit-icntly straight,
there might be some chance of his toeing it—but
at present their marks were rather serpentine
and cork screw like. After lashing the adminis-
tration a while about their financial policy, lte
withdrew his motion to lay on the table, in order
to prrmi: the discussion to proceed.
M r. Wise Z2(lVOC‘hlCtl the same course. The.
Urritetl States Bank had been killed. or as a
gr-ntlctrrart frotu New York (blr. Clark) had
said, "'trarpoott’d” once, and the object, of this
resolution was to let the people believe that it
had been killed aggztin-——-tltat the issue of a re-
charter of that irtstitution had been rnatle by the
\Vltigs,atttl voted down by an overwhelming
ruajority; thus assisting the friends of the ad-
ministration to carry ‘out their plan for a Treas-
ury Bank. He wished all tlrest: three measures
to he discussed, and trtt=asut'cd together, with a
clear field, in committee. of the Whole. He
wisltctl to have art opportunity of (ll.‘.‘»t‘.tl.~.Sli‘lg the
question wltethcr a Bank. rrtortstrottsas it was
deelarcd torbc. was cornparuhlc. itt point of
trronstrosity, with the plan subnritled by the atl-
mittistratiotr. The coutmirtee of \Vays and
hoped a fair discussion would be had.
ll0lrC-S.
. severity.
Several amendments trfferetl and rejected.
it was passed.
views irt ftrll.
merit oftltc system ofa Treasury Bank.
third reading by a majority of two. The Senate
men adjouryeth
Means ltad forced the issue on the House, and he
T-t'ctzsut'y note bitl.—Tlre House resolved it-
selfitrto a comurittee ofthe whole. and took up
the bill'zrutltorizing the issuing of Treasury
Mr. Biddle of Pittsbttt','..'. rose and spoke at
length in opposition to the bill. arttl against the
Mr. \Vise said he wished to have a “ wood-
pccket"s tap at this hollow beach tree,” before
He did not intend to offer his.
This bill was the commence-
The
zttltniuistrutioh never intended to offer such a
5_y~;lt'tTt all at once; it was to be given picco-
tueal; and -one of the g"cat portions of it was
authorized to sell and transfer to the purchase‘ or
purchasers the bonds or evidences of debt cxeiut—
ed by the President, Directors, and r:ompaut_of
the Bank of the United States of Pennsylvania.
for and in considt ration of the stock held b'.the
United States in the late Bank of the Uttted
States. and to employ the money aristnglrom
such sale antl transfer in payrttent of an’ de-
mands ttpotr the Treasury. Provided hotever,
that no sale or transfer ofsaid bonds or evitences
of debt shall be made for a less sum tltm the
nominal amouttt of said bonds or evitlerces of
debt. ext.-lttsive ofiuterest.
Mr‘. E. Whittlesey asked for the lens and
uays on the adoption of this ameudmet, wlriclt
were or'dct‘etl. ' .
The subject wasfurther debated. wen, at 7
o’clock, on ntotion, the House adjourntl.
I'I'iday, Otrlber 6.
In the House, Mr. VVise prescrtted_§trtemor*i-
:1 of ladies and gentlemen of Halif; county,
Va., praying Congress to furrrish lrlbatrtls, at
the public expense‘, to all female petiotters up-
on subjects relating to slavery, there}! giving :1
direction to their minds calculated tdrake them
good. matrons, attd avert the lvils with
which the priestcraft. and fanaticism’iftIe east.
ertt states threathen the people of do sl,utlt.—-
Laid on the table. _ -I .
Consideration of the trppointutetrt ofl com-
mittee to investigate the causes of the lilur-us
of the Seminole VV 1'. Question wltet.r the
mattcr should be referred to the Militttr,Com-
rnittec or a select cotnmittee, tltsettsstl, and '
some inter-trstittg facts elicited, which wl. shill
publish hercallrr. .’
Mr, Urtdortt.'ootl’s proposed amend mert ofte
Treasury Note bill, rejected. j
- Sat.urrta_t/, Oct. 7.l
In the House, the discussion on the Flori
war rcsttmetl..
Treasury note bill came up again, and ll‘
B:-lll tuned to strike out the enacting clan
and mt1tlt.' a few very pertinent: remarks on t
subject, which we will endeavor to publish rte
wet:-k. Sundry amondtuents were ttfferetl, it
the subject. was under discussion when the r
port was closer].
Jllttx/'t(crt1;t'.ll out.—The Oswego Commerci
general financial policy ofthe 5_rovt:rrtttrcnt. Ht: Herald, a Van Bttreu print thus discourses
'1 0 ' I
ltantlletl C. J. Irrgersoll sconsrstctzcy with great
picture we doubt not, was true to the life.-
sclves, sonrctitrrcs dip their pens in the inkstau
of trtrtlr !—Bwf}'alo Journal.
wortlt contending for in so’.-ietv.
genius of kuavery and stupidity held uudispute
These Van Burch men, when treating of thenr
“ It was a tritttnpb of brute force, of lbul filthy
corruption over integrity and every thing that i.
The very
dominion, audcoutrol led the whole proceedings.’
so
_*:1)_o_t_t_’t give up t11ciiSl1ip.”_;
Témanoonf
- .Nomv..\LK,' WEDNESDAY, oer. it, 1837.
“'l‘I'IE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.”
“ -'1’Ite.,Dcmocracy of Numbers.”
-VVe are gratified to discover, from the interest
manifested in the town meetings held last week
in certain sections of the state. that the Whigs
are furbishing up their artnor, preparatory to the
grand conflict that is to take place on the first
Monday ofApril next.
4..
.a-\ J‘-
Cornwall, and ' W'ashington— in all of which
towns the contest ltas heretofore been very close,
_ sometimes one way and sometimes the other-—
ln
Sharon the lowest‘ majority was l1—in Corn-
wall, about 30——aut| itr \Vashiugton, a few—
\Vc ltave rumors that
in Salisbury, also,§the \Vlrigs have carried the
election, but we do not believe it- —the Tory,ma-
the \Vhigs carried their town oflieers.
don't know ltow tnauy.
jority there last spring was too great to be so
soon reduced to
nothing."
“ Since the above was in type, we have re-
ports that New Milford. the strong hold of Van
Burenism, and the very seat ofPcrry Srnithism,
has been carried by the \Vhigs by about 20 irra-
jority--antl all the other towns in this county
usually \Vhig, from which we ltave heard, have
elected Whig town officers. Frotn Waterbury,
and Bristol, both V. B. last spring. we learn
that the VVhigs also succeeded. If these elec-
tions afford any criterion for the spring election,
Connecticut will then again ,take liter station
among the VVhig states, instead of being a mere
colony of New York. 0
The result of the city election in Bridgeport
last week was a complete triumph to the Whigs.
Ridgefield did nobly——the Whigs were out to
It is a source of sincere satisfaction too, (though
the event has not been unanticipatetl,) that many
yore, stood in the front rank of republicanism,
and bore the brush of many a well fought field,
but who, in these latter days, in their zeal for
Democracy, -have been misled by the tinkling
cymbals of party, and deluded into the empty
worship of her mzmc—we say it. is most truly
gratifying to find tltem openly rebuking their
political high-priests who have made the Temple
thieves. They honestly thought that they were
traveling on the high road of Democracy, but
are now satisfied that they have lost theitrack-—
and making all haste to regain the right path.
They now see that the men, who, forsome years
have marshalled them to the polls under the
banner of democracy, are any thing but what
they professed to be. They feel that they have
been deceived, and that the cause ofthe people
ltas been betrayed by the very men who have
sought to monopolize in" their own persons all
the tlemocracy, for the purpose of securing all
the honors and emoluments "of office. Tltey
are now sensible that the standards under which
oflate years they have nrarelred, and the bugles
at whose call they have rallied. have'Tiécn stolen
from their legitimate proprietors, by the crafty
derrragogucs who ttow treacherously boar them
for the sole purpose of enricltiug themselves on
the plunder of the people. For sometime past.
they have been’ honestly entleavoring to check
the headlong course which theirspoil-etnboldened
leaders were pursuing. lrt tlto name of their
boasted democracy, they ltavc cirlledon them to
forbear ; and for theirremonstrances against the
abuse of power. and their patriotic eflitrts in be-
halfofthe cause of the people: they have been
denounced by those who sit in the high places of
power, as “ twaddleirs" and “ fetleralists." They
have borne long with the ultraisms and intoler-
ance oftlte very men whom their votes elevated
to of'ftce—artd submitted with tltc nerve of pa-
triots to the unmeritetli and unmitigated abuse
which has been trnsparingly ht.-aped upon them,
for daring to weigh any of the rneasttres of“ the
party” in the scales of repuhlicanisut. '[‘ltey
have borne, and forborne, till they have seen it
openly declared and published to the world by
the uteri who wielded the destinies of their coun-
try, that “ the Government Ira: nothing‘ to do but
to take care of its own i7t.terests"——attd they now
think it hightirne for the people to take care of
their interests. They are now free to acknow-
ledge their convictions, that a change of meas-
ures can only be effected by a change of rulers;
and acting under these honest convictions, they
are matrfully coming forward in support of the
cause ofthe people, against the mismanagement,
incompetency, and dishonesty of the men irt
power.
It is dottbtless, in a measure, owing to .tlre
prevalence ofthese impressions among the most
honest and intelligentofthose to whom the admin
istration ltas been hitherto indebted for its support,
that such a sudden-and complete revolution has
been accutnplished in most oftlte towns which
lteltl their anutral election for town officers on
the 2t1 inst. Bttt it is time to descend to particu-
lars, antl give our readers sorneiofthe facts which
ltave elicited the above remark.
\Ve learn from the Northern Courier, that
there was no contest itt Hartford,-but that all
\Vhigs were chosen with the exception of two.
VVetltersfieltl, Berlin. (rto \Vbig town officers
elected here for 8 or 9 years past, trow, ntaj. 63,)
\Vindsor, Burlington, Southington, (60 maj.)
elected all VVltigs. lo Litchfir:ltl- the Loco-
Focos suececdetl by it tnztjority ofopty 8, and in
Giastenhury (Gid \'-Velles’ towtr) by only 3. lu
The VVltig
_ in Bristol, Mattchester.
Bluotrrfield, Torrington. Hatldam, Bolton, Co-
ventry, Ashford. Dttrltatn, Chester, Saybrook,
Lyme, Colchester, VVaterford, Ledyard, Nor-
wich 130 maj. and Micldlelowtz. 100 maj.
“ Nineteen ofthe above towns, lcstspring gave
Van Bureu majorities, rtow only three out ofthe
twenty-tltrce towns have gone for the “ Dcstrttc-
lives." This is truly a loud call on the Loco-
Foeo’s, a foretaste ofthe defeat they are destined
to experience next sprittn. _
“ \Ve have since heard from 12 other towns.
10 of which have chosen \Vhigs."
The Nurzvich Courier reports that “ the VVhigs
East Haddam they also succeeded.
ticket was success.".tl
Groton, Stonnittgton, Lisbon
\1outville, Bozrah, Plainfield, and \Vindham,
pnd part of their ticket in New London, Nun},
Stonington. Franklin antl Lebanon are .tl;e
nly towns, as far as heard from, in which the
‘cries have succeeded.
Our friends abroad may expect to see old Cott-
ectieut herself again, next April."
1
l
ofour most substantial citizens, who, in times of
of Liberty a house ofmerehandize and a den of
patronize the science.
derfuloccurrence which he had witnessed.
a man, and elected their whole ticket triumph-
antly—-the efforts of the Post-Office Junto, to
the contrary notwithstanding. We have no
particulars from Danbury except that the \Vhigs
elected their whole ticket. ' But few ofthe towns
in this county have yet held their election for
town officers ; indeed we have reported the re-
sult in all that we have heard from. . We trust
that when the time arrives in those who are yet
to bolt] their elections, the \Vhigs oftltis county
will echo back to their eastern bretltreu the
shout of victory. \
The Norwich Courier thus coucludesits con-
gratulations to the V1/bigs of that town upon the
result of their election ; and its laugttage may
well be addressed to the friends ofthe Constitu-
tion and Laws, throughout the state :
“ Lctthe \Vhigs think wellof what they have
accomplished. With such evidences before
them, they _cao easily revolutionize the state
next spring. The truth is, rnul_titodes of honest
men who have hitherto been deluded irtto devo-
tion to the atltrtirtistration measures have fountl
ottt the ruinous tendency of the doctrines which
have controlled tltern. Tltev have with mag-
ttanimous integrity, abandoned their ground.
acknowletlgetl their error, and manfully support-
ed the VVltig carrtlidates. \Ve respect theirt:on-
duct, atrd tfust they will aid us itt restoring the
country to its fornter prosperity and happiness.”
The Hartford Patriot c\'. Democrat (a high
toned adutinistrationite)says, “that there arcin-
tlicatious of a diminution of the strength of the
Democratie party irt certain quarters of the
country, is too manifest to be doubted by arty
one not blinded by self-interest ;" and frankly
acknowledges that this remark, togetheriwith
some others ofa very lugtubrious character. has
“ been elicited by certain politicalindications in
our own state."
The VVatsltittgtott Globe says that the Vatr
Buren party has never been “stronger or more
urtited" than at present, antl that its " prospects
ofcontirtttetl and increased success ltave never
bcert more flattering.” \Ve think the reasoning
of the Glttbe'ttttrst be fourttletl on the principle
that“ it is always rltzr/rest just before day."
.t.VI.»kl.‘<JE E<ILF.C'l‘t‘.0N. .
The Tory presses are illustrating the trtttlr of
9
the old a-;lag-, that tltowrzing ntcn will cling to
straws, and vehemently asserting that Kent is
not elected '}ovcrnor, facts to tlrecttrtrrary, not-
withstanding. The-N. Y. Courier 6.‘. Enquirer
ofthe 9tlt inst. says, that the latest news from
Portland confirms beyond a doubt the election
of Kent, and the election of a \Vhig majority irt
the House of Represeutativesofthe State.
turns show that the \Vhigs have now elected
ninety-seven members of the House-—tht:s se-
curiuga Whigutajorityof nine. if all rltedistticts
yet to be heard from should have elected 'loriet«.
Re-
Kent’s majority for Govertror, over all the other
candidates ttnited, is 350. _
The Kcunebec Journal--a papercxcccrlittgly
well edited and uniformly to be depentletl upott
pi its statements-—says that it ltas gone. overall
the returtts with the greatest care. with the aid
of a gentleman in whose accuracy it placed
great confidence-—wlten,ever a dottbt was raised
Mr. Parks (V. B.) hatl the benefit of it-and
allowing 200 scattering votes. though but 179
have been received,_'Mr. Kent's clear majority
over Mr. Parks and all scattering is 342. The
Journal atlds that if this statement diflbrs ina-
terially from the oflicial return, it will be on ac-
courtt ofits too great libernlity to Mr. Parks.
Animal ]lTtr,I,rntti.snz.—We have perused, the
last week, with mttch interest, Col. Stone's Let-
ter to Dr. Btiglram on “ Animal ;\Iaguetisut.”—
We should feel ittclittctl to treat the subject with
alldue courtesy, were it for r:o other reason, than
tltc respect which we entertain for the very intel-
ligeut and high minded author ofthe letter, and
the many entinent men, who, we uutlet-stand,
At the same ttrne, if
there ever was 21 subject on which we felt dis-
posed to be non-committal. it is this. We must
confess, however, that we wait, with some impa-
tience, furtltt r "awful disclosures,".and “awful
exposures," before we can make up our ntind to
ittcur the expenditure oftime and money incident
to a trip to Providence, to satisfyottrself whether
the thingis reality or /Lumbug. At. any rate we
think that the Colonel has adopted the right
tnotto for his publication ;
"There are more things in heaven antl earth, He-
’ ratio,
the tnccting recently held in that village r ucceetled in electing their entire ticket in Pres- Than arevlreamt of in your pltilosophy."
choose tlelegates to a county couventiott. Th 0”, (grgswopj,
For, verily, we never dreamt of the like before,
albeit we make some pretensions to philosophy.
Our own reflecrions upon the subject, remind
us very forcibly of a story we once heard-—of 8
ntan who related to his frierttl some very won-
It
was so very marvclloits, that his auditor appear-
ed rather incredulous, and shaking his head
The Litchfield Enquirer says, "in Sharonqa while.rema
T 0 rked, that it almost .8SC¢2d2dc1Jyg1iefl
and asked the narrator if he should have"believ-
ed it ltimself, if he had not witnessed it. "Cer- ‘
zejoined his friend, “ you will consider it no im-
peachment of yotrr veracity, if I hesitate to ene-
dit it before I have had the evidence ofmy own,
senses.” '
We_ intend, hereafter. to .treat otrr readers to
some extracts from the letter, that they may be
able to form their own conclusions respecting the
matter. In the meantime, we would advise all
who are disposed to gratifya rational curiosity to
procure the pamphlet of neighbor Weed, and
read the whole of it.
0;‘;''_ “lo regret to learn that a lad at a board-
ing school in New-Canaan, was last week 912- ,
verely burned by the accidental explosion of a
spirit lamp. \Véhad supposed that the many
seriotrs accidents which have occurredfrom the
adoption of this dangerous substitute for oil, had
banished it frotnfumily use, at least. We un.
derstand that the proprietor of the school in which
this unfortunate. accident occurred, will use it no 7
longer.
03' A treaty has been effected between the
Secretary of War and the Sioux Indians of 1110.:
Mississippi, by wltieh their title to abou‘
5,000,000 acres of land lying east of the Missis-
sippi ltas been extinguished. Government pays
$1,000,000 for the tract, or 20 cents an acre.
0;‘;-‘ The Governors of Ma_ine and Masszi.
clrusetts ltave appointed the 30th Nov. next for
Tltanlisgiving day. '
Cucumbers by the yartl.-—Mr. Henry Griffilh
ttas left at our office a cucumber measuring more.
than 17 r_nc‘nes trt length. He says he has pick.
led many ofthe same kind tttore tlraua foot.|ong',
in which the seeds were scarcely discernible.
«
Jlfdryland 'Election,—'1‘he result of the rccem
State election in Marylanrl, as far as heard fr6fn,i;
a \Vhig majority of ten. Twenty counties toge-
ther with the eities of Baltimore and Annapolis,
ltave electetlforty-air W’/rig: fo tlrirty-nix admin-
zstratzon m_cn.
0:*‘‘‘' Can our, worthy Postmaster inform ug
why it is that we receiveour exchange papers 54)
irrcgttlarly.’ As we have learned geography.
Hartford and Nowvflaven lie east of us. and N,
York lies 7L‘C‘Sl.’ but it so happens that we have
of late received many of ottr eastern papers I;
the eastcrrr. and some we do not receive at all. -In
it possible that any of ottr papers are taken frotn
the office and pocketetl‘ by _/i-iendly interlopt-rat,
because “they are ¢'.tchrut,g'e papers, and it is no
|11all8r?" \Ve pause firra rfily.
“ The love Q/‘money is the root of all evil.”-f
A Washington correspondent of otre the N.Ynrk
papers, itt giving the roasorrs which influeucetf
Congress to fix upon the 16th instant as thetitno
of their adjournment, instead of continuing their
session till the timaof the regular session, sug.
gests that the double mileage which the mom.
bars will receive, in consequence, was the one
which settled lle illustrates the
weight ofthis argument by the following instance;
The actual expense of travel from \Vaslti__ngton
to Albany isabout twenty dollars. The mileage
allowed by Government is about one humlrcrl
anc1_/ifty dollars; so that a nrember frotn_ Alba.
ny by this atljottrutrteut pockets irt going homo=
[and back again at the time of the regular ses-
sion, about two hundred and sixty dollars.’ This
is about the sum. ’ of the people’.-t money, tlrat
the matter.
our aim tnetrtbers of Congress will put into their
own pockets, as the extra profits of the extra
session. A lL'Cig'}Ifytl"glHn€tll this, to be. sure,
when we talleirtto cotrsitlertttiorr, that the Corr-
gressmen are paid_irt spccic. '
{E15 There was an arrival from Etrglatrtl but
week at New-York, but no news was received
of any interest.
Flors'dt.t.——By recent accounts from Florida.‘
it appears that. our army has been engaged in a
lal/cittgtrttttclt with the Irtdians. \Ve have no‘
faith itt the Iudiatts being tallied out of Florida,
it ‘less, indee.l, the sugge-.tiotr of the Hartford
Courier should be adopted, and ‘ Siunitur’ Niles
be sent to make a speech ‘at. ’em.’ 8
Ti) OUR S'1‘A1VIFORl) F1_§IE.\'D.‘7.
All advertisements intended litr this paper,
that are left at the store of \Vtrt H. \Vebb, will
be forwartlctl to US without eicpensc-to the ad-.
vcrttsers.
frotn Tampa Bay. brings the intelligielrce ofJohn
Hicks and [0 of his band, having gone to that‘
post and surrentlered themselves as prisoners.-—
He was theptaster-spirit among the Micksau-
keys, anti his defection may influence othcrs.—
As the three principal actors in the bloody trage-
dy, (Phillip Ucltee, Billy and John Hicks.) are
now in our power, I shall not be surprised to see
the wholetribc surrender at discretion.-.—=.-Gcor-
giant. - 5'
[fnprcceclcnlcci E.rtruvagance.—'l‘he follow-
ing table and accompanying rcrnarks from the
Newark Daily Advertiser, exhibits the amount
received for public lands, and the annual expen-
tlitures of Government, from 1821 to 1836inclu-
sive. No stronger illustration of the unprece-
dented extravagance of our Rulers can be pre-
sented to our readors. -
This table deserves to be studied with care by
the American people. Nothing can show, when"
contemplated in all its connections, more con-,
clusively the mal-adrninistration of the Govern-
trrent. That the expendituressltould have in-
creased so enortttously with the progress of an
Administratittn that came into power under the
popular cry of economy and reform. that its ag-.
rgregate ex peuses lta ve more than doubled‘. speaks‘
volumes against it; and if thisrato of income
tainly,tiot," replied the story-teller. ‘_'Then," .
the western mail— and otrr New-York papers by i
F or! Ill iccanopy, Sept. 20.—An 8-xpress diirectv
Received on account of Expcrrdituttas earclucivc
the public Lands. qfpubli; debt. ,
1821 1,212,966 1821 10,723,479 07
1822. 1.803.581 1822 9827.643 51
1823 916.525 1823 9.785.154 59
1824 984.418 1824 15,330,144 71'
1825 1,216,090 1825 11,490,459 94 .
1826 1,393,785 1826 13,062,316 27
1827 1,494,815 1827 12,653,095 65
1828 1.018.308 1828 '13,296,041 45
1829 1.5‘F7,175 1829 12,687,216 82
183 2,329,356 -183 13,225,433 33"
1831 3,210,815 1831 13,864,067 90
1832 2,624,231 1832 16,516,388 77‘
1833 3,059,682 1833 22,713,755 11‘
1834 ‘A 488,620 1834 18,425,417 25
1835 18,751.600 1835 17,514,950 28
1836 24,500,000 1836 32,435,031 .00
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