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.regular and legal increase of votes in the whole "‘
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Tuesday and \lVcdnes- is in perfect keeping with Mr. Van Buren’s
were gone, [could see that my cattle had gained _ C I coucisl I
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"3 flesh’ "ml l”°l‘°‘l b°"°" ‘layi '” N°"°ml’°"- 40 mshes‘ 116 docs ‘jot wlsh m,1°mSS O . tion respecting which the suit; was brought ; .or state In three years. It will also be found that -,
, ‘T’ Massachusetts, 2d Monday in Nov. 12 of the Representatives of the Interests. Wishes that he was about to remove out of the state. his friends in nearly every county polled fully
mr ins i-:xcis.LLIcncir D913-ware, 2d,Tuesday, ‘do 1 and wants of the people. but of those only who The power Orv arrestinga. person on these v_ari- as mqlny Soles as tlfiey. before the Cl(}3)Cil0Il. ex.
WILLIADI WV. ELLSVVORTI-I ., . ‘ -11- , act the am, one grounds would lead to tedious expcnsivo. pecle lo 0 upon: esu-enatb of whic expecta-
,, S, , C, ,. l’, M‘°h'ga”i 15‘ Monday and Tuesday’ ‘I9 1 ‘"°_ l"ep'"°d_ and W1 mg 0 P and often fruitless inquiries rospdcting their tion a reasoiiable estimateagave him a majority
Governor 9/‘ Le a e 9f "mm mm ' 5,, Which he "55'g“° ‘hem’ truth. to the evident detriment of debtor and of 10,000 votes. The grave question then arises, _
creditor. Nice questions of law and of fact Wbence came the majorities returned for his op-
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COMMON SCHOOLS.--The friends of popular ponem, and haw ca." he be (,e,.ca,el, who has
would be involved in such inquiries ; and Justi-
Al l’JlRl0f3JlLl\lllllllllJ"‘|l@.|ll.
It is becoming a Christian People. publicly to
acknowledge that Universal Providence which
conirolstlie affairs ofindividuals and ofStatcs.
Our Heavenly Father directs all the works
He has Inade, and He, alone. crowns the la-
bors of man with success. As a moral Go-
vernor, He has connected virtue with happi-
ness; disobedience with pain; and all the
transactions of time with the destinies ofeierni-
iy. “It is not in man that walketh to direct
his steps.” but his safety, is in a sense of his
weakness. \Vitli such sentiments properly
clicrislied, we shall be prepared to review ilic.
past and adore Him who has crowned with
blessings the year, new drawing to a close.-
How becoming is such adoration? How
grateful to a pious heart’! Our fathers have
endeared such a service by their prayers and
and praises; and have transmitted to us. a
revered institution to awaken a sense of the
Presence and Providence of God.
In perpetuation of this custom, I do appoint
Timrtsnsv, the twenty-nintli. day of November
next, to be observed as a day of TlLafl7CSg‘lvi1Ig‘,
Praise and P2-at/er to God. And I invite the
people of this State, on that day, to refrain from
their accustomed einp|oyments—to assemble
with their religious teachers in their places of
public worship and keep. before God. :1 Chris-
tian thanksgiving—pariicularly to render, to him,
acknowledgments for the gift ofa Savior, and a
divine revelation—for the continuance of life,
lieallh, peace, order and security. throughout
our borders—for the blessings of education,
science. the arts. and equal laws—-for the pro-
gress of trutli—the success of benevolent criter-
prise—thc impartial administration of justice-
and for the forbearance of God, amidst our nIi-
merous aiid aggravated transgressions. I invite
all particularly to return iliauks to God, for the
succession ofseed time and harvest, and for the
warmth of the sun and plentiful rains which
have caused the earth, during the year, to bring
forth its fruits in unusual abundance.
Let us also supplicate God to preserve our
political and social institutions and bind in closer
friendship the states ofthe Unio'n—that he would
shed light in the paths of our rulers and direct
to the adoption ofwise and patriotic measures-
that he would restore harmony and kindness-
impart the love of truth, justice and religion-
prosper our colleges and schools and every effort
to diffuse light and knowledge—give success :0
our efforts in behalfoftlie ignorant, the poor and
the suffcriug—exteiid our commerce, manufac-
tures and agriculture——put a stop to intemper-
ance, bondage, oppression and crime—and final-
ly awaken us to a morejust apprehension of the
responsibilities of living at the present era, and
ofthe scenes so soon to open upon us in eternity.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
State. at Hartford, this 16th day ofOctober,
in the year ofour Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-eight, and of the Inde-
pendence of the United States, the sixty-1
third. WM. \V. ELLSWORTH.
By his Excellency’s command,
ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary.
Education.
Among other evils which exist in the manage-
ment of our Common Schools, is that of using a
great variety of books upon the same branch of
instruction in the same school. The report of
the State School Committee states this evil in
the following terms : “The returns show there
is on an average, and in tlie above 144 school
societies and not unfrequent'y in the schools of
each society, five differentkinds ofspelling books
—twenty-four reading books, nine geographies,
seven histories, six grammars, eleven arithme-
tics, five philosophies, ten miscellaneous books.”
N ow this evil is of great inconvenience to t_p..-mlI-
om, who may uuriug one winter use one kind of
books in one school, and during another a differ-
ent kind of books. It is also very bad for that
class of pupils who are liable to removal from
one district to another. There should be some
uniformity throughout the State—and school
committees at least should he endowed with
authority to prescribe the kind of books to be
used. A judicious selection of books, and geri-
oral usage of them, greatly promote the objects
of education, and render the task ofinstruction
lighter and easier. There is another difficulty
complained ofin the repoi-t—and that is the uni-
versal negligencc and indifference of parents
regarding the education of their children.-
Scarcely any of them ever enter the pre-
cincts ofa school house, and never inquire even
at home into the progress of their children.
While such is the thecase, instruction loses half
its efficacy and the burden on the teachers be-
comes doubly onerous. The children also, s :e-
ing the slight regard yielded to the subject by
their parents, speedily acquire the so me indiffer-
ence. ‘School committees are in no instance
paid.’ The consequence is that many of them
never more than half discharge their duties.
‘ School visitors were paid in but 12 towns. In
.these towns the number is reduced to three or
.four—-the duties are better performed, and the
schools in a better condition.’ Out of more than
two thousand teachers in the public schools, on-
ly eighty-five are reported as pursuing this busi-
ness as a. regular profession. N ow we contend
that the wages offered should be such as would
induce young men regularly to devote themselves 0
30 ihstruct "1 °°""“°" Schools‘ B}? making all the energies of soul and body of which we
are susceptible. in one desperate struggle against
the vile usurpers of our rights, who have made
receive no greater compensation than can be the Temple of our Liberty a den of ih_ieves.--
earned by the day laborer, is not right nor peli- Am] if, such ,, 1,,,,,1e, so e,,,,,,_,,d ,,,,,,,,’ and so
fought. results in our discomfiture—iiien fare-
it an object for them thus to do, they are operat-
ed upon by a powerful stimulous to perfect
themselves in the business. That they should
tic—because surely the training up of our youth
-in the way they should go, is of infinitely greater
importance than tilling the soil. It is qualifying well to Freedom in this Western world. It will
them f0’ 3' Proper discharge of their duties in be useless again to rally the troops of Liberty,
this "world and preparing them for ‘mother’ We willdisband our forces, and like the exiled
li\’l©lF2\ll//.lélLlK
dium of the press.anIong the people—and what
is of rriore consequence than all the rest. as a
party devoted to the rescue of ilie Constitution,
we must act logelhc'r—-we must forget all personal
feeling and local prejudice, all minor differences
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“noi~:"I- GIVE up THE sriir.”
WEDN ESDAY. OCTOBER 24. I838.
‘ ' TREMENDOUS REACTIONS.”
“ GREAT GAIN IN NE\V-JERSEY E” “ GLORI-
ous VICTORY IN Onioll” "SOUTH CArtoLi-
NA Ourts! !!‘’—Such are the exult:-itions of the
Locos, which their liireling presses arc blazon-
ing in the largest type which they can muster.
from one end of the Union to the other. Our
readers will find tliefacts which occasion all this
display of capitals and expenditure of printing
ink, in another colurnu; and will doubtless be
able, after a candid perusal of tlieui, to “ render
unto Cazsar the things that are Caesar’s.” None
of the Whigs. however, but lliose who have
reckoned without Ilieir host—tIiose who have
hoped against liope,and expected miracles to be
wrought in their favor, will be in the least dis-
pirited at ilie results which seem to have inspir-
ed the Vanocrats wiili such new life and vigor.
Though not in the least disheartened, but, on
the contrary, rather stimulated to new energy
and increased activity in our vocation, we must
confess, that we are somewhat disappointed at
the partial success of the Administration party
in New-Jerseyarid Ohio. Maryland and Penn-
sylvania, all tliings considered, did about as well
as could have been reasonably expected. Geor-
gia has gone altogether beyond our most sari-
guirie e:<pecta'ions. Let the Locos exult as up-
roariously as they please, we see no cause for
discouragemerit.
The irutli is—so tremendous and overwhelm-
ing were the reactions in favor of the \Vbigs in
those states which held their elections last fall and
last spring. that we were altogeilier too confi-
dent of the rapid and unimpeded progress of the
principles which we espoused. We seemed to
have forgotten that we had a most desperate and
powerful aiiiagoiiist to contend with—one too,
whom recent defeats had rendered perfectly in-
furiate, and reckless of the means employed to
gain a temporary triumph. \Ve relied too much
upon the goodness of the cause in which we
were engaged, without sufficiently considering
the liopclessucss of a conflict between unaided
moral principle and the co:nbiued forces of mo-
elected in the course of the spring and summer
of next year. '
The remaining ninety—six members are to be
In this table the members ofthc prosent Con-
gress are classed according to their polities when
elected.
Louz'siana.—3 Whigs; 1 gain.
1ll2'noz's.—1 Whig, 1 Conservative, 1 Loco;
2 Whig gain.
Jllissouri.-2 Locos ; no change.
Vermont is entitled to 5 Representatives. In
the last Congress, she had 4 VVliigs and 1 Loco.
She has now elected 3 VVhigs and 1 Loco. In
one district there is no choice. The Whigs ran
two candidates. But as they have now united
upon one, of whose election we are confident, we
set the state down as 4 Whigs and 1 Loco; no
change.
Maine.-6 Locos. 2 Whigs; no change.
Georgia.-—All Whigs. Eight l/V/rig gain.
.ArIczmsas.—1 Loco; no change.
South C'a.rolina.—8 Sub-Treasurites and 1
Will". It will be recollected that all the mem-
bers of Congress, with two exceptions, from this
state, followed Mr. Calhoun when he jumped
Jim Crow. If Mr. C.sliouldturn another politi-
cal somerset at the next session, as is not im-
probable, these eight tindcrstrappers would,
doubtless follow suit. But, to be fair, beyond
all cavil, we set South Carolina down as hav-
ing acquired a gain of seven Locos.
New Jersey/.—6 Whigs; no change. Though
this is not officially announced. it seems to be
admitted that the whole VVliig ticket is elected
by a small majority.
0/iio.—12 Locos, and 7 Whigs ; Loco gain
of 4.
Pcmis_I/li:am'a.-12 Whigs. and 16 Locos ;
Whig gain 2.
BECAPITULATION.
1838. 1836.
f''‘'‘'’‘‘'’'‘\ r-*-—-’“—---\
W. V. B. W. V. B.
Louisiana, 3 —- 2 1
Illinois, 2 1 —- 3
Missouri. - 2 -- 2
Vermont, 4 1 4 1
Maine. 2 O 2 6
New Jersey, 6 -- 6 --
Georgia,' , 9 -— 1 8
S. Carolitia, 1 8 7 2
Arkansas, — 1 — 1
Ohio, 7 12 11 8
Pennsylvania, 12 16 10 18
46 47 43 50
Showing a \Vhig gain ofthree members.
RAIL Roan EN'rEItI=nIsi-:.—We learn from
the Bridgeport Republican, that n corps of En-
gineers are engaged in surveying a route on the
Sound from Bridgeport to the New-York State
line, to intersect the Ilarlazm Road. The ground
as far as Norwalk, it is said, has been surveyed,
nicd influence and government patronage. Our
glorious cause /Lad prospered, beyond our most
sanguine expectations; and we could not believe
that it was in the power of an administration,
whose profligacy and corruption had been so the-
roughly exposed, to arrest its progress. But our
expectations were founded in too favorable an
opinion of human nature. The old monarchical
doctrine, that "might makes riglii," is not so
thoroughly exploded, even in this Republican
country, as we had imagined; and the result of
recent elections has taught us a lesso_n, which we
ought long ago to have got by heart—that “faith
without works is dead.” We cannot. to be sure,
advise a resort to all the liigli-handed measures
and fraudulent iiiethods adopted by our adver-
saries—wo would use neither falsehood, fraud or
deception on the one liaud, nor violence, op-
pression or coercion on the other. Neither would
we purchase up voters and drive them like cai-
tle to the market. But without a resort to these
means, we can do more-much more than we
ever have done. We can, and we must, if we
ever hope to wage a successful warfare against
wickedness in high places, contribute liberally
of our substance for the diffusion of correct in-
telligcuce. and sound principles through the me-
f whatever name and nature. and engage with
and found exceedingly favorable.
extended on the East, as is contemplated, to N.
Haven, to connect with the New Haven and
Hartford Rail Road—and thus, eventually, with
the Boston and Albany road—-wil'i’open the so
long desired, and highly important winter route
between Boston and New-York; and. moreover
when the Housatonick Rail Road is finished,
that, in connection with the contemplated road
from Bridgeport to N. York, will take all the
winter travel between New-York and Albany.
Well, since these engineers have got as far as
Norwalk without our help, and have made a fa-
vorable - report into the bargain, we sincere-
ly hope that our old Rip Van \Vinkles will make
no serious opposition to the acconiplisliment of
this important work. We do not expect ourold
fasliioncd capitalists to take hold and help on any
enterprise of this kind. If they will only let it
alone, and not tlirotv stumbling bloclis in the way
of those who are disposed to do something for
the benefit of the place, we have no fears but
that Norwalk will one of these days “go ahead”
in spite of them. But whether they will or not,
the spirit of the age must have vent. Those
who won't rz'dc—if they won’! get out ofthc way,
will be roclc over. And. afier all, there is per-
haps nothing more effectual to wake up and liber-
alise these sleepy, miserly, dead and alive old
curmudgeens, like being rail-rode.
0:‘? Our next paper will contain a valuable
article on the Cullureof Sil/4; and Beet Sugar in
the United States. together with the report of a
Committee of the last Congress on the subject.
CAUGHT A T.ut'r.uz.—Gen, Porter, the Go-
Conservaiive. If it is a fact, as alleged, that he
was nominated and sustained by the leading
This road, if
the Locos at his election will be changed into
Board of Commissioners of Common Schools»
in their interesting and important work. Will he
held in Norwalk,on ilic ]0tli ofNoveniber. The
notice ofthc Sccrctary, calling this convention.
will be found in another column. \Ve have
only room to say, that we hope every
school district in the county, will he represented
at the iiieetiiig. '
Oiiio.--This state has elected :1 Loco-Foco
Governor, and sends twelve Locos and seven
Whigs to Congress; Thomas Morris, one of
Van Buren Senators of that state, is a furious
Aboliiionist, and exerted all his influence (too
successfully) to induce the abolitionists to sup-
port tlie Loco -Foco ticket. " It is well known,"
as the New York Star says, “ That some oftlie
friends of Mr. Van Buren in Kentucky, by the
foulest perjury, compelled the Governor of Ken-
tucky to demand of Governor Vance of Ohio,
the surrender of the Rev. Mr. Malian, a Metho-
dist clergyman of Ohio, on the ground that he
had aided in abducting slaves from Kentucky in
order to give them their liberty. Gov. Vance,
by law. was compelled to give up. Mr. Mahan
to the authorities ofKeutucky. It was, however,
soon discovered by Gov. Vance, that the whole
Van Buren to injure his election.”
This foul stratagem _succeeded, and all the
Abolitiooists were induced to vote against Gov.
Vance. His vote, however, was 500 greater
than at the last election.
The sagacious editor ofthc Cincinnati Gazette.
adduces the following additional reasons for the
result of the Ohio Election :
“ The information we have received ofelcction
results, is altogether Iinfavorable to the Whigs,
We shall not be surprised at a decided root, and
for myself, it is what I have anticipated. My
apprehensions were grounded upon my own ob-
servation of facts.
There was a voracious, undiscriminating ap-
petite to be candidates among the VVliigs, which
created rivalries and heart. burnings, destructive
ofpublic spirit.
There was a rude and offensive disregard of
the Conservatives. ofthe most inipoliiic charac-
ter. And proceeded chiefly from the greedy
anxiety of the Whigs to be put in nomination.
There was nota littlejealousy on Presidential
preferences, that worked dissatisfaction, and bad
humor.
And worst ofall. there was the under current
of aboliiionisni, bearing. generally, with great
effect against the \Vhigs. for every ofiice——and
most especially for ilie oflice of Governor.
Nearly balanced as are the political parties,
in Ohio, any one of these facts was sufficient to
jeopardize the election. The blindness that
could not, or the perverse-ncss that would not.
see the most palpable consequence, or the sclfisli-
ness, that seeing it determined to risk the cause,
rather than relinquish personal pretension. were
any one oftlicni sufficient to render certain the
defeat which has overiakeii us. The whole coni-
bined seem to have been irresistible.”
We trust that the \Vbigs of New York will
not fail to profit by the unfortunate example set
them by their brethren in Ohio. After all, the
_result may be of great service to ilicm. New
' York is worth more than two Ohio's!’
TlIANKSGlVll\'G.—GOV. Ellsworth has ap-
pointed Tiiursday. the 29th November, for the
Annual Tlianksgiving. The Governors of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rliode Island
have done the same.
“ Tm: RECENT ELECTIONS-AND Tun CAUSES
wuicir HAVE PRODUCED 'rrri:M.”—’l‘lie last
Hartford Times, has a long editorial under this
head. We had supposed that the causes which
produced the recentlelectioris. Wore to be found
in the statutes of the respective states in which
they have occurred. But we learn from the
Times, that the recent elections were got up for
the especial glorification of the Vanocrats.
0:3’ The result oftlie election in New Jersey,
was officially determined yesterday, and will be
published in our next. There is no doubt ofthc
election of the Whig Congressional ticket.
Many Loco-Foco frauds of the most startling
character have been detected, and will soon be
thoroughly exposed.
ABOLlTl0l/l OF lMPRlS0l/1MEl/ll FOR DEBT.
The Loco.-Foco presses in every section of
the state, have been raising a. greaf l_i_ulla-balloo
about the act of the last Legislature on this sub_
ject. The following article, from a correspon-
vernor elect of Pennsylvania, is said to be a dent of the Middlesex Constitution, gives avery was safely dejivered of fom. sturdy boys’ who
correct and lucid exposition of the matter :
A writerin the Sentinel complains of the last
Anti-Van Buren men, and that be is decidedly General Assembly for repealing the act of 1837,
opposed to the Sub-Trca,s'ur_y. the broad grins of
entitled “An act to abolish imprisonment for
debt.” It is true that this act; was repealed;
and it is also true that its place is supplied by
thing was a fraud got up by the partizans ofMr._
education in this county will be gratified to learn 098 of the peace would, in gencrahbe mcompe- so We“ 5,,s,,,;,,,,d himsejf Wm, the people, and
that ,1 Cmoemfon for the purpose of aiding the tent to decide them.
3. A the warrant for arrest in any of the
cases above mentioned iniglit be made by the
authority issuing the writ, or any judge of the
court in which the original suit was brought, it
was in the power of the plaintiffiii one extremi-
ty ofthe state to compel the defendantin the op-
iositc extremity to travel the whole length or
breadth of the State for the purpose of appear-
ing before the autliority or judge and controvert-
ing the facts and circumstuiices on which the
warrant issued : to say nothing of the vexiition
and expense of procuring the attendance of wit--
ncsscs to support the oath of the defendant and
to countcrvail the testimony on the part of the
complainant.
4. The hearings for the causes which have
been stated, might be adjourned from time to
time by the authority or Judge; and no limit
was prescribed by the act to these adjournments.
and. of course, none to the VCXi'.Ll.l0.'l, expense,
and dzunage of the debtor.
5. lfthe authority or Judge was satisfied on a
hearing, that the defendant had done, or was
about to do, any of the things for which a. war-
rant ofarrcst might issue, he might commit him
lol/re gaol of l/to County in w/tic/1, the hearing was
had, there to be detained until he should be dis-
charged according to law. The proceedings on
such a hearing were conclusive. No provision
was made for an appeal to a higher or more
competent tribunal; and the defendant could be
relieved, only by paying the debt: or demand
claimed with the costs of the suit and proceed-
ings against liiin ; or by giving security to the
satisfaction of the aulliority or Judge before
whom the hearing should be had, that the debt
or demand oftlie plaintiff with the costs of the
suit and proceedings should be paid within sixty
days with interest; or by giving bond to the
plaintiff with surety to the satisfaction of such
authority, conditioned that he would not remove
any of his property out of the state with intent
to defraud his creditors, and that. he would not
sell or assign his property with such an intent
until the debt should be satisfied, or until sixty
days after final judgment.
With all this cumbroiis machinery, it is ap-
parent that the Act of 1837 was most inge,|ii-
ously contrived to create expense, and to violate
personal security.
The Act of 1838 is simple and advantageous
to the poor debtor. .
state three months is arrested, by writ of attach-
ment unaccoiiipanicd by an affidavit of the plain-
tifflie may require the ofiiccr to take him forth-
with beforc ti Justice oftlie Peace for the Coun-
ty, in which the arrest is made; and the Justice
may administer to him an oath similar to the
poor debtor’s oath, by virtue of wliicli ho is ini-
mediately discharged.
2. If the pliintiff, on obtaining his writ, makes
affidavit, that the defendant has assignctl, re-
moved, or disposed of, or conceals, or is about to
dispose of any of his property with intent to do-
fraud his creditors, or is about to remove from
the state, the defendant cannot obtain the bene-
the time and place of hearing before the Justice
or Court to which the process is returnable.
3. The hearing in such a case may be ad
'ourncd from time to time as occasion may re-
quire; but it is at the option of the (lt)li.‘ll(.llll)l
whether there shall be such a hearing oriiot, as
the privileges of the law respecting poor and
imprisoned debtors are expressly reserved to
him by the Act, and he may place liimselfurider
the provisions ofthat law, iflic chooses.
No person who will take the trouble to coin-
pare the two acts, can entertain 0. doubt that the
1837; more consistent with personal liberty
and .SCf'.‘lll‘li.jY, and more Cottipttllblc with the
conflicting rights of debtor and creditor.
W’.
secret ofthe excitement against the Mormons in
tlie \Vest, lies in the desire to prevent their lo-
cating on some of the fine lands‘ in certain coun-
ties. They have already settled upon some
farms which are of such surpassing fertility as
to have tempted the cupidity of those who are
raising the present outcry against them, in the
so lzirgolv increased his vote?
1. lfa debtor who has been a resident of the
fit of the oath without giving four days notice of
act of 1838 is altogether prr.-fumble to that of
Tun MoitMoNs.—It is said, that the true
It will be discovered that in the districts in
which the friends ofdoscph Ritnor had the con‘-
irol nfthe elections, a moderate increase ofvotcs
for him, arising frorii sufficient and well known
causes took place; while in the same districts
his opponents bad fair play, and pulled their full
number of legal votes. On the other band. it is
known to all. that in the districts in which the
inspectors and judges were the friends of Mr.‘ .
Porter. not only-were the friends of Joseph Ril-
ncr in many cases wholly excluded from voting.
biit his opponents adniiited without shadow of
rlglil. thus swelling the majorities of Mr. Porter,
even beyond the wild expectations and extrava-
gant calculations of his own friends. It is right
that this state oftbiogs. (the existeiice of which
each voter will determine by facts known to him-
self.) should be submitted to a free country.
Finally. it is known, that in several counties,
in which our opponents had ilie control. the votes
of whole districts, favorable to our candidate
were, without shadow oflaw or justice, wholly
rejected, and false and partial returns made.‘
Can there be any safety under republican insti-
tutions. ifsucli high handed oppression be tolerat-
ed ? No, we owe it to ourselves as frceiiicn, anti
good citizens to examine into this matter, and if
fraud be detected, to expose and resist it. We
owe it to our country and I0 posterity."
STILL MORE A'l"l‘Il0ClOUS.
Election Frauds in NcwJcrscy.—Ii is alleged.
for instance. that in one small district in Borgnii
coiini_v. N. J. there are tliiriy-live \Vhig voiors
prepared to make affidavit. that they, each one
oftlieni. voted the Whig ticket, and yet, when
the ballots were counted. althoiigli in nuinhot‘,
they agreed with the poll list-—tberc was only
twenty-two votes for the \Vlii,r; tickct. Of course,
tliirieen Vlrbig ballots must have been taken out
ofthc box and as many Loco-Foco ticketaaub:.ti-
tiited for them. Other incidents are mentiuno-Il
to-mlirig to corroborate the belief. that the ballot '
l-0.2: itself’ has been systematically violated.‘
American.
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ANo'rIii:tt ~'Wiiie Vic'roitI'.—'l‘be Baltimore
city election was held last week, and ijeaultml in
the Colllpltlc success of the \Vliig ticltcl by tho 0
, Slicppard C. Lca- ‘H’
kin, the \\'big candidate, was elected Mayor by
The Baltimore Chroni
most triumpliant iiizijoiiiics.
a majority of-167 votes.
clc says:
“The election. we are happy to say. was,
cliaracierizeil by lliuse scenes of violence vi-liicli
ilisgraccd our City, two weeks ago. The ,.,,,,,,.y
of the govcrriinoiit was wanting, niiil no liired
bullies appeared at the polls to pruvoni the aged,
infirm, or timid. from ileposiiiiig their ballot.-i.——
The coiiscqziencc wasi that tho \-Vliigs have ob.
tuiiiod n iiiajoriiy of nearly five liiindroil VHl()5—.
a niajoriiy wliitrb falls.-liort oftlicir real stiprcoiim.
cy in lialiitiiore. 'l'lii.-I rt‘.Slill Sl|t)\V‘5l!tiliClU.‘ilVt5°
ly lllill. but for tho Vitilctico “’lllt'.l| prcvi-tilt-il a ‘-
fair election on the 3d of Ucliilwr. Mr. Sim-lo
would have obtained in Baltiriiorc a sufficient
majority to clcct llllll hovcriior of i\'laryland."
Williaiig K. Bond, of Ohio. has been rcelcctcil
to Congress. The people oftlint state would not
trust the notorious Dr. Duncziii. iiulcss they hm}
a bond to indemnify them for all the ilniiiuge
which they may sustain in consequence of his
reelection. ,
J. Fcnnimorc Cbopcr, Esq. the popular novel-j .
lsl, is engaged in preparing for the press, a
Naval History ofthc United States. It isa sub-
ject replete wiili iiiiorc.-t. and Cooper is the very;
man to do it justice. \Ve wondor iftlie Globe
will not veto this attempt to " make he,-oes our oi‘.
1,2,
cobblcrs and tui.:crs." as I‘!-at iiifiirrinus pi-in,
terms the gallant, oliiccrs ofour Navy '1,
Pcnnsg/luamia a ll’/rig Slate.-On cxziiiiiiiipq
the rciuriis it will be semi the Whigs have uh‘-
tairicd ii glpriojis triiiiiipli in iliis state. The;
‘I . - . - ‘ .'
Egeiiate is as ileiriileally \Yliig as liisl your, uni]
we lirivo now also the A.-sorrilily. air pr;ptil':iz‘
braiich ofilie lcgislriiiirc (lost your Vno l5iirrsn.'
by ti iiizijority of two. The \'t)ln:fi from ,',,,_,
hope ofdriving them from their present enviable
possessions.
MELANCIIOLY Slur-tvru«:cxs.—Tlie Sloops
Alabama, Dread, and Caution, all of Mystic, N_.
London Co. employed as wreckers on the coast
of Florida, were driven ashore and lost. in are-
ceut. severe gale. The New London Gazette
says, that the three crews, amounting to about
twenty, were nearly all from that vicinity-—
young men remarkable for that dziuntless en-
terprise, which induced them to seek, amid the
perils of distant sons, for the means of indepen-
dence and enjoyment to themselves and families.
But one escaped to fell the melancholy talc.
ILLus'rxit'rioiv.—Under the text, “Ye know
not what a day may bring forth," an exchange
paper notices the following occurrence. On
the 2d inst. Mrs. Alice Day, of Newbern. N. C.
were, at the last dates, all alive and kicking,
“ Bv HOOK on jnv cRoox.”—Enos Hook, was
one of the successful Loco-Foco candidates for
Congress in Pennsylvania.
county of Pliiladelpliizi. giving a iiitijority to t is
VVlIig camlidsitcs. have been receiver! at the or.
fice nftlio Secretary ofthc Coiiiinonwoalth iipd
recnrilcd. ' '
The State Trcn.surc'. Aiidiinr, and U. S,
Senator, will therefore be \Vliig. It is Dpl
probable that lngersoll of PlIllallPlplllfl will at-
tempt to carry up to the Legislature his opposi-
tion to the decision of the Judges of the Northern
Liberties ofthatcity.——N. Y. Star.
All right in Soul/L (,'cu'uIina.—(}o_in. \ViI«lily
Tlioiiipsori, Anti-Van liureii and Anti-S‘ b-
Trcasiiry. against wlioin the force ofthc oppo'.~'i-
lion has been directed, is reelected to Congress
by 1000 majority. It is a singular fa’:-t that
those elected since the somerset in SOUll| Cuto-
liiia, are Auii-Van Buren Sub—Treasury. How
sensible men could so suddenly fall in love 'w'i't_li
such an ugly monster as the Sub-Treasury, is
to all surprising. It is in plain parlance a re-
quest“fro‘i'ii the President to give him the keys
of the Treasury. and the Sovereign people to go.
about their business and ask no questions.-—
Star.
IV/rig Ncwspa12ers.—\Ve beg the attention of
our political friends. one and all. to The impor-
tant duty ofnow attending to the business of ex-
tending the circulation of VVl1ig newspapers. It
is an obligation which all ought to feel, and a
duty which every man ought ioundertake in his -
It in
Another practice prevalent in many of our . .
.c°,,n,,,.y ,owns ,8 eXceQL,,ng,y -unp.,ea,Sant’ and _Poles seek a home in some foreign land, or be
productive of no good. It is that of bo}ird‘iiig"'c’ontent.io exist upon the scanty pittance doled
theiinstructor all over the school district—-mea- out .0 Us by 0,“. c,,,,,,ue,.,,,s_
suring out his time of board in each family by . . . .
the number of scholars the family sends—and B"! “M” we can have a fa” hgl"-'""'-‘I we
thus keeping him upon the perpetual race to ob- 3?? Sallshed lhal 353 Pall)’ “'9 h3"°‘ll5Pl“)'°d ‘he
same activity, exercised the same sagacity, and
ruin his bread. However, this practice has
been so long and so universally pursued, that we ,,c,_ed Wm, me Same ,,,,,,,,,m,,), as ,.,,,m,,,,om,n,s'
and fouglit too fora prize wbicii both parties con-
snppose it will_uot be speedily abandoned-—stil_l
we think it high time that it were, and that
the parsinionieus pursuits .of_o_i_ir fa.tlieits.in mat. sider of the same high consequence. we are not
59“ Of edu°5lJ?1.0l1 may be o.l.ia,ndoned.—-Norwicli to be disheartened or discourarved There is cer-
- ' ' . - ' o ' .
tally nothing in the political occurrences of the
last few weeks to dispirit us. True our cause
Courier.
has met with a more desperate and successful
opposition in New Jersey and Qliio than we no-
iic_ipated—- but what of all this. \Ve have, n_ot-
withstanding. gained uponour opponents. since
ilie adjournment of Congress, as is clearly shown
by the following suuimary of the elcctiiins
which have been held:
Twenty-Slxtli C-oiigress.
own way and in his own neighborhood.
not the newspapers which are filled with politi-
cal sirife and animosity. duringthe heat ofncon-
tesied election, which tnake converts or which
build up and sustain our party. But it is the
silent and gradual influence acquired by an
honest and fairly conducted newspgipér, regular-
ly received and quietly read at the family fire.
side. which is what we 'valuc and seek for.
Every man ought to subscribe for some newspa-
per, no'. only for the amount of knowledge and
entertainment vyhicb it will impart to himself
and his family, but for the animation it imparts
and the mental action it awakens, especially in‘
youthful minds. But every Whig ought espe-
cially to have a Whig newspaper at conimand,
not only for his own use, but to lend to any can’-
did and inquiring friend of the opposition ptirty:
Fmn.—-The spacious college building at
Crawfordsville, Ia. known as the Wabash Uni-
versity, of which the Rev. Dr. Baldwin, recently
of New York, is President, was destroyed by
fire on the 22d ult. Loss estimated at $15,000.
WFY lh¢e9- This l8 00! lhe firs! limo that they another act with the same Lille, intended to effect
have “gone out for wool and come back sliorn.” ill8'same.object, tiri_d_mUCh more Simple {Ind .915-
-——-—————:——— cacious In Its provisions.
Tim SUIB-’.l.‘REA_SURY.—-llrlaj. Noah says of The act of 1837 was burdened with unceces-
this de,e5,,,i,j_e Sc1,eme_..1, ;S;,, plain parlance sary enactments, which enhanced the trouble
a request from me Pmsmem to give him we and expense of an unfortunate debtor, and defeat
_ ed the beneficial design of the law.
keys Or ‘he Treasury. and lhe S0Vef€Ign people The following are some of the disadvantages
to go about their business and ask noquestions.” Of the “Ct °f1837- _
____._j_ .1. By the operation. of that not, every man
ADVERTlSl1\'G.—-Bennett, ofthe N. Y. Herald, might be regarded by his creditor asan abscond-
who has recently returned from a trip to Europe. mg debtor’ and the debts .due to mm mlght be
_ _ . . _ ‘ reached by_process offoreign attachirient. The
says that while in London and Paris be bad ina- e,,,.,,,,,gS of 3, poor man might be absorbed by tho
ny applications for advertising, and actually expenses attendant upon such a process.
received £50 sterling cash, in advance.- He 2~ Tl“? Pwtehdcd exemption from imprison-
promises, as soon as lie can unpack his trunks, "mm was "°'”.m“l not real.’ The. exc°l’ti°“5
were so numerous as to render the gift nugatory.
with which they are slufcrl, to spread an ass,ort- A Wm-1-aim; to arrest ,1 person migmbe issued on
rrient of foreign advertisements before his read- 8l°fi<l=1Vlt that the debt in demand exceeded five
Some may believe that this is all slufl.— d°]lar:,';1.nd pmofthat he was about t? remwe
But for ‘his sake, (Beunet is ti clever fellow.) we lldllltilradil liiglbriiattllitfiliih
hope It is not. We must have the Herald on ty or riglitsin action which he fraudulently con
' our exchange list. Here’s at you.old cock-eye! l"e“l°d' 0.‘. “mt "0 had "Ems in 305°“: 01' 501119
' interest in public or corporate stock, money or
Nl."°'3"l“’° melhhels ha“? been -'1h'°3‘l)’ °'l°°l“ N.u‘i01¥A1. THEATRE.-—Tl]e Locosofthe city e"id,°"f°S,‘,°f debt “Tichf :9 “l(lllU§‘tlY 1' fused to
' appy o to payment o is c t; or that he
ed to the next Congress, leaving fifty-four to be. of New-York, have nominated Edwin Forrest, had ,,SS;g,,cd, removed or disposed of or was
cliescn next uiontli as follows : , the play actor, as acandida_te_for Coiigress. This about to dispose of tiny’of his prqpert.y,\vjt}1 in.
The Tiverfon Print \Vorks, near Fall River,
Mass. with 3000 pieces of goods, were burned
on the 9th inst. $19,000 insured.
ELECTIDVI FRAUDS.
vioLA'rIo_N or THE BALLOT cox!
We extract a portion of the address of the
\Vliig State Committee in Pennsylvania, calling
upon the \Vhigs of that State to investigate the
manner in which the recent election was conduct-
ed. The address tbus exposes seine of the
frauds which were practiced :
“The election has been characterized by
features altogether unparalleled in the history
ofour State politics. A few ofthose ofa more
general nature may here be instanced.
When the returns from all the counties shall
be received, it will probably be found that the
whole vote given for Joseph Ritiier on the _9th
inst. is greater than that which be rcceiyed in
I
“ lfyou mean to live long,” said a physician
to his patient, " you must abstain from these
spirituous liquors.” A week had scarcely
elapsed, when they again met. “Well,’ ask-
ed the physician, “ have you attended to my ad-
vice?” " I liavc indeed. doctor," was the re-
ply, "and ifI ppr§se..ver.e,-I certainly _shall-live
longer thaneve; man existed upon earfliifl I
have abstainedjfor seven days, and they."~h':t _e
been longer than any seven years of my ..lif.é:."‘
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Absolution. —-The Journal of Commerce states
that a girl in the ,Matyor’s court, being asked-
where she should go if she took ii,':,'_;f't1lse oath,‘
she replied, “ To father Baldwin fofabsolution,
of course.” .
The Vermont Legislature assembled at
Montpelier Oct. 11. Norman Williams was
chosen Secretary of the Senate, and So'omon
Foo: Speaker of the House by 147 am‘ of221'_
voies. On canvassing the votes for Governor
and Lieut. Governor, the present Executive,
his excelleucy, Silas I-l.Jcnnison, was found to
liavo 24,738 out of43 969, the whole number
polled, giving him a splendid Whig majority
over all otlie_r candidates of 5.507, the Lieut..
Governor, David M. Camp, nearly the same.
CTS.
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Norwalk Chronicler