-decision:
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stirvcy near the casterncnd of Long island
-..-»"tli=a‘t. the vrssel was first discovered ofl
llvlorituiilr. Point-—and that the seizure was
‘made on board the vessel lying at anchor
about one mile from the shore. This is the
only-.iiilorrn»ation the court.have on the sub-
ject. of the "seizure. An examination of a
cliartof the coast will show that the state of
New York has no buys. harbors. °l'_ln'iets.
in that vicinity. In this state of the G\’l£l£’nCe,
aiidthis court has no other evidence on this
point. it would appear that the v:.sseI and the
persons on boa-rdwere seized upon the broad
ocean-—that U. S. district court for_the dis-
trict of Connecticut -have coiripctent jurisdic
tion in the pl‘-emlSt'$, and having issued its
process, this property cannot be taken out of
its hands by the circuit court. _
The matter of personal liberty involved in
this case, seems’ really to be of little impor-
tance in itself, andhas nothing to do with this
'I‘lie_‘persons claiming their liber-
the court‘ cannot but see, if discharged
‘ the district court, are rit-
are of thorns:-lvcs.
t -,
fiom the custody of _
tcfly itictipable of taking c
They must be in the charge of somebody.
and rnustbs-. provided for. If on this inquiry
it had appeared, or if on any SIllJSt quent in-
quiry it should appear, that the disirict court
of Connecticut lI‘vl(.I nojurisdiction, tl.ey could
not then; he set at liberty. The court so
finding, must reiiiit the case and ~ st-rid the
vessel and property (and t.hi°s includes the
persons claiming liberty, for we must use the
tertn property in speaking of them in the
present state of the ease) to the custody and
keeping of the court where such jurisdiction
is found to belong. The decision, then, if
against the. jurisdiction of court in this»dis-
trict, would only change the custody ofthis
property from one court to"another.
The court proceeded to speak of the other
libels filed in the district court-—ofthc claims
of Siguors Moutez and Rui7.—of the Spanish
rriinister—-and ofthe cohditioiial claim ofthc
United States-—as questions not now before
the court, but as now pending before another
court, and liable hereafter to come before this
court for :idjudicution—-and repeated in sub-,
stance what had been said in an opinion be-
fore given. that cognizance of the offences
to have been comniitted on board a foreign
vessel, does not belong to the couits of the
United States. but rriust be tried under the
Iaws of tire. country or nation to which the
vessel belongs. The opinion of the court
was conclud».-d in these words:
" The court only decide now, that the case
of those persons is in a legitimate and proper
course of l_itigation,_ and therefore the motion
under the writs of habeas corpus mu.-t be de-
nieil.”_ » .
The circiiit court having thus closed its
business was adjourned sine die.
Immediately upon the adjournment of the
cllcllil C011“. an adjourned district court was
'-opened by Judge Judson. and on consultation,
the third Tuesday of Nov. iiext was assign-
ed for the trial of the libels now pending;
before a special district court to be holden at
Hartford on that day. The lllarshallwas
also directed to hold the blacks in custody in
the jail at Hartford, and make every neces-
sary provision for their comfort in the mean-
time.
Facts to be re-memberexl.-—-in lS34, when
Gen. Gordon, of Virginia, introduced the
Federal Siib-Treasury. Bill, the Washing-
ington Globe denounced it as “ disorganizing
and revolutionary.” Gen. Jackson was open-
I ' and vehemt-ntly against it as a high toned,
ederal measure The Globe said it would
" expose the treasury to be plundered by an
hundred hands where one cannot reach it
now.” The scheme was then almost unani-
mously-repudiatedmhe \Vhig and Jackson
members ofCongrcss voting together against
the bill.
But in l838, when Mr. Van Buren found
that he must POSSGSS hlmselfof the Tl'f’3l5lll'ylt'1(‘Se elections which is worth contending
in order to ensure his reelection, this “ revo-
lutionary and disorganizing" Federal Sub-
Trcasury scheme was revived! The pro-
jcct of collecting the revenue in gold and sil-
vet and of placing it in “ Vaults” to be kept
by officers appointed by the I’re§ident, was
recommended to Congress 'l‘his attempted
usurpation 8XCIItd the indignation of the peo
pie. The blow thus aimed atthe credit and
currency of the country, arrayed all men,
who regarded either their own interests or
the public welfare, against the scheme of
Federal Supremacy. In the city of New
York, ever independent, honest democrat,
took grouncflagainst this scherne. And those
ineu remain “unchanged” in their course
and sentiments. But how difi'erent has been
the course of things at Albany ? I-lere,
when the new Federal scheme was announc-
ed as a measure of the Presidr-nt, Ex-Gov.
Marcy, Dr. ]rVendell, Mr. Coming, and
other leading Van Buren men. took ground
against it. Gov. Marcy was open and-
loud in his denunciations. He not on-
ly concurred in opinion with Messrs. Tall-
madge and Clark, but expressed his satisfac-
tion ii‘. the course of both those gentlemen in
opposition to the scheme at the extra session
of Congress. He visited Mr. Tallmadge, af-
ter his rcturn from Washington, and in the
course of conversation in relation to the Sub-
Treasury scheme, said—-“ I suppose they
will want -me to endorse in in my Message,
but I’ll be if I do it!” He did endorse
it in hisymessage, and he is in the esti-
mation of all honest, independent. "unchang-
ed dernocrats.”
The scheme for the concentt'aé.l!-ill Of power
in the Federal head of the governi'n'.t’fIl. Will
be found on our first page. We ask all to
read the bill carefully. They will see that
its object is the creation of a huge Treasury
Bank, under the control of the Presidt-nt, by
means of wliichgthe people are to be enslaved.
It p.t‘0,Y,l(,l€8.. 100.. ft?!‘ the Aippointrncnt of
“ Swnrms.of .ofl_ice ho,lde.l's who will eat out
the substance of the la_nd_."' And in the ex-
pressive language of Gen. Jackson, it." “ ex-
poses "the people’: money to be plunrleifed by an
has-lred iiamds where one cannot reach it
now.”
Extcmive Conflagration in New «York.--
At half past 4 n’cloc.k yesterdiy afternoon,
(the 20th ulj.) smoke and flame was.discov-
ered,isstiin.g‘ from the gas room of the Na-
tioml 'I‘heatrc., and in a few minutes thr.
whole house was on vcglopcd in flames. The’
alarm? was given iinrnediately, and soon
brought to, the spot the .variot_rs fire compa-
nit-3 and thousands of citizens as spectators.
In less than an hour after the fire was dis-
covered, there was nothing left standing of
this beautiful thcatre, but the bare walls.-—
The principal part of the.books and papers
were saved, but the entire tvardrobe, scenery
and properties were destroyed. \Ve under-
stand the building was partially inéllretl. ljut
none of the properties. &c.containcdthcr€1n.
The loss is estimated at $130,000.
In ii short time the building surrounding
the theatre were wrapped in flames, and_per-
sons were constantly employed for three or
four blocks around in throwing water upon
the tops of the buildings to extinguish the
burning cinders which were constantly fall-
ing upon them.
The ciipola of the splendid marble build-
ing at the corner of Franklin and Church
streets, occupied by the congregation of the
French Episcopal Church, St. Esprit, caught
‘from the roof of the theatre, and the flames
soon coinrnuiiicnted with the rafters sustain-
ing the roof, which afterwardsfell in, and
the whole body of the building was destroy-
ed, leaving the walls standing. ‘We are
gratificrl to state that the splendid organ be-
longing to the church was taken down and
preserved. The original cost of this build-
ago, was $200,000.
The African Episcopal Methodist Church,
at the corner of Leonard and Church streets,
opposite the theatre, was also dv stroyed with
the exception of the walls, which were left
standing. The loss to the church is estimat-
ed at $12,000.
The building occupied by the. congrega-
tion of the Reformed Dutch Church in
Franklin street, caught from the rear of the
theatre, and like the other buildings, the
interior was destroyed. This building had
recently been thoroughly repaired and reno-
vated, and the loss is estimated at 825,000.
In addition -to these, several dwelling
houses were burnt, and others more or less
damaged, and the roofs of some twenty or
thirty buildings were several times on fire.
The fire originated -in the theatre. Lights
are kept burning under the stage all day;
and a workman who was employed in re.
pairing the gas pipcs, when he left work
turned off the gas as be supposed, but it ap-
pears, that instead of doing so, he turned it
on, and in a short time the whole space un-
der the stage became filled with gas, which,
as soon as it touched the light, exploded with
great violence, blowing up the whole stage.
The scenery and light frame work around
was almost instantaneously in a blaze, and
when the alarm was given the flames were
bursting from every part of the house. So
rapid was the progress of the fire, that the
person had barely time to escape by jump-
ing from a window.
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fioauvmiz eazerrs.
"noi:’r on/1-: UP ‘rm: siiir.”
VVEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1839.
Town Meetings.--The Loco-Foco presses
continue to harp upon the importance of car-
rying the town elections this fall, and are un-
ceasing in their urgent exhortations to “the
party” to spare no pains or expense to "se-
cure the selectmeii.” ‘We really hope that
the ‘Whigs will begin to believe, before it is
too late, that there is something at stake in
for.
31;? VVC are compelled to defer, until next
week, several articles intended for this paper.
9:3’ The result of the. case of the An:is-
tad, so far as the riiattcr is decided, will be
found on our first page.
DrozoncrI.——On Tuesday morning, at 6
o'clock, ofthe 29th ult., Robert, son of Mr_
Richard Pike, of W'estport, aged about 9
years, fell overboard from the schooner Tlio’s
H. Benton, below ‘West Point, near Butter-
milk Falls, North River, and was drowned.
He was but partially dressed at the time,
having on merely a shirt and ii pair of blue
pantaloons. Should his body he found, and
information given to Mr. Pike,\Vestport, Ct.,
it would be thankfully received.
Editors in the city of New-York, and on
the North River, will please notice the above.
THE GROUND WE STAND UPON.
The sentiments of a vast majority of the
lVliigs in this vicinity, in reference tothe se-
lection of a candidate for the Prcsidcricy, are
expressed in the following article from the
National Intelligencer. While they enter.
tain a decided preference for Mr. Clay, they
still consider that the question is not whether
this or that man among the \Vhigs shall be
President, but whether the country shall be
saved or lost. The Intelligencer says:
That the measures of the present administra-
tion, as well as the principles by which it is go-
vcrned, are opposed to the wishes of the people.
and gepugnaiii to their ideas oftrue republican-
jsm, has been demonstrated by the results ofihe
eiegiious ikrougliriiii ihebniied States. wherever
made the test at the polls. A ma_jurity of the
people, we have no doubt, are tired of ilie school
of expc,ri,ments, and desire il Ielum of the reign
of conit_r,io_ii sense and consiiiuiioiial government-
Among those who are conscientiously £l(lVC‘l’8
to the present administration. however. ther-
are several ,classes_; of which the l.argesi, un_'
<liFulii_ly_,,is_coinposed oftliiise who have been al
ways opposed, ibecause of. their _uncoiistituiioiia
and arbitrary character, as well _as.th.ei‘r evil ieii
dancing, to to those nieasiiresoftlen. J_ncksoii':-
adniiriisirrizio.-_i wliicb it has lJ‘5C!’l.lll0 p,r~id,c .f.io:i‘
;_——_.._ .-—..—..¢.—.:.... ..—v —..—-o -c——
ing, wliicli was completed about two vears
iliose measures and those principles have been .
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boast of his successor to sustain and persevere in.l
Another large class consists of those who are up-
posed to substituting succession to popular elec-
tion iii the. ordination of our chief magistrates.
and are unwilling to prolong powar in tha hands
ofthe appointee of Gen. Jar.-ltsnn, to enable him
in turn to delegate it to Col. Benton or Amos
Kendall, or any of the aspirants who may be
preferred as his successor by the reigning Presi-
dent. at the end ofa second term nfservice. A
iliird great class embraces those who were
honesi supporters ofihe last ailininisiration. 7 ml
were well disposed to have stipporied the pres.
em. but are now nppn:-tell to the reeleciirin of
Mr. Van Buren, because he has steeled his heart
against the siiffr-riiig_ nfbis follow citizens, turn-
(‘(l a deaf ear in the prayers and remonsirances
of his real friends. and slmwn 1] disposition In
make his own will paramount to that ofthc peo-
ple, repeatedly expressed, on the currency ques-
tinn especially, by their representatives in Cori-
uress.
Among these classes, and others which might
be nieniinned, ofopporierits totbe administration‘
wbetlicr considered as classes of an embgdied
iippnsiiiou, there very naturally exists some
iliflierence ofopinion as to the proper individual
upon whom they ought to unite their suflioges,
so as to give them due effect at the coming elec-
tion for the highest olllice in the gift of the people.
Without such a concenir.-itiou of public opinion.
it was quite apparent that the strength of opposi-
tion, frittered away among several candidates
for ilie Presidency, would be as thatof a house
divided against itself, powerless and inellicient.
Hence the conviction. which became very gen-
eral, oftbo necessity ofa National Convention
to nominate candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, to be supported at ihe ensuing
election; and the desire, expressed by several
state conventions and otherwise, that the opposi-
tion members of Congress should fix upon the
time and place of‘ meeting of such a convention.
Thus urged. the opposition members of Con-
gress, did. in February, lS38. after full and free
consultation. recommend that a National Con-
iion for this purpose should be held at Harris-
burgli on the first \Vednesday in December.
1839. ‘I _
At the time the convention thus recommend-
ed willceiiainly be field, under circumstances so
imposing as to give the greatest weight to its‘ to-
conimendaiions. Already delegates have been
appointed to it fromiimiiiy states: and it is pre-
sumed that nearly every state in -92 Union will
be duly represented in it. So far as delegates
are known to have been chosen. they are. we re-
oice in say. men nfilic liiglicst character. “‘IlflS(-
lives and actions give ussiiriiiice nftlieir patriot-
ism and political iiiie-grity. and leave no doubt
-lbat they will pay exclusive regard to the pub-
lic good in all their deliberations on the mo-
montous maiier ('nnf‘lded to them.
To the results of this convention we look. for-
ward, therefore, with hope and confidence.
founded on a knowledge of the unexcepilonable
motives and purposes in which it originated, and
fortified by our knowledge of the materials of
which it is to be i-omposeil. In such bands, in-
to which we should willingly trust the destinies
ofourcominon country, sure we do [101 four for
the iuleieisis of party, whose success is as rio-
thing to us except as we believe it will redouiid
to the glory and happiness ofibat country.
\Vlintever may be ilie decisions of this Con-
vention, then. we shall feel ourselves bound by
them, whether or not they acizord with our pcr-
sonnl judgement as to men. It will, in our
opinion. be the duty oftiie opposiiioii, universal-
ly. and with one accord to rally around the
standard which the convention shall raise, and
follmv it inanfully into the field. Certainly it
shall want no support, at least, that it is in our
power to give it.
Not one who is familiar with our course will
suppose. on the strength of this declaration of
ours, that we are indifferent as to the selection
‘list may be made of a candidate for the Presi-
dency, or that we have no fixed opinion on that
so ijeci. Henry Clay is, in our opinion_, emi-
‘ nenily fitted, by his manly nature, and by his
tlauiitlcss coo rage and his generous selfdbvotion,
uy long training in public life. and by many and
priceless services rendered to his country, to pre-
side over her domestic councils. and guide the
conduct. of her Foreign Relations. in the capaci-
ty of Chief Miigislrate of the United States.
M r. Clay nuuhl in he the candidate oflhe opposi-
tion for the Presidency. for these reasons. and
because such is the opinion ofa large proportion
of those. of his fellow citizens whose politics ae-
cord with his. This is our deliberate opinion.
pronounced without fear, favor. or affection, and
we may add, without prejudice of any sort. be-
cause for each ofihe other persons spoken of for
the oflice we entertain a high respect and every
sentiment of kindness and good will. We give
\'IlSlIli(‘I utterance to this opinion of ours, now-
the more readily. when we see efliirls making to
detrnct by indirection, from the distingiiished
merits of this great man, and to disparage his
claims upon the gratitude of his country by
those at whose hands he has not deserved it.
Such being our opinion, wi-yet repeat the do-
clnraiiuii that we shall Q("qlIIPSCO in the decision
of the I-lurrisburgh C-invemion. whatcvcrii may
be. and willingly and cheerfully give it our
hearty siippori. I 7 '
This is the ground we stand upon.
THE REGISTRY LAVV.
None but .1 few of the most inflammable
of the Locos, manifest the least hostility to
this legislative ciiactmcnt to provide against
frauds in the elective”’francliise. The most
intelligent and patriotic among them are de-
icidedly in fatal? of the law, so far as we have
had an oppoijtunity to observe. We are glad
to" see the following article in the Patriot and
"Democrat": . ‘ .-
" ‘We ‘find, Oflftlll inquiry, that there is but
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one ‘opir-iion_, among the Conservatlm Pally °l
Connecticut with regard to this law, and We
are happy to say that their opinion is Stl’Q“‘_8'.
ly in its favor. We have given it a -ftlreilll
examination, and find that its provisions are
almost precisely similar to the present law.of
Massachusetts on this subject, which all pay-
ties in that State approve, and that it is admi-
rably fitted to effect the design for which it
is intended, viz: the prevention of fraudu-
lent voting. VVe do not see how any honest
man can fail to approve of this, andwe are
therefore not surprised to find many,‘eveii
among the Loco-Focus. who are decidedly
"in favor of its provisions. The conductors
of the Hartford Times, and the New Haven
Register, alone, are willing to incur the in-,
famy of opposing it. What do those men
expect? Do they think they can oppose a
law designed and calculated to prevent fraud
without laying themselves open to suspicion’?
Ifthey are in favor of fraud at our elections,
the conclusion is irresistible,thatthey believe
their own party will be benefitted by its con-
tinuance.
" Wle have only one word further, on this
subject, to say to the Conservatives. Attend
the Town Meetings which are soon to take
place, and aid in the choice of Town Offi-
cers who will carry the Registry Law into
operation fairly and honestly. The course
of the Van Buren papers on the subject fully
proves that no Loco-Foco can safely be trust-
ed with. its ercecution.”
fiforus Mullicauli's.—We copy the following
article from the N. Y. Star. If any confidence
is to be placed in its statements. (and we have
heard the same from other quatieis,) the abun-
dant crop in this country may yet find a very
profitable market.
The Tables Turned.-—Recent accounts from
Paris and its vicinity siale,‘that so unpropiiious
has been the season for ihecrop of Morus Multi-
caulis on account of the cold and wet spring and
late frosts. that the prices have advanced great-
ly, and there is some prospect that ()1-dexg [nay
be sent to this country for supplies of super-i5;
trees. as our fine ciiinate and powerful sun
causes them to grow for more vigorously, and to
make a much more ample development than
they do eiiber in France. or Italy. In fact. our
finest trees nfone year's grnwtinatlain ln thrice
the height. and have three to four times the
number of branches and buds that European
trees have. Tliispoini is readily accniintied for
by the fact that the Muliicaulis is an exotic in
Europe as well as here. and is a iiativeofa cli-
mate which approximates far more closely in
ours than the humid aiinnspbere of Europe.
where the power of the sun is coiiiparziiiveiy
feeble.
The experinients made in Texas have proved
that country to be very congenial in the rriulber
rv. The greatest exciteiiient. exists ilieri-, in ne-
gdard tnthe silk culture. and iinnieiise plantations
are about being formed in that fine regioii. \V.-
musl ‘begin to look zibuiii us, zriil no longer be so
recreuni in this all iiripnmim nbj.-ci as to let our
sister republic leave us in the back gmiirid.
Ri«:i>UtsLiC.\Nisi.i V3 VAN nURi:.\"is.ii.
The Dcmocrlsihai el-
.-vaied Mr. Van Buren
to prm.-er. o.~;-:iiiiie—-
I. That Guveriiinem
must be siisiuined even
at the expense of the
pennle.
2. Thu! the people
-ire prone I!) expect tin)
much at the hands of
the Government. That
this error has obtained
ll)0 long, I
3. That the Govern‘
ment might to take care
nfitself, and let the peo-
ple take care of them-
selves.
The Republicans that
elevated Gen. Jarzksoii
in power. be'lieveil—-
1. That Guverninetil
was instituted for lllt
benefit of the people.
2. That the people
bud 3 right I0 expel‘!
much from the changi-
nf rulers Wl1lt=l‘I pl8"€‘l
in Ju(_‘k5nn'S hsinils the
reins of Government.
2. That the Govern-
ment would liosbanvl
the interests ofihe peo-
ple, as it wished the peo-
ple to sustain the Go
vernment.
4. Their walchwoid
was Relrcnchment rind
Rejbrm.
5. They opposed a
profuse and prodigal ex-
penditure of the public
money.
_ 4. Their watch word
is. “ To the victors be-
long the spoils."
5. They have more
than doubled the expen-
ditures ofthe public ino-
ney.
6. They believed the
Executive power and
patroni1getoolarge—in-
creasing——und ought to
be iiiuiiiiished.
7. They believed a
standing army danger-
ousto the liberties of the
country.
8. They opposed In-
ternal Improvement by
the General Govern-
ment—as Federalism.
inexpedienl, and uncon
siiiuiioiial in Mr." Ad-
ams.
9. They opposed
splendid National and
Military schools & light
houses to the skies.
10. They chori bed
the rights of the States
and the institutions of
the States. and were
jealous ofihe’Federul or
General Government.
11. They believed
there should be but one
curr-may for the people
and the Goveruineni.
that what was good
enough for the people
was-good enough forthc-
Government.
12. They were rim
/-fiice l'lfll(lefS—-had ne-
ver had their opinions
poisoned with the sweet.-
of power and place-
aud were therefore pre-
pared vigilantly. to
watch federal encroach-
mcnis and usurpaiions
of power.
13. They vvere. in
short, Republicans.’
6. They have in-
cressed,and are stillin-
creasing to an alarming
extent, the Executive
power and patronage.
7. They have more
than doubled the stand-
ing army within the last
two years.
8. They have quad-
rupled the heretofore
heavy expenditures up-
on Internal Improve-
ments by the General
tioverninent. ~‘
9. They have cher-
ished and protected the
Aristocratic Military
school at West Point. as
erected hundredsoflight.
Enuses to the skies.
10. 'I hey have re-
cninmended a National
bankrupt law, giving
the Federal Govern-
ment authority to annul
the charters of State
Banking institutions. in
contempt of State au-
ihorities.
1]. They have at-
tempted to esiablisli one
currency for the Otlice-
lmlders and another for
the people—ilie meaner
for the people. and the
ueiierlortlieoffice-hold-
ers.
12. They are them-
selves Ol"fice-liolde-.rs-—
have tasted Ilie sweets
of power and place,anil
have therefore a deep
interest in extending
Federal encroachmenis
and usurpations ofpow-
er.
13.‘ They are,in short,
Federalists.’
$12?’ Thus have the Van Buren " Demo-
crats" swung round
Republicanism l
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from the old Jackson
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New Papers.---“'I‘lie Unchanged Demoi.-rat"
is the name of a new Conservative paper pub-
lished in Vernon, Oneida Co.
“The True American.’-’
do. at Sclieiiectndv.
do. in Ithaca. The ,s
EIIIIIJIIIISIIZIIIIOD-°-«SHIT.
“ The Lover."
rate cannot go with the
C/rearing.--Amidsttlie general gloo ii i.‘irougli-
out the country, which in some _int-asurc para-
lyses the exertions of the Whigs for the approach-
ing Contest. it is cheering occasionally to hear
the confident opinions of our friends at a distance.-
and their encouragement to dash ahead with
zeal and spirit. All looks well, and is as Well
as we .con|d wish. it we will only think so.-
Hear what the New Orleans Bee says on the
subject: _
" Wliat. then. have the Wliigs to fear?-
From feebleness they have waited to powerful ;
from numerical insignificance Iliey.have become-
countless as the sands on the sea .-Ir‘-...r;.-.: from a
dmibtfiil ienure nfa few minor states. Ibev have
conquered and hold securely Ibo encmyls most
valued possessions. East and west. north and
south are their i.-opbies to be found. .And he-
cuiise two states alone have not aiiswr-red the
expectalions nftbe Whigs. should they cnnsiiler
flllufc Victory hopeless, or be appalled by the
exuliaiion oftbeir antagonists? It were fully to
despond. and madness to despair. The Whigs
lack noiliiniz bur union and harmony to secure
Iheiririumpli. They liavetlie strength. - They
ll8V8 1| majority ofibe people. The twcniv-sixth
Congress is theirs. The tnries know it. and
tremble at the prospect. Let the Whigs tlieu
disregard the foolish counsels of false prophets.
The people and the people's rt"-preseiitaiives are
wiih |liem—aml ifthey do their duty they have
cnihing to fear."
There was a general cmivociifion nf Loco-
Foco office holders of Cnnneciir-.ui in llilu (.'Ilv
last week. during the sitting nfilie U. S. Circuit
Court. The Marshal had SllIl'lll!l)tlP(l ii Grand
Jury composed, with two nr three exec-prions, o
Loco-Fuco Custom -Hmiseuflicers. Po.-iinnslers
and hungry expect:-ints, whose piilc would be
tickled by a bit of paironagt-, which together
with the Marshal. District JliIll_!P. U. S. District
Attorney, and such oiher'uf'tiie/7n'tIg.ful as volun-
teered to attend. formed a pretty liirge i-nrps who
were re.-irlv to (li)‘atlle lbr "I/icir salaries and
their bread " One'or iwu secret se.~:.-i-iris were
held. an l we iiiiilorsiaiiil -' the gentleman from
Hampou" exliibited‘his accusiniiied zeal and
disintercstedncss in I'Cl8ll0l') to the present proa-
pects ofthe partv. The only result oflheir do-
liberaiious which have been prnmiilgnteil iszi
recominendaiinn to their State Ceiiiriil (3omniii-
tge to hold the annual Luci.‘-Fo(:o State Conven-
tion for the noinluaiion of State Officers in No-
vember next. iusinarl of February as has been
customary.-—Palriota1ul Deniocfat.
}lIr. Clag/‘s -Land Bill.—Oiie of the mast ex-
cellent bills ever earnestly desired by a people.
and arbitrarily ilefeiitoil by their l'l)l(!fS. was M r.
Cla_v’s bill for the ilisirihuiinn of the proceeds of
the public lands. This hill, (in hit-li wniilil have
given near i we millions to the slate ol'M:ir_y laud.)
iiisie-ail of spcnilirig that niuiicv for el¢-ciioueer-
irig piirgoses, or allowing the. 2i)\'8l’l|f7l('Ill ufli
cers in e-lope with it was passed by both lioiises
of Con-_»r.;ss : the Presivlr-iii killed it try his vein
-in»! bv it fair anal lt‘,'1llllImlF‘- exercise of that
cniisliiiiiinnnl power, but by 2! shuii'ie'fiil evasion
nfilie law and ilereliciinri ofduty. 'l‘m- bill was
neither appmveil nor returned byilie President,
'-'-‘llll liisnliji-uiions. iittliesessiiiri at which it pass-
eil; had it been reiiirnotl, it would have becomen
law, in spite of the Presiileiit, for it would have
been i)}lSs(‘,‘l bv n nniieaiiiiiiimial inujuriiy, But the
Pri-..~:i«lr-iii. well aware oftliis. atiil tleléfllillicd in
(‘It"ll2a)l the will of the people. kept the bill until
the next session. when u more subservient Cori-
gre-:-_i.\vniil«l yield in his will.
Thus the people wereilefiauded ofihcir rights.
and the nmney il-ie In the states. and Lleninnilcd
by the states. was withheld. Wiiut has bccoiiie
of that money? Let the records of Congress
show. Let the reports of. the Secretary show.
Let Swartwnui and Price answer. Let the
sixlyfour out of sixty-seven laud receivers who
have proved defanliers answer. The money
has been expended in elections. and the base in-
siruirieiits of the administration have n{‘tI' in
Texas or in Europe. and are now lit-irig in
luxury and ease upon their portion ofthose spoils
which should have been reu-lcrerl to the penplc-',
Such is one chapter in the history of this govern-
great. There are others equally lilaeli.-—l;’ror.
our.
A Race in the Air.—[t is seldom that the
denizens of the city have an opportunity of see-
ing as interesting ii sight as was witnessed bv
several gentlemen from Ferry Bar on Sunday
morning last. A large bald eagle was seen
skimming the air and floating up the river on 8
foraging expedition. for the replenishment of his
royal larder; but apparently finding 30 quarry
worth a stoop, soared away, and was lost to the
sight in the clouds. A short time afzer a fish
hawk appeared, and squiniing with ii knmviiig
glance across the broad street of water. -pounced
upon a fine fut fish. and mounting. prepared to
return to his nest up the south branch. I'Ie‘li:iil
not flown far before he put about, and steering in
Ihe wind’: eve, sailed down towardsibe bay with
all the swifiriess his powers could compass.-
Presently a dark speck was seen a mile or two
in‘ his wake. and soon the royal bird was discov-
ered dartiug after his p_rey, his tail stuck a peak.
and his wings compressed, flapping with ii
rapidity that sent him along with the swifiuess
of an arrow from the bow offiobiu Hood. The
hawk knew his pursuer. and practised 9 ruse by
darting upwards when about a iiiiletliis side of
the fort. The eagle daned under him. and ris-
ing, apparently perpendicular. a few feet above
the hawk, gave him a flap with one of his wings
which caused him to drop the fish, and the royal
pirate. dropping from his airy height caught the
fish before it reached the water. and skimmed
olftriuinphant. leaving the prior hawk to seek his
breakfast where be best might ‘find it.--Ball.
Sun. -
The Middleiown Sentinel appeals with grleat
feeling to the democrats who love their king bet-
ler than their country, to come out against the
people at the town meetings. and‘ has over two
columns of matter on the subject. It is appar-
ent that the Locos mean to uiake a more deter-
mined eflort to carry the town meetings this fall
than ever before. . \Vbigs! be upon the alert
and you are safe. But if you sleep. and regard
regard not the warnings you have had. you are
gone. Connecticut has, perhaps, decided the
character of the next House of Representatives
in Congress. If she continues true to herself.
she may decidetbe next Presidential election in
the same ways-so ilie Whigs have every ino-
iive. to persevere in the good cause and maintain
the commanding position they have cbosen.—-
Palladium.
While we would not claim that the results
of the October elections, though they should
be almost -unanimously favorable to the
Whigs, will be decisive of the political cha-
racter of the state next spring, we would
nevertheless urge the Whig voters to re-
member the very strong influence which
they will have upon the April-election, and
after that, upon the Presidential contest,
which succeeds very soon after. Now then
is the day _and now the hour for the Whigs
to make their influence felt for some time.-—
lb.
Knowledge is Power.—At a meeting
which took place the other evening for the
purpose of forming a North London Me-
clianics’ Institution. Ml‘ Basll Montagu. 88
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He was wulkin a few‘ months a o.‘ '
Portland-place, whgen he qb_served;la‘
croWd_. of people assembled, apd found.t_liqtjt
was in consequence of _a large mastiffdog‘
having a lesser one _in. his gripe, sewn}
persons n'i_od, by splitting the niastiff’s coir,
find IW biting and pinching its tail, to unit‘...
it let go its bold, but in vain. At lasta dglf.
cute and dandied young glentleman came up",
and making his way through the crowd, into
the circle, requested to be allowed to separati;
the dogs ;’ assent was given amidst jeers and
laughter; when the dandy slowly drew froinil
his pocket :1 large snuff box, and having ta.-.
krn_ a_ pinch himself, inserted his fingers‘
again into the box and withdrawirig av larg.
er pinch deliberately appliel it to the rims-
tiff s nose. The snuff operated sopowerfully
Onlthe animals olfactory_nerves, that it not -
otn yainmediately let go its bold, but made
i sesltzagia as fast as it could: The dandy
j,‘ ‘'5 W l)’ Cl19t'-ml. _upon which be stopped '
°l' a '"°‘l“’"l~ and Said. “Gentlemen, I have
merely given you a proof that " Know-ledge
is Power.’ ”—London pap.-.5-',
;
. From Tc:cas.—'I‘lie steam packet Coluim-
bra, Capt. Windle, arrived at New-Orleans ‘G
from Texiis in 36 hours. All was tranipjii-I
and healthy ; the general election had pass,-(I1
off without the least disturbance. Galveston
has established quarantine regulations. Gen. l
Samuel Houston has been elected to Con.
gress, to represent San Augustine. The
I--Iouston Telegraph says, but we think the
must be some mistake in it, that flour \
selling at from 60 to 75 dollars per barre .
Gen. Anava had arrived at Texas, to pm’.-
cure aid in establishing a new Republic out!
of a portion of the Eistern States of Mexico,
in opposition’ to the powers of the central go.
vernment. I’hc_ longer Mexico postpones
recognizing the independence of Texas, es.
tablishing ll boundary line, and adopting a
treaty of amity, the more will Mexico be
exposed to the attacks on their tcI'I‘itol'v.——.
The Galveston Civilian, of Sept. 13th states : A
" \Vc have little domestic news of impor.
tance. About 80 men left this citv on Mo..-
day morning to serve against the Indians on-
tlic frontier, in case they should be needed. "
Several hundred men will be kept N'2’tll:ll‘lV‘
in the field, until flppTel‘|t‘llS.l_OX‘lS of ~llllCl':t'.l“l
trouble from the S3V:t1fi‘S have subsided,
“ We iinderstand that improvi-mt-nt is pro-.
gressing pretty rapidly at the new seat of go.-
vi-rnim,-nt, notwithstanding the great diflicllul-‘-
ties iieci-ssary to be over.-oine The next i
session of Congress, we suppose, will be-
hol-len there, though board is now five do]-
l-.irs ('I'exas money) per d:‘ly;'(‘.\’llCll)' thu-
siliirv of :i meiiiber. , The g'()"c]'[”"lInt om_
ces and property have been removed from:
Houston.” _
.j..__...j.
Now, Sum, if you don’: stop licking tlmtl
molasses, I’ll tell the man." "By c-h.-.ll;3._
you tell the man, and I’ll'lick you‘. and. th.c~
-lass-as too.” ,
Finn’: Last -—-W'liy can the Irish I’lt‘\'(‘.l',"
getsbort of beef? l)’yc give up .7‘ Be.-
catise when the please Illt‘_\i'L".lIl,Fll§l.liZ_L‘ pl,-iity‘
of bulls. - ‘
to
Melons/ioIy.—'I‘lic Catskill i\I.--ssengigr
says: "A lciriale :ipp:m=ntly about 20 vcars.
of age, is now at our County House, whose,
mind is p-irtizilly tlerariged. SlICi\\’:lS foimil
in the woods in this town, near the house of“
Wr. Goctchieus, where, from her own ac.-
count, she has been for several wt.-el.'s past,
living upon berries, fruits, and the milk or .255‘-
the neighboring Cows. Shel: in a very des~ ;.
titute condition,_aiid is either unable or un-
willing to communicate her name-, or ivhere
she came from. From some slight circum-
stances, gathered from her conversation, it is-
supposcd that she came from New Jo.-"rs.-y,._..
She is rather small, delicately forrrii-il, and at.
times gives evidence of a cultivated but do-«
ranged mind. It is to be hoped that her re-—'
latives, ifshc has any, may be tirade acquaint-
ed with her present deplorable condition.”
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fllorc Em.i_graiils.-—'I‘lic Miltvaukic Sen-
tinel says, that about lO0 faiiriilii-s of Ger-
mans and Norwegians arrived there during"
the past week, and are now seeking farnis
and occupation in our vicinity. Many of
them bring abundant, means to secure ‘large
farms and to stock them well. The Germain
families, indeed, have bags of golil—-some of‘
them having $20,000 and upwards. - We
understand that there are 500 more families
expected from Gcrinany during the fall an-li
spring ensuing.
Gen Scotl.—'I‘he Conservativr-s of Ulster‘
county, have nominated Gen. Scott .-for the
Presidency. The C0l]S(!I‘Vsill\'8S are not very.‘
concordant in their Presidential prefcreircc-s.‘
In Ohio, they prefer Gen. Harrison ; here--
about, Mr. Clay-—and in Ulster, Gen Scott..
Death of a. Member Congress-.—The Hon.
Albert G. Harrison, member of Congress.
in that state, on the 7th inst.‘ A new elec-
tion will soon be held to supply the vacancy.
Another instancelaf the vigilance-of the
American Authoritics.—Bill Johnston,‘who
a bail bond was required, has taken posses-
sioii of Grindstone Island again. ‘
festo from Fort Wallace. We have beef‘
that on Saturday last there were-landed on
war, under the superintendence of 'Johi_i_’ston'
—U. _C. Herald.
E:ctraordinq.ry_ Abduction in-._ Mucbch
setts.—The National Egis, publish_ed:Z’a
Worcester, Massachusetts, contains uytlon
son” of ____John Fos_t_ei' Francis, :1 -rei_i_i;de_ri_t,9_f
Worcester. He ‘was , fraudulently seduced
away from his parents, and there.is_.-reason to
believe, has been sold into slavery in .Vu'gi-
nia. The agents in this nefarious nctappear‘
to have been Perlcy’ Shearerand Johp.Dick‘r
enson, of Palmer, who on the ' ll-llll ...||1“'-;°.l.5_'
tained permission of the parents of the .
for him to live with with them, to do ,
work. A letter has been received.-in or-
cester, from the May
In illustration of the maxim that knowledge
is power, related the following anecdote:
ciry, with the boy,
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from Missouri, died at his residence in Fulton. -’
was brought with so much parade from New
York to Watertown. and from whom so large , '
We cup-- _,
ose we shall soon see another war mani~,‘“'
told from what we consider, good autholzitf, ., ‘V
account .of .the abduction of Sidney »O;l
Francis, a colored boy, about 8 years‘ of ago, ~.
g .
or of Fredoricksburglxi‘ I
Va., stating the arrival of Shearer in ,tl|u.f_
and the sale of the latter.‘ ’
the island three cases of muskets. several
kegs ot gunpowder, and other munitions
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