Norwalk Gazette, Wednesday, July 22, 1840 · page 2

 

From the New- York Evening Star.
THE DIRECT TAX.

Mr. Nowell, a partizan of the administra-
tion in the South, proposes an early meeting
of Congress for the purpose of levying a di-
rect tax upon the people. There are no
wars——there are no rumors of wars-—there
are no embargoes—--there are no blockades
-—there. are no impediments to commerce,
to call for a Direct Tax on the American
people. But, says the administration, the
revenue of the country is not equal to its ex-
penditures; and whose fault is that? Gen.
Jackson and Mr. Van Buren’s; in derang-
ing the currency-—destroying the exchanges
——-impairing conlidence-—--breaking down
commerce and ruining trade. Having adopt-
ed these destructive measures, by which the
revenue has been essentially diminished, they
now call upon the farmer to pay a tax on his
land, his cattle and his husbandry; to the
mcchanic to put his hand in his pocket and
replenish the public coffers; the laborer to
take a piece of bread out of the mouths of
his children to make tip the deficiencies of
the revenue. Once begin the direct tax, no
matter how trifling it may be——once establish
the principle that the American people in
time of peace are to be lL11.\'C(l,rS:.f.l)Cl‘C will be
no end to the. burdens ofthe people. WV-astc
and extravagance among rulers \vill call for
taxes on every subject, even the light and air
we see and breathe. But the revenue is in-
adequate to the expenses, says the adniinis-
tration. Certainly, when expenses, when
royal expenses are incurred and paid for by
the people, such as the following items for
the President’s table:

The Set of Franc/L C/1.2'.7m_,*o7' dirt-tier ser-
vice /tasfozu‘ /tzuulrctl (I.7Ltb_f0I'l-:I/ pieces. 6071--
sisting of olive boats, octagon salatl bo-zcls.
pickle sltclls, lo7zg_/is/t dis/res, c§~c. (ya. and
cost one t/rousarul dollars.

The Desert Set blue and gold, toil/L ca-
gle composcrl of four /tmzrlrctl and twelve
pieces, inclucling sire strtnzls for Bonbo7zs.
with three stages,’ eig/it Tt7.mboztrs, wit/'t
tltree stages; tzcclrre Swcclzncal Com-
jrotiers, on feet" ; cig/it Compoliers on feet;
sin: large F/‘(til-Baskets on feet; fort?‘ Ice
Cream Vases and Covers, toil/t insirlc Bowls;
five dozen G/'cek~_fo7'm Caps amt Sa.zz.cer5,
cc. cf-c, cost one t.-’zoa.5a2zd fire /tzm.(Z7'ctl dol-
tars.

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5: 4- 2- 2- a :-

" Received, E“:c.’ti.=2zorc, 1-ll/L Nor:cmbc7'.
1837, of T. L. S/tilt/t-. Esq. one lmrttlrcrl (lol-
la/rs, infallfor asel rzf./Lrliflcitil Flowers for
tile Presi.rt'ent’s table.

“$100. JOHN Tiro:.1.A.s.

Here is another trifling job.

liVASIIl1\'GTO.‘u', Aucr. ‘.23 1837.

“ The- United States, Government for
President’s House,

,» v To Auor. F. CAISUIEYIB.-'{. Dr.
F 453 Broadway, New York.

“For GOLD LEAF, oii.m.\'e. MATERIALS,
labor, and expenses of the President’s House,
32.000 00.

“August 25, received payment in full of
T. L. Smith.
- Aucrr. F. CAIXIIVII-‘.YI-‘.1‘t.”

Two thousand dollars! l for gold lea/.-—
It is thus the gold goes, while paper is is-
sued as the" better currency. Mr. Ogle in
commenting in the H. R. on some of these
expenses, which show how the revenue goes,
says :

“ l have before me Mr. Chairman, the or-
iginal bill, (duly receiptod) for Flilil‘-((311
BEDSTEADS, .7li’.a2'ble top Vr'z.sl1s'ta7zi'z'.~?, Di-
ning Room Co.-rzmorlc, 7t=it/t stattta7‘_.j.» 7;.'a7’l)lc
top D7'cssz'-rig’Bztmcazm, an-l otliesr iipholstory,
bought Aug. 10, 18-10, for the sum of 1,-
500 50 ofthe peoplc’s cash. These articles
may be denominated household furnitttre in
the proper (S: true understanding ofthe terms.
But, sir, I protest against spending the money
ofmyconstituents for elegantFrc7zc/2. l)t3(.l.§fC(3!.lS.
Must the ADIERICAN oak, and ltL.Clt‘07’_'l/, and
c./terry/, and toalrzul, and maple, thatadmit of
the smoothest stain, stand neglected in the
forests, for the gift roscrroorl, szmrlal, 1:120/r_7/.
box and maltoga.rz._7/ of FRANCE, and the far
off“ Isles of the Sea. .7” Shall the people’s
money be shipped across the ocean by the
people’s servant, to support FOREIGN Mu-
CIIANICS, whilst ourown ‘cumtizig ‘7(.'0'I'l.T7)I(’7Li
almost perish for lack of broad’.? Shall the
bread be held from the mouth of honest la-
bor AT HOME our LAVISH!-‘.D UPON THE
SUBJECTS OF KINGS nnurmn?

Votes for Prcsirlcrrt 51.72..-l Vice Prcsirlerzt.
The following table, whicli we have prepar-
oil at the expense of some labor. will he
found useful for re erence. It exliibits the
electoral votes given fez‘ ‘tho mo-:~t f}1'0l‘ti‘ii'tt‘1'll
candidates for President anrl Vico l’resi<lcnt
ofthe United States, at the different elections
since Gen. ‘t-\';isliirigtoii’s rvtircnwrit.

1796. Prcsitl».-ii'._~J. s’\.«'l:.irn-3 71, T. Jef-
ferson 68. Vice President, T. Pinckncy
58, A. Burr 50

1800' President~—-T. Jcffc.1'son 73, J.
Adams 61. Vice President, A. Burr 73,
T. Pinclmey 58.

180-1. President———T. Jefferson lG?..——
Chas. C. Pinckney 14. Vice PrcsidCm. G'-
Clinton 163. R. {ing 14.

1868. Prc-s.lcrit~J. Madison 152,. C. C-

Pinckncy /15. Vice President, G. Clinton
118, R. King 47.

1812. Pre.sident—-—.l. Madison 127, De
VVitt Clinton 89. Vice President, E Ger-
ry 1528, lngcrsoll 58.

, ‘.816. Prcsident—-J. Monroe. 183, R.
King 34. V'ce President, D. D. Tomp-
kins 113, opposition scattering.

18:20. I. Monroe 218, no opposition ex’-
cept one vote given from New 1-Iampshire.
Vice President, D. D. Tompkins 212, op-
position divided.

1824. A. Jackson 09, J. Q. Adams 8-1,
JV. H. Crawford 41, H. Clay 37.

1828. Presidcnt—A. Jackson 178 J.
Q. Adams 83. Vice President, J. C. Cal-
houn 173, R. Rush 83.

1832. President-——A. Jackson 219, H.
Clay 49, John Floyd 11, lVm. \Virt 7.—--
Vice President, M. Van Buren 189, John
Sergeant 49, PV. W’ilkins 30, Lee 11,
Levi Ellmaker 7.

1836. President——-M. Van Buren 170,
IV. H. Harrison 78; H, L. ‘White 26, IV
P. Mangum 11, D. Hf.-l‘i.str.-1' 14. Vice
President, R M. Johnson 14.17, Francis Grati-
ger 63, scattering 84.

The jail at St. Louis, Mo. contains 51
white inmates, natives of seven foreign cotta-
ries, and eight of the United States.

 

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ANNUAiL_~,I,i.EVEES.
At these “ annual‘-‘,St'ate"letvees,” the great

ing Room,” and "Yellow Drawing Room,”
are thrown open at ‘twelve o’clock "precise-
lg/,” to the anxious feet of gaily apparelled no-
blemen, honorable men, gentlemen, and la,
dies, nation and kingdoms of the earth, ma-
ny of whom appear nmbitiously intent upon
securing an early recognition from the head
of the mansion. The President, at the
“same instant of time,” assumes his station
about four feet within the “Blue Elliptical
Saloon,” and facing the door which looks
out upon the spacious front hall, but is seper-
atcd from it, as before remarked, bya screen
of Ionic columns. He is supported on the
right and left by the Marslial of the District
of Columbia, and by one of the high offi-
cers of the Government. The Marine
Band liaving been assigned their position
at the eastern end of the hall, with all their
fine instruments in full tune,” at the same
identical moment,” strike up one of our
most admired “ national airs ;” and forthwith
a current of life flows in at the widespread
outer door ofthe palace, and glides with the
smoothness of music through the spacious
ball, by the Ionic screen. into the royal
presence. Here (to drop for a moment my
liquid figure) each and every individual is
presented and received with a gentle shake
ofthe hand, and is greeted with that “smile
eternal,” which plays over the soft features
of Mr. Van Burcn, save when he calls to
mind how confoundly “Old Tip," chased,
caught, and licked Procter and Tecumseh.
Ininiecliately after the introduction _or recog-
nition, the current sets toward the “East
Room,” and thus this stream of living men
and women continue to flow and flow, for a-
bout the space of three liours——tbe “ I)e7.>zo-
cralic P-rc.ri(lc7zl,” being the only orb around
which all this pomp, pride, and parade re-
volve. To him all these lesser planets turn,
“as the sunflower turns” to the sun, and
feel their colors l)1‘lQf11.("Y‘lG(l when a ray of
favor or :1 “royal smile” falls upon them.-—
But, amid this gorgeous pageant, I would
ask, Mr. Ch:iirm-tin, where are the sympa-
thies that beat in unison with the honest pul-
sations of the tenants of log cabins? Wliat
is there in this glare of rubles and diamonds,
and gaudy couircostumc-s, that can recall to
the mind of an observer the unequal lot of
the poor daily l;i,bore.i‘, whose task is never
fully ended until the sun retires behind the
"‘."cstci'ii n'iom.tains .7 Can a siiigle thought
for the troubles and toils and cares of lionest
poverty abide one moment in an assembly
like thi.s——an assembly which the popular cli-

iate would chill into icy stifliiess? The
gales from the log cabins would come over
it like the chilling‘ blasts from the frozen re-
gions of the poles, where the “ _._oeni-.il beams
of solar influence” cannot penetrate.-——Oglc.

Ancient fs';.»ile.——-Clcii. Jackson has never
forgotten Gen. Harri.-on’s notice of his con-
duct in the Seminole war. The beautiful
tribute ofthe latter general to the bravery and
sl~.'ill of the former, was lately published in
the “ Times.” All admired it who gave it
perusal, and richly did it deserve their admir-
ation. But while it zipplaiidetl the general
character, it comleuiiictl the particular act of
Gen. Jackson. The K‘oiisr-quence was, as
appears from the sequel; the bitter and undy-
ing 11112" of the hero of New Orleans. A-
mong his first acts on reaching the Presi-
dency in 15420, was the recall of l-larrison,
our riiinistci‘ to Color.-ibia, even before notice
was received in this country of his arrival
at Bogota llut even this arbitrary and re-
vcngefui act wasnot enough. Hishato rank-
lcs even on the jaw of the grave, and in
1840, in contempt of public opinion and the
utter forgttfuln-sss of his own dignity, he
gratutiously publishes a letter denying to
one of his country's heroes, not only correct
political princiyles, but the possession of mil-
itary abilities. lt is strange and humiliating.
But the passions of Gen. Jaelcs-on have prescri-
ted the spectacle of a successful and reward-
ed soldier, jealous of his brother sol.:1icr’s
fame, seeking to trample it down, to build
upon it the elevation of a favorite, whose
main 1‘C‘CO!11l’I‘:Ci“ill:11l()l‘t was obsequious sub-
mission to his will. "

'1 he spirit of the na-
tion will l‘C(l1‘r'SSll]C \vr-orig, and will frown
down the impious atteupt to blast the lan-
rcls of its lic~ro.——E.r]7rcs.¢.

Ta-lrirzg t/to cmzsz/.9.-—Scene: A /rouse in
llra C0ft»ItlI'_I/. Inquisitor—-Good morning,
madam. Is the head of the family at liome?

l lrs. Touchwood—Yes sir, llm at borne

Ioq.——llav’ut you a inisliund .7

lllrs. 'l‘.—~-‘fats sir, but he ain’t the head
of the fanzily, lid have you to know.

lnq ——-1-low many persons have you in
your family?

Mrs. '1‘.--— l'Vh_v, bless me sir, what is that
to you? You are mighty inquisitive, I
think.

lnq.——I am the man that takcstlie census.

Mrs. 'l‘.—-lf you was a man in your sens-
es, you would’nt ax such impertinent ques-
tions.
lnq.——Don’t be affrontr-d old lady, but an-
swcr my questions as I ask them.

Mrs. T.———“ answer a fool according to
his folly”—--you know what the scripture
savs. Old lady, in indeed!

iInq.——l beg your pardon, madam; but 1
don’t care about hearing scriptures just at
this moment. I am bound to go according
to law, and not according to_ Gospel.
1\,‘I;-s,'I‘,_.,l should think you went nei-
ther according to law norto gospel. \\’hat
business is that to you to inquire into folk’s
affairs, Mr. Thingumbob .7

lnt.—--The law rnakbs it my business,
good woman, and if you don’t want to ex-
pose yourself to its penalties, you must an-
swer my questions.

Mrs. T.—Oh. it’sthe law, is it? That al-
tors the case. But 1 should like to know
what business the law has with people's
household matters.

lnq.——Congress made the law, and if it
don’t please you, you must talk to them.

Mrs. T.——Talk to a fiddlestickl‘ l—Vhy,
Congress is a fool, and you’ro gnother.

Crops in O/1.io.—-The Columbus State
Journal of the 9th inst. says: “The wheat
harvest commenced last week in this and the
adjoining counties. It prom'ises more than

-as far as our ingpiries have extended.”

an average yield, and of excellent quality,

doors of the “East_f_Room,”.“ Green Draw. p

,of his 150 negroes, was driving the cotton
business at a great 1':itc 1

.

W710 will vote the Van Buren Ticket .7

All who are perfectly satisfied with the
resent situation of our affairs. '

All who wish to have property of every
description reduced to one-half, or one-third
its former value.

All who wish to see the price of labor re-
duced to a level with that paid in Europe.

All who wish to have the wealth of him
whose money is loaned on bond and mortgage
doubled.

All who wish to have the son of a man
without property remain poorforevcr.

All such as prefer the interest ofthe office-
holders to the interests of the people.

ln one word—all who are in favor of the
hard money Sub-treasury system.

VV/I-0 will votcfor tlte IIa7'7'ison Ticket .7

All who wish for an improvement in the
financial and business condition of the coun-
trv.

"All who wish to have the young man of
character, but without property, stand on
equal chance with the son of his wealthy
neighbor.

All who believe that the condition of our
working men hasbcen better than that of the
working men of Europe, and who wish to
have it remain so.

All such as prefer the interests of the peo-
plc. to that ofotiice holders.

All who are \v_illing to try the experiment
ofa change of rulers, and are not so bound
by the shackles of a party as to be afraid to
do so.

ln short all who are opposed to the hard
money Sub-treasury system.

P)'0lUSlC(b D1'a_.fts--Sub-Trasztry S_r,/stem.

The New Orleans Bee states that “the
Gove:'mnent committed an act of bankruptcy
in that city a few (lays since, by allowing :1
draft drawn by the Tre-.isury Department
upon the Collector of that Port to be protes-
ted ! This draft was drawn in favor of
Captain flowes of the 'l'opographical corps
and endorsed by him, payable to P. T. Elli-
cott, in payment ofa government contract.

The draft was made for ten t/zorzsonrl and
.s'2':L't_r/-dollars, and is now in the hands of the
notary.”

The same paper states that in addition to
the above, another specimen of tlie~'reso1t:'res
of the S'tib-treasurics has been afforded in
that city, in consequence ofa draft drawn by
Amos Kemlall, Postmaster General, in fa-
vor oflfieal cl: Richmond, upon \Villiam Mc-
Queen, Postmaster at New Orleans, for 722'-no
lz‘1t.7zrlre(l anrl nizrclgzj nine rlollars mul ci.g/zt_7/
dig/at cents, dated the 23d l‘.~l:iy 1840, which
was protested for non-payment by Jules, Mos-
sy, notary public on the 23d oflune, and has
been returned to the north.

C/tolera in .TIl.s'SisS'i],r‘7)i.——-I)/‘earl/bubf(zl(Ll-
'it_z/ amon._.«,r tltc »Slarcs.——Tbe following story,
says the St. Louis Pennant, is no sketch of
faney—--we have responsible authority for
its truth :

“A few weeks ago an extensive cotton
planter‘ in the Mississippi, who owned about
one llU‘()Cll‘(f(l and fifty nzgrocs, fountl the
cliolera had suddenly broken out among
them, and raged most scriously—carrying
offsonie fifteen or sixteen daily. The. news
traveled speedily amongst his neighbors, and
no one had the temcrity to go near the “in-
fected district,” for fear of contagion ! Eve-
ry daya long line of rough board coflins
was carried into the fields and deposited in
the earth, while the citizens eizpressed the
deepest sympathy for their unfortunate. neigh-
bor. At ltngtli they were nrarly all gone,
and the ruin:-tl planter sold his land and
started for 'l‘cxas, to commence the world
new. Aftorsever-.11 days had elapsed, how-
ever, several gentlemen, suspecting that all
was not right, caused a number ofcoftins to be
unearthed, and found that they cuntained—--
nothing. Deuce the bit of a negro was in
any of them I A week afterwards, accounts
were received from 'l‘c.\'.-ts, stating that the
“unfortunate gentlenian” had purchased a
splendid plantation there, and with the whole

The gcntlen~.cn’s
creditors looked blank at each other, and
ncigbors laughed lieartily at the joke.

Some days ago a Loco Foco was enlarg-
ing upon the merits of Van Buren, while
another Loco Foco was in admiration patting
him on the back. He assigned several rea-
sons why‘he was in favor of Van Buren, the
chicfof which was, that Gen Harrisori could
not be clectr.-d—“could not come it,” and then
added lliat the best rea n for supporting
Mr. Van Buren remained. “There is no

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mistake,” said he, “that a great deal of the
people’s money has been misapplicd. Fig-
ures cannot lie. lt is impossible that so
much money can have l)L‘-‘1'1Sp(‘-U12 in the pub-
lic service. Let the people but give :1 re-
C u .

bowed evidence ofcoufideuce in Van Burcn,
and I am satisfied that he will replace the
m'.')ll{,-y——llllS is the only chance. “The admi-
ring Loco at his back was astonished. He
remonstrated with the Speaker, but the latter
insisted that he was right,—-—tliat the people
\\'C1'GCOmp(!ll(‘(l to re-elect Van Buren, in
order to recover their nione.y.-—Louz's'eillc
Joztrrzal. '

T/to l'V()')'/ii’/lg of Ike .S'ub-Tr'caszt.r;7/——-
“spite of lament.-itions here and clsewliere.”
The Buffalo Commercial. July 8th has the
following tableau for those to contemplate
who are firing cann-on for the passage of the
Sub Treasury :

Steamboat Stock.—Tlie followiug sixteen
boats are now, and have been nearly all the
seiison, laid up at the following ports on our
lake: In Buffalo the Bunker Hill, Vermil-,_
ion, Julia Palmer, Monroe, Townsend, Red
Jacket, Dan Webster, Sandusky, and New
York. At Erie, the Jefferson and Pennsyl-
vania. At Conneaut, the North America.
At Grand River, the Rochester. At Cleve-
land, the United States. At Huron, the Co-
lumbus—-anrl at Detroit, the Gov. Marcy.

.S'zt.z'cirZc.—-A person of the name of ‘Vil-
Iiam Robison, a resident of this city, on the
9th inst., hired a horse and wagon to go to
lVallingfoi'd, as was supposed for the purpose
of visiting friends in that town. «Soon after
reaching that place he was found in a stable
suspended by the neck with the reins of a liar-
ness which he had fastened to .a hook above,
entirely destitute oflife. The unfortunate man
has left a wife and six children.

 

SELECTED SUMMARY.

No less than 5000 delegates attended the
whig convention from one county of Ver-
mont, Addison,’ on the 4th. at Vergennes
city. There were some 800 wagons, c.oacli—
es, &c. in the p_rocession—-banners, log
cabins, canoes, &.c. The laides were as en-
thusiastic as their husbands and brothers.

Barbacue at Zcmescillc, O.——Eighteen
tons of meats, venison pies, hard cider ,&c
were consumed by the great Harrison bar-
bacue on the 4th at Zanesville, Ohio. The
procession counted no less than tzoelrrc limit-
S.'Z7t(l Tom C-orwiri’s buggy drawn by 30
yoke ofoxen, also a lingo ball,and hundreds
of spirited mottos and devices on the flags,
excited great attention.

llI(lC/t’l')lt,’7'_7/ in tire Ilttmart F rame—Ver_v
few, even mechanics, are aware how much
machinery there is in theirown bodies. Not
only are thcrejoints and hinges in the bones
but there are valves in the veins, a forcing
pump in the heart, and various other curios-
ities. One of the muscles of the eye, forms
a real pully. The bones which support the
body are made precisely in that form, which
has been calculated by mathematicians, to be
strongest for pillars and supporting columns:
that of hollow cylinders. This form com-
bines the greatest lightncss with the greatest
strength. Ofthis form are the quills ofbirds’
wings, where these requisites are necessary.

Great Atl2‘e-rlisemcrzts.-———Tlic N. Y. Eve-
ning Post and the New Era, the Loco Foco
organs in New York city, have each lately
published an advertisement by order of the
Loco Foco Corporation ofthat city, it being
:1 list of property to be. sold for assessmems,
for which they charged and were paid in
cash sin; l/zoztsantl five /turztlrcrl dollars each,
or t/iirtccn l/zousazztl (lolla/rs for bot/"t y2a.]2crs .’

Anal/rcr P/tilaclclp/Lia Locomotivc.——l\'lr.
Norris shipped another of his engines yes-
terday on board the. Montezuma, for Eng-
land, being the tenth which he has flll‘1llL':‘l]t.’(.l
the Birmirigliain and Gloucester Ptailroad
Company. V»/'e are informed that_nll the
engincs sent to England are furnished with
American engineers. U. S. Gazelle.

On Monday last, l\.‘fr. Alfred A. Young.
from Jewc-tt’s City, (Conn) stopped at a pub-
lic house in High street, Providence, bring-
ing a quantity of leather to that city, for sale.
He also wrote home on .l\lont.'ay forcnoon,
for another lot of leather to be sent him. A-
bout 1 o’clock in the afternoon, he retired to
his room—-and at 5 o’clock some one went
in and found him with his throat cut, and
dead.

Of 109 convicts in the Connecticut State
Prison, 104 were never married; and of the
residue, 11 have lost their wives, and 22 had
parted from their wives when the crimrs
were conimitted which carried them to pris-
on. Leaving only 32 (outof 169) who at
the time of their fall remained within the
influence of the conjugal relation. Further,
ofthe whole number, 108 were into.-iiiper-ate,
78 sold liquors, 92. left their parents under
:21 years of age, '76 visited houses of ill fame
32 had been sailors, and 12 had been soldiers.
Colored, 44.

The child of Mr. Robert Hill, in Balti-
more, about 18 months old, came to her
death by the follbwing means : while playing,
she found several percussion caps, which
she swallowed; four in number, we believe,
were thrown offthe stomach, and eight pass-
ed her bowels. She l11'fQ_'t!1‘(l under the must
excruciatiag agony, until death relieved the-.
little S!,11ll_'l‘L’l’.

“ Wle. understand,” says the Times, of
Halrtford, “that Dr. A. Brigliam, of this city,
was appointed Physician and Superintendant
of the Connrcticut Retreat for the losanc, at
a lT!CC‘1lnQ‘Ofl11t.‘ Board of Directors, on Mon-
day last.” '

The presidt-nt has remitted that part ofthe
S('r‘.tr.'nce of Com. Elliott by which his pay
md emoluments were suspended for twb
years. 'lho other portion of the sentence
was af‘iirrncd.

The Louisiana Colonization Society have
passed resolutions in favor of separate State
action in the prosncution of its 0':-ject, and
have votrd to unite in the support of a Gen-
ernl _1\grl‘r1. for Louisiana and Mississippi,
at a sal=.-try of $2000 a year.

A piece.of metallic ore found on a tract
of land on the Red River has been analyzed,
and found to contain 00 per cent. tin, and
about 40 per cent. lead.

The Bunker Hill, Monument Association
are about making a last effort to complete
the structure und:.=r their charge. It is of
hewn granite, 30 feet square at the base, and,
when finished, will be 220 feet high.

A Canada paper states that about 5000
lndians ofthe United States have. pure.hased
a lot of land near London, U. C., and intend
to remove thither. '

A Liverpool paper says: “A very large
oblong cluster ofd-arl.',sp(.~ts are now to be
seen traversing the solar disc, not far from
the suo"s centre. They presenta most beati-
tiful and elegant appearance through the
telescope.

Two men got into a quarrel on the 4th,
at a soap factory, near Pliiladelphi-a,-—onc
was knocked into a boiling vat and scolded
to death. ~

The Navy of Texas consists of one steam-
boat of 569 tons, one ship of 20 guns ('24s.),
two brigs of 10 guns each, and two other
small vessels.

iS'tra.gcr’s Fever, (mzecutirzg Yellow Fever.)
-—'I‘he report of the Charleston Board of
Health, published on 3d, returns two deaths
between the 21st and 28:11 tilt by stranger’:
fever.

C0.rz.tio7r.—An enormous shark, measuring
tcnfcct sin: 'i."t(.‘/LCS long, caught near the fish
cars, foot of Fulton street, North River, was
yesterday exhibited about our streets.

New York Star.

"P'a,” saida little follow the other day,
“ wasn’t Job an editor.” "Why, Sammy?”
“ Because the bible informs us that he had
much trouble, and was a man of sorrow all
of his life .7"

On July 3d, bolls of new cotton, full and
fair, were brought into Quincy, Florida.

There are nearly 700 idiots and lunatics
in the Stat-e of New Jersey.

Fifteen thousand emigrants have arrived

.___. ____ W _1lIirl(llctown Constitul ion.

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at Quebec the present season. ,,_,.,,,_

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A company of English capitalists have
made arrangements for going extensively
into the silk culture in Guatarriala. It is
staffed that the experiments already made in
the business, warrant the company in believ-
ing they will succeed to-admiration.

A man who, to good nature, adds the gen-
eral rudiments of good brecding—p.*ovidt-d
he rest contented with a simple and unaffec-
ted manncr of behaving and exprcssing‘1'iirn-
self'—--will never be 1‘idiculous in the best
society.

“Oh mother, said a little child, “Mr. S.
does love aunt Lucy——he sits by her-he
whispers to her, and he hugs her.” “\\’l;y
Edward, your aunt donlt stiffer‘ that, does she .7
Suffer that, yes mother she loves it.”

The two opposing candidates for Governor
of Kentucky. l\/lcssrs Letclier and French,
have taken to the stump, and are alternately
harranging the people, travelling very amj.
cably logetlie)‘.

The York (.Pa.) Press says: “On Mon-
day last Mr. William Shultz, of I-Vindsor
township, hung himself while in a state of
intoxication, and made his wife hold the
candle while he performed the act.” An
obedient wife, truly. -

EDIFYING (}Olllll.CSPONDENCE.
Letter from Amos Kcmlall,-to tkc Post Has-

tcr at Cil00(lI/"1/7ZS"t.’?illC, V‘l:’)',_Q'l-?l’l(I-.
\VAsiiiNuTo.\’ May 28, 18-10.
lily Dear Sir :

[take the libCr'._V to enclose you an Ad-
dress and Prospectus for the Extra Globe,
hoping that it may be compatible with your
inclination and sense of duty to use them
for the purpose of"procuring and rettiriiing
subscribr,-rs.

If in that hope lshould be disappointed, l
solicit ofyou the personal favorto 1)?11l'.l it 0-
vcr to some friend of the Administration who
may be inclined to Lise it for that purpose.
With great respect, your friend. .

izos I‘:I£I\'D.-‘rLL.

" llfr. Erl1t.*arrl’s Reply/.
rlfr. .-‘-.mo.s' Kenrlrtll, Calootlwvnsi ille, Va.

Sir)‘: Your letter and circtilar enine safe-
ly by mail, free of postnge—an:l that 1 may
net be ct-n:=ured, I ll21V(.“CO1lCi1.1'Llt‘(l to reuirri
you your C11‘('l1lL1l',ll‘i:ll you may liavo an op-
portuni‘.j.' of sending it by mail, of course
free, to some other maxi, who possiiily may
consider it an honor to join in slundering
and tradueing, for an individutil gliiri, the
private cliaracter of \Villi:im Henry I'l;1rris-
on, who only captured a British army to en-
title him (in your elr-\._‘:ii'it language) to the
appcll:rtion of a mock hero. Ytu st.-:t« d
the slumbers of your children were disturb».d
by the firing of Whig guns. I l)l‘ll('\'(l ll}-Z‘
some thing lianpened once or twice before.
The enemies of Aim-riczt have always had a
peculiar dread of Whig guns. But, sir, I take
«,;'reat pltasure to inform you, and through
you Mr. Van Burcn, that he rnay take his
rest as far as regards. my -children. They
are not so easily frightened by gun-powder.
though they feel very indignant ti l\'1r.Poin-
sr-tt’s militia scheme, which his Exca:-l1ciic_t'
recommended, though he never saw it.———
The commission which I hold, if Mr. Van
Buren thinks it is a security for my vote, I
lit’-.'1‘L‘l)y inform him, through you, is at his
call; and it gives me more ple-asui‘e to offer
it, than the honor of retaining it cou'd confer.
I have come to the conclusion that America
does not entirely depend upon the (-lection of
any one u:~:in as Prcsidi.-nt, tl:ou;;-Th 1. am not
so very (‘(;1l!1f1'l that your }‘|*'l1Sl(.‘ll is so im-
from its deprndrncc on the reelection of Mr.
Van Buren.

You state that Cx'eneral llarrison, in your
cl::.-tsical langua5:c, is n 1(‘»11Q'l1'.'l‘;‘;‘S L’::1:‘.l.':i:‘.1t‘.
I have never seen the QCllllL'[1'l1l!l——ll1!'X"’il)i‘(*
you and hlr. Van Burtn, of f‘()lH‘:?,(‘, l{:‘.0\\‘
niore of him than I do. I wish yr.-ii to pit
Mr. V; n Bur: n, who 1.-as a 1I711'_'~E!t‘, to
swer tlic. fl)llt)‘.\'lIH_T quc.--2 :ir.s: Did you nit
vote to instruct Ptufus King to oppose the
adtuission ofslavery in i"‘xi’i.-st.-tii'i'.l Dizl vou
not vote fl.'!'."il1‘.Sl..l.'1’.‘.‘.<‘S 5'-larlisori in 1€-'1Z'.7—--
Dil you not vote for the 'l'ariff cf ?—
Ditl you _n:~-.'er sec or ll«":r1' of P.vi:‘.-;-ett"s
army project until it was calltul for by a MS-
olution ol Congress? Anal will you not on-
deavor to have that project carried into effect,
if you are reelected? Did you not s-auction
the admission of negro testimony in Licut.
George M. I-‘looe’s trial before a riaval court
martial .7 I hope, my dear sir, that you and
the President, whom I take. to be cue and the
same in fact, will loosen your tongues and
inform you r _/'r£e7zt.7., as you style me in your
letter. You know that the People are not
quite ready for a Moiiarcli, and a little dc-
cency is still necessiry to be used, in order
to reconcile themto their lots. Some, lsup-
poso, will feel highly honored to be appoint-
ed cradle-menders for yourdcar children .7-
Sweet babes! lie still and slumber. Demo-
crats guard their heads, and, Treasury pap,
without number, fall thickly around their
bed l——I am at a loss to name a person in
this country who is willing to act as cradle-
nursc for your nervous offspring. Tell D1‘.
Niles that I o\ve him an apology; but as he
is solely dependent on you for his bread, and
permit me to add, office, that whenever you
shall have selected my successor, lam ready
to resign.

\Vith something short of respect, Isob-
scribe myself.

JorrN H. EDWARDS, P. M. at‘ Good-.vyn-
ville, Va.

1111'

 

Olr.z'o.--The federal locus, with apparent grav-
ity claim the Buckeyc.State for their favorite.
Mr. Van Buren. The Cincinnati Gazette,
gives some very striking evidences of the pro:
priety of this claim. Here is one of them:

At Cadiz. each party had a celebration.
'.\'lr. Levi \Va1lernee, put in the Van Buren
committee, appeared on the ground and be-
gun to unroll it banner in his hand. VVhat
was the consternation of the locus when thev
read upon it in broad captals “strike Ir/1:7,!
name outfrom I/re Noltiazg-[tar]; list ! Icon
do-t/rat 't(:0'/k’ no more ll”

He then commenced speaking in explana-
tion ofhis new position. As soon he had fin-
ished speaking, si:ct_7/ men stepped forth; and
placitig himself at the head of t-his baml of
9'egcncmt'es, the whole turned their backs
upon their late political associates, and
marched in solid column over to the ‘Whig
meeting, where they were received with 0-

pen arias 1

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N©1RWtALE€ ®=lAZET‘tTE..
WEDNESDAY. JULY 22, 1840.

 

FOR PRESIDENT,

 

1-‘on VICE PRESIDENT, '
J0]-IN 'l“i’LER, of "i.i'giiiia.

Scorn CENTEII Dis'rnrc'i'.-—'I‘bis District
have provided themselves with a school house
and grounds, which certainly reflects great credit
upon those who were the leaders in the emer-
prise. The old Acndc-my, in its new and bean-
tiful location. has undergone such an improve-
ment as searcely to be recognized by its old and
familiar acquaintances. ‘V9 doubt whether
there is another district in the County that have
taken such a noble stand in this species of im-
provement. The example is oneiwoitliy ofim-
iiaiion, and we hope that it will not be wiihoutits
influence, for there is a mostcriminal penurious-
ness on the subject of selecting cites and erecting
buildings for these nurseries of the young, the
most exposed, noisy, and least desirable spots
commonly being the ones fixed upon for com-
mon From the influence which the
friends of the cause have exerted, and the steps
which have been taken, we look for a radical

schools.

change in this matter in a few years.

THE Bnrrisn QC]-ZEN arrived in New York
on Saturday morning, after a passage of 16dziys
and a half. Dates from London and Liverpool
have been received, from the former to the 1st
inst. and the latter to the 30th ult. , There ap-
pears to be no news of special importance, ex-

(‘Cpl that an attempt had been made on the
Qoeeu’s life, by a youth named Oxford, who
disc-liargctl two pistols at her while sealed in an
open barouclic with her husband, the Prince.-—
The assassin was immediately arrested.

There was no improvement in’ trade in the
tnantifzieturiug towns. A

The crops in the South of Europe are said to
be abundant.

I.outri.i::a.—l«‘rrutn the N. Orleans Bulletin
ofthe ]0.h inst. we learn the result of the elec-
The change
that has taken place in public sentiment, exceeds
the most Cxtravcgam expectation. The «fli-
cinl retur is show a majority nflll9 on the Con-

tion in the city of New Orleans.

grgssional, and 117-1 on the Legislative ticket.
The lmvr-st \‘v'hig canrlidate ori the Legisla-
tive liekcl l‘(~‘.(.'t’:i\’CIl zi m:=joriIy of 1064 over the
itighest on the Loco Foco ticket. The \V1iig
iii.-zjority in “S8 was only 17-1, wliit-.11 when com-
paretl with the present iiiajoriiy. shows an enor-
mous gain. The result, says our authority, has
i1SltrUl!(lC'(l ‘both parties. L0l3lblZ1D8 may now
be put down as safe for llurrisori and Reform.
Do you lieartlial dole-
Your sands are first run.-

Briug out the big gun.
ful sound. ye Locos?
ning out I

Bun'r«:N's l\'f.~w_~\zi.\'r-:, for July, has been re-
ceived. It is embellished with a steel plate of
*Adtlison’s VValk,’ and is filled with its usual
amount of interesting matter.

Lam:-:5‘ C<ii2i*.~r.\'io.\'.-—'.l‘liis excellent Maga-
zine. l.-r.-s lJ.’.'C1‘lCnli{‘.1’2-tlstinle time, but we have
been cornpc11m.l to dclayks announcement. 113
froniispiece, (a view of Boston.) is a well exe-
cuted plnte, and its contents, we think, are oth-
cmisc rich, and perhaps unusually. interesting.

One of the complaint.-:¢ pribliely made in 1709.
by the nzcrclrzzms and trarlersnf l’lrilzirlelp'nra.
a_g:-.in.-t 1l;C uicasurrs oft re. Britislr parliament
or fvlirzi.-try. was the follov.'in;__v: ‘* The restric-
ll0!'l on paper L‘UH‘l'n('_\’, and prohibiiingiit from
a legal lFll(l('l' in colony debts-—as it deprives us
ofthe only circulatn_g' 7r.'c<li_t/.7): of treltle, which
we can by any means )'t‘l.'!l1l among us—-yJre-
7‘r,m'.5' ll.-c c-z.'ltirutit.n of lrmcls——ob.struct5 the i7??-
prorcnttnl of (/11: COZlIIlI‘_’:j. amt is ]7cculiarly_cm.-
barras:.2'72_g aml cli.s‘t'rcs-.s‘z'72,_r,r to con;-wncrrrc, 71.‘/ticlz.
c.r-pericncc has 3/zozc-72 us all cannot be carried on
to (,’.’L'lC7Ib‘lL‘C arlcrnrttlgc ttril.7tout'£t.”

Sue-'i"r.i:.isusY 1;’-ii.L.—'l'his bill having be-
come :1 law, it may be desirable to understand
its features. The bill itself being to cumhrous
for our columns, we give below from a contem-
porary a synopsis, which will give our readers a
comprehensive view, without wading through
its unimportant particulars. It provides that
vaults shall be constructed at N. York. Boston ,
Charleston, St. Louis. (Mo.) and \-Vasbington.
in which the public revenue shall be deposited
—--lliose at \V2iShington to constitute the Treas-
ury of the United States. Receivers general of
those places to be appointed by the President

and Senate, to hold ofliccs for founyears, and
take charge ofthe money, wiihoutusing orlozin-

ing it, till orders be received from the Treasury
Department for the transfer.

All Collectors and Receivers to pay to the
Receivers in their several districts, all public
money in their possession once a week.

The mint at Philadelphia and the min! at

New Orleans to he places ofrleposite. The
salaries ofthe Receivers to be as follows:
ieceivcr General at New York, $4,500
“ “ Boston, 2,500
“ “ Charleston, 2.500
“' “ St. Louis, 2.50Q
Treasurer of the Mint, Philadelphia, _
additional, 500
' “ “ New Orleans, 1000

The Secretary ofthe Treasury to be author-
ized to transfer the public money from one de-
pository to another, or to the Treasury Depart-
ment, at his discretion. All money in the hands
or any depository to be “at all times subject to his
draft, whether for transfer or disbursement.-
The revemie to be collected as follows: After
30th June, 1840, one quarter in specie; three
quarters in notes of specie paying banks; '184J.,
one half in specie ; one half in notes of specie
paying banks; 1842, three quarters in specie ',
one quarter in-notes of specie paying banks,

‘WILLIADI HENRY HARRISON, of Ohio. _

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