l a sort of instinctive resolve to ascertai
n the
cause of this singular occurrence, we sud-
denly felt the house in motion. , -
At first there was a violent jerk, then a
movement onwards, not unlike the first star-
ting ofa ponderous —-‘railway train. Gradu-
ally the motion increased ‘until we found our-
selves movingialong at a rapidly accelerating
rate. It was a clear starry nightaiud [could
see the boughs oftrees in the distance pass-
ing the windows, just as we perceive the
transit of similar objects from the window of
-a traveling vehicle. This continued for two
‘or three minutes and then there was a sud-
'den stop producing another violent jerk,
which threw my friend and me to the oppo-
site side of the room. We ran immediately
to the door, and our astonishment may be
more easily conceived than described, on dis=
covering ourselves in an entirely new local-
ity. I saw at once that a land slip had ta-
ken place; but although I had read of simi-
lar occurrences in the districts around the
Alps, I was not prepared for so remarkable
an instance as had just taken place. We
found ourselves at leasta quarter of a mile
from the original spot. The in rm house and
but buildings were all entire. A_ range of
poplars which grew near the barn still‘ oc-
upied the same relative position to that build-
ing. The only change observable was that
a stream which flowed a little below the
farm houses had entirely disappeared.
The most singular result of this move-
ment is that the farm-offices of my friend
are no longer upon his own farm. They
have been projected upon the landsofa total-
ly difierent proprietor, and it is supposed
that unless he irianagrs to rent in addition to
his old farm, the portlonof land on w liich
this steading is now located-, a good deal of
‘nice litigation will be. the consequence of
this sudden and unexpected freak of Nature.
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Postage Reform.-—-‘We rejoice to learn
that the light so long shining freely into the
minds of the whole people with regard to
this great Reform has at length penetrated
the darkest inner recesses of the Post Office
Department. We have authority in which
we confide for stating that Post Master Gen-
eral Wickliffe will next week recommend
to Congress a reduction of the Rates of Post-
age to /toe cents for all distances under five
hundred miles and ten cents for all greater
distances. There can be no doubt that Con-
gress will readily concur, though the Post-
Ofiice Committe of the House will interpose
every obstacle in its power.
This is a great step toward the right.—
There ought to be a still lower rate for short
distances, but let us take this and then ask
for more. Of coursethe Franking Prjvilege
goes overboard, ifthere is any idea ofmaking
the department sustain itself.-—Tribuwe.
The manufacturers in this vicinity and
elsewhere, are beginning to curtail their op-
erations, and preparing to discharge a part
of their workmen. This is the inevitable
result.of'the great result.’ Some of those
who voted the loco ticket, now roll up their
eyes as ifthey had reason to be astonished.
Oh we voted for Polk but we never dreamed
that he could be elected, or we didn't believe
that his election could do any harm. The
world is full of fools to be sure, but the folly
of laboring men who vote directly against
their own interestmagainst a policy more
beneficial to them than to any other class—
and who so vote'as if the whole matter were
a mere game of liurra./r.-—the folly of such
men, does stick out to an immeasurable ex-
tent.-—-Bridgeport Standard.
More of the Result.-—Each morningthe
like convincing proofs present themselves of
the horried effects of locofocism, in the elec-
tion of Mr. Polk. Yesterday it wasa coun-
termanding of orders for $8000 worth of
Stoves: ‘to day,’ the Pittsburgh_Gazette says
that two Scotch gentlemen who arrived in
that city last June, with a capital of £12,000
which they wished to invest in building_ a
large Factory for the manufacture of woolen
fabrics, left for Scotland when they learnt
that the Anti-Tariff champion was elected
They will return to the rough hills of Scot-
land, build a factory, and pour their goods
into this country when Polk and his break-
down party shall consummate their political
iniquity.
Melancholy Accidont.—It is with much
pain that we have to record the death of John
Glover Holly, son of William Wells Holly.
Esq. late ofthis place, but now of Geneva,
N. Y. by falling overboard at sea, aged 19
years. The particulars as we have them
from the Captain through Mr. John M. Hol-
ly, an uncle of the dcceasedpi re briefly these.
He was an apprentice on board the packet
ship New York, Capt. Cropper. On her
last outward passage for Liverpool, three
days from New York, while attending to
his duty in the night upon the gunwale, the
ship made a suddtn lee-lurch and he was
precipitated into the sea. The night being
very dark, the sea running high and the
ship under.a.quick motion, although imme
diate alarm was giventhe ship hove too, all
efiorts to save’ him proved fruitless.
The deceased was an amiable young man
highly esteemed by his young associates in
this village, and we understand his prospects
as a useful mariner were very fi.ittering——he
was to have been promoted to the. birth of a
male on the next voyage. This sudden dis-
pensation of Providence will fall heavily up-
on his parents, who adored him as a prom-
ising son.—-Stamforcl Advocate.
..Z__?__.
The E_fect.——Ir_i Manchester, (N. that
centre of thriving industry, a company with
a million ofdollars, had resolved to build
two mills. The first was contracted for and
the foundation laid before Polk’s election;
the contract for the second was made, and
the work to be hurried. The election came,
the Directors thereupon resolved altogether
to suspend work. Now by this move I50
men are thrown_ out "of employment. The
results of this Election crowd upon the
scene with astonishing speed.
” As the election is over, we trust that the
Birney men will now make good their pledge
to ferrot out the fabrication of the letter of
Mr. Birney-to Mr. Garland. Some of them
have-been extremly free in their imputa-
tions and vituperatioris. while the election
was pending. We challenge their scrutiny
or else we insist upon a retraction.
Dctroit Advertiser.
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BANCROF'.l‘_'s’ His‘-roiur or , ran Unltrnn
S'rA.'r1-:s.—The New Bedford Bulletin makes
the following statement. Can it be true‘!
Mr. Bancroft is amenable to the charge of
plagiarism, as would have been s'newn,- had
he not himself recently suppressed the entire
edition of his fourth volume. by melting down
the stereotype plates. That volume was an-
nounced some months scince, and was to
have appeared before the election, at which
its a_uthor was a candidate for the Guberna-
torial chair of Massachusetts. It seems.
however, that Mr. Bancroft had incorporated
in it as his own. an entire original manu-
script, connected with our revolutionary his-
tory, which he received from Mr. Everett,
ouf Minister to England. When the vol-
ume was ready for the press, Mr. Bancroft
learned. to his amazement and confusion‘,
that a copy ofthe same article was to be
sold at a book auctionl Falling in his ef-
forts to purchase it at any price—cfther at
auction or from the purchascr—and know-
ing that as long as that co y~ was in exist-
tance, his plagiarism would be exposed, up-
on the appearance of his volume-—-he imme-
diately melted down the plates and suppressed
the entire edition.
MONTREAL. Nov. 20.
We present the following to our readers as a
choice specimen of modest oratory. Verify the
Yankees are a smart people in their own esti-
mation :— Courier.
“Amci:icansl«-—'l‘his is a great country-
wide, vast, and in the s_out-west, unlimited.
Our republic‘ is yet destined to reannex all
South America, the Russian Possessions,
and again refcover those British Provinces,
which the prowess of the Old 'I‘hirteen Col-
onies won from the French on the Plains of
Abraham! all rightfully ours to re-occupy.
Ours is a great and growing country. Fa-
neuil Hall was its cradle; but whar, whar
will be found timber enough for its coffin?
Scoop all the waters out of the Atlantic 0-
cean, and its bed would not afiord a grave
sufficient for its corpse. And yet America
has scarcelygrown out of the gristle of boy-
hood. Europe? VVhat is Europe? She
is no whar; nothing; a circumstance; a cy-
phei; a mere obsolete idea. We have fas-
ter steamboats, swiftcr locomotive s, larger
creeks, bigger mountains, bigger plantations
better mill privileges, broader lakes. deeper
cata_[acts,loutler thuuder,forkeder lightening,
braver men. handsome-r women, and more
money than England dar have !-- (Thunder-
ing applause.)——-who’s afraid?"
Annexatiori of 'Ie:cas.—'l‘he New Or-
leans Republican, in commenting on the
Texas news, says ze-
The papers before us undeceive us in
one particular. From an extract from a let-
ter attributed to Dr. Jones, President electof
Texas, which recently found its way into
the papers ofthe United States, we were
led to believethat that gi»ntleman’s opinions
regarding annexation had been misrepresen-
ted, and that he was in favor of the measure.
It now appears that our ioirginal opinion
was correct—Dr. Jones is Opposed to annex-
ation. An emphatic indication of this was
furnished so soon as it was ascertained that
Jones was elected. Mr. Terrill was sent
Minister to England, and Mr. Riely Minis-
ter to the United‘ St-atcs——Mi'. Van Zandt
having been re-called. The two first named
gentleman have distinguished themselves in
their hostility to annexation, as well as --in
their efforts to bring about a commercial
connexion with England.
Front the Montreal Herald.
Seizure of Fire Arms.— On Tuesday
morning a detachment of the 89th regiment,
under the direction of several magistrates,
paid a visit to the line ofthe Lachine canal,
in consequence we suppose,ofinfoamation laid
before them thatthecanallers were receiving
arms, and concealing them. The visit was
so far successful, that about l20 stand of
arms were seized and brought to town.
Fire in New Hat-en.—A gentleman from
New Haven informs us that the Public
House formerly known as the Quiunipiac,
but more recently as the City Hotel, in that
place, was (lt‘S'.l‘Oyr‘(_l by fire oti the morning
ofthe 25th. The fire commenced in the
dining room about 2 o'clock A. M. and all
efforts to extinguish it proved fruitless. The
house was fully insured though the property
of Mr. Hotchkiss, the landlord was not.-—
The Law Institute, standing contiguous to
the hotel, was with great difficulty saved.
‘Tribune
Olrl Ber’/rs.—The locofoco papers exult
over the great majorities of four or five thou-
sand which 'old Democratic Berks’ animal-
ly turns out for them. They forget the his-
tory of its sittlt.-meat, and the class of people
who settled it. During the Revolutionary
war, the British government bought or hired
a large auxiliaryforcc of Hessians at the
rate of four dollars a head, and sent
them over to help subdue the Americans.
They were employed throiigh the war and
every where signalized themselves by the
ravages they committed and the crueliirs
they practised. Hence they \t'i-re more odi-
ous to the Whigs of the Revolution, than
almost any other class of soldiers. On the
conclusion ofthe war of independence, this
Hessian corps was disbanded, and a large
portion ofihem settled in what is now Berks
county. in Pennsylvania. T.hi-irdecendants
constitute the mass of the present population
of ‘old Democratic Be-ills.’ Locolocoism
should of course rejoice over such allies.-
England also rejoiced over their ancestors in
that memorable campaign which drenched
the plains of Jersey with blood!
Detroit Advertiser.
Cure for the Bots.-—To make the bot let
go its hold, give the animal a quart of mo-
lasses, or dissolved sugar, with a quart of
sweet milk. In thirty minutes you-will find
him at ease. 'l'hen pulverise an eighth of
a pound of alum, dissolve it in '1 quart of
warm water, and drcnch your horses. Ail‘-
ter two hours or less, administer one pound
of salts, and you will effect a cure. '
Maine Cultivator.
Thirty new students have been added to
the Episcopal General Thcological Semina-
ry this Fall.
The‘
— '—-~.s"‘.'*'ru71 . -.. . ... .,-..... . ,.
White House in 1784.-7A Mr.
Wansey wl1ose.publi_shed notes of a» tour in
this country in 1784, have-recently been the
subject of notice in the‘ American papers,
gives the following description of a breakfast
at the White House. Will the breairfast
there in these days bear’ a comparison with
this? .
Mrs. VVashington herself made tea and
coffee for us. On the table were two small
plates.of sliced tongue, dry toast bread‘ and
butter, but no boiled fish, as is the ‘general
custom. Miss Custis, her\grand daughter,
at very pleasing young lady of about sixteen
satnext to her brother, George Washington
Custis, about two years oldertlian herself.-—
There was but very littlcappearance of form
no livery. A silver urn for hot water, was
the only expensive thing on thetable. _.\lrs.
Washington appears to be something older
very plain in her dress.
twenty three vessels from that port which
have been employed in the mackerel fishery
vessel.
which packed ll70 ba
9367 barrels.
and Mantchou.
St. Petersburg.
less jealousy of the Government.
Springfield one week from next Tuesrlay,
tend to celebrate the-{opening ofthe road by
an excursion to Springfield and back, with a
party of invited guests. Only think of go-
ing up to Sping field in about 40 minutes!
Clear the track l-- IIa.rq"o-rd Courier.
PROSCRIPTION.
ple on the right of suffrage, and abridge the
ical, we are authorized to announce that,'the
tised in every democratic paper in the Union
chasing. If men will be tyrants, let them
committee.-Nero Haven Register.
The extract which we publish above from
upon the manufzcturers.
readers to recollect. It was it
towards that class of our fellow citizens.
inators.
righteous war.
voke a quarrel.
the last to make any complaints, even ifsuch
results should follow.
will be frowned upon with indignation by
RISMARKABLI-IPREDICTION!--A friend last
his friends in that city;
If our friends in New York at their
elsewhere will jeopardise and perhaps prové
fatal to the now bright anticip-itions of the
Great Whig Party ofthe Union. '
Mr. Clay evidently had apprehension of his’
fate as early as last Spriug—Pallaidum ‘
Au E:i:traorrlinur_r, Growl/i.—It is stated
in the Cincinnati Chronicle, that there is at
an Infirmary in that city, a respect.-ibltg
young woman from Flemming county Ken-
tucky. who is really a giantess. She is six
feet eleven inches in height, and her person‘
is developed to a_ proportionable magnitude
Her arms, hands, shoulders and general sizt:
all correspond.
is pleasant, and like other respectable coun-’
try girls; yet one is at first much astonished
at her appearance. The idea on seeing her
is that of another race’ of mortals. who like
Golver's Brobdignngs, have the good or bad
fortune to be giants, compared with us comi-
inou beings.
Col.’Polk will go to Washington to com
mence a new era —Times. ,
Truth, every word truth. ltwill be an
era of dishonor to the nation,-—an era of ii
President nominated in a riot, elected by
fraud and deception,—of~-n President known
at home, and therefore rejected by those whd
know him best,——an era of small Presidents.
brought forward as availables, and as being
the representative of as many different -and
clashing interests‘ as were ever condensed in-
to the creed of corrupt and profligate juntos
and demagogucs.
than the President. although born‘. in the
same year, short in stature, rather robust,
Jllaélrerel Fishery of Hingham..l—The
t-Iingbam, Mass. Patriot publishes rt list of
during a part or the whole ofthe last Sum-
mer, with the uuniber of,-barrels of macker-
el packed by each, amounting in all to 8097
barrels, or an average of 356 barrels to eacht
There‘ are five other vessels owned
in Hiugham, whose. nimcs are not given.
rrels, making in all
Russia a.-ucl C/tina.—lt‘is said that, . for a ”
century past, Russia has maintaineda con-
vent and school at Pekin. where her. inter-
preters receive their education iu Chinese
Every ten years the mem-
bers ofthese two establishments are changed,
and fresh monks and pupils are sent ,from
During their stay at P. kin
the Russians are free to’ see all things and
visit all places, without awakening the rest-
Ha.rlfortl and Springfielrl Railroad.-
\Ve learn that it is contemplated by‘ the Di-
rectors of the Hartford and Springfield Rail-
road to run the first train of cars through to
the 3d of December, at which time they in-
Take Notice.—For the information of
such manufacturers as are disposed intram-
freedom of American citizens, by dischar-
ging deinocratic workmen for reasons polit-
dernocratic committees have established a_
correspondence with committees in other
states, by which such persons will be adver- '
-—-that all may know of whom they are pur-
take the cons§quen_c_e’,s._ _ Pgrsons _d,i‘s_,c,ha,r,.,_;
ged, are requested to leave the facts with thél
the New flavvn Register, contained so far
as we know, thtucominencemv-nt of the war
This we beg our
throwing
down of the gauntlei,—a challenge-,—-a threat
-a provocation, intended to excite ill feeling
It‘
was a war commenced upon a particular-
class of the community, a selling out. a pro-_._
scriptiou of the basest sort, and one which
will in the end work mischief upon its orig-
LOC0ft!COlS.'1I commenced the on-.
ltopencd a violent, vile and.
provoking attack upon that class of men. It
was well calculated to invite the effects it_
intended to deprecate, and was aimed to pro-
VVe hope it will not suc-
ceed in exciting hostility between classes of
the community. ‘Butlocofocoism should be
VVe repeat what we
have before said, that this vile attempt to ex-
cite jealousy toward it branch of business
the virtuous portion of the community.—Cour.
evening handed us a copy ofa New York paper.
of the Silt of April last, containing the following
extract ofa letter from Henry Clay to one of
approaching election permit themselves to be
beguiled by the attractive cry of" American‘
Republica,nism,” ‘I fear that whatever its eff?
ects may be in your city, the conseqiiencet
The expression of her face,
SUMMARY’.
7 The Jews in Russia.-—'I‘he Emperor
Nicholas, with the cold-blooded barbarity
-which distinguishes him, is about to -drive
ilie Jews to the deserts ofthe interior, They
number one hunrlred and fifty tltousa.nrl.—-
To crush Poland, was not cruelty enough
for his malignant ambition. .
U. S. Senator from Arkansas -—A letter
received in this city dated Little Rock, Nov.
7, says that Col. Chester Ashley was on the
previous day elected U. S. Senator for two
years in place of Mr. Fulton, deceased.
_Rattlcsnalcc.— \Ve can hardly credit it,
but we see a certificate in a 'G'c-orgia paper.
stating that a rattlesnake has been killed in
Evansville, seven feet eleven inches in length
fifteen inches in circumference, and with
tasks oneinch and a half long .'
There are in N. Orleans, says the Picay-
une, 534 houses licenced for the retail of
wines, and malt and spiritous liquors. The
proprietors pay for a licence $200 each to
the treasury ofthe municipality in which
they are lot-ated——making an aggregate siiiu
of l06,000 independent of State or parish li-
cences.
Down with the Rates of Postage.-The
New Hampshire House of Representatives
have passed a resolution, nem. can. request-
ing their Representatives in Congress. and
instructing their S-nators, ‘to use their ex-
-ertions to reduce the present exorbitant rates
of postage.” '
ft is said that the Hon. Silas VVright,Gov-
ernor ofthe State of New York, will occu-
py his seat in the Uunited States Senate du
ring the rriontlr of December. He does not
assume his officiul duties as Governor until
January. I
New London Light House.—Nathan Bud-
ington has been appointi d keeper of the Light
House at the entrance of New London har-
bor, in the place of Capt. John Mason, ic-
. moved.
Fine Fishing in the Ba_r/.—-Mr. Sears of
Duxbury, in company with three men,
caught on Wednesday hat, a few miles from
Plymouth Light. upwards of 300 lbs.ofcod-
fish.—New Berlford lllercwry.
Governor Brigs has appointed Monday
the 22d of D ceinber, for a second trial for
the choice'of Representatives to Congress.
in Massachusetts Districts Nos. 2. 4, 5,and 9
North Carolina. ——The Senate of this state
after four days unsuccessful efforts to organ-
ize, compromised the difficulty bi tween the
‘parties by appointing Col. Gaither lvhlg, as
Speaker, and Thomas G. Stone, Dem. as
Clerk.
Three men were atthe Polls in the town
of Neivbury, at the recent election and voted
for Henry Clay, who voted for Gen. Wash.
ington when he was chosen President. They
were Benjamin Colman, aged 93, Silas Lit-
tle, aged 9f, and Aaron Rogers, aged 89.
The Nashville Union (Mr. Polk’s Organ)
expresses its gratification at the result of the
Presidential Election ‘because we see it in a
pyospect opened up for the annexation of our
fsister Republic of Texas to our Union.
x
A Pitt_sbuig paper publishes a letter pur-
porting to have been written during the Oc-
tober election to Gen. Markle, from Rev.
Timothy Flanagan a Roman Catholic Priest
offering to secure him the Irish Catholic
vote of the State for money.
The persons engaged in fishing for the.
ireasur«.s5upposed to be in Capt. Kidd's ves-
sel, are building a coffer dam around the sup-
posed hulk at Caldwell’s Landing on the
Hudson--so sure are they of the pirate’.-.
spoils.
The City of London which covers only
_50 square miles has more inhabitants than
Maine, N. Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
setts and R. Island, which occupy 60,751
square miles.
There is a law in Mexico, enacting, that
no one shall be allowed to exercise the suff-
rage after the year l850, unless he c:in read
and write.
It is gratifying to the friends of Lt. Gov.
Booth, to learn that he is rapidly recovering
1
to resume his professional business.
The Dulce of \Vellington is about to sell
out~his stock in the Welland _Canal, and
i with the proceeds found a scholarship in the
College at Toronto. ~
Rumor says, that the Naval Criurt Mar.
tial at lVashington has decreed the suspen-
sion of Capt. Newton to 2 years for negli-
gence in the loss of the steam frigate Mis-
sourn
Hairtforrl Eleclion.—The Whigs elected
their candidates for town officers on Monday
of l:rst-wcelr, without opposition.
The Long Islanrl Railroad Tunnel is
now completed. The train from Boston
came through it for the first time on Thurs
day evening.
Coal.—The total supplies of coal received
5 at Philadelphia, this season, amount to l,l63-
262 tons; exceeding the total of anv other
year by 350,000 tons. '
Fire in Durham.-—We learn that the new
Presbyterian Church in Durham Conn. was
burned to the ground on Thursday. The
fire was discovered in the roof about halfan
hour afterthe Thanksgiving services were
over. Not even the furniture ofthe church
was saved. Insured at the Middlesex Mutu-
al for $3000.
, Stephen Day Esq. of Orange, Essex co.
N. J. raised this season on three acres and
nine hundr_eths, 627 bushels of sound, mer.
chantable corn. The crop it is believed,
may challenge competition.
Na-i.-al.-—Coinmodore Kearney is to suc-
ceed Commodore Jones as Commander of
the New York Station.
Pennsylvania PVool.—Some l0.000 lbs.
of Pennsyliania Vllool have been shi'pped for
Liverpool from Philadelphia. The wool
was of the rnostdelicate texture.
1., Mr. Pell,of Uulster county. N. Y. has
an Orchard of 20,000 trees, bearing the
Newtown pippin. ’
l The Potntoe Croptin England has been
affected by disease as well as our own.——
‘,r’lr..Meigs of New York has sent to Chili
‘_ for some of the native potatoes.
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T is in course of publication.
from his long illness. and will soon be able-
Solar Eclipse.--'I‘here will be a partial
eclipse of the sun on_ the 9th day of Decem-
ber, visible throughout the greater part of
the United States. The mean time of the
beginning is 3 o'clock 3| minutes, the grea-
test obscuration 4 l-2 o'clock, and the sun
sets eclipsed at 4 35 with 3 6 digits on its
north limb obscured.
Misxouri.—-'I‘he St Louis Republican says
that C. F. Jackson was elected Speaker of
the l'l0Use,by a vote of fifty four. The
Whias cast 40 votes which were scattering.
The‘Lcgislature has appointed Hard officers
and is exprc‘ed to re-elect Messrs. Benton
and Atchison to the Senate! '
‘-1.,
Mr. \Vc-bster, it is now understood in Bos-
ton, according to_ the Courier, will,take Mr.
Choate’s place in the Senate, and the same
paper suggeststhat‘Mr. Clay, who is not
older than Mr. Adams was when he went
into the House, and Mr. Van Bureu, should
also be restored to the Senate. They are
all opposed to the annexation of Texas.
The Governor's Proclamation for Thanks
giving was read on Sunday in the churches.
In one of them was a revolutionary patriot,
who, when the minister concluded with
“God save the Conimomoealth of Massachu-
setts,” ej-iculaled in an audible voice, “lie
did that last illorirlay " ‘
Polk ought to call James G. Birney into
his Cabinet. Birney thinks Polk a fool,
and incompetent to lead his party, and he
will med at least one srnurt man to assist
him. As lib-~rty and slavery joined hands
to elevate Polk, the abolitionists are entitled
to a share of the spoils.
It is in COfll(.’lIlpli.ll.luD in Philadelphia to
raise by subscription, none to exceed five
dollars, the sum of twenty thousand dollars,
to be paid to Powers, the sculptor, for a
staturr of Mr. Clay, to be placed in a suitable
building in one of the public squares ofthat
city.
The Rochester Democrattruly and justly
remarks: Lwcufocoism rejoices in prjticipa
iion of la uie euibarrassiiierits. Is a manu-
factory stopped-a business project given
up——a publ.c improvement retarded—and
labor depressed and uurewarcled, Locofoco-
ism finds cuu.-e of joy and exultation, and
opportunity for heartless ridicule and sar-
Cusiti.
The Whig and Loco papers of Rochester
suggest, that the numerous polcs—ash and
hickory—in that city be taken down_ and
the wood distributed to the poor.
Cu-refor Foundcr.—'l‘hc Cultivator says
the seeds of sunflower is the best remedy
known for the cure of founder in horses.-
lmrucdiately on discovering that your horse
is foundered, mix a pint of the whole seed in
his feed, and it will give a perfect cure.
Mrs. Polk, the editor of the Philadelphia
LL-dger‘asserts,is the handsomest and per-
haps the rnostaccomplished lady that ever
presided inthe stately halls of the White
House. Mrs. Polk, he says, has for some
years been remarkable, notonly for person-
dl beauty, but forthat great charm, graceful
manners, and a highly cultivated mind.
THE PLAQUEMINES FR.-XUDS.
The evidence about these frauds collected
by the New Orleans Clay Club Committee,
The first state-
ment is that of John Gibney, steward on the
steamboat Agnes; he swears that the liquors
on the boat were furnished by Judge Leon-
ard, that the hands on the boat, as well as
himself, voted, that he was not twenty years
of age, was asked no questions about tax re-
ceipts or qualifications, and that the Captain
t=.-ld him to vote which he did, three several
times on the same day, a Polk and Dallas
ticket, with others on the boat, Judge Leon-
ard being about the polls. The next state-
ment is that of J. B. Wilkinson, who swears
that the polls were opened twenty minutes
before the time and that, upon demanding to
have one ofthe voters (an lrisliiiiao) sworn
as the Clerk was proceeding to administer
the oath, the Sheriff’ reached across thetable
and forcibly wrenched the book from his
hands, and swore that he would not permit
the oath to be administered. Next comes
Andrew Vail, who was carpenter of the
steamboat Agnes, went on the trip to Bilize,
informed the captain he was a minor,butthat
was considered of no impoitaizce 5'l'l(l he vo-
ted the Polk and Dallas ticket twice; he
swears that Judge Leonard was on the steam-
boat, furnished liquor, and opened his vote
and passed it into the ballot box. Then
comes Charles A. Western, who swears he
was on the steamboat Agnes on Sunday,und
left New Orleans for the parish of Plaque-
mines, with Judge Leonard on board,——-the
bout often Stopped and took in passengers,
n ho were supplied with liquor by Judge
Leonard's servants and swears he saw two
persons vote twice.
Next comes thestatrment _of E. Seymour
Austin, who had been a pilot on the steamer
Agnes, who swears to the‘same facts in rela-
tion to the liquor. Judge Leonard, who con-
trolled all the movements of the boat, and
took on passengers, many ofthem fishermen,
who V0l.|d under the Judge’s eye, several he
saw who voted twice. and one or two who
vated three itmes. This wiinrss saw a man
by the name of Andrew Cailisle go to the
polls with a Whig ticket, and offer the
same to the Judge of the cf: ction, who han-
ded it to a man near the polls, the‘ latter tore
it in pieces stamped it on the floor and then
handed the Judge :1 Polk and Dallas ticket,
who polledit in the place of the other.-
Then comes the statement of R. D. Geary,
swearing to asimilar fact. Next we have
the statement of VV. W. McGavity,\i‘ho went
down to the polls at Plaquemines for the
purpose of. preventing persons from New
Orleans, voting there; and that of Lewis
Valliantcount who went for the same pur-
pose. Th_ey.s\vear that they saw persons
vote who came from New Orleans, and give
their names; that no folded tickets were al-
lowed to be put into the Ballot box, that the
Judge would not allow a, vote to be sworn,
and that a Clay vote was refused.
Theseiare abstracts of a part of the state-
ments, which \\e find in the‘ New Orleans‘
papers; still those in store are said to be
more extraordinary if possible, than these.
wiii iiiii tau
December 18th I844.
The Whig State Central committee, in
accordanceivith the advice and earnest de-
sire of many Whigs in different parts of the
State, hereby give noiics-th..‘ta Whig State‘
Convention, for the nomination of Governor
Treasurer, Secretary and Controller, will he
held in the city of Hartford, on Wednesda
the l8th (lay of December, 1841. The
Whigs _ofthe s‘-.-veral towns are requested to
appoint as soon as practicable, delega'e.~to said
Convention equal to double the number of
their representatives in the Ge-neialAs.-eml ly.
The State Committee, while they dep'ore
the result of the recent election in the coun-
try at large. congratulate the Whigs of Con.
necticut for the proud attitude which they as-
sumed in that contist. Their efforts were
prompted by the same glorious Whig spirit
which rallied our fathers around the stand-
nrd of_the Free, in 1776. Let us ever cher-
ish this spirit and instil it into the hearts of_
our children. It is the conservative spirit of
the nation, and upon, it we rely for the de-
fence of par p0l;tic l rights, whether we are
z_1 minority or a majority party--and upon
it we depend for the support of all mrasureg
tending to promote the prosprrity cfthe na-
tiou.
Although we did not succeed in electing
our late candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Preside-nc_v. we are confidontthat it vast
ni jority of the intelligent and patriotic of the
nation are with us in feeling and opinion and
we are inclined to think that the greatest
number of legal votes have been thrown for
Clay anl Fri-linghuysen. Vllhile VVhigs
are impressed with such views th-_ey should
not fail to feel and act as if they had been
victorious in the contest.
Although James K. Poll: has been elected
President by the vote of New York, which
was carried in his favor by a small majority,
let us not forget that thousands of those who
sustained him not only in that State. lot in
Pennsylvania, and throughout New England
vi ere solemnly assured that he was "a better
Tariffman than Henry Clay.’ L-t us see
howthese pledges are to be fulfilled; and in
the mean time let us continue to support the
Protective System in the approaching ele’-
tion as a. s_r/s./em approved by the Peoplc;—
and let us see that Fcnr representative! We
sent from this State to the next ("rflg'853-
who will sustuin this system, and n30 "5555
to the last, the unhallowed project Of G717!”-
ing Texas to the Union, —w'h:. in short,
will reiterate the sentiments :0 loudly PTO-
cl aimed by Connecticut at the last Presiden-
liul election.
Besides the State offidefs. and lhe f0"|‘
members of Congnsy whose elections will
occur next Spring, there are also eight'Sher-
ifl‘-. to be chosen. The coming contest, there-
f0TC. is. in its every aspect, one of unusual
importance. .
Wiiios or CO.V'NEC'I‘ICUTl though we
have been disappointed, the future is full of
hope for us all. Gird on your armor then
for another onset. You have been wronged
grievously wronged in the late struggle. and
your opponents are conscious of it, and will
not enjoy or perpetu..te their iriurnph as if
they had obtained it by honoral lemeans, and
they will respect you as though you had
been successful in electing your candidates if
you continue.l.iitl.ful to your professions.——-
The voice ofencouragcmi nt comes to your
Comml'tee from every section of the State.
“Om.oar(l—0n'wa.rrl !" are the watchwords
of all your friends from whom we have heard
Let us then, all as one, move onward and
maintain the honorable position we aSSI‘n‘]€d
at the presidential election: See that all the
towns are fully represented in the State Con-
vention, and in the future Conventions to be
holdeu for the nomination of Congressmen
and Sheriffs, and we believe your cause will
be triumphantly sustained at the polls. The
recent decision ofthe people‘ of this State,
was given after full deliberation and a care-
fnl examination ofthe claims ofthe two par-
ties upon the public confidence. That decis-
ion will be reversed, ifthe Whigs by their
union, energy and persevereance. prove
themselves as worthy of their name and
principles as they have done in times past.
James F. BABCOCK, ] '
i
HENERY PECK’ , Committee.
JAMES DIXON, J
New Haven, Nov. 25th, 1844.
Look outfor frauds on the Fairfield County
Bank—Ones ingeniously to altered threes.
The Destruction of the Catholic Nim-
nerg/.--ln the case of Donaghue vs. the
county of Philadelphia, the action brought
in the Supreme Court, to recover damages
for the destruction _of the Catholic Nunnery,
at the corner of Second and Phoenix streets,
in Kensington, during the May riots. the
Jury yesterday gavea verdict for the plain-
tifi'of $6,468 96.-—-Phil. Gaz.
D. G. Dorrance, Whig P. M. at Florence.
Oneida Co. has just been 'l‘ylerized, and S.
S Delano, Loco, appointed in his stead. No
other than political reasons are , pretended.
Go ahead, Benedict, ynur victims defy" and
despise you l-—N. Y. Tribune.
The Tribune is rather too severe upon the mem-
ory of' the dead. Benedict was never so meana trai-
tor as jolin.—Palladium.
The whole vote of,Georgia is about 86,-
000-1 {.000 more than the.l840_ vote; and
some 8000 more than that of October last. '
Five magnificent churches are now being
erected in the city of New York-_
_'Pa. is_ Tom Thumb a great scholar in
arithmetic .7’ ‘
‘No my son;—-why d
strange question .7 ‘
'_Becai_1se. pa.lhe papers say be figured
largely in London.’
‘Here Sally. put this child to bed; he is
0 you ask that
too bright-to liva_fong.
Norwalk Chronicler