‘chief magistrate of any nation under a re-
‘ ask for peace, or at least until we shall
. the wrongs and losses we have borne.
%£E
“Because there was no sharp shooters in
front to stop a retieut,’,’ apswered Jim.
“All I got to thay, itb, ’ says 5Charley,
“that you might thafely done it, for l’ll
thware there wathn’t a thingle grain of
powder in it." _
Under a volley of the sharpest ltind of
shooting, the cool and dignified Lieutenant
retreated into his quarters, perfectly Stills-
lied to acknowledge that, under some eii_~-_
cumstnnces, it is not very easy to ‘ tall-‘e It
coolly.” .
THE PLAN OF THE ‘WAR.
The act by which Mr. Polk plunged this
country into hostilities with Mexico, with-
ont asking the advice of Congress, was
enough, irrespective of any of its conse-
quences, to stamp him with a character for
recklessness and ambition unbefitting the
publican constitution. But the evidence
which every stage in the progress of this
war conclusively gives, of infirmity of
purpose and want of foresight, indicates
still more strongly his deficiency of those
mental qualities necessary.to a‘ reputable
and successful administration of the got,’
erntnent. 'l he President has acted as if
he did not know what he wanted. He seems
to have had no definite plan of operations.
His object seems to have been ,vari.able_. He
was going to vindic-.ite the territorial rights
of the government. _Tlien he thuouglit _0l
‘getting indemni "cation for certain injuries
done to us by ‘Mexico. Then he would
conquer [1 peace. Then he D gan l0 llllnlf
of acquiring a famous amount of_Mexicau
territory. \Vhilc his hand was inghe would
claim the cost of war. ‘Well, he d.ro\,'e
the Mexican forces away from the Rio‘
Grande. The indemnity, the (peace, the
grand cession of California, the expenses
of the war——these he is far enough from
getting. Now, after all this time, he is
-said to be t/1z'n/cilzg about a new scheme-
the conquest of all Mexico. lristefld Of
having some certain purpose and some db‘
fined means of attaining it, one scheme
has chased another tlirough his brain eyer
since the war began, and his imaginatron
shows an undiminished fertility. I The iii-
consistency and variableness of_ his plans
finds its parallel in the Clilsltlng. views
which have agitated his supporters in Con-
gress, and, if rumor may be believed, his
very cabinet. _
Is not this state of things one wh:ch_de-
mands of Congress a thorough investiga-
tion of the origin and events of the war
thus far-—an inquii'y'_into the purposes for
which it is proposed to wage lt*—_3_.l”dg'
ment of those purposes, and a decision of
the question, for what purp059Sif”ld ”’
what manner, and to what extent ‘it may
be waged in future? ls it not their duty
to review the late negotiations, and make
it solemn declaration ofthe terms 0l'l_\\'lllCl}
they are ready to conclude a peace.
Co-ur..m‘.
T/le Engli./L Financial Crisz'.v.—-A let-
ter from a gentleman of very high charac-
ter in Londor. hasgmade a igre-at deal of
talk, and a great deal of misrepresentation
and sortie alarm. The letter is represen-
ted as saying th-it an et'e;.t would probably
soon occur in England, which would shake,
the commercial world. The language of
the letter is, “We are in the midst ofcom-
merciiil difficulties which I have not seen
equalled since 1825. As we have nothing
new to use but coin, it would not be
strange if during the week some tremen-
dous crush should occur, which would
shake all coinmerciul credit. through the
country.”
Another letter from a gentlemen high in-
banking affairs, says “a commercial fail-
ure is about to occur that will astonish the
world.” What this great catastophe is no
one knows, but of course the Bank of
England is the first thing to be sciutinzi-d.
They say, that the bank had more to pay
in ten days as interest on the Government
debt than its whole amount of coin, and
that it had done the very extraordinary
thing of refusing to discount _this interest
ten days before it was payable. It is also
said that the bank had some special inter-
course with the government.
Thgpresent cliarter of the bank is term-
ed by some intelligent man “the cast iron
policy.” It has no elasticity. It cannot
issue bills, though they might save the‘
nation.-Jc.-ur. Com.
-a
T Gen. Taylor on /iis way /.ome.—-in the
Austin (Texas) Democrat, of the 52d Oct.,
we find the announcement, that Gen. Tay-
lor started from Monterey, on a visit to his
fnrnily,. the day before Mr. Cliisolm left
there for'A»usti-n, 12 days previously. The
N. 0. National, of the I-l~th, also says : ‘An
officer of the army, twenty four days from
General Ta_vlor’s camp, informs us that
Gcn. Taylor may be expected here in the
course of a week or ten days. He was
preparing to leave Walnut Springs tihen
our informant last saw him.’
The \Vushington Union, in the course of ti
\’(‘J'_‘,’ foggy article on the purposes of Mr. Polk
in regard to the future conduct of the war, says :
One thing appears to be finally settled
in the conviction of the country. The
next overture for peace must come from
Mexico. Her rulers have shown their ut-
ter inability" to comprehend or appreciate
the forbearing and peaceful spirit in which
we have heretofore taken f‘tI1Cl'#COUSl.tlnll.\'
maintained the initiative in negotiations.
The war must now go on till Mexico shall
have dictated and enforced upon her satis-
factory terms of peace, and secured in our
own hands satisfactory indemnity for all
lo the third place, we suppose it will
now be regarded throughout our country
as a settled point, that the war must, to the
fullest practicable extent, be henceforth
waged at the expense of Mexico. She
has elected to renew it, and she must bear
“ much of its bu.rdens. She must be made
“to feel the weight of military contribu-
“tions, under the rigor of inertial, law in
‘provinces and in her cities.
I I
,._vn--a-_-.IL.___, __ .
BRAZIL.
The difficulties with Brazil seem to be
as complicated as ever, and wh‘at will be
their termination exceeds all ‘ power of
guessing. From extended accounts which
are published we gather these facts.
it will be remembered that the original
difficulty sprung from the arrest and deten-
tion ofan American officer and two soil-
ors. Mr. Wise manifested his sense of
what was due to the supposed injury, by
refusing the customary solutes and run-
gratiiliitions on the cliiisteriiiig of a Prin-
cess, and the celebration of the Einperoi-’s
birth day. Breaches of etiquette some-
times inflict more grievous Wounds than
aiiytliing more substantial. and his Brazil-
ian Majesty felt his dudgeon rising im-
mcnsely. While Senor Lisbon at \Vasliiug-
too was iriiiking apologies and trying to
settle the affair ainicably, the Emperor
untl Mr. Wise continued in the sullrs.—-
Finally the matter appeared to be settled
here. M r. \‘v'ise’s conduct was approved,
Senor Lisbon had made coiiaessions, and
the Union thought all was smooth.
But the lfimperor disavowcd Senor Lis-
boa’s concessions, recalled him, and by
way of showing his spunk, repriinaiided
the Senor in his speech, and imprisoned a
few more American sailors on ii charge of
breaking some of his “domestic institu-
tions” and police laws. He also wholly
interrupted diplomatic intercourse with
Mr. Wise. Meaiitvliile Mr. VVise was
recalled, and Mr. Tod on his way to Rio,
with instructions penned in entire ignor-
ance of the latest demonstrations of the
Brazillinn governmeiit. V\'ht=n he arrived,
Mr. Wise informed him of the state ofaf-
fairs and objected to his presenting his
credentials. Mr. Tod, after some dispute
concluded to offer himself, but agreed to
wait ‘ll hours for Mr. Wise to clear him-
self of his mission. Mr. ‘N. accordingly
sent intlie Presideiitls letter, with a ines-
sage declining a personal interview, and
clemmiding his passports. llis passports
were sent to him arid t/ie Pre.s-z'c.’i7zt’s Ltzcr
wa-s~ relur/zed. Mr. Wise laid these docu
ments before Mr. Tod, with ii protest
against his presenting crc-dei'iti.'ils under
such circumstances, but Mr. Tod contented
himself wth sending to inquire whether
the Brazilian government iute-nded to in-
sult the United States‘ On receiving an
answer in the negative he proceeded to
inalre arrangements for an iiitervie-.v. This
was granted, and if his speech was nor-
rectly reported it was quite submissive
and apologetic, much more so than Mr.
Wise tliinks comported -with the dignity
of the nation. So the matter now stands.
It seems highly probable that our gov-
ernment wi lcither disapprove of Mr. Tod’.-
conduct, or ifnot, that instructions relative
to the more recent afliiirs will be sent,
such as to present ofl‘ensi\-'e issues to the
Brazilian Government, and re-0; en the.
difficulty. But on this subject, as well as
upon the exact merits of the disputes
with Mr. Wise, we must wait for authen-
tic iiiforniation till the documents, with all
the proceedings, are laid before Congress.
If it is true that the conduct of Mr. Wise
had the full approbation ofthe President,
it canot be that Mr. Tod will be wholly
justified in the course he adopted. But
in its present state of entangleinent, offi-
cial docuuients alone can ftilly elucidate
the afiair.—C'om'an.l.
./Vaw Fire flrm.—-The Norwich Courier
of the ‘.23d gives a description of a new
weapon of war, which must prove very
destructive to an enemy, and which will
doubtless secure a fortune to the inventor,
it-‘ho is Mr. Henry Harington of Massacliu-
setts. The manufacturer at Norwich, is
Mr. Henry Smith. The principal pecu
liarity of the gun consists——1st., in the
number of barrels, and 2d, in the contri
vance for loading it. The number of bar-
rels varies——in one desription of gun it is
seven—in another it is nineteen! and yet,
the weight is little, if any, greater than that
of the comirion rifle. These larrels are
so many brass tubes soldered and bound
together. The rifle is not charged through
the muzzle, but a section of the opposite
end of the barrels, two inches or therea-
baut in length, is, by an ingenious contri-
Vance, rendered moveable, so that it can
be taken out and replaced in a moment.
This section is furnished uith a chamber
for ilie powder \vhich explodes the gun.
Each of the seven or nineteen barrels,
whichever the case may be, C0llIl‘3‘,'ll]f1l('{lleS
with this chamber, so that the charge
which expels one ball, expels them a'l at
the some instant. The quantity of powder
required to discharge the whole seven or
nineteen barrels, is very little, ifany great-
er than is requisite fora single rifle charge.
The recoil of the gun, when piscliaigeil, is
ever less than of an ordinary rifle. Each
barrel is calculated to carry from one to
three balls, at the pi. asure of the person
using it.
A regiment of soldiers with these guns
would prove most terrible combaiums to
any body of men. It is said, however,
that the gun is an excellent one for spor-
ting purposes, nnd its use is not therefore,‘
to be confined to the butt-hery of men.
.R(1ff7’O(Id ./Iccitlent.——We learn from M r.
Cally».-r. mail agent between this city and
Grsenlieltl, Mass. that a most serious ac.
eident occurred on the Massacliusctts and
Vermont railroad, about 4- o’clock yester-
dayafteanoon. As a freight train, used for
transporting materials for constructing the
road,_was passing over a bridge crossing
a stream in the vicinity of Athol, the iron
bolts which secured the bridge parted near
the licads,and the whole fabric and the
cars upon it were at once precipitated into
the bed of the river, a distance of some 30
feet. There were thirteen persons 0 the
cars at the time, four of whom were taken
out dead, two bruised so severely as to
render their recovery lmpel,-gs, ,-md the
remainder were more or less injured, The
bridge was a new one, and only one or two
trains had passed over it previous to the
aceident.~—-Pull. Oct. 291/l.
The" Post Office in North Haven has
been re-established, and Wm. S. Hall, Esq.
re appointed Postmaster".
Matthews, formerlyjunior publisher of the
‘Yani.'ee*Blade, and brother of the present
editor of that paper, was murdered at Wa-
terville, Maine, on the 8th inst. A' Dr.
. Coolidge has been arrested on suspicion.
He appears to have been poisoned, and
then severely bruised. There is hardly a
shadow of doubt but that Dr. Coolidge is
the guilty person. A young man by the
mine "of Flint, who has been some time in
the employ of Dr. C., and to whom the
Doctor made some revelations, has come
forward aridflestifieil that he had confes-
sed the murder to him, and that he(Flint)
assisted in secreting the body it here it was
found. It appears that while sitting in
Williains’ l_-lotel, Dr. Coolidge came in,
and asked Flint. to accompany him to the
'0fl‘lce, which was near by. They went
into the office toaetliel‘ and Cimllflge. filler
having locked thd door, told Flint that he
was going to reveal to him a mystery in
which his life wasinvolved ; he then went
on to state that Matthews came izi ti short
time l,e{‘0,—,., and that he gavehiin a glass
of brancly, which he drank and immediately
fell in an upoplcctic fit, and was then lying
in the other room. He said the affair
would ruin them if the body was found in
the off-lee‘ and he had called him in to aid
in Clisprisitig of it. some $1800 lJt‘l0!‘-glng
to ;‘.'ltiti.heiv7s was put into Flint’s hands,
who secreted it in various places, but sub-
sequently (‘.Olli*(.'l(§(l it into a small jug and
bu,-m mg mnnev, Young Flint was indu-
ced to make these di-t‘.,l0SUT9~“ lll_l'°”8ll ‘he
influence of his father; fear and the con‘
stant threats of Coolidge, he ulledges as
the reasons for not mfllilllg llltflh before.
Dr. Coolidge has hitherto bornea_ good
eliaracter, was enjoyiiig an extensive prac-
tice; anil is said to have $7000 or $8000
on his books. He is bctwteen 30 and 4-0,
and unmarried.
The Albany Evening Journal of \Vedneesd.iy
last, publishes it telegraphic dispatch, dated at
Cincinnati, Oct. ‘.25, which says:
“It has rained three (layis. The little
llliama is overflotving. A n imntense quan-
tity of grain is destroyed.
The fences for 50 miles have been swept.
away. The bottom lands are submerged.
The Ohio river at Ciiicinnati is rising a
foot and a half hourly, and its tributaries
are rising rapidly.
The Mill Creek gard ns are covered
with water, the l\’Tli.ltt"-l Canals have been
damaged greatly.
The acqtieduct has been carried away,
as also the rail road bridge.
The rise in the Little Minini is unprece-
dented. The destruction of property is
immense. -
Grrat Rai'I2——-Frcsfiet—Ra-ilroad Damage.
—lt commenced raining here Sunday
morning, and continued, with a slight in-
terruption in tlic foreuoon,dui'ing the whole
day and night following. An immense
quantity of water fell and the ground being
already saturated by. previous mills the
strcanls rose very rapidly. The Malia-.vk
was entirely over its banks, and flooded
the flats, yesterday afternoon.
The rain was even heavier at the West.
in the vicinity ofConcestots, the water was
never known to be higher. The train of
cars which left Syracuse in the morning,
found the railroad track flooded, obstruc-
ted with driftwood,and in ;some places
washed away. A train was sent up from
Oneida Depot, into which the passengers
the afternoon, instead of at l0=j- A. M.-
Siibsequenily and after the 2 l’. M. train
had passed, the railroad bridge over the
old canal at Reine was washed away.-
Sinee that, no trains have been sent either
from this place or Syraciis:-.
Utica Gazette, ‘LO./L ulz.
Visil of Very Rev. dfr. Jlfati‘/zew [0 affine)‘-
i'crz.—-We understand that the very rever-
end gentleman’s visit to the new world,
which has been so much spoken of, is now
definitively fixed, and that it will take place
next Spring. For some time tire citizens
of Boston have been expecting him; and
so strong was the belief that he would visit
America this year, that the cominanders
of the Train Line Packets Ocean Monarch,
which sailed on the ‘.Z0th tilt. and the Mary
Ann, which left last Tuesday, received
orders from the owners to place the pri-
vate state cabins of those splendid vessels
at his disposal. The reverend gentle-rrian
has, we understand, intimated that he will
avail himself of this generous offer early
next Spring. lloston being the most lrisli
of any city in the United States, and par-
ticularly abounding in Cork and Kerry
settlers, it will be a triumph to their prin-
ciples and feelings to find both so nobly
represented as they will be in the person
i1t’lL'lt1i'l\’0C8C_V of the apostle of temperance.
Cork 1i’cporlcr.
Iliali’/z of J\'ew Orle-ms. Board of
ment that the yellow fever, \\ liicli has been
prevniliiig for several months as an cpl
(lGml(‘, has for some time ceased to exhibit
this cliaracter, and as such has now disap-
peared. At the same time it is proper to
state that the sporadic cases, which have
always been seen for one or two months
after the disappeariirice of epidemic yellow
fever, must still be expected to prevail.
til". 0. Picuyu/ze, 19!/z iiist.
Coriversion. of Prof. .47/lm.——Rev. Geo.
Allen, A. M. ii Priest of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, renounced the ministry
a few days ago and publicly conformed to
the Roman Catholic Communion. He was
received into the bosom of that Chm,-l,
with the usual pomp and solemnity, and
partook of the first sacrament at the iilter
of St. John’s Cathedral. Professor Allen
was for many years President of Newark
College, Dela-ware, and presided over its
affairs uith distinguished ability. For the
last two years he has been connected with
the University of Pennsylvania, and is at
and Secretary ofthe Fzii:.ult_v.—-I’/n'[a, Sun,
in Jlfurderi of alT,.Edi!or.—.Mr. ’Edwardl
were transferred, and arrived here late in_
this time Professor of Latin and Greek,
The._follot'_iving Proclamation of Gov. s_Briggs
ol;_Massiichiis‘etts, we presume will be*read.witb
intei'es_t by our readers, and for that reason-we
tra nsfer it to our columns ;
During the last winter, a cry for bread
was heard throughout this fruitful land,
from adistant and famishing people. it
was a voice of agony, such as was never
before heard by the living generations of
this continent. The people of our great
family of States, with prompt and Christian
phil:iuthropy, ariswered that cry, by send-
ing bread to the millions \\ ho uttered it.
Seed time and harvest have zrgain suc-
ceeded each other, nnd the boundless felds
of our extended country have produced an
abundance without it parallel since‘ the
settlement of this new world.
In all the years of the history of .\'I:issa-
chiiselts, few have exhibited more cviden*
c’-s of internal and domestic prospe-i'it_v
thantlie pas‘.
“ llhe earth is the Lord‘.-*, and the fullness
thereof."
Him. For the mnnifolil mercies of the
past year, we owe to Him a public inani-
festation of acknowledgment and grati-
tude.
I do, therefore, by and with the advice
and consent of the Council, appoint Thurs-
day, (.7.-e ‘.27.’: day rf JV-"0:-ember next, to b .~
observed by the people of this Common-
wealth, as a day of public thanksgiving
and praise.
On that day, let us remember His good-
ness, cease front the pursuits of busines-
nnd of pleasure, go up to the temple o
His worship, and offer to Him the “sacri-
fice of ilianksciiviiiof." '
VVl'iilst we “enter into His gates with
thanlrsgiving, and into His courts uith
praise,” let -us. as sinners, hnmlile our.
selves before Him, and implore His par-
doning grace.
ln the enjovnfienl of His rich temporal
bles.-ings, let us be sensible that He oflei's
to us spiritual lilessiiigs far more precious.
and remember “that lrle so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting
life.”
VVith sincere hearts, let us pray, that He
wil' continue to regard our Commonwealth
with favor.
That He will bless the industry of all
classes of our citizens, and reward the
varied and honest pursuits with success:
That He will smile upon our common
schools, and higher seininaries of learning,
and make them the approved and eflit-lent
instruments of intellectual and moral im-
provement:
That the widow. the fa'lierless, and the
poor, may be the object of His compas-
sionate care:
That He will fill the herirts of the opulent
with a spirit of noble lib -raliiy, and cause
them to realize the truth of the Savior-’s
words. that “it is more blessed to give than
to receive.” '
That He will impart spiritual energy to
the ministers of His word, and ma e them
wise to Win souls:
That He will imbue the minds of pro-
fessing Christians, bearing different names
with the spirit of their divine Master, and
lead them to imitate Him in acts of kind-
ness and good will towards their fellow
men:
That He will look propiliously upon oi_ir
common country, an l, by dilliisiiig among
our citirzens the principle of justice and
truth, impressing them with a sacred and
abiding regard for the rights of man,
strengthen the bonds of this great Union,
and make it perpetual:
That He will voucliszife to open the way
by which three millions of the human
race, in this land of liberty, now wearing
the chainsofslavery,sli:ill without violence
or convul.-"ion be raised to the condition of
freernen:
That He will speedily arrest the calain-
ties of war. iind put an end to those hos-
tilities, which at this time, are'wasting the
treasures and sacrificing the lives of our
own countrymen, and carrying desolation
‘and death throughout a neighboring Re-
puhhc:
And to"cons.ummate the greatest good
to the whole family of man, that He will
cause the Gospel of His Son to be preach-
eil and received among the nations. andi
His Glorious Kingdom to be extended to’
the remotest bounds of the earth.
Given at the Council Chamber, in Bus-
ton, this second day of October, in the,
year of our Lord one thousand eight bun-I
dred and forty seven, and of the In lepen-
dence ofthe United Sta es the seventy
second. GEORGE N. BIHGGS.
By His Excellency the Governor, with,
the advice anrl consent of the Council,
.lou.\' C. PALFIU-zv. Secretary.
God save the Commonwsalt/i of .'lIassuc/zu-
serfs!
All our blcs-sings come fr<m-
\V(.itlia_t:_sila13r, Nriaf.' 3.18 I7.
I
P rrnr. LIBERTY PARTY.
___._._. .__... __- ...._.
John P. Hale has recently been nominated_
as a candidate for the Presidency, by a conven-
tion calling itself “ the Liberty‘ National Con-
slavery over the free territory which shall be
acquired from Mexico? . If he is true uponthis
question he shall receive ourvotes, be he Vvbig
or Locofoco. -\Ve will so vote upon thisgreat
question that our influence shall be felt. Such
we are convinced would be the language of hon-
est meu. But such is not the language of the
Abolitiouists. Thc_v assume that all men who
are not of their faith are rascals and’ not to be
veution.” We are thus pa rticular in giving the
name of the Convention, as our readers might
otherwise be at it loss to ccneelve from what
body of men he received‘ the l.1l"l] notnination.
Certainly it must be news to most men that
John P. Ilale has embraced the peculiar tenets
of the political Abolitionists. I f it convert at
all, he is a late convert. to their creed. He
has never yet, so far as we have seen. publicly
professed his adoption of their illiberiil doc-
trines. or in any manner signified his approval of
garded as an independentdemocrat, differing not
at all from his (lel‘t]O(:l'illlc brethren at tlieNoi'th,
except in his hostility to the shire power. He
deserted his party. or i'nthei' his party deserted
him, on the question of annexing Texas to the
to be an anti-slzivery democrat. But he has
been chosen by the Abolitiouists as their leader
in the Presidential campaign of:18-18, and if he
pofesses his willingness to accept the lcixdeieliip.
we, of course, must assume that he has secretly
changed his ground and eizirollcd himself as at
their past political course. He has rather been l‘3- .
Union, and ever since he has declared himself.
trusted. They cannot conceive that it man may
‘be conscientiously opposed to sliivcry and still
illolbti an abolitionists. They believe all men
to be hypocrites but themselves who are the
_gi'eatost of all h_\-'poci'ites. Their mean sus-
picion of the‘ honesty of others shows that they
‘are themselves southgiort, pi-iniziples or honesty.
l \Vith such men it is idle to
.Tl1cy will undoubtedly pursue the same
course now, that they did in 1844. They
.will declaiin aguiiist slavery and vote for its ex-
lonsiclh Theywlll denounce the \Vhigs, the
only reliable‘ friends of the \Vilinot proviso, and
lsecrcily aid the Locofocos in their elTorts to
extend the area of slavery. But; they will not
eagaiu successful. Their duplicity and by-
'pocrisy have been made imiiiifvst. They cati-
not now, under the garb of aholitiniiisin, give
the victory to slavery, as they did to the‘ grout
sorrow ofthe nation in 1844.
1'82] 50!) .--
THANKSGIV'ISG.——-Tl)8G()Vel'n0t‘5 ofmz States
have already des':gn.'itcd the 25th day of Novem-
ber next, us a day of Thanksgiving and Praise,
viz.: Maine, New Hainpsliirc, Massachusetts.
' Clay and no annexation.
member of the Liberty Party. _
Rhode Island, Connecticut. l\'i=.v.' York, Penn-
sylvania, Michigan, Missouri and F loi-Eda. \Vc
trust tliiit every State in the Union will follow
the example, and thus set. a happy precedent
which may be followed hci'Ctilicr. It. would
indeed be griit':fying to witness the custom well
cstubli.-zhod, of one universal Tlianksgiviiig rind
Now we do not complain of this nmuiniition.
The change of czindidntos is for the better, as
any change would necessarily be. It would
have been difficult to have selected a worse
man than Birney. That it better man has been
selected, therefore, is in no wiry creditable to
the party. ‘V0 believe that John P. Hale is
sincere in his opposition to slavery. Birney’s
whole conduct shows that he is a hypocrite.
I-Iule has mo_re talent than Birney. He could
not have less honesty. Now it is beciause
John P. Halo is so iir.n:eiisuii.L-ly superior to
Birney lhut we are surprised that: he should
Praise tliiotiglioiit tho t:ttll0!1, upon a stated
day, for the countless blessings showered upon
this people, by it kind Pl'OVi'(.lnl](:p,.
The \Vntu ST.t'rr: CU.\‘\'1£i'.\".l'I0.\’, for tho
iiouiiiiiition of State Offict-rs, meets at New
Haven to day (\Ve.duesdiiy), at 10‘ o'clock, .1. zit.
\Ve believe that tlelisgutcs have been appointed
in most of the towns in the State. From the
returns of the several towns, we have reasoii
to believe that it ‘ill be one of the largest and
most respectable in point of talent that has ever
come tug;o’tliei' in otir State.
have been nciiiitiuted by the Liberty Party,
and we shall be still more surprised ifhe. suffers
hiinsclfto be used as the tool of this unprinci-
pled faction. Ills fearless independence in
breaking loose from his party, wlicn that party
required him to vote for the extension of
MEXICAN AFF.-\ll’tS.
Since the i'i-ji-.c-tiori of our ovoi-turcs of penco
hy.Mcxico in Scpte:iibei'l.'ist, there has been
gitious dynasty tvhich so long inis-governed,nuttirzillva great anxiety to know what course
New I-luinps1iii'c, have (-?ll(.l(?n‘i'(‘.t'.l him to all the lour G,ovei'nment would pursue towards that un-
friends of free prii‘-clinics, and opponents of‘ fortuuiite C0uIli.1'y_ That -,, would be less San-
slavery. To our mind they fi.u‘ni.~.li it SLll'0,gl1lllill'_)’, thaii it has heretofore been was hardly
- - - ' ‘ . .',‘. ._\,' J . . _ .
guaranty, thathe will not at tiie pi esent. ciisis——-, exj.i.. ttd. The tidiiiinistration seems to tiil-:0
now when the great battle between freedom ' pleasure in shctlding blood The Union tho
_ ; u 4 ’
and shiver} is coming o.i—-be itist.'t.mcnIiil in I Government (Wgnn, cries out for more blood. It,
distiacting the fiicnos of freedom, and theicby ldeinuiids fresh victims for the Moloc-li,wm-. The
give the victory to slavery.
slave:-y——his noble cxcrtfoxas in the cause of
freedom and humirnity. and his successful lal‘.-ors
in driving from l‘(‘.V\'Cl' the ll‘.C corrupt and fla-
work of human bulchcry must go on, till Mexi-
But we in-e digi~es~_<ing from the point upon . co humbly sizes for pciice, and consents to sur-
which we propose briefly to dwell, when woH'C'1ldei' up whate ‘er t(.‘l‘l'll0l'_\’ our cupidity may
commenced this article. It. is this——tho incon- ‘ ‘l€’-m'~1l1(l-
stancy of the iibolitiouisrs, and their strong! But the following article from the National
syinpatliy with locofocoism, as is shown by this ; Iutelligenccr shows the plan of operations which
nomination of John P. Halo. Just look tit the the ll(lI1]lUlSl1'ftll0ll has in view. It is in perfect
case. John P. Hale, up to the winter of18-14, ' lieeliiiig with its whole course thus fiir. The
was a bitter locofocc—a Ni-.w Hun‘qishii'e loco-, Executive dcpartnieiit ofthe Govornnioiit is su.
loco. He endorsed the nomination of Polk,, preine. The President declares wiir, directs
and the proceedings of the Baltimore Convnn-- how it shall be carried on, subdues provinces,
“on_ He Voted for M1, PO”, and ,,g,,;,,st_;arid establishes new Govei-nini-.nis over them on
Hem-y Clay, ,,}fl,0ugl~, the issue -,,-as dgstincfly 3 his -sole respoiisibility, and without consulting
p'rcsented——Polk and the annexation ofTcxas—-' C°”g"e55' He Wm 50°“ “'0 5uPP059y lllslwllse
Me 1001; his seat in with the services of Congress altogether, and
Con,<;i°ess in December following me cjectgom , raise supplies and direct. in what mainucr they
and the question of nnnexntlon came up for , shall be expanded. after the style of Royalty.
action. Here he deserted his party. He voted . 131” ll9l'0 l5 ll“? 11l'llCl0 fT0IIl the llttclligcncer
I
against the annexation. He did his duty in:in- . °f llle 23”‘ 3
fully. He voted as the Representative ofl “Liven Smce llle emlssw" or Ol" Paper
Northern freemcn ought to vote on such a qucs- gr yeS_l(.lrda.y lllerllulle conllnmlnon ‘(fr lhe
tiou. \Ve honor him for it. \Ve nive him the. elermulallon lhe Exec"llve—llM”lg
credit Ofvotim ‘Is it bpcm N . done notning within the last eight months
, t H, "-‘ ‘. I l la ll‘ ollmm lull“ to - but place the country in it more difficult
“’ 9' ‘5 °°‘"5f‘= *°“e‘°’- "l'“3 °l“‘-0-‘“0“S l0 ' pass in regard to the Mexican War than it
tho locofocos of l\ew Hiainpsliire who l.1?lV8 itl- - stood in when Congress last adjourned—
ways been pliant tools of the South. They not to wait the five short weeks which in -
resolved to crush him. The leaders l)l‘llt'ldedEl€l'V€lle before Congress will again be in
him as an-alto.-, ’[‘h¢_-,- P,-05¢,-=,l,e,l h‘,m_ They,.~essioii, but to take such measures as in
read him out of the ,,,,,.t,_._ He ,,,,,,E,_a,cd from l its high and mighty wisdom and power it
their sentence of condemnation to the people, l dllems expedlem Mr the Pcnnanml Occupm
;fl0/l if Jllexzcol Truly did the Oronn of
sentence. 1 I . ° .
The ‘ MVP Sm” him by ,_ t ‘V ‘l_ _ ‘the (Jnverninent (the Official Gazette)
Hm‘: t.’ £1 J“ .c\ ,0 as f-ngtvns '“'d ‘ predic-t,twelve months before the President
.. ius iowi remmna aii.li.ulzidvoi-.zitc,l,,~0ugl,; on [be war, not only we Wm. ;,_
of the principles of freedom, and of the true in- . self, but the “second Coiiqnest pf i\,1e,,;(.o iv
terosts ofthe North. Alreacl r we are so dec)! ' in for it that
, .l _ ,l _l 0
But wherein is his conduct more wortliv of the ‘l”e"”°" of our huuomll G°"9l'”me“¢
He vmed itl'lpll}l)lrSn;-:ie(fi.tll(ffIfll. is ab.‘-qi.,i,ed, instepiill _ol- in
i.- . ii airs tint in erests 0 ins peo-
. . ' ' ‘ ‘Udiiirr fortl fi l - 1
yo.“ . ‘V __ r , .,r g p e, in pro i re na conquest and
1 I will hi,’ mm “I”?-‘S blood pledged to i_zovcrnment Ofatl areal Nation between
oppose it, and they were defeated only because ‘ .1 , d I U - " - _ ‘ .
_ \\ mm .in tie iiited States when it pleas-
such men as John P. Hale would not glVOll1elTJ‘e(] our P,-esjdem to ‘go to Wm. “uh i,
their tllditlnd votes at the polls in the Prc.sidcn- there existed, uurepealed and still unb;-0:
tial election. He is, therefore, not entitled to j 1 en, a Treaty, the funda mental article of
and the people have i'evci'sc.<l the
approval than that of the \Vl'iigs?
against the annexation of Texas. ‘ So did every
I Fatal flcciilunt at Srrz.—On Thursday,
,says the Boston Star, sclir. Joseph Cran-,
iNorton and some ofthe crew went out inl
‘the boat for the purpose of sounding. n
foitunate’y the boat was capsized, an
=Capt. N. with a seamen named John Holm,
were drowned. The body of Capt. Norton
was rocouered, but the other could not by
found.
On Saturday last, says the N. H. Jour.
of the 25th, the jewelry store of Messrs.
N. Olrnsiead & Sun was broken open and
robbed of nearly all their stock in trade.
to the amount of three thousand dollars.
In this lot were twenty gold watches, thir-
ty silver ones, forty sets of silver spoons,
pencils and rings innumerable-—-in short,
nearly all thejewelry of the esttibllfilllllvnl.
An ordinary man \\ ho lives fifty years,
will spend about a tboiisand working days,
of ten hours each, in the important opera-
tion of putting on and pulling off his cloth-
mg. \V e shouldn't dare to say how many
years out of the fifty a woman would spend
in arranging her toilet. ‘
| A cradle is large enough for the child. but the
world cannot satisfy the man.
_events will be lost. They will not be thrown
as inuclicreditas the \Vhigs. His opposition to Wlllcll “'38 lllfll “lllere Shall be 11 firm, in-
_7 1; __‘I 3 _ _ ‘ 1 E _ ‘ _ _ - '0 ‘ ' . I .
lffxrpg//,/I, “Oct, 1:. rlleklitlalltl of lle-lvlll ;doii, of and from New York for this poi-t,;tl1e extension of slavery commenced at a later; "‘°l“l’l‘- "llfl ‘””‘f3'5-‘l P‘-"lC9a”’"1 (“N18 and
at 5 ‘W mm“ to "m e l le "l‘"°”'l°e‘l\\':is in the fog of Niintuclret, when Capt.f date than that of the \‘-fliigs. Yet this man islsmcére f”9"d°/”/’a belw‘-’9" ll”? U!-lled
States of A merit-ii and the United Mexican
1' ddt tl l~'.'.‘b-'1 L'b 'I"~-. ,
du C 0 ms ‘es ‘T “C Xe”) ‘M3 He States, in all the extent of their posses-
is nominated for the Presidency, and the Vtfhigs Siam n &(,_
are vlllified and abused. Such is political Abe-i Thle Objects for which [Ms G0,.c,.nmem
litionisin! _ . l\\’:lS established have no re!a'ion to such a
John P. Halo occupies precisely the same", state of things as this conquest and pro-
position now upon every question relating to sla- l Pilsed Pellflllnenl 0CCUP8ll0n Of Mexico.
very that Nortlicrii \Vhig.~: do. He is no moi'oiTlle C°"5lll“ll"" °f llle Ullllefl 318168
earnest, no more sincere in his opposition to tho conléu no Such Powers "P0" C""gr°s5:
extension ofslaveI'_Y than the)’ are. ‘much less upon the Execullver 8.5 those
And what; W“ _, th P .d , ,
is of more consequence-—he is powerless, andl I L I C res] em ms exercised ever
the \l"higs are strono. They can olfcctuzilly
since Congress last adjourned, and was in-
resist. the introduction of slavery into free torri-
deed preparing to exercise while Congress
_ _ was yet in session.
ritory. \Vh1lo the Abolitionists by voting for * ll‘ * *
Hale will in reality be voting with the pio-sla-
But, not to transcend our
_ present purpose, let us now introduce _ to
Vr.'1'ypzirty of the North. Their votes at all
our readers the evidences which we now
have of the present designs of the Execu-
tive. They will be found in the following
extracts, the first of which is of precisely
equal authority with the Correspondence
ofthe Philadelphia Ledger, which we have
frequently had occasion to speak of, and
the second of which is from a source al-
ways much to be relied upon.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
\VAsuir-'G'ro:\'. "Oct. 26, 18.1.7.
Siifficiciit intimation: have been ‘thrown out in
on the side of freedom. Now it seems’ to us
that men who were sincerely desirous of putting
a stop to the spread of slavery would’ not thus
vote. They would not enquire, “Is this can.
didato an Abolitionist ?" “Does he march un-
dot the banners of the Liberty party '_in buuhey
would ask “Is he an advocate of the Xvilmol
l‘l'0“l50 7" “W'ill he resist the extension of
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