foreign News by the Niagara.
ONE WEEK LAITIttPROM EUROPE.
“smnist. SuluaranY. , —The Niagara experienced
II Euccel4 s i o li of heavy gales from the west,. south
west, during the whole - passage. Her freight list
i•hows £B,OOO in specie: ,
The Niagara, as wo learn from one of the officers,
e‘changed signals with a large steamer, supposed
to be the Europa, off Holyhead, qt midnight on the
30th ult.
The cities of Liverpool and Havre are to be con
tiectcd by aline of first class steamers under the di
rection of Mr. Afclvor, agent of the Cunard steani-
In Parliament the bill for thdi4moval of the Jew
ish disabilities has been rejected - fn the Upper House
by a - majority of 25, ministers not venturing to Coll
ler the proxies. The rejection fur the city of Lon
don and Baron Rothschilds has already accepted the
Chilton Hundreds and made an appeal to the elec
tors. Ills election is considered certain.
The House of Commons has affirmed the
marria
ges
"
reading of the marriag e bill, to render void - marria
ges with the sisters of deceased wife,
The Affirmation Bill, which recently completed
its passage through the Commons, has been rejec
ted lilt the Lords by a large majority.l
Th e Sylith\O'BOen Transportation Bill is now
nn Act of Parffitment, but it is said to contain a fa
tal blunder, midi; is supposed that the approaching
xisit'of Her Maksty to Ireland will jbe signalized
by eitrAng-Ifer Royal Pardon to the Irish state
prisoners.
num.:E.—ln the course, of the debate in the
French Assembly, on foreign affairs, the Ministers
declared that there was no danger of war; M. De,
Tocqueville said that after having more carefully
considered the subject, he had been unable to dis
cover the slightest trace of that new Holy Alliance
of which honorable members had expressed such
jealousy.
In the course of his M. Do Tocqueville
talked of the fraiffineti of the Russian Government,
nu expression that was7eceived with shouts of de
isle') and laughter.
During the debate, Gen. Cavaignac made a most
important weal,' which may be considered as the
resume of.the principles of that section of the Re
publican party which, while it desires peace, is pre
pared Sr o war— ; which while it supPurts order, insists
on progress. 1 ,
The new law against clubs has been already put
in force.
On Monday the Ilinistry introduced into the Leg
islative Assembly a bill for regulating the press:—
M. (Milton Barrot stated that it was intended mere
ty,,al a temporary Measure, to regulate the - poiition
of the press until the organic law on the subject
should be passed.i
The new law is Uearly the • samo as the law of
Louis Phillippe, and powers arc given for the tem
portry,suppression;of every journal attacking the
constitution or making an appeal to arms.
The number of persons arrested at Lyons in con
sequence of the attepted insurrection amounted to
more than 200.
Letters give accounts from Rome to the 19th of
June, from which it appears that the loss sustained
in their different sorties, has been terrible—amoun
ting said, to 1000 killed, wounded l and taken
prisoners.
The Pope has remitted the sum`of 20,000 francs
for the 1 relief of the distressed in Ireland. The sum
is ocknewledged by Archbishop McHale.
The bickerings which have been carried on be
tween the President and the Alinistry are rapidly
approaching an issue, which it is supposed will lead
to the retirement of some of the leading members of
the Cabinet. The principal cause of discord is the
anomalous - fratricidal policy in Italy. •
The French Procureur General has prepared an
other requisition against seven members of the moun
tain implicated in the affair of the 13th June. The
greater part represent the department of the lower
Rhine.
PROBAIiLE SURRE:inI:2 liter a severe
beinhardrneut s three squadrons of the French army
succeeded in establishing themselvei within theout
er walls of Rome on the 22d ult.
They have since been
of
with operations
tint acquiring possession the interior bastions and
defences, but up to the 231.11 and 2lth they had not
made much progress.
Every inch 'aground was stoutly defended by
Garribaldi.
The latest- intelligence from the French camp at
Ramo states that Gendral Oudiitot had so far suc- I
needed in his operations upon the outworks that the
city was entirely at hie mercy, to spare which, and
the horrors of a frightful carnage, he has submitted'
fresh terms to the triumvirate, uhickit was thought
would be accepted by the Romans..
It is said that the English government has pre:
seated a.friendly remonstrance against the born
bardment of Rome, and has urged on the French
zevernment the necessity of ceming to an accent
,
=dation with the r Romans.
AUSTRIA, AND HUNCIARY.—The Ilengarians were
partially defeated by the Austrian troops on the
21st, arid were forced to retire beyond the Wing,
where, from the nature of tl e country, they will
be better able to repel the ad am , of the invading
force,.
It appears from the letters in the Austrian and
German journals, that engagements have recently
taken place - betiveen the Austrians and Hungarians
at Kapovar Szered and on points of the Wang; but
while some ascribe the victory to the Austrians
others give it to the Hungarians. The German
Reform, which hitherto - has been fovorable to the
Austrians, says that they have sustained severe
checks.
It is said that cholera, typhus, and other maladies
are raging in the camp, and that the Magyars dis
play greater enthusiasm than ever.
• It was reported that the Austrians had taken
'naafi. Kossuth has ordered the Austrian prison.
ers, several thousand . in number, to be employed
on the worki of the Szolonok and Debreczin
way.
The Russian army, in four columns, marched
from Gallicia into Hungary on the 17th and 18th,
under the coinnand of Prince Paskewych, Their
last headquarters was at Bartfoeld.
FROM CHINA AND JAVA.—Thn Chinese Emperor
had refdsed to carry out the two treaties, which
provided that Canton should be_open to foreigners.
In the communication of Sett, the Governor of Can
ton, to Mu. Bonham,
he says the Emperor had de
termined that, as the people of Canton had refused
to receive foreigners into the town, how can he
force an opposite course into the peoplel
From the nature of the proclamation it is quite
plain that the authorities were prepared to, resist the
entrance of tbe foie gners into the city, but a great
sacrifice of human _deed has been averted by Lord
Palmerston havitig given special directions that
nothing more should be done than report the repu
diation of the treaty to him.
The large navalt,force which had assembled in
the Canton river to protect the British interest las
nll dispeised.
Accounts from Java announce a complete victory
by the Dutch. The attack on Bally commenced on
the 13th April, and after thirteen hours' bard fight
ing, all the fortiticationa were taken; and the Neth
erland flag was hoisted within the walls.' The Bal- 2
- linese, it is said, had 5,000 killed, and the loss of
thle Dutch was about 250. , It is assumed that the
island will forthwith be annexed to the Dutch pos
sessions.
AUSTnIAN ITALY.AdViCeR from Italy to the 18th,
have been received, from which we learn that An 7
cone, after a destructive bombardment of two days,
had surrendered ..to the Austrian General: The
terms of capitulation are a poltical amnesty to the
inhabitants.
The bombardment of Venice has been suspended
in consequence of proposals of capitulation having
been made by the besieged.
• DANMARK AND Tun Ducats.—The London Globe
of Friday, on information in which it . places fa
credit, states that the Schleswig affair draws rapid
ly to a conclusion, and that the final settlement
may be ext.ected In a fortnight. Hostilities, how
over, are•stiil carried on between the belligerents,
but without any important results.-
GunstAN v.—The accounts from Central Germany
•end Prussia are of a much more pacific charmer
than heretofore.
The Insurrectionary forces of Daden have been
routed. It is said the army under the commanel of
the Prince of Prussia, Menhir)) and Feidelbuigh
were taken. The Insurgents were' dispersed or' in
rapid retreat. A rev-,lt had broken out at Wurtern
burg, j•iined by many soldiers.
Fn.JYUCATAN.
,
. • GOVERNMENT
„A • I
DDIDAT AND apAtniaFEß OF TRW E .
Tioora.—Ety the arrival at New Orleans on the2d
inst., of the Mexican schooner NM*, .Copt. her. of
nandez, four davit from 'Sisal, the Picayune reteiv- ni
ed El Boletin, official of Merida; to the - 18th'- - oh. ti
inclusise. , I
The Baktin of the lath contains an account of a bi
sanguinary affair between the imateco troops and
the Indians, which took place at the distance of a
league from the town of Tituc, alio which the
former-were routed with ' great Oa Titter. It ap
pears by the report of the comm ndi g officer, Col. '
Don Jose Doloxes Basos, that fu want of provisions
ho was obliged to evacuate Titu with hie detach
ment, consisting of 535 men, which was effected on
ti
the morning, of the 11th. Whe ' (natant one league I
from that town,, be was iptirc pied by' an over- I
whelming fUrce of Indians, - who - ttacked him with . 1.0
the greatest fury. . After standing their
, ground
until a large number was slain, the Yucatecoes fled,
leaving all their baggage, arum unitfon, ti.c., in the al
hands of their foes. el
,
.
Of the whole detachment only 187 with their col- s
onel made their escape. They managed to reach tl
Sa Lau, carrying off only two officers and - fifteen a,
soldiers of the wounded. On the 13tbi however,
one hundred more of the' fugitives, with two sub- i
lieutenants, made their appearance at Sacalaca.—
There were 78 head of cattle, and all the horses and e
baggage of the officers captured. tl
The Indians were still closely besieging Tihusu- c
Co r No other record of events is made in these pa
pers.
A ILEMARKABLP. CASP..-- , MOSt of our readers will
doubtless remember an account of a shocking mut.,
der, which appeared in our columns a few weeks ago,
as having been recently perpetrated in the county of
Putnam. Mr. David Ross, a very wealthy and prom--
Meta citizen of that couhty, was returning front his
factory on the Ocone river, to his family residence,
about half a mile or three quarters distant, at nine
nine o'clock on a dark night. While passing through
ape swamp on foOt and alone, he was shot dead with
aldouble barrelled gun, in the hands of some perlon
'ttnitnown. One of the charges took effect in the
head, and the other in the body of the deceased.—
The assassin stood an near as to horn his victim with
,the powder. The Coroner's Jury, aftera patient
and laborious investigation, rendered a verdict,
charging a son of ill r. Ross with the murder. We
learn from a citizen ofPutnam, that one of the.circum
stances which led to this conclusion, was the exam
ination of one of the wads with which the gun was.
loaded. It appeared .inevidence, that the deceased
was the only subscriber to the Macon Telegraph In
his neighborhood; and upon close examination it
was discovered that - one'of the wads was composed
of a piece torn from that source, that the number
of the paper front which the wad was torn, was found
in a shot-bag which had been used by young Ross
on the day O.: murder' was committed. The piece
was compared, and fitted so complete as to satisfy
the jury that the wad - had been taken from - the same
paper found. in the shot•hag. This,, we understand
was one of the strongest circumstances that settled
suspecion on the young man.—Dalton (Ga). Eagle.
BEAVER /ISLANDS -M OR MONS. --Wo copy from
the Buffalo Express, the following interesting ac
count of a'settlement of these peculiar and suffering,
people on one of the islands in our Lake:
"The Beaver Islands—ten in number—lie in the .
bosom of Lake Michigan, in about latitude 45 deg.
40 min., and are beginning to attract considerable
attention, both on account of the healthfulness of
their climate, the extent of tVir fisheries, and as
the Zion, or land of promise, of a considerable body
of Mormons ' the followers of Mr. Strang. Big
Beaver Island, the principal one of the group, is thir
teen miles in length by seven in breadth, contain
ing about 60,000 acres of fertile and well-timbered
lands. Paradise Bay forma the principal harbor,
and is the seat of an extensive trade in fish, wood,
kc. It is easily accessible, perfectly land-locked,
and sufficiently capacious for all the craft on the
Lakes.
"Around itkis bay the Mormons are making their
settlements. There aro two wood-yards and three
stores in operation—a steam saw mill is going up,
nod improvements are commenced on all the lands
within four miles, besides various commencements
in other locations. There are now employed in the
fisheries some two hundred boats, and five or six
hundred fishermen; but the opening, of farms,, the
building of mills, and the establishment of all the
various branches of business, always found in a
settlement of a free and enterprizing population,
will soon leave this branch of business of compare
tive Good stocks of cows have,
been brought on y the Mormons, who aro inten
ding to devote much attention to agriculture, with
every prospect of success. Notwithstanding the
high latitude, all the fine grains flourish; and the
prospect'is that the grazing will .he of the finest
quality. In case they shall succeed, they will be
able to furnish supplies to the lake trade at a point
where there is no competition within two hundred
miles, and where the demand must always be great."
Sixour.mt. euc,:vostnsA.—The Baton Rouge, Lou
isiana, Democratic) Advocate of the 13111 ult., 'says
that a most singular sight was witnessed a few days
since, upon the premises of a Mr. Beatty, in the•
lower part of that town. The earth for twenty or
thirty feet square, appeared to be in a state of nat
ural ' , spontaneous combustion ." Flames were seen
to issue to a height sufficient to attract the attention
of persons a hundred yards off, and marry of them up
on repairing to the spot, found the ; earth on fire,
sending forth somewhat of a sulphurions Smell. • An
attempt was made to quench the•mysterious fire byl
copious drenchings of water, but it was like adding
toed to 'the flame, causing the fire to burn with mire
vehemence, and producing the same crackling noise
as that-of grease and water when commingled and
brought in contact , vith fire—Eventually, however,
an experiment was tried which proved -successful.
A heap of ashes were obtained and profusly scatter-r
ed over the "burning district;" water being then'
poured over them,' an alkaline composition was
produced which proved an effectual extinguisher of
the anqua•oleagineus fire which - had been raging
below: and when, says the Advocate, we visited it
oil Monday afternoon we could distinguish- no ap
pearance of lire or heat save that which poured
' down upon us ; - from old Sol above, 'and which was
of a nature severe enough fur all comfortable pur
poses.
NATIIAN CWFFonD ♦ —.( L correspondent. of the New
Orleani Picayune, writing from the city of Mexico,
says that "the American minister, Mr. Clifford,.
lives in a style creditable to himself and country,
wilt venture to say without profit to his twee.
That Californian is en exception to the rule who
passes through Mexico without passing through
the minister's house, and, if he is in any trouble,
through the minister's heart too—fur he has a heart
as big as natural kindness and natural affection,
I amounting to a feeling of near kindred, can make it.
His tlotir-is always open, and instead of 'a footman
to answer inquiries, he is on the threshold himself,-
to show at the first glance that he is at home, and
every countryman feels himself at home too." _
Yet we hear that Mr. Clifford is to bo recalled.
Da. V. P. CooLmoa.--The Thomaston (Me.)
Gazette, speaking, of the report that,the body sup
posed to be that error. V. P. Coolidge, at the time
of interment, and subsequently discovered, to be that
of some one else, says:— ,, We have good authority
for pronouncing it utterly fake. A letter has been
received by the officers of the prison, from Notth
Livermore, the place were Coolidge's friends re
side, stating that the excitement in that town was
so intense that hundreds of, citizens assembled for
the purpose of disinterring the , body; a committee
of seven were chose&to examine it, among whom
were two physician intimately acquainted with the
subject in his life time, and they unanimously pro
nounced it that of ValprouslP. Coolidge. An A:offi
cial-statement is being prepared tis we go to press.
The full particulitre will then be given which will
relieve the public mind, end set this foolish - matter
at rest and•th'e authors of those malicious reports
will probably , receive their joke deserts:
A Mosr Hosettstn MOSlnta waceothmitted last
week in Robertson county, brit. E. A: Washing
ton, upon an_old man, one of his neighbors, named
James Green. The murder was committed without
any provocation. A constable with it". posse who
attempted to trrest‘Waehington, 'were warned. off
by, him telling them! that ho would kill them.. He
subsequently . made his escape and was e'en lu
gin" county in this Stale. The Governor of Tenn
essee has offered a reward of 8250- for Me .appre
hension,—(Loilitrille Jour., June 30th.
ITEMS OF• NEWS.
NEW YORE, July 16-7 P. M.
1
*he disease in thilt city is carrying off many of
Jr most respectable citikens. Among them We
lot co James fteyburn, and extensive and much es
earned cotton merchant in Wall street. "Dr. A.
'kat/lard and Alexander R. ,Wyckoff, aro also num
pered with the, dead.
he total interments for the past week are said to
e nearly 1000
BROOK Lim, July 16.
Since Saturday last there have been 98 cases and
4 deaths. *:
- ' BA LTIMORR July 16.
John D. Burch a respectable clerk in t he Baltimore
and Cuba smelting works, was shot. through, the
head last night while engaged in writing. Ho ex
pired almost immediately.' The Murderer has not
discovered.
Parmesan, July Ib--6 P.M.
Tremendous fire is now raging in Allegheny City
4 already some 25 or 30 buildings are in ashes, in
ding Dr. Swift's church. It is impossible at pre
et to tell where or when it will stop, as no water is
rown to stay its progress, in consequence of a dis
_ minent between the firemen and the city council,
h refused the necessary appropriations for repair-
ig the engines.
4 number of companies from Pittsbntgh are on the
mt to render assistance, but the mob will not allow
fient to work-30 houses at least have been. destroy
-4.1 Another Despatch ut 5 o'clock P. M. states,
ve are sorry to say that the autintritWs haveN found
t necessary to call out the military t'ai enable the
'ittsburgh firemen to do effective survico in quell
ngl the fire in Alleygheny City, and protect the lives
of the inhabitnts. l i
NEW YORE July 16.
Anprrioxst. FonHum NEws.—A Telegraph be
spaiefi to the New York Courier contains nothing
very definite as to Rome or Hungary.
The late victories of the Austrians over the Hun
gariuns were much exaggerated. The Hungarians
having crossed the Wartgoinidenly made a violent
attack on the Imperialist position, and penetrated
Rite the centre.
After a battle of three daps with two Imperialist
armies li the Hungarians retreated to their former
pltion, but not without having in their onset done
gr .at damage to the Imperialist corps.
Tfie Austrian Republicans have published a de
crde of the Austrian Commander-in-Chief, Gen.
Wyman,' in which that military chieftain states
that the inhabitants of the borough of Boschortatig
hiqing aided and abetted the Hungarian insurgents
in their attack upon the Brigade of Gen. Wyes, ho.
Geh. Hayman, had ordered their town to be burned
and annihilated.
PONS noriNormc.—The Porte has refused to
comply with the imperative demand of Russia fur
the passage of 80,000 troops through Sertia.
Roars.—The latest intelligence from Rome states
that the French Ouvernment lied received a Tele
grauhic dispatch announcing that the French had
occupied Mt. Ovio, which gives the command of
part of the city.
[ Pm LA7WLI'IItAt July 17.
There were 20 cases and 14 deaths from Cholera
at'the Blockley to-day—
' The funeral obsequies to the memory of JA MRS K.
POLK, took place at the Museum this morning.—
The pageant was sitleum and imposing. - Mr.- Dal -
las pronounced mit eulogium. It was a lowing
tribute toiltu examplinary, private worth, • mieut
public services, of the illustriousdead.
He was au hour and twenty minutes delivering
the speech, during the whole of which time the most
profound attention was paid to the speaker. The
flags on the shipping and public buildings were all
placed at half mast.
There were 496 cases and 111 deaths from Cholera
fur the week ending Saturday.
Interments from Cholera on Saturday 811; from
other diseases 42. On Sunday from Cholera 58,
from other diseases 31. •
Interments groin Cholera to-day 60, other diseases,
44. Yesterday 87 deaths fropt Cholera; other die
eases 44.
DEATH OF COLONEL JAMES DUNCAN.
During this season of disease, a succession of unex
pected deaths has served painfey to confirm the tru
ism, that the great destroyer "loves a shining
math." The telegraph yesterday reported the sud
den decease of Col. JAMES Du:siwt, Inspector Genor
al of the army, and one of the bravest and most bril
liant heroes of the recent , war.. Gallant DUNCAN!
we Itnew him well, and, like a thousand others, we
loved him' for his warm heart, his correct impulses,
his expansive benevolence, his g-eat modesty, andl
his manly devotion to th Truth. It is but a short
time since we saw hint in full health and excellent
spirits—his blaCk eye sp rkling with the concious
ness that an enviable Future was before him, and
that his services were not unappreciated by his
countrymen. One of the lust and noblest acts df Mr
Potat's administration was the appointment of DUN
CAN to the place vacated by the death of Col. Cagan
sm. We do not know which as most grateful to
the friends of Du veAN-1 he etensive and unanimous
feeling that asked his selection fir that post, or the
graceful promptitude with which the Executive yiel
ded nit. • -.
Col DUNCAN teas quite young, considering his fame,
and was unmarried. His connection.with the late
war with Mexico was a history of `triumphs, front,
first gun that flashed at Palo Alto, to th lass
he fired at Chbpultepec. Everywhere he won Inure It
for his bravery and for his modesty. Even in the
l i
bitter dispute' with Gen. SCOTT, growing out of the
turning of El Ponon, the hill bristling with cannon
on the way t the city of Mexico,—a feat that was
DeNCAN's on y—even in that dispute the issue left nu
impression bit that which was most favorably to his
skill!, judgement, discretion and ability. The intel
ligence of his premature death will cane many a
tine heart tomourti, and will tell with appalling
fore l upon his relatives and friends: Ills best eulogy
is, t'at he carved - his way to distinction, and that he
passed through_many.exciting events with scearcoly
an etiemv, and with a reputation made brighter by
Contitct and comparison. Peace to thy ashes, Dust-
AN.—Penpaylvonitra.
. .
I,KPORTB OF BREADSTUFF9 FROM THRUNITED STA-
F. ' i Llt. will probably strike many with surprise,
tha lithe amount of Indian corn shipped to Europe
front the United State, durinT the past month . of
JorW, exceeds that of the same month in 1847, the
amine year. The official statement of the exports
or the month, have appeared in the New York Ship
pink List, and the quantity of corn exported is stated
pt 1',287 309 bushels being greater by 550,489 bush
els han Was shipped in the same month in 1847,:and
gre„ ter, we believe. than was ever shipped in any
revions month. Yet great as this amount is, it is
ut ,l
a tithe of (pointy of grain imported monthly into
Gr i st Britain, to which country 9/most the edits of
ow,,expoits of breads:offs tend.-Doily Sun. ,
You don't say so. neighbor? Now suppose, by
the system of ,wohibipitury duties advocated by your
party, Great Britain did not find it to her interest
to use our vast surplus of agricultural product, how
would the home market—ever the choicest poetry
of the protection oraters—make up for the customer
we should thus be deprited oft Pray tell us, C ousin
of ißuckinhin.—Pennsylvanian.
_
tre The appointmnts to-day by the eabi et, at
teat that a healthy re form is still going on. The
removals made in the, Department of the I Wrier,
hi far outnumber those bf any other; yet in t : point
loil l fact, Mr. Merridtli is not much - behind. le has -
Imanif places to fill, of which the public g• orally
ikOoiV but little—thep7hticasion of the app o i n t men t s
b aig inconaistant lath the objects and ends to be ac
le inplished! _ ' Philadelphia News. , '
I 'There, is 'genuine old federalism for you. It has
!always been a favOrite notion with!whiggery that the
people be kept in the dark; cannot safely be trusted
with their own business; that they most blindly fol.
lOw their I .aders, andnak no questions. What are
Om •“obj:cts and ends" which dare not face the
light? Se e precious 'rascality doubtless. Look
to Ike S' , le!-=-Itidiana Slate -Sentinel.' ' ",
•
A CURL , RA iNCIDENT.TRO N. Y. zapress ieL
lete the foil wing melancholy incident: Two young
ladies, beautiful and accomblished:—Mary L,ouisa
end-Virginia Star,' one 10 the other 21 years of age
La-, were both engaged to be married on Monday laet.
0, n the Saturday night •previous both went toile;
token, and there imprudently partook of ice aredme,
Strawberries, and other fruits. The hour appointed
for the wedding found' both of them coldjn death,
with their bridal garments for a winding sheet.
Ciscrvrivri. July 16
eriil33 . ttillii Oh'otruet.
ERIE, PA.
SATURDAY MORNI 6, JULY 21. 1849
DEMOCRATIC NORLIDPATION.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
JOHN A. GAMBLE,
OF LYCOMINO COUNTY
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.-6CONSISTENCY
•1S A JEWEL.
Gon. Scott, of the "hasty plate, of soup" correspon
dence notoriety, has written a letter, which we find in the
Philadelphia Daily News, in favor of the annexation of
the Canadas, and that paper,' taking its cue from the
General, Is Out in full blast for the measure. The Gen
eral is evidently laying an anchor to windward in order to
reach the presidential chair, but whether the cable is
not too long, and the breakers too numerous and near,
is a prof lom which remains to lle solved, but which the
old political sailor, with half an eye, can see into, never
theless. That the Canadas will ultimately be annexed
to the Union, we have not the !oast shadow of doubt; but
Gon. Scott and the Daily 'News, , Or any of their party,
are the most unlikely to give such a measure popularity
among the masses, of any that could be selected. When,
that measure is accomplished it must be so by that party
which has successively added to' our territory Lousiana,
Florida, Texas, `Oregon, New Mexico, end California.
But the time has not yet arrived—the fruit is not ripe,
and those who aro in such a hurry to gather it will fall
victims to their own foolishness. and dio of the summer
complaint, ere autumn has ripened the groin for the
sickle or the fruit for the Congressional mill. The Can
adas are now, it is true, in a state of fermentation, and
the question of annexation is being discussed with much
ability among thorn; but it will require much time, and
more labor,: to prepare them for the, event. Whoa they,
the people we mean. are prepared—when they have be
come acquainted with our form of government, and en
amored of its simple beauties—when they have repudia
ted the slavish belief in the "divine right of kings," and
adopted the free and onobling principles upon which our
republican superstructure rests, that all men aro created
free and equal, and consequently owe neither allegiance
or fealty to men on account of birth or blood, then and
not till then. will. it be for the Democratic party.—the
party of progress and reform—to collie forward and take
them by the hand, and welcome them into our greet
familj,il of states: Unlike the people of Texas, the people
of Canada aro not emigrants from this country, who owe
and love to pay its institutions ley ally and homege. They.
aro anti-republicans from England, Ireland and Scotland,
who; in emigrating, chose rather to remain under the
government they had boon taught to rev4ience, than
pitch their tents among tho republicans of the states. I
They are Canadian French, who under the dominion
of the priest-hood have remained in ignorance of their
political_duties to themselves and their fellow-men. And
lastly, they are the oriels of our revolution, and their
descendants, who fled to these provinces when all their I
efforts to restore the original thirteen to ;the crown had ;
failed. These. intermixed with a few stray Yankees
compose the population of the Canadas, and to say that, I
such material, withont preparation, is
,fit to compose the
irabitantrla free state of this republican coufederaucy,
tos , say an a surdity. It is contrary to tho genus of
of oui,institulions, as well as the spirit, if not the letter,
of our Ciaaetaution. The foreigner arriving upon our
'shores, no matter how intelligent, or how much a repub
lican at heart, is compelled to remain among us fee's
Years, befoto he can mingle his voice with ours., mud
deposit his ballot in that fiat of the people which makes
and unina'kei groat men.--But this annexation of Cana
da•would make millions of foreigners—as much foreign
ers as the Irish or German emigrant—citizens of this
Union, endowed With all the , privileges of such, at one
swoop, without a moment's preparation. If this would
not be - unconstitutional infect, it would be in ,spiri --
t
if it would not be, unjust to other foreigners, who ha e
sought our shores. we know not what injustice:is. Again
we repeat, wo go for the annexation of the Canadas, but
not till the people of Canada desire it, and are prepared
to outer the Union as republicans, with a state coconut
, thm, and not a royal charter like that which disgraced
Rhode jeland. Wer go for the annexation of the Cana
ries whenever the British Lion no (longer rests his foot
ripen its rioil, and the people, free from all entang
ling alliances, are prepared' by acts to pay a! just tribute
to the superiority of our free institutions, by seekiug peace
and prosperity under them.
Consistency is a jewel. but Gen. Scott and his echo,
the Daily News, in this move, have t l intiroly repudiated
such tin ornament. The annexation of Canada fonsooth!
How lung is it since these gentlemen were denouncing
in thunder tones the further acquisition of territory !
How long is it since they pronounced a lust for more
territory a national sin, which must sooner or later bring
upon the country the indignant frowns of the whole
world. The annexation of Texas, an independent na
tion for eight years, composed of citizens from our own
country—fur fathers, brothers, and sisters as it were—
praying to be taken under the protecting wing of our
eagle, was unconstitutional, unnecessary and unwhio.
But to. a change has come over the spirit of their dream.
A now light has broke upon their visioa, and what was
wrong a year ago has become all of a sudden both right and
proper. 'l 4 lre Canadian parliament passed a bill propos-
ing to hider:may those who .sustained lossos during the
rebellion Of '37. The Governor signed it. end forthwith
all the tories in the provinces are up in arms. Ainbas-
Bodoni are sent to tho home, government to procure the
rejection of the law, but they avail nothing. Then an
nexation beComes a wondrous proper measure among
thoso on both sides of the river St. Lawrence who, but
ono short fear ago, were the loudest and firercest in de
nouncing the acquisition of more territory. "A fellow
feeling makes us Wondrous kind," and it is certainly
laughable to see the felloW feeling which now exists
between the defeated tories of the Canadas, and the, but
recently, anti-annexation whigs of the Union. What
ever Others may think of this measure, and whatever
others may advocate, the whigs. who have sucnossivelly
opposed every territorial acquisition since the foundation
of the Government, should bo the —1 to think of it,
much lees lake the lead! I
- WATARVORD POST Orricz.— , The • ndustry with which
Mr. Poet Master General Collamar's executioner, Fitz i
Henry Warren, works the axe of proscription, has left us
i
but little time to notice 411 ts acts. Indeed, e had
about concluded to say nothi g more on the subjec well
knowing that the people were taking notes of the atter,
and in their own proper time, ,„
ould set their seal of con
demnation upon the broken pi ige - ilof this Admiuist lion.
But our attention has been called to the appointm tit of
the Pat Master at Waterford. , and some facts furnished
ns which we deem nocessaryl that the public should be
muds aware of. 1 It seems that the citizens of Waterford
t c
:,
did'not petition for the Troy's! of the late incu ' bent,
much less ask for the appointment of the new , and ave a
baker's dozen, composed of he fl faMily of thosuc essful
applicint, it was not known that a change was i ntent
plated. , Influences at Harrisburg were brought t bear,
and thus the people of Waterford were deprived f the
privilege' of selecting their own Past Master. I deed.
we-are told. that bad the isvhigs of that town been nail
ted on the subject. the' man who now holds th office
would be the last ode selected. Now is riot this ratty
business for our State Administration—intelerin in the
appointments of little petty country post offices at ay out
'in Erie county. This is certalulra "Heroic Age " and
we have certainly magnanimous National and tttate
1 Administrations.'
CONSISTINCT Or rill "8tC0111) Wmutinaros.",—Not
long after Prealdent Taylor was inangorated , it was an
nounced in. his party 'papers that he detested duelling,
and would not tolerate duellists about hiin. Very good
morality! - A few mails ago i the officiele'announced the
appointment of MeClung,l of Miss:, as: minister to a
foreign court. His notoriety as duellist is well known.
OUR COUNTY BUILDINGS
We publish below a communication in relation to the
present condition of our Court House which disclose*
facts not at all creditable to the people of Erie County.
'We have long been aware that our county buildings were
the laughing stock of every stranger - who visits us, b u t
we did not know boforo that they worn in such condition
RD to make it dangerous to hold court in them. It will
not tell well abroad, we think, that the court houso in
the rich and flourishing county of Eric is no filthy that, in
these Cholera times, the business of the county and the
people, !mato be postponed for fear of contracting disease.
It is certainly not a flattering commentary upon our pub
lic spirit and enterprise, and will most assuredly give no
very exalted character to our citizens abroad. But to tho
communication—it epeaks for itselfi
EDITOR.. 4 called upon my attorney a few days
ago in regard to suits on the calendar for trial at the August
term of our court. Ile informed me that by common
consent the entire civil trial list had been postponed, and
that the reason for doing so was the filthy and unhealthy
character of the_Court House. I could not complain, al
though very anxious for the trial of my cause, as I had
fully experienced the truth of the remark by attending
court a few days at August term, 1848. The floor of the
court room is brick and reins - upon a ground foundation,
and, is always damp, emitting a most unpleasant smell.
Tho nasty board enclosure on the west lido of the build
ing is a nuisance and disgrace to the county to which the
building belongs. It ought to receive t h e nuention.of
ho board of health of Erio, IV filthiness is a reason for
their acting in any case. It is a ,enbject of remark, and
entirely just too, that the public buildings of ouf county
are the poorest to be sound in western Pennsylvania.—
In the adjoining counties of Ohio _their public buildings
are such as to put to , the blush our Erio edifice. lam at
a loss to know why something is not done to remedy the
evil, a real one in this case. Erie county has a full
1 treasury, is out of debt, and possesses a large tax-paying
population. Besides all this, the county commissioners
are authorized by the requisite proceedings to undertake
tho matter. Of what use is it that the money of the tax
payer is hoarded up in the county treasury? It does no
body any-good--why not provide a place large enough,
healthy enough and decent enough, in
.which to do the
business 'of the peoplii. All the_ adjoining counties are
amply provided in this particubar—where is the necessity
then furErio to lag bellied. The county is not so pi)-
! vertyetrirken as the public bUildings would seem to iudi
cato—far fivin • it.
nenn..•
Two ONNIONS.—Did any body ever seen Domocratic
nominee who was at all qualified to till the post his fi lends
nominate him for, in the opinion of the Gazette. From
Gan Case down to candidates for High constable, they
arc every one, in the opinion of that paper, possessed of
very "moderate abilities," and without the "expriencein
stub; affairs" "necessary to qualify" them for. tie post
they see's. For instance, listen to its opinion of Mr.
Gamble:
"Mr. GA MOLT, tho Democratic nominee for Cans]
Commissioner, was a member of the Reform Conven
tion to amend the State Constitution. Ile possesses
moderate abilities, but not that practical cast of mind,
and that experience in State attling, which are necessary
to qualify him for the important and responsible duties of
Canal Commissionor.",
Now this is modest, to say the feast Of it, in a paper
that supported-Gob Taylor, who himself said, he did'nt
know what his . opinions were on Banks and Tariffs, be
cause he never had time to examine the questions. Such
twattle may do f j or sehool-boy politicians, but it is certain
ly silly, if not disgusting, when put forth by a full-groWn
Editor. Bu. we did not quote the above to show either
the foolishness or inconsistency of our neighbor in
thus svtematically attempting to disparage the qualifica
tions of Democratic candidates, for every body can 'see it,
but to show the difference between his opinion and that
of a whig Editor who has the sant to +meals well of a can
didato when ho has no ja.s: grounds to speak ill of him.
The following is from tho Daily Sun, of Philadelphia,
an . ultra whig paper.
Jolts A. Gmant.x. Esq., of Lyeoming county, who is
the Democratic candidate. for Canal Commissioner, is a
strong - man, well versed in the State linproveratims and
made an excellent legislator. It will require a strong
candidate to beat him. '
AltsaarnEstx - raxims..---The stock in trade of whig
Editors is misrepresentation. Without it they would be
bankiiipt. With it they whine from week to week, and
from year to year, in one continuous strain against the
Democratic party. No measure, no policy, no man, with
Oo name Democrat attached, escapes them. Like the
gossip of the neighborhood, itrs their meat, drink, end
eleeep. Whet wonder then that when Gen. Taylor disre
garded the pledges ho voluntarily g we before his election,
and proscribed men beCause they wore Democrats that the
whig press should seize upon the complaints of Demo
crats at such bare-faciial disregard to pledges, to mis
represont them. In the language of the Harris!) , rg
Union, the whig press attempt to justify General Taylor's
course in regard to the removals,' by citing againt us the
course puraned by the late Democratic adminiritration.
Rotation in office has always been a favorite principle of
the Democratic party, and we would have expected a
change in the officers appointed by the late lamented
Polk, had not Gen. Taylor been elected pledged against
proscription. The simple issue at present, is, hated
Gen. Taylor openly violated those professions in re and
to removals and appointments, upon the faith of which
he swindled a large number of his fellow citizens out of
their votes? Ho stands convicted of a gross palpable po
litical deception, and boforo long, this moderato Whig
will show himself to be an ultra Whig.
ELT In an article full of lamentaton and tears over the'
proposed Union of the Democracy in New York, Vert,
mont, Connecticut and Wisconsin, tho Editor of the
Gazette breaks forth in the following - Jeremiahish kind of
a sentence. •Alas! for tho orators and Editors who
Were last year so boisterous in tho snpppor of Cass: -Alas!
for the Wilmot-iroriro-hating, Ex-Collector of this Port,
and his coadjutors of the Obsarrer." Our neighbors
"sufferings is intollerable"-Hhe has certainly boon struck
with something besides a "facinating spell" this time,
and if we were to judgo by the way ho whines, mortally
wounded. A re-union of the Democra . cy would certainly
touch him in a tender spot, but we had no :idea that the
bare mention of it would cause such lamentations and
tears. , But it is oven so. We profess charity, howevor,
and, look upOn !the tears of manhood with regret, hence,
to sot our neighbdr's mind at ease so far as wo aro con
cerned, we beg loavo - to inform him that we think we
shall bo able to take care of ourself, whatever onion may
bo formed. Local divisions," and local questions, have
never disturbed our faith in the cardinal principles of the
party, and we intend they never shall. '
HEALTH ov TrlE CITY.—No case of Cholera biIICO our
last, notwithstanding tho timid and gossiping in the
country will have it that wo are dying by scores. It is
au apt saying that V you want to hear the news of the
town, you must go to the country, and it was never more
aptly illustrated than at present. We hear daily front the
back townships that trio is very unhealthy—that Small
pox, Cholera, Typhod-fever, and even Yellow-fever, is
making fearful havoc among us. l Now certainly this is
news to us, who of all others, ought to know something
about it. If our country friends will take the trouble to
examine the record of deaths in the Erie papers for the
last month, they will find that not only in Erie, but
throughout the county, death has been very lenient. We
have never eeen so little sickness in this city as this
summer. For the last few days wo have hoard of aSew
cases of Cholera Morbus, in an extremely mild form,
which readily yielded to medical treatment.
;Cr The Gnats says the nomination of Mr. Gam
ble is "by no meting satisfactory to the Shunk and Dal
las Democracy." Probably the "Munk and Dallas De
mocracy" make a tonfidaittof the Editor of the Gazette,
but we dotibt it, We belong to the "Shunk and Dallas
Detuocracy." and we are satisfied. Our delegates belong
to the "Skunk - and Dallas Democracy," and they aro
satisfied,, fri t ithey toted for Mr. Gamble; and about the
20th of October the Gazette will fled out how many others
ofthe "Shunk and Dallas Democracy" are satisfied
with this nomination.
0 0 VI arli VI rc IL Tt 0 N.
For the Erie Observer.
In a recent number of the Erie Gazette I took oocaeion
to cell attention to the proceedings and addicts of the
Medical Society of the state of Pennsylvania, and to urge
upon themedical gentlemen of Erle county the formation
of a local society its accordance with the recommenda
tion, not only of the leading physicians of this state, but
in obedience to tho entample of the whole profession
f i t
e l l :
a a r :t i u l t i g i g t l ol o o t I
b t e , who h r gfloutilnaoirsovne.d
physician,, ! i t t It w a s
1 s a .a s I t onwfaotqui naturally
cibilkyee rthoy4hawlterteoperteodl-
any'
means by which 'they could be unmasked and placed be- i
fore the public in their true position; but it was also to be
presumed that such an opposition would have the put
donee io find some reasonable can of objeotion to the
proposed measure, rather than seek to vent its spleen sad
vexation in personal attacks upon the advocates of such
a society. I confess that the expectation of finding social.
where there was u total want of professional decency and
propriety, was unreasonable and has. consequently, mei
with disappointment. In the tart number of the "Corn- '
mcrcial Adcertiser"_ an individual, who protease; to be a
physician, but who is among those dreading the influ s
oleo of a county society, hai occupied much of that paper
in a tissue of low and scurrilous abuse, which he evideet,
ly intends to be applicable to myself He has found out
that I am "arrogant," "querulous, ' "vindictive," and
have hard work to control a bad tom! er, am a little crazy,
something of a fool, somehow chaste the collegiate and
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inilitary l boards which passed me; an ho carries his hos
tility so far as to bring in my harmleaeclothes for &Tor
tion of censure. All this may he true, for . it lithe opin
lon of an extraordinary person, and as be has no personal
acquaintance with me it Is to be presumed his knowledge
has been reached by thereinto intuitive &. magical means
-to which ho is perhaps indebted for his pecultarprofession
.al and general acquirements; and being true, my friends
must have an unhappy tinto with, and the government a
hard bargain in me; hut as these defects of character have
nothing to do with the merits of a medical society!, and
can be of no interest to the public, and as those whom they
do interest will not be likely to estimate this individual's
opinions by his own measure of their importance. I cheer
fully leave to hint the whole field of (hie kind of argument.
If it affords hint a pleasure correspondent to his capacity ,
I am willing he should enjoy it, and if he can fancy him
self either witty or funny ho is fortunate to be able, io
. such a world of care as ours, to derive pleasure from an
illusion peculiar to hirnsef. lie will, however, excuse
me from inflicting upon the public a double dose of the
indecency with which he appears already to have dis
, gusted it. .
Although neither the public, nor myself, have any con
, cern in the personal appearance, temper, disposition or
' clothes .)1' this person, we have something to do with - him
as a Hedie.rd philosoplitir. If the argument between us
was., a more contest for !personal superiority, I should at
ones abandon the matter as unworthy of public attention,•
and only showing the petty vanity and self-importance of
those engaged in it. But this person has invitediny no
tice of hint as a physician and of the relationat' i hnibrus as
en ned to a medical society. These do much concern
our fellow citizens, and every thing unpleasant which this
person who has thrust himself upon my notice compels
me to say, I say with reluctance. It is known I have no
local interest of my own to advance, but wherever my
profession is exercised, I, in common with my brethren,
have ditties to it to perform, and in the present instance I
ant but doing that duty, and rendering to the public that
service which every citizen owes to the community -into
which he may be, for the time, thrown. 1
I have nu hope or intention of reforming or iitstroctiog -
one who "acknowledges no superior." Although I have
inet many of the 'diqinguished individuals of our profes
sion, I now fur the first time nee one above the necessity
of instruction, and I hope no ono will judge him below
the capacity- for acquiring it. It is to be feared. however.
that the miller is ho puts only him own grain into the hop
per, and takes none front his neighbors will 500E1 have
nothing to grind.
I would prefer to -deal deal with humbng,gery as a system.
rather than the humbuggery of an individual, but if this
person insists upon banging himself out as the sign, type
and model of the system—the impersonation and embodi
ment of empericisaw and quackery—l would be disregar•
ding his wishes and faililig in my duty if I treated nett
neglect the notoriety lie seeks, even though his object is
to induce me to advertise' him. Before going farther it
may be well enough to remark that besides my clothes
and temper, this person has rambled over a great many
other things which have no relation to the subject in band.
Among them. he alludes to a certain poem called "A
Cruise," which is ono among the great many things of ,
Which I have never before heard, and yet it is so intro
duced as to lead to the false inference that I am respon
sible for the sins of that poem. To expose a low trick
like this is perhaps a sufficient reply to the whole affair,
Abolitionism also gets a little cunning tickle, for no other
reason that I can see in this, connection than as an aeipeal
to popularity and a bribe to sytnpathies of which he feels
himself otherwise unworthy.
Bull now for the medical society and this commenta
tor upon it. It may be presumptuous to charge upon the .
inventor of a now system, a want of common compre
hension, but charity teaches us not to find the worst mo•
tive for a man's conduct, if better can he pressumed, and
therefore 1 think it better to attribute to weak intellect.
what must otherwise be a designed - end wilful perversion.
I would miller believe hint weak than wicked.
Thite who did me i the honor to read my article in the
Palmetto will recollect that all legs) protection for the fpro
fession of medicine is disclaimed—tho right of quackery
is nem, tied to all. It is only claimed for a medical socie
ty that, besides acting systematically for the public good,
in matters of public health, and in organising and har
monizing the profession, its chief use is to separate -those
who acknowledge the laws, the aggreato wisdom of the
profession, front those who presumptu
.usly make them
selves a law to themselves , and hero I sk leave to weigh
the question of arrogance between t is individual and
Avid:.
myself. Whether he only aspir 's to' walk respect
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fulty in the path marked out by the cc'llecred wisdom of
his profession, or he, who. disregarding all such guidance,
sets - up for himself upon a entail or f etitious capital of
mental power, is most arrogant? But to return to our
proof. Notwithstanding so plain a statement of' the scope
and power of a county medical society, we are amused
by a bunt of indignation about the "offices and functions
of freemen," "church, state, and medical slavery," "dic
tation, Sc," all of which have as much telationship to the
subject, us that ..poem," Abolitio ism, and my old
uniform coat.
But modicaksocieties.,4‘eeparate to regular practi
tioner front the quack affecting the ch rector of a regular
practitioner, and hero lies the rub; here is just the pre
eilicament in which this medical philosopher ikt caught
—parading himself as an 'orthodox practitioner, he
is detected, in the tricks anal girt' which the' laws .of
the medical profession pronounce to be those of quackery.
here aro the laws:
Prom Chap. 2d, Art. Ist, Duties for the support of Proftsslonal
eh:meter:
It is derogatory to the dignity - of the Proteneion. to T rt to pub
lie advertisements or private cards or handbills inviti g the atten
tion of individuals affected with particular discs' pubncii
offering advice and medicine to the poor gratis, Or b milting ra•
dicel cures; or to publish cases and operations,—to boast of eurril
and reined ies,—to invite laymen to be'present an they operation*.
—to adduce certilicau•s of skill and success, or to peribrm any
other Phil ilnl . :let, Thee are the ordinary practices of empiric , .
and are highly reprehensible in angular - physician. i
Art. 4th, Of the duties of Physicians in regard - to consultation
' "But no one can be considered sea regular practitioner, or a it:
associate in consultation. whose practice is bated on en exclu
sive dogma, to the refection of the accumulated experience of the
profession, and ofthe aids actually furnished by anatomy - , rhSE
ology, pathology, end organic cheuffstry.
And here aro the facts'.: '
"DR. II W. Ti. I) CI,D aF. .
Eclectic Physician nud Operetta e Furgeon—a Graduate in lA2f—
can cute may Curable disease--bowing to the aged, he nano )
edges no superior in professional matters. Diseases of the E's
and Ear attended to.
I ealEpticAl..
Ile it known that Dr. W. Ii Dodge can and does treat disease!.
more successfully, wxtlicuit Calomel than any Doctor can Alm li.
his practice attests the truth of this proposition."
In addition to euch adVettisomente, which.it is presurn .
ed have excited the ridicule of all who have sufficient in•
formation to read the pap ers - in which they appear. i n
a recent paper on cholera - . this person denies his assent
to the received systems of
pathology. Convicted, then.
he elands, by the law and the fact, of the acts of quack
ery; not In my individual art °gent judgment; but by the