gVpoiltr.
tffanda; Wednesday, March Sth 184 8.
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We find the following in the Warren County
Standard, t i lts- organ of the Democratic party of that
earantr *Wm , * melt -heartily commend its serail.
orentsio the hotspurs who have been trying to
throve' fire brands into our ranks by their recent un-.
provoked' attacks upon Mr. Wilmot :
EION. DLTIIII W1LM0T.....-It is with surprise and
?eye, t that we notipe the course taken by several
of the Democratic papers of the country in rep, nl
to the gentleman whose name stands at the head
of ttis article. We cannot perceive theobenefit
tha4 to be derived, either to the country or to the
Democratic party, by such an ,).busive attempt to
hunt down Mr. Willi:tot or any filter member of the
patth . who happens to hold opinions and views dif
fering from others of his patty on qbessions of ex
pediency merety,and in no wise zotuiected with any
of the great political principles that kide the two
great parties of the country.
Mr. Wilmot's project of direct taxation, instead
of the tea and coffee tax recommended by the Pre
• sident, for the support of the _war, may be inexpe
dient and impolitic at this time ; and so may have
been his anti-slavery Proviso at the time of its in.
tmduction. ' Nevertheless, so far as the abstract
question of principle is concerned, in either case, no
man in the whole country, who has the gOod ofliis
country at heart, can for a single moment hesitate
l to ray they are right—EXACTLY
It will be remembered that at the time of the in
troduction of the " Proviio," Mr. Wilmot was
not alone in the support of that measure. He was
backed up by such men- as Lewis Cass James
Thompson,, and a host of others; embracing some
. of the best and most brilliant men in the Democra-
I tic ranks, ^And if these men, in the trying hour.
have seen fit to *desert MIL Wilmot and the cause
they once so eagerly espoused—if they have cho
-fen to sacrifice their consistency in preservation of
their popularity in a certain quarter, is there any
reason or justice in endeavoring to read Mr. Wilmot
out of the party because he is unwillifig to follow
in , their wake ? We think not.
If the Arnendnients propo ed by Mr. Wilmot are
_riot thought - worthy of approval, let them be voted
down. Surely, we hoke the time has not. yet arri-.
•ed when a member of Congret.s, in this country,
is obliged to shape his course in conformity to the
dictincis of any alaste; except his immediate consti
tuents. ,
We consider the 'remark of - the Washington
Union as peculiarly unfortiniat..., when it said to Mr.
Wilmot tbat the Administration had laid down its
platfohn, ailik)that he conk' stand upon it if he
'chose. We think it savors altogether too much of
dictation, and that, in the.r4id, it will beprochictive
'of more harm than good."
The Sentherat Test.
Ile Southern - Democrats and their Northern ,rm
sit* are constantly prating against theiWilmot Prci
vise,. Mr. Wilmot, and all who ads-424am the doc
trine of preserving, from the contamination of slit-,
very, the free soil hereafter to be acquired by our
government. And while they we complaining, of,
sod denouncing the Northern Democracy for mere
ly entertaining these views, they are actually ma
king the opposite a test of principle in the appreach . -
I 'ing canvass for the Presidency.
The Democracy of Georgia,. ,recently assembled
is Slate Convention, unanimously adopted the fol
bawl% resolution.
Resolved, That the Democratic party' of 'Geor
gia wilt support no men for the offices of President
and Vice President, who shall not have clearly and
imetprivocally Ileztared their opposition to the grin
viples and provisions of the Wilmot Proviso.
The Democrats of Mobile, Alabama, at a large
ilorereling held recently, among other; resolutions,
pawed the following :
Resolved, That we will support the nominees of
the Democratic. National Convention for President,
and Vice President, provided they are opposed to
the principle of the Wilmot Proviso.
The South seems determined to make every thing
-bend to the spirt.of rdavery-. They advocate it as
it the comer stone of our Republic was based upon
it. and that ha ernancipdtion, prospective or other
wise, foreboded only its downfall.
Now the North has offered no such test. On the
other hand- we have heard nothing, even from the
most ultra Wilmot Proviso men to Wore a belief,
er instify'a suspicion, that they would withhold
their support from an. anti Proviso candidate. In
fact, we have reason to believe that the Democracy
of the North •wodld most cheerfully acquiesce in l the
e nominations. to be made at the Baltimore Conven
tion;At they could be met by a corresponding spirit
on the part of the South: •
!Core of the Mall Itebbery.
We merticeed last week that James Sickler the
carrier of lite omit between 'this place and Eaton,
bad been r„*eted in robbing the mail.of a coniid
erabletsurn of money, and that he had been arrest.
•ed a 4 copfined in Jail The circumstances of his
detect f mn are given in the Wyoming Patrol
Ailey had been missing from the Mail and Sick
„
Lehi been suspected as the ciepredator for some
lime, and tin Friday last,, the Post Master at ,Aie
'loamy. ntailed.s2oo to, Philadelphitl, Sickler be
t
in; prose 'af the time: The Post %dor then fol.
lOwedfthi mail to Eaton, 'where he found ti.e pack
age eon
~ring the money missing, and retaining'
iniciedinilig purtumil him to within seven miles of
Tomtit* 'where the fellow was overtaken, and on
.beitig smidched. the rummy was found concealed
,in the toe,. ,of his, boot. When S iekte4 found he was
ciitrAcks t_ay,,Ned ; up, and, ca4fessed the deed, and
nin ° r9l#. ll l-4ePledations at different timestharing
.toe ,l,figlii- m* 11 ' 43, 4046 stow .ffiatilY lOged in
sail in this Place. Great praise is due Wm.. H.
Barnes Esq., P, it& at Mehoop any , for his sagacity
• mid skrtiatillietisin' ferreilg Oiit theititiat an 4 hi s
. vitillitiesiind ditlitqin attesting tam: ' -..
,Coeitamott. , ./Tke..E,diiar-of thrklieneakater inter
ligeneer, iitaect• the atateanew rdpar 'Washingleo
correaporwient that 41 no sanneseer had been appoiu
t eiito ete"eletkvbiP in the •itane atniarinierteracated
, Ify Mr: littreirwiiisiebettibli Air& 011ie Intel
-1.-VGLies—ieti; Vitcir 'eft°
Work (kuns thep4ll 4 ,' Pe area
it '
• •f it 4
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Correspondefice from Harris Barg,
n < 11,...—_.
a IMP, , . ,' oii, ~., •.; 4
Di u
IL ft. Tea: his Wm " at y. 4 at ~'
eljte
on the i' -, t t . e• i
,s, -it
To of 1 Neon tio . IV ‘ ' l t. m tam' _
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riitThe ee l ate
~,,
....e• I p. , and
~
I _ _
. r mg corn - ebeed. Al. : han . will haft
majority iu his favor, how large I have no means
ittyresent of-judiriew-The , -eireete , fleGhiikkierade_
are now diretted to the newly sprung scheme of
taking from the Delegates of each Districyhe right,
hitherto enjoyed, of naming the Delegates to the
National Convention and the Electors for President
and Vice President. The nitVrity fariklociiitedli
against this infritirment upon custom and the rights
of the people, tet me . ardnonsiabors offer:x-t cap
tains" may bring them into if. The itotitinatio ,
for Canal Commissioner lies between Wm neatly'
Mr. Painter, and Judge Ives.
The Legislature is at present engtsged iiponlOL
cal and private bills, Their time is tinnily taken
np with corporations and monopolies, who. are
thicker than locusts in Egypt and as importunate
as—the " Leach's Daughter." The galleries are
thronged kith• borers, representing the interests of
corporations, and asking fot special privileges, and
the time of the Legislature squandered and the peo-
ples interests neglected.
: 1 0n Tuesday last, in the Senate, the resolutions
relative to the war were taken up and discussed.
An amendment to an amendment was offered by
Mr. Dime; our Senator, in the following resolu
tions:
Resolved,- That inasmuch as the provinces of
New Mexico, and California, over which the Pre•
sident recommends the organization of - territorial
governments, are now free horn slavery, the Gov
ernment of the United States ought not to permit the
entrance of that institution upon any portion of said
territory, but should exert. it necessary, the whole
'of its constitutional power in resisting any attempt
to plant it thereon : Nevertheless whenever any
part of said territory shall cease to be under the
control and government of the United States, and
shall have rightfully entered upon the enjoyment of
its privileges as a sovereign„ . state, the power of
such state to institu:e slavery thereon is not de
nied;
Resolved, gi 77brit the crisis has arrived, when this
question muxt be met," and that the foregoing decla
rations of the powers and duties of, the General
Government is demanded at this time, inasmuch
as the people of one half of the states of this con
federacy have solemnly expressed through their
conventions, legislative assemblies and supreme
executive functionaries, their right to. carry and to
hold slaves in territory flee at the time of its se
ouicition, and haw boldly proclaimed that such is
their fixed 'purpose, and firm determination..
These-Resolutions were advocated by Mr. Ma
son. in a forcible and able manner, but lost by a
vote of 25 '
to I,—Mr. Mason only voting for them.
6
ur members are busily attending to their du
ties. The 'interests of their constituents will not
suffer at their hands.
Mr. flamer, the state, Treasurer, enters upon the
duties of his office on Monday next. In the mean
time Judge Banks the present obliging and gentle
manly Treasurer still holds the position.
Governor Shunk is still sick—his health is not
much improved, but, it is hoped that a Jew days
witl•restore him to vigor. Heaven shield us from
having the Government pass into the - hands of a
Whig Speaker of the Senate.
LOW! write you, as soon as Me Convention has
tsacted its business. '
I
(Com ro qn cati on.]
EDITOn ' OF BILADFOAD REPOitEn.-Sit : In read
ing the Reporter of the date of February 23d, r was
surprised at the article over the signature of Den
nisson Johnson, Esq., and believing that justice to
the Democratic- citizens of Pike township, require
that some notice be taken of that singular produc
tion, (framed and fashioned as I believe in Towan
da at or near • D tl ll. place of residence,) I
proceed to say; , the object of the mover of that
meeting was mainly to show thh people of this
Congressional District (and Bradfoid'-'pounly in par
ticular) that any attempt-which might be made (by
those in high places) to disturb the integrity and
harmony of the Democratic 'party in this township
would meet with no success. But sir, before mak
ing confession of my 'mistake : permit me to make
to your readers an exposition of all the facts in re
lation to the meeting alluded to by. Mr, Johasint
"as a slim affair," and I will leave him alone ie
his glovy, or perhaps he may have consigned him
self to the elevated pelical associations of D. M.
Bull. &c.
(On the evening of the .29th ult , several demo-,
crate met at the house of D. Johnson. LeßaysN 4 ille,
for the purpose of expressinn their opinions. upon
the various Fut jests then agitating, the public mind.
The democrats present were from the eastern,
northern. western and southern sections•of the town
ship, and !would fain believe, speaking charitably,
possessed of sufficient politienit intelligence to an
swer the questions propounded. What is the ex
pression of the democrats of your vicinity in refer
ence in the Mexican War, hidernnity, the Proviso,
and acquisition of tertitory 1 ' ,. :fihe uniform answer
to which, was, by all denim:pate present, (not even
excepting Mr. Johnson himself) that nothinghtid
been heard against, bet on,thn contrary an entire
approval of the doctrine upon all these subjects as
held and advocated by Hon. David Wilmot. Mier
this full expression of sentiment by the meeting, the
resolutions as published in the Reporter of the 3d
inst., were twice read, the vote- was called by Mr.
Johnson, the chairman, upon the passage of the %-
limier's, which resulted in their unanimous adop
tion) .
And stow with pail/ J -2nd regret , I confess that,
what I firmly believed tithent•litleft that greeting,
viz: that there was a steady aldherence to sound
principles by all those professing to belong % the
Democratic party in Pike township, was alas! a
gross error, and I have now to acknowledge that
-when Post Offices Indere' in pros
pect, we are not without ontr ti tive individual
" suppliant tools" to the supposed :" powers-that
be," notwithstanding bne of those; (Mr. Johnsen)
could stand up in the Democratic conntreotrvein,-
tion of SettPeinber laati a Delegate treciMsenting, the
democritic citizens bf. dint torenshipowd.emilorse
by'his vote that excellent sag, resotatiens:Pthere
ailopted,'• apptoving•Mr. • %limns umnse :its refer
'once to the Proviso indsta othersubjects se were
there pasted upon.
frather think it ivae no lien made , pi:lWe; thaV
Ames. Buchanan would,. or could pandeithe! Post
Offaiii - pionage to - that siktkimtbe u To Ea
," es ah 4 some Few-menfiereabnat.
.L 1 ! , -L ; imicner vu M *mai
MlL , Enic*-41 t athastiticritairik, inning as Vice,
Preiicienas Alf the awaking above qillailtatrte i de
say; that the •expose-tit the filets describing the.
pm:ceding". sad itritinded Azitbin brackets 1844
- 1 Y 401311 1, , A: S. SMITH: , ‘-t
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We caepot ate he* either
41ia ' ' P political
''. 'l', - '' . '.,distinedy
- -. •,- .. •,, . the er
ga.A, ra . ; .ut ''s out of
d . .;,,, •. , i y ti i ..bey
,* ease every .. y
ler to see an open and avovreil
-incilleloliiett
won. -
Lex= to Ggx. Prrea eitithirrehr Viii A.
B.wros Rorer, La., Jan.lo, 1848.
t Sq.—Your communisiegootC the
beenimereNed; itircl the autgestional thelem
duty„ considered.
that I have neitherrtherpower nor the'desire to die.l
to to the American people the exact manner in
which they should iirpeeed to nOmillate tin for the
Presidency - of this Ilnited'States
If they desire itiefra mink...they must adopt the
means best stilted, opinion, to the consum
mation of the purpotok; smiitthirthintal to bring
me before them for this office;:throogli their Legis•
latures, Maastneehgs
n, or Ctiventtone, t cannot
object to their designating those bodies as Whig,
Democratic, or Native; but being thus nominated,
I must insist on the condition—and my position on
this point is immutable—that. I ahall•not,bettrought
forward by them: as.the-candidate of choir party, or
considered as the exponent of their party doctrines.
In conclusion I have to repeat, that i t were no
minated for the Presidency by any body °tiny fel
low citizens. designated by any dame-they might
choose to adopt, I should esteem it an hector, and
would accept such nomination, providOd • it 'had
been made entirely independent of tarty considera
tions.
am air, vont. obedient servant..
Peter Sken Smith, zsc i . Z. TAYLOR,
DEMOCRATIC Cosvcirrtmv.—The Delegates t from
the several counties and districts in the State, Con
vened at Harrisburg on Saturtlity lost to ',select de
legates to the National Convention at Baltimore,
and to nominate Electors for the Presidential cam
paign, and a candidate for Canal Commissioner.—
We have no news of their doings, up to the time of
our paper going to press. Nest week, we will give
the entire proceedings.
THE Guts ComulxcEn.--Several of the Federal
papers are reporting cases of the failure of large
Manufacturing establishments.' Before next Oct.
the country will be totally ruined again.
POSTAL ARIANGEMENT.-11 is announced in the ,
New York paper=, upon what they deem indisputa
ble authority, that the basis of a Postallarrangement
betweeo.the United States and Great Britian has
been agreed upon at London.
The Treaty—Buchanan opposed to It.
WAMISGTON, Blatch 2-5 P. N.
The Senate Jans jt.w.t adjourned, after spending,
several hours in Exevutive session.
The Whits have held a caucus, mid seem to be
pretty well disposed towards letting the treaty die
on the table. notwithstanding the recommenda
tion of the President to amend certain proposiitons.
There is a pretty general feeling againsrthe-rati
&anon. I count eight Democratic Senators against
it to-day, among them is Judge Douglass of
Illi
nois.
The treaty may, however, die without being re
jected,-the President being in the mean time advi
sed to send- Commissioners. There is trabstantially
historical ground for the belief that England and
France have ulterior views in relation tolhelsthmus
of Tehuantepec.
This hat mused the slavery interest, and Mr.
Calhoun and. his posse of three, We again in the
field against the ratification. Bot partiee want to
reject the treaty, bat 'neither. , wlil aostumr:the re
sponsibility. The President uses every means in
his power to have the treaty ratified. Mr. Buchan
an is openly against it.
- Xonmarmv, March 2-40 P. M. -
The snow has been falling here since ten cab&
this ummirq.
The President's levee this evening was tolerably
well attended. The bag for the benefit of the Menu, ;
mental Association, fixed' for to-nigli,haqrniedl
• THE PnnPosmoss von P,eacf..—The Washing on
- Union, of Wednesday evening, has the following
on this subject
" It is rather too early in l the da ' y for ns to enter
into any speculation on the Presiden t' s message, or
the, reaty accompanying it. They were laid be
fore the Senate to-day, with certain documents.—
The version of the treaty which ive,have seen Pub
fished in the Picayune, may not be strictly correct ;
but if the boundary lines specified in that paper
have been accurately drawn, they substantially coe
respond with the instructions which were of undly
given to our commissioner in April last. When.
the veil is withdrawn, however, all =-lie facts wilt
be developed. The true character of the paper,
,and alt its stipulations. wilt be accurately defined.
In the meantime, Ile would respectfully suggftt to
our rotemporaries the propriety of calmly waiting,
before they expresi any conclusive opinions upon
it"
With regard to Mr. Trist's powers toconeludethe
treaty, the Union We
"Mr. Trist was !evened; and no additional con.
ditions and po 'secret instructions were sent to him."
Thie f hostever . ; the Union . then intirriates, is a
matter of no grearcomparative lament, as the rati
fication of the Treaty by our government, will cure
defects in the negotiator's authority, if any exist.
. , .
. Dinerr TAsktiee.•:--The Weshington Union, in
reference to the proposition of Mr. Wl!Mat, in fa
vor of direct taxation, says i I , lie has 'proposed a
scheme of direct taxation,, to fall we presume heav
ily upon the slaves of the South." . %Ve are not so
entirely satisfied • with the Course of the Union in
relation ts . the South, as to be led to the c,pdernna
lion of tins measure, because of its ominous fore
bodingsnor are we altogether coniinceil but that
a majority of the people of ;he South would prefer
a constitutional system of ditect taxation to the pre
sent method. Be that as it may, however we
would 'sugrist t? the Union _ one reason Which
shouldMiake Mr. Wilmot's proiewition accept. . ,
at Instil) theAemocratr. It would convey to the
minds of:the people the most definite idea of the
expense of the war with Mexico,. by calling diiect•
ly on them for its payment... Whether, with the
aid of ouch light, they , would patiently !keen to the
long sermons of the Union, on its notions . duty
and patriotism ' we should atink more fan doubt- cti.
oubt,
ful.-Ciiiiritattin Renard. .' - --' - . - ,
1 .
' Titqcntp ow TIiE . RAILROAD.=fiteTe hai ;been
mileli' Ali* in the eastern tail oritie cettitiy i 1
during the present' month, in eonsennetmetira sum-
pin-among Abe . lateens - sin the litaikoadr..A large
Six of them wer oisw 'Bing to work, fult,were 51e-
ierrect by the more daring and reckliiss, who threat- '
'Offekto -put a bullet thrbugh the'heattitthe fiist
tnenlptlio made the aiteriipf... Urge- gat* of men
iumexl-harevontioned toxnamh - beak , and forth on'
the line of the toad, firing ,gutis and i pistoitiouid
.alarrning and threatening the irmre,quidlyAisiitri.d.
'On Setirday. a - warrant *nes:worn out Against some •
rfiteOr-sis of the ringleaders, iind lihteedein lie .
hands of; Officer Cook; . ;who, fivithli possixofinen.
fuceeeded in ~arresting-ltieT, . and Jpdgikkthettifitr
the jail Of this county. Their case ks now probably
bekre.l l l,ppril4B3y(mtick i i9rALlT4.ol 4 iP 4ses
slittn.-41kghtyngton Repauccsi. ' - - '
~, , •;,. ~.,.,,•-•,,,•;.J..• , - •:. J. ti,is , 0
A NEW CA.NIRDITC IN
THE F tmirsrthsi l • Whigs
,pf,Fengnietstitnity,.M,4oni
.. , vs,ffie . e tg ap-•
, .yrioeflet%*4 - 14 - the lg . _ • .I,Option ofthe
`ff.trFeleary: 'ilbeylityte . q • - -MR iftidigsw
110 4 7
. -.• 'Of I%arrnsyl v.tininahte Ant , thfether pre ;
~.41.01'. . _-fitticlth rikeir t.V , :t:o.fi,ere Pnv,,?.... w . •
UM
4 men
tion dus.facittr show .the dun of you Wilmot
FiffirreliitTeiretinfinaitt
,David Wilmot in Congress, a free-trade man, from
iionitopervioP-Porineybrania, and supposed. that he
was rather •an honest man than otherwise; but
when be began to-be' - abused violently, in high
P.We ei t i l u tp e ltrig n ttr i fi" 4 4ll - r
tam to , antic, tf bunbatonly
hona4 but powerful.
Ilitlhllowirtgvissottitiottvratedotiteitattheitne, et- .
jure r*rred-qi - , •
Resolyqd,,patour coafuleace R. the Hon:Dep
old Wilms is oobated., Thatweilmow his tine
, hearted devolloiCtO'Derrfodndprinciples and the
I of nigh ;;Ititt cannot 'aril will rite; be driven
from his sappottfaa long 'aaboncontirines at the
side of justice and humanity. Never wiloce o f ,
sist to strikedowttheAPlß " 10 40 gni* far = 2 o*
tutional freedotri. That we ate tinnwed as we
trust he is; by the infinencee *MA are at' Worrtal
prol3tmte him. That when. patronage` am! power'
combine in a crusade- against ; honesty of purpoee, -
. duty, which is pararnourt tq all ether consideratißui,
demands to stan d firmly on the , side of right,
. .
Thus we see that David's congitnenta orelash
ioned in the same mould with hirnielf. When tie
' teed Mr. Wilmore 4 i personal' explanation;' itsce
ply to the' Union, we west/satisfied that be vitas
man whom threats, power patronage _ oould nqt
swerve asingle hair's breadth from what hebeliey ed
&be riOt.
"The Proouo man resides in a place celled To.,
wand!t; Bradford County, • Northern Pennsylvania.
This is.his secondterm in Congress. He lea law..
yer by profession, and is short of forty years of age.
A gentleman who visited his place of residence;
some few years ago, made the followingpencilings
in his private journal:
" 1843, May 14. Beautiful day ! The air ali balm,
the earth a earpet of beauty. Just returned (min
another botanical excursion—view fine—made me
think of *picture. This house [hotel) is the 're
sort of the town this I find, and almost every even
ing smoking or walking, often gathered in a circle
talking polipcs, may be seen the following gentle
man. -
fasionri
Mil
.. . .
. ' Mr. W. l& . a man about 34, inrliiied to be-corpu
lent, with wed full face, as fair and as smooth as
a woman's. f The personal appearance of Mr. W.
does not strike very favorably at first, be looks 409
much like a ntirxr so; but as soon as we hear him
speak, that impression vanishes. His - voice is rich,
full, melodious. He is called the meet eloquent man
in Bradford county, and application would make
him one of the. first lawyers in the Stale ~ Thikb,
has not; is inclined to be careless, and leave thmgs;
both in his private affairs and profession,
rather
loosely arranged. Is a man of much native talent,
but acts litpon the spur of the moment—_oply:great;
1
occasion souse him, when, it is said, he is pow.'
erful. r. W. has the digrnified bearing of . a gen;
tleinan onverses charmingly, and it is a luxury
to hear im laugh, but in connection with these
ag-eea qua! ties , he is an inveterafe chewer - cif
tobacc his hair angs loosely about his eyes--is
almost •lovenly in his dress, and not over pions,in
his language. Is ambitious=is 'evidently' More
anxious to' shine as a politician than a jurist; and
may kure yet somewhere." , . .
Our traveller was a true prophet ; David /ram gcfig
ured sornewhfre,'? and his figurtng haf.not yet And
ed. And he, makes his figures With so bold ,a
hand, that they will never be effaced Eronifiki black
board.
Direct Taxes.
Mom die Public tester.) --
.-
"Thatariffof 1846 Illlnorffirnish revenue enough
for the?war. 'A great reduction \might anment the
=next year afterwards, and diminish it afar the,. by
Abe genera' distress caused liy a year. of .......4ve
importation, would leave the revenue abobt is be
fore. Then any alteration Of the tariff would've
dote the'evilti mvariablfensoing from an Unstable,
fluctuating national policy. A ,country sti ff en Jetta
hp accommodating itself to tr.bad system, than by
the a/wally of incessant fluctuation* , in-.Vunmit,of a
good one. What .then is the result Loans or di
rect takes: 'l,uans create taxes fa the, paymentof
interest and printipal' and tinino the'revenne tm
der the present tarsi:4 l 4er the , wet centres;: lifts be
adequate to this apd the ordinary expenses of the
government, yet these Mixes, like all taxes. raised
by datietihn consul:6lMo; will be imPosed 'more
upon labor than --property. Direct taxes fall - open
property - , and not upon consumption, and are there
fore paid by the rieb, pore than„by the poor. But
ail taxes on consumption are paid by the poor, More
than by the rich. Therefore we prefer direct taxes
to loans. We may add that loans, paktfrom duties,
cast something in the collection-of such duties. Di
rect-taxation will cost nothing to the Federal Tree
sr, if .each stale will do its duty, and collect and
p y its proportion by its awn o ffi cers.
'A manufacturer is worth two millions of dollars,
crillected from the labor.offive hundred operatives.
His fiunily consists of himself, wife, cue child, and
tn.° servants. These five persons neither eat nor
drink more than five of the operatives.; and if they
-did, they would pay no taxes upon their.friod, for
bread and meat are not imported, and teat nd cof
fee are not taxed.- The mill owner. his wife and
child may consume more taxed clothing and other
taxed supplies, than any @ix, perhaps nine of the
operatiVert: But here • the excess stops. The ex
cess of consumption over - that of himself and fami
ly, containing five persons: equal. aspcmsnmers, to
i eleven imeratives, is among • the remaining four
hundred and eighty-nine operatives, whether male
or female, have families, each of a husband or wife,
and two-children, in paying for whore consumption
their labor musraid ; iindihus between ihecapital
ist and his operatives,- e diaper* in consumption
is enormously augmented, If , each of. ,these five,
hundred operatives earns eight dollars weekly, their.
aggregate anus] wages are 8248,000, or 16 each.
If his two million afford an_ annual Interesta tea
per cent., which is below theaverage profit of ma
nufacturers, his income - will be s2oo,ooo.Yet - he
pays no more taxes upop consumption -for himself
and family, five persons, thin tiny eleven of these
single -operatives, and remitany eleven-with
with families. But midrib ' the comparison to
t an
the-sitrle, we find that-he, wi anincorni of $.200-
00q,,pays no more tax upon consumption, than
eleven opeiati'Ves whose apregitte incomes are
S 4 8 7 5.--, In other words, four hundred and ttlity
nine persons pay as much, with 'only $4,575 to pay
it from, as one person, with 8200-000104 ray it from:
Such is the operation of indirect taxation upon con:
_ ...
slim ption.
In'contrast.with this, let ns Chnsiderthe opera- 1
tint, of ' a tar on property, • We will sopposethat 1
each of these 500, operatives has, $lOOO - atin*atr.'
or An. any productive roped,' vigi4ix*.tea eet*eat-
This agureg ate capita] is $506;00 1 and -its mseme,,
itlin lien cent;' 850;060. -Whilehhe mine is4ner's,
- -capital is x 3,000,000; and`jits intontaili W
t iper
rtent i t ll2oo,ooo.,Aindettla4ax ort4propertvol: one.
? D r atpL t the opit,rtnivea,t with. , their $50,000,.
would pay $ Cidg k and: each of tem', with his or
s cco
her Sint:ln,' Wan d pay '4l4ti';'While the thillitrwrier,'
' . With his 62000/000, would pay $20,000. . • Common
.sense ,will: xiy Una it , man , worth 42y0p0,600 can
P I M e!eitY-Pal: time '9 3 lFl''werth only
• .Sy,tkill can pay sllb The mil owner will say that .
the operatives flare a capital in their Mar; and an
. -aantaslAnaorne from it t 0008,00% Bilt# t i* ca pi.-
litYlis tontinuidlY 'wearing -Ott, siarriof, 'like the
most of his capital, .coutinually acciliMilitlng.
Machinery weals out :Bade' health aid consti,
" tutigwm- NWPiti -worst out,. bto*oreAlowir that
lives; had mow,. WO* ‘o t veiling out, never
dies, even if idle, arid' 'g rant continually it salve.
/tetrittlinitto 4histe A*, only elite dills! ntl
- in Thertalse; dirsetitaxaticat ii mien
1 mole Kate' Ills than teas:loam; coesamption.,
An eartblnake.spat.ft,xt Iblf4s,mths iaft
4mvp,
!is=
, • r • Coll
0
`4.
..47 - .•
.ainence
1
. land;, to nni . rip
wiffil - haseiternhotindary Of Nei Melicet therien
nortleunial it intersects the fireebrinch of the Gilati,
thence down the middle 61 that branch of tie river
to the Colorado ; thence it follows thadivision be
tween upper and lower Felifornie to the Pacific,
- 11•1411b - rike.ibiakfitakber liktibth of San Diego.
Ma next aitidliigiterinlies fo eitizens °Mexico,
Al L OW4lifiditaiti4opitookgrOtlit.
Bugle tights and immunities ,of co.w.ens“ .pitheletter
Country, prowea [ niby take wedgy bf owitliki
or in-ease therdesint . tomentiniseititiresef Mestvi
C9 l .ol l re its guanautiedigkitietit the,*4lo.losVer:
tbe tf friteFY, 44419 Alieggo, 0 1 #442 l tslirl., #.04; .
beat (silvan 'taget. . „
~i .
' lhe
''neitt ankle of 'iniPagince r pn4ideiiiiiiii
Oki of land in4ltetetracimeeder4 ittadatir Mex;
ice prior . to: the heetyi,aboll.•be,reegeeted:rhy- the
United bodes., ; • -.> ' ...I . I v , -1 ,; I . •IN
Tfit, next article provides the ICathobe need , , eide
in'ffte tedifterrieory are th be 'Prettiaid'in theii.
amide of ithei v rftio n j ; • ..;•!. :-.., • r •rr g ', d,
-•; The , next; article pnrides , that giants of bad in
TAP, made by MeLett.m Untied'StMes.ri-
'The next article 'presides' that'thiiileVenticeef
stall take prompt and effectual meatemsticitthe'
defence of the bordeni frcittandianfincuriione..••'
In emeideMtioe oft tit•emiOeffiAterfion9l;llfe
part of Mester?, the governmentAf the :guiles/A
ble& 'itself toiler Mexico' ilitadtt"Wliona Oral;
hint. In tins sunk areitaibeincludeditherflireeind;
lions of dollars alread appropriated '#4;9o l o*
for the furtherance of , aqd.niawaribeet ;Albs
order of n Mr. Triet. his in is hf
.:to be soul itttma-.1
dietary ea the'ratiffe .en of,this titaly by ex-.
I nce
ican government ' I ' I' . 1 .- -1 ''-1•' - •'''' , "l
The remaining twelve millions alle tobaspaidei-'
the: by, instalmentsi et by the issue l gait. percent.
snick. redeemable !lithe, U. •
,L , , . . ,a , , , ,
Sr verai otherareele's tire a - voted - 10 the execu
tory details of both tiese' i n did Pakmeilt: The'
a i l
adoption of either is lobe ' anal with thisgovern
meet. ) - 1
The next imPortant article. binds the government
of the United S. to 6.enme rill chiiins Of - American
citizens against the governthent of Mexico:.-both
those already decided, amounting to tiro millions.
and those undecided amounting to. three millions
of dollars. 1 -
Some unimportant' articles then `follow, for the
mode of execrating t i ttle' portion of the' treaty i'aureh
as the appointment el a commissioner to . -decide
upon the claims, &c. &c. . . • ..:1 1, • I
The treaty ofmrp
,cosrcemf vpli laetweem4he
two republics, .is folie revived for pight,yeate, end
afterwards to be relieWed at theeptiorref botit'
seraineats. • • .:•• : ..- -... • •i -
The troops areleave.Mexice in three months
sifter the ratificatio ..Or the treaty by the Rion'.
ments, unless, the . l .
claly -season should the
on
before their einbar afiortcan be effected ; in whidh
case, theyhave to retire uj a healthy situation; 'and
are to be furnished with .Adiaplies on amicablettmns
by the Mexican grivernmeet.
Supplies which arrive in the mean time are,
not to be subject teffitty. '. " ' ' ' ' ' -
The custom houses me to berestored to the 'Mex
ican govemmeut, and means ere to beadopted-for
settling,tl. a acconets. ' r
The - treaty is to be ratified by the Presideetned
Senate of the United States, and exchanged with ft= mantles after its rattifactaion. , ' 1 !"1
Asy Inou e. war that Jrray brea i lc out .•between
Mexico and the linitftd botatlaittopoeoudoetedon
Christian principles, and' R*rding tit the usages of
civilized nations • •r! '
The boundary Specified tufo Aetna] as kid
down in DistemaPentap of Mexico, published-Re
New, York in Mit
. •
- • T weititsig atieltnjtrlal. ,
•= !nom the National ' -
[Few °feat readers - but will read - with decivand'
even tender interest the following copy of verses.
written by Mr. Adams on the day preceding; his
fatal attack of illness, and desi.med to accompany
his autograpb•sinattrre, whiceliad been 'requelitedf
by•fernamt•frie 114
warn= vet ares co. aan:Asue, -re
.s!At. "riWED fit° nil!. !Trim •
c•'•
• JOHN QUINCY 4 ADAMtit
_ tituspon Massachasettav
•,. • •
ro ears' ef yore , ,
pen •
Prom wittg'ot bird'yeits plundered: '
Perhaps ourgocise, lout; now and then,'
' From i love f s own Eagle, sundered. •
gat, w
at, no, me,Mllic pens disclose
Monet the pOterniatutier's •
In iron inspiration glows,
Or with the minstrel +another*: -
Fair Da set !I could my - ptm iniparf,-
Itt_prdse or lofty rhyme,.
The pu e emotions of my hew. , :-''-.
, ,To s eed tht flight of time;,
'' What etal from die womb -of earth '
' Could worth intrinsic bear . 'P','
To stamp with corresponding worth ,
- The blessings thou should.st*arel
• r
Thelollowing lines are the last which appeared
frtun the pen of Mr.. Adams.
TO THE MUSE OF HISTORY, •
Perched on her rock-wheeled and winked car Oyler
the front door of the Hall of the House of Repre ,
sentativesl)f the United Statei. _
Muse ! quit thy car! come down upon the floor,
And with thee bring that volume in thy hand;
Rap with My marbtekottokles a: the door,
And tik* at a reporter's desk thy stand.
Bend round thy album, and collect a store
Of autographs from rulers of the land ,
• j e eite, each *elan to icractibe his name,
A self.ritorded •candidate for fame. • -
, Inas Qurnex_Aaasts.,
-Dxsraociiix- . Dacca AT Maim:Lox, Otri .
great excitement occasioned here to.day,'by
the. town being flooded : mid muc h destruction or.
valliened,.by,the contents ot i
an mmense reservoir
ocVup y ing loaded ninety feat above the toxin,
escaping Mid ponriWthrougtroiii • midat, -- "' The
flare of UM flood itsre down several brick- 'ware
houses, brick *the% the-Treflio.nf•Hotet Und the
canal embankment;and almost SLR the atores n wmp.
rhonties, &e l in town hem ove#lowititriethen:miti.
'tents damaged. The'disacteir (Ceti • • about three
O'nloc4(laiii -afternoon, but-tthe ~•rnhivavaitsce
- Suaraii,or tsa Itheatee er neriirratic . .—
TherNotfOr'Beitteoti notiees emeot of the
marines' at. the different .shoion .nrifered.lo
Alaife‘94, . I. ' 3 E: EWPOsed-IPINEIPst! . I 'of ;inert. to.aiitg
the effecti ve forceof the arpy, and sityek;
1 This.welieiliesii;lx not' kintirety l tieAqiite The
8:/ Mathias, tinder; PoliOr Barr* 'et;11)00*14 ti
aldrce , Ofet.least jOOD - Jaen, =tutproceed
.Gull or M exico , iP ,4l qPiltPottYM.lLAEigditioni tin
der in#Ora Ofgoka.t!erry fur the survex Of the 14.
'tads of TOgianteoc.`
•
„
Hon. D. Wu.sto . r.—We give in antaberAc A lumn
an interesting cornmunictuion.under
rig& po•
sititin the courstr
souglltstO naisrepres_ent. The factf.ip-,hlrMilmot
was to be inuinolateti, upon theittraf
some: re Aline politicians tyhti have n tutu to grind
end wanted ihe •Sotitlf tit mirk , the • atOtte, - 'inn'
posstbi* y‘be saorified forthatipotirreshich tforteiis
Vflugrt PWto.helf T watulisespepr; atapie iwil
A e t-lguilo . tr°o o l l :4- 0 1Y4 ,rct.P
mateiy iinittpti„ "'foes req 'ode tuppose'riat the
'Whig !Sibiu' ,VW - 1640194
tesirventexpire Or ditniniat4
.241 4;
FROM
Eg!
the details
!El
a , rr; - . •
z*,, Wssantoroar, Feb. 4 .2.- 18411
named to-day fall tbxee hoots in
•
ga. Th ,e treaty-Iliac %lona as
11111-ed that the Taylor,Whigs will/note ' •
'it in a body. • - •
, ,
v,. ''
.
' ,
~ . *.- , le not oppose peace, het din
. • •• -- it which it was brought Am._
Fraurdiat quieter the treaty will meet •'with souse
'opposition:4 - , Hove intheatedpia a ratios* Mir
C.ltigtlt'Dtvdrietilliriirseelioselte
will go 'east the treaty ; and-1 owelres neer **l
then stated: 1 believe therAltliebeteftlitafre*
expressed his opinion lirrth4 suliett, m fricitgiere
it.- And-1 funberbelieve that Mr. ftisrior tin de: :
livered hirneelf against the forni of atreaty, and that
his reasons were unanswerable, end his arguments
Clear and to thepoint?- General Foot will side with
Gee. Care: Mt.-9#ltiradett -„Wieir i put down as
doubtful': laytOWllOtlOWie. shit mt the unary w ig
' be eirigrateo with modifirationtirhich are not es:
sseetialr - 14 idkeyenth 111 Senatfr wiii-ussvcr:.tet
Athielie-%spinirlitilqy of i'o/4 It. ' "The . wo ot
that ei&lnsirpett terital that the Semite, will ad v i se
-the_Presitlent.to*tiecitie lir lilting 'COmmissioners
d own to Mexico with itWictioint le make illeit
on a basis whichrilie s,kiili)iiiirAla'ratifv
' nott iiie t r:
Thepeblic, thereforeimust e' u 5 R 4 14
treaty were to be keti,t in the Semainforts'eorthree
weeks, (my, opinion As Outfit 'tvill,be apoiedofin
half thatliine,) if at the'end rif thattime, . a coun
ter-proposition were se* to Meliso,.. - ilifferingg i n
:some respecti 00111111 e, project sent by;hlr. Tries.—
This course may he 'ttuggested'by Mn Thies official
cotrespoildence accompanyirig the treaty which' is
not only unpsrtinentrmd revolting to 'eve'' , sense of
• propriety, but also utterly regardlesi - of the teepect
due to the Chief Magistrate of the Iteptiblie. The
war, yen may rely - upon it; over,' intePeaelt, on
' honorable terms - 7 1s 'Certain 16 beans but Mr:Trite
for the dihnity of our national character, loathe re
spect due to our Governinent, will net•esiiipe un
punished. This is the gmund, assumed by Mr. Ben;
ton, and he will be backedhy other. Bezmunts-- e i en
illhose who most ,P#Pr the ' vie w s #4;;Fikif the:-Presi
dent,
.
And here 1
.against
wouldalso guard esnspi cion
that„„litlr.,Bertion opposes the form of e, treaty on
account of ilffeelings in regard.lo the r esident.,
Whatever his feelinga may be in regard to the Fre
t
mont trial, I have reasonsio believe that his arrm.
ments, were thosd of wStatesman, calm - and l i en!.
fied, mid not in any manner directly or indirectly
referring, or even by inuendo alluding to the Presi
dent. The. principle of the treaty will not
meet with• misch•opposition from Democratic' 'Sen.
ators4 but the Taylor Whig,s•eury give the' Whole
matters a different complexion. The friends of
Mr. Clay are for the treaty. , ' • . , •
Webster anti - Davis of Massacheusetts; I f oicontse
count amont, - life - Taylor Whigs. Mr. Webster. as
the whble world Impure, wants to run as Vice Pritai
dent with Gen. Taylor. ,
-:•Theoriews•from Virginia seems to' warrant :tho
epnclusien that the Democratic Convention will not
n o minate or instruct delegates_ to vote for a.Padicis)at •
ciii.didate for the Presidency. - They will pass mi.
olotitinsuppnaving of the war, and of a National
Coniention; but iscarcely-exprset a 'preference for
the Presidency. The two candidates who seem to
I le _ the most cherished in Virginia, are Mr. Dallas
and "Mr. W 6004-
*hp friends of Mr:. Clay here are quite encourag
ed with the success of his friendsin Pittsburg ; and
o Vigorous effort is now making Wpm the old•chie
tairkagain on track. The nonnuteion of Gen g raylor
se - Kentucky is explained in a variety of ways and
ihebriirention'east her rote for “ for the sage of
Ashlind." , - • ' Osseous.
- , ',Later from Bleak*.
.. -,
•
'he Courier.front , the English- Legation arrived
at era Cruz - before the steamer sailed, with dates
, frOm the city . of Mexico to the 13th.
~ - The Amerman Star of the I lih hist:contains:the
OffiCiaininreuncenlent that the:treaty was ratified
'on the paVr of the Mexican Congress, byl,rexiving
1 the *nature of Senor 'Roma. Minister of Foreign
All4Ron,the 10th hug., which date. it hears.
1 .A, m eeting . of the Deputte.s and Senators who
;were in the city was held, but only twentffour
Vrere'present, 'and a majorityof them were in Favor
'oil Peace and the treaty, So reads the dispatches.
-, .The 'Star of the 12th says - that Santa Anna had.
aiked - ler a passport to leave the Republic, and that
he fecomMenils fo his friends to yield tip the con
-trot tci the United States, sue for peace and establish
trgood•govemment • .
, • Pena/. Pena publishes a letter in. which hestates
that, the,goveniment of Queratero, in cimjunction
,that,
aennial Mut have resolved upon the impri
-ioninent Of Santa Antis, thus removing the last ob
atircle to a peace. ". .
. The Mexican papers confitna the articles of the
treaty in the matter of the cession pf all New Mex
ico, TeXtts, and Upper California, on their past, and
the payment Of 15,000,009 bonus, and 5,000,000
fur our citizens' claims adaiiin Mexieo• by the II-
States. . A
~.. -Aocountsfrorn Equador to Oct. 1911 t report tlitt
in' conspiracy of the friends of Flores :lad been de
tected: Man,: arrests hari•been made, and among
them was Wright, aid of Flores. Several leading
teen =involved. •
.• A
'
...4.lores bad.:given out that he had authority to
draw on Europe . for $40,009. -
' .. 1 t rerrtlittielf i n . Bolivia broke °lir Oct. 19th, in
favor of "relasco Cpo, yen.• &metal Provinces had
declared in 'his favor.
The government troops were infected.
A treaty between Bolivia and Peru was conclud
ed Nov. :W. Thus averting a war between the two ,
countries. '
• A FUNRILVL INSTEAD OP A BRIDAL CEREMONY.=
Miss Nancy Bailey, of Merrimac, formerly emplov-
Oil in - the factories here, visited Nashua last week.-
for the purchase of her wedding dress, bonnet, and
bridal , . cake, &c., preparwory for her marriage on
Wedneiday next. She had completed herpurcha.
sea ; and was on her way to the depot„.Saturday
evening, when the cars left; She therefote *tom
•ed to the house of a friend, Mrs. Mitchell, on Ca
.nal street, near the Jackson Corporation. About
half past three on Sunday afternoon, as she sat at
the windbw, she.threw np both hands, exclaiming.
." Why, there ier Mr. Drew !" (the name of the
Toting man to whom title was to be married, and
• who is a - resident of Concord, Vt) Mrs. M. Went to
anotber window, but no one was At this
moment a crash of glass called her tention to Miss
Bailey, who had fallen forwardarmst the window.
Help was instantly called, and e was placed up
on the . bed. but with t,wo gasps she lay a corpse.
Antrwhen the bridegroornlcornes, it will be to lay
'her in the pimp, ,Whotor he had hoped so soon lo
salt wife . - Miss Bailey was 'about - 46 years of ewe,
and lafterly:haa not been perfect health......ffss4-, •
, .
THE ItttiON Aisn TnEiTansw.—Tbe We...lntent*
„Union of Saturday has an erne:loin reference to the
Jumnrs in. circulation with newel to ,the Treaty
which is
. now before the,Senote. It asserts that the
Treaty *intuit:4os tillettiged; *tilde by 'Mr. Trist
byptrivate initiuctiOnsfrinn Mn Polkord that the
Cabinettneer nothing:Of it ;ittutt thene.lia no..pro
,visiop iti the Treaty about die tWilinot•Preeko ash°,
beep *noted,: and . tha; therel is p, l ar ge . cec s sion n
conu t ry Itt - ft4 11" . 1 . "cif kgrOier extent than any
eisitintv iti - EmopeO9leeld Rimia"..;—ibiu • the tern
tare dies in induct* the. bav of-San Fnuteico in the
37-38th degree of north latitude. " latClet," arl4:"
,;he Union, t‘ wei,acqpire t aux:prang to the reported
§tipnlitiOns Of the treaty, all The best pods on the
'Pacifielitteirfealitontia. even' counting down to
tbeextrense..sapeirt,the. Peniotola. We shall girl
licdrol the finest, harbors: in. the wodd ; , Whore
which are..essentialyt the.conifonAnd eonvenica c°
Of. the six or siten . aleShilts: that flock to
this' region. On this accounthls6sachusett 3
Irtity well toast oftbeiteiluisition, if it •abould be
accernplishe4:l
U. S. AAMT.—The • Sir
geosoGeneral.of the armY delis V. g has forotort
eJ a supply of Chloroform to Ott: Tem of "
,§., fgr 14410 purposes.
MI
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