iuw rftt of Cut Vll', ll IS UllJUSl tO
niw Suwn vhia liave with their own
ku-jjs coiHttujrwd owa in iff nil m
tivu)enii, (0 make fiuua ihe common
cvAwrji aprHopriaiioiw fursmnlar itupruve
WHll in tlthe-l 8iaWS
la it eperaunti it will pprssstve nd
niol 8(m(1 those fit'ci whom repre-
tuie n d people etiln deny or loul
sis -iUHice of ihe jMwr, or think in
i-uw impodionl, ami who. while ihe
regally eautiibute to the ttenncy, rsnnoi
i'it'nily with, their opinions engage it
Sr genual cornuliuda (or hare of the
rW,e money. Tliui Isige portion ol
tjwin in numbers sod geographical ex
li-iit, rotiuihutfngilf gual proportion f
1 1 in to ilia support of the jjaveroment
ould under the cperatiMi of curli a system
ho compelled lo ee the catiunal Ueaur
he common toik of all unequally dis.
Virsed, and often iaiprovidendy tt A fit
tie:idvmoge of email if clions.iiiste d c( be
nU pped lo',te great national purpooes in
, bicli ail have common kleret, and foi
which slcue lltf power to collect live eve
iuc c given. Should the system of in-
v.nal imyrcve jncnts proponed, ptevail nil
these evils will multiply and increase with
lie increase of the number of he Stales.
,"! the extension of the geographical lim
its of ifce settled portions of our -cDunlry.
ith the increase cf our number tnd th
pxtcnsion of our settlements the lo
l objects demanding the appropriations
of the public money for their improvement
will be proportionately increased. In each
esse the expenditure of the public money
vnuld confer benefits, direct or indirect.
4n!y on a section, while heae sections
would become daily less ia comparison
w ith the whole.
The wisdom of the frameta of the eon
etilulion i withholding power over auch
MWiPtafrnm the federal rovernroent. and
w
letting them to thfl local governments ol
(Tie Stiles, becomes more snd more mani
fest with swy year's experience of the op
eraiioni of our system.
In a country ol limited extent, with but
few such objects of expenditure, (if the
form of government permitted itj a om
m.m ire?.tv roirht bo used for their im-
... ... j a
jHoiemect with much lees inequality and
ii.jiidtice than in one- of the vaat extent
w hich ours now presents in population and
territory. The '.rcaeure of the world would
Ji irdly he equal to ihe improveciect of every
ty inlet creek and river in our coantrj
wl.irh might be supposed to promote the
jenru'turaj. minlliiciuriiiKi " iuiaiiw'
jidcrcsis ofa neigtibDrlioou.
Th federal constnution was wicely a--.1
otS in its provisions to any expansion ol
ait limits and population; and with the ad
vance of the confederacy of the Statei in
ihe career of nal'onal greatness, it become?
'hf more apparent that the harmony of the
Union, snd ihe equal justice to which ell
u parts aie entitled, require ilia I (he feder
al government should confine its action
w i;J)ia iho limits prescribed by the consli
itniou to iu power nd authority.- Some
rf the provisions of this bill are not subject
1 the objections rtaied, and did they Bland
l itie I should not feel it to be ruj duty to
-.i hhhotd my approval
If no conslitutiortal objectiims existed to
the bill, there are others of a serious na
ture which iliGcne some consideration. I
ajropiiatcs between one and two millions
3( Jo'lara for objects which are of no press
in tiRcesaity; and this is proposed at a lime
m l;ca the country is engaged in a foreign
r- bnd hen Congress at its present ees-1-i't
has authorised a loan for the issue of
tmniiry notes to !efray the expenses of the
w.-r, to be resorted to if the exigencUm ol
.!i government shall icqoire it.' li would
sic- to be the .dictate of wisdom under
iin !i circumstances to husbaud our meunn,
.n,. 1 not lo waste them on comparative!
U'.i:t:pnrtant objects, so (hat we may reduce
t!:" !-iin or issue ol treasury notes which
rr.-v twcijino necessary to the srr.allent prac
:i.vjl;!rt sum. ll would recra to be wise loo
M ir-iain from 6uch expeniiiuies witli
v i" t aoid the accumulation of a lair
i c ilcbt, the sxislcnce of whirh would
'id epposed lo Ihe interests of our penpln.
i - id sa tl,e genius of our free incutu-
Should this bill become a taw. ib princi-
'c vti:ch it establishes will nieviul.ly lean
: and annually inereasing appropria
; .i.u ind drains Kpon, the treasury, fur it i
n i ' e doubled that numerous othe; local-
ir m em'craceJ in its .rtnvitions, bu
I ii'e ia much entitled to the fvoi of ilir
v-i "icient, a3 those which are embraced,
hi" .luuaad, through their representative
in t.)-i g.-ees vo e placed on an squal foul
' ihem. With nuch an inrrsase ol
ty -inl.uiffl mutt necessarily follow either
v i..-1-r. 'ed public deb, or increased bur-
. , , , , -le.J
h meaiti of meeting tVe ac.
he treasury with nifm
cumulated dem.iit's upon it.
With profound teepecl for the opinions erty on the pari ol iht opersttves, aucu a
f Congress, and ever anxious, as far as I the wotld h. never seen, and which (lis
. so cousistenilf with Miy responsibility to gn.ces the records of history. I-oi us not
ur conimou Vonsiimrtiw.' to copper i forget that all political economists f.om
with them iu ihe d.sr.harire of our resims.' Adam Smith down to I.ouis Ulane, Uey
nve duties, it is with unfeigned reg.el that
I Gn.l mynelf eonstrined, for the reasons ly waKes of the opeiatives in all large man
which I have ansiyned to withhold my ap- ufacturing establisli.nenls r eon.tantly
proval from this bill.
1AME8 K. POLK,
Washington, Aug. 3d, 1843.
.CunenpiiiiJiMiceof ilia t'ulilic l.rior..
tVAemNGTOM Aug, .10, 1846
After a most e xcniive heat of from 93
to 100 degrees, Congress adjourned snd
eftllic Departments comparatively free and
Mr. Davis, of Maacriuseils, by speaking
ai(;iiiisl lime killed the kppropriation deman
ded by ihe President of $2,000 000 for ne-
ijotistiiig with Mexi.'u; thouijh. after the m
iunclionsof socrecv being removed, it will
appear ihat only sevt members of I'.ieSen-
ale weio oiiposed lo it. This i passing
siranae, but not much to the purpose, as
ihe Siate Deoartment will .probably find
means la iego'iaie a treaty of amity and
peace with Mexico, wiihoui such a special
appropriaiion. Depend on it, peace ith
Mexico wUibo fsubliiihed.and the aduun
istration not reduced lo the stress sntieipa
ted iu ceilain quarters. JlwillariM above
ircBmstancsa, and take palm ami olive
branch out of Ihe haods of the peace parlj
to adorn with it its own brow. The coun
try wants pesce, and will have it on honor-
able terms. There is not iho shadow ofa
shadow of interference JVorn any quarter,
and we shall be able set le the California
business pretty much our own wsy
The Tariff is not so hotly discussed in
this quartet as it is with you in Pennsylva
nia' After a lm survey, we shall Gnd thai
the damage done is not 83 great as anticipa
ted, and abivve ail things, not irreparable.
Th democratic form of government is that
whica may most readily remedy an evil.
real or imaginary and there is, therefore.no
reason why even ihoso who are most affect
ed by it should not des.pood.The great mis.
chief, I apprehend, is done by making the
tariff a parly question, while it oughl only
lo bo dincuseed in regard lo its own intrin
-tic merits. The belief generally, seems lo
prevail that the tat iff of 1 8 12 could not be
made to stand, either in justico lo all class.
.is of society or the States let us not now
et on the other horn of ihe dilemma, by
opposing in the same indiscriminate W9y,
fas'. thai which is good Let us eximine
where the shoe pinche, and endeavor, il
we think it proper ind just lo stretch that
part aid not the w hole shoe, lesl we should
make it unfit for wear. It is perhaps as
reasonable for Democratic Pennsylvania lo
expect as much favor from its friends in
power as f.om those whom she would
have first to raise to il, as in the words of
in old English adage, a bird in hand i
worth two in the bush.' I mention this,
inespective of all parties merely as a mat
ter for sober consideration, and witb a view
to the immediate interest ol 'ennsylvania.
1 propose lo en'.cr on the special sources
of real or imaginaij complaint in 'ennsyl
vania in my next; and would only remark
now that thy are not overlooked in (hit
neighborhood and thai they will be treated
with all the consideration thct deserve. 1
should not be suiprised to tee Mr. Uucha
nan himself come but over his own signa
ture with words of peace consolation and
ripe etatemanship, the moment lie can find
leisure lo do so at Urn JJei'lotd Spring,
whither 1)8 will go ia a few days fur the
belief: t of his healih if the i'renidei.t do not
hitneelf pay a visit to Old Point Com.'oit I
Tii9 Hon. George M, Dallas has left for
(ha Springs of Virginia, oi ia going to leave
30ou. The Vice President is as firm as a
rock, and looks as cheerful as the son in
May. He is probably satisfied that there
no iiiihitdiutt danger for ihe eiaple pro
ducts of Pennsylvania, and that Congress
xiid the Administration are not without am
file rneaniol providing against accidents in
ihe future. The preaem duty on foreign
iron may be considered as sufficient at ihe
present prices in Lumps, ar.d the progress
f rsil-roado in England i nil on the Con
ttnent of Europe does not warrant ihe belief ihoiieands of banks in every section of the
dial prices will fill in consrquc nee of le'country prices for everything brrame so
"ptning (J a new market. At any rate,
we have iiu septennial paili. weiii, and our were sr. little sfTietrd by the duty upon
yearly setsion ol Congress have he power'iheir fabrics, that they poured their goods
H an annual remedy in cae ofa change in
prices. Above all thing's lt :ho masses re-ed their 6ale, lurned ihe paper money re
lied on the treat drfi'erenoe ihtre is between ceived in nsvmr-nt !nm .-imi. c.J ru.rici
he protection of ihe manufactured artid
ind the protection of ihe labor which pro
duces il. The? are by no means identical.
Phe proieclion of ihe manufactured article
in England for centuries past has raised the specie currency ean afford lo pay a very
British uianufacluftr to wetlth tai ihejheavy duty, to be 'iaitttj f,Jt la!0 into
prtrage, while it has, at lite iatne time, giv-
n rise to a species oi u.e mo., aujrtt v,-
band and Proudnon, are agreed thai the dai-
tending lo ilia minimum tnai win auppon
Ins body, and that ihe fostering of large e-
tHblishments tends lo destroy the indepen
ilpni hhor nf the. small manufacturer. Let
ns, therefore not cry before we are hurl
The gteatest evils, like the greatest pleas
urea, aiise from anticipation.
THE 1ME1 AND IJAKBOK BILL
VKIOIOU.
Th Ti(iidnnt has return d this bill to
the House of Hepreseniatives, with a mes
sage setting forth his objections lo its be-
coming a lsw His reasone fur disupprov
0 us passage, are given wuh clearness
and precision. There is no doubt the prin-
Pj,e involved in it would be hereafter pro
duciive nf the most hazardous results to the
general government, by encouraging ihe cx
psndiiure of its funds for purposes ofa see-
tional rather ihin a general benefit to tin
people at latge. It is justly remarked by
the President, that were the piinciple ne
eesnanly involved, conceded, 'the treasury
of the world would hardly be equal lo tin
improvement of every bay, inlel creek and
river in our country, which mighl be sup
posed to promote the agricultural manufac
toring our coirmercial interests of a neigh
borhood.' Independent of this, the Presi.
dent objects to -at the present time par
licularly, when all our resources are dc
msr.ded in another quarter. The sum pro
posed lo be appropriated by ihe bill, is one
million, three hundred and cevrnty-eight
thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. We
refer our readers lo Ihe message itself,
which we give in another column, 'Lan
InttHigenctr.
Tho features of the independent treasury
)ill, as it passed the Sonate, are as yet un
known, as the smendments made lo'the bill
t it .
is it came irom me lower house, have x0
been officially announced, and have not
been -concurred in by the lower house
. i. . i 1 1 . .
inai o:n goes into operation, upon a proper
)asis. il will have a wondc-iful ii.1uenreup'
on the workings of the advalorem tariff.
will annul the revenue principles of that
act, and lend lo make it more protective
i r. ....iv-i.,..v j. r me inae-
pendant treasury bil! is of a very restti
tive.cliaiaclei, it will increase the valueof
the currency., and tend moro to check iu
por'.alions than the protective featuies of the
tariff acl of 1342 ever did. Whatever
uliecks ihe inflation of depreciaiiou of tl?
currepry. -huts out foreign fairies from
.iir markets more effectually than sny du
'.) , short of a prohibiting one, could, n6
our manufactures w ill be better protected
by the independent treasury bill than l!e
em were by a high irrifT.The manufac'itrers
of Euiope are deeply imeresteJ in preserving
in this country an inflated currency W
find llieir agents here strongly advocating
the establishment of another government
bank. The old United States i"an"i did
more for the foreign manufactures than it
ever did for anv domestic interest, and it
lownf ill was an unfortunate thing to Ihem
Fur ihe truth of this we have only to left-r
to the inimnnse importations from 1834 up
to 1S37, when the currency of this eounti)
was composed of nothing but paper, snd
when the b inks were running riol in ail
the speculations of the day We had
protective tariff then ihe average duty on
tho egg-regale importations, under the com
promise set up lo 1837 ranging above
twenty-eight per cent., noiwithing whiel
the importations were immense, reaching in
one year the enormous amount of one hun
dred and ninety millions of dollars. Did the
high l a nil al that tunc cheek importations!
in the slighiert drgiie, or were our menu
fartutes benefited ir any way by the pro
lective lea'.urre oi me cumpromifs an, in
ihe first few j eais of its operation? Not
'at all
7he enrrr-rv had heroine so mur-fi dc
preciated by the immense issues of the
'inflated, thai the manufactures of Europe
'into our market in immense cufntiiies.forc
il home. II tho dunes at that tin e hail
been double whit i!,ey uere, iher? waul
have been very little difference in the iru
porlation Goods manufactured under
markeli wliere piicei ire'tegulattd by in
nflatcd naner eurrencv nd the manu
factures of Europe have enjoyed this poai
s
lion long enough; it is time we should pay
more attention to Ihe volumn an I value ol
our currency, if we wish to prsseive the
present prosperity of ourdomestic interests
-.V. l Herald.
HASN'T CHANGED.
The Union, of Wednesday, contains
an Heresting document, in reference lo
perfct consistency which the President
his always maintained in his political
career. The paper in question is a re
port made by Mr. Polk, from i select
committee, lo whom had been referred
the suhject oi a 'Distribution of Surplus
Fondsm January, 1831, more than fifteen
and a half yean ego It is a mosl able
document, and fully discuses the theory
of the Constitution, upon the subj-cl ol
'disTibution,' and particularly 'internal
improvement.' Thd sentiments ex-
ptessed by Ihe 'resident in his late
message, vetoing ihe 'River anil Ilubor
Bill are in perfect consistence with
hose set forth in ih s piior report
showing that he hag alwjys been, what
his friends have declaied, a consistent
politician. Does not Ihe seeming igno
rance of Ihe federalists, in 1S14, in re
gard lo ihe very name ofMr. Polk, seem
doubly strange, when an impoitam
State paper like this, uovv and then
turns up? We presume by this lime,
however, their ears are becoming famil
iarized lo Ihe sound of hid name!
Romantic Incident. tfi the late fire
in Quebec, the following romantic in
cident occurred:
Whilst the devouring flames wen
rapidly enveloping every portion of ihif
noble structure, Ihe doors being entirely
blockaded by the mass of human being,
who, in their consternation, had precip
itated themselves upon lhem,in the vain
hope of escaping lo Ihe open air, a young
lady, the betul.ful and accomp'ished
Ais Si. Pieie, as she lurned out in Ihe
rqual was seen standing al an open
window in the third storv of ihe bu
ing, whither she had ran, no doubt,
with Ihe idei of precipitating herself on
the nsvmenl beneath. Theie she stood
ihe bright glare from the approach
ing flames displaying in hold relief, I h
i. ..i, .... tvui ii ncr noble, yet sylph
like form. An expression of agonizing
despair was stamped on Ihat fair face,
which, bu' a fe.v moments before, had
been decked in radiant smiles, i lie
palorcf dea'h had usurped the place of
the roe. The excited mu'tittide be
neath, at h.nt ihat pari ol il beneath the
window where she stood, remiined ilenl
and n o' ionless. To all human appear
ance, no air! roulil reach her few
minutes more and she must be lost for
ever. Al this moment, claspi ig her
hands, fhe exclaimed in liparl rending
'rents, 'my mother!' and immediately
ifier the word 'William' fell from her
lips in softer lone. Now a rtifh wa?
heard al ihe extremity of the crowd, and
a yoime rrnn, dressed in fatigue suil of a
U. S. 'Middy,' bounded forward and
ezed for a mnmenl with wild end hag
gnd looks on Ihe lovely vision before
him. Il was hut for a moment. With
one bound, into which he seemed In
throw ihe concentrB'ed energy of des
pair snd hope, if such a union can lake
place, he reached 3 window in ihe build
ing some five feel from Ihe street, from
which, even then the smoke and flimen
were belched forth -at tern pis were
made lo stop him; hut he was gone. The
snxi ty and interests below were in
tens?.
Ins moment he made his appesisnce
beside ihe lady, and grasping her rcund
the waist again disappeared, In snolh
pr moment ne sppPBrea si a winnow in
(he second story, the lower one being
enlireiy pnveloped by ire devouring el
meril. hat was lo be done; no lad.
der, snd the distance loo great lo riik
j'.-rrpmg- nh the rapidity of light"
niug he laid down the lady, and took
off his coal, which was a frock tied
the slVpvea as tight a lie could round
his right fool, lhn swung himself from
ihe window, holding on with his hjiid.i
laid a few word? to Ihe lady, when she
i;ol upon his khjulders,and with a cool"
nr-ss and presence of mind which would
have dor e rredil lo old Hlucher, e'ippi d
lown his lego, :hen seized the coat, by
which means the came wilhia ten feet
jf the ground, when she ltt go ami was'
aughl i.i Ihe arms of several of the spec
tators.
The hero of this little romance was
then in imminent'danger, hanging at a
distance of some twenty feel from lh
ground holding by his hand, anil tin
llirr.es already scotching ihum. Death
eemeil to be inevi'ab'e. He relaxed
his hold and fell lo ih pisemen1, life
less it is true, but more from ihe stun
of the fall than real injury. H th were
carried to house of MienSt. Piei'a moth
er, and in a few hours were almot re
covered. What gives the real romance
to this incident, is. that the 'William' of
ihe story hd, some months before,seep
loved and been accepted, secretly il is
iroe, by the rich and beautiful Kile St
Piere. Tiie attachment, 'ii said, was
(yes, and is,) mutual, but owing to tin
lispariiy in fortune, Mrs Si. Pier
would not listen lo the proposals ol
n in . . . i
young l is sain mat tney are now
to he married sin a very short lime, ma-
ing good the words of the poet
None Sut ihe brave deserve the fair.'
Ji Woman Killed ly her Husband
at her uvn request. 1 he following ex
traordinary case occurred a ahorl lime
ince at Wurlenburgh ; we find il related
in a late foreign journal:
Adam Gavring. a man 64 vesrs of
age, of honesl and upright dealing"; lov
ed and respected by all who knew hin
presented himself on ihe Cth ull, lefore
Ihe authorities at IIeidenheim,ind stated
calmly thai he had just killed his wife,
His declaration was immediaily Uken,
h follow!-: 'My wife,' a9 every one
know, has been sufiVring for a long
ime f:om illness, and at limes ihe pains
.ihe had lo endure were such as to (-fleet
ner reason, the latleily gave up all hope
of recovejy, and continually repeated
thai not only was life a torment (o her,
nut that she feared that if I died before
her, she would be reduced to misery
This morning, after we had read togeth
er the 4 h chapter ol the Z'ook ofJudge
(they were devout people and read tin
H:ble every day,) she requested me to
drive a nail into her temple, as Joel did
to Sisera, as such a death seemed to lit r
short and easy, and would put an end
io her sufferings; she said she forgave
mo beforehand for the act, of which she
absolved me before God and man. A
nail, she said, would not cause a grea
hemorrhage, and woulJ make but i
dight wound. 'As soon as I am dead,
'he added, 'you cm close the wound,
put me on a clean cap, and no one will
know anyihing al all about it.' After
long resistance (continued Gayring) I
(jave way lo ihe wishes of my wife.
took a nail and began lo drive it into
her hft temple with a hammer, but the
nail was loo weak, and Ihe point, instesd
if entering flitleind itself on Ihe bone.
I then look a small drill, hut equally tin.
niceesfiil. My wife arew imostieiit,
and r quested me to kill her al once
with the hammer, which I accordingly
lid, by knocking in ihe skull. Th
body of my wife is at my house, where
you can examine il al your leisure.'
The magistrate immediately proceed
k! to the hcuc with a medical man.nm
Givring under a strong guard. They
fouid I hp body dressed; upon the bed
(Jn 'he Itlt temple there were Iwo
wound, and the right side of the skull
was knocked in as low down as lie
temple. Beside the bed was a table, or
which was a iiible, Ihe nail, diill and
hammer alluded to. On the ground
was a basin of water, in which Ihe mur
Jeter, according to his own declaration
walked his hands before presenting him
ielf lo Ihe authorities.
Gayring is now in prison, he is per
fectly calm, and convinced that he acted
vw II in fuHfiling he wishes of his wife
by putting an end lo her sufferings. Some
Wurtemburfch papers stale lhal the in-
Habitants of the village of Gussenstadi
where the murder was commilled; lefi
their work as soon as they heard of the
murder, and spenl Ihe dsy in the church
fasling snd praying for Ihe soul of ihe
lepailed.
The lasl accounts from Fort I.cvrn-
worth, state that Capt. Allen (nowjState lines prercribed by the acl ofCon.
Lieut. Col.) had arrived thtre with llie'eress, A new voir wss recently laken
five hundred Mor mon volunteers. They :
were lo leave with all pofSiible despatch
join Gen. KrAarr. !
raw
"THUTH WITHOUT
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOlt
C'L JlL C OMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM IJ. FOSTER, jr.
Kcmovul.
1'he Olfii-e of the Coiumbia Democrat
has been Removed into the new Buck
lioildtng, South side of Main street, a few
doors below Maikel.
V, 15. PALM Eli, Ezq. is authorized to ad at
Ae.ut for the 'Coiumbia Dt. not jut,' and re
ceipt uil monies j'nr Hubscrijitiuil und Advertis
ing ul his Agencies in
1'hiludttjjhia JVo. 59 Pine-street.
A'tu) Yhili " ItiO Nassau-Street.
Uubtuil " lli .Slate-street,
tiutttmorc S. E. cor. Bait, und Culvert-sts.
Merchants-Mechanics und Tradesmen muujind
it to their udvuntageto advertise in this jwper.ut
il is the only one published ul the Couutj seat
nd Itas a iireuter circulation in the county ihu
uny other paper pulittslied within ttiltnuts.
Duuioci-iitic Comity Convention.
The Democratic voters of Columbia County are
recommended to meet at the muted dares ul hold
ing the General Lltcliuua in their rcsuec ive Elec
tion iJlatrittrf, ou
Sulurddy the 5th day nf September
next, between the hours of two and six o'clock in
the afternoon, and elect two Delegates lo repii-bent
each township in a Democratic County Convcn
t'on to meet at tho house of John Clayton iu
Uloomsliurg, on ihe Monday following, September
7th, IS'10, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the purpose of
nominating a ticket to bo supported at the next
October election.
CHARLES It, BUCKALEW.
Wtii, J. IK CLE It,
M. E. JACKSON,
TI10S. J. HUTCHISON,
M. Ii. HO WE It,
Standing Committee chosen at the County
Contention, September 1845.
K. II, UALDY
CEO. W. HARDER
EN OS .Ml 1,1, lilt
ilARTIN lillMEYER
STEWART PEAItCU
A. M GANGEWER
SAMUEL CREASY
JACOB I). KLINE,
Standing Cammit'ee appointed by aCovn
ventiun held at llloomsburg Sept. 16,1844
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
On the 14th inst. the Comer Stone of
this building was laid, in which was placed
a box containing a brief history of Colum
bia county, and of the transactions relating
;o ihe Removal, the Subscription List to tho
building, list of County Officers, Court,
Representative and Senator, building coin
miliee, contractor, Sic Removal Bill, und
the official returns of ihe election in 1845.
The building is now rapidly progressing,
the walls ol the basement story being nearly
completed, and the work so far, is substan
tially done, strictly in conformity lo ihe
original plan. The basement story is divi
ded into five rooms, exclusive of ihe three
fire proof rooms. Much credit is due Jr.
Mears for ihe faithfulness with which he
has priformed his contract thus far.
fXj'Wc publish this week, a comparison if tho
rates of duly imposed by tho Tariff of 1842 and
1840, on certain articles, aud invito thereto the
reader's attention. This tablo exhibits the fact,
that the lute act raises the duties upon many arti
cles of luxury, and reduces them on many articles
of gcnei nl uso. A thorough comparison of the de
tails of the acts ol '12 and '40 is a work of difficul
ty, where the change is from specific to advaloium
duties, and the urticlo is one of fluctuating price,
or voiied rati a of value. Upon the whole, the new
law materially reduces duties from ihe rates of tho
old, although there is un increase upon numerous
articles, as the statement shows. The Whig pa
per of this county, complained last week of this
statement, or table of comparison, as decoptive, and
uf its publication as an attempt to deceive. We
confess that wc are unable to perceivo Ihe justice
ofihis occupation. How the mere exhibition of
facti in relation to rates of duty under the two
laws is deceptive, must I e made lo appear before
it is admitted. The statoment does not profess t
ivc ail Ihe details of the tariff; but so far as it
gocs.it is 6trictly and incontcetibly accurate
Uhilc upon this subject, we will say, that th
only attempt at deception in the publication of thin
statement, which we have noticed, was in a Whig
newspaper, wc think the United Slates Gazette.
The btutement was published with the word 'Lux-
unes at tin) top, ind the words " Articles of
general use," lower down carefully omitted ! Thia
was obMously done in oider to render less appa
rent the fact, thai duties were increased upon Iux
uries, and lowered upon articles of general use by
Iho new act.
The Pecple of lows are much oppos
ed lo coming into ihe Union, wilh Ilia
on Ihesubiecl; and the few returns re
ceived indicate that the proposition bat
- - - - : - , fea(ed.