atIMAID 4 lasoaaaveaci
TI
E, BEATTY, ED
OARLUZLE„
Tirednesday; rebrictp:y 8 , 1S:13
FOR PRESIDENT_
IfENRY CLAY,
I.ll , ject to the' dediiion of a 'National convention
DEMOCIATIC. WHIG PRINCIPLES,' "
SPCI:ALLY ~ 4 1 7 0it TRE'PUIRAC,
OVIII CIZCED
1. A sound -Currency, regulatcd•hy the
will and authority of the ,Nation. .
An.adeqUate: Revenue, with fair Protection to
Arrierican liidustry.
3. JUst restraints on ,the Executive ficitver, etn 7
• Vacant a curtlienrestrietien an. 'the exercise of
4. kfaithful adm of. Clio puhlic thmsin
.
with on equitable distribo:ion of the proeccds
of sales of it among nil the States. ,"
An honest and economical administration of
.the General Gol'ernment,learing`pnblic offtcers
perfect freedpin of thought and of the' right of
suffrage; but with auitable restraints -againM
improper inklicience
. .
6.. An,amendment 'to the Constitution, limiting
019 incumbent of the Presidential 'office to a
SINGLE TERA 6
These objects attained, ' , think that we should
cease to be afflicted. with bad administration of
tho Governinent.—HENar . • •
11:TAn extract from an able sfivech of lion. J.R.
Underwood, of Kentualty, will.'bo found on the
first pii&lccw.hieb:we invite pa•rticular.nttcetion
,-;---(1:1•We are indebted to Mr. Gorgas of the Sen.
ate fora pamphlet copy of the proceedings (Stile
State Temperance Convention. We Shall en.
(leaver to publish -the address of the Convention
in our next.: _
Snow Storm.
The good folks who thought from the mild anti
balmy - atmosphore two weeks ago that old Win
ter had ceased his iron xeign, had till their fears
'on that score dissipated on SUndaylat, by the ems.
itation of a real old:fashiuncd ::now storm. A. wet
.heavy snow which commenced in the nigfa con
tinued falling , through the day, and had in the
evening reached a depth of cleVen inches. A vio
lent.wind from the north=west then sprung up,
whisking the snowy fleece in •all directions 'end
drifting it, in huge mas'ses in every corner. The'
rail-road Was of course rendered impassable.
n` - ',Mtcr being Iwb days without mails and cx•
change papers, we rcccivcd iluite a batch yestcr
4ay. , They contain nothing et great importance,
' however. We arc sorry that. the late arrival of
the usual letter of our Harrisburg Correspondent,
prevented its publication this week.
Ap portion Mein
-%Ve learn from. IfarrNbtirg that the con
sideration of the Apportionment bill now before
the House, has been postponed for ono week.-
-The friends of this biltraust take care and not be
caught napping. Let every -Whig member be
cautious how he abandons bid scat and endangers
th e"slifety of this bill—the people expect those en
trusted with their intorests tube vigilant!
1 :1" -The semi annual interest on our S,tatc Deb
due on the Ist of February, inst. wos not paid.
This is the second failure:
TIP :STATE CONVENTION -REIATED
are authorized to say that for the aecomModation
of delegates to . the Clay State-Convention, on the
22d, an extra train will be provided, to take dele:
gatetrfroin any point on the road at an early
hour in the morning, and return nt eight or nine
o'clock in the evening,as may he determined. The
fare for the trip from Carlisle to Harrisburg , and
back, will be one dollar, with a corresponding re
4uction for tfi'Ose. from Shippeusburg, and other
points on the road.
The Effect.
"The passage of the law cancelling the Relief
notes, had the effect of increasing their value im-,
mediately in Philadelphia. 'The discount on
them fell.at once from 10 to 8 per ceni. — and.w hat
was more remarkable all arc reduced to within a
half per cent. of the same standing; wherbas
the difference between the best Relief and those
of broken banks had ranged frern 3 to 10 per
Cent. '
irr The 'Vestments! Spirits advertised bYSte.
vermin & Dtnklc, May be relied on for extracting
grease and'other stains from woollen goods. The
concurrent testimony of -many vlio have used it
has given it an established character for efficacy.
Religiofis
,Literatuce.
The attention of the public, is directed to the
prospectus of the Select Library Of Religious
Literature, in our advertising columns. The de
sign of the publishers into circulate in a cheap
style works of the highest character in religions
literature. All of the works published in the
brary will undergo the supervision of an associa.
tion.of clergymen of different denominations in
'Philadelphia, which affords an ample guarantee of
their worth. The - first work published will be
.D'Aubigne's History of the great Reformation in
Germany and SWitzerland. See the prospectus.
• Washington TennieraAme Society.
At the semiannual election for officers of the
:Washington Temperance Society of this borough,
indd on_Baturday evening lust, the following gen.
,ilmnen were elected to fill the several offices:
l're,irident--Jacob Bretz.
llarhoess, J'acoh
'David Barbour, Sohn darnistiey, BAcit
~.Mtliin,:,-• ' •:
,
•.,:::Secretaries--Willidin P. Miller, Isaac Todd.- •
.Tre . astirer-4neob Rheum. , • . ... .
'Major Patton . of the Columbia Spy, has as.
toeluted with,himself Mr,. E. Maxson, in tile con:
trolpf.ti;al,paint:.. aro glad to observN too,
,that tbopaper,lhough there 'is no - sign of its re.
turning to' ortliedos principles, begins to wear
,soniothing Übe the cleart.lind "shining morning
: , ftieo, 4 4edid in ancient thins.' iVe.nishit all pe.
tcrOttry prosperity.
.
' 'lX,l!etltionii in laige 'numbers have, been pro.
stilted - to the. Legislature, asking that a law may
be paused to compel the Tide Water Canal Court,
~ patty. to receive its own, notes for tolls. One or
",timrecionstrences have heen „ presented against
WEEKLY OnTit AratIPAN..--The publit,hers of
*elthilOdelphia Nord„Wm's/loan s havkrnstsriill
,
ly, eniargs ( 4,spd rpproved tfieirrely, - abic4 is
now 010'1104i , coUlt isued from any office is
v (
O.
that afiy.. , ` e t '.. tan ome, vapor, 40 El. 4
gOQd
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ME
OPRIE TO
TOR AND P
PIE
Whig Contention.
The Stale NV.hig Convention of Indiana was
held at Lidianapolis on the 17th inst., and was
attended ,by fun' one thousand delegates 2 —and
this without effort to get up, a great meeting,—
In all the delegates: was evinced the very best
spirit, and from all parts of the State they brought
the most cheering accounts of the union and en.
thusiasm of t h e people. SAMUEL thaomi, was
nominated by acclamation for re-election as Gov
ernor, and Jowl 11. thisnt.vr ) as Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
A Wretched rather. 4 ,
Mr. Owens, confined in {he jail of Anne Arun
dal county, (Md.) lei. the murder' of his son, has
'made two attempts to commit suicide. It is said
that rum was at the bottom of the . Mruir.. Tho
son Wad WI: 253 pears' of and, in the bloom
and health of manhood, was despatched fritn titer
rrty. nail - mita moment's warning-441nd that, ton
by the hand of a Lither ! ,
cC,-.lltr. Clay ip stillAn the South; and Lae ac
cepted the iiivitation to visit Mobile, Alabama:
( . 1:7.A stage was rolabcd on 'the 23d ult., near
Dandaa'a Mend, Terry county, and a trunk cut
from the boot, 'lt helarigedld,a daughter of the
,late Jud_ge Chapman, andCht_saiLciattained
el 000. lifething has , slimy : bean -heard Or We
thief or the naoney. „
ErA. pees paper, . timong other Ittimehitusin
:stoijes:of the. trfrurephs, erranny Paler in this
eqentri,'says„.thltNr. Yap.. Pero ,".pc7pea
,ths,
rqiiißo l ! , to ; her, bet she yreuld not pojaseptto
Afisroooo 0,4"
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THE R CLAY STAT ENTJONI
ON ~VASHINGTO ' S'FiI TIIDIIY ~-
~,,-;We publish below thella&ofdelegatii6 appolitt
.ed to represent - Cumberland County in this Con-,
vention, • We ,trustthat . eti , cirfone of. the gentle.-
hien named will' eel his appointinent resting upon
htm ad an obligation of duty, and not fail (through
any oEficr cans - then . sieltnesiirtti birpresentrine
take part in the proceedings of the Conventicup
And as the call of the ConventiOn is'.general to
'the friends of FIENay Ct.sy,.wo trust if there are.
.any true Whigs and friends of that-distinguished
Statesman in.the•icounty, whose itames have been
omitted in Making up . this Mt,• that they also will
enrol theinsolv!is es'ilelPgites and:attend tho-Cen•
'vention, where they:' will bo heartily welcomed:
Come one—come all ! -
' Come, no the leaven lull when forests are vended . ;
Comeau the was CO eoine when naviesare stranded!'
And the day; rife with pure recollections of him
who was "first in warl first in peace, and first in
the heaid,S'of.his countrymen"-- 4 m ill be a proud
.end Onions one for the interests of the great
W hig!mose,of 'Freedom in Pennsylvania, end of
brilliant triumph fur tile People; !Nip hare deter.
mined that the emineidser vices of lENRY CLAY
shall and must receive their reward': '
,
' There is every thing now to aricomagethe hem
al"RHwig,hten the ifrospects of the Whig party. A
liberal and conservative, feeling Cs undoubtoll7
rapidly gaining strength throughout:4U country.
,T.ho cent of politleal.detnagegues has post its‘Ma'-
nipotertt power to delude—the people can no longer'
he Made the envy dupes of selfish and unprincl.
pled party leaders—reason hasrestnned her'.4way
-and inert no longer hid, away 'by . mere Ipe!ty
names are discussing the' great. measures, the
want of thick they feel h.ts brought blight and
ruin' upon the prosperity' of The country. Now
then is the tiinc for Whigs to rally with fresh'
spirits around their great leader; and spread to the.'
breeze his banner inscribed with their cherished
principles of Protection to Home Industry and
the restoration of a sound National „Currency
Fling but our be nners,.and thouands updn thou
sands, sick and disgusted with the reckless men
and infamous schemes which have kept them
groaning in suffering 'and embarrarsment, will
11y-to-out-Standard and seek, in' the- elevation-of
Henry Clay.nnd the triumph of Dernociirtic ‘V big
measures,,, the restoration of happiness, peace and
prosperity to our beloved country ! ' • -
The following are the names of the delegates,
who ivith many others not earned, we. hope will
all be present to give old Mother Cumberland a
strong voice in the lend acclaim ofTennsylvania's
friendship fur Fleury Clay I , .
-CARI,ISLE-Gen. S. Alexander, 'Robert Wil
son, .Tno...L Myers, Gen. IV. Ilitner, E. Beatty,
Charles Ogilby, L G. Brandebury, Abut. Phillips,
Ja§. - 11. Devor, Jas. A. Gallaher, C. 11P.Farlane,
Jas; Armstrong, Jan. Rhoads, Angtedus A. Line,
J, D. Gorga . s,- Dr. W.-Irvin, Jacob Bretz, Jacob
-Fetter, Cal. A. Noble, Jacob Rheem,John Officer,
Rehr.. Irvin, Jr. Geo. W.. Carl, Ceo. AV. Milieu,
Thniu. H.-Criswell; Jno. - Gillon, him B. ,Parker,
!Zola. Wightunan, Goo. Wiesse, Jr. Robt. A - .-N,oble;
tVm, Weakly, M. G. Ege, N. !hutch, Alim.llen ,
del; Jas. 12: Smith, Jos. ‘Veibley,' Abel. Keeny.
NORTH- Nil DDLETON—Wrn M. Homier-
S'On,ES - 4. -. Robert Clark, George Spender, Ulrich
Strickler, John Miller, Jacob Whitman, Jacob
Horner,-I:iehard Parker, Benjamin_Gibler r Henry
Paul,•Melcheir Dreneman,-Andrew lkiit'Dowell,
David La ty, Sand. Bear, JaCob Erb, John Ileagy,
Michael Dilrtfr, Salnuel - Miller„, Daniel. Bitser,
John Wil, nJlkos:D. Uric.
t_ ...
SOUTH MI DDLETON.—Peter M•Glanghlin,'
Samuel Given, Matthew Moore, Esc. William IL
Mullen, Daniel Knuffnian,Jobri Kanlrman,George
O'Donnel, Richard Craighead, jr. George Craig.
head, jr. John W. Craighead, Alexander C.'Greg,g„
Thomas Paxton, James Mchaffey; John Bitner.
SILVER SPRING—John M. Martin, William
Miley, Thomas Andersim, George Kuhns, Jacob.
Weaver,' George Rupp, Peter a . iblor, Samuel Er , ria
tori, Jacob S. Haldeman, Henry Ewalt, John Hal.
lahnr, Christian Kauffman, Daniel Coble, David
Capp, Jouleph Butcher, William ill. Walker, Joseph
Strock,Thos. Loudon, Jacob Lcidig, Jas. Lamb,
George Reed, Jacob Grove, Willutin Culbertson,
William Merrett, Jo!in Eberly,' John Mateerilo
nas.Tones, Edward Porter, William Quigley; Jan
Kuhns.
• NEST PEN NSBOROUG IL—Col.John Wyn.•
hoop, Thomas Greason, James 01.1zien, Oliver
O'Brien,John Greason, Charles Ziegler, George
Zinn, Jr. Capt. George Miller, Victor Shannon, Al.
exander Davidson, John LYndsay, John Dudiar,
Josiah Carothers, George ilßGrehan,•Capt. Lewis
H.. Williams, Swank,: M'Ouelian, Samuel Diller.
J. C. Williams, David Alter, Simon Alter, M. C.
Davis, David Behr, John Eisliburn.
- •EAST PENNSBOKOLIGIL—Christian Stay
man, David Coble, •SimomOyster, Thonms.W r
den, Henry Zearing, flsq. John Olcwinc, Thomas
B. Bryson, John 11. Zearinr , .
mEcirANlcsnußG—Lewis Zearing, Esq.
William Houser, John Belgic, Samuel Aleiley.
lllONßOE.—,George Brindle, Esq. L. I3cigle,
Enoch Young, Christopher Quigley.
NEW CUMBERLAND.—JohnSourbeek,Pliil
ip Shreiner, Charles Oyster.
ALLEN.—Daniel Shelly, J. B. Coover, Dr. L.
Lanier, Dr. IL L. Cathcart.
NEWTON.—Christopher Au, Samuel L.Sent
man, Jacob Aul, J. Quigley, Jacob Helllehower.
The list of delegates , for Shippensburg, New.
ville and Dickinson will be published in our next.
Canal. Commissioners.
Jowl B. Thrri.i.rt, LEVI REYNut.I39 and WIL
LIAit OVERFIELD, Esqrs. have been re-appointed
by tho Governor Canal , Commissioners orthc
Commonwealth of Penneytwin, for the year
commencing February 1, 1843.
cO`'Colds, which arc very prevalent about:these
lines, it is said, quickly vanish under the potent
nfluence of Pease's Iloarhouncl Candy. Don't
et them worry you long.
iCrAn editor out wcst in speaking of the tnis.,
erable policy pursued by newspaper in
giving their patrons '-so long credit, says. it is a
uniform system of . .Baukruptey wipont the salta
tion of Congress. , '
The Tama COU'ESO.
The Philadelphia Inquirer; in speilting of tho
Clay Staie Contrention to beheld:on
i nerno excellent hints as - to the policy proper to bo
pursiled by Whigs, not only. toward their oppo•
neap hilt to dissenting iliendein their own ranks.
The triumph of Mi. Clay's measures and princi:
tleso r nys the Inquirer, is regaider; as essential to
ci
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_,J13 , .., ~ue inquii, .tgarae,,,,,..._
the prosperity et the country, and thus mac
MO day-laborers warm
toWardithim,"hecritts'e Atey retard him as not only
truly 'patriotic, but as edvocating.the policy 'best
sidled to Promote?, the national wed. . It is right
and politic, novortheloss, fo'r the friends of Mr..
Clay to pursue a liberal and manly Comae towards
all who dissent from them in political opinions.
The best way to secure his election, and thus the
triumph_of our cause and prinCiples, is to pers.
'suado those who differ-with uo now,%'ia we are
right, that yvego for the good of the country, and
I thus to induce them to, unite and co-operate with
us. We - Should not only endeavor to,persuade ell.
who supported Gen.-Harrison to rally round Mr.
r Clai,but thotisandopfothers, "this'policY should.
be steadily kept: in view by the - Convention sleet
I to assemble, at Harrisburg. •It 'should be remem
bered -
that at the last Presidential contest, Penn
sylvania gave.her vote to the Whig candidate.—
, Let Its endeavor to bring about a similar result in
1 .180,, The people wero , with 'us then, .and tire) ,
will bewith us again:if we pursues liGeral policy,
'Mid identity,,our,measures•as Much as pessiblw l
with the real wants'and lvislioo- .of 'the nation:-- - ,
Thettuo friends of Mr. Clay will endeavor to win
:converts t. 6 the .cause, ,tosolten the' asperities
wlireli now. exist, and thus to'alloW an OpPbrtunity
for the thousands who aro opposed to Mr. Vim
Ihircn and his Sub-Treasury schemes, to -.unite
once more on a board and 'common platform, and
golor the men and the principlesr hest suited to
restore confidence, to reViim trade, to afford. alnin.
ditna Of MnployMent, and to ; inftiSo a' Spirit of
, appinEss and contentment throughout the land.
The 'Relief Measure. '
The joint select' committee appointed in the
House of Representatives, on Thursday last, to
take into eUnsideratim.the plan proposed by the
Hon.~Vm r Cost Johnson, for the Relief of the
StatoS, is composed. of JIM fhlioviiii gentlemen :
Mr. Wm.. Cost Johnson, 'of Maryland;
Gentry, of Tennessee; Mr. Adams, of Mass —.
Mr. Casey, of Illinois : Mr. Cooper, of rcpna.
Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky; Mr. Morris, of
Ohio; - Mr. Howard, of Michigan; Mr. Cravens,
of 'Jliano:
Tire Naval Court Martial.
The General Court Martial for trial ofCom•
!minder Mackenzie; did not-organize on NVednes.
day, all , the members not• 'being -.present. 'The
Court, met on -Thursday morning, and all the
mcmhers present were sworn and -the Court was
organized. - The charges against, Mackenzie
, -
were tinm.read; they are five in number and are
as Mews.: . •
.
• I st—Murder on the high seas, in hanging
Spencer, Cromwell,andSmall.
.2d—oppression in hanging. them'. •
)d—Exceeding the limits of his authority in so
doing.
4th—Cruelty and un officer-like conduct-in using
launtinglanguag,e`to,Splinccr a. few minutes be
rme-his-execution._ . .
sth—Qppressian oftlie crew by_punbthing in an
rbitrary and Txc67ssivo manner.
Commander Alrielteii . zie pleada not guilty, and
asked permission to lino tho assistance of John
Duel. and Gen. ',Griffin, Esqrs., as counsel, which
request was granted.
-The intige Advocate next read a paper, and
expressed his opinion, respecting his position.—
lie also remarked, that he had foi•seen a point in
the outset which would cause some excitement.
Fnllerten, of ; Franklin county,
died on the Ist instant. He tae fur many years
a member of our State 'Senate, besides baying
been in Congress one or. two sessions.
(0j Gov. Houck of New York has taken an ex.
c'ellent hint frOm our Gov, Porter in making his
appointments.• Ile has appointed Ins eldest son
private Secretary, another .son military Secretary,
his Son-in-law Adjutant , Gcnerand a nephew
Governor's Messenger! These is v—Governerp
are very much afraid of imputations worse than
infidelity, as laiddoivn by St. Paul.
Judicial ihavesi igal ion
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that charges
having bempreferred against. Judge Doran of the
Court of General Sessions, that gentleman has
presented a memorial to. the Legislature calling
for a thorough investigation of his conduct as .a
Judge of that Court. The charges.are preferred
against him in detail, anti an investigation will
most likely be entered into.
Our little eotempoiary '" Penny Stranger,'
'as we are sorry to learn " gone dead." Its las
otes, like the swan's, were decidedly the best,
Ti2ll3CB ilYVirgini.a
The Alexandria Gazette says—" %Vo regret to
state that our information from' various, quarters
in Virginia, is to the effect thata continual pros.
sure and depression is going on—that pecuniary
embarrassment_weighs more and more heavily—
that hard t're'es arc felt with more rigor constant
ly.,..—and relief seems farther oirtlian ever. Snits,
I„sales, sheriff's, and suspensions are the order o f
the dai." .
A WiNnrALL.--41"-wcrponr — pasulit - Firt
St 'Phe
'o, near Loncieae, in France, have jest. found
licmselves heirs to a property of .5900,000 francs.
TLo Postmaster General has decided that
marking round an advertteement orparagraph in
a newspaper, does not bring it Within the fetter
rates as defined by law. ' •
REESE, the Hancock robber, who was
brought from Hagerstown to have his trial in
Fred'k. county, made his escape by work
ing with thelma.ndle of an old bucket through
the wall of the jail op Friday night, last
and got out to McPherson's woods with
his hobble:i ont . but•the Sheriff. soon din.
covered his absence and bronght him back
again to his oldquarters... • •
OLD BACHELORS. - DON, Jr., in speaking of an
old bachelor, whose hpfirt is never warmod'by
fcction;truly says lie is a miserable nobody in the
vorld ,
He is as cold awl bloodless as a turtle,' kriclinoka
as melancholy Xea clarti. - : His hopes die as soon .
AS• they begin .to pinfeather—there is' no more
sentiment in his soul,Jhan there is musics in a'
cornstalk fiddle—his thoughts are wrapt up in a
shroud of self; ho knows not the pleasure - atten; --
dSiit on
_the Sexual amalgamation of souls---Ins
abode, is fixedin the solitary wilds cifcolobacy,
where all is cheerless, pomfortless, and dreary.
There ho lives and there he dies, unhOnored• and
unwept, and when he is finally' carried away, by
the current of time, wo can only say, there goes
another parcel of rubbish into the gulf of eternity!
REVOLT fgEti HAMPSHIRE 7 W9 :f/de
tved that a' , Caltventioti of aacetling:X.o!
cold - curs — Kw lieeillferd - friNitiiT 11 tun fish i re,
and that this, branch of,"the Party! ~ b ave
nominated John A. White•foy Governor,
an& John Page, Lieut. Governor, .Tanies
Chirk;Abner Greenleaf and - Tarael Boni,
*for Ontigress, j.nopposition- in ; the Ws::
toeof9eo candffiate6
• , •
ThE3 Presith7ley,l, Slipirery.
MR, OLArOANNOT BE ` ABANDONED.
IVe Invite,the -particular attention of theio
friends of General 1a neon in 1840, but who are
now adverse to Mr. Cldy:ftkp,.vaviouak causes, to
the following article from the N. Y. Tribune.' UP;
able, and-reasonable but earnest - appeal
in favor of a harmonious and fraternal feeling be.
tureen Northern and Southern opponents of Loco.
fheolsm,`,cantrot but reduce conviction in the
ntlnd of every' man =rely desirdue of soca- -
log, the suecess 'of nti-Locotheo principles. :At
a time when
„11-1) al principles are rapidly gaining
ground, and thiftenacious adherence of Southern,
politicians .to their "peculiar , institutions" is ,
becoming every day more relaxed, it is right that
Northern men should 'meet these .advances -in a
trte -- Ainerietto spirit, and that ,scictional - feeling
should be comprotriised to the.good of theconntry.
If this broad and liberal 'course is,pursued locofo - -
coism will be puny and powerless to prevent the
triumph o ur principles in 1844.
We are not of those who believe it treason per
se to the Wllig. party, to oppOse the nomination of
any individual to any station... , We regard no man
,as inore'Or less a Whig 4111 account of his idividu
al preferences. .But in regard to the Whig candi
date for the next Presidency there acorns to exist
so very general and hearty a concurrence in the
choice- and support of Mr: Clay by the Whigs that
it does seem to us at.once,idle and unwise in any
Whig to speak
,of any.,other •man. Of all the
journals throughout tho Union which call them
selves Whig, or permit themselves - to be so called,
we. believe full ninety-nine in a fitindred,are advo.
cates of Mr. Clay. Does any roan dOubethatthese
speak generally the local sentiments Ofthe Whigs? .
Then, of elf-dlie conventions or Public Meetings
of -Whignheld within -a year past—we mean all
that have been called 'Without reference to indi
vidual claims to express-the o
Whig preferencer
which, being called for other: pOrposes, have acei-,
digitally expressed their preference—whist one.has
lisped any other name than -that of Mr. Clay 7'
General Harrison' by death and Mr. Webster by
voluntary•position being out of the question; what
helm can there be of concentrating the Whig
strengh, calling out the Whig enthusiasm on any.
other than Mr. Clay? . ' .
These questions, this article, which would oth
erwise seem superfluous; have been prompted by
two fir three letters recently received from Massa.
chusettsoustainiug the demonstrations recentlY - 1
made in a single journal of this city. These im
port that Mr. Clay must be abandoned because of
'tlie bearing nf the Slavery question-;-that such is
the deep-seated and extending hostility to Slavery
in the Free States thitt . severalot- them, which
would vote IhrJohn 11-FLean or smile other nnex.
ceptionable citizen of a Free State, would by the
b
o s inate refusal of perhaps a tenth part of their
otherwise Whig voters to support a slave-holder,
be suffered to in against us, - and tIMS 'give - the
election to Calh un or Vatilloren.. Let us weigh
this suggestion .
And first, aa•the abandonment of Mr. Clay is
- demanded as. a stroke of party policy, we must
consider whether 11th matter has or has not two
sides.- Would not his desertion on such groimds
unavoidably
-tend to transform our National into
a.Scctional party 1 IVould it not at once - divest
us Or any syinpathy or. support fritin the Slave
holding-Stites? Could the Southern Whigssup.
port our alternative candidate with , any self re.
- Spect Could we decently ask them to do
In the color •. which certain vital questionssif Na
tional policy have been made to wear, in the in
veterate. local prejudices which they have _been
forced to cncouter, they find discouragement and
-obstacles enough. Yet they persevere ardently
and generously, because they realize that the best,
good of the country is involved in the triumph of
Whig principles in the, Admiriistration.and poli
cy Of. the Government., They gave a noble vote
to Gen, Harrison; they are .preparing, in spite of
all supertiehil seeniings, to give all equally ardent
mind efficient support to Mr. (lay. They .have
palpably become far more National end less. Sec
tional than formerly, within the laSt three years.
But if the Whigs of the North recede as they ad
vance—if tee become Sectional as they become
National—above all, 'if we establish n test which
virtually excludes their eminent and favorite
Statesman from all hope or chance of reaching
the highest station in the gift of the American
People—do we not" 'virtually and voluntfirily shiv
er the bond of our union and cost them off fore Fer
For let none absurdly say that we pursue such a
course, for this time only, and will , afterwards re
burn te czne more geecrous :
(lay the 1101 precedent will..pleail.!
The crisis will always be imminent, the result'
- 61 - el'Pending struggle for the Presidency doubt
ful; and the difficulty will be fearfully augment
ed by the timidity which yieldi . to it. As a mea
sure of siniple party policy, therefore, and look
ing at it in the light of policy alone, it would be
better - I'hr the Whig party 'to lose the next Presi
dential eleotion with the man of their choke dna
to win it by a concession so perilous, SO fatal:
Brit the question raised by the effint against
Clay has profounder bearings than even this.
It involves the moral integrity- of the People—
their discrimination between the proper use and
the abuse of a power•the fidelity ,of the North
to the' spirit. and essence of the compact from
which sprung the Federal Constitution. All men
must realize that the Southern-States in conced
ing to the Northern the porter to choose a Presi
dent for the whole Union, did not concede, a pow
er to proscribe and ostracize their own citizens
simply on account of the'ilemestie institutions
which they neither stipulated nor intended to a
bandon. If' the idea had ken broached in the
Federal Convention of 'B7 that the Free States
could force the'Abolitierp.of Slavery by rigidly,
systematically excluding Slave-holders from all
places of honor or trust under the new Govern-
Tent, would not tlyx alarm have been sounded—
the North profuse of guarantees against such an
abuse of accorded power, and the South rigorous
in enacting thorn? What fair mind ever under
steed that the .power to act upon the institution
of slavery for its overthrow was given by that
section of
_the Constitution which enables an
electoral majority (which the Free States steadily
and decidedly constitute) to choose a President of
the United States?
Let no one pervert our position. We do not
say that the, citizens of the Free States have now
no means, no power, no right, to act adversely
u on slaver . The have means a 'cavern.
which existed antecedently to that Constitution,
and were not affected by it. The right to speak
and write and laborow men, against any moral
wrong is anterior (might we not say superior')
to all Government. But the franchises growing
out of the Federal Constitution, deriving their ,
very existence from, that instrument, have no
rightful 'existance 'beyond the object for,which
they were institatcd.4,they cannot bp.used to ef.
feet some purpose wholly aside from and adverse
to the intention, and purpose of their creators
without a breaelNerinoral honesty—a flagrant
violation of good faith. We can excuse the their..
ough going Abolitionist, who declaring the Con.'
stitution an iniquitous compact, refuses to 'Vote
under, or exercise: any; franchise under it; ho
who uses the power grunted.by the Constitution
in violation of its essential conditions is 'guilty of
.0 deep moral wrong:
, • Mr. Clay, then, being the emphatic choice,
thelreat mass o f Whig patty in every.,seb.
lion for the next President,will undoubtedly be its
candidate in the 'Amgen of 1844. The' °Woe.
tion suede, to hint , on the ground of slavery is one
which not only cannot properly. weigh„against
him,. but which renders
,it the more- inoperative
that ho should be supported. To abandon tarn on
suelt grounds ' wo u ld be a breach of. faith to the :
Whigs of the South and treason to:the Constitu
tion:" • •
Of course, no one will understand us as imply.
ing that thAre. is or'could be any Whig candidate
for neat President stronger thin Mi. Cli3r, or that
he cannot be elected.—We believe just the contra.
ry, lie maybe defeated ; 'any other Whig candi
date must be. That he will 100,000'
more popular votes than any other Whig could,
we have not . a doubt.
Legislative Distriets;:" ' •
It isetated„ eaye the Harrisburg 14Orter, that
the number of tatables returned :to Abe allee. of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, wilt amount
to ab'out 410,00D,,,coneequently-the ralla T riecee.L
glary t'o' form a representative district will be near. !
ly 4000, and to form a Smiatorial;distrietwill're.
04102,00 'taxibletC. Thie Wlli make a decided
Cl i a n g e th°Prin.allen'9C:o34llo Oatricte for
next : seven years . 74' 0 ,. 00 mOlit9e*. on O
,m tub
jeet have repinted in either House, ` as asall
the ecunties have not made the returns required
by the 11- 1
y', '
.~.7,~. „ ~.
The State
,C6nventi.,i)n.
In speaking of the proposed , Clay Convention,
to bp keM in Lierrisburg ,otr,the '22d inst., die
National forum disconises th4ti ; eloquently':
" Let brit the trumpet blast be heard in Penn.
ey vama that heralds }Lutal. Cairns the chart'.
piofi deour cause; let teit an expression of the
opinion of the State, in &mention, go abroad, that
the noble HAenv or -Waar Is still the polar
star by•whickwe hope to stder our shattered bark
'into the haven of victory; let his banner be flung
abroad on the authority Of . a State Convention,
and a new impulse iminiato each breast.--
Despondency will give place to hope—the wounds
made by' the hand of treachery be healed by the
assurance of future success, and we, obeli go on
conquering and:to conquer, throtigh• the
of a name never yet ccemled with dishonor; indent
tified with the proudest records of our wintry,.
and blessed by the love of a nation, which looks'
to him as the deliverer from the worse than E
gyptian bondage which now oppresses it !" •
erThe Philadelphia Inquirer Says, we learn,.
from Washington that the Johnson plan of relief
to the indebted States is exciting much attention
there. Members, who last year turned from it
with contempt, now regard it with much favor.
On - Saturday, Mr. Keitn, of Pennsylvania, pre
sented a petition from 'Berke county, signed by'
1000 democrats, asking Congress to issue $200,-
000,000 in National Stock, in conformity with the
plan of , air. J. This may be, rioted as an impor
tant sign of the tittles. . '
. (Olt is a curious Astronomical fact, that Ahem
is no new Inoun-in_the month berebruttry, 1843,
but there aro two new_ moons -in.. the month of
March following. It was neit , moon on gm 30th
of January,arid will again by on the 1st:0 March;
and also on the 30th of March.
Conalition•of Illinois.
Whoever wishes to see the beauties of locofo
, Coisniin their perfection, the unquestionable re.
sulti of lecofoco misrule, in a State where they
have had the power in their own bands,
almost-without any limit, let them read the follow
ing-from the Springfield (Illinois) correspondent
of the St. Louis, Republican, who writes finder
date of JaiMary . ). I th, ultimo:
The Secretary of State appeared within,the bar
of the House ' and.read to that body.a communi
cation from the Governof,urging ,upon the 'Leg.
islature the immediate necessity of actiOrpin re
gard to the finances of the State; Ile affirmed
that, for the vfant of inans, it wa9 with the :ut
most difficulty that necessary stipplies could be
pro Cured for the two branches of the Legislature,
and when they were, itwas at most exhorbitant
prices. Wood, which he stated could be purchas
ed for one dollar - and seventy five cents cagi, the
State_now.had to 'pay three dollars and a half for;
candles, which for money could be procured at
thirly.seven contsper pound, now , cost • the State
one dollar, and other things in the same propor_
all arising from the . fact that there was
nothing hut - auditor's warrants to pay. them with.
11c also statctl that it Was with the utmost difficul
ty that money enough could bo piocared to pay
the postage on letters addressed to the Executive
department, and entreated that some action might
be had in regard tix...the finance of tho State at
once.
DEPARTURE of MissioNAt . ;is.—We.learn that
the Rev. Justin-Perkins ana Bishop Mar Yohan
an arc soon to return to the country of tho Nes.
tOrians, and are to be accompanied by .Mr.:Da
vid Studds - Hi—of Northampton; Mass..
CofThe from sweet- Potatoes is warmly recom
mended. The potatoes are pared,sliceil, roasted,
ground and steeped, like thop?ffee-berry. • If
said to be very palatable, has the flavor of cocoa,
and requires little sugar. • •
The Rights of Women.
John Neal, the eccentric but talented Now Eng
land lecturer and poet, has been holdineforth
lately most energetically upon that mooted ques
tion the "rights of women." Mr. Neal go'es
strongly in favor of the "largest liberty" for the
ladies. Mr. Grcely, the able editor of the N. Y.
Tribune, and an incorrigible bachelor,. won't
" cotton " tki the soft sex howevei; - andpretty near.
ly demolishes Mr. Neal's argument in the folloW
ing humorous review of his lecture :
The truth is, this whole theory of "The Rights
of Woman," is too absurd to argue against:
" To larigh were want of goodness and of grace;
But tree grave exceeds all power or face:"
Nothing can be darer than that Woman in
Claiming and exercising the prerogative of man
hood, would be bound in justice to assume its du
tieb, and (not " little ") .responsibilities also.—
They .could not stop at participating in caucuses,
( I't
and acting on eitcrating Committees to nomi
nate Tickets, (and • precious little chance they
would have of getting office if they refrained from
these,) presiding over and spouting at political
meetings and Barbecues, acting on Vigilance
Committees, electioneering and voting; but they
must also stand their even chance to be drawn as
Jurors, else how (according to Mr. Nears premis
es) could they hope to have justice done them,
after they had fixed the laws to their liking 7
Now a Jury of half and half might be pleasant,
especially if the case were a. knotty one ; but the
danger of its diverging to other topics than the
nice points involved in the pending ease of "Tick
lebury vs, Wingfield," respecting the delivery of
a lot of stove-pipe, is to be considered. Then in
regard to .Military service—we are ready to ad
mit that so long as peace lasted the " Pantalette
Invincible!. " or " Bustle Grenadiers" would
even excel in martial appearance, conduct and
discipline any of our masculine corps, and would
excite firr greater admiration and patriotic enthu
siasm among the deeply interested 'spectators of
their evolutions; but, let the tocsin of war be
sounded—let the levy en mesas be Summoned to
repeiffFinvading army, and we appre end the
Amazonian division of our force would not he.
found effective. We are not doubting their cour.
age or energy—we do not say they would shrink
from the perils of the battle'or bivouac; we only
maintain that marching or mounting guard
through a January snow storm; scrambling over.
picket fences or through bush and brier ; 'wading
rivers, brooks and swamps by the half-day to.
gether, however pleasant in themselves and . con.
genial.to the feminine character, would yet be
very inconvenient, to use a milk term, in any of
the female habiliments prescribed in the "Ladies'.
Books" of our time.. • ' •
John Adams said, 4, Cdrunkard is the . most
selfish - I.wing in the universe. He has no sense of
duty, or I:ympathy of affection with his father or
mother, hie brother,. or sister, his friends or neigh.
hors, his wife - or 'children; no reverence for his
God' - ; no,sense of futurity in this world ..or the
ether—all swallowed up in the mad selfish joy of
the moment."
Hon. T. F. llhaenet t t..—The: westent papers
tell the following' anecdote : , '
An' opponent of this gentleman, some few
years since, exhibited bier political character 14 im
forming thetrowd, which he' was addressing,
that hie father was a , cooper, and had made
ny a barrel for them. - 1 Tom, in reply, Indulged in,
the foll Owing etrains .t.'l'ellow_pitizens; I have no
doubt that Mr. r's,(his
,opponent's)fatbeurta a
l'cooker,.allirst - rate coop e r—a, glorioue eooperl—ta
IteiteotlittlaOhor of a-ooftper,,,and made you many
Ailrthod barrel; but fellospcitizene, ho made one
barbel (pointing to P.yin'whichhe forgot to put
114ctOd bend!" . . .
• Pir The Loco !mall:len of the htisSouri
Legislature have approved in caucus the
Tennessee_eallArt a_7Nationil--Convention
paltirnpre on the Monday-'of Nev.
1843, and • _appointed seven Aellegates;
headed bf:Thos. A. Benton, to represent
that State.---Besolution's were also adept
eVmstructine ,delltitet' ;to support
actin; 'for
itt i i iaildent and
i , .
chntd Johnio*;cov'clriee -president:
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Vennelbanfg. , negistature.
!Ilyzermir,. Jan., 31. 1843.
'ln Senate, besides su . ndry untinportant Matters,
:Mr. Pennitnan's bill districting: the Stafe for,
member:, of Congress,was.passedjn second reed.
. •
lug. The 'districts formed by this bill with the
ratios of each, Inv Si follows:
1 . ;„ Southwark, MoYameneing, Past:yank, ng
sassing, ,Blockley, and West Philadelphia of the
unty, and Cedar, Ward •of the city ofPhiladel.
. .
phis—Population 63,000.
2. The City of Philadelphia, except Cedar and
Upper Delaware wards7s,9so. .
Northern Liberties and Kensington, of the
.county, and Upper Delaware ward, of the city of
Philadelphia-62,571. ' •. _ •
4. Spring Garden, North and South Penn, fox.
borough, Germantown, Bristol, unincorporated N.•
Liberties, Oxford, Lower' Byberry•and
Moreland, of the county of Philadelphia-56,316.
Chester and Delaware-4'006. "
6. Lancaster-84,203
• ,
7. Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylk:ll--81,043.
• 8. Borks-64,569.
• 9. Montgomery and Lehigh-73,028.
10. Bucks and Northampton-89,104. • •
11. Luzeroc, Wyoming, Monroe, Piko and
Wayne-59,565.
•
12: Susquehanna, Bradford, • Tioga and Pater
—72,833. . •
13. Lycoming, Columbia, Clinton and North.
umberland--: 1 15,266.
14. Union, Mifflin, Perry and Juniata-64,055.
14. Cumberland and Franklin-68,746.
16. York and Adams-70,054.
.17. Huntingdon, Bedford and SomersetB4;-
469. '
' 18. Fayette and Greene--.45;721.
19. Washington and Beaver-40,84.7.
20.. Westmoreland, Indiana and Cumbria-74,,
737.
21. Mlogheriy-81,235. . •
22. Arinstrthig; Clarion ..left.lson, Clearfiejd,
Centre rind M'Kent).--66,319.
23. Butler Min-cerund Irtnlingn- 7 -73,151. •
24. Crawford, Erie'find.Warren72,34ti.
:In the House, Mr. Elwell introduced a resolti
tton instructing the.connnittee of ways and means
to inquirr , into tho expediency; of making certain
alterations in the bill just passed.. and sent to the
Governor, requiring the State Treasurer to cancel
9100,000 of the Relief issuerirnonthly, The alte
ration proposethis to the effect that only $50,000
shill' be icancelleku . r month . Nearly the whole
day was spent in a n unprofitable wrangling and
discussiOn upon this resolution, __without any de
cision. But as an evidcnde that some mysterious
change bad, worked on the minds of nietn'W4a,
motion to lay on the table was passed .by'a nearly
party vote of yeas 43, nays 99 ! The original bill
passed almost unanimously.
tnessage.was received trom - the Governor In
the House, informing them that he hadaigned the
bill for the cancellation of the Relief notes. *Mr.
Elwell's resolution of yesterday was ad.in up fur
discussion, but was indefinitely postponed. Mr.
Elwell submitted' a joint resolution declaring, that
Congress had no right to dictate to the Stales tho
"node of electing their Representatives in Cone
gres, , , and providing that the Legislature would
go to work their own way, regardless of the single
district recoimitendation or the Jaw of Congress.
Thi is rank nullification and as such ought to be
treated: , •
1., Senate, the bill abolishing the Philadelphia -
Coult of general sessionoNaS finally passed. The:
pmv..rs of Abe Court arc vested' in the. Common
Plc:;., Court, and the Salary of the Judge indent,.
qtl,l , 5'2E00 a year. The resolution of instruction
to C•,,,,ress to refund 'Gen. Jackson's tin; was
und,r discussion up to the hour of adjourninenti
THURsDAY, Feb. 9..
Senate, Mr. Crabb reported a bill to re-cliar.
ter the Farmers and Mechanics 13anlfof
; also one to re-charter the Farmers Bank of
Midis county. The Apportionment bill of Mr.
Penniman passed by a a vote of 1C . ,t0.19., after the
County of Clinton had been tiansferred from the
9.2 d to the 13th district, and sent to House.
' A resolution introduced on Tuesday authorising
the Stato Treasurer to pay out of any mouer.in
the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, interest.
on the public pi;bt, when the 'sums do not eiceed
990, and to issue certificates of State stock (or
large amounts,jlroesired, was taken, up a few Inn
inents and then' postponed. On motion of Mr.
file Cully the State Treasurer was desired to in
form the Senate, what a mount it would talcc to,
liquidate all claims . for interst, less than 15 or 9.0
dollars. The bill to abolish the Nicholson Court,
&c., passed Committee of the Whole, and came
up on second reading. .
In the House petitions wero presented, among
which were a large nurnhar askinctlfat the Banks
may-he ulkiiiied to issub small notes redeemable in
specie: Mr. Peron!. reported a bill' to extend the
charter of the Southwark Bank; also to extend
the charter of the Bank of the Northern Libel.=
tics. A resolution was passed instructing the
Judicary committee to inquire into the expedien
cy repealing the Usury Irtivs. Mr. Fredericks
introduced a joint resolution providing for a ins.
pension of the State .appropriations to Common
Schools, Stc.! The Apportionment bill of Mr.
Penniman was then taken up and a violent discus.
sion took place, Mr: Hahn moved to subStituto
the original bill of Mr. Deford, but it was lost 44
to 48—it seems that infamous bill passed by the
HUIISO last week has lost some 'of its supporters.
The debate continued' until the adjournment of
the Muss, updn a motion to postpone for the pros
ant.
k o The - National Intuit - iv:neer says : e aro
pleaaed to learn that the Secretary of the Troasu.
ry has disposed •of the, whole- of the remaining,
portion of the loan authorised by the act of the
15th of April, 1842,,at par.' Messrs. JolinlVard
& Co., of New York, are the Purchasers."
7'An examination into the affairs of the Far
mers' and Millers'.Bank of Hagerstown, by a com
mittee of the Maryland Legislature, has developed
a very bad condition of its business. The corn.
re ittee declare it utterly insolvent, and recommend
that it be proceeded against. . •
MR JonNsiiN's PLAN.--A large meeting
has been 'held at Gettysburg in favor of
Mr. Johnson's . plan, and in various parts
of the meet i ngs e west, meeti for the'eame purpose
have been' held.'
' The locofocos hiving a majority in
Senate of-Massachusetts have set themsel
ves to repeal the law prohibiting the mar
riage between - whites 'and blacks. They
passell the repeal act on Tuesday. So
Much tor tip principles of Loco lotoism
in Massachusetts,',.
man natned Henry 'German, a resi
dent of Chester County, (Pa.) died lest
week, of the ',glanders," , Be was
ing a
. horee afflicted:with' the disease,
when the poisonous virus entered his ' , eyes
riein through a entail 'wound in his .hand,_
rgiiitiffeietivaryietiO ; , •
Geo, CRISS, was nipinated for the Prets
ideneytetb public 'Meeting of , hie friend's,
held in ICideinnade on the 31$ inst. The
meeting it *as init.large• -"'
Wm, H.,,Norris.-Esq. of, Baltimore, is
Judie lidiocate qi the^Naval pinirt Martial.
LOw-Orices—:Low wages.. -Every
thing-down! •
The N. Y Expreie • eaye :-We, have nearly
readied in ,
these United States (not quite though)
the hard money efteeie currency tides we used to -
heir so much of, when Harrison on one side,'acid ,
-Van Buren on the other, were candidates for the '
.
Presidency. There is about' as. much specie in
the country now as there is bank paper. Gold is
as plenty as it over Wilt be in any country where
gold or sißrer alone is to constitute+ the currency-
We are nearlyin.the condition, of the bard me- '''
nay countries, or, if not quite there, likely soon •
to ini there. . The_labores, now is paid nearly as
low as'in France or Germany, and,finds it almost
inilifficult to obtain work ; and, iiit he, fully ap:."
proximates thh • hard money, aysterii he will be ,
quite swell off as the laborer m _iombardy, or!
Naplef3;or Turkey, where there is do exclusive :'.
' hard money currency. • . ' .
We s er the United Stiitee, not content with the
sound specie and paper currency we had in 1828,
when General Jackson was elected to the Presi- -t- -
, deney, have been trying now for some time to
make about 60 or -$80,00,000 of specie repre
sent all the property, all the, labor, and all the en
ergyand capacity of seventeen millions of pro
.
plo. Now, dividing these eighty millions of dol—
lars among these seventeen millions, it gives us ,
not five dollars each to represent all we have, for
all we earn--bat when we remember that the
millionaires, such as 'John Jacob Astor, have 'a
good part of these, eighty millicins, it • leaves the
great masses of society nothing at all to 'repre- ,
sent all' the industry or capacity they have.— .
Tim: when gold alone is money, and - money is
made scarce, and the millionaires monopolize
even that scarcity, it is not at all to'-be wondered,
'at that real estate is worth but tittle in. money,
the produce Of farms less, and labor least of all. .
Hence low-prices, low wageg, and 'every thing
•
down.
We arc thus reaping the iierVest sown of a bard'
money currency. The fruits eftlie "'experiment" •
of 1830—'32,'34'are yet upon ns, - We,are enjoy.
Mg a few of the comforts and luxuries Of a hard
money Government. We are almuras-wellioillise
the people of France, where there versus &tail
whit a very restricted currency, and-not.quite so
badly off as Naples,; or Sicily, or Turkey, where
there is no credit, but a pure hard money, hard
money prices must continue. If gold is the only
god that can effect the great interchanges between
man 'and . man, we must live as 'people do where:
thatkind'af a god is exclusively adored. It was, •
once an idea that this country wag well enough
off, but this is obsolete, and now we are learning
'European fashions. • . .
Both of the Ohio and the Illinois Legislatures
have passed "stay laws"—providing that all prop
erty offered 17n• sale under execution, shall sell for
two-thirds of its app - raised value, and that value is
to be regulated by' what property is worth in "or . -
dihury limes." The laws extend to all sales nn
der decrees of Chancery, Deeds of Trust, Mortga
ges, Ste., and obliges the plaintiff* to buy the prop;
ertY in one year train the date of his execution,_
el:two-thirds its appraised value, or lose his lien,
as to other judgment creditors! .
WPIDNISDAY, Feb. 1
A KICKING PATIENT.—The Bunicei Hill Au.
rota states that, last Monday evening, in the town
hall, Mr. Dade, the magnetizer Ad lecturer, will-.
ed his "subject'.' to bring him a hat, which lay up
on the stage, when a perOu ricaibk attempted to
keep the bat away from him. At this the "sub
-Ject'! took offence and gave the. said-person.a
kick itk.the stomach which took his breath away
and caused him to faint! -
The Bankrupt Law in the-Senate.
ter and influence, inculcates sound dee- .
m the bill, now thefore.the . .Senate
repealing-the Bankrupt TAW. "Let the - re,"
says the intelligent editor, "he a free. and
full - discusSion ofthesubjeet.. .The merits
of the law as it exists. -and as it will be
when suitably amended. constitute legiti
mate texts for parlementary comment; but
we opine that the members will think
with-us, that the presence of the question
before the Senate, offers not a legitimate
opportunity• for the defining of partisan po
sitions, or for-the delivery of eleelioneering
harangues,.intended to influence Blincombe
in regard to the next Presideney..TheSen
ate is •not -a partisan national convention,
and will, we trust, prove this•negative' in
their debates, be the result what it may.—
The law has then, a ehance„ there, of - sal-.
vation as it is, with the pruhdbility of such
amendments as would give it a
.y.haracter . .
that must render it worthy of more gener
al-and extensive acceptance; than has yet
been -accorded to it; but should - we -be
disappointed in this expectation, we shall
look to the conservative principle of the
constitution, vested in the President, which
can walk with the measure through the
flames, and preserve it unhurt amid the
conflagration of the political elements. If
the legislative power. Will not amend
own acts, the necessity being evident, they -
must not be permitted -to mall: off with _the
merit on the one hand, of having , relieved
the distressedly indebted to a great extent,
only to conciliate the goOdwill' of another
large portion of the. people, by abolishing
that which - they ought rather to render
perfect. If they will not purify the cup
.f - titeirowtrmixing, l - ot - then - noretr tha
account be,perinitted to put it away from
theirHlips untested."
DtrThere is truth and good poetry both 'in the
fdllowing. We commend it to every one . who don't
"take the merit"
O Yea! ;'read the papers, •
And sons and -daughters tall and small—
,_ For they-bare been through thick and, thin
"'the pastime of us all.
•
rr i Viia nobly said that should a star;
Beatideken from the dome of Night,
A Minting press—if stationed there--
Would filf the vacuum to a hair,
And shed a broader light. •
•
- Tie Ascot es Tiute::::4 'spirited writersays
during a recent:visit?elle States Mint, I
ry
obseed in the gold r ni, that a sank : was placed
,oveuthe;floor_for-uel tread upon Vandanzletlel
ring itt, purpose. I'9rue answered,' that it was te
prevent the visitor. ftuni carrying away with the
dust of hie feet:the minutest particle of the pre.
pious metal,: which: despite of the ntiecat care ,
would falruport the Soot vahlin the rougher 'edges
of the bar were filed,;' and= thit.the sweeping of
,the buildings saved thousands of dollars in the
year. How much more precious the Minute
fragments of time: and yet .how often are they' ,
trodden upon like dust by thoughtleeimees 'dad '
CIE
The Baltimore Sun, a journal of eyarae-
O Too! I take tho Papers.
mum.
O yes I take the papers— ,
The trifling cost is never missed,.
Though I've stem) for, lot ty yens,
Upon the printeril kat.
Talk not of warriors—Fatkst released
Earth from the terror of her kings—
Ile'twirled his stick, and darkness ceased,
And morning streamed along the East,
, On FreeclonA'almraished wings.
The npin who tiikes`no papero; ••
Or taking, rays not when they're read,
Would eel/ hle eonitobuvot ."horn,!'
• And live On borrowed bread. •
The printer open the wide domains
Of Science—scatters Education.
An o'er the land, like April rains;
And yet hislabor and his pains
Are half his donspensatton!