4
and Gppotjcnts of U»c admiiustra-
Xion. This pioposiion was carried by a
lari;p maj«i ii\ — K'H to.i2. Whcreislhc
evicloncc tlun iliat the influence of iht*
l’i«-sident was dirfclcil against ihe pro
posed ameniiment ? As to tlic second
pruposition, which relates to the general
district system, and which was rejected
by the House, by a vote of 101 to 91, it
vas opposed by many of Mr. M’DuHie’s
onn puny, even by a niajority of his own
colleaijucs from South Carolina, by every
member of Georgia w ho was in his place,
by 11 uut of the U members ffoiii Ohio,
by the whole of the Indiana representa
tion ; by the Representatives from Dela
ware, Missouri and Illinois; and a majori
ty of the members from Louisiana, Vir
ginia, and above two-thirds of the mem
bers I’rom Pennsylvania; and also by ma
jorities from New-Jersey, Connecticut,
iMassachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont,
New-llampshire and Maine. Kentucky
was equally divided ; Mississippi was
tiot represented. The only States which
sustained the district system, were New-
York, Maryland, North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Alabama. It will be scarcc-
Jv intimated, even by those who arc
readiest and least fair in their insmua-
tions as to the interference of Mr. Ad
ams, that his inlluencc could have in
duced Cieorgia, South Carolina, and \’ir-
ginia lo vote against the district system.
The general result was as follows : A-
gainst the district system 17 Slates—di
vided I—unrepresented 1—in favor of
the system 5. It appcar^ therefore, that
if the members from the diHerent states
correctly icpresented the wishes and in
terests of their constituents—and we
have no right to entertain any other o-
])inion—about two-thirds of the States
were oppobcd to the District System.
It is one of the soundest maxims in po
litical philosophy, not to surrender an
institution which has been tried and aj)-
proved, because it may be abused, unless
something more infallible i»ofi'ered in its
place. \Vhere is this infallible some
thing in the piesent case ? It is admitted
by a large majority, that the election
should be takenfrorit the House ofRepre-
sentatives; but in the eventofthischange,
what shall be adopted as a substitute for the
present sys.em ? The diflficulty is lo de
vise and agree upon this. We cannot
forget the almost infinite variety of opin
ions which exhibited themselves at the
last Session, when between twenty and
thirty propositions, all difl'ering in their
views, were submitted: yet out of all thesi*,
the Select Committee could not unite a
majority of opinions on any one.
AVith these facts staring them in the
face, the opposition prims have the sin
gular modesty to charge the Executive
•with defeating the propositions, oflered
to effect a change in the mode of electing
the president and Vice I’lesident—a
charu*^ r'o less ridiculous than untrue,
and with the extent of which, those who
mill-1 it appear uriac([uaintcd, because it
cm'! aces not only many of their own
pai uzans, but some of the most promi
nent nun of their partv. Those who
bring tins accusation against the Admin-
istratior, know there is no foundation
for it; and they will learn, in due time,
that the eiilightened citizens of the United
States are not to be deceived by such a
shallow tnrk : they wiil find that the peo
ple are'not prepared io become the will
ing instruments of designing and ambi
tious men whose only i-bject is their own
elevation—regardless of the means used
to effrct it, and caielcss of the conse
quences that may follow.
Origin of Ihe title Lady.—Formerly our
Saxcii ancestors lived throughout the
vear at their mansions in the country.
Thei f were then no plays or operas, no
CaMk Gardens to mgross the attention
of ladies and gentlemen. They inhaled
the balmy perfunirs of flower-spangled
• meadows, and delighted their ears by
the melodious choristers of the gtuves.
The nfihient lady of the manor having no
IVaverly novels to read, w as only amljitious
to shine in the spl.ere of beneficence.
She distributed to the poor neighb,ors
•with her own hand, once a week or of-
tener, a certain (luuniiiy of liread, atul
she was in conseijuence talhd by tiu in
the Lcjj-day ; that is, in Saxoii, the Ureud
girtr. 'i liusc two words wtrc, in course
of time, corrupted, and the meaning
is now as little known as the practice
which gave rise to it ; yet it is to that
hospiiable custom, whicli existed ere UjI-
]y generated fashion, our fair nymphs
are ii.dt bied for their piuud ai)pellation
of JjfJiliefi, and from it they dt ri\o the
right o! ser\ing meat at the ol ihcir
ywn tables. A" J'. iJtuij .‘idv.
jFovcifln.
lUOM KNlil-ANJ).
By the ship Trances Henrietta, Capt.
\Vhite, arrived at New-York on Monday
evening, in 25 days from Liverpool, the
editors of the New-York Commercial
Advertiser, have received London papers
to the 11th and Liverpool to the 10th
August.
The Paris Etoile of the 7th August,
states, that semence has been pronounred
in the aiVair of the Conspirators at St.
Petersbtirg. Thirty-six have been sen
tenced to death. I’ivr only have sullered
an ignominious death—they have been
hanged.
It appears from the Courier, that con
siderable excitement exists among the
members of the Holy Alliance as to the
new constitution granted to Portugal by
the Emperor Don Pedro, and various
speculations are made with regard to it
in the Paris papers.
LONDON, AU'c. —The comincrce of llu
country continues to improve ; there ap
pears a reaction also in the principal ports
of I'urope.
Colton.—The ('omand last week was
good at an advanr*' of M por lb. I’crnanis
10 a 10Jd ; Bowods n 7 a 7.1 Surats
•ij a 3.], Brussels, 4l, aoi ; Madras j
all in bond and duty paid; Demerara
y.id.
I.ONOO.V, ACd. 1 I.
City., 2 o'clock.—We have many idle
reports in circulation this mornitig, all
tending to depress the funds. Mr. Can
ning’s immediate departure lur Paris nn
an important mission, and diastrous news
from India, said to have come by a sliij)
arrived at liordeaux, were the'moit prom
inent. At one time consols had det lined
to7aJ, and had every appearance of a
further depi cssion, w hen a sudden change
ment wIiilIi ri'.aiiittstfii ilicm‘.ei\cs liiib
week, have cuntinued do’.vn to the pres
ent time, and a much better feeling pre
vails among mercaiitile men. 1 here ap
pears to be, in every quarter, a decided
stand against further depression.’
The Paris papers express a belief that
the Portuguesse constitution is the work
of the English cabinet.
The Quotidienne, (Paris paper,) in
timates that “the Powers of ih^- Contin
ent need not fear England now, as want
and insurrection disturb her w ithin, and
she catmot venture r>n serious war.” liut
there are Statesmen in Paris who remem
ber when England was struggling with
more formidable diihculties than those
which now o])prtss her commercial in
terests, and yet was able to cotiiend a-
gainst Erance, aye, and with Spain, Hol
land, Sweden, Denmark, and Russia
besides. If war were necessary, she
would be found us equal to it now as ever
she was. London Courier.
'I'he number of power looms in the
United Kingdom, is tslimated at .j7,00(),
v.'hich are capablc ot making l,25l,OOU
\aids of cloth per day, or 1,741 yards a
iiiimite.
I’rom the Liverpool Mevcurr, of August 1.
OK.VMl OK >in. .\ND JtK. J T'.Ft ERSON.
In another jiart of our paper, will be
found an at  ount of the death of Mr.
Jeficrson and Mr. .\dams, £x-Presidents
of iht' United Stales. The former was
in ihe ninety-first, the latter in his eigh
ly-fourth year. The coincidences both
in 'h'j lives and characterji of these dis
tinguished statesmen, and in their deaths,
are remarkable. They both, in conjunc
tion with the venerable Mr. Carroll, who,
onlv, still survives, drew up and signed
the celebrated declaration of Independ
ence, iti 1776. Adams succeeded Wash-
ir.gton, as President, and was himself
it. \'eru Ciuz, dated August. 2-1, enclos
ing a supplement to the Mexican Mei-
t;ury, a translation ol which is given be
low. W'e learn from the letter, that at
Vera Cruz it is thought probable that an
attempt will be made to release Cuba and
Porto Rico from the government of Spam,
••by the estublishment of a government
founded on liberal principles, and guar-
antied by Colombia, Mexico, and the
other free Spanish American States, Se
curity in the slave property will be the
first consideration.” Com. Poktku has
LMitered upon the full discharge ot his of
ficial duties as “ Commander-in-Chief ol
the Department and Squadron.” The
Naval Administration of Mexico is quite
diflerent from ours : it is divided into two
departments, East and est, or rather
Atlantic and Pacific. The duties ot
Com. Porter arc of a mixed character,
somewhat like that ot Secretary ol the
Navy and Commander of the Squadron.
There are juntas to attend to duties simi
lar to those of our Navy Commissirners,
at which he presides. He has also the
immediate superintendence ot Navy
Yards, Sc the regulation of the porti in the
(;ulf; the harbormasters being oiVicers of
the Navy, and also under his command.
The Contrador General is an olncer that
answers, in some respecis, to the lourth
Auditor of the Treasury, and stands at
the head of the Purser’s Department,
who are all culled Contradors : he is idso
in the character of Navy Agent, and is a
member ot the Economical Junta, o!
what may be styleil Navy Commissioner.
This aff'ords a sort of outline of the Mex
ican Navy establishment.
i\at. Journni.
took place in consequence ol an enunent - r-a-.... . ...wi
1 1 u • lo succeeiled by Jefleriun; and, alter lives
hioker buying 5U,OOOX Con.soJs, and .... „ ^ ,
si'WJi.ic one.—A lady in New-York
perc iviug her maid, a raw lri;-h giil.
showing a disposition to purchase mere.
This caused the price to advance to 7 8
which may be considered ihc
pres^ent nearest ((uotation. A large sale
ot stock was made on 'i'r.es:day. Exche-
([uer bills are from 2 to .5 lower ; in ihe
New Four per Cent Scrip there is nolh-
ing whatever doing.
The JlUi'meine Zcitvng., of the 4th inst.
which has arrived this mornirg, contains
the following intelligence from Constan
tinople. It seems the Sultan is proceed
ing steadily and fearlessly in his under
taking ; and .so far as terror can operate
upon the minds of those whom he might
have cause to fear, he is likely to find
every obntacle removed. Not that he
trusts to this alone, for the more formi-
dijble of his 6j)ponents are daily and
'lourly consigned to the executioner. If
blood be a good cement for the new edi
fice he is n-nslructing, he has enough of
it to ensure its durability.
“ CONST.VNTrNOPI.E, JULY 10.
“The Sultan is proceeding with rapid
strides to the attainment of the object
which he has proposed to himself; and,
favoured by circumstances, he will suc
ceed in it, in a terrible and sanguinary
manner, it is true, but which will make
an era in the annals of the empire, and
more quickly than any personconld have
ventured to expect. The executions,
banishments of all kinds, of those who
adhere to the old system, as well as the
demolition of the dwellings of the Janis
saries, continue day and night, and the
system of terror seems to have made such
an impression in the otlu r great cities
of the empire, lhat the Janissaries at Ad-
rianople, Salonichi, and Sp^yrna, have
quietly submitted to their dissolution, arid
have already signified theit obedience by
deputies, whom they have sent for the
purpose to the Sulian, who the day be-
lore yesterday personally annnunced this
to the.new troops, which aheauy amount
ed to 40,000 men.—All circutnstani s
combined to raise, in the shortest ti'i'.e
possible ; aiKi Ly this means (as the pio-
ple here flatti.r themselves) to inspire
r sped in the r.egociation at Akernuin,
aiid at the same time all the eneniii!- iii
the interior of the empire. Six pachas
have been ordered .(probably wilh this
view) to rei'air fiom the Asiatic provin
ces to the capital, vviih niimeious corps,
and they are expected to arrive shorily.
Some think when the corps of Yamasks is
dissolved, as it doubtless will be, the cas
tles on the Hosphorus will be garrisoned
with these troops.
Some thousand 'i'opchis are already
employed in building five large barracks
for the new troojjs, and Constantinople
is now like a great camj), which hasiieen
formed during a bloody revolution. l‘ro-
found tranquility j rev ails in the cjuarters
inhabited by the Franks. The nundier
oflliose who look with api)rehension to-
full of years and honors, the latter part
of which was devoted to the placid and
unostentatious enjoyment of private so
ciety, enlivened by the most active be
nevolence, both these venerable patriots
peacefully expired on the same day, the
fiftieth anniversary of their country’s iti-
dependence, which they had so steadfast
ly contributed to achieve and to consoli
date. What more glorious, what more
enviable, than a life thus dedicated to the
Bolivar.—There have been of late some
insinuations against the character and
views of the LtnK.n.\rou, partly on uc-
coiint of Si reported attachment of a ten
der nature, and partly on account ot pre-
tcndid ambition. We have taken some
pains to enquire of an intelligent gentle
man who has resided at Lima, and has
lately returned to the Uniled Slates.
The following is very brieflj the result of
our inquiries.
All acknowledge that the Liberator
possesses talents of the highest order.
I'he people in general, repose the
greatest confidence in his disinterested
ness and integrity.—There are, however,
a few who afl'ect to bejealo'is of his pow
benefit of mankind-a death rendered 1 and purpose but these few are men,
fearless by the consciousness of having
done good ! These excellent men boih
retained their mental faculties io the last,
(as will be found by a perusal of their
who have either been or suspected to be,
in the Sjianis/i interest. Jiolivur is called
the “Washington of South America”
there as well as here. He is a widower.
thunder storm, the covor.antal rhurch in
Duanesburgh was struck by lightning.-!.
The electrical fiuid ran down a stove pipe
from whence it passed olf among the
congregation, then in the act of divine
worship,stripped the bonnet from the head
of an elderly lady, sitting near the pipe ‘
shocked sensibly, but not severely, sever.*-
al of the ladies ; prostrated to the Hoot
the son of the Rev. Mr. M’Master’s*
then ascended by one of the pillars of lUg
pulpit, and absolutely played upon the
cheek of Mr. M’Masters, himself, who
was officiating in the pulpit, and scorched
one or both of his whiskers. From the
face of the Rev. gentleman, it passed off
without being further noticed ! None of
the parties were seriously injured ; al
though one lady, in a delicate situation^
was so frightened, as to produce serious
consequences ; but it is hoped the lady’s
life is out of danger.
Brcaeh of Promise.—It appears thatoi;®
of Ihe Green Mountain swains has beei>
playing false to his betrothed,as we learn
lhat in an action lately tried at Montpe
lier, Vermont, brought by Ann Lyman
gainst David Hatch, for a breach of
promise of marriage, a verdict was giveu
for the plaintifl', of seven hundred and for
ty dollars damages. It is stated that tbr;
cause hud excited a great interest, fronv
the standing of the parties, and the cir
cumstances of the case, and that a great
number of spectators of both sexes wcro
present at the trial. This, it too oficji
appears,
Is woman’s fate ;—
All her airections are callcd into life
lly vviiniing' flatteries, and then throvni
I'ponthemselvestopcTisli.andherhcart-aclip'
lifrtrustingheart.lillcdvvith wcaktcuderncs.i^
Is lelt to bleed or break. ■**
It is said that the plaintifT will claim a
review of the trial—upon what grounds,
wc are not informed—probably, howev
er, upon a plea of excessive damages.
W’e are not friends to these suits in ordi
nary cases. They have become altogether
too frequent. Where the heart-strings
have been broken, the fond affections
w ithered, and the prospects of life Mast
ed by the treachery of man, money, be
the amount less or more, will make but
a sorry recompense. In cases of seduc
tion, we would ever award exemplary
damages—but in either case, can money
“ pluck from memory its rooted sorrow?*'
N. y. Com. Adv.
Morrel Magoon,—We gave on Tuesday^
a notice of the trial of this man at Mon-
lotters declining the llattering invitation i has no children, and very few relations in
sent to them to be present at the celebru-! any degree. ^ ,
tion of Independence at Wushingiion,) | ^. A here is no question whether a Repub-
having happily avoided, in a great meat.-
ure, those infirmities and privations of old
age, which, in their mutual letters, a few
years ago, they so feelingly and philoso-
wards the North, and lear an interrup
who hafl arrived only a few weeks before tion of jieace, is very small,
from her o*vn swale land, throwing j.ondon, ,w ocsr'.K—The commerce of
the end of a rope into the cistern and the country continues jjrogressively lo
moving it to ami fro, went into the yard improve ; there aiipeuis a reaction also
tcier fjuirc the cause, and founi! that she in ihe principal poris of Europe. The
had lost the pail arid was trying to recov- acconnla >estorday from Hamburg, Uus-
er it. The lady told her to take the cis- sia, Holland and Flanders, were generally
tern pole, and she would soon get it.— favorable, and as the marketsin England
“ Och, madam,’' .said she, “ 1 know bet- j continue firm at the late improvement,
leri.or all that sure, for on me passage j there wiil probably be a corresponding
froHi me own ci.»untry, Pal Dougherty etl’eci op the continent,
ftll overboard, and sure they did r.oihing ■ —
at ;.ll I'.t all, butj:>,i threw thi^ end of a iivEHrooi., At e. 10.—'I'he Manchester
lope 'o liini, and * ic(-k a liold diiectly Mei v my buys, “We are exiremely glad
iU[)d jumped aboard again ’’ | 'o Mjitc that the apptarunccs of improtc-
phically hoped might not darken the lat
ter years of existence. The letters to
which we allude, and which our readers
will now peruse with feelings of respect
for the wr’ters, will be found it? the 12th
volume of the Mercury, of 1822-3, page
338. Another letter from Mr. Adams,
exhibiting, in an interesting point, his
religious toleration, will also be found in
the same volume, page 387. We regret
that our linuts prevent us from re-publish
ing those admirable documents, and
constrain us to so brief a notice “of two
individuals who have lived and moved an
honor to their species, and whose mem
ories will be emb'ilmed in the bosom of
ev-ry genuine patriot for ages yet to
come.’*
JVahvfiekVs Trial.—We undersand all
the lodgings in Lancaster are engaged
during the Assizes by visitors, whose cu
riosity bus induced them to be present at
Mr. Wakefild’s trial; at least this is the
manner in which the natives account for
such an unusual influx of strangers. It is
not possible for the case of Wakefield .to
couie on I'hursday nexi, 'here being, for
instance, no bill found : and, in the next
plflce, Mr. Wakefield objects to such a
piemature ])roceeding. His counsel are
.Messrs. Scarlett, Parke, and Pollock. A
(urious circumsiance has taken place,
which is, that Mr. llrougham has been
retained on both sides c;t the sanie lime,
uiifl there is a doubt fur whom the learn
ed gentleman will appear. Mr. Wal.e-
field considers he ought to have the bene
fit of his assistance. The Altorney-CJen-
eral for i.ancaster (Mr. Scarlett) has
written him a note lo say he is retained
as his (Mr. Wakefield’s) advocate. Il is
considered as certain he cannot, nnck-r
ihe Act of Henry 111. c. 2, be convicted
of felony, but of il'.e misdcmeatiour, which
he has made up his mind to, if tried.
He corresponds with u number of distin
guished persons on the Continent. Lan
caster will be excessively crowded. 'I'he
briefs for the prosecution are of an enor
mous size, occupying more than 200
sheets. \'ery high tees are given to the
counsels on both sides, 'i'he Attorney-
General is to have COU guineas, and Ser
geant Cross, and his oilier legal coadju
tors, about 100 guineas each j Mr. Scar
lett 200 guineas, and Mr. Tindal and his
,sub3^ ti om 60 to 80 guineas each. 'I'hcre
arc at least seventy witnesses subpanaed,
pro and wn.—Livetpool Paper, \Jth vlt.
fi{()m mi:\ico.
W e have been l«voie(' with a letter
icccived in this city, from a gentleman
lican government is i)4’ererred to any o-
ther. 'i’he general sentiment is decided
ly republican. The majority of the peo
ple are not yet well instructed in the ex
ercise of the rights and duties of self
government, but there is a large class of
well educated and discreet men who arc
well acquainted with the principles, and
matjy of them with the practice of free
systems. Boston Journal.
UOBUKUY.
The most di\rk»K acis of robbery we
have ever had lo record were committed
on Sunday, in the open day, and in the
heart of N. York. 'I'he large drygoods
stores No. 145, 147, and 149 Pearl-street
near W’all-st. were all broken into after
9 o’clock in the morning, and rummaged
throughout from the upper to the lower
stories by thieves in pursuit of money.—
The stores arc occupied by Messrs. Rich
ards & Steele, L. Lay U. Co. F. Varei cc
Son, J.ewett & Halsey, Skidmore Wie-
kins, and Cook Sc Munn, all of whose
counting rooms were searched, the desks
broken open, the papers and valuable
goods strewed about the lloors, but the a-
inountof the depredations in all of them
is not yet ascertained. At Messrs. Rich
ards £c Steel’s the iron chest wss forced
open, and about 80 dollirs in money tak
en, from Ajessrs. Lay tc (Jo’s, about .'50
dollars, and from Jewett 8c Halsey’s 11
dollars in silver, are massed, but at this
place they left in exchange about 30 dol
lars of Jacob Barker’s Exchange bank.
It ajjpears lhat the rjbbers were a
man, and a boy of about 10. They as
cended to the roofs from the new build
ings ereciing in the rear, entered thro’
the scuttle ol each store. 'I'hey came
last into the store ot Cook k Munn, where
they unexpectedly found one of the clerks,
a young man, who had just entered, and
they immediately escaped through the
door he had opened, before an*”alarm
could be given.
A. V, Mcrciiiitde Jldv.
We copy the following article from the
National Observer, of Albany N. Y. of
the Uih inst. Did not our friend South-
vvick, the editor of that paper, vouch for
its truth, we should indeed doubt the
correctness of the statement.
Duihj Adv.
Picnwrkable Providenrc.—Wc have to
record a very remarkable and Providen
tial event, which, though wc are satisfied
of its truth, may appear labulous at least,
it not wilfully false. We were in Duanes-
bui gh last Sundtiy, v% here we h'arned the
particulars ot the extraordinary atl'air.
trcal, for forgery, in altering a bill of
exchange on Prime, Ward, King k Co.
of this city from 10 to 1000/. On Satur
day last the prisoner was brought into'
court to receive his sentence. When
asked what he had to say why sentence
of death should not be'passed upon him,
he ob*erved, that he should trouble the
court with but very few words. He then
observed that the witness against hitrr
was a man of a notoriously bad charac
ter—that had he believed theH«n. Court
would have admitted him as an evidence,
he would have procured from Boston
satisfactory proof that he had been a
criminal of the deepest die. He added»
that he had no fault to find with the court,
with the Attorney General, or with thu
person who tried him. His honor Mr.
Justice Pike, then addressed the prisoner
in a manner, says our correspondent,
which did honor to his head and to his
heart. He alluded to a similar offenciv
which the prisoner had committed a fe\^^
years since, and after having suffered two
years imprisonment, and stood in the
pillory, had been pardoned by the royal
clemency. 'Fhe Judge exhorted the
prisoner to prepare for the awful end
which soon awaited him, assuring him
that not the slightest hope of pardon re
mained for him on earth. He was then
sentenced to be hanged on Friday, the
'27th day of October next. Magoon ii
about 42 years of age, and has a wife and
family residing on the frontier.
[xV. r. Com. Jldverlistr.
Iti fine B. Dasha.—'Phis unfortunate in
dividual, on the 31st. Aug.*was boarding
in a tavern in Cynthianu, and was appur*
rntly in good health. His windpipe,
which was severed by the attempt to cut
his throat, siill remained asunder, and
there was no connection between it and
the mouth. He breathes through a bilvcr
tube inserted in bis throat ; cats and
drinks without difliculty, but can onl'/
articulate (in whispers,) a few words a.
a time. His wife has again joined him,
and remains with him.
Ki ntxu'ky Puhlic M>''
Inrrca^t nf Canal Navii'ation.—We P'^-
sume that but a few, even of thosi* who
are in the daily habit of seeing boats pas^
and repass upon our canals, arc aware oi
the constant and rapid increase of busi
ness transacted through the mediim^ ^>1
these artificial rivers. Wc have takt'*
the pains to obtain, from a correct source,
the number of arrivals at this cily and the
result is as follows-™
In 182:3 there arrived 1.129 boats,
1«24 2667
182j 3.^26
1 820 to 1st Sept. 4380
It is probable that the arrivals this
year will not be far short of Srren ThW'
sand, and there is every prospect that
the increase will in future be in the same
On the Sunday jirevious, {the 3d inst.) j ratio with the past, until it will becow"
ill the alternoonj and during a viojent j absolutely necessary to make another