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-A lcVlutjofiueW of Charles 0 Mailey ; tli-tailirTi a.irmi, of tho 'itjo'ibHIllniitfvirts of tluf British ' Peo'o. utarWafw Pjrluy'U.Thi 1 greedy po file which h:r""devoU?cr!'tlc?j Mi ferious pictures of (;Js glory. Is al evidence of ilie tjfc.citH it genius priHluees It) rcatu-vipg with , tho fidelity of lijV, l!w 7 liitoiit:l victoiicb Which thiuHi!uUthlrtl for a quitter tr century under the Eddd of it oblivion."" :ItLi'tjruli.au ihii.ltitkiu Eiuroponnd the United S.ates', the Jufluence ol the press Ins been t.M netivu. in giving ph-asing cinbuli. ment hi these b irbarwus rt-yrol IMti6ns , which rational aiid christian people ooght never tp mciition without emphatic marks of sin. , corafreprobinioii, as event which stand ns a hutting blemish on the in'clhxituul as well as ivlifriMirvlnrctcr of the- ago. It is, v perhaps, a defect in our prrt;t schema ol education, us well as our system of m mils, that we do not properly appreciate, the cru cliia nf wr, MS thu havoc of a demoniac snirit " and its triuumhs. ns tho success of jiublicjnujdj owing to our adopting system ol cuueu. lion nnd m iraU from a barbarous age, . whoso governments being founded on con. rjuest, rapine, nnd murder, ilom inded that tho riuxiliary in J of public opinion should assimilate ti that . blood v'ttn 1 violent form ol government, which it was brought to sus tuin. . Open any of our seminal bjoks of instruction, nnd what dji wo b.diold but e laborate lessons of national murder, public plunder nnd inhumane butcheries! i'liese nrc the fountain- of bloody wars, where ynnr min-1:-. Iirbibo iJo.aa.iLyjiioiliiarjE. g!orv,nnd inival renown, where each sen. time'nt is so wi ll painted ns to captivate the young heart "with the thirst of murder, under . the false cognomen of the" l-iveof gl ory." These ore the. logons systematically ineul. cnte.d by christian tcucln-ss, who-ouo day iii seven cry " peace on earth," whiln they are 1 jboriiVa: the otl cFsix days to instigate ihp yoiiilfiil Ju.in n- n horrible love i if thu. most diabjlicnl ntrocitiesnf war. Unfortunate. ly7cvvfi-t!ia1nn ichcoTif n iefigionV which belongs not torrarngo nnd limes, is brought to bear i favor of this inhuman appetite of tonel vanity, for the aehlevcrh nU f mili tary dost rucli in tuid tho m ngui nary history of the most jnfoeling nation tli itevcr w is - compelled to wtfgoextemHnating--w'nrs, is m ido to become tributary to this thirst of "bloodshed. We say nothing f the-! right. eousiiesof tho wars Vag4l bv iho jjjeople Trjfafca7Iut t1JlrwrTttch history of them being coupled with the impression of rcli. gion, derive! force lint ndds much to the propensity of mankind to indulge in mutual : slaughter. Wo ilo nt undertako to say, that nil wars are 'criminal ; but wo do say, that nil . wars nrc barb irous, nnd contrary to reason find justice; nnd that if vc educate oursons on a Hchein.! c.uigejii d to iho princij les of our Governm; uj.T thi y w ill seldom or never occur, nnd will bo unnecessary to product; Iie results which tin yc ntcinp!ito1iiii ; moj-o " tHnnduy llTiig i n p ri va te life, will produ:e a "relitutkjf!Jof defrauded properly, a vindiea. tion of t iriiished honor ; or n restoration l forft'iu.d love, by n liiiiMtiej I or, ..IVc.Morul chasiily to a seduced daogliter. , Wars are indi.-ftuitoly less defensible tlrm dwiiling "L t liny nian usk liim-ielf if ho w.mld li. tmrately rducate his sons on a systmnflhe bloody 'ode of II in ir, to call out cv.-ry one, wh.i guve him a casi.d off nw, t nnk-ntonemt-nt uitli hi i ife ? Yi t this i the flVStcni of public wars, and these less -ins arc hourly g;v.-n in all iiur wlnoU, to ten mi!, lions of cfeilal ri ' chd In n, ne.cuvipanied by the s h ivm injiiectiotis of relii u i opini o, to be fnind s i energetically c .u:hed in ill" impressive luiu -ge of tho l k, Mc-h. form s4.ark a contrast lo tlie-elri-.tiaiH'odt 'An eye fir nu ye, u t mh IT a nito, blood JV bl 1 "gaujst- which -wo-lm've tho blessed words of Ciifist 'fw'.ihose wlifaJfyyilliJoodjjnL "cute vat ; to tli se .win smite one clieClt, turn ihem the other." , Vtt care not,' bowevrr, 1j make a reli gious argument t'.i '-t b. -longs t the pu'pit not to the --press. We are bent I only to pr. a rve the in c h-, t nl ch ir.-.ctcr of t hi nge, finm the hi ir.U t -if b iro irons -rus! toms, "wlii'cli bid .ttui.di t extenuate them in the ttnvs to which they apirjirial.-ly b -. long biKi which are w'uKy condeinned by tho Improvcm nts of rn nlern sr.-icm-e, wliich have given in ilie advantages of the Art of TriutiTig, which al me is a inclusive b irja nil the np il igjes of wi.-kediies in defeiieo of war.' Tin- Ai t of Printing "ione. oughi lobesocliri-eti'.d to the ioiproveni -nt of the 'liumin understanding, uul ilie mrli,.ralioii of the hum in heart, as to n ii'ler wars im. nossib!e,.even with ,s iv Tge. trilies., w!i . are I . . , . . . . -l-rt. f rt -r denwtt tnc nenwirs wninni ) no-n nu; liroad clianml of reas m,' light, -phijosjphy. nn4 In. m v il.i'wo. j . Wrh'ave much to rrv on this snbj-ct, -wlHtF-bmiufarbid. JxUrauiiuUcaiigul present. . j : ; Tint Cranr-vcr Q:'r-tm. .Much hecn aW boilt a Uaik not loiii..r in w"-- h.ifot iho p.-ol at th lut Vrwid.'n'ial ckv.un i. It tin S'a'o, w v.i: .!. i,.,- .ivi-. n.it fcillv bff r ! til ' P -ile. Bat to i htf M tt-iit it was : T.-ic- -.wlmltf-L k Lr party inoiatrd t!i.it tho Wiu'as wrrj lh Hank IwrtV.and ifllK-v mcci J d ttu-v would . stalihsli ' r. ' i tu. v'l.: ,1 ...i...l llmi n a Hirlv tlirv a Uiinn. iic n'u" - , r,' a hank pirtv but iidm-Und Hiui n awjur ty of 111 m w rc in f.tvw of fuch un riwtituiicn, and nil of tlirm doirod a nnre '!itl- arid uniform cur tfxr y than tlmt which iho ' hrd m .ny" varty " hnd i-ivon to tli - fcountrr. U id r Uifc circimi rtnncw,il miv'h' copfid-ntly oflinnedthat tti AVhici in"orr.:d all tllo i-diuiil, in public niinion, which n ta-!v(ilia b.ek, und the tMir'y would n it have rc-c ived a sinjK vr.f.- !ct!i..'n th-v d el. Id thry had ri ully joiro I i mw with the L os oh the bnnlt iao'i..n. Tiiat is.cvrrv manf who prnftfsod to bo Vh'g and acU-d wi'lMu W hi, would Lavs prciiVrw! tho oi-rr of Uw Whi? and tlicovfrihrow of t'.i - Inco Foco party altlm' th fstuliHstlanllit i a Nn'ional Hunk would thrrrby etwue inpvi'aWy. .Tom were other and prat niciisrd, tonblain which, tlicy would cheer. fully acquiesce in a bank. 1" Tli w'tWww itt Virginia. Ia nearly all of tb otlitrSta'cn, the bank wan til j groil, direct and cutrolliii)j qtiration wiiii tho people. So manifest wan this that after tho election, there w not a dnzoa intlligent jo n in the Union, xho doubted hut that the popular .'niimeot had been cjpremd uliequivoculiy in favor of a batik. Both partie o couaid r d itT ,and ao tiprewed i.tFromho Leiiigtpn.V' GwiU.'l Ad d re j of Sbc IVaisac lime t U Wh It . Cuuimlttcc. - :'" The Ay big Stito Central Committco of Massachusetts have issued along Address to the' Whigs of that Stale, much tf which is occupied by a consideration of tho recent events urWushingroii and tho course which it is proper In tho estimation of tho Com.' mi! tee, thnt the W tiig parly slioulu now pur. The ComrniTJCO liesroTl'sTrhlgh Ttbd Well deserved compliment upon thu Whig Con. gress when it affirms that they, nt thuir lato extra session, 41 have dono more U fulfil the just expectations of the country, thon wa4 ever dono at any suasion of any Congresi since tho first organization of tho Govern ment. Tho Address enumerates the wise and beneficent measures which have been p isscd-tit tho Extra Session. It then bo. stows an enthusiastic comment upon the good which has been done for tho country " by the executives department of the Go Vernment.' It a ffi rms that on r foreign re. hittoiisv whlcti"svere leftlrr such "an cmbar. rassin-f condition by the late administration that war with the most powerful empire of the earth seemed inevitable, have been, by tho wisdom and skill with which they have been treated under the present administ ra. tion, relieved of much of their difficulty, and confidence has been restored in tho continuance of peace, while tho national honor remains untarnished. The affairs of the army have been rescued from their deplorable condition, nnd the Florida war, j long the canso of a largr expenditure of jjHtsiTriTniiaT blood , is in rapid progress to a Successful iyie. The deaoiuln lortifieai tions which were but recenily in a condition to invito rather thao repel invasion, are now animated with returning life, and placed in .a condition to protect tho cities and towns of the s a-board. New energy and acsivity havo been infused into the management of iho Navy. This picture which is given by the Address of the im proved state of tlmrgrundor the present Ad ministration is not exaggerated. It is true to the letter, and cy cry honest whig in the land will rejoice thql such aro nlrendy the glorious fruits of whig ascendancy in the councils of the nation. . - After this description , of the. good, which has been accomplished by the whigs since they came into power, the Address turns to the failure of the whigs in their efforts to establish a fiscal agent , for the safe-keeping and management of tho revenue of the Go vertunent, and the regulation of tho ex changes of the country. I' admits that this measure was no loss desired and con fidontly expected by t!io people, than , the most important of those adopted. The Pre- sidciit has twice interposed his veto ngainst the will of the people. But the Address de clares that this affords no reason why the whigs should forsake tho administration, why they should abandon the power which has been placed in their hands by the voice ol -thc-united -miliums ofiho nation, far -high mid patriotic objects. The only reason, says thu Address, by which the whigs can justify themselves in such a course, is a con vuMt.iu mat tile rresuiiaii tiueucts no iongTttiit y ", o wuesuue.o mttn'cwi er to administer mo uovcrumeiu upon me principles which brought him into power, ... .i i . i. ind lit 'this conviction, tlta nutnors ol the A ldre:is s iv they hive seen no evidence. DiseiiislV dasthev admit tlv-wajla with some of t'u! President's acts, they hope ho will continue true to thu whig cause. The imitation at present of the question of the candidacy for the office of President is earnestly deprecated in tho Address. Cut when the proper lime comes, ii dislinct. ly pledges " tho whig i of Massachusetts to Uio' sappiirt of any individual who shall be istgmtol hy the gHwral voioo ot-W country. . . - It w ill be seen by this brief outlino that "the win 's of Massachusetts entertain n iTTmrclAs rinbttrinoi nion of the r President's. recent conduct than do nrmy of their po lilioal brethren in other Slates, but thit.aU thougli tin y entertain this opinion, they aro not hickward iu declaring, that when th Ixxir for action arrives,-they will unite as l hey ever have doiw with tho whigs of the country, in the support of whig principles, and of a candidate flu- tho Presidency who sh '11 be " designated by the general voice of the country." We hail with joy this sentiment of the -.Massachusetts whigs, while, at the same time, wecannot unite with them in the char itithln construction they are willing to put upon tho Pruaklent's conduct. Nor have wo seen any thing in the reasons which arc arrayed in defence of their opinion to war. rant'u dilferent view Of President Tyler's T1ffiTliH1Tf1Wm gWat body of the-whigs of the nation. I rue it . .11 ...... i .1 ...i - :.. is, as tno AUjress asseris, hc uaun-s m tfeTsTTeToTi iTPfrge"7i co--rflted with his friiuids injhese u7es,Tiho Tail distribution bill c.,) that he du ply n-giv-fj that Constitutional' objec tions compel him to diJf..T from them in one, and with iega..t to this, gives ns tho ussu raiv e that he h 'pes to be able to present to Congress atit ; next session, n project for fa fiscal agent, winch shall avoid Ins own objections nnd tu-ct their approbation. Cut the President's declarations. of regret 'Aic., we arc sorry to say, after the rcvela. tions made by. Mr. hwing and otlrer late members of the Cabinet, afford no satisfac IVrv evidence upon t!ie subject. The less that is now s aid of bis " conttiiuthmnl objec tions"1 the better. If he presents Congress nt the next session with a project for a fiscal agent which ought to receive- their appro bation, the Whigs will thank him for it. fhr w-h'rrt will support President Tyler's administration so far as it carries out whig principles. But thry nrc not men worship, pcra. Thry are not prepared to discord the! old and honestly entertained opinions utthe nod of any individual, however high irt office. Regarding the President ns the servant, and not the master of, the people, they will approve every act of his which is in conformity with the will of the people, the sovereigns of tb&lnnd. But when he sets at nauglit the will of the people-, they vRftakeThrr-hbertjrtOTexpress- their- caa demuation of his conduot, nor step-to in; quire whether their honest censures .uill grate harshly bppti tho car of power.' bf. : cAstothe benefits which tho Address de. dares have been conferred, upon the coun try " by the execuUvo department of "the Government," let the President reccivo till the credit ho deserves. That tho decayed fortifications nrc restored to strength, nnd animated with new V.fo, we .may thank the Whig Congress which bus made such lib- era! appropriating (or-that--otj)ctri-That our fifreign ".j-elatous have beea relieved from the embarrassments under which they wcro left by President Van Buren ' admin- lstr:.uJ'l s great crod, upon tho- sa. pRJnd ki l.ol tho gtflod Sretarv f -That wisdom .-and. en-rgy-have again taken possession of the. affairs of our army was what we expected fro n the ju dicious selection by President 11 inison- of his Secretary of War. That "encourage ment, activity and energy have been infus. cd into the management of our Navy,1 is an evidence of the perfect - competency of the late-Secretary oLlho Navy to discharge the duties of the station to whid'i bo' was called by the predecessor of the President. We only regret that President Tyler should have made it necessary fnr all but one of the ablo counsellors who 'have thus signal, ized themselves by their successful efforts in tho public scrvico to resign their seats in his Cabinet. . - We however, again repeat tin I the Whigs of the nation will support the administration as far ns it carries out the principles whic'h brought the President into power. His new CnWnet-wiH-hnvo-n-rfatr-t rial. Wc hope that the administration may prove thorough, ly whig. A few months will determine the question. Canadian Affair. We have had this subject us n leading one before us for some years. The pros pect and actual effort ot revolution, so ne.ir to us, nnd one a portion of ibis continent that somehow has. always seemed by nature to belong to us, has -caused mote -interest and excitement than perhaps any other event of the clay. But we have always had our eyes fixed upon our own side of the question. We have, by a natural perver sion perhaps, looked to ourowt: bor.lers as presenting the OTflcriafi:omwic).ltroubles are to spring, if fTiey come at nl But we forget the fact that what is on our side of the lines, is comparatively nothing the real danger- is aminglhetJanadiuns themselves from whom, however, we do not hear a breath. AH seems so quiet there, that the disaffected in Canada itself, are entirely for gotten. . But any one who will carefully observe the state c--affiirs, as well ns the uncertain character of newspaper nccounts, will ad mit must be satisfied that all this parade and arrangement in secret on our side, if it exists, must rest upon the assurance of a corresponding movement among the Ca. nadians themselves. For it is preposter UUS to. suppose that men. . would busy them-, selves in so periloHs a causo without good reason to believe that they, verojrnetby those whom they propostd to benefit. If I y jewel in tho British crown : and it is morally certain tint the period is not far off when the Lion will cease to rule where ne has so lonn been master. , . '" The expense of holding C i nada by arms would bo too great to be eivlured; mid a want of success for a time would embitter and plant still deeper the feeling of opposi tion and revolt. Force never yet sufficed to eradicate a dmsirc for freedom, unless it was carried to the length of extermination For these reasons we expect to see fearful limes yet upon the Canadian borders, and as a natural -consequence when that turn comes, an increase of dull uilly b .-tween F.nghnd and this country. John Bull will curse m for every trouble he finds in C un da, and it is by no means unlikely that the scamps-upon tho lines miyytt see their hopes and exertions for war realised. At all events, nur readers nny pr tly safely pr -pare themselves .for startling news du. rin; thu winter ; for it is now very nearly time that same " Patvrot1' movement had taken, pi-ice. Tho C irolinu and Grognn cases arc but introductory to a host of oth ers. Trouble is brewing. Rich. Ular. Napoleon's sacrifice of human life Never was there n conqueror who fired more cannon, 'foughf more battles; or over, threw more thrones than Napoleon. But we cannot appreciate the'degreo and quan. tity of his glory without weigliingthe means he possessed, nndthc resut34 which he ac couiplished. Enough' for our present pur pose will bu gained if we set before us the TnTrcffi'rceTol . IJ-.-sh nnd blood, "which he called into play from the rupture of the neace of Amiens in 19o4 down to his ve nTIulT xftT "At thai liu'iTTliolnitrts "lie foot of 480.001). Here follows a detiiiJ of the different levies -made from l'J()4 till 1 904. (Tula! of run, 2,7G.),Doj ) This detail, wliich is .derived from N.ipoleon's officii j mriWI, the Monitcur, Under the several dates is deficient in the excess whiohwas raised ! beyond the levies; but even if we" deduct the casu dties, ns well as the 300,000 men disbanded in 1815, we shall be under lie mark in affirming that be slaughtered 2,500,000 human beings, and those' all 'Frenchmen. But we have to ndd thousands and tens of thousands of Ger mans, Swiss, Poles, Italians, Neapolitans, nnd Illyrians, whom he forced under bis eagles. andat a moderate computation those cannot have fallen short of 500,000 II is obviously, just to assume that the number who fell on the side of bis adversaries was equal to that ngainst which they were brought. Here then ore our data for as serting, that the latter years of his glory was purchased at no less expense than 60, 000,000 of human lives. This horrible in road on the fairest prtkn of the population of Europe, resulted in the abandonment of every conqacred territory, the bringing of foreign enemies twice within 24. months under the walls of Paris," aiid the erasure of his nime from the records pf dominion. ; THE MESSENGER. FRIDAY MORS IN C, OC T 19, 1 84 1 . Trial of ITIcLeod. It will be seen that this subject which has been so much talked of, and about which there has beert-so- tnuch-specalationand different opinions, has now been put to rest by the acquittal of tho defendant. He suc cded, it appears, in prov, facl.on of theory, that bo hUhe burning ofllw Carol! ceeded, it appears, in proving to the satis. was not present of the Caroline. Grognn, the man arrested in Vermont, has also been released, on application of the Americnn Government. Thus it would seem that these two great causes of excite, ment on tho frontier no longerexist. Wesee the opinion advanced, however, in some of bur exclianzo papers, that thcro is still a strong probability thnt there will be another attempt made in Canada to disenthral them- selves of the power of the mother country. This opinion seems to be founded upon the fact that so largo a Dumber of Americans as are said to bo prepared to march across tho lino at a moment's warning, fifty or sixty thousand, would not have thus organ, ized themselves, unless they were well as sured, that a large portiontjftheC tnadians themselves, wore prepared, or preparing for the same object. CO" VVo see it stated thnt Mr. Webster, the present Secretary of State, will retire from the Cabinet, so soon as he is satisfied that all causes likely tr produco a rupture between the United States and Great Brit nin arc removed. Foreign. At our last advices from Eng land, the new Ministry had not specifically made known their policy for the govern ment of the Notion, nlledging that their plans wcro not et properly matured. There seems to exist great anxiety nmong the people, to procure the repeal of the Corn Law; petitions on thnt subject were pre. scntcd to Parliament from various qunrtcrs. In Ireland thero were great efforts making to effect a repeal or modification of tho Act of union between England and Ire. China. The last nccounts from this country, represent the Emperor, ns being still confident of his ability to defend him. self ngainst the attacks of tho English. TheDritish fleet was collecting near Can- ton, and it was expected hostilities would recommence in a short time. A largo forco was collected, and others daily expected in Canton, to jcptl .the attack. Whether they will uenbJe to sustain the opinion form. ed of thtm by the Emperor, remains yet to bo tested. LnCOFOCOISM AND WlIIGGERY.. Who ever heard of the Locofocos disapproving of nny of the acts of their party leaders ? Did Martin Van Burcn, John C. Calhoun!) or any other of tlieir mnjinatcs ever do an actpr ndv'oeatc a principle that they were not upheld in by their servile worshippers? We do not remember a single instance. -I low-different has b,eefHho conduct of lhc Whigs in reference to their leaders. With an honesty to which tkcij- opponents are strangers, they opprovc and condemn ns their consciences dictate. 'Tlitxlovc of pa. tronage and power could not mak them swerve from their integrity when JohrY-Tv. ler proved recreant to his pledges they-4 unitedly condemned him ! Such honesty is ibovc the comprehension of the Locos. riicy have bec-wne so accustomed to'tbink in futtor and write in chains,' that they are even vain of their .bondage ; just as a dog grows proud of his collar by usc.-Soulhcrn Chronicle. ... Olp Man of THE'MoUNTAiNS.-rThis is the name given to n great natura curiosity in the northern part of New. Hampshire. Leaving Franconia, you find yourself in the iukkLui!Jhu--ixiastbeaiit ifnl . And r-otmuuic- scenery imaginable. Mount Lafiiyette and adjacent mountains present a grand and i i ip os j ng npiRa ranee, which have oft . hcea a subject for tho pencil. As yon pass on (tyr a-tt; w miles-over a ttderttbly- gooff ar? ri age road, your attention isnrrested-by the word"" Profile" painted on a board nailed on a'trce. Vou look in the direction point, ed out, and on a high peak of bare rock is prcsoiik.-d a complete profile of the human iacei Tio old man has somewhat the np. pearartcc of a Revolutionary' worthy, bis three-coruered hat a little disproportioned by the ossaulls of the enemy. So exact is- jhe resemblance to the human fuse, that one is inclined to think it the work of art; but as you proceed along the road winding round the bill, instead of a front view of the old man's countenance your eye rests on craggy rocks, and you findthe profile is firmed of many projecting crags, so nr. ranged ns to present the appearance of the solid rock. Kittrcdgc, tho temperance agent, pronounced the old gentleman a cold-water man, from the emblem at his feet. This was a pond of pure water, the source of one of the branches of the Merri mac river. i . f Scicid. Jitme Sam, citizen bf th! county, hung hiirinelf in hi corn crib, on Friday night weck."'No titai ia given for the rub ct- Ten. Sentinel. The Hon- Daniel Webster has becnelect ed President of the Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. . ... LjJOfinSfttNBNCE .HEME "MESSENGER.". h ' New York, Oeii&eT 14,1841. .;. This will inform you that. the great 'bor. der war'- is at an end. " The trial of the notorious McLcod, which continued for eight days, was concluded on Tuesday the 12th inst. Tho counsel on both sides was of the most searching, talented, and pow, erful cast and tho swearing, 0 deliver us! was what we may very justly call "all sorts !" I have no doubt but that there were more lies sworn In thnt trial than there ever were " patriots" on Navy Island. Be that as it mny, after tho summing up on both sides, Judge Gridley charged, the Jury with great eloquence, force nnd solemnity ; when they retired, arid in a very few mo. ments returned with a verdict of NOT GUILTY. The court room was crowded from be ginning to end almost to suffocation, . and during the summing up" nnd " chargo" there were a large number of ladies admit. lied. The speeches of Willis Hall and Mr. Spencer, wero masterly and ingenious ef forts, well worthy theiralready famous reputation. For my own part, I never be lieved that McLcod was guilty, or would be found so; and my belief has bcenstrcngth oned by the trial. lie was immediately discharged from prison ; but will be escort ed to Canada by officers of this Stater Tin's at one timo would have been a dangerous trip for him ; but the excitement has in a great measure died away, and there will be little or no difficulty in his transportation. Notwithstanding nil this, it is very ccr tain that he is a most notorious rascal ; and I say by him as an old friend used to say to me, God bless him,, the devil miss him, and the master of all devils take him." The trial of Colt for the inhuman nnd diabolical murder of Mr. Adams, came up for a bearing last Monday; but through the urgent appeals of Colts counsel, was postponed for three weeks, tlie longest pos. sible timo tho Judge' Would allow, which brings it in the present session. If this man Is cleared," I shalPce'rtuinly " TelioveT Tor ii truth, that tho devil is " loosed," and that he, in the mist of some anlucky wind, first commenced his " reign" In New York ! No cltie has been found in reference to the murderers of Miss Rogers the unfor. tuuate Miss Rogers ! But her lover, or in tended husband, gave himself up to the in. fluence of love, sorrow nnd despair from the time of her death, till one day last week ho wandered to Hoboken, (the beautiful retreat where her body was Cund)and there for one or two days and nights he wandered and mourned about, without house", shelter, u- -i-.wl,hst his hut, butrchier, &c, and was finally found dead where her body was found ! '. It wus supposed, on a post mortem examination, that betook lau danum and died from its effects literally making her murderer guilty of his blood. To multiply the number of murders lately committed here, would sicken your soul, and I forbear. The notorious forger, 'Monroe Edwards," who swindled Brown, Brothers & Co., Mr. Currie, " Lord Spencer" of England, and 111 others, out of cnorrno us umounts, has, by advice of our ciiy authorities," tukeii lodgings in that retired neighborhood called ' ' Thti.Tpmbs." It is not known yet when he will h.-nvo ! Tho great American Fair is new in full blooin here, and il surpasses, if any odds, nil its predecessors; and is uo. honor to our, oXany other country. Thecrcat " Temperance ma.s meeting" took place yesterday, and a magnificent sight it wasN-fiur thousand strong, (and u b . Nn .ik- -Ippcrty, nnd Jnmsdf in person, lo parte ever gamed ! !) immortal being,,. , ,kc upon the eve, jMUCKCU us uruuu.i iiiHii iiiu uuriinig, a wretched life, a miserableckiath, an entail ment of poverty and sin on theqsing gene, ration, nnd nn eternal punishmcfrkhefuaf. tor! May. their' number be increased a 4Mwafld--Addi"-TIeif banners wereTbeau- tiful and very appropriate suchus, "Death Up. king Alcohol," " Cold water Army," BcwarcatrHTfTrst glassr" " We pity the jwjttf -dr uftkard ," " Comc-vvit h' us jjnd"we will do thee gopd,'r .'" The happy wife", "Wc are pledged,1 etc. And, consider, irrg their recent escape .from the ,,riniry' clay" and the gutter of '.' pollution," they were vastly genteel.'" These were mostly trophies "f the "..Washington Temperance Benevolent Society."- Heaven speed the cause ! " '. . ' K . Prince de Join'vUlo has gone to Niagara Weather cool, dec. v ' T z J: M. E. P -,. Retort of Napoleon'. WJien Napole. on was only an officer of artillery, a P-rus-sian officer said in his presence with much pride: " My countrymen fight only for glory, but Frenchmen fight for money."1 You are right .".replied Nnpoleon, u t-ach uf tliem fight for what they are in want of.'1 Pbide Was it our Dr. Franklin, who said" Pride is us loud a beggar ns wsmy and a deal mora saucy: When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy trp more, that your nppeuftitiLe may be all of a piece ; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than Jo saUsfyall that follw it." . Qn ! xpc)f oc Opwitlon to . VrioraUou ; The word Corporation nppeu to contain within itself something inconceivably f,.. ful to tho excited imaginations of the Oppo sition party. They constantly make use of this almost convulsive terror at the sound to prejudice the minds of their followers againstany measure of improvement. Bui amidst alt Ihcirdenunciations, they lose sight of 'the very obvious fuel that corporate privileges have, ever been granted by thoir own party, when !o power no less readily than by others. Their great idol of Demo, cracy , as they profess to Consider him, Gen. Jackson himself, conforred iipon certain corporate institutions especitd nia rks of his favor, which earned for them the endearing title of pets. ' But this rant about: monopolies nnd ex. elusive privileges is mere humbug, and none nre more.sensiblo-of-it than the-rantcrs thcimetoes. Every town or school district . is a corporation, wherein" the inhabitants have on exclusive right to vole in the trans, uclion of business, nnd no one but a mem ber of the corporation is allowed a share in these privileges. Yet a town government npproaches the nearest to a perfect dt-nio. crncy of nny form of government in exist, enco. There trtni' Federalism about it. Every individual exercises Irs own right of , suffrage without delegating it to rrprisen. tatives. Our counties uru corporations, expressly recognized ns such ou the statute book. Our State and National Govern ments aro in their nature corporations, in which the privilege cf administering the Government is exclusively vested, for tho lime, in thorpersons entrusted with office. A nd what is there in A common corpora, '.ion more irreconcilable with the principles of democracy than thoso wu have nnmodl It is useless to repeat that, tho corporate privileges arc vested exclusively in certain ' individuals, for every one knows turn they are not so. What person, complying with the provisions of the charter, is refused the opportunity of becoming a member ? UnT less in times of unnatural excitement, the managers find great iliificulty in pr.ieuring a sufficient number vt persons u, take up the slock. They seldom aro diu posed' to send awny the purchaser. And, alter sub scription,;thc shares aretrunslbrablij by barguiu and sale. If a person is indisposed to comply with tho provisions 6T the char ter of incorporation, the fact should pre elude him from the complaint of cxclusivo privileges. It is convincing evidence that he considers those privileges an inadequate compensation fur compliance with tho con. ditions. " Banks are invested with the power to is. sue notes, intended to circulnte as money. But for whoso benefit is this done? Does any one believe, will nny ono assert that the accommodation of the public is not the motiveofHbe grant ? Cnrr wo suppose "that" a Legislature confers this power lo bo ex cried simply for the emolument f the stock. holders of the bank 7 , AS tor Tlie TlOtlOn Ot atv.khU.M ro:iv. ing a greater amount of interest ou their money than private individuals, it is palpa. bly false. The interest they actually receive is the sum of their dividends, wliich as often fills bo.ow tho usual rntejof intcrestjis.it rises above it. Aiid private 'individuals, we frequently find, are not satisfied with lawful rates, butnro glad of the opp orluni. ty to extort their twelve nnd a half or fif. teen per cent, whenever it is offered. In i nnny enterprises, nnd in fact in nil enterprises of magnitude beyond individual means, tho system of incorporation'!" eessary to carry them on- Kuccessfullv - Without a charter Constituting the persons associated in any undertaking a corporato body, there is either a want of efficiency, which prevents nny (icec-s'sIactinVor'tlVi'"' members, fx-coming subjeetto Iho law of partnership, nre liable individually for nil the debts contracted in the management of tho business. In many adventures, wlioiuc entire success is not fully certain, a cautious man rnight"bc willing to putat hazard a per tion -of his property, with the probtb'e ex. pectationot' being repaid with interest, who yet would be unwilling to mcurtho risk of a partnership liability, nnd subject' his wimb-. the nt -of an unfortunate termination of the business engaged in. . . - . The charter constitutes the merribers of ,' the company a corporate person, with pun-, er to hold properly, to sue, and to besut-oV A? Prlvi,?--indMdual holds his estate sub.. jeet to be seized in jatisfiiclion of anv d. bis uuuisi. iiiin, o rets wun i.nejictiiicini per son created hyjheegialnMirp AH 'he property bejimging to it is liable for nil ii didiiiThe're4r40certai& Amjunteefftt edrrorn nU.a'ehment orexecuiion.ns is the ciise . with iv poor debtor in this State., nnd as the.corrwration is soulless, its body can not be taken snd hedged in jail. But suw-ly in'ihisnge of refinement no one can regret iheabsgnceof.this -fenturc of barbarism ; nnd ibis is almost the- only characterwiic jsbich h'3iinguishcs the liability of a body corporate from that of any citizen. Ir SRssociated enterprise, to the wr muh berniexj corporations, thnt Massachu setts owps a great portion jJ lu-r present prosperity. The bty (lictories. nernctu- Lslly creating art ick.-s.for use and exportation anil tnus incrcasipg the nmunl f wenltn w ithin the State, and tho railroads, which bid fair to concentrate the tradu of sn-im-rnense territory upon our growing metro polis, at the same time that the-v ndmi the h'rghest facilities Cr commerciaf iniercoorso and convenient transportation, aro all the fruits of those two bugbears of iho Oppo sition, corporations and credit But wen ro afraid that any arguments derived from our improvements in the busy arts wuld fail to convince them of the beneficial tondeney of our favorite measures. There nre some people who look with horror on any thing like- progression. " Evidences bT national prosperity are to them evidences of national extravagance and ruin. - They cannot look j
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Oct. 29, 1841, edition 1
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