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Friday, March 11, 181 J.
CfcjT Samo inie since w e took occasion lo
Ray that an article awhile before published
in the . JoncsbWougliWhig, headed " Ma
Mng wigurholcs with a gimblet," end sign,
cfl ' Observer,'" liad been previously pub
lished in a New Orleans paper. We then
-believed whit, We stated was true ; wo be
Jicvc it still, though the reputed author in
iho. Whig denies tho truth of our assertion
in no measured terms. We herewith sub.
...-join the article, to which we had reference,
nnd which was republished in the Messcft.
gerootho, first of January, 1841. In re.
publishing the article in tho Messenger more
ihan a yonr ego; we credited it to tho Al.
Mriy"CuMvalQrJjO
wo were mistaken; our impression still is
that the articles was first published in the
New Orleans Ticayune, irt tho summer or
fal of 1840. We cannot now" lay hands
on. tho Dumber of the Whig which contains
the eommunicaTion of " Observer," but if,
upon comparison; it is found to differ mate.
'"""rinlly from the article below, we now wish
toVo considered es making amende honora.
He, by acknowledging ourselves mistaken,
end respectfully asking pardon of " Ob.
server." If, on the contrary, there is such
a similarity between the two articles 03 will
warrant the belief that the latter was stolen,
as that Is what we meant and all we meant
by pur remarks, then wo coll upon" Ob
u server" to recant what ho has said in re
ference to us in a communication published
frt the Whig of the 23d ult.; and in case of
failure da his part, wo shall call on tho
editor of tho Whig for tho proper name of
; tbo writer, and then lake such a course as
'our sense of propriety may dictate. 1: L.
fWenrostnsk pardott-of theTcadcrjof
the ' Messenger for troubling them with a
iaatlcr about which they can feci littlo or
rYb interest, and wo can ossuro them that
V . - . . : v . ... , i ,r
woNshould not have noticed the subject at alTtP' ,rccs nro buddin2' and W090'?. b
but tor the Tact that a private letter which
we received from" a friend in Joncsborough
" led usto believe that efibrls were being
made by some to use the circumstance to
our prejudice. '
i' "ViltlhVcdito of the W'hig do us and
,.- -his correspondent tho justice to- publish
r. these remarks, together with the subjoined
, articlo?
-" V i From th Albany Cultivator.
- I3aklng augur holes with a
. gkuiblet.
" My boy-, what bto you,doing thcro with
that gimblet V said 1 the other morning to
a flaxen headed urchin, who was laboring
away with all ills might at a piece of board
before him. "Trying to make an augur
hole!" was his. reply, without raising his
cyesjyLsuspendingJ
'j Precisely the business of at feast two
thirds of the world, in this blessed year of
our Lord 1840, is' -this making augur holes
with, a gimblet,'!.' I said to myself, as 1
walked musingly onward. y:
Hero is young A., who has just escaped
j,4Vom the clerk's desk behiud the counter.
He snouts his mustaches; wears his hair
. t. I.
iong has acquired power 01 D'jing snavea ;
carries a ratan; drinks champrign when
ho can command nn X. to purchase a bot
-tJo-and -treat a frtendto--- dinner talks
largo of tho price current of all tho western
stocks and profits of banking; stands in his
, boots two inches higher thun Astor or Ap-
pleton 5 and speaks of foreign exchanges as
woidd Rothschild or Bidtllo. lie thinks ho
is a great tnan, when all others know he is
only making augur holes w ith a gunuiet.
rrfTlTlsnrratjiitTJofiTfcian. Ho has la
lorcd'hard at caucuses, l. ward, and town
meetincs. has talked of the doar people till
iho words flow parr"tt.hke from his lips and
has done a full share of tho dirty Work of
, party for years. Oiiicc has been tho lure
-held dut to lead him onwards, and which
- has made him nc"lcct his busincsi. spend
his time In hunting up recruits, drilling the
s , refractory, and ouatifyinr himself for b-sr.
Troonr ariruTmnTt-and-atuinnorRtoryfHe
can settlo the oflairJ of tho nation in a trice j
' diplomacy has no intricacies-for him; he
has shaken hands with the President, and is
great man. Ifo will soon be used up,
- and cast aside ; and will then Sec, ns others
'now do that he is chnsing a jnck-o'lantcjn ;
1 that ho is making augur holes with a gim
bht. .. . :
There is Miss C, who is really a pretty
girl, and who might become a woman a man
of sense would be proud of. Now sho npes
he ton in all things; reads exciting novels;
coes to the opera, ndmires Celeste's danc-
ing, has nearly ceased to -Mush at the most
inaccem uuauv, luuuua uu aumo, jjiumo
" in her Idleness keeps her bod till noon, co
quets with mnlo animals as feminine as her
- self, imagines she is a belle, forgets that
her father was a cooper, lisps of high life,
' iand plebian presumption, nd is in a fair
way to ruin hcrseJf. .- All this comes of4icr
belief that, an augur holo can be made by a
gimblet. ' -
, , Mr. D., whom I have just passed, may
: be put down as & distinguished professor of
x the gimblet. . He was a farmer- Jlisalhcr
. left him a fine farm free of .incumbrance;
. hut speculation became rife, fortunes were
nade in a twinkling, and D. fancied " one
.thing could be dona as well as another."
' -'-So h BotJ1iia farm, and bought wild lands
? ? in tha prairies, and corner ..lots in litho-
.1 graphed cities; and beaa to drertm pf
wealthy "orihv of golden Ind.'-. Work
ho coulj fiol ; it had sudJenly become do-1
grading. - Who could think of tilling or be.
come contented with a fcw.'acres of land,'
whon thousands of acres in the broad west
wero waiting for occupants or owner,- D.
was not the man to do it, add ho operated
to tho extent of his means. At last the land
bubble broko ; Uthogrnphed chics wero dis
covered t6 be mere bogs, and prairie farms,
(hough the basis of -exhauatlcss ..wealth,
worthless unless rendered productive by
labor. But D.'s beautiful farm is gone, and
as he W now preparing on compulsion to
become a pioneer in the west, he feels that
it is difficult to make augur holes with a
gimblet. ;.' , ' '
Mr. E. Is the representative of quite a
class.. Ho had Ins attention awakened to
the subject of religion," and obtained new
views of its importance and his own obliga.
.tions. , Believing what cannot be disputed
that love to God and good will Jo man. Is
the only true source of happiness an J feci,
ing, as every benevolent mind must.' h de4
si ro for the welfare of his race he fancied
himself to declare these truths to the world 5
and forsaking his lapstonc, his anvil, or his
plough, hecame without delay an expounder
of tho Scripture, a self-delcgated instructor
of maliklnur' ireo7goT"that tho nge of
miracles had ceased and that the ability to
teach must now be acquired by the slow but
necessary process of human learning. He
bedns to have misgivings that he has mis
taken his call; and wil! probably discover,
when too late to rectify the error, that he
has spent the best half of his life in trying
to make augur holes with a gimblet.
News of the .Week.
Ex President Van Buren was in Charles
ton the last account, most probably on his
way to pay, his long promised visit to Gen.
Jickson.
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Hon. Andrew Stevenson late Minister
to England, and Lord Morpeth ore ia South
Carolina, with Mr. Van Burcn. They were
all cxpectedln Columbia last week.
Unusually heavy' rains have fallen in
this section of late. High waters and con
siderable damage to farmers have been the
consequence. ' - '
Tee-Webber After mta of tho-mikU
est winters wo havo ever knowta. in this
country, tho spring seems to have opened
rather sooner than common. Tho gross is
we fear they will yet be nipped.
A democraiie meetiig-helti lately-at
Jackson,' Mississippi, nominated Martin
Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson as
candidates for the Presidency nnd Vice
Presidency in 1844.L - - --; - "
A steam boat was lately detained at
rittsburg, Pa. by tho Sheriff1, under a
c lainTtrf'upwarJs"of five t house nd do! la rs ?
and two of the Sheriff's deputies were left
on board to take care ot the boat.
While these deputies were taking a refresh
ing snooze, the Captain cut cable nnd mov.
ed off down the river, boat, officers and
all.
We have often heard ofpersons running
off fronx,thcSbmrs. JwLJliisJi iJLhofir3t
instance wo recollect ot a person running
away and carrying tho Sheriffs with him:
Ambrose Spencer, son of Hon. John C.
Spencer, has been arrested at Albany,
charged with having committed several
heavy forgeries on his own father. At least
such a talo is going the. rounds of the ra
pcrs we do not know whero it started, or
whihexitbQlruoorJalse.; 2
There has been of late, a great riso of
water in the Mississippi. On the night of
the 23d oftabruary last, the water mode
a break in the Icyee at New Orleans, nnd
carried off several houses. " Great constcr.
nation prcvoilcdjimong tho inhabitants at
tho time, as they feared an inundation.
L 1 a
Eight thousand, onciiundred and twenty
dollars in notes on St. Mary's Bank, wero
stolen from a package, on the road between
Augusta and Columbus, Ga. -
A Whig State Convenlion was lately
heldaOhio. whichmominated . Ilon-LX.
Cor win (the present Governor) for rc-clcc
tion by acclamation.
It is nw affirmed by some of 'the papers
thnt-ought to know, that Hon. Jlenry Clay
of Kentucky, has tendered his resignation
as United States Senator to the Legislature
of his State.
Hon. F. Pierce, Senator in Congress
from New Hampshire, has resigned his
scat.
The soles of ice, exported from tho vici
nity of Boston to Bombay, amount to six
hundred thousand dollars per annum. So
savs tho Boston. Atlas.
Louis D. Henry, Democratic candidate
for Governor in this State, has commenced
speech making. He was at Hillsborough
last week, 1 f
. Cr A notice of the temperance meet
ing recently held at this place will be given
next week.r - vv . - : ,
Read attentively the communication in
this jareek'sjpaper,, reviewing the lettet of
I. U- J1EXKT, tjsq-, me aemocrauc en qui
date for Governor in this State.
Slaudcr of Sir. IVelmtci'. '
Several papers have lately 'circulated
that jrr. Webster , Secretary of State,. tial
mado tho attempt, or had actually succeed
ed in seducing the wife of one of his clerks.
The report seems to havn been 'set afloat
first, by the Louisville (Ky.) JournaL 'Mr.
Webster, through Mr. Wickliffe,Postmas.
ter General, has forwarded to'Louisvilld,
his affidavit, together twith tho affidavits of
cverj' clerk in lis office, denying the charge
from beginning to end. - Any-paper that
would fabricate and publish such infamous;
libels on the choractcr of respectable men
ought to be kicked from the presence of ev.
cry decent and honorable man.
It is 6tated in tho Indiana papers, that
thewhigs of that State intend to bring out
Hon; John McLean as a candidate for the
Presidency. Judge McLean, wo believe
to bo one of the ablest men and purest pa
triots in this Union; and should he be
brought before the people, and his charac-
teindlaiffs-toublio-nfideflc-4.tayy;tang0. . h ia truoUie-whiglachicvcd
properly understood, ho will bo found a
dangerous opponent by those who may con.
tend against him. 1
, ' The MailM again. 1
We, perhaps, have as much patience as
ordinarily falls to the lot of frail man to
possess, but really after summoning up our
philosophy, reading and reflecting about
the wonderful patience of Job, and trying
every remedy wo can think of, we are
about to loose all patience and fall to down,
right cdmplaining about tho arrival, or we
should rather say the non-arrival of the east
ern mail ct this place. ' It has been of late
one failure after another, until flesh and
blood canstnnd it nojongcr. Whoso fault
it is, wo know not, but wo do know it is a
grievous evil that ought to bo remedied.
OddM and Ead.
Why is a newspaper often calleJ a " Ga.
zettc?" '. . ' . .
Because that was the name of n Veni.
tian coin, which was tho price of the first
newspaper.
Why are sellers of paper, books, &zc;,
called Stationers T
Because at ono period in England, such
things were mostly sold in Stalls ot tho mark
etSTOTidthus tho name first originated.
An easy life". A great lazy two-fisted
loafer, put in jail for a debt he never intend.
ed to pay, fed at the public expence, better
than he could feed himself at homexand his
mother occasionally slipping into him a
cupfull of the " critter." VucMhe j-iil in
Ashcville.
Hon. Daniel Webster, Secretary of State
las writtcn to Hon. Edward Everett, Amer.
icon Minister, at London, instructing him
to demand indemnification of the British
Government, for the slaves lost in conse
quence of the mutiny on board Ithc Brig
Creole, the circumstances of which, we no
ticed some time since. We think of pub-
Tshing'theTclTer ncxFweek. "
Tho New York Tribune says, that Hon.
Cave Johnson, member of Congress from
Tennessee, is the individual who assured the
editor of the Louisville Journal that the
story he published concerning Daniel Web
etcr, was true in all iU details.
The United States Scnite, has rejected
tho nomination of Maj. Thomas Claibourn,
as Marshall for tlieftliddle District of -Ten.
ncsscc.
It will bo recollected by many,, that
in
1827, and for sometime afterwards, much
was said in reference to acoalitionbctween
Messrs. Clay and Adams, nbout the Presi
dency. Lately a certain CarterA Beverly,
has written to Mr. Clay, confessing him
self tho author of the scandalous . report,
and declaring his disbelief in the same.
Goon Councii-No . younir" man can hope to ric
in society, or act worthily hi part in life, without
a fair moral character. The basii of such charac
ter ia virtuoun, fixed principle, or a deep, Pied
sense of moral obligation, sustained and invigo
rated by the, Icar ed love of God. Ilia yoqlh
who possesses sifcira naractcr can te tmstt
Inlceritr, truth, benevolence, justice, are not ith
him words without meaning : he knows and feels
their sacred import, and aims in the tenor of fcw
life, to exemplify the Tirtuea they exprew. Such
a man has decision of character ; he knows what
ia right, and 4s firm in doing it. Such a man has
independence of character; he thinks and acta
for himself, and is. not to bo made a tool of to
serve puirose of party. Such man has trie
worth of character; and his life is a blessing to
himself, to his familv. to society, and to the
world.
Aim then my friends, to attain this character,
aim at virtue and moral excellence. This m the
first, the indiepensibJo qualification f a. food cili-
sen. It imparts life and character, to all institu
tions and interests in society, It indeed, the
dew and rain that nourishcth the vine and the
fig tree by which we are shaded and Tcfroehed
Monroe (Gao.) Rail-Road Bank. At
a late meeting of the Stockholders, it was
ascertained by. their committee,' that -the
liabilities of the bank were $700,000, and
tho assets, exclusive of the, road, were
$500,000, of which latter sum, about $200,.
000 wero supposed to be unavailable. The
road and machinery cost $1,000,000, and
is in operation 53 miles, from Monroe to
the city . of unthn. 1 he Jtsahk is now on
dcr the control of Joseph Day, President,
T. G. Holt, J. GHIoore. James Smith, S.
Lanier, Jno. D. Winn- and; John Daley,
Directors- The bills were selling at Ma.
con, a few days ago, for 30 and 35 cents in
uic oonaf. . .
V; . t (m rat urssexcei. f
. W havo recently hoticed a lengthy arid
elaborate letter addressed by Louis D. Hen
ry, tho Democratic candidate for Govern,
or of the State, to a committee appointed to
notify him of his nomination; that heads
any thing of the kind we recollect . to have
ever seen. - ,"'V. v ..' '
? After expressing his grateful acknowl
edgements to the party for the signal . dis
tinction thus conferred in selecting him as
the great champion of their cause, hpro
mised what he has to say, should bo said
boldly and friendly, respectful of the opin
ions of others who might honestly, differ
with bim in opinion. Had this assurance
been scrupulously adhered to, witliout en
tirely perverting the true causes of the un
paralleled embarrassments that have hung
over the country for several years past, an
answer or refutation would not be demand,
ed by those upon whom ho doubtlessly in
tended his discngenuous exposition to havo
a party effect.- But, unfortunately for thf
cause of truth, he has labored to shift the
responsibility of existing evils from its pro.
per quarter, and cast it upon the shoulders
if n nnrfu int ltnva Itnon rnn'onHInfT fii
the . ' . tWL.iV0 vcors. t0 brin nbout asaiu.
in 1841, a glorious victory of principle,
over the ruinous and destructive misrule of
the Jackson, and Van Buren cras-only to
promote the foul purposes of a traitor w ho
has arrested the great reform commenced
by our great and lamented Harrison.- But
are we, as a party, to be branded with the
infamyand treachery of a man whom acci
dental circumstances placed at our head,
but to re veiyso opinions publicly expressed,
and violate pledges most solemnly given.-
If so,thcn indeed are the whigsjustlycharge.
able for iaisc promises, made lo restore the
currency, the disastrous condition of the
times, and the prostration of public credit
to their former healthful and exuberant pros,
perity. But, alas! what fond hopes, in
spired by the victory so noblj' and gallantly
won, have not been disappointed by tho in-
fidelity of John Tyler? Prompted by the
dictations of- an unhallowed and impracti-
cab e omuition. ho marked out lor tuuiseil
a course which ho supposed would form a
party of pseudo, modest w tups and broken
down iocofocos, that would Tally urdertrrs
standard, and elevate him to power again.
Stranirelv
infatuated delusion! I ho spell
that clouded his bnghlor vi"", asa4.4
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list broken,' and he stands before the world
i wreck of disappointed ambition. We
will leave him for tho present, and see if we
cannot nrovo that the causes ot distress
which Mr. Henry would make us believe,
entirely attributable to the action of tho U.
S. Bank, is alone to bo traced to the usur-
pation of power, jvhich the great leader of
his party exerted to bring about tho destruc
tion of that Bank. When Gen. Jackson,
came into power, our country was blessed
with a uniform and sound currency that
had raised our agricultural and manufuctur.
inff interests from the shock they received
during tho interval we were witliout a bank,
to a statn of unexampled strength and pros
perity. But, no sooner had the rnantlo of
Statercen-tbrewiv-a round -hrnif -than - he
commenced a system of warfare against the
Hank which eventuated in.itshnal destruc.
tion and brought in its train all tho evils
which have since bcon increasing ohr com
mercial embarrassments up-to the present
time. In fconfirmationof this position, lot
us review the history of . tho times still fresh
in the recollection of all who have paid any
attention to nassine events. In -1810. a
bHt was introduced nto-4yung resa, to re
charter the first U. S. Bank sanctioned by
tho father of his country, but owing to some
objectionable feature it embodied, was lost,
and the Dank suilercd to expire by its own
limitation, from that time to tho year
1816, when the lato U. S. Bank was char
tcrcd, under tbo administration ; of Mr,
Madison, crent distress prevailed , through
out the country. Tho currency which had
been uniform and equal, soon becamo so
much deranged, that tho wheels of com
merce wr.roucarly stopped, -and property
fell to half its real value. . 1 he public 1 rca
sury became bankrupt and all thoTcsources
of-tho country crippled. To remedy this
wretched and almost hopeless state of things
and at the samo time create a safer Fiscal
Agency for the Government, Congress cs.
tablishcd the late United States Bank. No
sooner had it gone into operation, than it
brought nbout a general resumption of spc
cie payments amongst the State Banks that
had been forced into a suspension. A uni
form ancLsound currency was again estab
lished between the most distant extremes,
which raised the country from its humiliat
irig condition,-to a state of national pros
perity. This state of things continued to
brighten until Gen. Jackson commenced
losufincs: tiecrrasr itwould not yield its
influence to pander to bis purposes of over,
weaning power, he determined in his wrath
to place it under his-feet. He first - began
his contest by attempting to create a distrust
in the solvency of tho Bank, and the consc
qucnt snfety of the public funds. . A com
mittee was appointed by Congress, to ex
amine into its situation that reported un
favorably to his wishes. Hence followed
his determination to remove the public de
UUU1.1V.IIKIUIIUUII , juuii uu
poaitcs from the custody of the Bank tlat
had so longdischargcd its duties as an afent
pf the Government, nnd place them In the
vaults of the State Banks. To cflect this"
objectj ho was compelled to remove the then
Secrets ry of the Treasury, arid place ic his
sicaq one who would , agree as an act of
fealty, to share the' responsibility of a mcaT
sure entirely'anomalous in the history of the
Governments ' Tho hue and cry were
raised against the Bank. Public confidence
became impaired an(f;cbhsequcnt!y heavy
demands were made, but notwithstanding
the public": funds were withdrawn, upon
which it had," to some extent based its cir
culation. The Bank continued to redeem
its paper promptly up to the last day of its
charter. .Thus proving to the world, that
tho false alarm which Gen. Jackson bad
created to arouse an angry and vindictive
spirit, ould not produedthe explosion he
had so confidently predi
ed. . lnthuj re-
moving the deposites, be
ropiiscdto furnish
through the Stale. Banks, i currency that
should always bo equal to gold and silver.
But did the experiment justily public expec.
tatioo J The Democratieparty represented
btflorco majorities in tho greater portion of
the State Legislatures, increased the State
Banks to nearly double their former number,-
and tho country was soon flooded with
excessive issues 01 paper, otimuiateu by
the n'atronace of the Government, that re is.
ed the price of property to a ficticious value r
and filled cvqry man s pocket with printed
rags. , .. - ; .. .. . .
: ' This created the spirit of speculation,
which Mr. Henry wisely informs us, raged
like the wild fires of the prairies, and caus-
ed men to lose their senses in the day
dream of getting rich by millions. But bow
lone did this apparent state of prosperity
continuo ? Public confidence began to
take tho alarm, and tho President losing
Bight of Ins experiment, was compelled to
change his ground, and as none, was left
hirrr but citherto return to the safe old sys
tem, which tho experience of two" United
States Banks had satisfactorily tested, or
proclaim himself the unyielding advocate of
a mctalic currency. The latter alternative
he prefercd, and in consistency , with his
tcular.rrquiringall pubJ
ic dues to be paid in gold and silver. 11ns
requisition in conjunction with an unprece
dented run . made by brokers, forced
the banks into a suspension of payment.
Hence the unexampled failures Mr. Henry
charges to the action of the United States
Bank , that had ceased to exist tho year bo
fore, as a National Institution. Ho would
make us believe that it was still in being,
leading the way by example to tho Suites,
who have proven satisfactorily their inabili
ty to furnish a safe mcdidium of exchanges.
From tho foregoing remarks, we draw in
controvertible conclusions diametrically op
posite to those which Mr. Henry has made.
1st. That a U. S. Bank 1ms always furnish,
ed a uniform currency of fixed value. 2d.
That it did always regulate the exchanges.
We will next attempt to show that with
out such a Bank, or regulator of the ex
changes, tho Treasury Department of tho
Government can never be efficiently man
aged, TO BS CONTINUED.
Bankrupt
Debtors
IClCllt.
to Govern-
I . . ... r ti. I
iiavingobtainefl a copy .01 1110 muowingj.
Uircular to JJistnct Attorneys 01 the unitea
States, lately issued by the Solicitor of the
irensury, we publish it" for general inlor
mauon. Jal, lid,
fciBCULAR.)
Office of flic Solicitor of the Treasury,
: February 22d, 1842,
Sir : As the act to establish a uniform
cysTcm oflsankiuptcy is-nowTrrpcration ,
1 deem it proper to make certain sugges
tions in regard to debtors of the United
States who may apply for tho benefit of
that act
By the 5th section thereof, tho priority
of tho United States is preserved. That
this preference should be rendered nvaila
ble to tho full extent, it is necessary that
the inlerests-ef the Government - bo repre.
sentcd and properly guarded, Asyoupos
scss the information, or can readily obtain
it, as tho names' of those indebted to the
United States, and their liabilities,' if any
such debtor residing in your district apply
for the benefit of tho act, it wiil become
your duty, under directions from this office,
to protect the interests of tho Government
J o accomplish this, 1 transmit tho follow
mg general instructions.;
1st. It a debtor cl the united states op
ply for the benefit of tho bankrupt act, you
will'tmmcdiately report his namo and place
of residence to this office, nnd at the samo
time tipply.to it for such information in re.
gard to tho jimouut and character of his
indebtedness as you may believe to be ne
ccssary. ;
2 J. 1 ou will sec that the applicant in
cludc9 tho amount due to" tho United States
in his schedule of debts, and if he claims a
rreditpidmitting or denying" a balance,
you will communicate the fucts to this of.
ficc, that the accuracy of the statement be
ascertained from tho proper officer. ' .
3d. You will take care, so far as you
can, without infringing upon tho oppropri.
ate duties of the Court having jurisdiction pf
the matter, or the rights of tho assignee,
that the sales, &c. to bo made by him are
discreetly ordered and faithfully conducted,
and that the proceedings bo terminated as
soon as the rights and interests of all con.
ccrned will permit. - r
These general instrctfons are not intend,
ed to exclude" any other action on your part
which-wouldudvanctnho interest of th
Government in these cases j much must "be
left to your discretion, and be dependent
n-yor-loeal informationrhoth of whichJ
am satisfied, you will very cpecrfully cxer.
cise. 1 : -
Respectfully, your ob't. serv't., --
. CAS.X PENROSE, '
icitor of thejircasury, :
To - r , EQU. S. Attorney.
05? Disteess in Scotland. Even when
manulhctures flourished in their zenitliSi.
t-anu aurc ciiiiin'viiiuiii mj musi vi lias moor.
J i . . . r . i
ing classes; " there was always a large
amount ot sultering tor want ol the neces
saries of life. But now, since more than
half the machinery InScotland has" been
stopped by the pressure of the times, the
distress which prevails among thoso class
es, is beyond description. Thousands of
them die from starvation, or prolong a mis
erable existence by pillage. Many subsist
on raw potatoes, not having fire to cook
them ; and others wander naked and Tifi
fed, with no shelter, day or night, but the
vault of heaven, t Truly such a jstate of
things .excite oiff warmest sympathies.
Independent Monitor. . 1 -
Rejoicings. The citizens of Montreal,
Canada, have been cutting up all kinds of
curlecucty blazing away , with fire works,
marching in procession, and illuminating
the windows of different public buildings, in
honor of the Heir Apparent to the English
throne. Wbat a fuss for a baby ! .
Sal
l- .Xate frm Texas.
The stcanT packet Neptune, Capt. Rok
lins,. 33 hours fsom Galveston, arrived
last evening.' , We are indebted to the clerk
Mr. W. Wade, for papers: " - A , .
Congress adjourned on the Gth inst. Tto
Galveston Civilian states that that body, -having
maturely considered the Subject)"
deem it inadvisable to take measure fori
the invasion of Mcxicoar this time and
left the Navy under the law of 1940, at the
disposition of the President.! ;- v .'
Gen. Hamilton's proposition was declin. 1
edx, and although his mission has tcrmioar '
ted, no report of his action under' it has
been submitted. 4 Some money was ob
tained, but tho precise amount, or upon
what terms, have never been mado public.
He designs making a statement through the
public prints. J ' " "
Twenty thousand dollars hnve been
placed at the disposition .of .-the Executive
for tho defence if the ironticr.
Tlie bill for thd removal of 'tlie scat of
government was lost in the House by a vole
of 23 yens to 16 nay's;
Half a million of promissory notes were
destroyed on the 2d, tinder the supertnten.
dance of a joint commrttee.
A n-Bct-reduei ng
tho Navy has received thp signature of the
President. Jt fixes the salary of a Cap.
tain Commanding at 1200, and reduces
that of others in proportion.1
Tbo bill providing for funding the old li
abilities of the Government had been veto
ed by the President and his veto was sus
taided by Congress.
Congrcsshad pissed a resolution extend-
ing tho limits of Texas from tho mouth of
the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean, and
along the coast fifteen miles in the sea, to
the Oregon Territory v so as to include tho
Culifoniins in the territory Of the Republic.
Thc Penitentiary bill jassed by Con
gress, Ins been rendered inoperative by tho
neglect to the institution. - -
Dr. AshbeLSmiih has been. appointed
Minister to 1' ronco; W. 11. lJangcrhold,
Secretary of the Treasury; P Edmunds,
Consul at New Orleans; Henri Castro,
Consul General to Franco William Ken
nedy, Coiisul General to Great Britain.
Tho new Exchequer Money js selling at
a prerrmtm of 3 percent; :
Mr. iNavaro, who lately left ban Anto
nio to endeavor to procure the liberation of
his-brother, takn-at-Safrta" Fe-was etized
soon after crossing tho Rio Grande, robbed
and imprisoned by the Mexican autliorities.
A company of rangers for the protection
of the Western frontier has been provided
by Congress, and Captain Ephram McLean
formerly of this city, appointed to the com
nrand. - .
The barque Rapid sailed for Liverpool
on tlw 17th ifrsr,' with a full load of cotton.
A French Bhipfrotn Nautz, bound in was
lightering off the bar. . -
At a meeting held at Gnlvcston, tie fol
lowing resolutions wero adopted ;
Jlesolvcd', .That in tlie opinionof.tlu3
meeting it is expedient for tho Executive to
acquiesce in jnacasuresoLo.filiiisivc war
against Mexico. "
' Eeo7vedt That a corFrnTTfob ornino'Tw
appointed to correspond with the Executive
and recommend IticTotlowing measures for
immediate war
i 1st. That our navy bo instructed to. mo.
lest the commerco of Mexico on be high
seas, to ravage the towns and country on
tho coasts. -
2J. That "commissions be granted to
private armed vessels, under the flag and
fiuihoriiy of-Tcxaa-to- do the same.
3. That invitation nnd encouragement
be given to volunteers from abroad to como
under our flag, and join with an army in the
invasion of Mexico.
Ioco Foro Relief.
The" Richmond Whig' very pertinent
ly asks, by what means do the Loco Focos
propose to extricate the country from the
embarrassments into which they have
thrown it L.Io.lbe late CanvcjatiQa iif jlH',.
party at Richmond, Gen. Dromgoole saiJ
they would read the Constitution. But wi.'i
that suffice T Tho pepplo are ground to
dust, while they-are putting on their swef'
taclcs. What else besides reading iho
Constitution do they suggest J Jfm L.Suh.
Trcarury ? Hoy is that to rpthister relief
Will it not contract currency, already re
auccd, and makjmjsullkolcT-Wx.-.
should be glad; tojrear sorho advocate c(
this system, expound the Ways and mean,
by which tbcpcople are to bo brni'fitted bv
it. Besides the Sub-Treasury and-reading
thoConstitution, what other expedient !m;
they for the ills, which afflict the land?
Wind up tho State Banks, pad forcejiio
people to pay millions due to those instiiu
tigns ns soon ns payment can bo forced in
arconrtTjf lawf This isnhc remedy-oftlw-"
unmixed democracy. In what way will
tho immediate payment of all this inonf?
relicvotlic pcopTo T7lt "w'ill reueveTliemflf
all tho little money they may have, certnin-,
y and a vast number, of their property
but is tW a relief to be coveted T Is this
the relief, which the people desire I
Tills is the question for the country w
'consider. Loco Focoism has brought the 1
Government and tho People into tiieir
present unenviable state What can cithf
gain by a continuance of the same baneful
ascendancy t , Has it not wrought
chief enough t Has -it given any signs
of repentance, or manifested any disjwsi
tion of amendment T Will it not continue
in its wicked career, aggravated and infla
med by the check which it received fros
the people in 1840 1JlaI. Beg. 1
rNoT bar An English wag thus de
scribes tho seasons : Autumn wheenj.
sncezy, frcezy. Winter slippy, drippj
nippy, t Spring-showery, flowery bowerj
Summer croppy , hoppy, poppy.
A Mathematical' Toast. Tn
MJUVgiUCIm - y
Virtue to Beauty, subtract fcnvy
fron
Friendship, multiply Amiable Accornpliff
ments by bwcetness 01 Aepipcr-v- -hv
Sneiabilitv and Economy, and re
duce Scandal to its lowest dcnominh'
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