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SOOTHING SYRUi1
For children teething,
PREPARED BY HIMSELF.
To .Mother ami Xurscs.
rglll F. passage ol' lite Teeth through the
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the Syrup immediately givesease by open
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convulsions, and my wife and family sup
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; b ibe from anguish till we procured a but
tle of your Syrup; which as soon as ap
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take the syrup off too soon. When the
teeth ar just coming through their gums
.mothers should immediately apply ihe Sy
""n; H vv'dl prevent the children haxing n
fev-.-r, an-i undergoing that painful op. ;i.
tiou -m" I I'M-'me the gums, which a!;ay.
rn-ik s ihe Moth much harder to coine
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REGULAR AO F, NTS.
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Geo. Huwakd, rar'ro'.
M. Russel, Elizabeth City.
January, IS40.
fa Senate, Tucs.tiy, February 4, 1340.
AH )LITI0X PEH ITO.VS.
Mr. Tappan addressed the Senate a
follows;
Mr. President: I hold in my hand a
numhor of petitions, p irp;irting to he sign
ed bv inhabitants of fi trris on coun'yj in
die S'a'e of Ohio, pray in r Conuji Cis to
tholish slavery and the slave tiado in th"
District of t'olunibia. '1'ha-ie petitions are
signed by bath maL's and fe-n d s. in the
proportion of aba Ut wo-thir Is of the far
mer, and onci-third of the latter. It is t-e
c institution il riht if every American
eitiz -nt.o p tition ('ongtcs-s for a redress of
ricvatn-es; and I may a li ne, tint when
i?ver any citizen of Ohio s ul! co npl iiii of
any grievance, nn lei wnioii h may be sit I
terin, vvi'hii tliecon-tituti'in A competency
j' this Government to re nove, it wi'l ive
me great pleasure to pres-.'ni the case : this'
I) uly. and to he in-triun.Mit d in removing
the grievance compl lined of.
Tnese petitioners do no', however, se"
fori h what pai ticular grievance the existence
nl 'slavey and the slave trade in lie District
of Cold in hi .t is to them, how they ate i 1 1 j u -riouly
ail'-cU d by it, nor why and where
fore i should be abolished. I am left to
Mippose, therefore, that the iiMerel the
petit ioneis feel in this m.ittcr is nn u
parhcular int i st, arising from anv con
oection with the subject matti r prayed f u,
not a grievance to them specially, but th it
they suppose the cxis enee of sl ivuy ami
'lie slave trade here is a grievance of a
general and n..tion d kind, which they,
with all other American citz-ns, have a
right to petition Congress to remove. 1
am very far from quetioning the riht ot
.my citizen eflhii Union to petiiiou Cun
g?es, or their rig!,t to iiti uct lln-ir Hi p
resentaiives here as to such legislation lur
this Dtrict, r.s will, in their opinion, best
promote the general interest of the whole
Confederacy; but 1 mark the fact, that the
petitioners were not agreed upon the nature,
extent, and bearing of the supposed griev
ances they pray to have redressed, and
wee not piepaied to assign any reason for
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Uis.riet tiieinsei ves. wiio an: lu l;e more
rinuitdiaiely atl'eeteil by such legislation.
The petitioners have, indeed, no i ighi
to iuirj)ise tiieir wishes, or will, as to
such inlet i s!s as ai e peculiar to the popula
tion ul the Disii iCL, and have no bearing un
li.egeiier.il interests of the Union, 'i his, i;
mil) be presumed, is well kimwu to and un
cieiatood by them, and ilureiore liie e uieiu
sion 1 have come to, Ibat the petit ioneis
ii.ive no eiaiuisloa iieanngon lhal iiceount
is suilicitntiv eviiienl.
1 have nuiiuub; hut that the Constitution,
oy giving to Luhgiess tnu power ;o
exeiciae exclusive legislation in ad ca-es
whatsoever'' over tii;s District, has given
Cong: ess tin p awer to abolish s.avery ami
ibe siave Irane heie whenever the people
of the Distiict ask, or ti.e safety of the
vvnoie Union requites it. Uongivss, as tb
Constitutional Legislature of this lJitr.Ct.
nave, in my juugmem. atuotolU tluty to
perloi in Jir,st, .is the Representatives of
the District, not elected alio chosen by tn:
people of ihe Dss iiet, but made by the.
Constitution the only iaw-maUing power
for it, and Hit reby it" eontitution.il Kepre
sentaiives: second, a-. li:e Uenieseuta' ive
of the whole nation. In the former ca
pacity, ihe power of Congress extending
k'io ail c.i.-es whatsoever," seems limited
only by those gie.it principles ef eouditv
and justice wnieh lay at tne foundation of
in the latter they can
exercise no powers hut such as are express
ly delegated to lliem, or such as are clear
ly necevsary to carry into elfeei the powers
o expressly gra.ueu. i n principles adver
ted to, require of A me; icau legislators I hat
they shouid make Hie happiness of Ihe
p- opie the end and aim of ail their enact
ments. In their first capacity, therefore, as
Ihe Legislature of the District, they are
hound lo consult the will and wishes of the
District, in all nutters which concern its
inhabitants only. 1 conee.ve thai the will
of the people here shouid be ihe governing
rule for the ac'.ion of Congress, m mat
ters of ti icily local concern; unless that
uiil demanded something wmch would
be injui ious to the general welfare. The
leasou why ihe iramcis of the Constitution
give lo Congress, and not to a local Legis
lature, the power of legislation over ihe
District, was probably to prevent the pos
sibility of any law being passed here,
which might militate against the general
.i.e.. .unuv,,, t-viucuuu iwai i,ity iiau:WjJol the other slavcholding States; un
no particular cause ol complaint intheexist-j jL.SSt indeed, the safety of the whole Un
erne ot slavery here. Living at the dis-! jou imperiously demands such legislation of
lance ot some hundred miles irom the i)is-'u
i. ict, in a remote State of the Union, and " When this confederacy of Slates was
having little or no tn.crcuurse with it, it is ; formed, and even when the Constitution
not to be presumed that they should beas0f the United Stales was adopted, most
competent to judge what legislation wouid,f ,jie States held slaves. The laws of
bc-t p.omole ihe prosperity and h .ppnu ss iX (,;Xcepl, pe. haps, Massachusetts) recog
ol the people here, as ihe citizens o: ihe ncl the lawfulness "bl" domestic slavery.
interest df the Confederacy : and not to free
Congress from the high moral ohlig ition J
incumbent on it as the Legislature of th-?!
D st'ic.t, to consult the wishes of the peo j
pie of the District, and form its laws, so,
as best to promote their welfare and hap-
piness. j
ISnt the people ol the District are silent:
on this subject; they ask for no .change in
their domestic policy: they have heretofore
remonstrated against any action by Con
gress oa their right to hold slave, and
would probably again remonstrate, if they
apprehended' any danger of st.ch action.
They h ild that, they hive a clearly leg d
and right nil property in and to their slave;
tint the Constitution of the United States
protects them in the enjoyment of sutdi
rig st. Now, whatever may be the opinion
of the petitioners as to the right, abstract
edly considered, of men to hold human be
ings as property, this question was settled
bchVe ihe Constitution was formed be
fore this ten miles square was ceded to ihe
Tnion; and Congress, as legislators of the
Union, have no power over il.
Next to the people of this District, those
mare immediately interested are the States
vh ceded this Territory to the United
States. The cession was made by Mary
lindan l Virginia., when, as now, bo'h
hose Stitcs held slaves and their right to
this species of property was no where
questioned. It may fairly be supp ed, that
when the cession was made, it was net im
m.igiued by any one that slavery would, or
could he abolished here, until it should
he abolished in those States. Had such an
event been thought probable, the able men
who guided the counsels of those States
w ould have guarded against an event so vc-'
rv threaicr.ing to their security and repose.
IJui these States are not alone in rer, irdin''!
ihe measures prayed for by the petitioners j
as hostile to their interests; all the States
in which slavery is held lawful, consider
t!c agitation of this question as full of dan
ger, and the a tern;. t to abolish slavery
h rc, but as a first step in an unjust and
unconstitutional interference with their
rights. If, then, Congress has the power to
lcgisl.rtte"f7r"TnTs"Drstrict on this'subject, as
I hold they clearly have such power, they
have no right to exercise this power against
the will of the inhabitants of the Dis
trict ; against the will of those who ceded
the district to. the Union; and against the
. . . .
ince that time many of the States have en
liiidy, ami some others partially, abol
ished is; and it seems to me that it is, nnd
has long been, in a gradual Course of extinc
tion, it is, however, an institution of th
Siate (lovernments. a matter of mere State
legulaiion, with which, as it exists in,
of may hi regulated by, the Slates, the
Uovrrnment of the United States, hvi"g
nothing to do directly, should abstain from
interfering indirectly.
Such, Mr. President, is my view of the
subject, as it respects the power and dut.ii
ot Congress; but there is another view
which it is my duty to state. I am here ns
one of the representatives of a sovereign
Stale, meeting with the tcpresentati ves of
twenty-five other equally sovereign and in
dependent Stales, to exercise with my
friend and colleague those strictly limited
nvorc lv.- lo.,n ,.rmf,r,n"t iK
General Government, and bound bv everv
piinc'ple of duty, of honor, and of inclina
tion, to obey the will of the State uhuse
servant I am.
The State I in part represent, is one of
the first in this Union in all the elements
of political power; it is not second to anv
io ns entiie devotion to those pinciplcs
of equality and justice, which are ihe pro
fessed foundation of our social institutions:
to none in her finn attachment to the U'
ion of the States. She would not permit
any interference on the pu t of other States
or societies with her institutions, unless ad
dressed directly to her friendly considera
tion by those who might consider them
selves aggrieved by them; nor would she
inteifere with ihe laws and regulations
of other Slates or justify her citizens in do
ing so, under any other circumstances.
Slavery is an institution not only interdicted
by the fundamental laws of Ohio, but it is
entirely contrary to the genius and habits
of her people. If petitions were lo be pre
sented here, praying some action of Con
gress which would, diough but indirectly
and remotely, tend to establish slavery in
Ouio, or which her citizens believe would
have that tendency, such a measure could
not b it be regarded as one of hostility to
Ohio by her representatives here, and hosti
lity too, not fiom an individual Senator, but
from a co-State; for Senators, being repre
senlativesof sovereign States, cannot be pre
sumed to act from themselves merely, but
only by authority of the State whose agents
they are. Ohio nlight nnd prvdnhly would,
trea' all such demonstrations with scorn and
contempt ; but if persisted in and followed
tip from yeir to year, ovinc ng a settled
determination to compel a chan-, sh
c )uld not but regvd the S:at-s whose
represent atives here prompted such at
tacKS upon her, as unfriendly towards her.
Oh'o will do tint others as she claims
that they should do to he : as she wilt no'
permit any interference with Ii r own in
stitutions! so she will not permit her ser
vants to inleifere with the instilUtions of
other Sia'cs. I know her will upon this
matter; it is clear and unequivocal, lleso
lotions of h;?r Assembly have tepeatedty
declared her sentiments upon the subject
m iller of ihese petitions, and her decided
opinion is, that ihe at'empt making by these
petitioners, "is hostile to the spirit of the
Constitution, and destructive of the harmo
ny of the Union;" and aiecenl more numer
ous assemblage of Democratic del o gales in a
State Convention, than has ever before met
in that Slate, with but three dissenting
voices, adopted Ihe following resolutions:
"Kesotued, That in the opinion of this
Convention, Congress ought not, without
the consent of the people of the District,
an I of i he Slates of Virginia and Maryland,
io abolish slavery in the Di-siriet of Colum-'
on ; and that the efforts now making for
that purpose by organized societies in the
free Stiles, are hostile to the spirit of the
Constitution, and destructive to thcharmo
jiy of the Union.
" Ilesolved, That slavery being a do
rnestie institution recognised by the Con
stiiuuon of ihe United States, we, as citi
zens of a free State, have no right to inter
fere with it, and that the organizing of so
cieties and associations in free States, in
opposition to the institutions of sislerStates,
while productive of no good, may be the
cause of much mischief; and while such as
sociations, fur political purposes, ought to
be discountenanced by every lover of pcucc
arid concord, no sound Democrat will have
pari or lot with them.
"Resolved, That political Abolitionism
is but an-ient Federalism, under a new
guise, and that the political action of anti-
slavery societies, is only a device for the
overthrow of Democracy.
I know, sir that these resolutions ex
press the deliberate judgment of the Dem
ocracy of Ohio; as to the sentiments of the
opponents of the Democratic party, the
Ilarrisonians, I know less.1 Their con
duct is open to observation. By that it is
well known that they hold in their fra'er
nd embrace the entire Abalilion part of
the population of Ohio.
As to the female signers of thes? ptti
ions, I have a word to say. Nature seem
to have given to the male sex the exctusivi
powers ot government, by giving to that
sex the physical strength and energy wh'ch
the exercise of those powers calls into con
slant and active exertion. To the femal
a more delicate physical orgmizition is
given; and she need not repine that she
has not the iron nerve of her projector,
man; he has the storm of life to encounter;
she the calm and sunshine of domcsiie
peace and quiet to enjoy. Hers is the do
mest e altar; there she ministers and com
mands, in all the pleniut le of undispuied
sjswav, the fountain of love and blessedness
lo all around her; let her not seek madly
to descend from this eminence to mix with
the strife of ambition or th" circs of Gov
ernment; the field of politics is not her ap
propriate arena; the powers of Govern
ment are no! within hr cognizance, as
they could not be within her knowledge,
unless she nnlected higher and holier du
ties lo acquire it. Hound by her associa
tions, by her education ami habits, as the
American woman is, to the institutions and
manners of her coun'ry, let her evidence
the soundness of her principles, by guiding
the young minds committed to her mater
nal charge, to that same love of liberty and
devotion io their country she feels, ami she
need no! fear but that her sons will correct
all Ihe errors of Government, as experi
ence shall point them -out For myself, I
cannot recognise the rijhtof my fair coun
trywomen to meddie with public nffurs
Whether si a very shall be abolished in the
District of Columbia or not, belongs not to
them to say; much less does it belong to
the -vonien of Ohio to agitate questions of
public policy, which th'dr own Stale Gov
ernment has oficn dcc'aied it wrong in her
citizens lo meddle with.
H aurisoniaxs. large meeting of
the Whig party at ChillicotliP, in Qaio
lately adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. Dy this meeting, that the
cause in which we are engaged is the Cause
of civil Jihci y, and the perpetuity of our
happy, but at present deranged institutions.
And knowing as we do, that political
names alone keep many from our ranks
whose hearts are with us, now be it known
and resolved, fiom this day forward, that
all political names, such as Loco Foco,
Democrat, Republican, Whig, etc. be now
merged in the general and hcart-slirring
'appellation of Ilarrisonians.
For these reasons, I dec'ine presenting
these petitions to the Sena'e.
Mr. FUESTON said there was noth
ing Lef uv ihe Senate to excuse his remarks
but he could not repress the feelings of
pleasure and satisfaction with which he
had listened to the eloquence and patriotic
remarks of tlie Sen itor from Ohio. Should
the same sentiments be expressed from
other cctions of the country, the incendia
ry spirit of Abolitionism would soon be
trim pled down and extinct Standing in
the political relations he did to the Senator,
he could express his feelings more freely;
and for himself, and in behalf of the section
of the Union more particularly interested
n this mat'er, he tendered to ihe Senator
his sincere and heaiifell trunks.
Lute from T.xas. Advices from
(i.dvestin to ihe 5th, received at Nev
Orleans, stale that a s.dendid dinner wad
given at. the Tremont House," in that
principal seaport of Texas on the 13th, to
Gen. Henderson, jus! returned from his
successful mission to France. The Gener
al, inrepl to a complimentary toast, hoped
the reluctance of England through O'Con
uel's instigation to recognise Texas, would
he met by discriminating duties favorable
to all nations that had recognised the young
republic. In the evening, a ball was given
to the General and his lady. There wero
seventy ladies present.
Prices at Austin Coffee $1 perlb. ; su
gar 75 cents; whiskey $6 50 per gall.; flour
370 per bbl. ; corn $2 per bushel.
(fj1 The Nashville (Tenn.) Whig of the
Ifith ult , says letter received in this
city last evening from Jackson, in thisState
advises lhat a gentleman had just arrived
at lhat place, direct from Texas, with the
news that General Samuel Houston had
been shot, in a personal rencontre, by the
Speaker of the Texas House of Represen
tali ves no hope is entertained of his re
covery. Houston was a member from
St. Augustine county.
Texas. The report that Gen Samuel
Houston had been shot by the Speaker'of
the House of Representatives of Texas,
turns out to be incorrect.
Signor Ruiz. A. writer in the Express
says, that Signor Ruiz, who has been in
carcerated in ihe Egyptian catacombs out
months, after having been robbed and near
ly murdered by the pirates of the Amistad,
was arrested at the suit of Lewis Tappan.
Really, it is time lhat the community
should come to some understanding with
Mr. Tappan. He is doing great injury
to the ciiaracter of this city in his fanatic
course daring, audacious, and bold. No
stronger Case of false imprisonment exists
than this; none more cruel and unjust.
Signor Ruiz sails from Havana according
to 1 aw with his properly, in a Spanish ves
sel : his negroes rise on the crew, murder the
captain and cook, rob the vessel, and near
ly kifl the owner. They are captured and
brought in lu ie; tried, liberated and Tah
i an throws the owner in jail on a pretend
ed suit of false imprisonment of the Chief
li i a; e. Now where is this to end? Be
fore long, a citizen from the South will be
at rested here and thrown into prison, on
the oath of his servant procured by the
abolitionists. Unless the proper authorities
move shortly in this afjf.ur of Signor Ruiz,
inquire into his case, and liberate him, a
public meeting ought to be called to take
ihe mailer in hand. Such proceedings
would he scouted at in Turkey: why should
they be tolerated here? A. K Star.
Miraculous Preservation of Humari
Life. We have n cieved from Messrs. H.
13. Greenwood, W. Weakley, jr. and S. IL
Mills, a particular detail contained in the
Fee kskill Republican, of ihe miraculous
preservation of a man's life at Verplanck's
Point on Saturday last, lint for such res
pectable authority, the account would ba
utterly incredible. A shaft was being sunk
for a well on the properly of Mr. Mills
and after the excavation had proceeded 40
feet deep, the superincumbent wooden
curb, loaded with stone, gave way, 2nd the
whole mass fed in. covering the man at
work beneath the depth stated. He was
hajd to cry, but U en it was believed must
have been ii.sianlly crushed to death; still
against hope, and in the midst of severo
incJementveather, the neighbors immedi
ately assembled, and commenced the her
culean task of removing the stones and
sand which filled ihe well They pursued
their task steadfastly all night, in ihe course
of w hich a large reinforcement of generous
citizens arrived from Ptekskill. At dawn
they came upon the man, and, marvellous to
relate found him peculiarly wedged in by
the wail and timbers on the side and above
that he was in a perfectly sound condition
without a bone broken, or scarcely a seri
ous bruise! The humanity of those who
performed this good work is beyond all
praise, and shows that tve should never
dtspair. ib