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EXTRACTS
From the European Correspondence of the
. National Intelligence.
' v Paris, Oct 27ih.
From personal observation and inqui
ry, and an examination of the provincial
newspapers far and wide, I infer '.hat the
wine crop of this year is about average in
quantity, and superior in quality. Much
of it will equal that of 1834 so good that
the dealers pass off for it all that they
now sell. The wheat crop is also an
Average one,' notwithstanding the appre
hensions of the common people of town
and country, which prompted them to
the recent corn-riots. The women were
. the most forward party in the assaults
: made upon the owners and transporters
of grain and flour to the Paris market. 1
witnessed one of these scenes along the
banks of the L ire, at Tours, arrd the Sex
were there, as elsewhere, the chief assail
ants. The men stood aloof, or mearly
clamoured, from the consideration, as . I
learned, th tt the woman, it seized and
.committed, would less severely dealt
with by the law. The Central Govern
raent has nothing to fear, politically, from
any sedition, tumult, or conspiracy in the
interior. The machinations and excite-1
ments at Paris are alone dangerous. .
The capital is tranquil at this moment, I
and the recent! capture of Rlan?ui, the I
most active ana lormiaame among ine
contrivers and leaders of the insurrection
in May last, is an important advantage
for the authorities ; but an incessant ubi-
quitous vigilance of the police and the
large military guard (which has been
doubled since May) is absolutely required
and duly exefcised for the preservation of
the public peace. The Repulicau writers
avail themselves to the utmost of every
topic fitted to inflame the million. The
high price of bread is now the most ope-
rative amongst the causes of disaffection
and disorder. If this should continue, or
be aggravated in the course of the winter, have not yet ' perused the tract, but I do
we may witness disturbances and blood- riot doubt that it is recommended by a n
shed. The Government, howevertis s- pie research and patriotic zeal. It may
.strong in its large military force of every serve to rectify the extreme opinions ot
kind- in the dispositions of the regular a portion of "the Paris literati, always
troops and. their chief officers, and in the prone to decide in every case without due
repugnance of all the substantial classes inquiry and reflection,
composing the National Guard to any new Last winter the American literary public
Mob-revolution, that it must prevail in the was informed that M. Guizor, who is in
contest easily, and in a short time. The the very first rank of French authc rs and
mass of the peasantry and the workmen statesman, had undertaken to edit, a
throughout France take no share what- French translation, in three volum s, of
ever in political questions. They care Selections from Mr. Sparks' Collections
only for what immediately affects their of Washington's Writings. No Freruh
personal welfare harvests, wages, prices author has r so closely and successfully
of provisions, taxes, and local admimstra- studied English history, politics, and
lion. f language, .as M. Guizit; his acquaint-
The propreity of the recognition of Tex- ance With American annals was, I pre-
as was much debated in the Paris jourr
nals; the Opposition seem to "acquiesce in It is; therefore doubly fortunate for us
it as far as they can do this with any min- that he assumed the really important
isterial act. r task of bringing his countrymen bette
Mr. Webster with his family, has acquainted I witli our Revolution in its
been in Paris since Saturday last. He antecedents and phases, and with the cha
has his best looks, both as to health and. racter, deserts, and faculties of the hero of
- aatia faction There is no lack of attention
to: the American political Hercules,
though he could not be so much of a Lion
in Pari. as in London. He has dined
With the hospitable General Ciss, and he
and his son-in-law, Appletoi. were spe-
cially presented at Court last evening by
the General. He will leave Paris in the
middle of next week.
According to the results of my inqui-
ries, I do not think that the credit of the
Pennsylvania Bank of the United States
will have suffered in any material degree
iby the proceedings ol Messrs. Hottin-
over & Co and the embarrassment wbichT design. The opportunity has been ofler-
has recently experienced in Europe, ed ine of reading the corrected proofs of
Jdr. Jacdon's management is admired on part of his introduction, which will be
both sides of the Channel as peculiar- embraced in about 150 octavo pages.
"4y skilful and effective. Our banking re- Ho had already entertained a profound
lations, and commercial affairs in general, esteem for the character of Washington)
.with Europe, and especially Great Bri- h is onderstood that the volumes of Mr.
tain, have acquired so extensive and im- Sparks have deepened and enlarged that
portant a character that they must become, impression and that his opinion of the
ere very long, settled and regulator at Biographical Memoir is entirely favora
ji least considerably less fluctuating and ble. Judging from what I have read and
t precarious than they have hitherta been, heard his introduction wilt be a spec i
1 have no doubt that the five great mea of his best style in philosohbical re
Powers are agreed opn the question of mark and elevated diction. He begins
Tuikey and Egypt, and that whatever with the causes and spirit of the first set-
they determine must oe aone, wneineroy
Christian or Pagan states, m any quarter
of the old hemisphere. '
4 - The negotiations between the French
rand British Cabinets for a commercial
.jreuj, or ratner a more uoerai cucujc oi
tariff, are about to be resumed. One of
the English Commissioners named is an
able man Mr. Greoor, of Canadian
memory. y It is not probable, that any im
portant changes wilt be accomplished. A
keen political arid commercial jealousy
still prevails between the two Govern
ments and counties. A clear perception,
however, of common interest has united
them entirely on the Spanish, Turkish,
and Russian questions.
A Bonaf)ariean journal, entitled Le
Capitole. was established in this metropo
lis last spring It has been edited with
remarkable; vigor and hardihood, and
furnishes curious historical and biogra
phical documents from the portfolios of
members or votaries of the family- It
stieriuouslyj advocates the RuS3iaa alli
ance for France, and would impress upon
the world the ide that the Emperor Ni
cholas wished the reinstatement of the
Napoleon dynasty. I opine that no other
living man is the subject of so much mis
representation as t'ie Autocrat he Capi
tole wages its fierce warfare upon the pre
sent dynasty and administration of France
by daily comparisons with the men, mea
sures, influences, and occurrences under
the Napoleon rule, as well as by positive
criticism and inventive. You know that
"Prince Napoleon Louis Bonaparte"
recently put forth a pamphlet entitled Des
Idets Napofenniennes, to concur with one
part of the Capitole 's taetirs that of ex
alting or canonizing the imperial .rule in
all its features, purposes, and works. Sup
posing this to be really the Prince's per
formance, I: would give him credit for
more capacity than he is generally ad
mitted to possess. All that Napoleon
coult. he scared to have conceived, suggest;
ed, or achieved for the ben fit of France, is
well digested and plausibly emblazoned
in the pamphlet. Cheap editions of it in
different forms have been printed in Pa
ris, and industriously circulated through-;
rtut France. j; God, only knows what may
not happen here; for .myself, I can des
cern rib solid ground tor the hope of a
Bonapartean restoration. A few days
ago I encountered, and with much plea-;
sure, Achille Murat, who talks like, a
loyal citizen i ot our Republic, and seeks
information in order to account for the
ir. neral aood
It is believed that the present French
Ministry will soon set in motion lines of
steamboats from Havre and Bordeaux to
the United States and South America,
' Three articles on Mr. Prescott's ad
mirableHistorv of Fe rdinana and Isabel-
la hare been prepared for the Journal dts
Debats bv one of lU ablest contributors. :
Apropos of "savages," Mr. Eugene
A Vail, resident in Paris, has just
sent from the press a handsome octavo vo
I u me of 244 pages in French, being a
view af the (Indians of North America,
and comprising an elaborate defence of
our country! from the common imputa-
tinns as to the fate of the aborisiues. I
surae. riiuch less intimate and extensive.
that Revolution This undertaking ren-
dered it necessary for him to examine our
colonial history and biography, which
are such as! to inspire higher rt-spect and
confidence towards the People of the pre-
sent United States, their institutions and
destinies. His position and labors as an
author and politician, with reference to
the concerns of France miffhl seem to
have been quite enough to absorb any in-
teliect ana industry, but he has, neverthe-
less, found time to pursue the editorship,
and the whole work, it is probable, wili
appear shortly according to the voriginal
tleraents, the gerraes and nrotrresf of
American parties, and the pretensions and
I temper of the mother eonntr f ivih
that there was time on my side, or space
on yours, to translate for you ail that
i nappens to oe in my oanas.
Mr. Webster dined yesterday at St.
Cloud with the Royal family. The
King signified bis wish to have a second
conversation with the strong man, and it
may be observed that his Majesty ha ,
within the last twelve months past, mani
fested a particular readiness to distinguish
and gratify all Americans of eminence,
by station or repute, who have been duly
presented io his no' ice.
f MARIA'S DOWER.
BI9TOBICAL.
Translated for tke Corsair from, the Cabinet i
j Ae Lecture
In the year 1540, a fisherman, having
landed on the palace of St. Ma rk, crossed
this celebrated place, and stopped before
the doof of an inn, en which was very
roughly painted a lien, emblematic o(
Venice. The man was tall and athletic
his dark complexion and brown hair
had that warm colouring indicative of
strength and intelligence, so peculiar to
the inhabitants of southern countries; and
thoughts of a most painful nature bowed
dowrithe head of the noble gondolier.
In entering the tavern, he perceived in
the most obscure corner of the room a
stranger who appeared buiied in a deep
meditation. He, too; had one of those man
ly and imposing Countenances, which de
note moral energy. His expressive face
reflected the flames of a thousand ardent
passions.jand there was seen incontestib'le
signs of the brilliant mission, which God
had given him. His dress was simple in
the extreme; a doublet and triiuk-hose of
black velvet covered his muscular limbs;
a silk cap sloped ! out over the temples.
and withitwo bands lied under the chio
according to the fashion of the times, part
ly concealed a luxuri mt head of hair, the
ringlets of which a little verging on the
grey, fell negligently over his neck.
" GianKtini I" sid the gondolier, ad
dressing! a man with a broad chest and
red 'face- who was walking about the ta
vern, "do vou still persevere in your re
fusal?'' i " j ; ;
" 1 do I" answered the Venetian.
", I am too poor to be your son-in-law,
am I not? Before you ccnsiderthe hap
piness of our daughter, you think of her
fortune! i Butto p-rsuade you, Gianettini,
must I recal to your mind the debt of
gratitude which is due to me? Have
you forgotten that I saved your life at
Lepanto, wheri all Venice, men and wo-
i at i ' I I
Linen, were armeu to:deend the KpuDiic
against tne soiaers oi tsaroaross if uo
you riot know, that reared with Maria,
we swore rom our infancy neither of us
should ever, .belong to another, and we
renewed thisSathiwhen our age gave t
our attachmPnt.nrore strength and solidity?
do you w?ish to cause both her misery
and mine? are you a Dodge to be so am
bitious? are you a patrician to bst so un
grateful?" "
No, but I am lich, Barbarigo."
" And I I shall) become so, Gianettini ;
I have vigorous arms, an enterprising
mind, courage, youth, andonfidence in
God: fortune may. beforeIong, come and
seat herself in rny gondola." .
" A lunatic's dream !" said the tavern
keeper i
" Who knows !" replied the fisherman;
" Laurent de Mediris was a shop keeper ;
Francis Sforz i a cow-hrd. Why should
I not become a general 1"
M Because, for three men whom the
Almighty favours, there are thousirds
whom . he disdains, Barbarigo. One
thing is certain, that I will never be the
father-inrlaw oM man vhose only fortune
is a bark with sails. It would be better
for Maria- -"
To be sold to a patrician, than to be
the wife of ai. honest gondolier". You
would rath r sleep in the lap of degraded
opulence, than live obscurely,' but respect-
edl" '! '. : . . J'.
"Certainly.' Maria has attracted the
attention ol the nephew of the provediior;
this young lord paid me a visit, and of-
ftred me
To' marry her?" '
"Not exactly as popular as the Vene-
nitian arristocracy aspires to become, they
do hot make so free with their heraldry."
" To purchase her, thenl" replied Bar
barigo; most infamous! and would yop
then, sell the honour oflyour daughter,
Gianettini?"
The stranger who had listened with
much curiosity to the conversation of
these two Venetians, rose from his seat,
and laying his hand on the shoulder of
Barbarigo. " Gondolier !V said he, " Ma
ria shall be your wife!";
" Never!" i
Sir Jew, if this man bring you 4;000
pistols for the marriage portion ?"
" Oh ! then. Barbarigo should be rriy
ton in-law, and I would sign the contract
with a joyful hand; but reflect. Signnr,
that this poor boy's only property are the
four planks of his gondola, and that unless
he obtains the ducal signet "
" No such luck ; but 1 promise, you
shall have that sum before night"
44 But where shall I take it from, Sig-
no r ?" muttered the surprised izondolier.
riot from the pocket of my doublet.
mv brave fellow; for I am Hot much rich
er than a lazaroni. There is so much
misery lo. relieve bet ween Florence and
Venice, that 1 should not find there an
oboir! But be not afraid, my poverty is
the lister of opulence, and my talent fills
my purse with gold, as soon as my bene
volence has emtied it."
Whilst talking thus, the stranger open
ed his portfolio ; he took out a parchment
and spread it on the table ; in the space
of a few minutes he drew a hand with
such marvellous skill, that although per
fectly ignorant of the art, the gondolier
could not help uttering an exclamation of
surprise. ; .
" Here," said the unknown artist, giv-,
ing to the fisherman the hasty drawing,
"take this parchment to Pierre Bamho,
who is now in the; palace of St. Mak;
tell him tha a painter, (destitute of money,
wishes 'o sell it for! 2,000 pistols."
" 2,000 pistoles!" exclaimed the tivern-
keeper, in the utmost surprise, "that man
is crazy. 1 would not give a Zechtn for
it
In the course of an hour the gpndo
lier returned with the price thu
wa
asked, to which. the secretary of L
eo
had joined a letter, requesting the artist
in the warmest term3, to honour him1 with
a visit.
The next day Miria and Birbarigo
were united in the church ot St. Stepha
ho. ; ! '"4 w
.The stranqer wished to contemplate the
beginning of their happiness by being
present at their nuptials; and when the
gondolier, frantic with joy, and penetrat
ed with gratitude, entreated him to' tell his
name, he answered that he was called Mi
chael Angelo. . :! 1 ; j-
Twenty years af er ' this little incident,
Antonio Babarigo. by one of those extra
ordinary chances, of wnbh God only pos
sesses the secret, was promoted to the
rank of General of; the Venetian Repub
lie: But however intoxicating to the
former fisherman, j was this unexpected
elevation, he did not forget his illustrious
benefactor : and when Buonarotti died at
Rome, after a magnificent old age, and the
most brilliant career ever known to an
artist, the former gondolier, with his own
hand, wrote under the Latin epitaphiCom
posed by the successor of Paul the3rd,
for his favourite, those two lines of grati
tude: which ti'iie has respected, i and
which may still be seen on the mausoleum
of the great man. ;i j
As to the immortal : chef d'auvre, the
work of a few minutes, it was brought
from, Itely in the catridge box of one of
Bonaparte's corporals.;
Benedict Gallet.
IRON AND WOODEN STEAMERS.
We find in the Boston Daily Adverti
ser an estimate ot the advantages ot i iron
compared vith wooden vessels as steam
ers. Tnebalauce appears to be very de
cidedly in favor of the first' named. An
iron vessel is reckoned to cost l ss than
one of wood by a difference of 15 or 20
percent. Itscapacity also is greater, the
dimensions of both beingequal. An iron
vessel of 430 tons would present about
the samtf in ernal surface as a vessel of
500 tons built of wood. In point of du
rability there tan be no question between
the two kinoVof material. It was stated
before the House of Commons that an
iron vessel had been worked for 36 years,
and that an iron steamer; had been ( con
stantly employed for 16 years, and at the
expiration of that time her. bottom was ex
amined and found free from oxidation;
the outer scales and rust had disappeared,
leaving the surface perfectly smooth and
clean. Safety from fire is another im
portant consideration in favor of iron ves
sels. The facility with which they may
be preserved from sinking, strahffe as it
may seem at first, is no less important in
estimating their superior advantage3.
The hold of an iron vessel may be easily
and securely divided into compartments
by means of iron bulkheads, so that it n
lea If takes place in any one division, that
part may De ill leu as ; nign as tne outer
surface of the water, and the vessel bes'ill
comparatively secure. An iion vessel
is less exposed to danger from lightning ;
for the whole material of which it is, com
nosed serves as a conductor. Various
other advantages air enumerated in j favor
of iron boats They are less liable to ac
cidents from grazing the bottom a wood
en vessel's copper being easily loosened
bv contact with rough substances. In
.irikif upon rocks the bottom of an iron j
vessel would no doubt be inueniurea anu
hi-uUer! but it would stand shocks in j
safety which would! break the ordinary
planks of a wooden ship's bottom, j The
superior buoyancy of iron vessels should
not beomittea. vjrrauuai nHpr-jTem-ui
have been going on for some years past
in this particular, showing how unfound
ed Was thetold notion that vessels of hea
vy draught were safer as sea boats than
those oflighter trim. Formerly )l wis
thought necessary that a vessel of 300
tons should draw sevent-en or eighteen
feet of water to enable her to hold a godd
wind and make her safe in a sea , way
At present the American packet ships of
700 or 800 tons seldom draw, when in
their best trim, more than thirteen feet
of water. I ! :
The facts are entitled to serious notice
If they are well established, and they all
appear to be founded upon observation
unf .Ynrience. the imDrovemenls! which
must follow from their general applica
tion to oractice will be of such a char
acter as to change very essentially the
ait and manner of sbip-cuilding.
VAN BDREN FJGISL ATION--8TATB DEBTS.
A glance at the following statistical ta
ble which Wecopy from the Madisontan
of the. 23 insLvill convince , every man
who is at allcquainted with the previous
political character of the States included
in it, that tbe)an Buren party are the
authors n( this mammoth evil, which fills
the whole land with dismay. ' The first
column show3 the State debt, and the se
cond column gives the valuation of the
Stale
STATES. lBy. (
Massachusetts, 4.290.000
New York, 22 931,058
Pennsylvania, 27,306.790
Maryland, 11.492.980
Virginia'.-. 6,319.050
South Carolina, 5,560.000
VALUATIONS.
208.000.000
628.000.000
294.000.000
100.000 000
206.000.000
200 000.000
1 10.U00.000
217.000.000
200.000,000
89.000,1)00
95.000,000
150.000,000
230 000,000
90,000.000
95.000,000
100,000 000
203000,000
Ohio,
Ken lucky,
Ai-tbama,
Illinois,
indi ma,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Arkansas,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Tenuessee,
6.100.000
7.469,000
10,800 000
1 1,600 000
11,890.000.
23 73500
7.000,000
3.000.000
5.340.000
2,500.000
7.748,000
.175.081.878
One hundred and seventy-five
millions of dollars)
And how much ot this was incurred
by States in which the Whigs held ascen
uancy during the last ten years? The
comparatively smair sum ol twenty-three
millions, due by M issachusett.8, Kentucky,
and Maryland. In every olher State the
Van Buren party has generally had full
control, and during the entire term of ten
years has by means of its ascendancy in
one or the other branch of the Legislature;
Of each Slate, possessed ample power to
defeat any loan. Take New York
Here alone is a debt of near 23 millions,
incurred by a State where Jackson Van
Burenism held undisputed sway for many
years The whole stale government was
in its interest. Nor was that interest sha
ken, till the session of 1838, when the
House of Assembly exhibited a Whig ma
jority. Be it remembered that the Sen
ate and Governor were still attached to
Van Burt nism, and tha tnot till next Jan'y
will the Whigs have full possession of the
reins of government." At any moment
from the first ascendancy of Jucksonism
to the close of the last session of the New
York Legislature, the Van Buren party
had it in their power to defeat a loan on
State account.
Pennsylvania twenty seven mil
lions and UPWARDS
Democratic Pennsylvania 1 None! will
be bold enough to affirm that the Whigs
were the authors of this tremendous debt.
In 1828 Pennsylvania gave Gen Jackson
50 thousand majority over Mr Adams.-
In 1832 she gave the Hero 27 thousand
majority, in 1836 she gave Mr. Van Bu
ret upwards of four thousand majority.
In 1837 she gave a Van Buren majority
of nine thousand Another of eieht thou
sand in 1838 arid at least 16,000 in 18
39. During all the peripd embracing
thtse elections, the Whigs were but once
in power. .
In Virginia' Van Burenism ,has
held entire or divided sway from the out
set. Surely the party which gave Jack
son and Crawford 10.000 voles and J. Q,
Acjams 2000 "only which gave the hero
10 or 12 thousand majority in 1828 and
a larger majority in 1832 and which in
1836 gave Mr. Van Buren 8 thousand
Should never permit a Vhig minority to
impose on them a debt of more than 6 mil
lions. In Calhoun land, Whiggery. has had
no share in the administration of Govern
ment. The Nulliesand the Jackson men
had it all to themselves. Yet, South Ca
rolina owes a debt of five and a half mil
lions. Ohio 'Loco Foco and anti-Bank Ohio
the land of Morris and of Benjamin
Tappaii the soil where Jacksohism tri
umphed in 1828 and 1832 where- Van
Burenism quailed a moment in 1836, yet
role the. Abolition whirlwind into power
soon after even Ohio owes her six mil
lions.
Alabama $10,800 000 ! Whiggery ne
ver took rooi in in. s Van Buren State.
Yet, how deeply is she bound by Loco
Focoism to her European task masters.
Illinois 11,600.000!! Worse and
worse. Here Van Burenism had lorded
it from the beginning with remorseless
rule, and fettered most cruelly ihis giant
young Sovereignty. At this moment a
Loco agent, we believe, is abroad er.dea
voring to forge new chains for his State.
Confusion attend, him.
Indiana 81 1 ,890.000 ! ! One of Gen.
Jackson's jewels, faithful in all things to
his will nil Nov 1836-and in August
1839 again hugged to his bosom. Levis
ina 823,736.0001 ! 1 Van Buren to the
core till the last election when the VVbigs
Secured the State Government. We trust
they will put a stop to the fever which
threatened to ruin tbr Stale.
Mississippi 87.000,000 1 Jackson Van
Buren for ntany years. Last session the
VVbigs held a share of the State Govern
ment, but, they lost it again at the late
election.
Arkansas 83.000.000 ! ! ? Absolutely
smothered in Loco Focoism. Blind from
'-r birth. She has never caught a glimptt
ofe Vnign light of Whiggery.
.m.c.g 5.340.0001!! Blind IiM:
fcians",ffom u' birth till November
1839. 1 he Scale lei this month from ,
her eye, and she will u deceived' no
more. ' L
Missouri $2,500,000! ! Tnm
atate. tvho woo d en k.. (; w r
from foreign bondage t !.
Tennessee $7,748,0001 Qen. Jack
sons (i'vii till 1836, and now claimed aa
Van Buren's. It is a dark chapter lor
Loco Focdism but they are forced to own
the truth of the record. We commend it
for their perusal. :'j
Portsmouth Va. Ti
mis.
From the Fayetteville Observer, Nsv. 37,
Toryism and Abolition. -Those who
have witnessed the outcry of the Standard
whenever a Whig abolitionist was elect
ed to any office in a Northern State, will
be amused at the following extract from
the Standard ot the 20th insL
"We congratulate the DemcerWey ot
the country on the result of the election
in Massachusetts. It is admitted by the
Federal papers in Boston that Mortoh,
the Democratic Republican candidal it
elected.ior ihat there is no choice " r
Lest the Standard should have forgot
ten Morton's opinions on the subject of
abolition, we make the following extract
from his Utter to an abolition Committee :
"To say that I am utterly opposec to
slavery in every form, civil, political of
domestic, isaying very litll'j
"I deem slavery to be the greatest curst -and
the most portentous evil .which a
righteous God ever inflicted upon a na
tion; and every effort consistent with a
moral duty and the constitution aud laws
of the Union, oucbt to be. made to miti
gate, and if to sible, to extripate it from ,
the land. That Congress has the control
of the whole subject within the district of
Columbia, lean entertain no doubt.
"In relation to the admission of
new Slates with the power to hold slaves,
I net d do no more than to refer you to
my recorded votes against the admission
of Missouri with this power.,' I
MR. CLAY.
The name of Henry Clay is the only
name that speaks to the heart ef thu'T
Whig. Assemble together the Whigs of
the remotest and most secluded spot in the
Union, and you will find that there is not
one whose enthusiasm will not vent itself
in the loud shout of approval and pride
when the name of Henry Clay is men
tioned. In the most refined society of the
cities the sameardour prevails. j - No mi
litary renown, however glaringi cat)
kindle the same feeling. His reputation
i3 not thai which belongs to success in a
single conflict. His whole life j has been
a contest for his country. His courage,
his chivalry are equal to those of any
commander how distinguished soever. If
intrepidity is needed in a President, who
more intrepid than he? ' If the caution of
Fabricius is required to be added to theV
sterner virtues of daring and impetuous
valour, who is possessed of it in a greater"
degree than he? Is any man in the na
lion his equal, in experience, in faithful
ress, in devotion to the Republic inall
embracing public spirit, and in inappreci
able services?. Not one. Not one. It
is vain to compare any of the times with
him in all these respects.- All defer to
him. All concede to him the highest
claims the most eminent fitness. With
him as their candidate, the Whig party
most go on to strengthen in confidence.
zeal and self respeft. It will tower above
the adversary party as much in the moral
dignity of its leader as in the superior pu-
nty and brightness ol us principles and
us aims. If, with such a champion to
guide in its struggles, it cannot commsnd
success, it will, we are assured, vield to
the destiny that pronounces its overthrow.
with a proud consciousness that it has not
faltered in obeying the allegiance which
it has ever professed . to the immutable
principles of truib and patriotism.
Bali. Chronicle.
Our National Domain. Few have an '
adequate idea of the value and extent of -
the acquisition by our National Govern
ment of the title to lands within, our bor
ders. ' 1
By a report made by Mr. Woodburr.
in Febuary last, it appears. 1
.1. 1 hat the quantity of land acquired
is 419.429.445 acres.
2. Thai the totti cost in the acrjuisi-
lion and management of th public lands
is ej.o,u4
3 That the quantity of land sold is 73.-
480,733 acres. ' .
4. That the receipts into the Treasury
from the tale of public lands amount to
897,900,378 83.
So that we have still remaining the Yery
respectable patrimony of 355.948.663
acres, which would give us at the past
rates, some 8550,000.000. Really, Uo
cle Sam is quite a landholder.
-. " ' : - New Ers. ,
The Globe copies with eaoltatioa .
paragraph proving that Abolii ionium h
defeated the Whig party in Ohio !' Thi
is very well. T.be people of the Soalh
will soon be ahle lo discriminate bet vreca
their friescb and cneoietf