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NO. 14,
MONDAY,.. F JEBIiU AR Y 4, 1 S39.
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JOSEPH GALES $ SOX,
BD1T0RS AND PROPRIETORS.
millions he was not too full handed to be
touched by-the rude hands of the tipstaff-
he was not a defaulter of the great derooc-
. : ! racy, and, poor fellow, he suffered for being
TERMS, 1 a gentleman. By the by, sir, that word
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EXTRACT
From the Speech of Hex ht A. VVisk, in the House
of Representatives, December 21, IS3S.
not until the past summer, your party first
discovered that your President was a gen
tleman. T he discovery, was made first, I
think, by grannie Ritchie. That venerable
gentleman took me to task for finding some
gentlemen in Petersburg, and as a set off, it
boasted that President Van Buren too
was actually a gentleman 1 Very strange!
that a made President, the successor of the 1
illustrious in 1837, they did not find
, out to be a gentleman until the summer of
' 1838! They must surely have been trying
to make him out a Whig. For-myself, I
always knew he was, in the ordinary sense,
a gentleman ; and it was mortifying to me
to see that the Enquirer, by implication at
, least, had supposed until lately, that the
President of the United States could be
banks-no; come the explosions, one after oll,er. th a gUeman judging, I mean,
another, in quick succession of the Sub- from iast ot the suddei discovery; but
Treasurers who were, or are to be, substi- m' colleague there, (Mr. Droueoole) will
tilled for Banks, and I will show you that "O however, recogtiize Mr. Riiclue as a
thev nrovc all 1 ever rharired to be true. .genuine uocu .ocucuuur. r. ij-rymgouie
1 said that in December, 1836, when
Gen. Jackson cave his certificate that all
in. the hands of the Executive of the Feder
al Government; when every new State is
raised, nurtured into very being and exist
ence upon Executive pap and, patronage !
Look at every new State on .your iron
tier, and count their Executive force in the
Senate. This is the domain corruption,
which buys and secures States the o'.her
sources of patronage, offices and money,
retain men. Men and States will render
the President omnipotent! I call on all the
patriotic of this land to drop currency,
tfauks, finance every minor consideration
and topic-- and to devote themselves wholly
pily terminated It is not denied, indeed,
that there were many loose, irreligious, ami
vicious men engaged in the cause. Yet,
happily for them, and for us, they felt the
diffusive and powerful influence of religious
principle, ud wcie ,thus preserved from
bringing disgrace on themselves, and doing
mischief to their country. Had the inte-
of til
adorned this, or perhaps any other nation,
we will add an example or two" from-the
biography o Kim to whom alt hearts were
turned in the hour of extremity ; who is re
garded by the world as an ornament to his
country and to Jiis species ; and who has
bequeathed, as one of his best legsciesv an
why ' have you not
:13th. "Mr, Harris, vour returns aWstil
behind. Do write,"
14th. "Mr. Harris,
1 5 th ." Mr. Harris, I am sorry to Kelt that
your returns are not received. You are a
very naughty man, very indeed; and I shall
rests ot the btatc, and the riirhts ot toe peo
pie been committed to the protection of a tie res ting scene ever exhibited on this conti
corrupt population, and unprincipled lead- ! nent, -the resignation of the supreme com
ers ; instead of rejoieing, as we do, under j maud over the armies of the United States,
the genial influences of rational liberty, our i Washington, addressing the I3 resident
Revolution would have been terminated, us iof Ceuffress, declared that 44 he accented of
to the great work of resisting and reducing others have done before, in an iron-hearted the office with diffidence in himself, but with
this Dagon Executive to come up to our despotism ; and we should now be 44 hew- confidence in the Patronage of Heaven ;
helpto come soon, or we will be power- (crs of wood and drawers of water" to a j anil that his gratitude for the interposition
less to resist! May an overruling Provi-j privileged race of royal and noble tyrants. of Providence increased, with every view of
dence prevent the reduction of our strength Some fierce and daring spirit, raised . by the the momentous contest." Towards the
to a minority, before this very session ex-; storm which t! en agitated us, would have close of this address, he used the following
pi res ! The President has but a short' set down on a throne, and swayed his seep-1 words, "lconsider it an indispensable du
time to 44 fatigue us into compliance," but treover the land or foreign enemies would j iv to close the last solemn act of my official
lithe "lavonte .measure be passed, no have nrevailed : and he whose -memorv is fife, bv commending the interests nf oni
example for the instruction of Generals, be grieved and pained if necessity compels
Statesmen, and citizens. In the most in-! ine to write to you again about the balances
luiigue can leu uie nornoie results to this now, venerated as the iatlier of his, country,
natlon- 1 I would have been stigmatized and punished
It will surely re-elect him to n second' as a traitor.
term; aiid who will succeed himl That is
i :.i i. :.. .:.. ni
is a cheering consideration connected with
filler 1 o nf tru fli rr rT t t g 1 r rv I m ? t
was well, honest, fair, this vgry leg-treasu- i1!"0 y "
rer. Swartwout, at New-York, f u-S in de- !jlon Press Alls lhe raen which
fault $336,718. Well, sir, now it appears 'h Jjred for years of Mr. Van Buren s
ih,t in tvnlvn mnntli . wn, iv An. I downfall. Yes, sir, that .cry of 'gentleman
nun bv lus menus wm unisn
fault to the tune of $1,016,755 ! and, three j "I?0"
I months after that time, was i defaulter in
line still larger sum of 61,225,705 79 ! !
Previous to my tUtempt at investigation,
lie had been stealing public money at the
I rate of $56,000 per annum, sifter the cat
ws belled, he stole ,111 one year $680,236
63, and in the next three months $208,
780.37. Yes, sir, after the President hud
given him certificate of honesty, and you,
sir, and the House, and the committee, and
the Executive, had shielded him from all
I scrutiuv, he stole in one year the sum in
$780,236-65, and in the next three months
at the rate of more than $600,000 per an
turn his defalcation averaging, throughout
his official career, the' sum of more than
$170,000 per annum, for seven years 'and
this, too," ice art told, without the least
suspicion! 44 A jew4nay believe it but
4 I iWiit" '
f rejoice in the public losses and calamities.
though I confessed I did (eel a thrill ot tri-
t Vi umph at having gained a victory for truth.
I The pet bank system and die sub-treasurers
I have exploded, as I said they would, and
exposed their hidden enormities, concealed
until they could be concealed ' no longer;
but I do not rejoice at it.' I made me no
booth to sit and watch for the destruction
of corrupt.Nineveh. j But, sir. there is one
poor human being on this earth alone now
in the world-wreckd in reputation blas
ted slighted by men hot 'half as worthy
as he is whose sOul at scenes like these,
does rejoice, must exult. Who and where
is he I Sir, if. you Will go down Peunsyl
vuma avenue to the comer of Four-and-a !
half street beneath Mrs. Peyton's boardinu
house, you will find a gray-headed man,
ftrfeken in years: his name is ToWias Wat
kins! That man, for borrowing money of
public officers, funds in their hatids, not con
verting funds in liis own hands to his own
use, was imprisoned 'on the 14th of August,
1829, and tried on three several indictments,
on all which he was convicted and fined, on
one in the sum of $750, on another $300,
and on the third $3000. He was sentenc
ed to be imprisoned three months on each
indictment, in all nine months ; and though
imprisoned in August 1829, he was not re
leased until March 1033. Kept in jail three
jears and six months for a rea or fictitious
defalcation of $3,000 ! Where are now
the. defaulters of this reform administration?
Where is Swartwout, after embezzling
public money for eight years in succession,
till he had taken and carried.away a million
and a quarter ? Where is Price?' Where
1-1 is Gratiot ? How long since their carriage
wheels proudly hurled the Olympic dust
of the fashionable streets and avenues of
your metropolis of court and of fashion?
No marshal at their heels no district
attorneys prosecuting against them triple
indictments; they rail away, or walked a
way, unforbidden, and none to hinder them!
Where is Boyd ? that land office defaulter,
who appealed to 44 the mixfor tunes of pcc
ulalion," to elect him in the Senate of his
State, Mississippi? These'are all innocent
and unfortunate or. escaping defaulters J
These are full handed public plunderers,
pet plunderers, and go 4un-whipped of jus
tice.". Sir, so was Tobias Watkins unfor
tunate. He was born and bred a gentle
mrm dazzled by the tinsel glare of. this
?1 metropolis of 4splendid miserv. and shabbv
t 'I SDlcnrifir ftiait i i
truth and beauty, described by the uneqaal
ed orator of Virginia, John Randolph ol
liberal mind and habits too, he lavished
some three thousand, improvidently, think
ing in his heart, that he should be able to
replace that sum, and more, and 'make all
strait,' and he was imprisoned for his im
prudence for nearly four years aiid tnade to
bear a felon's brand AJd .sir, but he was
a gentleman-he belonged to etlliUe decen
cy, to the silk stocking gentry'- he was
Pot on? of your Loco-fow defaulters he
"ui unfortunate to the amount of
him r-
they
It is
a certain prognostic that he is goiug down.
with the party which supports him
might as well have cried 4mad dog!'
the last great question. Let me tell certain
gentlemen of the South particularly, no
matter what may be their hopes and their
calculations for their man, there is one
nothinir
Succession as he sun ly deserves ;
but. ignominv and disgrace that
monster is J homas II. JJenlon !
The Speaker. Not in order.
Mr. WifJP. Tll lli'in esC Miecnnr!
then : and who e:m hear thn thnncrht? t resting snhjlSCt
dearest country to the protection of Almigh
ty God; and those who have the superin
tendance of these, to his holy keeping.1
The President of Congress, in his t answer,
re-echoed the seniiments of the illustrious
Soldier, in terms deeply affecting. On en
tering upon a new office, that of President
of the United States, in his address to the
. enaie anu uouse ot icepresentatives, lie
! offered 44 his ferrent supplications to the
j Almighty Being, whose providential a d can
iFrora the hour, that father Ritchie made
that fatal discovery, the man's doom was
sealed. But. sir. the tie u tie man defaulter.
I Watkrns. as I was saying, met his fate; and
now thafie nas oecn purtneu oy the tires
of the law, we may be permitted to do him
justice, and to make hun the instrument of
retribution. 1 call him up, 1 invoke his
t Yvrriiiorc lira n flVrinirR hi? ininriA hi t-
V a w J v h mf v a h .j m m y mm mm v m
pialion, to rise in judgment against his
persecutors to condemn! them. Where is
he now ? In a station where he is, , no
doubt, far happier than n his day of precari
ous and terror haunteel show when he
toiled as a boor slave inlone of the stalls of
your document factories called Departments.
He is now an humble apothecary; and here
I will say, for the benefit of all who would
be honest, and who wish to be clean, that
he keeps for sale the very best of 'palm
soap,1 and chloride of lime, and other chemi
cal compositions, to takeoff the spots of ioco-
focoism, and to cleanse from. all corruption!
I recommend to certain sub-Treasury gen
tlemen to go and buy; but what if they be
once washed as white as snow, they will
like the hog, return to the wallowing in the
mire.
Should any one deny the justness of these
remarks, it will be incumbent on him to ac
count, on sufficient causes, for the event
under consideration. The facts which we
i i.i i i i...
,!., t v nave auuuceu, arc auuuuanuy sup wurieu uv
whom I cannot call a man, who is as sure , . . , . , , . 1 , i r
r ,i' i i i nisipricai evroence. a vuiuiuc wuuiu uc
ol the Succession as he sun Iv deserves1 v - .- .. . .
necessary lor the oetan. t e can nere
111 v. ll l lull uuii ii- " ifuiuvuimsi , utiu uioi,- , , p .-.t t'
... r- ... T.;r- fw.rW k.r .!.-- u.. supply every human defect, that his bene
Wm. Wirt, for evidence on this "very iute- j JlclI.n consecrate to the liberties and
We much regret, that the! 1 . A . . . . , V -t
. i .i r l : . i i 4 infill iiiamuLtu uv wiciiisui vun ux uiU9C caa
hold the horrible rdsult up to the American - - seRtiaI p0rpSC8. These are a few of
rcoplc, as Uie last, worst result: the ch- ... , 1 . . , . , 4
ri . i . . , familiarly acquainted with the private sen-!
Ill ! A III lllll I III mmma ILIIIS-IIII-avilll-IIIrillll IILa . '
nasty! When that happens, I will follow i
the examples of Swartwout and Price, and
take passage for England !
COMMUNICATION.
FOR THE UCS 1ST ER.
Sentiments of our Forefathers.
No. 1.
The American Revolution is distinguish
ed from any other event of similar kind re
corded in history, bv a number of particu
lars which deserve serious consideration.
It originated, not from any violent and
many expressions, made by the father ef
! u: rt r:
timcnts, and inmost feelings, of that illus- ",s lu F1""8 ";c"' weiin.
trious Virginian. We should have been ! Am).we ?11 ,k"ow, that Washington matle
most highfy gratified by the publication of nP lheatr4 display; no parade of profes
cn,hUi.P1.4 !1, iLi: ',ru..eA i t.i l?lon? n? annunciation of seniiments, which
t I t ftil nnt Anfnrlnni 'c
If c itavt:, innvuvcr, in uie iii
due the department.'
16th. 4Mr. Harris, 3'ou are in debt to
the department, aiid must pay what you
owe," or be removed."
17th. 44Mr. Harris, you have not settled
your accounts'! . 1
18th. 44Mr. Harris, I have received your
letter of resignation," -?
Ail this correspondence the eighteen
letters from tlie Secrretary ot the Treasury
to Harris consumed two years and alx
montlis of the lalter part of Uie administra
tion of Gen. Jackson. The Secretary of
the Treasury swears in February, 1837,
that he knows, of, no defalcations! Early
in 1838, the Secretary "publishes two
hundred and: sixty letter, embodied in a
report, more than two hundred of which
complain of violations ofi duty on the part
of the officers of the General Government !
Let the friends of Mr. Woodbury reconcile
iijcoc i4iH9 ii wvy can.
daliorhtet.
I Wr 1 1 lint Car rifrrr oil i n r 11 i-rrt vn'iirlimilc
inrv nf 1 ho man. enoiifr i or oilr nresent w . ' -I'"" 7 "-
r,nrB Uokp. it i rvi,!nf iU-,t h nd th attention of your readers, we couhl
was strongly under the influence of religion;
and that he made use of this religious feel
ing on the people for the purpose of pro
ducing the most powerful effects of his or
atory. The wr.ter of this article, has often
heard the venerable compeer of that won
derful man, assert that he very frequently
made appeals to the Deity, and quotations
transient effervescence of feeling, but from ' from the Scriptures : but not, as is too com
principle. The war which arose from op
position to the claims and pretensions of
the British Government, was a civil War ;
yet its annals are not stained with the record
of that exasperated hostility which has usu
ally characterized wars of this description.
The people were for a considerable time
free from the restraints of law; yet they liv
ed, save When assaulted by the enemy,
mbn now, with levity, and abortive attempts
to be witty. On the contfary, he never
adverted to' these awful subjects, without
indicating in the whole expression of his
countenance, and in his tones of voice, the
go farther into detail ; we could easily show
that Hancock, and Adams, aftd Jay, and, in
general, the worthies oT that day, cherished
the same deep sense of religion. We are
verily persuaded that, taksour revolutiona
ry patriots all in all, tire record of his
tory do not exhibit such another constella
tion of worthies. Their talents, their firm
ness, their puiity, and their willing sacri
fices to the honour and interest of their
country, place them,
' Above nil Greek, above all Roman fume."
In all the ardour of war; in the midst of
Elizabeth City, JV..C7., Jan. 22.
Destructive Fire. It becomes our pain
ful duty to record one of the most destruc
tive' fires with which this place -has ever
been, visited. On 'Sunday evening, the 20fh
inst., at about 6 o'clock, a fire broke out
in the Jewelry Store of Mr. George Story,
on Main St., and such was the violence of
the devouring element, that before the Fire
men could gel the upprhand Of it it had des
troyed all the buildings between Market 9t.
and North St., with the exception of the
National Hotel which was, by the exertions
of the firemen, saved. It was. with the ut
most difficulty that the fire was kept from
! crossing the street, Vnd had it but done so,
in all probability some six or eight build
ings mores including the new three story
1 1 otel kept by Abner Williams, and the
City Hotel kept br James S. Relf, would
have been cOnsurmed. v
The principal sufferers are
Geo. Storey, house & Jewelry, - $ 2,000
The following' passage we commend to
the earnest attention of those who regard
the country's fume. If coming events cast
their shadows before them, then will T.
H. Benton'. 3 election to the Presidency
be shadowed forth by the passage of the
Sub-Treasury Bill, and the consequent re
election of Martin Van Buren. Are the
American people prepared for this? Are
they prepared-to see Thomas H. Benton
succeed Martin Van Buren! If they are
not, let , them begin in time, and lake mea
sures to prcveut 4a consummation" so "de
voutly" to be deprecated. Let them, as
the first great step of precaution, again de
feat a measure which they have repeatedly
rejected, but which the Executive is de
termined, if possible, to force upon them.
.That now is the issue : Shall the People
or the President prevail ? The contest is
no longer about measures. The Sub
Treasury may be proved to be the best sys
tem which the wisdom of man could de-?
vise; but, sir, the President and his minions
have dared to force it upon us have arro
gantly proclaimed it shall be the law,
notwithstanding the lamentations here or
elsewhere!" The measure has been thrice .
rejected it is again presented, and if pass
ed, will prove that the President is too
strong for the People. In this issue, I can
no longer debate its policy or expediency.
Another consideration is paramount. I op
pose jit now because it is an executive
measure. Prove it to be the best, I wOuld
have iray arm chopped off, my tongue pul
led out, before I will he farced to vote for
it by, the will of one man. I will no.t have
4 pudding itself stuffed down my throat!"
There was a majority of fourteen against
it last winter : now, I fear, a much smaller
majority. Some have gone overt No
wonder. The President, notwithstanding
the manifestations of public sentiment, lias
all the odds agaiust the People. He haE
100,000 office holders to do his biddings
stationed at every out-post spies, inform-
efs, throughcut the country He lias the
press. He has the public money where
with to pay 44the bounty" unprotected by
law, in hands of partizans, placed where he
pleases. He has the public lands. -This
is the great source of patronage and; poyv er.
- Sir, how .can. States-rights .men support
this mammoth Executive ? How expect
a large portion of the1 States to - be :V free
and independent, and to stand upon their
reserved rights against power consolidated
more securely than under most regular gov
ernments. I he leaders, both civil and.mil
ilary. entertained no designs of ambition I
hostile to the liberties of their country ; and !
when their great object was accomplished,
retired to the scenes of private life. And
finally, after solemn and mature delibera
tion, a Constitution was adopted, by which
equal rights are secured to every citizen.
No intelligent person can compare this
event, or rather this scries of events with
the revolutions in eitlier ancient or modern
times, and not be struck with the difference.
We need not enter into particulars. An
able dissertation on the causes of these va
riations, would be a very acceptable pre
sent to the public. We hope, that some
competent hand will undertake this work.
Neither our tithe, nor the nature of our pur
suits, will allow us to engage in political
investigations, even had the qourse of our
studies prepared us for them. . Yet we have
our opinions on some points involved in
this enquiry, which it may be well to offer
to tlie consideration of your readers.
Whatever might have been the spirit of
some adventurers who C3me to thiscounti y,
shortly after its discovery, the great body
of settlers were not enticed hither by the
the fiercest flames of civif discern! ; and in
deepest solemnity. So powerful, indeed, ! the triumphs of victory, they remembered
was this exhibition of feeling, that all among ; that lhe Most High rcigneth among the na
l.is'Auditors, who had in their bosoms' any j lions. ' This sustained them in difficulties
elements on which the orator could operate, 1 and defeats; and restrained them in lhe
were made to sympathize with him ; and ! hour of success. When danger stared qve
were subdued and awed, and overwhelmed , ry one in the face, and the holy cruise to
bv the majesty and glory of the divine at- i which they were devoted, seemed to be
tiibutes, momentarily at least recognized by threatened with ruin ; they remembered its
! justice, looked up to Heaven, and took
them.
i a a
But this is not a solitary case. The same : courage ; anu when the trumpet sounded
tone of feeling was general. Of this we 1 ine noles r triumph, tne tcaroi Uou inspir-
have decisive evidence in the writings and j mouerauon, anu prcvemeu excess, u
speeches of the day. If we thought that j was 11,1,8 u iheY .las the ioundtiair.lpr
ds, fur whom we mainl y "ie ,ur auu ""iM"v oi mvir cuumry,-
our young friends,
write, were as conversant with these sub
jects as they should be, we would let the
matter rest on this gen -ral assertion. But
much of the very v cry little time that i3
employed in reading, is wasted in whim
pering over scenes of fictitious dis:rcss, ir
in studying characters as they are exagger
ated and distorted in the novels of thenlay ;
instead of -being devoted to the study of the
particular history of our own country. In
confirmation of our assertion then, we would
refer to the Declaration of Independence.
In the begiuning.of that instrument, an ap
peal is made to the God of nature. And it
concludes with these remarkable words::
44 And for the support of this Declaration,
with a firm reliance on the protection of
Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to
each other our lives, our fortunes, and our
Let Statesmen of the present day study their
character, and imbibe their sentiments, and
imitate their example.
CURIOUS FACTS.
love of gold, and the hope of wealth. They ' sacred honour." A year before the pub-
sought, in the cew world, an asvlum from
intolerance and oppression; where thev
might worship God according to the dic
tates of conscience, without incurring fini s
and forfeitures; or sunenug by the iniqui
tous practices $)i the Star-chamber, 3nd the
villainy of informers 44 If," as has been
said, 44 our Adam and Eve came out of
Newgate' it was because the tyrants of
the day had crowded that prison with the
best men of their nation. As might have
been expected, our forefathers brought their
principles with them ; and transmitted them
as a' most precious legacy to their children ;
and they to theirs, in successive genera
tions. It was the descendants of these
men, who accomplished the glorious work
of the Revolution. They had learned,
through principle, to obey the la ws of their
country; and of course, needed not the
pomp of Executive dignity, and the power
of a strong Government to preserve domes
tic, peace. They had been disciplinedi un
der the influence of religion; into habits of
sejt-control ; had learned to lay restraints
on those passions which mislead men from
the paths ol virtue and true honour ; and
were able to resist temptations which would
have been too strong for the vicious and ir
religious;. r .
, These facts serve to account for those
events which distinguish our Revolution
from all others ; and show the reasons why
it was so honourably conducted, and so hap
lishing of this Declaration, the Old Congress
Mr. Prentiss, in his Speech on the abuses
in the Treasury Department, referred to the
fact, that the Secretary swore before the In
vestigation Committee, in Februaryt-1837,
that he knew of no defalcations.
Mr. Prentiss then read a; Correspondence,
proving that Mr. Woodbury did know of
defalcations which took place as long since
as 1834. This Correspondence between
YV'm. D. Harris (a Receiver of Public mo
ney in Mississippi, and a defaulter to the
amount of 60 or.70,000) and the Secretary
of the Treasury, occurred during two years
and a half, and ended, it is believed, in
1836. The letters read, written bv Mr.
honoured be its memory! appointed a! Woodbury in regard to Harris ease, were
day ot humi ration, tasting, and prayer to
Almighty God, 44 that the Colonies might
be ever under the care and protection of a
kind Providence, and be prospered in all
their interests ; that America might soon
behold a gracious interpositi- n of Heaven
for the redress of her many grievances, &c."
On this subject, Ramsay-, one of the best
of our historians, has remarked that, 44 Since
the fast of the Nmevites recorded in sacred
writ, perhaps there has not been one, which
was more generally kept, with suitable dis
positions, than that of the twentieth of July,
1775. It was no formal service. The
whole body of the people felt the impor
tance, the weight, and danger of the une
qual contest in which they were " about to
engage; that every thing dear to them was
at stake, and that a divine blessing only,
could carry them through it successfully.
This blessing they implored with their
whole souls, poured forth in ardent suppli
cations, issuing from hearts deeply pene
trated with a sense of their un worthiness,
their dependance, and danger; and at the
same time, impressed with an humble con
fidence in the mercies and goodness of that
Being, who had planted and preserved them
hitherto, amid many dangers in the wil
derness of a new world." To this speci
men of the feelings and sentiments of the
most illustrious body of men that ever
eighteen in number. The summing up of
Mr. P. was amusing, and was done in a
manner somethinglike the following:
Letter first, from Mr. Woodbnry to Mr.
Harris: "Mr. Harris, do letuie hear from
you." '
2d. 4Mr. Hanis, I am pained to hear
from you." -
3d. "Mr.-Harris. What is the matter."
4th. 4 Mr. Harris you must send .your
monthly return to the Treasury Department.
5th. "Mr. Harris, your returns are not
satisfactory."
6th. "Mr. Harris I am grieved and pain
ed to hear from you," . . .
7th. "Mr. Harris, your returns ought to
have been received. They aTe minus the
receipts in your department, thousands of
dollais.".
8th., "Mr. Harris, your returns should
have been received long ere this. : A settle
ment is -necessary... Your: return are in
complete, and show a deficiency, pf tens of
thousands, of dollars, ; v
9th. "Mr. Harris, we most haw a set
tlement." ' , ... .
10th. VMr Harris do send your returns.
fFhy can't you, now? If you do not I shall
be grieved." . - i .... '.--jv .
' LI th. 44Mr.Harrjs,you have done wrong
f 12th. "Mr. Harris, don't do so any more;
that s a good man.
John A. Gambr.l, - - -- -- -- - 1,500
Dr.MatlhcAvs, 2 buildings, ------ 500
S. Jackson, 3 buildings, ------- 700
Wm. Laboyteaux, goods & fur
niture, - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000
Mat hew Chvff, 1 building, - - - - - - 800
Misses Gallop's Millinery, - - - - - 300
Juo T. Keeling, loss of tock
of Leather and Boots and -Shoes,
----- - - - - - - - - - -100
RolH-.rt Elliott, Tailor, - - - - - - - - 100
Thomas White, who occupied the house
opposite to where the fire commenced had
all his Uiinjrs removed, but as is usual in
! such cases, not more than half can bt found,
Several persons who boarded at his; house
ha'e also suffered considerably. '.-"-. -.-' -The
Editor of this paper has lost part of
a valuable Library, which hecaniiot re
place most probably under four or five years,.
! and perhaps not Uien, as there were many
ancteut C lassies, which are now entirely
out of print, and it is, therefore, very diffi
cult to obtain them. He had commenced
I moving over from the office now occupied
by him, to the upper part-of Mr. Storey
house, and when the fire was discovered
such was the greatness of the smoke that
no one could get to the roonv where die
books were; the value of them waft about
$600. V r'
Several persons who occupied jrooras in
the National Hotel have also experienced
severe losses. Mr. Geo. W Charles,Coi
lector of Oils port, lost about $300,
We should think that the whole of the
losses incurred will amount to nearly- twelve
thousand dollars, and, as far as we cart a
ceTtain, there -was no insurance on any of
the property destroyed. Phamix.
The Public Domain.yFrom indications
already given, there cannot be a doubt that
the Legislature will give a decided expres
sion against the vile system of plunder at
tempted to be enforced by'the new States
and by aome of the demagogues of the day.
The graduation bill 'will meet : with no
favor ; and we arf g'ad to find that all par
ties seem to coiicor in the propriety of spee
dy action against that iniquitous measure.
At a meeting of the Select Committee on the
subject, a few days since. Gov. -vTtxjcr
was requested, as its chairman, to prepare
a strong report against the swindling pro
cess by which the Old States were about
to be plundered of their just -proportion
of the public domain. 7?icAmon PFhig.
AnecdoleDiTnz Mr. Duncan' 4ate
speech in the House of Representatives, a
ustener was struct witn me nomeiy remark
of - a countryman,, who was standing near
aiso listening wuu ximi tuvuuuu- w w
speech;
" What's the name of that ferrentlemaa
in the white vest,' whoV makihj o ' ronch
noise !" said he:. : r ,
Thaf, sir,' i Mr.tDancan oOhlot,,K v
- Dnnean is it! Well, Kve heam tell of
him. Why ihe' got, brass enougbia
his forehead to maM a belHneiiHafcik
let!" ' "