From England. London pa pers to the 14th nit. and Liver pool to the 16th, have been recei ved at New-York. They are principally filled with the melan choly details of the' death of Mr. Canning, the king's prime minis ter: a loss which particularly at this time must be severely felt and deplored by the British nation, and it is, we fear, irreparable; but it is also a loss that will be felt by the whole civilized world. Mr. Canning has left three children; two sons and a daughter, the Marchioness of Clanricarde. His eldest son is a Captain in the Na vy; his voungest, Charles, is a stu dent at'Eton. Mr. Canning died at Chiswick on the 8th of Aug. in his 57th year. His disorder was inflammation of the intestines and gangrene, attributed principally f.o intense attention to his oitieial duties. Lord Goderich having received his Majesty's commands to re model the ministry, will of course fill the office of First Lord of the Treasury; and it is said that Mr. Herries will be Chancellor of the Exchequer. "Greece. Under the head of Vi enna, Aug. 2, it is stated that the surrender of the Acropolis dis couraged the Greeks. The con fusion is greater than ever. I he new Greek government is daily expected at Napoli, where anar chy is at its height. Confidence in Lord Cochrance was much sha ken. Differences between Red schid Pacha and Ibrahim Pacha were also said to ex is!. Under the head of Constanti nople, July 10, it appears from va rious circumstances that the Di van is already informed that the Courts of London, Paris and St. Petersburg, will shortlv take rnea vsures to enforce their intervention. The Turks appear to be capable of following up their recent suc cesses with effect. in all 12,000 strong, against Mex ico; where should success attend his arms, Don Francisco would assume the title of Emperor. , Guatemala, Jane 13. On the 17th ult. the troops of St. Salva dor marched out against our ar my, encamped near Apapa. On the morning of the 18th, an en gagement commenced, and conti nued eight hours. Our troops were finally compelled to retreat to Santa Anna, with the loss of seventy killed, besides wounded and missing. The battalion of Ghiquinila withdrew from our ar my, a circumstance which greatly augmented the number of. deser ters. A reinforcement of a thou sand men from this city has join ed our army, whose head quarters were fixed at Cuajiniquilapa. Mexico, July 20. The people at Guayaquil had disclaimed all connexion with Colombia, and proposed to unite themselves with Peru; but the Colombian army from Peru, after a short contest, compelled the authorities at Gua yaquil to retrace their steps. in Hertford aud his mother . fare-j free expression of his sentiments 1 well. Dr. Walker was a young evei nemu. man, and it is said was highly es teemed by the faculty in Balti more. He also stood high in this aud Perquimans counties as a physician who might at some fu ture day have been an ornament to the profession. Com. Porter. The New Or leans papers contain a communi cation from Com. David Porter, setting forth that he has a right to recruit men in the U. States for foreign service. He issued a handbill oflcriiiff bounties to such as would 0 on board vessels of war which were under his com mand at the mouth of the river Missississippi, and enlist to serve in the Mexican navy. A large number had been procured, and 'were arrested by orders from the District Attorney when on their way to join the ships. N. Y. Ere. Pott. SATURDAY, SKF1T.MBEU 22, 1827. (JpWe find lli.it wo are unexpected ly engaged in giving publicity to a pri vate dispute wc protested against the proceeding, and slated that in our opi nion such subjects were totally nnfit to be introduced into a newspaper but our advertising columns have been claimed, and in yielding them we act in conformity to uage in our profession, although it is against out wishes and against our better judgment. Portugal. The Lisbon papers contain an account of the dismis sal of Gen. Saldanho, and the ap pointment of a successor, in con sequence of which a tumult had occurred among the people, who marched through the si roots ut tering cries of "Long live the King, the Charter, and Gen. al danho." The desertion of the Portuguese troops into Spain, are described as more considerable than ever. Soidh America. Accounts re ceived at New-Orleans from Ha vana, state that the half-breed In dians with the mulattoes and ne groes, in Venezuela, had risen in arms and made a general massa cre of the whites. Gen. Morales was busily fitting out an expedi tion in the Canary Islands, to be composed of 5000 Spanish troops. All the colored uniform battalions in Havana had volunteered their services, and the same description of troops under regular pay would also embark. The half "brother of Ferdinand VII., Don Francisco de Pablo, was expected at Hava na, to proceed with hi? expedition. Suicide. On Monday last, (says the Elizabeth-City Star of the J 5th inst.) a most shocking in stance of suicide occurred in Hert ford, Perquimans county. Dr. Hale. E. Walker, a native wc be lieve of Maryland, but for twelve months or more a practising phy sician in Perquimans county, late ly moved to this county with the intention of locating himself. He was however taken very ill. and was advised to return rfo Perqui mans county, which he did a few weeks since, and from that time has shown strong symptoms of insanity. On Monday last he did not appear at breakfast, when a messenger was sent to his room and received for answer that he would come directly this was re peated two or three times. After dinner, the doctor not having made his appearance, the landlord went to his room and found the door locked, he called, but received no answer. He hqw became alarm ed, and getting on a shed entered the room through a window, when he found the doctor lying on the bed, which with himself was cov ered with blood, and life entirely extinct. It appears he had deli berately taken a knife from among his surgical instrumcns,with which he divided the carotid artery and the jugular vein, making a wound in the side of his neck about two inches in length. He left a note on the ttib!e, bidding his friends Mr. Jefferson s opinions. Great ex ci lions have icccntly been made by the advocates of the Administration, to in itinenec public opinion, by Mating that the lamented Lx-rresulent .letlerson was in favor of the present incumbent, and also an advocate of the "protecting po licy, on which the people are so unhap nifv divided. To corroborate the posi tive assertions of some editors, w ho ap pear to si' t truth and consistency at defi arice, some expressions of Mr. Jefferson have been introduced, upon the ques tionable "say so" of anonymous indivi- I . I Tl 1 4 1 1 4 ... I ! duals, l lie subject ueeu pui iuh-m, however, bv Mr. i . M. Randolph, son in-law of Mr. Jefferson, and Gov. Giles, 'of Virginia, who have submitted lo the public the declined and written opinions of Mr. Jefferson, a short time previous to his death. Mr. Randolph, in a letter 'published in the Virginii Advocate, says: ! "I am very sure I did hear Mr. Jefferson sav, and I think it was about the last of July or the 1st of ; August, 1825, but it might have !been in December, that it was fortunate for the country that Gen. Jackson was likely to be lit for public life four years after; for it seemed to him to be the only hope left of avoiding the dangers manifestly about to arise out of the broad construction now again given to the Constitution of tin; ! United States, which effaced all 'limitations of powers, and left the General Government, by theory, i altogether unrestrained. That its character was plainly enough a ;bout to be totally changed, and that a revolution which had been hitherto indistinctly contemplated at a very great distance, was now suddenly, and unexpectedly, bro't close to our view. Of Gen. Jack son, Mr. Jefferson often said, that he was' an honest, sincere, firm', clear-headed and strong-minded man; of the soundest political principles; which he knew well,: from having observed his conduct while a Senator of the U. States, when he was Vice-President him-! self. He had no doubt, that if Gen. Jackson should be brought into odice to correct, the alarming tendency towards formidable, and otherwise irremediable evils, be ginning to develop itself in the ad ministration of the general gov ernment, he would be entirely faithful to that object. This con versation took place cither imme diately after the Convention in Staunton of 1825, or in Decem ber following; and it was the last The following is an extract of a letter in the hand-writing of Mr. Jeffersou addressed to Gov. Giles recently lished in the Richmond inquirer: ilMonticello, Dec. 2G, 1825. "Dear Sir: I sec as'youdoand with the deepest affliction, the ra pid strides with which the federal branch ot our government, is ad vancing towards the usurpation of ' all the rights reserved to the states, and the consolidation in" itself, of all powers foreign and lrminti niwl th.'lt tOO bv rrr structionj, which if legitimate, leave no limits to then power. Take together the decisions of the federal court, the doctrines of the President and the miscon structions of the constitutions! compact acted on by the legisla ture of the federal branch; and i is but too evident that the thrct ruling branches of that depart mum, uiu in uuuiuuiuiiuii, iu ui . their colleagues, the state authori v"' ties, of the powers reserved l them, and to exercise themselves, all functions foreign and domes tic. Under the power to regiduto commerce, they assume indciV , nitoK- tlint nln nvp.r norrir.iilrnn . and manufactures; and call it re- "illation too, to take the earning of one of these branches of indus try, and that too the most de pressed, and put them into the pockets of the other, the most depressed of all. Under tlie au thority to establish post roads, they claim that of cutting down mountains, for the construction of roads, of digging canals; and aid ed by a little sophistry on t lie words "general welfare," a right to do, not only the acts, to effect 4 that, which "ar) specifically cnu- merated and permitted; but what soever they shall think, or pre- & tend, will be for the general wc! f fare. And what is our resource for the preservation of the consti tution! Reason and argument. You might as well reason and ar ffuc with the marble columns en circling them. The representa tives chosen bv ourselves thev are joined in the combination, some from incorrect views of 0 vcrnment, some from corrupt ones, sufficient voting together to out number the sound parts, and with majorities of only 1, 2 or 3, bold enough to go forward in defiance. Arc tec then to stand at arms!" "No! thatmust be the last rc- source, not to oe tnougnt or mini much longer, and greater suffer ings. If every infraction of a compact of so many parties, is to be resisted at once as a dissolu tion of it, nono can ever be form ed which would last one year. Wo must have patience and long endurance then, with our broth ren, while under delusion. Give them, time for reflection and expe rience of consequences; keep our selves in a situation to profit by the chapter of accidents and se parate from our companions, only when the sole alternatives lefr, are the dissolution of our union with them, or submission to a go vernment without limitation of powers. Between these two evils, when we must make choice, there can be no hesitation; .but in the meanwhile, the states should be watchful to note every materia

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