Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1841), 1842-08-31

              nn ATE JOURNAL, VOLUME XXXIII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1842. NUMBER 1. WEE KLY 0 0 PUBLISHED EVEUY WEDNESDAY, BV ClIAHMtS hcott, Ot ricK corner of High mid Town itrecli, ButUe' Building. TERMS: Three Doli.ahs pkr aknum, whirhnmy be due hargeil by the payment of Two Dollart ami Fitly CenU in advance, Daily Qliio Stale Joiimnl per annum 5 00 Tri-WJeldy Ohio Htalc Journal per arinun 00 All letter! on buaiuon of the ofllre or ronlainin? remiltan. cei.muttbo poal paid, ffrl,Mtn.M.e we permitted by low to remit money to pay lubscripliouf lo iiewpaperi. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 184 fJ7We give to-day, to the exclusion of our usual variety, tho'very able report of John Qumcr Adams, from the select committee to which was referred the last Veto oj" John Tyler. It will be read with great interest. ; Loud AJhburto. the Special Minister Plenipotentiary frofth Great Britain, having accomplished the objects of hie ir.uaion, loft Washington on Thursday lest for the ortlu It is said ho intends to spend a a week or two in the northern cities, and then embark for England in the frigate Warapite, which awaiu him in New-York. - Bhodfi lulnnd Convention The choice of Delegate to the Convention directed bvan set of the General Assembly of Rhode Isl and for the purpose of amending the Constitution of that Suae, In to take place on l uesuay nexu The Newark Convention 90,000 Young men In t t'ouncll. Wo loarn from delegates, who returned from Newark last evening, that the Convention was ono of the hrgest, and enthusiastic ever assembled in Ohio. Till 1! o'clock, evory road, street and avenuo was literally crammed with Whigs, who were rushing forward to save and protect our country. Newark presented a solid mass of people. Wo learn that the Convention was variously estimated from 15 to 20,000. The manly and fearless stnnd taken by the gallant Whigs of the legislature was sustained with entire unanimity. The proceedings of the Convention will soon bo published, and we shall take the corliost opportunity to lay them before our readers. co Focolmn rtn up-liill buiincM In Ohio. Our readers are awaro that the Locos, after drum ming up for recruits for weeks, were scarcely able to gather men enough together to make a decent platoon at their late Stato Convention. In point of numbers it was about on a par with the Tylor meetings which have been held throughout the country. But the Whigs, the glorious Whigs of 1810 are still alive. Throughout Ohio they are mooting by thousands and tens of thousands. At Dayton, Xonia, Lebanon and Newark, the Whigs were thcro by acres with the same principles, and with the sun u determination that brought them to gether in 1810. The lloundnrv Treaty The Treaty with England in reference to the North Eastern Boundary, was ratified by the Senate of the United States on Saturday last, after a discussion of four days. It was understood that tlio vote wus 30 yeas to l nays the nays being according to the correspondent of the Baltimore American, Allen, of I Ohio, Benton, Linn, Conrad of Li., Bngby. Buchanan, and his colleague, Smith of Ind., and another. It is said that Mr. Calhoun made a great speech in its favor. The Intelligencer says it understands " that Wm. 8. Derrick, Esq., of the Diplomatic Bureau in the Department of State, will proceed immediately to England with the ml i lied Treaty, and is expected to bring back tlio formal ratification of it by the Queen of Great Britain. Tlio Troaty will then ho officially proclaimed and published. From tbc llmioit All", Etlra, August 19. Jtrrlrn! of Ihe Drltnnnln -10 onr" later from Euro p. The Royal Mail Htoamhip Britannia, Capt John Ilewt-u, arrived at her birth, East Boston, this morning, about 5 o'clock, having made her passage from Liverpool to this port in 144 days. By her we are nut m possession of our lull tiles of Ijondon and Liverpool (wipers to the morning of Aug. 4th. The news of the overland Mail reached London on tlio afternoon of the ltd inst tho particulars of which will be found bolow. There had been a very slight improvement visible in the manufacturing dnttricts. The harvests promises to be a very abundant one. The Flour and Grain markets wero very much rio- E reused, and both tlour and wheat had fell considera-lv.The Cotton Market had observed a very active spirit during the whole fortnight, and the daily sales avoraged from 5 to cHNK) bnles. Lower qualities of American Ind improved lolly 4 per lb. Tho Uuidon Monty Market evinces strong evi dence ol' improvement. The transactions have boon on a uk) re cxtuiuivc scale than for some time previous and capitalists evinced a greater desire lo invest mo ney, i'lio arrival in London of an accredited agent from the United States government, for Uie puiiosc ot contracting a loan 01 twelve millions ol dollars was not much liked ; and it was confidently assorted in well informed quarters, that he wotild wholelyfail in the oniect ot Ins mission. Ihe 1 res have treat ed the gentleman very unceremoniously. On tlio morning of (lit tjrith ulU London and the neighborhood was tiniea by a most violent thunder slorm, which caused considerable loss by ihe destruction of property. A nuihbcr of buildings were partially or wholly deHtroyuil by the electric fluid, as al so some public buildings including St Martin's I hurrh, ouoot (lie handsomest in MiglanU, tho steeple of which was shattered to nieces. In the neighborhood of .Birmingham, StafTorddhire, and other parts of tlio iiiinulacturmg districts, there hiu been some rather serious outbreaks, which required the greatest energy and exertion on the part of the magistracy to supress. The lutest accounts from U10 revolutionary districts, however, inform us that matters were resuming their wonted quiet and the nien and masters were couuuir to terms. The Parliamentary proceedings during the sixteen days were of such a character as lo (mhwcbs but little interest. One or two attempts had been made by liberal members in the House of Commons, again to force upon the liouso the attention ot tlio Lorn-lsw question, but the attempt uniformly ended in the disappointment ol those who brought it lurwi.ru. CHINA. It was said that Yang, an Imperial Commissioner, was rn ruiuV to offer iU.OUO.OUU as compensation to the llrilodi tor the expenses ol Uie war, and the sur rendered opium ; aUo the cession of Hung Kong as Ihe price ol peace. The Chinese had already commenced removing tho mint and rubbish preparatory to rebuilding Uie uogue inn. Some tiL'htinir had taken place atNingno, in which 1,100 British routed (i,(HK) Chinese with the loss of I mm 500 to 700 slain. We had Uiree killed and 40 wounded. FRANCE. The Sessions wore opened ou Tuesday the 9.ith of July, by Uie King in person, with Uie' following speech : Gkti.emkm, TiT-as, a?(d Drputiks. Under the irrief which omiresaes me. deprived of that dourly beloved son whom 1 considered destined to replace me on Urn throne, and who was the support o my old age, I havu deemed it imperative to hasten Uie moment of your assembling around me. We have together a great duty to Intnl. When it shall please (tod lo call 1110 to himself, it U necetwary that France and the constitutional monarchy bo secured against being for a moment exjiosed to any interruption of the royal authority, luu will therefore, havn unde liberate upon the measures redo in to for prevent in if, during Uiu minority of my bfluved grandson, Uu immense danger. The calamity that has befaln me does not render mo ungrateful to Divine I'rovioVnce, which still pre serve to me my children, worthy of all my tender- ness ana uie cn muence 01 r ranee. hf Unit I omen, let us now secure the repose and safe ly of our country. At a later period 1 shall call upon yoti to resume your accustumld labors relative lo Slato affaire. The Paris papers are filled frith artielea relative to the state of pnrtiea in Uie Chamber of Deputies, nd with the official pnigramite of Uie funeral of tho Duke of Orleans. A decided breach is estsb-Imhed between the extreme and centre gauche, and the party really hostile to the prevent cabtuct is lift without guide or direction. The Regency Bill will be presented and passed, and the session convoked for that purpose, prorogued to November. The Duke de Nemours will beHe-BPnl- The first part 01 trio funeral ceremony 01 me Duke of Orleans namely, the removal of U10 body from Neuilly to Uie Cathedral of Notre Dame took nlace on Saturday. The greater part of thejrarrison and national guards were undor arms, and it might he said that the whole ot the population ot raria iiaa collected on the road to see the procession. The Gazettes de France lias been condemned, lor a libel against the Crown, in articles written on the occasion of the deaUi of Uie Duke of Orleans, to a fine of 24,000f. and an imprisonment for two years of M. Paul Aubray, Uie responsible editor. Thia sentence is generally considered to bo one of uncalled for severity. The King has issued two royal ordinances one authorising the M inister of France to advance a sum of 400,000f. to defray the expenses of Uie Prince Royal's funeral; and a second authorising Uie same minister to pay to tho Duchess of Orleans the sum of ltfJ.IM.. (Hie. being the amount fixod by the law of the 7th of May, 1837, as a dowry in case she should survive her husband, the Duke of Orleans. Columbus, August 12, 1842. Editor of the Ohio State Journal. Sir: A friend has forwarded to me a copy of the Newark " Constitutionalist," dated August (i, 1842, in which I find a letter from a correiqondcnt at Columbus, written, as 1 suppose, by one of the Editors now in this city,in which I am pointed out as U10 author of what tho writer terms certain " idandtr n against Richard Staddcn. I do not intend to take notice of the low personalities with which the writer has fljwkcn of me ; I can never observe such things except when uttered by a gentleman. I propose to stato to you some of the facts relating to the case of Mr. Staddcn which have coine to my knowledge, that you, and those who feel interested in the matter, may judge whether he has been fuirly or unfairly treated. I will, howevor, state in the first place, that you did not obtain from me ihe information on which you made your statement in the Journal some months since, relative to Mr. Staddcn, nor did Mr. Stanlon of the Senate, learn that from me which led to his determination to introduce his resolution for a committee of inquiry. After ho had determined to ask for the committeo, he culled on me for the first time, and asked me for information, which 1 then gavo to him. It is unnecessary for mo to detail the history of my connection with the accounts of Mr. Staddcn let it bo sufficient, that Uiey wore referred to 1110 by T. . Butes, Km., them acting member of the Board of Public Works, who wo tho principal of Mr. Stal den, and who had appointed and employed him to lake tho charge ond Superintendence of tho Western Division of Uie Nationul Road that Mr. Bates instructed me to stato the accounts fairly, to overlook all informal iUcB, and to allow him credit for all receipts, for moneys expended by him, which he might produce but that ho required of me not to pass upon any balance which I might find, until I liad first obtained from him a satisfactory explanation of certain receipts, which it was claimed by the parties giving them, had bceu fraudulently procured from them by Mr.Staddcn. With these instructions, I prepared to enter upon tho work, and gave Mr. Studdcn notice that I was ready. 11a repeatedly made appointments with me, perhaps from 20 to 40 different times, when he would attend and close U10 accounts, which appointments he failed to keep us often as they were made, and at last he told me tint, as he understood tho law, he could not be compelled to settle them until the l."tli of November, and (lint he did not intend to soldo them until that time. Being thus satisfied that he did not wwli or intend to close the accounts, 1 informed Mr. Bates of the fact, nd ho Uien instructed me to put his official bond in suit accordingly, 1 placed it in the hands of N. II. Uwayno, Ksq., who commenced suit upon it about four'months after Mr. Sudden's removal from office. Shortly after the commencement of this suit, Mr. Stadden produced his papers and vouchers and the accounts were stated. He produced to uie no bonks whatever containing h statement ot Uie accounts with t'ie various contractors and laborers employed by him, and of Uie sums of money received and expended by him, although I frequently asked himforune. He had nothing from which to make up his accounts, except a low loose memoranda, and nm receipts. Every thing was loose, vague and unsatisfactory. For example he had no where an entry or a mem orandum of Uie sums of money received by him from tho Stttoo Com pan Vi lor tolls due to the state on Stage Coaches, passing at the several gates. When asked lor such an entry or memorandum, he replied Uiat he never kept any account wiUi Uie Mmge Company that they kept their own account, nnu wnen ue caiicu upon uieui iur niuuey, uiey were in the habit of giving him a check on the Clinton Bank, and that he knew no way of detcrming the amount of stage tolls collected by bun, except by enquiring at tho Bank fur the checks drawn in his favor. I repaired to Uie Bank, and was there told that Uie checks hod passed beyond their control tho only information there to be procured, was a statement shewing the amount to his credit on Bank account from time to lime. This information, uncertain as it was, I was compelled to use as Uie best I could obtain. The amount of tolls on Stages with which he waa thus charged, and for w hich he thus accounted, was between 1,000 and $5,000. As instructed bv Air. Hates, I trave Air. ntodden credit for every voucher ho produced for the ex pen. diHire of money ( and I found a balanco in his favor of 178 (10, Tho wholo amount of his expenditures to contractors and for labor performed on the est-crn Division of tho National Road, was $l!);f5 lid He was also allowed lor his salary frl'l UJ, tiirti- ding kUAi GO for Upq months' pail after kit rtmovfd from njfictj while preparing hit actvunt. In the above amount ol )fr.',.t(. ;?, was included, Ml J oV ol receipts signed by Thomas McShano 100 of a receipt signed by John Robiimon, and a receipt (according to the best of my recollection, $253,) signed by John Tomlinson all of which receipts, 1 had been informed by Uicso persons, had been procured from them through deception and false reprcsenutions; and Uiey had formally cautioned both Mr. Bates aud myself against giving Mr. Madden credit tor Uienu These cautiont of Mc Shane, Robinson and Tomlinson were shown by me to Mr. Stadden, and he waa asked for an explanation. Ho insisted that McShano and Tomlinson were mistaken, and that Robinson's statement waa false. As Mr. Stadden did not and would not give any intelligible explanation of these receipts, I was satisfied thut he had never paid Uie money to the parties, aud that to allow him credit would bo to defraud the Ntute. I therefore refused credit for those items. He took an appeal from my dec 1 non to Mr. uatea his principal. Air. Hates care fully examined Uie matter, and lold him, Uial without explanation, he could not havo the credits, lie advised him to procure Uie attendance of McShano and l omlintfun, that ihcy might bo examined as to their accounts. He kindly suggested to him, that his rro- mVfion waa involved in Uns matter, and, as an addi tional inducement tn procure their presence, he off ed to pny both his and their expeiiics in attending at Columbus This Mr. Stadden promised to do on I ho following Saturday; but instead of so doing on that day, presented a memorial (0 Uie Legislature, setting forth that ho had long been ready and prepared to si-ttle his accounts with U10 Board of Public Works, but that they refused to settle with him! nd asking tho legislature to investigate Uie causes w hy Uiey refused A committee was aptwintcd, and to their questions the Board of Public Works replied, setting torlh Uie facUof Uie case, and giving to Uie committee such papers as appeared to throw light upon tho matter, including a copy of Uie statement of tho accounts prepared by me; also copies ol Uie state ments of McShane, Tomlmion and Robinson. Af ter a few days the chairman of tho committee infor med inc. as Mr. Bates told mc ho had already inform ed him, that he had advised Mr. Stadden, that the committee could do nothing for him, and Uiat ho must settle his accounts with us the best way ho could. Under thia state of facts, I was much surprised when, on U10 night of the 5th of March last, Mr, Uatea informed mc, Uiat the chairman ot the se lect commilco of Uie Houso of RenresenUtivca was about to make a report in favor of Mr. Sudden, and to recommend the passage of a resolution directing tho Hoard of Public Works to nay a balance of near $200 to Mr. Staddcn. At 1 o'clock of the evening ot Uiat day, Mr. rerkins, one ot the committee, in formed me, Uiat the committee had never met and consulted on the subject, and ho was not informed that they ever thought of reportiutr. I was the more surprised when I saw Uie roHrt, stating that H after an investigation 01 the accounts and vouchers ot said Staddcn, they (the committee) find a balanco . duo hun of one hundred ami eiirhty dollars and four teen cental and from all the facts in Uie case which havo come to Uieir knowledge, they tro inclined to believe, Uiat much injustice has been dono to Mr. Stadden in Uiis matter because I well knew that tho committeo had never inrttrated the acrounts by a tvmpanmn of the mm irtrn the vouchers, inasmuch aameynad never asked me to produce the vouch ers. Below I annex copies of tho sUtementa of Mc Shane and Robinson, also a statement recently made by Mr. Bates. From a perusal of them you and your readers may easily determine, whether there waa not reason to suppose Uiat Mr. Sudden had not fairly accounted for all Uie public moneys received by him whether he has been tairly or unfairly ireaien whether I was right in refusing him all Uie credita hn rlaitnpfl nnd wliPtlmp Iia wna instlv entitled to the balance paid to him by the Board of Public works. 1 present these facte to the Public in defence a- gainst an unjust newspaper attack. If I was the author of Uie statements against Mr. Sudden com plained ot in the tJonstilutionalist, couiu 1 do regarded as a "slanderer V A. a CHEW. fCOl'Y.1 I. John Robinson of Etna township and county of Licking, of lawful age, being duly sworn depose ano say, I had a contract for drawing and breaking stone on that part of Uie National Road under the supervision of Richard Staddcn, and having furnished and broken the stone as contracted for, I called on said Stadden for a settlement, and found he had no account of 30 rods, which I had furnished amounting to j(ia5, 1 believe thai I am abundantly able to prove that I drew and broke the stone on Uie 30 rods above mentioned by a number of witnesses. I further denose and sav Uiat said Stadden shewed mo a receipt, purporting to be signed by me and bearing a signature much resembling mine, which receipt was for $100, purporting to have been paid to mo on the 17Ui of July, 1810. I further depose and sav that I did not receive the money mentioned in said receipt, at Uiat or any other timet nor is U10 signature 10 uiu bhhi receipt, ucuunuug w uie ucbiui my knowledge and belief, my real signuture : I have no recollection 01 ever naviug signeu il, uuu 1 mum if I had siirned it I could not have forgotten it. I know I nevor received the money ; and I bclievn if the simiaturo is real v mine, it was civen tor some other purpose, and not with the intention of signing receipt at that tune. Signed, I J. ROBINSON. Personally appeared before me the above named John Roliiiunn, and made oath to and subscribed the hove allidavit, Uus 15th day ot JNovcmber, 1841. be fore me. THOMAS WOOD, J. P. COl'V.) A statement of the condition of Thomas Me SI nine's account, as superintendent of laborers on the Western Division of the National Road. I commenced operations on tho National Road un der Mr. Stadden us Superintendent on Uie 1st day of -Hay, 1810, and did labor by tnyselt and others employed bv mo. as follows: ihhj. iur lira tnoinu ui may 10 mo aimwni ui " JlllIU, " iulv. " 11 Atl'gLI't, " " Hf.U'inl)cr, " " Orliihrr, " Ifilli ' November, " For this ainnunt I received payment, follows : I (J HI, August t, from Mr. Sudden "0 H.1.1. II. " JO M Oct. 0. " 15 (O nm, J .in. U, Order on John' gnlc, li) (XI M-'tKlri, Wrltfd order on nunc, 67 M Mny J7, from Mr. iadUn, 1U 07 " if vr. will, to Consiitu- Imniiliftt, 5 00 " Ciihpd.Docn,2pr.bliocJ ti 74 Ilnlnnre unpaid, 1 nlo nnid laliorcf Iur buriunir dead 01 ill Ihcrond. 51 AO and lor cunt of wood, I (XI 2 50 if ."J 61 Ilia amount of labor performrd ly me and mvlrr mv di- rerlion, Ix-iwueii the Jilli iov. 1UW, uutl 15tb of May lull, n kiiiuwh : 111 U), Wh Nov. to 1st l)cr. amount of for die momii of lire " IUII, " Jximnrv, " rYhnwry,"- " March, " April, to (ho Ifilh May, " RECAPITULATION. Labor done prior lo Nov. 16. 11! W. " bclwmi I5di Nov, 'M) and litk Alav '11. Expcmcs paid lor huming ox, Sill .T7 Deduct amount paid me, JU4 Leaven a balance dnn me of SUl 3 1 4 ror whirh amount .llr ftanoon on the Tin Jul v. Itlll, cave mc a receipt to be paid by his uicceuor for Ml 30 And for whirh certificate I envc liim a rcrcml a for w much money paid to nm. Mr. Stadden did not take receipts from me for the several amounts paid me, at the time the same were imid, but lie called on mo from time to time to give him receipts, as if he paid me money, telling me it was the rule ot the Department Uiat lie should pre sent Uie receipts before he could settle Uie accounts. Accordingly at the tunes stated, l gave uuu uupu- cute receipts as follows: UW, AoruuMi, tor J 79 III rept, 11, " ; uo (hi. fl, " lo Ml .4411 ."si tho same being for the whole amount of labor and expences incurred by me prior to Uie 15tli or Novein ber. mo. On the 7Ui of July, 18-11, 1 had a settlement with Mr. Stadden, and it was found Uiat prior to 15th No vember ir lU, 1 hid done work to the amount ot w-l 1 1,- Mi tn which add expenses of burning ox 1 50, 111 all J?ll.'l Ni, and that ho had paid me bU and Uiat there was a bulance duo mo for work dono prior to 15th November, 1H10, of f2D 50. It was further found tint I had dono work since Uie l.ith Novem ber, IH 10, and up to Mny 15, ItHI, to U10 amount of ,)f rO, leaving due to me at Uie lime of Uie aeltle- ment if'IKX UO. ror the amount of $184 nt so paid mo, Mr. Stad den asked me for his convenience, to give him a single receipt, and 1 did so upon his tearing from one set of the duplicato receipts, my name attached thereto, I asked him to tear mv name from tho other set, but ho replied Unit it would be of no use 1 that as be had destroyed one, he could not uso Uie other set, and Uiat they would aid him in making up his books when he got home For Uie halanceof 50 and for Uie ,-J.il rJO, amounting to v'h 110, lie cave me a cer tificate and told me (iciieral Patterson would pay Uie same. I hereby certify that I have received from Mr. Stadden Mi and no more at any time for labor tone by me and under my direction on Uie National Road, and that if Mr. Sudden claim credit from Uie State for any greater sum of money, upon receipts siirned by mo, he has nevor paid mo any considera tion Uierefor, and is not entitled to credit for Uie same. Signcd.l THOMAS McSHANK Columbus, DecttO, 1841. Columbus, August A. 8. Chew, Dear Air: In reply to your communication of this date, I stato Uiat I referred Mr. Stadden's accounts at Superintendent of the Western Division of the National Road to you for settlement during the lattor part of Uie year JH40. this re I ere nee was made in consequence of the very imperfect and obscure manner in which Mr. S, had stated the in. I directed vou tn make a severe and strict examination of Uie items by comparison of the vouchers with Uie accounts, and to allow nothing winch you thought liable to suspicion until it was fully and satisfactorily explained. Yoti soon after informed me that Uie ma terials furnished by Mr. Stadden were insufficient to mako up a statement ot accounts ; and I uien re oiiestcil hun to furnish such puer and vouchers si were necessarv. This reouest waa renealedlv made. and although Mr. n. as frequently pmmiaed to do so, he entirely omitted until several months after his re moval (nun ottice, l his removal took place on the 15th of May, 1841. Mr. Stadden waa then directed tn furnish vou with the necessary papers and vouch ers for the statement of his accounts (luring tho wholo time of his continuance in office. This request was also frequently repeated, until upon 6nding that ho utterly disregarded his promises to attend to the matter, I directed you to put his official bond in suit, as a meant of forcing him to close the settlement, which ho should voluntarily have made mouths before. In December last, Air. Stadden informed me, that he hnd then Uie papers and vouchers wiUi him, aud that ho was prepared, to make sett lenient I immediately took bun to yourollicc, and requested you to afford him evory facility for closing thorn w ith despatch. On the same day at a subsequent hour, 1 instructed you to givo Mr. Stadden credit for every voucher for expenditures which he might present 1 and that after staUng the accounts, if he claimed over certain amounts for payments to Thomas McShane, John Tomlinson and John Robinson, you should m hi t that the sumi could not be allowed, until U10 items were aatisfactorily explained, 1 then drew your attention to certain written statements prcpaicd by Uie portons above named, and which I had sometime before given to you, in which Uiey pro tested againBt Mr. Sudden being allowed credit on certain receipts, given by Uiem for money never paid 10 mem, anu which ruceiuia uiey ijibibicu uuu uvkh procured from them by Mr. Stadden, on false repro-sentaUona. For instance, it waa represented by Mr. Shane, Uiat he had given receipts at various times to Stadden amounting in the aggregate to more Uian 91,000, while he had in tniUi been paid only IKi UO, nd that the last named sum was all Air. H. should be credited. On the following day you called on me in company with Mr. Stadden, and showed me the statement of account which you had prepared. You suited in his presence that you had given Mr. S. credit for every voucher which he had presented, and that you found under this statement Uiero was due to hun a balance tor 910 tu, but uiat in making up this balance you had given him credit for payments to McShane, in all $71)5 7b and to Tomlinson and Robinson for sums very considerably more than they represented in their statements they had received. You also stated, that you had exhibited to Mr. S. the written statements of McShane, Tomlinson. and Robinson, and you also then produ ced them, and told Mr. S. that you was instructed to ask him tor an explanation before you could pass the accounts. He then insistei that McShane and Tomlinson were entirely misrakci in Uieir statements, and that if he could see them h; could satin I v them of their mistake: and that tho itatement of Robinson was false, and that as U wis in the form of an affidavit he was guilty of pari u a. I then proposed to Mr. S. that he Bhould procurethe presence of McShane and Tomlinson, that $e night examine them as to Uie amount of labor and matoriuU furnished by them, and the amount of money received by Uiem; and I offered to allow Mr. 8. his expenses in procuring their attendance. He left us with the assurance that ho would goto JcfTersun and Vienna to procure their attendance at my rooms on the following Saturday ; but he omitted to do Uiis, although he was subsequently solicited by mo to do so, as a matter in which his reputation was involved. Mr. b. continued to insist that the statement of McShane and Tomlinson were incorrect, and tlint he was entitled to the full credit he had claimed tor payments to Uiem: and thus the matter stood until inmetimo after the application was made by him to the House of Representatives for relief. I now recollect the surpriso I felt and expressed to you, upon licarinir thut Mr. Stadden had udted the Houso fur a Committee of hvestigalion. I felt that he had axked for that, whici, if properly conducted, must lead to his destruction, I then believed, as I do now, that he hid in the cases above named, taken receipts and claimed credits for moneys he had never paid ; I believed that he had procured Uiosc receipts tor the purpose of defrauding and cheating the State; and I supposed that a proper legislative examination would show that he had done so in many other cases which we had not detected. When, therefore, the Chairman of the Select Committee of tho IIourc informed us that he had, after examining such papers as wero shown to him, advised Mr. Stadden to settle the accounts with us the best way he could, I wna not astonished, inasmuch as he was Uie friend of Mr. Staddcn. AtVr Uie case waa returned to us Mr. Stad dcn admitted that he was wrong in dunning a credit of $111 o7 for payments to McShn no; but he then insisted that he liad on the other hand accidentally omitted to claim several other items of credit amoiint- nir in theagcremite to fll'J, for payments to sever al other persons, and for which ho now claimed credit. Upon examination of these credits, we were of opinion that inasmuch as he never produced any proper vouchers to support them, and as he tailed to give any satisfactory or intelligible explanation of Uiem, that they were improper items of credit, trumped up for tho occasion in short Uiat it was a clumsy effort to cover an improper transaction by the commission of another equally improper, and that he could not therefore, with propriety, be allowed Uie amounts. 1 will hero add, that I was much surprised to ticar of the Report of Uie Select Committee of the House, at Uie close ot Uie Sescion in March last, in favor ol .Mr. Stadden, claiminir that much mitistice hid been done to Mr. Stadden in this matter ;" also at the resolution reported by them instructing tho Board of Public Works "to pay Richard Staddcn out of the National Road Fund, tho sum of ono hundred and eighty dollars and fourteen cents," because I knew tn nt tbp (!oniniittie had never jntpprbv invfjOurlrJ the matter; and I believe if such investigation had taken place, Mr. Stadden would have been found largely indebted to the Slate. In conclusion, 1 will add, that ! believe yon have throughout this transaction, dealt fairly and honorably by Mr. Stadden that you have examined and stated his accounts with patient investigation: and that if you had rejected the receipts and credits which were known to be improper, he would have been al lowed for oUiers for which he had made no actual payment in money. lour, truly, (Signed,) T. BATES. rhllmlrlpbln Cntn Hoiw. CorreoiidriMe of (lie National Intel ligeneer. PiiiLAiiri.i'iiiA, August V0, 1842. The long menaced work of rcinnvinir tho Vhi officers in the Cuttom House in Uns city, to make mom for partisan of Uie Administration, scema now to havo commenced. The first practical step hns just been taken, by Executive order, as appears from the following letter received by Richard Cue, an ap-pmiser of merchandise t TarAsuar Dr-PAaTMRTr, AugustJ17, 1812. "Sir: I am directed by Uie Prttident to inform yon that your services as appraiser of merchandise, for Uie port of Philadelphia, are no longer required. 1 am, very respecttiiiiy, Your obedient servant, Mc CLINTOCK YOUNG. Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Richard Cob, Ksq., Appraiser of merchandise, Philadelphia.11 Tho crimes of the ousted officer are of a moral eharnctor, according to the new Tyler dispensation. 110 is suspected ol harboring friendly feelings towards bolh Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay, aud he has a son-in-law who is an open Clay man. These are the oui-in. ? wiiuii tuusiuuio uwaiiuiuinew ano ouwion- esty in a Federal officer. Ho it must be; for the 'resident himseit has said in a solemn address to tho American people, when the sudden accession to un- cxocted honors and power created such a tumult of satisfaction Uial ambition dreamed of no greater achievement men me r resident said, Ml will ro move no incumbent from otlico who has faithfully and honestly acquitted himself of Uie duties of his ollico." Of course the President reserved the right to interpret his own English ; and Uns right ho justly exercises when he construes the adherence, at thia time, on Uie part of an officer tn Ihe opinions held or represented by John Tyler in 1H 10, to be treason to J oh 11 Tyler in 1812, and conclusive evidence Uiat such incumbent has not faiUifully and honestly acquitted himself of tho duties of bis ottice. This intlance will of course be sustained, as it has been already, by other exemplifications of (his peculiar right of interpretation, and tho repetition of examples will give U10 force of prescription to the claim. Fro Ciiicaoo. The Clinton, which left Chicago on Uie 1 Ith, brought intelligence that some 25 sail of lower leakers wero in port awaiting cargoes; but owing to tho high prices demanded by tho farmers for new wheat, there had not been very lame pur chases made. Some few lots had been bought at 70 to 72 cents. On Sundny, 187 wagon loads of wheat, urawn oy uiree yuKoot oxen each, had arrived on the Prairie out side of U10 city. Sixty-four cents had been offered, but Uie owners held back for higher prices. The Buffalo Commercial sayat ('apt Burton, of Uie Agnoa Barton, with his crew, had engaged to Uinuh for every tenUi bushel, no that ho might obtain a cargo ami leave a early as poa. aible. At Michigan City and SL Joseph, Uie farmer! had been offered 4ti cents for Uieir wheal, but none waa obtained. The answer invariably given by Uie fun iters waa, that they did not grow wheat to beaold at that price. In many cases Uiey had returned nou 10 wiui uieir iosus. Jor Smith At. Co The St Iuis Republican has intelligence from Nanvoo that Ooy.Carlin of Illinois hns rest ilvod tn comply with tho requisitions nl tho (i over nor of Missouri, and deliver up Jo Smith, ami A. P. Rockwell, who it is charged waa employed by Smith tu assassinate Kx-Gov, Bogga. Smith and Rockwell were arrested, but the prisoners wore released on a habeas corpus issued by some of the Mormon authorities at Nanvoo, Further attempts wero made to get possession of tho Prophet and Rockwell, but they could not be found. Smith, it was supposed, would go to England. Sap! Sn!! Tho Philadelphia Evening Journal anys there am over 4,000 loom unoccupied in Uiat county, and that there are full 10,000 of the industrious classes in that city who am vainly endeavoring to earn the means by which to buy their bread. Tho ponple of Icma hive dolerminiMl, hy t majority of 1000 lo 1500, nut lo hvo i Convention for tlio onmitiun of Stale Constitution. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST itfi, 1842. Whin Yoa( tnaa Htnle CNrrnlioia mt !ew-nrk 14 t. 13,m0 mt Ihe rae-hrnrtr4 n reign Peeple lit tuwtmnee the Hplrtt mt JH40 re-nMlmalinii the FrremrM mt Okie the Mlnle enreil The SUUt IS iqfe 1 The People are coming to the rescue. They are impatient for the conflict, and pant for another opportunity of pulling down the black banner of Loco Focoism, and trailing ita obnoxious symbols in the dust I If there be a man in the State, of any party, who doubts that the spirit of the people is fully up, and that the redemption of the State from Loco Focoism il already decreed in their hearts, it is a misfortune to him that he was not at Newark on the 21 111, where ho would have witnessed thoso demonstrations of attachment to old-fashioned republican principles, and of disgust at the new-fangled theories of the latter duy " Democracy," which would have carried conviction to his mind that the mass of the People were right in their feelings, right in their judgments, right in their understanding of their duty and right in their resolutions to perform that duty. The spirit that can prompt such a gathering as was witnessed on Wednesday, can no more be mistaken tlmn the broad face of tho sun in a cloudless sky, It was our good fortune to be among the delcgutes from Franklin and Delaware counties, who enjoyed the fronorotia hntpilnlhrof the Whiff, of Granville, on tlio evening preceding the Convention. Here we wero joined by largo delegations from the adjacent townships, and forming a column tlirco or four miles in length, under tho direction of Col. Kunyon of this city, as Marshall, and his several assistants, with innumerable flags, banners and streamers bearing appropriate inacriptionB, and accompanied by the City Hand and Gorman Brass Band of Columbus, the Delaware and (irunvillc Bands, the magnificent procession moved off fur Newark. For an hour this stream of warm and stout hearts poured into tlio vil- lago amidst the deafening shouts of tlio thousands nl ready assembled. Tho procession from Granville atone probably numbered three thousand persons, Newark was crammed and filled to overflowing. Its sacious streets were blackened with dense masses of men, moved by a common impulse to unite their efforts for tho deliverance of the country from its two-fold scourges of Tylcrism and Loco rocoisin. But wo aro compelled to be brief in our account of this great Convention. The duty of describing it more fully will devolve upon those who were upon the siKit during tlio whole scene. The Convention wus organized in the Court House Square, by tlio appointment of IlE.inr STAflsnKRr, of Lancaster, as President, with a suitable number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries, and the usual committees were appointed to report an Address to tlio Pcoplo of the State, and Resolutions expressive of the sentiments of those who were in attendance. In tlio afternoon, Unv. Corwih addressed tho Convention, in a s)ieech of two hours' duration, in his own inimitably eloquent and impressive style, which elicited tho reiterated and warmest applauses from the assembled throng. When Cor. C. had concluded, Mr. Ewi.iu was loudly called for, and spoke for on hour to an attentive and interested audience. An Address was then read by Mr. Perrt of this city, which was warmly re-tpoiided to and adopted. So- veral letters from distinguished public men abroad, vho had been invited to attend the Convention, were also read, and ordered to be published with the pro ceedings. In tlio evening, the remaining business of the Con, vention was acted on within the Court House, by the delegates thtt remained over night Thoso who could obtain admittance, were addressed in admira- bl .peeclics, by Messrs. n'rirs, of Cleveland, nia, or sjmctrmati, Titytw m noes, ami outer gen tlemen. Jtidgo Krcnctft, of Cincinnati reported a erics of spirited and pertinent resolutions, which among other subjects, contained a nomination of IIENIIV CLAY, for tlio Presidency, and a nnm-mendation of JOHN DAVIS as a suitable candidate for tho Vico Presidency. Upon the question to adopt the resolutions in a body, a delegate moved to uxcopl the one in reference to tho Vice Presidency, and gavo as his rcasona that it was not expedient at thia period to commit Ohio to a candidnte fur that itlicc. This he did, after loud erica for the " ques tion" were with difficulty restrained for the purpose of allowing him an opportunity to explain his views. .Mr. Bnggs of Cleveland said he, too, was ilissatinficd with Uie resolution, and wanted it amended. He accordingly moved to amend by nomi'nai'iur "honest" Joh.i Davis of Massachusetts, out snd out, as the Met of the Wings of Ohio, for the Vice Presidency, on tlio ticket with Mr. Clat. The amendment waa carried with a about that sho jk the Court House to its foundations. The resolutions were then adopted with another deafening out-burst, which spoke directly from the hearts of all present CL.A Y and DAVIS are therefore formally presen ted to the wholo country as the candidates undor horn Ohio la ready to enlist for the next campaign. We shall hang out that " banner " directly, and we expect to conquer by it The conduct of tlio late resigning members of tlio Legislsturo waa most cordially and explicitly approbated by every act and expression of the Convention in all tho stages of its proceedings. Never did an act of the servants of the people, meet with a more triumphant and U'laniinoua approval from the great body of tlio people, than has the resignation of the Whig members of the Ucneral Assembly. We said when it first took place, Uiat the people would never be found reprobating a measure taken to protect their rights from invasion and sacrifice, and the result prove, that our estimate of Uieir spirit and intelligence was not overdrawn. The infamous designs if the sol lull and factious demagogues and conspir ators, whose attomit to disfranchise Uie people of tho Stato and minister to their own unhallowed purposes, waa defeated by the noble firmness and disinterested patriotism of Uie resigning niombcrs, are every when) execrated without qualification. The Convention at Nawark, in adding its weight to Uie voico of general reprobation, does but embody and givo form and voice to Uie universal sense of Uie people. If the Loco Foco leaders entertained any hopes of carrying tlio Stale, or our friends felt any fears for our complete success in Octobor, before Uiis Conven- Uon, audi hopes and fears have been entirely disaip- patcd by this demonstration. The People are swa king to a true perception of Uie causes which have prostrated all Uie great interests of the country, and of the dangcra which hover over the future. They comprehend Uie plan of Uio moat efficient remedy. It ia not by sinking down Ilka gslley alaves, and tamely submitting to Uio burdens which John Tyler and his new allies may have Uie conscience " lo impose upon their shoulders. It is not by yielding to tlio cormorant demands of Uie destructives for three " and " eight dollars a day and roast beef they have tried Uial, and Uie more Uiey appear disposed to give, Uio more insatiate and ravunous docs Uie sppetite for plunder snd oppression boconio. But the remedy lies in Uie k7ot tturs, and Uio peo- plo KNOW IT. To that Uie true friends of the country lake Uieir apgieal. Its vordict will consign many a brawling demagoguo and worthless spoils hunter to Uio obscurity lo which ho belongs. The Whig Young Men's Convention may be relied upon as tho infallible forerunner of a revolution whirh will again bring honest men into the public councils and pave Uio way for a system of IcgislaUon which shall onco room protect Ihe people in Uio enjoyment of their rights, give fresh securities to public liberty and open up new prospects of reluming prosperity to a aiinering country. Krom lh llsliimH Amilieaii, of Tuesday. IwaserliiMI aVees Wn.Mwisew. Aweshes Tariff till pmmt mt Ik lleisw. Il Will Im urn, ly llie mH-r,liitt, Mow, thM ih T,mlT It'll wtpmil hv Mr. Mt-Kismsn l Ps. liiinlly Mmiit H llii il Repi.rnl.livos is'rH.y avmine; bv a tu uf HO 14 IU.I. I h.i Hill as' it ciM-n. Ihr Mine plot meet w Iboer ronlainud in thai whirh was last vetoed hy Ihe Prcidenl with Uio exccnlioii of Ihe Land daunt;, and a proviso lliHI lea and coffee shall be imported duty free in Atnerieau vessels. We will not any, at present, Uiat our friends in Congress have not done well in sacrificing Uie land bill to Uie new coalition between John Tyler and the Loco Foco friends of British capital and labor, for we havo great respect for their opinions and the fullest confidence in Uieir patriotism, But the intelligence above will, we feel assured, be received with pain and regret by the majority of the people of this State. It will fail of conciliating the Loco Focos, and fall equally short of satisfying the Whigs. Wo had flattered ourselves, Uiat on our return from Newark we should have been met wiUi the welcome news of an adjournment For Uio present, at least, tho executive has triumphed, and the Representative branch of Uio government has given away before the one man powor." Our vote could never have been obtained for such a humiliating and dangorous concession. Wo would have fallen, fighting in Uie last ditch for the preservation of the ConsUtution and Uie supremacy of the public will. A tlnnllrnge. For the purpose of having Uie whole issue fully and fairly tried before the people at the ensuing election, the boco foco iiiemuors ot tne senate who havo another ycur to serve are invited to resign. This is the onlv move in which the full and entire voice of tho people can bo expressed in tho next General Assembly. What say you, gentlemen ? Aro vou willmir that vour constituents sha pass upon your conduct before another session of the Legislature i The tiling can be done wiUiout additional trouble or expense. Will Uie Columbus UKGENCY deem it advisable to recommend this reasonable course ? OLD MIAMI. Correspoiuleneo of Iho Slate Journal. Ravehna, August 20, 1812. Mn. EniTon: The Whigs of Old Portage hove this day had a tremendous gathering, which presented an assemblage Uiat would havo done your soul good to gaze upon. Hie Lourt liouso was crammed to overflowing. The venerable old man was there with his hoary head and trembling limbs j tho middle aged man was there; Uio strong and robust farmer, the mechanic, and tho merchant The young man wob Uicre wiUi his warm heart and ready hands all had como, from the farm, tho workshop, and the counter, to hear from Uieir Senator and Represen tative tlio reasons Unit compelled Uiem to resign the trust committed to them, mther than be accessory to the gross fraud attempted lo be forced upon tho People. Our late Senator, Klinlia N. Sill, and our late Representative, Jason Streutor, appeared in an swer to the cnll for Uiem, anil each made a fuir and candid statement of tlio proceedings of tho Exlra Session. Whereupon, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the assembly with a rising vote. HckIcciL That we fully approbate the course tak en by our Senator and Representative ill resigning Uieir seats in the Legislature of Ohio; and Uiiih in an important crisis, preserving the rights of Ihe People from being prostrated by a set of men professing to legislate for the People of the State, whilst in fact they consulted their private interests first Uieir party next and the interests of Uie People last, if consulted at all. Kx-Scnator Crowd, of rruniuull county, was pre sent also, and addressed tlio meeting in his usual happy strain. Home Ijoco Focos who had crept in among the crowd, took a severe scourging from him, and incUiinks they will not soon again bo heard croaking " Treason !" -Revolution!" &c, about our streets. Kdgar Atwater, Esq.,or Wolliiifford, Conn., being present favored the meeting with some eloquent and appropriate reinarke. Jlo dwelt upon Uie Veto and Uio Revenue Bill and closed with a thrilling appeal to Uie Whigs lo cherish Hope in Uieir brcusts, that the (iod of the Pilgrim Fathers, and of Washington would save us in this momentous crisis. A flaming hand bill has been circulated this week calling for a meeting in Akron this day, at which the lion. Speaker Spalding would blast the Enemies of rrectlom," -mod d traitorous Whigs." We learn Uiat as late as 2 o'clock P. M. a quorum could not ne orummon togctner, anu it was then announced that the Hon. gentleman was taken suddenly sick (collapsed i) and would not address the meeting!.'! His quail is in Ike lionet yet He talks somo of pulling tin slakes and migrating. Do you know of any Salt River meadow to let ? lours, in haste, X Y. Z. Whig ('vemieH. Taor, Ohio, August 21st, 18li And atich a Convention, as to number, respecta bility and patriotic spirit, as met at Covington on rnday last to nominate candidates for tlio district composed ot Uio counties of Miami, Darke, Mercer mid Shelby, never was seen in Uiis district before. 1 no Whig spirit ol 7t animated each bosom. Tlio deep snd unyielding resolution to put down tvrannv and oppression, fraud and rascality, pervaded Uio whole great assemblage. Tlio W lugs ol tins district depend on it will eive a good account of Uie enemy on Ihe second Tuos- lay ot October next Old Miami is good for fCHJ to 1000 majority, Uie latter the most probable. 1 lie third lurty men are tusking no headway ; but on Uie contrary, are fast losing ground. The great Daily ot Uie abolitionists aro honest anil conscientious; and theso have already discovered that those who aro endeavoring to urge them into the political arena, do it to promote their own aspirations after political distinction, st the sacrifice of tho great moral reform which the great body of the party have in view. They know very well Uiat Uie moment they enter the political field, Uiey at once drop down from tho high position which they occupy, and commeiico a hurly burly contest for station, power and pen. Messrs. 1 nomas ni orris, King At Co. addressed a meeting here last week. They had a very respect able audience of about two hundred and filly of all denominations, most ot wnom came merely to bear what those gentlemen had to say for themselves. It was Uie same old story of all dcmairocucs who are struggling to build up a new political party for their own benefit Thia lock step which they aay Iho Whigs and Locos are in Uio constant habit of prac ticing, is very degrading in their sight and is one of Iho strongest nisrka ol bondairo. But irriitlemen. just step out of Uinso convict ranks and fall in bs- num us, ami we will teach you a lock step that is worth someUiing. Olhers have been using you a good while, and why not let us have Uie use of you lor a tprll 1 " Hero is an instance to show that the people are not quite as gullible as those gentlemen l.k. thorn tn hs. A goiulpntsn, a strong abolitionist, came aome distance lo h-ar Mr, King and Uio rest .nier uiey nao got through, no said that he was sot. islied. That thing ought not and would not go. Ho should now return home and do all he could for the causo of Uio country and Tom Corwin. Ho waa a delegate at the Whig Convention, Hut, to return to tho Convention. J. 8. Uenr- nasrr waa nominated as Uio randidate for tho Senate, and Jscnn Cot'ftTs, of Miami, and Joh M'-Cuirk, of Darko, for Representatives. Tho old meinbera would have been nominated by acclamation, but Messrs. Card and Thomas adhered to their determination, long since formed, not again to be candidates. Snalilintr and hia eresr are. nerhans. bv this time. awaro of Uie fact that the " bird in the hand " ia now in tho bush" aeain. Will the Win its of Summit senu nun Hack lo help catch it .' HPIIIIT OP TIIK M il l PRKKM. Fit, the Guernsey Times, The ASSreM Of the Whig members of the late Legislature, to he people ol Ohio, published on our nrst page, mer its uio csrelul and attentive perusal ol every citixen. In it is exhibited, in the garb of plain, unvarnished truth, Uie foul. base, unhallowed plot of the Destruc tives to Mb the Whigs of Uio State of Uieir just rights. Ixit this most excellent address De read oy all Uie people. Kntm Ihe Cifrleville Mcratd. Tke Khl U, Writ Suet Never were public servants more enthusiaatieolly greeted by their masters, than hsve been tho Whig members of tho late legislature on their return to their constituents, rouM not he olhtnciit. A people jealous of their rights wii.i, ivr.s applaud those who prescrvo them from violniion. whether Uiat vio lation be attempted bv foreiirn. or domestic enemies nl liberty, equal righto, and Ihe sanctity ol tlio bollot Dox. Lvery member who resumed wi be returned with largely increased mojoriiies. Already have we the re-noiiunatinn 0f ihe billowing gentlemen, aim were received with npnn arms snd loud acclamations by Iremendons public moctiiu's. whieh had assem bled for other purposes, namely i Messrs. ll.irnct, Foos.and Stanton, of Uie Senate, and Messrs. Hehnnelr and Hawkins of the Houso ; Uie latter of whom had. il,.uub ui ma luaigimuuii, uooiiueu a re-nominauon. The eflbct here of the resignaUon of Uie Whig members, and the consequent exposure of Uie iniquitous Tin-Pan proposition and Tin-Pan influence over uur legislation, has been to arouse every sleeping iv uig io acuvuy, ano has made decided and active Whigs of several who have been "on the fence " for some time past! From die Georgetown Examiner. The I.rglslulnre najonraeS ! ! We have received verbal information, which we think may be relied upon, that Uie Legislature has at length done ono act which will be universally approved of, and greatly relieve the pcoplo, or at least their pockets. The act referred to as every one will readily perceive from the caption of this article, is the act of adiournmcnt Thia most glorious re sult was brought about by the voluntary resignation of twenty-oight of the Whig members of the House. This is an additional instanco, of the nobleness of the Whig cause and of the purpose of those who maintain uie doctrines ot the party. Tins will De inscribed on the alter of patriotism, as a sacrifice. wholly unknown in the history ot locotocoism. I he Iocofoco members of different Legislative bodies, have on many occasious ran or sneaked off, and absented themselves from their respective Houses, to defeat the will of Uie people from being carried into cllcct ; but, in no instance have they been known to return their authority into Uio hands of the people, even when instructed to do so by their constituents. These Locofucos whu profess to believe in Uio right of instruction, never obey; while, Uie Whigs, who do not make such loud profession for tho doctrine of instruction, always vacate their Beats, and givo Uie people a chance to refill tlieui wiUi such as suit or represent their views. In Uiis cose the Legislature had been in session about three weeks and hod accomplished nothing, although, Uio somo business for which they had assembled, was transacted in ond 1KW, in just three tlinji. Tho Whig party believed that Uiis extra session was unnecessary, and were consequently opposed lo the calling of it in Uio first placo, us die State can be districted next session just as well as at Uie present But Iho secret of the matter was explained ny the Speaker of the House, who said, that "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," meaning thereby that the Locofocos had the power to gerrymander Uio State now, and very likely Uiey would not have Uie iower next winler. This was the whole secret of this called session, at a time too that our State Treasury is empty. So soon as Uiey had met, it was plainly to be seen, Uiat they had great difficulties among themselves to ne seined, netoro they could agree upon a hill. There wero about thirty of the members who wish to go to Congress, and each was trying to carre out a district for himself. After three weeks ard ciphering, it was ascertained that not more than 5 of the 21 districts could be made to send Loco focos any way it could be fixed. And the contest commenced to ascertain which 15 of the 30 aspirants should stand back. Tho Imnlii firo thousand Whig majority in this State was to bo put into six districts, and the State to be misrepresented by giving 15 of the members to the Locolbco party. Thia was to be done by associating the strong Whig counties togeUier, regardless of their location or mutual relation. For instanco llyington's bill puts Warren, Clinton, Greene, Madison, and Franklin in one district reaching half across Uio State, and these same counties gave Gen. Harrison in 1S-10 a majority of 5,01 votes. This is nn example of their lairuoss. The Wluga waited three trerxs on Uicse fellows, and scoing there was no prospect ot uio lcotocos agreeing among themselves, and believing their constituents, were wholly issatisned with such a course ot proceeding such waste of time, and money, they at once RESOLV ED (o rrfum fnei'r vomr hack into the haiutt of lite people, from whom it was derived. this act o! magnanimity, ot aelt-denial, and sacrifice will endear all truo lovers of civil liberty, snd popular government to theso patriots, and by such ties as never can be broken. From die I,aneaiter Gaxctle. Lesjlslntisr. mt Okl., Jo ottr lst pep-" had barely time to annoumw in a postcript Ihe fact, of Uie Legislature having been brought to a stand still, by Uie resitmation of Uio Whig members, as Uie only means left them, to put a slop to Uie outrageous system, attempted by Uie Loco Foco mnjority in districting the Stato. We aro happy in saying, that Uns noble and patriotic stand taken by Uie Whigs in the Legislature, is eve ry wnere receiving uio cordial approbation of their immediate constituents and the pcoplo generally. As an evidence of the high esteem and entire approbation of their fullow cilizena, several of the resigning members were re-nominated, immediately on their return home ; and the others will undoubtedly receive Uie testimony of Uie approval of Uieir con- itici, as soon as meetings can Do called for that pur pose Belore resorting to this last and only alternative, tho Whig members, for Uie sake of eilecting something like on equitable division of the State, tried evory expedient oU'ored to concede to Uie majority all, and more than any rcasonablo man could sny belonged to Uiem but to givo up Uio State to be parcelled out among a set of shameless demagogues and would-be-Congressmen, who were proceeding lo divido Uiis fair land into the most awkward, incon venient and unseemly shapes, was more than Uiey would yield and all Uiia acriientino, cork-screw en-gineering waa to disfranchise Uie Wliiirsand sivo to thrmnlm nearly tho whole delegation in Congress. siiiiuugii me ijoco rocos nave otten resorted to means far more reprehensible Uian resigning Uieir seats, to defeat the Whins and carrv nut mnn nm. ject of their own, as the Now Jersey and Tennessee cases wui snow, yoi uus is uie nrst instance in which uio v nigs navo over taken any unusual step to defeat their opponents or accomplish any measure of their own. They havo hitherto pursued a Quaker ike honesty, a straight forward and blameless course! scorning every mean subterfuge or undue advantage, muiii-i Bum-nog man uoing wrong; out uie LiOCu Focos have at length become so unscrupulous so reckless of Iho means used to accomplish any favorite end, that Uie Whin will now find it necesnarv tn combat Uiem with their own weapons. Sorry as wo am io uo orivcn io uns extremity, we Havo long foreseen that to Uiia it would como it last, when all oth-cr means should be found unvailing. And now to piovo uio uprightness or uieir intentions, we hope the Whigs may have a majority in Uie next Legislature, if for no other purposo Uian to show to tho people as well as Uieir opponents, that Uie State can be divi-ded into Congressional districts, reirardlesa of all party considerations, and as convenience and fair-dealing require. Jons Quiiscr Adams. Sixty four yesrs am John Uuiney Adams entered tho service of his country at the darkest noriod of our revolution. hi.tnrv and from that day to Uiis, he has been at Uie post of public duty, faithfully laboring in behalf of the principles out of which the Revolution sprang ; Uie principles of self government and civil liberty. And now we find him with intellectual powers unimpaired, and with a heart as truo to Uio cause tn which his boyish houra wero devoted aa when he Hood by his faUior'a side on the quarter deck of Uie Boston mom than half a century ago. The American people the Whigs of this country should be grateful Uiat in a criaia like the present such a man should be spare I to them, and Umt Uie livini testimony of one thus oducated should be heard in defence of Iheir rights against tyranny and oppreaeion. l'hUadelilia Our. aVnal.rlnl (eiittess The drlexales from die Hcnalo Dislrirl, composed of In counties of Krsuikliii, Madison, ami Clark, will meel in l,oa ihm an the lit day of Heplemlier, A. l. ID 11, at I o'clock, I. M. tor the purpose of nominntinr a riuididale for Senator, lo represent lbs aforesaid Moualonsl district ia tho next Uea-end Asemlily. The MndtMin Countv Whig; Central Committee have, llien- fore, tltourhl h advisable to coll a eounly meeting;, .1 die lima ami plsro olsive named. The Whirs of Madison are therefore, one and all, inviied lo coma up lo ihe Conteniion on die first day of Meptcmtier si. (jov. ronwilf has beeu invited lo address ihe people oa that oersiion, and ho Is rsfweled lo be with us. Oilier distinguished gentlemen will he present ou the oceoiiou and will aitdress the t'uioennun. "Cotr one, feme all." A. TOI.ANII, II. WAKNKIt, II. W. HMITII, j. (TIHIMMAN, P. LEWIS, CHAKI.KS HUtrtOlD, WM. II. SlUMItKH, WM.T. DAVIDSON, JAMLS r. KRKEMAN, J . l LOTSI'Ell ll. JAMKH MihKI.FWII, 8. MOOIIK, Cuunly Centra) Cominiltce. Lotties, Madison County, Augu.l i3, 1812.