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s h W T71171 J, V J1V 0 0 fSMJ T lV ...' m ArFTn in JO UNIT, 1 X JLJLJB JLlil VOLUME XXXIV. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1844. NUMBER 43. I'UUWtflUlU EVEUY WEDNESDAY MORNINU, BY SCOTT & TKKSDALK. O.llce corner of High anJ Town itrtwis, 13utilu' Bu.iding TERMS. . Two Doi.lahi fer AflRUM, which must uivnrmbly b paid in atlvanr. fe of postage or of per cciitK lo i-riis or Collector!. ... Tlio Journal u aim publishtwl daily iluniur tlio scision o ho Lcri'lature. bhH ihrim a wcnk Hie renin itulur of lite jw or A , ainl ihree times a wwk. yoarly. for 5- THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1844. TO OUR There llie editor oftlie RlKNIiS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ahunli) Iw a general, perfect widen I am liny bciwecn rofilw Journal Mil Ihe Wliifii of itw cotinliei. To bring aboul such an umlemmwling and mane h prouuruTr . good, ihcre huukl lie a frequent interrhmiKe f eniime.it, and our friends of tho Whig press nwl the Central Commute or Ihs cotmlie, should keep w advised of the progress of the cnute in their variout vicinities, by Utttr, as oflcn m npe- die..c tnayiWl. We have felt the disadvantages of want of acquaintance with the moil active Wing of other couniiet, ever since we took u(kii im the editorial manage-meni ofthe Journal. The difficulty h lcn obviated some wlialoflatc, and we trust the manifest propriety ofihen-rrstion made above.will cause it to Iw entirely removed. There are evenii iran-iilring and developments taking place daily, that may tie profitably noticed in the Journal, "d " our palter goes lo every Whig prm in the Slate, our friends of the corp. editorial would, in lite event of prompt attention to our iiggeslion, place within incii own reach fact! of general inter-Ml, calculated lo advance the common rims. We feel grateful for the measure of confidence rcpoied in ill b our friends r ,k- an.i o lioiw for a still belter iinderitMiidinff, that may be of mutual interest. LclUrs either from members of Ihe county Committee, or others, should ba i variably 1-oit rtu, and wImjii iniended for insertion in iho Journal should bebricfandtuthepninl. Our frienda of the preu will do ui a favor by copying the above, conspicuously. One word more. Wo shall endeavor lo facilitate Ihe operation! of ihe campaign, by iraiwtnilling llie earliest information of mailers of importance, whether transpiring here or else here, lo our friends of Ihe press generally. Wtigi of Olio, we mini see eye to eye. We must act together ai one man. We must make ronnnnn f auef for the sinke is common. We must not only pull, bul we must pull ait together! Our shoulders must be placed to the wheel, our mult must be in Hie cause aud in nur labors. There is much lo Jo, bul it can oil bo done. We have a grcal Hiutc lo redeem, and il can be redeemed. 'I he weight of Ohio in the political scale, is great. By the proper EFFORT, we may achieve a victory, more brilliant than thai so nobly acquired in ICW. To the work of ORGANIZATION we musl address ourselves. We never were itronger, our opponents were never weaker, lul owe confidence most be tn our ov. it collected, concentrated strength, and not in the weakness of the enemy. A Hound Currency for the State, a Prot Ure Tarifffor the Nation! must be our watchword, and organization the end ot our labors. 11 light be disti-minaU-d, ihruugh ihe press, and from the stump, and all will be well. WiiiuiorOinu, wr. CAN amd wk WHX! LATEST FROM THE EAST. Contrary lo eieclttl!on, we have nothing from the Loco Fih-o I'Hivcntinns that convened at llallimore on Monday Uil. We received this morning, Rslliniore and Washington pars of Monday morning ( bul thny throw hide light unin the probable doing of ll.o Convcnlions. Wo copy the lol-kjwing from the Waihington Mtamlanl of Monday : voiti-'.noniMiS. -ii..oi..u .i. mn.nhi.iiiont thnl the Ilalliinore Convention mau fad l miike a omuiaikm in cone.iicnre of Ihe machiimumis of tbo Tvlcr ami I esa party i awl in utai event the election of I'resHlent is to bcbruvighi into the; lliww of Rcoresentnlives so savs iho (ilobe. But it will require mm limit mu lo innko thai barirmil. Tlie htllowing paragraph is fmmtho editorial columns of the llahimure Aineiiran. a ulcr to which we are much indebted for matters of inlcreil : In refrrence lo Ihe National Lornfoeo Convention, it Ii cn js.i i. ...i tk.u . .t ihr rim sien after it is urir.iiiis. nl will ' e. to offer a moluiimi that no candidate for ibv Fres-iilencv shnll olttnin the Hiiniiimiimi unlei h receives a major-ity ot' two Ui rds ol ih Convention i ami the frport furtlicr is that this resnluliim will lie ctirneil, aint Hint i r hi opera. 1... HI. V:... It.ir..i. eannnt bo HumillHlCll. HIl'Hdd theC re- Jnl tt ihM "ll-mofrarv" will ihrn hvplornHwe bMwren Mr. Iltirhaiun, (leu. Cass, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Tyler, In refrrence lo Mr. Tvlcr, Ihe nrrange menl is said to be Hint il hi. lutl tfllail till 11V lll liWUHK-t" i.iii " le uomTiialed bv hi frn-wts, lo run "ou bis owu hook.' Amtrkan of Afiimtnit We find noitrng iu tlc above lo alter our opinion ai lo the mull uf the sirwetc in llaltnnore lost Slomlay. Burn a res olution ai that alluded lo by inn Autrnran would hardly l ngreed to by the Vm Rur.n men, unless they were conlidcnl of the pmscMimi of slrengili sumrienl to swuro the nnmiua-linn of iheir own mm, even under it We may be disap pointed in our suppositions, bul if we are the lenders or (lie Lneo Fiiro pirr of OHh trill Ae bmw Jiidppointrd. I Tbo foreboding of Ihe i'ote, nlluded lo in the firt ei-trarl almve, throws some l;;ht U(ion lh proliaMe slate of affair in Ihe evenl of a failure by his friends lo steure the nom in n ion of Van H ircn. Hut we affirm with a confidenceno-thin- can shake, thai the people ol ihe United Slates witfnflr Mff r the electitm to be thrown into t'te Hhk. Honest men, nw in the rank of our opmncnis, would indignantly flown down any attempt to lake the election mil of the hands of the people-, and the defeat of ihe oppoiiion would be more signal, if ihey ma le the attempt, thaa if they were lo run one candidate, even if he were as unpopular and objectionable as Martin Van Huren himself. MAIHHON AND CLARKE. The editor of the l.midn (Madison eouniy) Sentinel, in nniicinr lite sucffestion of a correMtohilenl of the JtHirnal, in favor of holding a Senatorial Convention of Iho Whigs of Clarke, Madison and Franklin, al l.nmlon, nn the Bth day of July neil, recommends the sulHltliiltnn of Ihe 2"Hh or th in place of the Hlh. The farmers, be thinks, will mil be so busily engngrd in the latter ax in the early part of lite month. The Springfield Republic, if our recollection Hoes not 4e eeive us, agrees with our correspondent as to the importance . of an early movement. We have mislaid the Republic, but we believe il coiiUumi! no specie! suggestion oa the subject, IMUiTiiioACY AM FOU.Y I The imliceiliiv simI prolligacy uf ihe present F.iecutive, seems to I equalled only y his madness and folly. Under Ihe prrlcuce of encouraging useful iavcnlioos and fostering tbu inventive genius ot the lamt, we ntnJ our leauing auimn. lie alminiitrring lu the warlike and destructive propensities of ihe riHintrv, by aiiliroprialiiig ihe people's money, l ine and airniii. to thu Invmilors of iinuli'menis ot destruction. If the inventor of iho "infmni machine,'1 used al one time in nn al lemut uimn lln hie of Ihe French King, had presented him stlf al Washington, he would it seems to us, have found those eitpable ofopprecisiing and ready in reward his gvniui .' The ttsfWftCM of the nio onus, invented by ('apt. 8uckiou, has IHri beta mlWnlly Icsied. Their thsiructiva effecU upon iIkmo wlto use them, as will as ujioii those ngamst whom ibey are used, hive mil been maila sullk-ieutly cvnleut. Our rewlers will not ba surprised, llierefure, (as Ihey have doubt less eeaseil l t surpiisetl at any thing commuted by Joi n Tyler,) lo Icaru by iho billowing paragraph, from Ihe Wwh-iugluu eortesondenl of ihe New York Tribune, that the public imasury not only pays for Iho rrpltWtsf gun, hut fiuinsbus the means for manular luring anuihor ! t You know Ihe 'resident rode over Ml. Calhoun's head wbtni he onlereil tiale V Beaton i cease sending the "Nn-1'iiiinl Intelligencrr" lo foreign Ministers, it e. almmd. Well, he hat since ridden over the Secretary oldie Navy's bend, and onlen-d undrr his own hi ml ami seal, a new Inr gun for Capt, .Sloekttin's ship, the Princeton. And Ihe former gun, whN'hlurt, wlnctr il was said was paid for out of Capt. Hiock-Ion's private Hirte, was paid lor out uf ihe 1'ublie '1'rcasury, ami roi over jlO.fOU. DEMAUOOUEISM REI1UKEU! The attempt of a few didmncit poliiiciiuu among the Ger mans of Cincinnati, to (urn into party account the Native American movement: and to carry the ucrniAiii of Ohio against the Whigs, has utterly failed. Il has been rebuked where it was made, in a mot signal manner ; and has com pletely disgudted the intelligent and disinterested Ucrmnns of Hamilton. Nol only the Hermans, but foreigners generally, will soon come to regard those lis llieir worst enemies who are ever endeavoring bv false representations aud mlnmuus slanders lo win their votes, dial Ihey may plunder ihm by their ruinous legislation. The body of the following article is taken from the f7cr-man Rf publican, of Cincinnati a paper that should I in the hands of evi ry German of Ohio, who looks to his own iuter-ests and desires to consult his own permanent good : " OUR GERMAN FELLOW CITIZENS. The unwarranted and improper course pursued ly Messrs. Reemki.in, RotiiTKR Al Uo. as a telf-consnmied committee to addros their fellow counlrvmrn. al llmir creat May meeting on the lit tint., is well rebuked in the German Reyv piinncan oi mis riiy. We ere pleased lo lenrn from some of iho mot intelligent Germans (hill the improper elecltoueeriii dncumenl, which ihey put forth contrary lo ihe instruction and wisho uf a Ijucc mnioriiv of thnl resier.iblo tneelmg, bus served lo in jure ratlior limn bcnclii ihein nud iheir cause. TlicGermaus, as n iMHiy, tlo nol luvor sik-u palpable ucmagngueiiin in ineir own party. Wo give plare with pleasure, In the sensible remarks of German Republican, upon tins mibjert ( HneinnaH Atht. A few ssordf ahmit thute AMrtuei.'Vctti have lately appeared iu Iho ''Enquirer and Message" a ruuplu of nddresijcs whirh seem to make some stir nnd create some surprise aiming our fellow citizens. As fnr as German are concerned, they fvll mil-born lo ihe ground. The days of Reemelm, lined ter 6l Co. have pawud by. l-'or such of our fellow citizens n tlo not rend Gurmau we will here repent our remarks on the aprwaraurc of those addresses in Germnn. In our paper ot the Ittli mil., wc have ihe following ; " tin an arrogance, such as wo have rarely seen, a few demagogues, contrary lu the with of the metiiiig that appointed them, contra ry lu their own belter conviction, seek lo mnkt! eapiial for the democratic parly out of Ihe occurrences at New York. Ii coiiJucl is otiitc deotiicuble mid unworlliv of iho cause whirh it is pretended lo defend nud will not enenpe iho fate it deserves. At ihe meelinr of the 20th of April al die house of Mr. Lam) frit, all miking up of politics wilh this question was rejcctetl. Al mn mceimg hki commiiiecs were immiiiii. ted and instructed and yet they acled contrary lo their in-slruclioni. Thn most riiliculous part however of Ihe afl'air is. where it snvs: 44,,ll mnv I"' nl-ierled that a few of our countrymen nrc Whigs." " And areourenuulrymciiexprru tit to place courideneo in a document vtlurn conta'ns sucn nonsense T In this city nlonc. we know many ItunHrtdt of Herman H'iir, innny more than will be nl nil ngreealile lo lhce gentlemen who talk almnt 4 "a few German Whigs." " bnd Ihey loo know Ihi full well, nnd wish lo manufacture a MOKE HA.iK COIN NAILED. Our readers may think that we are poorly employed, In no ticing and reluling the falsehoods and slanders that literally 1 throng the loco Foco press. However this may be, we are determined to devote a sufficient portion of our lime and space, to ennvince honest and enndid men, that Iboy cannot avoid beingcotiitnntly deceived and impoid upon, if they place any dependence in iho statements of ihe Statesman and kindred prints. We called upon the fitaicsman in our Inst fur the proof thai J. V. L. Mr Ma how, of rial ti more had, as asserted by that paper previously, come out in opposition to Mr. Clay. And, we also niked for evidence ihat Mr. McMahon designed lo support Mr. Van Iturcn. We have no nniwcr. W e now state that Mr. McMahon contradicted over hit own tignaturt, several weeks since, the very slander that has been circulated Ihfnugh the rolumns of the Hiateiman aud the Loco Foco press generally. The contradiction was made through the Baltimore Argnt!! Will the Statesman retract its falwhood nowf In lie capital for their parly, routed and defenlud as il is iu all quarters. Where now r'cinmus NiobcupJ'ribj who last year tried to convince me timiinns 11141 inu Leinorrais uom in this country, were Ihe rc-d nntivils I" lliesc were our remarks al tin lime; we now wish lo ailo, lhal so far from these rcpo is In-ing atlopted unanimously by the meeting of the 1st of May, ihe attempt in introduce politics into lli ill mreling, mrt with grnerat disapprobation Jm merely from die Whigs, but from nil lioneit men ol llieir own party. The reading of iIiomi very addresses broke up tint meeting iu fact and ihe coucoctors wore le It with a corporal's giinrd lo nnprove of lln-ir procii'diug. In conclusion we wit.ii nui to say mm a icw more sucn pro ceedings, as Ihostf conneeltil w ith the m.inulncluring ol lira ndiiresse will kill the getter up as effectually as if lii' h men ai i nane Heeinciui mid llenry Hornier into never neen in iKililiral csistence. We come unwillingly Iwfore the public with matters thnl et ncem nur rounlrvmeii, lhmi-li of Ihe opposite iariy t Ihey however forced tins ciplaiialioo uikii us, and we reluctantly make il. The Washington Correspondent uf Ihe N. Y. Evening Posl snvs under tbtleof Mav -i). 'Co . Medirv. the L lilor of the lending democratic press iu Ohio, nnd Mr. Ilrough ihe Hlflta Auditor, nnd Hth cwdrnt-rrifl'iHjr politic inn are here, nud Itrin u excellent reports from U1.1l Nlalo. I hey sny tiiat llie condition 01 mo parry was uever bttttr nor rtrong,-rt there." Under just such silly representations the calculations of Ihe Albany Regniry are made, nnd ujmn such are their hopes based. Just such tales are daily related by (hose who see the elements of discord si work n round and among them; and who are convinced when lliey idler them, lhal there is nol a particle of tnnh in thr-m. They are made fur ejfret, ami in order In keep together a show of strength, or lo avoid utter din-solution. JuM surh declaration were made up lo Iho very diiy uf llie election VH0 and lung afterwards Ihe return were so mi 1 represented and misluled thnt the confiding, ol ihe rank and file, were induced to stake and tints lo hie, TiioiiMinis , Tf.sior TMoriAiis or tiot.i.sn; ihat would otherwise nave been lived lo them, lite trulh i, the party is utterly defeated ami routed idready. The efforts of the sagncitni ami knowing dim i, are rhielt v direr led to such an arrangement of affairs, as may give some hope of success ,n ItiW! COMMENDAIILE LIIIF.KALITY. The HunUvillcl Alaliama) Drmorntl, thus nil off from Iho Loco Foco fold, nil who dare tluubl the availability of Martin Vnn Huren. Our ranks are pretty full, but if all who lark ro fidence in the principle aid avaihbilily of Van, obey ibis order, and lake' place in the Whig ranks, the ranks uf our opponents moil look monsirmts slim: Io you hear a man saying. 'I shall vote for Van Huren, hut twt will be badly Itealcn; or 'I will not vole for Van Ibiren, because I don't like some of hi fri-nlj,' or prefer Mr. Van Huren to any man 111 the I fntoii. but his opposition to the Tariff wiil cost nun the loss of all ihe great Norlnem Stales;' or '1 nma rood a democrat a anv bud v. tail I can't vole ajninst I'nde Nick' (lnvii) or 'We slioulil hate run a Houihem nar tlo vki, we ny near sucn cccimji ov uowu iim ipeaker ngauut us and wuhUio W higs. A UEI1UKE FROM A CANDID LOCO FOCO PA- TER. We have ever believed and contended lhal the malignant and unjustifiable assaults made upon llenry Clay and the Whig pirty generally, would recoil upon Iheir authors, (.very day brings evidence going to show lhal Ihey have excited di-guii among the candid ami imHigoni in the rank of our opponents, and made those agaiusl whom they were directed, more friends than enemies. The following is from the a-bury American, a decided bul respectable l.ocn Foco paper in Pennsylvania. We commend it lo theativiiiiou of thn Loco Fneo preat of Ohio: "The editor of ihe 'Garelle' complains thnt we 1(0 nol call llenry Clay a duellist, a Sabbnih breaker anil the advocate of free trade pmmplis. We regard personal abuse as die very lowest weapon of party warfare, ami we have always If II it lu be handVd bj those wboc tastes snia hixe with the means Ii is only retorted to when I tie came 1 deierale. While ei It a iHiblir journal wc hoi we shnll mu fortrel thai we pretend to die cIm meter of a gentleman. Resides, we oppose llenry Clay on high gtounds, im-ix-dive of iho man. If we have not nilcmnled 10 prove lhal lie is the advo cate of free trade, il is becuose we havn some respect for our own character aud the inttttigence of Ihe People' (T The Cincinnati Chronicle dmihis whether the Presi tlcni has so transcended hi Constitutional power, as loexposa him to impeachment. The Chronicle says he has tint declar ed war. Well, what has he dime. Helixoideretlan armetl licet to iho Gulf of Mexico, with orders in oppose any attempt from any quarter, to subjugate Tesas; while it is eul in com- tnumcatiou wilh thu President of Texas, the more effectually tu guard aaiusl the invasiou from Mexico. Now, if Mexico makes any aiienqM lu establish what sho consider her Just claims to ihe territory, what aro the ftHisequenccs t Is not war inevitable! Does she mil cumc directly in cmiu cl wilh uT Does not the very ncgormiion of tlc Treniy and the orders to Ihe fleet and armv. place u ai mice in mi aiututle of hostil ityt Art we 10 say lhal because Mexico, from a sen) of weakness, may shru.k from M conflict, ami pause in ihe pursuit of her riihls. in order in avoid a war, therefore ihe Execu tive has not irtuully declamt hostilities T Is not an actual ntMtihtdrmonstralion, as compkiea violation nl tbe teller ami spirit ofthe Constitution, as a formal declarnlion of war so, Ihen the EiccutivehaseiiMiied himself to impcarhmml, this art alone; with out Inking into consideration the usurpat ion of pocr that has characterised the whole proceeding, TWO FACTS FOR THE FARMERS. "Kkf.p it bkkokk the Pkopi.k," that under iho operations of the Whig Tariff of 111 ti, the aggregate im noil al ions ol foreign wmil have di crtastd in a single year from etettn and a half millions of pounds lo l?s than 4'1-e millions ; nud "hrrp it HKFiinic thk Pkopi.ic," ihnt under the hcalih-ful inllueuru of this same Inw the demand for American wool has grently incrensed. and tint price advanced nearly riFTY PR ckmt. Albany Journal. The strove brief paragraphs speak volumes. We com mend them lo thr especial consideration of the Farmers of Ohio. We noticed in the last Western Reserve Chronicle, of Trumbull cn.,some six or eight advert itemenls headed "C'usA for Wool," Tho editor says II sells for a considerable advance, and purchasers are abundant. On every hand, from nil parts of the country, we behold ihe beneficent fruits ot the present Whig Tariff. Il is destined, in connection with other essential Whig measures, to rover Ihe country with "h',el and benefits " In view of facts such as are alluded .0 above by the Journal, who ran be deccivud by the Loco Foco out cry about Black Tariff. " THE OUTFIT SECURED. Got. Shannon, ns we informed our renders a fei!"s since, is in Si. Clnirsville; where he await order from the 1 President. The arrangements were nil made for I s departure at one lime; hut, as the President concluded 1 at he had given just provocation for the commencement of hi siiiilicson the part of Mexico, against this country; he gn c G iv. Shannon the privilege of awaiting future developments, it his own nmoslend. We entertained some doubt ulielher he could Iraw his outfit, under the circumstances. A few days since, lowever, we learned from a relial le source, that he had re- eeived his outfit before his return tn St. Clairsvill , The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribum lets us into the tnodus pperandi,hy which the result was brought oloul, llie following paragraph: Do you know how Klinnnon, the new Minister to Mexico, got hi 11,000 outfit, ami 1.;00 for half a year's pny, whilst ui hit gone lo tllnol 1 lie Linton wns ordered 10 take mm on Hinrd on the t'dht on the Hlli ho left tin city; on llie IO1I1 the iler lo thu Union lo take mm out was coiinlermai ded; 011 th he was in llits cilv. lu the meniilniie. a ' rt-a-urv aA or order ftir the 5 LlitJO had Im-ch negotiated I y n New ork House, in antic ipalinu ofthe passage ol die A;proprin- iou Hill. This is a funny movement. JOHN M. GALLAGIIEiCgoVERNOROFOHIO. The question "who is Governor of Ohio," is an important W u only desire lhal it should be derided. A coutm- ncy, it seems to us, has clcarlv arisen, in which, according to ihe express provision of the Constitution, the SjK-aker of Ihe .oiisc become tht acltng dortrnor. Any Irani or rcnoii- ig based upon Iho moires nnd designt nf the framers of Ihe uiniitution. can avail nothing toward the seith nienl of Ihe lesiion iba ha arisen, or to anu il thuexphcil tlecliirnti Ihat Constitution, by which thu Speaker of the Housu In comes Governor, in a certain conlingciicy one lhal has amen. nil agree. Thn puliticnl oud parly advnntagei Ihe ulhce (iovemor would bring lo the Whigs, urc loo inronsidem- ile In give litem any weight with ui, in mailing up our emi ssion. 1 he atlcinpt, therefore, to mko n mere party qmb- le of il, or to turn II into a parly que lion, musl tail ( as llie iticimmti Gazelle properly remark, the question is ''one ( onstilulion;tl Law." It has arisen for l!ie Sri lime, ami mid bo derided. Thnt Mr. Gnllngber lins become Gover nor of Ohio, is lu our mind, a clear point. Spare Lin or Gijr. Wasiiisutos, by Jared fttarks. No. 3 of this national work has been received and may lc had nl Dkiiht's HuokSlure. The engraving of the residence Washington, in the preenl No., is admiral ly executed. 'Im tyje used in printing this work arc large, anil the impres sion beautiful, ONE OF A THOUSAND. One falwhooi thai has been induiriouly eireula led by tht Loco Foco press, is lhal Henry Clay was put under mtids lo keep llie penro. in order lo prevent hi in from chal lenging Sena lor King of Georgia. The trulh ofthe matter isi that Mr. Clay was (nit under bonds in order to prevent him urn arrepling a challenge that Mr. King hid declared it li:s intention to send. What m-xtr A LOCO FOCOS OPINION OF GERMANS! ! The federal press are constantly endeavoring to embitter the fcebng of foreigners "gainst ihe w h'g party, w holt-sale forgery, falsehood and knavery. are reuricd lo by a frw of the most desperate, without hesiiatinn or compunction, in onler lo eflVel their objocl. Tl,t Germans of Ohio have Hn bei he the e leeches, w ith a pertinacity worthy of belief cause. They hava lrn told lhal the Whigs were stern viodiruiiou, such a case is now exhibited startling all IMPEACH HIM. Some of lite most prominent papers in iho K.ai, urge clo nicnily ami inlignntl' the iinpearhmcnt of Mr. Tykr, ih Acting Presidenl, fur tlie gross and paqmble violaiiona of enn- slit 111 mrta prerogative and the usurpation of power, thai havo characterised his movement on the Aimcinhinqtirittou. They aro righi. If there ever was, if there ran be made ou! a rase, clearly obnoxious lo the impeach ng (tower, one is now presented. If a ense can be presented, in which public gn.nl, il lite penro ami Iho honor of llie country, demand tlo their nnt deadly enemies, and would spare no pain lit bring them under a bondage, more galling lhn that imposed uimni the Israelites by iho Egyptian of old. They have been sold lhal their sincere friend were only lo be found in the Van Huren rank that there they were respected and their inlel-ligeneo and worth appreciaV !. P.y thus acting, thrse vary pretended friends, have done more lo b liltl up YifiW Ameri tnitm than the mnsi delcrno ted ) Vrs of Ihust association euld everhooio aeeoa.plish. How much real nn-iPKt T and Hf.ii xHti sane uf (hose wIm mk inch high pre-tensions now, ontertain inward C1khmri, may ba heller understood by the following extract from a letter wriiien a few year since, while he wj Minister to Austria, by Mr.Ml--I.kn arno, the pretrnt Loco Foro candidal for (lvr-ner of 'rniMytMatil. The compliments thus paid the Gef-mans will know how appreciate, If wo mistake not - "Of villages there are a great many t bul they have rarely any thing aitrarlive( on Ike contrary, ihey are ecrtj tiify. The miNiilill.t. is nearly iltraytdirrrtly r for the hois rfftir. sd dum more Ihnu a lew fret 1 ff, ami very oflcn s.i, imnsr, oxka, PIOS, ciim at.ns. cVc.fnv nnd' tmt rnnf. Too often I hi it the cate in Germany and ihe consequence i that one scareHy knows how lo aavr himself from Hen and vermin. The best hotel are full of tlwm, ami even in die Palaces of Kings tliey say one is tn secure from tliem." tT Hon. M111.SHU FitLSiuRK, one of the anblesi and ablest Whir of New York, who ha been generally named in connection with tht candidacy for the Ujlwrnatonal Chair of thl Siato, by the Whig preis, peremptorily dot lines Iho honor. ITT There wa a rally of ibe Whigs of Dayton, at their Club Room, on Monday last. TVv were addressed, need we say eloquently aud effectively, by Messrs. Con win and An Dtiuun. by its enormities. Titer cannot bo found anywhere, even among Iho frM-nd of Aunexaiiou and ihe political friendt of John Tyler, any considerable numlier of men, who will sny that he has not irautreniled hi constitutional power and lam- peretl with right, honor and truth, tn his efforts to anuea hint self lo llie Presidency for another term. Under surh circum stances, disdaining lu be linmmclledby any pailiiau consul raliun, wo utiile with the press ofthe country in demanding roleclion for that country agmt the encroachment of wicked and desperate man. A !AMl'ER!-A WET III.ANKET! Tbe Loco Foco of Greruvill D,irke County, held a meet ing a few davs liuce. In the course of Ihe evening ihuy call ed omit a Mr. Detnev, of ihat county, to addre dm meet ing. He complied with iheir request, but he set out by in forming diem lhal ho had abandoned Mr. Yau Huron I Tito Messenger narrates the circumstances lints ; Mr. Dcmsev wa then loudly railed for from all parls of the house. He accordingly arose ami informed hi fat m cod a brethren ihat beli-ared ihey had waked up the wrong passenger," but since they had mnmleslfd a drore lhal lie himld addre them, he would comply in a liner a man an as possible. He said her had longaried wilh the "Democratic" party, and in tinier ihat lucre might t no misappruhen inn im rrrard lo his futnr Course, he would Hair in llie ittil- scithAilie NEVER AGAIN WOULD VOTE FOR MR, VAN HUREN FOR ANY OFFICF.M This mieipcrlcd annouitrement, Coining a tl did from mie who hud stood fore- nttMi in the hirhl nf ItltO. ami lo whom the '-Democracy Darke own all that it 1, foil like a thomlcrlioli t the ears ol iho "faithful ! ami Ii til "lhal Same I Hd I oou huiueli itiil- driilv made his appearance in a rhirken 1001I, there could not MiiMy have been a gn .iter fluttering among the "lealhered inle, than wna mere rxinitiieu. This ts another of those signal evidences of tht prosperity of Van Huren vory good citizen, and highly esteemed by bisfel-low-townsmen;) the residue uf the canditlitca, wilh but a single exception, were Hhigt. The ticket thus fortned, wu e Ice tod without opposition. But Mr, Crai(T,as aoon as he returned homo from Cincinnati, (fur he was absent on the day of election) re- signed his office, and tho HVtr'g- board appointed a good ft nig m his pinco! Uutof etgw corporation ulficera in this place, the Locoa have only one, and that one was elected by W hig votti! Greenville is one uf the strongest VVhig towns in (he Slate; and we think we arc perfectly safe in saying that we can produce (Are Ctay h'higa fur every ioco Foco that can be "scared up" in her corporate limits, tio much for the Statesman's "democratic victory." Verily, Brim must be hard run for something to crow over. Poor fellow, his cane is a dcsparale one NATIONAL PRIZK BANNKR. At a ntfieting of a number of Whigs from different States of the Union in Washington Citv, on Tuesi day, the 7th day of May, 1H44, (Jen. bujicAff U Cuncii, of Georgia, being called to the Chair and SAMuri. Staik wEATMEa, of Net? York, appointed Secretary. Nathan SAtuirwT, of Philadelphia, of-fornd the following resolminns: Resolved, That a Prixi Bamukr bonfTemd by the Whigs ofthe United States to tbo Whigs of that State which flmll at the next Presidentinl election give tho largest proportional increased Whig vole over her Presidential vote of 1840; the said banner to be prone riled to the State to which it shall be awarded on the 4lh day of March next, at Washington city. Jiuiolvttt, That a committee, to consist of one person from each State, be appointed by the Chair to carry the resolution into effect, and ihataTrcasurer of said committee be also appointed. Ri solved, TW.ns the Whigs of the United States, t bhor refiurliation, and as a banner was nohly won by the gallant State of Kentucky in 1840, if the inney collected by the committee shall enable them to do it, they shall cause a banner to be prepared and piU:ntnn tnthe Whirrs ot Ihnttstatoatthe same tune and place that the other shnll be presented. Remivrd, 1 hat these proceedings be published in the Whig papers of the Union, and that the gentlemen nnmcd as the committee be requested to perform the duly ass.gned them. The following gen ll erne 0 were then appointed said committee by the Chain jJavid Jirotison, Me. Wm. t;. rrcston, a. u Alfred W. Haven, N. II. Robert Toorubs, Go. Abbott Lawrence, Mass. Arthur P. Hopkins, Ala. Samuel Mann, R.I. Win. L Hodge, Lu Charles Korkwell, Conn. S. W. Prentiss, Miss. Charles Paine, Vt. Nathan Sargent, Pa. John M. Clayton, IM. Ucverdv Johnson, Md. The Midnight iy, die orgnn uf the Milk-rile, ba reared mi published. The editor ha buromo mnvinctu ol lu ly, awl say "We confess lhal our published time is pit, ami thai, as hour! men, we caniml puuil tu definite dy in ike future." M.llciisin, we may therefore eunclu le, is now al an end. For the Journal. lHNiS! The town if infciled, overrun wilh dog naly, barking, snarling, useless dogs. Cannot this evil be remedial Ihi nuisance removed t If the City Council were to put a pretty imiri las upon them, might il nol send them lo Iho country here they in 'grit possibly be uf sonic user , The following is our latest ul-ws lrom Washington. On the !&ih, the Henato postponed the consideration of ihe House rckolulimifor adjournment, tor the lime being. Anoth er ai tempi wm made by Dr. Duncan lo gel up the Oregon (till. wilhut success ; Corrcppundcnce of the Itjliimore American. Washim-to, May 25, 1814. The Senate have postponed the consideration of the Treaty until Wednesday, with the view 01 al lowing the members wno chnso tn attend the two Conventions in Baltimore 011 Monday and Tuesday. Tho last correspondence which laid ncloro the country by tho removal of tho injunction of secrecy Iroin the ocnite. 1 am torn, win ieau tn some action nn the pirtof the Senate. The message of the Pro- n ent nnd tho letters ot the necrciarirs 01 1110 navy and of War are deemed peculiarly offensive. The inmiirv was nertinenl and necessary, and the Secre tary of the Treasury is made particularly the officer of Congress and especially of the Senate in Executive session which body is required tu know in what condition the public funds aro in regard to every nan annointinetiL 1 hero aro mnuy opinions ncre in regard to ine nominations in Baltimore. The Delegates apear to be leaving tho city with great feeling upon the subject aud particularly ',,u Delegates from the notitli, many 01 wimm matnit'si groai warnuu on uin matter and seem santruiue that Mr. Van Buren will bo defeated. Tho Northern and Wostcrn Delegates ure cooler, and think that Mr. Vnn Buren will be nominated, i hero is much caucusing Hero, i ho Tvlermcn hold & mcctinir last evening, at which there was a great deal of fun, and cheers lonir aud oud fur Clnv. van miren, juimsnn, tass, iviei 1'oxaa, oXc. & c, were 110 ira. 1110 inccuuj; oroKo up in a iruiic. C. C. Norvell, Tenn. James N. RnynoMs,N. Y. Jacob Swigert, Ky. Ilonry W. tireen, IN. J. Knbert 1;. BciiencK, unto. t.,(i let) u. rsmith, lna. J. J. Hardin, 111. Charles R. Morehead, Mo. fienrgu W. Summers, Va. II. Chipman, Michigan. Edward Stanly, N. C. James H. Walker, Ark. Tho Chnir also appointed Jusmli Randall, of Philadelphia, as Treasurer. Resolved, That five of said committco shall constitute a quorum. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, Chairman. Sami'EL Starkweatiikr, Secretary, MU. CLAY AT HOmTl The Commonwealth ol the !2lnt snvs: Mr. Clay reached 1oxinetun on Saturday night, about 1 1 o'clock, 111 fine health and spirits. He wns enthusiastically received by thousands, welcomed homo by ex-Chief Justice Robertson, and escorted to Ashland by the blaze of hundreds nf torch lights. "lie attempted tocsrapo the pageant, but the poo- pie forestalled him. They drew him out of tho stage at the suburbs, and compelled him to receive their formal greetings through Judge Robertson, and to hear their spontaneous cheers. Ho replied, good humored ly, that ho wns very hippy to see them happy to see every one ot them; nut there was a fine old lady in tho neighborhood he would rather see than anybody eko; and bogging them to allow him to hasten to Ashland, bade tliem pond night. Jot they conducted him safely thither, amidst tl Hin ders of joyous acclamations, nnd left, him to the re pose he so much desired. The ijexinirlon ln-mnrer adds the following inci dents : Arrived at Ashland, Mr. Clay again thanked his friends for their attention, remarking that he was glad to see that they were all gooff tfhtgn, lur lln-y carried UeM wherever they went, There went up threo cheers tor I. lay nnd the Constitution, three cheers Tor Clay and Irelinghny- sen, and three cheers fur Ashland, which made the welkin nntr nffain. "Knturning to the city, a crowd had collected around the door of thel'huMiix Hotel, to witness the ponderous blows dealt upon the devott'd head of poor loomed locntocoism, by the unwearied old patriot, tiov. Metcalfe. Tho state and oft-repeated slander of bargain and corruptim between Mr. Adams and Mr. LI ay is revi ved by tho Richmond Enquirer and its antediluvians on thn authority of some declaration reccnily mule in tho House ot lloprcscmalives, uy a Locuioco member from Kentucky, Lynn Rnid. A complete extinguisher is put upon tins now and virtuous etlort to revivo an exploded lie, ny tne mi-lowinir communication in yesterday's National In- telligoneer, from a Whig member from tho same Ntatc. We wish the inquirer joy ot tins new pro-dienment A. Y. American. Tu the Km tor a : Col. Lynn B yd having recently resuscitated the stale slander ut tiargiiu and corrup tion between Messrs. Clay and Adams, it was esteemed a duty to inquire whether he believed it. Ilia answer to ihe inquiry is before the country. I ho pult lie may have somo curiosity to Know wnat was Mr. Boyd's opinion upon tins question when Mr. Clay was not n candidate. Tho Hopkinsvillo Gelte of tho 11th inst, which is sent to you, in reviewing Mr. Boyd's course has iho following sen tence, via: "We assert most positively tint wo can prove, by one uf the most respectable citizens uf Hopkinsvillo, that Lynn Boyd declared to htm that the charges preferred against Mr. Clay were utterly false anil groundless, and were gotten up for mere political purposus. And we uely Lynn Uoyd to ueny tins fact." This Gnzotie was shown to Mr Boyd, and his at tention called to the above paragraph, that he might deny it, as publicly an ho had resuscitated the charge. Ho not having thought proper lo do so, the favor is asked to insert this iu your pnrtor by yours, wilh respect, W. r. TilOMASSOa, MayUlst, 1844. SCREWS LOOSE IN OLD BERKS. Wo observe in the last number of tho Berks and Schuylkill Journal, (says the llnrrisburg, Pa. Clay Bugle,) the proceedings of a meeting held in Lower Heidelberg township, composed of a portion nf tho disall'eeled "democracy" of Old Berks. The President of tho meeting was one of the loading spirits in ihe ranks of Loe.ofocoistn a year or two ago, and a majority of thoso who participated have heretofore been identified with Locid'oroism. Col. Hugh Lindsay, whoso renunciation uf Locol'ocoisin is frosh in the memory of our readers, delivered an address in (ierman, which was enthusiastically npplauded. The following expressive resolutions were unamtnoits'jf adopted: Reiotved, That wo hail with much satisfaction the evidence in all parts of the country and in this county that tho peoplo are nimArnnig to a senso of tho importance of iho coming crisis, nnd are preparing to give an UNITED SUPPORT TO CLAY.FRE-LINGIIUYSEN AND MARKLE. irso.'pc. That tho nomination uf Clay and Pra- hnghoysen mcela our cordial approhatiun, and believing as we do that thry will sustain sound democratic principles, we will give thorn our hearty support.Resolved, That wo go heart and band for the Soldier nnd Fanner of West morel and. (iKN. JOSEPH MARKLE, as our candidate for Goyornor, and tint we view with contempt the assort ions of our oppo nents that he is "incuu indent" believing that aur mer is just as fit lor governor as a 'aron. Rrao.lvc.tL Thai wo are in favor ofa TARIFF and the party which supports a tariff believing tint it is neht our WOK K M EN AND LABORERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED against the cheap labor nl r.umpo. Resolved, That tho nomination of tho Rev. Henry A. Miihlenburg, having been obtained through Ins money, contrary to the wishes of tho people, no (rue democrat can sustain him. Resolved. That whereas Ilonry A. Muhlcnbiirg was nominated through tho aid of Governor Porter, From llie Ciuciuuali Uaictta. Disastrous Coiifhigration! Tho fire at No Orleans, the rtiiort of which was brought up by the Queen Cily, turns out lo bo moat isastrou s. Ten winnrea have been Imd in bhucb . nd between two and three hundred house, burned ! The fire commenced in a Carpenter's shop, on the corner of Franklin and Jackson street. No water was to be had. and the flames swept on unchecked, down Jackson street on both sides, presenting a broad sheet of fire some hundred yards in wnllli. It burned out to Canal on the right, and Common on the left, crossing Trome, Marais, Villore and Robertson to Claiborne streets. These constiltute ten quart's, and of all the buildings which stood there none remain but Dr. Stone's Hospital, -commonly known as the Mniton it Sitntt at the corner of Canal and Claiborne streoU; the Public Hchool-honse ofthe f ourth Ward at the corner ol Treme and common streets, and the dwellings occupied by JMcssrs. Sweeting, Lang, Prats, Hcbritchta, Kentoy, Hlinnts, Allen, and A Mock, and tour others winch aro slight ly damaged. Mr. Allleck and some of Iho others had the out buildings belonging tn their huuses burnt, and Mr. AlHeck also sustained a great loss,cs- imated bv him at not less than fflUUU, in Ihe de struction of his valuable collection uf rare and beautiful plants and flnwers." 1 lie lire raged threo hours: spent ttscii lor warn of food. The Picaiune ofthe 20th says: To attcmnt to picture the scene, while tho fierce element was raging at its wildest, were iuiiossible. Houseless unfortunates were seen rushing through smoke and Hame, and .eeking a shelter which only proved temporary, lor the names were again upon them. Dcds ana bedding, furniture, groceries in short every tiling that could bo moved in the hurry- was seen piled ana thrown mgetner in isnai ami Common streets, tho owners sitting upon the little wreck that was left to' them of all their house-hnld Mom. Many nl the inmates nl the houses wero la boring under sickness and infirmity, and their eyes rolled wildly as they were borno from their homes. Mothers, half frantic, were searching for lost chil drenchildren wero rushing, with loud screanis, amid the fierce crackling ofthe flames, and seeking their parents in every face. All was confusion end despair, but the moat distressing sight of nil, per haps, was the removal ol the sick Iroin the maison ae Sante. God grant we may never be called upon to witness such a spectacle again. Hundreds of citizens aro left homeless, and unfortunately the poor aro the greatest sufferers. But the largo and costly buildings along Canal street have hi en as well as the humbler houses ol imiiiHtrious mechanics. Tho blackened wslls of tho former stand ; but nolhing remains of Iho latter save "the forest of chimneys." "We can HKcn the appearance of the burnt section," says the Picayune, "to nothing save a new field, just brought into cultivation, and on which Ihe heavy trees have been deadened and shorn of their branchss and tops, but slill left stan- limr sail mementoes ol what they woro in their freshness and nridu." Charity llosnilal, as well as Dr. stone's was in imminent danger. Though tlicso buildings were not destroyed, yet the inmates had to be removed. The sight heru was most sad. The nin.in of the sick, the piteous shrieks ot lemales, the agony ol parents and of children with the wild look which dcslruc-tion ever wears, made tho scene ono of melancholy terror. The loss of property (240 houses destroyed) is es timated at 100,000 ;u many as 1200 person! are lelt without a liomu! Collections wero making for tho poor. One hundred ami soventy dollars was collected at the Whig meeting on Saturday at a moment's notice; $'100 at Rev. Mr. Clnpp's church; and a depository for the reception of clothing nnd provisions had been established. Ki ery thing will bo done to alleviate the sufferings occasioned by this dreadful and disastrous calamity. The Tropic adds! We heard that a little white girl about six years of ago, name to us unknown, was burnt to death, being buried in tho ruins nf a house in Jackson street, between Robinson and Common streets, and no one being ablo to render the least assistance, such was thu intensity of tho heal thut Iho hutiso was unapproachable.Wo did not hear of any other casualties; possibly somo slight accidents occurred, but not of anyimportance. A recent letter from Washington, published in the New York Post, mentions the immediate cause nf tho late resignation of Mr. Spencer as sccretsry of Ihe Treasury. We learn trom a private source, on which we have full reliance, that the statement thus ninde is corrcrt, and wo theieforc annex that portion of the letter, furnishing as it does a further development of tho extraordinary proceedings adopted by Iho National Kxecutiiein connection withthoTexa. annexation project : Jlallimort Wmmcrni. In carrying out the preparations for the naval expedition against Mexico, it become, necessary tn procure the deposit of $100,000, by way of Kcrtl srrtn're monry, wilh a confidential agent at New York. As there could be discovered no act of Congress directing such a disposition of any pattof the public money, Mr. Spencer, when requested by the President, declined giving the order, or to allow it to be given by hi. subordinates, lie next, it is said, received a peremptory order to transfer tho money. Mr. Spencer, seoing Ihe game was up, coolly wrote a second refusal, and with it sent in i nolo of resignation. He remained in the department just twonty four hours afterwards, and having in that short space squired all the ends of his concerns with it, shook otf the dust of his feet against the plncc. In the meantime, the probability is that the $100,000 has gone into the hands of Ihe confidential agent of the Navy Department, and has been "confidentially" applied. But Ihi. i. small item in the funds which have been absorbed in tbe expenditure, of that de partment, but ot which thore is no account, and which have yet to be paid by Congress (TT Thus utiimarily n another of the Stitce- man'a cheering "triumphs" disposed of. Men should learn prudenco, who aro so frequently hoaxed: From llm (irccnvillc Mt'uenirer. GRRAT LOCO KOCO VICTORY INGRKKN VII. .F. T K HTATrSWIAW I a r.t-STA ClKH!!-"NO OT11KU PAPER HAS Till' NK.WS!!! We copy the following account ofthe Iico Foco triumph in this town nn the Olh inst., Iroin that "ilo-lectablo" sheet, tho "Ohio Statesman," just a. wo find it, with the exception ol mo -rooster." WKI.1, HONK DAItKK COf.NTYl JfK lliw.lt VlupmM,' twin mliy orrr lltt rirMry r ir tho i ilno niniriinin. GnKKBVii.i'R, Darke co,, O., May 10, IMII. WONDERFUL TO RELATE. I)r Cui.nKU Sir: On .Momlny, tho Uth mat. Iho Democracy of Old Darke, at their corporation election for Mayor ami Councilinen, skinned tho Inderal coon Whig candidato for Mayor, beating the cixm candidate upon an average vole, livo to one, by electing C C. Craig, one ol our hard nstcd Van Huron democrats of the old Jelfcrsonian school. The election was vory warmly contested by the coons large grmi of tho coon Whigs were met in tho streets consulting upon their anticipated defeat Since tho election we have not seen a coon twist hi. tail, or .cratch his head. Il i. generally believed Ihat their shedding time is over in Old Darko. for tho next Ave year, at least Pleaso announco this in your valuable paper, as there is but ono printing in ll.ia t.ln.'n l,ir)l M m.t VnrW IbUi.IiIm .. publishing anything for the democracy of this county. VJ nnw in ' "'"' ' loofi mirf ngrns o Yours, vory respectfully, &c. To S. Mr mar, Esq. Now some waggish !ro hat hoaxed Ham most egregimisly. Tlit'nWi in relation tu this matter am as follows: On tho morning of tho "glorious lith," some three or four ll'Ai'gs came inio our ollice, and agreed upon a ticket to bo nin nn that day for town otlleeni. This ticke. was headed with tho name of Mr. C. C Craig, for Mayor, (who, by the bye, ii a Cov. I'ortir, we believe his election would lie Gov, Porter', corrupt administration over again t tliinjf we nmr am cunnrK lo. Tint Nur Jtasrr Mass Mr.r.TiDO. Tho Now, ark Daily .tales that Daniel Webster hns acceplrd the invitation In attend the great Whig Meeting at Trenton, on Wednesday next. Edward Stanly, of N.Carolina, and Thomas Itutlor Mug ol Uoorgia, will also be present anu auurcw tuo lunvonuon, Tun Crt is "Still Tiir.tr Come." At Ihe moo ting of tho Clay Club of this place, on Haturilny night last, several person, who have heretofore voted with our opponents, came forward and joined tho Club, w itlun the last tew months, scarcely meeting has been held, without similar acquisitions, and we know of many who ro now only waiting until afcr the action nf (he Baltimore Convention to pur- suo some courso. Our enemies havo become so much frightened at the inroads which tho "Club" is making upon their ranka, that they have determined Ihat, jf they cannot stop Ihe work by fair, thoy will ivcrt public attention from it hy foul, means ; and accordingly have put in circulaiinn all manner of idle mml foolish reports, to the effect that many of the most prominent Whigs in the party have changed. J ho reports may deceive some persons, but they bear upon their faco, the marks of absurdity: That any man in hi. senses, from principle and an honest con viction of error, should join such a party as the Ixicn Foco, under its present organization, i. absolutely ridiculous. Ihe idea ot seeking membership in a arly, which msscsse. no fixed or established principles, which ha. scarcely two leader, who agree iqion the same measures, ant which I. incessantly fighting about men, cannot he entertained for one moment lltigtriloim (Mil.) I ortn Light. Correspondence of llie A tins. St. Loris. May 22. IBM. I yesterday crossed tho River, in tho Furry Boat, tnthe Illinois sido. Thero is just land enough out ol water lor tho i orry Boat to land, iou will see a n..wd of from AO tn 100 gathorcd upon a little small clump of ground Ihat i. out of water. From this clump 1 took a skilf, and went out to "Pap's Hotel,' about two inilos back on the Prairie. The water on tho road, which is elevated, is twelve feet deep, j ho water continues nut to tho limit, Ii miles. Boats have found it vary dilhcult to discharge anil receive freight Tho Now Orleans lloau are taking freight mlnrr ehtnp ay ieitd at 8 conn a hundred. Bacon 1,25 a cask. Hemp 1.00 for 2210 lbs. Pound freight from 12J to 13 cents a hundred. Country Produro i. soiling Irouiy. iwcnn Bide. :l tn ill cents. Hanw 24 to 3 cents. Sliuuldnr.lt lo 2 corns. Flour, alitlloahovo New Orleans prices. Lead nor 100 lbs. Corn 32 cents a bushel. Wheat for Fall 7:1 centa, SpringlM to IS5. Thero is no regular nrice for any thing here. Thore aro a large number of speculators in the mar ket, who vary about 25 per cent aometimea in the valmi ofa stanle article. HemD is on the decline. There have been shipped tn New Orleans, from this place, something liko bates more man last year. P. S. Thursday Morning. Tho river ha. been slowly receding fur the Isst 21 hours, and it is hoped that no further riso from above, will reach ui. As we have a long siimnier nelnre us, the worst lours are felt for the health of settler, in tho Bottoms, that have been overflowed. T. Prum die Newark tiaiclte. EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTION. Capture of On. Preacclt by Mttj. Ilarton, on lilmdt Mm, tn Ihe Year 177U. At that period my place of residence was Nor-walk, Fairfield county, Connecticut In a few day. after this unexpected event took place, a full and interesting account of which appeared in a Hartford paper, Norwaik was burnt by tho British. We then moved north to Kidgficlil, whore I remained until Ihe close of the Revolution. From thence I removed to Saratoga county, New York. In 1808 I was informed that a sister uI'Muj. Barton's lived at a short distance from my dwelling, which 1 soon found to be true. Her husband, Mr. Benjamin Cole, a respectable, intelligent and pious old gentleman informed me that he expected Maj. Barton lo visit him in a short time. Having a great desire to see and converse with man ol whom I had heard so much, 1 went to Mr. Cole's at the time ho wo. to be there. I found him there, wa. introduced to the old veteran, and spent the evening very pleasantly with him. Ho was a noble looking man; his eye was uncommonly piercing, nnd his countenance expressive of firmness. Ho was affable and courteous iu hi. manners, but not in the least affected. In a word, one could not bulccf while in his presence, that ho was no ordinary man. In tho courso of tho afternoon I remarked to the Major that I felt desirous to hear him relate tho particulars uf Ihe capture ol (ion. Ptescott He readily complied with my request very nearly a. follows: "1 learned where Gen. Prescott's ouarter. wore through the instrumentality ofa secret friend of mine within the British Cump, and with whom 1 frequently held secret correspondence with reference to the slate of nllairs in the British Army 1 then formed my plan for his surprissl and only waited fur the absence of tho Colonel, so that tbo command ofthe Re giment might devolvo upon me, in order to make trial of it. efficiency. An opportunity soon presented itself; 1 called out the Regiment and informed them that I had an expedition in contemplation, and desired to put it nits execution that night, provided seventy resolute men would step out of tho rank, and volunteer their service. Immediately that num ber stepped forward, some of whom wore officers. 1 told them (hey would bo exposed tu imminent danger, and that if any felt timorous they should step back again into the ranks. None went, I warned them lo bo on the ground about dark, provided each wilh twenty-lour rounds and two extra tnuls, and ais-inisscd the Regiment They were found at the place appointed at tho time sccified; all of them as yet entirely ignorant of my intentions. 1 led them to tho boat, which according to proviou. directions were in readiness. Here 1 again spoke ofthe danger to which we would he exKised and gave permission to any who were faint-hearted to step out of the ranks. Three wero panic-struck, and stepped out. That's right boys, said I, you huve made yourselves known iu season, we waul nonebut goodmcnand true! The remaining sixty seven went on board, and slowly and solemnly we shoved olf from the shore. It was a beau tiful night, the inoon shone brilliantly, and myriads of stars sparkeled in the heavens. 1 he oar. were mu tiled to prevent noise, and scarcely any thing could bo heard but the deep hurried breathing of the men. It would bo impossible to describe my feelings while gazing on these noble fellows, thus willing to expose their Fives to unknown danger for the purpuso of attaining that liberty, the lovo of which showed itself in all their actions. But wc moved swiftly over the water, and Ihe eighteen miles that lay between u. and Iho sceno nf action wero soon passed. After landing 1 foiincd the men into three divisions, Ihen endeavored to animate them by telling them that the success ol (he enterprise depended on llieir prompt ness and valur. Placing mvscll al llie head ol the center division, 1 started forward ordering the men to loilow winch they promptly obeyed, in a lew minutes we rcachod Gen. Prescotl's quarters, unper-ceivcd by the sentinel who stood before Ihe door apparently in a drowsy stale. ' 1 walked up tu him and laying one hind upon his .boulder and presenting t pislnl to his breast with tho other, said, 'You aro my prisoner,' 'Make no noise, or you are a dead man.1 I then liild him he must show me where Gen. Proscolt lodged, ho led nio to a door which I found to bo well secured. While endeavoring to open it, a negro who came with us stepped up confidently and said, ( can open that door.1 Ho stepped back Borne distance drew hi. head down like a sheep when going into combat, and came against il full force, and threw it open. The pilot then took us into the second loll and showed the door that led into Iho (jencrel room; this was opened iu the samo manner, and in a moment I stood beside the bed where Prescott wa. sleeping. Alter .lopping him twice on the shoulder he awoke, and started up. Presenting a pistol to hi. breost I said. "You are my prisoner!" "Who .10 you.'" asked the surprised General. ".My name i. Unrton, sir, first Major to ft certain Ucgiincnt or Rhode (Bland troops, and you must be out ol bed im mediately." He then got out of bed and attempted to put on his breeches. Slop Gen. said 1 you can't have lime to do that, our situation u too dangerous. 1 then ordered the men lo take him and Ins cloths on board ono nf the boats, which waa speedily duno, notwithstanding Iho old fellow grumhied much that ho should bo taken prisoner without having lime to dress himself. All remained .till imtil a few moment, after we left the shore when a tremendous uproar wa. heard in Ihe direction of the Briiish Camp. We plied the oar. wilh all possible speed, supposing thai we would bo pursued. Nor were we mistaken; in a few moments great numbers of the British came running to the shureaud discharged atromenduua volly of mu.-quetry nt the boats but without the Icaat effect. U lien we returned great number, ol persons throng ed the shore, anxious lo know for what pur pone we had left tho camp in such a singular manner. Anil great indeed was the rejoicing when thoy wore told that Gen. Prescott was our prisoner." This circumstance, trilling as it may seem was pro ductive uf very beneficial results. At that timo t dark clnud seemed gathering over America. And many foared that sho would be obliged lo woar the galling yoke of British tyranny. And it need not be thought ilrange Ihat tin. exploit solved greatly to raise the depressed apirit. of tho Americans. II proved that their lues were not invincible thereverso it which had been more than a litllo inclined to bo- lieve. AN OLD REVOLUTIONElt. Homer, Licking Co, Ohio, April, 1844. DR. DOIiniN'8 SPEECH UPON INTEREST ING DIBLICAL STATISTICS. When our pioua forefather, came hither, .aid the vencrablo doctor, Ihey brought their Bible, wilh them ; fnr their object in coming was not merely to spread tho principle, of freo government, but tho Gospel and iu free principle, also. Among the copies or the Bible brought over by the pilgrim, of New England it i pleasing to Ihe lover of biblical lore to seo soveral editions of a most rare and scarce date. One of these i. in possession of this society, and i. very valuable. It i. Si. Jerome's, and bears the date of 148iiin its imprint English Bible, wore brought into vogue wherever the tonguo was spoken, al a vory early period after the reformation : Crnnincr'., in Iho tuno of llenry VIII. Iho (icneva Bible, which wa. a traru'latiun by Iho English exile, from tho persecution, of Msry the "Bishp's Bible," which was the standard ono for a long period of the Reformed English Church during the reign of Elisabeth. It was so called because translated and published by the royal command, under the supervision of (he Bishops uf the Church. Then came tho translation of the commissioners under Iho appointment of King James, our present standnrd edition. This translation was made in Bill. And lately, at Oxford, there ha. been a magnificent copy of tin. edition. "King James' Bible," printed, word lor word, ptigo Tor page, letter lor let'.er, perfect iir simile of the first original copy. I behove, (added the Dr.) lhal a copy nf this curious and elegant work is in the possession of the American Bible Society. t r.nimir s Bible is now exceedingly rare, and il it dillicult to find a perfect copy in this country. i ho uencva lliblo waa a great lavonlo with (he Puritans, and accordingly there are many of them iu this country, especially in New England. 1'ho "Bishop's" is a work of great authority, and displays tho greatest labnr, and the moat profound learning, on tlie part of its collators; it is very rare on either side of Ihe water. Fewer wero printed than the Geneva Bible, a. the latter was even a greater favorite with Iho Puritan, nf Ihe time. I know of but ono entire copy of tho "Bishop's Bible" in this country, and this wa. a present from the great Bible collector of his age, the Duke of Sussex, who, having a duplicalo in his xsseMinn, was pleased tu .end it to this country, in hopes that it would prove ot utility, and bo carclully preserved, as indeed it is. As tn tho last in Ihe list, "King James's," it is well known, being that in common use. The Bishop's Bible" ha. several prculiaritio. of translation, some of which are very striking and bountiful. For instance, in Ihe second verse of llie eth not in ont llnle ." how expressive, bow full of meaning die rendering i Of the Bible, printed, from Die first, in our own country. I will now .ay a few words. The first waa Elliot's "Indian Bible," which displays much pains and genius in the preparation a Herculean work, indeed. It wa. published in the year KiMI, and tlie second edition twenty yeans thereafter. It is very scarce, although there are copies, (a few of iho first edition,) extant. It was printed Whe expense of an incorporated body in England ; and a half century elapsed without the publication of any other A-mcrican copy of the Bible. In 1708, according to Dr. Holmes, the author of "American Annals;'' an English Bible wa. printed in Gennautown, Pennsylvania, but this I am inclined lo think is a mistako. I havo never seen a copy, although I have taken great pains to search it out ; nor have I ever seen any ono who has been more fortunate in this particular than myself. Il is Mid thai a Bible, in English was primed, contrary to law, in Boston, being an exact copy ol a Loudon edition, or an Eiliuburg one, 1 am not certain which, and Unit copies of it are now existing. If so, it would of course be difficult to identity them. And now we come to a very interesting fact, ami one that Americans ought lo know and remember. In tho time of tlie Revolutionary conflict between the colonics and the mofher country, in consnquc-nca of the great impediment, interposed to conveysnco between Hie two, and the suspension nf intercouse, thero was found to ho a grcal want of Bibles. Robert Atkin, of Philadelphia, a bookseller, in thi. ex igency, expressed a wish to Congress to issue, under their protection and patronage, a, copy ol tho Hcriptures, and inr mis purpose, petitioned that body, then silting in Philadelphia, in 1781, for permission to do so. A favorable report which Dr. R. read was made upon this memorial, and a Committee wna appointed, consisting of Mr, William White, (after wards Bishop White, James Duane, and another, lo supervise the publication proposed; they discharged this duty, made their report to Congress, and a reso lution ol approbation was passed by that body. Applause lollowed the relation ol (hi. incident Here, continued the Doctor, is the only act of nur country as a country, in favor of the Bible 1 Tho only act in behalf of the Bible, since the Declaration of Independence. Here we see nur venerable father, taking an early and decided stand in favor qf the Holy Scriptures, and fur the spread of it over the country. Mr. President, I do not wonder that Cornwnllis labored in vain, in his attempts to subdue such a race of men u that; that tiis redoubt, failed, while the ruler, of the land were looking to heaven for assistance, and were relying upon the Bible a. their guide and monitor. Sir, it wa. then a Bible land, Bible country a Bible government ttepubhc THE SERVILE INSURRECTIONS IN TUB WEST INDIES. The black, in several of the West India Island. have recently been engaged in a plot In murder nil tfio whiles nnd establish government, of their own, but which was fortunately discovered some threu ilnys beloro tho timo appointed for the general ri sing. In St Domingo a niimbor of white, weru murdered, and Ihe new Orleans papers ol the 1 1 1 It givo the details of Ihe confession of a mulatto named Cequi, who waa brought before the Court at H&von-na for being implicated in Ihe plot, snd who ststed that he was employed is interpreter to Iho head conspirators, as he could talk English. Cequi stated as follows : "We choso Mr. Turnbull, ex-council of Enrrland. at Huvanna, and now in Jamaica, to be our king provisionally, mat gentleman had at In. disposal 'iTO.lKKI, to supply the conspirators with food, arms, and .munition. Our chief wa. tho poet Placide, a mulatto, who possessed great influence among Iho colored people as will as among many of Hie whiles. Plscide resided at Matanzaa. I will now tell you the plan of the Insurrection. " i he insurrection was to break out first at the Sugar mills of El General, situated at Guatnulas, second, at those nf L. Boquo; third, at Arlcmiza; founli, at Caiiingc ; fifthly, at Soledad ; sixth, at Corrsl False. The insurrection waa lo break out at all thu places tho same night. "Tho negroes at these points wore to act fire to tho houses, murder the whites, take possession of their arms, and march lo the Card'nas, where they were lo find, on the banks of the San Giierdua, IA U muskets and amunition, landed from an English brig, which was Income from New Providence ; from Ciii-dinas they were t march, to die number of UOCO upon Matanzaa, where Placide wa. to wait for them, "At Mntanzas the insurrection was to proceed on the following plan : At first they intended to poison all the whites; but they afterwards determined, a. a surer mode, that tho cooka and oilier house servants should act fire tn the dwelling houses nn a fixed dn.v, and murder Iheir masters. The capital aud other cities were lo follow our example. "Al Havnnna tlie signal waa lo be given by firing musket.. The general meeting wa. lo be held at llie country house of the Count du I'cnalves. TImm overy town had enemies in iu boaom. We hoped lo become masters of the island, and marry Iho wnue women, -wnom on mis account, we were ordered not to kill at least, thoso wlu were not old and ugly. i mally, the disclosures which 1 am ret to make will fill tho whole world wilh horror." The disclosure of the plot produced great conster nation in Cuba, aud at Ihe latest dalea arrest, continue to be m.de on the Island. Four lawyer, wero seized at Ilavannaon llie 2iilh and 37th, charged with being engaged in the negro insurrection on confessions extorted from .lave, under tlie lash. Fourteen slave, were shot .1 Matanzaa on Ihe 28th. and fifteen died under Ihe lash ! All colored persons were ordered to leave tlie island ! rhe Savanna Republican quote an article from tho "Light of the Reef," Koy West, of the 20th ult., in which it is stated, Ihat 3,000 slave, have been slaughtered in Cuba, and tint thoy were actually strangling twenty-five daily, hy tlie public executioner at Mnlanza. and thai there were 3,000 bu-sides, confined in the jails. The tornado appear, lo have .wept over a consul. orablo portion nf Northern Ohio. The Weetern Reserve Chronicle, published al Warren, .at.) Huge forest tree, were prostrated to liie ground, and nine fanner, had all of their woodlands .wept clean of il. standing limber. So far .. we havo been able to learn, lb. township, uf Farniingtoo, unsioi, mccca, r owier ana iiazotta, auttered most m Ibis county. Fences were prostrated in nil directions; and some catllo, sheep and hone, wen kill ed. There were reports, s few days sioco, lhal om person, were auieu in nrisiot and Mecca, but these, we .re happy to learn, were not well founded. M,t of Ihe f.rmera lo Ihe north of tins suffered lo entno oxlent; some of tliem severely. A gentleman from Bristol, informed us, Ihat upon going nut aftor the storm had subsided, every thing appoared new and strange I hi. fence, were prosiralod lo Ihe ground, his forest had disappeared, and all in the space of a few minute A gentleman in Bezetla ha. furnished u. a description nf the effecls of tlie storm in hi. immediate neighborhood, which correspond, to exactly wilh the accnnnla we havo from other townships, that we do not deem it worth while lo publish ii. may, n-inn, do proper 10 remark, that in some .eclmna whore Ihe furest tree, withstood tho force of the wind, entire sugar orchards werw uprooted and destroyed. It w impossible lo conjecture tho Iou Ihat has been sustained: it being divided among .11 those who are located in tlie section of country nver which the tnrnadn passed, neither havo we vet been able to ascertain how for Iho tturmextended. Joutt W. Btxa. On Tuesday evening last, (he citizens of this place, and vicinity had the pleature of hearing Mr, Boar make nno of the most nblu, ar- fuiiientalivo and interesting speeches thoy have islcncd to formany a day, a sketch of which may be found in another part of our paper. OVrnw fourteenth chanter nf job, instead uf tlie phrase, Timet. and cuntiuiieui not, ' the IromUlioil w, "coilllliu Our neighbor Champaign is also girding herself for the bailie. There ui lo be a county mooting en the 15th of June. Township Clubs have been formed in somo parts nt tho contiiy. 1 hoy have an excel-lent one nl Urhanna. At the last meeting, M. B. Corwin, the President gave t glowing account of the bright prospects of the Whigs of Shelby county, whom he had just visited ; il wa. determined In present a Prize Banner lo iho Townships in Champaign couuly (exclusive- uf Urbanna,) which should give thu largest protinrlioiiate increased Whig gain at tlm next over Ihe election uf 40; and a resolution was adopted inviting tho ladies of the township to attend tlie meetings of the Club. f'mrjield Hrp. Thi Ohio hu.iki.io up Stream ! A gentleman who reached Ibis city yesterday, fn.ii New Orleans, niiunii. ii iii.i ine rxirnoruinary nooa In the wls.-iasippi has backed up and completely reversed the curienl of the Ohio, from it. mouth to Southland, y., uwnins u, niunj ui.n i.i wine, i - such a reversion of the waters of Ihe Ohio was never before known. Boats on the downward Irin. between flmiil.l.n.l and the Mouth, land, bow down stream instead uf rounding Its aa usual. Great tear, are entertained lhal ihe immense floods of tho Missouri, Arkansas and Red Rivets, ami oihor tributaries sll pouring into Ihe Mississippi n annul me same lime, may occasion great devastation at New Orleans and other places below.(Win-nni.Mai.
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Full Text | s h W T71171 J, V J1V 0 0 fSMJ T lV ...' m ArFTn in JO UNIT, 1 X JLJLJB JLlil VOLUME XXXIV. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1844. NUMBER 43. I'UUWtflUlU EVEUY WEDNESDAY MORNINU, BY SCOTT & TKKSDALK. O.llce corner of High anJ Town itrtwis, 13utilu' Bu.iding TERMS. . Two Doi.lahi fer AflRUM, which must uivnrmbly b paid in atlvanr. fe of postage or of per cciitK lo i-riis or Collector!. ... Tlio Journal u aim publishtwl daily iluniur tlio scision o ho Lcri'lature. bhH ihrim a wcnk Hie renin itulur of lite jw or A , ainl ihree times a wwk. yoarly. for 5- THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1844. TO OUR There llie editor oftlie RlKNIiS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ahunli) Iw a general, perfect widen I am liny bciwecn rofilw Journal Mil Ihe Wliifii of itw cotinliei. To bring aboul such an umlemmwling and mane h prouuruTr . good, ihcre huukl lie a frequent interrhmiKe f eniime.it, and our friends of tho Whig press nwl the Central Commute or Ihs cotmlie, should keep w advised of the progress of the cnute in their variout vicinities, by Utttr, as oflcn m npe- die..c tnayiWl. We have felt the disadvantages of want of acquaintance with the moil active Wing of other couniiet, ever since we took u(kii im the editorial manage-meni ofthe Journal. The difficulty h lcn obviated some wlialoflatc, and we trust the manifest propriety ofihen-rrstion made above.will cause it to Iw entirely removed. There are evenii iran-iilring and developments taking place daily, that may tie profitably noticed in the Journal, "d " our palter goes lo every Whig prm in the Slate, our friends of the corp. editorial would, in lite event of prompt attention to our iiggeslion, place within incii own reach fact! of general inter-Ml, calculated lo advance the common rims. We feel grateful for the measure of confidence rcpoied in ill b our friends r ,k- an.i o lioiw for a still belter iinderitMiidinff, that may be of mutual interest. LclUrs either from members of Ihe county Committee, or others, should ba i variably 1-oit rtu, and wImjii iniended for insertion in iho Journal should bebricfandtuthepninl. Our frienda of the preu will do ui a favor by copying the above, conspicuously. One word more. Wo shall endeavor lo facilitate Ihe operation! of ihe campaign, by iraiwtnilling llie earliest information of mailers of importance, whether transpiring here or else here, lo our friends of Ihe press generally. Wtigi of Olio, we mini see eye to eye. We must act together ai one man. We must make ronnnnn f auef for the sinke is common. We must not only pull, bul we must pull ait together! Our shoulders must be placed to the wheel, our mult must be in Hie cause aud in nur labors. There is much lo Jo, bul it can oil bo done. We have a grcal Hiutc lo redeem, and il can be redeemed. 'I he weight of Ohio in the political scale, is great. By the proper EFFORT, we may achieve a victory, more brilliant than thai so nobly acquired in ICW. To the work of ORGANIZATION we musl address ourselves. We never were itronger, our opponents were never weaker, lul owe confidence most be tn our ov. it collected, concentrated strength, and not in the weakness of the enemy. A Hound Currency for the State, a Prot Ure Tarifffor the Nation! must be our watchword, and organization the end ot our labors. 11 light be disti-minaU-d, ihruugh ihe press, and from the stump, and all will be well. WiiiuiorOinu, wr. CAN amd wk WHX! LATEST FROM THE EAST. Contrary lo eieclttl!on, we have nothing from the Loco Fih-o I'Hivcntinns that convened at llallimore on Monday Uil. We received this morning, Rslliniore and Washington pars of Monday morning ( bul thny throw hide light unin the probable doing of ll.o Convcnlions. Wo copy the lol-kjwing from the Waihington Mtamlanl of Monday : voiti-'.noniMiS. -ii..oi..u .i. mn.nhi.iiiont thnl the Ilalliinore Convention mau fad l miike a omuiaikm in cone.iicnre of Ihe machiimumis of tbo Tvlcr ami I esa party i awl in utai event the election of I'resHlent is to bcbruvighi into the; lliww of Rcoresentnlives so savs iho (ilobe. But it will require mm limit mu lo innko thai barirmil. Tlie htllowing paragraph is fmmtho editorial columns of the llahimure Aineiiran. a ulcr to which we are much indebted for matters of inlcreil : In refrrence lo Ihe National Lornfoeo Convention, it Ii cn js.i i. ...i tk.u . .t ihr rim sien after it is urir.iiiis. nl will ' e. to offer a moluiimi that no candidate for ibv Fres-iilencv shnll olttnin the Hiiniiimiimi unlei h receives a major-ity ot' two Ui rds ol ih Convention i ami the frport furtlicr is that this resnluliim will lie ctirneil, aint Hint i r hi opera. 1... HI. V:... It.ir..i. eannnt bo HumillHlCll. HIl'Hdd theC re- Jnl tt ihM "ll-mofrarv" will ihrn hvplornHwe bMwren Mr. Iltirhaiun, (leu. Cass, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Tyler, In refrrence lo Mr. Tvlcr, Ihe nrrange menl is said to be Hint il hi. lutl tfllail till 11V lll liWUHK-t" i.iii " le uomTiialed bv hi frn-wts, lo run "ou bis owu hook.' Amtrkan of Afiimtnit We find noitrng iu tlc above lo alter our opinion ai lo the mull uf the sirwetc in llaltnnore lost Slomlay. Burn a res olution ai that alluded lo by inn Autrnran would hardly l ngreed to by the Vm Rur.n men, unless they were conlidcnl of the pmscMimi of slrengili sumrienl to swuro the nnmiua-linn of iheir own mm, even under it We may be disap pointed in our suppositions, bul if we are the lenders or (lie Lneo Fiiro pirr of OHh trill Ae bmw Jiidppointrd. I Tbo foreboding of Ihe i'ote, nlluded lo in the firt ei-trarl almve, throws some l;;ht U(ion lh proliaMe slate of affair in Ihe evenl of a failure by his friends lo steure the nom in n ion of Van H ircn. Hut we affirm with a confidenceno-thin- can shake, thai the people ol ihe United Slates witfnflr Mff r the electitm to be thrown into t'te Hhk. Honest men, nw in the rank of our opmncnis, would indignantly flown down any attempt to lake the election mil of the hands of the people-, and the defeat of ihe oppoiiion would be more signal, if ihey ma le the attempt, thaa if they were lo run one candidate, even if he were as unpopular and objectionable as Martin Van Huren himself. MAIHHON AND CLARKE. The editor of the l.midn (Madison eouniy) Sentinel, in nniicinr lite sucffestion of a correMtohilenl of the JtHirnal, in favor of holding a Senatorial Convention of Iho Whigs of Clarke, Madison and Franklin, al l.nmlon, nn the Bth day of July neil, recommends the sulHltliiltnn of Ihe 2"Hh or th in place of the Hlh. The farmers, be thinks, will mil be so busily engngrd in the latter ax in the early part of lite month. The Springfield Republic, if our recollection Hoes not 4e eeive us, agrees with our correspondent as to the importance . of an early movement. We have mislaid the Republic, but we believe il coiiUumi! no specie! suggestion oa the subject, IMUiTiiioACY AM FOU.Y I The imliceiliiv simI prolligacy uf ihe present F.iecutive, seems to I equalled only y his madness and folly. Under Ihe prrlcuce of encouraging useful iavcnlioos and fostering tbu inventive genius ot the lamt, we ntnJ our leauing auimn. lie alminiitrring lu the warlike and destructive propensities of ihe riHintrv, by aiiliroprialiiig ihe people's money, l ine and airniii. to thu Invmilors of iinuli'menis ot destruction. If the inventor of iho "infmni machine,'1 used al one time in nn al lemut uimn lln hie of Ihe French King, had presented him stlf al Washington, he would it seems to us, have found those eitpable ofopprecisiing and ready in reward his gvniui .' The ttsfWftCM of the nio onus, invented by ('apt. 8uckiou, has IHri beta mlWnlly Icsied. Their thsiructiva effecU upon iIkmo wlto use them, as will as ujioii those ngamst whom ibey are used, hive mil been maila sullk-ieutly cvnleut. Our rewlers will not ba surprised, llierefure, (as Ihey have doubt less eeaseil l t surpiisetl at any thing commuted by Joi n Tyler,) lo Icaru by iho billowing paragraph, from Ihe Wwh-iugluu eortesondenl of ihe New York Tribune, that the public imasury not only pays for Iho rrpltWtsf gun, hut fiuinsbus the means for manular luring anuihor ! t You know Ihe 'resident rode over Ml. Calhoun's head wbtni he onlereil tiale V Beaton i cease sending the "Nn-1'iiiinl Intelligencrr" lo foreign Ministers, it e. almmd. Well, he hat since ridden over the Secretary oldie Navy's bend, and onlen-d undrr his own hi ml ami seal, a new Inr gun for Capt, .Sloekttin's ship, the Princeton. And Ihe former gun, whN'hlurt, wlnctr il was said was paid for out of Capt. Hiock-Ion's private Hirte, was paid lor out uf ihe 1'ublie '1'rcasury, ami roi over jlO.fOU. DEMAUOOUEISM REI1UKEU! The attempt of a few didmncit poliiiciiuu among the Ger mans of Cincinnati, to (urn into party account the Native American movement: and to carry the ucrniAiii of Ohio against the Whigs, has utterly failed. Il has been rebuked where it was made, in a mot signal manner ; and has com pletely disgudted the intelligent and disinterested Ucrmnns of Hamilton. Nol only the Hermans, but foreigners generally, will soon come to regard those lis llieir worst enemies who are ever endeavoring bv false representations aud mlnmuus slanders lo win their votes, dial Ihey may plunder ihm by their ruinous legislation. The body of the following article is taken from the f7cr-man Rf publican, of Cincinnati a paper that should I in the hands of evi ry German of Ohio, who looks to his own iuter-ests and desires to consult his own permanent good : " OUR GERMAN FELLOW CITIZENS. The unwarranted and improper course pursued ly Messrs. Reemki.in, RotiiTKR Al Uo. as a telf-consnmied committee to addros their fellow counlrvmrn. al llmir creat May meeting on the lit tint., is well rebuked in the German Reyv piinncan oi mis riiy. We ere pleased lo lenrn from some of iho mot intelligent Germans (hill the improper elecltoueeriii dncumenl, which ihey put forth contrary lo ihe instruction and wisho uf a Ijucc mnioriiv of thnl resier.iblo tneelmg, bus served lo in jure ratlior limn bcnclii ihein nud iheir cause. TlicGermaus, as n iMHiy, tlo nol luvor sik-u palpable ucmagngueiiin in ineir own party. Wo give plare with pleasure, In the sensible remarks of German Republican, upon tins mibjert ( HneinnaH Atht. A few ssordf ahmit thute AMrtuei.'Vctti have lately appeared iu Iho ''Enquirer and Message" a ruuplu of nddresijcs whirh seem to make some stir nnd create some surprise aiming our fellow citizens. As fnr as German are concerned, they fvll mil-born lo ihe ground. The days of Reemelm, lined ter 6l Co. have pawud by. l-'or such of our fellow citizens n tlo not rend Gurmau we will here repent our remarks on the aprwaraurc of those addresses in Germnn. In our paper ot the Ittli mil., wc have ihe following ; " tin an arrogance, such as wo have rarely seen, a few demagogues, contrary lu the with of the metiiiig that appointed them, contra ry lu their own belter conviction, seek lo mnkt! eapiial for the democratic parly out of Ihe occurrences at New York. Ii coiiJucl is otiitc deotiicuble mid unworlliv of iho cause whirh it is pretended lo defend nud will not enenpe iho fate it deserves. At ihe meelinr of the 20th of April al die house of Mr. Lam) frit, all miking up of politics wilh this question was rejcctetl. Al mn mceimg hki commiiiecs were immiiiii. ted and instructed and yet they acled contrary lo their in-slruclioni. Thn most riiliculous part however of Ihe afl'air is. where it snvs: 44,,ll mnv I"' nl-ierled that a few of our countrymen nrc Whigs." " And areourenuulrymciiexprru tit to place courideneo in a document vtlurn conta'ns sucn nonsense T In this city nlonc. we know many ItunHrtdt of Herman H'iir, innny more than will be nl nil ngreealile lo lhce gentlemen who talk almnt 4 "a few German Whigs." " bnd Ihey loo know Ihi full well, nnd wish lo manufacture a MOKE HA.iK COIN NAILED. Our readers may think that we are poorly employed, In no ticing and reluling the falsehoods and slanders that literally 1 throng the loco Foco press. However this may be, we are determined to devote a sufficient portion of our lime and space, to ennvince honest and enndid men, that Iboy cannot avoid beingcotiitnntly deceived and impoid upon, if they place any dependence in iho statements of ihe Statesman and kindred prints. We called upon the fitaicsman in our Inst fur the proof thai J. V. L. Mr Ma how, of rial ti more had, as asserted by that paper previously, come out in opposition to Mr. Clay. And, we also niked for evidence ihat Mr. McMahon designed lo support Mr. Van Iturcn. We have no nniwcr. W e now state that Mr. McMahon contradicted over hit own tignaturt, several weeks since, the very slander that has been circulated Ihfnugh the rolumns of the Hiateiman aud the Loco Foco press generally. The contradiction was made through the Baltimore Argnt!! Will the Statesman retract its falwhood nowf In lie capital for their parly, routed and defenlud as il is iu all quarters. Where now r'cinmus NiobcupJ'ribj who last year tried to convince me timiinns 11141 inu Leinorrais uom in this country, were Ihe rc-d nntivils I" lliesc were our remarks al tin lime; we now wish lo ailo, lhal so far from these rcpo is In-ing atlopted unanimously by the meeting of the 1st of May, ihe attempt in introduce politics into lli ill mreling, mrt with grnerat disapprobation Jm merely from die Whigs, but from nil lioneit men ol llieir own party. The reading of iIiomi very addresses broke up tint meeting iu fact and ihe coucoctors wore le It with a corporal's giinrd lo nnprove of lln-ir procii'diug. In conclusion we wit.ii nui to say mm a icw more sucn pro ceedings, as Ihostf conneeltil w ith the m.inulncluring ol lira ndiiresse will kill the getter up as effectually as if lii' h men ai i nane Heeinciui mid llenry Hornier into never neen in iKililiral csistence. We come unwillingly Iwfore the public with matters thnl et ncem nur rounlrvmeii, lhmi-li of Ihe opposite iariy t Ihey however forced tins ciplaiialioo uikii us, and we reluctantly make il. The Washington Correspondent uf Ihe N. Y. Evening Posl snvs under tbtleof Mav -i). 'Co . Medirv. the L lilor of the lending democratic press iu Ohio, nnd Mr. Ilrough ihe Hlflta Auditor, nnd Hth cwdrnt-rrifl'iHjr politic inn are here, nud Itrin u excellent reports from U1.1l Nlalo. I hey sny tiiat llie condition 01 mo parry was uever bttttr nor rtrong,-rt there." Under just such silly representations the calculations of Ihe Albany Regniry are made, nnd ujmn such are their hopes based. Just such tales are daily related by (hose who see the elements of discord si work n round and among them; and who are convinced when lliey idler them, lhal there is nol a particle of tnnh in thr-m. They are made fur ejfret, ami in order In keep together a show of strength, or lo avoid utter din-solution. JuM surh declaration were made up lo Iho very diiy uf llie election VH0 and lung afterwards Ihe return were so mi 1 represented and misluled thnt the confiding, ol ihe rank and file, were induced to stake and tints lo hie, TiioiiMinis , Tf.sior TMoriAiis or tiot.i.sn; ihat would otherwise nave been lived lo them, lite trulh i, the party is utterly defeated ami routed idready. The efforts of the sagncitni ami knowing dim i, are rhielt v direr led to such an arrangement of affairs, as may give some hope of success ,n ItiW! COMMENDAIILE LIIIF.KALITY. The HunUvillcl Alaliama) Drmorntl, thus nil off from Iho Loco Foco fold, nil who dare tluubl the availability of Martin Vnn Huren. Our ranks are pretty full, but if all who lark ro fidence in the principle aid avaihbilily of Van, obey ibis order, and lake' place in the Whig ranks, the ranks uf our opponents moil look monsirmts slim: Io you hear a man saying. 'I shall vote for Van Huren, hut twt will be badly Itealcn; or 'I will not vole for Van Ibiren, because I don't like some of hi fri-nlj,' or prefer Mr. Van Huren to any man 111 the I fntoii. but his opposition to the Tariff wiil cost nun the loss of all ihe great Norlnem Stales;' or '1 nma rood a democrat a anv bud v. tail I can't vole ajninst I'nde Nick' (lnvii) or 'We slioulil hate run a Houihem nar tlo vki, we ny near sucn cccimji ov uowu iim ipeaker ngauut us and wuhUio W higs. A UEI1UKE FROM A CANDID LOCO FOCO PA- TER. We have ever believed and contended lhal the malignant and unjustifiable assaults made upon llenry Clay and the Whig pirty generally, would recoil upon Iheir authors, (.very day brings evidence going to show lhal Ihey have excited di-guii among the candid ami imHigoni in the rank of our opponents, and made those agaiusl whom they were directed, more friends than enemies. The following is from the a-bury American, a decided bul respectable l.ocn Foco paper in Pennsylvania. We commend it lo theativiiiiou of thn Loco Fneo preat of Ohio: "The editor of ihe 'Garelle' complains thnt we 1(0 nol call llenry Clay a duellist, a Sabbnih breaker anil the advocate of free trade pmmplis. We regard personal abuse as die very lowest weapon of party warfare, ami we have always If II it lu be handVd bj those wboc tastes snia hixe with the means Ii is only retorted to when I tie came 1 deierale. While ei It a iHiblir journal wc hoi we shnll mu fortrel thai we pretend to die cIm meter of a gentleman. Resides, we oppose llenry Clay on high gtounds, im-ix-dive of iho man. If we have not nilcmnled 10 prove lhal lie is the advo cate of free trade, il is becuose we havn some respect for our own character aud the inttttigence of Ihe People' (T The Cincinnati Chronicle dmihis whether the Presi tlcni has so transcended hi Constitutional power, as loexposa him to impeachment. The Chronicle says he has tint declar ed war. Well, what has he dime. Helixoideretlan armetl licet to iho Gulf of Mexico, with orders in oppose any attempt from any quarter, to subjugate Tesas; while it is eul in com- tnumcatiou wilh thu President of Texas, the more effectually tu guard aaiusl the invasiou from Mexico. Now, if Mexico makes any aiienqM lu establish what sho consider her Just claims to ihe territory, what aro the ftHisequenccs t Is not war inevitable! Does she mil cumc directly in cmiu cl wilh uT Does not the very ncgormiion of tlc Treniy and the orders to Ihe fleet and armv. place u ai mice in mi aiututle of hostil ityt Art we 10 say lhal because Mexico, from a sen) of weakness, may shru.k from M conflict, ami pause in ihe pursuit of her riihls. in order in avoid a war, therefore ihe Execu tive has not irtuully declamt hostilities T Is not an actual ntMtihtdrmonstralion, as compkiea violation nl tbe teller ami spirit ofthe Constitution, as a formal declarnlion of war so, Ihen the EiccutivehaseiiMiied himself to impcarhmml, this art alone; with out Inking into consideration the usurpat ion of pocr that has characterised the whole proceeding, TWO FACTS FOR THE FARMERS. "Kkf.p it bkkokk the Pkopi.k," that under iho operations of the Whig Tariff of 111 ti, the aggregate im noil al ions ol foreign wmil have di crtastd in a single year from etettn and a half millions of pounds lo l?s than 4'1-e millions ; nud "hrrp it HKFiinic thk Pkopi.ic," ihnt under the hcalih-ful inllueuru of this same Inw the demand for American wool has grently incrensed. and tint price advanced nearly riFTY PR ckmt. Albany Journal. The strove brief paragraphs speak volumes. We com mend them lo thr especial consideration of the Farmers of Ohio. We noticed in the last Western Reserve Chronicle, of Trumbull cn.,some six or eight advert itemenls headed "C'usA for Wool," Tho editor says II sells for a considerable advance, and purchasers are abundant. On every hand, from nil parts of the country, we behold ihe beneficent fruits ot the present Whig Tariff. Il is destined, in connection with other essential Whig measures, to rover Ihe country with "h',el and benefits " In view of facts such as are alluded .0 above by the Journal, who ran be deccivud by the Loco Foco out cry about Black Tariff. " THE OUTFIT SECURED. Got. Shannon, ns we informed our renders a fei!"s since, is in Si. Clnirsville; where he await order from the 1 President. The arrangements were nil made for I s departure at one lime; hut, as the President concluded 1 at he had given just provocation for the commencement of hi siiiilicson the part of Mexico, against this country; he gn c G iv. Shannon the privilege of awaiting future developments, it his own nmoslend. We entertained some doubt ulielher he could Iraw his outfit, under the circumstances. A few days since, lowever, we learned from a relial le source, that he had re- eeived his outfit before his return tn St. Clairsvill , The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribum lets us into the tnodus pperandi,hy which the result was brought oloul, llie following paragraph: Do you know how Klinnnon, the new Minister to Mexico, got hi 11,000 outfit, ami 1.;00 for half a year's pny, whilst ui hit gone lo tllnol 1 lie Linton wns ordered 10 take mm on Hinrd on the t'dht on the Hlli ho left tin city; on llie IO1I1 the iler lo thu Union lo take mm out was coiinlermai ded; 011 th he was in llits cilv. lu the meniilniie. a ' rt-a-urv aA or order ftir the 5 LlitJO had Im-ch negotiated I y n New ork House, in antic ipalinu ofthe passage ol die A;proprin- iou Hill. This is a funny movement. JOHN M. GALLAGIIEiCgoVERNOROFOHIO. The question "who is Governor of Ohio," is an important W u only desire lhal it should be derided. A coutm- ncy, it seems to us, has clcarlv arisen, in which, according to ihe express provision of the Constitution, the SjK-aker of Ihe .oiisc become tht acltng dortrnor. Any Irani or rcnoii- ig based upon Iho moires nnd designt nf the framers of Ihe uiniitution. can avail nothing toward the seith nienl of Ihe lesiion iba ha arisen, or to anu il thuexphcil tlecliirnti Ihat Constitution, by which thu Speaker of the Housu In comes Governor, in a certain conlingciicy one lhal has amen. nil agree. Thn puliticnl oud parly advnntagei Ihe ulhce (iovemor would bring lo the Whigs, urc loo inronsidem- ile In give litem any weight with ui, in mailing up our emi ssion. 1 he atlcinpt, therefore, to mko n mere party qmb- le of il, or to turn II into a parly que lion, musl tail ( as llie iticimmti Gazelle properly remark, the question is ''one ( onstilulion;tl Law." It has arisen for l!ie Sri lime, ami mid bo derided. Thnt Mr. Gnllngber lins become Gover nor of Ohio, is lu our mind, a clear point. Spare Lin or Gijr. Wasiiisutos, by Jared fttarks. No. 3 of this national work has been received and may lc had nl Dkiiht's HuokSlure. The engraving of the residence Washington, in the preenl No., is admiral ly executed. 'Im tyje used in printing this work arc large, anil the impres sion beautiful, ONE OF A THOUSAND. One falwhooi thai has been induiriouly eireula led by tht Loco Foco press, is lhal Henry Clay was put under mtids lo keep llie penro. in order lo prevent hi in from chal lenging Sena lor King of Georgia. The trulh ofthe matter isi that Mr. Clay was (nit under bonds in order to prevent him urn arrepling a challenge that Mr. King hid declared it li:s intention to send. What m-xtr A LOCO FOCOS OPINION OF GERMANS! ! The federal press are constantly endeavoring to embitter the fcebng of foreigners "gainst ihe w h'g party, w holt-sale forgery, falsehood and knavery. are reuricd lo by a frw of the most desperate, without hesiiatinn or compunction, in onler lo eflVel their objocl. Tl,t Germans of Ohio have Hn bei he the e leeches, w ith a pertinacity worthy of belief cause. They hava lrn told lhal the Whigs were stern viodiruiiou, such a case is now exhibited startling all IMPEACH HIM. Some of lite most prominent papers in iho K.ai, urge clo nicnily ami inlignntl' the iinpearhmcnt of Mr. Tykr, ih Acting Presidenl, fur tlie gross and paqmble violaiiona of enn- slit 111 mrta prerogative and the usurpation of power, thai havo characterised his movement on the Aimcinhinqtirittou. They aro righi. If there ever was, if there ran be made ou! a rase, clearly obnoxious lo the impeach ng (tower, one is now presented. If a ense can be presented, in which public gn.nl, il lite penro ami Iho honor of llie country, demand tlo their nnt deadly enemies, and would spare no pain lit bring them under a bondage, more galling lhn that imposed uimni the Israelites by iho Egyptian of old. They have been sold lhal their sincere friend were only lo be found in the Van Huren rank that there they were respected and their inlel-ligeneo and worth appreciaV !. P.y thus acting, thrse vary pretended friends, have done more lo b liltl up YifiW Ameri tnitm than the mnsi delcrno ted ) Vrs of Ihust association euld everhooio aeeoa.plish. How much real nn-iPKt T and Hf.ii xHti sane uf (hose wIm mk inch high pre-tensions now, ontertain inward C1khmri, may ba heller understood by the following extract from a letter wriiien a few year since, while he wj Minister to Austria, by Mr.Ml--I.kn arno, the pretrnt Loco Foro candidal for (lvr-ner of 'rniMytMatil. The compliments thus paid the Gef-mans will know how appreciate, If wo mistake not - "Of villages there are a great many t bul they have rarely any thing aitrarlive( on Ike contrary, ihey are ecrtj tiify. The miNiilill.t. is nearly iltraytdirrrtly r for the hois rfftir. sd dum more Ihnu a lew fret 1 ff, ami very oflcn s.i, imnsr, oxka, PIOS, ciim at.ns. cVc.fnv nnd' tmt rnnf. Too often I hi it the cate in Germany and ihe consequence i that one scareHy knows how lo aavr himself from Hen and vermin. The best hotel are full of tlwm, ami even in die Palaces of Kings tliey say one is tn secure from tliem." tT Hon. M111.SHU FitLSiuRK, one of the anblesi and ablest Whir of New York, who ha been generally named in connection with tht candidacy for the Ujlwrnatonal Chair of thl Siato, by the Whig preis, peremptorily dot lines Iho honor. ITT There wa a rally of ibe Whigs of Dayton, at their Club Room, on Monday last. TVv were addressed, need we say eloquently aud effectively, by Messrs. Con win and An Dtiuun. by its enormities. Titer cannot bo found anywhere, even among Iho frM-nd of Aunexaiiou and ihe political friendt of John Tyler, any considerable numlier of men, who will sny that he has not irautreniled hi constitutional power and lam- peretl with right, honor and truth, tn his efforts to anuea hint self lo llie Presidency for another term. Under surh circum stances, disdaining lu be linmmclledby any pailiiau consul raliun, wo utiile with the press ofthe country in demanding roleclion for that country agmt the encroachment of wicked and desperate man. A !AMl'ER!-A WET III.ANKET! Tbe Loco Foco of Greruvill D,irke County, held a meet ing a few davs liuce. In the course of Ihe evening ihuy call ed omit a Mr. Detnev, of ihat county, to addre dm meet ing. He complied with iheir request, but he set out by in forming diem lhal ho had abandoned Mr. Yau Huron I Tito Messenger narrates the circumstances lints ; Mr. Dcmsev wa then loudly railed for from all parls of the house. He accordingly arose ami informed hi fat m cod a brethren ihat beli-ared ihey had waked up the wrong passenger," but since they had mnmleslfd a drore lhal lie himld addre them, he would comply in a liner a man an as possible. He said her had longaried wilh the "Democratic" party, and in tinier ihat lucre might t no misappruhen inn im rrrard lo his futnr Course, he would Hair in llie ittil- scithAilie NEVER AGAIN WOULD VOTE FOR MR, VAN HUREN FOR ANY OFFICF.M This mieipcrlcd annouitrement, Coining a tl did from mie who hud stood fore- nttMi in the hirhl nf ItltO. ami lo whom the '-Democracy Darke own all that it 1, foil like a thomlcrlioli t the ears ol iho "faithful ! ami Ii til "lhal Same I Hd I oou huiueli itiil- driilv made his appearance in a rhirken 1001I, there could not MiiMy have been a gn .iter fluttering among the "lealhered inle, than wna mere rxinitiieu. This ts another of those signal evidences of tht prosperity of Van Huren vory good citizen, and highly esteemed by bisfel-low-townsmen;) the residue uf the canditlitca, wilh but a single exception, were Hhigt. The ticket thus fortned, wu e Ice tod without opposition. But Mr, Crai(T,as aoon as he returned homo from Cincinnati, (fur he was absent on the day of election) re- signed his office, and tho HVtr'g- board appointed a good ft nig m his pinco! Uutof etgw corporation ulficera in this place, the Locoa have only one, and that one was elected by W hig votti! Greenville is one uf the strongest VVhig towns in (he Slate; and we think we arc perfectly safe in saying that we can produce (Are Ctay h'higa fur every ioco Foco that can be "scared up" in her corporate limits, tio much for the Statesman's "democratic victory." Verily, Brim must be hard run for something to crow over. Poor fellow, his cane is a dcsparale one NATIONAL PRIZK BANNKR. At a ntfieting of a number of Whigs from different States of the Union in Washington Citv, on Tuesi day, the 7th day of May, 1H44, (Jen. bujicAff U Cuncii, of Georgia, being called to the Chair and SAMuri. Staik wEATMEa, of Net? York, appointed Secretary. Nathan SAtuirwT, of Philadelphia, of-fornd the following resolminns: Resolved, That a Prixi Bamukr bonfTemd by the Whigs ofthe United States to tbo Whigs of that State which flmll at the next Presidentinl election give tho largest proportional increased Whig vole over her Presidential vote of 1840; the said banner to be prone riled to the State to which it shall be awarded on the 4lh day of March next, at Washington city. Jiuiolvttt, That a committee, to consist of one person from each State, be appointed by the Chair to carry the resolution into effect, and ihataTrcasurer of said committee be also appointed. Ri solved, TW.ns the Whigs of the United States, t bhor refiurliation, and as a banner was nohly won by the gallant State of Kentucky in 1840, if the inney collected by the committee shall enable them to do it, they shall cause a banner to be prepared and piU:ntnn tnthe Whirrs ot Ihnttstatoatthe same tune and place that the other shnll be presented. Remivrd, 1 hat these proceedings be published in the Whig papers of the Union, and that the gentlemen nnmcd as the committee be requested to perform the duly ass.gned them. The following gen ll erne 0 were then appointed said committee by the Chain jJavid Jirotison, Me. Wm. t;. rrcston, a. u Alfred W. Haven, N. II. Robert Toorubs, Go. Abbott Lawrence, Mass. Arthur P. Hopkins, Ala. Samuel Mann, R.I. Win. L Hodge, Lu Charles Korkwell, Conn. S. W. Prentiss, Miss. Charles Paine, Vt. Nathan Sargent, Pa. John M. Clayton, IM. Ucverdv Johnson, Md. The Midnight iy, die orgnn uf the Milk-rile, ba reared mi published. The editor ha buromo mnvinctu ol lu ly, awl say "We confess lhal our published time is pit, ami thai, as hour! men, we caniml puuil tu definite dy in ike future." M.llciisin, we may therefore eunclu le, is now al an end. For the Journal. lHNiS! The town if infciled, overrun wilh dog naly, barking, snarling, useless dogs. Cannot this evil be remedial Ihi nuisance removed t If the City Council were to put a pretty imiri las upon them, might il nol send them lo Iho country here they in 'grit possibly be uf sonic user , The following is our latest ul-ws lrom Washington. On the !&ih, the Henato postponed the consideration of ihe House rckolulimifor adjournment, tor the lime being. Anoth er ai tempi wm made by Dr. Duncan lo gel up the Oregon (till. wilhut success ; Corrcppundcnce of the Itjliimore American. Washim-to, May 25, 1814. The Senate have postponed the consideration of the Treaty until Wednesday, with the view 01 al lowing the members wno chnso tn attend the two Conventions in Baltimore 011 Monday and Tuesday. Tho last correspondence which laid ncloro the country by tho removal of tho injunction of secrecy Iroin the ocnite. 1 am torn, win ieau tn some action nn the pirtof the Senate. The message of the Pro- n ent nnd tho letters ot the necrciarirs 01 1110 navy and of War are deemed peculiarly offensive. The inmiirv was nertinenl and necessary, and the Secre tary of the Treasury is made particularly the officer of Congress and especially of the Senate in Executive session which body is required tu know in what condition the public funds aro in regard to every nan annointinetiL 1 hero aro mnuy opinions ncre in regard to ine nominations in Baltimore. The Delegates apear to be leaving tho city with great feeling upon the subject aud particularly ',,u Delegates from the notitli, many 01 wimm matnit'si groai warnuu on uin matter and seem santruiue that Mr. Van Buren will bo defeated. Tho Northern and Wostcrn Delegates ure cooler, and think that Mr. Vnn Buren will be nominated, i hero is much caucusing Hero, i ho Tvlermcn hold & mcctinir last evening, at which there was a great deal of fun, and cheers lonir aud oud fur Clnv. van miren, juimsnn, tass, iviei 1'oxaa, oXc. & c, were 110 ira. 1110 inccuuj; oroKo up in a iruiic. C. C. Norvell, Tenn. James N. RnynoMs,N. Y. Jacob Swigert, Ky. Ilonry W. tireen, IN. J. Knbert 1;. BciiencK, unto. t.,(i let) u. rsmith, lna. J. J. Hardin, 111. Charles R. Morehead, Mo. fienrgu W. Summers, Va. II. Chipman, Michigan. Edward Stanly, N. C. James H. Walker, Ark. Tho Chnir also appointed Jusmli Randall, of Philadelphia, as Treasurer. Resolved, That five of said committco shall constitute a quorum. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, Chairman. Sami'EL Starkweatiikr, Secretary, MU. CLAY AT HOmTl The Commonwealth ol the !2lnt snvs: Mr. Clay reached 1oxinetun on Saturday night, about 1 1 o'clock, 111 fine health and spirits. He wns enthusiastically received by thousands, welcomed homo by ex-Chief Justice Robertson, and escorted to Ashland by the blaze of hundreds nf torch lights. "lie attempted tocsrapo the pageant, but the poo- pie forestalled him. They drew him out of tho stage at the suburbs, and compelled him to receive their formal greetings through Judge Robertson, and to hear their spontaneous cheers. Ho replied, good humored ly, that ho wns very hippy to see them happy to see every one ot them; nut there was a fine old lady in tho neighborhood he would rather see than anybody eko; and bogging them to allow him to hasten to Ashland, bade tliem pond night. Jot they conducted him safely thither, amidst tl Hin ders of joyous acclamations, nnd left, him to the re pose he so much desired. The ijexinirlon ln-mnrer adds the following inci dents : Arrived at Ashland, Mr. Clay again thanked his friends for their attention, remarking that he was glad to see that they were all gooff tfhtgn, lur lln-y carried UeM wherever they went, There went up threo cheers tor I. lay nnd the Constitution, three cheers Tor Clay and Irelinghny- sen, and three cheers fur Ashland, which made the welkin nntr nffain. "Knturning to the city, a crowd had collected around the door of thel'huMiix Hotel, to witness the ponderous blows dealt upon the devott'd head of poor loomed locntocoism, by the unwearied old patriot, tiov. Metcalfe. Tho state and oft-repeated slander of bargain and corruptim between Mr. Adams and Mr. LI ay is revi ved by tho Richmond Enquirer and its antediluvians on thn authority of some declaration reccnily mule in tho House ot lloprcscmalives, uy a Locuioco member from Kentucky, Lynn Rnid. A complete extinguisher is put upon tins now and virtuous etlort to revivo an exploded lie, ny tne mi-lowinir communication in yesterday's National In- telligoneer, from a Whig member from tho same Ntatc. We wish the inquirer joy ot tins new pro-dienment A. Y. American. Tu the Km tor a : Col. Lynn B yd having recently resuscitated the stale slander ut tiargiiu and corrup tion between Messrs. Clay and Adams, it was esteemed a duty to inquire whether he believed it. Ilia answer to ihe inquiry is before the country. I ho pult lie may have somo curiosity to Know wnat was Mr. Boyd's opinion upon tins question when Mr. Clay was not n candidate. Tho Hopkinsvillo Gelte of tho 11th inst, which is sent to you, in reviewing Mr. Boyd's course has iho following sen tence, via: "We assert most positively tint wo can prove, by one uf the most respectable citizens uf Hopkinsvillo, that Lynn Boyd declared to htm that the charges preferred against Mr. Clay were utterly false anil groundless, and were gotten up for mere political purposus. And we uely Lynn Uoyd to ueny tins fact." This Gnzotie was shown to Mr Boyd, and his at tention called to the above paragraph, that he might deny it, as publicly an ho had resuscitated the charge. Ho not having thought proper lo do so, the favor is asked to insert this iu your pnrtor by yours, wilh respect, W. r. TilOMASSOa, MayUlst, 1844. SCREWS LOOSE IN OLD BERKS. Wo observe in the last number of tho Berks and Schuylkill Journal, (says the llnrrisburg, Pa. Clay Bugle,) the proceedings of a meeting held in Lower Heidelberg township, composed of a portion nf tho disall'eeled "democracy" of Old Berks. The President of tho meeting was one of the loading spirits in ihe ranks of Loe.ofocoistn a year or two ago, and a majority of thoso who participated have heretofore been identified with Locid'oroism. Col. Hugh Lindsay, whoso renunciation uf Locol'ocoisin is frosh in the memory of our readers, delivered an address in (ierman, which was enthusiastically npplauded. The following expressive resolutions were unamtnoits'jf adopted: Reiotved, That wo hail with much satisfaction the evidence in all parts of the country and in this county that tho peoplo are nimArnnig to a senso of tho importance of iho coming crisis, nnd are preparing to give an UNITED SUPPORT TO CLAY.FRE-LINGIIUYSEN AND MARKLE. irso.'pc. That tho nomination uf Clay and Pra- hnghoysen mcela our cordial approhatiun, and believing as we do that thry will sustain sound democratic principles, we will give thorn our hearty support.Resolved, That wo go heart and band for the Soldier nnd Fanner of West morel and. (iKN. JOSEPH MARKLE, as our candidate for Goyornor, and tint we view with contempt the assort ions of our oppo nents that he is "incuu indent" believing that aur mer is just as fit lor governor as a 'aron. Rrao.lvc.tL Thai wo are in favor ofa TARIFF and the party which supports a tariff believing tint it is neht our WOK K M EN AND LABORERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED against the cheap labor nl r.umpo. Resolved, That tho nomination of tho Rev. Henry A. Miihlenburg, having been obtained through Ins money, contrary to the wishes of tho people, no (rue democrat can sustain him. Resolved. That whereas Ilonry A. Muhlcnbiirg was nominated through tho aid of Governor Porter, From llie Ciuciuuali Uaictta. Disastrous Coiifhigration! Tho fire at No Orleans, the rtiiort of which was brought up by the Queen Cily, turns out lo bo moat isastrou s. Ten winnrea have been Imd in bhucb . nd between two and three hundred house, burned ! The fire commenced in a Carpenter's shop, on the corner of Franklin and Jackson street. No water was to be had. and the flames swept on unchecked, down Jackson street on both sides, presenting a broad sheet of fire some hundred yards in wnllli. It burned out to Canal on the right, and Common on the left, crossing Trome, Marais, Villore and Robertson to Claiborne streets. These constiltute ten quart's, and of all the buildings which stood there none remain but Dr. Stone's Hospital, -commonly known as the Mniton it Sitntt at the corner of Canal and Claiborne streoU; the Public Hchool-honse ofthe f ourth Ward at the corner ol Treme and common streets, and the dwellings occupied by JMcssrs. Sweeting, Lang, Prats, Hcbritchta, Kentoy, Hlinnts, Allen, and A Mock, and tour others winch aro slight ly damaged. Mr. Allleck and some of Iho others had the out buildings belonging tn their huuses burnt, and Mr. AlHeck also sustained a great loss,cs- imated bv him at not less than fflUUU, in Ihe de struction of his valuable collection uf rare and beautiful plants and flnwers." 1 lie lire raged threo hours: spent ttscii lor warn of food. The Picaiune ofthe 20th says: To attcmnt to picture the scene, while tho fierce element was raging at its wildest, were iuiiossible. Houseless unfortunates were seen rushing through smoke and Hame, and .eeking a shelter which only proved temporary, lor the names were again upon them. Dcds ana bedding, furniture, groceries in short every tiling that could bo moved in the hurry- was seen piled ana thrown mgetner in isnai ami Common streets, tho owners sitting upon the little wreck that was left to' them of all their house-hnld Mom. Many nl the inmates nl the houses wero la boring under sickness and infirmity, and their eyes rolled wildly as they were borno from their homes. Mothers, half frantic, were searching for lost chil drenchildren wero rushing, with loud screanis, amid the fierce crackling ofthe flames, and seeking their parents in every face. All was confusion end despair, but the moat distressing sight of nil, per haps, was the removal ol the sick Iroin the maison ae Sante. God grant we may never be called upon to witness such a spectacle again. Hundreds of citizens aro left homeless, and unfortunately the poor aro the greatest sufferers. But the largo and costly buildings along Canal street have hi en as well as the humbler houses ol imiiiHtrious mechanics. Tho blackened wslls of tho former stand ; but nolhing remains of Iho latter save "the forest of chimneys." "We can HKcn the appearance of the burnt section," says the Picayune, "to nothing save a new field, just brought into cultivation, and on which Ihe heavy trees have been deadened and shorn of their branchss and tops, but slill left stan- limr sail mementoes ol what they woro in their freshness and nridu." Charity llosnilal, as well as Dr. stone's was in imminent danger. Though tlicso buildings were not destroyed, yet the inmates had to be removed. The sight heru was most sad. The nin.in of the sick, the piteous shrieks ot lemales, the agony ol parents and of children with the wild look which dcslruc-tion ever wears, made tho scene ono of melancholy terror. The loss of property (240 houses destroyed) is es timated at 100,000 ;u many as 1200 person! are lelt without a liomu! Collections wero making for tho poor. One hundred ami soventy dollars was collected at the Whig meeting on Saturday at a moment's notice; $'100 at Rev. Mr. Clnpp's church; and a depository for the reception of clothing nnd provisions had been established. Ki ery thing will bo done to alleviate the sufferings occasioned by this dreadful and disastrous calamity. The Tropic adds! We heard that a little white girl about six years of ago, name to us unknown, was burnt to death, being buried in tho ruins nf a house in Jackson street, between Robinson and Common streets, and no one being ablo to render the least assistance, such was thu intensity of tho heal thut Iho hutiso was unapproachable.Wo did not hear of any other casualties; possibly somo slight accidents occurred, but not of anyimportance. A recent letter from Washington, published in the New York Post, mentions the immediate cause nf tho late resignation of Mr. Spencer as sccretsry of Ihe Treasury. We learn trom a private source, on which we have full reliance, that the statement thus ninde is corrcrt, and wo theieforc annex that portion of the letter, furnishing as it does a further development of tho extraordinary proceedings adopted by Iho National Kxecutiiein connection withthoTexa. annexation project : Jlallimort Wmmcrni. In carrying out the preparations for the naval expedition against Mexico, it become, necessary tn procure the deposit of $100,000, by way of Kcrtl srrtn're monry, wilh a confidential agent at New York. As there could be discovered no act of Congress directing such a disposition of any pattof the public money, Mr. Spencer, when requested by the President, declined giving the order, or to allow it to be given by hi. subordinates, lie next, it is said, received a peremptory order to transfer tho money. Mr. Spencer, seoing Ihe game was up, coolly wrote a second refusal, and with it sent in i nolo of resignation. He remained in the department just twonty four hours afterwards, and having in that short space squired all the ends of his concerns with it, shook otf the dust of his feet against the plncc. In the meantime, the probability is that the $100,000 has gone into the hands of Ihe confidential agent of the Navy Department, and has been "confidentially" applied. But Ihi. i. small item in the funds which have been absorbed in tbe expenditure, of that de partment, but ot which thore is no account, and which have yet to be paid by Congress (TT Thus utiimarily n another of the Stitce- man'a cheering "triumphs" disposed of. Men should learn prudenco, who aro so frequently hoaxed: From llm (irccnvillc Mt'uenirer. GRRAT LOCO KOCO VICTORY INGRKKN VII. .F. T K HTATrSWIAW I a r.t-STA ClKH!!-"NO OT11KU PAPER HAS Till' NK.WS!!! We copy the following account ofthe Iico Foco triumph in this town nn the Olh inst., Iroin that "ilo-lectablo" sheet, tho "Ohio Statesman," just a. wo find it, with the exception ol mo -rooster." WKI.1, HONK DAItKK COf.NTYl JfK lliw.lt VlupmM,' twin mliy orrr lltt rirMry r ir tho i ilno niniriinin. GnKKBVii.i'R, Darke co,, O., May 10, IMII. WONDERFUL TO RELATE. I)r Cui.nKU Sir: On .Momlny, tho Uth mat. Iho Democracy of Old Darke, at their corporation election for Mayor ami Councilinen, skinned tho Inderal coon Whig candidato for Mayor, beating the cixm candidate upon an average vole, livo to one, by electing C C. Craig, one ol our hard nstcd Van Huron democrats of the old Jelfcrsonian school. The election was vory warmly contested by the coons large grmi of tho coon Whigs were met in tho streets consulting upon their anticipated defeat Since tho election we have not seen a coon twist hi. tail, or .cratch his head. Il i. generally believed Ihat their shedding time is over in Old Darko. for tho next Ave year, at least Pleaso announco this in your valuable paper, as there is but ono printing in ll.ia t.ln.'n l,ir)l M m.t VnrW IbUi.IiIm .. publishing anything for the democracy of this county. VJ nnw in ' "'"' ' loofi mirf ngrns o Yours, vory respectfully, &c. To S. Mr mar, Esq. Now some waggish !ro hat hoaxed Ham most egregimisly. Tlit'nWi in relation tu this matter am as follows: On tho morning of tho "glorious lith," some three or four ll'Ai'gs came inio our ollice, and agreed upon a ticket to bo nin nn that day for town otlleeni. This ticke. was headed with tho name of Mr. C. C Craig, for Mayor, (who, by the bye, ii a Cov. I'ortir, we believe his election would lie Gov, Porter', corrupt administration over again t tliinjf we nmr am cunnrK lo. Tint Nur Jtasrr Mass Mr.r.TiDO. Tho Now, ark Daily .tales that Daniel Webster hns acceplrd the invitation In attend the great Whig Meeting at Trenton, on Wednesday next. Edward Stanly, of N.Carolina, and Thomas Itutlor Mug ol Uoorgia, will also be present anu auurcw tuo lunvonuon, Tun Crt is "Still Tiir.tr Come." At Ihe moo ting of tho Clay Club of this place, on Haturilny night last, several person, who have heretofore voted with our opponents, came forward and joined tho Club, w itlun the last tew months, scarcely meeting has been held, without similar acquisitions, and we know of many who ro now only waiting until afcr the action nf (he Baltimore Convention to pur- suo some courso. Our enemies havo become so much frightened at the inroads which tho "Club" is making upon their ranka, that they have determined Ihat, jf they cannot stop Ihe work by fair, thoy will ivcrt public attention from it hy foul, means ; and accordingly have put in circulaiinn all manner of idle mml foolish reports, to the effect that many of the most prominent Whigs in the party have changed. J ho reports may deceive some persons, but they bear upon their faco, the marks of absurdity: That any man in hi. senses, from principle and an honest con viction of error, should join such a party as the Ixicn Foco, under its present organization, i. absolutely ridiculous. Ihe idea ot seeking membership in a arly, which msscsse. no fixed or established principles, which ha. scarcely two leader, who agree iqion the same measures, ant which I. incessantly fighting about men, cannot he entertained for one moment lltigtriloim (Mil.) I ortn Light. Correspondence of llie A tins. St. Loris. May 22. IBM. I yesterday crossed tho River, in tho Furry Boat, tnthe Illinois sido. Thero is just land enough out ol water lor tho i orry Boat to land, iou will see a n..wd of from AO tn 100 gathorcd upon a little small clump of ground Ihat i. out of water. From this clump 1 took a skilf, and went out to "Pap's Hotel,' about two inilos back on the Prairie. The water on tho road, which is elevated, is twelve feet deep, j ho water continues nut to tho limit, Ii miles. Boats have found it vary dilhcult to discharge anil receive freight Tho Now Orleans lloau are taking freight mlnrr ehtnp ay ieitd at 8 conn a hundred. Bacon 1,25 a cask. Hemp 1.00 for 2210 lbs. Pound freight from 12J to 13 cents a hundred. Country Produro i. soiling Irouiy. iwcnn Bide. :l tn ill cents. Hanw 24 to 3 cents. Sliuuldnr.lt lo 2 corns. Flour, alitlloahovo New Orleans prices. Lead nor 100 lbs. Corn 32 cents a bushel. Wheat for Fall 7:1 centa, SpringlM to IS5. Thero is no regular nrice for any thing here. Thore aro a large number of speculators in the mar ket, who vary about 25 per cent aometimea in the valmi ofa stanle article. HemD is on the decline. There have been shipped tn New Orleans, from this place, something liko bates more man last year. P. S. Thursday Morning. Tho river ha. been slowly receding fur the Isst 21 hours, and it is hoped that no further riso from above, will reach ui. As we have a long siimnier nelnre us, the worst lours are felt for the health of settler, in tho Bottoms, that have been overflowed. T. Prum die Newark tiaiclte. EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTION. Capture of On. Preacclt by Mttj. Ilarton, on lilmdt Mm, tn Ihe Year 177U. At that period my place of residence was Nor-walk, Fairfield county, Connecticut In a few day. after this unexpected event took place, a full and interesting account of which appeared in a Hartford paper, Norwaik was burnt by tho British. We then moved north to Kidgficlil, whore I remained until Ihe close of the Revolution. From thence I removed to Saratoga county, New York. In 1808 I was informed that a sister uI'Muj. Barton's lived at a short distance from my dwelling, which 1 soon found to be true. Her husband, Mr. Benjamin Cole, a respectable, intelligent and pious old gentleman informed me that he expected Maj. Barton lo visit him in a short time. Having a great desire to see and converse with man ol whom I had heard so much, 1 went to Mr. Cole's at the time ho wo. to be there. I found him there, wa. introduced to the old veteran, and spent the evening very pleasantly with him. Ho was a noble looking man; his eye was uncommonly piercing, nnd his countenance expressive of firmness. Ho was affable and courteous iu hi. manners, but not in the least affected. In a word, one could not bulccf while in his presence, that ho was no ordinary man. In tho courso of tho afternoon I remarked to the Major that I felt desirous to hear him relate tho particulars uf Ihe capture ol (ion. Ptescott He readily complied with my request very nearly a. follows: "1 learned where Gen. Prescott's ouarter. wore through the instrumentality ofa secret friend of mine within the British Cump, and with whom 1 frequently held secret correspondence with reference to the slate of nllairs in the British Army 1 then formed my plan for his surprissl and only waited fur the absence of tho Colonel, so that tbo command ofthe Re giment might devolvo upon me, in order to make trial of it. efficiency. An opportunity soon presented itself; 1 called out the Regiment and informed them that I had an expedition in contemplation, and desired to put it nits execution that night, provided seventy resolute men would step out of tho rank, and volunteer their service. Immediately that num ber stepped forward, some of whom wore officers. 1 told them (hey would bo exposed tu imminent danger, and that if any felt timorous they should step back again into the ranks. None went, I warned them lo bo on the ground about dark, provided each wilh twenty-lour rounds and two extra tnuls, and ais-inisscd the Regiment They were found at the place appointed at tho time sccified; all of them as yet entirely ignorant of my intentions. 1 led them to tho boat, which according to proviou. directions were in readiness. Here 1 again spoke ofthe danger to which we would he exKised and gave permission to any who were faint-hearted to step out of the ranks. Three wero panic-struck, and stepped out. That's right boys, said I, you huve made yourselves known iu season, we waul nonebut goodmcnand true! The remaining sixty seven went on board, and slowly and solemnly we shoved olf from the shore. It was a beau tiful night, the inoon shone brilliantly, and myriads of stars sparkeled in the heavens. 1 he oar. were mu tiled to prevent noise, and scarcely any thing could bo heard but the deep hurried breathing of the men. It would bo impossible to describe my feelings while gazing on these noble fellows, thus willing to expose their Fives to unknown danger for the purpuso of attaining that liberty, the lovo of which showed itself in all their actions. But wc moved swiftly over the water, and Ihe eighteen miles that lay between u. and Iho sceno nf action wero soon passed. After landing 1 foiincd the men into three divisions, Ihen endeavored to animate them by telling them that the success ol (he enterprise depended on llieir prompt ness and valur. Placing mvscll al llie head ol the center division, 1 started forward ordering the men to loilow winch they promptly obeyed, in a lew minutes we rcachod Gen. Prescotl's quarters, unper-ceivcd by the sentinel who stood before Ihe door apparently in a drowsy stale. ' 1 walked up tu him and laying one hind upon his .boulder and presenting t pislnl to his breast with tho other, said, 'You aro my prisoner,' 'Make no noise, or you are a dead man.1 I then liild him he must show me where Gen. Proscolt lodged, ho led nio to a door which I found to bo well secured. While endeavoring to open it, a negro who came with us stepped up confidently and said, ( can open that door.1 Ho stepped back Borne distance drew hi. head down like a sheep when going into combat, and came against il full force, and threw it open. The pilot then took us into the second loll and showed the door that led into Iho (jencrel room; this was opened iu the samo manner, and in a moment I stood beside the bed where Prescott wa. sleeping. Alter .lopping him twice on the shoulder he awoke, and started up. Presenting a pistol to hi. breost I said. "You are my prisoner!" "Who .10 you.'" asked the surprised General. ".My name i. Unrton, sir, first Major to ft certain Ucgiincnt or Rhode (Bland troops, and you must be out ol bed im mediately." He then got out of bed and attempted to put on his breeches. Slop Gen. said 1 you can't have lime to do that, our situation u too dangerous. 1 then ordered the men lo take him and Ins cloths on board ono nf the boats, which waa speedily duno, notwithstanding Iho old fellow grumhied much that ho should bo taken prisoner without having lime to dress himself. All remained .till imtil a few moment, after we left the shore when a tremendous uproar wa. heard in Ihe direction of the Briiish Camp. We plied the oar. wilh all possible speed, supposing thai we would bo pursued. Nor were we mistaken; in a few moments great numbers of the British came running to the shureaud discharged atromenduua volly of mu.-quetry nt the boats but without the Icaat effect. U lien we returned great number, ol persons throng ed the shore, anxious lo know for what pur pone we had left tho camp in such a singular manner. Anil great indeed was the rejoicing when thoy wore told that Gen. Prescott was our prisoner." This circumstance, trilling as it may seem was pro ductive uf very beneficial results. At that timo t dark clnud seemed gathering over America. And many foared that sho would be obliged lo woar the galling yoke of British tyranny. And it need not be thought ilrange Ihat tin. exploit solved greatly to raise the depressed apirit. of tho Americans. II proved that their lues were not invincible thereverso it which had been more than a litllo inclined to bo- lieve. AN OLD REVOLUTIONElt. Homer, Licking Co, Ohio, April, 1844. DR. DOIiniN'8 SPEECH UPON INTEREST ING DIBLICAL STATISTICS. When our pioua forefather, came hither, .aid the vencrablo doctor, Ihey brought their Bible, wilh them ; fnr their object in coming was not merely to spread tho principle, of freo government, but tho Gospel and iu free principle, also. Among the copies or the Bible brought over by the pilgrim, of New England it i pleasing to Ihe lover of biblical lore to seo soveral editions of a most rare and scarce date. One of these i. in possession of this society, and i. very valuable. It i. Si. Jerome's, and bears the date of 148iiin its imprint English Bible, wore brought into vogue wherever the tonguo was spoken, al a vory early period after the reformation : Crnnincr'., in Iho tuno of llenry VIII. Iho (icneva Bible, which wa. a traru'latiun by Iho English exile, from tho persecution, of Msry the "Bishp's Bible," which was the standard ono for a long period of the Reformed English Church during the reign of Elisabeth. It was so called because translated and published by the royal command, under the supervision of (he Bishops uf the Church. Then came tho translation of the commissioners under Iho appointment of King James, our present standnrd edition. This translation was made in Bill. And lately, at Oxford, there ha. been a magnificent copy of tin. edition. "King James' Bible," printed, word lor word, ptigo Tor page, letter lor let'.er, perfect iir simile of the first original copy. I behove, (added the Dr.) lhal a copy nf this curious and elegant work is in the possession of the American Bible Society. t r.nimir s Bible is now exceedingly rare, and il it dillicult to find a perfect copy in this country. i ho uencva lliblo waa a great lavonlo with (he Puritans, and accordingly there are many of them iu this country, especially in New England. 1'ho "Bishop's" is a work of great authority, and displays tho greatest labnr, and the moat profound learning, on tlie part of its collators; it is very rare on either side of Ihe water. Fewer wero printed than the Geneva Bible, a. the latter was even a greater favorite with Iho Puritan, nf Ihe time. I know of but ono entire copy of tho "Bishop's Bible" in this country, and this wa. a present from the great Bible collector of his age, the Duke of Sussex, who, having a duplicalo in his xsseMinn, was pleased tu .end it to this country, in hopes that it would prove ot utility, and bo carclully preserved, as indeed it is. As tn tho last in Ihe list, "King James's," it is well known, being that in common use. The Bishop's Bible" ha. several prculiaritio. of translation, some of which are very striking and bountiful. For instance, in Ihe second verse of llie eth not in ont llnle ." how expressive, bow full of meaning die rendering i Of the Bible, printed, from Die first, in our own country. I will now .ay a few words. The first waa Elliot's "Indian Bible," which displays much pains and genius in the preparation a Herculean work, indeed. It wa. published in the year KiMI, and tlie second edition twenty yeans thereafter. It is very scarce, although there are copies, (a few of iho first edition,) extant. It was printed Whe expense of an incorporated body in England ; and a half century elapsed without the publication of any other A-mcrican copy of the Bible. In 1708, according to Dr. Holmes, the author of "American Annals;'' an English Bible wa. printed in Gennautown, Pennsylvania, but this I am inclined lo think is a mistako. I havo never seen a copy, although I have taken great pains to search it out ; nor have I ever seen any ono who has been more fortunate in this particular than myself. Il is Mid thai a Bible, in English was primed, contrary to law, in Boston, being an exact copy ol a Loudon edition, or an Eiliuburg one, 1 am not certain which, and Unit copies of it are now existing. If so, it would of course be difficult to identity them. And now we come to a very interesting fact, ami one that Americans ought lo know and remember. In tho time of tlie Revolutionary conflict between the colonics and the mofher country, in consnquc-nca of the great impediment, interposed to conveysnco between Hie two, and the suspension nf intercouse, thero was found to ho a grcal want of Bibles. Robert Atkin, of Philadelphia, a bookseller, in thi. ex igency, expressed a wish to Congress to issue, under their protection and patronage, a, copy ol tho Hcriptures, and inr mis purpose, petitioned that body, then silting in Philadelphia, in 1781, for permission to do so. A favorable report which Dr. R. read was made upon this memorial, and a Committee wna appointed, consisting of Mr, William White, (after wards Bishop White, James Duane, and another, lo supervise the publication proposed; they discharged this duty, made their report to Congress, and a reso lution ol approbation was passed by that body. Applause lollowed the relation ol (hi. incident Here, continued the Doctor, is the only act of nur country as a country, in favor of the Bible 1 Tho only act in behalf of the Bible, since the Declaration of Independence. Here we see nur venerable father, taking an early and decided stand in favor qf the Holy Scriptures, and fur the spread of it over the country. Mr. President, I do not wonder that Cornwnllis labored in vain, in his attempts to subdue such a race of men u that; that tiis redoubt, failed, while the ruler, of the land were looking to heaven for assistance, and were relying upon the Bible a. their guide and monitor. Sir, it wa. then a Bible land, Bible country a Bible government ttepubhc THE SERVILE INSURRECTIONS IN TUB WEST INDIES. The black, in several of the West India Island. have recently been engaged in a plot In murder nil tfio whiles nnd establish government, of their own, but which was fortunately discovered some threu ilnys beloro tho timo appointed for the general ri sing. In St Domingo a niimbor of white, weru murdered, and Ihe new Orleans papers ol the 1 1 1 It givo the details of Ihe confession of a mulatto named Cequi, who waa brought before the Court at H&von-na for being implicated in Ihe plot, snd who ststed that he was employed is interpreter to Iho head conspirators, as he could talk English. Cequi stated as follows : "We choso Mr. Turnbull, ex-council of Enrrland. at Huvanna, and now in Jamaica, to be our king provisionally, mat gentleman had at In. disposal 'iTO.lKKI, to supply the conspirators with food, arms, and .munition. Our chief wa. tho poet Placide, a mulatto, who possessed great influence among Iho colored people as will as among many of Hie whiles. Plscide resided at Matanzaa. I will now tell you the plan of the Insurrection. " i he insurrection was to break out first at the Sugar mills of El General, situated at Guatnulas, second, at those nf L. Boquo; third, at Arlcmiza; founli, at Caiiingc ; fifthly, at Soledad ; sixth, at Corrsl False. The insurrection waa lo break out at all thu places tho same night. "Tho negroes at these points wore to act fire to tho houses, murder the whites, take possession of their arms, and march lo the Card'nas, where they were lo find, on the banks of the San Giierdua, IA U muskets and amunition, landed from an English brig, which was Income from New Providence ; from Ciii-dinas they were t march, to die number of UOCO upon Matanzaa, where Placide wa. to wait for them, "At Mntanzas the insurrection was to proceed on the following plan : At first they intended to poison all the whites; but they afterwards determined, a. a surer mode, that tho cooka and oilier house servants should act fire tn the dwelling houses nn a fixed dn.v, and murder Iheir masters. The capital aud other cities were lo follow our example. "Al Havnnna tlie signal waa lo be given by firing musket.. The general meeting wa. lo be held at llie country house of the Count du I'cnalves. TImm overy town had enemies in iu boaom. We hoped lo become masters of the island, and marry Iho wnue women, -wnom on mis account, we were ordered not to kill at least, thoso wlu were not old and ugly. i mally, the disclosures which 1 am ret to make will fill tho whole world wilh horror." The disclosure of the plot produced great conster nation in Cuba, aud at Ihe latest dalea arrest, continue to be m.de on the Island. Four lawyer, wero seized at Ilavannaon llie 2iilh and 37th, charged with being engaged in the negro insurrection on confessions extorted from .lave, under tlie lash. Fourteen slave, were shot .1 Matanzaa on Ihe 28th. and fifteen died under Ihe lash ! All colored persons were ordered to leave tlie island ! rhe Savanna Republican quote an article from tho "Light of the Reef," Koy West, of the 20th ult., in which it is stated, Ihat 3,000 slave, have been slaughtered in Cuba, and tint thoy were actually strangling twenty-five daily, hy tlie public executioner at Mnlanza. and thai there were 3,000 bu-sides, confined in the jails. The tornado appear, lo have .wept over a consul. orablo portion nf Northern Ohio. The Weetern Reserve Chronicle, published al Warren, .at.) Huge forest tree, were prostrated to liie ground, and nine fanner, had all of their woodlands .wept clean of il. standing limber. So far .. we havo been able to learn, lb. township, uf Farniingtoo, unsioi, mccca, r owier ana iiazotta, auttered most m Ibis county. Fences were prostrated in nil directions; and some catllo, sheep and hone, wen kill ed. There were reports, s few days sioco, lhal om person, were auieu in nrisiot and Mecca, but these, we .re happy to learn, were not well founded. M,t of Ihe f.rmera lo Ihe north of tins suffered lo entno oxlent; some of tliem severely. A gentleman from Bristol, informed us, Ihat upon going nut aftor the storm had subsided, every thing appoared new and strange I hi. fence, were prosiralod lo Ihe ground, his forest had disappeared, and all in the space of a few minute A gentleman in Bezetla ha. furnished u. a description nf the effecls of tlie storm in hi. immediate neighborhood, which correspond, to exactly wilh the accnnnla we havo from other townships, that we do not deem it worth while lo publish ii. may, n-inn, do proper 10 remark, that in some .eclmna whore Ihe furest tree, withstood tho force of the wind, entire sugar orchards werw uprooted and destroyed. It w impossible lo conjecture tho Iou Ihat has been sustained: it being divided among .11 those who are located in tlie section of country nver which the tnrnadn passed, neither havo we vet been able to ascertain how for Iho tturmextended. Joutt W. Btxa. On Tuesday evening last, (he citizens of this place, and vicinity had the pleature of hearing Mr, Boar make nno of the most nblu, ar- fuiiientalivo and interesting speeches thoy have islcncd to formany a day, a sketch of which may be found in another part of our paper. OVrnw fourteenth chanter nf job, instead uf tlie phrase, Timet. and cuntiuiieui not, ' the IromUlioil w, "coilllliu Our neighbor Champaign is also girding herself for the bailie. There ui lo be a county mooting en the 15th of June. Township Clubs have been formed in somo parts nt tho contiiy. 1 hoy have an excel-lent one nl Urhanna. At the last meeting, M. B. Corwin, the President gave t glowing account of the bright prospects of the Whigs of Shelby county, whom he had just visited ; il wa. determined In present a Prize Banner lo iho Townships in Champaign couuly (exclusive- uf Urbanna,) which should give thu largest protinrlioiiate increased Whig gain at tlm next over Ihe election uf 40; and a resolution was adopted inviting tho ladies of the township to attend tlie meetings of the Club. f'mrjield Hrp. Thi Ohio hu.iki.io up Stream ! A gentleman who reached Ibis city yesterday, fn.ii New Orleans, niiunii. ii iii.i ine rxirnoruinary nooa In the wls.-iasippi has backed up and completely reversed the curienl of the Ohio, from it. mouth to Southland, y., uwnins u, niunj ui.n i.i wine, i - such a reversion of the waters of Ihe Ohio was never before known. Boats on the downward Irin. between flmiil.l.n.l and the Mouth, land, bow down stream instead uf rounding Its aa usual. Great tear, are entertained lhal ihe immense floods of tho Missouri, Arkansas and Red Rivets, ami oihor tributaries sll pouring into Ihe Mississippi n annul me same lime, may occasion great devastation at New Orleans and other places below.(Win-nni.Mai. |
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