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timph, !n tho cnnsuramation of a mcasure upculyat war wiih evcry grcat practical ii.ltrrsl of tho community. And lo this wnuid be added, by a natural arid neccss tirv connexion, all that long train ofcon. genial abucs hich so ingloriously illus linteil the cra offllr. Van liurcn's former ndiriinislralion mulliplied schemcs (or extoiid.n" Executive power nnd Presiden lial patrnnagc ; profuse nnd profl'ga'e vx' npiidiiures of nublic monev ; the impunily onb pruleclion of mithless public ofiicers, purchased by the merit of thcir parly ser vices ; a new brood of dcf.iullers of the Iloyts and tlio llarriscs a racetho ertiro disnppearance of which 1840 is one of the Dfoudest nroofs of the iuslice and neccsiiy of the change the:i decre id by the voice ofthe peopie. But it cro vain to nttempt nn pnn jmera'ion of the lccming abuses ir.al -veratti-nd ihc fundament I hercsy af Mr. i Van Burcn's poliiical sysiem, which, in. stcad of rccardini covernment ns a high and holy trusl for tlio good of llie ccun'ry, sces in it oolhing but ajob to be ndrrinis lered for tho bonefit of a parly. ofwhich the Presi J( nt is ihe head and grand ahnon- Now. I wou!d ask, what is thern to bo i npprehended from iMr. Clay's elcction, x!ii .!i oughl to have the wcighl ofa feathcr in t..c sea!c, when comnnrod with iho fatnl aid dcstrurtivc evils, pnisoning the viia! Htmontsofrcpublican froi-dom nnd virlue, n. ii.. noni;M s,ii:rees ofnational pn sperity nad i nppiccs, hich we havo ev' ; tho snl.jcct, who has bccn absent for aev f rvrcnBontobeli' VwouidinevitablvfoIlowicraldaysfrom thecity, and was nt the She rctcri.tion of Mr. Van Bureu'? Wo ' tiine of Mr. A.'.i report,) askcd, aifd nftcr tiinll, doiibtScss, hncpa-aHcd bt-rnrc our j some Uelay, omaineu icavo to inaho a pyef, in slcrtotv-cd horrors, tho old and minority-rcport. lhreodbaro aprar'ilion of ;h Tartf. the Mr. Clinton of N. Y. then moved to 2?(int, and Dhtriliution. On the suhject ! postpcna the farlhcr considerasion of the oftho tarifTl do not l.csitato to ay ihat ! subject two wceks, in order to give tiine iMr. Clavs crccJ, dcveloped in hi3 recent.for tho prc-scnting and considcratton at letier. h in evcrv rospect ns jusf. as sound, the samo time or 31 r. V. s report. 1 he and unexc-p'ionible u-. tha: or Jlr. Vail Speaker dccided that Ibis mol.on rcqnired Uuren. nnd his praclice ii.finilcly be!lcr. only il majority vo e to prcva.I. Mr. Ad 3Ir. Haydidnot voiofor orapprovo tho ams insi.sting ihat, bemg a prcvileged tarifTof 182S, contincd to nn odious co-, question, it could not be poafporiCd cxccpt . o . . .... . i-i r .1. lebrily, undertlia nam(. oftho billolabom- by a two.imrds voio, appcaieu irum un. inaiion", which Mr. Van Duron nnd his ' dccision. In dehate on tlio appeal and friends carried by thcir volcs. It is ratlier delay on ntimcrous poin'.s of ordcr, raised nn uriforlunate "cnincidence, cynsidoring ' apparcnlly to mvo ofT tho question, the thc professiors of Mr Van Buren, that all morning hour was consumed and lhe np llir juiiETs which have bcen most com peal undisposed of, nnd the subject Iaid pl iinud ofin the South owo their cxislenco ovcr a motion of Mr. Brown of la. to upon thn finlu'.c book to tho votcs of him 1 lay the whole sulijcct on thc table Inving 6clfor liis friends. bccn njcctcd : Yeas 76, Nays 107. It is no vant of charity, then, but tho j The llouso tlien rcsolvcd inlo Comrnit rcsult of tho most candid and delibcrato tcc or Iho Whole on the Union (Mr. W'in. considi ration, wlion I cxpress the decided throp in thc Chair) for the purpose of re opininn lh.it Mr Clay is for mnre to be re' rernng to tho nppropriato Commitlces thc l.o 1 upon fur a prncticai ahjuslmenl of this t rcmnir.ing porlions of tho President's mcs detidte and complex subjpcl, on terms jut sago (nono or which, not having bcen re and bMisfucloty to all scciions or llie Uni' 1 portcd to tho House, has as yet rcachcd on, (Inrmonizing their vnrious intcrcsts hy tho Comniittces.) the go'Jen rule ortnoderalion, which ii, Tlio discussion upon tho rercrence of thu oiily plcdgo of pcrmnnence nnd stabil' that portion rclaling to tho improvcmcnl ity in nny arrnnqcment that may bo made.) or the navigation or tho lakca and rivcrs than Van Buren. The wise nnd lcm' or tho West, was rcsumed and continucd per.itu ppifit so strikingly e.thibilcd in his through tho day. nlr. U cller made a jctlers which have been rcccntly given to grcatcr display or demagogucism and ro tho p'jbiic, sustnined by his wc'.l knnwn in- domnntadc than usual cvcd, advocating fl:itri.ce ttit'n his fricnds.and his own high tho rcfcrcnco to a Sclect Commiltce, urg uni'instioned charictcr Tor rrankncss nnd ing appropriations Tor the Wcstern waters, do'ision, U a ciiarnnty whicli no porticn vaunting at tho same tiine, or thcir scru oflbe nntion will lightly regard. pulous veneration for justice and equity in Wiih rcspcct to tlio Bnnk, ifllio country their distribution among tho Bcvcral por nhhV. be rcduccd to a choice be'.wecn iho lions or the cnuntry. &c. odiousand grinding ?ub-Trcasury schcmn ' Jlr. Barnaid rcpelled tho impulations or ond n Naiior.al Insiiiution of Financr, ' cnmity to Wcstern interests, mnintnining nropeilv cuardud naainst ahu?o bv iho thcir iniportance, and Torciblv urging tho jtn!"us rcs'rictions t.rils charactcr, as v.e'.! sshy n vicilant pubiio supcrvision ar.u con'.iol, I do not bclieve that the sober of the navigation of tho Hudson, &c. ! South, disavOwing it for his own State aud j'l'lctnent oflho pcople. under thc prcssure Without aclion,tho Committeo rosc,and for all the South, as far as he was acquaiutcd of mcli an allcrnative, would find any tho House adjourncd. ) with their views. Thcir attachment to the catue of quarrcl agninst ihose who, free In Scnate, after tho prcsentalion or pe Uuion "crcw with thcir growth and strcngth from consiitulioniil' difflcuhies onthesub-' titions, sevcral or which nsked n reduction cucd with their streuj;tli." jfci,Wdgo forlholatler.inprcrerence r postagc and tho adoplion or a rcsolu- f'10 8U,,J?" la'' ?y J , - " , , , t. r i . r .. . oftbe morniui hour, aml the dcbate with rcr- ...tho rormer. Andas lo iho Dislnbulion lion or a rcsohition or inq.ury. crcncc ,o iln " cmens of Western naviga- or tho procceds or tbe PubUc Lands that , Mr. Evans, from thc I-inance J-"mmtt- tion WM resumeJ ; Committee and conUn- clnnds ncccssarily and cyider.tly adjourned, (CC) rcported on the bill of Mr. .McUuflie ueJ ny ir jamcson 0f ji0. duriuj: his hour. os n jiractical queslion. until tho revenuoi ror lhe rcdnction or the TarilF a rcsoluticn The Committee then rosc and tho House oftbe oaiion, compared wiih its cspcndi (or the majority or the Committee) that adjourncd. -lurrs nnd cngagsmonts, shall bo in every tho bill boing a revcnuo bill could not un-l , liHeicn! siluutinn from ihat in which they dcr the Constitution originatc in Iho Sen. j .. , , . , .... , . . ' . . r , . , ,. c ,u ...u:.. Abo httonists c eaily undcntand, and as nownrc.or likely to be foryrars to come. nte. Tho constderation or the subject . 7 ... .. ,' A. . , . ' , . . J , j . r j sacredly rccard tho constitutional pewers JUvown individual opinions on these suli. was nostponcd to Monday ncxt. rn j .u . u . j jects h.ve been so 0r.en and ful.y .taled . The b II to rerund Gen. Jackson's fine of Congress, as do their treachcrs , and ilit I necd not repeat thrm berc. What I ' TO rcccived Trom tho House and rererred y know and have aga.n assortl. hat mean lo say M prrnnt i., that thcso nrc to ,he Committeo on tho Judiciary. i o mre nghlfid authonly lo issucs ci.lr hvpothctical and spcculative, . AHer an Executive Session, in which it aJ m judgement upon SouthtTn S avtry orneutralizcdbvrmial and onposinjr con-nnder.tood thnt the nomination ol Mr. thantt hat to legulale for tht AMUvm oj .Md.-rntioM ontheo.herside. und should nol divcri tlie mind lor a moment from thnsc hi"her. and moro urcont ar.d vital uriions. uhich aro tho truo tests orai to'iiid and corrcct dccisinn in thc pcnding Prcsidenlinl elccticn. Those tests I have nlrcady advi'rtcd to. They nro such as ji'a insrpartbly conncclcd with thc purity, cUs.racliV, and prcservaliin orihe Govern- m-stf iiaclf. and in my humblo judgement, 1 . 1. . : . " mi. v.. pr-lrniM!s pf Mr. Van liuien. . "" ""' ' As ittleii4i. wo permit oursclves. I j - i ' r, r.i uCrZn,t. nnn irom nur nrnnnrlv by thc old and holloV expcdient orn sense. lo. and arhiiary aso I'f names. Thnso who are so prone to ring thc changcsnn the nomonclaiure or Feiln.i.'"t f nd Repub. lic.in uould do wcll 1o mnemher !hat they hive mrn . reading and epouirink mon. lo T " u T 6 uZ H -P S v deal wh and not childirn. Try Ir. . Van Buren dMr. Clay by any tot ocnvcd; - '5'"7 n J"'ca. p.". tinh country. or bv the , ud.H o, Jh.se re.U pnnc.ples l..eh et in l!.a tions. nnd Mr. Clay stan'U bf-fore tho worlJ tlv! f.r better Kepublican or the two. rose out ortho conlrovrSv and war with j England in 1312, whcr was Mr. Clay and where uas Mr. Van Uuren ? Mr.! Clay nal!j:nlly leading tho .Rcpublican ' hosU jn thc Ilouneof Rsprcscntatfves. and R!i3tnininr the administr.-idon ot Mr. llnd. isnn with all the vncrjiies or his palriotism and eloqucnco ; Mr. Van Buren uniting with the Fedcralist ip dcpose that illus tnous man from prrtvcr. and !o supplant hu Administmtion 1 Trv them again b' that standard which Mr, Van Buren him. bcir, in a most claborato spocch delivered by tho Scnate orthe United Slalci in 18 23, declarcd to bo the trueand lcgitimatc Hislinclion bctween tlie Fcderal and Re pubhcan parties thc ono seeking to cx lund lhe other to rcstrain Executive pow er. Tho public have not forgotlen the virious schpmes so Fcdulouly devised or Niunten:inccd by Mr. Van Buren during hc wlwle pefTod of his Administration, i:iil rHy cxposcd nt the lime, loaugment Exccti'ivo palronage. ilNcrelion, and p-iw- er: nnd nothing, 6urelv, his moro emi uij disunguished the csreer of Mr. J Clny than his constant and prescrverlng cfTorts to rostrnin, and to provido new dikes and Eecnritics ngainst the enlarge raent of abusivc cxcrcisc of tho powers of that deparlmcnt of the Government. I liave Ihus, my dear sir, with the frank nc33 duo to our relations of fricndahip, pcrsonal and political, givenyou niy views on a subject which is soon to ubsorb so laigo a portion of thepublic attention, and to which no good citizcn can be indifTer nnt. I flattcr mysclf they will mcct your concurrence, and that ofour Kepublican friends who havo acted with usin ttie iry - . . : . . . . ' . insscenes Ihroush which we have passcd : DU, in anv event. I am sure thov wi!I be j rece;vej Dy yu with tho kindness and I cordialitv-, in tho spirit of which I pray : , t,e;eT0 me, most truly and faithfully. yours, RIVES. W. C. CONGRESS. WAsntscTON, Tucsday, Jan 9. 1844. liill Uv .Mr. Uean of Ohio.toreduceand regulnte tlie cnmpensniion oi ineinoera oi , Congrcss nnd other othcers in llie eervicc of the United Stalcs. Tho report of 51 r. Adams on tho rules or the Ilouso tlien camo up. ur. ise fChairman of tho Sclect Committeo on ncccssity likewiso or appropriations ror; llie bcnelit ot lhe iortli, tlio improvcmcnt Spcnccr was rcrerrcd. and that 0r MrSlavery mtUe t-rcncU LoIon,es. Snelhen as Solicitor or tho Gcneral Land ' nmee. rcieeled. tho Scnate adiourncd. Wasiiikgton, Jan. 10, Wednes'y cvc 1 he llousc lias had a whole budset o subjects under considcration. without dis- posing or any or them. The Abolition debatc remains in slalu quo with only hair . j -, ...:,!. i , many addilional signs ot a dclcrminaiion, i.. J ... , , . ,. . . ' ,f possib c, to ki the whole subu-ct by a 1 . Ti i .t-r. r. coiisumiuion oi uinc, . 1 I do not think it will succccd, lhou"h tho Southern'nipn or , , . ' , , , ,, , - , ! ti severelv and unceremoniously denounccd lhe dominant party in tbe House, are,, , . , . . . i u- j . 1 bv men c Inimin" to bo nbo itiomsts par ex crowding, pushing pushing and thrpnlen- Cgence ing thcir Van Buren allies Trom the North I , ... , . , thcrnIIs.idc 'or lhe ! do not bend Ut thu Sou 11.11 Ull CUI lO VI 'Vllll!Ul 1UIII1II.O, 11 lllli question. K they bend here they w.ll J I membcrsof Congrcfs.1 must bclievc, mako his Abolitioa ent;rcl a , . b horse toV,do apnn: Tiloy lailate their Pro-SIavcry opinions at homo as much as" tho Abolitionists do their Anti- I rcn fclalcs. Is corgia,any than Wni. Garnson. i would as soon trust tho no a o olher, ana ; should not care lo sco c.lher hold a pos.tion whero they had soon trust tho : i t ?t:r tp Power lo 00 mu?n. """'cl- " oco OI these men, or thcir ToIIowers, wcro su premo in ono section or the country, and the othcr in the othcr, tho Union would not Inst a ycar. Both are to be cqually foarod and opposed. As much political capital is mado at thc South as at tho North out of thu discussion, and political Abolilionism is just upon an cquality with political Slavcry. Mr. Adams wns incidentally drawn in lo discussion to.day, in reply to Mr. A. V. Hrown, or Tcnn., who takes tho ullra Soulhern side ot tho qucsuon. l ne mem- Th ber from Tcnnesseo arcued that lhe re-l speclful treatment of Abolition memorialst would not put an end to Abolition, and as' From tno New Haven Courier. proof that it would not, he cited genc.-ally ! A.notheb Comet ! Mr, Atwill, Per the action or tho House at a formcr peri- rnit me to announce through the columns od upon these memori:ils. Mr. Adams de- of your papcr, the discoicry ofa Comet in nmil iht in nll tha recent discussion of lhe consteliatioa Orion It was first sem thi subject that Abolition mcmorials had been reypcctlully rrxeived by tho House. He cited the Pickering Resolutions to provo that they had not. Thoso Rcsqlu tioni wcnt against tho rcccption of these mcmorials. REJECTION OF MR. PROFFITT MR. RIIETT ON THE DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION, &c. &c. Thursday, Jan. 11. House or REmrsp.TATivrs. Mr Adams's Report on the Rules oftbe House again carae up ; and Mr. Rhett spoke at some length and with some warmth, in fa- i Yor vor ol Uie -ist nuie, ana on tne generai sud- i r,i, n;,i.t Qf Petiiion This richt. as nnrBnimlm the Constitution. he conteudcd was nmch misunderstood and much misreo- resented bj those who clainorcd so much about ititbeiug an iudividual, and nota legisiative rignt a ngnt oi me peopie peace- thcir petitions to Congress, Iiut there cnding, and thc right of thc Legislature to dispose of 'themas they saw fit, commcncing. With this nght the 5ilst rule was cousietcnt. Vhcre tuey oDjccted to Ttuxtt pctitions tne first step in legislation thc same principle ! would abriJgelhem of all frccdom of action. He referrcd to tho constant and rontinued moveuicnts of the Abolitionists in Congrcsa, and said after the rights of the South had so long been disrcgarded, and they had submit ipd to so much injustice, be would not sing harlleluiahs to the Union. He sbould scorn himsclf if he could make great prufessions of rnenuSmp lor it. lt was not lor n man ot honor or of courajrc, when abused and bis rights outraged, to talk of the obligations of fnendslnp or sympatny. lliere was in tne Soutbern Statea growing up, a dcep, an un questiouable spirit of hostility to tbe Union. 11c lcnew that therc ivas such a spirit ; nnd the pcriod might not be far distant whenit might be necessary for them to lo as their fathcrs beforc them had done to break a un ion which brought nothin; with it but dcgra dation, opprcssion and ruin. They respected the righu of others and chcrished the Union if maintained in its purity, but come what would, union, or no union, they would be free. Sesate. Vn otber Legislatiro buainess of impor- tance was transICjed. An Executive ?ession of sorrtS 'encth was held, in which the nomination of Mr. Prd5t was rejected by a large votc, as I under- stand. Saturday, Jan. 13. The Scnate did not sit to-dar. Iuthe House, 3Ir Giddings desiredto bring to the notice of the House, and to rcply to an article in tbis morniugs's Globc, inipugn- mg (as hcsaid) nis nonorandintegnty. ihc article refcrs to the letter or Mr. C. 51. Clay ou abolition, rcad bv Mr. Giddings at Ober- lin and uotwithstanding Mr G's. cxpress deuial and full explauation of the aflairin the House, afew days since charges him with wilfully jialiiiing it upou the meeting as from Hcnrv Clav, &c, o:c.1 Ohicctious were made to tho explanation, nnd after some con- versation nnd much coufusiou, a motion of Mr Schcnck of Ohio, to suspeud the rules so allow w hat had ncver hcfore been dcnied a mcmberof the House, hesaid this explaua tion, was rejected: Yeas 92, Nays 57, (not two-thinls.) Mr Adams's report on the Rules of the House, with the pcnding motion of Mr Itlack of Ga., to amcnd tho motion to recommit, by iustructing thc Committeo to report the 21st rule, again camc up. Mr Cobb of Ga. followcd in a similar ar gumeiit iu refcrcnce to thc 21st rule, thc rigjit of petition, &c. He disagrced cutircly with Mr Rhctt that there was a decided and grow- ing uostuity to tne union in tne couui, cusa for i.:3 0,vn State aud for all thc Wm.L. Garrisos. Tho obovo assertion wo bejieve to be truc lo tho very letter. In iho first place, an abolitionists is any one who is oppivcd r to slavery, and is in lavor or its abolition T If J A l "0 ,."e" "u " . Xv .1 . J b'''-"s Wiews thn Congress h",8n; c0nsI".u"0"3l anlhority lo mturrera with slavcry in tho scvtral stalcx. And M- li :r. l A . i t yct for asserling no mnre than Garrisin has a sirlcd abave, such ir.cn as John Quin- 4.1 r-:i ii" i -. c i T j y nu'"" ' . . r "U"BV oau 1 'c" mat'on n m"s,'nct political part-, Toundcd , un utiii.aiu 1.1 jr yt i iiiiiua, n luillll U1IIIC1.- essary m Vermont. Uur btalo Legisla (ures, and Congress can do nolhing, polili caliy to remedy the cvil of slavcry in the several states. Both :ho Whigs and Fan Burcn or Jackson dcmocrats, in Vermont can bo made to advocate thc right of peti. tion and thc Constitulional power of Con gress to abolish slavery in Iho Disti ict of Lolumuia. Ihedomestic slave trade bas no advocate, in our community. The election of a slavo holding Prcsi dcntdocs not, and cannol, produco ihat c vil which is so often apprehended. Wash iogion, Jefferson, Madison, Monroo and Jackson, so Tar a. slavery was conccrned, were mero cyphors. They had no power, as Presidentr, in this matter, lo do injury. The unfriendly b!ow that was ever siruck at abolition, by any President, was given by Martin Van Buren, in 1837, in his In augural Speech ; and by thnt act, he forfeit ed tbe confidcnco orall honorable lovcrs or freedom. Every consislent nbolitinnist will, or course, prerer an abolitionist Pres ident, but give mo John C. Colhoun. so far as slavery is concerned, in prefcrence to "a Norlhern man wi'h Soulhcrn princi ples." D. 'he Clark Telescope, balonging t0 Yale Collesr, on the 27;h of Dw:. last. Observations were repcated on tho 29th, and tbe mornin oftho 30ih. Moonlight nnd cluuds have sinco prevented obscrva tions, till Saiurday evening, Jan. 6'h, when a change of place was very cvi denf Its npproximalo plaee on the 29ih ult., (I havo not tho mensurcs bcforo me at this moment.) was iu A R5lh. 10m. Deel. 2 North. I will onlv ndd Ihat tho apparenl tnou'on is towards the N. W , whila that or the Comet discovered at Paria in Novcm ber last, and which was in lhe samo rcgion, was towards the S. W. It is possible that the latter has ottaintd a maxim'jm or souihward motion, and it now rcturning northward Melaxcholy Scicide. cvcnitic berore last, about tn INcwarK, cight o'clock, as wo lcarn lrom tho ixewarit roat, a oy uicir auanumoi io ine pnncipics oi me., name anu the charactcr of Washington are young man was Tound Iving on tho sloop party whom it is their pride to reprcscnt, and , the iuheritanco ofour whole couutry. Let or Iho United Statcs Hotel supposcd at by thc ncar approachof anothcr period when' us meet as AMERICAN; aud mcasuring rirst to be dcnd drunk. Wiih Mr. Slew-' thesc pnnciples. maintained with cxtraordi- our political principles and aims by thestan ., , , i.:jn, i, A-,rtnA nary unanimityby the great Whig party of dardorhis whoscfame has rcndercd tho day art'a accustomed Vindnws, ho ' djrectcd thcWion, are to be submitted for?he appro- illustrious to all time, we thall insi.iro our- nim to oe taiicn imo uuu .u his sufrenn! from the cold, when il was discovered that he was afUclcd with some. .. r it .1 . 1 ...... lllinc more seriuua iuuu uiuuni:ijtiuj. Darcy was immediatcly called, nnd Dunccd that his condition was tho eff- tor relurncd ho brcaincu tns last. A lil- Ur proni cct ofan opiatc, nnd went Tor astomach cnougn lo rcnuer usen miamous oy tne most you to bcstow the elcctonal vote ol " uncon nump with tho view orexlracting the pois-, "nparralleled treachsry wbich cvcr disgraced ! qusrcd Vermont" upon the statesman whom onousdruff Tho vountr man however f 1 e P0""'01 anaah of country, and, to a your delegates at Baltimore shall present for " , "m. J,3 B very great extcnt, to dcfeat the good results your suirrage, by a majority which shall bc wastoncnthis end, nnd bcfore lhe Uoc-h:.g lhn.fi ,,! ,iP,:nP,i n,i u h.L ,.i .i.. -vr. tlc invcsligalion provcd Iflm lo he a son of ( that, at the closc of the political campaign of Rev. Williani Parkinson oftho Baptist . 1840, the peopie of the United Statcs expec Church oflhis cilv. Ht was a teacher.teda lons reposo from extraordinajy political by profcssion, his hnbits had not ben , excitcment. Their eflorts then, were calcu-..-i.i.. .., r... r ,j :, ;0lated to produco this dcsirable end: and no IHhehad been about Newark., out ofi cmploy, for some two or three wceky. Thrce letters wero fnund in his pockets ; one was directed to James M. White, 83 Willian slreel, N. T the other two with out direclicns, nnd all soliciling the loan of money (S10) Ho was at Stewart'sin Ihc nfternoon, wriling, and appeared io be sober and in his right mind. Parkinson , . nr c tl- 1 I .:r wasaDOUi ajjearsoi ago. ucimuo ""di.,ii , n,i . ,t in Newark, to whom he had been married nJCl11- cara. mc iwui ii says Ihcy did" nCl !lo togcther, though ho saw hcr m the le aricrnoon, and gavc hcr nautvoicc ofa suOcnng country rescucd from itontion lo dcslroy himself.aready vcto, and which was carncd amid nnum. Ho was a man ofi "democratio ' threatmngs or "Repeal," no- ... I .li!iii..mnitia nlnn. I.inmnlii fl f nn..l 1I notice of his intention by taking laud cducation and inlolFgcnce, and has prob oblv bccn broucht to his falal resolu tion by a lovo of nrdcnt spirits. His fale addsanotherlo Ihe long list or promising youlh. nnd mifguidcd youlh, who have sacrificcd Ihemsclves nt tho shrinc or Backus ; yet thousands are stupidly rush injr headlong to a similar fatc I WASHINGTON ITEMS. Tho open nnd manly arowal of Wjr. C. Rivks threaieiis to be contngions. Ex Gov. Gilmeb of Va. (now lioldiiz the seat in the House whic L I I . I 1 Wm. L. Gocgin) is sai avowed that, if tha Presidential conlest is narrowed down to the naked question of Mr. Clav or Van Buren, he must gojfor Clay. Ilon. J. C. C.vLHoD.t is expeclcd soon to issuo a manifcsto, renouncing all conneciion or sympathy with Van Buren, his machinery and his party. And John Tyler wiih his orgnn aro fecling the set of tho current. The Mndisonian pub lishcs Mr. Rives's letter wiihout a symp ton or disrcli;h, though it talk-i or its 'srmcd nputralitj" bctween Clay and Van Buren. Present nppenrances indicate thal very Tew or iho Tyler men will supporl Vnn Buren, Mr. Wcbslor is now confidcnlly spokcn of ns likcly to rcsumo his seat in Mr. Ty. lei's Cabinel, cither in place of .Mr. Spen cer, should he succeed in gctiing con firmed ns n Jujlico of tho Suprcmo Court (which he probably won't) or in place of Mr. Upsnun, who has half a mind to go abroad, Tylcrism bcing near iu end here, aiid $22,5U0 bcing no contemplable sum in these days. Mr. Wise cxpecls to be confirmcd lo Fronce. The Senale Commitlco has notyctre ported on the r.ominnlions of Mcssrs- Hen shaw and Porter, and its decision on these intcrc siing cases is awatcd with no little solicilude. In case Mr. Spencer is dis posed or. Albert Gallatix or Golian C. Veifi.anck or this Siate may bo sc lcetcd for Secrelary or the Treasury. Trilune. AMERICAN MAN UFACTURES. Tho present TarifT has given a much slronger impulse to Home Manufacturcs than was amicipntcd bv its warmcst ad- vocalc.. e aro now mnnufacluring, sticc-) essrully, many nriicles cspccially in Cun I a- ' SB ' Icry which we did not hope to sce pro". duced here Tor many ycars. Among thesa arliclc9 are Peskmves. by IboTSo.N and . :.t. -r, n-i ..til, il.n tu,l Unl. nc OU UIIU 11111.1111 1.111,1.1, ' .11. 1111. Wltj. 1k. .1.1.4 1- 1..P.L ii J IT r & Son And vhat is be'ltr yct. these o 0011. rtnn wi.ni ,s De-':r Y kmvcs arc sold at lcast a tlurd lcss than the cost of the English article. rp, . cierKs ot holh brancnes oi our i.cgisiaiure, cuicavo, The Whigs of Vermont arc not wearcglad to learn, in purchasmg their : disturbed among themselves. Their potent stationary, sclccled ilmerican made Penk-' bond of union is to bcfoundin the PRINCI nives from Messrs Ibolson & Hqjet. . PLES they advocate, and refering to them, Wn linnn htr nnntliAf venr. in cpft irtflfclhflv nn!ient an uiibroken amr. T!iw nw r.L.Z i t -it Anerican manuracturer, upon the Wades orthcknives " manufaclured for Con - Mk. Clat at the Soctu. We Ieara from the Washington Standard, that the0ftho word opponents"or Executive en- ooum varonna vnronicie, nereioiore an ardent supporter of Mr. Calhoun, has come out for 'Harry of the West.' and i promises to battle nobly in his cause. It says the whigs of the state are arousing themselves, and will bc joined by many adhercnls of Mr. Calhoun, who arc exas- perated at the treatment he has received. The prospects of the whigs are brighten- ing every day, and nota mail arrives but what brings some cvidcnce of thc increas- mg populanty of Mr. Clay. It can hard ly be expected that he can carry South Carolina, but it is not very probablejudg ing from the feelinff prevailinrr among the friends or Mr, Calhoun, that the vote of that state will be given to Mr. Van Buren. Goodfor Wool Gkowers. We have already announced the completion of the two Muslin do iaine establishmentsinN. England that ure tn rjpcTatjoo: To theeo may be added anothcr, at Andover, Mass. 1 where the proprictors say 5,000,000 or yards will be mide thcensuingyear. The New England Far mer says the prospect for a large demand Tor woo for this new business is good. It requircs a long, smooth quality, such as the Leicester or Dishley, or that or the old-fashioned long wooled common sheep. The Farmcr calls the attention or wool-grbwers to thc sub ject. 22d February. TO THE WIIIGS OF VERMONT. Tho underaigucd, yourStateCcntral Com mittee, having met at Afontpelier, for pur- cmbrace the occasion to make to you a bnef addrcss. They are impcllcd to do so both vai or rcicct on of the Tcon e of the Un te! Statrs. ! Fcllow citizens, anothcr Presidential clec- ' : . i 1 t r i , .t . uuu la m uuuu. jinci iuis ueeu mc luier val since the stirring excitement3, andthcjgun tglorious triumphj, of 1340, it has bccn long tain ndanted to sccure. It cannot be doul.te.l 8cau doubt, if those eflbrts em.nently suc- cessful as they were, had met their expccted reward, that the condition uj the Country I wouU haTe rendered the maintenance of the Whig asccndancy m its councils easy. But it is hardly necessary for us to say that we have triumphed in vain. Comparatively we have done nothing while so much remains to be done. We have but exchanged the cor rupt and corrupting, the selfish, and tinpatri otic administration of Van Buren, for thc jseIfisht but wcaktr atiminis,ration of Tvlcr the lion Tor an ass in the lion's skin. Wiih the exccption of the Tariff, which the indig- iniu6 . t. .. ... w v.. ...u.,;iu. uiauj un pernaps uave uone, uut siiuscriucd for it anu elsc, thepcrfidyoroneman has deprived us. Ipays up promptlv, too,) aflerthc usual saln We have been most deeply wounded in the ' tation. ourinfonnant cngaged in a tete-a-tctc house of our friends. Where we look for with the old lady's son, Jobu, who sat by the sympathy aud ellicicnt aid in carrying out the fire side chcwing a quid of tobacco. Ilaviug prouuueut, distinctivo, and conservative prin- 'just received the paper and (unlike most of ciples oftho great aud glorious party to which j ber sex) limling it uuucccssary or iraproper wcbelong, we have eucountered hostility the tojoin in the conversation, sho procecded morc bittcr and proscriptive bccause it was glancing ovcr thc various articlcs in tbe pa undcscrved aud uuprovokcd. We have secu ' per, w hen ofa suddcn, hcr c e3 d wclliug ou the offices, at the disposal of that Executive an article that trcatcd of .Mr. Clay's intcndcd which owcs its power to confer them to vtsit to Ralchih via Wilmington, &c., the us, bestowcd with skillful discrimiuatiou, not j worthy old damo exclaimcd in a sonorons upou those bcst quahficd to occupy them. ir- voice and with extatic fecling. " Johnny. fecd respectivo ofpohticalopiuion, but upou those j up tbe bcast, Hcurv's comiug! and Pll oec . ... , .. . .' . uwji uuiuiiuiuu iui lucuudtiuus uiuusiiiuu n ue.ung'j iu i iuu. i to tcc principles auu poncy oi tno nig par id to have likewiso j ty. We have sccn men removed from offico for no cause Iiut lor their lidclity to thcir pnu- ciplcs, and thcir placcs supplied by traitors and liypocrites; aml. in short, we have seen for the thirty months, the cxtraordinary and .1... - . l r - t i r . l . rr uuworlby spectaclc ofa President of the Uni ted Statcs, aidcd by the immeuse patronage of his oflice, endeavoring to flatter, and by oflices and honors cajole, the very men who most loudly, (and we might almost ndd pro phcticalty) proclaimed his incapacity, and op posed his principles and his elcction. We dcsire not to bo misundcrstood. The Whig party are hostile to proscription for opinion's sakc. This hostility was inscribed on the bamier under which they triumphed in 1840, aud under that banncr will they hereaftcr march to triuinph or dcfeat. Tho maxim that "to tho victors belong the spoils," nnd ils author they cqually dcspise. The Whigs of Vermont at lcast, supportcd nnd rc-sup-portcd, tho administration of JOHN QUIN CY ADAMS; an administration which has alroady cmcrged from tho clouds with which dishonoralilc misrcprescutations had obscnr cd it, and has takcn rauk, by the ability and puro patriotism of iu hcad, by tho side of that ot VA<UUTUiN. Such nn admin istration as that of John Quincy Adams dis tinguishcd by ability iu all its Departments, hy its unprojcrintive charactcr, and by its livin-; patriotism, tbe Whig party dcsire to re store. We have, then, fcllow Whiss. the batile to fight ngaiu, and wo iuvite you to the con test. We bclievc anothcr, and a moro deci ded triumph awaits us; but, by perscvcring labor it must bc tron. It is for us to takc carc ofourselvcs. Tlie Kepublican Whigs of Vcnnont havo achicved ror thc past thrcc ycarsno triumph worthy their rcnown. They have not bccn dfftated, but have they eon ipiertd? It necd not be disguised that our victorics havo bcen but partial. Our oppo ncuts are vigilaut, activc, pcrsevcring; en couragcd by thc ilefcctions from our ranks, which they have maiuly promotcd, anu, by a rchncmcntoi mahcc, tauntin: us with the : trcachcry and weakness of him whoso oflices I they enjoy. We rely, and we may rcly, up- 1 on thc invinciblo soundncss of our principles; ', mt not upon tbis alonc. Ourprinciplcs must We must imnnntn ilirninn nml ili!intf. AVo nIr nn I . . . . ' ..w. ". IiKml nlhr-rnro t n-irtir. V ca.L- Pnnr.rta t among those whose judgmcnts and patriot- ism may bc convinccd. B'iry.. . .j ...i. l- xiicsiiiuu jiurjiuscs uuu cuus ivjlicu ncrv- j liie same purposes and ends which ncrv- "nnt tlii. uhirmnnlnni .l.mn.m..'i r state. subdh-.ded into "Bam-burners," ?na "P"6-' appe"-t.ons wh.ch. -.. U..MIJ.I..V H.VJ 1HOJ UC VI IHU lirO- pensitics, or grateful to the tastes, of those who bcar them, we hope never to hear ap- nliedto any nortion of the nartv tn hlrh : wo bclons. We are Wmos in the true croachments, aud tnends of constitutional publicanism Now, as in 1840, we contend ror A stable tarift for revenue and protcction : A sound and uniform currency. by whatever meansitmaybe best attained. by a bank j or otherwise, which shall possess more than " an odour of nationality :" Ajust administration ofthe public lands, and I a fair and equitable distributiou of the nro- cceds of their sales amoncthe States: i A curtailment of Exucitive power and pat- ' ronagc, having special reference to tbe ! abuse ortbe vcto : i An araendment orthe Constitution by which 2aW y 'i . Pre8,dent shaU be re-, stnctcd to a single term : An economical administration of the Generai . Government, and for those who bold oflice : under it, entiro exemption from proscrip-1 tion for opinion's sake, with due rcslraints 1 upon thcir interference vith the freedom of clcctions: j And, finally the abolition ofthe odious insti- hitiTn of dotnoetie rtavwy, by eny flnd er- j cry constitutional means. For thcse ohjects, Whigs of Vermont, you contended in 1340, and in thcir support we invokc you to rcncwcd cffort. Lct U3 attain them, aml, in the words oftbe noblest statcs man of the age, Henry Clay, we shall ceaso to be afllcted with bad adm'm'istrations oftbe Governmeut." We rccommcud to you early and efficicnt organization throughuut the State; and as a first stcp in this organization, we rcspcctfully suggcst that a Whig meeting be held in cvcry town, or by a union of town.s ou Thursday, THE 22d DAY OF FEBRUARY NEXT; it is an nuspicious day th9 birth-day of WASHINGTON. Itb hu virtuous cxam- plc, his self dcnying patriotism, his Iovc of constitutional Iiberty. tnat we would remera ber, and his principles, exemplificd in the ad ministration of our country, that we dcsire to raaintain. Wo ask vou not, however, to mect on that day, in the spirit of paity, nor ,' yet as citizens of Vermont alonc. As the .M.xvlil, n,nt in ii,n;Pi.iir find, as we asauredly shall, to how grcat an . .1 : i .: i t .i - . . extcnt they are idcntical. In this spirit as scmble, fcllow whijrs, and you will have be- tne contest in a manner wlucli shall fus- you to a triumpbant result, and cuablc othy I HILAND 1IALL, IIAMPDEN CUTT, D. W. C. CLARKE, GEO. A. ALLEN, E. V. WALTON, Jtt.. S. W. KEY3, A. G. CHADWICK. Jan. lldi 1S44. Ls The Whig town committees are iu vited to consult in reference to the abovesug gestion, and if they concur thcrein, to make nll necessary arraugements for, and give no tice of the place of, the mcetings. "JOI1NNY FEED UP THE BEAST HENRY'S COMING." A fricnd inrorms us that he had occasion a worthymalron in Halifax county, Va., whom he fouud reading attcntively tho Milton Chroniclo (sho didn't borrow it sir, as you I 1 I . . uim one time morc U l Iive. Our mforuiaut somcwhat surprised as wcll as uanphissed, made free to cnouire whatshc meautby tliisMiddcu cxclaniation orileury's cominir ' '! nlhlilf. sir? sriiil clin. tn llpnrv Clay-I sco that he expects to visit Raleigh, ' N. C, soou, aud if God sparcs I ... . . . irGodsparcsiiiehealthaiidi",Si".v rc.-pccuuie, onn among inem ws good luck, 111 see him whcnhecomcs tliut lliuu, Sll, LUUmiUCU bllKf III il 1 1 .t. I i , " V I , voice thatplainly told of grcat cflbrtto sur- c'llegc. and othcr cducatrd .mlividii-.Ian.: jiress tear3, 'when a poor fricudlesshoy and j dircctly conneclcd wiih th" industrial pur ofteuhnvc Iscen him ploddiug tomill through i sm-,3 intcndcd to be promoicd bv the mcct theslashcs of Hauovcr' true, sir, as you sit . , . , on that chair, allhoughsome pcoplcscem not ocnevcit.' This worthy matron, says our informaut, the 'slashes of Ilanover,' and go?s ror'Hcnrj- oftbe West' far President against the world. thcse'rlnipher "fccd upthe bcasts and have it as 'fatas a butter baHMiy the tiino'Hcnry'Iandsiu North Carnhna. We hope Mrs C. will iiot only e Mr. Clay at Raleigh, but spcak tohimanri make hersclf kuown: and our word for it, he will give her hand an extra shake ofcordi- ality. Milton Chromeh. RIGHT OF PETITION THE RECEPTION RULE. NON- The Van Buren narty. with its hcaw ma jority iu the U. S. llousc ofReprcscutalivcs, have cliangcd thcir tactics, in relation to ono very important subject, inarcmarkablc mau- ncr. We rcfcr to their new views or thc rccep-' ana gralificath.n or a rational curins ! tion or Anti-Slavcry petitions. After having ity. Our proporlion from tho public boun. introduccd the rule ngainst rcceiving them and having maintained it for some six or cight ycars, they now sccm disposcd to abandou it nnd to come upnn Whig ground. rcspcct to this matter. In other words, they scem disposcd now not only to reccive j "urea "ors o msiriDulcu in prc these petitions, which they have bccn dc- miums. This sum can and must bo rais nouncing and rcsisting so long, but to rcfcr Lj, and (h0 sooner Iho better. With them and have them dehberatcly and coolly .... ., consmcrcd anu reportcu on as the Wlngs, ex - S,clH , 1 , ' otatei, have alw; - Just ?n constl bvjiiuivi. wi uii. nuui cia, (.-.Iiuiuillg ays maintained to be thc on- ...... , , . , constitutional, aud thercforo tho only wise and cxpedicnt course. 3 . "ciao 1,10 ncw P"cy adoptcd at asIUUgtOIl, tlie c Argus comes lorth m its - . , , SUpport WJtll the ZCal of 3 QCW COHVCrt. " cd.fying to see how earncst that papcr is bccommg in advocating what, till this sca- son. ithad for ven a,rnln.K- nnl iri u "v. J What is thc reason of this rcvolution 1 i That reason, we doubt not. has been fnund in the almost universal popular scutimeut uemonstrateti, aml still further developed and invigoratcd by the public reccptioncvcry whcre given to John Quincy Adams, on his joumcyiuss last summer and autumn , ?S JTi"l lP.P!aUSr whtch ?rcetcd ,h. V"""-" ,rl'UD' "nu.i"! ,. ( I " ' lll,eraljy an" enthusiastically bestowed, be- cause he na1 1,ecn ,he eloquent, unflinching upholdcr of the right or petition. . 11,3 was tnc reason ; and the cxhihition of !t msucn decided forms, was thc grcat lesson orthe summer and autumn In fumishing the occasion Tor teaching tnat lesson, Mr. Adams has rcndercd the ??usc r 'recdom as great a service as cvcn ft's.IonS llfe onilustnous service can boast. ' t. CONSEaUENCES OF MILLERISM. , . , , r .t. r . u r -.l II 13 t,IC dut of thc Press to lt" ful to the jrreat interests ot society. Per haps our readcrs may think we have been upon the wicked folly or presumptuous Jiillerism, cmbracing a body of dcludcd peop'e who preached, for a whiic, that ihey had found out God's purpojes so far, ; . .r r, 1 . , ' that they could specify the day when the wor,d was to be destroyed. It will be recollected that we said oflcn these peopie will sulTer for their folly, wickcdness and presumption. How has it tnrncd out? Scarcely a paper is printcd, hnt vnn m nrrnnnlx nfnnrnrlMr.,.. .t,,. bad prv vf thoir propwty to folkwr tho j World Destrojers The, sre Dow H destitutc, and nobody to providc for then! sorry spectacles indced of the rrcsuml tuous creduli.y or undertaking to du,n thc designs or Him who madc'thc ivorto" upon a point whercin Hc hasalwavsd-' clarcd no man should havean, knottlttjT Thc whole Scriptures, in evcrv insUn?! in which they speak or the cnd 0V t! world, arc most cxplicit that it shall fc3 given to nonc to know thc day ot the ho not even the Angels arc given to know the moment when thc Ilcarens sluij 1 , rolIeJ together as a scroll. 2 It should be rccollccted that the ani ious disciples asked or thc Savicr x:lK 'n He would restore the kingdom to Israc Lct those who oxercise the prcsumptioa that to them is rcvcaled what thc scr a turcs declarc shall never bc rorctold X mcmbcr the atiswcr which was made t the inquiring disciples. It was this: "lt is not for you to know the times or tV scasons, which the Fathcr hath put in iu own power." We see it now statcd that some cr tho Millerite teachers have vcnturcdtospcc 'V anewdate for thc destruction ortl'a world. They bcgan to fcar they jhou'd be Iaughed at, and now they wish to tate the credulous by a new prcdiction. The melancholy condition of great niini bcrs who gave up every thing to rollon the previous predictions, should snrclj prove a warning unto others, to rcly upoa the cxpress teachings or the Scripture;, instcad or the presumptuous prophesics of misguided mortals. There isone thicg, however, that allof us should rcflect upon. It is the cxpress inqunction to livc daily as good neighbors devoted friends, and cxemplary Christiaas Instcad of madly rushing into the C:mn cil Chamber or the Most High, where e yen angels fear to tread, lct there bc an increascd spirit of humility, brothcrly kindness and social afTcction, in the cora forting assurance Jhat He wlio made tho Hcavcns and the Earth, watcheth orcr all thc crcatures of His crcation. riiUa. Fat Cnuritr. THE GALJXY MIDDLEBURY: Wcdncsday Jan. 2, 18-14. REMEiVIBER thc Tcmpcr ancc meeting this (Wcdncsday) cvcningat thc town room,at C 1-2 o'clock. AGRICUL'l URAL SOCIETY. We give in our columcs the procecdinjj of tho meeting of our counly Tor l!ia or. ganization or our Agricullural Socicty on i ",onaay Thc atlcndanco in numhrrs charactcr or citizens or every profesiiun 1 i .,... t. i J,ur,u"' U ,CI,ICU S"'"" WM -I j wero happy to sco Iho President or tlie iii, uui iiu iiiaiiiii.91111 ulu) uiicroi ui them and a dcsiro to coopcrato fur llielr profit r.nd advantngc Wo cannot forbsar j to 'nc"lion t,iat Shoreham as uiual dntin. guishcd hcrsslf hy tho nunihcr, rcpccU- I "1 ' tation. It is to bo rcgretled that othcr ,' (owns cqually rich and lalenlcd should i ., , . . , t 1 ,a" sno ,no no"10 Puul,c fPmi ca ever atiimatcs old Shoreham. Mcans wcro adoptrd to bring lhe pubiio spiritcd men in every town to coopcrato io an cntcrpriso which by tho improvcmentsit proposcs lo introducr.will add lolho profils nnd rcsnurccs or this grcat ngriculturat community, bcsidcs aTording tho popu tation or thc counly n holidny tobo spcnt in Iho ncquisilion or uscful knowlcdge, ly will bo about S1G0 whicli we mcst sccure by adding as much lo il. Wcslio'I-i not however slop at a lcss sum than fivo , , TAfl . ,.. : ""'"t Uilll UI IIIU IHllljLllIBIS UIIU Ui.-I113, w p i,:n .,mlii , DUIll "l Hllt.l.l.3. 1IU1IU l.ll 1VI11....... i . . .... i the constitution calculated for signalura will bo spccdily exccoted at tho oltico ci ,u -r , i .,,.. r. ,...., I11U uiliilAjr, auu ibuujf lui ttlu ui.ti..i. and agenls of tho sncicly. About Tnc L-ir.cEST. Ralph L. MiH of New HavcriJ a few days since hrougnt into this market a two-jears-old hoj wcighing C48 Ibs. and an elcvcn month's pig weighing 440. Anothcr Large one. Mr. Ira Brown of Whiting, has rcccntly killcd an eiglitca month's shoat weighing 5SG Ibs. No Church without a Bhhop.TUe& cussion of Episcopacy is now going on w the N. Y. Commcrcial, betwcen Dact, Wainwright of lhe Episcopal church; aod Doct Potts of the DutcU reformed chutrb. After a great display of skill by the putants insettling the preliminariesof th" combat in relation to who is the challen- ger and who the challenged, to avoid fu ther delay in bringing on a discussion up on the mcritsrDoct. Potts ha3 come di rectly tothepoints in issue in the contro vcrsy. The Icttcrs betwcen these two grcat charapions cannot be publishcd in our columns, but tl.oy will be found m the N. Y. Observer, and sevcral other pi pcrs, and promisc to be highly instruc-s tive, and intcresting, CtrLackncr. the robber of Poracroj exprces, hueg himself in piiaoa on uaJJ ai'.