THE MA DISONIAN.
WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1841.
In those things which arc essentiai. let therr
ib unitt- ih non-essentials, liberty ; and ih all
things charity.?August in.
The President returned to the Seat of Gov
ernment on Thursday, from his visit to his
home in Virginia, and in good health.
The subjoined interesting correspondence between
the President and citizens of New Kent
county, we find in the Richmond Whig?a paper
that seems very much chagrined because
the President was kindly received by his old
friends and neighbors:
New Kent Coiinty, Nor. 8,1841.
To his Excellency John Tyler, President of
the United States of America.
Sir: Your friends and old constituents in New
Kent, beg to avail themselves of your visit to
their county, to tender to you a public dinner, to
be given at New Kent court house, on any day
that it may be your pleasure to name, as a manifestation
of their long-cherished love and reaped
for yon, both as a man and a politician?
which, they trust to be pardoned for saying,
have been greatly enhanced by the firmneaa of
vurpoae and devotion to principle which you
nave recently exnioitea, under circumstances ot
a greatly embarrassing nature.
We hope, sir, that it may suit your convenience,
and be entirely compatible with your
views of propriety, to accept an invitation, and
we flatter ourselves that we can give you a reception
at a festive board in old New Kent, that
II will in some measure, w? trust, compensate you
for the invective you have received at the hands
of another portion of your old constituents.
With wishes for your long continued health
and happiness, we subscribe ourselves truly your
personal and political friends,
ED. G. CRUMP,
GEO. WILLIAMSON,
JOHN G. CRUMP,
W. R. C. DOUGLASS,
CHESLEY JONES,
Committee.
Cedar Hill,
New Kent Co., Nov., 1841.
Gentlemen: Few things would afford me
more pleasure than to meet my friends and old
constituents of this county at the festive board,
in pursuance of your polite invitation ; but the
necessity which exists for my speedy return to
the Seat of Government, places it out of my
power to do so. I can, however, do no less than
return to you, and those you represent, my grateful
thanks for the kind sentiments of regard and
confidence, which you have been pleased to express
towards me. Shall I not be justified by
the people of this ancient county, in the declaration
that when, as long ago as twenty-five years,
they did me the honor to confer their almost
unanimous suffrages upon me, as their representative
in Congress; the political principles which
I then avowed, have been the same which, since
my accession to the Presidency, I have dared to
vindicate nnd maintain, at the expense of the
bitterest denunciations which have ever heretofore
assailed a public functionary.
The same opinions as to the power of Congress
to charter a National Bank, which I then
avowed in the Dretence of vour fathers, and of
many who still survive among you, and which,
as your Representative, 1 strenuously urged in
1819, are still maintained with abiding and undiminished
conviction. I was then sustained
by the people of this district, with almost entire 1
unanimity, and I therefore take leave to say,
that if any of them are converts to new opinions,
they raignt at least have granted to me, as the
Chief Magistrate, bound by oath to support the 1
Constitution, the benefit of the new lights of 1
reason, which have been shed upon them before i
they united with others, in a spirit of unqualified {
denunciation. What would they have me do?
Would they have me sacrifice the consistency 1
of my past life, for party ends 1 Or, what is of I
far more importance, both morally and political- i
ly, would they require of the Chief Magistrate of ,
this glorious Union, to surrender all claim to
their respect, by violating his oath of office, in '
order to gratify the moloch of party. If they I
would have so great a sacrifice, then I am proud i
to say, they will not receive it at my hanas. I j
censure no man for his opinion on this or any
other subject?but while I award to him the '
right to think for himself, should he not exempt
me from his denunciations because I cannot i
4 think as he does 1 <
/ I beg you to be assured, gentlemen, that the 1
invectives to which I have been subjected, have !
in no degree disturbed my equanimity. Amid j
the torrents of abuse, no matter by what motives
dictated, which have been uttered against
me, "my pulse has kept as healthful music," j
as if nothing had occurred. The light reflected ,
from burning effigies, has only served to
render the path of duty more plain. In that 1
path I shall walk, my confidence being placed <
in the patriotism, discernment and intelligence <
of the American people, whose interests are al- ,
. ways best sustained by a firm observance of
constitutional requirements.
I tender to you, individually, assurances of
great personal regard.
JOHN TYLER.
To Edward G. Crump, George Williamson,
Tnhn ft P.riimn. William R C. Flrviinrlaco anH
Chesley Jones?Committee.
THE LABOR OF MIND.
It is no unusual thing to hear the farmer and
mechanic assert that their representatives at the
capital, from the President to the member of
Congress, "have an ea?y time of it and are
well paid." In this they are mistaken. A reposing
attitude does not always constitute repose,
nor idle hands idleness with public men.?
The farmer goes to the field in the morning, and
at night enjoys refreshing slumber while nature
crowns his labors with success. It is not so
with the statesman. After mingling with friends
and foes, and transacting the multifarious duties
of his office during the day, he throws himself
down at eve, but not to rest?there is no rest for
him ! Conscious of his responsibility?a responsibility
which probably involves the welfare of
millions?it is his constant study how to promote
and preserve his fame by avoiding the
numberless evils that beset him, and how to secure
to the country all the benefits of his experience
and wisdom. He has no rest. While
I recumbent at midnight on his couch, (though
I his couch may be of down,) could the merry
I laborer but see his pallid cheek, his fiery sleepI
less eye, and his clammy brow, he would exI
alaim "there is noreet there I" And in such hours
I ?when no sound is heard hut the lone cricket's
I chirp, and no light seen but the pale rays of the
I moon streaming through the casement?the geI
nius of the statesman frequently decides for
I weal or woe the fate of an empire ! It may re
quire years to accomplish the object resolved
A upon, and the exertions of a million men to
B effect it; but the result will be precisely what was
B anticipated by the apparently effeminate being
in his midnight studies.
The faithful public servant is truly a slave
^ to his country. He labors not with his hands,
but the labor of his mind during a single hour
- \ J.
may give employment to ten thousand hands
for years! If the representatives of the people
represent them trulv, it can neither be said of ?
them that they are fed at the ' public crib" to
repletion, nor that their couches are '' beds of ^
roses."
TRB RICHMOND WHIG.
A late number of this rabid journal contains ^
the last dying echo of a disappointed man, in e
a long and frantic address to its patrons over
the signature ol John H. Pleasants. Notwithstanding
we have ever regarded this retiring
editor as a desperate political gamester, who like "
the men of broken fortunes with whom he has ^
indissolubly identified himself, labored under an ^
unfortunate monomania that constantly pro- .
duced him fallacious yisions of fame and fortune ^
growing out of a few exploded and condemned .
"favorite measures"?measures that have been
repeatedly denounced, and must always be reject- (
ed by an overwhelming majority of the people,?
notwithstanding wt have viewed him as one n
striving to grasp substances in^mere chimeras, ^
and always petulant, abusive and morose, when j
opposed or defeated?and could never " consci- t
entiously" sympathise with him in his repeated n
and inevitable misfortunes, nor patiently endure j(
his continued vituperations?yet we are now
frank to confess thai this address in the " Rich- *]
mond Whig" has filled us with emotions of
nitv. We niIV (he mill ftf mi.erir noon ration
his miseries are the result of his own imprudence
and vices.
Mr. Pleasants writes like a ruined maa, and
his daring.and ^incoherent attempt to stigmatise
the President in* his a last nro*da,M would convince
any reflecting person that Mr. Pleasants
himself considered "his case" a hopeless one.
What good did Mr. Pleasants expect to accomplish
for himself, or for the one on whose elevation
to the Presidency he foolishly "stood the
hazard of the die" by such futile and abortive
ribaldry as the following:
" I knew Mr. Tyler well, personally, and bad known
him long, and I could not believe, that a man so common
place, eo absolutely inferior to many fifteen shilling
lawyers, with whom you may meet at every
County Court in Virginia, would seriously aspire to
the first station among mankind, for such the Presidency
of the United States certainly is."
In another paragraph he reasons conclusively,
though perhaps he did not design it, that Mr.
Tyler was not only unexpectedly, but innocently
and irresistibly elevated to his exalted station.
Then why all this abuse of him? Why not
peaceably submit to fate ? But the man is mad.
Yet when he strove to secure Mr. Tyler's election
as Vice President, and fondly imagined that
in the success of General Harrison his own idol
would be in the ascendant?and although the
proscription of his own State was meditated
by his leader and concurred in by himself?still
he did not venture to brand Mr. Tyler as being
"inferior to many fifteen shilling lawyers" before
the election. Though palpably and hopelessly
bereft of his wits now, there was "method in his
madness" then. He praised Mr. Tyler at that
time?he abuses him now. Mr. Tyler was unpledged,
and has acted consistently with his declared
opinions of former years. Now we submit
it to the reader whether the President is an
"apostate" or Mr. Pleasants a madman.
But this disease with which Mr. Pleasants is
so sorely afflicted, has recently raged to some
extent in various sections. Among certain editors
who had been in the habit of dealing to
some purpose in bank loans, it has amounted
almost to an epidemic. But we trust they will
grow better. All can never be restored to rea- tl
son, perhaps, but we still have hopes that some, h
aided by unbroken constitutions, will ultimately Q
recover. Indeed we find an occasional para- f,
graph in this famous address indicating here and 8l
there a brief lucid interval. The following re- w
[lections are quite natural to one in Mr. Pleasants' e
condition: n
" The country for years was agitated to its centre, ii
ind the attention of civilized mankind arrested by the a
irduous struggle of our political parties?and the result
has been the elevation of John "lyler to the Prelidency!
Never did fate so severely expose the vanity
of human wishes, or demonstrate the fallacy of
buman expectations."
The "vanity of human wishes" being so effectually
exposed and rebuked, would it not be
the most prudent course for Mr. Pleasants and
the like "broken down politicians" to pursue, to ^
cease to indulge vain wishes, and seek to find
the path of preferment by means of common j
sense and common honesty? Truly did "fate ^
expose the vanity of human wishes"?the wishes
of those human beings who vainly hoped to
see a President of the United States submit to
partisan dictation. May "fate"?or Providence g
?or <jod, ever so shape the destinies ol our
country that it may be as effectually rescued
from the polluted hands of unprincipled aspirants,
as it was in the instance referred to above! An tj
over-rjling Providence has hitherto averted every
threatened fatal calamity impending over ^
our beloved country since the birth of Wash- ^
ington, and we have every reason to believe ^
that the same Power above will continue to
watch over us and guard us.
And truly "the fallacy of human expecta- j,
lions" was "demonstrated." The "Richmond v
Whig" and "Courier and Enquirer," and other n
kindred prints, expected to obtain uncounted
thousands from another "Monster"?a "Mon- e
ster" that would feed them by devouring the c
poor. Think of the thousands consumed by g
partisan presses, obtained from the last United
States Bank and never returned?and v
then of the wailing widows and orphans whose _
fortunes were squandered! Subsidized editors, ^
cormorant stock-jobbers, swindling directors, c
and speculating capitalists, are irreconcilably
offended at the independent course pursued by n
the President?and very naturally so. f
. ? f
It is stated that the Hon. John Quincy Adams has ^
announced his intention of retiiing from public life at
the close of the present Congress.
a
Mors " Treason.?The Alexandria Qarette is not t
well pleased with the President for eating York River
Oysters, nor with Mr. Webster for making chowder!
There is no disputing about tastes!"
The Hon. Richard W. Thompson, of Indiana, has *
addressed a letter to his constituents of the second
Congressional district, in which he announces his intention
to retire from public life at the close of his pre- '
sent term.
I
We are sorry to hear, that on Sunday night, Powell's
Hotel in Petersbuig, and the Presbyterian Church
near it, were destroyed by fire. It originated in the <
stable; and every horse in it is said to be destroyed, i
except those which belonged to the Circus.
TRICKS OF THIS BJTEMYt
It i* stated as a rumor in the Richmond Whig
f the 10th instant, that a son or sons of the
'resident were holding language to the effect
bat Mr. Webster was merely a locum teneru in ]
be Department of State, to be disposed of by
be President hereafter.
We cannot deny the existence of a rumor-?
ut the fact alleged by the rumor above mention- ,
d we are authorized to contradict peremptorily.
The gossip in the anti-administration news- (
apers in relation to Mr. Webster, Mr. Spencer,
ir. Rives, Mr. Cushing, Mr. Wise, Mr. Gilaer,
and other friends of the President is fabriated
purely for the hopeful purpose of exciting
istrust in the minds of the President and his
riends, in the expectation thereby of weakenng
the energies of the Administration, and of
listracting its councils. This object, however,
i so palpable that the conspirators will be foiled,
nd nobody will be affected or deceived but
hemselves and their dupes.
To get Mr. Webster to desert his post seems
tow to be a concerted plan among some of the
)pposition-Whigs, and some of the Oppositionjoco-focos.
No art, nor method, nor power of
kxstwai mall aniinooil rpkotr thprpfnrp
UVUO) UVVTCT61, VTIU OUVVVVU* X
aay as well save the ammunition they are fruitessly
wasting on this point.
[ HE GOVERNOR OP VERMONT?THE
VETO POWER?THE INTELLIGENCER.
The Intelligencer of the 11th instant devotes
ibout half a column in quotation and commentaryupon
the one-man-power, which, if we may
udge from the recent elections, is in a pretty
air way to bring an overwhelming majority of
he nation to its support. The party opposed to
he Administration may well deprecate the V eo
power, for it has foiled all party purposes,
while it has increased the support of the adminstration
and the popularity of the President.
"Governor Paine, of Vermont," says the Inelligencer,
"iu his late message to the Legislaure
of that State, calls its attention to the Veto
wwer, as a feature in the Federal Constitution
which imperiously requires alteration." And
who "imperiously requires this, alteration?"?
Why, the present minority party opposed to the
idministration! Do they forget that it is only
for the benefit of the ''minority" that the Veto
:anever be exercized? The Governor says "it
is the only monarchical feature in our form of
government, and it is difficult to understand how
it should ever have been engrafted upon republican
institutions;" adding that "it was probably
taken, without much reflection, from the
British Constitution, which vests a similar pow
n in the King, but only to protect his own pre- I
ogative from encroachment;" and superadding, I
hat "even for this purpose, it has not been exer:ised
by him for two centuries."
The Veto of the British Constitution is an
ibsolute V eto. But the American Constitution
:ontains no Veto, but only a clause imperatively
equiring the President to "object" to such laws
is he cannot "approve," whether on account of
heir inexpediency or unconstitutionality. And (
ie is sworn to make his "objections," where he ,
an not award his approval. And yet his objec- (
ions cannot prevent the consummation of a law, (
f "two thirds" of a "quorum" of each House,
ipon reconsideration, shall pass the bill. A
'quorum of each House" is a bare majority,?
me more than half of the whole number; and
wo-thirds of one-half is but one-third of the
vhole. ,
Thus this one-man power can be effectually j
oiled by one single vote more than one-third of j
he votes of each House of Congress. We
umbly apprehend, that this power is not "mo- j
archical;" and that it was never "borrowed j
rom the British Constitution;" if it were, it is
0 much more republican than monarchical, that i
re do not wonder the British monarch "has not j
xercised it for more than two centuries!" For
lore than half a century It has been exercised {
1 this country, and the popular will has invari- ]
bly sanctioned the act, and upheld and sus- <
lined its authors.
OPPOSITION WHIGS. |
We advocated the election of Gen. Harrison :
ad John Tyler. The suffrages of their fellowitizens
called them to the high responsibility >
f power. Providemce, in His inscrutable wis- j
om, has seen meet to "gathei" one of those, ,
whom the people delighted to honor, to his fa- 1
tiers?full of years and full of honors." We |
ave yet to learn why we should concur with i
ur former fellow laborers?now our adversaries '
-in denouncing him as a 4< traitor to the party,"
/horn Providence, in His dispensation, has
pared, to save this great Republic from the
wlul calamity of being without a head, and
vithout a ruler.
Is it for the benefit of a "party" alone that
tie President is elected ? Or for the common 1
veal of the whole country ? The oath of the
Constitution allows him to make no distinction
etween parties, but to govern for the common
enefit of all parties?for the common good of
heir common country.
The principal charge for which the President
} arraigned by the 4< Opposition Whigs," (for
ire do not include the whole Whig party,) is for
ot supporting measures, which they assert, his
amen ted predecessor would have recommendd,
had he lived. What he 44would have re- 1
a ? a I
ommended" is a secret buried with him in his
rave, and known only to Omniscience. The
ist dying words of the patriot were?and they
rere no secret and recommended no measures
I wish you, sir, to understand the true
Principles of the Government. I wish them
arriedout. I ask nothing more."
What these 44 true principles of the Govemnent"
are, the Constitution allows to every man
he equal privilege of judging, but to no man the
ight of " dictating." This is according to the
Constitution, "as we understand it;" if our adersaries
understand it differently, our differences
ire men very reauuy accounieu ior?wuu a very
loor prospect of any 4t compromise."
The anti-Whig majority in the popular vote of
"few York, at the late election, was upwards 1(1,000.
Francis Franger, ex-Postmaster General, was electid
to Congress by a small majority.
We have seen a letter from the English Earl, Spen;er,
stating that the amount of money obtained from
turn by the notorious Monroe Edwards has been refunded
through the Bairings.
Enelith Game.?The steam-ship Britannia brought
out a nne lot of English game?consisting of pheasants,
blackcock, and grouse, for one of the public
houses in Boston.
OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
William P. Duval, of Tallahassee, to be
Law Agent in the Territory of Florida.
For a Tyler paper, or a Tyler party, as distinct from
the Whigs, there is, neither at Washington nor elsewhere,
as we apprehend, any favor, nor any chance
of success.? N. Y. American.
From the above, the inference is (in the estimation
of the N. Y. American,) that President Tyler and
his friends are in a most lamentable condition. In the
first place,the President is ostracised by the editor of the
N. Y. American and a few ofhis city cote tnporaries, and
is utterly unable to do any thing without their concuirence.
In the next place, (as is asserted by a correspondent
in the American,) "the real Whig party
is at present in power," and President Tyler and his
friends mast depend entirely upon the beneficence of
that party for subsistence I The President is tried,
condemned, and executed, by these puissant editors,
and afterwards threatened by them.
If these violent partisan presses are determined to
array themselves in a hostile attitude against the present
Administration, does not common sense, to say
nothing of common modesty, dictate the propriety of
not claiming to be "in power at preeentl" If the
President is actually dead, it seems to us that he should
be decently buried, at all events, before these hotheaded
editors assume the reins of Government.
But, paradoxical as it may appear, the American's
correspondent proceeds as follows:
"John Tyler, the President, telle the qfflct-hold.tr*,
if you meddle in election!, I'll turn you out of office;
but he cannot extend thie order to the qfflce-eeekere,
they are left free to act; but a huge portion ofpresent
office-holders are not Whigs?have they been as passive
as those who are Whigs 1 I think not. Add
these then to the wide circle of office-seekers, and who
can only reach office by a change of party in power,
and you find an incalculable political force in the field |
acting' against the real Whig party."
The office-holders, it would appear then, are somewhat
influenced by the decision of the defunct President,
notwithstanding the real Whig party?by which
we are to understand the Clay-Bank party?"is at present
in power." But the President cannot control
qfflce-seekere?and inasmuch as office-seekers look to
the President rather than the "real Whig party,"
(notwithstanding the Whigs "are at present in power,")
it follows of course that they are bereft of the
usual means of employing pipe-layers to operate against
the Administration?and that if the President is truly
dead, his ghost still has the power to annoy his enemies.
But many "office-holders are not Whigs." This is
the secret of their bile. Although they "are at present
in power," they are at a loss how to get their
friends in, and all others out. This puzzles them
prodigiously. If (being at "present in power,") they
only had the disposal of some forty thousand offices,
they might manage to bury the President deep enough.
They made the confusion themselves, and are becoming
worse confounded every day. The only way to
be "in power at present," or at any other time, is to
promote union and harmony, eschew all disorganizing
passions, and not bury the President before he dies in
earnest.
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
We gave 110 opinions, in advance, prophetic of
the result of the late elections in Massachusetts.
Nor did we entertain any such opinions as some
of our contemporaries lugubriously put forth concerning
it. We bore in mind that the Whigs
of this State were not all of the " head-him-ordie"
school; and that they might be persuaded
to believe, that they might support their gubernatorial
candidate, without doing any very great
violence iu mose principles, ernorucea uv a porlion
of the party, which they had never very
fully approved, viz: the principles of "staying
at home," to spite the President, and show a
proper resentment to the Veto! We might infer,
therefore, that wiser counsels guided tlife
Whigs of Massachusetts, than those that have
prevailed in the late elections in some other
States. And the following is the result:
Massachusetts.?Two hundred and eighty-nine
townships give Davis 53,668 votes; Morton, Opp.
19,418; scattering, 3,112. Davis'plurality over Morton
in the above townships, 4,250; majority over
Morton and scattering, 1,138. Nine townships to be
tieard from. Davis' majority will be quite small, as it
is believed the scattering votes are not returned from
ill the townships. A majority is necessary to a
choice.
Senate.?Five Whig Senators have bden elected in
Suffolk county; five in Essex; five in Worcester;
two in Hampshire; two in Franklin; two in Barnitable;
one in Dukes and Nantucket; and one in
Norfolk. Total 23. Six Opnosition Senators have
been elected in Middlesex, three in Bristol, two in
Hampden, and two in Berkshire. Total 13. There
ire two vacancies in Norfolk and two in Plymouth,
which will be filled by the Senate?with Whigs of
course. The Senate, when full, will therefore, in
ill probability, stand,?27 Whigs and 13 Opposition.
House.?The Boston Atlas says, that as far as heard
from, 100 Whig Representatives have been elected ;
R4 of the Opposition; and of 62 candidates there has
'innn "nn ohoiro "
NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY.
The Court of Inquiry into the conduct of Captain
Bolton closed its investigation on Saturday last.
When the evidence was concluded, Capt. B. (according
to the report in the New York Herald) rose and
said:
Gentlemen : In explaining my conduct in leaving
the Mediterranean with the United States ship Brandy
wine, and returning to this coast in last May, I
have very little to say, as a detailed statement has already
been placed before you. The facts are all in
your possession, and I therefore confidently leave the
matter with you. I may simply say that, in returning
1 was actuated by a belief that a war between this
country and Great Britain was inevitable. That opinion
I distinctly expressed before the Council of War,
and I acted on it when I found myself on the ocean.
My only aim was to get the earliest information upon
this point, and I wished to be the first to turn it to the
honor of our Navy, and its advantage. In my opinion
this could not have been so well accomplished as by
my appearance on our coast. The English papers
stated the sailing of ships of war to our coast, and it
was only there that I could render myself useful. Under
this impression I acted : my motives as well as my
acts are before you. If I have eried, it has been in
judgment alone. This is my conviction, and I submit
the facts to the consideration of the Honorable
the Secretary of the Navy. As much stress has
been laid upon the contents fof the letter of Mr.
Sprague, I ask that it may be borne in mind that the
relations between the two countries continuing unsettled,
did not warrant his conclusions nor justify
me in submitting to his judgment instead of the American
Minister?as I consider that commercial channels
of news are not always to be relied on. I confidently
eipected that my movement would have been approved,
ll not appiauueu. rxau i uouDieu mis, i wouiu nave
gone back without reporting, by my presence on the
coast, absence from an assigned station.
In coming into the harbor of New York I was only
actuated by a desire to render the ship, if possible,
more efficient, by introducing new approved gunnery
improvements, which 1 did. I retired from the ship on
account of ill health, and only when I felt quite sure
that war would not soon occur. All I did was done
in good faith towards my country and my commanding
officer; and I argue that the subsequent more particular
orders to Commander Voorhebs resulted from
the idea that he would, under existing circumstances,
on leaving Mahon, proceed also to this coast. The
American flags exhibited at the Rock of Gibraltar
might have been hoisted to deceive me, and they were
not seen when I opened the Rock. On making the
coast in a fog, the report of a gun induced all the officers
of the Brandywine to suppose, and indeed to
say to the pilot, that the Ohio was off the coast or harbor.
I sought our shores, not to get home, as that
word is familiarly used, but to defend them. And 1
did not enter the port till all doubts were settled as to
- ^gf^sssaJBiJ
the existence ot peace. 1/ war had existed, alt my
dexterity would not have availed me to get in, for you
all know the difficulties and riak. Great misconception
has existed in the public mind, but my actions
have been (airly judged of by my professional brethren.
The present investigation will, I trust, entirely
exonerate me.
Capt. Bolton then read a copy of a latter to the Navy
Board, and then sat down. Commodore Stewart
then asked the Judge Advocate if he had got through.
He replied that he had. Commodore Stewart then
said, "Clear the Court," and the Court was cleared.?
On being re-admitted we found that the papers had
been sealed up to be forwarded to the proper Department
at Washington.
We also learn that the Court considered that in the
case of the Fulton's sun it was fully proved that the
gun was defective. It was also stated, but did not apCar
directly in the evidence, that so strong was the
lief of the officers of the squadron in a war, that
when, soon after the Preble left them, they heard a
cannonading, they concluded she had been caught,
and was having a fight with the British, although it
turned out that her commander was only exercising
his men at their guns.
JOHN BULL AND BROTHER JONATHAN.
We find ourself occasionally under a voluntary necessity
of placing these respectable personages in juxtaposition,
that they might better understand each
other?for all mishaps come from a bad understanding,
or for lack of a good one. They seem to say, as they
stand face to face, in a sort of questionable attitude,?
" Come, let us reaeon together
Now this we call neighborly ; and we shall do what
we can, in a neighborly way, to promote a good understanding
between them, by giving them a fair audience
and candid report in our columns. We shall not
allow them to make long-winded three-day a speeches;
long talka nauat be left to Congreaa. We ahall confine
the partiea, in all eaaea, within the limita of the " hour
role."
Having thua Bellied preliminaries, we ahall now
simply give notice of the aubject of debate, which we
have arranged (as their mutual aecond) for their next
meeting:
The Question will be, " Which party it biggest?
The AMERICAN Party in England, or the BRITISH
Hartford Convention Party, in America7
The Glory and the Suamb op Enoland. By C.
Edwards Letter, 2 vols. New York : Harper A Brothers.
We hardly know what to make ot these two
volumes, so mixed are the ingredients of which they
are composed. The title is, designedly, we suppose, a
quaint one, and refers on the one hand to the arts, literature,
and benevolent enterprises of England, as
her glory?and to the inequality of ranks and fortunes,
the sufferings and misery of the poor, and the
hopelessness of the operative's condition as her ahame.
The volumes are made up of letters addressed?
here in print for the first time, as we presume?to different
persona of eminence among us,? Dr. Channing,
Washington Irving, F. G. Halleck, J. GL Adams,
J. G. Calhonn, and others ; and they discuss all varieties
of topics.
What puzzles us about them is the mixture of credulity
and cleverness that they display?the extraordinary
adventures which seem always to have laid in
wait for our traveller, rb if to show him at once the
extremes of English existence. For instance, when
about to step into a railroad car at Liverpool, he meets
with a remarkable young woman, who scantily supports
a dying mother anil a maimed brother, by selling
a sort of traveller's guide along the railroad, and yet
repines not. The conversation he holds with her, and
the examination he institutes into her family circumstances
and religious feeling, are overheard by a genteel-looking
middle aged stranger, who, at their close,
stepped up, and after presenting a sovereign to the
young woman, handed his card to our traveller, and
asked him to accept a seat in the apartment he had engaged
in the cars for London. This stranger turned
out to be an Irish noblemanj who begged his American
companion not to address him as "my lord," and was
wonderfully communicative to him about the vices of
the British Aristocracy.
Then again, in the second volume, going from a
ball at Lord 's at the West End, our traveller
steps into an omnibus at midnight, destined for
Threadneedle street, and there finds himself tete-a-tete
with a pale, beautiful, unhappy, highly dressed female,
to whom, after a ride for some time in silence, perceiving
indications of deep misery and suffering, ne finally
ventures offers of service. These were half frantically
declined, till on reaching the end of the journey,
the rain beginning to fall, the female, in getting
out, nearly fell from exhaustion, and as he caught her,
he perceived she held a newborn infant in her arms.?
The mother immediately fainted; and there w?? our
American, fresh from all the splendors of a West End
ball, alone at midnight, and in a storm in the streets of
London with an unknown mother and her helpless
child. On recovering, she said she had no home.?
By the aid of a policeman, he procured shelter and
kinkness, for which he paid, for this unfortunate, of
whoin nothing further is said, than that the child perished
on that night, and that, through the humane intervention
of our traveller and the policeman, provision
was made by one of the London charities for the
mother.
These odd adventures,' befalling our author frequently,
seem to lack probability, and yet one can
hardly suppose them to be mere fancy sketches.
There is, however, a good deal of information, a
good deal of vigorous writing and of independent
thinking, in these pages, and withal something of the
bookmaking art.?N. Y. Amer.
The above work is for sale in this city by F. Tay
lur, bookseller.
We have received from the same publishers a highly
useful elementary Latin work, entitled " A System
of Latin Prosody and Metre," by Charles Anthon,
L. L. D.
The Fever, thank God ! has left us for aye. The
reports of the Board of Health may show now and then
an isolated case of death from this cause: but as an epidemic,
or even as a source of danger to the new comer,
its terrors have departed. We are likely to remember
the season of 1841, as the most fatal which has for
years afflicted our city. There seems but little profit
or pleasure in remniscences of mortality, and yet the
mind cannot help recurring to this direful scourge, and
reflecting sorrowfully on its victims?among which
nearly every citizen can number a friend or relative.
Among the better classes and more valued members of
society, its ravages have been this year appalling. It
appeared to seek but with a surprising tenacity of
virulence, every individual whom exemption for a long
series of years had inspired with the confidence of
safety. It spared few indeed?and when we state that
the deaths did not exceed 10 per cent, of the sick, and
that the recoids of the board of Health will exhibit
a total of about 1500 fatal cases, some idea may be
formed of the immense number attacked.?N. O. Bee.
Three hundred tons of heavy armament are now
shipping from the Arsenal near Washington, for the
fortifications at New Port, Rhode Island. Nineteen
32 pon riders are also shipped for Fort McHenry, near
Baltimore. The work of arming the fortifications has
been vigorously prosecuted by the present Administration.
jglarrUfc.
At Round Hill, Fairfax county, Va., on Thursday
the 11th inst., by the Rev. J. E. Weems, JOHN EDWARD
STONNELL, Esquire, of Prince William
county, to Miss CATHARINE A. S. TR1PLETT.
In Washington on Thursday evening the 11th
inst. by the Rev. Mr. Donellan, HUGH d. SWEENEY,
Esq. to ELIZA HALL, adopted daughter of
Dr. Frederick Hall, all of this city.
ry It is expected the Pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, 4 1-2 street, will preach to-morrow mornintr.
O'
A CARD. ? MRS. IRONSIDE is prepared to
receive a small Mess of Members of Congress.
Her house is situated on E near 10th streets,
nov 13-tf
HE BROTHER JONATHAN published weekly
at 162, Nassau street, New York, by Wilson
& Co, N. P. Willis and Hastings Welds editors, unsurpassed
as to size and quality of paper, neatness of
execution or excellence of contents, price S3 per annum
in advance, equal to about 5 1-2 cents per number.
The Dollar Magazine, published monthly in quarto
form, contains the essence of the Jonathan and a
number of engravings, together with plates of fashion
and music, with a neat cover. No pains will be spared
to render the volume for 1842 worthy of 'he patronage
the present year has received. To be had of the
tegular agents in the principal cities from the commencement
without postage or mailed to any part of
the country. Address, post paid, to
WILSON A Co., New York.
T. R. HAMPTON, Sole Agent
nov 2?6tdAc. Washington Cdy.
o
JAMBS PHALEM * CO. Manager'* Olce,
Corner of 6th etieet and Penn. avenue.
Drawing of the
SCHOOL FUND LOTTERY OF R. I8LAND
Class No. 189. Drawn Nov' 6th.
6 74 48 9 54 89 4l 38 49 64 2 1 77 13
Low eat Prime $15.
Not. 9 54 89, a Capital Prime of $5,000 was .old
per order from Ohio?6 48 49 whole $1,000 Mid.
The Managers have the pleasure of now offering to
their patron, the following beautiful and rare scheme,
which will bear comparison with any Lottery ever before
offered.
CJr All order, for Tickets, or shares, or packages,
will meet the most prompt and confidential attention,
if addressed to R. FRANCE, Agent fpr the Managers,
Washington City.
fir Prize Tickets in any Lotteries under the management
of J AS. PHALEN A CO. will be cashed
on presentation.
SCHOOL FUND LOTTERY OF R. ISLAND,
Claaa 319, to be drawn Dec. lllh, 1841.
10 primes of $10,000 are $100,000
10 do 6,000 are 50,000
10 do 4,000 are 40,000
?TV _L _. Al. 1 I ...u...I 4tOA I
IX * 1CEOM uuijr VI ?K""v v-w?MW tw"
on one number tickets.
MAQNIFICtNT SCHEME.
10 prizes of $10,000 are $100,000
10 do 5,000 are 50,000 J
10 do 4,000 are 40,000
10 do 3,000 are 30,000 I
10 do 2,000 are 20,000
10 do 1,500 are 15,000 .1 - \
10 do 1,900 are 12,000
10 do 800 are 8,000
10 do 700 are 7,000
10 do 535 20-100 are 5,352
254 do 500 are 127,000
f3r500 dollars being the lowest three number prize.
To the let and 2d No. 76 prizes of $400 are $30,400
T6 the 2d and 3d No. 76 do 300 are 22,800
To the 3d and 4th No. 76 do 200 are 15,200
76 do 100 are 7,600
76 do 90 are 6,840
76 do 80 are 6,080
76 do 70 are 5,320
76 do 60 are 4,560
76 do * 50
6,242 do 40
ry Lowest Prise $20to any number.
Whole Tickets $17?Hahee $8 50?Gluarters $4,25
Eighth. $2 12 1-2.
Certifii ate# of Packages of 30 wholes $260 00
do do 30 halves 130 00
do do 30 quarters 65 50
do do 30 eighths 32 50
Addiess your orders to R. FRANCE,
Agent for the Managers, Washington City,
nov 1 l-3tw4w
STATE ARMORY AND TOWN HALL LOTTERY
OF BALTIMORE?Draws every day.
WM. H. RICE having been appointed Agent for
the above Lottery for this District would respectfully
call the attention of his friends and the public, to the
following splendid schemes:?
CLASS F Draws Saturday Nov. 13th.
1 prize of $14,000 1 prize of $3,500
1 do 5,000 1 do 2,500
1 do 4,000 1 d6 1,930
1 do 3,574 10 do 1,500
Ac. Ac. Ac.
Whole Tickets $5?shares in proportion?lowest ono
number prize $'(J.
WILLIAM H. RICE, Agent,
Manager's Office, Penn. avenue near 4 1-2 at.
nov 11-td
SPLENDID LOTTERIEST
J. G. GREGORY Ac CO., Managers. , ,
On Saturday, November 13th, 1841, the
VIRGINIA MONONGALIA LOTTERY,
Class N, for 1841,
Will be drawn at Alexandria, Va.
OR AMD CAPITALS.
$30,000
10,000 Dollars ! 5,000 Dollars!
3,000 Dollars! 2,500 Dollars 1 1,017 Dollars.'
100 Prizes of 1,000 ! !
Ac., Ac.
Tickets only 810? Halves 85?Quarters 82 50.|
Certificates of packages of 25 whole tickets, 8130 00
Do. do. 25 half dc 65 00
Do. do. 25 quartet da. 32 50
$50,000 Capital !
UNION LOTTERY.
Class No. 10, for 1841,
To be drawn at Alexandria, D. C., on Saturday, ths
20th November, 1841.
15 Drawn Nos. in each Package of 26 Tickets,
containing the following
GRAND PRIZES:
$50,000
20,000 Dollars,
10,000 Dollars,
5,000 Dollars,
4,277 Dollars,
2 of 83,000?50 of 81,000 |
50 Prizes of 500
50 of 400
100 of 250
198 of 200, &c.
Tickets $15?Halves $7,50?Quarters $3 75,
Eighths $1 87 1-2.
Certificates of packages of 26 whole tickets, $190 00
Do. do. 26 half do. 95 00
Do. do. 26 quarters do. 47 50
Do. do. 26 eighths do. 23 75
Capital Prize 20,000 Nett.
NEW JERSEY LOTTERY.
Class No. 79 for 1841.
To be drawn at Jersey City, N. J., on Monday, the
23d of November, 1841.
CAFITAL PRIZES.
$23,529 nett $20,000 ! 50 prizes of $1,000.
5,000?$3,000? $2,200? $1,679 !!?&c Ac.
Tickets $6?Halves $3?Quarters $1 50.
Certificates of Packages of'^5 Whole Tickets $80
Do do 25 Half do 40 \ .
Do de 25 Quarter do 20
MARYLAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
Class No. 50, for 1841.
To be drawn at Baltimore, Md., Wednesday, 24th of
November, 1841.
Fiftttn Drawn Nos. out of Seventy-five.
$25,000?$8,310?$5,000?$4,000? $3,000?
$2,500?$2,250?$2,000.
50 of $1,000?50 of $500, Ac. dec.
Tickets only $10?Halve# $5?Quarters $2 50
Certificates of packages of 25jWhole Tickets $130 00
Do. do 25 Half do 65 00
Do. do 25 Quarter do 32 50
NEW JERSEY DOTTERY.
Extra Cla?s 58 for 1841.
To be drawn at Jersey City, on Wednesday, 24th of
November, 1841.
Four Capitals of $10,000 amounting to
$100 000
Whole Tickets $3?Halve* $2 50?di's $1 *25
Certificate of package whole tickets, $70 00
do do halves, 35 00
do do quarters, 17 50
$40,000! * f
VIRGINIA LEESBURG LOTTERY.
Class P, for 1841,
To be drawn at Alexandria, Va., on Saturday, the
27th of November, 1841. j j
GRAND SCHEME.
$40,000! $10,000!
6,737 Dollars!
2 Prizes of $5,000,
5 of $2,000?10 ol $1,500,
20 of 1,000 Dollars,
30 of 500 Dollars, 40 of 300 Dollars, ' , j
Ac., Ac.
Tickets $10?Halves $5? Uuarters $2 50.
Certificates of packages of 25 whole tickets, $130 00
Do. do. 25 half do. 65 00 f }
Do. do. 25 quarter do. 32 50
For tickets and shares, or certificates of packages
in the above splendid Lotteries, address
J. G.GREGORY A CO., Manager*, \ <
Washington city, D. C. i
Drawings sent immediately after they are over, to
all who order as above. ? -1. J
nov 9?3idAlc
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