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PUBLISHED DAILY, AT 7 O'CLOCK, A. M WASHINGTON, D. C. FRffiAY, JANUARY 5,1844, VOLUME I PUBLISHED DAILY AT 7 O'CLOCK A. M. BT JOHN T. TOWERS. Office corner qf Pennsylvania Jlvenue and Tenth street. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. I square I day - $0 50 1 do 2 day? - 62 1 do 3 do - 75 1 do I week > . 1 25 1 do 2 weeks 2 25 I square 1 month $3 50 1 do 2 months 5 00 1 do 3 do 7 00 I do 6 do 12 00 1 do 1 year 24 00 Business cards' $5 per annum. Longer advertisements at equally favorable rates. fCr'Ten lines or less to make a square. j v TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The Standard will he delivered to subscribers in the District at ten cents per week, payable to the carriers f or, when preferable, they can pay at the office for a longer period. Subscribers will be fur nished, by mail, ten weeks for one dollar; and in no case will the paper be continued beyond the time paid for. Single copies two cents. PROSPECT US. THE undersigned, believing that a cheap daily Whig newspaper at the seat of Government would prove a valuable auxiliary to the Whig cause during the approaching Presidential contest, will publish, on the first Monday in November next, a thorough and decided Whig paper, entitled, THE WHIG STANDARD, devoted to the principles and policy of that party, as laid down in tne following declarations by Henry Clay : !?." A sound National Currency, regulated by the will and authority of the Nation; 2. " An adequate revenue, with fair protection to American industry; 3. " Just restraints on the Executive Power, embrac ing further restrictions on the exercise of the Veto 5 . 4. " A faithlul administration of the Public Domain, with an equitable distribution of the proceeds of the ' sales of it among the States; 5. "An honest ana economical administration of the General Government, leaving public officers per fect freedom of thought, and of the right of suf frage, but with suitable restraints against improper interference in elections; 6. "An amendment of the Constitution limiting the incumbent of the Presidential office to a single term." To this annync|ation we believe every true and ardent Whig will favorably respond. The hearts of the Whig army, whose ranks were unbroken, and whose banners foaled unstricken during the cam* faign of '40, must, everywhere, swell with glorious pride at the memory of the past, and their hopes en couraged, by their joyous anticipations of the future. Jt is true a nightmare of treachery now rests upon the energies of the party ; but shall we not arouse tt> the importance or the political conflict which is about to ensue ? There are at this time five opposi tion papers at the Seat of Government, epch, in its way, endeavoring to sap the foundations of the Whig party, artd blasting the prosperity of the country by tliu measures they propose. Shall we not rally against the foes excited by these emissaries, whose corrupt and atrocious motives are manifest by their early wrangling for spoils which they never can win ? We know the response of millions of freemen will be 'Ay, rally!" Already the "hum of either army stilly sounds;" already the general furbishing of arms " gives dreadful note of preparation ;" then let ours be a bright and death-dealing sword in the conflict. Let lis rally under a leader upon whose standard is inscribed " Liberty, Order, the Constitu tion whose great political and personal virtues endear him to every geuerous heart, and whose patriotism has never been excelled?let us rally for Henry Clat, the Statesman and Sage, the friend of the workingman, the Idol of his country, which, for forty years, n^xt to his God, has had his chief care. In addition to the thorough Whig course which this paper will pursue, it3 readers will be furnished with the earliest local intelligence of the city and District, and the general news of the day. The daily hour publication will be 6 o'cloc't in the morning; and during the' session of Congress a synopsis of its proceedings will be given up to adjourn ment, by able reporters; enabling us thus to transmit abroad, through its columns, whatever of interest may transpire, at the earliest hour. The Whiq Standard will be published, daily, at 10 cents per week, payable to the carriers. The paper will be mailed to subscribers out of the District, at $5 per annum, payable invariably in ad vance, or for a shorter period at the above rate. As soon as the Presidential campaign shall be fairly opened, a Weekly paper, at one dollar/or the campaign, will be published for country circulation. P. S. All communications by mail must be post paid, or they will remain in the post office. 1 JOHN T. TOWERS. EDWARD WARNER, a TTrVRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AI ^"^j^sHiNGTON, D. C. OFFICE NO. 33, EAST WINO CITI HALL. nov 10 OHAXULSS S. WALLAOB, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR. NO. 6, WEST WING, CITY HALL, nov 6?ly tTsT donoho, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE CITY HALL, EAST WINO, No. 31 nov 6 TAMES J. D1CKINS, Money and Counsellor at ?I Iamo, practices in the Supreme Court of the United State:?, the several courts or the District of Columbia, prosecutes claims before Congress, and the several Departments of the General Government; and in general does all business requiring an Agent or At torney. Office No. 4, west wing Of the City Hall. nov 2T-ly "OOBERT P. ANDERSON, Bookbinder and Paper .11; Ruler, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and lith street. Binding and Machine Ruling, of any kind or pattern, neatly and promptly executed, and on as owl terms as any other establishment in the Dls, ict. n?T 6 THE undersigned respectfully inform merchants and the citizens of the District generally, that they have established an office in Washington city for the receiving and forwarding East, West, and South of valuable Packages, Parcels, Samples, Bundles, See. s which they are fully prepared to transport by mail speed. As they are the only persons who have a contract with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for that purpose, they are enabled to receive and forward goods, &c. in advance of any other line. Merchants and others who wish to avail them selves of our line, and who order goods, &c. from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, will find it to their advantage to direct in care of the fol i lowing: m ! Per Adams & Go's Express from Boston and New ' York. i Per Shoemaker & Sanford's Express from Phila delphia. ? Per Rogers & Co's Express from Baltimore. We receive Packages, Parcels, &c., for the East, West, and South at all hours during the day, and d* liver them to the consignee soon as received. We will also receive and forward from Baltimore and Washington goods and articles of every description, bj the to. regular train,. . & ^ Office at Brooke's Periodical Depot, adjoining Beers' Temperance Hotel, Penn. av., Washington city. Office adjoining Baltimore and Ohio Railroad De pot, Pratt street, Baltimore. nov 7?lm. Fancy note papers, envelopes, &c., tnc.?A splendid assortment of note papers, plain, gilt embossed, and lace bordered; do. do. envelopes of numerous sizes and patterns; pearl and ivory carved folders of richest patterns j seals of pearl, ivoiy, and glass, plain and with mottoes of best im pressions; ladies' work boxes; fancy sealing wax; motto wafers in boxes; assorted mottoes; card cases of carved ivory and pearl, of the the richest style of patterns; cards for baskets; perforated and Bristol boards, and plain and embossed visiting cards; for sale by WM. F. BAYLY, Agent for Htrrick &f Blunt. nov 6? 6m Penn. av. between 11th and 12th ts Ruled cap and letter for $1 50 per ream.?'For sale, ruled cap and letter paper at ftl 50 per ream; cheap blank and memorandum books; Russia quills; copy books; and cheapschool stationery ; for sale by WM. F. BAYLY, Agent for Hernck Sf Blunt. nov 6?Gm Penn. av. between 11th and 12th sts THE GOVERNMENTAL REGISTER, AND WASHINGTON DIRECTORY, by A. Reint zel, This compilation contains every thing of es sential utility that is comprehended in the "Blue Book;" including the names of all housekeepers ir the city of Washington, and an original Official Di rectory, &c. , ,, The trade abroad, or others, maybe supplied by communicating with the compiler, or Jno ^Tow ers, publisher, at the office of the Whig Standard, nov 6-tf THE WONDERFUL CURES Per form ed by Dr. SWAYNE'S Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, in Pulmonary CONSUMP TION, have excited the as tonishment of all who have wit nessed its marvellous effects; there is no account of a medicine, from the earlwst ages furnishing a parallel; the almost miraculous cures effected by this extraordinary medicine, arc un precedented. One among the many certificates may' be seen below. Cincinnati, Feb. 15, 1840. Dr. SWAYNE?Dear Sir: PERMIT me to take the liberty of writing to you at this time to express my approbation, and to recommend to the attention of heads of families and others Your invaluable medicine?the Compound Svnlp df I'runus Virginiana, or Wild Cherry Bark. In my travels of late, 1 have seen, in a great many instances, the wonderful effects of your medicine in relieving children of very obstinate complaints such as Cougning, Wheezing, Choking of Phlegm, Asth matic attack#, &c., &c. 1 should not have written this letter, however, at present, although I have felt it-my duty to add my testimony to it for some time, had it not been for a late instance where the medi cine above alluded to was instrumental in restoring to perfect health an "only child," whose case was almost hopeless, in a family of my acquaintance. I ihank Heaven," said the doating mother, <? my child "saved from the jaws of death!" and I now say and believe that, beyond all doubt, Dr. Swaync's Com nound Syrup of Wild Cherry is the most valuable medicine in this or any other country. 1 am certain I have witnessed more than one hundred cases where it has been attended with complete success. I am u.:n?r it myself in an obstinate attack of Bronchxtxs, in whilh it proved effectual in an exceedingly short .. . mnsideriue the severity of the case. 1 can re rmmnend it in the fullest confidence of its superior virtues ? I would advise that no family should be without' it; it is very pleasant and always beneficial worth double, and often ten times its Pnce- The public are ? 7^3, tS."' Formerly Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, N.Y. In districts where Calomel and Quinine have been too freelv made one of in bilious complaints, fee., Ur. Compound S,Mp or Wild fibernr, will pre vent their evil effects on the system, and act as a strengthening alterative and improve the Bilious ^CAUTION.?/Ml preparations from this valuable tree, except the original Dr. Swaync's Compound Syrup ?r Ifild Cherry, are fictitious and counttrfett. Prepared ty rv Stravne, whose office is now removed t? jf V*?&?%>? "iHft Sold by Win. Stabler* Co., in Alexandria; O. M. HniKoron in Georgetown; John Hann, Point of Rocks, MdMbe' RevThaacP. Cook, No. sfe, Baltimore st and J W &. R- W. Davis, Baltimore, Md ; E. J. Walton. Family groceries.^# holmes ha? now received his full supplrfef Fall and Winter Goods, comprising a copulate assortment His stock of fresh teas, sugars, spiees, fruits, coflee, but ter, cheese, cranberries, ap(Aps, buckwheat, and family flour, mackerel, salmetyiniolied and pickled, Ate., &c., is worthy of attention* which he respect fully invites. Seventh street,- dearly opposite the Patriotic Bank. dee 9 s PERM AND MOULD CANDLES.?'The sub scriber has on hand a fine Jot of sperm, mould, adamantine, and the patent sperm candle; also, a superior article of lamp oil. ?? ? dec 9 S. HOLMES, 7th street. A CHOICE LOT OF SWEETMEATS.?Peach, pine apple, citron, lime; preserves, raspberry jelly, and currant jelly, for sain by dec 9 a HOLMES, 7th street. FRESH LOBSTERS.?A ?$4ll lot prepared for the table, for sale by \ dec 9 S. H0LMES, 7th street. IGARS, TOBACCO, &c?v 60 doz Appleby's fine cat jtobacco 40 doz Pomeroy, Holmee,:and Kingslarid do A great variety of plug do 9,000 doz Havana segars, which will be sold at wholesale or retail, by dec 9 S. HOLMES, 7th street. SOAP?30 boxes chemical soap 6 bases fancy, palm, and other kinds Also, the bar soap in common use, for sale by dec 9 S. HOLMES, 7th street. MACKEREL.?No. l, 2, and 3, for sale at retail' or by the barrel, by dec 9 S. HOLMES, 7th street. HONEY! HONEY!!?The Subscriber has just re ceived by railroad and steamboat from New York? 15 choice Boxes of Honey in the comb - 1 Barrel Cuba Honey 30 additional Boxes fine Cheese And a good assortment bf Door Mats, manufac tured by the Shakers. , S. HOLM ES, dec 16? 7th street. Fresh rice, ?earl ba&ley, to LA, RICE FLOUR, TAMARIND& sale by S. HOLMES, dec 16? 7th street. STONE WARE?'Bath Brick, Paste and Liquid Blacking. For sale by S. HOLMES, dec 16? 7th street. HOARIIOUND CANDY.?The subscriber has recently been appointed agent for the sale of Pease's Hoarhoxmd Candy. He could speak frpm per sonal knowledge of its beneficial effects in cases of severe cold, coughs, &c., but, lest he may be deemed an interested witness, he adduces the following, among numerous other testimonies, to the same im port: Hermitage. .April 17,1843. I have the pleasure to acknowledge your kind fa vor of the 1st ultimo, by the hand of my friend, Mr. J. A rmstrong, and with it your most esteemed pre sent, a packagc of your Hoarhound Candy, for which icceive my sincere thanks. I can only add, that may thousands receive from its use as much benefit as 1 have done, then will its inventor go down to posterity as one of its benefactors. I am gentlemen, very respectfully, Your friend and obd't serv't, ANDREW JACKSON. Messrs. Pease &. Sons. Washington, Jlpril 6, 1843. The President desires me to return Messrs. Pease & Sons his acknowledgments and very sinccrc thanks for the box of Candy received at their hands. He has used it with much benefit to himself, as a remedy for cold and cough. I am, with vory.much respect, JOHN TYLER, jr., Private Secretary. Albany, May 18, 1842. Gentlemen : You will pardon mc for the delay in replying to your letter of the 14th ultimo, and ack nowledging the receipt of a box of your Clarified Es sence of Hoarhound Candy. Allow me to thank you for this kind respect, and to express the hope that you will be liberally patron ized in your efforts for the public. The article is got up in beautiful style, and is highly commendcd by those who have had occasion to use it. Your obd't serv't, Messrs. Pease & Sons. WM. C. BOUCK. City Hall, JVett York, June 27, 1843. Messrs: I have repeatedly used your Candy for coughs and colds, and always found relief, butbnicial duties prevented me from wri.iirg to you before. But as I have lately been cuied of the influenza, I cannot withhold from recommending tha same to the public. I am yours, truly, ROBT. H. MORRIS. Messrs. Pease & Sons, 45 Division street. Lindenxoald, Oct. 14, 1843. Gentlemen: I have to thank you for the box of your, I doubt not, justly celebrated Clarified Essense of Hoarhound Candy, and also for the very obliging terms in which you have been pleased to present it. I have not, I am happy to inform you, as yet had occasion to use it, but will do so wheh necessary, with a confidence in its efficacy which is well war- I ranted by the experience of others. * Verx respectfully, your obedient servant, M. VAN BUREN. After all, the best recommendation of it is a per sonal application which he invites those afflicted with coughs and all public speakers to make. Hewill keep a constant supply at his family Grocery Store, on 7th street, nearly opposite the Patriotic Bank. dec 9 S. HOLMES. PROUT AND MATHER'S PRINTING INK, book and news, always on hand, end sold at their prices. K. FARNHAM, nov 7 comer 11th st. and Penn. av. CAMPHINE OIL, GLASSES, AND WICKS.? I have this day received a fresh supply of the above. doc 6 Z. D GIl<MAN. MISCELLANEOUS. From the Cincinnati Chronicle. LITTLE THINGS. ?Y MM. r. D. GAOE. Oh, mother, get my bonnet, do, 1 want to go and play; And hurry, mother, tie my fhoe, Or sis will ruh away. Do.mother, do untie this string, Tis in a hateful knot; Do you know where I put my sling? I'm 6ure I ha*e forgot. Mother, see here, my dress is loose, I wish you'd book it up; Oh, ma, I want to drink ao bad, Do get me down a cup. Mother, I want a long, big string, To make my kite fly high; Help me to paste and fix it too, And make it reach the sky, Oh, mother, sew this button on My pants, see how they look; And, mother, wont you stitch these leaves Again into mj book? Dear mother, wont you comb my hair, And wash my face right clean? We little girls are going to walk, You know, upon the green. Oh, come and help me build my house, The blocks wont stand at all; Don't mind his house, but, mother, come, And help me hunt my ball. Thus, day by day, hour after hour, These little things intrude, Till many an anxious mother's heart Is wretched and subdued. And to her ever weary ear The sacred name of mother, By being ever dwelt upon, Sounds,wom than any other, But let that mother pause, and think How much ?be has at stake} Remembering ft is little drops That form the mighty lake. Perchance thjat very noisy boy A statesman bold may be, With sturdy arm and voice, may win A nation to be free. With glowing words of eloquence Sustain the cause of truth, Till vice shall hide its head.in shame, And virtue bless the youth. Or when her head is growing grey, That daughter, kind and tnie, _ With cheerful heart and willing mind, Her " little things" will do. [From the New Orleans Picayune.} PRAIRIE AND MOUNTAIN LIFE. The Frying-pan Lamp.?Joe Day was?or, wc might say, is?somewhat of a famous fellow among the Shawnee*. He owns one tolerably tight and comfortable log house, besides several large enclosed fields, aoorles3 outbuildings, &c.. and his dress at the roiree was altogether tb? most showy to be seen. He wore a feathei head-dress of dazzling effect, little strings oi bells around his wrists and ankles, a calicc hunting-shirt fringed all over, and a vest neck* cloth of some broad figure and fanciful materi al. He was the best dancer among all the sets that we saw, showing more whim and conceit in the style of his contortions than the rest? the whole affair with the men seeming to be an exhibition of extemporaneous extravagance.? Joe had an easy, self-confident, devil-may-care swagger, as he marched out for the dance, and looked round on the women, such as may often be seen worn by a German or Italian rustic when taking his partner round the waist for * waltz. He was, indeed, a tall, straight, good looking man, for an Indian, with only a little more of the devil in his eye, or rather a differ ent sort of devil, than was common among his neighbors. A son of Tecumseh was present?a better looking man by far than Joe Day, though his superiority was, perhaps, not such as an Indian would allow, consisting mote of the dress, air, and manner of the red warrior. Young Tecum seh wore a well-fitting and clean-looking frock coat and pantaloons of blue cloth, a hat, a vest, and a black silk handkerchief arourtd his neck. His hair was only long enough to curl graceful ly under his hat and about his neck, and the only eccentricities he exhibited, that would arrest observation should he walk up Chatrtres street to-morrow, were a silken sash wrought with beads, which he wore round his waist, and a black ribbon four inches wide wound around and left flowing from his hat. Learning that Joe Day could apeak some English, we applied to htm to furnish us with a supper and shelter for the night, which he agreed to do, and about ten o'clock in the even ing we were summoned to the banquet. Seve ral Indians bobbed oat past us aa we groped our way into Joe's dark and smoky dornicil, and seven of us were soon seated on logs, benches, and old barrels around a three-legged affair of a table, that compelled the guest at the dangerous corner to eat with one hand and make a leg of his left ana. Coffee was served to m aeaidiag hot, in a large bawl, a small bowl, ? pewter mug and a broken tea-cop. Two of us got the small bowl, three shared the contents of the large one, and the mug and tea cup served the other two. O, Dickon* ! what a supper! and what a scene! Y\ e had no light " lllliiiinuiil ilwiiMjli I ImiiIi i#iniii>D Hill HXX^e' ing with our finfera, that some rite of some ani malsfew* ??, tie tabte, but!My6?ltfW had found a fork, and be could not carve, being the vert roan who was making * *ble:Je*i*!hi* Neither would he gntff <1P ti* fork, unless some, body would give him a knive, as three had..got hold of knives and he had none." ~ At length Joe Day was made to uwferttatKf that we wanted li^htv andheaeoh partially Re lieved us from than difficulty ioth* foJlowiw novel manner. Lard oil, spirit, gam apd all the other inventions for illuminating the wor)d,lba? have flashed and corrugated from Yankee ihgfcii nuity, must sink into insignificance, wtonr com^ pared with tbia idea of Joe. In: a few minutes he appeared,, holding, a frying-pan over aurheade. from which a stream of light went nix and a stream of grease came down, to the greateorister* nation of us alH It was plain that Our wily chance to still our craving appetites was-just to eeize on what was before us, and perhaps to' de vour it in the dark might only save us from a knowledge of some other vexation, of wfrfcfc the palate would fail to take cognizance, unaided by the eye; so to it we fell, tearing away :at oribs and rolls in a manner anything else than Ches terfield iaa. But, Joe Day, standing over us with the flam* ing frying-pan, is something that ooghttoliveoft canvass forever! The Indian was in bie dancing dress, covered with feathers and fringe, and bells were rattling about him as he moved. His wild, mischievous eye was glaring upon Wfremu rider the frying-pan, and there wis something in hie face that made us fancy be was net overrpfaaead with-our presence. Endeavoring to grc^w socia ble with him, one of us observed ; "Joe, you are a great m?ri here.* 1 ' u Yes, great man," said Jbe,without changing any muscle of his countenance; to give indication of expression, but staring, or rather glaring, still under his strange chandelier, glittering withirtpr ming gems ! 'SSsl&BMWJ&v A i ? ? firm ~ v r'i " We have quite taken possession here, Joe,'' " Turned out of house and home*" " Yes.'* ' We had every reason to believe that Joe un derstood very well what we said, so ihat hie gran and abrupt monosyllable seemed most sus piciously uncourteous. During all this, our curiosity endeavbred" to werce the smoky gloom around, to get some If?3 i T- pUfi,* w,? positively* the only thing clearly discernible was old Joe's face under the frying-pan. Some low Indian muttering in a corner behind us gave us a notion of persons in bed; but we could see ft orbing around, above, or beneath, but thick volumes o? smoke, that made us wink and weep all the time we were eating. Joe had some assistant m the fire-place, to whom he spoke ndW antf then, and who replenished the lamp once when it went out. This was his wife, as we discov ered when we all went out again to the dance. She was as jolly a sample of a woman as Mrs. Gov. Armijo, of Santa Fe, was in 1839, ahd she was as fair a picture of Falataff in the feminine as can ever have been known in tale or history. ^ we got sea 18 again in the ball-room, an old chief, called Ki-aquah, was leading the dan cers, and the sport was going on with increased excitement?for it was getting late, and it was ??Jent that whiskey had been going round. Whiskey is forbidden among them, and a heavy fine is exacted by government from anybody caught selling it to them. A Shawnee caught drinking is also compelled to tell who sold him the liquor, or pay a penalty, so that they can [ only obtain drink clandestinely, as they do, how ever, continually, and make use of at in Secret. We detected several stragglers from the dance stealing away in twos and threes, and pulling glass flasks out of their bosoms, behind the trees, with great caution. Tired at length with the fetrange seme, and with the ceaseless din of the keg drum ringing ' in our ears, we got Joe to show us where to sleep, and we soon found ourselves in the other room of the Day mansion, where a sufficiency of old beds, blankets, and buffflo robes, lay scat tered about to keep us warm. Qertain creeping fears came over us as we lay down, too horrible to mention?but thefre Was no help for our situ ation, and we resolutely addrassed ourselves to steep, despite the din of the dram, which con tinuing without, and the flickering of the fryine pan lamp, which Joe had left for us in the fire place. VALUABLE BOOKS FOR SALE.?The sub boo kg51"'b**" ??Br* ^or 8tl'e the following valuable One set of the Journals of Congress from the commencement to the present time One set American State Papers, complete One aet Gales & Beaton's Debates, from com mencement as far as printed. , The above books will be Sold to artyperson want ing them at rery low prices, for cash. > JOHN A. BLAKE. Bookbinder Penn av., opposite FuUerVCity Hotel, dec 23? yEAST suwwri, superior in .xiyrme-t I /,,U>nhV'2llDWJ Xwi now la U?e, for nuking Rolls, Buckwheat Cakes, Loaf Braid; *e., for sale with directions ft* ate, at GlLMAffo . W*- ? Dngstow. Eirte AKD SfEBOHRS OF KfHWtfrctAtili 1 two volumes, haadsoath boaail, > MahaMshed I with a view of the statue on Cumberland road, and a fae-slmile of a letter from Mr. Clay. For sale by | R. FARNHAM. nor 6 corner 11th street aad Peon. av.