The Democratic Whig. [volume], April 06, 1843, Image 2

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low icartuyou'hsra- ? 'land tkir-sssvies w
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.lf 4ull.at inujnwni lunutoaed hsr
wye. '.tsmi.itrb;y vw itUlirewffrom
lktTTttUi4it tiiildqpoitBU.iwr. '
!iSmUi7B,CJtTr-iww icarae 'won
lheta'! tiianmn Ju4 'Theresa. lSraely,'
IbjrrpwiowiTit.irwlhoin'dorniiiiooB
jyous thuilr you bi ildesoa pe illw wa tch
lfiiliyrdf Ihor-vtho (once.lovBd ;youf
da 1 i ty-nH .w i 1 1; prod k i i n i t lou dw il i
IptiUIkh'lt tta'.lhs twotld, und.tionEnJ
tul;rtti;iUtion.UK!.lw;i(TTir.i tn iio.
jjurvUvWfli. iFmm'thia irnomant-
fStpp.'ITlwrewT maid -T.li. IRay-
itiHraU.ioilirilyfBiiH'Wrn lUowiunfor-
itutUtffynuT ipassiiMj lints tblinUe'd tyou,
i iiMlWii ui E EanUning .yo ut w ion' 0 lear-:
c. .T.lan, itlin its'mot turifoftunaia,:
Ibuiihikinoftimomow ffirrrtcoiicerilrnerit
IThynfiB'yDu'ljhdltjiin "Meta.tlhe-eup
lpowH-HaurhrT or IF ran illimme'liiia,
lin rroaHtv JilataHiayniODd, tho ichild,
fdTimrnoiily IbrolhsT, who nasyou'well
Umnw. iU unarmed iinVV'ierina. .'flleta'
mipmoaiaH Ibytthe raddreaiee of;
)proStgteiof liighiTarfk nd iposwssiog
rrwt iWnuttiiBe at oouft twholbscame
taiMmnreHiuTliwi. lHerffiUhsriwas too
imuobiio Ibis power operily ito irafuae-
Ibirollierlhand. Mettherefore jpreien-'
Haa-iiwtwm a pending .m Ifewtwaekanat
ronoiiulBiuiunnun, unnmiu orw-.
irat!yitD.AmTimunUTi the 'protection
idf ."fllaUanielllimniikttinn, vWho vwas
irttuioinz'tD'hai inaiio tcounirv. '-To,
ramtutTStiori ;and 'certain ipuTsuit,
."Stan traBswd aa'bvtr (daughter. JEven
.Tllee. 'Wiltere Iknow inothriing ttoithe
icountwrry. llier IfatliaT irejoined up
ommeito trove!, Uo mont, nefeven to
yau.'hgr'trireinanw. Hwaj'.Toroed to
cornply wilh Ibis trequest. 11 twodld
lbyettrili8Dlh8r!banealh lOUT'own roof,
lbad mdt 'your ttemperarrrant luri'fottu
injatelylbBaoaudh wtoireiiller;that im
IpoasiblB, vurilcras 1 'leveakd to;y ou liter
irentumiuip, 'It'was'to spare .'you nbe
IpainurtT tBroiiaingtyouT 'jealousy iby be-
ihdldinrllierat.'Mre. H)eCLorme' ifan-
iey!bftll,:BDd-89iufrtlio:iniiniet;yrwitiub
'existed between tue, Ubtu'I 'entreated,
youito iremaia -it ihome. -And mow
DChsrwrs, ball twe 'proclaim ithia
ipubliahiltitoiihvroildf
'Oh!! EdgT,can.70u ever fforgive
rma
"UXeaeTva 70UT own fforgivanesa
Th(rret Iby loonquaring 'yourerror;
iminawas giTanibeforBiit wat asked,
Andmowaalute ynur ni8C8, wlio Ibaa,
Ibardly raoovered ifrom'tbe'terrox, 'your
imaaquarading and fofluno-Itlung have
oeaoneo bar.
tso. llf, iiiowvgr, t.!
tlie Stale UifrneiJ ra.'.ier
nultaaiiig!ttcliiraJ,ei'l by vt'.i-ijr
nhi, welmut 'sy a rn ret u bui
cannot ;piayert! it..
V,Ve avaard tltfi:iull cte.u .iar-.ne
taad lby ibats t..ken; iaad mate wo
placed 4H nlmiT -tuoiiioo, me 'would
ohitin2iyiiiur.wii6 iii oig .10
auStDiningttte dootriwrwbiub tbey ba
naver fur one 'moment iabandooed.
Tbvbigwill rejoi('to ee anyipor
tion'df tthe damooraiic iratika ail in
wjping out .tliMtaUi aud aiigma.pSacad
qpon (lie iainname 01 .lutsiisiippi; anu
will mot ay !ausrht ito itbem df itbey
iliould rttummexiyearito ihn iboaoin
bTtbe Ucraooraiic party, 'wbeo naiion
ilnoliiiea shall be the tibaocbing tltem.
We knowwa expresain meieaon-
iimants dhe feelini'a'ol tbe .wbig:party
gaaeca!lyt:nd'W alao -known llat wt
expresi tbeileelmgs 01 urn wtiig party
when v6aav. iit oon neyar ba -aweifad
fiom itlio high (course 1 it 'baa lwayt
pursued, iin tiotory or defeaL Our
courae ia oowardi and we. cannot norn
10'tho right or left ja iho didbarge of
otrr.doiy bhould any cna, 'hoyeer,
admire .any.one iOf.the;priuciple 'for
Which wa are-contending, he cao aid ua
tn-auatainingitbat one, .and we ahali
hold udh act of patrioit ra frei h : in tbe
mamory.
aha.whipa twill imake lull ticket
and itronz'one: and it will be made
up of. that clu9 of whigi who are Bound
to'thecois 'wmgs wbo are luulllemn
p61iticdl;princjplea and in prosperity
or .adversity can .'know .no 'Change.
Such o ticket. we can have, and aucb a
ticket we twill haye, 'orrnone All. the
iqporiScs whichican be. used will De
yer'lull them into a false security when
the. battle is to be Tonght.
'AViih ibe best feelings itowaraa tthe
bond ipaying democrats, we say 'with
candor 'for we never'.will 'decoiye
that we 'foel bound to )PPO the ifull
whig tickat, 'Oven were defeat staring
'us imiho face. j'But.'tharik 'God, we
are lirong.'notoiilyiin 'Our principles,'
but in numbers; and we shall fight our
battles aa those fight who are confident,
oTiaoceM. -And we now call on the
whig ,party:to aot with eneTgy and de
cision, and merer cease in 'the noble
work uuii). our Hag6ha!l float triumjjh-
ntly.in 'the ibreeze. 'Southron. ,
fO" "8 1
!t I J
.1 ua iruin'd or lloat-aH, all. I dlnaaty. 'It waa'niat eoaUndcd lUi tba
wa iimwir :ar:.Herf it) i..joia tar im uaui imbc anouu not
of .iie'wa!!,iin ojus-t
V'a'ii.y Le ;av:d fron
liLl'j'i ju.-y. 'Since ytiiict Jay eve-
01115 wecn. no. longer carry away oar
corpse. There are toomany of thara-
''Lyer'yoers, 4J
-UlTuVRIEiu"
Anoiher better, 'war ilia signature
6! L. :D., states in aCeoticg isrmt.'tln't
thrae iproraioat .tliinrs -auike the "br
wider of.theTuiBt ol tm rasi fscTOj-
i?!i. '
TbeTaca'de Ot thoruine'd dhurcV is
alandirg.'witb tbe dial thirty-fiye mii-
ufsa past -ten, tthe hour at wbim
the ruin of the city, tLe annihilationof
the ; population,' was accomplished.
KJo the piece of the wall ol a rum: J
house is aeen picture, , preserve J as
it were ibyniiracle, irepreieoting he
ruins of .Babylon, lingular 'contrast :
Ihe tradiu.Mw of the oust in face ol lie
realities of the present the picture of
Uumao destruction iq tbe presence of
divine destruction.
'Further on, in an' isolated posifioi,'
seya the same writer ; "m a .potrait of
tbe King, who seems to promise sjc
cor to those who have bad the happn
ea to escape nhe disaster, ies. sr.
You will eome id aid or tins .popsta- j
uoo twithout asylum-rich 7eterd3y,
ruinedto-day-wiihout bread witluul
clothing. Sirs, 'God has spared ycur
image bere, aa ho has spared yoor life,
in order that you might vend euccor to
an unfortunate people, -as you hsve
brought remedy for the evils of tbe
oouuiry 4 for God in his terrible jus
tice has willed to leave you tbe nota
ble mission of succoring 10 grcal a
ruufartune, and yourpoiiait, respected
mid tthis frizhtful cstastrophe, was
there to tell the unhappy that they had
uotloit everything that tbey :had suUa
father.-"
b pa-si Ibcaeib Ut c;.ar,' fuf ihfl tii.k wm
entouajtatiutisL -The bi-lMtt tnuoul of '.he
Sute ho dcciuJ tlie iiartr eonsthsitior.il ;
and now the origtiuters of tha Kepudtatkxi'of
tbe Uoioo Bond, cuiboUwieJ by UietrsuccM
in Ui ekettoiN of 1S4I, bif rj 'dcteraixed
that ta bak of tija l'luitcr'a Bik ahL
not t paid, by tfiair cuonii'g, Uioir aciery (Mi
tarbuteaco, euotruJiad U nominaijooa of the
Uta Ueaweralic Cocvualwa. 'It tffxan frm
Uis proceevUnji, : that tuai of its axaubec
pvrhapaa rwpaoatbia mitwity, wiUwd aa
pruMua of thtir opinion that Umtato wm r
ponw.Ue far Ue Ikmdj moed for Uia PUnten
IUok ; aod altboagh tbey aught bava beo
rwpcub.'e n namben, uxl mpecUble h in-
u! 91, they were weak aod importent in
Uie baods of thoae bold auJ tucbuWoi
wbo brought into beiiif; muiodud to -their own
purposes, tbe action of Uat convention. Thtir
voices were as little beard, and their influ!e
about as Utile felt aad respected aa flock of
Tom Tits among beard of enraged kvStr
loea.
whig 8 akd 1b0nd idoio
ci:ats.
'Some'efibft'haM 'been made 'and Ls
'nowioeinp maa. 'oyiua .uu r,-,
idemoorats, ito 'induce 1 the whigsnontun,
mo candidateslfor'State'dfljoers, Ibut'to'
lunite'tipon some bond ipaying demo
'crats, .and lhaniby ired&etu tthe 'State
'from tthe (foUl -Stain of irepudiattorv.
IHowever nnxious we .may 'be'loruh
dowtiTall.of repudiaiiori' -we cannot and
twill mot icoiisetltfto 'barter :nway ou
iprinciplea with anymen, lfor the,pur
ipose ofaccoinplishing an end which we
have oiwnya '.aimed n I; end 'wbidh, by
a contiuued,pers3veranre iin, we aro
'datormined lo accomphah. ! bcwbigi
twould;p!ace themselvos'in a ridiculous
atlltud, by 'rushing into :the tjawB'd!
ibrandh'Of thalooofoco porty whioh'iias
'Opposed Ihem on every 'occasion; and
iwhidhtvotitd the repudiation ticket ;the
llaat election rather uIibu assist in put-'
liing clown ihat odious doctrine, flhe
vwhigsihaveougrltmanytiattiea egaitts
eerfiil odda vhen' this ivery iporty give
.tbe weight'oT all lheir.ralents and inQu
'enoe against us'on igoneral principlas,
;nd;Dn;theaubj9crof repudiation. We
ibe'lieye'thera;parTefiily sincere iin their
'professions, and :if'thqy ifeel disposed!
ibeycaii'utiite 'with Hhe.wbigs at the
approoa'uing eiaciion Tor. State .offic.ars
iinaneffott tto redeem ihediwiBdter'df
the State, 'and when iibo ,gredt ;prcsl
'deniial election (comes ion 'next :year,
itheycan wll back upon their old prin
oiploe iin rd'ution'to maiional (polities,
;if 'thity llttiil so itlkpossd. Zlai 'the
wiHi'evir TirlirwliH Topoaiaiion, -or
vot8dvvitb'thatipBrty,'theywoBld ataod
in a (difl'erent 'light in rregard Uo 'the
'question'df uriiou. Hut ihe' Whigs took
ibigh 'ground ijpcn this 'tjussiion at nhe
oUisst.ndlhaye inaver 'faltered 'for a
'rrrometit iiu 'their (exertions; 'Bnd they
'oannot ot)nsist8nily now give their aup
ipott 'to 'opponents, .because ihey thavo,'
ito-some 'extent, come'OveT tn one'df
'the ;minoT'fluestions wliicb:the twhigs
lhave always advocateo.
ITheteiisa imyitery 'hatigiog oyer
'thiaithat'.we'Catmdt 'coraprehand: tthe"
'whig iparty us nowatrongsr than any.
OthBripartyin the Stat9-4tbe'bonll pay-;
iing ttamoorauciparty.iaindt aoatrong as
'tlieiraputiiaiing'pafty. and 'dlaimHo'be
(he 'conservatives. If they are censer-'
wtiywllet tiham how Hhat'ihBy twill;
rpTeaaitve: this, great piinoirJlB for which!
itbeyisra'OotltBndingrby 'throwing -their
udauenoBiinitheacBtsdf.thBtwhit's.'wlm1
wlll nsorjorriplish :allon liha auiijedt (of
FTopBQiauonnnat itnByroUld.jprovided
Uboy!hc8i(ho imajorityiin nhe Ilegiala
ttura, mntl taHttlre-State rdHjees. JTbe
rmattas, 'in tibaiirBrat, "si-ama ito ibe!
irJlain. JBut liTitlisy ire wibitiou Tor'
cEo iloT Uha iroa oT'offioe 'they
xwili lall.Tar aihutt dT fh mniV. 'ITbe'
whsg rata na imncnanirruDUB Ibody of
ipaitidta.rana iwillmrit ilat nviceao!
;unTBrjuuea.BU 11 tiiB'Duna aemoomtsi
'From the Philadejphia Inquirer, March 13,
FURTflETZ PARTICULARS OF.
THEILATE EARTEIQUAKE !
UN THE WEST -INDIES.
At a late hour lest evening a friend
furnished ua with a copy of tbe '"Cou
rier He la Martinique " o February'1
14, eocltained full particulars, un an
-(K;i fprm. or ntw.' !
amity at Point Pelre.'Guadaloupe' and
other patts oF tlie West Indies. All
the sad and awful details already. pub
lished in our 'columns 'are fully con
firmed. We -find the following letter
addressed by 'the'Governor of Guada
lope to the Governor of ilarti nrjue da
ted PorNTHVA-TrTRB, (tn rnin,)
ile'6 Fevrier, 1332." X
GorEnNoE : A frightful earthquake
has jus't.plunged the colony of Ouada
loupe into consternation.
I write to you rrom the midat of the
rtiins of Poinie-a-JPitre, 'which no lon-
gHr'exists.
If you are more Toftunate than wo,
send us provisions, 'biscuit above all
things, for we have no ovens. iEvery
tbing is distroyed.
1 wrtte to y ou from the midst of 15,
j 10 people twho 'want shelter and
bread.
rtl.nlen ! The people who are'hun-
gry.'havemdt tiroe lo awai.
Votre tout devouB, lle'Corttre Ami
rml,
GOORBlTi'RE.
'The'Govornor of Mattinnue acted
with themoitprompt'liumanity, forward
ed alPtbe'reliefin hi power and im-
mediatellycatwed a subscription 'to -be
opened.'which was-respunded to in Ilia
most'libera) matiner;by. the inhabitants.
'Tha 'edltor of the Courier writes
glowing and thrilling description of the
soene 'of suffering and desolation, say.
ing iin ono part 'ot his article': ""The
ipen refussea'to retrace ;the 'picture of
this destruction of the eity.'of 'which
ndt a single bouse is led standing not
one. And (he Ifire coutioues
torage!"
ilia adds:: '''The Tew wooden nous
es, which the earthquake had spared,
became a 'prey ito 'tha 'flames, which
have 'rrndo .aa 'many victims, 'if not
mrre.'llian ;th. earthquake .itself. CTJn-
fortunateibeings 'who were buried be
neath, the wrBcka. ndt being able to dts
engnge rthemselvea ifrom 'under 'the
mountains df Tuina, 'reached by 'the
fira, looti fM wery-chance 'of safety
vanish. Tfoung girls, old 'mnn, -and
women, !half interred 'by the blocks 'of
wall, .damacdoa 'impossible succors '
for 1 ib e fire, 'Wl.icli advanced like a sea
iniita furylIiiiii9'hed'bytengulCng there.
The tyidlenae df 'the 'conQagration tt
length drove away (hose 'whose cour;
age and duvotion excited (hem 'to are
everything possible, tto natch 'these
uiifortunato 'beings Ifroru 'this Ihorrible
death. m
'"On "Saturday 'evening, .'the town
was 'nothing but an immense furnace."
A merchant writes thits'to I is friend ;
"I ibsve 'received ."youT 'letter.'
IThariks 'far ithis ireineTibranse. 3 am
DEMOCRATIC WHIG
RIOaJlRS HEMHT IROWE. EDrTOH
'THTOBPAT, APRIL, 6, 103.
sua rEcn.DEjrr or ? itnitkb staxet,
JIENIIY CLAY,
OF KENTUCKY.
tr We are authorao.l to tnuounr.e ELI
ABBOTT. (!. u a candidate fur re-rkction
to the office of StucifT of Lowndes County,
at the ensuing ftovember e'.;clion.
IT We are authorized U announce Capt.
E. C. EGGLF.STON, as a caodidate lor
Town Conatable, at the ensuing election
WHIG ADDRESS.
We commence to day Ua publication ef the
address of the late Whig Convention of the
State of Virginia to the people af that state.-
We rteomiDfnd te all our (riaada who feell aa
inter let in the apprcaahiog PrceidenPal oam
naiim a cirefnl p.tnwil "' B-trmoiinn of
luiaaoie aim aigml'ed tipcwH.oii of the prin
ciples of the whig party. 'Our bretherr ol the
Democratic party, who are deiiirone a' ascer
taining tbe true bearing and cffacl uprii tiie
country, of piinciples which many f tl,ln
oppoe with more zoal than Kiaduin, caild not
fail to derive adrantagd from an hontut and
candid bveetijauon of tl.ia udJiesv.
TIIE AVHIUS, AKD TUB BOND-FAY-I.Q
DEMOCRATS.
A union of tbe whig and bood-pavtuy dem
ocrat, would remit in the entire defeat of the
repudiation party. Jo what Biancercan this
union ba accomplished 1 National politic ovjst
be for awhile, at feast, laid aside and forgot.
teu; and hornet whija and honest deoaocratc,
niuat pledge bnart aod hand lor tbe rodemp.
tioo and preservation of tlie Slat. W'beo
tins great and good work has been Gnashed;
aud the Oault and Vandal driven from the
capitol, we cao again (all back in to our nation
al imes and do Utile with each other on na
tional politic. The true and gallant knight
whom accident throws in conjunction with his
adversary, is not lee courteou, kecaiue the
morning tun may witness their deathlike reo.
countre in the lut.
It there is to be concert of action amsng the
BonJ-payert ef Muiitsljfi, it ia time that
come daciaive etcp was taken nothing is to
be gaiitd by dependency on the one band,
or overwecQ'Dg confidence on tbe otl.ee We
must unite upon principle nd the principle
of our union must be plainly understood,) ihat
noiealcuay ordiaetmtion exiat in our rank.-
We malt have candidate for Sbvte olEces
who are in favor of tlie payment of all the
bond issued by the authority of the State
and we mint f ledge ourselves to the support
ol theae candidates with soal and energ-y, what
ever may be their prejudice upou national
politic. When repudiation bss destroyed our
Credit abroad, and ar.lcn our money at home, it
it ie h'gh tune that the friends of M iaaisiippi, if
sheahas any, to buckle on their armor, and for
getting all thing, ruh to the reacui of th
Kta'.e. Let us, if necessary, forget tliat we are
members of s great and glorious confederacy
and inscribe upon our burners, "Miitiitippi
aUmtfrer faith and fcrr jmrtry.Vthey mastbtpre-i
erred" .Let ui look upou the Kationa! Gov
eminent as a step -mother able to protect her
self, sod Miseiaeippi as a tijtf r whose charity
ia endangered by unprincipled debauchee.
Tbe corruption and bribery of McNutt, the
and the bold, recklee, and villainous principica
of Hagan, establish beyond a doubt, tbat die,
honest men will erubrace rep niation,-or that
Repudiation ' fll sooner or later render men
dishonest.
The convention which assembled it the
city of Jackson, on the 22od February no
longer leave it a doubtful question, that there
i a taction in Mississippi, sailing .undir the
colors of Democracy, utterly regardless if the
honor and interest of the fua. The iction
of tbat conventioa, and the tone of the Mis,
iippian and other leading paper, ban at-
isfied discreet and reflecting men of all K'liti
cal parlies, tint the cbaractec, of our ciazene
for honesty and uitegrity.is to be sacriScsd.by
political proiligatca, and irresponsible "aga-
bonds, unless men of booor.ble ieeUngi and
elevated sentiments, make a determined raais-
tance to their di graceful doairns. We hivo
now the number, and the moral and irittllsc
tual power to redeem tbe state. -Iftliaiu pu
diators, who are ever as active and 2eaicuain
promoting the object of iniquity, u tbe rest.
IcnspiriUof the damned, are not met by ac
tive energy and concert, on the part of the
honest meo of the country, they w ill succeed,
triumphantly at the November elections,
though now io the minority. The; are al
ready organizing. The signal ha been given
and tbe watchword passed from Sentinel to
Sentinel. What ba been done by the Bond
payers. Nothing. We are an undaciplined
militia, dreading tb onset t ol a Macedonian
phalanx We have (tout bear' beating high
with the love of -country, and jcaloa of the
acred honour of tne State, but untrained and
unorganized for the conflict. The inilueme of
tbe i'rexs abould be properly appreciated .and
tlie Bond paying Journals whether 'whir or
Democratic, better patronized and more gen
orally 'Circulated. With 'few exceptions the
Democratic presa.-sof tbe State are controlled
and edited by Aepudiatora, -whilst maay of
their patrons are astonished 'and shocktd s
the novslty and licentiousness of their doc.
trines. If tbe-iuurces of political information
be impure, individuals by degree, become vi
tiated, arI public morale corrupted. Vhen
Repudiation wa first promulgated by s few
desperate politician, the great body of the
people became indignant. But by .energy
perseverance a large political par'y was. io
fee ted with the doctrines, and tbe elect. oa of
1S41, heralded tothe worid a triumph of im
morality and dishonesty. Thus may tlie in
nocent be polluted and the tae that once
crimsoned with blushes at a slight in Jrscre
ion become so brazened by repeated scene
of guilt, s to witnees'the grossest infamy vhb
oat emotioa. Uorwst men shsuld reject Xe
audition, and avoid It, as a pore and virt jou
woman would shun and avoid tha irevelrings
anil debaucheries otaBrofhal.
'If the lattar would evereome, pride and pu
riiy, Uia former would just as certainly oblite
rate the sense of moral .right, and deface the
the lines between virtue and vie, honesty and
IMTOUTANT tSUKGiOAL rE-KATION.
Dr. E.F. Bouchelie, of this county, assis
ted by Drs. JJollmg aud Hooker, performed an
operatioo, for schirrhous mammae on awoman
of Mr. Ciiglcr of this county, on tbe 1st of
this month,- The tumour and breast weigh.
ed 15 sounds after citorpation, the second
largest upon record in this country. The ope
ratinn was performed in eight minutes. Th
patient was doing unusually we!1, cn the third
day tbe Dr. thinks tlie operation will not
remove the disease although the patient insis.
ted on it performance. Such operations hare
always been unsuccessful. But from the
present state of the patient it ia confident'
heped that she will recover.
THli FIRE-COMPANIES.
Mr. Editor :
In the last number oT your valuable pa
per, I noticed an articlo over the signature of
Inquirer in reference to our fire companies.
The -object of the Writer It seems ia either to
induce the wealthy and reepectable citizen of
the town to join these companies j or merely
to pronounce a panegyric upon tho many il
lustrious, and philanthropic deeds ofoaid Coin,
panic, or it may be that the writer bad both
objects in view. To both of which as s citi
zen of tlie town, 'I unhesitatingly object ; and
it only requires a litile sober thought to con
vince sny reflecting mind, not even except,
ing Inquirer himself, that be has acted unwise
ly in the penning of the above named article.
With the kindest and moat benevolent fee
lings for each and every member of these com.
panies, then I k what is there in the nature
ot their organization, or their principles as
manifested by tacir actions that would com
mend them aa fit asxociates for men of wealth
and discriminating mind.
Are they to be commended to the ujy-.itra-ted
becauw 01 the petty itiifes, and jealousies
existing between th two companies f their
untiallovd ambition in straining every nerve
to be first at a fire, not for the purpose of put.
ting it oat, but to crow and triumph over their
lees fortunate competitors 7 their monthly fro.
icks held ap rent!y to transact business This
annual bacchanalian orgirt, or is it because of
their undignified paradevbat aro pcrpetraie(aa
they eay with the intention of prac.ticing,)with
such eonfueion.upMar.noise.and sometime hid
eous yells to which, aa gentlemen tbey should
never descend.
But Mr. Editor if the articlews written
merely to panegyrize these companies, In
qnuer baa assuredly missed the mark wide,
ly, what have they done for the town that
so 'many 'encomium, nd eulogium hoa'd
be heaped upon Ihem 1 Have they ever
rendered the 'citizen of the town sny im
portant aid t Rave their houses and furniture
been Hatched from tlie repsckms jaws of tbe
devouring namea 1 Let th tact, and circum
stances deciua. We are referred to Uncle
John Huddlcatoti' house. Was it saved !
No : it wm 'utterly .consumed ; but we are
told thy ret ntn of tbe out hocwe ; but
emild they Mot have been aved as well wiih.
out, a with tha Sid of Ik r f !t Caa cer
tificate te procure! fcsm L -ia Jiha e"tii.
inj ,t'it h out h eeuSd o hv !o
14 WiUwut ti"i4 of ih e: --aesl H oca
cm be 'procoTKj lt l' u t-t. y : but if a.
why lull awnf the b-'nt : ts ia..: g fmm tl.es
et:,-.n. -We r r-1 rreU to the house
burned at t.lr. J -.atl tum rnnWaca: was
rut at ?!; t done 00 U l ocfon to aw-rtt
'1 -prebtioa of the cmzene of thia snyt
i t Bowa'wa bnmsddown; and snotlier
bw we turned over that su til have ben
saved for aught .hit t know, t Uia contrary.
In ail car, dor loenjl sas couiplid ta sy, tlt
nbru tin bouse i concerned th tinmen
d'd.nothnig worthy of record anla, uded
it be Jt ha new principle so H ytrauhsk, that
was attempted to be enSjrcW by tha veeoau
tte member of one of theae conpames; It ap
pear that they were not satiated to act sn ac
cot dance with the laws of rat re, and tb ea
tablished lawa of ibwr tngiam.
H'o draw water UirouLfli thir suction ta.
ihe ditaoco of thirty twa foat onlj wa too
attemotou -.0 draw water tare ar tear handle J
fet (not Uiruii;-fi the ac:ioa bote) am in
(adioir bo. 1 lus.K-at reiaam aa a irao-
troe eommentarv upoo the cemmon fense, ia-
ulligeoca, and pbuusophy ef tb aforetaid eoca-
prr-...... , .
but air. Uilor we ars reierreo to in mieii
tv derdV eonimmatcd at Its Biewett Hotel,
when it kitcnen wa on ore a a in of a sown
argument, a (tandins; memento of the utility
iriase n?ine. '1 a mmw w uiese valor
ous fireraeo eem to brood with bo little or or
dinary pleasure avsr the aVmg deed, con
servative exploit, and untiring exertion of
that memorable B'ght. t no aaving 01 una
kitdieo m the cap turns, th climax 01 tbeir
clory. llre it wa tbat they won Ui reen
wreath, tha anfad.ngl buivi, iha last and
brhrhlrst isstcriiia ef reoowo, th most pre-
cious jewel tiMt bestud na decorate tbe
Tur a of tlieir ambiiioo. 1 here they point
the finrr ol triumph, d v that good was
efiected, and nomwlak. I il tru1 could
cot all the good thai was ttfrcted, bavs been
eilected without the an ot ineee engines !
tbink the amrmaUv cao ba easily demon
traled ; to do o it i neceacary to add by way
of vrtfac. that, Major Biewett aa all azree ia
not only a stgVmiiKierf, liocrtu, tuixgiutn&i, ant
benevolent man: but a man of thexrrnssr in-
litrUf, jutl&c and judgment. And ia there
an andividual in the town 01 commnus, 0
brainless, as toupposa, that thi ruiv: lairU
ot and h'trk'tninaed man, could, or would de
rive 'so great a favor, a the fin meo eay be
drived (1. e. riot amy loa preservation el in
kitchen, but the preervata of the alngant. '
and pludid itaclf) without making, i-
thr some public or private demonstration ot
hi rrutilude) Has Major Biewett ever ten
dered them hi thanks even in a card thiough
tlie medium of tbe town papers, that aro al
ways so ready to publish any and evo. y thing
that may emanate from him' -Has b ev.r
tendered them a dinner, or a breakfiut a be
did to the it. fie company on one occasion 1
Djcs he greet ihi hugo pawed, and greasy
flannelled corps with s hcirty shake of tlie hand
or a more benignant smile thanjloncerly 1 All
are-compelled to say no. Then in the name
of common senu, I would ask. how can it be
aid that this Hotel, the ornament, tho fruii,
and the glory of the town was saved by these
firemen f Cannot every one see at once that
Major Biewett does not believe that It was
saved throuch then ajener.! and be ha the
bust rijfht to know. These red and greon
flannel ed companies can never induce a man
nf Major Biewett s wealth, 'and tense to joio
tham by asauming to have rendered services
wh'ch ha does not believe -ever w ars perform
ed. And now Mr. Editor In conclusion, 1 call
upon every citizen of this town, to stand firm
ly upon their reserved rijjhts snd never to tel.
themselves be seen houln.fr these engines
through 'he ret"s until it can be fhovrn thtt
some gd na renamed, or is lme'y tn result
from sjchan j;ni lymetit. Yes ! let them be
banished from Ihetowu a intolerable nuisan
ces. Tbua far th peoplo leave bei-n twaviiy
taxed cn this account ; tberecre I ny let o
throw off the incubus at once, and in future let
us keep free from el! such rliackln.
FRO BONO PUBLICO.
4
A... KM
TO TIIE F'CwFLE OF VIRGINIA. - ,
DeV:-4tad by t'la Whirs afVirgnuate rep-
resent t.eaa Coovemioa, tor tha porpoaa af
coii. .e en U.e Oisastroas conjiaow ef the
eoontry ;ji mum utUtcn have radaeed it,
aiihiu the last ten years, fiom prosperity tor a
dvamtjp and U.e mean by winch its pro.
pruy aisy a rwtoTKl we invite tbe atten
tion, act 0 th V tuft ocly, hot of hones and
patriotic ma of ail partna m the F'ata, to tha
vew which we are to submit, They say ba
said indeed, te be u Jreaeea, ratlir to aur
lineal opponent tl.m to aur friend ; ae "
that we saf th-ni wa aaaoid and u.oso.
ate hearing. Widely separated frf;'"
tbey mar ba, in teeiingk, pr: ! "L
opuiuna, they are yet coti-J "J" . J
comssaa lasUtaUuna, or eo- ' ,'.,'
a common country. If, " , 7L.T
bock of detinv that tk-Utst and "(!
in. ..... .i M)Se rtacy.
jejf.gnveninaut, to prove astar mod 01.
(relul lauvre, vv oigs ana a'amearsi aiwa
wUl groan I user toa vi ai aaan-oy or
tura. In this bow of paril and ararny
while it H yet ponsble, by strtauon exartioo.
to avert Una common oa'srony - w nigs M
Democrat toooid bold 'eouoael togotber and
direct thnr axerUoo to a commoa and tha
presarvatioa of our free taantauooa, and tha
restoration at oar lost Bmrity,
UO.ND1TION OF THE COlXTRY ON -1
SM. VAN BUREN'S ACCESSION TO
THE'PRESIDENCY.
Fellow-Citiwn : Yuu sr aS familiar wit
th memorable dectaralien of Geo. Jackso. m
ISOT, on hie"retiretnnt from tbe Prewdtacy, -that
h left t"e pecplo prepTou and trappy ,
m peac with all nation-; and flourishing be
yond all farmer example, .cut use agauows
statesmen wbo oppoaud hi violent sseamiao.
the removal of too dpwite, snd tlie iunatna
of tbe iilate Sank (oretold, with the scours
cy of inspiration, tha evils tbat must inevitably
follow ha interrupt 10a of tha cenMnareail rela
tion to the country. What ws th charso
Ur of thi prosperity wa rooa disable ia tha
addnn and overwhelming revulsion, wtxch,
lea than three brief month, hil owed this aalf
complacent vaunt. Th public debt. It is true,
had been discharged, under lb author. ty of an
annual sppropnatioa of ten millions, as a sink
ing fund, beginning in 18i7. From the abnn.
rfaiit mean AoMug into the naUonal coffer
from the customs, and from extiaordiuary salea
at the public 'domain. The Treasury a ss
not onlv disencumbered af all it nruvments .
resulting from two war, but a itru surplus
had been distributed to tha mare. An am
ple fund was traosmittsd to Mr. Van Bur en by
Lis predecease, and the party which, tor light
year, had ravelled in the tpoUs, enttred upon
a new lean of office, with bouyant bopsa ofa
gioriou harvest for -eight :yeara mora. But
iho seed of disease wsra town so deeply in
the commercial aystem of tb country, that
there was not onV a duuinuty in th rceipt
from the ciwtnms, of more than rn half m
1897, put a felling off in the laud fund from
the enormous amount' of 25 million in ISStJto
7 miliimi in 1' 87 !
But with this rapid decline of tha Dletr of
the country, let us tea whether th reduciinn
of expense kef t a proportionate pace. Fact
sooak too audibly and intelligibly for contra
diction. From ofFcial tateiTierit of the Treasury
Department by Mr. Woodburv, it ppertht
00 the first day "f January, l&i?7, thr'ws a
4urplut ui tha ijfrsurv,'arwintr'trem ordinary
skiers of revenue, of SEVENTEEN MM
LIONS ONE HUNDRED THOWSA'NP
DOLLARS n
:tn,iw,oj
ACditioral eum accruing Trom 5tn.
1. 1(?38, to March 4. 1841, from
othi-r th.m rdmary aources,
(Bank U. S 4tc.) ftlUS.DW
When theextravat'ancofthp pTr.
IV ran beyond the .ncome ef th
Tresury, so as to require the 4th
HMtaimest to the Pistes to be
withheld, Treasury note '-were
suthorized,and these were issued
durn g the 4 year up to the 4th
March, 1641, to the amount of 6,C5if,(WJ
ADBIinSSa
DIRECT TAXlIS-FREE TRADE
If a system of direct taxation, ss advocated
by modern democracy, ia substituted for a
Tariff of duties -assuming federal numbers
according to the returns of tho rust census, as
tho basia of sacli taxation, and reckoning the
annual expenditure of the government at
S'-lt.'i'iO f-OXl, the smallest amount spent du
ring any one year of Mr. Van Buren's torm
each s'ate will have to furnish tbe annex
ed sums for the support of tbe (ieneral gov
ernment ;
41 line,
.Nsw Hampshira,
Ntaseachuslta,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
Vermont,
New York,
New Jorsey,
Pennsylvania,
Ohio,
Indiana,
lllinow,
Michigan,
Delaware,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Louisiana,
Team-sees,
Kentucky,
M '8souri,
Arkansas,
$l,T,nJ,VJ
&(i9,lr0.
-l,4.r&,09f
2l7,'i0
'6IO,9.'0
4,8r7,84'l
74t,010
8,a45.0f50
8.(133,030
071, 730
9.-)2.ST.').
4246H0
180,140
671,450
1.771, 130
4,07(4,310
'69i;30
tt)0,3.'iO
293,670
1,14,.W0
.1,114,040
dy.MO
139,3110
W lt think von irmer cj Tennessee, of
harmsren million on hundred and ewhtv-
Jf os thousand four hundred and eighty aV.jlora,
iiovica un?n your rands, your boose, your ne
groes, your horse, your hogs, your poultry,
inrtheupportof the federal Government, iu
addition to the present and proepective bur
then of taxation for tin support of your own
State fiovernment and the liquidation of her
debtl Ponder It well, (or uch will be Ihe
practical operation of the abandonment of the
Tariff system and consequent resort to "free
trade," which i but another nume for efirm
taxation. For (a lemarked bytti talented
White of Indiana) "trade to here, 'must be
unirammaled byg, Legislative restrain' alto
gether, il must not ba subjected to duties
and must bechargeabio with tha payment of
no revenue to the government, la a word,
Government must ba left without revenue or
resort to ameer taxation, if th free trade poli
cy prevails."
Ttatkvilt Banner,
MARRIED On Thursday evening, the
30th of March, by the Rev. Doctor Freeman,
of the Episcopal church, J. A. K. SMITH of
Aberdeen Mi, to Miss ANN ELIZABETH
daughter of Mr. William Payne, of thi coun.
On Taesdsy tha 4th of April by the
Rev. John Armstrong, Liwaj Grxim to Mia
Mast Aim Baowitut of all this ooonty.
'It is temper wbieh ereate tha blia of horn i
or disturbs it comfort. .It Is not in the collis
ion of intellect that aoroeetic peace loves to
nestle. Her noma ia in tbe forbeariBf nature
m th yielding aptrit ia tli t!m pleasures
of s mild dmpositioa, anxious to pve snd rs
cetve happme.
Total, t3l,875,0OO
Making, lt all, from oiut than the ttgviar
receipt, frotn thee.uatoma and pubhc lands.du.
inz Mr. Van Bur' term, nearly THIU--Ti-TWO
ftlLLIOKa OF DOLLARS:!
Now let us see what received from the
regular aourca of income d-jsing the same pe
riod. Trom the Cuaitffc;
From January, 1S37, to January,!?.
41, the receipts were ti,800,0OO
Tho receipts from 'thai nuvea
having run up from eteom million
'in 16 1 to suclctn nulhana in 18
dl From the Pilblic Lands, in fhe same
.period of 4 year 40,200, ?K .
Making theordinaryreveouB ofMs.
Van Buren' term 033,000,000
To these "EIGHTY-THREE
MILLIONS'' from tbe ordinary
sources, add tba foregoing sum
from extraordinary sources vTl 575,000
Total. 'fn4,87fi,000
And we have the enormous sum of nearly
ONE HUNDRED .ND FIFTEEN MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS paid into IhsTreas
ur j during M r. Van Buren's enn of 4 yea.---an
average of wM,716,760 annually I
A liberal minded people might deem this an
ample sum, making due allowance "for Iha
growth of tha country, especially s Mr. Ad.
ama was disnlacsd for sn annual expenditure of
thirteen MUlmns ! But was this enough for
the 'Reformers 1 Xst th record speak
There etm expended during the (but years of
tlr. Van Buren's administration the following
sums, vir:
In 137 ' 37,2113,035
18.'ra Sa4&ri,439
1839 37,129,308
1640 iW26,53a
Total, ' tl43,076J0
An sversge of THiarr-rrva MtLLtoss
Frvi Hcmdrid Tnousawn DotLuts annual.
lyt
'Upon the adjusttnent of balanceson tb se
cession of Gen. Han ison to the Presidency, It
wa found that there was an setnal-deficiency
in the Treasury, of T'rVENTY-FTJUR MIL.
LIONS OF DOLLAR, and that this deft,
ciency was concealed from the public previ
onsly by the insidious method 'Of postponing
dobts actually due, and borrowing fiom ths re
sources of one year to pay tha debts of s pre.
ceding year. Thi mantes wa kept up da
ring lbs whole term of Mr. Van Buren, and
the purposes cf concealment wars tbe better
accomplished by a "resort to Treasury Notes
instead ofloans.
Mr. Woodbury snd TUr. T:alhouo havaliotlt
conceded (what, indeed, they -could aot well
deny) that a Kauonal Debt-ex ieted.-en-the 4th
Mar eh, 1S41, f 0 tbe amount of the ootstsnd.
IngTreasuiy Notes, upward arfiva Milliona
ol Dollars. 'But these gentleman -tsrefully
avoided reference to the deferred impropriation
mad by Congrese, wh-flb, with tba ouUtanoV
mg note, awe lied the debt on to tbe amount
we have stated, toUOtOOU. Indeed, Mr.
Cbarfea 3. Ingaraoll, one of their party, ack
cowksdged, in so a dirt as to hsj eorwtrteents,
that the dsbt wa Ttotnty-Tm MMvm a"
DUars
Tbe item at thi debt, 'however, art aoo.
dusively aet forth in a report of th Commttlae
on Pubhc Expenditure, of which Mr. Hen.
wether efGsnrpia wm the cbairutsn, dun ra
th winter of lsil-l Tha aorractnass aT