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Political.
We lay before our readers [says the New ;
York Plebeian.] a letter from Col. Benton, |
which, like an Herculean club, knocks Coon- !
ism all up in a heap. We think we have nev- |
er seen such short work of all the toils—the |
Lilliputian toils—which Federalism so anx- |
tously prepared to bind the limbs of the De- |
mocracy of this country, while the great giant |
slept. The letter is written in reply to an in- |
vitation from a committee of the citizens of |
Soounville, Missouri, asking him to partake of a ‘
wblic dinner for his indefatigable support and i
cesolute defence of Demoeratie principles : E
Jerrersox Crty, Ocr. 26, 1342. ;
GexTLEMEN: | have to make my most sin- |
cere thanks to the Democracy of Boonville |
nd Cooper county, and to yourselves, for the |
snd invitation which you have given me to vis- |
it your cougty, and to aceept of the honorofa ]
public dinner. To visit you, and to remain |
some time in your county, in common with |
others in your neighborhood, has been my in- |
tention for years; and the agrecable task was |
commenced in 1839, and intended to be |
promptly followed up, but has been prevented |
thus far by the long sessions of Congress, and ‘
the extra sessions which intervened. The
next summer will bring the long recess, and it
is then my intention to devote my whole lei
sure tiine to my constituents, and to visit many
parts of the State for the purpose of sceing
them. 'The town of Boonville, and the coun
ty of Cooper, would not be overlooked in this
general visit, and I have the pleasure to assure
you that I shall take an early oceasion in the
spring to be with you. A fixed time is not
necessary ; for, as 1 do not take public dinners,
and shall stay long enough to see my fellow
citizens individually—a way of seeing them
more agreeable to me than that of large mas
ses—there will be time enough after 1 arrive
for all to hear of it, and for all those to see
me that will do me that honor.
[ thank you most cordially for the approba
tion which you have expressed of my public
course, and feel bound to say that nothing but
the generous confidence of iy political friends
in the State, and the friendship of my col
leagues m the Senate, and in the House of
Representatives, could have ewrried me sue
cesstully through the long service, in the dif
ficuit times during which I huve been in the
Senate. | have been there now two aud twen
ty years, and have had to act a decided pait,
in a succession of great events; and it isa
great satisfaction to me to find myself sustain
ed by the approbation of those who placed
me in such a responsible situation. During
all that time my motto has been “everything
for the cause—nothine for men;” and under
the guidance of this motto I have been fortu
nate enough to gain eredit for good intentions,
and for exertions to do what was best for the
country, rezardless ol all selfish, personal, in
terested, or individual considerations. The
same shall be my conrse until I cease to serve
you, and come to spend the evening of my
days in the noble State of which we are citi-
Zens.
The limits of this letter, and the few min
utes | have to give to it, do not permit me to
dilate upon general polities. Suilice it to say,
that the Federalists have now been in power
nearly two years, and have had two sessions of
Congress, and that the fifiy previous years of
the existence of our General Government do
not furitish as many instances of violation of
the Coustitution—violation of the rights of
Staies and individuals, and of oppressive legis
lation, as these two years have done. To enu
merate their bad measures, would be to give
a history of their acts for two entire sessions.
When this party came into power, one of its
most conspicnous members (Mr. Webster)
had the eflfrontery to say that they would open
a new set of books—that they would lay away
the old books used by the previous Adminis
tration, and take a new set for their clean and
patriotic eutries. 1 understand that the ac
counting officers succeeded in preventing this
fine scheme of laying away the old books and
commencing a new set: but, if new books
could not be opened, new entries have at least
been inade ia the old ones—entries which were
strangers to their pages when Jackson and
Van Burea were at the head of the Govern
ment, and Deinocratic majorities filled the two
Houses of Congress. Among these new en
tries we find taxes, loans, unredeemed treasury
notes, national debt, prohibitory tarifl, distri
bution of land revenue, non-payment of public
creditors, protested bills on the Government,
disgrace, the borrowing agent of the Govern
ment insuited in Europe, proscription, a man
damus act, 2 habeas corpus act, and an outlawry
act against the States, (this last pocketed by
Mr. Tyler,) repudiation of private debts under
the pretext of a bankrupt law, and a new Brit
ish treaty—of which 1 cannot now speak, but
of which my sentiments will appear in the
speeches which | made against it, which 1 left
at Washinzton to be published on the exchange
of the ratifications. Such are their new en
tries ! Finally, the Federalists promised us a
change of times ; and they have givenit. This
promise they have kept : and it is the only one
they have kept. The times are changed, and
changed about as much for the worse as mod
ern Federalism (now at the head of our Gov
ernment, in the person of Daniel Webster) is
worse than the old black cockade Federalisin
of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
Two years ago, when this party got into
power, | took oceasion to say, in a letter
which was published, *that they would have
a short ride, and by no means a merry one.”
Both clauses of this prediction have been ver
ified. The ride has not been a merry one, as
the state of the party well shows: that it will
be short, the elections now going on sufficient
ly prove. Democracy will soon be in power
again; and it will be for them to rub out the
new entries in the old books, and to make a
nother ehange of times by restoring the pros
perity of the Jackson and Van Buren Admin
istrations. And they will do it. The country
and its cause, and not men and their schemes,
is now the order of the day, throughout the
Democratic host; and the country and its
cause wiil be attended to.
Turning to our own noble State, we see the
Democracy in full power, and ready for action.
A base currency afilicts the State, and it is for
the approaching General Assembly to apply
the relief. Smail notes, depreciated paper,
spurious banking, unauthorized issue of paper
trash, lawless corporations, and the introduc
tion of base paper from other States, have been
the curse ol Missouri for some time past, and
is the only curse that now afflicts her.
It is no longer a time for theorizing about
enrrency : practical measures are wanted. We
sec the evil—we seethe abuses of the paper
system: and, leaving theoretical disquisitions
to metaphysical politicians, it is our business
to proceed against these evils and these abuses,
and to eradicate them while the Federalists
seck to perpetuate thiem in order to drive the
people to what their late oracle (Mr Webster)
calls * an obsolete idea ! —that is, a National
Bank. I began the war against the bank ¢ al
maost solitary and alone™ twelve years ago, (for
I had but few backers, but among them JACK
SON and VAN BUREN ;) and have lived to
see the institution in dust and infamy, and its
foremost champion contemptuously referring
to it as “an obsolete idea.” But he has a
new idea, yclept the Exchequer system, which
he got from Nicholas Biddle in November,
1841, (when the great banker visited Wash
ington City for that purpose,) and which idea
the champion gave to Mr. Tyler, who presen
ted it to Congress, and where I killed it in one
speech. It is to be brought to life, and pre
sented to us again.
__This Exche
uer system is the progeny of
plundered widows, orphans, men, citizens,
foreigners, nations, States, railroads, canals,
and local banks, of about one hundred millions
of dollars; and which hundred millions they
would have plundered from the Government
and people of the United States, had it not
been for Jackson’s vetoes and removal of the
deposites,, and Van Buren's ““ uncompromising
hostility to a National Bank.”
Respectfully, zentlemen, your friend and
fellow citizen, THOMAS H. BENTON.
Republican fevald.
PROVIDENCE,
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1842,
[ Correspondence of the Herald.)
Bosrtox, Nov. 26, 1342.
The Algerine Constitution—The vote on its
adoption—Bayonets and votes—lFEassachu
setts Election-Majority of the FPcople of
Rhode Island, and public opinion of other
States in favor of the People’s Constitution
—Loan of the Siate’s arms—Local news—
! The Bay State Demecrat, &c. &c.
. Col. Simons :—The friends of the « People’s
. Constitution,” in the Bay State, have looked
with no little interest for the result of the ballot
(ing on the Constitution, presented by the Alge
rine Assembly, throngh an Algerine Convention.
| That result, has at last reached us in the “ Provi
dence Journal” of the 24th instant. "That paper
says: “The indications are that the vote will not
be far from 6000.” And is this the strength of
the Algerine forces?
| But the orzan of the usurpers, just referred to,
lapologises for the smallness of the vote—proba
bly Laving the rourTrEN THOUSAND votes wiiich
were given for the People’s Constitution staring
(it in the face—Dby remarking that : “The absence
ot all opposition rendered it tmpossible to get out
cany thing like the full strength of the friends of
the Constitution.” A poor excuse, indeed, for
the meagre vote! And again, that print says:
-+ Many of its [ Constitntion] stanchest friends re
fused to vote. They were willing the Constitu
tion should be adopted, but preferred the Orp
Cuanrer, and they would not help to pull it
" down.”
{ This same Algerine organ, in the same ercak
ing article, also says, in alluding to the supporlers
- of this Constitation : “ Many towns will bring
up, should it ever come to this, more pavosers
| for it than they did ballots :” And further quotes,
- with approbation, the remarks of an Alzerine
who breught retarns from Washington county :
L 4 We are willing to rleur, but we are tired of
this eternal vorixe for constitutions.” 1t is thus
I made apparent that the usarpers still look to their
! superior military foree, to their established niili
tary despotizm, for snstaining a governent, p al
: pably in violation of the wishes and rishts of the
| people. They are tired of voting—And why 71—
| Because they can wake no show at the ballot
boxes—becanse the people are not with them
becanse they are ont voted—hecnuse they have
| been woted down. VWherever they turn, and in
| whatever they do, the People’s Constitution, and
the fourteen thousand men who adopted it, rise s
(up before them, and they exclaim: “We are
tired of voting for constitutions.” Well they may
‘be. And some of your friends, friend Simons:,
Land the true friends of Free Sufvage in this quar
| ter, think that they, the Algerines, will get tired
Cof jighting for their Constitution, or their Old
| Charter which they have ** proposed,” because it
| secured to thein exclusive rights and privileges.
‘ They wouldn’t stand much of a chanee, if left
“withont the aid of * Capt. Tyler” and * honest
Jolm Davis ;" and I reckon they will get no as
; sistance hereafter from those quarter -
| The recent election in this State has settled one
| point beyond controversy, viz: that a large ma
' jority of the people of this commonwe lth are in
favor of the F'ree Sufirage cause and th » People’s
' Constitution. And yon may rely on it , there will
.; be 1o more arms sent from our State #\rsenal for
(the use of the Algerines. Would the Algerines
'like to have a few stands of arms, a fow pistols
Cand sabres, and a Jew ¢ cannon bail” s ent to the
| Free Suflrage men of your State ! "There will
' be no need of that, althongh our Adjut mt Gene
: ral that és, but will net be, has set an e: ample.—
Fourteen thousand freemen have adopte d a Con
stitution—pudlic opimon, in your State:, ardd in
nearly all the other States of the Union has deci
ded in favor of that Constitution, and re cognised
the great prinsiple upon which it was ad opted.—
That Constitution, therefore, MUST ANXD W (LL FRE
vai.. No Algerine “ bayonets” can pr event it.
What ! shall six thousand voters eontrol »oOuRT EEN
taousanp ! Shall a Constitution which received
the support of the former tauke precedenc e of one
that received the sanction of the latter ? "The idea
is absurd—it is monstrous! It is evide.at that a
large majority of the people of Rhode Il and, are
'devoted to the People’s Constitution, a 1 ul their
Constitutional Governor, Tuomas Wivsor ¢ Do rr,
i who received more votes (when there was no
"« opposition” ) for the office, than has bee.n giv-en
< for the Algerine Constitution. The resul tof« he
election in the Bay State, and the result of the
‘recent voting in your Staie, is a settler for the A\l-
T gerines. The Free Sufirage men have now bat
to stand firm, and wait calinly for a little while,
" when their rights will be fully recognised’, the ir
' Constitution established, their governmen t fully
. organised, and their favorite Governor re store d
| to his official chair.
i The time is drawing nigh for the holdng of”
{ the representrtive elections which are to decide
i the political character of our State Legislatiire.—-
On Monday next, the important question w ill be
settled, in relation to the political complexion of
the House, the Senate, and the Governor.—
Knowing that you, in common with the D emo
crats here, feel a deep interestin the resuit, I
- will endeavor to apprise yon of it as early as pos
sible after it is ascertained, which will pro bably
be by Tuesday or Wednesday next.
There is no local news of importance to> com
municate. Preparationsare beginning to be: made
for the municipal election, which takes place: next
month. The temperance question will pro bably
be dragged in by the ultras, and make a s lit in
politics. It is a holy cause—Temperance— but I
have as little faith in forcing men to be tempe rate,
as I have in forcing them to live under a chirter
from Charles the Second, or adopt a Constitiition
which they do not like, in preference to sup port
ing one which secures to them all they desire.
You have noticed, I have observed, the change
in the editorial department of the Bay State: De
moerat. Mr. Wright who has assumed the sole
editorship of the paper, is a gentleman of {in = tal
ents, and abundantly able to make it as efficient as
it has ever been, in advocating the principles of
equal rights and opposing the powers of federal
ism. He is as strongly devoted to the Free Suf
frage cause as was its former Editor; and the
! friends of the People’s Constitution, in your
| State, will find in him and the Bay State Demo
crat, able and devoted friends.
l In the hope that the good cause for which you
[commuNicaTED.]
Smithfield, Nov. 206th, 1842.
Mr. Epitor—lt is an occurrence rarely to be
met with, where a people are allowed fonr holy
days in one week. DBntitseems to have been
the peculiar privilege of the cider barrel aristoc
racy of this State, and some of the wmilitary chil
dren, to enjoy four such days in this week. But
ere I let you into the secret of three days’ fun, I
wish to make a few remarks upon the fourth, the
semiannular Thanksgiving. To me, there ap
pears something ominons in the appearance of
that day. The storm raged furiously until the
close of the day, when it yielded to the power of
an azare sky, and the splendid brilliancy of a
bright setting sun. Such I believe will eventu
ally be the close of the Rhode Island troubles.—
The storm of federal despotism which has raged
and poured its furious hailstones of injustice up-
on the heads of the innocent victims of this State,
wiil vet be compelled to silence its boisterous
winds of threatened vengeance, and shut nup the
fountains of angry waters; while the streams
which have been swollen to overflowing, will
abate their waters, until they become gentle riv
ulets, whose little bubbles will play in the bright
sunbeans of pure democracy.
And now I will turn to the affairs of the other
three days to which I have alluded, and give you
a few of the many curious cases which came di
rectly under my observation. You are aware
that the “Sufirage party proper’” have voted, and
obtained a majority of about 6,000, over nothing,
in favor of the very liberal hard eider Constitu-
tion, which promises such rare chances for only
one dollar a share. Knowing as Ido the pecu
liar ways which that party have of bringing about
objects which look mysterious to honest people,
i was determined to know how this was done, if
the gaine was played at the ballot box. Anether
thing, I was anxious to know who the ‘ Suflrage
party proper” were, and I found they were made
up of three classes. The first class are the lordly
ones of this State. The second, those who have
Liad their opinion fastened to the skirts of some
bigger man’s coat. While the third class at the
ballot box, was made up of poor men, who had
to vote as their employers said, or be turned
adrift; some military boys under age; and the
scum of ercation who cared not what they did,
if it cost them nothing. Two cases of minors
"' who voted, I know. One case I know where the
| man voted in one town on Monday. and in ano
" ther on Wedneiday. One I know where the man
| voted on Monday and did not attend after that
| suspicious mistake in the tickets was corrected ;
| when one of the Charterists said to another, «*Mr.
i -—— did not attend town meeting again after
[ Monday.” ¢ Never mind,” suid his friend, ¢ his
i vote will count the same.” One more case, and
{ T have dene. There, was a youth who had been
| abzent eight months, caure home to spend Thanks
" giving. Soon aiter hi: arrival he was hailed by
ii some ** law and ordes” men, who asked himn to
i vote. Suaid he, “ I have been absent too long.”
E They replied, ““that raakes no difference.” Said
{e, «“T have not puid my dollar.” He was told
{ that he need not stand for that, they could get his
| vote in. He went, and voted without any dithi
-3 calty. There is one littie incident too good to be
| lost—One of those whose ofiice it was to buy all
" the votes ke could, had paid out fifteen dollars for
! s 0 many heads; when one of his party who hap
? pened to know of several others who had played
i the game, who owed him debts which he could
{ not cellect, said he could not see where the d—l
! they got money to buy votes, when they could
{ not pay their debts. These bright spots of Alge
| rine glory tells the story for the Constitution and
| the * Suflfrage party proper.” This majority of
' one quarter of the male inhabitants of Rhode I<l
. and, over poor old King Chatles’ Charter, added
t to the triminplhant entey of those bravados npon
! Acot’s empty ground, will be recorded among the
! most glorious events America ever witnessed.—
| Greece and Rome have had their day of battles,
‘ and of glory ; but what i 3 their national history
{ when compared with that of Rhode Island 7
iThvir warriors would shrink into nothingness
i before one such man as him who hired a boy and
i gave him five cents, to go upon Acot hill and look
{around to see if’ any were concealed there who
. would fire upon them. Brave wmen! worthy re
| cipients of swords and banners. :
[commusicaTED.]
A SUFFRAGE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
A Suffrage Temperance Socicty! Yes, Mr. Edi
tor, I honestly believe that the interests of the
Temperance cause in this city demand the speedy
formation of such a society. One thing is plain,
that unless some new move is made, we must
bear, nay, merit the title of the drunken City.—
The monied and infiaential friends of the cause,
have not only lost their interest, but their friend
ship. Finding that this reform, like every other
embracing the true principles of humanity, had
for its tendency and object the reformation and
clevation of the masses—learning that for a stand
upon this platform, the form, figure and mind of
a man was the only requisite—they have with
drawn their fellowship, and cast out of their asso
ciations those who have openly declared friend
ship for the masses,and are the advocates of human
ity, as God made it—not as man has narrowed,
trimmed or stinted it. Facts will attest to the
truthfulness of this statement. The old Wash
ington Society was broken down and finally dis
banded, through the inimical influence of this
class of persons. The Society was burdened
with a heavy debt. This debt the temperance
community was and is under solemn obligations
to cancel. It was incurred for the benefit of the
poor and needy, on behalf of the entire city.—
Why then did not the monied friends lend an ef
fectual helping hand, and immediately roll off the
crushing burden? Surely they will not permit
the cause to suffer reproach? Yes they will.—
Hear them. Speaking of the reformed men, and
some others, who were actively engaged in speed
ing enward the work, they say, “ They're Suf
frage men—it's good enough for them—\We’ll
never give one cent to help them out of diticul
ty. Itistime that they were brought down and
made to feel that they are not independent of us.”
Aristocratic arrogance and intoleration exiled
our President and impoverished his resources.—
Yet at every corner we are met with insulting
Aings, from his and onr persecutors, as to his dis
honesty and cowardice, and our connivance at
the same. If we form anew society, and disavow
with all our hearts party prejudices and bias, they
will not act with us, and seek by every means in
their power to embarrass our operations, because
and solely because, we are ¢ suffrage.”
At the recent anniversary meeting of the City
Temperance Society, the board of managers was
much reduced in number, for the purpose, it is
said, of securing a greater efliciency of action—
but as [ believe for another purpose. For mark
—The name of erery free sufifrage man was strick
en from the list, and the names of certain ¢ law
and order” youth, who Lave never been known
in this community as the advocates of temper
ance, were inserted. Among the rejected are
some of the best and most active friends that the
cause ever had. 'This to my mind is proof posi
tive of a determined non-intercourse upon their
part—a plain declaration of war.
We cannot then work with them. They are
dainz nathine for the cause. By neglect and
have a separate organization. By all means let
us work.
The advocates of temperance in the Suffrage
ranks—and they are many—must not pass this
suggestion unheeded by. We have a hold upon
the public mind that our opposers and oppres
sors have not. We profess to be reformers—the
true friends of man—the enemy, deadly enemy’
of all evil. Why then should we not use our in
fluence to monld aright the public mind. As re
formers we are bound to hurl back effectually,
into the faces of our opponents, the base, low
bred insinuation, that the poor are necessarily
“brandy suckers” and are ouly fit food for rum.
Our fellow citizens are falling, on the right and
left, victims to the insatiate mponster, alcohol.—
Patriotism then calls us to action. Speak out,
fellow citizens, shall we have a Suffrage Temper
ance Society ? Yea or nay. Y
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS’ LECTURE.
The Providence Journal of Monday morning,
says this lecture was written two years ago, with
out any reference to the questions which have
been agitated in this State, and “had the venera
ble orator been gifted with prophecy, ke cou’.
hardly have written an argament more complete
ly destructive of the wild and impracticable theo
ries which have been started by demagogues in
Rhode Island, aud caught by ignorant and delu
ded men.” It is tine the “old man Elognent”
did say his Lecture was written two years ago,
and without auy reference to Rhode Island; and
the subjects he should speak on were Democracy,
Aristocracy and Uuiversal Suifrage. How far
he succeeded in showing the character of Aristoe
racv and Universal Sufirage, I leave for the as
tute Lditor of the Journal 10 say.
Mr. Adams said, in speaking of govermments,
that it was a social compact, entered into betwween
the whole people with cach citizen, and cach
citizen with the whole people—and the whole
people meant every individual, male and female,
old and young, bond and free, born and unborn,
which Le said, in the course of nature, could nev
er be; for, says Mr. Adams, there never was two
weeks, two days, or even two minuates, when the
whole people could actat one and the same times;
for some are continnally dying, and others con
tinually coming into existence. Bat a govern
ment must be a representative or civil compact,
exercised by a part instead of the whole peeople.—
As for instance: The father being at the head of
the family, represents the wife and children, vwho
are under age, and subject to parental authority;
and by this mode of reasoning, showed the whe le
people did not always mean the same.
The Censtitution adopted by Massachusetts, in
1750, by one voter for every 35 persons contain
ed a clause for its alteration, at the expiration of
15 years; at the end of which time, the people of
that State did ot see fit to alter it. DBat, after
having 40 years experience under that Constitn
tion, coucluded in 1220, to alter it, and abelish
the property qualification; but continuing a qual
ilication for veters, which was, age (21 years,)
sex (male,) and inhabitaney (1 year in the State,
and 6 menths intown,) ziving the man who stands
as father and husband, the privilege of represen
ting hLis entire family, and proving conclusively
the doctrines asserted Ly the Suflrage party . that
the people are the sovereign power, and haveat
all times an inalienable, and indubitable rizht to
alter and reform, or totally change their govern
ment, when they see fit; and not subject to the
caprice, or whims of those who happen, for the
time being, to be the property holden.
Mr. Adams did net say, neither did he in any
manner allude to the subject of being controlled
by any legislative wciion in the making or alter
ing the fundamental law of the State. But he
did say, that the dectyine of the “Divine Right of
King's,” and “the pé@wers that be are ordained
of God,” was first advanced by the Pope of°
Rome, and practiced on by that dissolute and
profligatz wretch, Charles the 2d. and repudinted
by the great Calvanistic Reformer, John Calvin
and the Puritans of England; giving a gentle hint
to President Wayland, and Parson Vinton, for
attempting to renew the doctrine at this late day.
If the principles laid down in Mr. Adams’ lecture
were carried out, the Suffrage party would be
sustained in all of their “wild and impracticable
theories.” Thatthe Government of this Country
is or ever was purely democratic, is what neither
the Sufirage party or the democrats themselves
ever pretended. It has always been considered
as a compound of democracy and aristocracy,
and of course a confederated government—a
government of the People. DBut what comfort
or consolation can be derived by the Algerines
from the lecture of Mr. Adama, is more than I
am able to see; for had he have carried out his
lecture agreeably to his original design, or given
as he proposed, that part of it relating to Aristoc--
racy and Universal Suffrage, the cause of the
Suffrage party would have been advanced in
stead of receiving such a bitter pill as is said by
that notorious print, the Evening Chronicle, and
I hope the Sufivage party will call on Mr. Ad
ams for a copy for the press.
A LISTENER.
Itis aclmo\\"lcdgml l)).' every unprejudiced mind
that the matter of his lecture was in favor of the
Suffrage principles, while his manner in speak
ing of democracy was all the Algerines could
possibly claim, as being in their favor. And
when we reflect that this old man, now near 80
years of age, having been defeated by the sturdy
yeomanry or democratic party of our country se
many times, in carrying out his old Tory prirwci
ples, it is not to be wondered at that he should
attempt to snear at them. lis Father did it be
fore him. Will those who attempt to land | this
address of Mr. Adams, as being so much in fa
vor of the Algerines, please to recollect the sig
nificant manner in which he closed his remarks,
by warning all to go for the good of the country,
and the whole country; evidently hinting, in no
slight manner, to the Algerines, not to hazard the
harmony of our whole country, by pressing this
matter too far. JUSTICE.
Cor. Sivons.—l perceived by your Herald of
the 19th inst. that the Rer. Francis Vinton, Ree
tor of Trinity Chureh, in Newport, in his late
Thanksgiving discourse, makes bankrupt all the
present generation, and beggared all suncceeding
generations. As to sovereignty he makes it out,
in his own way, that the people have “expended
their sovereignty inthe formation of government.”
This is true Algerine doctrine, and all the good
people throughout the Union, begin to find that
this is the true whig doctrine, that the people have
no power—that all power is in the Legislatures of
the several States. The true Republican people
never knew what had become of their sovereign
ty, till this Right Rererend Clergyman told them
that they had spent it ““in the formation of gov
ernment.” If he had been asked what had be
come of all the School Funds of this State, he
would have well answered, had he said it was all
“expended in the usurpation of the government”
of this State.
People frequently spend their money without
knowing how; but, now the people have spent
their sovereign power, and never found it out,
till they were told so by the Right Rev. Francis
Vinton, that they had “expended their sovereign
ty in the formation of government.” Strange
people never saw this before. S.
A WASHINGTONIAN.
FOR THE HERALD.
TiverToN, Nov. 24, 1842
| “Tuz Cospirioy axp Farz or Exeraxp.—By
| the author of * The Glory and Shame of Eng- ‘
| land.” In two volumes. New York. J. &
’ H. G. Langley.” l
| With the deepest interest we have perused this |
@I able expose of the present condition of the masses |
of England, Ireland, and Scotland. The work |
‘ before us shows great industry in the compilation ’
{ of undisputed statistics and facts in regard to the |
' suiferings of the poor of Great Britain—safferings |
' and crime brought upon this people by the tyran- |
' mical acts of the government and that cisgrace to |
:Christiauit_v, the * established Church of Eng- |
x land.” On this subject the New York Sun has
' the following : i
“CoxpiTioN AND Fate or ExgrLaNp."—
2 vols.—There is a nation whose banner is un- |
furled in every sunbeam that flashes from the |
heavens—whose vessels whiten every sea— |
whose gigantic step has pressed the sands of
every ocean—** whose cannon look into every |
port,” and whose name strilkes terror to the!
hearts of one hundred and fifty millions of peo- |
ple. This nation exists on an island not lar
ger than New York—but there she has con
centrated all that is fearful in war or beautiful
in peace—all that is splendid in art or magnif
icent in intellect, and before the dictu bows |
down the world of mind with a servility as |
soul-crushing and absolute as ever degraded |
an oriental devotee before the sacrifical altar. |
This nation has thrown her colossal shadow
from the burning plains of India to the forest |
of Nova Scotia: Asia, Africa, Europe and A
merica have trembled beneath her tread, and |
her thunders have shook the world. IHerreg
ular income would build cities—her navy, if
placed four miles apart, would stretch from
Liverpool to New York—the price paid for
her noblemen’s luxuries would relieve the hun
ger of two millions of people, and the salary
received by her clergy wouid, inafew vears, |
put the Bible into the hands of every being
alive. ‘
Such is her power! How has she gained
it? Let the millions speak who are crving
for bread in her dominions! Let the thous
ands upon thousands answer, whose wealth has
been subsidized—whose children have been
enslaved, and whose governments have been
subverted to swell a power already unwieldy
from “gluttony—hoary with age, and bloody
with crime.
No means has this nation spared to render
herself the tyrant of the universe. Unfurling
the banners of Christianity, she has, in their
shadows, committed deeds which are erying to
heaven for vengeance. Holding up the cross,
and pretending to follow the precepts of the
meek and lowly Christ, she has fattened an ar
my of priests on the blood and tears of millions.
Preaching liberty she has bound myriads in
chains, which, but a short time since, could
defy the very earthquake : and saw a privileg
ed class rioting over the heads of her subjects.
Boasting of morality, she has smiled on
crimes which have rendered whole countries
black as dramas of wo, despair and ruin.
Thus sits that nation—her nobles protected
by a system of oppression which time has eree
ted, and her throne gnarded by swords, whose
concentrated flashes would throw a dimness
on noonday. Already has the red-cross
“braved a thousand vears
The batile and the brecze,”
and the Queen, and the nobies, and the capi
talists and the clergy, and the army, suppose
the reign of this naiion to be eternal Ave
they correct? If so, crime and lust and des
potism are the deities of this world, and we
might as well bow at ence before their disgust
ing altars, and shout pwans in their blood
stained temples.
But theirreign must come to anend. Vice
bears the seeds of deathin its own bosom—the
very fires which produced the volcano, exhaust
it, and a mountain of harmless ashes are seen
where a flame darted forth to destroy all which
man should love and angels admire. This is
the law of the universe—without it the Deity
would be a nullity.
Then can England exist ! Can her power
much longer cause the earth to tremble?
Can her nobles still grind down the foreheads
of the people ! Can the clergy still use the
shield of christianity for the perpetration of
enoriities which would make a pagan blush?
Can this horrible wailing—these seas of blood
—these sights of horror—these writhings of
the giant of humanity—these sins, over which
seraphs weep and demons exuli—can all this
still blacken and disgrace the universe? llf so,
then may we no longer look iuto the pages of
history for instruction. The whole order of
human afiairs is reversed and a new command
has becn promulgated from the great law-giv-
But it is not so! Individual and National
crime must still be punished, and that specdily.
England has entered and passed her perihel
ion—the ship is approaching the breakers.
Her national debt presses upon her—her
dominions must fall to pieces (rom their ex
tent and weight—she has not built the moral
arch according to the eternal laws of moral
architecture. Her masses are rising—her
church is tottering—her throne cannot stand
without its ancient supporters. Let any one
look at the statistics of the Empire and he
will be convineed of these facts.
In speaking of the uprising of the masses,
Mr. Lester has well quoted Wallace’s lines—
“A stern deep voice comes rushing down,
Like the voice of God with “a wotothe Crown?”
The fate of the British empire is sealed.
God will not permit her much longer to exist
a living blasphemy on his name. We would
recommend those who wish to inform them
selves of the real staie of England to read Mr.
Lester's new work.
We recommend the work to the careful pern
sal of all—it is valuable to the philanthropist as
well as the political economist. It can be obtain
ed at Burnett & Blodget's aud at Cranston & Co.
“ RamerLeEs llv Yvcaran; or Notes of travel
through the Peninsula, including a visit to the
remarkable ruins of Chi-Chen, Kubah, Zayi,
and Uxmal, with numerous illustrations. By
B. M. Norman. New York. J. H. & G.
Langley.”
We have received from the publishers a copy
of this elegant work, and from a cursory glance
at its contents, we think it a work of great inter
est. The anthor has visited many ruins not seen
by Stevens, and has deseribed the wonderiul ru
ins in Central America with graphic power.—
The mechanical execution of the work is a splen
did specimen of American typography, and the
numerous illustrated views with which the work
abounds, are very elezantly executed. This
work may also be obtained as above.
The Lapies’ Couraxion, for December, we
have received ; and what we stated in regard to
the last, may be said of the present number. It
is second to none of the monthlys.
Inprovep UxioNn Stove.—This is indeed an
improved Stove, as from a short experience in
our family, fully satisfies us. We found this ar
ticle in the store of A. R. Junes, Broad street.
among an extensive variety, of different kinds,
and a valnable assortment of hardware goods.—
Call and examine—try and prove the Improved
Union Stove, and we think it will give entire sat
isfaction.
(557 One of our citizens left this city yesterday
morning, in the cars, for Boston, remained there
one and three quarters of an hour, and returned
a few minutes past 10 o’clock, the same merning.
What would have been said of this, forty years
ago, had any one prophesied such a thing ?
[T The third Lecture before the Franklin Ly
ceum, takes place this evening. Horace Mann,
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
This body assembled yesterday afternoon.—
We only learnt, before our paper was put to
press, thai it was one of the most highly respeet
able and numerously attended ever assembled in
this State, every town having sent Delegates but
two. The whole proceedings, the names of the
officers, the roll of members, and the doings of
the Convention will be published in Saturday’s
paper. 5
MASSACHUSETTS.
It will be recollected that Mounday last was
the day fixed by law to fill the vacancies in
such towns as had not chosen repredentatives
to the General Court. The Bosten Post, of
yesterday morning gives the returns of several
towns, which have elected 10 democrats and
15 coons—making the number, as they then
stood, 163 democrats and 150 coons.
The Post adds :—* Of the remaining towns
to hear from, the democrats have the best
chance of electing in 34, with 38 representn
tives. The coons have the best chance in 25
towns, with 31 representatives. 'We have lost
nothing from our estimates yet, except 2 in
Andover, which are more than made up by 1
in Watertown, 1 in Hull, and 1 in Wilmington,
which are unexpected gains. We have lost
Lowell, as was anticipated in our estimates,
and may have lost New Bedford : but if 5 coons
from New Bedford are chosen, they will be
neutralized by 5 democrats from KEaston,
Mansfield, Berkly, Raynham, and Dartinouth.
We believe that we may afiord even to lose
Springfield, 5 more, and still retain a majority
in the House, to which 5 or 6 are to be added
in the NSenate. Qur convictions are that we
have the House, and consequently the Scnate
and Governor.”
MEETING AT SCITUATE
A meeting of the Democrats and Friends of E
qual Rights was held at Scituate on Satarday-eve
ning last, at the house of Maj. Flavel Patterson,
for the purpose of choosing Delegatestothe Con
vention in Providence.
It was the most numerouns political meeting ever
Leld in that town, and was made up of the yeo
manry, mechanics and working men—the real
democracy of the country. The meeting was
foreibly addressed by Mr. Parmenter. Mr. Hall,
of Foster, also made some appropriate remarks—
afier which the meeting choe the following named
citizens, as Delegates, viz. Stephen Olney, Wil
marth N. Aldrich, Pardon Angell, Abel Salisbury,
David Phillips 3d, John Kent, and Seril Edwards.
The following resolutions were then unanimous
ly passed as the sense of the imeeting.
Resolved, That we congratulate the Democ
racy of other states in oveiflirowing the oppo
sers of Equal Rizhts and true democratic prin
ciples as set forth by the father of American
Independence. ; .
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the
Resolutions and Protest adopied by the demo
crats and friends of Equal Rights in the city of
Providence, and responded to by our brethren
throucshout the State.
Resclrved, That the Delesates from this town,
to attend the Convention on the 29th, to be
held in the city of Providence, be, and are here
by requesied to oppose any and all measures
favorable to going into an election under the
pretended Constitution of the minority govern
mont of this State, until the validity of the ma-
Jority Constitution shall be fairly tested by one
or both branches of Congress, or the Supreme
Court of the United States.
FOR THE HERALD.
Cneracuer, Nov. 224, 1842,
Atan adjourned meeting of the Democrats
and friends of Equal Rights of the town of
Glocester, holden at the Hall of Gen. Jede
diah Sprague in Chepachet, on Monday eve
ning the 31st inst. A spirited and interesting
address having been delivered by Mr. David
Parmenter, the following preamble and resolu
tions were unanimously adopted—
Wihereas, The people of this State have in
their primary sovereign capacity, fadopted a
Constitution as a rule of government for the
same, in the formation and adoption of which
the whole people did or might have participa
ted ; which said constitution has by no act of
theirs been altered or annulled ;—and whereas
another instrument purporting to be a consti
tution, and emanating from a minority of the
people, is now by authority of the rovernment
de fucto of this state before a portion of the
people thereof, for their adoption or rejection—
Therefore as the deliberate sense of this
meeting—
Resolved, That for the friends of the Peo
ple’s Constitution, ander such circumstances,
to lend their aid or countenance to establish
another contrary to the provisions of the first,
would be an act of inconsistency which would
render them justly obnoxious to the reproach
es of their friends in other states, and the ridi
cule of their opponents in this—-
Resolved, That we cordially respond to the
resolution of our democratie friends in Cum
berland in favor of a State Convention to be
assembled in Providence on Tuesday the 20th
inst. to adopt measures for an effective organ
izatien of the democratic party throughout the
State.
Resolved, That we cannot recognise the
claims to democracy of any man or class of
men who practically deny the great principles
set forth in the declaration of American Inde
pendence, and whose construction of the doc
trines contended tor by our revoluticnary sires,
would make a solemn mockery of that venera
ted instrument.
Resolved, That we congratulate the friends
of Equal Rights throughout the country, in
the auspicious results of the late state elect ions,
evineing as they do in our minds the fact, that
the cause of the oppressed in Rhode Island is
being understood ; and that the day of their
political redemption by the power of public
opinion, is soon to be realized. :
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the
Protest and Resolutions passed at a meeting
of our political friends of Providence holden
at Washington Hall on Friday evening, Nov.
11, 1242,
- CHARLES A. SLOCUM, Chairman.
Ezra Hawkins, Secretary.
THEATRE
We attended this establishment on Friday eve
ning last, and witnessed the performance of the
Lady of Lyons. The house was but poerly filled,
which accounts perhaps for the sceming defects
in the performance. Feuno’s Claude Melnotte
was a far better performance than we anticipated,
but we have not one word to say for any other
character.
On Monday evening, Mrs. J. B. Booth, and
Mr. W. G. Jones, from the Boston theatres, made
their debut before a Providence audience. We
have rarely seen a lady more pleasing, as an ac
tress, than Mrs. B. We remember her as Miss
De Barr, when her beauty and accomplishments
were turning the heads of the whole community
of playgoers ; and we are pleased to see that she
has not lost one jot of her former beauty, and if
anything she plays more divinely than ever.
Mr. W. G. Jones made a decidedly favorable
impression on Monday night ; the house was well
filled, and the andience manifested their delight
of his performance by their frequent rounds of
applause, long and loud.
We are happy to see that Mrs. Webster has
recovered from her severe illness, and has again
resamed her station. Mr. Marchall is winning
upon our people as an actor, fast. Mr. Suther
land, too, is becoming very popular; and the
whole company are increasing in public favor.
This evening’s performance is for the benefit
of Mr. G. W. Jones—the bill is very attractive,
ing. We zre pleased 1o learn that the celebrated
tragedian, Mr. George Vandenhoff, wili shortly
wakes his first appearance Lefore a Previdence
audience ; repoit speaks londly in praise of his
talents. » r.
Sverewe Covnr.—This Court commenced its
adjourned session (or this county on Monday last.
The State trials being called up, Col. Coole:\-, be
ing first on the docket, 'alis counsel, 8. Y. At
well, Esq., responded, who was allewed time tiil
the following morning to file his special plea.—
On Tuesday morning Mr. Rantoul appeared in
Court, when time was asked till the alternoon to
examine the pleas, which was granted. We had
no f{urther proceedings when we put eur paper
to press.
5 James Watson Webb, editor of the New
York Courier and Enqguirer, has reeeived his sen
tence for fighting a dael. The sentence of the
Court was imprisonment for the term of two
years in the State Prison at Sing Sing.
MENTAL ELECTRICITY
We understand that the Rev. Mr. Dods, of Fall
River, has bronght to liget strange things on the
subject of animal maguzctism. He however ab
jures this name, and calls it ““mental deciricity.”—
He explains the whele phenomenon, canse and
effect, and identilies the snbject throughout with
electricity. He ranksit among the greatest scien
ces now in being, and contends that in grandeur
it surpasses them all, being the science of mind,
and its powers. Ie also, we learn, throws new
hglit upon the laws ¢f the universe, differing en
tirely from the Newtonian system.
He hos concluded to deliver three more lec
tures in ibe Westn nster Hall, in this city, on
Trurspay, and Fripay nights, this week, to com
mence at 7 o'clock—Mr. Dods contends that all
pain can be removed, and ke intends to explain
how any personinay doit. e will also endeav
or to test the trath of his theory by electrical ex
perienis.
Now if’ these things are so, they are worthy
the serious consideration of all scicniific minds;
yes, of all wen.
Larer rrou Brevos Avees.—The brig
Spendid, lately arrived at New York, brings
news up to Oct. Ist, trom Buenos Ayres, and
from the ecity of Montevideo to Sept. 24ih,
from which we gatherihat:
¢ A treaty of peace Lias been conecluded be
tween Peru and Polivia, on the basis of the re
ciprocal relinquishment of their respective
claims of pecuniary indemnity for expenses of
war, incurred by the one on 2ccount of the in
vasion of Santa Cruz, and by the other in con
sequence of that of Garmara. The Beolivian
army has, in pursunance of this arrangement,
began to evacuante the Peruvian tervitory.
Ncarcely had the treaty been signed when a
revolution against General La Fueuate headed
by General San Roman, breke out in the Pe
ruvian armv.
. Another Congress of Potentates is, it ap
' pears, being held in Paysundu. Rivera, Fer
re, Paz, and Lupez are assembled there to de
liberate on questions of momentous impor
tance to the wortlL”
Avpicrovs avrevet AT Durerany.—We
are informed by a gentleman residing high up
on Camp street, that on Saurday eveuing,
about 8 o'clock, his lady, while sitiing 2lone
in their sleeping parlor, was alarmed by the
sudden approach of a mau brandishing a bowie
knife, who threatened her, if she made the
alarm, he would put her to instant death.—
She was paralyzed with astonishmert and
fright, and remained silent. Meanwhile the
rutfian went to ihe bed, took oft a pillow case,
opened the armorie, deliberately filled the bag
with the choicest articles he could find. At
this time the lady approached a clock case on
the mantel piece, drew out one of a pair of
pistols, with which she threatened to sheot the
thief unless he desisted. He being frightened
in his turn, dropped the booty and fled.— .O.
Bulletin Norv. 14.
Tur Smam SALeE oF A~Npavusia, is thus
mentioned in the Spirit of the Times, * Nich
olas Biddle's splendid estate called Andalusia,
was sold by the Sheriff of Bucks County, on
Tuesday, on 2 mortgage of kis son. The pur
chaser was Mis. Biddle. She brought the
whole estate worth over 5200,000 for ¢ioht
thousand doliars! There were only hall a
dozen persons present, except the members
of the family. There were three morigazes
on the property, amounting to nearly Sl3O
- sale will be legaily contesied, and
the Sheriit declines delivering the deeds until
the matter is fairly and fully adjusted by the
Court of Bucks Countv.”
Cavriox 1o MiLLers.—Under this head
we find an appalling siory, which it may inter
est some of our miilers to peruse,
“Recently a miller near Mobile, for some
purpose or other, poured several pounds of
melted lead in the eve of the runner-stone.
The lead, becoming loose and working be
tween the stoues, was ground up with the corn.
The meal was consumed on the plantation of
Mr. Jumes G. Lyon, and a number of his ne
groes were poisoned by li, some of whom died
while others were palsied and altogether hope
less. It is said to be a common thing for mil
lers to use lead in this way, and the misfortone
just related ought to be a sufficient warning
agaiust it. A similaraccident oceurred recent-
Iy ia Europe.”
A coon sercurATlON.—We vesterday saw
one of the marshals of the United States conrt
knock ofi to the highest bidder the undivided
third of a plantation, containing nine hundred
acres of land and the improvements thereon,
gituated in Washington counmty, Mississippi,
for the snm of thirty-one dollars. It was sold
some few years since for twenty-seven thou
sand dollars. The sale was bona fide, and a
gentleman of this city, who knew the value of
the property,was the purchaser.— New Oleans
Crescent.
DestrveTive Finp.—Loss estimated at
one hundred and foriy two thousand doilars—
No insurance !—On the 10ih instant, a fire
broke out in two of the retoris inthe gas works,
New Orleans, which soon communicated to a
large wooden reservoir, containing $142.000
of the notes of the Municipality No. 2, which
the finance committee had been brsily engag
ed in counting through the day, and wnich -
were then devoted to the unrelenting flames
for the sin of cheating the conmunity by los
ing their credit.
Tuearre Destroven by Fire.—-The
wooden theatre of Messrs. Ludlow & Smith,
in Mobile, was destroyed by fire on the 13th
mst. It is the fifith theatve in that ciiy, owned
by Ludlow & Smith, either by one or both of
those geatlemen, which has been destroyed by
fire.
Hyprorronia.—A yvounz married woman,
the daughter of a Mrs. Baker, who keeps a
reireshment atand at the Court house, at
Pittsburg, died of this dreadful disease on the
16th inst. She was bitten by a dog last sum
mer, but symptoms of hydrophobia did not
manifest themselves until the 13th, when they
continned to increase in violence until death
terminated her sufferings.
T'rouble in a new quarter.~The duellists,
Webb and Marshall, are likely to get into
trouble froma new quarter. 'The Delaware
Journal says :—¢ It is quite probable, in a short
time, that Colonel Webhb, My. Magshall, and »
others concerned in this duel, will hear some- *
thing from Delaware.” That state owes it te
her insulted laws, to make an exampie of both
of them.—Dßoston Post.
William Pullin was committed to jail, in
Raleigh, on Monday last, charged with killing
a man named Lewis, at a corn husking the .
Saturday night previous. I