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VOL IX
CAHUOLLTOft, OHIOFR1DAT, AH;il 25, 113.
No. 45-WIIOLIi No. 461
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Fvim the Cincinnati Chronicle. Buren, or any candidate of hi' p riy
THE WHIGS AND THE PRESI'DEN-i But that is not the position ot affairs.
CY, iMr.Clay, unless ho hou d himsell rie-
We have stated our view, in refer. cline- wiil ,h" VVt,' "nw 0b
ence to the probable candidate of "The i lectio,ls ar" m,de ' h,m'
r . li r ,l r : 'some parsons, who are willing 10 be
eiences, Mr. Van Buren will be the man,
unless the immense weight with which
he unquestionably loads hit party, will
alarm the more patriotic and disinterest
ed portion into a manly resistance to
the politioal slavery to which they are
reduced, by the Globes1, Argus's and
Richmond Enquirer's; by the long es
tablished Juntos of Richmond and Alba 1
ny;and by the petty juntoism of County
Leaders.
To the nomination of the Ex-President
the Whigs can have no other objection
than that, if his success were suppossa
ble, the rest would exhibit this nation
(as a nation) before mankind in the most
disgraceful attitude; aa a psople contin
ually vacillating in their opinions, and
niacins the most important points of
nubiic policy on the whim and caprice
o( an hour. The nation's destiny would,
in fact, be exhibited before the world as
B foo ball, kicked about, (not as in mot!
archies, by favorites of Princes, and the
mistrossea of Ministers) but by those
who have equal principle and equal
sense the mere flatterers of the preju
dices (not the virtures) of the people.
In any other point of view, the Whigs
cannot complain.
But, what do the Whigs offer to tha
country They lifter, first ol all. to re
store the nation to i's self '-respect, by
rJriMDg out the vices and coriupion,
wh'cli have gnawed upon Us vital, at
Intemperance does upon a once noble
youth He feel" his once vigorous con
sliiuiion weakened, and his once pure
mind corrupted He loves his self-re-meet,
and knows that he is degraded in
the estimation of the world. Such is
the precise national feeling of a people
who are weakened by 'he indulgence ol
party passions at home, while they tsar
every breath from abroad elect the
most selfish and imbecile rulers; and
pursue the meanest and most coniempli
ble ends of policy. Since Mr Van Bu
ren, in the administration of Gen. Jack
son, obtained a controlling influence
over public affairs, what else has been
the history and the feelings of this coun
try! What, we ask of every candid
man, have been the subjects of public
discussion, and tho objects proposed?
Nothing but office office office. As
to policy, there has been but one discuss
hi , how far the powers of the Govern
ment could be employed to destroy and
null down every public edifice and insti
tution, which the best of our former
Presidents employed their honorable
lives in building up. It manerod not
whether it was a National Bank, or a
National road a State Bank, or a Cor
porationa Tariff System, ore Light
House there was nothing which prom
ised to employ the National energies
for useful purposes, which was not as
ailed, and by turns destroyed; till there
is now nothing left to destroy, upon
which the Government can with any
pretence, employ its powers. This de
struction was the mean end ; and tho pet
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ty emoluments ui uniuu mo
ward, which has occupied the party of
Mr, Van Buren, since he has influenced
it; and which illustrate, in a very clear
manner, the characteristics of the mind,
These mean ends and motives have been
the subjects upon which the mmd of this
nnnnle has been employed! The
consequence is, that nearly all sense
-..v-ii. honor and elorv is lost
UUW.iw C t
look to London for opinions about our
own country. The Government cares,
apparently, not a groat whether we lose
or gain Oregon, an empire in ilielfj
whether the independence of the Sand
wich Islands is secured; whether Libe
ria is maintained in its career of civili
zation ; or, in lact, whether this country
has any honor or any interest abtoad
The result is, a great loss of National
sell respeC; a most deplorable want of
rooial lone through ail our public f
fairs. If 'I'" Whig regain power, ii
Will be their duty and their pleasure to
restore the Nation' dignity, ry raitor
iug worthier ob icti of pobhd action j
they must Mile Mint- patr n Instead
pf patronage j the K presantaiive for the
Ex cuttve powei ; - building up instead
of pulling down, and the country, not
men, as the end ol action.
In the meanwhile, the question of the
rrsiuncv is with them, as
ononnenie, one
agiiaied.
discussed
thought Whigs. Bui to what candidate
would there be no objections? They
who make the objections are bound to
present a candidate, batter able to serve
the country, or more likely to concen
trate support. The field is as open to
them as to the frionds of Mr. Vsn Buren
Mr, Clay. It would be well for al1
establishment ofn S'ate Bonk wi'h bran lened to iheir limbs. nd when a little
ohes upon principles which will em-ore ued to them, like it vily
bens A I to the nublie. and seure its Ml :oo e
or
persons (in both parlies) who hold views
of their own, to hold public meetings,
and present to the people candidats, who
they think will serve the country better
than those yet named. But what are
the objections to Mr. Clay? The atron
gest one urged in Ohio is, (not against
his fitness,) the prevalence ol the inn-
Slavery feeling I his obiec'iuii may Up
brought to a decisive issue at once. If
it has any fores, it amounts to this prop
I Iff -1 :
Oiiiiod, mat one who noins slaves mvsi
be excluded jrom the Presidency. Whai
is the result? If George Washington
were now alive, with all his fame, his
glory, and his services, he would be ex
eluded from the Presidency, by this rule'
What party or what sect is prepared to
advance such a principle? We are not
less hostile to the slave aysiem than
those who make that subject ihe only
standard of their morals and iheir poli
tics. But we have not learned that all
of politics Is comprehended in slavery,
or all of morals, in oppositil n to a single
vice. We would not make a knave or
s fool President of the United States,
because ho happened to'ttfo a non-slave
holder, any more than we woo d apolo
gize for n thief, on the ground that he
never got drunk. Who would be qual
ified for President of the U. Stales. or
qualified even for a vote, who never
thought of but one out ol a thousand ele
ments of National prosperity or adversi
ty? Suppose our Congress, like the
French National Assembly , should abol
ish the observance of tho Sabbath!
Would this be a lesg evil than tho exis
tence of slavery? Why not make the
Presidency turn on that point? Suppose
Congress, in a moment of popular ca
price, should abolish the present system
of Tariff Duties, or levy the revenue
by a direct taxation? Would the ruin
of ten thousand lamilies; the beggsry
of three hundred thousand laborers; the
prostration of national industry; and
the uncounted sorrows, griefs and disap
poimmenis of private life, be all com
pensated for, by the solitary satisfaction
that we bad a non slave-holding t resi
dent? Some Martin Van Buren or Lvi
Woodbury! Some W iliiam Jay, or Ger
rit Smith! Others may think and vote
as they plaase; bui we plead guilty to
tho sin of preferring a James Madison,
or Henry Clay to either of tho above
patriotic and enlightened gentlemen.
But what Whig do these objectors pre
fer to Mr Clay? WhatWhigdo they
desire to sse President? W ho can be
solected to pleaae them? 1 ho canvass
is open. It is their business to speak.
The part we have in this business is
small indeed. But we shall continue this
discussion, till our views on the rela
tions of mau and parties are lully ex
pressed.
vencv. is dem-inded by the intere'. of
the whole community The mock of
such an institution, wi'h s goud charter,
which would look as well to the wter
esisof ihe capitalist, as to ih bi l-hold-er;
(such a charter as ths Rank of Ken
tucky,) the stock, we say, of such an
institution, could be readily taken. Man
ey is now plenty in the East seeking an
investment at moderate profits. Wheth
er the people of Ohio will avail them
reives of the benefits of such an institu
tion, or content themselves to remain
a prey of designing and ignorant pol
iticians, the Ides of October will deter
mine.
Next winter, the Stato will be anpor
lioned into Legislaiive Districts. Equal
ity of Representation is of the first im
portance. Four vears ago an unequal
and unjust Apportionment bill was pas
sed, which has, every year, with a sin
gle exception, deprived the Whigs of a
majority in the Legislature. This was
ihe design of Us Iramera, and well has it
answered the end in view. Allen and
Tappan have been elected II. S- Sena.
tors; all the offices in ihe gifl of the
Legislature have been filled by Locofo
cos, and a nelarious Congressional Ap
portionment bill, the worst ever enact
ed, has been passed, to secure the vote
of Ohio to Vbo Buren. should the elec
lion ol President devolve on the House
of Representatives. Superadded to these
things, is the fatal action of that party
on the currency. Should the Locoioeos
obtain power in the next Legislature,
precisely the same policy will be persis
ted in, fatal alike lo the. existence ol the
Whigs asa parly and the prosperity of
the people of Ohio. Will the Whigs
stand tamely by, and out of mere sloth
permit their unscrupu.ous opponents to
gain the ascendency in the next LegiB
laiure? The appeal is direct. The
responsibility is momentous. You can
if you will, carry the Stale; and the on.
ly secret ol'success is to poll every whig
vote . Lebanon Star.
From the Ohio Htatr Journal
'MR JKFI T.RSON AND THE AME
RICAN SYSTEM "
Und-r ihe above head, an article ap
ptrei) mi our last, Copied from ih Haiti
more American, in which a letter pr-j
porting to have tfeo wrjiten by Mr.
Jefferson is introduied, which letter j
spoke in terms of h'gh commen isnoil ol !
Mr.Clav. This letter, it appiiere, i a
forjerv. and w first published in 1830
The Pmladeiphta Forum of Monday
gives ihe fol owing explanation, which
we are pleased to find thus promptly
j made:
A POMTICAT. EOKGr.HY.
"The letter which has lately been re
published, purporting lo be from Mr.
Jeti .nn, and speaking of Hwefy Clay
and a Protective Tariff, is, no doubt, a
forgery. Ii originally appeared in tho
Literary Subaltern, published end pdited
by S. S Souihworih, Providence, R. I ,
in 1830 Mr. S. was charged, al the
time, with having forged the letter, and
we believe oever denied it In conse.
quence of this base act, Mr. Clay tefust-d
to permit him to come into his presence,
and Souihworih. finding himself put in
Coventry by every honest Whig, as a
matter of course went over lb the party
for whose ranks he had ihus qua tried
himself, and was received with open
arms, as John Tyler wa subsequently ,
for another act of infamy. He was for
some time the correspondent of ihe Bal
limors Republican, and it was he who.
in a letier to that paper, in the winter of
1839-40, used ths expressions of 'hard
ken p ace during the period referred lam living literally among my po
t0; tsriiy as well in professional e in do-
! The value of the apparel end heber i mesne life. My contemporaries hast
dasherv exDoned from Kneland to the nearly all departed, and although during
United Stales in 1833 was 127.21 II.; in
J 1836, 234,269! ; and in 1842, 84 893.
; The value ol 'be brass and copper man
! ufacures in ibSS was l.'. !.MW.; in I -.
' 270,028 ; and in 1842, 89.'.)62. The
I valtts of co'ion manufactures and cotton
! yarn in 1833 was 1.7X3 047 ; in 1836,
j 2,729 430 ; and in 1842, 487.270. The
' uaiiK. ,,f aaslkiiri ttore in 1 D'i . I
M ' UC trspiliuii ' " III I UUiJ W,U "4 I i' g
m in 1836, 4U66I2.; and in 1842, lhe in'""'00 comes from member! of
161873 The value of the hardwares
and cutlery in 1833 was 761.406; in
and in 142, 2U8.-
mv "tncisl career I was lamriar nn
the Bar and with ihe Courts in every
part of this Siate. I now perceive that I
hsve no personal acqamtsnce with most
of the gent.emen who hsve done me !hJ
honor to unite in this invitation. When
I first entered into public life at a mem
ber of Assembly in 1790, there were but
sixteen counties in this State, and now
1836, 4.ol&,412.;
881!, -The value of iron and steel
wrought and unwrought, in 1833 was
415.616 ; in 1836, 913,387!; and in
I842.J39 1,-61!
manufactures,
133 wasH32fi)2t ; in 1836. 1 0S8.OJ2!
nnd in 1842, 463,4116! The value ol
the siik manufactures in 1833 wasV6I,
278!.; in l-36. 637,040 ; and in 1848,
81,243 The value of tin and timed
plates in 1833 wa 141359; in 1336,
210,378 ; and in 142. 144,4511. The
the Bar who are distributed throughout
fifty-eight of them.
1 am conscious of the high character
anddigni'y of the Bar of this State, t
rejoice in their prosperity, and sympa
thize with them in every thing that con-
iu , ., .-.'rurniiheir interest and honor; and it la
i ne vaiue ot me linen : . : , .
including linen yarn, in ! ',h unfeigned embarrassment and re-
urei i net i w in y . n eumn nwwt
decline ih acceptance of the distiogish
ed mark of respeel wbicb they ae pro
posed. The personal details you have so
kindly given in your address, entitle mm
to pleBd an apo ogy.and 1 beg leave to
value of -.-ooImi murufactures in 1833i
was z,;sy ooji ; in iftt, a.tya.iyo.
i
ol
We
with their
which must and will be
If ihere be any thing lo be
the more frankly it is done,
the butler, We have a serious convic
lion, that among the seventeen millions
of American people, mere are naro.y
OCTOBER ELECTION
In every point of view, the next elec
tion in this Siate is one of the utmost
importance. The people of Ohio have
important interests al stnke Whai
these aro, a moment's reflection wiM
suggest toevoty inlelligoni mind. First
in importance, is ihe question now lo bo
decided by the peopie, "Banks or no
Banks " Hard money exclusively , or
mixed currency ol paper and specie.
That this is the true issue, experience
fully demonstrates. For several years
the Locolocus have had a majority in ihe
Legislature and what haa bnen their
aciion? Not a law has been enacted of
a friendly character to Bunkers, Capi
lalists, or the business of Banking Ev
ery Banking institution in ihe State has
been assimt-d; and last winter, as ifanx
I ious lo give a single prool ol iheir an
tipaihy to Banks, and iheir great dvo
tiuu to "Bank Reform,'1 (a synonymous"
1 phrase wiih Bunk Destruction,) they
sulfiued the charters of thirteen specie
paying UaiiKs lo expire, una enacieu
a oiLerable farce of a law entitled
an "Act to Regulate Banking in
Ohio;" which was intended by its an
thnrs for no other purpose than a vital
slab at the whole sy siem of Banking Is
this the kind of Legislaiion the people
of Ohio desire? Are they still disposed
to entrust power in the hands of those
who have heretofore so abused it? We
From the Lancaster Gazette and Express
BEAUTIES OF "DEMOCRACY "
When we speak ol "democracy" in
connexion with the present Locofoco
party, we do so ironicslly; for it is a
mockery of terms to apply so revered s
name to a party whose every principle
is as directly opposed to ihe policy ol
iruo democracy, as the east to the west,
or as fire is to Irost. The bitter and al
most savago warfare now carried on be
tween two rivals in this district, for a
nomination for Congress, should warn
the people to shun them both; for where
is the patriotism and honesty in men of
the samo political faith, who are ready
to shed each other's blood, merely out
of on intemperate desire for office? H
Olds and Medill were Iriends to the
country instead of themselves lovers of
the people, as they have professed to be,
ihey would not be contending for the
emoluments ol uffico; but wouid leave
ihe choice to the quiet decision of the
electors these are the best judges
and he who could mo9t promote iheir
interest would doubtless be selected.
When did wa ever know a good and
great man quarrelling with his neigh
bor about the possession of an office, be
fore either had been asked to accept it,
. I U - . 1 n
or even aiierwarusi nevrr um uumi
who will move heaven and earth fore
public station, generally cares much for
himsell and nothing for public good.
The "spoils of office" is the prize aim
ed at by 0 da ami Mdi!l, as it is wilt)
many other aspiring demagogues who
are deluding the people with the ever
lasting cry of 'democrBcy.' It would bo
a sale rule, to mark every man who
shows such an inordinate lust lor office,
and take good care that he is disappoint
ed; lor depend upon it, so long as men
cider' and "log cabin' in reference to
(ieneral Harrison, which gave nia to
the uie of those terms Bnd emblema of
the Whigs during the last Presidential
campaign, and which so annoyed our
opponents,
''Souihworih has been a first rate Mat
ter day Democrat' ever since this tnrge
rv is in the enjoyment of en office in
lbs city of New York, undi r the demo
erstic rule of the day, and is moreover
said to be the New York cnrrr-,i indent
of the Madisoniau , through lhe cotumni
of which he pours out, unceasing y. Ins
aliiise unon Mr.LlHV.aiK1 oilers nici-iif
to Mr Tyler
"We are surprised that any of our
lending journals shou'd have forgotten
the circumstance in regard to this latter
as they occasioned no little noise at thi
time il wss originally published. We
have a die I inc. recollection of them, and
upon being requested by a friend to pub
lish the letter; we informed him it wes
a forgery. The fact of its being such,
however, detracts nothing Irom Mr.
Clay's merits, nor from the
love the
American people bear him, as it couta
add nothing 10 ciiher, were it genuine."
This forgery the Statesman most fool
inglv moralizes on, and generously de
nominates as 'a low Whig forgery,' and
by way of inuendo seeks to implicate the
Journal in the matter. We are not dis
posed to rob the Statesman of the least
panicle of lhe high moral sen""" which
it assumes on this occasion. It gives
evidence that there are more improve
ments ihan one going on In the world;
and we sav so. from a con'. rail ol its
nice sensibility now, wiih what it exhi.
bited on the occasion of its publication
of the famous forged circular of ihe
Whig Central Committee of 1840, which
was fabricated by its partisan friends in
this city If wo recollect righily, ihere
was no indignation displayed then no
homilies upon moral depravity no
. . .. .i
regret" expressed mat oy tne ibw, me
perpetrators could not bs sentenced to
the Peniteniiary.
By tho way, what does the Statesman
think of our late extract from the Exe
cutive Journal of the United States Sen
ale? Is that, too, a forgery?
and in 1X42,802 335; and ihe value ot
other British and Irish goods in 1833
w-as 690,772 , in 1 &38, 1,025.38'J ; and
1842.422 404. The total value of
itish exports lo America in 1833 was
78,699 ; in 1836, 1. 425,706 ; and
in 184, 3,528,807.
The imports from the United Slates
into this country show a very different
result. The import of bark has increa
sed between 1833 and 1842 from 18-
459 cwt. to 27,648 ct : that ol salted j
beel from 899 cwt. to 7,024 cwt ; thai of
butter from 1 cwt. to 3,769 cwt ; that of
cheese from 9 cwts. to 14,097 cwts.;
thai of wheat from nothing to 16.111
quarters; that of wheaten flour from
35,629 cwts. to 381,066 cwts ; I hat of
hams from 72 cwts. to 1,133 cwis ; that
of lard from nothing to 26,555 cwts ;
that of pork from 1,362 cwts to 13 40S
cwts.; hal of rice from 24,414 quarters
to 40,459 quarters; thai of clover seed
from 350 cwts to 22,632 cwie.; thai of
tobaccsi from 20,748,317 lbs to38,6l8,
0)2 lh.; that of cotion wool from 237,-
506,758 lbs. to 414,030,779 lbs.; and
that ol lurpeii'ioe from 322.486 cwts to
408.330 "is.; and that ol shpeps' wool
fmm 334 678 ibs, to 561 f 28 lbs,
With repaid to shipping. Ihe Ampri
can lQItoaj6 (Miorei) hits incenU
from 920,(160 tuna to 319.584; and 'he
British tonnage Irom 114,200 to 195,
7 45 ton?
A iter making every allowance or the
more than umibI embnrassment of trade
in the United Siales in V12, the firs) pan
of lhe above return r.auocM be regarded
as bi ing otherwise than most unlavora
b'e lo lhe prospects of English industry
whi'st the second shows that the balance
of trade is turning against this country
in a manner which render it doubiful
whether we shall not shortly have to
pav for American cotton in specie in
stead of goods. Nothing but a very
mention that in June last I bad the hon
or to receive a similar invitation Irons
the Philadelphia Bar. I stated in my f
answer to their respectful and affection
ate address, that J wai then on the verg
of eighty, and that it appeared to me for
some tune past to be proper and expe
dient, considering the gentle admoni
tions suggested by that period of life, i
withdraw, as much as possible, from
publio dutus and festivities of everr
kind; and that so long as my life and
health were permitted lo continue, ta
confine myself to domestic retirement,
and to the studies and pursuits to whicli
1 had ben accustomed, and which were,
suitable to hat tranquil position.
The ground of thai apology not only
exists, and you will perceive that tha
very fact of its having been then assign
ed, has given to it additional and conclu
sive forco.
I am unwilling to take my leavtofmf
brethren of the Bar, without respectful
ly suggesting that the protection, culti
vation and influence of the Jurisprudence
of our country, is confined to tho profes
sion of the law. The security of our
civil and political privileges greatly de
pends upon an enlightened, impartial,
h-nest prompt, and independent admin
istration of justice; and this inestimable
blessing depends essentially on the che..
racer ol ihe Bar, and they ought, and I
trust thev oenerailv do. fel all the r-
sponsibihiiea which sucb an elevatoi
trust imposes
Permit me finally to add, lhat in my
apprehension, ihe best wsy to be useful
and happy in this life, is to cultivate tha
domestic affections; to love noma, and at
the same time to exercise a benevolei:!
disposition towards others; to be temper
ale and just; to pursue lawful businesa,
whatever it may he, with diligence,
firmness and integrity of purpose, and
in the perfect belief that honesty it
equally binding in the discharge of pub
lic as of private trusts; for when publio
morals are destroyed, public liberty can-
nv who are less interested than we are i appeal to our Democratic reade rs lo un-
.SI , I I L - I, '
in the question. vnosnau oe .-resident?
They who contend for the real
interests of their country are generally
the last considered in the results of a
political contest. 'I hoir voles are con
liderod certain, in any event. Tho hon
ors and the fruits of political victory are
reserved in all- parlies, for those whose
elForls need stimulation; and who might
without any expectancy
the oopoiite ranks. "
Gen. Scott will be presented to ths
Whig convention by his friends, but with
no dpeire to interfere with Mr. Clay.
Were he placed bfore the people under
inir end proper circumstances,
be
found in
wn have
jubt he would readily beoi Mr. Vuu
... . , , . . i. in
ser us. vvnai hood nns "oaim n.n
form" accomplished? Are limes better?
Are prices highor? Suppose gentlemen
that Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indi
ana hnd adopted the 6ame policy as Ohio
in regard to Bnks, where would have
been your currency? Nine tenths of
the ordinary exchange in every day
business, are effected through theagen
cy ol the paper of these banks- Indians
particularly. The times in Ohio are
now very oppressive; the taxes higher
than ever, and no remedy anticipated,
'unless the people of their own accord
instruct their delegates to return to thai
anciont and well settlsd policy, which
loriuerly resuhud in public weal. The
of that stamp are elected to rule over
the countrv. so long it will continue to
sink into degradation, till it assurnos the
hue and character of themselves. In
lormer tunes, when the people sougni
for candidates, our public men were com
peioni, worthy and faithful to the inter
ests of the country . But since the cus
tom has been reversed, and candidates
come rushing on, beseeching for, and al
most forcing themselves into places ol
public trust, they are mostly such as
lack every qualification for the places
they occupy.
But unfit as both these men are, the
independent freemen of the district, the
highminded 'democracy must talte rar.
Medill, for the Master has spoken, and
he must be obeyed. Here is a case in
which the 'free, democratic follow ciii
zun' will have an npporiuniiy of testing
their freedom. Under the present slav-
ish organization of party, thre are two
men who hold sod exercise more power1
than the whole 'democratic' family in
tho State of Ohio. In putting an end to
the war between Medill and Olds, snd
deciding which should go to Congress,
the authority of but one of these poien
tales. ( Medary) was required. He saw
the strife and heard tha uproar and
elevating a single finger, he unered the
mandate, 'Mr. Medill is the Congress
mandemocracy, obey Olds, be quiet '
All will he done in accordance with the
will of the Chief, so true as there is
strength in the chains of parly discipline.
How olteu iuuu ulluw lent i a to be las
TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND ENGLAND.
We hope our readers will note and
digest the remarkable statement con
cerning the trade between England and
the United Slates. The great increase
of imports from, and the great decrease
ot exports to the United States alarm the
English, and thoy begin to talk of con
cessions in trade; while the atatement
proves that we are doing well under the
uresent Tariff, by not running in debt lo
Krialand. We hone no party in this
great revival of the demand for English
manufactures can save us Irom this evil;; not suivivo. n we are aapiruig,
and, without a reform of the American ! ought not to lose our diffilence, nor if
tariff there is very little hope of snv ardent for reforms, we ought not to lose
revival at all equal to the necessities of
the case, but we must consent to make
liberal concessions if we wish or hope
to receive them.
Concerning the Iron trade the reports
are most deplorable. The Americac
tariff has reduced this branch of British
commerce to the mnst wretched condi
lion. The Staffordshire iron masters
have appointed a deputation to wait on
Sir Robert Peel to lay before him a
statement of their condition, but they
are too much divided among themselves
to venture to suggest any remedy, in
the mean time a further reduction in
wages has taken place which threaten
fearful consequences. Wilmer's Aews
Letter.
our discretion. Wo ought to listen to
the maxims of experience, and respert
the advice and institutions of our ances
tors; and above all we ought to have a
constant & grateful sens of lhe super
intending goodness of that Almighty
Being whose wisdom shinei equally in
his works and in his word, and whoaa
presence is every where sustaining ani
governing lha Universe.
I have the honor to be, gentlemen,
with perfect reaped, your otedieui ser
vant.
JAMES KENT.
From the New York Express.
CHANCELLOR KENT.
We have already stated that the mem
here ol the bsr of ih s State, addressed
a letter to the Chancellor, compliment
ing him upon his having reached his
80th year, and requesting him to attend
a public dinner. The fo'lowing is the re
ply ol tbe Chancellor.
New York, August 1, 1S43.
country will be so ami American as "tojToDsvid B. Ogden, Equire, and the
reform Ihe American lar.ll looonge
English manulactursrs Much belter
policy to continue lo encourage our own.
Cleve. Her,
Decline of the Trade with America
It appears Irom a return jusi laid before
Parliament, on the motion of Mr. Thorn
ly, that ihe exports of British goods to
the United States of America, in the
vear 1842, were less in vb.ub by lhe sum not even the highest
J . .... , rr., I , ij I I
of nearly Twelve Hundred I nousnno
Pounds than they were in any previous
year si nce 1833 to 1841 (bsih years in
elusive) being of tho velue of 7,880,000.
whilst those of 1812 were noi of mora
value than 2,628 8J7. This alarming
decline in the highest branch of ihe lor j
eign trade of the country, we regret to '
lay, is not confined lo a lew or even io j
several articles, hut extends io an, win, ,
lhe exception of tin and Untied plates,
as will be seen from the following state
muut ui the fluctuations which huvo la
oiher Gentlemen of the Committee.
represeniing the Members of the Bar
of the Slate ol New York:
Gentlemen: I have received your Ad
dress end Invitation, in behalf ol the
Bar of the State, to a public dinner, with
affectionate gratitude. Your kindness
and regsrd have gone far bevond my
deaeris.and no testimonial of respect,
elevation ana sta
tion, could have been more grateful to
my feelings
I can hardly realize thai I have at
tained to the very advanced age you
mention, lor my general health, activity
and cheerfn ness have by the goodness
of Divine Providence, been unilormly
preserved from eaily youth, and remaiu
unimpaired to ibis flay. You have, gen
tlemen, met mr in ihe midst of my own
descendant down to U.e ihir: genera
lion.
El mtinatorum,et qui nascentur vb Oil.
IMPORTATION OP WOOL.
The Hon. W. Slade, of Vermont haa
recently applied to the office of tha Reg
ister of the Treasury for the returns of
wool imported during the first hall of
the present fiscal year, which commen
ced one roonih after the Tariff want in
to operation. The answer is published
in the Middlebury People's Press,
as ioiiows:
Wool costing 7 cts or under
do do over 7 cts.
Which being doubled for
year will stand aa follows:
Wool costing 7 cts. or under
do do over 7 cti.
It it
891,36a
l75,4St
the entira
1,762,7$$
451,924
Total. 2,214,660
Now compart lhinith tha import
tions of the year ending Septtmber 30th
1842, which were as follows:
Wool costing 8 cts. or under 10,538.909
do do aver 8 cts. 751,384
Total,
From which deduct
11,290,38
2,214,660
Diminution of wool impor
ted this year, 9.075,728
Hero is the plain and satisfactory rea
son why American wool has advanced
to about a fair price, so as to remuner
ate lhe skilful wool grower. This bus
iness is fast becoming a veiv important
branch of rural industry. We have la
doubt hut iho amount of wool grown ta
the United States this year is 25 par
cent, larger ihau the whole clip of tba
year 1810.
lit' (W