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TUESDAY, MAUCH 31, 1837.
Froiu Washington,
Saturimy, March !.
l'ursumt to a requlsition from Prcsidctil
Jaokson, tlio new Scnatomct attheCapitollhis
day ,prcient R. M. Johnson, V. T.of tlie U. S. U
Prcsidcnt of the Scnale,(t cvcry memborof tlio
Scnate, including (lio followlngnow mcnibcrst
O. II. Sinilli of Indiana, It, M. Ynnng of II
linois, Wm. Allon of Ohio, Uucl WilUama ol
Malno, and Porry Smithof Connecticut. Thc
oath was administcrod to tho Vicu Prcsidcnt
and Scnaloti, and llio V. P. mado a very briif
and modost siiccch.
Corrsspondcneo of the N. Y. Dsily Express.
Washington. March -lth. 1837.
The Inauguratlon is ovir, iho last gun is
fitod, tho crowUa aro uisperseu : anonowin
my cosoy ohamber 1 havo soizcd my pen to
ttil you tho slory.
Tlio Inauguratlon or Coronation ovcr sca is
flnTT.linir nfiiiir. in whicli Ivincs and Clucens.
Pccrs, Lordj, and Ladics, with nll tho pridc
and rovolry of n Coutt, appear all llio pompof
wcalth and powcr, to Uiat "ho vf ry air eecms
to sbtno witli jcwclry, anu wiiii Eearici anu
purplc. Thcre tho noto of prcparation is
heard montlm bcforc-hand, and tlie nfiair ia
talkcd of as ronio nintli wondcr of tlio world I
Whon I saw tho Foroign Ministers and CAor
ois in tho arca of thc Senato Chambcr to-day,
the brcasts of sotno of whom glittcrcd wilh
. ' zHng utiiforms and po'liehcd nir 'conVriltu"T
curiously wilh tho plainneas and siinplicity ol7
oround, I ivas struck more tlian cvcr wilh th..
creflt rhnnflo llicro ii in iuannCIS. and CUS-
toms, and feeling, bctwccn Iho olhcr sido of
the water and this. Our most distinoutshcd
mcn oppcarcd in thcir pjain coats ot dark or
bluo. Thcre was Clay, who had dis t in ialicd
liimsclf as ajnegofiator abroad,begging of Pron
liss hic usual pinch of snufT. Uivee, who had
figurcd at tho Tuillcries, was buricd up in his
big-armcd chajr. Duchanan who had bccn on
that cxilo mission, which has bccn tho Siberia
uf our Polilicians, was hnnging downhis loer
ing hcad. The Tecunisch killor was in tho
Vice Presidoril'fl chair. All was aa plain, as
eimplo, and as unostentatious as ifa fcw of
us had gotlicred togcthcr in town mccting to
acltle ubout a town tax, whcn onc of tho most
euguat ccrpmonies ever tnortal man ctnjaged
in, was going on. and that, a wliolo peoploma
king onc man thcir chicf rulor ! Thus liave
wo nojv in almost cvery thing, east ofT all
furms, and all tho mockcrics of falso display,
trusling to ectcro and rigid Bimplicity, the
whicb I bcliuvo is wcll, for it we cannot prc
serve libcrty and law, without dclusiro cere
inony, I do not bclieve that we can long prc
sctvo llicm xcith.
Tho ccrcmony of inducting Col. Johnson
intotbcVico Prcsidency, was performcd in
tho Senato Chambur at an carly hour. The
Colonel made a short oddresp, in which hu
"felt suniibloof tho honor," but it did "not
rcquirc half an eyo to tcc, that tlioiCoIo'ricl
was "not at liomc," nnd in a most . uncomror-
ibuio oer;n, wnicu ine couiury nas givennim.
Howcver excellent thc Colonolmay hav.cbcen
in " injun-kitllng," it is'quUofclear,. hi---gu'n
About half pastJ2!ociJJr. VanBurcn
and Gen. Jackfon, snlfnded'by'lKe Senatorial
Comniittea or'Arr)gemcnla,,ond tho Secre
tarieaof pejisfftmcnts, arid the'dmccrs of tho
Corporutiatf 0 Washiiigton, canio into tho
"o'6 Qian'ber, vQn tno Scnatora a-
Jie?hy had.been cscortcd to tho Capitol
ojacompany of cavalry, and of infantry oN
"Jrt siiiithb'Phseton made of the timbcr of
General jacnson on ina itiu iiiicruiiiing uut
tho J'reslocm, anu ci-rreBiuum, mu ctuua
ries, the Scnatora, and tho Forcign Ministers,
to tho Portico of the east front of tho Capitol,
where Mr. Van Boren walkcd upon a little
platfornVcrccted on tho ttcp, and read to the
niultitujnj around and bclow, his Inaugural
Addrcss. His voico ros eo wcak, that ho
could bc hcard but a short distanco off. But
the mass waited patiently until he was Uirough ;
and thon aroso a fcoljlo thuut. I would do all
the iusttco I could to ths approbation thcre
tr.ade monifcst : but nevcr beforeon ony sim
llar occasion, for such a mass, did I cver spo
to little of cnlhusiasm orvivacity, and whal
thero ww seemed to be awardcd to tho move
monts of the "Illustrious Cbief," und not to
the Prcsidcnt clect. The concourse was grcat
lur"er it is eoid than in 1628, the peculiar
faciliScs of travclling btinging more strangers
in, but in 182S, tho whole air rang wilhdcaf.
ening shouts, while now but a hat waved hcre
and thcre: and tho opplause was eickly to
the ear.
The Inaugural wifs rmd a few moments be
fore one o'clock. Copics wero thoncirculatcd
amorig tho crowd, and by this timealso, it was
on ite way to New York. I cannot say I
think it a remaikablo document. It has the
fault of all Van Bnren'a compositions, many
words and but lcw idcas. As to thc slavcry
quettion in thc District of Columbia, ho
more cxplicil, but why that eubject should
have becn sclccted to occupy a prominent
placo in an Inaugural Mcssage, I am lcfc to
conjecturc, not to know. As to tho Farewell
Address accompanying the Inaugural, ii is
" Old llickory" from beginning to cnd. The
" Hcro" could not go to the Hormitago witb
out another kick at " tho monstcr," the V. S.
Bank : and thcn ogain, wo havo a homily on
paper moncy, whcn during the administialion
of thin old Hero. who eivcii us the Iiomilv. hU
r.tasurcs havo triplcd th paper circulation of
the country.
Tho Parcwcll Addrcss was not read. Af.
ter Mr. Van Buren had flnishud the reading of
his Inaugural, Chief Justice Tanoy Hinlnl
i...i io inni Uic oailis or oltico : and thcn all
rctircd, iho Prcsident and cx-Presidentto the
Pbaton, and the crowd to Ibcir homes, or to
iho levee whicli Mr. Van Buren eavo at the
White IIouso immcdiately after, whilher
rnnhrit tho innumcrabte crowd. to sce tho
East Room, or to shako llie new Prcsident
by the hand.
Tho cx-Pretidenl will, on to-morrow or ncxt
ftav. IPi'nd his wav horWeward to the Hcrmi-
tagi. I hope ho will not forget to leave that
Currcncy Bill, which he has thrust into his
hreeehoB uocket. The idea of a Prosident
atoaling a bill from Congroas, thon giving the
Peaple a Farewcll Address iiill ol prctr
from hi breeches pockel, is not just tho thinc
in this ycaf or our L.ord lOii I uui uenerai
Jackson is going homo to lalltwo " monstera"
Bell und Bailia Payton whoin
1,1. ivill u.t fmd it bo casv t.t thriist inln his
i.rwrhn imrkrt. as tho bill re"iilnin thecur
...nou ,Iii.i "monsters" ho mtist havo In kill
for the old man ncver livcd a day ol his hfe
without a monster in his eye, from tho tnnohc
tritd to " assassinate" Col. Bcnton, lo tho time
hofoll upon tho United States Bank. God
t peed him tafe rcturn, and a long lifo, but
nrav hcavon "Ks mav ncver conie back to
SVjnhinpton.
II.
Mondat, Matcli C,
Spent in Execuljve busincss witli closcd
ilours. Benj, P. Butttr wa noiniuatod und
confiriKcd as Sccrelary of 'Wor for tho tlmo
bcing.
PniDAT, March 10.
Daily until this day thcScnalosat witli clos
cd doors, and, tho busincss being complctcd,
odjourncd wilhout day. Tho old cablnct rc
mains, a new Sccrctary ol War bcing appoin.
tcd. Tho lollowlng aro tho principal cxtcu.
tivo appointments
Appointtnents by thc Prcldetit, ly and wilh
tho advico and conscnt of iho Senale i
Jocl H. Poinselt, of South Caroluia, to bo
Sccrctory of Wor.
Gcorgo M. Dallas, of Pcnnsylvanin, to be
Envoy Uxtroordinary and Minlstcr I'lcnir'o
tentiary to tho Court of His Mnjosty tho hm-
noror ol all ino uusbibf.
Hcnry AVhcalon, to be Envoy Extraordina
rv nnd Minister Plcnipotcntinry at tho Oouit
o'f His Mojcsty tho King of Prtissia.
Wi'.liam II. Ilaywood, of North Carolina,
to bc Charge d'Affaircs to tho King of Belgi-
iiw. .... . ,
Alcco La Brancho, of Louisiana, to bo
Chor"0 d'Aflaircs to the Itepublio of Tcxes.
"William "V. Chew, of Pennsylvania, to bo
Sccrctary ol tho Lcgalion ol tho Unilcd Slatcs
to tho Court of His iMajosly tho Empcror of
all tho Ilusfias.
Hcman Lowry to be Marshal fur llio JJu
tiict ol Vctnioul.
Abraham Van Burcn to be Sccrctary under
the 6th eeclion oflhe.acl to recogniiolhoacn
cral Land Offico, approvcd the 4th day of Ju
ly, 1836.
Tnl.n r?Mrnn nf Tpnnessoo. and WiUian
Smith ef Albaina, to bo Associato Juiticcs of
thc Suprcmo Court or llio ueulcu oiaies.
T. . Hlll Ul WilSIHlial,.,.; 1n tn Vnrot
Extraordinry and Minlstcr Peni.iotontiary
lo the Unitcd Mcxican Statcs. toboscntwhun.
cyor v.likuuii)tances will pcrmit a renr.wal ol
diplomatic intcicourse honorably with that
Power.
Charlcs Ellis, to bo Sccrctary of Lcgation
of Iho Unilcd Statcs to thc United Mexican
States.
ChailcsA. Ingcrsol! of Conncrlirut, to be
Sccretary of tho Lcgation of tlni Unitcd States
(o tho Court of His Majcaly thc Kingof I'rus
sia. CONORESS THE RESULTS. Niltllillg of
conscqucncc has bccn done positively, but
a grcat dcal has bccn donc ncgativchj or
rathcr left undonc. About ciglity ncts, pub
lic and privatc, have bcen passcd not so
many in numbcr, nnd probably, save thc
appropriation bills, not ol so mueh import
ancc, as the ucts ofa single four wceks bcs
sion ofthc lcgislaturc of Vermont. About
seven hukdred bills werc rcpoited and not
Thc most important bili pa"s,sed1byvbotli
Houees waa thc 'fj 'SOir
cuiirency Biiirr i
This bill was 'riot a-tfatlvi'rncasuri; hax'i
.a-tfarlymcasurc, ha'5
ing rccclved cvcryjvotcb'ut fivcin tfie'Sen-
pH,i uiuiciuau nvo inirus iu uic xiuuse,
Va unanimity bcaring the etrongest tcsti-
mony that the country ilcmandcd the mca
sure. The provisions ofthc bill were very
simple : thc first section rcquired the pay
mcnt of all govcrnmcnt ducs in "legal cur
rcncy," viz. goM or silver, or in bills ofsuch
banka as rcdccmcd thcir notcs on dcmand
with gold and silver, and on the pasiage of
this bill issucd no notcs lcss than $5 aflcr
oa, io.)?) I1U iitM.u lcaa lliail jlU- -"nTl(l
after Dcc. 30, 18-11, no notcs less than $20.
The second section cuts oir notC3 which
thc deposite banks will not crcdit to the U.
S. as cash, and authorizcs the withdrawal
of the public depositcs from banlt3 which a
busc thcir powcr, by rcfusing to reccivc as
eash, for government ducs, bills which thcy
do receive as cash in ordinary bank busi
ncss. Thc third and last section providcs
that land scrip nnd trcasury ccrtificatcs
may bc hcreafter, ar they are now, receiv
ed in paymcnt for public lands. It will at
once bc sccn that the object and efli'ct was
to rcpcal the notorious Treasury ordcr.
This bill was defeatcd by Prcsident Jack
son, and by nieans thc most reprchensiblc :
he did hot use the veto two thirds of Con
gres3 would have passcd the bill iu spite of
it, and the Prcsident would have been in
stantly thwartcd in the attempt o put his
wtllabovc thcpeople's. His courbe tvas this:
in thc altcrnoonof March i! hc rcccivcd the
bill and scnt it, with a fcw ridiculous ques
tions, to Attorncy Gcncral Butlcr. Thc
Attorncy Gcncral retaincd it until 5 o'clock
P. M. of March 3, to writc a rcply which
any onc ofhi3 elerks' could have made in
two hours ; and thc Prcsidcnt kcpt all the
papcre in his posscssion until 15 minutco
beforc 12 P. M., the hour at which, accor
ding to his decision, the Prcsidcntial and
Congressional terms wcrc at an cnd and
then, on the plca of cant ofttme to act dc-
finitivcly, he rctains the bill, nnd scnds thc
Attornny Gencral's lcttcr to thc Sccretary
ofStatc's ofTice, thcre to be filed as thc rca
Bons for his conduct. Evcry man can scc,
evcn if hc has but one poor jaundiccd eyc,
that all this is but a piecc of Prc6idcntial
humbuggery, frora thc beginning to thc cnd.
The grand plca iswantof time thc ctern-
al cxcusc for cvcry act of which onc choo
scs not Ui takc thc rcsponeibility ; and in
this instancc it was a talse n.EA. The bill
was passcd by thc Scnate and printcd fivc
or six wecks ngo thc Prcsidcnt undoubt
cdly had a copy of it, and must have becn
"The futlowing aro the questiom, Ihe cimplicity
or ridiculouanuss of whicli will be rcsilily pcrceivcil
by looking at ihe provisions of tho bill i
"I. Will tlie prnposeil bill, ifapprored, rcpcal or
allcrthe las now in force Hesignalin!! tho ciirion.
cy requiroJ to be roceived in naymrnt of the pub
lic ducs, for lanli or otlirrwise ?
"Will It compel tlie Treaiury officrrs lo rtceivo
tho noles of speeie.pajing! banlis, Imving tlie char
actei'utics dcucribrd in Its first and sccond scc
tions?
"In what reipnct doei it diflVr from, and how lar
will it chancf. Iho joint rciolution of Apnl 30,
1838?"
Dcrfectlv faniilinrwillifvcry liucandword.
But supposo he liud nevcr hcanl of thc IhitiK
until thc 2d of Marcli, aiid that Attorncy '
Gcncral ButlcrwascilhcrBobaillyacquain- Miim to tmdcrstaild llic powcrannd tnc wor
ted with legislatlon upon thc CUrrcncy, or JWng of tlmt eotnplicatcd and niccly bulanc
so lav.y tlnt hc could not writc n hiodcratc- lcd macliiiw wliichconstitutca tho Amcrican
Ivlonc lctli-r until 5 P. M. of March 3 governmctitr And what nrc thc icrvica
Wl,v did thc Prcsidcnt kccn Uic nancrs ul.
tilit was time for Congrcss to ndjourn?
Whv was not Butlcr's lcttcr scnt to thc
Scnate, as contalning rcasons for I'ftotngl
Ihc bill, ihstcad of bcing scnt to thc bccre
taryofStatc, as an npology for rctainins
it? Thc rcason is obvious: bcntupondc-
stroying thc bill, and finding thc represer.t'
ativcs of the pcoplc ncarly unannnous ni
gainst him, his only rcsort was to put it ir)
his pockct and kccp it without thcir rcacli
itwaspultinghimselfabovcCongrcss; itwaj
little bettcr than usunrATion the last no;
of the rnsli hcad of a rccklcss ndininistra
t'.on. Wc ate thankful that it is thc lasU
THE LAND BILL,
introduccd by Mr AVulkcr, was a pa)y
mcasurc to buy Wcstcrn votcs, and ws
carricd through tiic Scnate byaparty vtc.
The Housc, howcver, had fcwcrsympattcs
for Mr Van Buren and the 'squatlcrs,' nd
the bill slccps upnn thc table, dead, dad,
dcad ! ' .
THE TARIFF BILL,
reduciug thc tarill'and violating the cn
promisc, was another party bantling, In
troduccd by Mr Wrightand passcd liy iie
Scnate. Vcry propcrly thc Iloitsc Iv'nt it
otit by the side of its prcdccnss" 'llic
twin brother, brottght forwardV Cambrc
leng, was nevcr brought our)'" tnc com"
inittcc ofthc wholc.
THE FOUTIFIC1'101 IJH"L
was another importan' mcasurc, dcriving
most of itsimportancfrom tlic amcndmcnt
oflcrcd by Mr. Ue and adoptcd by the
Hotise, prvi(linfxol a distribution or thc
SUItPLUS RFVENUE nmong thc scv-
cral states in .Xin. 1838. This was defea-
ted nv the Buren me.v in the Seit
ate. Copment is hardly nccessary the
simple frcls demonstratc that Van Burcn
and hii men arc against giving up the sur-
plusio the statci; but we may not foibear
alluding to foriner cvcntij which cannot'
bc cntirely forgotten. Two ycars pre-
cfedy. rrom tho day on which thc Scnate
dcjatraycu.thc la-t fortification bill, to wit,
rMarcrTSd, 1835, thc thcn Whig Senatc rc-
fuscdto'pass a fortification bill, on thc
'nround'that it nlaccd an immcnse sum of
moncy in the hands of thc l'rctident, epec
ifying gcncrally thc purposcs for which it
should bc cxpended. Then thc adminis-
tration prexscs wcrc loud in thcir denunci-
ations ofthc aristocratic Senatc ; thcre was
nolhing so odious as that samc Scnate, al
though its action was to save thc moncy of
thc people nnd prevent the possibility of an
impiopcr use of it. Now, thc Scnate, com
posed of thc fricndsof Mr Van Burcn by
a der.isivc majority, has defeatcd another
r. :r;vtl..u uui, ....iv iiouiiiBtiincc(i liit
more aggravating : it has defeatcd Ihc bill
bccausc it coutained a provision to givc
the surplus, tiot to the Frciidcnt, but to thc
People! Ol'coursc it would bc very con
sistent fiir thc admiuistration cditors most
thoroughly to denouncc thc 'aristocratic'
and anti'dcmocratic Senatc now. Howcv
er, anlicipating iin vcry hcavy draAs upon
our columns, wc promisc to copy all thcir
dcnunciations on this matter.
TIIE ABOLITION PETITI0N3
Iie u)on thc table, dcad; thc Scnate nevcr
dccidt'd thc prcliminary question upon thcir
rcception ! Thus is thc right of pctition
triflcd with frittcrcd down to almost a
shadow. Congrcss has not said in so ma
ny trordi it has said by its conduct We
will not hcar thc voice of freemcn in behalf
of the enslaved.
Onc hundrcd nnd twcnty bills wcrc pas
scd by thc Scnate which wcrc not passcd
by the IIousc, and hundreds of bills were
left unacted upon. Privatepcrsons, claim
ants upon thc justice of thc nation ere the
8uflercrs, while thc office-holdcrs have bcen
carefully providcd for by thc passage of
the appropriation bills.
We have bcen thus particular in notic-
ing thc latc Congrcss bccausc bcretoforc
thc lasinets or the neglipcnce of Congrcss
has all bccn rhargcd to thc opposition. It
so happencd that thc administration party
had a majority tn both branches and thc
vcsult is that io jmji'oh of Congrcss cvcr
did so little as the last I
The Farewelj. Auuuess. The readcr
will cxcusc thc little pridc wc have in say
ing that froiu thc Whig Watchuian oflicC
was issucd thc first copy of A. Jackson's
farewcll addrcss published in Vermont. Wc
issucd itSaturday morning, March 11, thc
sam day itwas published in most ofthc
Boston papcrs ; and the firr.t notiee had of
the existencc of thc thing by many a good
Jacksoiiman, was thc ihing itsclf.
Wc are really serinus in saying it is a
thing, thi' likc of which may ncver be ecen
again. Nothing more prupostcrous can bc
imagincd, than Andrcw Jackson essutning
the prcrogativc, which ncver bclonged but
to one man in Amcrica, of excrcising thc
paternal ofiicc of advizing and instructing
a grcat people uulcsti thc advice itself is
cven more prepostcrous. Where did An
drcw Jackson cvcr prove himself a states
man, qualified to advize any thing more
than a town meetingor thc dclibcrations of
n school district? VVhcro did lic cvcr atudy
llic constilutioii or otorc liiniself witli legftl
lorc and lcgislativc cxpericnce, to cnablu
wlilch liave inadc him thc father of thc
country, or warratil him in undcrtaking llic
prcsumptuous taak of instructmg its pco
plc? Wc do not say thero is nothing good in
this paper : Ihc wriler of It has cvideiuly
uimcd in somc rcspccts to imitatc thc valc
dictory of Washington nd hcncc hc has
ncccssarlly writtcn many a good thing;
but in mainlaining throughout a studicd
cfliirt to distinguish the partics of thc day,
or, as wc hcard it cxprcsscd, saying vir
tually "you dcmocrats arc taints, and you
Whigs arc devils indraggingin thcdend
bank for a parting kick; iu reiicafhig thc
stalc notions about tho tarill'; iu dwelling
upon tlie ultni vicws conccrning the cur
rcncy, whicli all his bcst inlorn.cd friends
scout as uttcrly crronpous ; and in thc ilis
gusting cgotism ?t sclf'-conceit, oozing oul
from almost cvcry paragraph no likcncss
is to bc found to thc valedictdry of Gcorgc
Washington.
Again wc say, thc nddreea is n thing :
thc bcst commcnl upon thc bcst parts of
which is to bc found in thc conduct of onc
Andrcvo Jackson l What a man is hc who
l.oo o'gi.t ynara mndc decpcr inroads up
on thc constitution, nnd donn mnrc for its
subversion, tlmn all men bcside have donc
since thc oxistcncc of that instrument to
prcach thc doctrinc of a sacred regard for
the Constitution l Although thc givcr of
this cxccllcntndv'cc has most unforlunatcly
crrcd in his practical excmphfication of his
doctrinc, it is ccrtainly to bc duoircd that
thc advicc will so far outweigh thc cxamplc
as to coniribute matcrially to thc Belcction
ofiieccsjors, to him and his, who will ex
hibit a more consistpnt rcgard for consti
tutional provisions.
Onc tnight thhik that the loafcrs of thc
ITitchen had quizzcd thc old hcro into a bc
lief that, as at lcast almost a sccond Wash
ington, he had a right, and thc pcoplc dc
manded of him, to give advicc ; wc think,
howcver, that.thisafiair, which camc likc a
thunder-clap in n cloudless sky upon ihc
uninitiatcd, was instigatcd by, and for thc
advantagc of, bighcr game. Thc new
Prcsidcnt has takcn sbelter so long undcr
thc wings of thc chief that hc dare not try
to go alone ; contcnt witli borrowed glory
whcn Jackson was in, he is quite as wcll
contcnt witli strcngth, borrowed from Jack-
son's name, now thathc is out. Itis a fact
that Jackson's valedictory and Van Buren s
inaugural were printed in thc same pam
phlet and have bcen scnt among the pco
plc togcthcr: thisis the kcy which unlocks
thc mystery ofthc mattcr.
tfJ-Scvnral uominunicatioiis just receiv'
cd, among thcm thc rcplv to 'Cepbas.' Be
patient do.
Tlicbanking bousc of Mcssrs Josephs,
x. utely lcll to tlie grotnul also an
unfinishcd bluck of fivc buildingn, no livcs
lost.
Therc aro 107 btudents on tho cataloguo of
thc Wcstcrn Kcrcrvti'(Ohio) Collogc.
B. Bathbun, Buflalo, has published an ac
counl nf his aflUirs, ia whicli he states tho
numbcr of persons in his cmploy at 2000
disbtireemcnts $10,000 pcr day. Tho imint,nso
forgciics, ho says, wcro all committcd wilhnut
his knowlcdgc, by his brother Lytnnn Itatli
bun, assistcd by his two ncphcwg.
Tho ship ETie, suppojcd lo bc lost, wilh all
on board, has arrivcd at New Vork.
Noah, tho old vcteran editor nf llio Slar,
who was onco a stoul hurra-for.Jackson chap,
thus Bpeaks of Jackson : "No man undcr
stands prtaehing bcllcr, and praclfsfitff worto.
Ho has lct us into tho mystery how to kccp
thc slablo door lockcd aflcr thc slccd has bccn
slolcn."
Milittry Convtntion. Ou tho 8th inst. a
convenlion wns holden at Castleton, compos.
ed of dclcgatcs from tho sevcral rcgimcnts in
Ihe 2d Brigado and sccond Division Gcn.
Robinsun Hall prcsiding. A momorial to thc
ncxt lcgislaturr, on the subjcct of tho niilitia
law, was adoptcd, and also tha following rcs
otutions :
1. Kesolvcd, That, in iho oplnlon of this
mccting, a wiso and patriotic forccast impcra
livcly reo,uires of ihe Lcgislaluro to adnpt
proinpt and cfticirnt nicasures, by rrmunira
ling those who do duty and luxing thosc who
aro nnw cxcrnpt to muko Iho pcrfonnancu of
duty in tho .Militia a mattornl intcrcst, pleas
uri', and pride, both to llio ofiicer andxoldicr.
2. Ucsolvcd, Thal thoso individuals and
members of our loginlaturo who have thus far
rought to abolish the Militia syslcin of this
State, conlrary to thn Conslitution, descr3 to
bo hcld in ldting remcmbranco by us.
3. Rcsolvnd, Thal thc lliauks of this Con
venlion be givcn to Gen. Phulps, Chairman of
Iho Conmiilteo on Militnry AflUirs in IhoSen
ale of Ukt sesMon, foi his uuwcaiicd exnriinnn
Ir. tewo Iho Militia Act, and thal wo highly
apprcciateliia inotives and lubors in to doTii".
'i. ucsoivcu, -i iiat ii is cxpcdieut that a
Statc Convenlion becallcd to mcet at Mont
policr on Wedncsday 0f Ihe accond wick of
Iho scseion of tho nexl Lcgislaluro, and that
i.x Dclegatcs from cach lUgiinontinthisBri".
ade. and fivo DelegaleB atlargo bo appointed
at thia time to attcnd said mecllng.
The delegates were appointed. Wo inlcnd
to give the meinorial a placo in our columns
as soon as convenienco will allow.
The Bonapartn icTolutionista at Straiburg
hava been trlcd and acquitted.
Dtmocracy ancUnt and moirm. Whcn I
Thornas JclTerson was ir.augurotcd, ho wcnt
to tlio Capitol onoot, unettcndcd cxccpt by a
fcw friends. This was ancUnt dcinocracy.
Whon Martln Van Burcn was Inauguraied,
ho Was cscorlcd In a carriage, attcndcd by
coachcs, cavatry and infantry, tho muslc nctu
ally playing "Wha'll bo KINO," kc at tlio
capitol honorcd with forcign ministcrs and at
tachcs in court dresscs, aud finally grcetcd
with tho flring ofcannon andsomo faintchcers
from tho "populaet" .that is tlio tcrni uscd in
dcscribing the sccno. This is modtm dcmoc.
racy. This parallcl may bo run, not only in
forms, but in principtes, and quito aa wido a
discrcpancy will easily bo found. Sce tho nl
most ovcrshadowing powcr of tho Exrcutive,
claimcd and cxcrciscd tho last eight years
tlio dictalion of party lcadcrs tho convcrsion
of Congrcss intu hardly bcttcr llian a incrc
rcgislry of tho will of o Prcsidcnt, Uc, &c.
By tho woy, wo havo just sccn that Prcsident
Van Buren ordcrcd iho Surgcoti Qcncrat of
ihc U. S. Arrny lo aucotnpatiy .Mr. Juckson in
part or all his jottrncy tothellcrinitagc : what
busincss has llio Prcsidcnt to dctach an officcr
of tlio governinonl on such an crrand ' Were
cx-Prceidcnt Jackson to ask llioSurgron Ocn
cral to aci'ompany him, and wcro Ihat ofiiccr
to obtiiin Jlcavo of cbsencc fur tho purpof,
probably nobudy would objcl; but wc do iu.
sist that it is impropcr and nnti-dcmocratic to
cndeavnr to givo tclal to any privato man
by assigning to him lliu Bcrviccsf public ofli
ccre. In Grcat Brilain, or Riissia, il might
answcr; but in rcpublican Amcrica, Iho people
aro pronc cnough to inan-worship, witlmut be-
ng lcd on by Ihe I'rcmlent.
Ttmpcranct Calais. On tho 15th inst. a
lcmperanco mccting was holden at Calais, and
an addrcss delivcrcd, after which a rcrpi'cta.
blc numbcr wcro liandeomclyjontcrtaintd at
tho Ttmprrance houte, rcccnlly opcncd on llic
siage roau oy ucac. iortnan KiiOluo: tlitsi
h'juse will bo condtictcd nlriclly ou temperance
principles. A lcmperanco aocicty has nou"
bocn organiscd in Galais about ciMHecn
motitlii', nnd now numbcra niorc tliun onc li'in-
drcd ineinbcrs.
.VidJUstx. A mccling was holden at llio
village on llio l.llh, and an addrcss dtlivcicci.
Wc arc not apprizcd of Iho numbcr 61 llicSo-
ciety.
Montpefitr VHlngt. On tho Mth an adjottrn.
ed mccling was holden at tbn Brick Churcli
discuseions inlcrcsling and tliomuric cxccllent.
Another a'djourncd mccling Titcsday cvening,
March 21, half pasl G. A full and punctual
attcndanco is cxpcctcd.
" fourin Experlmtnt oflirlns Ih-ing with'
out Ihe mfunj:" Otis, Broadcrs&. Co., Boston.
By vomu mcans wo havo rcccivcd this little
book before tho prcccding " Thrco Cxpcri
monts." Of couro wo can speok only of the
" Fourth" and, aflcr reading il, wonre bound
to speak in vcry favorable terms : it is a vcry
good tiiing, vtcll writtcn, aud calculatcd lo
havo a favorable cffcct j so likc the cclcbrated
" Tcmpcranco Tales" of Sargcanl, thal many
rcadura will ascribe to him the authorship.
Tcn thousand copics of it havo bccn sold al-
rcady. 1'. S. II. II. Wcld, late editor of tlio
N. E. Galaxy, is tho aulhur.
" O'Conntl's .Uvtnturcs," in a rctidi.:ica of
clevtn ycars in New Holland nnd llio Caro
line islands : II. II. Wcld, editor, B. B.Muz
zcy, Boston. nublifhcr. Many ol our rcadcra
have sccn O'Conncll, who was hcre in Oclo
ber last and many more would lil.o lo scc
1 iin, uller reading llic book of which hc is the
hcro. Fcw men have livcd a lifo moro full of
strange incidents and hair's brcadth cropcs,
tf his book be Iruo; and indccd wc giiecrcd
cnco to il. Thc book is not a mcrc rccilal of
parsonal advcnturea : thero is tnuch informa
lion to be gaincd from it, and thc rcader will
lcavc it with an ardent dcfiru to know inoroof
thc slrango pcoplc of Ihc Caroline Islands, a
mong whom O'Conncl rnarricd and dnclt for
a lons time.
" Tlmt by the forelock." Tho V. B. rncn in
ihc Maxsachusclls Lrgil.iluro have made
a nomination to thc Prcsidcnl for a collcclor
at Boston, ichtn theprtstnt incumbtnt goes out.
Hon. Gco. M. Dallas, thenullifier, of Ponn
6ylvania, is lo Le etnt Minister lo Uussia.
This is Uo fourth Ministct to Itusbia uilhin
less llian nuie ycars; S9000 oulflt and 69000
salary pcr annuni to cach about SIO0,000or
i niiMi'on lo Russia, since Jatksuli camc into
ollice!
Indiana. Mr. Davis (V. B.) dcclincs stan.
ding a candidato for rcclcclion to Congrcfs,
his district bcing for Harrison ; and Tho?. J.
Evuns (Whig) runs ogali st Haiiiiean, (V.
B.) and thu districl volcd for Harrifon.
' Tho Senato of New York has kickcd oiil
ol doors the rctiliotis for cxtcnding the rilu
of Irial by jury to negrocs claimcd as slavcu,
by a vote of 17 to 8." .Vcw I'orAtr.
Stvintetn is an ominoua numbcr in New
York.ond wo would not hwl many tcurs lo
seethese 17 Seiialors " kickcd oul" of thcir
seats. Thcre is not much lovo for Ihe pcoplc
nor for tho right of mcn, in lcgislators hIio
would bar tip tho trial by jury by roslictions,
though profcssing ncvor o strongly of dcinoc
racy. " Grani: haUliie slgn cj distrcss I" Whcro
is tho last Middlebury FreePrcss ? Wc wish
to sco Ncd Barber'a xetthering denunctathn (!)
of ono Martin Van Buren, oti account of a
certain addrcs", callcd by an abolitionist wag,
scrrio-augural 1 Mr. Jewcll, wo will give you
txsa of tho thrte copiua of tho Froo Prow
wo rcccivcd wcck btTorc last, lor tnc of your
last weik'f.
It is slalod in a New Orleans pipcr that
thcre is nota tinglo houic of worahip in all
Toxas.
It iasfttd lliwo la Iroublo in the Cabinst t
Washington, Mr. Fdrayfli having scnl in In
reslgnation, wlilcli wus aflcnrurda wllhdrawn
iLjThi- abovo is confirmcd, witli llio addi
tions thatMr. Povsyth's lctlcf was addrcssci
to "Mr. Van Durtn, Vrtsidtnt of the U. S,j
and that it was scnt to the Qlobo ofllcc, witl
an addrcss to tho pcoplo of Georgia, botl
(.tiitli UJarA In Ivnn Ki.f iln .x
supprcsacd I Prclly wcll for a beginning.
ICpTho Baltimoro Chroniclo saya that
nitluitl..lli.lt- tl.A hnvm.nl T ... ilt'
"u.n.lll.lultulllL .l.u 'uiiiibii. vi uiiiiinn
l. ll.n .1.. .
the lsl of January was S'11,000,000.
Tlm IVIiliin.., ri . -.1 .1 .l
r ci . . . , . .
.!!..! :r n... T-..1 ii .
iiiih ii jiuvu ii uiiii jutnBU cou u rpmfl n inn
cnougn in oltico iu rescnt ttus cavalter trcat-
- r ., . I . ... .
iiiuiii ui lliu iniiHury yuiuii;iiiuu, vrno aro reai
ty tho bcst matcli fur him he has cvcr had.-
We rathcr think Ihev ininlilcnnnucr tven him
,.,!. a r .1 . .i
V.U'll.a. A IUIIUUIT IIITJ lillU X IUBIUI.III UIU IIUI
I II.- r.l . : . . I I ..
Icr much. P. S. Tha trial of Ocn. dainos
is cotnplitcd, but no decision has bccn vcl
givcn. Gaincs' dcfcnco is principally fillcd
w!lh abusc of Scolt.
It is snidlhat 30 Scnatora si"iird a rrnuest
lo Prcsident V. B. lo rcscjnd llio Trcatur) Or
dcr. ICPThomas Hart Bcnton, tho hcro of Chap-
cl Hill, wlicrc hc sudilcnly left an Academy
fnf thefl nnd nf Nashville, whcro ho Iricd to
.kill Gcn. Jackhon tha botnbastlcal, bullytng,
ru.nluiicti'out loarrr of tho Scnate tho fjith-
ci of modcrn polilical humbuggory and the
groat bank hater, who rcprcscntsntlalc whoso
lagislature has just incnrporatcd afive million
" inoustcr," iiino tcnlhs of the stock of which
must bo taken in olhcr states has bcon nom-
inated and is euppnrtcd for Prcsidcnt of tha
Unilcd Slntcs by tho I'hiladclphia Dcinocral
ic Hcrald, tho paper for which Bcnton is said
lo have writ.cn lctters in praiso of Mmielf!
Thc Wliigs of Illiudo Island havo nornina
lcd u Slale Ticliel.
England and Rtissi.iaro geting by tho corJ
about Iho Bl.ick Soa. If black tycs follow, it
will provc a gtcomy Hubjccl.
For tho Waicl.man and Jouinsl.
DiETTiSiSS II.
Maf.cu 10th, 1337.
TO ANDIIEW JACKSON, LATE PI'.ES
IUENT OF THE UNITED STii.
Your pharUuicnl prnlcsion ol 'cconntu1 '
was ono of lliu hobbics upon which you rouc
iulo ofiicc. The words 'rttrcnchinciil' nnd 'rr
form' wcro llio baita llint lured innny on hnn-
esl bul deludrd cilizcn inlo lliu rur.k j uf your
parlirar.s. You 'imito Congr n lo socirlain
what ofliccs can bc di'pensod wilh, what c.
pcnscs rctrcnched.' Again, 'you cannot too
strongly urgo tho nccciessity of rigid ecor
my.' ludecd your nunual niessngca nrc i
lardcd, with dcuiagogical profusion, will .o
woids and phroses, 'rcforin, 'retronchnicnt,'
'cconomy,' 'rigid cconoiny,' ctc. ctc.
So much (or vuurproesji'oiu. Invour; "
tiee wo bchrld a progreusivc iiiercaiio in tlie
Oliiary cxpcnscs of govcrnmcnt, far bcjond
that of ony fortner pcriod ofthc samc duration.
Wilh yiuir multiplication of oflices, I have
somo diubt? whcthcr it would be hu
manu to rprnach you, awarc as 1 am that tho
crealion of cvcry new oflice cnabling you not
only to securc a volcr but an activeand indun-
Irious parlisan, prcscntcu a tcmptatiun to'dis.
penfc' with a modicum of ymir nmple prolcs
sions, too puwrrfiil lo bo rosistcd by ufiy in
whom rcgard for consistcncy of charactcr and
the wcllare of i Iie nalion, is cnished by an in
satiatilc tnirst for power.
Thc lawless, proflirzale, undenied andundc
niablu (quandcring of larso siims of thc pub
lic trcasurc by ihc Pott OfliccDcpartment,is)a
practical commcnl upon your loalhsomo prc
tcnsions lo a rcgard for 'rigid cconomy,' and
your sinccrily in 'urgins upon Cor.jjress thc
nccoEfily of nn inllcxible dctermination not to
incrcart the wanls of govcrnmcnt by profimo
or uniieccssary cxpcndilurcs,' clcarly with'tn
the cornprilicnsioiifl of Iho mcancsl capacity
nol blindcd by thc I'aticied glarn of your mili
lary cxploit.
Pcriuit the liuiiihlc individuat who now ad
dtcfjc you lo dctoin you at ihe Post-oflice bul
u moment longcr llio Hislorian will imuale
jiiii Ihcrc. Evcn had you not yourself voiun
tarily and ofl'icially inlurmcil tho public that
you was tp.rponsililc for ihe conduct of 'my
ntiici-iu,' ihe circuinslanco of your perrrfitting
Mr. Barry to rcmnin at tho hcad ot the Post
Ofiicc Deparlment, for ycars after his nial
practicci had bccu oflicially disclosid tn the
world, and of coursc wero known toyou, con
stilulcd you nn accessury iu his crimc;. For
tbcso crimcs, if you have forgotteti thcm, Ire
fer J ou lo the dcvclopemonts mado in ihe Post
Ollice Ilcporlf of comniiltccs ul Congrcss, in
tho romcoi-ilioii of Mhicli, a majority were par
tiruni ol" jours. From a perusal of llicsedoc
iimciils jnu will bo reiniiidcd of minicrou in
alancrs of i-onlcmpt and violalion of Iho law,
iu vrtmaturcly opening fealcil proposals tor
coiucvmg tho mad. for iho imrpose ofmokmg
Ihe nflvrs of those pcisnns hclii-vcd to bo un.
Iriendly lo llio Exccutito ii.cumber.t, known
lo his parlisans, Ihat tho laltcr might have an
opportunily to rt-ncw, or so rcgulate Ihelr bid
as to sccure thc contructis wilh on undcrslan
ding, thal a splcndfi'. addilional rcmuneration
-huuld be lliciia in the shape of extra allotcan.
"llcrc, Mr, was a spccica of llio public ser
vico whcrcin it uppearcd impossiblo that you
could sbew any cxclnsire favor, bccause th
law rcquired ihat staled pioponals should be
handcd in until a sct day, whcn all wero lo be
opcncd and Iho lowest biddera receive ths con
tracls. But so delcrmincd wero you thatnone
but your own parlisans should rcccive adollar
ol Ino public money, that you hcsitatcd nof,
ultcily tu ditrcgard and Iramplo under foot tho
laws rcgulating tho Department in qucstion.
Indccd laws and national boundarics, presen
tcd, alike, but fccblo barrms, whcn the one
chauccd tu intorsect wilh vour line ol march,
or tho olhcr to crm iho patii of sotne pre-tle-tormincd
purposo.
The omple funds of tho Post OfTice Depsrt
tnout, togcther with lsrge sumo borrowed on
Us crcdit. by its nsicns.hle hcaJ, unaulhorized
by law or pnccdent, bcing all squandercd, a
partial dwclcsuro of his mal-administralion
bccamo necesssry oivd with autpassing im
pudonco, he akod Congress for more moncy
to kep tho regular machinery of his Deparl
ment in motion. And you, sir, in accordance
with Your nnvaryinj practico of shitting all
the blame from )ourown, and tbeihoulderii of