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II. BELL,
EDITOR AND PROPR1ETOR-TERMSC-F
NINTII VOfcUME.
Vlllage juliscribcrt 2 00
.. ,, . i :i . nn
lndiviJunls and CotBpames who lake at tlie officc
Sl'75or 1'30 ccnts ifpaid ia six inoutlis.
Tlio'c wlio t.ke of Postridcra . . .S2.00
l( not paid at ilicend oftlic ycar 2, 25
No papers diseontinucd uulil arrearajcs are paid
csxcpl atllie option oflhe proprictor. No paymci t
to CMrriers allowcd rxccpt ordcreJ I'J tlie propric
tor. All commiinlcallonsmustbcadilrcssed totliecd
itor Post Paid.
AflSCELLAKEOUS.
'But why dou t you ect marricd ' said a
bouncing girl.with alaughingeye.toasmooth
faced, innoccnt looking youth wlio blushed
up to tlie eycs at tlie questiou.
'Wcll, I ' said tht youth, stopping short
with a gasp, and fixing his eycs upon vacan
ry with a puzzlcd and foolisli cxprcssion.
"'Wcll, go on; you what?' said thc fair
cross qucstioner, almost impcrceptibly in
clining ncarcr to the young inan 'Now jnst
tell mc right straight out, you what?'
'Why, I O, pshaw! I don't know,'
'You ilo I say you do know; comc, I
want to know."
'O I can't tcll you
I say you can. Why you know 111
uevcr montion it, and you may tell ofcourse,
you know, for hav'nt I always Iicen your
fricnd ?'
Wcll, you harc, I know, rcplicd the bc
lcagncd youth.
'And I'm sure I always ihought you likcd
me,' went on thc maidcn in tcndcr and mcl
Iow ncccnts.
'O, I do upon tny word ycs indccd I do
Maria,' said tlie unsophisticatcd youth, very
warmly, and hc founil that Maria had un
consciously placcd hcr liand iu his opcn
palm.
Tlicn thcrc was silcncc.
'And thcn wcll John J' said Maria drop
ping hcr eycs to thc ground.
Eh! Oh! wcll?' said John droppiug his
cyes, and Maria's liand at thc same tho
ment. 'I'm prctty sure you lovc someliody, Johu,
in fact,' said Maria, assuming again a tonc
of raillcry. 'I know you'rc in lovc, and John,
why don't you tcll mc all ahout it at once !'
Wcll I said John somcwhat puzzled.
' ll'ell II O, you silly mortal, what is therc
to l)e afraid of.'
'O. itnin't bccausc I'm af.aid of anything
at all, and 111 wcll uow, Maria, I icill tcll
you.'
Wcll, now, John?'
'I ' said John, again puzzlcd.
'Eh?' said Maria.
'I continucd hc.
'Ycs,' rcplicd Maria.
'Inminlovc! now don't tcll; you won't
will you !' said John violcntly shaking Ma
ria hy thc liand, and looking hcr in hcr facc
witli a most ininloriii" cxpression.
'Why, ofcourse you know, John 111 ncvcr
breathc a word of it you knowl won't don't
you John V This was spokcn m a mcllow
hispcr, and tlie chcrry lips of Maria were
so ncar Jolin's car whcn she spoke, that if hc
had tunicd his Iiead to look at hcr, thcrc
inight havc occurrcd an excccdingly danger
nus collision.
Wcll, Maria,' said John, 'Pve told you
now, and you shall kuow all about it. I
havc always thousht a great dcal of you,
and'
Ycs. John.'
! nmsnrc llmtvou would do anything for
mc lliat you could '
'Ycs, John vou know I would.'
-.Well. I thought so. and yon don't know
liow long l'c wantcd to talk to you about
it.'
T iWlarc. John. I vou lnislit havc told
melong ngo if you wantcd, for rmsurc I was
HM'nr nn-rv willl VOU ill lnV lifc
'No. vou was"nt; and I havc oftcn fclt a
grcat miud to, but
Tr't nnt to latc now, you know John.
'Wcll Maria doyou thiuk I'm to young to
frft innrriril !
' 'Indccd, I do not, John ; and I know it
would bc a good tliuig for you, too, lor ecry
body says thc sooucr young peopic gct mar
ried tlie bcttcr, when thry are prudent and
inrlinoil to Invc onc aiiothcr.
'That isjust whatlthink; and now Maria,
I do wan't to get marricd.aad ifyou'lljust '
'Indecd, I will, John, for you know I was
always partial to you, and 1 ve saiu so oucn
lichind yourback.'
'Wcll. Idcclarc. I'vc all aloug thought you
rnight objcct, and that's the reasoa I'vc bccn
alwavs afraid to ask you.'
'Objcct! no, I'd dic firsf, you may ask of
mcjusi anyuuug ju"
And you'll graut it J euquircd J ohn.
T will lip. rpnlied.
'Thcn, Maria, I want you to 'pop' thc
qiiestion for me to Mary Sulhvan lor
'What?' said Maria somewhat agitatcd.
'Eh? said John.
'Do you lovo Mary Sullivan?' said Ma-
'O, iudced I do, with all my heart," said
hc. , . ,
' I always thought you wcre a fool,' said
she.
Eh!' said John.
'I say you are a fool, said shc, and you'd
I.Attn. rn Itnmo vntl, mnlllPr wntlt VOU !
I J l.. I 1 1 U .Ul..b J ...w. J
O, vou you you stuyniV she cxclaimcd
in a shrill treble, as she gave poor Jolin a
lan nn tlm rlienk that scnt him rcclinc. It
was noon day, and yet John dcclarcs he
miv vr;:la nf stars ilashtne around him.
moro than hc cvcr saw bcforc in the night
timc.
Rossiak Mnnr. of CoriiJ Drunkkn
nEss. The following singular mcans for
curitif: habitual drunkcnncss is employcd
by a Russian physician, Dr Schrclber, or
Drzesc-Litcwskt : It consisls in confin
ing thc drunkard in aroom and furnish
int;him. at discrction, with brandy dilu
ted with two-thirds of walcr.as much winc,
heer, and coflec ns hodesires,hutcontain
ing onclhird of brandy ; all thc food thc
bread, mnaf. &c are steepcd in brandv
and watcr. The poor wight is continually
drunk and 'dort' On tho fifth day of this
regimo he has an cxtremc disgust for
lir.mn',7 ho pnrnMllv rfinucsts olhef diet,
hut his dcsircs must not be yiclded to. un-
. , '.
iu tlio poor wrctcn no longer ucsiri.-3
entordrink; he is then certainly curcd
of his ''ncnchant" for drunkcnncss. He
acquires such a disgU3t fnr brandy that hc
is ready to vomit at the sight ol it.
07Mr Crittendcn remaiked in his
specchnt Baltimorp, that Mr Van Btircn,
in his Pcnnsylvania letlcr. said '-Ihat ho
was bcaten in 1840 bv a whirlwind of
cscitcmcnt." This year, said Mr.C.,wr
will exctiangc it to a liarrycanc.
VOL. IX.
JCSThe followins beautiful and sonl-stirrinr
lincs, from thc pcn ol J. G. Whilticr, wcll known
as a poct, arid fricnd of aboliticn, wcre Crst pub
lished in the year 1830. Tbcy wcre true tlun
incy are true kow. The lmes wnicn we navc
printed in italics may tc rcgarded as almost pro-
pneuc.
HENRY CLAY.
Kotfallcn! no, as well the tall
And pillarcd Allcghany fall
As wcll Ohio's giant tide
Roll backward in its mighty track,
As hc Colambia's hope and pridc
Thc slandcred and thc sorely tried.
In his trinmphant coursc sink back !
Starof the west ! a m&imqx
Are tuming gladly nnto him ;
The shrinc of old idolatries
Bcfore his kindling liglit grows dim!
And men awake as from a drcam
Of meteors dazzling to bctray,
And bow bcfore his purcrbeam
The carncsl of a lcttcr day!
He is not fallcn ! scek to bind
The chainless and unbiddcn wind
Oppose thc torrcnt's hcadlong coursc,
Dut drcam not that the mighty inind
Will bcnd belore thc blast of batc,
Or quail at dark and causclcss ill !
For, ihongh all elsc bc dcsolatc,
It stoops r.ot from its high cstatc
A Marius 'ciidst thc ruins rtill!
He is not fallcn ! criry Irtxzt
Tial wandcrs o'er Columlaa's lcsem
From viU PciwLseol's forat Ims.
From occan zhorcfrom inland scas,
Or tchcre thc rich magiwlia's Unssam
Flaals smnr-liie on the sidtry icirul,
Is lcaring on tcard to his car
A Iwmagc firr his hfly mind
A mcad the fallcn ncrcrjiiu!
Apraisc ithich. Patriots only hcar!
All hail ! the hour is hastcningon,
When, vairly tried by slar.det's flamc,
Columbia shall bchold hcr son,
Unharmed without a. lanrel conc
As from the flamc of Babylon
The angel-gnardcd trial came !
The slanderer shall be silent then
His spell shall lcavc the minds of men,
And WGncR clohy wait cros
Tuc Western Patbiot's FcTcnE kame!
THE GALA.XF.
TtlE YOUNG MEN AWAKE.
At a mceting of the youug men of Mid
dlebury, convcned at the Town Room, Fri-
day cvening, May 24th, for the purposo of
organizing a Young Mcu's Clay Club, W. S.
Johnson was called to prcsidc, and Harrison
C. Gridlcy was appoiutcd Secretary.
On motion, votcd that a committee of thrce
bc appoiutcd to draft a Constitution for thc
Chib and rcport thc prescnt mecting- Thc
following pcrsons wcre chosen: Edward J.
Phelps, Ephraim Maxham, Gcorge M.
Ilrown.
The Committee appointcd to prepare a
Constitutiou reportcd the followiug, which
was adoptcd asthc Constitution of thc young
men's Clay Club.
lst. This association shall bc kuown by thc
uamc of the Middlebury Youug Men's
Clay Club, and all whig young men within
tbe limits oftlic town of Middlebury who
shall rccord their namcs with thc Secretary
oftlic Club shall le considcred membcrs
thercof.
2ml. Thc association shall be to discuss and
to disscminatc light upon the grcat qucs
tions at issuc in thc coming election before
the Americau Pcople, aud to urce by all
fair and honorable means the election of
Ilenry Clay to the Prcsidcncy, and of The
odore Frclinghuysen to the Vicc Tresidcn
cy of the Uuited Statcs.
Sd. Thc olTiccrs of the Club shall consist of
Prcsidcnt, fire Vice Prcsidents, a Secreta
ry, an Exccutive Committee of five to be
chosen by the Club.
1th. It shall be the duty of the Presidcnt to
preside at the meetingsof the Club.
5th, It shall be thc duty of tlie Vicc Prcsi
dents to prcside at the mectings of the Club
in the abseuceof the Prcsident.
Cth. It shall be the duty of tlie Secretary to
kecp a rccord of the proccedings of the
Club, to conduct all corrcspondcncc oftlic
Club, to warn meetiugs under the dircction
of the Executive Committee, to act as
Treasurcrto the Club, and in that capacity
to receivc, lake charge of, and pav ont all
funds collccted for tbe bcncflt of thc Club,
and to kecp a regular ajcount of the same.
7th. It shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee to collect funds for the use of
thc Club by such mcans as thcy shall dcem
cxpedicnt, and to pay ovcr thc same to thc
Secretary, to draw on tho Secretary, so far
as hc has fuuds in his hands bclonging to
the Club, for gencral expeuscs, and to pay
the same, to appoint meetingsof the Club
as they shall from time to time dccm cxpe
dient, to providc a suitable placc.and makc
all necessary arrangements for such raeet
ings, to invite spcakcrs to address the Club
and to manage all the gencral and finan
cial afTairs of the Club.
8th. There 6hall he mectings of the Club
from time to time as the Executive Com
mittee shall decm cxpcdient, oras the Club
shall resolve by votc.
9th. The proccedings of such mectings shall
be conductcd under such rulcs as shall be
adoptcd by the Club.
On motion of J. M. Slade it was voted that
a committee of five be chosen by the chair to
nominate oflicers for the Club. The follow
ing centlcmen were appointed : J. B. Cope
land, D. S. Churcb, J. H. Simmonds, J.
Cobb jr. O. Scymour.
Thecommittee reportcd the followingncm
inations for ofTicers of the Club, wbo were
unanimously appointed.
Joscph Warncr, President.
J. Myers, J. Davenport, J. Cobb, jr. H. L.
Enos, Vice Presidents.
Charles G. Wainwright, Secretary.
W. S. Johnson, G. M. Brown, D. S.
Churcb, J. II. Siramonds, II. C. Gridley,
Executive Committee.
MIDDLEBURY,
Tbe following rcsolutions iutroduccd hy
J. M. Slade passed unanimously,
Resolved, That in the coming contcst, we en
ter the field as frcemen, to sccurc the res
toration, permanency and stability, of those
pnuciplcs, tliat inllucnceu thc minds of
Washington, and the fathcrs of our coun-
try, in thcir noble contcst for frccdom, and
and cqual rights.
Rcsohtd. That the following fundamcntal
principles of the whig party, viz;
A sound Nalional Currency, regulatcd ly
the will and authority of the nalion :
An adcqualc rtvenuc,wilh a fair proleclion to
American induslry :
Just reslraints on thc executive potcer, cm
bracing afurtherrcstriction. on the cxercisc of
tlie Veta:
A faitliful adminislration of the pxiblic do
main, witli an equitable distribution of thejiro
ceeds of tlie salts of it among all the Statcs :
An honest and eqval administration of the
Gencral Gotcrnment, leating trullic ofRccrs
perfcct frccdom of thought, and of Uie right of
suffrage, but with suitable Tcstramts, againsl
improper intcrjerencc in clcctions.
An amcndmenlof the Constitution, limiting
the incumbenl oftlic PTCtidcnlial qfficc to a Jtn-
gle Term are in perfcct kccping with thc
spint aud genius of our noblc t edcral Lon-
stitutiou, and upon thcir adoptionby the peo-
ple, do we Iook lor the salety of that glorious
iustrumcnt, and the perpetuity of our frce in
stitutions. Jtcsolced, That as Young Mcn, we aim at
our country's welfare, and our objcct is
not to recriminatc and abuse those who
may honestly diflfer with us upon qucstions
of national policy, but by argumcnts seek
to couviucc them that tce are right and they
aretCTong-.
Resolved, That our aim is not so much.the
clcvation of men to powcr, as to havc a
' practical opcration, through the Icngth and
brcadtb of the Iand of those priuciplcs we
dccm so cssential to thc happincss, and
well-bcing of this nation.
Resolved, That we invite our opponcuts as
men that we highjy rcspcct, to cxamincthe
priuciplcs we maintain, and comparc them
with those thcy are invited to fasten upon
thcmselves and us, by the election of men,
whosc sympathics are not with thc pcople.
Resolved, That in IIENRY CLAY, we re
cognizc a long, true and tried patriot; one
who servcs his country for-his country's
good. Thc profound statcsman, urging
tbe adoption of those mcasurcs only, that
are prc-cminciitly calculated to advancc
tbe great intcrcsts of this nation, maintain
ing her honor at homc and abroad, and
urging hcr citizens to convey to postcrity
unsullied hcrfairnamc and glory, thcable
diplomatist; conducting our formcrncgocia
tions witli forcign nations, witli prudence,
sagacity,firmues3, and with a single dcsire
to advancc the happincss of his fcllow men,
the plain, honest, open hearled, straighl for
ward man, sccking not to conccal his opin
ions upon great public questions, but frank
ly avowing thcsamr,and daring lodo right
ifeven at the expcnse of corrupt pullicfa-
V0T.
Resolved, That in TheoUore Frclinghuysen,
we Cnd a man cvcry way worthy to be as
sociatcd with our noblo "Harry of the
West," one who will nercr prove treach
crous to his friends or priuciplcs. A man
who has in the Scnatc of thc U. S., atthe
bar, as Judgc upon thc bcnch, aud in filling
othcr important public offices, givcu full
proofofhis palriolism, integrity,' ahilily,
and HONESTY.
Resolved, That although wc are young mcn,
we havc intcrcsts at stakc in the coming
election, and those wc are detcrniincd to
maintain, not ouly iu our primary assem
blics, but at thc Ballol Box.
Resolved, That as the whig banncr is thrown
to thc brcczc, bcaring the houorcd and be
lovcd namcs of Clay, and Frelinghnyscn,
under its folds wc contcnd for victory, as
surcd as we are, that "our union is perfcct,
our causejust."
The above resolutions wcre ably discusscd
by Mcssrs O. Scymour, D. Woostcr, C. Ai
kcn, E. J. Phelps, J. M. Sladc.
The Club wcre favorcd during thc evcning
with sevcral mtcrcsting sougs from tho Glcc
Clnb and olhcrwisc. On motion, votcd that
thc proccedings of this mceting bo publish
ed in the Northcrn Galaxy.
JOS. WARNER, Prcs't.
C. G. WAiswRionT, Sec.
THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELE
GRAPH. The Baltimore ratriot gives the following
very interesting accountof thc practical work
ingofthis telegraph. The almost absolute
anuihilation of time and space, in thc trans
mission of intclligcncc is astonishing, and
must Iead to thc most remarkable rcsulu :
Morse's Electro Magnctic Tclegraph, now
connects betwcen the Capitol at Washington
and thc Railroad Dcpot in Pratt, bctween
Charles and Light strcets, Baltimore. The
wires wcro brought in yestcrday from the
outer depot and attachcd to thc telegraphic
apparatus in a third story room in tbe depot
warehousc building. Tho hatteries wcre
charged this morning and thc Tclegraph put
in full opcration, convcying intelligeuce to
and from the Capitol. A large numbcr of
gentlcman wcre prcsent to see the opcrations
of this truly astonishing contrivancc. Many
admitted to the room had their names sent
down, and in lcss than a sccond the apparatus
in Baltimore was put in opcration by the at
tcndant in Washington, and bcfore thc lapse
of a half miuute the same names were re
turned plainly wriltcn. At half-past 11
o'clock, A. M. thequestion being asked here,
' what the news was at Washington J the an
swcr was almost mstantancously returncd
'Van Buren siock is rising' mcaning of
coursc that his cbances werc strengtbening to
reccive the nomina'tion on Monday next.
Tho time of day wasalso enquired for, when
the response was givcn from the Capitol
'forty-nine minutcs past eleven." At this
pcriod it was also asked how many persons
were spcctators to the Telegraphic experi
mcnts in Washington ? the answerwas 'six
teen.' After wbich a variety of namcs wcro
scnt up from Washington, some with their
compliments to their friends here, whosc
names had just bcen trausmitted to them.
Several items of private intelligcnce werc al
so transmittcd backwards and forwards, one
of wbich '-was aa ordcr to the agent here not
to pay a ccrtain bill. Here, bowever, the
clectric flnW proved too slow, for it had bccn
paid a few minutcs bcfore.
At half past 12 o'clock, the following was
sent to Washington, "Ask the reporterini
Congress to send a dcspatcb to tbe Baltimore j
I
VT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1844
Patriot at 2 P. M." In about a minutc thc
answcr came back thus; " It wjll be attcnd
ed to." -S
2 o'clock, P. M. Thc despatch has arriv
cd, and is as follows:
One o'clock. Therc has just been made a
motion in tbe House to go into committee of
the whole on the Orcgon questiou. Rcject
ed aycs 79, nays 80.
Half past onc Tbe House is now enga.g
cd on private bills.
Quartcr to two. Mx. Athertou is now
spcaking in thc Scuate.
Mr. S. will not be in Baltimore to uight.
So that we aro thus cnabled to give to our
readcrs information from Washington up to
tivo o'clock. Tbis is indecd, tbe anuihilation
of space.
Dalloon Escape. The mystery of thc land -ing
of a ballon in Grecne county in this Statc,
Kexplaincd in a slip we havc rcceivcd from
the Hollidaysburgh (Pa.) paper, from which
we leam that Mr. Wisc, the daring xronaut,
made a pcrilous asccnsion at that placc Iast
Saturday wcek, which fortunately for him,
resultcd only in tbe loss of his new and beau
tiful balloon, and in his rcceiving a fcw tri
fling bruiscs. Bcforc starting, the wind being
very high, it was discovcrcd the net work
was fast giving way about tbe lop of tho bal
loon. Nothing daunted, howcver, by this un
lucky circumstnucc, thc rcrounut stcppcJ in
to the car, and asccndcd rapidly, a bulb as
large as a hogshcad protruding through thc
ncttiug. On reaching an altitude of about
4,000 feet, he cncountercd a sevcre gale from
tbe West, which tossed the balloon to and fro,
with great violencc, incrcasing the rupture in
the netting at cvery surge. At this crisis an cx-
npdicnt flashed nprnfW hiq mliul. Wn ibrpw liia
whole weight upon the valvc ropc, which
ennn 1ip,i(t1,, ,1i n fiillnn ,n tlm .1 C
auuu uiuui:nl uuiiuu ,u nuuuu 11-
tcr boundiug about for somj distancc, it was
drivcninto the top ofa high tree in a piece
of woodland, where Mr. Wise, becoming rc -
leased irom tuc car, was glad to part witli lus
ainal companion, wbich dashcd out ofsisht
in a few momcuts.
oracuts.
" A Sharl;!" I had heard and rcad so rca
ny marvelous stories about thc rapacity of
the shark, tbat I fclt somcwhat dcsirous of an
onportunity of judging of tbe trnth of the
yarns with which the sailors cntertained us
gaping landsmen. My curiosity was not long
ungratified. Wc were witbin vicif of tlie
coast of Madagascar, when it bccamc neces
sary to take in water to fill cmpty casks.
Whilo a Portugucso seamen was employcd
in this duty, hc unfortunately ovcrbalanccd
himself and fell ovcrboard. Thc sca being
tolerably calm, and thc man an cxcellcnt
swimmcr, no dangcr was apprchcndcd on his
account. The first mate and four of thc crew
prcparcd to dcscend to his assistancc in the
captain's gig, which hung astcrn ; but, owing
to the hurry of tho moment, the boat was
carelessly lowercd by the run, and the whole
party were immersed. No time was ofcourse
lost in getting out anothcr boat, but beforo it
could bc lowercd, the man in the foreton
shoutcd out "A shark! a shark! makehaste
mcn, for your livcs! A ccncral rush was in
stantly made to the sides and bow of the vcs
sel, which, by tbis time, had been put about
and the spars and rigging becamc also crowd-
ed with anxious spcctators. Asccne offear
ful interest prcscutcd itsclf to our vicw, and
almost cvcry man's chcck bccame blanched
with horror. Within about twenty fcct of
thc nrst matc, wlio was swimmmg towards
tlie vcsscl utlcrly unconscious of the proxim
ity of this dangerous ncighbor, was an cnor-
mous shark, whosc extcndcd jaws werc alrca
dy prcpared to cugulf his unsnspccting vic
tim. On sccing us point at some object bc
bind bim, (for hcar he could uot at thc dis
tance,) the lattcr lookcd round, and bccamc
paralyzed witli terror. The monstcr was ou
the point of scizing him, wbcn thc sccond
boat arrivcd opportuncly to his assistancc and
pickcd bim up. Chcatcd of his prey, tbe
shark made for anothcr of the struggling mcn
and succcededin laying hold ofa poor fellow
named Audrews, who could not swim. and
who was supporting himself on a hcncoop
tnat nad just bccn thrown ovcrboard to him.
An imploring look and anagonizing scrcam,
tnat went 10 tuc neart 01 cvcry one prescnt,
told usall was over with tbe unfortunatc man:
and tbo next minute thc calm and mirror-hkc
surfacc of the water was crjmsoncd with
blood. The rcmainder of tbe party rcached
thc boat in safety, but tbo fatc of tbeir com
panion, and thc narrowncss of thcir own es
cape, had such an cffect upon tbem tbat two
01 tuc uumucr wcre conhned to their ham
mocks for ncarly ten days aftcr. When the
mate, who bappcncd to bo onc of thcin, rosc
lrom his bed, his hair had turncd as white as
snow. Life in the RanJcs.
AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SO.
CIETY.
Reported for the New YorJc Obscrcer.
This Socicty hcld its annirersary on
Tucsday morning, at tho Apollo Rooms,
F. Jackson, Esq., being in tho chair, and
was opcncd with praycr bv Dr Brisbanc
ofOhio.
Wm Lloyd Garrison rcad from Hosca
iv, and dcclarcd thc platform to bo frcc,
opcn to all who chosc to occupy it. Hc
was followcd by Mr A Ballou, who plun
gcd into thc disputcd qucstion of moral
and political powcr, and atgucd that thc
former greatly exccllcd tho Iatter for Abo
lition purposcs, in a spccch of considcrablu
Icngth.
He was followcd by Rcv. Charles A.
Dennison, of Boston, who took the oppo
sitoside of tho qucstion, and occupicd
somo timo in an culogy of the ballot-box.
AlrD. was onc of those who left tho so
cioly a few ycars ago. He argucd slrong
ly that God had given political power to
man asa weapon, and it was right to use
it. Continued intcrruptions of hisscs,
shouting and applausc occurcd during his
spcccb, and as hc sat down,
Mr Garrisox rose, amid a (remcndous
uproar, and dcnounccd him tn thc most
violcnt language. Ho said he was a wolf
inshccp's clotbing ; a man who had darcd
to gag womcn. And hc had comc hcro
to address an anti-slavery mceting. Nono
but a rccreant pricst would havc darcd to
do this. I repudiatc him, I pronouncc
him a Bcncdict Arnold, a traitor. I brand
bim an opostatc.
Mr. Denniso.v. I am alivo yol my
friends. Trcmendous confusion ensucd.j
Mr. Bueleigii rose, but the hissing and
noiscs incrcascd. Loud criei of Dennis-
on Burlelgh I,cl him go on." "No,
No, Dcnnison." "Lct him reply.'' Tho
sceno bcggars dcscription, and it was on
ly qiiictcd on thc promiso that Dcnnison
should havo a chancc aftcr Hurlcigb. who
occupicd some for'y.five minutcs in a dry
pccch. Allcr which llennison rosc, and
calmy replicd to Garrison's chargcs. His ters at home, orto British rcncgades.oralicn
an&wcr was, "By their fruits yo shall ated Americans here; aud I prcfer tbe pal-
k.iow ihcm." He; did not difTcr from pable prospenty that 1 can sco and fecl to Ihc
Wm. Lloyd Garrison on tlie grcat point ? vis!on3 r 'be most pcrsuasive theo-
of anti-slavery, but cn othcr points hc did ns: ..... , , ,. , , ,
, .. , , , r. , But it is timc to Iook a little more closcly
diflcr heavcn-wide. A lo being an apos- auh(J bil, unJer consilIernt;0U andto;ntluire
tatc, bo opcned thcLiMc bcforc him, nnd int0 its rchl cbarac!cr aud purposcs. It is
rcad thc mcmorablc words : 'Physician scarcely pos3ible to east a glauce at it, with
hcal thysclf." Thc scenc again bccanio out discovcring that both its argumcnts and
confusion worso confoundcd. Dcnnison its facts arc derivcd from sourccs tinfriendly
was tho favorile, but hooting and hissing to American intcrcsts, and inorc disposcd To
minMcd with thc applausc. color, distort, or suppress, than candidly to
Garrison roso : "once thorc was a man 3close thc "bolc truth. You are hearing
namcd Bcncdict Arno!d,"-(Loud hisscs thearguments and assumptious of Br.ttsh
.... ,, . ' v , . importers from the mouthsol American statcs-
so that hc could not procccd.) Uhy Jncln- The hostility or the bill to domcstic
hiss ? Aro you cowards? (Tremcndous iaoori3 so ti,;ny disgiScd, if, indced.tbcre be
hissing.) Aro you dnstards? (Incrcas- any attempt at couccalcent, that it seems a
ing noisc of all kinds.) A voicc from thc, work ofsupercrogation to point it out; but
crowd, "Judgo not." Garrison: That so far as thc policy it inculcatcs can be ic
man is a dastard whoever ho is (in a ferred to any inlelligible principle, it is this :
loud voicc) I say then there was onco a to make a show of protcction to the raw ma
man namcd Bencdict a voice. "we a.6liSht wJoon, or, asm tbe case
,, . r.. ,, , ' , P ofwool not grown in tbe country, a slight m-
won t hearofhitn and continued confu- r,i, .!.,,: ;.i i, ,i,
sion.)Dcnnison rosc and called out "don't
think ho mcans mc, my friends."
rison: "lhey do think so, and Ihererore
thcy hiss. Thcy think thd coat fits you,
and thcreforo they hiss." Dcnnison .
"You aro tho onc it Ctsbest." A man at
thosidc: "Tbis mcelim: is not to bc brc-
i kcn up by a clergyman and a gagger
I IVl m H H ' " AnnthdP vniPO ' k W ll fl
, r
01
Who ar
I ' w ....... . ......... " "
! you ?" and tbe uproar bccnmo trcmcn.
; dous. Garrison at Icngth got a chancc'
l to dcnounce Mr Dcnnison and culogizc
1 Abbv Kell y, whom Ihal priest had darcd to
! ' '
fa'V. . . . ...
Auby thcn roso ana gavo a history 01
thc Socicty, and allhough "she did not
wish to make a spcech," shc occupicd an
hour in hcr usual interesting and mode.-u
way.
After sho sat down,
thcro was somc-
thing said ncar Mr Dcnnison, Mr Garrison
J announccd tho Ilutchinsons. There wns
a rush towards that part oftlic room, nnd
wo saw ono woman ononc side or .Mr
Dcnnison and Abby on thc othcr, boih
vocifcrating with tho utmost carncstncss,
but wo xvould not hcar what it was about,
and only fcarcd for Mr. D.'s pcr3onal
safcty. What bccame of him we don'l
know. Thcro was somo singing and a
grcat dcals of confusion, and thcn dcsper
sion. This isa very fair specimen of the
whole proccedings !
From such an asscmblacc wc would cx-
poct nothing bcttcr than thc adoption of
Resolutions of the slamp ol the onc Ihal
follows, which forms tho concluding onc
ofa scrics adoptcd by this mceting.
Resolved : That thc Abolilionisls of
this country should makc it ono tbe
primary objccls of their ngitation to dis
solvc thc American Union.
Commenl on such disgraceful transac
tions is altogcthcr unncccssary I Such
is Abolilionism, as it dcvelopcs itself in
"associations."
SPEECH OF MR GE'O. P. MKSII,
OF VERMONT,
ON THE TARIFF BILL.
Dclivtrcd in tlie House of Representatircs of
the U. Statcs, .(2n7 30, 1844.
Concluded.
It is, then, known what quantity of land
will bc cultivatcd, what grain, or pulse, or
roots, will be grown from ycar to ycar, aud
tho amount of produce is subjcctto no uncer
tainty but that of the seasons. So tbe man
ufacturing cstablishnieuts are precisely gaug
cd, and, thouglitbcseareprogressiveinibem
sclves, yet thcy may be rcgarded as stationa
ry and constant whcn contrastcd with our
own ever changing industry. Unwcaried
nains nrp tak-en to agcertain thecxtcntofde-
?rl S"!
iuyauuiuuauicEUt'v "-
W.th all tucse ciemcnts an approx mate cai-
cn policy may be to some cxtcnt forcsccn.
aud tbe causcs being known, it is safe to ar
gue that like causcs will produce likc cf
fccts. With us the picture is rcversed. Our sta-
tistical detaiU are loose, slovcnly, and unrcli
able. not to say faithless to thc very extrcme
of inaccuracy. Thc modes and objects of
our husbandry, and all our mdustriaicmploy
mcnts, are incessantly fluctuating. New
sourccs ofproduction are opcningevery hour.
Thc amount of any givcn articlc produccd in
one year 6carcely furnishes ground fora plau
sible conjccturc as to the quantity to be ex
pected the next; and the most sagacious
statcsman must throw down his pcn in dcs
pair, whenever he attempts to rcduce his an
ticipations to the future to eveu approximate
calculation.
I rcpcat tben, sir, with us all cxpcriment is
but aloap into the dark. Let us be content
with prcsent prosperity, and sufTer not our
selvcs to be bcwildcred by the fears of cvils,
which may he fancicd but cannot be fore
seen. Itis wortby of notice, while on this point,
that, wbatcver the praclice of England may
bc, the teacbings of berpopularwritcrs tend
to the verv doctrines incnlcatcd by this rc-
port. Authors are subsidized to manufacture
free-trade thcrories for the foreign market,
and Iarce sums are raised to carry on this
new missionary entcrprise' of dbsiminating
throngh tho world theso doctrines of politi
cal econoroy which England is wise enougb
to repudiatc at bome.
Eugland sparcs no pains to acquire an in-
fluencc here. Shc aims to dictate our cco-
nomical theorics, our commcrcial system, our
Icgislation. She commcnds berself to tbe 1
Nortb. bv boastinz of her achicvements in the .
y . ... 0 -. 1 . I
causc ofabohtion 01 numan siavcry ; auu iu
!n rnnAH n, iVtn CSniltb liP tinld.4 out the
delusivehopethatherinflnencewnibcthrown formity with the letter ofthe Constitution.
into the scale of universally free and unre-j Sir, I havc no fear tbat gcntlcmen wbo swal
strictcd trade. lowcd those camels w.ll j wer be stra ugle :d
But, sir, we ncvcr to be in fact, what nea, I bo' s"
threescoreand ten years our.fathers declared , "n'Xn ,imw au excrutiatingly pain
ustobeo right, .ndependant of England? l.'bu" happily. it is ncver mortal.
Have wc, in that long space, leamed nothjng l diseasc, oui, " 1 1 j
NUMBER 5.
from ou"r oiva cxperiencc, and is the utmost
period of tbe Iife of man too short to teacn
anythins: to a nation? Are not the counsels
of thc wise and znod, the dcad and living of
our own land. sullicicnt for our guidance?
For mc, sir, the cxamples and tcachings of
our fathers sulTicc. I look for no iustructiou
iu the scicnce of governnicnt to British wri-
, law, and thcn to ncutralizc this protection,by
Gar-iadmitting the manufaclurcd articlc at amucu
lower rate. Thc manufacturcr can be in-
duccd to purchasc the rnw matcrial only by
thc bope of thc ratcs that thc forcign manu-
fccturer cau scll them in our own markct, he
will suspcnd his opcratious aud buy the raw
matcrial no longcr. it avaus notiiing 10 uie
: 1.. . ..... i.: i. o
.,... , '!r ,, 'i
K00da at tbe same, ora loivcrratc of duty.
you dcstroy his market, by dcstroying thc
induccmcnt of the domcstic manufacturer lo
buy. This is too palpablo to rcquiro any
it.;,tat;nll i.pvnnd ilinsmmlp siatempnL. In-
,!.i.i . :,: IU-1..L i.iii
dccd, so uncquivocally is the bill charactcr-
ized by uurclcnting hostility to American in
duslry, that it in gencral rcduccs thc dutics
imposcd by the tarifTof 1842 ou forcign maii
ufacturcs just in proportion tn thc nmonntof
foreign labor cxpcnded upon tbcm. Thi is
a point ofso great iniportancc that I dcsire to
draw to it the spccial attcntion of thc Com
mittee. By the tarifTof 1842, the highest du
tics wcre imposcd on those warcs iu v bich
the valuc of thc raw tnatcriul borc the Iowcst
propottiou to thc amount of the labor rc
quircd for their f.ibricntion, and so far thc
duty opcratcdas atax on forcign and abouuty
upon domcstic labor. Thc bill now under
considcration proposcs toabolishtbh just and
salutary discrimiuation, and in cfTect to give
a pscmium to the forcign laborcr. Thus, the
the duty on raw silk is rcduccd thrce and a
halfpcrccnt.; thc duty ou silk goods from
five to forly pcr cent. The duty on irou four
pcr ccut., 011 manufnctures of iron from four
to onc hundred aud scven pcr cent. Tbe du
ty on commonwool, thrce ccnts pci pouud,
on woolen goods from live to fifiy-scvcn pcr
cent. Thc duty on the simpler glass warcs,
onc pcr cent.; ifpartially cut, sixty-lo pcr
cent., if cut from one-third to one-half the
length, one hundred and lifty-six pcr ccut.,
and upon tbe larger sizcs of crown rIies two
hundred and thirtecn pcr cent. To what
priuciplc, but hostility to domcstic labor, can
we rcfera system of dutics which favors tbe
adinission of foreign warcs, in proportion ns
thcir value has been incrcascd by the cm
cmploymcnt of forcign capital and forcign la
bor? Thc avowcd principle of tbe bill, that,
namcly, ofproviding forrcvcnuonlone.isnot
mcrcly opposed to tbo doctrinc of legislative
protection it gocs beyond this, and wars
ilircctly upon those iuterests which most rc
quire protection. Arevenuednty must be
so framcd as to invite importatiou. If you
discourage thc thc importation ot a particular
r .'J , ,r :,.i ,,., 1
amount ofrcvcnuc from cach dcscription of "n rf ,h.c . Ka Ppenty and extendcl
goods, you must so rcgulate yourtarilTas to a""'n, ra '""V" "?'Ic- " ecouage
hiducethegreatcstimportationofthoscgoods. 1 mentearijr airorded to the growth and work
Thisyouctndoonly by giving thc forcign "'5 c?0 f"ee wmenJi in tl.w
,J ' f ; ,i,r,.t,t: 1 branch of inannf.iciurc, aud it soon aitaM.-il
produccr a prercrcncc ovcr thc domcstic m . . , r . ,
1 "', . , . , -n- ,,, 1 a considcrab q dcircc of lmportanre. If
our own market. A rcvcnue tarill, tlien, iii , . , . " r. r.i-
such au arrangcment ofduties as will enable mccl.anical mgcuuity of this coun.ry anu of
tbe forcign inaaufacturcnocompetesucccs,- I Englan.l, now bcgan to cxcrt a a rcr.prc -rUllywitl.thcnativc,amliscor.scinentlynn-
'"flucncc Tbe adn, rablc conslr.ic ,on ,1
' . , , 1 our maclnucrv. copicd aud ini.irntecl frc 1.1
tagonistic, not only to that which is imposcd
for the spccfic purpose of protcc .0 .. but to
"Z ffi "I -cT 'wi,r I '
........... -. - - - .
gu ar eciJ. , "mn LmoclM. 1
.in compc cm pro.ecuou lu ,
of domestic industrr.
I am awarc that northern democrais, in
, , . . l.D.:i:,.. , '
pncral, dare not opcnly avow l.ost.I,.y to
liomelabor. Xdfco llie e h.erpr.csUarrfscr.bcs
ofold, they "fear the pcople, and even pro-
fess fncndship for the causc. But th.s b.ll ,
comes from the democraticoracles. Sooth-
savcrs. of hieherrank than tho magi of this
House, have been taken into council, and a
mighty astrologer has pronounccd upon the
horoscopc. Doubtlcsstbo report speaks thc
rcal sentimcnts oftlic party; and its policy is
destined to bc carricd out, if the scattcred
and disniritcd Ieeions of democracy cau yet
, ',. - . . . .
be ralhcd m sulTiccnt strcngth to wrest the ,
virtnrv frnm ihnirowiii'r and ffatlicrinc lor-,
victory irom iiiugrowiiig uuu rtiuiiiun -ccs
of "that army with hanners," which has
alrcady smittcn them witb panic terror. It
is in vain to deny that the bill is botb calcula
ted and designed to overtnrow tne wnoie pro-
, . . ,,,!, 1
ductive industry of our pcople, and the
self-stylcd democrat for tbc laborer w bat of
Quaker skipper for thc enemy's captain who
boarded his vessel. "Friend,"said Ichabod,
flinging hi3brawny arms around him, "I
will not hurtthce, but I presumo thcc can
swim," and, so saying, thrcw bim ovcrboard.
T Hn nnt nronose to loquire mto tho con-
stitutional power of Congress to Iegislate
tviil, n vipw of nrotection; forl have not ob-
jserved that constitutional scruples oppose
any very senous oosucira m gciiuciucii
I way, when a favorite projcctb to bc carricd.
IScsiucs, ineso scrum.- ic iuini.uiuiijr
rife among the very same class of politicians
who entertain no donbt of tbe right of'this
single House to exercise a power, in restrict
ing the right of pctition, which tho exprcss
words of the ConsUtution deny to congress,
and who, iu the case of the four recusant
States, maintamcd tne power 01 uie nouse
. i- T ,n nniurff n uilpmn nrt nf
i iicjiiBcuuur i r
thn national Iesislature, passed in stnct con-
IS rUBLtHKl F.VEr.T WEDNESDAY J!f BMS
l.N STEW.ir.T'3 BBII.DISG',
BY J. COJBB JR.
bt wnon all o.iDEKS rna rni.iTi.rii
S
H A DBILLS,
Of cvcry dcscription will bc neatly ;
fashionably cxecuted, at short noticc.
GcnUcmen arc frequcnlly attackedl.y it,'L ,
sickcn. they suffer. In the words of the l.iw
they languish and lan"uUhinly do iivc, bu
die ucver. In tbe loug rows of our dcr art' tl
prcdcccssors, in yonder ccmctiy, you fir.d tbe
monutncnts ol those nho have lalicn a prev
to dcath iu all its varied shapcs. Cout, rpo
plcxy, consumpticn, fcver, andcten tlie bnnd
of violencc, cach hath had its victiins, !i
coiistitutioual scruiles, uonc. For such
disordcr it would fccui supcrfiuous to rt
scribe. Besidcs, thc very tis medieatr.T ,
nature somciimcs origiuatc3 mildcr furuis ol"
discase.by uhosc nclion thc prcscauthumor
of thc system arc carricd otT, aud dangcrnus
organic or chirouic complaints arc prcvcnlcd
or hcalctl. Wlio knows but this constitn
tional nialady may scrve fome like p.ophy
lactic or tncdicativc purpoce in our Vilicnl
systcra I Thesc scruples are oftcn of iscel
leut usc, by way of apology for voting ith
our party, and against the plaiuct rca
sons of gencral good, or the intcrcsts af cur
own constituctit?. Morcover, in dcbatr.tlicy
are a good tub for tho whalc, and f crvc in a
party scigo lo divcrt thc attaek from thc wcafc
er points the salier.t anglcs, of thc furtrr .
It would thcreforc be hardly fair.wcrc it prac
ticablc, todeprivegcntlcmcn offoconvi nirnt
a rctrcat wbcn presscd by arguuicnls nlucli
they arc unable to answcr.
But howcrcr scrions gcntlcnicn may tc i..
insisting 011 coiistitutioual ohjcctions. it cut
hardly bc cxpccicd that the conniry .ict.w
abandon ns unconstitutional a syitcin rnisc
tioued by thc fraincrs ol thc Coiioiiruticii in
thc Congrcsi of 17S0, and apprnvci'by ncry
Prciidcnt. from Washington down to thc mi
inort.ilsucccsor of his own"illnstrii,us prde
ccssor," who 1ns bccn, and is on bnlb s;:l.Js
of cvcry supposable qncgtinu hut two 1-e
abolilion of slavcry in this Diirift, uairc'y.
and thc cxpcdieucy of tbe sclecliciu i.f a ci-r-tain
favorile son, a cc-rta.11 nnrtbcrii mau with
so",
namcicss
soutbcru priuciplcs, ho shall at prcsent bc
as tuc uext Democralic cai.ri;. iitr
irortliel'
residcr.cy. On tbe fornicr f tlt"
roints I bclicvc bo is committcd; a:id I r. ih-
er tbiuk there arc gentlemcn herrn'ot.t ,wbr,
iflhry saw good cnnsc, could ti-11 how smj
whyhc bccamc so. As tothe othcrqncstion,
I have ncvcr undcrtstood that be cn'.tn.- cl
any hesitatioii. unltss it may bc a trifl mg
iloubt, whcthcr thc pcole, upon ".obpr scc
ond ihought," would ciinflrm thc nnnii::itu.ii
which the cotivcntion ought lo inr.kr: and
whcthcr tbcy woulJnot,uuderthc iiilluciiccof
ancient prcjndice or new dclusion, rcject thc
cashicrcd pilot wbo ask to bc rcinstalcd.and
prcfer rathcr a more expcriccced rnd tru'.ty
helmsman.
Thcrc are ccrtain kinds and branchrs rf
industry which as all incn ngrcc, l.iwfui y n- y
bc, and as a mattcr of cxpedicncy ont ht t
bc, protoclcd. You sccurc to thc : u:htr
copy-wright in the coinage of hi9 br-in. rnl
you guarautec to thc invcntor of a m w 1 n
ccss, or machinc, thc exclusitc rij,lit tn '1 s
invcntion against cvcry coinpctilnr, v Iic I r
nat'ne or foreign. Ilerr Ls protection 11: '
odious furm of an absolute n.-oi op fy ,
yet 110 man questions its jnsticu nr i 3
cxpedicncy. I am wcll awarc tb: t, iu th.
case of thc cclebra'cd colton gin, souihf 11
cbivalry thought fit pracliCally to millif ll.e
patcnt law, and to tleny to the muriions .;i
vcntorall Hubetar.tial rcward for his valuabti;
machinc; but in gencral thc policy uftlirl. iv
is approved.
(Mr. HoLMrs hcrc inlripojcd, ard oJ s v
cd, that South Carolina had piircbaci' tJP
right to thc cotton giu. And Mr I!iif.tt.!
dcd, that thc same Statc had aftrrwnrUi 1. If
avoluntary grant of $20,0(K) to the invei.'i .
It wasalso suggcsled that Norih Carolina
acquircd the right for thc usc of hcr citizr iw
by fair purchase.)
Protection has, as I have bcfore rcmarked,
alrcady donc its work for tlie grcat staplc of
the south; and 110 man familiarwith the his
tory of inanulncturcs, and particularly ofmc
rbauical invcntion, can donbt that legislative
lirotcction has bctntlic indispcnsible condi
ma6,irac;urcrs , )hc
that of Englantl, nud thc advantaprst: ji.jtd
C"eapuess ofwaler pow. co,rClcd ...c I-,
clish to iniprovclheir spniunig sinl no
PPaniW- Tlih i...proc.ncntreac.c,I ur. .
, . ,., .lianncr. e,I , ,1C. t.0!l!r
ccs; the nlioic process 01 convcrtiiig tt'ion
imo cioilis liui ucirii iiiuiu ih.iu oncv m.111
revolutiomzcd. The cawectu.o
aJ Jcn a Tasll faciliuIeU a1,, clJVUll,i
0(laction of coJItcI1 Is aE(, f r01l'r;.f a
tj0DaU iBcrca5bctI U3fc of ,IltI11. ,
J. ,,,,, .i,.,i
which is more coslly ofproduction. nml lr
less capablp ofclaboration by niachmery.
Cottons have also been largcly subs:it..lril
for woolcns, in ihe sbape of cottun fomnlf,
and other thick fabrics; aud lhey arc iiitrr
wovcu witb linen, nith silk, witb wool. wi !i
tuc lieecc UI lllt; i.isuiiivir LUdi, iiiiu 111 1 l
substance. Cotton h nsrd
. ' .... , ...... , ... ,
the fleece of the cashmcre coat, nnd in f t
in vastquantities for batting and paddin?, f r
canvass, and innumcrable other purposi s, 'u
which none thought ofapplying it uuiiluiih
in the last fcw ycars. Ilencc therc 13 r. dc
mann tor ims prouuci aiuiuj; niuiout jimir,
bolh , ch
r3CtuIJ altlclc, ar.d sells a vaitly incrca5tl
quantity ol tlie raw matenal.
Such arc thc cflects of protection ; and I
cannot forbear to notice in this conncxiou n
remarkable instaucc of tbc indcpcndencc br
twcen diflcrcnt branches of induslry, and of
tbe unforeseen collatcral lcnefits nhich fiow
from this emiuently wisc and patcrnal syslcm.
Tbe enlargcd consumption, and wcar of cot
ton goods, has proportioually incrcascd tl.o
supply of rags for thcpapcr makcr, nnd llin
raw matcrial for the most important of all
manufnctures thchandmaMoflbat artwhich
is the conscrvator ofallart andall knouledie
is furnishcd in iuexhaustable abundanrc,
and at greatly rcduccd cost. U'ustration nf
tbis sort might be multiplicd witbout hnr".
for there cxists betwecu the various braiiilies
of productivc industry thc same cnninir :i
bond, whicb, acconliog to an ancient pbdu
sopbical oralor, unites tbe rnlire body of ihe
liberal arts into onc harmonious nbnle.
But, sir, is not this very bill designed ff,
protect a particular branch of capital iudiis
try, aud that at thc sacrifice of all oll,ers ' I
ishinted lhat l OBKio.t trade is largcly i
tcrcsted in thc overthrow of cur prolic'ivi"
system, and for that very trade protection t