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TOLK ON TEXAS.
JMr. Polk has wrilten anothcr letter
about Tcxas, to an Immediate Annexation
meeting in Carroll County. Ky. la thi let
ter he says:
"I iviilonly add that I regard thc question
nfthe rc-nniiexation of Tcxas to the United
States as sccoml in iniportance to no other
public subject or qucstion which now cngages
the public attention. In my judgtnent, thc
present opportmiity should not be lost of be
coming rc-uuitcd with a country from which
ihe Uuited States should necr hnvcbeen sep
arated." Does 'the present opportunity' mean tbc
Tyler Treaty That is what we want to
cet at. if possible. If it does, what right has
Mr. Polk to Mr. Tvler's thundcr, aud nhat
lias iic douc or w bat will he do in aid ofthat
Treaty ? Tlio Loco-Focos arc rcally reduc
td tc a most pitiablc extcmity forced to com
mit peity Iarceny on Jolm Tyler and rob him
of hii own darling Texas 'present opportuni
ty,' and after all incapable of making any use
of what they have stolen. It doks bcgin to
iook as if Mr. Polk was the third caodidate,
after all. (Trihunc.
Mr. DALLAS AND TEXAS.
Mr. Dallas, the Locofoco noinincc for the
Vice Presidency, is an out and ont advocate
for :hs immediate Anncxation of Texas, as
will lie perceived by the following rhapsodical
soft-soap'ug which be piles upou Mr. Walk
er's letter. The latter geotleman jnust have
an insatiablc maw for flaltery iflie is not satis
fiej wilh this dose. Mr. "s. letter advocates
imucdiate Anncxation regardless of National
Faith, and the cousequenrcs of War; and it
m, tliercfore, fair and lcgitimate to infcr that
ihc enlocist ofthat letter is an advocate of the
measure. The issue to go before the coun-
trv. tlicrpfore, isbetweeii Iiuincdiate Auucx- ,
ar'inn, National Terfidy and War, or thc
Faith of Treaties, aud the honor of the Coua
try. ( Wbig Staudard.
PniLADELrmA, Feb. 5, 1844.
Mr Dkar Sir I caunot rcsist the iinpulse
to tell you how mneh delight I have takcn in
r-jading your pamphlet on Texas. &c. It
is comprchensive, clcar, angmeutative, and
cloquent. Nothing can remove or resist
yonr facts, and I defy ingenuiiy to assail the
iustice aud intezrity of your dcductions. In
th: inidst of all my distractions at the bar.
ciy ncan nzs oun runmng on vus suojcci jot
o.ti; mon'hs, and
J,M" .". " "'"" :
coiiics to me likc mauna in
nthewavot starv-1
ed ncoplc. I cannot tell you without using
ivnrAs wImpIi vnn nnwht r.nnsidpr eTtravannt.
ha-j.- hijhly I appreciate your labors, and how j
sinccrcly as an Amcrican Deinocrat, I tbauk i
vou. Truly, and evcr vnurs,
GEOIIGE M. DALLAS.
Hon. R- J. Walker.
rnTinn, ApTWn'7?p"FN TP i
A TEST OTE IN THE SEfcATE.
Thc Whig Tanff whichtnumphed over ( Texas, &c.
cll the assaullsof its enemies in the llouse . Mr. Wriciit prescntcd a mcmorial
of Representatives, has also bcen susl ain-J from Troy, N. Y. Asking that the bill
ed and by an emphatic votc.in thc Senate. fixing an untform tlay for Prcsidenlial
Pendin-T the discussion on Mr. SlcDuffie's ' olcclions npply (o the pending election.
Frce Trade proposiltons, Mr. Allcn of Mr. McDcffie, referring to tho want
Ohio, with a vicw of getting on the prin- of prospect of thc Honso passlng llie bill
ciplca and details cf the present Tariff, ' toextcnd the charters of the Banks of tho
moved a resolutiou declaring "that the du- "Dis!rict, and to tlie calamitics that must
tie? imposed by existing laws on importa- , hencc bofill this city and the othcr parts
tions arc unjust and aitght to bc rcdurc d." , of tho District, gave notico ofabill tc
This ciuestion betng takcn thc resolutiou tnorrow to cxtcnd said chartcrs one ycar.
was rejcctrd by the following vote : The Army Appropriation Bill from the
Yeas Mcssrs. Allcn, Atchinson, Bag- Ilouse, with somo nmcndmcnls, and the
by, Benton, Brecse, Fairfield, Fulton, bill appropriating for tho annual expcnscs
Ilanncgan, Ilaywood, Huger, Lewis, Mc- , of tho Post Oflicc nepartmcnt, were pass
BnTie, Niles, Scmple, Sevicr, Tappan, ' ed.
"Woodbury, Wright 13. j .Mr. Benton omcnded his bill forAn
Nays Messrs. Arciier, Barrow, Bates, r.otation by niaking more definilc the
Btyard, Buchanan, Choatc Clayton, Crit- J boundnrics and cxcluding slavery from all
tcndcn, Dayton, Evans, Francis, Ilender-; Vcst 100 dcgrces from Grecnw icli.
son, Huntington, Jarnegin, M.angum,Mer-j The Joint Rcsolulion of Mr. McDnFKiE
rick, Miiicr, Morchcad, Porter, Rires, ' for Anncxation, having been brought up,
Siinmous, Stnrgcon, Tallmadge, White, ! xvas laid on tho tablo on molion of Mr.
Woodbridge 25. t Woodhridce, by Yeas 27, Nays 19, as
Afiirinalive 18, ah. Loco Focos Ncg- follows :
.itive 25, viz. 23 Whigs and two Locos 1 Yeas Mcssrs. Archcr, Barrow, Bates,
(Jlcssrs. B'tchanan'and Sturgeon.of Penn- Bayard, Bcrrien, Choate, Clayton, Crit
rylvania.) This vote shows that the en- j tenden, Dayton, Evans, Francis, Ilunt
tire Whig party of the Union, South as ington, Jarnagin, Johnson, Mangum, Mer
wc'l as North, standsfastfor Ihc 2rcsent rick, Millor, Morohead, Pcarce, Phclps,
Tariff; whilc the Loco Focos.with scarce ', Porter, Rivcs, Simmonds, Tnllmadgc,
an Cx'ception arc tommitlcd against the Ta- ! White, Wondbridgc, XVrigU 27 AJI
rif. On which sidc are the People, for . Whigs but Wright "
or against thc Tariff? j Nays Messrs. Allen. Atchison, Ather-
! ton, ltagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan,
DALLAS AND ANNEXATION. ; I'aiirfiild. Fulton, Mannegan, Ilaywood,
Geo. M Dalhshas most fully endors-, "uSer L?"'if: Ki,?ft S?,vie SlurSf":
eJ Scnator alkers pamphlet
Scnator " alkers' namnhlct in favor of
of John Tyler's Texas trcaty. Polk and
D.t!lns are thereforc both committed out
rigiit, and he that supports them supports
anncxation and the pcrpetuaticn of sla
very. 1
YOU
GREEN MOUNT AIN BOYS!
ARE CALLED OUT.
IIui nih l htirrali ! t!ic country's risln,
rurIl.titT Cl-Ar aoil FnKLlNOHDTscs:
Mass Whig Conventions have bccn re
cently holden as follows:
Meinphis, lcnncsee, la.OOO strong.
cstcncster, 1'eunsylvanta, 1 U.UUU 1
Slrf"?' r. , '
Delawarc State Convcntion- the whole
State was there, and great numbcrs from ,
Pennsylrama and Maryland.
Bal imore Citya great mectmg, ad-;
drisscd by scveral mcnihers of CongTess,
and ainong them was Mr.Footof Vermont, j
Siicc the locofoco quarrel, Baltimore is
siriuiL-r m ing uiau evcr.
in inew orleans a i.irzc mceim'r, (x.
"resolutions were unanimcusly adopted.de
claring the election of Hcnry Clay and tbe
prosperity of the nation as of infinitely
more importance than annexation, orany
other qucstion that dcmagoges tnay raise
to distract the people. U'clchman.
MORE HELP HOW THEY COME!
Tbe Dayton Ohiu Transcript, bitli
erlo a ncutral papcr, has come out for
Clay.
We nolice the following new Whigpa
pers all wide awakc, and entering the
fight with a real go-ahcad spirit:
Thc Watchman, Brockport, N. Y. by
E.T. Bridges, formcrlv ofthls ofnce.
Thc Uee, Smithfield', Kv.
That Samc Old Coon," Dayton, Ohio
and a terrible critter is he fora fight.
CJay Bugle, Harritburgh Pa.
Engiaecr and TariiT Adv5cate, Canton.
N.Y.
Fronticr Sentincl, Ogdensbnrgh, N. Y.
Whig Rifle, Indianapolis, ludiana.
Anicricnn hig, Baltimore, jrd.
,The Cjmjiaigner, CJcaveland, Ohio.
Watthnan.
N'svr IF.Mrsn-RF. Thc following is
hc fficial vote fur Govcrnor of the State
of New Ila mpfhitc :
Whobnumber of vctes caM, 48,693;
n-;5nry to a choict-21,317 Eor John
II. Stecle, Loco, 25,936: Anthony Colby,
Whig, 14,750; Daniel Hoytt, Abolition,
5.767: John II. White. Conservative. 1,-
933; Scattering201. Clear majority for
Steele, 3,250.
53r John Tyler sent to the House on
Tnesday a Message re-urgingthe Annexation
of Texas, tvhich was referred to the coinmit
tee on Foreien Affairs, and ordered to be
printed. A inotion to print 15,000 copies of
the Message and Docunients only failed for
want of a two-thirds vote to suspend the
Itule. (leaslUS; IMnys 7a.)
Another head of the Annexation by
dra was cut offin the Senate on Tnesday, as
will be secu by our report. The vote was
just to onr liking All thc Whigs and Silas
Wright against McDufiie's project all the
Loco Focos in favor of it. Honor to the no
ble Whi? Phalnax! Honor to Silas Wright!
Tribune.
Cp Another Veto! The Eastern Ilarbor
Inll, mcluding an appropnation or 50,000
for clearing out tbe Iludson River has been
killcd hy John Tyler, allhough the House vo
ted, 103 to 84, to pass it in spite of his Veto.
Glorious Veto power! Onc man who knows
nothins: ofthe matter, crusbcs the acts of
both branches of thc Peoplc's Represcnta
tives! Shan't we have tomc roore meeticgs
hcre, in Albany and Troy, to laud the Veto-
er and the Veto; J.nbune.
E"Thc Whige of New Hampshire will
hold aStatc Mass Couvention at Concord on
the 19th inst. to orgamzc for the Presiden
tial Contcst. Though apparently in a mi
nority, they mean to do their whole duty.
CONGRESS.
Correspmdence of tlie N. Y. Tribune.
Texas Messacc is the Hodsf. Veto
OF I'.ASTEItN HaRBOR RAILEOAD
Iro,, &c.
Wasiiiacton, June 11.
In Senate, mcmorir.ls were prcscnlcd
by Alr McUurFiE.three from bnuth Caro.
Iina: nnd bv Mr. WooDnRiDCE. two
fr0m Michiffai). in favor ofannexnlion of
- exnsbv Al r. J appan, ccrtain petitions
frnm Ohib ncninat t : bv Mr. Hcciianax
r n .7 - , ,. , ,
iiuiii 1 u. in mvor 01 rtiiiiu.auoii uy irua-
ly, or. as an altprnalive, by joint action of
Congress, and by
from Va. of simil.ir
ilr. Arciier, eleven
tcnor (o Ihc Iallter.
Mr. T.rp.y, in prcscnling his, repeat-
cdhischarge ofllie monslrous fraud that
I had bccn attcmplcd (o bc imposed upon
,hu Co,,n,ry b-v t,,G representation of
E ,am,,s disDOS;lion to intcrfero witb
,liWa"' " alKcr' " ooanury ia-LAu
Locos-1
1 Tho following Message was received
from tho Prcsident of tho United States,
nnd in ncrordancc wite numerous calls
' from all portions of the House, was im-
medialely rcad :
f1-0 ''rst PnS '"or MessaRe.
After the reading which was listened to
i with grrat mtcrcst. Mr. HorKixs to whom
J ovcr many others tho Sre.vKKU awarded
thc floor, raovcd its printing and refcr
. cnce (o tho Forcign Cotnmittee and on
I this thc Prcvinus Qucstion.
j Mr. Kenxedy of Md. movrd lolaylhe
tt;10;e solject 0n the lalle ; rrjected Yeas
Cti; Nays 118 ; ncarly a party vote, Ihe
whigs voling to lay on the table and thus
stimiiiarily to disapprovo of Capt. Tyler'a
'rcxas scheme, and the Locos countcnan
clng wilh ,Il0 cxcepii0ns of Mr. Hale
,ho onIv Loco in lhe Yeas and Gf Messrs.
AsnE and M. BRow.iof Te. Cuscu,
Clisgmax, Dellet, Gogcin (Whigs)
nnd Ln.APPF.U2 (doubtlul) in the Ways.
Tbe previous nuestion was seconded
nnd tho message was referred to tho Com
mittcc on Foteign Affiura and ordered
printed.
Mr. J. C. Ixgersoll, Chairman of thc
Foreign Committeo' who manifcstcd a
strong dcsirc for this rcfcrence, stands
ready, incase pcrmfttcd by the miijority
of his committec, to report a joint rcsolu
lion or bill for annexation tomorrow, and
(it is said) n vote is intcndcd to bc press
cd thercon under the prrvioua questioD.
Mr. Weeier moved to suspend the
rulcs for a rcsolulion for prinling 15,000
extra copies of tho message refused :
Yeas 103. Nnys 79, (not two thirds.)
Anothcr nndatWo messago wns re
ceived a short time subscquent, returning
mlh ohjeclions the Eastern Ilarbor bill
(which appropriates about S340.000. The
Messago having been read, Mr. Sey
mocr of New York moved to poslpone tho
rconsidcration of thc bill unli! Thursday
and mnvcd tho Previous Qucstion Af
ter considcrablc delay thc Previous Qucs
tion was secondcd,and Ihe main qucstion,
(which the Steaker drpided. in rcvcrsal
ofthe dcpision of the Speaket pro tcm.
Mr. Bovo was upon the hill itself) was
ordered. Mr. Sey.mobr, Mr. Barnard,
nnd others, attcmpted, but unsuccessfully,
lo get a rcconsidemtion ofthe vote ordcr
ing thc Previous Qucstion.
Tho queslion "Shall the bill pass not. .
withstanding the ohjection of thePresi-i
1 dent !" was takcn, and rcsullcd : Yeas
1103 Noes 84
So tho Conslitutional two thirds not
voting thereforc, Ihe bill was lost.
Tho Western Harbor and River bill.
appropriating abcut 81,200.000, or near
one milhon more than the othcr, has re
ceive the approval of Iho Presidont.
TIIE'-DEMOCRATIC" NOM
INATION. On thc third day of its scssion, nfler a
sfortny period of wrangling, dissention,
confusiou nnd discord, tho National Lon
vcntion of our polilical opponcnts has
succecdcd in making a nomination for
the Prcsidencv. JauesK. Polk, ofTenn-
cssce, is thc dcsignated individual nomin
ated as tbe compctitor of Henry Clay
for that high oflicc.
Tho scleclion of Mr. Polk was the re.
sult apparently of somctbing liko desper
ntion. After fruitlcss efforts and much
angry cxcitcment after canvassing the
whole list of names originally submilttd
lo tho Convcntion names known and
favorcd by the various constiluencics rcp
rcscntcd in Ihat body lhe new name of
Mr. Polk, rccommcndcd bv no constitu-
ency for tho Prcsidential nomination, was
united upon as that of the leader ofthe
torlorn hopo or the parly.
Mr. Vax Boren has bccn civcn up,
Tho adopiion of tho rule requiring a vote
01 two mirus 10 maue a nomination provcd
dcstruclivc to the pretcnsions of that gen
lleman as it was designcd to be. In Iho
adoption of that rule, which was carried
by a majonty voto s:mply, some of his
nominal fiicnds played him falso at tho
culset. He is given up abandoned-Ieft
to subsidc into polilical msignificance no
vcry unjust fate, perhaps, allhough hardly
mcrited at the hands ofhis friends.
But in casling Mr Van Buren asido the
party has shrunk from lhe old issuc of 18.
40. Until wilhin a few wccks past it
was tho standing prcclamation ofthat
parly that tho election of 1840 had been
dccidcd unfairly, and that in ordcr to
atone tho "wrong" then done, as thev
wero pleascd to call it, to the principles of
wnai tney dcnominatc "democracy, it
was neccessary that the man who had
fallen with the "principles" should bo rcs
tored wilh Ihem. But it appears that the
'principles" havo not bccn ndcquatc to
givopopularity tu tho man. Tho resulls
ofrecent eleclions in various Slatcs tho
opcning Iriumphs of tho Whigs which
havo lately shown forth as the glorious
harbingcr of Iho coming slendour of com.
plete success throughout tho Union-have
opencd the cycs of the most deludcd to
the lact that tho Whig victory ofl840
was about to bo rcpcatrd acnin with still
greatcr brilliancy in 1844, unless somo.
thing could bo done either to mend Ihe
"principles" which were then nut down.
or to get a better man lo uphold tho "prin
ciples '
1 ho pariv has endcavored to do lmih.
It has sought to lake from Mr. Tvlcr his
Tcxas "principlo" to add to the worn out
catalogue of its roll-call of words, and it
has thrust out Mr. Van Buren, as a noliti-
cal Jonah from its sinking ship. to sub
stituto anothcr pilotfrom the school ofthe
Ilcrmitagc. lhe new Palinurus comes
holding in his hand a picco of thc helm
wliich he grasped when the Stnle 0f
Tcnnessec throw him from her own steer
age; nnd with thal hiemento ofhis un-
skilfulness lio is enstalled to cuide tho
shallcred. National bark wilh a dividcd
crew through a moro troubled sea Ihan
that in which be was so lately swampcd.
How tho nomination of Mr Polk will
ho received by tho party in whoso namc
ho is put forward, is an affair cf thcir I
own concern, in which we feel nofolicit-
ude. It mattcrcd nothing to tha Whigs
from tho lirst ivho should be the candi
dnto of thcir opponcnts. No cnudidute
can give unity to the discordant elcments
of that party, torn assundcr by its own
disscnsions having no common princi
plo upon which to stand agrecing upon
no great measures of national policy. It
is a parly of negativcs. It can tell what
it is opposcd to, so soon as it asccrtains
what they Whigs are in favor of. It can
dcnonncc tho TarifT decry the National
Bank oppcso tho Dislribution of the
proceeds of tho Public Land sales but it
proposcs nothing ; it has no positive post
lion. To impede Ihe efforts of the
Whigs when they attempt tocarry outa
beneliccnt policy ihis they can do, and
they slnve to do this to tho cxtcnt of
thcir powcr. Tho history of the doings
ofthat party in the House of Reprcsenta
tivcs ofthe present Congrcss is mostly in
cludcd in tho record of their labors to
overthrow the Whig Tariff of 1842 and
that specimen of their cxertions U a tol-
crably fair illustralion of their gencral
movcmcnts sinco the defeat of tho Sub.
Treasury.
But now their Prosideotial candidato is
nominatcd. trorn tho recesscs of tho
"Egyptian lomb," as it was called by one
ofthem. in which tho Convcntion "sat.a
voice has come forth-"a doleful sound;"-
trom tho "bgyptian darkness, ns the
samo gentlemen styled it, which cnvcl.
oped (ho dclibcrntions ofthe conclave, a
faint ray has emerged dimly shininjr wilh
n reflcctetf light from the decliningsun of
Andrew Jackscn It must "pale its in
cffcctual firc" before Iho refulgent glory
which heralds the culmination ofthe Star
of tho West, which shiues with no borrow
cd lustrc.
The canvass will no doubt begin very
soon, since both parties aro now arrayed
under their appointed leadcrs. The
Whigs aro quito ready for it ; they be
lieve that they foresee the resultof it al
ready. The unanimity which spokc forth
in Ihe nominalions of Henry Clay and
Thcodoro Frelinghuysen, gave but a prcs.
ago of Ihat unanitnily which shall call
both to the highcst office ofthe Govern.
ment. If tho two Conventions of thc
two parties are to be taken as the sym
bols of corresponding cvents, tho Whi"s
need no better prognostic of success.
Balt. Amcrican.
SLANDERS AGAINST MR. CLAY.
A wcek or two ago the Freeman come
out recking with tho vilest slanders of Mr.
Clay, which tho Iowest ofthe Locofoco
prcss have bsen for twenty years manu.
facturing asserfions ngainst his pnvate
characler, easily'made byrcckless, Lrres. i
ponsiDle and ignorant men, but .which 1
ne-tsr Iiave bccn and ncvcr wlli bo pro.ved.
In referenco to them generally. one of tho
purest and most worthy citizens of our
State made mquines ot me neignoorsanu
pcrsonal acqunintances of Mr. Clay, and
thus states Ihe result:
A MEETING CLAY'S MORAL
CHARACTER
Upon short nolice quile a rcspectable
mecling nssembled inour viiiagcai nutcn
inson's hall, F.-iday evening of last wcek,
to hcar a report ofthe baltimore Conven
tion. Ono of the Delegales E. Fair
banks Esq. being called upon, gave a
very intcresting account of tho transac
tions of the Convcntion, and spokc of the
checring prospects of tbe W hig cause, as
renreseutcd bv their delegntes present
from every section of lhe country, and of
the man nominatpd. iJo rematKed 10
the meeting that he saw at Baltimore
neighbors of Henry Clay, and ho took es
pecial pains to inquirc of them into the
Iruth of tho nllegations of tho Locofoco
papcrs against his moral character ; and
tho univcrsal answcr was, that they neith.
er knew of, nor did they hear of any
such nllegations in Kentucky in his
ncighborhnod but on the contrary Mr.
Clay wns known to bo a man of unexccp
tionable inoral character and was thcro
universally cstccmcd now ror his vittucs
not only by his polilical but by his polili
cal opponcnts : Ihat ho was not a Sabballi
brcaker, but a rcgular atlendant, wilh his
family, upon public worship". and they
said that such alUgalious tnnde there,
tcould be foiked upon as insufting by all
men. They only hear ofsuch things
from abroad, and look upon them as
the coinings of that most depravcd
and dctcsiablo of all wrctchcs, Amos
Kendall, by whom they aro sent forlh
and rctailed by men ofhis party to
deccivo and mislcad tho pcoplc. Cale
donian. THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY:
Wednesday June 19, 1844.
For Presiden t,
HENRY CLAY.
For Vice President,
THE0P0RE FRELINGHUYSEN.
"A sound National Currencv. Tceulalcd bv
the will and authority of the nation :
AnadcquatcTcvenuc,unth a fair motcclion to
Amcrican induslry :
Jusl Tcslrainls onlhc execulhc power. em-
bracing a further restriction on tlie exercise of
me i eio:
AfaWiful adminislralion of the public do-
main, tcith an equilable dislribution of lhe pro
ceeds oftlic sales ofit among all the States:
Jln nonest and equal adminislralion of the
Gencral Gotemment, leavins vublic ofHcers
perfcct freedom cf ihought, and of the right of
sujfragc, but iriih suitabte restraints against
tmvroper tnterferencc in elections.
An amendmentof lhe Constiluliov., limiting
uiemcumbenl ojtlie t rcsidtnlwl ofjice lo a sin
gle Term" HEXIt Y CLA Y.
TOLK AGAINST THE TARIFF ! !
OO" The following extract from a Spcech dclircr-
eu uy JAJIta xv. 1'UL.lv belorc tlie l'eople of Mad
soii counly on iho 3J day of April, 1843, will ehow
uiu nc 15 ana aiway? lias bccn, an uncociproniising
opponent of a 1'botectite Tariff:
' The difference belicecn the course f lhe
polilical party urilh urhich he Mr. Milton
Jlrowu acls and myselfis, tchilst they are the
advocates of distribulion and a Protective Ta
riff' measures urhicli I consider ruinous lo the
intcresls of the country, and especially to the
inlcTests qj lhe plantmg slatcs l hace sleaa-
tly ana at all limes opposcd bolli."
"ITliare no hesilalion in dtclarins, that Iam
in favor of the immediate rc-anncxution of
j. exas 10 me icrrilory and gorernment oj lhe
United States." James K. Polk to the cili
zens of Cinctnnali, April 28, 1844.
FARMERS LOOK IIERE !
"Tbe Wool-Growers consider the duty up
on forci"n wool as irnporlant to their pros
perity. This opinion is founded in error!"
r . - n ,1
jamcs tl. jtoik.
" opinion is, that WOOL should be du
ty free Jamcs K. Polk,
RA1L ROAD MEETING.
During the last week thc subject of rail roads
bas been prcscnted to tbe pcoplc of the co. by
GenTBrown of Rutland. Ho clearly proves
thc superiority of tbis route from Bellows
Falls to Burlington, to thattbrough Montpel
ier, in shortness, the diminution of tbe cx
pcose of constniction and repair, and the vast-
ly greater amounl of freight and increase of
incomc which it will coinmand. To secure
the object however he urgcs immediate ac
tion. Thc route must be accurately survcyed,
estimatcs of expenso of construction and
probable incomc be made. Capitalists will
not rely upon guessing. They want well at
tested facts before tbey will makc investmcnts
Could these bc fairly presented, thcir prefer
ence to the western rouie will be unqueslion.
able. An active survey is now progressing
on thc route through Montpelier. The same
must bc done herc, and when both are nccom
plishcd, and tbe results fairly before the pub
lic, ,we fear no rivalry. The superiority of
the western route will be as clear as an un
cloded dawn of day.
The meeting appointed Messrs. Battell,
A. Chapman, R. Wainwright, a commit
tee todevise tbeways and means ofraising
the necessary funds. Each town should con
trib'ute if possible, enough to carry tbe survey
through its limits. Lct no man in this case
adopt the pcnnywise and poncd foolish poli
cy. Next to proteclion to domestic induslry
is a ready and cbeap access to that home
market which that protection is calculated to
crc'ate. Without a rail road, altho wilhin a
short distauce from our great eastern mart
we cannot compete with evcn the fartherest
west. The object must bc accomplisbcd, or
whh all our boasted agricultural wealtb, we
fall behind thc' poorest States in tbe union.
C7sWonderifthe Loco Focos who have
so passively rece'iTcd tbc ignominious Poke
upon thcir necks will say anything more
about duelists, slaveholders, and Mr. Clay's
views upon proteclion. In relation to the
Tariff, on Monday lt, inreply to a question
.ofMr. Payne, Loco pf Atabama, Mr. Ilardiu
stated openly aoderopbatically, thatMr.PoIk
was opposcd to the Tanff of 1842 which Mr,
Clay has recently rcpeatedly indorsed. Mr.
P. furtber stated that "Mr. Polk' is in favor of
"a 20 per cent ad valorem duty on imports
"discriminaiinglclma tlial, and that hc is in
"favor of a Tariff for rcvcnue, nolonefar
ili ing for prolection ."'
RATIFICATION MEETING.
Tho ratification ofthe Polk ticket which is
sooilyin the throatsof Vermont Loco Focos
goes hard in New York, Albany, Rochester
and Buflalo. All tbe gatherings are
uttcrly spiritless in the empirc State. The
leaders ofthe party there are wofully cha
grined atjibe unmerited & insolent treatment
which tbe "favorite sori" has received from
from the South. They see that he has been
crushcd by tbcintrigues ofthe Texas faction.
Poor Matty Van, bad he servcd his country
as failbfully as he bas servcd bis soutbern
taskmasters, hc would not now be an used
up man. But we caunot lamcnt that bis
treacbcry to tbe North has at last met its
just rcward. Anytbing but a Janus Faced
candidate.
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
"We learn from good authority that the
Conveution for nominating a membcr of Con
grcss frotc this district is to be holden at Bur
lington on the 25th inst. This is the day
prececding that upon which the State Con
vention is to be holden. We bope " Old Ad
dison" will be on hand with the people from
every town. We shall give thc regular no
lice next week. By the way, we would likc
to know if our Burlington friends, put the
stnng of thc door latch on tbe outside in 1844
?s in 1840. In 1840 tho string was out, and
we believe in many instances the latch tcas
ojfcnd doors wide open. Knowing thcir hos
pitality we presume tho same course will be
pursucd this year as 4 years ago. Uddlc
bury Galaxy.
Friend Bell but does us justice in prcsnm-
iuus mucn upou tne tiospitauty ot liur
Iington; and we beg him to assure the good
people of Addison County, one and all, that
now, asin 1840, every whig latch-stnnghangs
oatside, and unifonnly a yard long, wilh a
knot on thc end. Send us three Ibousand
from old Addison if you pleasc Bur. Free
Press.
Huzza for Burlington
Whigs.
Latch string a yard long. and this uniform-
ly tbe case ! But this is not all. A 7;not on
the end! "Well friend Stacv look- ont. TbU
knot will hp nilllpil h n irnmllo f
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Addison Whigs, and we want our Burlington
Whigs to cakc a large not, or it will get worn
out. About thc three thousaud from " Old
Addison," we'!! t,y and lift the demand.
i..tt.. i i , .
..irgc, uui men tncse "diggins" aro
"right" fnll of Whigs, and a tall kicd too.
Of this, friend Stacy, you had a forcible dcm
onstratiou in 1840. "We'll try and conrince
your scnscs, that we are not all dcad lhe 20lh.
But friend Stacy, you do really expect tn see
a great gathering of Whigs don't you ? We
do ifyou don't. So prepare your cnlablcs
right plcnty, for Addison County Whigs up
to their brcasts in CLAY, are perfcct destruc
tion to good feed, just such as Burlington
Whigs are capablc of giviug and just such as
we cxpect to find. Tliree cheers we say for
Burlington bospitality.
District Convention.
The Whigs ofthe Tuird Cokqressiosal
District are rcqucsted to meet in Coiwcn
tion at Burlisotos on TUESDAY, the25th
June, 1844, to select a suitalile Candidate to
reprcseut said District in tho 29ih Congress
ofthe United States.
Each town in the District is rcqucsted to
appoint three or more delegates to said Con
vention. SAMDEL ADAMS, 1
HARVEY BELL, I District
CASSIOS P. PECK, ( Committee.
GEO. W. FOSTER, J
Whigs of Addison Counly, abovc is the no.
tice for our District Convention. Rcspond
to it in a manner worthy yourselvcs as whigs,
and the cause you reprcsent. Let no town
go unrcpreseutcd. Mr. Marsh, our reprcsen
tativc will probably be at home, and give his
coustituents an account of bis stewardsbip.
And then the 2Cth is the grand rally of the
Whigs. What a gathering that tcill bc.
The
Spirit of tbe Age," a libellous print
printed at Woodstock, is endeavonng to prop
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up thc nomination of Polk and Da las, by
bauchee and a murderer."
These cbarges
are not only false but foul and the editor of ;
mc --iu 1TL11&UUH31U wc acny me irum
of these cbarges and xall upon Mr. Eastinan
for proof. But no dangcr of bis making the.
attempt. This is not his vocation. Hc deals
in
wbolesale slander without the least at-empt
atnronf. Mr. TCtmnn wpII lnn il,,t I,!.
Polk, is as vulnerable as any other man, but '
HIS FAULTS are kcpt entirely away from
the pcoplc. How does he stand upon the ta
riff? He is opposcd to any dnty being im
posed upon wool. The " Spirit of the Age"
does not publish Mr. Polk's opinions upon
the Tanff. We challengehim to doit. We
darc any Loco paper in tbe State to publish
them. But tbey are afraid to do it. Afraid
to publish the truth. Come Messrs Eastman,
Marston & Co., you Loco leaders, we dare
you to spread out in your columns the opin
ions of yourMr. Polk upon the Tariff. Come,
no dodging this point. Either do it or stand
forth to the community afraid, yes AFRAID,
to publish the truth. ' "We wait to sce.
Valuable BooJcs. We have now before us
four or five voluines of books ncatly printed
and bound, presented by John S. Taylor ii
Co. of New Yark. These gentlemen may !
uu iliii&cu uniuu iuc luuak exiensive
publishers of booka in that city, and what is
still better, tbeir enterprize seenis to be cbiefly
directed to publicatiqn of those of a moral
nnd rcligious character. Their publications
are often designed as auxillaries lo parcnts
and instructors in the fulfillment of their du
ticsin bringingup children in tne nutture'
and ndmonition of the Lord, by early iinbu
ing their micds with the sacred trutbs of the
gospel. Recently however many valuable
publications calcnhted to enlargetbeknowl
cdge and guideand regulate tbe hearts ofthe
greatest and best among us. have bsued from
tbeir prcss.
Thc books now on our table are, Wonders
ofArt, The Worlds Rtligxon, by Lady Col
quhoun, I)e Aubignes History of the Refor
mation, and The English Martyrs, by Char
lotte Elizabeth, all cbcap and valuable books,
and especially lhe latter, containing a record
of tbose days when the church of Rome pos
scssed the ascendaucy, and was able to man
ifest fully "what manner of spirit ihe tcas of."
Thcse books and others from tbe same
sourcc are for sale at the Pojr OJjice, where
a good assortmeut of BooJa, Stationery and
Fancy Articles may be found. In New York
this coropany will furnish any valuable books
at the shortest notice.
Whigs of
!LD ADDISON.'
To your attention we commend the follow
ing ; and after you have read if resolre you
will attend tbe Stato Couvention. The Bur
lington Whigs want to see you. Their doors
are open, their hearts aro opcn, and from
their known and accustomed bospitality, uo
fears need be eutertained but that they will
be done up m order.
STATE CONVENTION.
Ata meeting ofthe Whigof Burlington,
held pursuant to notice at the Hotel of John
Howard, on Monday evening June 10, 1844
Hon. TIMOTHY FOLLETT was called
to the Chair, and Edward A. Sta.xsrcrt
appointed Secretary.
Georob A. Alle.v Esq. then introduccd
thc rollowmg resolutions, which were unani
raously adopted.
Hesolced That the Whizs of Burlington
arc higbly gratificd with the decision of tho
State Committee which bas designatcd this
towu as the place for holding the State Mass
Couveutiou on the 26lh of June instant.
j Resohcd That now, as in 1840, tbe "latch
string is not pulled in," and that wc rejoice
; at the prospect of again welcoming and entcr-
, taiug crowds of our Whig brethren from eve
ry county and town in the State.
Jlesolred That we trust it mav be our
gnou loriunc to rcncw on tlie same spot the
glorious sceues of June 25th 1840, and ihat
lhe great whig brolherbood of Vermont will
again meet in council, to pledge anew upou
thcaltarof countrv's welfarc. thusamc n-iiri.
, r . .
otic cnthusiasm which animated us on that
ficsolred That we hold our rizht hand of
fcllowship to the whig9, not ocly of Vermont
but ofthe Union, and promisethcm a hearty
wclcoine and thc best accommodalions that
our home will aflbrd.
Jtciolccd Tbat these resolutions be sign
ed by the Cha:rraan and Secretary and pub
lisbed in the Free Presf, and tbat all the
Whig papers of this State bo requested to
copy the same.
TIMOTHY FOLLETT, Cliairman.
E. A. Stassbert, Secretary.
Rally then Whigs to tbe gathering. We
learu that Whiting, Salisbury, and Cornwall
are alrcady on the move making thcir prepa
rations for a glorious turn out. And then
there is noble old Shoreham, with her stcr-
Iiug yeomanry. They will be on hand, no
mistake. With these comcs Bridport, Addi
son and Panton, who are waiiiug with thcir
hosts of Whigs, to show that the Wbig spirit
is not extinguished among them yct. Wilh
all these comcs Middlebury, Vergennes, New
htaven, Bristol, Ferrisburgb, Starksboro,
.Monkton ana Lincoln, who will we rcckon.
give ovidencc icdubitable of their attachment
to whig principles, ana in thcir numbcrs and
zcal be not outstripped by any of thcir neigh
bors. But we will not forget to mention
Leicester, Goshen, Ripton, Hancock and
Granville towns, that are Wbig to the corc.
who we hope will also be on hand thc 2Cth.
Rally thcn,ye Farmers, Mechanics,Merchants'
Laboring men, and all to the gathering. Lay
aside your business for 3 days and go to the
Whig Council, there to renew to each other
your pledge to not ccase iu your efforts to
free ourTelovcd country from misrule, until
your object is accomplisbedj and Loco Foco
ism buricd so deep that a rcsurrection shall
neter bc granted its hateful form.
PREPOSTEROUS.
Third Partyism is the only ally of Polkism
m the State of Vermont. The Locos are
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ehuckhng at the probabi ty of the Th rd
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tO five tbpir nnrn tirV.f a nlnmKfv Tf n.u
re:0:,.pj. vp, ,im- hnnnv nM , ,
ylM us p t0 bIa3ting ;nfluence'of free
trade, Annexation, and tbe domincering in
lluence ofboutbern slaveocracy. How they
would exnlt to down with the Tariff, down
IVIfh rliQtrtfinttnn J :.U . , ?
nroTem(n.,, ,' . . .. . "
K. . . ' " J u,urc
God's fair earth wilh the foul blotch of Sla
very now and forever. And you fVhig Ab-
olitionists, (for we have nothing to say to Ab
olitionists of any other stamp,) will you lend
them a helping hand by withdrawiog your
support of Henry Clay. Should he be de
feated, as sure as the rising of the morning
sun Texas will be Annexed to this Union.
You will then bave no other alternativc but
submission or a dissolutiou. Wbig Abolition
ists, can you be made thus to sacritice the
cause you profess the mostdear to yourhearts.
Can you be longer blindfolded.and thus Jrif
cn along by wild and dangeious leaders over
the precipice of destruction to your own in
terest.and the interesu of your country. And
if 1 hl ht. nneaTfiTc a .... 1 1 . . .
I au uiouyou iY illS
to rally ono and all to the rescue. Loco Fo.
coisra mustbe repulsed back to the foulhaunts
from whence it hasissued.or the blackest pall
that ever mantled this fair heritace of hu
manity will be spread over our country.
If all this is not true wby is the Polk
ticket so readily adopted.
(? We hope our Whig friends in tbe ad
joining towns willin tbeir gatherings if they
desiw any Musie thatthay cannotfind among4
themselves, just send for the Middlebury
Band. They numbcr 13 nnd as good mu-
sicians ns can be found in these "diggins."
We speak from actual knowlcdgc in this thing.
Thcit terms will be reasonable. Ifany are
disposed to doubt their capacity to do justice
in tbe line ofg-ooci mustc, wc say just gixe
thema try.
ADDISON COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Whigs of "Old Addison" met accor
diug to call at the Town Room in Middlebu
ry on the 12th inst. The meeting being call
ed to order, "
Judge Bascom was placed in tbe chair
protem.
W. S. Johnson as Secretary, protem.
Moved and voted that a committee of fire
bo appointed by the chair to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of lhe Convention
The following gentleman was appointed.
Hon. William Slade, Chairman,
Edward J. Phelps, Harvey Munsill.
Elias Bottom, George W. Grandy.
Moved that a comraitee of scveu bo ap
pointed by the Chair to nominate oflicers for
the day.
The following gentlemen were appointed,
John Simonds.
Samuel-Strong, Asa Chapman,
A. P. Roscoe, John G. Perry.
Saml. H. Holly, Heman Smiih.
Moved that each town appoint a commit
tee of three, to meet an nominate Senators
for tbe coming election.
The committee for nominating ofScers for
the Convention reportcd as follows :
Elisha Bascom, l'resid:nt.
Jona. Hoyt, Jr., Saml. H. Ilolley, ) Vico
&aml. 1. htrong, Abner Wilcox, 5 Tres't.
W. S. Johnson, )
Frederick E. Woodbridge e"et-
Moved to adjourn to 2 o'clock P. M.
Met according to adjournment at 2 o'clock
the chairman of tbe nominating committee,
Jugc Munsill reported the following names for
Senators for Addison Connty.
DAVIS RICII, Esq., Shoreham.
E. D. WOODBRIGE, Esq.. Vergennes.
The Chairman, Wm. Slade for the com
roittec on resolutions reported as follons,
which were passcd unanimously.
Resohcd That "the cncouraeemcnl and
proteclion of mauufacturcs," and of tbc ag
ricultural and all ollier Iabor ofthe countrv,
was a Ieading purpose in the formation of onr
Fedcral Coustitntion; and that the fiiibful
and steady cxecution ofthat purpose is iadis
pcnsable to the securiug of lhe true indepen
deuce and pcrmanent prosperity of the coun-
Resohcd, That lhe public domain is, emi
nently of rizht, the iuheritance ofthe neople
of the States of tbis union, -that the pro
ceeds of its sales ought not to be mingled
wiiu me oruinary revenues ol the tetleral cov-
ernment, to aid iu defraying its ordiuary ex
penses, but should be set apart, and sacredly
appropriatcd, as it may and will be, upon its
dislribution among tlie states, to tbe pnrposo
of facilitating the intercourse and bindim; to-
Kdlicr the mcmbers, of our great polilical
family, and abovo alf, of improving the heart
and tbc mind of tbe nation, and tbns giving
lo our free institutions a stability and perma
ncncv, to be enualed onlv by the stability and
permanency ofthe National Donnin itself.
Jtcfolrcd, Jhat Henry LJIay ileserves tlie
iling gratitude of this nation, for bis sngcc-
ily m pcrcciving ils true intcrests ou this great
qucstion, and his flrmncss aud pcrseverencc
in maintaiiiin them.
Resohcd, That we heartily respond lo llio
nomination by the Baltimore Convention of
llcnry Ulav for the Cmef alagistracy of tlie
nation, a distinclion nbicb he has well carn
cd, aud for which he is eminently (iltcd.by bis
cominanding talcnts bis long expcricnce
his faithful services bis manly frauknc-i.
his ardent palriotism his national feclings,
and his practically useful life.
Resohcd, That wc hail the nomination or
Theodore Frelinghuysen for the oflicc of
Vice President of the United States, bccauso
he is a ;ood and a Irue man rich in cxpc
rieuce, and pnre, firni and elevated in purpose;
aud because hts whole life is an assurance
tbat his elcratiou can, by co possible contin
gency inflict upou the country another actin
Prcsident who will be faithless to his friends
and false to Iih principles.
Resohcd, That we deprecate tbe annexa
tion of Texas lo tbe Uoitcd States, as an ir
reparable national evil, and regard lhe inde
pcndeuco of Mr. Clay iu his frank and man
ly letter on tbis subject, as worthy of all com
mcndation, and a constituting a strong guar
anty that the measure, so incvitably fatal to
the permanency of thc Union, will never bo
adopted.
Resohcd, That the misrule tbat has fol
lowed the elevation of Gen. Jackson to tho
Presidency is enough for all time ; and tbat
we intend to do what we can to makc and end
ofit forever.
The rollowlne wai the nieamlifo la Ihe 0it rerenn':
liw ofthe Uniird Sutes nppcorrd bjr WASIll.N'GTu.v
on the Fockth or JcLl 1719.
Wtierai it is necctsarjr for lhe mpport of thc gorern
ment, for lhe dtschar-e ofthe dfbli ofthe United ymn,
and ma mcocnioE itriD raoTiCTiox or m.ircic
Ttrsc, ihat diitica be laldoncoods, warca and merchan.
dl2e importcd."
J. M. Slade introdnced the following res
olutions which were unanimously adopted.
Resohcd, That we, Whigs of "old Addi
son," accept the warm invitation given by tha
Burlington Whigs to them in Wbig CoudcU
on the 26th, and test by actual experience.
the lenglh of their "latch strings."
llesolrcd, Uhat wnen this Convention ad-
journs, it shall be to meet again on Court
nouse aquare in iiurlmgton, on the X'eth at
10 o'clock A. 31.
Moved to have tbe procecdings of tbis meet
ing signed by tbe President, Vice Presidents,
and Secretaries, and publisbed iu tbe North-
ern Galaxy and the Vergennes Vermonter.
ELISHA BASCOM, Pres't,
JONA. HOYT, Jr.
SAML. P. STRONG, Vice
SAML. H. HOLLY, Pres'ts.
ABNER WILCOX.
W. S. JOHNSON, ) , .
F. E. WOODBRIGE. bectttjnt'-
Pbesidential Costest. The Ricb mpnd
Whig which has generally proved sagac
ious in jndging from tbe Signs of tho
Timcs : says that information from
Pennsylvania shows Ihat the Polk ticket
is regarded as truly farcical, and will ba
bcaten bv any majority for Clay is Fre
lingbuvsen wbich may bo de sired.
From every part ofVirginia Ihe editor
has tho most cheering intelligenco. Tho
locos- in that Stato can hardly bcbeve
that tho nomination of Polk &. Dallas in
real. They pronounce il n whig lio. Tho
Tcxas humbug has failed to detach ono
genuinc whig from tho support of.Mr.
Clay. Accounls from Ohio. Tcnnessec,
North Carolina, Georgia, and ovcn Miss
iaippiund Missouri, are of a liko cheering
character, allhough theso States are those
intendcd to be afiecled hy ihe "Te&t
bnrnb."