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They were the pioneeri of the new States the
cultivators of the soil the defenders of the coun
try against Indian aggression. It was to thorn, In
a great aegree, that the West was indebted for its
early advances in settlement, cultivation, and civil
ized comfort. They had made the wilderness blo9
som as the rote the desert smile with gladness and
joy. Was it proper to denounce such men as
heartless trespassers, fraudulent specula'ors, rob
bers of the public lands, as they have been de
nounced by the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
-Clay.")'
.Appendix to Cong. Globe, 129, .
Mb. Young of Illinois said, "Yes, Sir, it has
been emphatically said by an honorable Senator,
(Mr. Clay of Kentucky,) that they might as well
"seize upon your forts and arsenals, your ships up
on the ocean, or pluuder the monty in your Treas
ury, as tlius to seize upon the public lauds, and
appropriate them to their use in violation of law,
and against the just rights of the nation." Sii , the
honorable Senator much mistakes the character of
this people. . There is "not, Mr. Tresident, a more
peaceable, orderly, iudtistrioiis, hospitable people
to be found in any country."
App. Cong. Globe, Pje 131.
"Senate Jan. 29, 1838. Mr. Lyon. Yet these
settlers have been denounced by the Senator from
Kentucky (Mr. Clay,) "as laud pirates," "plun
derers," "robbers!" . Do they deserve such epi
thets? Whom have they robbed? Certainly not
the Government. They are ready to pay for the
lands thoy occupy, all the Government could have
old tbem for, had the policy of the Senator from
Kentucky been adopted, and the settlers kept oil'
those lands. They have committed no waste, in
jured no one, either the Government or any indi
vidual. They have in truth been of service to tho
Government, by giviug additional value to lauds
lying in the neighborhood of their improvements,
and thus- enabling the Government to s.'ll thoso
lands at an earlier period than it could have done
had their improvements not been made."
App. Cong. Globe, Paje 138.
Mr. Cr.AV, followed Mr. Lyon and did not de
ny that tho terms "LAND PIRATES," "PLUN
DERERS" and "ROBBERS," expressed tin
ideas he intended to convey as to the character of
the settler? on the public lands. A part of w hat
lie did say is thus reported: viz.
-.Mr. CLAVofKy. (followed Mr. Lyon.) "Sir,
aid Mr. C. "I will meet them with the laws of
the country. Let the lands be exposed to public
aale, and afterwards at private sale, and then put
in force, if necessary, the existing laws, and RE
MOVE these LAWLESS INTRUDERS from
the property they have forcibly appropriated to their
own use. .What right had they to the public do
main more than any other description of PLUN
DERERS to the goods they may seize upon? I
An auctioneer has his warehouse broken open by
a lawless body of armed mem one man seizes up
on abate, another upon ahampcr, and another up
on something else, and says he has a right to it at
liis own price. When other persons come, to auc
tion, and say, Mr. Auctioneer, why not give me
these goods on as cheap terms as these gentlemen
who have broken open your warehouse obtained
theirs ; Why, what sort of answer would it bo to
say that these gentlemen are pre-emptioucrs, their
moral sense has beeu outraged by locking up these
goods, and keeping (hem from their use, and as
they particularly wished for this bale or hamper at
their own price, and are honest, industrious men,
who are unable to give the real value for the goods,
they have taken this natural and harmless method
of getting possession of them."
App. to Cong. Globe, Page 139.
Here the Settlers are directly compared to a
band of ARMED ROBBERS.
Senate, Jan. 30, 1838. "Mr. Wa lice n .
Were the Settlers mora meritorious then (1830)
than they are now; or is it only ot late that the
Senator from Kentucky has become willing to en
dorse the libels of the British reviewers in regard
to the American settlers of the West? Why, if
these settlers are, as the Senator from . Kentucky
proclaims, LAWLESS INTRUDERS, PLUN
DERERS of the public property, as criminal as
those that uould seize the puhlic ships, or stores,
or arsenals, why ua not all this announced in
1834, when the act was passed without opposition
in the Senate, to legalize and sanction all these
proceedings? And if it be indeed just, as the Sen
ator from Kentucky proclaims, that these settlers
should be driven by force from the public lands, I
hope that the Senator from Kentucky will be per
mitted to lead the army which is to perfoim the
work of expulsion and desolation; that he will lead
the forces which are to d:ive from their homes and
consume the dwellings of these hardy pioneers,
whose only crime is this: that they desire to se
cure, at the Government price, the farms they
have selected, and cleared, aud cultivated, against
the overbidding of capitalists und speculators. And
.when the Senator from Kentucky unfurls his ban
ner, and calls for recruits for such a purpose, can
he obtain one, even in the State of Kentucky, for
a service so odious and detestable?"
- App.: Cong. Globe, Page 112.
: Mr. Clay followed Mr. Walker, but denied
nothing lie said.
A portion of what he did say, is thus reported:
viz.
Mr. Cuvsaid "We have been told oftheex
tcntofthe evil, of the number of squatters who
have got on the public land aud the difficulty of
removing tbem; and tb.it therefore there was a ne
cessity for passing this law, to give them the lands
they have unjustly seized on.. Do we, said Mr. C.
live hr a country of laws or not?" . '...,
r.: ."How wpsit:with that White House, now so
amply furnished with that famous east room, and
the little man who occupies so small a part of it?
.Suppose a pre-emptioner was to go there and say,
Mr. President, tins house is too large for you; I
am an industrious cultivator, one of the bone-and
inew men, and claim a pre-e Jiption to part of this
house.. Would be not have as much right to squat
" down there as to squat down on the public lands?"
; App Cong. Globe, 143. '
1 What caa be more contemptuous than these ex
pressions relative to the Settlers!
'. But, says Mr. Clay ,in one of bis letters, an ex
planation took place at the next session of the Sen
ate "on which occasion a Senator from Illinois,
Mr. Young acknowledged that be had infetrtd
the exceptionable expressions from the tenor of my
speech, and that I had not usedthem",
' Now, here is the "explanation" which Mr.
Young made as reported at the time : viz. ,.
1 Senate Jan. 8, 1839. Mr. Young of Illinois.
f The Senator Mr. Crittenden.) asks, why it is,
-that bis . colleague (Mr. Clay) lias, alone of all oth
ers, been singled out as the object of vituperation
by the friends of this measure; why the whole foun
. tain of their bitter waters has been poured out up
on bis devoted head; and why it is, that he alone
is to be ottered up as a sacrifice upon the altar of
Western interests, for having done what he con
sidered to be his duty in respect to the greater in
terest of the whole Union. Sir, if the Senator
from Kentucky (Mr. Clay) stands conspicuous as
the object ot attack in this debate, I would ask his
honorable colleague, (Mr. Crittenden) who placed
him in that condition? Has he not, above all oth
ers, at all times, and vpon all occasions, when
the subject of the Public lands has been the topic
of discussion, taken the lead in denouncing these
LAWLESS INTRUSIONS' upon the public do
main, as be is pleased to term them? Has he not
in fact, to use his own expression, battled it for
days together, "solitary," if not "alone," against
our pre-emption and graduation bills, when scarce
ly a man of his party would venture to the rescue?
These things considered, Mr. President, and how
can it be matter of wonder or surprise to (he Sen
ator, (Mr. Crittenden) that his colleague should
be met by the Senators from the new States, upon
the ground he himself has seen tit to occupy, so far
in advance of his associates, as to have left them
almost out of sight behind him? Mr. President,
during the progress of the debate on the pre-emption
bill, at the last session of Congress, the hon.
orable Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Clay) indulg
ed in expressions towards the settlers of tho new
States who had gone upon the public lands for the
purpose ol procuring homes for themselves and
families, which, in my opinion, they did not de
serve; and as they were repeated on more than
one occasion during that protracted debate with
the utmost deliberation, I took note of some of tbem
at the timo that they were uttered, in the precise
terms employ cdby the speaker as I understood him;
and as I wish to recur to these expressions, for the
purpose of showing how far, in this respect, the
honorable Senator (Mr.; Clay) may or may not
have been misrepresented, as is supposed by his
honorable colleague (Mr; Crittenden) will re
fct to them as I took them dtrwn, aud leave the
Senate to judge whether we of the new States, or
tho honorable Senator's colleague, have had the
most cause to complain of misrepresentation.
CQ-The honorable Senator (Mr. Clay) said, when
discussing the merits of the pre-emption bill, and
of those w ho were to be benefitted by its provi
sions, in the debate of the 27th of January last, ac
cording to my memorandum, that he knew of no
lew, or principle of propriety, which authorized
us to give away the public lands as a bounty to the
poor as a bounty fur tin violation of the law;
that he iewed it (the pre-emption bill) as a license
to a set of LAWLESS INTRUDERS to go upon
the public domain, and prevent its sale in the man
ner prescribed by law; that he looked upon the
whole system of pre-emption as a SYSTEM OF
BOUNDLESS, HEARTLESS, SCANDA
LOUS, FRAUDULENT SPECULATION;
that it w as full of fraud A BOMNIABLE.EXE
CRABLE FRAUD; a system that TAINTED,
CORRUPTED, and PUTRIFIED every one
who touched it; fjcj- that these' men (the settlers
upon the public lands) might, with equal proprie
ty, SEIZE UPON OUR FORTS . AND AR
SENALS, OUR SHIPS UPON THE OCEAN,
or PLUNDER THE PUBLIC MONEY IN
THE TREASURY, and appropr'.ale the spoils
among them, as thus to seize upon the public do
main, and hold it against the just demand of the
Government. Such, Mr. President, are some of
the expressions in which the Senator from Ken
tucky (Mr. Clay) indulged at the late session of
Congress towards the settlers of the West. But it
is said that he has been misrepresented intention
ally misrepresented; and that language has been
attributed to lain on the occasion referred to which
he never uttered. This, sir, to some extent, may
be true I have seen some newspaper reports of that
debate which contained expressions which I do
not remember to have heard in the tcrtnt supposed
to have been employed; but Me inferences drawn
were, nevertheless, in most instances, eorrer logi
cal deductions from the premises, as admitted to
have been stated in the debate. As, for example,
the Senator (Mr. Clay) did not say, in so many
words, that the settlers upon the public lands were
pirates; but be did say, that they might, with equal
propriety, have seized upon our ships on lite ocean,
and hold them against the lawful right of the na
tion, as thus to seize upon the public lands, and
defeat, by unlawful combinations, a just competi
tion at the public sales in the manner prescribed by
law. And what is this but a CHARGE OF PI
RACY? And what else is a man who commits an
overt act of piracy, such as the Senator (Mr. Clay)
has described, balipirate? Ho did not say they
were robbers; but he characterized them as rob
bers, assimilating their supposed offences to a set'
zure of the public forts and arsenals to u plun
dering of the public Treasury; and what is this
but ROBBERY or LARCENY, according to the
circumstances of force or no force, in despoiling
the Government of its property?
App. Cong. Globe, page 55, 1838-9.
By the National Intelligencer, and the explana
tion of Senator Young, therefore, it is conclusive'
ly proved that Mr. Clay characterized the Settlers
on the public lands
As a LAWLESS RABBLE.
As a set of PIRATES. .
As a gang of TRIEVES.
. As a baud of ROBBERS.
If he did not call them by these names, he gave
them these characters, and he proudly said, he
would not be deterred from doing his duty in lesist
ing their claims by menances, or by any consider
ations personal to himself. He moved, as we have
seen, an amendment, requiring Mr. Van Buren to
have the settlers removed thereafter. To show
bow far he would have gone, we copy from the
National Intelligencer ol the 5th February, 1838,
part of a discussion which took place between him
and the lamented Senator Linn, of Missouri, on
the 27th day of January, 1838. ,
"Mr. Lihn said, that it was utterly vain and
idle to suppose you could, by legal enactments or
military force, arrest the onward course .of our free
and restless population.. Onward, onward it has
rolled, and onward it would continue to roll, until
it reached the borders of the great Pacific Ocean,
where its accumulated masses would si down and
weep that there were no more worlds to settle.
The American population have, and ever will, con
aider the wilderness as their property, their inherit
ance,. Who could or would dare say to our peo
plethus far shalt thou go, and no farther? No
man worthy to be President of the United States
no man can be President of this great Republic
who would be tyrant enough to order, by military
violence, these people to be driven off the lands
they had reclaimed from the wilderness which they
owned in common with the people of the United
States." - . ,
"Mr. Clay of Ky. said: can it be possible that
this government cannot protect the property of the
people of the United States ? Can these settlers
hold possession against the whole force of this gov-
ernment, THE REGULAR ARMY, the militia,
under the command of the President? If the rase
is so with the public domain, how soon will it be
the same with all the public property? Sir, I hope
it is not true! I trust the people will be able to
protect'their property ."
Win not the People of the Western States gen
erally agree with Senator Linn, that "no man
WORTHY to be President" would be TYRANT
enough to order the "REGULAR ARMY" into
the new settlements to dispossess the occupants oi
the land AT THE POINT OF THE BAYO
NET? Say, Prc-emptioners, SHALL such a
TYRANT be President? If so, give your votes
for HENRY CLAY.
, But this man would have you believe that he
only concurred with Mr. Van Buren on this point:
Hear what tho equivocating candidate for the Pres
idency, said on the 27lh January 1833, as reported
in his favorite Intelligencer: viz.
"Sir," said Mr. Clay, "when I had gone thus
far in reading Mr. Van Buren 's Message I thought
our Chief Magistrate would tako care of the prop
erty of the people of the Union. But when 1 had
followed him a little further and perceived that he
had adopted all the WILD INVENTIONS of
pre-empt on and graduation, and all the NEW'
FANQLED NOTIONS of which wehave heard
so much in years past, I almost despaired of him."
His attack upon Mr. Van Buren for being in
favor of the pre-emption law, was much more vio
lent than is here reported; but here is enough to
show, that so far from concuring on this point
they were directly at issue.
But Mr. Clay says, he was not opposed to the
grant of pre-emptions upon a final settlement of the
land question, and as evidence, points to bis vote
for a proposition oflercd by Mr. Crittenden in 1840,
uniting a pre-emption system with a scheme for
giving to the Slates tho moneys arising from the
sales of public lands, and to his distribution Act of
tho Extra Session in 1841. What! Henbv Clay
sanctioning what he had so long and so vehement
ly denounced as a scheme of plunder, piracy, and
robbery! Henry Clay approving of the seizure of
the public arstnals, the public ships, and of tho
money in the Treasury!! It is even so if he is
to be believed.
But lotus sec when Mr. Clay became willing to
join the thieves, robbers and pirates, as he substan
tially called the settlers on the public .lands.
These denunciations of the "squatters" and of the
whole principle of pre-emptions, were at tho De
cember session of Congress in 1837-38. Trior to
that time, Mr. Clay had FIVE TIMES reported
in the Senatehis plan forgiving away the proceeds
of (lie public lands, viz, on the lllh December
1832, December 18th 1833, December 16th 1834,
December 29th 1835, and December 19th 1836.
IN NOT ONE OF THESE BILLS WAS
THERE A PRE-EMPTION CLAUSE, or any
provision for the protection of actual settlers!
He then considered them but robbers and pirates,
unworthy of protection. But Mr. Clay had been
for years vainly striving to SEIZE ON THE
MONEY IN THE TREASURY HIMSELF, to
aid in making him president through a plan to
throw it into the hands of a little aristocracy in
each State; and in the hope of getting the aid of the
frontier people in his scheme of plunder, he turns
round and attempts to BUY UP the settlers with
a promise of pre-emptions!.' Yes, tho man who
in 1838 denounced them as a "lawless rabble,"
no better than thieves, robbers and pirates, in 1840
41, is graciously pleased to sanction all their law
less acts of tluft, robbery and piracy, if they will
only aid in actually "seizing the money in the
treasury" and MAKING HIM PRESIDENT.
SETTLERS, PEOPLE OF THE NEW
STATES ! will ye be thus bought? Will ye tako
of Mr. Clay as a BRIBE, what Mr. Van Buren
yielded as a just concession? Will you acknowl
edge Mr. Clay's slanders to be just, by taking
the tland' rer for your President?
NEVER! NEVER!! NEVER!!!
Yes, NEVER will echo around our vatt fron
tier, until the sound shall reach the ocean, and be
thrown back in one continuous NEVER, NEV
ER, NEVER!!
From the Baltimore Republican and Argus.
WORKINGS OF THE TARIFF.
Baltimore, June, 1844.
My Dear Sir: -You appear to be greatly alarm
ed for theitercstof yourself, mechanics, and day
laborers, on account ol the unprecedented rise of
all kinds of Fall and Winter Dry Goods, and to be
candid with you, I don't wonder at it, and as you
state to me you are a plain farmer you want a plain
statement of facts, as you knew me to be connected
in Dry Goods for twenty years past. I will cheer
fully comply with your request, and think it likely
you will be more alarmed than you had any idea of.
Below I send you the price we paid by the case
from the manufactory and agent last June, and also
the price they are selling this June, and defy con
tradiction.
June, 1843.
June, 1841.
27 Same kind,
81 . .." ..'- "
Pd
for mix'd Cassinetts
biue mixed".
drab or sheep gray
dark mik'd
blue
super blue
Eddy
black
81
45
45
60
62
62
The above is only a few examples of prices.
Now for white and colored woollen flannels:
June, 1842.
June, 1844.
Same kind,
Paid for white, .
17c.
22
28 '
82
84
27
80
87
42
60
6-4 green Baize, which all working men wear
for jackets in their workshops 50 this June 70.
I wish you to distinctly understand, that the
above prices are by the large quantity, 20 to 1,000
pieces. - ' -. ', - .; (r- r... .
Now I wil give you the prices the' farmer me
chanic, and day laborer, have to pay for them, and
if it is not enough to' alarm you, I will give up
You must admit, that we wholesale men can't live
without'we have 10 per cent profit on the case
cost, and that the country merchant must have 25
per cent on what he sells, to live, upon, which we
will make our calculation. The. price they cost
you at retail last June 1843:-' ' ' ' ; .''''
Drab or sheep's gray
Cassinett,
8lo
with the perct
41
60
81
83
Dark mix'd
45
60
61
Dark'
Black,
FLANNELS. ..: -,.
17c ! with the per ct.'
White Flannel,
22
-I
28
32
34
50
87
48
46
67
6-4 green Baize,
Now I will give you the price you will have to
pay this year for die same goods :
Drab or sheep's gray
this Fall,
Dark mix'd.
Dark blue, -,
Black,
White Flannel,
80c.
with the per ct 67
. 81
. " 115
121
67 "
85 ': "
50 '
FLANNELS.
25c.
87
42 1
50
with the per ct. 83
i 60
i " '. , 57
w 67
1 41 79
6-4 green Baize,
TO
The above woollens were manufactured out of
woollen sheered sheep last year; for as a farmer,
you know you sheered your sheep the last of May,
or the present month June, and it is impossible for
them to make them up in 10 or 15 days from the
sheep's back, so there is no excuse on that head.
Now, I ask yon, is your corn, rye, oats, wheat,
and potatoes, which you raise by the sweat of your
brow, higher, so that you can afford to pay such
ungodly prices; and are yon, as a farmer, with the
mechanic and day laborer, going to put up yes,
I sty put up with such abomniable imposition.
I trust not, I cannot believe you will.
These are American, manufactured goods; now
show the existing tariff on each kind, and let the
farmer, mechanic, and laboring man, see who it is
that arc so greatly benefitted by the present une
qual tarifl.
Now, one word more. If you go into a manu
factory and ask him the rerson he asks 15 cents a
yard for calicoes he can sell at a profit at 10 cents a
yard, he immediately replies, that you can't import
them at the present prohibitory tarifl for less.
Yours, &c
Market Street Baltimore.
LATE FROM MEXICO.
Death of Sentmanat and Total Fai
lure of his Erptdilion Renewal of
the icur against Texas the lexas
Prisoners at Ptrole.
An arrival at New Orleans brings
advices from Vera Cruz to the 20th
ult. and Mexico to the 16th. YVecop
py the following important intelligence
rom ncayunc:
The daring General hentmanat, of
whose departure from this place with a
band of followers to revolutionize To-
basco we hive already spoken, has
been taken prisoner and shot, and it is
supposed that his comrades will share
the same late.
It would seem that on nearing the
coast of Tubasco, the vessel which had
on board Sentmanat and his men was
discovered, chased and finally driven
on shore, between the bar of Christc
pec and the principal bar, by the Mex
ican man-of-war brig Santa Anna. The
revolutionists, some of whom had arms
while others had nothing to defend
themselves, immediately belook them
selves to the mountains. After sev
eral brushes with the Mexican troops
in which several ol his men were eitlv
er killed or taken prisoners, Sentmanat
himself was finally captured with
only one follower, and shotatJalpa,
near Tobasco, on the 18th ult., alter
the consolations of religion were ad
ministered to him. According to one
letter which wc have seen, his head
was cut oh", fried in oil, and after be
inr put in a species of caging, was stuck
upon a pole to adorn the principal pla
za of Tobasco truly a most horri
ble end. It was thought that his com
rades would all share the same late.
Thus has terminated an expedition
which was conceived in daring. But
in which wisdom had no counsel.
That the Mexican authorities were jus
tifiable in putting to death the leader
we are not propared to dispute; but
nothing can pahate the horrible mutila
tions committed upon his person after
his life had paid the forfeit of his revo
lutionary attempt. Vhat became of
the vsssell which transported Sentma
nat, or her ofheers and crew, we have
been unrble to learn.
From our papers and correspondence,
it would seem that-Santa Anna has
sent orders to Gen. Woll to publish a
decree at once to the effect that the
armistice with Texas is at an end, and
hostilities are to be immediately recom
menced with vigor. . Report has it
that Santa Anna has also ordered Gen.
Woll to advance on -Texas. - He had
called upon Congress to furnish him
30,000 men, and $4,000,000, where
with to recommence the war against
Texas. General Reyes has been ap
pointed minister of war! and Marine,
in place of Tornel, and General Gom
ez de la Cortina first officer of the war
bureau, Gen. Valentin Canalizo has
been chosen commander of the army
destined to opperate against Texas.
1 he new minister ot war has ordered
the militia into immediate and active
service, and from present appearances
it would seem that Santa Anna is de
termined to make a strong attempt to
resubjugate Texas. Bolt. Clipper. ;,'
CARRYING OUT THEIR PRINCIPLES.'
, It will be seen by the following from
the Bav State Democrat that King and
his sattelites in Rhode Island have as
ittle regard for pecuniary n political
rights, ;''- '" :- ' :- -".:..'
"A1' precious set of ScoundrehWe
are informedMiy a friend from prov-
lUcIllC, Utah Xiicuicrtuu. iuu rit ui me
'Cadets,' a strong Algerine company of
Providence, Who has Deen detected by
forging the name of the mayor of that
City io cerium Dim ii chucks w me tune
of several thousand dollars, hat de
camped, leaving his bondsmen to "step
ud to the captain's office and settle."
It will be remembered 'that : the city
clerk's accounts were found to be mi
nus about $6,000, a short time since,
and Gov. King is under bonds for his
bank exploits.
What a precious set Of
scoundrels these Rhode Island Alge-
rines are! These men were all loud in
their denunciations of the patriot Dorr,
These three officials have prated much
about Dorr's dishonesty. Lieut. Mar.
tin! Dishonor the city clerk!! and
his excellency
Gov.King!!!"
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ARRIVAL OF
THE HlBERNI A TWELVE DAYS LA
TER. , . ";. '
By the arrival cf the llibernia, at
Boston, we have intelligence Irom Liv-
erpool twelve days later than that re- als or affairs of the day, defending; the represeata
ceived by the Great Western. The tive from this county in the last legislature, upon
intelligence is not of much interest.'
Preparations were made to telegraph
the intelligence of the Queen's health
from Windsor Castle r to London, on
the occurrnnea of acertain event dai-
Iv exneeted.
a.. "
TliA atnr-b nt nntton in I .nrprnnnl nn
.1 i . .u j ; r
" 1 WW.. W. W .v w ... v.uvw.
the steamer was 924,700 bales, the
r . . . .
largest ever known. Prices remained
firm, and the demand steady. Sea Is
land was quoted at 13 to 20d: other
qualities 4 to 6id.
iNOtning Ot importance nad occur-
t .t . ,
red in pariiment, except tno appoint-
ment of a committee to investigate the
Charge that a system OI espionage
prevails in the British lost OlHCe.-
The discoveries of the committee are
not to be made public.
Incendiary fires still continue in
Norfolk and Suffolk.
The big iron steamer Great Britain
had not yet been got out of the dock
at Bristol.
Sunday, the 28th of July has been
appointed as a day of fasting, by the
Irish Catholic Clergy, for the impri
sonment of CConnell. The receipts
oi rent for each of the four weeks since
Mr. O'C.'s imprisonment, average a lit
tle more than 3,000.
Lord Heitsborough has been appoin
ted Lord Lieutenant ol Ireland.
The Overland mail from India, had
arrived. The demand for British goods
for the east had somewhat abated. -
"American domestics" were quoted in
the price currents.
The t rench troops had had a brusli
Wi'h the soldiers of Morocco, near the I dest a newspaper dispute, having always con
the borders of Algieria,and the loss of & business,, but I could not well
the African Army was more than 300, r leM J di8P08e hi' matl w"
while the French lost 6 only killed,
and had 30 Wounded.
The Prince de joinville had sailed
from Toulon, with three ships of the
line
The difficulties between France and
Morocco had been nearly adjusted by
treaty and-there was no danger ol
war.
Domiciliary visits have been made
by the French police to several of the
Carltst noblemen. JNothing resulted
from this, however.
The Steamer Manchester was lost
at the mouth of Elbe, on the 17th June,
With a I her crew and h;r passengers,
about G in number.
Chlarles Dickens si now on a tour in
Italy.
From the Fayette (Mo.) Democrat.
TUB MISSOURI RiVLR.
The rise in ull the streams in this
State has been unprecedented. The
Missouri is at least six feet higher than
ever before known. The destruction
of property is immense. The bottoms
were lull ol tine tarms, the most pro
ductive in the country. All these have
been inundated, in some cases ten feet
under water; the fencing in many cases
the houses have been washed away,
. . I. J I J 1 1 0 , '
me siock urownea,ana ueas oi Sana, in
some cases, cover what were before
fertile fields.. The people are driven
from . their homes, With but little more
than their clothing. The distress is ap-
paling, and we Call upon eVtry man in
the name of humanity, to contribute so
fur as he Can to its relief. As the river
recedes, stagnant pools, and a slimy
deposite, very offensive to the senses, in heart and soul for it no w. ; ' -are
left. We fear much that Our pre- This coon had 4 or 500 pounds of tobacco which .
sent misfortunes Will be followed by he attempted to make weigh 1000, by secteting a
violent epidemics. Truly we - have lumP of elay in or near ,ne butt-end of each hand;
been afflicted.
A stumper ana a roker. gen
tleman now at one ot our principal
hotels, has in vain sought for a whig!
wno win cover tnirty tnousand dollars!
on the f residency, tie oilers that
sum in either of four ways, to try the
faith of the Clay gentlemen who are
always playing at brag. First, on a
majority lor Tolk in Pennsylvania; sec-
uuU,oi,., majoi.ty .u ynio; intra, on
ms majority in ; tne estate oi mvr
York,' and fourth, on his majority in
.1 a i, - . , t , 1
tne general result ol all the States. In
either ot these Ways, we ' understand,
thirty 'thousand dollars 'are. offered
m one sum, and ready to be produced
at any moment. ' Where's Henry Clay
and his backers?, Here's a stumper
ior you'. . iv. jr. jrteoetan. :
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Henry Clay has never, carried the
State ot New York, and what is more,
he never can or will. ',. To use the lan-
guage cf Mr. Frelinghuysen, "theatro-
cious murder of Cilley," and the "seven
deadly sins" of his green old age, will
not be forgotten, however lightly, the
offences ofyouthful days might by some
be regarded V Troy Budget,
COMMUNICATIONS
I For the Spirit of Democracy. '
Mr. Editor; A number of the Spirit of De-,
mocracy of the 19th inst has just been put into
mv hand in which I find a commuoicaton over
the" signature of one Alexander Shawl ot a most
libelous and villainous character, charging me with
having; sent bv mail for copy of the Journal of
the House of Representatives, of the State of Ohio,
I of the last session, that 1 might learn the course
pursued by certain member upon the militia
law. '; This charge,. I. pronounce destitute ct the
least foundation of truth. I did send for the jour
nal, as I had a right to do, without the advice or
consentjof Mr. Shaw; but it was for my pwn con.
venience, and for information upon some more
important question than the militia question. - This
sage writer has seen fit to issue a political bulletin,
supposing that he has in charge the political mor
a question that I care nothing about .1 did, and
"i object to me course pursued oy our iate repre-
entative upon another and important measure, viz;
Wooster bank bill, and I feel it my privilege
nd du'y to PPe any man who would rvote
I for juch a loose and unrestricted bil). After prat-
I inn1 nruin ltA iihiAfr triittv sanrl tumttnm lisa
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I I . . , . .1 , , 1 1 .
proceeds to suie inai injustice um oeeu uone our
I late reuresentative. and vet the miscreant acknow-
ledges that I favored him with the journal that be
might examine it for himself, (supposing that he
could read,) and he even goes on to state the page
in my journal on which the final vote is recorded,
(page 524,) which vote, from Shaw's communica-
I r a
tion mjght be inferred, was .the only one that our
representative gave upon the militia law, , Why
does he not refer the reader to page 620, upon the
I journal, where our representative voted against
Mr. Alexander's amendment to reduce the labor on
I the highways to one day instead of two, and on the
I wxe page where he voted for the engrossment of
the bill? for he saw both those votes recorded in
tbe journal. That was a part of the truth that did
not suit this lover of justice to notice. ) I here
charge him with a wilful and wanton miarepresen.
tion of the matter, as will be evident to anyone .
who will examine the page on the journal I have
mentioned, and his communication.' ::
He further proceeds to affect a holy' horror for
the political slang of the day, and to deplore the
course pursued by political aspirants to attempt
to ride into office by calumniating their opponents.
Let us see which of us occupy the position of
political aspirants. . I now assert that I have never
occupied that station, and it is well known to every
one in the community the ground Shaw occupies
I and has occupied with regard to that matter. I
leave the public to judge of his honesty and truth
with regard to that matter, and "let justice be done
though the heavens should fall." ' '
I have deemed it necessaiy to say tnua muen.
ana to set me maer m us proper uRui, .iuou6..
6s" -
matter .rougn,.uuw uur.
3 man!
If his self-importance and political influence have
gained for him any capita in the minds 'of the
community, he is welcome to it, and any office it
will command.' But he may rest assured that he
will not domineer over me, for he has remarked
to me personally that I have not resided long
enough in the county to take part in the political
I affairs of the country, consistent democrat, (or
demagogue I should have said) I have lived in
the State for some years, and if that does pot give
me the privilege of particpating in our political
aflairs what would? I think he had better join
we Native American party, for his principle
would be in perfect keeping with that party.
I shall hold myself in readiness to defend the
position in any shape or form that I have here
taken, and upon all occasions to expose fraud and
villainy whenever it is in my power. n: H
JOHN HAMPTON LEWIS.
Tl Correspondence of the Spirit of Democracy.
Clear Fork, Monro County,
July 22, 1844. . j
Mr. Editor .-Have you heard of the most ex
traordinary effect that Clay has had 00 whig,
coon, abolition stumper, over in tnese aigginsr
By the too free use of clay mixed with-a little
tobacco, taken for the same purpose that the whig
support Henry Clay , the hop of pecuniary gain,
it operated so entirely different to what he ex
pected, (whether as an emetic or cathartic I know
not,) but true it is, there is not eveavhis toe nails
or a grease spot left of him hereabout'. Whether
dead, or gone to Texas,! am unable to determine
I Wish, Mr. Editor, you would make some enquiry,
and ascertain, if you can, if he has gone to Texas,
if I become satisfied that he has "put" for Texas,
and that there is many more such scape grate
there, I will go against annexation, although I go
out tne covering was too tnm. , it was too much
like the covering which the friends of Henry Clay
attempt to throw over his wicked acts, in order to
shield him from the public indignation. But it was
no go it was exposed as aH rascality should and
will be. ;, j, ... . ,- ..-.
If you publish this communication, send me a
few extra copies of your paper. ,1 wish to hand
them to some of my whig neighbors (though they
are very scarce here) so that they may amuse them-
oltfAa Kv Van r! i n i In.ln. J .1 . . 1 a
mftde by iome -M our
tlve. 1 Let thsm take warning torn the fat rf
w .j r. .... ...
ew.1.1,. A a..-. a,. A.T:frrrv
" Mvtuvw h, one? ujuji. mim neir
rnimtrv'a fata mnv Ko van t. ft:. r .
you give us a song on Clay and Tobacco."
; " ' ': - - , POLK. Vi
. An incident is related by a gentle-
man who visiteoT'tiiB'rjo of the first
riots in Philadelphia soon aftervtheirv
occurrance. ; ; tie entered into ; a
conversation with one of the persecu-
tod Irish men and, asked him. whether
it was true as reported, that his soun- v
trymen had torn dawn and trampled
upon the American Flag.- .My GodW
said the warm-hearted son of. Erio,
Mw would! soon trample on hc Gro&sV ;
Such are the people who: are charg-'
ed withhostilitv to our, institutions,-
Expositor,
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