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maintaining that the exclusion of the foreign I
competition enables the domestic manufacturer to
sell cheaper than the foreigner could have done
il no duty existed. But this proposition is so
manifestly absurd that I need not repeat the ar*
guments against it. It rests upon the absurdity
that there will be more competition amongst our
own manufacturers if we confine the home mar
ket to them, than there would be if all the manu
facturers of tho world bad access to it. In other
words, that a part is greater than the whole. It
rests on the absurdity that although the agencies
of production, capital, labor, machinery, the nat
ural agents and the command of the raw material
upon a combined view may he cheaper elsewhere
than here; that yet a mere legislative provision
may give us the faculty of cheaper productions at
home. It rests, too, upon the absurdity that pro
tection is necessary to them, although they have
the ability to sell cheaper here than foreigners
could possibly do if they had access to the mar
ket. They say that if we give them the
home market, they can soli cheaper than foreign
ers could possibly do ; as if the reply was not
ready : if you can undersell the foreigner in the
home market, do jt, and you will certainly not
only take it, but keep it. Facts, too, have been
maintained to exist which prove the proposition;
and yet when these have been examined, and
met by those competent and disposed to the work
of detail, they have always been shown to lead to
far different conclusions. It is remarkable that in
all the lists which I have seen exhibited to prove
this proposition, the price of the American fabric,
after the doty was laid, was compared only with
the price before protection was given. For fair
ness, a further comparison was necessary between
the price of the protected American fabric and
the similar foreign article. Whenever this com
parison has been carried out, the comparison was
so much in favor of the relative cheapness of the
foreign article in manufactures, which really re
quired protection after the duty as before ; and
this because the fall in price was clearly traced
to reductions of the currency, improvements in
machinery, or other causes operating abroad as
well as at home.
I should not have alluded to the sophistry, ex
cept that.it is the only pretext for avoiding the
conclusions to which I have attempted to lead
the committee.
Mr. Chairman, it is difficult to measure the
effects of the depressing influence upon a country
of any legislation which diminishes the profit upon
the entire mass of iis productions. A very small
diminution in the rate of profit upon such a mass
would amount to a vast sum. When we reflect,
too, that most of the profit thus lost would have
takpn the shape of accumulated capital, and that
the capital of such a country as ours accumulates
almost upon the ratio of compound interest, we
may form some conception of the vast amount of
national wealth which is lost by the restrictive
system. But we are told that"these are mere
theoretical conclusions, and facts are demanded to
sustain them. To this it might be replied, that
those who seek to change the natural order of
things, when reason and theory are manifestly
against them, are hound to produce the facts
which are to establish the propriety of this change.
None such have been, or can be produced, as has
been shown in every instance when they have
been accurately examined. But although the
burden of pront, so far as facts are concerned, is
manifestly on the other side, yet we may safely
assume it, for experience has decided in our favor
as far as it has decided anything in relation to the
matter. Sir Robert Peel, in his speech in Jan
uary last, has presented us with a body of evi
dence on this subject which is almost conclusive,
so far as the experience of Great Britain can de
cide it:
“ That is the total amount of onr foreign ex
ports, which, frsm the year 1842, when the great
invasion upon the protection of our domestic in
dustry was made by the tariff rose from <£47,
381,000, in 1842. to <f58.0UO.0OO in 1844. It
may be said that the China trade has done this.
I expressly exclude that trade. In 1842, apart
from the China trade, the exports to all other
countries, except China, amounted to .£46,411,
000: in 1844 they increased 10 millions, and
amounted to <£56.000,000, and this, as I said
before, deducting the China trade altogether. In
the ypar 1845, we can only have the account for
the 11 months succeeding December, 1844. The
exports of the principal articles of manufacture to
all parts of the world were, in 1843. <£41.000
000 j in 1844, <£47,312,000; in 1845. <£47,764,
000; thus shewing another increase in 1845.
“ Let me take the results of the revenue as
bearing upon this question. In 1842, the House
will recollect, I proposed reductions on the cus
toms duties to the amount of an estimated loss of
*£1,438,000; and in 1844, I proposed a further
reduction in the customs duties to the amount of
.£273.000; and in 1845, to the immense amount
m i estimated that the loss from
these several reductions would be <£4,129.000;
and let it be remembered, I discard the revenue
from corn from both sides. Have my expectations
been realized? Have four millions been lost?
No. The total amount of the loss has been <£!,
500,000. I dealt with the excise last year, and
made a reduction of a million in that department.
I took off the whole of the glass duties. I took
off the auction duties. But observe, what has
been the effect?” “I believe that, notwith
standing the total reduction, the absolute loss in
deed of one million in the excise, the revenue
from that department will be more than ever, for
there has been a salient spring of prosperity which
has more than supplied the deficiency.”
lie also informs us that the duties were chiefly
removed from four principal articles—flax, foreign
cattle, lard, wool. The price of flax at Belfast,’
was in 1843, from 65s. to G7s. per ton ; in 1844,
63s. to 68s.; m 1845, 64s. to G8s.; in 1846, 70s.
to SOs. Price of provisions has also risen. In
1840, only 97 cwt. of foreign lard brought in the
country; in 1843, 48.212 cwt.; in 1844,76,000
cwt.; in 1845, 80.000 cwt.; in 1844, from 48s.
per cwt.; 1845, 67s ; and 1846, 62s. In 1842,
there were 45,800.000 lbs. foreign wool import
ed ; in 1844, 65,r90,000; and in 10 months of
last year, there has been r,o less than 65,216,000
lbs. In 1842, price of Sooth Down woo), when
there was a duty upon foreign, was lid.; of long
wool, lOd.; in 1843, of South Down wool, 1 Ijd.;
of long wool, lid.; in 1814, the price of South
Down wool was Is. and 2d.; of long wool, is.
2d.; in December, 1845, eighteen months after
the total reduction of the duty, the price of South
Down wool rose from lid., the price in 1842. to
Is. 4Id. The average price in December, 1845,
of South Down, was Is. 4d., and of long wool'
Is. 2d.—(See Union, February 23, for Sir R.'.
Peel’s speech.)
(To be continued.)
MYSTERIOUS.
The New York papers give a very minute ac
acc.onni of a mysterious occurrence which trans
pired in that city on Sunday last. It is repre
sented that a negro in descending the vault of a
privy in search of a valuable fowl found the body
of a female there. He says she was some 16
years old. with brown hair. &c. Other highly
respectable witnesses were called in, who posi
tively affirm that they could not be mistaken.—
The police were sent for, who appeared in the
course of an hour, but could nowhere find the bo
dy The place had been left totally unguarded,
and all is still involved in mystery. It j* f,up
posed that a horrible murder has been committed
on the premises.
largfTyield of wheat
Mr. VV. S. Barr, of Cecil County, writes to
the Cecil Whig, that he shelled from his present
crop 17 ears or heads of wheat, withont selecting
them, and they produced 9978 grains. Who
can beat that?
I
THE NEW ERA.
What is it but a Map of busy Life ?—Cotr/irr.
Port* moil tli, Va.
SATURDAY, AUGUST I, 1840.
OUR FLAG!
FREE TRADE—LOW DUTIES—NO DEBT—SE
PARATION FROM BANKS—ECONOMY—RE
TRENCHMENT—AND STRICT ADHERENCE
TO THE CONSTITUTION.
ICT^We are much indebted to the Hon. A.
Atkinson, for a copy of Capt. Fremont’s Report
of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Moun
tains in tl.n year 1842. and to Oregon and Cali
fornia in the years 1843—'44- Printed hy order
of the House of Representatives.
We are likewise indebted to the Hon. E. B.
Holmes, of New York, for a copy of his speech
on the subject of the Mexican War delivered in
the House of Representatives, June 18. 1846.
Also, to the sarqe gentleman fir a copy of the
speech of the Hon. A. Smith, of New York, in
reply to his colleague Mr. Collin, on the subject
of the Tariff. These two last ore Whig speech
es, and touch a liltlo on every thing, but vet we
thank the gentlemen for sending them to us.
MR. HUNTER’S SPEECH ON THE
TARIFF.
Our limited means will not permit us to give
all the arguments in favor of the Tariff which has
just become the law of the land j but the express
ed determination of the friends of the monopolists
to wage an unmitigated war upon this first suc
cessful effort of the people to right themselves,
renders it imperative that we should put the best
arguments in the mouths of our friends to combat
the common enemy. We, therefore, commence
to day the admirable speech of the Hon. R. M.
T. Hunter, which, the New York Globe says, is
“replete with sound argument and will repay the
reader for his perusal or it, with much valuable
information. The discussion of the Tariff ques
tion is an important if not an interesting matter
to the people of this country, and it is highly
necessary that every man and boy of our nation
should set himself at work to discover how many
dollars per year he pays for the increase of the
capital of those who fertilize their fields with the
8weat of the poor man’s brow.1* \\ g commend
the speech of Mr. Hunter to the careful attention
of our readers, and hope that no one who takes up
the paper, will lay it down until he has thorough
ly perused it.
VIOLENT STORM—NAVY YARD BLACK
SMITH SHOP STRUCK.
A very 6evere storm of rain accompanied by
lightning and thunder, visited us yesterday. We
have not heard of any damage being done except
some slight injury to the Black-smith shop in the
Navy Yard, which was touched by the elective
fluid during the storm.
STEAMER ALICE,
Capt. Skinner, will make a very pleasant trip
this afternoon, to Old Point and Cape Henry.
Leaving Portsmouth at half-past four o’elocfi.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION.
Capt Z. Mitchell gives a romantic moonlight
excursion to Old Point and the Capes, in his fine
steamer the Augusta, this Evening. The Augus
ta will leave Portsmouth at half-past seven
o’clock, and in returning will leave Old Point at
half-past ten P. M.
STEAMER OSCEOLA.
The Steamer Osceola will make two trips to
Old Point to morrow leaving Portsmouth at hall
past seven in the morning, and three o’clock in
the afternoon. Returning will leave Old Point
at 9 A. M. and 6 P. M.
BLOVVED UP—WASHED OUT—TO GO
OFF TO-NIGHT.
Owing to the violent and long continued storm
of last evening, Gen. Simon Ghio postponed the
bombardment of San Juan de Ui.loa, and will
perform that patriotic service this evening, should
the weather prove favorable for the public to wit
ness the terribly sublime effect of an attack upon
an almost impregnable Castle, but which must
finally yield to the consummate skill and perse
verance of American patriots.
Ghio deserves well of his fellow-citizens for
his unwearied efforts to please, and we have no
doubt will be well patronized at his Garden to
night.
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LIT
ERARY MESSENGER.
This valuable periodical has been laid on our
table. Contents—The Memphis Convention,_
Mr. Calhoun’s Report to the Senate. Continua
tion of the History of Virginia. An account of
Pedrn De La Gasca. Aaron’s Rod. Scenes and
Sketches in Portugal. Gleanings from different
Histories, and Roman History. This periodical
has lost nothing in interest, hut on the contrary,
| is monthly bpcoming more valuable.
BLACKWOOD’S EDINBURGH MAGA
ZINE.
We acknowledge the receipts of the American
Edition, Vol XXIII, No. I. Leonard Scott
& Co., 112 Fulton Street, New York. Contents
Peru ; Letters Hexameters ; Marlborough’s Des
patches ; I he American and Aborigines, Part the
last; Death of Zumahcarragui; New Scottish
Plays and Poems; Elinor Travis, chapter the
second; More Rogues in Outline; The Last
Recollections of Napoloen.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on Thursday, the joint resolu
tion relative to the manner of executing the pub
lic printing was agreed to.
The sob-treasury bill was reported to the Sen
ate, and ordered to a third reading.
In the House, the postage bill lies on the table,
by a parliamentary process, awaiting the final de
t cision, on a motion to reconsider a vole rejecting
a substitute proposition offered by Mr. Hopkins.
Some other matters were disposed of.
1 he House, at a late hour, went into a discus
sion on the French spoliation bill.
naval.
The U. S. sloop of war Marion, arrived at Porto
Praya. 26th April, from the River Benin, via
Cape Palmas, Monrovia and Sierra Leone. She
had lost two officers and two men since her ar
rival on the station.
The Brooklyn Advertiser, gives a rumor that
Captain Slringham, the efficient and gentlemanly
commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is to be
superseded by Captain Kearney. The " Albany’’
is rapidly progressing.
1 HE I ARIFF—THE SENATE—DANIEL
werster-a small stake on an im
I PORTANT QUESTION.
Il was our good fortune to be in the Senate
chamber of the United Staten, on Tuesday last,
*he 28th of July, when the great question of Re
form wan settled, anil we never expect to witness
tin grand, moral and sublime a spectacle again.
I There, in that small area, were congregated the
j assembled wisdom of the nation, the members of
both Houses, the mighty men of mind of both the
1 great parlies, overlooked with anxious, throbbing,
but silent hearts, by the People and the Manufac
turing monopolists, waiting in silence and subdu
ed order for the final vote on the Reform Tariff
Bill Its fate rested on the voice of one man—
that man rose amidst the dense mass which were
collected around him, venerable in appearance,
with his pure white locks, hut vigorous in intel
lect and physical construction, and with a firm
and liquid voice gave his reasons for the vote he
was about to cast, and then cast it for the People
and the Constitution. No monarchical country
ever witnessed so proud an event, as was pre
sented on that day by the highest functionaries of
a Government emanating directly from the Peo
ple, upheld by no adventitious aid or hired sol
diery. but sustained alone by the moral lorce and
virtue of the governed.
L’.ven while the heart nt wary patriot dilated
at the moral grandeur of the scene, there were
acts committed which made the gravest smile.
The dying contortions and death struggles of as
sociated wealth were amusing, as exhibited by
Niles, Cameron, Clayton, Huntingdon, Webster,
Simmons, rt id on me genus, and most especially
were we edified and amused with the earnest
efforts of Messrs. Simmons and Niles, in behalf
of the laboring classes, as their ruffled shirts,
(the only ones worn in that body,) were agitated
in behalf of the '* bill of abominations,” of 1842.
Again we were amused with the solemn tones of
the “ god-like Daniel,” w hen he pledget) HIS
“ reputation” for the truth of his assertions.
(Good Heavens, thought we, where can be found
an equivalent for that longer—for Haywood was
no longer in the Senate.) In his speech on that
morning, Mr. Webster made the following state
ments. for the truth of which ho pledged his
reputation!
“ This bill does reduce duties ; but on what ?
They may be some articles for the henefit(of the
middling classes, but the great amount of reduc
tion is on such articles as were contained in the
list I read yesterday. The bill reduces duties on
spirits, on spices, on tropical and all other fruits,
on ready-made clothing, on rich and costly carppts,
on silks, on rich cut-glass. The reduction was on
this class of articles. It keeps out of the treasury
more revenue than the whole amount of duties on
the other articles. Here is your main reduction,
and it is all on articles of extreme luxury. The
whole reduction in the hill is on such articles as
none of the middle classes use or have any direct
interest in. It is now proposed to see whether
you will or will not continue this process; wheth
j er you will, while reducing duties on articles of
j the highest luxury used by the rich alone, increase
I duties on articles which constitute the raw mate
j rial of our own home manufactured articles, out of
I which all the laboring men of the country earn
I their daily living—articles which furnish occupa
j lion to handicraft labor. On these articles you
have increased your duties. You diminish the
1 duty to be paid by the rich and raise the duty to
; be paid by the masses. You augment the duties
; undor a tariff which you declared to be an obnox
ions Whig measure, and which duties you de
| manded to have reduced. You are asked'now to
■ send the bill to a committee, that they may take
I off the additional amount where your duties now
| proposed exceed those laid by the tariff of 1842—
land you will not do it. You are determined to
! indulge those who consume the richest luxuries
and to raise your taxes on the poor laborer. The
whole character of this bill is that. It seems to
revel in the delight of taking away men’s em
ployment. The characteristic runs through the
whole of it. I had hoped that the gentleman (Mr.
Jarnagin) who declared himself yesterday with
so much emphasis against the policy of taxing the
raw material, would have held to his purpose.—
[ shall hold to mine. While this hill reduces the
duties on the highest luxuries of life, occasioning
thereby a vast loss to the revenue, and while you
refuse to lower the duties here imposed on raw
material down to the level of the bill of 1842, I
say that your bill holds a language which cannot
and which will not he misunderstood. The peo
ple of the United States will seo that this is not a
bill for the masses; that it is not a hill for the
poor ; that it is not a hill for employment; but
that it is a hill for the relief of the highest and most
luxuries classes of the community. They will
perceive and understand that it is a hill which goes
to take his living from the poor and the laborious
man, which it lessens the taxes of hif rich neigh
bor. None are so blind that they will not see
this; nor are people so callous that they will not
feel it. In this view I admit that this is a test
question. It is a test which settles who are in
favor of raising taxes on the raw material, to the
ruin of the Ameican laborer, and who are in favor
of reducing duties on the highest luxuries of hu
man life.”
4* And now I say that when this hill be passed,
there will be no need of writing on the body of it
whether it is a Democratic or an aristocratic hill.
When a laboring man sees that the duty on the
raw material which forms the staple of his work
is raised, while that on silks, on spices, on pre
served fruits, on rich carpets, and on rich cut
glass is lowered, he will not ask any man to give
the bill its name—its name is on its face. It is
an aristocratic bill, and every item in it corres
ponds to that geneial character.”
Mr. M’Diiffie, always ready, met these asser
tions of the attorney of the manufacturers, with
the following brief but overwhelming reply :_
** The Senator from Massachusetts, in charac
terizing this as an aristocratic bill, imposed on
Mr. M’D. the duty of saying a few wmds before
the question should he taken, that he might disa
buse the public mind nf any such impression. The
Senator had asked with groat confidence, and
surely with the expectation of not being replied
to. where was the Democratic feature in this lull ?
Where was the provision for the laboring clasee?
He had selected a few articles of luxury on which
the duties were reduced, leaving it to be inferred
that these were tho principal reductions in the
bill.
" I will tell tho Senator u'hat are tho Demo
cratic features of the bill. In the first place it
has reduced the duty on salt from eight cents to
two cents a bushel. It has reduced the doty on
sugar from two and a half cents to one cent per
lb. On all the consumers of calicoes, plain or
printed, a species of goods used by all farmers,
and mechanics, and laborers, and their families,
(Jod knows how much. [ believe that on all the
articles consumed by the poor and by the middle
classes the reduction is greater than on all other
articles in the bill. The simple repeal of mini
rntims on coarse cottons (a sort „f tax never
hnnwn till the tariff of 1816 either in this or any
other ceontry,) will alone enable the people of
the United Stales to consume an increased impor
tation to the value of ten millions of dollars, at
prices at not more than two thirds of what they
now pay.
** What is the great reduction in this bill which
it.is thought it to prove so injurious to the coun
--- -
try ? I* *H *!•» protecting duties on manufacturer®
mads in large establishments by the power of
machinery owned by heavy capitalists. w|m are
realising from thirty to forty per cerit. profit.
The repeal of these duties will opera to to reduce
the profits of these men to eight or ten per cent.
I do not myself believe that the money price of
labor will be reduced one-half as much as the
price of the commodities used by the laborers •
and. therefore, that the practical effect of this bill
will he most favorable to the great mass of our
laborers and to nineteen-twentieths of all the peo
ple of the United Slates. The laborers in their
factories will get. on the whole, more for their
labor than they now do.”
We might leave Mr. Webster with his “slak
ed reputation ” here, but to show the utter
worthlessness of his assertions, and to put the
country on its guard, and nut’ readers in posses
sion of arguments to meet the war which has
been declared against this great Democratic mea
sures, we insert the following comparative table
of duties, under the two acts, taken from the Un
ion of the 28th instant.
LUXURIES.
Wines.—Champagne
Burgundy
Madeira
Carpets.—Wilton carpets
Turkey
Glass.—Polished plate, 29 by 14 inches
Gloves.—Gentlemens' real kid
Toadies’
Gentlemens’ real French buck
Braces.—India rubber, costing 17 each
and above
Paper.—Billetdoux, or fancy note,
Gilt
Pastes.—Balsams, cosmetics, and per
Silks.—Pocket handkerchiefs made from
fine silk
Silk velvets
Brocade silks for dresses
Flannels.—Archer’s unshrinking, cost
ing CO cents
Silk and wool tlannels, costing #1 00
the square yard
Hair curled for mattresses
Chocolate
Sardines, and other fish prepared in oil
Furniture of cedar wood, satin wood, &c.
Gems.—Pearls and precious stones when
set
Imitnt:ons thereof
Cameos and imitations thereof, and
on mosaic
Jewelry—Composed of gold, silver, or
platina
1S42.
12
9
6
23
28
27
1846.
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
26
30
30
30
25
30
16
20
14
25
25
25
23
30
14
10
12
20
30
30
20
20
40
40
30
30
30
30
ARTICLES OF GENERAL USE, &c.
Wines —Sicily Madeira (low-priced)
Spicc9.—Pimento
Ginger
Cassia
Carpeting.—Treble ingrain
Ingrain
Iron.—Har or holt iron
Nail or spike rods
« Cot or wrought iron spikes
Hoop iron
Rlacksmiths’ hammers and sledges
Iron chains other than chain cables
Wrought lor ships, locomotives, and
steam engines
Smoothing-irons, hatters’ and tailors’
pressing, do
Wood screws
Coal
Glass.—Plain, moulded, or pressed tum
blers
Gloves.— Yellow sheep, called Hoxanitan,
(wagoners and reaping gloves)
Imitation buck
Women’s imitation kid
Braces.—India rubber costing 5 francs, or
92 cts. the dozen
Paper.— Medium, foolscap, icc.
Sugar, commonly cnllcd brown su<rar
Vinegar
Salt
Cloths of wool.—Broadcloths, cassimercs,
coatings, and padding
Low flannels, bookings and baizes
Silks.—Calcutta ami other silk pocket
hundkerchiefs, costing in India
32 60. for the piece of 7, and
weighing 8 ounces
Ditto, costing $3 75, anti weighing
12 ounces,
Black gro de nap, or taffeta silk, for
dresses, weighing 1 ounce to the
yard, and costing in England or
France 32 cents
Black crapes, low-priced
P*ns —Called pound or mixed pins
Velvets.—Cotton
Shirtings.—Costing 6] cents per yard
Cotton prints, or calicoes, costing 12
cents the running yard
Mousscllaine de Laine.—Cotton worsted
24 inches wide, costing 12 aents
Cotton and worsted Orleans and alpacca
cloth, costing 18 cents the square
yard
MISCELLANEOUS.
Linseed oil
Cables and cordage, tarred
Unmanufactured hemp
Wool, coarse, unmanufactured
Chain cables
Anchors
Anvils
49
120
53
61
73
36
73
99
168
116
52
101
30
40
40
40
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
88
30
66
66
69
30
30
30
137
30
90
55
70
30
30
30
621
53
62
52
76
30
30
30
30
20
30
30
50
60
25
25
47
60
53
36
95
25
25
30
30
30
60
25
50
25
50
25
57
126
39
5
87
62
45
20
25
30
20
30
30
30
WILLIAM H. HAYWOOD,
Late of the United States Senate, from the
State of North Carolina, is fast reaping the re
ward of his defection and desertion of his post
in the hour when every eye in the country was
directed to “ Look to the Senate,” for safe
ty and victory in the great contest which was
being waged between the MONOPOLISTS and the
People—they did look, and they found Haywood
the “ Grouchy” who was to prove false to his par
ty and his principles. The suspicion rests strong
ly upon the public mind, in Washington, that
GOLD has been used by the monopolists to
produce the unfavorable resnlt which makes hon
est rnen weep—we know nut how any honest
man can fall lower than William H. Haywood
has. Receiving the hitter scorn and contempt of
the highminded of his own party, and the weak
faint, unwilling support of his political opponents,
headed by Daniel Webster, who is “ ashamed”
of his country, because the press dares to de
nounce treason and traitors, he is to be pitied and
despised by all. The Raleigh Standard thus
speaks of Haywood and the Tariff.
“ Mr Haywood has deserted his friends at a
moment when they had a right to count upon hts
assistance and co-operation, and in this mat
ter he has proved faithless to his State, faith
1,ess to the Democratic parly, FAITHLESS to
the interests of the whole South, and to the re
FOSF. AND WELFARE OF Tfl F, WHOLE COUNTRV.
Never before have we penned more reluctant
words ; but our duty must be discharged. VVe
go for principles, not men—take from os all things
else, hut leave us onr principles and our country.
” I he course of Mr. Hay wood will produce re
gret and sorrow among the Democracy of North
Carolina—hut nothing more. Not one Democrat
will be sh.ken from the path of duty. As one
man, the Republicans of the good old State will
continue to oppose the abominable Tariff of 1842;
nor will they pause in their efforts until they shall
see that I ariff abolished, and a just and equal
Revenue Tariff become the established policy of
the Government. Men may die, or betray tho in
terests of a confiding people ; but principles are
immortal.”
M. THIERS.
This talented Republican statesman, says the
Baltimore Republican, is about to visit the
French-African Provinces, in company with M.
Lamoricere.
GEN. ROBERT PATTERSON.
Gen. Patterson left Philadelphia on Wednes
day, for the army to assume his position as Brig.
General of the volunteer force now in theservioe.
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OUR TABLE
Is most richly laden by the Messrs. Hodges &
Co., from tli« rich literary fountain of Harper &.
Brothers, New York.
Nos. 93, 94, 95, 96 of the Illuminated Shakes
peare are received.
No. 5. of the Pictorial Hist >ry of England.
No. 16, of Harpers’ New lV|iscellany, beiog
Bell’s Life of the lit. Hon. George Canning, the
British Premier.
No. 80. Library of Select Novels contains a
Novel hy VVm. H. Maxwell, Esq., entitled Cap
tain O’Sullivan ; Adventures Civic, Military and
Matrimonial, of a Gentleman on Half Pay.
Also, Nos. 5, 0, and 7, of Morse's Cemgraph
tc Maps, which certainly possess great merit, and
which ought to be in the Library of every man,
and in possession, for reference, of every family
in the country.
We have nothing to say in additinft to what
we have so frequently remarked of the works
which emanate from this preRs. When once
commenced the works are completed, and no one
runs any risk in subscribing for them, as they are
sure to he carried nut with their original design,
correctness and beauty.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEBT.
The I reastirer of the State of Pennsylvania,
has given notice, that the interest on the State
debt would be promptly paid this day. This
announcement, cannot but be gratifying to the citi
zens of that Commonwealth, as well as the citi
zens of the L^nion, as all fpel an honest pride,
next io discharging their own debts, to hear of
the liquidation of the liabilities of their sister
Stales, we have always maintained that Penn
sylvania will come right, and are really pleased
to hear such good news from her.
THE BARQUE EUGENIA.
A letter from an officer on hoard the frigate
Potomac, dated off Vera Cruz, June 13th states,
that the barque Eugenia, which forced the block
ade, sailed from Vera Cruz on the 10th inst., was
overhauled by the John Adams, and after being
detained twenty-four hours, she was permitted to
set sail for New York.
i>ovv we insist that if the barque Eugenia, it a
Mexican vessel, sailing under American colors_
and we have a strong belief that she is, it is the
duty of the United States Marshall to make a
prize of her, the moment she arrives at New
York. And if it can be clearly proved that she
is an American vessel, then it becomes the duty
of the Secretafy of State, to arrest Capt. Bisene,
her commander, and try him for treason, in aid
ing and abetting the enemy, in running the block
ade, and supplying them with arms and ammuni
tion, which it was reported she had on board
when she left New York, for Vera Cruz.
The people of these United States have in
curred great expense in blockading the port of
Vera Cruz, and if Capt. Biscoe, can break the
blockade when he please, and then—as he has.
laugh at our officers for their unsuccessful at
tempt to prevent his running in, and supplying
the enemy, the whole blockade becomes a mere
farce.
FANATICISM IN SCOTLAND.
The free Church of Scotland having collected
a large sum of money in this country, for the
benefit of that Church, some miserable fanatics
have set up the cry that the money came from a
slave country, and ought not to be received. The
cry is “give back the money.” This is the
watchword at public meetings and processions.
It meets the ears of free Church Clergymen at
every turn. We hope the money will be return
ed, and also hope the fastidious in such matters,
will refrain for the future, of Pegging any more
money from this country. Our Anglo-saxon an
cestors engrafted slavery upon us, which we have
not been able to get rid of, and for which we have
to suffer the proscription of the very country to
whose agency American slavery owes its origin.
When these colonies, protested against the forced
introduction of slaves, on the plantations own
ed by the English and Scotch capitalists, the
Churches of England and Scotland were dumb.
As regards “ giving back the money,” if we know
“ Sawney” we opine be will talk of giving back
thrice, before he will give once.
MEDIATION.
The New York Sun says that the British
minister, at Washington, has received instruc
tions from his government to mediate in the Mexi
can question, but withholds the proposition until
he can hear from Mexico.
LATER FROM HAVANA.
Accounts have been received from Havana, by
the Rapid at. New York, to the 18th of July.
Santa Anna, and Almonte, were still at Havana.
The American schooner Petrel, Commander Shaw,
touched at Havana on the 13th, and sailed on the
15th for the coast of Mexico.
TIIE SPANISH SCHOONER OF WAR.
The New York Tribune stales that the Span
ish schooner of war Ilabanero which arrived at
that city a few days since, brought despatches for
the Spanish Minister, Sr. Calderon de la Baren.
FROM MEXICO.
Y esterdays’ southern mail brought gome addi
tional intelligence from Vera Cruz. A letter in
the Mobile Herald, brought by the steamer Prince
ton to Pensacola, states that, “ President Paredes
is still in the city of Mexico. The papers say the
citizens are asking why he does not take command
of the army of the North, as Congress has given
him permission to do. The impression is. as soon
as he leaves the city, his Government will cease
to exist. It was said an effort to effect a change
was to have taken place on the 5th inst. The
Government got wind of it, and called in all the
troops, who were under arms all night. The
citizens feigned astonishment at the cause. The
squadron is at Vera Cruz. The brig Perry has
been sent off Cape Antonio after privateers said to
be in that vicinity.
The frigate Raritan, is expected daily at Pen
sacola, from Vera Cruz. We regret to hear that
it is sickly among our Vera Cruz squadron.
We have no later intelligence from Gen. Tay
lor’s army.
SANTA FE EXPEDITION.
The St. Louis papers have accounts from Gen.
Kearney as late as the 19lh of July, his force
then consisted of 1G-T9 men. He expected to he
joined in a few days bv Price’s Regiment of 1,000
men, and the newly recruited Mormon Companies,
when his united force will be 3,200 men. He
He intended camping a few days at Bent's Fort.
Two bales (bolls) of matured cotton have been
received in Colnmbi)9, Geo., from the plantation
of Mr. James Holland, of Russell county. Ala.—
They were taken from the field on the 10th inet.
CORRESPONDENCE—MARKETS, Sic.
Nr.»v York, July 30, 5 I*. M.
The Flour Market is quiet to day at our last
quotations.
Corn has defined a shade, we hear of sales of
12'H) bushels yellow Southern at 50 cents.'
Spirii-t of Turpentine is firm at 30 cents.
I't.e market for Pork is steady, but not very
active. Sales of 400 hhls. mess was made to-day
at #10. Qfl[er* for 1500 hhls. were made at the
same price and refused. Prime is firm at $8. ’
MILITARY.
I lie St. Louis New Era of the 22nd July says.
Government agents are still operating pretty ex
tensively in this quarter, buying up mules, horses
and provisions, ami in having wagons, knapsacks,
ami various other article* manufactured for the
use of the army.
A Saule Fe trader arrived at Independence the
18th, reports having met the advance companies
of Gen. Kearney’s expedition 60 miles beyond
Council Grove; they were moving on finely. *
RIVER AND HAR13UR BtyL.
'Phis bill passed the Senate by a vote of 34 to
16. just as it came from the House; and now*
need*only the signature of the President to be
come a law. l’his bill provides very generally
for the improvement of the harbors of the princL
pal ports of the Union. Among them is one of
$20,000 fertile harbor of Havre de Grace, in Md.;
another is the usual annual appropriation of $20,
000 for the harbor of Baltimore. It’ also oppro
priatos $320,000 for the improvement of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers ; $75,000 for clearing the
bar from the river at St. Louis, which is a very
desirahle work, and of vast importance to the
whole West; $75,000 tor the Delaware breakwa
ler; $80,000 for the Red River; and generally
for all the hatbors of the Union.
HORRID DEATH.
Mr Benjamin Cross came to his death on Mon
day morning by scalding, at the Atnoskeag New
Mills. He was the fireman of the Steam En
gine. He was found in the ash pan so scalded,
that the skin slipped from every part of'the body
at a touch. It is supposed that iti attempting to
lift the valve to let the extra steam escape, that
the steam pressed rfpen and rushing updn the un
fortunate man unawares, and throwing him some
fifteen or twenty feet, to the plane where found.
He was about fifty years old, and has left a wife
and eight children.—Manchester Dem.
HIDDEN TREASURES IN MEXICO.
The Matamoras Flag, of the 7th inst, speaks
of a project on foul there, for sendinor an expedi
tion to Chihauhau, to search for treasure which
was buried by the Spaniards residing; in that vi
cinity a century ago, prior; to the destruction of
the settlement by the Indians, The mines in the
neighborhood of where the treasures were buried,
are said to have been the richest in the world,
and have never been worked since the massacre.
DEATH OF CAPT. MULEIOLLAND.
The Now York Sun says, that Capt. M»lhol
land the “ long faster.” died in the Parish of Ra
pides, Louisiana the 7th of July, having fasted
forty-nine days without lasting a particle^of food.
During this time he would allow nobody to change
his clothes, or do anything with him ; he coultf
not speak j most of the lime he appeared to be in
a state of insensibility, but occasionally he would
arouse himself, when he seemed to know what
his situation was, and what was going on around
him , if any person he did not wish to see, partic
ularly a doctor, came into the room he would look
very angry, On the 49th day he made signs
that lie wanted something to t*at. after which for
several days he appeared to be convalescing.
The previous shock waa greater than the system
could recover from, and he gradually sunk as if
from consumption.
A FRAUD OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I he trustees of the Bank of Alabama have ia
sued a circular, which acquaints us that some
months since, a person by the name of Bryan
Hines, of Greene county, Ala., executed to Mr.
Hawn, of Tuscalosa, a deed of trust, securing to
said bank, for the payment of over $60,000, a
number of slaves, some si*ty and upward, and
nineteen mules and eight head of horses; that
since the date of said deed of trust, Hines has
fled, carrying with him all the property pledged,
and that the present residence of the delinquent
is to the trustees unknown. In view of this
breach of trust, the trustees offer, for the recovery
of the properly, one-fburth the amount it may
bring at public sale; and they are further author
ized by the Governor of Alabama to offer, for the
arrest and conviction of said Hines, the sum of
$250, an indictment having been found against
him by the Grand Jury of Greene county, for
swindling.
THE GREAT WALKING MATCH.
Mr. Eaton, tiro old gentleman who is perform
ing the great feat of walking 1QO0 miles in a
thousand hours, was making bis fiftieth trip on
the 21st inst., as we learn from the Montreal
Herald, in good health and spirits, and confident
of success. He does not hurry himself, but takes
an average of 24 minutes to the mile. The
moment he lays his head on his pillow, he is
fast asleep, and as yet a touch arouses him, and
then there is no stretching and yawning, but
starling up, he slips on Iris shoes, and instantly
walks into his work. The weather has been bo
far favorable, but the odds are still greatly again9t
the old man.— Baltimore Sun.
TRUTH
The Journal of Commerce speaking of the
great* to do’ made by the Pennsylvanians about
the protection of their mining interests says;—
“ Protection does not effect her coal in the least,
and cannot; for coal is cheaper there, and in eth
er parts of our country, than any where else in
the world. It is the Reading Railroad the
Schuylkill, and Lehigh, and Delaware and Hud
son Canals, which make coal cheap. There is
none imported which is at all the same thing with
our coal, nor is the quantity imported now or ever
to be of importance in fixing the market price.’,
HAY Tl.
A report that a battle had taken place between
the Haytian* and Dominians, was prevalent at
Azua when the brig Louisa arrived at New York,
about the 6th instant, and that several of the
Dominicans were taken prisoners, and the w hole
party put to route. The Susan, while lying at
that plane, was robbed of her medicine chest, pa
pers. and money to the amount of $2,368. The
papers were found several days after, buried nest
a tree, by one of the crew. Capt. Cornell, her
former master, remained sick at Azua.
That Mediation.—The Franco American
suggests says the Morning News, that it was t»
Mexico ins.end of the United States that the Go
vernment of England has offered its mediation —
We are inclined In think that the Franco Atneri•
Cain is wrong. It states that its assertion ex
plains the mission of the Mr. Morphy so much
spoken of. Not at all. Mr. Morphy is merely * t
financial missionary—an agent of the Mexican
bondholders.
The Choi-era.—This fearful malady has ex
tended to Aden in Arabia, at the month of the Red
Sea, where four hundred persons died of it up to
the beginning of.lone. The disease is gradually
extending to the European and African frontiers, '
and is much more fstal than in 1832 and 1833,
being in the form of collapse, which almost defies
remedial measures.
There were 852 convicts in the Sing Sing |
State prison, New York, the 23d instant.