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Qr observations on Nominal And Ileal D i- wiicracY, MltMrf T&! :1 .w.r. vtts'k'tMjwn in the it, liiai ii "t- " uniMiacu oi panv ns1 ti fcocrutiftStnte.: 'Vi-rmoiili' throughout mil os for some years jwniu HVI J15 matizeil ns a ' FedortilSfcwe, in a senso which imniu-s uy i vUeralisnrMincthintr tin- lagonist to Democracy. And yet iiSreater to,nirist can be presented tlmrfcxists tu'een the government of these Uvo'Stutes ht it is in a dirvction Drcciselv onnosite from at indu-aled by this elnssificntion. Ver mont is to nil intents und purposes n De mocMoy , the Democratic principle is the rletmm't not 'only of her Constitution, but of I'ffrliole being. She tnny be denied the naiie, but sue cannot uc invested of the sub stance until the blood of fifty thousand frec mcnsh,ll redden her streams and their bo dies shall cumber the sides ol her yet uncon qucri'd mill unconquerable mountains. Her (arm of Government is a pure Democracy, y far as human government has ever yet tor., her manncrsand habits of society are Democratic ; her provision for the Educa uon of her youth (though she has no School Fund, anil must provide wholly by direct tuition) is the best, we believe, thauhe Un ion nflbrds. Iler rule prescribing the ftunl Ration ol Voters is a correct index to her whole political system ; Any male citizen (flhe Tnited States, twenty-one .years of j;e, who has been n well behaved resident f the State for the year preceding the elec noii, is entitled to exercise the llight ol Suf frage. It would puzzle the most lynx-eyed Warner ol the land of Wnrner ond Ethan Allen to discover a stain of Aristocracy on ler ttcutclieon. Very different is the case with Rhode Is- IsnJ. The nucleus of her political system Knot a constitution trained uy the liepresen nnvcsof her People, but a Charter granted lya British King, which she resolutely re- (uses to change or supersede. There is no to; reprehensible in this if the form of I'lrernmetit imposed thereby were not at fast halfa century behind the age in which lelive. 13ut here lies the evil. It might teuiKoiirlrotis to denounce the system of noiher State as short-sighted, narrow nb- mil, and aristocratic ; we will merely say Ami is radically opposed to what we nn- teand and esteem as J. rue Democracy. .jnan is nlloweu to vote who dues not its a freehold within the Statu worth at baijl34. No provision is made for the support of popular Education. The rest is Lie unto this. During the lust lew years, ililewhatis in party parlance termed De- 3icncy was mrgeiy in ine ascenuani.stren wuelloits have been made to form n pop- aranj republican Constitution, it was ill in vain, however. Not one-fifth of the ttrs could be induced to vote a Reform iMtt. A year niro. such a Ticket was jtaieJ, when there was no party contest to mi as a pretext for casting otes against it. Ibe ticket received some live hundred votes, at Slate, tha' can cast eight thousand. pmce then, the hope of a reform seems to in yielded to despair, A revolution, in itatiitmlc of parlies hns taken place, how- 'n, ana Khotie island has in consequence -'to read out of the Democratic Fold. .fat, we may presume, is a dispensation not iery alilicting, but thatv H irujy, be m with" Christian fortitude," 'Hhe had ' been in any proper sense Democratic -a any scusu but the blinding nonsense ;ljJ'gon of parly her lapse would be kr! I'lmnntnl In in1 mtrimlmiiO tit ill ikthg is just as Democratic now lis ever h .1 . I, r, ... nun, is noi an. uer pariy Hin dis one dictated bv a sense of her own or "National interests. It hns nothing to do s the fundamental principles of Govern- till. Another case Mnssachusetts and Virgin- we been regarded ns the especial Rep- Waiives respectively of Federal and De- '"ic principles the Hag ships ol the Warmadns. So far as regards the party ' of the first thirty years' existence ''Federal Constitution, they undoubted- ere so. Times havo changed since ""'nJ States have changed with them; fenurk apply to the time when they "une nead ol the two great contenu forties. That vitally imnortanl ques- 'iinded them is undoubted. But was i1"" Democracy at the bottom of this dif- 'c iNeither of thelitis or ever was tw '"Of narllPS ivnc rnnmt tnmnlil'nw ivitll w,and then with the other. Turn to ""istitution of Virginia: Not only is ijilhere,wcognised and established "'"jfwnfther righj or wrong, is in k wJl'h. Veal Democracy but free- iiwfeadf7free-eoul8 jjlatid instead of llriiiosiibd(fenndtho heart-to defend "lldetho linsia nf ihrt Ttio-lit of Stiff- ? How Democratic this is, the reader rl i nu wnero uusrprincipiu pre J '"fie arc nlwayssftnore like it. At Juisso in Virginia.' A man is allow rote for Delegates in Jfs mnny Counties 0lll,C ...I !."". 1 -it. I i. "one cannot vote at nil.' Ve speak of Mj i fii i iKinin in iviiiiii iif. iyhu 8 she was during the thirty years - ns regarded as the stanunrd-uear- Ui'rnnern,.,. ri... nnciiiminn TOlly mnillfi,,,! enmn fnnlnrpy nf her though the last-named still exist. ! Qll of nrimnnnntlum nr nnnntlftl 1)0 I el of property and other advantages e eldest son a rule fatally inconsist- , ,i 'emoeracy is, or nt least was, cs i t(l by the Constitution of Virginia. - .umrai consequerice ol these regu- 'clfnndarn..nn.l l. ..., nlnink' to bo 'i0?" "as mingled, however A' ln Vircinia sneii-tv will have been w i' aristocratic temp'Tament and f . IP.tbntJie had' thou hi barilsh m..fn.mind.Airt1ii It'dsl fmm thU MlV of b'fTand blood, ntid fini SentUhd dimiitv. whwJi ,,-, 1 n,i,t( UbltcaM Mri. hill .nf .,UI Z .that if Virginia bo tho pattern or true De mocrncy, then it is high time we had tiew authorities lor tho meaning of language. We will pursue the subject no farther. If wo have suggested to tiny ai clearer idea of whnt Democracy is and whnt it is nni of the essence ns contriwlist iiiu usra-wnicu nre niaue ot inc name ol the .:..i.. r.... ,. ., " jMMn.1,,!- ua oiieii opposed 10 mo unmeaning profession we shall have accomplished our purpose. But wo will hope, moreover, that we have added some to 'determine whether, in the bewilderinur whirl of party politics, they have rightfully acquired or lost, os the cn?e may be, the appellation of Democrats. Kind reader arc you troubled with any doubts on this hend? You may solve them by answering to yourself these "simple ques tions. Are you willing that all men should enjoy the snmo measures of freedom as you desire yourself, and to conform to all the restrictions of natural liberty which you would itn pose upon others ? "Do yon wish to see till who nct.ns becomes good citizens entitled to equal rights undet the laws nnd to an equal voice in choosing those who make the laws? Do you respect nnd show courtesy to your neighbors and to ull men according to their worth rather than their wealth, nnd 'feel equal pleasure ntid priie.fn shakiug the broad hand ofyour friendthe blncksmith as the lily fingers of your friend the Congressman or Governor ? If your true answer lo these questions be -Yen, it matters little to your Democracy whether Clay or Van LJtiren, Webster or Benton, be your favorite Statesman whether Specie or Treasury paper, Bank Notes or Shinplas ters, hnve preference in your idea of a sound currency. Tried by an nrbitary standard, you may be orthodox or heretic in your no tions of National politics to-day in" the ma jority, to-morrow against it. These aro nil matters of opinion or of circumstance, nnd what is really preferable lo-duy may be oth erwise before the year closes, lint with such principles you nre to nil intents and purposes a Democrat, and there is no need of sending lo Washington or Albany forn diploma. From the National Intelligencer. THE LATE COMMODORE RODGERS. Tho remains of this distinguished veteran officer of the Navy were not brought tolhiu city for interment, as hnd been expected by his friends here, but were committed to the tomb in Christ Chinch burying-ground, Philadelphia. Commodore John Rodgers entered the Navy as a lieutenant in the year 1793. lie wns 1st lieutenant of the Constellation in the action with the Insurgente which re sulted in her capture. His zeal in perform ing his duty on the occasion, and complying strictly with the orders of his commander, (Commodore Truxton,) was, in Commodore T.'s language, " not to be surpassed." Af ter the action the command of the Insurgente was conferred upon him. With Midshipman D. Porter (the present commodore) and II men, he look possession of the prize, nnd commenced removing her crew to the Constellation ; but before this could be done, the ships were separated in a heavy gale of wind, und 17o piisoners were left on board to be guarded by Lieutenant Rodgers nnd his handful of men, whose sit uation was rendered peculiarly perilous by the circumstance of there being no hnndcufl's or shackles on board to secure the prisoners, who manifested a disposition to retake the prize. The energy of Lieut. Rodgers, ns sfsled by tho gallant Midshipmen Porter, conducted the pme safely into St. Kitts Returning to the United States. Lieut. Rodgers was commissioned a Captain in thy Navy, in consideration of his highly meri torious conduct nnd known qualifications. lie was appointed to command the Sloop of L- I I I. . ' .1 war, .waryianu, in which vessui nt- vruisL-u in the West Indies for many months, render ing importnnt services. In 1801, he sailed in tho Maryland for France, with Mr. Daw son, sent ns a diplomatic messenger to that Court. In 1802, he was appointed to the com mand of the John Adams attached lo the Mediterranean squadron destroyed the Meshoudaof 22 guns, "the largest Cruiser belonging to Tripoli," nnd performed other valuable services. In 1801, lie was appointed lo the Frigate Congress, and proceeded to the Mediterran ean ns part of a squadron of vessels, under thecommand of Commodore Samuel Bar ron, sent thither against Tripoli. From Comm. Barron's extreme ill htnlth, he resigned the command ol tho squadron in May, 1805, to Comm. Rodgers, whose de eisive conduct soon disposed the Bashaw of Tripoli to make pence with us, nnd in less than two months after tho command devolv ed upon him, a treaty of peace was conclud ed with that Power, on terms dictated by him and Colonol Lear. In 1812, the command of a squadron was 11m dashed into the Ellinpe- an seas, made a number of captures, mostol which ho from necessity destroy en, rem m ing triumphant after au absence of more than three months. At tho lime he sailed, a number pf the enemy's vessels wore on our coast, greatly exceeding the Comino .inr,,1! snnndron in force. These ho suc cessfully evaded, und bydrawing them off in pursuit oi nun, uiiuuiuu - merchant vessels, wuu vuumuiu -return in safety to our ports. One. of the effects ol this cruise was lo sayo millions to our merchants and lo our Government, When the British army marched upon Baltimpre, Commodore Rodgers acted .n diiAiha had not yet s Uttenislicd paff ln,tW,derP.nco of that ci'tyVi .AMo know this i Many he love that, Brtltlinbroiwould Jfinvi' tfSgV-laci Mated to beefi.sii'rrendprpil lint fnv il,n 0.7,7,''.. nl,' ,.; orthc,.- After the war, hp.wns appointed Commis sioner ofthe Navy, nnd presided over the Board for several years. Ue was mainly instrumental in making regulations which have conduced to the economy of the naval service, lie Was offered the appointment of Secretary of tho Navy, but declined it. Having acted ns President of the Board of 'NavjvQotnmissioners about fen years ago, the President ffivitehjm to lake the com mnnd of the Alediterrannansquadron, men tioning considerations', inducing him '"to do so, highly honorablo to the Commodore. lie accepted, nnd his flag wns hoisted on board the North Carolina ship of the lino, of which D, T. PattersonEsq. was appoint ed Captain. lie cruised in the Mediterran. ean nearly three years. He had much in tercourse with the commanders of other na val Powers, nnd was held by them in high estimation. The ship was particularly dis tinguished for her fine condition ot all times and ihe higji state of discipline maintained on board. The Commodore, his accomplish ed Captain, and this noble specimen of A- mericnn naval architecture, were objects of, universal nutiiiration. Returning lo lite United Stales, he yns again appointed Pres. tdent ofthe Board of Navy Commissioners, and continued to discharge with "rent fidel- ilv and Zeal the nrilnmia lnli.. nf il,m lion, till his constitution was literallyworn ,., I,:. ...i i ., ' ma iiiiiiu ir.wiuwsu'u, in iue service, lie then retired made atrip to England in the hope of recovering his health, mid was there received with those, kind attentions which were gratefully remembered till his last moments. Of his personal character, it may be ad ded, that, though of quick temper, ho was noble and generous in his disposition. lie was a Patriot in reality. Though stern in his appearance, he was particularly distin guished for his humanity. The story of his noble und succc:ful exertions to save two young ludies from the massacre at Cape Fr ancois bis sublimu efforts to rescue a poor old negro woman floating upon a cuke of ice down the Susuueliaunah. which were also crowned with success, must be told ns characteristic incidents of his life, when these brief outlines of his character shall be filled up by faithful History. Shocking Increase of the Slave Trade. Lord Brougham, in a recent speech in the British Parliament, which does him infinite credit, made some startling statements con cerning the increuse in this uefnrious traf fic. We quote some appalling facts on this I head below, which ought to be known to ! the American people. His Lordship com- plained that the "clumsy nnd -preposterous course which the civilized nations had adopt ed, positively uggravaled the evil. the plun, as agreed upon by England and Amer ica, and the other parties to the arrange ment, wns to confine the right of capturing or searching vessels on tho African coast to the United Slates mid British cruisers ; and in order to quicken the diligence ofthe eom mnuders it was agreed that they should not only share in the proceeds of ench vessel captured and condemned as a prize, but a certain sum of money per hend, arid there fore called head money, should be paid for ench slave taken. The effect of this mode of compensation proves lo be that cruisers make no attempt to prevent slave vessels, known to bo such, from taking in cargoes of slaves; but keep at a distance until they uro fully loaded and put to sea, for the sake of the head-money. The more slaves, of course the better for the captor. Some instances of the horrid con sequences of this course were stated. The slaver, finding a cruiser after her, the captain begins to lighten his ship by throwing over board the heaviest of the negroes. We quote some heart-stirring details Men. women, und children were thus iiirown overuuniu wiiumii .ui.iuicu ... 11. gaieiy upon it, lo make you not only intelli numbers proportioned to the distance which 1 ct.,t b, wealthy nnd virtuous. I never tho pursuing ship might be gaining on him. ; lincw ;t ,0 faj, jt.fier. ., i I :i I he slaves were tnrown over wan inu tenors placed on them before they wero brought on boaru leiters wnicn were cuusiuereu ne cessary, first, for the protection of Ihe crew against multitudes ofthe slaves, and also to prevent titlempls at suicide, to ivhich -the slaves were ever ready to resort, if an oppor tunity presented itself on their voyage. Another object of tho fetters was, lhat when it became necessary to throw parties over to lighten the ship, they when cast in, fetters and all, would havo the less chance of escape. To lessen that chance weights were sometimes added, for the negro, with the Herculean strength which ho generally possessed, and from lhat facility of sivitn ming which gave him n sort of amphibious nature, could easily, if left to his own un fettered exertions, "support himself in tho waves until the pursuing schooner came, and if taken on board would provo a most important witness against those who had lorn him from his native home; to prevent this tho weights were ndded, which sunk him before nid could arrive: but that was not the only mode of lightening the vessel. Sometimes three hunian beings wero pnek !il nloselv in a cask, which was thrown over with weights attached to it, and one slayer which was pursued had, befcro shtt.was cap tured, thrown over 12 such casks, eachcloso Iy packed with liuuinn beings. In another instance two slave ships which were chased had had upwards of 500 slaves on board, every one of whom met a watery grave. Let not their lordships imagine that this wns a fancy skctclj, It was unhappily, a detail nf facts which he received from a gul lant officer who was for some time a Com modore on the Western African station, stnted all, Tha sharks scenu ol bloodshedhdj i him on tho same trood ibnl-they fqlloivedhelaveship, iMnt.'nnil the trn?L- o"f Hint nlim t'outfuc imCjCiincross the .Atlantic byjthe blood of (jj-r Fmmlered victims hurled into the ocean'tovfacilhau the m-ape of the ves sel fiom its pursuers. Ofllie increase and audacious boldness of this horrid-lrade, up havo the following tes timony fleLord Brougham) knew that one timo there wero in pno year. 1825, eighty-five slavo ships fitted outn.hePlIuvanna, of which s.evomy-fivg;rfturned safe to the Ila vnnnq. H'hc nurnber varied fiom 175 to 700, this "average giving 28,000 imported into tho Hnvnnnn in the year 18"2G, After the dreadful treatment to which these slaves were subjected, and Which he had detailed to their lordships, and hc risk which they ran of being thrown overboard in chase, there were, horrible to relate, oOQ in one vessel ond 780 in another. He did not speak viii. iy wnen no sum uini in otic single month, the -month of December, 1830, there arrived at Rio, in two vessels, culled the Fe licidade niul the El Siucolo, two cargoes of slaves, the o.no 500, the other 780, In the year 1S37.4000 slaves were imported in the principal settlement of their friend and ally thtvEmperar of Brazil. The greatest ol all slave dealers were the Brazilians, the Span ish, nnd the Portuguese; and this country, nnttVhijjitglitinildliFrnncu also, with.jho full k'notvledfre ofthe fact, still continued ouib- bliug with them about the construction of treaties, and endeavoring to obtain from those courts the right to search the ships, suffer ing till his time these dreadful enormities to be perpetrated, when they would not ullow for one hour a common pirate to pollute the great highway of the seas, even though the flags of these "nations piotected him. ' ip i coim.d hut Acutuitr. an education.' This is n remark almost as common a tiiongst young men us another, "1 wish 1 wns rich ;" and yet education is within the rench of every young inun of ordinary ca pacity ond determined industry. My wor thy and eccentric friend. Grant Thorburii, very justly remarks, that "the grnnd draw back to every kind of improvement, is the common and degrudjug idea, that certain things are beyond our reach, whereas every thing is attainable by the employment of means, and nothing, not even tho knowledge ufucommon laborer, without it." lie says, also, "let no man think any thing impossi ble for him. I s-penk from exjiriieuce. I commenced n seed-store with fiflven dollars; findim: it thrive, I resolved it should be the first, mid now I think it is, for bile in Bri t.lln ll.vt ivttilnr f em, tint III t, rr I i, iheriflort-. I again say. let no man think tha! nny lWing is jnpo.lSjr)t.) fnr lnja is ,. bant. of all improvement." He also says that the motto of a Scotch gardener is ' second lo none." So let it be yours, my young friends; nnd rely upon it, a fixed purpose lo be the first in your pro fession or culling, will certainly ensure to you, prosperity nnd competence. Shall I tell you how to be first in your calling? Nothing can afford mo more pleasure, and if one only in a thousand who read what 1 may write upon tho subject, should thereby become u more intelligent and virtuous member of society, in conse quence of reading this work, Ishnll bo am ply, richly paid for my labor ; as it is, in my opinion, of more importance to society to maku one man virtuous and intelligent, than to make ten men wealthy. If you would be intelligent, and indebted only to yourself for it, you must bo industri ous ; devote your leisure first to labor, und the proceeds ofthat to books, and not as I did, to fine clothes and to frolicking. When you haven book, divide your timo your leisure, I mean between study nnd labor, that you may bo able, when you htive mas tered und become familiar with the first, to obtain another. Adopt and pursue diligent- lv this nnn ftimnltt rimv nnrl vnn mnv nK - '.. ....... - j ...-.j ' Phylosophy in Mndnest., This morning while waiting at tho Post Office, our atten tion was attracted by a man in rather tat tered attire, with a woman's cap and bonnet upon his hend. I J is step was too linn and his eye too elenr to admil the idea of intox ication. As ho approached several gentle men, he cracked u large wagon whip which he held, and cut n few antics, exciting a Inugh.in tho crowd, Wien he observed the effect of his conduct, ho paused, threw back his bonnet, and displayed a head near ly bahl.nnd showing by the gray heirs upon his temples the frosts of about fifty winters. "Do not laugh, gentlemen," said the maniac, "every thing goes to the crack of a whip, The world would stand still without it. When I was a boy I was whipped to school: and wien there the lessons wero whipped into me. Many a scholar have I seen the whip mako of a dull fellow. As I grew up, circumstances whipped me into employment ond responsibilities. I was married, had children and means, But death and mis fortune whipped all off, nnd now fato whips ine nlomi round the world. 'Tis ull to tho crack of a whip. You are all scourged by (he driver Time, He drives.you at a go! lop along the road of life, whether you will or not. Yqii may whip tho devil around the slump, but the devil will repay every lash ten fold. Here we go I All to the crack of a whip, Patience, .patience I liettur bo whipped hy poverty, disgrace, bereavement, aye, by madness, in this world, than by the fiends of hell in the next. Here wo got All to the crack of a whip I" And suiting the uc lion to tho word, the crazy. philosopher went on his way. Cincinnati Express. THE DEMOCRACY&iOF "OFFlCJE1 HOLDERS:' ' ' Thonmbitious and the sordid'wish to dis tort Govern meiil from its legitimate fcnds to their fictions and pecuniary purposes. They wish lo convert it into a convenient ntid re sistless engine to subserve their personql in terests nnd purposes. They. laugh ut prTnj ciplc, nnd mock at patriotism?' Th'ebT'liove in no possible Government but ono of force and corruption'. Restless at living under thq'nnme ofji Republic, they would pervert itWo a substantial resemblance of their fa vorite monarchical and nristocratical mod els. From theso people, liberty is ever in danger; thuir actions and designs she must ulwnys watch with an unsleeping eye. Glob'c Aug. 2d. What more perfect picture ofthe " Dem ocracy of office holders" is it possible lo draw, than is contained in the bove para graph, quoted from the office-holders' great organ, tlio Globe ? The "ambitious and the sordid I" Of nil the ambitious men in the world, where can one be found more desperately or more dangerously so than John C, Cal houn, who hns just sold himself and bis rep utation Tor the bare shadow of o hope o! power, and who from being lately the most bitter and inveterate enemy of the "office holding democrncy," has.Jiccome their war mest friend, and supporter 7 It must bo con fessed, however, that Calhoun is to uncertain extent, consistent, in his very inconsistency. Ilaving'teen the author nnd introducer of the "spoils" system," what wonder tlint now it is in danger, he becomes again its chief advocate and champion ( Of all tho "sordid" men in the world, where can men be found more basely sordid, than Amos Kendall, who offered to sell him self to Mr Clay for a salary of 81,500 u year ; than Governor Marcy, who makes the State pay for patching his small clothes; than Mr Secretary Woodbuty, who over charges n congressional committee for atten dance ns a witness; than Mr Secretary-Pro-fessor-Attorney General Butler, who under stands so well the art ofdrawing three ra tions nt a time; than the ull vigorous Globe itself, nnd the vast creeping and crnwling swarm which covers the whole land like a cloud of locusts, ready to light upon and lo devour the smallest green thing that springs up in the shape of official putronagc? It was the "sordid" lovo of "the spoils," which formed tlte grand principle of union, upon which the' "democracy of office-holders" came into power. It wns a "sordid" longing after "plunder," that led first to the accumulation and lo the seizure of the pub lic treasure, from which act of violence nnd usurpation nil our financial nnd currency troubles have originated. Ilow truly then may the "oflice-huldiiig democracy" bo de scribed us men "ambitious nnd sordid," who "wish to distort Government from its legiti mate ends to their factious and pecuniary purposes I" As we have said, one grand attempt of this sort, on the pott of the "democrncy of ollice-holders, was the destruction ol the United Stutes Bunk, and the seizure and dis tribution of tliu public monies, as a part of ihe "spoils of victory, omongc the "demo cratic banks." Bui this attempt to con vert the public treasure into "n con venient and resistless engine to subserve their personal interests and purposes" having recoiled with u vengeance, upon its authors, they have now invented another scheme, to wit, Tnc SuB-TnEAsunv Svs tkm which they fondly flatter themselves is more cunningly contrived, and better adapt ed to its purpose. Avery large proportion of tho "office-holding democracy" during tho lute commer cial convulsions became bankrupt, princi pally by reason of the rash nnd foolish spec ulations cariied on by means of the public moneys, of which, through tho pet deposit banks, they had obtained th'.' temporary use. By reason of their bankruptcy they aro no longer able to attain the situation of bank directors, and the Suii-Treasuuy has been contrived, as an ingenious method of deposi ting in the hands ol these bankrupt "office holding democrats" tho moneys of the Slate, of which, if deposited in banks, they enn no loneer enjoy the use nnd control. Such is thetruo history and real object of tins same Hun-1 iikasurv &ystem. It is intended "as a convenient and resistless en gine to subserve their personal interests and purposes." "They laugh at principle and mock nt patiiotisin." How true I Did not the present Vice President of the United Slates proclaim it ns one of the great doctrines oT the party, that though the administration to which they were opposed were "pure nnd virtuous as the angels of light, "still it must and should be overthrown, in order to dis tribute tho spoils among tho victors? So much for their "principles;" und as to their patriotism havo they not mocked" nt the efforts of tho virtuous and humane to pre serve the honor- of tho country from the grievous stains brought upon it by the infa mous Indian policy of the administration? In their conduct towards Mexico, havo they not exposed tho nation to charges of inso lence, hypocrisy, undo design to plunder; while in their dealings with Great Britain have thoy not meanly sacrificed, the colonial trade, and the north-eastern boundary, sub mitted to insults am) aggressions on the fron tier, nnd kissed the dust at tho feet of that haughty nation ? "They beiuve in no possible government but ono of force nnd corruption." Hence the instant proscription and expul sion from office of all those who decline to go every length in support of tho adminis tration. Hence the constant talk of Jack son, Vnn Buren, and the Globe, uboul the "bribery" of members of Congress and the all prevailing power-of the banks. Ilence the notice of Amos Kendall to his fourteen tKolisand deputy post masters, that if thejr u i u aue ui uuu i uu c uvc in inu jn i-avu. .,.. they shaliniot be allowed lo sleep quietly on their pijlowsj" hencein find, tho wholo theory ajfij prnciico of tlio spoils system, whicn:t's"compounded in oboutequal propor'" lions of '"force" and of "corruption.". '' v ' ''Restless ut living under tho name of a republic, they would pervert it inlyftStlb stanlinl resemblance of their favorite tJJin- nrclncnl and austocrutical models, - According to the theory of the "office-hol.-fj ding democrats," the President is the "great representative of the people ;" the majesty of the people is concentrated in him; tho fact that the people haVo chosen him, is constru ed into ti popular approval of all his opin ions, acts und intentions. His authority is thus supremo and unquestionable. Ho "takes the responsibility." Such is tho "monarchical model" of the "office-holding democrats." Their "aristocralical model" IS like unto it. Amos Kendall held, in his famous mandamus case, thai the supremo majesty set forth above, us appertaining to the President, descends by" regular grada tions through the wholo hierarchy of office holders, so that the meanest office-holder of them all, is devilled high above the bends ofthe people, out of the reach of tho highest judicial tribunals, nnd responsible to nobo dy but the President, who appoints him. Hero is not only a substantial rtsemblance to a monarchynnd aristocracy, but the very substance itself. Let us close as we began, with the words ofthe Globe: "From these people mbeiitv is ever in danger ; their actions anddesigns she must always watch tcilh an unsleeping eye." Un doubtedly of nil the enemies which this country and its institutions hus ever had, there are none, at once so powerful, hypo critical, cunning, desperate und dangerous as the "democracy of office-holders." May the genius of the republic protect us against their machinations ; and may the votes of the people soon strip them of their ill-gotten und much abused power 1 From ttit X. Y. Journal oi Commerco. Pol ice Opvick, Aug. id.-Doing a Bit ofthe Dark Ages. A family of rather res pectable appearance, came to the Police Office on Saturday, and complained of being intolerably annoyed by another family who lodge in the same house with them. Tint complainants are Jews, who ndhere most rigidly to the observances of their religon, and consequently consider the Hog uti un clean nnimul, nnd hold pork in the utmost abhorrence. T-heir fellow lodgers, on the other hand, ore a family of Germans, lately arrived in this country, and have come from a part of Germndy, where, to tho disgrace of Christianity and civilization, the Jews are still deprived of many of their rights, and are permitted by law or custom, to bo insulted w ith impunity by their unchristian christian brethren Some dffieulty having occurred between the Jewish family and tho Germans, tho latter, forgetting lhat ihey were in a country where ihe law mukes no distinction between creeds, but protects alike the followers of all or none, they thought they might avenge their quarrel by insul ting the religions feelings of their fellow lodgers. The Germans, therefore, procured a quan tity of rancid pork with which they oppo rated so as to torment the Jews in a most intolerable manner. The Jews occupied a room underneath that of the Germans, ti mi if they happened to open the window, und sit or stand nt it to breath the fresh air, down enmc a piece of cord from the window over them, with n piece of pork dangling at the end of it, the insufferable odor of which obliged the Jews to shut down their w indow. If tho Jews carried in n pail of water ftoni the pump, they had scarcely laid it down when some ofthe Germnns slipped a pieco of pork into it, nnd the Jews had to throw out the water. IT the Jews happened to leave their cooking utensils for n moment in the ynrd, the Germans threw pork into them, and deprived the Jews, of their din ner. In short, these Jews, although living in the 10th century, and in a free country, found themselves almost as much annoyed ns their ancestors wero hundreds of years ago. for their eating, drinking und even breathing the air of heaven, depended upon tho caprice of their christian neighbors. And yet the nnnoyance was of such u nii turu that the criminal law could not well lay hold of it, until Sulurday, when one of ' the Germans capped the climax of his liar- ' barity by throwing n large piece of fu n gainst ihe faco of one ofthe Jew ladies, lodged in the house. The whole , family then came to tho Police Office andStnted their grievances, and Justice llopsoniin mediately issued n warrant far the ruffian who commuted tho assault. And we i Impe t sincerely that hemay boscnt to Black well's ' Island for six months to teach him better manners. " The wrong way to stop a Papet, 'Pleaso,' stop my paper, and I will soon 'snid'Jllitjf' .balance I own you.' This is altogether t(io wrong way lo do buisiness. If you wish your paper stopped, pay up what is duo and it shall bo stopped ; but we detest the. i custom of saying, 'plenso stop my paper, nnd I will soon send tho balance 1 own you.' Soon I when? Ten years hence ? If we may judge from experience, there is not more than ono in ten of those who say 'plenso stop my paper, and I will soon pay what I owe,' who ever do pay. Wo havo hfjd so . many of thesis promises totnlly neglected, that wo are s(ck' of thern. Wq do' not sipp the papei when we havo such an order, ex cept at oifr own discretion. Pay up what ' is due, if yon wish to-liave the paper stop ped. Trumpet, ' t urn 1 m