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1 TATE JOURI KB' POLITICAL REGISTER. J XjUIIIjU 151 JUUA 1. UAljlAUlltiK -ULUMlliD U X otU 1 1 V UALJL.AUU.LU, Al 111ULL UUL-LAUS i'Elx 1 E AH IN ADVAaCEm D. NICHOLS, rUBLIMIING AGENT. JOURNAL Vol. 27, No. 14. CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2-1, 1837. REGISTER Vol. I, No. 23. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1837. WEEKLY LITERARY REVIEW. Address, delivered before the Ohio Baptist Education Society, ai their Annual Meeting, held in Granville, Mgmt, 1837. By T. It. Cuessv, A. M. Pastor of the Baptist Church, Columbus, Ofto. "A thorough literary and theological education is exceedingly desirable, if not absolutely necessary, to constitute an efficient ministry of the gospel." To sustain this position is the design of this Address. The arguments Mr. Creasy has brought to bear upon it are strong, and evidently well studied. It would be impossible in the limits of a newspaper notice, to abstract the ideas and chains of these di Heron t and elaborate arguments. It is enough to ofTer our testimony that Mr. Crcssy lias handled his subject, which is one of great Interost and importance, and one which is deserving of every attention, in an effectual and impressive manner. To convince., is his aim throughout; and he manages bis arguments accordingly. There aro men at the present day, wiso enough in their own estimation, and ignorant enough in tho estimation of others, who regard an educated ministry as a " superfluity of naughuncss" by no means to ho tolerated. Satisfied with the limited extent of their own knowledge, they aro offended at tho idea of a moro extended knowledge in tho minds of others. IlUnd themselves, they would be led Into the ditch by a blind guide. To all such we recommend this Address. The application of Its truths, wo think, would bo successful in bringing them to a right understanding of the power and advantages of education; not less with the preacher than the layman. We select some excellent passages from this pamphlet, for the especial benefit of our readers. Mr. C. says : "Tho peculiar characteristics of the present ago, furnish it not Iter reimnn why a thorough lit erory nnd theologies! education is necessary to constitute nn efficient ministry. k Society is not whrtt it wits but few years since. Education and the force of circumstances luivc exerted a transforming influence upon the entire iimsBof mind in our country. They have elevated it ns by a mighty tide, nnd mind is now strongly marked by that independent, energetic thought thut culls no tiiiiu muster. Such is the boldness of its scepticism, that whiiicvcr is presented for belief, cspecinlly of a religious character, must be fully sustnincd by sound arguments; mid these must lie presented in u way calculated to convince the inuuisitivo layman, nnd to gratify the taste of tho refined youth, or the niti'iitum cannot he won, or the soul benefitted. While such is the character of mind generally, there is a ntion tendency in the ministry to be extremely superficial. Every m tut in this ago knows a little of manv things. ltut tho number i:i exceedingly "until, who are thoroughly versed even in a few things. This is loo much the e:is with ihe ministry." " A fearless spirit of enterprise, constitutes Another chiiructerittie of our nge. Mind is here left uncontrtillcd, to exert till her energies; and nflicieut scope is given for her boldest experiments in every direction. (lenius is constantly upon the ulert, senrehii-ir out lite various, unexplored laws of nature and of nrt nnd often preventing the trophies of her victories to an iidmiriii? world. Our commerce is borne upon every sen our rail -roads uud ennuis are erossinj, orpem-trn-ting our highest iiioiintiiins, filling up our vullies, arching our rivers, connecting distant Slates, am! almost nunthilatini! time end space. At the same time, our institutions of every character and flrndenre springing into being in quick succession find with L'slonishitig ntpiditv: nnd the press is flooding the laud with periodicals nnd volumes suited to every taste. In short, through the length and brenilih of our country, nil is enterprise, strong excitement, or wild ciiihunasm. To arrest the attention of such n rush of spirit, where there is very thing to shut out tho thoughts of eternity, a ministry of the most elevated character is needed n ministry that will cnnimnnd nttcurinn whose voico will he heard ubove the rush of many waters." Hold thoughts these impressively expressed. Tho deduction of the necessity of an educated ministry, U clear and legitimate. Mr. Crcssy, in the preparation of bis statistics rin regard to the means heretofore taken to educate ministers of the gospel, con fines himself, naturally enough, to the l!uptist denomination. This he dues without disparaging the efforts of other denominations, in the same jreneml cause. After enumerating many interesting facts, in proof of the exertions made by his own denom ination in this matter, he says: u Whatever may have been the literarv character of our niinislrv, th'1 above mass of ItMt-irien) facts distinctly show, that from tin; tlnvsof the lirst llaptists in America to tin present, the eye of the denomination has been kept steadily upon a ministry furnithid to everv good word sud work. Twenty years un the denomination were nt least lmtniuully otatrzed into Lduetitioii Societies for this purpose, though, it is readily acknowledged, but a mere fraction ha been uccomplUhcd thnt should have been, bv n denomination having n no-dialed with it one-fourth of the entire population of these I'nited States. Still il is cheering to reflect, thnt within a lew vetirs increased rfforis have been nude nnd crowned with success, fr preparing young meti lor the niinis'rv. In IH'IM ! we had but three Colleges, and three Theological Institutions, nnd probably c than two hundred young mi lt in a course of study pn paialorv to the eliristiau ministry; but the increase within seven years bus Iteeti nt lenst three hundred per cent. The. litKtituiions then in existence have doubled, and in some instances have ircbb d their number, while ninuv others have gone into opt ration, so that it is now confidently bclievid from the hei information, that we have nt least six hundred voting men in the Daptist denomination in the Ijnilcd States pursuing tin education preparatory to the (.'hristittn ministry." This speaks well for the denomination. We aro much pleased with this portion of tho Ad-lress. llaptists ure much indebted to Mr. Cressy, for bis faithful representation of their leal and multiplied efforts in the cause of ministerial education. We subjoin bis last argument lu favor of a generally educated ministry : "Look nt iho number and the strength of tho enemies to he conquered, Tito henrt of man is 4nnst deceitltd and wicked, even to drsperntiott. i lias ever been utterly opposed to tho principle of tiod's government. Scripture has personified it os "enmity" itself, arrnved in desperutu eon- lest with Itenveti. Infidelity also, deeplv-roolcd, wuM-spicnu, ! i m-m, t ...... in ibi. romlml: it lm svatem. eeniu-. ct ucal on. tie lies, m.d popular lavor, all at its command. Its iiiovemcnia aro stronyiy cinraetcri'U oy a clnrnetcriei dignity, thai, were the power ot its command, would numhilatd (lie liible, blot out ihe christian religion, and grasp tho rein" of the universe. Its recent operations, in our cities nnd many western settlement?, has Assumed a more virulent nnd determined form than ever. Hut wu hnv sis i to contend against principalities, against powers,.again! the. riilt-r uf lliu dnrkuess of this woild, against spiritual wicked-It ess in high plnees,attd against the prince nd power of the air. W hero is groalor intellect, more combination, subtle strntnuem, annihilating opposition, nr.d movements more insidious and rancorous, Rgninst the honor ol (iod nnd tho welfare of man ! Who can number the legions estimate the resources or fathom ihe depths of iniquity nud delusion, nt lbs control of line princo of darkness! "To trnco out. nnd bring to light the hidden ini- nniiies of the human heart t to expose the sophis try, in itloiicn tho cnvilings nnd blasphemies of IntiUelity, and to rescue troni us delusion" mo thousands that aro enveloped in its thirk dark nets; nnd also, by the aids of the Holy lihosl, to iimunsk tho iiibtlo device, and counteract the pi ins, and to up-root the empire of that masterspirit of sin tho greniest genius nnd intellect that 4iod liascrenietl and Hindu iolv,a:o demanded for the onset intellects thoroughly versed in the Idtitosophy of mind, in Inn science of Soripluro ntepretation. in a knowledge of the desperate character and e ffecis of sin, and of all tho revealed purposes of tlod." The stylo nnd Innguago of this Address, bear testimony that Mr. Cressy baa received the bore efit of the advantages of a polite and literary, as well as theological education, himself. Though j some passages in it may be considered feeble j and unfinished, or misplaced, still Its general characteristic is strength and studied ability. j Wo speak of it thus particularly, because its object being the overcoming of an erroneous ' and destructive opinion, in relation to this branch of education, we consider it well and ably adapted to effect that object, and conse- j quontly worthy of eminent consideration and encourgoment. j The Buckeye Plouoh-Bov. Cuyahoga Falls, Portage county, Ohio monthly fifty tend per1 annum. No 2, for November, of this interesting agricultural publication, Is before us. It is filled with very useful matter. Ono of the principal articles in this number, is a lung and very interesting letter to the editor from the veteran Harrison, of North Bend, which exhibits this successful warrior and statesman, in ono of tho proudest characters our country can boast that of an intelligent practical farmer. His remarks aro of the utmost importance to tho agricultural community. They aro too long fur us to extract at this time. We give a passage from tho letter, in which tho advantages of agricultural societies arc earnestly inculcated and enforced. u I sincerely wish you Biieceps in your laudable uwlertnkinir to ditl'iisc information unon tho iin- purtnnt subject to winch you have devoted your jin per. It in, however, true, (nnd I rcjrrct to my it,) tliat many of our farmers appear to bo insi'it aibiu to the advantages of such publications. I believe, however, that on improvement in thin particular is gradually going on, and that the benefits whieli the agricultural interest derives front them will soon be generally felt and acknowledged. In this particular, some of our sister .States cast of the Alleghany ridge ore considerably ahead of us, and a correspondent improvement in the management unci product of their farms has been the consequence. Tho Agricultural Societies established in various parts of this Ktate have done something towordscorreeting this inequality, particularly in tho improvement uf the Domestic Animals; and if our Legislature would lend its aid, we might soon be iihlc favorably to compare the character of our husbandry with that of any , of the Wales. The State of New York allows to each of their County Societies a sum equal to what they recoivo from private contributions. In Fnince tho (iovernment bears all the expenses of n Society established in the Capital, with rami fictitious in every part of the Kingdom. It is under the pntnuni-rc of this Society, established by Napoleon, that die cultivation of the Sugar Beet has been so widely extended to tho great benefit of the nation. Ohio has appropriated large sums to the construction of Canals and Knnds lor facilitating the transportation of the products of agriculture to market. I can sec no reason why they should not do something towards increasing the quantity and improving the quality of those pro-duets. Our Agricultural Societies arc most of them in a languishing stale, mid without legislative aid, many of them will unquestionably discontinue their operations. Appropriations of this kind ure like (host; which n farmer makes in fertilizing and improving bis soil, nddiug frequently to his income an hundred fold. Tlnm it is with an expenditure from the Treasury for improving the products of husbandry, lite wealth of the people bring increased, they will be eii;ibled to return those odvanees with immense interest whenever the exigencies of the (iovcrniiicnt may require it.11 FARMKRH AND MECHANICS' P.IACT.CALAiUTII mktic: Uriah 1'ahkk, Zancsvillc, Ohio. This is the second edition, carefully revised. It is well printed, by the author, who is one of tho editors of the anesville Gazette. We give the opinion of the editor of tho Statesman, ns to the claims of the work. Ho having in times past "wielded the birchen rod we defer to his better judgment in questions of this nature. "Wo have experienced great pleasure in examining this work. It meets more full v its title than any Arithmetic wc have examined, and it is so far superior to those in use in our boyhood, that we almost wUh we had our time to over oirain at school. The problems are simple, hut of tho most useful kind, leiidiiKj the ut uncut directly to a knowledge of their application to business, the whole object of his study. How often have wc seen bovs, and even vnuu" men. who could boast of having cyphered through the Arithmetic! yet ! not nl'le to apply scarcely a single rule to manv mtnMurrmtnt and calculations of frequent importance to the farmer ami mechanic. This work is calculated by the char elucidation of its questions, to supply this deficiency, and we think Mr. Turku has admirably accomplished his purpose. And his eb-nientary lessons in lite latter part of lite Wurk, on Mensuration, the laws of .Motion, My-drostics, Gravity, and Mechanical powers, are an ! entire improvement in a school Hook of ibis char neter; and they nre all so simple that a child mav be made to understand them. Wo hope that this IS'iok will receive n fair nnd candid examination, and be introduced into our schools generally. Wo In lievo it tun be had at u!l lliu Hook stores in this city. wi-: can snow vor. V never saw such awkard fellows as our Whig friends aro to rejoice over their (stmpieioas) victories. Thev tjo at it just like, n cnllt gn student (hies at chopping wood, ('all on us and wo will show you exactly how the thing is done, Wc are old chaps at it. Statesman. Ah! neighbor! tho People will never again "call on you" to rejoice, "i'mir t.ile is told.1' With both arms broken, and the windows of your head mashed in, you are scarce in a condition to teach even "u college hoy, to chop wood," The People do not rejoice by Tub s that may ho taught and learned. It U with them one general and spontaneous outhursthig of the soul ! Just such us tho Vanites of Columbus, who remained in the city, witnessed on Thursday. (J7 Our neighbor Statesman pronounces the cull for the late public meeting, us "mean, law, vile, dirty stuff!" Tut! tut! friend Statesman; you should not bear your defeat with such on ill grace! Il was not uuticirilt-d that tho spirit of the "call" would please you. When did the world ever know tyrants nnd slaves to udinirc ho thrilling tones of a freeman's voice? Ciit:r.BiSi. Lnsl niyht wrbad n beautiful aurora horcnlis; this evening a spluudid Hhigitlu-mi nntivn! Statesman, T(1 urora ni;,u g 0 feint uf appearing on wi.:.. in : : '" ' " " "-; " out of countenance, and it was "unavoidably pun twined. (t 7 Tho Sl.tlesiii.iu is just now deeply interested in the affairs of Canada! Very natural thnt thu office-holders should look abroad. There is no comfort for them at home. 07 Wo weru mirnrisfil mul inurlifii j on rniiliii'f tho following cxiirosKimi with rvirunl to Iho raulurn of Oaci ola, in thu Whittling Times, oou.1 Whiir journal : Thi'To wn. no hnnur pnrrilirei! hy llio art of trcacliiTV wliii'h cmlril tlio Muruln nr." n. ,i ..L,..,I...I,I ii, ,.'ini mul in.ii llu) rt'inurk on rcmling lliu rumuiniug worth of the sentence : Tor thero wns none left to sacrifice!" jJ7Tbo Steamboat Ceylon, from Louisville for New Orleans, was burned to the waters edge, on Tuesday lust, about thirty miles below tho first mentioned port. Tho Ceylou was filled willt freight and passengers. Cargo consumed passengers suvel. j7" Difficulties am apprehended between France and the Republic of liny li. NEW YORK. Mr. Amos Kendall, by means of his Express Mail, continues to furnish us with late and highly pleasing intelligence from the elections in Now York. We daily become better pleased with the unmatched mail facilities of honest Amos. May he and his express live as long as the re is such news for them to carry as this that they bring us now-a-days ! Wo give a number of paragraphs from tho Baltimore Chronicle An immense congratulatory meeting had been held in Baltimore. Indeed, tho whole land is one scene of exultation and joy. Tho full returns had not yet reached Baltimore. But it was certain, that of the one bun" dred and twenty-eight members of Assembly at least One Hundred would us Whigs ! The triumph of the Whigs in New York was altogether unexpected by tho loco focos. Tho news came upon them like a clap of thunder in a snow storm. Tho New Times, their now organ in the city, on the Friday after tho election sighs over the loss of the city, but consoles itself with the certainty of carrying tho .Si il to. "That the State of Now York,11 it says, "can be carried by tho Whigs, in incredible.'' Thisedi tor has learned before this, that Sam Patch was right when he said "some things can be done as well as others." Mr. Van Burcn was advised by bis friends, from day to day, of the progress of tho election in New York. The Commercial states that on Saturday they saw a copy cf the estimates of the cily election, transmitted by Mr. Cambrelengto tho President, on the afternoon of tho second day of the election. The result was a snug Van Buren majority in tho city. Mr. Cumbreleng should bo made Secretary of the Treasury his calculations are so correct ! What no thev sav at Washington? Every body is anxious to hear what Mr. Van Huron thinks of the result of tho election in New York. The New York Commercial says, that on Wednesday last, in conversation with a gentleman respecting tho New York election, Mr. Van Buren shook his head us to the city, nud admitted that it might go against him. But tho State, lie said, was perfectly safe. lie committed himself too soon! It was made by the Albany Argus a matter of felicitation, after the Presidential election, that Columbia and Albany counties had given large majorities for Van Buren the first county being the plueo of his birth, tho latter of bis long residence. Both theso counties now give large majorities against him! Tho Hartford Review, of Saturday, brings us returns from a few more elections in towns in Connecticut. They have all gono for the Whigs ! As the New York K veiling Post says, "wo must live in a Whig world." Tho election in old Massachusetts took place on Monday. The Van Buren party nro really running a gauntlet and getting a whack at every jump. Thero is absoluto monotony in the record of elections. The results are so precisely alike that a defeat or two would absolutely bo a kind of relief. Jovki'l Kchoks. Tho wlndc country is joining in the congratulations uu the unexampled victory in Now York. VAN Itl'RKN IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY. It will bo ohpfived by the detailed returns of the New York Klcetioii, that a decided majority of the vtitrs of the people of Columbia county, .Mr. Van Dun n's native place, bus been iven nyiiiuHt him. Thus, not only his native State, but his native county, even his very homatcad repudiates the president nud hi mensures, Whiitn luimiliiitini; ami poignant reflection this mmt be to him, nud what a glorious lesson to nil dem-ngoirucH and unprincipled politicinim. It is also worthy of remark, thnt Kentucky, the Sinte Iroui whieli the Vice President hnils, has not n fc linn in common with his political principles. Kvin hift own Congressional district, the ono which he bus represented for about twenty-five years, declared, in the recent contest, ogainst him, by n Inrjre majority. Tile curse of the people n upon them. It is stumped upon their forrheadn tin indelibly ns tho curse of (iod upon Cain's. Will they then con tinue to uiHull (lie people, nnd impoverish and distress ihe country, by holding nn to ihe ollices they ore so eiuphaiieally pronounced to be unwurlhv of tilling? Let them resign at once! Cincinnati Whig. Pome of the Vnn lluren men prefer John Tiit'Mr-S"N, ns the most eligible candidate to be defeated for (ioernor by (teueral Vunee iu October next, j Some pn fcr John A. liryan. What cays our friend of the ililUboiousfli Cazetie to Johnny's prcU'ii- 1 sums! If we mihtake not lie knows a "iliini;or I wo about him," Is he not tho ptraoiiitictitiun of Vice! nud "Vice is n monster of such bideous mien, That to be hated needs but to be seen.1 Wo do not say (but thn is his character. We onlvnsk "one who knows," for in format ion. When n man places himself belt ire ihe public, it n rii'lit that bis character should he riddled, sifted, and nnnlvcd, until the people can see "what kind uf slulfhe's u.'ide of." ItisUrn Star. TiitMst rv NoT!:s. l-'il'teen hundred dotlnrsof these (iovernment rns were sold on Saturday nt five per cent, below par! Yet this is the stall' in which public ereilimrs am paid, while members oH'onurcfM ure paid in irold. The process is very simple. A creditor tjoes to tho Treasury, und nslts for his due The Secretary says to him, u(iold nud silver 1 have none, hut promises to pav, rag), unconstitutional money, according to the Loco Fuoo Tammanies, 1 abound in. You must take these nt soeciu pnr, or you must wnil." The creditor, pressed in turn, mayhap, by his creditors, takes the rngs, brinirs them into market, and can only obtain Hi dollars for what the Treasury forced upon him nt k hundred. Thus, then, this hard mniiey liovcrnmcut robs the public creditor of five dollars iu a hundred, nnd yel exacts to thu uttermost farthing from its (tchtors. Truly, this Government is divorcing itself pretty fust from tho people. Aim lurk lmcrican, Tbcwrv Notk.1. These notes bearing two percent, interest were for ihe first lime yesterday offered for sale at the Hoard of Itrokcrs, nnd one anddiatfperccnt. premium, payable in bnuk notes, was nski il for them but few bidders. They wero Mubsciiiently ntlered in Wnll street, nt ! I per end. payable iu constitutional currency. No purchasers! A. Y.Vuuritr, K. Smith, Kso. of this citv, found n soft shelled Wmom, in a petrified stale,' I I feel below the surface uf the ground, ami '1 feel hctow n sand-stone rock, in excavating n job on the Wulhoitdmg Canal, He also found specimens of petrified sugnr cane near thu same pLec, embeddtd iu Httud and rock. The geological survey of the Htnle now in progress will bring to light many similar nut! tor nu-lnjuarituiB to crack. Cleveland lit raid. TitAVKs.iiviNo Pav. Gov. Pennington, of New Ji'im-v, litis appointed Thursilav, the iMih iul., m n tlay'of TluinkfaivitiL'. The .'tllili November will therefore bo observed ns Thimksjfivinij dny in MuHHiiehuncltP, Connecticut, Mimic, Michigan, Nrw York, nnd New Ji-wy omnirisin2 a pn 1,,,iu" of ovor fm,r miMio.,.. 'A.0.l..ii Ha pu- i P.vmi'hi. HorsTnfi. I'rrpiilcnl uf Texn, It i wuil, m IvinL' uiiiiirt'niuHly ill of tlio prpvntlinii li'VtT m rl city of llniimon. If ho ulnmM ilio, our uri- diction ni ! bin revclimr in the unlaces of Montr soma will be ill a shnm, and will prove lhal wu wrro not the prophets wu "cracked ournclvua up to be." Western Star, The Convention of Pennsylvania have adopted as a part ol the Constitution ihey design proposing to the people, a nuetion diifrnnchisinji nil persons M UU NlllV HUN'UHUr UU coalmen III um I I'ltm uu principuUiir seconds. -Xnc York American. The lend Irnde in pretty much nl a stand in the neighborhood of (inlinn. Provisions arc so high) ond lead so low, that liitle has been rained the jiiisi sensiiiit ou iniirnn ntivnuni i mijn, mum of tho melting furnaces have c eased operations, forevtr ended, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1837. THE ALTON TRAGEDY. Below will ba found aa official statement of the proceedings of tho lato Alton moU, prepared by the Mayor of that city, who was present, a spectator of the outrages. It will be socn that it varies in several respects from any statement yet published, and, if possible, renders tho violence moro obnoxious than they at first appeared to be. The statement is calm nud dispassionate.The Alton Spectator of the Oth instant says: Wo have delayed our paj(f for the purpose of inserting the following statement of the tragical occurrence that took place in this city on the 7lh instant. Tho Muyur presents a plain statement offsets without comment. This statement precludes all remark from us, except as to the correctness of the statement, which wo have been assured from various sources to bo entirely correct. Ma yob's Ofi'Ice, ) City of Alton, j'ac. 8ii, 1I137.J TO THE rUliMC. "TriVrdcr that tho public mind iiiuy be correctly informed of the lamentable und fatal tragedy that wus enacted in our city uu the night uf thu 7ih inst., nnd with n view of preventing and correcting distorted statements of the proceediugsof the mob and those persons against whom the attack was directed, I deem it incumbent on me, and proper, that 1 hIiouM present iu my ollicial capacity, u plain statement of nil iho facts connected wiih ilia unhappy excitement that has ho long ngitated the pcaceund tranquillity of the citizvint of Alton. Without recurring to thu causes or results of previous excitements in reference to the i uW'm ()b.cncrn press, and its final dcBtrtieiion, I I shall conliue my ntutumeut to the last and most melancholy occurrence which has befallen our citv. l-'or several days past it had been announced and generally believed that a printing press was hourly expected to be landed at our wharf. It had nl-so been the current rumor, that this press wns intended for the rc-establishmcntof the "Jlltou Ob' serrcr." The circulation of these rumors produced no small degree of excitement among those who had taken a decided stand ugniiiHt the aboli liVmseiituucnlH that were uudermoud to linve been disseminated through the columns of the "Observer." Various reports of u threatening character ngtiiiiBt the lauding of the press wore in circulation, which led the friends of the Observer and its editor lo make preparations to defend the press, in case any violence should he offered by those opposed tu the publication of that paper. Uu Tuesday about 3 o'clock in the morning, I wns called from my lodgings and informed that the press had arrived at ihe wharf, nud that my official interference was desired. I immediately repaired to the wharf, and remained there until tho press was lunded nnd stored in the warehouso of Messrs. Godfrey, Gil man & Go. There were no indications of violence or resistance on the part of any ono at that time. The arrival of the "abolition press" (as it wus culled) was generally known in tho early part of that day, which served to re-kindle the excitement. Representation was made to the Common Council ol the threatening reports which were iu circulation. The Common Council did not, however, deem it necessary to take nny nelion on tho subject. Gentloncn directly interested iu protecting the presB from mob violence, deemed it expedient lo guard the warehouse with men nnd arms, in readiness lo resist violence eh mi Id nny bn ottered. luriug the early part of the night of Tuesday, it wns reported through i he city that there weru from 3f) to 4U armed men on gunrd within the wnrchouse. About 10 o'clock ut night, -0 or 30 persons np-pcand nt the south cud of the warehouse nnd gave some indications of nn ntiack. Mr. W. ( il mail, from the third storv of tho warehouse, addressed thoio without, mid urged ihem to lie-itist, and nt the snuic time informed them that the person within the warehouse were prepared, and should endeavor to defend (Iu ir p roper I v, nnd that serious continences might comic, Those without demanded the Press, and vaid they would not bo satiHficd until it was destroyed ; naid ihey did not wish lo injure any person, or other property, but insisted on having the 1'ress. To which Mr. (I. replied that tho press could not bo given up. Tho persons nuisidc then repaired to ilio north end of the building, and nttrteked the building by throwing stonr, &c., and continued their violence for-Ii ort) minutes, when a gun was tired from ono of the windows of iho warehouse, and n man named Lyman Bishop wns mortally wounded. He was carried ton surgeon1 otltec. nud tho mob wilhdrew and dispersed, with the exception of a small number. I'pou ihe first indication of disturbance I called uu thu civil authorities most convenient, nnd repaired with all despatch to the scene of netiou. liy this time the tiring from the warehouse nnd iho consequent death of one of their number, (Bishop died soon tiller ho received ho shot) bad greatly increased iho excitement, nud tabled (o tho numbers of the mob. Owing to the late hour of tho night, but few citizens weru present nt the outset, except those engaged in the contest. Couscouenilv the civil authorities eouiu uo out ii a lowanis uispcrsing uio moo, execubv nersua.ion. A lan-e number nf nr.,,,1. sooit collected around mo. 1 was requested to go i to the wnrehoii&u nnd sinto to thoHc within that those outsidn had resolved to denimy the pre?, and thnt they would not (leftist until liioy bad nr. cnmplMied their object ; thut ul I would retire until I sliould return, which rniiot wns uinilo by acclamation, uud till soon retired tu uwait my return.I wns replied to by thoso within tho warehouse, that limy had osHcmblcd thoru to protect their property ui list lawless violence, ami thut they were determined tu do no. Tho mob begnn ug-nu to nscmhlo with increiiHcd uutulierpt nnd with Kims nnd weapons of different kind. I addrerw-cd the multitude, nnd commanded thciu to desist nnd disperse, to which thoy linicncd attentively nnd rcxpcctfullv, but to no purpose. A rush wnc now uindo to thu warehouse, with the cry of "tiro tho bonne burn them out," Ac. The firing soon beenmu fearful nnd dnuerous bo) ween lliu contending panics, so much so that further interposition on the part of the civil authorities and citizen watt lo licunl altogether inadequate, and hax-nrdons in the extreme : no menus were nt my control, or llmt of nny other officer present, by which the mob could be dispersed, nud tho los of life and the shedding of blood prevented, Scones of iho immt darintr recklcHsnehn uud infuriated mild ness followed iu quick succession. The build int; wns surrounded, nud the iiiumlm weru threatened with extermination nud denth in tho most frightful form imtiintildo, Kvcry means of oscnpu by flight wore cut off. The scene now beciimo ono of most nppnlling nnd heiiri-reuding interest! lilt ecu or twenty citizens, nmonir whom wore some of our most worthy nud enterprising, were apparently doomed tu an unenviable nnd incvitn-blo d in ih if tho flumes continued. About the time the lire wns communicated to (he building, Itev. h. V. Jjuvrjoy, (Into editor ot tho Observer,) received four balls in bis brcnsl, near the door of tho wnridiouse, nnd fell a corpse in a feu seconds: two others from the wnrehouto were wounded. .Several persons e uplifted in tho altuck wero severely wounded; the wounded, however, nro not considered dangerous. The content hud been ritffimr lor an hour or more, when thu persjna iu the wttrchoitHc, hy tmino tnciins (tho exact manner it wus dono I Imvo not been aide to nscerinin) iutiniiited that they would nhiindon thu bouse nnd the pres, provided thnt they wuru permitted lo dcpiirt unmolested. The doors were booh thrown open, and llnmn within retreated down front-street. Several tfiius weru lired upon them while retreating, nnd one individual bud a narrow escape n bull passed through his coat near bin shoulder. A liiriro uumlier of persons now rushed into thu warehouse, threw tho press upon tho wharf, where it wns broken in pieces and thrown into thu river. 1 he lire iu lliu roof ut the wnrc-house was exitiiyuisheti by a spectator, who deserves great pnii.-oi lor hid courageous interference; and but liitle dnmnru was ilono by it to the huildiuir. No disposition seemed to be manifested to destroy nny other property in tho ware-; bo uce. Without further attempts nt violence, the mob now dispersed, and no further open indieti-nations of diaouler or violcnco havo been muni- tested. , : . z. . doubted authority and mostly from my own per- soual knowledge, J01IN M. KIUJM, Mayor. fry- Tim Newark ConstiliilioinilUt, No. 2, sIiiihIith Ciov. Viini'o most foully, V aro sorry lo s;iy it, but it is of tho (ilolioNutcsimin rusto, IT" Our ni'ijrhlior Slnlosman is not nt nil pleased with tho Whin celebration of Thursday. He arc surprised to hum llu'i 7 G ROANS OF THE WOUNDED! The Madisonian, tho Van Buren Conservative organ of the city of Washington, thus forcibly sketches the causes which Imvo been at work in the land to produce the lato results, so disastrous to Van Buren and bis lieutenants. Although not the whole truth, there is much truth contained in these paragraphs: H The sole and proximate causes have engaged our minds from tho moment of our first establishment, and were ihe direct inducements to the eourie we determined on from ihe beginning. We foresaw the tendency of tho ultra doctrines which certain politicians hnd nttcmptcd to propagate through the country, ond the inevitable consequences to which they would lead the party. Wocamo hero to employ what abilities we "possess, in endeavoring to avert, if possible, thu very evils which wc are now brought to mourn. The ncfitilentinl breath of Loco-I'oeoism hnd gone forth, like the deadly simoon, infusing itself into the very vitals of tho republic, to poison, to convulse, nnd to destroy. Tho Vandal spirit of tho Globe indulged its progress, and directed its destructive coureo to the very citadel of our pros, polity. Wc sought iu vain to interpose a shield m vain wo expostulated, implored, proved i wo interposed history, custom, facts and renHoning; wc brought up tlic testimonies of the dead, we produced tho authority of the living oracles; but all in vain. The spirit wns beckoned on into the very embrace of the "gods." The tlamiug sword wns placed in the hands of the destroying nngcl, and sent forth to devastate nnd lay waste. It invaded the sanctity of private life, and ravaged the habitations of virtue. No independence of opinion, no dignity of character, was secure from its ussnults. Went on disorganizing society, nnd throwing ofi" nil the obligations nnd restraints which it imposed, it eust on nil things a false und lurid glare, and confounded all forms nnd ceremonies, persons nnd things. It pretended to n sense of burning wrong a wrong imagined to be inflicted by the aristocracy of weultb, nnd the partiality of legislation but it wns the sensibility of igno-rnnce, founded upon the prejudices nnd jealousies excited by the breath of designing demagogues,. Its labor of love was, First, the destruction of the credit system; Its second, the annihilation of till churtercd rights; Its third, the dinsolutiun of a!! lenl obligations; Its fourth, the levelling of all character nud sociul distinctions; Its fifth, the equal distribution of wealth; And lastly, iis reward, the spoils of oilice. Impatient of restraint, it sought the establish ment of a new constitution, and the ubrogntion of i all legiHfHtivo ennetments. Under the name ol democracy it laid hold of the ultnrs of St. Tammany, und set unn Shibboleth nt which every free thought wus to he immolated. The ninn of property hnd no confidence in his security no institution felt nny assurance of permanency. Tho disasters which bad overtaken tho country like a cloud, were agrnvated and prolonged. The merchant was mocked in the midst of his enlamities, and told thnt no honest ninn ought to regret his 1 distresses. A war of extermination wns declared n gainst nil banks, upon which the credit nvtcui, the most beautiful and beneficent result of free iustitutions,wns based debtors and creditors were arrayed ogninst each other; the poor atrainst the rich ; and the protection which the Legislature extended to tho calamities of the times was denounced ns n combination todefrnnd; the banks were charged with baseness, perfidy and trench- i cry, for extending relief to the people until they sunk in the general vortex of the drowning credit ; n disregard of legal and moral obligntiou was fostered by men high in office, ns the true policy of patriotism; nnd others, from whom better thin? were hoped, were making the "confusion worse confounded1 bv n headlong pursuit of extreme notions and indefinite phantom,", totally incompatible with u wholesome state of the country." 37 The public rejoicings throughout Ohio at the present aspect of the sky-political, will be most general nnd enthusiastic. A letter from Springfield says, that "the Whigs will have a jollification supper nt tho Buckeye in a few days, on the strength of tho New Yorkers. People here have almost quit work for tho Vast two days. It baa been a refreshing season !" And a friend at Xenia writes; 11 Last night (Thursday) about 9 o'clock, so soon as the news by the mail was made known to tho people, our Court-house bell tolled the faiell of Van of Kinderbook, and the jny of the Whigs for the triumphs iu tho " Umpire Slate." The Van- jacks looked rather blue on tho occasion, and this morning they have faces almost as long as my arm : a stranger could tell them nt fifty yards distance!" A great political jubilee is also to come off at Zanesvillo on Wednesday next, at 2 P. M. l)7The Globe is exceedingly impotent, ainee the result of the late election, and exceedingly i i. i i e. t i virulent. It has column after column of abu- sivo strictures upon tho eourso of Senator Tal- inadgc, tho great head and front of the Van Con servatives. This is trifling with the important events of the day. The people of New York, whose representative he is, have themselves passed upon Senator Talm.idge, and have, as with one voice, ono mind, one impulse, sustain ed him, and approved bis defence of tho system of credit which extends through all the ramifica- tious of society, and strengthens and supports : tho commercial prosperity of tho country. UT" Public meetings have been held in all tho eastern cities, to express their feelings at tho result of thn "glorious three days" in Now York. All havo determined to send representatives to uuito with tho Yorkers iu their grand jubilee of the 22d. Philadelphia appointed a committeo of "70" to be present on tho occasion roferred to. U7- Mr. Gilmer, lately elected (Jovernor of Georgia, lias been pronounced " no Whig." liead tho following extract from his inaugural message, yo who doubt tho Whigism of tho new Governor: "The extraordinary assumption of nuthority on tho part of the late President of the United States, in taking the control of the finances from Con-Kress; his policy iu their in aim ir fine m the vast increase ot inu cxpenouures 01 uio (.cnrrnl (.iov-urnmeut; the derangement of the currency ; the stoppage of specie payment by the hnnks;nnd tho emhnrrnssincnt ol all concerned in trade, I consider mntiersof great and pressing importance to the People, and demanding their moot decided control over the operations ol their (Iovernment.1' jj- Wo observo in thn SpringhVld Pioneer nnd other papers of the State, tho name of Mr. Vinton occupying the place of tho Senator elect from the Athens district. Mr. Vinton did not stand a poll. Gen. John ltogers is tho member elect. tJ-An affray occurred recently in Huron, Huron county, Ohio, between Dr. 1 1. S. 1 faskins, Dr. M. L. Wright, and their father-in-law, IL II. llcmington, in relation lotho occupancy of a bouse, in which tho latter was killed by a blow on the head from a club. Thesons-iu law, savs tho Norwalk Kxporiment, immediately surrendered themselves, and aro now in custody. T. IL llenton arrived hero on Monday night, with his wife and family, on his way east. On luestiay morning he entered the readiuir room ol , : vi-nim. now. . Nt p.,, u,;,t Ins oyo wn. Iho " I lines," with tlw words ovit Iho first culumn, "New York Ui'uenor.ited." I They who wero lonkiiiu; on, Raid he started baek ns though sturiK hy the consciousness of nil liouistnct. H'htrUng Time). Mil. Va lll'HKX AT iiomk. Tho l';ivorile Son is badly oil", Tho Stnto on wlirmo "borrow od rajiit.il" ho tr.ifliekrd, has cast him otV. t'.o - luiulna County, that pavn him hirlh, lias east mm oil. "Solitary nnd nlone," his Hall is rest-inif on Kinderbook. And now will South Car- oliuatalio tho Humbug tip! -.V. Y. Erf rat. MORE Willi) TRIUMPHS! MASSACHUSETTS COMING!! Last evening's Express Slips bring us there-turns from thirty-four towns iu Massachusetts. Tho Whig candidate for Governor, Everett, is ahead in those 31 towns, five thousand four hundred and thirty-eiht votes! This is doing well. It Is a gain upon last year, of abouttliir-ty-fivfihundrcd votes Tho city of Boston gave a Whig majority of 32-13. Tho slips bring us the complete returns from New York. Of the 8 Senators chosen, the Whigs have C-rVans 2! Of tho 123 members of Assembly, tho Whigs have 101 Vans 27! Tho popular vote shows a Whig majority of nearly twenty thousand.' Add this to the majority of Van Buren in November last 29,2?J and it shows the overwhelming Whig gain of almost FIFTY THOUSAND! There is reason to believe that Mason (V. B.) is re-elected Governor of Michigan by a Very small majority. Mow tho Legislature will stand is unknown. When it is known that there was but one Whig iu tho last Assembly, and , Van Buren carried the State only a year ago by three thousand majority, it would appear rather hopeless to look fur much from Michigan. INSTRUCTIONS. Tho following gentle hints to the New York Loco-Foco members of Congress, wero adopted at a meeting held iu New York since the late triumphant election. Tho following resolutions offered by James Brooks, Esq., were unanimously adopted: Jlcsnlred) Thnt three succcWtvu elections in the city of New York, to wit: the election of Morris Franklin (Whig) to tho Asacmblv in December of Aaron Clark, (Wbi;) Mayor in April and of Gulinn C. Verpliuiek (Whig) Senator, by n majority of about 3U0il in November hiving demonstrated, incontcRtnhly, that the "Diimockacv of Nusinr.its" in this city is opposed to the principles nnd mciiKun-s of the Administration und its supporters : There foro Be it further Jicsnlecd. Tint Churchill C. Cnm- breleng nnd Kli .Moore, members of Congress from the city of New York, who, nud whoso party, have repeatedly made declnralioiis thnt it is the duty of the Itcpresenttitivcs of the people to obey the voice of the people, be requested to erinv their professions and d echini lions into immediate practice; either by conforming to the will of their constituents, or by resigning their scuta in thu 2oth Congress.Resolved, Thnt in adopting thoso resolutions we do not bold to the doctrine of instruction ns advocated by the opposite purtv, but wc adopt them for the purpose of cxhilutinj to ibeui, ns iu a mirror, their own principles, nnd their duty of currying Hum into practice, WHIG BANKERS. The Legislature of Vermont has met and nd- jourued. Thu following Resolution was pass ed : Btstdvcd, Thnt it is inexpedient nnd unsnfo to charter new or n'-clmrter nny old banks, ut tho present session of the l.eialuture. nolens it can be done to Nccure the rights of lite people, by making tho private property of the stockholders liable for thu redumption of the bills thereof1 Hero is tho first specimen of Whig banking sineo the suspension nf specie payments, the Whigs having a umjority of some thirty odd in the Legislature nf Vermont. Wo trust the Van Buren Anti-Bank press of Ohio par excellence, will now be satisfied ihe Whis do nut intend to copy UeJnfi-Ilanh example set by the "demo cratic Legislatures ol Connecticut, iew ork, Virginia. Alabama, MissisMnnt, lUinni, uud Michigan! What "rascally Whigs!" Wo will give a copper medal to any Van Burcn Anti-Bank editor in Ohio who will dare inform bis readers what the Anti-Bank movements of the democratic Legislatures named above have been, shicn the suspension of specie payments. Tho record cannot be found "in thu whole line of Democratic presses in Ohio." In suppressing facts that militate against the party from their readers, " their euul cannot be found in this or any other country!" 1 lm boast of the Statesman is iu ibis respect truth, every word j truth. Cleveland Herald, fi'ENRH.U. JrKS(N ANO THE DEPOSITS Ba.VKS. Tho "lfevered Chief" in a late letter, charged the Deposite Banks with treachery and perfidy. How far this charge can be susl.uned, with respect to the Doposito Bank in this city, tho public will bo able to judge, from the follow ing tacts u nt0 tiat the (Jirard Hank has received on deposite, upwards of V 0 1 K IT; 15 N MIL LION UK DOLLARS of the puldjc money, Uy the proceedings of the Stockholders uf the Girard Hank published yesterday, it appears that the whole of this enormous amount has been faithfully repaid to the Government, except the trifling sum of about twki.vk thousand poli.akm, which they can draw for at pleasure. This is a fine comment upon tho veracity of thn statement made by General Jackson.- L intra watts uazclte. A Lexington paper savs a Mr. Norton ban obtain ed a judgment tigninst the Northern Hank of Ken tucky lor .$Vm"i win 4 percent, interest Irom the day of demand of specie. A new trial wns moved for nnd denied. How the People sufTi r from Hank oppression! This Mr. Norton has turned it to good account, however, Jsli.OOO nt 13 percent., principal and interest to be paid in specie, nnd the nmount well Been ml, is quite a satisfactory disposMion of a man's spare funds! "These Hanks will one day or other rido rough shod over the IiIh-erties nf the people ! The country is hi danger trom thn insulinus conduct ot these irresponsihle incorporations!" Let no man doubt the truth nf these assertions, when bn sees how deeply Mr. Norton has been injured by the Northern Hank of Kentucky! Ihiyfon Journal From tlio CorreMitnlcnre of the Nnilounl tnttH;Ancrr. Nkw York Nov. 13. Thn Providence steamboat enine in this morning with tho lioston papers of Saturday. A tremendous meeting was ledden nt Faueuil Hall on Friday evening. Mr. Webster presided us chairman, nnd introduced to a Huston audience Messrs. Hi:u Unnmwoon, Chaves, II ok k mav, and CniTiM, all of whom addressed the meeting, ami wore received with ihe most triumph-tint applause, Tennessee, Kentucky, and New York, were greeted with three- times three. Mr. W Eiis-run, iu n very happy speech, toasted Messrs. Ci.av ami Crittlnukx, ami tho toast was responded to with nine rounds of applnuse, which made the old "Crudlu of Liberty" shako to its centre. Gen. DufF Green has retired from the editorial chair of the Hallimore Merchant, just iu time to escape the explosion of theSub-Treasury humbug. Wo hope, for the good of the country, ho will remain in private life in future; for, though possessed uf writing talent, he lacks some of tho most essential requisites of apolitical editor. Winding Times, Pkatii or Jt nnK John McNairy The ve nerable John MeNatry, formerly Judge of thn Circuit ( otirt ul Uio I niletl Mates tor the I'l triet of Tennessee, and an old and valued citizen of Nashville, died at his residence, near this city, on Friday evening, thn loth instant, nged 75 re J . Strayed nr stolen from Iho (iloheites, tb "Deinoeraoy of Numbers," Any person re turniutt the sauio sliull bn handsomely rewarded iu government sliiu-dnster." JI'Aici'nj 1 A Coai, YAniiin Albany hasheon on firo (! oral duys, from spontaneous romhualiou. Commodore Hull lias lukon up Ids rtMdenro III uamnioru. . THE TRUE CAUSE. The Tloston Atlas contains a synopsis of tha proceedings of the lato "Southern Convention of Merchants11 held at Augusta. Ga.. and closes) a good tempered critic upon Mr. Mc0prfiR, report to that oody, in tlio following terms. 1 ho fact therein set forth, that iu one section every body works, and in the other, half Uio peoplo, mora or less, nro idle if it bo a fact is quite suflickail, without any other cause, to account for a very great disparity between the wealth and the general prosperity of the two sections. This is a cause that cannot be removed by tlio inculcation of anti-tariiT doctrines, or by renouncing commercial intercourse with the ports north of the Potomac, including of course that of the Empire State. The Atlas says ; Without losing ourselves in those misty pol'itU cnl mctupiiy.sie, for which some of the Mouth Carolina politicians are so famous; and without intending to enter into a politico-economical discussion; it nppears to us, that the reason why tha n nh is becoming every day more and moro conspicuously superior to the South, in wealth, gno- rid nniBTiiTtK- nnd iMtiinroni'ntll- in Oolitical influ ence, is' too plain to be overlooked by tho merest , tyro iu poliiicnl science. At tho North, svery body works; and, generally speaKing, every eouy works as hard us ho can ;' at tho South, half the people, more or less, nre idle; and tho other hnlf come us near being so, ns imperious necessity win ullow. At the South, idleness isbonorublc, it is tho characteristic of n gentleman; nt tho North, nt least among tho men, it is disgraceful ; fur it is tha distinguishing mark of a loafer. Now, according to Ad urn Smithy labur tho only Bource of wealth. Mere m uu' vutjnr unu mnr ui our t w will leavu it tu Mr. MclJuilic to druw tho conulu- Fmuii the Humuu t'omaisrclal AdveriUer. Thero is among tho Southern people a deep and growing jealousy of tho North, and tho eourso which the Southern members of Congress have taken, shows that they aro looking; forward to a geographical division of parlies. The support tiny gavo to tho Sub-Treasury bill, had its origin lit this. They bad astuteness enough to perceive that if that bill passed, it would crush tho banking institutions of tho North, and with them would perish tho crodit system, on which alono, they supposed tho prosperity of tho North to depend. The Charleston Mercury, the especial organ of tho Nullifi-ers, who to a man support Mr. Van Bureu's favorite measure, says : 14 The Convention havo given thoir dellbsroto sanction to the views of Mr. Culhoun, on the connection of the (Government and llunks; unr, they place the "Divorce11 in most imposing light to tho interests ut the .South; they rttgnrd tho adoption of that measure ns the grout foundation on which we nre to build the superstructure of a direct trade with Europe." . lis tins pllinniertitci o' common sente, now, that wi turo Doujjul." Hub Any. The Richmond Enquirer continues Its attacks on the sub-Treasury plan. Iu an elaborate article of the 20th instant, it condenses its objections to the schemo in tho throe following very conclusive propositions: "We have objected to tho sub-TreaiUfy lys tern, so called, that in the first pluce it will c'uUri( tho Executive power, already too great for s Republic, lidlv, (but it contributes to en dimmer tho security of the public funds. And 3dlv, that it is cjkuluied to produce two currencies; a twsor una for the People, and & better one for iho Government."We do not quota thoso objections from tho Enquirer os new or rare they havo boon stated before through a hundred channels but thoy urn illiy of note, appearing as they do iu tho column of so loyal a print as the Enquirer. national Intelligencer BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Many of the advocates of a pure inetalllo currency have asserted that HtxjAMin Franklin was a lioco Foco; and havo quoted opinions of his to justify the assertion lhal the Democrats of olden times were iu favor of the miserable doctrines which they are now attempting to estalt-lisli. The following extract, from pages 25 and '27 of the Autobiography of Dr. Franklin, will set at rest any doubt which may have arisen, from tho apprehensions of the Loco Focos, as to his opinions on this subject: "About this timo (year 1720) thero was s crv among tho people for more paper money; only tif-tecn thousand pounds, being extant in the provii)Co9 nnd llmt so n to be sunk. "Tiic wealthy inhabitants opposed atiy addition being against alt paper currency, from the atmr- hension that it would depreciate, ns it hnd duno in New England, to tho injury of nil creditors. "Wo had discussed this point in our junto, w herd I was on the side ol an nudttion, being persuaded that tho first smnll sum, struck in 172.1, had done much good, by lucreniing the trade, employment, nud number of inhabitants in the province; aiuco I now saw nil the old bonnes inhabited, and manv new ones building, whereas I remembered well when I first walked nbout the streets of 1'bilndul-jdiin, (rnting my roll,) 1 saw many of the houses in Wallnutstreet, between Second and Front-streets, with bills on their doors 'to be let;' and many likrwite iu Chesnut-sirect and other streets, which undc me think the inhabitants of tho city were, one nflcr another, deserting it. Our debates possessed me so fully of the lubject, that 1 wrotu nnd printed nn nnotivmous pamphlet ou it, entitled 'The Nature and Necessity of a I'npcr Currency,1 II wns well received by iho Common pcoplo in general; bill the rich men disliked it, for it iu-that could nnttwer il, their opposition slackened, creased and strengthened the clamor for mora nio-n''v ; and they happening to hnve no writers nmong them and the point wan curried by a mnjority in tho House. My friends there, who had considered 1 had been of somo service, thought fit to reward me, by employing ine in printing tho money t vrrypfolitnhlc job, and a great helpto mr this wns another advantage gained bv being able to write Tho utility of this papor cur rency became, bv time and ciperience, so evident that tho principles upon which it wus founded, were never afterwards much disputed; so llmt it grew sin to lillv-livo thousand poumU; trade, building?, nnd inhabitants, all tho whilo increasing; though 1 now think there nre limits boyoud which the quantity inny be hurtful." Wo havo been occasionally not a littlo iur prised at hearing doubt, expressed as to tlio ex. pedirncy of proscrntinj; the Geological Survey. Ihroiiirhout our Slate, on tbe (.'round that while thn oxpense is certain, the benefits aro conlin-lient and at least prospective. In order to satisfy those who may have imlulpi'd these ill-found ed inisiriviii'is, we will remark thai Professor Dn-ATi I., the Slain Geologist, has just returned from a tour of examination, and lias found 111 Montgomery county, within twelve miles of the llalliiuore nod Ohio Itailroad, an inexhaustible supply of Vhrnmt ore, which is pronounced to he of the best ininlity. Hitherto tho inhabitants 01 win uisinei in wnien ims mineral lias ueeu found, totally unaware of its valun, have llioliirlit it entirely worthless, and would in all probabili ty have rcmatnct! ignorant ot llieir good fortuno hnd not the Stulo survey been instituted. Tho nrliele mentioned is thn subsianeo from which the beautiful Chrome yellow paint is made, and is worth, as we learn Irom Rood uulhority, from S'.'ll to -' per ton for exportation to the Euro pean markets. Hut a tew years since il wns by chance ascertained that the district lo the north of our cily contained this ore; ever since which period it cniistitiiied a lucralivo ilcui for exportation. Such tacts as the above say aiora thtiu a thousand abstract speculations; as, in tlio discovery referred to, Montgomery county ha acquired n source uf wealth a thousand times tinnier than any expense thai can be Inciirrad a her proportionate sham of tho general churns of tho geological survey. Hnllimore American. CinorND ami t.orrv TiMnt.iNo. Tlio Ellsn-hctliKovii Va. Sentinel ijives tho particulars of one of Ihe most extraordinary accidents we ever beard of. A young man named Arnolt, with one or two others, went out on Krbl rjr last, iu iiiest of hickory mils, and ascended a tree, to Ihe height of ify-ief erf. Just as he was rendu"); to grasp the nuts around hiin, a small limb w hich ha had taken hold of broko, and ke was precipitated to the ground, hut strango as it may seem, was not killed! 1 Ih struck thu ground w ith bis feet, and his leg was broken In two places, and aalight wound was inflicted ou,'. tho back of the liond. Tlio hrokon limh we . si t, and but liitle doubt is now entertained of hi recoveiy lal!itn rc Trunstrijil,
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Full Text | 1 TATE JOURI KB' POLITICAL REGISTER. J XjUIIIjU 151 JUUA 1. UAljlAUlltiK -ULUMlliD U X otU 1 1 V UALJL.AUU.LU, Al 111ULL UUL-LAUS i'Elx 1 E AH IN ADVAaCEm D. NICHOLS, rUBLIMIING AGENT. JOURNAL Vol. 27, No. 14. CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2-1, 1837. REGISTER Vol. I, No. 23. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1837. WEEKLY LITERARY REVIEW. Address, delivered before the Ohio Baptist Education Society, ai their Annual Meeting, held in Granville, Mgmt, 1837. By T. It. Cuessv, A. M. Pastor of the Baptist Church, Columbus, Ofto. "A thorough literary and theological education is exceedingly desirable, if not absolutely necessary, to constitute an efficient ministry of the gospel." To sustain this position is the design of this Address. The arguments Mr. Creasy has brought to bear upon it are strong, and evidently well studied. It would be impossible in the limits of a newspaper notice, to abstract the ideas and chains of these di Heron t and elaborate arguments. It is enough to ofTer our testimony that Mr. Crcssy lias handled his subject, which is one of great Interost and importance, and one which is deserving of every attention, in an effectual and impressive manner. To convince., is his aim throughout; and he manages bis arguments accordingly. There aro men at the present day, wiso enough in their own estimation, and ignorant enough in tho estimation of others, who regard an educated ministry as a " superfluity of naughuncss" by no means to ho tolerated. Satisfied with the limited extent of their own knowledge, they aro offended at tho idea of a moro extended knowledge in tho minds of others. IlUnd themselves, they would be led Into the ditch by a blind guide. To all such we recommend this Address. The application of Its truths, wo think, would bo successful in bringing them to a right understanding of the power and advantages of education; not less with the preacher than the layman. We select some excellent passages from this pamphlet, for the especial benefit of our readers. Mr. C. says : "Tho peculiar characteristics of the present ago, furnish it not Iter reimnn why a thorough lit erory nnd theologies! education is necessary to constitute nn efficient ministry. k Society is not whrtt it wits but few years since. Education and the force of circumstances luivc exerted a transforming influence upon the entire iimsBof mind in our country. They have elevated it ns by a mighty tide, nnd mind is now strongly marked by that independent, energetic thought thut culls no tiiiiu muster. Such is the boldness of its scepticism, that whiiicvcr is presented for belief, cspecinlly of a religious character, must be fully sustnincd by sound arguments; mid these must lie presented in u way calculated to convince the inuuisitivo layman, nnd to gratify the taste of tho refined youth, or the niti'iitum cannot he won, or the soul benefitted. While such is the character of mind generally, there is a ntion tendency in the ministry to be extremely superficial. Every m tut in this ago knows a little of manv things. ltut tho number i:i exceedingly "until, who are thoroughly versed even in a few things. This is loo much the e:is with ihe ministry." " A fearless spirit of enterprise, constitutes Another chiiructerittie of our nge. Mind is here left uncontrtillcd, to exert till her energies; and nflicieut scope is given for her boldest experiments in every direction. (lenius is constantly upon the ulert, senrehii-ir out lite various, unexplored laws of nature and of nrt nnd often preventing the trophies of her victories to an iidmiriii? world. Our commerce is borne upon every sen our rail -roads uud ennuis are erossinj, orpem-trn-ting our highest iiioiintiiins, filling up our vullies, arching our rivers, connecting distant Slates, am! almost nunthilatini! time end space. At the same time, our institutions of every character and flrndenre springing into being in quick succession find with L'slonishitig ntpiditv: nnd the press is flooding the laud with periodicals nnd volumes suited to every taste. In short, through the length and brenilih of our country, nil is enterprise, strong excitement, or wild ciiihunasm. To arrest the attention of such n rush of spirit, where there is very thing to shut out tho thoughts of eternity, a ministry of the most elevated character is needed n ministry that will cnnimnnd nttcurinn whose voico will he heard ubove the rush of many waters." Hold thoughts these impressively expressed. Tho deduction of the necessity of an educated ministry, U clear and legitimate. Mr. Crcssy, in the preparation of bis statistics rin regard to the means heretofore taken to educate ministers of the gospel, con fines himself, naturally enough, to the l!uptist denomination. This he dues without disparaging the efforts of other denominations, in the same jreneml cause. After enumerating many interesting facts, in proof of the exertions made by his own denom ination in this matter, he says: u Whatever may have been the literarv character of our niinislrv, th'1 above mass of ItMt-irien) facts distinctly show, that from tin; tlnvsof the lirst llaptists in America to tin present, the eye of the denomination has been kept steadily upon a ministry furnithid to everv good word sud work. Twenty years un the denomination were nt least lmtniuully otatrzed into Lduetitioii Societies for this purpose, though, it is readily acknowledged, but a mere fraction ha been uccomplUhcd thnt should have been, bv n denomination having n no-dialed with it one-fourth of the entire population of these I'nited States. Still il is cheering to reflect, thnt within a lew vetirs increased rfforis have been nude nnd crowned with success, fr preparing young meti lor the niinis'rv. In IH'IM ! we had but three Colleges, and three Theological Institutions, nnd probably c than two hundred young mi lt in a course of study pn paialorv to the eliristiau ministry; but the increase within seven years bus Iteeti nt lenst three hundred per cent. The. litKtituiions then in existence have doubled, and in some instances have ircbb d their number, while ninuv others have gone into opt ration, so that it is now confidently bclievid from the hei information, that we have nt least six hundred voting men in the Daptist denomination in the Ijnilcd States pursuing tin education preparatory to the (.'hristittn ministry." This speaks well for the denomination. We aro much pleased with this portion of tho Ad-lress. llaptists ure much indebted to Mr. Cressy, for bis faithful representation of their leal and multiplied efforts in the cause of ministerial education. We subjoin bis last argument lu favor of a generally educated ministry : "Look nt iho number and the strength of tho enemies to he conquered, Tito henrt of man is 4nnst deceitltd and wicked, even to drsperntiott. i lias ever been utterly opposed to tho principle of tiod's government. Scripture has personified it os "enmity" itself, arrnved in desperutu eon- lest with Itenveti. Infidelity also, deeplv-roolcd, wuM-spicnu, ! i m-m, t ...... in ibi. romlml: it lm svatem. eeniu-. ct ucal on. tie lies, m.d popular lavor, all at its command. Its iiiovemcnia aro stronyiy cinraetcri'U oy a clnrnetcriei dignity, thai, were the power ot its command, would numhilatd (lie liible, blot out ihe christian religion, and grasp tho rein" of the universe. Its recent operations, in our cities nnd many western settlement?, has Assumed a more virulent nnd determined form than ever. Hut wu hnv sis i to contend against principalities, against powers,.again! the. riilt-r uf lliu dnrkuess of this woild, against spiritual wicked-It ess in high plnees,attd against the prince nd power of the air. W hero is groalor intellect, more combination, subtle strntnuem, annihilating opposition, nr.d movements more insidious and rancorous, Rgninst the honor ol (iod nnd tho welfare of man ! Who can number the legions estimate the resources or fathom ihe depths of iniquity nud delusion, nt lbs control of line princo of darkness! "To trnco out. nnd bring to light the hidden ini- nniiies of the human heart t to expose the sophis try, in itloiicn tho cnvilings nnd blasphemies of IntiUelity, and to rescue troni us delusion" mo thousands that aro enveloped in its thirk dark nets; nnd also, by the aids of the Holy lihosl, to iimunsk tho iiibtlo device, and counteract the pi ins, and to up-root the empire of that masterspirit of sin tho greniest genius nnd intellect that 4iod liascrenietl and Hindu iolv,a:o demanded for the onset intellects thoroughly versed in the Idtitosophy of mind, in Inn science of Soripluro ntepretation. in a knowledge of the desperate character and e ffecis of sin, and of all tho revealed purposes of tlod." The stylo nnd Innguago of this Address, bear testimony that Mr. Cressy baa received the bore efit of the advantages of a polite and literary, as well as theological education, himself. Though j some passages in it may be considered feeble j and unfinished, or misplaced, still Its general characteristic is strength and studied ability. j Wo speak of it thus particularly, because its object being the overcoming of an erroneous ' and destructive opinion, in relation to this branch of education, we consider it well and ably adapted to effect that object, and conse- j quontly worthy of eminent consideration and encourgoment. j The Buckeye Plouoh-Bov. Cuyahoga Falls, Portage county, Ohio monthly fifty tend per1 annum. No 2, for November, of this interesting agricultural publication, Is before us. It is filled with very useful matter. Ono of the principal articles in this number, is a lung and very interesting letter to the editor from the veteran Harrison, of North Bend, which exhibits this successful warrior and statesman, in ono of tho proudest characters our country can boast that of an intelligent practical farmer. His remarks aro of the utmost importance to tho agricultural community. They aro too long fur us to extract at this time. We give a passage from tho letter, in which tho advantages of agricultural societies arc earnestly inculcated and enforced. u I sincerely wish you Biieceps in your laudable uwlertnkinir to ditl'iisc information unon tho iin- purtnnt subject to winch you have devoted your jin per. It in, however, true, (nnd I rcjrrct to my it,) tliat many of our farmers appear to bo insi'it aibiu to the advantages of such publications. I believe, however, that on improvement in thin particular is gradually going on, and that the benefits whieli the agricultural interest derives front them will soon be generally felt and acknowledged. In this particular, some of our sister .States cast of the Alleghany ridge ore considerably ahead of us, and a correspondent improvement in the management unci product of their farms has been the consequence. Tho Agricultural Societies established in various parts of this Ktate have done something towordscorreeting this inequality, particularly in tho improvement uf the Domestic Animals; and if our Legislature would lend its aid, we might soon be iihlc favorably to compare the character of our husbandry with that of any , of the Wales. The State of New York allows to each of their County Societies a sum equal to what they recoivo from private contributions. In Fnince tho (iovernment bears all the expenses of n Society established in the Capital, with rami fictitious in every part of the Kingdom. It is under the pntnuni-rc of this Society, established by Napoleon, that die cultivation of the Sugar Beet has been so widely extended to tho great benefit of the nation. Ohio has appropriated large sums to the construction of Canals and Knnds lor facilitating the transportation of the products of agriculture to market. I can sec no reason why they should not do something towards increasing the quantity and improving the quality of those pro-duets. Our Agricultural Societies arc most of them in a languishing stale, mid without legislative aid, many of them will unquestionably discontinue their operations. Appropriations of this kind ure like (host; which n farmer makes in fertilizing and improving bis soil, nddiug frequently to his income an hundred fold. Tlnm it is with an expenditure from the Treasury for improving the products of husbandry, lite wealth of the people bring increased, they will be eii;ibled to return those odvanees with immense interest whenever the exigencies of the (iovcrniiicnt may require it.11 FARMKRH AND MECHANICS' P.IACT.CALAiUTII mktic: Uriah 1'ahkk, Zancsvillc, Ohio. This is the second edition, carefully revised. It is well printed, by the author, who is one of tho editors of the anesville Gazette. We give the opinion of the editor of tho Statesman, ns to the claims of the work. Ho having in times past "wielded the birchen rod we defer to his better judgment in questions of this nature. "Wo have experienced great pleasure in examining this work. It meets more full v its title than any Arithmetic wc have examined, and it is so far superior to those in use in our boyhood, that we almost wUh we had our time to over oirain at school. The problems are simple, hut of tho most useful kind, leiidiiKj the ut uncut directly to a knowledge of their application to business, the whole object of his study. How often have wc seen bovs, and even vnuu" men. who could boast of having cyphered through the Arithmetic! yet ! not nl'le to apply scarcely a single rule to manv mtnMurrmtnt and calculations of frequent importance to the farmer ami mechanic. This work is calculated by the char elucidation of its questions, to supply this deficiency, and we think Mr. Turku has admirably accomplished his purpose. And his eb-nientary lessons in lite latter part of lite Wurk, on Mensuration, the laws of .Motion, My-drostics, Gravity, and Mechanical powers, are an ! entire improvement in a school Hook of ibis char neter; and they nre all so simple that a child mav be made to understand them. Wo hope that this IS'iok will receive n fair nnd candid examination, and be introduced into our schools generally. Wo In lievo it tun be had at u!l lliu Hook stores in this city. wi-: can snow vor. V never saw such awkard fellows as our Whig friends aro to rejoice over their (stmpieioas) victories. Thev tjo at it just like, n cnllt gn student (hies at chopping wood, ('all on us and wo will show you exactly how the thing is done, Wc are old chaps at it. Statesman. Ah! neighbor! tho People will never again "call on you" to rejoice, "i'mir t.ile is told.1' With both arms broken, and the windows of your head mashed in, you are scarce in a condition to teach even "u college hoy, to chop wood," The People do not rejoice by Tub s that may ho taught and learned. It U with them one general and spontaneous outhursthig of the soul ! Just such us tho Vanites of Columbus, who remained in the city, witnessed on Thursday. (J7 Our neighbor Statesman pronounces the cull for the late public meeting, us "mean, law, vile, dirty stuff!" Tut! tut! friend Statesman; you should not bear your defeat with such on ill grace! Il was not uuticirilt-d that tho spirit of the "call" would please you. When did the world ever know tyrants nnd slaves to udinirc ho thrilling tones of a freeman's voice? Ciit:r.BiSi. Lnsl niyht wrbad n beautiful aurora horcnlis; this evening a spluudid Hhigitlu-mi nntivn! Statesman, T(1 urora ni;,u g 0 feint uf appearing on wi.:.. in : : '" ' " " "-; " out of countenance, and it was "unavoidably pun twined. (t 7 Tho Sl.tlesiii.iu is just now deeply interested in the affairs of Canada! Very natural thnt thu office-holders should look abroad. There is no comfort for them at home. 07 Wo weru mirnrisfil mul inurlifii j on rniiliii'f tho following cxiirosKimi with rvirunl to Iho raulurn of Oaci ola, in thu Whittling Times, oou.1 Whiir journal : Thi'To wn. no hnnur pnrrilirei! hy llio art of trcacliiTV wliii'h cmlril tlio Muruln nr." n. ,i ..L,..,I...I,I ii, ,.'ini mul in.ii llu) rt'inurk on rcmling lliu rumuiniug worth of the sentence : Tor thero wns none left to sacrifice!" jJ7Tbo Steamboat Ceylon, from Louisville for New Orleans, was burned to the waters edge, on Tuesday lust, about thirty miles below tho first mentioned port. Tho Ceylou was filled willt freight and passengers. Cargo consumed passengers suvel. j7" Difficulties am apprehended between France and the Republic of liny li. NEW YORK. Mr. Amos Kendall, by means of his Express Mail, continues to furnish us with late and highly pleasing intelligence from the elections in Now York. We daily become better pleased with the unmatched mail facilities of honest Amos. May he and his express live as long as the re is such news for them to carry as this that they bring us now-a-days ! Wo give a number of paragraphs from tho Baltimore Chronicle An immense congratulatory meeting had been held in Baltimore. Indeed, tho whole land is one scene of exultation and joy. Tho full returns had not yet reached Baltimore. But it was certain, that of the one bun" dred and twenty-eight members of Assembly at least One Hundred would us Whigs ! The triumph of the Whigs in New York was altogether unexpected by tho loco focos. Tho news came upon them like a clap of thunder in a snow storm. Tho New Times, their now organ in the city, on the Friday after tho election sighs over the loss of the city, but consoles itself with the certainty of carrying tho .Si il to. "That the State of Now York,11 it says, "can be carried by tho Whigs, in incredible.'' Thisedi tor has learned before this, that Sam Patch was right when he said "some things can be done as well as others." Mr. Van Burcn was advised by bis friends, from day to day, of the progress of tho election in New York. The Commercial states that on Saturday they saw a copy cf the estimates of the cily election, transmitted by Mr. Cambrelengto tho President, on the afternoon of tho second day of the election. The result was a snug Van Buren majority in tho city. Mr. Cumbreleng should bo made Secretary of the Treasury his calculations are so correct ! What no thev sav at Washington? Every body is anxious to hear what Mr. Van Huron thinks of the result of tho election in New York. The New York Commercial says, that on Wednesday last, in conversation with a gentleman respecting tho New York election, Mr. Van Buren shook his head us to the city, nud admitted that it might go against him. But tho State, lie said, was perfectly safe. lie committed himself too soon! It was made by the Albany Argus a matter of felicitation, after the Presidential election, that Columbia and Albany counties had given large majorities for Van Buren the first county being the plueo of his birth, tho latter of bis long residence. Both theso counties now give large majorities against him! Tho Hartford Review, of Saturday, brings us returns from a few more elections in towns in Connecticut. They have all gono for the Whigs ! As the New York K veiling Post says, "wo must live in a Whig world." Tho election in old Massachusetts took place on Monday. The Van Buren party nro really running a gauntlet and getting a whack at every jump. Thero is absoluto monotony in the record of elections. The results are so precisely alike that a defeat or two would absolutely bo a kind of relief. Jovki'l Kchoks. Tho wlndc country is joining in the congratulations uu the unexampled victory in Now York. VAN Itl'RKN IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY. It will bo ohpfived by the detailed returns of the New York Klcetioii, that a decided majority of the vtitrs of the people of Columbia county, .Mr. Van Dun n's native place, bus been iven nyiiiuHt him. Thus, not only his native State, but his native county, even his very homatcad repudiates the president nud hi mensures, Whiitn luimiliiitini; ami poignant reflection this mmt be to him, nud what a glorious lesson to nil dem-ngoirucH and unprincipled politicinim. It is also worthy of remark, thnt Kentucky, the Sinte Iroui whieli the Vice President hnils, has not n fc linn in common with his political principles. Kvin hift own Congressional district, the ono which he bus represented for about twenty-five years, declared, in the recent contest, ogainst him, by n Inrjre majority. Tile curse of the people n upon them. It is stumped upon their forrheadn tin indelibly ns tho curse of (iod upon Cain's. Will they then con tinue to uiHull (lie people, nnd impoverish and distress ihe country, by holding nn to ihe ollices they ore so eiuphaiieally pronounced to be unwurlhv of tilling? Let them resign at once! Cincinnati Whig. Pome of the Vnn lluren men prefer John Tiit'Mr-S"N, ns the most eligible candidate to be defeated for (ioernor by (teueral Vunee iu October next, j Some pn fcr John A. liryan. What cays our friend of the ililUboiousfli Cazetie to Johnny's prcU'ii- 1 sums! If we mihtake not lie knows a "iliini;or I wo about him," Is he not tho ptraoiiitictitiun of Vice! nud "Vice is n monster of such bideous mien, That to be hated needs but to be seen.1 Wo do not say (but thn is his character. We onlvnsk "one who knows," for in format ion. When n man places himself belt ire ihe public, it n rii'lit that bis character should he riddled, sifted, and nnnlvcd, until the people can see "what kind uf slulfhe's u.'ide of." ItisUrn Star. TiitMst rv NoT!:s. l-'il'teen hundred dotlnrsof these (iovernment rns were sold on Saturday nt five per cent, below par! Yet this is the stall' in which public ereilimrs am paid, while members oH'onurcfM ure paid in irold. The process is very simple. A creditor tjoes to tho Treasury, und nslts for his due The Secretary says to him, u(iold nud silver 1 have none, hut promises to pav, rag), unconstitutional money, according to the Loco Fuoo Tammanies, 1 abound in. You must take these nt soeciu pnr, or you must wnil." The creditor, pressed in turn, mayhap, by his creditors, takes the rngs, brinirs them into market, and can only obtain Hi dollars for what the Treasury forced upon him nt k hundred. Thus, then, this hard mniiey liovcrnmcut robs the public creditor of five dollars iu a hundred, nnd yel exacts to thu uttermost farthing from its (tchtors. Truly, this Government is divorcing itself pretty fust from tho people. Aim lurk lmcrican, Tbcwrv Notk.1. These notes bearing two percent, interest were for ihe first lime yesterday offered for sale at the Hoard of Itrokcrs, nnd one anddiatfperccnt. premium, payable in bnuk notes, was nski il for them but few bidders. They wero Mubsciiiently ntlered in Wnll street, nt ! I per end. payable iu constitutional currency. No purchasers! A. Y.Vuuritr, K. Smith, Kso. of this citv, found n soft shelled Wmom, in a petrified stale,' I I feel below the surface uf the ground, ami '1 feel hctow n sand-stone rock, in excavating n job on the Wulhoitdmg Canal, He also found specimens of petrified sugnr cane near thu same pLec, embeddtd iu Httud and rock. The geological survey of the Htnle now in progress will bring to light many similar nut! tor nu-lnjuarituiB to crack. Cleveland lit raid. TitAVKs.iiviNo Pav. Gov. Pennington, of New Ji'im-v, litis appointed Thursilav, the iMih iul., m n tlay'of TluinkfaivitiL'. The .'tllili November will therefore bo observed ns Thimksjfivinij dny in MuHHiiehuncltP, Connecticut, Mimic, Michigan, Nrw York, nnd New Ji-wy omnirisin2 a pn 1,,,iu" of ovor fm,r miMio.,.. 'A.0.l..ii Ha pu- i P.vmi'hi. HorsTnfi. I'rrpiilcnl uf Texn, It i wuil, m IvinL' uiiiiirt'niuHly ill of tlio prpvntlinii li'VtT m rl city of llniimon. If ho ulnmM ilio, our uri- diction ni ! bin revclimr in the unlaces of Montr soma will be ill a shnm, and will prove lhal wu wrro not the prophets wu "cracked ournclvua up to be." Western Star, The Convention of Pennsylvania have adopted as a part ol the Constitution ihey design proposing to the people, a nuetion diifrnnchisinji nil persons M UU NlllV HUN'UHUr UU coalmen III um I I'ltm uu principuUiir seconds. -Xnc York American. The lend Irnde in pretty much nl a stand in the neighborhood of (inlinn. Provisions arc so high) ond lead so low, that liitle has been rained the jiiisi sensiiiit ou iniirnn ntivnuni i mijn, mum of tho melting furnaces have c eased operations, forevtr ended, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1837. THE ALTON TRAGEDY. Below will ba found aa official statement of the proceedings of tho lato Alton moU, prepared by the Mayor of that city, who was present, a spectator of the outrages. It will be socn that it varies in several respects from any statement yet published, and, if possible, renders tho violence moro obnoxious than they at first appeared to be. The statement is calm nud dispassionate.The Alton Spectator of the Oth instant says: Wo have delayed our paj(f for the purpose of inserting the following statement of the tragical occurrence that took place in this city on the 7lh instant. Tho Muyur presents a plain statement offsets without comment. This statement precludes all remark from us, except as to the correctness of the statement, which wo have been assured from various sources to bo entirely correct. Ma yob's Ofi'Ice, ) City of Alton, j'ac. 8ii, 1I137.J TO THE rUliMC. "TriVrdcr that tho public mind iiiuy be correctly informed of the lamentable und fatal tragedy that wus enacted in our city uu the night uf thu 7ih inst., nnd with n view of preventing and correcting distorted statements of the proceediugsof the mob and those persons against whom the attack was directed, I deem it incumbent on me, and proper, that 1 hIiouM present iu my ollicial capacity, u plain statement of nil iho facts connected wiih ilia unhappy excitement that has ho long ngitated the pcaceund tranquillity of the citizvint of Alton. Without recurring to thu causes or results of previous excitements in reference to the i uW'm ()b.cncrn press, and its final dcBtrtieiion, I I shall conliue my ntutumeut to the last and most melancholy occurrence which has befallen our citv. l-'or several days past it had been announced and generally believed that a printing press was hourly expected to be landed at our wharf. It had nl-so been the current rumor, that this press wns intended for the rc-establishmcntof the "Jlltou Ob' serrcr." The circulation of these rumors produced no small degree of excitement among those who had taken a decided stand ugniiiHt the aboli liVmseiituucnlH that were uudermoud to linve been disseminated through the columns of the "Observer." Various reports of u threatening character ngtiiiiBt the lauding of the press wore in circulation, which led the friends of the Observer and its editor lo make preparations to defend the press, in case any violence should he offered by those opposed tu the publication of that paper. Uu Tuesday about 3 o'clock in the morning, I wns called from my lodgings and informed that the press had arrived at ihe wharf, nud that my official interference was desired. I immediately repaired to the wharf, and remained there until tho press was lunded nnd stored in the warehouso of Messrs. Godfrey, Gil man & Go. There were no indications of violence or resistance on the part of any ono at that time. The arrival of the "abolition press" (as it wus culled) was generally known in tho early part of that day, which served to re-kindle the excitement. Representation was made to the Common Council ol the threatening reports which were iu circulation. The Common Council did not, however, deem it necessary to take nny nelion on tho subject. Gentloncn directly interested iu protecting the presB from mob violence, deemed it expedient lo guard the warehouse with men nnd arms, in readiness lo resist violence eh mi Id nny bn ottered. luriug the early part of the night of Tuesday, it wns reported through i he city that there weru from 3f) to 4U armed men on gunrd within the wnrchouse. About 10 o'clock ut night, -0 or 30 persons np-pcand nt the south cud of the warehouse nnd gave some indications of nn ntiack. Mr. W. ( il mail, from the third storv of tho warehouse, addressed thoio without, mid urged ihem to lie-itist, and nt the snuic time informed them that the person within the warehouse were prepared, and should endeavor to defend (Iu ir p roper I v, nnd that serious continences might comic, Those without demanded the Press, and vaid they would not bo satiHficd until it was destroyed ; naid ihey did not wish lo injure any person, or other property, but insisted on having the 1'ress. To which Mr. (I. replied that tho press could not bo given up. Tho persons nuisidc then repaired to ilio north end of the building, and nttrteked the building by throwing stonr, &c., and continued their violence for-Ii ort) minutes, when a gun was tired from ono of the windows of iho warehouse, and n man named Lyman Bishop wns mortally wounded. He was carried ton surgeon1 otltec. nud tho mob wilhdrew and dispersed, with the exception of a small number. I'pou ihe first indication of disturbance I called uu thu civil authorities most convenient, nnd repaired with all despatch to the scene of netiou. liy this time the tiring from the warehouse nnd iho consequent death of one of their number, (Bishop died soon tiller ho received ho shot) bad greatly increased iho excitement, nud tabled (o tho numbers of the mob. Owing to the late hour of tho night, but few citizens weru present nt the outset, except those engaged in the contest. Couscouenilv the civil authorities eouiu uo out ii a lowanis uispcrsing uio moo, execubv nersua.ion. A lan-e number nf nr.,,,1. sooit collected around mo. 1 was requested to go i to the wnrehoii&u nnd sinto to thoHc within that those outsidn had resolved to denimy the pre?, and thnt they would not (leftist until liioy bad nr. cnmplMied their object ; thut ul I would retire until I sliould return, which rniiot wns uinilo by acclamation, uud till soon retired tu uwait my return.I wns replied to by thoso within tho warehouse, that limy had osHcmblcd thoru to protect their property ui list lawless violence, ami thut they were determined tu do no. Tho mob begnn ug-nu to nscmhlo with increiiHcd uutulierpt nnd with Kims nnd weapons of different kind. I addrerw-cd the multitude, nnd commanded thciu to desist nnd disperse, to which thoy linicncd attentively nnd rcxpcctfullv, but to no purpose. A rush wnc now uindo to thu warehouse, with the cry of "tiro tho bonne burn them out," Ac. The firing soon beenmu fearful nnd dnuerous bo) ween lliu contending panics, so much so that further interposition on the part of the civil authorities and citizen watt lo licunl altogether inadequate, and hax-nrdons in the extreme : no menus were nt my control, or llmt of nny other officer present, by which the mob could be dispersed, nud tho los of life and the shedding of blood prevented, Scones of iho immt darintr recklcHsnehn uud infuriated mild ness followed iu quick succession. The build int; wns surrounded, nud the iiiumlm weru threatened with extermination nud denth in tho most frightful form imtiintildo, Kvcry means of oscnpu by flight wore cut off. The scene now beciimo ono of most nppnlling nnd heiiri-reuding interest! lilt ecu or twenty citizens, nmonir whom wore some of our most worthy nud enterprising, were apparently doomed tu an unenviable nnd incvitn-blo d in ih if tho flumes continued. About the time the lire wns communicated to (he building, Itev. h. V. Jjuvrjoy, (Into editor ot tho Observer,) received four balls in bis brcnsl, near the door of tho wnridiouse, nnd fell a corpse in a feu seconds: two others from the wnrehouto were wounded. .Several persons e uplifted in tho altuck wero severely wounded; the wounded, however, nro not considered dangerous. The content hud been ritffimr lor an hour or more, when thu persjna iu the wttrchoitHc, hy tmino tnciins (tho exact manner it wus dono I Imvo not been aide to nscerinin) iutiniiited that they would nhiindon thu bouse nnd the pres, provided thnt they wuru permitted lo dcpiirt unmolested. The doors were booh thrown open, and llnmn within retreated down front-street. Several tfiius weru lired upon them while retreating, nnd one individual bud a narrow escape n bull passed through his coat near bin shoulder. A liiriro uumlier of persons now rushed into thu warehouse, threw tho press upon tho wharf, where it wns broken in pieces and thrown into thu river. 1 he lire iu lliu roof ut the wnrc-house was exitiiyuisheti by a spectator, who deserves great pnii.-oi lor hid courageous interference; and but liitle dnmnru was ilono by it to the huildiuir. No disposition seemed to be manifested to destroy nny other property in tho ware-; bo uce. Without further attempts nt violence, the mob now dispersed, and no further open indieti-nations of diaouler or violcnco havo been muni- tested. , : . z. . doubted authority and mostly from my own per- soual knowledge, J01IN M. KIUJM, Mayor. fry- Tim Newark ConstiliilioinilUt, No. 2, sIiiihIith Ciov. Viini'o most foully, V aro sorry lo s;iy it, but it is of tho (ilolioNutcsimin rusto, IT" Our ni'ijrhlior Slnlosman is not nt nil pleased with tho Whin celebration of Thursday. He arc surprised to hum llu'i 7 G ROANS OF THE WOUNDED! The Madisonian, tho Van Buren Conservative organ of the city of Washington, thus forcibly sketches the causes which Imvo been at work in the land to produce the lato results, so disastrous to Van Buren and bis lieutenants. Although not the whole truth, there is much truth contained in these paragraphs: H The sole and proximate causes have engaged our minds from tho moment of our first establishment, and were ihe direct inducements to the eourie we determined on from ihe beginning. We foresaw the tendency of tho ultra doctrines which certain politicians hnd nttcmptcd to propagate through the country, ond the inevitable consequences to which they would lead the party. Wocamo hero to employ what abilities we "possess, in endeavoring to avert, if possible, thu very evils which wc are now brought to mourn. The ncfitilentinl breath of Loco-I'oeoism hnd gone forth, like the deadly simoon, infusing itself into the very vitals of tho republic, to poison, to convulse, nnd to destroy. Tho Vandal spirit of tho Globe indulged its progress, and directed its destructive coureo to the very citadel of our pros, polity. Wc sought iu vain to interpose a shield m vain wo expostulated, implored, proved i wo interposed history, custom, facts and renHoning; wc brought up tlic testimonies of the dead, we produced tho authority of the living oracles; but all in vain. The spirit wns beckoned on into the very embrace of the "gods." The tlamiug sword wns placed in the hands of the destroying nngcl, and sent forth to devastate nnd lay waste. It invaded the sanctity of private life, and ravaged the habitations of virtue. No independence of opinion, no dignity of character, was secure from its ussnults. Went on disorganizing society, nnd throwing ofi" nil the obligations nnd restraints which it imposed, it eust on nil things a false und lurid glare, and confounded all forms nnd ceremonies, persons nnd things. It pretended to n sense of burning wrong a wrong imagined to be inflicted by the aristocracy of weultb, nnd the partiality of legislation but it wns the sensibility of igno-rnnce, founded upon the prejudices nnd jealousies excited by the breath of designing demagogues,. Its labor of love was, First, the destruction of the credit system; Its second, the annihilation of till churtercd rights; Its third, the dinsolutiun of a!! lenl obligations; Its fourth, the levelling of all character nud sociul distinctions; Its fifth, the equal distribution of wealth; And lastly, iis reward, the spoils of oilice. Impatient of restraint, it sought the establish ment of a new constitution, and the ubrogntion of i all legiHfHtivo ennetments. Under the name ol democracy it laid hold of the ultnrs of St. Tammany, und set unn Shibboleth nt which every free thought wus to he immolated. The ninn of property hnd no confidence in his security no institution felt nny assurance of permanency. Tho disasters which bad overtaken tho country like a cloud, were agrnvated and prolonged. The merchant was mocked in the midst of his enlamities, and told thnt no honest ninn ought to regret his 1 distresses. A war of extermination wns declared n gainst nil banks, upon which the credit nvtcui, the most beautiful and beneficent result of free iustitutions,wns based debtors and creditors were arrayed ogninst each other; the poor atrainst the rich ; and the protection which the Legislature extended to tho calamities of the times was denounced ns n combination todefrnnd; the banks were charged with baseness, perfidy and trench- i cry, for extending relief to the people until they sunk in the general vortex of the drowning credit ; n disregard of legal and moral obligntiou was fostered by men high in office, ns the true policy of patriotism; nnd others, from whom better thin? were hoped, were making the "confusion worse confounded1 bv n headlong pursuit of extreme notions and indefinite phantom,", totally incompatible with u wholesome state of the country." 37 The public rejoicings throughout Ohio at the present aspect of the sky-political, will be most general nnd enthusiastic. A letter from Springfield says, that "the Whigs will have a jollification supper nt tho Buckeye in a few days, on the strength of tho New Yorkers. People here have almost quit work for tho Vast two days. It baa been a refreshing season !" And a friend at Xenia writes; 11 Last night (Thursday) about 9 o'clock, so soon as the news by the mail was made known to tho people, our Court-house bell tolled the faiell of Van of Kinderbook, and the jny of the Whigs for the triumphs iu tho " Umpire Slate." The Van- jacks looked rather blue on tho occasion, and this morning they have faces almost as long as my arm : a stranger could tell them nt fifty yards distance!" A great political jubilee is also to come off at Zanesvillo on Wednesday next, at 2 P. M. l)7The Globe is exceedingly impotent, ainee the result of the late election, and exceedingly i i. i i e. t i virulent. It has column after column of abu- sivo strictures upon tho eourso of Senator Tal- inadgc, tho great head and front of the Van Con servatives. This is trifling with the important events of the day. The people of New York, whose representative he is, have themselves passed upon Senator Talm.idge, and have, as with one voice, ono mind, one impulse, sustain ed him, and approved bis defence of tho system of credit which extends through all the ramifica- tious of society, and strengthens and supports : tho commercial prosperity of tho country. UT" Public meetings have been held in all tho eastern cities, to express their feelings at tho result of thn "glorious three days" in Now York. All havo determined to send representatives to uuito with tho Yorkers iu their grand jubilee of the 22d. Philadelphia appointed a committeo of "70" to be present on tho occasion roferred to. U7- Mr. Gilmer, lately elected (Jovernor of Georgia, lias been pronounced " no Whig." liead tho following extract from his inaugural message, yo who doubt tho Whigism of tho new Governor: "The extraordinary assumption of nuthority on tho part of the late President of the United States, in taking the control of the finances from Con-Kress; his policy iu their in aim ir fine m the vast increase ot inu cxpenouures 01 uio (.cnrrnl (.iov-urnmeut; the derangement of the currency ; the stoppage of specie payment by the hnnks;nnd tho emhnrrnssincnt ol all concerned in trade, I consider mntiersof great and pressing importance to the People, and demanding their moot decided control over the operations ol their (Iovernment.1' jj- Wo observo in thn SpringhVld Pioneer nnd other papers of the State, tho name of Mr. Vinton occupying the place of tho Senator elect from the Athens district. Mr. Vinton did not stand a poll. Gen. John ltogers is tho member elect. tJ-An affray occurred recently in Huron, Huron county, Ohio, between Dr. 1 1. S. 1 faskins, Dr. M. L. Wright, and their father-in-law, IL II. llcmington, in relation lotho occupancy of a bouse, in which tho latter was killed by a blow on the head from a club. Thesons-iu law, savs tho Norwalk Kxporiment, immediately surrendered themselves, and aro now in custody. T. IL llenton arrived hero on Monday night, with his wife and family, on his way east. On luestiay morning he entered the readiuir room ol , : vi-nim. now. . Nt p.,, u,;,t Ins oyo wn. Iho " I lines," with tlw words ovit Iho first culumn, "New York Ui'uenor.ited." I They who wero lonkiiiu; on, Raid he started baek ns though sturiK hy the consciousness of nil liouistnct. H'htrUng Time). Mil. Va lll'HKX AT iiomk. Tho l';ivorile Son is badly oil", Tho Stnto on wlirmo "borrow od rajiit.il" ho tr.ifliekrd, has cast him otV. t'.o - luiulna County, that pavn him hirlh, lias east mm oil. "Solitary nnd nlone," his Hall is rest-inif on Kinderbook. And now will South Car- oliuatalio tho Humbug tip! -.V. Y. Erf rat. MORE Willi) TRIUMPHS! MASSACHUSETTS COMING!! Last evening's Express Slips bring us there-turns from thirty-four towns iu Massachusetts. Tho Whig candidate for Governor, Everett, is ahead in those 31 towns, five thousand four hundred and thirty-eiht votes! This is doing well. It Is a gain upon last year, of abouttliir-ty-fivfihundrcd votes Tho city of Boston gave a Whig majority of 32-13. Tho slips bring us the complete returns from New York. Of the 8 Senators chosen, the Whigs have C-rVans 2! Of tho 123 members of Assembly, tho Whigs have 101 Vans 27! Tho popular vote shows a Whig majority of nearly twenty thousand.' Add this to the majority of Van Buren in November last 29,2?J and it shows the overwhelming Whig gain of almost FIFTY THOUSAND! There is reason to believe that Mason (V. B.) is re-elected Governor of Michigan by a Very small majority. Mow tho Legislature will stand is unknown. When it is known that there was but one Whig iu tho last Assembly, and , Van Buren carried the State only a year ago by three thousand majority, it would appear rather hopeless to look fur much from Michigan. INSTRUCTIONS. Tho following gentle hints to the New York Loco-Foco members of Congress, wero adopted at a meeting held iu New York since the late triumphant election. Tho following resolutions offered by James Brooks, Esq., were unanimously adopted: Jlcsnlred) Thnt three succcWtvu elections in the city of New York, to wit: the election of Morris Franklin (Whig) to tho Asacmblv in December of Aaron Clark, (Wbi;) Mayor in April and of Gulinn C. Verpliuiek (Whig) Senator, by n majority of about 3U0il in November hiving demonstrated, incontcRtnhly, that the "Diimockacv of Nusinr.its" in this city is opposed to the principles nnd mciiKun-s of the Administration und its supporters : There foro Be it further Jicsnlecd. Tint Churchill C. Cnm- breleng nnd Kli .Moore, members of Congress from the city of New York, who, nud whoso party, have repeatedly made declnralioiis thnt it is the duty of the Itcpresenttitivcs of the people to obey the voice of the people, be requested to erinv their professions and d echini lions into immediate practice; either by conforming to the will of their constituents, or by resigning their scuta in thu 2oth Congress.Resolved, Thnt in adopting thoso resolutions we do not bold to the doctrine of instruction ns advocated by the opposite purtv, but wc adopt them for the purpose of cxhilutinj to ibeui, ns iu a mirror, their own principles, nnd their duty of currying Hum into practice, WHIG BANKERS. The Legislature of Vermont has met and nd- jourued. Thu following Resolution was pass ed : Btstdvcd, Thnt it is inexpedient nnd unsnfo to charter new or n'-clmrter nny old banks, ut tho present session of the l.eialuture. nolens it can be done to Nccure the rights of lite people, by making tho private property of the stockholders liable for thu redumption of the bills thereof1 Hero is tho first specimen of Whig banking sineo the suspension nf specie payments, the Whigs having a umjority of some thirty odd in the Legislature nf Vermont. Wo trust the Van Buren Anti-Bank press of Ohio par excellence, will now be satisfied ihe Whis do nut intend to copy UeJnfi-Ilanh example set by the "demo cratic Legislatures ol Connecticut, iew ork, Virginia. Alabama, MissisMnnt, lUinni, uud Michigan! What "rascally Whigs!" Wo will give a copper medal to any Van Burcn Anti-Bank editor in Ohio who will dare inform bis readers what the Anti-Bank movements of the democratic Legislatures named above have been, shicn the suspension of specie payments. Tho record cannot be found "in thu whole line of Democratic presses in Ohio." In suppressing facts that militate against the party from their readers, " their euul cannot be found in this or any other country!" 1 lm boast of the Statesman is iu ibis respect truth, every word j truth. Cleveland Herald, fi'ENRH.U. JrKS(N ANO THE DEPOSITS Ba.VKS. Tho "lfevered Chief" in a late letter, charged the Deposite Banks with treachery and perfidy. How far this charge can be susl.uned, with respect to the Doposito Bank in this city, tho public will bo able to judge, from the follow ing tacts u nt0 tiat the (Jirard Hank has received on deposite, upwards of V 0 1 K IT; 15 N MIL LION UK DOLLARS of the puldjc money, Uy the proceedings of the Stockholders uf the Girard Hank published yesterday, it appears that the whole of this enormous amount has been faithfully repaid to the Government, except the trifling sum of about twki.vk thousand poli.akm, which they can draw for at pleasure. This is a fine comment upon tho veracity of thn statement made by General Jackson.- L intra watts uazclte. A Lexington paper savs a Mr. Norton ban obtain ed a judgment tigninst the Northern Hank of Ken tucky lor .$Vm"i win 4 percent, interest Irom the day of demand of specie. A new trial wns moved for nnd denied. How the People sufTi r from Hank oppression! This Mr. Norton has turned it to good account, however, Jsli.OOO nt 13 percent., principal and interest to be paid in specie, nnd the nmount well Been ml, is quite a satisfactory disposMion of a man's spare funds! "These Hanks will one day or other rido rough shod over the IiIh-erties nf the people ! The country is hi danger trom thn insulinus conduct ot these irresponsihle incorporations!" Let no man doubt the truth nf these assertions, when bn sees how deeply Mr. Norton has been injured by the Northern Hank of Kentucky! Ihiyfon Journal From tlio CorreMitnlcnre of the Nnilounl tnttH;Ancrr. Nkw York Nov. 13. Thn Providence steamboat enine in this morning with tho lioston papers of Saturday. A tremendous meeting was ledden nt Faueuil Hall on Friday evening. Mr. Webster presided us chairman, nnd introduced to a Huston audience Messrs. Hi:u Unnmwoon, Chaves, II ok k mav, and CniTiM, all of whom addressed the meeting, ami wore received with ihe most triumph-tint applause, Tennessee, Kentucky, and New York, were greeted with three- times three. Mr. W Eiis-run, iu n very happy speech, toasted Messrs. Ci.av ami Crittlnukx, ami tho toast was responded to with nine rounds of applnuse, which made the old "Crudlu of Liberty" shako to its centre. Gen. DufF Green has retired from the editorial chair of the Hallimore Merchant, just iu time to escape the explosion of theSub-Treasury humbug. Wo hope, for the good of the country, ho will remain in private life in future; for, though possessed uf writing talent, he lacks some of tho most essential requisites of apolitical editor. Winding Times, Pkatii or Jt nnK John McNairy The ve nerable John MeNatry, formerly Judge of thn Circuit ( otirt ul Uio I niletl Mates tor the I'l triet of Tennessee, and an old and valued citizen of Nashville, died at his residence, near this city, on Friday evening, thn loth instant, nged 75 re J . Strayed nr stolen from Iho (iloheites, tb "Deinoeraoy of Numbers," Any person re turniutt the sauio sliull bn handsomely rewarded iu government sliiu-dnster." JI'Aici'nj 1 A Coai, YAniiin Albany hasheon on firo (! oral duys, from spontaneous romhualiou. Commodore Hull lias lukon up Ids rtMdenro III uamnioru. . THE TRUE CAUSE. The Tloston Atlas contains a synopsis of tha proceedings of the lato "Southern Convention of Merchants11 held at Augusta. Ga.. and closes) a good tempered critic upon Mr. Mc0prfiR, report to that oody, in tlio following terms. 1 ho fact therein set forth, that iu one section every body works, and in the other, half Uio peoplo, mora or less, nro idle if it bo a fact is quite suflickail, without any other cause, to account for a very great disparity between the wealth and the general prosperity of the two sections. This is a cause that cannot be removed by tlio inculcation of anti-tariiT doctrines, or by renouncing commercial intercourse with the ports north of the Potomac, including of course that of the Empire State. The Atlas says ; Without losing ourselves in those misty pol'itU cnl mctupiiy.sie, for which some of the Mouth Carolina politicians are so famous; and without intending to enter into a politico-economical discussion; it nppears to us, that the reason why tha n nh is becoming every day more and moro conspicuously superior to the South, in wealth, gno- rid nniBTiiTtK- nnd iMtiinroni'ntll- in Oolitical influ ence, is' too plain to be overlooked by tho merest , tyro iu poliiicnl science. At tho North, svery body works; and, generally speaKing, every eouy works as hard us ho can ;' at tho South, half the people, more or less, nre idle; and tho other hnlf come us near being so, ns imperious necessity win ullow. At the South, idleness isbonorublc, it is tho characteristic of n gentleman; nt tho North, nt least among tho men, it is disgraceful ; fur it is tha distinguishing mark of a loafer. Now, according to Ad urn Smithy labur tho only Bource of wealth. Mere m uu' vutjnr unu mnr ui our t w will leavu it tu Mr. MclJuilic to druw tho conulu- Fmuii the Humuu t'omaisrclal AdveriUer. Thero is among tho Southern people a deep and growing jealousy of tho North, and tho eourso which the Southern members of Congress have taken, shows that they aro looking; forward to a geographical division of parlies. The support tiny gavo to tho Sub-Treasury bill, had its origin lit this. They bad astuteness enough to perceive that if that bill passed, it would crush tho banking institutions of tho North, and with them would perish tho crodit system, on which alono, they supposed tho prosperity of tho North to depend. The Charleston Mercury, the especial organ of tho Nullifi-ers, who to a man support Mr. Van Bureu's favorite measure, says : 14 The Convention havo given thoir dellbsroto sanction to the views of Mr. Culhoun, on the connection of the (Government and llunks; unr, they place the "Divorce11 in most imposing light to tho interests ut the .South; they rttgnrd tho adoption of that measure ns the grout foundation on which we nre to build the superstructure of a direct trade with Europe." . lis tins pllinniertitci o' common sente, now, that wi turo Doujjul." Hub Any. The Richmond Enquirer continues Its attacks on the sub-Treasury plan. Iu an elaborate article of the 20th instant, it condenses its objections to the schemo in tho throe following very conclusive propositions: "We have objected to tho sub-TreaiUfy lys tern, so called, that in the first pluce it will c'uUri( tho Executive power, already too great for s Republic, lidlv, (but it contributes to en dimmer tho security of the public funds. And 3dlv, that it is cjkuluied to produce two currencies; a twsor una for the People, and & better one for iho Government."We do not quota thoso objections from tho Enquirer os new or rare they havo boon stated before through a hundred channels but thoy urn illiy of note, appearing as they do iu tho column of so loyal a print as the Enquirer. national Intelligencer BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Many of the advocates of a pure inetalllo currency have asserted that HtxjAMin Franklin was a lioco Foco; and havo quoted opinions of his to justify the assertion lhal the Democrats of olden times were iu favor of the miserable doctrines which they are now attempting to estalt-lisli. The following extract, from pages 25 and '27 of the Autobiography of Dr. Franklin, will set at rest any doubt which may have arisen, from tho apprehensions of the Loco Focos, as to his opinions on this subject: "About this timo (year 1720) thero was s crv among tho people for more paper money; only tif-tecn thousand pounds, being extant in the provii)Co9 nnd llmt so n to be sunk. "Tiic wealthy inhabitants opposed atiy addition being against alt paper currency, from the atmr- hension that it would depreciate, ns it hnd duno in New England, to tho injury of nil creditors. "Wo had discussed this point in our junto, w herd I was on the side ol an nudttion, being persuaded that tho first smnll sum, struck in 172.1, had done much good, by lucreniing the trade, employment, nud number of inhabitants in the province; aiuco I now saw nil the old bonnes inhabited, and manv new ones building, whereas I remembered well when I first walked nbout the streets of 1'bilndul-jdiin, (rnting my roll,) 1 saw many of the houses in Wallnutstreet, between Second and Front-streets, with bills on their doors 'to be let;' and many likrwite iu Chesnut-sirect and other streets, which undc me think the inhabitants of tho city were, one nflcr another, deserting it. Our debates possessed me so fully of the lubject, that 1 wrotu nnd printed nn nnotivmous pamphlet ou it, entitled 'The Nature and Necessity of a I'npcr Currency,1 II wns well received by iho Common pcoplo in general; bill the rich men disliked it, for it iu-that could nnttwer il, their opposition slackened, creased and strengthened the clamor for mora nio-n''v ; and they happening to hnve no writers nmong them and the point wan curried by a mnjority in tho House. My friends there, who had considered 1 had been of somo service, thought fit to reward me, by employing ine in printing tho money t vrrypfolitnhlc job, and a great helpto mr this wns another advantage gained bv being able to write Tho utility of this papor cur rency became, bv time and ciperience, so evident that tho principles upon which it wus founded, were never afterwards much disputed; so llmt it grew sin to lillv-livo thousand poumU; trade, building?, nnd inhabitants, all tho whilo increasing; though 1 now think there nre limits boyoud which the quantity inny be hurtful." Wo havo been occasionally not a littlo iur prised at hearing doubt, expressed as to tlio ex. pedirncy of proscrntinj; the Geological Survey. Ihroiiirhout our Slate, on tbe (.'round that while thn oxpense is certain, the benefits aro conlin-lient and at least prospective. In order to satisfy those who may have imlulpi'd these ill-found ed inisiriviii'is, we will remark thai Professor Dn-ATi I., the Slain Geologist, has just returned from a tour of examination, and lias found 111 Montgomery county, within twelve miles of the llalliiuore nod Ohio Itailroad, an inexhaustible supply of Vhrnmt ore, which is pronounced to he of the best ininlity. Hitherto tho inhabitants 01 win uisinei in wnien ims mineral lias ueeu found, totally unaware of its valun, have llioliirlit it entirely worthless, and would in all probabili ty have rcmatnct! ignorant ot llieir good fortuno hnd not the Stulo survey been instituted. Tho nrliele mentioned is thn subsianeo from which the beautiful Chrome yellow paint is made, and is worth, as we learn Irom Rood uulhority, from S'.'ll to -' per ton for exportation to the Euro pean markets. Hut a tew years since il wns by chance ascertained that the district lo the north of our cily contained this ore; ever since which period it cniistitiiied a lucralivo ilcui for exportation. Such tacts as the above say aiora thtiu a thousand abstract speculations; as, in tlio discovery referred to, Montgomery county ha acquired n source uf wealth a thousand times tinnier than any expense thai can be Inciirrad a her proportionate sham of tho general churns of tho geological survey. Hnllimore American. CinorND ami t.orrv TiMnt.iNo. Tlio Ellsn-hctliKovii Va. Sentinel ijives tho particulars of one of Ihe most extraordinary accidents we ever beard of. A young man named Arnolt, with one or two others, went out on Krbl rjr last, iu iiiest of hickory mils, and ascended a tree, to Ihe height of ify-ief erf. Just as he was rendu"); to grasp the nuts around hiin, a small limb w hich ha had taken hold of broko, and ke was precipitated to the ground, hut strango as it may seem, was not killed! 1 Ih struck thu ground w ith bis feet, and his leg was broken In two places, and aalight wound was inflicted ou,'. tho back of the liond. Tlio hrokon limh we . si t, and but liitle doubt is now entertained of hi recoveiy lal!itn rc Trunstrijil, |
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