Evansville Journal, Volume 10, Number 14, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 29 February 1844 — Page 2

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THE JOURNAL.

Xt Caesar's weal, but that fRomt.1 OAoveRTisERs, yearly and all others, are rettrred to our first page for term, &c, from whtch no deviation w ill be made in any case. THURSDAY, : : : FEBRUARY 29, 1814 FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. STATE ELECTORS. .liTenrjr S. Lane, of Montgomery; .Joseph G. Marshall, of Jefferson. DISTRICT ELECTORS 1. John A. Brackearitlge, of Warrick; 8. James Collins, of Floyd: a. John A. Matson, of Franklin; 4. Samuel" VP". Parker, of Fayetie; 45. Hu?!i O'Xeal, of Marion; G. George C. Dunn, of Lawrence; 7. It. W. Thompson, of Vigo; 8. William Homes, of Carroll; V, John P. Biddle, of Cats: 10. Lewis S. Thompson, of Alien. WABASH. AND OHIO CANAL. We made some remarks last week tend ing to show the impracticability - of improv ing the Wabash; and the consequent neces sity there was of giving the Canal to Evans viile from Terre Hauto the preference, as the best means of ..accomplishing the oiig'r ml intention of Congress, iu granting lands to the State for the construction of the Erie and Wabash Canal. We stated that the Canal, If finished, was certain of fullfilling the design of the original grant but on the'eontraiy, if the River were selected witii a view to make- it a part of the great thoroughfare, that there were just grounds for believing the attempt would prove a failure. We gave Jt as eur belief that all the Reporis ever inade with regard to the Wabash had expressed doubts of tise success of any plan for improving its channel materially, arid "we Lowed from the character of the River that it wis unfitted for such improvements, and altogether unlike those rivers of the west which had been successfully benefited by "art. The possibility' of a failure in the applica ,iicn of the slack water principle to the Wa ba.5a,or in the use of wing dams, deserves to be well considered before it is determined to expend the proceeds of sales of a large domain in mere experiment, and especially when a certainty is offered as an alternative; j-Jv..iiiiitf bj d jjuurc pmpony considered, the .warmest friends of the River would be constrained to admit that the preference was unquestionably due to the Canal. No one cm doubt that the latterwill accomplish all that may be expected of it if constructed, and no one, on the contrary, can doubt the uncertainty both of the success and also the permanency of any river improvements because if wing dams are built to wash otTbars and Jeopeu the bed by narrowing the channel of the river, there is no assurance, asbeJbte stated, that bars will not form immediately below, while iu seasons of high water trio dams themselves may baconae a source of greut danger to descending boats. Furthermore, if dams with locks are made, it is aj fair and legitimate presumption considering the lightness of th soil and the general w ant of high and rocky banks that .the currpnt would, dating the fiequent and general inundations which mu3t ensue in the spring , season,. force its way around the works, sapping the foundations, and in the end perhaps, destroying tha whole. These results have fceon experienced and form the chief difficulty on river3 where the banks are far better adspted to the construction of dani3 than I hose of the Wabash, and every circumstance connected with the character of that river confirms the belief that they would prove an insuperable barrier to permanent success. " We come now to consider very briefly the reasons why the citizens of Indiana, and especially the Indiana delegation in Congress, should be unanimous in favor of the Canal. To us they seem so Apparent, and at the same time so conclusive, that we are at a loss to account for the opposition which the canal project has received. It is computed that there are in the Land District through which the Canal passes more than 1,000,000 acres of vacant lands, or about one-third of the whole, mostly unsettled and unproductive, and all of it not subject to taxation, comprising an aggregate of over seventy-one tawr.sh.ip3, ; and " embracing a territory large enough to form six sucn counties as Posey, GiB3oy, os Waesick. The soil is acknowledged to be of equal fertility and value with the average of lands in those counties, and capable of sataicuig aa dense a population. Posey, the largest of them, is supposed to contain a population of 10,000 souls, (in IS 10 it had 9,GS3,) and it is a very reasonable supposition that if the Canal were undertaken and eventually finished, the . wliolo of.these lands would be taken up and settled upon by industrious, enterprising families, within a period of six, years, making iliUj an addition of sixty thoysand souls, or

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ulationof the State, and increasing the publie wealth and the taxable property of the State to a very large amount. - We say this supposition is a very Reason-! able one, because it is admitted by persons residing among those vacant lands, and by others who have travelled over them and are conversant with the relative value of lands that those which remain vacanl are fully equal in value to those which have been entered. The objection to them being that they are eeiiote from naviga tion and thereby deprived of a maiket. Now, the Canal will pass longitudinally through them, obviating at once the only hindrance" to their settlement, and giving an impetus to their purchase and improve-! ment which must in a very short period not exceeding as we think six years furnish a population equal in numbets to that of any of the contiguous territory, besides adding largely to the general prosperity, wealth and population of the whole southern and southwestern sectionsof the State. The increased Revenue to the Slate from lands which now pay no taxes, and add nothing to the Commonwealth is a strong argument, independent of all other considerations, fiir urging the completion of the Canal; and is one which ought to address itself to every citizen of the State, whether in tiie vicinity of the canal or not. By the assessment of 1842, the tot.il revenue of Tarable property in the county of Gibson, (whicl being the intermediate county of the three alluded to, in point of territory, wealth, and numbers may be taken vs a fair estimate of what the vacant territory would become,) as shown by ihe returns of the Assessor, was in round numbers $1,355,000, and six times this amount would present the large sum of Eight millions one hundred and thirty thousand dollars; equal to one twelfth of thewhole taxable property of the State, to be added toils resources Need any argumentstronger than this be offered to a citizen of the State, whether he lives on the. canal or in counties more remote from if, to make him a warm advocate of the project. Let him see that the aggregate revenues of the whole Slate are to be increased one-twelfth, that an amount of properity sufficient to pay off two-thirds of the unprovided portion of the State debt, is suddenly, and certainly, and as it were bv magic, scattered through our midst, by the completion of an unfinished canal, meandering through a single land district, can prerent him from urging the immediate completion of the work especially when he remembers that these vacant lands ihemselves now so unproductive and valueless,as regards the raising of revenue, are asked for as the means of bringing about so great a good moreover, in addition to this great augmentation of the public resources, the increased value ofthe present taxable property along the line of the Canal, claims also to be duly considered. Every acre of improved lands within ten or twenty miles ofthe Canal, on either side, must, from the increased facilities of access and transportation, be doubled in value, production will be increased threefold, and the commercial wenlt h largely multi plied, both along the line and especially at its extremities. The total value of the taxable property of Vanderburgh county was estimated iu 1313 at 1 , 117,911. " It is a low estimate to suppose that this will be increased four-fold in a period of G years from tiie completion ofthe work, or in ten years from the present time, if the work was now begun, making at that time the sum of pro perty subject to taxation for Revenue $5,791,650, or about one-ninth of the whole property at present taxable in the State. Now, although no other points, except the extremities, might be so largely benefitted, yet, throughout the whole exteut of the canal an increase of wealth,insome degree proportionate, must follow and it would be easy to show from the increased values of property along the lines of other canals, that the cost of constructing them is fully repaid in this way. Next week we shall allude to the advantages to be derived by the State from the tolls, rents, &.c, on the canal if constructed. LOOK OUT. We learu from the Madison Banner that the Locofoco Electors have decided upon a new plan of operations, and we warn the honest yeomanry of the . State in time to be upon their guard. The Dinner says that the locofoco candidates are not to address the people from the rostrum except in a few places; but they are to call privately upon every family having a voter in it in the whole State; and incase they cannot do this iu person, they are empowered to appoint any number of contingent or assistant Electors, whose duty and object will be jo get as many men as possible to pledge themselves to vote the locofoco ticket.They will take breakfast with one, dine with another, and sup and lodge with a third and for this honor conferred, will endeavor to extort from each a promise either to vote the Jackson ticket, or not vote at s.ll.

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MEETING OFTHE CLAY CLUB. The meeting of the Whigs on Thursday (last, i'houwh less fully attended than we had hoped for,wentoff with great spirit and unanunity. - The President upon taking the Chair, announced the following gentlemen as having been selected by him, in conformity with a resolution of the meeting previous, to compose the Central Committee for Pigeon Township, viz:" NATHAN ROWLEY, . - JOSEPH P. ELLIOTT, JAMES LAUGllLIN, LEWIS HOWES, .i-WM. CALDWELL. , After some little discussion it was unanimously determined to raise a committee for the purpose of draughting an address to our brother whigs of the county ,upon the propriety of holding a convention to nominate cai didates fiir the different offices elective this year, with authority to propose on the partol Pigeon township, that each township be represented by an equal number of delegates in such convention, should one be agreed to: whereupon the following gentlemen were appointed said committee, to wit: Joseph P. Elliott, Jas.G. Jones, Vainer Satterlee, John Ilenson, and John Ingle, Jr And said committee was instructed to report at an adjourned meeting, to be held on the evening of Saturday the 25th iust. (Tin's address reported in conformity with the above, by Mr." Jones hour the cqmraiftee, will be found in another , column, and SHOULD BE HEAD, AND DELIBERATELY CONS m Ell ED BY EVERY WHIG IN THE COUNTY.) The following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted by the meeting. - Whereas, We,as Whigs, American Republicatv WhigSjholding principles which had their, origen in the inception and progress of that glorious struggle which made us a free people and advocating the great measures of that truly "American System," which has thus early iu our history even in our infan cy as a Republic advanced us to the fore most ranks among the Nations of the earth; and which, though stigmatized as anti-demo cratic, by the paTtizans of Martin Van Bcren, received the sanction aud approbation of George Washington;-having assembled together on this day hallowed to the memory of that immortal man, and deeming it a most fit and suitable occasion for expressing our unaltered conviction that these beneficient nrinciplesjud measures 'cpmprise.lhe Jrue poixy oruie country, and lor mingling our prayers, and pledging our efforts, for their restoration to the administration of the government, be it therefore Rcsolccd, That in Henry Clay, the great American Statesman and Patriot, a Republican of "90, the main stay and supporter of the democratic administration of James Madson, in the troublous time3 of the late War, the ever wise and consistent advocate ofthe only policy calculated in our opinion to promote the industry, quicken the.enegies, and advance the best interests of the Nation, we behold the worthy instrument under heaven for brin sing back to the administration of our federal government the principles and and practices oi ihe purer days of the Republic; and that we hail the enthusiasm and unanimity with which the people every where throughout the length and breadth of the land are rallying under his standard, as the harbinger of a more auspicious era in the history of our country. Resolved, That the Government io far from being a job to be administered for the benefit of a parly, of which the President is the head and grand almoner, the heresy correctly ascribed by Mr. Rives, to the political system of Mr. Van Buren, is, according to the often advocated opinion of Mr. Clay, a high and holy trust the officers of the Government Trustees, and that both the trust and the Trustees were created for the benefit of the people. And that therefore, it is impossible for the "People to except too much from the Government." Resolved, ThatjEORGi Washington, the Father of his country, and the President of the Convention which formed our glorious Constitution, having chartered the first Bank of the United States, and signed the first Bill for the protection of domestic manufac tures, to pronounce the one unconstituiion al, or the other anti-democratic, is in our opinion grossly to libel the memory of that illustrious man. Resolved, That we heartily respond to the action ofthe Whig State Convention of the 16th January, and pledge our best and holiest exertions to secure for the ably and worthy electoral ticket by it adopted, the ratification of the people at the ballot boxes Qjf-We have received a communication from our friends at Petersburg! which we deem advisable not to publish. We would do anything to forward the object had in view by our friends at Petersburg!!, but the pub lication of such an article just now, we think, would not help the cause. A second thought will convince our friends ofthe cor redness of our course.

WHIG TRIUMPH IN MARYLAND., With a thrill of joy we have not known since 'the glorious days of 1840, we announce to our readers this week " the com

plete triumph of our Whig brethren"!! Maryland.. The entire delegation from that State it WHIG 1 "Glory enough' for one day,"" and well may the Patriot say that this result will act "like an : electric shock upon the country. It will arouse the glorious enthusiasm of the Whigs every where and will kindle up the fire, that will bum brighter and brighter, as the contest' advances, and will lighten up the whole land when the day for the final struggle arrives.'' . : Rejoice! rejoice! the race is won! . Behold the glorious day That waved above the foe o'erthrown, The banner-flagof Clay! , IMPORTANT ARRIVAL The Brit ish ship of war Vestal arrived at New York on the 15th instant, having on board the Hon Richard Packenham, the newly appointed British Minister to this Government. lie is understood to be clothed with full powers by the British Government to negotiate a set tlement of the Oregon Territory dispute with our Government. How Jucky it was that our -Representative made his great speech (see our first page) previous to this arrival. The whole District has been flooded with this document, yet we cant find that it has created any excitement whatever. The "fiver" did'nt rage half as high as the Statesman supposed. ; : New Cabinet Appointments. William Wllkins, of Pennsylvania, on the 15th was nominated by the President of Jhe United States to - the Senate to be Secretary for the Department of War; and the appoint ment was immediately confirmed by the Ssuate. y . : ' v r. "Thomas W.Gilmer, of Virginia, was also nominated on the " sam'day by the Presi dent of the United Slates to the Senate to be Secretary for the Department of the Navy, and forthwith confirmed by the SenANCIENT vs. MODERN DEMOCR ACY. A meeting of. Jeffersoniun Republicans was held at Philadelphia, on tlia 4th of July, 1800. Among the sentiments which pre vailed and were expressed in the' form of toasts, were tRe following: 'May Homespun become honorable, 'and our Pride never tax our I.tokpendence.' ca May the fact be as well understood, as it is indisputably true, that ihe Home Mar ket is the best market of an independent people.' Now, be it remembered; this is 'JelTetsonian Democracy.' . Modern democracy is quite a diifercnt thing, as explained by Mr. Van Buren. He is opposed to a'taritf, in principle and detail. We must not forget to inform our readers, however, that democracy is progressive. -Let. it be Remembered, That when Mr. Van Buren came into office, he found the country "prosperous and happy," the national debt paid off, and a surplus in the Treasury. That, duriDg his Administration, he paid no public debt made no internal improvements spent one hundred and thirty milljons of dollars left the Government bankrupt! the currency destroyed! the people in distress and ruin! and a public debt of seven millions of dollars- And let it be remembered that this man is now before the people for re-election. Let the People of Indiana remember these things. - THREATENED DISCLOSURES James White, Esq., of Lafayette, one of the defeated candidates for President of the State Bank, has published an article in the Indiana Eagle, which concludes as follows: . "I believe it was generally admitted up to within three or four days of the election, that I was the choice of a majority of ray party; but through the influence of Gov. Whitcomb a sudden change took place, at which time, it was too late to undertake to counteract the effect of a plan which had already done its work. From the fact that I was treated with disrespect by the Governor, on more than one occasion,'! was aware of his preference, and though I was satisfied his neglect of me was intended to have a bearing upon the election, I hoped he would not consider the employment of more certain means necessary. 1 know not the means which were used to bring about my defeat; but of one thiDg I am very confident, that if the Governor has a reason for his course, applicable to me, he docs not possess the finnnes to express it." It is my intention as soon as I get leisure, to give my understanding of the newly organised Democratic junto at the Capitol, in which I shall touch this subject again, and bring in the names of others above alluded to, which I shall be compelled to do in order to show their designs upon the finances of the State, and the corrupt influences which bind them together. "I regret a difficulty of this kind as much as any one can, but 1 never have submitted to injustice from my political enemies, and I feel much less disposed to endure bad treatment from my friends. I have rights s well as others, and those who choose to condemn my course, and think they can pro-

fit by taking opposite ground, are at liberty ! up like a drummer, and away sho goes puffto do so." j ing round the riupf in a full trot.

Mr. Editor: Please put the following Scene from the "School for Scandal,"1 in your paper. The play from which I copy it,

verbatim, was written more than fifty years ago, and it is to be presumed that the Mrs. Candours and Sir Benjamin Back bites it deliniales, are long since dead or "left off practice.' Should, however, any gentleman or lady recognize his or her own picture in the mirror I thus hold up to them, the fault is with the original, not SHERIDAN. Lady Sneerwell's House Present Lady S., -Maria and Joseph Surface. Enter Servant. Serv. Mis. Candour, Madam, if you are at leisure, will leave her carriage. Sady S. Desire her to walk up Exit Servant. Now, Maria, here's a character to your taste; though Mrs. Candour is a little talkative, yet every body allows she is the best natured sort of woman in the world. Mar." Yes with the very gross affectaton of good nature, she docs more mischief t han the direct malice of old Crabtree. Jos. Faith, it's very true; and whenever I hear the current ofabuserunninghard against the character of my best friends, I never think them in such danger, as when Candour undertakes thair defence. Lady S. Hush! hush! here she is. Enter Mrs. Candour. ' -Mrs. C. Oh! my dear Lady Sneerwell: well, how do you do? Mr. Surface, your most obedient. Is there any news abroad? No! nothing good I suppose No, nothing but scandal! nothing but scandal! , ; Jos. Ju3l so, indeed, Madam. Mrs. C. Nothing but scandal! Ah, Maria, how dow do you do, child? what! is every thing at an end between you and Charles? What! is he too extravagant? Ay! the town talks of nothing else. Mar. I arn'sorrv. Madam, the town is so ill employed. Mrs. C. Ay, so ami, child but what can one do? we can't stop peoples tongues. Thev hint. too. that your guardian and his lady don't live so agreeably together as they did. . , , Mar. I am sure such rep -.rts are without foundation. Mrs. C. Ay, so things generally are : It's like Mrs. Fashion's affair w:th Coloual G oterie; though, indeed, that ailrir was never rightly cleared up: and it was but yesterday Miss Prim assured me, that Mr. and Mrs. Honeymoon are now become more man and wife, like the rest of their acquaintances. She likewise hinted, that a certain widow in the next street .had got rid of her dropsy, and recovered her shape in a most surprising manner. " - - Jos. The license of invention some people give themselves is astonishing. Mrs. C. 'Tis so but how will you stop people s tongues? 'Twas but yesterday ',. r . - c 1 . 1..i;.,Ufr;in,t Mrs. ViacKet imon.su uu, MissPrudley was gouig to elope, and that the York Diligence, with her dancing master. I was informed,' ton, that Lord Flimsy caught his wife at a house of no extraordinary fame; aud that Tom Saunter and Sir Harry Idle were to measure swords on a similar occasion. -Butldare say there is no truth in the story, and 1 would not circulate such a report for the world. Jos. You report'.- No, no, no. Mrs. C. No, no t.-de-beaiers arc just as bad as the tale' wtker. Enter Sir Benjamin Backbite and Crabtree. Crab. Odso,1adies, did you hear the news? Mrs. C. What do you mean the report of Crab. No, Madam, that's not it Miss Nicely isgoingtobe married to her own footman. Mrs. C. Impossible! Sir B. 'Tis very true indeed, Madam; every thing is fixed, and the wedding liveries bespoke. Crab. Yes, ar.d they do say there were verv niessin" reasons for it. Mrs. C. 1 heard something of this be fore. Lady S. Oh! it cannot be; and I wonder they'd report sucli a thing ot so pruuent a lady, Sir B. Oh! but Madam, that is the very reason that it was believed at once; for she has always been so very cautious and re served, that every body was sure there was some reason for it at bottom. Crab. Veiy true; but odso, ladies, did you hear of Miss Letitia Piper's losing her lover and her character at Scarborough.--Sir Benjamin you remember it? Sir B. Oh, to be sure, the most whimsical circumstance. Lady S. Pray lej us hear it. Crab. Why, oue evening at Lady Spadille's assembly, the conversation happened to turn upon the difficulty ot breeding IMova Scotia sheep in this country; no says a lady present, I have seen an instance of it, for . n t. T T I 1 a cousin ot mine, iUiss t-euna .riper, hiu one that produced twins. What, what, says old Lady Dundizzy, (whom we all know is as deaf as a post) has Miss Letitia Piper had twins? This, you may easily imagine, set the company in a loud laugh: and the next morning it was evety where reported, and believed, that Miss Letitia Piper had actually been brought to bed of a fine boy and girl. Enter Sir lr eter. Sir P. Ladies, your servant mercy up on me! The whole set a character dead at every sentence. Aside. Mrs. C. ; They wont allow good qualities to any one not even good nature to our friend Mrs. Pursey. Crab. What! the old fat dowager that was at Mrs. Quadrille's last night. Mrs. C. Her bulk is her misfortune; and when she takes such, pains to get rid of it, you ought not to reflect on her. Lady S. That's very true indeed. Lady T. Yes. I am told she absolutely lives upon ncids and small whey, laces herself with pullies; often in the hotest day of summer, you will see her on a little squat pony, with her hair plaited and turned

Sir P. Mercy on me! th:3 is hp? own relation; a person they dine with twice a-week. - - Aside. Mrs. C. I vow you sbaVt be to severe unon the dowacer: for let met tpU von. rr.st -

i o ' j 70 allowances aie to be made for a woman who strives to pass for a ffiit at six and thirty. LadyS. Though surely sho is handsome still; and for the weakness in her eves, considering how much she reads bv candle ligl t it is not to be wondered at. ' Mrs. C. Very true ; and for her manner, I think it very graceful, considering she nev er had any education; for her mother, yov.. know, was a Welch Milliner, and her , father a sugar-baker at Bristol. Sir B. Ay, you are both cf ye too good natured. ' , . s Mrs. C. Well, I never will join in the ridicule of a friend; so I fell my cousin Ogle, and you all know what pretension she iia to beauty. - ... t Crab. She has the oddest countenance a collection of features from ail corners of the globe. " i..- ' ; Sir B. She has indeed, an Irish front. Crab. Caledonian locks. Sir B. Dutch nose. . . ' Crab. Austrian lips. I. : ? - Sir B. ' The complection of a Spaniard. Crak And teeth a xa Chinoise.: Sir B. In short, her face , resembles a table d'hote 'at Spa, where no two'guests are of a nation. Crab. Or a congress at the close of a gWU,kUl J HilVIV Vlf VI J t- ni'Ji. - have a different interest, and the. nose and chin are the only parties like to join issue. -Sir R. Ha, ha! ha! LadyS. Ha. ha Well, I vow you ars a couple of provoking toads. , Mrs. C. Well, I vow you shan't -cany the laugh so, let ma tell you that Mr;. - Ogle Sir P. Madam, Madam, 'tis impossible to .i i .i L . i... Slop Uiose yoou yeimuuiisii a uiiyucs, uui when I tell you Mrs. Candour, that th lady they are speakingof is a particular friend of mine, I hope you will be so good as not to undertake her detence. Lady S. j Weil said, Sir Peter; but you are a cruel creature, ioo - phlegmatic yourself for a wit, aud too peevish to allow it to Others. ; r ' Sir P. True wit, Madam, is more nearlyallied to good nature than your are aware of. Sir B. Or rather, Madam, soppose them to be mau and wife, one so seldom sees them , together. . - Lady T. But Sir Teter is such an enemy to scandal, I believe he, would have it put -down by parliament. ; ? : v . - Sir P. -'Forcgad.Madam, if they considered the sporting with reputations ofas much consequence as poaching on manors, an 1 ..nrl mi Cur fUti rrtcpiir;ittriri nf fain thev would find many would thank them for I t, lu'l . ? luh io Sadv S. U uh!: cvr rotter wouia aepme r "... ::..:i ' ' ' US oi om nii-gvs. - - Dir i'. It'Sjitlwamjuiu iihii; fiiuum lucn have the liberty te kill characters, and run ; ; , ., ttliu lUSAt-i'iurx i iu niuuna. LadyS. Co, you monster. Mrs. C. But surely you would not be so severe on those who report what they hew? Sir P. -Yes, Madam, I would , have law for them too; and whenever the drawer of .!, i: .,.. . . a .u :?..j should have a right to corns oa auy ofthe endorsers.. Crab. Well, I verily believe th"r never was a scandalous story without some foundation. Sir P. Nine cut of ten. are formed en some malicious invention, or idle representation. A Candid ,'Apmi S3 ION. The Locofoco editor of the Lawrence&urgh Beacon very candidly admits that the Whig Electoria! Ticket of Indiana is composed of much greater and better materials than those selecled uy ins ouu pjny. e am oi uia same opin--ion, and so are a large majority of ihe people. He says: - I ... 11- - "We are free to acknowledge that-in.tiife selection ot Electors, the whigs have the advantage in point of talent. We have Gen. Howard for the Slate at large and wheyi that is said, ail is said, Judge Read will le no where iu discussion with Jo. Marshall. Did any man ever hear Judge Read discuss a question and araue its merits and demer its? We have heard him many years, and we never yet heard him say any thing new, or argue a question with ability. The nearest he came ?o it was in a hand bill he put out when he was a candidate for Governor, in which he defended a Bank ofthe United Slates, a high . tariff and internal improvements. We hope the Judge will be able t o explain all to the entire satisfaction or de cline tne appointment. In most of the districts the whigs have the strongest speakers. In this district they are about even; in No. 4 they are about equal but in some others we are sadly behind. We speak thus freely that our Democratic friends may be aware of the talent we have got to contend with. Tba appointment of Judge Read was unfortunate. We have none but good feelings to ward him, but truth compels us to speak es we do. We would do better with General Howard alone, for he is a host of himself, and we flatter ourselves he will not fail to pay this part ofthe State a visit duringithe campaign: he has never spoken amonr us yet. We would say to Judge Read, you need not come we can fight full as well without as wit h you. OirTha Clay men may dismiss every hope of support from Mr. Calhoun. We say it positively, and upon Ihe best authority. that Mr. Calhoun will, in no event, go for Mr Clay. Enquirer. Fer Contra. The Van Buren men may Csismiss every hope of support from Mr. Calhoun. We say it positively, and upon t!i3 best authority, that Mr. Calhoun will in no event, go for Mr. Van Bjrcn. Put that ia your pipe and smoke it. Rich. Star. In settling this account, it may be as well to notice that whoever Mr. Calhoun may ro for, the people will go for Henry Clay. Wc refer to the Whigs ofthe Union as out "bestauthority" for saying this positively.