Evansville Journal, Volume 11, Number 16, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 10 April 1845 — Page 2

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THE JOURNAL.-

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THURSDBYAPRIL10, 1815.

AN APPEAL TO THE WHIGS. We had intended to say a Jew words this

week to the Whigs of this County and District as to their duty in the coming August

contest,' when the following from the State

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. . Tenkessef. for the Whigs -Our honored namesake of the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette is of the opinion that in the next Gubernatorial canvass in Tennessee, the Whigs will have an easy victory. And he founds

(rr- We publish below the proceedings of

tho meeting held in this place on Saturday

last for the purpose of electing delegates to

attend a Canal Convention, to. mature some

plan far the speedy completion of our Canal. ' We need not go into any very lengthy account of the objects of the meeting they have been sufficiently explained heretofore. What we desire at present izf to call tho attention of the counties along" tho line of the canal to thesa proceedings, and to the importance o! speedy action in, the matter. Vanderburgh, has taken the lead, and we

Imps to sea, tho other counties joining with j

Journal met our eye which . as it appliesrhis belief not so much on any known chan-

with peculiar force to this section, we adopt, ges in opinions, as on the fact that at the

and recommend to the consideration of our rate in which President Polk goes in appoiut-

friends. The time is at hand when we must '"g Tennessee democrats to office, he will begin to act; and to insure succesi, we must diminish his party in that State to a misera-

act harmoniously. We therefore ask the aid ble minority. There may be, and no doubt

of all friends throughout the District, come is, "something in this;" but aside from any

forward and let us know your views, and advantage the Whigs are likely to " derive

wishes. If we are to have a District Con- from the President's exhibited partiality for

vention to :uominate for Congress, let the! ''the friends of his youth," and we had like

Whigs of every county speak 'out -il it is tol o said "the spoils" we are of the opinion

be otherwise let it be known,-let us at .least the popularity of .Cel.; E. II. Foster will be

understand ou2 another. ... We see by the Mound much for our opponents, to say

Corydon Gazette a nomination made by anl nothing ot the increasing popularity of Win,

anonymous wiiter, of a Mr.G. P. R. Wilson,! measure s in that patriotic State., It cant a-

of Harrison county, and we have heard other "aiZ our opponents anything . that they have

gentlemen suggested as. fit candidates fori chosen a fourth-rate man as" their candidate

Congress. This is not the proper course.! for Governor, although they succeeded

for without "unanimity we cannot hope for placing such au one in the Presidential chair

success. If a proper nomination can be made J The thing will be done op brown in Ten

without the trouble and expense. of a con- nessee, as usual, in die coming canvass, vention one acceptable to the people of'."" -" ' - ' v 1 "

the whole district, we shall rejoice, and we Locofoco Libeeaiity. The locofocos promise our feeble aid in support of such. are a liberal set, that's a fact. And we are Will our friends in the upper part of the Dis- the more convinced of this from a second

trict let us hear from them soon? . glance that we have given to the Senate com

1 he following trom the Journal is not lo-j mittees. Men of little experience, mediocre

cal but applies to every part of the btate ljn talent and reputation, are placed over the

where apathy among the Whigs at present J heads of the ablest, worthiest, and long tried

exists: i .. ". - -. I statesmen of the country, For instance,Mr

The August election is fast approaching' Seinple, of Hlmois.'a Locofoco, hardly ever

Aitnougn in many pontons ot me a ate were faeard cf lhe geuat ja on - ,es3 than e; h, 14 an eviilpnt delfirminntion vmrel nn lhl ,

nart of the VVtiiss to no to the noils once more committees. '- Mr. Sturgeon, : of Pa., who is

in all their strength, we fear that in other known only as Mr. Buchanan's second vol

portions, too much apathy exists. We do in the Senate, is on five. Mr. Ilannegan, o not believe that there is a single man,- who !llc.Mr. Speight, of Miss; Mr. Dickinson,

disposed to no over to rhose who are the ad- iNe.w York' Mr- Athertou, of N. II., and M

vocates of measures which must eveniuaie Lewis, of Afa., are each on four committees

Ship Building ox the Ohio Is the

olden Time. hmav not be yenerallv known

to our readers that Ship building oa the Ohio commenced as far back as the year 1800,

nd from that time up to 1812, no less than

twenty-six sea vessels of different descrip-

ions were constructed at Marietta alone.

he following table, which we extract from

he Intelligencer of that place, will show the

names and descriptions of the vessels, thei

tonage, oy waom built, 4cc. It may prove of interest to iar readers:

"The. frequent inquiries that have recently

been made as to the number and tonage of

vessels built at this place in olden time, have

nduced us to copy the. following memoran

dum, which we preparer! and published four

years ago

CANAL MEETING--According to notice given, the citizens of this county held a Public meeting at the

Couit-House on Saturdays the 5th instant, for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend a Convention tobe held on some day to be hereafter named, to lake into consideration the grant of lands lately made, by Congress for the completion of. the Erie and Ohio Canal, and to suggest some plan of operation to be submitted to the eotire people of the State, and to the general assembly at , jts next meeting Da. George B. Walker was called to ihe Chair, and Win. II. Chandler appointed

Secretary. : ,' . , The chairman rose and explained the object of the meeting, and was followed briefly by Messrs. Battell, Ingle. Lockharf, J. J. Chandler, W. Carpenter, W. "II. Law, and , others, who concurred in tho opinion expressed by tho chair as to tho propriety and necessity for holding said convention. "

in national ruin. No doubt many who have I while General Cass isonly on one, and not

been laboring for the restoration of the policy chairman of that; and Mr. Haywood, of- N

Lmen. H, R,nr bMnHmPnf. Zr ' C- 4'3 3,80 onJ OU 0ce; and Mr. Mc D.lffie

greatly discouraged at their failure of sue- Mi. Iluger, Mr. Benton, Mr Allen, and some cess at the late Presidential eleciion. Many other democrats, are only on two. Of the .L' l.-. i rr . .

oiner9m3y .n.mi.iuSeie,sroinaKeaneiiori whig,, Mr. Pearce, of Md., is not on anyto succeed next August ; that we are in a . ,,. , . . .. hopeless minority and it would be a waste of ancl M,r- Webster, Mr. Archer, Mr. Mangom, time to attempt lo regain an ascendency iu Mr- Berrien,- Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Thomas this State. This feeling ought not to exist Clayton, Mr. Huntington Mr Corw'm, and and a moment's reflection will convince Wr. Upliain are 'only on" one each. The those upun whom it miy have had an tuflu- - .... ence. tltai it should not. What would be Committee, on loreign Relations; on Mangained by giving up' the entire management ufactures, on Naval affiurs, and on Patents, of "our aii"air3 to ouropponeins? Would ihey have each four democrats to one whig; while not soon become more ultra in carrying out OIJ tbe C0"mmiUee on Public Buildings all are

is the dut,j of every man to take parT iu ev- h,gs, because Uhas to expend a great deal ery thing that pertains to his country's wel- of money, and, consequently, is not very

(are, fno to avert, it possible, what lie ' may 1 popular.

esteem impending evil. He who neglects

doinff so, doej not full V aDnreciale the rlor-

ious privileges confened upon him bv our wouiu seem irom me louowing par-

form of government; nay, further, he proves agraph from the Washington correspondent

himself lecreant to the obligaiions resting up- 0f ie Bdlimore Patriot, that Mr. Brown,

member ol Congress from this State, who

1800. Names.

Brig St. Clair,

' , 1601. "

Ship Mu skingum, " . "

Brig Eliza Green,

1802.

Brig Dominic, Schr Indiana,

Brig Marietta, Brig Mary Avery,

1803.

Schr Whitney, ' , Schr McGrath, "

Brig Orlando, - "1804.. Ship Temperance, Brig Ohio, 1805. Brig Perseverance 1806, Ship Ru fir's King, iStip J.J Atkinson, t iS'A ' Tuscorora, V Brig Soph. Green, Two Gun Boats, ' 1807. ' Ship Francis, ' SUip Roh't. Hall, ' Brig Rufus Putnam, Brig Collotta, ' 1808. Schr Bell,' 1809. ' Sclir Adveniure, ' 1812.

Schr Maria,

on every good citizen. Then why not, as

we love our principles as we value our pri

vileges of advocating them, determine at once wa3 setti on,to Richmond to procure the as

to organize iu every township in the State, sistance of . Mr. Ritchie to help bolster up in oruVrtnavour whole vote may be given ihe new administration" was successful in his

ai uie vugiisi eicciiou. i ins is our aury,

tions, which were unanimously adopted:

Resolved. That - we deem it expedient a Convention shall Le held at Tcrrc-Haule, on the 22ud day ot May next, " for tho pur- " poso of devising some plan of applying the grant of lauds made by Congress to the State of Indiana. for tho completion of the Ens and Ohio Canal. . " "'' : '" . iResolvcd That Willar J Carpenter, Chas. I. Battell, Cul. Jas. Lane, )Vm. Newton,"Jas. T. Walker, and Dr. W. II. Stockwell, be appointed Delegates to represent the County

of Vanderburgh in sail Convention, with "power to fill vacancies in said, body.- . . . Ilesohed That " we cordially invite our sister counties, and especially those along the line of the canal to unite with us in this measure and appoint Delegates to said Convention, so that some plan for applying the bounty of Congress may be matured prior lo the next session of the Legislature. 8 Readied That the Evansville, Washingion, VinceniieSj.Terie-IIauteIjalayettejand all other pupers aloug the lino- of-said canal bo reqiiesieJ to publish these proceedings. And then, after a few remarks from the

'gentlemen present, the meeting adjuurriedJ

GEO.. B. WALKER, Chr'u Wx II. Chandler, Sec'yJ " .. .

mission, and we should not now be astonish-

oh a survev of the Senatorial and RenrPn. eti ' tfrown received his three thousand dol-

J . 1 -

Mr. Laker oflorred the luliowin rcsoU:-' even with crrt;;ia defkit befure us htif. ii ii-

7 Ships:' 11 Brigs; G Schooners; 2 Gun

' Boats.

, There'were then no facilities for towing

vessels to the ocean, and no canal to enable

hem to pss the falls. Two of the ships

nilt in 1803 were injured in passing the

falls, and at about the same time one had to

ay by several months before she could pass

them, on account of low water. These facis

very much disher.rtened those engaged in the eu!erprise,and finally lhe embargo preceding

he war, put an end to- it. The barque

M cskingum -250 tons burden is the firsi

fruit of the resumed enterprise which we trust may be prosecuted with success."

TENNEfSEK Mil Polk's Account Cur

rent. The account with Tennessee, as

rendered, stood, in n late letter, in the books

of Mr. Polk, summed up as follows:

For himself and family, for four

yea.s, ....... . S133,0CO

For other offices in Tennessee, do ..110,000

tatise districts of the State, we confidently lars per annum. .Indiana did more than

assert, that it is is the power of. the Tennessee to place J.K.Polk in the his seat, WniGS TO' HAVE A MAJOIUTV ON JOINT JtAL- , ' , , .1. ,,' , j lot in the next- Legislature! 'We are and we b,uhould not be wholly slighted, not mistaken in this assertion the vote at wmle lnc ollier is receiving the cream of the

the Presidential election establishes the fact appointments. ' We therefore say to Brown, and wo would by no means deceive our slick, to the President. The Patriot says:

menus.-. i e repeal aim wisn it impressed rp t , . n- L j tupon the minds of our readers-that if the ' Mr.-Tuos. Ritchie, of the R.chmond Ln Whigs but carry every Senatorial am! Rep- quirer, has airived, and created quite a sen

resentativo district which voted fiirMr. Clay sation. . It is presumed that he comes more

in November last the next Legislature ,osee afier the fortunes of his friend Steven

hot not doiibif.iL if thi h rl,,nP - 1 on than to decide which paper snail be the

Need we urge the good which will result orSan- Mr- atevenson must have tho mis

to the country from having a Whig majority siou to London, or the State or Treasury De in the next Legislature? It is known and partrneut) 0r Le, will continue to be dissatis

icu uj au. mm iiui uucs uui WISH IU lUilCU . r j i i t the revolutionists fcomnosinr a maioritv of 5eland U"TP"sed, ' to say the least!

the Senate of last winter that an outrage irillis case," what will Mr. Ritchie do? And

defiance of the law, cannot go unavenged in who would be the great "democratic" coun

a yovernmem wuose oniy nope 01 exisience rseilo, out of the Cabinet, unou whom, as he

la nriAn tlut; mini...,. ,.r U .... , ' "i

macy of its laws? Who that does not wish V? 8"e OUI ne wouta have Mr

a fair and just apportionment of Senators and V" re7 ,or auvice: it tne report that Mr

vjUiij. 1 tie Locoioco otuce seekers, like the Arkansas btck-legs, are cute chaps

when they cant find a Whig to, skin they

rskiii one another." A letter from 'Washington says, the office-setker3 nave played their cards skillfully.' They hav3 represented that Mr. Polk would make but few removals

ouu iu4i mose who stayeu nere urging their

claims would bo overlooked...' Ja this way they frightened the gbeen ones home. The

- knowing ones remain to devide the spoils. .

Washington Barrow has'entered upon the discharge cfhi3 duties as editon of ihe Nashville Whig. His opening address to the public is sound, eloquent, and powerful.' He will makehlir.selfi'elt at the approachiug campaign . 1 1 Ttuaesaee. "

Keoresentalives for tho next five vpnrs? Buchanan is alreadv mifTpil anil mi'l roat.Tn

riiese objects are within the power of the be correct, iMr. Stevenson may y-t teceWe Whigs to accomplish, if they are butunited n ' , , ' , ' , . . , . , ; r . 1 1 . . . . : .t. , . . one of the only two places iu the Cabinet he

it uicv uuc scoui iroiiunem local veaions-i -

ies and mere peisonal feelings in tho- selec- wouId accept. Mr. Walker may yet be Sec tion of their candidates and give them, at retary of Stale." From the tone of last even . 1. 1 i 1 e 1 1 .1 .1 : : . . y

u.e pons, me ruu sirengtn ot ttio, party ing Giobe it is evident that he is standing

crcod an io s Af)m;. hwDDr mS UP oa Ui "ul 01 lDe Aam.nistration

clouds do overshadow our prospect, porten- uncut comes to settle the orga

tous, in the view of some, of certain defeat business, let me advise him to get MlBlaib what Whig who that loves his country sent on a full foreign mission; then the Giobe

woum noi rainer oe asain aeieateu contena- - . , . , . . , : r ,, r ? , , - .r - can go into otner hands and be entire y ac mg manfully lorthe right, tnan so craven 1 , spirited as to yield without an effort; Let ccptable to the "united democracy."' That i

us say to those who have misgivings as to the the way to do it.

resun, courage ana neart irienas-recollect

that

"Tbt gloomiest dy bat!i glea;ii ot light."

A TRUE STORY of things at Washing

fol

:; We dose this brief appeal by exhoiting the ton nd elsewhere, may be found in the Whigs, olJ; and youug, to quiet, steady, and lowing: t.. . . ,

untiring exej-iion, and we shall have the . bere is a silence and a sadness

piouu sjusidcuou 01 annouacuig tnat Indiana is again opposed to progressive radicalism in

C3r It is sow sai j that Amos Kendall wli! recsfT-3 no appointment from the President. Kendall says he wants uy tflice.' ;

every saape it may assume.

- (& About sixty members of the last Congress are applicants foroffices within the gifi of the President.- This accounts for trie large Texas vote after Mr. Polk'a arriv U at

Washington.

"There's a time for all things," said a crusty -old fellow to hi3 wife. "I'll believe that,v said his wife jn a sharp vinegar voice, "when you pay for your newspaper."' : That's rigtjf, hit Lirn agsin old woman.

Amoii2 the otfice-lxilders now

Some have strange eyes that look like mad

. . ness And some talk of kicking up a row,

. fVr-We neglected last week fi call

attention to thw advertisements cf Mr. Wh

M. Woolsey. We understand that his stock

of drug?, medicines, &,c., is quite extensive

and selected with an eye; to. this market.

Mr. Woolsey is the agent for most of the patent

medicinej that have found favor with th

public! " - ; : '

Torfge. Builder 110 S3. Devol. 230 J. Devol. ! ; 123 J. Devol. 100 S. Crispen. 75 G. Shreve, 150 J. Whimey. ' 150 D. Schaliinger. 75 J. WhitneTr75 J. Whitney. 150 J. Barker. ' 230 J. Whitney. ' 150 Devol & Mc) Farland. 1C0 J. Whitney. 300 J. Whitney. 320 W. McGrath. 320 W. McGrath.' 100 A. Miller. ". 75 J. Barker. 350.J."VVhiincy. -300 J, Whitney. -300 W. McG.ath. 140 W; McGrath. 100 J. Whitney. 60 J. Whitney.

75 J. Whitney.

The following from a Washington letter writ-

is a pretty good story. -

I must tell you a little amusing story about the present of a "horse" to President

Polk, and by him poliiely rejected, which yoii

may have seen alluUed to in some of the newspapers. . It appears that "Tom Lloyd,1' as the Sur

veyor of you good Port of Btltimore, is properly called for he is a jovial," good-natuied

son of the Emerald Isle, who has honorably

risen in the world from a dealer in oysters

n W'asington, to the Surveyorship of the port

of Baltimore took it into his patriotic and

disinterested . head that the new Presideni

would be pleased to be presented with a fine

and valuable ' horse. And -"Tom Lloyd'

sworn Irish fiiend, -"Pat Miguire," of this

city, thought so" too, Tom being wealthy

but "no orator like Brutus," consented to

"do" the horse, if Pat, who has an abomina

ble gift of lhe gab, would "do" .the speechifying on the occasion. This was just into

Maguire's haud it was. . So the horse, .Tom, and Pat repaired to the White House ih

"present" was made, and so was Pat's speech !

By the way, persons are arriving here," ai most dailk, relative to the offices in Baltimore, both from the ins and the outs. There will be changes before long

But the'present' wotldn't stay made! Pres

ident Polk, kindly appreciating the generous

and disinterested motives of his Irish friends, politely sent the horse back, with the infor

mation that he had adopted a rule not to a'c-i

cept "presents of, or applicants for, 1 lie public offices. So Tom's horse ware tejected, "nd the inlerence of the wicked ones is that Tom will be rejected also! Others ihere are who want his place. . .

A CURIOUS HEAD DRESS. The -

senior editor of the Savannah Republican is

now travelling in Syria and Palestineand has

contributed a series of very interesting let--.

ters for his paper. In a letter giving an 'ac

count of the Druses, he describes "the head

dresses which are worn by the married wo

men of that race: . . . But I have not named the most carious article .of . their or of any other known costume. This is ihe horn, which is only worn by married women. It is of . silver, or even of gold, if worn by some of -the Princesses, t.r perchance of tin, or some other filagre work washed with silver, according to. the ability of the wearer. -, It is shaped somewhat like a horn of plenty, exreps thai it is straight. It has one large trumpet slmped end,' which fiis on the head to winch il is confined by scales

or 'straps passing under lhe chin, and by weights which fall behind the head to counterbalance lhe weight of it, for it is worn with " a ptojection forward, somewhat like lhe horn of a unicorn, though not so near a horizontal as we are accustomed lo see in ihe drawings - of those fabulous anim ils. Ttie length of the hoi n varies from fourteen inches io three feet, according ta the taste and wealth of the possessor. Musi of those which I saw were

aboui two. feet long, and the upper or small

end was some two inches in diameter. A veil of some kind is suspended from the horn,

which screens the face somewhat and .then falls behind over the shoulder. This most

singular ornament, if it can be so called, - is

pot on when a woman is married, and is never taken on afterwards, except at the toilet.

As incredible as it may appear, they actually

sleep in them, and perhaps no tortury could

be qeviseo more exquisite according to. our notions than to be doomed to be confined to

one of these appendages. When first worn

it is said to cause head-acjie, but habit soon renders it tolerable. - Oue woman promised me that if I would bring her a horn of . solid "

gold as long as her arm, she would wear it.

Add an item which was forgotten

at'lhe moment, . appropriation by Congress to be spent ' at Memphis, - ' "

Mr. Fickett, of Tennessee, now

proposed for consul af Il ivre, in the place of Mr. Beasley, for four years, at $7,000 per annum, ' '

Andrew Jackson Smith, of Ten- -

nessee, proposed as Consul to, Havana, for four years, at SI 0,000,

Mr. Caigill, of Tennessee, consul

to Trieste, amount not known,

Dr. Sparks, of Tenuessee, con-'

sul to Naples,: amount not . known : '''

213,000

200,000

.28,000

40,000

. . AN EXTINCT VOLCANO. ,

- A writer in the Cincinnati Alias furnisher

some interesting paiticulars of the vast ex tent of our Northern Lakes. There is a gieal cuiiosity. (he says) about thirty miles fiom Kingston, near tie outlei

ot the bay ot yumte, in Canada. tie visit

ed it a few years ago in company with Pn

fessor Lyell, of London, who pronounced it

one of the greatest curiosities ot the krud ht

ever saw. It is what is called in Scotland

"a 1 am," or mountain lake. It is situated

upon a conical hill, about three hundred and

fifty feet high. It is. circular, about half a

mile iu diameter, arid Occupies nearly the

whole surface of the hill.

The lake, is consequently entirely wilhou

inlet; yet a small stream constantly escapes

from one edge of it down ihe side ot the hill,

turning the wheels cf a fluuring mill, which has been erected near the summit. The

level of the water in the lake is supposed lo

be about three hundred and 'fifty feet above that of the bay below. As there are no high lands within fifty or sixty miles, or perhaps a

greater distance, the curious question arises.

whence comes the supply for the mountain

lake? "V :' "

Professor Lyell supposes it to occupy the

crater of an extinct volcano, and to ' receive

its waters through the hidden siphons, from

a great distance, but did not coincide with

the popular belief in ihe neighborhood tha

the fountain-head was Lake Erie, - althoug

it is supposed that, they occopy the same

level. ; ' - ' '

.' V ; : " ; : 511,000

Only a little over a half million for Ten

nessee to begin' with; to say nothing of the

gross violation of the Constitution, and the

resolutions of ninefy-eight, by virtue of which

these- offices belong to Virginia.

,VA GREAT ENTERPRISE. .

The subject of a Ship Canal' across the

American Isthmus has been again revived, by

Senor Gary from Mexico, who is now in Eng

land, soliciting the aid of English capital and enterprise. v Routs of short distance' from the Pacific to the Atlantic have heretofore

been examined, but unuealthtness or some

other obstacle has been presented. : . V

"The route therefore of Tehuantepec(l30

miles) is that adopted by M: Gary the sur

veys have been accurately and carefully made

the "entire practicability of .lhe uudertak

ing, at a reasonable cost, not in any event

to exceed seventeen millions of dollars! h'is

been demonstrated, and an appeal is now

made to the capitalists of England to 'com

plete it. ... , , , .... , , .. .,. ..

Massachusetts U. S.. Senatoh. The

Hon. John Davis has been chosen Senator

in Congress for two years from the 4th o

March last, to fill the vacancy occasioned by

the death of the Hon. I. C. Bates. Iu the

Senate Mr. Davi3 received 25 out of 30 votes given la the House 149 out of 200

given. r This restores the representation in

the Senate from Massachusetts ai it was un

der the administiations ot Geneial Jackson and Mr. Van BLrren Daniei. Webster and

JohnDavij.

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: HEIFERS VS. MISS.

Willis, of the Mirror, notices in a lauda

tory manner Godey's Ladies Book, and a

mong other things mentions the fact that ten

of the contributors of the number be fore him

are "Misses. He concludes hi3 remarks

with the following digression:. AihI, apropos, GoJey! H'h it a vile wod

1 "Mi3s".is to express the sweetest thing iu na-

ime s -Vby should the charming word heijer be degraded, to the use of kine? We sy "degraded" for it once served ladies as a synonym for the proudest ot virgin sweethearts. Ben Johnson, in his play of theSilent Woman? thus writes a speech of his hero: :. : t " - . . "Bui heare .me, fare lady, I do also lore her whom I shall thoose for .my heifer, to be the the first and principle in all fashions." The derivation of the word heifer is so complimentary ! It. comes from two AngloSaxon words which signify "to step superbly," as a, young creature who has borne ho burthens? IVith this explanation we ,trusi our friend Godey will no longer hesitate to advertise his fair contributors as the brightest

lights of- heiferdom disusing henceforth,

frMitmr tltA itian irqniiif oiitliol a f" Ifiuaiia

, A serious blow .at American Shipping.

The Courier des Etatas Unis, quoiing pioba-

bly from' some Paiis Journal, says that the

schedule for the appioaching adjudication of

Tobacco to be imported from the U. States

into France, will contain h clause requiring,

bur with certain restrictions, that all the :o-

bacco'shall be impr;ed in French vessels,

the Courier adds that the duty on American

tobacco, imported into any of the French col bhtal possessions, is to bo increased.

. BRITISH FREE TRADE. : The enemies of tho Whig Tarifl of 1842,

which ispiying of our debt and filliug the

coders of the national treasury, are exulting

greatly because, they say, tho British are about abaudoning protection. , This is incor

rect.. The proposition of Sir Robert Peel is

intended and calculated to protect British

manufacturers, as nino tenths of the .articles

u the piopose.l free list aie such as are used

in manufacturing aud cannot be produced in England. ' The reason why it Is psoposed to abolish the duty on cotton is, that whilst it

exists, the American mai.ufacturer.of coarse cottou can undersell theBritish mauufictiH-

er in China and oilier foreign markets. Take it off, and they compete with is in those" markets. We hear nothing about opening the ports for thetiee introduction of ourgreal staples ot flour, beef, and pork. ' . The London corte?pondent of the N. Y. Evening Post, a locofoco paper, speaking ahout this new move, says: "; "Sir R. Peel has taken another important siep in bis reveuue policy,' in obedience to the 'pressure from wiihour. Revenue must be raised, but the safely of the kingdom depends upou his not taxing the poor any mote. His income tax is mean!, therefore to reach the rich, and relieve the ma3se3. It certainly benefits the manufacturer, for under Vt Sir Robert is modifying the tariff, which redounds to their advantage. The removal duty from cotion-wool will bo agreeable to the United States; but it is' done in cornpliiicewith ihe urgent demmdsof the manufactureis here, ana" not with any view, of

course, to benefit you. English policy is not ,-- tl i . IITL..L

so very oisuiieresieuiy Deuevoieni. wneiner the laboring, half-starved poor of England will gain at all by these alterations iu the tariff policy remains to be seen, buf certain it is, taey will make the tich richer."

v The Richest Man in America. John

Jacob Astor.of New York is said to be worth

at piesent, $25,000,000, and it is yearly in

creasing at the rale of about 4 perce jt,nett. Last year, the city tax upon his real estat

alone, including near 1,600 building lots.

nearly nil covered with houses, was over.

31,003. It was. paid in three instalments

sch of about equal amount?. J

Something ' Pbetts;. The New Haven - '. - ' r .

Courier siysi, - 1

A man of wit being asked what pleasure

he could find in the company of a pretty wo-f

man, who was -a ' loquacious simpleton? re

plied, "I love to see her talk! T 1 his recalls loourmuid a fict, which happened in one

of our public schools, nut long ago. A boy

ilwui seven years of age. was called up and

flogged by the teacher, for squeezing" a little

giil a hand.' Afier the' punishment was m-

flicied he was asked why be did il. He re

plied, "It looked so pretty 1 could not help

Did uoi tiie teacher deserve

for punishing the boy?

flogging

Sispexsion AafEDucT. They are buHd-

ing a wire suspension .aqueduct across the

Alleghany, that will reflect great creuit upon

Pjitsburgh mechanics. . It is expected to bo completed bv the first of ApriL , The sus-

pension lopes will consist ot seven strands

ol wire, su.-penueu acioas strong stone low

ers upon ihe pic:s, and forming an inverted aich, each auand three inches in diameter, the roprs will then be wrapped in annealed wiie, varnislied, and lhe whole will be painted. The truuk will consist of solid lattice; woik, orsirong beams placed in . this form, contiguous -ind c;ipable of suppiriing them

selves without ihe ropes. A wueel traverses

the distance across ihe river upon ropes,and unbinds ihe wire from the reels as it goess ihe splices and the w'ue ae made by placing the t woends togeiher and winding them with fine annealed wire. Cin. Atlas. ' '

"Uxder wnica KiKor' If Texas wan ' uexed, have we not two Presidents? Polk i andjtmes So tnucli belter the change, ( then, for office seekers. Those who' fail in their applications of. favor at Mr. Polk'a j hands, can "follow in the footsteps of ilJus- j trious p edecessors" to Texas. These pre- ' decessors, will, however have the best chance I with" Mr. Jones,' for they some- lime since were compelled to makeTexas their home, to avoid receiving tho honors of some of oav

Statt-Inftilutions.-Harietta Intelligencer.