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4KWS OF iTKE W!25:K.
THE DEAD OF 1S."G. Since the opening of the prercnt yejr. our country has lost the follow in? from her loi'g roll of illustrious c itizens: Feb. G, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Gen. Ed ward King, an eminent Member of the Legislature of that Slate, and Speaker; March tY. at the storming of Bexar in Texas, Col. David Crockett, bug a noted a nd eccentric Member of Congress; March
22. at Chester N. H'John Bell, Member of
rw.rrrneq from and subsermentlv Governor of
that State; March 7, at New Haven, Ccnn. William Bristol, U. 3. District Judge since 1820; April 21, in Lincoln Co. N. C, H. G. Burton, late Gov. cf that state, formerly M- C; March Is), in this city, S. A. Ta'.cott. formerly Alt'yGen.of the State of N. York; Jan. 7, "at Phihdelphia, Robert Vaux, a dis-
i intrnishod nhilanlhronist of t!ie Society of
Friends; Jan. 23. at Philadelphia, Robert Wain, an eminent merchant, formerly M. C; May 23, at Redhook, N. Y. Edward Livingston a celebrated Jurist and statesman successively Member of Congress from this city. District'Atlorney, Major, Representative and Senator from Louisiana, Secretary ef SUtc, and embassador Plenipotentiary to France. At Philadelphia, May I, Richard J. Manning, M. C.J from South Carolina, and er.ee Governor of that State. April 21, at Philadelphia, William Rawlc, n distinguished I awyer and commentator on the Constitution. At Monlpelicr, Va. June 28, James Madison, fourth President of the United States, (from 1300 to 1817.) He distinguished himself in the early stages cf cur Revolutionary conieet in the General Assembly of Virginia, passing thence to the Calinenlal Congress, in which he remained till 1784. He was the last survivor of the ft amers of our Federal Constitution, and took a leading part in the Convention in favor of its ndoption. He was Secretary of State throughout the whole period of Jefferson' Administration. He Trtis remarkable for a placid and philosophic tcmneramentnnd in private life was universally esteemed and beloved. In Philadelphia, July 17, Rev. William White,!). D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Pennsylvania, nnd for many rears senior and presiding Bishop of that Church in the United State?. July 0, at Greenland, N. 11. John F. Parrct, U. S. Senator from 1810 to 1S25. Jt:!y 0, at Little Rock, Arkansas, David Dickson, Member of the present Congress from Mississippi: in Georgia, Oct. 1, Gen. John Ccffeo, Member of the present Congress from that State; Oct. 10, at Elkon,Md. Robert II. Goldsborough, United States Senator. Dec. I, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Geo. L. Kinr..:rd,',M. C. from Indiana; his death was caused by injuries received from the bursting of the boiler of steamboat in which he was traveling toward Washington. On Staten Island, near this city, in Oct. Aaron Uckr, formerly Vice President of the United States. Dec. 3, in this city, Jacob Morton, Major Genera! of hie State Artillery, prcbably tiie oldest military oiliccr in the country. JVew Yorker Dec. 13, 1S3G.
jorify ask rone The former are animated bv their success in revolutionizing the Sen
ate; the latter profess a confident hope of
obtaining the assendency in the next House. "Shoulder arms and look on,' is the advice
of the Express letter-writer to the Whigs of
the Union; hut there is no carrying of arms on the shoulder at the Metropolis; there they are already crossed in deadly conflict. The political campaign lias enmmenced even earlier than at any former session in our remembrance. We allude not to the clashing of opinions and of sectional interests upon the ordinary topics of debate and legislations, or the management of the
public lands. We refer to demonstrations of
a thorough partisan character the resuscitation by Mr. Benton of the Expunging Resolution; the movement by Mr. Ewing for a revocation of the Treasury Specie Order; and the resolution by Mr. Wise looking to a searching investigation of the Executive Departments. All these, be it remembered, had been offered, and two of them seriously debated, before the close of the second week of the session; although nei'her House usually applies itself to busines before the opening of the lifth or sixth. .V. Yorker. Treasury Department, Jan. 3,"IS37. Sir: I seize the earliest occasion to inform Congress of the measures adopted by Hits Department since the first instant, in compliance with the 13th section of the
act regul.cting '-the deposiles ot the pub-
reguuting
lie monev."
DEVELOPMENTS AT WASHINGTON. TllOSC who have looked forward to the termination of the recent Presidential contest as the commencement of a new era of universal harmony and concord, such as signalized the Administration of James Monroe, are destined to a sad disappointment. There is no Iranquilizalion, no truce not even a cessation of hostilities. The contest between the par
ties involved the fate of important measures'
and principles1, over which the issue ol the Presidential campaign had no controlling influence; and these must still remain the themes of ardent discussion and of heated
political strife. Besides the rival parties dif-l
tor widely with respect to the issue ol the late contest. The victors are fully aware of the extent and magnitude of their triumph; the vanquished do not consider themselves fairly beaten certainly not dis comlited. They stoutly maintain that the positive strength of Hie country is with them that a majority of the qualified voters arc opposed to Mr. Van Huron's election; and that he obtained the votes of Connecticut. Khode-Ll uid, P ennsvl vania, North-Carolina and the South-Western States simply because it was so confidently reiterated and widely believed that he twi.-l be elected opposition to his pretentions being thus paralizul by a conviction of its utter futility. They now contend that the election having demonstrated that at least half the freemen of the Union are opposed to Mr. Van Huron, the opposition of the favorite measures
will be strong enough to ensure their modi
The balance in tha Treasury on that day, which was subject to be appointed among the different States, has, on the principles of the act, as construed by the Attorney General, and explained in my last annual report, been ascertained to be '37,10(3, 850 'j7. The division of this mm, in detail, among
the several States, may be seen in the document annexed, (A) and, including Michigan,
equals .s!2, 415 10 to each electoral vote
l:i consequence of the proccdings of the last convention in Michigan, and the views
expressed concerning them by the President of the U. States, in his recent message com
municating those proseedings to Congress,
together with the provisions of the bill now
pending in one House on this question, the
department has supposed her situation so far
a changed since November as to justify the hs
signnient to her of a share of the public de
posit's, subject, however, entirely to the fu ture decision of Congress upon this step.
The payment of the share assigned to
Michigan will, therefore, be postponed till some expression of opinion shall be given
by Congress, which may either sanction its
being made to her in the same manner as to the other States, or require its division among the other states in addition to the sums
which have alieady been appointed to them
Twtlvcof (he Slates have communicated
their acceptance of the act, and accordingly transfers, equal in amount to the fiist quarterly deposile required under the law, ara now issuing in favor of their receptive agents. Which is respectfully submitted. LEVI WOODBERRY. Sec'ry. of the Treasury.
.Ipportionmcnls among the several Stalls of the
public money remaining in the J'reasury on the 1st oc January s 1837, excepting Jive
millions of dollars.
Amount to be de
posited curing the
voles. year lts.w
$1,274,151 02
80J.Uo 71
1,781,231 13
500,780 41 802,115 71 1,010,500 81
5,352,001 20
1,010,500 81
3,823,352 00
382,33 o 31
1,274,151 02
2.031,237 31 1,011.070 53 1,101,800 12 1,101.800 12 802,115 71 500,780 41 037,225 51 500.780 41 1.011,070 53 1,011,070 53 2.147,005 02 1,147,005 02 037,225 51 382.335 31 no.) oo - oi
Frm the Boston Atlas. Uu- actual majority in that State, when the MR. vax bcrex a MINORITY PRESIDENT.) Whig strength is fairly brought out, is 0,470. We stated some time since, that Mr. Van j Taking then the real from the apparent Van Buren would come into power, as a Minority i Buren majority of the above table, and we
President and that, deprived of the vast; have the following result
The Van Buren vo'e is less in Maine; do. Now Hampshire,
0,018
02
popular strength which Itas given Genera
Jackson such eminent ahililv for mischie f, he would be compelled to sustain Ins administration by a watchful deference to the .opinions of Congress, and rome slight regard to
the views and wishes of the Opposition. The By subtracting this from the apparent ma-
Jackson presses immcdiatalj charged us with j jeniy in New England, and we find that
the assertion ot falsehood, and some ot tnem went so far as to sav not only that Mr. Van
Buren would have a majority of Ike populai
there is an actual Whig majority of 1,214
votes. J iiis is a perfectly fair view ot the question and every man of intelligent hon-
volcs but that his majority would be as large jesty will admit it to be so. Our assumptions as that of General Jackson. We have now wiih regard to both these States are bassed before us the official returns frem all the upon the average votes of the two parlies States, no one can examine them intelligent-! since the question of Van Burenism or .No ly w ithout eomingj.0 the inevitable conclusion J Van Burenism has baen agitated. not only that Mr. Van Buren hits noj So in regard to New York. In IS34 the strength with the People but that a consid-j Whigs brought cut their full strength in that erable majority of the votes of the Union j State. Then the Van Buren majority in are, at this moment, opposed to h:s elevation. that Slate; when both parties are fully rep We w ill premise w ith a reference to the j resented at the Polls. At (!; Presidential popular vote by which General Jackson was 'election, there wes a great falling off in the twice elevated to the Presidency. The ag-j votes of both parties the whole Van Luren gregate popular vote in the election of 1828 'vote being less than the Whig vole for Gov-
027,2CO 507,020 110,301 707,217 583.2SI 123030
States. No- EIct Maine 10 New Hampshire 7 Massachusetts 1 1
Rhode Island Vermont Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsy iva:iia Delaware
Mary land Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Lousisiana Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Ohio
4 7 8 12 8 30 3 10 23 15 11 11 7 4
Indiana Illinois Arkansas Michigan
4 15 15 21 0
3 3
$37, 100,850 07
The f. IIowing?iMrrrn6ty curious sentence is frequently used in schools to correct stam-
was m follows:
Jackson, Adams, Jackson's majority in 18 28, la the election cf 1832, Jackson, Clay and Wirt, Jackson's majority,
Here is nn indication of something like popular strength. On both i lections Jackson received a majority of above 110,000 votes. In this estimate the vote cf South
Carolina is entirely omitted. On the second ' Acf.i; 1 Van Curen major;.' y in Cor.
election it might reduce the auove aggro-
gate some seven thousand votes but enough
ernor in 1831 and the apparent Van Buret
majority being 28.272. The March vote of 1835 we assume as the true test of the Van
Buren strength in New York and difference
between this and the Van Buren vote of 1830, must be taken from the apparent Van Buren majority in the Central States, to give us the actual position of parties in that section of the country.
Apparent V. E. majority in 'the Central
Less by the difference of Vote 1S31 Iz 1S3G 15,350
trai States, 15.30
The vcte of the Western States is h fair
remains to prove that Generel Jackson wa tost of the party strength in that sfiCuon
emphatically the man of the Peeple s choice j and rcquirts no explanation or conimei.t. in I Chaffee, of the hip Emperor, arrived at
and that he might appeal to his vast popu-; tue oouinein otates we stiau say noiiung ci , c w Oi
From the Jctc York Cour. mid Enq. of Jan. 2d. D It II A I) FPL SHIPWRECK. Ckf.w st;i;:sriNr. on human flesh. We have to record another shipwreck to-day. and one of a peculiarly painful character. It is of the brig Gambia, Captain French, w hich left New York on the IGth of last month,
with a cargo of staves and tobacco, bound to Lisbon. On the night of the third day out, while lying to, ina heavy gale under a close ed main topsail in the gulf stream, she was struck by a sudden squall, accompanied by a trcmenduoussea, w hit h knocked her on her beam ends. So unexpected w as this, that the captain, John Dean the supercargo, & Mr. Jordan the 1st mate, w ho were in the cabin at the time,were unable to reachthe gangway perished be low : 3 sailors were in the forecastle v. hen the brig w as capsized, but they managed to scramble out, and together with four others whose w atch it had bee n on deck, secured themselves to the windlass bits, and the staunchirons around the bowsprit, and the only part of the hull reu ainirg aboc water, and in that situation four cf them were expored three days and nights, the sea breaking c entinually over them, and with nothing to subsist on, but a few raw potatoes. The other three, being the cock, Andrew Patterson a sailor, and a Portuguese lad, died at dfferent period raving mad. Such was the intense hunger of the survivors at last, that the body of the latter was cut i.p and eaton to support their exhausted frame?. In this condition they were discovered during (he night of the22d by the crew of the ship New England, and taken clfand carried into Boston. The name, of those that remained alive are Joshua Couillnrd 2d mate. Samuel Preston, Andrew Smith and A. Smith seamen. The Gambia sailed from Bucksport, i.vd was ow ned jointly by Captain French and the supercargo Mr. Dean. The cargo was insuned fuliy in New Ycrk.
L i i:n I T.OM Sr. Jago m: Ci ba. dipt.
recent election: States. Veil Duron. Maine, - - - 22,000 New Hampshire, 18,722 Rhode Island, - 2,00G Massachusetts, - 33542 Vermont, - 11,030 Connecticut, 1,400
New England,
. 111.578 105,200
Van Buren's :naj. New York, -New Jersey, -lVnii hania, Maryland, - -Delaware,- -
0,378 1G3.S15 25847 01,475 22,! 07 4,152
Central States, 310,450 282,032
27,821 . Buren. 90,238 33,025 20,120 32.478 10,000 17,275
Yen Buren's maj. Western States. Ouio, - Kentucky, - Tennessee, Indiana, Muicuri,- - Illinois, - -
Whvr 15,230 0,228 2,711 41.2h7 20,000 18.745 105,200 U 1,578 210,778 138,543 20.302 87,111 25,852 4,731 282,032 310,450 403,088 Whig. 104,058 30,087 35,002 41,281 7,700 1 1,202
leans, from St. Jago e'e Cuba, states,
tran-and
anv Donu-
Our friends lost North Caielkm i b.rovrifpment nrodnrrd bv tbo st;ito cf atU
Parity in support of any measure w hich ne! the vote of North Carolina though Hie re-! tlmt when Le left that j lace, the public might see tit to fasten upon the country. suit of the Gubernatorial election furnishes, quliity reu a'med j ci feet! y undisturbed; We will now cive lha official returns ct the! we doubt not, true index to the sentiments of i';,at there were no indications of any t
the State
through supineness. cr over confidence. The popular majority in south Carolina against Mr. Van Buren we assume at only twenty five thousand vote?. As the vote of the Legislature was unanimous against him, we might fail ly pet dow n the entire popular vote of the Slate for the opposition. There is r:o suc h thing as Van Burenism know n in
j&odlh Carolina. The number of votes cast
by her citizens in the election of the Legislature in 1832, was about 30,000. Both parlies all the voters in the States Unior.men and Nuiliiiers are opposed to Mr. Van Buren but we set down the majority of the
i State at only 20,000. Every one must allow-
that in tiie circumstances of the case, this is a liberal estimate for Mr. Van Buren. We believe that on the best data extent (jr estimating the relative strength of parties, iu different set lions of the country, tha result
would be as follows
majority in New Eng-1,214
the Wet, the South,
210.030 210,880
Whig maj. in the western states, 21,814
Nouthern elates
Virginia,
North Cnrolina, Louisiana, - -Georgia,- - Alabama, - -Mississippi. - -Arkansas, South Carolina,
Van Buren
30,2(51 21,878 3,053 22,014
2,000 majority 300 do
2,400
Anli Van Buren
land,
Do do Do do
do do
21.814 12,802
Total, V. B. maj. in Middle States,
38.050 12.414
Anti V. B. maj. in the Union, 20,500 We may learn from this statement the relative popularity of General Jackson and
WLif. iU1 Buren the general with a popular via-
23.308 jority ot 1 10.000 votes and Van Buren in a 21,218 'minority of 3,500 Votes, on the most favorable 3,385 calculation that can be possibly made for him! 2 1,780 It ia evident th;it no true estimate can be
made of this election without considering the popular vote of Soulh Carolina and to this
1,23S we can only approximate. As Mr. Van Bumaj. 25,000;ren has no p.irty in that State, it would be
pernaps most proper to sec uow n us enure
airs in the parent country. i he report that Governor Tacon had sent two vessels to St. Jago for the purpose of guarding against the consequences of the alleged revolutionary movements of the governor was without foundation, no vessel with warlike intentions had arrived during tlicttny of dipt. Chaffee. A. Y. Courier.
80,100 Whig maj. in the Southern States, Van Buren majority hi the Northern and Middle States, Whig majority in the Western and Southern,
34,730
Whirr mai. in the United States
The above calculation requires some little comment w hich will make it undent that the majority against Mr. Van Buren is in reali
ty much greater than is here assumed. In four New England States, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts,
there was a fair trial cf strength, and the re
sult indicates very nearly th precise rela
tive strengtU of the parties. But the votes ol Maine and New Hampshire do not furnish
any such index. There w as not a full exhi-
n-. -i T1!.:..!- i.:-n o n. c I hi win rvi tnr n n s T i ill ciiui-i -
led a sive full of unsifted thistles, and if The- j these Slates. The election went by default.
oobilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, silted ni-Jlanvol the wings, iroma iienng u ..
i '
08,008 ; vote against him but instead of taking 30,-
12,802:000 voles, as we could with the utmost fair
ness, we assume t.ie Opposition majority nt only 25,000. If w e make the just allowances for the votes of Maine, New Hampshire and New York, for the reasons and on the data assumed in the above article, it will be
li.iWl uuuuu3 ""J juc mm uitic is .in iiuii-i.iii
Burtn majority in the Country of more than twenty six thousand votes! Now we defy any one to gainsay the accuracy of these statements and calculations. Every intelligent politician of both parties will perceive their propriety and justice, and
every candid politician will confess their
SiNGiLAu ami 1 )istres:xu Event. Nothing south of Washington was received by last night's Express mail. A slip from the office of tiie Washington Telegraph contains the fol'ov, ing particulars of a singular and distressing o eurrc nee w hi h fcok place at Troy, New Yoik, on the night of the 1st inst. They arc related in a letter to a member of Congrcfs dated, Bait, jlmrr. Thov, Monday Morning, Jan. 2, 1S37. "The low er part of our city 1 as become a modern P.mjrii. Last evening about 7 o'clock, the I. ill nt the low er part of the city slid dow n, covering up hcuscs, barns, cv:c., with mer, women, and chilc'ien in them. It has coveied up every thing half way to the liver, passing ever sixth., fifth, and fourth streets to third street. Never was there greater consternation. The whole city is alive, and on the spot with thousands from ot.'ier placet), diggirg cut the dead. They have found eight dead bodies, and nineteen horse? . Itis impossible to say how many lives arc lost. 1 have just ccme from the spot n:.d 1 saw ll.cm dig cut two lit
tle children. lying in a trundle bed, sleeping tiie sleep of death without a bruise upen them, probably smothered. Where Fourth street was, the earth is at least sixty feet high. There were not many houses near the spot, but what were buried. It is calculated that seven buildings, each occupied by tw o cr three families are destroyed. There was a house upon the hill which Las not been discovered I was sitting in my house, and beared a rumbling noise, like distant t'.iundrr, and went to the door, and saw a light in the South, and a cloud coming over the city, ar -I soon gravel fell like hail. Seen ike bells commenced ringing, and W(Tit to thespct iir'.: -diately. The br'.t, kiln was can icd a 1 i
died
rods, an A wa3 on h. e.
enough to ,c i( horrible ar.d novel see To nd-jf0i,e dreadful sublime, the m came f'nmiag dow n the hill in a torren . is no evident that the earth about h, re vo .canic, or that the w ater comes fro'u t
truth. Mr. Nan Buren not only lacks the j ins cnt f UiTIiC fWamps ........ -, I,.,. ,r ........ I.. ... I f I l-.-r J r
;.., ...ii r .....;riol d.Uils. w!.r.s the sive hone essness of anv exertion, ansenieu i.itm-
i ... ....... ' i - ll. . II . rl l...-...mr.ltl.i
fuation by the next Congress and to i full of sfted thistles that Theophilus 1 histle , selves irom me i on,. ...a .m ..,. -compel the retirement of the new President : the thistle sifter sifted!!! natural result of such a preponderance o the r.t ,iL . i :. . I administration party in those Stales, but we
"V- I lie V AMU ctlUUl II I IIIS 111 M It.' 1111. I ., . .11.1 riM , o i '. ... . . i i" 1 1 ..... . . r iKi.! Liiow it in have Leon actually the case. i lie
Mien is me su Dsistanoe ol t ie nar v mi c- as iA.jin.b uu
tins which reach us from Washington, and it, night of Washington
es. It is notorious that "the idea of a com-1 Icrtc grave; a minoalure likeness of Mrs. f Van Buren majority in that State, as may be
promising or concili
received no counten
In the appointment
it Ulsbands. On the know it to have been actually the case.
"s desolution, when the mojority given to Mr. an Buren in i.iame
his body' bv the above calculation is i.t.ui; me aciu.u
alorv Administration has Washngton was found on his breast, where it ; gathered from the result of lest elections, is enance in high places, i had hung, suspended by n ribbon from his j 0,08.. 1 he majority given above lor A r. of Committees, the ma-1 neck, for more than forty years. Buren in New Hampshire is 1,L,1;
overw helming popularity of General Jackson, but there is a large majority of voters jn the country opposed to him. To all ir. tents and purposes, lie is a minority President
and the majority of the People., in 'jespite of
nun, can exercise their just and legitimate inlluence on public affairs, through their Representatives in Congress. If tho Whig party are but just to their Cause, they will direct
me policy oi the government through n considerable portion of Mr. Van Buren's Administration.
t!.;u
Miss Fortcnes. A lady in Vermont, named Fortune, recently presented her husband with three fine daughters. Miss Fortunes seldom come single.
not tilled up iih earth, is filled with v. ,i .
It is a melancholy day with us. Your-, AcFarewell to Steajt. There seems no limit to tiie enterprising , c ntie faculties of our counti ymen. We learn by the Freehold (N. J.) Inquirer that on the 0;h Dec. and following davs there will take place: at that town
under the direction of an examining committee, a series of experiments with anew propelling power for Rail-road., invented by Mr. U. Emmons of that town, and called the Spring Power Locomotive. The speed is comr tiled at Irom 70 to 100 miles per hour! and that entirely affected by springs,of which thre are 500 in the locomotive. No dangerof ex plosion here. ,V. Y. Star.