Indiana American, Volume 10, Number 30, Brookville, Franklin County, 22 July 1842 — Page 1

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BY C. F. CLAUKSOX.

Trouble in the llformon Camp! FROM THE SA.VGAMO JOfRNAL. ASTOUNDING MORMON DISCLOSURES ! LETTER FROM GENERAL BENNETT. The public will be astounded at the statements made by Gen. Bennett, in the article which follows, from under liis own hand. That in this day of light and intelligence such a man as Joe Smith should be aqle to collect around him a mass of people, and make them Mieve in his shallow and miserable scheme of j imposture, is matter of astonishment now and will be more so in after times. p.vo.. . .,u,,1,ulrI, iaue

the medium through which lien. Bennett's pub- from the President and CWlc nf Vi.l licat on has been sriven to the npnnl. n,oLi,.,.i. "l-. - Vlerk of tl,e Mormon

ground that the political papers of Li. own! part-, (Gen. Bennett belongs to the "democrat-1 ic party,) are at tins time making common cause with Joe Smith, for the purpose of securing his influence in opposition to Gov. Duncan and in favor of Thomas Ford. Gen. Bennett has judged correctly, in a case like this, where the interests of morality and of civil and religious liberty are so deeply concerned, the use of the columns of our widely circulating paper is free to a political opponent. Nacvoo, Ills., June 27, 1812. To the Editor of the Journal: I was in vour city a few days since, for the purpose of taking legal advice in relation to the contemplated Bankruptcy of Joseph Smith, the notori ous Mormon Prophet and swindler, and procurincr thf fnniniiiniK fur the officers of thfvwr

. . . . . . -(iiuvyu, anu on me iym, ueneral JoseDh hne, and the new appointees to brevets in the Smith, the former Vice Mayor, was dulv elect staff, of the Nauvoo Legion, for distribution, ed to fill the vacanc and on' the . prior to the general parade on the 4th of July . General Hyram Smith was elected Vice Mavor next; but had not time to prepare an article in place of General Joseph Smith elected for the press, as I was bound to be in Nauvoo ! Mayor " on the 26th instant But I now write you from Thefollowing vote of thanks was then unanthe Mormon Zion, the city of the Saints, where imlIsiy voted to the Ex-Mayor, General BenIan, threatened with death by the holy Joe and nett, b the Clt collnci! UGneral Uen

ins uanue nana 01 murderers, in case 1 dare make anv disclosures in relation to Ihe rninlurl A . " - 1 of such foul assassins, let my blood be avenged by the friends of God and my country. Re-j member he has threatened me with death, in propria persona, and if I should be immolated to satiate his hellish malice, let his blood atone for it put his ' head in a charger." But I fear him not he is a most consumate blackguard, and dastardlv coward. He is ready at all times

.. pnni in iu.it.imui., ....iuny thanks to General John C. Bennett, forhiscrreat and fnmdthat king of Imposters-the holy 7eal in having good and wholesome laws, and nnmaeulate Joe Smith. I shad, however: adopted for the government of the city and for

e-M'osc him. ana it 1 tan v the ruthless hands,

.i I. nis superiors. Joe smun suuius uiuiuit-d ior murder, treason, burglary, and arson, in M issouri, and he defies the taws and the legally constituted authorities to deliver him over for trial. What a horrible state of society when men fear to execute the laws, especially in relation to the most foul imposter that ever dis graced the earth? If Governor Reynolds, of Missouri, will make another demand for Joe Smith alone, disconnected with any other person (for there are thousands of innocent; un offending, good and holy people among the Mormons, w ho never ought to suffer, and nev er shall by my hands, or through my instrumentality men, women and children who have suffered more than death for the infamous prophet) and if Gov. Carlin will place the writ in my hands, I will deliver him up to justice, or die in the attempt, unless restrained by the constiiu:ed civil authority. Thousands and tens of thousands are ready to obey the call, and enforce the laws, and the holy Joe shall tremble at the sight of gathering hosts. Let the watchword pass with the "celerity of lightning, and let the citizen-soldier be ready. I will lead you on to victory, and lay the rebels low. The constitution and the laws shall triumph, and misrule, violence, and oppression either like a blighted flower. Let not an Executive whom he has villified and abused, as he has Governor Carlin, lwth in the private eircleand in the public congregation, fear or neglect to do his duty in this case, and deliver "p this noted refugee, charged with the blackest crimes known to the laws, who now stalk abroad in our public ways. If Joe is innocent let him be acquitted, but if he is guilty, let his life "atone for it. I regsrd him as a foul and polluted murderer, and on the forthcoming of the Mate writ, Joe shall be delivered up. I Now, remember that if I should be missing Joe Smith, either by himself or his Danite band, will be the murderer. Illmoians, then let my blood be avenged ! They seek my life by day and by night look well to the issue ! lam in the infamous impostor's city; but I fear iim not, neither do I regard his idolatrous god. He believes not in the God of Heaven, and I fear 10 other. 1 now defy him, and all his holy hosts. I "tare him to personal violence. There are eyes 'hat see that he knows not of, and ears to hear ftat he understands not. Now, Governor do your dutv. And citizens of Illinois, be in readiness to sustain your laws. I furnished the State arms to the Nauvoo Le sion on a legal requisition, and on a W-,1 quisition they shall be delivered up. The pubiif arms are in a bad condition and suffering material injury, and they had better be placed me nanos 01 more deserving men, for the State is sustaining a great loss. If the Goverwishes them for other troops, they are at nis service. I derived the command of the auvoo Legion, and as Major General I have ana a'n liable to trial only on an order from e Governor, detailing a general Court Maral of General officers from the other di'us 01 the Mate no brevet officer can af"v me. It is true that I had Joe Smith appointed or tf016? "tenant Geueral, as a mere play ng." knowing that there was no such officer , Btemplated by the Constitution; but. it int Jrs Joe enough, as he does not know gh of military matters to tell the difference l"een r,v. 1 .. j . . . . - V.jnUI. aml a vencraiso, Liieil-

to assassinate a man 01 equal corporeal sirengm 1 dency of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter or to inflict corporeal punishment on a man of (Day Saints, withdraw the hand of fellowship feeble frame; but he fears his e(iials, and dreads, from Gen. John C.Bennett, as a Christian, he

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tenant General i .1 .. w i i.- I,- s as any other raJ to Joe. In his pubhc speeches he says-hear jour Lieutenant General! the commander that ever lived since the day. of Uashuigton-Gen. Scott is a mere nLr compared to mn 1 1 ,. .. . J of the . --. ... . A v V' 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 nil 1 in n . mien males! ami 51011 was souri!!" lormea to avenge blood in Mis- - wvj m - Joe is a great man of the kind-but God will damn the kind r.,r irn a 1 Smith; tere is n ot adt the damnable !;;.., r Y - on't set Joe i t . . . V J uuuu for n 11 t firkv-il .. a uamuame iniquity of this base imposterist. un the 17th of Tr Hsu t an exael o i!' the is "Mnv 17th IS 19 cm 1 . . jam3 Moan: ou will be so good as .CI..iu oenerai Ucnnett to withdraw his name from the Church record, if he desires to do so, and this with the best of feeling towards you and General Bennett. t r JOSFPII SMITH." In accor Jance with the above, 1 have permitted General Bennett to withdraw his membership from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, this 17th day of May, 1842 the best of feelings subsisting between all parties. JAMES SLOAN, General Church Clerk and Recorder." EROM THE (NACVOO) "wasp , OP MAY 21 1812 "On the 17th instant, General John n rto.," I nett. resigned the office nf Mai-ni. r i , .. n.. -L " vl HesnIre,l 1, the r,t n..,n -r mi... .1.:' . .' 1 iiti iiiia pnnnKi v m- . i - . r ...... ..... "initii HIIIICI A Vlllt? fll the faithful discharge of his duty while Mavor 01 i ue same. ' Passed, May 19th, 1842. "JOSEPH SMITH, Mayor "James Sloan, Recorder." FROM THE NAUVOO "TIMES AND SEASONS OF JUNE 15. NOTICE The subscribers, members of the First Presi- . ' having been labored w ith from time to time to persuade him to amend his conduct, apparently to no good ettect. JOSEPH SMITH, HYRAM SMITH, WM. LAW. The following members of the Quorum of the Twelve concur in the above senti ments: Brigham Young, Lyman Wright, John E. Paffe, Heber C. Kimbell, William Smith, John Taylor, George A. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards, We concur in the above sentiments: N. K. WHITNEY, V. KNIGHT, GEORGE MILLER, Bishops of the above mentioned Church Arttttw, A fay 11, 1842. Now it happens that John E. Page was in Pittsburgh, William Smith in Pennsylvania, and Lyman Wright inlTennessee; at the'above date; this is the way the Holy Joe docs business. jn oaiuraay, me 10m ot June, 1 was excommunicated from this holy sect. Now look at the dates, on the 18th of June I was 'ercomtnu nicated, and on the 17th of May previous, I irithdreic from this noble band f of brothers. The irithdrawal of fellowship was dated back, in order to have a Dretext for mv enulsmn and Xo xiestfoy my influence before I could do any injury to the great prophet, and was pre sented to Orson Pratt, one of the twelve, for his signature, some days after I showed him my official withdrawal, and Mr, Pratt refused to sign it. Mr. Pratt is a gentleman of undoubt ed veracitj-, and I am willing to abide his testimony. Call upon him. Mr. Editor w hat think you of these extraordinary papers? What was all this for? I will tell you it was to destroy mv influence, before I should expose Joe's attempt at seduction. Many of his followers will sirear to any thing; that he desires them to do, and think they are doing Goers service even when they know it to be false. And to begin. 2d. Joseph Smith, the great Mormon sedu cer, one who has seduced not only hundreds of single and married females, but more than the great Solomon, attempted to seduce Miss Nancy Rigdon, the eldest single daughter of Sidney Rigdon, to submit to his hellish purpo ses, and become one of his clandestine wives under the new dispensation. Call upon Miss Itigdon, who repulsed him with commendable firmness, and I will abide her testimony call. likewise, upon Gen. George W. Roberson, and Col. . M. Higbee. to state what they know upon this subject Gen. Roberson and Col. Higbee, can tell some astounding facts in relation to this matter. Joe approached Miss Rigdon "m the name of the Lord, and by his authority and permission" as he said. Joe attacked Mr. Rigdon, Gen. Roberson, Col. Higbee and myself, in order to destroy the influ ence of all of us to prevent the exposition of tnis case. But it is all true, and the legal evidence shall be forthcoming. Call upon Miss Martha Brotherton, of Warsaw, and see what she will say as to the base attempt at seduction in her own case. She can tell a tale of woe. that would make humanity shudder. Call upon Miss Mitchell, of this city, one of the most chaste and spotless females in the West, and see what she knows as to the Prophet's secret wives. Hundreds of cases can he in-

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A, von 2' If thc,Danit d ""I murder me, ou shall hear a tale of pollution and sorrow n-S f,'ceutloursness is unparalleled in the annals of time. I have the evidence, and it shall come; and no attacks on me to divert the nublie mind from 1. : i . . miiien aim ins ininuitv sli:iH ! .. a mm. Wy purpose is 11 xed, and the wo, !d ! :ia- - ....... k.iow wnotne great impuster is. Time will not permit my sting into flirt!R.r detaij in this letter; but an abused and i,ISU!ted public shall know all about it. 3. Joe's extensive land frauds in Iowa and Illinois, will soon come to light. I will save his Eastern creditors some hundreds of thousands of dollars, liv PTnn.'itirr llm..n r. 1 " . 1 face of open day-both by the legal records ol 11 mnis in me " .muury, ana oral testimony, All is in 4th. I will expose bis acting and doinrs i Nauvoo Lodge, U. D., when none but tlie Mormon brethren were presenl:-,hat he (Joe Smith) and five others. wrro .t....i .. , and raised, before the lodge was installed bv he Grand Master: and that they all passed through a second time afterwards, win. .!. ception of one, who is now abroad: and many other like irregularities and departures from the ancient landmarks. Helms, likewise, established a new lodge of his own. b ,,,, ri, called "Order," in which there is many curious things, and relative to which I have much to say hereafter. The following is a part of the obligation: " furthermore promise and swear that I will never touch a dau-h-er oj swam unless she is given me op the Lord," so as to accord with the new dispensation and the "ancient order of things." 5th. The attacks on me in the "Wasp" arc all for public effect, and to divert the public eye from Joe's infamous conduct. My affidavit as taken before Esq. Wells, and my statements before the City Council, in relation to the Holy Joe were made under Duresse my life was threatened unless I submitted to the requisitions of Joe. I then preferred the course I took to death, as I knew the public were not apprized or the facts, and I would have been murdered, and no person would have been the wiser; but the public are now apprized of the matter, and I am ready and willing to die in exposing this impious man. and the people will avenge my blood. I nevi er feared death, but I chose not to die before I rendered God and the people signal service in bringing to light the hidden things of darkness. But of this hereafter. 6th. The whole city is now in an uproar in relation to the doctrine of consecration as taught on yesterday The People arc ALL reqmrea 10 comejorward and consecrate ALL their propcoty to the Lord, by placing it at the Ajwstles Feet, or in the hands oJoe Smith!!!! There is much flouncing on this subject, and what will be the issue God only knows. I will give you some important facts in mv next. 7th. The life of Captain Amos Davis, with some others, has been threatened as well as my own; and I hereby put the public on the look out. 1 will write you as time permits. In haste. Yours, respectfully. JOHN C. BENNETT. Extraordinary Suicide. A case of suicide 01 an extraordinary character, occured at New urieans on the I3th inst. A Frenchman na med Decellcs, during the last yellow fever sea son, lost the wife of his bosom. From a natur ally vivacious man, he became moody low spir ilea, ana "retused to be comforted." The loss of his wife was to him a loss of every thing dear on earth. On the day in question, he took a pistol and stretching himself 011 his wife's crave, i-i 1 1 . 7 umw 111s orains out. Whew! here's a go! "George Washington Napoleon Jackson Hannibal Harrison?" "Ma'am!" Tell Josephine Rosina Cleopatra Matilda ictoria, to bring up the slop-pail." Yes, ma'am" "And don't let me catch you playing with that Jack Jones again. How often h.ve I told you never to play w ith a boy that had but two names, and particularly such a vulgar name as Jack Jones." Casuality. At New Albany, last evening, a waggoner had driven a team of four horses, into the river for the purpose of watering them, when by some accident they got beyond their depth, and becoming entangled in the harness, were drowned. The driver himself narrowly escaped. Col. Edwards Outdone. The ship Ontario, which arrived this morning from London, brot no less a personage than Richard W. Redfield, late cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, who absconded last October, a defaulter to the tune of $56,000. Immediately on the arrival of the ship, Mr. Redfield went to the police office and surrendered himself to Justice Parker, and then requested permission to visit his wife and family, under the charge of an officer, which was granted, and upon his return he was conducted to his cell. The meeting with his family was affecting in the extreme; bvt who shall describe the parting? he to the cell to await the demands and penalty of the law his wife and familv to bewail an event more afflicting than even death itself. Philadelphia Corrcs. Halt. Pat. John Tyler in 1810 on Distribution. I was in favor of the distribution ol the 1'iibiic Lauds among the States, and in favor of raising the revenue by duties on imports, in opposition to a resort to a system of direct taxation, as every way onerous to the people, unproductive to the treasury and expensive in the collection. Can't back Oct. It has been decided that a petitioner for the benefit or the bankrupt act, after having passed a decrep of bankruptcy, cannot withdraw his petition.

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JULY 22, 1842T 1 ' U1 l"c suitors or the New Orleans Picayune, ho was lately a prisoner in i't.n;u. IS n rinirnn . . . . v ' o aiiuum Ol III is travels. Impose copying some of his article m.in - uuia ui ;t V ountiy we know verv Jmle aUV. l.n.i -I. 1.t o- yilua w a" no inconsiderable difficulty crossed one branch of the Bosque and on the evening of , he fifth arrived at ano uier fork of the same stream. It nt,...,.. .. :.u j "rellent trout, besides soft-shell turtle. This dav,for the fi st time, weencountrcd antrlone nr tl ... .... :., animal somewhat resemI'hng both the deer and the Roat. but with fih far preferable to cither. It runs with great velocitv. and has a stri.1olil . .... . . ,, - , "Kvuuviii-. now last he animal can run when in possession of four less is a question I nm at a lo to answer-one with a fore leg broken by a rifie ball made out to escape from one of the best horses alon after a long chase. On the table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains they are met with in great numbers, and many are seen on the Upper Brassos and Colorado. Although a shy thev are still yery inquisitive animal,& are frequently lured up within gun shot by simply hanging a red handkerchief upon a ramrod or stick and moving it aloft. The hunter keeps his body out or sight as much as possible, w hen the antelope, seeing nothing but the handkerchief, approaches by slow degrees with head erect until within riffe shot, and then pays the penalty or its cutiosity with its life. I neglected to mention in tuy last a trouble some visiter we had in camp on the night or the 4th of July. It rained on first reaching ...ui, inuucing me mess to which I was attached to raise a tent. The wet grass without probably drove a rattlesnake to more comfortable quarters, and the first invitation we had of his vicinity ho was crawling over one or us inside the tent in the endeavor to effect a lodgement under some of the blankets. A more disagreeable companionship cannot well be imagined, even if a person had the entire pick of every living, moving, creeping flying, running, swimming and crawling thing, and to say that any of us felt perrectly easy and at home with such a neighbor amoiig us would be saying what is not true. For myself, fearing to move lest I might molest hissnakeship, I rolled myself head and all under my blanket, and lay perrectly quiet uiiuiuayiigui next morning. Where the intruder went no one could tell and we had the very pleasant satisfaction of seeing no more of him. Very rrequently, on the'greafprairies, a man wakes up in the morning and finds that he has had a rattlesnake for a sleeping partner: but there is one excellent trait in the character or these reptiles they never bite unless distur bed, and will get out or the way as soon as pos sible, except, perhaps, in the month or August when they are said to be blind and will snap at any thing and every thing they may hear about them. Tarantulas, are rrequently round upon and under the blanket or the campaigner, and arc said to be as poisonous as the rattlesnake. They are a large, black, venomous look i us spider, nearly as large as a common tea-cun, and their bite is said to be even worse than that orthc rattlesnake. When attacked with a stick they will rear up on their hind legs and attempt to bite and are extremely rerocious in every respect. The least scratch rrom their lone fangs throws a person into convulsions, apd will produce death unless immediate medical rcmc dies can be produced. The ballet orZr. Tarentule, in which Elsslcr gained so much applause, is a beaut ifnt creation, although founded upon a superstition or the Italians. The bite ol" the real tarantula drives a person to any thing but dancing even that species or the fits-and starts order so beautifully Riven by the fair Fanny in the ballet I have alluded to, It is easy enough to keep the rattlesnake from a person's bed at night while sleeping upon the ground on the prairies. By placing a hair larinl or rope around a bed, the snake win never cross it; but this is no miard against the tarantula. But few persons, however, arc bitten by either, not nn instance occurring on the route although we saw large numbers of each I had intended to make some mention of a stampede in my present number, but must de fer it until my next ror want or room. Picayune THE TEXAN SANTA FE EXPEDITION The March Resumed Arrival at a Cool Spring on the Urassas Description of the Country Around Crossing of the Brassos A Prairie on t ire. We reached aspringonthe 9th of July, af ter bnflcting about across and around the prai ries travelling something like sixteen miles to gain eight. The next night we encamped upon the banks of a creek which emptied into the Brassos a short distance to our right. The rich and fertile bottoms or that stream, the bor ders or which are flanked with a heavy growth of timber were plainly visible. Early on the 11th July we reached a cool and delicious sprins or water a short distance rrom the above stream. Here we halted until the morning or the 15th, for the double purpose of mending the waggons and recruiting the oxen, as also to find a crossinc. A finer location is not to be found anywhere in that immense region known as 'out doors" than the one we were encamped upon. The valley or the Brassos at this place abounded f with every species or timber known in Texas; grapes, plums, and other fruit were found in abundance; honey could be obtained with no other trouble than cutting down the trees, trout and other fish were plentiful in the small creeks in the neighborhood, and the woods and prairies about us not only afforded excellent gra-

e commence with the following 1 THE TEXAN SANTA KE tXPKDmbx. ie . I Mclnp,. r. MovHiuin (,ut!An Vntrtl come aml Unmrlted Hsiler-The Tarantula.

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zings for ur caltle anJ honses l(u( ed uh all sons or game-elk, deer, Lear, wild Uirk.es, and at the proper season buffalo aid S3 vgl ?0frCSh ,ndian "asdiscov. ered, but the year previous a large body of Camanches, Cherokee or WakoS had denily made the neighborhood their home, old flit poles having iH.cn folllld sim rtaiiai near our camniii!? (,rnimi ..... " ei,i .. , - . , 1 " u as corn fields which had evidently been cultivated the year previous. As I have said More we were encamped close by a c ool and delicious spring of never vl'? W,atPr; .omc Mf-mile distant the west Fork oft ic nnn. I.nm..i 1 -1 , - mi uiuitim aiuil1' unpalatable tor man, were swallowed with avfdil by both horses and cattle. Indeed, so fond were the latter of this water that they drank incredible quantities or it, and could hardlv be induced to leave the stream the first tim thev were taken to it. At certain periods of the year, all the Indians of the prairies visit the salt streams of Texas, considering the waters Highly beneficial to their stock. We crossed the .stream on ihe 14th, after much difficulty from the quicksands and high banks. The wagons all over, we stopped for an hour or two under the shade of some oaks that skirted the borders of the valley, and here ror the first time, witnessed the sublime spectacle or a prairie on fire. It was purely an accidental affair, and caused us but little damanbut had the wind been in a different direction it would piave swept the whole face or the country for mile and miles in advance. The dry grass flashed up hke powder and spread across the prairie with speed or a race liorse At first an attempt was made to extinguish it by means of switc hes made of green boughs and bushes; but those who exerted thcm-elves in this way returned from jhe task witl,sined whiskers, eyebrows and hair, and wiihouteffectmg anything. We pursued our journey in the afternoon and reached a mud-hole for it could be called nothing else where we encamped. AH ni-ht the long and bright line of fire which was sweeping across the prairie to our left could be seen and the next morning it was climbing the' narrow chain 0r low hills wJiich divided the prairie from the rertilc bottoms or the Brassos. Another Bone op Contention. We notice in our exchange papers that the House of Representatives of New Hampshire, by a vote or 100 to 58, has declined districting the State for the purpose or electing members to the next Congress. The late apportionment bill requires that all elections shall be made by Districts, instead or General Ticket, as practised by some States. The Governor or Georgia refuses to call the Legislature of that Slate toccthcr for a similar purpose; and the ' Missouri ueponer, me organ of that loco foco empire takes decided ground against any change in the mode or elections there ! ir these States elect under the General Ticket System, Congress will refuse to receive their members, and then we shall see what we shall see! It does really occur to us that political madmen arc resolved to bring about a state of things which must, ere long, shake this Union to its centre. Heaven save the Republic ! Wabash Express. RIGHT! Washington when inaugurated appeared in American cloth, so did John Quincy Adams. This wholesome example, sajs Mr. Randolph, has been discontinued, and the spirit which prompted it sadly departed from in high places. If this be so with us, it is not the casein Great Brit ain. She protects her manufactures by legislation, and makes it fashionable in the highest circles. Witness the following court card: Fashion Her Majesty's State Ball. The following notice has been issued from lie Lord Chamberlain's Office. "AH persons invited to the ball at Buckingham Palace on the l'2th of May arc expected to appear in dresses of British manufacture. Ladies not to wear plumes or trains. Gentleman to appear in custume, uniform, or full Court dress." Cin. Gazette. A Hint to Blacksmiths. The cutting of bars of iron or pipes with a Chisel, savs an change paper, is a laborious and tardv process. By the following mode the same end' is attain ed more speedily, easily, and neatly; bring the iron to a white heat, and then, fixing it in a vice apply the common saw, which, without beinti turned in the edge or injured in any respect. ... : 1 1 .1 : . .: i : i . ' w m un we 11 as easily as 11 11 were a carrot ! CorrtE. It is a fact worth recording, that the value of Coffee imported into this country is greater man mat ol any other article it amounting to S8.53fl.222. Silks come next. reaching S8.288.058. The amount of Tea in 1840, was $5,4 17.589. If a Tariff of simple revenue is to be passed, a light duty upon these articles would furuish a heavy income. At present, they come in free or duty. We are not in favor of taxing tea and coffee, because we believe there are other things, which we can produce at home, upon which it would be much better to impose a duty. But cilks might be taxed heavily to advantage. If a du ty of fifty per cent were imposed, we should not care, because our own manufacturers would soon trump up a substitute, in the shape of fine calicoes. Rochester Democrat. While Mr. Van Buren was at Greenfield, in the neighboring county or Hancock, we under stand he was introduced to Jo Chapman, the immortal crowing Jo. Van was mightily tickled at the sight or him, and told him ir he would mount a block and give him a specimen of bis crowing faculties, he would give his boy, Martin Van I Buren Chapman, a five dollar gold piece. Jo flapped his wings, gave an everlasting crow, and Matt- forked over the mint., drop. Ind. Courier.

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