Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 23, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 June 1843 — Page 2

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anlVuT C.nn pn'" V-t r- ..-. will, 1 auarterof lite country tun 01 " quarit i notivitv. and when I BO tome capnai . . r : among mv neighbors, ihey ask ror God sake teTits what to expect! 'Lay buyout a vj, proscribe your rule; leu usswh the course of the Government, and we w ill apply our industry ana our capiuu , " irt the state el things, ue li wu n "".nrul ... i... )! ill ill? ' and Ill v li v. j1"1 - - - c : us. warm us. freeze us. ecorcn us ao ... you Please, but t.t us know what you intend to do. and sf rcJt to it! Laughter and applause Now I am of opinion that if there is any polih,hl of combining the North and South, ;

and East and esl, stamp mat wo C,J" Hanse Towns 09 Foreign vessels and 53 A-Jin lli3 good intentions of the mass, hut in the nence for twenty years, and it would be mf?rjcaiu The imports and exports exhibit a . suffuciency of their wisdom for self-govern-ter and bettet every ear; and the coim y 8Ummarjr perfectly conformable lo the rela-jment. If. indeed knowledge was indispensawould be more prosperous than it has been o j tjve mimbers pf ne vessels. You perceive, 1 ble to man's direction in reasoning upon polityears past, gentlemen, that great advantages have since j ical subjects, the competency of man must be Weil gentlemen, parting from trie -nJ fallen to those enterprising people, against abandoned. Rut if the peoide have not know 1-

-J "-"f-" " - .... ..... . -T . . ........ -iiV iwrmi. I will conclude witn a uv reraariv. other. j , It so happened that very soon alter i enteredupon the duties of the oiiiee n" 1 ; lately held, it wus the pleasure 0"? l" call upoa the Department Tor lieporis on ine , Tariff and Commercial rof ",aU ' countries, and the effects ol the . . Treaties," as they are called, into Uovernment emereo woo .u.u, ..v. ... r.-nm to a late neriod. I various limes, nom isiu t'c", ' V do, gentlemen, entertain the strongest oeiiei , that Mlihis nrinc nle of reciprocity acted upoti " . .. i.- f . i ty the uovemm-iu is ;rg-. . V.

the beginning, and injurious to the great M may buv vesse, wliere they please, and give tereslsofthe country. hat is it f U that character, and it has the character and By every reeiproc.ty treaty we give to the ! M Ue advantaacs of a n,emen ship. Whvdo nation, with which it w included . tight to . w p , . . advantages which tUitk other nanons o the Mm we denv to mir own Tf jce trade orfre. Ue give , tl e lia ise f e,Mement Towns and the other s'a f,ih' "J"? ! which 1 beg leave to read, as thev are shor,.the right to re eh .and carry, be " According to the exl.il.it of the tobacco shipthe nations of the world, on the same erm, ,

w,!o: and oractieallv thev can do it much more profitably In my opinion the true principle the philosophy of politics on this subject is exhibited i'.i the old Navigation law of England, introduce! by some of the old geniuses of Crom-tt-.li'iiiiii, an I acted unon ever since. The principle is this:-he rule is thts:-any nation j may bring commodities to us m her own vessels and carry our com to her out ports, we having the like privilege but no nation onng meprouucisoiauuru nnm -r : oetween us ana mat nation, n nas oeen miu, by a very distinauished person not now living. lhat the rule of the Navigation laws had its ... ...... t ...... -i... i.. :.. i. ,.... arrangement to secure as much or ihe or ving trade of the world as she could; and w ha j she could not get herself she sought to d.v de , lou.iaauou on... luea; luh,u ... il amoiu all other nations In one sense that is doubtless a selfish policy so far as it indicates a disposition to obtain all she could; but this is certainly not a very extraordinary selfishness. In other respects its operation is ihe most jut. the wisest and most beneficial that conl 1 be desired. We may test this in a variety or ways. Il does lend, to a certain extent, to increase the means of that State w hich has the gieatest mercantile maiine and can sell cheapest, but at Ihe same time it does give to all others the adTantage in carrying their ow n goods. Suppose England can carry cheaper than any other nation in the world. And suppose all the nations or the world should adopt the current notions or Free Trade, and open their ports lo all lhat chose to enter. At once the great nation that could carry the cheapest would go. step by step, till presently she would monopolize the whole carrying trade of ihe Iwnrld. Does not every one see that such a Slate must become Ihe master of the whole world? Or suppose there were two great nations, like Great Britain and ,the United Stales, round to be the cheapest carriers, ir all the other nations should agree upon the full commercial liberty and permit all to come and go without regard ta the goods they had, these two great Slates would iJieriftiWjf take Ihe carrying trade of the whole world lake the shipping vt the w hole world.the maraiime power of Ihe w hole w orld, and the government or the whole world if they could agree among themselves. (Loud applause,) And back to that principle must we come at last. Wc ought to give to every nation the right or bringing her cargo here in her ships ir she gives to us the like privilege. But by these reciprocity treaties, to give Tor the carrying or a nation or Europe like Bremen, which has but one port, all the ports along a coast or 1300 miles with 17 millions or people when she has scarcely 200.000 or her own pray what sort or reciprocity is ibis 1 (Loud applause.) It is very much like the story (ir you will allow me here to quote Joe Miller.) or the horse and the cock, who were walking together. The cock thought to make a reciprocal agreement with the horse 'Til not tread on you." said he, Hr you'll not tread on me. (Loud laughter and applause.) Now gentlemen, I know there is nothing so dull as statistics; but I wish to present, here in the city of Baltimore, and before a body of g..nilemn as intelligent as any other body, even this repulsive form or statistical figures, some results at which I arrived in the public document I had the honor to lav befoTe Con gress. Uereiorore, as all know, before 1S27 the trade thus carried on in American vessels with the llansetowns sustained about eighty vessels regularly, mainly to Bremen and Hamburgh. In 1S27, a new treaty was formed wiih the Hanseatic Republics and by the first article or the treaty it was agreed that articles might be imported into the United Slates from any part of the world in vessels or the Hanseatic powers and it was farther agreed lhat any vessel might be regarded as a vessel of one or the other of the Hanseatic Republics vhich vw otcned bf citizens of that Republic, commanded by a master belonging to it, and with a crew two-thirds of which belonged to the Republic or to any one of the Slates of the German Confederacy, not requiring, it will be seen, that the vessel should be built in the Hanseatic Republics. Our Government when it entered into this stipulation should have been, as it would seem, more cautious, as it haJ the example of England before it; because England in making a treaty with the same Republics in 1525 stipulated that no vessels should pass as Hanseatic which were not built ia eaa of be Rpublijs s very impcrtsat ron-

- - i siderauou at ihai lime, for none of the Repub-. 1

.. ....... .-i.g.iv. .it u..-v... , though since they have built many and good I,., ' Well, what was the practical result of this i act of our liberality? I have said that before' 1827 the number or vessels engaged in the ; tr9(je xvni, those Republics amounted to 80 during the year; it fell in a few years to 23; in reeard lo the lounace tf ihe muni in regard lo the tonnage of the countries , from 1831 lo 183(5, three-sevenths of it was in ( American vessels and four-sevenths in Btemen. from IS3G lo 1810 one-fifth were Amcrican. and four-fifths in Bremen vessels. In 1S14 there entered the United States from ...w whom I certainly have no ill will, but against w hom I w ould, nevertheless, protect this coim-i ry ln M ... pmper ftnJ jus, ,n xh(k nrst race, ij,Cv mav btiv vessels in ihe Baltic or eise here, or build them at home, and ihev hui)J rhea,er Ula we U( Dril. ish Provinces here vessels can be built for half as much as in Massachusetts. Take them to Brtf meni Rtul 0V hecome Dreinen vessels and pome Ue C,Up(l s, , . xweon oft .. .. ... . . i all the privileges or United States vessels. ; y - American ship out ofa ship ' , , oi iue uumi, io it no xmeiirnu vessel Mie linust be American built. Rut these people " " '"": " . tween IS41 and IS42, the whole amount ship pod was 37.000 lbs.; of this, Bremen vessels carried 32.00J and Baltimore 5.000! (Applause, loud and continued.) And be it remembered, gentlemen, (and I will not detain vou manv minutes looser,) that these vessels carry their goods not only cheaper than ours. hm . tm wUnw, th.-ir credit onaWe ,,,em ,rt se for transportation, C(,ntry ,hese vessels f.om Bremen ,,ave Uu, lilier,v. rot onlv of trading between their own ports and ours, but of taking our own pro '.nets from port to port of beginning i. -li mv i at the Paseainaquodd v and terminating at the jS;tWne rivpr if u,v r,.oose! If w e go to 5amne river, n inev cuoosi . ... n,.r:1,Tpnion parrying trade, we Hamburgh! The real I .: r n.....,.,nr.it l-..,i. I..t. ' ., . ... , . ... . . f ., - , ;.. ierii.au om i mu-' iii- hmih-i m ; rreigltt in everv Prt orihe world. Hence du ring ihe three or Tour months or the present year from Ihe port of Baltimore, the great article of traffic, the article r which Baltimore seems to be the natural mart, since there seems to be a great probability that il w ill flow thither rrom the Mississippi and all ihe country along its borders, so thai Baltimore w ill merited) y be its place oT cxportat:on as it comes through Ihe Ohio River and the Canal to ibis place. this article seems destined lo become the great article id" sale Tor Ibis City fr foreign exportation. Suppose it does w ho shall carry it ? I applied to the Collector or your City today for the statistics of ibis Prt from ihe 1st or January to this day May 2fih, 1S13 and the proportion between exports in American vessels, and those in foreign vessels w as as 21 to 31 a decided superiority of foreign vessels lo those or their o n country. Gentlemen. I will here relieve you from these statements any farther. But let me deduce from them one ge-'eral and important truth. Wo are destined lo actio this world Ihe part of a great mercantile, marine nation. We have no inferior game to play. We haveno subordinate part to act. It is no assumption to say that, in whatever constitutes national power, national character, or national hope, we are at the head of ihe nations on this great continent. It is no assumption to say. either, that in whatever respects Commerce and the Seas, and the character exhibited on ihe seas for national defence or national glory we may have rivals but we admit no superior ! Applause, deafening and long contintteJ. Mrssas. Matson and SrrTir. We under stand that Ihese gentlemen opened Ihe Con gressional campaign in thisdislricl at Greens burgh, on Tuesday of the present week. They will visit old Rush ere long, when we hope the friends or both candidates will turn out unc give them, ir possible, a fair and impartial hear tionaofthe'dav with" a'fairness and candor .. T f-,f.,, ,,-tll krrv.m 1110 rwillMffil fllioc. seldom met with in'a politician seeking political nr.r,rmMl P.,l Smith mi the other hand is 1 . .-... ..,.,, .,iiiini., 1 -Hilda up no principles, but aims at the over throw of what his adversary advocates. In deed Ihe whole party have adopted that mode of procedure. They now have no settled form of principles or measures. We want to hear these gentlemen on the currency question the manner in which Ihe revenues or the government should be kept and disbursed how the Tariff policy or the country should be finally settled what disposition should be made of the proceeds of the sales of the Public Lands, and upon all other political questions connected with the Legislative action of the General Government. Rushrille Whig. E5"We are glad to see that the Whigs of the third Congressional district in Indiana have nominated that sterling and unw-avering Whig John A. Matson, as their candidate for Congress. Let them unite, a id support him with lhat fervor w hich his undeniable claims on their regard demand, and his election will be placed beyond doubt. If talent and mtegrrty are more than names if they furnish stunulanls to energetic action then will ihe third Congressional district be honored by the ser vices of John A. Matson in the next Congress. Louisville Journal. Maffit is in Boston lecturing against Picker.s.

POLITICAL.

SPEECH OF MR. WIUTCOMB. Delivered ml Bivokville May 2JfA, 1843. The woild has been from the lime of Nim rod the mighty hunter, divided by two classes of politicians one of whom believe man rapable of self -government; the other consider him the creature of passion nnd address ihem selves lo his baser nam re. Few would admit they belonged lo the hitler class; but as actions speak louder than words, Mr W. would prove by the course he should take to-day that he belonged to the former. He believed not only edge, they hive wisdom. Knowledge is ihe horse w isdom the rider. Who does not j knmv ,. mere kwiClge is nnt smTicieut to j make the statesman; and that the re quisites or , careful observation and a just appreciation of j u,e vne of experience are worth more than 1 anv amount of acquaintance w ith the learning jor former veai? Mr. W. belonced to the : movement part v; he w as for progress. To be sure there are among us poliiicians and schl . . 1 ars w ho recur with pleasure to the politics and ieaming of aniir.uin; and who cannot divest 7. r..':J'. ... . themselves of their stupid veneration Tor settled forms and practices. Such men are bred in colleges and know little of the world and its interests beyond ihe walls of their schools. And vet these gentrv are conceited: their cae

is decidedly bad- they have the Mo head. Sup-j paitnership w iih the Jewsandbrokersto fletce paying their own debts, pose, my friends, one or lhee coll. ge geoile-' the Stale; and did fierce her or a large sem. ! Who are these bond holders in whose favor men and a hardy pioneer nfier a day's ride j Mr. W. was employed lo look into this mailer yo much sympathy is aroused? They are Jews find themselves in Ihe wester 11 w iideiness. I a bill in chancer v had been filed, and he brokers rich capitalists of Europe. Thry Night draws near. They have neither shelter; should 'stir then, up wiih along pole." (Laugh- have bought them at 20 or 30 cents on thedolrnun the cold nor food' ror their sustenance. ter.) At anv rate, if the people concluded that hir; and now ihey are demanding the pay. Let

V Inch oT the two, 1115 friends, would turn to ! ih his opponent and himself are favorable to nc tiovernmeni sui.siiiute her Donas lor U.ese the other for resources in such an extremity? ! Ihe system, all the advice he could give m them and rhey would go up lo par at once, for ihese Yon know well whether mere knowledge or! would be not lo choose the L'igcer of ihe two roreigners have confidence in the General Govaluable experience; wheiher the literature of evils. (Laughter.) " j vernment; and ihey would reap a handsoibe the collegian or the w isdom of old Leather j nut the fiat bad gone forth, and Mr. W. was profit by the speculation. No doubt they can Stoeking w ould be put into requisition at such j a doomed man. A convention ir ihe editorial ' w ell afford to pay presses and agents and oraalime. The conceit and inefficiency or these corps oHhe Whig party had inel at Iiidianapo-jM,rs in ibis country, to make a wax nose or men remind ine or ihe story or.a young gen-! lis last winter: he was told the policy iheie a- public oyiuion. and lead it to their fancy. He

tleman who. after having received hisdegrees) greed on was tocharge iiponhitu from die wmd at two colleges, was sitting at a lea table and j go till the 1st Monday o' August rrext. Accordastonishing tl.e matron with accounts of hisjhigly is seen the virulence ir the Indiana Jour-

wonderful accomplishments Ins profuiuiity and actiteness how he had foiled the professors! and outstripped bis class-arid taken the honors of tw o schools. '"Lord a mercy," cried the old lady, pushing her spectacles orr her brow, '"lhat puts me in mind of a calf we had once that slicked two cows. And nil ihe difference I could see. it only grew ihe tVrrercalf." (Laughter.) It is chiefly fiom this class that we have the j men who do not believe in the good sense and

virtue of the mass; who. knowing the people j paper for ihe name of a nominee or candidate do not wish to return lo the former stale of ! fr anv office, expecting lo find ihe truth spothings. rrv el ns wiih eloquence and parade of : kPn of him. Ihs confidence was in 1 he intel

learning. They forget that this is the old age of the world. and the periods lo'w liich ihey levert with so much pleasure th vi" 'f its greenness and yoiuh. Mr. W. came not wiih the pretension or ll'is c!a he belhvd ihe people were ready to ihitik Tor rherriselves there is a genersl seeking nr truth witness the numerous revivals or religion through the land. To this disposition. Mr. W. w asdi-posed to accommodate himself and he would address his f How citizens 11s reasoning men Away then w ill. eloquence ami poetry and tron - sense, and let us meet ihe crisis ns nr n --the uohlct title ever confeied on human beings. air. . knew there w ere men in rh' country who lived on their farms in seclusion, and look liltle interest in the polities or ihe day. S iv they. "We cannot uudersrand these things. We have not ihe time to read or capacity lo understand. When we wMi to understand a new mailer. rh-re is .Sqiiiro A.r Pem-.m 11., or Mr. C, at the cross roads, very small men, and we never have any difficulty lo learn for w hum to vole they are so kind n to tell lis." (Laughter.) These men do not deserve their rights unless Ihey ihrow off this negligence think for themselves, iom! aid in the promotion or their country's interest. Mr. W. came before his fellow citizens as a candidate for (lovernor. He had no claims. He believed no man had any claims for office. He had his principles, and he came to disclose them; he indulged no concealment, nnd would answer to his ability any question addressed to him this day. lie was reared in poverty and obscurity in ihe adjoining county of Butler, Ohio. He saw to-day some faces dear to him in that day or obscurity. He had set out (or . Indiana, poor, friendless, and unknow n, some twenty years ago. m debt for ihe very hrse he rode. He went to Bloornington in Monroe ! ri,,,M,.v and soon round lhat among Hoosiers !a n:ln ",,e ' ; reina.n w ithout friends """' esere ..iei... 1 appointed prosecutor, when his district reached the adjoining counties. His partial fellowcitizens had chosen him to represent ihem in the State Senate for two consecutive terms. Here he paused in sketching his history, to w hich he adverted merely because the opposition lohim made it necessary, and would notice some charges alleged against him. His respected opponent charged him with being an internal improvement man, and for thai reason thought he might not to be voted for. Gover nor Bigger had how ever voted for the survey Bill; and had made speeches in fiivor of sortie measures or internal improvement. Here Mr. W. read from some old numbers or the Indiana Jour: al, notes v two speeches or Mr. Bigger in favor orsome works of improvement w hich the reporter cannot remember. Here was evidence of Mr. Bigger's full endorsement of the system or improvements. But lo the charge against him. He could not deny lhat he had v oted for the system. He had voted llni1(,r ins,rlir,in, hnar k: ... .... np..pj , ,i,e .rheme II .' 1.... ; instruction, as a principle in popular riht ha, ,ay near hjs hear( nisdi9lric; was in," .rifA hr .Vnrt-.nf wu .i, - - - - - - " - - "iii.ii ii. m svc. 11 was composed. His constituents were in furor of the system and instructed him accordingly. He acquiesced in these instructions. Pending the bill however, the Legislature was expecting the printing of the sworn estimates reported under the survey bill; Mr. W. desired that ,ho estimates ni'ght be laid before his con -

stitnenis, thai they might act advisedly, lie f

theiefote vo cd for such additional works us promise ultimate relief. The Governor was would have defeated ihe bill, wiih the design opposed to repudiation. This plan of Mr. of gainiugtime locirculate the reports ofesii- Johnson's proposes io subsume ihe Governmale; in view ofnre consideration of the mat-' ment stock, draw ir.g 3 percent interest, fur

tor. if his coiiMiluents still demanded tne passage of ihe bill. The additional works were rejecled the bill was pushed to a passage, and under these circumstance he voted for it He was not recognised al the lime as a friend of the sVMem; it was known he voted for it became instructed l do mi. I But after nil, peihaps the real objections hould be. not to the svstein itself, but toils .... 1

gnus mismanagement. 'I here weie many goon ' "p. .1 .rruj principle tor an men who favoied ihe ss:ein: and perhaps with Ameiican citizen, 10 urge the payments of economical management it iniglil have been debts through fear of Brilirdi bayonets! Snrli shouldered without seriously embarrassing the mcn have livers as w hite as a cotton handkerSlate. Mr. W. would not iiui.ugn ihe charac- chief. He would whisper to such men, who ter or motives of its friends. But there had fear the crazy power of England in her dotage,

been mismanagement and if there had not nen in her prime, this country, a feeble colobeen, peihaps the attempt would now be made ")" had thw arted and humbled that proud to identify Gov. Bigger wiih the system and to Slate, he would whisper a principle of inter-

show Mr. WV. opposition 10 it a very just tempt too. Mismanagement in the employment of incompetent and dishonest officers.' Mismanagement in ihe lavish expenditure of the public moneys. Mismanagement in violuting the law by selling for extravagant lines of interest. Mismanagnnent in hypotheticating the bonds with Jews and brokers w ith the Cohens, nnd ihe Morns Canal and Banking Company. Mismanagement-by Ihe conduct of the fund co.nniisioners. on of whom, w hen going out of oiTice, took great pains to in-: I rod lice his successor lo some very kind men w ho could accommodate the State on fair terms; while tbissame obliging patron was in ' nal. a paper which but n few years lielore hail spoken of Mr. W's. fine attainments and high ! uilenis, now lavishing on him the most virulent hate, and rollowed up in its course by all the yelping puppies in ihe land. A paper in ibis place took strong ground against him. The people might look in the next number br an account oT his speech and find that speech misrepresented and falsified, and himself slandered. The press was in a dreadful condition, and he w as sure no man looked in a political ligence and 1 ii trie of Ihe people, who would r.oi he misled liy politic:.! leaders and parly hacks. He was 1 01 thus to he diivcrr from his p. incil'les--his reason should nor be fettered in its d"ine he would persist in his course like the old tMiuan rhat was throw n inlo ihe well -he would cr, 'rams' horns." if he died hv it. j respected oppouerl had declared lhat , there were hat three merhoils ofexlri.-ating :he State Timn her dilliciiliiei. Taxation direct ; repudiation nd assumption of Si ale debts, ! (J..v. Higger p.otesied against Taxation and . Repudia'i n he spoke oT rhe a lvantages of j the Coi Johnson pla though he refused to ' commit himself in its favor. Mr. Bradley the Whig candidate (r Lieut. Goiernor. defended and shouldered ihe whole plan. Mr. W. thought he might declare thai his opponent was in fa vor of this assumption plan. If there be three holes in rhr fence, and Ihe farmer stops but two, the hog runs thtongh the other. Mr. W. meant no disrespect to his opponent ihe farmer represents Gov. Bigger. But to the plan of assumption, he had serious object ions. Thisplan propose 10 is-.no government slock lo the amount of 23) 0U3 OfO dollars beieg noihing hui promises or the General Government to pay the Slates so much, w ith such n rate of interest, to lie disti itiuted air.onj the Stales according to rhe federal representation. This was merely sub-tinning one debt for another. Like the old man who sympathized with his mare, as he was riding to millui'h a heavy hag or corn, lie iliniuniei should ered the bag himself, and in this trim remount ed. This is assumption; f laughter.) The mare was quite as tired w hen she got home as she would have been under Ihe old system, and the old man's back was almost broken! Itoperated unequally tosome States not indebted at all. it gave a large sum of Ihese stocks; to others, whose debts are large very little. Louisiana w ith a representation in Congress of lour only, ow es a debt of S23 (KX).OOO. Indiana owes say $13,000 000. Her proportion or ihis distribution is 8.000.000 leaving a debt orS7.000.00Q. How shall this be disposed of? By direct taxation? But how is Ihe General Government to meet this debt? How pay the interest, which is Sfi.000,000 a year? It w as supposed the land sales would be sufHcient lo meet the interest on ihese bonds. To be sure, on one occasion, the land sales went up to $25 000.003 but this was in me nay ol unnatural excitement. Since then, the sales had sunk to one and a half mill ions. Mr. W. thought that S3 000.030 per year was as mucn as coul.I he relied noon, and ihi sum is needed to susiain the General Govern ment. Aothtngcouldbederivedfromihissource to meet this interest. The administration or Mr. Tyler has been going in debt at the rate or S10.003.000 per cr. 1 ins makes tne sum or deficiency yet to be laised SlO.OOaOJO. This must be raised, and ir the debt be incurred, will h misrt h direct taxation. Here then will h Hi.m... when the State marshal mH hi ,;' come to every log cabin to seize the poor man's! . ..... ...... ... .1 , HtlllV, necessaries and sell ihem to meet this deht to tne Government. The General Government would give 110 relief laws no stays no ap-p.i.-i mriii. 1 up proper. v mils! go, .nr. vt. asked that his remarks miirht he r.

membered; he warned he solemnlv rn,lliii. u ...u r,ir rl.uohter.)

his friends against ihe adoption of this plan. ,w pnPmwn 01 got. Bigger did not'

oi... k la.-gmg imm 3 to 7. Was this repudiation? No. Why? De.-Use it is a voluntary anangenient entc.ed nimby U par. 1 It 1 driving a bargain. lf.Mr.'w. a driving a bargain, he would endeavor to pet a bettet bargain. He had a plan lo propose, 11,11 olie urging the plan of Mr. Johnson, or some other, on ihe ground that unless ihe debts were paid, we should be driven to- ;.!. 1-a .... . .

at-""'" iaw,oi wn.cn mey pernaps naa never heard before. These Slates have not the treaty making and war declaring powers; their debts to a foreign people are regarded in the light of debts of individuals; and Lord Aberdeen, the British Minister for foreign affairs, had already, answer 10 an application of bond holders, declared their claims were not a proper subject f,,r negotiation. We hale noihing 10 fear fiom ur.iisii s.eani iriga.es aim raixnau guns, on .this seme. The men who are clamoring through the country, asking b.r the payment ol Slate debts, i""1 reproaching us w ith being repudiatois. are the very men w lm are never in the habit of would drive a holler bargain wiih them. It had been said of Mr. W. that he had no plan l: offer. He thought that if he should occupy ihe Executive nest for one term, he should not ask for a second incubation to hatch j01'1 'he brood! (Laughter.) He certainly should try. during that lime, tosiir up some project. He thought, however, in this extremity almost any one might be resorted lo. The patient w as on her back she had been attend ed tiy a renular Musician who had verv learnedly fell her pulse, pinged her. blistered her bled, and bled her agnui and gave her up. At such a time, a new doctor might safely be called in. even though he were a iw doctor. (Laughier.) In 183G, Mr. W. was called from his resi deuce on Ihe Wabash to take charge of the General Land Office. He had asked for u. office; he had expected none; he did not to this day know w hat f. iend had siignested Ins name to the President, and the firt irminaireri he had of his apj nil tnient. w as :he 101 mil. I j mail. of his cnmtnis-iou. After hum Ii 11 fliclion he courluc'ed lo accept ihe ap oiu nn nr. and endeavor to do his ciiumrv some ser ce 1.1 that station, lie f. mod the business of the office in great confusion, and much in arrears ninety clerks were employed in the office. He found them taking the business easy, and contending lhat the amount of labor each performed w as all that could be done correctly. He insisted on more work; iniroduced a new system, promising lo promote those who did the ; most labor, and to retain iifm in office when lie 'f:tm III tl.ftllfO llir. ttmiihn. t.f Kln.Lo It.. would not retain the man w ho would squeeze his hand the most kindly, or flatter him the most he would retain none for opinion's s-.ke. He soon found the gentlemen taking iheir legs from iheir desks; laying aside their cigars and newspapers, and winking. Thebtisiness Inch had for years accumulated, like the snows on some mountains in Europe, vliere more falls in the winter than the succeeding summer melts away, was brought gradually forward. The expenses of the office were curtailed in every possible point; everv edge was made 10 cut; vastly more business was performed than had ever been before accomplished, and the numherof officers greallv redncrd. In 18-l't. w hi'e he w as thu engagrd. Iid-oni'i' - j in person, sometimes till midnight vere duties ol l is , :rn-e. he r-mern.-ievi '' lisilot'a frieti'l a very g.aod f-ii"w , :i i ' prominent Whig. ' How do yen gel on I . Whitcomh. my dear fellow ?" inqurr d 1 he vi-i-ter. ' Pretty well." responded Mr. W. Hi'M to hear it glad lo hear it. It is said you have done a great deal of labor, and have the office in fine order." "Yes." said Mr. W. He hart done something here." "O well, IVhiirnmb. my dear fellow we shall beat you. We shall elect our President; but yon need not fear. You w ill retain your office, because yon have not proscribed for opinion's sake. Of coure your liberality entitles you to some regard, and I have no doubt, my dear fellow, you will be retained." Mr. W. asked his audience if they remembered the canvass of 1810, and its results. (Laughter.) Shortly after, the city of Washington w as visited by a number of gentlemen who had each mainly contributed to the success of the Whig cause, seeking offices, and each one supposing lhat he had noihing to do brrt to take choice of the most agreeable; not thinking that there were five thousand like himself engaged in the same inquiry. These persons called at his office, making inquiries, and he quietly gave them ali the information in his power. Among the rest, came his former vis iter. He looked as if he wished to say something but could not. He hemmed and hawed scratched his head and looked grave. At last he commenced an inquiry about the business of the office. "Was ihe work pretty well brought up?" "Yes." "He wished to know, as he had a friend to provide for, who did not want to work too hard or course Mr. W. ex pected to be removed." "He did, but his visi- ... a-.a . .i.si. nme months a. With much difficulty he brought his friend to remember the conversation. He at last ac-