Vincennes Gazette, Volume 6, Number 18, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 October 1836 — Page 1

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From the Franklin (.) tititrl"WHO IS GEXSRAL HARBISON?" The question of his enemies referred to Johv Lttle. and all urqirejutiicei! witnesses. Truth I'Mf , and 'Jrt fits the line. Av,-u-At i. A.? what Iiath ho dune ""His country's Inchest mecj t earn? 'A prize that should bo only won liy hearts and hands without a stain." "Thus do the flare of party fcicn Ev'n ii.m.irimrf their Ar to .:-k: Vn.i Patriots answer with disdain What no A:nrrican should ask. Who is ho'" let ir der.J awake! Did Shelby's hps the truth .Us'iiise? Hath I)avios vainly fought and spoke! l.loth fa mod Uat their r.icniories! Bid Krie's sralhnt chief arise! Whose kindled f.-elinsrs warmly pave What noble spirits dearest prize. The unsauuht tribute of the brave! Who is he!" Jo they ask auain? fall then the shade of Madison! And ask then if he won in vain The confidence of Jefferson! Did Wayne and Snyder fuhehf otvn The trust and honor to him due! Thse pr-ffs have been, and still are knencn. And others, alt as proudly true. -Who h he!" Hark! ifrmtrade speaks! A living !c.7.'U' of his fame Wfc&t! hear ?p with unblushing rheeks The echo t.r your Johnson's name' Who to the c'ot'ous contest "caroe. The brave and ani'cii t.) olvy." And honoring him ye now defame; Shared in las toils and owned his swa ! Who is he1" once, when envious foes Dared to impeach his virtue tried, That friend in his defence arose. And slander mennlv shrank ssidc; When nt a rn'e.- the truth denied That he -above suspicion" sto.hl. With all who felt an honest pride To indicate the brave and. eood. Who is he!" let the rescued West In tones of srrati.nde reply! "The man whose valor stands confess'd, Thr;ich all cur strife f.r Liberty! TJv whom, from s;.vace butchery KolcasM thousand bosoms clow'd; From whom the conquered enemy Felt nought but aid humane bestow'd." Who is he'" one, whose mi nil and sw'or.l Were --till victorious to the 1 a-t; One. who when peace her joys restored, Souirht ret for honors to the past, Itnt. lik' ,he. Roman, t. hi n he cast A-iJe the helmet for the plouch. In hon.'t toil his dais have p;ss"d. And hone.-t bh s:n;s crown his brow. Who i-ho'" Sound the answer far! Wide as the emious taunt is thrown! Th" man illustrous still in war. In peace be!ol wherever known;" True to his countri 's pood alone That eoiintrv will a-sert hi- fame; And by her brightest honor, own The merit HARRISON may chin! Austit 21. ls:i. From the feston .-Itlas. The Magician and the rTagpie. A mon the arguments brought tor the conversion of the fifteen thousand majority of the citizens ot this State, who have been uniformly for the last seven years, opposed toGcu. Jackson and hi:- administration is the assertion that the lienor;'.! and .Mr. an Huren are two verv diflert ni men. We acknowledge that thev are somewhat different, hut we think that in all the points tf diflercmv the (General is decidedly the better man. Holingbroke speaks ot a Gascon so -servile, that on being; kicked out of a Minister's door, he climbed in again at the window. Mr. Van Huren in sycophancy and meanness, is a worthy copyist ot, the Gascon, lie plates all hi-: claims to office on the most degrading acquiescence in all that President Jackson has said and done, since the country was first cursed and disgraced bv hi? elevation. Jle not only thinks it glorv enough to have served under such a chief, and promises in enteral terms to follow in his footsteps, hut he rives ns his specific approbation m detail ot nil Lis leading measures. It is a little singular too, that whilst his original views Lave corresponded with those of (Jen. Jackson, he ha? fdiown a most wonderful alacrity in chan ging his opinions preeisalv at t!ie proper time and place. Does (ien. Jackson think a distribution of the surplus revenue "just, safe and equi table the ynosf so of any measure that could be devised for its disposition? So does Mr. an Huren. Does the (ieneral chancre his views, and come to look upon the same distribution as danzrrous, rorrupting and unjust! So does Mr. Van linren. Does General Jackson think, a National Hank, of such a character as he mioht suoirest, within the power of the consti tution? So docs Mr. Van Huren. Does (ienerd Jackson change his views, and swear that no National Hank is constitu tional or desirable lor the people? So does .Mr. an linren. No aeain with reference to internal improvement. The General adopts an arbitrary rule on this subject and promises to vttJ all bids of Cottiiress that do not

fall within it. "I see no such rule in the constitution,"' says Mr. Van Huren, "nor has General Jackson ever rriven us hi a constitutional views upon it but the Gen. is siillriiiht. ami I shall continue to veto in the same way." In regard to the tariff, and the protective system Mr. Van Huren says in his reply to the Shoern .Springs committee in IS;',', thathe '-fully concurs" in the "sen

timents 01 me 1 resiuent. H nat these sentiments are, it would be somewhat puzzlinsr to decide; as we believe the Gen. lias never sriven a satislactory tietuution ot his famous phrase " Judicious Tariff. Hut this self-identification of Mr. Van Huren with President Jackson cannot be better illustrated, than by reference to his recent reply to herrol imams. All .hat was necessary for Mr. Van Huren to have said on that occasion; all that he has said in fact, mioht have been more briellv conveyed in the lollowiinr manner; and mioht have been despatched to his impertinent querist by return of mail. Jf'au'iingtoi), .ipril 20. Dear Sir: I have received your polite note, proposing a series of interrooatones, annlioahie to trie event ot my elec tion to the Presidency of the United States. In reply, I besr leave briefly to state, that from the moment of his election, I have acquiesced in every opinion that has been entertained by our present Chief Magis trate. J his uelerence 1 considered to be justly due bv each and every one of his subjects, in consideration of the advanced years, the invaluable public services, the unbounded political sagacity, I may say the intuitive and all-seeing wisdom, of the glorious chief, in whose age it lias been alike our happiness and glory to live. I im aware that Ins opinions nave underclmnges on all imnor.1. gone some materia tant topics; hut I beg you to bear in mind that my own opinions have uniformly and simultaneously undergone the same. 1 should consider it glory enough that my monument snouiu bear tins single testimony; that I had been a siil.nx,irr. servent to President Jackson, and that it was my nigtu-st ambition to follow m his toot,ps. I deem it proper to add. as I do with emotions oi sincere and proud satisfaction that if President Jackson's views should vary on any subject between the present time and the period of elections, that my own opinions will naturally adapt themselves to any such emergency; though firmly fir.ed in rry pres?n: acquiescence, like all reasonable men I am still open to conviction: and it will afford me the greatest pleasure io retrieve any unintentional error. Y ith assurances of the most sincere regard, I remain most truly Your obed't. and devoted serv't., M. V. H. To the Hon. Sherrod Williams, eve. Arc. As an appropriate illustration of such an epistle, we subjoin the following questions ami answerr; the qnestions comprise the stance of Mr. Williams' inquiries ami tlic answers are taken verbatim lrom the letter of .Mr. Van huren. fyucx'ion. Wha; -re your views touehr the distribution of the surplus revenue! Insurr. "1 was inclined at the. com mencement of President Jackson's admin istration, to favor the idea of a distribution annually among the States, of the surplus revenue, and an amendment of the consti tution conferring on Congress authority to make it. President Jackson, entertaining similar apprehensions, submitted sug gestions to this tdlect to the consideration oi Congress. ''inn and circumstances have worked changes of onitiion on the subject, from which my own mmd has not been exemp ted." Ijurs. Aare von in favor of Mr. Clay's land bill. Mr. Van Huren? 1nu-tr. "The disposition of the publie lands proposed by the bill to which President relused his assent, was. in my opinion, highly obieetionahle. 1 therefore approved of its rejection by him at the time, and all my subsequent reflection has confirmed me in that opinion." Question. Will you sign and approve bills making appropriations to improve navigable streams above ports of entry? .Insinr. "Von will fmd that from the first action of President Jackson upon this particular portion of his official duties, which happened while I was a member of his cabinet, there has been co-operation in action and a general correspondence in opinion between him and myself upon the whole subject. "President Jackson has no where given us his views as to the particular provisions of the federal constitution, hy which he conceives expenditures of this character to be authorised." Question. What are your ideas cn expunging! - .itmrcr.' 'T regard the passage of t oi. llenton s resolutions to be an act of justice to a faithful and greatly injured public servant; not only Constitutional in itself but imperiously demanded bv a proper respect for the well known will of the people." Plutarch tells us of a magpie belonging to a barber at Rome, which could imitate to a nicety, almost every word it heard. Some trumpets happened one day to be sounded before the shop, nnd for a day or two the magpie was quite mute, and scented pensive and melancholy. All who

knew it wen; greatly surprised at its si- ' lencc. At last, it appears says Plutarch, i.i... .!,., i 1....1 i ii .iT.. ........

mat Lilt; imia iiau uecu cu uic- unit; weeupied in profound meditation, studying how to imitate the sound of the trumpets; and when at last master of it, the magpie, to the astonishment of all its friends, suddenly broke its long silence, by a perfect imitation of the llourisii of trumpets it had heard; observing with the greatest exactness all the repetitions, stops and changes. jit is pretty much so with Martin Van Huren. Mr. U uliams ol Kentuc ;y wrote to him on the 7th of April last for his views on certain subjects. Four months afterwards he breaks silence with a flourish of trumpets, observing with the greatest exactness all the "repiutions, stops, and changes" in Gen. Jackson's course. How worthy a rival is Mr. Van Huren of the barber's magpie! CHARACTER OF KOSCITJSCO, Hv Gtx. W.m. 11. Harrison, ? a speeeh rftficvretl b;f him in. the Sen ate of the I'niteil .Stales, on huirinsc of the death of A'l-sciusco. The public papers have announced an event whiidi is well calculated to excite, the sympathy of every American bosom. Kosciuseo, the martyr of liberty is no more. He are lmormed t,iai he died at Soleure, in France, some time in October, 1817. In tracing the events of this great man's life, we fmd in him that consistency ol conduct which is more to be admired as it is rarely to be met with. He was not at one time the friend of mankind, and at another the instrument of their oppression; but he preserved throughout his whole career those noble principles which distinguished him in his commencement, which influenced Lim at an early period of his life to leave his country and his friends, and in another hemisphere to light for the rights of humanity. Kosciuseo was born and educated in Poland, of a noble and distinguished family a country where tha distinctions in society are, perhaps, carried to greater lengths than in any other. His Creator had, however, endowed him with a soul capable of rising above the narrow prejudices of a caste, and of breaking tiie shackles which a vicious education had imposed upon his mind. When verv young, he was informed by the voice of fame that the standard of liberty had been erected in America; that an insulted and oppressed People had determined to be free, or perish in the attempt. His ardent and generous mind caught with enthusiasm the holy flame, and from that moment he became the devoted soldier of liberty. His rank in the American army afforded him no opportunity greatly to distinguish himself. Hut he was remarkable throughout his service, for all the qualities which adorn the human character. His heroic conduct in the held could only be equalled bv Ids moderation and affability in the walks of private Lie. He w as idolized bv the soldiers for his bravery, and beloved and respected by the ollicers for the goodness of his heart, and the great qualities of his mind. Contributing greatly bv his exertions to the independence of America, he might have remained and shared the blessings it dispensed, under the protection of a chief who loved anil honor ed turn, and m the tmsomol a gratetul ami affectionate people. Kosciusko had, however, other views. It is not known that, until the period I am sneaking of, he had formed any distinct of what could, or it what ought to be for his own country. Hut in the Ke . olutionarv war, ho drank deep of the principles which produced it. In his conversations with intelligent men of our country, fie accuircu new views ol the science of government, and the rights of man. He had seen too. tu be free, it was only necessary that a nation should will it; and' to be happy, it was only necessary that a nation should be free. And was it not. possible to procure these blessings for Poland? For Poland, the country of his birth, which had a claim to all his efforts, to all his services? That unhappy nation groaned under a complication of evils, which had scarcely a parallel in history. The mass of the people were the abject slaves of the nobles the nobles, torn into factions, were alternately the instruments and the victims of their powerful and ambitious neighbors. Hv intrigue, corruption and force, some of the fnhvst provinces had been separated from the republic, ami the people, like beasts, transferred to foreign despots, w ho were again watching a favorable moment for a second dismemberment. To regenerate a people thus debased toohtain for a country thus circumstanced, the blessings of liberty and independence, was a work of as much difficulty as danger. Hut to a mind like Kosciusko's, the. difficulty and danger of an enterprise served as stimulants to undertake it. The annals of these times give us no detailed account of the progress of Kosciusko in accomplishing his great work, from the period of his returning from America to the adoption of the new constitution of Poland, IT'.il. This interval, however, of apparent inaction was most usefully employed to illumine the mental j darkness which enveloped Its countrymen. To stimulate the ignorant and bigoted' peasantry wi.h the hope of futv.re. eman

cipation to teach a proud but gallant nobility that true glory is only to be found in the paths of duty and patriotism interests the most opposed, prejudices the most stubborn, and habits the most inveterate, were reconciled, dissipated, and broken hy the ascendency of his virtues and example. The storm which he had foreseen, and for w hich he hail been so long preparing, at length burst upon Poland. A feeble and unpopular government bent before its fury, and'sulunitted itself to the yoke of the Kussian invader. Hut the nation disdained to follow its example; in their extremity, every eye was turned on the hero who had already fought their battles; the sage who had enlightened them; the patriot who had set the example of personal sacrifices, to accomplish the emancipation of the people. Kosciusko was unanimously appointed generalissimo of Poland, with unlimited powers, until i

the enemy should be driven from the country. On his virtue the nation reposed tin. utmost confidence; and it is some consola tion to reflect, amidst the general depravi ty ol mankind, thatftwo instances m the same age have occurred, w here powers of thu kind were employed solely for the pur poses lor w hich they we re given. It. is not my intention. Sir, to follow the Polish chief throughout the career of victory which, for a considerable time, crowned his cllbrts. Guided by his talents, and led by his valor, his undisciplined, ill-armed militia, charged with effect the veteran Kussian and Prussian: the mailed cuirassiers of the Great Frederick, for the first time, broke and lied before the lighter and appropriate cavalry of Poland. Hope filled the breasts of the patriots. After a long night, the dawn of an apparently glorious day broke upon Poland. Hut to the discerning eye of Kosciusko, the light which it shed was of that sickly and portentous appearance, indicating a storm more dreadful than that which he had resisted. He prepared to meet it with linnness, but with means entirely inadequate. To the advantages of numbers, of tactics, of discipline, and inexhaustible resources, the combined despots had secured a faction in the heart of Poland. And if that country can boast of having produced its Washington, it is disgraced also bv giving birth to a second Arnold. The day at length came which was to decide the late of a nation, a hero. Heaven, for wise purposes, determined that it should be the last of Polish liberty. It was decided, indeed, before the battle commenced. The traitor, Poniski, who covered with a detachment the advance of the Polish armv, abandoned his position to the enemy, and retreated. Kosciusko was astonished, but not dismayed. The disposition of his army would have done honor to I lannibal. The succeeding conflict was terrible. When the talents of the general could no longer direct the mingled mass of combatants, the arm of the warrior was brought to the aid of his soldiers. He performed prodigies of valor. The fabled prowess of Ajax, in defending the Grecian ships, was realized by the Polish hero. Nor was he badly seconded by his troops. As long as his voice could guide, or his example fire their valor, they were irresistible. In this unequal contest, Kosciusko was long seen, and finally lost to their view. "Hope for a .season bade the world farewell. And Freedom shrieked when Koseiu.-ko fell." He fell covered with wounds, but still survived. A Cossack would have pierced his breast, when an oflicer interposed. "Sutler him to execute his purpose," said the bleeding hero; "I am tu" devoted sol dier of my country, and will not survive its liberties." The name of Kosciusko struck to the heart of the Tartar, like that of Marius upon the Ciiubrian warrior; tin uplifted weapon dropped lrom his hands, Kosciusko was conveyed to the dungeon. of Petersburgh: and, to the eternal disgrace of the Empress Catharine, she mailt him the object of her vengeance when he. could no longer be the object of her fear: Her more generous son restored him to liberty. The remainder of his life has been spent in virtuous retirement. Whilst m this situation m f ranee, an anecdote is related of him which strongly illustrate the command which his service's had ob tained over the minds of his countrymen. In the late invasion of France, some Polish regiments in the service of Russia passed through the village in which he lived. Some pillaging of the inhabitants brought Kosciusko lrom his cottage. "When I was a Polish soldier." said he. addressing the plunderers, "the property of the peaceful citizens was respected. "And w ho art thou," said an officer, "who addressest us w ith this toite of authority?" "I am Kosciuseo." There was a magic in the word. It ran from corps to corps. The march was Suspended. Thev gath ered round him, and gtzed with astonish ment and awe upon the mighty ruin he presented. "Could it indeed be their he ro," wdiose fame was identified with that of their country? A thousand interesting reflections burst upon their minds; thev remembered his patriotism, his devotion to liberty, his triumphs and his glorious all. Their iron hearts were sof'ene. and the tear of sensibility trickled down their weather-beaten faces. We can eas ily conceive, sir, what would be the feeliu"s of the hero himself in such a scene. IliS great heart, must have heaved with emotion, to ni.u hm.te.i once more sur

rounded by the companions of his glory, and that he would have been upon the

point of saying to them, "Heboid your t ieneral, conic once more To lead you on to laiiri fd Mctorv, To fame, to ficedoiu." The delusion could hate lasted but lor a moment. He was himself, alas! a miser able cripple; and for them, they were no longer the soldiers of liberty, but the instruments of ambition and tyranny. Overwhelmed willi grief at the reflection, ht would retire to his cottage.lto mourn afresh over the miseries ol fits country. C-. . . I . . . .1 y. " , cnicii was me man, sir, lor whose mem ory I ask from an American Con slight tribute of respect; not, sir, to per petuate lus lame hut our gratitude. Hi tame will last as long as liberty remain upon the earth; as long as a votary oilers incense upon her altar, the name of Kos ciusko will be invoked. And if, by the common consent of the world, a temnle shall be erected to those who have rendered the most service to mankind, if the fLiun.- ui inn great countryman snail occupy the place of the "most worthy," that of Kosciusko will he found by his side. and a w reath of laurel will be entwined with the palm of virtue to adorn his brow. Vermont. The Whig victories follow each other with astonishing rapidity. Vermont, w hich the Van liurenitcs have been counting on with entire confidence, ha. certainly gone for Harrison by a large majority. The IJoston Atlas contains returns from SI towns, which give for Jennison, the Whig candidate for Governor, !),?S!) votes, and for Hradley, V. H., T.bSfi making a Whig lmijority of h0!t;. 'J'1(. ;lst ,mi. her of the New York Express lias tinfollowing: . unison Kh t-trd! Barber Drfeatn!!' A7,f(e, Even tt and Hall Ju -eeeted.'.'.' Vermont has fought a good light and maintained herself nobly. William Slade has 'been re-elected to Congress by a greatly increased majority, being more than l,2U0over Lis Van Huren opponent. Hiland Hall, an able, fearless, talented and consistent Whig, is also re-elected to Congress, by a majority of not less than one thousand votes over Ids Van Huren opponent. Horace Everett, who is one of the most valuable men in Congress, is also probably re-elected. In thirteen towns he has a majority of 700 votes. From Henry 1-'. Jane's district we regret to learn that the Whigs, as they are too apt to do, slept upon their posts, while their opponents were more watchful than ever. This is the fifth district and Mr. Fletcher, the Van linren candidate, has without doubt been elected. From lleiuan Allen's district we have returns irnm only two tow ns, which gne for Allen (Whig') 1 Si, and for Van Ness. wlit) is lor V an Huren. 12. llctu-esenlativrx. In 101 towns w have returns for Representatives to the S Legislature. In these towns the return are Whigs and twenty-three Van Hu ren men. Since the above was in type, we hav returns lrom Allen s district by way ol Vermont, which state that Allen is rt elected. It only increases the Whig lium her of Representatives. WHO IS THE FEDERALIST? General Jackson has promulgated nrine; pies, constructions, and doctrines far hi yond the most ultra and odious doctrine ol the Federal school, and Van Huren has promised to tread in his footsteps. (ien. Harrison has shown himself sincere and unwavering lover of liberty and an ardent and eloquent advocate ol true Republicanism, as his letter to Holi var abundantly manifests. Who of the two is the Federalist, and w ho the Democrat? Harrison buckled on his sword, mounted his horse, am! led hi leuow citizens to name and to victory, m the war of IS 12. Mr. Van Huren exerted the utmost of his skill, cunning and industry, to promnu the deleat of James Madison s election t .11, I T itite J residency. .lames .wadisoti neing the war candidate, opposed by the federa partv. Who was the Democrat, and who tin Federalist then, Wm. II. Harrison Martin Van Huren? or When the gallant Hero of Tippecanoe and the Thames, was exposed to all tin inclemencies of a most arduous campaign in a severe winter, surrounded hv a savage foe, sleeping on the hare earth, with scanty supplies of provisions cold, worn out and halt starved constantly exposed to the ball, tiie bayonet and the tomahawk, yet cheerfully carrying on the war for his country, where was the favorite son of N York? Lounging luxuriantly at Hull' I If 1 ' 1-. .1 -.1.1 ctrial, i icKing ins teem with the air oi an exquisite, or tapping his polished and fash ionable boot with a dandy cane, or regaling his delicate nose with a soft perfumed cambric pocket handkerchief. 1; might as well have been one ot these arduous and perilous occupations, tor he did little or nothing at the tria', in his capacity 1 l.i I. 1. 1 .... 1 I ..!.. . " a:i counsel, aimmigii in- nan uio i iMuness to charge the modest sum ot thr -e hunIred dollars, as a fee, and the diilhk'.ict ts) pocket that amount.

V hn h of these two men proved himself the best friend to his country at. this time, the Democrat Harrison or the Federalist Van Huren! The Vice President of the 11. States hating held many olliees, and received large funis from the public treasury, is supposed to be worth half a million of dollars. He lives in sumptuous style, rides in a gorgeous equipage, and is surrounded with the luxuries and appliances of the opuientand the fashionable. William Henry Harrison, after having long and ably served his country, is but a poor county clerk. Out of countless sums of public money passing through his hands, not a dollar has stuck to his pure palm, although, if lie had nor been of the most unyielding integrity, he too might have been rich. Now he subsists in honest mediocrity upon tire labor of his own hands. Vv ho of these two is the Aristocrat, aid who the Democrat without guile? Let the ballot boxes answer. Alixmu I). Jdv. J Tfb.lcs "f the fan liueenitrs. While the Van Huren prints in the .Smith are charging the W higs with a design to vote for Webster, what says one of their northern confederates? Why, that Van Huren himself "occupies a position not material

ly different from that of Webster." While they are abusing Harrison as a tariff man. Van Huren's pretensions are advocated at the North, on the express ground that he is in favor of a ''judicious prutt eion of domestic industry" that he is a "northern candidate while White and Harrison are "pledged to the support of principles that can never receive the support of the people of Massachusetts." Of coarse, an linren is pledged to the support of opposite principles at least lit: is so considered to be Wdirit language does ; so at the Aorth: II this speak to Virginia and the South? If Mr. Webster is such a dangerous politician as he is rep resented to lie hv southern an liurenitcs whv do they support a man, who, it in aid bv his northern friends, "occupies a losition not materially different from W'cbter?" Can they be serious in denounc ing the tanl!'. while they are supporting a man publicly claimed hy his northern li iends w here he is best known as a friend of protecting duties? We call upon the people to reflect well before thev seal their fate by voting foi uch a Janus-faced politician as Van Hu ren. J.uiu iiuurtr I iristntun. An original Jackson man the other day tlius declared his reasons lor opposing an linren: "Van Huren has been in power too long. "Jeshurun iru.red fit and He has persuaded Andrew violate most of his original !iy means of which he came Ho has endeavored to secure hich-dr Jackson to professions into lower. his election by persuading President Jacksun to nominate him as bis successor. Hv means of the treasury and pet banks, and his well organized "Praionan band," the olliee-lulilers, he presents to the avaricious, the reckless speculator, the hungry, bankrupt expectant, riches to be obtained without labor, provided thev support him for the Presidency. Every thing show that jioirer has too o;g been in the. same hands. '( 'orruption,"as President Jackson predicted, "has become the order of the dav. for lie d:iv." l-ir one 1 wish a oli'itm-.. nf measures am men, and take up again the cry upon which Jackson was home into tilt; Presidential chair, "rotation in office." ,'luroru Stamlard. NEW TREASURY OUBZIJ. .1 Seen OrJi r. "We are told, and on authority not to be disregarded, that a secret order has been issued by the Treasury Department, addressed fo the Western Deposit Hanks, requiring them to hold the specie they receive for public lands, subject to the orders of the Government, hi other words, that the specie paid for lands is to be accumulated in the form of special deposits, so that the Government iiinv have at its disposal the identical specie paid in, or at any rate, an amount of specie equal to all w hich has been paid in. Such an order would he one of serious import, in more respects than one, and we should have no doubt wdiat reception it ought to meet with from the businessmen and the whole community. Hefore we express our thoughts, however, we will thank the Globe to tell us wdiat are the. facts." Humor of the contents of this para graph, preceded its arrival here, and exci ted some interest. It seems to me quite immaterial, whether any such special or der as that deserihed ahove, has heen issued or not. The order requiring the payment of specie for land, as a necessary i .11 . consequence, imposed upon the deposm. tanks of the West, the duty of preserving the funds deposited with them unless reieved from such duty, bv a license from the Treasury. They must prepare them selves to pay, in legal tender funds, or be it the mercy ol the Government. The pressure upon our hanks, m the alarming lemands lor specie, is the result of this impolitic measure, whatever may have induced its adoption. Cin. (In:. It is stated tint 100,000,000 yards of calico were manufactured in the F. Slates last vear.