Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 34, Vevay, Switzerland County, 23 July 1840 — Page 1
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VOLUME IV.
NUMBER 34.
Published every Thursday Moruing,
juration. But supposing fifty years shall be required, then in two hundred years more we shall (present to the world the example of a Republican empire of two hundred and seventy million? ofsoula, with abundant territory for /lie support and comfort of the whole. To whet circumstance {is our rapid growth to bo attributed! To our i liberty. .Where the withering hand of despotI ism is felt, population declines. It is the atmosjphere ol freedom alone which conduces most'to [the happiness of.a nation and to the rapid mJcrcaso of its population. To enjoy that happiness, the spirit of liberty was brought with the earliest settlers to these western shores; and when the first essay was made to fasten upon their free-born sons the manclcs ofbondage, the spirit of resistance was an inspiratiotf from Heaven. They took their lives in their handstand resolved that their liberty and their being ehould never be separated. In that glorious struggle, which CTCniuaicd in the confirmation of all tho blessings which wc now enjoy, New Jersey siood, proudly, in'lho first rank of danger and suffering. She saw, during the first winter of independence, her territory overrun wifch twenty thousand British troops, with but a' fragment of art American army, consislingof scarcely fifteen hundred men, tleeing before them; and-eho beheld tho scene without dismay- Scarcely a field in New Jersey was left unstained with the blood of her heroic sons; and scarcely a hamlet there which did not exhibit monuments of sacrifice .to the cause ofliberty. It waainNew Jersey that tho tide of warwas successfully turned'upon tho foe in tho darkest period of tho Revolution. The towns of Trenton and Princeton,; in. glorious victory, gave new life to the expiring hopes of America, It was in New Jcfsey that Washington, taking his winter quarters at Horrfetown with fifteen hundred men, kept in check at Monmouth a? many thousand British regulars. It was my fortune to he born in the Western wilderness near Ohio, now Kentucky, in the midst iff Indian wars; and ihc spot which gave mo birth was.called the Bloody Ground, on account of the many battles fought there. I have often in my thoughts associated it with New Jersey, which may be truly called the Bloody Ground of tho Revolution, and, from early days,' tho ii a mo of “Jersey Blues’* hasscarricd with it the idea of chivalrous deeds in the cause of freedom. When llie burning sands of Monmouth was strewn with the.bodies of the slaughtered foe, Jersey vatunlee{s licfforiucd their full pan in the achicvcifenu I/was not. the mere cited of accident wKich gave Ngw Jersey such distinction; in this war; butit was chivalry of her citizens. 'They saw the marked the path of the enemy—they e»W their houses burning, ,lbc>ir families plundered'dnd abused—they saw jjur.owu army naked apd starving, leaving iho crimson stain of Their bleeding feet over which they'inarched: hut instead bf being disheartened by these scenes, they tended only to increase their determination, ami stimulate the ardor of Jcrscymen. Her militia waited for nodrafts. Tho voice of Washington, heard in Jersey, was sufficient to bring around him her bravo volunteers in thousands;' and the alarm* of danger was tho only order necessary to bring them in contact with the foe, Jersey was often chosen by Washington as tho theatre of war, because he could rely upon her Volunteers for tho most dangerous enterprises; apd in any emergency they were always ready. Among the good old thirteen,she proudly stands unsurprised, in patriotism, in fortitude, and in valor; and in the formation of new Stales; emigrants from Jersey have contributed largely to their population, while tho example ol their fathers has given tone to that spirit which has distinguished them in more recent trials. T o I enjoy tho confidence of the Democratic Republicans of that Slate, is gratifying in the highest [degree, while it co-robor.ites the conviction that the principles by which I have been governed in public life, are correct, or, if erroneous, excusable. Wc have heaad our fathers tell of iho Bufferings and privations of the Revolution, of the fields of carnage, and the cries of helpless females and innocent children. We have read the same in the pages of history; tho subject has' been illustrated to every citizen of Jersey by tho view of tho fields and villages in which these scenes were acted.—They have all been eel before its as the price of that liberty which' we now enjoy. Wb have seen tho blessings which it has imparted, in tho unrivalled prosperity of Ollr country and Increase of its .population.. In every direction where fortune shall direct tho traveller's path,.his eye is greeted with the smiles of happinee'3.. In the humblest cottage, and in the loftiest mansion, the sumo felicity presides,’ became liberty has fixed herdwelling there. Then let us never relax our efforts to retain the sacred boon. Jl is worth tho price it cost; and if wo have regard for future generations wo shall’ be careful to transmit it unimpaired. 1 Ms is the common cause in which we aro now united. Let tbc ri"ht of suffrage bo maintained and there m an equality,of power. Let regard bo had to universal education, and thai power will bo exercised with and for tho public good. Let the rights of conscience bo carefully guarded, and the mind of men will be unfettered. Let the.General Governmental ways confine its operations wiihm the powers delegated by the Constitution,. and tho States will bo tho conservatives of Ihelr own rights. Let the people observe a parpctual vigilance, and hold their public servants to a strict accountability for all their measures, and every.error will find imcorrective at‘the polls. The r|ch inheritance which we have received of our fathers will then remain to bless the future generations of this happy land; and America will continue an example to Urn world of the dignity to which man is capable ol arriving, when confirmed in the enjoyment o heaven-born liberty- For tho hojior conferred upon roe by the Convention, I now tender my thanks; and for yourself, accept assurances ol high consideration and friendship, trom your *e|-low-cilizeti, H» M. JOHNSON- - Joseph C. Potts, Esq.;Sec*y of the Democratic StalO ConvcntiOn-of- New* Jersey, at. Trenton.
From the Louisville Adreriiser.
From the DclphiBulhtin, Judge Bigger nnd the system.
Front the Olitc Branch.
Proof of Gen. llnrrlson being a Black Cockado
Comer of Ferry and Market streets, J'cray, Indiana.
Federalist.
We understand that Judge. Bigger in hia stump I speeches, endeavors to evade as faras possible any discussion of the great mid glorious system of Interna] Improvements, which.ho aided in fastening upon Indiana. Ho makes .an effort to deny any participation in the mailer, but it must be an uphill business to his cx-Exccllcncy, with the Journal of the session of ’3-1-5 staring him in the face. Judge Bigger was a member of the Legislature in 1831 and ’.35, along with his right harm man, Caleb U. Smith, of soap factory notoriety. At that session was passed the surety bill, which was lire entering.wedge to the famous mammoth system. ■ By reference to the Journal of the House, page 501, it will be.scon that the Judge’s.vote, together with Evans of Fountain, SMITH of Faycllo.Ac. are recorded in favor of its passage. Bead tbe following extract from the Journal: ■ ' Those who voted in favor, are,'
Judging from the uneasiness manifested by tho “Spirit of“fi,” and oihcrkindicd prints, the appearance of Gen,Howard before the .people of Indiana, has sadiy frustrated tlicir calculations, and thrown them into an awful state of consternation and alarm. -Tho whole flood of detraction and slang has been Ict'Ioose upon him by hie unrelenting enemies, Not only arc his religious opinions impugned and Ins moral character ai- v sailed, but dastardly attempts are making to misrepresent his views on llio subject of internal improvement, and 'place him in a fake portion before the public. In 1630, when the, system was popular, a meeting was hold in Indianapolis composed of. whig members of the. Lcgis|aiuro , in favor of the System, at which it was ‘‘resolved that the internal improvement system u emphaikatly n JF/n'g measure ,” thus wishingto claim all the honorfor its paternity and adoption; but now that it has become unpopular through the mismanagement of that party, they arc'very ■ willing to let the poor democrats come in .for a share of tho odium. It Is enough to kjtl a man, politically, now, to identify him with the system. .—Hence tho attempt by the supporters .of .the scheme to get some clue, by fair or .foul meant, to connect Gen; Ilowardaviih ihc system. An effort has been making in thii place, in a clan- - define manner, to gotcrrlificatesla lliiscffect, lbi t bo pu rposo, of circulating ■ them' in.. distant parts pfihp'State, to prevent any [opportunity v of counteracting their pernicious tendency, by the friends of Gen Howard. .Those, engaged in this nefarious work, preserve the, utmost-, secresy,-' well knowing that if they, were to act openly;' they couMlnol maintain, their charge*,—that they Would be met at tho threshold,* andtheif accusations]rebutted by tlio lcstimony of. mdse .. who have had the best opportunity of knowing Geit._Howard , s opinions on *tlial subject. -Wo hive offered to publish any certificates that can., be obtaincd him going to^establish such a fact, but our proposition has hot been'acceded * ,to. _ In order to anticipate any secret confederation of.this kind,'between certain citizens of this place/and editors .elsewhere,/we have thought proper to state'what arc'known and understood to ’ have been .Gen. Howard’s opinions dn‘ the subject in this community/ '■ r lip wjis in favor of a judicious system of internal improvements, to bo so., arranged that but one* work should be prosecuted al a limisland if that wore completed, and made availabla to tho State, others word,Ip bonundertaken upon the same plan', until the people‘were-furnished with . all tho facilities necessary to transport their surplus,produce to market.'- So soon as he: understood that all tho works were'to bo commenced simultaneously, [te' was-heard to remark that tho State, would bo ru ihed , and thatiho peoplWould . bo"weighcddownWitiiheavy Wo assure eur frletids abroad that theso view* will be corroborated'by.those of our citizens who.. have heard Gen. Howard express his sentiments on. the' subject; and any one at a distance may . safely contradict reports that may be circulated ' at -variance with this statement. . - , . i We suppose, should the above attempts fail, thatyho next thing will bo to prove by Dan Sigler dial oilier willing certifiers, that Gen. How*-ard-baricred off the Stale Bonds, for Jersey City Water 'lots,' Soap and Candle factories, Florida swamps, and rail-road stocks, with mortgages on them/ Who let us enquire are the most "ardent o'dffQsers of Gen. Howard! Milton Sttpp, JohatliinMcCarty, Caleb B, Smith, Dr. Coe, T, J. /.Evans,' in short all the fund Commissioners, Engineers, &c. who were the most instrumental in bringing out Judge Bigger, and who passed a resolution approbatory of the course pursued by Gov, .Wallace. -These are thb.mcn who are opposing' Howard, and supporting Bigger,Their object is very manifest. They are fearful that if Gen. Howard should be elected, their official misconduct: would bo exposed to the eye of lha people of this State,'but if they elect’ Digger, they hope to'be screened from the light of dayand secure themselvca-fn power.. These men have deceived us once, letnsnot bo deceived .by them again, by placing theirFc/ in the gubernatorial chair/ They have brought .the State from: lia ppi Dess: and pros perily to the ’ very verge' ‘of ruin and beggary—and yet forepptli, they ask you again to'place thcin in power that they may rc-eiiacl the same scenes.Bo -not deceived—trust them-'not. You havo a candidate whom you £ how to be iiofc&st, andvhluous; and talent-ed,-and ' faithful ,‘ .who will'.never deceive yon. Rally -aroundiliia standard, support him and. the ship of State wiil.be righted under Ills control.
Gen.-Howard and his Enemies.
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IWc have just received from Lexington the following important correspondence.' Capt. John .Fowler is well known to every prominent man in Kentucky, and Ids word will not bo questioned in any part of the West. A veteran in the causo of Jeffersonian principles—qpw far advanced in life—and having no object in view, save the prosperity and future happiness of bis country—Capt. Fowler Iconics forward to establish an important tfut'^— the Federalism of Harrison, and the fact that ho wore the Black Cockade during the “reign of terror” —through the fierce.contest of 1790, and 1800, when Democrats were battling against the memorable Alien and-Sedition Laws of Old John Adams, and struggling to prevent i war with Franco, a nation that magnanimously assisted us in the achievement of our independence. - Capt. Fowler’s Statement, and theaffidavit of Judge Price, are corroborated by the real speech of Gen. Harrison, delivered in 1820, in reply to .Mr. Randolph.- 'Harrison, when in the presence of Randolph, confessed .Ms friendship for the Black Cockade Administration—d facthis friends endeavored to;cpnceal, by forging a speech for him, which is part of tho biography of Harrison, by Todd and Drake, which the General had the hardihood to endorse:
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POLITICAL.
Messrs. Angle, Bell, BIGGER, Brandbury, Brett, Bryan, Carr, Carter of C., Conwcll, Grume, Culbertson, Curry, Curtis, Davis, i)iinninjvi EVANS, Ifannainan, Hardesty, llcnkle, Hoag!and, Howard, Johnson of M,, Johnson of F., Kelso, Kilgore, Marshall, McDouglc, iMcfnlirc, .Mooro, Nave, Newman, Parke, Puckett/ Ray, ItochUt, Schooling, Shaw, SMITH of I 1 *./ Stafford, Stanford, Storm, Thompson, Torbct, V&wtcr, Wilder, Willet,.Wilson of F., Wilson of V., Woodruff and Gregory Speaker.—5J. And those who voted in the negative, arc, Messrs. Armstrong,-Bonnet, Power, Brackenridge, Chapman, Cook,-Gad ties, Green, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Leslie, Liston, Locbharl, McCarty; Mendenhall, Phelps, Smith of R. t Strain, Vahdevccr,Wilson ofJI., and'Wright -23. -.;■■■ • •• • “ ' ' -. ' '
From the Globe. tetter from Cot It. M. Johnson, Vico .Prcsident of the United Stales. ■ The following letter is in answer to one addressed lo Col. Johnson, enclosing (ho proceedings of the Democratic State Convenlion, re-, cemlyrheld at Trenton; Wasuisotos, dlh June, 1S-10. - DEAtt SiB—I have received your favor of the 3d iost., enclosing the proceedings of the Democratic State Convention of New' Jersey, and informing me of my having been'designated as their candidate for re-clec(iori to the Vice Presidency. This tohcn'of confidence, coming from a section of the Union so highly appreciated for every Republican virtue, could ntu fail.to excite in my bosom the most grateful sensations. Among the incidents of my political life, none has-been so gratifying, as that of the manner in which' I have bctyi presented to. my fellow-citi-zens/ Had-,the nomination been made by,a National Convention, I might have been forced as a candidate upon some of the Stales contrary to .their, wishes, by the overruling votes of other States; but when It is left to each State to maUe its own selection/as in the presen fenso, it gives to the: candidate an assurance that he is their voluntary choice. Such is now my happy position in relation to New Jersey, among other States. 1l has been the principle on wliich I have, ever acted,*nat to desire an office, under any circumstances, which a majority of the people da notwjeh me to {told —they are the sovereign; the incumbent id hut (heir agent, to act under them and for them, not for himself. It is the glory of a Republican officer to be faithful to that trust; and when, by any means, he can ascertain, that they desire him no longer to retain it, the principle of honor requires him to retire voluntarily, whatever fortuitous circumstances may enable him, fur a season, lo do otherwise. I am now doubly hippy, that my position is where I ever wish it to be, in tho hands of the people; among whom none ever stood higher in patriotism, in valor,'and intelligence, than .the people of New Jersey. • 3Iy political life, .from the earliest dawn of manhood has-been a constant scene of turmoil and difficulty. The retrospect brings to view the various questions which have been acted upon; the sectional interests which have bgen involved; the clianging names and divisions which political panics have ns? unit'd; tho causes and measures which led to the declaration of the late
/ Lexington, June 27,1840. : Sini—The position yon took m Congress, on tho side 6f the Democratic*party, in-the years 1700 and 1S00, and the severe struggle which .ensued .bet ween that party and the Federalists, is an fvelit which I have* no'doubt is iresh in your memory. /J’he* contest now going on for. the Presidency is one of thessmo'enameter, and partakes of all its .malignity and -denunciation, The Democratic party, then, as now/was abused and slandered by a monied aristocracy, which' was insidiously-rushing to change this Government, in its infancy, to a Monarchy. . ' [' The spirit of tho Revolution rose, and the Federal party was crushed by tho election of Mr. Jefferson. It is. believed as you were.a member of Congress at that period, with Gcn.Wm. H. Harrison, now acandidato.for the Presidency/ you know on which side of the question he took •is stand—was ho a Federalist, and did he hoist tho lilack Cockade, and did ho in d speech which ha made in Congress oppose the reduction of Adams’ Etauding armyl Your rcsppriGti to this letter will undeceive, thousands of your follow citizens, who arc groping their way in 1 am, with respect, &c. JL DANIEL, i To Capt. Jons Fowler; V Lexington, Ky.
" The following arc Vho rci'narks of Mr. Bigger in favor of.tho bill. After reading them; can any one say that .Mr. Bigger was an enemy : To tbo -glorioua 'system!—Will the Judge say so himself! This is (ho man, foliow-cirizene, whom ihe friends of the system wish to elect Governor of)he State of Indiana. They know that if they are so fortunate as to succeed, he will carry oiit thtv-principles and policy.of his' byo illustrious predecessor? ,Noblc anti Wallace; They know that ho w til be e’ll id eil in his administration, Ay Caleb B; Smith, a whole hog system man, who was mainly instrumental In procuring hts nomination over Gov. Wallace, who was too far committed in favor of the system to el and anv cbanco of being a successful competitor of Gen. Howard. At that time, .Air; Bigger could sce “no good reason why Indiana should not follow the example [of OAiOi] and place herself in the carter of prosperity along side of her sister State.*' That was the: session at which was struck*the first fatal blow towards the utter prostration of the interests, the character/ and - ' credit' of the State;‘ah d Judge Bigger, the disinterested, the “compromising** Judge Bigger, helped iff elrilmMVni blow. -The passage of the same bill Indiana d debt of THIRTEN N MOjLlONS OF DOLLAR S',' \v h fell will forever Iiapjglikd <Ti* incubus upon, the present and succeeding.gpneralions. Judgo’BiggcrTias not lhb/fiftVfliad»w'of a Claim upon thb peoploTor their suffragea/no; not even upon hif own neighbors of Rush cou niy, where lie rwldcB, for in tho general scramble for!a share of tho common plunder; he did not .oven mskoon/efforfto iccnro forhis constituents a singlo “IbaP* in the gloriotis system.-1(ow truly magnanimony and patriotic ho Avail But here is the .extract from his speech: , ' ’ - “Air.'BrooER spoke at length in favor of the bill, (he passage of wliich he deemed of vital importance to a largo portion ofthe Slate, He gave a history of the commencomcnt. prosross, and present state of-the Ohio Canals. They! were the .result of compromUc, as mu'at be alt similar imprdvemente, which cannot, as a t matter ’ of course, equally interest every poriloh*of the peo rple., - Ho said they were commenced af a time when there was pecuniary pressure in the coun-try,-and that iho expenditu re.ofthe'money ittihed for the construction ofthe canals’, had a tendency greatly to alleviate the prevailing distress. There were then, as there are now'AMJVT ALAIi.VISTS WHO PREDICTED THAT THE STJl TE WOULD BE BOBjV£ DOIFjV D Y TAX A TIOjV. —The friends of internal improvements howevtv prevailed; ihc canats havo been made/ahd (bore is not to bo hcard ( a dissenting voice in relatian to the value 'and - Importance of these works. If the taxes wcrc:mcreased the ability to pay them was doubly ehfaanced’and tbc Slate is now marching on, with' accelerated force to.grcatnesa and to There vas no good reason why Indiana ,should pot follow her example, and place herself , in the career of prosperity, along tide of her sister Slate. No'State in the’ Union,' he coblended, presented greater facifities for internal improvement—none, bad a more fhrtile soil and none presented a better field-, with liberal and enlightened Icgielation, to push forward to wealth and to respectability.”
■ LGxi.wnvA^#tme^7Y1840. Dear Sir:— In answer to your -letter of this, date, I will Gay that 1 was in Cotigrossias a member, during the great struggle between "Jefferson and Adame, and know-the fact, that William Henry Harrison, then a delegate from the NorthWestern Territory, was upon the side of Mr. Adams, lie was a} Federalist and Wore the Black Cockade. I do not recollect Ids speech upon tlid reduction of the United States Army, though Ipre a file of the Aurora, in which his speech appears against reducing tho army- My health not enable mp to answer more fully with regard to the exciting scenes of that memorable period of our history. Respectfully, your humble servant, JOHN FOWLER. Capt. IIeset Dan’iel.
war; the measures preparatory to that event, anil those which wdro deemed necessary to give efiicicncy lo the resort; the course to he pursued, after its termination tor a eel tied peace establishment. On alt these subjects there was a clash* ing of opinions, causing a continual agitation of the public mind; duriiVg the same period, ami up to the present time, the tariff, internal improvement, the Bank of the United States, tho Slate Banks, the currency, and the Independent Treasury, and the wlolo monetary interests of the country, have stirred tip the strongest passions of our natures, and kept tho nation in a state of constant excitement. Long existing friendships have been broken; parties have been dissolved, and new parties formed. Amidst all these vicissitudes, il ls a matter of wonder to myself, that I should have retained the confidence of my fel-low-citizens. I can impute it only to the liberality of the people, regarding with kindness the honest endeavors of their public agent to serve them; of which my Own experience furnishes ample demonstration. . _ . To the beat of my ability, T have uniformly served my country in pursuing the course which, in my view, was best calculated to perpetuate our.institutions upon tho broad basis of liberty and equality, the inalienable rights qf man, and by such means as would be likely to meet thft * approbation of my best judgment. In this diu1charge of my public duty, I have endeavored to i maintain my o.wn opinions as to men and measures with fivijpeEs. but without a vindictive, feiarah, ora persecuting spirit, and with a fcelfcng of toleration congenial with the spirit of our Bonstitutioa, which secures to all' the liberty cf Hipeech and of thought. In our country, forcoor turbulence should settle nothings—reason and iaves ligation, every fliing. In reviewing tho history of our common country* it presents to The rrind a sublimity of idea on which philanthropy may dwell with delight. II is but about two hundred and thirty, years eince, that a littlo band of colonists landed on the Danks of James Kiver. in Virginia, and establishAd the first permanent settlement of civilized Society in this empire; and scarcely two hundred ffnd twenty years havc.passed away since the landin'* of the first Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The ages of three men, not exceed-* in«- three score and fourteen years each, would filf the wiiolo.-period of time from, the earliest Settlement .lo the present; and-we have grown (fora a Tew families to a nation of more than so v&nmillions of souls; and'all blessed with £ 'bounty of Providence above any. other cS.nur slss:
In corroboration of Air, Fowler’s testimony, wc have from the Ohio pipers, the following aftidavit of Robert Price, Esp:, a highly respectable citizen of Trumbull county, in that State/ formerly a Judge of iho county court, and a.man extensively knoty through tho Slate. - Erie county, es. Before rat?, Frederick P. Stephens, one of the Judges ‘of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Eric, personally appeared Robert Price, who beingduly qualified; saith, that-he was personally acquainted with William Henry Harrison, the present Whig candidate for tho office of President of the United Slates, at the time of the great political excitement when the Federal party wore the black cockado as a badge of distinction. That he frequently saw him, and heard him converse oh political matters at that time, and that ho knows him to have been a member bf the Federal party at that .FREQUENTLY SEEN HIM AVEAR THE BLACK r COCKADE BADGE OF FEDERALISAI ATTACHED TO HIS HAT—itud that ho distinctly remembers hearing him' observe, in an argument in favor of the sedition taw, in presence of Charles Pemberton.and* others, that he thought it was proper for the President, the heads ofthe Departments and members bf Congress,TO HAVE A 8111 ELD THROWN AROUND THEM, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE IN THE MOUTH OP EVERY BLACKGUARD THAT WALKED THE STREETS,
’Mysterious.—The Si. Louts Bulletin of the 14th says: “We learn by the steamer Czar; which arrived hero yesterdayTroin Pittsburgh, that when ehe passed Cairo soma eight or nine bodies had been found there, floating in the Ohio. From tho appearance of the bodies it is supposed they were, flit-bontincn, who had met; J heir deaths by some violent means."
Noeth-eastebn ■ Boundary. —Tho -National Intelligencer.of the 33d Elates, that Air. Rush, of tho.‘American .Legation in London, and Air. Schenley, of England, arrived ift that city on Saturday—the former with despatches from our Minister in England, ami the latter with despatches forlhe ‘Britishminister. An opinion prevails which is thought to be well-founded, that the general tonJ and aspect of the communications Irom our Almister in England are decidedly pacific, touching the Boundray question.
The Eipeohimj Expedition,—A loiter from Lieut Wilkes,’ commanding the Exploring Expedition. dated Sydney Head, December 26, states that all repairs, observations, &c,, had been completed, and (hat they were under way for the Autarkic course. The officers and crew were all. well* .
And further the deponent saith not. ‘ ' ROBERT PRICE. Affirmed to and subscribed before me* this 20ih day of June, in* the year of’our Lord-1840. * FREDERICK P. STEPHENS.
Bank Law in Altssissim.—According to the Canton Advocate, Judge Nicholson decided at the late term of tho Aladison Court, that the Charter of a Bank could not bo attacked cblUterally, and that tho hph-compliahcc of a Bank with the proViaions of its charter, could not be given in evidence to defeat a recovery upon & note given to such a Bank. . ’
The Wheat Crop.—Tho Frcdonia Soutine says, we arc assured by the farmers every where, that'tho wheal crop is moat promising. It has been-thinned by the fly, to bo sure, but if no other disaster befall yield will bo abundant. Much depends upon the state of the weather between this and harvest.
A Seizure.— Tho N. O. Bulletin of the 15th states that the British steamship Argyle, which arrived on Friday,’ with 418,00Q dollars in specie, from Vera Cruz, was eoized' un Saturday at the instance of the collector of the port, for a violation of the treaty plipulatlon between Great Brilaih ind the United Slates, in regard to the carrying trade. Tho specie; which is ell owned in New Orleans \vo understand, i« placed in a safe deposits, to await the decision in tho case o( Mho proper .*_.,*
., Fatal Result.— The wtfo of Air, John W. Moore, a highly respectable man, residing at No. 579 Washington street', N. Y,, represented to bo a young woman in the bloom of health, youth and beauty, came .to her death on Friday last, by taking a half ounco'of the oil of tanscy, to produce abortion.- She died in about an hour after swallowing thofauLportion
The Banger (Me). Courier says ihat.lho proii pecta in that region never were better for full crops and an abundance of fruit, than at present. Farmers-say that the season is at least three weeks earlier than usual, and that they have never known a'tnore active spirit in tho cultivation of tho soil. ’