The Wabash Courier, Volume 10, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 August 1842 — Page 2

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From the National Intelligencer CLAY MEETINGS. We should have room for nothing else were we to

attempt to chronicle all the meetings favorable to the nomination of Mr. CLAY as the Whig candidate for the

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NGTFW Whig candidate lor the

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Presidency which are taking place over the whole face of our extensive country. There is a spontaneousness

letter, he speaks of Mr- Clay us the man to whom the country looks, and must look to save her.— This ia the language which comes up hero from the North, and the South, from the East, and from the West It is the voice of an indignant and an outraged people, who are heaping their maledictions upon the head of him who, in an evil hour for himself as well as for his country, gave ear to the whisperings ol an unholy ambition, and flattered himself that because accident had thrown him upon the top of Olympus, he surely must be Jove himself, and therefore--"Assumes the god, affects to nod iff And. in doing so, makes himself ridiculous."^

tyA Harrisburg correspondent of the Philadelphia United States Gazette, writes as follows: "L was shown, this morning, a call tor a Clay meeting in this place. 11 ia numerously signed by ail classes of our citizens, and bids lair to eclipse the late Harrison

meeting

Extract of a letter to the editor of tho Philadclphia S. Gazette, dated

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WR!I

face

OTemenu

and a heartiness in these movements which free them

from any suspicion of combination or preconcert and

stamp them for true indications of the popular sentiment.

At the great meeting of this character held at Har risburg (Pennsylvania) on Saturday week, the official account of which is before us, the preamble to the resolutions recites, as on of the reasons for the assem-

bling and action of the Whigs there present, that Mr. CLAY "has already been formally nominated for the next President of the United States by highly respectable, numerous, and enthusiastic State Conventions of the Democratic Whigs of Maine, Vermont, Delaware, North Carolina, and Georgia, and by very large mass meetings of the people in N. York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, and and in al-

of he in N or re

n'*58 Indiana, Kentucky, Loniaiana, and in al-

milt

most every State from Maine to Florida!" that these nominations have been spontaneous and entirely unanimous, we other candidate having been named, and

none other thought of or proposed by any State: and that every indication of public sentiment justifies the insurance that the Statesman, Patriot, Orator and Farmer of Ashland, is already substantially nominated as the candidate for President by ninety-nine out of every hundred of the Democratic Whigs of the Union.

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lorma"ion 'of a Clay Club aVst. Louis. ind of «*Pr»•ions of public opinion in other parts of that State, m?s that if the manifestation of warmth, zeal, and animation which are made, be any

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lie leelinjr, there is no doubt that the fronds of

CLAY

HESRT

will go Into the approaching contest with more determination toauceeed, and a more fixed and firm purpose to make all neceasary honorable sacrifices to •itain success, than they entered the contest for Gen. Hiaaraoir- "during the contest for Gen.

HAHRWOW,"

MM the Republican, "we thought it impossible for •own io manifest greater zeal or a greater anxiety for success than was evinced by our Whig friends in this

VaZrtZr But the exhibitions made at each of the mivntintni of the Clay Club have shown that the fire mi but then kindled. Wo now have its broad, bright Zi.ro hiirninir with more than double fierceness.— Varm zealous,and self-sacrificing as were the Whigs for Gen

HARRISOIC,

they now are doubly so for

HAB*

irorTHB WEST." These movements may be deemed premature, and in point of time they are so. But it cannot be denied that thev are the pulsations of the heart of the Whig party, which at once indicate its lively sensibility and is undiminished trength and vigor.

rrTbe distinguished Washington correspondent of IJ States Gazette closes his last letter as follows: "To show the state of feeling now pervading iheconntrv I mention the feet that a member of Congress received a letter this morning from a very worthy substnntial person in Massachusetts, an Abolitionist, who says he had made up his mind never to vote for Mr. Clay on account of his being from a slave State, but the ti'mfs are such, and ihe state of the country such, that we must look lor the pilot who can weather the storm. That pilot iB Henry Clay. Another gentleman who was once elected by the Legislature to one of the highest officcs in the Slate, but refused to accept it says, in a letter to a friend, "as for Mr. Tyler, hew a stench in our nostrils, and we must bury him." In the

totally. 'Hnrry ol the West' is not for

gotten by tho citizens of Dauphin, for his noble ana manly course towards the lamented Harrison, during the last Presidential campaign, and they are determined to make him President in 1844."

fcCT The Philadelphia papers contain an account of ttliecreat Whig festival in that city, Nothing can surpass the enthusiasm

the proceedings at on the 4th insi. which thosebroceedings exhibit for Henry Clay. In tho prib'istrou tofsts. at least two*thirds retsr to mm. We have counted not less thnn eighty-eight of them in which his merits arc glowingly extolled and he is proclaimed the nation's favorite candidate for the Presidency. Of tho letters to ihe committee, from distin-

iished men invited to participate in the festivities of occasion, aU speak of Mr. Clay as the hope and trust of the republic.—Louisville Journal.

A Into number of tho St. Louis New lira says Tlio citizens of Hannibal and its vicinity, friendly to tho election of Mr. Clay, were to meet, on Saturday evening last, to form a Clny Club. They walk it beautifully! If we are not much mistaken, every county in the State will, in a brief time, have its Clay Club, nod be organized and ready for any cmergency which may bring them into action.",,

MR. CALHOUN.

JULY 23,1842.

ASHINGTON,

Mr, clay* Speech al Lexington. The most striking feature of the speech is twiddle, and as it was not delivered in one of those dry times in which all signs are saicHo fail, wo take it as a veritable evidence that

MR. CLAY ON DUELLING. 1 ho duel between Col. Webb and Mr. Mar-

The termination of this duel, which left

Wa.l

drawn tnto dt«U. No one hnwiTOr „wr pressed greater abhorrence of the custom than himself. In an address to his fellow citiawis, in 1836, be remarked,

holds ntctous

Dear Sir:—Among the curious matters Mayo~r, was

that I have heard reported in tho Metropolis,! samo day General Hyram Smith was elected Vice is tho s'rong aUcmpt recently made, an/noiv I M«yor, in pl.ee ofG.ner.l Jo*ph Smith elected M»jravowed, to Imvo Mr. Calhoun the nominee of 'fhe following vote of thanks was then unanimousthe Locofoco party. A caucus has been held, ly voted to the Ex-Mayor, General Bennett, by thecimid circulars issued, to coll upon the leading, Cin, Council of the Cititf Nauvoo, Locofocos in the different States to rally for That this Council tender a vote of thanks to General Mr. Calhoun. I have not seen one of these John C- Bennett, for his great zeal in having good and circulars, but I understand that they have already been despatched. Tho success of Mr. Calhoun and his friends will bo the signal for a rally of southern interests, but 1 doubt whether he can succeed. Mr. Van Bur en appears to have the voice from the Hermitage. Still the effort is being made, and you will soon see the result.

.. concur in the above eeniimcntSJ

Henry Clay is rapidly sinking into his dotage. K^ W a W am S ii Pennsvlvaninti.

This is the strongest illustration of that mental and moral blindness which party hatred inflicts upon its victim, with which we over mot. This speech of Mr. Clay, in clearnessof conception, vigor of thought, and power of analysis, has few equals among the productions of American statesmen. It will live, bo read and cited as authority, when these locofoco ar.persions have perished, or survive in the recollections of men only to awaken shame or reprobatioo.—North American.

.m uuei between Uol. WeOO and Mr. war- •''T^^oo, and to destroy mv isBnem* I

has directed public attention to the per- could do any injury to thegrM Pro/**,andIs ~T 1 AMAM PMI

ntctous character of this barbarous usa aented to Orson Pratt one of the twelve, for hie signaafter I

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combatants in the same hostile state of feel*! a gentleman of wsdoobied veracity, and I am willing ^hcn ihcy first met, is an evidence of absurdity in settling disputed points of hon "uL

reluen,ly the misfortune of Mr. influence of tho cus

toms of tte soctcty in

which

owe to

community to say, that, whatever heretofore

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From Ik* Sangamo Journal.

ASTOUNDING MORMON DISCLOSURES. LETTER FROM GEN. BENNETT.

NACVOO, lun^TTOE 27« 1842.

To the Editor qfdhe Journal: I was in ypar city a few days sincc for the purpose of taking legal advice in relation to the contemplated Bankruptcy of Joseph Smith, 'he notorious Mormon Prophet and swindler and procuring the commissions for the officers of the line and the new appointees brevets in the staff of the'Nanvoo Lesion, tor distribution prior to the general parade on ihe4tb of July next but had no time to prepare an article for the press, as 1 was bound to be in Nauvoo on the 26th. But I now write you fromt the Mormon Zion, the city of the Saints, Wher? am threatened with death by the holy Joe, and his Danite band of murderers, in case I dare make any disclosures in relation to the conduct of that polluted mass of corruption,'iniquity and fraud—that King of impostors—the holy and immaculate Joe Smith. 1 shall, however, expose him, and if I fall by the ruthless hands of such iou! assassins, let my blood be avenged by the friends of God and my country. Remember 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—pat his "bead in a char-eer-n But I fear him not—he is a most consummate blackguard, and dastardly coward.- He iff ready at alt times to assassinate a man of equal corporeal strength, or to inflict corporeal punishment on a man of feeble frame bnt he fears his equals, and dreads his superiors. Joe Smith stands indicted for murder, treason, burglary, and arson, in Missouri, and be defies the laws 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 disgraced the earth? If Gov Reynolds, of Missouri,, will make another demand for Joe Smith alone, disconnected with any other person—(for there are thousands of innocent, unoffending, good and holy people among the Mormons, who never ought to suffer, and never 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. Caitin will plaee the writ in my hand*, I will deliver him up to jastice, of die in the attempt, unless restrained by the constituted civil authority.

Thousands and tens of thousands are read to obey the call, and enforce the laws, and the holy Joe shall tremble at the sight ol 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 Jay the rebels low. The Constitution and the laws shall triumph and misrule, violence and oppression wither like a blighted flower. Let not an Executive whom he has vilified and abused, as he has

Now, remember that if I should be missing, Joe Smith, either by himself or his Danite band, will be the murderer, lilinoians then let my blood be avenged They seek my life by day and by night—look well to the issue! am in the infamous impostor's city but I fear him not, neither do I regard his idolatrous god. He believes not in the God of Heaven, and I fear no other.

I now defy him, and all his holy hosts, I dare fiirn to personal violence. There are eyes that see" that he knows not of, and ears to hear {hat he understands not

Now, Governor, do your duty. And citizens of Illinois, be in readiness to sustain your laws. 1 furnished the State arms to the Nauvoo Legion on a legal requisition, and on a legal requisition they shall be delivered up. The public arms Qfp in a bad condition and suffering material injury, and they had better1)e placed in the hands of more deserving men, for the State is sustaining a great loss. If the Governor wishes them for other troops, they are at his service. I derived the command of the Nauvoo Legion, and aff Major General I have it, and am liable to trial only on an order from the Governor, detailing a general Court Martial of General officers from the other divisions oi theState, no brevet officer can affect me.

It is true tfiat I had Joe Smith appointed, or elected Lieutenant Geneial, as:a mere play thins, knowing that there was "no such officer contemplatetfby the Constitution but, it answers Joe well enough as lie does not know enough of military matters to tell the difference between a Corporal ana a General—bq, Lieutenant General is as good as any other ral to

Jce.' In his pub

lic speeches he says: "Hear your Lieutenant General! the greatest military commander that ever lived since the days of Washington—General Scott is a mere pitmv compared to me! I command all thearmies of the United Siotesfand tile Nauvoo Legion was formed to •avenge blood in Missouri!"

Joe is a great man of the kind—but God will damn the kind—for, if the devil donl get Joe Smith, there is no use for any devil. But to the damnable iniquity of this base impostor, and to begin— 1st. On the 17th of May, 1842, I received from the President and Clerk of the Mormon Church a certificate, of which the following isan exact copy, to-wits "MAY

17th» 1842.

"Bro. Jamed Sloan:—You will be so good as to permit General Bennett to withdraw his name from the Church Record if he desires to do so, and this with the best of feelings towards you and General Bennett

JOSEPH SMITHS

"In accordance with the above I have permitted General Bennett to withdraw his membership from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, this lTth day of May, 1842—the best of feelings subsisting between all parties. JAMES SLOAN," 'General ChUrch Clerk and Recorder.'

From this (Nauvoo) 'Wasp,' of May21, 1842. New action of Mayor and Vice Mayor, of the city of Nauvoo, on the resignation of General Bennett.' •On the 18th instant, General John C. Bennett* resigned the office of Mavor of the city of Nauvoo, and on the 19th General Joseph Smith, the former Vice

dVly elected to fill the vacancyj and on the

whoicsome'iaws adopted for the government of the city, and for tho faitnful discharge of his duty while Mayor of the same.

'Passed May 19th, 1842. .. JOSEPH SMITH, Mayor.T Ja»$sStOAK,Recorder.1 From tht

we /reason tk" H»«brea*d wy«alt\ in onki to dewvar tl«e mtam ot

IrV* corroct'tvc will bo found IwTJi. ,, »H of as to exposition of thy yt«1»

Times and Seasons,' of Jun* 15, M2.

'NOTICENauvoosubscribers,

.—-Tho members of the First Pre-

sidenoy of the church or Jeans Christ of Latter Day Saints, withdraw the hand of fellowship from General John C. Bennett, as a christian, be having been labored with from time to time, to persuade him to amend his conduct, apparently to no ^^sMITh, mi HYRUM SMITH.

WM. LAW.'

The following members of the Quorum of tho twelve

r„hn r_ pnw. John Taylor,

John E. Page, UL. Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, "VVillard Richards.

We concur in the above

V.' KNIGHT.

*, -5. GEORGE MILLER, Bishops of the above mentioned Church, Nauvoo, May lltn, 184S. Now it happens that John E, Pifrft* in Pi«£borg William Smith in Pennsylvania, aod LymanJVnght in Tennessee, at the Holy Jot doee business. On Saturday the

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ofJuot,

I was excommunicated from this holy sect. Now look at the date*—on the I8lh day of Jane I was eseoMurMtraferf, and oa the 17th of May prevrona I withdrew from this noble band of brother. The Aflovwhip was dated back in order to have a pretext fee jhvrmWttfMK llkd to destroy my 'influence before I

showed him my official with-

dra^nlTand ISr. Pratt refneed to sign ft. Mr. Pratt is

toabidehis testimony. Call upon him. Mr. Editor, what think ran of these extraordinary papers?—what was all this mrT

influence, before

he lived, to bo

will tell you—it was to destroy my

should expose Joe's attempts at se

duction: many of his followers will swear to any thing that he desuea them to do, and think they are doing God's service, even when they know it to be fiilse.— And to begin. 2d. Joseph Smiih, the great Mormon sedoeer, one who has seduced notooly hundreds of single and married females, but more than the great Solomon attempted to seduce Miss Nancy Rigdon, (be eldest single daughter of Sidney Rigdoo, to submit to In hellish

WWMI aU abaU^lis ell tme.and the te«d e*id«Bee shall be ferthcowinf.

UQlttt, aaall H«gh Ito unite, uaqu^]^^ iCall Miss Martha 8rotJ»er«MB. of Warsaw, and

aw what she will

say

would make humanity shudder. Call cbell, of this city, one of the moat females in the west, and see what Prophet's secref~wfvea, Btanced, and if the Danitcs hear a tale of pollotion andlsornnr. ness is unparallelled in the annals of time. I have the evidence, §nd it shall come, and noattacks on me to ,d)vert.the public mind from himself* and hip iniquity slialt avail him. .My purpose is fixed, and the world shaltknow who the great impostor Time will not permit my going into farther detail in this tetter but an abused and inmlted public shall know allabom it. 3d. Joe^s extensivelsM frauds in Iowa abd Illinois, will soon come to light. I will save his Eastern creditors some hundreds of thousands of dollars, by expeefng these frauds in the face of open day—both by the legal records of .the country, and oral testimony. All is in readiness. 4 th. Iwill expose his actings and doinos in Nauvoo Lodge, D. when hone but the Mormon krrtAien were present—that be (Joe Smith) and five others, were entered, passed, and raised, before the Lodge was installed by the Grand Master fand that they all pa mot through a second time afterwards, with the exception of one, who is now abroad and many other like irregularities, and departures from the ancient landmarks. He has* jikewue established new lodge o( hisown* by inspiration, called "Order," in which there are many curious things, and relative to whica I have much to say hereafter. The following ia apart of the oblig&hon:— ."I further promise and swear that I will never touch a daughter of Adam unless the is given me of (As Lard," so as to accord with the New Dispensation and the "ancient order of things."

L$" The attacks on me in the Wasp'* are alt 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 xe the hoiv Joe, were made under durcaec -my life was threatened unless I submitted- to the requisitions of Joe. I then preferred the course I took to Death, as 1 knew the public were not apprised or the, facts, and 1 could have been murdered and no person^ would have been the wiser but the public are now prised of the matter, iI am ready and willing to (Lie in exposing this imi.ious man, and the people will a* venge my blood. I never feared death, but -I choose not to die before I render God and the people signal service in bringing to light hidden things of darkness. But more of this hereafter. 6th. The whole city is now is an uproar in relation to the doctrine of consecration as taught on vesterdny. The Peopleare

ali.

Gover

nor Carlin, both in the private circle and public congregation, fear or neglect to do his .duty in this case, and deliver up this noted refugee, charged with the blackest crimes known to the laws, who boldly stalks abroad in our public ways. If Joe fs innocent, let him be acquitted but if he is guittv, let his life atone for it. I regard him as afoul ana polluted murderer, and on the forthcoming of the State writ, Joe *hall be deliverers up.

required to come forward and con

secrate ALL their property to lite Lord by placing it at the Apostle's Feet, or in the hands of Joe Smith!! There is much flouncing on this subject, and what will be the lwue God only knows. I will give you some important facts in my next. 7th. The life of Captain Amos Davis, with some others, has been threatened ss well as my own, and I hereby put the public on the look-out. 1 will write you as time permits. In haste, vours respectfully,

JOHN G. BENNETT.

More of the Mormon*. ±From the Louisville Journal. 0*Gen. John C. Bennett, the author of the expomtions of Joe Smithes character and conduct, passed through this city on Saturday. In consequence of some conversation we had with him, he has since sent us tha following letter. The astounding facts that it sets forth are certainly worthy of the earnest consideration of the civil authorities ot Illinois:

STEAMER IMPOSTER, July 23, A. D. I842.

To the Editors qf the Louisville Journal

Holiness spoken by the mouth of his prophet, that that functiona ry should fire and his followers, the faithful saints, immediately set about the work of assassination, in obedience, as they suppose, to their Divine Master and, for which NOBLE DEED, they expect to receive an excellent and superior glory in the celestial kingdom!!! It docs not require Argus eyes to see the incalculable mischief growing out of such a state of society and an intelligent community must look on with awful forebodings and fearful anticipations, where such a state of things is suffered. Great God! only look at the horrible picture! The lives of thousands of human being* depending apoit the whim or eapricoof the most cor**1 rupt, heaven-daring, and black-hearted impostor that ever disgraced the earth. The whole community are in the most imminent danger, from the common citizen to the highest public functionary, unless they chain their fate to the car of Mormon despotism. 2d. Where a large community, like the Mormons, Are under the absolute dictation of a vacillating and capricious tyrant, like Joe Smith, who acts not under the influence of reason, but is wholly governed by im-

gecome

uises and selfish motives, political demagogues will fawning sycophants, and the best interests of the country will be sacrificed to the ambitious viewsof an ancient or modern prophet—a Mahomet, or a Smith! Thisstateof things is fraught with the most fearful consequences: the subversion of Governments the C|ll of kingdoms and empires the destruction of natras, by the shedding of rivers of human blood and, where consequences of a less serious nature accrue, it destroys natural affection, hardens the heart against the better feelin28 of our nature, and produces a state of sa7age barbarity, which causes a civilized man to shudder, and from which he turns with loathsome disgust. 3d. The standard of morality and Christian excellence with them is quite unstable. Joe Smith has but to speak the word, and it becomes the LAW which they delight to obey—because it comes from God!!! Acts, therefore,which but yesterday were considered the most immoral, wicked, and devilish, to-day are the most moral, righteous, and God-like, becauso God. who makes right, has so declared it by the mouth of his annointed Prophet! 4th. Joe Smith designs to abolish ail human laws, and establish a Theocracy, in which the word of God, as spuken by his (Joe's) mouth, shall be the only law ano he now orders that his followers shall only obey such human laws as they are compelled to do, and declares that the time is at hand when all humati institutions shnll he abrogated! Joe's will is to become the' law of right, and his power is to execute it. 5th. Under the new order of things, all the property of the saints, with their WIVES and little ones, is to 1e consecrate^ to Joe, to subeerve his purposes and gratify his passions! These are only some of the reasons which I shall hereafter, when time permits, consider mora in detail and, in the mean time, I should liite^ your opinion on a matter of so much importance to aif of our fellow-citizens-

With high considerations of respect and esteem, suffer me to subscribe myself yours, respectfully, JOHN C. BENNETT*

RAPID TRAVELLING*

The New York American says that Mr. Coolidge, a passenger in the steamship Acadia, recently made a trip from Boston to Paris in less than fifteen days.. He left Bos too on the 1st June, 5 P. MI

Difference in time between Boston and Paris, 5

wtspre*

MM AF TM TWNM. for hi

G. W

asHi the tm* attempt at esdae-

tkm in berown esse Shecan tetia tab of mm, that

As I promised to lay before you some of

Time from Boston to Halifax, Halifax to Liverpool, Liverpool to London,

London to Dover.

Dover to Calais, Calais to Pferis,

18 16}

Detention at Halifax, 9 Hours, -Liverpool, 10 London, 1 'f

Calais, I

25 1

?14 17|

Thus actually reaching Paris io 14 days 17$ hours—the shortest tune ever snub by the way of England.

EKGLAITD!—Tho

London San

"The Cabinet is in consternation less on account of what has happened than fears for what may happen. A meeting of the cabiaetcouncH was held, caused by the alarming news from the manufacturing district*, Letters from Manchester and other districts represent affairs as truly deplorable without hope of amelioration. ••The homes where soup is distributed to the poor are besieged by a famished population. In many of then cities there are great numbers of Irish, which turbulent part of the population it is feared may be excited by the troubles of Ennis.

ASTERN BOUNDARY* inn, which may be reofficial organ of^ihe President,

•y the following: js are authorized to say that a conventional line of boundary, with al! its various conditions.and equivalents, has bfeen agreed on by the Executive and the British Special Envbv, with the unanicnons consent .of the Commissioners of Maine and. Massachusetts. We congratulate all parties upon this happy a a

ThERMS,—Weehave.reason

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tiie Btrorig

points ol objection to "the gathering of the saints," or the congregating of the Mormons at one point or general headquarters, I now proceed to redeem the pledge. 1st. Nine hundred and ninfity-nine thousandths of all the faiUrful of theMormon church regard Joe Smith as God's vicegerent on earth, and obey him accordingand all the Danites of that church (and, by-the-by, hey compose no very inconsiderable proportion oftheir mighty hosts) are sworn to receive him as the supreme head of the church, and to obey him as the supreme God. If. therefore, tiny State officer, in the administration of public justice, happens to give offence to his the Prophet, it becomes the will of God, as

to know that the

Coroiwissioners of the two States of Maine and Massachusetts have signified their assent to a line of boundary between Maine and N«w Brunswick. V, feverv body knows that the territory in dispute embraces all the region of the Upper St. John, and the general understanding now is, that this region is to be divided into unequal parts the largest, and by far the most valuable, to be assigned to Maine, together with considerations connected with the navigation of the St. Johns, (both sides of the lower of which belong to England,) of the greatest importance to the value of the timber growing on its branches. Other important arrangements in different parts of the line, hitherto unsettled, in various places between Maine and the Lake of the Wood*, are rumored ns likely to take place.

fcUowmg ns the result of the negotiation:

The United States ^commences the hueat

the head lake of the St. Croix river, runs it directly north to Mars Hill, thence due north, till it strikes the St. Johns River, until it meets Ihe St. Francis River. The line then yuns up the St. Francis until it reaches the southern outlet of the upper lake on the St. Francis. This is the, qjpgit.northerly pojnt on the line.

The line then run3 south west and by south for 100 miles in a straight line, at a distance of 25 feet from the base of the mountains skirting the St. Lawrence -iver, until it strikes the N. W. branch of tho river St. Johns. It then runs due south for about 30 miles,- until it strikes the S. W. branch of tlio S\ Johns river after this it follows the course ot that branch up to its source in the mountuins, close to the source of the Penobscot and Metgarmette rivers, and terminates at the precise point where the south westerly termination of the three lines previously drawn by the Uaited Stutes, Great Britain, and the King of the Netherlands, were made to terminate.

The line, in short, varies scarcely a mile either way from that defined by the King of ^ie Netherlands. The tract which we have given on the northeastern border of Maine is valuable to Great Britain, as strengthening her^military position, but is not of much importance to us.

The locofocos are opposed to this treaty, whether from party or patriotic motives we shall see in a few days.

Otb SOLDIERS.—-Thirteen old soldiers of the Revolution were present and took a part in the celebration of the 4th instant, at Utica.— Twelve of them rode in the procession. The youngest of the twelvo is seventy* two and the oldest ninety-two years of age, and their aggregate ages is nine hundred and seventy

six—about

We doubt not the Administration knows what it is about, and in due time we shall see. "Let it be remembered, that Gen. Jackson offered to give Maine one million of acres of public land in 1833, as a loan to induce her to come to an agreement the land to be sold by tlie United States, and the whole proceeds to be paid to Maine, without deductiou. And other indemnity, of course, to be provided for Massachusetts, which State owned one-half the land. An agreement to this effect, in substance, was signed, on the part of the United {States, by Edward Livingston, Secretary of, lowing: State, Louis Mc Lane, Secretary of the Treas-| Some thirty of the released Texian priso1ury, and Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the ners had a rived at Vera Cruz, and several of Navy, and on the part of Maine, by W. P. them had already died with the vomito or yelPreble, Reucl Williams, and Nicholas Emery, low fever. The balance were at J&lapa, with

The New York Herald, which seems to vessel to transport them either to this place or have had a peep behind the curtain, gives the' Galveston.

The General Government are to reimburse Maine for her expenses in defending the disputed territory, and Massachusetts is to rece&v#$150,0ti0 from the United States, for her portion of the land which is to be giv.en Ap.

Wo get Rouse's Point on Lnke Champiam, ibid the navigation of St. John's river above the Falls but, as we have no access to them below the Falls, the free navigation rof that river under these circumstances, is worth but little.

the same as that of old Mr. Ma-

thuselah. The thirteenth was a Mr. Harvey, of Frankfort, who is one hundred and seven years of age. After the procession had separated, they assembled in the Museum, and hero,says the Democrat, they met old Mr. Harvey who talked with, aod evidently looked upon some of them as "boys"—for he himself has a son aged eighty two—N. Y. Piebian.

A Belgian Journal contains the following _ssage:

wIn

order to settle definite peace

Dags, ifo«ir».4upon the continent, the great powers, convinced of the necessity of assuring colonies to all the people of Europe, are about to reassemble in Congress at Aix la Cbapelle, to make a partition of the immeose and fertile tefritories yet unoccupied over the globe. Each nation will be legally in possession of a space equal to that of the mother country, by paying a protection duty, serving to the maintenance of a neutral fleet, destined for the police of the seas, and to defend the territories against the attacks of which they might be the object, as well «u to exercise the right of search.—Fs.

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MR. ASTOS.

John Jacob Astor is said to be io feeble health, and his physicians hardly expect him to recover. His early inheritance was poverty, but frugality and toil have accumulated in his hand millions of property. Mr. Astor has been the warm friend of every good en terprise. He has sustained, with a generous kindness, many of the literary men of New York. The establishment of a city library, for which purpose he has appropriated *300,000, will endear his name and identify it as closely with the interests of New York, as Girard's is with Philadelphia. He is pursuing the wiser course, expending bis own be* quests, hating seen the wanton perversion which funds left for specific purposes, are liable to suffer. Mr. Astor is now over 60 years of age.

TM OLDEST POSTHASTE*.—Pescon Abraham Hawi, Wwbob, Mm. b—faeld rhcconim—iowof Pawmi •ee may 30,181«, aod hmu eoMMMtttjr ban otctSO

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er men in tha cowury—iv. Bump. Beg.

IMPORTANT.

We are informed that a special messenger arrived in this city on Saturday evening last, charged by the government with the duty of making arrangements for the immediateiransportation of three persons to New Orleauis in the Quickest possible time, from whence-they are to proceed with alt practicable despatch to Mexico. The messenger proceeded yesterday morning on the rail road to Hancock, thence to Wheeling, and wiH* be immediately followed by the oilier individuals. This looks as though our government anticipated a rupture with Mexico, which is rendered very probable by the latest information from that country. The tond assumed bj the Mexican authorities has recently become very warlike and threatening, to which tliey may have been instigated by other powers. No matter. We stand ready to repel force by force, whether Mexico come single handed or aided by others. *If she courts war with the United Suites, Ihe will have it to her heart's content. If «he be assisted by a European power, it is not difficult to foresee that the war will soon embrace a lithe considerable powers of Europe, somtf of whom are only awaiting an excuse to strike at each other,

If any power has been so foolish as to calculate on findingus weak from internal divisions, it will discover its mistake—for, how ever we may differ about local matters, there will be perfect unanimity in repelling foreign aggression and in maintaining the honor of the country.

If Mexico has dar&l to declare war against us on the grounds assumed in the note of Mr. Bocanegra, and has to stand the result single handed, she will not soon be iu a condition to offer alike insult. She is only precipitating a fate which would be inevitable in time.—• Baltimore Clipperv

LATEST FROM MEXICX).

The Picayune of the 20th gives us the fol-

Gen. McLeod, waiting the chartering of a

0hio,

4 TT

I Among those who had died at Vera Cruz,

w# (he mma of LaIKlor8i of

and Thomas Spooner, of Virginia— Several others were down with the vomito, but

it was thought they would recover. Col. Cook and another officer attached to the Santa Fe expedition arrived at Vera Cruz on the 11th inst., to make arrangements for the transportation of the men out of tho country.

Our worthy Consul at Vera Cruz, L. S. Hargous, Esq., with his accustomed liberality, has done every thing in his power to alleviate the condition of the liberated prisoners already arrived at that place, and it was thro' his advice that the balance of them, some 240, were detained at Jalapa, else tite ravages of the epidemic would in all probability have been productive of many deaths. It was thought they would all be got off* by tho 20th of this month.

They had all sorts of a rejoicing at Vera Cruz on the 10th inst. a turn out of the military, firing of cannon, ringing of be)is, illuminations, 1 Deuins* ia celebration of a recent achievment aif Commodore Maria, commander of the Mexican navy. It seems that* the Commodore has recently succeeded in cutting out and bringing into the toort of Vera Cruz the best brig belonging to Yucatan, and from under the very guns of a fort at Cam-

The Mexican Congress was in .session, but nothing of importance had transpired.

GREAT BRITAIN AND TEXAS. We learn by the papers brought by the Acadia that the ratifications^ the long-pend-ing treaties between Great Britain and Texas were exchanged on Tuesday the 26th ultimo by the Earl of

ABERDEEN,

Great Britain, and the Hon.

Plenipotentiary of

ASHBEL SMITH,

Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Texas. These treaties are three in number: a treaty of amity, navigation, and commerce—a treaty undertaking mediation by Great Britain between the republics of Mexico and Texas—and a treaty granting reciprocal right of soarch for the suppression of the African slave trade. Thoy were negotiated in 1840, and concluded in November of that year, by Viscount Palmerston and Gen. James Hamilton. The powers to ratify the two first have been a~considerable time in England, but their completion has been delayed until the ratifications of the treaty granting the right of searQji could be simultaneously exchanged.

The following are published as articles qf tho treaty of mediation.—Nat. Int. -?v

ART.

1«- The republic of Texas agree that

if, by means of the mediation of her Britannic Majesty, au unlimited truce shall be established between Mexico and Texas within thirty days after this present convention shall have been communicated to the Mexico Governmeut by her Britannic Majesty's mission at Mexico, and if within six months from the day on which that communication shall have been so made, Mexico shall have concluded a treaty of peace with Texas, then and in such cose, the republic of Texas will take upon itself a portion,amounting to one million pounds sterling, of the capital of the foreign debt contracted by the republic of Mexico before the 1st of February, 1835.

2. The manner in which the capital

of one million pounds sterling of foreign debt, mentioned in the preceding article, shall be transferred from the republic of Mexico to the republic of Texas, shall be settled hereafter by special agreement between the republic of Texas and the republic of Mexico, under the mediation of her Britannic Majesty.'

J',:

MR. CLAY'S HABITS.

Mr. Clay is the most fitting man for the times, as he is proverbial in this State for be iog exact in ail transactions* Being a great Statesman and orator, I had supposed he might be like many public men, careless in business, money concerns, &c., hut not so. He has always been prudent, frugal, and uever permitted himself to be in He pays as he goes, and makes others pay up? and so it will be, if God in his infinite mercy spare his life for the Presidency. Then we shall hear of no more extravagance than he can prevent—no more defaulters continued in offic^ but aU will be required to settle up every quarter, or walk the plank. He will, in my opinion, gradually regenerate the gov ernment, and restore the whole country to prosperity and happiness.—Cor. af Independent.

It is aid that Prejk expect* to be Secretsiy of tfce Nary. Be was captain of a raft oa tbo Mimimippi wrasi moatte, sad ia tkHftwuniwdy qualified. —Lowell Comrrtr.

AGRICULTURAL.

MAKING BtTITERi A

Mr. Were, of London, who has been for more than thirty years engaged in the butter trade of that city, has furnished a paper to the New Farmer's Journal, on the best methods of preparing and keepiiig butter, from which we extract the following, .i"Solidity or firmness is, I think, of mora consequence than is generally allowed the nearer butter can be made of the consistency of wax, the longer vrill it retain its flavor.—* To accomplish this object, I recommend salting the cream, by putting in rather more fine table salt than is used when applied afterchurning, because a part «ill be left with thee buttermilk or, instead of salt, use strong clear] brine to mix with the cream or butter. Brine^ is preferable to salt, as the butter is smoother and better flavored. If salt be used, it may be in the proportion of half an ounce of fine dry table salt, mixed with two drachms of saltpetre, and two drachms of sugar, both made fine, to every pound of butter. If the butter be made into lumps for the market, I,., should recommend that each lump be wrap* ped round with a piece of calico, soaked in brine made from floe dry salt, that will carry an egg for, if the brine is weak, it will bei injurious. If the butter is pot into a firkin* the cask should be made of white oak, ash,« sycamore, or beech, well seasoned by scalding out several times with hot brine, made: from pure and clean salt. If very cfcpice butter, 1 would recommend a salt cloth around the butter, also on the top and bottom: the cloth to be kept in its placo by-a hoop, whicb^ can be removed as the cask fills.*' Mr.^~ Were deprecates the use of the hand in making butter, and recommends the use of wooden pats, not unlike our farmers' wives' butters ladles, for beating out the buttermilk or packing in casks. **These pats must be always (except when in the hand for use) kept' in a tub of cold fresh water, which will pre-e vent the adhering of the butter, and keep them cool."—Albany Cultivator.

NO REST BGG.

MESSRS. EDITORS:

In one of the late num

bers of the Cultivator, I observed an articleon having hens lay perpetually, by allowing them neither cocks nor nest eggs. Until the' present season, I have always been careful to leave a nest egg for my hens, and, during the time there was danger of their freezing, chalk-eggs were substituted for the others.—f This year I have about 40 hens, mostly pullets, and three cocks. They commenced laying in the latter part of January, and, up to the last of April, about ninety days, have given me about 120 dozens of eggs. Form short time 1 used chalk-eggs for nest eggs^ but they were soon picked to pieces and eat* en by the hens, and since then no nest-eggs^ have been allowed. No dissatisfaction has been manifested by the hens in consequence of this treatment, and I have not known a single nest deserted because the eggs were all., removed. I have kept corn in the ear, where the hens had constant access to it, and I kept a box of sand, lime, gravel, ashes, dec., ire which they could pick and dust themselves../ I prefer allowing the hens to help themselves to corn, to shelling and feeding it to them a* in the first $ace ,they will euL no more than they want, and a few will not keep fct at tho expense of many and, secondly, there are few animals on the farm that pay better for good keeping than fowls. They would pick a few kernels of corn, and then.be ofTto^f the straw yards, or to their nests. Young hens, 1 have found, are much better layers than old oties but they should be early chickens, or they will rarely begin to lay early in the next season.—-A YOUNG*FARMER.

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LARGE PIGS.

I would beg the liberty of sending you the weight of four pigs, reared, fatted, and killed by M. Vanderlin, Esq., of this town. They were a cross of the Berkshire with the com* mon hog. The four were all of one litter, and nine months and eight days old when killed. They wore fed with slop from a tavern house, until September first then they received boiled potatoes, with one bushel of meal made of equal parts of corn, oats and peas, to six bushels of potatoes, until the 20th of December, when killed.. ,r' Poundss ,• -483 I 404

No. I No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 328

Gross weight 1,569 Average weight 395| JOHN COOKE. Manchester, Vt., April 28,1842.

[Albany CuUxvaior.

RAISING INDIAN CORN

FOB FODDER**

ANTS.

In compliance with a request in the Cultivator for some experienced farmer to give information on sowing corn broadcast for soiling cattle or horses, submit the fottowing remarks. which are based upon three years"experience io that mode of feeding. This spring I have sowed my fourth crop for this purpose. My mode o. feeding is to sow one acre the first of the fifth month, one acre* the first of the sixth month, aod one acre the first of the seventh month, mora or less, according to the number to be fed. Three acres as above, will feed about 20 head, If oa good land, and sown two and a half bushels to tho acre of small grained corn, which is to be preferred to larger. The stalk, being slender, is eaten by the cattle, and nothing wasted. I have generally had from 60 to 70 tons of greeti food to tite acre, and think it decidedly bettec than grass, for either beef or milk.

Having made a few experiments on my regular corn-crop this spring, it may not be amiss to communicate the results to the forming'community. My object was to exterminate the cut-worms and ants, to effect which, I tried the application of salt, by scattering it over my bills. The ants disappeared immediately. I have only tried it on a few rows but it has done so well, I think I «iball go over more. Some of my neighbors, encouraged by my success, are also trying it. When the ex* periment is fully tested, we may give more satisfactory information.

DAVID MILLER.

Luzerne Township, Fayette Co., Pa., 1840* [Albany Cultivator, 2 Mr. Tylar would not sign the tariff bill bocaoaa it the taadmooor to U»Stst*s,aiM!howant«diffcr Fodwal pnpeaw. Ia this bohssrtsd

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