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LniernnL Imnrorcmcnts.


The ~ York Legislature have passed an act for incor-
poraung Company TO make tunnel under the Hud-
son at Albanythe of the arch is IS inches
below the bed of the river and the tunnel "a feet wide
and IL feet high
great experiment has been made for railroads on
the baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Inclined planes
have been surmounted by locomotives-of height not
hitherto dreamed TO be possible car weighing 20
tons 10 cwt, was drawn up the other day on plane at
parrs ridge rising 264 feet 10 the mile foot in 20.
the Andrew jackson engine starting the plane. Some
years ago, DIR. Lardner stated Committee of the
House OF Commons, that of 60 10 20 feet
to the mile the extreme limit which the p.wer of
Locomotive would extend What astonishing advance
Is thus made by the American mechanics with their i'm
proved engines! and how much expense will now be-
saved IN cutting down mountainsi The Batmoreans
say, that "the whole route of their Rail Road to the
Western waters, can be constructed without any
oil greater inclination than those upon which the power
OF The steam locomotive has been thus tested and the pub
c have now the gratifying demonstrations that this best
and cheapest species OF motive power can be applied
wrh entire the whole route from Baltimore
to the Ohio river"
The Legislature of Maryland are about passing bill
Tor raising 10 millions for various branches of Internal
Improvement, Baltimore Rail Road, &c. &c)
They have also passed bill to indemnify the owners
oil property destroyed by the Rioters baltimore in Au-
gust last
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EpLroNs c0RREapoNnEA.
EJtract IF Letter from Republican Of Pennsyivan


s~~tf"tt fAtDNvtttNt
Aqrch 2J.
Pennsylvania my native PcDusyYans, once hailed
with pride the Key Stone Of the Federal Arcb-hOio
Is size Jatep' Her dcslnes are now committed to tie
keeping Of poor, nbece Governor who at this mo.
meet the complete tool, properly, the sarc Of
the Bank Of the United States. We have this Bank
with its 3500G0 0o owned in part by British Lords and
Nobes enlaed forever for the end Of 30 years
II can and will make its terms. We have been
sold 10 the Bank by Senatc-by who prolcssed
democratic principles, but who bartcfed them for
pTicet All ny hopes for the safety Of my country are
That the different States may act The part of Ohio aud
keep iie influence Of this institution we'll busi-
ness in he State that chartered H. Do Bank minons
think that Pennsylvania has right ieisiats fer all
ne ohey StofsP DO they suppose that the gold Of the
Bank can buy up other States it has done PcnnsyIva-
mar hope and trust that Virginia aud New York may
pass laws similar TO Ohio.
deploIe most sincerely the causes which operated
against us at the last election, and lost to majority
10 The House Of Representatives. well Governor
his cause, together With tlc DETECTION Of eight Scna
tors, has cntalled all the Of nIoncd afis
tocracy Permit me again TO warn our neighboring
states TO be on their guard, this seductive Institution
VIII draw you into its and rivct you the chains
Of monied despotism. Your State is 20 be bought or
branch is 10 be established Norfolk and another al
some other point ut anyprie The entanelDg chains Of
TINS money monster must be bound round the instlu.
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head the following estimate, which is prepared by
Western man, South Of Ohio one of The most home, a.,
iahiul Republicans, who grace the Halls Of Congress
we peg me People Of Virginia in particular to read H.
ana stuay ~ end act accordingly They sec that Che
wings are trying TO cozen TIE People steal the election
OF fresieent out Of their hands, and throw il into Con
there, and what immense field * omen 10 lie
nan@geaem mn corruption OF The Opposition q'hey
VIII see 'aa' nineteen in that body have il in their
power 70 ioisl President upon They will sec fbat
White stands sort Of chance either before The pa
P'e OF geore Congress and that IL you suffer il 10 60
20 nc mouse, tne wings viii make the tweeo
HARRISON ana van buren, Choose ye then, between
them at oncei They viii drop Judge White lie j
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sess clear derived from freehold estate Of 500
= an"uni MI Ean Buren, knew IL also-fie voted for
lis resction and the proven the correctness
OF ms Judgmen-or, out of large free black population
IN Tue state OF New York, there very few who un-
ger inns rcsrioton have the right of voting But this
not should bear in mind that the free blacks
had always enjoyed the right of voting, public opinion
set strongly in favor of continuing this right 10 them
hce was danger of doing this without quail caton and
OF thereoy raising up powerful influence through the
sgency OF an ignorant and degraded population MIR
an DuTe, doubtless, this danger, he rcsored
70 ie best aud most attainable of preventing it
ne voted for restriction which had all the effect Of
destroying the right Mr. Van Buren, is entitled to the
merit OF putting down the influence of the free blacks
anu Tins merit the malice and nisre ntations of the
wings would not only deprive him Of but would per
vert AZ al the same time, 10 his injury and into Of
Imposing upon you
feliow-czens in addition the recomme ndations TO
your confidence which Martin Van Buren, possesses az
founded upon his Republican course and his unbcmshed
character. he has still another, which the Wings are even
eiamorous IN bestowing upon him. They rerpetually
tel you THAT he is the iavorite and possesses the entire
confidence OF Andrew Jackson.--lf this, indeed be the
act SO lar from It's operating the dsparagement of
"iarun van Buren,, with us who yenerate the elevated
patrotIs the dsnefested integrity and nfe xible firm
the benefits resulting from his Administrations it should
be no weak testimonial in his behalf Again, Fellow
cZens we intreat you not permit your enemies 10
instead you III matters not who be in favor
resident, your servants disobey you with mpu-
MY III, indeed, you are become low insignificant
as To permit this precedent TO pass your wishes will be
laughed at and condemned. 1t bchooves YOU then as
D'l OF Rights in It's only ghtful poyton vested in the
reopie to sicSALizE your condemnation of every one
VINO snail dare 10 practice or 10 palate its violation.
AN INTERRUPTED COMMONWEALTH"
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THE PIEBALD COALITION.
L0oh at that picture, and then at this

" These are important questions
which il bchooves the yeomanry
of this and every other slavs-hold-
ing State TO carry out 10 thoi. full
aud proper conclusions. Ii they
hesitate in their decision, their
rights will soon DO scoiFed at
let them rally Men at once around
ne standard Of their true friend
Hagh J.. White.
Lat Petersburg IateHigeneer.
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..,,..,.. ron TTE E.yQ UIRER.
THINGS IN TENNESSEE.

? = = 4
When IT was first announced TO tie People Of Ten.
nessce that Judge White candidate for the Pres;.
dency IL received with rapture The brave sons Of
this noble State viewed him as the uncompromisiug
Trend OF The Republican pafyonc who had given his
hearty support to oil the prominent Of tie present
ADMINISTRATOR aud more said ,ley, he is the bosom
friend OF our beloved Chief Magistrate. But at this
umei there were some vigilant wachmen who examin.
co INTO these proceedings with eye Of scrutiny-they
saw That disastrous experiment about to be made
pregnant with danger 70 the couny-hey warned teir
ieowcitzens Of t'c dangerthey pointed TO the state
Of things in other States they exposed the whole plan
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right in this land Of freedom 10 DO So if he can but find
uinsacr. Or Gd lac supp thdt uiS obscq lious
eirclngs and eanderings IN the enyrons of the yiroi
MA palace, and his pompous surveillance TO the
most excellent persons of nuifying Gorernoys
In IN; mien OF an Ad-de Camp, had attracted tho
wonder OF independent men. well excited the emu.
iaiion OF many "Paiace Siaee"s What could have
oeen swimming IN the gallant Culunel's head Did he
mean that Gov Tazcwe Senator Tyler. or Senator
Leigh had dsgraced the land
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Dio Yesterday s0oooon, og and qoinoi nos John
Wcosoa pessani, for than 90 years nhuiten Of ibis
city Is fuds aui acquaintance ore invcd 90 suond bis funo
fai residence ibis Jay o'clock ?. NJ, without
Their notice.
lomoni, BIZ residence In EssoV
couty V Col Kemr Cate Wool n tho 5h ycar Of bis amer
which be resifndtiou
saeag widow four children their lose ord
auianco, whose fespcci aHd osocm hegosl,od 10
fb5 highest dcg zee,
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The long and the short of it is that the same ticket
VII be run and that ultimately Harrison will get The
wing vote IN virginia Judge White will deserve the
iate which awaits HIM He who has deceived US will
be deceived by the Wings. They will be treacherous
To hun, who has been treacberous TO his own friends =
The Wings of lower Virginia will ride hin, all the month
OF April IN order to gull the people, but after the Spring
Elections are over, they will then begin 10 show more Of
ther coLd side to the Judge. The Richmond yVbi0
Jee'S ana hno'os s-aud IL he were to speak out he
would say that Harrison will get the Wing vote in Viz
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van burcu has
United Opposition, including
White aud his frtonds.

Van Buren,
United Opposition, including
White and his friends, GA
Yet when the vote goea BY States Van Buen
blame NJ H Connecticut, Rhole Island, ~. York n
Jersey Pennsylvania, Virginia. Georgia. 10 Illinois,
Against Van Buren,, Mass, Vermont, 3Dela~are, N Caro-
na - Caroina, Ainbana Louisiana,
equally dividcd.) - -
Mississippi aud Missouri equally divided
or the Opposition, probable Carolina Alabama and
Tennessee, would for Judge
ties all the other Opposition States ri
lf White should reeere erey State ia ~
- probable ticket ed be Cr Ai bcins hold
ns states, except Kentucky Mary
va" uo electoral Dotes-Of course his friends
hope than throwing the election into the Iiouse.o
The decision OF the
ha state To Van Burcn0nd tue admission
"a N ri m twonn mora - "''N"
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Enr ILn,.risnrl.

Sbf AAfAF f4NONs
TIE StGunf0n Harrison Convention.
The measure proposed Is in
strict accordance with the popular
sentiment in the counties Oh this
river, in which Judge Jyhite Is A.c
;cedkcsf candidate that has been
1Gmcd. They would greatly pre-
fer Gen. Harrison ami unless an
electoral ticket be formed for him,
many Will eithGr not vote al all, or
will vote for Mr.. Van Buren,"
Wheeling 1mss.
" We arc satisfied, from the To-
vclopcmonts of the past year, that
Gen. Harrison Is he most araiiGJie
candidate tbet the Wigs can bring
into the .feld. He is stronger in
ihe affections of tho people, and
comes nearer 60 that standard of
political faith which we consider
orthodox, than any other candi.
late proposed. Every effort should
be made 10 produce harmony and
concert, Gen. Harrison being al
most certain of Ohio, Ponnsvlva-
MA. Maryland, Indiana and Yer
mont; with a reasonable prospect
OF South Carolina, Illinois, Con
necticut aud Louisiana, it requires
ouly tho vote OF Virginia 10 on
sure his election by the people.
Lot us then Try what can be done
hero let us accept the Invitation
Of our fsllow-citizens Of Augusta,
ana send Delegates TO the COnvcn-
ton, with view to tbc iOfmuiion
81 such a ticket as may effect
union in tho patty, aud produce
that most desirable contamination,
an election by tho people. The
April or May term Of our Court is
the time recommended, TO elect
Delegates to the Convention in
Strunfon ~
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pc. - from Tho White is c,ors TO vote for whe? No
shull ag in the ranks-no hnesse-trica, manag cement
double dealing!
Toe the mark. andS no Hinehing dodgingl People
OF Virginia, you il TO yourselves caccise your
candidates, aud understand cacgcrcally from them,
what are their opinions the above, such other cues
tons "a you ,iay think best Ask them yours
60 face on The day OF your Electonsin the presence
oi the assembled multitude
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ktAgRfAGEs


Married 90 Philadelphia, the 9is 81 march, Bernard u Beck
f 700 of Wellington couy, Missisrrp, TO Miss Fanny dsugh
. 81 Da.I migaa-ohln h-l % AInaLLg eounlg. Nmlla.
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tons Of the other States, several or them, before il
Liberty" e.
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l vote controls


Shslsod Williams i for V. any boiy except
~ msiers
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ETGNINE OFF--TE NNOTWENl 81
We shall have tn stereotype this. We wish the Re-
pubiicans Che Wing committee would come Up and
sign of iu body Our last paper scarcely out be-
forc we received the following
fChnriOVestUc Repubiican
Mr. Edor.--Sir. I see that my maine is on the cor
responding Wing Committee in tie Charlottesville Nd
yocatc anthoiise you 10 say that do not belong 10
that party aud never did.
Yours sc.
CHARLES A. SMITH
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The Goreynor actually rcsi0ned

Yesterday, Ltleton Waller farewell resigned his
Office IN letter addressed TO the members of the Coun-
ell This is the first instance recollect of any Co
vernon OF Virginia having resigned since the Revolution
Mr. IaZewc YOU'D have resigned on Friday last The
very day aiter the Legislature adjournedbut for consi
deraiIos which suspended his resolution until yesterday
We would have taken much pleasure in taking n
respectful leave Of Governor TazewellBut the times
call upon us 10 speak out The indigny upon the Le-
gisiaure has been marked lie would not pay them the
compliment Of putung ii in their power appoint sue
cessor- lie has prevented the Commonwealth from ba
wing Governor, such, for nine months or more
and why this, Because he determined TO show
his want Of confidence and respect for them II is of
buttons to Senators What Mr.. Leigh said two years
ago may be applied to Littleton Waller Taze well
=" whatsoever shall succeed in bringing Legis-
lature into general contempt, will do impair its
just authority than any single of this Govern
ment possibly can" The Elk. Governor has made the
aempt--but it will Tecoil upon the author and his adj
vsers. If the spirit of fathers yet burns in our
bosoms will not bear" these indgnities Of tho
Wings and their leaders
Mr. Daniel yesterday took his seat in the ExeenGve
Council-Y Yesterday Governor Tazeyvell respned-Tbis
morning, he leaves Richmond for NorioIk-The Lieut.
Governor, Wyndham Robertson, ESQ, hencefotth acts
as Governor Of the Commonwealth
Our friends are making little even in Augusta and
Rockbridge. Like the gallant Lawrence, Mey triH NOT
gre Up The ship. is Chesterfield awake Are the Re-
pubeans doing their duty in that much injured county?
lnjnfedyes, beyond any other in this unerded Com
monweah-- outraged tranpled over turned into
newer of wood and drawer Of water By these chartered
oofes, and made the dependant fef Of manufacturing
and coal corporations If the people of Chesterfield
have the spirit Of men, they will up against this op
preston, and demand justice from their country In
Chesterfield too, we have acknowledged Admins.
lfatlon maiority-aud they all say, that Wing but
Col WIN II johnson could carry the Eleetonsand
why should he Docs lac 90 for absolute HHq,aIifed
Right of instruction? is he the friend of the Adm q
nlstraiion? No Is he the friend Of Van Buren, No
He icas SO four years ago, when he the Bad#
MOTE Conveniiou-and what has Van Buren, done sine
10 forfeit confidence Are the People to 90 for hi
because hc happens "to know a thing two;" AM
Hcnrco too5 VIII she 60 for Bolts who admifes Leigh n
coursc-and approves his disobedience'
The Salem Advertiser pronouoces M Aadson's Speech w The
Sonsc Of Virginia. on Obs Evpuneng RESOLUTIONS to be match
cuuclcd
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D Our honored Guest, Benja-
min Watkins Leigh; As Cato finn;
as AIistides Just. A man above
the times,-whom lis proiligacy
cannot appreciate or corrupt. =
Modern degenefaey has not reach
ed him. I"
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The salem Adyenser pgncuoce Nj Aodcon's Speech The
onsc OF Virginia. Obs Expupng RoBoluous 70 be match
p. lLgumonl. colcLod n eL Of o moot lLng elolnonc.
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MORE .SIGNS-

The Wings give up Michigan but they claimed Ar
kasas Now, what says the Little Rock Gazette of the
lah ult? 1t estimates the majority for Conway, as
Governor 230O-and for YELL for Congress- over Cum
Minis, at 2oau. 1t that Judge White is dshed IN
that young State that most Of the active and prom-
nent men in the South who have hitherto favored the
pretensions OF Judge White have abandoned him. be-
cause they do not regard him belonging to the Jack
son Republican tyand that contrary their expec-
taons he is the worst enemy Of the party-Six weeks
ago, in the counties Of Saline, Clark, Hot Spring,
Heulpstead Pike, and SEWER every inch of ground
would have been disputed with Mr. Van Buren, and his
supporters. Noac have net yet, heard of single
White candidate for the Legislature in those coun,ies
and only one spoken Of! Yet there ale at eas,
twelve Van Buren, candidates in those counties And
this reaction is not confined to the Souh-the North
will come down. too in all her strength for the Republic.
cause. Six weeks ago, Monroe, Phillips, Pulaski
and Jefferson, would have been claimed for Judge
White-but the ballots Monday week, will bear US
ont in the assertion that these counties with U.s. and
arkansas is Of the most decided Pun Buren, States IN
the Union"
Illlsols.-The Detroit Advertiser, Wing paper
frankly gives up the Ship 1t says "The general cleo
lion in this State llinos) takes place the lst Mon
day in August. From all appearances conclude Van
Buren, will receive the electoral by considerable
majority The Opposition support MT. White of Ten
Iessee.'
But Of the most extraordinary bunders Of the
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FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
Fran Oil Dem0fratic IdEjar, .i"g. l.


"Our noble old county continues to he rin % the Ue
n,crac cause and bepy" cannot be changed from her
pnsnu YDu know well that are called Obstinate oy
the Opposition simply because all tic means 'hey nave
employed to disafsci from Van Buren,, have proved
fru,lrss; hence cur nbst:nnoy We have lately oeen
flooded with auti-Van Buren, Ifandhs, emanailng from
the old min, of political ounces and like many s G,hs. ,
hings anli our good people have but tte relish iof
hoS These neople charge Mr. V. 3 being an Abo-
onst. which they know to be Incorrect and to Which
no person Of connon gives the least credit Inc
in.liren. portion of the community, have proper con-
fdsnce in Van Buren, and generally admit, that he has
shown every disposition to ssste to the s"u'ns'" 1Su sv
try her proper rights as far as any man can 90.
order far elevated above the present fanatic and tact'ous
| dis.urbers of our country CT,
NV impression is that he will distance the held, fof
there oouars To be no regular opposition TO n mere,
unless the Harrison and White ticket may be so conS',
derrd, both but little known and what little NOISE was
made abou, White 10 be returning 10 its cmen-
tary gas since tie death Of the gallant Crockett In con-
clusiHn think they had better submit "'!ngy, ioE y
is evident they will have to live undcr the Presidency oi
! MIR Van Eurerl.
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Wbgnen is thus exposed by the PL;ladclphs Sentinel;

Wbiglnen is thus exposed by the Philadelphia Sentinel
The Richmond Wig eravelv informs its readers. that
" the tcnsts ro,n the inferior Of Penn vivru'a IN
dcatve of the tranSercnce TO Cen HAnRlsoS of the
" old JACKSON popularity. The Harrisburg Telegraph
contains the celebrations in Cambria, UeStm0rciand
JuDint" and Berks, which overwhelmingly HAn.
RIsoN!"
zine above proves (says the SentinelD beyond all
contradiction how grossly ignorant the Irhg Editor is
in relation 10 tho politics Of Pennsylvania. He could
scrceiy have bunderet four counties in The State in
which the friends of Harrison have less L, hope for
ScrhS and EsSm3rcdnh arc The two must strongly De-
mocrnc counties in The State, and will probably give
the largest manrites inr the Van Euen ticket. In
Berks, the Democratic majority will be nearly quite
1000. Cambria and ,pniata very small countless but
they will certainly give majority for Mr.. Van Buren.
The mere fact that The friends - Harrison in those
ties celebrated the Fourth Of July and toasted their
didate proves nothing, The friends Of the Democratic
candidate did the same; but The touss Of the latter
| not published in the Telegraph. The Wing must look
for them in the Harrists Reporter or in The Demncra-
tic papers Of the several counties They speak differ
cn language.
But the Wing will bunder on TO the end Of the chapter.
1t is continually claiming Virginia, for instance, for the
sake Of etiect-but these who pin their faith upon lis
sleeve, will find themselves again wotuy deceived. Tie
Wing has from the moment OF its birth, proved itself
false prophet about the public sentiment in Virginia..
The holdncss of its assertions Inns only been exceeded
| by the lnaccuracy OF its predictions.
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More H,hig Unmbug.


Inc Wings are hard put TO 1t, when they are forced
70 circulate such ridiculous stories, the suho!ncd
w HI c. 2lO in England. lie is consequently
Irst2crct OF III. ilr>I witcr-RichmVnd Hhig.
A Delaware Editor says, that this ridiculous ND was
first got mp by the notorious Noa'i-and that 1t IS OF
Pi"ce with the story of Mr.. Van Burens being Roman
Catholic. - We have letter lSays the Edi"rl from
correspondent, who spent the whole Of last winter in
Washington, and who has long been personally acquan-
ed with Mr.. Van Buren, and all his relatives in New
York. and whose statements be implicitly relied upon
II" aades to this ridiculous story, and says, Mr. Van
Buren, never owned an English carriage, or English
horses. :"
The Petersburg Constellation states that Mr.. Van
Ha:rn rides in a carriage (when he does ride in such
vcle Of American manufacture put together by some
g! our native greasy mechanics, who, by their
presence PREVIOUSLY offended the nosris Of Mr.. Plea
SAINTS on his voyage 10 Bucnos Ayres ra Liverpool.
The Globe TidculeS the hum5ug and saws, that ''lhe
story about the English carriage is of the poorest OF
tie abrcaons Of the Opposition and nothing can dis
play the bitterness Of the party more than the eagerness
with which they circulate it. Poor souls they consider
English carriage the acme Of human grandeur, and
they would seat MIR. Van Buren, in one, to impress the
people with the idea that he would ride them in a
foreign vehicle. as Federalism attempted. The
American People care not how Mr. Van Buren, rides; but
prevent broken down Federalism from poisoning itself
with envy we must state that Mr.. Van Barren coach Is
plain Republican vehicle, built at home, and by Anne
T!can hands, ..
Whcgery must be desperate indeed when it resorts
such ridiculous Inventions Their invention must be
nHarly exhausted The cup has run out to its vercs
CIegs