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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14
ITEMS.

A correspondent of the Alton (Tll) Spectator, who
has kept account OF the number Of lives lost on
the Mississippi, during the last summer, by the va
rious steamboat accidents, makes the number SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FoRTY-sIx Murder enough for one
year.
NAru.Ssl. pArrEN, Editor Of the ST. Charles
Clarion, Missouri departed this life Friday, the
24lh ult. in the Ash year of his age. MIR. r. was
native Of the city OF Boston He came TO missouri
in 1872 and commenced the publication OF the Mis-
souri, Inelligencer Franklin, being The first paper
printed north of the Missouri and the second in the
State
"A letter received in this city from 81, Augustine,
states that Wednesday, the 22d ultimo the chief
WILD Car, with seventeen warriors and two squaws,
made their escape from the fort at that place"
The London papers state that the Directors of the
Bank of England are about TO invest IL or IA mil
lions of dollars in the Bank OF France, and the
United States Bank in Philadelphia, so as 10 pre-
clude the necessity Of transporting specie; and the
papers say, whatever amount Of bullion the bnk
may think it right 10 have, not more than one half
should b, in her COTE S, and the rest should be in
Paris or in New York, or in Philadelphia, 10 regu-
late the exchange.
Omo-The Legislature of this State met on the
4th instant; when G.. J. SMITH was elected Speaker
of the Senate, and CHARLES ANTHONY Speaker Of the
House of Representatives. Both these gentl men
are staunch Wings.
TWENTY sixth CoNoREss.-Stephen A. Douglas,
of anon, has been nominated LOT the next Con-
gress By Van Buren, Convention held at Peoria,
Illinois, on the ooh ut The election takes place
next July.
OswEGo, Dec THE schooner WILLIE, Captain
McCumbsr, has just come into orr haibor, from
Bellville, Upp Canad, Capt. McCumb,r states
that Government Express passed through Bell
vile Yesterday, with intelligence that the Patriots
had assembled and were in arms in the vicinity of
Toronto, to the number Of 5000, headed by Nc
Kenzie, Bidwell and Parker full credit was given
to this intelligence at Bellville.-Com Herald.
We understand that Commodorh JONES has with
drawn from the South Sea Surveying and Exploring
| Expedition, and that his resignation OF the COM
mand although declined bv the Secretary Of the
Navy when first rendered, has since been accept
ed Whatever may have been the train Of circum-
stances and the causes which, in the sequal, have
induced the twicechosen Commander to desire
separation from this great national enterprisc-an
enterprise, which his altanments, professional and
otherwise, united chvalrous and daring spirit,
so eminently qualify him TO conduct, we much re-
greet TO learn that such is the impaired state Of the
Commodore's health since his severe attack recent
" in New York if for other reason, he could not
now in the opinion of his physician engage in any
arduous service without great harvard TO its restora
tion.-Nat. Int
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Foa THE MADisosIAN.
NO, y W.
TUE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

nis quite clever production Apart 1fG% ahs ao
pofLu Snh. r reasurie. il contains no expression
e O;nian from which his republican supporters VIII
o. oP,n.n hila II contains many they will admire.
dls s 1 ofthat portion of it, though quite stout still
gives that The writer Of h Il ss s ss pias he
whieh vi IL ssnale on The 25lh of September, 1887,
ina sai He IS too good democrat; and the tenor
70 his whole life shows that whatever other divorces
Si me- recommend the last that he will desire will
nc nc one n between him and the people" ).
DC on -, deem il important 10 make any other cri-
90 ny W. a, massage / wish however, the Presi-
es had thought il Iii to frankly forsake and renounce
the unfortunate recommendation.
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.xUh.n hanks are,a says HayiaRd " in
responsible %h ss 's s sash q
S ssS % q eoase Be disposed and e cheek Ok
se give each Other isas essry r eIed All
Wh on he eo ont sihs Hn Knows
me resi-. az issrs are 50 many Of sm "the condition
as1 ph ohers each is naturally fearful Of the solver
oil lne r.s and thus may not twill not and should
az asS = 81. willing 10 aard those facilities which me
Transactions of commerce require. Anu - = =
with tue mui'''u y @.
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ILLINOIS IN 1871.

A Scotch, descriptive Of the situation boundaries,
n face Of the country prominent districts praires,
rivers minerals, animals agricultural productions, public
Of the State Of Illinois also, suggestions TO emgants
sketches Of the Counties cities and principal towns IN
the State together with letter the cultivation OF the
prairies, by the Hon. II l.. Ellsworth TO which are ans
nexed the Letters from Rambler in the West. II also
contains fine map Of the State just received and Tor
sale by r. TAYLOR,
dee llu Immediately east Of Gadsby's
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CAREY on Wealth, Carey on Wages,
Il WV, - u. i.....-l -.

CAREY on Wealth, Carey on Wages,
" President Wnyland's Political Economy,
McCuock's Statistics Of Great Britain,
McCuock's edition OF Adam Smiths Wealth Of Nations,
Condy Rauuets I" Examiner" 2 vols.
New editions Of Raymond's Political Economy,
Raes Political Economy are just published and for sale
by r. lAfLOh,
Along with many other Of the most valuable writers on
Political Economy Currency Finance Statistics Inter-
national Law &c. forming the most complete collection
Of this class OF science be found in the Cned States
dec l2-d
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TTAIR CUTTING,-Na,ional Dressing Rooms Gads-
i i by a. Newtcn's Hotel, Sixth street, No. 2. S.
PARKER, the Hair Gutter at the above rooms, is
prepared to give the fashionable and fancy
such gentlemen will submit their locks 10 his disposal
In his Shaving Department he has good skul and
ful worknen who arc always at hand
Gentlemen who shave themselves would find il TO their
advantage furnish themselves from his stock Of Soaps
Shaving Brushes &c. he has been particular select
the best articles possible in his line. He has few
Of common looking English Razos which he knows TO be
first rate which the purchaser If they do not
sn;, Price one dollar each dec l2-d6t
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PuBLIUs.
THE PRESS.

IA ,,s have Press, which is not only the safety
~ tho passions OF every party hut the great note
hooI If the rxrERlMgSrs Of every hour-the homely,
The O invaluable LEosR Of losses and gains No; the
us s who keep that tablet WE'LL never can be BANK.
Pri DuLwRR's ERNEST MALTRAvsRs.
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With beautifully colored engrayngs, upwards. OF one
hundred in number.
THIS beautiful edition is this day received and for sale
nv p. TAYLOR, along with farther supply OF books
of Engrayngs Illustrated BOOKS, Of various kinds Sou
venir elegantly bound and onamented editions OF favo-
rite authors &c; for sale at The lowest prces at the
Wayery Circulating Library, immediately east OF Gads.
by's Hotel. dec i2.u
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The Kaickerbocker for December is received, and
still maintains character, might almost say, of
primus inter parcs the first among its peers. There
are so many fine articles in this number that not
being able to notice them all, we cannot particular
ize our favorites without doing injustice TO other
tices of equal merit. One of the articles Con music)
in reply TO one recently published from the Ma
tional Gazette, will Be found in our columns.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14

ILLINOIS IN ls37-A sketch descriptive of the ST.
tuaton, Boundaries, Face Of the Country, Prominent
Districts Prairies Rivers, Minerals, Animals, Agr.
cultural Productions, Public Lands, Plans of Inter-
nal Improvement, Manufactures, &c. Also sugges-
tons to Emigrants Sketches of Counties Cities and
Principal Towns; Letter of Hon. H. L. Ellsworth
on the Catwaier of the Prairies; and Letters Of a
Rambler of the West. Philadelphia: Published by
Augustus Mitchell; and Grigs g. Elliott; p. In
illustrated b. map.
This is one of the best books Of the kind on the
Great West, that has ever fallen under our notice.
We have passed amidst the scenes it describes, and
we can commend it TO the general reader as an inte
resting book, and the emgrant as guide. For sale
BY Frank TAYLOR
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Care said to hrvs) reyerbsrated throughout every
corner OF the land We ask litlle more feib.ar-
ance from our friend OF the Madisonian, and his
friends-ao favors from any, bat justice from all
Fallibe, we know we we are; weak too, we grant
you truly, The subject too Is complicated and puz-
zles the best and wisest of all We Try TO do the
best in our power We bear and forbear as much
can All that we ask is, that course should
not b, misunderstood, our motives not misrepre-
sented
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9 vALERIUs pUBLIUs."

To the able, temperate. and irrefragable ar
guments Of our correspondent, Valerius Pub
Illus, on the SpEoIAL DEposIrE SCHEME, we
respectfully invite the attention Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and Of Congress
also, Of the Richmond Enquirer; nay, not to
be partial in our invitation, we extend it to
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o. The able and interesting Report of the
Honorable Secretary Of War, which we spread
before our readers to-day, will command the
attention Of all parties. 1t is a vigorous, dig
nifed, statesman-like paper, and just such an
one as was to have been expected from the
highly intelligent officer, who presdes over
the Department Of War.
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Yea, all which Il inherit.

We also invite replies TO our correspondent;
and hereby tender the use Of our columns to
all temperate and argumentative communica-
tons on this subject. Our sole object is truth;
our only aim, the public welfare; and, in the
pursuit of these great ends. we shall neither
be inundated nor diverted neither pause,nor
faulter; but pursue our purpose
- Like to the Pontic sea,
Whose icy current and compulsive course
Meier feels retiring ebb but keeps due on
To the Proponiic, and the Hellespont.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14

PESNsYLvAsn-The Legislature assembled on
Tuesday last Dr. JESSE BURDEN was chosen Speak.
er OF the Senate, and L. DEwART, Esq: Speaker OF
the House.
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In THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL, LET THERE
or uSrTy--iS Sos-EssESrlALs, LIBERTY, AND IN ALL
rHsos cHARiTY.-Angusan.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14

TRADE WITH GREAT BarAfN The following
paragraph, relating TO the trade between America
and Great Britain is from an English Periodical, the
Statistical Journal:
The shipments of British produce and manu-
features in the year 1887, amounted according to
the value declared by the shippers, to ESQ 1858 ST.,
OF which sum America took l2425 COS or % ~
per cent-The total shipments in 1885 amounted TO
fi1372210, of which America took { 10, SIS, ass or
y 81 per cent the difference between the two wears
being on the total shipments, f5,996,30I and on The
shipments TO America El,S57I50 Without admit
ting or denying that these figures give evidence of
overTadtng, would venture so call your attention
iothe circumstances of the two people-namely that
the means OF Obtaining the comforts of life are en-
loycd by larger proportion Of them than is the case
with any other people; that the habis and prediec-
tons OF the citizens Of the United States lead them
to give preference TO British goods that ours is the
cheapest market in which they can procure many
articles necessary for them and that We are out of
all proporh their best customers for the raw pro
duce OF their soil and would then ask whether if
he trad" OF the two countries were put upon proper
ipa,lhs and conducted with enlightened principles
nat amount OF traffic should be considered excessive
S gives annually TO every citizen of the United
a'ates, articles Of British growth and manufacture
farthings. ''''e f>'''N
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14

$50 far from losing ground, the recommendation Of
the PRESIDENT to redeem the Government from all de-
pcndence banks, State or National, has, believe
gained strength in both branches Of Congress
Of Tuesday night
We know not upon what grounds the Globe has
founced its "beef," but we inclined to believe,
that it is not terra frma. The Richmond Enquirer
with whieh the GLOBE disputes the ground is not
likely to be seduced from it by tho credulity Of the
Globe.
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aENJAnuN rRANKLIN.

We are well aware that, with some Of our
fellow-citizens. the voice of authority passes
as UNDECIDED as the wind. But Franklin was
a patriot and philosopher, and his writings
are generally full of those truths which are
appreciated and acknowledged by the under
standings Of practical men. 1t has been as
serted that he was an advocate OF the hard
money policy, and the accompanying" doc
trines, which some people are ioolishly at
tempting to palm on the American people.
The following extract from pages IS and ~ Of the
Autobiography Of DR. Franklin, will set at rest any
doubt which have arise from the apprehenslons Of
any as TO his opinions on this subject:
About this time, (year 1921 there was cry among
the people Of more paper money; only tl5,OOO being
extant in the province, and that soon TO be sunk
THE wealthy inhabitants opposed any addition, be-
ing against all paper currency from the aPPIehensons
that would deprecate, as il had done IN New Eng
land to the injury of all the creditors
I'VE had discussed this point in our junio, where
the side Of addition being persuaded that the
frs, small sum, struck in 1923 had done much good, by
increasing the trade, employment and number Of lnhab-
tants in the province since oil the houses
inhabited and many new ones building, whereas re-
membered well when FIRST walked about the streetsof
Philadelphia, (eating my ro) many OF the houses
in Walnut street, between Second and Front-srecis,
with bills their doors to be let: and many likewise
in Chesnut-strcet and other streets, which made me
think the inhabitants OF the city were. after another
deserving it, Our debates possessed SO fully OF the
subject, that wrote and printed an anonymous pam
phlet on il. entitled The Nature and Necessity Of
Paper Currency Il was well received by the common
people in general but the rich diskcd It, for n-
creased and strengthened the clamor for more money
and they happening to have writers among them that
could it, their opposition sackcned and the
point carried in the House My friends there, who
had considered that had been Of some service, saw fit
to reward me by employing in printing the money,
very profitable job and great help to me; this was
another advantage gained by being able to write
The utility Of this paper cur
rency became. by time and experience evident, that
the principles on which it founded, af-
tcrSsrd much disputed; that grew 10 f55,O00;
trade buildings, and inhabitants oil the while ncreas
ing though now think there limits beyond which
the quantity would be hurtful"
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Every reading man, Of whatever party he may
be- knows that IL lras far0rjts MEASURE acith Gen.
Jackson 10 ertermnate the banks as fast as possible
He commenced with the parent as the head, and the
most capable of doing evil. He says in one of his
messages, Banks conducted on the present princi-
piles Of blnkng in the United States are anti-repub
can in their tendencies and effects; and if the peo-
pie of the States wish to BE- truly Free let them com
at the root, and stop not until every branch is
Topped off, This evidently shows, that hs hostility
of Gen. Jackson did mt stop al the destruction OF the
United States Bank but that extended TO erery bank
ing Institution in the country"
We have taken the above from a paper
published at Quincy, Illinois. The reader
might suppose, from the language, that it was
from some blind wing paper-but on the con-
trary it is from regularly sworn supporter of
the 9 Divorce Bill" protesting as the Globe
does, democracy with its lips. and aspiring
to lead district represented in the U. 5.
Senate by the author Of letter recently pub
lished we understand in the Chicago Demo-
crat, denouncing us as unworthy Of the conf
dence of the "party" The above extract is
from an article denouncing Mr.. May for vot-
ing to lay the Subtreasury bill upon the table.
It is but letting the cat out" and frankly
confessing the true designs of portion OF the
Sub-trcasury party, in completing certain un-
finished business" which looks, it is confessed,
TO the i" destruction'o Of every banking inslitu-
ton in the country" Goon gen,lemen-your
standard of party faith is the Divorce Bill
stand by it, and establish it-you cannot con-
sis,cn,ly abandon measure for opposing
which you have denounced us as traitors"
We wish you to be tried by your own stand
ard-stretched upon your own bed, and all our
difficulties settled upon the issues you have
presented.
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orrrcr 3 STREET., sErwrrs NINTH AND TENTH.
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CoLoNIzATIoN SOCIETY.

The annual meeting Of this Praiseworhy Society,
convened at the Capitol on Tuesday evening.
The Hon, HESaY CLAY having been elected Presi-
dent Of the association since the decease last year. Of
of the ilustrous Madison, tits former Presdent) took
the chair The Of the delegates from the various
States having been announced, the President delivered
avery appropriate and eloquent discourse The very
large and interesting audience addressed by DR.
Proudft, Hon II. A. Foster, DR.. d. NJ. Reese, Rev
Mr., Slicer, and the Hon Mr. Mercer We much
interested by the several addresses The proceedings
will be published hereafter.
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From the N. Y. Knickerbocker.

We depart for once from our uniform prac-
. tice Of silence, in relation to newspaper CON-
nents upon articles which appear in the
Knckrbocker, to correct one or two errors of
the correspondent in question. In regard to
the honors received, and the studies pursued
by Mr. RUSSELL, Honestus" will perceive,
bv reference 10 the article in our last number,
that the entire paragraph touching his person.
al and musical history, is quoted from an arti-
Gle in the New York Mirror" far more lau-
datory and elaborate than the one which en-
bodied it, as an extract The onus, therefore,
in so far as these statements and the remarks
which they elected are concerned, rests not
with this Magazine. As to the remaining
charges of" Honestus," # established, we shall
be found not less ready than himself to coun-
sci one capable of such deception, 10 lose no
time in bringing down his pretensions to the
level of his talents and farther, to commend
him to serious reflex upon the folly of a
course so unworthy of his reputation. In the
mean time, however let it not be forgotten,
that there are two sides to this matter, and
that MIR. Russell is exlant, to reply for himself
to these anonymous accusations.
The opinions we expressed of Mr. Rus
sells singing, are entertained by the great
majority of those who have heard him and
our remarks in regard to the musical afecta-
tions of the day were not lightly hazarded,
nor did they fail, as we have good reason to
know, to strike an answering chord in the
hearts of our readers. Italian efieminacv,
elaborate ornament (olien known in musical
parlance by the term difficult execution ~
interpolated upon the simplest airs, demand
ed apprehension. 1t was ridiculous imitation,
pressed by Fashion into service, and was la
mentally infectious, from the prima donna,
down to the tawdry damsels who firt at the
tail of a chorus, and the piano strumming miss
redolent Of bread and butter. 1t would have
irked even lristophanes, the quintessential, to
have heard, as we have heard, some such
melody as John Anderson my joe garnish-
ed with attenuated and circumtised skeletons
or shades of notes, in endless progression
and recurrence, by your +" difficult execution
er, bent on wreaking all the tones of his voice
upon single word. Bells tangled out of
tune, and harsh or " the spheres touched by
raw angel" would have the advantage, in
comparative execrability, over such refined
tinkerngs of simple melody. 1t was this mis-
placed ornament, rendered for period ta-
shionabic, by the affected ecstases of "gen-
yelled amateurs, who voted it 81 the thing,")
that we condemned, and not music, cultivated
and improved by the great masters of the
art.
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WE HAVE THIS DAY OPENED
w SO pieces very rich figured Silks,
60 do do do plain Poult dc Sole,
80 do do do plain white and cold Satins
l3 do superior black Silks,
SO do indress pattern, rich Sh2lleys,
so do dark brown English Merinocs.
BRADLEY & CATLETT
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We find the following in the Cincinnati

VIC IIIiU WIG IUIIUWIIS III tIIe OHctHHuI
Republican:
The Statesman says:
During the whole Of the late canvass IL Ohio for
members Of the Legislature we had not only to stand
the fire of the regular federal opposition, but column
after column was poured out upon us by the Rich
mond Enquirer, the Madisonian, and the Cincinnati
Republican as well as from several protesscd demo-
cratic prints in New York"
So far as the Richmond Enquirer and this paper
concerned the charge is unjust it is gratui-
tous and indefcnsible"
We may add that we have never seen the
Ohio Statesman until within very recent
period--never wrote its name until the pre-
sent moment, and never adverted to it in any
manner whatever.