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Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Board Of Internal Improuements.-With
the Detroit Daily Advertiser, heaping unmea-
sured abuse upon our board of Internal Improve
ment, for this state. Tho writer asserts that he
can not perceive that the officers appointed are
doing any thing. We would merely say in an.
swor to this that the surveys of nearly ALL if not
all the public works, for which provision was
made by the Legislature last winter are now rap
idly going on, and the Commissioners are doing
every thing in their power to expedite the final
location and establishment of the different routes,
so that the grading part of the work can be CON-
menced. We arc somewhat surprised that the ed /.
itor of the Advertiser should aid in promulging
such vile and slanderous articles without per-
sonal knowledge of the circumstances, as to
whether the party abused are deserving the cen.
sure thus vindictvely hurled at them. IF the au-
thor of the article or the editor of tt -,
not one and the same psrTe.s would have take
palnafnssa'il. themselves on tho subject, the
mghthave ascertaned that those ofthe board VIII
were appointed by The vote of that body Actia:
Commissioners, are now actively engaged in the
discharge ofthe several duties assigned them--ant
as long as tho duties of the other commissioner
are not required and as long as they receive M
salary from the state, we can no good reason
why they should ask permission Of "Javcs," or tn
editor of tho Advertiser when they wish to tax
ride in buggy, which is so bitterly complain
cd of.
The hint that the Commissioners appointed
would "improve their private fortunes at the ex
pcnse of the state" is too contemplate to deserve
further notice.
! The Southern Rail Road is now being survey
| ed-two parties of Engineers are out--ono run
ming line from Monroe, and the other scporatt
and distinct limo f5,m New-Bulfalo
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Some Of Professor Frank's rules for con.
duet IN company Never speak of youi
enimes except in love, for their good, and
the honor of God.
Do not speak much. When it is neces.
sary to say any thing, do it respectfully ad.
visedly and kindly. Always speak with
earnestness, with cearness, and delibera.
ton.
Avoid all severe and reproachful Ian.
guage. and every thing that might excite
evil feeling. Inquire of friend whether
you ever offend in this way; for you max
do it unconscously.
Profanity is great sin. IF you use the
name Of God, do it with reverence, as if
in his presence. Never make the name
Of God or Christ mere by-word. He
who honers God is in his heart, will not dis.
honor Him with his lips.
Be cautious in narrating any thing, that
you adhere strictly to tibet truth. Men some.
times supply some circumstances from their
own invention, which their memory has
not yet retained. Think afterwards wheth.
or you have not in your conversation done
this.
Never interrupt person who is speaking
and be silent if you yourself are Interrupt.
ted.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

New-Bufalo.--This place is beautifully situa-
ted at the mouth of Galien River, on Lake Mich
gan, where there is a beautiful bay, about two
miles in length, and from one hundred to one hun
dred and twenty rods in width, and embracing
sufficient depth of water for tho safe mooragc O
all the vessels that sail the lakes, at one time.
New-Buffdlo has been in existence but two years,
and her improvements denote spirit of enter
prize in her citizens hardly equalled in the wes-
tern countryside intrinsic merit of the point is
sufficient to carry it through any emergency
let the times be good or bad. We consider il the
best point, taking every thing into consideration
for safe harb or, on the lake. Another yosr will
not pass ly without an appropriation being made
by Congress for harbor at that place. Could
the members of Congress have been impressed
with the entire feasibility reconstruction, and the
accommodation it would afford to the navgators
of the lakes, as well to the shippers produce
and receivers of merchandise in the interior, an
appropriation would have been made this year.
At the last session of the Legislature of this state
New-Bufalo was made the terminating point for
the great southern Rail Road across the PENN
sula, which route is now being surveyed, and
which is destined to DO one ofthe most important
works of Internal Improvement in tho western
country. This notice taken of the point by our
State Legislature, should DO enough of itself to
ensure an appropriation for harbor at the next
session of Congress. II would be injustice in the
extreme, to longer deprive New Buffalo of the
advantages Of harbor, when thousands of dol
lars are expended at other points, which of them
selves possess no comparative merit.
Adjoining New. Buffalo is ono of tho finest tim.
bercd countries we ever saw. Every variety of
saving timber can be found, and (thc country be-
ing literally filled with saw-mils,) may DO con-
verted into lumber and shipped to the other side
Of Lake Michigan, where il will command price
varying from twenty to thirty dollars per thou.
sand. This will be eventually very extensive
numbering country, which will DO . source of
immense wealth. The Gallon River Is navipa.
BILE for thirty-two miles for RATS and keel boats
Iron, copper, zinc, and other valuable ores re to
DO found in that vicinity in great ABUNDANCE
Some of the roads into New-Buffalo are bad, not
worse however than they are generally through
thick timbcred land. One road from that place 10
Michigan City, is as good as any road in tho wcs-
tern country, being sandy soil tho whole dis.
TANGO.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

tennis system that embraces aA-and, my
countrymen, if you allow this system to go
on gathering strength day by day and
night by night, the years will be few in
number before the yeomanry, who are
now the mighty of our republic, will be but
as the serfs of Russia.
l have said that cupidity and the bank
ing system is the cause of the present dis
tress. Let us examine little, and en-
deayor 10 ascertain whether am right or
wrong in this position.
Since the year 1880, there have been
created in the United States three hundred
and foriy-seven banks, and one hsS5j 1yed and
forty-sir branches and the circulation of
bank notes and credits has been Increased
from SIXTY-ONE MILLIONS DOL.
LARS TO ONE HUNDRED AND
ElGHTY-SlX MILLIONS DOLLARS.
The consequence of this has been to ere.
ate an artificial value to all descriptions of
property, which is just beginning to find
its level; and unless the bankers go and
restrict their circulation in accordance with
the valuatitn of property in 1881, they will
all fpa themselves bankrupt.
Gee South, Southwest and Western
ssn,7es, are largely indebted to the eastern
cities and they, in turn, owe as lare a.
mounts to Europe. Now, the decline in
the value Of our exports will leave US large
ly indebted, and specie sciH be shipped to q
greater extent than is generally expected.
Nothing can save it; and that banking in
sttution which is found with an extended
circulation and a small amount of specie,
must 60 by the board.
Now, is it not evident that the increased
circulation of bank notes or credits of ONE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, produced
the artificial value which has been given
toproperty for few years past, and is it
not equally evident that the restricting of this
increased circulation, which has been going
on for some time past, and which is still
going on, and must continue to 90 on
for the bankers have placed themselves in
that condition to compel them to squeeze
the last dollar from their debtors-has
brought about the present unparalleled dis
tress? Who can doubt it, Not a ra-
tional, well inioy9ed, and unprecedented
man.
May God, in whose keeping we all are,
save my fellow.countrymen from universal
6rnkruptcy By the banking system! :"
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12
From the Saturday Courier

4 STREET CUsToMER.-"Mr. don't ike
to trouble you-but you han't lccy in
your pocket, have you? Dad and marin
is worry illsh."
"No, my boy, haven't had SO much
specie for fortnight"
"Well, | wouldn't mind taking one Of
them corporationers."
"Rcally. my lad, have no corporation
notes-But here is one signed Issac Ad
ans, The wandering preacher"
"Well--l'll fake it, considerin the times
Fit wont buy. gin for daddy, may be it vii
opium for mar'm-and they's got the
preshur VERY severe.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Forty. fire gears dgo.--In tie year 1892
or thoreabouts,a mortgage was tax IN on the
county Of Ontario, which then coIoprised
the whole State ofNcw York west Of Utica,
and belonged TO Oliver Phelps. Tho NOR
gage is on record in the Office of the Sec
re;ary of State at Albany. It was for s. 10,
900, and The security was supposed to be
hardly adequate 70 50 large sum. Lest
the settlers in that tfact should be alarmed,
however, tits proper 10 state that the mott
goge was 'oaa AFRO cancelled.
About ihe siUie time gentleman hav-
ing Occasion 10 travel among the Indians,
procured horse from MIR. White, the first
settler at Whitestown. During the tour
the horses shoes were found TO be loose,
but through the whole journey of month,
no person was found who could make new
ones. On returning to Whiiestown, the
gentleman took the horse first to the black.
smith, andthen to Mr. White, who on being
enquircd of for his charge, said that the new
shoes were a satisfactory compensation for
the services of the horsc.-Jour. Of Com.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Fire at Bath, Steu5en County, N. y
Our village has this morning been visited
by the most extensive fire which has occur
red since its settlement. The range of
buildings between Mr.. Hempstead's jewelry
shop and the red schoohouse is a heap of
ruins. The buildings destroyed were
owned and occupied as follows The bull.
ding in which the fire originated was owned
by John X. Gansevoort, and occupied a.
bove by Charles Adams as the Constitution
alst printing Office, and below by Miss
Norton, milliner, and John ECala, halter;
the Franklin House, owned by Peres Gil
moro, and occupied by Thomas Metcalf, as
hotel, and the basement by p. Bowen as
a grocery ; the house and stores owned and
occupied by George Norton, and the Office
of DR.. Warren.
The fire was discovered about half past
SIX O. clock in the printin g office, by the
hands on their return from breakfast. On
opening the door of the office, the smoke
burst out so dense as to prevent an en-.
trance, and all effort to save any of the
contents was unavaling. Nearly all the
goods and furniture in the other buildings
were saved.
The fire is supposed to have commune
Gated to the printing 5 iiesseess through some
failure in the chimney, from a fire which
] had been made few moments before IN
the milliner's shop below. There had been
no fire made in the Office this morning.
Bath -ido.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

FROM the hunilo Daily Star.
"1he Lake A Desert, &c"-By the Cleve-
land Daily Advertiser, of June IL, we have
the following comment upon Mr.. Solitude
Eacing's Bank text:-
Between 40 and so vessels of sizes from
q ship to schooner, were yesterday coun.
ted, in the harbor of Cleveland, together
with eight steam boats, all engaged in re-
ceiving and discharging cargoes-besides
numerous canal boats, which our informant
did not take the the trouble to count"
With all Mr.. Ewing's curses upon il,
and all the imprecations of panic makers of
every grade and calibro, the business of
Lake Erie keeps an elevation calculated to
command the admiration of regions, which
have affected to look in distrust and con-
tempt upon it. II, with all existing difficult
ties to encounter, the western trade is able
to surmount the imaginary as well as real
obstacles Of the day, we venture to say that
Mr.. Ewing's curse will have less influence
against us, than that of Doctor Slop.
Look at our marine list this morning.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Launch of the Steam Boat Constantine. --On
Tuesday last, the lth day of July, our Steam Boat
was launched from Capt. McMilIan's Ship
Yard, about l O'clock in tho afternoon it was
beautiful launch She sits prcttily on tho
water, and the mccanism displayed in her con-
sruction reflects much credit upon Capt. Nc
MILAN, her builder. After she was launched, a
party of about two hundred of our citizens en-
barked on board, and came down to tho village,
accompanied by music, aud amid the shouts and
firing of guns from on shore. When the party
arrived at the village splendid Dinner was in
readiness. prepared by Francis Bungy, which,
together with the accompaniment Of few toasts
and little wine, our citizens passed off the ever
to bo remembered Fourth Of July very pleas
antly.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12
From the Mobile Commercial Register

| CONSOLATION OF THE WINGS.
The great consolation for the wings, is
the prospect of party gain which they think
they see in the public distresses. With ev-
cry increase of the pressure, they look for
a growth of whiggery--in every failing
house and bank, they have party accession
and as the country sinks, congratulate
themselves that whiggery rises.-Thc ruin
OF few thousand men, IS almost as good
in the eyes Of some, if it can be turned to
party profit--and used as weapon of re.
proach against Jacksonism and Van Bu-
renism-their favorite designation of tho
democratic party. AS in all previous nan.
les this calculation will be found to fail. Il
is pushed so far, that patriotic citizens be-
gin to shrink from allying themselves with
such desperate schemes ofawlessness which
some principal wings arc active in urging;
and intelligent men are offended at the
bold inpostures attempted to be imposed
upon their understanding. AS the season
for legislative deliberaiion approachcs-as
the sessions Of congress and the state legis-
latures draw nigh, and the public interest
demand action. those who love their whole
country more than they hate political op-
Ponent, feel the necessity of discarding tho
bad and petty passions Of paltry electionecr-
ers, and look broadly on the question for
the common good. Whenever a calm
sense of the responsibilities of the crisis.
has Its weight on the mind, the prudent of
all parties will turn with disgust as from
public enemies, away from the clamorous
creatures Of faction, who obtrude on mo.
mentous national questions, all the misera.
bic clectionccring tricks and petty animos-
tiles of thcfvulgar contests of parties. In
strength SO much confidence in the de.
liberatc ssEacity of the people, their eleya.
ton in trying times above the ephemeral in
fluences of partizanship, tho hope of tho
country rests. The spirit of mere whiggo-
ry, as developed lately, will be rebukcd and
ashamed before this exercise of the COM
mon sense sagacity of the pcoplc---and ius-
ice Will be done to the purposes and meas
ures Of statesmen, who have laborcd siren.
lously for patriotic ends, and who are most
maligned. for results, against which thew
struggled but unhappily in vain.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Who are responsible for The increase
Banking Capital The declarations and
Measurements of the wing presses about
Banks and Banking, and in relation to the
currency, have so often been exposed and
refuteded that it may seem TO be useless to
pursue the discussion further But it IS the
nature Of error to propagate ITSELF and
falsehoods often repeated, sometimes pro.
duce an impression similar to truth. Men
are apt to be led away by false reasoning
or strong assertions, and pay too lutte regard
to facts.
One Of the propositions much dwelt upon
by some of the wing papers is that by rea-
son fthe refusal to re-charter the United
States Bank, multitude of local banks has
been created, so that in fact the paper cur.
rency has not been diminished. Suppose
for the sake of the argument, this is so,
whose fault is it? Who have created the
local banks? Why,it is the Legislature of
tho several States. The GoyesaRserrtt,y s.
the lln!tel! SUES has nothing to do with the
7 creation of State Banks, nor has it any
power to prevent their creation. What il
the Legislature Of Massachusetts has increas.
cd the Banking capital of this State upwards
Of twenty millions since 1880, who is re.
sponsible for that? Our Legislature, has
been wing Legislature, and it is the oppo.
nents Of tho Government who have increas.
ed and multiplied banks in this State.
Take Louisiana, another wing State, with
a decided wing majority in the Legislature,
where there has been greater extention
of banking capital than in any other State
in the Union in proportion to the population,
except perhaps Massachusetts. Who is re.
sponsiblc for that /? Certainly not the
United States Government, but the wing
party who have controlled the State.
The Wing Legislatures of Massachu.
sets and Louisiana have created more
bank capital than any other States in the
Union.
1t is the Wing party which is in favor of
locking up property in corporations and
the great object for which they are now
contennidg is the establishment of another
u. S. Bank with an immense banking
capital. How then can they have the
hardwood to charge their own acts on the
friends of the Government. Look at
plain fact. The State of New Hampshire
which has always been Democratic State,
has at the present time banking capital
of less than three millions while Massachu.
sets, q wing State, has banking capital
gilmore than Forty MILLIONS The State
of Maine also democratic State, with vast
business resources, has banking capital
of but little more than five millions abous
on eighth part as much as Massachusetts
Bristol County (liass.) Democrat.
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"Where are we now?" cxclaims the Jour

"Where are we now?" cxclaims the Jour.
nal in an air of triumph and rejoicing at the
temporary success that has attended an un.
holy combination Of banks in their wicked
attempts to embarrass the country and the
government. We answer that wo are in
the very condition against which Gen. Jack
son warned the people, in view of tho OK.
traordinary expansions and contractions of
paper issues by irresponsible institutions,
over which they have no control and conse.
quently could not restrain. Ii was to avert
this and similar evils, which are necessary
consequences of the rag money system,that
the administration have been endcaroring
to restore the gold and silver currency,
which can never be deranged, or deprecia.
ted by the Vaccinations Of designing men,
or hear.less corporations. In no Instance
has the wisdom and patriotism of the Gov.
eminent been more clearly demonstrated,
than in its efforts TO rid the country of
the baneful effects Of fluctuating, de.
preciated rag currency, to which the mod.
ern wings arc so devotedly attached. The
people are by this time aware of their dan.
ger, and will take measures to remove the
evil.-M. Rcpub.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Gira6es coming at dst.-By the Cham.
pion, Capt. Pearson, '' issr .arfyef ron Cape
,Iown H. Al,eessassfs. Macombcr, Welsh & Co.,
nave received advices from their hunting
parties in the interior Of Africa. Mr.. Clay.
ton, their principal agent, had arrived at
Cape Town, at the head of one of their lar.
gost expeditions, with four splendid Camel
leopards or Girafles, an Eland, white Rhi-
noceros, an Elephant, &c. The GirafIes
were taken young, and brought down slow
y and with great care. The two eldest, IA
months old, were IL feet high; another,lO
months old, was 0 feet high, and the fourth
Z J months old, 8 feet high. They are fed
upon oat-hay, bran, pumpkins, carrots, ap-
Piles, peas and dried peaches. Arrange
ments are already made to ship to this coun-
try forthwith, two of these beautiful animals,
and in case any accident befai them, the
others will be ordered out immediately
BOSt. TrGU.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

FGrming.-The ancient Romans so
highly esteemed the cmploymenis of agri-
culture, that the highest praise they could
bestow upon man, was to say that he cul-
tiyated his own lands. Their greatest and
most illustrious men in the early ages ofthe
republic devoted their time to this occupa-
tion---that is 10 say, they were farmers.
Their greatest generals, likewise, during
the intervals of peace. were in this habit,
and prided themselves upon tilling the soil.
In republican America this usful art seems
10 be undervalued, because it is not sufii-
GENTLY splendid; it is not so eligible for
ambitious young men, who look to the ir
employment and TO their emoument for
sheir reputation. We would say to them,
however, if they are DESTROYS of steady
increase Of wealth, let them till the soil if
they arc DESTROYS for a good and unenvied
re putation, let them be farmers. 1t is idle
TO suppose that young man who is con-
cert. cd in trade is really any more respec-
table, in this community than one who is
enyag, vi in agriculture or mechanical art.
The gre 1T majority of this commonwealth
are suiiic isntly intelligent yet to estimate
an individual according to his personal
merits, rath en- than by his occupation and
calling. A.1dif any occupation be more
respectable III au others, it ought surely to
be that which his been the favorite and the
professional Occupation Of some of the
greatest of men il, all ages. And this can
surely be said of agriculture moro than of
any other private en- oloyment. Some of
the greatest philosopher have written upon
agriculture, ard some IF the. greatest of
heroes have practscd it with their own
hands.--Bosion Statesman.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

Treasury warrants or drafts are rising
and would command nine or ten per cent,
premium. IN Y. Journal Of Commerce
Is it possiblel Drafts on "bankrupt trca
sury," as wings call it, worth o or 10 pei
cent. premium and United States Banl,
notes 10 or IL per cent. below par But
such is the fact, Notwithstanding we have
not national monster whose notes the
wigs consider "better than specie"-bul
which are, in fact, worth less in New York
than city paper, or country safety fund notes.
Wonder how much longer tho U. s. Bank
viii be considered tho regulator of the cur
roncy.-Frec Press.
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" We perceive that tho now editor of the d

u We perceive that tho now editor of the De.
troit Daily Advertiser is much moro of vilifer
than the former ono. He discourscs fimiliarly
of the foes of corruption," meaning his own
party, of" collar oaitors," as general sweep a
gainst his opponents of the press We should
suppose, that he might have learned before this
time, from tho Buffalo Journal and Rochester
Democrat, that there is not a grain of argument
in such low epithets or blackguard rant, to con-
vince any thinking man, or to gain the iota of a
single good opinion in his favor.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

1--WE have received communication on the
subject of "travoling chronological lecturers"
Its extreme length renders it impossible for us to
publish it this week, to give it an attentive
perusal. We will endeavor to attend to it next
week. Our private opinion is, with regard to
this class of people, that they would render the
country greater service by feeling of hoo ham
dies and axe hclves instead of craneums, for the
purpose of feeding mouths, instead of feeling for
bumps.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-07-12

a Roarer.--One ofour up-river friends,
who sat down to supper at a tavern in
Easfon, few evenings since, used up the
following at single sitting:
Sixteen cups of coffee, three Zip loaves
OF bread, tocrable sized fried shad, the
largest portion of a four pound steak, a
saucer of boets, two large pickles, together
with butter, salt, &c., and all for twenty.
hive cents! Rea ~ the way hekopt eating
was nobody's business but the landlord'si