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Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

THE WATER is HlGH THIS YEAR.-We have
resided for several years upon the banks of
the Maumee river, and to US, as to every one
who has looked into the prospects Of the vari-
GUS towns upon the navigabe waters of the
river, has the question often occurred, Which
is to be the place, where is to be transacted
the business Of the Wabash and Erie canal!
Various have been the opinions expressed up
on the subject, various have been the views
taken,. and various have been the states of
feeling which the subject has been view
ed, butwe believe that, finally, the matter has
been brought to one point, and that point is,
the navigability of the river .No,o no one
doubts, but, that the water to the foot Of the
rapids is sufficiently high to all intents and
purposes, for Lake commerce this year, 1t is
apparent to every one who passes day upon
the banks of the river, nay. it is even ack-
nowledged to be SO by the strongest advocates
of the towns Of Toledo and Manhattan but"
say they, "the water is high this year."
Does a. man who is anxious to augment the
price Of his town property in the towns be-
low, decry the value of the river, and hear in
return, of the daily visit of steamboats, to the
towns above, he replies, " the water is high
this year, only wait till next year and then
see." We have lived here, as we said be-
fore, several years. We have lived here
when the little coasting steamboat from De-
troit was a curiosity, ,and when the arrival of
any craft was hailed as an epoch, from which
to date new era, and ever since we have
been residentof the country, every summer
when the arrival of boat after boat at our
place have rendered the falsehood of the de-
famers the more glaring, have we heard the
old story, "the water is high this year" The
water is high this year; So it was last year
and the year Before, and so it will continue to
be, and we venture to predict, that when the
water is lower than it is this year, it will be
still high enough for some folks to say, "the
water is high this year" "-qn ~a
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26
The Madrid journals contain the fo

The Madrid journals contain the fol-
lowing announcement "A corporal of
the Queens Regiment quartered at Ma
drid became the mother of boy a few
months since. The events thus explain
ed. A young woman impelled by the
power of.love, had entered the ranks in
order not to be separated from the man
of her choice. She soon completely i'm.
bbed the martial spirit, became distin-
guished for bravery, was wounded at the
battle of Mendigorria, and received a
cross, and was made corporal.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

TERRIBLE AccIDENTs.-Wheth there is,
in fact, a greater destruction of human life
by accident this year, or whether the great
dearth of news of every other kind has ami
mated the "Terrible Accident makers" to ex-
traordinary exertions, we are unable to say,
but certainly our memory does not furnish us
with the recollection of time when so many
moving delineations of accidents by flood
and feld," have been so common among us.
The papers, many of them, seem devoted to
the business, and literally overhows with the
black catalogue of human misfortune and wo.
Steamboat accidents, stage accidents, drown
ings, railroad accidents, and losses of hu-
man lives without number, are ntermixed with
Horrid Murders and Assassinations, and
deaths by violence Of every kind. Certainly,
if all these frightful stories are true, we have
good reason to lament over the miseries of our
race, and to weep at the SORROWS of unfortu-
nate humanity. And while we do this, we
should also hear in the daily accidents which
beset our kindred, warning voice, "Be ye
also ready"
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

respecting the doings Of the National
and State Legislatures, as well as Of all
other important movements, either for
eign or domestic, free from rancorous
party feeling, and perfectly honest
and independent, a paper worthy to be
bound and preserved as book Of ref
erance, and for the instruction of sue
ceeding generations in the history ofour
Country, should take Niles's Register.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

AN ANTI down with
the bank said tipsy Pat, as he rolled, heels
over head, for the twentieth time, down the
steep bank of the old Fort Miami, at the top
of which is situated the edfice, which has
the happiness of boarding him when he is So
ber, and strmoing him when he is drunk. Up
and thry it agin. said Pat; Pm a rotary in-gin
and 90 the pig, for rotation in office, and eve
ry thing else. Didn't | roll up the whisky
barrel to get at the bung, and didn't | roll off
when / had enough; and didn't it roll over
me, when fell over; and by the same token,
isn't turn and turn over fair play! So up he
scrambled, and made for the steepest place,
as he said, to "make run on the
bank" succeeding tolerably well until he came
to where the bank was perpendicular, at which
place he made pass at bush to steady him
self, but missed it, and again he rolled to the
bottom. "Och" said Pat, "I'm smashed
cane out Pm broke the banks is intirely
too hard for me Dvil a bit will run on 'em
ngin if they pay such hard currency" Up
on that he sung out Justify for help, declaring
that he was a smashd man, a rotary stove,
and that if any thing could strengthen his ba-
sis, it was shin-plasters, and that rotation is
fine thing when you can roll up instead of
down.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

a1aEh up in orray under their several leaders,
4 strong and warlike band, firm in principle,
energetic in action, and with no speck upon
their escutcheon except - shin-plaster ram
pant" on one corner, on the one hand and on
the other, the editor of the Miami of the
Lake, fcrocious in look, savage in argument,
and terrible in denunciation, shielded by a
"mint Drop" and armed with an Eagles quill,
opening the batteries of his wisdom, and cut
ting down all opposers with the sword of his
eloquence. Oh Hush But we will try to
be solemn, and give our readers slight view
of the principles which we do possess, and
which, be they neutral or not, we have no fear
in advocating. "We abhor paper, that is to
say, irredeemable paper" and we will ex-
change several dollars of that Monroe money
which the editor of the Miami of the Lake
spent SO much time and talents in cracking
up, few months since, for good shin-pas-
ters, such as will go at the Grocers, or will
be paid on demand, which is our only test of
the soundncss of paper currency.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

Since penning the above article we
have conversed with, several intelligent
farmers of this vicinity, who say that
oats and spring wheat are very much in
jured. One farmer informs US that $500
would not cover the injury to bis crops
by reason of the frost.-C Cortland Aduo-
cate. g'ad gaA so5s s.e8. .setkeT
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

The editor of the Olean Advocate has ta-
ken leave Of the patrons of that paper, and
the concern is to be discontinued. A gentle.
man Of the same name, and probably the same
person, is named as the conductor of Month
~, to be established in the city of New York,
to be called "American Anthology" Mr..
Griswold is a gentleman of talents, and quite
poet.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

New CoUNTERrErrs.--Fives and Tens
Franklin Bank, Washington, Penna.
They are the notes of the" Bank of
Washington" an institution which fail
ed some years ago, with the word
Z" Franklin" inserted so as to read the
Franklin Bank. Of Washington. They
are of old dates 1916 and 1917, signed
Thomas H. Baird President, Cashiers
name not recollected. The, Franklin
Bank OF Washington commenced opera
tions in 1886. Pit. ;Aduo. II
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

NAVIGATION OF THE Wisconsin, RI
vER.--The st. Louis Republican says:
The Free Press, printed at Mineral
Point, states that two Steamboats,, the
Science and Envoy, had ascended as
high as Helena, and that one Of them
had gone star up as the Portage, with
out meeting the ordinary difficulties to
be encountered in the navigation ofnew'
streams Of even larger dimensions.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

A new paper is about to be established in
Monroe, Michigan. under the editorial super
intendence Of II. L, Hosmer Esq, late one
Of the conductors Of the Maumee Express.
Its politics are to bc whig.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

Niles Register, which has for twenty-five
gears been published in Baltimore, is about to
be removed to Washington. Its publication
in the latter place, will be commenced the first
Of September
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

The CRops,-kiHing Frost Ten days
ago, the fields of grain in this country
presented more than their usual promise
Of an abundant yield. But since then a
sad change has takenplace in the pros,
pect Of the husbandman, and consequent
ly gloom is cast over the mercantile in
terest as well as the Industrious mechan-
ic. Many fields Of wheat, which bid
fair to yield harvest of 80 bushels to
the acre, will in consequence of the rust,
scarcely yield over Is or 90 bushels.
The corn crop, and also OF potatoes, OF
which there was an unusual quantity Of
ground appropriated to each, and looked
extremely promising throughout valleys,
is almost wholly ruined, in consequence
Of most severe and killing frost which
took place on the night Of the 5th inst.
So severe was the cold, that-ice was for
med on vessels of water exposed to the
air, to the thickness Of window glass
even the ruta-baga, in several places suf.
cred material injury-in some instances
whole patches entirely ruined, and the
same may be said Of cabbage, likewise.
The frost appeared to settle in glades-
the corn and potatoes wholly ruined on
some farms, while the crops on an adjoin-
ing farm scarcely injured. This circum-
stance is a peculiarly observable in ma
ny instances in this vicinity several
pieces ofcorn and potatoes still growing
in all their native luxuriance. "
This frost will be severely felt BY
most Of the inhabitants OF this country.
Bread stuffs have become very scarce,
and extremely high. The gardens had
just began to yield their supply Of veget-
ables, but now they are in many cases
,utteFly ruined--vines withered, beans
killed garden or field in many instances
will not yield the luxury Of mess OF
green corn.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

DFJames Colby of Defiance, will
please take notice, that we will stop
sending our paper to him, when he pays
up, and not before. We render the
our thanks, for the terse and lu-
cid manner in which he has set right
statement made in one of our Aduer-
tisements, and lest the public should not
be equally benefited, we will inform
them, that Mr.. James Colby says that
the notice in our paper headed "Bru-
nersburg," is "D-d lie." The ori-
ginal document itself, with the COM
ments, and marginal notes aforesaid, is
now at our office, and may be seen if
required.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

He who wants good paper which
shall give all the valuable information
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26
OUR DAILY BREAD.'-From anearti
Gle in the New York Times:

Gle in the New York Tines:s
5a Immense quantities Of damaged
wheat are daily sold-carried to the east
and made into flour. Unslacked lime is
ground up with it to disguise the smell.
Fictitious red brands are put on it, and it
turns out the most profitable flour. On
this the poor live. What effect will it
have on the bowels of the children? Go
to Wall street and examine the wheat at
auction-orzto to the Exchange at three
o'clock-four out of five samples smell
and by tasting them you discover incip-
lent decay. If sinking meat is sold,
would not the butcher be punishedl Yet
sinking wheat is sold every day.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26
ANOTHER NATIONAL INTERMARR1AcE.

Jim Crow Rice, the niger, is said,
in the London papers, to have lately
married a Miss Gladstane, daughter of
the proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre.
Oh Gollyl Gollyl! How American
Mountebanks sell in England.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

We understand that E. Smith ESQ.,,
President of the Clinton Bank, Michi-
gan, is now in town, and has given no.
tice that he will be at the Jefferson
House, from 0 o'clock A. M. until 2 o.
clock P. M, or longer if necessary, and
will exchange Ohio money, for what
Clinton money there is now in circulation
in this place, if requested.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

We regret ,to, learn that within lie last
week our wheat fields have been more
or less affected with the rust. In some
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-26

The Herald of yesterday notices the
appointment Of Senor F. Pizzaro Mar
tinez, Mexican Consul at New Orleans
for the last seven years--as Minister
Plenipotentary to the United States.
A more eligible selection could not have
possibly been made; or one so very gen.
orally approved of here. The Consul
from his associations in this country, his
thorough acquaintance with our institu-
tions, and form ofgvernment, and above
all his proper attainments, will be a
most fitting Representative at Washing
ton. ....
The Government of Mexico. in this
judicious selection, have displayed more
wisdom than we would at one time be
willing to give them credit for. For the
amiable and gentlemanly qualities of
Mr.. Martinez, we refer to all our citi-
zens that have ever transacted business
with him. Through the ins:rumentality
of a person so happily efficient, we may
anticipate some permanent and advanta
geous arrangem ents between both coun-
tries. - .i
We have heard it rumored that gen.
tleman of high literary attainments, with
whom we have had the pleasure of
protracted acquaintance, has been pru-
IDENTIFY chosen by the newly appointed
envoy, as private secretary.-Lou. Ado.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-10-25
TREASURY NOTES.

The issue of ten millions of treasury
notes at this time, cannot but be highly ben.
eficial to the nation. These notes will be
every where as good as gold their issue
will Immediately perform the work so much
talked of, that of regulating exchange"
between one part of the country and a.
mother.
The distribution of these notes among
The government debtors will enable indi.
vidual debtors at the south and west to pay
their creditors at the north and east, and
vice versa. With fulness of every thing
in the country, all that is wanted 10 give
business men start in the field of activity
and prosperity is, to have the blocks remoy-
ed and turn or two given to the Wheels
Every thing will then be in motion. The
issue Of these treasury notes, in which all
have confidence, will restore general con.
fidence, and produce the desired start in
business-and we believe, that within sixty
days there will be general prosperity and
gladness through the land-ihat the banks
will follow up the treasury notes with the
resumption Of specie payments-ard that
this very deficiency in the funds Of the
Treasury, and issve Of notes by that de-
partnent, will be the means of placing the
nation again as she was, with the excep.
ton Of unris hteous credit. during extrava.
gance and wastefulness, which we hope will
not soon be restored to their standing. =
We regret TO see that it is proposed that
these treasury notes shall bear certain
per cent. interest. These notes will be
good during life Of one year without in.
tercst, and no inducement should be held
out to the Shylocks to hoard them up and
keep them out OF the way of business men.
Should another ba ch be wanted, (but they
will not be wanted after the business Of the
county takes new start, for the treasury
will then be full again,) Congress can pro.
vide for another emission lelring interest.
Columbia Observer.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-10-25
From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
VINCENT Il. BRADFORD,

Has been nominated by the Democratic
Convention to fill the vacancy which has
occurred in the Senatorial Representation
of this District. The intelligence of this
fact is highly gratifying to me, inasmuch as
my long acquaintance with Mr.. Bradford
renders me solctous for his success in life,
and il is with the most cordial pleasure that
congratulate the nominee Oh the distin.
guished position which he is about to be
placed in Ivy his fellow-citizcns. Mr.. Brad.
ford and myself are natives of the same
city, (Philadelphia) and both, at the same
time, pursued our studies in the same pro.
fession. Frequently thrown together in
amicable conflict, numerous opportunities
were afforded me to cultivate friendship
which has often been the subject of CRATE.
full Renaissance during long separation.
Mr.. Bradford was always favorite with
his acquaintancas, who loved him for his
amiabilty, and respected him for his intel.
ligence. Ambitiously devoted to the i'm.
proyement of his mind, he has enabled him.,
self to take an efficient and distinguished
part in public usefulness and the people
of this district may be assured, that, in case
of his election, they will have vigilant and
prompt Representative. Mr.. Bradford has
never shrunk from the drudgery of his
profession and his clients have ever found
him interchangeable in their causes. OF q
social temperament, he has never suffered
his pleasures to take precedence of his du-
ties, and happily illustrates that just medi-
um of character which combines the suari-
ter in mods with the fortiter in re. His
moral rectitude has never been suspected,
but he has by all his acquaintances ever
been esteemed as an honorable and honest
man. AS to his political reputation he
need fear no scrutiny, for he has always
been the advocate of popular rights, and
the steady supporter of the Democratic
party. ANXIOUS.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-10-25
ExrnAcr FROM Mr.. WALKERS SPEECH.

ASA'hnN' f"c" tNi' w - LiISl.
Mr.. Walker addressed the Senate. He
stated that national bank of sufficient
power to regulate the currency, and restore
a wholesome currency, under the present
circumstances, would require capital Of
two hundred millions. 1t would hold the
prosperity Of the country in the palm of its
hands, and exercise a power which would
be fatal to the liberties Of the people. He
spoke Of the operations ofthe Pennsylvania
Bank of the United States, influencing The
price of cotton, and taking it from under
the dominion of the laws oftrade, and of the
President of the institution establishing
branch in London. He asserted that the
Land Bill of Mr.. Clay would have sadded
the country with a national debt of forty
millions of dollars would have led to the
establishment ofthe tariff; the anti.tariff
party would have gradually fallen into a
weak and powerless condition; agriculture
and commerce would have been reduced to
ruin. All this might well be desired by the
Senator from Kentucky, the consistent
friend and advocate Of the tariff SYSTEM -
He considered that if we had re-chartered
the United States Bank, our sufferings would
have been much greater than they now are.
He contrasted the irregular fictitious paper
currency of this country-paper kites OF
every observation-disclosures abroad into eve.
ry market in London as well as at home,
with the regular, sound and responsible cur
rency of Great Britain. He showed the
reasons for the more speedy recovery OF
Grert Britain from the effects ofthe money
pressure than ourselves. Our present dis
ease is over issues of paper, and we are to
cure it by issuing more paper. To estab-
fish new bank, would be to play into the
hands of British lords and noblemen TO in.
crease the power of the great capital holders
the Earrings and others, who would monop.
olize the shares of the new institutions. He
referred to the history of the proceedings
on the bill to re charter the Bank of the Uni
ted States in 1922, for the purpose of res
cuing the fame of Mr.. Dallas from the char
ges made against him of inconsistency. by
Mr.. Clay. A change of rulers was the
remedy which the Senator from Kentucky
and his friends desired. 1t would be high
| ly gratifying to them TO sec such change
He then drew picture of the policy which
would be adopted if Mr.. Clay were in TIN
executive chair, and contrasted it with tn
policy pursued by the present executive
lie defended the Sub Treasury System a
gainst the attacks made upon. it, and char
acterized those who opposed it as desiring
to increase the executive power; ant
showed that the Bill of Mr.. Rives could no
command the support of the friends Of tn
administration. He maintained that tn
establishment of Sub Treasury Syster
would tend to diminish executive power an
+ he called on,gentlemen to support syster
which would destroy the influence of tn
executive over number of local banks, an
three hundred thousand directors. MI
w. concluded after speaking about tw
! hours.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-10-25
TEE PRESIDENT AND TEXAS.

The following from the New York Ga.
zette--an anti-administration paper-does
honor TO the editor -
Our GovERNMENTANDT THE TEXAS CUES
rIoN.-The President Of the United States
has done great credit to himself and to tho
country, by the course he has taken on this
subject. The letter Of Mr.. Forsyth in an.
swer to the application for the Texan Min.
lister is just such document as it became
our Government to present on the occasion
and whatever may be our opinion of Mr..
Van Burcn's acts in general, he deserves
unqualified commentator for this. The
people Of the United States, we trust, will
be ready and willing to accord their hearty
appreciation of ihejust and dignilied ground
taken by the Govern. dent, and TO support It
in its maintenance. There is no maudlin
sensibility and non. commi,ta twattle in this
communication, but manly and direct dc.
NAL of the right or policy on our part, Of
annexing that quasi republic to our own, or
of entertaining such proposition for future
consideration. The tone Of Mr.. For
seyth's letter is firm, straight forward and
cogent---as candid as it is courteous, aud
leaving no ground for cavil or complaint
from any party. Sure we are, that the pc.
litical opponents Of the administration hayo
no cause for complaint either asit regards
the principles and opinions laid down in the
letter, or the language in which they are
expressed. IL any Of them do find fault
with the Government for any portion OF
the Secretary's letIerwe shall consider them
qoad-hac, very capatious and unreasonable
/ gentlemen, and shall have no scruple in
going ovcr 10 hte administration until the
matter is disposed of--comforIing ourself in
the mean time, like Mr.. Calhoun, with the
reflection, that it would be silly to be driven
from our position because Mr.. Van Burcp
has fallen upon il! Z.