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The herald., 1837-01-27

II Mr.. w. Dinneford the worthy Manager of the
Bowery, takes his first Benefit this evening, and no
one is more deserving ofa crowded hose and
flowing treasury. His exerons in rebuilding this
house. and presenting to the public in 30 short tune
as handsome theatre ar we have in this city, should
and will be crowned with glorious success. He
pledged himself to open the house such a night
and did so and has had it in full operation since,
although times the scenery has been in construction
for the last piece during the time the frstwas perform
ing. Miss Grove, the talented actress who made 80
great stir at the Park has offered her services and
will perform the part Of Evadne Mad'lle Augusta,
by permission Of Mr. Simpson, will also appear.
Miss waring, and the geRtemany stage manager,
Mr. w. Seton, have also handsomely volunteered
their valuable services, and will appear on the occa
sion Let all who wish TO reward talent, industry,
and deserving man, go to the Bowsry this evening
The herald., 1837-01-27

n THE GnRAT MErRoPoLIs.-We are requested
to state that the new work by the author Of Random
Recoections Of the Lords and Commons" entitled
" The Great Metropolis" is this day published by
Messrs Saunders e. Otey, and tmay now be obtain
ed Of all the booksellers in town and country.
The herald., 1837-01-27

adopted to have q select committee Of members to
be sppointed by the Speaker. Mr.. Cutting was ono
appointed but he begged to decline and was excused
By the house. NEM wN
The herald., 1837-01-27

AWoMAs BvnIED ALrvE.-The Philadelphia Ledger
reports the horrible circumstance Of woman being
buried alive in the burying ground in 81. Mary's
street. between Sixth and Seventh streets in that cys
The mourners had departed and the grave digger was
filing up the grave when he heard moan; at first he
thought it fancy, but again distinctly hearing il, he
fled in terror The coffin was afterwards taken up,
and the body found not in the position in which It had
been placed, but turned round on its side, but then
quite dead.
The herald., 1837-01-27
THE HER AID.


IMPoRrANr From ALBASy--BANx lHvEsriGA-IoE--
We learn from Albany that the House OF Assembly
have covered themselves with eternal disgrace and
dishonor in refusing honest committee to conduct
the Bank Investigation.
This outrage is unparalleled in the annals of egs-
lation In spite of ell the efforts of Mr.. Cutting, the
Speaker sustained by bank-ridde house. appointed
four thorosgh- going bank men to be his associates
Mr.. Cutting very properly declined the association.
We shall give full history of this outrageous pro-
cedure In the meantime, let the people prepare ior
the next election We are the eve OF great events
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

The Extract from the Mes
sage oil Governor Duncan to the Legis1-
lure Of Illinois. )-"ln my message at the
opening Of the last session, it was my hap
piness to congratulate you on the prosperi
~ then so eminentIy enjoyed BY every por-
inlEmno Il i h n p ak reioce 10 see The indus
trous citizens every where reap the rich re-
wards of his labor. And although, even
then, was not without strong apprehcn-
sons of an early reverse, | am confident no
human forecast could have anticipated so
sudden calamity as has been brought up
on the country by the action of the FEEDER
al Government upon its currency. Al the
lime the President Of the United States as
sumed the responsibility Of ordering The
public money to be removed from their le-
gal deposile in the Bank Of the United
States, for the purpose, as he avowed, oil
preventing the recharler OF that lnstllu-
ton by Congress, there never was sounder
CURRENCY o. more healthy state OF things
in any Government in the world. To ell
feet The great object, namely, that OF deS-
troying the United States Bank, rival insll-
tuiions were to be created; and it VIII be
remembered that Immediately after the re-
moyal OF the deposiles, the Government par
" commenced establishing Sale banks,
whilst State legislatures, deluded ny the
! iaIlacious promise Of advantages to be de-
rived from the deposes to be made IN these
institutions, which were to be fiscal agents
OF Government, readily Tell into the meas
ures. As might have been expected, hum
dreds OF new hanks instantly sprung up,
their enormous issues of irredeemabe pa
per afforded The inducement Of universe
,l,ts1 ,t,If ruN
all must now regard depraVed and worth
less currency.
"But the public were aware of the ruin
which this scheme porlended; the EXecu-
tive, and portion oil its party, seeing their
,, error, it would seem, endeavored to escape.
its consequence by amusing the People
with the absurd and mpracIicable project
of an exclusive hard money currency. /
r saw absurd, Tor as well nigh, the Execu-
tive OF the United States expect 10 compel
| the citizens of the Great Valley to abandon
! the use of steamboats, and resume the flat
! bottom, as TO force them TO give up sound
D paper currency, at all times convertible M
to specie, with all its adaptedness TO the
purpose of the commerce and business OF The
= country. Before such a scheme can he
: prosecuted TO the result they promised, The
!, intelligent commerce, liberties, and bounda-
a ries OF all OF these United States must be
:, obliterated, and the People yield to the stub
born will and rule Of despot. THESE Er
IS periments, as they have been styled by thei
h authors, believe have had lheiI pohtt
zeal eject but they have also had their eff
;; feet upon the country acknowledged to b'
IL full of resources, distinguished tor IFS enter
e PRISE and wonderful prosperity, in reducing
It il TO almost universal bankruptcy in pros
l. rating alike its business, its energies, ant
y confidence"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
POST OFFICE BANKING-ORDERS,
AHEAD.

The panof a new Experiment is fur
nished in the last Globe-the Experiment
of Pos Office Banking. 1t is new trick
for increasing the receipts OF the Post Mas
,ers-whch are already ten per cent. bet
Ter than any other receipts in the country,
because they are paid in SPECIE eXtorled
from the people. The Globe now proposes
that Postmasters should go into the En-
change business, and that the department.
should undertake the collection OF newspa-
per subscriptions.
"IF The Post Office Department." says
the Globe, "were to receive from all men or
all parties their newspaper su descriptions
near the place OF their residence, ard pay
them to the printers in the places where
lheir papers are published, at cost TAR less
than hostage, it would be great accomo-.
dation both to subscriber and printer. liz
that Department were to receive from labor
ing men and other small sums TO be paid ia
their distant ,cipes or relation tcuhom rirka
and at a cost far less than sending BY mail,
( it Mould greatly promote the interest o. thas
| class Of people. IL travellers could pay small
sums in LOCAL CURRENCY OR SPECIE 10 post
masters, and take orders on postmdStefs a.
/ head, on their intended routes, AZ @ostd sape
them, from loss, andb rGlaGbte facility
Indeed, there is not a class oipeople whos
in their small dealings, would not be GREAT
Ly AccoMopATED by such an arrangement .
AS all would have a right TO demand the
accommodation, there could he no chance
for lavoritism, no room for corruption.
Here is another phase OF the BET
TER CuRRENcY !-"Orders on poslmaslers
ahead on their intended routes" Tor The
accommodation of travellers This is one
of the financial experiments Of the Globe,
This is the perfection of the more "slmpe
and uniform" Currency which Gen. Jack
son, and Mr.. fancy, and Mr.. Woodbury..
promised us II Atlas.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

Of majority Of the qualified electors Of Bali
more. But 10 the disgrace Of the Van Buren,
managers, we declare the Wing candidates
have been defeated by corruption, intimidation
and illegal voting, unparalleled in the history
Of the country. We speak not now OF tie two
Bull Feasts TO which all the faithful were inv-
ted, and where, after being filled with good
cheer that potent soltener Of hearts, every
means Of cajocry was tried 10 obtain support
for the providers Of the Festivals. We refer
to the notorious violation of the purity and in
dependence OF the elective franchise by the hi
red agents Of those Of the weighty purse who
lavishIy squandered money on their services
We refer TO the open interference by the oiii-
GERS Of the General Government, whose power
and patronage were brought directly TO bear in
favor o. the administration candidates. We re-
fer to the number of mercenary beings brought
from the public buildings in Washington, their
expenses paid and their wages running on
and others of a similar character from different
quarters, also in the public scrvice-end the
bands OF unqualified voters in the city Itself,
who gave their illegal sufifages in several diff
ferent wards. We refer 10 the violence, the
bullying and ruifianism, exhibited at some OF
the polls, by which many fraudulent vote was
permitted 10 pass unchalIengcd, and many OF
the more peaceful and er-ovng citizens
were kept off, These were some Of the meone
resorted to BY the Van Buren, party-and tc
them are they indebted for their success. We
have no hesitation in saying shat yesterdays
election proved there is clear Wing majority
in Baltimore. The whole proceedings and thu
result show the indispensable necessity Of {
Registry Lao, such as is enjoyed in the grea
cities East Of US. Had we possessed it yester
day. Messrs McKim and Howard would no
be entitled TO the certificates Of election. Will
this aw-wth fair, lcgcl voiing-with the
polls kept open and the ways clear, as they al
ways ought to be-the Wings, whenever the,
put forth their strength, ran carry the city o
Baltimore, by a decisive majority. In a wore
this election has been carried by the powe
of money-the influence Of the goyernmen
atronage-fghting and bullying, and Tho
quarterlng Of voters from abroad in the respec
tive wards, who have performed the debasins
service for which they were employed, T. hav,
already left the city for the places from whcl
they were brought.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
S8pttgrap ans &State SSoarHaf.
PER ANNUM..ms1, so IN ADVANCE.

y John Quincy Adams has written brlei let
on the currency,-calls the bank suspen-
bins iiaud, worse than counterieiting, (rc-
'nmber, none but Van Buren, states have au-
q przed the suspensions land as unceremo-
Ibusly rejects the proposal Of an amendment
the constitution, to give Congress power TO
arter bank, as unnecessary, and insulting.
bis proposition was made by Gov. Hamilton,
anti-bank man, whom Mr.. Adams styles as
! President of broken bank in Charleston,
juth Carolina. We copy the concluding
|ragraphs of the letter, which, by the way,
|ps drawn out by Mr., WIN. Foster of Mas.
Ichusetts
"The other remedy which | believe practi-
I BILE is that Of Solon--a spungc upon the nc
! unit OF debtor and creditor-wpe out all old
ores and begin again. This is the hard mo-
| Y system, and so far as | can judge, it is the
seniial system Of the present administration
/ lii is to dctach the government from all bank
L., and deal in nothing but the precious met
Is. If Mr. Van Buren, is made Of stuff TO go
trough with this operation, | wish him well
Bt of it but he will want other co-operators
an the legislatures Of New Y DIRK and Virgin
and other advisers than pre- sidents or di.
|ciors of broken banks, or land jobbers upon
ans from deposite banks.
I think Of this as thought of the dry dock
ln. boat restrictive anti-navy system OF Mr.
seFerson. 1t cost the nation a terrible war &c
\ delivered Of that, but the nation was eflec.
1la'y cured of its hydrophobia. The war was
- "a T. H., - e,
lre. fear that our present bankruptcy vii
d still more violent course of alternatives
VI the cure will come when the people are pre-
AIRED to receive it. They are certainly not 81
|owNthey wll most probably not i;i be SO on
on will live TO witness and enjoy tho cenvolcs
rpD
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

The present Governor of Virginia, General
Campbell, who was elected by the Van Buren,
party, so far as we have been able TO observe
his course, seems 10 be honest and patriotic in
his views and sentiments. His friends and
neiahhors al Abingdon recently compimented
him with public dinner and in reply 10 COM
plimentary toasts on the occasion, he made an
address, which closes thus:
"The great question now before the Ameri-
can people, is the arrangement Of the currency.
As might be expected on so important sub
ect, there ale many plans and some wild e.
nougt. 1t ia a time of danger, when the most
prudent and best informed may be disposed to
adopt unried projects. To all such am OPP
posed-and as an illustration Of my views, !
will give you the following sentiment:
'Hard money for our common transactions
Bank notes tquipalentto specie for the commerce
ofthe country"
The above is sound Wing doctrine to tho
very letter. 1t is Just what Mr. Webster has
repeated over and over again. Coming from
the Governor Of Virginia, We presume II vii
be swallowed even by the editor Of the Enqui
rcr and the faithful, as orthodoxy Pat.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
From the Baltimore Patriot.

We ere free TO own that this result is rather
differ from what we anticipated We had
reason 10 expect that the Wings would carry
the ci and, defeated, as we firmly believe
we ha been, by the aid and fundamentally
Of unc lifted roterS and band Of mercenary
hireii IS from other places, we must bear our
cordio. testimony TO The activity, energy, and
enthu lslic devotion 10 their cause which yes
terdoy distinguished the Wings Of Baltimore.
Although it was one Of the most inclement and
Unplef 7ant days that have been experienced
this season-the rain pouring necessarily from
morning till night, accompanied with a raw
cold wind, yet the attendance at the polls was
full aud constant. The spirit and conduct oil
the Wings deserved success and we should
this day have had the pleasing task OF announ.
cling their glorious triumph, if the election had
been conducted with ordinary fairness-if the
result had been determined by the sentiments
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
From the Somerset WING.
Plain Questions, and Plain .4nswers.

Plain Questions, and-Plain .answer'.
Under whose administration did the
banks suspend specie payments, and shin
plas,ers delue The country?
Martin Van Buren's.
Under whose administration did the
whole currency become deranged, laborers
cease TO get work, bankrupis become CONF
mon, and honest men delrauded out OF their
dues
Martin Van Buren's.
Under whose administration were the
public deposits to the amount OF fifty millions
lostl
Martin Van Buren's.
Did any OF these evils happen before
Jackson began his experiments on the cur
rency!
No.
When a tree bears such evil fruit, what
should be done with it? Cut it do,cn, and
cast it into the fire, DEMO,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

Crockett, former Postmaster at Frankfort, is a
derauterfor ) 1895 sd cts., and that Frdne:; p
Blair wal his surety. In the column for re-
marks opposite TO the names Of Crockett and
Blair, is the following; "Suit ordered, and
judgmentobtoncd May, 1924, for 81, 1927 oil
credited " S43l AZ; penalty RENTED by
Pos.mastG General, leaving balance as stated.
application for relief refused by the Depart
ment, Dct 80, 1895 scire facias issued and
returned Harch, 1926; no estate found infnr-
nation WIS sought by the Department, rcla-
tive 10 tn parties, Nov so, 1s35--refcrted to
the Distlct Attorney Dec. 80, IS35--also
wrote 10 lin Feb IS, 1887"
Mr. Blar, the surety against whom there is
iudeemen in the Federal Court at Frankfort
has been liking in Washington City since 1891,
and has drawn from the public treasury within
the last six yeIrs more than three hundred
thousand doIIar for printing for the Executive
Departments AMI for Congress. The Post Of
flee Department ,lone has paid him more than
forty thousand ddlars for printing-and yet,
on the 30th November, 1885, "information ,oaS
sought by The Department RELATIVE TO THE
PARTIES"
Can you inform your renders how il has hap
pened that the amount of this judgement was
not retained by the lost Office Department.
YoUR FRIEND"
The above communication, as is stated by
the editor Of the Louisville Journal, comes from
n distinguished member Of Congress from the
| State of Kentucky. The facts which il disco-
ses are certainly of the most remark able char
acter.
The public document from which these facts
are derived, mo. 1855 House of Reps.) is a pa
per of great importance, but paper which we
| do not recollect ever to have seen. If any Of
our Congressional friends are in possession OF
copy, and will favor us with the loan of it,
they may be assured that zee ,riH put ii 10 q
good use.
The general fact that out Of 4500 deianters
to the Pos, Office during a long series of years
past, 1000 are among the "spoils" postmaster
appointed by Gen Jackson, or what amounts
| to the same thing, by Barry and Kendali-is {
most striking commentary on the new fashion
ed system of appointments 10 office, accordin!
to which brawling, violent party zeal, is mad
to stand in the place Of all other qualification
whatever; and the question Of honesty and ca
: pabiny is wholly superseded by the inquiry IN
TO the politics Of the applicant
This practical result Of the maxim that 9TH
spoils belong to the vcors," is calculated {
place in true LIGHT that most disastrous neGll
oence OF the people, by which they have suffer
ed all the offices, and the whole political cor
troll OF the country, TO be usurped by numbc
of mercenary men, who have made politics
trade, and who have not hositatcd To pracils
upon the finances Of the nation that same sy'
tom Of fraud by which they have imposed upo
the people.--.a'as.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

"In eight or nine months from this time ev-
cry substantial citizen will have long siken
purse Of fine open ret work, through the inter
stices of which The yellow gold will shine and
glitter. Then trareilsrs ,oW be free from the
pestienee Of ragged, filthy and countsrfeit notes.
Every substantial man, and every substantial
mans wife and daughter, ,eiH travel on geld"
Thus said the Globe two or three years ago.
Now the Glebe wants every "subs!aniial man,
and every substantial mans" substantial "wifa
and daught ar''-poor women-to travel on
dragged, filthy" Post Office drafts This is
the new mode Of travelling on Gold."-Bos.
ton Atlas.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

tS- Mr.. Van Buren, is puslanimous.
He refused to call Congress in pursuance 'A
the memorial OF the New York merchants
but in ten days after that refusal got nc
''pauic" and issued his Proclamation He
promised Jackson and Benton 10 "carry
out" the hum-bug, but is again frightened
and tells the Globe 10 denounce The "EXpe-
rimenl" as a "cHlMERIcAL SCHEME He is
a used up man. The best thing he can d"
is lo hack out as a candidate lor re.eleeti0n,
and "sope of into reliracy" as soon as b p
term expires.--salt. Jour,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14

"A scheme deliber-
ately plotted and
boldly executed by
the federal leaders
TO force the Govern
ment to submit 10
the dominion OF a
national bank. ~
Globe.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
VOL. XXX, NO. 49,. WHOLE NO. zoos.

the Presidential election Of 1910, and the
reform suffrage concentrated upon single
candidate for the Presidency, and a single
candidate for the Vice Presidency. The
agency OF National Convention is neces-
sary to secure this concenration--and such
measure is,.therelore, respectfully sugges-
ted.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
THE GLOBE Us THE REGENCY.
THE SUSPENSION OF sPEcIE PAYMENTS.

"This wise & sci
utary measure was
adopted not only as
a necessary prolec-
ton to these insti-
tulions, but for the
more important pur-
pose oil affording eff
fcient relief TO the
whole community"
Regency 3drw.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-14
POST OFFICE DEFAULTERS-.r BLAIR.
To the editors Of the Louisville Journal.

Gentlemen--A public document mo. 1856
House of Rep'sl has just made its appearance,
showing balance due from late Postmasters.
The whole number of de(auters is about 4, 500.
More than 1000 of these were deialcations
since Con Jackson came into power
In looking over the list find that Samuel
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-07-27
From The BaltimOrs -Hmerican.
HOME.

In the we'll constituted mind hat crowd
OF hallowed affections are reused into activi-
~ by the bare mention Of that simple little
word home. The centre where all ideas of
happiness uniIe, whether il be a palace or
howell, ii is regarded as the starting point and
termination OF all human wishes Whilst
engaged in the turmoils OF busy life to that
point do we lock for rest when the days la
Dor is done, and il is there We expect re-
ward for The anxiety and annoyan to which
this worlds workings subject us. The
threshold may be humble, and the fare coarse
but still ii is at home where we have welcome
and sympathy-where we feel the Drond
consciousness OF being surrounded by those
who care for US, and with whom our exis.
lence is connected by lies that nothing but
death can sever. Whatever may be our for
tune, wherever ne may roam, or by what
ever scenes we may be surrounded the sin.
gle point on the great globes surface rom
which the good heart cannot asd will not be
esssunged, and towards which its emotion G
rush with force thai may not be stay ed. has
but one name, and that name is home How
often have we heard the weary wanderer in
search of wealth, sigh 70, The endearments
which awaited him, as he hoped, when his
roaming should cease, al the fire>side where
though absent, he was remember ed and praf
Ell for, and where true hearts still throbhed
AT me msh!loh Oh ms name. The gallant
soldier whilst winning ldurels in his coun-
try's cause, and rewarded with distinctions
aud hoheTs, values them only in proportion
as they may serve TO gladden. the domestic
circle, hen at home be may relate his hair
breadth escapes, and tell Of battles won. Let
the tempest rage and the ocean heave high its
crested billows, the sea boy heeds them not
so that they bear him onward to the land
where those for whom he tolls await his corn
ing, and will rush 10 meet him with their
smiles OF welcome. In word, home is the
Key that guards our social affection end the
object OF our ambitious aspirations