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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-10
LIST OF LETTERS,

REMAINING IN THE POST OFFICE, NEW
PORT, II. I.
MAY Ist, 1887.
GTPersOns calling for them wiH please
say adcertiscd," as they are placed in a
separate bOn..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-27


L nierrsafFsF shrs - iaGrhea. W.
lhen mnsi 500 sstsri wl,en see -
item iar fran. ahtiier foil a. sr.,..
What agiIalian. shat eammo,inn. -.
caninsiun, vii ron mskr. uhen -.
shall have given 10 these raats =.
wider sPTrzd snd : lir1er haldg W..
van have liked chains upon die rIe.ls..
Winds. and dragged iism in lriumph !.
The wLerls III ynur rI.asi0i, thrn -.
you End The pouer nf controlling sure.
Faiiens. sfer You have trusted lhem. I'D
oUl violating and lrampling Under =,
principles held sacred IN he hear, =
The American people. You stand 4 !.
s,iiluie Wiih these corporations. like n,
81 man who i engaged in strife vi,h |.
woman; he may have the physical poss.
10 suhlne her in moment, boz shere :.
moral barriers stronger Than any b,u,s
lnrce. which surround and protect bo,h
The ons aud the other, and seeure q
them the victory IN every contest. A
wise nan carefully avoids plseine h,n,
self in The dishonorsble and nnpF0iit,E.
belligerehcy before mentioned. and her.
is similar chapter Tor Us in the hook a
prudence. Neither viii sonr bcs,sd
machine oi bankrupt Law, such q, h,
bcen proposed, avail Won in The strife. /,
is moi often thai differ from The Seu.,or
IRAN Missouri, or the present chifi Ma.
gislrale 81 The nation, bat ] am compelled
Ia say that, according 20 nv present Be-.
lief. no such bankrupl Law a. The one orc.
posed can be esnstiIulionally passed
Congress has power. under The consulu.
lidn. TO establish uniform laws on he
subject Of bankruptcies lhroughopt he
United States; but us power is limited 10
the passage Of Uniform laws. Il admits
Of very grave question wheiher any law
can be considered unil0rm which Is lin.
lied 10 particular classes Of such persons
as NAV be The suhjscI of il. know tia.
il j. insisted that bankrupt means sr ri
fermini. broken bark; and perhaps ia,
nav have been originally the sole use Il
the lerm: hut sm induced 10 believe ihs:
in the construction Of language we mus
take tie Hne we now speak. as under.
siood by those from whom We hate de.
rived it, our Anglo-Ssxon ancestors. Al,
any raie. we must look 10 the signifies.
ton IL language a The lime il Was 81
in the instrument TO be construed. nd
We we'll know that al that time all per.
sons who dealt an credit were held ,r be
liable To bankruptcy; and unless all sueh
persons were made subject TO the Law, i,
might well he questioned whether il is
uniform. But esea if we slluw that
law would properly be called uniform
which contained tie same provisions for
every state in the Union. still. beng 4
debstssble question, IL would excite The
pubic mind. aud in favor Of the banks he
law Would be rendered pow erless by pub.
lie oPirinn. This. then, is a mechsnlrsl
power upon which you cannot rely. and
none other is lsll TO aid you in cOsrcirg
tie will u those corporations 10 the PER.
Iormance Of duty.
ITO be concluded next week.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-27
From the National intslligtneer. ociobtre
THE UNITED STATES l. TEXAS.
ITO be concluded next week.


The documents communicated 10 he
House az Representatives, on TUESDAY
last, by The President Of the Unlled
States. in pursuance ol the resOlurpr 1t
that House. requesting abe Prtslden.
If The UnIted States To con munIcsR to
that House. Il in his opinion il should he
compatible with The public interest, whe.
Their any proposition has been made on
the pan Of the republic Of Texas 10 the
Government 81 The United States, for the
annexation Of the said Republic OF Texas
10 this Union; and, if such proposition
has been made. what answer has been
returned. and sll correspondence which
has taken place relating dhere,o," consist
Of letter Of great length from the M'r.
lister Plenipoieniiary from The Republic
Of Texas Hon. Nj. HunD 10 the Secrets
~ At Stale ri The United States, under
date Of Angus, 4. 1887; Of the reply
thereto Of The Secretary OF Stale under
date Of August 25: and Of the rejoinder
by The Minister Of Texas under date d
September ~. ss f..
The objec, Of The letter Of The Minister
OF TEXTS il 10 propose negotiation Tor
The purpose 81 annexing that country 10
The United States. which is pressed upon
the Secretary ii Stale BY such conslders-
lions as will be substantially comprehend
ed BY perusal Of the reply Of The Secre'a'
ry Of State, which We think it proper to
insert entire, as follows.
To Gen. Mfmuc0n HINT, &c.
The Undersigned. Secretary Of Stale Of
the United States, has had the honor 10
receive the note OF bis Excellency Gen,
eral Hum. Envoy Extraordinary ana
Minister Plenipoientisry ofTexas, dalea
the 4lh instant, proposing negotiation
for The purpose Of annexing that county
to the United States. .,....
That communication has been laid oe
fore the President, who has considered
with just senslbility. In giving 10 'to
undersigned instructions 10 present. W
reply. pronp. and decisive Indicate"
Of the course il has been deemed necess"
~ 10 adopt, the President INDUCES 100
con6den. expectation that no unfrlenoly
spirit towards the Government or lhs
people Of Texas will or can be imP"teo
TO the United States. y. .~=- e.,
Neither The duties nor the settled pour
of the United States permit them to q
into an examination Of the accur'r' g.
the historical facts related by Coz
Hunt. nor 10 allow them, If ever ;t"*
ted 10 be correct, 10 control the dtr''"
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ferred TO was the drafts based upon appropria-
tons made by Congress, such as have been
in use from the foundation Of our present
form Of Government.
What we undertook, and intended merelt
as an individual suggestion in reply to the
bank scheme, was TO show that all the advans
tages pointed out in that scheme, could be as
fully enjoyed with an entire exemption from
all connection with the speculative schemes
of private individuals, which have resulted at
all times in SO much public and private incon.
ycnience, by destroying all stability and Sc
curity.
Sffe Treasury bank we proposed is the
Treasury already established by law. The
assignats imputed as our scheme are the drafts
upon public officers holding public money
There was nothing novel in our suggestions,
except that the present system, If carried into
actual effect, possessed all the advantages, SO
far as the public service is concerned, that
national bank could furnish, ,or that the Penn>
sylvania Bank Of the United States could by
possibility afford. That the whole brood of
paper mongers, whose banking profits have
been derived from the credit which the trans.
actions Of the Government have given them,
would raise hue-and- cry against any plan
which would strip them Of their opportuni-
ties Of appropriating the public money, we
fully anticipated. That there is some return.
ing good sense among portion of the wings
seems apparent from the following editorial,
from the New York Express of Wednesday.
"1ae Union Of Bank and State must be dis
solved and this is not only the watchword
Of the lOco foco party, but of thousands and
thousands Of wings. The question of ma
tional bank,a business not Government bank,
will arise when the people are ready for it,
and whoever throws himself forward upon the
arena as gladiator, before that time, is an of.
fcious public servant. to say the least. Our
primary duty to break up the union of Bank
and State, and to make it as odious as the un.
ion Of Church and States"
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From the Chilicothe Advertiser.
CROAKERS ATTEND,

The Specie Circular, and The other d.
abolical acts of that obstinate old fellow,
General jackson perpetuated by Van Blu
rem and supported by the odoriferous
democrats, as they are styled by the Fed
eral Editor Of the Richmond Wing, are
playing hob with the trade and commerce
Of England, France and SPAN, as will
be seen by the foreign news below ex-
tracted from We'sh's Philadelphia Ga.
zette, leading Whig paper. But the
worst Oft is, that these Liverpool mer-
chants, who went 10 London 10 petition
their Government, were not half SO smart
as The committee of New York merchants
who posted off to Washington 10 scold
Mr.. Van Buren,. Poor short sighted
mortals. they never. once thought OF char
qing their distress Upon General jackson,
Mr.. Van Buren, and the Specie Circu'
lar, as they ought 10 have done, if ii were
only 10 keep their friends on this side the
water in countenance; but go on like
set Of Dinnies. talking Of high prlces,'
produced by over-banking and over-tra>
ding and then the dots never once to
threaten 10 upset the Government, or TO
perform any other terrible feat or dramtic
exploit; but like set Of meek, calm,
honest ond discreet men, tosay the loss
es must be borne" Out, out upon such
asses. One right, good, simon-puro
Wing newspaper of this country of the
real croaker stamp-would convince ev-
cry mothers son Of them that their diffiS
cul'ies are entirely owing 10 the Specie
Circular, and the way it would teach
them to -, croak and scold, would 'be
caulon."
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NIV'H tIIC UIUUC'
THE MILLIONAIRES.

This is the new name given to mer-
chants who deal in millions, instead of
hundreds and thousands. We glanced
yesterday at the mischiefs which their
immense credits and monopoly of busi-
ness had brought on the Government and
the community, by the suspension of spe-
Gle payments. We will now take a
glimpse Of the consequences produced
among their own class by the vast under
takings Of these gigantic traders.
The New Orleans prints, of both sides
in politics, have, from the commencement
Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-08
PERvERsIoN.

The candid Intelligencer Of this morning
charges us with having recommended the es-
tabl!shment Of u Treasury Bank, and the is,
sue Of assgnats. Our suggestion, in point
of fact, was precisely the reverse. In reply
to the scheme which had been previously
published in the Intelligenccr, 10 sustain the
bankrupt Pennsylvania Bank of the United
States, which we rroved to be weaker, in
means TO meet its liabilities, than almost any
institution in the country, on the ground that
me bank was actually necessary for the op.
perations Of the Government, we simply sug
gested that all convenenccs to the public SER
vice upon which this scheme was urged, could
be fully enjoyed withoutsthe institution of
any brink whatever, through the officers es-
tablished by law for the receipt and disburse.
ment Of the public revenue. .as,ignais we're
never thoughtc Of by us. The only paper re.
Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-08


The Warrenton Jeffersonian in an ar.
ticle on the pressure, remarks:
The importers Of the U. s. unable to
meet these large and unusual demands,
and having not received tithe of the
debt duo to them IN the Southwest have
felt severely tho pressure, and in many
instances, have become bankrupt. In
consequence Of tho demand for money,
aud the bankruptcies Of the merchants,
the banks Of New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, with many others, have sus.
pended specie payments. The rest will
have to follow suit.
No'sooner is this tho case than tho Fcd-
eralists one and all cry out VIC knew it,
we told you so, this is the effect of refias-
ing to re-charter the United Statos' Bank.
Well, and is not the United States Bank
still in operation2 Has she ever suspend
cd her business for momenta When
the U. s. refused to re-charter the mon.
ster' did not Pennsylvaniagive her new
Charter with greater powers than she be-
fore possessed Yes, she is still in exist
ence, possessing more power than ever,
with the same capital, the same President,
the same Directors. If she be as herde-
voices seem rashly to consider, tho genius
Of all good, where is now this bcneficent
poweri Like the power Of all banks, of
a money-dcalers, even of tho Jewish
Shylocks, il is impotent to help. The
vaults OF the monster,' are ali locked,
and no longer is tho Bank of the United
States spocie-paying bank. Able to
: gulate the issues Of the State banks,
why has it not done so? Able to regulate
the currency, why has it not done SOP
Able TO prevent oyer-trading, why has it
not done SO? Able to relieve the country
in distress, why has il not done so? The
truth is, from the size of its capital il is
able to DO soma good, but it is not alaiigh. |
", i is not indispensable to the nation.
From the power attributed to it by its
dealers, its auxiialies, its adherents, its !
pcnsloncd orators, its swiss guards, its
dcvotees and humble followers, one would !
naturally think that there was no such in
stitution in the country, and if thcro was
that the time would be well. But lot us
not forget that the Bank Of the United
States is still in being, and now, as ever,
IS the great enemy OF popular rights.
Republicans be firm, be vicilant and
lei Us invoke you to new axertions to sus:
tain tbe cause Of the people, the policy
which has given you subsistence in place
Of shadows gold and silver in place ofl
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ENGLAND.

A deputation from, the merchants Of
Liverpool had gone up to London. seek.
ing aid from the Bank and the Govern
ment.
The following is the memorial agreed
upon at The meeting of Livervool mer.
chants:
To the right hon. the Chancellor ofhis
Majesty's Exchcquer.
The memorial of the undersigned mer,
chants, brokers, and other inhabitants
connected with the trade Of Liverpool,
"RespectfuIly sheweth, That the dis.
trcss ofthe mercantile interest is intense
beyond example, and that it is rapidly
extending 10 all ranks and conditions Of
the community, so as to threaten irretriev-
able ruin in all directions, involving the
prudent with the imprudent. the manufac-
turer with The merchant, and the weavers,
spinners, and laborers generally, with the
manufacturers themselves.
Your mcmorialists will not now en-
Ter on an examination OF all the causes
which have led 10 the existing convulsion;
they are aware that The late high prices
Of commodities mainly contribufed TO
produce uniavorable exchanges. Those
high prices have passed, and are now
succeeded by such fall as cannot iail in
time to atiact the capital Of the whole mer-
cantile world to the relief Of the present
pressure.
"Your memoraiists know better than
10 ask for any assistance which could re-
store high prices the losses must be
borne. all they humbly ask is that meas4
ure of relief which win save numbers Of
all classes. fiom total ruin-ruin not pro-
ceeding from insolvency, but from The to.
tai impossibility of disposing Of their props
eriy, in time 10 meet their present and
approaching engagements.
Your memorialists farther submit
that the presen. condition Of affairs, un.
less mitigated, may involve the public
peace, and deeply affect his Majesiy's
revenue.
"Your memorialists thercf re pray
that these premises may be taken into
iiiucututo SouoiuOiutiout UHu tudt suCH
relief may be granted as 10 yonr judgment |
may be deemed safe and expedient.
"And your memora'ists will ever
pray"
The accounts from the manufacturing
districts are very bad. aud great num-
,ers Of workmen were out Of employment.
A paragraph in tho Antwerp Procur.
,enr announces the shipment Of five hun.
lred barrels Of -four to London, 10 be
hence reshipped 10 New York. II will
ome at bad moment for the ship
ers.
FRANCE.
Great Distress prevails among the
Working people Of Lyons, and subscrip.
ions have been opened with q view to
heir relier.
SPAIN.
From Spain we learn that the coms
y was in grea. distress, and the military
hiefs divided.
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them by every means in our power, and
TO trust in the national administration for
defence and aid against the wicked dea
signs ofthe coalition of foreign and Amets
ican bankrnpts:
RESOLVED, That a committee Of seven
be appointed to hold correspondence with
the banks Of this city ard country, with
instructions to enquire whether they will
agree to pay their ten dollars or their
five dollar bills, or to what extent they
will go in redeeming their notes; and
that said committee report to an adjournS
ed meeting to be held at this place on
Monday morning at ten o'clock.
Resolved, That we are opposed 10 mo-.
nopolies of every descriptiOn--more esS
pecially to menied monepolies that we
consider the banking system system Of
fraud and oppression that We believe
hard money to be the only Just and legal
currency, and that we will therefore
hereafter give our suffrages to 40 man
who is not hostile to all banks, and in ia.
vor of no other circulating me dinm than
that Of gyld and silver.
1eoOtpCUS VIC ItdtHt IOt ttS 10
mestic manufactures of our country, full
and ample protection, and believing that ,
such protection can only be afforded by
establishing currency Of gold and, sill
yer, we insist upon prohibition by laws
to banks to issue paper as circulating
medium.
Resolved, That the practice of bond-
ing for eisn goods at long credits,is dan
gerous measure, which holds out encour"
agements to cur importing merchants,ru-
nous to themselves, destructive of the
best interests of the farmer, and tre me.
chanic, and the free workers of this coanv
try, certain to drain il Of its metallic cur
rency. by leaving to the community only
promises to pay, in place of the perform
ance OF real payment in constitutional
coin.
RESOLVED. That on the question of the
currency, we have no confidence in the
State administrations generally, as now
constituted and that in the present cur,
rency, we have no confidence in the State
administrations generally, as now consti-
tuted and that in the present crisis, we
hereby call upon the national admnistra.
t'on to take all such measures as il shall
Judge the most expedient and effectual,
for restoring andprt serving a constitution
al metallic currency. and that we hereby
hlcdge our lives, if necessary, for the sup
port of the same.
RESOLVED. That copy Of the procee-
dings Of this meeting be sent to the Pres
iden. and Vice President of tie United
States. and the heads Of the various de-
partments Of the Government, with an
earnest solicitation to use their best efforts
to protect the people from the outrage
ous and unjust Vaccinations of the proper
money makers, their tools, and depen-
lants.
ReSolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in all the daily pa-
oers of this city.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, Pres't.
Frederick Stoever, John Wi,bank,
israel Young, Francis Brelsford, Edward
Pepniman, Furman E. Downes, Hice
presideA,s.
John Ferral. Thomas O'NeiA, Eli Dill.
on, Secretaries.
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PUBLIC MEETING AT FREEDOM.

AT large and respectable meeting of
the citizens of Freedom, convened at the
Methodist meeting house pursuant to pre-
vious notice, on Thursday, May 3Oth, at
2 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of ex-
pressing their opinions in relation to the
disposition of Portage coupty's share of
the surplus Revenue, whereupon Rufus
Ranney was called to the Chair, and
Wakeman Sherwood appointed Secreta-
ry. The meeting being called to order
by the Chair, it was resolved that Com
mittee of five be appointed to draft resolu-
tlons expressive of the sense of the meet
ing, which consisted of the following per-
sons, viz: Linus F. Larkcom, VIM.
Gardner, Ira Gardner, John L. Ranney~
and Justin Scott. The Committee after
retiring short time, returned and report..s
ed the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted.
Resolccd, That it is the unanimous
opinion of this meeting, that the loaning
OF Portage county's share of the surplus
Revenue to any Bank or chartered conl-
pany is highly impolitic and unjust, and
would initiate against the general inter-
est of the working class Of community.
Resolued, That it is further the op;n-
ion of this meeting,that said money should
be circulated equally among the several
townships according to their respective
number Of inhabitants.
Resolped, That this maeting respects
fully suggest to the commissioners~the
propriety Of loaning said monoy to three
responsible individuals, who shall be ap-
pointed by the townships for that purpose,
10 be by them loaned to individuals accord
ing to Legislative acts as respects securi-
ty' and per centage.
Resolpsd, That this meeting would re-
with the citizens of PALMYRA,
10 the different townships of the county
who are in favor Of the above method of
iisposing Of the surplus Revenue to hold
similar meetings.
Rssolced, That the proceedings ofthis
Meeting be signed by the Chairman and
Secretary and published in the Western
Courier and Ohio Star
RUFUS RANNEY, CHAIRMAN.
WAKEMAN SHERWOOD, Sec.
We learn from one of our exchanges.
hat the body of man was found floating
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paper. The Bank and the Federalists
are at work new charter, new char
ter! they cry from one end of the country
to the other. Republicans, again we say,
be firm, be united.
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From the Globe.
From the Globe,
THE LATE PRESIDENT PURSUED
TO THE HERMITAGE BY TIE
ENMITY OF THE WHIGS.


The public cannot have forgotten the
satisfaction evinced by the opposition
press, in announcing that a bill of the
late president for six thousand dollars had
been dishenored. The National Intell-
genceTs New York corresponding con-
trihutor, the Evening Star, and other prints
of the same stamp, while laying the ex-
cess of overtradiug and specializing to
General Jackson, (Which, in fact, he so
anxiously labored to repress, )seemed will
ing to impress it upon the public mind
that his loss was but retribute Justice
The Nashville Banner, (printed within
few miles Of the Hermitage,) } by way of
imparting probability to these stories gave
the following from the New York Courier
and Enquirer.
tits rumored that, by the fall of the
great Tennessee house of Yeatman, Woods
and Co. Gen. Jackson is a severe sufferer;
and that he had loaned his ma me to a re-
lation, closely connected with land specu.
: lations, to the amount of three hundred
thousand dollars. If so, the old Chief
has to break also, an apt Illustration of
his own measures"
The editor Of the Banner is the daily
associate Of Mr.. Bell. Mr.. Bell is a
partner Of the Yeatman and Woods bank
ing establishment. John p. Erwin the
cashier, is his near neighbor, and the
editor, therefore, with direct access to
enable him to know the truth puts for
ward the rumor, (Which we are authoriz-
ed to contradict. evidently for the pur-
pose of furnishing General Jackson's
credit and TO countenance Mr.. Calhoun's
shameless insinuation made last winter on
the floor of the Senate, which went to inn
plicate him (Gen. Jackson) with spccula-
tions in the public lands.
We were solicitous TO know whether
the iate President had suffered, as report
ed by the wings, by the protest of his
bills drawn on his crops, or by endors-
ment, and we are happy TO learn that
there is not a syllable Of truth in any of
the whig statements upon this subject
General Jackson has not drawn bill for
any sum for twenty years. His last crop
of cotton was sent to New Orleans, and
sold by that honest and faithful agent Col.
M. White. Twenty two hundred and
fifty dollars Of its avails were sent to the
ex-President before he left Washington,
and enabled him to meet all his engage
ments, and reach homo clear of debit
The balance was rcmittcd to Nashville
without draft.
The three hundred thousand dollars
story is as destitute Of truth as that of the
six thousand dollar draft.-Gencral Jack
son endorsed for no one; hos no connec-
tion with banks, banking companies, or
individual companies of land spectators,
or individual specuations in land, cotton,
or any thing else. He is, Fortunately
clear Of debt, else the kind wishes of the
wings. manifested in their attempts to de-
stroy his credit, might have been rcaliz-
cd, in compelling him to sacrifice his pro-
perty 70 raise money, to which they have
cut off the usual and easy access by the
suspension of specie payments.