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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
CONNECTICUT COMING RIGHT.

The Hartford Times of Saturday give.
us gratifying intelligence of the late town
Elections IN that State. Last fall, by the
secret organization, the IIoco Pocos suc-
ceeded ia carrying the town elections in
many places, where these elections had nev-
er been mnde party contest. The Times
SAYS - Again have they been secretly op-
Grating and openly urging on their friends
to secure these elections. But the Demo-
Gratis were not this time taken by surprise,
and where they could be reused to make il
party question, we see the evidences of
iIoco POGO decay. That panic party is
fast crumoling to dust, and the leaders n
ware of 1t, are trying to comfort their adhe-
rents by thanking their stars that they have
not lost Old Milford, Hartford, New Haven,
and other strong holds of federalism.
But where are the following towns which
under the panic and ruin Of last spring gave
federal majorities aud elected federal mem
bers Each Of the towns here enumerated
have thrown off the hoco POGO harness
which the federaists though, they had buck
led and riveted upon the freemen.
W '""Sois >hSshiics respect,
Oxford, Wolcott, Preston, Franklin, Lisbon
Lebanon, Colebrook, Greenwich, Sterling,
s. Voluntown, Windham, Cornwall, Mid
dle,own, killngwor,h. Hebron, Chaplin,
Canterbury, Woodbridge, and Durham, all
Federal Hoco POGO last Spring.
Some of these meetings have been the
largest that have ever assembled for town
purposes, giving double and even quadru-
pie the votes polled one year ago. 1t is ev-
ldent that the people of Connecticut, like
those of Maine, are to be hoeo poooed but
one year While the Hoco Pocos have not
carried siGgle town, where the Democrats
succeeded last spring, we have already car
ried 23, and this number will be largely in
creased when the elections shall have taken
place. They will not be completed before
the close of November. But from the re-
turns already in, we have carried towns suf-
iicient TO more than double the representa-
tion ia the legislature. Well done Connect
icui"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

TuE MoRMoSs.-Accounts from the Wcs
represent that these fanatics are in n state
of open rebellion TO the laws of Missouri
aud that they have literally become a
church militant. The latest accounts state
that they had fortified their town, called
Far West, in Dnviess county, Missouri, &
that the inhabitants of the neighborng
towns were preparing to attack them. We
copy some paragraphs which will give our
that quarter.
The Coonville Emgraut of the 18th ult.
states:
That the citizens of Daviess had remov-
ed their families, and were making prepar-
ations for wnrlke operations; That the
Mormons were in a state of open rebellion
against the laws, and war between them
and the citizens was inevitable ; that the
people of Daviess had come to the fixed de-
termination of commencing the attack on
Saturday last. From the best infrma,iou
we eau obtain the Mormons are from 1900
]
good authority tha. large emigradug party
of Mormons are now on their way fom Can
ada to Join their friends in Missouri. which
will incease their force, so ns to make them
very formidable it this war should break
out it must become n war of extermina,ioo
as the Mormous are desperate and rendered
more so by the lnuatical spirit Infused into
! ,t. L., IL, .r.,l, =, l..
whose banners they act, and by whose
malign influence they are misguided, and
ready for any net of desperation. Their
disorderly conduct for months past, has So
exaspera,ed the people that they can nc
longer tolerate or permit them to remain
among them.
The following paragraph is from the JEFF.
fersonian, printed somewhere in Missouri
1t is dated the 18th ult. The disturbance,
referred to are the Mormon difficulties.
We are authorized to state, thar i'm con
sequence of the recent indications of In.
dian difficulties on the frontiers of this Stat,
aud Arkansas, aud the recent civil distur'
Dances Ia the counties of Daviess and Cald
we'll the Governor has ordered three thou
sand mounted men Ia he raised and held IL
readiness To meet either contingency. Tb,
people of the frontier counties may safel,
calculate on being projected, as well from
enemies within, rs from those wi,hoot ouI
borders, and that the supremacy Of th'
laws will be maintained"
From the -. Louis Bulletin, Sept. 20.
THE MORMON TRouBLEs.-w,
were politely furnished yesterday with tn
following extract of letter to gentleman
IN this city dated
LEXINGTON. NO. Sept iith.
There Is nu,lliag Of any account by va.
uf news, unless | nentinn the Mormon
I difficulty. Il Which | suppose you reeCiv
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

for the statute book" says another OF thes'
hoe, ,oco demagocues,- the editor o
the Bostoo Courier, the devout tory, wh'
seeks to live aud die IN tue i"'p o' wv
Hartford Convention
"The people must be taught 10y SUFFER
ING" was tho language OF WaIshs h"c'
POGO National Gazette but the other day. u
The midst of the hoco POGO panic
4 These handful (the democracy must ne
scourped back to their cayerns, shld inc
prince of hoco pocos, Nicholas Biddie' Il"
! 1885. ~,
Bot now the scene is changed. lhe
neonIe have risen. The hocO pocos are
down. The banditti" have passed "a"
To send Biddle to The penitentiary Tue
huge paps have put their broad pain, all o.
ver the statute book and now the diScom-
fined panic-makers and bul!ies, are Tor
changing their tactics and ooa1mg the de"r
people They are willing, for the sake OF
getting into power, to deseeHa' aud take
The huge paws" by the hand.
And yet they begin the first approach to
gain the favor of the people by insulting
them. This upstart dollar nobility of the
whig arisrocracy fancy that there is some
mighty distinctinn between Themselves aud
the people; that Mey are the patrclans,
and the mass the piebeianS. Initiating the
prohigate and corrupt Roman patricians IN
their drunken rcvclries and feasts aud en-
tertainmcnts to gull the people, they fancy
they must initiate them by descending from
the forum to take the hands aud beg the
votes of the plebeians they desplse.
But in the very act of condescenslon they
insult the people, after the manner of on,
Scipio Nasica, an upstnrt Roman patrIcian
who was up for the office of Curule, IN sor
of regulator of buying and selling estates
like your whig bankers) One day he " de
scended from the forum" to beg the votes o
the people, aud lighted upon an honest
plain countrymnn, IA farmer) who bad com
TO town to give in his vote with ibe rest
! lie was one of the huge paws" and OF
shaking his hand, Nasica finding that tb
flesh was very hard and Gallons, "prythee
| friend, (says he) are you accustomed L
waM on your hands 7" The insult lost tn
! blackguard arisiocrat his election.
1t is precisely the same with the nristo
cratic wings. After in vain trying to drlv
the people into submission by panic an
suffering, they now propose TO change thei
oyerbearing course to II hoeo POGO coaxin
policy, and descend" to shake The hug
paws. Mark them, fellow-citizens, AM
when you see in their condescending lee
the nsoIen, Jest of Nasica rising, as if {,
ask you whether you waik on your hands
give their transparent fingers n sqeezc o
the huge paw tina, shall make the blood,
they have any, spout from under their nails
A." Descend," indeed
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

The following is an extract from state
ment, which was published in the Bostor
papers, last week, and which is signed by
number of persons.
" Communicated for the benefit of the travelling
Public. LONG ISLAND SOUND SEPT. 81 1898.
AT a meeting of the undersigned passcn
gers from New York to Providence on
board the Steamboat Rhode Island, assem-
bled this night in the saloon of said boat for
the purpose of considering the rate Of fare
having been charged without proper notice
or any notice ut all, nad in direct deviation
from private bargains made with several of
the undersigned for their passage, and the
general understanding given out To the pub
lic by their advertisements. And consider
ing also the fact ol the Narrngansett Steam
or which was announced to sail this evening
having after most of her passengers were on
board decllned To proceed on her voy aye on
n frivolous pretencc of her machinery beiru
out oi order; when 1t is believed that the
real moticc for her remaining III port arose
out of the circumstance of the non arrival
of the Richmond (opposilon) in time to re-
turn to sea this evening and the consequent
Illustration of the Narraganset,s project to
race with that vessel: BY reason of whcl
the Rhode Island boat took the Narragan.
sets freight to the great Inconvenience %
the undersigned. Many of whom after hav
ing secured ber,hs on board the latter YES
sci were obliged to pass the night on thu
decks Of the former, and took deck passa
yes to avoid what they consider imposition
ms respects the fare aud the absence of nj
proper accommodation occasioned Ivy to,
great number of passengers.
Resoired, That the conduct of those I,
whom agency in the above measures are t.
be attributed, is in the highest degree rep.
reheasibh and Incompatible with ihos,
strict principles Of propricty which the pub
lie have right To look for in a corporat,
company and its officers"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
POLITICAL.
Frem the Boston Daily Advocate.
DEFENDING TO COURT THE PEO.
PLE-THE NEW HOCO POGO
POLICY.

Hoco POGO, or hoeo pocus, is most ap
name for the panic whg party. Le, it b,
put upon them till it raises n blister. IL j.
u good dictionary word, full of meaning,
and may be found in Johnson and Junius.
Junius derives it from " hocceed, Welsh, n
chat, and poke or pocus, bag" LES
TRANCE defines the term, "Juggle, a cheat"
The application Is ms classic as ii is pat
The wings are Hocos, who thrive by cheat
ing; cheating in speculation, cheating in
pnuics, cheating in bank trckery, cheating
in politics, cheating by all manner ofhypoc-
racy in morals, temperance, government
md religion.
They are P0c0s too, cOntriying to hood
wink the people by all manner of lies aud
Interpretations; F.; and moreover, in all
their attempts to court and seducc the peo-
pie, they always" get the bag" Let them
be called ever hereafter, the Hoco Pocos.
Since the Maine election n new cheat
has been got up by tho hoco POGO Atlas,
which tells The aristocrals of States street
that they must DESCEND" (hat is the
word) and court the prejudiccS of the people
if they want their votes
Descend, quothe He who gives thi.
insolent advice has descended into The gutter
and the horse trough, but hc did not find
the people there to cour;.
Destead' purse proud federal of
tice-scekcr must descend! must he, TO take
the hard hand Of an honest laborer, or III,
huge paw" of an independent farmer
An msolvent specuIator, broken bank di-
rector, land aud stock gambler, who has
Il. A.
hoco Pocoed The price of lots up To such an
enormous rate that an industrius mechan.
ic can no longer AFFORD to buy land 10 build
ms own mouse on Vbey must become ten
ant OF the hoco pocos J tins man, who new
er added dollar TO 'he productive wealth
OF 'he community any more than shuiiier
oi cards, or an East India jUggIer does is
To y" descend ana take the voters by the
hand, IN ordrr to get into power This
!. me language "i the 'nsolent hoco POGO
aias.
"TuosE VINO WOULD HAVE VOTES MUST
DECEND iNro THr FORUM, AND TAKE THE
VOTERS BY THE HAND.
Yes n's a condescension, is 1t, for Dan
lfi Webster, W.T." ms soil hand full "t
Ellsworth Land ana Lumber hocus po-
Gus stock, and with the last subscription Il
pay oil his debts to descend" and take
the hard hand Of an honest mechanic who
steadily earns hts dollar day, supports hl>
family, pays as he goes, and never begs u
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

A Florida Rumor.-The Savannah
Georgian, Extra, of the 25th of September,
publishes the following letter from cor
res pondent, dated Fort King, (E. F.
Sept. 10.
One hundred Tallahassee Indians are in
at Tampa Bay, negotiating with General
Taylor, in whom they have the utmost con-
fidence.-The Mickasuckies have sent IN
"A message to the commanding general, re-
auestins him to grant them talk, and the
result If which will, no doubt, be TINT they
will consent to emigra.e.-Tbe Indians in
the vicinity of Pease Creek have also sign-
fled that they are anxious for n talk and
in less than six months, we have reason to
believe, all the hosties will have left the
country.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

the Dubuque News" which confirms the
intelligence so far as the returns go. In
three counties he has majority of 267
ever his four competitors, and would have
had larger vote, but for the busy season
of the year, aud the neglect of many to take
out their naturalization papers.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

TWERroN PRINT WoRKs BURNT.-A FIRE
broke out in the hot room of the Tiverton
Print Works, situated about mie South
Of Fall River, on Tuesday night, about !
o'clock. The three story stone building in
which it originated was consumed; /; as also
the principal part of the three story wood
en- building attached thereto, no part except
the north end, which was occspied MS the
counting room, being saved. The princl-
nal part of the machinery and about 5000
pieces Of goods were also destroyed. The
loss was covered by insurance.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

1t is expected that the steam ship British
Queen will be ready for sea in November.
The owners Of the above vessel have be-
gun another ship, TO be called the President,
which will be ready in the course Of the
next summer. She is to be of 1000 tons
bur,hen, which is 4Oo tons larger than the
British Queen.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTERN.
ihe New York papers say the Grea, Wes-
tern went to sen on Thursday, in fne s,yle.
She left the dock about three o'clock
passed down the Narrows and ,brouob tho
Gedney Channel, and was out of sipbt
from Staten Island, at six o'clock. The
New York Express says" She was in ex-
cellent trim, much better than usual. The
weather was fine as could be wished
with light breeze from the westward
She took about 1870, and might have had
fifty more if she had accommodations for
them. The number of letters forwarded by
her was over eight thousand. with as
much freight as she could :ake. Her
freight and passage money probably a.
mounted to twenty or five and twenty thou
sand dollars. The am ount of bills sen, by
this vessel was enormously great. Several
of the bill brokers told US they negotiated
much larger sums than on any former oc-
casion. She took out in specie about two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, besides
what was taken out by passengers, which
was probably about fifty thousand dollars
more"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

The Hartford Courier tells good joke
of man who was cleared of a charge of
passing counterfeit money through the in
genui,y of his lawyer, and then paid off the
lawyers fee 10 the same kind of money.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

NJ. Gouraud, the French Vice Consul n.
this port, took passage in the Great West
eru last week, on his way to France. We
see it stated in the New York Herald tha,
be received orders to go over to atteud the
trial of Marsaud and the other reputed mu-
tineers Of the ship Alexnndre.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
IOWA.

In our last We stated that Peter Hill
Englc had been elected delegate to Con-
sress from Iowa Territory, over Judge w.
Chapman. This was in advance Of the
Iowa papers. and tho Information came by
wav Of s.. Louis. We have since received
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
WISCONSIN,.

The democracy will hail with deligh, the
election Of Judge J. ID. Do,y, as delegate to
Congress from Wisconsin. lie hs, ma
jdrity Of over 100 in all the counties, over
both his competitors, General Jones, (the
prcseu, member) and Mr.. Burnett.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
remain yours, truly,
al. LLOYD.
=, ESQ, New York"

Ofthese proceedings Mr.. Van Buren, was
in no respect cognizsnt; and his only con-
nexion with the affair was, wheI called up
on by the agent in London, to testify to the
signature of Judge Lansing, of this city, be-
fore whom the affidavit in relation TO the
note had been taken.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

C. Look out for good news from New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. The election in
the first named vas held yesterday and to-
day, and IN the last wa, completed yester-
day. Elections were also held yesterday in
Ohio aud South Carolina.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

The largest steamboat on the Western
waters is the Illinois, new and superb YES
sci of $50 tons burthen and which has Just
commenced running between Detroit and
Ruffalo
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

On our first page will be found an inter
es''ng account Of the taking of CONSTANT
nopie by the Turks in 1853, translated
rom The French. II is from the pen of
MT. WILLIAM $. WALKsa, lately of this
'""n nut now residiog in Philadelphia
a gentleman, whose literary requirements
are rendering him deservedIy eminent.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

Henderson the forger, has been found
guilty at Washington, and sentenced to pay
fine of fifty dollars, and be imprisoned
ten years at hard labor.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
From the Boston Centinel and Gasettc

The name Of the writer of the following
article, who often passes between this city
and N. York, is at the service of any one
who may call for ii. Ii appears to us that
the Transportation Company, so called, arc
cutting their own throats with all reasona.
BILE expedition. Their conduct must be uni.
versally condemned II grieves us to spca!,
thus of old friends aud customers.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

The manufactory of c. Macintosh e. Co.
in Manchester, was destroyed by fire Aug.
25tb, and five men perished in the fia'pes.
Loss of property 100000. Insurance
E5OOO.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

We learn that the Providence and Ston-
inston Rail Road Company is building a
new ferry boat, to ply between the two de-
po,.. I, will be much larger than the pres.
en-, one. and will be calculated to accommo-
date all the passengers with breakfast.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

At the recent fair at Lexington, Ky. the
old race horse Eclipse, "a years old was
brought on the ground.
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Municipal.

A Town Meeting was called and held on
Saturday morning last, for the purpose of
choosing a Treasurer to serve until the an
nual Town Meeting in June. II. Y. Gran
ston, Esq, was chosen moderator. The
f-eemen then proceeded to ballot for Treas
urer, there being several candidates nomi-
mated, and on the first ballot there was no
CHOICE but on the second Mr.. Abraham
ID. Tilley received ia votes out of 222
polled, and was declared elected.
A vote passed that the Town Council be
requested to set the night watch from the
lst OF November to the 3lst of March.
A Report was received from the com
mittee appointed to enquire into the state of
the long Wharf fund, and after it was read
it was voted that "a committee be raised to
whom shall be referred for consideration
the report presented to-day, and to exam
iue into the merits of the case, take legal
advice touching the rights of the town, and
TO report to the town, at the next town
meeting, the course that will be advisable" "
Messrs. w. w. Freeborn, Joseph Joslin,
and Richard Shaw were appointed said
committee.
The meeting then adjourned, sine die.
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AvoICE FROM THE FAR WEST.

The Evening Post Of Monday gives us
the following gratifying news from the
West.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10

The Presdrp, of the United States has
returned to Washington. from his recen,
travels st the south.
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Senate 10 Dem. s Fed.
House 81 36

and two vacancies, in the latter, caused by
ties III two counties--yet to be filled.
The Senate consists of 81 members, and
the House of Delegates of 7S meml ers,
being new apportionmenti in both branches
The House of Delegates last year stood
33 Democrats to so Feds-Federal major
lily IL. At any rate, let the Legislature
stand us it may, we have achieved SrLEN-
lid Victory, and if the enemy is not rout-
ed, they have sustained loss which has
reduced their strength to positive weakness.
This is " Glory enough for One Day"
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A cory of the Phlanthropst Extro,"
published at Cincinnati, of the date of SEP
tember 2Sth, gives an account of most
high handed proceeding, by which citizen
of Ohio, who hns not been in Kentucky
for nineteen years, has been arrested and
delivered over to the Kentucky authorities
as a fugitive from justice. The Pbilan-
thropist relates The story in the following
manner:
"On Monday the l7h of September,
John 3. Mahan, respectable citizen of
Sardinia, Brown county, n local minister in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was mr.
rested by an order of the Governor of the
State, and delivered over TO the Executive
of Kentucky, as a fugitive from justice.
The information is contained in the follow
ing letter from n well-known clergyman IN
Ripley.
RIpbEr, Sept. Il, 1s3s.
DR. BAILEY:
Sir,-l hasten tn inform you, that on
Yesterday the Rev. Mr.. Mahan of Sardina.
was arrested as fugitive from justice IN
the State of Kentucky, hy order of the
Governor of Ohio. lie was hurried 10
Kentucky wiihou, allowing him time 10
procure wit Of habaes corrus Mr.. Ma
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NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1888.
The Elections.
MORE REACTIONS
ERALISM-GREAT AND UNEX.
PECTED VICTORY

We have the high qualification of record
ing most unexpected Democratic Victory
in Maryland. Grayson, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, is elected by 3S5
majority, and there is reason to believe that
we shall have majority in join, ballot in
the legislature. The Evening Post of Mon
day contains a tabular statement of the re-
turns for Governor in all The counties,
IN the State, which want of room com
pels us to omit. Grayson is elected by 3Sd
majority, while in 1886 at the Presidential
election, the federal majority was 34s9.
The Democratic gain is rising FOUR
THOUSAND.
The Legislature in all but four counties,
is pot down,