The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-18


more incompetent hands.
Mr. STEVENS AND HIS SPEECH BEFORE THE
Harrison AND WEBSTER CONVENTION Mr.. Lilly,
the Editor of the Bradford Argus, who was present
during the sittipgs OF the Harrison and Webster
Convention, held in Harrisburg a few weeks ago,
gives the following graphic description of one of
Mr. Stevens speeches before that body. The pic.
ture is overweight 1t was one ofNlr. Stevens
best efforts alike worthy the head of a statesman
and the heart of patriot.
"The question on the adoption OF the resolution
being put Mr.. Stevens rose and supported it in
speech of about half an hour-or it might have
been more-for confess was so enchanted,
'took no Of time" l had heard Mr.. Stevens
the day before, and then thought him eloquent be.
You'd all that had antcipated-and had antci.
pated much, but TO day he seemed to exceed him
self TO say he was eloquent is easy matter;
but to describe his eloquence is task for which
confess my utter incompetence. 10 form any idea
of it you must and hear him. l had heard
much of the effect of eIoQue nee upon the passions
and feelings of mon, but never until to day did
appreciate its power. When Mr.. Stevens aueded
to the spirit of misrue and lawless mobs which
abounded in the country and (which reared a.
midst the bones of the heroes of Bunker Hill'-to
the murdered Lovejoy.-tbe burning of Pennsylva-
| MIA Hail and came down to the period when
ruthless mob of cut throat and villains drove the
Senate of Pennsylvania from its sacred Hall. He
pictured the perIs winch these scenes foretold to
The liberties of the people, in language and man
ners which called the gstening tear to many an
eve.
But i: is useless to attempt to describe his speech
or the effect it produced. We wish every Pennsy
| vanian could have heard it, The more see of
Mr.. Stevens the more admire the man. believe
he is at this moment, scarcely second to man
| IN the Union point of talents integrity and prob
! ity Of character. believe this will one day be
| acknowledged by his countrymen, and that his
country will reward him with her choicest honors
! SUB TREAsuRY.-The following account of Mr..
Van Buren's Sub Treasures is from the Louisville
( Journal. The story is told plain language and
cannot be misunderstood. MIR. Boyd held the Office
about three months and "foowed in the footsteps
of his ilIustrious predecessor, Wiley P. Harris,
who was found to be defaulter for one hundred
thousand dollars.
! Gordon ID. Boyd, MIR. Van Buren's Receiver in
| Mississippi, expended eDery dollar of the public
funds that went into his hands, in the purchase of
public lands He has bought upwards of 10000
acres Of the choicest Government lands in Mlssis-
sippi, and paid every farthing of the purchase
money of the Government revenues in his keeping.
| He proved heavy defaulter, and now his
lands, paid for with the public money, are to be
sold at auction, to make up the amount of his de-
iaicahon 1t appears from the official notice, that
they are to be sold as the lands of BoYD, and #
they sell for more than the amount of his debt the
surplus Is to 60 into his own pocket.
NOW is not this almost curious operatione A
fellow steals quantity of the public money and
pays 1t away for public lands. The Government
recognizes the land as his, and merely taking enough
of the proceeds of their sale to satisfy his public
debt permits him to pocket the snrplusand thus he
comes out at last, not only unpunshed for his viii
iainy, but absolutely enriched by it, What an a
ample for the other holders Of the public funds
who desire to use those funds in speculation