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Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

the same time, before il could be well seen.
Ike the matches Of the same name, il was
ouly-"a thing that was"
But Gov Kent Is charged with subser-
virncy, for addrs sslng letter to Sir John
Harvey. and thus disgracing the State
THIS charge I" be sure, il urged by but
few, and that few designing aud corrupt
cabai that would "steai the livery Of Hra-
vcn," if by 81 doing, they could accom-
plsh their base designs. And now lrt ey-
cry sober minded, honest citizen, for
m neni reflect upon the position of Gov.
krnt,-wmh numerous and unp,incipl' d
parry in his own State, ready to take adj
vantage of the slightest embarrassment of
the Executive "a party that had repeat d'y
designated the whole territory in dispute,
as only "a few thousand acres Of BOG
with the r. deral Executive dead to every
feeling of National honor. or love of Lib
er,y;-with ,h" disgrac-ful example be fnre
him, Of seeing the President IF The United
States, ex,oIl,ng "ny lmd" Earl Durham,
a man hose actions were designated ga
disgracrfnl outrage upcn Inv and justice, }"
even by the British House If Lords, and
MT only ext"llinq him, In, inviting him to
come and avail himself of the marks of re-
spect due 10 him for his nobte and philan-
thropic actions! The same Cabinet, TINT
WAS so completely blind I" every i"tr'na-
t;nnai Ian, in regard to Texas, aud could
easily find abundant ptetexts in the cause
Of Canada, to obIige her most gracious
Ma jesiy's authorities .--and whilst she
"knighied' the rhnrd' rers engaged in the
outrageous assault upon the ''Car"''ne,
(against whom an American Jury found a
true bill Tor murde,) and treated with con-
tempt every Renaissance of the 0n''' d
States, robbed and plunderrd our citizens
in our very seas. the minions of this "d' M
ocra,ic" President, put in dungeons such
men as Mckrnzir, Case. and others, be-
cause, forsooih. they did no, succeed in
establishing their indrp. Tdrnce, and be-
cause after having fled to the United States
; for protection, they wovld not succonb To
the requirements III a loco i"co cal al
With such facts before him could Gov.
Kent act in any other way than lie did,
The utmns, circumsptc,ion and prudence
w-,e Indispensable. Ateachero"s enemy
al hottie, aid no hope Of support from his
natural and constitutional protector and
all-,he Federal Executive al Wa>l ing.
tan, uhat could he do, more than he did,
Gov. Fai field, backed aud Supported al
far as party Interest could 60, by all the in
flncnce Of powerful friends, in the c'n fi-
dence of the National Executive, support
ed nobly aud honestly by the Wigs of this
STATE, by The moral influence or Wing
Executive and Legislature in New York,
aud by all the Wings in the Union. and
and ,ohat has he done? Why, he has ran
the State in debt nearly MILTON "f dol.
lars. and lrgalized. for the FIRST time, the
ode fatto" phs,essinn of the best part oi
CDR Territory, by the authorities Of Great
BriiainM!
Democrats Of Mninc-when you pat in
your votes for Governor, think IT these
things! Read-ponder and r, feet!
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. The Loco Foes
are maxi ing a tremendous ado about the
gain of six members Of Congress in Ken
lucky, North Carolina. Tennessee aud Ala
hama. lfthey will jig their memories a
little, and remember the ides of Nmtmbcr
1893, in New York, they will there alone
find Wing gain in the five States where
the elections have recently been held
Portland Adv.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
MORE SUBAREAsCRY-IsM.

Late accnaI.ts state that the Government
drafts on the Post Master AT Mobile have
been di honnred to a large amount. The
Portland Advertiser SPEAKING of this. states
III I a ru,nor is abroad If u simil'r state OF
affairs in the Post Office. in that City
So We go! What bsautifil c"mmcnt up
on tbs sejsty. E the SGl,-,f. as,iry plann
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

l'Ol.V Ell ID U6NG1eHL va IN
SONH
THIS might be enlarged, by giving list
Of all the defaulters since 1879 aud the
amounts due by them; but the principal
ones only are given above. AND yet Mr..
Van Barren is opposed to an investigations!
In the case of Swartwout. the detalca.
ton commenced as ear v as 800, and con-
tinued to increase till 1893. In the cases
Of Sterling. Pollock, Linn. Harris, Haw-
kins. and some others, the defalcations
seem 10 have commenced, in some insian-
ces. in 1888, and in others in 1884, and To
have continued for several years without
the defaulters being removed. or any steps
being taken to compel payment of the
amounts due, though they were coaxed and
demonstrated with, and threat ned to be re-
ported to the President from time to time,
and from year to year, by the Secretary oi
the Treassry. Nay, not only we're they
not removed from office, but Harris was
se-apponted, while yet a defaulter. and af:
Ter having been repeatedly called upon by
the Secretary, in vain, to make the proper
returns Of his amounts. and pay over the
large balance in his hands!
The following extract of letter from
John F. III. Claibourne, Representative
in Congress from Mississippi, to the Pres
ident, will explain why no,orious and con-
tumacinus drfiukrr was re-appoiuned to of
Ace, after having been repeatedly threaten
ed with removal:
COLUMBUS, Sept. Is, 1885.
"Poindexter employed vide. unprinci.
pied agen, Gibson Woodbridge) 10 take
testimony at ,his office, unler resolution
Of the Senate; and he endeav"rcd 20 i'm
plicase Gen Harris and George w. Martin
in some transacuon of very minor im?"r-
tance. Nothing
would rejnice him P"h'drx'er] more tina"
the expulsion OF Gen. Harris, whom he
knows 10 be one of the main pillars Of the
democratic cause. and one of the earliest
and most distinguished Gisnds Of the sd-
minissration in Mississippi Hi. fauil,
and connexions are extremely in1neutisI.
sud all Of them are cooperating sil6 ~
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

pourrts and Drunkenness. Mr.. wakley,
The able and learned coroner of London,
lately declared at an inquest on d unkard
who died SUDDENLY. that peruaiory distress
aud habits of iniemperonre were the causes
of more deaths than all the contagious dis
eases put tngttter; the system COULD not
bear up against either.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
Gov. FAIRFIELD AND Gov. KENT.

The frs, Of these individuals, is repre-
scented by our ~y-styhd democrats, loco
fdcos] as being, in point Of wisdom, ener-
gy, promp,ness of action. patriotism, indie
pendence Of mind. and particularly in
point Of jealousy for the dignity and honor
of this STATE, as inferior to none. equal to
the BEST, aud superior to the greater part Of
living or departed Statesmen and Patriots!
The other. Mr.. Kent. is representt as a
'poor." sneaking, Insignificant being,
whose whole policy was nothing more than
n diseracsi"l snbsrrviency to the British
Colonial au,horni-s. and ronspiratnr n
gainst thr honor End liberty Of Maine "a
Bank hireling-despised aud insignificant
in every respect, as The other is consplcu-
Gus and glorious !! And ,chdt made this
h,tle-gIeat man so important? Why, to be
sure, his famous Arooslook p0rM Let Us
parod.e the trai,-actmn:-
The famous dnwn. east General
VI hh vaIian, three Thousand men.
Marched boldly up the 'rooa'osk
Aud theu-MAR HE'D BACK AGAIN!
IN these few words. we Lave the Whole
of his GLORY But We should not so much
care about that, if the desperate measures
to assert, or rather to ueqnirr this dignity
and importance had not c">i the State, the
norm"us snm of nearly one million Of
dollars, the Virtual Abandonment of a largo
po,ti"n ol h'r territory, and have made Us
he IangI,ing.sthk "f tv.r, s+nsibl' m N!
ocn fncri ~ was never better prarii.
caIly ILLUSTRATED; il took firc quick --lnt NJ
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
ARE you READY

Are all ih. t"wns Thoroughly orgaDiZsd7
Are our Wing friends united. aud deter
mined to act in harm"ny9
IF so.
Be sure and get every Wing voter 10 the
Polls!
See that every voters name is on tho
Cheek l. 81! and
Dn'i leave the polls until the work 10 all
done, and tho ,i't"r; w"n!!!
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
CONSISTENCY The Argus. and its kin

CONSISTENCY. The Argus. and its kin
died prints. found great deal Of fauh
with Pie, dent AID ms, when Id LETT tho
CsI.inI ,n IA ,isi I" his native town.
Nov. Van Buren, aid the whole Cabinet
are IN an Gle. II .,ncting tour through diC
te,cm pats of the (oun,'y, and the Az
gus eat, see no inmopri'ty at all in tho
thing!
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

Wings of Old Lincoln, aud of Maine. shall
We have confused currency and Loco TO-
cuism-or shall we take the ship Of State
under our own charge?
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
8 AT H M {
DEMOCRATIC wits NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR.
EDW A r D X e N r.

FOR 4roRS.
Lin.oln. WILLIAM NJ. REED,
lSAAt REID.
JAMES lRSKINE.
MOSES BELTS.
Cumberland. CHARLES S DAVIES.
EiiJAH 7. PIKE,
JOSEPH FREEMAN,
JOHN SAW YER
Y.rk. JAMES MACARTHUR.
THOMAS earle,
LOVE KEAY.
Kenne5cc. JOSEPH EATON.
RICHARD II. NOSE,
ELIJAH DARRELL.
Somerset. CYRUS FI.E1t HER,
HANNIRAL INGALLS,
Ozford. SIMEON BARRETT,
DANIEk. TYLER.
Ptno5scot. IYSANDkR CUTLER.
SOLOMON PARSONS.
Idido. NATHAN ALLEN,
INCREASE JOHNSON.
Han. & Hiashing,on-Mddlc Dist.
THOMAS ROBINSON.
Western Dist. ALBiNA HALL.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

were Subscribed for by the Fourth Auditor.
aud paid for gu, of the Treasury.
"vain au. prod ! ana, that the Prea'.
dent has given M Az olp"rt"nisy 9" a'd
him IL proving that reform is nd an empty
sound"
No sooner said than done. lie imm"d-
late sem each Of The papers back, accompan-
i-d by the following letter:
Treasury DEPARTMENT.
Fourth Auditor, Office, March 24ih.
Sir Not b,h wing that | u" author
wed 10 charge the Government with Sub
scripiions to Newspapers, and other puhh-
catinns which are not useful to me ~ the
discharge Of my official dutfe'; aud not
perceiving that | can derive any assistance
fran youl Journal IN settling the accounts
Of the United States Navy, | have Z" re-
quest that you will di-c"nii, ue @nding II
to this Office. AMOS kENDAL L.
Well. in process of time, Amos comes tn
be Postmaster, when IL, II IL discovered
by a Committee Of Congress, that he has
been in the habit of subscribing tor and
pay ing for, out Of the Treasury, newspa-
prrs, the annual subscript Gus to wMch a.
mount to 1857. Al least fifty ne~spap. rs
must have been taken TO amount I" TINS
sum. The satne lavish expenditures for
the subscriptions to newspapers prevails III
the other departments. For it appears that
in 1888. the follow ing items are found a.
,n"ng the expenses Of the several depart
mrpts -
Treasury Dep meni, Newspapers, $447 69
War Department, Newspapers, S84 o8
Navy Department., Newspapers, $50 &c
Do do do, Turf Register, 30 on
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

FOR COUNTY TRt ASURERS.
Lincoln. JACOB lUDW IG.
umbtrland. ROYAL LINCOLN.
Y5rk ED AND'W HOBSON.
Kennebtc. DANIEL PIKE.
Somfrstt. MARK S. BLUNT.
Oxford. SIMEON NORRIS.
P,nobscof. ABNER TAYLOR.
Piscatoquis. CilA'S P. CHANDLER
Franklin. EPEN'R CHILES.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05

Printed e1tsi Towns not cup
LIED, h. d x,ud IL this &c, .'imm4d'dto'yt
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-09-05
S2,o64,209 SO

TWO MILLIONS SIXTY-FOUR
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND
NINE DOLLARS AND Eng HTY-SlX
CENTS!!
ALL PLUNDERED FROM THE
PEOPLE BY OFFICERS AP-
POINTED BY GENERAL JACK
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23

ed Head Quarters at, or near Skenes-
borough. Our only having il in our power
TO thus make incursions into Canada,
might probably, be the very reason why il
would be unnecessary SO 10 do, even If the
Canadians should prove more refractory
than think for. Lastly, with submits
sion, would propose to your Honours to
raise small regiment Of Rangers, which
could easily do, and that mostly in the
counties Of Albany and Charlotte, provided
your Honoufs should think II expedieni To
grant commissions, and thus regulate and
put the same under pay. Probably your
Honours may think this an impairment
proposal: 1t is, truly, the first favour
ever asked OF the Government and if il
be granted, shall be zealousIy ambitious
to conduct for the best good of my coun-
try, and the honour of the Government.
| subscribe myself, Gentlemen, with due
respect, your Honours' most obedient,
humble servant
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23
}EDITED BY CANADIANS & AMERICANS.

avoid II, bu, pray is il necessary that the
Canadians and the inhabitants of the Eng
lish colonies should butcher one another'
God forbid there is no controversy sub
sisling between you and them.-Pray let
old Eng and and the colonies fight il out =,
and, you, Canadians, stand by and see
what an arm OF flesh can do, We are APP
prehensive tha, the conduct Of your people
before complained of, had not general
APPRECIATION; and are still confident that
your country, as such, will not wage war
with the colonies or approve the aforesaid
hostile conduct OF your people, as we con-
ceive il TO be impolitic, 10 the last degree,
Tor the Canadians 10 enter into bloody
war without either provocaton or mo.
tive; and when al the same time, every
motive Of interest, virtue and honor, are
ready at hand to dissuade you from il. In
line, we conclude Saint Luke, Capt Nc
Coy, and other evil minded persons, whose
interest and inclination it is, tina. the Can
adams and the people Of those colonies
should cut one another's threats, have
enveigled some Of the baser sort of your
people 10 attack our said accommodating
party. We expect, gentlemen, as to these
particulars, you will, in good time, inform
Us; and Subscribe ourselves"
Your real friends,
ETHAN ALLEN, AT present, the prin-
-- cipaI commanders
JAMES EAsToN,) ofMe army.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23
THE NORTH AMERICAN

IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
Price 81 80 per an. IN ddrGnce,
or 81 90 at the end of the year,
and in like proportion for fur
Their delay Of payment.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23
ETHAN ALLEN, AT present, the prin-
--- ctpaI commanders
JAMES EAsToN, 0fthe army.

A copy of the foregoing letter was, this
day, sent TO Mr.. Walker, our ,rusty friend,
at Montreal, per favour of Mr.. Jefere,
whose fidelity is unquestonabe, and it is
wholly left with Mr.. Walker to make its
contents the most public that he possibly
can, whether by printing i, and translating
it into French, &c. We, furthermore,
thought it expeden your Honours should
have copy communicated TO you.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23


try, and the honour of the Government.
| subscribe myself, Gentlemen, with due
respect, your Honours' most obedient,
humble servant"
ETHAN ALLEN.
Two days afterwards Col. Ethan Allen
addressed the following circular to the
Canadians; and as he says, put it into the
hands of trusty friend who took it to
Montreal there to be made public. BY
this address Col. Allen became known in
Canada, and it had the effect of preparing
the ways for his favorable reception by the
Canadians, when he afterwards went there.
"TIcoNDERoGA.
the 4th Of JUNE, ITS.
To our worthy and respectable friends and
countrymen, the French People af Can
ada, GREETING.
Friends and .fello,c-countrymen:-Yo
are, undoubtedly, more or less acquainted
with the unnatural and unhappy contro>
versy subsisting between G. Britain & her
colonies, the particulars Of which, in this
letter, we do not expaliate upon, but refer
your consideration 10 the justice and equit-
ableness thereof, on the part of the colon
les, TO the former knowledge that you
have had Of this matter. We need only
observe, that the inhabitants of the colon
les view the controversy, on their part, to
be justifiable 10 the sight of God and all
unprecedented and honest men that have,
or may have, opportunity & ability TO ex-
anime into the merits oft. Upon this prin-
ciple, those inhabitants determined to vndi
cate their cause, and maintain their natural
& constitutional rights and liberties, at the
expence Of their lives and fortunes but
have not the least disposition to injure,
modest, or any way deprive our fellow sub
jects, the Canadians, Of their liberty or pro-
perty nor have they any design to wage
war against them: and, from all intima-
tons that the inhabitants OF the said colon
les have received from the Canadians, il
has appeared that they were alike disposed
for friendship and neutrality, and not at
all disposed to take part with the Kings
troops in the present civil war, against the
colonies. We were, nevertheless, surpris-
ed to hear that number of about thirty
Canadians attacked our accommodating par
ty, consisting OF four men-fred on them,
and pursued them, and obliged them TO
return the fire. This is the account of the
party which have since arrived at Head
Quarters. We desire TO know, Of any
gentleman Canadians, the facts of the case,
as one story is good Ill! another is told
Our general orders 10 the soldiery was
that they should not, on pain of death
modest or kill any Of your people, but, if il
shall appear, upon examination, that our
accommodating party commenced hosiilities
against your people, they shall suffer
agreeable to the sentence of Court Mar
tial, for orr special orders from the colonies
are 10 befriend and portect you il need be,
so that if you desire their friendship, you
are invited to embrace il, for nothing can
be more undesirable to your friends in the
colonies, than a war with their fellow sub
jects, the Canadians, or with the Indians.
fou are very sensible that war has already
commenced between EDg. and the colonies.
Ho$ilies have alreaGy begun. To fight
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23
ETHAN ALLEN,
JAMES EASTON.


and the Province OF Quebec, we shall give
to our readers specimen of the LOYALTY of
the Canadians at that period. On the
public square at Montreal opposite the
Catholic church, called now the Place
d'.Armes, existed in 1775 a public well
which was decorated with a statue OF
George the Sd. On tho first day of MAY
in the morning it was found that some mis-
chievous person or persons, had during
the previous night, ornamented the re-
presentation Of their beloved King with a
necklace of potatoes, with the inscription
" TOICILE ROI DIES P.ATaTES,n
HERE is THE KING OF POTATOES
A cross and mitre had also been put on
the head of the statue, also another neck
lace Of broken glass, and the following
words were written in large letters
HERE is THE POPE OF CANADA
AND THE KNAVE OF PROTES-
TANTS." Snch daring outrage upon
the Kings bust, called the immediate at
tention and the most active exertions of
all His Majesty's Magistrates in Montreal,
10 discover the perpetrators Of il. A pro-
cIamation offering 100 guineas was mme.
diately issued, and read at the corner OF
the streets OF the city. As this proclama-
ton was read in one quarter of the city, a
Mr.. FRANCOIS Marie Picotte de Beestre,
who was one OF the magistrates of the
city was present and began 10 harangue
the people, telling them that the offence
in France would be punished with death. A
young Englishman by the name of Sails
bury Franks who was present, said loudly,
and so as TO be beard by the magistrate,
that an England they did not hang The
people for so httts.
Immediately the keeper Of the Peace in
ficted blow upon this young man,
which brought him TO the ground, but 10
his turn he got so beaten by the young
EngIishman that he as glad 10 get out OF
his reach. The next day the following
warrant was issued and Mr.. Franks con-
fined 10 Montreal jail; and although he
offered 40, 900 dollars bail, il was refused.
We copy the warrant and documents ac-
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23

eompanying Il, sol as To show TO our readers
that il was then as it is now-a-dsys, easy
10 isbrcalet an accusation against Q man
whom a public funelionnary dooms 10
persecution.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-23

. BY John Fraser Jean
! Marleilhe and Rene Divide
Herlel De Rouvillr, Es-
quifes, Justices and Keep
ers Of The peace for the
District of Montreal:
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-12
(coMMUNIcATIoN.1
Mr.. EDITOR.
CIvIS.

Mr.. EDITOR,
As cold weather is coming on, and as a
consequence, the number of fires must in
crease, would it not be advisable 10 direct
the attention of our city. rulers to the
wretchcd condition, for use, that our street
pumps are in. There are, | believe, four
pumps, situated in our streets, not one of
which is in sufficient repair to be actively
used in case of confagralion. If the
city authorities would but expend upon
each well, say so or go dollars, might it
not be the means of saving thousands of
dollars worth of property. In the absence
of fire engines, or even if we had them,
what would prevent at this time, fire
consuming, Tin case it originated near
theLand office, and northerly wind blow.
ing, J every building between that and
Main street, when, by an outlay of from
900 TO $40 dollars, the labor and Toll of
years might be saved, and our city con-
tinue (as soon as our citizens emerge from
their present embarrassments) to 90 on
with the same gigantic stride 10 advance.
ment as heretofore. There is another
improvement, too, highly necessary. The
muddiness of the winter will soon be here
) Some of our side walks. in the business
part of town, should be paved with brick
(as is the case in all well regulated cities
at the expense the property holders op
posite. As such an improvement neces
sarily adds much 10 the intrinsic value o
; property, it IS surprising that the owner
do not better consider their interest. am,
have it done themselves. Add to these
} the improvement, which, like the expens
of fitting up the pumps, should be a cit,
charge) and which would be highly bene
fetal and convenient, is the LAYING from
one street to another in the business mart
and half way between cross streets. hewl
] logs, say two feet;wide, with beveled edo
es, and ten inches thick, and so sunk /
the ground Us to be a little above II
general level, and our city win Sc then /
a situation TO pass the winter withor
much dread to the property holder. d
much. Inconvenience 10 the general either
The latter expense might Be, / have n
doubt, not more than, say, $50. or 16
dollars at the. farthest; which. topethf
with the expense OF the pumps woul
IS make the pitiful sum Of four hundred A
|. lars; an outlay, which as before state
' might be the means of saving thousan,
OF dollars worth Of property, and add;r
much comfort to our citizens. The pc