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, 1840-09-05

MuRDER.-A murder WAS committed or
Monday evening, the 18th inst, about one
mile and half 9ove Van Buren,, IN the Des
Moines river, Iowa Territory. on the person
of John l.. Davis, BY his brother'in-law. John
B. Turner, by shooting him in the breast
Turner Immediately reloaded his rifle and
threatened to shoot any one who attempted
to arrest him. Turner is about 40 years of
age, 5 feet 8 or'9 inches high. dark hair. heavy
beard, black eyes, has lost both eye teeth, is
tolerably stout built and slow in his move
ments.
The relatives and friends Of Davis say
they will pay any amount of money that is
demanded for the apprehension of Turner,
and securing him or sending him to Van Buren,.
, 1840-09-05

touchstone to the hearts of men, when many OF the
~stoutest were appalled,, and the weak ~despaired of
the Republic, Mr.. KING was neither idle nor dis
mayed. His love of country difPeiied his attach
ments to party. In terms of the warmest solicitude
and ia strains of imprisoned eloquence he remoustra-
ted, in his correspondence with the leaders Of the
opposition, in this State (New York; and in the Fast,
on the folly, the madness, and the mischief, of this
course; he contributed largely Of his means to the
loans Of g~orernment; he Infused confidence into the
desponding. aud labored to diyest the timid Of their
fear."-HoAand, p. l34.
1t was to such Federalist as that, Mr..
Van Buren,. after the efforts Of d whohe ses-
sion had sho,un The impossibaity Of eiecfiag
q Democratic Senator, finally gave his sup
port. Was Mr.. Van Buren, Il Federalist!
Three wears ag.,. during the bailniinrs, for a
United States. Senator at Indianapolis, after
Colonel Bonn's ranre was withdrew. and
none hut Wings remained. and every other
Democrat; in the LpgiSl ,ture Except perhaps
two or three srattering) voted either for
Noah Noble or for some other Wing. Did
we, by such votes. all Justly incur the i'm
putation of being Wings? The charge would
be absurd. NJ man dreams Of bringing such
a one against us. Yet. on no better grounds.
asimilar charge is nnblushinglv made against
Mr.. Van Buren,! And, il sustained at all. II
can be sustained not against Mr.. Van Buren,
alone, but against erery member Of the New
York Legislature. ercrpt three.
" King was elected at the following session of
the Legislature February ls2n) by the unanimous
vote Of the Senate, and with hut three dissenting
votes in the House of Representatives '--HoAand ?.
14l.
The charge, then, if good at all, is as good
oratoct tho oprocant,ttra IF aln,nSt tho on
tire Democracy of New York. as against
Mr.. Van Buren,. 1t goes to prove a little
too much. 1t destroys itself No man who
values his character as an honest politician,
will adhere to il.
, 1840-09-05
o. We had intended to give our readers

o. We had intended to give our readers
>"merhing in %ralIrcn 10 The standing army
In NJ. Van BGIcn's letter, an extract from
which will be found IN The first page, the
whole s%uliec' IS 50 fully ard so ccmrielren-
>ively treated, 'hat we hook upon il IS a wasie
Of time t" say more upon a humhug so bold,
and so absurd. The letter is in reply to Sc
veral in;erro-arories proponniei by n COM
mittee from Elizabeth CITY. Va. The former
part is but a reirera.inp of his opinions upon
the Tariff, Bank, and Internal Improvements,
and we hive therefore only Published that
part of the letter that relates To The army
Lill of NJ. PuinSeti.
, 1840-09-05

GENERAL iIARm>oH The Richmond
Wing asslllS the P:rsidrn, with great force.
Tor the recall nf General Harrison. and lanen,S
over the expenses "f the Ni>>i"n Ia Column
nIa, in = manner that lu-tties a belief that
Mr.. peasants considers The ~srlar,cS attached
10 "ili ers. Of mnre Importance I" the Gov
ernment than The faithful discharge of public
duties.
at is useless for the Whig TO speak Of Gen.
Harrison and his services. " p believe we
speak truly, when w saw. that he has cost
The nation more biooi and the h'rasru y mprr
money haa any other indiridudi hiring. We
refer 10 the transactions on the North West
ern frontier. All who know General Harri-
son Intimately. must I've fully sensible rhathei is
unfit To he the representative OF this Govern.
mentunder any administrator and those VIII"
know the commanding influence exercised
over him by Mr.. CLAY. must admit TINT he is not
sucl, n man rs this Administrations ought TO Sc
lect Inr the delicate negotiations with which
our Minister % Columbia is charged. The
question. therefore. is mol what sum has the
mission To Columbia cost. but IL is. was Gener.
Al Harrison the persnn selected by the coali-
ton, the proper representative OF the presen;
administration? II this proposition he an.
swrred in the negative, it will appear that
the $4,000. of which the Wing and other
coalition prints so loudly complain are proper
~ chargeable TO the late administration,
Mr.. Adams.)'
And who wasit, that opposed the appoint
ment of Gen. Harrison. rs Commander OF
the Army, when Gen. Mncomb was appoint
ed? Mr.. Clay-and a. we learn from u let
ter Of a distinguished gentleman which we
have jus, seen, upon the ground OF ~inferinr
qualification. And yet, now fifteen years
after. he is thought fit to WELD the highest
Executive office in the country! Wonder,
will never ce Use. The antics of party.
when assisted by the aspirations of ambition.
will never tail TO produce the most extraor.
binary acts Of inconsistency and folly
[Richmond Enquirer.
, 1840-09-05
ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
FOUR ia VS. LATER.

From the Boston Daily Advertiser, Aug. II.
The new steam ship Acadia, of Mr.. Gun.
ards line arrived here yesterday morning, in
Is days from Liverpool. it being the shortest
passage ever ma, e from a port in England
TO the United States.
Liverpool papers tn the 4th inst. aEG Lon.
don to the evening of the 81. are received.
The political news is of greater impor
lance than any thing which has been ~receiv-
ed for many months.
II appears that the French Government
d,sSents from an arrangement entered into
by the four powers with the Porte. for limit
ing the preiensions Of Mehemet Ali, and par
%ticular restraining him to a portion of his
claim in Syria. Decisive measures had becn
taken by the French Government. in increa-
sing lis armament. and placing itself in a pos
ture for taking an independent attitude.
The ViGeroy had succeeded in landing n
strong reinforcement OF troops in Syria.
There is no later news from China. The
extensive military preparations which were
making against China, were all known 10 the
Chinese authorities.
The Liverpool papers say that, for the last
few weeks. there has been Il considerable re-
vival of export of manufactured goods tn
the L. States.
The case Of Mr.. Heavyside rs. I.ardner.
for CHM. ron. is reported at length in the pa
pers.
The jury. after two hours delihera,inn,
gave II verdict against the doctor for eight
thousand pounds.
The warIikr tone Of the French Govern
ment papers had produced n considerable de-
preston of the French funds.
, 1840-09-05

Public BUiLmxGs AT DEMONSTRATIONS
respondent of the Journal of Commerce has
given a full account of the progress made
in the national edifices, for the use of the
Government, in that city. which must be a
matter of interest tn the public at this time.
Most of them are rapidly approximating to
completion. and bid fair to he not only ornl l.
mental, but the most commodious. useful,
and extensive edIfces. for their respective
purposes. TO be found in any country.
The Treasury buHHag, the writer OBJ
serves, presents new beauties daily. Its
design is original, excepting the order of the
capItals. which is Ionic, according to the tenn
pie Of Minerva PoIias, at Athens. Its mate
rial is Free Sand Stone, and will be, when
finished, in length 445 feet, in depth, includ-
ing wings and porticos, 1870 feet, and in height
sixty feet, OF which two-thirds are finished.
The colonade will be the greatest in length
in the United States; its front is on the East,
and imparts splendor and beauty to the whole
fabric; and judging from the effect produced
by the column already erected, will elicit
high ccmmcndation for the elegance, chaste-
ness, and simplicity of its architecture
The interior is divided into three stories
besides a high basement, in each of which
there are thirty-six rooms for the accommo-
dation of the officers of the Government,
besides larger ones set apart for libraries, as
well as numerous spacious apartments on
the ground floor, most of which are now &C.
cupiedi by the Secretary of the Treasury
for the use of clerks, and being fire proof.
for the preservation Of the immensely valua.
bic archives Of that department. The total
number Of rooms when the building shall be
, 1840-09-05

BRoUGHAM AND PAPER CURRENcY.-The
following extract from a speech delivered
by Lord Brougham in the House Of Lords.
istaken from a N. York paper. The source
from which it emanates, with abe reflection
that its author occupies an exalted station
for talents. at home and abroad, gives the ex-
tract a weight Of character that entities ii TO
every consideration. The over issue Of pa.
per money. and The effects produced by such
an evil, are clearly demonstrated BY him as
ruinous TO any country in n national point
Of view, as producing embarrassment among
the mercantile and laboring classes.
Lord B. Says: at is monstrous, my Lord,
that anyman, or body Of men. corporate. or
otherwise, should have the power of making
money cheap or dear, at will, of combining
the office of regulator Of national currency
with that of bankers that they should be
both the money makers and money dealers;
that they should have the privilege at any one
period of inundating the country with an
immense amount of pa%percurrency, thereby
stimulating speculation as well as trade, rails.
ing prices, wages, and profits. and at another
period drawing in their rags, screwing up all
legitimate sources of credit. as well as capt.
tai, and thereby lowering prices and wages.
and diminishing profits, producing a stagna-
ton OF trade, running merchants and manu-
factu-ers by the hundreds. and spreading
misery and wretchedness among thousands"
In these few words are summed up the re.
al causes. which nine times out of Ten, when
they occur, prodncelow prices and general
emblrras .mant, in this country rs well as
Europe.-GLobe.
, 1840-09-05

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
The report of the British commissioner
las was expec,ed) is unavorable TO our claims.
may yet have to fight for our rights.
, 1840-09-05
OHIO.

The Buckeye state is moving. A power
ful reaction is taking place in favor of Demo-
crazy. The hard cider and log cabin enthu-
siaSm will not do for the Buckeyes. They
proclaim principle, principle! Our friends
in Ohio are verv confident of carrying the
state for Van Buren, and Johnson. The
Vice President is making a tour through the
state, and the ~ill-tempered fabric Of Federal
ism crumhlrs at his touch. Hurrah for the
Buckeye boys!
, 1840-09-05
"SUs-TREAsURY BlLL."-The New Hamp,

sSUs-TREAsURY BILL."-The New Hamp.
shire Patriot SAYS
"a blushing whig the other day, when told
that the snb treasury hid become a law.
swore he Uouii nertr touch one of The bills.
His knowledge upon the SD. lect was upon a
par wIh most of his party. vino have been
hunbuIrsd upon that subject so much that
they do not know whether the independent
Treasury il It B INK. or some munster with
huge clars ~(<pecie) claus and long sharp
teeth to bite and Scratch
, 1840-09-05

The differences between Mehemet All and
the Porte. are likely to produce serious rom
sequences between France ami Great Britain.
Engl md has enie ed into a convention TOR
the settlement ofthe affair with Russia, Aus
tria, and Prussia, tn the exclusion Of France.
A very angry DISPUTE has occurred between
Lord PaImerston and the French Ambassa.
dor at London. The movements OF France
are very warlike.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23


DEAR SIR Slace writing to you, in an.
swer 10 your letter Of the Eth instant, it has
occurred to me that principaI object of the
tasehocds relative to General Harrison,
winch have found propagation on the floor
Of the Ohio House Of Representatives, must
be TO make the impression that he is a co,0
ard and, though you do not state in your
letter the cause assigned by his slanderers
for his alleged absence from the command
Of his army al the battle of the Thames, |
presume no motive for II less charitable than
sheer cowalJice would have been imputed
by one capable Of such misrepresentation Of
his conduct But, whatever may be the al
ieged lnducement for The conduct attributed
to him, the relation in which then stood
TO him, and my knowledge Of what his &C.
luai conduct was, imposes on me tho duty
have performed, Of pronouncing the
charge false and trust you will pardon
me for Suggesting the proprlety (if an ap
propHaie occasion presents ITSELF or can be
made IN open SESSION. Of demanding Of the
members Of your House who have made the
charge The authority upon which they made
1t; whether from their own knowledge or
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

observation, or iron the information OF 9th.
ers; and, ii upon the information of others,
their names and residence. The original
inventors Of the falsehood ought to have the
advantage of all the celebrity it is calculated
10 give them.
Onthe subject Of General Harrison's per.
sonal bravery, is II not very remarkable, II
he is coward, that none Of the gallant off
GERS or soldiers who served with him under
General Wayne, or those who Tough, under
his command at Tippecanoe, at Fort Meigs,
and the Thames, discovered his cowardce |!
and that the discovery should have remained
to be made BY some scurvy politician OF the
present DAY for will venture 10 predict
that 20 officer or soldier OF responsibility
who served with him, or under his command,
eau be found 10 take the responsibility "
of charging him with cowaIdice. 10 con.
uexion with this subject, permit me 10 re-
late fact which occurred 10 my presence,
and which is calculated to give some idea
Of the character Of General Harrison's pre-.
tensions TO iirmness and disregard Of per.
sonal danger; Ga the day preceding the
battle OF The Thames, when his army ap.
preached the las, right hand fork Of the riv.
er, (called, think, McGregor's fork Gen.
ernl Harrison, accompanied BY Commodore
Perry and his aids de camp, rode forward
10 examine the bridge which crossed the
mouth of the stream, aud which the enemy
8 a IA =. nh 81 M
1t, several hundred Indians, (under tie com.
mand Of Tecumseh, Us we learned after.
wards who were concealed al some cabins
called Chatham, and in the bushes on the
opposite side Of the stream, commenced a
brisk FIRE upon the little party in the midst
of which General Harrison was. AT that
moment dsmounted company OF Col. John
sons Regiment, commanded by Capt. Ben
lamin Narfeld, who now resides in the
nelghborhooG Of Lexington, 10 this State
came up: the fire Of the indians was so Sc.
we're as 10 induce the gallant Perry to ex.
postulate earnestly with General Harrison
against the exposure Of bls person to such q
fire, when no good could result from il but
the General cooIly replied that he could not
set the example OF retiring from the fire Of
the enemy. The artillery came up in few
minutes, and opened FIRE upon the cabins,
about winch the lpdians were concealed
and Capt. Warfed crossing with his com
pany upon the ,lnbers Of the bridge u
charge them, they ran oil.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN CHAMBERS.
MosEs B. CoswIy Esq. Columbus, Ohio.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23
RICHMOND, MARcn 6. 1910.

hHuNONDi MARCH " lS1U.
SIR: Your letter OF the l7th uli. was re.
celved on yesterday, IN which YOU state
that II has been openly avowed that Gen.
cral Harrison was al no tune IN the battle
OF the Thames, nor within two miles Of the
ballle.grouud-ths, the entire plan Of oper
atoms was projected by Col. K, VI. johnson
that he led The troops on to conquest and
that General Harrison bad no part nor lot
IN the matter" My humiliation IS dcep
that necessity should exist, produced By
party rancor, TO prove facts attcstcd by his.
tory for more than a quarter Of century,
and which have never before been question.
ed. That ignorance and crcdulty abound
10 an extent to render such base assertion,
available, brspeaks a Iamentabe state Of
public intelligence, aud portends no good to
the republic.
That Col. Johnson led the van and
brought on the battle, is irue--lha, he be.
haved with the utmost gaIlan,ry, is also true
but your letter contains the first surges.
ton which has ever reached me, that the
T" entire plan Of operations was projected bv
him" The magnanlmity Of Colonel John.
son will repudlaie, with proud Indignation,
such an effort to cluster additional laurels
upon his brow, thus unlustly torn from the
brow Of his General. Col. johnson receiv.
ca orders, as TO the form aud manner of
charge, FROM General Harrison IN person,
IN the face and almost in sight Of the enemy.
The General was with tho regiment when
the charge was sounded, Az Johnson NOV.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

Not Bdd.-A gentleman JUS, from Wash.
ington City, gettlng out of the stage in q
neighboring village lately, met an acquain.
lance who inquired for the news. 90" said
he, Van Buren, is looking up" His ia.
quiring friend, who was Van Buren, man,
commenced growing over IBIS intelligence IN
high glee. /" You did no, let NE Goish, .
said The gentleman, " Van Buren, il fiat on
his bach boxing up Greensboro Pas.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

Home.-Tho pain which is felt when vi
are first tfansplanted from cur native soil
when the living branch is cut from tho
parent tree, is one Of the mos. poignant
which we have 10 endure through HE
There are after griets which wound more
deeply-wbich leave behind them scars neV,
or TO be eflaced, which btuise the spirit, and
sometimes break the heart; but never %
VIC feel so koenly The want Of love, the ne
eessIiy Of being loved, and the sense OF utter
desertion, as when we first leave the haven
Of home, aud are, as it we're, pushed of up
on tho stream Of life.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

An Aged Mairon of The Reroluiioa. =
The widow Of Brlgadler General John Pat
terson, late Of the State Of New York, aus
Federal officer Of The Massachusetts Con
'inenlal Line, is now living al Ogden, n. J
One Of her grand sons at tho North, writ
ing to another IN this city, says: al hav'
just returned from payiog a visit to oa
grandmother, who lsnear one hundred year
old, aud found her as sprlghtly as you arc
and IN perfect health. She is the Oldest ie
male in this State, and amongs, the last O.
our revolutionary mothers"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23

MosEs B Coawry, Esq Columbus, Ohio.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-11-12
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
From Tie american IF November 6.
BALTIMORE MARKET.

CATrLE.-On Monday about 400 nSd were ia
ken by the butchers and packers at prices ranging
from E4,95 10 $3.50 nett
LIVE HoGs-Are at 6,2j to $685. principally
at $625.
BAcoN.-Wo quote Baltimore cured Hams at
IS cts. aud Shoulders at cents. A large sale OF
Sides this week AZ l0i cents. Western Hams are
held at l2A to IA cts, as in quality Shoulders at
30 CTS; and we advised Of sales of rime Mid
ddngs at 10 cts
FLoUR.-Horard Street Four.-The market
continues tnthcr dun, aud both the Store and re.
cept price are without change, viz: 81 90 and 81,
81 lor good common brands from Stores, and s4. =.
S73 from Cas- and Wagons. Ctty NiHs -Four
Is IN good demand, and sales, to a considofableex
tent, have been made at 81 87i to $5-chieAy at
the former rate. SasqHchaHua Eour-Ne quote
at ST. "a and So.
WHEAT The sales Of Pa. Wheats have rsneed
from to l04-that at the last price being prime.
Sales of Md. and Va. reds continue to be made at
8O.cts 8 for ordinary.
CORN On Wednesday sales of old Md. white
we're made at az and 48 cts, and of old yellow al
81 and % cents, To-day we quote old white at IS
and az cts, and old yellow at so etc. Sales ofPa.
yellow at 81 cts. We quote new Md Corn. whit.
and yellow at 40 and al cts.
RYE.-We quote Nd. at S. cts. and Pa. al GO etc.
OArs.-S0es to-day al 20 and 90 cts.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-11-12
A DIALOGUE.

We cannot help reporting the following, which
occurred in our office, yesterday evening, just be-
fore our paper went to press. An old Lady, an
emgrant from the blessed land tina, knows no
snakes or frogs, entered the Office and asked,
3 Are the papers sthrucki
PriHter-No Madam, they will be ready in about
an hour
OhLady-The Ould man was in the hopes of
gelten them tonight, ill he could know how the
Ould TiPpin Canoe comm on.
Priater.-Tell him it.. all safe Madam, General
Harrison is selected.
Old Lady.-Whurra Then the Dutchman's
got to go home.
PrintcT-Yes Madam, he must make tracks.
Old Lady.-Faix, and it will be asin' to the
oud man.
Prmtcr.-Yes Madam, it ought TO please every
body.
Old Lady They say the Datchman is gon to
turn his attintion to the raisin' Of cabbsges.
PriRter.-So we have heard.
! Old Lady-Then may be they Il notbe so skeerce
next year, but il it depinds Oh him he must attn1
to it better than lie did to the paples money. Do
you think he stoue the money or did he spnd i'll
/ Printtr-lt's hard to tell, hut it's likely there
was roguery about the business.
olaLady-Ihey say 0uld Tippin Canoe never
stales the pablic money.
/ PrRter-Never ma am, he's had plenty of chan
ces.
old Lady-And never stoue clint at all at all
Luck ill him; he's rale gintleman, aad come
| from oud Virginny.