Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-03-23

SIGN.-Four European packets which nrri-
we'd in this city last spring with cargoes oil which
he duties amounted to nearly seven hundred thou
sand dollars, have ce,ne in this spring with car
goes on which The duties are less than one hun
tired thousand dollars. making difference in the
revenue OF about sir hundred h0uSdiM dollars.
We leave others to estimate the effects on the
cttton crop. Why does not the protesting re-
tYenchnent Secretary of the Treasury lessen the
nasnber of revenue officers in our Custom. House.,
"wlo are eating cut the substance of the people,"
Aue' they waned for electoneeriag purposes?
Times.
The Administration appear to have been so
nS0ph' "annoyed' by the demonstrations ofpopu-
lar feeling at the late enthusiastic meeting in The
District OF Columbia, that the Globe threatens u
removal ofthc seat of Government And where
in HE name Of Justice, could this domineerng
power go to escape the indignation. and irowns Of
an outraged people? They might, perhaps find
shsiturbeyond the granite hills Of New Hamp-
SHIRE. They mny well be alarmed at the present
'pOstents ofther doom aud be ore the Ides of
Niarch next, they will cry ont more Justify than
ever for the hills anti mountains 10 hide them from
the siurn,of wrath which is now gathering TO
Decentralization. Their warning is as clear and
disanct ms il it We're announced in thunder by the
commission the elernents.-.Necurk Daily .4du'r.
MIR CLAWS OPINION OF GEN.
HARRISON,
| An die dinner given to Mr.. Clay in Richmond,
that distinguished man bore the following testimo.
ny to- tie character of Gen. Harrison. lie said
that "Gen. Harrison is an accomplished scholar
an iaeoTuptible patriot, II sagacious statesman
an houost man, and IA. gentleman oEthe old Eir-
| gina school
SIGNIFICANT ANEoporE--A friend in Virgin
ia serris us the name ola family in which the fol
| lowing scene occurred:
Sevsral weoks ago, you, published an accoun
oflhe battle of Tippecanoe which. MIR. -
made enc his children (andhe had seven a
honey read at night to'the family. After it had
been read, Mrs. --said, IF Fhod me hundred
roles fogaye, Cen Harrison should hare them ALL
Well said Mr. - I will take n vote and see
what the children say. All seven of the children
and their mother sail Harrison ought to he mex,
! President N ell said Mr.. / say SO too
and although L have alwhys been Jackson and
Van Barren man !; and was the only man in thi:
'ace that Rnzzaed Tor Van Buren, when he came
| here Summer before last, twill vote for the Here
of Tippecanoe, as he is the poor mans friend anc
the poor man 5 candidate for the Presidency.
STAns DEBTS GRoss DECEPTION --Yhere i.
manifested Il surprising helduess in The columns
OF the Van Buren, papers, in charging The Wings
with if desire TO cause the National Government
to assume the debts ofthe State. Notn Wing in oi
out olCongress,l oour knowledge, wishes any thing
of HE Kind When Benton brought forth hi,
resolHtion, Webster, Clay, C.,tenden, and all the
Wings who said any thing upon the subject, de-
clared themselves opposed 10 any such scheme ana
they kaetoOf none ,oho fdrored Il. Let every viii!
take pains TO set this muiter right and expose thi
atenrt 10 deceive the public by the Van Burel
demHgogues.