davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
LOCO FOCO FRAUDS IN ILLINOIS.

A very intelligent friend left Charlottesville, some
six weeks since, for the far West, on trip of bust
ness. When he took leave of us he decided
Administration man. lie has just returned and
whilst he says he cannot consistently sustain General
Harrison, he dcnounces Martin Van Buren, and his
whole clique in the strongest terms He informs us
that the State of Illinois has been carried for the Ad
mlnisraton by the grpssest frauds and most unprinc
pied mannuvering the part of the officers Of the
Government He had formed no conception of the
obtrusve and insolent interference of these worthless
with the State elections He saw enough he says to
have Disguised any honest supporter Of the Admins
tration.
He mentioned one or two instances Of management
and fraud which will relate. 1t that there
are some four hundred and fifty Irish aborers in the
employment otthe Government ON public works. who
distributed by the superintendent of these works
throughout the doubtful counties in the State in order
that a majority of the Legislature might thus be Sc
cured The penalty of refusal obey the orders of
these supercilious office holders was instantaneous
dismissal from employment. Many of these laborers
had no right to vote and those who had voted as they
were commanded by their superiors In this way many
doubtful counties carried IL this is not bringing
the patronage Of the Government in direct conflict
with the freedom of elections, should like to know
what II is
But this is not all Our informant states that about
1000 Germans have lately settled in Illinois, who
wholly uniformed to the character of insttu
tons and public men They have some two three
leading, influential men amongst them, whose interest
the Government officers secured soon after their arr
val. They informed, and lnade to believe, that
in the erent Of General Harrsons election 10 The Pre-
sidency erery herman the country notid either be
re-shipped 10 Germany, reduced 70 the condition Of
a Stare ia this country These few prominent men
then made to speak in their own tongue and
teach this infamous fasehood to every other German
No Wing was suffered to address and undeccve
them. Ii he attempted it he hissed and if this
did not silence him. he icas knocked dorm
This is the base and infamous manner in which, ac-
cordng friends account Of it, the advocates Of
power have gained victory in Illinois. II is a
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
JERSEY BLUES IN MOTION!

TRENToN, Sept 8, 1910.
On my return home from the South, find New
Jersey far more animated and Jealous in the Wing
cause than when left it The true republican spirit
is up, and will be heightened the great decisive day
of contest approaches The immense popularity of
Capt Stockton will sweep off the enemy. Where he
does not carry conviction he a, least neurazes oppo-
siton, The ground he takes in his public addresses,
is holder than any heretofore occupied by speak
ers and is calculated to awaken Jerseymen to pro-
per view of their wrongs. He speaks tomorrow in
Monmouth county and the spirit of 76 must be dor
mant if the effect OF his expositions is not strongly
felt there Monmouth has been hitched 10 the Of
the spoilsmen and experimenters" but we expect
her to cut the traces Set down New Jersey as safe
for Harrison by $500 majority B.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

NLtlNols.-Ihe Sangamon Journal, Wing paper,
gives different view of the state Of the returns from
.ha' which we quoted in last from the Illinois
State Register Il says
we have obtained from the Secretary's office, the
popular vote IA fifty where contests were
had There contests in some Of the remaining
counties. We are unable TO give the vote this week
but hope TO complete table time for our next pa
per We can assure our friends, however that the
Van Buren, maJores IN the fifty eight counties, will
counties will not increase it than 1900 by any
fair estimate that can be made We shall be compelled
take the vote of 1896 or 3s as in portion Of
these counties The aggregate vote of the State will
not vary far from 10000.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

CoNSEcrcuT VINO ELEcToRs. The Hartford
Times states that the following Electoral Ticket was
nominated at the Wing State Convention held in that
city on Tuesday, viz
Hezekiah Spencer, Hartford County
James Brewster, New Haven g
Philip Larabeo, New London g
Reuben Booth, Fairfield
Philip Pearl Windham /"
Peter Pierce, Ltchfeld 5"
Timothy Greene, Mddlesex &c
John S. Peters Tolland
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
IMpROMpTU

One Of the best impromptus ever heard was made
about the time General Blair member of Congress-
attacked Duff Green of the Telegraph in the streets of
Washington Blair, few nights afterwards, went to
the theatre in ain excited state and deliberately drew
pistol from his pocket and fred at the drop curtar
to the CONSERVATION of the house and the players
Mr. Dallas who present, took out his pencil aad
wrote
g When Blair shot the curtain,
It's plain TO be SEEN
He'd the drop in his eye,
And thought il was Green.n
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

MAINE The election in Maine took place yesaer-
day In our next publication we will be able TO
nouncc the result The majority Of Governor Fair
ned Tasty year was 1858 in 1885, about 500 IN 1887,
Edward Kent, Wing was elected by 5i2 votes over
Parks Van Buren,. At the Presidential election in
1856 the Van Buren, majority was 1871. In 1884
Dunlap, Administration was elected by i,39l ma
Jority over Sprague, Wing
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

YrTIPPECANOE CLUB-The Wings of
Washington that intend joining the Club are request
ed TO enter their names previous to o'clock on Thurs
day next on one Of the several papers placed adver
tised in the newspapers as the Nominating Commit
tee will make their selection Of officers from among
the signers, that day.
The NOMINATING Coh,1rrEs
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
Extract Of a letter to the Editors, dated

LIE Roy, n. T.. Sept 9, 1910.
Depend upon it that the Democratic Wings of the
Empire State thoroughly aroused to the Importance
of the present struggle and that shall carry the
State by an overwhelming majority, Loco Foco State
Convention figuring to the contrary nothwithstand-
ing
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
MARRIED.

On the 9th inst in Clark county Virginia, by the
Rev WIN G. II JosEs, Major RICHARD BEN
NETT, OF Washington CITY, to Miss MARGARET
FT NSTEN daughter Of the late OLIVER FussTES,
Esq
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

II We ask the particular attention of our readers
to the letter (No 80 of Crawford" addressed to the
Hon. George McDufie
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

gf We have been compelled to lay aside many
editorial articles, communications political subjects,
and literary notices, in order to make for the
proceedings, &c. at Bunker Hill
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15

ORIGINAL CoNuNDhuM-Why is the whistle the
locomotive makes to frighen cows from the rail road
like savage war-whoop' Dye give it p2 Because
it is awful engine (lndan) yell.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
From the Louisville Journal.


COURSE OF EVENTS AT WASHINGTON.
The Washington Correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot confirms what we have heard from other
sourcesthat the subordinate officers the scat of
Government leaving Mr., Van Buren, pre-
cipately if he were rottiDg with the plague That
correspondent writes under date Of the 2lst ult.
The subordinates in the offices show mot decidedly
what they think of the of events Such turn
ings Of Van Buren, TO Harrison such open declara
tons Of opposition to the powers that be, from
who never perhaps with the Administration in
their hears-such deciding of the waverng, and con
hrming the strong-such counting of prominent Oppo
sition men, by persons who were yesterday prominent
for nothing but their servilc PROSTATE devotion to the
President and the Cabnet-haye seldom been wit
messed any where, have this city during
the last fortnight All this goes to confirm, (whai
every man in Washington, possessing the ordinary
opportunities of observation, and accustomed to at
tend to the cIrcu nsanc by which he is surrounded,
the actions and words Of men, must have discovered
weeks ago. that the OFFICE HOLDERS here regard the
reelection Of Mr. Van Buren, as hopeless; and look
upon Gen. Harrison as the next President.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

BY EXPRESS.
(Correspondence of the Herald.)

WAsHINGroN CRY, Feb. "a, 1910.
The Virginia C0npenfion-Cof. Pok-Cot John
son-Gen. CampbelPs Resolution, to send for
persons and papers-Mr Clay in Virginia-Gen-
eral Bankrupt Latc-bfr. Abbott Laurence.
political convention has been sitting for
days in Richmond, Virginia, for the purpose Of
lecting some to place the Presidential ticket
with Mr., Van Buren,. On Saturday night, as l am
informed, it agreed on Col James X. Polk, now
Governor of Tennessee, and late Speaker of the
House of Representatives. This result had been
anticipated here; and l am told that Col Johnson
will quietly acquiesce in it, "provided always"
that he be satisfied that the act will promote the
harmony and interest of the party. The prouiso is
very hard one, and may lead to much discussion
hereafter. The united West, that is to say the uni
ted administration party of the West are for Col.
Johnson The report has created good deal of
sensation here both sides. 1t is equally upsatis
factory to ocofocos and wings. You win recollect
that Virginia rebelled against Cob johnson at the
time Mr. Van Buren, was nominated by the Eati-
more Convention, in 1895.
In the House Of Representatives today, Gen.
Campbell, from the Committee Elections, moved
a resolution to authorize that Committee send for
persons and papers, in order that it may go into a
thorough examination of the merits of the contests
in the Third Congressional District of Pennsylva-
mia, (Mr. Naylor's;) and in the Ninth Congress.
sional District Of Massachusetts,, MIR. Osmyn Ba-
ker's.) After a somewhat animated quarrel had
been enjoyed, the resolution, was, motion of Mr..
Read, Of Massachusetts, divided, to bring the
House to act on each district separately, and was
adopted.
Mr.. John w. Jones made an unsuccessful effort to
get speech in order for tomorrow to take up the
new Treasury Note Bill. Isent you two copies of
the bill by yesterdays mail. The rest of the day
de oted to call the States for resolutions.
Mr.. Clay's public entry to Richmond, Virginia, is
said to have been very gratifying to his pride and
complimentary to his public services.
In the Senate, Messrs Webster, Tallmadge, Wall
and Wright, presented petitions praying for the pas
sage of general bankrupt law. Every gentleman
spoke in favour of the passage Of law of the kind,
and the subject referred to a select committee,
of which Mr.. Webster, Of course is chairman. A
bill will be reported and will pass.
In letter addressed to you, on the 18th inst Mr.
Abbott Lawrence, of the committee of Ways and
Means is made to that the Sec of the Trea-
sury will want $s20,000 900 in treasury notes on
oan before the close OF the year. 1t should be So
100000, The correction Of the error, whether com
mited by your proof reader by me, it is proper it
should be corrected. Will you do me the favor to
make the correction, suggest! Yours, sc.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26
MONEY MARKET.

There has been little frmness in the stock market
TODAY United States Bank rose per cent; Canton
Harlem per cents North American Trust and Banking de-
elned "A per cent This latter stock has evidently for the
mat few days influenced by extraordinary
The very large and prices have risen cent
since Saturday large amount Of this stock issued by
the bank at par bonds and mortgages and has, during the
forced the market to raise money until the
vrce declined $40 share Of $780, The rally which has
since taken place. be occasoned by the purchases Of
the institution which withdrawn certain securities from
the Comptroller and raised Herewith With these
funds taken the stock out Of the market Its present
searcy combined the demand Of those who have been
senr the stock the rise In price, The operation 10
very profitable to the institution,
In Manhattan Bank stock been nothing DONE The
OF the Merchants Bank Mr. j. j. Palmerwho
vonted an one committee, to examine the
affairs of the Manhattan declined serving and Mr. Henry
Parish the Phenix Bank has been appointed in his place
This gentleman of those slfu manages OF the rhe
Hi1 Bank who after Dcafed left brought it into that po
son that rendered absolutely necessary for the welfare oil
The that Mr. Tleson should preside over Its future
destiny In the hands of such committee the transactions oil
Mr. White are likely be well whitewashed 1t is most
singular fact history of banking in the United States
that garng mapractces and the discovery Of the
most disastrous losses excite commoon In the minds Of
but the by whom they are perpera
ted occupy position and the same COURSES IN
defiance of public opinion. 1t is true some Of the Oldest and
bank have become startled at recent de-
and Withdrawn their accounts but serious
seems foot those through whom
scred has been brought the city we'll as upon
the bank The New York pupc look forward to
steady currency long such men countenanced
The received today from FIR by the Duchess dor
leans evidence Of better state Of things the continent
At this last year the confidence Of commercial
good deal shaken by the political then about to de-
veopc themselves and which, after creating those popular
breaks took place in April and May finally defeated
by the Of the King The loss Of confidence occasoned
BY those the main oha contraction Of
the currency France Holland and Belgium which raised its
ow of coin rom Britain which already large the
purchase This caused the phenomenon Immense
accumulation Of coin in the Bank OF France than
ever before known, while trade entirely dormant The
from Paris to the and
reacted upon the capital with greater force ami in the month
Of March distress intense The amount Of failures
Paris f7 The demands upon the Saw
ines Bank greatly exceeded the dePoss Another indication
of the great prevailing among the working classes
the great decrease the consumption Of butchers in the
month of March, compared with March, 1852 foows
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

Port of New York, Fcbruary go.
PACKETS TO ARRIVE.
PACKETS TO DEPART.


Cleared.
Huntsville Eldredge NOrIeans; Cornea Ricketson New
BeiSTi Mas Benz Birsiow Bear. Boston: Castor Farm
ham sSS sT R.,
smith, Mo5l King, sioddard Elizabeth City, NC; Rcshcs,
ss.e P.r.on Xp.isehieSs; Franklin, Bartlett Mon,evideo
and Buenos Ayres.
ship weschester Ferris from Liverpool Jan mdr, &c to
Bark John oia, Hanover, d. from Malaga, wne &c
Bes,a brig Gustav Adoph Warner ds I'm Antwerp mdr
Big Uncle SAM Atwood Havana Dec o. with sugar. &c to
Brig Diligence 60 dsys from Naples, to Chamberlain, Law
sehr Ly nehburg Griffin, ds I'm Baltimore mdr Allen &
Paxeu.
Packs. ;ss oss ralTTss. Li,,rPco louisville Ed
Memoranda.
River BY Sudden :,all e wind iosa,isiy i've. ysr:
.rry BY the n,ona vessel Of the Navy Yard
war .s"di"e soas and The rendered the .oOp
Ye.,srisy nsrnips o'clock the pilot boat. New yot
an Joseph Lori were about fifteen gles south q the
also of woodlands about twenty-five miles, standing in the
The packet ship Bal,Tors runeh At a,rs a,,h Of De
18th Of Dec BY both vessels delivered 10 Paris
The Garci Palmer FOR Liverpool sailed yesterday, and
% pash Henry Deiano will sill hence on the 7h Of newt
for Liverpool She Is the only Liverpool packet in
Edward Lewis board the Dgehes.e GOrlsans
f from tore I'll yar the md drowned
The steam fgate at Philadelphia raaiy progressing, and
hs Iron.des Br hull, Of from spoken on the inst
of the end Of JAMAICA from Liverpool bound for Calves
In. Exploring Expedition was Tahiti Oct the Of
sailing tossri''he South re n;xo,
The fgate Brandy Captain Bolton, sailed from
Tonlou FOR Port Mahou, about the list MI
Notice TO Mariners.
There has been the az part Of the ruins Of Flynns
KsS S,' . s' ssiy n w. from s soss "P
fnne ave II on the II tb ard h,nd and csc bound
t,ro ~, m Swash c,,nnel. on he larbcari .,iud
information this day received that u Buoy the
u dton" has parted from tie mo- rings The buoy viii be
Eksn T,sssi in s EaTow Part Of TIE Chgnnsi ieading
~ Ross Office Waterfowl December as sse. The
srnrasi Mar of Kus ialen sunk in The
NJ the ch nne esdpg 10 Ross which IN p1equence
nearly block up larg vessels and very dangerous
Was ship with bl,ck ball cross ~ the
standing tw'rJ-hy La Ducnesse dONs ,nsprobaby the
New York Brso~, from Liverpooi Jan Tor Nforh teb H.
Brontss Churchill i,ys from Nyork Cor Antwerp, date
given, Ion 70 30 lat 30 so-by the Gustw Adclph
United states Ports.
sssups Feb q-,rr Shamrock, Curr-ll, NYo-k
Wsm-oros. Ne. Feb ts arr Atas, Gre lie. iorki Va
liant Farros, do Orion, Barker, DO; ell Eliza Mari. Temp
kins do, Asb una Pugh do; Franklin, Blount w Indies
Forri w Ports.
LoSpo--srr Ont,rio Bradish New York; Chatham, New
Hsyss Dec starr psbcoo, Rogers, orns; oah Howes
Bry ri hnonl: sea- Oeides, llrs pers' Johnson. Chs
tor; Cl,issa Andrews Crowel NOrns sth, Orient Bar
ID Ase Mn. Ross sS 18Th M tT ss ssSss
ans soon; nowdtcS, THOMPSON d. do Hebrew, Whiting
d. Ian ~ Nav, ,hoa Brcvn ,harl Jan u.s. Switzerland
ssiIs, Tsc"f. s.s NYors, jana
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

From FLoRIpA.-We have news from st. Angus
tine to the 10th instant. The two mail riders, one
going, the other coming, between St. Augustine
and Jacksonville, were killed on the preceding day.
by the Indians, the within seven and the other
within fourteen miles Of the former place. party
Of Dragons went out in pursuit the same day. A
wagon train had been attacked, near Black Creek,
and small party Of volunteers, near Fort Harlee,
had also been attac ked by Indians and kill.
ed in each These single separate murders are
becoming quite frequent. e Four years." says the
ST. Augustine paper, I'VE have been learning wis
DON'T will be obtained by and by"
Brig Gen. Wool, Inspector General Of the Army,
had arrived at st. Augustine.
The troops who went in search Of the Indians
have returned after scout IL is sup
posed by some that the Indians James Island,
and in considerable numbcrs-probaby from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred warriors are be-
tween the Ocockonee and Apalachicola rivers. Ma
jor Bailey is securing that section, with four
five of the boodhounds and his troops.
Lieut.. Mclaughlin, in the U. S. schooner Flirt,
has gone to Havana for bloodhounds. He intends
operating by light built in South Carolina, in
the Pai-hai-okee, and the dogs will be available in
seeming among the islands, which said to be in
the grass water.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

svery evident with this large quantity hand and coming
into the market that there's little chance Of specula
tive interference The only disposition manifest to inter-
ere with the market the Of those banks that will give
their post for cotton Price and those which having
Southern consider cotton investments the most ready
way of realizing them We apprehend this be carried
extent The Of cotton for the coming year
will then be governed by the demand in Liverpool which will
be regulated by the strength Of orders from this
side These will in the prospective state Of currency be
necessarily small There is therefore every probability
the price of cotton will something below its
rate, but its real value to the planters will be than
that Of last by of the diminished prices Of supplies
Of all kinds The following the prices Of the prn
cipa supplies as compared with last year.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

meno, ................. 2iA,SS
The amount held by the Bank m the
tst lsDnt ry, 1870 was ......... fes,B7.Ts
For which she W 70 inde ed TO $4,000 depos'tors
The depositors this bank cent of the whole
pcruaation II will b. that tbe demands the
bank ,ch greater irnz the months Of February March
April than during The Of the year. and the bank
gradually gaining str,rcth the Of the
year This clearly iplc 'es an Improvement in business
The of capt iss s.eking Investment
and its influence beginning Ne felt IN the
districts causing greater demand for cotton The reports OF
a large crop were. however, depressing the price.
The growing the money market Of the continent
responded TO In England End each day evaced greater buoy
sney In tie market Much anxiety evneei for the arrival
sfhe Liverpool The accounts furnished by her on her
rival were such as wou s TO increase the improved
feeling The news brought by the n,x steam boat will no
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

THE ONO RrvER.-rhc Gin cinnati Gazette says
the fears Of an overflow are dissipated along the
shores Of the Ohio The highest point attained by
the waters here was 70 feet below the food mark Of
1882. The river is now on the fall, and has sunk
since Friday, the 14th, about i've feet
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

Cotton Trade.

The rrcsrecs of the trade little the msndng hand
The hccus movements 81 the pact have fallen through
and have in their effects brought the spectators
eerned in them. sud disaster upon the manufacturers abroad
At the Of the pst year. the manuact had
hand arve stocks which &c Inc prolific crop OF
Al the unsh knc hssc the part Of spectators here
tha the crop short tempted them int rsee Cor Ire
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26

BohpEAv1' Jan s-yssses up Eusrosine AubeEi HYork,
Genevieye Dgonneau, NOrns, do; Auanlue Mcheet, do
Jan 49, Nathalie do Romuus do do Oscar do do; Uni
on, 10 FEB Is; Amphy trte, Philad. Jan a.
MARsELLrs Dec 2arr Yolof Pelia, Boston Vessels
lennr Bergman do do.
RocHELLE Dee 2s--sd Arsas, Racaad, NYork
MALAGA Sc days since--Enpres for N ork,e weeks
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26
LATE FROM ALBANY.

The Hudson River open for the Season.
The steamboat Mount Pleasant, Capt Gillespie,
made her way through the ice from Albany, last
night she left that city at half past nine, yesterday
morning, and reached here about half past II this
morning. This boat was detained about one hour
and a half by the ice on the route. At Sopus Mea-
dows and Crum Elbow, above Poughkeepse, there
was great deal of soft ice and much floating in the
Highlands.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-26
IMPORTANT PURLIC MEETING.

IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING.
fy-The Citizens ofNew York, without distinction Of party,
are hereby invited the Merchants Exchange on
Thursday the nth Instant at o'clock p NJ for the purpose
Of m Congress pass General Bankrupt Law IN
conformity with the of the Constitution of the
United States.
ISAAC L. VARIAN, JAMES q. KING,
JOHN JACOB ASTOR, HENRY GATES,
JOHNaG. COSTAR, BROWN, BROIHS u Co,
NJ Lex q. GRIsWOLD, j. N. BRADHURsI,
CORN'S w. LAWRENCE, GOODHuE CO-
SHEPPARD KNAPP, THADEUs rhELrS'
JOHN HAGGERTY, b. AfMAn,
MORRIS ROBINSON, II. w. FIELD,
DAVIS BROOKS g. co. ALLEY, STANTON co
GRINNELL MINTURN co,
ROWLAND & ASPINWALL,
SANDS, TURNER, FOX 4 co,
HECKSCHER, COSTAR MATFELD,
BROWN HALLIBURTON & CO. fees