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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-10
Fran Brkciey-aaoihcr Liirr.


cat no time, since the Presidential Election in ISIS
has the little band of Democratic Republicans OF Old
Federal Berkeley been more sanguInc of their final
success in ovcrthrowng the mcagrc Federal majority
in this county, than al the present Although 1t is by
no means certain that they will have candidates for the
ensuing election, | YOU all is well. There
is schsIn no modern Conservatism, descrtion
from our ranks; the other hand, almost daily
aurncntng numbers by dcscrtion from the enemy.
Sir the honest, hardhandcd yeomanry Of this old
ty begin to who their frendstlc scales which
have long coggcd their eyes are constantly falling
off Their pretended friends the Federal rulers, il
and are trembling The Bourbons must leave the
Throne 1t is in vain for them to I'll! their Federal
Commissioners saddle bags with pamphlets purportiug
to be the life Of Gen Harrison, with representation
of the heroine and her gallant charger upon the from
tispiece, log cabin hard cider, &c. The bait won't
take. There is too much virtue and intelligence
amongst the people OF this county, for them 10 be gurd
bv U0odcut picture. You inform our Democratic
brethren of mother State that their brethren Of Old
Berkeley WILL on the first Monday in November next
be found at their post giving strong pull and pull all
together for the favnrtc of Democracy and against
Federalism, Conservatism, Aholiiionism, and all the
other sns that the arts and cunning OF the ism party
can invent
CVcrv rood news indeed from Old Berkeley But
why no candidates this Spring, Why not battle every
where: At all events, do all you can 10 keep the enc
my Homeland prevent their sending rcin!orcrmcntS
TO other points. But, we must do morc-wr keep
friends alive active rallied for the great battle IN No
veInhcr) We ought 10 do more. Even where there is
no Whig opposition, ought TO turn out every voter
to the polls, that may show whole force, far
as possible, that will vote in November. The Wings
ay sum up all the votes, that taken this SPRING
and we ought to give them rs much to sum up as We
can. Will not Rockingham, Shenandoah, NC, Nc,
pour forth her chva!ry, no'r.'
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Erirgri of n Letter from Bedford

81 hear the Wing Goah Of Halifax q. c. Brucc)
is 10 cnli2hen the voters of Campbell at their next
court, and TO convince them that they should vote
for him as their Eector &c. He too may meet Du-
vd there, who WELD sling congratulate you
on the prospect Of efficient Democratic paper in
Lynchburg in a few weeks eve rejoice al il, for
then the people of that region will have chance of
seeing the truth in their own journal. We understand
that in Louisa too at the next Court, the "llon james
Garland" who now "swaows the camel is expect ted
to take the stump But ga wiltul mon rnaun have his
way" He too will meet with David and his sling
II is said that some wag means TO drive again upon
the courl-green the old hack of horse which
the Honorable Representative following the example
Of Caligua) declared last Spring would be his candl-
date for the consuship in preference 10 the "doard
Harrison.
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Mr. Webster contradics the statcIneut that in l-:S'
he declared that Gen IT, ''the pity of his friends
and the scorn and dersion of his foes This second
Daniel now goes the whole for the military cheftan
The whoe--not quite speaks ofhis bravery, patri
otism, &c-but not word of his talents and quaIica,
tons Upon those points he plays Orator Mum!-Mr.
Webster endorsement Will scarcely give currency to
the drawers note in Virginia. What! Virginia go for
the President whom this ultra Federaist supports.
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"SwrET SPRINGS, Monroe CO., NJ;

"SMTtT SFEINUS, N1ONTUc CO., NTaFCH .7T
ave have but very little political excitement in this
county as yet The Wings are making great prcpara-
ton for the approaching elections, and the Presden
tal campaign in the Fall; but all their efforts will u-
macly hc in vain The principles of Democracy, like
the air which breathe, too congenal to the sp
rs Of the independent farmers Of the mountains ever
TO be contaminated by Bank Aristocracy the banetn
influence of Federal Despotism. therefore, have
hut little apprehension as to the final result" The great
mass of The people too enlightened not to see the
shallow devices Of tile Wings and the time will soon
come when each party must stand or fall by the prlnc-
plcs which they advocate. Let then take fresh
courage in this glorious cause, and rally around the
Republican Administration of Noriin lan Burn
ct us always remember the great principles set forth
in the Declaration Of our Independence; and let rs
this day plant standard on the Constitutions and
like the ralIant Greeks when they met the combined
forces of the Modes and PerSans nj the battle Of Ma
rathon let be found fighting for the liberty and hap
piness of our country.
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F~ribsr Correspondence. Evening Mails bring
us letters from the East and the Wcst.-A Correspon-
dent in Accomac speaks Of Gen. Bayy 5 having deli
vercd AT the last Court hc effective Speech (hc)
ever heard from the Hastings" "Many think he will
mrt the largest vote he received in the county
Ailworih also spoke Our Correspondent thinks ''hc
will get large majority in Acconac: and there can be
but-llttc doubt of his election
The Democrats Of Elizabeth City, Saturday last,
nominated DR.. Howard Poole their candidate-'lie is
son.in-l law of T. Newton, of amable character and
exalted talents There three other candidates III
the field Craford, Cotton and Chescman.
A letter from Washington county says "Ihe signs
Of the times in the Southwest favorable for the De
mocrats.'
The R. Wing is disposed to brag about Bath and Po
cahontas.- Better not We learn our friends IN Bath
are in high spirits about Birds election-and in Poca
hontas, they certainly have the decided majority.
The Wing thinks, because the Abolition meeting
went for Brney therefore it is idle to talk about the
Aboomisis being for Harrison Does not the Wing
know that vast majority of the Abolltonists secuted
this Convention-and would not go into it-and that
they VIII 90 for Harrison
49, ,irotp l.t
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NJ We received the 9Th No. OF VindeX yesterday
morning, too late for insertion in this days paper II
is on the fearful subject of Aboton-whch il sketches
with masters lland.-Ths subject will hang asa mill
stone around the military candidate S neck-Time af-
ter time has he refused the questions and
move the fears Of his fellow citizens. Committee
Of each party in Warrenton a. c. have Intercepted
him; bnt five weeks have passed, and no anSwcr.-A
letter was written by Mr. Grasty and others, of Orange
county, about the Veto &c, weeks ago-but no
answrr-A letter was addressed to him from Fairfax
but mute still He afraid to offend the AbolitIonss
and therefore he plays the mute! VIII frank, manly
and free People submit to this myscaton in matters
which concern their own dearest interests:
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STATIONS Office.

rI,ICKES all the Lotteries and the really lucky numbers
1 sale at STRATTONS LUCKY OFFICE.
Drawn Nos in Maryland State Lottery, No 3 drawn April
~ II - ~ ~ 40 ~ 70 IS II 81
Ticket 81 49, another capital sold and cascd by SRtT
TON.
Drawn County Lottery, NJ. IL, drawn Ap2
- IL - n IL 81 II -
Half Ticket Nos 80 ~ prize of 500 sold and cashcd by
STRATTON.
Drawn Nos. in Va TcCsbg Lottery No g. drawn ApnI /.
~ 81 IS 60 II ~ 6s 81 - H.
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n CARD.
IAIIa- n. A-IuINnAA

q : Several Communications, &c, in type, una
yoidably postponed till our next.
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From Rockingham, april 4.

81 know Of no changes here against the Admnisra-
ton: but some in favor of it, We have here some I'm
practicable and State Rights Wings who will not touch
the General by any If they vote at all il vii!
be for the Magician.-I think We shall gain member
in Mason and jackson, in room of Nehemiah Smith
G. W. Hopkins comes out like mani think, Slr,
we have the evils of the T. States Bank fully dis
closed here as it has ever been in any part of the T.
States in the late failure of Mr. S, who received
from the Bank upwards of SG3o,Go0 from single
Bank for the purpose Of monopozing the beef and
pork narket-But was il effected; 1t was in part, and
no doubt YOU have many pounds Of beef at d cts,
which Won mnhi have had at Cts had il not been fer
this very loan which produced monopoly. How has It
bcen with the poor aborcr: He has suftercdand what
has resulted whole community injured more or less,
and several Of most independent and respectable
citizens left destitute for single individual
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IT Several interesting Communications our Is
pagr-and printed articles our last
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From JIampshirr couafY.

"The Wings in county Nlampshlre) are making
unprecedented cxcrtons to carry in the present con
test for the House of Delegates in their favor and also
for the Military Chiean for the Presidency IL there
fore bchoovcs every good and true Democrat to put his
shoulder TO the wheel, and to battle manfully for the
cause of Democracy and against the baneu influence
Of the Banks and the Bank Aristocracy, who are try
not avail them much here. The People deter
mined to do their duty They have brought out WIN
Vance, who is undoubtedly the strongest man in then
county; and who possibly may be elected but as to Ode
he cannot under any circumstances be elected, in my
opinion. Had the Wings selected any other man thar
Vance, we would have sent two good and true Demo
Gratis to Richmond next winter, cert0in.-We are in
formed from another quarter, that the Republicans viii
go the whole, and to carry both their candidates
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STATE r|

every day S intelligence is SUI nrIe n,t"lns :
the cause of Democracy in Ohio 'f i''1"s are p'v
pairing in every nook and ;; .Ie l
November next, on which days 'e,n''' u,e ~:
titicatc Hero with his committee Of gHt 'onn"s M
cinn0ti, to remain at home and drink tn :" i'4'u ~
and corn dogcrs as is now their custom at pos' every
meeting Ohioans cannot be guIlcd by the '"'n ~
bity. Every day convinccs the yeomaury, L. - -"
is be with the Prope-the unrestricted Is No
and their Aristocracy. When this is the question, u
former must 0nd ShaH prcraH. Our eyes turned
on the sOId Dominion; we expect TO hear good &C
count from YOU.
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Fnuguier.
We have received a letter from most respectable
source IN that county, which says that sour party were
never IN higher spirits, sanguine, our ranks
are filling up with converts from the Wing. party, of
high character and Standing The writer then speci-
hes Tour gentlemen of the most respectable charseter,
who have lately stood in the Opposition, and now avow
their intention to vote for Mr.. Van Buren,.
Ercdrrick
The Winchester Ergnian Of the lst inst. says "Some
Of our friends from abroad have enqured about the great
changes in favor of the Wings of which they have been
are stronger to-day IN Frederick county than were
year ago We know this certainly. We beat the Feds
them and will do il again the I'D, by majority that
Will not be contested We speak from full knowledge
oil the whole county, and have fear of the result
MIR. Rlves (some say Wise, Clay &c.) is to make
public demonstration Old Frederick to defeat Ople
as Senator and Byrd and Wood as Delegates. Rves
certainly has accepted invitation to dine at Win
chester on the lJthand says in his usual diplomatic
and ingenious sort of way, that he has "iOng desired
an opportunity of extending (hs) acquaintance among
(his) patriotic fclowczcns of the Valley Of Virginia
and we presume no opportunity IS more scasonable
than the present, when his own reelection depends
upon the vote Of the ValIey.-The Committee of In
yltatlon take occasion 10 repeat that at is well
that there Office al the disposal of the Exccu
tive which you could not have obtained, if you would
have consented to purchase 1t either by silent acqu
essence IN his measures open approval oil them
but you Gsditned oitlce upon sucn conditions, ana re-
solved, what might, stand by your country and
her Institutions" We have such sot sawder
beforehand there was once time, when were dis
posed to believe it-But letter received from Wash
ington time since which gave it direct conradic
ton Our Correspondent informs us, that the Secretary
of State offered To Mr. ltivcs-in fact there
vacancy since Mr.. Van Buren, came in. We
informed too, that particular friend of Mr. r. die
throw out the idea Of giving him the keys Of the Trea
sury in 81, as of propitiatng his support
but whether Mr.. r. acquainted with the proposition
is not known AT all events, it was not offered tc
him.
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''rhe cause of Democracy goes on prospcrousIy II
The Polynesian., 1840-12-05
Vol. l.-NO. 26.
SECOND Person.

Malay iva, he, she, it. Samoan ia,
pronounced iya) he, she, it. A neu-
ter it is frequently plural.
In the possessive form (says Mr.. N.Y.
the iva undergoes an entire change, as
kapaIa MIA, his head. So it does in Sa-
moa, Iona ulu. his head.
For the third person plural, Malay, iva
is also sometimes used, but as more COM
monty expressed by orang, persons. For
this most of the Polynesian have ratou or
latou. -.
PRoNoUNs DEMoNsTATIvE, OR DEFIN-
TIE, &c.
This class Mr.. NJ. makes to include the
definite article, together with relatives and
which in the Malay, as in
most languages, arc for the most part tho
same words employed in relative or in
terroeativc, instead of dcmonstrative
sense. Malay, lang that, which, those,
who, whom, the. Samoa, o lc, or simply
lie, he who, plural e, they who, or who;
ia, those Pcrsons or tlings.) Malay, itu,
that, those, the, as orang itu, that man.
Samoa, le a, plural ia as le tagata
lea, that man, mea ia, those things. If
at distance, le ma, or lie la, to which the
use Of the Malay itu, appears very SINH
lar.
Malay, ini, this, these, as bulan ini,
this month. This is very much like the
PoIynesian nei, denoting present time or
place, or what is near the speaker. o le
fale nei, this house, here.
Malay. apa, what, which as apa itu,
what is that? Samoa, Sc a? o le a Po
a? What, &c. Sc lea mea? What
thing is that Malay, Sc apa. Mr.. M.
says is the preceding interrogative per-
sonitied, by means of a particle common
ly prefiXed to proper names who, whom,
which: as Sc apa mau, who chuses
This would seem to be much like the Sa-
moan Sc, meaning some, any, &c. o al
ca Sc filifli: who is some one (who is the
many who chuscs: In Samoa, however,
this particle is not prefxed to proper
names. The,o is so. as the sign of the
nominativc case. as O lesu, Jesus.
In Malay mana. the advcrb where is
automatically used for who, &C., and deu
for self. The Samoa has nothing accord
ING with these. But the Malay iva itu,
that is to say, is very much like the Sa-
moa, o lie mca lava lea, or lea lava, or
Ola lava, that is the very thing, these very
things.
The Malay indefinite article, sa, is a
contraction of the numeral of unity.
The Samoan has also Sc, sa, nisi, and 9th
er indefnitcs probably contracted from
the same numeral.
70 be continued.
The Polynesian., 1840-12-05

Ol the noun, as batlDatu, stones. NOW
in Samoa duplication is common in verbs,
and occurs in many adjcctives, as mau!u-
ga, high, plural maualuuga; nimo, far,
nimonimo, very far paognta prohigate,
plural paogatata but it is very rarely,
used in nouns, and is then rather an in
tensi,ive than plural form, as, in answer
to the question, "Who are in the house:"
they will say, "Nao ALI ali lava, only
chiefs, chiefs only.
"The opinion may indeed be hazarded
that in this (the Malay language the noun
in its simple state, without any accompa-
nylng term to limit or extend It's 81 gnifca-
ton, is more properly to be considered as
plural than singular" What Mr.. M.
says may be hazardcd as an opinion as to
the Malay, is a certain fact in Samoa.
Tangata means men in general, puaa pigs,
and so of all the rest. If we wish to
limit the number by speaking of a crowd,
&C., we have appropriate prefXes, as
mon tangata, the multitude, o lc au fata-
ma, the class of servants. And if we
wish to speak but of one we have dehn-
ite and indefinite articles to prefix, as 0 lc
tangata, the man, le la tangata, that
man sc tangata, or o lie tasi tangata.
certain man. So, nj tan9ata, some men,
tangata toatcle, many men. TO the
simple word however, as general plural,
it is not uncommon to add una, or una
lava, all, even all. Hence (hat is from
the simple noun being the general plura)
Mr. M. thinks "has arisen the practice of
denoting the individuality of sensible
objects by specific terms accompanying
the numcral." This is common to the
Malay and the Samoan. He compares it
to counting cattle in England by the
''hcad,"e. g. twenty head of cattle. Ma
lay pisang lima puah, five plantains :;
mata sabji, one eye, papan tiga bilah,
three planks. Samoa, lau agafulu ia,
ten fish, Tau lua, 90; ua lima gaoa niu,
ten cocoa nuts the same term gaoa for
yams matagafulu talo, ten pieces of
talo; fllagalulu 'ulu, ten bread fruit,
The words lau, gaoa mata, and fua are
peculiarly appropriated to the several
things specified.
"Thc notifications of Malay nouns
are effected by means of propositions.
SO are those of Samoa, the propositions
answering to the English of, to, in, upon,
DC. In the form of the accusative they
at once agree and differ. The Malay
says, pasang api, light the fire, without an
intervening proposition. The Samoan
conveys the same sense either with or
without proposition, as tafu le afi, or
tafu lc af
"The only change which the form of
nouns undergoes Gin either language) is
as derivatives. And there is no little SINH
larity in the method of formation altho
the prefxes and ahixes differ. Malay
nouns are formed from adjectives by pre-
fixing ka, and annexing an, as rendah
low, ka-rendah-an, lowness. In Samoa
similar result is obtained by prefxing
faa, or o lc, and annexing nga, as from
lelei, good, worthy, faa-leel-nga, worth,
or honor, or reconciliation.
$50 also (n Malay) from verbs, as
nauti, to wait, ka-nanti-an, expectation !;
and so also in Samoan, as taufetuli, to run
a race, o le taufetul-nga, race. There
are also other preixes in Malay which serve
the same purpose as the ka, viz: per- and
The Polynesian., 1840-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1910.

a sleeping place. The prefix o le. III Sa-
moa answers this, as moe to sleep. ole
moe nga, sleeping place. Some Of these
prehxes Gin Malay express tie place
where the action is performed some the
agent by whom the action is performed.
SO they do in Samoa. 1t is thus that, in
Malay per differs from ka-and, in Sa-
moa, lie, from faa.
In both languages derivatives are dcriv-
ed from derivatives, and certain deriva-
tves from other derivatives.
ADJECTVEs.
These are not. in either language, sub
jcct to variation of case, gender or num-
Der. They are, in both, connected with
the noun by position only, and, in simple
construction, always follow it. But when
in a corresponding English phrase, the
verb substantive intcrvencs, then the quail
flying word is, in both, made to precede
the noun. Malay, baik orang itu, good
man (person that. Samoan, E lelei ia
mea, good those things.
They may be formed in Malay. by pre-
fixing the particle Der; as Der bulu, fcath-
cred, from bulu feathers. They may, al
SO, be so formed in Samoa, by the prefix
ua, as from !ulu feather, ua fulufuu lea
manu-, that bird is fcathered. So from
lo, an ant, ua lola, is ant-cd; from manu-
a musquito, ua manu- le iale nei, this house
is musquito-ed.
The comparison of adiectives is effect
ed in manner. very similar, by preiiXing
or aliixing words and particles to the pos
tive or by doubling the adjective. But
in some of the examples a prefix in Malay
would be represented by an afiix in Sa-
mOa.
NUMERALS.
In Malay the cardinals are expressed
by the simple word without prefix. 1t is
different in Samoa. The. Malay would
say lima, five; we should say lima, or
(whcn the act of counting is past) ua IL
ma. But to the ordinals each language
has prefix. Malay, ka dua, Samoa, o
lie lua. Malay, ka-sepuuh, the tenth,
Samoa, o lie sefulu. In counting inter-
mediate numbers as from 90 to 80, &C.,
caCll dialecl mas us peculafitleS.
PRoNoUNs.
OF the personal pronouns, aku or ku,
is used for both singular and plural of the
first person, but its plural use is rare. In
Tonga the first person singular nomin-
ative is also aku, in Samoa, o a'u, with
Il slight guttcral substitute for the k. In
certain cases in Malay it is changed to da-
ku, akan daku, to me ; so in Samoa we
have III te a'u, to me. There are three
other words used in Malay for the first
person, but they are only nouns denoting
servjtude, &C., as we say in English,
''your humble servant OF the Malay
first person plural, kita includes the per-
son addressed, kami includes the person
addressed 1t is well known that tatou
and matou do Just the same thing.
SECOND Person.
Malay angkau, CONTRACTED kau) thou
and you.
Samoa singular oe, plural outou.
Tonga singular, koe.
The Samoan possessive of this pronoun
(singular) is GU and au, Hawaiian kou
and kau.
The Polynesian., 1840-12-05

The following interesting tradition we pub
lish with great pleasure, and shall be CRATE
ful to any person who will send US similar
lavOrs. There are many stories of this ma
ture, new and interesting, which are extant
only in the mouths of the natives, but are
well worthy Of preservation. 1t is from
them that much of the early history of
the Islands can be learned, and to the flu
ture literati of Hawaii they will be invaluable,
as forming the rudiments of many tale of
romance, which will cast halo of interest
oyer such traditionary spots, which nothing
else can bestow.
n Mr. Editor, Having obtained some frag-
ments of the history Of a clan Of cannibas,