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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18


:" don't kaou where he uould hare stop.
ped if On olG ,coman on The opposite side Of
the lruy had not, utthout intending any Of
fence to the General, accidentally display
ed red petticodt out Of the uindor."-
Globe Of 2oth May.
We give notice to the Globe that as Of
ten as this pettlcoat vi; appears in tha, deli.
cate l1urnal, the card OF Gen Murphy MA.
Jor Aliens General, will make its appear.
ance IN the Madlsouian. At this time we
viii preface 1t by a recent letter from the
author Of the card. 1t is dated May %,
and IS an answer to the letter addressed to
Gen, Murphy by citizens Of Erie, Pennsyl.
Vaula.
"Gentcmen the only candid and true
statement Of the matter that can be made
IS ,lis, that the charge which was thus first
made by MAJOR Alien Of the Senate Of the
t nied States, whilst he was a subordinate
officer Of my Brigade, is, and was, utterly
/ FALSE. 1t has no sort Of Foundation
whatever. Such a thing nerer uGS done,
never vas intended 10 be DONE and never
entered the leads Or the hearts Of the fair,
/ yiriuous and patriotic ladies Of Chillcolhe
to do, 1t was FALSEHOOD 10 the he
ginning. 1t was coHcocted and coHccirrd
nSu TALsEuOuD told and uttered as false
hood published as a FALsEHooD-aud re.
published as a FAI.SEiiOOO, kaora TO
BE- f9{se-conceire9 as FALSE, and tailed
about as FALSE, oil over the Union, for
years since il was uttered.
In a Convention Of this State, held 10 Co
lumbus mol long after the publication of that,
/ iaIschnod, about 80 delegates lif my mem.
DRY serves the as TO the number from this
county, branded the charge as FALSE, aud
/ their solemn attesta'lcn was received and
made part Of the proceedings of tie Con.
'euIon; and the oldest aud most rcspecia,
bic Of our citizeus have done the same 10
their often published certificates.
And Il you please, refer you 10 the Ohio
/ STATE Jourua!,+ (Which herewith enclose
10 YOU dated the Goth April, and to the ex.
tract therein contsued, from the Boston
Alias, for a copy Of the card published by
ne, Immediately after the charge was made
by MAJOR Allen. And you will remember
that this card has never been met by Major
| Allen.
trust, gentlemen, that this testimony
will not only be satisfactory TO you, but all
MR.. SENATOR ALLEN, OF OHIO.
The boys Of ChiIicothc, to this day, call Al Hen,
Of Ohio, " Potticoat Allen" for his rasc4ly i'm.
puiaiion against the ladies Of that town, that they
had cent General Harrison a pettcoat It was
a LIE from beginning 10 end. At the late Cleyo.
land celebration, the people Of Ashtabnla county,
Ohio, carried in procession hugh corn broom,
around the handle of which was folded rcd
flannel petticog;, With the inscription" Cover.
ing for Alien"
The author OF this pitiful Islander was thus no.
tieed BY Gen. Murphy, Of Chdlicothe:
| ITO MAJOR ALLEN.
"Sir publish you as a LIAR md SCOUN.
DREL, for having stated in public assembly,
at Columbus on the Sth Of January, 1896, that
the ladies' of Chlicobe voted General Harrison
pcticolt as a reward for his military proves,
w r. MURPHY.
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l.tyrRpooi. Aran Il.

l'lFiHFbbt, AEHfL ~
IrGrfHine at fGy nr miles an hour
The ten feet wheels attached TO The locoHe
tive engines emp Eyed on the GicaI WesleT
Railway not being found fully to answer ~
expectations Of the Directors, they have Q.
tered Ibclr plan, and IN future wheels o
lee, diameter only are 10 he employed. IN
result has been the attainment Of The spec
Of % miles an hour. On Saturday the ga
n't. the Fire Fly, a nov engine on lhls PFC
ciPl", manufactured by Mcssrs. Jones. la'
ner and Evans, Of the Vladuct l'o9ndr'
Newton, made an experimental trip roh
faddlngIon TO Reading. The spcedthroagf
out was equal TO one mule in ooo minute J.
% seconds, or an average Of fifty mites o''
nan per hour, two miles Of toe road sc'e
however, got over at tho rate Of 10 ma
an hour. THIS IS the greatest speed 4
present attained IN tho history of iocob'
tive power; what will ultimately be I''
greatest, impossible to foreloll. Mesas.
Jones & Go. have SINCE forwarded a seco''
engine from their works to London, and ihf
nave Tour others IN progress OF erection ;"
The use OF tho Grea, Western Railway Coz
plny.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

Singular CirclmShlncc.-.Nr Jh
South, pgddockaonc, rrnt L,wne5aIe. Ia
been visited dally since the month Of Jsa
By robin. II has now grown 50 iam,hr
@iih tds tatnly, that when stranger 2
tiers THE house, a tap nj tho w,ndoa bnaa
Il IN, aud i, perciies on hls hand, and pelI
at hi. hGgers ~i,h grca, familiarity. Wa
Mr. Smith goes out 10 the garden. lhoBga
accompanied by Strangers, the robin VIZ
Il called upon, descend from The top o! ~
ot the trees, auJ ahgh, on his hand, li'
remains out Of doors oil day, and often -
'is the beautiful policies Of Lovusdale, d
when evening approaches, he feds bus w
homeNafds to Puddockstone, enters "a
house By a small eratIure that has Jti
made Ia one Of tic windows, mud nltef f'i'
taking q supper, sings bis "Sood naa
Wild, until the family retire TO rcsl.--Ptf
~ AIDE.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

.Nr. Be@en's 0Fi-fhe seal Of Con.
demnailon has been placed by Mr.. Benton
himself. 90 Friday last, he asked leave
OF the Senate that the Committee on Mil,
tary Affairs should be discharged from ,bs
further consideration of so much Of II.
Presidents Message as recommends the re-
Dor, of Mr.. Poiuseti TO the consideration Of
Congress. This is, indeed, "the uukindes
cut Of ALL" The President in his MESSAGE
SAYS, al cannot TOO STRONGLY recommert
10 the consideration Of Congress the plan d
the Secretary Of War TO organize the Mil
ta." Mr.. Benton says, the plan Of til,
Administration is not only unworthy a re-
Dor, from the committee, but rs absolutely
unworthy of their cousideralion.- Wa
chester Rep.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

Bca6dbfe Stone. In the museum oil "
As'atlc Society at Calcutta, one object
curiosity Is bending or elastic stone. l''
stone IS apparently of granite, is about !"
and half toct by six inches in length OBJ
BREADTH, and abou, an inch thick. ip'
stone being lifted at onc end yields to 20
pressure, and from the half begins to Oep
as the lifted end IS raised, the bead approa',g
es nearer TO the fuflhere extremity. ooU'
l'iIing power becoming relaxed, The S'o.'
rcHcfts tolIs former Lowell. Calcutta fP
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18
GOVERNOR EROON.

This individual Is, us our readers will re
member, one oC the usurpng Van luren
members from New Jersey. lie has late
ly brought himself into position which has
dlsgraced him forever 10 the eyes Of al,
honest men. D0rng the recent examiua.
ton Of Testimony IN New Jersey, he sat by
aud listened to testimony given 10 favor OF
himself which he knew to be false. The
Jerseyman, neutral papec, thus speaks Of
the transaction;
" How Gov. Vfoom could sit in his sen,
on the floor Of Congress and hear so vie q
charge against Gov. Pennington without
refgtng II, when he had been previously
Informed OF EiiIs's mistake by Secretary
Westcott, is beyond our comprehension. -
We have hitherto considered him . mao Of
strict yeracily aud uuImpeachablc charac
ter, but this transaction shakes our faith 70
han, for be, the President OF the Bible So
ciety, has sat by and heard an innocent man
charged with corruption Wills, he well knew
II to be false. But probably Gov. Nfouu
thought his seat in Congress depended upon
ElIss affidavit, aud Tat was oi more con
sequence than a clear and quiet conscience,
and VIC leave him and his adheIcnts IN that
belief. - Boston hiiGs.
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ALMOST YIELDING THE CONTEST

ALMOST YIELDING THE CONTEST
The Charleston, IS. CO. Mercury (pro
badly the most intelligent, and certalnl,
one of the warmest advocates OF the re elec
ton of Mr.. Van Buren, in the hole SoulI
the Richmond Enquirer hardly expect
ed } speaking Of the late Virginia election
has this candid acknowledgement -" i
their malorltles, thus far, the Wings hay
undoubtedly gained something, and II hart
" admits Of doubt that they will prove u
stronger party in the legislature. II is ais
highly probable that they will have ma
jorliy Of The popular vote. TINS hoSeys
does not follow, and beng granted does D,
decide the presidential cOn,cs, in the STAT,
/, wiil however have its effect, and, II 10 B
no f.eaas difficult 10 suppose hGf Virgin
riH cast her rofe fer Harrison and 1'ylr
The odds arc fearful against The old r.
publican tLoeofoco) doctrines. The cau
d,dahs for President and Vice Prend,s
are both Trgimaas, linked by The co,,aet
mons Of threc centuries rth d fhousdnL Ia
m,Hhr,H through The teart Of the old ecn
monredlh"
10 which we may dd,-vith Virgin
n gaio,, him, how utterly hopeless are NJ,
an Buren's prospects
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

II a Hi~tlNI, Nav =.
NwiHy At Ptaftg.- Durlnr the last
week the highest etiancc known 10 military
law, occurred at Ptilig. 1t appears that
the commanding officer ot the post, Ereyct
MAJOR Ashby, vas absent, AID the command
deyo!yed on Lieut.. Merrill. Some order
vas ISSUED 10 q nun commissioned officer
respecting the removal OF prisoners, who
percmptouly refused to carry It out. The
company vas ordered to parade, aud thu.
they fetu5ed--Lleut. Merrill at the SANE
tine being subjected TO personal violence. -
Doctor Hitchcock succeeded 10 knoc king
down several Of the muiineers, aud some
thing like order vas restored, although not
before cnrblue vas lgyclled at the Doctor,
and missed fire. Al offence or this char.
actor we believe perfectly anomalous 10 the
history Of the war. Isolated cases Of DISC
bcdence aud muliuy have occurred but for
a whola company to be affected with simul
lancous spirit Of ihsubofdiusiion Is truly re.
markable. The interests Of the service re-
quIre, 10 this matter, the closest scrutiny .
such as viii develop the causes which have
prompted this violation Of military law, and
strike by tho terror of ts punishment, the
repetition Of an act subverslyc uf all disct
pine and command, In an examination
there may be development assigning, at
lenT, the motive influencing men to such a
violation Of duty. Sh lud It be found tina,
there IS an exercise Of authority inconsistent
with law, aud an abuse Of power irreco1ci
liable with the security Of life and lmb-that
the generous 'eclIugs Of tho soldier are trod.
den down into the dust, aud he subjected 10
blows and stripes, as /, may suit the arb,ra.
ry wilI--lhen let the evil be barred forth,
and It's remedy be applied by immediate
change. This act Of mutiny is severe Of
fence, aud We do trust that the supremacy
OF tho law will be maintained.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

horus Welticaniis.--A New York m
per says, piles of Morus MullicaIis are nov
lying on the side walks in the lower mart
o. ,"' c''y-no one to acccp, even the ciit
Of them.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

military hrcation.-A French paper
states that new kind of howilzer has been
invented, and promises To be Of great use in
heid service This piece is IL lb. calber.
and weighs only 200 lbs, 81 that il NAV be
carried over mountains on the back Of
mule 1t throws a shell which bursts ON
feachlpg the enemy, aud scattcrs seventy.
I'VE balls and lis sp'0ters over the extent
OF six hundred yards. Thcballq are direct
60 WIN great precision, and will penetrate
boards OF considerable thickness.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

honorable mea 10 whom il may DO made
known.
With my best wishes for your welfare,
am, Gentlemen, yours, very respectfully,
w. 4. MURPHY.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

1t will strike the rejecting reader NJ one,
not among the least remarkable, of the
anomalies which characterize the political
movements Of the present day in this coun
try, that SO large aud intelligent and highly
respectable meeting as That lately held ~
Charleston, composed Of the friends of the
present Administration, should charge with
iavonng aboliionism party with winch are
identified such men as Preston, Legarc,
Pet'rlgru, Thompson, Butler Of So. Ca.
Berrlen, Dawson, King OF Ga. Badger, Ire.
dell, Owen, Williams Of n. c. and Tyler.
Leigh, RlVes, Barbour Of Va. with thons
and Of others Of the same interests and prp
cIples, in the Southern States. We shall
give the evidence on both sides next week
to enable the reader to Judso for himself
CAeraw Ga.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

ANEN VIM u M =
The British Qscea.-1hIs fine YES.
took Der departure yesterday, pune.ually .
tie appointed hour. There are some lati
remarkable enough TO be recorded. 81
has on board l72 passengers, iacl0dit.
children and servants, add persons belohs
iug 10 tie ship making in all 80 30
man beings; number mol often eXeeedet
We imaaine, 10 be ,nclosel4u ship nol "
longing 10 The naval service.
I he amr % pa s'ago money IS s21lii
Auoua o! freight 1ig
postage $40
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

Party Predtiecttons----A young lady who
was asked which purity she was mos, in ia
Vor OF, replied that she preferred a wedding
party.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

NeR Painful Accidtat.--On Saturtsy
evening, the lady OF our respected feloS
ci;izen, Chief Justice fancy, met wih II
accident Of o most painful end scr,oHs char
acIer. Mr.. Andrews had lor some dlyi
standing upon his counter beau,iiui dosu
Mrs. Teney, IL company wnh her daushle
was CO Saturday evening admitting the bc.s
ties Of the Cover, and 20 gel a nearer Tas
She stepped around the counter. Unlor.,.
aicly bat itw moments before, q Trap 6og
had been opened behind TIE counter, AZ
through this she was precipilaicd INTO d.
cellar beueaIh, troc uring one Of her SH
above the knee and seriously njuuns h
back. We were pleaseJ 10 learn, yese.
DAY, thai the injaues though very pnE
led not assumed a dangerous character
Bait Paper.
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Parents who are ignorant Of their duty.
VIII be taught by the misconduct Of their
children what they ought to have done.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

Tic Gnan'ly Of stores laid 10 10 sun
2-2 mouths OF BOARD mus, lie eDormoys.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-09
PUBLISHED WEEKLY NJ
GEORGE +. WEAVER g. JOHN HlSe,
Canal Street, nearly opposite the Mansion Hcuse'
TER Ms /:

TERMS:
Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, II PAID IN
advance; Three dollars if not paid before the exp
ration of the first six months; And three dollars
and TWENTY-FIVE cents if delayed until the end OF
the year.
Advertisements inserted at 81 per square Tor
the first in ,,rtion, and % cents tor each sub
scauen, insertion. A liberal discount Eiade to
those who advertise by the year.
All communications, to ensure attention, must
be post paid.
JOB WORK
OF every description, executed i'll the nontest man
manner, at the usual prices.
Ottawa is the seat of justice OF La Sale
county; is situated at the junction of the Fox river
with the Illinois, go miles, by water, from Saint
Louis, and midway between Chicago and Peoria.
The population of Ottawa is about one thousand.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-09

The Emperor Of Morocco, itls said.
has regiment Of Eve huasyArd mcnssll Mi
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19

uperior knowledge Of the forest path. The
anturiated rage Of disappointed love was an
abe rear.
Few lived TO reach the castle, and they
entered its gloomy portal pail mail, pufsu,
ers mingliDg with pursued. Nothing could
withstand the headlong progress oithe CHI
fords, Wounded and spent with toll, they
roamed through the recesses of the CASTLE
.overpowering all opposition, and raging axe
a lioness 10 search of her stolen offspring.
Too soon they found their beautiful aud be-
trothed brides, lying murdered and weller
ing in blood, on the bed Of the detesteG
Baron.
This piteous sight destroyed the slender
thread of life. that wounds, aud fever and
fatigue, had left to Edward. The brave
young hero clasped the cold form of his
sweet darling Mary. and with IA prayer of
thanks for satisfied revenge, his soul flew
to the mansion OF his beloved in another
world.
Poor Harry dragged on life from which
the cheering star was gone forever. He
sought consolation in solitude and religion.
There is wood-crowned cliff on the south
bank of the arrowy Trent, where NTH mucl,
labor he excavated small cell and chapel
and spent his days hermit in the Wild
He was long known in the wilderness as
the good anchorite of Foremark Cliff, and
his ruined cell is often visited by the ad-
mirers of beautiful and romantic scenery.
A few years ago, a coffin was exposed by
one who searched for gold-It contained
some bones, they appeared perfect, but
quickly moudered into dnst. On the thumb
was ring of silver, mixed with Lead
They were the relics OF this brave and un-
fortunate lover.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19
To the Editor Of the Bath Telegraph:

SrR;--The town Officers in a neighboring Van
Buren, town made no la,o'ul declaration of the
votes for Electors. But after all but about ten
or dozen, had left the house, the Clerk was
pleased to say, that ''there 179 votes for the
Democratic ticket; and 6S votes for the Federal
ticket"
1t is supposed they were 10th to publish, that
the Hon. Candidate for Lincoln District, had his
name frightfully defaced on eight votes thrown
by his own townsmen =
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19
Hereditary Succession.

The only system TO which the word
lecelling is truly applicable, is the heredita-
ry monarchy system. 1t is a system of
mental dwelling. 1t indiscriminately adj
mits every species of character to the
same authority. Vice and virtue, igno-
rance and wisdom, in short, every quality,
good OF bad, is put on the same level.
Kings succeed each other, not as nationals,
but as animals. 1t signifies not what their
mental or moral characters are. Can we,
then, be surprised at the abiect state of
the human mind in monarchical countries,
where the government itself is lotmed on
such an abJect, leyeIing system F? 1t has
no fixed character. To-day it is one thing;
TOMORROW it is something else. II changes
with the temper of every succeeding indl-
vidual, and is subject to all the varieties of
each. 1t is government through the me-
dunn of passions and accidents. 1t APP
pears under all the various characters of
childhood, decreptitude, dotage, a thing at
nurse in leading strings, or on crutches.--
1t reyerses the wholesome order of nature
1t occasionally puts children over men, and
the conceits Of homage over wisdom and
experiences In short, we cannot conceive
more ridiculous figure OF government
than hereditary succession, III all Its cases,
presents.-Cobbett
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19

ness of what passes at the time, so that
when the papers are gone, as the only wit
nesses are the TREsPAssERs the party ~
iured is left without proof If this injury
falls on the innocent, he is as destitute of
remedy as the guilty, and the whole trans
action is 80 guarded agains; discovery, that
if the officer should be disposed TO carry oil
bank bill he may do it with impunlty-
" PaperS" are general, and there is nothing
in the warran, to conhne ii; nay, am able
to affirm that it has been upon late occa"
sion executed it in its utmost latitude ior
in the case Of Wilkes against lIood, when
the messengers hesitated about taking all
the manuscripts aud sent to the Secretary
for more express orders, the answer was
/" III must be taken manuscripts and all.
Accordingly all was taken, and Mr.. Wilkes,
private pocket book filled up the mouth OF
the sack"
'.By the laws of England every invasion
OF private property is trespass, unless the
invader can show Justification by law
Papars are the ow ner's goods aud challels;
they are his dearest property; and are so
far from enduring seizure. that they will
hardly pear lilSpectlonj dnu 'ho"eh 'ho y .
cannot by the laws Of England be guilty oil
irespass yet where private papers are
carried away, the secret nature OF those
goods will be an aggravaiion of the trespass,
and demand more considerable damages.
Where is the written law which gives any
magistrate such a power l can safely
answer THERE is NONE. A power
subversiye of all the comforts of society,"
No proper checks, no proof beforehand, no
exact inventory, no copy taken, no person
present to select or separate. no person to
prove the officers misbehavior. To say
the truth, he cannot easily misbehave I'M
less he pliers, for he cannot take more than
all. cannot be persuaded that such a
power can be justified by the common law. "
After this noble judgment, the House OF
Commons passed resolution, declaring
the seizure ofpnprrs IN The case Of hdelt be
illegal. Journal, Commons, Odd April,
1869 We now submit query or Two.
Can that be lawful in republican, demo-
cratic America, which is an illegal Invasion
of the private rights of the subject i'll mon
archia aristocrati ENGLAND?
Boston Journal.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19

,anoiher Of he "Ten Party" gone 10 his
long home Old Mr. G. +. I. Hewes, well
known as a native of this city, and whose
life and deeds have been immorlalized in a
memoir written by b. B. TEACHER, Esq
died at German Flats, NJ Y. on the 9Th
inst Our readers will recolect that we
recently gave an account OF his beng left
in almost helpless poverty with relative at
German Flats, and stated that his friends
here had taken measures for his relief.
That relief, welcome as it was, and gener-
Gus as it was, seems to have had little -f-
feet except to smooth the pillow Of his de-
partnre. His age is stated in the newspa-
pers at 100 but it would appear from II
statement in Mr. Thacher's memoir that
this Is incorrect, and that his real age
when he died was few months short OF
100. This makes two of the small rem
nant of the Tea Party who have deceased
within the last two months. Are there any
left ? Boston Times.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19

YANKEE Trick. During the Revolu-
tonary war, two brothers from one of the
eastern ports, were commanders of prlva-
teers; they cruised together, and were
eminentiy successful, doing great damage
to the enemy, and making money for them
selves. One evening being i'll the latitude
of the shoals of Nantucket, but many miles
to The eastward of them, they espied Il
large British vessel having the appearance
OF merchantmen, and made toward her !;
but to their establishment, found her to be
a tiigate in disguise. A very high breeze
prevailing, they hauled off in different d.
rections. One only could be pursued and
the trigate gained rapidly upon him. Find
ing he could not run away, the commanding
officer had recourse to stratagem. On d
sudden he hauled down every sail and all
hands were employed with setting poles, as
if showing his vessel on IL bank The peo-
pie on board the irigate, amaZed al the
supposed danger they had run and 10 save
themselves from b"lng grounded, mme-
diatcly claWed Off and left the more know
ing Yankee 'to make himself scarce )"
IA, soon as night rendered it prudent for him
he hoisted sail in sea two hundred faith
ums deep.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19

Tri- Ueekly Journal Messrs. Severance and
Dorr, have issued proposals for publishing a Tri-
Weekly during the approaching session, at their
usual TERMS The session. will be one Of deep in
terest and we advise friends to hand over shat
dollar" and take copy-cash down and no grum-
bling.