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The Polynesian., 1840-06-27
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W hG[eaS' iicr Majesty victoria queen
ol ,''e ohi'eu hin@doih OF "rea' hii'aii,
ana ''el'nd' mas oeeh @faciousiy Ileascd
10 diFec', ,ila' measures Siial be taken Tor
me cS''p'lSiiiileh' oi sc',ied form Oh
government over 'hoSe OF licr Majesty $
SUBJECTS wa" are alfoaoy sct'leh III New
/'cai'""' OF VINO may hereafter resort
miner ana whereas 'ier MAJESTY mas
ce'' a''o Gfaclo'S'y pleased TO direct Let
'efS fa'eht To be issued under the Great
'2 , 81 'lc SaId / nI'ch Kingdom bearing
u''c '''e loth OF June, l039, by winch
.'lc 'o'''cf boundaries OF 'hc colony OF
New South Wales are to be extended
30 as TO comprehend any part OF New
/eal''lio liiat Is or may be acquired III
sovereignty ny Ter Majesty, her hers or
successors; anorwhereas Her Majesty has
pcci ilrt'lef pleased by commission, UNI
ger the hoyal slgnet and sign manual, and
bearing aate Tie Eth day OF July, 1889,
10 appoint me, W Ililam liobson, Esq, Il
captain III .lier Maestys Royal Navy, TO
ne Lleoteilan'-Governor IN and over any
'er'i'ofy winch IS or may be acquired III
sovereignty by Her Majesty, her heirs or
successors, within that group OF islands in
me racine ocean, commonly called New
Acaiahd' and lying between the attitudes
on 81 deg. 30 min. and ~ deg. 10 min.
.lona;t1IS oo w - ''''.'i ali" ~ cast
o:'' W. "o''' ''.c ''iI',u'an OF urceh-
m'c" Now therefore, /, the sad William
- ',o.'So',: 90 hefcpy declare ana proclaim,
.''' l o,"' Oh ,ie i4th day OF January
instant before HIS ENcellency Sr George
hippS, Nhi9ht, Captain-Gencral and Co
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27
EXTENT OF TIE BRITISH EMPIRE

The Montreal Herald, speaking of the
possessions of Great Britain, says: son
her vast territories the sun never sets. As
the evening rays forsakc the groves of
Honduras, his morning beams strike the
spires OF Calcutta; and before they disap-
pear from the population of Montreal,
they gladden. British subjects on the West,
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27

i'he Flora brings regular files of papers
up TO the time of her leaving New York,
January 7th. They contain no additional
political news Of Importance, which has
not been received by previous arrivals
from Mexico. \ deep gloom seems to
peryadc the whole mercantile commit
nitv. Failures were numerous, and the
panic and distress beyond comparison
greater than during the pressure of 1881.
This is principally owing TO the unsettled
state of the currency, and business and
manufactures being pushed beyond the
wants or capital Of the country. United
States Bank Stock has been down to $50.
Mobile was nearly destroyed by fire, loss
$4,000. Extensive confagraions have
also occurred in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia. The yellow fever was ID
ging at the south, and the small poy in
Boston. All the banks south of New
York had sur lded specie payments.
Marcus Morton is elected Governor of
Massachusetts, By the opponents to the
license law.
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27

In this village on the Goth inst. Owan
wife of Gidcona Laanui, and daughts
of John Reeves.
On the Odd, WiIiama Hoohano, So
dent of medicine, aged 20.
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27

June %, French brig of war, lie Pyladc
Felix Bernard, Capitaine de Coz
vette, for Tahiti and Valparaiso
6 g Br. brig Clementine, Walker, li
Hawaii.
" "a, Barque North America, Richard,
whaling.
" " Barque Don Quixote, Patty, fc
California.
" %, Brig William, Underwood, 70
China.
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27
February last, Che French ministry were
dissolved.

Formal possession has been taken by
the British government of New Zealand
lis ii Colony of the Empire, and William,
ilobson. Esq. Il. n, appointed Lieutcn-
ant Governor. under Sir George Gipps.
Governor General of New South Wales
and lis dependencies. The proclamation
of Lieutenant Governor ilobSon on his
arrival at the Bay of Islands in II. b. NJ.
ship Herald will be found in another
column. The measures of the new gov
eminent were exciting deep interest in
Sydney. as it was expected that an at
tempt would lee made to deprive those
who had purchased land from the native
chiefs of all beyond IA certain quantity
and much difficulty was anticipated from
tins source, Gov. lIobson has also declared
that in future no purchases or Grants of
lands to British subjects from the natives
will be considered valid unless sanctioned
by the crown. 4 detachment of troops
accompanied Lieut.. Gov. liobson in the
Herald TO preserve order. At the last
adyccs all was quiet, and the natives ap-
pcared gratitied at the prospect of some
being established which could
protect them from the aggressions of for
olgncrs and also preserve peace among
themselves.
II. D. NJ. SIoop Favogitc Commander
W. Croker, arrived at Tahiti May -.
from Sydney, Via New Caledonia, New
liebrldes and Samoa. Captain Croker
touched at Eramango, where the late
lamcntcd Mr.. Williams and his compan-
ION Mr.. Harris, were murdered by the
natives in November last. and after some
difficulty, succeeded through the medium
OF two chiefs from the ncighboring island
OF Tanna, in establishing an intercourse
and obtaining the skulls and a portion of
the other bones Of these martyrs to their
missionary zeal.* Another European skull
was also brought to Capt. Croker which
the natives declared to be that of man
killed some months previous to Mr.. VIII.
llam's landing. The remains were buried
at UpOlu in front of the new chanel If
Apple. Capt. Croker did not consider if
advisable to punish the natives in any
way for their past offences. but endcay-
ofed by promises and the distribution of
presents to create more friendly feeling
toward the whites, at the same time GIVING
them to understand that any fresh outrage
would be severely punished.
1t was the opinion of Capt. Croker that
Il way for the introduction of christianity
and civilization was now ehcctuaIlv OPEN
ed at the New llcbsidcs, as the Samoan
teachers left at Tanna had been most
kindly received by the chiefs, who had
even built for them comfortable houses.
and manifested much interest in their
doctrines. The intercourse between Tan
ma and the other islands of the group is
so frequent, that it would exert a power
] II ~
The Polynesian., 1840-06-27
GREAT AND IlpORTNNT NEWS BY WAY
or MEXICO.

or MEXICO.
The brig William, Captain Underwood.
from It. Bias, brings intelligence that WAR
has been declared by England AGAINST
China, and large army rs its way
thithcr, with a demand of $50, 100000,
as an naturalization for injuries received
by English subjects. If refused, war is
to be vigorously prosecuted until the de-
m1nds are complied with. Should Rus
STA Join China, it will probably lead to Il
general European war, in which France,
England, and other liberal powers will
be obliged to Join arms, to check the
progress of the two greatest dcspotsms
in the world. In such an event, we
should behold freedom, truth and ciyIiza-
ton contending for existence with dcs-
potism and slavery. The minor ques-
tons OF interest or honor, would be mcrg-
ed in the noblcr causes of rights of man.
and who can doubt that triumph would
not be on the side of truth and justice
China, IN refusing to receive KNOWLEDGE
from other countries, has passed her
zenith, and become weaker. while her
''barbaran' ncighbors have increased in
strength. Russia is an empire of slaves.
vast dcspotism of which Napoleon truly
SAID, " that if not conquered herself. SIZE
would conquer the rest of the world,
and certainly the signs of the times ap-
pear to argue that the contest is not far
distant.
Dates from the United States to March
23th, show that the newspaper war upon
the boundary question is raging with
much acrimony though the governments
are taking no hostile measures.
TABLES TURNED IN CALIFORNIA, AND TIE
IMPRISONED FOREIGNERS RELEASED.
Upon the arrival OF the prison ship at
st. Bias, from Monterey, confirming the
prisoners, they were Immediately released
by the authorities of MEXICO. and their
jaiers incarcerated in turn. We under
stand that these men have the nodesty to
present a claim for some millions of dol
lars for damages.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23
Meeting of Merchants in New York,

A call for meeting Of Merchants in New
York. friendly TO Mr.. VAs BUhES's admins
traton. was published in the Democratic pa
pers Of The city last week. twas signed by a
large number, and among them we're many who
recently belonged to the opposition party, bur
who had become convinced that the policy Of
the administration was the best for the country
and had determined to support it. The whg
prints were very wrathy about it, and one Of
them called upon its partisans "to point The
finger Of scorn at TIE REcREASTs."
The Evening Post Of Saturday gives tho
following account Of The meeting.
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MERCHANTS.
The meeting Of the merchants at the Mer-
chants Exchange. yesterday, was immensely
large. Neither the abuse bestowed by the whig
prints on those who called IL. nor their attempt
to make the public believe that the meeting had
been postponed. nor the incIemeney Of the
weather was sufficient to preyeu, il from being
one of the most numerous assemblagss that ev-
er came together in Wall street. The street in
front OF the Exchange, the galleries, the scaf-
foldings, the ladders, the windows on the oppo-
site sides Of the way. were full Of auditors. AT
two o'clock the meeting was called TO order by
by William Chambe rlsin. Of the house Of Cham
berlain and Lawrence. He nominated as the
presiding officer George Douglas.
The President introduced to the meeting ST.
las Wright, Senator in Congress from this STATE
who was received with enthusiastic cheering
Mr.. Wright began speech. in when nc ds-
cnssed the great measures ofthe administrator ~
in their hearing upor commercial interests
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23

than it provides for the peoplei
The whole charge is founded in rnisconcep-
ion or hunbug--ihe well Informed portion of
the Opposition know IL.
3. Another Federal pretcnce is, that the bill
makes an innovation on our system. and creates
departure from the views OF our fathers, who
framed The Constitution.
But IN truth il is a restoration Of our practices
TO those which our fathers and the Constiru.
ion contemplated. II is not change ia The
principl Of our Government, but Of an uncon-
stilutionsl usage. The Constitution directed
that the currency under 1t should be gold and
silver. The early laws passed on the SUBJ leci
all expressly CONFIRMED TO that direction. The
evils of paper money before 1899, induced
many TO desire the new Constitution TO he form
ed TO remove them and tie debates in con
venlion. recently published from Mr.. MADIsos's
notes, show oonciusIveiy that a leading object
with those patriots was TO prevent those evils in
future.
This bill, as regards the specie clause, mere
y eniorces the same IDEAS, and gradually, so as
not TO incommodaie the community. So in
respect to the safekeeping Of the public money
Neither the Constitution nor the original laws
provide that it should be kept in banks; and no
subsequent act or charter authorized it to be SO
kept by the Treasurer ill 1916. On the con
trary, the original laws required the Treasurer
himself to kerp il and looking to the employ
menf Of some prrson or sub-treasurcr under
him at other places. very explicitly provided
that he should be answerable for all persons
employed under hin, and such have been the
terms Of his official bond TO ia. present mo-
ment.
The bill. therefore so Car from being uncon-
stitntional or an innovation on the views an
ciently entertained rs to the proper fiscal sy'-
tenn in regard to the currency and the keeping
OF the public money, is a restriction of our H.
nancial operations in those respects, TO the in
ientions Of the trainers of both tue Constitution
and our earliest laws.
The Wings, the Fsderalists, ALExANDEK
HAMILToN, and his disciples, are in these par
ticulars the innovators and viola,ors of the
Constitution, and not the Administration.
Let the people ponder on these facts, and
no candid aud fair minded inquirer for truth
among them. can doubt longer, that the prlncl-
pies involved in the independent Treasury. are
worthy the glorious Fourth Of July, on which
day it became a law.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23
ON HIGH AND LOW PRICES.

One %! the greatest recent humbugs, next to
bard cider and log cabins, is the federal outcry,
that prices have been affected by the conduct
OF the administration.
Should We for a moment grant this to be
true, for the sake OF argument. II would follow
that the opposition eensuied General Jackson
most w,ckedly IN 1885 aud 1886, when prices
were at the highest. aud when, by their reason
ing, the country must have been governed best.
By the same mode of reasoning, also, the
prices having now risen, and business being
more prosperous, the country now must be
governed much better than 1t WAS last winter
and spring, though the opposition may com
plain much louder.
Indeed, III the lowest period of prices under
Mr.. Van Buren,, they have yet been hlgher
than under the federal aud bank rule OF John
Quincy Adams, and hence, by opposition 10 gic,
the administration OF Mr.. Van Buren, most have
been better than that Of the isvvliIe federal and
bank model.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23

nj ,hs history OF his wrongs, and sent him
.s,.mn,nied by a servant, disguised, 10 aseer-
,s;n =, Lansdowu, when the marriage WAS to
tale plaee. In executing this commission II
vas that Edward bad the mysterious interview
9Th Mary, of which we spoke. IL is scarcely
necessary 10 add, that the young lovers were
richly repaid for all their past sorrows. Ed.
ward Morton was made heir Of Lansdo~n-and
Mary gave her hand to the man who had long
been the possesser Of her heart; while Gilbert
was permitted, 10 consequence Of hns bitter re-
pentance, TO inherit the little farm he had once
reacherou.iy wrested from his brother. The
moral is easily deduced: let us coneientiously
disc charge our duty, aud Providence will order
all things for our final advantage.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23

Low PRIcEs.-The opposition have long
been trying to make the country people believe
that the Democratic parry are the enemies OF
the farming interest, and that the British Wings
are its warm and sincere friends. IL is upusc-
essary to SO is,o any argument ts expose this
iaIsehood, Tor their daily conduct shows that
they are at present doing all ia their power to
pull down the prices OF produce and TO force
the farmers TO sell their articles Tor half their
real value.
But few days since whig, who has more
zeal than discreation, declared that there we're
enough merchants IN the country to keep deu n
the prlee oi produce uptll alter The election,
aud they would do II. And ate they not doisg
It TO the utmost OF their Poweri A larmer can
not offer barrel OF -four, bag OF oats, corn or
potatoes, pound Of butter, a pair OF chickens,
or any other product Of his farm, at the most
reasonabls prices, but some Of these sympathiz-
ing wings will attempt to make him take still
smaller sum, and when he has 'Je~ed ham do"n
TO the last cent he will treat hun to ~hiening
leeturs about low prices,
What contemplate opinion they must nave
Of the intelligence OF farmers, ii they suppose
that such low schemes viii result IA any ihins
but injury to the short sighted iaeiion that use
them.
We can tell the -four Spectators Who boast
,ha, the, "wiiI Keep down the pnes OF produce
untl alter the election" that their policy j.
prep,rIy understood BY the farmers. and that
the honest yeomany caanst be induced to mak.
Iheir rraciple auIClcs OF merchandise tor he
Brush wings 10 traffic OF.
F,Hs5a-g Aar.jal'ars-.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23
THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.

THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
The Globe furnishes the following answers
TO some of the misrepresentation current IN
the whig papers respecting the Independent
Treasury Bill. We recommend those who de-
sire to know the truth about il 10 read the ar
tclc.
l. The Opposition have pratcd till they are
hoare, o(thc uuion.oi the purse and sword by
independent Treasury.
This charge began with those lmmac ulate
statesmeu- Messrs. TALLMApGE and RIvEs aud
has beeu rung through every change since by
all their small beer, or rather hard cider, salel-
lles.
Bat the bill, on examination, will be found TO
confer Oh the President no new power whatev-
er over the public purse. tie can now, no
more than before, take n dollar fr IN il not au.
ihorzcd by Congress through regular appro-
priations. lie can now not touch dollar in
person, not even his own salary, Till paid TO him
by others. He can neither loan ont, nor EN-
power Others TO loan out dollar OF money IN
the Treasury, which is restriction on former
practice. So he can now appoint no person to
keep safely the money, without tue consent oil
the Senate, which is another restriction on for.
mer practice-as formerly, the particular State
banks that kept il, were selected by the Treas.
ury Department without the couscn, or coop
Grafton of either House OF Congress.
! Hsw disrepulable,, then, TO the intellecis OF
the Opposition, It must be, to pretend that thi.
bill gives to the President greater control Over
the public money, or makes new union be
tween the purse and the sword.
2. The next missiatcment ~, that this bill
creates a different rurtency for the Governmen
than that created for the people.
! This is, also, a charge originating from tha
same source, Messrs. ThLLMApGE and Rwes
and equally unioundcd.
| The currency created FOR the people by I'll,
United States Constitution and laws, as we'll .,
| for the Government, is The same, viz: speci,
( or its equivalent. So the Constitution express
| ly forbids. aud this Law does not contradict u
that any thing should be made tender to th,
people except gold and silver. Ii the people
take any thing else, or aay other thing Of les,
value, u is voluntary--and neither the lnds
pendent Treasury, nor tho United States Gov.
ern,pent, countensnces the idea, that any thine
Of less value should be paid to the people, an,
more than to- the Government.
How then can any man oi truth. much less
any intelligent statesman. honestly pretend that
this bill creates one currency for the Govern
ment aud another tor the people Or that u
provides Oetier currency ior the Government
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23
THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE

The rally OF the democracy at Erie, Pa, on
on the 10Th inst. is described bv the Buffalo
Republican as the most enthusiastic and over
whelming ever witnessed in that section Of the
Union. The number of hard handed and true
hearted freemen who were drawn together by
the glorious associations Of the day is estimated
At ten and t,reire h0usand-of whom Buffalo,
alone contributed FIVE or six hundred. Amons
the latter was Capt, SrrrHEr CHAMPLIS, tho
commander of one of the vessels that bare
prominent part in tho srea, achievement which
il was the design to celebrate. A eoodly num-
her of revolutionary veterans were also there.
occupying seats upon a staging 1oored with
planks from the ship in which PERRY kept At
hay for time the entire British fleet. The ef-
feet Of the presence Of these noble relics Of tho
times that tried mems souls, as NAV well be i'm
agined, was electrical. and impaired an interest
to the whole affair, scarcely inferior. We had al
most said, to the stirring events in which they
bore part.
The Hon. WIN. Berry presided, with a nu-
merous body Of Vice Presidents and Secreta-
riss. Gov. Porter was there: and among the
speakers was the HoR. James Buchanan. The
day closed ss it was ushered in. with the firing
OF cannon, Jeu-de; ;joies. &c. &c.
II is worthy Of note as Characteristic Of the
British whig party. that here. as in the neigh
borhood Of Plattsburgh, they attempted to get
up opposition celebrations. thinking, no doubt
(says the Buffalo Republican, to frieh,en the
democrats off, and defeat their meeting. by the
prospect Of being cut numbered and thrown
into the shade" By forced rally on the par' oi
their opponents. The attempt however IN both
instances was failure. the spontaneous gaiher-
incs Of the democracy being fully equal, # not
superior, 10 point Of numbers, the got up as
semblases Of the federal whss
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23

LATEST FROM TExAs.-By the schooner
Henry, Capt Alden, from Matagorda, we have
few days later intelligence from Texas. The
army under Gen. Felix Houston, had recap
tured one thousand horses aud mules loaded
with the plunder of LlnueviIIs. The pursuit
of the indians by The Texans was "a hot one
The sa'aees were alarmed, and were scatter.
ing in every direction. A force Of about four
hundred OF the brave TEXANS had succeeded
IN getting between the Cumauehes and the
mouDaus, TO cut oft their retreat, " bile muc b
larger nsmber were pressing on in the rear,
with the ardent hope of cutting them off en-
tIrey. Sersnty-iour were reported to have
been killed aud number taken prisoners. |,
was ascertsued 10 be true, that Mis-. Crosby.
captured by the Indians at LiuneviIe, had since
been killed by them-N. q. Bee, 5ih INST.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23
GEN. HARRISON'S BIOGRAPHER
SEEKING THE TRUTH AT LAST

SEEKING THE TRUTH AT LAST.
The Cincinnati Advertiser Of late date has
the following. Mr. Dawson. the editor Of that
under the supervision Of the available, and
from materials furnished by him, aud feeling
convinced from the letters Of Col Croghan re-
Gently brought TO light, that he was made a
means of doing injustice to the heroic defender
Of Fort Stephenson. is naturally indignant at
the position in which hc has been placed
THE CROGHAN CORRESPONDING
We do hereby once more emphaticaIy call
upon General H'rrIson to either publish his
letters to Colonel Croghan, or call upon the
Globe TO publish them, in order that we may
have correct view Of the matter in contro-
yorsy. We have Lecu ,la'soJ by fr;ond 81
the Colonel, with supprcssing material facts in
our life of General Harrison, in relation TO the
subject Of that correspondence. We imply
from one of Croghan's letters, that the General
had promised that justice should be done to
him in a supplement to that work Of this
| supplement we never had any knowledge, nor
intention Of publishing, prior TO The letters
published in the Globe; we therefore are per
sonally interested in the matter, and have q
strong desire 10 see both sides Of the csDtroyer-
sy and If General Harrison will neither pub
sh nor ask for the publication OF his letters
withn one week, we request the editor OF the
Globe 10 publish them Immediately after the
expiration of that week. This IS no election
eerIng ailalr,-our veracity has been question
ed, aud We demand Justice at the hands OF
Gen. Harrison, in order to clear ourselves of
the vile asperson.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-23

good government, ihs, Mr.. Van Burens is not
only better Than theirs, but better ihaa any
which has preceded il since l750. For further
details on the comparative prices OF such arIi-
clss, we beg leave TO refer TO Mr.. Burke's
speech at the last session, where they are Civ
en for twenty or thirty years.-GlObe.