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The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-05
Correspondence ofthe Nep York American

COTTtSp HnthCS VI Hte 1ftO 1OTh hWCTtCUU
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 81.
The Patriots have, since the removal of the
United States Army from Buffalo, again made
this neighborhood the scene of their operations,
in order, if they can, to embroil both countries
in war.
Last week, they made an attempt to blow
up two of her Majesty's steamboats,, lying at
anchor in the Niagara river, at Chippewa
Lett had laid this nefarious plot, and since his
arrest, is said to have boasted to Gov. Seward,
at Auburn, "that he had been recently in Can
ada, and would have been successful if he had
not been captured !" He also acknowledged
being the actor at the destruction of Brock s
monument, and of recent blowing up of one
of the locks on the Welland Canal
The machine consisted of two casks, con-
tanning $50 lbs. of powder. They were each
placed on frame one hundred yards apart
(but connected by ropc,) with leaden pipe
and fuse therein inserted, and thus towed from
vessels One only of the casks exploded, but
most fortunately prematurely, being 300 yards
short Of The mark.-otherwise every soul on
board, with the vessels, must have been de-
sroyed.
1t was ABOUT q L. vi. nose Oh DOdlu III
first supposed the report was that ola cannon.
The men were speedily mustured, and the
machine was floating. A boat with six men
was lowered, and whilst proceeding 10 secure
il, fred at from Grand Island. but happily
without injury. And these things have dis
turbed the public mind and the canal and from
tier is now pa.roled night and day by the Brit
ish troops. 1t is my firm conviction, that I'M
less there is a strong detachment of United
States troops forthwith sent to Buffalo, and
strong enough and sufficient TO show these
gentry the Government of the United States
is determined TO preserve peace acts of this
character will be done, which must have the
effect of breaking UP the peace existing be-
tween both countries. Buffalo was the head
quarters from whence the Navy Island gangs
originated AMI at the close Of canal and lake
navigation, there are enough of floating char
acters to be found ready and ripe for any I'M
dertaking, however desperate or wicked The
Canadian refugees seek all they can to inhame
the public mind as to Mcleod; evidence suf-
ficient to convict an angel, will not be lacking
at their hands; and if not successful in OBJ
tanning his conviction, and speedy execution
too, they make ii their boast, they will do
themselves justice.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-05
MGs. ilEoEN'S AfEInAtIr.

|. Patty Brown, Of Albu-gh, in the county uf
Grand Isle state of Vermont, of lawful age, DO
dcpoSe and say. thai between two and three
O'Clock on the morning Of the ooh instant,
Sept. 1911. was awokc from sleep BY the
noise of gang Of armed men, in British uni-
form, rushing into the house. in the room ad-
IpiDing tho bed room where my husband and
myself were sleeping. The room was lighted
by lantern which the company brought with
them. My husband Immediately sprang from
his be-, and asked them what they wanted up
on which one Of The company posted himself in
the door Of cur room. and pointed his gun to-
wards him and said, mot u word from vou'
At this, my husband halloocd, boysI meaning
as supposed, the boys who were sleeping in
the chamber. when another stepped 10 the door,
and loaded his gun, and said shoot him not
a word from youp AT this time others of the
same party rushed into another room where
James W. Grogan was sleeping. when heard
several voices cry cut. hero he is ! here lie is
shoot him blow his bIqiEs out They in
stantly seized Mr.. Grogan and dragged him
from his bed through the room out o! the house.
did not hear Mr.. Grogan speak. but he made
noise as if he was strangled and when they
drew him through the room his head appeared
10 fall upon his shoulders, and his legs seemed
to drag as If lie were lifeless and had no use
Of Them. lie was Immediately thrown into a
Wagon and drove off towards Canada. Mr..
GroSan CAM to our house about eight o'clock
of the same evening, having just returned,
ms he said, from LockPort, N. Y, where us
understand he and his family reside. His wife
is my sister. FATTY BROWN
The above sworn 10 beforc me, Sept. p, 1871.
WV. SowLEs, Justice Peace.
Alburgh, Sept. %, ls4l.
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Mn NIGowAS's AFFIDAVIT.

I, John Mcgowan, of Alburgh' IN the county
IF Grand Isle, state of Vermont, of lawful age,
depose and say. that have been acquainted
with James Grogan from his childhood to ihs
present time and that he was born either IN
Powua, Vermont, or in lioosick in the stale
of New York, beli-ve in Hoosick' and OF re-
spectable parentage. and it was reported a"G !
sPr - Lr r.o militia man or a volunteer 10
De- LATED states service at the time of the IN
vasion of Plaiisburgh BY the D m :" "0
course of 1912.
The above sworn to before me; Sept. "a, lS4i'
RI. H. REYNOLDS Justice Feaef'
Alburob, Sept. "a. io4i'
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LocoFocoIsM BEFORE ELECTION.

LOCCfOCOlSM BEFORE ELECTION.
"The Wings in Congress have laid a tax of
20 per cent on tea and coffee, and this while
they permit Rail Road iron to come to soulless
corporations free. Every cup of coffee and tea
that you drink will contain whig theft
Such were the falsehoods of the locofoco
papers before election, and they were in the
mouth of the horse.shed and bar-room Draw
lers all over the State. Will not the People
remember such things?
The truth is, the Wings in Congress as
body were utterly opposed to snch taxes, and
voted in a body against them. The game was
got up to cheat and to deceive those who had
not the means of knowing the truth, and to
have an effect in the Vermont and Maine E.
ections.-Caledonian
JOHN nj. BoTr AT HoaE.--The Wings OF
Richmond assembled in great numbers on
Monday evening last,for the purpose OF express
sing their opinions as to the late course OF the
present Administration. The Wing says that
"on no occasion during the past corte | OF
"ls40 was displayed greater enthusiasm, or a
more determined spirit of devotion 20 the glo.
"rious Wing cause" The resolutions adopted
by reclamation at the meeting, were Brief spir-
lied, and worthy of Virginia. The capital of
the Old Dominion re.echoes the motto of the
Wing Congressional Address, ''the will oft
NATION uncontrolled by the will of ONE MAN y
and accords to its distinguished Representa-.
tive, JOHN NJ. Boris, the following tribute Of
praise and appreciation
Resolved, That in our own Representative,
John Minor Bolts, we have the assurance Of
unfinching fidelity and devotion 10 the cause
which he processes 10 espouse, and that by the
well-earned distinction which he has already
attained in the councils ofhis country. he we'll
illustrates the advantages Of straightforward
and manly course, which seeks only 10 attain
worthy and patriotic ends by honorable and can
did means. He possesses our fullest confidence
and appreciation. aud with willing heart we
greet him. iccN done, good and faithfulscTrdnt.
FROM FLoRIpA.--Under date Of September
9th, Colonel Worm reports TO the Adjuant-
General that the expected conference with IT,
ger. Tail and bis brother had taken place, and
that every thing had been arranged in a satisfac-
tory manner. These Chiefs were 10 collect
their people at designated point between the
Hillsborough and Withlacoochee. whence they
would 60 10 Tampa in body. They express
sed desire to depart for their new homes as
soon as possible.
The Colonel was 10 leave Tampa on The fol-
lowing day, 10 meet Hospitakee's people on
the Cooasawhache, agreeaby TO the arrange.
ment made with that Chief.-Nat. Iniel
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OFFICIAL
n, u, President of the United States OF
''s America.
A PROCLAMATION.

vyrvrA, it has come to The kno",eaSe u
" S!a~a-nnen, of the United States that sun.
Inc s"cret Lodges. Clubs, or associations exist
Dry SeI Noribern Frontier tina. the members OF
on .n1 odg. are ound together by score, oatAs;
' .Ho, ,hsv have collected firearms ana o'i,er
'la; materials, and secreted them in snnofy
niaces and that it is their purpose 10 vloa0 .mJ
Avs Of their country by making military I'm Of
iawIess incursions. when opportunity sia ,1,i ~
-; r. ~, n. Territories Of + Power VII" "'''0
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-05
"THE TAX ON TEA AND COFFEE r.

KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That the Wing Senate of the United States,
by vote of 80 to 10, struck out the tar on
Tea and Coffee and that a Wing House con.
CURED in the vote 17S to IL.
AND ALSO KEEP 1T BEFORE THE
PEOPLE,
That the last humbug of the Spirit of loco
focoism was tax upon Tea and Coffee.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-05

GREAT ROBBERY AT CHIcAGo.-The Cleve-
land Herald says, by a hand-bill signed by E.
s. Prescott, Receiver, dated Land Office, Chi
cago, Sept. ls4l, we learn that the office of the
Receiver of Public Moneys, in Chicago, was
entered on Saturday or Sunday night, the Sub
Treasury safe opened by false keys, and the
following amounts stolen, viz:--slO,s3s in
gold, $1,000 in silver, 400 in Treasury notes,
800 military Land Scrip, and one $50 note,
Bank of North Adams, Ms. The Receiver
offers reward of $1,000 for the recovery of
the money, and $500 for the arrest of the rob-
Der.
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How THEY'D CHEAT THE PEorLE.-We are
told that ertain locotoco merchants raised
the price of tea and coffee just before election,
and told their weak customers that the Wings
had taxed these articles which raised the price,
or some such story.
Every honest man should shake off the dust
of his feet as testimony against The rascaity
of these robbers, and not buy even pipe of
tobacco of them hereafter. Why, such men
would pick your pockets if they could do it
and not be discovered, and then be as honest
as TO rob you of 10 cents on pound of tea
Caledonian.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-05

APPROACHING ELECTIoN.-The annual c.
lections in New Jersey and Ohio take place,
or commence on the 18th of next month In
Maryland on the 9th.
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The following uffidasits relative 10 the ,b
duc'ion of Grogan have been forwarded % the
proper authorities, with view 20 hi. rsla.ss
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
From tie Riclmonl Wig.
TuE VETO POWER

This munarchlcal feature Of the CoUs,i
luton Bogus to excite The pubic affection
more and more. The frequent exercise Of
il during the last few years, by which The
sill Of one man has been made 10 con,roGl
the gl!l eff whole, las bad the very nal
urai elect Of making people consider Whe,h
er intruih ours is free Republic or Des
poiism For our part, We have long since
avowed our abborteuce Of the mower and
the exercise Of II BY Wing President IN
90 degrees miiiga'es our LEGISLATION Of IT,
Il is hideous de!orui;y in our Repgbii
can system, and Whenever exerted, Uth
ooo Or two exceptions, il has been 10 hos
tiiity to popular rights.
The Locoloco party, from their iahcrent
tory'sm, al advocate this. Power. as the
aEd Of our safety. They are afraid to trust
the People, and as they ere BY nature sub
sefyieni see JelIetson's works. and must
worship some one, they rather worship one
man ihan the multitude. % tho same
principle, they might nov. as they wll do
before long, advocate klnaly government
II will come to that at last, As TO the
Wings, they believe in the capacity Of the
people for self, goyernDeot-and whether
they govern right Or wrong, it is their
RIGHT, ana il tails to taslr lot 10 endure
the cooseque nces, whether good or evil. -
As Republicans, the Wings do not desire,
thai he People be either III practice or the
DRY, subject to he caprice Of oae NAN.
Ga thIs subject, we are happy TO have
the concurrence Of The present distinguish
ed Secretary of tie Navy. la volume
Published by him last year, entitled A
BuIEE ENQUraY INTO THE TRUE NATURE
AND CHARACTER or OUR FEDERAL Gov
ERNNEST," sc fad these Republican views,
touching The powers Of the Executive
Another striking impaHeclion Of the
Constitution, as respects Tie executive Dc.
pat,meul, IS found in tie veto power. The
right to forbid The people to pass whatever
laws they please, is the right to deprive
them Of sell government. 1t is power
which can never be entrusted To oue man,
~ any number Of men short Of tie people
themselves, without lie certain destruction
Of public liberty. Il is true that each de
pariment Of the government should be arm
ed with a certain power Of self protection
against the assaults pf the other depart.
menis; and the eSectiye, probably stands
most IN need Of such protection. But the
veto power, as il stands 10 the Constitution,
goes far beyond this object. Ii IS, in er
feet, a poser IN the executive department
TO forbid all action IN any Other. II is
true that, notwithstanding the veto Of the
President, a law may still be passed, PROV.
drd tiCo thirds Of each house Of congress
agree therein; but II is obvious that the cas-.
es are very rare, 10 which such concurrence
could be expected. In cases Of plain ne
eessiiy OF policy the veto Would not be sp
P!.cd; and those oil doubtful necessity or
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28

GroRsIA-C. j. McDoasld (the aRti Bapt
candidsle) is probably elected Governor BY a c.,
siderable mAorily over AIR. Dawson. The n,
joriiy for Gen. Harrison last Fall was upwards n
e.900.-- Isdieaiga.
Why did not the Editor Of the Madiso.
nan, instead of designating Mcdonald q,
.the Anti.Ba Candidate" como out a,
once and say that Mcdonald is, as tie
Madisonian knoirs him 10 be, thorough.
bred Loco Foco of the school 10 which Tie
Madisonian, some few months ago, urofes.
sed to be so uncompromising foe.
Ii is not little singular that while he !,
endeayoring 10 convince the world that NJ.
TYLER has done nothing to displease the
Wing Party, the editor of the official Or,
gan should chuckle over the triumph Of Tie
mos, thorough bred Locolocos. Look at
his comment Oh the result 10 Maryland
observe the Riaes which he is eouiinualy
making at tina, t-te Wig organ, the Ma
lional lnielhgeGcer, and Judge Of the Mad.
soniun's fidelity to that party into whose
ranks be came some two ycaIs since.
And is il not EanilesI that The food
which the Madlsonian serves up tiekles tie
palate Of his employer, the President
The Editor Of the Madisonian would 10,
dare 10 publish such articles rs his paper
now teens with, we're he not assured ihat
they were relished BY the man for whose
taste he purveys.
For ourselves, we Indignantly scou, the
imperliueat lectures which this eleventh.
hour Wing (hy profession) j. continually
reading TO The Wing party, as 20 their du.
" and policy. We DENY the authority Of
the teacher, and the wisdom Of his lessons.
The Editor of the Madisonian was brougl
up in the wrong school, and bis behavior
bespeaks his education. He belongs 10 the
Loco Focos. While he was acting With
the Wing party he doubtless felt himset
on, Of place. Tinlebdt TfimOuse was not
a whit more out &C his element, while scat
cd at the table Of Lord Dredlington, than
was the Madisnnian while acting with lhc
Wing pariy.--Pd. iaffl.
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From The Baittmore American.
: CONFLICTING INTERESTS.

%
THE Raleigh Register had recently .
good paragraph in reference to what are
called i" conflicting interests Of the North
and South" II showed tina, there was no,
production Of the Southern States shich
did moi in some way contribute 10 the pros
peFliy Of the North, and 10 like manner
that the manufacturing, mechanical, and
enterprise Of the North vas CONTINUALLY I'D
ding directly or indirectly to tho wealth Of
the Southern planters.
The truth is that the very diversity
which marks the respective productions 81
the North and South, constitutes bond Of
union between them cemented by mutual 10
terest. IL cotton, rice and tobaocco we're
grown IN both regions there woulj be con.
petition and rivalry aud If both aimed at
superiority 50 manufacture similar ceiling
Of contention would exist. lD course 81
time when The SJuih viii have to depend
upon bone market for the sale of most Of
her surplus PRODUCTIONS, the identity Of ia.
terests between the tso sections will be
come still more apparent. Thalthls period
is rapidly Fastening on, most observers.
who see things as they are, sill freely ad
NIT.
There IS soma coBGic, Of idea between
the North and tie Son,h--a conirariesy Of
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
Erom he Nep Tork Tribuae.

{" Wig PaperS."- Toe venerable Bitch
tc, Of the Richmond Enquirer, copies an
article from the New World, eu,illed, " The
Dismembermenl Of the Wing Party" and
STYLES il Truth from a Wing source. -
The Albany Argus copies an article from
the Boston Motion, written by the notorious
Loco Foco, Russell Jarvis, as indicative
Of the Webster feeling among the Wings"
We should not be ouch surprised 70 see,
in the Argus or Enquirer, the New Ere
spoken Of as " leading New. York Wing
journal"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28

The Baltimore Republican, ascribes the
late triumph Of IDS party IA Maryland 10
Sc he tpo refOes.' THIS W. TO not deay.-
And We find 10 its Jr the seyerest rebukc
Of those Wings 40 emitted their dlssbi
isiaction with IS sWgle, however much
10 be regretted, error Of The Federal Exec
utive, to berray them iato torge.(ulness u
their duty to their party, 10 their State, and
to their principles. Lstthe Baltimore Re
publican, however, and It's CO laborers, de
rive what comfort they can FROM their pres
ent success; the cause they assign for II is
Of itself prophetic of their oyei,hroW for
unless they can shoY las we know they
eauaot) that the "veloes have driven any
Wings into the racks Of locoGocoism, their
triumph viii be short lived; and they may
even Low number its days.-Ndt. h,cl.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
4 BusTLE IN TnE srRrEr.

Oa Thursday a lady was observed passing
along the pavement not hundred squares
from our office--her form, beautiful 10 lis
syuetry, attracting the attention md com.
handing the admiration Of all who saw her.
Onward she moved with a soft 5ul queen
Ike siep-lndIcating proud consciousness
Of the sensation she inspired shen sud
denly
4" 4 change came DER tho spin, Of hor dream .
her steps became falierios and confused ;
her cheeks we're suflnsed With bushes Of the
deepest crimson, and her down cast eve up.
on tho earth, as If invoking, by mute appeal,
the ground to open and hide her from hu
man sight.
What could have cause so great o change
Too soon was the reason seen. Alas for
human foresight aud arrangement, how arc
they used in vain. Some slight neglect,
some lriling oversight, had rendered nuga.
;ory all the work Of art, all the labor Of The
toilette, and the unfortunate belle, whose
faulllcss symmetry Of form hadNbeen so
much admired, escaped as soon as possible
from observation, bul lef, her hustle ia the
street.
Ladies, do not accuse Us OF ske,ching the
above from fancy, for Il you doub, its truth
we can convince the most skep,icai WHO
viii call al our Office, by a SIGH, of the ar
ilclo, which We shall be bappy 10 return to
the fair owner whenever she calls 10 clam
it.-Bah. Clip.
Rcpcmber that the beginning Of the
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28
INTERESTING DISCOVERY IN Tue
EAST


The book Of DR.. Gram, iast published
furnish tho reading public wiih matter Of
peculiar interest. He has resided several
wears in Persia. smnrs tic HISTORIANS
about Lake Ooroom,ai ard, having be.
come familiar with their language and
manners, and learnt something q tho Nes-
lorians Of the mountains, determined 10
pay them a visit, though discouraged from
the attempt by the reported dangets Of the
way. Ills boldness was crowned with
most gratifying succcss. lie penetrated
iHdo an excessive region, leug secluded
from the res, Of the world b. mountains
almost impossible, and doably guarded Nv
the fierce tribes of koord8 WHO stain the
sides and bases of those eu,sncuccs with
blood; and there discovered nation Of
Christians, living IL primitive simplicity,
who received with open arms yisiter from
the Western continent, of the existence u
which they had hardly heard.
There, IN the recesses Of region Sc.
cludod by Nature, be found churches not
less ihaa 1900 years old, and Christian
rites so little corrupted by false doctrine
that he could conscicncioa-ly Join in wor-
ship with the people whom be styles the
A" Albigenses Of The East" They speak
the modern Syriac language, and have a
few copies Of tho Scriptures 10 the ancient.
They resemble lsraeli,es in many respects
aud are supposed by our enierprsng ira
weller to be descendants of those who we're
carried captive into Chaldca. and after.
wards became converted in the first ccntu-
ry 10 The preaching Of some Of the Apos.
ties.
The volume comprises The journal Of Dr..
Grants perllous aHd adventurous journey,
With interesting accounts Of the people, aud
his cogeut arguments IN favor Of their L..
raelitish origin, whose Justice has been nc
kno~iedged by some of tie mos, intelligent
Europeans and Americans resident in that
part Of Asia.
Mea Of knowledge and sound taste will
know how to appreciate work alike cal.
culatcd to improve the mind and the heart,
and to do credit to American literature,
enterprise, aud philanthropy.
Some idca may be formed of the state
Of ignorance IN which our counlrymau
found the people Of that secluded region
from the fact that, when introduced to the
principal man Of the nation, he was met
With query Of the following kind g Ii
you came from the rGw Western world.
tell ne how you managed 10 get across the
western ocoan; for have always under.
stood it was occupied BY an immense ser.
pent, which completely epcircles our Eas.
tern countries, aud keeps those waters in
dreadful cotunotion. Tell mo by what
means You found your way past so terrible
an enemy."--N. j. Amer.
Messts. Stephens aud Catscrwood sailed
from this city on Saturday for Central
America, for abe purpose Of continuing
their researches in that country Of won
dets. They viii probably 10 absent about
SIX monlha, and with the advantages OF
their previous experience. will Doubtless
return even more rchlg laden than on their
former iouf.--N Y. Express