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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-12-10

Nep Staie8.-The Iowa papers are
discussing the expediency Of forming a
State Government, and applying 10 The
next Congress (or admission into the
Union. They express no doubt that
the population of the Territory will,
within a year, be increased hey ond
the ratio which may be adopted for re.
presentation in Congress. This propo
si,ion has excited some attention at the
South. where fears are ioIt that The non
slave holding States will obtain pre-
ponderonce in the national government,
In Florida they are discussing the pro
pretty Of moi only coming into The Union,
but coming as iaro States. A New Or
leans paper remarks that north west
ern State should be accompanied INTO
the Union by a Stale from the South,
in order to maintain the balance in
which the South finds defence against
encroachmenls on her rights. Wiscon.
sin will follow Iowa; and in tba! pOln;
Of view. the proposition 10 divide the
Territory Of Florida, acquires more
force. The preservation OF the relative
power # the slave holding States in
the Senate, is a consideration to which
the attention Of the whole South will be
turned. PHIL Gazette,
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

The eastern mailed to-day faiedbeyond Charleston How was it possible to have five regular malls Tn sue ces.;on7 Such thing would be unexampled m the history of the administration
 We have also an abundant lack ofnews in relation 10 our state elections Not syllable from the inte rior. We have yesterdays papers from Montgome- ", and they are dumb the subject This IS strange Didn't they forget open the polls in those dgg'ngs
 Ii is stated that there was no election at Fish Ri yer in Baldwin. We are sorry for that, because il would have secured as a majority in that county.- But we suspect we get along without 1t.
 Recently there was a robbery committed in the Branch Bank of the state of Georgia at Macon, of which no particulars were given at the time In a letter to the Charleston Courier we find something definite on the subject It says that the amount of deficit is about S6O, 900. Nath'l Baker, Cashier, Isaac G. Seymour, President, and Levi Eckiey, Il. K Carter, and F. Sims, Directors, are the persons implicated. These frauds upon the institution were committed under the obligations of an oath taken b, the President and Cashier of that office on the Sd April ut after certificate signed, saying the casl had on that day been counted and all found cor rect We further understand that the Directors 0 the principal Bank have taken energetic measures t prosecute and bring to justice all tae persons mpll cated and the efficient character of the security bond and other sources of indemnity, induce the hope ha the pecuniary loss to the Bank will not be very hea vy-but what an awful wreck of character to the par ties involved.
 Happily for brotherly love, the recent enormou bank frauds have been committed in all sections o the country. One part, therefore, can't call the ohc parts names with any show of justice.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

Last week was the anniversary week-iiNew York of fall the principal religious and philanhropic soce ties m the United States. Extensive reports gwen in the papers, but they contain many statis tics that il would be impossible to give adequate idea of their progress and condition in any reasona bie space. They all seem to be in very fourshing state except the ant-savery society the total receipts of which, during the past year only 6, ,S21 and even the whole of this small sum was not expended The chief alleged for this, is the absence of harmony in that fanatic body. One party-the more rabid-at the head of which is Garrison, is forbreak- ing down all social distinctions arising from color. The other has objection to taking the negro by the hand, but il is yet reconciled to intermarryng with him.
 The report which the Herald gives of their pro- ceedings, indicates most disgusting want of refine ment and deiicacy among those mad ''philantho- pisfs." | One thing we observe is, that they pass the most fusome encomiums ou the course of Governor Sew ard in relation to the difficulties with Virginia, and think that General Harrisou's condemnation of their cause in his message, merely to saye appear ances-that it's and moderation furnish reason for decided preference of the whg over the democratic party. We learn this fac, from an ela- borate and graphic report of the Herald
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22
From the Maryland Temperance HeI
THE WASHINGTON PROCESSION.

In the afternoon, at four o'clock, a meeting was held in the Square. Mir. Mitchell and intro duced Dr. David M. Reese, representative from the New York City Temperance Society.
 s'I had expected, gentlemen," said the doctor ssnot to have spoken till this evening, when intend to make report to the Washington, and Junior Washington Societies, of the great doings of their delegation in the city of New York, and should great ly have preferred listening my old friend Mir. Kee- ner, and to have heard him speak on this occasion of the great triumph which we all rejoice to Your procession has reused my zeal this day, and has in itself if it were possiblc expressed e deep emotion of my soul Long as have been engaged in the cause until this time have witnessed of such
 interest and moral submity. And feel on this oc- casion almost disqualified to appear before you New erheless, whatever our efforts be here, shall re-
 turn home, flushed with the success of your Baltimore deputaon, flushed with the achievements of this day. and strive to equal speedily, in our own city, that which our eyes now witness. My friends, I rejoice with you that evidence clear and conclusive has been adduced this day, that there lives drunkard how ever hopeless and degraded, but may be raised to character, to society, aud to responsibility. This question has been settled with by your depuaton; by arguments and evidence irresistbly convincing, which brought gladness to many heart, and lighted anew the fires of hope in many a Responding bosom These have been restored to the'r fresides and
 their families, fathers, and brothers, who have long been the victims of intcmperance-and association with their names have been formed in a thousand breasts ,nore mperishable than the marble monuments which you have reared to departed virtue.
 ''The time was, when drunkards were held up to the gaze of mankind they who had brought upon themselves and the world the of drunkenness. But now, know, that never it caused by excess sive drnking-I appeal to every man ithn the sound of my voice. if this vice be not caused and caused alone, by moderate drinking Dr. Rush has said, he that drinks rum and drinks till he loves it, will drink till he dies. In England, one of those splendid haunts of wretchedness the gin palaces, displays on
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

The following picture of the present condition of the once beautiful and fourishing island of St. Do- mingo, is furnished in a letter om French naval officer
 "We embarked on board the frigate Nereide, on the 24th December. On the 2Stli arrived at fo t Royal, to receive orders from the Admiral who des- patched us on the 18th to St. Domingo, where we were to take on board the five million of francs which the Consul General had informed ready.- republic, and all that say to you of the misery of the people, will suffice to give you any idea of it.
 sI have been every where and every where have seen nothing but degradation and corruption. Men in rags compose the army and exhibit the most ludi- crous masquerade. Cavalry on foot, man9uvre like horses at the word of command, trot, galop, &c., Both officers and soldiers without shoes; ore has spurs tied by cord to his naked feet, another has made himself spurs with piece of iron drove into wooden sole tied to his foot and one whole company which inspected minutely, had not single musket which would go off. The officers in rags ask charity
 sSlothfulness, poverty in it's most hldeous form, and in the negro it is most hdeous-alOne meet your eye at the town of Port au Prince. The fields are overrun by brambles, haywood trees, and the rapa- the plantations. With the exceptions of few gar- dens which are here and there cultivated by the ne- groes-gardens far inferior to those of worst slayes-there is no cultivation whatever.
 'lhe only product of the island is coffee, and that every year dihinishes materially, that the time is not far distant when it will produce none at all. No more is planted and the old coffee plantations are not even taken care of The owners gather the crops from their own fields, in the midst of briars and weeds-no aberers being to be had, the one not be- ing willing to work for the other"
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

| TExAs.--The news from Texas is very interest. | ing.
 On the 18th ult. the Secretary of State issued a proclamation stating that the entire European loan had been definitely negotiated by General Hamilton.
 The work of running the boundary line between Texas and the United States was in rapid progress and will be completed in June. So far as progress ed, it gives the Texans tract of country more than 400 miles long, by in breadth, which was suppo- sed to belong to the United States, and included in their surveys. This land has all been located, and so great has been the rage for it, that unlocated bounty claims said to have been sold in some n- stances high as $1 50 per acre.
 brig called the City of Perth was totally lost on San Luis bar on the 18th inst. She was from San Luis, bound to Liverpool, with about 1000 bales of cotton. She bilged and sank in l2 feet water.
 In consequence of the difficulties existing between M. de Saligny, charge d'afairs of France and cit- of the Republic, President Lamar has instructed the Texian charge d'aairs at the court of St. Cloud to lay the whole subject before his majesty the King of the French, and to request the recall of M. de Saligny.
 Judge Webb has been sent ambassador to Mexico, which it is thought is indicative of warm disposi- tion to bring the difficulties between the governments 10 speedy close.
 Dr. Anson Jones, has been nominated for the Vice Presidency, and accepted.
 The crops in very favorable state, and it is expected will yield very abundant harvest.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

An honest comment the Spoiis Proceeding in Phil adelphia.-The North American Ca strong HARRISON paper in Philadelphia has the following up- on the late Custom-house prescription:
 s'Gen.. Harrison and his successor both determined to remove from office obnoxious politicians. But an indscrimnate sweep of the innocent and guilty, what they both strongly repudated. We regret to hear, in the merciless sweep made by the Coec- tor, that some men have fallen who really worthy of better fate Men who have cautiously kept aloof from political action, and discharged their duties with answering fidelity have been prostratcd by the tornado which overwhelmed the vulgar and noisy demagogue. There should have been both forbear- auce and discrimination exercised. The mercantile community here had right to be consulted, and the people should have been heard in matter of such monentous importance. We solcmnly protest against the principle which rewards obtrusive, rowdy, pot house politicians, while men of high moral worth ster ling integrity, are overlooked discarded. Brazen impudence should be rebuked, and the man who has nothing to recommend him but his party ribaldry. should have found no favor in the eyes of the Col lector of Philadelphia.
 s'We are not surprised at the existence of strong excitement in the city, resulting from such unwaran- table prescription"
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22
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 Mr. Editor musical sound has been heard for soila days pds. commencing at early dawn and con tnuing near sun rise, resembling vast nnuber oi Hornets or Bumble7Bees in air above. The same sound appeared in Jdde 1889, for three weeks. Will some one please to o-account for it! A. Our correspondent is too hard for ns. Is he sure the sound has been heard for days past? may it not be the midnight shouts of the whgs over their an- tcipated victory, and its realization on Thursday' This conjecture we place some confidence in, be- cause if we recoect arght in 1889, they had vic- tory To say the least, the coincidence very strik- ing. During that ye r, too, we had the yellow fever, which is another marked concidence-fo distress and confusion known to follow almost invariably their success. Shipwreck was also frequent, and steam boat disasters abundant, which, following their me- thod of tracing every thing to the last administrations are fair deduction from their victory But conjec- ture is endless. We leave it to wiser heads.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

Senatorial Amasements-A correspondent of one oi the Ohio papers, writing from the seat of govern ment of the State, gives the fowing account of the manner in which legislators sometimes amuse them selves:
 ssOnce this winter, Senator suggested some mode of doing business rather rudely the Speaker, who answered him that the Speaker knew his own busi- ness The Senator replied, he was very happy to hear it. for it was piece of information of which he was before entirely uniformed. Another grave Sena tor few days since when in committee of the whole, Mir. Sill in the Chair, took newspaper, made sort of fools cap of it, and placed it upon the head ofano ther That other taking it of, placed it on the head of third, who and nodded about to attract the attention of the Chairman. Mir Sill Kept his count enance. and would not notice the Merry Andrew During this time, fourth Senator slipped behind the capped honorable, and took his chair away. You may well imagine the mrth, when the dgnitary and his cap sprawed upon the foor like Dr.. Sop in the COW yard Still Mfr. Sill preserved his gravity, till another Senator facetiously called out, .Mr Chair man. the Senator from--has the floor whereupon the Committee rose and reported progress"
 So much for Senatorial amusements.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

The pretext for creating deficiency in the Ma tonal treasury, by giving away the public lands, is to assist the States, many of which alege that with out such assistance they cannot pay their interest," The principle of the distribution is; therefore, that "i the assumption of the debts. The one act follow the other inevitably and the nnindebtcd states will have |" pay the debts of the speculative ones. The old states lend themselves the dstrbution, uRder the impression that unless it is made tue new states will soon become so powerful as to take them away alto gether. ,~
 1t can be described, and necessarily proceeding iron the proposed measures of the new party as pro,nul gated in the official organ at Washington, ;,
 What effect this system may have on the welfare Q the country shall take occasion show hereafter.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

The whgs, at the closing of the last session, un- der the plea of an empty treasury, procured the pas- sage of treasury law, for the emission of five mill lions of dollars in Treasury notes. This was done, was alleged at the time, to supply the wants of government until the regular Congress- and obvi- ate the necessity for extra session.
 Mir. Woodbury, in his report, proves clearly, that the ordinary proceeds of the would, with nomy, be amply sufficient to supply all the wants of government, but to leave for an extraord- nary session, the issue of these five millions of Trea- sury notes authorized.
 Immediately afterwards, on the 17th of March, Daniel Webster issued his proclamation, stating that the finances of the country embarrassed, and that, without extra session of Congress, the wheels of government would be very apt to stop. To render this plea as plausible as possible, and to withdraw public attention from it's inconsistency, great hue and cry got up, against the mprovidence of the last administration, and the Federal orators by a process of augmentation peculiar to themselves, showed that Mir. Van Buren had involved the country in debt of s4O,OOO0O0 This was clearly, expli- citly, and irrefragably proved to be false by Mir. Woodbury himself. A falsehood, however, was thought to be admissible when a great object could
 
 be attamed by its
 These are the facts of the case and are sufficiently plain to show that the extra session was not caled is alleged, for the purpose providing for the public necessities. The question then arises, what was it called for?
 Now we think this question may be solved without much difficulty it to present on frstview, and in answering it, adop, almost verbatim the language of one of best financial writers in the country, (of the lIerad) and attached to neutral paper. The first object, then to the par ttion of the public lands among the States for the be- net of specuators An increase of duties is the next and necessarily so the excuse for grows of the deficiency caused by the first proposed measure. Then we have the repeal of the present fiscal agent; then the charterng of another that will better secure the purposes of the sockobbers and spectators, and become an instrument of reward For the same ob- ject will be the creation of national debt
 We have here five measures, two of which are to repair the evils caused by the other, and the whole constituting the leading features of gigantic scheme of extrayagance and speculation,--the essence of which is taxation of the people, in the form of high duties for the avowed benefit of the stockjobbers. This taxation is also laid in the form most desruc- tive to commerce. It is another barrier be raised between nations to prevent free intercourse, and this at time when the country requires, above all other things, an increased market for her produce and encouragement to trade. Simultaneously with this proposition choke commerce by increased bur- dens it is proposed to regulate exchanges by crea- ring monopoly bank, and destroying the trade of all other banks in the country.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

It's front in broad characters. Drunk for penny dead drunk for two-pence-clean straw for nothing. The only WAY men have been, will be made drunkards, is by moderate .irinking-and however man may fortify himsefby oatlls and promises, he who drinks will from physical necessity become an bsbilusl drgpkard. Tine laws of nature are as true the laws oi reselation; and d power which no mental effort can overcome vows can imit wiii at last make that man who iaduges a slave to habit and sctnto disease. Yes,'' said the doctor "be assnred that youf eXperichce and denonstratlon my friends, have settled ihe question tat he who uses intoxicating drinks, whether spirtnous liquors, or wine, or malt, or cider, is rerspectiyely drnkard, and is in great danger of filing last drunkards 8 grave. The old temperance pledged would not do' It never, my friends, could have produced resnl, as glorious the present. and my prayer is that the cause we advocate--Ou cause-may grow better and brighter from this day till every nation of the earth shall be saved from the eyis of intemperance
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22
w h o e ale Prices.

REMARKS.-We have been unable to observe any im- provement in business since last remarks but the contrary compelled to note the past week one of greater inactivity than any preceding this season. Every thing indicates that business is fast ing a close. We shall have any thing of interes, to communic te.
 BAeciSc AND BALE RoPE-The demand for these arti- has been less active the past week. We have change to make in quotations Holders firm and sales are made at our quotations
 We quote Ken ucky bagging 2sa 2sic per yd cssh- and 3 3sc on tme Kentucky rope is4 l3c cash aud 4c time India baggng 26t 2c cash % 30 on time Receipts s55 pcs baggng and IO62 coils rope.
 B.coS-The demand for bacon has improved. The stock on hand however, continues he large and holders anxious to sell Wequote canvassed hums 10 lac pr lb uncan- vassed hamsst asc sides a 64c shoulders At A.
 CoFrEr-We have no improvement, notice m the de- mand fo flee. sars being very light We now quote
 avna green 1t I2c pr b and sales difficult to be made at the latter The stock hand is quite heavy for lhe Rio coffee Ili ielc per Ib. and a small | supply,
 FLoURTho arrivals since Saturday last have been 1853 6bls very fair demand has been experienced for Vest ern supefus. The stock hand Is not heavy. quote from store for Western superfne s 9.
 GRAIs-The supply of corn has been somewhat ucreas- cd oy late arrivals holers however, firm ut quo- taons, 62l 65e pr bushel Oats 5a a s5c pr busbeL
 HAY.-Rsepts this week 42s bales hay, The stock on hand is very light and holders firm their prces-,eta price si 50 psriOoI lbs.
 LIsE.Retal price s9 s9 g per cask. No arrivals.
 LUmBER-The demand Tor lumber continues to be very b'k mostly for Northern ports Exports the pas. week quite heavy We quote mill prices for flooring SIP SIS per M Assorted $s per M.
 LARD-Thsreis is inquiry for good Western lard- Small sales have heen made at sac per lb.
 MoLAssEs 1.-The stock hand light and but little de- mand existng Wo have change to make in quotations We quote 27c per gallon.
 PoRK.-very dull aud large stock on hand. We quote mess $i2i si33 per bb prime $I0i I0a. sueAR-Ths receipts this week 50 hhds. Holders are firm at our quotations with moderate demand mddng qualities st a6lc fair 6i 7c We have choice sugars in market
 SALr-A,rived this week 27s9 sacks salt. We hear O. no disposition hving been made oft. Price from $l 37 per sack.
 WHisxEy.-There has been an improvement in the de- mand for this article The stock continues very heavy We quote 2lc per gallon.
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

Tue Saitan ef MUscat.-Some letter writers from Zanzibar, in stating that the package of presents from ths government, sent out 10 the Sultan of Mus cat, had not been opened have given the impression that they were received with coolness or contempt We have the best authority for saying that any such intimaton is entirely erroneous and unfounded
 Capt. Andrew Ward, of this port, was at Zanzi- bar, with several other Americans while the packa- ges remained unopened; and on expressing wish to see the presents from the American Government, His Highness replied, that it would give him much plea sure to gratfy Capt. Ward and his friends, but that having just returned to Zanzibar, he had not had time to provide suitable places deposite the arti cles that there not door in either of the paa- ces large enough to admit the mirrors place for the beautiful gig, (boat.) He was about having some rooms fitted up fer the mirrors, and stone house made for the gig, and when this was done, he intended to have all the presents unpacked and exh bted to his people at once, and this would be done with great cerem6ny.
 Capt. Ward has traded in the Sutan's dominioni for fifteen years past, and, he informs us has al ways eben treated with the greatest kindness and at tentioa'by the Sultan and his subjects.-Salem Ga
Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-05-22

The Rev. Mir. Hilliard received the highest vote in this county. The Wings pay very proper deferencc to sacred things. Whether, as in the days of So- dom, this eaven of righteousness will preserve the party from future destruction is among the things that are nscrutable. We had notion to start the cry of "Csurch and State, but know he won't be one of tla state.