New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-27

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the papers that great CLAY Meeting was held
at Esston on the 10th inst Hon. SAMUEL YoHE
was chosen President. The proceedings seem 70
have been marked by ardent enthusiasm end by
devotion to true Wing principles. a. E. Brown,
ESQ, from Committee appointed for the pur-
pose. reported series of resolutions, breathing
the spirit of 184e. We have room only for the
following
Re,oly That John Tyler the oaly instance upon re-
eeca ~ me be Chair make
ke OF himself friends for chance OF reelection That
consider him more shameless than as two sIea. pr9sS
the world, and the other lied from the country Hhco ne
esdravored to make the victim OF his treason whereas
John Tyler shameless than they has The audaciy 10
present himself before people whom he bas betrayed and
nsued, and ask them for heir suiiragss ,..o,;-.
the champion 70 and the OF
our suffering eounty may be The most safely committed
That the Father of the American System may well be
called for aid by the American People, when assaulted
by their enemies and deserted by those who were pledged
NAV safely look for aid to him who was the rs 10
the recognition OF the Independence Of the South Amer
lean Republics That the Democracy OF our country may
confidently rally under the banner Of him wbs was the rst
TO rouse his counymcn 10 resist the aggresons OF great
Britaia ard call To arms when the honor OF our ma
ton assauted-wbo, by his matches eloquence, re.
uled the arguments of those who would have purchased
peace the expense Of national honor and who ultimately
terminated by an honorable peace. And that we
with confidence COMM, the Government OF the People
who has proved tina. he loved bis country better
than himself and whose long experience ensIsea ca9s
and splendid talents viii ably sustain his patr1onc ue-
sire to promote the welfare Of the Republic at large
Sush language this must sound strangely to
the Loco ocos of old Northampton.
SANDWICH IsLAsDs.-The following statistics
will show the gratifying results of missionary Ia
bors during the last four years at the Sandwich
Islands In the printing department, 10,5S3,950
page. were printed during the year ending April
LIST, 1841. This includes $4,000 pages OF
scripture There have been about so books print
ed. Education is making wonderful advances, as
we infer from the number OF scholars attending
school, and frsm the fact that % school houses
have been built during the last year. There are
357 common schools, taught by sos teachers, and
containing Is, O34 scholars. A stone church, 100
feet BY 60, has been finished Kealakekua. Be-
nevolent contributions by the natives have amount
ed to $3.50 sc. The present number of mem
bers of the Church is l6 ,9s3; of habitual hearers
on the Sabbath, l8,050.
FROM SANDWICH IsLANDs.-Leitersfro from Oahu
dated early in May, have been received in this
city, via west coast of Mexico, &c. Accounts
from Tahita state that the small pex prevailed to
dreadful extent and communication between the
two places was prohibited. The brig Chenamss,
from Newburyport, which arrived at Oahu the last
of March, was detained off the harbor twenty-four
hours, it being supposed that she was last from
Tahita. Boston Courier.
The REvENuE.-The Washington correspond
ent Of the Charleston Courier states That Chan
cellor Kent, of Newly ork, has given very elabo-
rate and explicit opinion iii support of the nstruc-
lions from the Treasury Department to the Collect
ors for the collection of the revenue. have not
seen this opinion, but friend has, and assures me
that it fully supports the views and opinions of MIR.
Legare. There seems to be no doubt that Mr..
Webster is to retire from the Cabinet Immediately
after the adjournment of Congress-.
SUPREME JUDICIAL CosRr.-The grand jury
was empannslled Tuesday morning, at Newport,
and charged on the law Of treason. They had not
brought in any bills Tuesday evening The COM
plants for treason were probably taken up yes
terday. A large number of witnesses are in at
tendance. A writ Of kabeaS corpus was granted
for Otis Holmes to be brought before the Court on
petition to be admitted to bail Prov. Jour.
AWARD OF DAMAeEs.-In the case of Asahel S.
Abel and others of this town, VS.. the Western
Railroad Corporation, for injury sustained by the
plaintiffs in the conclusion of the trains of cars
near Westfeld in 1871, the referees awarded dam
ages as follows: To Asahel S. Abel and wife Sl86
IS to Ansel G. Abel $196 rs; to Anscl G.
Abelrs wife 1925 63-total $l2l0 q. The re-
sree. were Hon. Joseph Lyman, Hon. Eliphalet
Williams, and C. B. Rising, Esq.
Northampton, Mass. Gaz.
DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-On Thursday OF Fri
day last, Mr.. George Howe, son of Jacob Howe,
of EPSON in this County, was violently kicked
by vicious horse, as to survive only about twenty
four hours. Mr.. Howe was very respectable
young man, about % or I'd years of age, and has
left young wife and infant child TIC mourn his
sudden and untin,ely exit. N. H. Patriot.
METALLIC LEGs-D. Miguel Munoz has petit
tened the Mexican government for the exclusive
right of making metallic legs, of his invention,
during the term Of ten years. He represents
them as far superior TO any other kind of artificial
legs hitherto invented. With one of these legs,
| he says, man can walk, or even dance, without
| The aid of crutches.
VIRTUE AND WIsDoM.-As amber attracts a
straw, SO doe. beauty admiration, which only lasts
while the warmth continues; but virtue, wisdom,
goodness, and real worth like the leadstone, never
| lose their powers. They are true graces, which
are linked and tied hand in hand because it is by
! their influence that human hearts are so firmly
united to each other. Burton.
SulcIpE.-A female named Smith, about thirty
years of age, committed suicide last night about
O'clock, at house Of il-fame in Bensall-street,
between Lombard and South by hanging herself
philadelphia Jour.
NoBLE.-The Harrisburg Signal says that Mr.