The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-10

osd are of eighty five. He has gone 10 hlS
Sual account ripe in years and full OF honors.
He has been distinguished, tor nearly nan
century, as an upright, able anu ,iIP". "S
Judge, q good citizen, and an estlmaple anu
revered neighbor and TREND ne was sP-
pointed to the Bench IN Ioo4, oy 'ne e'uei
Adams, end resigned his seat the frst Oh last
month. He was the iather OF the present
Goyernor.-Bost. hhas-
IT,, Locorcco PARTY rs. AMERicAN INDUS
In the course of his speech on the reso-
i,,;ons introduced by him to the Senate, Mr..
CLAW charged it Distinctly upon the locofoco
nariv. that they are opposed to the protection
IF American Industry-and neither Mr. Bu-
cbanan or any other locotoco, rose 10 deny The
impua,cn. The following arc MIR. Clay
words: "And what is the existing condi'ion OF
par,ies in the Houses Of Congress! l hope IN
what am about TO say that ! shalt give olience
n nobodv. and that If | misstate any one shall
bc instantly corrected No one can possibly
beInore willing than ] shall be to receive cor
roc,;on The members Of the democratic par
IL ,,c opposed to protection for itself; they are
c,no.ed 70 the "American system; they are
against the encouragement Of the productive
Industry of our own country, opPo'ed 10 the
industry of the democracy and TO to home
sps,em Of any form; and are in favor OF for
eirn system, and the encouragement OF for-
eign industry under the specious and deluslve
name of "F rec Trade" II in this statement |
am mistaken, | repeat that hope | shall be
promp,v corrected. state it from facts be-
fore nv eyes. The great Ajaxes Of tho tariff
policy came formerly from The State Of Penn
-eylvania; we had her Baldwin; we had her Ia
mented Todd; we had her Forward, and host
of other advocates, all from the keystone Stale.
Where are now the voices which once resoun-
ded within these walls and of those of the other
legislative hall from The democratic party in
favor of this eminently American policy!-
All, all silent as the grave. Not one voice
(Mr. C. looked at MIR. Buchanan) is now to be
heard from Democratic Pennsylvania in either
House. On the contrary it is the pride and
boast of the Democratic party that they are n
painst the system which would foster and en-
courage home industry. Look at the language
and The lone of all their organs; look at the res
olutions adopted and the ioasts given at their
public meetings; all strongly opposed 10 pro-
lection: all regulating The American system:
caring not how much We stimulate foreign ill.,
drs,ry, providing we do nothing for that of our
own neople. The Democratic Senators in this
branch of the Legislature, if have not mis-
concei, ed ihom, UNANIMOUSLY avow the same SEM
simcn,s." Troy Wing.
CS-The Globe man never said better thing
than the following. Speaking Of the late Cen
eral Fenwick and his nomination by MIR. Van
Buren TO be American Consul at Paris, it SAYS:
ale took no part in politics. but was beev-
ed 70 be Of The old and honoIble school Of fed.
cral:sm. Yet when a man has given such
proofs of patriotism marked his war-worn
and lime honorcd form, the generous democ-
racy of our country do not consider that a
disqualification for o(lice-cspecially for one
not 'lilical."
No. indced--lhat they do not; rs the hun
drcds, and we may say thousands of old feder-
uliss who were appointed 10 office by Jackson
and Van Buren, testify.
In abiding 10 this matter, we must request
our readers TO bclierc that we have not the
slightest intention Of saying aught against the
memory of so gallant a soldier as FFNwICK.
lie was every way worthy of any appointment
government could have bestowed upon him.
Troy lVhig.
Tho vote on the confirmation Of Hon. Snm
Pren,iss, Senator from Vermont, rs U. States
Dis'ric, Judge for iha, State. was unanimously
AYE.
CASE OF THE TIGRIs.--Tne owners ofthe
brig Tigris, (Mcssrs Brookhouse and Hunt)
have received q letter from Hon. E. Everett,
covering the note of Lord Aberdeen. the Brit
ish Minister of Foreign Affairs, to him. in re-
lation 10 the case of the Tigris' We copy the
concluding paragraphs OF Lord Abcrieen's
note, which, it will be seen, contain an honor
able and magnanimous acknowledgement Of
the wrong, and promise Of prompt PREPARATION.
Salem Ca=t
Lord Aberdeen saws:
"Her Maiesty's government acknow!e lgc
that the act of the officer commanding the wa.
Ter witch was not jusliiable upon any principle
of international law, or BY any existing treaty
between Great Britain and the United States:
and that the case is one, liz which comp nsa-
lion NAV Justly DO demanded by tho U. States
Government from the Government of Great
Britain"
1.-The undersigned has accordingly the hon.
or 10 request, that Mr.. Everett will direct the
owners of the "Tigris" 10 send statement
accompanied by documentary evidence. OF the
damage which they have sustained by the un
authorized act of the British officer; ia order
that the account as soon as il shall have been
substanta,c1 10 the satisfaction of Her Maj
esiy's Government, may at once be settled"
(Signed) "ABERDEEN.
From JAMArcA.--By the Bella del Mar, we
have advices from Falmouth, Jamaica, to the
9th inst.
Flour 50. pork 10, lard cents.