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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-20

The Caledonia left Boston on Monday afternoon,
with 35 passengers for Liverpool, and IL for Halifax
Also 600 letters and bags of newspapers.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-20
May, 1912.

Accompanying the new list Of Post Offices re-
ceyed this month, are several pages of Instructions
of he Postmaster General Of The United States TO the
Postndsters-l942 . from which the following sum
mary is made, and extracts selected and published
for the general benefit of all concerned
Cash for all postage You are not authorized
in any to give CREDIT for postage, or to receive
any thing but SPECIE or its equivalent
:. Newspaper Postage.-" Atthe beginning OF every
Post Office quarter you will require the subscribers
and others who may receive newspapers regu-
larry through your Office, to pay the quarters post
age thereon in advance and without such payment
you will not deliver them any papers, even though
they tender you the postage on them slngly"
| 3. Route of .uait.--' Postage SHOULD be rated ac-
cordng to the distance the route by which letters
and papers usually sent
! A. Wrappers Of all Newspapers, Pamphlets Sc are
required to be taken off by The Postmaster the follow
ing positive orders from the Postmaster General di-
reefs -" The wrappers of all newspapers, pamph-
let's and magazines, received by mail for delivery,
should be taken off Frauds are very often attempt
ed, by conceang letters or memoranda in these art-
Giles. wrapper forms no part of the paper OF
pamphlet neither is postage paid on it as such, and
It much the duty Of Postmasters TO take the
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-20
POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.

Editors of newspapers would render ser
wee to the public, and an acceptable favor TO
Postmasters generally, by giving place to the ac-.
companying observations which we find in the
PRINCETON WING, on Post office lars and re-
gialutions And while this is done in behalf. Of
Postmasters, it would promote regularity and
good Of the service were Postmasters thems elves
reminded in turn Of thefollowing cypress prori
sion Of idlr that g The Postmaster Gen raj
shall cause to be kept and returned to the De-
partment, at short and regular intervals, by
Posumasters at the ends Of routes, and such
Others as he may think proper, registers show
ing the exact times of the arrivals and depart
ures Of the mails i"
II IS not that he may, but that he shall cause
such returns to be made. 1t is only on view Of
suchfeturns, that he can enforce the performance
Of their engagements by contractors Yet thl,
important duty has been, III many eases, so long
and grossly neglected, that the knowledge of
failures of the mails, often reaches the Depart
ment first through the public papers, or by let
tiers or memorials coming through members of
Congress.
Few facts can b. adduced more characteristic
of the official habits of Northern and Southern
public agents, than the difference between the
Postma sersin these two sections respectively
inthe performance Of this imperative duty
example-.in the States of Neu YORK. and Penn
sulra1lid thereare $40 Postmasters whose duty it
is to return either weekly or monthly, registers.
In the States Of Virginia, Georgia, and the
two Carolinas, the number is 63S on a recent
report of the clerks of these divisions, it was
found that of the $40, only AZ had neglected to
make their returns, and that number has since
been reduced to l,-whle among the 63S Post
masters in the -four Southern States, 21l were
delinquent
| Were the Postmaster General TO suppress the
Offices, as il may be presumed he will, where
the incu nbents refuse TO comply with the ex-
| pres, in1nctions of the law, would il not be a
sufficient answer to a neighborhood, complain
ling of the loss OF their Office, to say, shat
be re-establshed lrhen you gre me q man trho
mW make up his mind, ,ohen he accepts a pub-
Tic trust, TO perform the duties plainly and i'm
pcratvely enjoincd by act OF Congress?
POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.
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Correspondence Of The Inquirer and Gazette.
DEPARTURE FROM BARBADOS.

Extract to the Editor dated on board Brig Caracas
LAGuAYRA March 1912
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-03-03

liberty, and to obtain it. even 1T the hazard Of bic
lfe' or the forfeit of that of his oppressor Is the
enjoyment of the most sacred ties of life Ices dear
to the immortal soul of the slave, than the CON
celved oppression of taxes on few pounds Of
tea TO colonial subjects They were not murder
ers, yet Mr.. Webster calls the poor slave, fettered
and manacled, and torn from his liberty-his back
from his neck to his heels, SCARED with the sting
OF injustice, a pirate, robber," because he
seeks to regain his freedom.
To be contnued.1
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-03-03

conclude that we are opposed to abolitonists be-
cause we express ourselves m free and candid
manner; we believe it to be a duty which we
owe them and ourselves; and if others have neg
ected and feared to speak the truth, ,Oe deter
mined not to follow into their footsteps
Weare aware ofand acknowledge that some very
great sacrifices have been made for our brethren
ia slavery; that trial, persecution and calumny
have been endured by many in their endeavors to
diffuse the principles Of justice and truth through
society; bus while they continue to express their
disapprobation and Indignation of prejudice on ac-
count of compilations, and consider it cruel and
unjust IN others, zoe shall labor to inform them
that ,0e are not nsensible to the prejudice which
exists in their minds. M.
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-03-03


that we are not insensible to the prejudice which
exists in their minds. M.
We have now official despatch from the great
Daniel Webster in relation to the case of the
Creole
strange document coming from one who has
been supported, and hitherto selected as leading
champion of northern rights and humanity.
Does not this official despatch to Mr. Everett,
to which we allude, breathe sentiments at variance
with the highest tribunal of our country +? and we
may add with becoming pride, one of the most
profound tribunals of the civilized world. 1t is
the of the Amistad, and in what does
this case differ from that of the Amistad p
Does it only appear in the fact that instead of be-
ing only few months in bondage, as were the
Amlstad captives, those of the Creole, torn from
their homes, had grown grey in long pro-
tracted slavery. That they had been longer the
subject of brutal traffic, that they had more bit
tery felt the horrd pangs of despair, as they had
been sold from the bosoms of their wives and
children, thus parting from the only Joys of. ex-
istence which constitute human happiness. That
their task had been longer urged on by the lash
and that they had been doomed longer to suffer by
oPtucSSlOH vi tHe SldVe uTlFor! Are
there no motives for effort to recover long lost
liberty? But Mr.. Webster says that the highest
offences known to human laws, the most atrocious I
crimes of piracy and robbery would 90 unpun-
ished, were not the Creole and all on board sent
home, to prevent witnesses being scattered over
half the globe, when the culprts are to be tried
beautiful sophlstry to chain down the victim of
long abused cruelty and to thus the more efectu-
ally return him to the lash of inhumanty.
What is Piracy? 1t is by sea what would be
robbery by land ! 1t is the taking by violence the
property of another 1t is the sezing the proper
ty Of another, instigated by the base passion of
gain What feature in this case which induces
the statesman to apply piracy to the Creole p
Was their motive, p!under7 MOI their struggle
to be free. They asksd nothing, but to be
free! They seized not the vessel to plumber; they
seized not the cargo; they only asked and sought
their lberty-and that the sun, which God made
for the blessing of al, should not on them only
shine, when toiling beneath it's scorching rays,
in the deadly swamps of. slavery. And what is
murder 1t is the taking Of the life of one man
by another, instigated by malice, or the love of
gain, or the qualification of some diabolical pas
sion. What mark was here? What diabolical
motive stirred their bosom? 1t was the same
feeling which animated the almost sainted men
who gallantly fought at Bunker's hill. And were
they murderers for they, too, slew what they
deemed the oppressors of their rights-the British
soldier! And is it less justifiabe in man, stolen
from his country, his family, his household afec-
lions, when sold in bondage, to struggle for his
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
From the Ohio Statesman.
ORE SUSPENSION IN THE WEST,


We have had runlors for several days that the Indi-
ana anG Kentucky State Banks are about suspendIng
again. This morning we have the Evansville, lndllna,
Statesman of the 18th inst, with the following:
'State Bank of Indiana. The Branch at this place
may be considered as having again suspended
We are credbly informed that within the last three
days. payment has been refused several small sums
presented al the by citizens Of this pacel So, Ii;
appears the resumption law is set at defiance, and noe
holders must wait patiently till the bank sees pro-
per to pay her debts How much longer the Peo.
pie of Indiana disposed tolerate such state OF aalrs
Let their answer be heard in the next Legislature The
money power has ruled the country for the last three
years with rod of IroD and is high time the people
should attend to the matter Think of 1t, before you
vote, and be sure you know the principles Of the man
you are voting lor.'
Where is Mr. Hamer and his story about both parties
sustaining these banks and the banks sustaining the
people7 We asked then if Mr. Hamer had ever read
an Indiana or Kentucky paperl We now see, loo, what
good po tponing the day of resumption has done Ihe
merchants of those States instead of paying the banks
went east enrln in the spring and bought more goods
They now have the goods and no money to pay the
banks, and the banks break, and the merchants mus
break also for the people buy less than formerly, and
raise more, we should suppose, from The numerous
fax patches we saw lately in Ohio. By early resumption
in Ohio merchants paid their bank debts, instead
buying useless surplus Of foreign goods. by 'hl:
both our banks and merchants are better of as whole
than any other western State: An early resumption and
the wisdom of the last Legislature is now too apparen
TO require any Hamer letters The people of Ohic
want no more suspensions, and thank God, we bav'
no State Bank to crush down and rice US to lnfamy
as in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
I,EAvING THE FOUL PARTY.

Below we give an extract Of letter from heretofore
prominent whg Of Newark, to the Old School Repub-
lcan He cannot go with the false hearted efgy bur-
ners any longer. The editor witholds his name for
the present:
Since first knew right from wrong havo acted
with that party calling themselves whigs although.
until lS4O, could have been, with truth ca led
an active parzan. The nominees of the Harrisburg
Convention met my cordial approval. In the selection
of Mr. Tyler. who has always been a stern and un'
waveIing democrat well as the promises made by
Gen. Harrison in his Dayton and Newark speeches,
felt confident he never would have approved bill char"
tering Uniied States bank on the principles OF the
bills vetoed by Mr. Tyler. Had supposed different
result, mnch admired the talents and virtues of the
lamented Harrison, he never could have received my
support That question was not advocated by the
Wing party. And when our opponents charged that
should the whg party succeed their first effort would
be to charter bank we denied it promptly and as
believed truly, that sucn would be the fact You can
well Imagine my chagrin when one Of the first Efforts
Of the Clay wings was to do that which we were so'
emny pledged against, but thanks to the moral
age Of John Tyler, their efforts proved an abortion.
Because Mr.. Tyler had CONSCIENTIOUS srru9les upon a
subject which the whole acts of his life had shown
him TO be opposed to or constitutional grounds, the
very men who supported him, knowing his principles,
have bnrned him in efigy, branded him as a traitor
and as a dishonest Traitor! To whom, pray, has
toHH lyieT proven IL IL W lIo peU-
Pile whose interests he is guarding with sleepess Wis
glance is il 10 that constitution which he has pre
served, protected, and defended" against the mad as
sauts of those who sapping the very foundation
of our free nstitutonsl Such tales may do 10 fghen
old women and children but it will not do to tell those
who have studied the theory of our Government. Vir-
gnias noble and gifted son, raltor Such stuff twill
do to tell the mariaes but sailors cannot believe It,"
Is true that tho Clay wings are willing to risk the
next election, whether Thomas Ewing-the great kick
ed out of John Tycrs Cabinet the betrayer and fas-
fer of private conversalions--he half million cal.
cuator of the treasury-he man whose dIsgracelul
speculaons off of the defenders of his country to the
enormous sum Of $3.50. 900. by cheating theui out Of
their land scrip, the bounty of their government.
say is it true that they insane to risk the issue
of the next election, such man covered as he is
with nfamy, against William Allen, who possesses the
entire confidence of his party. for the United States
Senae1 II such be the fact they doomed to certain
and inevitable defeat.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
From the Ohio Statesman.
BANK EXPLOSIO SIONS-BANK RlOrS-BANK
TRuTMpuS

Both the Illinois Stale B,nks are completely pros
trate and their notes next 10 worhle's.-The Shaw
neetown Bank seems little letter lhan The others, The
ha sting of the wing papers 10 keep its paper am"ns
the people notwithstanding.
At ST. Louis, several Ehg shnplaster factories and
shaving Institutions have exploded, and the people
were out III large masses threatening their swndllng
managers with vengeance, The crowds, at The last
accounts had dispersed withou committing any overt
ac. Tie city authorities were on the alert 10 keep lhe
peacel
In New Orleans, the banks resumed just long e.
nough for the wings 10 carry the city eleLhons' But
the moment it was announced that the wings were
successful by the skin of ther tech too, all The oaKns
except two closed their doors, and confusion such AS
follow bank whg victories rrigns again. worse con'
funded. The other two banks, ii is said are wang
to see whether the wings have carried the Stale NO
one from this need doubt but that il is the Object OF me
banks of Ohio also to enter the political field wnb the
wings this fall, and if successful, again suspend and
give us another reign Of shapasters and exchanges at
Is and 90 per cent The brokers starving out at
present, and bankers dislike honest life. 1t IS Tor
the people to say whether such state OF things shall
again visit US.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28

The HUMsUe CONGRESS The Evening Journal well
remarks that Corgress has been in session ssvs0
months, and has literally done nothing at all. has
made two appropriations to pay the members their per
diem and mileage, the whole Of both Of which is ex
pended. They must now go home without any more
pay or make ihrrd appropriation for the purpose.
This they will hardly do, for fear Of the camors ofh
people. Il will he a sanlary thing to let mem5Crs of
Congres paake little Of the bitter fruit Of which they
have caused many dependent people toaste Of largely
There are many officers the service of the country
ON this slton, who have not been able to obtain dbl
lar of pay for many months past The wives of OFF,
GERS on foreign stations with nothing else to subsist
but the Half pay tickets left them by their husbands
MANY Of them in state of utter destution, because
Of eir utter Inability to obtain thu money which ia
their DUE and which they ought and expected to re-
ceive. For their disarpoutmenls and suferngS they
may thank codhoared unlselipg laciious Congress.
Phil Times
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
FREDERICK GERBER.
BRIGADE NOTICE,

NJOTICE is hereby given to the Commissioned and staff
N officers of the 9TH Brigade Sd division Ohio Militia, that
there will be held in the of New Philadelphia, Tuscara
was country Ohio the 18th and Goth of August
officer of said Brigade. TO The 18th of
said month 10 o'clock A. and to continue two days;
which time and place the commissioned and staff officers of
said Brigade hereby notified and required to attend armed
and equipped the directs for military training. And
the Commandants of Regiments squadrons, and Battaons
of said Brigade hereby notified and required give at
least ten days notice of the time and place of holding said
officer MUSTER to the commissioned and staff officers
missioned officers drum and fife Majors of their respective
regiments squadrons and Bataons requiring them to meet
the time and and equipped according to
law for military training, to continue two days. Also all In
depen companies within the bounds of said Brigade Res
pecfuy Invited 10 attend said officer in full uniform
JOHN BUTT, Brig. Gen
Brig. Sd division o. NJ.
Head Quarters, New Phil'a July 10, 1842.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
July 90, 1842.

EpEBESCA ERWIN will take notice that on the 18th day
~ July, l842 her husband Geo. Erwin filed with the
Clerk of the Supreme Court Of Tuscarawas County, Ohio h
petition setting forth amongst other things that he
red to the said Rebecca the 18th day of July A. D. 1885,
That said Rebecca left and abandoned said petitioner in the
of August 1885, That said Rebecca has been wfuly
absent from said petitioner for thar Tree yearsThat
said Rebccca has grossly neglected her duty petitioners wife,
That said Rebecca has, since abandoning her said husband
committed aduy with John Hemminger aias John NoeD
and oersand that said Rebecca has recently given birth to
child of which petitioner Is the father. Petition praya
that upon hearing cause the marriage contract exist
ing between the said petitioner and the said Rebecca Erwin
may be dissolved cancelled and held for nough and
that said petitioner be restored TO all his separate aud single
rights
JAS. CRAIG, Jr,
July 14th 1872 266t ATTY for Pet'r.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
ARnIIrInN g. wHIGGERY.-rhs nbOIitionist, !.

ABOLITION g. WHlGGERY.-The aboltonis,s
ofPoruge county, have hOisIed lLer black flag, aud
nominated an ou and out ticket for State and county
Offices They say the wings with whom they always
went it, have 20 deceived hem that they must set up
on their hook On the other haud the wings, declare
they are good Abo;onists and say the latter are de-
ceivng themselves. Hear the Ohio Star, the Corwin
paper of Portage county.
"IIow is it tenf The effect of The third party moye-
ment. so far as il is a movement at present s TO
Withdraw strength from the wing party and 10 throw
power into the hands of the LCgofocOs"
1--WE may point TO our county officers too as eram-
pies of the position we (the whg Par!) have assumed
The late Auditor of the county whose Influence in IA
vor of A. s. Principles has been felt for years in The
county. The Treasurer aud prosecutor, The pIesent
Auditor, who years ago when member of The Legs>
lature, and before the agitation Of the subject intro
duced bill for the repeal oflhe obnoxious black laws
of Ohio. We dey the warmest advocate oil LIB
erty' party to name name An instance, In which The
wing party in Portage have rejected Candldate be-
cause of his Anti Slavery principles. On the contrary
most of the lnen supported by the wings have been in
favor ofnone of them them so far as we know, hos
tile 10 Anti-Slavery principles"
What muss this whggery is inl From present APP
pearances, Corwin will loose half of his Reserve.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28
A DOING WHIG CONGRESS.

Language could express in sufficient severity the
public feeling against this bastard Wing Congress.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.l
Washington July l2, 1912.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
To the Editor of the New YoIk Herald:
Dear Sir: About one o'clock last night (rather this
morning,) as was returning from the theatre. after
having heard Booth in his avorte character ofRchard
the Ill, my attention attracted by lights the cap
itol, and Immediately determined to find out what it
meant Upon entering the Hall of the House of Rep-
resenatives found about dozen gentlemen socially
collected together, close around the speakers chair lis.
tening in perfect silence 10 speech from Mr.. Edwards,
of Mo-, upon the tariff Upon looking looking around,
l found Mr.. Wise among the number, with his head
like chickens, apparently under his arm, and in
profound sleep. Dixon Lewis was also there glo-
rious state ofindierenCe to what going around.
J. Thompson Mason, of Md, sat with hs back to.
wards the Speakers chair with his hat over his eyes,
and entirely unconscious of existence, in other words
fast asleep. There was Mr. Tilinghast, Mr. Campbell
of Tenn, Mr.. Guin of Miss Mr.. Rdgeway, and two
three ohsrs, in the unconscious happy ccndi-
ton Mr.. Thompson of Miss. was the only gentle
men with his eyes open and he was watching with all
anxiety for the floor. Matthew Clark sound at his
post. There was no disorder, no noise, except what
the Speaker who had the floor made. Mr.. Hopkins of
Va was IN the chair. His face was turned in diff,
feren direction from the gentleman who was occupying
the hoor and afterwards learned that the last gentle.
man who had spoken Mr.. Caldwell; of s! c., stood
upon the opposite side of the room found the chair-
man in profound and fixed Sleep with his back turned
toward him, and from which position Mr.. Hopkins
never moved during the speech: Alter Mr.. Edwards
had concluded. some gentleman rose and moved the
committee rise. Not one word Of reply was made; a
dealhke silence prevailed; the chairman, clerk and
members were all asleep Says TO myself this House
can never adjourn till the day of Judgement, and,
without any formal adjournment believe, the members
dropped off one after the other, and myself among
them, leaving the balance to their sweet repose, and
l have doubt that there they remained till Mr.. Maf-
fit opened the House next morning with prayer
Each one of these gentlemen well earned indeed
their eight dollars for having slept well and sound
y.
P. 8. Next morning, understand that at eight
o'clock this morning, the last account we have that
Mr.. Hopkins, the clerk Mr.; Lewis, Mr.; Mason, and
and Mr.. Rdgeway were still asleep in their places.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28

Less Style and more Moaey. Thousands ofdollarsin
plate has peen taken to the mint in Philadelphia lately
to be manufactured INTO money. On Friday last set
of silver valued at 300 dollars, taken there to be
converted into specie. This fact is probably owing to
the scarcity Of money is no,hiug to see gold
and silver gobets and sundry other silver plae taken
from the sideboard 10 the mint, henLe 10 the owners
pockets in the shape of substantial money.
Wonder II any Of the late u. s.. Bank Directors have
gone into this specie specuation.-M Y, PebidH
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28

POne orthe beauties Ofa high tariff, say its advo.
Gates s, that protects manufacturers. he New
York Herald states that the Massachusetts Manufacu-
rers have smuggled l4OOOOOO pounds of wool into
this country and reduced the price the article per
cent This is the way they protected" SNUG
gle in the foreign article and then cut down the prices
ofAmercan wool growers As high tariff operates on
this, does it other articles Call you this egsla-
ting for the ''greaies good to the greatest number