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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-22

The KHi(e Grinder. All here remember. no
doubl. the Lutte kuiie grinder with his large black
nlasif that drew his grinding apparatus about, IN
whp,e proceedings We used Ia lake interest. We
are never to SEE him more. lie has quit knife
grinding, enanripa,ed his dog forever from hnr-
ness, and with him and his e-who was ST.
lent partner in the cuncern-~gone TO France, his
native land, ihere to pass his evening days aud
10 lay his bones after death. lie took with hun
some $4,000 ~ sum thar will enable him 10
1--we most easily aud comfortably in France and
we are glad To learn this; for after travelling from
Maine 10 Georgia and back, perhaps more than
once. grinding his way through all sorts oi wealth.
er. he deserves resi-, AID we are farther g'aIifisd
10 learn tlnt his faithful dog, which shared in his
toll, will now share his luxury and ease. AnotI-
er tact In The history Of our no longer needy
knife grinder which is interesting, as well Tor me
fila affection il displays ia blo', as fur the INSTANCE
II 0ti-rs IN illustration Oi FIeuch character. Is the
following Nv hen he departed from France with
his Ile 10 come ~ America, his muihcr Remain
ed behind him. " hen his wealth became so
great thai he determined 10 give up his vocation,
inclined 10 settle III America. he SEM Tor her. But
she chung 10 France, aud would not come away
10 join her son. His nfiecu'n for the old lady
changed his whole plan he took passage in The
next ship Tor France, aud wIh his wife and dog,
aud god, sci SAIL aud long slOce safety reached
tie eud OF his voyage; nOIhtr, son, wife, and dog
are all no dOubl quietly and happily living t0geth-
er enjoying, in manner uuknown to any but n
French family the fruits OF The lhbuTs OF The khtie
grinder and his dog IN America. Long. lie 10
hem -Riehm0nd Compiler.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-22
THE WIDOW.

# was a cold and beal, evening in n most severe
WINTER. The snow was driven nv the furious
north wind. Few dared or were vii my to ven.
lure alrond |, was night which tie poor will
not soon forret.
In most miserable and shattered tenement,
some what remote from any other IIahiiaon there
r,en resided uu aged widow, alone, anl yet not
alone.
During the weary day, in her excessive weak
ness, she had not been able TO step hey und the
door slone or TO coinniiirate her walkfs 10 any
friend. Her last norsel of bread hal &&Gs long,
long since consumed, AMI none hevaj&< H&H.les-
uu,iun She SAT nj evening by her siis6F4ft&kl If
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-22

Large OdtS The Herkunrr county Journal
hoasIs OF having received from friend ~ onon-
tuga county, II single stock OF oats bearing ioo
plump grains, ana challenges the farmers OF Her
Rimer CO to beat il. Let Oneida have chance
aud what she can do Mr. isanc POWELL oil
Treuton has han,,ed us hall dozen STALKS oi OATS
al nearly The same SIZE, from his field, and
among them is one head bearing 2l0 iull grains.
He snys that he cut them one evening when
turnng from his field in couseq suca OF seeing
The ABOVE challenge, aud that they are e bout lhe
average run. Uhed ", Oos.
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isted, and that her East India Lords with their
two hundred millions Of slaves may monopolize
the markets of the world We think not. The
fact is upqueslionable, that this movement is a
blow struck at slavery in this country, by our
arch and inyeIale enemy England, and the
question will soon arise shall Texas belong 10
England or the United States upon this sub
ject there can be only one opinion in this com
munity and we think we can demonstrate that
there should be only one from Maine 10 LOUISE
ana and that one in favor of annexation TO The
United States. This question will be brought
up in Congress al the approaching session and
should we not, who are so deeply interested in
its ISSUE make some move in the matter2 Let
us make il a great national affair upon which all
parties can stand and agree, and about which
there shall be no difference OF opinion or IN
feeling.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-22

The recent intelligence, from this republic
OF the favor with which the designs Of England
meet at the hands Of those in power is enough
TO make every patriot and lover of cur instiru.
tons think, and that seriously, upon the course
which the United States as a nation. should
pursue. Ii is question which cannot be lone
deferred The negotiation, we have been in
formed by the speeches Of Lords Brougham and
Aberdeen in Parliament, has been sometime on
foot for The Liberation of all the slaves in the on.
vernment and from recent advices from Texas
it's highly probable that it las been concluded
and soon a ratified, will be promulged
The terms Of this general emancipation act, are.
that the government Of Texas pay the owners
of slaves their value, English capitalists adj
vancing the money and taking for security
therefor, lien upon her public domain. This
will make Texas in reality, as much a
British province as Canada is and subject ne to
the annoyance of fauaticaI population who
will in a short time, be sent out by scores and
hundreds to occupy the land, pledged to Eng
land for the money to libcrate the slaves; rbev
will not be more than fairly domced before
they viii commence interference with slavery
in the United States; constant border war
fare and constant troubles with our serviIe non
uallon will be the result. These IDEAS NAV he.
by some, regarded as the forebodngs of an over
heated Imagination, but we ask such to look a,
the course pursued by this overgrown govern
ment on the subject Of emancipation in her own
West India Islands, as well as in the memora-
bic catastrophe Of ST. Domingo. British Lords
and L lst India proprietors furnished the n,u
lato Oge money, arms and ammunition land
ship TO transport them thither) to extetminate
every race except the negro population on that
island and have any recent eveDts in her his
tory given US cause to believe that she is less
bent upon accomplishing her darling object
The emancipation Of slavery, that she may i'm
pose the more calling chains Of her own appren-
ice system upon those countries 10 which it ex-
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From The Toledo 70. } Register
TEXAS AFFAIRS-OUR OWN DEEP lNTE
REST IN THEM.

At this me anything having reference 10 this
interesting country cannot but ait act powerfully
the attention of The people Of this republic. Not
an inconsiderable degree Of this interest pro-
ceeds from the fact of the natural ties existing
between the inhabitants Of the two countries,
more, perhaps, from The opinion entertained by
respectable portion Of our own citizens in
cuu.a,an with those of Texas, that country OF
right does, and from all considerations of policy
certainly should belong to the United States.
The important news from this country, which
we give in another column, seems, in our opin-
lou, TO involve the question Of her immed lately
becoming either a province of England or
State Of this Confederacy. No middle ground
appears TO be left 10 her The position is strong
y urged upon US by some OF the Texas jour
nails, that that country, having formerly been
comprehended within the ancient Territory OF
Louisiana, and France never having r,lin-
pushed her claim TO the soil until she ceded the
country 10 the United States in 1903, il of right
belongs to, and cannot be relinquished by cur Co
vernment, consistently with that clause 10 our
Constitution which guarantees 10 all freedom
and The rights Of CT izenship. Any cession,
therefore, which dsposes Of the Liberties Of any
portion of our citizens, is in direct hostility to
the spirit Of that instrument, and consequently
null and void.
Greet supneness, TO say the least Of il, has OF
late years been manifested to the growing es alb
lshment Of British power on every side of us,
as well as in relation TO their gradual encroach-
ments upon our soil II portion Of the zeal
which could very readily be spared from the hol
headed political dissension~ which are hourly
agitating the minds of the people, was turned to
an enlarged discussion Of our own true interests,
we would soon see the attention of that portion
Of the community who seem 10 be the sovereign
pos,ossors of commission for turning tn.
world up ide down, for no other evident purpose
than the aggrandisement OF one political party
atthe expense tf the other, (and may We not
add, Of the country al large turned towards the
designs Of the British Government, Of late TOO
plainly shown TO be, the ultimate subversion Ct
American liberty.
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From the Missouri Reporter
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

A public meeting was held at Belleyille, Hi
nois, on the 4th inst, in favor OF the annexa-
ton Of Texas 10 this country. The Hon. John
Reynolds made long speech in support of that
measure, and closed by offering series OF reso-
lu,ions, which were unanimously adopted. We
are pleased to see popular demonstrations IN
favor of uniting Texas to the United States, TO
which that country properly belongs, and from
which il would never have been severed, II
John Quincy Adams had not been at the head
Of the Foreign Department at Washington dur
lug our negotiations with Spain in lslS-l9.-
The British Government is busy in that region,
and will leave no exerions untried, TO procure
the Abolition Of slavery there with the view OF
operating successfully against the Southern
States of this Union. The question will I'M
doubledly be brought before Congress at the
approaching session, and it will then be the
duty of the slave holding States to present an
unbroken front in defence of their rights. Eng
land must not be permitted TO accomplish her
designs upon Texas. The safety and happi-
ness ofth Republic demand prompt and ener-
getic action on the part of our Government
The question is not a party one, and should be
kept free from all internal disputes The honor
and security of the nation require that Texas
should be admitted into this Union, as the only
feasible mode of lhwarting the hostile move
ments Of Great Britain against that country
The following are two Of the resolutions adopt
ed al Belleville
Resolved, That this meeting consider il sound poll
cy, and duty TO the people of the United States, to
admit Texas State into the Union, on the same
footing the original States, rescrving to the people
of Texas the right Of soil and other State rights.
Resolred That this meeting respectfully solicit the
best eXerlions of all the members in Congress from
the State of Illinois to obtain and carry out the above
policy, to admit Texas into the Union one OF the
original States. That these resolutions be presented
TO each member Of Congress, from the State oil ll-
nois
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TEXAS.
From The 81. Loui, l.Mo. ! Gn-,tl

From the 81 LOus (-No.) Gpsefte.
Suspicion is thoroughly aroused in the United
States, with reference to the supposed designs
Of Great Britain, and that, too, in high official
stations, as is indicated by the late letter oil
Hon Henry A. Wise AID We may be very
certain-tta these designs, if they aim al the
possession Of Texas, will never be suffered
quietly to be consummated. The late decara-
ton of Lord Aberdeen, Of the determination of
the British Government TO inlercede between
Texas and Mexico, on the condition Of the con-
sent of Texas to abolish the institution Of sla.
very within her territory, cannot certainly be
viewed, by all sections Of this county, with
entire indifference.
Whether President Tyler intends making the
annexation Of Texas TO this Uulon, "lhe grand
measure of his administration or not, we may
be sure that he will not permit the annexation of
Texas TO Great Britain, without a contest, vigo-
rous and protracted. And whether sound policy
would claim Texas as a portion Of this Union,
1t can hardly be doubted that it would refuse ac-
quiescence TO such claim from any foreign pow
er, especially from power so graspng and 50
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GOOD.
Our friend Neal hits Mr.. Clay with the long
mole Ihn.

Our friend Neal hits Mr.. Clay with the long
pole thus
ToucHSG.-Some of the young wing politicians
of Baltimore have written to Henry Clay asking Llm
to cut them, with his own hands pole on which /,
raise banner at some convention which is shorty
to be held, and Mr. Clay in return promises 10 ,pd
them Stuck as soon as possible. The correspon-
dence IS published and will be found very affecting
as tender as a cord OF wood. From such SYMPTOMS
as these II may be presumed that the campaipp of
1874, IS to be conducted by opponents with even
more strict adherence 10 what Is called the hum
buseous" principle, than it was in 1870 There has
indeed been good deal Of that sort Of practice al.
ready. Not long since saw a correspondence
with Mr. Clay, on the occasion Of presenting him
with bottle Of Cologne Water" and Mr. CLAY
replied that lie liked Cologne Water which rebly
was published as measure OF Cancellation 10 other
people who like Cologne" Then pair of boots is
forwarded and the astounding fact Is officially an
nounced that Mr.. Clay is partial TO boots. Somebody
sends him bushel of potatoes and sraightyay IL an
pears in the journals that the wonderful man at Ash
land eats potatoes, with salt-three barrels Of salt
from Syracuse the inference Of course being that
every who is partial to boots, potatoes and salt
must become, by the force Of sympathy. partial IN
Henry Clay, and as buckwheat cakes stand hipb IN
popular estimation, we may be sure ont that many
-cskes viii go TO Ashland 10 ascertain what MIR CLAY
thinks OF cakes m general and buckwhoat cakes I'M
particular.
Now, all this sort Of thing is well enough. in one
aspect Of the caseso far at least a. individuals n
business resort TO 1t as means Of advertising their
commodities and Of drawing attention 10 articles thew
wish TO dispose OF They do wisely, Of course, in
thus turning politics to account but, as a means Of
olectioneering, this mod operandi is sufficiently laugh.
able. The authority generally cited in its support is
reference TO the hickory poles Of the Jackson cam
pagns, and truly, If the adoption Of that emblem
were fault, sufficiently punished for our sins
by the broad and ridiculous caricaturc and the limp
ing imitation, which coonism has ever since been
presenting TO our eyes. 1t IS complimentary, 10 be
sure to be told that whatever we do forms pattern
for our opponents but still II is rather wearsome 10
find so great lack Of originality, and to toleta-
bly, good idea in its outset, thus parodied to tattcrs
to very s.-Pennsyuanian.
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unprincipled'in its ambition as Great Britain
All doubt as TO the policy Of extending rb.
boundaries Of this Government must speed n,
cease, when The sole alternative us the posse.
sion Of country so intimately associated w.p.
our interests by jealous and arbitrary power
whose claims are constantly conflicting with on,
own.
As 10 the question Of right, Texas no doubt
belongs more truly TO this nation than u ary
other, whether we consider lis natural po,Itor
as portion OF the continent, the circumstalce.
OF its discovery, exploration, purchase, Or a,
settlement during the ten or twelve year, s,r
past, by emigration from the Southern and
Western States OF this Union. Bancroft tells
us, in his history OF North America, that the
original discovery Of Texas was by Du Sale,
French explorer in the l7th century; and that
the claim thus established by France was never
relinquished 1t follows, Them say the adyo-
cafes OF our Fight TO Texas 1t follows. ib,p
as consequence, that in purch?-;.9 me French
claims and titles In The youth Western Tern
tory, we came into legal possession Of Texas
which was part of that territory"
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THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE

We find the following notice in the United
States Gazette, of our recent remarks on Mr.
Monroe's celebrated declaration, in his message
at the opening Of Congress in December, 1923.
"TEnAs.-The Madisonian contains an editorial
trumpet blast concerning Texas founded on the pre
sumption that Great Britain is really trying 10 reeo-
tiate for ITS possession. The Madsonian quotes with
much emphasis, tho message Of Mr. Monroe in ls23
IN which that President intimated that the United
States would not stand idly by, when dcspotic GOV.
eminent was trying to disturb republican institution.
so near our territory the Spanish colonies Of the
South.
The difference in the two cases is thu, The
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UNQUALIFIED FALsEHooDs.

The Globe, Of yesterday, contained the fol-
lowing statements:
John Tyler vetoed the United States Bank bc
cause II was the bill Of Henry Clay. Ne signed IN,
bill TO distribute the proceeds Of the sales of the pub
NC lands, thereoy giving out Of the public treasury
sJOOO,OOO per annum, at the same time that il IVA.
found necessary to borrow lsl2 900 900 in order 10
carry on the Government other Democrats opno..
both these measures. lie signed the bill repealino
the independent sub treasury law when other Demo-
Gratis, including Andrew Jackson, Van Buren,. Cal.
houn, Buchanan, Benton, SC, were its friends and
supporters lie signed the odious and abominablo
black tariff BILL winch taxes the people 500 600 O0o
IN order to put some $4,000 900 into the national
treasury and he has appointed the rankest Federal
Coous IN the land 10 Office, with no other rccommen.
dalton than their base subservency and bringing .y-
cophancy TO power.
Such are the evidence, Of the put and unad,.lt,
'aied Democracy Of President Tyler"
Now, as to the Bank If the President. OBJ
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RUNORS.

Since the great pigeon year" we doubt whether
the air has been filled with greater number OF
runlors than at the present moment. Much
sra Il
But we are astonished 10 see the Journal of
Commerce giving coinage to the most absurd
rumor of all, viz; that Judge Upshur is TO be
superseded by Mr.. Calhoun. No man living
holds Mr. Calhoun in higher estimation than
we do-his virtues, his gigantic intellect, and
his great services, deserve a nations admiration
and gratitude: yet, at The same time, we must
be permitted TO express our opinion that the
Union does not contain a man better adapted
TO the station occupied by Judge Upshur than
the Judge himself. And we think the country
will concur with us in this opinion, when the
products of the Secretary's abors are made
known TO the world
But the concluding paragraph of the Journals
Washington letter, we append with unmixed
satisfaction:
1t is the opinion here, among those who have the
best means OF Judging that the Navy Department
was never better administered than it is at present
10 Mr. ilenshaw the President ha. found a practical
systematic, honest, independent minister lie inyes,
tgates everything, takes nothing upon trust ferrets
out anu arrests All abuses, and makes himself master
OF the business of every bureau in the Department
and every branch Of the service"
The Washington letter in the United States
Gazette, likewise deals pretty extensively in un-
founded rumors. II ntimates that the President
enterans unlrendly feelings towards Jpdge
Porter, the Secretary of War! This is news
for the Presidents friends. And so with other
Cabinet rumors.
But the densest flock Of rumors relate 70 tbe
contents of the Presidents Message. We have
seen extracts given from that document-or "a
lher that portion of It which relates to Texas
and the position assumed by the President une
qulvocaly condemned Now if these greedy
critics and rumor-mongers were TO find them
selves barking up the wrong tree" when the
Message speaks for ITSELF would not the readers
and patrons of the journals they scrbble for feel
somewhat indignant ITho knops that The
President riH say one lsord about Teras
We doubt very much whether any letter wri.
ter will know anything about the contents Of
the Message before they see the Message itself
However we will not deny their assertions
They may as well chace a wild goose in one di-
rectlon as another-if a chase they must have
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OFFICIAL.
JOHN TYLER,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited 10 me
that ADoLPHE f. BORE, has been appointed Consui
of Belgium at Philadelphia, ! do hereby recognise
him as such and declare hun free to exercise ana en-
JOY such functions powers ana privileges as are al
o,yed IN the Consus Of the favored nations IN
the United States.
I'm ties mony whereof, have caused these Letters to
he made Patent nd the Seal OF the United States TO
be heIeunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city of w ashington
the 10th day Of Nov, A ID. 1913, and OF
H. 81 the independence Of the United States OF
America the sxty-eighth
JOHN TYLER.
By the President
A. p. UpsHuR, Secretary Of State
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GEN BERTRAND During the last week General
Bertrand has been in New York attending private
dinner parties and balls at private houses in the eve
ming where says the Express, he ha, the beau-
ty and fashion Of the city lie sail, in the Iowa on
the 2a,h.
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JOHN TYLER,
PRESIDENT OF THE THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to me
that EDWARD UHRLAuB has been appointed Consul of
Hanover, for the port of Baltimore, do hereby recog
Mise him as SUCH and declare him free to exercise and
enjoy such functions, powers, and privileges, as are
allowed to the Consuls of the most favored nations
in the United States.
In testimony whereof, have caused these Letters
to be made Patent and the Seal Of the United States
to be hereunto affixed.
GIVEN under my hand at the City of Washington
the 18th day of November, A. D. ls43,
LIS. and Of the Independence of the United
States of America, the sixty eighth.
JOHN TYLER.
By the President:
A. p. UPsHUR, Secretary Of State.
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No BANK-A REVENUE TARIrf-No DisTRI-
81 noN-so ABoLITIoNlsM-A STRICT coNsrRuC-
rloS OF rHE Cons nrUroS, AS BY JEFFERSON
PCBLlc DEBr-AN ECONOMICAL ADMINIsTRA-
nos OF PuRlIc AFFAIRs--AND UNIVERSAL SUI
F,,oE WITH UNIVERSAL EDUCATION.
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Since the "greatpigeon year" we doubt whether
the air has been filled with greater number Of
runors than at the present moment Much