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DEsPoTlsM OF THE POST OFFICE DEPART
MENT

II there is one feature in the administration Of the
present odious dynasty worthy Of public atten
ton than another it is the depois,n attempted TO be
established by the present incumbent Of the office OF
Postmaster General
We call II despotim-and that Of the worst kind
when the people are made the servants of the De.
partment instead of the Department being the ser.
want of the people-the legitimate purpose for
which il was established.
MIR. Wickllie seems TO be governing a machine Of
which he understands but little or nothing of lie
practical operation. Instead Of endeayorng 10 rem.
der the post office convenience to the people (wbo
by the way, pay for it ALL he has made il an odious
and burdensome monopoly.
We copy the above from the Indiana STATES.
man, journal we are sorry TO see, protesting
to be Republican. We thought the most stupid
and iIIiterate editor in the Union, knew that the
Postmaster General was guided in all his off
cial acts by the laws Of Congress yet. it would
seem, this worthy disciple of the Globe believes.
or affects to believe, that the Postmaster Gene
raj is left TO his own discretion in the admins
rration of his Department, without the guidance
or obligations of law. Such editors do not
are determined they wU not-see that if an
Executive officer faithfully executes an odious
aw the odium should attach TO the ldir. makers
Nor do they seen to be aware that if such an
officer ncgects or refuses TO execute any law.
however unjust, he must be impeached and re-
moved from office. So much for the imputa-
ion of "despotlsm."
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The Washington Globe calls the Nashville Union
Governor Folks press The appeation is neither
courteous nor true The Union is a Democratic
Republican press, and there i, other proprietor
but those whose names are under lis titie head -
Nashville Union.
The Globe cannot refrain from making false in.
snuatIons against every Democratic editor in the
country who refuses 70 follow in its wake, and aid
in donounclng all whom It wishes to destroy for the
benefit Of its master. What Democratic paper will
it assail nexti Suppose the Union was Gov Folks
press, does the Globe mean to deny the Democracy
of that distinguished statesman Will Mr.. Blair in
form the public who controls the columns of the
Globe2 Whose organ is that paper which claims TO
speak for the whole party II surely is not sincerely
devoted TO MIR. Van Buren,, but is managed for the
aggrandzement of another. Who is he, Mr.. Blair p
No. Reporter.
Does the Reporter mean Mr. Benton2
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The Ruling Passion ing in Death One Of n
most characteristic illust Of this fact that ha
lately come TO our kno edge, occurred in Sout
Carolina some time siu'' well.known bettn,
man--the brother Of IT. minent turfman Of the OH
Domnion--was lying 50 vigorously in that h.
friends expected his dissJ Luon momentarily Tn,
physician, bending over dying patient, apprised
hlm that he could live bur few hours wboreupon
the latter family asked bin the amount Of his bill
The astonished doctor ! .plicd q" Fifty dollars
Them replied the dying isn, "I'l but you double
or quits ! live Till mornu I" lie lived Just long
enough 10 win his doctors H. aEd then died
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3lst, lS4'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3lst, lo4o.
Information has been received at this Depart
ment from THOMAS w. robson, Esq, Y. o.
consul at Santa Marina, New oranean, that all
persons entering the territory OF that Republic
from Foreign Ports, are required by law 10 pre-
sent passports, signed by the Consul or wee
Consul from the respective places from which
they depart, and also Bill of Health, signed
by the Consul of the place from whence the yes
sci proceeds.
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A GEoRt ETowN DEMOCRAT.

EARTnouAKE.--Col ten informs US that an IN
usual rumbling noise wa Heard on Tuesday mornif
al 10 minutes before clock, in the towns of Car
ton, Sharon, Stoughton -rston, South Dedham a.
other towns in that vic ity The first sound "
like heavy explosion, Il II continued like the run
bling OF thunder for up' rds Of minute, and The
died away. The houses we're sensibly shaken In n
towns abovementioned doors were Jared opr
and dishes on the break i tables rattled.-kt,e be
ford Mercury.
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Nj AR LED.

On the 3lst ut, by the 7'v Mr. Stringfe5v,
Lieut. CHARLES F. WO' u Of the U. S. Re-, =, {,
Service, TO Miss SARAH G, / iARINE, only Dc gl-
ter of the late John s Co on, Esq, Of George
town, d. c.
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OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.

THOMAS DoNoHo, TO be Justice of the
Peace in the county of Washington in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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IF Mr.. Van Buren,. have ,onversed with bin

Of Mr. xan Buren,. have ,onversed with him
since. and we agree now, as we did then, in re-
stion TO men and measures but if the course
adopted by q DEMocRAT or GEoRoETowN" is
TO be carried out, should like TO know how we
are TO elect our candidate in lS44. Certainly
not by quaneing among ourselves about the
color and pretert of a meeting gotten up Tor the
purpose of inviting the Hon. ALEXANDER DuN-
CAN 10 public dinner, and Las subject our
selves TO the ridicule Of our nig contempora-
ries.
If am not mistaken, tn ak this GEORGE
TOWN DEMOCRAT" was the cry man who pro-
cured copy of the Geors u Advocate q
placed il in The hands \ Wilson that
might descant upon the ESQ tons Of the Ga,
Club Of Georgetown; = toise-dcre, who
is "acquainted Nth q .tscts Of the case"
and who presume is co >2rapher, and was
particular in preserving il les, from the IN
qualified manner in wi, i ae speaks, denies
pertinaciously that the (Jt ~ fion" or ",Johi
Tyler" was mentioned. exc pI n my "ht0ted
imagination" This &c knows TO be untrue,
because the matter raced in the resolutions
of the Clay Club Of c orgetown could not have
been discussed at all lithout referring to The
Constitution and John Tyler, for they were in
separately connected The only object of
" GEoRGETowN DEMocaAT," as is apparent frou
his position, is TO gain ,ome notoriety by charg
ing improper motives others, while they arc
deeply concealed in his own bosom, only wait
ing for favorable opp rtunity to give vent to hi
concealed rindictive, ss-which is alien to Ii,
genius of Democratic rinciples.
So far as ! am CT accrued, Individually,
would respectfully form a "DEMocRAT
GEORGETOWN" that am, and always hare beer
Democrat and have ever turned 10 the RICH
nor the left, but march d forward in vindicato
OF my principles when thousands were deser,
ing the standard of De locracy seeking shelte
amid
"Black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray"
and al the same time lsistng pertinaciously
that they were still 81 mocrats," but thai thu
Democratic party had auged its position.
would moreover inform um that am personal
ly and politically friend to Mr.. Van Buren,,
and would glory in sect him elevated to the
Presidency in 1874, and will use every exert a
in my power to aid in hi 81 walton; but | nl4rt
say that this g sndriing' it'll those who Igr,e
with US in principle, whe they are original
or concerted Democrats, II tend to advance
the prospects of Mr.. Cla,, whose election we
all so much deprecate.
SCRUTATOR.
Iz-The Globe will pl' a. copy this commit
nication as we have com i d with the reqUe..
Of the writer in that pap
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DEpARTMENY OF STATE,

3lst October, ls43.
SEsoR Don ANTONIO MEL, has been duly
RECOGNIZED as Vice Consul of the Mexican Re
public for independence in Missouri.
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GEoRGETOwE

- A-Np'I " " A.
MR. EDITOR | observe i
turday evening, a communi
an account of a Democratic
the 9th instant; from which
the facts of the case would |
Democrats of Georgetown v
Bile" with the Janus-faced
Ty Ter. So far from this bein'
not one principle in common
ho&SuMtedie ssGIssFmTslhee e4iRase
who glories IN the sobriquei of
would be willing TO endorse I
from among the assemblage 0
+" Black spirits and white, b
that met in dark conclave at
warranted in saying that, at I
tic meeting held here, not one
unless, perhaps, the slppos,
munlcation. The writer of d
IN undertaking TO give a syEop
llvered on the occasion, resort
He says that Mr.. Radcliffe, at
speech, SAID, "Let me admon
the same great party, TO do ju
vetoes, if he is not your ci
for the yeracity Of the writer
made, nor anything like it. S
cllile fayoring the Presidential
upon the Democracy, (Which
would wish TO convey he is Q
Of The accomplished gentlem
profound statesman, Martin W
presentation il regard TO MIR
more glazing than that in u ,
The former gentleman, in on
of the Clay Club, (Which . ,
Ter, took occasion to rem ! u
sldent "more siuned aga
thermore, that he was OF + \,
ed the part Of an honest . Il
TO the distribution Of The I, q =.
The bombast with WIN ~
munication abounds in /, 4
ton, John Tyler, and IL '
where but in the heated T.
oh, no, MIR. John Jor b,
us yetin we go for III, title
believing his re-eleclio TO
means Of yindicating X, lblics
dark stain cast upon the by II
Though few in numl =, W
The editor Of the Globe ili p.
we may be placed reeii cur
political predictions ID the
fer a favor by copying.
A GEOR( ETO'
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-. We will offer some remarks in reply TO
the Richmond Enquirer tomorrow,
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In this city, at half past y o'clock this mornng
GERTRUDE MARGARE oungest daughter
Col Joseph G. Totten CHI, : ,gneer u. 5. Navy
The friends and acquani Of the family ar
invited to attend the funeral 4 ON the residence
her father, in Gadsby's row ~ O'Clock 7. NJ to
morrow the ID instant.
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From The Globe.

} c., Oct 80, ls43.
he Madisonian OF S
t'C1 pretending to gN
Ic ting held here Q
o. unacquainted vii
: q 10 infer thai III
r one and indlyis
" 4inistration Of job
he case, they hol .
iih the spawn Of hare
zee Of Federabsn., .,
not me amonsst ,hei
Tyler man, OF VIII
c Democracy Of OF
c spirits and gray"
Harrisburg; and | fee
! c large and enthuslas
1uld have been fuuH
? f, author Of the com
be article in question
, : Of the speeches de
: o misrepresentation
Ie conclusion Of hi.
3 ! you, as members o,
; ce To the man of III,
} ice" Unfortunatel,
- such remark was
!. I 80 from MIR. Rad
J ms Of MIR. Tyler
the idea the writer
rm and warm friend
pure patriot, and
Buren,. The misre-
wilson is, if PCS bic
~ OF Mr., Rat, r
iltiBg the resolu YI
. severe on Mr. D.,
lie thought the H.,
II sinning;" and fur
j. that Mr.. Tyler act
o n, course in relation
,
,uer part Of the com
{ . the " Constitu-
ound a place no.
J.. u Of the writer
& NJ come It over
Dutchmsn TO a man,
be the most eioctual
IN institutions from the
&c foul doings of ls4O.
e are strong in faith.
lease publish this, that
ia in reference 10 our
, Madisonisn will con
I'M nEhnrn ~
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SCRUTATOR.

nFThe Globe will pl' a. copy this COMMIT
nication as we have com d with the reqUe
Of the writer in that pap
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'mocrats," but thai thu
auged its position. /
nm that ! am personal
' to Mr.. Van Buren,,
2 him elevated to the
will use every exert a
81 walton ; but | nl1rt
' it'll those who 1gr,e
/, they are original
y II tend TO advance
whose election we
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EARTHQUAKE IN THE WEST INDIES.

BY the arrival OF the schooner ChappelIe, Saver,
at Wilmington, n. C., from st. Thomas, we have
farther accounts of The dreadful effects OF the earth
quake in the West India Islands. All the buildings
in Point Potre were thrown down by the shock.
Immediately upon its occurrence, about two thou
sand Of the inhabitants rushed from their dwellings
into the public square, which they had scarcely reach
ed when the earth opened beneath their feet and
swallowed the whole mass.
It was supposed that full seven thousand people
were destroyed altogether in various ways. Direct
ly after the earthquake fire broke out among the
ruins which burnt five days and completed the work
of destruction.
The other parts Of the Island suffered but little
On the Islands of Antigua and Montserrat, nearly all
the stone and brick buildings were shaken down, but
not those Of wood. few lives only we're lost
At English IIarbor, Antigua, high hill overlook
ing the harbor thrown into II by the shock filling
IL up. II was not known that any islands were sunk,
as has been reported by vessels arrived elsewhere
Com .jdr.
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THE INTELLIGENCER

OF this morning contains a measured, dignIGed,
and highly diplomatic sketch Of the rise and
fall Of the late Wing Congress. But il is no
eulogy, for the good deeds enumerated were
chiefly accomplished by the wisdom and firm
ness Of the Executive, and in defiance Of Mr..
Claws mousers. whom we conceive to be hand
somely rebuked, by implication, in the Inteili-
gencer's article. Mr.. Clay is no, even alluded
to in the article, unless it be TO dim his pros
poets the more.
On the last night Of the session, we were I'M
der The impression (aud so were oihers) the 20
per cent. additional allowance for Congressional
printing during the last two years, had failed IN
the House. We have since ascer,ained that
the Senate insisted on its amendment, and
that the House committee finally acquiesced 10
it. So our neighbors got 5000 for printing,
in addition 10 the sum voted them for the books
furnished the members. This was right. The
Congressional printing had been executed for
cost and the 20 per cent was only small profit
on the amount done. There is never anything
gained by uisgardy dealing with printers on the
part Of public functonaries. There is no merit
in withholding just compensation from those
who serve the Government
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Men, that make
Envy, and crooked malice, nourishment,
Dare bite the best.--k. Henry 6th-
"WHOM THE GODS INTEND TO DE-
STOY, THEY FIRST MAKE MAD" .

The insane rawlings Of the Globe are at once
the cause and the evidence Of its approaching
destruction. The late wanton attack upon .
Judge Porter and his brother, the Governor,
surpasses even the Globe itself in falsehood, in
impudence, and in arrogance.
Because Judge Potter has dared to accept a
seat in the Cabinet of President Tyler, he must be
denounced in all the low and vulgar billingsgale
OF that print-because, when member of the
Convention, he was unwilling TO run into the
extremes of the radicals, he must be denounced
as having attempted 10 beray his Democratic
consttuency-and, because Governor Porter is
his brother, he, too, must be assaed in the most
savage and ferocious manner.
IL is well that both Judge Porter and the Co
vernon are well known in Pennsylvania, that
the ruthless attack Of the Globe will recoil upon
its own head. But if the Globe had the power,
as it has the will, what a wicked and dangerous
engine would 1t become-what weapon, in the
hand, Of selfish men, to destroy and desolate all
that we hold dear in our Government Who
would be safe 2 What purity Of motive, what
integrity Of lie, what long and beneficial ser
vices to The country, would be protection
against it!
Much as we value free and independent
press, and much as we would be disposed to
give every latitude to it, still press actuated by
the vindciive and demon spiri, which presides
over the Globe, goadng 1t On to the most afro
cious attacks upon the best and most vrtuous men,
we say would prove a curse, but for the want of
n, A.. eli H., a. IL. r
the Gob. poisons itself, and the nation under
stands that il breads the increasing popularity
Of this Administration aud so powerful an ac-
cession to 1t a. is received by the appointing ot
Of Judge Porter IL is very apparent that il
wishes to sustain its own tottering fortunes by
asssiling the new $ cre,sry of War. II il did
not fear thar Judge POrer's appointment swept
away the last hope of the Globe in Pennsylya
MIA, but liule would be said about it, This is
the secret of The whole matter. This is the
cause why public press, in free land, profess
ing ID, mociscy,i is, inpracice, adopting The ver-
est tyranny and The most cruel and unjust op-
precision. The spirit that now animales the
Globe, instead Of being the tolerant genius Of
Retubicanism, is The FIRE and faggot-6end of
persecution, even unto death, for opinions sake.
n ittad power, President Tyler aud his friends
would be led to the stake, because they dare TO
think and speak for themselves.
The iu,olerant spirit Of The Globe knows no
bounds. No matter that Gov. Porter has stoo
at the head of the Democratic party in Penn
sylvania no matter that he has encountered
the ferces, and deadliest opposition from the
Fede~Iis,s no matter thar, lik. Andrew JAG. T.
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The Charleston Mercury announces the ar
rival Of the Hon. J. G.. CALHOUN.
Prom the philadelphia Erening Journal
HON. JAS. M PORTER, SECRETARY OF
WAR

The Pennsylvania has long and elaborate at
tack on the new Secretary treating him as one whose
history IS unknown, and yet pretending TO know
enough itself Of his history TO identity him chiefly
with the opposition Of the Democracy. James VI
Porter Notwithstanding the sneers of the Pcunsylva
man, was Democrat when Democrats were need
ed, and marched with company Of volunteers to
the defence OF his country, when more particular
isyorites of the Pennsy lvanian were not over zeal
Gus.
His course in the Convention against the repeal of
the United States Bank charter is susceptible of a
much better construction than his enemies would mt
upon IT, Indeed, we know not how a matter of spe-
clal legislation could be brought with n the leqi,.
mate scope Of Convention to fix the general prirc
pies of ths fundamental law. We do not wonder
that the Pennsyvanien ranks Mr. Secretary Porter
with The opposition, assuming itself as standard Of
democracy when he was prominent actor 10 bring
ing Governor Wolf into power, and has been favo-
rite OF every Democratic Administration from that
day 10 this, the support Of which by the Pennsylya
man, even apparent, has been Of the most eo,iyo
cal kind more injurious IN its design and tendency
than open hostility. II j. enough against James Nj
Porter that he the friend OF George Wolf and ia
the brother Of Governor Porter the only Democra
tic Executives for the last fifteen years
II Is not little strange that the Penpsylyaniap
the Presidents conduct when he has stsked every
thing politically to save the country from the over
throw the Wings had prepared for our principles
Can he not find supporters OF Republican principles
in the Republican iod'
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son or John Tyler, he has stood up Tor lhe sis''
principles Of Republicanism and the Cons''o'
lion, amid The tempest OF abuse and sla"os'S
that have been hesped upon him; no ''i'"''
that he was recently trnmphansly else'e' 10 W.
frat office of The Slate by the Democracy %
Pennsvlvania, uo matter that bis admihis"a'
ton in energy, in wisdom, in independence 'o'
The public GOOD. has not been surpassed oy any
former administration no matter thal s"o'
time since. when The Globe was charged WV"
having assaed him, il repealed the charge WIN
as much indignation as il il had been charged
with assailing Gen. Jackson; no matter 'ha'
The whole Democratic press Of Pennsylvania al
once frowped upon the former attack OIL the
Globe upon Gov. Porter; no mstter-because the
brother of the Governor has dared TO accept OIL
flee under President Tyler, he must be de-
nounced in the blterest and most oil, nslve
terms.
W no is safe from this hdeous inqulsilion
What Democrat, no matter how pure, how
consistent, how beloved, how useful, II he dare TO
become the f lend of President Tyler, is protected
from The maIignity of The Globe Suppose The
new Secretary had been Judge Wilkins, Mr..
Dallas, Gov. Marcy, Judge Savage, Coy,
Shannon, or any other of the prominent Demo
Gratis who have or may receive evidence OF Elk
ecutive confidence, the Globe would have pur-
sued the same course. No man 10 the nation
now is safe, unless-h he bows before the great
central power offihe Globe at Washing on.
aa he
dictate to him his rule of conduct, and if any
man dare TO depart one ioia from the line marked
down, wo to Misrepresentation and anathemas
await him. Gen. Jackson himself would no,
be safe. We expect to see an attack upon him
because he dared, in the honesty and patriotism
of his heart, TO commend the President and &c
express kindly feelings towards him.
1t /, time that the Republican party should
look to it. II one press is to determine and die
tate what the Democracy shall do, what the
high-souled and independent Republican party
shall do, and if this power Is irresistible, then
we had better at once abolish all elections, al
representation, all right of suffrage, all LIE
gislatures and Congress, and let the Globe BIT
the great law-giver, let the Globe choose ouI
Presidents, and our officers, and enact our laws
for il will come TO this if the intolerance ant
dicta,on of this arrogant and vindiclive prn
be not rebuked.
Judge Porter's account, because his characte
needs no vindication, and because, like J, fitr
sons, his life is an answer TO all libellers ant
slanderers of his character; but because il is on
duty to rebuke the nquisitorial and malgnan
spirit of press, on which, we believe, the sea
OF public reprobaton is rapidly imprin,ing thu
indelible and odious mark of Cain.