New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-05


shipping How will this specimen Of Free Trade
be rcIished2 Let the merchants answer Many
other important considerations involved. when
NAV be considered hereafter. | have thrown 70
gether these thoughts in a most hasty and inFeF-
feet manner merely as leading ideas to Draw your
attention to the subject that II may be taken up
and dealt with as It's Importance deserves
TyIgrrsM.-The inherent beauty OF yierlsln
is as well exernpitied In the recent dismissal OF
Samuel NJ Downer from the Post Office at Nor
wich CT, as IN any case we haEe nouced-
though al the instances of the nnprlncipcd pro
scription the Accidency is now waging have 50
close family likeness that any one may fairly be
taken as a sample Of the whole. Mr.. Downer
was appointed by Mr.. Tyler, and from the day
OF entering upon the duties Of his Office he dis
charged them with the most exemplary fidelity
The letter winch dismissed him gave as reason
Tor this step the alleged fact that he was at
Wing meeting got up by the friends Of Mr.. Clay,
at which John Tyler was denounced. No man
living but John Tyler would deem TINS plausible
ground for the removal OF public officer, even II
the charge were true bu, this case 1t was false.
and Mr.. Downer forthwith went 10 Washington,
and laid before the Postmaster General atfida1lts
effectuav dsproving II. At subsequent inter
view Mr.. Wicklitfe told Mr.. Downer that after
+ a full examination Of the papers the President
had decided not to interfere Mr.. Downer then
called upon Tyler himself: and obtained hearing
after being Obliged to bear patiently series OF
tn mt ITD
President wished 81 retain the papers fortnight.
Mr. Downcr declined to leave them, and asked a
prompt decision Mr.. Tyler pctuantly accused
him Of wishing to publish the papers, and SAID
that h. lad MT seen them. If Mr.. Downer's
statcmcat lie trnc md ii is unimPeached1 Mr.
Tyler Directly conts0licted Mr.. Wickihe; which
told The truth cannot easily be ascertaned. Mr.
Downer pocketed his papers and came away
II Hon. CALEGC CUSHING publishes card IN
the Newburyport .I4erald concerning pamphlet
copy of speech delivered in the House by Mr.
Giddngs of Ohio:an whchthe following passage
occurs
Iagst do 1im he s;liss ! 70 fq e. ,r5 h..
adsd cG r., s 5s, e Sss s s5%i.
O." the subject in has Jaed adroeae he nte,sSs
Of ihcf commerce ~ sense Of Jrolnety was great
Shocked al the octr:. contained my resolutions, dat he
INTERESTINGLY rrouoatee Them approximation 70 l1ea
and oa s FL @ con @ & on @ a,s s ,g2a
eaeeto saeia rhsh he las trhifed 50 much
! attachment.
Mr. Gushing se:s first, tina, the publication of
the words in l,n!{iss as having been delivered in
the House is a .:t,ySchood;, second that ii IS
fraud; third, THAT the expressions themselves
constitute wiIf,a and malicious ialsehood' or
rather yo!uminous and extended collection OF
! falsehoo1s.'
After prononnciilag each branch Of the asscr-
tons false, Mr.. Gushing challenges Mr.. Giddngs
to prove his charges and concludes by SAYING
that he shall be more disposed to credit his pro-
rcsscd consccnticusness. If he would find some
way to promote his objects other than that of de-
hberate and wanton defamation" This Is GER
tany PLAIN speaking
TIE VII LoF JACOB R,pGw,Y.-The United
Stacs Gazette gives the following sketch OF the
will of the late Jacob Ridgway, the richest man
in Philadelphia. The will is in the handwriting
oi Mr. K. and was prepared about two years since
MIR Rlrway Jequea,hed 10 Nessrs Carlton aud Bloom
field Moore two sons the late Mr.. Samuel Moore, for
mey his plasterer, THOUSAND ooLLHEs each-haviug
treated them with than all the k,nduess winch, twenty
wears before he had promised thc!r DIVING father
TO his clerk Mr.. Thomas Craven who had been most
faithful and attentive he the sum Of SIX THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
To his hcusehrepcr annuity.
To Mr.. Be'hue Moore his carpenler the house ~ winch
Mr. NJ. resides.
To his coachmau faithful servant, thousand dollars
To all the other servants small legacIes.
To several other persons egao'es OF i've hundred aud
thousand dollars each
Making in all about dity thousand dollars.
The ,em,inds Of his Immense ysa-s"pp2se3 to be be
rdcd equally among his three children Mr.. John Rdgwas
Nus. Dr.. James Rush, aud Mis- Roth, IN Zee.
Observation-Disclosures p. TnoNAssoN, Esq. of
Louisville has been nominated by the Wings Of
that District as Their candidate for Congress He
is an able advocate of Protective Tariff, a Ma
tiona Bank, and all the leading measures OF the
great Wing party.
IL The Wings OF Ncwburg have earned their
entire ticket at the late town election, by an ave
rage majority Of over SIXTY. Last year the town
was decidedly Loco Foco
IL The Madisonan announces that prose
cution has been commenced agaiDs, the Editors
of the Globe, Tor a libel on MIR. Fletcher " ebsel
published in that paper on the LIST INST.
:. IL We are indebted TO the Express OF AIessrs
ADAMS X Co. Cor Boston papers IN advance Of
the Mail.
FRrsngr AT THE NoRrH.-Thc Sandy Hill
Herald states that at that place on Tuesday last
the River was sn rising al a very rapid rate.
The mountains IN that vicinity are covered with
vast amount OF snow, which most continue 10
swell the sources OF the Hudson 70. some time 10
cnnnc Irn LIZ. Tic