davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
Ma. BELL,

Mr.. BELL,
| observe you take occasion in
your last paper, to say, in reference to my
public services, that have had my reward
in the stems of thousands" have received
from the public purse" Why you have
thought proper to make such an allusion,in
such a manner, cannot understand. 1t
does not seem TO have been necessary to
the professed purpose of your remarks. and
could only have an unfavorable effect in
regard to myself-tending to create the i'm
preston that have been fattening upon
the public bounty. You know my history
and present condition, and ought therefore,
to have kown how much pain such stems
of-thousands" flourish in newspaper would
give me; for, besides leading to an exag-
gerated estimate of my income,it keeps out
of sight The other side of the account, and
creates false impression as to the condi.
don in which my twelve years service in
Congress has left me. Ofthat condition
would not permit myself to speak publicly
but in self defence. You have compelled
me.
If had been enriched from "the public
purse" there would have been some excuse
for your flourish about my income; but you
know have ot,-and you know the rea>
son. You know that, besides, the heavy
expenses necessarily incident to a seat in
Congress and those of supporting a family,
have paid, during that twelve years, near
ly as many thousands of dollars of debts
which had their origin in my publication
of a newspaper, and IN other business con-
nected with it, during the war, and which
had been more than doubled by accumula-
tons of interest for nearly twenty years t:
and you know, too, that, 80 Intense, and un-
calculating has been my desire to meet these
liabilities, have made no provision for the
future. You know, moreover, that have,
during my whole public life, though labor.
ing under these oppressive embarrassments,
freely given for objects making appeals TO
my liberality; Though you do not know
the extent and variety of these appeaIs) and
that, among these, have expended hum
dreds of dollars in sustaining. during its
periods of depression and threatened ami.
hilation, the Peoples Press, which has sur
viyed Its Perils, and is now profitable es.
adjustment. Why must my feelings be
lacerated, at this most painful and irving
period Of my life, by talking of items of thou.
sands, as received by me from the public
purse. Spare, beseech you. your praises,
if they must be accompanied by an allusion
which not only reminds me of the misfor-
tunes would gladly forget, but is calcula-
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL,
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFF.

On Tuesday last, (Aug. Cd, as this gen.
leman was on his passage from Portsmouth
to Baltimore, on board of the steamer Geor-
gia, and just as he was about to proceed with
his daughter and neice, to the dinner table,
a young man about % years of age, who
gave his name, and was recognized by Mr..
Wickli!ie, as j. Mclean Gardner, of Wash
lngton city, touched Mr.. Wickliffc on the
shoulder, which caused him to turn-and
while in the act offs doing, Gardner plung-
cd dirk knife Into his brea the attempted
repetition, but WAS prevented by some gen.
tlemen standing by, when he was disarmed.
secured. and guarded and taken into BaIti
more. 1t is supposed that the dirk must
have struck the breast bone, and glanced,
otherwise it would have produced instant
death. No cause was known for the dartard-
ly assault, except that Mr.. Wickliffe would
not consent to use his influence in securing
him an Office. Gardner is a son of Col.
Gardner, of Washington city, first auditor
to the Post Office Department.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16

ties into two districts, so that with an even
vote in the state they could carry the other
seven; but such has been the exertions Of
the NOBLE WINGS, that they have car
ried four of the nine districts, and without
much doubt, FIVE, leaving three others
where the locos' had Z or 500 majority in
each, last year, very doubtful, not over one
or two hundred at most. In Stanley's dis
trict, formed in an uncouth manner, with
a majority of 727 against him on the Gov.
vote of last year, and on purpose to defeat
him, the contest is close, though probably
S. is defeated. This renders it pretty GER
tain that North Carolina may be counted
in favor of the Wing nominee in 1874.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16

pulse to the first roll of the ball which will
crush locofocoism. But now is the time to
try our strength in the state. The COMING
state election is an important crisis for US.
Four members of congress are TO be elect.
ed whose votes may have vastly impor,aD,
influence upon the great interests of the
country for many coming years. Encour.
aged by the accustomed apathy Of the wings
most tremendous effort, is making by the
locofocos throughout the state 10 carry ono
or both branches Of the Legislature. They
will struggle, and struggle with all the I'D.
vantages of stratagem and deception which
they usually bring to their aid. But they
struggle in vain, if you wings of Vernon,
are up and doing. Where is the old guard
of ls4O7 Where is the young guard sbo
are CALAMITY to aid in the victory IN ls44'
Now is the time 10 erect your banners, and
throw them proudly and freely to tie breeze
Now is the time 10 win the victory which
will tell upon the fortunes, and encourage
the hope of the whole union, in the great ap
preaching presidential canvass. Your crops
may not be cut, your fields may not be shorn,
/ hu,
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16

ted 10 leave an impression on the public
mind either that have been enriched from
''the public purse" or if destitute, that my
destituton has been the result of an extrsv-
agance, or an improvidence discerditable to
me. WIN. SLADE.
Aug. 10, ls43.
P. S. | have just opened the Burlington
Free Press which, observe. copies the par
agraph of yours to which l refer. The Ed.
itor of that paper will do ME favor by pub.
fishing the foregoing. w. 5.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16

a candidate to be catechised just before e.
lection, for most men when called upon to
speak ofthemselves, are apt to say too much
or too little.
These hasty remarks are respectfully
submitted to the candor Of yourself and OF
the public and l close by saying to you
and other Wing Abolitionists, tn the Ian
guage of qnoration. "Pro me; 81 mercer.
in me-" For me If deserve it, against
me. JOHN MATToCKs.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
All Hail North CARDINAL!

From information from that State we
have the satisfaction to lay before our rea-
ders some good news. The Loco Foco
Legislature had so gerry-mandered the dis
tricts by putting all the strong wing coun-
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
when the 9Th day of
September comes,

throw down your syihe, and your syckls,
and seize upon the little strip ofpaper which
ifpropeTly inscribed, will save your fortunes
and your fire sides from the scourge of loco.
focoism, and restore the liberties, and pro-
perty of this down trodden country.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
Vermont goes for the Tariff.
Let South Carolina hug Free Trade.
The one land Of Freemen.
The other land of Slares.

Tp,Ssv,v.S,. UNIvERsITY.-Ths
commencement of this institution was ceIe-
bra,ed at Lexington. KY, on the lstn
July. The performances are said 10 have
been of an interesting character highly creo'
IDLE 10 the young gentlemen and to their H.
structors.
Mr. Clay, Gov. Letcher Judge Robinson
and other distinguished men OF hen'Oc"'
were present.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
Destroy the Tariff

and hundreds of millions of dollars arc at
once to all practical purposes thrown away.
Destoy the Tariff, and you strike death
blow to the interests of the poor man. De-
stroy the Tariff,ahd you make as the results
distinction in society at opce unjust and
cruel. The poor are made miserably poor,
the rich immensely SO. Money is power.
Put it into the hands Of few. and you fur
nish means TO Cypress the many. We can
not but abomlnate Free trade, for we see in
it death to the interests of all claims in So
ciety,that ought to receive the fostering care
and protection of Government. We are
disguised with men who lead the great mass
of the Loco's, who are willing to barter a
way the rights and interests of a confiding
people. to purchase Southern votes, and Sc
cure Southern favor. We despise this crlng-
ing fawning sycophancy. We hope Ner'
monters will tell such men through tho
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16

July q, 1913.
spring.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
w higs of
81

The great question to be decided at the
next election is, shall Vermont show to
the nation that she still is strong in her at.
tachments to Protective Tariff. All eyes
are turned to the Switzerland of America.
Here is the battle to be fought, between the
advocate of Free Trade. and the friends of
the Tariff. The one system in its imme-
date tendency is calculated to overthrow
those principles, upon which our country
has arisen to her present glory and renown,
the other system (the Tariff in its pruct.
cal operation, is calculated to still give an
increased lustre to our name, in the on
ward progress of industry throughout tho
Country, and the consequent increase Of
wealth & power, THIS, systems are both
before the people Ant igonists they ncccs'
sarily are and must be in their nature. In
the success of which is Vermont most in
terestcd Rather VIC might ask, in the ut.
ter overthrow of which would the Vermont
farmer rejoice Is the Tariff destroyed, the
hills that now are covered with sheep would
go 10 waste. The farmer would sit down
ard Iehec, upon days past and gone in
which his labor not with its Just reward -
The manufacturer would be compelled to
shut up his factory. Looms and spindles
would cease their hum. The water privil-
eyes upon our many streams that now courso
their way down from our mountains, and
hills, would go unimproved Our villages
that now are kept up and sustained by cap
ital invested in manufactures, would droop
and business stand still.
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
From Lloyd's Lond n Mepspape
American Reputation.

The following petition has Been ad-
dressed by the Rev. and eccentric Sgd
ney Smith to the Congress of the Uni
ted States. The rev. gentleman is a
creditor of the State Of Pennsylvania,
and is, therefore justly entitled to voice
IN this matter. =. s
Itwould be difficult to put in a more
striking view, the evil effects of the bad
faith Of the s:repudlating' States than is
done in the petition. The ruin it has
brought down upon families may be re-
trieved, the arrangement it has caused
inthe commercial relations ofthe differ
ent countries maybe cured, and all Ell
sectsiof both in time may. be obliterated
But notlme can efface the stain which
this enormous swindle'must leave upon
the character and institutions Of Ameri
ca. Against the adoption Of such ins'i
tutions, history will furnish no argu.
ment so powerful as The conduct Of the
fraudulent States:--
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
THE REGISTER.

Printed and published every SATURDAY a,
THREE DOLLARS in advance. Subscribers who
do not pay in advance, will Invariably be charged
four dollars.
Advertisements inserted for one dollar per
square (of ten lines less, Tor the first insertion,
and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion.
Advertisements which exceed ten lines, charg-
ed ten cents Per line for the first ard five cents
for each insertion afterwards.
YEARLY ADvERTIsING.--A deduction will be
made TO those who advertise by the year to suf-
fcient amount to make it for the interest of mer-
chants and Others.
Advertisements out of the direct line of busi-
ness of the yearly advertiser will be charged for
seperately at the ordinary rates.
Professional caTds, not alteTahle for the year,
containing ten lines or lass ten dollars.
TIE names ofcandidates for county offices will
be inserted for FIVE dollars, payment always in ad-
vance, and State Offices ten dollars.
Election tickets will never be delivered 'till
paid for.
Political circulars or communications ofonly an
individual interest, viii be chargd at half price
of ordinary advertisements and must be paid in
advance.
Advertisements not marked with the number of
insertions will be continued till forbid, and any
alterations made after insertion charged extra.
Advertising patrons will favor us by handing
in their advertisements as early after regular
publication days as convenient-not later in any
case if possible, than Thursday night. .....
All JOB-WCRK must be paid for On daliy-
cry. .,...,..
POSTAGE must be paid on all letters, or they vii
not be attended to.
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
American Ingenuity.


We find in the Boston Post the follow
ing notice of an invention which prom
ises most important results: 'sss
Mr.. Peter Lear, ofthis city, has. COM
pleted the model of an entirely new plan
for propelling vessels through the water
1t is applied TO common lap streaked.!
OF. .clinker built boat Of go feet in length
and feet beam. This boat is perfect
ly flat foored amidships, about six feet
fore and aft, but terminates forward and
aftlike any other boat. She is propell-
ed by two horizontal wheels, encased in
the bottom, about four feet apart, amid
ships, the one before the others. not op-
posite each other, like those of Lieut..
Hunters. 49, - sss4s
The floats or cogs of these wheels are
secured by hinges, and at The inner or
central extremes, have small rollers,
which act on an inclined plane; that also,
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
Notth Carolina Elections.

The returns from the gallant old
North State are very incomplete, but
enough is already known to enable US
to say that the Wings have done no.
blyi 1t is almost certain that we have
elected five of the nine members of Con-
gress, while we have chance for the
sixth! And this, too, in the face of the
most infamous gerrymander that ever
disgraced any party. y The state was
laid off with an eye single to making six
locofoco districts, and the party were
quite sure they had done it; but "truth is
omnipotent and public justice certain"
and for once party vilIainy failed in its
objects. Stanly is the only Wing OF
the last Congress who has been defeat
ed. by saddling his district with two
thousand Hottentots from Nash and
Edgecombe counties, and yet with all
this dead weight he is only beaten 400
OF 600 votes, and probably not so much
Two .locofocos are elected in districts
which last year gave nearly 1000 ma.
jority each; but their election is equiva.
.ient to defeat! One is elected by aboul
f3o,.and the other by $50 majority =
Next year when Harry Of the West is
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02

revolves with the main wheel, and are
succeSaively forced down at the angles
of purchase; and when they have passed
these points, offer no resistance whaie::
verso that there are never more than
two. CT three floats Of each wheel in play
at the same time, the others being folded
up in line with the surface of the
boats bottom. The floats of the. after
wheel propel at angles on the larboard
side, and those of the forward one, on
the starboard. The axles or spindlea of
the wheels rise perpsndicularly in !ae
ceatrs Of the boat, and have horizontal
.cogs on their s6tremities, Z =h,ch
are applied ether eogs that act perpen-
dicularly and are worked with cfanks
at both sides on the same plan as winch
es.
These cranks are connected on both
sides, SO that one movement sets both
propellers in motion. Around the axles
or spindles of the wheels are springs
which control the revolving inclined
plane that acts on the floats, and indica-
tors which show the precise action Of
the rropellers. By having perfect con-
troll ofthe floats: any motion can be Civ
e., to the boat without reversing the en-
gines, The whole interior apparatus
occupies . superficios. somewhat less
than six feet; and although in the pre-
sent case the apparatus is raised high
enough to admit Of being worked by
winches, yst, when applied to ship and
worked by steam,it will lie e'nearer the
bottom and occupy less space than is
required for the same purpose; according
to any other plan that has yet teen e.
dopted. +sH 81 -:
Last Wednesday afternoon the beat,
with five men in her, four Of them to
work the winches and one to steer and
attend the machinery, was made to per-
form variety Of man9uvres with COM
plete success. She was propelled ahead
at the rate Of five knots per hour; then
astern, next described complete circle,
c>..>.;.aes tho sanai-dianaeter
or radius as she revoived. She was
next propelled broadside on about one
hundred yards, the rudder was then un-
shipped, and she was STORED through
the medium Of her floats alone with the
utmost truth, clearly demonstrating that
the rudder was little more than a use
less appendage. And let it be borne in
mind, that throughout all these man9u-
vres, the propeIlers were never once
reversed, but kept revolving in one di-
rection. = :.st,........
Several scientific gentlemen who wit
messed these experiments expressed
themselves highly pleased with the re-
suits. Mr.. Lear himself, who is un-
doubtedly the best Judge, is convinced
that the principle applied to steamers
will give greater speed than any of the
plans now in use His invention has all
the advantages Of Lieutenant Hunters
in vessels of war. without having re-
course to any peculiar model for its ap-
plication. Itcan be applied TO WALL
sided "down-easter,n or a roupd-sided
frigate; all that is required is a aat floor
in the wake Of the propellers. But the
other advantages of Mr.. Lear's inver.
ton, (if successful on large scale)--
such as bringing vessel round in her
cWn length, propelling her broadside on
steering her &C., &c.-will be without
parallel in the history of steam naviga
tion. !, -
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
Gen. Hamilton ON Reputation,

Gen. Hamilton OH Repudiationo
Gen. James Hamilton was guest at a
Fourth of July Dinner at Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and having been SCALED outn
by a toast, referred to the doctrine of
Reputation. In the course of his re-
marks, he narrated the following cir
cumstance, which occurred while he was
in London: 4"
"Gent.emen, I was in England when
the Intelligence was received and the
stock was felt of your failing to pay tho
dividends on your bonds. | might de-
scribe to you the panic which this intel
ligence produced, and its disastrous in
iuence on the interests of our whole
country; but forbear. know that the
losses of large capitalists are not very
apt TO produce much sympathy. How
ever, your bends, you will permit me to
in form you, were sold at a price which
seemed to premise q high rate of inter-
est; they were therefore purchased in
Europe by persons in moderate circum-
stances, seekingin this way an augment
ed income; by disabled half-pay officers,
by comparatively destitute widows, and
by trustees for orphans in nowise in a
better condition. The statement Of this
fact recalls TO my mind circumstance
which occurred shortly after the news
reached London that the Executive had
declined recognizing the validity Of your
State bonds. | happened to step into the
office ofa friend, highly respectable
merchant in London, where / met a gal
liant officer of the British army, whose
acquaintance had the honor previously
10 make He informed me that he was
en- unfortunate holder Of Mississippi
bonds He remarked, i shall carry tc
my grave large deposite of American
lead, which received at the battle q
Chippewa, where, wounded and disabled
| fell into the hands of your country
mon.- From their generosity, unbound
ed kindness, and humanity, | thought |
could safely deposite in their good faith
the little gold limited fortune had still
left me. saw the seal and signature
of the State of Mississippi; | thought this
enough; but | am nearly ruined by my
confidence in your country This, geL.
tIemen, was said with sensibility free
from all vituperation or querrelous a
buse. 1t was said by man who stood
six feet two in his shoes, the perfect and
entire impersonation Of the finest mod
in one word, the gallant Sir John Ma
rillon Wilson, who was wounded in Sc
ven places at the battle of Chippewa, and
who, amidst prejudice and ignorance in
regard TO our country, stood up as her
generous and noble defender in his own.
Can you blame me, gentlemen, if as
sured this veteran, with a gush or sem
sibiiity equal to his, that every farthing
Of the Mississippi bonds, interest and
principal, which he held would be paid,
as sure as there's God in HeaUen; that
knew the resources Of this State and
the character of her people; that this
was mere pause or suspension in her
good faith, which had resulted from
causes entirely connected with the sup
posed unfairness with which an interme-
diate negotiation had been made for the
aggregate and full amount Of the bonds,
in the United States; that there was not
in n'her people a particle of. meanness or
sordidness; and to hold on with infexi-
bic confidence to his stock.o
~
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02
MISC ELLA EoUs.
Z; = From the Boston Mercantile Journal;
9attle between the United states and
the Macedonian.

Reading IN your paper of the 18th
inst, very graphic account of the bat
tie between the United States and Ma
cedonian, | was reminded that | had in
my possession very fine counterpart to
it, written on the day after the battle,
by gentleman who was a volunteer on
board the United States. 1t would be
difficult to imagine a greater contrast
than the scene presented on board, the
two ships, SO highly creditable to our
own navy, and to the character of the
brave Decatur.
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02

on the track, North Carolina may be set
down for him by majority of 10000
at Ieast.-N. o. Topic.
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02

CUPERFlNE FLOUR, lot jus; re-
oceived and for sale by
]. & A. X. ERWIN.
apl 90 TIFF
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02

The Court Of Chancery has Jurlsdlctlon over
all pleas and complaints whatsoever cognizable
in a Court of Equity, and holds two sessions an
nually, commencing on the 3rd Mondays in Apri
and October for the Oxford District, and January
and July at Jackson.
JUDGES and DISTRICT ATToRNEYsof the Citcuits
The Weekly register., 1843-09-02

THE GREAT AMERICAN NEWSPAfER
Spelling, Readings Writing, and Peter
Parley's Geography, { $40, 90
Geography, English Grammar and
Arithmetic, II, 81
Watts on the mind, History, Astrono-
my, Natural, Mental and Moral Phi-g
Iosophy, Chemistry, Botany, Rhetoric,( Is 90
Algebra, French and Italian, Co20