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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06

ONCE OF Commissioner In tho Indian Department, 10
make room Tor MIR. Tyson. OF PhilAdelphia-the removal
ana appointment, To take effect May LIST. The chief clerk
OF inc same department l. also removed. to give place TO
some Iylensn Porterte from Pennsylvania.
Many other changes are spoken OF but these Ienumera,e,
as certain to take place.
r. u. j. Smith Is spoken of in place OF A. X. Paris. Sc
cond comptroller, giving To the Governor, in lieu thereof,
some appointment in Maine.
Isaac Hill Is talked OF m place of either Dayton or Pleas
anton, the Fourth and Fifth Auditors.
Il. L. smith, Register Of the Treasury, has issued nearly
Jour huHdred thousand dollars ieorth Of treasury notes
beyond the amount authorised By the late iair Of Congress
before he discovered his error.
Asto MIR. Webster, the general belief now here is, that
he VIII retire next month. The fact that his son has alrca.
ny ieit the department, and that he is going again TO Mas.
saehusctts to stump it for Mr.. Gushing, the report is, lends
force TO this belief.
The statement about the Register Of the Treasury, the
cdl'or oi the Express says, eve do not yet credit in the full
extent IL may be founded on something; and thus one OF
mose puzzling positions arises in which an editor is called
upon elther 10 suppress what may De news, OF TO publish an
uniounded charge, for We have no means here of ascertain
ing It's truth. But II the mmor Is uniounded, II is well for
tha' otheer 10 know II is in circulation. SO that IL can be
promptly corrected. Duty compels us To add, that MIR.
Sniuh, the Register, Is a man upon whom all parties have
placed reliance for honesty, care, and fidelity"
The Madisonian, of "Wednesday. says:
I'VE arc authorized by the friends OF Mr.. Fletcher Web.
sier, now absent from the city. TO say that a prosecution
mas been directed against the Editors OF the Globe, for a
hbel ON that gentlemen, published in that paper on the lst
INST, alter he was known To have left the city."
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
American wnea, Ex.or,.a .. Canada.

As various and contradictory statements have been circu.
latng in the public prints in regard to terms on which Anne
rean wheat will be received into Canada. and from thence
into the ports Of England, we copy the following paragraphs
for the information OF such OF our readers rs may be inte-
rested in the matter;
'ln the British Parliament on the 18th ulumo, Mr. Labou-
chere said to the Secretary of the Colonies (Lord Stanley
that he (Lord s. had stated to the House that it was the in
tcntion OF the Government in the course of the present ses-
sion to permit the admission of Canadian flour into this eoun.
try ut a nominal duty, provided the Legislature OF Canada
passed measures satisfactory TO the Government with a view
to the prevention Of fraud" The Legislature OF Canada has
enacted a law imposing n duty Of Is per quarter ON wheat
imported from the United States. This wheat, when ground
into flour. will not be admitted into England as a mere nomi-
nal duty, or ON the same terms on which flour made from the
Canadian whcatis received"
The answer OF Lord Stanley TO Mr.. Iabouchotc was OK.
pressed in the following words:
1.-The existing law made no distinction between flour
manufactured from wheat the produce of the United States,
and flour manufacmr,dfrom Wheat the produce OF Canada.
been imported into this country as Canadian produce; and
there was no intention on the part ct her Mslesiy's Govern.
ment to make any alteration IN that provision of the law.
There was no intention of drawing any distinction not
now drawn with regard to flour coming from Canada, wheth-
CT 1t were the growth OF the United States OF OF the Cana.
das"
BY this arrangement SAYS the Buffalo Commercial Adver.
user the colonial duty ot q per quarter. and the duty inn.
posed on Canadian flour IN English ports, will together be
about one half the amount cNncted ON American flour trans.
ported direct from New York to Liverpool. If Parliament
should adm: Canadian flour, a. Is contemplated, alta small
fixed duty instead OF one graduated by the present sliding
scale, Il large portion Of the surplus wheat oil the Western
States would 60 to Canada To be manufactured for the En-
glish market.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
From the ". Y. Courier y Enquirer.

The Washington Correspondent of the Aurora. asserted,
by the Tribune, to be Master Robert Tyler, INDUCES in the
following remarks upon the defeat OF Mr.. Bolts
we have POsifire intelligence of Mr.. Bots defeat by
one oT two hundred votes. The yeomanry of Richmond
turned out 10 epel his lnsoleni imvcctivc and daring as.
sauits upon the Executive; they have manfully rebuked the
great iaeuous header" and left him at home To sink into
that lnsignlhcance for which nature intendedhim,a and which
the people Of his own iireSide have now confirmed"
MIR. Bolts Is defeated 10y thpty-ssren votes in a district
geUy'Handored by a Loco FOco Legislature, expressly TO
accomplish that result. Beaten too. according To the Rich.
mond Wing, by having irm 20 10 81 illegal votes cast for his
opponent in Chesterfield. But what in truth was the yer.
dict OF the "yeomanry OF Richmond upon "his inSoient in.
vectiNc and daring assaults upon the ENecuiye1' The
vote in Richmond was for J. VI. Bolts 679-for John w.
Jones 22S-mniority for Bolts i5l. His majority m those
counties ct the district which belonged to his old one, Is
5i2-the majority Of HARRISON in 40 in the same counties
was 439. Surely If Mr.. Tyler can draw consolation from
tins he Is easily pleased.
The "Ieomanry OF Richmond" turn out TO repel Mr..
Bolts "insolcnt invcctive" against the Executive, The
young gentleman must have been particularly attentive to
fdcfS
Mr. Bots old District has sustained him most triumph.
andy. Not one word has he said against the Executive
that by very large maIoutics it has not endorsed. 1t an.
proves fully and even enthusiastically. his political course.
lie will lose the return probably by about 30 votes. while
he Is believed really TO be elected by lawful votes but he
has only lost id by accident, in a district which was Gerry.
wandered for the express purpose of evicting him from Con.
gross. Ii had been impossible without a G~erymandcr. and
by swelling the ratio 5000 above thelimii, to defeat him. His
bare defeat under these circumstances. isa most honorable
triumph 10 him, and a most m%ortiiying disappointment To
the d%esPicable spirit which brought the powers of legisla.
ton to bear against one man, and laid low the dignity, the
honour, and Justice Of Virginia to gnufy the personal spleen
OF Tho. Ritchie! Nothing more grovelling, nothing mean.
err nothing more unmanly and unworthy Of the reputation
OF the State can he imagined, than what we have actually
witnossed-the direction oflegislatve ucisdom for months,
IN secret and in public, to frame a district which would eN.
pei n particular citizen from Congress, and stne the free
voice of a particular community. Thomas Richie has
achieved this disgraceful triumph, by the instmmentalny Of
the degenerate Legislature which recently polluted the Cant.
tol. Let him and them make the most of it. They will
live to me n Vet
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
THE Giob, and M. FI,ieI,r W,b,te,


The Globe, of Monday, poured the following broadside in.
to this gentleman, late first clerk in the Department Of State
under bic father, Dan, and now Secretary Of Legation to the
Court Of Pekin:
I'VE copy from the Washington correspondence Of the
New York Express the following budget Of news, or rumors,
or whatever else II may turn out 10 be-. Mr.. Fletcher Web
ster, II will be seen, IS spoken Of as likely to be sent to Chi
ma NJ Secretary Of Legation. Such m appointment is not
easily reconciled with Mr.. Tylefs Democratic professions.
No worse appointment could possibly be made and apart
from the Inconsistency, nay, the downright dishonesty, Of
calling such an appointment thc deed Dfa Democratic Pres
ident, We think that no mum who had respect for himself
respect FOR his -Ouuty-rcspcc for anything which h. rc.
spectacle iu the sight Of man, would have dreamed Of Civ
ing his country such n representative even among barbara
ans. lie has nothing but bis fathers vices a. qualify him
Tor this situation and, young as be- BE-, he has given n
deeper dye Of inlnmy o. his already polluted name. Whilst
puvate ~prOhigate before The public. But, when this fire.
quenter Of "hells" b. proposed as n ft representative Of our
proud Republic among tho "Cclestals," 10 b. high time for
al WIN profess o. have the honor of their country NJ heart,
10 speak ont, ans tell those who dare 90 innict this insult
upon the American people tiattbcy shall not BE- held guildcss.
The other appointments mentioned ns likely to take place,
ore not mBch better than that Of Mr. ?. Webster; they are
precisely such as We expected from Mr. Tyler, and precise.
y such as Democratic President would never have made.
fhOH WAsHSorON.-The following budget Of news h.
from The Washington correspondence 81 the New York EN-
pres, under the date u the 18th inst
Mr. Fletcher Webster ~ no longer the chief clerk Of the
DEPARTMENT. Of State, having quietly passed from that posi-
ton into ane u greater em0iument, n not ~ more honor.
cation 10 the China mission at a salary Of fee thousand dol
lars per- sHHHn.
Mr. Cushing leaves the city this afternoon for Massachu.
rts, with to determined purpose of taking the stump IN
hs district for the next Congress, Of the special election
hnt Monday 81 June next.
Rumor says that Mr. Webster will take the field also, IN
be- b'hoh. sad IN person, ~ Mr. Cushings district.
NJ !. Harley Crawford has been removed from tie
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Trgiaia Eieeiions-ResnIts and prasreels nh,nd

'"sAW" Etee'""S-hcSuf dnd prospects ahead
The smoke of the conflict has not fully cleared ,v,v
and t Is not yet possible To chronicle all the results of the
action; But enough is known to produce satisfaction
Tor the present, and to authorize the most confident anticipn.
tons for the future.
As To carrying n majority OF the members of Congress
that was MOTT be expected against a Gerrymander: Ys, had
the Wings IN Wise's District and in that Of Buckingham
done their full duty, even that might have been accomplish
ed. As 1t is, 500 votes distributed iudiciously, would have
gwen the Wings : out OF tia. IL Representatives of Virgin.
ia-possibly Q. By Monday we shall probably possess
full details, and we delay until then further remarks on this
branch ofthe subject.
OF the House of Delegates the wings have carried quite
as large a number as they expected, or desired. They had
u sincere dissemination To obtain at this time a majority.
which would have encountered them with the responsibility
OF public measures, which, the Senate being against them
they could not control. In 1914, when a Senator is Ia be
elected the succeeding winter, they will attend To this mat.
ter, and secure such n majority of the House us will give
them the ascendnncy on joint ballot.
They have stood their ground for the Senate.
But above all, they havemanifested an increased strength.
and a zeal surprising that Of $50. They have proved To
Mr. John Tyler and his squad, that their detection So far
from weakening, has strengthened them in the State a,
large. In the aggregate Counties contested in the late clec.
ton, the Wing vote is decidedly stronger than in 1910. when
1t will be remembered they lost the State by only some
400 votes. The result Of the late struggle for ali future
purposes, is a moral victory for the Wings.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
GUADALUPE


The following is an extract from official statements re-.
speeding the disasters Of Guadaloupe
"Moro than four thousands persons were DESTROYED and
a much larger number wounded, loss OF merchandise is
generally estimated at upwards Of five millions Of dollars,
and that Of real estate and personal property amounts to At
least six millions"
We subjoin a letter published by the Archbishop Of Paris
relative to the occurrences at Guadaloupe:
To the Rector.
Sir The calamities Of Guadalupe are well known to you.
That terrible disaster which has dcsolaicd in 20 fnghtful a
manner that part Of the globe, which has completely de-.
stroyed two cities, several small towns, a great number Of
habitauons, and shaken every cdifce in tie colony which
yet remains standing. A conhagraiOn augmented the "a.
yoges made by the earthquake.
An entire city presents the same spectacle 10 the inha-
bitonts who have survived this ruin, NJ that which struck
terror into the victims who escaped from the catastrophe Of
the Railroad NJ Vcrsailcs.
Thousands ofFronchmen mourn tho loss Of their friends.
children and brothers, who have disappeared in the space
Of seventy seconds, a. II suddenly struck by a ihundcfbolt.
To these heart rcnding Affections, is added every other
Kind Of misery; the colonists are without shelter, besides
having lost MI their clothing, provisions, and every thing
necessary 10 sustain existence.
Our o%Shotauon would be supcrluous in presence Of such
n scOurgc.
Lotus offer up our prayers Tor the unfortunate beings, 90
Unexpectedly ufhercd into eternity, and may our lboaity
promptly succor those who have survived.
You will therefore have the goodness sir, on the ensuing
Sunday, at grand mass To- take up a collection for the un.
fortunate inhabitants Of Guadaloupc. and transmit the a.
mount as speedily as possible TO the Secretary Of the Arch.
%bishopuc. ENIS
Humanity is the pedestal u religion. len a throne reared
10y Charity, from which i%ngpttude alone can ever make il
descend.
But every religion desirous 81 preserving 10 empire,
promptly extends the hand to succour and console misfor.
tune, no matter Ia what CLINE or under what banner IL may
be found.
Its atthe voice Of God that religion thus ~dispensos is
blessings. For II II the will Of the Almighty that each and
all u tho numerous and different alars which have been
raised TO him, may be beneficial 10 mankind.
1.-THE word religion interrupts the peace and tranquility
Of a people, substitute that q charity, and you will soon per.
ceivo social order re established. for true religion u charity.
" IN the United States such n multitude Of religious sects
reign peacefully together u Is because they arc chahlablei
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
The TyeasurV Oydsr.

The N. q. papers speak warmly and Indignantly of the
recent order from the Treasury Department, closing the
books OF the custom house against the inspection of editors
OF newspapers, and there is every indication that a strong
remonstrance against IT will 60 up to the Secretary from
the great body of the merchants of New Orleans. To us
al all a mystery, nor have we any information as 20 whether
ltls specially designed for the correction of the editors of
the CrescentCity, or il 10 be extended to the houses
generally. We have heard OF no such order reaching here.
The Secretary States that complaints have been made to
the Department, because editors OF newspapers are allowed
10 examine the mnnitests Of vessels and to take co.
pies OF the same-and therefore the order is issued
ms ~ very strange. When a vessel sails, we look IN the
books OF the Custom House, see her destination, and the
number Of bales Of cotton, tierccs of rice, &c. that she car.
nos. This we publish dmly under the heads OF "Clearan.
ces" and OF "Exports"-and this information forms the ba.
SIS OF the estimates of stock and Of exports for our Prices
Current. To this extent onlydo editorsof newspapers take
copies OF the manifests Of yessols-they are so beset with
waste time, or so IN love with unrewarded and useless labor
as TO carry their Investigations further. And this access TO
the Custom House books, for this purpose, is absolutely ne.
cess1ry; without itnll estimates Of stock and Of exports, would
DC mere guess work ,derivedirom enquiries thatnobody was
bound to answer, and that would carry no mark ofauthentici.
~. The importance of this information to merchants is very
great-in fact II cannot be dispensed with, and we are
sure that the Secretary has not well considered all the mis-
chievous consequences, the confusion and uncertainty
that must result from depriying Prices Current Of ali
clnims To confidence and authenticity. We have new.
er suspected that any evil could grow out Of the fur
nisinng tins mtOnuatiOn-it II given that II may be publish.
ed for the reading Of all-and out Of these statements the
public form their opinions of the amount Of production, the
condition OF trade and consumption and the prospects Of pn.
ces. There should be nigh Justification for a measure that
throws all these importants subjects in the dark-there should
be a more substantial reason for shutting the door upon this
necessary knowledge, than that some namcless individual
has complained becnuse II was open and people looked in.
There are some things that the people have a right TO see,
and It this be not one Of them, we are strangely At fault as TO
the legitimate limits Of Government mystery.
Charleston MereuTy.
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CArfti! fmsr RsU'-A day or two aner dre late de-.
ieai Of The D9rutes Boo Rhode Island. Gen. CT. one Of
'o most prominent supporters of fhe "H,rs Of Chcpacbet"
and the Rev. Oh. a strong "I,g .,J o,J,rsr 80,
NOT in ono Of thc streets boo Providence. Tho General va
aowncost and very sad, and remarked TO- tt. other hat he
poo ~ sex ~ politics and bod thoughts OF ftung himself
o. preach" "Ah. fiLn repied he 49,, on
"h'i' you onSHT r' Htyf Htfy Yesterday, ygu might have
heard me preach" "Whsre was tiat. paw r {" f. ma,
sIAtt7 fRieoN. was hs calm reply. Our informant avs
Citizen.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06

DiNwiDDTr, Apnl 2oth, 10.
To my old friend, T. Ritchie:
With a heart trembling for Van, We have to inform you
OF our victory on yesterday; that ~, ii il be victory. We
met the enemy, and but for the OusTssers, our cake would
have been dough. Goodwin had to back out, or youT tnA
bill would have buried the Democracy OF Dinwiddie. In
vain, we, as in duty bound, rallied at the rich man. Only
think how we have fallen off! Last year we had seventy
majority. and now only sixtecn-and sirfv known Whigs
athome! Thanks be TO the Wings for their confidence
that beat them. Our hopes are centercd in the triumphant
reelection of the Grandson and our beloved HOPKINS
Thanks To the powers that be! You have the Senate safe,
and with that dull and inert mass Of raw materinl, you and
the Junto can keep the old lady Virginia in the dark, as re.
CARDS The Peoples real interest. We here look To you
and az Napoleon SAID that Paris was France, 20 we believe
that, with deAterous management. Of yOHT Senate, II. Richie
- Virginia. But, reverend and dear sir, be cautious.-
Mind, though you may raise a whirlwind-are you Ger.
tain that yOu can direct the storm, so rs not to injuro our
fnendsi Quere. Has our natural aHies, Marcus Morton
and the Democracy Of N. York, surrendered the slave Lati.
mer, or the slave stcalersi We boldly asserted that YOU
had fired that flint. Oh, for heavens sake, do not beiray
us, ns you did about the ub.Trcasury. Appropos: Had
we not better tickle the vanity Of the Capt. a little longer,
MS some Of rs may get an office. Calhoun in these parts Is
as dead as Caesar. We had a kind of a Ned RuekT
out with us; he is n hybrid Of a vnumint-onco a steam
Dr., then a Reformed Dunkar d. Spouter, and last Of all. he
IL a political MOuntcbank, whom you had better let alone.
Nothing more, only yours in fear and love.
r. ?. S.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06

NAvAI--By a letter from Washington, received in this
city yesterday, we learn thst the Navy department will forth
with dispatch a national vessel To Cons,anunople for the
purpose oi bringing to the United States the remains OF the
late Commodore Dawn Porter, Change d. Affairs, Sc.
This is an c tduo no less to the nation than to the memory
and public services Of the deceased.
The flag ship Independence is expected To arrive Mt New
\ DIRK, from Pensacola, in the course OF n few days with the
Inst Lieutenant, lHomans,l and n midshipman, SHAW un-
der arrest, charged with the commission OF most revolving
and degrading crime.-tPhiladclphia Chronicle.
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WORTHAM'S OFFICE.
Exchange street.
$4,000.

FORTUNES FORTUNES FoRTUNEsu
Thus being saturday W. haye as u.usi e. sry. ,r.,.,
tunes for d%istdbuuon iu two different fausrsss pvs t,oo
10000, A.. fs s1O second $1,000. 1000. A.. r., g. - I,
p'iss . Nan'sd, can ~ WORKMAN, ~ dy bss.s bsf s,a = 80.
-" mb CHA8 WOETHAu
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~ f. may be proper 10 state, that NJ. Fulton was no
candidate, and was run without hs consent
Well, the battle is over, and tho victory, as they choose
70 term II, belongs % the LOcOs. We did our best. IN COM.
mon with the Whigs, Ia break the fatal charm which has 80
long deluded our people, but the illusion seems irresistible,
aud the canking Of their chains b. music 20 their cars
Well, be IL so. "Ihc buuc and anGdote" were both before
them, and they have chosen 10 confido their interests 10 De-.
mocrscy still, with a faith It would seem, sufficient
a. remove mountains. We had INDUCED some hWe hope
Of Mr.. WasDn's election from the declaration Of many that
they would not longer click the hand hat beat ticm" but
the potency Of the name II Democracy awcd them into sub.
mission, in violation of their own declared determinations,
and the deliberate convictions Of their better iudmcnts-
The supposed detection Of these, with % firm reliance upon
the unanimity and honesty oil. those who profess TO love the
principles which the Wings believe bind our Union together
and provide for the enjoyment Of all, led ~ 10 hope for a
change, which the instability Of the one, and the insincority
Of the other, has broken to the heart.
The Wings. from long custom TO defeat, look for IL as a
natural consequence, aud cannot be induced, save on extra
ordinary occasions, 10 act bon unison. We could put our
finger upon dozen Wings ia the stroeton Thursday, whOhnd
bod not the moral courage 10 vote, and others ingioriously,
tho with ialtcring voices, cast their sutirages for the opposite
party. Those who refused 10 vote, many Of them, NJ lenst,
could not find IL in their hearts 10 vote against Col. Goodson,
and hence permitted the occasion TO pass without moving a
finger to save themselves and their country from ruin. We
hold Col. GoOdson in NJ high estimation a. the next ono,
but we are no man-worshippers-we go for principles, not
men. To those Wings who voted the LocOfoco ticket, We
have nothing 10 say, but leave them 10 the decorations Il
their own conscieBccs--if they ere troubled with such
fhingn.