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SIGNS OF THE TINES"

The Presidential prospects Of Ma. VAN
buren, are anything but promising. Recent
demonstrations are all agains. him. The
rank and file appear 10 be unwilling to break
in upon or interrupt that retirement which
the Argus describe as so grateful to the feel
ings and views Of its patron. Having been
for thirty years in tho public service, the
friends Of Mr.. VAN Buren, are Willing that
he should now enjoy the repose Of Kinder.
hook and its philosophic shades
The Public Opinion about which we
used TO hear so much in the Argus, IS setting
quietly but sternly against the man who
swamped his party in 1910. There is 9
natural unwillingness to trust PHO, who ha'
once run ship ashore high and dry. Ant
there certainly would be great weakness il
trusting such man twice. The party which
has so long Aoa,ed Mr.. Van Buren, upon il,
surface was not easily overthrow. With
1.-THE of the sagacity that has been aseribet
to him, and some slight manifestations o
sympathy for the People, all regardless as h'
ever was. Of their prosperity, Mr.. Van Blu
rsa's recollection would have been certain
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THE EARTHQUAKE,

Accounts received from the West Indies
gives US further particulars Of the disastrous
effects Of the Earthquake, which occurred
on the eighth Of February.
BY the arrival Of the schooner Chappellc, Sawyer,
OF wilmington, ~ G. from ST. Thomas, we learn
that'all the buildings in Point Petre were thrown
down 6y the shock. Immediately upon its occur.
renee, about two thousand Of the inhabitants rushed
from their houses into the public square, which they
had scarcely reached when tho earth opened beneath
their feet and swallowed the whole mass! Il was
supposed that full seven thousand people were ces'
troyed altogether in various ways Directly after
the earthquake n 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 al
not those Of wood. A few lives only were lost. Al
English Harbor Antigua, high hill overlooking thu
harbor was thrown into by the shock, filling up
II was not known that any islands were sunk, a
had been reported by vessels arrived elsewhere.
Capt. Means, of schr. Lucy at New York, from
Mayaguez, p. X. which port he left 18th Feb state
that slight shock Of Earthquake was felt at tina
place about the 9th which did no damage.
The Savannah Republican states that vessel ar
rived there from Havana, whence she sailed on tn
22d ultmo, the captain Of which vessel reports tina
the British steamer of the 18th of January the Tay
arrived at Havana goth February, and reports havin
experienced severe shock of an earthquake, on tn
9th Feb, off the island of Antigua. 1t was so Sc
we're as 10 retard the progress Of the vessel and o
looking to the shore, the hills appeared to be in me
tom, one island disappeared altogether. 1t will b
recollected that Capt. Driscoll, Of the Br. barqu
r Severn, arrived at New York about ten days since
reported that he experienced a shock of an earth
quake .he same day mentioned above. at which tim
he supposed he was about one hundred and fifty mile
from that Island
Captain Watts, of tho barq,e Orb. at Bal,imor
from B,n k River, Jamaica, states that the eartt
quake of the 9th February, which proved SO destru
tive in the island OF Guadalobpe was not felt in J,
maica at all. Previous to his sailing Capt w. sa
dates from Kingston to the 18th ul,. at which tin
the news of the destruction of Point Petre was n
known there.
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PACIFICUS.

We received, some time ago, a pamphlet
containing series Of articles on the subec,
of slavery originally written for paper in
Ohio. The pamphlet was accompanied by
a letter requesting us to publish il. But our
columns have been so crowded, for a few
weeks past that we have been obliged to de-
fer it till the present time. These articles
are written with great ability, and, though in
tended by their author, an Ohio Wing, for
the people of that state, are equally applica-
BILE to every other state in the Union. We
earnestly exhort all our readers to give them
a careful and thorough perusal. The author
is personally known to US. He is Northern
man in feeling and principle, and staunch
straightforward, sterling Republican Wing,
His communications have been widely copied
by the leading Wing papers in New England,
especially in Maine and Massachusetts. We
shall lay before our readers one or more oil
these letters every week, till we have COM
peted the series. Again we bespeak fol
them an attentive perusal.
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"Of those who have been Members Of this
Congress and have been eminent in the public
service, and who will not be Members Of the
next, need only name CLAY, CALHOUN, Pres.
ton, Sergeant, Granger, Fillmore, Saltonstall,
Morrow, (among the living,) Southland, Lewis,
Williams, and Lawrence, (among the deadly
to show that the next Congress can not replace
TO the country what il loses in this. ! might
lengthen this list by the addition Of many faith.
full, devoted, distinguished. honored aid beloved
PATRONS who now leave the public service, some
er. The aggregate Of fame stability, hdelty and
worth which this Congress has exhibited to the
country, has been rarely equaled-never ex.
cellcd.'
"But Of those incidental and accidental pecu.
liartes and distinctions of this Congress, the
various circumstances above detailed from a
memory especially inclined to treasure singular
facts and Condolences but serve for the
entertainment of the idly curious. Far graver
characteristics, higher distinctions, more active
| virtues, and positive resuls-from the more
solid memorial of this Congress and its lasting
claim to the respect and gratitude Of this Ma.
ton.
"This Wing Congress has sat four hundred
and fifty days,-has passed more than four hun
dred bills into Acts, (nearly twice as many as
| any previous Congress- -fnade more than fDd
thousand Reports, occupying more than twenty
five thousand printed pages, and circulated seu.
cral hundred thousand copies Of valuable docu.
ments among the people for their information OIL
public affairs"
"Having thus done and suffered, thus long
abored under abuse as unparalleled as their pa.
thence and industry and herosm, the WHlcs OF
THE TwENTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS, from serving
their country here in this evil day and genera
ton, return to their rest, to renew their labor.
no more! They came forth TO this mission
amid shouting and popular civilizations and tri
umphs They return to obscurity and oblivion
in sorrow, Disappointment, sadness and silence
But the peoples hearts will return to then
again when the cry Of hireling dictionaries hal
died away, and when the harvest Of these unre
Quilted tolls is reaped by renovated nation il
calmer years. Though history, vena and falls
as it ever has been, should neglect and bell
them, as 1t does the great and good of almost a
past ages, the faithful memory and dscernin
Judgment of the grateful and the just shall cher
lsh them among patriot. confcssors and martyrs
as those "oF WHOM THE WORLD WAS NOT WOE
THY"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17

THE LoCoroCo CoNvENTIoN.-Wear are 10.
formed that the Locofoco Convention held
in the Representatives Hall. on Tuesday eve.
ming, was not very satisfactory, in its pro.
cecdings, to the Party. Resolutions are said
to have heen offered, approving of Martin
Van Buren,, the Undertook Dandy. as some
of the Locos call him, for the Presidency.
bu, i, was decidedly no 60. After much con.
fusion and perplexi'y, the Calhoun branch Of
the party succeeded in laying the Van Blu.
rem resolutions on the table, very much 10
the discontinue of the adherents of the Lit.
tie Magician.-Boston atlas.
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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH II, ls43.
PROTECTION.

Does the imposition Of protective duties in
crease the price of the protected articles Fl
The advocates of Free Trade insis, that it
does. We say no. Our opponents have al
ways contended that every kind and degree
Of duty is just so much addition to price, and
therefore, that no protection can be extended,
in this way, to the producer or manufactu-
rer, except at the expense of the consumer.
Those who reason in this way are generally
willing, however, that small duty should be
laid for revenue, this being the most conve-
nient method of raising supplies for the gov
ermcnt.
Now we insist that the only duty that ne
cessarily passes into price IS the mere reve-
nue. duty, when it is so small that it affords
no protection to the manufacturer. The rea-
son of this is very plain. A revenue duty has
no tendency to excite competition among the
producing classes. Protective duties, on the
contrary. while they encourage home pro-
duction, invariably contribute to reduce pri-
ces, by stimulating competition among the
manufacturers. Nor is this all. Another
benefit, still more important than the effect
on prices, results from protection. We mean
the better distribution Of capital and labor,
which is the natural consequence of the
grow,.. of manufactures. By continually in
creasng the number of those who consume
the products of the country, and are net en-
gagged in producing them, the market for
those products is constantly extending, and
this, also, i. is plain, indirectly enhances
price.
Thus the farmer is benefited in two ways
by protective duties. The growth of manu-
features, when duties are high, constantly
operates to sustain the prices which the far
mer receives, and to keep dOwn those which
he has to pay.
But. at this stage Of the argument, Free
Trade Loco Foco walks up, and asks u
how the Manufacturer is to be benefited, i
the result Of protection be to keep down the
price Of his fabrics. The answer IS easy anc
conclusive. The effect Of permanent and
steady protection, and Of the competition i,
cxcites, is to improve the skill and economy
with which the business of manufacturing i:
carried on, in all its details, and thus enable
the manufacturer to make as far profit, or
IA lower price, as he could, in the outset, de.
rive from higher. Tho natural operation
of uniform and stable system ofprotec,ion
, therefore, benefits all classes Of the commu
nifty. Under it, the rich man finds safe in
vestment for his capital, and the poor MAI
|, for his labor; the farmer sells high and buy
low the manufacturer is enabled to pay bet
ter prices to those he employs; the number
Of producers is diminished. Of consumers in
creased, and productive capital is, therefore
: improved; we export more, import less, thu
keeping the balance trade in our favor ant
adding TO the circulating medium Of the coun
try +; honest industry is encouraged, daily la
Dor rewarded, business becomes brisk, tn
u people contentod, and the country indePen
= den. and happy.
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Mn. SPENCER, late Of the War, now of the
Treasury Department, has recently written
letter, in answer to a series of resolutions
passed by Military convention, held, a
short time since, at Albany, New York, on
The subject Of the Military Academy at West
Point. The resolutions were transmitted to
Mn. S. while he was at the head of the War
Department, and his reply is a manly and
spirited defence of the institution denounced
by the New York Militia. He says there is
no possibility Of estimating the value Of such
an institution in dollars and cents; that if i,
be aristocratic, OF anti-republican, it shares
that reproach in common with all other sem.
inaries of learning, where the number Of STU
dents is necessarily small, in comparison
wi,h!,he entire population refers to the cat.
alogue Of graduates to prove tina, the sons o
farmers, mechanics, and poor parents have
always formed a great part of the pupils
and suggests that the reformers would do bet.
ter if they should attempt to improve before
they resolve to destroy the Academy.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17

Tie Legislature of Virginia has refused to receive
the money belonging 10 that State under the late
land-receip,s distribution law. The State IS Keeling
under the weight of It's debts the people are groan-
ing under their taxes; their fnanciers exhausting
their ingenuity in trying to discover new sources Of
revenues and yet large amount Of money actually
belonging to the State is refused, because it suits the
present views of the leaders of the democracy to op
pose the policy of distribution. Truly this Democ.
racy' is curious animal. But few short years
ago, the principle of distributing the nvails Of the
public lands was truly democratic Nothing could
be more Even Mr.. Jefferson had indicated the
principle rs one of his own. General Jackson also
recommended and urged it in one or more of his
messages.
Then, OF course distribution was the true democ-
racy, and it was urged home to the Government ms
such by the Richmond Enquirer. But it happened
that Mr.. Clay was the first man TO get bill through
both houses of Congress tor carrying the prnci-
Pile. And never was more sudden change of the
weather than there was in the opinion OF the de-
I-!!.iocTacy1 From the moment when it was dscov-
cred that Mr.. Clay to receive the credit of the
measure, nothing could be more un -democratic then
distribution. General Jackson, to prevent the bill
becoming law by two-thirds Of both houses, slip
ped it into his trowsers- pocket and ran off with it to
Tennessee. And from that hour to this, the same
democracy that was wont TO cry up the measure
has been crying it down. We have heard of peo
pie biting their own noses off Virginia shows the
pos sibillty of the feat.-N Y. Commercial.
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ANOTHER WING VICTORY.

The city Of Detroit, Michigan, is redeem.
ed! The Wing candidate for Mayor and
other city officers were elected by MAORI.
ty which ranges at about THREE HUN.
DRIED. The battle is said 10 have been
more severely contested than any which has
been fought for years, not even excepting
the campaign of 1910. The Wings seem
to be "girding up their lons" in every see.
ton of the Union. The spring elections ia
Massachusetts and New York have hesn
very favorable to our friends and show that
the ascendency OF the locoiocos will be Of
short duration. The Detroit Daily Advsr.
tiser speaks as follows of the result 10 thu,
city:
"Such victory has not been achieved i,
this city in many long year. The old
fashioned spirit has been once more revived.
The Wing fires burn brightly again.-Nos
should our warm-hearted Irish friends, who
have contributed their full share to this clio.
rious result, be forgotten in our eongra,uls.
tons. They have done nobly and We thank
them.
Tomorrow we will give the details beth
in the city at large, and in the several wards.
The BLOODY THIRD TRIuMPHANr!!-
The Third Ward, which since 1910, has
given majority against us of from 40 to 70.
has nobly redeemed herself The Wing ma.
jority for Mayor, is 63-for Alderman, CO.
for Juslices.96.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17

The Clay Club of New Orleans, threueii
the public prints, have returned their thanh
TO their political opponents for the handson)
and noble manner in'which,hey eo-operass}
with them in doing honor to the dstinguishe(
and great American statesman. during his rs'
cent visit to and departure from the city o
New Orleans. We consider this a. beinl
one Of the handsomest things ever done b
either of our great political parties. and h ~
fleets great credit upon all concerned.
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LAfIMER CASE IN THE VIRGINIA LEeisLAruRE.-
The Committee in the Virginia House Of Delegate
on the subject of Latimer, have made long report
upon the subject 1t is full of complaint, and calls
loudly for legislative action. We give the conclu-
ding portion. 1t hardly requires comment.
In conclusion, your committee desires to express
the convict ton that longer delay to urge this subject
seriously upon the attention OF the entire Union,
would lie unbecOmng. IT'S true, that horid infu-
bers of citizens of other States. nscended the ips,
nstlled venom into the gentle hearts of tender child
hood lured female indiscreton into its service, warp
ed the uniformed minds of thousands from their due
allegiance to the federal constitution-has stalked
into the hal OF legislation, enacted laws, been cour-
ted by partizans in politics, and seems bent upon q
crusade against the Southern States IT'S certainly
no less true, that the inevitable result of these preg.
nant causes must be the dissolution OF the Union un.
less the growing evil be speedily arrested. Is it too
late, alreadyl We fondly trust not. We have seen
with pleasure that throughout the entire Of the pro-
cecdngs which give occasion for this report the Judi
ciary of the State of Massachusetts has not been
insen,ible to its dues-ha the judges of the State
distinguished in her efforts TO gain the indepen-
dence of this nation-so earnest in her desire to
| found the federal constitution, have borne in mind
that that constitution is the paramount law Of the
awthat the federal Judge has added another TO the
former proofs of his reverence for the constitution
Your committee trusts tina. discreet men will see the
inevitable tendency of the conduct Of the less con
siderate, by whom they are surrounded, and may
check and give different direction to growing popu
lar sentiment in other States. The passage of III,
requisite enactments wouc itself 60 for, very far, no
merely TO assure what is the actual state ofopinoI
elsewhere but would tend materially 10 correct il
where distempered II they are not passed, the com
monwealth Of Virginia. the entire Southern States
will understand distinctly the state OF their relations
What must follow, your committee deems II needles
to suggest. This proud commonwealth will hav
special care TO protect her citizens under all circum
, stances.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17

The Loco Foco movements in Virginia,
Maryland, Michigan and other states look
away from Mr.. Van Buren, as their Candi-
date for President. Leading Loco Foco pa
pers in various parts of the Union say civil
things of the Ex-president in way that i'm
dica,es their opposition to HIM. And what is
more discouraging than all, it is said that the
object Of the Retired Sta,esman's' visit to
Albany may not be accomplished! Ware
assured that the New York Legislature M
tates Our Favorite Son is not SUI {
Legislative Nomination Alb. Eve. JoNfn.
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Mr.. Spencer, the newly appointed Secretary

Mr.. Spencer, the newly appointed Secretary
of the Treasury, entered on the duties Of his
Office yesterday. We think it due TO truth to
say, that. whatever objections may justly lie
against Mr.. Spencer politically. his intellectual
capacity, promptness Of decision, and untiring
application, fit him in more than ordinary de-
gree for the arduous duties Of the department to
which he has been appointed.
James Madison Porter, Of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed by the President Secretary FOL
the Department Of War, in the place Of Mr.
Spencer, and yesterday sptsrd on The discharge
! Of bic dvties Nat. ]
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17

Harper Il Brothers Of New York have
Just issued, in pamphlet of "a pages, octa-
70, a A" life Of JOHN C. CALHOUN, presenting
a condensed history Of political events from
1911 to lS43." Il is said to have been
written by r. NJ. T. Hunter. M. c. from
Virginia. Its object undoubtedly is to make
Mr.. c. p. u. s.
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GLORIOUS VICTORY!
A Whig Mayor, Wing General Assessor, and
large Wing Majority in The Common Council. 4


large Wing Majority in The Common Council A
Wig gain Of three Aldermen and assistants.
The charter election in this city was held yesterday
and resulted in one Of the mos, Triumphant Wing
victories which we have recorded for several years
The vote was unusually large for a charter election,
and our opponents fought with their usual tenacity.
But IN VAIN. They were completely routed IN several
of their sironges' wards; sustaining loss of fire
Alderman and Assistants compared with the last
charter election, and loss on the vote for Mayor OF
more than $50!
The Wing majority in the Common Council would
have been still greater, had it not been for split in
the Second Ward, which gave the Locos the Alder
man and Assistant Of that ward by a small majority
and reduced their net loss in the board to three
bers.
The Common Council consists OF 10 Aldermen
and Assistants of which the Wings have elected
ten, and the Locos only three; given the Wings a
majority of seren. Last year the Wings elected
seren and the Locos sir; giving the former MAORI
ty of one only.
The present triumph of the Wings of this city, is
therefore hghl, gratifying, and will teach them
TO despair even in the worst of times We hail il as
the harbinger of greater and more important vlc'o-
ries yet to be adhered, and which will result in the
re-establshment of republican form of govern
ment at Washington, and the restoration of the hon
or and prosperity of the country.
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WIDOWS PENSIONS.

The following is copy Of the bill which
recently passed both houses of Congress,
granting pensions to certain widows of rev.
dictionary Soldiers.
Be il enacted, dc. That il any person who served
in the Revolution in the manner specified in the act
passed the seventh Of June one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty,two, have died leaving widow, or
may hereafter die leaving widow, whose marriage
took place after the period of his service and before
the frs! Of January one thousand eight hundred,
such widow shall be allowed tho pension herein di.
rected to wits the husband of said widow dies pre-
vious to the fourth of March, thousand eight hun
dred and forty-two, said widow shall be entitled to
receive during her life, from the said fourth of March
one thousand eight hundred and iorty.two, the annu
~ pension which might have been allowed to hel
husband in virtue of said act Of June seventh, ont
thousand eight hundred and thrty-rwo, If living a
the time il was passed. If the husband Of the sale
widow died subsequent to The third of March, on'
thousand eight hundred and forty-two, said widow
shall be entitled to receive during her life from III,
death Of her husband, the annuity or pension which
might have been allowed her husband in virtue Of sat
act Of June seventh, one thousand eight hundred an'
| thIty-two.
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GFThe Spirit ofthe Age say the Comet,
which has been visible for a week past, 10
"the fore end Of some great runner"
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O. The Washington Globe, the favorite
organ Of our neighbor of the Sentinel, is
denouncing President Tyler most ferocious-
y for appointing Mn. Porter to the War
Department. The Sentinel quotes from
the Globe more than any other paper in the
Union, and considers Blair and Van Buren,
the most " Democratic" couple exlant.--
We apprehe nd Winslow will have to change
his hand before President Tyler sends him
that commission. The " Captain" don't
take Rye.
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Wing majority,

This year, it will be seen, the Wing vote
is increased, the Locofoco vote diminished,
and our majority swollen to near two hum
drcd. The Troy Wing, to whose Editor
we are indebted for the above intelligence,
comments as follows on this glorious vcto-