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EeThc Alton Telegraph states that DIR.
Benjamin F. Edwards had performed the
operation oftaking out wen from the face
Of a Young lady, while in the "mesmeric
state" without the slightest pam or knowl-
edge Of the patient.
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,STR.FS STEER.

A LIGHT RED STEER abou, two wears old
IA has been in the range near nv plantation
since the first of April. It's humbaeked and has
sill in the left ear aud underkeel in the right.
The owner is requested TO come and take il away.
ALkX. McLuRE.
SfpL 2G. 1919. lw
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MR. VAN buren, IN MASSACHUSETTS,

Mr.. VAN buren, IN MASSACHUSETTS.
II has been asserted BY some Of the
presses belonging to the calhoun tail "
Of the Loco Foco party, that Mr.. Calhoun
was the choice OF the New England States.
AS far as Massachusetts is concerned this
Is incorrect as the following article will
show:
"The Convention of the democracy y
OF Massachusetts met at Worcester on
Wednesday. Isaac Davis, Of Worcester,
was chosen President. A strong difference
Of opinion in relation to men, says the
Boston Mercantile Journal, was exhibited
by the Delegates, and the discussions &C.
easionally assumed an impatient and angry
tone, which more than once mcnaced dis
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-03
SHOCKING MASSACRE IN THE SOUTH
SEAS.

Papers have been received at New York
from Sydney, New South Wales, which
contains an account of the destruction Of
two coasting vessels ADD the slaughter Of
their crews--ihc crew Of one being tied to
trees their entrais were taken out and
roasted, their bodies were then taken down
and roasted and deyoured.
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TRUTH WELL EXPRESSED.

Mr. Brownson SAYS, in the last number
of the Democratic Review:
"The grand maxim Of Gen. Jackson,
in his administration, as collect from the
history Of that administration, was the
People are sovereign--if | gain their sane
ton, it is enough"
Again:
:" He appears in his administration to
have regarded the People as above the
Constitution and Laws, and TO have held
that he secured the highest possible sane.
ton for his acts when he had secured the
popular appreciation, formally and inior'
mally expressed"
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CAMDEN-sEPrEMBER 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. y.
REMARKS.

COTTON-Our market has been brisk for the
last week, and an improvement of : c. per ID. has
taken place We quote now from s. 10 So cents.
ENCUANGE-Ou Charleston s, and on n.
York per cent premium
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~ If the Locofocos are 10 be believed,
there is no earthly doubt of the triumph
ant success Of Mr.. Clay. The Calhoun
papers prove very satisfactorily that it Mr..
Van Buren, is nominated he cannot be cleo
led, and the Van Buren, papers state that
the election Of Mr.. Calhoun is utterly with
out the limits of possibility. 1t follows, Of
course, that Dir. Clay's election is beyond
all doubt, as neither Of his opponents
stands any chance according % the calcu.
laiions of their own partizans.-LoliSpllie
Journal.
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SEVEN TO COME.

A letter from Europe to the National In
ielIigencer, says =" Lounging in Picca-
dilly | deserted al the window Of the print
shop at the corner Of Sackville street. an
ingenious neckcloth in relief, with the in.
scrpiion, Prince A lbert's stock. said TO
myself, here, indeed, is adulaiion, let us
see the model. When il was put into my
hands, within found that the lappcls opeu-
ed, and the surtuce Of the paper exhibited
likenesses Of The three born children Of VIC
toria, with Seren more aboye-to come"
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The Nashville Banner tells good sio-
~ about Van Buren's late tour through the
West, which we have not seen noticed by
any one Of the busy gossips who SO loyal
Is chroncled his movements. The Arkan-
sas folks were curious to see the man who
hoasted he would tread in the footsteps OF
his Industrious predecessor. Among them
there came a tail, gnunt, free-spoken Cit,
zen, who, on being introduced, slapped the
ex-Presiden, heartily on the shoulder, ex-
claiming Well, old fellow, I'm mighty
glad TO see you've been for you all the
tmc-euer since the old General took you
up"
This cutting, though undersigned intina-
ton of his personal insgnlfcance, when
separated from Gen. jackson, made his
ex. Exccllency futter little, but he quick.
I, ly rallied and replied with bis usual res
ponse TO hard questions, All indeed
< SIR ."-N. D. Topic.
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The Markets.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
REMARKS

Business has been dull for the last week But
little produce coming TO market. COTTON
continues 10 improve, and IS in brisk demand at
l. A prime lot would 10 doubt bring more
BACON plenty and duh at 6 to7l.
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FrIt will afford sweeter happiness, in
the hour of death, to have wiped one tear
from the cheek of sorrow, than to have
ruled an empire, TO have conquered mil
lions, or enslaved the world. This is well
said, though we know not who said it.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-03
A CoNsUMMATE YOUNG RASCAL

Young Saunders, who committed for
gerry in New York, few days since, for
about S25 900, was arrested in Boston on
board Of vessel bound for New Orleans.
He gave up $500 of the money, bur re-
fused to tell where the rest was, saying
tina, il was hidden; that he supposed he
should be confined some eight or ten years,
and that he should be we'll paid for his
trouble at the end of that time.
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GOVERNMENT FUNDS i. DIFFICULTY.
The St. Louis Republican Of Thursday


The St. Louis Republican Of Thursday
week says:
1--WE have understood that the money
Of the United States in the hands of the
Surveyor General for this district, and
which was on deposite in the Bank Of
Missouri, has been attached in the hands
Of the bank for the private debts Of the
Surveyor General, DR.. Reed and the pay
ment Of check, drawn in favor Of Sur
veyor, has been refused on account of the
attachment. The whole proceeding is
singular in its character, and very oppres-
sive to the surveyorswho have earned their
money and are deprived of it by the phi
vae claims against bankrupt officer.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-01
REDUCE THE POSTAGE.

Friends in Congress the whole Country
earnestly desires and expects of you a re-
duction of the Rates of Postage before you
adjourn. 1t will be a sad mistake every
way to neglect this. Do not fear to act
decisiveIy and cut deep. Our conviction is
strong that a reduction to one-tLird Of the
present rates, carefully adjusted, would in.
crease IL; Rereaue BsitiH three yedrs. Can
you doubt it 7 Consider the general educa-
ton and diffusion Of our people-,heir COM
munica!ivcncss, their business habits and
love of relatives; then consider Great Brit
ain, with her ignorant and famished wor-
king classes, yet exacting only one penny
postage for distances which we charge a
quarter for! Remember that the reduction
there was stoutly resisted as ru;aous; vet
who opposes it now? IfCongress had only
the forecast and nerve TO reduce all letter.
postage 10 fvo cents for ten miles and un-
der. three cents from 10 20 50 miles. foe
cents from 30 to 500, and ten cents over
500, and then reduce the postage on News
papers carried less than 30 mics TO one
fourth, and less than lOU to one half what
they now are, the recollection ofth.A benign
act would eflace that of many shortcomings
and follies. With a rigid suppression os
the Thanking Privilege, these rates would
answer. How can Congress overlook this
subject?
A fiiend who lately travelled through IL
iicois informs us that he there called on
many friends who had poi heard from their
relatives at the East Tor years. la reply 10
his expressions of astonlshment, they inlo:-
med him that the postage Of letter was
equal TO the value of bushel of wheat ,and
no cash TO be had for wheat at that price {;
so they cnuM not afford to Drite or receive
letters. Need we point the moral of such
facts7
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THE ERYSIPELAS.

We learn from the Caledonian that this
fatal disease is prevailing moro generally
;han ever in Caledonia and Orleans coun-
ties. In ST. Johrsbury north and east,
Burke and vicinity. Lyndon, North Dan
vile, Wheelock, Sutton. Glover, Derby, land
also in Norwich. in Windsor county, The
disease is very prevalent. DR.. Jeweit. Of
St. J.. objects to carrying the dead TO meet
ing. houses, for funeral services. thinking
This may "predispose the living 10 disease
and DEATH" Dr.. Stevens, Of ST. j., advi-
ses those particularly liable to the disease,
especially females, TO remove at once from
tic Injected district. Many valuable life
is lost. he says, which the removal Of a doz.
en- miles would have saved - Watchman.
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ERYSIPILAS.

This epidemic is prevailing all around US
in some instances proving fatal, as our
obituary record will show, The disease
does not appear TO be confined to any par
ticlar class, or age. DR.. Calvin Jewett, Of
st. Johnsbury, states in public communi-
cation, that so far as his experience extends,
it resembles the Spotted ever-though he
does not give j: that name, but rather eau
tons physicians against prescribing 70 the
name rather than the particular case.
In Danyille, the disease is rather on the
increase, especially in the north part. A
correspondent, writing us from an adjoining
town, says:
In the corner of Sutton and Newark.
the throat all and erysipilas have proved vc-
nv fatal. Within the last four weeks, four
teen have died. The spot of ground from
which this number have been taken. is not
far from two miles square. Friends from
distance assisted in taking care OF the
sick and burying the dead. There hare
not been well persons enough 10 lake care
of the sick The disease Is sill spreading
around US, but is not 50 fatal as it has been. ,
The disease is of a similar chara cter with
that which has prevailed for year or two
past in various sectioHs-Champ!aIn,N y. Y.
( Burlington, and other places. The firssH mp
toms attending it assume VARIOUS forms.
Frequently, the attack commences with a
soreness OF the threat sometimes i. begins
with one of the fingers, al other times, the
patients experiences a slight pain i'll the
feet. which increases in severity, until un-
abe to walk or stand and occasionally, its
attack commences internally. Under al
these different forms, the disease is said to
make its appearance. Early treatment,
therefore, seems absolutely necessary.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-01

scs talent, and. being gifted with decided
facility Of principle, will make a good Ty-
Ter msu.-For this promotion. Gov. fcr,er
is to mrneuvre the Porter, Johnson and
Csss cliques of pennsylvania into the sup.
port Of John Tyler, for President and d.
cid X Porter, for Vice Presiden,!-lt
won't work, any how. Mr. TYLER Is uni.
-formly unfortunate 10 attracting to his stand
ard only those who have traded out their
influence and character. Gov. Porte: is
the most unpopular and de,es,ed man III
Pennsylvania, and would sink out Of sound
ings Il Gar stronger leader Than John Tyler.
There are 10 be various Diplomatic Chan
ges effected abon, the same time. MI
Wise. who mas no look for n reelection 10
Congress demands al Embassy, for whicn
his temper and career prove hum so pecuh'
arly fitted. 1t is supposed that Inc MISSION
10 France, so long open, will be gwen h'n'i
though other accounts say that Mr.. Wheal'
on will probably be transferred from Berlin
| 10 Paris. uno some raw hand sent 10 Prussia
in his stead. This course would be .:
clearly proper and judicious. that we do mol
think i, will be pursued by our present ru
Iers. Mr. Jenifer will probably be recalled
from Austria to make room for some patrl
o,ic Guardsman who has sacrificed himself
with bis constituents in following John Iy
Ter. Dir. Proffilt is especially homeless
and shel,erless, and must have somthing-
he will take fat Consulship rather thar
nothing. His case cannot be overlook
ed,
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sse,00o,oO0 Of specie, represent all the
.:,per:y and al the tabor, and AL the c..ef-
gy and capaciiy Of seventeen million. Now
s.,y,Ji-o these eighty millions of 1o.:&iS a.
mono seventeen millions of people, 1t gives
,,S r:,f five dollars each 10 represent al! we
ARE. Grail we earn,-bat when we remem-
her tim; the mathematics such rs John ia
cob Aston, have good part IF these eighty
millions, il leaves The great mass OF society
,notl.ing al all to represent all the industry
'or capacity they have. Thus when gold
alone is money, and money is made scarce,
and the saillieasrins mpnnpolize even that
scarcity, it is rot al all to be wondered at,
that Real State IS worth but little in money,
the produce Of Farms Iess, and labor least
ref I'LL. aaaGce low prices, low wages and
zsvery lining down.
sHe arc thus reaping the harvest sown Of
q hard money currency. The fruits OF the
experiment" of lS30--32-34. are yet
upon US. We are enjoying few Of the
comforts and Injuries Of hard money gov
ernment We are about as well off as tine
people Of France, wherc there is one bank
with very restricted currency. and moi
qa;tc 50 badly of as Naples. or Sicily, OF
Turkey where are no banks, BID; pure hard
money government. With nothing but
hard money. hard money prices must con.
ue. IF gold is the only gold that can effecl
the great interchanges between man and
man, we must live as people do where that
kind Of gold is exclusively adored. 1t was
once an i,lea fha. fhis country was well
enough OF but this is obsolete, and now we
ARE learning European fasliions.-Ntv J.
Er2ress.
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CHANGES AT WASHINGTON.

Nearly oil accounts from Washington
e. i. tie assurance tina, the breaking
=, e C..nnress will br-the signal for re-
40, me 1t of the few siErs fora4ing III c
F,l-r xel;,sy. Mr. Wehs'cr, il is confident
* .aa,eI, " reii6e altogether from the
Cabiar, :, c;.,.;;;vais caho2go and philosophy
:: H,rs!,iieid. with vi-w to re-e'1erna on
-.he p.ac,;uc c. &c Law. He ought a, least
+. ne ngcrcd a Mission. nut gratitude for
past SERVERS is moi striking characteristic
y Juhu Tyler ar. Caleb Gushing steps
anio NJ wc5sIcr's shoes. and vii! al! ,sea'
$ ability asi indisiry--fanher this de-
r,,aeai ss:::h act. Mr.. Forward, ia like
,aanaer. IS so DC bowed oT of tho Treasury
Department, and Mr. j. C. Spencer. vino
81 'aas had Penchant FIR ''besriGg the
h..." takes his place. Mr Spencer, too.
,.os.ess-s. : .eat la!cn, and activity, but we
..;ak iias change is hardly an Improvement;
Get sica is oar ssionishmeni and gratitude
5hq. % hoaast snd c'rat-sigh,ed States.
-o.nas III. =. rs. been 50 long PerTci'rd 10
/, - ..:s important sia,ian. that We shall not
{ ~, a, ms change. Ta~se transformations,
j; viii be scca, create vacancy IN the Wal
D-par,m,ni. which, ia 10 be filled by calling
IA James II. Porter, Of Pa. (bro her Of Gov
P..r:e,. aud tho mas'er-spirit OF his Admin
,sra,ion J Judge Porter likewiso posses
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ConsiStcnt.-Those " democrats" who
are willing TO suffer all but martyrdom fol
the peoples rights as they call them) il
Rhode Island, and yet rote against allorine
the people Of Vermont 10 role on amend
ments TO our otcn constitution DAME
Kellogg and WHY'S Lyman. locofoco car.
didates for Governor and Lieut.. Governor
stand in this enviable 'posiiion-and with
them stands the editor of tho Vermont Pair:
Of. Beautiful democrats. See Noal
Paine's reply 10 the personal attack of the
Patriot. Wafchman.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-01

Cd. johnson fairlg in the feM.-lt will
be remembered that meeting of citizens
of Bradford county. Pa. on the 4;h of De-
cemb.r, nominated Col. r. NJ. johnson for
the Presidency in ls44 The Col. al once
accepts The nomination in letter Of which
the following is nm extract, thus showing
concIusively that he is not 10 be driven from
the Geld without fair fight.
"Placing myself in the hands of my fei.
low citizens. | shall cndeavor 10 confirm and
increase iha, confidence which they have SC
generously expressed IN relation 10 my ser,
vices in the councils OF our nation and il
the tented field"
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FEARFUL EPIDEMIC.

We copy from the North Star the fol-
lowing particulars, in addition 10 what we
gave a week or Two s;nco from the Star
and Caledonian. of the dreadful ravages in
that vicinity OF what is Technically denom-
mated the tbroat-ail. This Gistemper pre-
vailed aiarminely in Burlington and other
lake towns during The last winter and,
while it appears 10 be assuming new phases,
is now making sill greater havoc Of health
and life in the towns mentioned below
LamoiUs Standard
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TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE-LAND
SLIDE AT TROY.
TROY, Fcb. l7-half-pasi 5 p. NJ.

TROY, Fob. l7-half-pasi 5 p. NJ.
Our City has bcc:: again visited with an
awful Calamity. Another terrible avalan-
che las swept houses ard families away in
lis course vi destruction. II is useless 10
a.,crsa 10 par:icu!arize when il is utterly
impossible 10 do so Oh Ibis mournful occas.
ion. Seffice il to sny. that the earth slide oc.
cured in the immed;ate vicinity Of the ter.
rib!e avalanche of 1887, about four o'clock
this afternoon, covering acres Of ground nj
The Ease Of the of The hill, and crushing 10
atoms same icn or Twelve houses, nearly all
occupied Whole families have porished,
, and the ouly warning they received was the
.sesth blow that carried them into eiernl-
7.y.
have Just left The ruins 10 communicate
80 YOU these few liGes. There all is panic
AL cucfu>ion. EiaE or ten dead bodies
haze a'aeaSy been taken out from The ru.
lis, and h'.w MAY alive or Partially iuur
"a / .;llioi le.i. T.e crowds are moving
IN i.,a,s:-s from spot 10 spot, and 10 the cen.
tie Of each Iae mcr;;,l TemaIns Of some
one WHO .ss persisted, are being carried
from tnr scene oil dis ruclion &c some more
su;'ablr place. The nuricipal officers are
m line spot, doing all lhat is possible 10 be
done 10 rescue the living, If anv are yet 10
i. frnn.. and 10 take care Of The dead.
When ief,. tho smoke was gushing from
tho sniou.iering ruins, and seve.di hose
ra:apacios were ;t2re While asn wriinp.
The aiarn lrl' for fire is ringing, but | do
no. apr."hcnd that the destruction can be
Augmented by FIRE
I.e; me assure you that the scene pre-
-e;.is AZ aafl' and melancholy sight. ba-
b.s in their cradles mothers with their
cnli-rn a their crms-and sialwar' men,
wnn hal tut :wo hours ago brcathesi freely
aid ia hcnih-have been taken from The
rY;n.. .nuiIa.ed ar.d man.led corpses. The
.,uldirgs destroyed were rearly all new, and
lad bot recently been erected They were
...:.an:ed principally by roof and indnsIri-
80 1,ochaaics- The deia.is Of the caam-
~ ye,. riil receive more nj i2lge through
oar CIV e.pers of Tomorrow.
[ vi SAFE for the information OF your
dist an; -eaaers. that Inc centre of The avail
arebe was at she head Of Washinston.streel
iiiiie below what is Usually been termed
the Five Points ofihis city. The names
Of the families which have pc rished, that
have been able to learn. are BirdsHll. (ihe
father OF Majar Birdsasl who was shot some
.,ears AFRO near the arsenal "a Albnnv.) Day
Kelley, and some others that cann1i now
.~ecoiiect.
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The Stare Poper in Nep York. Some
weeks since We quoted largely from the
message of Gov. Bouck, OH the question Of
surrcndering fugitive slaves-or, on the
controversy between New York and Vir.
ginia. We have now before US, furnished
BY friend in ALBANY, me report Of the Ju.
diciary committee OF the House on this I'M
portant matter. The Governor is a locofo.
CO, and this is Q locofoco committee: the
report, therefore. may justly be supposed 10
embody the views Of the locofoco party in
New York. Well-:his rt pert is, through.
out, labored argument 10 prove that Vir.
ginia is entirely right, and Ex.Gov. Seward
wrong prnise is freely bestowed or the
Virginia Governors. and disp'aise rs freely
areird obi TO Ex Gov. Seward and finally
the committee recommend the repeal Of the
act of the Wings of 1910. extending the
RICH, of ::al by jury. What means this
apii stand s,r siayeryl We can tell you
Mr. Van Buren, ,cants Southern rotes.-
This is bid for The support Of Vfginia IA
ii.e Locofoco National Convention and
We see it stated in New York paper. that
the author of this report avows ina! Inc To-
cofoco party must take this course 10 secure
the South. 1t is the old locofoco game of
sacrificing Northern rights for Son;hern
votes.
And how came it that VIM. III. Seward
and the Wing administration was defeated
in Now York, and the power put into the
hands Of Gov. Bouck and the authors and
supporters Of this slaveocratic report! No
body contributed more To this result than
the sclf-styled Liberty party in New York.
That party though, that duty compel;el
them tn separate from tie Whigs-;o defeat
the Wings they did so. and The first fruits
will &c repeal ofthc jury acI, and a sur
render of the independence of the Empire
State to the shareholders of Virginia-H
Waterman.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-01

The Madisonian is lamen,ing over Geor
gia. which State, it says, "onIy last fall,
gave democratic majority Of 200o-now
the State exhibits Wing majority of
5000! ~ and then asks. "W hich State will
fall nsxtl'' We should greatly rejoice to an.
swer New Hampshire land The radicals
arc defeated, as they may be. the Madiso.
MAN will have radical authority at least for
lamenta,ion that the State is not only ,Chig,
but FEDERAL all over. In fact we old con.
sistent wings have just now most enviable
position, in comparison. Ifany one doubts,
let them read the two Patriots. We have
just nothing 10 do in the way of defence
we stand on our arms, while the two par.
ties nre carrying on the war in "Africa."-
N. III. Sentinel.