Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-01

A POLITICAL CURlOSlTY.-The
Saiat Louis Bulletin brings to light the |
annexed extract Of letter published in
the Missouri Inteiligoncer,o of the 23d Of |
October, 1921, under the proper sigma
ture Of Col. Il. II. Benton. We heartily
commend 10 all The present admirers Of
the Missouri llumbugger:-Liu c Rock
inns
"rne principles which W uld govern
Mr.. Clay'S administration, &c elected, are
well known To the nation. They have
peen displayed upon the floor OF Con
gress for The last seventeen years-They
constitute system Of American policy !;
based on the agriculture and manu-
fdefHre ofhiS opn country-upon inte rior,
as well as foreign commerce-uponi in
ternal, Us well us sea board impr We.
mcnt--upon the independence 90 the
new world, close commercial alliances
with Mexico aad South America II it is
aid / others would pursue the sa ~.
system, we answer tha' the founder of
sy stem is the natural erecuior for
his OIoH UOrk That the most e!Iicieat
protector OF American iron, lead, hemp,
wool and cotton, would be the triumph.
ant champion Of the new Tariff, the sl-
fest friend 10 Interior comnerce, would
be the statesman who has proclaimde
the Mississippi TO be the sea- of the ives, 4,
the most jealous promoter OF internal
Improvements, would be the President.
who has triumphcI over the President
who opposed the construction of national
roads and canaTS-lhr most successful
applicant for treaties with Mexico and
South America, would DC eloquent alyo
cate of their own independence.
Thomas Hart BENTON.
TIE MEXICAN INDEMNITY
We find in The New Orleans Bee some
accounts from Mexico, received BY way
OF Havana, by which it appears that
Santa anna is making great exerlinns 10
false funds for the payment Of The first
instsllmcnt Of the indemnity which is
due to citizens OF the United States on
The 3Oth of the present month. Having
failed to obtain the requisite SUN by
means OF voluntary contributions, which
were nj first solicited by the Government
All cd CT was ISSUED on the Goth uliimo.
demanding from the various departments
Of the Republic loan OF Two millions
and ha {. for the purpose OF liqui
dating this debt, which was required to
be paid without loss Of time, and by the
18th Of April at the latest.
BY an article extracted from Tocac
CO paper, under date Of the 18th April,
we notice that, on account Of the great
scarcity Of corn, salt, &c, in the State
permission has been granted to import
these articles from abroad, at least as
long as the war with YucItan may
continue.
The new BaitiSh Minister for Mexico
had arrived at Vera Cruz in II. B. NJ .
ship spartan
sWIIAT CAN YOU DOg"-"What
! is your namc?" said New Orleans
merchant, TO a hall.horse, halEalIigator
sort Of a fellow who applied to him for
employment.
"My names Ichab1d Wing when Pa
at home" was the answer.
"Where was you born?"
81 was born .where-but was pick.
ed out OF the Mississippi, floating down
stream on ran,"
'What can you do if employ your
81 can whip my weight in wild cats -
swim up Niagary Falls-twist a rope
with three live rattle snakes and limb
seven trees at once" or course the mer-
chant employed him right off.
ODD DEATH BY LIGuTNING.-A
Turkey-buzzard was struck dead by
lightning on last Wednesday afternoon
The Washington Light Infantry were
at The time parading on Citadel snuare