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Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06
WING PROMISES vIoLATED

The Democratic Review for April, con.
tains the following brief summary OF the
promises made by the Wing party in
lS4O, and the manner in which they have
severally been violated:
"The Treasury notes should be re.
deemed--the issue has been increased
$ll 900; uniform bankrupt law should
be established--it has been repealed "a
national bank should be chartered-bIlls
for the purpose have been vetoed, and the
substitute FOE the Independent Treasury
defeated 1.-THE proceeds Of the sales OF
public lands should be distrihuted-the
act has been repealed by its own opera.
tiOn;--the public debt, 81, $4,000 200,
should be psid--it has been incrO ased
TO $25, 600, 900; ;--lhe public lerpeDses
should be reduced to the revenue--tbev
have increased beyond Il $1,000, ,OOO;-
and high tariff has been fastened upon
the country 70 the diminution Of the rev>
enue below the actual wants of the gov,
eFDmenl."
ByA view Of tho financial operations
OF the National Government for seven
years prior TO 1912, il appears that the
average means, exclusive of the debt,
was $2S, ,5O4, ,523; and the average OK,
penseS, exclusive Of the debt, was S26..
9S6,SSS. During those years an expen.
slve war was waged against the Indians
in Florida, and 100000 were dis.
tFibuted among the States; yet tho aver
age annual expenses we're less than S27..
% 600. This amount of public expen i
ditures was BITTERLY denounced as the
height ofextravagance and a speedy 70.
irenchment aEd reform promised. Ac.
sOrding 10 the reports Of Mr.. Forward
Ihe Wing Secretary of the Treasury, the
otal receipts Of The Goth Congress were.
s5O, ,S7l 1858, ofthe 9th $64,Sll ,77s:
otaI disbursement Of the 26lh Congress.
s65, BAL ,45S; Of the 9th, S67, $685.,
O5.
From the foregoing statistics, We have
ie following results:
Decrease in means, slS,92S290 !
Increase in expense, 1857 OF
Increase in money borrowed, Is, 1907
ecrease in amount Of debt pa ,IO4, ,7SO :,
Mr.. Woodbury. has reduced the expen. : :
$ in 1910 10 S24, 600, 900, recurring an : :
lthy Of only $40 ,OOO,O 900 for lS4I.- y
stead Of ofretrenchment, the expenses Of :, !,
9 last two years have been @26.2li.. =
y, per annun, or $4,000, 600 moro than =
'4O, and SO ,OOO, 600 more than tbev
obably would have been in ls4I, and 10
AZ, ifMr. Van Bnren's administration
d continued. The high protective W
ritf is the only Wing measure they have M
cceedod in fastening upon the nation. II
d It's blighting effects upon the conn m
/ and its decrease Of the revenue viii 3.
use it to be changedat the Tory next 4,
'siOn Of Congress; IN order that The pI
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

NoMnATIoN IN KENTUoKY.--Ths
wings Of the 10th Congressional district
in Kentucky, met in convention At New.
port on the 26th Lll.to nominate their
candidate for Representative. w. W.
SOutbgate, VIM. G. Marshall, and ". R
Wall we're candidates before the cOnven.
ton. After several ballOtings Mr. Wal
finally succeeded, and was declared the
nominee.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

The PRESIDENT AND Mr.. BOTTs.-Ir
Mt. Bolts letter. from which we publish
ed an extract last week. is charge
that Mr Tyler "obtained by frauC
bond from an idiot ward )" and thai the
fraud was proven before the court o.
Chancery in Virginia, and an injunction
granted against Mr.. Tyler, restraining
him from ever realizing the amount OI
said bond.
Othis charge Mr.. Tyler replies a
length through the Richmond Enquirer.
In thiS reply he says: 81 never was the
guardian OfLightfoOt who isaIluded to
as my idiot DGrd."
To this Mr.. Bolts rsioins, and gives
the record to prove the charge against
Mr.. Tyler; BY which it appears that
Mr.. Tylsr's father was The real guardian
OfLighIfoOt; and that after the death Of
bis father, Mr.. Tyler acted as his
representative in the capacity Of execu.
tor, and while 80 acting obtained the
bond of LightfOOt for $500, for prOfes,
siOnal services; and that the court order.
ed an injunction, on the ground Of want
OF consideration, and the incapacity of
LightfoOt TO make such bond.
Thus stands the controversy at pres.
ant; but it is probably NOT YET ended, as
Mr. Tyler closes his commu nication
With the following threate ming paragraph.
"As to the other statements made bv
VI. Bolts in the publication in the WhiS.
md which arraign the correctness Of nv
'olitical course, shall hand over, most |
to The editor of the Msdisonian
0r publication, certain papers which
lay be calculated to throw some lioht
pom the extraordinary statement foun.
ed upon the still more extraordinary
Iemory Of Mr.. John Minor Bolts, and |
lould do SO, hope Msssrs Editors,
'uIwiil give lhsma place in your col.
ms"
To which Mr.. Bolts replies as fol.
VS..
"ln regard 10 the revelations which he
U "most probably" make through the
adisonian, not only authorize but in.
to. anu 80 far ss have the right, de.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

A NEEDLE MANUFAcTURY.--Among
the curious things Twas permitted TO OK.
anime at Haverstraw, nothing awakened
so much interest as the machinery for
making needles. Let every good house
wife rejoice with me. We are no longer
to be dependent on foreign countries for
an article Of such primary necessity as
needles. This, | am told, is the hEst a..
tempt Of the kind 10 America, and Is now
almost perfected. 1 saw needles inva.
rious stages Of the processes by which
they are made from the wire, prepared
on the same premises; and was surprised
al the facility afforded By the curious
machinery which humat ingenuity has
invented TO lessen the manual Ia.
Dor. and multiply the results Of the nu.
metous operations. The wire is-fStcut
into lengths, which will make two nee,
dies each. The dspressions where the
eyes are 10 be made, and whefe the,
grooves are found in the fnished article
are stamped in both needles by a sinole
stroke Of the machine, With which AZ.
gle hand can turn of 81, 900 in dav. II
3 then turned over to boy, who, with
mother machine, punches the eyes, ana
gain another ssparatss the tWO needles,
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

TIE MIssIssIPPI R1vER.-From rs.
port'mado by Mr.. Barrow, Of Louisiana,
from the committe on commerce in the
Senate of the United States, it appears
that the downward trade TO New Orleans
is estimated at $l2O,OOO,OOO, annually,
The upward and return trade at $780,
100000, which amount is but thirty mill
lions less than the value of the entire
foreign trade Of the United States, ex.
port and import foi 1S4t. In l642 tho
amount of navigation on the Mississippi
was as follows: 450 steammers, aggre.
gate tonnage 10000, estimated cost a..
100000, employing about 10000 per.
sons. The amount Of freight carried ur
and down the river annually is eSliuated
at about Two mllions OftoDs. The annu.
al losses on the Mississippi river amount
to about 100000. The annual q
mount paid for insurance exceeds the 4.
bove sum. f
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06
From the Albany Argus.
THE NATIONAL DEBTS OF EU


The May number Of the Merchant.
Magazine contains an article with this ii
tie, invaluable 10 the politician and III;
statesman. 1t embraces not only com,
PTehensive view Of the indebtedness q
The Sc veral European States, but also
their means Of probable payment. 1t il
seldom that an article meets our eve
which can be more frequently used as a
text book, in illustrating the actual hard,
ship and oppression Of The several gov,
sTnments Of Europe.
We learn, both with surprise and re.
gret, that Holland, the noted land of lru.
galily and untiring perseverance,, Is more
heavily butdened with debt than any 9th
or country in Europe, and probably 10 the
world. The population is only 5000, 900
300, 600 greater than that Of the state
ofNew York-and the debt has reached
The enormous sum Of $3.50, 100000; that
8 $54O of indebtedness for each man.
woman, and child in that kingdom. The
writer is Of opinion, that Holland has no
lternative but repudiatiOn or bankruptcy. |
! is out Of the qaestiOn TO pay, New
ebts are annually incurred 10 pay ar.
garages OF interest. This state Of things
shes even hope. He adds the Dutch
ave struggled manfully against their in.
70 asing difficulties, They have cut
own,lhe perquisiIs Ofroyaliy so low, that
lelr King is not much more than head !
lrgoHnasteT; and they have pared awav
leir protective duties till the maximum 8
mount Of revenue has been procured :
70 farther they cannot. Their Govarn.
lent they cannot farther change wilhon, ,
evolution; and if their tariff shoul5 ~ :
'duced much more, il will cease 10 eSs !
althgeLher. Such is the melancboIv :
cture Ofthe present financial condit;oD
Holland. '''O'i
The debt Of Great Britain is a. 7oo
., 900. population 25, 900 600 Aho,,, :
SOO Indebtedness for each man. womsn ]
ID child in that kingdom; but her =. +,
uFcee, particularly in her vide Snresd :
'lonial possessions, are vast-Some bsSs :
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

government may be saved from TIE neces-
sity Of resOrtingtO direcs taxation, and a.
void the still greater evil Of constantly
increasing national debt. All OF their
hostility towards the Independent Treas
ury has resulted in the repeal, not Of the
system, for that has continued in full
operation, but in the removal Of all the
features which protected the treasury
against fraud, and prevented the control
OF the public money from being placed
in the bands Of the Executive. Truly
the Wings who clamorsd for "cbange'
in lS4O, have changed matters sadly
"The new bOOksin 1s4l present sorry
account Of Wing reifenchmsnt and Wing
reform. Missouri Reporter.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

called the m inexhauslible. England yet
pays her interest prOmp,ly,by annual tax.
alton. And she has not yet tried the
great treasury-FetfenchmeDt, which heT
Dutch neighbOrs have. This is resort
which would bring millions Of Jollars into
her treasury. Therefore it is not too
much TO say, that England is on safer
ground than Holland. The latter has
reached her maximum Of debt endurance
= the former has not.
Norway and Prussia are less in debl
than is usual in Europe.
The population Of the former is l,OOO,.
600, and her debt is but So 800, 900,
which is boing gradually and steadily paid,
as Der finances are so we'll managed that
she has certain excess OF income Of 81.
900 900 applicable to the payment Of
the principal Ofth public debt.
The debt Of Prussia is considerably
larger, but her resources are proportion
ately greater. Her population is l3, 500,
900, and her debt $l50,00O,00O. 1T was
contracted principally during the neces
sites Of the French invasion, and at a
high rate Of interest," II is now being
gradually reduced, and is within such
compass that it will probably all be
paid.
Saxony, Bavaria, Wiriemberg. and
Hanover are represented TO be in good
condition and above water, and less bur.
dened with debt than most of the other
European nations. Yet il should be res
membered that debts which in Europe
would be deemed light, would here cause
our people to stand aghast. We are not
used to be ground in the mill of heavy
taxation. But the people Of Europe have
been so long debt-ridden and down trod
den, that the slightest burden taken from
their shoulders seems 10 them as great
an alleviation as the payment of the en-
tire debts of many Of our most heavily
indebted States would seem to their pop
ulation.
II cannot be remarked loo often, when
we are disposed to underValue the pree.
mnent blessings Of our Government, or
to denounce as robbery even
our comparatively moderate taxation,
that it would be wise 10 recur 10 the con.
ditiOn Of even The most favored nstions
of the Old World. Gross the ocean 10
Europe; traverse that land in every di.
recIiOn witness her halEclad peasantry,
her mud novels for her people, and her
palaces for her rulers; go to her menu
factories-the famed seats Of her great
ness and her power-aud there witness
her half starved, blear"eyed, and delorm.
cd labeTers-not overlooking the moral
blindness and ignorance of even her me-
dium classes; and then, on the contrary,
mark the officers and meDials Of Govern.
ment ,Pampered amid this vast Iazar. house
of human wo. After these things have
been seen, let him return here, and even
she worst of our misgovernment will
TEEN like good government; and, we
doubt not, even such one would say
"Whatws have, we prize not 10 the wor tL."
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

"THE PRICES OF LABOR WILL RISE ~
Clay.
Three hundred Brickmakers ''struck''
against the reduction Of their wages last
Monday in Philadelphia.
The girls in all the factories Of Steu.
benVilIe struck few days since for the
same object, the owners Of one establish.
ment yielded, tho others hell out.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

FIRE AT COLUMBUs.-A large ware
house at the head Of the Canal in Colum.
bus was consumed by fire on the night
Of the 29th ult. The warehouse belong
ed 10 Mr.. Joseph Hunter, and contained
a large quantity Of goods, furniture &c,
The loss is estimated at $4,000. No in.
surancs. The cause Of the FIRE is not
known.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

The TINES NOT TOO HARD FOR BUH
BILE SPECULATION. All the real estat,
owned by the State Bank Of Illinois wal
offered for sale few days since, in nc
cordanCe with the law for the winding III
OF that institution, The Alton Tele.
graph says:
"On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes,
day Ofthis week, the sale of the real es
tate in this and the surrounding counties,
belonging 10 the State Bank took place
in this CITY. The result has astonished
every body; and in our own opinion, ma.
ny have bought, under the expectation OF
paying in certificates at their present
rates. will find themselves badly Bit
The property not only sold readily at its
appraised value, but in many instances
more than doubled il. This was the
case with nearly all the improved proper
ty the Bank held in this city; and seve-
raj tracts of land within three miles If
Alton, appraised at six and eight dollars
per acre, sold for twenty and twenty
i've dollars per acre. The sales here ex
;eeded one hundred thousand dollars:
Ind Il the Bank iS as fortuneate in her
Iales at other points, her real estate, in
Itead Of being dead capital to her, will
rove q source Of profit. This cannot
void enchancing the rates Of both her
Grip and bills"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

r The Post Office at ST. Mary's
Ohio, was broken open and robbed on
the night of the Goth inst. The mail
from Fort Wayne and Piqua was stolen.
Tho Northern mail, which was much lar.
ger, and lying near was not molested.-
A reward of fifty dollars is offered for the
detection of the Robbers. A Tailor
Shop was broken and robbed the same
night.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

HUzzA FOR "LoNG JoHN."- Wentworth
the talented editor of the Chicago Dem,
ocrat, was nominated by district Dem.
ocratic convention candidate for Con-
gress. He received fiFty.eight votes, all
others eleven. NOts better man in IlIi.
noise, and we will insure his election for
q gourd of hard cider. Gin. Enc.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

BUFFALO HUNTING IN MAssAcHU-
sETTs.--The herd of buffalo, which have
been recently exhibited at the North,
were 10 be turned lOOse on the race track
at Cambridge, Mass, few days since.
A hunter, dressed in Indian costume and
we'll mounted, was then to pursus them
with lassO in hand, and show the man.
neT Of Cropping the animals"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

MIAMI CANAL ExTENsIoN The letting
Of contracts for the completion Of this
work is to fake place at St. Marys in
Mercer county on the 18th Ofthis month.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

ONO STOCKS, The New York Her
aid. Of Monday last. says that half per
cent. premium was offered that day for
Ohio per cent. Stock,
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

They had green Peas in Cincinnati the
first of last week. They we're raised in
Butler county, and sold at $3.50 per
bushel.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

Flour was selling ia Cincinnati on
Wednesday last at 3 go per barrel; and
wheat at IS cents per bushel.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-06

W A number Of The persons
held to bail for breaking the Mercer
county Reservoir, have held a meeting
and published an address.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28

and dogs, with the sensibiIities Of human
beings.
As we returned, we heard screams and
fighting on every side, and the officers Of
the watch we're carrying off party to the
lookup house. We descended once more
to the grand ballroom, and found the dance
going on very merrily. Several very hand
some mullatto women were in the crowd,
and few 'young men about town mixed
up with the blacks: and altogether il was
picture 'amalgamation such as had new
er before seen. ! was very glad TO get out
Of the neighborhood, leaving behind me, l
am free to confess, all discomfort with
my earthly allotment. One gentleman who
was with US left behind him something Of
more value, having been robbed at Almack' S
Of his keys, pencil-case, and few dollars,
the contents Of two or three pockets. !
wind up my notes. with the hope that the
true picture have drawn may touch some
moying-spring Of benevoIence in private SO
cieties or in the Common Council, and that
something may soon be done to alleviate the
horrors of the Five Points
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28
VOL. IX.-NO. 35.
PUNISHMENT OF pnuNkARps.

The laws against intoxication are enforced
with great rIgor in Sweden. Whoever is
seen drunk is fined, for the first offence.
three dollars for the second, six for the
third aud fourth, still larger sum, and is
also deprived of the right Of voting at cleo
tons, and Of being appointed representa-
tive. He is besides, publicly exposed in
the parish church on the following Sunday
If the same individual is found committing
a like offence fifth time, he is shut up in
house of correction, and condemned to
six months hard labor and if he is again
guilty, to twelve months punishment Of
a similar description if the offence has
been committed in public, such as at a fair,
an auction, &c, the fine is doubled and
if the offender has made appearance in a
church, the punishment is still more severe.
Whoever is convicted Of having induced
another to intoxicate himself, is fined three
dollars, which sum is doubled ifthe drum
ken person be minor An ecclesiasiic
who falls into this offence loses his ben6ce !;
if il is laymaD, who occupies any consider
able post, his functions are suspended, and
perhaps he is dismissed. Drunkenness is
never admitted as an excuse for any crime !;
and whoever dies while drunk, is buried ig-
unanimously, and deprived of the prayers
Of the church. II is forbidden TO give, and
more explicitly TO sell, any spirituous liquor
to students, workmen, servants, apprentices,
and private soldiers. Whoever is observed
drunk in The streets, or making noise in a
tavern, is sure TO be taken to prison, and
detained until sober, without, however, be-
ing on that account exempted from the
fines. Half of these fines go TO the inform
ers, (who are generally police oflicers,) the
other half to the poor. If the delinquent
has no money, he is kept in prison until
some one pays FOR him, or until he has work
ed Out his enlargement. Twice a year
these ordinances are read aloud from the
pulpit by the clergy; and every tavern keep
er is bound. under the penalty of heavy
fine, 10 have copy Of them hung up in the
principal rooms of his house.-F2o0ers of
AneedOte. saa
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28

A HoRsE's Foor.-The foot Of horse
is one Of the most ingenious and unexampled
pieces of mechanism in the animal structure,
and scarcely yielding 10 any in regularity
and in completely of parts, under simplicity
of design. The hoof contains series OF
vertical and thin laminae of horn, so numer-
GUS as to amount to about 500, and forming
a complete lining to it. In this are fitted
as many laminae belonging to the coffin
bone i; while both sets are elastic and adhe-
rent. The edge of quire of paper, in
serted leaf by leaf into another, will convey
sufficient idea Of the arrangement, Thus
the weight of the animal is supported by as
many elastic springs as there are laminae in
all the feet, amounting to about A 600; dis
tIibuted in the most secure manner, since
every spring is acting in an oblique direc-
ton. Such is the continuance for the safety
of an animal destined to carry greater
weights than that of his own body, and to
carry those also under the hazard Of heavy
shocks.-Maculloch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28

AaREsT OF CArrAIN MACKENZIE Clark
A. Wilson, the Naval apprentice with the
long knife, (thirteen inches long according to
some accounts,) has brought an account against
Captain Mackenzie, damages $4,000. On the
5h inst. the Captain was arrested at his rrsi-
dence at TanytowD, and held TO bail for $4,000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28

LARGE RoPE.-There is now being made
at Port Richmond, above Kensington, rope
for the inclined Plane, at Schuykill, which
when completed will be 1900 yards long, 9 in.
in circumference and win weigh upwards of
nine tons. Mr. George j. Weaver is the con-
tractor, who furnishes the yarns, and Mr.. Ker
makes the rope. The rope is equal to any in
this country or Europe. The gentleman un-
der whose superintendent it is made (Mr
Seisinger, observes great credit for the skill ne
has evinced in making it.-PhiiadeIphia Led
ger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-28

MEXICAN STAGE RoBBERs- Their Po-
iiteness.-A gentleman, recently from the
city Of Mexico, gives us the particulars Of
an attack upon the stage and the subsequent
robbery Of the passengers by body OF Mex
ic an hrioands en-