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The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
Proof Wanted,

The pretence ofthe supporters Of James
X. Polk, that he is, or ever was friend
to the Protective Policy, is in fair way
of being, tested. Our readers are aware
that we have published many extracts
from MIR. Folks speeches, letters, &c.
which presents him as a most deadly enc
my of the cause of Protection. To put at
rest authenticity of these extracts, the Ma
tional Clay Club in Philadelphia has pub
llshed them, and with a view to expose
those who have falsely represented MIR
Polk as friend 10 Protection, it has.
through its President, advertised the foil
owing reward:
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RE-
WARD
The friends of James X. Polk in Penn
sylvania and New-Jersey, and other tariff
States. persist, in very extraordinary
manner in claiming him as friend of the
Protective Policy when it must be known
to them that he has all his life opposed
that policy.
The extracts from his speeches, add
resses, letters, &c. and from the leading
men and papers which support him, show
what his opinions and those OF his party are
in regard to Protective Policy and the
present Tariff, so clearly that no man can
be deceived who will read them. But the
leaders of the Democratic" party, fearing
the effect of truth, are in the habit of de-
claring every thing which does not suit
their own purpose, and which they cannot
answer, to be Nv hig lies To put stop
to this, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
are hereby offered and will be paid to any
man who will prove the extracts and pas
sages quoted in this pamphlet to be untrue
And we are willing that Judge King of
Philadelphia, who is democrat, shall be
the person to decide. Here then, is
chance for any man who asserts that truth
is 'Whig lie,' because he cannot answer
it, to make 81 900. Our only object is to
establish truth and expose fraud and de-
ceptiOn. Gov. Polk himself DARE not
deny the truth of these articles. Send
one ofEthese pamphlets to him and try
him.
CHAS GIBBONS.
President of the Nat. Clay Club.
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Factory Girls.-The editor of the Mid

Factory Girls.-The editor of the Mid
dlesex Standard at Lowell, e.. G. Whit
tier, says: We had the pleasure of atten-
ding the Improvement Circle" formed
among the girls in the mills, few eve
nings since and listened with pleasure
to the reading ofseveral well written arti-
cles. We know dozen of Congressman,
who, if they were promised as a reward,
the New York Custom House, or office of
minister to the Court of ST James, could
not write with so much point, beauty and
taste, as those Factory Girls" And
probably these very Congressman are a.
mongst the most strenuous opponents of
a law which has given constant and ample
employment to these girls, whose industry
in the usual hours assigned to labor, ena-
ables them to employ their leisure hours
in works of improvement. And yet these
manufactures are stigmatisedby Locofoco-
ism as dens of "VICE and MISERY"
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
Hon. ]. M. BERRIEN, of Georgia, in the

Hon. ]. NJ. BERRIEN, of Georgia, in the
course of some eloquent remarks at the
New York State Sabbath Convention.
expressive of his supreme regard for the
Sabbath and other institutions of Divine
appointment, stated, for the encourage
ment of others that upon the railroad from
Savannah to Tennessee river, Ia distance
of $50 miles, no car ever moved upon the
Sabbath and that the steamboats, passing
between Charleston and Savannah uni
formely thought necessary that in that
warm climate they should have Sabbath
market; but that, from increasing regard
for the great interests ofreligion, they had
the last year adopted the plan of having a
Saturday evening market, which was
found to be quite satisfactory and he
gave it as his solemn conviction, the re-
suit of long experience and observation,
that nothing, even in pecuniary point of
view, was gained by Sabbath Dissertation !;
and that if this Divine institution should
be universally honored, especially by
young men, it would be the surest pledge
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
TIDINGS FROM NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA.

The Richmond Wing says: "Whig pros
poets in this region are brilliant, One well
acquainted in that portion of the State,
Roanoke, Ohio, Tyler, Preston MonongaIia,
Harrison, Marion. Wood, Taylor, Randolph,
Barbour, &C., calculates the Wing gain at
fifteen per cent. upon the vote of 1S40."
The Editor Of the Wheeling Times, who has
just returned from an excursion Of some DAYS
to the mountain counties, says ''they are in a
blaze of Whiggery," and that ''our cause is
in condition of prosperity beyond all our
computation" He says the number who
have already left the Locos in Marion is be-
tween thirty and forty, and in Monongalia
seventy-fve and that the Locofoco majority
in November will be very small in the latter
county. There large gains also to the Wing
cause in the adjacent counties
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ofnational prosperity, and of the highest
blessing Heaven could bestow.
Street Talk,

Have you seen Clay's third letter OF
Texas
No. Does it differ from his other let
tiers?
Oh, yes. He says he "would be glad
to see" Texas annexed
Indeed Is that the truth
Yes.
Is it the whOle truth?
Oh, he says he "would be glad to see
it, Dithon diShonOr."
All, that's an important qualification
But is that all?
No. He ''would be glad to see it,
,oithOut diShOnOr AND without ,car."
Better yet Is that all?
Not exactly. He "would be glad to
see it, ,Oithot diShOnOr, pithout war AND
,oith the common consent of the Union"
Better and better! As want to get
the ohOle truth, I'll make one more effort.
Has Mr. Clay any other objections to the
project!
Yes he has. He says, also, that it must
be done upon JUST and FAIR terms"
Very well.
And farther, that he "believes that Ma
tional dishonor, foreign war, and distrac-
ton and division at home are too great
sacrifices to make for the acquisition of
Texas"
Does Mr.. Clay say all thisl
He does.
And do you believe that Texas can
EVER be anne xed "without dish onor,
without war, with the common consent
of the Union, and upon Just and fair
termsP
l do not. The signs of the times for
bid such a thought.
Then IN no eUent can Mr. Clay be re-
garded as the friend of Annexation and |
hope you will not be guilty again of such
injustice as to quote two or three words
from his letter, and on the strength of
them charge Mr.. Clay with desertion of
the ground taken by him in his first letter
He is the consistent opponent of the An
nexation scheme.-SpringfeM Republic.
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"THE LIos OF THE VISTA jealous
Wing at Rochester writes to the Tribune that
Willard Fillmore's nomination is received
throughout the West with the greatest en-
thusiasm, and that the Old Eighth will appre-
ciate the honor done her in choosing her most
eminent son to lead the Wing array in this
State. She has never till now had chance
to choose a Governor from her own body land
she will not let this chance 60 unimproved.
He says Monroe will give 1000 and the dis
trct 10000 majority for CLAY and FILLMORE.
That is more than their share-15OO from
the district is their part of20, 900 majority.
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~ A new daily paper is to be commenc-
ed this week at Boston, to be called the Bos-
ton Daily Tribune. 1t will advocate the cause
of Clay and Frelinghuysen. The Transcript
says, the editorial department will be under
the charge ola gentleman who has been con-
nected with the press for more than 20 years.
1t is intended to issue morning and evening
edition after the manner of the New York
Tribune.
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02

WT There is in tine town Of Batavia (Gen-
nesee County, one school district which can
not boast Of single Locofoco within its Dor
ders.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.


 We have been favored with the following extrar ,f letter to gentleman of this city. It is on subject of great interest, at present, and likely to become more interesting. The resolutions meet our cordial approval; and we hope our friends, throughout the State, will rouse themselves to action on this sub- ject, and give us frequent opportunities of gracing our columns with similar resolutions. We could have responded much more hearti ly to the 4th resolution, if the Presidents message had spoken more directly to the point, and more strongly in support of it.
 WASHINGTON, ARK, January SM, lS44.
 DEAR SIR-On the first and second days of this month, we had a meeting here of planters and others, to consult about the re- moval of the Red river Raft. You can see the proceedings, on this subject, in the last Telegraph.
 When the raft business was concluded, Judge Conway, after making some appropri- ate preliminary remarks, read to the meeting, and asked the consideration and adoption of
  Texas.
 The meeting had Clay officers, and was mostly whigs. Capt. Moore, the whig leader in Hampstead, made vehement speech in opposition to the resolutions, and in denun- citation of President Tyler and the democrats and was much applauded by his whig fol- lowers. Gen. Hill objected to the considera- ton of the resolutions; alledging that the meeting had been called for a special pur- pose, and that he was opposed to blending the subjects. He therefore moved an ad- journment; and the meeting adjourned with out further debating or considering the reso- lutions.
 In conversation, the whigs here profess to be with Us on the annexation question; and sincerely hope they may be. But they are obviously very shy of the subject; and if Henry Clay oppose annexation, fear con- sequences. For his enchantment seems complete over even southern whigs; and they might still follow him-spell bound-to 1 their own ruin, and the ruin of their country.
 Here are the resolutions. A.
 Resolred-That we believe Texas should compose part of our common country; and ] its annexation to the United States indispen- sable to southern interests, and vitally impor- tant to our blood-bought Union.
 Resolped-That our delegation in Con- gress be requested to use their best endeavors to procure the annextion of Texas to the United States.
 Resolued-That we solict of the friends of annexation, every where, present vigo- rous move for the accomplishment of our patriotic purpose.
 Resolred-That we tender the President of the United States our thanks for the patri- otic spirit breathed by his message, on the Texas question.
 Resolped-That the chairman appoint a committee of three to ascertain from the as- pirants to the Presidency, their respective views on this important subject.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
MIR. RHETT'S RESOLUTION.

In our summary of the most interesting items of proceedings in Congress, we give MT. Rhett's motion, in relation to the Tariff, which was rejected. The following remarks upon this subject, so just in sentiment, and doubtless so true as to the views of the De- mocratic members of the House, are
 From the .N Y Eveming Post
 No doubt it would have been justly re- garded as triumph for the friends of free trade, if MT. Hhett's resolution, offered in the House of Representatives on Monday, had been adopted; but we do not see that the re- fusal of the House to suspend ats rules, in order to admit it to consideration, is decisive of the disposition of the House on the tariff question: The resolution directed the Com mittee of Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency of so revising the tariff as to make it conform to the compromise act. Nothing is more reasonable and just. We doubt whether any man in the House of Rep resentatives, except John Quincy Adams, who, from the beginning, set his face like flint against the compromise and the com promise act, would have the hardihood open ly to maintain that the conditions of that great national agreement should not be hon. estly fulfilled
 The compromise act was compact Of peace between the party of nullification and their adversares. It was scheme for gra- dually getting rid of the whole system of protection which had so exasperated the South, with the express understanding, that when the lowest point of reduction, contem- plated by the act, should be reached, low and uniform rate of revenue duties should be established. It was offered by the chief of the protectionists, MT. Clay, accepted by the free trade party, and ratified with great unanimity by Congress.
 The present tariff is gross violation of that agreement. It turns the whole compro- mise, so far as the protectionists are con- l cerned, into a most foul and atrocious fraud. If the present House of Representatives, with Democratic majority, allow the question to remain where it now is, if they neglect to do their part towards bringing the tariff into conformity with the spirit of the compro- mise act, they will be accomplices in this breach of faith, and sharers in its infamy.
 It does not follow, however, because the House of Representatives declined setting a. side the rules for the sake of admitting apro- position for revising the present tariff, that they are, therefore, in favor of leaving the tariff as tits. We certainly hope better things of the present House; nor do we perceive, on looking over the votes of the members on Mir. Hhett's motion to suspend the rules, that all the friends of free trade voted for it. On the contrary, we find among the nays, the names of several persons on whom we should rely, with great confidence, as hostile to the present tariff, and desirous to bring it to an early. and thorough revision.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
For the Arkansas Banner,.

LII LE ROSh DlO1 lO1N.
 It has, been with the leading whigs, a labor of years, to stigmatize certain influential de- mocrats of this place, as a sscliquen or 'siun- to,o who had assumed the entire control of party matters tbroughoutsthe State. A few disappointed members of the democracy, al- ways indeed lukewarm, having svered them selves from the party, gave further currency to this invention of the enemy; and charged the "sELEcT FEw,o not only with presum- ing to dictate generally, but with the further sin of dividing all the offices among them selves. Such an utter perversion of the rights of the people, of course aroused the patriotic indignation of the whigs--and .on all occa- sions, '.the cliquen became a sort of bug bear upon which their spare hate and abuse was most literally poured. If coon-skin declaimer, while on the stump, suddenly got rid of his last idea, the ssjunto" furnished him with new subject for fierce phillippic and angry denunciation. Did hard cider editor become distressed for a paragraph, like the conductor of the Irish Journal, who in such a straight, always 'sburnt child to death in Tipperary," s'the clique" was decidedly con venient to hand s'To THE DEvIL.n
 This would not be worth referring to. now a days, but for the purpose of showing the inconsistency of these same leading whigs, who have recently made the whole commu- nity sensible that they alone claim the right
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

of dictating to their party Nothine render this fact more strikingly evidese X the little farce got up for the 1st Januss' called county convention. This m. was called, the nominees fixed upon ~, resolutions proposed by about four ue,s. ~ of whom three were subsequently nos ted Adroitly as it was managed. tbe' no intelligent whig from the co,lnts did not see through the whole arrans'' and leave town disgusted with the chsa] s ry, and wire-working of men, who ons. fessed to be shocked at the very idea o;. tie Rock Dictation.n
 Will these clique haters pretend to ,. that the name of any individual out os] town had even the slightest consids, with them Have they not passed win Y thing bordering on contempt, the clainl such men as Richard Fletcher, MidS, Hill, Scott, Badgett, McHenry, and o,' staunch, able farmers, who have toila the party and given strength and stau;s, it?
 The gentlemen nominated for the Ies ture are all citizens of Little Rock. all I yers but one, and have all held office n, the whigs, with the exception of Mir. T nall, who, by the way, is beyond any ' parison, the best>and ablest man in the o, Do they mean that the agricultural po, S of the country shall have no represent, in the Legislature, or do they imagine the force of the party can only be coacer ted upon men of the law and of the citv We must convince them otherwise and fall into similar error. N Tunfnr, 1C 1894
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
POETRY.

We are indebted to the kindness of fair young friend, for this welcome contribution to the "Banner.n In return, we tender her our sincere hope that the sadness of these touching lines may never fall upon her buoy ant heart-our earnest prayer that she may nercr lose c friend.
 THE LOST FRIEND.
 BY MISS E. T. FIELD. Where art thou now methinks the morning brow Shines with less splendor on the joyous earth, Since thy lovd voice, fraught with affections power Hath ceased to cheer me with its tone of mirth Where art thou many voices meet mine ear, And careless strangers coldly on me gaze; And all that my young spirit held most dear, Have left me in misfortune's widest maze. Where art thou dimly OCT the waste of thought Comes the deep tear of sorrow to mine eye; And mournful feelings, from reflection brought, Come OCT me like the autumn's mourning sigh. Where art thou? one by one, from me have gone, The hearts best treasures in its earthly love; And those the last whose smile could light me on Could'st thou, thus coldly, feelings anguish prove Where art thou when the light of joy is round, Memory oft stirs the slumb' ring tide of grief; And in the low sad strain of musc's sound, The wounded spirit vainly seeks relief. Where art thou now high in the heavens above, Dark clouds are gathering round the orb of day; And morn's bright glory, like earth's early love, Hath, as burning meteor, pass'd away
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Arkansas Banner.

For the .arkansas Bonner.
 "TROUBLE IN THE WIGWAM." MR. EDIToR-Since my last communica- ton, the Real Estate Bank has set up its claims, and is determined to make itself felt in the Whig Convention. An order has gone forth, and the Trustees are to meet at the same time of the Whig Convention. That wing of the Whig party are determined to present the following ticket: For Congress-D. Walker, of Washington
 county.
 " Governor-Doct. Walker, of Hampstead
 county. " Electors-A. W. Arlington, A. Pike and
 Judge ****
 I frankly confess that that ticket would combine talents, piety and fnancial abilityW The Wings proper, are not disposed or inclined to unite their fate with the Real Es- tate Bank, and they will urge For Congress-D. Walker, of Washington
 county.
 " Governor--VO Volunteers. " Clay Electors-Jessee Turner, of Craw- ford; John Ringgold, of Independence, and Col. Preston, of Phillips.
 Out of the above materials, the Convention will make their selection. If the Bank fails, it will be able to force an adjournment of the Convention to some more propitious moment.
 In haste, yours,
 JOHN JONES'"
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

EIGHTH OF JANuARY.-This day, ever memorable and glorious, as the anniversary of an event which Eliminates one of the proudest pages of American history, was celebrated in this city, by Ball, at the An- thony House. The weather, for several days, had been s'raw and gusty;;" and on the even ing of the Sth, was exceedingly inclement This, doubtless, prevented many from attend ing. Yet the bellies in great beauty, and the beaux in strong force, and some grey heads, were there; and made the time most joyous. The dancing and agreeable hilarity were kept up until late hour.
 The ensuing 22ad February calls for an- other such, and even larger. turn out; and, we presume, it will not call in vain.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. sStiU they come"
 THE ARKANSAS BANNER comes to us with the name of Dr. SoLoN BoRLAND as editor. We hail the return of this gentleman to the editorial corps with no common measure of qualification and we heartily congratulate the democracy of Arkansas upon securing for their State organ the services of so able and vigilant an exponent and champion of their principles, rights and interests. For the brief period he was at the head of the ssWestern World,'' he evinced talents of very high order, and earned an editorial re- putation to be envied by many of the oldest veterans of the Press. Again we express our qualification at his return among us, and hope he may long continue in pursuit which he is we'll calculated to adorn, and from which much good may be anticipated.
 Memphis ( Tenn9 Appeal.
 CHE ARKANSAS BANNERn is the name of a Democratic paper, the publication of which was recently commenced at Little Rock, in Arkansas. It is handsome sheet, printed on fine paper, with type entirely new, and the workmanship is very superior. It is ed ited by Dr. Solon Borland, an orthodox De- mocrat, and one of the most accomplished scholars and best writers of the day; and, judging from the manly and able manner in which he presents himself to the public in the number of the paper before us, we pre- dict for him career of great usefulness, and hope to see that young and promising State, aided by his powerful and vigorous pen, place herself again conspicuously before the country, as one of the States whose political faith neither fraud nor force can shake. We wish the Banner every species of success.
 Ihe Globe.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
MARITIME INTERESTS OF THE SOUTH
 AND WEST


 We have received two numbers of "The Army and Navy Chronicles" containing long and able article from the ever vigorous pen of |" Harry Bluf,' Lieut. Maury, of the U. S. Navy) on the "Maratime interests of the South and West" The article is too long to be inserted intire, in our paper; and is too interesting to be excluded. We have, therefore, divided it into several portions, which will be published in regular success sion. The first portion will be found on our first page, to-day. We ask for it care- ful perusal, which will insure the same at tention to the succeeding portions, from eve ry reader who has the interest of his coun- try at heart. Our people have been too long sleeping on this subect-too long neglect full of their true interests. It is gratifying to find they are, at length, beginning to move. Let the movement be continuous, and on- ward, and upward; let the facts, such as Lieut.. Maury has furnished, be spread before the country let the people urge their repre- sentatives to vigilance and industry in their behalf; let the representatives demand of those in authority, justice for their constitu- ents, equal justice with the other portions of our country. We ask no more. Give us that, and the giant of the West, only yet in his infancy, will rise rapidly into glorious manhood; and, resting one foot on the AL leghanies, and the other upon the Pacific shore, will stand forth Colossus of prospe- rity, for the envy, emulation, and admiration of the world.
The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

PoETRY.-As some of our readers well know, we have little taste, and less skill, in poetry. The business of life, rather than its blossoms-plain matters of fact, rather than flights of fancy-rough realities, rather than the rainbow hues of being, have ever been our companions-ssthe men of our counsel" :" and the subject of our thoughts. It is not, therefore to be expected, for it would be un- wise, that we should attempt to daily with the Muses-to throw the harsh discord of our voice amid the songs of those whose lips are glowing with the live coal of poetic fire. For the qualification, however, ofthose who have the leisure and inclination to con- template nature in "holiday garb, ," we com mence, this week, a series of poetical selec- tions; which will be continued, in our future numbers. if they should be acceptable.