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The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
FOREIGN ITEMS.

BRAzrL-The decree of the Emperor of
Brazil, promulgating a new tariff, seems to
have causedqaite a shock to the commercial
interests of Great Britain. II was TO go in
TO effect on the 1lth of November, and i'm
poses an ad palorem duty Of thirty percent.
upon most of the manufactured goods ofEu-
rope, though on some articles a specific rate
of duty is imposed.
CHINA.--Commegcial matters in China
were dull. Cotton yarn continued depress-
ed as before. The iron market was over
supplied. Opium was firm, being supported
by the sinallness of the supply. In rice
prices had given way. In tea, very little do
ing. The second and third crops are said 10
have been destroyedb by the late rains.
The American ambassador, Mr.. Gushing,
has negotiated a treaty on the same terms
as Sir Henry Pottinger's, but has obtained a
slight concession in the duties on lead, which
the Americans expect TO supply in large
quantities from their Western territories.
PRoscRIprIoN OF AMERIoANs.-On this
subject Wilmer s. Smiths European Times
says:
Sometime ago we mentioned that steps
were being taken by the London clubs to
stamp reputation as a crime against society
We stated that Americans belonging to the
insolvent States would be shut out of the
social and other advantages which the, clu5
afford to strangers visiting London. Thu
war of aggression has commenced, but ii i
much more stringent in its application thal
We intlmated at the time, or had any concep
ton of. 1t will embrace all American rs
without reference to what part of the Union
they come from. The innocent will suffe
disgrace equally with the guilty States.n
LATER FROM TExAs.-The New Orleau
editors have Galveston dates of the I6t
INST, We copy the following from the Pics
yune, of the 29lh:
President Houston has issued his procla
nation requiring the next session of Cor
gress TO convene in the town of Washineto
on the first Monday in December next
There seems 10 be much opposition TO hav
T the seat of Government at Austin.
1t was reported in Galveston on the ct
inst, by a gentleman just from the west, th;
! intelligence had reached San Antonio th,
iail Northern Mexico along the Rio Grand
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
THE

The organs of Locfocoism, north and south
are speaking palmer and palmer Oh the an
~nexation question. The Boston Post, in-
deed, has become but the answering echo
of the Mississippi Seuthron. And all take
The ground that the late election is decisive
OF the will of the people on the subject.
True the Evening Post denies this, and
declares that New York will oppose annex
alton. And of what avail will be that oppo-
sition, admitting that it shall be made? We
fear it viii not stop the passage of the mea
sure. Indeed, it is evident that the ques
ton will be broughtup, if not decided affirm
%atively this coming session. For let itht
borne in mind, that a majority of the south
ern Wings who opposed Mr.. Tyler's treaty
are for annexationi
We look with fear and anxiety to the flu
ture. We tremble, OF this very question, 70
the present and coming welfare of the coun
try. But come what may, let Wings stan'
by the Constitution and do their duty TO tn
last.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

is now in a state of revolt against the Dc
The report, as brought by a Mexican
major, who represents himself as having de-
serted from Gen. VOLTS army,is, that Arista
IS 10 marching for the city of Mexico with
an army of $4,000 men; that he is already
beyond the mountains, and that his numbers
are daily and rapidly increasing by fresh re-
cruits from all the surrounding country. 1t
is stated that the spirit of revolution is uni
versal and overwhelming. The report ap-
pears TO have obtained but little cfedence,
and occasioned no great excitement.
The Galveston News, of the 9th inst,
says:
"No tidings can be heard fromthe schoon-
er Atlantic, bound TO this port from New
York. Ii is the general impression she is
Host. She had on board several resident cit
liens of Texas who were returning from a
visit to the North.'
The indicator, of the 26.h ult. says
"Four English ana GERMAN Vessels ieI'
Bremen for Galveston several weeks since
they have on board $50 families each, inlen
ded TO setil. in the colony of Co. Fisher
One thousand families, therefore, viii be Of
our frontierin less han sixty days. armed an'
equipped for either the cultivation of ihe sol
or the chastisement of the foe. There were
we learn, at the time of the sailing of thes,
four vessels, about 1000 more emigrants a
waiting a passa &c. Vessels have since beer
chartered for their conveyance. Anoihe
! year Of peace, and our whole extended from
; tier will be settled; if so, good bye annexa
: ton, we will not want it,
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tai Periods.


Tue DEMAGoGUE.--The chafacteF.of he
political demagogne, who seeks 10 array one
class of the community against a~neiller, in
this country Of equal rights and privileges,
cannot be too thoroughly despised. He IS
web portrayed by Daniel Webster, in bis
speech en- Boston common on the lgta Of
September:
Ii is The universal CRY with our opponents,
and it Is the loudesi where The facts are least
Known, that protection Is useful To- the cap
%lralists, TO corporations, that itbuilds up large
fortunes for a few, but depresses The interest
of the labofer. Andevenin our " Stale
of Massachusetis lis there are those evil spirits
abroad who make war between different cias-
ses to excite one against another, men filed
with hatred, envy, maiiee, and ali unchariia-
bleness. Applause Imastsayi il for, up
on my conscience, slice tie Sc pent cIepl in.
TO Paradise TO corrapt, scduce, and min our
first pasenss, | do not know of a more aick-
ed spirit, either in man or serpent, than that
which actuates tlieseiadividaals. Tpfolone-
edeheering1 Ifyou, any of you, ind such
men at work, mark lhem-sijgmatize them
AS pirates, as enemies TO The whole human
race, take care TO consider them. fCheersl
They come but for evil-but to break up and
destroy the Whole relations of the cofnmuni-.
ty-they are fit for no society except the So
cIeiy Of their early prototype.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

The Presidential Electors assemble in
each State at1he seatof Government, on
The first Wednesday Of December, a%ndwhen
assembled vote BY ballot, for one person as
President, and one as Vice President of the
United States. They make thrse certificates
of their vote. One copy is sent by special
messenger to the President ofthe~U- S. SEN
ale, another is sent by mail TO the same d.
rection, and the third is deposited with the
District Judge Of the United States in the
State. In case neither of the certificate:
reach their destination, by the 18th Of Jan.
uary, the Secretary of State is to despatch a
messenger TO the District Judge for The copy
deposited with him. These certificates are
opened on the first Wednesday of Februar.
in the presence of both Houses Of Congress
summed up and the result declared.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
BIRNEY's DEFEAT.

The New York Tribune says:-James G.
Birney, Loco-Foco candidate for tie Legs
lature in Saginaw County, Miehigar whose
great personal popularity among his neigh
bors was gravely urged as the reason for his
nomination, and as a cover to his u~nprincipL-
ed coalition with the friends Of Polk and
Slavery, as we before announced, has LOST
bis election. In the City oISaginaw, where
he resides, be received Is votes. Holmes
Independent Loco) received IS, and Rich.
mond, (Whig) go. The majority against
Birney and the other Loco-Foco candidate
in the whole county is 25, and the county
has gone for Clay by a majority of8! Thus
the demagogue has received his reward
We must protest however,, against the cruelt,
of the Loco-Focos in refusing to award til,
stipulated consideration for the importan
services rendered by Birney, and withou
which Polk must have been defeated.
Mr.. Calhoun succeedsin placing himself a
the head Of the new Administration, we trus
he wiIl show himself not ungrateful TO hi
new alley in the cause Of Perpetual Slavery
and perhaps John Tyler, in the ~exuberanc.
of his Joy at the triumph of the Texas swim
die through his instrumentality, may sent
him some small token or regard
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
THE FIRST CRY.

Pennsylvania does not feel at ease, @vic-
~torious' though she be. The question is
asked there earnestly, will the Tariff be
mooted, and the Locos hardly know what 10
say in reply. Many admit now, that Mr..
Polk has not been so closely identified with
the manufacturing interest as Mr.. Clay; a
e W confess that he is for Free Trade. All
agree, however, that Mr.. Polk was elected
by Tariff votes, and that, therefore, he can
not urge the repeal of the Tariff act. Yet
The very language used-the whole tone
shom@ah4t sAil1Hzss 90 aaiaa, they fear a dir
ferent result. Take, as an example, the fol-
lowing remarks of the Sunbury American
"Mr. Polk isa man of high character and
spotless integrity. He, therefore, cannot
aud we think will not, basely betray those wau
nave placed their confidence in him. He
will r~ecollect that without Pennsylvania be
could never have been elected. That the
people of Pennsylvania are almost unani
nous in favor of a Tariff, affording protec-
ZION TO their manufactures. That it was
with a firm belief that he weuld foster these
interests, as they had been assured BY him
self and his friends, that shey gave him thei
support. To betfay them now would be
worse than Arnold's Treason. These We
know TO be the feelings of almost the entire
democracy of this section of the State, and
we might say of the whole State. The fou
counties of Northumberland, Columbia
Sehuylkill and Luzerne, gave him a major
ty of 46SI. These counties possess almos
boundless wealth in their coal and iron, AM
are, therefore, deeply interested in the Tar
id. They have given this large vote unde
the most positive assurance that their grea
interests would be protected, and woe be Il
the mar who should attempt to betray them.
The South says, on the other hand, sW'
are free traders; we elected you becaus'
you were a free trade man; carry out you
principles. Every sensible man will max,
his own commen on these matters. The,
need no explanation from US.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

BETTING PRoPENsIFIEs.-Somc will bet
about anything. The New Orleans Picayune
tells a story in point. :
An inveierate better CHANGED TO step into
an apothecary's shop on business, and when
about leaving, accidentally remarked. stWe.;
| don't want any physic TO day."
"You don't know thai,n said the knight
ofthe pesile and morter, syou may fall down
aud break a leg before you get 10 the POST
~offiee.n
LII bel you a dollar that I don'i,n answer
ed the other.
'On,no that's not a good bet" was the
reply.
"Well, then, I'll bet | Doin
The apothecary man declined the bet.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

ENGLAND REJo1cING OVER TIE ELECTION
OF PoLK.-But, however, upon general prin-
ciples, and as a matter both of honor aud
credit 10 the people, Mr.. Clay would have
been the better President; "yet it is an i'll
wind that blows nobody good" The man
pfacturers of Great Britain, should war hap
PLY be prevented, must be great gamers by
the ~ascendency of Mr.. Polk and his party,
who are pledged to free trade and a low Tar
If.
This is The conclusion of an article from
the British Wbigpublished at Kingston, Can
ada West, upon the result of our recent cleo
lion. The shout which the British editor
sends at the intelligence OF Folks success
win be re-echoed with tenfold vehemenee
by the manufacturers of Manchester and
Birmingham, when the glad tidings shall
reach them of the triumph of the antitarif
party.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
DR.. OWENS LECTURES.

/
DR.. David Dale Owen is now in our place
delivering a course oil Lectures before ihel
Evansville Lyceum,'' upon the interesting
subjects of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geo
logy. His first Lecture was delivered on
Tue sday evening, and was listened to with
manifest evidences of interest and attention
by a very large audience ofLadie and Gen
tlemen. 1t was an admirably plain and
and practical expose of the elemental y prin-
ciples of these sciences and their connection
together. DR.. Owen has brought with him
a complete chemical Labrotory, and all the
apparatus necessary for a thorough ~illustra-
ton of the subjects upon which he isto Lee
tnre. No n who has a single aspiration 10
acquire useful knowledge, will fail TO take
advantage of this golden opportunity. The
The following is a SYNOPSIS ofthe Lectures
yet TO be delivered.
I'd Lecture, Thursday Dec. 5M.--Chem-
istfy, connected with Mineralogy and Geolo-
gy, continued. Elementary substances, etel
nal and in~destructible. Definition of simple
body. Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen; Mode o
recognizing each; properties of each thei
sources, processes in which they are concern
ed. Water, Atmospheric air, Marie acid
and Ammonia; their principal compounds
Analysis and Synthesis of water. Analysis
and S~ynthesis of atmospheric air.
3dLectare, Saturday Dec. 7M.--Chemis
try, connected with Mineralogy, aud Geolo
gy, continued. Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphor
US: their sources, properties and uses. Car
benic acid, Sulphuric acid, Phosphoric acid
the results of their combustion. Carbureue,
h~ydrogen: a product of nature. Explosion
in Coal Mines; how prevented. Phosphurei
led hydrogen.
9TH Lecture, Tuesday Dec. I0h.-Piinci
Q pies of Mineralogy. Distinction betweeI
Mineralogy and Geology. Characters b
which minerals are distinguished. Crystal
! Biography. Scale of hardness of minerals
: Silicious minerals, Calcareous minerals.
STU Lecture, Thursday Dec. I2tk=Mine
d ralogy continued. Micas, Felspars, Pyro,
3 enc, Horblende, Precious Stones, Ores {
Manganese, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Til
! Mercury, Silver, Gold, Amimony, Arsenlt
&c. Combus,ibles; Sulphur, Bitumen, A.
phaltum, Legnite, Bituminous Coal, Anthr'
e cite.
9th Lecture, Saturday Dec. I4h.--Strut
L tural Geology. Classification of Rocks
e their succession. Minerals peculiar 10 eac
ID formation. Geological Dynamics.
7h Lecture, Tuesday Dec I7th.--Organi
remains in rocks. Process of petriicatio
Succession of races. Tests of the age an
le position of rocks.
At sth lecture, Thursday Dec. I9h.-O
ID ganic remains continued. Peculiar stru
tufe of the Ancient Corals, Shells, Fishe
: Plants, Reptiles and Quadrupeds. Esidenc
a of Tropical climate in the formation
n Coal,
ly 9Th. Lecture, Saturday, Dec. DIST
Geology sftlle Western and Middle Stats
ofN. America.
" 10Th Lecture, Tuesday Dec. 24h.--Su
a iect Of last Lecture, continued. Geology
England.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

A letter from Washington says: aAmos
Kendall is spoken of, in circles of influence,
as the person again to be placed in the con-
troll of the Post Office Department, in the
organization ofthe Dewadministration. With
all his iniquities as a politician, itmasl BIS a.
greed on all hands, thai he was an encrgeiic
and efficient Postmaster General whilst he
held the office, and bad as he is as a parti-
zan, perhaps he is as good as any ofthe gane.
even in that respect As the country now,
more than ever, wants an Efficient Post-mas-
ter General, it would be better 10 take even
Amos Kendall. who has been proved, than to
risk any OF the new swarm who are now buzz
zing around for Office
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
MR.. CLAY IN NEW ENGLAND.

NJ. r.
The Boston atlas holds the following Ian
guage with a most juatifable pride in the
result of the elections in New England
generally, but especially in Massachusetts;
and every trueahearied Wing will rejoice that
The candidate of his party won such a sup
port from such a population:
sit ishighly gratifying TO us, unde rcircum-
stances OF political failure and defeat, to re-
cur TO various alleviating occurrences asso-
ciated with the Presidential contest and lis
results. There ar numerous memorable mat
ters connected with the election which we
shall take occasion TO comment upon as they
happen to occur TO US.
awe Cannot but express Gus satisfaction
at the support which has been given to Mr..
Clay in four Of tie New England Slates.-
Whatever may have been the calculations OF
his friends as to the votes that would be giy-
en- for him in the Southern. the Western, G,
the Middle States, or whatever may have
been the actual results in those States, we
can yet say--and we say it with pride
and pleasure-ihat nowhere, throughout the
whole length and breadth of this Union. ha.
a more honorable, intelligent, hIgh-mindec
support been accorded to him than he ha.
met with in the four New England States 0
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and Vermont.
massachusetts gives Mr.. Clay, over hi
4 competitor, Mr.. Polk, about $1,000 votes
Rhode Island gives him about $500: Con
necticut about 5000; and Vermont 1000
In these four States, Mr.. Clay's plurality owe
Mr.. Polk will be over $1,000 votes!
"Without intending TO speak disparaging
ly of other States, W. venture to assert tha
a more honest, intelligent, and patriotic pop
%ulation cannot be found in any State of III,
Union than that by which this vote. so hon
orable to Mr.. Clay, has been cast.s'~
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

JoHs TYLER is admonished in this wise
by the Albany Atlas q. FL in reference to
appointments TO Office during the residence
ofhis brieflerm:
MIR. TYLER, il he voted and exerted his in
Auence for Gov. Polk, is entitled 10 credit
for lust the amount and extent of that iniu-
ence; but if upon The strength of such sup
port. be should, after permitting Wings to
hold Office 10 the close of his incumbency.
arroeate to himself the right TO organize the
democratic party for the next four years and
anticipate the President elect in the distri.
button of Office, he would provoke the indlg'
nation of the great mass of the democratic
party aud the necessary o~ppugnation OF the
President of their choice.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE

The Legislature of North Carolina met at
Raleigh on the 18th inst. The Senate
there having beena tie in parties-afler sew
II lipefectual ballottings,% adjourned TO next
day without eleeting a presiding officer.
In the House Edward Staniy, Whig, Qate
member OF Congress) was elected Speaker,
by a vote ef6S to As for Graves, Il. F.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
1914
Wing majority,

tits proper to state that the vote of one of
the precincts in Hyde, where there was con-
siderabIy over an hundred majority for CLAY,
was not returned by the Sheriff, for some
cause, and is not included in the above ma
iority. Many persons have bet on 1000
Wing majority, and as the majority will ex
coed thai, if the full Hyde vote be counted
we presume there will be some difficulty il
adjusting the wagers.-Raleigh Registe r.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

GA writerin the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser makes the following reflect
ions on the election of Polk:
There is a mysterious, all-pervading, and
all-potent sympathy which binds Democracy
together, and carries il forward. II is an in
stinct, and can neither be accounted for, nor
reasoned with, nor changed. Men must, by
inevitable necessity, go round The perpetual
circle, from liberty 10 anarchy, from anarchy
10 despotism, from despotism again 70 liberty
and SO on from ages to ages.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

APoruLAR ERROR TO suppose that news
papers are printed tor amusement, and that
printers deem 1t a compliment when a friend
:begs half a dozen to give away.
After kindness has failed, it is quite sea
sonable to resent to correction.
Gentleman is a sort of mild atmospbere4
aud it enters into a child's soul, like the sun
shine into a rose bud, slowly but surely ex-
banding it into beauty and vigor.
The press is the artillery of thcsight.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
NORTH CARoLINA-orr1clAr

We have been permitted to examine the
official return of The vote of North Carolina
for President, as filed in the Executive De-
partment, and find the following result:
For Clay and F~relinghuysen, 1922
Polk and Dallas S9,2S6
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
VERMONT.

In September, the Wings of yermont e.
lected their candidate in every Congressiona
District, but the Fourth, a Loco district. A
second trial was had on the day of the Pre-
siden,ial Election, when Chandler. the Whis
candidate, gained 275 on his opponent-bu
is not elected.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
VOTE OF INDIANA OFFICIAL.

We are enabled to present our readers,
this week the official vote of Indiana. Bir-
ney's vote is 2106, which leaves Folks ma
iorlty POS! Rather close work that:
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
MASSACHUSETTS.

The Legislature of Massachusetts will
consist ofl9l Wings, and Sc Locos, in the
lower House, and full number of Wings, and
some Loeoa, in the Senate.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

Mr.. Clay's plurality over Polk in Mass, is
oreater than the majority of the latleriu the
State of New York, Pennsylvania and Virgin,
ia combined.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05
239,437
232.41l
----
1920
PoLK's majority,

The official vote may vary this slightly
According TO these figures Clay received O.
594 more votes than Harrison received in
l640, when there was a Wing majority OF
1928. Eastof Cayuga Bridge, almost ev-
cry county gives a very large increased Wing
vote, while west of that place the Wing vote
falls of, about the amouat of the Abolition
vote.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

on Tue Etitor is abseat this week o
business.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-05

NEW YoRK.--The unofficial complete
returns of the New York election give the
following result;
PorK 2ss,As7
CLAr 232,41l
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PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTIoNs-THE PAsr.--
At this junciute, when the election Of a new
President is the subject of absorbing interest
all over The country, our readers will perhaps
be glad to see a summary view of the results
of similar elections in time past. Such a
view is here presented, showing the number
of electoral votes given for each candidate,
from 1876 10 This day. Washington was u.
unanimously chosen the FIRST President, and
was indicted into the office on the 30sh OF
April, 1889. He was in Office eight years.
For the Third Presidential term, the electoral
votes were as follows:
For President. For Vice President
1895.
J. Adams reed III T. Pinckney reed ST
Thomas Jefferson 6S Aaron Burr 81
1900
Thomas Jefferson 10 Aaron Burr II
John Adams 81 I. Pinckney Sc
1904.
Thos. Jefferson 1852 Geo. Clinton l6S
Chas G Pinckney ii RUFUS King II
James Madison 122 Geo. Clinton IF
Cbas c Pinckney 45 Rufus King AZ
James Madison I2S Elbridge Gerry l2G.
De Witt Clinton 45 -Ingersoll s.
1916.
James Monroe 1873 D. D Tompkins IL
Rufus King "a Opption scattering
1890.
James Monroe 2IS ID Tompkins 2l9
No opp. but l vote. Opposition divided.
1924.
Andrew Jackson 80 J. C. Calhoun 1872
John @. Adams 81 Five Others. 7S
VIM H Crawford AL
Henry Clay 81
No choice having been effected by the O.
Electors, John Quincy Adams was chosen
President by the House of Representatives.
1928.
Andrew J ackson IT'S ]. C. Calhoun III
John @. Adams SO Richard Rush SO
WIN. Smith 7
1882.
Andrew Jackson 2l9 Nj. Van Buren, Is9
Henry Clay DO John Sergeant 49
John Floyd Ii VIM. Wilkins 80
WIN. Wit 7 Lee IL A Elnaker z
1883.
M. Van Buren, 10 r. M. johnson lat
VIM H Harrison 10 Francis Changer So
Hugh L White 25 Scattering 81
w. p Mangum Ill
J, Daniel Webster II
! 1870.
VIM II Harrison 234l John T'tiar 23l
NJ. Van Bufen SO R. N Johnston Is
t.. ". razswell Il
J INES L. Polk |
Summary Of Popular Votes Of Presiden-
; fagl Periods.