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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-02

Mr.. Tyler, previous to the nomination. VIC teei
guile nj liberty 10 revert 10 the conduct OF that
pript about the same time. We therefore beg
to refer the sapient dictator TO the columns oil
his own paper of Friday, May slst, A. ID. 1874
He will then be enabled to say whether or not
the following is an accurate quotation. The
Post was commenting on some letter, giving an
account of the proceedings of the Convention
From the NJ Y. Essnng Post, 3lst Nay, ls44
In this passage We have a sort of chart of the
whole disgraceiul stratagem. The writer seems 10
have been perfectly aware OF what was plot'ed py
delegates from his State. On looking at The Ia
BILE Of votes which give in this pager, II VIII De
seen that twelve at least OF the members from rem
sylvana were engaged in this conspiracy, and gave
their votes for tho iwo-thifds rule. liter The rule ras
adopted all the delegates from Pennsylvania, at 'st,
rent regularly through The mock ceremony Of pot.ng Jor
Mr.. Yam Buren,. his consancy lasted during three
successive ballOttings. On the fourth ballot the Cd
ect for which they had supported the twothirds rule
began to appear. Eight of them voted Tor Mr. Blu
chanan on the fifth ballot ten on the sixth, nine
on the seventh four voted for Cass Tor Johnson,
| and nine for Buchanan, leaving only Twelve out oil
the twenty six delegates for Van Buren, There nep'
sr 0as grosssr manifest piece Of knaue'y Trans
| acted
A nomination made by such means, II in fact nonna-
ton shall be made could command moral force, or DC
regarded a, having the least authority. A nomination
made by delegates in violation of the instructions oil
their constituents is clearly no nomination at all nc
matter by what legerdemain it may be effected II
simply an arbitrary act done by agents who trans
cend their Instructions and it does nor BIND theil
principals.
peFc isi arb one af Gle haSJh Ysu! Sr e
made We cannot, for our part, what right the
convention has TO set aside, by arbitrary rule, the
voice of the majority acting according To their In
struc,ions The people sent delegates to the conven
ton in order TO ascertain the general wish OF the
democratic party This is to be known only by the
votes OF the greater number of those delegates given
according to the instructions they had received from
the people. The first ballot the nearest to con-
formity with these instructions of the whole given
1t gave Mr.. Van Buren, large majority, a majority
Of entysI. No arbitrary rule Of The convention, can
set that oppression Of the public ,ciH aside.
The New York American, Federal Wing,
antiAnnexation print, of the next day, had the
following notice of the above:
| How the fraudulent nomination of Mr. Polk will
be received by the party, may be partly inferred from
the annexed remarks in last evenings Post made be-
fore the result was known, and only in reference to
the ascerained treachery Of part Of the Pennsylva
MIA delegation. There is plain language in this
tract.
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ARTIFICIAL PRoDucrios on Black Lrlp-On de-
mollshing the interior briokwork Of the iron furnace
at Neiderbronn, Lower Rhine, while the furnaces
we're still hot, shower Of sparks, or Of charcoal
dust, had sometimes been observed 10 escape from
the creyces. On examining whence the spark. pro-
ceeded, they were found TO come from deposits Of
carbon amongst the stones Of the fabrics Thi. car
bon appears 10 have entered the finest fs.ure. IN a
state Of vspor, and TO have been disposed either in
amorphous fragments, in balls the centre Of which
were anonymous, while the outer parts were radia.
ted, and the surface covered with stalagmic tuber-
eles. This matter has all the properties Of pumbaRo
II burns completely away leaving only trace Of
oxide OF iron. II must have arrived at its position
in gaseous state, and appears to explain the origin
md formation OF plumbsgo, which would hence %
pear TO be nothing more than carbon sublimed from
deposits Of anthracite by heat arising from the prox
unity OF igneous rocks Polytechnic Rerie,e.
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the Nctherbow, Edinburgh, stands the house Of The
retormer, Knox. In this house he lived for manv
years, here he died and out Of that little balcony he
IS said often TO have addressed the assembled peopi.
small stone efhgy Of Knox still to be seen at m,
corner OF the wall, and near il arc cut the word.
Deus God Strange TO say, this house is now a
gin-shop and It was 10 the evening thai on,er.d
II, had great difficulty in making my way through
the crowd OF noisy diam drinkers who filled II, intr
cate lutte rooms and passages II old John Knox
could return to the Netherbow he would have sbom-
nations and dissertations against which to launch hi
'hunders, quite as bad as those Of superstition and
poPery. u the Edinburgh magistrates have not au
thoriiy enough to chase gin drinkers and their nro
ianaiions from the house sanc,i6ed by the life
and death OF great reformer, they ought at eas, to
remove from iis walls the old ery and in.or,ption
which form 20 reproachful contrast to its present
use and condition. -kohrs Scotland
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E., ,L. and Of Commerce.


PRoBABLs ExrLAsArIOS oT THE MoDE IN WHICH rnl
600 BANK or EsGLASn NorGs WE'RE cousfhfL
KID Wanirg 10 .ineriean Banks.
A Young friend of mine, who has recently returned
from London, assured me that he had discovered
simple method of making permanent engraving on
metallic plate, of Daguerreotypo ikehens Vi
sketch. On making the discovery The nature o.
which he explained to mel being then IN London hs
application for patent in Engla was enrolled al
Ter which he was compelled To specify in SIX months
or lose his right TO the discovery. Wheh Inc uihe
had nearly expired, he seized with hemorihaSe
of the lungs, which prevented his specifying where
upon Frencbman stepped In ADD secured patent
for similar process. My friend is now about secu'
ring his patent for the United States.
He showed me finely engraved letter seal, COPIED
by this process from original engraving MADE oy
rst-rae artist in London. He says that by tins sin,
yular discovery he copied several Bank OF Eogiano
upon metallic plates, by merely rejecting the
light from them to the plates as is done IN taxing
miniatures, and by simple chemical process convert
ed them into permanent engraved plates, and iheh
proceeded TO take impressions from them, which ex
hbed a striking and remarkably exact likeness le
the originals, even showing the waved lines I'D Inc
paper. This he did for amusement, showing tins
wonderful result TO his friends, and deposited them
in the museum subjects Of curiosity
He tells me be entertains no doubt the process Is
known in France and that the 600 counterfeit notes
offered at the Bank of England were executed by II
So exact were tho counterfeits that the Bank actually
paid some of them, and only accidentally discovered
the second or third note, by genuine note of the
same number, letter, and date, being offered at thu
same time !!
My friend thinks that when the plate is once thus
accurately formed, il might be made more perfect,
necessary, by receiving slight touches from skilfu
engraver.
He thinks there is not bank bill in existence, bu
wha, can, by skilful management, be so psytech!
eoun.rfesd to defy the detection cf the Bank whlc
| issued it
He supposes there can be but one probable mod
of prevention, and that is to have the bill crossed o
printed transversely with variety of strong colors
Even in this he does not know that the difcul
ties might be surmounted by ingenuity and Persever
ance.
Ii this new mode of counierfeiting has been so sue
cessfully practiced in France what is 10 prevent tn
same ingenious scoundrels from putting their art II
| operation in the United States 7
| Under these considerations, il may be well for Oh
banks to keep close look out for counterfeit bills
large denomination, and devise some scheme, /
possible, to foresta prevent such fraudulent oP
Grafton. FRIEND TO SOUND CURRENCY.
| New York Nov. %, 1874.
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CuRou, PaNosrSA At Sr..-Th. Nm w..
Herald states that Captain y A Croct,r 81
the ship North Bend, from Batavia met with .,,,,'
lar phenomena while on hrs passar. TO tbs, 80,
II appears, that about the Goth October. wh.n ~
10 latitude ~ y, % w, great number OF rr,-'
hoppers alighied on the deck and sail, Of the .b,n
aud also on the sea They continued lowering about
the vessel for two or three con.eoutiv, A..
then disappeared. I, wa. supposed. from ,nn. -
ances, that there mus, have been thousand. y nv,
millions, within the space Of q few miles Thu, w.,
like the srssshorpers Of IN. section Of N, world
osp' 70 color, and thst differed only in shsdetho..
seen At dee having bssn Of dsspsr ri. '''''
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THE MESSAGE.

Members of Congress who desire TO send
early copies Of the Message, by the Government
Express, to editors in their respective DISTRICTS
should direct and frank the envelopes to contain
them and send them to this Office this eren'ng'
We will take pleasure in accommodating IN
mi. manner. our editorial brethren, without dis
,inction of party, and without charge
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EsRrHaU.sr BY the arrival at New York Of the
brig Rocket, Captain Holmes from Falmouth, Jamai.
ca, whence she sailed October 9th, we learn that
three days previous, at o'clock A. NJ, there was
severe shock from an earthquake that lasted forty
seconds, and broke the moorings Of the vessels in
the harbor. We did not learn il there was any
damage on shore
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MosDAr, December 2, 1874.
SECOND SESSION

Tbi, being the day for the meeting Of Congress,
,bs senate was called to order at twelve O'Clock by
the Hon. w. +. MAsGua.
The following named Senators were IN their
seats viz
Messrs. Allen, Anterior, Bagby Bates, Benton
Berriep, Buchanan, Clayton, Crittenden, Drayton
Evans, Fairfield, Hannegan, Huntington, johnson,
McDufie Mangum, Merrick, Niles, Phelps, Rive.
Semple, Sturgeon, TaPpan, UPham, White, Wood.
bury.
Twenty seven Senators being present, the Presi,
dent pro tenn. ANNOUNCED that there was quorum.
The usual resolutions, communicating this infor-
nation TO the House, and appointing committee 10
wait on the President, were adopted,
And the Senate then adjourned.
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APPOINTMENT or Nsw Yop Umrrp sr.rrs
sgsAroRs.-We learn, says the New York Journal
OF Commerce, that eI-GoserDer William L. Marcy.
and John Savage, late Chief Justice, have been ap-
pointed by the Governor as Senators Of the United
States, IN place of Messrs. Wright and Tailmadge,
resigned II 10 understood that neither of these gen
tsnsn viii BE- candidates for election BY the legnls.
turs,
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OFFICIAL.
II. 8. FucArE MACEDONIAN, lat sea-
do

Ia, 90 deg. 90 min, Long. 90 deg. 90 min.
IN, ION. P. Nj, JuLr 4 &C. Az 1874.
Sin An iuciden, has occurred to day, which seems
~ he worthy of record Although l have oeen Oh
INV station more than year, the necessary move
,,sn,. Of the ship on other parts OF the coast nave
prevented, until this day, my reaching the equator e
,,...r;h,a southern limits Of the cruzing ground oil
a.. African SQUADRON according to original instruc-
salute should be fired in commemoration OF Inc Gay
determined to give the ceremony greater interest,"
by firing ut tho precise instant that the ship should Dc
Immediately upon the Equator. At noon 1t was as
c.rt.ned. by careful observations, that we were in
lat 90 deg IA min. s. having crossed 10 'he SCUM
ward during the morning The ship was now steered 10
the Nor,hward, and at 2 h. IS m, +. M had again
reached the Equator, in longitude w deg. 3O NM
..st Of Greeuwich-at which point she was hove to,
end os guns were fired in honor Of the twenty-slx
STATE. of tho Federal Union. And to make the
commemoration of the day still more remarkable,
,he was then ,un directly upon the Equator due
West true. 80 miles, until at h. 10 m. r. M, she
reached the spot where the Meridian Of Greenwich
ntersects the Equatorthe point OF no latitude and
no longitude according to the recognised charts IN
general use, and from which this letter is dated
Here - guns have been fired in honor OF the Orgy
nal Thirteen States
Another curious incident may be appropriately
mentioned in this communication. On the 10th OF
March last, this ship, being on her passage to the
North, crossed, at 2, P. NJ. the very point Of her
capture, which, according to the official despatch
of Commodore DECATUR, was in latitute % deg. w
min. NJ, longitude % deg. 80 min, West
The position of the ship at noon, two hours pre-
yious was ascertained by meridian observation and
by three good chronometers to be in latitude % deg
u min and longitude % deg, ~ min., W., so that
there could DO no possible to her position at
2,P.M
Thus this frgate has reached the extreme southern
mi, Of her station on this memorable day has cross
ed the Equator twice which she has fired f'0o sa-
lutes the latter at the intermediate point equ distant
from the two poles and ntersecting the geographical
meridian established by the Nation from which
she was captured and, during her present cruize,
has passed over the very spot upon the ocean where
she struck her flag thiry-two years ago to the Ame-
rican frigate United States.
'--- tho NrssfHyT i'sasbbseuury,
Your obedient servant,
(Sgned) NJ C. PERRY,
Comm andins u s. NJ Forces Western coast Of africa.
Hon SrcRrrARr OF THE NAVY,
Washington ID. c.
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they we're asked. And now tho matter was isit 10
the people. No further explanations, no promises.
no letters could DO extracted by his enemies. The
dignity Of his position was msintained. The office
he aspred to was too high and its duties too respon-
sble, TO be sought by eectioneering tours. He rs
competent orator and could have met Mr. Clay with
out fear but he chose to respect the example ofev
~ who was elected President, and the Peo-
pie have ratified his decision.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-02

Com. MIR. Rothe, Saxon miner. rire.u,
opinion tina, the gold mines Of North CAROLYN, A.,
equal to any IN Europe Brazil Ten millions Of
bullion have already been obtained from the Norm
Carolina mines A negro found one lamp 81 ORE Al,
Reds mine which was worth 5000.
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SKETCHES OF New SoUTH WALEs-Mrs. Mere
dth, of England, has issued book of travels n New
South Wales, from which the following are extracts:
{" BoTANY BAT SoCIETY.-Of course large pro-
portion of the population emancipsts, (convlcts
who served their allotted years Of transportation
and their families or descendants and strong line
of demarcatlon is, in most instances, observed be-
tween them and the free emigrants and settlers
Wealth all-powerful though II be-and many OF
these emancipists the richest men IN the colony
Cannot wholly overcome the prejudice against
them, though policy, IN some instances, greatly
modihes it. Their want of education is an efectu-
al barrier to many and they so wrap themselves in
the love of wealth, and the papable though mis-
placed Importance IT gives, that their descendants
will probably improve but little the parental mo-
del You may often man Of immense pro-
perty, whose wife and daughters dress in the ex-
IRENE of fashion and hnery, rolling home in his gay
carriage from his daily avocatoDs, with face, hands,
and apparel, as dirty and sloveny as any common
mechanic. And the son of a similar character has
been seen, with dozen costly rings on his coarse
fingers, and chains and shirt pins glistenng with
CONS buying vet mnr" expensive jeWslry yet with
out sock or stocking to his feet the shoes which
his spurs were attached, leaving a debatable ground
between them and bis trousers Spurs and shoes are
imagine, fashion peculiar to this stamp OF exaui.
sites, but among them very popular
"THE Nasal ESIeMA-The children are mostly
pale and slight though healthy with very light hair
and eyes; at least such is their general appearance,
with, of course, many exceptions. They grow up
tall the girls often very pretty aud delicate looking
whilst young, although very often disfgured by bad
teeth but | have seen women Of twenty FIVE or
thirty, whose age should have guessed to be fifty at
least They marry very young, and the consequent
"olive branches" are extremely numerous, The
boys grow up long, and often lanky seldom showing
the strong athletic build so common at home or II
they do, 1t is spoiled by round shoulders and mar
row chest and what puzzles me exceedingly to ac-
count for, very large proportion of both male and
female natives shuttle dreadfully-ust the same ma
sal twang as many Americans have. In some cases
Engsh parents have come out here with English
born children these all speak clearly and we'll and
continue TO do So whilst those born after the pa
rents arrive In the colony have the detestabe snuff
solve"
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

We have received from Mr. =. Taylor, Pennsyl-
vania avenue
HRrERs' ILLUMINATED Belle, No. 10 and
A HrroRr or GRrEcr, No. 2, published by the
Harpers'
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The Hon. GEORGE M. DALLAS, Vice Presi-
dent elect Of the United States, has arrived in
the city.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18

consequence of the demise OF Mr., Trrr,
- HALE, the cc-partnership heretofore exist.
ing with the subscriber, under the 6rm and
style ., BRrpeE 4 Haas. il from and after M.
date dissolved. All peisons having claim,
against the late firm, are requested 10 Ore.
sent them TO the undersigned for paymen, 1.
and oil persons indebted ID them, either h,
note or book account; afe respectfully r.
quested 70 haaldate the came -. thout relsy.
HUDSON E: BRIDGE,
Surviving partner Of tho firm Of Bridge &
Hale.
april 20 "a
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18
Notice.

TIME undersigned have Just opened Livery
il Stable in the rear Of Corse s. Harriman's
Coach Factory, where they intend keeping at
all times good and general assortment Of horses
and carriages of every description, to suit the
public; and they hope by faithful attention to
business to meri. share Of public patronage.
Persons wishing their horses kept by the week
would do well to give them call before engage
Ing elsewhere; for they pledge themselves to
keep on hand at all times, plenty Of good prov
ender, and good and attentive ostlers. No pains
shall be spared to render general satisfaction.
MEDALLION, CoRSE & Co.
,1as, @ ,11 On,
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18
Summer Clothing.

Summer Clothing.
Onn GlNGHAM, KRIMLINS, LIGHT
AOO and brown linen, gambroon and
French drilling, summer coats.
80 liren, Bingham, and cotton rcnndabeutss
225 pair ribbed and plain linen, drilling, cotton.
ade, gambroon, velveteen cords, and summer
cloth pantaloons,
800 pair bleached and brown drilling and eft
ton drawers;
100 fine satin ana fg'd silk vests;
600 light and dark valentia and Marseilles do;
l25 fine muslin shirts, linen bosoms and collars;
$50 common do,
100 brown muslin do;
1875 striped check and calico do; on hand, and
for sale very cheap, by VIM. GARRETT,
may ii IA sign Of the Great Western.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18

Groceries.
HS SACKS Rio and Havana coffee,
i - hhds N. o. sugar,
8 bhls N. O. molasses,
so kegs ass'd Juniata and Boston nails.
100 l-2 boxes 8 by 10 window glass,
30 do TO- l2 do do
10 doz painted buckets,
100 bushels dried apples and peaches,
~ BOXES assorted Virginia tobacco,
) chests Y. Hyson and Imperial tea,
$50 lbs. Spanish float indigo,
1000 &C sole leather,
bbss hnseed oil, received, and for sale by
W. F. COOLBAuGH l. Co.
may II, IA
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18
Hank 6ills 81 i.eiir:
NOR sale at the Gazette Printing OfF;ce,
L May Is, 1874.


HAVING recently enlarged this establish
IL ment and put it in more complete order
than heretofore, is now prepared to fiji III orders
with accuracy and despatch.
Persons in want Of any description Of Cast
sngs, including MI Irons, hoiloio rars, plough
'rons, and all other articles usually manufactnr.
ca at such an establishment, will find it to
Burlington; May is, IA ~
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18
EstrayR

TAKEN UP, April 9Th; 1874, Bt William
j Kimberly, of Walnut Township, III tefTer-
son county, Iowa Territory, two estfats. One
roam hoIse, about "A hands high, fASfked with
saddle and harness; short tail, supposed ID Is ten
years old--app1ised at SIS.
The other, 4, 6iy mare, about IS hands hieh.
shod all round. SUPPOSED 70 Be five years Old;
appraised 1t $25, bS Eden Mildman, John Pleas.
ant and Hugh Johns6n, before Sexton Mount,
Justice Of the Peace. A true copy.
Fairfield, May IS, '44-st = "
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-18

American Hotel at Iowa CITY
FOR SALE.
a WILL sell the AMERICAN HO-
lIiSsn i TEL at Iowa City, (the Capital Of
Iowa. at great bargain. This Hotel
Is three stories high, built of brick, and finished
IN plain style, with Is rooms; and is situated
near the southwest corner Of the Public square.
within one, hundred yards of the Capitol, and in
iuii view OF the whole town, on high and dry
ground, susceptible of great improvement. Ap-
: WESLEY JONES,
.., Burlington, Iowa.
may s'i4 (Hawkeye copy
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Hardware, Ciitlkfy, &C.

ONsAeHys &c.
lust RECEIVED BY late arrivals, large
- and general assortment of Hardware, Cut.
iery, &c, consisting Of the following articles:
Knives and forks, shoe knives, pocket knives,
scissors, shears, sheep shears, butt hinges of ali
sizes, wood screws, mahogany knobs, gimblets,
wheel irons. candlesticks, stirrup irons, bride
bits, files and rasps, Rowland's mill saws, hand
saws, drawing knives, table and tea spoons, ra-
zors, razor strops, shutters, carpenters locks, rim
locks, stock locks, pad locks, till locks, knob
latches, Norfolk latches, fish hooks, springs.
tacks, sparahils, bright augers, trace chains,
shovel and tongs, curry combs, coffee mills.
Hunts axes, &c; together with great many ar.
ticles too tedious to mention, all OF which will
be sold very low for cash or produce. hy
-. WILLIAM GARRETT.
npr27'i4 Corner Main and Jefferson IS.