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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
For Electors CT President and Vice President
BENJAMIN WEAVER,
STEPHEN STEERE,
WILLIAM ANTHONY,
NATHAN +. DIXON.
The Supreme Court Of this State, is
now in session in Providence.

The Seneca Observer, printed at
Waterloo, N. Y, publishes communi-
cation from a Dorritc, over the sigma
ture Of "A ode-Islander," which
evinces as much bona Gde ignorance Of
our Rhode Island affairs, or, if not ig-
norance, wiyul perrersion Of truth, as
need be concentrated in the space of
half a column, or less. We have not
time this week to analyze the communi-
cation referred to, and point out its
glarlng misreprcseniations, nor are We
Of opinion that we should deem il of
consequence enough so to do, five had,
as almost every intelligent person in the
Union must, by this time, understand
the true position of our State troubles,
in connection with the hero of Chepach-
ct. The especial object of holding up
Dorr, as the legal Governor of Rhode
Island, and of endeavoring to make it
falsely appear that none but LandhoM-
ers participated in the adoption Of the
present Constitution Of our State, aud
that Dorr, (for his reasonable acts,
was condemned by "a packed jury"
SC. Sc. the especial object Of all this,
we say is, to make political capital for
Locotocosm, the Polkilcs caring but
very lille for Dorr, as viii no doubt be
plainly verified after the Presidential
election. The fact is, the claims Of
James X. Polk, and the principles OF
the Loco loco party, possess not in
themselves sufficient strength to stand
the test Of severe investigation, and
hence the introduction Of this extraneors
matter of Dorrsm, garbled and pervcr-
ted to deceive the credulous, and prop
cause so full Of desolation to the vital
interest of our country.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

THs Polk GAMg-BADLY PLAYED. -
On Saturday, Two men drove into POUCH.
keepsic fium The East, and announc cd
that they ~rre farmers from the country,
" ho wanted 10 bet s.! 900 on the clec iiof
Of Polk and Daiils. The news ran
around the town aud soon a Wing came
forward, who happened to have $4,000
by him, and was ve'y willing TO waive
his scruplrs about betting, to accommo-
date these anxious gentlemen. But, in
bringing ihe braggers 10 close action, il
was found, thai though they wanted to
net. they would rather not risk 80 much
as 50 900 The Whig would not let
Them of, bu, they fell to S. 900, $500,
and at last said they would only bet One
Hundred doiiars The Wing nnlled
them to this, and gol the money put up
The bragg-rs hung around the town a
couple oI hours, evidently III M ease ;
aud tinnIly went 10 their Wing customer
and offered hlm five dollars To let them
take back their money. lie refused,
telling them that he was quite earnest
throughout aud if they were not, they
should have done iheIr Dragging GONE
where else than in PoIg hkeepsie This
is a sample of good many such scenes,
"hl1h have taken place the past week. --
The Polk party hereabouis, upon the
nomination of Wright, set up shout that
.Nuc York wos safe fer PoN 1t vii;
cost them something, before they have
done with it - .Ew York TriLupe
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
BEU.7RE OF BRITISH GOLD!
From the Boston Atlas Of Saturday last.
British Gold.
FOREIG.V LV7,ERFER E.NCE.

The recent development Of n plan, on
he part of English manufacturers aud capt
a'sts, to influence the pending Presidential
election ~ tins country. by the expenditure
# large sums of money IN tho dissemination
IT Free Trade doctrines and the dlsrrbu.
non of Free Trade Tracts, is producing
!rcat alarm N the country. The evidence
If such interference is now ample and uudc-
plab|r. Large sums of money have been
contributed, and the names of The contrbu.
ors are known and published. No secret is
made of it in England. the leading papers
there speak OF 1t openly, and commend the
fort
1t Is inconceivable with what sort Of face
The Loco Foco party can accept of such od
10 carry on! their party purposes. They
have always rrufrssed the most sovereign
contempt, and the deepest hatred, Of Eng
aud and of Englshmcn. They have bran.
ted their opponents with tho opprobous tulG
# "Burish Wings" Notwithstanding all
this. they are now lpagucd with British
Manufacturers aud BRUSH Capitalists. to
establish the doctrines of Free Trade--t0
take away the protection given TO our own
products and our own labor-to repeal the
IarH oi 1872 and, as the most direct ave-
nuc 10 the accom- ,llshm"nt of these objects.
to elect POLK and DALLAS.
Lnrge numbers of Free Trade Tracts
disseminating, al the same time. various other
Loco FocO dOctrinos--hnvlnE been printed
~ New York. and circulated far and W 'dr
They are without doubt, the products Of tins
foil expenditure Of Brush Gold. One of
them, ~ the height oi It's audaciiy, has the
following lnsulcnt remark:
AT present, duties should be laid with an
tlnn from time to time and thus. IN perod
of lew years, system Of DIRECT TAX
ALTON could be matarcd and established {.
BY tins means all interests would have agplc
opportunity 10 meet new aud better state
/ OF uings"
We make an appeal to tho Farmers, the
Laborcrs, The Merchants, the Manufacturers,
ot our country. We ak them whether they
are going To Yield themselves, again, TO the
yoke OF Great Britain? We beg to know
whether they are now willing TO come under
worse than Colonial vnssalagc II the
irremcn Of The United States are willing to
be governed by the overgtown Capitalists ol
EngiHnd-ii They are ready Ia subj"ct The
products Of our soil ard oui mines - The
pura!yzlng cotapc,ilion OF Che old countries
It they are prepared to reduce the labor uI
The industrial classes of our American cltI
leus 10 the standard Of The miserable panpcr
labor uf Errope-lcl them say 20 at once.
let them stand by aud see pccunlaty dis
'rcsS and embarrassment evershHdOw our
land. Let them look on and laugh, while
he great Inierests of our country are prosira-
ted. h., them lay down their heads ~ the
lap 81 this Brush D"Ilnh. l.o, them pros.
trale The proud spirit Of American Ener
~, and American Industry, NJ the gIlded
shrine oi Brush influence. We wash oar
hands clean Of this humlisling and insane
sacrifice.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
4 Startling Disclosure.

The following article, from the New
York Express, contains some Startling
facts, aa3 Will, no doubt, produce a SEN
salon wherever circulated and read :
British Bouniies 10 bredk dorm american
.NqnuiaciWes Fmcing British Goods
at .4uciion SoI,S upon The american
MWkets, a pGH Of Me same System
IN letter from Benjamin Marshall,
Esq Of Troy, long an importer in tins
city, aud now a manufacturer, TO Her
men Bruen, Esq, of New Jersey, was
the following important postscript, lhe
letter entire we have publlshed before J
p. S.-R' Spcctug th" boun,y from the
Brll,h government, we were allowed 81 per
yard on al our printed and stamped good,
imported INTO ihs country during the years
lcO3 To 1912 and. in Consequence, frequent.
y sold prints for less in New York than We
purchased them m Manchester. The bounty
on our imports amounted to 80 and $4,000
per annum."
THIS, to us at least, was an entirely
new fact, and one, which, as we think,
should lorCihly arrest and arouse public
attention, In 1903 To 1919, period oi
Hinc years prior to The late war, it M.
pears that the Butlsh government paid
one importing house IN th,s cry lr1nl
$50, 900 to $50, 900 per annum, as a
bounty for their importation Of British
goods, so that they could sell Manchcs-
ter made goods lower IN New York ihan
they could be bough, for ~ Manchester,
where they were made How many
thousands, II not millions, were pad, OF
are ~ Le paid, we have not the means ol
ascrr,alO'ny. We knye, however, III
such fact az this, a clue to the opera
tions OF the British government upon 9th
cr countries, and the mcans of guessing
whence the money comes from which
the Polk men now have To cleclionccr 81
prolusely with.
This bounty money we know, too,
must come from the SECRET SERVICE
rUND III iae BRITISH government 49, Tor no
account of II has ever appeared ia the
regular approximation Of the Legislature,
or ~ the public expenditures Of the
Treasury Thus, the American mann.
facturcr and mechanic has 10 contend
with two influences m Europe st, iis
pauper labor, and law wages and next,
with the secret service fund, which j.
filled by heavy taxes upon these very hall
starved laborors
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

A sound National Currency, regulated by tho
VIII aud Authority Of the Nation:
An Adequate Revenue, with n Fair Protection
to American Industry:
Just restraints on the Executive power, em-
bracing a further Restriction on the exer
else of the Veto:
4 faithful Administration ofthe Public DOmain,
with an Equitable Distribution ofthe pro-
ceeds of the Sales Of ii among all the
States.
An Honest and Economical Administration Of
the General Government, leaving Public
Officers perfect Freedom of Thought, and
ofthe Right of Suffrage ; hut with suitable
Restraints against lmpropor Interference
in Elections.
An Amendment of the Constitution, limiting
the incumbent Of tho Presidential Office
TO IA Single Term. ii. CLAY.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
From lho Boston Atlas Of Friday last.
READ READ
BRITISH GOLD
Subscribed in large sans to put down
American WOrkingmen.
A late number OF the London Times has
the following paragraph:

II AkNCflCNIh NOTAIuS ubcll.
A late number OF the London Times has
the following paragraph:
"A subscription was recently opened ,o
raise funds to circulate FREE TRADE Tracts
IN Foreign Countries About four hundred
|, and ffiy thousand dollaEs were subscribed
Some Of these tracts are to be prmird u,
.Nm YORK for circulation IN the United
States"
Amonglhe subscribers were Messrs. A,
81 l.. Dcdpisoo, t2Oe; Charles Tcnncnl s,
Co.. s2OO; VIM. Dixon, E200; Samuel
TIigginbo;hom, G200 Dunlop, Williams s.
Co., G200 and others, making in all Gi00
600 sterling, or HALF A MILLION OF Dol.
LARs!!
A." Mapufaclurers, Mechanics, rcad the
following, from late number of the London
Atlas I:
"'rhc election of Mr.. Clay must, WE FEAR,
bc looked upon M. 10 considerable extent,
The confirmation Q) He priacipie Of CONNER
cidi restriction, lie has Away, been the
consistent advocate of PROTECTIVE
TARIFF. and the cause uf the Wings has
always been. ldrnilfcd with that of the New
England Manufacturers who aim al acuur-
ing n monopoly of the home market by the
aid of prohlblory duties. Nor can we won
der that such is the policy Of the most re-.
spectacle and intelligent statesmen of Amer
ca. when we consider that by our Corn Laws
we shut the door ~ the face of any attempts
10 negotiate commercial arrangement, on
The footing Of a finr and SubStaniiai rpciproci
~ We TAKE NOTHING FROM rut / SirFD
STATES BUT THAT winch WE CANNOT pos
sIBLY DO wirH"UT-THEIR COTrON AND
T"BAcCO-cxc cludlng the staple produce oi
the great agricultural States of the West. by
Siding scale Ingenlonsly framed so rs io
throw the mdTtDium amount Of lmpcGmcni
~ the way OF access 10 the English market.
Is it TO be- wondered at, then, that they re,aIl.
ate and meet high duties on American -four
by high duties on English manufactures !?
\ liberal cowInerclai polIcy three years since,
would have prevented the passing of the re-
slricuve Tariff Of the United States. aud
would have given n decided ascendancy, in
that country, To Free Trade principles and
the Free Trade party. A liberal CONNER.
cia policy adopted ten years hence, as from
present indications would appear To be the
probable result, may very possibly fail to re-
cover what previous bIunders have lost Us.
To offer to admit American and German
corn. ~ exchange for British manufactures.
when the manufacturing system OF Prussia,
SaXony and New England have acquired
strength. and become consolidated, will be-
very like what the old saying describes as
barring the door'atter the horse ia stolen.n
The above FACTS show that the Eng
Iish capitalists are opposed to the election of
llEHRV Clay, the Protective Tariff cand.
date, and lha, they have contributed money
10 promote the success of JAMES X. PoLK,
who is OPPOSED to Protection Which,
then, is the BRITISH PARTY d? We hope
all the Wing papers IN the country will keep
The above extracts BEFORE THE PEO.
PIE FARMERs ! MECHANICS MANU-
rAcTUKfRs
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

IMPORTANCE OF SINGLE VorE The
Cincinnati Atlas publishes the following
remarkable instance Of the importance OF
"A SINGLE vote:
Ore vote in the city of New York re.
turned Republican member to the As
sembly, which made a majority in the
Leg islaiure OF that State for Thomas
Jefferson, and gave him the vote of New
York, without which he could not have
been elected. The whole policy of the
United States during the Jefferson and
Madison administration, n period Of six
teen years, hung on that one vote.
One vote elected Marcus Morton
Governor Of Niassac huseits in an ag-
eregate popular vote Of nearly one hun
dred thousand.
One vote elected William Allen in The
Chilicoihe district to Congress in 1884,
and one vote subsequently made him
United States Senator for six years after
wards.
One vote elected Mr.. White TO Con
gress from Vermont, in 1922, and mem
ber was also chosen in 1924 by n single
vnte, in a canvass where about 6O0O
votes we're polled.
The following case Of the kind is still
more remarkable -
ln 1889 Dan Stone, Of this city, was
a candidate for the State Legislature.
Walking up Main street on the morning
OF the election, he overook an acquant.
ance going to the polls, who intended to-
vote the opposite ticket. Stone solicited
his vote. eve are old friends" said
he, "and know you will show friend
that mark of kindness Party spirit was
then comparatively quiet. The voter re-
plied-"Well, Dan, you are Il pretty
clever fellow, don't care if do."-l
That vote elected Stone, and gave a ma
ior.iy oE one IN the Legislature, which
made Thomas Ewing United States
Senator. Mr. Ewing's vote on the ques-
iion of confirming the appointment OF
Martin Van Buren as Minister Penipo.
ientiary TO Great Britain, enabled the
Vice President to give The casting vote
against it, and recalled Mr. Van Buren
home. That recall made Mr. Van Blu
ren first Vice President, and then Presi-
dent, and determined the general policy
Of the country for four years.
One vote accomplished all this.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
.MqjoritieS for PoM.
Msjorities for Clay.
2liOo
Total,
Ba'dnced,

bro"me, Conr;and. Franklin, Kings.
Ca,tTsusns, Ess"N, Fnton, Oriean.
Saratoga, Schenectady
Now, The County Of EsseG will give
At least 700 Wing majority, and cvery
one of the Counties here balanced will
give something for Clay. Altogether,
The ten Counties here balanced will give
Clay ai least 3 600 majority. Cavuga,
Coiunbia, Dmchess, .Nw York Onciio,
Oaondagd, Queens, 81 Lmrrence, Toga,
T0mpkiw, Ulster and Uts'chesier, are
estimated To give Polk 1900 majority.
Now II is our decided conviction that
these twelve Counties viii in the apgre-
gate give Polk no majority ai all-ccr.
inInly not : 2,00O-w while Cbaiaugue, Erie,
Genc'ee aud Ontario, viii give Mr.. Clay
ull 1900 morc than this esiin,aie allows
him, and nrarly every County in both
lists will do better for Mr.. Clay than this
estimate.
Snch, adds the Tribune, is our delibcr-
ate conviction We may be mistaken,
NJ Ne and others have bccn but onr
sources oI Information slo many an!
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

BRowN USIvERsiTY. We understand
that the awerd of the presidents pregi-
ums, al the University, for excellence in
the studies preparatory TO admission To
to College, is as follows
The first premium in Latin to Lafay-
cite Burr, of Providence, instructed ai
the WIIlision Academy, under the dilec-
ten of Alr. Wright.
The second premium in Latin 10 Chas
w. Williams, Of Providence, instructed
by Mr.. Smith, ~ the College street
Classical School in this city.
The tirst premium IN Greek to Charles
W. Williams, (as above
The second premium in Greek 10
Samuel u. Quincy, OF l,umney, y. II
instructed in the New Hampton lnstitu.
ton.
IL will thus be seen that two or the
prize scholars are of Providence, and
that one OF these, who ha- been success.
lul IN two instances, was instructed here.
IN the College street CLASSICAL School.
We are glad to make known these facts.
as honorable 10 our city, and especially
io the reputation of the above school. 90
Providence JOunal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

THE "EooRBACK FORGERY ."-Man,
oi 'ir demp"tailc papers are ~ great
glrr ust now because they have got the
opportunity - orrupy their columns with
showing that James Il Polk docs not
brand his slaves with hts initials with u
bot iron. II seems that an extract from
tea'hrrstonnug 'stravcls, with passage
inierpola,ed containing this stor, of the
branding, and represented ~ being an
extract from "llnorback's Travels" was
published IN n paper M central New
Nmk, from which II was taken hy the
Albany Evening Journal, and il was
thence copied into many Wing papers. -
Nothing can equal the delight with
1hIch our democratic friends chuckle
over the fact that something worse has
been said Of Mr.. Polk than is true. -
They cannot deny that he OIDns slaves,
but now The issue - changed aud they
are full of sound and fury because he
does not brand them with hot iron -
We trust he does 10, but cannot see in
that 80 VIDE distlHctinn from the rest OF
mankind, hr so great an advantage ever
mon ~hh do not even hold slaves, that
he should be made Pres;d ut We hope
ihai the origiHa'nr ot the false statement,
- -aa false II probably is-may be dis
cover d. The design was as weak "a it
was wicked even II IT were framed, ns
seems probable, by one of Mr. P"lk's
friends, tor the sake Of this very outcry
'hrt il now going on Boston Daily
.liretiScr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

We have already extended this ahicl.
beyond our original intention. We have
10 ,nteres, in the Navy, direct nv mdl
rect, except M u ci,izsn Of this great re-
public | nM have we any relative or
c"nneS,oD. IN The reno,es, degree, hold
ing any office or commission under ~
su'hnri,y bo, we feel "a deep and abid
ing inicres, IN the prosperity ot om Union
in the honor the fame, aud the welfare
uG eur common county, and IN its de
fence against foreign aggression, which
we believe n navy Is beat calculated Ia
aford.
Entertaining these views, we consldo,
that every Legislative measure, having
for its object TO give srtrng,h, dignii,
character and efficiency io our Navy
,n inluse into irs members a lofty sense
"f plirlnt,sn, and high standard o.
in"rnl worth 10 establish ~ the ndmInl-
usfinp at ~ affairs rigid system al
rc"u"ny and sliIct rules oi subnrdina.
fiun---tn create a gradation frank equal
10 that OF the Army Ito make a liberal
provision for the ~ lief of those - no ma,
BE- wounded or Disabled ~ this branch
olihc public service aud like provis
ION for The families of those who may b.
lost NJ sea or slain in harte-we sa,
thai We consider all acts of Congress
which dn or shall embrace these objects
n- wise lnus, made IN pursuance of Ih,
ConsIiiuiinn, "1n provide for ihe com
n'"n drtencr, aud 10 promote the genera!
welfare.
\ NAIVE or PENNsYLvsNIA.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
Another specimen of this brng game
sg,scn 10 ,he Yarmouth Reg is,er,as fol


IHc loco'OcOs ere ~ their old game
which they prncilsrC 80 strongly IN 1910
"CrOp, Chapman" is a waichword, aud
this seems lo be the entire "embOdlment'
of their plans ci action. This was mos,
strongly exemphied by a staggering
bully at the fremont Temple IN Boston
last Thursday evening, who, inflated by
the spaSmudic shouiing ot his party lead
crs over the Maine election or from some
other cause, vas swagger'ng about the
Hobbies, offering to bet $1,000 on Polk :
election, aud to plank the money. a,
length gentleman, who was tired Of his
brayado, told him he was ready to take
him up, and TO plank the money mmedi-
.ately. Upon this The foolish fellow be-
gan 10 crawl off on the plea that he had
not the money by h.m, bat offered 10 put
up $50, and to forfeit it if the $1,000 was
not brought forward the next morning
To this the gentleman agreed, but the
fellow refused to produce the $50. -
"Well," said the gentleman, 81 will
place another $50 against yours, in some
responsible persons hands," but for
some paltry excuse or other, the fellow
refused To accede To this. Finally hlgh
words followed, and the poor fool found
himself in the street, The ,noring cause OF
his exit being, sundry Arguments address
ed to the eat OF his honor.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

E6rois NJ NE Dropght-The AlcEnndfo
Gazette states The following curious facts -
"I'he drought has made Lie water Of the
Potomac Jraoiil. up TO Washington's Reach
Soft crabs were for sale m Market yesterday.
taken on ,he Mount Vernon shorc--bui e;ght
or nine mile below thIs place. Quantities of
crabs hsvr hocn caught, fnr sofne wecks past,
~ Occoqnnn Bay, snd at Qnantico."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

BusuRoD TAYLOR, Esq. Of Winchcs-
ter, Virginia, who long ago offered to
bet $4,000 on Henry Clay's election
against SO, 900 on Polk, w'i,es on the
10Th inst. that he has not yet seen the
face OF a customer. Mr.. John &. Rives
al The Globe went over and bet hT
$3.50 on Polk, $3.50 on Pennsylvania
and $500 that Polk would get eleven
States, but said nothing of taking thai,
$4,000 Nh TayIo offered him S. 600
more on Pennsy ylvania and s 900 more
on Clay, but Mr.. Rives said he had be,
enough. Mr.. Taylor gives notice that,
he has the $4,000 still by him TO bet
against So 900.
AS we don't care about betting OF
meddling with bets, we state these facts
TO show our Loco-Foco braggers where
they can get fire to tor on Clay when
ever they shail not be able to obtain
greater odds at home. - Tribune,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

ABvER kSEEL,SD, well known
throughout this country, died al Salu-
bra, Iowa, on tho 27,h Of last August.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

The ArnoldviIle Print Works at Smith
field, X. |. were destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning oflast week. Six thou
sand hnics Of goods wore consumed.
$4,000 were insured on the building and
machinery, and $4,000 on the goods.
II is supposed 10 have been the work Of
an incendjary.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

A Mas SHor. The Baltimore Clip
per or yesterday says About hail
past Q O'Clock last evening, while the
two political parties were passing each
olhar, at the intersection Of Charles aud
Baltimore streets, pistol was fired Irotn
the direction of the Democratic line, b..
which q person named William Hit, who
was standing upon the pavement, receiv
cd severe wound by a ball, which en-.
tered Just above The left hip, and striking
the bone. glanced some inches IN The
rear. IIr was taken into the store ol
NIr William Rogers, where the ball
ua. extracted vs arc happy IN being
sols To- say that the aopud We, Pronoun-
t,d slight