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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-10
El'ioria! Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. JULY goth, 1914.
Dear Herald-The Federal city is 10 a state
o. collapse. Congress being cast out of it,
Washington is as lank as Mary Magdalen.
Here 10 be sure is still the perpetual Potomac
aud the great round capped Capitol. staring
down the whole length Of Pennsylvania Ave-
pue-and the Presidents house, building
altogether too fantastic and ephemeral 10 It's ap-
pearance, for the residence Of gentleman OF
Uncle Sans responsibility; all these things
remain: but the lile-ihe soul--lhe fashion
the spirit Of the town has vanished-snd the
town is as dead as deserted snail.shell. En-
nui rests upOa us like the nightmare. Il op.
presses the cilies-it broods over, even The
fashionable watering places. We turn cur
eyes 10 the fresh. blooming, stirring West for
novelty and excitement. Enclosed is ten dol
lars; for which you will please send 10 my ad-
dress. a, Washington. five copies of yous
sparkling Herald, commencing with the frs,
number in July. r. NJ. G.
p. S.-Mr. Tyler heard the boys were going
TO give him ChGrGrzri, after his wedding,
aud saved himself ,ha, pleasure, by rolling out
a eask OF 'Monongahela.'
lowA ApvANCINo-There is now a news
paper polished a, Dabuqpe, Iowa; called the
iowa Transcript" n0b1qus is on the west
hank Of the Mississippi, between the Cat
Fish and MsqaokeIs Rivers.
Salt River Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-10

|. lJ@The weaihe, 10 fair once more. Norain
Since the date Of our last Herald. Matters
and shings are getting properly regulated. 1t
is sometimes necessary 10 make lite stir
TO prevent negligence, and to let it be knowl
that we understand wha. the rights of the SOW.
ereign people are. 1t might have rained on TO
all eternity and some of the papers would have
kept their mouths sealed on the subject as close
dom ofpelition aud remonstrance. There will
be no flood, after all. Who will give Did
70, our interest in the arkl The freshet is fall.
ing and Miller stock is rising. Who wants to
exchange Us. for our life preserver and cork
Jacket, an asbestos cloak, or an ascension robe?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-10

FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY.
This Institution will commence its mex.
regular Session, on Monday the Goth inst.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-10
Died,

AT Potosi, on the Tin inst, CHARLES, infant
son of Paschal Msrett. aged about 3 months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-10

UTANTED any quantity Of Hydes delivered
w at our store 10 Potasi.
5. E. LEWIS Il Co.
The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-03
MEETING OF THE HARTFORD
CLAY CLUB.

We are happy in speaking OF the favor
able auspices under which the Club COM
menced its public career, last evening
Union Hall exhibited an appearance which
promises the reminding of the old Wing
fires in the coming elections. The Ball OF
1910, is again in motion, and the Wings
of Hartford will do their part in rolling 1t
across the country.
After some preliminary proceedings, the
President announced as the leading speak
err of the evening, the Hon. Mr.. Ellsworth,
who commenced by enrolling his name as
a member of the Association, which he
was happy TO find had been here organl-
zed to aid in the triumph of sound Wing
principles, and in the election of the great
and noble statesman of the West. lie
remarked that the great trial will be had
between only three prominent representa-
tiyes of different interests, Mr.. Calhoun,
Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.. Clay. There will
be no other banner in the breeze. The
forces will not be distracted by any Tyler
flag upon the presidential battle field. MI
Ellsworth briefly and eloquently reviewed
the prominent traits in the characters OF
the three great leaders,-the dangerous,
disorganizing and revolutionary character
of Mr.. Calhoun's public history, the jesuit
ical and detestable course of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem which had brought on him the signal
and trem endous popular condemnation in
1910. and the brilliant and noble outline
ola great Statesman, and the deeds Of lofty
patriotism combined in the character and
public history of Mr.. Clay We have not
room to do more than merely allude to his
principal topics His positions were en-
forced with point and eloquence, and wei
coined with applause. We shall speak OF
his address farther in our next number
Hartford COurant.
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MUSLIN De LA1NE.-The manufacture
of this article has been introduced in this
country with great success, and gives as.
surance of taking animportant rank among
the productions of our industry. Messrs.
Jacob Dunnell & Co., who have always
been distinguished for taste, skill, and ju-
dicious enterprise, have lately sent to mar
ket some specimens of muslin de laine
which are pronounced equal to any i'm
ported, and which, when they come to be
submitted to the fair and ultimate judges
in such matters, will be found perfectly
satisfactory in texture, in briIliancy of the
colors, and IN the taste displayed in the
Patterns. We learn that, at first, Messrs.
Dunnell & Co. imported the gray cloths
but since protective duty has been i'm
posed upon them, which according to the
Journal Of Commerce, should enhance the
price to the full amount of the duty, the
manufacture has been so much encouraged
in this country that the same quality o.
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on the stocks ready for launching. EIev-
en- 10 gun briggs and schooners three ditto
used as storeships, and l for a receiving
vessel At Charleston. The steamship Mis-
sissippi of IL guns, the Fulton of 8 guns
the Princeton Ericsson propeller) of II
guns, the Union of guns, with Hunters
submerged wheels. the Poinsett Of 2 guns.
and an iron steamer, the Michigan, of s
guns, nearly ready 10 launch on Lake
Erie. There are likewise four small
schooners employed as packets or receiv-
ing vessels. In all, seventy>six vessels of
the various descriptions.
Tho loss of the Concord, Grampus and
Missouri are reported. A contract has
been made for building an iron steamer at
Pittsburgh, 10 cost not over $4,000, and
instructions have been given for building
six sloops of war of The largest class, two
of which have been launched, and the 9TH
ers are nearly ready. Detailed informa-
ton is given concerning the employment
of the ships of the various squadrons. -
Two war steamers, with submerged pro-
pellers, the Union and the Princeton, have
been launched. Valuable Improvements
have been made in several of the Navy
Yards.
For the service of the next year, the
employment of the following force is prO>
posed:
For the home squadron, three frigates.
six sloops, two steamers, and five briggs and
schooners, making in all sixteen vessels.
For the Mediterranean, three frigates, four
s,oops, one brig. and one storeship-nine
vessels. For the coast of Africa, four
sloops, two briggs or schooners, and one
storeshp-seven vessels. For the coast
of Brazil, two frigates. three sloops, one
brig, and one store-ship-seven vessels. -
For the Pacific, three frigates, four sloOps,
two briggs or schooners,and one stOre-ship-
ten vessels For the East Indies, two
frigates, two slOops. one brig, and one
store, shp-six vessels. For the Lakes,
one steamer, For special service, the stea-
mers Mississippi. Princeton and Union,
and the iron steamer now building at the
Navy Yard, Washington.
This increased force seems to be call
ed for, to afford adequate protection to our
national interests, embarked in our increas"
ed and growing commerce on the distant
stations"
! In lack of funds many workmen have
been discharged. The estimate from the
Bureau of Ordnance and photography is
$4,000 more than the sum asked for last
year. OF this, 100000 are TO pay out
standing contracts In the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks the estimate is $4,000
over that of last year. The Secretary re-
commends modification of the ration,so
as to dispense ,Oith The use Of ardent sPir-
lis. The narrative of the Exploring Ex-
petition prepared by Commander Wilkins,
will be ready for the press previous to
March next. Additional clerks are asked
for in the different Bureaus of the Depart
ment.
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Pins HoME>MADE.-The new Tariff i'm
posed for the first time decidedly Protec.
tive duty on Pins, equal TO so per cent
There were but two pin making establish.
ments in the country when that law was
passed, each of which had been carried
on for years without making a single de-
yidend-one certainly had made nome
Since then, this concern has paid its first
dividend of d per cent-the sole return
on nine years investment-and is now
driving good business, and likely TO do
well. 1t is selling Pins fifteen per cent,
cheaper than they were sold before this Ia
riff was adopted, and making vastly su-
perior article.
The average price is 65 cents pound
or pack, containing $500 to 5000 pins.
Duty,s cents per thousand pins. Several
new establishments are now going forward,
and we have no doubt that pins will be 10
per cent. cheaper yet within two years if
the present Tariff is sustained. The wa
ges of the workmen have been increased
since the Tariff passed, and great many
more have been set at work. The manu-
facturers are daily learning to economize
in materials and processes, and can sell
cheap because they have a sure, adequate
and steady market'-Tribune.
TARIFF GLASS TUMBLERs.-Thisc oun.
try formerly imported most of her glass
ware, among the rest, the cheap, common
tumbler from Germany, at n cost OF so
A, Al, and at the lowest 81 cents doz,
en-. This was thought The lowest price
the importers declaring that they brought
them merely TO fill up their cargocs and
were satisfied to make barely freight on
them, as they were sure sale.
The new Tariff imposed a heavy duty
on tumblers- ten cents pound-and now
our own people were encouraged to at
tempt making them. The result already
is that they are now selling these samt
tumblers at ttoenty seren and halt cent
dozen-lower than ever before. Thi:
is one of the articles on which, according
to the Free Traders, the Wing Tariff ha:
taxed our people fifty TO a hundred pei
cent ID.
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Report of the Secretary of Wharf.-The
regular army consists of TIC commission
ed officers. II military storekeepers, 40
sergeants, 1890 privates, $50 enlisted in
ordnance-total s6l3. The U. S. are d.
vided into 9 military departments. L.
West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Tennessee and Kentucky, contain
ing 7 posts garrisoncd with 968 men Bre-
vet Brig. Gen. Arbuckle, commander. 2.
Embracing the country west of the Miss
issippi, north Of Louisiana and Texas Of
the 37th degree of north latitude 4 posts
two only supplied, with 49S men Bre-
vet Brig. Gen. Taylor, commander. 8.
Embracing Missouri (above 370) Illinois
and part OF Wisconsin 7 posts. 2l37
men; Brevet Maj. Gen. Gaines, comman-
der. 4. Embracing Ohio, Indiana, Mich
igan. the east part of Wisconsin and the
Indian country north :; posts, 600 men ;
Brevet Brig. Gen. Brady, commander. s.
Embracing Pennsylvania, New York, Yer
mont,New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode
Island IL posts, 1884 men; Brig. Gen.
Wool, commander. 6. Embracing Mass
achuset,s. New Hampshire and Maine
posts, 46s men Col. Crane. commander.
7. Embracing Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia posts, COL men; Col. Wal
bach, commander. s. Embracing the Car
olinas and Georgia; 5 posts, 52S men ;
Brevet Brig. Gen. Armistead, commander.
9. Embracing East and Middle Florida ;
posts, 623 men; Brevet Brig. Gen.
Worth, commander. Maj Gen. Scott is
commander of the army.
Among the recommendations of the
Secretary are the following to restore one
INSPECTOR General, which office was abol-
ished, by the act of the last Congress re-
ducing the army; to remount the I'd Eegi>
ment Of dragons and to make further
provisions against duelling in The army.
The estimates for the next year are near
" 100000 less than last year. A canal
from Lake Huron TO Lake Superior, so as
to permit the navigation of the latter. is
recommended-the estimated cost being
only 100000. The continuation of the
surveys of the country to the Rocky Noun.
tains, for line of military post, and the
making of road for the emigrants to Or.
egon, are also recommended. A National
foundry to cast cannon, &c. is urged and
also measures to protect the lead mines
south of Lake Superior. Our Indian re-
Iations are reported favorably; revision
of the system of annuities, and further
provisions to prevent the sale of ardent
spirits to the Indians, are suggested. The
number ofpensioners, (includiDg widows, }
for revolutionary services, is 2l,064. A
new building for the War Department at
Washington is again asked for.
The Navy Depar tment.-The report OF
the Secretary of the Navy represents the
Navy at the present time as consisting OF
the following number and description Of
vessels: One ship of 100 guns; nine
ships of the line of 80 guns each; one
razee of 81 guns twelve So gun frigates ;
one so gun frigate two Al gun frigates ;
eleven first class SLOPES of war of "a guns
each three % gun sloops five 10 gun
sloops: two sloops for store ships, guns
each. There are also four first class slooP:
The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-03

high time that the Ehig party toere organizing
euery tchere-by States, Counties, Townships
and even smaller divisions. In every Town
or Village where there are ten Wings, or even
half the number, there ought to be Clay
Club (by whatever name you please) before
the first of January. If there by but fire gem
erous, devoted hearts in it, they will be worth
any ten as good men who have no organiza-
ton. Think of this friends Bear testimO-
ny for us that we have not importuned you
TO organize, or spread documents, or make
any extraordinary efforts, for three years.
We did not think it best that you be wearied
or taxed to carry the recent State Elections.
But now we approach the great Presidential
Contest, which we are bound to carry-we
cdn-we wILL-but it can be done only by
devoted and persevering efforts. There is
vast work to be done, and we can do it
There are bitter preludices against the no
blest Statesman in the land which must DO
dispelled-rankling malevolence which must
be foiled. Political Abolition, as well as Lo-
CO Focoism, will compass sea and land for
his Obstruction. We must rally sternly around
him, and bear him on to benefcent victory;
and to do this as it should be done requires
our bestexertions. To resist the furious charges
of onr many-cOlored opponents, we must be
formed in squares awaiting their onset. Join
us, friends! in organizing fully and carefully
for the struggle, and then let us unite in Sim
ulidReous JVhig Meetings. on the ed Of Feb
ruQrU.-T'ribaHe.
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SIMULTANEOUS WING MEETINGo
ON WAsHINGTON'S BIRTH DAY.

A letter from an eminent Wing in Phila-
delphia requests us to endorse and urge ETH, the
proposition adopted by the late wing si Meet !,
the Wings in erery State, County and TO'sn
on the I'D day Of February merit. We do
this right heartily. Ohio, we believe holds
her State Convention on that day, as she did
four wears before, to open the glorious cam
paig1 of 1910; the Wing Members Of our
Legislature, if we mistake not, held and cleo
trio gathering at the Capitol, and at many
points the first impulse was given to the ball
which, gathering impetus with Its process,
ultimately knocked down the strong bulW ar.s
of Loco-Focoism. Let US do likewise again
though more systematically and fOrTldably.
Half a million Wings can be assembled II IN
their several Counties or Towns Il we VIII:
and the impulse thus given to the movement
will be well nigh irresistible.
But to do this efectually we must prepare
to give efficacy to the enthusiasm thus ava
kened, the strength thus developed. 1t Is
The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-03
TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES WIFE

TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH
CANADA.--By the. new Provincial tariff,
the duty on tea entering Canada from the
United States, is reduced 10 pence per
Id. on certain qualities. This gives our
own merchants The entire business of sup.
plying Canada with tea. One Of our for
wardlng merchants recently sent up TO
Montreal $500 chests for one house and
we perceive by correspondent of the Ex-
press that 5000 chests have been sent 10
the port of Hamilton alone. The same
writer observes that the advantages we de.
rive from the new Canadian Tariff, are by
no means confined 10 the item of Tea; a
lucrative trade is now carried en- in Amer.
lean domestic cotton, American manufact.
ures of iron, in tallow, in boots. shoes and
leather, and the thousand and one other
items of domestic "getting up" which
come under the category of sundries. The
duty on boots and shoes being reduced
from 30 TO Is per cent, shops have been
established in Toronto and other towns for
tine sale of American shoes and duty
being levied on raw hides, at the same
time that the duty on leather has been re-
duced from fifteen 10 Z ! per cent, the bus.
mess of tanning in Canada is entirely at
an end, and American towns have an en-.
tire monopoly of the Canada leather mar.
ket.
A leather merchant Ct this city sells
several hundred thousand dollars worth of
leather TO Canada merchants every year /;
and a large amount of tobacco. teas, and
groceries generally are sold in this city for
the same destination. Before long, q steam
er will probably run 10 to the head of Misis>
qui Bay, which extends 20 or 80 miles N.
E. from Lake Champlain, into the Eas.
tern Townships of Canada. This will
greatly facilitate our trade with that section
of country, which is very fertile and rap-
idly filling up. The country about Lake
Mcmphregog is also remarkably product
i've and its whole trade could be secured
by tho merchants of this city with little eff
orr. A portion Of it is now enjoyed oy
Portland and Boston, the remainder by the
merchants of Troy and Montreal.
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MORE OF THE OREGON NEws.-The
men whose arrival at st. Louis we an.
noupced on Friday brought intelligence
from the U. s. Surveying Expedition in
Oregon, under Lieut.. Fremont. to Col.
Benton, the senator for Missouri, now is
Washington.
The suffering from want of provisions
which the men endured, was owing to the
drafts for money not being met at st. Louis
There were two drafts, one of S45l, and
the other of 80, for which there was nc
public money, and which were met by the
private money ofan Irish gentleman. The
British at Fort Hall, sold them an OK fol
one hundred and seventy-five dollars
One Of the letters says, "the emigrants
passed this place some time ago, pretty
we'll worn out, and quite scarce of Provis'
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0FThe robbery of Pomeroy q. Co.'S,
Express still remains in mystery. Mr..
Copp, in whose cha;g e the Express was,
has been arrested. and at the last accounts
was in The lomhs. a, New York. The
Mayor of New York, and the authorities
generally were engaged in the most dill.
gent enquiries after the missing property
The New York Tribune states that CopE
lett the trunk on board the Steamboat, OF
deck. when he left the boat 1T was The
frs, lime he ever went 10 the Office with
out this money trunk"
The amount of cash in the Express SEN
by the Troy Banks was about So,
900.
1t has been suggested that in the event
OF the robbery having been committed by
Mr.. Copp, but which moi withslanding al
the suspicious circumstances attending it
is not certain, might not the packages have
beer removed from the trunk and brought
north from New York., by Copp or some
one else. a2d ere this be in Canada
towards which point we understand pur.
suit has not been directed.
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HEALTH OF Mr. ApAMs.-We are pain
ed TO learn, from several sources, that, tho
the venerable and revered man whose
name commences this paragraph has been
in his seat in Congress every day of the
session,yet his health is in very delicate
condition. We sincerely hope that no
rigid sense of public duty will lead him to
any unnecessary exposure or extraordina-
ry fatigue. We have not the least doubt
that the entire delegation from our State,
of whatever party they may be, will unite
IN their efforts TO tighten his burdens, and
to render his situation as comfortable as
it can be made. His life has been, and
still continues TO be, too valuable 10 the
country to be lightly thrown away. We
ardently hope he may be spared to us
yet many years. The correspondent Of
the New York Express thus speaks of him.:
Mr.. Adams has been excused by the
House of Representatives, from serving
upon the Committee on Manufactures,and
was grieved to hear Mr.. Adams sayfhat
the delicate state of his health, which he
had no hope would imprCve,prompted him
to make this motion. Mr.. Adams, tho
every day in his seat in the House, and
every day attentive TO all his duties as a
member, has been sick man every day
since ne returned from the West. The
great pleasure and instruction he contrI-
buted to others, and the constant exposure
of cold autumn, il is to be feared have
permanently affected his health. To see
| how such a man at such time wins upon
the hearts of all men, you have only to
soc Mr.. Adams in his seat in the House
old and young venerate him as not only
the Master of the Legislative assembly
but one of the four surviving Fathers OF
the Republic.
May he live longer than have time 10
tell his greatness Yours