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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-01

IlsuhNHE iil NHt 'NtN'NNNtNS. anu TO-
Inducements of troops are smder orders 10
proceed to Gibraltar.
10 Spain, and other parts ct the Continent,
the belief is general that Ire affairs of
Morocco will lead 10 war between the great
Powers and in Geremay il is even rumored
that an alliance offensive and defensive
against France has already been formed
between Great Britain and Russia. The
Italian insurgents are aaid TO be watching
the progress of events with unusual interest,
and the Papal and Austrian Governments
are adopting measures OF precaution 10
meet contingencies
The visits of the King OF Prussia 10 the
Austrian Cour, is taken as a sign OF a more
OF more intimate inlercout Sc betw zen the
two great powers of Germany, aud the pres
ent condition Of the world proves that n
rupture between France and England woud
not only be war Of giants. bot would in.
volve Europe IN its Consequences.
Advices have been received from Gibral-
tar, stating that the markets a; Tangier hac
been reopcned, and no interruption 10 order
was occurring. There were measures If
in the course OF being taken 10 repair IL,
defences. The Kybalees are all stated t,
have gone to their homes. The Commissa
riat Department AT Gibraltar was in amos
active state, and fresh contracts had beef
advertised for supplying stores for III
troops there, as we'll as TO provide for tn,
requirements expected from England a
an early period.
The latest accounts from Egyp, state tha
Mehemet Ali had abandoned his intenito'
of resignng power His absence Taste
but four days, land he had returned 10 Alex
aadIia 10 cary on the government as usua
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6 Boo! y

The s0iseacre of the age" has at length
walked up after a long sleep something after
the fashion of his illustrious prototype, "MR.
RIP VAN WINKLE Esq.," and designed to
notice our humble self. "Ihe Roorbark for
gerry is seized upon by the veracious editor,
as 6t theme for the corruscations of his gi-
gantic intellect, and regaIes his readers some
five or six columns Of solid sarmOnizing upon
the SUBJECT. The CONSCIENTIOUS editor of the
"Age" might have saved himself great deal
of trouble, and spared his readers great in
Fiction by waiting suitable time for necessary
correction. We have some little knowledge of
that belongs to the code ofhonor, and believe
the Wing party generally have, although it
may be known in the democratic" vocabul-
airy. Whenever We should be permitted to wit
ness, from the nosegay of the age" any
thing like the amende honorable for the count
less falsehoods and ISLANDERS with which his
scurrillous columns have teemed for years,
then We shall believe he has slight smattering
of honor, and not till Woodstock Mer-
curry.
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in the mouth of almost every political
speaker, opposed to the election of the
Hon. Henry Clay, and is heraided forth
from every Democratic and Abolition
press, that Mr.. Clay is man of desper-
ately bad moral character, and that such
is his standing in Lexington, and through
out his neighborhood." You desire me
to state what Mr.. Clay's standing at home
and among his neighbors is.
have been the Pastor ofthe First Pres
byterian Church in Lexington, nearly %
years. My first residence when | came to
this place, was joining Mr.. Clay's farm, and
ever since have lived in The neighborhood,
and have known this honorable gentleman
and it gives me pleasure to say, that have
never witnessed an act, or heard an oppression,
from Mr.. Clay, that was not in conformity
with the strictest morality; his character
among the great mass fhis neighbors, is that
of high minded, honorable, kind, benevo-
lent gentleman. In word, sir, l believe
that Mr.. Clay's moral character is as good,
and far better than most of the political men
with whom have been acquainted, and |
consider him more pre-eminently qualified
in every respect for the Presidency of the
United States at the present crisis, than any
man of them. And the honest and obtrusive
desire of my heart is, that in the good provi-
dence of God he NAV be elected to that high
and responsible Office.
Yours, most respectfully,
N. H. HALL.
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THE. RoERBAcK' FoRGER DISCOVERED,

leOEhbhth OhuEh l1iSNof
The Editor of the Ithaca Chronicle, who
first published the infamous forgery in which
James X. Polk was accused of branding his
Slaves, has ferreted out the author of that
forgery, and it proves to be WILLIAM LINN
Loco FocO Office Holden Of Ithaca! We never
had doubt that this w'ld prove to be the fabri-
cation of LIZ. ,butwe resolved not to say SO
until we had the evidence in our fists. We
knew it would prove so,because we have sew
rel times been bited with forgeries Of this
sort, always from oco-Focos, but never twice
taken in by them-once tn 1910 by letter
from Buffalo. and once this season by a letter
from Unadilla, giveipg an account Of a pre-
tended Wing Meeting at which great chang
es were made. In each case the name of
good Wing was forged to Loco-Foco swim
die. So with the charge Of Gen. Edwards
and his son Alfred at Bridgeport, which, with
this Roerback forgery and many Others, we
were not taken in by.-Now see who forged
the Roerback story, and guess what he did it
for.
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GEN. BURLESON OF TEXAS.
Co he Editor Of The Tribune

U INC LuttOF VI ttt A'tOHtt
There is man of responsibility and va
Jacity in this City who knows Gen. Burles-
on, (now probably President ofthe Republic
of Texas,) having seen him often in that
country for several years before the battle
of San Jacinio, and for several mouths after
If. lie has also visited Little Falls, Burles-
on's residence before he cut for Texas, and
has been acquainted for years with the stage
drivers and boatmen on the line where
Burleson was employed. This man declares
and is ready to make oath that Gen. Builes-
on of Texas is the same person who used to
be employed as Captain ola boat On the
Erie Canal, and who, he has always been
informed, was detected in passing counterfeit
money and fed to Texan NY informant
farther says that lie knows by sight all the
leading men in Texas and that there is not
among them any other man by the name of
Burleson, from Tennessee or elsewhere.
He describes Burleson as thick, stout fel-
low, of middle height, rather light complex
ion. very rough and illiterate, and often the
subject Of complaint and ridicule among the
more respectable officers, as being barely ca
pablo of writing bis own name. Perhaps
these particulars may cnablsihose who knew
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@The Syracuse Journal gives the fol-
lowing cheering accounts Of the state of feel
ing among the gallant boatmen of the Ca
nails:
The boatmon on the Canal are all right!
The ruse of furnishing them with banners to
make show in favor ofPolk and Texas, has
been most elegantly turned upon its authors.
Boats and drives now display the Clay and
Frelinghuysen flag almost en- masse. A gen.
tleman of this village who came in the packet
from Pittsford, Monroe county, on Thursday
of last week, says. that of $50 boats passed on
the trip, ~ only wore the livery of anti-Re-
sumption and Texas. The interests of all
connected with navigation can only be pro-
NOTED by the policy of the Wings. What
presumption it is to suppose that boatmen
and forwarders can be arrayed against the
Enlargement ofthe Erie Canal.
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GOV. DORR.

A great deal is said about the imprison-
ment of this parsonage, and it seems TO be
the leading political hobby OF the Polkites at
this time.-And what have we here in Yer
mort, or any body else, except the people
of Rhode Island, 10 do witE it 1t is do
nestle, Rhode Island trouble, aud one
which Rhode Island alone can settle. 1t is
not party question there. The parties
there in the contest are known and act as
the 'Law and Order Party" aud the Free
Suffrage" or "Dorr Party" The former
party have carried the day. And this party
is composed OF Wings and Locoiocos. At
the very last election an equal number Of
Wings and Locofocos were on the Law and
Order" state ticket, & were all elected. But
it is laugbable, even ridiculous TO see how
certain locofoco demagogues use this Rhode
Island matter here. The imported orator."
Harry Hibbard, OF New Hampshire, took up
the matter bSre, yes, here in Vermont, where
Wing Legislation has been ten times as has
been the self-styled Democratic Legislation
Of the State from which he came, Wing
Legislatiou-V Wing Democracy,
makes any man, irrespective of property,
eligible to office; but the sham democracy
of Harry Hubbard aud New Hampshire
requires that man must have so much
property or he cannot become a men,
Der of the Legislature ofwhich the said
Harry is Speaker, nor unless he believes
so and SO in religious matters A pretty
orator, he, TO come to Vermont TO teach the
people here. where religious federation is
sustained and no property qualifications are
known as prerequisites Of office! Butsuch
is the sham democracy of the present day.
Yet more is heard about DOR, and Rhode
Island, in New Hampshire than in any 9TH
er State. Did the world ever witness such
hollow hearted hypocrisy-such shameless
ness as this? In Virginia, too, where these
sham democrats have bore rule for two thirds
OF the time for the last ~ years, must own
real estate, or he cannot vote. Let them set
about reforming these States and when they
have done il they can talk of the wrongs Of
Rhode Island with better grace.-Cdledo-
riqu
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Mexico & TExAs.-A letter from Pensacola
in the Picayune, states,ihe U.S.ship Falmouth
which arrived few days since from Vera
Cruz, brings Information that 'an army of
of ten thousand men had marched for the in
vasion of Texas" The agreement ofthis re-
port with that received here Inst week from
Galveston, gives a degree of probability to
the statement. The writer in the Picayune,
however, adds that circuitous route had
been taken, which would not bring the army
TO the borders of Texas till late in the au-
tumn. This, also, is probable, if the first
part of the report be true, for it must be the
intention of Santa Anna to concentrate a
larger force than ten thousand men, if he is,
indeed, in earnest in his threatened invasion.
Our own impression is, that the island Of
Galveston is in more danger of attack than
any other pant Of Texas.-N. o. Com. But.
Sept. II.
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FOR THE PALLADIUM.

Why is it, Mr.. Editor, that the loco focos
are trying 10 CANNON the members Of their
party into the belief that Polk is tariff man,
unless they intend TO acknowledge the benefits
Of that policy of which Mr.. Clay is the &C.
knopledged father? Why is it that in Penn
sylvania, New York, and in all the northern
States, they publicly proclaim that MIR. Polk
is as much devoted to the protective system
as is Mr.. Clay Why is il! | ask Be
cause they know that very large majority
of the North are in favor of protection, and
ifthe true sentiments Of Mr.. Polk were
known, they could not carry a single north
ern State, in Pennsylvania particularly, no
loco paper represents the opinions Of their
candidate for President, as they are butt
the face of the most positive proof, (referring
to Mr.. Folks public speeches and votes
while in Congress, aud W bile canvassing for
Governor IN Tennessee as proof Of our
assertion,) deny his hostility to protection,
and have the impudence TO assert that he is a
protective tariff man. The truths are, how
ever, revealing themselves, and in Pennsyl-
vania and New York, the changes from free
trade locofocoism TO Wing protection, are
very numerous. If thsre is one doubt of
Folks views respecting the Tariff, in the
ininds oil those VINO are disposed 10 make
this their issue in November, ask in candor,
would it not be more safe to vote for Clay,
who, we positively know to be warm and
ardent supporter of aprotective tariff, in
preference TO Polk, who, to say the least, is
doubtful!
Brother mechanics and orking men, this
is an important crisis to US. We know that
nearly all the manufacturers in the country
are Wings, particularly in our own State.
We also know that under the present tariffwe
have no difficulty in obtaining employment
and receiving in return, good wages. We
know that if free trade principles triumph,
manufacturing interests must suffer. Let US
look TO it! Our situation is at present as
good and better than it has been for years.
Let well enough alone. If we vote against
our employers interests, we must expect to
suffer in proportion. A. MECHANIC.
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those large and snug built working oxen,
young Cattle and beautiful stock animals
which were presented for premiums on this
occasion. Several Vermont Farmers who
had visited Poughkepsie were clearly of the
opinion that nothing was there presented
which more than equalled the Cattle OF their
native hills and vallies.
There were a few cattle Of Foreign short
horn breeds exhibited, especially Bull own
ed by p. Fletcher Esq. of Bridport, another
by David V. Chambers of Addison and we
believe Calfby C. Solace Esq. which were
esteemed stock of superior merit and except
the latter received premiums. We have been
credibly informed that Mr. Chester Goodrich
of New Haven, had on the stand another fine
Calf which not over six months old weighed
SOB lbs.
As might be expected in a County which
can Justly boast itself equal to any in the
Union for the excellency ofits flocks, the ex
hibition of Sheep was highly creditable. The
sented. None however denominated Saxony
were brought forward, this variety having
fallen too much into disrepute to command
the preferences ofour farmers. Most of these
animals were claimed as varieties of the Me-
rinoes, and the fleeces which accompanied
the stock Sheep especially, attested that one
Of their chief excellences was the superior
weight of their Wool. Some however, and
particularly one exhibited by by Mr.. Elithrop
bore fleece of very fine texture, while those
from the f1ocks Of the Messrs. Cutting and
Stickney could scarcely anywhere be rivalled
in combination Of those qualities which con-
stitute profitable animal. Mr.. Stickney's
is the stock from which sprung the famous
sheep Fortune, which in the Empire State
has attained grea; celebrity, although no
way superior we believe, TO his ancestors
and contemporaries. Among the exhibited
Sheep not claiming premium was consid-
cradle flock belonging to Mr.. Merrill Bing-
ham of Cornwall, which attracted great atten-
ton and added much credit to the Sheep
husbandry of the County.
At two o'clock p. NJ, a procession was
formed at the Hotel, headed by our excellent
Middlebury Band, which marched down
Court Street, and on through Pleasant Street
to the Park, where an address was delivered
by the President. Farmer Silas II. Jennison,
former Governor of the State. 1t was pro-
duction admirably adapted to the occasion,
and truly creditable to the abilities, sound
judgment and practical intelligence Gifts dis
tiugushed author. The prompt and cheer
full aye given to the resolution of Mr.. X.
Wright, Esq. to print, fully attested the sat-
isfaction OF the audience with the orator ofthe
day.
Immediately after the address, the deliber-
ations of the several Committees were re-
ported land the premiums announced by num-
bers. This however, was sad mistake, as
the intense curiosity of the people was rob
bed Of its just qualification of being informed
on the spot ofthe names of the successful
competitors, without being commpelled TO
wait for information from the press.
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Fruit.
THE EXPLANATION COMPLETE
LAST LETTER OF Mr.. CLAY on
T'erds g. Assumption.

LAST LETTER OF Mr.. CLAY OF
Teras s. Assumption,
Tue gross misrepresentation of Mr.. CIay's
letters upon the Annexation question, made
by his Birney and Polkite opponents has in
duced another epistolary effort ofexplanaton
which demolishes all the base impostures
which they have given to it. So utterly reck-
less of truth has the Vermont Freeman the
Sd party organ been, as TO represent Mr.
Clay as having abandoned all opposition TO
Annexation, and cody to assert that abe ,rds
euidenily DESTROYS Of seeing Ieras dnnszed as
soon as the preliminGries could be setiled."-
The following letter shows to'what lowliness
of falsehood and degradation the enemies of
Mr.. Clay have reduced themselves, in the
war they are waglng against him. All their
magnifcenthOpes ofdepopularizing Mr.. Clay.
and defeating his election on the pretext that
he was as much an Immediate Annexation
list as Mr.. Polk and other Loco Foco leaders,
must now sink into an early grave. We have
never supposed that Mr.. Clay intended to
sweve single inch from the basis upon
which he placed himself in his Raleigh letter.
He is still opposed to Immediate Annexation
and never will consent to it unless it can be
accomplished without national dishonor
without war, and while any considerable por-
ton of the people of the Union shall be op-
posed to it."
But the letter speaks for itself. Nothing
could be more frank, fearless and convincing
to every honest minded man. II needs no
slucidation. Misrepresentation and sophistry
must flee before it, and whitening retribu-
ton will fall upon those artful demagogues
who are exhausting all the resources of in
dustry and ingenuity which they can muster.
to effect the overthrow of Henry Clay. by
lying and Misrepresentation. Every obstacle
to the complete triumph of the Wing party
throughout the North is now removed. No
longe, can Abolition Wings be severed from
their old associations by the base misrepre-
sensations so wilfully and stubbornly prssis-
ted IN BY our adversaries.
But read, read the letter, and hand it TO
your next neighbor. Let them see at once
that Henry Clay is ever consistent with him.
self and faithful to his country.
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MORE TESTIMONY TO CON-
FOUND THE SANDERS.

We do not believe that another syllable is
necessary to vindicate Henry Clay from
the shameless assaults Of his enemies, but
the following is SO much to the point, so
triumphant. we cannot refrain from intro
ducing to the confusion of the pensioned
abandoned libellers OF. the locofoco press.
The letter of Rev. N. H. Hall, Of Lexing-
ton ispresented to the world under the fol-
lowing circumstances, as learn from the
Dayton Journal, from which paper we copy
it: A conversation took place some time
since in Dayton between certain friends
and opponents of Henry Clay, relative to
his personable character. The friends of
MIR. c. proposed that his opponents should
write letters of inquiry to one or all of the
ministers of the gospel, at Lexington.
They declined doing so, when one of the
Wings, R. S. HART Esq, resolved that he
would at least write to one of them, a cler-
gyman of high standing, who has long re-
sided at Lexington. He did SO, and the
is the answer he received-Ohio
State Journal.
LEXINGTON, August 9th, 1874.
DEAR SIR:-Your very polite and re-
spectful of the 10Th inst, is now before
me, and without unnecessary delay, re-
ply to your inquiry. You state that at 4
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CLAY bound TO oppose Annexation. So
long as Texas cannot come III by the COM
mon consent of the Union, SO long is Mr.
Clay pledged against it. He will not look
10 the: Democratic, the Whigr or Liberty
Party ia the States, but TO the States them
seiues. lie regards them then as forming
10 the Union individuals, parties TO common
compact No new partner can come in with
ont violating the Whole agreement; and II
this view be bis, IS we are war; anted IN say
ing.-,hen, SO long as a single StaIe opposes
il, Texas cannot he ours. Five States have
almost unanimously, in their State capacity,
Protested against the unholy project. So
long, then, as they-ds one o. the SIN tttest
States i, against it-she cannot by Mr.. Clay's
consent coms.in. so long. then. as yon are
true TO the great principles of &c. so long as
YOU remain worthy descendants ofthe Pilgrim
sires-so long as the vestal flame OF Liberty
shall burn in your bosom's eternal and ex-
lingui shabe-so long has Mr.. Clay, three
several times. in the most solemn manner,
before the nation, and all mankind, irrevoca-
bly, bound himself TO oppose the Annexation
o: Te1al TO these Us. Oh, then, my coan-
,rymen, be persuaded TO trampie under foot
prejudice and party lule. and quietly and
sonscientiously review the whole ground =
then look to your country and TO God, and
do your duly, now, in November, 1914, be-
fare il is forever too late
Be not deluded by the enemies of all lib
ertv, who. under the honied name of deWOc-
rucy, would reduce YOU to perpetual servi-
tudc. Do not suppose that you are doug
any Thing for the cause Of human freedom
by opposing Mr.. Clay. OF all men now
present. have the greatest cause TO 10 take
care that am not deceived in this matter.
ean go-I say il before God and man-wiih
good conscience for him because believe
Il will save my country from ruin. if we Sc
eHre his election. The blood of all tho Sc
who, in nil ages, have gone up TO the scaff-
old and the cannon's mouth, in defence OF
the truth md the right, calls on ms tonight.
Remember the mighty agony, the voiceless
woe. of the generous and brave hearts who
have persisted in the cause ofhumsn liberty.
Oh, be faithful to this last hope Of freedom
among men-let our battle cry be liberty and
union-God and the right. five triumph,
mankind will rejoice in our success; five
fall. then all that is worthy TO stand, the no.
blss, aspirations of the soul. the desire Of
glory and Immortality, shall fall with US, and
be known no more forever.
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$4,000 Wings Congregated.
The great Mass Contention at Holidays
burg, Penn.

burg, Penn.
We learn that the Mass Meetings at
Hollidaysburg greatly exceeded the ex-
pectations of the Wings, and was one of
the largest as well as most enthusiastic
and imposing gathering ever witnessed in
Pennsylvania. Gen Markle was there,
and crealed the strongest feeling in his
favor. Upwards of nine hundred voters,
who were always against us, were present
and came out for "Harrison's Fighting
Captain" GEN. MARKLE-CLAY
and FRELINGHUYSEN. Amongst
these were two of the Marshalls, Messrs.
John Miller and Michael Kelley both of
whom had recently been Vice Presidents
of Locofoco, Polk and Skunk Conven-
tons. Verify, the work goes bravely on.
The feelings of the Wings of Hunting
don, as well as the West universally, is
full of the confidence of the triumphant
election of Gen. Markle.
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Letter from Mr.. Clay.
To the Editors:
ASHLAND, September % 1914.


ASHLAND, September % 1914.
GENTLEMEN: Since my nomination at
Baltimore in May last, by the Wing Con-
vention, as candidate for the office OF
President Of the United States, have re-
ceived many letters propoundlng to me
questions on public affairs, and others may
have been addressed to me which l never
received. To most of these which have
reached me have replied; but to some |
have not because either the subjects OF
which they treated were such as that, IN
respect of them, my opinions, l thong ht.
had been sufficient promulgated, or that
they did not possess, in my Judgment
sufficient importance to require an answer
from me. desire now TO say to the pub
lie, through you, that, considering the
near approach of the Presidential Elec-
ton, should henceforward respectfully
decline to,transmit for publication any let
tiers from me in answer to inquiry upon