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Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-29

The Iocoiocos seem determnaed to leave
no expedient untred to prevent the election
OF Henry Clay. Having found that there was
no hope Of defeating him upon the main issues
between the two great conendng parties,
they have resored TO the Texas humbug to-
create discord and confusion amongst the
wings, and thus accomplish their object.
They have nominated man for President in
opposition him who had scarcely ever been
dreamed of for that office, and who when
compared with Mr. Clay in point of ability
and qualifications, is like a mole hill by the !
side of the lofty Andes and in order to eIe
vate the prospects of this pigmy, they must
disturb the quiet repose of General Jackson in |
his declining days, when his lamp of life is but
family gmmering above the tomb, and he is
fast descending the hill of lme soon TO pass
through the "dark valley and shadow of
DEATH into eternity, for the purpose of bring.
ing his once powerful influence to bear in ia
vor Of James X. Polk, by inducing him to
write letters approving of that genleman's
nomination by the Democratic Convention.
and calling on the party TO support him. But q
all this will not avail them. The spell with /
which General Jackson's name once bound the
people Of the United States is broken, and we c
feel confident that the mighty wave of popu- p
lar opinion in favor of Wing measures and d
Wing men will continue to swell, and with re-
,istless force will "ro onward, onward, on.
ward, till the main pillars of locofocoism :,
will be swept down TO float off like common :,
wrecks upon the returnless tide" II
Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-29

WHO MASS HLElINF hl HOLLY "fhItHH
We rcruhsb ils wec.. from de llaIiy
Spring Galeiie, ibc resolutions r8#fd % q
meeting Of lhc wing If Marshall county, hell
in Holly Springs on thc 90 instant. inviting
the Wbisa Of Mississippi nod iho adjoining
STATES 10 assemble in % general mln meeting
II that place on the 7lIl day Vi August It's
scarcely necessary for ~ 70 sny that we hear.
tiIy approve Of it. The wings Of tic Empire
county have entered into the Presidential
canvass with the right spirit. i. the wings of
every county in the State would manifest the |
same zeal in the good ca sc, wc have no doubt
but what Mississippi would 90 by large ma.
ioriy for Clay and Frelingbuysen. Let them
but do their duty in every State in the Unior,
and we believe they will gain triumph
I;ah in ifs ultimate effects and consequent
ces, will be more glorious than any known TO
the history Of our country. Let us arouse
ourselves like lion from his slumber, shake
off the dews of lethargy, and once more 90
forth prepared to meet our opponents at the
ballot box, and there do our country good SER
vice. If the wings will hold mass meetings,
where the people can meet and consult TO.
gether, and will 90 to the work with the same ,
spirit that animated them in 1870 we believe !
the election of Henry Clay is as certain as any
event upon which the future hangs a doubt.
, 1844-11-30
R11ance.
S46.694 AZ

Balance, S46,694 40
Leaving this balance in the Trea.
surv on the fret day Of Oct. 1914.
THIS sun consists Of various sne-
clal funds "hieh are not subject 10
the payment al the current expenses
OF the Government,
1t will also he seer that the amount
of State bonds. that have been issn-
ed and sold, is $685. 261, bearing in.
terest at the rate of from five and a
hall to ten rer centum per anLum,
making the annual interest that &C.
crues, more than seventy thousand
dollars.
OF the amount due on account of
State Bonds the sum Of S27a,e6I, is
, 1844-11-30

Among the documents which A..
company this communication will be-
found a letter from the Treasury De.
partment Of the United States 70.
qnesting certain statistical informa.
lion respecting this State, which | 70.
specially refer to you, with a sup.
gesiion Of the propriety of MAKING ,,
the duty of the sherifs. when thew
take the census Of the State, to col.
lect and report the Information thus
desired for the use of both the State
and General Government. You will
also find a correspondence between
the late Governor of this State and
the Governor Of Illinois in relation
10 the surrender of Richard Eels, n
fugitive from justice. charged with
having assisted in decoying slaves
from this State.
invite your particular attention
10 this subject. The other accompa.
nylng documents have been received
from the several States and from indt
vIduaIs. with a request that they be
laid before the General Assembly.
From Il communication of. the Req
lister Of lands, herewith transmitted,
1t will be seen that nearly one half Of
the grant 10 This State by Congress
o: hive hundred thousand acres Of
land has been selected by the COMMITS
n appointed Tor this purpose,
and tha: in the land districts of the
United States the pruporthn of these
lands has been selected as follows:
ACRES. DTS
In the Palmyra land dis
trIct, 1868 is
Springfield, s4.oes 40
-.
, 1844-11-30

5,297 80
For the sum Of six thousand six
hundred and twenty-one dollars and
slxty-oae cents.
There yet remains to be selected,
two hundred and seventy-three thou.
sand, three hundred and fo~rty-eight
and 4-loO acres, which by an act Of
the last General Assembly are direc-
ted to be taken in the counties Of
Platte, Buchanan, Andrew and Holt.
In pursuance Of the provisions Of
this act, a commissioner was appoints
ed by the late executive, and direct
ed TO proceed as early as practicable
in the discharge of the duties imposed
on him by law.
His report has not as yst been re-
ceived but will in all probability, be
filed in the office Of Register Of Lands
at an early period of your session.
The act above referred to provides
or the sale Of such lands only as were
held by presumption claims, and au~
thorlses the person holding their right,
10 come forward, prove and pay for
the same, within one year from the
date of the proclamation of the Gov
ernor, at the rate Of ono dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre.
In consequence Of this restriction
imposed on the purchase of these
lands, only a small portion Of them
has been sold. | recommend such.
an amendment to this act, as will as-
Ihorize the sale of any part of the Sc
Iected Lands whether held by pre-emp-
ton or otherwise.
Closely connected with this sub
lect, is that of internal Improvements
by this State.
Should the General Assembly n.
dept the suggestion made in another
past OF this communication, relative
to the appropriation Of a portion of
the money arising from the sale of
the lands above referred to. for tbs.
purpose OF hdemnifying to the semi
nary and State schools funds, the A..
mount which they may have lost by
being invested in bank stock, there
would, doubtless, still be a large sum
remaining 10 be expended in such OBJ
jects OF Maternal Improvements as
shall be deemed most expedieni, a.
mong these the most important. it is
believed, is the improvement Of the
Usage and North Grand rivers.
These two rivers present, in my.
opinion, very strong claims to the.
consideration Of the Legislature,
though doubtless there are many o.
Their objects on which a portion Of
this fund may be very benefcialIy
expended.
In conclusion, | trust that YOUR de-
alterations may be attended with har-
mony, and that your action NAV
prove beneficial to the best. interests:
10 the people Of the State.
M. NJ. MARMADUKE.
CRY OF JEFFERSON, Nov. IS, "A.
MASSACHUSETTS, ELEcrloN.-The.
,,,b;r, h,vo c,r,,oJ H. "
, 1844-11-30
CRY OF JEFFERSON, Nov. Is, "A,

MASSACHUSETTS ELEcrroN.-The.
wings have carried the state by a
large majority, for their Gubernatori-
al and Electoral tickets. They will!
also have a large majority in, the
House and the Senate.
, 1844-11-30

Making the sum Of S435,3O9 80
There has been disbursed
during the above period
the sum of S376,987 4O)
Amount Of Wolf
scalp certificates (3S6,6i5 40
burnt, 9,628 90
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CUTTING DOWN MAJORITIEs.

Our readers, who are in the habit of looking into
the Globe, have no doubt observed the propens-
ty of the statistical editor, who Processes to be
wonderfully honest in giving election returns,
to pile up Locofoco majorties as high as possible,
and cut down Wing majorties at an equally alb
surd rate For example: he would elect Skunk
in Pennsylvania by upwards Of 5000 majority,
and barely allow BARLEY to be elected in Ohio
by about LOO majority! This species of fraud
is perpetraed and persisted in for sheer purposes
of deception Nor is the Globe singular in the
dishonest game. Its colaborers in Locofocosm
for the most part pursue the same course. The
Albany Argus gives similar returns of the election
in Pennsylvania to those rendered by the Globe.
The editor of the Tribune compares the returns
from six counties thus given by the Argus viii,
the official returns as they have been rendered.
band thus propes that in these six counties alone
4 the Argus puts down the majorites for MarkIe a,
less than a hundred, and those for Skunk at more
Than four hundred, from the true official mark
| Now if the official returns cut down the Globe
and Argus maori,ies forthe Locofocos in six coun.
ties, 600 votes, how many will they cut down in
the ffiy-nine counties of Pennsylvania! Nous
perronS. .-..
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PRENEZ GARDE F!

The Hon. WILLIAM l. MARCY, of New York,
arrived in this city yesterday. He comes on to
spread the impression (for the benefit of Virginia
and Maryland that the State Of New York is
certain to 90 for the Teras Free Trade candi-
dates, Polk and DALLAS, by countless thousands,
and he is now industriously circulating that pre-
dction. lie proceeds, in day or two, through
Pennsylvania, TO Pttsburg, on the same errand
This is the only element Of success which the
Locos have Ieft---to persuade the credulous and
doubling that they are sure of succeeding. This
same Mr.. MARCY, let it be remembered wrote a
letter to this city in 1910, just before the cleo
lion, promising that Van Bnren would beat lIar-
rison in New York Is or 10000 votes. Drag is
still their game and sole dependence.
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THE CONSTITUTION.

We have received the first No. of " The Con-
stitutlon," aPolk and Dallas paper, which springs
from the ashes Of the Spectator II makes neat
appearance, and contains long address 10 the
public by the editor Mr.. w. A. Harris The
following extract from the prospectus will nd-
cate the political tone of the paper: .....
we shall increasingly oppose National
Bank-a Protective TarIff-Internal Improve
ment by the General Governmental Distribu-
lion OF the Proceeds of the Sales of the Public
Lands--Assumptipn of the State Dets-an All
rogation of The Executive Veto, as unconsti,u.
tiona and inexpedient.
The paper will be published serni-weeky dur
ing the recess, and daily during the session Of
Congress.
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IAN Apology!

Nothing can possibly give us more pleasure
than to make the dmende honorable whenever it
is our misfortune, by any inadverlence, to give Of
fence. We understand that the honorable Chair
man of the Locofoco Executive Committee of this
city has totally misconceved the purport of GER
tain comments of ours upon some of his official
bulletins, which have fallen under our observa-
ton. Laboring under this misconcepton, we are
informed that that high func,onary denounces
as "d-nd scurrilious affair."" and further de-
clares "that this little Wing Standard has ma.
tional antipathy" to him. .
: Now; all this is very easily cleared up The
private letter, it will be remembered first ap-
peared in the Richmond Star; and SO far from our
to the honorable chairman, we spoke ofthe letter
in terms Of unqualified appreciation, expressing
the hope that it might find place in the very
next edition of the "Compete Letter-writer."
Perhaps some pedant, with his head full of gram
mar, may have charged the accomplished chair
man with taking liberties with bis mother tongue,
but far be such hypocritical malevolence from us,
NO genuine republican will question the right Of
free citizen to say what he pleases, and how he
pleases. s.a % ,eH sat, @a aaa. 4.
1t is true that we took the liberty of comment
ing with some freedom upon certain documents
bearing the official signature of the honorable
chairman, but in that we did no more than is
allowable in the monarchies of England and
France, where, upon the maxim that the King
can do no wrong" they hold his ministers to
just retribution for every act Of Government. We
did no more. We arraigned Senator Walker, the
"power behind the throne greater than the throne
itself" The honorable chairman is, therefore,
totally mistaken in supposing that we cherish
feeling of "national antipathY" towards him.
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S. c.. O.

The Lccns BETTING AMONG THEMSELVES ON
CLAY's ELEcTIoN.-A day or two since s,aunc.
Locotoco of Baltimore city, who feels confident of
the success Of Polk and Dallas sent check for
$500 to friend in Winchester, With the rcques,
that it be s1aked against $1,000 on The general
result in November. The check had been IN
town but very short tme--hardly long enough
for the Wings to know the fact-before another
DEMOCRAT panked down The 1000, thus taking
the matter out of Wing bands. Ii it don't look
like acknowledging the corn" when Locos gel
10 piling odds on Gays election, then we are no
judges. We begin to think that many of our Lo-
CO brethren regard The election of Mr.. Clay so
certain, that they will give the Wings no chance
to stake their piles, but take all the bets them
selves that are d. Winchester Republican.
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VIRGINIA is SAFE FOR CLAY.

SKIES BRIGHT The Richmoad Wldgof THURS
day says:
The election of Henry Clay is ENTIRELY Ger
tain. Nothing but his death can pr vent,t Il is
certain too by great electoral maj ,rily, two 10
one M least
The Wings # Virginia are Respondent sci
Jackson AID Jack>onl SIN have run over them so
long, that hey have almost forgotten the cnrf-
delce and the bno, ancy Of treemen! They have
nearly forgotten s"Lf reliance, and the spirit hch
corqners by determining 10 co, qner.
Wd they ihe', allow rs 10 NJ KE THEM
ENSY =! CLAY is already elected. and by an
immense electoral uajoEi y! VIRGINIA l. for
Clay! Yes, vi giuia! "A few weeks vii prove
it. We will not give our local proofs We de-
mand to be beiifUed because heretofore all, even
our enemies, will confess that have vounta-
ri'y deceived no man
Virginia ard New York safe for Henry
Clay! We stake our editorial reputation upon
it! Backed by them, Kentucky, Tennessee, Lou
isIana, North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey,
Delaware, and New England, Maine and New
Hampshire excepted, he cannot fail of an election,
by majority egualled only save by that Of Gen.
Harrison, by Ills.
We can allow for soLIcITuDE, for anrieiu, when
such ucalculabe consequences are at stake Int
he who really doubts is both weak and imd!
BE anxious, il you like the system of borrowing
trouble; but serious doubt or speculation is mad.
Missile. We are much disposed to think that
man FIsHY, or inclined 10 be fshy, who doubts
now. We should regard him one who wanted
watching in the hour of trial-one whom you
must set a tried soldier to guard to keep him from
running away.
Give all doubt and apprehension to the winds
The day is already decided J. 10 ..,u
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hi AMUSING 1NCIDENTs-A short time ago, a prom
ment locofoco, then at Harrodsburg, remarked
several times, in a clustering way, that he would
give $500 to any man. who would procure for
him, within specified time, a bet of ST. 1000 upon
the Presidential election. Mrs. Southern, Of Dam
vile. staunch wing, said to him, "gve me the
800, and will make you the bet" /" But how
will You satisfy me that you are responsible g"
asked the locotoco. "Oh, shall have no trouble
in doing that" said Mr.. Southern, . have The
tmoney in the bank yon,er, and here is my check"
The parties adournedto Chles's hotel, where
Mr. Southern received the 800, and put up a
900 check in Mr.. C.'s hands The locofoco
promised to put up the same amount by given
day. "Pll bet you $500 more that yon do not
put up the $l,0G0 at all" said Mr. Southern.
The locoloco refused to take that bet, and, "A few
days afterwards, sent word TO Ches that "Suulh-
ern and the IS loo might got hell" auqfe@i ..rga
Sometime ago, DR.. Alexander of this city, made
bet of S1OO upon the Presidential eIectou, with
prominent Lncofnco of Bul!itl county ard tie
money of both parties Was deposited M,attga ,av-
ern keeper in that county. Recently tie Loce- I
foco sent friend TO DR.. Alexander, ta,ng that,
as be was afraid Of being indicted for the be-, he
would esteem it favor if Dr. a VOID cnns ent
tina, the money should be taken out OF the hands
OF the iaverG-keeper on prelence IF drawing the
bet, and deposited with sumo other ndvidua.
Dr.. AIexander gave his consent uhesita, n w.
and The S zoo was accordingly y. taken cut Of The
ia. ern-k e.,er's hands. Bnl 10 sooner was This
done, ban the Loco!oco grabbed his $lOO and
put it IN bis pocket, co"l(y remarking, -" think
This joke has been carried .(ar enough" --Louis-
rIie Journal
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TO THE WINGS OF THE UNION.

We call special attention TO the eloquent ap!
peal " To Wings 5far,' in another column or this
days paper, and recommend that it be read at
the head OF every company and regiment of the
great wing army, wherever and whenever they
may assemble, from now until the final ISSUE
Adopt and carry out its recommendations, and
our word for it, more glorious victory awaits us
than that won by the wings of Az, under the pa
trot HARRISON. See to it at once.
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AMERICAN RAILROAD IRoN-A bar of railroad

AMERICAN RAILROAD IRoN-A bar of railroad
iron, manufactured at the Mount Savage Iron
Works, IN Allegany county, in this State, has
been deposited IN the rotundo of The Exchange
for the inspection Of the public. Similar speci
mems, we learn. have been sent to Philadelphia
New York, and Boston. The above mentioned
rail is very similar in form TO that last imported
from Europe by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
called the rail, only that the iron is thicker, and
the hollow part not SO high but much stronger.
The railroad leading from The Mount Savage
Works TO Cumberland which it is expected will
be completed by the 18th of next month, will be
laid with rails Of this description, made at the
Works, and we also learn that the company have
concluded contract with the Fall River railroad
in Massachusetts for furnishing one thousand
tons. The price, we learn, is about fifty-nne
dollars per ton.- Ball. Am.
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The New Orleans Pcayune say, we have seen
letters from Galveston, received by the Republic.
1t wonlJ appear from them that the Texans feel
much less apprehension Of invasion from Mexico
than we do here. Something is said of the hazard
that the English may interfere in the difficulties
between the two countries, and this is the only
ground of alarm manifested. Our accounts of
the ravages by the yellow fever at Galveston are
truly distressing, The disease had entirely aba
ted, however. ...'- """ to .y1 g
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MORE MILLER M We have heard of two
more nelanchol ca es uf MIIi,rism. In one, a
widow, residing Up town, owned two houses, with
the rents ot winch she supported herself and lit
tie family win ease. She became a AilIleiitc-
sold her tpropei ty---distriDuted lne money among
doctrine to which she had become convert, and
is now almost a beggar. ,@. Iaa
In another case, man down town closed up
his business and shut up his house. Becoming
still more infatuated, he requested his wife to put
Grape on the door, and say he was dead This
she refused 10 do, observing that it would be false.
The man still perss'e d-craped the door HIN, elf
and then went TO bed, IN apparent expectation
of The Second Advent. We fear that some of
these victims will not awake from the delusion
until they have reduced themselves to condition
Of utter povertv.-Phiiadelih ia Inquirer.
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Correspondence of the Philadelphia North Americana

Correspondence Of The Philadelphia North American
w t'g New YoRK, Oct. II, p. M. Isl
The Eastern mail changes to day from five 10
four O'Clock, fact worthy to be remembered by
southern travellers.tLA A S-3 ). - J.I-Eg
The Wings of the city are rabid just now, and
are offering TO bet freely on this city for Clay.
So much work was never before done in CAM
,pagn. Meetings are held in every ward nightly,
every one mass meeting. A I.ocofoco campaign
paper died yesterday, and the Locos themselves
are all aback.i "A great noise is made, but they
will not risk their money!
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this side of the line. The Mon real Herald gives
a list of nominations on the British Connexion
ticket the +" Clan Heart" &C., &C., showing the
existence of much excitement on this subject
there. The Hon. John Nelson is again cand-
date for the county of Qubec, and Archibald
Petrie, ESQ., has offered himself, on the Consti- /,
tutonal side for the county Of Russell, and will
not, we understand, be opposed.
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8i The DEATH OF A TAMMANY PAPER ALREADY
The Democrat" new Locotoco paper in this
city, is united with the Plebeian. Since the Oc-
tober elections funds are falling off in Tammany
Hall, we presume, and cannot support so many
prints as have been recently set up there.
81 -ta ~ sg"#6 AZ #~ssn ". Y Erpress.
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NORTH CAROLINA,
Extract of letter from highly credible
source, dated

source, dated
LAURENcEvILLE, N. c., Oct. 5, 1914.
"ln reference to the result of
the election in North Carolina in November, am
firmly impressed with the belief that Mr.. Claws
majority will be considerably larger than that of
Mr.. Graham's have heard of many Wings in
this county who voted for Hokc upon local or Sec
tional questions who are among Mr.. CIay's warm
est supporters. We have certain majority in
the State of upwards of 5000.
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Col. Benton made speech at Hannibal, Mis-
souri,, on the 1st inst. in which he announced that
he shall not be candidate for recollection to the
U. s. Senate if there is any danger that standing
will disturb the harmony of the,party.
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HEAR AMBROSE SPENcER-A few weeks since
this worthy and revered individual being called
upon to address meeting of Wings in Wayne
county, New York, thus referred to his acquaint-
ance with the "Farmer of Ashland" HENRY
CLAY: r. s..s..s.... ....,.,. ..t i. ...... MI !
!" In the course of long lfe," he said, " it has
been his fortune to become more or less acquant-
ed with all tle great men this country has pro-
duced. lie had shaken hands and conversed with
the Father of his country, Gen. WASHINGTON
ne had voted for and was on terms of pleasant in
tercourse with the immortal JEFFERSON; and
among all the noble spirits which it had been his
pride to know, he never knew purer patriot, a
man more ardently and faithfully devoted to the
welfare Of his country, than HENRY CLAY, with
whom he was Familiarity ACQUAINTED" $500 .sa.
Compare remarks Of this character, from per-
sons who have enjoyed the acquaintance of Mr..
CLAY, for many years, with the baseless and
irresponsible assertions against him brought for
ward by his opponents! "S. II. 4 .".. +