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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

VIOLATION OF THE PosT OFFICE LAws.-We see
that the Postmaster General is advertising for
tracts in papers without any circulation whatever.
Is not Mr.. JOHNSON aware that this is violation, a
gross violation, of the Post Office law He
may shelter himself under the plea, that, as that
does not come into operation until July, he may dc
as he pleases in the interim. That's very true, but
still it is violation of the principle Of the law ant
he was placed in Office under the new reform, il
order to adhere to the spirit well the letter
the law.-NeD York Herald
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

THIRD PARTIEs.-The votes given at the town
elections out West show great falling off of aboli-
ton strength every where, and render it perfectly
clear that the reckless of that party last fall
in exertng its influence to extend siaueryhas open
ed the eyes of the people, who are bringing its
vile career to close. Its power to harm the
Locofocos, has already passed, and we have once
more clear field and fair fighting ground in the
State ouohkeepsie Journal
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

One of the acts passed at the close of the recent
session of Congress makes very large donation OF
the public lands to the State of Indiana for the pur-
pose Of enabling her to complete the Wabash and
Erie Canal. The land granted consists of every
other quarter section along the line of the canal and
all the unsod lands of another specified section of
the State. The whole amount is between eight and
nine hundred thousand acres, and is estimated to be
worth about 81 1850, OO0--an amount ample 10 finish
the canal to the Ohio river
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

MIcHIGAN-The Legislature of this State has
recently passed number of bills for divers internal
improvements; but the Governor has vetoed them
all, at one fell swoop, except that making appro-
priation for the works on the Clinton and Kalama-
zoo Canal. The House were to take the veto into
consideration on the 18th
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Poor OLIVER EVANS! He was suspected Of in
sanity because he predicted that men would soon
pass from Boston to Philadelphia in twenty-four
hours. The arrangements of the mail will be, in
few days, to leave Boston early in the morning,
arrive in New York in season for the o'clock line
to this city, leave Philadelphia at o'clock p. M,
and reach Washington the next morning The far
seeing Evans knew that such things would be.
TU S. Gazeffe
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

practical joke played off successfully in New York
on Monday large poster put up round the city ON
Monday morning that the Giant boy at The museum, ,coud
ride the mammoth horse round he Park on Monday at
" As that hour approached thousands Of the upper
and lower ten thousand set their faces for the Park but the
equestrian feat did not come of
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

PROPER TRIBUTE OF REsPEcT.-In both Houses
of the Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday,
appropriate resolutions were adopted in relation to
the death of the lamented Senator BATES, in which
the strongest testimony borne his private and
public worth. After adopting these resolutions the
two Houses adjourned. The Speaker of the House
Is. II. VALLEY, Jr) is the son-in-law of the late
Senator
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Hon. r. M. SAUNDERS, member of the late Con-
gress from the fifth Congressional district of North
Carolina, declines being candidate for reelection
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

The Richmond Compiler contains suggestion
that, possibly, the missing New York packet-ships
which are generally supposed to have been lost al
sea, may have fallen into the hands of pirates. Il
is held to be an extraordinary that three such
stanch and admirable vessels should have persisted
in a storm at sea-
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

MASSACHUSETTS SENAToR.-The Wings of the
Massachusetts Legislature have agreed upon JOHN
DAVIS for Senator in Congress, in place of Mr.
BATES. An ADLER man could not have been found,
even in Massachusetts, prolific the old Common
wealth is Of great men.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

New HAMPsHIRE ELEcTIoN.-The New Hamp.
shire Patriot gives returns from the Congressional
election, which show that Mr.. JOHN WOODBURY., Of
Exeter, is defeated candidate for Congress in
place Of Mr.. JOHN p. HALE, by about tive or three
hundred votes. Mr. HALE was ostracized for Ia
king ground against annexation. The Democrats
of New Hampshire were called upon to sustain
the party measure, and Mr. WOODBURY. was held
up as the representative Of annexation in New
Hampshire. lie has failed of an election, notwitf-
standing the overwhelming strength of the Demo-
cratic party in that State and the triumphant stand
that the Texas party has acquired from the passage
OF the Joint Resolution This looks like the break
ing forth Of light from New Hampshire, which even
the most sangune have hardly expected.
Boston DAILY Advertiser
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

The Wing party Of Petersburg (va.) have nom-
mated as their candidate for the House of Delegates
JOHN w. SYME Esq, Editor of the lntelligencer.
we shall look with more than usual interest TO the
result OF the election in Petersburg that the
wings have so able an advocate of the cause in the
feld.--Bat. PATRIOT.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Our TEXAN CHARGE D'AFFAREs.-Mr DoNEL-
SON, our Minister to Texas arrived i'm this city yes
terday in the steamer Yorktown, and will proceed
on to Galveston with all possible despatch.
NetU Orleans Republican of 18Th.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

The albany Daily .4dvertiser, with its semi
weekly and weekly papers, and its whole printing
establishment, is offered for sale. 1t has long been
known as an able, jealous, and popular Wing Jour
NAL and is favorably situated to become still more
prosperous than hitherto.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

lanes FIRE.-The Richmond (Ky.) Chronicle says
that one Of the conagratons ever suffered by
village or small town took place in Crab Orchard Lincoln
county, on last Tuesday when twentysx houses in the BUSH
ness part Of the town were burnt to the ground,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29


In all the reductions of the British Tariff, it viii
be noticed that England in nowise, proposes to re
lax its protective character. Faithful to the princi
pie of advancing her commercial prosperity, she re-
lakes or takes off altogether the duties articles
that do not enter into competition with her own
products, and which are essential to her trade
Cotton, slaves, ashes, lard, and lard oil, &c. she
must have, and the cheaper she can get them by so
much does she profit. To the South the news OF
the abolition of the duty on cotton viii be partcu-
larly agreeable, and its influence will be felt in
giving firmer tone to the market We shall be
pleased to see how Southern politicians, of the
McDufie school, will make the fact square with
their theory that duties in all cases paid by the
consumer. Cotton is precisely in point to
favor the theory, if true. The South enjoys mo-
nopoly of production; England must have the ar
tice: consequently if Southern political economists
are right, the duty must fall exclusively upon the
English purchaser. 1t will be hard to maintain
that theory in the face of an advance upon cotton
at the South consequent upon the abolition of the
duty.-Bu6dlo Com. .4du.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

JOHN Davis was on Monday last elected Senator
in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, Ia
station which he has heretofore filled with distn-
guished honor,) to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. BATES, whose term of service
expires on the 4th of March, ls47. In the Senate
Mr.. DAVIS received % out of 80 votes, and in the
House l49 out of 200 votes, the remainder, except
few scattering ballots, being the number cast FOL
Mr.. ROBINSON, the Democratic nominee.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

The Michigan Legislature adjourned on Wednes-
day last. The bill making further appropriations
for the completion of the Central Railroad to Kala-
mazoo has been signed by the Governor.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Mr.. DALLAS returned TO his home in Philadelphia
last Friday from Washington, after having finished
his first tour of duty in the Senate, and is now at
tending the Courts usual in the exercise of his
profession.-P ennsuluanian
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

GREAT DEsTTUTIoN. are said to be one
hundred and twenty towns in Massachusetts that
have no tavern.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

A SERIOUS Blow AT AMERICAN SHIPPMe.-The
Courier des Flats Unis, quoting probably from
some Paris journal, says that the schedule for the
approaching adjudication of tobacco to be imported
from the United States into France will contain a
clause requiring, but with certain restrictions, that
all the tobacco shall be imported in French vessels.
The Courier adds, that the duty on American to-
bacco, imported into any of the French colonial
possessions, is to be increased.-N. y. Com. .4du
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Both branches Of the Pennsylvania Legislature
have fixed on the 18th April for final adjournment.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

A paragraph in the Journal of Commerce init
mates that it is the opinion Of Gen. ALmskTE tina
the Mexican Government will not think it neces
sary to disturb the friendly relations now existing
between the United States and Mexico, in conse
quence of the passage of the resolution for the an
nexation of Texas. Much we hope that Mexico
may not regard the passage of that resolution as
an act of war, but as purpose only of aggression
but we confde in the more probably direct authori-
ty of the Courier DIES Efats Unis, in believing
the opinion of Gen. ALMoNTE to be directly the
reverse of this.
We have heard, indeed, that Mr.. CALHOUN has
said that in his post of Secretary of State, he had
received private assurances, upon which he relied
that the Government of Mexico would not resen,
the passage Of the Annexation Resolution; and we
know that Mr.. INeERsoLL, Chairman of the Com
mttee Foreign Affairs, declared, in his place in
the House of Representatives, that Mexico would
suffer herself to be Modified by money, often an
effective solvent of constitutional and conscientious
scruples. We should know better what faith to
give to these assurances, by which undoubtedly
both Houses of Congress allowed themselves to be
blinded, if we knew from Whom they came, and
through aohom they were communicated.
On the subject of Annexation, by the way, we
find in the Madsonan of Thursday afternoon the
subjoined revelation, which, even so far as the re-
velation goes, is absolutely new to us. We trust
the Public will be furnished with particulars
of the project referred to-:
"UsLAwruL MILITARY ORoasIz.rIoxs.-We have
indications Of disposition revive the project
put upon foot and temporarily overtown last summer, OF
forming military organizations in the United States without
the warrant Of law for Texas Expedition This project
we denounced last summer unconstitutional impotc, and
fnught with danger Let il be revived. II will only
cripple the m-sc Of snncxaion We inust have Texas
by fair means only, and without the assistance of Burr
We prepared complete history Of this wild military pro
jet last but induced LAY Il over and post
ponc its publication until after the Presidential election We
may find il necessary to publish it hereafter adisoaia,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29
REMoyALs AND APPOINTMENTS By THE
EXECUTIVE.

Az we have already said, no authorized Pubiica-
ton has vet been made, any where, OF the removals
from and appointments 70 Office which have been
made since the adjournment Of the Senate, by the
President Of the United States, and, under his di-
rection. by the Heads Of Departments. Indeed,
one of the Executive dspensatons yet in suspense,
about which the public Of Washington seem to be
the most curious, is the selection of the Govern
ment organ in this city. Some say it is to be the
Globe - some that it is TO be the Constitution -
whilst others say that it is to be some Establish
ment to be created for the purpose, as the Globe
itself was fifteen years ago, when g the Telegraph
got out of odor at Court. For what reason we are
lat loss to conjectureseeng the flaming zeal with
which that paper and its patron supported the cleo
zion Of President PoLK--the /" Madisonian' seems
10 be considered out Of the question. One or two
of these appointments have, however, been men,
toned in the two papers first above named; and
we have heard Of others from sources which we
conhde in. We are thus enabled to announce the
following removals aDd appointments
MN. MILLER transferred from Second Assistant
Postmaster GeneraD to be Third Assistant Post
master General vice JOHN s. SKINNER, removed
WILLIAM MEDML, of Ohio, to be Second Assis.
tant Postmaster General, vice N. M. MILLER, trans
ferred as above.
G.. X. GARDNER, to be Postmaster Of this city
vice WILLIAM JONES, removed.
PETER g.. WASHINGTON, to be Auditor of the
Post Office Department vice MATHEW ST.. CLAIR
CLARKE, removed.
SETH BARTON, Of Louisiana, to be Solicitor OF
the Treasury, vice G. B. PENRosE, removed.
ROBERT RANToUL, to be Attorney of the United
States for the District Of Massachusetts, vice FRANK
LIN DEXTER, removed.
MARCUS MORTON, to be Collector for the port OF
Boston, vice LEMUEL WILLIAMS, removed.
ISAAC III. WRIGHT, to be Naval Officer for the
same port, vice J. VINCENT BRowN, removed
Gen. McNEn, to be Surveyor of the same port,
vice --- GRAFTON, removed.
II we do not accompany the announcement of
these acts Of prescription with the comments which
they call for, it is assuredy not because we do not
share the general feeling which they have excited.
We shall have occasion to refer to them hereafter
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

CUMBERLAND CoAL.--This coal seems to find
favor with the English as well as with Americans.
According to the Baltimore american
vessel with full cargo Of Cumberland coal intended
Tor the use Of the steamer Great Western has just been des
patched from Baltimore for New York We learn that vessels
are much wanted for the transportation Of Cumberland coal
from Baltimore TO Eastern ports and that good cgh can be
obtained,n
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-29

Washington letter in the New York Journal of
Commerce says: have heard it stated that as ma
ny as seventy members of Congress have either APP
piled for Office for themselves or friends.
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FRANCE AND CHINA

According TO the ReUue de Paris, the following
are the heads of the treaty concluded by M. DE
LAcRENEE with the Chinese Commissioners al Ma.
Gao on the Oath October last
l. France is to be placed footing of equality with the
most favored nations respects custom duties
She is to be subjected the payment Of any pc
riodcal tribute to the Sovereign of the Celestial Empire
g. She may establish factory Canton on the plan OF
those possessed by the English Dutch, Danes Swecs and
Spaniards.
d. She viii be permitted TO trade at Tchang Tcheou
serving the right Of the Crown of Span which enjoys pr
vilege in that city.
She may establish factories Hamcn, Tchaching and
Ningpo.
g. Finally she will have the right trade in every place
that may hereafter be opened to the most favored nations
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ARnEsr on SusrIcIoS BEING ENGAGED rS THE SLAVE
TRapr.-The Wilmington (Dcl) Gazette says Captain
Gray Of that city, arrested Friday last upon the charge
Of being engaged in the slave trade the Of Africa
few months SINCE while commander Of the brig Agnes He
gave the bail (s5,ooo) required by Judge Hail. the district
judge, to appear in court at Newcastle and take his trial in
June next The charges preferred by the Hon HrSnr
A. WISE, he having 10 suspect the brig when on the
coast Of Brazil
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The following is an extract from the Christian
Advocate and Journal of this week, written by one
of the editors of that paper, dated
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03

LOOK ON THIS PICTURE, THEN ON THAT.
In examining file of Kentucky papers,
we see that not long since the sheriff of
Estill county resigned his office, thereby
forcing the Court to adjourn without tram
sacting any business. If this had taken
place in Mississippi, how the herd out of
the State, and the real non- paying classes
in the State, would have yelped in chorus
against her. Men who have been raised
on the sop ofthe frying-pan. and who never
had more than one Sunday shirt in the fam
ily-who have thriven upon the generosity
of her people, and grown fat and insOleni
upon their county, pass half their time in
slahdering Mississippi. We have seen
such fellows here. Men who never pay
their old LIQUOR scores and tavern bills, talk
about the bad hiih Of Mississippi They
should snee4 iiille az Kentucky nova
sac which lie od know is prOyerbial
a. chivalrv. bns which cancelled her debts
wears ago 81 relief laws, and subsequently
paid the contractors on her public works in
deprecated bonds. Nothing is to be gain
ed in New Orleans BY slandering Missis.
sippi. Her trade, her commerce, and her
faith, is the main source of the opulence Of
this great city and our merchants and
tradesmen know it.--JefersOnian Republi-
can.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03

| THE YAEOo RIvER,--In a recent mum
Der of the Southern EriteHigencsr, publish
ed at Vicksburg, we notice the GLOWING
The RIvER.-We have been informed
that there is only thirty inches Of water in
the Yazoo river-so the planters in the in.
terror, who are DESTROYS Of getting their
crops off to market speedily can only do so
by way Of the rail road and Vicksburg ;
Satartia and Yazoo City being, for some
time to come, unapprOachable points for
the trade boats.
There is an attempt made to influence
the planters of Madison and other counties
who usually ship their cotton from this port,
to ship the present season by way Of the
Railroad and Vicksburg.
To correct the statement above quoted,
and for the information Of the public, we
win state upon the authority Of Capt. Land,
that The riUer Is IN good 5oatine order, and
t.ds depth i more
There are regular Packetsfrom thls place
to Vicksburg, and our merchants are con.
stantly making shipments upon them.
And we assure planters that they may rely
upon being able to send, without difficulty,
their cotton to New Orleans BY way of this
place, as usual.
We hope the Lntelligencer viii correct
the error into which it may have led some
of its readers.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03

laws as will more especially protect ant
foster the several branches Of manufac
tures."
Why did not the Wing enlighten its rea
ders by informing them what rate of duty
Mr.. Madison, and the Congress he address
ed, regarded necessaryto "prOtect and fos
ter" the manufactures The duties ran
ged from to 10 per cent generally, and Is
per cent was the ultimatum prior to the
late warl Yet Mr.. Madison's words in
view Of this fact, are quoted to prove the
justice Of imposing the enormous rates lev
led according to the present system!
Again he uses the same authority.
In his message, in 1915, he says"
"There is no subject which can enter
with greater force into the deliberations OF
Congress, than consideration ofthe means
to preserve and protect manufactures
This source 81 national Independence and
weallt, anxi0usY recommend to the
prompt and constant guardianship Of Con.
gress."
The writer has not only suppressed the
portion having the greatest bearing upon
the subject, but he has failed to inform US of
the extraordinary circumstances under
which the recommendation was made. 1t
was Immediately succeeding the late war
with England, during which period our
manufactures were the principle source of
supplies, and had therefore ng into " ex-
istence and maturity" He regarded them
in case Of sudden war as a means Of in.
dependence, and owing to the unsettled
state Of our affairs, recommended them to
the consideration of Congress-for he said,
"eXperience has taught us that neither the
pacific dispositions Of the American people,
nor the pacific character of their political
institutions can altogether exempt them
from that strife which appears beyond the
ordinary lot of nations, to be incident to the
actual period of the world" In connec.
ton with the passage quoted in the Wing,
he remarked" THE MOST LIBERAL
POLICY TOWARDS OTHER NATIONS If NET
BY CORRESPONDING DISPOSITION WILL IN
THIS RESPECT BE FOUND THE MOST
POLICY TOWARDS OUR.
SELVES"
There are other extracts from the wri.
iings of distinguished statesmen, to the orr
ginal Of some u which we have not &C.
ess-butjudging from the specimen of un-
fairness and perversion resorted to by the
Wing already given and exposed, they are
not entitled to any weight whatever. And
in conclusion we must say that a cause is
indeed bad when to sustain and defend it,
is advocates resortto such means, as shown I
lbove. Truth and JUSTICE need no such
defence; FACTsare the weapons with which
hey triumPh-when placed fairly before
IN enlightened people, they never fail to
bear down every impediment which soph-
'stry and ingenuity rear to impede their
inward march.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03


NATIVE AMERICANIsM.-The Yazoc
Banner in commenting upon an article which
recently appeared in this paper upon the
subject of Native Americanism-states the
President of the Native American Conven.
ton which assembled at Philadelphia in
July, did not use the language which the
Democrat and other kindred prints" at.
tributed to him. He states that it was not
published in the report of the proceedings.
"as published in the American Democrat. .
We viii inform the Banner that our infor.
nation was obtained from The Louisville
Democrat which published,h e extract from
she speech as first delivered and reported
Il the American Democrat published at
Louisville has denied the charge, we have
not seen it We do not, and have not as
serted that the sentiment we commented
upon was incorporated in the proceedings,
as Oficiallypublished. The Banner boasts
Of having Exposed base attempt to SIAN
der and misrepresent."
A few weeks since the editor Of that pa
per made an allusiOh to US cOuched in SINH
lar terms, which we regarded as discourte-
Gus and entirely uncalled for.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03

The TARTFF.-The northern manufsc-
turing Establishments, we see by their pa
Pers, are declaring dividends of twenty,
thirty and even IS high as forty-two and q
half per cent per anhum. This, while the
southern planter, aRd the followers Of other
pursuits are barely enabled 20 live, 10 of
itself, a sufficient commentary on the obi.
Gus inequality end favoriieism NJ the tariff.
YIcKsBURG SENrIErr-