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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-06-12
ANNEXATION of TEXAS.

We would respectfully submit to those friends
OF the Annexation Of Texas, who want a subec,
for discussion, the following sections Of the Con.
stitu,ion Of the United States, which appear to
US to present an insurmounta6le obstacle to the
I'consummaiion Of their wishes. We should like
TO hear how they propose to get round them.
They surely will not have US to understand that
they intend deliberate violation Of the Consti-
tuition.
Art. 1. SEQ. 2.-No person shall be Repre-
sentative who shall not have attained to the age
OF twenty-h years, and been gears citi-
zen Of the United States, and who shall not, when
elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which
he shall be chosen.
Sec. 3-No person shall be a Senator who shall
not have attained to the age Of thirty years, and
been nine years citizen q the U,tited States and
who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of
that State for which he shall be chosen.
Now, the question rs, how are the Senators and
Representatives Of Texas TO be admitted to their
seats in Congress!
TnE PROCLAMATION Of President JONES, Of
Texas, dated the 9Th of May, calls Convention
of the People by deputies to be chosen on basis
laid down in the Proclamation. The Convention
is to meet on the fourth of July next, and it is
called "for the purpose of considering the propo.
sition for the annexation of Texas TO the United
States, and any other proposition which may be
made concerning the nationality of the republic
and, should they Judge it expedient and proper,
to adopt, Professionally, constitution to be SUBJ
mtted to the people, for their ratification, with
view to the admission of Texas, as State, into
the American Union, in accordance with the
terms of the proposition for annexation already
submitted to the Texan Government by that OF
the United States"
This movement Of President JOINS (remarhs
the Baltimore Amercan) is hailed as decided
proof Of his conversion to the side Of annexation,
Not only has he called an extra session of Con-
gress, which was scarcely hoped for at one time,
but in his newborn zeal he has gone to the ex-
tent of summoning convention, even at the risk
of going beyond the sphere of his constitutional
powers. BY some this nigh, be regarded as an
evidence of too great alacrty; his Excellency
might be considered as suspiciously eager
When the result of AsHBEL SMirn's mission 10
England is known may be better able to un.
derstand Mr.. JONES. The Texan papers, how
ever, and also those of New Orleans seem to re-
gard the question Of annex Ration virtually set
tied. The enthusiasm Of the people for that
measure will be sufficient, it is ihought, to over
bear all efforts and intrigues, whether foreign or
domestic, which may be at work to defeat an
neXation,
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FRANCIS LIFE PRE- SERVER.

The above cut represents the utility # this in
s,rumenl at sen. while the f'llowing thrilling mar
uf facts practically illustrates what can he
d"ne by comparative weakness in preserving life.
when provided with one nf them. We have had
these Life Preserrers i,r sale in office which
we advertised at the commencement uf the sea
SIN; yet. where so many advantages are presented
To our Ladies FIR bathing in the open sea, aud
where many dangers environ them from hold
shores aud rapid tides. have not had a snyl,
purchaser. and yet we have had several pers ms
drowned during the summer. But 10 the account:
"On NJ inlay afirrnnnn, Sept. |. a party of Ia
dies, cunssting uf Mrs ,I,nrS ,kes. oi this citv
her twr sisters, Mrs Kuapp. uf Newhnrypnri. aud
Mrs. Nj rsrv. of Boston. and Mrs. 0 5 daughter
Miss 6 lraiplia o ,kes. whn will b. IL years did in
ID ce,nher. Went from Nrwhnryport t" Plum Is
lanJ Ia hattie. They all came out of the water
except Mrs. NJ rsrly. and went short dsttnce
upon the beach Ia dress. While they were dreS-
sIug Mrs r. n. Berry, of this city, hn was al
81 npnr. The beach, heard Mrs. MnSply. scream
q Save me !Ssave met" Mrs Berry called tn
Mrs. Knapp, aud TOLD her that her sister was
drowning Mrs. Knapp. with natural impulse.
rushed into the water To save her sister hut inn
mcdately found hers, If hry"nr her deplh, and
called mon Mrs. Berry Ia save her Mrs. Ii. VAS
IN full dress moi having been in In ba he, but she
waded in up la her neck, and reaching out, seized
part Of Mrs. Kuapp'S clothing and drew her on
shore. BY this time Mrs Cakes heard the
screaming. and seeing her sister. Mrs. Alosely
Il numbering in the wafer. pushed out To allen pit
her rescue hut She too. sam found herself sink
ing. asI in her turn cried out la her daughter
- Garafria. save mel save your nniher!' Mrs.
Berry that both ladies must inevitably
drawn. without prompt succrr, and with great
presence nf mind, she advised Garafrlia tn put
her life preserver and save her uluihrr.-
Quicker than lightning, 90 Mrs. BeIry's
wuris.) the heroic girl had her preserVrr.
plunged in, swan To the spot where her mother
sinking, seized her bv the hair nfhpr hpad
which was all lhSt remained above waller. and
dragged her to Mrs. Berry, who had waded in
tn receive her; aud. together. they laid her upon
the beach perfectly imsen~ihIe, and with every
APPEARANCE of 4 drowned person. But Mrs. Der
rvs seltp rsSrsSi"n had MOI deserted her, and she
implnred GiralrIm Ia leave her mother aud
rescue her aunt, Ms. NJ .,se!y who had already
sunk As she rose Garainiia swan towards
calling ont. - Keep up annty! keep np Pun
coming; Eve saved mnIhrr. and will save ynu %
aud with these words she reached the drowning
woman, and drew her asI shore, nncunscinus
Of all. 1t app ears hat Mrs. M,>ey seizeI by
rramp. lost her self control and vas drawn by
The current into water 10 or Is feet in Delphi
The conIre>s of Mrs. Berry. and the admirable
courage aud qnickness al Miss Oikes prevented
a catastrophe that would have been afll, ciive be-
yund Descriptions.
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From the Philadelphia Ledge
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BY CAPTAIN
FREEMONT2

writer in the Montreal Int,lgeDcer, win,
! has given extracts from Capt. Frepnrfnt's nara
NE of the expedition to the Rcky Mountains
! makes an able recapualion of what has been
done by the eAppauI0n, and proves that in gpu
graprIrhl discovery Captain Freemmt has done.
| much.
| - He has shown that the transit across the
! mky NJ unan. particularly AT the Southern
Pass Is comparatively easy that The Proportion
ut absolutely barren Country Is small tnai. frun
within one hundred aud fiily miles Ut The Mis-
sour frontier To the longitude OF Fort Laramie
(loo 4U J there Is ~ general great plpuy % the
Snori curly grass called buffalo grass Westward
# Laramie. Tor nsiderahle distance the region
Is sandy and apparently sterile, aud the place ui
HE grass Is uSnrPed by the The artrnlsIa Oihrf
localities, where there is a deficiency ul pastnr
aye, are found on both sides Of The mountains
These Expeditions, however, will furnish To trad
Ing caravans. or tn emigrallng parties, know
edge "i the mpst practicable routes. " here the,
may mIst generally fluid susipnancp for their AMI
mails aud water and upl Er themselves The
road t" Oregon NIL be made comparatively easy
ana alth"u u The PuIgrant who rnntpn,pIaiPs TAX.
/ i'g mp his llur ct march to that distant reOlnn
""Hhl to br apprrsPd If and guarded against the
dangers the difficulties aud The privaIIuns he ~ M
nave I" encounter. yet he may cbPpTed nv the
certainty that he III meet with nulllnp but " hai
| foresight AMI prudence may 10 great neasur,
prOlrci bin from. aud confapp 6rune,s and ,er
sevPIeuce overcome
The GreaI Salt Lake, the Bear River Valley.
aud the rivers. the valleys, and the mountains .
Upper Calllornia may I've said Ia I've now firsl
bUnglu To- The knowledge If civilized man by tines,
expeditions The cmreclion Of f,rnrr geugraphr
cal errors WIN TeSp"ci To The uvpr BnenneenLnra
We owe to captain Freeinunt tie exrstrnc. ,,f
great central plain or basIn in California Is es,ah.
lshtd Ny hm. as Is also the important fact thai
there is no rivrr of any nayiganl. SIZE which has
Ills outlet directly into The Pacific and con,u,u,n
cafes With the western slope Of our continent. OK
cepi the C"lnmba, brt~e fny degrees of
DOrtherG latitude and the Gulf of California. In
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FALSE FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

Some week ur two since. joseph r. Chandler,
the talented whig eltur nf The Phdd-Ipha
UnitS, States G,zetIe, who is hllnd heart aud
sui to every interest. thar will crush the demo
cratic principle is especially in the interest nf the,
manufacturers. started most egrpgious faIsplpnI,
which was copied inin thu n iii nal InreIIippncer
and from thence started TN the winrs ni the wliv
press, To do the work "f deception and fraud
throughput the country. Tue whole article was
Intended To bring the tariff anil m,nppoly into
favor with the people, hui the following paragraph
was the that struck Us a. beirg 80 rruss
falsehrpd thtt il required an "xn ,sitrn.
"FAcroRY GraLs' .SAvIxGs 1T is stated
that the a.nuunI OF money dep 'Sred nv the Fl,
male operatives in The Low ell Swings Bank, is
equal io t'"eice h"adred a"d ffty doIins FIR ev
cry iaclury girl in The I'll rp. Snrne of them have
saved Tvs" thousand dollars each ! The interest nf
which would yield a handsome smppurr''
We accordingly addressed certain ouestions
"nr readers will recDilec,. To the Lowell Vnx
P"poli That Pu~r makes NE following re-
marks on the fl'gilions alIemp, at dpception.
"A mnrp barp;arpi and fnnsl, Iip-an emana
ton Irnrn u knavp or a Eul--npy.r before anna,
ed in the public pfprrs. N"w ",k at the facts
They are employed III The Lowell fclorips (ln
corp GRATED mills J $3.50 giriS. Perhaps - NAV
sV. in all III" manufactures IN Lowell thpre are
I.OW females Screen M Jisand multiplied by
t'oei"e h"ndred and Gj1y gives S8750,O0O 6r
"iihIn Two millions uT the whole incorporated
capital "f Lowell This, then. must he The gross
ani"uni ON hrP'Slte by The factory grl, If Lowell
On The 3Olh of Apul list.a statement 81 the
Treasurer ct the Lowell Savings Institution was
published ~ most 0i the papers in this riiy. BY
this statement II appears that there are 400 dq
ppSiinrs, and the wIuIe atnnunt dprosrtpd i S67l
62l 81 or the smart SUN of SS.tl75 BIZ is LESS
Than the amount abovP feporpd u, he nn The dc.
ppsle Of the iartory girls of Lowell. Nor sh,old
IL he forgotten pief that of the money dprnsifed
in the Lowell SivIngs q ,nk, perhaps one hair 10
drp"Slied by male operatives the mills and nv
uncertainties. l1bprpIs, g.. Uui Uf the mills
We respect rhr B,well factory girls. They
are rally females If exemplary character
Few Of them are natives Of our city. They
rDme irnm distant towns, and nelghb,rnI Sratys
They have brought wifh them the VIRTUES. the
economies and The industrious habits If the conn
try farm house. In their present Pmpo, mput
We sincerely sympathze vi ih them. Their task
Is hard one' and they need no JaLse sympathy
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DECATUR.

The United States Nautical Magazine for Sep
remhpr. IN reviewing hook called - Battles of
the BRUSH Navy" by joseph Allen, task which
IN, lies only .Inting out the most glaring mis-
statements. Tells an anecdnre of the immortal
Decatur. which. tn us al least. is new. Ii seems
the EugIlshInan. in the plentI,nde Of his assn
rance, inliuiatps that Decatur was mistaken in
the denrity nt The NJ icrlQnian. and that he tried
To escape when he discovered Ifn command of
Capt. Garden. To show the alsnrdIy uf surh
rnrnince. The Magazine tells the following anec-
lutte
Befne the war. Capfain Garden and the
Macedonian were at Norfolk Decatur v as there.
h". and a warm intimacy avon juined in friend
ship two kindred hearts. While discussing ma
val affairs one day, Garden said. Decatur. your
ships are good enough. and you are clever Sc,
oi fellows; hut what practices have you had in
"ar there's the run. Oae of these days We
NIL p'ohably have brush toge, her and if
catch your ship at sea, | will knmked into
cUckFd hat. Stephen Will YOU says Deca
'nr; wiH bet you hat ON III The bet was
,9reed on aud The conversation changed.
- But few months elapsed ere the war that
had been threatening commenced, aud The two
captains. by some singular coincidence, met -
The results of the action are known. Captain
Garden, on going an hoard "f the United States,
vas received Ivy q lieutenant at the gangway, 10
whom he rendered his sword MT to me- sir
aid the officer. hut 10 the Captain Aud
where is the Captain 2 said the embarrassed
EngliShnau. He is standing aft there thai is
The gentleman, sir, in tarpaulin hat aud round
Jacket
- Garden went aft. and his feelings On meet
Irg, under SUCH circumstances, his old friend.
nay br imagined As he offered his s~nrd tn
Decatur, that officer said. No, Garden ! never
lake the sw"rd of a brave man; yon have fought
sallanily' Bn'.' said he. laying his hand oIr
lhr "h"r shoulders, will take that hat, my
dear fellow
" IN transferring to the Tilted States The snite
If Capt Garden. 5ne hand was included. In
the aitrrnA,n. " hen dinner was announced IN the
cabin. Capt. Garden said 10 Decatur. those no
slcIans are very skIful. and have always had
inen deck. " bile at my dinner Very WELL
said Decatur, We will have them up The
hand ordered on deck to play. and Cum DE
calur WAS asked hat air he would like I" hear.
= Let them play Britannia rules the Waves said
h.. with sly laugh"
TIE low spite which characteristics the English
nation. always prompts thaHs to cslumnIate
successful enemy. We have seen Pamphlets
which we're written in England in different Ian.
gnages. and circulated in immense plumbers on the
continent of Europe many years ago, the object Of
which vas to prove Napoleon personal coward.
AMI such rubbish vas not without its sfectE
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m Quandam Friendship. Bv s,ch t,ev are in
Jnred aud drtaSed II Is the tendency OF such ar
ucles as we have quoted above Ia dn this. None
hut prrSnn IN procuring a surplus "f help
which must inevitably bredk d0,rn he Wages at
l,rb"r --cuuid have been the instrument ui putting
II firth IN lis present form Mr. is this the unl,
article of The sane character n a has heen pub
lIShed rrste"'lnl The pr fits of iaci"ry labor. la
nn-, inSianc' story gui luio The piyrers ut wo
man " h' had land ~, given Time, about three
Thousand dollars nv factory lapor. The STORY
vas false III ,h"re Instances than one In th,.
hf>t place the irmale had not lald by more Than
hhf the amount stated aud about half of this SUN
u has imen strongly suspected, uoiained AZ
hush mohey ir"m prominent iaclury man here
" hu had been Intimate With her. aud WIN WAS
the father at her - boy living IN The country -
We d" moi object I" the publication Of facts Lei
th'm come Nome will he injured ny them But
ialst ho"dS njur- the v hole community. and il is
The duly oi honest tueu In correct them
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OUR FRIEND SHIELDS AND"THE
RE,VIVAI,O

We afraid that sc shall have to give mp
our coiemp"rary, as he is perfectly inrorrigibe.-
There is nu use uf giving him whorsnme advice,
for he will not Laok ii, unless il is pointed oui
To him by some g democratic friend" Trv tn
turn him from the error of his ways and he i'm.
mediately hegins 10 talk Of sulphur water" and
- gunpowder." When we tell him of the wishes
of gn0d men in his behalf, he wonders huw We
got in company with them. instead of being thank
tui for t"elr sympathy aud prayers. We see that
the edil" can draw an inference-we have been
To the church, but wish him tn understand
that the:r is To be - FEAST of fat things hi
given by the, ladies of the Methodist Church thai
we know uf-eXcept - Love Feast where the
spirit Is fed. That WON'T sui ynu - old one"
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THE GREAT STEAM ELECTRICAL OR
HYDRO ELECTRIC MACHINE.

They are a out tn exhibit al Castle Garden. N.
York. an immense MANN 9TH Electrical Machine,
IN which the electricity il generated by steam
p'wef. IT is called the grand Hydru electric ma
chine. and iis p'"er ia such that, with one shock
II can Instantly kill an TX. hut may hp So gradu-
ated that child could receive the shuck without
injury. This is the only machine Of the kind in
thus country. there being Int other in the
world. which ia hut fourth the pnwer uf this
single spark from The prime conductor will IL
mite shavings. A our readers will doubtless feel
rmrons III understand The nature and appearance
at this novel machine. we condense a description
If il from The Herald The machine consists Of
cylindrical boiler, about ten feet long. like lnco
motive buller The fire in which passes through
iuheS surrounded ny water. and thence into chlm-
nry On the tap If the bollrr, are 240 bent iron
tubes. terminating jets, with peculiar aperturps
1T Ina rd wuoi. from " hich the steam issues A
n"ve the bnpr are two hollow meal arms To
Zach of which attached 70 small iron tubes
furnished with jets. by the passage of steam
through which The electricity is prudnceh. The
steam is admitted In the arms. and the small tubes.
by handle connected internally with a valve
r"w uf pipes fitted To the metal arms through
which the steam issues, is enclosed by a casing.
This easing or box il the condenser, and To
produce condensation of the steam in the pipes,
previous la lis emission from their eXrenties. this
condenser is supplied With wafer. as It'll required
through which The steam issues. and is blown up
on puInis situated ahuut foot distant. " hen the
machine is in action, the positive electricity is
produced and may he collected frorn ball con.
nrcted with the points. and the negative from all
parts of the bol"r the electricity is accustomed by
The friction of the PARTICLES of water after condrn
satun.
The phenomenon was first noticed by the men
having the care at an engine al SpghiIl. The ce
menr, by which the slfeIy valve was secured to
The b"iler had a crack in II. and through this fis-
sure jet of steam issued, the engine man, having
ne of his hands accidentally immersed IN the
steam presented the other the lever of the valve
when he vas surprised by brilliant spark. &C
cnnpaniad nv a violent wrench in his arms. The
-amr effect was produced whenever he attempted
To touch any part of the boiler. or any iron work
connected with it. provided his other hand Was
-xpoSed la the cam. He nexu found that while
he held one hand IN the jet uf steam. he cnlnmu
nIratrd shock tn every person " hoIn he touched
with the other, whether such person were in con
iact with the hoer ar merely standing ON the
brick work which supported it /; hut that a person
touching the boiler received a much stronger shock
Than whu merely siOnd me bricks.
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"THE NEW YORKER"

Is the title of weekly paper just started by
Greeley & McElrath, of the Tribune. which is ui
large size and beautiful in execution. This paper
is aff'rded for 81, single Copy, or Twelve
Copies for go per annu,u Ii is wing in its
pJiitics, of course, and we have no doubt that il
will receive, as it deserves, generous support
from that party. The editors say that the plan Of
The paper will combine
!. Original ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Poems, eir
2. Select Lteraure-Taes. Sketches, extracts
from new Bnoks, etc.
3. Mscrlany-Lerers from Europe and different
parts of our own Country, Statistics, Anec
doies. SC.
veniious. Recipes. SC.
D. General lnlegence-FOreign and Domestic
including Political events, Proceedings uf
Congress. &c. Sc.
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STATE RIGHTS REPUBLICAN DEMoC


This is the kind Of doctrine we advorate, and
We d. sn. because We believe the interests of our
beloved connlry. and thuse of humanity. require
1t. We hear the charge sometimes made that
State Rights doctrines Tend Ia the dismpmberment
o ""r glorious Union, and that its advocates are
therefore, whether Intentionally or no, the enc
mics of the c"untry. This is grave charge and
merits a grave refuiation.
We deny, in TOTO that nnr doctrines have any
s'ch tendency, and we even go farther, and say
that the doctrines Of Federalism are the doctrines
Of dsnninn in their resuls. This NAV seem
bid assertion To sumo, bnr we most snlpmnIy he
lieve il to be true in all its length and breadth
The continual hue and cry of Federalism. from
the days and doctrines of Hamilton. to the present
time, have been, that The General Government
must he aimed with mnch power Ia enable it To
withstand the powerful and constant tendency IF
the governments Of the States to encroach upnn
that Government, and swallow mp more aud more
of those powers of sovereignty. which have hepn
-legated by the States to the General Govern
meni. DisuniOn, and the disgrace of our pxppr
ment Of self government, have been constantly
predicted, unless the Federal Government should
be permitted tn exercise any and every p ,wer Of
sIyeregnty, and the States would surrender all
pretensions to sovereign power.
Now, we anticipate precisely The opposite re-
silt For The States. buth do aud must D ,ssess
the controlling authority, f,r they include, withir
themselves. the masses and the mighty energies
Of the people. Then, let any system If Govern
ment, which does not ans ,utely nsprp all p wpr
over and exercise unbuunded sway over the PEG
pie, be found to weigh heavily upin the masses Of
the citizens of the several States, and what are we
TO anticipate as the resut7 clearly. nnne other
than resistance TO that crushing ppwer The
States rising mp in the majesty of their might.
will overthrow the oppressive rule, disnembpr the
Uoun. and seek, in an entire inde pendence Of ex
teror control. the remedy fIr the ablsez of thai
very strong Central Government which Federal
ism seeks to establish upon firm and SAT-, fpoiino.
b I means Of that consolidation. which LEADING Il,
sistance. must work its own final ovpr,hrow
u Hess we are To suppose the people may be sunk
90 low by Government they have exalted 81 higb
a5ove themselves, as tamely To submit To the die
thon Of power without right, while, at the same
time, that power is wholly dependent up,n them
slves, and must be entirely Frustrated the mo
ment that support is withdrawn.
Hence. we say, that the consolidaionisfs are The
disunionists--and again repeat. that State Rights
Republican Democracy, which secures equal
rights and privileges, both to the individual citi-
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military paint of view these expeditions m,nt
out where i"rs and psis may be ni,,si ad vanlaue-
onsly established, with view Ia tn. ga = occn-
pancy of the country and the pr'e"tion ut The in
hahiianiS and the trader from the Indian ou raues
or iroin aggression ur interierences of any kind -
'hs. we believe. was the protessedly authorized
Je"t "f Captain Freemunt's expeditions; bu, his
ard mt and aciive temperament, aud his love uf
science and knuw ledge. could not rest satisfied
with bare performance of prescribed duties -
lie has submitted Ia his cuunirymen and the
world, IN his unprriending and modest narrative.
vast body uf bntanical. geological and meteoruu-
s'cai iniormaii"n The soil and the mineral wa
'ers have been subjected To analysis More than
iur hundred and thirty astronomical obsprva ions
are recorded. The latitude aud longitude of i'm.
p'r'a"t points accurately determined, and The -e-
vaii"n at n'"uniains ascrrtained. The survey of
Capt. Freein nj from the eastward meets that uf
Capt w likes frum the westward. and as far as ia
requisite fur all immediate practical purposes, tie
map of Oregon is cumDIete''