Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-06
From the National Intelligencer.
What's in the Wind ,

The subjoined paragraph, taken from tho
Washington cOrrospundence Of the Journal OF
Commerce, disclosos a fact of some interest
not To the siave-hoIdng portion of the Uni.
ted States" only but TO all the freenien who
compose the population Of our country. We
do not doubt the authenticity of this iniprna.
ton: and il the writer has ANY further or more
particular information on this subject, we in
vite him 10 reveal II.
WAsuiScroN, Oct. 90, 1916.
"Mr. CALHous, toward the close of the late
administration, despatched an. agent to the is
land of st. Domingo, for what particular OBJ
lrct il was not known. lie was paid out of
the secret service fund. This agent (Mr. llo.
gam has returned, md made n voluninous,
and, as | understand, an interesting report,
which will, probably, at somo time, see the
light. IL is conjectured that IL relates chiefly
to the condition of The Spanish portion OF the
island, and tho situation and prospects Of the
Domnicans; their war with tho lInytlens ;
the policy Of the English and French Govern
ments IN regard To tetn, and Ia the savehold'
ing portion of the West India Islands general
ly, &c. 1t hns been supposed that the British
Government, aud perhaps Tho G"vernment o,
France also, will take such "A course as will aid
the entire abolition of suvery IN this island
and, indeed, in all the Spanish aud French Is
lands. The subject is ono at some interest "a
the saveholding portion Of the United States.
LIFE ISsURANCE.-A striking in
stance Of sudden death while in The prime
Of manhood, and of the great importance
of Life Insurance, will be found in the
following letter from Providence, under
date Of the 23d inst, which we copy
from the Boston Transcript Of 9th ult
In your exceIlen. journal (under date
2 st inst. | notice that mention is made
ofthe death Of a gentleman residen, here
who had insured his life for 900.
The peculiar facts OF this case are Of
striking interest, and their publicity will
doubtless awaken more general attend
ance than heretofore to the supreme I'm.
portance Of life insurance, which | am
reloced TO see you aid with the able in
huence of yonr extensively circulated
paper, and thus confer on mankind real
and most important benefit worthy the et-
forts Of public journalist in this enlght-
ened,age therefore beg to acquaint
your readers that the case referred to is
that Of Amory Chapin, Esq, II gentle
man long resident among us-ol the
highest responsibility and standing - and
President of the North American Bank.
While on visit to New York in Au.
gust last he became acquainted with Mr..
Starr, tie General Agent of the .Nation-
al Loan Fund Insurance Company OF
London, and was so struck with the pc
cular features of that Institution that he
effected an insurance on his own life with
them in The SUN Of $4,000. lie was
then in perfect health, and passed his
medical examination most satisfactorily
This was on the 2lst Of August. Ear
ly in Sepiember being returned TO Prov
dence) he contracted cold, and was
seized with illness which for some time
seemed to yield to the skill of his atten-
tive physicians but in the wise councils
of Heaven it was ordained otherwise ;
and in the prime OF life, being only ~
years OF age-in the midst oi large c'I~
Gle Of valued friends - leaving an ailec-
tionaie wife and children-he died on the
4,h October. Another feature Of this
case is, that he died of an attack Of ser
ratio goui," which he had never been
visited with previous to his last fatal Ill
ness.
One more remark, and | will no Ion
ger inlrpde on your png"s. To secure
to his family this wise provision OF $40,
900 the late MIR. Chapin expended o'
his means 1912 only. Each readers
mind will supply i,s own commentary,
Yours respectfully,
"A FRiEND TO Lire INSURANCE.
Tae PoiotO The American Institute, nj III
late session III New York, passed tue tollo~
ing resolution
RcSOIrcd, That the alarming siipati"n ~ .
great part "f the world ut this ,lme, ~ conse
uurncs ui the disease called tho rot ~ poia
toes, rcquircs the most ACTIVE, ,.prompi and nn
tiring eArrti0us of nll the ptoducets oi thu
mosi important ptoduc,ior, To snbduc u p"ssi
bic the iigliinl rav1gcs Of this disease, and Il
pruvr, hy succc.sfnl experiment. that the oonn
try which originally prodnc,d this Invaluable
root one of the most sustaining sontceN -
.ub,l.,ruce {" The population "f Europe ~ wei
/ a. otlf oN A rotntTN. can ptoN tde tUmCdy Il