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"P.3RLOR POLITICIANS"

Whocvo. will take the trouble 10 ex-
anime carefully INTO The secret mannuyres
OF class Of men, who manage always
to secure TO themselves good share OF
the spoils Of victory, but who are Iillc
known or heard Of during an election,
Will become astonishcd at The degree of
perfection 10 which the "paror polili-
clans" has arrived in his vocation. lie
is never seen onl mingling with the mass
es who do the work of the party, but is,
during an important canvass, always found
IN his pirate study, with a long list of
names "l prominent party men residing in
different sections of the country laying
before him. His whole time is employ.
ed in correspondence He chronicles
every act of the party, and dispatches his
letters TO the prominent party men. and
particularly the candidates for the Presi.
dency, Vice Presidency, members Of Con-
gress, &c. SC. lie thus, too often, OBJ
lains a reputation for being an active rar-
'y mHn, enc whose Tine and talents have
been chi iuycd to advance the interests
and secure the success OF the Democrat
ic party. How many thousand letters
have been written to President Polk by
the "parlor politicians" throughout the
counlry?-men who have never raised
hand TO secure the victory, and many Of
them did not even take the trouble to
vote for him. Yet we venture TO assert
that these very men are now the most ella.
morotts for office. VIII not the Prcsi-
dent examine well the credentials Of these
men when they apply for Office? Instead
o! considering the number Of letters they
have written him rs qualification, il
would be better 10 inquire what services
lie has rtrdered the triumphen; party.
whether he'h done nnything that should
en1l,Ie him to the patronage he solicts.-
In short we advise the President to be-
ware Of this class of men who come I'M
der the denomination Of "par!or pol,i-
clans"
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TIE CO.NNITTEES OF THE
SEM TIE.

Mr.. Vice President Dallas has made u
very lucid exhibition of his character and
caliJre in his appointment Of the Com
mltIees Of the L. S Senate At the head
of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
at this time by far the most important
post in The Senate, and requiring a rare
union Of ability. knowledge and Gsc,e-
ton, he has placed Mr.. William Allen,
who condescends TO misrerresent Ohio,
and who. las every possible disqualiica-
ton for the place. IT does seem To us
that from majority comprising such men
as Col Benton, ID. II. Lewis, Mr.. McDnt-
lje and Gen Cass, better selection for
This post should have been made. That
MIR. Dallas saw lit to place bu. one Wing
on this important Committee Is a matter
for which we care but I!lte.
If Mr. Dallas intends as a Joke tho pla-
cling Of Mr. Ashley from Arkansas, at
the head of the Judiciary, with Webster
''erren as has Juniors, We suppose We
must laugh with him, though really we
canno, consider this proper subject for
the display of his woggery.
alr. Niles is probably lle right man to
put in charge Of our crazy Post Office ma
chinery, and John NJ. Clayton is we'll
placed at the foot of two uninpor,ant
Committees. As we are trying the ex-
pertinent Of carrying on the Government
with the smallest possible modicum OF in
tellccl at It's head, it is we'll 20 try it tho
roughly, aud cram into insignificant, out
"l-thc-wav places whatever talent turns
up. Mr.. Dallas has followed this rule
implicitly, and has earned for himself the
praise Of all hearty lovers of Polkery.
N. Y. Tribune.
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From the United States Gazette.
DEMOCRACY OF TIE NORTH

The Madisonian, after shelving the O.
wills of prescription for political opinions
evils 10 the proscriber as well as the
Proscribed-has the following beautiful
commentary upon the democracy of the
Worth. Certainly our brother has 90.
some new light upon the character of his
Parllzans, or a new freedom to use his
light; and we can assure him that he is
, winning golden opinions of the people by
the fidelity Of his picture.
"llow different il is in the South and
Sonlh Wesr A Chief Magistrate is rare
y annoyed by importantly for "patron-
age" by the people of those States. They
go for principle-lhe Northern cliques
for p!nnder. A President may cast off the
clique leaders with impuniiy. and without
the least danger-for their own nocks
will cease to follow them the momen.
they become powerless, and cannot be
driven from The administration they con.
trlbuled to place in power. But il is not
so with the people Of the South aud South
West-They support their leaders for
the IKE Of their princi ples-and when
their leaders are cast aside they 90 with
them Ell masse, and will fight under their
! banners to the death.
Such is brief picture of The perils lha.
may be unprecedented from restoration of
the "Ilunker Clique" a set Of desperate
men who make politics a trade. and re.
semble in character and tendency some of
the worst features Of The Jacobin Clubs.
Destitute of princple-ofen moral us
well as political--lhey manage to ride on
I the popular current, for the sake Of sue
cess; and when the good cause Cor which
alone The true Republicans commended, is
triumphant, they claim all the credit, and
demand all the "spoils."
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Advertising.

The Worcester Esi states lha, Mes
srs. Harden. liant s Co., firm doing
an extensive business in ,ha, town, paid.
during the past year, about one Thousand
dollars for advertising their goods. and
arc satisfied tia, for this outlay they have
received rich harvest in return.
Mr., Simmons, of Oak Hall. the largesl
Clothing Establishment in the county,
probably $4,000 yer year for the same
purpose, aud we never heard Of his com
planning Of The expense attending ii; on
the contrary he would pay donhIe that
sum rather Than lose the benefits Of thus
giving publicity TO his business.
Boston Eagle.
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CHESAPEAKE AND ONO ca
NIL.

We suspect That our ncIghbors Of the
District as we'll as some of our own cli-
zcns, viii fine that they have been too
fast, the former in rejoicing and the lat
ter in groaning, at the passage Of the bill
to complete the Canal TO Cumberland, for
it is Gle ged with conditions which we
apprehend will render il a dead letter. at
least for some time 10 come. In the first
place $4,000 Ions Of tonnage ale TO be
guaranteed the whole length of the Canal
for five years from its completion. before
the company can proceed 10 sell the bonds
and in the second place The bonds are
no. to be disposed Of below par. These
restrictions may make it Difficult, to pro-
coed with the work, or prevent it from be-
ing progressing altogelher-so that The
laughing and crying which have taken
place, may both have been in vain BALI
Clipper.
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From the United States Gazette.
Texas and the North.

It would seem from some movements
and correspondence, thai the Texas ques-
lion is not settled; even though snnexa-
ton should be regarded as ACCOMPLISHED.
still f'exas is TO be 4 ralIying word, as
effective IN some campaign as was the
shout of "Remember Paoi" IN another.
Neare not now enabled to see the IriG
On, indeed, direct tendency is not a better
wnrd,) oil the language of sonc of our
eastern press. There is evidently some
movement in contemplation The Dos.
ton Mercantile journal, a staid sespecia-
die paper, of true Wing principles, gives
an interesting account of the progress of
annexation, and when it comes to sneak
constl'ulionully of the measure, ii sug.
gests mode Of testing the question. The
slavery of Texas is not that warranted by
the Constitution; it is, therefore, not TO
he respected by the laws Of any State.
Consequently, when TIE slave escapes,
and arrested. case can be made, to be
settled by The Supreme Court. The fol-
lowing paragraph seems TO US less plain,
ahongh not less importent:
awe were tola last spring, that " might
safely depend on The southern Wings in
Congress TO prevent the annexation of
Texas, We did depend on them, end
they have betrayed us, but il will be only
our weakness, il we are betrayed again.
"LcI us, then, trusting only TO our own
resources, and 10 the moral and religious
character Of the free States, prepare our
selves seriously for tie contest, now inev.
table, and involving grsyer consequences
,Esn any in which we hove been engaged
since our national Constitution was first
formed. But, though, as we advance, we
may not feel that we can depend upon any
part of the South for support, We sill
shall not feel that we want safe rounda
ton wherein to plant ourselves, or faith
full allies 10 cheer us on. We have fhe
old principles Of the Constitution of the
country, and whatever is true and veneta-
bic in justice and religion, to Stand upon;
aud we have the voice Of humanity. and
tho 81 mpa'hies Of all ehris,endonl, to go
with us, and bid us God speed. Nor
shall we fail Cf success. For bod, OF
pcoplc, like that which fills the free States
of this Union, contendng earnestly in
such cause. was never yet brought into
base sntjec'lon to the spirit Of slavery,
and never can be-"
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The Cecil Wing.
EEKTO.N, lid.
Saturday, March p, lS4j.
=. &. RICKETTS,, EDITOR.


65"CLlo's" second communication has
been received. He was allowed the use
of our columns TO strike at "B L. B. -
whom "Echo,7 was afterwards allowed TO
defend. The controversy is not very pro-
ftable, and we have Rot room to allow it
to be carried on-she gWat length OF
''Clo's" last, forces us 10 this conclusion,
and as they stand Square" neither can
complain. We were absent from home
when Clos article was published, thence
the misprints he mentions; echo" might
also complain on the same score, for
which we offer a similar apology. Clio
is assured that his request will he strictly
compiled with.
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thy between mind and mind, and then.
like sized checked into noble action or
Il river rising 10 burst over its barres,
with his mind raised and excited by oppo-
tltion, he dlscourses to the Jury logic,
<l"Qlence, poetry, in tones that lingei in
msmery like the parting sound ola cattle
<ral bell or the dying note Of an organ.
Ills voice is deep, musical, sad.
Thrilling it can be as fife, but hiss Of
'cn n p'alnlive cadence, as though his son
mnurued amid the loud and angry TIL
mults eli the ferum for the quiet grove of
the ,acadesny, or in these evil timcs sigh
ed al the thought Of
those charms and virtues which we dnro
Conceive in boyhood, and pursue as men,
The unreachcd Paradise of our dcsplir.
in The attempt to keep pace with him re-
p"riers throw down their percils in des.
pair. His own pen traces in the same
vain attempt one long, waving, IIIegble
ssnc, scarcely to be read by himself. and
dcfying the scrutiny Of all olhefs-fl has
been said Of him the. If Morse's magnetic
telegraph were affixed to his lips, the
words would heap ON the wires.
His style is the poetry of prose- with
here and there an expression wlich. to
Use The questionable expression Of Burke,
rises from poetry into cloGnence, some
thought which entrances some idea which
burns. Such is that inimnable ccsnpari.
r son when speaking Of the principles of
Henry Clay. He said they rise like tie
peakS ofa l?ny moDniaia range from the
t"dle land Of az WusirioEs life. Such is
'hat sentiment worthy of Henry, the
greatest orator of the new world, if not
of all time, when, in The very words
which we may suppose the forest born
Denosthcres would have used, he said.'
'Whal. BAXlsu TuE BlnLE FROM SC Hooy,s;
NeGel' while there is piece Of Plymouth
cock left big enough to make gun flint
of l.
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British Tariff.

The Steamer Cambria, which arrived in
Boston on Tuesday last, Ii days from
Liverpool, brings information of reduc-
ton Of the British Tariff, which it is said,
will have very favorable effect on the
trade of the United States. So, we sup.
pose, Mr.. John Bull not seeing any ikel;-
hood of our Tariff being reduced to suit
him, makes reduction of his own. with
she hope that we will follow his example.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-03-22
STANDING COMMITTEES.

On Foreign Relations -Messrs. Allen.
chairman. Cass, Archer, Arherion, and
IIuger.
On Finance. -Messrs. Woodbury., Nc
Duf1ie, Benton, Evans and Phelps.
On COmmerce.-Messrs. Ilaywopd.
Dix, Huntington, johnson, Of Maryland,
and Sewer.
On Muauluclurcs --Mtssrs. D;chin-
son, Sturgeon, Simmons, SempIe, and
sTcight,
On observation-disclosures. Sturgeon,
SenpIc, Upham, Bates aud Barrow.
| Q" .Milifary .1Gars.-Messrs. Benton,
flanagan, Crillenden, DIX and Phelps.
On .N'iHo.--Messrs. A,chson, Sem.
pie, BARROW. Fairfield, and Curvin.
Or .Nara2 .3Dajrs hles>r-. Fairfield.
Colqmtt, McDutIie, gohn VI, Claytor,
aud Dickinson.
On Public Lands-Messrs, B"ecse.
Spcight, Ashley, Woodbridge and jarna-
| gin.
On Private Land CIaims-Messrs
flanagan. Semple. Johnson, of Louisiana,
Dayton, Thomas Clayton.
On Indian affairs Mes Sewer,
Bagby, Phelps, MoreItesd, and A Gibson
On Claims.-Messrs. Bagby. Maugnm,
John NJ. Clayton, Semple. and Dickinson
On Revolutionary Claims. Alessrs
Semple, Jarnagin, Greene. flanagan, aud
Culqulu.
On the judiciary -NIessrs. Ashley,
Iluger, Webster, Berrlen. and Breese.
On The Post Office and Post Roads,
Messrs. Niles, Surgeon, Simmons, Sem
pie, aud Johnson of Louisiana.
On Roads and Cana1s.-Messrs. Alh
er,on, Lewis, Corwin, Sturgeon and
Woodbridge.
| On Pensions -Nessrs. Dix, Bates,
Miller, Ashley, and Alchson.
On The District Of Colambid. - essrs
Colqui,, Sewer, Johnson Of Maryland.
Miller, and Woodbury..
On Patents and the Patent Office -
Messrs, Woodbridge, flanagan, Sturgeon.
Speighl, and Lewis.
On Observation-Disclosures. Lewis.
Moreliead, Alherlon, Dayton, and Dch-
inson.
On territories -Messrs. Baghy, Allen,
Lewis, Evans, and John NJ. Clayton.
On Public Bujldings.-Messrs. Day
ton, Simmons, and Bates.
70 audit and control tie Contingent
Expenses Of The Senate. Alessrs. Niles,
Breese, and Corwin.
On Printing .-Messrs. Alher,on, Sim
mons, and Scnlplc.
On Engrosscd Bills -Messrs. spcighi
Greene, and Jarnogin.
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PENNSYLVANIA U. S. SEN ATOR.

Gen. Simon Cameron, loco, has been
elected To The L. s. Senate, from this
Safe, 10 fill the vacancy caused by The re-
sgnation of Mr.. Buchanan. lie va, E.
ecIed on the jh ballot, over Judge
Woodward, the locoloco nominee. by The
votes Of the wings, aud l6 locos who
refused to 20 into the caucus. The vote
stood, Cameron 81, Woodward So, and
scattering 8. Mr.. Cameron is represen-
ted as favorable IN the tariff aud dlslri-
button Of the proceeds of the public lands
His credentials were presented in the
Senate on Saturday.
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aJWe inlimated last week that we
would continue our remarks upon som G
matters growing ont of or in some way
connected with the late appointment OF
Register, but we have since concluded
that no good can come of it, and that harm
possibly might, so we will let them pass.
We had lhoaght to refer 70 some char
gcs and insin'iations rejecting upon our
course in regard 10 it, but as we were sure
we were Tghi, before we went ahead, We
are in measure Indifferent 10 what NAV
be said. When talked to personally, We
will reply in person, but shall not take the
trouble TO huns up the slang that some
persons choose To indulge in. We will.
however, take the opportunity 10 say, TO
any who honestly believe we were wrong,
that they should say so to us, and they
nigh, probably be convinced to the con-
trary; and TO any who malicioHsly charge
us with prcmedi,ated unlairpess, or wilruI
error, we would say that they are acting
IouIly. aud retailing falsehood.
And a word about, and to The locoro-
cos. We can conceive that some Of them
are actua,cd by personal feeling, and are
hence honest in shat they say upon the
subject we will allow all such to say
just what they please; hu, the grca. ma
jority Of that party who are making so
much to do about the appointment, are
dishonest in their professions, and are
only trying to distract the WAig parity
We trust all wings will bid every such
man to begone when he approaches than
we don't wait the assistance Of 1ocofo-
cos in settling our party difficulties
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PEACH TREES.

The Louisville journal gives the fol-
lowing scasonab!e hints:
"rhis is now the season TO attend 10
peach trees. Remove the earth from the
tree at The roots, make close eXamina-
ton for worms with the aid of knife,
carefully cutting in where ans gum is
found and us far as there seems to be hol-
low under the bark. When the worms.
II any, are extracted, wash the whole
STEM of Tie tree wilh strong soap suds,
when dry, apply coating of whi.cwasIn,
(ln which salt has been diScovercd, y
around the stem near the roots. Then
make pyramid around the tree Of pow
dcred charcoal or fine Coal leinders, or, in
deaIht OF these, Of sand or dirt. Two or
three times during the year, remove the
pyramid, examine for worms, rub the
stem near the roots with piece OF coarse
cloth to destroy any moth eggs that may
haze been deposited. and finally restore
the pyramid An occasional application
OF salt and sal'pet!e or wood ashes may
be made, and some rely sltogethe, on
these publications., with the addition Of
searching for worme in spring and autumn
and on these occasions carefully rubbing
or scraplng the tree. II trees ale attended
to for two or three years, they are moi
likely 10 be attacked by the worm. The
tree becomes sound and healthy and the
woile d@eS no! seem able 10 pcnetraic tho
bark"
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A Good Book.

A New York paper states that veal
thy gentleman called upon Bishop On
derdonk on Friday. and on taking leave,
made him present Of book. On tax
ing of the wrapper and opening to the IT,
tie page. there was hundred dollar bank
note; on turning over II leaf there was an
other; laird leaf and there was third
bill; over the fourrl leaf a foIrih bill, and
and over the fifth leaf fifth bill. until it
seemed as though the took was a volume
of hundred dollar biils.
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A GREAT SPEAK Err.

There is a locoloco member OF the New
Jersey Legislature, named Pickle, who is
an incessanl lalker. On all occasions
and on all subjects he "says his say
lie recently spoke thirty eight times in
one day. That fellows speeches, we
should suppose were not very powerful,
or else hhe Legislature would be over.
whelmed by a cataract Of strong p'ckie.'
VIVA, sort of a locking man is he! Is he
q HplcltY pickic9N
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A Town without a Lawyer.

In the town of Wcs,brook. Connecticut,
the community IN which place is com2o-
sed chiefly Of farmers, there is one tailor,
@ le doctor, two ministers, and a public
house sustained on temperance principles
Strange to say. however, lhele is not a
lawyer ,l.cre, and the reason assigned is,
that Tie pcopfe kno,r enough 10 get olong
,cHhom ihcm. If one lawyer were to get
among them lie would soon teach them
the contrary.
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QT~We have already noticed the gentle
sucking dovc-advicc Of The Richmond
Enquirer 10 President Polk relative to
appointments, accompanied with his sob
bIng and crying over the defeat of his pet
Stevenson. We now give the following
gentle hint 10 the same high dign'ary
from S'unm, Bang SEQ. of the New
! ork Plebian, in which by the way, there
is more truth than felton, Bait. Pat.
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thodist Episcopal Confer
cnCc.

This body met Tuesday morning at
O'Clock, pursuant to adjournment, and
was opened by reading portion of Scrip
ture ard Prayer. Bishop Waugh presil-
ed. After 'disposing Of some unimporlanl
matters the case Of the Rev j. A. Harding
was taken up. This case it will be re-
membered was before the last Annual
Conference which met in Washrnslon,o CITY
and at the time caused considerable en-
element The charge agains: Mr.. Hard
ing is that he is the owner of slaves, and
refuses TO manGm, them on the ground
that they are the property Of his wife
they being hers before he married her
The last Annual Conference, after a pa
lIent investigation Of all hc facts in the
case, suspended him from the ministry
tlntll he should comply with the Disci-
pline oil the Church and set them free
From this decision he appealed to tho
General Conference, who sustained tho
decision of the Annual Conference BY n
decisive vote. Ia consequence Of the de.
.tlsion being sustained. it comes back to
dhls Conference for final action. The
COMMITTEE wko had Ike case under inyes
Nisation reported yesterday that he mus
.slay suspended Nnti he shall comply will.
the reGues. OF the Conference Mr.. Hard
ing was understood 10 say that lie was
wiling To send them all 10 Liberia, and
would do so as soon as circumstances
word admit. but refused to sign the pa.
{"'r1 tor that purpose at ibis time. The
.Alatcr gave rise 10 sumo sparrrg among
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FEMALE DEyoTIoN:

The house of'Ccorgc P. Fisher. E=or..
OF Dover, Del, caught fire on Monday
night, III all upper room where his two
children, boy of four, and girl Of two
we're sleeping. There was no person in
the house when the fire was discovered.
except the females o. lhe family, who
rushed TO the room. but were Immediate
ly driven back by the volume of smoke
and flame which issued from Tie door on
lis being opened, all but Miss Celia Rick
ards, Il sister of Mrs. Fisher, who entered
the chamber at the peril of her life, brought
out one child, retuIcd again for The other.
and succeeded in getting it in her arms.
but fell snilocaled by the smoke and heat
before she reached the door. BY lhi~
Time a colored man>servant arrived and
entered the room far enough to drag ou,
Miss Richards and the 'cAild both in a
state Of insensiblily; and from that mo-
Regl ne one could enter, though i, was
supposed another child was in the room,
until rhc FIRE was exlinguishcd, which was
finally, with .mnch difficulty effected, at
ter the contents eff de room was burnt
IN.
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The STAMP act.

Many BaIlimoreans complain about the
passage of the Bill known as the "Samp
Act" lis our opinion that no act could
have been passed, by which as much re-
venue could be raised, that would bear as
lightly upon the people. Farmers are al
ready taxed so heavily that many ur them
find grea. difficulty in meeting the de-
mands Of the collector. Merchants and
the buying and selling portion Of the CON-
muniy have never been as much oppres-
scd by taxes, as the tllers Of the soil, and
a, the money has TO be raised we are
well pleased TO see that they have to
come noarg doing their share in raising
il.
The Bill specifies that aftcrthe 10Th Of
May next, stamp duty shall be levied on
all bonds, promisorS notes, s., executed
in this State, where the sum exceeds
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PRE.FIICE.t.E
up.

A Washington correspondent says !har
Dir. Duncan, in his last speech in Con-
gress, "peGriHg out Walls of his wrath on
the Wkigs.n 30 which Prentice, of the
Louisville tnurnai, replies The Doctors
wrath is not kept IN "vials," He keeps
it in quart bottles, demJolns, and pun
chcon>
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One Of the most interesting ceremonies
which We have recently witnessed took
place on Thursday night last al the Odd
Fellows Halt, in this city; it was the
presentation Of IA beautiful silver pitcher
by the Odd Fellows of rhls city, to the
Rev. John Kennedy -Dcl Journal.