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"WHO ARE THE TRAITORS o,

Tyler infamy !!--Bah! The mooooro,.,
and the COnUictOcratS continue to brand tho S,o,os
flights party with treason-treason tn ,bon .
To the wings! To Mr.. Clay! Thew saw IN
both--that the Tyler party, with the aid of Cal
houn's friends, defeated the sc monocracv,, 81
their distinguished leader in New York, and the
nation. The warliness of the affiliated Sc mono.
cratic" journals from Bangor TO New Orleans er
,neir Industrious dead, for their slaughtered brethren
hlied the Bank and Tarrlfites of the land ,bo
universal wing party now no more-with Cloom
and sorrow. They consoled themselves bnnn,
with reflection that James K. Polk could not bova
beaten " Harry of the West''bu for the ,re,charv
Oh 1onh l yief-ahd yet, before the election. it was
very gravely argued that John Tvler,s f,;onJa
could not vary the result, and it was of little con-
sequence for whom they voted-for when "uorrv
OF The West" assembled the judgement seat tboy
would be gullotined without mercy. "Ha,a
and there, one of the condemned criminals ,yLa
were then standing with halters about their necke
Wonld ne lett IN Office as monuments of wbig
mercy 1t is true that policy was carried ont by
MIR. Polk, but, we have every reason to helievo
he regrets it noU. We fear that this error in
the beginning Of his administration has induced
MN TO pursue the course, which the .NetD York
politicians complain Of so loudly-of beepipo
,ohigs IN office and rsmouing good and fyye
JI'e"dS' we take this occasion, however To saw
lhat these New Workers are very ant to urre p
ifee ana lavish s. distribution of the spells. and
when lhey nave disposed of their portion, they
sun cry aioua tor a second division. We assure
tne l ie'iof"s ,os'' however unjust he may have
been to the States Rights men. WIN b.J r.
under John Tyler, they will give to his ,dninis
trslion, If he sticks to the doctrine If g stric, omo
stuction'" a firm, willing and undivided snnnor,
We gave you our votes, not as James U p,IL
but as the leader Of the Democracy Of tho
the nominee Of a Convention, which h"iI 1I.
flung lis Banner to the winds and inscribed m sgo.
fold NO BGnks-no protection-no Internal T.,J
proDements-no assumption Of State debts-Ter
as-ofegon. Aye! and the boundary of the two
seas. Our enemies, q monOcrais.' denounced ~
as traitors and our friends forgot the aid ,L Va
received at our hands when the Dem,c,,ayy
of The nation stood before the judgement Goa, e
OLD Harry with halters about their pecks =;
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TO receive their sentence of death. "Old Veto"
solitary and alone game to their aid, routed the
Devil and his angels and saved the democratic
party. "in perfect conformity with a lang life
of usefulness and honor" alone in The niiderness
he met the enemy of man surrounded by his sat.
telites. with all his internal engines Of power-a
observation-disclosures lmprovements-assump
tion of State debts-consolidaiion. Forty DAYS
and forty nights he wrestled with them, and the
divine providence which made him President of
the Great North American Republic gave him a
most triumphant victory. The most distinguish
ed Democrats of the land, are Buchanan, Cal
houn, Walker. Mason. Benton. and Wright. |
have already shown, were just 10 John Tyler.
and placed his acts before the country in their
speeches on the floor of the United States Senate
uncontamlnated by the misrepresenla alton of his
enemies, and bearing their most unqualified ap
probation.
In addition to the evidence of these men. the
lights of the nation and the world, BEARING testi-
mony that the charge of " treacherv' TO the
numerals, against the State Rights party was
false; we propose to close by shelving that the
leading democratic papers of the country also de.
Tended the course of the President. One disrin
gnished among the rest, closed its mortal career
when the gullotine was doing an active business
among the friends of Tyler and Calhoun. The
Globe which had held undispuied SWAY hitherto
was sacrificed on the aliars of the " Union. p
lis oracular mouth was closed forever. and Blair
and Rives, the Rothchilds of the Press. its min.
lstering priests. sunk with it to rise NJ. more
What said the Glohe. when speculation was rife
as to the course of President Tyler on the Bank
blif Read, and take heed. all you who "iHIu-
minated your houses" when the defeat of the
sub treasury was announced in Illinois. "You
who are gulitless cast the first stone.''
"lf MIR. Tyler were now to sign the Bank
hrI. 1T would he nothing less than an admission
that he consented TO he set mp as a candidate 10
cheat the people into the support Of a Bank Presi.
dent, Disgusting himself under The profession
q a Tong life deroted TO opposition 10 it. To,
day the law establishing the Independent Treas.
ury bill was repealed, 'oiih a rie,c to coerce the
PRESIDENT into the adoption of the Bank as the
hscal agent of the Government. Mr.. CLAY is
determined that the PRESIDENT shall hare no
ground to retreat 10 bat the first Treasuru nct
II WILL BE FOUND SUFFICIENT, under the
support of popular opinion. The belief gains
ground hourly that the Bank will be met by a We
To-.
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"IN PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR"

The state of our foreign relations being such that
war may possibly fall upon us, in consequence of
orr position in relation TO Texas and Oregon, it
is a part of wisdom that we shonld be fuily pre-
pared for any emergency. We therefore respect
fully urge upon the Administration the propriety
and importance of putting our hardy mechanics to
work in the different Navy Yards. In our Yard
there is plenty of work to be done, and plenty of
hands TO DO it, and they are only waiting the ne
cessary orders. Let the irigate ST. Lawrence,
that is now In the ship house, almost ready for
launching be put into the water, and her WAYS
will be ready TO receive another ship, at a mo-
ment>s warning. This can be done at a triflng
expense, without waiting for the action Of Con-
gress, and we hope the Secretary of the NAVY
will see the proPriety of giving the order at once
1t will give employment to our hardy mechanics.
put our work shops in order for business, when
the time arrives for expeditions work. The last
news from England, Informed us that the Dock
Yards of that nation were in an extraordinary
state of activity, and the public opinion seemed to
point to Oregon as the prize aimed at. 1t NAV or
may not be intended for actual war with us. but
the part of prudence dictates that we should he
prepared foF any emergency. We ask then of
the Department to let US 90 to work. VIII onr
request be needed? England is guided by no pr;a
ciPIe, but INTEREST, and her operations in the
River Platte, should arouse our most zealous = ,
tentiOn.
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THE ALTON DEMOCRATIC UNION.

we take much blame 10 ourSelf, that we have
not heretofore spoken of this able Democratic
journal, published at Alton, Illinois, which has
been coming to our address for the last ten weeks
1t was started by M T. Hope, Esq. formerly of
Hampton. after he was turned out of the office Of
Marshal OF Illinois, by the present Administration l..
Mr. Hope Is one OF hundred illustrations which
60 to show of what sterling stuff Tyler Demo
Gratis are made of. Instead of rebuking and de-
nouncing, as did William B. Lewis, the Admins
tratIon for a severe exercise Of prerogative. these
men true, to their principles. have douned their
armor, and are fighting the battle of the demo-
cTacy. We take pleasure in laying the following
article from the pen of Mr.. Hope before orr
readers =
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WILLIS ON HIS

vi AK la ChaPelle, he says, there are to be
seen, amongst other sacred relics, swaddlino
clothes Of our Saviour, the robe of the Virgin
Mary, the shroud of John the Baptist, some man
ma OF the lsreaites in the wilderness, a lock Of
The Virgins hair and the leathern girdle of the
Saviour. AT Cologne he saw other relics. He
says | rellshed exceedingly my ramble through
the narrow streets, and over the beautiful cathe-
draI, and | puckered my lips with due wonder at
the sight Of the bones of The eleven Thousand
virgins" in the Convent of St. Ursula. Alas
that, OF anything l~ovable, such NAV have been a
Partl There was no choice, | thought, between
the sknIis-yet there must have been a difference
in the beauty in the flesh that covered them.
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THE LOT OF NEW BOOKS

Which we have received from the Harpers,
through Messrs. Hodges s. Co, are a real treat.
Aiming them we will notice first a new and beau
t'iul publication of Morse's Gerogra phic Maps, in
Nus. Each number will contain four maps, At
20 cents each. The first ten numbers saws the
publisher. will form a comprehensive and elegant
." North American Atlas" for the Library, SC.
1t is indeed a valuable publication. and we have
no doubt will meet with an extensive sale. Nos.
i and 2 are already out.
The value and great popularity of the Wander
ing Jew. has induced the Harpers to issue anoth-
or edition, with beautiful large tyne, ON excellent
paper superbly illustrated after the French style
of engravings. We have not yet seen the first
No, although the second ia on our table. II is
published in numbers containing Ga large octave
pages at % cents each.
The 4lst No. Of the Pictorial Bible is also be-
fore us. which runs a considerable distance into
the New-Testament We have now a longing
desire to see this work completed, as il will to-
gether form a work Of letter press printing here
tofore unsurpassed.
We have received DR.. John p. Dnrbin's "Ob-
servations in the East, chiefly in Egypt, Pales-
tine, Syria, and Asia Minor This work is
compiled in two volumes, duodecimo, and is illus
trated with numerous engravings on wood and
metal. Those who have read this genrleman's
+" Observations in Europe" published last wear
by the Harpers, will know how to appreciate the
present work.
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COASTERS, LOOK AT

The Old North Stale'' newspaper nubIisbod
at Elizabeth City, contains the following para
graph, OF Importance at least To the Coasters
What a trade is here if our citizens would onlv
invest their surplus capital in vessels fit for this
trade and the West Indies. While our town is
dropping, trade dead, mechanics idle, and taxes
eating up our capital, we remain inert and stunt
fled, while others are invited 10 reap the reward
which is OF our own doors =
We are requested by one of our merchants to
state, that, In consequence of the Iuwness of the
water In the Canal, thirty or forty vessels. fit for
the Coastlng Trade, can obtain Freiphts from
this place, and the different landings in the
neIghborhood, and possibly obtain employment
throughout the winter"
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EDUCATION CONVENTION.

The citizens of Norfolk hold a meeting at the
Court House TO morrow evening, for the purpose
of selecting delegates 10 attend the Education
Convention, which will be held in the CITY of
Richmond next month. Is not Portsmouth and
Norfolk County going to move in this matter, or
will they let the whole subject go by default.
That a great move will he made on this important
subject this winter there can be no manner of
doubt, and every portion of the State should be
represented, because every portion is deeply aud
directly interested.
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drawn from the Capital on the 18th instant
The services of the British Frigate Eurydice was
rendered him., but he waits the arrival of the
British Steam Packet from Tampico, (momently
expected at Ve'a CRUZ and would take passage
with his family and suite for Havana, and 1t was
confidently asserted that a French Squadron would
make its appearance off Vera Cruz, by the latter
part of December.
Nothing new from our land forces-they remain
in si0tu ono.
We sailed in company with the u. S. steamer
Mississippi. for Pensacola.
Left l. 5. ship Falmouth, alag ship.) John
Adams, st. Marys, Saratoga, aud brig Porpoise-
all well.
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LARGE PAPERS

The London Spectator finds fault with tbs
enormously large papers of the Metropolis
Large sheets, says the Spectator, are as unfa-
VoraPle to newspaper literature as large thea.
tres pave proved To dramatic art. In both ca
SEES excessive space has led to coarseness of execu
tl"n. 10 the excessive size of our newspaners
may in no slight degree be attributed the want Of
artIstlcsl handling in their reports Of murders. II
is useless to complain Of the prominence given to
Such topics. The public will have them. The
mono,ony OF orderly business life begets an ire
sistlble craving for such strong stimIants. Even
those who cry out against such panderino 4, a
VitIatsd taste, can not resist reading. But the same
cause which has driven our newspapers to reprint
parliamentary reports and foreign Office protocols
entire, instead Of presenting their readers with a
manageable analysis-the necessity Of filling MD
-"oIIge them 10 enter into all the reyoltinp
minute Of every act Of butchery.''
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NEWS.
tentiOn.

The most important item Of news which we
have this morning is that contained in the CORES
pondence of the Norfolk Herald, in a letter from
the u. S. ship Princeton, in the BaIize. No other
paper has it. We wonder if the National In.
teIligencer will be so very anxious to defend
Mexico, from the demands Of France as il
has shown itself willing to denounce this country
for maintaining its rights in the gull of Mexico.
After a very boisterous passage of seven da vs
from Vera Cruz, (our coal having been ALI con.
sumed on the 4th day out) we have arrived og
this place to land a bearer of Dispatches. wba
proceeds TO Washington via New Orleans-bo
left the City of Mexico on the 18th oil. From
him I CLEAN the important ntellipence-tbaf om.
difficulties ,cih that Country man be con.;Jsr
ed at an end al least, the Mexican Goveromen,
have now %signided a willingness To rece,vo =
Minister on the part of our Government. and ono
will be sent on the part Of the Mexican Gnve,n.
ment.
Thus matters now stand with us-while on tho
other hand, a new and serious difficulty has no
Cured with the French Embassy. Baron de ~.
prey reached Vera Cruz furs day before our do.
parture, having demanded his passports and with
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The OREGoN QUEsTIoN.-We have seen II
stated from so many sources that a letter has heen
received from Mr.. McLane. in which the npinion
is confidently expressed that unless President
Polk heats Il retreat from the position he has taken
on the Oregon question, a war with ENGLAND is
inevitable. that we begin t. believe il To he trne
Great preparations. we have shown before. are
making for snch a contingency in all parts of the
kingdom.-Erpress.
This is undoubtedly all true, and it is equally
true also, that neither Mr.. Polk nor Mr.. Bucban-
an will ever heat such a retreat The PreSiden,
of the United States and the Secretary of State
will fulfil the wishes and desires of the American
people, and act as becomes brave and patriotic men
to the end of the whole controversy between the
two nations. They will never compromise the
dignity and glory of the Republic, nor cause the
most cordial Halter of Great Britain TO blusb for
Their conduct IN the premises; and. notwithsiand-
inc England may threaten, they will do their duty
unterrifiPd and nnmoved by either threats or de.
monsira tons. England may threaten rs much as
she pleases, and may declare war too ifshe thinks
1t expedient but the sooner she proceeds to omen
hostllitles. and the longer she continues them the
worse u VIII be Tor her. She can never by such
means convince the American people that thew
ought to allow her to establish a new colonv IN
this continent. and ii is highly probable that she
will lose the fuothold she already holds here. If
she ieels so bellIgerent as TO 90 to war with the
nation that furnishes her with the staff of life. we
can cool her down by stopping supplies for a short
time and moreover, if she ,CiH fight, our people
can stand the brunt of a war as long as hers can
and look through the double sights of a rifle with
as true an aim, and pull the trigger with as dead
a certainty OF hitting their mark, as the best of
her disciplined troops can look over the polished
and gllstening barrel of a smooth. bore mus
ket.
Let her boast, then. and threaten. She threat
ened MS when the Texas question was on the "a.
PTS, and she quietly and prudently held her peace
instead OF declaring Dar, when she found that
there was no terror in her threats She is mr.
suing the same course now that she did then. and
VIII give mp in this case as she did in that. She
gives the world to understand that she is { ma
king great Preparations for contest with rs.
but the world is aware that there is a urea, differ
ence between preparation and demonstration
and England will learn in a very short time thai
the people Of this country are not TO be deferred
from the contamination of their purposes by anv
threats or preparations she may make. Then 10,
her prepare. 1t is a game at which both parties
can play and as far as the Oregon question is CON
cerned, she may as well let her preparations alone
for the people of this country have RICH, and ms
tice on their side. and they will furnish convin
cling proof, if need be, that 'thrice is he armed
who hath his quarrel just ~. y. Globe.
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The foIIowing ballot was rnted in ,he Ei

The following ballot was voted in the First
Ward, Sd District:
For the amendment of the Constitution in re-
lation TO the removal of Judicial Officers.
For the removal of all officers, and the ap-
polntment of new ones, from the body of the peo-
Pile. every six months:
For the division of property every Saturday
nj! n -oftener ifrequired
For making the dealing out of wine behind the
counter a legal tender for the Banks, instead spe-
Exceptionally : for the Dutch
For the establishment of Stated Preaching.
and the Bible in the Schools, at all places this
side of Sandy Hill:
If negroes shall be allowed to vote, I am for
Strengthening their hair and whitewashing their
ID black faces:'
The individual who deposited The above vote,
does not appear to be very particular as to the re-
forms he would introduce. He is certainly a wap
but not a Legislator. He goes negro suffrage 9 to
a hair, quite straight but does not reflect the
spirit of the age in his desire to connect Church
and State, by the establishment Of stated preach
ing.-N. Y. Globe.
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THE MAGNETIST-

We have received the first number of the
" Magnetist." just issued in the city of Richmond.
This paper is edited with ability, and will be
found a valuable aid to conduct to truth, in the
present struggle of prejudice against increasing
knowledge. 1t is published by Alfred Thomas,
Richmond, at 50 per volume, payable in advance.
A volume contains "a Nos. of 8 quarto PAGES each
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SAVED FROM THE GALLONS BY MARRIAGE
A novel occurrence happened last week in Boston.
in a capital trial in the Supreme Court. James
Powers was tried for a crime punishable with
death, when, TO the surprise of all, the prosecu-
tion was Withdrawn, the girl (Hannah Welsh)
whom he had injured having become his wife that
morning. and thus by law was incapable of tes-
Iifying against him. Mr.. James Powers is now
2 gay bridegroom at large, enjoying his honeymoon q,
instead OF being a prisoner in the dock on his trial,
with the prospect ola hempen halter. Singular as
this occurrence may seem, there is no doubt, says
the Post. of the honesty and virtue Of the girl,
and Of the truth of her charge against the prison.
er, who had confessed his guilt.
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Received into the peuitentiary during the last
week, from Butler county, Martha A. Skipper.
with a child six months old. Crime incest-two
years imprisonment.-O4la paper.
Whats melancholy reflection IA poor inno-
cent to be incarcerated along with its mother. and
for that mothers SIN, too, in the walls of n pris-
on! Suppose the child to live cut the mothers
term of imprisonment il will then be two years
and a half old-an age when children have gen.
orally learned TO speak and lisp a PARENTS name
-an age when their little minds, first unGoldina
notice all that is around them. And what vin bo
around this poor unfortunate? The grated cell
being stained and stamped with everv hue o99
guilt the murderer, the iDcendiary. the tbief
the petjurer and The incestUous motheri Ala
poor i%onocentl what is to be thy life EN- o.
Picayune.
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ANECDoTE OF MR.. wEBsTER-T

~
TRUE, OMNIBUS IN REGARD TO OREGON.
The New York Morning News /" Of ves,er
day relates the following expressive anecdote aboot
Mr.. Webster:
"Ihe privileges of arisiocrats and tho n,o,oo
tive system cannot stand under the influence -,
railroads. This feeling was expressed a f,rtn;ob,
since by Daniel Webster. Mr., A. Wbitnev ,ho
protector Of the great western railroad. cslle2 nnnn
2"S. Webster TO know if he was favorable to Inc
project. Mop why ?' :" Because Twill
not support any means Of improving the inter
course WIN the country west Of the Rocky NOM
talns' All that country must become a seDornie
and distinct nation and for that object I vii
oppose this railroad with ali my influence %
This was said within three weeks. and IL vo,,
significant from the negotiator of the surrender IF
Maine" ""0' "
We regard this anecdote as important. not ss
bearing on the question of railroads. bot of Orc
gon. Is 1t true that Mr.. Webster Zone ,f n.
wing champions Of the Senatel is in favor If e,eo,
ting a distinct republic on the shores Of the Pei
fc7 Then does he not share the American eel
no. but he adopts the policy Of ENGLAND .nd
france. Mr.. Guizot is for TRIMMING the " hal.
fnce Of power" in America. Mr.. Webster an.
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THE QUAKER EMBAssY.-The four Friends,
Josiah Foster, William Foster, George Stacy and
John Allen, who lately arrived in this country, ON
a mission of peace. as it was reported. excIted
much suspicion, according to the Cumberland
Alleganian. in that place. They called at the
dwellings of the free negroes, and their apparent
interest in that class of the population, awakened
many approximations, the result of which was a
: gentle hint" to leave. The Alleganian thinks
that they came all the way from England to es-
tahlIsh, on an extensive scale, a system for run
ming of negroes. BY the way, we learn that the
object of this mission is not, as was supposed, to
mediate between :" the body" in Indiana, and
the Anti Slavery Friends who have separated but
to prevail upon the latter TO lay down their meet
lngs for worship, and again unite with the former.
The Anti Slavery Friends, as appears by recent
proceedings at Newport. are greatly displeased
with the course pursued by the English Friends,
whose integrity as Abolitionists they seriously
question: Cincinnati Herald.
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The most airocious thing of The week-Tbo
New York Post proposing to the southern oIan
tiers a plan to purchase g Mr.. Daniel Webster. the
eloquent and distinguished senoior of Mass,cbu.
seIls'" and have him STAY the tariff boston
Post.
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
MoxpAY NoYombnr TO-

MONDAY November 10.
ARRIVED,
steamer Curtis Peck, Davis, FIN Richmond.
& Fisher.
schr Elizabeth, Morgan, from Fredericksburg,
Schr Virginia Francis, from Petersburg -four 10
X a. WorreD, and Butler & Camp.
Schr Eiizabeth Emily, Williams, FIN Petersburg,
mdze to r. A. Worrell, Smith & Fisher, and j.
Wills.