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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
W The Philadelphia Saturday Courier of the instant
contains The following:
We call the attention OF readers foIowing-
(From the Boston Bee)
THOMS0N'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF

For the pulmonary complaints Of the
TbIoat and Lungx
ia - not practice the popular
the day but the from
our ordinary rule from the confidence
the truth Of the statements relation
than useless for opinion this pepa
ration, when cite testimony OF weight
the manner IN which article is received
where originates where from public Judge
value has much do in forming agent
This Syrup used members the Faculty
Of the Medical College n Philadelphia.
Such testimony Is alone sufficient public conf
denee Again the low price which places within
the reach every In estimation, aee possesses
superior claims any other medicine hn for
these of disease"
This invaluable Medicine sprepared only by
5. p. THOMSON,
fe 10 Northeast OF 5ih and spruce Phila.
Price. so cts per botiic-siI bottles s. so.
e1- For sale in Richmond by DUvAL PURCELL. General
Agents; in Petersburg by Chas. Corning Norfolk NJ
sanos in LynehhuE by Jno. seay: Fredericksburg by Dr.
James Cooke and g. a. Hunt in Fan.vis VIM Chapel
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21

COMMISSIONERS SALE
Rl virtue of a decree of the Circuit Superior
- Costof law and Chanesry Abeul County repdere
on TIE ssd day OF October isi5 ChAnee,y in WHICH
the James River aud Nsuawha Company are Pian md
" broekenbroush and oihs Defendants 40
POINTED Commissioner fo5 that viii %
coed on Tt ISOAY day Of Aprl ON The pr,.., - %
ely OF Richmond TO sell To he upon errct OF
y and Is IN nihs the u8tv led William Brneksn
brouEs part tho rroC subject 10 the
OF Mrs Lucy Boekenbrough, following properly u
Lot No. 633 on h street, 20 feet.
Lot No. 652 on h street
The puehsrrs be egsrcdt 20 civ, bond with ,pB,,l ~
my TOT the "yeEi Of the purchase mOney-and The ue viii
moreover 5e Withheld Until fan payment
W Under the same decree and upon the same
terms the Commissioner will p'otsed upon iha p,s. IN
the county Of Alternate WEDNESDAY tas 9TH day OF
similar interest Of WIN H. hrcelenbUugh, MANSON ou.e
and uaetef ga seTs, seui Of
The resJenee OF Ms Lucy Bfoesslbrough.
mh l7-dswErlm ETGENE DAyis Co,,,,
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21

REMOVAL.
HAVE removed my store from Cary street to
eas side OF Nam No 100 few doors the Je~elsy tor,
o. hehe Tyler and directly opposite NesSr,
Punsy WAITS aud Hubbard Gardner Carlton NV OH .n.
ana customers arc desired patronage ana The
pubhe generally to give call pant ,hal b.
wanting TO Satisfaction services arr offered 10 the pub
general COMMISSION MERCHANT AMI ret Auep,ion w.,
be paid TO the sale Of all kinds country prvduee
eTLioeral advances made all cons nment.
eso-u JOHN woMBLE
w IL r.. p. CARPENTER d co. Mann.
heurers and Wholesale pealsrs Foreign and Domestic
Straw Goods LeghOrn and Palm Leaf the EIea 10
tel, Richmond, Va. meII
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.Amunn balcs.
COMMISSIONERS SIEpl
,,y q u p,ekin.o. A N
TRUST SALE

NEGROES. t-i..s
~ hIs DAY al 10 oehoct viii Y. tos q tnSpv r,,,s ~.
=" 70 % years Cd AMI hs-y Nes,o II y.ss.s 49,
hed hand NH ~ r. " DICKINSON A sKorasr 49,
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DRESERVES, PICKLES, &c Preserved
Pine APplr, Orange Lines Ctron Peaches and nssr Cur
rant Jelly, Pfunes Ctron IN shcn Almonds Together with
assortment Of otEn and doncse ficscs and Britded Fu
which VIII Be sold low to reduce TIE present sioct
JOHN CREME
NH 90 ISL Mans
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21
Boats for Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA.

The Steamers COLUMBUS and PoCAHoNTUs
leave Richmond for Baltimore every Tuesday and Sa-
turday. at o'clock, r. NJ; the Columbus running on
Tuesday. and the Pocahontus Saturday afternoon.
Passage and Fare IS 90
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21

III r. Will perform selections from lie Carnival
de Nenie" tmprovisa'ions American and ,,.ian Ain,
ana me eeesa-d March Di HMr Leopold Meyer wi. be
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-21

orros'TE EXCHANGE HOTEL AND PosroFfIcr
1,p,,, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. iil ..,sT :
Ellis Tickets Ia all Loreric. under IA. -n,n...,..,
- OF J. g. GREGDKY & Co. on tho sam. ,,,,,. a.,
'hey are sod at the Manager Office.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION Al
MEREDITH BRIDGE.

On "Wednesday morning last, the village nj
Meredith Bridge was visited by one of the
most extensive confagrations that has ever
happened i'm this State. The following ex-
tract which we are permitted to make from "A
letter written on the spot, gives the most au-
thentic account we have yetreceived. 1t was
dated at & o'clock on the morning of the dis
aster.
"There was an alarm Of fire about half past
one o'clock this morning, which proved to be
in the Peg shop ofMr Some, standing in the
rear OF Prescott's Hotel and stables. The fire
was soon communicated TO the stables then
to the lotcl-then to the buildings north and
south of it, 80 that in an incredibly short time
there were twenty five buildings wrapt in
flames, which ragged with great fury. And
now, (only about four hours since the fire was
discovered) the whole ofthe business part of
the village, except the factories, is one heap
of ruins. Quite II number of families are
burnt out, and the amount ofproperty destroy
ed is very great, probably somewhere from
$4,000 to 100000"
Hills Patriot says, 'including the Peg Man
ufactory, every building on the western side Of
the street was consumed, and on the eastern
side everything, from the bridge ms far what
is known as the "old factory boarding house"
" H. Statesman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
The Potato Rot.

The potato Roi, we regret to learn from va
rious quarters in the State rs well as out of it,
has again made its appearance, and its effects
seem to be even more destructive than in for
mer years. In this vicinity few ifany of our
farmers will escape. In two or three instan-
ces whole fields ofpotatoes, which bid fair to
Weld beautiful crop, have been cut down in
few days, and their further growth arrested.
Owing to the frequent rains of the present
season, however, the rot seems to be general
in all varieties of soil. One of our farmers,
who had the curiosity to examine decayed
vine, informs us that he discovered upon the
under surface of the leaves II small insect,
which he called louise. To the mvages of
this dimiuutve insect he attributes the loss of
his CROP Clarcmont ~. H. Eagle. lf
We are favored by A. r. Lawrence, Esq,
with some specimens ofPotatoe Stalks from
his farm on Long Island where the Potato
blight is very severe this season.. Opening
the diseased stalks, a ,oorm nearly an inch long
is found in the centre Of each, OF which he has
completely destroyed the vitality, causing the
entire plant TO sicken and die; whereupon
the Tubers or Potatoes, arrested while yet
immature, decay and perish. " Y. wi
bune. ~c,-a..
We have Just been informed by Nathaniel
Chairman, ESQ. an intelligent farmer of the
neighboring town ofWaterford. that he has
planted ground sufficient to yield ordinarily
{; to 700 bushels of Potatoes; and the disease
with which this root has been affected for Il
wear or two past, having attracted his atten-
ton, he has been lead to watch pretty closely
the progress ofthe growing crop the present
wear. An examination ofhis field, a few days
since, led to the discovery that in many plac-
es the vines were dead, or fast becoming so,
and that a great portion of them were whiting
and dropping, as though fr0st-bitten. On n
close inspection of these vines they were
found to be covered with myriads of little
black flies, similar in appearance to flea,and
the leaves on the vines were found perfor-
ated with millions ofhoIes, about the size of
pin. In every hill of potatoes examined,
where the vines were thus attacked the pota-
toes were found decaying! A field of pota-
toes belonging to a neighbor of Mr. G. were
also exatnined--the vines presenting The
same apprenticeship the potatoes were
found in the same condition. Mr. e. accounts
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
The true State ofthe Question.

The real differences between the Tariff of
ls42 and Folks British Tariff, so far as the
duty on wool is concerned, are these:
On coarse wool, costing 2 cents, which
does not compete with ours, the Polk Tariff
gives one cent seUen mills and a half more dahy
per pomdthan The T'miGqf 1s42--the Wing
Turif giving 3 l-2 mills,and the Polk Tariff
81 whisper pound. On all other WOO, which
dOescompete with ours, the Tariff of DS42
gives three cents per pound more duty Than does
he Poll Tariff This is the exact difference
between the provisions of the two.
Folks apologists may do their best to pull
the wool over the eyes ofthe farmers, aud 10
swinde them into the support ofa measure
which will prove injurious to them; but these
facts they dare not deny. 1t is only from the
Wing Tariff, as most grossly and crimnally
violated by n locofoco Executive, that they
can derive any foundation at all for their de-
luslve assertons.-Wuichman.
And this is not all. The Polk Tariff has
reduced the protection upon about two-thrds
OF the woolen.goods imported into the coun-
try from some 40 to 20 and 25 per cent
which is equivalent to allowing wool to come
in at these rates; or rather worse, for these
goods are not only made of foreign wool but
the manufacturing is done by foreigners for
AIS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15

The postmssters AFRO authorized to publish
the list ofletters remaining in their Offices, in
such papers as they may select
This amendment was passed by party
vote ofS7 TO Gland is intended to deprive
the Wing papers oftheir post office advertls-
ing. ..
The bill passed without division.
Saturday, Aug, 8.
SENATE. Mr. Atchison elected President
pro tenn. of the Senate,
A message was received from the Presl-
dent, similar to that received in the House,
asking an appropriation of S2'Uoo,UOU Tor the
purpose ofpurchasing peace with Mexico.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.
The President has vetoed the French
Spoliation bill.
HOUSE, The House then took up the Civ
il and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
Before acting finally on the bill, message
from the President was received, asking an
appropriation of $2,000,000 to enable him to
make a treaty ofpeace with Mexico, for set
Element of the boundary, &C., if it shall be
.todnd that one can be made.
lie refers TO the grant TO Jefferson ofS2,OOO-
600 for the purchase of Louisiana, and says
the war will be prosecuted with Vigor until
treaty of peace shall be signed by the govern
Mr. Mckay offered the bill asked for by the
President
The House adopted resolution to take the
bill for placing the $2,000,000 in the Presi-
dents hands for the object alluded to, out of
Committee, in two hours after going into it.
Mr. Grier said as Mr. Polk has taken the re =
sponsibility ofbrhging on the war he should
vote to give him the money and hold him re-
sponsible for 1t and the war.
Mr. Washington Hunt was opposed to the
acquisition of California, as dangerous TO the
existence of the Union, and could vote no
money for that object. He offered an amend
ment TO prevent any acquisition of territory
in treaty ofpeace.
Mr. John q. Adams cuncurred in the desire
Ofthe President for peace, and would vote the
money to negotiate for it. There was no ne
cessity, for the amendment to prohibit slav-
cry in California in the event of its acquisi-
.ton, for slavery was already abolished there
by Mexico. and conld not exist without being
established by the United States.
Mr. Mckay then offered his bill, in mod
flied form-the first section being under con-
sheraton,
ting slavery in California.
The amendment of Mr. Wilmot was agreed
to, SO to GA.
Mr. Tibbatts moved to lay the bill upon the
table-lost, yeas 70, nays "a.
The previous question was then seconded,
and amendment agreed to. Thequestion be-
ing on the passage of the bill, it was passed,
yeas S5 nays 70.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
Matters and Things in Wash
ington.

The President laid a message, yesterday,
before the Senate, asking their advice in re-
gard 10 the re-opening of negotiations With
Mexico. Information had been received from
Our consul at the city of Mexico, stating that
certain political leaders were disposed 10
bring the war TO n close, and would be will
ing TO acknowledge the boundaries claimed
/ by Texas, and cede the CALIFORNIA;, for II con-
sideration amounting TO but few millions
ofdollurs. The Senate advised the President
10 tnke all honorable and proper means for
concluding IL just and prompt peace. sup
pose Congress will be called upon to make
the apr OPERATIONS to pay the fiddler for this
grand Spanish Polka dance over Southern
territory. The old adago ofBshop Berkely is
inaplicabe TO the Polk mode of doing things.
II is not now true that
"West,card the Star of Empire takes its way"
The Star of Empire is eliminating South
ward. Our 'clear and 'unquestionubo' ter
ritory in the West has been tamely surrend-
cred, while Southern soil, not our own, is pur-
chased at an enormous cost of money, tears
aud blood.
Northern and Western Loco Focos quietly
approve the niquity ofpaying for villanies at
the South, while Northern Lakes and West
crn Rivers are neglected. Any thing for the
benefit Of our people is voted down by Loco
Focoism, or vetoed by its chosen Instrument
while the lnborng people ofthe North and
West must sweat and toll to pay for foolish
experiments beyond our own territory, and
for no possible good to any one bur mere pol
iticians and demagogues.
Washington Aug 3.
The House received message from the
President, asking ttoo millions of dollars 10
commence operations with in Mexico. We
have spent some thirty or forty millions in
trying TO frighten Mexico, and now we are go
ing to try what two millions will do in coax
ing her. The Wings would probably make
little opposition to this ifthey only could know
what this money is for. Fit is merely TO pay
a Special Minister,it is too muchifto buy land
il is too litile. Besides, the Wings think we
have more land now than we can well dispose
Of We are even tnlking OF giving il away.
Why do we want to purchase more?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15

The following letter from Rev. Henry Wood,
of Concord, N. H., editor the Congregation
al Journal, a religious newspaper of high
character, speaks volumes in favor of the
good qualities of Wistar's Balsam;
Concord, N. IF. March 9, 1896
Mr. w. S. Fowle-Dear Sir Two years ago
the past winter, sudden and violent attack
upon my lungs by exposure to cold, confined
me to my room and bed for several weeks; and
when l recovered was so much oppressed by
difficulty in breathing, that was incapable of
rapid walking and violent exercise, and often
was unable to sleep or rest upon bed by night.
The suffering was frequently extreme, and
judging from the inefficiency of the remedies
used, supposed the disease incurable. Being
persuaded to try bottle of Wstar Balsam
of Wild Cherry, without the least confidence
in its efficacy that of any other pre- scription,
no one can fully understand my surprise and
joy, when found the difficulty almost entire
ly removed before one bottle was used up
Having a mortal aversion to medicine, and sell
dom using it in any form, nothing but sympn-
thy with my fellow sufferers induces me to
make this public statement, and recommend
the article to others similarly afflicted.
With respect, HENRY WOOD.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
Geo. M. Dallas when a Candi-
date.

During the canvass for the Presidency in
1914, locoioco procession in Philadelphia
with banner having inscribed on il "PoLK,
DALLAS, and the Turff'o l942," made halt
in front of the house of George M. Dallas,
when passing that way. Dallas came TO the
door and made speech 10 them, in which he
said; "if you elect lis, boys, the Tariff of 1S42
is safe; you need not fear for IT," We have
the information from one who was in the
procession aud heard the speech. No won
der that he mechanics ofPhladelphia are in
dignant Mt such base perfdy as he has eXhb-
tied. Worcester Spy, Oh inst
Geo. NJ DalIds after his election gave n cast-
ing vote for Free Trade.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
STATE OF VERMONT.

District of Caledonia; ss.
At Probate Court, held at Danvilc, within
and for said District, on the 18th day of Au.
gust, A. ID. 1S4G, Present, the Hon. CAAs.
DAVIS, Judge
A Instrument, purportiug to be the last
"A will and testament of Isaac French, late
of Hardwick, in said district, deceased, hav-
ing been presented to the court here for pro-
bate; it is ordered by said court, that all per:
sons concerned therein, be notified to appear
at session Of said court, to be held at the
Probate Office in Danvllc, in said District,
on the I'd day of September, \. D. lS46,
and show cause, if any they may have, a.
ganst the probate of said will, for which Pur-
pose it is further ordered, that a copy of the
record of this order be published three weeks
successfully, in the Caedonian, printed at
st. Johnshury, as soon as may be-
\ true copy Of record, Attest,
472w3 NORMAN DAVIS, Register
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
We told YOU SO,

Time and again, in Sl1, did the Wing or
niorS and Wing presses warn both the Loco,
and the third party, that if they refused TO &C
with the Wigs, Texas would come into the
Union and her representatives ,oou,d go for re-
peal ofhe Tariff. This prediction is now YER
/ fled 10y the vote in the Senate on Mckay,
British bin.
The ayes were %, noes 27-borh Texas
Senators voting in the affirmative.
Had not Texas been admitted, the vote
would have stood thus;
Ayes 26--NoeS %,
and the bill would have been rejected.
Grn Taylor now has Is 900 men under his
command
CRY OF MANcuEsrEr.-The citizens of
Manchester, a. H. agreed on Saturday, An
pust LIST, to accept the charter for a city, by u
vote ofi55 for, to l34 against.
WHEAT CRoP OF MrcurGAS. There is a
general impression among our Michigan OK.
changes Of the increase of the wheat crop
over 1s45; large as it was last year,
it was placed by many competent Judges
at 100000 bu shells, and this season they
claim a farther increase Off per cent, or ten
millions bushels Indeed, some figure up ev-
en- higher than this.
IL Congress was to adjourn on Monday but
the Telegraph failed between Washington and
n. Y ork and our papers do not bring the pro-
cecdings as usual. The Nation, all except the
Office holders, will rejoice to hear that this de-
structive Congress has broken up.
SAD AccIDENr-We learn that three young
men were drowned on Monday last by the up.
setting of boat on Like Wmnep sseogee,
n. H., one was named Samuel Perry, Jr. bro
Their of Mr. John Perry, broker, of Boston ;
the names Of the other two we did not learn.
One was young man from Dorchester, Ms.
who was on visit to his friends at Wolfsbor-
ough Perry and the other young men were
students at the Wolfsborough academy. We
could gather no particulars.
DEATH OF CHARLOTTE ELrzABEru. This
popular author died at Ramsgate in England,
on the 18th ut., of painful and lingering
disease. Her real name Charlotte Eliza
beth Tonna. The productions of her pen have
been m UGH admired, and extensively known in
this country.
1t is a fact which speaks loudly in favor of
the Wing Tariff of AZ, that while thousands
of petitions have been sent in from all the Free
States for it's continuance, not a solitary one
from any source whaterer has been presented
for its modification or repeal! This shows
plainly enough that the people want no
change, and least of all such change
Walkers Free Trade Bill will give them
Hon. Jacob Collamer, has been re-noElinated
by the wings of the Cd Congressional district,
as a candidate at the ensuing election.
Congress has now been in session some $50
days, at Sc per diem; making some $l,760
for each member. The soldiers the Rio
Grande, have been fighting for the same time
for 1914
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
THE sUB-TREASURY BILL.

This measure, an innovation and novel
ty in our administrative system-once AREA
dy tried, and deliberately and signalIy con-
demned and renounced by the people-this
offspring of abstractionism has passed the
Senate, and is again to vex and annoy the
country. If ever II measure was demonstrn-
ted to be unnecessary and unwise, this Sub
treasury scheme was shown to he So by the
debate which has taken place on If. In the
Senate, as well as previously in the House, the
arguments against il were so unnnswerabe,
that, in the former body, the able gentlemen
who favored the bill did not attempt to an
swer them. But the Baltimore Convention"
had willed it; and reason and experience, and
the public convenience, must yield. So the
Government must set about building vaults,
and iron SHES, in which to keep secure, and
free from bank contamination and risk, the
Treasury of the Government, its Treasury
notes. 1t is about as wise a step as ifa man,
having peck of corn to grind, should set a.
bout building mill for his own use.-.Nation-
al Entelhgenccr.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
r H r G A l. Il ID o N I A. N :.

for the attack on the vines affecting the roots
IN this way, by the fact, which is well known,
that the potato, unlike most other vegetables,
receives its nourishment from the tops--as
they become old the sap descends TO the roots
filling out and perfacting the plant-and their
vitality being destroyed by the insect, their
growth is checked, and the disease sets in
Mr. G. gives the name of Polk Fly to the in
sect.--.NtO London Conn. .4dpocate.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15

THE TARIFF-NEw JERSEY. The excite
ment is nearly as general among the Jersey
Blues in relation to the ne,O British Tariff LatO,
as it is in humbugged Pennsylvania; and as a
"premonitory SYMPTOM" it may as well be
mentioned that in "A conversation with some
gentlemen at Trenton, last week, late dis
tingushed U. S. Senator from that State, of
the dominant party, remarked that the title of
the new act should be changed so as to read
'to make Wing President in 1S49."-.NeW
York Tribune