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The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
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New Yotk, FshSuaEy IL, 1915.
Public opinion i most decidedly against
the policy Of the administration, as eyine-
cd in the diplomatic correspondence Lately
published. In making This remark, re-
Ter TO al that class Of eiliEens who feel m
interest in our national affairs, As Ameri-
cans. The most favorable notice have
heard on the subject was, that the refnsal
10 arbiiraie was mdistrtei. Nr. Bueha-
mans last letter gives satisfaction 10 none.
so lar as am informed. There is mueh
shutting in the ranks, which old Col. VIII
Ion used TO say was The first symptom the
militia gave in battle that they were pre-
pairing 10 run away.
But there is another cause Of complaint,
suppressed with great difficulty, but which
TO some appears like the writing on the
wall. The House Of Representatives, ac-
cording to these gentlemen, has failed TO
perform its duty. II has not met the ex-
pcriaticns Of the party. Il has not pass
cd the resolution 10 give notice in the form
that was anticipated by the friends Of war.
II seems that similar feelings are expert
enced elsewhere. The follow ing extract
is from Washington paper:
"The resolution 10 give the twelve
months notice did not pass quite in the
shape we and many others desired, nor
. do we think il passed in the form de-
: manted and expected by the grea, mass
: of the people; but il is not for us 10 cen
: sure members for the course they chose
(. to pursue; they must look 20 tlssis COM
stitucnts Tor that. We believe
= that the sincere friends of the whole OF
= Oregon did the best they could. .
Rather than endanger the whole question
by insisting upon the resolution being
= worded to suit their opinions. they wisely
chose 10 submit TO the conditions ofmem-
. bers who hold different opinions"
Already have petitions heen presented
by the friends oil the Anii-Reniers who
are imprisoned, praying the Legislature 10
pass law paFdaning them. The object
is general amEcsty; parloning not only
those who have been convicted, bu. all
who are charged with crime, hut are not
vet taken, having fled the State. This be-
ing done. the last act of the farce will be
TO pardon the murderers.
| notice That while Senator Allen was
speaking on the Oregon resolution. Mr..
Mangum asked him, " Is there no:, in the
suppressed correspondence, a declaration
Of Lord Aberdeen to Mr. McI.ane tha, the
notice would mol be received rs offensive
to Great Britain!" Mr.. Allen refused 10
answer. Such rumvr has been circuIat-
ed here. 1.-THE umor is well-founded, the
ACT is unworthy Of the Executive. Atihe
same time il accounts for the dissaiisIac-
lion of the war champions with the pacific
notice the House has consented 10 give.
Perhaps, | would be right in adding. il ex-
plains also the motive with influenced Mr..
Polk in the suppression.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

"The nFiuian ias hesn hazndrd nrf
II sfig. li.at Rihrr rrnInmanirasians. An M.
dsion 70 thssr ukirh haze h-sn m,s.
pahlir. have gone aui bs lie srha0her. s,d
|llaoagh Ias prospects q n anlrshls ss,rle.
msns-iadsing inn vhsl NE Polk has
slins 81 Es 10 Eee--srr rfitsfnly nal very
aaieaing. Ne Wih. nsFsrhfiess, seniur.
the pErsiirlinn thai suth sssilrnsai y m
Be- arrangrd. slough IN = form snl ~
mesns GiiFrErni fran any ling lhai hare
yei hfsn proposed. Tins wail Skew lie
value II The prophecy"
The Washington correspondent 81 lie
New York Herald says
~ lrlseys. indeed. msy say. ihai I
know. Mr. Patehh=m hss lsstia sd pow
ers from his Government, n propose Tie
f9ih parallel - ilis lonndaFy line hslwttn
The iwo rnunlrirs. with lhe privilege nf
navigating the Columbia RireT; hui he
Will moi. ] presume, make any nEsHnFe
10 Ihis GHeTnmenl, nf sneh = rhar .rleT,
until he first assumes himself that Il is
likely 10 be sreeird Il"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
From the Grecnsborough Patriot.N
SHALL WE HAVE A PENErEErIARY.
M Q

No. ?.
ain multitude of counsel there is safcty."
When question Of importance is pre-
sented TO Us for our decision, we eagerly
look around for those whose oppDrt,Ini-
iies and position in society have placed
them in possession of information relative
In the mailer al issue. Il we are at less
as 10 the msdus operaadi in the cuItiya-
tlon OF any portion ol our snil, I'VE apply
% the most intelligent and practical az
riculturists within our reach, for the bene-
fit OF their experience. and their reasons
for the conclusions they may hare come
TO, and The course Of policy they pursue.
Aud whether we fully concuf as TO the
propriety of their course or not. an opin-
ion from such a source will have much
greater weight with us than a like opin-
ion from one whose opportunities have
been more limited for acquiring correct in.
formation. a... r.
have been led TO these reflections,
from seeing the conclusions 10 which
some Of our most intelligent and best in-
formed citizens have arrived on the sub
ject Of a Penltenliary. Previous 10 the
delivery Of his last annual Message, Gov.
Dudley had been directed to obtain all the
information on The Peniieniiary System
which the experience Of the other States
and Nations might afford. All North
Carolinians | believe will give Gov. Dud-
lev credit for large share of the "miIk
OF human kindness" and no citizen has
shown more patriotic zeal for the advance
meni oi what he considered The best inle.
rests Of the Stale than Gov. Dudley. II
ls with pleasure therefore that Iquote the
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
EInLSD oGCT &Eo

C-- Our country subscribers Who are IN aTezrs
fx the Recorder fo4 one aF mare wears, are car
ncssiy rrquesicd 70 eal luEing the ensuing culEs
Nerk and make payrncnt. Tho~e nhO viii mt
le Tgescni themselves vii have opportunities q
seniing By some q thsE nsishl,oEs. Subscribers
residing at greater distance can Ernsii BY mail
or payments may he made to the Pos Masters,
and ihsir reepss rsnisied 10 u 20 le Psid BY the
Post Mastr4 herr. as permitted ~ the HsE pot
Office law; and Tins hstrE moic vii PcfhaPs =
the mos, dcsirallc and sase. II j. nerdless 10 -
that We must have money, foT NJ one Will sup
pose tha. We can prosecute our busihess NithOss
;s
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
SEIZURE nF An AMERIcAN ErssrI

SEIZURE or AN AMERICAN VESSEL
The Phfsdel phIa Ledger Of Monday says:
We have been shown letter received in
this city llom Monievidec, dated 23l oi
October last, in u h ch the writer. Mr..
Naully, formerly Of This city, and who is
now inerchan, al Buenos Ayres, sa,s
that on his way fIom the Southern coasl
returning 10 Bnenos Ayres. winch, in his
sbsence. had beed hIockeded by lie Brit
ish and FteHcb. his vessel was seized and
ne taken prisoner, as he attempted to en-.
ter. by an English frig4ie, AID sen, INTO
Monesideo along vnhs Mr.. Lowry.
from B.lhmore. He was lh-re detelnfd
at the time the letter was wri,ten, not be-
ing allowed 10 have any communicaitn
with the shore, or 10 send 10 Duenos A,res
Tor his clothes. Others ol our copl,;ry.
men are probably exposed 10 the same dan
GER"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

TnE RREsPOSDENcg.-We elip The
follosing from lie Washington Cores.
ppndrnte ol tie B.ltmme Pstio:
What Mr.. Polk mans, in The eor-
rssp"nteure. hy insisirg that he will not
agree 10 arb usli,n. beru.e he claims ths
Thois of Oregon, sni yel hope. add
trusts the officially may be smieably set
ilsd ,s,il.sut resort 20 hos ! ilie., - more
ihsn | can divine, unless IL is that he
would be wiring 10 negotiate = rOmmer-
rial treaty of reeIprorily with England,
uniting tie Oregon with The Tariff auts-
i'm. 80 - ia sssnfs 'hs isrritogy aud psos-
uaie protection!
There I. but one nay in shieh the
Oregon qussiinn, ~ itself. can be settled
BY the two cnunuies interested. without
rs:or io arms! That way j.. for Eng
lamp Ia iIisaVos Mr. Pskenham's act IN
uiecung our Governments offer Of the
49lt patall,l ]. a. The bs.i. Of compromise.
aud ssy she arctpfs that oflerl This I
lave no idea she vii ,ln. But ! know
lie (acI that Tie administration, sl,hoUeh
II does moi ~tm EagIaud u cone back
"tth Interpretation. has determined 10
arrtdt To j., " size 50 does Gene back!
This I have from The mouth Of high
oiliret of the G"vrinmeni. aho is IN Mr.
Polk's confidence, aud o sincere. uprlelt
gentleman. aud ~hc, motpnSer. is of
The orIn"n that We are 4, have war
~ith England On The Oregon question. 1
perhaps ought NIT use this lnIOrmst,or,
hui deem il Of ." much impnil,hre thai
! have seE,ured u l.y IL befne your rsad-
er,." e-...
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON.

The York Journal of Commerce says !:
No wilhstandiug the untoward' aspect
OF tie diplomatic correspondence which
we published yesterday morning, and the
passage Of the Oregon resolutions in The
House, We learn frulE good sources that
there are Indications Of an approach to.
wards An adjustment oil the controversy.
The amount of il is, that at the soliri.
taiion Of distinguished men mot Of the
cabineI at Washington. Mt. Pakenham
has sought permission from his go,eru-
ment t. offer lat. 40 as the boundary, with
some slight variations. and that the same
persons have urged the President 10 ac-
cept i. and that he has given encourage
ment that he will do 50. -
IN Whether this is exactly so or NOT, GER
tain il is that there is a tone of cheerful
ness among The best informed persons al
Washington, within the last dav or twn,
which could hardly exist were there moi
circumstances of encouragement more
favorable than any thing that appears ON
The face Of the published correspondence.
ol corresponding tenor TO the loreCo-
ing, is . paragraph in the New York'tia-
zeile of tuesday afternoon. Arler an
nounclbg the departure Of the express pilot
boat for Liverpool, The Gazette IA, S.
!" There can be but liule doubt now, we
presume, as TO the object for which the
pll"t-boat was charteretl--to carry outlhe
late correspondence, and 10 return, If pos
slble. before The sleamerof the 4th March.
or, at.all events, to enable the English
governmental 10 send further instructions 10
Mr.. Psacniam by tue steamer.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

Fsesa = lir atl.n.in@. nashlf.s Fan are
snsre - - asstars ~ k.eE runssaasenss
ugaa - ~ H. 1. sd aill isily ran.Pla
wsth tksm. sa sstrs6-j q y sFsasiisls
0fisR sseaps raEsisnan iIam humsnr
issl.ng - - lsr-shd ll.sis unsal.iFg.
res % s.iiesi he sneafsE - sssslr snd
Ignaminiaus snIPoEal Eun,shasHL And
ii . srm.nsl b. eanFlrled. he FEfssnl
maas II grana.l Hsrl i hsl illy saleuislFd
% Isform lim ~ 70 brn. a. lie Sssse. So
lilars rnnfneHsnl ssd hasa lsbaE are
ahnlssoms IshtIlrs IrT essptEals muEsl
6i-sa.s.
Ill = hrlsEsS that the s1allisn u he
syslem wnsld b. good sroaomt: ihs pr
& : asssne ten lhs l-hH oG sFia.iasls
aoala sAs.Ft Ihs sxPeHsss al esTGying
lhr rs,mni la inIo execution. and n
HaEl3 b. - sdRMahle sysam II sFPly
the psarsta. s'i.ire from lhe punishment
ani rnlreeilan e sIre ssd sastess Ia Iit
camm"n Srho.l fshd. 10 s,d IN the m'-
tai snd iasl.rlu.l euluEslloh ni car
youth. d aos'd be 9, aE'ng Iie tea IiUl
and d,lira,s fsNsr II HIlls ell e the
ieud hot. b, i al Glrs."
Nnh il'r 10, . that ! my end leisnTe
IN s.kr .P lLr sUljeri ag.in. snhnnl the
f,n eo'i 2 so lie tuns d. raii n nj ilT rta.
tsTs vi Ilas Polunl. LORENZO.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

IMPORTANT IL TRuE.-,rhe coresron-
den, Of the New York Herald writes from
Washington" Lnrd Aberdeen. ,hrnugh
Mr.. VI Lane. has informed this Govrrh-
msut that the passage of the Nonce dhs-
solsine JON, occupancy of tie Oregon ter
rtary. y III be highly acceptable to him
and furthermore thai H. gland will not.
and cannot take anv nfIsnre at an &C,
ahirh il is tie rieI NJ tile United States
TO do al anv tine, il acrotdanre with lie
provision It the treaty, relating to The
sane. So
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

The bill 10 cali Convention 10 reform
the constitution Of Virginia was defeated
in ihe House Of Delegates OF tha, State on
Tuesday. The proposition TO organize il
on the white basis having been lost, the
friends Of charge in the Constitution uni
ted with their opponents, and postponed
The bill indefinitely. The proposition for
4 Convention would have been carried but
for the opposition ofthe western members,
who preferred no bill TO ono organizing the
Convention on the same basis as now pre-
walls in elccling members Of the Legisla-
ture. .. .s MAJ. biiei.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
Many years ago n inin, stock compap

Many years ago j"int stock company
was formed for the purpose Of establish.
ing a London daily journal. That jour.
nal was named (" the Times" On ils
first appearance il was 4 small. diney.
looking sheet: but as il possessed talents
which lnrred il into notice, il soon attract.
ed public attention. and gradually increas-
ed in size. power. and influence. The
property is at the presen, time, di, ided
inio lweniy-fnur shares, of which sixIeru
belong To Mr.. John Waller The political
opinions Of the journal are directed by the
majority Of the votes un the part nf The
sharei'olders; and thus. as Mr.. Walter
possesses two-ihirds Of the entire proper.
~. his voice alune controls the bias oil
the Journal
The "l'imes" is Of course excellent
property. II is said that Mr.. Walter
gave his daughter, as her wedd ng pnr.
lion. the profits of The first column of nd.
yernsements in the FIRST page of the jour.
nal--a splendid fortone. Ii never giants
credit to any one, and is, in every sense
Of the phrase, ready-money cnncern.
Every notice Of a death or a marriage IS
charged for-the simples, announcement
not being inserted for less than seven shil.
lmgs and sixpence, nearly two dollars.
The value Of the a. Times" in a purely
commercial point of view, is a3i2 ,000-
each share being worth ll3,O0O. The
annual profit Of the {" ines" il about
942.000, of which Mr.. Waller receives
as his portion, e30,00o-- a very pretty
little income. Boston .7tias.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19
coFEnponjenre of The BailinoEe American.
Washington, Fsb. m, ls46.

corEoPonlenre Of The Bailin,oEe American.
Mashington, fsb, n, ls46.
TIE rnmors are bernming - current
ihai Ihe OTrEnn question j. Io h. rouplrtl
with the tariff, and the lai'er sacrificed To
The faTmer. that ! ia not leel u liieuy
lonser Ia Femaih silent upon 4 subireI so
important. The fire. trade members OF
Congress hare suddenly taken a more
satisfactory turn nf mind upon The ixo
quesiions. Tie Secretary nf the TTrasu-
~. ioo. J. about senlling in his plan loI q
new law, and there are many indications
whirh show the E,lowing facts:
Ihai>s tariff will he reported with
20 percent. basis. in which will he iI.rlud-
ed all cotton goods, hemp. &e.. buI which
will embrace exceptions in favor Of coal.
iron. sngar, molassrs, and ready made
claihinc; these articles In bear a duty or
30 per cent. woallens. eoarse snd 6ne,
and worsisd, win por n duty ri 25 per
cent. anil shawls duty of IS per cent.
This tariff. ! am well assured. will
prove so satisfactory To the British GO
Eenment. that IL il becomes law there
will be no difficulty in the way Of COM
promise of the Oregon question, upon the
basis Of the I9lh degree Of north latitude.
The bargain, in wonl. il in eoniempla-
lion. By which The tariff will be sacrificed.
and the Oregon question settled Peace
may be The fruits of this bargain, but il
will be an Infamous peace.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

Nr. Andrese johnson Of 7ennessee.--
We see it stated in the ssblnsfon cor.
rtspondence of tie Rlchmund Enquirer.
thai Mr.. A. Jehpsnr, of Trnn., a meu,hpr
oi the II rose Of Representatives, aud a
ve'y estimabie and intelligent pen,len an.
was taught by his wife To read siure his
marriage. lie is tailor by trade, and il
's said. yet carries on his business al his
shop Al home. Ii is WEI, added that lis
standing IN Congress is a strong lIlusira.
lnn Of the exrelI-nce Of our institutions.
Native mind and labor. by the oppar.unt.
hFs wh'eh are At the command nf every
"it zee, have msde HIM What he ls. il
gi"s uspleasnre always 10 rerord surh
'xamplts. NJ. johnson mas be oppo-
sed TO us in polttics, but thai dnes no,
prevent US from acknowledging he mer.
us, and ireling interested in hs weIlare.
We do not know hig,. but a man v hn
displays the energy. indus ry and intel.
lect that he has, is IN honor l., the cnua,ry.
flee. Gaz.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

We learn from the Lexington MO T'e
legraph tlatMaior llarvie, Superintendent.
Of Indian Affairs, has succeeded in nego'
tiating a treaty with the Kansas Indians
for the purchase of the territory now occu
pied by them. The amount purchased is
stated n two millions Of acres, and includes
some of the most desirable territory in the
valley Of the Missouri. A portiea Of the
territory is intended for the location Of
the Poiiawatamies. The Kansas move
still further west.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

The Legislature of Tennessee adjourn
ed on the I'd instant, after session Of
lour months.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-09-24
AnGCdOte of Father Mills

The venerable Parson Mills, of Tor.
rIugton, Coma, was the mos: eccentric
man OF his day, or of any day. He was
the father OF Samuel j. Mills, one of the
FIRST to move in the establishment of the
Board OF Foreign Missions-and also n.
moHg the first 10 counsel and labor in the
cause Of African Colonization. Old Con-
n"c'icut is full of stories of "Parson
Mills" or Father Mills" as he was al
ways called. lie was man of strong
mind-great imagination, but indescri-
bable simplicity, and of an badness of
thought and expression which invariably
put 70 flight even Puritancal solennity,
wherever he preached. He never trie |
to make merriment. Indeed, he used
sometimes, when preaching abroad. to
go home weeping 10 think that persons
=" oouM Laugh al. meeting time" It is
said that in Il ministerial association for
mutual instruction, his brethren CRITICS.
cd iuher Mills eccenlricity until he fell
TO weeping. Shortly after, being called
upon to lead in prayer, he evidenced the
great good done him by their fraternal
suggestions, by praying that "though
they could not all of them agree on earth,
they m gnl be permitted to hitch horses 10.
gelhey an hearen"
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-09-24
Mr.. HAYWOoD's ADDRESS.

Ex-senator Haywood, in giving to the
people of North Carolina his reasons for
opposing the British Tariff Bill, uses the
following language:
Our country is involved in an expen-
sive war, and the wises. among you can-'
not foresee its close. We have Il large
army invading Mexico, and large ma
Wy off her coasts. along the Pacific
Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico. The
sum already appropriated by Congress
for the Government expenditures of the
fiscal year, exceeds fifty millions Of dol
lars. Will the Experimental Tariff raise
revenue sufficient to "pay as we 90 ~
| Certainly not. Congress knew that, and
therefore, authorized loan of ten mil
| lions ut the very time we were passing
this Tariff; and the first act of the next
session will probably DC one for ten mil
lions more! VIII 1t produce enough to
pay ons half of the appropriations! l
am quite sure it will not. lis advocates
lid not assert tlla, ii WonId d. much more.
Wherefore, It this experiment woskS as
its war,IN St fricBds have pr"dlcty d, the
G,vernnhe::t viii tall 10 deot twenty five
millions this (i>caD year. So long as
the war lasts, and for such period of
time after it us the war expenses contln-
ue, il will be the same thug. But If the
experiment works as iiv as its more vio-
lent opponents have said of it. why then
it will hardly 20 at all. Think the truth
lies between them. 1t will work, but it
will work badly. aud work you deeply
in debt and If it is adhered to without
alleration.'2 the public debt will be in
creased, not much short of thirty millions
, the first wear, and / can see no honest
way to prevent its yearly increase, except
by a resort TO direct taX,s.
Direct texes ought to be our last resort.
Public debt is an evil that ahllor, more
than ever, since / was a member of Con-
gress and therefore il was the conclu-
sion of my mind, that this Tariff Exper-
iment ought not to be tried, an! certainly
not at this particular time. The acts of
q Congress which went to diminish the
revenue, but 10 increase the expenditures,
did not seem to me 10 be consistent with
prudence in any Government. more es-
pecially in time of war. The Tariff
system, according to my judgement. was
"A most unfit subject for purity expert
rnents and. nj the time of ii yearly ex-
pendture of fifty millions of dollars, and
of foreign war, such experiments a.
mouC,ed 10 rashness. Ii the war should
end soon, still the Government here, we
knew, exp cited to terminate it by trea-
ty tor peace and n new territory. viz:
California. No honest country would
take the territory without paying the ow-
ner for it, and if we would. Mexico can
no, yield i. upon any other.erms. Hence,
whether we are to have peace or war
with Mexico, We need much more mon
ey to carry on the Government. When
the plainest rules of arithmetic and COM
mon honesty and common sense thus
compelled me to withhold my support
from a Tariff experiment, to be made
now, at the expense OF the Nations cred
il, how could hesitate!
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-09-24
THE LOST HORSE.

A Clergyman in Berkshire, few weeks
since, drove up TO the door of u brother
in the neighboring town, with whom he
had appointed an exchange. II was o.
clok Saturday evening; he hitched his
horse at post About bedtime, he
thought OF the neglected animala"d wen,
out to see if his Rosnante had also found
knigh,ly entertainment when 10 the
beast was nowher', to be seen. ne 'ooA
a lantern and son Of his host ana LOOK
ed for the straved one till midnight w'th
no success. The next morning the boy
and minister renewed their researches
till meeting time, when the clergy man.
weary and DETECTED, went into church to
perform his duty to the ninety and nine
that went not astrav.' After praying and
singing without naming the Whereabouts
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-09-24
From the .Neao York Journal of Commerce:
ORIGIN OF WOODEN NUTMEGS

During the long embargo, commencing
in the year 1907, when gunboats and
starvation of England were the order Of
procedure-comnerce suspended, the
produce of the country without d market.
merchants and mechanics idle, our ships
rottlng in the docks, our wharfs afford
ing pasiurage for cattle, &c.-it was nat
ural that our active and hitherto industri-
Gus populrtion should seek out some en-
ployment and amusement to while awav
and relieve the dull monotony of those
months and years.
In one OF the eastern towns of Massa-
chusetts, idlers would collect in groups
and scan the doings of government, dis
cuss freely political subjects, and tell of
our subsection 10 the views Of Bonaparte
in throwing barriers in the way of ma
ton on whom the whole weight of Eu.
rnpe was !htown through the fear of that
ambitious tyrant, while others again,
maintained that the true policy was to
crush Great Britain, to destroy her COM
merce, and thus lessen the power which
held the supremacy of the seas.
During those discussions, and to give
variety in topics, a depression would be
made by some waggish listener, alluding
to ;speculations producing favorable res
suits; among which it was stated. that
mill had been put in operation 10 a'neigh-
boring town. which produced nutmegs SO
near in appearance to the real ones, that
the difference would not be noliced.-s
Spices of all kinds had become scarce
and high. The suggestion of rapid for
tune being a,tainable by any adventure
was eagerly caught at by the credulous.
The location of the mill was sought for;
but none found who could give the
desired information. Consequently the
delusion died away, and the inhabitants
had to content themselves with sparse
supply of, and high prices for,
"NUTMEGs."