The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-13

vent Yuea,an from becoming colony OF any Rurofssr
powell which ~ no eveni could be Pernsi By The Uni
rom exfermination OF expulsion frosa their country
No, JAMES X. POLK.
|
From the New York Commercial Advertiser. April eth
Arrival Of rhe A-<riea.
| . ONE WEEK LKTER.
AT quarter before 10 O'Clock his morning TIE
new steamship Americs, Capt Judkin ms, was tele
graphed as outside the BAR and before ~ O-clcaek
we received ourpapers BY her, including Liverpool
dates 10 the 18th and London 10 the 14ih inst
The America left Liverpool al O'Clock on ne
morning OF the 18th instant, and arrived at Haliku
IN eleven and three quarter days.
She left Halifax on Thursday al half past o.
clock A. VI and was obliged TO heave 10 several
times In the course of the passage, on account Of
the fog, to get soundings.
We have an interesting letter from our cores
Pondent Spectator, but the greater portion Of il
relates To the failure Of the Chartlst demOnstra.
ton, Of which we had a full account in type be
fore the letter reached us. We give Only the con.
Guiding summary Of continental affairs:
Austria, IL is believed, Notwithstanding hes war
/ like preparations, will be disposed 10 eede LON
hardy upon condition of that county taking fan
share OF the public debt and aeceding 70 othel
i apparently rational terms. Denmark is reported
70 have gained victory in one Of her revOlted
Duehies, but Prussia is lending active aid 10 the
insurgents and Therefore there is little chance fol
her ultimate success, the best she can hope helms
some arrangement by mediation
Russia with an available army Of $4,000 menl
announces her intention to keep quiet unless she
IS attacked, in which case wO betide the lamar.
chists." Naples has received from her Hing an
almost democratic constitution.
The Sscilian question still remains in STUN qH0.
| Spain IS quiet under the military desPOtisu Of
/ NaUaeLl Germany is busy in arranging her con
federation, and Italy Is conscious but Of one pub
lie pulse, which beats for an Italian league.
| In France the elections for officers Of the Ma
tonsl Guard have Just teuninated-all in favor Of
advanced republication Meanwhile the hnan-
cial condition becomes daily more deplOrable.
The most prominent topic Of interest and ex-
tPectatiOn-nOt in itself, as the result shows, bui
/ in the anxiety with which Il has been contempis-
tec--is the great Chartist demonstration Of the
10Th, OF which We give below a sufficient though
condensed account. Il viii be seen that even ON
very moderate anticipatiOns Of IrOubie were much
too Large, and that the more sanguine, OF sanguIn
ary, vatieinaiions put forth by many Of our con
| teinporaries were wild, in comparison with the
reality, the flight Of a balloon. The procession
was given uP-and the meeting Remington
| Common proved 20 be one Of the quietest anC
least tventful of all possible demonstrations
From the LONDON Herald. April n.
| The Great ChArti-t Meeting
The great Chartist meeting was held yesterday
and a less formidable demonstration il would hard
/ ly be possible 10 conceive. u certainly did moi
present any one OF the fearful ehaTac which
| the Peaceable Inhabitants Of the metropolis had
/ for some DAYS been led anxiOusly 70 appreheid
Positively IN contemplating the whole proceedings
we were often ten pied TO doubt whether The intel
hgence on which the government must have act
multiplied and unwanted precautions, they haS
adopted 70 meet imaginary perils could have beeI
anything hut a dream.
As a display Of strength. as a menace % a GOV
ernmentand Ia the guIetinhabltantsO i great city
the whole affair WAS downright and almost In
dcrous failure In every respect the men an,
bows who ioined in the procession 10 the place o
meeting were a. harmless as could well be ina
gined Poor fellOwsi by far the greater portion o
them, with their pale faces, and puuy and ll-cias
| frames, were calculated 70 inspire much less o
terror than Of sympathy and pity, and must hav,
/ impressed every one who beheld them with th'
belief that their wants were Of that description 70
| which legislative changes could not i'm the FRS
| instance, at least, supply fitting remedy. ",
must sdd, that they all continued most orderly
and seemed to be under the complete control q
/ heir leaders.
Some rain had fallen during the night and The
dawn broke glOOmiiy. Al about eight o clock, how
ever, the sun became visible, and continued q
shine brightly throughout the remainder Of ths
morning. The streets OF the metropolis presented
al an early hour. little beyond their usual appear
ance. Here and there nigh be seen a detachmen
Of police marching to their quarters ora few sPecIa
L contables Fastening To Their place Of meeting.
few mere sight-scers were 10 be met Occas. onally
anxious to recOnnOiire, On miiitdfTf. the suppose
| preparations for street warfare. But no such pre-
partitions were visible; there were neither artlle
~, soldiers, nor police stationed in the open All
/ al any Of the points supposed To be most menacet
Many Of the shopkeepers, even in the imrnediat
/ neighboThOOd of the meeting, opened her shop
at the usual hour. A large number Of them. how
ever, allowed their fears 10 prevail over every othe
consideration. The general feeling on the subiec
| ofthe proposed demonstration, ss far as we cOul
Judge, was a determination 10 treat the whole al
fair as a case of ''mneh ado about nothing, a
though this feeling was somewhat checked by IN
dread of unknown consequence
AT the preliminary meeting OF the Convention
only the delegates and reporters being present
Mr.. r. 0Conner addressed the body in Pacih
strain, insisting on the illegally of the Govern
ment notice, bat advising that no resistance be Al
tempted-that the procession should be abandon
ed. After some debate the meeting was adjourn
ed 10 Remington common
From the Daily News.
| During this discussion two newly eOnstructe
cars had driven up 10 the doors Of the institution
The one intended for the conveyance Of the mot
ster petition was on four wheels, and drawn BY q
many splendid farm horses
II The van OF car in waiting for the delegates wa
upward Of twenty feet in ength, with seats arranl
ed tTansversly, in so cOmmOdious manner as I
afford comfortable accommodation 10 the delegate
as well a. several representatives q the press :
The body OF the car was inscribed on the rigf
side with The motto, 'sThe Charter. No surreT
der Liberty is worth living for and worth dyin
for;' on the 1eft, 'sThe voice Of the people IS IN
voice Of GOd:' while ON the back Of the car wa
inscribed, eWho would be slave that could b
freeg" "Onward, we conquer; backward, "
fall"
Mr.. F. O'Connor WIS the first toascend the ca
The hon. gentleman received with loud cheer
by the crowd which thronged John street, and TOO
his seat in the front Of the van. He was tollowe
, by Mr. Ernest Jones, Mr.. Harvey, Mr.. MGrs4
J Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Wheeler, Mr.. Reynolds, ID. Har
ter and other leaders Of the convention The re-
Of that body having also taken Their seats, he CO
tege set forth amidst loud cheers
At the Waitham Obeiisk the alderman of n
ward (Sir James Dukel was in attendance with hi
deputy, but up TO this spot not single ?olicema
was To be seen. The windows Of the houses i
New Bridge street were filed with spectators, an
, amidst much applause, the moving mass took a
onward course across Black Friars bridge. Al hi
time (l1 clockl strong detaehmentOi the ba
TALON OF pensioners under arms were observed
have Just landed at ths,eity pier from Woolwict
and were loudly cheered BY the vast eOncourse th'