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The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19
JUST TRIBUTES.

We see by the Philadelphia papers, that
the Taylor men Of the first Congressional
District Of Pennsylvania, held council to-
gether on the 10th instant Mr. Frederick
Plumer presided. The concourse was large
and the best feeling prevailed. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted in honor Of the
President, Mr.. Meredith and Gen. Peter
Sken Smith, which we are tempted to copy,
because they are no more than just tributes
to the distinguished gentlemen named.
Resolved. That this meeting tender TO the admi-
rable President Of our beloved country, the assur-
ance Of its unaffected esteem and undivided sup
port.
Resolved, That this meeting regard the trans
fer TO the National Treasury Department, Of q
distinguished citizen Of Pennsy lvania, who 10 her
forums had been accustomed to exhibit proofs Of
mind fitted by extraordinary versatility, for every
variety Of business, and fortified BY activity and
force for every emergency, as guarantee Of its
most able administration.
Resolved, That in our fellow-citzen, Gen. Pc
ter Sken Smith, we recognise sterling patriot,
an upright citizen, an honest man, and an irde-
pendent advocate Of true American principles;
that knowing his personal worth, his position In
the foremost rank Of The first friends Of our hero
President we the citizens Of The first Congression-
al District, in maps meeting assembled, do hearth
ly unite 10 this public expression OF respect for
one whose services and character we earnestly de-
sire to see rightly appreciated.
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LocoFoco rRIcKEnY.

The Locoioco Postmasters, who fill nine
tenths of all the Pest-olfces Of the Union,
are flooding the Post-ofiice Department with
letters representing that they have taken nc
active part in partisan politics, and that they
are strictly attentive to their duties, and ask
ing to be retained in the public service
Nearly every one Of these letters has been
followed by irrefragible evidence, that these
Postmasters are the most virulent partisans
Of their. respective neighborhoods, occupy
the most prominent positions in their politi-
cal Locoioco organizations and are notori-
ousy negligent Of their duties. In every
such case, where the proof of political inter-
ference and neglect Of duty comes from re-
sponsible sources, the offender is promptly
displaced. This statement will explain to
those Postmasters, who have been assault
ing the Post-ofice Department with false
representations, why their letters have no,
been answered
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

A Crow once perched upon an oak,
An ancient oak, amid empowering trees,
And holding in her beak cheese, siGsi
]. A Fox espied her, and thus spoke
For the smell attracted Roynard's nose,
(This 10 as tho story goes) s safiis4 Y
Good morrow 10 you, neighbor Grow,
They tell me your soft melody Of note,
Surprises cen the beauties fyour coat;
II so, you are the sweetest bird know"
On this the Crow, in full blown pride,
Opened her pretty beak 30 wide. TO singh
Which for the Fox WINS just the thing.
Down went the cheese, which Reynard took
When darling upon her an arch look,
Said he Z Good neighbor, Crow,
In future you will know,
That erery. fafferer lives at the expense
OF other peoples rant Of stnse ~
Whilst mistress Crow looked down and swore.
She'd meier be duped by fattery more" 81
w A. KKNTrsn.
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<, OLp ZAcH's SHREwoNEss-f General Taylor 10 said
TO be man Of great natural shrewdness and BY the
officers who served with him In The laie war, to be
an excellent Judge of character 1t is said that while
In the army, he much in the habit OF calling
young officers Of intelligence into his tent for con-
velsatonal purposes aud thai when they vera once
quietly seated, he would cxclaim to them, n have
called you In TO hear you talk Y at the same time
suggesting stich topics as he supposed they would
converse upon instrucively as well as entertaining
~ His subordinate officers, even before any famn-
lar acquaintance was formed with them, were al
ways trusted to the most liberal extent But Gem
eral Taylor though quiet observer of their acts is
said often TO have manifested much asIuieness In as
csrtaiping their true characters and capabilities,
never failing 10 reward punish according 10 the
merit or dement, thus discovered. single breach
of trust or violation of confidence, was never known
to escape his scrutiny or fail 10 call forth marks
OF his dspIeassre. The statements Of those who
know him best must oil be grossly beied If he docs
strong will, and Of invinciole conscientiousns.
Phil. Pennsytranida
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ELoPEAENT ELECTROMAGNETIC curious case of
elopement took place In this county last Monday
The parties are married, and when take into con-
sideraton that both leave families behind we are led
10 call the eOpement Of an extraordinary char
acter. The woman who eloped Is Mary Edwards Of
ST. Chir-ihe mans name lie B. French, also of thai
place. The particulars of the case, we have OBJ
tanned them from un authentic source are as follows
Jonkin Edwards, the husband Of Mary Edwards, Is
nm industrious and honest man, but having met
with an accident sometime since, by which he was
deprived OF the use Of an arm and the sight Of an
eye and being unable TO obtain livelihood by labor
he was compelled 10 seek relief by asking assistance
from strangers; and while upon such an expedition
French, who IL n married man, became upon init
mate terms with Mrs Edwards. Mr.. Edwards re-
turned LAST week, and brought with him considera.
BILE sum Of money. Mr.. French loving Mrs Ed
wards more than Mrs. French, and Mrs. Edwards
thinking more perhaps OF Mr., French than Edwards
they conceived plot Of clipping This plot last
Monday, was put into execution and buth partes
came 10 Portsyille, as man and wife, we presume
obtaining passage In The morning train of cars and
starting for parts unknown. Mr.. Edwards, missing
his wife, was Immediately upon the alert, and sus.
pectng something Of the kind had occurred ns ihey
had been vending their way to the depot, took
The necessary rfecaufon by which to arrest the par
~ Geographic despatch was sent TO Reading and
Philadelphia, putting the police Of those places mp d,
lie watch for the funaways They ESCAPED deisc-
zion. full description Of the lady was sent 10
Reading, with the kind Of bonnet she wore The
cars arriving at Reading tho police were on the
groani bnt no lady whose apparel corresponded
win the description 10 that given appearing IL IL
supposed that she changed her bonnet before smart
Ing from the depot at this place. and left the cars
either at Reading or before arriving there. As vel
nothing has been heard Of them Mrs. Edwards
leaves MI. ~ with family Of several children: and
Mr.. French leaves wife and several children also
This 10 indeed curious csse, and one which shows
degree Of depravity OF which some persons enn he
guilty. II may be proper state that Mrs Edwards
took with her one child,-s danghter--for whose
welfare Mr.. n. feels greatly concerned and snv IN
formation In regard TO said child viii be Thankfully
received by him.. Miners Journal April II.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

Hon. AND REV. BAPTisT NoEL--This gentleman
preached on Sunday. March 25th, for the first Tins
since his secession from the Church OF England In
the Scotch National Church, Regents Square, (Lon-
DOM in the stead of the Rev. James Hamilton who
is severely iudisposed. A London paper says N 81
The promise Of the Hon. and Rev. gentleman to
ofciaie in The morning until the Rev. Mr.. Hamilton
had recovered having been generally known the
doors OF the church were besieged by an iinmenes
of PERSONS long before the hour appointed
for the commencement OF the services. Shortly ar
ter eleven the place was quite crowded. The first
portion of the Scotch service having been gone
pulpit and preached for nearly hour from the text
22d chapter Of Genesis and the 10Th verse.
Mr. Noel mado q long speech at q public meeting
in Exeter Hall few days before the departure Of the
last steamer, called to protest agnins, the imprison-
ment Of Rev. James Shore, a seceder, like MI Noel
ncarcerated ia Exeter jail at the instance Of the
Bishop OF Exeter for preaching after leaving the
church. The Reverend gentleman, II appears. wss
arrested under un old cannon pusstd In 1603--moro
than two Centuries ago--which makes II crime
punishable by imprisonment, for one who has once
taken orders In the established chufeh alter leaving
that church, 70 preach the gospel This canon had
been supposed TO be obsolete. Much sympathy was
excited for the pr soner--who is said 10 be fsrvsnt
him in very high terms Measures had been intro
duced into Parliamant for aboshing the law,,inder
which he IL imprisoned, and also the law by which
disscners are required to pay church rates II would
appear that Mr. Noel was obnoxious to the same
law, but 1t had nor been enforced against him. The
attempt 70 enforce penitentiay punishment for ecce-
sastical offences is certainly anomaly In the 18th
century Of course the canon will BE- repealed -
Ne1rark, tN, ~ Advertiser. M
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appointing political partisans, to bring all the
powers ofthe Government to bear upon cleo
tons. Nor was General Jackson man to
do his work by halves. Ills keen proscrip-
tive blade swept fiom one end OF the Union
to the other, strewing the country with the
slaughtered bodies oil the Wings. Mr.. Van
Buren, succeeded in the Administration. He
continued the policy SO boldly commenced
by his "ilustrious predecessor" until finally
almost every office, small and great, were
absorbed by the democratic party" and
scarcely one opponent was to be seen under
Government, The "gr,malkins" then in
power, having destroyed all the Wing rats,
began to turn their attention upon the lar
der itself; and although the editor Of the
Union did not then as now cry out "treason,"
yet the startling fact was soon made known,
ihat, 6fy. fue out Of Gfty-sir public reeeir-
efs tcere defauhtrs, and the people arose Sin
the majesty Of their strength" and hurled
the PRoscRIpTIoNisTs from power.
General Harrison died before his policy
became revealed. Mr.. Tyler succeeded to
the Presidency. In his removals and APP
pointments many bunders were committed,
but still the axe Of prescription was not sys-
tenatically used. He left in ofice-in the
Departments at Washington, as well as else
where, about an equal number Of Wings
and Democrats. But what did Mr.. Polk
do-anotber of youIIpoltical Adonise's I Did
he not WELD the axe and when its death
dealing strokes were heard echoing through
the land, amid the " shrieks oand "groanso
of the Victims, F" where were you, sir, Mr.
Editor Of the Union, that you did not break
forth in doleful lamentations When the
dripping edge Of the steel was revealed to
your eyes what became Of all your nice sym
pathies Had you none then No,o they
flow abundantly. Why should this be so :
fear the summers Of seventy-fve years have
at last refined your heart to the tender SEN
sibilities of child. Look at this single
picture which give you, drawn from the Of
fetal condition in which Mr.. Polk left the
Land Office and Judge We how he revenged
him of his enemies. Out Of seventy odd
clerks in this Department he LEFT not more
than seuen Wings in their places. The
Wing messengers euen, pere removed
With this statement (Which is only one Of
many that can easily be had and all the
facts detailed, $50 plain and palpable that he
who runs may read facts at which you
never caved-facts at which you never took
umbrage nor by signs, tears, nor any other
mode made known your hostility toward all
within your own knowledge, and standing
out in bold relief before you What
must be the eifrontery which enables you
now to bawl out prescription "and draw
such pictures Of heart-rending distress and
what must those to whom you have thus
bawlcd think Of your hypocrisy In CON
clusion, have but one word to say, and
although do not profess to speak by the
card, yet say It boldly and you may profit
by it, Let all corrupt, faithless, and incom-
petent men in off ce here and elsewhere look
to 1.-THE basis Of Gen Taylor's Admins
tration is +" Justice and the public good. /"
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Col. WARnEn. You have seen vast amount OF
caterwaung In the newspapers about Mr., Fitz Hen
ter General Il MI turns upon the fact that he 10
guilty Of the heinous crime OF being zealons Wing
and Of having failed In business. These are shock.
Ing offences 20 he sure. But " every body should
be hung, drawn and quariered, who 10 alike cuipsbe,
there wouId be an awful elaughtering The truth 10,
il was a mos, inexcussbls stack upon Mr. Warren,
which has been made, and The great dust that 10 now
raised 10 10 cover tho retreat OF those who COM
menced H.. Mr.. Warren wins golden opinions from
every body who has any business with his particular
department lie started Of on full tide of popn-
islty the first week he entered upon his duties. So
far as hs conduct Of public buslneas is concerned
" officer cannot be found In OF oni Of Washington.
= BOSTON Courier faAfg
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

A day or two ago we printed an extract
from contemporary, which put down the
population of Minnesota at only 337 souls.
Wedd not quote the paragraph with a view
Of atiording statistical information, but we
have since been informed that the population
Of this new and rapidly-growing Territory
is At least ten thousand at present, and be-
fore the close Of the year it is expected to
exceed 10000. Our friend, Gov. Ramsey,
will, we learn, set out Tor his new duties in
a week or two, taking the Federal City in
his route. He is just the man to be popular
with the hardy constituency Of that far-oh
region, and We predict, when they resolve
themselves into State within the next two
years, which we think will be done, the
Governor will visit Washington as one Of
her new Senators.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

We were the first editor In the North to come out
for General Taylor, and certainly par srcsLsnee
AN original mani yet, from that very circumstance.
We have been hated and calumniaied, and Lbused
and outraged personally, publicly, politically and tn
aud by The original clubs, without stint or mod
erstion.-Netu York Herald
Not by the National Wing. We have
always given you full credit for your nomi-
nation of Old Zach in May, 1916, and for
the zeal with which you urged the. propri-
ETY. Of the people making him President.
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JoHs H. Durnoca, ESQ.,, Wing, has been re-elsc.
te l Mayor Of Baton Rouge, In.
DUrnoca seems as popular with the good either .
of baton Rouge, as he was with hs associates
while laborng as journeyman printer f,w years
since. --Aib. Ere Journal
CoLrmBus ELkcrios. Alexander Patton, Wing
has been elected Mayor Of Columbus, Ohio. by the
following vote Patton, 700; r. Gaven, 527-Whig
majority, lT3. John whitzcl, Wing, was elected
Marshal by 562 majority. The Whgs have also
elected fl, out Of six Coancilmen
Tho Wing ticket also succeeded In Chicothe
Gu; friends are gradually recovering from the effects
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

FisH KiLLsD nv IcE.--It Is a fact not generally
known. that the Ice in bre, krg up on The Mis,is-
sppl Kills thousands OF fish. Whether they are I'M
able TO escape cannot realize their dangerous 81 +.
union we leave 10 thoss TO determine who ure bet
vast nlnbeIs Of them are thus destroyed There
large catfish, weighing In the vicinity Of ons hun
dred pounds, now lying upon the MissouEi shore,
victims TO the recent breaking up OF the Ice IN the
Mississippi.
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,cORRE,cTIoN.

The Boston Transcript has no authority
for asserting, that the contemplated journal,
to which it alludes, is to be established spe-
cially at the instance Of General Taylor.
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OF The principles aud mechanism Of this nsfution ihs
important and promising attempt yet made TO emsn
cpaie labor and the abuses VI finance and
merce, thorough exposition from the pen Of d. will
appear can find room for TIED Tribune,
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save The b.. shp San Kins' ~ his por,. LroraS,
the Captain and crew Of The b. ship Lord Cojll6S.
wood which had foundered Ia the Bay Of Bfscsy
The Colngwood was on hsr voyage nom the Black
SEA TO Lond IN, with cnrgo OF What.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

IsrMrs Butler read selections from the Bible 9Th
chapter OF Ecclosnsies) Adams Morning PRAYER.
from Milton; Wordsworlh's ode 20 duty, and Har..
leap We'll; Webster on The duties Of American ci d
lens, with extract from nlecturc by Prof Smy,Is
2, cambsidse, on tbs character u Washington--in
Ibid. -''
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q Are you fond Of novels, Mr.. Jones ~
Very" responded The Intercepted gentleman,
who wished 70 be thought by the lady questioned
fond of literature 81,
/" Have YOU" continued the lady. "svsr read Ton
Thousand year ~ 7f 4
mo madam, never read that numbsr Of novsli
Ia all my iife" ..3 ~ /, ~. TT
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large british Steamship WIS seen on the 24th
ult., In lat 80 Al, lon 80 69W She was under full
sail, both wheels, smoke and steam pipes being
gone.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

The Old Hnnkers in New York seem destined,
beyond peradventure, 20 q permanent full, and the
sooner they succumb the better Il will be for them.
The doctrine Of free soil carries with II too many
charms not TO gather friends, and the pro-slaverJ
tendencies Of Hunkerism features too repuIsivs
not to drive from 1t NIL who capable Of thought
full contemplation. We hear more and more Of the
"Barnburners," or, as they now alias themselves,
Free Soilers,' and less and less Of that elder por
ton OF the party which few years ug0 ruled the
Democracy with IN iron and imperious sway.
What the Barnburners think of their Hunk
er " enemies lie dscoyerable in address issued BY
the Free Soil members Of both Houses Of the New
York Legislature. II is therein set forth that the
defeat Of the Locoioco party In New York and In
fore the slave power OF the county, The Baltimore
Convention comes In for is share Of attention, The
fact being according 10 the address, that allegiance
to the slave power was openly and publicly made
the sole and controlling test of eligibility to Office"
The question Of slavery Is considered as tho great
question OF the future and IL continues s
Wenre told thai slavery viii be prohibited in Cal
fornia by Its inhabitants and that thus the subject
will cease to be of practical interest This seems TO
us partial view Of the difficulty We believe that
the General Government should relieve Itself Of tho
shame and sin Of human slavery wherever II is re-
sponsble for its existence. This blot upon free In
aituiions, this reproach upon Republic, should bs
eflced.
1--WE nre opposed TO tho admission Of any more
slave States into the Union than are provided for
admitted"
All this mus, be gall and wormwood to the Hunk
ers, and their plight Is most ptiabIe.
The address assails Gen Taylor Of eourse--advo-
Gates reform In The mode Of selling and settling
public linds-rbe reduction Of the patronage Of the
General Government the making offices elective,
and finally reduction in the rates Of postage The
Supreme Court Of the United States it stigmatizsd
as an anomaly in our system of government and
gives reason that the Judges being appointed for
lie are above the reach Of public opinion" The
address concludes with call for a Convention at
Utica to assemble ut Utica, on The second Wsdnss-
day Of September next and 81 Ing Of resolutions
imbOdying the principles set forth.
II will be seen thar the Free Soil party In New
York Is bidding extensively for political favor and
endeavoring reconcile variety Of hitherto Earring
interests What 1t will meet with Is matter
for conjecture but Il makes II pretty palpabis that
the Hunkers are doomed 10 irreparabls decline.
Paaa. North Amer.
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POLITICS IN FRANCE.

hssioration Of nis Guiiotais--hs Effect upon As
Sehtsm ia IN. Assembiy-Protsst Of Three Hun
tred- Opinions in The National Gnard- The
Bonaparfe Edmiiy-A Bankrupt President--S SO
eiaism spreading in ne Army-.State J feeling
az Bomges-C Cause # The Elections BANK
Of me People, Dc
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TdIs Society composed Of tie Nj rate or HIns M
pabhssnslwbo admit social reform hom0 on sihicay Il
ns psny Which sagpoisd csvsisnse, and ts organ the
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APPOINTMENT Orrrof, ?. Q. Department, I

SiR-Your letter has been received and submitted
TO the Postmaster General think your reasons for
abandoning the Democratic party wholly unsatsfuc-
tory. The Postmaster General has heretofore re-
fused to listen to applicants for the removal Of Post
masters for such reasons But the party to which
you are now attached having taken ground against
the administration, and the regular nominee Of The
party for President, do not see how the admins
trntioa can farther refuse act In these cases with
out subjecing It 10 the charge Of lending is infiu
ence TO defeat the candidate Of the party.
am yours, &c,
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The Locofoco papers continue TO grumble at the
Administration for displacng few Of the most ac-
tive partisans Of the opposition The following let
from the late Assistant Postmaster General lover
whose displc ement great mnny tears were shed, J
will show what Locofocosm deemed sufficient
cause for removal:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-25

OCEAN PosTAeE.-A very considerable effort is
being made for the reduction Of ocean postage IN
the steamships. The movement originated with
those persons who successfully labored TO procure
reelection IN our inland postage to five and ten
cents. The same principles, however, do not pro-
pery apply to this class Of postage. The great ex-
pense attending the working of steamships would
seem to demand higher rate Of postage on all let
tiers passing by those vessels The class of society,
too who employ steamships for the conveyance of
their letters, can afford to pay liberal and even
high postage. The poorer classes, either in this
country or in Europe, who cannot afford to pay
high postage, have still the packet ships to send
letters by, and the charges Of which are merely
nominal. Indlscriminate cheap postage for the
ocean, when steamships ere used, seems, therefore,
to be doubtful policy.