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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

NAV Use 10 power on tho ruinR they have
caused. Alcibiades and Cesar in the an
cient world-Pym, BoliDgbroke. aud MIR
abeau, in the modern, and. we may sdd,
the Regent Orleans-are splendid exam
pies of the rule. Commencing life in prof.
legacy, they ended il in ambition. They
carried into public affairs the same ardor
and the same contempt Of principle which
they had displayed in the pursuit OF plea
sure. Their invasion OF private morality
was preparatory to their attack on political
order. They wooed men as they wooed
women, by audacious advances. BY meas
ureless falsehood, and by shameless cor
ruption. They wrested the great prizes Of
ambition from the hands OF virtuous men
by nearly the same arts as they had exercI-
sed to tear from them their wives and
daughters. In despising such characters
gravity displays more folly than wisdom
Had Cato looked more TO the inside, and
less TO the outside Of Caesars head the re-
public might have been spared Tor time
longer. Il is possible for man to scent
his hair while meditatine conspiracy, and
TO rise from wsnton daliance to head ar.
mics or sway senates. Strange as 1t may
seem, experience tells US that there is bot a
step from profigacy to patriotism" Fox
rose beggar from the gaming-table, to
thunder against ministerial waste in the le
gislature. When the hour for revolution
has struck, and thrones are to be over
thrown, it is commonly by such men thai
the destruction is effected. The storm has
for them no tenors; they rejoice in the con
vulsion which appals less daring spirits, ant
take their chance Of perishing by the light
ming they have Observation-Disclosures.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

and excellent Catholic Writes, that the mo-,
atty Of the Christian religion is not n,,; 30,
81, Out UNIVERSAL. that Is 10 say, thai Il CON
lairs within its own natural shsa,6 :,
Trunk the living germs Of all national and
sectional morality. the varied types Of All
spiritual and moral professionalism Is not
itself any one Of these, nor at an local
but divine, and above them aII-Kin'
mont's Lectures.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

RoYaL ARGUMESrs.--Frederick the
Greai was very lOd of disPutaiion; bot as
he generally ternins'ed the discussion by
csfIenng his antagonist ard kicking MS
shins, few Of his guests were disposed 10
enter into the arena against him. One day
when 10 was even more than usually dis
posed ior an argument. he asked one Of his
suite WHY he did not venture to express bis
opinion on some particular question:
1T is impossible, your majesty" was
the reply. "to express an opinion before
sovereign who has such very strong convic-
t;oas and who rears such tack boots"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

Examinations are formidable, even to the
best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask
more than the wisest man can answer.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

WHAr Is A CoauErrEl-A young lady
of moe beauty than sense; more accom-
plishnsnts than learning more charms OF
person han graces of mind; more admirers
than bends; more fools than wise men Tor
attend
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

Nevir Join with your friend when be
abuseshis horse or his wife, unless the one
is abdt to be sold and the other buried.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-06

Sharon Turner has done battle in its behalf
has entered the court Of appeal, and made
out such case in his favor as goes far to
qualify, if it cannot reverse, the previous
judgment.
While We are upon the subject OF kings,
we cannot omit the case of James The
alleged bigot and pedant the mock Solo
mon, and the butt Of ridicule for long pc.
Rod for every one who desired to have a
fling at royalty. Every one who has read
the elder D'Israeli's inquiry into the litera.
ny and political character of that monarch,
will confess that he has found not only a
jealous, but an able defender. Mr.. DIS.
raeli, as he informs US III his preface to this
interesting historical sketch. set off in the
world with the popular notions OF the char
acter of James l.. but in the course of sta.
dy, and with more enlarged comprehen.
sion Of the age, he was struck with the con.
trast Of his real with his apparent charac.
ter, and developed those hidden and involv.
ed causes which so long Influenced histori.
ans and memoir writersin vilifying and ridi-
culing this monarch. Mr.. D'Israeli's
treatise is masterpiece Of its kind. 1t
seeks to prove that the alleged pedant de.
tested pedaniry; that the so-cslled bigot was
less bgoted than his age; that the epithet
Solomon applied to him in mockery,
ought to have been applied to him in seri
business and in respect; that the monarch
accused Of personal cowardice, dreaded
war for his people, and not for himself; and
that his contemporaries saw and acknowl-
edged in him those virtues and talents which
a succeeding age, led astray by prejudiced
writers, altogether denied. Who shall say
that Mr.. D'Israeli has failed in this chivai.
rous attempt? Not we: on the contrary,
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-
The FLoarDA INDIAN OUrBREAx.-The
Savannah Republican has a letter from
81. Augustide dated on the 23a instant,
which gives m ore favorable view of the
matter as regards the mass of the Indians
than any account We have vet seen:
"Thls morning, Lieut. Adams, United
States Army. with small detachment, of
men. left the barracks at this place. for
Indian river. AS far as can learn, and
it seems to be the impression, the InIi-
ans who attacked the settlers were bu,4
in number, chiefly very young fellows
who have separated themselves from the
main body, and go upon their 'own hook
regardless OF Indian or civil laws"
Another letter from Jackson lie,
Florida, gives more serious view OF the
Indian difficulties Ii says that beacon
lights Were kindled along the coss, for
sixty miles from Indian river, giving the
appearance Of preconcerled action on
the part OF the Indians.
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Dissolution Of the l0ccfoco Party.

From full survey OF The facts befure
Mr.. John Van 6uIen, when he announced
a, Cleveland that the so called Democratic
party, as nat onai parry, WAS dissolved,
we are well Persuaded that no candid man
can differ with him in Thai cpn on.
Personal differences have done that for
the Loceioco parry which political d,tlelen
ces Lever Could have done. The leader
OF that parry never cared rush for prlnci-
pies, opinions, doctrines, or measures, and
never undertook to quartet about them.
A man might well have been good Loco
loco; AID been high Protective Tariff
man, a,lhorough going Internal Improve
ment wan, and an enemy OF the Sub
Treasury. or he nigh, have oeca friend
OF I've Sub-Treasury, an enemy of inlernal
improvement, and ami tariff 1t was oil
no sort Of consequence what he believed,
provided only that he believe in the loco'o
co party. Mr.. Rnchie was Just as good q
Lucoioco when he denounced The Sub. Treas
ury as low that he IS in favor Of it. Mr..
Ca-s is just as good Locofoco when he
woes Tor The Halbor and River Bills Of inc
W h'e,Si 10 "hSl He ehuoiSeS tit Autl-lm-
provemenl resolutions OF The Baltimore Con
ven'on. They care JUS, as little, the whole
ii them, pro or con, for The slavery ques-
ton Of Nlimol proviso, as they do 10, tar
III internal Improvements, or sub-lreasurv.
B"l there are personal differences that can
no, be healed between,,the party Leaders.
and they take these subjects TO quarrel on
for The want Of something heller. And
we think they have go, up very pretty
thriving quarrel between the friends o f
Mr.. Cass and the friends of Mr.. Van Buren,
al tho North, and between the respective
champions of MIR. Calhoun and Mr. Benton
at the South. The wings have nothing 10
do but stand by and see the fight. AS a
national parry The socalleG Democratic pa.
ty is sundeled forever-blown sky high,
and the attempts to RALLY the fragments Of
Abolition, Free Soil, and Locofocoism, UNI
der the banners OF opposition TO General
Taylor, and steal The Democra tic name
for The coalition, will prove all entire fail
lure.
The prospec, ola cordial reunion OF III o
two wings Of Locoiocoism in New York
diminishes. The albany Argus-'he
erea, organ Of The Old Hunkers-sav lha.
they never can consen, to III AXE The slave-
ry question party test, the Euening Post;
the Free Soil organ says tina, the Free Sol /
ers will consenti 10 nothing else.-Repubiie.
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Tile Lc,y.-The Commissioners made
their annual levy on Wednesday last
The county tax is 40 cents in the hun
dred dollars. 1t is only one cent higher
it was one year under the last locofoco
Board Of Commissioners, notwthstand.
ing the present Board have had to levy
for an unusually expensive court-an ex
cellent and durable wall around the al
yard, for repairing the Court House, and
all the public buildings and grounds, and
for heavy bridge.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04

% A number OF COMMUNICATIONS have
been received this week which we have
had 10 time to attend to. Next week we
shall print or otherwise dispose of them.
1--WE have a number Of articles from
our old friend Z. Rudolph Esq, now of
the far West, one Of which is printed this
week, and the others will shortly appear.
Some Of them are after his old accustomed
fashion of exccllencc-one of them rroba-
bly, better than any thing our readers have
seen from his pen. He also promises our
readers new story, "The Enbczzler,"
which we anticipate as something good.
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1
FIRE AND RioTs AT ST.. Lou1s-Five
Steamboats, Durned-Riot and Loss OF
Life!-A fire broke out at st. Louis on
Sunday morning, the steamboat Algonia,
Just arrived from the Missouri with large
| freight, which with the steamers Mary,
Phoenix, San Francisco and Dubuque, We're
! also consumed.
The San Francisco was also just in from
the Missouri with full cargo Of hemp,
tobacco and bacon. The Mary had 800
tons Of freight for New Orleans; the Pho
nix 100 tons for Ohio principally hemp
and lead; the Dubuque had small freight
in for the Upper Mississippi.
-Four olthem were new boats. All were
owned in st. Louis. 1t is reported that
several lives were lost. The clerk of the
Mary is missing. Five hundred hogs on
board the Mary were burned. The boats
We're entirely consumed to the waters
edge. The Algonia was commanded by
Capt. Young, who was seen to Jump pver-
board with his blothes on fire, and has not
been seen since. The boat was valued at
$40 700, and insured. There Were $12,-
900 in specie on board, but it was saved.
Another box containing $4,000 was lost.
VIM. Fitch, passenger was lost, besides
many others, whose names have not been
ascertained. The steamer Mary was valu-
ed at $4,000 and insured for $4,000.
All the books and papers were saved. Some
800 hogs and sheep on board We're lost
The San Francisco is valued at 100000
and insured for $4,000. The Dubuque,
valued at $4,000, is insured for $l0 900.
The Phnnix is valued at $4,000.
A tremendous riot occurred soon after
the fire broke out between the Irish and
the Firemen. The Irishmen first assaulted
the firemen, driving them from their en-
gines, and pistols were fred-frst at the
Franklin Engine Co. by two men named
James OBrien and Lynch, from an Irish
boarding house on the Levee. The fire
men rallied, and ridtlled O'Bricn's and
seven other houses, part on Margaret, and
part on the levee. John Grant, of Mis-
souri, Company, was shot in the face and
number ofthe Irish We're very badly wound
cd. The Missouri Fire Company broke
open the Armory of the St. Louis Greys,
and took their arms by force. The Mayor
ordered out the Greys to suppress the riot,
and sent to Jefferson Barracks for troops
A number Of arrests have been made, and
eighteen Irish are in jill.
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The PUBLIC RoADs.-An article which
appeared in our paper two weeks ago or
the subject Of the public roads, has beer
made the subject of animadversion, and sur.
prise has been expressed that complaint
should be made in this quarter respecting
them. To us it all appears natural enough
that through this channel the voice of those
who have complaints to make, should be
heard.
Despotism may demand from its subjects
an assent to the dogma, that "the king
can no wrong," albeit, a subject can scarce
ly now be found sycophanric enough, OF
weak enough to believe it; and even in this
free land the dcspotism OF party may re-
quire, defence ofthe party, in all its acts,
and silence in regard to all its errors; and
to those who bow to these requirements Of
party, it may seem strange that anything
should be said in these columns having the
appearance Of a reflection upon wing au-
thority.
We acknowledge no divine right of par
ty, more than the divine right of kings
Our columns are open to all such commu-
nications as the one in question. Some Of
the roads are in bad condition, the interests
of the public demand that they should be
repaired, and we are always ready to try
to effect any object that will tend to pro-
mote the interests ofthe people. So much
on this point. Now word in the party
view of the case.
Every citizen Of this county who has
been resident of it long enough to know
anything about it, knows that there are
some bad appointments under any party,
and we boldly assert that there are fewer
complaints now about the roads, than when
the locofocos had the Board of Commits
sioners-there are fewer bad appointments
now than then, and supervisors work
more and settle up their accounts better.
We don't say this grows out OF their be-
ing Whgs-we cast no reflections upon
such men as usually are supervisors TN
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DREADFUL ACCIDENTAL fatal accident
occurred on the 28th July, in one of the
granite quarries of Mr.. L. D. McClenahan
at Port Deposit. MIR. Samuel Walker, one
OF the workmen was instantly killed, by a
stone OF ton weight falling from the top
of the quarry upon him and crushing him
from the head to the knees. He was an
industrious and worthy young man, and an
acceptable member of the Methodist E.
Church. and leaves an aged father and
mother who were dependent on him for
support
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04
Congressional Convention.

1t is growing time to nominate candi-
date for Congress in this District. By a
resolution Of the last Convention, Elllton
was fixed upon as the place for holding
the next
We therefore propose that the Convcn
tlon for this Congressional District be held
in this town on Thursday the 22nd day of
August Inst. That will be late enough and
we hope it may meet with the views of the
other counties.
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CAMr MEETlNe.-A quarterly camp
meeting for Chester circuit will be held
in Pyle's woods, quarter of a mile eat
Of the road leading from Wilmington to
West Chester, seven miles from this civ
to commence on Monday next the 9th
OF August, and close on the Saturday fol
lowing.
There will also be camp meeting
held on Delaware City circuit, in the
Messrs Cooper's woods, near the Red Ii
on to commence on Thursday, the 9tl
day ofAngust. Preachers and people
from other circuits and stations are re-
specially invited to attend
Ind. Delawarian.
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Respect ,tor the Transported Patriots II

Respcet J0r The 7Tdhsporled PaIriots "A
meeting of the friends Of Ireland was
held on Thursday evening at the rooms
of the Irish American Society in New
York city. An address was adopted to
Airs. Mitchell on the occasion of her re.
Joining her exiled husband at the Cape
Of Good Hope. Appropriate resolutions
and addresses were also adopted, recog-
nizing the patriotic virtue ofO'Brien, and
other exiles; ond committee was appoin
ted 10 make arrangement tor public
meeting OH The subject.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04

Ohio Rirea Fulhng-Suspension ofBmi
nesS-Our river still is low, and we NAV
expect il to.continue so Or time. The.
navigation is completely stopped, not
only in the river, but also in the Per-
sylvania Canal, from the same cause.
In consequence, business brought to a
stand, and nothing con be done.
ITHlcA, July 81.
Wester1 Crops enther- Thermometer -
Our crops are suffering severely for want
OF lain. The potato crop is he most i'm
jured.. The wheat is being got out in
good state, and is generally fair crop,
though somewhat injured by the hv,
which will, it is feared, entirely destroy
our summer wheat. The weather sill
continues very dry and warm; al present
the thermometer is up 10 90 in the
shade.
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Photographed for the Baltimore SUM-

MONTREAL, August 1.
Political Increment in Canada-.1 Federal Union
Contemplated, sc.
The Convention which assembled here
has determined upon recommending a con-
solidation of the North American provinces
The address to the people of Canada was
to have been brought up and read yester-
day. 1t will be recommendation of the
Federal Union to their constituents. 1t is
the intention of the city of Kingston to
present to the convention an address intl-
mating their entire concurrence in their
deliberations.
Mr.. RlvEs. We learn from the Bich-
mond Republican, that the Hon. VIM. c..
Rives will probably leave this country, on
his mission TO France, about the 18th of
August.
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CRops IN QUEEN ANNE's.-The Cen,re-

CRops IN QUEEN ANNE's.- The Centre
Vile Times OF Saturday, says:
"The corn crop Of Queen Anne's coun-
,y does not present a favorable appearance,
i, will not reach an average one-,he cold
spring aud dry summer have settled the
mailer
"The Oats crop Of the county is said by
the farmers 10 be below an average, but
all the oats seen by US has been equal to an
average"
Below Wye Mills, however, the same
paper admits that the drough, is SO grea /
that both oats and corn will be very con-
sldcyobly diniuishel.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04

H Proper rebake tram Father .Ma''er.-
The Boston Post relates that when Faith
er Mathew was being received by the
Mayor in the Alderman's room in hat
city, be administered The pledge to about
sh,rty of his conntrymen, who We're pres
ent. He continued to administer the
pledge till a person who had been very
busy 10 showing him round the city said
to him-''We have hal enough Of this. ,
Father Mathew replied quletly-"Par-
don me sir, this is what came for.
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Correspondence Of The Cecil Uhie.

| --~-~S
| Correspondence Of The Cecil Whio.
Curs,orrc ,o,o
| my aug -nu' 'ot''
! W 10 Esq, Dedr nT'-Durihg the
pas "eeh uos''ess III thls place has assumed
I'''o u"i appearance. some OF our cltlzcns,
W aPc '.'e eh'"i, during this state OF things,
nav s""' " H"Pe may, 10 luHurlale III sand ana
s"'' "a'o.. ne heaitli OF our Guy IL not SO
soou "s u mas pcen, mo as yet nothing serious
,ias uIeuiieu' ho acnths nave happened, hcilhcr
i'"o '''c c''o'efa mace It's appearance any where
III ''is ne'e 'pofhooa, ana hope the epidemic
may nov attacK any OF our citizens But tn is
can scarcely NC looked Tor, ns many them cat
all kinds OF green fruit; also, cncumbcrs, cab
hoge ana an knds OF vegetables, with rcck-
icSsiieSs .iaI is uhaecounlabc. All Kinds OF
p"s,'css wears o"il aspect, except The Liquor
t"uo' ne othef DAY heard one OF our Hotel
keepers say u'at since the cholera excitement
| ocgah ne i'au sofa on an average three gallons
u pfahoy per Gay, ana suppose other i!qHors
! III proportion. lear the cause OF tcmpordnce
20 vi 'uo Se''''e' l nave noticed tRosn VINO
elei oeon roiisuereo 'hhexlDIe temperance
mem 'eh"'"s thcir gaiioh dehJohs ana quart
po''leS 10 Dc hlled with red eye so next year
iooh ous ior an addlil"h TO the reu-nosc tribe.
h SATURDAY iast "h'ic stFolllng quietly
."'""h" we place, ehaeaVorlng To rlek up some
'to'.'' Vi He"s' ana WINE mcdi'tng upon Inc
s"a eary ocky m ToS no u'G nra 10 I an ""
NY neigibols; 80 qu,cli, foliowcd in the wake
OF the party, tic most conspicuous of whom was
Ct, CERTAIN State officer, an eH.nember e.
made in fron, o. "a 'i rpat m ; m1'l was
soon found to he the place orattrastion. took
seat at some distance from the party and be-
gan TO speculate upon the probable cause Of 20
l;r,n , as npp'|nro a, ,o ,J0Kf o. 'hs IA
DO Impossible to arrive at the natter I Auer
some consideration came to the con clusion that
would just step cyer to Poole'S and spend that
ed to the e SANE Una. once belong
dy smash. Alter imbiDing the said smash mo-
ideas began to flow clear and fast, so lighting a
rsS "a wish it to be distinctly understood
uurayeI , I,tO"u "r9 "simS proceeded 10
been arranged in caucus that some one must m I be
found 10 write a letter in answer to that OF "Ion'
which was published in 1.-The Cecil Wing" the
tha pre s a A. ,ast person was found ITO
calculated That he wond not onIv demoIish sy.
cry Statement, but that he would ann,hiae
ION" to boot: Having got the cue, | sleft
',aI Tue iGs, o,Ilcu 10 await me arrival OF the
worthy Trio as tho the fate Of n"Iio NJ ws ''' 10
be determined at its coming Well sure enough
the mail came in due time, aud in the budget
came can, 'ne oyer anH Sl looked Tor Document
the conner eve and ,her sonT ,He ~o
identical, "Dels," laughing ali over his f e
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FATHER MATHEW will probably remain
a year in the United States. 1t isssaid he
wrote letter, to be published in the Irish
newspapers, advising all his countrymcn
who can get away to emigrate to this coun-
try. Also that he intends purchasing a
large tract Of land out west to locate poor
Ns~a,,,linS llnosf.
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GOVERNMENT FINANCES. There was in
the L. 5. Treasury, on the 23d ult., sub
iject to draft, the sum of E53,422 ,0s6. The
receipts for the quarter ending the 30th
of June, were $11, l41 AL, and the ex-
penditurcr $l4,4lS,231.
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ALBANY, August,
Henry Cling at Saratoga.

~ UT 0"'" 'OS"'
The Hon Henry Clay arrived at Sara
toga yesterday. He il. sojourning at The
United States Hotel. file was received
with tremendous enthusiasm crowds,
SURF ounded him on ali points. His health
is gradually improving and he looks
well.
The number Of visitors at Saratoga i.
small, comparatively speaking.
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TIE Sen Serpent having avoided New
port this season, all Inventive genius man
.ufactursd one, and having submerged IT.,
's,ssssS,>s 81 moorinss, when the beach was
p"as sssssssssss. Such fashionable STAN
~ ,ao'es AVID SsSSSaorc Witnessed Ma,
IN me wrong oos a'Sssssss,ssvand themselves
p,menis,-The sea rn''fsss''s ss,ss .he,r hs-
TO be The hose oil a a,e Company. sse "s
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THE CECIL WHtG.
~ sfigs Attend,

The Wings of the several Districts Of
Cecil county are requestedt to meet in pri-
mary meetings on Saturday next the l til
day of August inst, for the purpose of ap.
pointing five delegates, to meet in Coun-
ty Convention at Elkton on Wednesday
the 18th inst, to select Delegates to the
Congressional Convention. They will
meet at the following places:
LIST District Cecilton at Pearce's
2nd. Chesapeake City at Poole's
3rd. " Elkton at Kings
4th. " Brick Hill at HalI's
9th. 8: North East
oth Rising Sun at Reynolds
7th. " Port Deposit at Mrs. Reynold' S
GJ~The primary meetings had better
also, select their delegates with view to
nominating candidates for the Legislature.
should it be thought advisable to nominate
them at that time.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
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WT We understand that Mr.. Reuben D..
lamar OF this town has been appointed an
Inspector Of Customs, at the Baltimore
Custom House..