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Democratic banner., 1849-11-12
z THE WING PROSPECT AHEAD.

No wonder the result in Pennsylvania and
Ohio has disheartened the wings, as it fore
shadows to them the defeat which awaits
them in this State. They already quail at
the tiding Of the democratic victories in 9TH
sr States, and at the evidences of demo-
cratic harmony and enthusiasm around
them. 1t needs but one charge Of the uni
ted democratic phalanx, to rout the enemy.
Tbs N. z. Herald, aprOfessed Taylor pa
per, in specializing on the prospect, admin
listers the following "cold comfort' to the
wings:
1.-THE returns from the elections for the
Legislature in Ohio, indicate that the wing
party is still going down, down, to q COM
piete defeat, If not Reorganization. The
cabinet, In the aggregate, have not only
bssn rebuked in every recent election, but
they have been condemned in detail. Penn
syivania ~rspudistes her own 6nancier, and
Ohio condemns her best butcher. Such
ere the fruits Of q cabinet intent only upon
Che sPoils, and such the results of a policy
feeble and sickly, yet a. mischisvous, from
is stupid and laundering imbecility, a. the
most reckless extremes.
Butthe worst remains behind; for, if there
Be any truth in the political horoscope, the
November elections in New York will not
leave this unfortunate ne plus ultra csbinet
Q hook to hang adoubt upon. Will the tide
never turn? viii it never be day2"
AHAcKxowIrDsEMENr.-Th The New York
Courier and Enquirer, alssding Taylor pa
pes, in a. article s~ndsavoring to account
for the defeats which the Wing Party have
uniformly sustained in the State elections,
since the policysf the Taylor sdministra-
ton hes been developed, is forced to make
ths following acknowledgment:
sErrors in Judgment and errors in policy
are inevitable; but We freely confess that
these errors have been more numerous, or
q least, have been rendered more palpable
andsr the existing administration, Man that
q Of is Predecessors."
Ths Courier but acknowledges, what the
people had bsfore discovered, that the ad.
Substitution Of Gen. Taylor is the most in
eonpstsnt and fslse.hsartsd ever placed in
power in this country.
Democratic banner., 1849-11-12
GA SOFT I'M. PEACH

The following extract of a letter from
New Hampshire, has been furnished us,
says the Lowell Courier. Rosy cheeks and
rosy peaches seem to have an affinity for
each other:
"ShaIl / relate you q pretty incident!-
Kate with the rest Of US, was standing un-
der the heavily laden peach tree, while
Charley, having climbed slyly to the top,
shook il vigorously, showering the luscious
fruit upon US. One peach, more fortunate
than the rest, fell from the bounteous tree
into Hates more bounfeous bosom. Blush
ing, she seized it, and with the prettiest all
threw it disdainfully away.
"Chsrley, you know, who had a penchant
for Kate, or perhaps something stronger.
swung himself sgilely from the tree, and
bounding away in the direction of the re.
iected peach, found it, kissed its rosy cheek.
and placed it in his bosom. Thereupon F.,
who you know is Gu fat in such matters.
pointing to the peach, broke out in his meas
ured manner, we all listening, as follows:
"This fruit of thine by love il blest,
That but Q moment lay
Where fairer fruit of love may rest
Some happy future day"
"Fancy Kate's confusion, aud how like
a fool Charley looked"
Democratic banner., 1849-11-12

The last democratic o~ficeholdef in Ar
kansas, has been removed. We suppose
the wings are satisfied with the manner in
which the burdens Of ofics have been equal
lied in that State!
Democratic banner., 1849-11-12

since, when the beautiful painting of Adam
and Eve was exhibited in Ireland, it be-
came the chief topic of conversation. FL
.nally a poor, ragged, illiterate peasant went
to see it. The light was so arranged as to
reflect on the picture, and leave the spec
tator in comparative darkness. The peas
ant, as he entered the room to see bis first
parents, was struck with so much astonish-
ment that he remained speeches. for some
moments. He stood like a statue, and as
though his feet were incorporated with the
.oaken floor of the room, At last, with an
effort, he turned to an acquaintance and
said, "Barney, I'll niver say another word
agin Adam in all my life, for if I had been
in the garden, l would have ate every APP
pie in it for the sake of such a lovely era.
thur as Eve" It is needless to add that
this was received with roars of laughter.
The census ofthe new town Of Lawrence,
in Massachusetts,, which has Just been COM
pleted, shows an aggregate of7,225 inhab-
itants. Five years ago there were not q
hundred people in the town.
A PosER.-The teacher in one of our
Common Schools, a young lady, put the
question to her scholars, one morning,
"Who made youP" The oldest boy in school
could not tell, neither could any Of the
scholars, till she questioned the smallest
urchin in school. He answered promptly,
that God made him. The teacher, turning
to the largest boy said, "are you not asham-
ed not to know what this little fellow
knows?"
"He," replied the big 'un,' "Thunder!
l should think lie might know: faint a fort
night since he was made"
Democratic banner., 1849-11-12

A traveller on the Upper Mississippi
writes to the Cincinnati Nonpareil as fol-
lows, concerning Dubuque, Iowa:
The population Of this place is estimated
at $3.50, classed as follows: 1000 humans,
5000 dogs, and 30 colonies; but since my
stay here for q few days, n Of the ''oldest
inhabitants" has assured me that there are
$50 colonies, and that not more than one
half of the 1000 can be called human.
Democratic banner., 1849-11-12

TIE BLACK observation-disclosures, the
black Emperor of Hsyti, wa see it stated,
has forwarded $4,000 to London, to pur-
chase q crown for his woolly head. The
Senate fixed his salary at $4,000, but
subsequently added $4,000 for "pin-mo-
|ney," for the new Empress.
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rREAsuRY CIRCULAR.

We call the attention Of the reader to the
law, in another column, limiting the disburse.
ments Of expenses for collecting the Rev
enue II will be seen, that il is preceded
by copy Of the Circular Of the Commits
sioner Of Customs, to the Collectors, pro-
pounding inquiries as to the matters 10 which
reductions OF the Collection expenses may
be best made, without injury to the pub
lie service. We regard this law as one Of
those hasty legislative acts, the return Of
which would have done the late President
much more credit, than his return Of the
River and Harbor Bill It is calculated to
do infinite mischief to the public interests
The expenses Of the collection Of the rev.
enue are limited, at time too when the
revenue system is extended over California,
and when Mr.. WALKERS warehousing sys-
tenn is costing the Treasury over one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars year. We
cannot help thinking, that the onginators Of
the measure were not actuated by any very
special regards for the public interests. The
Gra,a has not answered our inquiry, wheth-
er the Bin was drawn by the Solicitor Of
the Treasury or not
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PLEDGES.

The Democrats, who voted against Gen,
TAYLOR, urge, that he has broken his
pledges to the Democrats, who voted for
him. We shouldbe pleased to know wherein.
He told the nation beforehand, that he should
be the President Of the whole people and
not of party He said, too, that he would
not prescribe citizens from participation in
the public Offices, because they might differ
from him in political opinion. Some Demo
Gratis believed what he said, and voted for
him The mass of Democrats did not be-
lieve what he said, and voted against him.
Now, we repeat, we should like to be in
formed, wherein Gen. TAYLOR has broken
his pledges to those Democrats, who voted
for him, They surely did not vote for him,
because, by avowing himself, that he would
not be the President OF party, they un-
derstood him TO mean, that he would
keep in office all the Democrats, whom
he should find in place, whether they were
qualified or not 10 be there. They GER
tainly did not vote for him, because, by
saying that he would not prescribe men for
their political opinions, they understood him
to mean thereby, that he would prescribe
the masses Of his Wing friends, by refusing
TO put them in Office, when he should re-
move Democrat II they voted for him,
with these understandings, they might as
mall hn,,a rntal IL Dra,,
dent TAYLOR, by avowing, in advance, that
he would not be the President of party, is
to be understood as intending to mean, that
he would not remove any Democrat or put in
any Wing, is il moi evident, that he would
be the President of the Democratic partyi
To be sure it is, and yet, the Democrats,
who went against him, accuse him Of violat-
ing his pledges But let Democrats, who
voted against him, complain as they may,
the Democrats who voted for him, have no
cause to murmur, nor have we heard Of any
Of them murmuring. They have the conf
dence Of the Administration, if they are
good and true men, just as much as though
they were Wings or members Of any other
party We take it, they voted for TAYLOR,
for the very purpose Of helping to make
President, man, who would thoroughly
purify the whole federal official corps and
bring back the administration Of the laws to
its original purity, by the means placed in
his hands by the Constitution, Not single
pledge made before the canvass, has Yet been
broken, by Gen. TAYLOR, and his opponents
will wait in vain, if they look for any such
act on his part. In every instance Of dis
placement, so far as we are informed, he
has appointed better officers in every par
ticular. AT all events, do as he may, It
does not lie in the mouths Of the Democrats,
who voted against him, to say, that he vio-
lates his pledges, unless they can bring the
evidence TO show, that his appointees are
not equal to those superseded, and were
known to be so beforehand.
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II Is TO be expended under the Presidents direc.
ton, and he has directed that the work shonld com
mence with the upper rooms (the chambers, Sc,
where the furniture Is most defective The idea is
good one, and might be carried step further. I'm
provement should begin nboye In high quarters and
then extend below to the inferior officers of the
eculive department. Union Of yesterday.
The Union's idea of Improvement in the
quarter mentioned, we have no doubt, is
suggested by the painful necessity there
was Of such an improvement, when General
Tayor's immediate predecessor inhabited
the Executive mansion
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STATE DEPARTMENT.

Zachary TAYLOR, President Of the United States
Of America To all whom il may concern.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited TO me
that MAxiMIa IaSAnD has been appointed Consul
OF the French Republic for Boston, in the State
Of Massachusetts,, | do hereby recognise him as
such, and declare him free TO exercise and enjoy
snch functions, powers and privileges as are allow
ed 10 the Consuls Of The most favored nations in the
United States.
In testimony whereof have caused these letters
10 be made patent and the seal Of the United
States 10 be hereunto affixed
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing.
H. "a ton, the 2sth day OF April A. D. le49, and
Of the independence OF the United States
Of America the seventy-third
Y. TAYLOR
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OFFICIAL.
CIRCULAR.
Treasury Department y !, me-

treasury
OFFICE or CoMMissloSER or CusroMs
April l9ih, lS49.
SIRt You will receive herewith copy Of +" An act
requiring all moneys receivable from customs, and
all other sources, to be paid Immediately into III,
Treasury, without abatement or reduction, and for
other purposes
am instructed by the Secretary Of The Treasury
10 invite your attention the 4th section Of this act
which limits the expenses Of collecting the revenue
from CUSTOMS after 30ih June next 10 The 8 snm.of
one million five hundred aud sixty thousand dollars
per annum, together with such sums as under the
law are paid into the Treasury for draynge carriage,
labor, and storage and In proportion for less lime,
From the counts and estimates rendered TO
this Department y appears that "the expen
SEES ofeollectng the revenue from cnsionsn
forth current fiscal year, ending on The Both
June nexf, Will be about 8llOD,uCO
For the next fiscal year. commencing on the
lat July next, the act referred 10 limits these -.
expenses 10 an amount not exceeding sl,560inu
And consequently requrtsa reduction OF about s6iOo0
The receipts from "drayage, carriage, labor, and
storage, being uncertain In amount are not eslima-
ted as available resources.
1t will be apparent to you that the ready coopera-
lion Of oil officers Of the Customs viii be necessary
In order 10 NEE, The requirements Of this act and
any aid thai you may afford or any suggestions that
yon may make, will be highly valued To this end
request that You will promptly furnish 10 This Of.
fee list Of all the persons In any way connected with
the Customs at your port designating the datea Of
their original appointment and rpresent appoint
men and The rate Of compensation received BY them,
together with description Of the nature Of The scr
vices rendered by EACH and statement of the re-
ducton that can be made, and the manner in which
the same can be effected with due regard 10 the
public interest.
ain, very respectfully,
Your obedieni servant
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PerTAworomIE CouSrv, IowA,-Mr Sloan the
County Clerk OF this county, returned from the seat
Of government on the 18th nt as we learn from the
Frontier Guardian. He Is said to have brought news
that the county seal would be prepared and for
warded TO the county, and the advice Of the leading
men at Iowa City Is that the people OF the county
faithfully comply with the instructions Of the Demo
cratic Auditor Of State, pay their taxes, and acaul-
esce In oil the acquisitions OF the law. This il the
county which the Locofocos have hitherto refused 10
acknowledge, and which the majority In The Iowa
Legislature, last winter, attempted 10 cut OIL fron
the protection VI the law.-S Louis Rep.
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r. .duction orthe Expenses OF Collecting che
Revenue.
The last Congress enacted law prescribing that
the expenses Of collecting the revenue Of the
General Government from Customs, shall not ex-
coed 81 100000 per ann am, commencing with the
lst of July next being the beginning Of the fiscal
wear. The expenses Of collecting the revenue from
customs for the current fscnl yenr ending the SUN
June next, is given at about w iOOuoO Inc rednc-
ton viii therefore have 10 be about $40 600 The
Commissioner OF Customs, the Hon. z. w. Rock
well has issued circular 10 Collectors Of Customs,
one OF which has been received by the Collector OF
this PORT requesting the necessary iniorma'ion,
with the view to a compliance OF the law II re-
Quests the Collector TO promptly furnish TO the Com
missioner of Customs, IA lst OF oil The persons in
any way connected with The customs designating
dates Of their original appointment and their present
appointment, and the rate Of compensation received
by them, together with description Of the nature
Of the services rendered by each, and statement Of
the reduction that can be made, and the manner In
which the same can be effected with due regard TO
the public interest" The circular states that the
receipts from drayagc, carriage, labor and storage,
being uncertain in amount, are not estimated as
available resources A reduction Of The snlnies,
or number ofCustom House employees, or other OK
pensoa, will therefore have to be made the present
quarter so as go into effect ON the let Of July next
and the reduction viii have 10 be made in every Port
where "lhe same can be effected with due regard
10 the public inieress.n We are not aware 10 What
extent, II any, this will apply 10 the Por o. bai'i-
more but Il WIN doubtless have 10 be subjected TO is
share Of the reduction with other Ports n the Union.
The law will have 10 be carried mo enect oI s'A
months OF any events II II should percnanco os re-
pealed by The next Congress ana, . peIhiii.edl 70
stand as permanent law, will effect nm annual re-
ducion OF Inc revenue expenses amounting 70 fh
one quarter Of tphaf they are at present VI course
hen the number Siocef % ,edmesd oncsrb
This Il 10 much az saying that the expenses now
erceed what they ought 10 be, TO that amount, but
whether this be rne or not remains 10 be demons "a
49,. a -. .t-.~<x
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We were its sole, absolute editor from the begin
ning.' Not a line from any other pen ever appeared
edioriaiy.- National Uhig, 9th nh.
With the exception Of a short time in January,
lsia when our seat temporarily and kindly &C.
cuped by Mr.. GroRoE WATEnsTos, Of this city.
This paragraph should have appeared in
the above connection We make this cor
rection, because we desire to do no injustice
10 any one.
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WARNS vEasus WAx.--0ffical notice has been
cye Thai letters semitic the British West indies sealed
with wax, have the seal removed by the mail agent on
board the steamer who substitutes wafer for wax
The reason being that the wax sofiens In tropical cl
naes causing the letters TO adhere 10 each other md
otherwise dnfacing them We have repeatedly
pointed out the rxpedenry u using waters for ship
letters. 81 Bali, amer.
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The Charleston Courier speaks Of the cultivation
Of the grape In South Carolina The editor says he
has tasted wine Of an excellent quality made BY Ma
Jor GuiasARp, OF Columbia, from grapes grown near
that city, and that afew days since he was shown
specimen o. brandy manufactured by the Same gen.
teman, which only wanted nge 10 bring Il Into favor.
40 able comparison with that imported from abroad
The editor expresses his belief ihai tho soil al Caro-.
lima could be devoted 10 the production Of grape
tnat wonld under proper management, yield Wine Of
good qualify, thar would command price sufiicisni
profitable dlrecIonio agricultural labor = Haiiu,ore
American. .
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MARYLAND PoLITlcs.--We notice that In the
recommended as suitable candidate for Congress,
and Col. Anthony kimmell, as candidate for the
Chief Magistracy Of Maryland. The Snow Hill
Shield In noticing The fncl that the Hon. John w.
district, says:
"There il q rnmor nfioat here that the Hon. Sam
mel Hombleon and the Hon. #. II. LoeherInan, Of
Talbot, and Col, J. s.. Coitman and w. s. Waters,
Esq, Of Somerset decline having their names used
In connexion with nomination.
Dorchester, we learn, has one nspirant for This
honor--Joseph Il. Muse Esg, The Deputy Attorney
General for Somerset and Dorset Worcester
both members Of our Worcester bar Ball. Clipper
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05. The Union says, Gen. Taylor is in
a false position. So our contemporary
thought and said, we believe, when he old
Hero was al Buena Vista !
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The true policy Of the farmers In our section Of the
State, and indeed Of the whole State Is 10 enlarge
their corn crops, TO supply tho deficit occasoncd By
the destruction Of the wheat crops by osis md the
threatened injury to the oat crops BY the long
nued drought II this be not done, all breadstufis
VIII go mp to an exravagant price, and this would
absorb much Of what might perhaps be realized by
replsnting cotton generally where II has b en- de-
In the mes direct nay. Whoever depends upon bny.
ing brad with the proceeds OF cotton crop viii be
sure TO pay for Il. Besides he must encounter Tho
expense Of transportation Of corn, and he may, =
others pursue the ssnio unwisc policy himself,
find Il difficult 20 get II. Plant corn, therefore,
where yonr cotton haa been destroyed, - Rome tGa)
,S1t,fht rnfr
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% See first and fourth pages, outside.
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Reduction orthe Expenses OF Collecting che
| Revenue.

BY the President;
J. M. CLAYTON, Secretary OF State.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-26
II The WEsIA
The Difficulties at the Sandwich Island--Let-
ter from Mr.. Ten Eyck.

The Detroit Fret Press OF the 18Th puolshes
long letter from Mr. ANTHONY TEN ErcE, L. : Com
missioner az the Sandwich islands in relation 10 the
ate difficulties accompanied says the FIRE. Press with
a large number Of papers and documents tending %
show that the conduc, Of Mr. Ten tyck has been III no
wise unworthy The letter Of Mr. T l. j. addressed 70
Commodore JOINS. and bears date Honolulu, Dec
Is ISIS lie opens with al expression Of surprise al
the steps taken By the Government Of the Islands II
dsconiinuing al official correspondence with The Com
mission. and says
The only clue can obtain 20 the course OF proceed
ngs adopted IT, that IN the appropriate discharge o.
nv official duties I made formal complaint against
Dr Judd for bribinc a person % purloin the manu-
scripts OF the Editor OF the >dHdrica i'sdHas '' ana
for receiving the same and pawn. tnereior TIE sum
u 500 Rockwell the tdltor' app"ed ~ 'Ae Y-9iS
magistrate for warrant for Jldl ana " va aei.u
him for the sole reason that Judd vas the hing mn
ister and therefore not liable 10 prosecution
Judd was st,erward justified BY the Government
The su,hor.bip Of the letter 10 which the attacks
were made upon the Government = vehementiy denied
bv NJ, Ten Fvck and he o1ers the following explana-
ton Of the matter
~ received letter from California rdieglins shil-
late.. mission 10 Gov Mason, % negotiate treaty u
-sacned me while was engaged ~ correspondence
49, ,yIIl -, The ubiect 10 pleased me much, and
49,. 40 x,-iv iu uni .on with my own views and ie,l-
ing that copied % or 20 read % my trends no,
wishing 70 have the author nam oi y i'-L- -
krf.v.r Gentleman called one day aid asked ne ~
- - % him 20 copy from gave u 70 him on oondl-
don hat he would return j. 20 me- and on no account
TO romprornii me By sending p to me printer ne
violated his pledge and the ever a. -'-rAt-- '-
,, ~ The manuscript wa told that Il had been
destroyed or lost - - - a. -. -
and nv manuscript wa earned 70 the once o. lne
-ir,er' vr,thouf nv knowledge. and contrary TO my
-. s,recriou ! All. therefore, no way morally
responsible for - puoAca1oh-
be STATE of public feeling al the Islands s thus mel
septsly mentioned By Mr- Ten Eyek'
. BEFORE co.ng have 20 assure you that very great
,,sen, and alarm exist among al classes o. tore "a
o.;s-fs Tn. fact that the Government have iusthed
IuS9. recent disgrscetul conduct has caused the
80, di.r~ust and man feels saie or secure
IN hi. person or property, The consequences may
~ fssrfuny hazardous 70 tie peace and order Of u
community The example certainly VII Be most r.
norslizng and pernici0us, IN community ~netr u
have the power and the disposition TO employ pes -
robbers and 70 justly themselves upon tne EeA1y Pa
la. i VA done e! I5s pgs-e ssod