Democratic banner., 1849-09-03

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The PRESIDENT WHO HAS MADE Five
REMovALs.-We invite attention
to the following pledges made BY Gen. Tay-
Tor himself and thru his friend Gov. Crit
tenden.
"General Taylor hates, bathes proscrip-
ton. "--Gov. Crilenden's Speech.
sin no Ease can I permit myself to be the
candidate of any party, or yield myself to
party Schemss."-Leker to Jas. ~. 4GN.
Tor.
81 have no private purposes to accom-
plish%no party projects to build up-no
|ensmies to punish-pothing to serve but my
country"-19 AHsson Letter.
'If elected to the Presidency he win not
be the tool of party-he will be the Presi-
dent Of the people-he has no enemies to
punish, no friends to reUGrd."-CSpeech
of Mr.. Clayton.
$50 fer as it is possible to be informed, ]
shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity
indispensable prerequisites for the bestowal
of Office: and the absence Of either of these
qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause
for removal."-Gen. TdyOr's Inaugural.
We have no Comment to make, but SIM
ply leave the text in tha hands of the hon.
est reader, that he may read it and blush.
The last Annual State Record of Massa-
chusetts gives the following summary of the
religious denominations in that State:
Trinitarian Congregationalist churches,
463, CaIvanistic Baptist, 23O, Methodist,
POI, Unitarian. l6s, E~piscOpalians, 81, RO-
man Catholic 81.
Not DINE YeE-The Selma, Alabama,
Reporter, wing, says that President Tsy-
Tor will most assursdly veto the Wilmot
Proviso and all such measures.
The Boston Atlas says. "thsre is no doubt
that Gen. Taylor will afix his signature to
a bill containing the Proviso."
1t takes Wigs to believe both Of these
statements.
General Taylor denies that he 10 a mere
cypher in the administration. He says he
has ss much influence as any other member
Of the Cabinet, That's a good one.
10 G GSsPtt t GEsV&Iefh I ss' House louise Fat Father Mathew
must avoid administering the pledge to the
President, as his Excellsncy has broken all
that he has taken since he vas nominated
for the Presidency.
Too SaART.-The other day, one Of wild
ow BIS admirers was complaining Of the
tooth-ache, Mrs BIS smart boy immediate.
ly spoke up
"Well, sir, why don't you do as ma does:
She takes her teeth out and puts 'em back
whenever she wants to-"
A few minutes afterwards the boy was
whipped on some p~retence or other.
DAVID JONES, Senstor from the Cooper
district, in this State, has published a long
address setting forth the reasons why he is
opposed to Col Benton's "~appeal." He
voted for, and still sustains, the resolutions
of instruction--he 'cannot sustain Col.
Benton in his appeal, nor in his indemnity
with the anti slavery party, nor in his at
tempt at dictation, nor in his abuse of the
power that made him"-and he "turns him
over to the nti-slavery party. "He is
clearly of opinion that the Colonel ought to
obey or resign.-(Republican.
TAKING A HoRN.-The lady president Of
the Pittsburgh Martha Washington Total
Abstinence Society has just been married
to Mr.. Geo. Horn. A wag ofthat city Gel
ebrstes the event as follows:
Fair Julia lived a temperance life.
and preached its truths from night to morn
But ali! grown weary Of the strife.
She broke her pledge and took a Horn.
The Cincinnati Gazette estimates tina
the deficiency in the wheat crop in tina
State this year will be between 100000
and 5000, 900 bushels.
A ladv in Chestsr was asked to ioin