The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1844, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol, X., No. 206—Whole No. 3806, THE NEW YORK HERALD. AGGREGATE CIRCULATION THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND. THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD. ab! i. THE NEW YORK HERALD—daily newspaper—pub- lished eee day of the year except ‘New Tears day and Fourth of July. Price 2 cunts per copy—or $7 26 per an- Bunmi—postages paid—casb in advance. THE WEEKLY HERALD—published every Saturday moraing—price Cents per copy, or $8 12 per annum- poeaaes pad. cash naivance ADVERTISERS are intormed that the circulation of the ue Gtnd THIRTY ABLYR SE OUSAND, and in- creasing . It has the largest ow ion any peper inthis city, the world, and ts, therefore, the deat channel Sor business mes in the city sv country. Prices moderate —cash in a vance, PRINTING ot ull kinds executed at the most moderate price, and in the most ern “oe JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proraixtor oF THE Herarp Estas.isHMEnNt, Northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau streets _—_—_—_— ANOTHER ILLUsTRATED WEEKLY HERALD! SPLENDID BNGRAVINGS. ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE Early Life of the Presidential , Candidates, We shall publish another illustrated Weekly Herald on Saturday morning, containing some beautiful engravings, illustrative of the early life of the Presidential candidates now before the country for their suffrages next November. The artists are now very busily engaged on them. One of these engravings will represent that well known scene in the life of Mr. Clay when he went on horseback with his mother’s grist to the mill. This is very beautifully designed and will be well executed. It will present a most impressive example to the youth of this country, of the truth that talent, ge- nius and energy, well directed, can rise from the very humblest rank in life tothe great and elevated position which Mr. Clay now occupies before the people of this country. Another engraving will represent a scene in the early life of Mr. Polk, who 1s a na.ive of North Carolina, and is represented when a boy as chop- ping wood for bis mother, and making himsell useful in an equally humble capacity as that ip which Mr. Clay was engaged. This 1s also another illustrious example of the pecufiar character of the institutions and society of the United States, show- ing how mind can rise from the lowest condition in the social scale to the very highest; and that there is nothing to prevent the very newsboy who sells this paper through the streets, if he choose to conduct himself with virtue and energy, and pro- priety, from becoming the chief magistrate of this great nation—higher than the kings and emperors of the old world. This Weekly Herald will also contain other illustrations, which will be seen on the day of publication. We intend, now that the Presidential contest has fuirly set in, and all the local excitements and riots have ceased, to proceed and illustrate all the various important incidents in the lives of the two candidates. We shall also give graphic and amu- sing sketches, illustrative of the manner in which both parties conduct the canvass. TO EMIGRANTS, AND OTHERS MAKING REMITTANCES TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. RAFTS, FOR ANY A OUNT, I the Bi f DTH OVINCIAL BANK, TREAD, and NAllONaL BANK 8 OULAND, Fee tata “ 3 AN, Hanover rt. Also, 34 NURTH AMERICA, LONUVON, and its B auches in Canada, New B unewick Nova Scotia and Newfonudland. aya 2tiw3m).b VAKDING AL 7 CUURLLANDT sTREET—s gentlemen or genteel families can be accommodated w: board and comfortable rooms, consisting of parlors and, if adjoi y WN. 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HIS spacious House, which, since the improvements and ane mace to 6 Sane te pen Hae is believed te be one of the most commodious an coenporn'e of the largest class of Hotels in the State, is now ready for the recepti 08 of company, and will be opent ith day of May inst. Te geo muoda'e the lage nde of people who pend che seasou at Sharon Springs, ibseribers have, since is Jali, greatly extended their premises, by anuexing to the Viliou an eatirely avw bailding, which emoraces twenty-si spacious apar ments, best fing large addicions aud im- ements to the intenor and busi have bven add d to the wind: ‘saperior; 10 000 D or: 10,800 C ny overhauled and uew furaiture provided, furaishiag every couyeuience to thuse who wish to cajoy either a eld ot arc Ly No expense or bg os been spared a supply ie Tete fh season in &@ Maxner not to be jonable resort in the United 4v those who have not Heretofore visiged the Sharon Springs it in suthetent to say, that Ure qualities of the water (an analy st Wee eb tredvan Walse fume sry suanty lacncieal wich chose the far-tamed ie Sulphar 3; by the concurrent testimony of Qusinted with ooth, the Sharon dre esteem d the Bit ia an elevaved region of country, the \ mands one of the most exvensive v ews, and is placed in the f most picturesque scenery in the Stateof New el.vated position it has the advantage of a cool and srireshing atinoaphere, Pleasaut ex- ‘of Cherry Valley and Cooperstown. the o Dointe camel o Spring dit ip not surpassed by any thing of the kind in tor the eure of tyeatpaue, cotaneons, pillows and dye, oupiaiuts, and for the care of erysipelas, sale. rheuin, se ofala, liver complaint, bronchitis an ral debility, us hasbeen certified by some of the most eminent medical profes- sors Speman meted So percents Orcs peace emiste in this, ene Reid of New York) the following results have bees tained from one uallon of water :— of Magnesia and Lime: * Ghiomaect Sodiam and Maguesium * Chloride o! Solid parieats BS fags Iphurie Acid Gas, or Sulphur ULARK & GARDNER. Cast OFF CLOTHING. GENTLEMEN, OR FAMILIES destrine of convertin mw cas! ir si yfinous or east off U! 1 wil obtain from the subserioer the HIGH nT Cast PRICTS 'o families or gentlemen quitting the cicy, or changing resi- Wing effects of the Kind’ to dispose. of will hud th to their advantoge to send for tne subscriber, who will m attend them at the; ides intneut 1 ne a a VET, Othes herd Wall strert, and at 470 Hudson at. Clothing cleaned and repaired. ive sarvagh | the pone Office, or otherwise, will reesive . dy®imere BEAUTIES OF THE PARTY PRESS MORE CHOICE FLOWERS OF RHETORIC, Tax Cintey Dog..—Frevincuvysen vs. Cray. H. A. Wise to Henry Cray. Wasnineton, Feb. 25, 1842 * * * _ Did you not draw the form of the challenge which | bore for Mr Graves to Mr. Cilley on the morning of Friday, the 23d day of February, 1838? Henry A. Wise, Hon. Hesxy Cray. Mg. Cray to Mr. Wise. Wasuineton, Feb. 28, 1812 Ft Mey 16 Upon reading it (the challenge Mr. Graves had drawn) 1 thought it closed the door to all accommodation, stated that objection, and sketched a draught in my own hundwriting. Henny Char. Hon. Henry A. Wisr, route Mr. Wisk’s Letrer To Tue Pustic. He (Mr. Clay) drew the torm of the shaliveees which was copied by Mr. Graves and carried by me to Mr. Cilley. Henry A. Wiss. The following letter, respecting the above duel, from Theodore Frelinghuysen, the whig candidate tor Vice President on the ticket with Mr. Clay, needs no comment. It was written in reply to an invitation to attend a public meeting at Newark on the 5thof March, 1838, ‘* for the purpose of muking an expression of public sentiment in reference to the recent shocking death of a member of the House of Representatives of the United States (Jonathan Cilley) and on the subject of duelling generally.” Trenton, N.J., March 5th, 1838. GenTLEmeN—On my way to the cars for this place this morning, | received your note of invi- tation to attend meeting of our fellow citizens at Newark to-morrow evening, on the subject of the late duel at Washington. I sincerely regret that tny professional duties here will detain me from the meeting—for if everan occasion called for an expression of public feeling, the late scene of shocking violence most solemnly demand it. Truly ** the blood of war has been shed in peace,” and this in high places and among the law makers of eurcountry. ‘The law of the duellist ts an outrage upon every principle ef order and humanity. Jt sets the laws of God and the institutions of a Christian people at defiance, and if t 1is murderous spirit be not met and firmly and fearlessly rebuked, by the frowns of public sentiment, on ourselves willabide much of the guilt of murder. It can be checked and effi. ciently repressed, whenever the people, true to their high duties, shall rise in the majesty of public opinion, and frown upon the atrocious deeds of violence, and the blood of the murdered, the tears of the bereaved, and the commands of a righteour God, call upon them to speak, and bear their stern and indignant testimony against this Heaven daring sin. i I hope, gentlemen, that your meeting and pro ceedings may exert a powerful influence, and, with Kindred demonstrations all over the land, pre- vail to cruch this alarming evil. Very respecte, ‘Tneovorg FRELINGHUYSEN. The whigs, in excusing Mr. Clay for fighting duels because it is a custom in the school of mo rals in which he was raised, forget that in the mur- der of Mr. Cilley, none of the rules of justice, even as understood by the duelo, were adhered to. It was one of the coldest and most inhuman murders, uader the forms of duelling, ever put upon record It wus the premeditated act of a set of bloody aad heartiess men. Mr. Cilley had not offended Mr. Clay, yet he was the chief congpirator in the bloody scene—drew the challenge with his own bloody hand—directed the proceedings—and then, after the catastrophe had taken place—when the tears ot the weeping widow and little orphans were ap pealing to heaven in sorrow—Mr. Clay coldly turned on his heel and said, 1t was but a ‘nine days’ buv- bie.” Had Mr. Frelinghuysen the proper respect for himself, he would retuse to run upon a ticket with the name of Henry Clay, atter writing the above letter. What a sad spectacle for men ot really correct feeling to witness !—and 1t is credit- able to the age, that so many mer can be founda who refuse to be led into the aupport of a man pro. nounced a murderer, even by his very associates —chio Statesman James K. Porx.—The last paper issued from the “Joint Stock Concern” contains a letter from Judge Saunders, in which occurs the foliowing ex- tract:— “In voting for such aman, the descendant ot Colonel Thomas Polk, one of those bold patriots who signed the first Declaration ot American Iu dependence at Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, N. G., the 20th of May, 1775, I teit 1 was discharg ing a proud duty in behult of the freemen of the Second Congressional Dis rict ” The publishing of such a statement shows wha: appliances tne Locofocos intend to resort to, if pos- sible, to insure the election of their candidates And the editer cannot plead ignorance of the want vt truth in the extract, for we are informed the letter was shown to several, who noufied him tha! the statement was false; but notwithstanding, he could send it to the world as the truth, to aid i. building up a sinking party. It was not our intention to drag into the presen! contest any other argument than what might spring trom the examination and comparison of the prin ciples advocated by the two purties; putas an at tempt 1s made to aeck the candidate of the Loco foco party in plumage “theoked” from deceasec worthies and patriots uf 1775, we have no othe: choice, but either to let the falsehood go to the world as truth, or deny it. It is well known to many of our citizens that James K Polk is not a descendant of Col. Thomat Polk, the Chairman of the Mecklenburg Conven- tion, but is a grandson of Ezekiel Polk, a brother of the Colonel, who was a tory during our revolu- tionary struggle, or what is considered the same thing, he tovk protection from Lord Cornwallis, and had no part or lot in forwarding the Mecklen- burg Declaration of Independence. This transac tion made the Whigs believe that he was opposed to the struggle for liberty, and he was carried by them, in company with other tories, to Greensbo- rough, where the army was then encamped. Ii sheee facts are denied, we can prove them by the testimony of living witnesses. It is also stated, that Colonel Thomas Polk, who was in the army, would not speak to him, butcried like a child, to thiok that a brother of his had forever disgrace himself. And we were informed the other day, by a gentleman of unquestioued veracity, that he re- collects very well hearing the old people in his neighborhood state, years ago, tthat Ezekiel Polk not only took protection from Lord Cornwallis,bur he piloted the British about while in this neighbor hood, and no doubt aided them in other ways. We will here state another circumstance, which was related to us a day ortwo ago, by two gentle- men, and shows what estimation Ezekiel Poik was held by the people of this county, some years af- ter the transaction about referred to; it isthis: The County Court appointed him to fill the office of Sheriff—this so enraged the people of the county that he had to vacate the office, the people not sut- fering him to transact business for them. And this is the ancestor ot the man who has been nomina- ted by the party whe take pleasure in calling their opponents British Whigs and the descendants of ores. This, fellow citizens, is a true statement of the conduct of James K Polk’s immediate ancestor in 1775, and who bore no part in the glorious transa tion that has surrounded the patriots of Mecklen- burg with a halo of glory which will last as long as the sea shall roll a wave or the earth beara plant —and in standing aloof, Ezekiel Polk acted a re- creant and unworthy part, and has branded his name with eternal intamy.—Charlotte (N. C.) Jonrnal. Locorocorsm on Coongry.—But the climax is not yet told. Asno coon is perfect without a tail 80 noconvention is perfect without piety. Whi, gery loves piety. It takes to it as a duck takes to water. There’sthe great admirer of Watt's psalms and hymne, Mr. Frelinghuysen. Then, who does not remember the fervent prayer of Mr. Clay for war, pestilence, and famine, racher than the elec- tion of a military (not Gen. Harrison) chieftain No, reader, solemn and awful as it may seem, there can be no Coonvention without prayer! What more proper than that three “chosen mes sengers” or “‘vicegerents” of the calvanistic order, should be in readiness to perform this indispensable service! Accordingly, they were seen about two o’clock marching through Genesee street, to a lively tune, and with faces considerably shorter than usual, the aforesaid ‘ messengers” all in a row, near the front of the provession, where lea ders always should be, going up to Foot street, to help out with prayer! We ‘tid not see the “‘mes- sengers on the stand, but are informed that they an ab tender as sucking lambe, What a pri- vilege it isto be able to say Good Devil on Satur- day Good Lord on Sunday mornii one day, and “loo! —to electioneer for te Cla alter souls” the next.—, Tue Pork Stock Acain.—Mr. Polk should cry earnestly for delivery from his friends. In their hot zeal, they have done his cause mischief, by officiously and impertinently recalling scenes, which he would with buried in oblivion. Instead of making him like Buonaparte, the architect of his own fortunes, these imprudent friends must needs trace up his pedigree, and muke him de- scended from “ the best blood of the Revoluuon ” But untortunately for theee genealogists, a man’s grandfather 1s to be rather looked upon as an an- cestor, and not one’s grand uncle. And in tracing one’s stock, we are more apt to look to the lineal progenitors, and not the collateral branches. The xrand uncles of Mr. Polk, were good men end tue, both d- voted patriots and zealous Whixs; but the grandfather was nothing more nor less than a British Tory. We have this declaration trom the best authority—the neighbors of the Polis in Charlotte, N. C. who know #ll aboutthem. We have never heard the statement contradicted, ex- cepting at the Clay Club room, on Tuesday night, when upon the tact being alluded to by Mr. Ste- phens, a courteous gentleman—present by invita- tion—pronounced it a d—d lie For his benefit, and others who may be equally sceptical, we pre- sent the following confirmatory procf. The following letter was addressed toa Ten- nessee editor soon after the nomination was made: Cuarvorre, N. C., June 10, 1844 Isee a statement in Bennett’s Herald, made by Romulus M. Saunders at the Baltimore Conven- uon,that gives J. K. Polk’s fatherthe credit of be ing one of the 6 gners of the first Declaration of Ln- dependence—which is a false statement, or a mis- take, to say the least of it. You can have the most abundant proof, if you should wish it, from both parties, that, at that time, Samuel Polk—fa- ther of James K. Polk—was put a child, whilat his grandfather was a Hive : : You can have any information you may wish on this subject by addressing Saniuel A. Harn, F. M. Ross, or your humble servant, E. H. Anprews. Of the grandfather of Mr. Polk, we have the following account from the Charlotte, (N.C ) Journal, in the neighborhood of whom these Polke once lived. c *Ez-kiel Pols, the grandfather of James K. Polk, the ex-Guvernor of Tennessee, was a most recreant Tory. He exhibited through the war a most vascillating and undecided course of conduct; which he finally crowned for mere motives of ava- dice, by taking the oath of allegiance to the Brit- ish Government. We would refer all those who wish to know the particulars of thir subject, to all the soldiers of our Revolution who now reside in Mecklenburg.” { : One of these soldiers thus referred to, gives us his testimony in the following affidavit :— Macxtennurna, N. C., June 19h, 1841. At the commencement of the war of the revolu- tion, Ezekiel Polk, at that time a resident of South Carolina, received a Captain’s commission in the militia, and raised a company on the frontiers ot the State against the Cherokee Indians. I wasone of that company. Afterthis, Ezekiel Polk was or- dered to proceed with his company into South Carolina, to protect the whites egainst the negroes —this he refused to do. : 4 The winter following, he proceeded with his company on an expedition against the Tories, sta- tioned not far from Ninety Six, under the com- mand of Cunningham. From this time he did nothing to favor the whigs during the war. When Lerd Cornwallis marched his army into this coun- ty, and erected his head quarters in Charlotte, Ezekiel Polk went in and took British protection One Jack Barnette, having learned that Polk hac gone to Charlotte, to avail himself of British pro- tection, determined to way-lay lim as he returned and kill him. From this course he was deterred by his friends. I was inthe war, and personally know these facts to be true, ‘Thos. ALEXANDER. Subscribed and sworn to before me, one of the acting Justices of the Peace for said county of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina. Tuos. M. Kerns, J. P. June 19th, 1841. Hereafter, when the friends of Mr. Polk are dis- posed to vaunt of his lineage, let us hear no more of his grand uncles. His grandfather is the stock we want to know of, and the most they can say of him is, that he was a Britirh tory. Let it be fur shor borne in mind, that the conduct of this scior of arevolutionary stock isin pettect keeping. He shows by his | fe and acts that he has no sympathy vith “the times that tried men’s souls,” or ior those llustrious heroes, who with their blood purchasec vur liberties. For when this remnant of the men of a better age petitioned Congress for a small pit tance to solace and comfort their declining days, his descendant of a British tory refused it. If Mr Polk is not answerable for the sins of his fathers, 1e is most assuredly responsible for this act. Lei it be remembered, then, and we have the journals of Congress for proof— that James K. Polk refused he handtul of revolutionary soldiers that yet lin- ter among us a small pittance tor their support We suppose the reason of bis opposition was thr same that induced him to refuse the freezing poor of Georgetown a part of the public wood that was tying useless in the grounds of the Capitol—it war inconstitutional.—Macon (Geo.) Messenger. Avecpote or Mr. Cuay —Th~ Cincinnati En- iuirer, in giving some account of Mr. Green, thr vriter and lecturer against gambling, relates the following anecdote of an interview between Green ind Henry Clay, which was told to the editor by an eye witness. a Among others to whom Mr. Green disposed of tis bovk, he called upon Mr. Clay, and usherec nto his presence, in company with one or two sthera, made known the object of his miesion to be tor the sale of his book on gambling. «Oh, certainly,” said Mr. Clay, “ of course, I will take a copy—how much is it?” “One dollar, sir,” reptied Mr. Green. " Mr. Clay received the book, looked hurriedly hrough its pages, threw a dollar upon the table ind then in his bland manner rose— - “Now, Green,” said Mr. C (at the same time slapping him on the shoulder and pointing to the lotlar) “‘ what do you say to a game of Seven up tor that?” Tue Meexness or Mr. Potx.—We do not see vut that the locofoco press will establish the meek- aes of Mr. Polk, in spite of all the rumors afloat that Mr. Polk has been enganed ina duel, of which there 1s yet no awe The following, for exam- ile, is the conclusion of a card published in the Evening Post:— At the close of the day, after the House had ad- journed, as Mr. Speaker elk was passing from his thair to his private room in the capitol, in compa ay with the late Walter S. Fraaklin, he was met tn the lobby, behind the chair and the bar of the House, by Netra: Wise, Peyten, and Hammond. Mr. Peyton placed himself in front, and Mr. Wise in the rear of the Speaker, both heavily armed, when the former said to him, “Sir, you are a damned little tyrant—the tool of your master, the President.” Mr. Polk made no reply, and passed on, not being disposed to engage in jisreputable fight with his assailants. The affair made some noise at the time, and Mr. Polk was solicited by his friends to cause the arrest of his assailants, for a breach of the privileges of parliament. This he refused to do, and let the affair drop, from an un- willingness to occupy the attention of Congress with his private griefs. Yours, &e. Witutam Carnou, Jun., Of Rutherford, Tennessee. Mr. Carroll gives his own version of all the cir- cumstances attending this result, some of which we know to be untrue, and therefore omit. The following {rom Mr. Payne, a member of Congress tor Alabama, which he published in the Globe when Mr. Peik wasa candidate forthe Vice Presidency in opposition to Mr. King, of Alabama, will certainly establish his character for humility and meekness, if there is any doubt after what Mr. Sarro!l has written :— 2 I care not how honorable a man may be, if he is 4 coward he cannot maintain hishonor ; and hence itis such a man is disqualified tor the office of Vice President. 2 , “Now, sir, Col. King has never been insulted day afterday; and above all, he has never been caught rough by the arin, when es aping from the capitol, pulled round and told that he wasthe “gontemptiole tool of a petty tyrant.’? f{ ple my head, if he is ever so treated, he will resent the insult in the pees way. Willa ‘Tennessee De- moerat” do the same inregard to Governor Polk 1 “« What are the facts in regard to Gov. Polkt— He has been twice repudiated in his own State by large majorities—defeated by an inexperienced po- litician; and it is not pretended that his name would add one particle of strength to the ticket in any State of this Union. Why, then, talk of his selection as the candidate of the party 1’—N. York Evening Express. Bow! wow! wow! how very savage small fry will get when they think they have caught us in a blunder. How very large, extensive, pompous, swelling, inflated has the Polk organ giown! “Now, gentlemen, give us the proof!” It now ap- en that we were in error as to Polk’s having fought a duel—it was his brother, or some relation named Polk, who assassinated a man in Polk’s NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1844. own town by shooting him through the head in a brawl. This fact is substantiated in the following paragraph, which we find inthe N. ¥. Courier & sais ret of Friday, 7th inst:— ot many years since a company of young men in Columbia, Tenn., Mr. Polk’s place of residence, got together to make arrangements for getting up some ‘private theatricals. A Mr. Polk requested a gentieman named Hayes, a quiet, amiable young tnan, to take partin it. Mr H. declined, but of fered to lend Mr Polk some ot his old clothes on the occasion. Mr. P. took offence at this—x quar- rel epsued, and a day or two after, Mr. Polk shot Mr. Hayes dead, in the 6 reets of Columbia. The bullet trom his pistol entered his foret.ead and kill- ed hin instantly. : This Mr. Polk, who was thus actively engaged in this uffray, was either the present locofoco can- didute tur the Presidency, or his own brother, we are nol sure from our own recollection which But we respectfully ask the locotoco organs, Amos Kendall included, to inform us which cf the two didthe deed. They may rest assured, at allevents, that it was “‘all in the family.” Z r When the ctatement that Polk had “killed his man” appeared, and when we copied it, noone de- nied it, not even the Register’ Polk was then small potatoes. But now the proof appears to be that so far from having fougnt a duel, Polk isa persona! coward. His political friend, Mr. Payne, of Alabama, recently wrote some articles in the Globe to show that Polk wasunworthy of the Vice Presidency, and he Seay charges that Polk was grossly insulted and pulled about while leaving the House, and dared not resent the outrage. Ot course, thea, We freely and fully retract the charge that ewch a man had ever fought aduel. But whut shall we say for the morals of the Kegister, which alter abusing Mr Clay as a duellist aud sluvehoider was yelping out hogannas to Polk when it did not dare deny that Polk had foughta duel and knew him to be a slaveholder and an advocate t'r the extevsion of slavery over a free soil, and the per- petuasion of the slave power in this Union? Ban! such worry spaniels are nauseating —New Bedford Mercury. Cor. James K. Porx.—* The work of slander and detraction has commenced. The last Fayette- ville Observer says: “ We therefore state, that we learn from what we deem good authority, that Mr. Polk’s father, so far from being a Whig in 1775, and connectea with the noble deeds of that period, was then a Tory!” % “It will be seen that the Editor dares not assert, but ventures to charge, “trom what he deems good authority,” that the father of Col. James K. Polk was a Tory during the Revoluuon, whilst he ad- mits he does not even know the “christian name’ of the father. We hurry back this toul, unmantly, and false charge. Jt has nothing of truth to sustain it. James K. Polk is the eldest son of Samuel Polk, and was born in 1795, more than three years atter the Revolutionary war. Samuel Polk was tou young to take any part in the struggles of that pe riod; but all the membersof histamily were true Whigs, and we learn from a source not to be cou- tradieted, that he, Samuel Polk wasa staunch Re- publican, and voted for Mr. Jeflerson in 1800 — Shame upon the Editor who thus attempts, tor low partizan purposes, to slander and detame an honest man now in his grave! He who would injure the son, by tarnishing the fair reputation of a worthy father, deserves and will receive the execrations ot all noaorable men.—Raleigh (N. C.) Standard. “Youxa Hickory. ”—The democrats call their candidate ‘Young Hickory.” The people of this country don’t make Presidents out ct saplings, whatever reapect they may have for the * old gnarled oak.”—New Bedford Bulletin. InexsistisL Arcument.—His (Polk’s) hair is precisely the color ot that which Jefferson wore, before time had faded it, aud his eyes are of the game: shade as were those of Washington and Bo- naparte !-- Troy Budget. A Betricersnt Name.—James Knox Polk is the title of our candidate. Polk was deemed bad enough by the ’coons, but Knox isa dreadtul ag- gravation of the assault which the Balumore Con- vention has made upon them.—Albany Atlas. Omens in Ruymes.—The friends of Mr. Polk have baptised hun by the name of “ Young Hick- ory,” and supposing this word to rhyme with vic- toryg have proclaimed it ao a eiguifioant umen Unluckily, there happens to be but one genuine thyree for hickory in the language, and that i:-—— tnckery. A poetical writer in the Boston Poet makes Dallas rhyme with gallows. No very good omen that, certainly.— Worcester gis. Don’t forget, that Henry Clay in the first debate on the Missouri Bill, February 15, 1819, (see filer ot the National (whig) Iotelligencer,) used the fol: lowing language:—‘‘ [t gentiemen will not allow us to have black slaves, they must let us have white ones; we cannot cut our firewood, and black our shoes, and have our wives and daughters work in the kitchen !!” i Don’t jorget, that Henry Clay was the advising and controlling friend of the men who originated the duel betweem Graves and Cilley, and pushed it to its murderous termination ; that he fixed the is- -ue upon which it was fought—changing it trom the one intended by Mr. Graves, and making it of euch: 1 character that @ fatal result to one of the parties was inevitable; that he penned the challenge which Mr. Graves sent to the doomed and uutortunate Cilley! Don’t forget, thet Henry Clay challenged and shot at John Randolph of Roanoke, “for words spoken in debate,” although the Constitution which he had sworn to support, expressly prohibited it. Don’t forget, that Henry Clay, while a member of the Kentucky House of Rep,esentatives, chal- (enged and shot at another member (Humphrey Marshal) ‘for words sp ken in debate.” Don’t forget, that in 1841, Henry Clay, then hold- ing a seat in the U. 8. Senate, was put under bonds of five thousand dollars, not to fight a duel with Col. King, of Alabama, whom he had grosely in- sulted in debate. He was then about sixty-five years of age. fs Don’t forget, that Henry Clay, in the Senate of the United states, denounced the Liberator of Ire- fand as the “ Plunderer of bis countrymen !”—Mo- hawk Courier. Give_us THe Proor !—The Mercury has charged James K. Polk with having “killed his man” in a duel. 1t has repeated the charge, and other whig papers fave echoed it. Now, gentlemen, before the matter go further, give us the o'! Tell us when and where the alleged duel was fought, and the name of Mr. Polk’s antagonist. We call for the proof.—Tyler Register. [From the Daily Advertiser } The Spectre Coon! Ain—"Cork leg”, ll sing you a song, without any fam, In Ashiand there lived a tunny old man, es oy Tey f ong “Pm eh ‘he mighty Chief of the Coon: rian ! ee Ritco, ralloo, ke. For several years, this man was bent, On being elected President; Sorin order to give to his feelings vent, He swore he would run, and a it he went. Ri too, &e. He mounted his nag, one bright summer's day, And cracked his whip, with “hurrah for Clay!” He scoured along, and felt quite gay. ‘Till he found his old racer waa running away ! Ri too, ke. He rode along #0 joyful and crank, While in his pockets his cash did clank; But soon off his neg, he was jerked with a yank, As herun up a stump, on the National Bank! Ri too, &e. Old Dan stood by, with a hearty roar, He laughed, till his sides were aching sore; Which made poor Harry so mad, he swore He'd never be sarved such a trick any more ! Ri too, ke, His high mettled racer lay in a awoon, But Henry could not give it up so soon; Say he, 1 will sing them a different tune; So he swapped off his horse aud mounted a coon. Ri too, ke, He scampered o’er hill, and dale and plain, Thro’ mow, hail, sleet, mud puddles, and rain ; And when so weary, to rest he'd fain, ‘Tne coon gave a scream und was of again, Ri too, &e. He galloped along with a bound and a hop, Of he went at the utmost top; His lips with terror to drop. For he found his coon, he couldn't stop. Ri too, ke, Acornfield now #0 yellow and bright, ‘Appeared in view; he tried to alight, He called to the coon, with all his might, But in less than a minute, he was out of sight. Ri too, &o. He screamed aloud, “Oh ye people dear : Come, help we off, | feel 80 queer;” But the naughty coon he pricked up his ear, And scampered along like a young rein deer. Ri two, ko, A Hickory tree now crossed their track, All hag barked aronnd so rugged and black; They never paused, but te it smack Old Cooney streaked, with Clay on his back ! Ri too, ke. ‘They run up ae high es they could go; Thewind with tarry degen to blows And as they waved there, to end fro, Poor Clay, ob dear ! he looked— just so ! Ri too, ke. As they were buffeting in the wind, An Eagle came. louked and grinned ; Says he, you varmint, eveugh you've sinned ! 80 the poor old coon, he completely skinned. hi too, ke. ‘The coon he died 1m wild despair, Says the Exgle, “Old Harry. my bey, bewa e !* Away he flew—but didn't we sare; To see Clay, like Absalom, caught by the hair 7 i t00, ko. Ho died at last, but every night, As the story goes—/tell it ight— His skeleton all so ghastly «nd white, Rushes over the hills, on @ cooney sprite, Ki too, ke. So Whiggies all, come over soon! ‘Apd join vur ranks, or bear your doom ; For just aa sure as the rving moon, You’! all have a ride on that ghost of a coen ! Ri too, Ke. [Correspondence of the Herald.] U.S. Suir Nortu Carouina, } July 25th, 1844 Speed of our Naval Ships. Ihave just received a | tter from an old mess- mate, now on board the U.S frigate Savannah, who, with a pride characteristic of a seaman, fur hu P, States that she made the passuge from Riv Janeirv to Callao im forty-nine days—that tweive Knots were got out of her with royals and topgal lunt-studding sails set, and al: hauds employed in palnling ship at the same tre, 60 smoulh Wa her way through the water. He requerts me to have this published in yeur valuable paper, and to oblige him, 1 beg the favor ot you. _ More Runaway Nicrors Cavent.—On the 8th inst. Richard Koberts, of the Elizs Catharine, dis- covered a boat having a suspicious appearance with seven negrves on bourd. Upon Baving hailed ber they were answered,trom St. Joseph bound to Cape Florida,and want- edwater and requested tobe supplied. The mate of the sloop was directed to jump into the boat and make ber tust, suspecting them to be runuway slaves The wh.te man who had charge of the boat and negroes, was induced to come on board of the sloop under a promise of being ta- ken to Cape Florida ; and on being interrugated gave hiv name as Jonathan Walker, and he was employ ed by two men, the owners of the negroes, to convey them o Cape Fiorida for the purpose of selecting land tor their ow nere Upon questioning the negroes they sai: the man ia the bout was their owner. Their statement not agreeing with that of the white man, Capt. Roberts was induced to decain them on board for the purpose of bringing them to Key West fur eximinetion ; well knowing that a few hours liberty would nave placed them beyond the reach ot such examination, for in @ passoge of 12 bours they could have re: ched Nassau, N. i Capt. Roberts having made hnewn his determination to bring them to thi Jonathan Welker, the white man, cuntessed hii abuliti nist {rom Massachusetts ; and that he had the negroes to runaway fiom Pensacola. Upon arriving at Key West, on the 9h inst. he was given up to the civii authorities and committed to prison to await his trial at the next term of the Superior Court for Monroe. ‘The hegrovs are to be sent tu-day, by the sloop Re orm, Capt Noyes, to Pensacola, Since writing the above, we learn the Mogistrate, wath the advice of the District Attorney, as concluded to send the prisoner, Walker, to Pensecu Ja, under thefcha ge of Capt. Farrvnd of the U. 8. steam- er General Tay lor.—Key We er, July 13, Great Save or Timpen Lanp sy Marne anv Massacuusetrs.—The land agents of Maine anu Massachusetts offered several townships of timber land tor sale at suction in this city on Wednesday at the | ottice, ‘There wece eight whole townships and two tions of townships sold at the prices mentioned below :— TK. 10, 6,508 acres a buge perucre. >» KW, 8,087 “ ou! gs R10, 23,7600 R 12, 23,654.60 K 1d, 2428003 R 12, 23,194.60 Rid ayaa 2830647 2578871 , 28.820 74 In each township there Was reserved to the amount of one thousand ucrea for public wi ‘The net amount of acres sold was 196,425.— Hangor Whig. A Man Suor.— Last evening, shortly after dusk. a hack containing one passenger, drove up to the door of a house on Second street, near Matket, occupies by a man named Baker, who lived there with a’ woman oi ‘iifume. Boker was called, and just us he reached the hack, received the conteuts of a pistol, discharged by » man inthe hack ‘Lhe ball entered Buker’s breast « short distance below his heart, and although be was still aive at 10 v'clock fast night, the wound will doubtiess prove fatal, and in ail” probability very speedily — ‘The uackman atempted to escupe, bu: was arrested im mediately by Captain Robards, the vigilast captan of the watch, together with his passenger, who was nan ed Peter. Peter 18 a cripple unable to walk. He stated that some eighteen months since this Baker robb é him ut the south of a large sum of money, aud se cut him with a Bowie knife as to render him unable to work dur ing the remarnder of hishfe, He vowed to be revenged und from his own statements it uppears he cool y, culmly and de iberately shot his enemy down. We uideratans that Baker was an infamous scump and outlaw, but bir artiulness nearly always enabled him to escepe the punist- ment he olten merited. He was some years since impri soned inthe jai of this city for nine months.— Louisviile Courier. Tue Arrair at Frepericx.—We have received from a gentleman iu Frederick, a statement, which we have no doubt is entirely correct, of the ocenrrence which took place at Walling’s Hotel, between Guverno: Yhomas and Dr. William Tyler, which it as forlows The Governor being at the hotel. Dr ‘Ty ler called to visi! a patient ‘The door of the room im which the Dector anc his patient were was lett open, The Governor, withou heing aware of the presence of the Doctor, was proceed ing wlong the passage towards the doo of the room in which the Doctor was. when Mr Walling. apprehen he meditated an attack, seized the Governo waist from behind to prevert his proceeding Finding himselt thns seized, by whom he Eaew not, Governer Thomas of course struggled to release himeelf. This a rested the attention of Dr. Taylor, who supporing that he was about to be assailed, drew his pistol, Alter the Doctor had retired, Governor Thomas re- quested that Le might be searched, when it war shown that he «as entire! armed. He disavowed al intention of committing an It, heing under bonds to keep the peace--and, on being arrested and carried befor+ Judge Marshall, such appearing to be the facts, he was no required to give security. And thus ended “the mistakes of a day.” Diep or nis Wovunps.—Lyons, the person whe w sshot in the shoulder on Sunday afternoon, the : He was wound Gallagher, fired upon the mot that had pursued bim into a house. It is bel d that he was abot, not {by the Green: je mob.— Lyons, it is said, pursued her into the house, touk his musket from him, and wbout to exhibit it to the mob outside, when he was fired at by one of them, tnder the impression that he wasthe refugee soldier, and hit in the shoulder — Phil. Sun, July 25. Firemen’s Rrors.—A serious riot took place be- tween a number of firemen, at the corner of Broad and Callowhill streets,about 10 o'clock on Tuesday night and deadly weapons were used - Tl fot was quelled by the Spring inder Ald. Rees, who narrowly eacapead including pinto Garden police being shot by @ ball from one of the pistols, None of the rioters, we bel ind only one arrested Alderman Rees seized another, but he broke away ing a portion o! shirt in the Alderm: hands.—Philad Ti Sussipixe or tHe FLoop.—The river has fallen 40 a6 to leave most ot the pivements on Water street uncovered. A/out fifty or sixty hands are employ ed by the city to scrape and shovel the deposit of mud and filth into the current, so asto keep the w clea condition. The high waters of the p imposed on the Mayor and city aut! extraordinary duties and respor they will give full satisfaction. 4 must be incurred by reason of the health of the city should be guarded. A sickly season is anticipated by many. This would seem to be the natural consequence of the overflow of the bottoms; but our observation in this State has been, tha’ easons are the most sickly. The years in which was very high have not been untisually sickly We hope for the best now, itl ther id be great care wad caution in diet al bit for Ww months to + Louis Era, July 15. and ehieve 1 additional expense The Tue Mormon Nation.—lReports come from the west that the anti-Mormons are secretly preparioe to make an attack upon the Mormons in their city whe: they shall have procured rutkcient force. They think it ble for Morm nti Mormons to live in one 1, like some of our Phila violence. ‘olt, of Georgia or who was examined and passed by a | Surg ut two years since, has re cently heen appointed an Assistant Snrgeon in the If he'will notify the Navy Deparimentut his present ad- dress, his commission will be forwarded to hia. fig Governor Foxp, of Illinois, has issued an address, recommending that meetings be held throughout the Stare to obtain aid in money, provisions, clothing, and all other mecessaries of life, for the suffer. ers by ‘he lute floed. ArpoInTMENTS BY THE PResipent.—Bennineg Mann, to be marshal of the United States for the ict of Connecticut. Levi. Humphrey, to be m of the United States for the ict of Michi Samuel H. Hempstead, to be Attorney of the States tor the Districtof Arkansas, in the plece of G.I. Royston, resigned, Price Two Cent. Latrr From Mexico —By the Vistula, from Vera Qruz, whence she sailed on the Th inst., we leam that the first ect of the Mexican Congiess, at their extra session, Was to puss a law for rising $4 (00,- 000 for the campaign againet Texas. General Canalizo has been appointed communcerin-chiel, and General Woll eecond in command ot the nimy, which is to consiet {80.000 men. A large »mount ef tbe munitions of wer, &e. order d trem the United States and Ey gland, had been received at Jers Cruz; and Wt was believed that ag soon could be turwaided ond distribuiedat the pointe, the whole army would be pu tuder lng « rders. 7 , The following is the quota of the four millions to be raired by euch etute and department $940 6 Mexice, © Sinaica, $188 160 Jalista, 470 400 Borora, 67 040 Quercetaro, 67 040. Nuevo Leon, £8.10 Tamaulipas, 29 40 a, 27 040 200240 Aguuscalientes, 28.7.0 Yacatecas, 282240 Tobarco, 22.370 Vera Cruz, 153150 Chispos, 21 200 Durango, 193 0 —_—— Chibuahe, 75,690 $4,000 000 Should more money be required for the recon. quest of the “revolted province,” it 13 to be raised ei ratio similar to that puinted out in the above table Our Chargé d? Affaires ad interim in Mexico, Mr. Green, we observe, hes hod auotber tlt at ams in the diplomatic way with Mr. Bocanegra, the M exi- can Minister of Foreign Affairs. We translate a paragraph from Mr. G’s note. “The undersigned must be permitted to add, that he considers the notes of his excellency, Mr. Bocanegra, under dates of the 30h May and @h June, discourteous and altogether unworrnted. The charges of usurpution, of atrocity, of bad teith and violation of treaties, so frequently repeated by his excellency, and the fierce and offensive intinua- lions contaiied in ihe part of his excellency’s note which commences with these worde, ‘Experience has confirmed,’ &c., are as re- prehensible, as they are gratuitous and un- founded, and the undersigned hopes that they will notbe repeated. He has express orders from bis government, given on a former occasion, but appli- cable in the present instance, to state 10 Mexico, that he can hold no communication with her, but in terms of that couriesy and respect: which are due to the honor and dignity of the United States. The undersigned cannot admit that either he or his government have committed eny oflence against Mexico. By no means have they done i¢ intentionally. And neither does he with that Mexice should pass over in silence a supposed in- jury. If Mexico believes that she has rights over Texas, or that these rights have been violated, the United States are always disposed and reeay to listen to her reclamations, and to render justice. They are also equal y seaey to detend their proper rights aguinst any opposer, let him come frum whet point he may. “The language of representation will ever be at- tended to by the American people or government. But threats and outrages avail but hule in altering their views, when their rights ch ar, a8 in the present case, to treat with Texas as an independent power.” Mr. Bocanegra replies, sustaining the position taken by Mexico, ang: denying the want of cour- tesy to the United States. “The treaty ef amity, navigation, commerce, &c., between the Unite States and Mexico, ied in 1$32, he repeate, contains clear and The tenor ot _ Tati istinct causes. each article siws that the frank, sincere and durable fnend:® p mentioned, were not abstract vhrases or ges fal terms, but that they should be viewed as bind g or obligatory not only on the goveruments of the two Repuolicns jzolatea and distinct. from their respective ciuzens, but ako that this friendship should be reciprocal between the Goveruments and the citizens. It is clear, therefore, that the obligations contracted and agreed upon in the treaties, and the conduct «b- served and practised thus far by the United *1 in the disagreeable affair of Texas, are not in v: son, and thaton their part the stipulations have not omplied with”? alo Ulloa, commandant-generel of Marine at Vera Cruz, has received the appointment of Cum- modore of the Mexican squadrou According to levers trom Mozatlan, dated let June, it appears that the captain of I. B Ms cor veite Champion, is accused of infringing on. the naritime rights of Mexico ia the Guil of Caililor- ala, by forcibly liberating a British barque taken on the charge of emugelirg The Castle of San Juande Ulloa at Vera Cruz has been put in a iplete state of defi nce, (so 34y the papers) and ly provided for any en re geney that may oceur.—N Orleans Bulletin, July 7. The master of the Vistula represents thar the fever at Vera Croz had abated somewhat of ita violence. He also states that Santa Anna persiets in his d termunation not ay the installment due this country upou the inde m- nity. ree Mariano Paredes has been apyuinted by the Go- vernment of Mexico, postmaster of the capital in place of the late Senor Teran A bearer ot despatches from Mr. Green to Mr. Ca!houn, hae also arrived here, Sentmanat met his death with much intrepidity—he vas permitted to write to his lady, the dangh’er of one ef vur oldest and most respected creoles, Mr. B. Marigny, vow in this city) ‘Thirteen of his companions suffered with him, being shot to death by mu quetry, in the great quare of Julupa Seventy-seven men, chu fly composed non commismoned oiticers of Jate Carhet army, whom he engaged at New Orleans, were cuptured on ‘otrd ot the brig which conveyed hin hence. It is be. jeved they bave all been put to death, in pursuance of ‘dere transmitted to Tobasco from the city of Mexico, Che crew of the vessel consuted of 45 nen, amovget whom we ure sorry to find five Americans. | ‘Ihe rest were Spaniards, Portuguese, French, Germans, and ita- vans. Atrocities 1n Cupa.—We have heretotore co- ied into our columns accounts of the atrocities nacted in Cuba, under pretence of punishing the ringleaders and most active participators in the ot, some months ego discovered and frustrated, ofa negro insurrection. _[t has been siated that al nulattoes who did not effect a timely escape, have een indiscriminately seized and impriconed on nere suspicion of their connection with the plot, without any evidence of the fact; and thut even some white men, citizens of the United States, nave also been incarcerated and subjected to the most cruel treatment, on the were shadow of a sretence to justify such proceedings. We with to sall the attention of our government to the fact, hat William Bisby, a respectable citizen of the United States, a native of New Jersey, whoee amily (an excellent wile and two smali shldien reside in this town, was ae late asthe Sth inst, etd jetained 1n prison at Matanzas by the government f Cuba, without the shadow of real preteuce for uch detention; and we happen also to know, that he United States’ Consul at Matanzas 18 mortified ind disappointed at the inaction of his goverament. Application to the President of the United Statee, it the instance of a citizen of this town, was made ry our senators and representatives in Congress tbont the 15th of May last, in behalf of this eufler- ing man. The President responded promp jy und vandsomely, and on the 20th of May, Hon. HY. Jranston was assured by the Secretary of Sinie, (J. ©. Calhoun,) that he had forwarded to the Consul it Havana the statement of Mr. Bisby’s case, wih ordera to make all proper enquiries into it. Yeton he 6th of July the man remained in prison, and od only knows when he will be liberated he vretence on which Mr. Bisby bas been imprisoned is, thata negro while under the torture ot the lash comake him confess somethivg, whether he knew ught or not, to relieve himself from that torture, stated that Mr. B. had pronused to give him a gun, wut ater being released, avowed that he had told a talsehood; yet on such a charge, 8@ extorted, and since retracted, an American citizen is subjected ‘oall the horrors ot imprisonment in a joreign land, under a despotic government, and in a clime which, under these circumstances, makes his very xistence doubly precarious. Aud, can it be be- ieved that our government has supinely looked on, sud suffered one or more of her ciuzens to be thus or montis unjustly deprived of liberty in a foreiga vod, with ful haowhevee ot the facts, without naking the leastidemons:ration of demanding their ceiease, by a show of force, or attaining it summa ily at the cannon’s mouth, if necessary Such \irocities as are related above, are enough to make «ve blood of every true American boil within his veins; and the supineness of his government, in vermi'ting them to proceed unchecked, mukes hem blush tor shame, and exclaim, what is sucha sovernment good for! that cannor, or will. not, vremptly protect its citizens, wherever and when- ever their rightsare invaded) Had Englishmen veen sotreated in Cuba as Americans Lave been, wd are, British thunder and British steel would ong avo have compelled their release, and com- vensation for all damages.—Aewport Ahode Ielund- or, July 2A. Fatat. Due, —The New Orleans Picayune of the (6th met. says s—A duel to place on tl Ith inst, 4s we learn, wt Grand Gul » between gentle nen, Shot guns, loaded ech with three buckshote, wer the weapons used. At the first fire both parties weie se verely, il not dangerously, wounded. Reuiaton.—The Missions in the United American Home M: atholies fexpended for Home States last year, $198 176, and the Society, $92,000,