161 88 37 Mississippi-elections in, 50; bloody 2 deaths and births in Amsterdam 374 374 on the existing provisions for e- 347 in 390 128 Pacific, the free ports on 38 201 Lehman's speech on the Impor- 1 351 correspondence of certain meia- Post master, the duties of Presbyterian church, state of the Press, the liberty of 23, 67 89 54 359 Randolph, T. M. to the editors of 20 49 Rapp, Frederick, letter from 34 Revolutionary-a relic 41; throwing 58 Rhode Island-elections in 18; jew- 213 372 sia 6, 197; the army beaten by the 402 80 49 146, 212 18 Tea, the destruction of at Boston 129 istration 180; gov. Butler de- Washington city-statistics of marks on the operation of 210; 344 50 THIRD SERIES. No. 1-VOL. IX] BALTIMORE, SEPT. 1, 1827. [VOL. XXXIII. WHOLE No. 83S THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY H NILES & SON AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Though this day commences a new volume, we The returns have not been received from the congreshave no new plan to suggest to our readers-knowing sional districts lately represented by Messrs. Trimble of no reason why we should change an old and established and Johnson, but it is the general opinion that both of course of proceeding. It is a convenient period, how-them have been out-polled by their Jackson opponents. ever, for the receipt of new subscribers and friendly We have not been able to complete the list of members of the two houses of the next legislature, from the We shall soon publish a large body of statistical arti-returns before us; but the following estimate of the state eles, now nearly ready for the press, which have been of parties in the lower house will prove to be tolerably prepared with great labor and care-and with a degree correct:of patience and perseverance that may be approved, though the result shall not be satisfactory to all. remembrances from old ones. Administration, 51. Jackson, S4. Fifteen counties yet to be heard from. Their representatives were, for Jackson, 9-for the administration, 6. The result of the congressional elections in North Ca 19th congress, Arch'd McNeill, H. W. Conner, "POLITICS OF THE DAY." Many letters and papers have lately passed through the press, and are still passing, whose peculiar character has made it difficult to de-rolina is given as follows: termine how to dispose of them. Some relate chiefly to things not previously noticed in the REGISTER,-and others, or parts of others, are calculated to induce ardent and long counter-statements. Our desire is, that this work should contain every thing of the kind which may either interest the public feeling or guide the public judg-Gabriel Holmes, laent, and to record them, on both sides, without comments of our own, or of any other person, except those rendered parties to them; yet in certain cases to adopt these without remarks, does not seem proper, and, in others they may open the door to discussions neither the temper or length of which shall be agreeable to us--for the rule of this publication is, never to give a statement on one side without fairly presenting also an opposing one, it rightfully made out and properly tendered. In ordinary times our duty, as to selections, is an easy one-but in the now heated state of the public mind, there is much delicacy and difficulty in performing it, and an assurance of offending some though information, only, is designed to be given and equally to all. This, however, is the primary object of the REGISTER-to preserve articles that may be desired for reference, and we shall endeavor to accomplish it with impartiality. And, as this work has never yet passed into personal electioneering-though we have no hope of pleasing all parties to the present contest for president, we expect to preserve our character for consistency, and make out a claim on the people for fidelity in our proceedings. And ardent individuals should recollect, that though they themselves may be worked into a passion, the public remains cool and diserini ating. With these brief remarks we shall speedily insert several articles of the description referred to-to shew "the spirit and the body of the times." 20th congress. The "National Intelligencer" says that Mr. Williams majority was 1,500. Great exertions were made in his district. And adds—It will be seen that there have been but four changes in the representation of this state. We can speak of the political effect of but one of them. Mr. Culpeper, one of the new members, is a friend of the administration, and was the only member from the state who voted for Mr. Adams. The sentiments of the other three gentlemen, we do not know with certainty. We are not informed who has been chosen, govenor of Tennessee. The contest between Messrs. Houston and The former, Cannon appears to have been a warm one. however appears to have been elected. We believe that no changes have been made in congress except in the places of Messrs. Cocke and Allen, who declined a poll. We shall give the particulars when they reach us. A HARD FATE. Died at Bolton, Eng. June 26th, in the 74th year of his age, Mr. S. Crompton, who invent ed in 1780, the spinning machine called the mule, now so universally used by the cotton manufacturers. The inventor neglected to take out a patent; but he received. ELECTIONS. The following is believed to be the re-two presents from the manufacturers, one of £100 and sult of the late elections in Kentucky: 10th Joel Yancey 11th W. S. Young, 2th Chittenden Lyon, the other, (in 1800), of £400. In 1812 parliament grant19th congress.ed him £5,000 upon a petition, which sum he unluckily lost in business. A second application to parliament failed. Mr. Crompton died in obscurity. David Trimble. It is a matter of doubt whether the progress of scientific power may not be as productive of evil as of good, in lessening the value of manual labor; but whatever weight may be attached to the abstract proposition, it is entirely certain that the British nation acquired the inmeuse power which it has exerted for many years past, chiefly through the application of machinery to the manufacture of goods-and those of cotton, in supplying the means, have accomplished more in battle, than all the Wellingtons who commanded; as without the profits ou manufactures, the armies which they led could not have been raised and subsisted, or subsidized by Great Bri Of the above list, says the Kentucky Gazette, seven are for Jackson, and five for Adams. The seven are Messrs. Daniel McHatton, Lecompte, Moore, Wick-tain:* hence there was a debt owing to Mr. Crompton liffe, Yancey, and Lyon. When the returns of the votes are all in, we shall present a detailed account of them, for present instruction and future use. The Lexington Reporter of the 18th Aug. says- *One girl, in a cotton factory, was the agent of creating as great a value as would purchase the bodies of five or six Russian or German slaves, to stop a bullet or discharge a niusket in the field-the value of their whole carcasses which the government ought to have paid more freely, than it gave its immense gifts to Wellington, beyond what he can enjoy or any man should rightfully possess. But Mr. Crompton's fate was a common one-and will be the fate of others to the end of time, if engaged in like peaceful pursuits, except they assure themselves of a monopoly of the fruits of whatever their ingenuity or industry may supply or add to the stock of human knowledge; and, if it is allowable to compare a great thing with a very small one, we have an example of it in ourselves. Sometime ago we received a most complimentary letter from an extensive and rapidly money-making manufacturer of cotton-he used expressions concerning us too flattering to be repeated, and warmly thanked us for having powerfully assisted in building up that policy which had saved him from absolute ruin-adding, that his business afforded a fair and reasonable profit on the capital invested; and concluded by observing that he read the REGISTER every week, having the loan of the copy sent to one of his neighbors. BOSTON SCHOOLS. The annual visitation and examination of the schools took place at Boston on the 22nd ult. and were highly satisfactory. There are eight public schools, with from 550 to 600 scholars each, in which are taught reading, writing, arithmetic and geography; and one public Latin school, with about 200 pupils; an English high school, with from 120 to 150; a female high school, with 130 Besides these there are fifty three primary schools, for children between the age of 4 and 7 years, kept by females, with from 2,800 to 3,000 pupils. The whole number in the public schools is about 7,500; and there are 141 private schools, 119 of which are under charge of females. The whole expense is estimated at $150,000-of which 54,500 are for the public schools. Boston appears to be rapidly increasing in populationby actual enumeration, the city contained 43,294 inhabi tants in 1820 and 58,277 in 1825, and is supposed at preher share of foreign commerce is maintained or insent to have 63,500; and is also advancing in wealthbecause that this city is the focus of numerous manufac creased, and her domestic trade is powerfully enlarging, turing establishments located around it. NEW YORK. There are four monthly lines of packets from New York to Liverpool-one to London, three to Havre, and regular lines to every principal port of the United States. It has been well supposed, that a large part of the increased commerce and navigation of New York has been caused by these establishments. We must feel these things. We do not exactly print for pay, but without pay it is certain that we could not print, no more than the lawyer plead for the preservation of property, the doctor prescribe for the healing of the sick, or the parson make it a business to prepare us for the world to come. And in this matter we are compelled to say, and we say it "more in sorrow than in anger," that, though we think that we could not be bought into the support of measures which our judgment did not approve, we have not been sustained as we ought by those whose interests are, (in the first place), most advanced by the successful establishment of those principles which NEW JERSEY. A convention of delegates from nine we have believed indispensably necessary to the well-be- out of the fourteen counties of this state has been held ing of our country, and for which we have so long and zea- at Trenton, Lewis Condict, president, at which resolulously contended. And we will go further and make tions were passed recommending that the legislature, at known an old and established opinion, that our perso- its next session, should pass a law authorizing an election nal interest would have been much better promoted in the in the several counties of this state, for delegates to meet preservation of a cold silence as to those principles-per- in convention for the purpose of preparing such a revi Raps, have been yet more increased by opposing them.sion, and proposing such amendments to the constitution The few warm-hearted and considerate friends, who of this state, as they may think proper for the considerahave felt themselves called upon to help us because of tion of the people. our endeavors to help them, will not be offended by these remarks they will only regret the existence of causes The reasons which induced the proceeding are set why they should be made, and exert themselves more forth in certain resolutions, and especially because "that in our behalf; and we have long needed their assistance, in the opinion of this convention, the existing constifor there has been a constant pressure against us for ten tution is greatly defective in its provisions, and destiyears past, and it still continues. We have not, nor tute of some of those guards and checks so necessary to reever had, so many subscribers to the REGISTER in some strain every branch of a government within its appropriate of the states, as there are millions of dollars vested in limits-too indefinite in its terms-anti-republican in those branches of industry for the advancement of which some of its features, particularly as regards the qualificawe have labored so faithfully-and with some success too, tions of members of the legislature and of electors, and if we deserve an hundreth part of the voluntary praise the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of gothe style of commissions; that it injudiciously commingles which has been bestowed upon us. But here we shall stop. Our wishes are moderate, and it is time that we were "com-vernment, without defining and limiting the powers of fortable." A little attention on the part of our subscribers each, and does not sufficiently guard and protect the unawill make us so and a small degree of zeal to add to lienable rights of the citizen against the encroachments of our circulation will enable us more and more to make either." this work useful. It would be unjust, however, not to observe, that, for a year or two past, the current in favor has been stronger than the current against us, and that we have gained considerably; and that the present receipt of one fourth part of what is outstanding, would be of grateful and essential service just now-and relieve us of all difficulties which beset us. FIRST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, We learn from the Boston papers, that a translation of the valuable and interesting Spanish document, relating to the first voyage of Columbus, is in progress in that city, and that the printing of the work has commenced. The originals of these documents were discovered in 1789, among the archives of the duke del Infantado. They were not published until a year or two since when they were given to the public by order of the present king of Spain. The manuscript is said to be in the hand writing of Las Casas, and to be an abstract of the original journal of Columbus, made by this author while compiling his history of the Indies. It is in the form of a diary at sea, and is probably more interesting from not being elaborated. Its authenticity is said to be unquestionable. LEGAL FORMS. A young man and his father presented themselves one day at a notary's office to sign a contract. The clerk first addressed the son.-'Sir, are you twentyone?' 'Here, sir,' answered the young man is the certificate of my birth,' 'Very well: and you, sir,' (turning to the father), are you twenty-one? That is a pretty question,' said the father, 'do you think I am not at least as old as my own son? That is no answer,' said the notary, you must produce your certificate.' 139 51 The 71 doubtful votes are thus east last below-18 of them for Jackson in New York, 2 in Maryland and 4 in Kentucky-so that the general is made to have 163 votes, Mr. Adams 74, and New Jersey and Ohio still doubtful, 2-in all 261.] COTTON. We have a letter shewing the imports at London, Liverpool and Glasgow for the last six months of the present year. The total is 486,026-giving an increase, as compared with the same months of last year, of 164,214 bags. Of the whole quantity 372,902 bags were from the United States, 50,000 Brazil, 38,000 East India, 9,000 Demarara, &c. 7,000 West India, 18,000 Mediterranean. COUNTERFEITS. A very large amount of well executed counterfeits, purporting to be 100 and 20 dollar notes of the bank of the United States, are in extensive circulation-apparently being simultaneously placed in the hands of confederates in various states, that large parcels might be passed off before the detection and exposure of them One fellow lately in Virginia, paid $1,400 for some negroes wholly in them; but the blacks were recovered, and the pursuit became hot after the forger, and he was caught in Fredericksburg, with a great quantity of counterfeits on the bank of the United States and Farmers' Bank (of Virginia) in his possession. It would be well for all persons to refuse 20 and 100 dollars of the bank of the United States, for the present, except of those who are well known to them.-The bank will speedily supply a new circulation of them, and do all that it can to prevent injury to honest persons. STRANGE LOCATION. Notice is given that application will be made to the legislature for the "ninth ward bank" to be located near the state prison, New York. We hope that none of the presidents or managers of this bank will take a step nearer that place, m which, or its like, hundreds of "rag barons" ought to have been taught humility, by being chained to the floor of a dun geon-deep and dark as their own rogueries. GREECE. It is suggested that some difficulties will arise among the great European powers, because of an interference on bel of the Greeks, from their extreme jealousy of one another. Austria, it is said, will prove restive. But can Russia, France and Great Britain act together, though they have seemingly agreed to do so "in the name of the holy and undivided trinity?"-So, if wo recollect rightly, was the treaty headed for the "pacification," alias partition and annihilation of Poland, to the trinity of Russia, Austria and Prussia. We have but lit. tle faith in these compacts, having none in kings-beyond what is manifestly their interest, or imposed by circumstances, to which even they must submit. And further, the present treaty is strangely published, the "secret article" especially, and vague in its terms-We know not what to make of it. We are forced, however, to apprehend that the Greeks must be benefitted by any actual movement in their behalf. The Turk is master almost every where, except in the islands, and the Arab cuts throats for his morning amusement or evening's sport, whilst women are violated and old men and infants speared, that the infidel laugh may be raised at their writhings. The The Edinburg "Scotchman," speaking of Greece says: The Turks are entire masters of Attica, and all northern Greece, while Ibrahim marches uncontrolled over every part of the Morea. Missolonghi, Modon, Tripolizza, Malvosia, Salona, Athens, have been successively re-conquered; and of all the fruits which the Greeks acquired by the battles and victories of their six years' contest, nothing remains but Napoli and the castle of Corinth. They have not elsewhere in continental Greece a foot of land which they can call their own. What is still worse, they have lost the confidence which insures victory; and their enemies have gained an ascendancy of which it will be no easy task to deprive them. main cause of this change in the circumstances of the bel ligerent parties obviously is-that the Turks have improv ed the constitution of their armies by adopting the discip line of western Europe, while the Greeks resist all military reforms, and continue to make war in their primitive barbarous fashion. We are unwilling to despair of so good a cause, but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact, that the resources of the Greeks, for making head against their enemies, are nearly at an end. We do not see how their affairs are to be retrieved by any exploits lord Cochrane may perform at sea; or indeed how any thing short of the forcible and immediate interference of the great Christian powers can save them from being utterly crushed. If there was but one state in the world, whose rulers had the good of mankind cordially at heart, the extinction of the Greeks as a nation could not be suffered to take place. The American democracy, the only government sys tematically amenable to the moral feelings of mankind, is yet but in its infancy. If it counted fifty millions of citizens at this moment, as it will do within sixty or seventy years, the Turks would not be permitted to trample on a christian nation, the descendants of a people to whom the world owes more than to any other that ever existed. |