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jjj ~ £ joesds , — One ofi the . principal charges that ¦ « nr enemies invariably make against CShartistB and { guirtismiithatthelead ^ Wde & ied or practical scheme for . the _« ccomplishjasat of their object Tfe are told " to receivD and insider all themad projects of our superiors with Iieferenee , xeapect , aid even awe ; and we are called * 'disturbers" and ' ' obstructors" if we dare too seruidoussly i ° can ™ ^ eir motives , or even their means of accompliBhing their end . One refined
Cha rtist starts up , on the announcement of some ¦ risionarjscheme , and exclaims : " Lo ! here ' s astanjardfor practical Chartism to rally round ! and yet the jpad obstructive refute tiieir cooperation . " Another artful schemer offers another gilded bait to catch the nnwarj and unsuspicious , and behold another "independent Chartist" rues and says : " Here , now , is a pjlyingpoint ; here now is an opportunity afforded \ q the honest porti 6 n of the Chartists to rid themselves of { he dangerous power of their . interested leaders , and do something for themselves . " P
But , notwithstanding all the fascinating allurejnents , there has been a sufficient amount of steadiness , deliberation , and thought in our ranks to con-Tjncensthatnot one single scheme , promising henefit lo the Working Classes , has been proposea for any other purpose than that of enlisting iheni in the sertioe of some political quack , to be used for party purposes . This charge of "impracticability" is the principal , nay , I believe , now the only remaining fragment of the long catalogue of sins with which we were formerly charged . The charges of " monopoly , "
«• u njust appropriation , " " spoliation , " " destruction of life and property , " "desire for scramble , " " obstruction , " and . " physical force , " - have all been answered , refuted ! and destroyed . And . now the " educated and refined ^ " the " philosophical and thoughtful , " of our own party : that is , the lazy and the rascally , the plotting and the scheming—the *' gents" that are too proud to -worfe , " and too poor -to live withoutlabonr , " havejoined with the more open foe ; and all ether sustainable ground of charge being cut from tinder their feet , they have taken their stand upon— "impracticability . "
I hate always shown you that a party without any visible power inust ever be looked upon as " imprac ficable . " In 1835 Mr . O'Connell called us "the Impracticablcs ; " and at that time I refuted the Charge , very successfully shewing that those who charged us with being "impracticables" were the very party who prevented us from taking a " practical " Btep , and who never considered us in the right course except when wc allowed ourselves to be bamboozled by gome " practical" juggler . Our great struggle for ihe last ten years has been to achieve representation for the working classes ; and the charge against us has been that we looked for what we could not
accomplish , and obstinately refused the proffered instalment of our rights . ! Now this charge also I deny . If we look for full , free , and fair representation in the House of Commons , the abolition of Church Bates the reform of Municipal Corporations , the extension of Education , the remission of taxation , the reduction of the National Debt , the abolition of slavery , and the like , are none of them instalments of our debt . The debt due tons is one of principle : and the instalments offered in pounds , shillings , and pence , are merely so much paid to the monied classes of a debt for which they harenojustclaim . "What they mean by an "instalment , " is a saving to themselves in the shape of remission of taxes : or reduction in the price , of
luxuries . We contend that the House of Commons , as it should represent the whole people , should be chosen by the-whole , people ; and we are ready to take an instalment of representation , not in discharge of our full claim but in order that we may be thereby enabled to enforce the whole demand . Thus I refute the charge of " impracticability , " I think fully : and now let us see whether the " educated , refined , and scientific- ' will join with , us practical Chartists , in aiding J Duneombc to secure for us an instalment of our own principle , "When I first offered myself for the
representation of the county of Cork , I found very great difficulty in persuading many very intelligent persons that less than a majority of the whole House could cany any question . It took me many months of speeching and writing to prove that the forty-two Repeal members could , if they were really honest , Smash and break up every Government that refused aquicscence to their measures . The Irish party having turned tail , and sold their country , proved not only disastrous to Ireland , but to England as well : and for this reason—because all faith was lost in the capability of so large a body as forty-two to do anythin . ? .
God forbid , however , that we should draw any inference from those redoubtable patriots and their leader , who nave sold their country for places , titles , ind emolument Wearencttobeoisheartencdbythat circumstance ; for I hope and trust that the sound minds of Englishmen will never allow themselves to icjuggled out of their wits , as Irishmen have been . Toil will see , then , the great difficulty of persuading the Working Classes of the-valueof so small a fraction of representation as twenty members of Parliament would furnish . ; and , but for the better machinery nowcTcrywliercin operation , Ishould despond myself , and have but little faith in the success of our present practical movement . Seeing , however , the manner in which tins London Registration Committee , the Manchester Committee , and the Birmingham
Committee worked last year , no doubt remains upon my mind of the ultimate success of our plan . I think it Tery likely that Mr . Duncombe , if he should not sue oeedin repealing the rate-paying clauses in thellcform Bill , will , at allevents , nave an astounding minority Ihiaet , I cannot bring my mind to the conclusion that the motion will be lost : and I'll tell you why . Rus-Bell and the "Whigs must have profited by the lesion we taught them in 1841 -, and to inculcate that lesson was my principal object in desiring to see an overwhelming Tory majority resulting from the Whig Reform franchise , af ter an existence of nearly ten years , during the whole of which time the Tories were annually augmenting their forces , because property was the -standard of franchise , and they pos sessed a majority of the property of the country .
We taught Russell and the Whigs the wholesome lesson , tbatupon arealextons ionof the Suffrage alone they must henceforth depend . Then the R-ee Traders must . I think , one and all , rote for Buncombe ' s motion , because it will be a forwarding of the plan upon which they rely for the accomplishment oftheir own object : and if they should refuse to -vote for Duncoinbe , it will tend to increase that popular disgust which already exists against them .. We could then charge them with , a desire to pick and select party tools for the electoral body , instead of facilitating 11 » insans of acquiring the franchise . I also flunk thai Sir . O'Connell and his party must either
Tote for Mr . Duncombe s motion , or forfeit all claim to the confidence of the Irish Trades . Then Young England , and a number of Tories who represent English Boroughs , if they are not united on the question , we shall have the benefit of their disunion . Add to ail these chances in our favour , the certainty that Sir Hdirrt Feel must dissolve Hie Parliament next year ; and by that time the . "bull-frogs" will have felt the t-lTcet of his tariff , which will , I assure you , create a cossiderable schism . Independently of the importance that Mr . Dnncombe attaches to the repeal of the rate-paying clauses , in his admirable letter to Mr . Drury , I know it is his opinion that a wise tepresttiUtion of the Trades in London would , especially at the present tune , lead to the most important In
^ aa beneficial results . fact , I have no hesitation insayiug ( although I am by no means authorised to do so ) thai Mr . Duncombe , if solicited , would open ™ e Trades' Conference himself , with a clear , comprehensive , mi ] ucy exposition of his ' views on all sub-J |* ts concreted with the great morement of the fiades , * sd the Working Classes generally . Apart * K > m tlas auxiliary aid , it is the intention of the harhs : Executive to submit two propositions to the liartK . " tody ; the one before the meeting of Conittian , 3 hj jij e 0 ^ ^ ^ conTeD tion ; the one is *^ to wLpther the Executive ahsdl be henceforth ~ JV * " " . JUe Convention , or b y the several loealitiea ; lion r- "?' <' r '* P rehensive plan for the registra-_ 0 l ';! * rjffit voters .
attfl' ? , " ViUa ' that even yet the working classes Cj »—;" X ! ent importance tothe election of twenty q ^' * " 'fibers . With the back ; that such a evcrr ( j ' - "" '? eceiTe from without , they could worry 1 ' dis sent out of existence , or compel them to
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grant our full demand . Iconcludcj as a matter of course , that the Chartists would not only select good and trustworthy politicians , but that they would also choose the very best speakers : for . in / the first instance , honest dummies , who would give honestvbtes , would be { comparatively of . little ^ value . What we want firstis good , sound , bold , impudent , self-relying ' healthy , robust orators : men who can speak to the point , and against time ,. as occasion requires . I had intended to have furnished the Chartist body
with a compendium of the laws relating to registration—but the subject requires a great deal of reading ; and since I attended the meeting at Marylebbne , I have been a close prisoner , labouring under imflammation in one of my eyes , and unable to read . I trust , however , that I have said enough , in addition to what Mr . Duncombe has said much , better , ; to rouse the unrepresented to a sense of that duty which will remain unperformed if not performed by them selves . I am , your faithful servant , Feahgcs O'Coxnor .
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TO THE FUSTIAN JACKETS , BLISTERED HANDS , AND UNSHORN CHINS . Mr Dear Friexds , —I have been" a close prisoner for now nearly a month , suffering from inflammation in one of my eyes ; and , what is worse , from the inability to take exercise . However , I have not been idle ; forthe leisure has enabled ' . me to devote more time to my reply to the tract of Messrs . Chambers ; while the reflection that if I had been a working man I should have been unable to earn my bread , has brought the mournful situation of the invalided operative more sensitively before me . Ihave now completed the Dialogue . I trust you will find it not the less instructive , if you think it amusing . The only difference that you will perceive between the published work and the advertisement of last week announcing its appearance , is , that it contains fifty-six pages
instead of forty-eight ; and anxious that every working man should preserve it entire and unsoiled , Ihave ordered it to be covered with a stout wrapper : so that I think each purchaser will have the value of hisfourpence . The Dialogue having run to a greater length than I had originally intended , the conclusion would occupy too much space in this week ' s Sietr ; therefore I am obliged to divide it into'two parts . The conclusion shall appear in next Saturday ' s Star . I cannot , while on the subject , refrain from publishing the following admirable letter , which appeared in the Glasgoiv Examiner of the 28 th of December . It bears folly , and very cleverly , on the subject of the Dialogu *; while it has the further advantage of coming from a working man . I remain , your faithful servant , Feargus O'Cosnor .
TBADE 8 UNIONS . To fht Editor of the Glasgow Examiner . Srs , —The public mind being greatly excited at the present time with Trades Unions , I have a desire to express , through the ' medium of your valuable paper , tlie views which I hold on the subject , in order that the trades may arrive at a knowledge of the least ' objectionable system of protecting labour . . It must be apparent to all thinking men , that unless the whole trades of Great Britain form themselves into a great national union for the protection of labour , the condition of the working classes will daily become worse .
We see the masters bandied together for the protection of capital—every body of speculators are united for their respective interests , while labour alone is unprotected , and will be until such time as the toiling masses do their own work , we see , through the medium of the public press , that all parries are preparing for the next session of Parliament . The bankers , the cotton lords , the sugar lords , the tea merchants , and malt manufeeturers , are all at work for themselves , while the working classes seem to have uo interest to protect , as they stand still in an isolated state , or , what is just as bad , only united in sections or isolated trades .
The experience of the past proves to a demonstration that no isolated trade has yet been able to protect itself from the encroachments of capital on their rights . The history of Trades Unions has been a continued struggle between capital and labour , and in nine cases out of ten capital has been triumphant . Let us - only take a glance at the results from the various strikes which have taken place in all the great manufacturing districts . What benefit did tlie Cotton-spinners derive from-the great strike a few weeks back ! Although out for about nine mouths , labourers were obliged-to yield to the superior power of capital .. Similar results flowed from the Enginecrs'eight-months ' strike , although £ 8 , 000 was expended ; and only last summer 30 , 000 Coal Miners , with an association of nearly 100 , 000 strong at their back , were compelled also to how to capital .
True , certain trades have been successful for a time . When there was an extra demand for labour , employers have been compelled to concede 5 or 10 per cent , of an advance ; but as soon as a depression in . business came upon them , then 25 or 30 per cent , of a reduction was the consequence . Ifow , sir , it is agreed that there is a cause for everything , and , of course , there must be one for this also ; and the query is , what is it that enables capital to control labour ! In my opinion the power which the employers possess is the result of a . variety of causes , of which the following are the principal : —
1 st The employer has political power , while the labourer has none . 2 d . Th « y hav « the capital of tho ceuntry in their hands —the labourer wants it . 3 d . " The employers are united , the labourers isolated . , Certain" parties deny that the ' capitalist derives any power over labour through political power being in their bauds . But I would just askj would the Dorchester labourer ! or the Glasgow cotton-spinners have ' been transported , if the employed had equal political power with the employer ? "Or would the hundred of thousands who petitioned the legislature last summer for a reduction in the hours of labour in factories have been disregarded , " while the petitions of the employers were attended to , if
those who compose the legislature had to appear before the working men at an election to solicit their votes ? No , sir . Would they treat labour as they have done 1 Through the political power of the country being in the hands of the higher and middle classes—who of course are the' employers—it gives them a power which no party , whether employer or employed , ought to possess ; through it they become the judges in our courts of law , and in the highest courts compose the jury ; so that if disputes arise which must be settled by law , labour stands the crouching slave to capital . With regard to capital conferring a power in the employer to control labour , there can he no doubt in the mind of any man . Whenever a strike takes place in any particular trade , the stock in the hand of the employer becomes enhanced in value ; the supply
being stopped , the amount of that commodity decreases , and of course the price increases . For example , the coal-miners in England struck work ; immediately the price of coal was doubled in the London market ; by the time the stock was sold off tht men were hungered out , having nothing to fall back upon ; and consequently the labourer was the loser , while the employer was a gainer , having three times the amount of profit when the men were idle that they had while they were at work . If the men applied for parochial aid , the mazter was the poorlaw guardian ; and if they went to beg , they were seized on by the police , and brought before the master in the shape of a magistrate . That the employer derives a power from being united , we have a good example in the late struggle between Mr . King , of Glasgow , and his hand-loom weavers . When his men struck for an
advance of wages , the other employers iu the same line of business turned out all their men in order to stop the supplies ; the consequence of which was , that King ' s men were obliged to yield . This / sir , I consider sufficient to prove that the power of capital is supreme , so long as the various trades are in an isolated state—vrithout capital and legislative pewer . Another query arises —is there no remedy ! Hfow , sir , I am fully of opinion that ' there is yet much in the power of the working classes to ameliorate their own condition . In order to secure protection for labour , or a , fair day ' i wage . , for a
lair day ' s work , the labourers must have an equal share of the political power of the country with the other ciassei of the community . Secondly , they must be united in a national capacity , not as at present , in single trades ; the whole trades ' of great Britain must be consolidated , ! and they must be in the possession of capital . The working classes have the means at their command : if they make union , energy , nnd determination their motto , they are sure to be crowned with success . Tours respectfully , A Wobkisg Mjs . J
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TO THE RECHABITES . ' London , 4 th Dec . 1844 , - ' GixrijtiKN , —I have much ' pleasure m publishing for your" information the following correspondence , which appeared in the Glasgow Examiner of the 28 th of last month , relative to the legality of your- Society , and the senseless attack ma de ; by . Mr . ; O'Connell ttn your bodv . The subjoined letter of Sir . John Tidd
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Pratt , the . certifying barrister , at once sets the questionof legalityfatrest . . ;• s I am , Gentlemen , your obedient servant , " ¦¦ ! FkARQUS O'CONNOB . ' - .. ' ' i :.- London , 4 th Dec ' ., 1844 . 1 Sib , - —I received your letter of the 29 th of MoTerab ' er , and , not being the proper person to interpret Acts of Parliament , I thought it the best course < ¦ to send your letter to Mr . Tidd-Pratt , the barrister' appointed by Government to examine and attend to all kinds of Benefit Societies ; and I enclose his answer , whicli coincides with my opinion , as to the nature of your Society , and that you are not in the condition stated by Mr . O'Connell . ] . Tour object is highly praiseworth y ; and I hope aU of you trfll long endeavour to maintain your independence ; without having recourse to parish funds or eleemosynary aid to support yourselves arid families , as- your Society purposes . . 1 "' . i
I think theAct you allude to stated that " no Society should have , fhe privilege ofplacing its fundstoifii ttiComnUswners-of Savings Banks unless tJiey submitted tlieir rules ; to-Mr . Tidd Prati . ? But there is nothing against such Societies as yours , provided they do not correspond with other Societies . . > ' -.. - - ; - . ;; I am ready at all times to aid the working man , and always happy ifhe will attend to my advice . I I am , yours truly , - - . - l j Joseph Hoke , j Mr ; Geo . Walter , Glasgow . - i Southwell , 3 rd Dec , 1844 . J My Beab Sib )»—Tout letter of itheSbthi received at this place this morning .- '•"• . ' : >' . ' !
I have read the enclosed , and cannot conceive on what ground it is stated that a society formed for the relief of the members in sickness or distress , can be said to he illegal ; . or the members liable to any punishment . Such societies , i / e ) irott « d under 10 Geo . lY ., c . 56 , have certain privileges ; but there is no legal provisiori ' subjecting any nrienroUed friendly society or members to penalty or punishment , unless they come within tlie meaningof thb two acts passed some years ago , against Corresponding Societies—that is , if they iiave branch committees and
district officers or delegates , or separate treasurers or officers for districts ; but if the society is held at one place , and its affairs conducted by one set of officers , I am clearlj- of opinion that there is no legal provision against such a society . There certainly was no act passed lately declaring all such societies that did not exist under 10 Geo . IV ., c . 56 , to be illegal ; but , on the £ » ntrory , hy a lateact , societies enrolled under the previous acts relating to friendly societies , are tiot obliged to' be enrolled . under 10 Geoi IV ., c . 50 ( to retain the privileges of these acts ) , until they alter their rules . ¦'¦' , ] '' ' I am , dear sir , yours sincerely , . : .. .. John Tidd Pbatt , i
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; . . SFAIN . The Buicheb Naevaez . —In the absence of any news of importance , from Spahiy we give ; the following portrait of the butcher Narvaez drawn by the ( anything but democratic ) correspondent of , the rimes This portrait may be interesting hereafter , when justice shall have had her own on the person of this monster : — - - - •• ,. ¦ # Narvaez is by no means an effective or an impressive speaker . His style of delivery is harsh , abrupt , and exceedingly brustpie . His language is by < no means correct , ; and his : strong Andalusian accentin his mouth of rather a vulgar kind—his frequent repetitions of the same words two or three times in the same sentence , render it quite evident that / however he may be more or less distinguished when heading a charge of cavalry , he was never intended
to be a popular orator . Neither has nature been too lavish of her physical gifts to the President of the Council of Ministers . He is under the middle size , rather stout than otherwise , and awkwardly put together . His countenance his plain , and extremely forbidding ; and his downcast eyes have an angry and scowEng expression . His thick moustachios , of a Monde colour , contrast oddly with the well-combed , well-oiled , and somewhat ample black Wig with which his head is rather . coquettishiy covered ; and though he dresses in a smart style , and his clothes are put on with all the fastidious neatness of a vicux gdreoh , studs , gloves and all , unexceptionable , yet Narvaez presents neither a . dignified nor a graceful appearance , Hijs tone of voice is harsh , and his ^ gestures have no relation to what artists call the line of beauty , but are what elocution masters would denominate
angular . The movements of his arm would lead one to ' suppose that he was practising the sword exercise , and are principally in the cut-and-thrust style of delivery . As Narvaez is not blessed with the faculty of uttermgvery agreeable things in public , you will easily believe that the personal disadvantages he labours under , and which are ; of course ; no fault of his , do not much tend to render him a favourite'as a popular speaker / "The inveterate habit Narvaez has of introducing into , his rather curious harangues the name of the Deity , and in a mariner that is only suited to the barrack-yard , the guard-room , or the aftcrnoonstableparade , is an additional characteristic ,
of by no means an agreeable kind , in his style of oratory , Such ia not the custom even of Spanish gentlemen ; and it is evident that so gentlemanlike , and no doubt so fastidious , -a person as Martinez de la Rosa , who generally sits by him , must feel pained , in common with every one of any delicacy of mind , at such displays . - Narvaez , too , ' contrives to turn every subject , no matter what , in a military point of view . The beginning , middle , and close of his speeches , if such they can be called , might be stereotyped . : The pistol and the sabre of the dragoon are said to fomi prominent and permanent features in them , no matter what , or how . different from military matters , the object under consideration mav be .:.. -- ' ..-:
KEPORiEn Escape of Zurbano . —The correspondent of the Times writes as follows : —I am < assured that accounts have been received . here this dayof the _ safe arrival in Portugal of General Zurbano . He was escorted-to the frontier by strong parties of contrabanuistas , who relieved each other alternately from post to post ; and . who faithfully performed ; . their , engagement toiconduct him safe out of the ; Spanish territory , notwithstanding thejimmense . reward they knew they were sure of if they had betrayed him , to the government . Private letters from the Basque
provinces state that the Carlists are beginning to stir in that part of Spain ; . and that they are co-operated Avith by the refugees in Franco . Ishould not be surprised if such were the case .- ;¦ The , conscious ? ness that all hope is lost for . marrying the Queen to the Prince of the Asturias , and the abolition of the Basque fueros in the new Constitution , would be a sufficient motive for them to attempt somethingIDce arising . I doubt , however , whether any such event is likely during the present or the . next month . When the fine weather sets in it may be another
question . .... Ahresis at Figoehas . — -The Phare . of Bayonnc states , from Catalonia , that on the 30 th ult . fourteen Eergons were arrested at Figueras , on a . charge of avingtakenpartintheplot , at the head of which was General Amettler . .
.-..-.. PORTUGAL . Lisbon , Dec 31 . —The . Cortes will be opened-on the 2 nd of . January . Meanwhile Costa Cabral has made a new batch of eight peers , of which he himself is one , the others being—1 . His colleague of Foreign Affairs , Gomez de Castro ; 2 . ¦ Pimentel Freh-e ; 3 . F . Caldeh'a Pinto Leitao ; 1 Don Carlos de Mascarenhas ( Commander of the Municipal Guard and brother to the Marquis de Fronteira ); . 5 . . Don Manuel de Portugal ; . 6 . Baron da Yargem ; and 7 . Count Sabugal . . The Cortes . will be opened by commission , the Queen being too far advanced in her pregnancy to be able to attend on the occasion . The young royal cub is daily expected . ¦ ; , *
- GREECE . ; , ; Atiiexs , Dec . 22 . — The do-nothing legislature ; . is yet m statu quo . The President has not yet been elected . From every province the most deplorable accounts continue to be received of offences against life and property ,, and of the shameful neglect and apathy of the public authorities . , At Missolonghi the inhabitants cannot venture beyond the walls of tlieir town , except in armed bodies numerous enough to . ckeck . thc audacity of the brigands that are constantly prowlingin the neighbourhood . In the Gulf of . Corinth it is unsafe for vessels to navigate ,. unless
well armed . Not many days ago an Ionian paranga , from Patras , having 2 , 000 dollars on board belonging to a Mr . Ingato , a British nierchant of that town , being obliged by stress . of weather to put into the port of Galaxidi , was assailed in the night time by a party from the shore , and with difficulty beat off the brigands , after a short fight , in which three of tho crew were wounded- ^ onepf them severely . . . . Notwithstancling \ . several shots were exchanged , no , one , from the shoro . cauie to their assistance ; and , although on the nextmorning . they were able to . identify .. one of the robbers , who actually belonged to the town-guard , the magistrates would not arrest him .
. : UNITED STATES . ,. ; Speech of Pbssjoesi Polk . —By the fast i Sailing American ship General Parkhill , Captain MJKown , we have several days '; later dates from ; Charlestown than those previously received . She left th e Bar on the . 16 th . ult . ; , .-.:- ; v o .-,. •• =- ¦¦ ,-. . ¦ ¦ " . - >•¦ ,: Speech of , Jamcs K . Polk . —The Nashville Viuon of , the 30 th ult . gives . the . following report of- a speech delivered , by . the .-President . ' elect , ; C . ol .: Polk , on the previous day , on the occasion of his . reception at Nashville , In reply to an address from Mr . Nicho lson , he
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rose and replied ;< as"foll 6 ws : — * I return to you , sir , and to my . fellow citizens , whose organ , you are , my unfeigned thanksI for this' manifestation of the pbpui ^ f ^ l ^ i S ^ ' ^ nfidencejahdfdritliecohgr ^ which you have'beeh jdeaau-d to" ' eApiesa to ihe , upon the termination and result of . the late political contest ! , I am'l'fully , sonsible "' thai ; ' theye ' cohCTa ' tulatiohs are nbt / andc ' anribt beyp ' ersbnal ^ lient success . Vof . pur ' conimon . principles .. vrliieH" lias sprew . s ' ucH ' . geher » l ! joy ' over the lahdY ' The political struggle through which the . ' country ; has " just ' passed h ^ Wen deeply exciting . Extraordihaiy causes ' . havb existed id make it so . It has , termina ted—it is now oyer—and Isincerely hope arid . believe , has been decided by the sober and settled judgment . Of the
American , people . . In exchanging mutual , congratulations with ' each other upon the result of tho late election , the Democratic party should " remember , in calmly reviewing the contest , that the . portion of fellow , citizens wh ' o'have differed with ' us in opinion have equal rightsfmith ourselves ; that minorities as well as nnijorities are ; entitled ; to the full and free exercise of their opinions and judgments •;; and that the lights qf all ; whether-of minorities or majorities , as such ; are entitled to equal . respect , and regard . In rejoicing , therefore , oyer , the success of , the Democratic party , and ^ of ^ - ' theirprihciples , in ^^' the late'clection , it should be tin- ho spirit , of ' exultation over the defeat of our opponents ; butit : should be because , as we honestly befieYej ourprinciples and policy are better calculated than-theirs . topromote -tho - true" interests of ' -the
country : ilr ithe position in which ! have been placed , i y the voluntary and unsought suffrages of my fellow citizens ^ jt will become my'duty , as it willibe my pleasurer faithfully and truly to represent , in the executive department of the Government , ; the principles and policy of the great party of the country , who have elevated me to it ; but , at the same time ,-it is proper that Ishould declare that I shall not reganl myself as the repi'esehta ^ ive of a- ' party only / but of the whole ^ epplb . bf'the' ! . Umted'Stotes ' ;' . ahu I"trust" that the tiiturepolicy ' of the , Government may be such as to secure the-. happiress and prosperity of all ,-without distinction of party .- ! . . Occupation of ( the Oregon TerrItort—Abolition RiotsI—LivQ ' popl , Jan 8 . —We have received this afternoon , b ] -. the ; New . York- packet ship'St !
Patrick , ' Captain jseymour , / papers . from that city to the 16 th Dec hiclusivo . ; . The chief ) feature of . the ihtelligenccih the papers is the introduction into the House of , Reprcseijtati . YC 8 of a bill for the extension of the ! jurisdictiohjif the United States over the territory of the . Oregm .. Its reception was not accoiu-i plished without a division ^ upbn'the motion to suspend the' rules , thl result of which was—ayes , 129 , noes , 53 ; ; being a | n ^ 6 nty of , seventy-six in its favour . ' " The' bill wis subsequently read a m-st and second time , and riferred to the Committee on Territories . It is evi ( lent , therefore , that the measure will receive the finjl sanction of the House . The reeeption it wiirencaintcr in the Senate will probable be of an entirely jtpposife nature . The bill "introduced by Mr . Dunan , to establish a Wform day for
the appointment ofipresidc ' ntal electors , had passed the House of Repisentatiycs ' . The arrival brings acbo unts of a' drealful / . c ^ iini ct between a party o ( Kentucky ¦ sharchollers' and Ohio Abolitionists . It appeai-s that negrol slaves fi'bm Kentucky are con- ; stahtly passing to ' Ciriada through ' the State o & Ohio ; facilities ! for siich escapes ' , '' , it is said . by some ! being established ^ throughout' the latter State ' by : the ( Auolitionisfe :. On the 9 th ult . a party ! of " negro huhfers" ! froni Kentucky , heaving that runaway ' slaves we : e secreted in the houses of Robert Miller and Absalom King , two Abolitionists , residing in ' Brown's pounty , Ohio , near the town of Georgetown ; proceeded to the residence of the former and discovered two o ) the slaves ; who attempted to , escape ; and while Mller was in the . act of aiding
their escape he was knocked , down , and stabbed repeatedly by the incensed . Kcutuckians . He lingered but a few moments aid . died . The two slaves were then bound , when tley proceeded to the house of King , where they were met by four or five armed men , who declared tleir determination to resist any search of the house ., Both parties being well armed , a most horrible conflict ensued . A son of Colonel Towers was killed immediately . . King , while reloading some of the fire-arms in the house , was shot by some one through the window in the . back part of the house , and was not expected to survive . The sheriff and his posse . arrived and checked the riot ,
and , the ringleaders of each party , were arrested . But another band of Kehtuckians soon arrived and commenced another- scene of bloodshed . One of the slaves was hung without ceremony for resisting a brother of Colonel Towers , who . had captured him . The houses of Miller and King were bnrnt to the ground , with all tlieir contents . They then went to the house of Mr . Alexander Gilliland , tore him away from his family , and beat him until his life was despaired of . ! .. The latest accounts add that the Kcntuckians were' increasing in numbers , and the whole neighbourhood was " up in arms . The sheriff Svas exerting ! hiiiiself to suppress the riot .
WEST INDIA MML .-NEWS FROM MEXICO . -: Southampton , Sunday . — The Royal Mail Company ' s ' -steam-ship - Forth , Lieut . Chapman , commander , arrived this morning at half-past nine o'clock , from the West Indies , bringing the usual mails . The Forth brings intelligence from Mexico to tho 1 st of December . It conarms that previously sent by way of New York ; and published in the papers of that city . We have now additional particulars , although the revolution had not taken any particular tone . General Paredes had taken up his quarters at Largos . He is described as' about fifty years of age , of determined valour , and very popularin all parts oi the country , notwithstanding it is generally admitted he it not likely to hold the reins of government for a long period .. : He has already lowered the import
and export duties to fifty per cent ., in those states on the western coast which have pronounced in his favour . ;; He has also , taken oft the contributions forj-the ' . impending -war with Texas—a measure that had given great satisfaction , - General Paredes ' anny consists of about 2 , 500 . men , only 1 , 000 of which are old soldiers ,. the rest , being raw recruits , many of whom ' enlisted as , volunteers . He has only . five , pieces of , cannon ,, and . those are , of small calibre . . Santa Anna ' s troops , i on tlie contrary , consist of about 10 , 000 jnoh , ' priiicipally infantry , and a . small . pi'bpovtibri of ca . vahy , and 80 pieces of ordnance . It is , however , much doubted whether ., the troops , will remain firm to him , especially on going ! intoaction , although lie had taken the precaution , of making them swear allegiance .. ' O thei ^ -
wise , with this bvovwhelming force , it is lilcely that Santa Anna , will succeed in . defeating' General Paredes . .. He inarched with his troops towards Largos just before , the Forth , sailed , and the report prevalehtthere was that . General Paredes , hearing of his approach , ¦ hadmade a retrograde movement . It was merely , » roporti ., and no positive , dependence can be placed on it . Tho state of Guanaxuato had ^ nbt .. declared fprt . y cither' party . It is a very important one ,, in " comparison to ., the ! others , and the fate of Santa Anna will much depend upon its declaration . for or . against the revolution . It is stated on good authority that Santa Anna can place
ho ' great faith in either , his soldiers or officera . Some of the latter , during " ' the inarch towards Largos , ' had ^ . spoken freely , -and much' more so than was agreeable ' to his cars . lie had them immediately put under ; arrest , to the number : oi eleven , and afterwards shot with very little ceremony .. There was a slight commotion , or rather outbreak , at Vei-a Cruz , a few'days previously to the departure ol the Forth ; but the CbmrnaiHlaht-Gciieral , Quixaho , tdokeiiergetie and immediate . steps to suppress it . Otherwise the place was quiet y ^ ' and so was-Tanipicb . Tliis ' reVblutioiimay be considered as thomost popular that has ever broken out in Mexico . The whole
country , to a voice ; is in favour ot it , and m case of failure' oh the part of Santa Anna , in his attack oh General Paredes , animportant change will take placeV Santa Anna is admitted to be a clever man ; but his character is so well known that'he is-detested by' the'whole nation . General Paredes is known to' be a brave soldier ; honest , and likely to bc ' of immense benefit to his country , in-case of success ; but there is a Lucas Aleman , in Mexico , the peoplo wish to see President , and it is not at all improbable that , should the revolution succeed , lie will be elected , It is understood that General Paredes has no great wish for the honour , his object being , in this _ movement , ; , to place his country on a better footing . . , r -: . ; ! .-
.,-. . LATER FROM MEXICO . Progress of . in « RevoLunoJJ . T- ( jF ' nwi iltc . Neiv York Sun , December , IQth ,. 1844 . )—Interesting and luroRTAxi : lNTiim 6 EXCK . —The rumoui-s . of further revolts against the present Government ; to whicli we alluded on Saturday ,: . are fully . confirmed . , By the squthcrnmaii of Saturday afternoon , we received letters and ^ pa pers .. from Vera jCruz ' , ' of date . 21 st ult ., being , one , day . later . ' 'W e ' , g ive , our correspondent ' s letter , viz . r ^' era / Jruz , Nov ., ' 21 st , ! lS-i 4 . —Since mine of yesterdav . mornm £ . we" liave received the most
^ . ^ ng . intelligence ,, piore ' than cbi ' inrhung the reports , frpni , tlie . ' intcrij ) r ' , then detaUed . ; ,:. Couriei's were ^ rrlyhigjherejcs ' terday . ' , ^ announcing reyblfc 7 after jOT ^ or , states iiaye . declared ' ^ aiiist Santa ! Anna , arid he , is reported to have taken fliglit ' .. for'ttii » city ,, ph his way . to ^ hej Island . qf . puba ,- . / wh ^ seeka . t empp ' rai £ iisyluni ' . ! ' I am not without hope that we maybe able . ' n ' ow tbrestoro . thecbiistitiition of 182 d , overthrowing the ' present iihibh" of Cliurchand State
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( wliieh issuckihg piuvlife'blood ) ra ' nd ' obtain aGovcrni ment more like that , under which you of the north repos c'in happiness and peace . God grant that we may bo successful . ' The states now against Santa Anna , are : —Guanaxuata ,, Xalisco ( or Guadalaxara ) j San Louis Potosi , Zacetecas , ' 'Durang ' o , - Queretaro , and Mechoacan , being the ; seven principal states of Central Mexico . The" states of Mexico and Vevd Cruz , - garrisoned as they are by ' Santa Anna ' s fai vourite troops ( whom he has paid well , and taken good cai-o of ; each soldier being provided with ' a , mistvcssV haye ! declared against the revolution .. We have yet to hear frbrii the south , north , and northwest ; With valiant and patriotic Yucatan , Tobasco , and Chiapas in the south ; Chihuahua ; Sonora , and Sinaloa ; New
Mexico , banta . be , and Callitornia | in the north and northwest , the revolution will be complete . Idonot think there is a , doubtful state aniong them . While on his way to Xalisco ; to put down ' . Paredes , intending to march through the citybf Mexico , Santa Anna received the accounts from the interior , and with it the report that the anny of the Revolution numbered tlurty . thousand men . -This ; intelligence ; with signs of discontent greeting him in every direction , probably " caused . his retreat . ' - -The Committee of Inve ^ -, tigatio ' n in Cprigress , to ' which was rofeiTcdthd chai-ge against him for embezzling ' - ' five ! millions of dollars from the public treasurv . have not vet renortcd . In
anticipation , of ; that report , rheihad resolved , upon testing ; -the strength of > his . opponents , dischargmg Gen . Arista from thecommand of the northern division of . the army , threatening Pfiredcs with a court martial , and coiirtihg their opposition with the hope of . gaining new lam-els in a war . . of ¦ extei'minatioh against aU who . opposed him . Rcturning-to -Mexico as a conqueror , he expected to be able to bring Congress into liis" views . Should the fates bo against him , he will retirVto Spain , or perhaps to England , where he has invested five or six millions of dollars , upon which he can live comfortably for the rest olf his days . - j
The New Orleans Jeffcrsonian says : "A private letter received in this city by the . schooner . Water Witch , states that it is the general opinion in that city , that Santa Anna ' s administration ' was about ti be overthrown ! More than thirty thousand of the citizens were under arms , and the , gates of the city would be closed against him hi case lie should seek refuge there in his failing fortune . "' S . ' , M . ISSACEKS nr the Indians . —Our papers from the interior by . this arrival ( schooner Water Witch at New Orleans fith inst , from Vera Cruz ) are several days later . We have lull files" and letters ' ' from Mexico , . Oiwaca , Zacetacas ' , San , LouisTotosi ; Santa Anna , Monterey , Duhingo , Sonora , Tobasco , ' Chiapas ^ and other places in the ulterior . Alliances between
the several Indian tribes and the government of Texas , are producing resnlts rwhich will make the Mexicans deplore their last attempt to invade Texas . The latter has found . powerful allies hi the formic ! - ablelndian tribes inhabiting themountains and deserts of Mexico . Many of the tribes arc said to beundef the command of white officers , and display all the skill of European warfare . In ChDiualma . on the 15 tli of October , a band of the Camanche . Indians , to the number . of about 500 , madean attack , on the town , and after carrying off considerable booty , retired . These Indians were all well armed and mounted on ; horses . Natives from the department of Tamaulipas , states that a large body of Indians had commenced their attacks . Letters from Mier also give
accounts ' of attacks of the Indians in that neighbour- ; hood . Abody of men , eighty-three in number , went out to meet the Indians , but being driven back , they retired to a house for safety . This the Indians i immediately surrounded and set fire to , and then as fast as the Mexicans came out , lulled them . About : fifty were burned to death , and the rest within killed , or very badly wounded . The editor of El Gejen , from ' which * we take the above , says : —It is' believed , and ; with good . reason . ' too , from the new system with which tlicse Indians fight and mancDuvre , that they arc accompanied by some Texians . At Guadalaxara ' the store of a Mexican , named Lana , wasbroken into ; and twenty-one thousand dollars in specie , and bars of silver and gold , taken off by the Indiahs . Accounts from Linares state that * an attack was also made in , that neighbourhood . Tlie Oaceta del . GpUerno says : !
—These , Indians were never known to act with so : much decision before , and it is belieued they are ac- | companied' either with Mexican- rebels , or . Cexians . i The city of Victoria , in the department of Durango , ] has been attacked by large bands of . Indians from : tlie neighbouring mountains . At the approach of the ' , Indians , who were upwards of 3 , 000 in number , parts of the inhabitants fled to the prison , others to , the larger buildings , while upwards of five hundred ; women and children , unable to escape , were killed in cold blood . A large number were also wounded . ! The Indians , after pillaging the city ,. and earning off all the horses and mules , retired to the Cordilleras . These are only a ; few of the Indian massacres perpetrated beWecn the 10 th of October and 6 th of November . Over a thousand persons are believed to have been murdered , burned , or scalped between the dates named .
NEW ZEALAND . ( Extract from a letter dated AucJckmd , « 7 iw » c 27 , 1844 J ; Our manner of life here is much the same " as thatj described in . ' the back-woods of America , simple audi independent , except that , being near a-seaport , we have perhaps more comforts ., ' -In this mild climate ; wc have but few . wants ;! we feel neither the ! extremel of heat nor : cold ; in this part of Ne ' w . Zcalahd the ) thcrmometer'iuilie sliade- seldom . rises . higher 'thauj , 75 . degrees , and snow , never falls .-.-. ? The . house in whicli-we now are is a vegetable . production ; the ; framenbrk of wood , - . covered with a land , of rush , | . which is veiy plentiful ;' , the ' whole ; is ! constructed witiiouta nail . ( except the doors ); being tied together witli the native flax : here they are yery . comfortable ,
although in England you would not much like them . The general features of the ' country are stern and mountainous , witli an . abundance or . rivers , creeks , and lakes '; volcanic action ia eYcrySyhcreVisiblc ; in this neighbourliobd . . there arb about ; thirty ' . extinct volcanoes , which gave a sombre . character to all the views . Towards the middle of the island .-there are several in activity / Springs appear to be abundant , as well as minerals of various descriptions . .. Slight earthquakes are said' to be common ' .. ' ., 'Although the climate is wet ' ahd wihdy , especially ! in ^ mter , ' we have ! a . far gi-eater proportion of sunsliirie . thanin England ;¦ it appeal's to bo on this account that many of the English fruits do " not ;^ appear to' flourish here . Society in these" colonies
is very' different' from ) that . 'in , England . Of the gentler , fairer ' pari . of ! the creation , I cannot say much , as ,- in sooth , I have not mixed much in their society ; suffice it to say , that for the most part tliey are hot pretty . '' The progress - of . a young colony presents an interesting spectacle . ; ., To the . first cmigrauts affairs wear adreaiy aspect ; rio'houBcto receive them after a long voyage ; no shelter but . a"tent ;! : rio bed but the ground ; or plenty of green fern ; which is no bad substitute . They get to work , and affairs rapidly change : every day adds to the comforts ; every acre of land reclaimed from nature adds to the wealth of the colony ; houses appear to spring up by niagic . Wo sometimes see comfortable small weather-board houses where a fortnight previously the fern grew uncleared .
The ' New Zealanders are an interesting race . They are , I think , on an average , alittle taller than our own countrymen ; some of the men have good features , but the women are almost uiiiversnlly ugly . The general dress of both sexes is the blanket ; one tied round the middle , and . another flung loosely over the shoulders as a cloak . They assume European dresses whenever they can geithom ; and as they are fond of gaudy colours , they often cut . a funny figure . There is a remarkable difference between the chiefs and the common people ; this has been noticed by different navigators to be the case in nearly all , the isles of the Pacific : they are all generally taller , their forms of a finer mould , their features aouiliiie , and tlieir foreheads broad . The
features of thecommon sort are very'different—the nose rather short , the lips inclining to be thick , and they are generally destitute of that intellectual expression which the chiefs possess . Li intellectual powers-these people are inferior to none . _ The children are very precocious . The natives in ' general , especially the young , men , are noisy and boisterous , fond of fun , and particularly of jokes ; it is this that has given them the name of the Irishmen of the South , although they will beat most Irislimen in driving a bargain ; in their dealings , they , are Jews . The natives are , in their ' own way , . pretty'industrious , but they do notlikc . work for a length . of time .. Some of them I have heard express then- surprise at the Europeans being always-at work . Thclahour
ofthree months m tho year in . their India-cpniplanta-, tions and , potatoes is sufficient to provide theini with the absolute requisites " of ' life ; ¦ and most of . them do not ' see miichgood ,. in spending : thc ' . other nine in hard / work . They ' are . all , extremely , fond of , money , and-many are ambitious to obtam ; , Euro- ; peari comforts ' and to assume European mannera . ' TheiF bld mode of salutation—namely , rub-: bing noses . islastfaUing into disuse , and has given plaee . tb :, ; ' tfio' sliake . of-. the hand and the formal bow .:-, / Consumption ¦¦ is a ; dreadful . scourge among , them . raWnatives wiU , Ltliink , advanco . rapidly in civilization -and'i hope . England . willat last . aAyalte to the sense ofthat injustice . towards the . Aborigines ; which has » ta the records of other colonics ;
Seh^Ing^Elligence. More Dreadful Shipwre...
SEH ^ ING ^ ELLIGENCE . More Dreadful Shipwrecks . — Lloyd ' s , , Fridat Night!—During the gales frem the N ; E ! , in the latter part of last week , a schooner , belonging to Guernsey , named tlie Erin , W . Sharp , was thrown on the French coast , near Cherbourg , and within eight liours ' after became a total loss .: The crow took to the boaty-which capsized , and every one of the unfortunate men found a watery grave . She . was coal laden , and was at the time on her way to Guernsey , " from South . Shields . Another coasting ; vessel , called the Isabella , ''Elliot , master , " from 'Berwick , ; laden with pig' iron , " was totally ' wrecked at' the entrance of South Shields Harbour , on Tuesday morning last ; crew ! savcd ; At FlamborOugh Head , oh Sunday night ; a . cbllierbrig , named tlic ' iramionv . belonghisr to Sunderland , on :
her passage to London , got on shore , and shortly became a total > vreck . Tlie crew saved bythc'boats . Thc ' sloop Hope , from Dundee to : 'Edeh , jadeh' with grain ; and the brig Craigie , of Bridgewater , were wrecked—the ¦ latter by getting on to the sands at the entrance of the Humber ; and'the foriiibr driving ashore at Elbow Point , near the mouth of the river Tay . During the week , a foreign vessel is supposed to have foundered off the north coast of Scotland , ' and thatits hapless crew found a grave in the deep . ' * Part of herstern has been washed ashore at lUttaryiead . The name of " Duv Jimge Gustni" j s gilded oil the stern , which is supposed to bo her name . Another vessel has foundered off Coultcrsay , with ' all liands . The accounts received from Quebec and' Boston , as
regards the shipping interest , are of a most deplorable nature . Two vessels , one the schooner Charlotte , of Prince Edward ' s Island , bound to ! Quebec ; and the other , the : Marguerite ,, have been both lost at Pabin .. The crews were saved ; but another crew , belonging to a sailing-vessel , ' in attempting to render them assistance , were drowned , The British ! brig Majesty , of St . ' Andrew ' s , was wecked , during tlie ' storm on the 6 th ; of October last , oh the south ! side of the Cuba Islands : The crew , after suffering the most dreadful privations , ultimately reached : iBelise Bay in- safety . The SChooneVfTEagle , of Boston ; the British : barque , Archibald , of Boston . ; .. and another ship from St . John ' s , Newfoundland , have . been alltotally wrecked , and their crews , amounting'to tliirty pei-son ' s in all , ¦ drowned . - ; 'The brig Cambridge ; Captain ' Parker ,
was lost soon , after her . departure from Halifax to England : She'leftthe , former orithe 24 th"bfNovent bor , when ; on the 27 tli , she was "forced ashore at ' a place called Digby ' s Gat ; wliere she , speedily broke up . Fiveof the crew were drowned , and two ' others , who managed . to reach the . shore , were frozen to death . The remainder were saved iu the boats . A similar fate was met with'by _ another English vessel , the Clara and Emma , while on her passage from Laguyra to Cork . Inlat . 33 , 32 , long , 68 , 49 , sho became water-logged for eighteen days ; her crew subsisted entirely on cocoa-nuts ; for which thev had to dive into the ship ' s hold . Wlion takch ' offby an American vessel , the poor creatures were all but dead . The Overland Mail brings over letters , stating the shipwreck of four fine 'English ships ; the Ceylon , Cornwall , Mary Ann , and tlnVBrilliant .
Collisions ' off PLVMouin .--In ' consoquoneo of tho prevalence of the late easterly wind a . groat number of merchant shipping have taken shelter in Plymouth Sound . On Friday , the 3 rd inst ., the wind having veered towards the south , most of these vessels left the port , and the Sound was occupied only by Russian , Prussian , and other ships bound to " northern ports , which continue frozen . ¦ On Saturday the schooner True Blue , of Bristol , Laurence master , from Newport , with coal , for Rouen , returned to Plymouth ,, having been in contact with the brigWilliam Wilb ' erforce , of Ilfracombe , Huxtablc master , from Newport , withcoal , for Southampton . ' The schooner was struck amidships , her bulwarks and stanchion * carried away , and as she appeared to be going down , her captain and crew jumped aboard the brig , leaving one hand asleep in the forecastle . Finding , howovpv . that the Two P . hm ( lirl . n ^ .. mlr ,-ii ., V .... j . J- | J her . and first ascertainine : there , was no water in the
cabin , tried herpivmps , which proved dry , they again took charge . By this time the brig had made sail to proceed ou her voyage ^ and Captain Laurence was obliged to pull six miles in Hyde ' s pilot boat before he . could ascertain his name and' other partictdars . The . same day the schooner Sophia , of London , Captain Boclc , from the Mediterranean , with sulpliu * , bound to London , was brought in by & Brixhain pilot smack , having been in collision with the brig ? andora , Captain Cunningham , from Cardiff , with iron , for Lynn . In this case the brig's bow' first caught the end of the schooner ' s main , boom , and snapping the spar in pieces , struck and damaged her taffrail ana larboard quarter . Captain Cock , his mate , ' and boy , thinking the schoonerwould go down , left three hands in the forecastle , and took refuge on board the Pandora , which vesserretumed to Plymouth shortly after the Sophia was brought in . Providentially there were no lives lost in cither of these collisions .
Shipwreck and Loss op Three Lives . —During the snow-storm on Wednesday night ., at ten p . m ., tho fine ship Massasoit ( of Plymouth ) , Capt . Barry , from Calcutta , with a valuable cargo of India goods , in attempting to enter Boston harbour , struck oh Point AldertonBar , near Boston light , and became a wreck , the sea breaking . over her . Soon after she struck , three seamen attempted to swim on shore ;• but two were drowned , and the other reached the shore with great difficulty . The next morniner the remainder of those on board were saved by the life-boat , with tlie exception of Mr . Stephen C . Holbrook , a passenger who was sick , and who , despite all efforts to save him , was unhappily drowned . —New York Sun . Dec : 16 th .
Brazils . —Ihe brig John Dalton , from Sydney Aug . 13 , for London , when off Cape Negro ^ on the night of Nov . 11 , arid intending to put into Rio , encountered a gale ; when the captain was induced to throw out an anchor with forty fathoms of chain ; the force of the storm , however , drove her up high on the beach , and a ! lady ' passenger was drowned . The Toronto , in the Downs ; Irom'New York , experienced a heavy gale from N . E ., 11 th . ult ., ' hit . ' 39 , Ion . 62 , spoke the brig Hogsderi . ' . ' of Boston , dismasted . . Thi Conservative , from Galveston to Liverpool , wag
wrecked on Long Key Shoal , Nov . 25 , crew ; saved , cargo saved in adamaged state . ' A ship , of about 800 tons , coppered ; Svas passed ; bottom up , and with stern-boat and : gpars floating near here , 24 th . ult ., lat . 11 , Ion .,. 59 ,, by the St . Patrick , arrived here , which had experienced , yery severe weather on the day of passing the wreck , and lost maintop gallantmasts , sprung foremost , & e ., and was obliged to slip from an anchor . A long lino of muddy water , stretching as far as the eye could reach , and supposed to rise from a sunken guano ship , was passed Oct . 27 , lat ; 23 , Ion . 7 , by the Clydeside , arrived at Cork .
Dreadful ^ Disasters In America... The S...
DREADFUL ^ DISASTERS IN AMERICA ... The Second Editionof , the New York Sun , of Doo 7 th , contains the following : — Awful CoNFLAGRAiiox and Loss of Life . —Tbjj large and splendid bridge at Harrisburgh , ' Penn , caught fire in the centre oh Wednesday , the 4 th inst . from the sparks oF a locomotive , and bumed with great rapidity . Soon the great central arch , which was elevated : about forty feet above tho river , gave way and . fell .:: Tho fire extended to the western shore , and consumed all before it , the toll-houses and tavern stand , being saved , but the smaller buildings were destroyed . The' arches east of the fire continued to burn rapidly , one falling every ten minutes , and giving : way at the fifth pier . -Instead of breaking off , as' was' anticipated , at the middle ^ where it was weakened , it broke short off at the fourth pier , and the whole span , with some fifty nion and hoyg
upon it , was precipitated into the river .: The break-.. ingj off of the , bridge in this way , bad the effect of arresting the conflagration , as it ,, was severed about fifty feet ahead of the flames .. The beautiful structure , which cost 58 , 000 dollars to erect . ' was destroyed inSa few . hours ; loayihgonly'tlio naked piers . " Tho entire superstructure , exceptthreo or four spans on the iTamsburgli side , is totally destroyed . The loss to the company cannot be ' short of sixty or seventy thousand dollars . The most deplorable " part of the disaster is the loss of life and personal injury inflicted by the fall of the span . Killed : Mr , Jousling , a cordwainer '; ' a young man named Shoemaker ; a young man named Dumas ; a young . man 'from Mechanisburg , Cumberland county , name unknown . Several persons , residents of the borough ; are known to' be drowned , but their bodies have not-yetbeen recovered . ^ Others have had their backs broken , and legs and amis crushed . Notlcss than fifty . ' were killed and wounded .
Dreadful Tragedy . —Two Murders and oxa Suicide . —The Eaton ( Ohio ) Register of the 2 Gth ult . relates the following most terrible tragedy . Mr . Elam Stevenson , a ! respectablefannerbi'Duke county , residing about nine miles north of Greenville , Ohio , was murdered whilst asleep , with one member of his family , on Friday last . - He retired to bed as usual , in peace and quiet , with his wife . and children . ¦ ¦ At a late hour of the night , assupppsed , when the husband and children had fallen . asleep , -the wife arose ; and having adjusted heir . clothing ,, r sallied forth , procured , an axe , and returning with the . ; same , stealthily approached the , bed '; of her sleeping companion , and raising the deadly weapon
sunk it deep into his skull , cut and mangled him horribly , causing immediate death . She then went to ^ thebed of the slumbering children—a small boy and 'girl—and renewed her work of destruction ' . The head ' of-the little boy was-almost severed from his body—supposed to have been done with a razor ; the little' -girl was severely 'though riot * - ' - mortally wounded . The wife—now supposing-she had destroyed the whole of tho family—left the house . Having gone a short : < distance , from- the dwelling , with . a . bridle in hand , she attached the rein of it to a young sapling , , . and there put ; an end to hpiy . own existence , by strangulation . The axe and razor were found near her remains . The children , it appears , were Mr . Stevenson ' s by a former wife .
Launch Of The ' Terrible.— - 1 Thursday,...
Launch of the ' Terrible . — - Thursday , the 23 rd of the present month , is the day fixed for tlie launch of this magnificent' vessel from the dock-yard at De iford . - ¦ ¦ -.. ..- ¦ ¦ ' [¦ : ¦ ¦ :- - v .- ¦ :
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11011845/page/1/
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