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y a i f w .Cati^rgOv vyitli a communication for Col. Belknap, A few days afier, he learned thaf the meneenffer had been captured by a body o f armed Mexicans near Faso Zacata, and sentenced to be shot. Three companies of Texas Rangers had re- ceritjy’cohpo to Monterey, after having been out scouring theToads in the flirection o f Ca- niargo. They failed‘to fall in with IJrrera or auy o f his men, although rumor frequently bad hint in thfe neighborhood in force. ' Onr cor respondent thinks he is stilj on the other side\1 Jiy,, . . „ . o f the mountains.' *lato and gradually w o rking upward. In S u s - Tlie Raogers captured one or two “ robbers,” and it is said, shot oiie of litem. Upon lhei r retnm they were ordered up to Saltillo. The Mexicans are said to be organizing small guerrilla parties, and the roads aro sotne- what beget with robbers, but vve do not leant of any harm done by them. . .A train ffont below arrived at Monterey on the 15th, escorted by several companies o f the North Carolina regimont.' - Tlie healtlfc .of the troops at Mqnterey was itnprovingvarftl only one man.had recently died, lie vwas atVatjhed t-o the Virginia regiment. T a d M e x ican s are lipginning to rot u rn to thelfTcsidetices iu M o n terey in considerable numbers'. \ 'Janrw Mays, a Virginian by birth, but long a resident of Texas, was shot recently at Mon terey by the guard, while attempting to escape from the guaicd house. A Texan lianger had also tiedii shot oil the plaza by a follow soldier,, atid died. Notwithstanding tltose untoward events,Monterey ts now muc|i riipro-quiet than, it has been. The troops are under sever e dis cipline and preserve admirable ordor. Tho Massachusetts regiment had not reach ed Monterey at last accounts, hut a rumor had been receivt$lhat it vvas ordpred to Vera Cruz. The rtmior was probably unfounded, but it would;excite no surprise wore it true. from tb* Boston Traveller. T h e C r o p s i n E u r o p e . * From an examination o f late papers received by the Caledonia, we g a ther the follow ing par ticulars respecthig tlio grow ing crop* in E u rope; which, after all, is the most interesting and important topic of the se a s # . T h e potato disease ita# made its appearance nepr C e ig h ly , , Y o rkshire. A t W o y b ridgo, county of Surrey, about twenty m iles from Imndon, the disease lias appeared v e ry snddeit- , com mencing on the low e r leaves o f the po- G e n . Seott’s A d v a u c c — P r e p a r a t io n s to op pose him ? . tt . , ' 1 froni ilie N. O. Delta, July r. W e do not share the apprehensions of those of our contemporaries who think Gen. Scott’s position a very perilous apd embarrassed one. We have passed through.sevcrer crises, leaped •higher harriers, and escaped inoro dangerous precipices, than those which lie in the path of our army from Pitebla to the city o f Mexico. When several ofour papers, last winter, wore filled with the most gloomy forebodings, and the most utter despair, on account of Santa Anna’s advance, with a large army, against j30n. Taylor’s little Spartan band, and our-con- ' ji^ucktsor*, thfe Rio Grande tvere.givon up as lost, vve held firmly and confidently to fire hope and belief that American courage wotild prove su perior io the crisis. And are we now to be sex,:early potatoes began to sh o w symptoms of the disease. »In Cum b e rland, o n the borders of Scotland, the potato c rop generally vvas said rn look Very vvell; w h ile in gardens, some o f tjie parly plants-show s ig n s o f disease— tho re. suit, jt is thought, of planting unsound seed. Ott the north side of D u b lin, Ireland, diseased spots bad been discovered ou tiie potato stalks between the roots and the surface o f the ground. In thc county of W icklo w , soul!) of D u b lin, the disease is said lo ttaVe certainly appeared) among the potatoes. A t Arm a g h , inthe north,' '\•Jiie black opots had been discovered on the potato leaf, immediately after Which the leaf began to roll up. T h i s is tlio wny tho disease began last year. In K ilke n n y , t |ic workings o f the disease Imve been d iscovered in the gardens, and soine say, iti the crop generally. In the vicinity of Cork,, the black, spot, Und the curl-, of the leaf, g u d th e bruised appearance o f t lie stalk oftho potato have been n oticed by differ ent cultivators. T h u s it would seem,'that in all parts of I r e land, and in different localities in England, the symptoms of the rot, or potatoc disease, aro very manifest, particularly in gardens. A s an offset to this unfavorable picture o f the potatoo crop, w e find that the report from different parts of E n g la n d is, that nearly a ll other crops look rem a rkably w e ll. T h e w h e a t is said to he grow ing most luxuriantly, and the grass, promises an abundant1 crop itt most sections of the country. T h e w e ather had been very favorable for the turnip crop,, w h ich is a. v e ry important c rop to the E n g lish farmer. T h e 'crops of grain in the Barbary S t a t c s a r c reported as bearing a very prom ising appear? ati'ce. T h e crupa tn Ilu u g iiry and Bohem ia also proraiso an abundant harvest. In Italy the crops with the,.exceptionof tnaize, are i n a flourishing condition. T h e crop of .apples in N o rm andy is expected to be unusually large. Throughout G e rm a n y , tho c rops generally are said tp be in a most prom ising state, nml an abundant harvest is anticipated. In E g y p t, the harvest, is expected greatly to exceed that of 1840. Iti F rance, the crops a n d the grains aro said to have a magnificent appearance, though apples. ' ' F i om t k a ^ f I* Oil.) Pr**, J uire T h e H a i l S torm a n d U s eiffects. On Saturday evening last, our city was vis ited by one of the most tremejidOusfiail storms, ;ve presumsrthatHlie American continent ev$f § Witnessed^ ' . ' . ; ,, About half past 3 o’clock, a cloud with doth. in<r very extraordinary in its appearance, was Visible towards tlie nor|ji?\ve9t, and betokened rain. A light wind wSs blowing, and soon the rain began to fall;, but a few seconaB it was? followed by irail-stontfe of the ordinary size, and it seemed that every successive ball orlutnp that came to the earth vvas larger than thu, one that preceded it? Thick and fast it fell,' until the ground in many places'was cove red oyer with balls of ice from 3 an 6 inches deep — and on it hailed, the lumps growing larger and larger, and falling in such vast quantities that many of our citizens became alarmed, not knowing what this awful dispensation o f Prov- ' idence vvas going to terminate in. Thc storm rago.d with the utmost vjqienc.e for about fifteen or twenty uiiqutes, and - was immediately ■oi? f lowed by a 'smart rain. After thcraiu had subsided, wc picked up a number o f hailstones that weighed from two and a half to four ounces—and some gentlemen gathered balls that weighed mote than this! In shape, many of them were nearly round, and others resem bling tragnrenjs of ice that had become' united into one lump! *nd measured from two to three inches in diameter. There were Tnsjny foli much larger than those picked up, but wero dashed to pieces oti the’ ground, by tho fall? Forty-eight hours afterwards, liaii-ifo r ies r’Ptdd be picked up in the uncovered cojlars as large as a hulled vvalnuf. - There is scarcely a house in iho city but, what was more or less damaged liy_ the falling of these massive lumps of hail. Iri tbfc build ing whore vve have our office,, there are 23 'Windows, containing in all 273 panes of,glAss, and out of tliis number, there wero but 31) vvho|e panes of glass left I Not dnly 'vviis tlie glass broken, but in many, instances llic sitslics wore broken in such’a\ manner a s fo render them useless. The roofsof many ofthc houses Suffered much froni the hail stones battering upon arid literally breaking . .into, pieces; the. shingles, and scri'ousiy damaging tlie corrii.cc and spouting. Every garden in tho city and suburbs tiiat the storm visited, is entirely cut to pieces. ■ v When the hail began to fall dri large brills, tlie scene on Water street was truly l rightful. Aboiit one hundred horses/mules andoxon wore standing there, some hitched inthe tracos and others standing with Iheir hnrnesp, feeding at the wagons—and.as hy seme concealed si®, nal, the street became alive with frnntio ani- FREEMAN'S JOURNAL. T h e P resident ’ s R e w r n .— T he Union of the 7th inat.,announces the President's.peturn to 'Washitlg- toft that evening, having accomplished the distance between Portland, M e, and the Seat of Government, in about two and a hull'Jays, The editor&dds: We Ore happy to say that the Tresiderit returns in good health and cxceUeat spirits',improved by the compara tive relaxation he has enjoyed, and not exhausted by the fatigues he has undergone. He returns, tocr, de lighted with the cordial reception he has every where- enjoyed,,and with the liberal spirit of a free people, and with the brilliant signs ofthe prosperity whichhe has everywhere witnessed— anxious, nnd, we ha-veno doubt, bettor qualified, to dedicate -his time, during tlie remainder part of iiis administration, to the ^dis charge o f the duties of the office, which has been so highly honored in him, and to the good of a country which calls forth: a ll his gratitude and'all fils attach- ment.” “ . N ew H ampshire .— A n election was held in. tliis State on the 8th inst., to fill vacancies in the two Con gressional districts in wliicfi there was no Choice nt the A p ril election, [The allied forcesof wb’igs, aholi- tionists, nnd independents, “rallied and carried both districts. In tire first, Tuck, independent dem., ia chosen over Jennesa, dem., and in thc third, W ilson, whig, is elected over Moulton, dem. Here are i n fact two votes added to the-whig strength in the HouscoF Representatives, where a different result wasexpcct— ii . The next House, w ill approach Very near to, if it does not contnjue majority against M r .. Folk. ^ J u d g e H a m m o n d ' s r e m a r k s , A * f i ~ T h e following is the address of Judge Hammond to the Grand Jury of this County, made under the circmnstopces qipntipned itt, o ur last paper; . GxN risstEH ;/Afte* heajrinfc tlje lucid dpd-gM® charge o f the First Judge, I shouldhardly ftel justified even in compliance with the courteous invitation which you have just heard, in asking-you to listen to ny suggestions I nray be able to submit for your eon- „ J o ration , were' it riot that the circumstances m which w e now meet, or rather in which we ore about lo part, are peculia r nnd highly interesting. VViihin she space of oneTonn.ight'1'rom the present tinae, this Couit, vVhichlias existed for rinore thaahali a centary, w ill cease to be. W ith tliis prospect be fore us, tiip mind uaturolly yeverts to past scenes, ond the recollection of those who have hud an important agency in the admudptratloh of justice in this 0? du ‘ '' ’ 1 frighteiied at sucii old woineuV stories as thoso pears and plums have fallen aprey to worms delailod, respecting tho ardor and enthusiasm , With tlie exception of the (Dtato, tiio pros- ” 8 * *-* • - * ^ A n — A l n a C t I . A AW—AA 4 I , «k., I , A 1\ . ,?? t I . ’ , k of a people who, witli a population o f 20O,tK)0i aro compcned to send off miles for naked In dians to light their battles? And, forsooth, thoy are casting cannon and making balls— thoy aro throwing up entrenchments and dig ging ditches—but what of all tliat 1 Those preparations will givo spice and Incentive to ti|)0 valor of our men. M e x ic a n prowess is no more to ho dreaded pects of the crops throughout Europe, it ap pears, are very favorable. D e a iu or Mn, Bnou-rr.—Having given, in some respects, an inaccurate account rif tho distressing death of Mr. James Alexander Brown, in our Tuesday’s papor, it ia proper that we sliould give a more full and correct statement. It appears tliat tiie family circle in the defence of tho capital, tliaait was on the i met at the county seat of Gardner G. i low land, field of Buena Vista, and on the heijfhts of Ger- J Esq , on Saturday, near Flushing, and tliat the ro Gordo. Indeed, tho men who fought thoso | wholo parly had \risen from dinner, and young haltles, were of far better materiel than those , Mr. Brown was in a swing, amusing himself, which can be rallied in tlieir efleminato capital. They fought, foo, undor the most favorable .circumstances—in the one case witli greatly superior numbers, and in lho other wiih groat advantages qf position. But now they havo to defend a city which lies ona leveland exposed plateau—* city embracing a largo, aroa— and which could not bo successfully defended with less than two hundred cannon. Whore aro tho cannon 1 AVc hear of molt ing o f church bells into cannon; but wo behove this is alt Mexican gasconade. If the cUurcIi has made this sacrifice, in Mexico a vory aerioea one—il is cortninly the first they have made for tliis war. But if die cannon aro there, where are the soldiers to tnan them' ? Whore are Uhereartittirists—^thoir experienced officers? They Are nearly ali exiled from tlio Capita], or under arrest. Tho patriotic aud honest Bravo ha* been scut northward; Ihe chivalrous and able Alnwmte is in prison; the cunning and ca pable Ampudia has been scut, under guard, to Cuernavaca; Piuzon is on parole; Lombardini ie nursing bis wounds and bis ire ngainst San ta Anna,, at San Luis Potosi; Alluon moves willun prison bounds; Valencia lives in quiet at hts hacienda, cultivating the arts of peace; Canalize satisfies his valor by writing magnan imous nnd high-swelling letters and orders. Nearly all lho prominent military men of Mex ico fiavo retired or havo been driven from the sorvico. Thoy have lost all confidence In tlio gone- ralahip of Sants Anna? f io was nover consid erod by tho professional soldiers o f tbe country, as a vory capable officer in (bo field. Hts late operations havegivon such strong confirmation lo these opinions, that they openly and public ly declare their conte'mpt Tor his military qual ifications. Reduced to a few inexperiertoed officers, and a rabble army of militia and wild means of ncq ond support o nity is to d f ' partially, ii iega„.J ’ and preserving the confidence be majority o f an Intelligent commu- a the law and administer jtistice im~ ' ' 1 fearlessly; for it may be ly »ev?.ri wlio hai ________ tion o f justice in this Gnuniy daring the foric-penoil of1 time whioh has elapsed since u s organization, very properly engages our at tention. T h e County of Oisego was formed opt of territory which formerly belonged to the County of Montgom ery, by a law which was passed on the 17th dby of February, in the year 1791. Indians, he expects to prevent tho entrance o f , commencotfahfo apparently without a wishun witli tlio younger members of the family, con sisting among others, of tho sons of Mr. How land, who wero firing off small guns, some two or thrco itichcs long ; that on tiro fatal dis charge tho gun had beon charged with two buckshot, with Mr. Brown's knowledge, and, we believe, by hisown direction. In firing tho piece, the lads had observed the greatest cau tion, by setting it off with a slow mutch dr cracker. Tho match on this occasion, w o n t oft' imperfectly, and it is supposed canted the niece round a little, so that when Mr. Brown had reached a certain position, bj throwing, lie received tho two shots near the nipple, and nearly together, one of which passed through tlio main artery, and tho othor through the heart. He expired in two or three minutes after receiving tho shot, and had barely time to say 111 *m shot,” *nd fell on his face. Tho affair wns so sudden, pnd the outward wound appa rently so slight, that llto family present could hardly realize thai their fond relative was in the arms of death. There seems to have boon a combination of circumstances to have pro- duced this fatal result: had ho stood on lho ground ho would have been safe ; had thc swing boon in any other position, except at the exact point, ho could not at all havo been Injured; or bad he worn a vest, or cqjti, it would have boon sufficient to havo turned lho shot. Tho blow is particularly sovore from a variety of circumstances. He was a young gentleman of the purest character; had re- her, and sho accompanied him from place to ccntly finished a mercantile education, and jnfiQ was lho son ofono ofour weallhiest and most j Qn foo evening of the 20 h o f Juno Iasi respectable cirizons, by whom ho was most ( BasforJ) Dorsey mid nnoilior young man mot aflbcliunntely beloved. He hnd married, about i at a refectory in Market street, nonrlyoppo* two years since, tho accomplished daughter of I s jt£J l0 ,|1Q |,ouso where Mrs. Has ford and hor another of our most affluent citizens, and h ad's jater were boarding, and whilo taking suppor recently esjaWish-ed himself _m business, and Oasford said ho was going to de6ort the woman. mals—some running witli tlieir harness dang, ling at their heels, and others plunging head long in every direction, to get clear of tho “ pit? ilcss storm.” 1 Ori thoy dashed fhtouglt lho streets, furious from lho pain inflicted on thoir heads by the falling masses, and run untilinany of them were completely fagged out. Wo saw two horses run their heads togotlicr, and both wore feliod lo tho ground—and some of them maddened and wild, ran into the iako, but oven thero the hail followed thom. Any quantity of wagons were “ spilled,” whilst others were safely locked against posts. It was impossible to hold the horse?, anti any mrm that attempted it, risked life life. Solno of thotr owners did endeavor to lioTdlhero, but wore dragged at a fearful rate, add wore finally compelled to seek shelter, with tlieir heads and hanoa bruised and bleeding. It ilattuncd thoir hats, and cut somo heads badly. Tho noise created by tho nail falling lit the lake, tho rattling t f thousands of demolished windows, tho general terror anti roar til around, and tho strife and confusion ainongat lho liorsoB, produced a'din and thunder equal to tlio re port of 10,000 muskots, and tho whole scene was orie of tbo mcrat terrific #ramt«iir and *rab- '.limo discord; »nd such as wc tract may never again visit ariy portion of tlie-globe. T h * A ssault C ase , at Piiit-ABKLrnrA.— Our readers will remember an account o f »n assault made by Isaac F. Bzsford on Henry C. Dorsey, sbout which there wa* ari air of. ro mance—as that Dorsey hriff been » former rival of Bnsford, hid magnanimously given up hi* claims, but afterward excited lloaford’* Jeal ousy by appearing at tho hotel whore Mr, and Mrs. B. wero allying. Tho Philadelphia Ledger gives in account of tho matter which robs it of all romance. Yeslerdsy, Isaac F. Baaford had a hearing before Aldorman Mitchell, on a charge o f ut assault and baUory on Henry C. Dorsey, with intent to kill, at tho boarding house of .Nufprat. in Market itreot, noar Seventh. Ittvos proved F kom G en . T aylor .—T h.e T p y Post m akes pub lic another letter fronr Gen. Taylor, addressed to a gentleman in Lansingburgh, under date o f May 29,ia W'hicii he says: “ The Presidential office presents tip inducements to meto.soek its iionors o r responsibilites; ilie tran quility of private life, on the contrary, is the grent ob^ ject of n iy aspirations on the conclusionpf tTie A v n fi nut I nm not insensibleio the persuasion that ln.yseY- vieesnre yet due to the country, as the country sliall see fit to command them; if still ms a sokiic,V Tl ani satisfied ; i f in Jiighe.r aiid more responsible ilatits, I desire not (o oppose the manifest wish of the people ; b u l l w ill noLbe.a canilidate of auy party or cli-jae, and should the Nation at large seek to place; r n e j n : the chair of chief magistracy, the good ofall p a rlies nnd Notional good would be my great absorbing aim.” T h e authenticity of the letter to the editor of the Cincinnati-Signal, publiabedinour last number, hav ing been questioned by the “ National Whig,\ a t Washington, has drawn from,lhe .Cincinnati Enquir er, a deiriocratic paper, of Jufy 7, the following notice r “ T h is is tlie richest joke ofthc dsason.j—-the “ Na tional W h ig,\ the great Taylor organ, pronouncing the letter ol its candidate a forgery ! The 'Washing ton Union aeems to hesitate, and thinks, possibly, the. Whig is right in its bold assertion. Not a wordofit. We nave the Original letter before us,, in the _lioiid-- writing. nswe are aasiired, o f Major Bliss, with lhe bold.signature ofthe old General attached, wliicli w e have compared with tho one appended to ilie letter furnished M r Atwood, lho painter,— and if one i s genuine, both are so. But beyond' this, we liavc tlie 'statement o f a distinguished omeerdirect from Mont erey, that ho -was present when the letter was writ ten, and was requested by Gen. T a y lor himselF tosay the editor of the Signal, lesthe should consider it a private letter, that if teas intended for publication. “ The editor o f the “W h ig has got himsolfimo a most beautiful position,— arid the whole system of-pollilcai humbuggery between that print and '' less and unac ■W ili . iam C ooi ' e r , irom whom tliis Village took its name, and to whSe enterprising spirit andiridomitn- ble resolution as a Pioneer the County, is deeply in debted for the rapidity with which it was settled and cultivated, was appointed by Gov. George C lin ton die first presiding Judge. M r. Cooper, though a ' correct business man, w as not bred a lawyer. lie was a f e lf made man, and had received in the early iiart ol h is life only a common English educa tion; but lie wjts a man who possessed by nature vigorous and commanding intellectual powers. The notion o f jiis mind wasropid and generally ^oirect. Law is found ed oiithelirond'andetemalprmoiplesofequity. T h e native good sense of Judge Cooper enabled him to jiercfive tlios&jiririeiple’s, imd'he was prompt in their. qppiicntipn to particular cases. \Vhat most men can only discover by laborious study and much thinking, > lie. saw, or seemed to see, intuitively, T lie office of First Judge was then held daring good behavior, or until the incumbent became sixty years old.? Judge Cooper, hovyever, long before he would Iiave been constitutionally disquanfied to hold tho office resigned, the station, and Jostrn W h i t e , of C herry Valley, was appointed to succeed him. H e wns not a lawyer, but he was deservedly pre-eminent in another o f the learned professions, and possessing ns he did/a clear, discriminating mind, lie was enableddo discharge the duties ofthe office creditably to liimseif and b'enefi? cially to the pnbiic. Although your time w ill not.nliow rne to allude by name to the gentlemen-who have at different times s i t oil this Bench a s Associate Judges, 1 feel bound to meimprione of them? ' Theindiviqttai whotxr I would call to your recollection is J ed e d iah P e c r , o f Burling- ion,, who yras long a presiding Judge o f the Court of, Geiwral Sessions in Otsego County.* Judge Peek was an emigrant from Connecticut, and was brought up and educated a mechamoJ He was by nature en- da-wed with superior jn t e l||cta.al powers, and was a ninn o f much though?, anj^rofonadreflectipn, His extended, ed as asouriJmaxim thnt the majonty ofa con- rtblfe numbnr of people ona subject which they Well Undertiarid. willjrtYer aet wrong. , ' In forming R plaifW 1 government for frail nnd erring man, the judicious rrfaEer of tho organic law w ill en deavor so to construct i i as to ronder it thot«(ci e*f aa .well as the duty o f the. pubtft agent to labor to ad vance the public good; and in the case now under consideration, it the view I have taken is correct, the Convention who fontied our present Constitution have Wisely so constructed i t that independent, o f all moral obligation and the high claims ofpatriotism.it w ill be the interest ot the judge to discharge his offi cial-'dritieri independeptly. honestly and impartially. Ag ain, it has been sard thnt the people a re incom petent to elect their own judges. Gentlemen, it bn even at this dny asserted aitd publicly declared b y all the European nations, that tno people are unfit to elect their highest executive officers. Hence their emperors a n d k m g sliold their power b y what is called hereditary right- The, royal blood in their veins is supposed tb be absolutely essential to render thein UUUa Utc, USq|UU BIIU lUiovj uWU iu».t I* 1 - IT > Il *! , , arid highly 'conducive* to the security of majyiuual and public liberty and the general prosperity, that our highest executive officers should be elected bjr the people; and I confess I am yet to learn way tire P®o* pie are not as competent, (to elect a judge to declare and expound the laws, as to elect a preaidcnt.or a governor,, o rb legislator to make tlte J rw . T lie election, o f judges by the people jyiii, i n my opinion, produce a Salutary eflect upon, i f I may so speak,ithejiqliticabmorals o f tlie State? B y the Con stitution o f 1777, a ll the State ofltocisi rill,the sheriffs and county clerks, and all tlte judicial officers from knowledge was not widely extended but what he knew, be knew w e ll; wliat he saw, he saw;clearly. ajid [inflexible friend and defender of \ ' ' ' ’i. and between that print and tho more reck less ana unscrupulous of. the W h ig leaders, Having been repudiated by Gen. T a y lor himself, is utterly e x ploded. Thc idea of a forgery was a forlorn hope That must perish— and with it the last and brightest prospect of the federal parly.’’ T h o Richmond T im es, tiie leading whig pnpcr o f Virginia, in view of Gen. Taylor’s avowal that h e 1 will not lend himselftopartyschemes,saysitonlyre mains for the whig party to find a enndidote “ who will not rudely reject our embraces, and who i s will - ing to commit himself to our policy.” T h e Boston Atlas, another leading whig paper, i n alluding to the letter.to flic editor o f the Signal,«y« .* “ T h is letter lithe moat important one Gen. Tay lor b u writtrn in roinriou to the Presidency. My*.' in no one case can he permit himself to bo the candidate o f any party, or yield himself to party Kbemea.' W h at w ili tltose papers ssy to this, -wliieh Advocate his claims to be the whig candidate ‘ subject to the decision oftho W h ig National Convention T Gen. Taylor u y s he wwlll riot permit himseir lobe at candidate forthe nomination at any party convention, in d -ws a rt to understand by tho term ‘ party scbenics,' that he w ill not yield himselt to a n y party r icsm k s . W h st chtlms, then, has Geri. T s y lo f to the vote* o f rwhdfi? No man can hare the vote o f w higs for l’rcs- liient o f the Uniied Slated, unlesa he be i firan,ui>- fiinching advocate of tlieir principle*. The whole interest and importance o f tire next Presidential elec tion grows out of the present state ef affnits in this country.” Thua it 1* clear old Rongh and Ready ii not the .man for tlte Whigs. They w«nt nn up-to?thc?hab Bank, High Tariff, Home Mnrket candidate, who will lend himself to1 party schemes' In preference t o National qncs, looking to the prosperity and honor o i H e was a k e rn ____________ _ ___ the equal rights qftnatt.? H e was.an impartial I do n o t hesitate io say, an able Judge. For his ser- vices a s a Jjegislator, tliis Gountj' anu State are deop- ;ly indebted. Having received his own education al the District School, lie knew how to estimate the value and utility bl Common Schools ; and I do not think i t too much to say, that we owe thq School Fund and o u r Common School System, now uniyer- sajly admitted to be superior to the educntional sys- iexnuf any oihcr coiiiuiunity iu the world, inninly to thegreat labor arid personal influence of JadgePeck . while a member o f the Legislature from this Couniy. -These services entitle h im to the gratitude oi eveiy frietid o f popular rjglns and popular education i u tall future time- ■ Jildge White was succeeded by Joint Cox M orris , a-distinguished lawyer, of Butternuts, who held ihe office a few years and resigned. His retireriient was regretted by thc people o f tire county. G sorur M o r b l l , o f th is village, was the next pre siding oflice r of this C o u rt, nnd continued to discharge the chancellor do wn to n justice of the peace, were appointed rit ihe seat o f government b y tlie governor and four counsellors. Tm? Courtciloj Appointment, as it wag called, became a political; niacl-iuq truly formidable. It was a mighty central r^wer located at tiie Capitol,pf the State, lt diapos'-sl.of a l l govern ment patronage. It visited every neighborhood m the State, rewarding some -citizens m b punishing others for theivpoZitica Iopinions. The Gohstitutign, of 1821 effected some encroachments on the central power. That Constitution graciously conceded to the people tire right ofchoosirig their c lerks and sher iffs, nnd subsequently they vvere rillowed io elect their justices o f the peaCe ; hut although the council o f ap pointment was abolished, the power cf distributing the great mass of State patronage was retained a t A l bany. T h e Constitution o f 1821 merely-effected a transfer o f power from the'did council |o the goverp nor and senate and to the two houses of the legisla ture. A fl the judicial officers,except justices o f the pence, were appointed by the governor and serrate. This, iri brief, was the condition in whioli the Con vention of 1840 found our government. T h e disposi tion o fall honors and emoluments was in the hands of men stationed at the, seat of gpyerriment, and the aspirant for political favors and official disffnet’on, Was eompeifed'tp.propitiate them, Sr fail in accom plishing his object? TheThnstjtntion of1846haSrin- nihilated this formidable power. It has scattcred to the four winds o f Heaven those combinations of men and those midnightcnbals yvhich by caucus machine ry and other mcnnS,1ms enabled that power to dole out the State patronnge to such asthe central junto deemed most worthy, and their favors were foo ofterf bestowed on parasites and_politlcnl hacks. ^Hereof? ter, instead Qf seckin] ’ ^ ^ ~‘~£ „ IkruttmiL*. ( B u t t e r o u t a , ) J u l y # , I 8 t 7 . M r . E p i x q i t j B e h e y i n g t h a t t h e r e a d e r s , o f w p « p a b e r g e r i e r a l l y , f e e l d c e p i y i n t e r e r t e d i n Common B e h o o l s , a n d f n t h o e o u n d e r t a k i n g s w h i c h temd to m a k e priinary a n d fundamental i n s t r u c t i o n m o r e v u l n e r a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c , t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m o f wour p a p e r w e w o u l d t r a n s n u t to y o u a n d y h e m t h e m r o . of% t^ ,^ > k |S n G llb ia r t s ^ lO T t h e M f l M l y _ T h e c k e f e a t i o n w a s effected by o u r T o v v n S u i x r - r n t e n d e n f , M f t ; W J 3 t f l o r d . w h o s e o b j e c t w a s t o i w a i ? . e n a i t i n t e r e s t wi t h e n u n j p o r t h e people whichahould m a k e t h e m a c t , a n d h e s o f a r s u c c e e d e d a s t o cot Wr f r o m 400 t o SOO s c h o o l children, b e s i d o a o t h e r «M - zens, from various parts ojf the town, \i ffe7 ; . E - B w r ig been made chairman, called the meeting to order, when Mr. D. Gifford Was chosen secretary, and a committee of Messre E B Olmsted, J . L . Richardson, nnd E lder Aanis. were nppointed to examine and prepare resolutions tor tl p adoption o f the meeting. During the obrenco of ti e commutee the Declare tion pflndependenco vrau r / j H Mv-Dtoialson, after^whieh tlic commlttee repon- ed the following preamble and resolutions* ■Whereof the primary objeqtof’education Isto Die P?re *h® ydung.byintellectual and moral ctiiUvaitiOn o/roinftifoi-ufonhful discharge o f the duties o ft* • Aria, wlfereos the great mass of the children- and youth of onr befoved; country receive-tbeir e«luca*ioa - at theGommon School ; and inasmuch no primary in- strufition ts one ofthe most powerful means of deter mining theeharacter and stability of oiit republican g o v e r n m e n t therefore, Resolved, \ ' 1. Thqt we Iwil wUh gratitude the. growing in ter est upon the siibject of popular education, antlWltCVe it to be one o f the best indica tions o f the percnaneuicy of our free ii)8tUutiqn?andof our prosperity as a .na tion, . 2. That, as well qualified Tcache.'S'Wcupya poii- tion which enables thern to exert a more poWcrfaJia- fltfonce in the formation ofsociety:, than the StrLtco- m^rOr Philanthropist, the public should hold oat to such T eachers inducements that Svill encourage all Who iriay assume the responsible, portion, thoroughly to duality themselves for the important work. 3. That Teachers ought to give careful arid serious attention to the cultivation, o f the moraLpentim-eiits of their pupi s, by teaching the duty o f reference to God, of obedience to parents, and of a strict obs>err- ance ofthe universal law of kindness. 4. That the diversity and frequent change of text books in our school?, are injurious, andipreaBssliti-jId be adopted, so far as possible, to remedy the evil,by securing such a uniformi ty o f hooks as will admit ofa thorough classification ol scholars. 5. That we. recommend a general meeting off all the district schools in the town during the cmaiing year, at which there- shail be a pubiib examinatioiibf the schools by teachers. 1 6. T h a t a Committee be appointed to examine ilie diflerent text-books used in Cemrnon Schools, tad instructed to report such a forks as in their opiaiiou witiMfst promote the cause o f education. ' 7. Tlrat the District Srihool Journal richly irbdrils the patronage of the friends of ediication generally,’ nnd we deem it especially important that eachsehool district should comply With the lriw in talking anil binding snid Journal.. These resolqtions were unanimously adople«l by the meeting, eloquent arid able addresses having leen made upon the most imponamtoftiiem by genfcmen present, and, upon the suggeetion o f jlr. ijonaJain, they were referred to the committee for publication, which gives me authority to present them to you. A committee of Messrs. J - L? Richardson, D. Gif ford, E . B . Olmsted, Prefll E. H . Johnson, nrail L g the-iavor of-ineri at the seat of Mansfield, were appointed to.exriniine and reerow- government, the candidate, for office muBt be content mend a series of text-books forthe adoption off the that bis fitness and ineritB shall be estiinated by his 'public schools in tlie town, a t a meeting to be heJ,l ou neighbors and fellow-citizens. Ho will be tried by [ Thursday the 2nd of: September next, m Louisyjlle. his peers. It is the voice o f the peoplo at thiipollsof A short examination of scholars then took place our election, which must now spriakintp existence a ll under the direction of, Mr. . J:. L. Richardson, vwliich our judicial ns w e llns our executive officers. fairly demonstrated the fact, that good scholars can I do not deem it improper or indelicate to refer to , be made at the Common School under tite direiciion . the judges elected under the new system, for cvi- ' o f competent, teachers.; anil a procession of the s « h l- dence that the peopie are competent to select thoir ' nrs, with theirrespective teaebers nt their iicacE, ar- own judicial ofheers. W h at candid man will say ranged according to the numbers o f districts, ma'reh- that it'tbe four judges o f the court OfaiijoealsL, the t h irty-|ed to the Grove with their banners and mott«3of two judges of the supreme court, and the sixty or •“ Upward and Onward,” “ Truth, Virtue and l’ro- 8evcnty county judges and surrogates, receritly elect- '.gression,” “ W e Strive,” & c., where, mostly Irom the ed, find been appointed by the govcrnorand senate, kindness ofthe Ladies o f Gilbertsville, a ffite-diiiner rraimed^^by 'tbo Preb den°U^ In d o e o f lie tlien¥er- the selection would have been better tliqa the selec- was prepared for thetr entertainment. S I of M ichiian Wheri that Territory became a ‘‘on which lins been made b y the people lt The new And thus closed1 the Celebration of the brath?ilay o f rttory ™ e o ^ b r J u d « s aystem has done that -which a I conceded, tlie pnbiic our Independence- The spectacle ethihitcd was ivir. JVlorrelt wn3.appoinieu one ol ine Juoges intere8t eminently required sliould be done— ithas . truly aniirrating to the lover of progression- I t \vo 3 added greatly to the. numerical force ofthe supreme - not a display oTmilitary pomp, nor oftlie wildeailiu- Oonrt— it hns called into tho pnbiic service able men siastn oi passion. No maniac crowd could be seen, from both the great political pnrtiea, and thereby nn- where the demon. Alcohol, made meromad. ISo cf- nihilated ail suspicion (a suspicion which i f it hereto- fort was nmde to attract the idle euliosity of-thes tab- t*. — . — 9 . — . . I X a ■ . , --.A-. ..■! Iaiim .Lli \ rU^t ll,n hia • nn S’ At L A A ml,, /? 1 . nln -X 1..— A “ Stale, o f the Supreme Court. W h en lire offico of F irst Judge became vacant by the removal from the couniy of Judge Morell, it Wns conferred npon J ames O? M orse , ol Cherry Valley, who held it till h is death, which oceurred o n the 4th o f December, 1837? Judge Morao bro.ught to this Bench tnlents and literary and legal attainments Which wonld have rendered him n competent and useful member o f any C ourt iri tho State. I scarce need add what a ll adinit, that he discharged his duties wtitli integrity, impartiality and ability. Judges Cooper, White, Morell ana Moree, have gone down to tlie grave, snd ofthc three survivors Who have preiidedln Ibis Court, Judge 'Morris, Judge Noble, and the individual who now addresses you, tiiat tito \dofomlsnt became scquainlcrl 'witfi a J ** c,om,11^* the leading wliig prcBen woman named Louisa Jenkins, *llxxuii*«llc, General Taylor's preienstons, tumlag him Ky.; at tho time site wns tlio mistress o! D o r - J overto the hnrd-workrng Utmocracy, whowillsuintl soy. At a eubscqtiont period Basford mnrricil l\‘ *■’ ‘ 1 •r- - L! — 1 ’ Genu Scott into tho Capital; and some o f our pco|Hb think tliat there is ground for apprehen sion and fear on account of our army, in march ing against a city thus defended. Never wore fears more baseless. Scott will leave Puebla with 12,000 of tlio best treops that ever went forth to battle;, lie will Imve veteran and experienced officers, complete and effective\ artillery, abundant supplies, and, what is more than alfa he will have tnen “ in whose,vocabulary there is nosuch word nsja.il.” Tbo Mexicans Will, no doubt, make a stand M o re tkey yield ap their capital, but it will be a weak one. Their dreaded Pinias, with their wiitl looks', ldng knives -and bows and arrows, *#jll jcarry ho terror into; the souls o f our men? Tlieir barbarous arms'and vvarfare wiii prDve of I?tl)e avail against the big guns o f our artiiiery, tho king bayonets of our infanjtry, nnd ihe re sistless charges of our cavalry. Gon;. Scott will enter iheir Capital with less difficulty; than Cortes experienced three hundred years ago. M kxicam R esourcrs awd M exicas IifHons.— The editor of the New York Sun, who has recently r e - LV turned front Mexico, Iras this tosay in regard to lhei * reCetif ruriiors from that quarter, of immense prep arations going forward for tlte defence o f the capital, Ac-c., -&C.Z ^ 11 Wc have said that Mexico had no muni tions of war, that no defence of tho capita] would be inade; an.d wc here repeat it. Wo have been there,- -and know that sucii is the case. Seventy cannon could riot be raised in ffio whole country, apart? frotn tho strongholds WO occupy. When wo were at lho capital, Wjorc were eleven r.annou at the sorvice o f the city.; six four-pounders ahd five sik-pounders, rind these constituted its wholo means o f de fence. Where haye the Mexicans, procured cannon since that time 1 There is not a for tress defended by cannon out of otic hands.: _ The last great effort was made at Cerro Gordo, where Santa Anna gathered all thc artillery that could be raked from the surrounding states, and wo captured it from him. Tite Mexicans have not a foundry capable of casting cannon — they, cannot borq them after they are cast, .na isrprovcn by repeated trials,, and -the story o f the seventy cannon apd twenty thousand men is but another ruse of the Mexicans to intimmhte if possible our advancing army and government.” Latest from Mexico, . • . f e w Y ork , Wednesd.iy— -7 P. M? The steamboat Fashion, at Novv Orleans; from the Brazos, brings advices from Monterey to thie2flfth anil Matafribras to the 30ih ult, Gen. Tayior was expecting reinforcements, by which he would be able to march on San Luis shout 1st Sept. Gen. Hopping Was at Matamoras, but would proceed immediately to Mier, to superintend the formation of a camp of instruction for the new troops, now on the Rio,Grande and to arrive? gratified. A Tlio family circle, on both sides; tiro among tile most respectable and numerous in the city. His fond and loving bride was witli him, and a largo family circle were present. Tho s:cne ef distress can be imagined-, not described.— W e hardly know of an instance where death could make a greater void, or where anguish would be more keenly felt W e have Eeldom witnessed so much feeling and sympathy ex pressed as on, this melancholy occasion.— N . Y . Express. . L i f e t x T e x a s .— T h c are from Texas papers Orleans:— lately receive! lied below at New •* T w o men, w h o aro'said to reside a t T u s c a loosa, Ala., named S k in n e r and Pitcher, and a D r. W a lker, of G r im e s county, tvilhono o r lw o outers whose names w e haye not learned, went, to the honse of M r. Jjtm es Paul, a very w e a l thy bid gent leman livin g ne.arSltannon’s p rairie, vvhotii they forcibly abducted from his house, c a m trig him to W a lk e r ’s fiousc, w h ich is ten or twelve miles distant from P a u l’s? I i i s 'negroes gave the alarm — tiicyneighbors pursu ed his captors and brought him back. . “ I t is a matter of notoriety, as w e ll in A la bama, Whore Paul once lived, as in T e x a s , that h e has large amounts o f money, not jess per haps than one hundred tiioUsa'nd dollars, de posited in the banks o f 'Soutli Carolina, V irg in ia and Alabam a. T h o ohject of the kidnap pers,: it is believed, w a s to extort from P a u l drafts Upon those banks for the amount of h is deposits. It dose not appear that tliey w o re arrested. “ A most unnatural anti horrible m u rder w a s committed a few days ago in C h e rokee county, aud the perpetrator lias atoned for h is crime, but tlie death-w a rrant had hot the snnc- tion of tlie, Iatv to m a k e it righteous. T h e circum stances are as foi lo w s :— ‘ A man named Jones and Iiis wife had lived unhappily together for several years? Jones had frequently threatened to fake their c h ild and g ive it to h is tnqtiiorF declaring that h is wife was unfit and unworthy to have it . ' D u r in g one of tlieir, quarrels he endeavored to get possession o f (lie child, which, in the scuffle between the father and mother, w a s k illed. T h e infuriated Wretch then turned upon hiB Wife, and c a tching h e r by the throat With b rie hand, and beating lie r with the other, killed h e r upon the spot? H e r body was found, some distance from the house, covered up with.leaves and trash. __ Jones was apprehended, and confessed the murder. H e Was taken to the county seat, and, after some deliberation, was handed o v e r to the brothers o f Jtis m u rdered wife, who, w ithout cerem ony, h u n g him upon a gibbet Jones’s father, a respectable and p ious old man, as I understand, found tlie body and buried it decently, thus paying the last tribute of reau pect to h is wretched and g u ilty son.’ ” apd desired Dorsey to call Upon tho females nud inform tifem of life intentions. On (Itiisli- I ing the repast, Dorsey wont ovor to ihe board ing house. He had sat there some twenty minutes when he heard sumo tine enter the room, and was about to rise from his weal, hut seeing , Basford enter the room, apparently smiling, he resumed it Basford immediately came tip behind him arid with a heavy mace inflicted a number of blows rapidly npon his liead. Droreey recol lected receiving six blows and thou became insensible. Dorsey, on the hearing, admitted that he had received about three huiidnedlcttors from Mrs. Basford, nnd farther stated that her letters were two to one of his. Tho contents ofthc letters were not read, but from extracts referred to, it wris evident that the intitnacy between1 Dorsey and tlio fenialo wns im? proper. Dorsey is not considered to be out nfiltiagor. Alderman Alitchelf took his'deposition, to be used should he become insensible ur dio From hts injuries^-whirh from present nppcarnnce does not appear to bo ati impossible event. BasfoTd was held to baii in the sum of $2000 to answer at the present term of tlie court. \' fore existed I-trust was-without foundation) (hat the Me; but that which animated our liearlgta.ovefifi-jw- supreme court nud court of clinncely were the courts -------- -’--l:— -r.i ------- = ------- of n party instead of being the conns oflhe people. Let us, tlten.-give the judges elect our confidence and support; let us give tHiS great experiment a fair trial. T h e influence of courts o i justice has a n im portant bearing on the moralsof community,and that influence will Be increased o r lessoned in proportion to the respect and reverence expressed tor tiiem- by men whose opinions have weight with their neigh bors. It is not sufficient that n court of justice should a o f iimpority Ire uncornrpt— it should be untusvtcte Hence it is the duly o f every good citizen t o discoun-iscoun- r __________________ id tcnnncc a ll suspicions iind everything which tends to two o f u», Judge M o rris and myself, must soon follow Ira tlieir train; the other (fudge Noble) it is hojicd. and We have reason to believe w ill long remain and continue as he heretofore has been, a citizen highly respected and a useful and valuable public officer. But not only this Court w ill cease to exist within the period o f fourteen days, bat all the Jadfcial officers ira tlie great State of N ew York, except Justices o f thc Peace, will -within the same period be annihilated. It rilroe that the Chancellor and Justices o f the Su preme Court are to continue to exercise certain lim- , bv tlio rwonlc It is not so with iho- '.m intv imfoo 1 l ^ f e S a n t i / l u h u r a u r S comroonconsem I s V 3 c e ^ a m n ^ l t o f t ^ n f f e h o T L n U S 'd lS ? n r t .Lo I® I n f t i r obi e c t criticism not only by the b a r , C a t by J l 5.. _ n c f l!?r8’ a lhtnc C ircuit J n d g e s , n ju h o S u r - | njj m c n . a n j t|,e ronn wi ,0 faits ;n a in,v suit is f a r impair confidence in our courts, The position ofn judge, and especially o f a county judge, is delicate anti embarrassing. From the cie? vated station of a judge of tire suprotn e coart from the extent oi his sphere of action and front the fact o fhis unfrequent appearance in any one county, his con duct is not often the subject o f scrutiny by the bar o r T h e Matamoros Flag,copies the Constitution ofa band ol robbers. It eoutaiiis 40 articles, the inst one of Which reads thus : “ A rt. 40. T h e principal object of this con stitution is lo elude ih e vigilance oflhosO fool? ieh judgfes, w lio think thoy can oxtchuitiiilc tin, w itliout reflecting that o u r profession is tiie masler-passton o f map, w h ich induces iiim to obtain with little trouble that w c a ltli tay w h ich pleasure can be procured. A s long a s riches are sought after w e shali continue to Iiave itrii- tato rs; to become perfoct t Iioso imitatorS iniist have valor, activity, zeal, liberality, anti con? stancy ; w h ic h five qualifications\ are o n ly 16 be acqtiired by despising life, honor and k- terest.” What philosophical Ecoundrefot John G . K leugden, a G e rm a n merchant, Avtis arrested yesterday on a c h a rge of h a v in g been engaged in issu in g fraudulent exchanges t o n larg e amount. T h i s m o w ing observing a no tice o f his arrest in one of the d a ily papers, ito com m itted suiejdejby shooting him s e lf tvith a pistol.— Tel. from N. F ., 14th imt.- F iv e M en K ille u b v Liairrrwrra,—A Telegraphic despatch for tlje T roy Daily Post gives thefolfotving: Duringthe thunder shower on the llth inst, a grocery store at Fort Edward, Washington co., was ttrucit h y lightning, instantly killing trvs men and severely injunng tfaree others, names unknown. T lie biuld? ing Was literally tom to pieces. T h e F ort E dwa R b CALAmn'Y.— T h e men killed on Saturday, had taken refuge in the house from thc storm? They were all leaning around the iron r a il ing which runs around the bar, when the fluid msned over the raffing,lulling oil instantly. .Am o n g them were M r. Hiram Beldtri.amerelfont ol Dttsdcn,ami his brother.— F o il. by him as be Iras stood fcr his country, nnd can and will elect him to succeed Mr. Polk. Hurrah for the Patriot, tlie Soldier,the Honest M an— Z achary Tay lor— who loves his country bcttef than party. IC jT T lie y rumor that Gen. T aylor intended ip r e sign his command on the 1st of September next, s o readily spread by thc T ribune nnd other whig papers, it contradicted in the following paragraph from the New Orleans Delta of the 5th instant: “ Gen. Taylor told a gentleman who conversed with him four da; Capt Pike from J advices frotn Washington, by _ that die Government was doing all it could to fum isli him with the ricchssary men and means to enable hits to advance on San Luis Potosi; that ho felt a s sured ejioueh o f both would shortly a rrive; and. ihat so soon as thoy did arrive, he was determined t o march forward.” _______________ T ire AwHHtsntATKra and G en . S corT.-Yhe Union of tlio IOtit inst. has the following article touching tite charges of the wing papers o f an interference by the administration with the military action of GctuScoti , . - - , - -------- ------- tenditttz to embarrare his onerations- ’ ironic such laws, not inconsistent with the constitU- tendtng to emoarrass Ins operations. . ,ion) ^ ip.h is jndgment- arc best calculated to secure Several of the mora-violent o f tlie whig journals • the rights o f individuals and promote tlio prosfberity are chargrng that.Mr. Tnst Iias.bgeh seat'to M c x ieo -8«d'liappiriese o f the comimrmty ;nnd it i s the doty on a mission tnteifenngyyith the: m ilitary authority o f ! o f the executive department to cause thc laws to be Gen.Scott. The repetition of these charges has led [executed. The judiciary department explains and us to make careful inquiry into the matter : and w e i declares those laws, applies them to the cose of each how Btote,poSiUvely, that all tire*® accusations agninst individual, and in many instances in its discretion nd- the administration, of giving M r. Triqt any authority judicnteson the extent of the penalties for their violn- ta.r o j T o111 ,^,ny I?.™* ottnthe slightest d e g ree,'tion. Itevensits injudgm e n tonthenclsof tliclegis- with Gen. Seott s military command, are absolutely lature themselves, nnd it is its right and its duty to w 11 hout founda 11 °n ,. . | declare those acts void w h ic h are contrary tothe con- I he administration is at this time desirous, ns i t , sutution or o rganic law of the land. It takes cbsni- l!8?- i t.r.t,r°!!ni:7!?.Cj ,llulenct'I°5 \ /- o f lh.e Y or> A 18® - zance o f all private rights ; it reaches every family *’*\*■ *\*' — - - ntra/l a l l eAAinl.n*r*nnMM»;>«nte ? -1 ____ i _ li: _ . •. tnffilllMl an/t .tl,n Tllflwe* nr ,1,. .f p . J Ol* Illvll j UllU 11*6 tllQUt WHO ItUiS III U Ifl\lF SUll 18 lUff p f a s T f ’ n all theCcumfcs ifth e s S r w i lf w d t i t i n lira 'of tiram d g e f t h n a t o .l,^ f e d X c / his A.^v*ntentienedbe numbered among! ly needs the pnuntennnce and suji|>ort o f all good men. Let us, then, cordially sustain hlui in the dis charge p f Iiis perplexing nnd nrdnous duties. On the manner in whieh justice is administered in tlte county court, nnd on the character and dignity of thatcourl, the prosperity ofthe eonnty and its actor for respectability abroad, as well a s ihepenct pence and It ‘ • pend. thiosfl who Rave been — they w ill live only itt the bmo- ry and the memory o f man. The vast amount o f bnsitiras done by tins multitude ofpublic agents will be done by other men and under another and differ ent organization. What, (hen, is this but a great c ivil revolution 2 It is not only a change o f the tnen who administer jus tice, bat the new system in some respects materially changes the mode of administering justice. T h is iiiiglity revolution which in other countriescould have been effected only by physical force, hy the sword nnd b y human slaughter, lias been accomplished by the fiat of the peo[ile,—hy the “ still small voice” of rea- of thatcourl, the prosperity ofthe county an d its char acter for respectability abroad, a s w c ilu s ihc and happiness o f its citizens at home, will greatly de pend. And is there a single inhabitant of Otsego, whose heart i s s o cold, and who i s so dead tothe emotions o f pntriotisnx,that hecnulliinkof this great agricultural and manufacturing county, that he enh son, uttered through\the’baBot bo.xes ai\the nolis\ o f ’ist,?1 ,,0.t?10 soun,‘1 °,f the axo' tiro h a inper and the fffKK h\'k I SuS'ASS ^ T S S S S S S t S iS ^ unconscious tlint anything out of the ordinary course o f political operations has occurred. W h a t a glori- oras deffihiistmtion is ttaisof tlie excellence o f o u r civil institutions and ofthe capacitypf our .people for self- govemment! How loudjy, how decisively, does it nk in favor o f the genius o four government and | intelligence o f tlie.people; a people who were the first o n earth that dated io declare in the face oi an astonished world, that it was exclusively the right et the people to alter government “ iU sueli form as to them should seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.\ That department of thc government o f a frecSinte vvhiclt expounds the laws and which applies general principles to particular coses, must necessarily be of l;|y ciire, with as little delay as possible, a just and hon orable peace,based Upon ihdemnity for thepnsrt, ahd security for the future: Bnt it is resolved now,i . i t no terms taf innd all social o rganizationsthe character, the per tonal liberty and even life of every member ofsocie ty, high or low, rich or poor, greatly depends on tlit integrity, impartiality ond wisdom b f tire judicial lias been from tlie first resolve, to accept n peace from Mexico, save Sudh as w ill do frill justice t o .authorities. \ W hat ’deep, what immense interest tlie rights oi thc country,to the claims of our injured then, have w o all atstnke in the ability and nuritv of fellow-citizens, tdtiie objects pf the war, atid to o u r ; o u r courtsof justice? I hope, therefore, I may be ex? ramraal lrenpr. T ill such a pence be obtmned, it i s cased for occupying a few moments of vour tinie in lh! n ^ ^ er-Tl!n ntlon he Soven™ ' nt.to presenting some views a s to the probable working off cute life watwth allposmble energy Snd vigor. N o khe newjudiciary svstem s ‘ cflorts have been spared* auu none w ill bo Sofireci I t ? y hereafter, on-ihe part <jfthe-administfatioii,,to J o e v -1 ery thing .that ihe most gaccessful and decisive milita- nronD^p*V iii^ 0rii1l^!ira ^ !ilon W roPia I,ine(J nniL ry operations can accomplish, to secufc a pence thus t,eon|i , frv[e. tbe ro.rdlaj Franks of just and honorable without delay.” . ° ‘1 Vtae > hutin making thtsqvownl * . -i I I ain bound to ndmit that in this State it ia entirely B ^ ’Tft® Washington Unipn, allnding to ttie Amiy ^ #{**«•» %!' it is an experiment, and that experience soys: \ The troojis which Gerierais Cauwallnderahd i al? ne can test tfo usefulness and its merits. Many Pillow hove carried to Gen? Scott,-will probably- swell Jvlse8n“.B20“m,en “undoubted whether it wassate his force to mote Ihan S.OOO choice trooi inforcements are tn route; and thoug stitute a peaceful ond happy community? You, gentlemen, from the respectable standing you lipid in society, and coming as you do from almost every neighborhood in the c6unty,:maydo much by ypnr counsei nnd example to promote tlie permanent prosperity of tite district of country in wltich we live. T.et us, gentlemen, by nil means inour power encour- nge and support iNDrsTnv, MOKAtrrY arid TExireri- a n u e , and above all, let us improve ond perfect onr common schools , as the only means, under God, of preserving,nnd perpetuatingour civiiinstitutions,and as the best meansofestablisliiiig barriers against idle ness, intemperance, vice nnd crime, , ■ I f a desire for the prosperity o f tiie county is natu ral, and is, as I hope and trust i t is, iri sojne degree felt by all, there are reasons why the humble indi vidual to whose desultory remarks you have had the pntieiTpe and courtesy so long to listen, should view eveiything relating to the character and happiness o f this county with more than ordinary solicitude. Forty years ago I came among you, destitute and a stranger, witliout relatives, or influential friends. „„ 1H , llrwaoury vvrollfi. wn, c? htae I c ^ m ^ ^ e d t ^ ^ ro feM fe^ l llfe^ Y^m E tend- h” ™15 ?P tritud by Christians, it would tend tanuch cd to me a kind and generous support. You did more: you gnve .me your confidence. ’ D u ring the greater part of the time I have resided here, I have held some public trust, arid themost,important o f s have — ’ “■erred ing, Was tfae mnrslialing ofthe embryo genius, whose petals. We fondly imagined, will burst tbeix contfine- ment by the irresistible power ofcultivation.,»mffltod to the world the benefits of rjpened intellect, At the mepting to be held in Louisville on tlies JauI of September next, the Cotimiittee w ill expect tao oee Teactiers, C itizens anti Scholars o f Butternuts, gen erally present, besides lovers of progression from? oth er parts ofthe county. T h e object in view is to elevate the standaral o f Common Schools, not above the sphere in wrhicteilicy should move, but to that high station to vuhfeh.. they are called by thejr importance. • Youts truly, E.B. G lmstsb , Ch’Ai'n dfCommicicc. A C ^ M ciai . V isito r .— A Chinese f m k .— A Chinese W a r vessel lias reached N c w -Y o ik, rand is the subject of great curiosity with tlie inquisitive? pub lic. She arrived Qn the 9ih inst., after a pnsB«=geof twohundred and twelve days, from Canton, toiiiliing on the voyage at the Cape and St. Helena- Siio is calfed'the Keying, Captain Charles Kclfettj matter, with a crew o f sixty . . . — rest Chinese. wns purchased by C a p t .. _____ ____ _ ___ _________ filling herewith curiosities aud taking her to Louiion for exhibition. She w ill remain a few wecfo in N e w -York. She is described by tfee N . Y. Eve. Post as nn excellent sea boat, o f 700 tons burdim ; built throughout o f teak wood, one hundred am i lifty feet long, twenty-five feet beam, and twelve feet hold ; herstem isabout thirty feet high,beingseweral feet above that of on Erigfish man-of-war; nxuli i f she may be said to be like anything else that Ifloats the water, resembles somewhat a wlialcboat, Ori either side o f her bow is painted a large eye, and on her stern a spread eagle. Shs lias nine ports oh n Side, painted White and striped with bio<ck,— She hns three masts, with lateen sails, yliicJi are furled on deck. H e r cables are o f bamboo, nnud her anchors, w inch are shaped like a a arrow, are oF iron and wood, and Very heavy. The rudder is n huge and cnriousraflnir, serving at (he same lime n s a eub- stitute for fi keel,, p f which the vessel is nearly cJosti- tute. T |us can be lowered to the deptlt o j twventy feet, and sfoipped nndunshippedat pleasure- AJIher rigging, ropes, & c ., are formed o f rattari.and oilier fibrous substances. H e r cabin is thirty feet long, twenty-three feet wide, and nine and nhalf higfc,-or namented with a variety of figures, such as Ife-xvers, watches, dragons, eagles, & c . Among the nitmcr- ous curiosities which thc ship affords is a JotA, an idol, carvedfroma block of woodffindgilded; t*cfore f hisa light is constantly burning, and to this ihe- Chi- neSe sailors resort in a ll emergencies. HEer cost a t present is $75,000. A ■writerln the N . Y . Observer, very sensibly,re marks that ’ w a ris|he employment o f physical force by one nation toenforee justice on another, and isari evil, as all w ill admit, but it is ah evil o f the annie kind, though necessarily greater in.degree, wit3iUie employment of a S h e riirs posse in enforcing the-law of right in a smaller comritunity. W a n thereloie, although nn evil, is R6t a necessary wrongj. Were those trusts h been conf in fe rre d on me directly by Conscious o f myowh irinbif- the people themseives. ___ __________ ity, I dare hot say I have merited the iWors which Umpled delay may have prevented ___ soon as deshed? yet it cannot be a’ long time before tlie calculations licld out in the intercepted despatch, of the Secretary of W a r may be fulfilled.” ■■ ' i~ i * i ' . ■ HAM tzrow C o l l e g e .— The next Commencement of this Institntion will tako place 6n Wednesdaty the 28th tnst. in the village e f Clinton. The ■ ’ class is a.lafge oiie, and the exercises will nndoubf ihmhly.interesting. The Alleglranians,” w . .. . who have been engaged for tliq pccasron, will, by their fine music, add greatly to thkgrntification of the audience. The preceding exercises wili be a s follows: StnulaK evening, the Society of Chriatiari Research wdll be addressed by Rev. M r. Andre'ws, o f Troy. Mdniiay' evening, prize declamations by members of the three fewer mosses. Tuesday A . M ., oration before the- Sigin* Phi Society, by Rev. John-W .Brown, ofthc Protestant Churchman, N e w Y o rk :• P. M ., oration befqrefhe Association of the Alumni, by Rev. Joel Parker, D .D . o f Philadelphia; Evening, oration-be fore the 11— c . t . - l . t ’ T , . . . T — - J t , . of New foie^ the Literary Societies, by Rev. Leonard Bricirr? Haven, Conn.— Utica Gazette. C oroner s I nquest .— C oroner Head, o f Hartwick, on the lOth inst. held a n inqueBt on the body of Dtn- nis. C lark,o f Otsego, aged 42 years. Verdict—came to h is death by deribierately hanging himself w ith* halter m Iiis own chamber, on ffie 9<h instant. crently independent; t£rt they would be oiicrated upoii b y individuals and liable to be swayed'by.every qiopular breeze. For myself, 1 do not believe that dues*iapprehended evils will be realized to a n extent which vyill produce much public injury. Tire iho? .ment a judge shall be svvervetl by partialily to a per- w n n lor political friand, bis aberration w iil be detect ed by the c6rnmuMty; and the least deviation from the natli of rectitude to gratify one friend, w ill cauSe the loss of twenty others, who, instead of being friends arid supporters, Will become h is opponents. Nor will a jtidge -Who has a n ordinary share df cohunon sense anu t8at all addicted to reflection, be influenced in his ; pfeiniconductfay the momentary and exoitcd feel-1 lugs of parties: for surely jie will not forget that ever since the social organization o f the human race there 1wVe been multitudes who would cry hosanna to-day, and crucily to-morrow. It seems to mo he cannot fatl to perceive thnt the paths of error wiii lead him into devious wilds vriirch will involve him in inextri-? cable Blazes, and difficulties, and that the o nly sure *Al that time tlie Firat Judge, If fie war not conimtssion- Ju»Hro UMbe Peace, could.hot «lf titi ibetila) of erimlnnl: causes. Froin the year l Wlfo:1C08,Juilgc While, In coniequeiice of ht« being a zealous aiid inhuenifial'Feit? eralisl, bul (or no other cause, was, nccoriline lo tlie nollt- ic»l oruartj tacilca oflhat day. leri iuit Of tine CoeittiitsSioii (ift.11* Iobcc, anil therelorcdwigePecle, a» tl«S«litor Ai? { wctate Jud|R jneiirted at the flwehiaa? have repeatediy been bestowed o r i fee by the rlectors o f this oddnty arid b y its citizens; but I w ill shy, I Imve endeavored to deserve them ;andiis.rn y labors, so far as the public are concerned, -are now about to term inate, I cannot allow the present oppoftnsity-io • w ith loofleci muskets pass without expressing thvn.-;, you, gentlemen, the muskets, deep Qndaxd^nt gratitude td th? people of. this dounty Which glows in my lwsaihi and w h ioli tlvntbenly can ultelr, to repress that ’ evil speaking against rulers, s » rife atnong mere politicians.’ A f f r a y .— A row occurred in-Oswego o n the 5th between the crew of -a British vessel and the sliiire . folks. It swelled to such nn extent that finally chore t were some two hundred persoiis engaged init. The British steamer, the Queen Victoria, was boardedlmd her crew badly flogged ; after wliieh her anchors were dropped and lie r colors pulled down, Tlte riqt lasted about tlirye hoars, aiid was only qmellcd when tiie riot act was read and tfie troops called: out extinguish, R io t a t A n n a p o l i s . — A serious not took place on Monday the 5th inst. nt Annapolis, bcliyeen some citizens of that place and a number frotn Bajtimoi-e, who where on a n excursion. It appears that after the steamer had landed her passengers litirl woe lying at the dock, a fight took place betvtaeekone of the citizens a n d a Baltimprean, on thc dock', in w liicli some from on board ?pf'the boat inferfered? This caused considerable excitement, and before the boat Started, a large nrimber collected arouiid the dock, mid the Captain ofthe boat fearing a n attack cut his lines and pushed off. The boat liowever had not got underway before missiles began to fly both from tlte shore and the boat which finally ended in thc use of fire anas. Five persons'were seriously injured in the affray. T h c affair is,undergoing ait investiga tion. W e learn tlrat the three United States government steamers,jow ready at fee wbnrf, near JYnlnut street, Fraud in Teas.— Last evening, oiieot oarlar-gest dealers in groceries, showed us one o i the greatest frauds we ever heard of. _HeJiadj Witpin aFewdfays, ingeniously concealed 'within them a large ptepe of clay wrapired in Chinese paper, each piece, witta ilie paper, weighing lfopounds. His loss upon tJieWTtole paper. „ .. is more thsm $80.; -Newark Eagle. sailed on Saturday the 9tli for Vera Cruz, tostopatKoy W e ston their wny out. They are — These beau tiful crafts are among those built by tlie transport agent, R . F . Leper, Esq. for the quart ermastcf-gert- eraFs department o f the U. S . army, and are intended for service in thc Gulf o f Mexico. They.are ail tiptop vessels for the service to winch tliey nre destined,— They are named respectively \ Secretary Marcy,” “ Secretary Buchanin,” and “ Gol. Yell.’— Tenn. \. \ A new move in E migration .—T iro Liverpool Tim e s say tliere are 100,000 female servants «' L o n don alone, ahd over amiiiibn in England ahd Walcsd There w ill always be fun while the -world lasts.— iti. graSS' SCVCllffe Sorih.- Wa^jie, Mf? Clay acknowledges “ h a lf dozeil ; halfdozen eom do,” manufactured at i Maine, in an establishmeht “ which grew up uxnier the benign influence of the tariff o f T842,” AhsU a pbcltet knife frorn Hartford; wliieh gives hiui'nit^op-. portunity to say that he desires to wait and see bow the tariff will work when thero is no extraordttaty demand for breadstufls in Europe. In Bryan, W illiam s county, O'iiio, Andrew Tyler, Levi Davis, arid Ileckorthom, hove been nrrestcil for. poisoning achild, toenrry outnscheme oi fortune telling imposition. The story rs remarkable, Tyler, the ohief-macician, confessing that he lms disposed of several cliildrcn?in the same way. T h e crowd gathered ori the occasion; dfeserve great CTedit for not tearing the wrqtches. to pfeees—i f the story to trtie. ' _____ The Rochester American says that Thomas siul Mary Hyson, arrested at that place for. shooting .To st Burns and James Bnlf, as we mentioned last we-rki have been \examined. The wife was discliargc\. Hyson was fully committed to prison to answer-for murder, as it wtil bo iccollcctedthai Burns dxcdsooa (j^er being shot. lh e numberof males servants isae £re?t. l.nepfes sure of the times in England has oporatod veiy. Op pressively oh- servants. The London paper esti mates tho nuniber of servants out nf employ nt this time at 300,000, and adds: “ A large portion, of them are preparing to leave for Canada iind the United , . States.wiiereitis-tmderstoodthey can get good qilnebs j The vertiiet of thh jury w a s; and high wages?’’ •' A woinnri named Ann Smith, residing In N?ew York, purchased a half pint o f I'raudy one (lay »ast Wtfgfe, S a n k it at one draft, tmd y.-as soon nitet fouud dead otilhe floor ofher room. Her age was 4.6 y ews , Till?1 verSiet of thh ju ry W«s death Iw cohgesdoia oi Ulie bricin, caused by intoxicntrng lrcjU'na.
