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intention, he said, on the 16th April, to bring FROM THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, OF MAY 21. ment to those large towns which, by their opuin a bill for giving two representatives in ParliaFOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. lence and commercial importance, were entitled About 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, our ed to be represented, although at present they new schooner, Evening Edition, came up from were not represented. This would be the first the ship Thomas Dickason, Captain Anthony, object of the bill. A second object of the bill, bringing us London papers to April 11th, and would be to conjoin and consolodate certain Liverpool to the 12th, both inclusive. boroughs, each of which now returned two

The Cholera is making frightful ravages in members to Parliament, so as to return two Paris; the number of new cases amounting to members for the consolidated boroughs; the 700 or 800 a day. Among other persons attack-purpose of this being to prevent the inconveed, is M. CASIMIR PERIER, the Prime Minister. nience of an addition to the present numbers of In London, the disease was rather abating. the House of Commons by the introduction of Number of new cases on the 6th, 39-deaths 19. members for places not before represented. On the 7th, new cases, 23-deaths 10. On the And a third provision of the bill, would be to 9th, new cases, 39-deaths 28. Remaining 142. extend the elective franchise to persons not Total cases in London, 2,284; deaths, 1,213. now entitled to vote, so as to prevent the abuse In other parts of the country, total cases, 7,735, of the elective franchise in boroughs. deaths 2,575. Number of new cases in Edinburgh on the 7th, 4 deaths 2; remaining, 8. In Glasgow, same date, new cases, 11-deaths 9; remaining 38. Greenock, new cases, 2 death 1; remaining 11. There had been no new cases in Belfast, and in Dublin it is doubt ful if the disease ever existed.

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All sorts of reports are in circulation on the subject of the division. Some think that the motion of the Duke of Buckingham, will have HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. the effect of depriving Ministers of several made on the part of the Dutch army, which had PARIS, April 9.-The reports of an attack votes. The general persuasion, however, is, the effect of lowering the funds, were founded, that Ministers will carry the second reading by it is said, on a letter from M. Ouvard, copies of a small majority. Provided, only, there be a which were hawked about Paris. It is known "majority, the smaller the better, as it will render that M. Ouvard has been for some months at it the more necessary to secure the bill against the Hague, where he is often admitted to the any mutilation in its subsequent stages. The presence of King William. Duke of Buckingham, by strengthening the minority, may thus unintentionally be the mean of promoting real reform.

ITALY.

GREECE.

From Le Nouvelliste of Sunday. LONDON, April 11.-If any reliance is to be GENOA, March 31.-We have the melanchoplaced in the Italian correspondence of the Con-ly task of announcing the death of her Majesty, stitutionel, the Austrians are aiding the Papal Queen MARIA THERESA, relict of Charles Emantroops to force the French to evacuate Ancona. uel, the last King of Sardina but one, which took place on the 29th, at four in the morning, From the Constitutional of Sunday, April 8. after a few days illness.-Gazette de Genoa. BOLOGNA, March 28.-(Private correspondence of the Constitutionel.) We are here in a The last advices from Corfu state that a civil cruel state of anxiety. All the papal troops war between the contending parties in Greece have invested Ancona, in the first line, at the has actually been commenced. Colletti, at the distance of three or four leagues. The Aus- head of 2,000 Roumeliots, has taken the castle trians have quitted the posts, which are already of Lepanto, and is preparing to attack immeoccupied by the Papal troops, so that they sup-diately the Morea castle. At Patras the British port them on the second line; they occupy the Consul has deemed it necessary to advise the little fortress of Spoleto. It is still affirmed British and Ionian subjects to be ready to emthat a corps is on its way to Civita Vecchia. It bark themselves and property at a moment's nois also affirmed that the Papal troops will at- tice, as an attack by the Roumeliots was to be tempt to storm the place after having summon apprehended. His Majesty's brig Pelican was ed the French, and that they will be supported at anchor off the town,

by the Austrians, who will give them all possi- P. S.-An article from Ancona, under date ble assistance in case of need. This report, Corfu, 15th of March, states that tranquility which is circulated every where, even at Anco- had been, in some degree, restored in Greece, na, has excited great enthusiasm in Romaga. by a decision of the Ministers of Great Britain, The inhabitants of Ancona have protested that France, and Russia, they would take part with the French. The Austrian officers affirm that the latter will re

TURKEY AND EGYPT. tire, because they cannot resist so overwhelming the intelligence of its being the serious intenThe accounts from Constantinople confirm a force, and will not expose themselves to so shameful a defeat. It is evident that the Aus- tion of the Sultan to make war upon the Pacha trians, though they have made no déclaration, Ali and Ibrahim Pacha have been erased from of Egypt. Already the names of Mehemet concur to the utmost of their power in investing the annual hist of high functionaries and Govthe place. Yesterday morning waggons loaded with corn, which were stopped on the road to ernors of Turkish provinces. Ancona, came back to this city.

It was reported at Paris on the 8th, that Ibrahim Pacha had, taken Acre by storm, and put To-day three battalions of Austrian infantry the entire garrison to the sword; but the French and two squadrons of cavalry arrived from Mo- Journals state that the intelligence was not offidena with twenty-four pieces of artillery, ten cial..

of which are battering cannon. To-morrow Important negociations are said, in a letter we expect some more batteries with Congreve from Constantinople, to be on foot in that city, rockets. There are 30,000 Austrians at Milan, for the restitution of Algiers to the Porte. It is and contracts have been made for 3,000 oxch. also stated that there is a Hatti Scheriff of the A letter from Faenza,, of the 26th, gives a Sultan, declaring that the Governments of Elist of various detachments of Austrian troops gypt, Candia, and Jedda, shall, for the present, amounting to 7,096 men that have passed thro' remain vacant, to be disposed of according to that city. "All these corps (says the letter,) the future conduct of Mehemet Pacha and his have merely passed through on their way to- son Ibrahim Pacha. wards Ancona. The day after to-morrow we expect 200 artillery men with congreve rock

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EDITORIAL.

To this, it is replied, that the great object of government is justice, and the security of the A sensible correspondent of the Albany Ar individual rights of the several members of sogus endeavors to reconcile the wool-growers of ciety; and that those who have entered into mathe State of New York to the bill reported by nufacturing pursuits, should have foreseen that the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the ground the payment of the national debt would create that the present tariff levies a tax of $2 upon each a necessity for the reduction of the duties and individual in the State, and that the bill pro- that it is their fault, and not the fault of the poses to reduce that tax one half, and thus save South, if they now suffer by a reduction. But to the people of that State one million of dol- there is a stronger and more direct answer. lars per annum. We republished his letter, and The legitimate object of taxation is the supdemonstrated, from the data given by the Se-port of Government. If the effect of an incretary himself, that the reduction under the crease of taxes is to enrich one portion of the bill would not be so great as it was represented. community, it must impoverish the other, and The Albany Argus, in reply, denounces the to the extent that it impoverishes one and enTelegraph, and all those who are opposed to riches the other, such a measure is unjust and the bill, as factionists and disunionists, because tyrannical. The question now is not whether they will not admit that the Treasury bill i sper the south contributes her portion of the public fect-or, at least just such a bill as should be burdens; but it is whether she shall be relieved "acceptable to all parties." from those contributions which have been leThat there are many difficulties in the way of vied on her in the shape of private profits on the adjustment of this question, none will deny; northern capital.

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and where the struggle is between those who If the south was now asking Congress to believe that they are benefitted, and those who adopt a system which would compel the north believe that they are oppressed, by the system, to contribute a part of her labor for the benefit it is natural that there should be a great diversi-of the south, the north might complain with ty of opinion. Nothing could more strongly some appearance of propriety; but the south illustrate the force of self-interest than this asks nothing from the north-she does not exquestion, in its operation on the different sec-pect a return of any of the large profits she has already given to northern industry and capital. Thus, in New England it is held to be unjust, She does not ask to be excluded from supportimmoral, and sinful, to hold slaves-yet the po- ing the Government; but to be relieved from licy of New England is to compel the owners of private oppression. The amount of the sums slaves to pay over to the manufacturers a large paid to northern capitalists is easily calculated. portion of the proceeds of their labor, in the It is supposed that the amount of domestic artishape of profits on manufactures made in New cles, similar to those paying dutes, consumed in England, and consumed in the South. And, we the United States, is as two to one. The amount would ask, where is the difference between of southern agricultural products are as twoowning slaves, and compelling the owners of thirds of the exports. These pay for the imslaves to relinquish the profits of their labor to ports which give customs to the amount of upthose who refuse to have slaves? If the system wards of twenty-six millions, two-thirds of which works as the southern people believe it does, being equal to seventeen millions of dollars, go the owners of slaves in the south are but the into the public treasury. If to this be added overseers-the task-masters, for the benefit of twice that amount, being the additional price the northern capitalists. on domestic articles consumed in consequence

The system grew up under the debt produc- of the duty, we have the sum of thirty-four and ed by the late war, and the war of the revolu- seventeen, being fifty-one millions per annum tion. That debt being paid, the south demand levied on southern industry. Will the south to be relieved from its oppressions. They say submit to such a system? Are her statesmen to that the operation of the system transfers, an- be denounced for rallying against such a system? nually, from the south to the north a large por- But, it will be said that the estimate of fifty tion of the profits upon the labor of the south; one millions is more than the product of southern and that, the debt being paid, they will no lon-labor, and that the increase price of the domes ger submit to it. One other hand, the manu- tic articles should not be added to the tax paid facturers say that their capital was invested un- as customs. Admit this to be so, and yet, if the der an implied pledge that they would be pro-argument assumed in the letter published in the tected in the monopoly of the domestic market, Argus be true, it follows, nevertheless, that the and that it would be a breach of faith to repeal tariff levies a tax on the people of the south to the duties, the imposition of which induced the extent of the duties paid on imports, and of them to enter into the particular pursuits in the increased price of the domestic articles conwhich they are now engaged. sumed by them. And if it be contended that

Making 73 in States where the party is in a mithe additional price paid by the northern consumer is made up to him in the increased price nority, and which will certainly be given against of his labor, it follows that, to the south, it is General Jackson in the electoral college. To clear oppression, because no man will deny that this should be added the votes of the States the tendency of the system is to depress ra- which it is known would not have been given for ther than increase the price of labor in that sec- him, had not the delegates been induced to vote for him by the direct influence of the Executive will, to wit:

tion.

Thus it will be seen that the tendency of the system has been to transfer the profits of the labor of the south from that section to the north; that so long as the revenue was wanted for the payment of the public debt, the south acquiesced in its unequal action; but the debt being now paid, the south refuses longer to submit. The north are not required to do for the south what the south has so long done for the north; but to cease its exactions. To this the north objects, upon the ground that they cannot consent to relinquish the advantages which they have so long enjoyed.

THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. As yet, we have not received the names o the members of the Baltimore Convention, buf we learn that the votes were given as follows:

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And Mr. Van Buren's vote is reduced down to the simple vote of New York, being 42.

Thus, by the introduction of office-holders and dependants from the minority States, and packed partisans from the Jackson States, has the influence of the Executive nominated as his successor an individual, who, unaided by the patronage of the Government, and unsustained by General Jackson, could not obtain one single vote out of his own State.

Upon the dissolution of the Cabinet we published a letter from a respectable gentleman at Albany, who said that it was given out among Mr. Van Buren's friends at Albany, that he was to be nominated for Vice President on the Jackson ticket. It was than denied, and Mr. Ritchie said that Virginia would not support him-that he would not support him. What we then predicted is now fulfilled.

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But there is another view of this case. are informed by the Globe of yesterday, that the principle involved in the issue made by presenting Mr. Van Buren as a candidate, is that for which General Jackson has "hazarded his life," that he is prepared to encounter the risk, and that the true friends of the President will not refuse to support the ticket out of any personal objections to Mr. Van Buren.

We are also told that "the line is now fairly 9 drawn" and no one can doubt that all who re3 fuse to accord a full support to Mr. Van Bu

ren, are to be denounced.

Well, so be it. Let us now see how the case It will be seen that 288 being the number of will stand. We take it for granted that there electoral votes, 145 is a majority of the whole. will be a ticket formed for Mr. Barbour, and The vote given to Mr. Van Buren was 208; of that he will receive the votes of

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nority of the State; and no one who knows any thing of the feeling of her citizens, can believe that she will vote for Mr. Van Buren. In South Carolina, the delegates were sent by Judge Smith and his party, who cannot give a single vote. In Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, with the exception of Baltimore city and county, the parties deputing delegates are confessedly in a minority, and do not expect to give vote for General Jackson. The party is losing its influence in Maine; and it is the opinion of well-informed persons in New York, that the nomination of Mr. Van Buren will concenUnder this state of the case, the probability trate the votes opposed to him, and defeat the is, that Messrs. Barbour and Sergeant will be Jackson electoral ticket in that State. In Virgireturned to the Senate. When the Senators nia and North Carolina, public opinion is decifrom Tennessee and New York can decide the dedly opposed to Mr. Van Buren; and the dequestion, and if they are sincere in wishing to legates, although appointed under the influence defeat the election of Mr. Sergeant, there can of Ritchie & Co. voted in favor of Mr. Barbour. be no doubt of the result. What right has such a Convention, then, got up

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And a chance for the vote of Tennessee, which we yet believe would go for Mr. Barbour, if a ticket be formed in his favor.

But it is said that those opposed to Mr. Van and composed of such materials, to dictate to Buren, should not put up another candidate, the people for whom they shall vote? The anfor fear, by doing so, they may endanger the re-swer is to be found in Webb's celebrated letelection of General Jackson. If both ticketsters. In his private letter, addressed to a genare for General Jackson, there can be no dan- tleman at Harrisburg, he said: ger from this quarter, and if the friends of Mr. As to the VICE PRESIDENT, Van Buren Clay should put up a ticket for him, the exclu- MUST be the man, nolens volens. If not, WE sive friends of the administration can then have CAN NEVER MAKE HIM PRESIDENT; it in their power to unite upon Jackson and and the TRUE POLICY now is, to start a canBarbour. If Jackson be defeated, the blame didate in EVERY STATE. It is said that the

will be theirs.

-THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

Senate will reject his nomination to England. I' HOPE SO; for then his election as Vice President, and afterwards President, is rendered moWe have promised to give an analysis of this rally certain." Convention, which, if we can obtain the names In another of his letters from Washington, of its members, will be submitted to our read-published in the Courier and Enquirer, he said: ers. In the mean time, it may be well to exa- "The President, the members of his cabinet, mine its organization and tendency. and every member of Congress, who is, in truth,

Had its members any common principle of ac-friendly to the re-election of Gen. Jackson, are tion? We find, among those who composed it, exceedingly desirous that Martin Van Buren persons who are in favor of, and those who are should be the candidate of the democratic paropposed to, a high protective tariff. We also ty for Vice President."

find those who are in favor of, and those who The Globe has said, that "the line is now are opposed to, a national bank; those who are drawn;" that "the Convention have done well in favor of, and those who are opposed to, inter-in identifying the re-election of Gen. Jackson" nal improvement by the General Government; with the election of Mr. Van Buren; and that those who are in favor of, and those who are op- Gen. Jackson has every motive which can actuposed to, pensions; those who are in favor of, ate him to encounter the risk." and those who are opposed to, a latitudinous These things must satisfy every unprejudiced construction of the constitution. Yet, we find mind that the Convention was brought together all these concurring in one common object, and through the Executive influence, as the organ that object is OFFICE-a division of the of the Executive will, to designate a successor. "SPOILS." in the person of the Executive favorite. Will

By whom were the delegates appointed? The the people ratify the nomination? We do not arrangement by which the delegation from each believe that they will. So far from it, we sinState was permitted to give as many votes as cerely believe that, by yielding to his desire to such State will be entitled to in the electoral force Van Buren upon the people, Gen. Jackcollege, gave its votes to the representatives of son has endangered his own election. This is the most pitiable minorities. Thus, the State the first time, under our system, in which a Preof Mississippi was represented by two indivi- sident has attempted openly to enter the list as duals, delegated by meetings, one of which a partisan of his successor. It was charged consisted of fifteen persons, and the o- against Mr. Adams that there was an understandther of less than fifty. Yet, these delegates ing between him aud Mr. Clay, that the patronage pledged the vote of Mississippi for Mr. Van of the Government was to be used to promote Buren. In Pennsylvania, which gave thirty the election of Mr. Clay as his successor. votes, the delegates were appointed by the sustain this charge against Mr. Adams, the cirmost diminutive minorities of an insignificant mi-/cumstance that Mr. Clay voted for Mr. Adams,

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