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of specific duties is best adapted. I strongl y recom-
mend to Congress the adoption of that systi'in ,fixing
the (lutios at hi gh rates enou gh to afford substantial
and sufficient encoura gement to our own industr y,
iind
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at ihe same,time so adjusted as to insure stability.
The que stion of ihe continu ance of the Sub-Treas-
ury
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system is respectfull y submitted to the wisdom
of Congress. If continu ed , important modifications ]
appear to bu indisponsible.
i\r
o direct aid has been given by the general gov-
ernment to Ihe improvement of Agriculture , except !
by the expend iture of small sums for the collection '
and publication of agricultural statistics. I respect- j
full y recommend the establishment of an Agricultu-
ral Bureau , to be connected with the. Department of
the Interior.
Our lute^ advices from California informs us that ;
they hav e adopted a R' ate Constitution , and will ¦
shortl y app ly "for admission into the Union. Should j
such be the ca-e , and should their Constitution be
conformable , to the requisition of the constitution of I
t he United Stales , I recommend their app lication toj
tho favorable consideration of Congress. The peo- !
pie of N"tv Mexico will also, it is believed , at no
very distant period .present themselves fo)- admission
into the Union. In relation to these sections of the !
Union , mid with a view of maintainin g the harmony ¦
and tranqiiiiiiy so dear to all .we should abstain from i
the introduction ot those excitin g top ics of a section-j
al character which have hitherto produced nainfu l !
apprehensions in the public mind ; and I repeat the I
solemn warnin g of the first and most illu strious of my I
predecessors , against furnishing any ground for char- 1
aetenzing parties by geograp hical discriminations , j
.A Collector has been appointed at San Francisco ;
under the act of Congress extending (he revenue I
laws over California , an d measures have been taken j
to organize the custom-house at that and other ports
mentioned in that act , and at the earliest practical
period.
-The part y engaged on the const survpy was des-
patched to Oregon in January last , but they h ave
not left California , and directions have been gi ven
to them , as soon as they shall have fixed on the ;«ites
of the two li ght houses , to make reeonnoisanc es ol
the most important points on the coast of California ,
and especiall y to examine and determine on sites for
li ght, houses on that coast.
I have transferred the Indian Agencies from up-
per ftlis. -ouri and Council Bluff 's to Santa Fe and
Sa lt L-ike ,and have appointed sub-agents in the val-
leys of Gila. Further provision will also be neces-
sary.
I recommend the establishment of a branch mint
in California. I also recommend that commissions I
be organized , to examine and decide upon the vali-
dity of the present land titles in California and New
Mexico , and for the. establishment of offices of Sur-
veyors General in New Mexico , California , and Or-
egon , and for the survey ing and bring ing into ir.ar-
ket the public lands in those teirilories.
In order that the situation and character of the
princi pal mineral deposiles in California may be. as-
certained , I recommend that a geological and" miner-
alogical exp loration be connected with th« linear
surveys , and that the mineral lands be divided into
small lots suitabl e for minin g, and be disposed of bv
sale or lease , so as to give our citizens an opportuni-
ty of procuring a permanent ri ght of property in the
soil.
I recommend a careful reconnoisance of the sev-
eral proposed routes for a railroad to the Pacific , on
mr own soil , by a scientific corps , and a report as to
the practicabilit y of making such a road , with an es-
timate of the cost of its constructi on and support ,be-
lieving that Ihe construction of such a line of com-
munication would bo a material benefit to the pros-
perit y of the whole country .
I recommend earl y appropriations for continuing
the river and harbor improvements , which have
been alread y begun , and also for the eons!ruction of
those for which estimates have been made , as well
as for examination; : and estimates preparatory to the
commencement of such others as the wants of th e
countr y and especiall y the advance of our popu la-
tion over the now inplcted ,and it now rests with Congress
foenatt a law for carry ing into effect Ihe provisions
of the constitutio n which requires an actual enu-
meration of the -peop le of the United States within
tho ensuin g rear.
In relation to the trust committed to Congress* as
the exclusive leg islator and sole guardi an of the in-
terests of ihe Dish ict of Columbi a ,!be<> to commend
(heir interests to your kind attention . As t he. n«-
tionnl metropolis , the City of Washington must be
an object of general interest ; and its claim to the
fostering care of Congress , whatever can contribute
to its prosperity, and enlist the feelings of its consti-
t utional guaidians , and command their favomble
consideration.
The Executive has authorit y to recommend ; not
to dictate ,measures to Congress, Havin g performed
that duly, he cannot ri ghtfull y control the decisions
oi' Congress on any subject of legislation unt il that
decision shal l have been officiall y submited to the
President for approval ; the check provided by the
conslitnlion , in the clause eonfetring the qualified
veto , will never be exercised by me, except in the
case contemp lated by the fathers of the Republic. —
I view it as an extreme, measures to bo resorted to
onl y in extr aordinar y cases. Our wivernmont can
onl y he preserved in its purity ' bv the sup pression
and entire alienatio n of every churn or tendency of!
one, co-ordinate , branch to encroachment upon an-
other. —
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In my jud gment , dissolut ion would be the "reatest
of enhuniiies - and to avert that , should be the. stud y
of every American. Upon its preservati on must, de-
pend our own happiness , and that of countless ven-
erations to come . Whatever danger may threat en
it , I shall stand by it and maintai n it in its inte grity,
to the full extent of the obligations imposed , ami the'
power conferred upon we by the Constit ution
Z. TAYL OR.
We regret to learn from letters received in Fal-
snouth , from California , (hat. the company which
wen t out from thgj town, across the Isthmus , have
been subj ect to nyich sickness since their arrival at
the mines, resulting in Ihe death of three of theii
number , viz : Jabez Swiff , ©harles Crowell , and
Albert Whittemore. At the last, accounts a num-
ber of the company were still sick, some of whojn
were not expected to recover.*— [Vineyard Gazelle ,
Appointment. — We learn that Mr. Henry Rob-
inson , of this town , has been appointed keeper of
Gay Head Light , in place of Mr. Samuel Flanders
removed.—[Ibi d,
That little atom of time , dignified with tlie imposing-
title of "Anno Domini 1849 ," ha s passed away; and
'' the glory and the shame " consummated durin g its
period , and taking dat e therefrom , alone remain to fill
the annals of the present and future. To our progres-
sive countrymen of the true Yankee blood who like to
see thi ngs stared up, whether it be,sovereigns or sub-
jects , 1849 did not quite come up to the hi ghest point
of "public expectation. " Tlie cause of liberty in Eu-
rope met with sad reverses. The people have been be-
trayed and overwhelmed , and liberty, for a while , will
onl y hav e an existence in the secret recesses of their
hearts. Russia is still tho unsanctified and umvhi pt
oppressor, ftomc has crawled back into beni ghted
popedom. Austria , fairly beaten by the brave M agyars,
and onl y saved from total overthrow by treason and
Russian armies was, at last dates , butchering defence-
less Hungarians and their helpless women merely to
gratif y a cowardl y spirit for revenge. Would to God
that our own government would kick her from the pale
of national brotherhood. Prussia mi ght have been free
if there had been brains in the head of affairs. Prance
achieved some very silly things in the way of States-
manshi p and Diplomacy, but sustains her new charac-
ter very well for a '' young 'un." Spain endured the
processes of dec.iy with true Castilian dignity ; and
Portuga l, a neighbor and sympathizer , was a joint shar-
er iu tho operation and results. England kept ploddin g
along the road to destiny, merry as ever, guided in the
march by the tiny foot prints of a "virgin Queen" and
fiv e little ones, more or less , led by her man Albert.—
As England never looses sight of the main chance, she
may come to a halt , and by chang ing her name cheat
prop hecy of its honors. The other States of Europe,
being generally used by the stronger powers for fencing
stuff and to fill ditches , remain where the fortunes of
war had placed them.
Our own blessed country is independent , and the
people free and happy. There are said to be two or
three millions of dark cornplcxioned people down
South , who are in a rather bad fix , but still the nation
prospers and the cause of freedom goes ahead. The
few Indians we have on hand will soon be disposed of
by treaty , and new homes provided for them "out
West," better suited to their personal wants, and more
"in accordance with the spirit of the times,'1 as well as
to .
the advantage of sharpers and whisk y traders. Dur-
ing the last year the earth yielded to the hand anabol-
ic generous supply of the substantial comforts of life, so
that, dire want , and saunt hunger were among the
things "we read of, and onl y known to our kind
hearted misery hunters , "who go about doing good."
The clarion note of war was not heard in our land
during the year. War is sometimes necessary , though
not always desirable ; and , yet , without it we could not
have an opportunity to make peace ; and armies are
little else than large bodies of police .armed to the teeth ,
that civilization has ever had posted at the head of its
advancing columns to clear the way of all unchristian-
ized loafers , and to keep the peace and maintain the
dignity of states. While , however, we made no hostile
advances upon our neighbors , we were invaded hy a foe
against which it were folly to contend by force "and
arms.
"Pesti!once,that walketh in darkness ,"stalked abroad
at noonday arm in arm with death , and in the head-
long tramp, made many happy homes desolate , and
caused many kind hearts to bleed. The brave , the
generous, the rich , the poor , the loved ones, were alike
crushed to earth by the dreadful stroke of the fell de-
stroyer. The village ehurch-yard gathered to its dust
the lover an d the beloved, and "Potter's Field" gar-
nered in its leg ions of unfortunate strangers who fell
in our midst , while the "Greenwood Cemeteries," and
"Mount Auburri s,"those metropolitan cities of the dead ,
shared in the dreadful spoils. In this section of the
State the health of the people was scarcely interrupted
by the pestilence , and we may be thankful for that kind
Providence that watched over us. Some portions of
our coast, however, has been strewed with the lifeless
bodies of those whom tho merciless waves dashed upon
the shore. It is a living honor to humanity that the
bruised bodies of these unfortunat e ones , dri pping with
the briny wet. were all well cared for, and that the last
sad offices to the stranger dead were rendered prompt-
ly, and in the spirit of Christian hosp itality. The
stranger 's tears watered the stranger 's grave.
But, the old year has "travelled ," and if its events
were not more marvellous than its immediate antece-
dent , 1848, they certainl y were in some instances more
sad and appalling. The Calendar, however, was filled
"chock up"with a year's amount of good and evil, all
of which was carefull y gathered into the car of time ,
trundled away and dumped into the past , that great
dead house of the present. The old year has gone, and ,
thoug h it may be , unwept and unsung, yet not uuehron-
l iclcd. Its history is written and alread y consigned to
Anti quarhms and Executors Attornies for the benefit
of unborn millions , who wil l people tho future. We
trust the cloak of charity will be sufficientl y enlarged
to meet the future wants.
But another year has come from the prolific future ,
and we bid the august stranger a hearty welcome. It
has come from the future to assure to us a present. If
in the past any of us have been disappointed , that pres-
ent should be our opportunity for repairin g all losses ,
if possible. But the future is full of misteries—-full of
I unrevealed truths. It is a great aggregate of time to
j us , composed of moments, each one of which has its !
event ; and those events , as they transpire , will have
an influence of good or evil upon men. But they do
not come upon us as with a crash , to overwhel m us ;
they are modulated to suit our capacities of endurance'
we are, indeed , mercifully allowed to enjoy " our allot-
ted time on earth" in homoeopathic doses, and are
thereby saved from the eatastrop hy of being drowned )
in a "flood of tears ," and from being carried too far
"in transports of joy."
Tho new year, as wo hope, will be to us the happ iest
pf all the new years. Tho giver of all good things will
dispense his favors to us in all kindnes s and mercy;— [
and if he sends afflictions , and sheds darkness instead ,
of li ght in our paths , wo should not forget that he even]
chastens those whom he loves. What arc to ho Gjg-
experiences during the present year, is not for us 'to!
know , in advance. The events of 1850 will transp ire!
as ti me silentl y passes along; or, as it may bo likened ,
us the. Grand Panorama moves , so will our future be
revealed to us.
In conducting a public journal , we have been guided
i,y what appeared to be the truth , while we cheris hed a
strong desire to promgte , to the extent of our abilities , ! i
th e public good , and the best interests of neighbors ,' i
S§49 and 185O—The OStS and New Year.
patro ns and friends , and if we have failed, in any re-
spect, to do so, we can onl y say that we are not infalli-
ble. But wo cannot refrain from off'eiirig to our friends
and patrons , the assurances of our eheiished gratitud e
for the many favors which they have confered upon us
We may reasonably expect the new year will bring
to us many good things, as it will undoubtedly many
disappointments; but whatev er shall be our lot innv
we all have a commensurate amount of manliness with
which to meet it. Our religion teaches us to love our
neighbor as we do ourselv es, to respect his rights, nor
covet bis goods or any thi ng th at is his ; to be merc ifu l
and kind to all God's creat ures ; to be patient in afflic-
ti on , and not giv en to anger, and above all . to forget
not the poor ; and "the poor ye always have with ve "
In our greetings and merry-making, let us not invoke
pleasure at the cost of health , nor , while bendi ng at the
shrine of mammon , sacrifice our virtu e, for riches is the
poorest of all God's g ifts. "Let all the ends thou aim-
est at bo thy God's, the Coun try 's, and truth."
The new year has come in the season of our o-ood
cheer, and we bid it welcome the more heartilv • but
winter has come also, whoso frosty breath chills the
hea rt of that trusting mother whose darling boy is buf-
feting the ocean storm. 0 ! may that boy return to as-
sure to that mother a happy new year. All alono- our
coast the sea ru ns hi gh, and dashes its angrv waves on
tho shore , while far beyond our ken many of our loved
ones are riding out the storm , and , as we trust , home-
ward hound. Home may they safely come, and add
new jovs to a happy new year.
May wo rejoice with thankfulness ; may the rich re-
joice in his riches, giving alms; and may the poor be
ric h in virtue and rejoice in the gifts of a bountiful
Providence; may the industrious rejoice over the re-
ward for their toil , and may the slothful be galvanized ,
and the sluggard have sleep less mornings. Mav the
sick be heal ed, and tho mourner comforted. May the
wicked turn from their evil ways, and may the minis-
ter rejoice over the abundant fruits of their labors of
love ; may all the people rejoice in temperance which
giveth health , and the doctors join the general joy, and
share in the general prosperity.
Rail Road to Hyannis.—We invite the at-
tention of our readers to an article which will be
found in our columns today, from the Nantucket
Mirror , relating to the continuation of the Cape Cod
Branch Rail Road to Hyannis. It requires but lit-
tle discernment to see the great importance of this
desirable object , not onl y to Nantucket , but to the.
Cape Cod Branch Hail Iload—.and we believe the
day is not far distant when it will be accomp lished-
In fact , we believe , the work would have alread y
been begun ,if the management of the Road had been
placed in the hands of such n.en as the public had
confidence in. N.intucket has it iu her power ,ut any
moment , to commence and carry forward this great
enterprise , and we trust that her citizens will un-
derstand enoug h of her true interest , to take earl y
measures to ensure its succes-s.
Mb. Brown and the Spkakership .—Mr.
Brown 's explanation of his action in relation to the
Speakershi p, puts an entirel y different face on the
matter from that which was put on it in the first in-
stance. The extent of the "coalition " which raised
such a hullaboo from the south , was no more nor
less than a promise not to constituc the committees
of the House of men wholl y southern in their views
and feelings , but to give all a fair chance , to nomi-
nate 'fair and impartial' men , which of course would
satisfy the north , and ought to the south. We think
the course of Mr. Brown honorable and commenda-
ble.
Cod Fishing Bounties.—The Collector of this
Port paid to owners and crews of seventy one Cod
Fishing vessels in this District , on Monday last , the
sum of 818,137 98. The whole amount claimed by
the Fishermen of the District , emp loyed in the Cod
Fishing business the past season , will probabl y ex-
ceed $40,000.
Found it out at Last !—A Washington cor-
respondent of the Boston Courier , whig, writes to
lhat paper as follows, respecting the blundering pol-
icy of old Zach's administration ;
"Mistakes in tiie appointments have been made ;
public opinion has doubtless not been sufficientl y re-
garded. Jn some cases it lias been rudely shocked."
Never were truer words uttered. The whole
country has been "rudely shocked" by tlie mistakes ,
and gross blunders , which Gen. Tay lor and his Cab-
inet have mmle. There is not a man in the whole
country but what has the evidence of the fact be-
fore him. The truth is, the administration has been
a bud get of blunders , from the beginning to the end
—treading on the toes of its friends , even , with as
little remorse "as a donkey dancing among chick-
ens."
l£&*It is proposed , in the Senate of the United
Staies, so call on the President to send to the Sen-
ate , the papers furnished the Departments , on which
public officers have been removed by the present ad-
ministrati on. But suppose the papers have been pil-
fered and purloined—are not on Ihe files of the De-
partments—what then ? An "original" document ,
which should be in its place in the Treasury Depart-
ment , was sentiy the Rep resentative in Congress from
this District , down to Provincetown , for circulation
about -the streets there ! Who knows how many
more "original" papers (which it may be of great
importance to injured and slandered Democrats for
the Seriate to have a look at) are in like manner ab-
stracted from the files of the Departments ? Let a
a search be made and somebody be held account-
able !
Installation. We learn that Rev. D. C.
Haynes, late of Portl and , Me., will be installed as
Pastor over the Baptist Society in Hyannis , ou
I Thursday afternoon next. Services to commence
fat half past one o'clock.
I 1
STWe are indebted to Mr. John A. Lewis, late
a reporter for the Boston Bee , for a copy of the
Panama Star of the 4th ult. Mr. Lewis was a few
days at Panama ,and furnished the matter for a very
interesting No. of that paper , and efforts wore made
by tho publisher to secure his services as permanent
editor of the Star—but lie was "bound for the land
of promise ," and sailed in Ihe steamer which left
Panama for Sau Francisco on the 6th of December,
Mr. Lewis, while, on the. Isthmus , received many
favors at the hands of the natives , and his numerous
Iriends will be pfeascd to learn that , as a stranger
be has been thus honored in a strange land.
ElS"Th« British steamer Cambria , arrived at Bos-
ton on Sunday last .from Liverpool ,bring ing 15 days
later intelli gence from Europe . The new
°
s by thi s
arrival is of but littl e, interest.
&-\Vehave received a communication relatin g to
the lecture, of Rev. A. A. Miner , of Boston , before
the Hyannis Institute last Friday evening, which we
are obli ged to defer until next week. The subject
of his lecture was "Education ," and was listened toj
by a very respectable audience with great interest.
lUTThe County Con.missioners commenced a ses-
sion in this place on Monday, and will probabl y close '
tomorrow. |
Eighteen Humored Fiftj
The sew yf.au we arc now just entering upon ,
will comp lete at its close, the first half of the pres-
ent century, and we predict it will be one of the
most impo rtant of the years which have preceded it
in this division of the century, in its political , intel-
lectual , moral , reli gious, and last , not least , its gold-
en developments. We have not time , space or in-
clination at. Ihe present moment , to give the grounds
of this prop hecy,and must therefore ask of our intel-
ligent and observant readers, to cast for themselves ,
the eye intel lectual , over Ihe existing political , liter-
ary , moral , reli gious , and golden horizons , of the old
and new world , and we think they will discover
anon , that (he signs in each are indicative of great
events. Leaving them thus profitabl y and pleasant-
ly (we hope) employed , we will send on the banner
of our faithful Patriot messenger , to friends and
foes, whether rich or poor, hi gh or low , great or
small—to one and all , our heartiest ,and fullest wish-
es for th eir happ iness, success and progress in all
that is good and true , in their soj ourniugs and abid-
ings during the new and untried year of Eighteen
Hundred Fifty- Patrons and correspondents will
please accept a double share of our best wishes , as
their especial desert.
In the Senate of the United States—Mr. Brad-!
bury, of Maine—Democrat—offered the following
' resolution , which was laid over under the rule.
Resolved. That the President of ihe United
) Stales be required (o cause to be laid before the
) Senate all the charges which have been preferred or
filed m any of the Departments , auainst ar-sv individ-
|nals who may hav e been removed from office since
I tho fourth day of March last , with the specifica tion
|of the cases, if any, in which the officers charged
(have had an opportunit y to be heard ; and a stale-
I ment of the number of removals made under each
j Department .
That 's ri ght. Gen. Tay lor , before he was nomi-
nated at Philadel phia , repeatedl y avowed himself a
no-party man :—after his nomination he often repeat-
ed the avowal—accepted , alike , Whi g and Demo-
cratic nomin ations—was chosen on the strength of
these avowals , by Democratic votes—Democrats be-
lievin g him to have written and spoken what he
meant . In his inaugural address, he voluntaril y re-
newed ,officially,these pled ges,in spirit and substance
—"So far," said he , "as it is possible to be informed ,
I shall make honesty, capacity and fidelity indispen-
sibie pre-requisites to office; and the absence of either
of these qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause of
removal."
With his direct pledges, before election , this im-
p lied renewal of them in his inaugural ,and the pom-
pous claims set up for him by his most zealous sup-
porter , of no-party ism, the public had good right to
understand and believe that no man would be thrust
out of office , unless he was found to be either dishon-
est, or wantin g in capacity or fidelity. Ari d this was
the cause assigned for removal after removal made by
the present powers. Those removals have amounted
to some twelve thousand Democrats in nine months!
Too large a number of Democrats have been thus
branded as either dishonest , unf aithful or ignorant.
And it is the duty of the Democratic Senate , wh ich
is a co-ord inate branch of the appointing power , to
inquire —whether it be true , that so large an armv of
their friends are thus , justly, sti gma tized. Let
President Tay lor report to his peers ,in this appoint-
ing business , what cause existed for turnin g out such
a host of Democrats. If he reports that no charges
were made against them—but that they were Demo-
crats , and so were entitled to no favor, nor even
justice, at his hands—well and good. Then they will
at least , be relieved from the imputation which at
present rests upon them , of dishonesty, unfaithful-
ness oi incapacity. If there were charges made—If
members of Congress wrote to Cashiers of Banlcs,
that they must get up charges against certain Collec-
tors , or other officers—and those charges were got
up, subscribed to by Presidents and Directors and
Cashiers of such Banks, and other prominent and
influential Whi gs, and were then , throug h (h e in-
strumentalit y of those members of Congress, made
the occasion and 'cause of removal?—if such charges
were so trumped up, then let the President say so ;
and send those charges to the Senate , and let ihose
accused , branded Democrats , have opportunity to
vindicate their moral character , at least. Indeed ,
let it be seen , whether , or not , they bad not before ,
triumphantl y vindicated themselves , before the pub-
lic , from the same base slanders which such Cashiers
—knowin g them to be slanders , and knowing that
triump hant refutat ion of them too—again , in that
secret manner , wrote out and procured subscri ption
to, and furnished the President with , through Ihe
aforesaid members of Congress ! Let the base
scoundrels who work such ini quity, be made to
know and feel that Democratic just ice is not yet si-
lenced—was not cheated out of her hi gh seat in the
Nation 's councils by the hypocricy of the last cam-
pai gn. We see a general concurrence of sentiment
in the Democratic newspapers , with Senator Brad-
bury in his important move.
IHrlhe Cod Fishing Bounty, as our readers are
aware , is paid in chocks upon the Collector of Bos-
ton—and for many years the Barnstable B'ink has
been in tlie habit of cashing those,checks. We learn
however , that about $16,000 of the amount paid by
the Collector on Monday last , has been taken to
Boston by a gentleman of Provincetown , who pre-
ferred this course, rather than to do the business as
has been usual , with the Barnstable Bank.
IgifDon't omit to read the interesting poetical
contributions from our fair friends , to be found on
the last page of the Patriot today. On the first
page, too , you wil l be furnished with the comp li-
ments of the Barnsta ble Patriot to its patrons. —
Other interestin g matter is there also to be found.
iSf-The year 1849 -tfent out like a Lion. A
toug h N. E. Snow Storm commenced on Monday
morning, and continued throug h the most part of
j
the day. At the time of our going to press, the
j roads were considerabl y blocked up.
Shipwreck—We learn from the Saco, Me. De-
mocrat , that Ihe sclir William & Sally, of Casline,
for Cape Cod , went ashore on Tap ley 's Beach , at
Cape Neddj ck , York , Me., on the ni ght of the 22d
ult., loaded.Vith lumber—most of which was secured
on the beach. Crew saved.
. *grThe Nantucket Inquirer publishes the names
of five hundred and ninety-two persons who have
left the Island for California.
igFThe Massachusetts Legislature commences its
session tomorrow ,
(^President Taylor and Secretary Meredith are
both for a tariff ' on the hi gh pressure system , wiihi
specific duties. But it's no go. That rooster djlH
fight. jSRM
Bu t Cheap.—When yon are in Boston buy
some article of clothing at Oak Hall . The proof '
of their soiling cheap is that they furnish hundreds]
every day.
That's the right move !
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
I Mr. Editoh:— It is with regret I have seen tJ,
[sev ere accusations prefered against you by the r t
j itor of the Sandwich Observei , and can not aecou
for bis readiness lo brand your statement rebiti,
|to the purchase of ears for the C. C. Rail Road
g
I false , at the hazard of being denounce d also i,s
"S
|liar. I will reiterate your statement , and pli-
'
j o"
j myself to prove that the President of the Koad f "
[gether with th,
e "Sandwich gentleman ," nev er ap T,|
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l ed to tho Manomct Iron Co. to purchase the ir ci ."
: never did joint ly visit the works; ne\er priced tl
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|cars ; and the remark of the Sandwich Editor , th^
; the cars boug ht by the President and the "Sand
j ujc h gentleman ," was $50 less in ju ice than what
; Ihe cars of the Iron Co. could have been purchased
¦at— is gratuitous and false.
j I will further stale that the Iron Co. cars con] i
|have been bought at $50 less for each car—an d f'u
ther , a trade , for the pay could have been made b
|the President and the "Sandwich gentlema n " j
[some of the Rail Koad unpr oductive proper ty, sMV
i ing to the road the expenditu re of cash and inte r
j est , and givin g them so much means to discharcj
their debts. "
The owners of the Sandwich built cars are in no
j wa y disappointed by the l'l esident and Sandwi(.|,
I gentleman forgetting to give the Manomet Iron Co
an opportunity to oiler terms for their cars , as t hey
I felt assured that if their cars had been offered iff
S150 less than any other maker , it, nou hJ have becn
useless, so lon g as a tr i an gle cli que had a private af-
fair i if their own to nurse in any way,— to keep thei f
wrath war m , tht> intere st of the road was of secon-
dary consideratio n , compared to Ihe opp ortunity of
disp lay ing their magnanimous but impotent wrat h .
I did suppose that the Editor of the Sandwi ch
Observer would have been one of the first lo advo-
cate the interest of the machinists of Sandwich , jincl
not approbate measures that would be detrimental
to their interest and support .
II is a well known fact , that there has nol been
enoug h cars on Ihe road to peifonn the needful
business ; and loss anil inconvenience have , accrued
to several of the largest customers on the line of the
road , for want of means to tran sport the material s
and merchandise of their customers with whom the
road had made contract to trans port promptl y nil
Ihe goods they wished forwarded. By such neg lect
the income ol the road is reduced , and the evil is
extended lo the Old Colony and Fall River Roads.
The amount of frei ght sent by other < tunnels , for
wan t of cavs, by two or three , establishments , would
ere this , have paid the entire cost of al least two cars.
II Directors of Kail Roads are governed by a de-
sire lo promote the interest of the stockholders ,they
will promptl y supp ly the road with the requisite
number of cars to secure and execute all the busi-
ness of the road , and not by needless delay, and
treatin g with contempt the complaints of their cus-
tomers , drive business from the line of the road.
It is also a well know fact, lhat Directors on Rail
Roads also feel it a duty and pleasure to have their
wants supp lied (when it can be done on equal terms)
by manufacturers and workmen on Ihe line of their
road , as a self evident fact that it returns business
lo the road by Ihe transportation of materials , and
f+i e increase of travel — it is left to the Directors of
the Cape Cod Branch Rail Road to shew their
wisdom in adopting a contrary policy. The past
season has proved to at. least three establishments ,
that they must the following year, look to other
channels than the rail road for the transportation of
their materials and merchandis e.
As an act of justice lo the Superintendent of the
road , and master of the merchandise train , I will
say that they have exerted themselves , and done all
that lay in their power to furnish the requisite num-
ber of cars to customers of the road.
A Stockholder.
Sandwich , Dec. 24, 1849.
f From the r^nntnclrnf. Min-ni- f
Our friends m Barnstable county are. sanguine m
ihe expectation of extending the Sandwich railroad
down to Hyannis Porl. Our own citizens oug ht lo
come forward and invest in the enterprise. Nan-
tucket will actuall y receive more benefit from such
an arran gement , than even Cape Cod herself . Our
Steamer would be able to make a passage across (he
Sound in about two hours , and consequentl y could
go and return every day. Every body is aware how
travellers dread a long passage upon roug h water.—
No doubt we should have hundreds and hundreds of
visitors , when a water passage to Nantucket could
be accomp lished in two hours that now stop at Mar-
tha 's Vineyard or turn off lo some othor location ,
simp ly because they dislike a sea passage of five or
six long and tedious hours. It is said that the Sand-
wich branch of I he Boston rail-road has not paid
any profits . This is not strange ; the road has never
yet reached its natural terminus on the South.—
When it does, there is no more doubt of its pay ing
than there is that the great Western rail-road will
continue lo pay. If ihe Sandwich branch had ler-
minated in the woods of Plymouth , it would have
>e eii minus ieeei pts ,muc.h more profits: but extend ¦
it to a town of nin e thousand inhabitants , whos e on-
ly way to the cilies of the continent is over it , and
any bod y can see with a sing le glance ,that its proftls
will be enormousl y ir,crea-ed. The great drawback
to the i'nerease of Nantucket , has been , its distance
from Ihe main land. Biin g it within two hours , and
an impulse will be given it that will be fell for all
time to come. Much of the freight now coming from
Boston or going thither by the uncertain conveyance
of packets , and upon which insuran ce to a "lar«e
amount is now paid , would come over the Hyannis
branch and by the steamer , givin g its frei ght to those
of our own citizens who have enterprise sufficient to
purchase the slock. If there should be no profit ,—
?i result hardl y supposable ,—its accommodation , its
annihilation of lhat awfull y tedious water passage ,
and its increase of recei pts to our citizens from other
than mere passage money, would amp ly reward our
cap italists who should furnish thcsmall required bal-
ance to make the, extension. The people of Nan-
tucket have for the last twent y years,apparentl y laken
particular pains to make all their arran gements so
as to a dd profit and importance lo New Bedford. —
We have, kept out of the riuht whale fishery while
that city has been reap ing rich rewards. We ha\e
allowed them to get the market for sperm candles.—
Our merchants have invested in her factories and
shi ps. They have manufacture d our oil , and in fact
have made, us a kind of attache of theirs , and altho '
we receive kind treatment from the whilom inhabi-
tants of Acushnet , yet ihey patronise us as supercil-
iously as a vap id city buck does his country cousin.
On account of this one thin g, every man who can
spare two or three hundred dollars or more, oug ht
to lay it out in stock for a rail-road down to Hya n-
nis , till enoug h has been advanced fo comp lete the
undertaking. By this route we can get to Boston
not onl y quicker , but cheaper. We can come in di-
rect communication with a thriving people, some of
whose thrift would bo deposited in our coffers , and
we should increase both our wealth and importance.
As it is now , we have made ourselves mere bobbin
lo the Now Bedford kite , and have to pay hi gh for
the. privile ge . We do not know what others Think ,
but lor ourselves we should much prefer lo be the
princi pal town on a rail-road route , than to be "back
door " for the most charming city, let it charm never
so wisel y. The sum required to comp lete the Sand-
wich road could be furnished from Nantucket , and if
the payers never saw princi pal or profit , they would
never know it ,unless in some cloud y day Ihey should
happen to glance into their "profit and loss" acconnt.
Treasury R eport.—The Report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury embodies much usefu l informa-
tion on various top ics, together with a labored arti-
cle in favor of protection for prote ction 's sake. He
recommends an increase of duties ; also a return to
specific duties , on articles on which Ihey can be
convenientl y laid , instead of ad valorem . He pro-
poses several modifications of the sub-treasury sys-
tem. The recei pts from customs durinn die veVi-
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ending rfOth June last , amounted lo the very lame
sum of »28,3G4*739 ; from lands onl y $1 G88 960 —
The recei pts from customs durin g ,i,e v^ear ending
30th June , 1850 , are estimated at $32 000 000°
perhaps under the expect ation of an increase of
d uties.—[Boston Post.
The Panama Star says "Summer is approaching
an.l the weather is deli ghtful. " The Pacific News
"
published at San Francisco, says that the hills a-
rouiul that city which had long looked barren with
the droug ht are beginning to clothe themselves in
verdu re again in consequence of the rains. ' ?
Bail Road to Hyannis.
T H V. P A T R I O T
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SARMSTABLB :
Tuesday, January 1, 1850.
! ' T© Fosimasti'i's.
We would respectfull y request the Postmaster at
every town and villnjre , to act as our Agent, for receiv-
!in" subscri ptions for this paper , and in making remit-
' tances to us, of all moneys due us from subscribers.
[From our Correspondent.]
Washington, Dec. 22 , 1849.
Nearl y three weeks tim e has been spent in Iry ing
to elect a Speaker. But after all , I believe that no")
much time has been lost , because if a Speaker is
chosen Ihe first day of the session , very little busi-
ness is done till after the Clmstmas holida ys , which
means some days after new year . A good many ju-
leps have to be taken and settled after the first d.iy
of January, and di gested , before any business is done
in Congress. But the greatest humbug of the day ,
is that the Democratic, party is to blame , for not
electing the old Speaker , Winthrop, not an old
man , but rather a youngster. It is said that Mr.
VV inthro p oug ht to be elected , because he was
Speaker last year , and because he is a great States-
man. Winthro p was indeed a good Speaker , and
is a good fellow ; but as for being the onl y Stat es-
man in the House , it is all nonsense. Cobb and
many other Democrats , who could be named , ari-
as good Statesmen as he. And wh y should the
Democratic party be blamed for not consentin g to
his election. There happens to be in the House
some one or two more true blue Democrats than true
Wings , and therefore the Democrats have the best
rig ht to thei r Speaker. It is then a stran.re assump-
tion , that the Democrat s are to blame , for hohlit , "
out against their opponents.
Mr. Stanley was talked of as the Whin- candidate.
i saw him today in the House. 1 had an idea that
he was a six feet m stockings , raw-bone North Car-
olinian. But no such thing. He is "a little wee
man ," as a Scotch Parson once said of Nicodemus,
"no bigger than Tom Aldan the Beedle "
One thin g is certain : the Administration is down ,
flat on its back , laid out in both Mouses of Congress.
Mr. Bulwer , the new British Minister , is expect-
ed here today. Some say that he has arrived , but I
have not seen him yet. The Nicuragua question is
said to embarrass the Cabinet. It is rnmored that
Mr. Squier , the new Charge at Ihe Mnsqneto Gov-
ernmeiil , is to be repudiated by the Administr a-
tion . If so, they will succumb to British influence ,
and ought lo be condemned by every true Ameri-
can. We oug h t to stan d by our ri ghts at this point.
How goes politics in Ihe 10th Congressional Dis-
trict? Do you get any more letters from Willis
Mr. Gr innell' s attache and travell ing companion ?
I trust that the peop le of Cape Cod have enough of
the master and man , for a dozen years -it le-ist 1<
trus t t hat _ moderate men of all parlies will unite
next fall , ,n sending a man of respectable talen
crneitnrs^^wri,;:1
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sKnJr "^'^ -^"c
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f?r r
ny offi('° ^ekers here, wait ing the
unon if ,
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te °n tluiil1 nominations. Depend
S ? ®m*will exercise a rigid scrutin y, in
n|
n ) • ,. n"™nations of a President , who after
P'eaging himself as a no-party man , allowed a clear
( *fP ° officers ,'fr om Maine to Georg ia. Look out
for breakers. Capji Cod.
?ile (
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in S charge of the late Alfred Bishop, of
Brid geport , to his son , was—"Serve God and your
country, and be benevolent." The substance of many
essays is embraced in this short sentence.
A man was taken from Yorktown , Westehester
bount y , to the New Xoi k city hosp ital , on Wednes-
day last, to have his leg amputat ed, from the effect
of wearing a tight boot.1
bo much as we have heard about the monster
Sub-treasury—that mischievous loco-foco machine
—which was to lock up all the specie from circula-
tion ; was to ruin all the banks , cramp or cri pple
every branch of national indus try and enterprise ;
and above all , t hat "monster " that created "one cur-
rency for the office-holders and another currency for
the people"—such an outcry as has existed for Ihe
last four years respecting this "infernal machine ,"
in all the whi g papers ; who did not expect the pres-
ent valiant "no-party," whi g President would come
down upon this awful concern , the Sub-treasury, in
his Message, in an annihilati ng, regular BcunaViMa
attack ? Surel y, we looked , at l east , for a setting
forth some of the most prominent of its horrid fea-
tures , with a recommendation of its immediate re-
peal ! Ilow disappointed were all of us, who haw
heard and read the terrible whi g anathemas against
t his monster , to find that all Old Zach has lo say
about i t, is in these words:—
"The question of the continuance of the Subtreas-
i
i ry system is respectfull y submitted to the wisdom
of Congress. If continued , important inodifi.ictions
of it appear to be indispensable.
For further details on the above and other ma!-
ters connected with commerce , the finances and rev-
enue , I refer to the report of ihe Secretary of the
Treas ui y."
That is all the Message contains relative to the
subject ! "]f continued , important modifications
appear lobe indispensa ble !" Indeed ! and what are
those "jmportan*modi fications ?" Wh y, Ihe good
natured old conger President , says the Secretary of
the Treasury will tell you. Findin g that the Presi-
dent didn 't know how to find fault with the Sub-
treasury , wo of course looked to the Secretary 's re-
port , as directed , for these "important "' defects:—
and what do we find them to be ? We represen
him trul y, and give a faithf ul synopsis of all the Sec-
retary comp la ins of, when he says that Mr. Secre-
tary Meredith thinks that it is too much trouble for a
disbursin g officer of tho government , when he has a
draft on the Sub-treasury—too much trouble for him
to ta ke the specie for that draft all away at on ce!
and there fore he recommends that Congress so al-
ter the law , that he may be allowed to check the
specie out of the Sub-treasury by the little sums, as
he may want to use it , rather than be obliged to car-
ry it all oft at once 1 For instance , if the. Govern-
ment owes a Cape Cod shi p owner $10,000 for the
charter of his shi p, and sends h im a draft on the
Sub-treasurer at Boston for that amount , the man
has got to go and get his money—a bag of gold—
and carr y it off! This the Secretary thinks is a
hardship /—and for this hardshi p he recomme nd.-
the "important modific ation ,1
' that be may be allow-
ed to go and get it , a little at once, as he may want
to pay his sail-maker , and his shi p-chandler , and his
men 's wages !1 And then the Secretary says this
will require several more clerics, lo wait on t he afore-
said sail-maker , chandler , and sailors , who come
with the owner 's checks, to get their pay 1—and this
is, literall y, all the comp laint the Administration
can find , and these are all the "important mod ifica-
t ions" they can propose to the monster Sub-treasury !
Was there ever a more complet e trium ph of any
government measure ? Could any better evidence
be obta ined of its entire success ? So much for the
horrid Sub-treasury .
fs* Congress has done nothing of any con-
sequence since the President 's Message was receiv-
ed , and our readers need not expect that muc h will
be done in either branch until after the holidays are
over.
I. O. OF O. F.—The following persons have been
chosen officers of the Cape Cod Lodge 1. O. of O.F.
(in this town) for the current term :
Charles Lewis, N. G.
David Buksley , V. G.
Simeon N. Small, Secretary.
Elij ah Lewis 2d. P. Secretary .
O. M. Hincklky , Treasurer.
®°The Rev. W. II. Ryder , who is an interest ing
and ab le lecturer , has been giving a series of lec-
tures in ProviiK etown , relat ing to his recent travels
throug h Europe and Asia , w hich are said to be very
instructive.
©li, The "MoMStei' !
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