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f7At onr late election die friends of General Harri MIDDLESEX COUNTY. THE COURANT. niKTFOBDi BATVnOA WOV. legal grounds for divorce. The husband may stop far short of the misconduct contemplated by the act of Assembly, and yet may offer such indignities to his wife, as to render her condition intolerable, and life burdensome." He may "force her to withdraw from his bouse and family" even though he may not have crossed the defined line which divides the boundaries of moral from those of technical grounds of separation.

"That moral tyranny," so happily described by the father of the respondent in one of his letters, "which strikes its blow upon the mind till it totters," may rule with despot sway, son carried the State by a majority of 6305 they carried every congressional district bv majorities varvimr from 667 to 1720 they had majorities iu twenty of the twen ty-one senatorial districts and in ninety-six The Locos carried one senatorial district, composed of Mid-dletown, Chatham and Durham, by a majority of 121 and they bad majorities in forty-three towns. Hebron, November 13, Mr. Boswell, ,.11. y. Sir By the mail of last Saturday, for a certain reason, you sent me six papers in addition to the number which I weekly take of you.

On the arrival of the mail, I took my paper as usual, but forgot to take the extra papers. On Monday morning I called for them. The Post Master and his clerk acknowledged their arrival, but then all, except one, were scattered to the four winds. They gave me that paper, and by going to the bouses where two others were sent, I recovered them. The reason which they assigned for so doing, was that names were not written on the papers, and that they had a right to dispose of them as they pleased.

Our Post Master is the successor of the Hon. Abner Hendee. George Gillet. 03 As there were several inaccuracies in our table of returus as published on Thursday, we have concluded to republish it with rorrections. CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

Official. HARTFORD COUNTY. effect which a residence in Switzerland would be likely to havj upon the maladies to which it is unhappily subjected. He regards it as being of a feeble constitution, laboring under positive disease," and indispensably requiring all the care and attention of iu mother. These gentlemen also agree in opinion that the climate and water of Philadelphia are especially favorable to the melioration of diseases of the character with which this boy is afflicted.

It is not possible to imagine, for a single moment, even did the relator intend to make Philadelphia permanently his abode, that he could succeed in procuring a sufficient substitute for the maternal care which the frail constitution and feeble health of his son must incessantly require. But such is not his intention he claims the custody of the child with the avowed purpose of immediately removing it to Ihe uncongenial climate of Switzerland. Upon the question of citizenship, which has been so elaborately argued, we have come to the conclusion that any expression of opinion would be premature. It is not in the slightest degree called for by the necessities of the case and would be anticipating a question of the most singular interest and importance, which may be raised hereafter, here or elsewhere. Our decision can properly refer only to the present custody of the child and it is that he be remanded to the custody of his mother.

Should the father remain in America, or at any time visit this country, we cannot doubt that every reasonable facility of access to his child will at all proper times be afforded to him by the respondent and her parents, should she continue to reside with them. It would seem to be bis right one which possibly he could not enforce by legal proceedings, but of which we cannot apprehend the slightest disposition to deprive hiin to exercise, through the medium of some proper agent, a share of tutelage and superintendence of Ihe education of the child an agent who could see the child from time to time, and communi 593 372 108 87 135 215 265 160 2277 Killingworth, Saybrook, Veslbrook New town. TOLLAND COUNTY. Tolland, 152 73 63 228 152 198 234 164 282 71 220 154 129 91 107 156 91 140 162 139 243 78 78 95 174 73 56 220 143 196 245 161 259 .76 199 157 1959 145 85 105 173 101 152 186 139 246 71 58 100 1561 Uolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington Hebron, Mansfield, Somen, Stafford, Union, Vernon, Wellington, 1991 1509 RECAPITULATION. November.

April. Harrison. V. Burtn. Ellsteorth.

Sides. Hartford cou nty, 6216 4496 6045 4687 5100 4012 4951 4160 3815 3148 3569 3068 4871 3862 4789" 4000 2790 2188 1 2686 2387 4542 3806 4298 3843 2276 2275 2258 2277 1991 1509 1959 1561 New Haven New London Fairfield, Windham Litchfield, Middlesex Tolland, 31601 25296 25296.. 6305 4572 30555 25983 Whig majority, Do. in April last, Net gain, 1733 Increase of Whig vole, -Diminution of Loco vote, 1046 687 1733 In the above table we have taken the vote of the hieh- esl candidate in every town on each ticket. The follow ing will show the number of votes which each candidate for Elector received.

Hnig. Spencer Loco Foco. Toucey Ingersoll Child Whittlesey Cleveland Seymour Ingham 31,598 31,593 31,593 31,593 31,597 31,598 31,596 25,281 25,282 25,274 25,280 25.281 25,282 25,231 Brewster Larrabee Booth Pearl Bierce Green Peters 31,597 Dirge 25,279 The highest on the Abolition Ticket is George Reed, who bad 174 votes. MEMBER OF CONGRESS. The following is the vote for member of Congress in the 2d congressional district, composed of the counties ot XNew Haven and Middlesex, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge torrs.

His majority in the spring of 1839, was 134. The Whiff majority in the district is now increased to 1015. Wm.W.Boardman. C. A.

Ingersoll. New Haven Co. 5029 SflfiS Middlesex 2265 2291 7294 6279 Boardmnn's majority, 1015 6279 jlouisiajwh. The returns, official and unofficial, from all the parishes iu this State except Natchioches, Washita, Claiborne. Union, and Cadiln.

show a Ma 3,750 being a Whig gain since the July election of 1,750. The parishes to be heard from, it is supposed, will reduce this majority from 50 to 100 votes. MISSISSIPPI. The Baltimore Patriot says, We have now accounU from 33 counties, leaving 23 to hear from. The Whig gain so far is 4295, compared with the vote for Governor last year, when McNutt, (L had 3114 majority.

If the couuties remaining to be heard from vote rs they did last year, Harrison's majority will be over 1000." Alabama The only additional county from this State is Baldwin, which gives a majority of 16 for Harrison. Tennessee. The Nashville Banner makes Harrison's majority, from unofficial returns, 12,116 in all the counties in Tennessee. Private letters represent the Old Hero of the Hermitage as mad as a March hare" at Ihe result. Illinois.

We have returns from all the counties of this State save ten but thev lenvn the. fin.nl Usim atill In I uuirui. AIIW vote will be a close one, and will result, we still hope, in iutui ui uie ruig cuiuuuaie. xv-si. Intel.

Indiana. Harrison's majority in forty-six counties is 10,027. Ohio. The official returns give the Harrison Electoral ticket 148,141 votes; Van Buren, Abolition, 903. Harrison's majority over Van Buren, 23,271 Virginia.

The Richmond Whig states that official returns have been received at the State Department from one hundred couuties and four towns, which give for Mr. Van Buren 38,209 votes, and for General Harrison making a Van Buren majority in these counties of 1,622. In nineteen counties, from whieh official returns have not yet been received, the roported majority for Harrison is 217. Maryland. The official vote of Maryland presents the following result: Average Harrison vote, 33,529 Do.

Van Buren vote, 28,754 Whig majority, 4775 This is the largest vote ever taken in the State. At the election for Governor in 1838, there were polled 55,129 votes. Now 62.283 are given an increase oi 7154. Our majority now is the largest by 1200 ever given in ihe Stole in any election. Vermont.

THE BANNER SAFE, iratcftmaii and Journal Office, Nov. 17, 1840. The Clerks of the several counties have completed canvassing the votes for Electors, with the exception of the county of Bennington, the returns from which are expected this evening. We give the official canvass, adding the unofficial returns which we possess from Bennington county, save the town of Jteadiborough. It will be seen that with a total vote slightly exceeding 50,000, Vermont has given Harrison a majority over Van Buren of This beau Rhode Island and we believe that it beau very state iu the Union.

Again we say, then SEND ON THAT BANNER. Middletown, Chatham, Chester, Ciiuton, Durham, East lladdam, Haddam, 638 C22 641 229 359 214 84 111 83 149 77 143 131 138 133 262 210 272 245 272 243 71 161 63 346 249 121 76 4j6- 2276 2275 2253 DAILY COURANT, TR1-WIEKLY WIEKLT $5 rXR AKRCM. $3 $3 milk th ASM. I their insertion. THfi iIlAtrTViXtfc CASE.

We find in the Philadelphia National Gazette the unanimous opinion of the Court of General Session on Uiii mnfck-talked-of tase; and seeing that the legal ques-tioni involved in it are or high interest, and that such cases are becoming of frequent occurrence, we present to our readers an abridgment, in which nothing of importance is omitted. It will be seen that, for reasons which seem quite satisfactory, the custody of the infant is ihe present, to its mother. The opinion sets forth the marriage, and subsequent events, as follows: In the petition upon which the writ was issued, Mr. 'Haute ville set forth that he was a citizen of the Can ton de Vand, in Switzerland; and that he was married in the Church of Montreux, in the said canton, and according to its laws, on the 22d of August, 1837, to Ellen Sears, whose father was then a citizen of Massachusetts in the United States. That in the early part of 1838, his wife, with his consent, came to Boston, on a temporary visit, and has since, without any just cause known to the petitioner, refused to return to him, or has been prevented from so doing and that, on the 27th of September following she gave birth to the child whose custody he now claims.

Mr. D'Hautevillo adds that he arrived in the United States in July, 1839, end has ever since been engaged in a fruitless attempt to recover his wife and child, the latter of whom has been restrained of its liberty by its mother and her parents, and detained by them in this country against his consent and permission. To the writ of habeas corpus, Mr. and Mrs. Sears severally returned, that the said child was not in their custody, which they did not claim, and never had claimed.

That the child and its mother were, and for some time had been, living with them, or one of them, for comfort and protection, which she (their daughter,) entirely merited, and would continue to receive, while it should be in their power to give it. Mrs. D'Hauteville makes return, that she is possessed of the custody of her child; that, as its mother, she claims and is entitled to such custody, for the proper and necessary purposes of its care and guardianship, and for so other purpose and that he is in no respect restrained of his liberty, or detained illegally. That bis moral and religious education is, and will continue to be, suitably attended to; that, in her own separate right, she is possessed of amplu means fur its suitable support and education; and that its age does not admit of its separation from her without the greatest danger to its health, and even of its life, which has been more than once severely threatened by attacks of illness. Mrs.

D'Hauteville farther avers, that she has left her husband, and is compelled to continue in a state of separation from him, in consequence of a variety of circumstances," some of which are specified in her return, and others more particularly detailed in her farther return but all based upon an alleged total failure of the husband to realize the expectations of sympathy and affection which he hud excited previous to obtaining her consent of marriage, and a course of conduct toward herself and mother which had rendered her inexpressibly wretched," and finally induced the conviction that there was to be no mitigation of her sufferings while she continued in his society, and under his restraint." Mrs. D'Hauteville adds, that "her parents have, at her request, considered the causes of this separation, and given it their entire sanction and approval." In the suggestion and farther suggestion filed by Mr. D'Hauteville, he denies, utterly and unreservedly, any just cause for separation, and any consciousness on his part of any matter or design other than an affectionate husband should conceive nor is he aware, nor has he ever been aware, of any reason other than such as arises from the course his misguided wife has, by unhappy counsels, been led to pursue, which could exist for the interruption of their peace and comfort" Throughout the whole of the voluminous writings filed by the relator in reply to those submitted by his wife, he breathes the most anx-i ous desire for her return to bis home and society. The conduct of Mrs. Sears is next adverted to.

The Court declare her perfectly blameless, in relation to the charges that have been made against her in substance amounting to improper and pernicious interference between Mr. D'Hauteville and his wife and award to her the highest compliments as one endeavoring to be a peacemaker, and submitting, for her daughter's sake and the sake of peace, to the apparently studied coldness and at times positive rudeness of him upon whom she bad every claim, as his guest and the mother of his newly made bride." Of the marriage and its results this account is given In reference to the evils preceding the ill-starred marriage of the parties, or which marked the ruffled term of their btief marriage life, we desire to say as little as possible. That the relator's hand was originally accepted by the respondent, under the mistaken feeling that she had given him an encouragement which did not warrant a rejection with honor, is to my wind plain and when, for the purpose of consummating the marriage, the family left Paris for Vevay, every attempt to disguise it would be useless, that her heart throbbed with far different emotions than those with which a devoted female may be usually supposed to approach the bridal altar. In the language of Mr. Sears, it tvas a melancholy drive to us all more like going to a funeral than a wedding." It is abundantly established by the evidence, that prior to her marriage with the relator, the respondent was of an nncommouly happy temper and cheerful disposition.

A sad change soon ensued. Her cheerfulness disappeared her spirits became dejected and broken and pallid cheeks and swollen eyes look the place of the smiles which had formerly lighted up her countenance. This change is admitted by the relator in the pleadings; and is attributed by him to causes which are not sustained by the proofs of the case. We are compelled to say, that they can be justly chargeable alone to the singularly mistaken course of policy which he thought proper to pur-sue toward the respondent and her mother. We forbear to describe these domestic difficulties, and will only say that the occurrences at Hauleville, at Ge-neva, and still more at Faria, were but too well calculated to produce the effect which ultimately they did produce, that of a total estrangement of affection.

It is not our province to say whether the conduct of Sir. D'Haut-ville was such as to justify his wife in taking the step of final separation; our decision must refer alone to the question, who is entitled to the custody of the child. At the same time, we are very far from agreeing widi the counsel for the relator, that nothing can justify a wife in taking the step of final separation, but such misconduct on the part of the husband as would furnish good until the iron shall as effectually have entered the soul as if the hand of unmanly violence had outraged the person of the wife. The' ground assumed by Mr. D'Haut ville and his counsel, that the right of a father to the custody of his child is absolute, and can be forfeited only by his unfitness for the office, is then considered at great length the discussion resulting in a denial of the position." Numerous cases are cited in support ot the conclusion arrived at by the Court, and from these it is argued that the custody of children is a matter of judicial discretion, to be governed chiefly by the interests of the children.

The author of the opinion then says: Having thus arrived at the conclusion that the right of the father is not absolute, and that the custody of the infant is exclusively referable to sound judicial discretion, I proceed to inquire in what manner the circumstances of this case and the interests of the child demand that that discretion shall be exercised. I take pleasure in saying, that whatever may be the faults of temper which the conduct of the relator to his wife and to her mother has developed, not the shadow of stain can be found upon his moral reputation. Apart from his somewhat Asiatic notions of a husband's rights and a wife's duties, and his conjugal misunderstandings and unprovoked treatment of Mrs. Sears, no evidence has been adduced or attempted which affixes the slightest reproach to his conduct or character as a good citizen on the contrary he has been shown to be habitually observant of all the proprieties of life, temperate and domestic in his habits, and apparently attached to the requirements of religion. However his treatment of Mrs.

D'Hauteville and her mother may have justified her severance of the matrimonial tie, I can find nothing of that kind of misconduct" of which the law speaks, which would justly serve to deprive him of the custody of his son nor do I question either his ability or inclination to rear it with a proper regard to its intellect and morals. It must be on other grounds that an adverse decision can be framed. It is proper to say, too, that the testimony upon which we have built the favorable opinion thus expressed of the reputation and generally good conduct of the relator, has principally proceeded from the camp of the opposing party. Mrs. Sears has not hesitated, despite the legally hostile attitude in which unhappy circumstances have placed her, to pay a proper tribute to whatever qualities of excellence he may possess and has answered every question upon the subject with her accustomed frankness.

I repeat that, if the father's right of custody could be forfeited only by immoral conduct or character, or by his unfitness to superintend the moral and intellectual culture of his child, there has been nothing developed in the present case which could properly interpose to take away from him that right. But I cannot believe that the exceptions to such right are circumscribed within so limited a circle a belief which would be in the face of nearly every decision cited as well for the relator as by the other side. The reputation of a father may be as stainless as crystal he may not be afflicted with the slightest mental, moral, or physical disqualification from superintending the general welfare of the infant the mother may have separated from him without die shadow of a pretence of justification and yet the interests of the child may imperatively demand the denial of the father's right, and its continuance with the mother. It is unnecessary to say to what conclusions the testi mony in this case has conducted us in regard to the pecuniary interests" of the child because, although that consideration might very properly form an element of our decision, it has not been pressed upon us, or even referred to, by either of the parties here and it is fortunately in our power to reach a decision flamed on a more elevated basis than that which a calculation of probable future differences as to dollars and cents would afford. The pecuniary means of the respondent to properly attend to the education and interests of the child, are beyond all doubt her maternal affection is intensely strong her moral reputation is wholly unblemished; and, under these admitted or established facts, the circumstances of tills case render her custody the only one consistent with the present welfare of her son.

The tender age and precarious state of its health, make the vigilance of the mother indispensable to its proper care for, not doubting that paternal anxiety would seek for and obtain the best substitute which could be procured, every instinct of humanity unerringly proclaims that no substitute can supply the place of her whose watchfulness over the sleeping cradle or waking moments of her offspring is prompted by deeper and holier feelings than the most liberal allowance of a nurse's wages could possibly stimulate. Not yet two years of age when the writ of habeas corpus was issued, this child has already been the subject of several distress ing maladies, and has been apparently threatened with others of not inferior aggravation. A portion of die deposition of Doctor Warren relates to this matter, and Doctors Meigs and Chapman, physicians of the most distinguished skill and reputation, and whom we name in the order in which they have been examined, have testified in open Court. According to the testimony of the first named of these gentlemen, the child has been sickly almost from the period of its birth. He saw it a few days after at first, it appeared to be in good health, but was soon attacked with a complaint which nearly proved fatal so severely attacked, that "the grand-mother had given the child up." Having recovered from this, it was soon after attacked with another complaint, which proved very obstinate, and required change of air and place, and a long continuance of powerful remedies, which succeeded ultimately in removing the disease and restoring the child to health." Doctor Warren adds, "the child is decidedly not of age to be separated from its mother." Doctor Meigs who was called in to consult with Doctor Chapmaii, and who has seen the child since the institution of this proceeding, gives his opinion, as a medical man, that the chances of rearing the child would be diminished by removing it from its mother says that it is at present iu bad health, afflicted with a distressing and dangerous calculary disorder in addition to which, it is the subject of asthmatic attacks, and that he has seen it labouring under a very dangerous paroxysm of asthma.

The latter of these complaints, the witness testifies, would render Switzerland particularly unsuitable as a place of residence for the child, on account of iu mountainous character and variable temperature. Dr. Chapman, who has been its constant medical attendant since iu removal to Philadelphia, and who has visited it repeatedly, fully confirms the statement of Dr. Meigs, and agrees with him as to the pernicious and aggravating Nov. 1840.

April 1840. Towns. Harrison. Van Buren. Ellsworth.

Niles. Hartforo, 1549 766 1427 810 Avon, 150 35 142 40 Berlin, 366 ,.301 37 1 329 Bristol, 297 186 293 211 Burlington, 141 93 139 110 Bloointield, 121 100 114 102 Canton, 223 101 248 148 East Hartford. 259 234 1 5 260 235 East Wiudsor, 433 225 438 249 Enfield, 273 150 277 162 Farmington, 228 121 245 133 Glasteubury, 226 344 216 354 Granby, 284 252 275 259 Hartland, 87 120 79 119 Manchester, 203 145 206 158 Marlborough, 87 83 82 66 Simsbury, 191 198 180 180 Southington, 200 197 205 211 Sutneld. 289 314 271 260 Wethersfield, 362 282 364 313 Windsor, 242 244, 213 233 6216 4496 6045 .4687 NEW HAVEN COUNTY. New Haven, 1407 841 1346 857 Bethany, 81 157 72 166 Branford, 90 177 89 160 Cheshire, 199 153 199 164 Derby, 310 255 301 i 282 East Haven, 179 89 174 91 Guilford, 268 214 257 215 Hamden, 105 210 115 210 Madison, 199 141 202 158 Meriden, 177 216 158 203 103 42 112 42 Millord, 408 64 396 83 North Branford, 114 100 102 105 North Haven, 167 162 149 158 Orange, 132 67 141 83 Oxford, 167 171 169 174 Prospect, 73 47 72 63 Southbury, 140 149 130 158 Wallingford, 197 221 188 228 Waterbury, 404 370 398 380 Woodbridge, 113 69 116 83 Wolcott, 62 97 65 97 5100 4012 4951 4160 NEW LONDON COUNTY New London, 420 383 385 326 Norwich, 666; 493 603 392 Bozrah, 109 82 110 89 Colchester, 219 134 202 143 Franklin, 104 89 6 "93 Griswold, 176 86 174 "99 Groton, 191 211 141 210 Lebanon, 217 220 220 222 Ledyard, 151 165 133 152 Lisbon, 111 109 110 98 Lyme, 249 181 226 191 East Lyme, 132 89 122 88 Montville, 193 99 176 110 North Stonington, 146 237 136 223 Preston, 154 100 167 152 Salem, 90 73 93 71 Stonington, 352 202 336 207 Waterlord, 135 195 139 202 3815 3148 3569 3063 FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

Fairfield, 339 164 320 179 Danbury, 470 439 476 458 Bridgeport, 464 280 410 301 Brookrield, 147 156 143 151 Darien, 116 63 114 68 Greenwich, 309 337 306 315 Huntington, 120 145 111 140 Monroe. 85 172 91 190 New Canaan, 231 220 200 189 New Fairfield, 96 98 101 103 308 277 310 309 Norwalk, 426 199 415 189 Reading. 201 130 200 126 Ridgefield, 255- 144 252" 177 Stamford, 382 231 358 224 Sherman, 54 111 59 116 Stratford, 198 125 193 155 Trumbull, 145 114 141 139 Weston, 164 197 183 223 Wilton, 209 119 209 123 Westport, 152 141 162 125 4871 3862 4789 4000 WINDHAM COUNTY. Brooklyn, 174 110 165 109 Ashford, 284 186 283 213 Canterbury, 191 99 185 131 Chaplin, 90 68 90 83 Hampton, 85 137 91 123 Killingly, 342 259 329 273 Plaintield, 185 180 205 180 Pomfret, 207 120 201 152 Sterling, 120 97 96 106 Thompson, 368 255 319 323 Voluntown, 73 130 76 122 Windham. 303 321 297.

-315 Woodstock, 362 226 343 252 2790 2183 2686 2387 LITCHFIELD COUNTY, Litchfield, 47 7 386 449 437 Barkhamsted, 199 119 193 139 Bethlem, 83 95 no meeting. Canaan, 209 256 193 828 Colebrook, 103 139 96 145 Cornwall, 202 176 200 172 Goshen, 192 96 190 100 Harwinton; 156 82 146 97 Kent, 210 195 183 189 New Hartford, 241 93 221 101 New Milford, 427 416 412 401 Norfolk, 167 109 163 99 Plymouth, 249 209 270 222 Roxbury, 83 122 77 130 Salisbury, 247 219 224 240 Sharon, 243 232 245 211 Torrington, 227 110 214 119 Warren, 79 85 74 82 Washington, 182 173 171 lb3 Watertown, 190 97 184 105 Winchester, 196 163 196 174 Woodbury, 180 229 187 284 i 4543 3800 4299 cate with him in regard to its health and discipline. HARTFORD DAILY COURANT. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 21.

Looking oot ior Breakers. The Van Burenites, astonished at the result of the Presidential election, and having seen the last ray of hope for their party vanish, are apparently very anxious for the future peace and security of the Whigs. They prognosticate much trouble for those who. by the sovereign authority of the People, are about to take the oversight of the public concerns. Judging others by themselves, they affect to consider the Whigs as being governed, in their opposition to the present administration, solely by the selfish and sordid motives which have always influenced the leading politicians of their own party, and that the whole has proceeded from a love of office and power.

They have so long been governed by feelings of this description, and so entirely regardless of the general welfare, that they cannot realize the fact that there is any such thing as public spirit, or a love of country. Hence they amuse themselves with the idea, that the moment General Harrison takes charge of the Executive branch of the government, and undertakes to distribute offices, the party will split, fall into dissensions, and, in the end, crumble to pieces. We would recommend it to them to wait a little, until they have an opportunity to see what occurs, and then they will be better able to form their conclusions. This may save them a good deal of trouble because, if their predictions should happen to be founded upon mistaken principles and calculations, they will have made themselves unhappy for nothing, and this at a time when have enough else to distress themselves about. In the mean time, divested of all concern on this subject, they will be more at leisure to pursue another object which some of them are eagerly engaged about, and that is, preparing to rally for the election four years hence.

Already are they beginning to nominate candidates for the presidency in different parts of the country in one paper, Thomas II. Benton is set up; in another, Lewis Cass is brought out for the first office under the government. We see nothing said about resuscitating Mr. Van. Buren.

Probably, as they have been so signally with all the advantages they possessed, and all the means, in their hands by which they expected to have carried the election in favour of their candidate, they will never think it worth while to bring him before the country, again, with the view of elevating him once more to the station which he now occupies. In this they will act discreetly. Nothing but the unmerited popularity of General Jackson, and the influence he was able to exercise over public opinion, but which has now, fortunately, van- ished, would have enabled Martin Van Buren ever to reach the office of chief magistrate of the United States. Stripped of this collateral aid and support, and of course' reduced to the necessity of depending upon his own talents and merit, we doubt whether even he, vain and ambitious as he is, will ever be injudicious and indiscreet enough to wish to try his luck again in pursuit that splendid object. The leaders must, therefore, hunt up a new head for the party; and this necessity may perhaps account for the fact, that they are taking time by the forelock, and already bringing out their favourite' racers for the future course.

Probably before two yeata have passed away, there will be half a dozen, or, per-, chance, a full dozen, in the field, training and preparing by their several grooms and jockies to enter for the great stake which will stimulate their exertions and efforts. We would recommend to the leaders of the party, to give up their speculations upon the measures of the Whigs under General Harrison's administration, and go seriously at work to persuade the people of the Union to lend their aid to elect some Benton, or Duncan, to the office of President. KJ We stated in our paper of Thursday, that John Davis, of Massachusetts, received at the late election for Governor in that State, a majority of 48C0 iu Worcester county. It should have been 4000. Accident.

One of the crew of the sloop Celeste, named Stokes, met with a serious accident on Thursday. He was engaged in hoisting a box from a scow into said sloop, when the pennant aloft to which the purchase was attached, gave way, and the block struck him on the head, fracturing his skull badly. The operation of tre-pauuing was performed as shortly after the accident as possible, but it is doubtful whether he will recover. The Budgkt or the Bobble Family. The Messrs.

Harpeis of New York, have just published The Budget of the Bubble Family by Lady Lytton Bulwer, author ofChevehey, or the Man of Honor in two volumes." The work is for sale in this city by Spalding torrs. 07 We are requested to state that the Dioramic Exhibition at the City Hall, will be open at 2 o'clock this afternoon, for the esDecial accommodation of the younger ft classes. Performances will commence at precisely half past 2. Last or the Boston Tea Party. George R.

T. Hewes, lute of the Boston tea party, died at German Flats, on the 5th instant, at the advanced age of 106 years. His remains were sent to Richfield, Otsego county, for interment, where he had resided for many I years..