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Mr. Pennington And The Great Western

Mr. Pennington And The Great Western image
Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
October
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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The fact that ihe Rev. M . Petmingtcn returning üs a cabin passenger in the Great Western, scems to liavc awnkened some leeling. As the Hibernía sailed tlie dayVefbré the Great Western, it was a subject of somewhat exciied spccnlntion among the DasHengerg of the former, to kro'v whnt would be the result of this experiment. One of our Kentuckians declnred that thero were men on board who wonld rot stibmit to Imve a negro enjoy the privileges of the cnbin and of the toble, and Ihat Gapt. Hoskcn would be compolled lo put the negro into the eteernge, or thcre would be blood spilt. An Irish inerchant from Cork, as gross in mimi as in body, declared if he was on board, he would not sit nt table with the niggtr. I ventured to sny that I thought Capt. II. wonld follow the dictatps of his owi judgment and thedirections of his owner?, and Ihat tlie bloods cd board would take it all as quietly as a cup of tea. - And so it seems they did - even the bnwling Konttickian as genlle as a lamb - till he got mislinro. And then he biled over, into the Ilernld of cotirse - as natural. It took five day, however, after the arrival 10 get up the steam for tliefollowing:From the N. Y. Hernld, August 26. AMALGAMATION BY STEAM. "Mr. John Dobbin, of Kentucky, a highly respectnble gentleman, engnged a berth in the Great Western, ten duys previous to hersailing, on lier last trip. To his great astomshment, he fotind on coming on board, that the Rev. Mr. Pennington, the negro preacher of the goppel, was booked ns his compagnon du voyage! Mr. D. did not altogether lil;e sucli a propinqm'ty to África on his transatlantic jotirney, but uttcrly unable to obtnin any redress wns obliged to sleep on a sofa in the fore rabin during the entire vnyage, (he having been so unfortnnale as to get part of the same state-room.) Mr. Pennington was permitted to oocupy a seat at the dinner tnble, whic'i excited a great deal of feeling nmong tlie Southern gentlemen who were aboard. On arriving ut New York Mr. D. made his very rational complaint to the ogent, Mr. Irvine, btit was informed with characteristic nonchalance, that nothing could bc done in the prenijses - ihe agent on the other side was supremo, so far ns peor Mr. D.'s grievances were concerned, all that he eould do was to ad vise lnm to keep clear of África in future. We certainly cannot let this case pass without comment. We regard ihe conduct of the agent in Liverpool as exceedingly impolitic and indefensibie. It will not be tolerated here. - A decent regard mvst be paid to the feclings of ihe American traveling community. We feel the deepest interest in the success of the Great Western - an interest which has alrcady been siifficiently evinced; and therefore we spenk the more decidt-dly and warroly in con(Inninniinn oi tne injtidicious and improper conduct which we have now taken occasion to exposé."The proprietors of the Great Western will doubtless consider tliemselves "admonu-hed" by the Hernld. n lue form, and govern tliemselves accordingly. Mr. Pobbin's case will excite extraordmary sympalhy. We phould like to hear him givo the account of his cahirnit'ies in a public meeting in Keutucky.-If some indignanf bkide should ask liim wliere he ate his riinner - what would he say? - Emanclpafor. SLAVEHOLDING SWINDLTNG. It is well known tliat fhe stock of the Soulhwestern Bank, nnd the boncis of the States were sold chiefly to Northern capilalistö. Now the banks are burst np and tlie bonds repndialed. But still it may gralify the Northern losers to see in what a pentlemanly etyle thoir fimds have been used up! We cut the from an exchange pnper as a specimen. The Slaveholders are compelled to gonge a part of their living out of the Jiibor of frecmen; for their own system does not support itself. Banks are a very convenient instrumentality for this purpose: The Jackson (iMiss.) Stntefman pnblishes ii list of the Locofoco candidates for Ihe higher Ptntions in that Stnte, and their immediate relatives, who are all noisv advocates of the repudiution of the bonds issued by the State os part oí the Capital of the now bankrupt Union Bank, as foliows: AlbertG. Brown, Loco candidato for Governor, borrowed of the Union Bank as principal, $16,000 Do as indorser, $50,647; total, 06,647 James Brown, fmher of A. G. borrowed as principal, 8,240 Do B6 indorser, $33,561; total, 41,801 E. It. Brown, brothcr of A. G. as principal, 11,625 Do as 'índoreer, $33,215; total, 49,840 Rogpr Barton, Loccfoco candidato for U. S. Sena te (indorser,) 6,250 Ex-Parson W. H. Hammet, Loco candidate for Member of Congress, borrowed (half ns principal,] 10,0011 Robert W. Roberts, (also candidate for Congrese,) as principal, 10,000 Do as indorser, $19,869; total, 26,809 H. A. G. Roberts, (son of do) in various ways, 141,131 Parson James E. Mathcwe, Loco candidnte f-r Auditor, 7,162 Porson William C'iurk, Loco candidate for Treaeurer, 11,791 B. Kennedy, Loco candidate for Senator, as principal, 11,127 Do as mdorser, $24,904; total liability, 36,031 This Kennedy who was President of the Loxington Branch of tbe Union Bank, and aided, boih as an officer ond a borrower, to ruin it and involve the State for $5,000.000 of ii 8 capital, now coniends that the band waa all unconstitntional, and that the State bonds ought not to be paid, but repudiated !

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