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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 24.
jj- No Moil North of Charleston last Aeh'iig.
The Spirit of the Times.
This spiiited and racy journal of spurring m
<ctHsrn>««r upon- it- thirteenth tijp
utne, under the management ot its indefatigable
and able editor, Wii.i.iam T. Porter, under
whose control it has acquired so much, and such
deserved reputation. The proprietors greet
their patrons, on the appearance ofthis new vol
ume, with an embellishment, the portrait of
Col. Wh.i.iam R. Johnson, ot Virginia, which
is unsurpassed by any magazine embellishment
that has met our observation.
Potato Coflee.
Since the publication, a few days since, ol a
recipe for making Coffee ot Potatoes, we have,
through the kindness of a Lady ol this city, to
whom our acknowledgements are due, had an
opportunity to test its merits : and, in recom
mending it to others, we beg leave to say, that it
tarsurpasses our most sanguine anticipations,
and approximates nearer in taste and flavor the
genuine article, than any substitute we have ev
er seen used. Indeed, we think it quite proba
ble, that most persons would not discover the
difference, or suspect its genuineness, although
they may detect a peculiarity of flavor.
Prom the Ballbnore American.
Photogenic Drawing —lmprovements in
the Daguerreotype.
An English gentleman, Henry Fox Talbot,
Esq., a Fellow of the Royal Society, distinguish
ed as a mathematician and natural philosopher,
has made some important improvements in the
art of photogenic drawing. It appears that his
attention was devoted to the subject before any
thing was known ot Daguerre’sdiscoveries. In
January', 1839, some months before the disclo
sure of the inventions and methods of the French
philosopher, a paper was read by Mr. Talbot
to the Royal Society, entitled, “Some account
of the art of Photogenic Drawing, orthe process
by which natural objects may be made to de
lineate themselves without the aid of the artist’s
pencil.” The Edinburgh Review, in giving
this statement, says:—“We mention this fact,
not for the purpose of claiming for our country
man any priority in reference to Daguerre, but
merely lo show that his labors, whatever analo
gy there maybe between them, weie wholly in
dependent of those of the French Philosopher." *
The EtigTMi' ItfllUlftf IRSBB U Ins object to *
‘obtain a paper that should be in a high degree
sensitive to light, repealed experiments
he has discovered a method of making a sur
face so sensitive that with a camera, whose lens
is one inch in diameter, and focal length fifteen
inches, a picture of eight or nine inches square
may be taken in ten seconds. The inventor has
given this new mode the name of Calotype, and
he has secured his invention by a patent. The
following description of the process will be read
with interest:
In order to obtain a negative picture, (thefirst
and by far the most important part of the pro
cess,) or one in which the lights are dark and
the snades light, take paper with a smooth sur
face and close texture; mark one side of it with
a pencil cross, and by a camel’s hair brush wash
the marked side with a solution of 109 grains of
nilrale of silver in six ounces of distilled water.
After having been cautiously dried, it is immer
sed for a few minutes in a solution of iodine of
potassium, consisting of 500 grains in one pint of
distilled water. The paper when taken out is
dipped in water, and dried by' blotting paper
and heat gently applied g, or it may be dried spon
taneously after it comes from the blotting-paper.
This operation is carried on in caudle light, and
the paper thus prepared is called iodized paper.
Il is insensible to light, and will keep for any
length of time without spoiling.
When this paper is required for use, a sheet
is washed witli a camel’s hair brush on the one
side, with the following solution: To a solution
of 190 grains of nitrate of silver, in two ounces of
distilled water, add one-third of its volume ol
strong aceto acid; then dissolve a small quanti
ty of crystalized gallic acid in distilled water,
aud mix the two solutions together in equal pro
portions ; but in no greater quantity' than is re
quired for immediate use, for it will not keep
long. This mixture is called gallo-iiitrate if
silver, and is to be applied with the light of a
candle; and after allowing the paper to remain
halt a minute to absorb the gallonitrate of sil
ver, it should be dipped in distilled water, and
dried lightly first with blotting-paper, and then
by means of a fire, holding the paper at a con
siderabledistance from it. The paper is fit lor
use when thus dried, and should lie used within
a few hours.
Mr. Talbot calls this paper role/ype paper,
and it is now placed in the camera obscura, to
receive on its surface a distinct image of the
landscape or person to be drawn; no 1 ight be
ing allowed to fall upon the paper till its su face
is exposed to the image which it is to receive.
The time of impressing the paper with an invis
ible image, varies from ten seconds to several mi
nutes, according to the intensity of the light. In
the light of a summer sun from ten to fifty sec
onds will be sufficient; but when the sun is not
strong, two or three minutes in summer is ne
cessary.
When the paper is removed from the camera,
in candle light of course, there is generally noth
ing visible upon its Stu fi.ee; but by washing it
ail over by a camel s hairbrush, with the i/oll.i
--nilrale of silver, and liol.iing it before a gentle
fire, the picture will soon begin to appear, and
the most luminous parts of the real object will,
in its picture, be brown or black, while the oth
er pat t-s remain white. When the pietuie is
sufficiently distinct, it must then be fixed, so that
it will net be further acted upon by the strongest
light. For this purpose, it must be first dipped
in waler, then partly dried by blotting-paper,
and afterwards washed with a solution ot brom
ide of potassium, consisting of 100 grains ot this
salt, dissolved in eight or ten ounces of water;
or in place of this, it may be dipped in a strong
solution of common salt. The picture is now
fixed, and must be finally washed with waler,
and dried as before by blotting-paper.
When a negative picture has thus been ob
tained, many positive ones may be taken from
it in the following manner: Take a sheet of
good jiaper, and having dipped it for a minute
ur so in a solution of common salt consisting of
one part of a .satuied solution to eight parts ol
water, dry it first in blotting paper, and then
spontaneously. Wash one of its sides (having
previously marked that side) with a solution of
nitrate of silver, consisiing of eighty grains of
that salt dissolved in one ounce of distilled wa
ter. Allow this to dry, and then place the paper
with its marked side upward upon a flat surface.
Above it place the negative picture, aud having
put a plate ot glass above, then press them to
gether by screws or otherwise, anil expose them
to the light of the sun. In ten or fifteen minutes
of bright sunshine, or m several hours of com
mon daylight, a positive and beautiful picture
will be found on the paper beneath the negative
picture, in which the lights and shadows are
now corrected. This picture, atter being wash
ed in water and then dried, is fixe.! by brushing
it over with the solution of bromide of potassium,
above mentioned, or bv dipping it in a strong
solution of common salt.
In the ordinary Daguerreotyjie miniatures the
failure to preserve the lights and shades, so as
t > give a natural expression to the image, has
rendered that process altogether imperfect so far
as a life-like resemblance is concerned. The
new process is said to remedy all defects of this
kind. and to produce likenesses perfect at once
in accuracy of delineation and in naturalness ol
expression. A distinguished miniature painter
in Great Britain has quitted his art and de-
■ voted his whole time to the calotype process,
t he portriats he has produced ate declared by
the J'.WtnAurgi 7? Tietc to be infinitely superior
to the finest miniatures that have ever lieen
paint-, d. The skill of the artist is not without
its use in giving a touch to such portions ot the
picture aslhe process may leave incomplete, al
though perfect pictures, it is added, are often pro
duced bv the action ot light alone. Some ama
teur pieces not touched by the pencil are said to
exhibit all the force and beauty of the sketches
of Rembrandt. In dosing its account of this
new invention the Review says:
“Although the calotype art hap attained, by
Mr. Talbot’s labours alone, a singular degree
of perfection in its ordinary results, there is yet
a good deal to be done in simplifying its process;
in obtaining a more perfect material than com
mon writing paper for the negative pictures;
in giving it additional sensitiveness to enable it
to succeed with the light of gas: and in ren
dering the result of the whole process more
certain than it now is. The extension of
the art, which al lias moment is exciting great
attention throughout the continent of Europe
aud also in America, will, doubtless, add to its
methods and its resources; and bring it to a de
gree of perfection which Mr. Talbot himself
bad never contemplated, tn the meantime, it
gives us great pleasure to learn, that though none
ofhis ifliotographical discoveries adorn the trans
actions ot the Royal Society, yet the.
ami council have adjudgert io him the Rumford
Medals for the last biennial period."
>V. Cost Johuson’s Leflers.
In this paper, will be found a portion of No.
10, being a continuation of the series of very in
teresting and able letters, from the Hon. Wm.
Cost Johnson, on the subject of his project o!
issuing Government Stocks. When we publish
ed the last letter, we accompanied it with some
remarks, in which, we expressed the opinion,
founded on the fact of his being the Chairman
of the Special Committee of Congress to report
en the question, that the correspondence would
be discontinued, and Mr. Johnson would embo
dy his views in bis report, as Chairman ofthe
Special Committee. In this, however, itseems
we were mistaken. Should he continue them,
we shall lay them before our readers as soon as
they' reach us.
Second Garth quake in the West Indies.
The Charleston Courier of yesterday says:—
We leain from Capt. Smith, ofthe schr Francis
Cannaday, arrived yesterday, that a second shock
of au earthquake was experienced at the north
part ot Guadaloupe, on the3d inst. At the time,
a captain of a vessel off the North Point of the
Island, stated that it shook his vessel with such
severity, that it was with difficulty the crew
could keep on their feet. A dense cloud of
smoke ascended from the vicinity of Bassaterre,
and serious tears were entertained for the safely'
ot that place. It was quite sickly at Point Pe
tre, from the offensiveness ol the ruins of the
town.
Thecomet, recently seen at this place, was
seen at St. Thomas on the* 2d ot the present
month, it was so brilliant as to cause conside
rable alarm among the in habitants. A shock of
an earthquake was also felt at St. Thomas on
the sth inst., about half past 9 o’clock at night.
No material damage done.
31,-Thc Washington correspondent ofthe N.
York Commercial Advertiser says:
It is pleasant lo see the Madisonian an I the
Intelligencer agreeing on one point ot political
speculation, and that, too, not an unimportant
one. The latter paper came out a day or two
ago with an able vindication of the late Con
gress, and the (ormer organ, in its next issue, ad
mits the truth of the conclusions to which the In
telligencer has come and at the same time attii
tion ofthai Congress. Whichever department
the jpveinment, whether the Legislative or 'he
ExeeUnve.'ntrycrVes «nMliii-iril,of.une
thing we may be well assured; few Congresses
have done more and better for the country, take
it by-and-large, than that which has just gone
out of place. W ith all their political bickerings
and parlizan mistakes, this meed at least cannot
be denied them.
Their deservings, in this regard, may be
shown by an exposition of what they have done
in the way of desirable, reasonable anti efficient
retrenchment. Apart from theii action Jon the
tariff question, concerning which, in this Con
nection, much in their favor may be safely said,
it should be remembered that they came into
place upon a pledge to reduce the expenditures
ofthe Government to the lowest practicable a
mount; a pledge which, demanded of them as it
was by the cry ing exigencies ot the country,
was freely made by them from a sense of patri
otic duty, throughout the whole canvass which
resulted in their election. The event has prov
ed their professions sincere, amt so redounds to
their credit. The public expenditures, in the
third y ear of their administration, have been re
duced more than one half. And in proof ol this
take the follow ing statements:
EXPENDITURES OFTHE GOVERNMENT THROUGH
MH. VAN BURENS ADMINISTRATION.
1837537,265,037 15
1838 39,455,438 35
1839 37,614,926 15
1849 28,226,533 81
@14*2,561,915 40
This was an average, pel annum, of more
than @35,500,000.
Contrast this with the appropriations of the
last Congress for the years 1842 and 1843, as
shown in the following tabular statement: —
18-12. 1843.
Civil and diplo
matic, aialmis
cellaneous, ex
clusive ot the
PostOffice Dep. @4,485,900 00 @3,608,895 60
Army appropria-
tions 6,405,280 36 2,721,027 18
Navy' approj n ia-
tions 6,774,405 42 6,191,162 33
Fortifications ap-
propriation 278,000 (X) 521,500 00
Pensions, .Army
and Navy...... 730,776 00 499,115 00
Indian Dep’ment,
treaties, &e 1,300,077 47 872,110 49
Private (House)
bills 37,112 01 37,142 0!
Private (Senate)
bills 19,303 29 19,303 29
Standing appro-
priations, & int.
on public debt.. 1,572,900 00 2,450,042 49
Massachusetts &.
Maine, as per
treaty of AVash
ingjoti 300,000 00
@3l .‘k13,781 58 @17.2-31,898 4-2
The Van Bure.i a.linini-trt.tii.n came in on
loud professions of retrenchment, and its expen
ditures for the first two years averaged, per an
num, @38,360,237 75.
This administration came into power on the
same professions ot economy, and its expendi
tures for the first two years 'averaged, per an
num, @19,412,841 50.
From which statement, it appears that the lat
ter proved itself more sincere in these profes
sions, or was more competent to fulfil them than
the former, during lhe same term ol time, by
showing a difference, for its first two years, of
@18,947,396 25, or, annually, @9,473,698 12j.
And the same result, pro rata, will be shown
on a comparison with the expenditures of the
last two years of Mr. Van Buren’s administra
tion.
Let the country keen these facts in mind for
the present.
“An honest Confession Is good for the Soul.”
To our shame be it spoken, almost every one of
the muititudc of Banks that infest this Common
wealth —institutions that, more than any thing
else, have contributed to degrade the reputation,
embarrass the finances, and destroy the fair
prospects of Pennsylvania-—<wc tluir orign to
Democratic Legislatures! With a majority of
professing Democrats in both Houses, still the
Banks can do as they please, obtain what extra
privileges they please, conform to, or defy with
impunity, just such laws as they please. 1 heir
managers make it a boast that they can always
buy over enough Democrats to their interest, to
secure the passage of any bill which it may suit
them to originate.— Spirit if the
This is, beyond question, the tact. All the
vast monopolies whether created bv the Nation
al or State Legislature, have been eteeted by
the partv which calls itself Democratic. Like
the wolf in the fable, they jial'iniethe stream
themselves, and then make it a ground of quar
rel with the innocent, that it is polluted. They
build uji and break down from trie same motives
—the love ot lucre; and. we rejoice lo find that
there are those amonz them who notwithstand
ing all the hypocritical cant about the Bank par
ty —are willing to admit that the Locofoco is the
real Bank party—that they have created “al
most every one ofthe n u’titud.e of Bank- --ami
that they have done this, not from piiuciple, but
because they were corrupted and bribed to do it.
A precious set are these Loeoloccs, according
I to their own accounts.— Phil: : dp!mi Fortt.n.
SATURDAY MORNIMG, LARCH 25.
Protection—. Mr. Greely’s Speech.
The great importance of the tarift'question
in this country, aud the necessity that the people
should understand thoroughly a question so in
timately connected with the interest of the
whole people, in order to form a correct judge
ment upon its merits, have induced its to lay'
before our readers, in Ibis morning’s paper, the
first part of the speech (the remainder will be
given immediately ) of Mr. Horace Gheelv,
the editor of the New York Tribune, one ofthe
most zealous, and among the most able advo
cates iu this country, of a Tariff of Protection,
lit asking, at the bands or our readers, a calm
and dispassionate perusal of this speech, we
take occasion to remark, that while we are the
advocates of a Tariff tin- Revenue, and believe
it should bo so arranged as to discriminate in
favor of articles manufactured in this country,
so as to atlbrd a moderate and equitable pro
tection to our infant institutions; nevertheless,
we are unwilling to endoise the views of Mr.
Greel v. Our object, tlerefore. in piescntinghis
speech for the consideration ot' our leadeis, is
to atlbru them an opponunity to hear the argu
ments oLbotir .-idv - ol the. question, and they
will tin), he able ilL'torm a'more eulighteiA'd
opinion. This speech of Mr. G. was delivoicd
in the Tabernacle in New Yuk, in a debate on
“The ]>olicy of Protecting Industry by a Tariff,”
in which Messrs. Greely and Blunt took- the
affirmative, and Messrs. Godwin and Tilden
the negative. The speeches ofthe other gentle
men will doubtless be given in the “M rrhmiis'
Magaziv.r," from which we have copied this;
and we will endeavor, when they appear, ti»
present a reply to Mr. G., and probably all to>
our readers, as it will be a discussion exclusive
ly upon the merits of the question, without re
ference to political parties, and therefore better
adapted to the elucidation of the subject than
Congressional speeches.
Prom the Columbus Enquirer.
The Augusta Chronicle reterringto the recent
advertiseuimi ofthe Cashier cftließank of Co
lumbus, and also to a notice of the Cashier ot'
the Ocmulgee Bank, concludes the notice :..*•
follows:
“Thus terminates these faithless concerns, by
which the people have been defrauded out ol
thousands ot dollars, and there are yet three oth
ers in Macon and Columbus, which will doubt
less play the same game, if they’ can only- suc
ceed in ol.tjining a circulation. —Let the people
recollect these institutions which liave-beeu sold,
iroinhand to hand like sheep in a marketplace,
and steer clear of their issues, and all will be
sale. ’
We are by no means disposed, after the severe:
afiir-tions which have befallen our people through
the agency of their Banking inst itutions to step
lorward :.;* apologists lor the Banks. Yet weuo*
not perceive the justness of the wholesale million
which the Chronicle has adopted, of
ee ry Hani; failure as a “fraud upon the j.cople.
A Bank,;.:: well asan individual, ?«ro//in'/, with
out designing to do so—or it may' even tail,un
der maii ’gemeut believed to be prudent am*
beneficial. Neither bank officers nor any one
else can see through mill-stones—and yet often
times it is about as easy lo see through these
opaque bodies, as toplace a proper estimate
upon the honesty and soundness of men to whom
the Bank.- entrust their tunds on discounts and
otherwise. We doubt not in sunn iustqiices
gross frrni shave been practised by the Baiiks,
and we are equally well assured that in many'
other cases, grosi. rascality has been practis
ed upon the Banks. We know it is quite un
popular, just now, to say that any body- in crea
tion evei .iid un ng, unless he v.as a Bank Di
rector. or Bank Officer ot some sort —in which
event there is not the slightest impropriety in.
s tHiiiniiiiii (ifamdr- “UictL “swindling,” or any
thing else upt ti the offender.' To us it .-eenis a
little uncharitable to deal in this wholesale de
nuneiatiori, mil -s the accuser be well furnished
wall 4 i*7..'>;i. y*TtT-"niM,Ttn“tTTn-e4rt-w«s-.- —,
We would thank the Chronicle to give us a lit
tle more light concerning the “three others in.
Macon an t Columbus” that are about io “play
the game,” (the game of fraud, of course,) upon
tire people. If the Editor is in possession of in
formation tending to weaken the credit of any of
our Banks or Agencies, let us have it. It will
be too late to do us any service,'af ter “the fraud”
has been “played off ”
O’ We must apologise lo our friends ofthe
Enquirer, for the delay in noticing the above
article, which was mislaid after it was clipped
from their paper. The exercise ofthe most in
dulgent charity (a very rare virtue, we admit,)
mi the pail of our friends of the Enquirer, has
led them not unfrequently quite astray on the
subject of Banks and their management, par
ticularly in Columbus; and if they have not
been found on several occasions the apologists
of those institutions, they have certainiy a)i
proximatedso near, as to requite the nicest dis
criminating power of the worthy editors to dis
tinguish between—a circumstance which we
have observed with regret. As to the "icliole
sale deniim intion" which the editors charge up
on us, we think they would be quite puzzled lo
discover any evidences ol denunciation in our
columns where it was unmerited. If so, we
will thank them to point it out, and we pledge
ourself to make the amende honorable. Will the
editors of the Enquirer assume the defence of
the banking institutions of Columbus, viz: the
Bank of Columbus, the Rome Agency, the
Planters & Mechanics, the Chattahoochee Rail
Road, and the Phsenix Bank, or tl.e Ocmulgee
Bam,, of Macon, and assert that there has been
no fraud practised upon the people in ther man
agement? or that their failures have been the
result of mistaken and misguided efforts to serve
the people '? If to, we shall, in common with a
large pert ion ofthe people of Georgia, be pleas
ed to see meh defence; for if it be successful,
a load of o.iium w ill be removed from the shoul
ders of sirrne men, which now hangs about their
necks like an incubus. For we confess our in
ability to reconcile to our notions of fair deal
ing, the conduct of institutions that redeemed
the bills of an agency with specie, while the
bills of the principal bank were only redeemed
in depreciated bills—that resumed specie pay
ments and pursued for a season a legitimate
banking* 1 ttsiucss. dealing in exchanges, and
suddenly ■ uspended, having no exchange to re
deem ‘.ho.-,* Lil!', except at a tuii.c.u:: rate ot
premium. This may, however, result from the
extreme dullness of our perceptions; and we
hope the editors may be able to remove our
doubts, and disabuse his friends and neighbors
in the estimation of the public, some of whom,
lire knoK, think they have been defrauded, and
would peihaps be gratified to le convinced by
the Enquirer of their error.
The remarks of the editors about lhe popu
larity or the unpopularity of this or that course,
if designed to apply to us, w ere made without
“consulting their host,” and come ungracefully,
we third.', from lhe Enquirer. The history of
our connexion with the press vindicates us most
fully from being obnoxious to any such insinu
ation even.
The Editors ask us to give them light on the
subjectofthe ’’three Banks” in Macon and Col
umbus, which will doubtless, (not “ate about to”'}
’’play th.: same game.” We certainly thought we
were sufficiently explicit in directing the atten
tion ofthe people to thi se Banks, which ''have
been sold front hand to hand liki sheep tn a market
place, ” but it seems we were mistaken. We
will, therefore, remove alldoubts ot the Editors,
by saying w e had no allusion to the Commer
cial Bank of Macon, which, we believe, has
been /«;7J/aJ/t/ managed; and, if the Editors ate
any thing of Yankee*, tltby can probably gm.■<.
?"cpr Channing, in one ofhis latest addresses
says, with as much beauty as ti.ice, “that the
grand end of society is to place within thcieach
| of all its members the means of improvement of
elevation, ofthe true happiness ot man. There
i a higher duty than to build au alms-house f r
the poor, and that is to save men trom being de
graded iu the blighting influence- ot an aiin--
li< use. Man has a right to:.nnetbingmore than
l*t cad to keep hi in from starvinfie has a right
tu the aids and encouragements and culture, bv
which ha may fulfill the destiny of a tn.'iii; .'.nd
until society is brought to recognize and rever
ence tins it *i ill continue to groan under its pre’-
! cat in iserivs. ’ •
GA. THURSDAY MARCH '/ti. ;
B'’roui Montevideo.
The N. York Comme.r-ial Advertiser of the
18th inst. says—Bv the barque Adaria, arrived
this morning, we have a file of the Jomal do
Comcrcio, of Rio Janeiro, to the 19th of Janu
ary. In glancing over the papers, at a very late
hour, we find only these paragraphs, from Mon
tevideo. dated December 29th.
Gen. Ross >-as made no reply to the demand
of the British and French Ministers, (that the
war with the Oriental Republic should cease);
nevertheless Gen. Oribe was still in the province
of Entre Rios, and a body of 600 men which he
had ordered to Salto has repassed the Uruguay;
so that there was not a single Argentine soldier
within the Oriental State at the last advices.
Gen. Rivera was at the Rio Negro, reorgani
zing his shattered forces. Gen. Paz (with the
reserve) had his head quarters at Molino, near
Montevideo.
The Jomal says it was rumored that the com
mander of the British squadron at Rio was soon
to sail for Montevideo in the frigate Alfred.
Captain Traub, of the Adario, says it was
reported at Rio that all the Ministers of the
Biazilian Emperor had n- igne.;—probably on
aycouuLpf the di ofthe P:< ; -i<leril ol
RiE dtSlae.'imi ’.f iiie MinMersfe-fighis ;.M
--ther. Captain T. saw the comet for the first
time on the sth instant, lat. 29, lon. Gl.
Abetter from Point au Petre, received by a
mercantile house in New Haven, eays:
“The official report, upto the day of sailing,
(20th Feb.) states that the number of dead bodies
found, is 53-19, and they arc still digging more out
of the ruins.”
Alabama Money.—The Columbus Enquirer
of the 22ti inst. saysßy an act of the late
Congress, the Receivers at any ofthe Land Oi
hcesin Alabama are authorised to receive the
bills of Alabama Banks in payment for entered
lands, to a limited extent —no set.ler to enter
moiv than a quarter section for such tunds, and
the g.'o-s amount thus to be received not to ex
ceed $328,111. The operation of this measure
will doubtless appreciate the Alabama money
to some extent.
('on'e&j>ondence of the Uallimorc Ptitriut.
Vn amongton, March 16. 1843.
One of those instructive b’tencii writers who
describe so vividly the stale ol society in Paris
during die splendid days of the Emperor, Na
poleon, gives an amusing account ot u hat the
Government's notions of the liberty of the Press
were at that period. The Alini.-ler told him
with a flourish about freedom, and humanity,
and reason, that he might publish any thing,
provided he did not write against the dignity
anil stability of the Government. The author
was delighted; fur enemy as he was to corrup
tion and oppression, he was jdncercly attached
to the in- titutions ofhis coimny, and desired
nothing >o much as to see them truly invigora
ted mid .sttjjj (>rlcd. Lid when he applied iu the
publishers v irh his mantiscripls, he found that
this Hide proviso—“that lie should write noth
ing against the Govcinment”—included every
thing which the most arbitrary Minister could
desire, and excluded practically all freedom us
thought and expression. Our r ulers at Wash
ingtuh aj pear to have taken a lesson from the
Emp-eroi, in their practical toleration of politi
cal sentiments among their subordinates. Mr.
Tyler proclaimed, al the outset, that the largest
liberty in tin.- respect should be allowed and
maintained. But we now see that ii an officer,
is not openly and avowedly favomhie io contin
uing him in the station of Chief Magistrate for
anoiticr term, he is immediate!) set down as an
enemy' of the Administration.
The President’s first address to the People
concurred with the Circular issued by Mr.
Webster, under the direction of Gen. Harrison,
which pwidcii ihat the office holders should not
interfere in electron <at all. The practical in :
tei'pietation of this, however , is (hat they must
not inter lerc in favor of any one—but the Pres
ident and his peculiar irithds —il.cru. the utmost
latitude is allowed—while not to tifke a pan in
actively p.iruiing and strengthening the “Tyler
party not ~i gl l k m
and committees, to aid m gtiiing up meetings*
to humbug the people into the idea that “the De
mocracy are coming with a rush”—is held as a
decided “inteiference,” and, as such, opposed to
the wishes of the Government, and atlbniing
just cause for removal!
And while all this substantial proscription is
going on, our i tilers and their newspaper organs
can indulge, like the Minister above mentioned,
in flourishes about freedom, toleration, non-in
terference, &c. &c.
The rumors 1 gave you yesterday about con
templated changes in the Baltimore Custom
House aie not cunftrniEt! to-day: but neither are
they disproved, if they were started by some
one whose vis'i was father to the thought, it
would not be the tit t instance of such a con
trivance lobring about <uch an mrangement
desired by persons in high station. If a partic
ular fuctiunary wishes a son-in-law as Lis
Chief Clerk, either for Lis own convenience or
the sake of the salary, he might throw out c<-)-
tain on tills as ft . /• />.; and the echo of them by
the press will familiarize the subject, and af
foida graceful opportunity for introducing it to
the President, o Hie members of the Cabinet;
and in some that is all that is needed in
order to accomplish the object.
Among those whose disinterested friendship
for the existing Administration have been re
warded by moneyed offices, i- Albeit Smith,
well known in the Twenty Sixth Congress, as
the '•f it boif' from Maine. This comlortable
personage is Commissioner under the ■Wash
ington Treaty, with a large .salary. His pecu
liar merits aiid services (in the view of those
now at the head of a (fairs) may be inferred from
the fact that he was one of the rankest Loco
Focos in the House ot Representatives, and
did al! that his inconsiderable abilities could in
unscrupulous opposition to the party who elect
ed Air. Tyler to the Presidency. There was
not a more reckless calumniator of the Whig?;
during the contest of 1840; and their candidate
fur Vice President, as well as President, came
in lot a plentiful share of the abase which he
showered around. Now, however, it is st.
John Tyler,” and “democratic John Tyler,”
and “patriotic John Tyler,’’w ith our pure-mind
ed, di-interested, vnpiirchasuible “lat huy”! Such,
are the worthies upon whom the honors and the
lucre in the gift of the Administration are con
ferred. Men who, for a bribe, can change in a
moment from malignant assailants io the most
pro* irate flatterers. They remind its of the an
cient poet who, whun celebrating a mule race,
sneered at the animals that belonged lo a person
against whom he had a grudge, as
but when a pri e was given tor another poem,
hailed (hem as “daughtersof steeds fleet as the
storm!” A Looker On.
From !he Irittlligf-H er.
Decisiui of the < L cuit Court in the case of
the Suinet s.
On t‘ie "“.-nhifi ol' the United States Uir. uit
t ciui at?'.“A ' ■ ■l.o’.i Munday iiu-'.hing, J:\dj-.
Betts delivered his Opinion instructing tiie
Grand Jury that they had no authority to inquire
into the homicide alleged to have been commit
ted on board the. United States Brig Somers dur
ing her last cruise. The Opinion is represent
ed as being a very able and learned one, cover
ing the whole ground, and embracing every
point that had been raised by Counsel in the
course of lhe argument before the Court.
In conclusion,Judge Belts instructed the Grand
J ury, in substance, as follows:
The Court, he said, could not direct the jury.
It could but pronounce its opinion: and the jury
could afterwards act according to its own sound
discretion.
* The first question addressed to the Court was,
had the jury authoritv to inquire into crimes
committed on the high seas on board United
States ships of war ?
The second question was, if so, had the grand
jury authority to inquire into the complaints al
leged against the officers ofthe Somers?
This involved the question w hether the jury
had also authority to inquire into lhe mutiny or
lhe attempt at mutiny on board the Somers.
To the first question he replied, the Court has
authoritv over crimes commit ed on the high seas
on board United Slates ships of war other than
those within lhe jurisdiction of courts-martial,
that the grand jury had no authority to inquire
into any alleged complaints for offences com
mitted on board the Somet s.
The opinion (remarks the Commercial Ad
vertiser) is one tor which the Judge is entitled to
the gratitude not only ofthe Navy, but of the
whole country. Every period carried convic
tion : and it was a grateful office to watch the
countenances ofthe auditory, and observe the ev
idences of increasing satisfaction utarkingal
most ever} - face as the arguments ofthe learned
Judge grew stronger and stronger against the
light ofthe grandjtuy to interfere inthismatter.
Unable to repress their feelings longer, the clot e
~f the opinion was followed by a general burst
st applause. But silence ensued before the oi
mets hail time lo command it.
After the delivery of the opinion the Giar.n
fur.’, having retired to their room and taken into
cun ide-ration the complaints intheSutncrt ci: e,
returned again into Court with these complaints
. tidotsed, '‘Dismirscdfor want of junat’idion. '
This great and painful case; so far its the in
terposition of the civil tribunals is concerned,
may now, we trust, be considered as ended.'
Rhode Island. K
The Supreme Court of this
it- ■ ittingat Nevi poitcn Tnet :i ,mSN 1 ill' inst.,
when the prisoners, against
forireason weie pending; wcredjj fi;:Bed, they
having petitioned the Governor for | :h*tfim. This
termination oftheprosecttliqns ineoftend
ers, making full submission to we
5- li* . be miivcisally apj
At the Ward Elections, whiflHl , (gee hi
l’!ii'adel| iiia • b'lir'av last,tlu^^Htetcai: led
■ *iv Waul ui the i ;■ 1-t.t ..ven
Xi.nii >. u:l . ii v. ' whii-li ui.
lilical i.ppoliciHs, the The
/,**</.*■'/*. temaik> that ' die fr^^^Hrtht* good
i*a use v. i*i e nei ei more united foefMfiiielphia
weieneii I l.ml e <le v <<t«-<f to th*' IMHKpIiiH 11LS
i’\- C:.av and Whig principle , pres
ent period."
Pknssvi.v ima. -The I
cer of lhe Bth inst., slates trtH||mtkpiitous
bill, districting the State tor <jl' Cbn-
■ :e: : *,, h:is at length, by the Ibrc .. pa: iy dr ill,
been pushed through bo h House!’ us the Leg
islature, and only needs the Cuk or’s signa
ture (which it will receive) urjcjime a law.
By this tall the Whigsih I".: gra-
certr; in, amt three oi four doubi 171 U’Trts t
Loss op the U. S. Ship Concord. —The Na
tional I ntelligeneersays lhe report of the loss of
the U. S. Ship Concord on the African coast,
and the death of Capt. Boerum, her Command
er, are unhappily confirmed so as to leave no
doubt of the fact. The officers and crew, ex
cept a few who perished, are on their return to
the United States, in another : hip byway of
Rio Janeiro.
Capt. Boerum was a native ofthe State of
New York; entered the naval service On the Ist
of September, 1811, and of course was in ser
vice during the whole of the war of 1812. His
commission as Crmumaiulcr bore date on the 9th
February, 1837.
l.'roin the National Intelligencer.
The Tyler Meeting at New York.
Making all possible allowances for prejudice
and ill-will to its objects, from the accounts giv
en by the dilicrem juurnalsof the inqetiugol the
friends of Mr. Tyler, as a candidate for the Pre
sidency, so long "contemplated and advertisee lo
be hclu in the city of New York on the evening
of Wednesday lhe 15th inst’nt, besides; being
essentially a failure, it was one ofthe most dis
orderly e'. er held, inside of a hous«, even in that
great Babel, shall not tiitigne our readers
with a long account ol it. The most agreeable
part of it appears to have been the delightful
music from ;m excellent band, stalikied in lhe
gallery of the cltnrch (the Tahernacli) in which
the meeting was held, preceding tig organiza
tion of lhe meeting; the must resp/etable part
of it a sipeech by the Hon. Caleb l fishing; and
least reputable part of it the small “rows” got
up during the evening on ‘ individtjil responsi
bility,” r.nd the larger one “got up” rl'rA* the ad
journment, w hen “one or two of tie oltending
patties were taken to I he wateli-housl.” Upon the
whole, although the meeting atfonpl feeble in
dications ofthe strength of the pary by which
it was projected, it seems to have peen an up
roarious but rather good-natured ipngregalion
ofthe friends' of nil the cantudaledforthe Pre
sidency. A series of resolutions wlrereail, and
wedare-stay were considered as athfited, though
it is said that, owing to the prevtknee of dis
cordant s:ounds, not one person ik a hundred
heard a vord of them. They weie of course
friendly to the general objects of those who
called the meeting, and to the claims of Presi
dent Tyler to a re-election.
gj-The Hon, 11. H. Wilde, lormerly a mem
ber of Congress from Georgia, was on Saturday
on motion of Mr. McMahon, adniitle.l as a prae
titionei of the Baltimote bat
The Veto Power.— With lhe vividness oi
Xudnnuij-. .srvs.tlie Nariman Ir.lellfoyucer, do*,
"ffie tolh-Twms’ p.*,*v... ,-T* i/b.iY wpeeeh at
Memphis flash the cmindthap.
to the veto power is te be iraecd the longtrain
ot disaster which have cunei the Country and
brought it to its present prostrate condition: —
“Had there been no veto,"said Mr. Cfey, “there
would have been no prevention of the charter
of a National Bank, no removal of the depos
ites, no Treasury circular, no muitiplication of
State banks, no inflation ol paper currency, no
stimulating of excessive entcr]*rises and mad
speculations, no consequent expbsion, collapse,
and the universal rnin which orerspreads our
noble land. Such is the history of our career.”
Shocking.—The Columbus Enquirer ol the
2*2d says:—“Mr. Thomas Fleming was stabbed
several times in the abdornen, on Monday last,
by Pattick McCarty. Mr. Fleming was alive
at the time of our paper goingtopress, but his
case is considered hopeless by the physicians,—
McCarty is in custody. Aathtaffair willshort
ly undergo judicial investigation,, we forbear
further comment.”
Snow.—The Dahlonega Tinies of the 22d says:
-On Thursday last we hadaheavy fall ofsnow
in this neighborhood which clothed the moun
tains in theiraceuslonicil white robes and sirow'y
caps. In Union county it is said, it fell to the
depth of six inches. And before the weather
hail sufficiently moderated to drive this beauti
ful but unwelcome pinching visitor from our
mountancous country, we were again visited
with another unusually heavy fail of snow on
Sunday motning which set in about 8 o’clock,A.
M. and continued without the least intermission
until 4. P. M.
The present season is one without a parallel
in the history of our eounuy. Instead of seeing
our whole range of Mountains, and the fertile
valleys which lie at their base, putting on their
cheerful summer garments as they usually do
at this season of the year, which gladdens the.
heart of the husband-man, we see them clothed
in all their icy mantles of December. These
are truly piitching times with us. The winter
has continued so long and so very severe that it
has required a much greater quantity of grain
fin* the subsistence of stock than is usual during
a modera:e winter, such iruleed has been the ne
cessary consumption of grain, that it is now'
with great ciflicttlty it can be procured at any
price. But this is not the only evil under which
we labor from the severity ofthe winter. Many
of our citizens and especially children, are now
laboring under diseases of one kind or another,
which we *.;..:ika nut are theeffoctsof cold.
Tut: Ni.v> G.i.ut:.—After trying lor two years
what cotd I I e cone with the Whig party, by
git rag the.,i ionic of tamiliices of the Govern
ment, and finding that the party was incorrupti
ble, and could not be Tylerized, the Adminis
tration commences its new game, by attempting
the same scheme with the Leco Foco party, ho
pingfor better success in that quarter. But the
indications are unj' thing but favorable. The
appointment of Mr. Porter, for instance, as Sec
retary of War, is denounced by the Loco Foco
papers of Pennsylvania, as abase scheme to
distract and divide the Democracy of the State;
but which will, nevertheless, utterly fail in its
intended effect; —.-15. i.
Goldin Monroe County.
The Macon Geo. Messenger says:—Within a
tew weeks past, two deposites of gold have been
discovered in Monroe county. Both are what is
termed, depositc mines, and the gold is found in
small particles, in a strata of gravel. One ot
them is about four miles below Forsyth, and
within a quarter of a mile ofthe Rail Road on
the lands of Allen W. Lee. But little has yet
been done in the way ot digging, but prepara
tions are now making to commence systematic
operations, by which its value will be ascertain
ed. From the result of examinations that have
already taken place, it is believed that at least a
fnir compensation will be received for the labor
expended in the operations.
The other mine is a little below Wilson’s
bridge on the north side ofthe Towaliga, and is
supposed to be the richest ofthe two —very little
has j'et been done in the way of digging, the reg
ular operations are about to be commenced.
As we have seen a vial of the gold in the hands
oi the gentleman (Mr. Stewart,) who collected
it, there can be no mistake but the precious met
al is to Ire found there. But the extent and rich
ness of both these Mines is yet to be ascertained.
Escadc of Fis«i:r and his Men.—By an ar
rival since our last Irom Tampico, the news of
lhe escape ot Col Fisher and his brave associ
ates is fully confirmed. They rose upon their
guard at night, aid after a severe struggle, in
which many were killed, succeeded in securing
their arm.* hn.lgtnkingtheircscape. The Mex
ican author itieshad ordered out tour or five thou
and troops wilt the hope of retaking them; but
as there is angpen road to Texas, and the Tex
ans are greater travellers than the Mexicans,
there is little ijhance of such a result. We sin
cerely hope that all these bra ye men ate now ale
on this side tli San Antonio river —.V. O. Pic.
MONDAY MORNING, MAIICH 27.
Xj- Hi; Rail-rodl l.'upn ,;t .Saratoga Springs
wap destroyed by fire on the 1 Ith instant, toge
ther with two or three other buildings atnclied
to it.
Saipw-RECK.—During the storm ot' Thursday
night, the Itith inst., the .reltooner Thomas, of
Bristol, from Belfast for Boston, went ashotcon
Nahant Beach, übe had on *#raid*«wn per
sons, u 4 whom five uere lost in attempting to
reach farid with their hriat. They belonged to
Bristol. Their bodies had not. been recover
ed.
A correspopSenl ofthe Norfolk Herald, writ
ing from Windsor, N. C., under date ofthe 4th
instant, says:—“Ourtown has witnessed a scene
of blood, unparalleled, in this part of the coun
try. Yesterday, flie Militia Company assem
bled at the usual hour, and dining the parade, s.
Mr. Weston was shot dead by one Win. Chegt
um, of Tennessee. Mr. Weston had, in a joc
ular mtoiner, knocked the hat from the head of
Cheatnm, who instantly drew a pistol and shot
him, while another gentleman was leaning up
on his shoulder. Those present were so com
jtletely liljed with consternation that they per
mitted lim/tiujderer to escape, anil he has not
'VU-Dteir taken. - s. , A
Mn. Ci/av.—By au adtertisement in a late
"Leti inglun ( Ky.) Intelligencer,’’ we observe that
Mr. Clay has resumed the practice of Law in
connexion with his son James B. Clay.
Good Fees.—The Judge Advocate’s fees, in
the trial ofCotnnianiler Mackenzie, are as fol
lows:—Ten dollars jier diem, and ten dollars- for
every fifteen pages ol recofiY one hundred and
fifty words making* a page.
LATEST I'liOM ENGLAND.
ARR,VAI^^fe CF,H£
COLUMBIA.
Three Weeks Later from Kurojie
The Columbia arrived at Boston on Monday
the 19th instant, making her passage Irom Liv
erpool in fifteen days and a half. She has ex
perienced very good winter weather. She
brought ntty-lbur passengers front Liverpool,
nine of them Irom Halifax.
Among the passengers are Sir Charles Met
calfe, Governor General ot the British Provin
ces in North America and his'suite. Sir
Charles is lo assume lhe Government nt once,
and to succeed Sir Charles Bagot, who, it is
understood, returns to England as soon as his
health, u hich is vety precarious will admit.
Capt. Spencer, late in command of the U.
States ship Columbia in the Mediterranean, and
brother of the. Secretaty of the Treasury, is al
so a passenger.
We leant by this arrival that the cotton niar
ket Is still dull, audit is even tea red that the
lowest jtbint has not yet been reached, ami there
appears to be no improvement in the manufac
turing districts. The corn market is also hea
vy, with but lew transactions and declining pri
ces. Money is'abunilant: great sums are lying
comparatively idle, there being no encourage
ment to embark in mercantile or other sjrecula
tions.
The steamship Caledonia arrived at Liver
pool on the morningot the 17th, after a passage
of thirteen days, having encountered a succes
sion of easterly winds.
The easterly winds, which have prevailed
nearly a month, have prevented the arrival of a
large number ot vessels from foreign ports.
Amongst the vessels now due, are eighty-five
from America, laden with cotton, the united car
goes of which cannot be much les than 140,900
bales.
Money is abundant; immense sums of it are
lying comparatively idle, and, tor anything like
good security, it may be obtained to any extent,
at a low rate of interest.
, I'l.qsioniMy overlatfo njaij foom India ami
The creditors who have advanced their mon
ey to the repudiating States of this Union have
addressed a strong memorial on the subject to
Mr. Everett, the American Minister in London,
with a request that it may be forwarded to the
President’ for presentation to Congress and to
the different State Legislatures. The memo
rial advances every possible argument for the
maintenance of the credit of the States, and
shows, truly enough, the almost irretrievable in
jury which American credit has sustained in
Europe through the dishonesty of the States
which have repudiated. It has received a great
number of signatures. The most striking pas
sage relates to the straitened pecuniary circum
stances ofthe majority of the sufferers, which
we subjoin. Every true American, every hon
est ano right-hearted man, must desire to see so
foul a stain wiped from the escutcheon of his
country. The fact that in the money markets
of Europe American credit is lower than that of
any other Government ought to stimulate every
true citizen to endeavor to restore the national
character to its former elevated position. The
following is an extract from the memorial.
“An impression, we understand, prevails
very generally amongst your people, that their
creditors in this country are, in a great measure,
men of large fortunes, io whom a lailure in their
ecurities can occasion but little inconvenience.
Even if such were the case, it would, in our
view ofthe matter, furnish no ground for any
departure from the ordinary obligations of good
faith: In tact, however, though there may be
a tew amongst us in more affluent circumstan
ces, yet by tar the larger portion of its ate j.er
sons in the middle rank of life—officers on half
pay—superannuated clerks—retired tradesmen
living on small means—aged spinsters, willows,
and orphans, many of whom have invested their
all in the purchase of your securities, at high
prices, ami now depend for their subsistence,
some even lor their daily bread, on the good
faith of your people.”
The hurricane on the 13th ult. wastei rilily des
tructive to lite anil property—indeed, in this re
spect, without a parallel in the history ofthe
mercantile marine ofGreat Britain, ft has al
ready been ascertained that 189 vessels and 43(1
lives were lost outing that dreadful storm asap
pers by the following table:
Total vessels. Total lives.
England ami Wale: .... 154199
Irck.ndslo-1
Scotlandl73o
Coast of France 5 100
180 430
In tl,e House ol Commons, on the 24th ulti
mo, a member having alluded to a speech dc
liv 'tedii the United States Senate on the Ore
gon qne trait, which he characterized as “a
zross ins iii to the jieople of England," and ex
pressed 1..- apprehension that a collision would
arise between England aud the United States re
specting the Oregon Territory—
“ Sir Robert Peel hoped the honorable mem
ber would not infer the dispositions of the entire
American People from the observations of one
person, or even from the bill which one member
might lay upon the table. The honorable gen
tleman had told them ofthe speech that had been
delivered, and had designated it as a gross in
sult to the British nation. Now he hoped the
honorable gentleman’s speech would not be
quoted in the same way; even if it did, he could
assure the honorable member I hat it would no
cause the American tunds to fall. [A laugh.)
.“He apprehended, with all-due respect for the
American Senate, that the diplomatic arrange
ments of the two countries Were conducted by
their respective Governments, and not by what
individual members ot the Senate might say.
[Hear, hear.) With regard to the Oregon Ter
ritory, he would merely state that communica
tions of a friendly nature hail been going on be
tween the two Governments, and he hoped the
honorable gentleman would not therefore be 100
much alarmed or excited by/he remarks o\ an
individual member, as those friendly relations
were still going on. For that reason, also, he
hoped the honorable member would not impute
any disrespect to him if he declined to enter in
to these negotiations. [Hear, hear.]”
In lhe House of Commons on the 3d instant,
Sir Robert Peel said he had no objection to lay
before the House copies of, or extracts from,
communications between Lord A shburton, the
Secretary ot State for the Colonies, and Mr.
Webster, in reference to the treaty .signed at
Washington on the 9th ot August, 184'2.
The London papers contain a procl imation
forbidding, under severe penalties, any visits of
British subjects, for the purposes ol trade, to
any other ports in China than Canton, Aulov,
Foo-chaw-foo, Ningpo, and Chinghae.
A letter trom Brest states that tire line steam
frigates which are intended for the transat’antic
navigation between France and the United
Slates are ready for sea, and will commence
service in the spring.
News had been received irom Sir J. Ro- ,
who had penetrated the Antarctic Circle to 71
Hi. He has surveyed the coast discovered by
him along its west boundary, and has proceeded
o do the same along lhe western line.
Lord Seaton (formerly Sir John Colbome)
/Aouih 3o , Wf3
has been gazetted Lord i ligh Commissioner oi
the lonian Islands.
It is currently reported, in the leading politi
cal dubs, that Sir James Graham is likely to te
selected to jiteccectl Lonl Ellenborough as Gov
ernor GenerM of India. s
A letter trom Home states that, on the Sth pl
timo, the Tilier had oveidowedits banks, and in
vaded a third part ofthe city.
J'.The trialsofthe Chartists, among whom is
■Feargus O’Conner, are proceeding at Lancas
ter.
It is reported in London papers that tire mis
sion of Mr. Ellice to the Brazils is likely to be
of no beneficial result. The Brazilians refuse
to enter into a negotiation with the English ex
cept upon terms so decidedly disadvantageous
to Great Britain that it would be impolitic lo
accept them.
France.
The quarrel between the Guizot Ministry and
the Opposition is carried on with vigor, but it is
thought that M. Guizot’s party is firmly estab
lished and it is known to enjoy the favor of the
King.
It is announced in the Paris papers that the
Kfog will proceed to the Invalides on May sth,
the anniversary of the death of the Emperor
Nap'ileon, to lay the first stone ofthe tomb des
tined to receive his mortal remains.
Spain.
Iu this country all actual disturbances have
been quelled, but the country is still in an un
quiet state, particularly m the province ofCala
lonia. The Spanish Goyernmcnthad been oblig
ed, to withdraw their charges against the French
VOll-411 a' Barcelona, of unwarrantable
»’«i:e curing the late irtrafflcs there. .®nl a great
deal of dissatisfaction \t*ss*fe.tpresscd in coffee
quence.
Portugal.
Some differences have arisen in the British
negotiations with this country, and all hopes of
arranging a commercial treaty with them are
neatly given up. There have been some seri
ous disturbances at Oporto, the people refusing
to pay the heavy taxes which were demanded.
Turkey and Persia.
The strong city ol Werbeiaeh, in Persia, lias
been captured, taken by storm by lhe Turkish
forces, under the command of Nezib Pacha, af
ter an obstinate and desperate resistance. This
event is calculated to produce a religious war
bet ween Persia and the Porte.
Athens, March 24.
Mori: Snow.—On Sunday last snow tell in
this place the greater part of the day, and before
it all had disappeared, on Tuesday, we had ano
ther visitation. Thermometer for several days
at about 20 deg. above zero. We venture the
assertion that our oldest citizen never saw such
weather so late in the season. “Winter lingers
in the lap < f spring,” in good earnest, though
we hope its reign is now near its close.—Ban
ner. '
Macon, March 23.
The Season.—Strange as it may seem to
those who look upon Georgia as almost a tropic
al climate, we are now experiencing a season
nearly equal to winter wealheroflatitude 42. For
three or lour days past, more or less snow has
fallen. Last week the ground was frozen hard
tor several days.—On Tuesday evening the
21st, snow fell rapidly for about four hours and
much remained on the ground and the roofs ot
buildings &c.yesterday morning. A lew miles
north ol this the fall of snow no doubt was very
heavy. Vegetation of every kind has still the
appearance of mid n inter, and the season is at
least a month behind that of last year. The
fruit ofthe peach is probably destroyed, as that
tree lias been endeavoring to bloom for near a
month past. But little corn is planted, and that
has probably rotted in the ground in consequence
of tl e protracted cold and rains. Even yet, the
weather has not become settled, and changes al
most hourly from sunshine and warmth to cold,
rain, sleet, snow, and every thing known in the
way of weather that is disagreeable. The plant
ing interest is beginning to sutler materially by
the lateness of the season.— Messenger.
Latest from Yucatan.—By the schooner
Columbia, Capt. Repaille, arrived yesterday
I roin Lerma, we have dates from that place to
the 10th insl.
The intelligence brought is that the Mexicans
are concentrating their forces at Lerma, and
have already 2000 men at that point. They are
only waiting the arrival ofthe Guadaloupe from
Vera Uruz with additional reinforcements, when
they will march upon the Campeachanos.
The Mexicans qre still in possession of thq
heights (yirerowra'tXaix.nwdjQampea.chy, and are
dtOt'inOatty ThrrtwXig shells it.;;
regular engagement, however, has talcen plaTlU
since our last advices.— Pic.
Steamboat Fxplosion.
An Extra from the Pittsburgh Sun, under
date of the 17th instant. 2 P. M., contains the
following:
This afternoon, about 1 o’clock, just as the
steamboat Cutter was leaving our wharf, the
rush of passengers to the larboard side, caused
her to list to that side till the guard was under
waler. While in this position, the flue of her
starboard boiler collapsed. The second Engi
neer, who was shipping the starboanl wheel,
was killed instantly. His rrameis Andrew Mc-
Lellan. The first Engineer, Joseph Hughes,
was so severely scalded that be died shortly af
ter. They were bothfrom Cincinnati.
Five ol the firemen were blown overboard,
three of whom were picked uj>, and the others
were drowned. One was a negro trom Cincin
nati, tne other a Frenchman, called Jo Isem.
Seven or eight emigrant passengers on the
lower decK were scalded severely, but not dan
gerously. A large number of deck passengers
were blown overboard and drowned, supposed
to l:e let; or twelve; the names are not known.
I'he Cutter is one of the new line of boats
running between this city and Cincinnati, and
was owned in the latter city. She was com
manded by Capt. Collins.
This is the first accident of lhe kind that ever
happened in this city.
John Tyler ami his Officers.
The Macon Messenger says:—We observe
from the Savannah Repvbliian, that an Agent of
the President, is now in that City, fully com
missioned to make such alterations in the public
offices as policy may dictate. This is but carry
ing out the system openly avowed, andunblusn
irrgly published by Mr. Cushing in the House
of Representatives. Executive favor was pub
licly offered by. him in exchange tor personal
t evolion. A tew of the favored bids were ac
cepted, and the most lucrative posts disposed of,
The balance, those of minor consideration, are
to be farmed out by attorneyship, and no doubt,
every city, town and village will be visited, and
a scrutiny instituted. There never was a pe
riod when fence men mot e abounded than at pre
sent. When Mr. Tylers agent has got through
his business in Savannah Jet him come in the
up country; he will find no lack ol bidders here
—it is tnv the sop he has to offer, is poor and
meagre, but the smallest favors are now-a-days
thankfully received. Freemen can be bought at
a small price, and servitude can Le purchased at
a cost barely sufficient to pay fora badge; but
the mischiei is, these hirelings have nothing lo
bril with them : the principle they recognize
is, that “lhe laborer is worthy of his hire,” ami
they bargain for nothing more certain; influence,
rcsjrectability, weight. «ic. at e contingent, but not
enumerated in the bond, they are rather con
siderations in prospective than in presenli. The
truth is, that Mr. Tyler can buy j ust so raanj'
adherents (and no more) as he has offices and
favors to dispense, and the charactei and worth
ofhis bargains will depend upon the prices he
gives for them.
Should the Agent in Savannah extend his vis
it in this direction, we should be pleased to see
him. We could and would give him somedis
interested information. From our limited ob
servation, we eonld designate a number of par-'
turient sonisot no fixed principles ot any kind,
who are in a state of dissatisfied hetweenity, from
a conviction that their merit.-, are unappreciated,
and their claims slighte I. They are so let, and
their services ean be obtained at a small con
sideration, either lor cash, or even promises, for
so hard are the times, that even Iwpc will buy
them, sole and body. But the Agent must be
apprised of one fact, that they arc tin* hire, only
for the term of hrn years; they are willing to
wear Mr. Tyler’s lively for that term of sei vice/
which will be as long as lie has the command
ot the purse strings, alter that they are Calhmm
men. It is something remarkable, that all lhe
Tyler men you see hereabouts, are CoZ/unut men
iu reserve. They are for Tyler from consider
ations of expediency, but Calhoun men from
principle—ready at the proper time to exchange
“a Rowland for an Oliver.”
Gen. Micheltorena, of the Mexican army,
when he first heard of the taking ot Monterey,
by Com. Jones, thus wrote to the Mexican
Minister of War:—“Your Excellency may im
agine my indignation. I wished mv-elf a thun
derbolt ! to fly and annihilate the invader-.!!"
Trialof Mercer.—A bill has been found
against Mercer for the murder ol Hcberton, by
the Grand Jury ofGlouce- te. county, New Jer
: ey.
The trial i . fixed to commence on Tuesday
afternoon, 28th inst. when Jn ige Elmer will Le
aj-isted by JudgeNoiri-.
M:. Mercer, on l eitig arraigned, plead not
guilty, lie is iu good spirits, bnt r:].pi a:e l pale
on I eirrn bro'i. ,T bt into Court.
I Ur<01724 I iTfVIIVIY 11Y U, ATIZiIYAyKJ AO.
*j3*Mr. Ct suing, having visited Newbuty
port and surveyed the ground, announces that
lie will npt lea eandi late for Congtess. 1 his
determination. *
Naval Court
The tc.-timotiy in the case ofXJom, Macken
zie was yfosed ou Tuesday the 21st. On Wed
nesday, fits defence was read by Mr. Griffin,
one of fits‘ counsel. Il is thus noticed in the
New York .Mperican of Wednesday afternoon:
We have just returned from the Naval Court
Martial; Commander Mackenzie s defence,
which was read by Mr. Griffin, having occu
pied nearly K*’o hours in the delivery. The
Chapel was full, a large number of ladies being
present. Os the defence itself, we do riot pur
pose to say aught to-day, lailbw than that it
was a most triumphant vindication of Com
mander Mackenzie.
'l'he whole facts of this case were recapitula
ted with clearness and great ability, and the
summing up ofthe evidence against Cromwell,'
was exceedingly powerful. I'he confessions of
Sjiencer and Small were dwelt upon strongly;
and the striking fact that though SjienceT and
Cromwell met at the gangway as they were led
to the halter, not a woril passed between them—
although previously Sjiencer had protested that
Cromwell was innocent —was,cited as proof
conclusive ofthe latter’s guilt.
Alter the reading ofthe defence was finished,
Ure Court wasjcleared te deliberate qs to jts re
ception.
Boston Tylerism.
The N. York Courier & Enquirer says:—The
new Tyler paper at Boston, the A'merican, is an
exceedingly pathetic sheet. We don’t know
when or where we have seen one more so. One
of the late numbers of i holds the following lan
guage on the subject of our present beloved
President and the members ofhis most interest
ing* family:
“Our President has been charged with false
hood, publicly and privately, in this city, and in
vain have we wailed, for two years, toseetho.se
in office under him come forward in his defence.
Even his amiable and talented chi hi ten have been
abused, vilified and slandered; but no oilice hol
der, not one of those who arc rioting here upon
the fat of the land, receiving thousands arid thou
sands per annum, through the kindness of the
honest Virginian John Tyler, and his gifted and
guileless children, has had the honesty or the
gratitude to come forward, and say to the merci
less slanderers, it is not so. John Tyler is an
honest man—his children are not less so.”
With the help ofan onion or two a man of or
dinary' sensibilities might shed teats over this
pathos. The idea of the charity dispensed lo
the citizens of Boston “through the kindness of
him and his gilled and guileless children,” is, as
one of our contemporaries feelingly remarks ex
ceedingly touching. The benevolence of some
ofthosc “guileless” children has been less lucky
in this city—in some instances. One at least of
the “sons of a worthy mother” has been refused
an office, even after he had been assured ofitby
one of the “gifted” children ofthe President, who
is said lo hive become intimately acquainted
with the merits ol the young man’s family.
Tj'The specie on board the Columbia at Bos
ton is about .£300,000, or a million and a half of
dollars.
Late and Important from Hayti.—The
Fairfield, Capt. Smith, arrived last night in thir
teen day's from Port au Prince, Capt. S. has
given important intelligence of the revolution in
Hayti.
It appears that it was moving ahead with great
rapidity and the whole island is ere this com
pletely under the government ofthe patriots.
The patriot army were within twenty miles ot
Port au Prince, and that place has been strongly
fortified to resist them. Aux Cayes has fallen
into their hands, and this gives lo them the entire
south ol the Island. There wassomehard fight
ing in taking that town.
After this capture, the patriot army' marched
to Leogone, where their force amounted to 15,-
(XX) men. Their next move was tor Port au
Prince where President Boyer hadbut -KXXlinen
umler hjs ccyninand. He was detenu med to re-
Lor. All valuables had beenshipped, and every
arrangement made for flight. There did not ex
ist a doubt but that the city would fall into the
hands ofthe patriots, and be given up to pillage.
They were determined to drive Boyer out ofthe
island. This, of course, caused great stagnation
in business-indeed, it was completely prostrated.
The principal demands of the Haytiens are a
revision of the Constitution; for lhe one in
force since 1816, provided that it should be revis
ed in nine years, which Boyer has resisted—that
the President shall henceforth be elected for five
or seven years, and not for life—that the enor
mous standing army shaft.be dismissed the coun
try not being able to support the expense—and
that Boyer shall be made to give a strict account
ofthe finances, and refund what lie has sentout
of die country on his private account.
The United States brig Bainbridge, Capt.
Johnson was at Port au Prince, and would re
main till the disturbances were over.— N. Y.
Herald.
The Baltimore Patriot says:—From all di
rections we [tear of the immense dejith of the
snow. A gentleman who arrived from Portland
on Saturday trom Gorham, reported that the
snow was ten feet deep in the vicinity of that
place ; great apprehensions are entertained for
mills, &<■., on the advance of Spring.
Not Bad.—A Lowell printer requests one of
the Millerite preachers to “call and settle” lorthe
printing ofsome second advent hymns before he
goes up. He says, “We can go before a mag
istrate and swear that we believe he intends to
leave the State.”
The Comet—Dr. Gardner.
Owing the lateness of the hour and our want
of room, says the Picayun:', we shall be obliged
to confine this notice ofhis interesting lecture
merely to the remarks made in relation to the
present comet. 'He said that it might jiossibly
be the body seen by LOgier last autumn, but it
would take much observation to jirovc it to be
such. That it is neither Encke’s, Biela’sor Hal
ley’s nor the comet seen in 1610 he appears quite
certain. It is in fact a new comet —that is, new
so far as all relations of astronomical observa
tions in the memory of mankind at the present
day are concerned. In brilliancyjaudmagnitude
it is not equal to the comet of 1811, although it
may be placed in such a position as not to ena
bfous to determine now either its size or constit
uency of light. The solar system is tilled with
nearly seven millions of nebulous bodies, popu
larly known as comets; but the great French
iLstronomer, Arago, made a calculation that a
sporting character might bet @2Bl,9tX),o(X)toonc
solitary dollar, that this planet never would be
destroyed by a comet. The lecturer full;,' prov
ed that it was neither a lunar rainbow nor a
■zodiacal light, and in concluding bis remarks
promised to continue the subject when next he
addressed the audience.
U’The pertinacity with which Captain Ty
ler stuck to" the nominations of Messrs. Wise
and Cushing, reminds us of an old woman, of
real spunk, up lhe country, who being examined
and cross-examined in Court, until her dander
ris, thus addressed the Attorn.:v, who propound
ed tlie-offensivc intefrdgatory to her, “Sit* I’m a
woman of a strong comprebunktion, and when I
gets my compinion fixed, I’m hard to conse
quize.’,—Raleigh Star.
Who wants New Teeth: —The Picayune
says:—A Yankee, writing from the West to his
father, speaksol its great matt imonial facilities,
and ends by making the following suggestion—
“ Suppose you get our girls some new teeth,
■aneftsend. them .out,”
Animal Magnetism.-—Our distinguished fel
low-citizen Proiessor J. IL -Mitchell, is about to
give to the world the result ol his experiments
and observatioßS on this subject,-which have
been carried forward for the last five years in an
examination of over one hundred cases, ernbod-.
Ting many astonishing facts, that result in es
tablishing a theory showing its moral and med
ical iclatiisr.s. It will he published by 'Lea &
Blanchard, in a volume forextenrled circulation,
which it cannot fail to command. — Phil. I . S.
This work will unquestionably be a most val
uable one. Some monthsrago, wehadaconver
sation with Dr. M. upon animal magnetism, and
he gave us, in one hour, more real information
upon the subject than we have ever obtained,
uom al! other sources.— lmuisrilli: Jinn .nil
New Hamp: hire Election. —Returns have
been received from J.s7 towns. About.s6towns
remain to be heard iron'. In these 187 towns,
- itthhard has 21.081 vote.-. The Whig enndi
..*.l has t2.'2|.s votes; the I lift and Abolition
. -mdi,lutes s.T7: Hubbards Majority 165.
His iiiijorit. last vear in the same town was
4 939: r ml the Whig vote 11,107-
92 Whig, ill Radical and 13 Hill Rejue-ct
tatives, have been elce'cri.— Garr. <[• Huq.
Late from Texas.
By yeste:<!a, ’s Western mail, we recoin'd a
regular file ofthe Galveston "Times” to the lain
mst., per Steamer Neptune, at N. Orleans, front
which we clipthe following, being the only items
of news of any interest.
Indian Commission.—Fium a letter written
by a gentleman attached to Hie Indian commis
sion dated Boska Trading House 23ih F»h
1843, wc gather the following ite^‘ J ’2u*:
jjencc?
k “We are here, at the junction of the Boska
and Brazos, in the midst ol a snow storm oi the
heaviest, son, every thing covered— and freez
ing; a bleak wind from the north-east, and our
horses likely to suffer more trom starvation than
cold.”
“We found here some 30 Delawares and a
few Shawnees. The traders’ house a good
store, and has many excellent and very cheap
goods, but they will be compelled togolifehw
up the nation. 5 e terdaj' the runners trom the
Comanchas and (‘addoes came in, and report
the Kechies, Wacoesand some small
tribes will be at the Tewaconv Creek, 15 miles
from here, 6n ihc other side ofthe Brazos ia fit
teen days. We lake a buffalo hunt to-morrow
and in a few days shall start over to prepare for
the reception ofthe Tribes.”
“At present our company consists of thirteen ’
but as six will leave to-day, we shall lie reduced
to a small squad—aud two ol us ooys. We
have not over three days supplies of cirilee sugar
and bacon, so that cold water and fresh* foes,
must hereafter tie our deixtudence. Ido not
think it possible to get the Comanche* in Ui
tteat sooner thana monthoraix weeks, but there
is every probulnllr,'^—indeed it i*. a linos', ce.-iaffi
—the,’ « 'll ferittrer Shaw, the Delaware <)M«
is now with them, and the runner from him wlu<
got in yesterday reports favorably.’
“I hope you have better weather below than
we have up in this wild and bleak, vet beautiful
region."
Texian Ptttso.NEßK. We have seen a leiitu
f rom one of the San Antonio prisoners to his
friend in this place, who represents the treat
ment that they ate subjected to as most barbar
ous.—They are ham-ssed and made to supply th,
plan qfwulis in con veying sand on carts. This is
no exaggeration—the writer is well known to
be a man of unimpeachable veracity and a high
order of intelligence.
Frozen Fish.—Alter the severe irost Wed
nesday night, the bay shore was literally strewn
with frozen fish, great quantities of which have
no doubt been taken and salted down. This
is a casually ol frequent occurrence in thiscoun
try towards the close of winter, and turned lo
good account by the provident, but we fear that
a majority are content with procuring a suppl v
tor the da), trusting to another Godsend for the
inorrow’s meal.
At eleven o'clock A M on Wednesday the
mercury had risen to 56 in the shade; by day
light Thursday morning it had fallen t« &.
We have many ups and downs in this metruri
al country.
The Remsval at Saugerties, N. Y.—The
following letter is from the Post Master Gen
eral :
PoivT Oi'HCE Department, f
Appoinlmcnl Office, January 25. j
Stu:—There is evidence in this office which
tends to establish lhe fact that von have, upon
more than one occasion, utteped the strongest
language rat denunciation and abuse agautsi
President Tyler, and that you continue to mani
fest your feelings by your words and conduct.
Before disposing of this subject asniv duty
points out I deem it proper to ajiprise you.
Your obedient servant,
C. A. WICKLIFFE, P. M. G.
A. B. DeWitt, P. M.
Mr. De AVitL answers as follows:
Saugerties Post Office, N. Y., |
January 30lh 1843. j
Hon. G. A. Wickliffe, Post 'Master General
Sir;—Your letter of the 25th wasduly receiv
ed.—As to lhe charge that I have “uttered the
strongest language of abuse and denundatrou
against President Tyler,” 1 pronounce it, wheth
er testing upon individual assertion or support
ed by oath, lalse in fact and malicious in de
sign. I have uniformly, both in the perform
ance of my official duties aud in my intercourse
with ray follow citizens, alluded to the Execu
tive personally in terms of respect, and referred
to the nieasuies and jiohcy of his administra
tion in tt spirit intended to conciliate. This ex
planation 1 have tell called upon to make iu vin
dication of my character asa gentlmnan, with
out, 1 trust sacrificing any jxirtiou oftiut inde-
pendence which should characterize an officer
intimation thrown out in the concluding ser.-'
tenee ol your letter, lassure you, sir, has oe
casioned no uneasiness on iny part. I haveen-'
deavored to conduct the affairs of this office in it
manner honorable to myself, satisfactory to lhe
public, and beneficially for the Depa tmeiu ;
and 1 flump’ myself that I have tailed in no one
oi these points. Iftime were allowed andspeei
ftcattons lumished me, I doubt not these fact
would be substantiated, and the charges agairro
me refuted, by the testimony.of the most re»pe<
table men in ibis community. law ait reply or
your further action in the premises.
Very respectfully,
A. B. DE WITT, P. M
We publish this correspondence tor two res
sons, —first, because it is a manly answer to an
official insult; and secondly, to show wliat son
of influence is at work at Washington m obtain
removals. The only offence of Mr. De Win.
we are assured by the Kirgston Journal, wa.
voting lor Luther Bradish, last November, tor
Governor. Mr. De Wilt’s case is that ot a
thousand. Some foul and irresponsible calumny
is sent to Washington, and lipiiu such evidence
this Administration not only acts, but lias tlie
hardihood toask support and apjuovtil for it
conduct. — .V. Y. E.rpress.
Hon. J. M. Berrien.
The Athens Wiiig says, the follow ing coin
plimentary notice of our eloquent, talenred anil
honest Senator, John McPherson Berrien, we
extract trom the editorial ol' the Cincinnati
Chronicle. The Whigs of Georgia, aye, and
we might say the whole mass of her citizen*,
with the exception of some noisy demagogue ,
are proud of the man—the Senator. Weave
happy to find that, he is appreciated elsewhetc
than in his own State, and the able editor ol the
Chronicle could not have selected a worthier,
pin er statesman, as the subject ofhis panegyric.
The Hon. John M. BmtnttN. —'I'hc session
of Congress is about to close, mill as we have
not been inattentive observers ofthe part play. <1
by some <if its most conspicuous members, we
teel it a duty occasionally to speak well of three
who, in out judgment, have done well for their
country.
Among the most eminent ol thosi who have
stood really eminent, we tank the Hou. John
M. Berrien, a Senator from Georgia, and Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee. This gentle
man seems not to have been so fond of seeking
altct display, as of acting lhe part of a tine
American statesman, by ascertaining the merits
of questions, and detei mining his votes bv the
results. We have not alwa. s agreed withliirn,
anil have therefore no special bias in his tavoi
He seems to us to have been governed by great
independence ot motive—by a right-seek big
spirit, aud on no occasion to have lowered Ute
dignity or courtesy of his conduct to suit the
low level of ill-natured and ill-manneted dema
gogues.
The jiost of Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee in lhe Senate is not alt easy one to fill;
yet he has filled it with theili-tingnishtd honor
amiability.
The Legislature ot Georgia recently ostracis
ed Mr.Betrien; hut the attempted blow recoiled
upon themselves. The result ot the i:#ltf eleffidn
acquitted the people olGeorgiaoi any such crime,
as w ould have been that o! deserting and denoun
eing a citizen and Senator so worthy, so useful
and so honorable.
Atrocious Murder.—Last night while Mr.
Charles S. Corlies was on his way , Irom the.
Carlton House to his residence in Leonard street,
a pers on dressed in female apparel come up clre e
to him and fired a pistol at hup,. the ball from
which s truck him on the side pl his bead,[passed
obliquely along it and ctpiteuiitnearlhe temple.
The assassin immediately fled, and Mr. Corlii s
was taken to the Carlton House wherehe expired
shortly alter. Pursuit was immediately made
after the assassin, whow as arrested. We leat u
hat the assassin’s name is Colton, and was sit
ting in his room wtiunftwhen the officers arrest
: d him. This is the second attempt made to as
sissintrte Mr. Corlies within the las. lurtnight
Jour, i f Cam. if Hu 20/A.
Moke or the Murder. —There is an impres
sion prevailing this evening that Mr. Corliss
was murdered by the wileo: Colton. The fact
id this case which will couxe out on lhe Coro
tier’s inutic* t will probably prove this.
For some time an improper intercourse Lr.s
been kej t Up between Mr. (‘oilie., and Mrs. Col
ton. The husband, we understaml wa- ierv
ready to forgive the injuries ofthe wife, if she
would return to her children aiid her duty. Mr.
< 'oriies pledged his word that he would stop all
.•oininuuieation with lhe w lie.of Colton. This
aggrieved the unfaithful spouse, and lhe result
is known. We do not vouch for all this, but a
veil inlonrred person inform- us that such w ill
! aioliablv p ovc the fact. We bot e not. The
I .ragecy is horrib'e enough as it is, but this would
make the I'cnouement vet more lioirible.- A'.
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