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CHRONICLE AN ) SENTINEL.
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WEDNESDAY MORNI G, FEBRUARY 19.
"7-No mail North of < harlcslon last night.
We perceive that the C rolina papers are dis
cussing the nominations t r the office of Govern
or ofthat State at the ne election. .Sometime
since, thre Charleston M rcury nominated the
Hon. J. ?. Richardson, at 1 subsequently Judge
Johnson and Col. Jas. H. iarr.mond have been
recommeaded by their frier e. The whole ques
tion, it seems, is ultimate!; to be determined en
tirely by Mr. Calhoun’s .reference; for the
friends of each of the nora ecs are endeavoring
to prove that the nominatio of their favorite will
be more agreeable to that g nllcmen, than that of
the other. It is really 1 mentabie in a free
country, to see a whole Sh c so completely sub
servient to the will of one tan, as the people of
South Carolina are to Mr. ( .Ihoun. W e give a
sample below, in an extrac from the communi"
cation of a writer in the Cc rier, who is a friend
of Col. Hammond, and opj ses Judge Richard
son’s nomination. We p iicularly commend
the last paaagraph, in whiclPthe reader is inform
ed that if Mr, Calhoun hcMappointed Judge K.
to the office, the opposition ■? him will no doubt
be elected, or words to thatßTecf
“We do not desire to detrlrt in any wise from
Mr. Calhoun’s influence if this State. That
gentleman has always been Bn terms of intimacy
and cordk-.hty with CoJ, H,,smd still continues so.
When Mr. R. was the eneml of Mr. Calhoun,
Col. H. was one of his staunlhest friends. That
relation has continued unbro*?n, nay unshaken,
through all the political gus* that have blown
over our State. And we unwrtake, on our own
responsibility, to assure the llfcrcury, that no par
ty, having for its object the overthrow of Mr. Cal
houn, or the defeat of the Si»-Treasury scheme,
will receive the support of Cil. Hammond or his
friends. fi
But we desire to be infoiiied whether Mr.
Calhoun has really appointedlvlr. Richardson to
the governorship. We hop*9the Mercury will
not let us remain in ignorancSon this point. It
would add very much to th> strength of Mr.
Richardson, if that fact was pwlicly proclaimed.”
The Ladies’ Companion.
The February No. of this itcellent periodical
came to hand by last night’s Sail. It is embel
lished with -a beautiful engliving of the poet
Burns, and his “Highland \Sry.” Among the
contributors in this number, w find the names
of some of our best writers. S
Charleston Races—lirst Day.
Co I. Singleton's br. f. Helen, fi 2 11
G* Edmondsion’s ch. f. Mary Elizabeth, 12 2
Col. J. Richardson’s ch. f.Amyme Orphan, 3 3 3
The Greenville MountaineeSof the 14th inst.
says—We are informed by tS? Post Master at
Cowpens, Spartanburgh Distlct, that the house
of Mrs. Elizabeth Lipscomb®,vas destroyed by
fire on the evening of the 2l:h ult., together
with all the furniture, and abclt SSOO in money
-Ihe fire is supposed to have Seen accidentally
communicated to a bed, whichSvas not discover- 1
ed in time to extingush it. S
Kknts, &c.—The Boston S'irnes says there
were never known sc many lluses “ to let” as
there are now in that city. Til New York Tat*
tier says, that not less than enl thousand fami
lies wid relinquish house-keepilg in that city in
the spring, unless rents fall frol the present ex
orbitant prices. In Baltimorel(thc Sun says,)
rents will be reduced very matilally this season.
From the New Orleans jle, Feb. 12.
‘Calamitous fSc.
That magnificent structure,lie St. Louis Ex
change—-the pride and ornamlit of our city
built less than two years ago, I: a cost of nearly
a million of dollars, is now a sliouldering heap
of ruins, with nothing remainlg but the naked
and tracturcd wails, which hl/e been deeply
scathed by the consuming elen|nt.
The fire occurred between tie hours of three
and four o’clock, yesterday mor ng. It was first
discovered in a room in the ft irlh story in the
rear of the building. Its orig ais supposed to
be accidental. Hopes were en rtained from the
limited sphere of its influence, hat it would be
speedily extinguished ; but 1 fore the arrival
ot the engines and hose comp aies, the flames
had made such progress as to ’ nder every effort
to subdue them unavailing. 1 he fire extended
from room to room, both abevc nd below, ragin
with uninterrupted fury, and msuraing every
thing in its course. For four r five hours, hu
man skill and exertion were ire otent, and it was
only when the interior of the stabiishment had
been completely destroyed— \ ien the gorgeous
ball room, the elegant saloon, he tasteful and
spacious rotunda, and the larg. and beautiful bar
room were reduced to ashes- -leaving scarcely
turther material for the destrm ;ve energy of the
flames, that they were success! !ly controlled.
The firemen displayed their sual prompitude,
zeal and intrepidity. We regr to add that one
ot them had both his legs broke by the fall of a
heavy beam, while others we severely bruis
ed.
\ ery little ot the furnitue v s saved, and the
greater portion of that was n ch damaged by
the lire and water. Most of tl inmates of the
establishment lost all their pers .al effects
A painful rumor prevails, it t a planter from
the coast, laboring under iiulis jsttioa, was una
ble to leave his room and pern ed in the flames.
\\ e trust that this is but one i those exaggerat
ed reports so apt to spring up n he season of un ■
expected calamity.
The destruction of this splei lid establishment
—involving, as it does, the lc tof at least six
hundred thousand dollars—is t * most disastrous
conflagration which we have ,cr had to record
in New Orleans. It has
and especially the first raunic ality, into corn!
plete gloom and consternatior The St. Louis
Exchange was the pride and tl boast of the an
cient population of our city, ai i it is difficult to
conceive the sorrow into whicl this disaster has
plunged them. The loss is esi rated at between
six hundred and eight hundred housand dollars,
ot which >250,000 only arecovi ed by insurance.
Heavy as this calamity has 1 lien on our citi
“ lh , c P o "'"™ feeiil : curing on the
subject, that subscription lUu I ■ retold,ng the
Lxchang. were circulated d . ev ,„ £ fore
the flames were extinguished. \ L r „ ,
able amount ha, already been bribed Id's
are opeued at the Citizens’ Bai at til „ n ,
dated Association, and at Me* i R oyer ™ S , O ’’
butal. The Improvement Ban has declared Ttl
intention of immediately ret ilding the E
change, and in this praisewoit "/ enterprise that
institution will not only be sustained by the com
munitv, but will be aided by the libera con
of tne'Consolidated Association and Citizens
Bank, both of which have placed sums varying
from $50,000 to >150,000, at the disposal ot the
Improvement Bank. The proffer of the Citizens
Bank especially, has been most generous, inas
much as her directors have offered $l5O 000 to
the bank without interest. We have every rea
son tc believe that many months will not elapse
before we shall have another Exchange erected
on the site of the one now in ruins.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York, Feb. 11.
The Manhattan Dank stock went off to-day at
92, a decline of 8 per cent upon the actual sales
of veslerday. Over a million of dollars, it is now
pretty well ascertained, has been loaned by t..c
Cashier, upon pretty poor security—to favorites
generally, to Government favorites particularly.
The Collector, Jesse Hoyt, has or had his sub-
Trcasury in the vaults of this bank, but I presume
there is no danger of a loss. The Cashier, Mr.
Robert White, is a brother of Campbell C. White,
the father of that famous gold bill that so pleases
the Senator from Missouri. Anon, I suppose, we
shall have a report from the directors, but Mr.
W hite who holds the proxies of the heirs of the
Marquis of Caermarthen, can elect himself, and
keep himself, with those proxies, at will.
It may surprise some of the unuitiated that there
should be Locofoco banks in New \ ork, but soil
is, and there is one other such bank here, power
ful in wealth—a pet bank now—with others of the
smaller kind. When Mr. Van Buren was here,
a bank dinner was given him by the officers of
such banks, and they were well convinced of the
insincerity of his hard money messages so far as
they were concerned. If a sub-Treasury was to
come, sub-Treasurers drafts and Treasury notes
were to come with it, upon which they could
traffic. If sub-Treasury vaults were to be, these
vaults were to be in their banks —checks and oth
er paper devices representing the never-moving
hard money. There is no locofocoism in New
York but among “the rabble rout,” the Richmond
Enquirer so called. These banks and bank di- 1
rectors I speak of are the head and body and soul
of the party. Such a blow up as we hear of now
in tne Manhattan B ink but developes their modes
of operation. Over a quarter of a million Camp
bell P. White has in a single loan. The loudest
declaimers out of doors, against banks, thus make
the most use of them in. The immense tail of
locofocoism in such a city as this is thus wagged
by its body and head; and if a man of intellect,
like Leggett, sets up in opposition, he is cut off in
some way or other, or, like Locke, he is trampled
down. New York politicians, of the Regency
school, are the most accomplished on earth.—
With all the suaviter i?i modo of that model of
them in one branch of Congress, they have all
the elegance and all the fortiter in re of that oth
er of them in tUe other branch—while Mr. Van
Buren himself, be he in the saloon of a royal
court, or in the Republican forum, is the beau ideal
of all such a politician can be. We laugh to see
South Carolina bobbing in such a play !
A Harrison meeting was held in one of our
Wards last night, which gave indications that the
bone and muscle of the Whig party in the city
will do their full part towards his election to the
Presidency.
From the New Orleans Bee of the 12 th.
Texas.
The steam ship Columbia arrived yesterday
morning from Galveston in 40 hours. We have
received the Houston Morning Star up to the
7th instant and the Civilian Galveston Gazette
of the Bth, from which we copy the following
items of news.
Judge Lipscomb has been appointed secretary
of state.
The Cherokee land bill has been adopted. Al
so the act to incorporate the Trinity coal and mi
ning company; an act to increase the minimum
value of lands from fifty cents to one dollar per
acre, and to make the tax one dollar instead of
fifty cents on the hundred dollars, a new act to
suppress gambling and duelling, and the act to
establish a lighthouse on the East end of Galves
ton island.
Congress will probably adjourn during the
present week.
Tariff.—A bill modifying the present rate of
duties on imports, and reducing them to the uni
form advalorem tax of 15 per cent., has passed
both houses of congress. The present high du
ties on distilled spirits are not reduced or mate
rially varied. Another bill has been passed,
which abolishes the bonding system, and provides
for the storage of all goods introduced without
prompt payment in cash of the duties due on
them, and for their detention till such payment
be made.
The steamboat Emblem struck a snag and
went down in Buffaio Bayou, five miles this side
of Houston, on Wednesday. No lives were lost,
and we presume she had no cargo of consequence
as she was coming down. She will, it is thought
be raised without much difficulty.
The Columbia passed theTexian brig of war,
Colorado, Commodore Moore, going into Galves
ton on the evening of the Bth instant.
The following gloomy picture of the present
condition of the business concerns of New York
is drawn in the Express. We would fain hope
that too dark a coloring had been given to it,
were it not that private letters confirm its correct*
ness :
Many cf the banks resemble in their business
appearance the dry good stores in Pearl street.
The officers, like the merchants, are there, but
they are without customers. The paper that is
offered, is now, a large portion of it, so weak,that
they find it difficult to select sufficient on which
to make their loans. Indeed, in the experience
of nearly forty years, through periods of embar
goes, wars and various restrictions on commerce,
we have never seen less spirit and courage among
merchants than at the present time. Those that
aie in debt find it next to impossible to realize
any thing. Those out of debt, and these are few
indeed, have no wish, nor is there any inducement
to make new arrangeinente. Not only 7 are the
mercantile branches of trade affected, but the me
chanical sutler in the same proportion. The me
chanics arc out ot employ, and at a season of
great suffering too. No plans are on foot for
building; and some of our best contractors have
hail to g’.ve up. Ihe capitalist who lives on his
money is also an equal sufferer, for his stocks
have depreciated and have fallen, in some instan
ces fifty per cent. Real estate has declined to a
point not known—rents, particularly stores, are
;30to 50 per cent down. This is a gloomy pic
ture, we know, but it is not more gloomv than
the fact justifies.
From the Baltimore American.
Fram - and Algiers.
i’hc recent accounts from the seat of war in
Africa show that the French are making way suc
cessfully against their semi-barbarous foes. * It is
rather singular that during the whole course of
modern history, including a period of so main
years no permanent conquests have ever been
made by European powers over the Mahometan
nations occupying the southern shores of the Me
diterranean. This ls the more remarkable from
the tact that a vast extent of coast lav open and
bordering upon a sea which w„ s continually tra
versed by the vessels ofChristian nations, so that
means of access were always at hand. Nor hav
causes of grievance been w anting. To sav noth
ing of the old grudge which gave such intense ar
• dour lolhc crusades, and which was never extin-
L guished, the inhabitants of the Barbary countries
’ in later times were a notorious race of pirates, who
r deemed it a most meritorious act to pillage every
• Christian vessel that came in the wav of their
’ corsairs, e..<l to make slaves of the crew. This
■ practice was continued as a regular custom, age
> after age, and so far from resenting it in the way
. that would seem most natural for high spirited
■ and powerful nations, that is by exterminating
the whole nest of marauding robbers, the matter
came to be looked upon as a thing ot course; Eu
ropean captives reduced to slavery were redeemed
by heavy ransoms, and the right of the plunderer
thus to enslave the citizens of every country was
virtually adknowledged. In more recent days im
munity from this species of outrage was purcha
sed by the payment of an annual stipend—a sort
of black mail —and the Dey of Algiers reckoned
among his tributaries some of the proudest sover
eigns of Europe.—lt was no longer ago than
1804 that the lordly ruffians of the red flag at
tempted to levy this exaction from their republican
contemporaries on this side of the water; it was
paid in lead and cast iron—a species of currency
sufficiently raetalic, but not convertible to much
advantage. We may thank the Barbary gentry
for giving us an occasion to discover for ourselves
and to show to the world the first decided adap
tation of our taste for naval combats. It was in
the harbour of Tripoli that the heroic spirit of the
American republic, which afterwards confronted
the first maritime power of the world, first dis
played its true quality in the soul of Decatur.
North Africa, now known under the name of
the Barbary States, was subject to the Roman
sway, and constituted a large province, including
various subordinate ones—Mauritania, Nuinidia,
Getulia, &c. It was to this region that Cato re
treated in the hope of preserving some remnant
of the commonwealth sacred to pristine freedom.
Upon the decline of the Roman power the coun
try was overrun by the Saracens, who not choos
ing to stop on the shores of the Mediterranean,
crossed over into Spain and even penetrated far
into France. The Christian nations of Europe
seemed to be content with expelling these intru
ders, and seldom carried war into Africa. The
conquests of the Spaniards under Ximenes, the
great Cardinal, though prosecuted with much vi
gour for a time and apparently with every pros
pect of success, were soon suspended and finally
abandoned. The expedition of Charles the Fifth
accomplished no greater results. What Napo
leon’s schemes were, in connection with his E
gyptian campaign, it is difficult to say—grand and
comprehensive, no doubt, after the character of
his genius. But they were never carried out.
The designs of France at present seem to look
towards a permanent occupation. Europe is re
turning the visitation of the middle ages; and Bar
bary, long accustomed to attack, is now obliged
to stand upon the defensive. Some speculators
upon European politics say that the French King
has it in view to establish a kingdom in Africa for
one ot his sons. It would be very well for the
cause of civilization if he should succeed in doing
so. The vast resources of that fine country have
been lying unproductive for ages. Since the
days ot Carthagenian greatness, when the galleys
ot that maritime republic swept the Mediterranean
from one end to the other, and, if we may believe
old chroniclers, even ventured beyond the Pillars
of Hercules, or in modern phrase, the Straits of
Gibraltar, and boldly steered into the Atlantic—
since that epoch no great commercial city has
risen on the Atlantic coast; while on the other .
side of the midland sea, the Italian cities, particu
larly Venice, reached the highest points of mer- J
cantile splendor and magnificence.
The French occupation of Northern Africa
may be followed by important results in another
view—that is, in connection with the introduction
of civilization in other quarters of that vast conti
nent. Ihe discovery ol the Niger’s mouth, the
settlements which are going on upon the West
ern jeoast, together with the increasing trade
which several commercial nations, and Great Bri
tain especially, are endeavoring to foster with the
rich districts of the interior, may all conspire with
the movements at the North to bring about one
great result. The various advances of civiliza
tion, renewing and resuscitating long dormant
energies as it proceeds, starting from different
points, and stimulated by diverse motives, may at
some future time meet and unite together in the
heart of Ethiopia.
Stkknbehkex’s Assignment.— The Phila
delphia correspondent of the New York Herald,
says that Steenbergen’s assignment has been
filed in (he Recorder’s office in Philadelphia.—
The Bank of the United States is a professed
creditor for §648,000. The Bank of Penn.
Township, §26,000. Two banks in Baltimore,
§200,000.
Loss OF THE ship Star— The ship Star, J.
Mallet, master, sailed (from New York for New
Orleans, on the 16th ultimo, with an assorted car
go of liquors, dry goods, rice, paving stones, etc,
and got ashore off BlackCeasar’s Creek, on Car
rysford reef, an the 24th instant, at two o’clock,
A. M. Ihe wind was light, and the disaster was
attributable only to the strength of the current.
Every effort was immediately made to relieve the
ship, the passengers working with the crew to
lighten her, by throwing overboard the paving
stones, and by running out an anchor astern, with
the hawse* - to the capstan. J'he wind came off
the land, and every thing was thrown flat aback,
the ship being head on, and she had begun to move
astern, vv hen the purchase parted, and it was found
impossible to get her off without assistance. She
now began to thump very violently on the reef,
and in the course of the 27th bilged. A portion
of the cargo and passengers have already arrived
at this port, and the balance are expected daily
South Floridian 1 stinst.
Salt.- This article constitutes an important
item in the internal trade of the State of N. York.
} salt springs of Salina, apparently inexhausti
ble, > ield annually large supplies of this indis
pensable commodity, which is carried Westward
>y the canal, and finds a ready market in the in-
Tv*' o!! hm the year 1839 in the town of
‘Salma 2 804 718 bushels of salt were inspected,
being a larger quantity by 289,686 bushels than
was ever inspected there before in one year.
A Turkish Laht.—A letter from Constan
tinople, quoted by the Aouvelllste Vaudois an
nouncesa circumstance which, if true, evinces
an extraordinary innovation on the old habits of
I the Mussulmans. It states that the voung Sul
: tan, yielding to the pressing request of his sister
j Mihirmah, has granted her permission to proceed
to England, and be present at the marriage of
i uecn ' ,‘ctona. She is, the writer says, to «r o to
t°^°VV he M< f S rOSe steamer ’ accompanied
by Dr. Millmgen, the English physician, and a uu
: mcrous suite, and after the marriage, is to proceed
to Naples, and from thence to Switzerland, to
pass the summer, but is not to go to Paris, an ar
rangement which is said to have given great di J
! satisfaction to M. de Pontois. the same letter
informs us that the Sultan is about to is« U e a
hatti-scheriff, authorizing Turkish, Greek, Arme
nian, and Jewish women to wear the European
dress, and that the announcement has given
delight to the fair sex, who will no lon-er be
j compelled to hide their charms under the feredee
and the yarhemak. °
machine has laleiy"hoe n i„ trodu .
ced on the extensive works of James Hunt Fen
of Rowden Hill, near Chippenham, for making
bricks, which has excited much curios tv The
cylinders revolve about once a minute, making 6
m the cour.-e of such a revolution, thirty-two
i bricks.— Taunton (~Ms.J Journal.
Safety of Steamboats. —As is th« al
ways after any very serious Calamity by steam
boats has occurred, various suggestions are now
making through the newspapers for tendering
those vessels more safe. Among the best we
have seen, and one which appears entirely feasi
ble, is a suggestion made by the correspondent of
the New Lendon Gazette. The plan designs the
preventing of boats from sinking under any cir
cumstances, whether by being burnt or by stri
king snags or rocks. It is proposed that in con
structing steamboats, and it might be added any
other kind of vessel, copper cylinders, air light,
shall be placed under the upper works ot the boat
of sufficient capacity to sustain the vessel after
she had sunk to the deck. In the bottom of the
boat there should be a water gate, with machine
ry to open it in a moment, so that in case of fire,
the boat could be filled to the deck. There would
therefore be but little to burn, and after the fire
should be extinguished, the “gate” could be clo
sed, and the water pumped out. All this could
be accomplished in a very few moments, and
though considerable damage would ensue, much
property would be saved, and better than all there j
could scarcely be danger of loss of life. Indeed,
every boat in itself would be a life-boat. We
think this plan entitled to deep consideration. No
possible objection to it strikes us at this time, and
as we live in an age of experiments, it would do
no harm to try this one. A single set of cylin
ders would wear as long as a halt dozen boats, so
that, in the long run, the expense of fitting them
would be very small.— Balt. Sun.
Sxow in Vermont.— Extract of a letter
I from Vermont in answer to a question of—How
is the Snow Market ?
“The snow market with us is so well supplied
that nearly every individual has '•‘■gone into it ”
rather deeper than he at. first intended, notwith
standing that the stock is higher than at any
previous year. Many of our snow brokers, who
have very large deposites in private and public
Banks, would be very happy to have the daily
instalments which are accumulating, liquidated,
and the balance credited to new account of 1841.
They think a strong rein should be applied, which
. would effectually control the late heavy im
ports.”
“What is the News'?” —We are wearied,
wearied, wearied with this incessantly repeated
question. It is asked us certainly one hundred
times per diern, on an average. Such an inter
rogatory should never be put to an editor. It is
quite as much as he can do to write the news, not
speak it. Moreover, it is the most meaningless
as well as the most provoking of all queries.—
People that ask it, do not expect a reply ; or if
they do, they must set a very indifferent value up
thc time of an editor. Time, time, time is the
very jewel of our souls—it is cruel, yes savage,
todeurive us of it by long reiterating double-still
ed common-places about nothing at all.— Even.
Signal .
Climate of the Mediterranean—Beau
tiful Skies.— Rain in the summer season is
very uncommon in every part of this sea, and an
almost uninterrupted drought continues from the
beginning of May until that of September. For
instance, rain fell but three times in 1833, once
in 1836, and five times in 1838. But in winter
completely the reverse happens; rain then falling
Ivery often, either”' in constant or interrupted
showers both during the day and night, but par
ticularly the latter. In the spring and autumn it
'j occurs frequently and at intervals, or day after
: day, as in this country. As respects rain, there
i fore at these seasons, there is nothing peculiai in
the climate. The most remarkable phenomenon
accompanying the rains is the want of electricity,
or at least the exnibition of it; for neither during
| showers nor constant rains is it often seen, and
; thunder and lightning are seldom witnessed.—
Thunder especially is uncommon. This, indeed,
is so very rare that, save at Smyrna and Alexan
dria, I never witnessed what may properly be
, called a thunder storm; one attended with those
terrible peals, and vivid flashes of lightning,
which are so often met with in the United States.
; Another peculiarity respecting electricity is, lhat
j it is generally involved in cold and not in warm
weather.* which is generally the reverse of what
occurs in this country.
Besides the peculiarities mentioned, there are
others belonging to the climate ; among the lat
ter are the rareness of snow and hail, of water
spouts and meteoric appearances. Os these the
only ones I have observed were shooting stars.—
The ignis fatuus and aurora borealis in no part
of the sea did I ever witness ; and the absence of
the former may be ascribed with good reason to
the height of the adjacent land and the same
quantity of marshy ground. The mirage is
sometimes seen ; and I had once the pleasured
beholding, about sunset, the shadow of a vessel
below the horizon, perftctly depicted on the
clouds, intervening between her and the vessel in
which I was sailing. But of all appearances the
most peculiar are those of the clouds in warm
weather, and particularly in the afternoon. They
then become tinged with every color which most
gratifies the sight, and adorn the skies in the most
fantastic manner; red, orange,yellow, blue, and
all colors, being mingled with the most exquisite
beauty. Fhe skies, also, are made still more
lovely by the clouds assuming a variety of forms,
as those of rocks, trees, men, beasts, and other
animals and inanimate objects. These beautiful
skies, however, are lost in a great measure in
winter ; for they then lose their rich coloring, are
often obscured, dull, heavy, and diffused ; and
j become even less handsome than those of the
j Atlantic.— Dr. Horner.
There is an esprit du corps about MajANoah
that does him much honor. In speaking of edi
tors, he observes:—
“Good fellows, as they generally are, and de
serving a better fate, they are like a flock of
sheep, whose noses are marked with red ochre,
led on by some bell wether, who feathers his own
nest, and is the only one who can ‘look up’ and
snuff the free air, because he feels his oats, and
thinks he can lead the whole concern. ♦ ♦ ♦
It is ihus that when victory perches upon our
banners, the meanest and least available, the un
known. and sometimes most unsuited, make off
with all the spoils, leaving the editors, who are
said to be ‘looking up,’ the merest crumb from the
official table. Were editors more united, men
who obtain high stations from their labors and
exertions, would scarcely venture upon the expe
riment of ‘whistling them off, and letting down
the wind a prey to fortune.’ I go, hereafter,
against the election of any man who is not pledg
ed among other acts of devotion to his country,
to be lr.e editor’s friend.” J
Knowledge of the World— The great se
cret of a knowledge of the world consists in a sub
serviency to the will of others, and the primary
motive of this is a mechanical and watchful per
ception of our own interest. It is not an art that
requires a long course of study, the difficulty is
putting one’s self apprentice to it. It does 'not
surely imply a very laborious or profound inquiry
into the distinctions of truth and falsehooc to be
able to assent to whatever one hears; nor any
great refinement of feeling to approve of whatev
er has custom, interest or power on its side. The
only question is, who is willing to do so ? Those
are slow to wear the livery of the world who have
any independent resources of their own. It i
not that the philosopher or the man of genius
does not see and know all this, that he is not con
stant and forcibly reminded of it by his own fail
ure or the success of others, but he cannot
to practice it. He has a different scale of eiS
lence and mould of ambition, which ha.e „„,hi^g
in common with current maxims and time-serv
ing calculations. He cannot bring himself to give
up his best grounded convictions to a rich block
head, or his conscientious principles to a knave,
and in doing this consists the chief knowledge ot
t..e world.
Fuxkt Point of Djscussiox. —We per
ceive by the correspondence of the Star, that a
new matter of discussion had arisen in England,
as to the manner, form and words by which the
Queen of England is to be married. The ritual
of the church of England makes the wife promise
to “love and obey ” the husband. Now Prince
Albert is to be one of the Queen’s subjects, and
we miss our estimate of the character ol ictoria, |
if her husband would not be her subject any
how r , queen or no queen. r l his matter has given
rise to quite serious and protracted discussions
among the quidnuncs-; and we do not see how
they managed it. However, it is all settled be
fore this time ; and all the ladies in America are
anxious to hear how. — N. Y. Dispatch.
The English, in their late conquest of Kernaul,
Indoostan, found immense treasures. Beside
£150,000 in specie, a letter says:—
“We have alredy discovered 500 or 600 brass
guns and stores, w-hich for quality and excellence,
almost beat the arsenal at Fort George, and the
treasure*alone,amounts to nearly £ 1,000,000 ster
ling. There is powder enough in the fort to
blow the whole of India to the North Pole. J lie
military stores are sufficient to supply 100,000
men for two years. There are about 500 suits
of complete armor, beautiful things, and swords
(Damascus blades) worth 40 and £SO each. Ihe
Kajah has a pair of pistols the butt, barrels, and
every other part, except the springs, are of solid
gold, with pure agates es substitutes for flints.
Gesxa.y Punctuality.—“ Remarking on
this subject to an English gentleman on board,
he told me the following anecdote in point:—
‘During a temporary residence,’ said he, ‘at May
ence, I made a slight acquaintance with one of
the the inhabitants, of the name of Klopp. He
had much of the honesty and conscientiousness i
attributed to his countrymen; and, though in
practice a plain straightforward, matter-of-fact
person, was nevertheless addicted, like Germans 1
in general, to abstruse studies. Subsequently, for
the sake of the baths, I shifted my quarters to
Ems, and was one morning sitting at breakfast,
when a rapping at the door announced a visitor,
and in walked Herr Klopp. After the usual com
pliments, I enquired whether he had come to Ems
for pleasure merely, or on account of his health -
‘ For neither,’ replied the honest German ; ‘my
errand is to you; and I shall return home direct
ly I have paid off a little debt.’ I was not aware,
I told him, that we had any pecuniary transactions
whatever. ‘No,’ replied Herr Klopp, ‘not in
money ; but if you remember, on such a day
(giving me the day and date) we passed each oth
er on the Mayence Bridge. I had recently been
reading Fichte, and my head was lull of specula
tions ; so that, though conscious of your bow ing
to me, I omitted to return your salute. It is true
that I recollected myselfin the cattle-market, and
indeed pulled off my hat, but that hardly satisfied
my censcience. So the end is, I have come to ac"
quit myself of the debt; and here it is ’
And, will you believe it, sir ? with all the gra
vity of a Prussian senlry presenting arras, the
scrupulous German paid me up the salute in
arrear !’ ” — Hood's Rhine.
From the Farmer’s Register.
Machine for Husking [or Shucking]
and Shelling Corn.—lt is stated in the Ma
ryland papers that a machine has been introduc
ed for husking, or (as we Tuckahoes say) shuck
ing corn. A correspondent of the American
Farmer says that this machine “which has excit
ed much admiration on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland for two years past, was invented and
put in use by Mr. Hussey, the inventor of the
reaping machine,” of which statements have been
given in the Farmers’ Register. The same wri
ter says that many farmers there, with the former
machine, have shucked and shelled their corn
“at the rate of 40 bushels of shelled corn per
hour; and of 100 bushels per hour of corn pre
viously husked.” This, if correctly described,
must be a very curious as w-ell as valuable ma
chine; and we are surprised that so little pro
gress has yet been made in extending informa
tion concerning, as well as the use of both those
machines of Mr. Hussey’s.
North Eastern Boundary.— The Phila
delphia Sentinel of the Bth inst says : “It was
rumoured at the Exchange last evening, on the
authority of a gentleman from Washington, that
Mr. I ox, the British Minister, had transmitted to
the Secretary of State, the ultimatum of the
British Government relative to the boundary
question.”
The New \ ork City Banks. —According
to an official statement, the loans of 22 New
\ ork city banks, on the Ist of January, 1839
amounted to $35,947,375. Same time this year,’
$26,900,173. Decrease, $9,047,202. Specie in
January 1839, $5,008,353. This year, $4,495.-
Decrease, $513,216. Circulation in 1839,
$0,494,243. This year, $4,028,737. Decrease,
$1,465,506.
From the Ladies Companion.
The Past.
BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH.
The Past! What is it, but a faded dream
I ? n i lSedjoy? ~ of bu bbles on a stream
Which flows unceasing to a shoreless sea, ’
1 he boundless ocean of eternity.
The Past! Where is it.' In the eternal mind
It still exists, to all the Future join’d
In one vast panorama! mortal eye
Sees but the Present, as it passes by.
The Past! Why is it that it leaves behind
bo sad a legacy to all mankind ?
Memory looks back with vain regrets and fears
\V hde lingering o’er the urn of wasted years. *
The Past. How is it that we don’t improve
from these instructive pictures as they move?
Precept-experience— how can man demur’ ’
He wise to-day —’fs madness to defer’”
Thus mourn the bundle, with the grave in view
Thus teach the wise-and what the? teach is true.’
But hope— sweet hope—illusive hope.still smiles-
Points to the Future, flatters and beguiles— *
AH trust her treacherous promises too far
The bubble bursts—and we are what we are!
Lusus Nature Extraordinary On
day night last, Dr. Alanson 8. James, of No 74
West Broadway, succeeded in delivering a iadv
of this city, of a very remarkable monster It
consisted of a being of about the usual <6™ “r
imams at birth, bn. having added ££ «° ]
tra pair of arms and a double face- th* h i
peered to have been originally tw„ hells f
back to back, but seemld to have so fnsc'' 1
each olher that the head was not much tl"cr :
han an ordinary one, hat having a face on ri
ther side of it. h on ei " i
ha<l t a C l ° mmon attachment to the <
hat k ‘h n ait endmg °PP° site the other, so s
that the elbows came in contact. There was 1
but one pair of legs, but they had no joint from '
oUmVnV 16 °°U bUt r e tapCri,lg doWnvv *rd ,
feet b t t° m ’ , Cy terminated dump 1
teet, but the most singular of all was, that this 1
monster did actually live several minutes after be <
mg born, one mouth, however, performing the 1
whole act of resp.ration, the other mouth termi
Dating early in a eul de sac. The lineament sos ‘
either face were perfect and well marked Th
mother of this curious monster is doing well '
The doctor has this specimen now in his possp s
sion, and it has been seen by many physicians
who pronounce it to be an unique specimen of
the kind. —New York Sun.
Iron Steamboat. —The iron steamer “V a |
ley Forge” has shown herself well ad ipied to the
navigation of the Western rivers by her capabilit
of withstanding snage. In p ssing down the
sissippi she struck a snag by which another boat
had been sunk.—The iron steamer was not at a i|
injured.
It is stated that all the steamers that ply 0
the Thames between London and Greenwich are
made of iron.
Fact.—We clip the following from an ex
change paper, and without any comments pre
sent it to our readers:—“lf a dealer have a . lY
| articles of which he wishes to make a quick rc
| turn, and consequently is willing to sell at a
; small profit, he is sure to advertise them; but if
| he mean to make a large profit out of his custo
mers, he is generally rather sly about it. Ladies
and gentlemen who have their eye-teeth cut. ne
ver trade at a store where they do not advertise ”
Order of Celebration of the Twenty-Se
cond of February, 1840.
The Committee appointed to make arrange
ments for the celebration of Washington’s birth
day, have appointed Capt. W. T. Gould, Mar
i shal of the day-.
At 10 o’clock A. M., the procession will be
; formed in front of the United States Hotel, and
proceed to the Presbyterian Church, under the
j command of the Marshal of the day, when, after
divine service, Washington’s Farewell Address
wi:l be read by the Rev. C. Sturges, and an Ora
tion will be delivered by Wm. R. McLaws, Esq.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Ist. Augusta Artillery Guards.
2d. Clinch Riflemen.
3d. Major General and Staff.
4th. Brigadier General and Staff.
; sth. Colonel of 10th Regiment and Staff and
Officers of the 10th Regiment.
1 6th. Officers of Army and Navy.
7th. Orator and Reader.
Sth. The Reverend Clergy.
9th. The City Authorities.
10th. Magistrates of the City and Countv.
11th. Fire Companies of the City.
12th. Mechanics’Society.
13th. Medical Faculty and Students.
14th. Citizens.
The pews on the right and left of the centre isle,
will be reserved for the procession.
The Authorities of the City and County, the
Reverend Clergy, the Members of the Fire De
partment, the Mechanics Society, and the citizens
generally, are respectfully invited to join the pro
cession, in the above order.
Salutes will be fired at sunrise and at noon, by
the Augusta Artillery Guards.
Committee of Council.
G. F. Parish,
Chas. B. Hitt,
Wm. E. Jackson.
Augusta Artillery. Clinch Riflemen.
John N. Raiford, Wm. M. Frazer.
O. E. Cashin, John A. Snyder.
Daniel W. Dill. Wm. McLean.
marine intelligence.
Savannah, February 16.
Arrived —Brig Seaboard, Dennis, New Orleans;
steamboat John Randolph, Lyon, Augusta.
Charleston, Feb. IS,
Arrived yesterday— Brig Lancet, Kruse, Matan
zas.
Cleared —Schrs Diadem, Derling, Grand Caillon,
(La); Abba Tlmla, Hopkins, Franklin, (do.)
From this port-- Line ship Niagara, Smith, New
N ork: C L brig Emily, Sherwood, do; brig Daniel
Webster, Adams, Matanzas; schr Curlew, Lis
cornb, Baltimore.
At Quarantine —Ship Charleston, Eldiidge from
Boston.
qO 3 clinch riflemen, attention—
Appear at your parade ground on Saturday, the 22d
instant, at 9 o’clock, a. m. By ordei of the Cap
tain. (feb 19) DWELLE, A. O. S.
Cj* LAW NOTICE. —The undersigned practi
ces in the Superior Courts of Columbia, Washing
ton, Scriven, Burke, and Jefferson counties.
feb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS.
Cj 3 Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the
first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams,
aug 17 t s
{KcW. G, NIMMO, General Commission Mer
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the
onstitutionalist. n ov 7
c 3* exchange on new York—ax sight,
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by
nov 23 GARDELLE & RHINO.
C3* L)r. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci
tizens ot Augusta in the different branches of his
profession. He may be found at all hours at the
late residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second dooi
from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets.
ncv29 j y
(O’ TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS-
Thc Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy,
(Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi
tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening, from
2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms
will be well lighted. dec 19
G3* NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as
follows:
UPWARD.
Aot to leave Charleston before 7 00 a if.
“ Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ Georges’ - “ - 10 00
‘ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m
“ Blackville, - “ - 100 M.
“ Aiken, - - “ _ 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
downward.
rsot to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.m.
“ “ Aiken, - “ . . 730
“ Blackville, “ - . 930
“ Midway-, « _ _ 10 30
“ Branchvill “ - - 11 00
“ Georges’, “ - - 12 00 m.
‘ . “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00p. m.
A}rive at Charleston not before 300
Distance 136 miles. Fare Through—slo 00.
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not
longer than 5 minutes for wo'* and water at any
station. •
To stop for passengers, when a white flag is
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also at
Mnealhs, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0.,
Rives , Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons,
and Marsh’s T. O.
Passengers no will breakfast at Woodstock and
dine at Blackville; aown, will breauiast at Aiken
and dine at Summerville. may-21
TN. POULLAIN & SON inform their friends
• and the public generally, that they have
received by late arrivals, and are now opening *
t iesh and general assortment of GROCERIES, at
the stand formerly occupied by Clarke, McTeir &
Co., immediately opposite the Globe Hotel, and will
be pleased to fill ail orders sent them.
AH Cotton confided to their care will be sold free
of commission.
A stork of Scull Shoals Manufactured Goods
will be kept constantly on hand,
dec 12 wtlmay