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til CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A U6UVT A. WEDNESDAY MORNING, 3 AY 6. National Bank—General li irrison. The opinion? of Genera! Harrisopko relation t the power of Cong:e*s to <rhartez a '*lion*l Bank have been such a fruitful theme for tion by the Van Buren party, that nl ; re indu t again to present them to the readers4»f the Sent n. l, that the friends of Geo. Harrisln may be i possesion offke facts to show the pec.de the rbai acter of those party demagogues, wh. are dai.y at tempting to raises* them by ansezt sg triings iu founded in fart, 4n 1*22, while ( *j. Harriso wav a candidate for Congress in Ohio e was die upon by the peep*, through the jpc s , for the ex preesion of ius opiniocs on various jj ditical ques tioni.aad among tfher* was Inal if a National Back; To i his call he promptly xepfed in a letter ad Uessed to the peop e of his dis.rtef, through the columns of the Cincinnati Inquisvtl', giving his views upon all the questions which fchen agitated the public mind, from which letter vie extract the following, as bearing im uediaiely i :*on the ques tion of a Bank.: Cixcixxatt, Septembc 15, 1822. To the Editor of iht Inquisitor . Sir—ln your lost paper yon rero iimend to the candidates at the ensuing election, t T jKillish their po!iticai.creed«, that :h*- e'e-tor* in|y have a fair opportunity of choosing those sentiment* best accord with i.ieir own. I h.i( ijever liebeved that every elector has a rig v t tn-aniL this call up on those who offer their service* the people, and that the candidate* arcbound I i answer it. I might, h is true, avail rnyaelf of the kind of ex ception which y.»u make in favor ol those who have had an opportunity of skewing their p dili cai opinions by their conduct, Du* a* I have iu reason to dread the most minute inlostifndmn of my opinions, and that my fel!op/-c,'*izcn- mav be enabled to compare icy actions wt|h my profes sions, I offer you the Joliowing outttne of mr po ll tica creed, which you may puhlisi if y..u ihink it worthy of a place in your papery This meas ure is more neecssery-tt this time. *.*, some of nay new friends have very kindly, m Jarious hand bill* and otter anonym <us puhiicajons. underta ken to make one for me, which (ifi[ have a cor rect knowledge of what I myself i>c|eve) is not a very exact likeness of that wnich Ii profess. I deem myself a Republican of whatts commonly called the Did Jeftrfson'an School,lind l>elievein the correctness of that iiiterprctatii.i of the Gon sutation. which has been given by fie writings of <hat enlightened statesman, who was at the head of the party and others belonging tfiLpirticular ly the celebrated regulations of inc Virginia Le gislature, duringtbc Presidency ofldr. Adams. I deny, therefore, to the Ge erei Government, the exercise of any power, but whjfl i« expressly given to it by the Constitution, orkvhat is essen tially necessary to carry the posers expressly giver into efiect. I !»elieve that the charter given to the Bank of the United States, was unconstitutional—it being not one of those measures necessary to carry any of the expressly granted powers into effect; and whilst my votes in Congress will show that 1 will take any constitutional means to invoke the char ter, my vote in the Slate Legislature will equally show that I am opposed to those • which are un constitutional or violent, and vrhico will bring us in collision with the Genera! Government. I believe in the tendency of a I rge public debt to sap the foundations of the (institution, by creating a monied aristocracy, w ;osc views and interests must be in direct hosti.'ii r to those of the mass of the people. I deem it the duty, therefore, o the representa tive of the people to endeavor 1 i extinguish as soon as possible, by making eve t retrenchment in the expenditures of tho Goi rnment that a proper performance of the public mssness will al low. I believe in .he right of the pt >ple to instruct their representative when electee ; and if he has sulH ienl evidence that the in- ructions which be given him come from a m o. ity ol hi* con stituents, that he i* bound to o :y them, unless he considers that by doing it he I ould violate the Constitution, in which case I tl ok it would l>e his duly to resign and give then, an opportunity of electing another representative whose opinion would accord witb their own. f* • • • • Wn, 1-, Harriso*. Again, in Reply to a letter of S errod Williams, in which he was asked whether if elected Pres ident he would sign a Bill incc porating a Na tional Bank he answers: *• I would, if It were clearly Ascertained that the pu.dic interest, in relation tufhe collection and disbursement of the revenue wofld materially suf fer without one. and there were Unequivocal man ifestations of pubhc opinion in i s favor 1 think, however, the experiment shook be fairly tried, to ascertain whether the financial peratnms cannot be as wel : earned on without li 'aid of a national bank. If it i* not necessary fcl that purpose it does not appear to me that one can be const na tionally chartered. There i no construction which I can give the consulu bn which w.mld authorize it. on the ground of Hording facilities to commerce.** From these extracts, then, t appears that, in 1522, and again m lS36,Genen Harnson opposed a National Bank as unconstit liooal : and if, as • i ‘ President, he should yield his: >wn scruples, and approve a charter for a Nations Bank, it would se tiom the actual necessities of t e Treasury, in re lation to the receipt and Ji> jurlment of the pu -lie revenue, and an unequivocal expression of the pub lic voice in its favor. Thus tScupying precisely tie same ground w hich Hr. i\J».dison did when ne signed the charter of theßankii 1816; and which Air. Jefferson expressed iri the concluding paragraph Os bis official opinion while a fiember of General Washington’s Cabinet, iu 1711, which is in the following language: . J It must be added, howev.t. that unless the President’s mind uij a view of Aery thing which is urged for and against this bii. is tolerably clear th t it is unauthorized by the ionslilulion, if the pro and the con hang so eveii as to balance his judgement, a jus* respect fori he wisdom of the legislature would naturally dJ ide the balance in favo- of their opinion. It 8; chiefly for rases where they are clearly rmdcilby error, ambition, or interest, that the constiißtion has placed a cheek in the negative of the 'resident. We have been thus parti alar and minute in giving the recorded opinions f General Harrison, and Mr. Jefferson, (Mr. Modi »ns we refer to from memory, tot having tha aact oent before us,) not only to exhibit the coinckktu es their views upon the particulai q-icstiop of a National Bank, but also to show that General Ha dson has, as he says himself, always be onged to t c Jefferson school o*. politics. If this testimony all relieve General Harrison from future misrc re«cntatbn, we shall have accomplished bur oljec ; but if, on the con trary, the supporters of Mr an Bur.c-n persist in uttering tliis calarapy, the p< pie, who ait to judge in this matter, cxaoot » surtkient charity to mpftpse they 4o U ignorant; but will set it down t*h proper acaooa 1 :, » wii ii 4i»po»it(Oo tu :cij k . repre«ent, and that too in the f--;ce of the most con clusive testimony to the ccntraiy. There are yet other questions, and particularly the Tariff, upon which the views of Genera! Har rison have been most grossly misrepresented, on ab of which we have a flood of light to submit to the people of the South. An j when they have heard our defence, anl calmly investigated our expose oi the corruption and misrule of the administration of Martin Van B iren, characterized as it has been by | the most ruinous experiment* upon the currency, products, and labor of the country, and its mo=t ‘ prodigal expenditures of the pub ic money to satiate the cravings of hungry, brawling demagogues, we ask them to dec de between the merits of General Hanison and Wr. Van Buren ; and we ask the de cision with the fullest assurance that they will give their support to WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, of Ohio. The Virginia Flections. The Richmond Compiler o* the l«t in» f . say*. —There is a tie in the Senate. Preston being elec ted from the Montgomery district. The majority in the House, will indicate the major ty on joint ballot; the Whig* have thus far a majority of ! eight certainly, in that body, not including Cabell, which i* reported to have elected a Whig. Major Noah say*: *• The < l ld Dominion , from present appearances, will soon be splendidly rep* resented in the Senate of the U. States, Rives will fill the present vacancy—Leigh will succeed Roane, and Tyler will preside as Vice President iof the United States. A powerful representation ■ from one Slate.” ! The ship Irdh is loading at Philadelphia, for i Liverpool, with white corn in bulk, an entire j cargo, say 12,000 bushels. The Southern Cabinet. The contents of the April nnm!>er of this work. Edited by J. D- Legare, Charleston, S. C. will be found in another part of this day’s paper. Deeply interested as we feel in every thing per taining to agriculture, it is a source of d-flight to witness the increase at the South of Periodicals and news papers devoted to this important branch of industry. It is a certain harbinger of the re tfucitalion of our worn-out and impoverished lands, which, in addition to the pleasure it will affjrd the passenger to look upon highly culti vated, fertile fields, yielding their bounteous harvests to the husbandman, will arrest that spirit of emigration which has for years been depri ving us of so many valuable citizens. The Cabinet combines with agriculture, litera ture, and the arts and sciences, which enables it to present an agreeable and valuable variety, and contributes to the interest and worth of the wo^k. j The Richmond Whig says—When the nomina tions at Harrisburg were made, the editor of the Enquirer made light of them, and said he should go to sleep until after the election in November.— Wonder if his dreams are pleasant. Late from Canton. The ship Providence, at New York from Can ton, brings intelligence that a new edict ha-, been is*ued by Lin, the Commission'er, prohibiting the i introduction of British manufactures, even in ' American vessels. Tea* were coming town slow | . | Backing OtfT !— I he last Nashville papers contain the letter of Gov. Carroll, withdrawing his name from the loco foco Electoral Ticket. Belter, far heller would it have l>een for his re putation if he had never consented to have bis name placed upon that ticket. Then he would not have disgraced himself by indecent and ca lumnious attacks upon the fame of an older and better soldier than himself. In the olden time every log-cabin in the West was a fortress against the Indians. Now every such tenement is a fortress against the political spoilers.— Louisville Journal. I* this a sigx ?— The Committee of Vigil ance fort nionborough Pa.excecds by 45 the whole vote of Gen. Harrison in 1838. and it embraces those only who are expected to lake an active part in the contest. From the New York Courier 4* Enquirer 3 Qth ult. Fire. — Between five and six o’clock this mor ning, a fire broke out in the extensive five story brick budding corner of Henry and Catharine streets, and covering lots No. 24, 26 and 28 Cath arine st. The building was entirely destroved. with a large portion of its contents, consisting of valu able furniture and other materials in the upper stories. Abijah Matthews & Son. extensive manufac turer* of cabinet, ware, &c ; Joseph H. Harrison 1 pr nter; G. J. Harris, uphol-derer ; N. Conckliu, gunsmith ; E. L. Noe, cordial dealer, and several j families, were the occupants. Tne Bahtist Church in Oliver street, adjoining, was in imi nent danger, but by the exertions of the firenun escaped injury. New Ixvkxtioxs.—Our attention has lafi ly been called to two inventions—one American, the other we believe. French—which seem likely to efftd revolutions of great though unequal im portance in the world of manufacture. The American novelty L a machine bv which woollen cloth of every sort is produced at less than a fourth part of the cost hitherto usual. The material is not woven, but compressed. The ur chins, with the machine, can turn out onchun dred yards of the broadcloth in twelve hours; and where 24s were demanded peryard, 65afford the new manufacturer* abundant remuneration. We have inspected and handled (as rough as we liked) specimens of every variety, from the finest scarlet doth fur officers’ uniforms down to blankets and carpets, and we certainly could not. either by sight or touch, distinguish them from corresponding pieces in the old fashion. The French device is of a very different sort, but must also have very remarkable results. Two specimens of this new manufacture were exhibit ed at the Marquis of Northampton’s -last soiree, as President of the Royal Society, and they then excited the curiosity and astonishment of the as sembled elite of our philosophers. They were I rich silk curtains, having all the appearance of ! being interwoven in gold and silver, in the most S gorgeous patterns of araliesque. They looked and felt exactly like the most splendid hangings of the Louis Quatorze taste, hut their cost is a mere trifle in comparison, lor silver are merely woven glass. The Queen of the French and her daughters appeared si the last balls in the Tuillene* in dresses manufactured upon this principle.— Lon~ don paper. India**. —The old Jackson men of Indiana say they intend to give Harrison a majority with out the aid of the Whig*. All they want the whigs to do, is to look on and aee fair pUy be tween thaw and the locflfotos. i- Procefiins* of Comell.| CoUXCIL ( RAHin, > y May 4th, 1843. $ Monday evening, 8 o’clock.— U Council met pursuant to adjournment Present e Hon. D. Hook, Mayor. . . j ! Aldermen—Bohe«, Bishop, Harper, - Dunlap, Flemming, Warren, Parish and Jackson, if | The minutes of the last meeting were read and y confirmed. t I The following Reports and returns were receitr t ed from the Cits Officers, accompanied by the pro f per vouchers ; e The Clerk of the Lower Market, fees 1 | and scales, SS3 50 - I w Clerk of the Upper Market, fees, 2 25 : “ Jailor, 122 32 , | “ City Marshall, fines and guard-house fees, 112 87 : 1 Keeper of the Lower Bridge, 1452 50 | “ Keeper of the Upper Bridge, 160 73 The Sexton reports the death of 17 persons the pan month, 9 whites, (5 of which were children..) and 8 blacks. Tii? keeper of the Hospital report'four patients remaining in the Hospital The Collector and Treasurer, reports a baliaace > on hand, of $828,170 00 Cf which is in City Scrip, 15,470 00 The bills for paving the side walks in the vicini ty of the Lower Market, were oideredto he band ed to the Treasurer for collection. On motion, Ordered the sum of Twenty do'lars be paid to Win. Phi lips, for ascertaining the level of Reyno d stieet, from Centre to Campbell street, and the streets adjoining, and making a plan and I section o f the work. Resolved, That the privilege heretofore granted by the former properties of the Upper Bridge, to | Mr. Wm. Philips, the architect of that w. rk, of : ■ passing the same free of Toll, be continued to him ! during the pleasure of the City Council. The following accounts were severally read and i i order* d to be paid : J W Meredith, Clerk of Lower Market, 1 ! I month‘s salary, SSB 33 ; L T Bhopp, Jailor, 1 mouth’s salary, and i board. 84 67 | S H Oliver, Cl’k of Council,! mo.’s salary, 83 67 H B Frazer, Keeper, lower Bridge, do do 100 00 ; J T Taylor, do upper do do do 50 00 !G F Parish, Pump Contractor, 1 q’rtcrs do 250 OJ S KH Watson,city constable, 1 mo’s salary, 60 00 E G MtGoulrick, do do 60 00 T Taut, do do €0 00 j W B Broom. do do oO UO : E G McGculrick, to pay hands, 31 87 F Blodget, account incidental, 24 75 | Estate J B Guedron, Jo Hospital, 4 00 Clerk Sup, Court, do Water Woiks, 12 50 L King, do Streets, 2 00 ; Porter & Fales, do Hospital, 10 87 | Estate W Alien, do do 24 72 ; W Sindersine, pr BP,do do 29 75 | ! John Simpson, do do 7 GO I A Hitler, do do 142 QO J W Wilde, do do 500 i T Tant, do City Hall, 20 00 i George Davis, do Streets, 8 12 D Leopard, do do 10 00 i A Cocke do do 9 00 J J Maguire, do Engines, 57 50 S H Oliver, do adv s ing Badges, s*c. 7 43 J J Cohen, do Greets, 97 50 Council adjourned to meet on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock. S. H. OLIVER, Clerk. Bagdad. The following interesting account of this city is extracted from “Travels in Kurdistan,” by J. B. Fraser. Esq. just published ; I think/’ say* Mr. Fraser. “of all place* I ever was in, it is the most rcmaikable for every j imaginable sor of noise, and its inhabitants the most intolerably obslrcporous. The room 1 now occupy has a balcony over the street, with two windows; so that every thing that passes under, is as well heard as if it were going on in the 1 roem. Before day Iha c a concert of cock* and hens from a neighboring yard; this is followed by the lively beat of the * revetllcz,’ from the Sepoys’ quarter, which, in its turn, rouses a host iof dogs; these keep up a very industrious run- | ning bass of harking, till the donkeys begin to ; bray. By that time the neighboring Arabs, who have been driven into tha town by the disturbed slate of the country t>eyond it* wall*, have sha ken their ears, and begin to drive out to pasture the flocks of sheep and herd* of cattle and cam els they have brought in with them for security. Assuredly Arab shetrp and cattle have the dea fest ears to the voice of the charmer of any ani- I mols on earth, or they are grievously abused ; by their drivers ; for such a routing and rearing as is made to induce the beasts to move along, I never heard in any other place By that time the rest ot the biped inhabitants are astir. The quiet Turk shuffles silently along, nor do the Christians or Jews commit any vio lent trespass upon the sense of hearing ; hut there are more Arabs—ay, this street is their great thoroughfare, and here and every whee they rush along in droves, like the {ess brutal animals ‘.hey drive or rtde, hallooing to each other and to all they pass, often maintaining a conversation at the top of their tremendous voices, wkh some equally clear-piped brother, at a quaiter of a mite’s distance; as for approaching near for con venience or coramuntca’ion, they never dream of such a thing; lungs arc chea|»er than legs, it is clear, at least, rn Bagdad. Then there is— but I spare yon the further -detail of town criers, saints routing out their pealii g ejaculations beg gars and fakcers thundering lorth there petiti- *in the name of Allah and the Ptophei; and, worse than all, professed singers practising their voices as they pass along. In short. Hatch ett’s, in Piccadilly, when all the mails and coach es arc under despatch—Cockspur street and Char ing-cross, when the season is fullest and the cries are loudest—or Smilhfieid on a special market day—or B.llingsgate, or alt of these together, must strike and yield the palm for variety and »n --1 tensity of noise, to Bagdad, the true legitimate | successor ot old Babel ’ “The white asses and black negroes, though not so noisy, attract equally the attention oflrave -1 llers.—“ For the former,” says Mr. Fraser, “there 1 is quite a craze here—white is your only color for a donkey, and you scarcely meet any person 1 of respectability, man or woman, mounted on any 1 ! thing else than tbese spotless quadrupeds— except, indeed, the more warlike classes, who despise any ! thing under the grade of an Arab steed. Mist of the learned and holy professions prefer the mee i ’ ker animal, and so do ail the ladies; so that the number in use is very great: and as women of 3 the higher ranks seldom move without a mulli -1 tude of attendants similarly mounted, when sue i a visit is made at the house of a neighbour, the braying concert becomes intolerable. These ass- i 3 cs are, I believe, of a particular breed, and fetch 1 very high prices—trom forty to fifty pounds ster ling bi ing no uncommon sum for one of great size, good blood and fine paces. They are i magnificently caparisoned, and every one of the i | poor animals has it* nostril* slit, a practice preva * i lent also in Persia, and which is said to make i : them longer winded. Heaven knows their wind *| is long enough when they begin to bray. The i iage for black slaves here U quite as universal ae a J that for white donkeys, and judging from appear* ! ances. I should suppose that the uglier they are, I the more they are valued—like an Isle of Skye ' terrier, whose beauty consists in its especial a-d ! perfect ughnese. The dark beaut es. male »«d fe« | male, come chiefly from Madagascar and Zanze * bar, and arc supplied for the most part by the Im» aurn of Muscat—a very staunch and worthy ally of ours, in whose hands nearly ail the trade rests, l They are all thick lip|>ed, have brood faces, high : cheek-lwnes, exceedingly depressed noses, small peaked chins, staring white eyes and atrociously j black skins. Here vou find them greatly prefer , ied to all others as servants, both in the Harem, ■ and for other offices. The streets swarm with j them, and their glossy skins, fat shining faces, | and gay apparel. lead at once to the conclusion I they fare well; a fact sufficiently notorious from j the well know partiality of Turks, in common with m st Orientals, towards their slaves; and | the impudent swagger, and not unfrequentiy in i solent language of the dark rogues as they pass j you in the street, leaves no doubt of their l>eing the spoiled favorites of some over-indulgent mas ter. The enjoyment of this species of luxury is however, confined to the faithful ; no Christian or Infidel, of whatever caste, being by law per mitted to own any slave.” It is a fact, not generally noticed, that the ex penses of Mr. Van Burt-n’s Admiration impose a tax of two dollars and thirty cents annually upon every man, woman, and child in the United States. The expenses of Mr. Madison's Administration, during the war with Great Britain, amounted to two dollars and thirty-three cents ; and the travagant' ’ Administration of John Q. Adams amounted to one dollar and nine cents only.— Baltimore Patriot. Tippecaxok Ball. —The Albany Journul says ;—We have l»eeu honored with an invita tion to a Tippecanoe Ball to he given at the To newanda Log-Cabin. Among the Managers we ; recognise the name of General Peter B. Porter, a | Young Gentleman who was a Manager at the • “Balls” given at Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane, and i Fort Erie, in 1814. 1— An Improvement has recently been found out | in the structure of paddle wheels of steamboats, { that promises great advantages. The alteration I is to m.ike the float-boards moveable, and thereby to change the diameter of the paddle wheels. , making it greater or less as might be required. | When a vessel is not heavily laden, a paddle j wheel of large diameter is required, because of | the vessel standing high out of water. A less di ameter of wheel is required when the vessel is *unk deep in the water by heavy cargo. 'The in vention, by shortning the diameter or lengthening at leisure, accommodates the machinery to every J part of the steamer.— N. O. Bulletin. Ax Unsettled Sr ate of Aifairs. —A late | foreign traveller through this country, who receiv ed several severe chastisements for bi* insolence and impudence, complains th it “the people of the United States too frequently take the law in to their own hands to render a residence in it de j sirable.” 1 his reminds us of the case of a mean scamp in Arkansas, who for some contemptible deed whs sentenced by Chief Justice Lynch to receive i “thirty-nine,” well laid on. After taking the ( dose he buttoned up his coat, shrugged his shoul ders, and exclaimed •• I believe I shall leave this I particular section. Things are altogether too un- I settled about here, and too Title respect is paid to persons for my use.” Massachusetts.—A reduction of the repre sentation in the House of Representatives of the | Legislature of Massachusetts is about to take I place, the people ot that tßtate having ratified an amendment to the Constitution to that effect, i he forty Senators are to he apportioned among the provision by which Counsellors were requi red to !>e chosen from among the Senators, before they tumid be chosen from the people at large, is abolished. A census of the inhabitants i« to be taken in May. Elsctsjcitt vs.oik tubes. — After a phi . losophical investigation of some months, a writer says, that species of tree is somewhat allied to iron. It is well known to chemists that oakcon : tains a considerable portion of iron in itscompo : sition. It is presumed that the metal is held in a so , lution by the sap. and equally distributed through | out the treo. This may account for the fact that among a copse the oak is invariably struck by lightning, while other trees ofequal magnitu le, escape destruction. On this subject a western editor says:—Our own observation confirms the fact that oaks are singled out from other trees by electricity, and probably most of our citizens have seen its effect in this vicinity. At one place, within a few miles from this village, some twenty oak trees can !*• seen within the circle of a few rods, splintered by this sul tie agent, wnile other trees in the immediate vicinity remain untouch ed. Something Rare—A Vlr. James Saunders, a loco f<;co orator, in F<anklin county. North Alabama, at a late gathering of the seif-styled de mocrats of the county, made a speech in which he entirely acquit ed Gen. Harrison of the charge of abolitionism. So rare an instance of loco foco honesty, is worthy of record. Extirk Solpiers !—The Philadelphia Led ger says it has an acquaintance who has goi.e to the expense of b ying a pair of water-proof boots, a second-hand broadsword, and several other arti cles, in preparation for the expected war. He has been training himself daily, by holding bis head so two hours in the twenty-four,over a pan of ignited charcoal, min and hdmstonc. By dint of practice he has brought himself to bear the smell of “villanous saltpetre” with r* maika ble heroism* He likewise deans out a slaughter house in his neighborhood gratuitously, every week, to accustom himself to the sight of blood, so that he may “look upon blood and carnage with composure.” The Baltimore 'uu, in commenting upon this, thinks the above chap .mas be the same who passed through bis city a short time since; he had in his possession a huge cleaver, which healwars kept before him in order that he might obtain a real “meat axe disposition ;” it was his compan ion in his outgoings and incomings—his down lyings and uprisings. He was particular in call ing for Gunpowder lea, and would h,ve no other beverage. His favorite dishes were chops and cutlets, and he picked his teeth with an instru ment shaped like a bayonet. Tfic only newspa pers he read were Bulletins. Altogether he was a rare chap, who seemed to be in perfect earnest in he was doing, if a war should take place there is scarcely a doubt that he will become con spicuous—he looks as if he was “born to com mand.” and if occasion offer will surely reach the heighlh of a soldier's ambition. He is said to be a first cousin to the Hon. Jefferson X. J. Bragg. Now we, of New Orleans, Lave a word to say upon this subject. There is a chap in this city who has been in training ever since the last | boundary difficulty came upon the carpet a san i guinary fellow who could eat two such men as those spoken of above every morning before i breakfast and never shed a tear. He is now rea ! ding nothing but Lives of Distinguished Pirates, ! Indian massacres, deeds of blood, accounts of all i the ware, from the Philistines down to those of I iheScroinoles, including Bunyan’s Holy M’ars, ! together with books ou surgery. He stirs his I coftee with a Bowie knife, mends his pens with a . bwdwroyd, picks Li* teeth with « rapier, stools ■- musquitec* with •U. S. musket. gives a negra •, four bit* every morning: to wake him up witfi a edit charge from a horse pistol, sits in Lafayette i Square every night to hear the nine o’clock gon * fired, and attends Spear’s auction regularly to mc« - custom himself to the sound of a drum. His on* i* ly trouble appears to be that when the war breaks r out in real earnest he will not be able to find a k suitable place to bury his dead?— Picayune. a ' I Grnkral Harrison’s Capacity.—Mr. Rit f chie, of the Richmond Enquirer, is certainly the most prominent and influential \an Duren edi '• tor in the south, his testimony therefore, as to the 1 ability of General Harrison, may a* well be b thrown to the mass already accumulated. In I 1814. when war desolated the land, Mr. Ritchie II spoke of General Harrison in this wise: *• i'he 1 secretary of war holds, not only the most impor- taut, but the most difficult station in the Govern * ment. It requires a rare combination ot talents. ■ He must be an experienced man; indefatigable, » brilliant and prompt in his convictions; decisive " in the execution of his orders. The one whom B I have named (G> neral Harrison) comes as near 1 this character as any I can think of. - i ‘Contents of the Southern Cabinet for April. ' i Notes on European Agriculture, by a Cb.nrles -1 ; lonian, No 4 ; Agricultural Survey of the Parish 1 i of St. Matthews, S. C.. by the Editor; Address • | delivered to the Barbour County (Ala.) Agricul ♦ j ral society, on the Anniversary of the Birth-day J | of Washington, by Col. John I. Hunter; Dur ham Cattle, by B. R. Carrol; On Rearing and 1 Feeding «heep. (concluded ;) Indian Corn, (con ■ j tinned :) Pine Plains, (continued;) Calcareous j Manures by Dr. Joseph Johnson; Care of Hor ses; Boilers; The Garden ; Fruit Trees. j ; Tales , Sketches. —On long windedness, and . | its consequences; A Tale of the Morgue, by . j Edward May hew ; The Infant’s Dream; Valen . ; tine Vox, the \ entnloqu.sl; Song of the Wa ! i ter Tipple; An Idea of the Universe. > ! Literary Notices. —The Aborigines of Amcri j : ca; Audubon’s B rds of America. Agricultural Items. —Working Cows; Pro ! duct from Manures; Dutch method of preserving Milk for a long vo\age; Bee Moth; Lime for Peach Trees; Peach 7 rees ; Pear Trees propa ’ gated from Roots; Preserving Plums from the 1 Curculio ; Missouri Flax. M iscellaneous Items. —Electrical Lady ; Creed of a pretty Woman; ??he would be a Soldier; French Beans; 'l'he Majority must Govern; Steam boat Accidents; Bones of an unknown Animal; Dagm-rreoty pe; Redness of Eyes; Importance of Correct Punctuation ; To take out Bruises in Furniture ; A Cool Hand. Potomac Fisheries.— It is stated in the Na tional Intelligencer that the herring fisheries of the Potomac have been unusually productive, the present season; so heavy, indeed, were the draught of herring during the late warm weal her, that some waste of the article was unavoidable. The supply of shad had not been equally abundant. The fishing season was considered as about draw ing to i close. I Old Coins. —The following is a resolution I ; of Congress in 1787. I j Resolved, That the board of Treasury direct | the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on ; one side of each piece the following device, viz : Thirteen circles linked together, a small circle j in the middle, words with the *• United Status” j round it; and in centre, the words “Wr are ; | Oss ;” on the other side of the same piece the I i following devices v:z : A dial with the hours ex- j | pressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above. j on one side ot which is to be the word “ iron,” { and on the othor the year in figures “ 1 787” ; be j low the dial the words •“ Mind yois Business. ’ j I Railways in England.—Miles of railway now completed and open. 6S2$; expected to be i completed this year. 6304; making 1318 miles |in operation next New-\ ear’s day. Remaining to be compieteu 413 miles. Railway Acts have ; been passed for 1,726 miles. Amount of capital I be raised ihis year £5.901.500, which is con i siderably less than the calls of last vear. From the Franklin Repository. i “11ho is General Harrison The question of ’ his enemies—referred to Johnson, Lylie, and ail 1 unprejudiced witnesses, “ Truth guards the pen, an i sanctifies the line." Av, who is he? what hath he • one His country’s highest meed to gain ? A prize that shou : d he only won My hearts and hands without a stain. Thus do the slaves if party fain Kv‘n ignorance their hate to mask ; Ana patriots answer with disdain What no American should ask. V\ ho is be ” let the dead awake! Did Shelby’s lips the truth di«guise ? Hath Daviess vainly fought and spake I Doth/ifs hood blast their memories ? Did Lite’s gallant chief arise ! Whose kindred feelings warmly gave What noble spirit dearest prize. The unsought tribune of the brave ! “ Who is lie” do they ask'igain ? Call then the vha’ie of Madison I And ask it if he won in vain The confident of Jefferson J Did Wayne and Sbyieifaltety own The trust and honor to him due ; These proofs have uecn, and still are known , | And others all as proud y true. “ Who is he Hark ! a comra fe speaks ? A living witness of his fame— What! hear you with unblushing checks The echo of your lohnson’s name ? Who to the g orious contest came, “ The brace and prudent to obev.”— And honoring h.m ye now defame. Shared in his toils, and owned his sway ! “\\hois he —once when envious foes. Dared to impeach his virtue tried, That friend in his defence arose, And slander meanly shiank aside; When nut a voice the truth denied That he “ above suspicion” stood, W’ith all who felt an honest pride. To vindicate the brave and good. “ Who is he let the resjued West In tones of gratitude reply, “ The man who-e valor stands confess’d. Through all our strife for liberty! By whom from savage butchery Releas’d a thousand bosoms glow’d ; From whom the conquered enemy Felt nought but aid humane bestow’d.” “ Who is he ?” one whose mind and sword Were still victorious to the last; One who, when peace her joys restor’d Sough t not for honors to" the past, But, like the Homan, when he cast Aside the hclmit for the p ough. In honcjt toi;s his days have pass’d And honest blessings crown his brow! “ Who is he ?” Sound the answers far ! Wide as the envious taunt is thrown ! The man “ illustrious still in war, In peace-beloved wherever known True to his country’s good alone That country will assert his fame ; And by her brightest honor, own The merit HARRISON may claim ! C j'lir. GARDNER, formerly resident surgeon in the New York Hospital, and physician at Belle vue Hospital, New York, tenders to the public his professional services. Office in Washington street, between Broad and Eilis streets. Residence, United States Hotel, an 2 DR. MONROE, .Surgeon l>eatis»L ' Office on Washington street, near Ellis, residence at the bouse l»te>y occupied by Mrs. Savage april 20 * MARINE ' Chfirtd —'hip Charlott., Go’rhjm'"!. s!’n trig Havre, Carpenter, Havre; sehrs .drick, Boston—Queen, Airy, do. *«8- Arrived —schr Cassius, Boss, N ew y Cockspur; steamboat Mary Sunken GouU Ti ‘ gusta. ’ u,( *> Sailed —fng Savannah, Chapter v Went to sea —bark Oxford, Robinson Liv - - _ ’ np fp*o':, f HAaLCftos \J aw - Arrived yesterday. —Schr Bold i t** } °* Wing. St. Thomas ° Urnn ’*uhr, Cleared. —Ship Eliza Warwick, Davis i, Br barque Gleaner, Gale, Greenock; schr.’r Vt * ; Studley, Boston; Henry, Stoddard, dj Lanut *, IVriu to sea yesterday.—Schr Henry \;,l . Boston. j XT At the e'ection ht d by the Company, on Monday, 4;h icst. C. jV duly elected Captain ; John »’o*kcry, Ist Lieutenant of section v» , RTlfydc, 2d do do 1 ' J E Marshall, Ist do do T S B»ker, 2d do do ” Thomas Barrett, Ist do (j 0 Ul ° Edwin Snyder, 2d do H R Philpot, Ist do ,-j 0 0 D A Philpot, 2u do (j® j*' John Caehin, Ist do (j a °. David taven, 2d do do a*' May 6,1840. WM. H. JON KS, sj! y BOARD OF IIEALTH. His Honor the Mayor has appoin’ej tl !e s o ing gentlemen members of the Foard of |Uv.w the present year: Ward No. I. Messrs W E Jackson. A McKensie S H Oliver. W E Johnston. Ward So. 2. e John Bones, J P Garvin. B Harris, John Winter. Ward So. 3. I’ M Robertson, J J Cohen, J A Eve, L D Force! Ward So. 4. T W Miller, Jona Meios, E B Beall, N K Ectler The Mayor requests the members as above meet at th« Council Room, City Hall, this noon, at 4 o'clock, to organize, and appoint the Chairman. 8, H. OLIVER, Clerk of C. may 6 FT THE FARMERS' a month;! publication, devoted to the improvement of tr'f pi-aclice, and support of the interest, of Agricu'. ure; published at Richmond, Va ,at perrei Edmund Bufein, editor and proprietor. m g THE READING ROOM Attached to this office is open to strangers introduced by them, every day au-i eve ning (Sundayevenings excepted) until I* o’clock. Subscription $o ; for a firm of two or more <lO. r?j' Dr. ly. FLlST offers his services to then. ! tizens of Augusta in the different branches cf his I profession. He may be found at all hours at the late residence of Mr. A. M. Kgerton. second docs | from the comer of Mclntosii and Reynold streets, i ncv29 ' iy j £j> EXCHASGE OS SEW YORK— At sigh' I and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by j nov 23 GARDLLLE fit KHI.ND. ( ‘HZr Doctor J. J. If ILSOS offers his profe?- | siona! services to the citizens of Augusta and in vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the ! first brick building above Guedron’s stable on £!!ij | street, recently occupied by John L. Adams, j «ug 17 * ts i CC/’ W. S. JOSES tenders his professional i services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicimir. I He may be found at his office, No. 214 Broad st, jor at his residence, United States Hotel. ap 24 1 CC/* During my absence in the interior of the j Slate, force, Brothers >c Co. are my duly author- I Led attorneys. ENOCH W. SPOFFOP.I). I april 21 B. 11. OVER BIT, A T TORSE Y AT L A W , sch 25 Jerterson, Jackson county, fia. Cj- AUGUSTA BESEVOLEST SOCIETY.- At the Annual Meeting of the above Society, held at the Masonic Hall, the following Uommitleti were appointed for the purpose of obtaining addi tional membeis and receiving donations, a.-id will call upon the citizens iu he course of the week. Division No. 1. —Andrew McLean, Cyrus Lke, P. H. Man'z. Division So. 3.—John J. Cohen, Wra. E, Jack son, S. B. Groves. Division Ao 3. —E. W. Douglity. John Cashio, Edmund Heaid. ' ’ mav4 STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, For IS4O and IS4I. On Accounts —Harper, Bishop, Bones. On Bridges— Warren, Harper, Parish, Bishop. On Streets —Parish, Fleming. Robertson, Dunlap, i On Magazine— Crump, Dumap, Ficming. On Pumps and Wells —Bishop, Duniap,Crump. On Engines —Jackson, Warren. Miller. On Hospital —Bones, Miller, Jackson. On Drains —Richards, Harper, Robertson. On Health —Robertson, Bones, Jackson, Miller. On Chardy —Dunlap, Crump, Fleming. ’ On City Hall Milier. Jackson, Richards. On South Con.rrums —Flea.ing. Parish, Rif Raids. On R ter Bank and Wharves —Bishop, Wanen, : Harper : On Police —Warren, Miller, Jackson. | On Water Works— Harper, Bones, Biahop. On Jail —Crump, Dunlap, Robertson. On Markets —Parish, Richards. Fleming. S, 11. OLi V Lk, Clerk of Council. RECAPITULATION. Harper-A» counts, Bridges, Drains, River Back and Wharves, Water \ orks. Warren—Bridges, Engines, Police, River Bank and Wharves. Parish—Streets, Bridges, Markets, South Com mons, Crump—Magazine, Charity, Jail,Pumps and Wells. Bishop—Pumps and \\ ells, Accounts, River Bank and \\ harves, \S ater \\ orks, Bridges. Jackson—Engines, City Hall, Police! Health, Ho» I pital. 1 Bones —Hospital, Accounts, Health, Water Work*. Richards—Drams, Markets, City Dali, South Lemmons. Robertson—Health, Streets, Drams, Jail Dunlap—Charity, Magazine, Pumps, Wells, Jsib and Streets. Fleming—S >uth Commons, Streets, Magazine. ,1? Chanty, Markets. Miller—City Hall, Police,Hospital, Engines, »ne p and Health. e #p gj if d* SOI It E. Ihe Kail Road Passenger Trco* between Charleston and Hamburg will leave** follows: ® erWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a«. “ ** Summerville, “ - -S 30 “ “ Georges’, - « - 10 00 ** “ Branchville, “ - 11 00 * “ Blackviile, - “ - !00p. U ** ** Aiken, - - “ - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 *. u. “ “ Aiken, - “ - 730 ** *• Blackviile, “ - . 910 “ “ Midway, “ - - 10 30 ** “ Branchvill “ • - 11 00 “ “ Georges’, ** . _ ji 45 m. “ “ Summerville,* 4 - -1 !sr. M- Arrive at Charleston not before 215 Distance —136 miles. Fare Through —$10 00. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, ami not longer than 5 minutes for wo ’ and water at m) station. To stop for passengers, when a white p? '* hoisted, at either of the above stations; and al>u Sincalhs, "Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 miie Hives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Jobu Sl,Ds and Marsh’s T. O. . c Passengers md will breakfast at Woodstock dine at Blackviile; aoim, win orcanlast at Ai* eß and dine at Charleston. Q:tW. G. SIMMO, General ‘ ommission W tr * chant, office on Mclntosh street, real door to w* Cocstilutionaiist. o° v '