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J. CHRONICLE AjfO SENTINEL. y UGllflr A. ______ I i WEDNESDAY MtiRNING. MAY 6. National Bank—General Harrison. The opinions of Harrison in relation t the power of Congtess to .charter a National Bank have been such a fniitfuLtbeme for misrepresent? tion by the Van Buren jnrty, that we i re induce again to present them topie readers of the Sent n.d, that the friends of jion. Harriscr may be i possession ofithe facts to show the people the rbai acter of those party dem: jogues, who are daisy at tempting to mislead the il by asserting things m founded in fact, in hoi 2, while Gen. Haniso wa* a candidate for Cong ]ss in Ohio,he was calle upon by the peop«, -tbtoijpi the press, for the ex preesion of his opinions 0,1 various political ques tioni,-»ad among other* was that of a National Bank; To I his call he promptly replied in a letter ad tressed to the peep e of his district, through the columns of the Cincinnati Inquisitor, giving his views upon all the questions which then agitated the public mind, from which letter we extract the following, as bearing ina mediately upon the ques tion of a Bank: CiscnrxATi, September 16, 1822. To the Editor (if tht Inquisitor j Sir—(ln your last paper you recommend to th« candidates at the ensuing election, to publish their politicaUcrecds, that the doctor* may have a fair opportunity of choosing those wljose sei.timenls best accord with iheir owl. I have ever believed that every elector has u r :i ht to make this call up on those who offer the. ' services to the people, and that the candidates urc-bound lo answer it. I might, h 13 true, avail myself of the kind of ex ception which you mafw* in favor of ih.rse who have had an opportunity of shewing their p cal opinions by their con .iuct. But as I have tu reason lo dread the most minute investigation of my opinions, end that m| fellow-citizens may be enabled to compare nsyifctions with mv profes sion's d offer you the fiili(|wing outline of mv po ll! ical creed, which you i-jay publish if you think it worthy of a place in \|tur paper. This meas ure is more neccsseFy-ctifhi.s tune, as some of my new friends have very ki fully, in various hand bill® and other anorr ti l s publications, underta ken to make one for me, rhich (if I have a cor rect knowledge of what 1 nysclf believe) is not a very exact likeness of thbfc wnich I profess. I deem myself a Republic i.. of what is commonly called the Old JcftVfson*|n School, and believe in the correctness of that i isterpretetion of the (lon slitution, which has been given by the writings of 4hat enlightened statesm an, who was at the head of the party and others belonging to it. particular ly the celebrated re«olßi|?»ns of the Virginia Le gislature, duringthc Presidency of Mr. Adams. I deny, therefore, to !|ie General Government, the exercise of any pow’r, but what is expressly given to it by the Constitution, or what is essen tially necessary to the powers expressly given into effect I believe 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 (Jonpicss will show that I will take any constitutional ijieans to icvoke the char ter, my vote in the Statq Legislature will equally fihow that I am opposed to those which are un constitutional or violent ’and which will bring us in collision with the General Government. I believe in the tendency of a large public debt to sap the foundations of the Constitution, by creating a monied aristocracy, whose views and interests must be in dinfjt hostility to those of the mass of the people. ; I deem it the duty, therefore, of the representa tive of the people tu endeavor '.o extinguish as soon as possible, by making every retrenchment in the expenditures of-4ho Government that a proper performance of Mile public business will al low. y I believe in .heright [if the people lo instruct their representative whqn elected ; and if he bus suffi Tent evidence thaLthe instructions which m.«y be given him come irom a majority ot his con stituents, that he is hojiud to obey them, unless he considers that by doi;ig it be would violate the Constitution, in which; case I think it would be his duty to resign and j-ive them an opportunity ol electing another representative whose opinion would accord with theirj own. * • * * * ■ Wx. H. Harrison. Again, in Reply to a litter of Sherrod Williams, in which he was rv kedfwhelher, if elected Pres ident he would sign a I'ill incorporating a Na tional Bank he answers •*/ would, if it werchlearly ascertained that the pu.dic interest, in rt| rtion to the collection and disbursement of the revenue would materially suf fer without one, ami this e were unequivocal man ifestations of public oplfiun in its favor 1 think, however, the experimeit should be fairly tried, to ascertain whether the fs.uncial operations cannot be as well carried on wMiout the aid of a national bank. If it is not neci|saty for that purpose, it does not appear to me fiat one can be constitu tionally chartered. There is.no construction which I can give the | institution which w.nild authorize it. on the grtlmd of affording facilities to commerce.” | From these extracfl| then, it appears that, in 1822, and again in IS3(| General Harnsoi. opposed a National Bank as tV constitutional; and if, as President, he should jfjJd his own scruples, and approve a charter for aliational Bank, it would be tiom the actual necessities of the Treasury, in re lation to the receipt am* disbursement of the pu -lie levenue, and an un?quivofal expression of the pub lic voire in its favor. Thus occupying precisely tae same giouud which Mr. Madison did when lie signed the charter of the Bank in 1S1G; and which Mr. Jefferson expressed irt the concluding paragraph of his official opinion while a member of General Washington’s Cabinet, in 1791, which is in the following language: It must be addc however, that unless the Pre-mlenf* mind <m a view of every thing which is urged for and against this bill, is tolerably clear th .t it is unauthorized by the constitution, if the pro and the con hang so even as to balance his judgement, a jus* respect for the wisdom of the legislature would naturally decide the balance in favo- of their opinion!. It is chiefly for rases where they are clearly misled by error, ambition, or interest, that the constitution has placed a check in the negative , f the President. |V£ have been tht i particular and minute in giving the recorded o| intons of General Harrison, and Mr. Jefferson, (M ’ Madisons we refer to from memory, toi having t a document before us,) not only to exhibit the coi eidenee es their views upon the paitkulai qncstifp of a National Bank, but also to show that Gent Harrison has, as he says himself, always be on|ed to the Jefferson school o*. politics. If this test r.ony shall relieve General Harrison from future misrepresentation, we shall have accomplished o’ r object; but if, on the con trary', the supporters J Mr. \an Buren persist in uttering this calumny, the people, who aue to judge in this matter, caDOOt possess sufficient charity to they 4o U Ignorantly, but will set it down Vo tab proper account* a wiiful disposition to mis . represent, and that *oo in the fjee of the most con clusive testimony t the contraiy. There are yet other questions, and particularly the Tariff, upon which the views of Genera! Har rison have been roost grossly misrepresented, on all of which we have a flood of light to submit to the people of the Bonlh. And when they have heard our defence, and calmly investigated our expose of the corruption and misrule of the administration of Martin Van Buren, characterized as it has been by the most ruinous experiments upon the currency-, products, and labor of the country, and its most prodigal expenditures of the pub ic money to satiate the cravings of hungry, brawling demagogues, we ask them to decide between the merits of General Hanison and Mr. 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 Ist ins', 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, j which is reported to have elected a Whig. Major Noah eaye: l -The l*ld Dominion, from I present appearances, will soon lie splendidly rep* j 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 of the United States. A powerful representation from one Slate.” The ship India is loading at Philadelphia, for Liverpool, with white com in bulk, an entire cargo, say 12,000 bushels. The Southern Cabinet. The contents of the April nmnher 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 dTight 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 ro sucitation of our worn-out and impoverished lands, which, in addition to the pleasure it will afford 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 work. 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.— j ! Wonder if his dreams arc pleasant. Late from Canton. The ship Providence, at New York from Can- : ton, brings intelligence that a new edict ha* been j issued by Lin, the Commission’er, prohibiting the introduction of British manufactures, even in 1 American vessels. Teas were coming town slow- i ,y - Backing Oct! —The last Nashville papers contain the letter of Gov. Carroll, withdrawing 1 his name from the loco foco Electoral Ticket, j Better, far heller would it have been for his rc | putation if he had never consented to have his name placed upon that ticket. Then he would not have disgraced himself by indecent and ca ! luminous 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 . Is this a sign I—The Committee of Vigil ance for Union bo rough Pa.exrcods by 45 the whole , vote of Gen. Harrison in 1836. and it embraces those only who are expected lo lake an active i part in the contest. From the New York Courier Enquirer 3 Oth ult. i Fire. — Between five and six o’clock this mor ning, a fire broke out in the extensive five story brick building corner of Henry and Catharine street*, 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 Sc Son. extensive manufac turers of cabinet, ware, &c ; Joseph Ji. Harrison 1 printer; G. J. Harris, upholsterer; N. Conckliu, gunsmith; E. L. Noe, cordial dealer, and several 1 families, were the occupants. The B a bust Church in Oliver street, adjoining, was in imi nenl danger, but by the exertions of the firemen I escaped injury. New Invention*.—Our attention has iati ly been called lo two inventions—one American, the other we believe, French—which seem likely to effect revolutions of great though unequal im portance in the world of manufacture. The American novelty i.- 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 one hun dred yards of the broadcloth in twelve hours; ami where 24s were demanded per yard, 65 afford the new manufacturers abu> danl remuneration. We have inspected and handled (as rough as we liked) specimens of every variety, from the finest scarlet cloth fur officer*’ uniforms down to blaokcls 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. Theji were rich silk curtains, havii.g all the appearance of being interwoven iq gold and silver, in the most gorgeous patterns of arabesque. They looked and felt exactly like the most splendid hangings of the Louis Quatorze taste, hut their cost is a mere trifle in comparison, for the gold and silver are merely woven glass. The Queen of the French and her daughters appeared at the last balls in the Tuilieries in dress?s 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 whig* to do, ia to look on and *ee fair play be tween them th* locofoeo*. • Proceedings of Council.^ Council Chamber, > r May 4U», 1840. J Monday evening, 8 o’clock.— j Council rriet pursuant to adjournment Present , Hon. D. Hook, Mayor. , j Aldermen.—Bones, Bishop, Harper, - Dunlap, f Flemming, Warren, Parish and Jackson, f The minutes of the last meeting were read and | • confirmed. The following Reports and returns were receiv t ed from the City Officers, accompanied by the pro . per vouchers: ; The Clerk of the Lower Market, fees 1 and scales, SS3 50 j • “ Clerk of the Upper Market, fees, 225 j “ Jailor, 122 32 \ , “ City Marshall, fines and guard-house fees, 112 87 1 Keeper of the Lower Bridge, 1452 50 j “ Keeper of the Upper Bridge, 160 75 i The Sexton reports the death of 17 persons the month, 9 whites, (5 of which were children.) and S blacks. fir? keeper of the Hospital reports four patients remaining in the Hospital I'he Collector and Treasurer, reports a ballance 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 be hand ed to the Treasurer for collection. On motion. Ordered the sum of Twenty dollars be paid to Wra. Phi'lips, for ascertaining the level of Reyno'd street, from Centre to Campbell street, and the streets adjoining, and making a plan and section o f the work. Rr solved, That the privilege heretofore granted ; by the former properties of the Upper Bridge, to Mr. Wra. Phillips, the architect of that work, 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 ordered to be paid : J W Meredith, Clerk of Lower Market, 1 ![ month’s salary, SSB 33 L T Bhopp, Jailor, 1 month’s salary, and 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’rters do 250 00 KM Watson, city constable, 1 mo’s salary, 60 00 E(1 McGoulrick, do do 60 00 T Taut, do do 60 00 W B Broom. do do <>o 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, 22 30 L King, do Streets, 2 00 i Porter 6i Fales, do Hospital, 10 87 ! Estate W Allen, do do 24 72 ; W Sindcrsine, pr B P, do do 29 75 ; John Simpson, do do 7 00 |I A Hibler, do do 142 QO |J W Wilde, do do 300 T Taut, 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 iJ J Maguire, do Engines, 57 50 | S II Oliver, do adv’ing Badges, <J-c. 7 43 J J J Cohen, do r-trects, 97 50 Council adjourned to meet on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock. S. 11. OLIVER, Clerk. Bagdad. The following interesting account of this city is extracted from “Travels in Kurdistan,” by J. ! 13. Fraser. Esq. just published : | I think,” says Mr. Fraser, “of all places I I ever was in, it is the most remaikahle for every i imaginable sor of noise, and its inhabitants the most intolerably obslrcporous. The room I now l occupy has a balcony over the street, with two I windows; so that every tiling that passes under, is as well heard as if it were going on in the j room. Before day I ba-ea concert of cocks and hens from a neighboring yard ; this is followed by the lively beat of the * reveille*,’ from the Sepoys’ quarter, which, in its turn, rousts a host jof dogs ; these keep up a very industrious run- j ning bass of harking, till the donkeys begin to j bray. By that time the neighboring Arabs, who I have been driven into Iha town by the disturbed | slate of the country lieyond its wails, have sha ' ken their ears, and begin to drive out to pasture the flocks of sheep and herds of cattle and cam els they have brought in with them for security, i j Assuredly Arab sheep and cattle have the dea fest ears to the voice of the charmer of any ani mols on earth, or they are grievously abused by their drivers; for such a routing and roaring as is made to induce the beasts to move along, 1 never heard in any other [.lace By that time the rest of the biped inhabitants are astir. Tne quiet Turk shuffles silently along, nor do the Christiana or Jews commit any vio lent trespass upon the sense ot hearing ; hut there are more Arabs —ay, this street is their great thoroughfare, and here and every whe c they rush along in droves, like the less brutal animals '.hey drive or ride, hallooing to each other and to all they pass, often maintaining a conversation at the top of their tremendous voices, with some equally clear-piped brother, at a quailer of a mile’s distance; as for approaching near for con venience or communication, they never dieam of such a thing; lungs are cheajier than legs, it is clear, at least, rn Bagdad. Then there is— but 1 spare yon the lurther -detail of town criers, ' saints routing out their pealirg ejaculations beg gars ahd fakeers thundering torth the : r petiti- in the name of Allah and the Piophet; 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- j es arc under despatch—Cockspur street and Char ing-cross, when the season is luliest and the cries are loudest —or Smithfield on a special market day—or B.llingsgale, or all of these together, must strike and yield the palm for variety and in- | 1 tensity of noise, to Bagdad, the true legitimate successor ot old Babel ” 1 “The white asses and black negroes, though not-so noisy, attract equally the attention oftravc - Ifers.-—“ For the farmer,” says Mr. Fraser, “there I • is quite a craze here—white is your only color for a donkey, and you scarcely meet any person > of respectability, man or woman, mounted on any 1 thing else than these spotless quadrupeds— except, ’ indeed, the more warlike classes, who despise any s thing under the grade of an Arab steed. Most of the learned and holy professions prefer the mee -1 ker animal, and so do all the ladies ; so that the number in use is very great: and as women of 5 the higher ranks seldom move without a multi -1 tude of attendants similarly mounted, when sue i a visit is made at the house of a neighbour, the braying concert becomes intolerable. Those ass -5 cs are, I believe, of a particular breed, and fetch 1 very high prices—from forty to fifty pounds ster ‘ flog 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 ih» nostrils slit, a practice preva - 1 lent also in Persia, and which is said lo make s ; them longer winded. Heaven knows their wind •| is long enough when they begin to bray. The i tage for black slaves here Is quite as univeisal • I (hat for white donkeys, and judging from appear j ances, I should suppose that the uglier they are, Ithe more they are valued —like an Isle of £kye terrier, whose beauty consists in its especial and perfect ughnese. The dark beauties, male and fe male, come chiefly from Madagascar and Zanze ! bar, and arc supplied for the most part by the Im- I aurn of Muscat—a very staunch and worthy ally i of ours, in whose hands nearly ait the trade rests, j They arc all thick tip|>ed, have broad faces, high | cheek-bones, exceedingly depressed noses, small peaked chins, staring white eyes and atrociously | black skins. Here you find them greatly prefer I led to ail others as servants, both in the Harem, j »nd fo.r other offices. The streets swam, with j them, and their glossy skins, fat shining faces, j and gay appaiel, lead at ones to the conclusion j they (are well; a fact sufficiently notorious from j the well know partiality of Turks, in common : with most Orientals, towards their slaves; and j the impudent swagger, and not uufrequenlly in j sclent language of the dark rogues as they pass I you in the street, leaves no doubt of their l>eing i the spoiled favorites of some over-indulgent mas ter. The enjoyment of t species of luxury is however, confined lo 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 ti»o 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 %l ex- Iruvdgant ” Administration of John Q. Adams amounted to one dollar and nine cents only.— Bullimure Pul riot. Tippecanoe Ball. —The Albany Journul says :—We have been honored with an invita -1 tion to a Tippecanoe Ball to he given at the To ! newandu Log-Cabin. Among the Managers we : recognise the name of General Peter B. Porter, a Voting Gentleman who was a Manager at the “Balls” given at Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane, and Fort Erie, in 1814. i An Improvement has recently been found out iu the structure of paddle wheels of steamboats, tiial promises great advantages. The alteration is to muke 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 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 runk deep in the water by heavy cargo. The in vention, by shortuing the diameter or lengthening at leisure, accommodates the machinery to every part of the steamer.— N. O. Bulletin. Ax Unsettled State of At fairs. — A late foreign traveller through this country, who receiv ed several severe chastisements for his 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 sirable.” This reminds us of the case of a mean scamp in Arkansas, who for some contemptible deed was sentenced by Chief Justice Lynch to receive “ 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 particular section. Things are altogether too un settled about here, and too Title respect is paid to persons for my use.” M ass ac iic sett a. — A reduction of the repre sentation in the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Massachusetts is about lo take place, the people of that State having ratified an amendment to the Constitution to that effect. The forty Senators are to he apportioned among the provision by which Counselors were requi red to be chosen from among the Senators, before they could be chosen from the people at large, is abolished. A census of the inhabitants i« to be taken in May. Electricity vs. ou tusks.— After a phi losophical investigation ot some months, a writer says, that species of tree is somewhat allied to : iron. It is well known lo chemists ihat oak con tains a considerable portion of iron in itscompo ' silion. 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 I that among a copse the oak is invariably struck by lightning, while other trees of equal 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 soon its effect in this vicinity. At one place, within a few miles from this village, some twenty oak trees can l>e seen within the circle of a few rods, splintered by this sulilc agent, wnile other trees in the immediate vicinity remain untouch ed. Something Hark—A Vlr. James Saunders, a loco foco orator, in F'anUin county. North Alabama, at a late gathering of the self-styled de mocrats of the county, made a speech in which he entirely acquired Gen. Harrison of the charge iof abolitionism. So rare an instance of loco foco honesty, is worthy of record. Extirk Soldiers !— The Philadelphia Led ger says it has an acquaintance who I.as gnoe lo the expense of b ying a pair ofwater-proofboots, a second-hand broadsword, and several other arti cles, in preparation for the expected war. He has been training himself daily, by holding his head so two hours in the twenty-four,over a pan of ignited charcoal, mirs and bdmstone. By dint of practice he has brought himself to bear the smell of “villanous saltpetre” with n inaika ble hcroismi He likewise cleans out a slaughter ; house in his neighborhood gratuitously, every week, to accustom himself to the sight of blood, i so that he may “look upon blood and carnage , with composure.” i The Baltimore 'uu, in commenting upon this, j thinks the above chap mus be the same who passed through his cify a short time since; he had ' in his possession a huge cleaver, which he alwars kept before him in order that he might obtain a ; real “meat axe disposition it was his compan- I ion in his outgoings and incomings—his down j lyings and uprisings. He was particular :n call j ing for Gunpowder lea, and would h ive no other beverage. His favorite dishes were chops and ; cutlets, and he picked his teeth with an instru ' ment shaped like a bayonet. The only newspa pers he read were Bulletins. Altogether he was a rare chap, who seemed to bo in perfect earnest in wh..t he was doing. If a war should take place there is scarcely a doubt that be will becomecon spicuous—he looks as if he was “born lo com mand.” and if occasion offer will surely reach the heighlh of a soldier’s ambition. He is said lobe ! a first cousin to the Hon. Jefferson X. J. Bragg, Now we, of New Orleans, have a word lo gay 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 j guinary fellow who could eat two such men as those spoken of above every morning before breakfast and never shed a tear. He is now rea ding nothing but Lives of Distinguished Pirates, Indian massacres, deeds of blood, accounts ol all the was, from the Philistines down to those of the ?cminoles, including Bunyan’s Holy Wars, I together with books on surgery. He stirs his ! coffee with a Bowie knife, mends his pens with a . krowkwvord, pick* hU teeth with « rap»« r , musquitees with «U. S. musket, ptvea a negro 1 four bit« every morning to wake him up with a dis charge from a horse pistol, sits in Lafayette Square every night to hear the nine o’clock gun Bred, and attends Spear’s auction regularly to ac custom himself to the sound of a drum. His on ly trouble appears to he that when the war breaks out in real earnest he will not be able to find a suitable place to bury his dead!— Picayune. Gknkhai Harrison’s Capacity.—Mr. Rit chie, of the Richmond Enquirer, is certainly the most prominent and influential Van Uurcn edi tor in the south, his testimony therefore, as to the ability of General Harrison, may a* well lie thrown to the mass already accumulated. In 1814, when war desolated the land, Mr. Ritchie spoke of General Harrison in this wise: The secretary of war holds, not only the most impor tant. but th« most difficult station in the Govern ment. It requires a rare combination of talents. He must be an experienced man; indefatigable, brilliant and prompt in his convictions; decisive in the execution of his orders. The one whom I have named (Ot neral Harrison) comes as near this character as any I can think of. Contents of the Southern Cabinet for April. Notes on European Agriculture, by a Charles tonian, No 4 ; Agricultural Survey of the Parish of St. Matthews. S. C.. by the Editor; Address delivered to the Barbour County (Ala.) Agricul ral society, on the Anniversary of the Birth-day of Washington,by Col. John I. Hunter; Dur ham Cattle, by B. R. Carrol; On Rearing ami Feeding Sheep, (concluded ;) Indian Corn, (con i tinned :) Pine Plains, (continued;) Calcareous j Manures, by Dr. Joseph Johnson ; Care of Hor ' sen: Boilers; The Garden ; Fruit Tree*. Tales, Sketches. <Vc. —On long windedncs»,and its consequences; A Tale of the Morgue, by Edward May hew ; The Infant's Dream; Valen tine Vox, the Ventriloquist; Song of the Wa ter Tippler; An Idea of the Universe. Literary Notices. —The Aborigines of Ameri ca ; Audubon’s B nig of America. Agricultural Items. —Working Cows; Pro- | duct from Manures; Dutch method of preserving Milk for a long voyage; Bee Moth; Lime for Peach Trees; Peach 7 rees ; Pear Trees propa gated from Roots; Preserving Plums from the Currulio; Missouri Flax. Miscellaneous Items. —Electrical Lady ; Creed of a pretty Woman; Bhe would be a Soldier; French Beans; The Majority must Govern; Steam boat Accidents; Bones of an unknown Animal; Daguerreotype; 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 weather, that some waste of the article was unavoidable. The supply of shad had not been equally abundant. The li sbing season was considered as about draw- ; ing to i close. Ocn Coins.—The following is a resolution J of Congress in 1 787. 1 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 in the middle, words with the *• United States” round it; and in centre, the words “We are One on the other side of the same piece the following devices viz : A dial with the hours ex pressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above, on one side of which is to be the word “ fugo,” and on the olhor the year in figures “ 1 787” ; be low the diallhc words“ Mind your Business.” j - t Railways in England.— Miles of railway < ; now completed and open, GS2J; expected to be completed this year. 6304; making 1318 miles in operation next New-Year’s day. Remaining 1 to be compleleu 413 miles. Railway Aets have I been passed for 1,726 miles. Amount of capital j to be raised this year £5.901,500, which is con ! siderably less than the calls of last year. ■*"- ! From the Franklin Repository. “Wbo is General Harrison ?” The question of 1 j his enemies—referred to Johnson, Lytle, and nil ' unprejudiced witnesses. Truth guards the pen, an i sanctifies the line.” Ay, u'ho is he? what hath he • one His country’s highest meed to gain > A prize that shoud he only won By hearts and hands without a stain. Thus do the stares if party fain Ev’n ignorance their hate to mask ; Aim patriots answer with disdain What no American should ask. “ Who is he ?” let the dead awake! Bid Shelby’s Ups the truth disguise ? Hath Daviess vainly fought and spake ? Doth f tls hood blast their memories ? Did Erie’s gallant chief arise ! Whose kindred feelings warmly gave What noble spir it dearest prize. The unsought tribune of the brave ! “ Who is he” do they askYlgain,? Call then the shale of Madison 1 And ask it if he won in vain The confiden~e of Jefferson ? Did Wayne and Snyder falsely own The trust and honor to him due ; These proofs have oec-n, and still are known % And others all as proud y true. “ Who is lie J ” Hark f a comra fe speaks ? A tiring witness of his fame— What! hear you with unblushing checks The echo of your aohnson’s name ? Who to the g orious contest came, “ The brace and prudent toobev.” — And honoring li.m ye now defame. Shared in his toils, and owned his sway ! “ Who is he r” —once when envious foes. Dared to impeach his virtue tried. That friend in iiis defence arose, And slander meanly shrank aside; W hen not a voice the truth denied That he “ above suspicion” stood. With all who felt an honest pride. To vindicate the brave and good. “ Who is he let the rescued West In tones of gratitude reply, “ The inun whose valor stands confess’d. Through al! our strife lor liberty ! Ujr whom, from savage butchery Releas’d a thousand bosoms glow’d ; From whom the conquered enemy Felt nought but aid humane bestow’d. 5 * 44 Who is he ?” one whose mind and sword Were still victorious to the last; One who, when peace her joys restor’d Sought not for honors to - the past, But, like the Homan, when he cast. Aside the helmit for the pough. In honc*t toils 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 biightest honor, own The merit HARRISON may claim I GARDNER, formerly resident surgeon in the New York Hospital, and physician at Belle vue Hospital, New York, tenders to the public his professional services. . Orifice in Washington street, between Broad and 1 EilU streets. Residence, United States Hotel, f an 2 DR. MONROE, Surgeon Demist. 1 Office on Washington street, near Ellis, residence 1 at the house l»te>y occupied by Mrs. Savage, i i aprii 20 * MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, May 3 Cleared— ship Charlotte, Gorham, Liverpool brig Havre, Carpenter, Havre; schrs Harriet, Kea .drick, Boston—Queen, Airy, do. Afri ..d —sc hr Cassius, Ross, New York, vu Cr> >-our; steamboat Maiy Summers, Gould, Au gusta. Sailed —brig Savannah, Shapter, New York. I Vent to sea —bark Oxford, Robinson, Liverpool. Charleston, May 5. Arrived yesterday. —Schr Bold Commander Wing, St. Thomas Cleared. —Ship Eliza Warwick, Davis, Havre; i Br barque Gleaner, Gale, Greenock; schrs Danube, Studley, Boston; Henry, Stoddard, do. Dent to sea yesterday. —Schr Henry, Nicholas, i Boston. At the e ection held by the Augusta Fire Company, on Monday, 4th inst. C. J. Cook was duly elected Captain ; John f’oskcry, Ist Lieutenant of section No. 1, RTllydc, 2d do do do J E Marshall, Ist do do 2. T S B»ker, 2d do do do Thomas Barrett,lst do do 3. Edwin Snyder, 2d do do do H R Philpot, Ist do do 4. D A Philpot, 2a do do do John Ca*hin, Ist do do 5. David Vaven, 2d do do do May 6, IS4O. WM. H. JONES, Sec’y. no VRD OF HEALTH. His Honor the Mayor has appoin’ed the follow, ing gentlemen members of the Board of Health fur the present year: Ward No. 1. Messrs W E Jackson, A McKensie, S II Oliver, W E Johnston. Ward A o. 2. John Bones, J P Garvin, B H arris, John Winter. Ward No. 3. F M Robertson, J J Cohen, J A Eve, L D Force. Ward No. 4. T W Miller, Jona Meigs, E B Beall, N K Butler. 1 The Mayor requests the members as above to meet at the Council Room, City Hall, this after noon, at 4 o'clock, to organize, and appoint their Chairman. S. H. OLIVER, tier’" ~.'C. may 6 fT THE FARMERS' REGISTER, a monthly publication, devoted to the improvement of tne practice, and support of the interest, of Agricul ure; published at Richmond, Va , at $5 per year, Edmund Ruffin, editor and proprietor. m 6 THE READING ROOM Attached to this office is open to subscribers, and strangers introduced by them, every day and eve ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until 9 o’clock. Subscription $5 ; for a linn of two or more f 10. ( fj' Dr. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his profession. He may be found at all hours at the late residence of Mr. A. M. Kgerton, second dooi from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets, ncv29 ” ly QCr EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sigh and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by nov 23 GARDELLE & RHINO. (xS Doctor J. J. WILSON offers Ins profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta r,nd 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, ang 17 ts Dr. W. S. JONES lenders his professional servi-es to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He may be found al his office. No. 214 Broad st., or at his residence, United States Hotel. ap 24 {O* During my absence in the interior of the State, Fcrce, Brothers & Co. are my duly author ised attorneys. ENOCH W. SPOFFORD. april 21 B. 11. OVEIIBV, ATTORNEY AT LAW, j feb 25 Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga. 1 UG US TA BENE I 'GLEN T SOCIE TY.— At the Annual Meeting of the above Society, held at the Masonic Hail, the following Committees \ we re appointed fur the purpose of obtaining addi tional mcrnbeis and receiving donations, and will • call upon the citizens in he course of the week. • Division No. I.—Andrew McLean, Gyrus Ihke, ; P. 11. Man’/., | Division No. 3.—John J. Cohen, Win. E. Jack son, S. B. Groves. Division No 3. —E. \V T . Doughty, John Cashin, Edmund Heard. " * may 4 STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, For 1840 and 1841, On Accounts —Harper, Bishop, Bones. On Bridges —Warren, harper. Parish, Bishop. On Streets —Parish, Fleming, Robertson, Dunlap. On Magazine —Crump, Dumap, Fleming. On Pumps and Wells —Bishop, Dunlap,Crump. On Engines —Jackson, Warren, Miller, j On Hospital —Bones, Miller, Jackson. On Drains —Richards, Harper, Robertson. j On health —Robertson, Bones, Jackson, Miller, f s On t'har,ty —Dunlap, Crump, Fleming. On City Hall Milier, Jackson, Richards, i On South Commons —Fleming, Parish, Kid aids. On R.ver Bank and Wharves —Bishop, Warren, j Harper j On Police —Warren,Miller, Jackson, j On Water Works —Harper, Bones, Bishop. On Jail —Crump, Dunlap, Robertson. On Markets —Parish, Richards. Fleming. S, 11. OLIVER, Clerk of Council. RECAPITULATION. Harter—A* counts, Bridges, Drains, River Bank and Wharves, Water \ urks. Warren—Bridges, Engines, Police, River Bank and Wharves. ; Parish—Streets, Bridges, Markets, South Ccm -1 mons. | Chump—Magazine, Charity, Jail,Pumps and Wells. Bishop—Pumps and Wells, Accounts, River Hank and Wharves, Water W’orks, Bridges. Jackson—Engines, City Hall, Police, Health, Ilos pital. Bones—Hospital, Accounts, Health, Water Work*, j Richards —Drains, Markets, City Dab, South ) commons. i Robertson—Health, Streets, Drains, Jail ! Dunlap—Charity, Magazine, Pumps, Wells, Jail. I and Streets. i Fleming—S inth Commons, Streets, Magazine, ! Chanty, Markets. i Miller—City Hall, Police,Hospital, Engines, and and Health. l m ap 21 [Lj" NO I ICE. — The Kail Road Passenger 'Train between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as follows: rrwARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a ii. “ “ Summerville, “ - -8 30 44 “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00 “ “ Branchville, 44 - 11 00 4 44 BlackviJlc, - 44 - loor. x 44 44 Aiken, - - 44 - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. h. 44 44 Aiken, - “ - 730 44 44 Blackviile, 44 - • 915 44 44 Midway, 44 - - 10 30 44 44 Branchvill 44 - - 11 00 44 44 Georges’, 44 - -1 145 m. 44 44 Summerville, 44 - - i 15 P . u. Arrive at Charleston not before 215 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 it hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also Sinealhs, Woodstock, Inabinel’s, 41 mile T. 0.. Rives’, Grahams, VViiiestun, Windsor, Johnsons and Marsh’s T. O. Passengers mo will breakfast al Woodstock and dine at Riackvnlc; aown , will breakfast ar Aik« D and dine at Charleston. may W. G. NIMMO, General « ommission M er * chant, office on Wclntoah elicit, real door to d* Constitutionalist. m> v ‘