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11 —w CHRONICLE /JjjiO SENTINEL. ;JL_; A U Gill ST A. • I - TUESDAY McMnING MAY 26. ■- ~~~ j-,~: ■-■•■■ gfu* No mail north last night. Harrison and!Abolitionists. In reply to the maia}! slanders which are cir culated against Gen. Harrison, charging him with being an abolitionist and. the candidate of the ab olitianists, we do not tyrifiw that we could render better service, or afford a more triumphant vindi cation of our candidate*, than by giving an occa_ sional extract from th r !Abolition Journals, which will show how he is; regarded by them. The following article we c-op} fromthe Vermont Pa triot of the 18th a paper which has hoisted at the head of its cohijutas the name of “Martin Vast Buren for We have a two fold object in presentjrig this extract. The first object is to silence thh Charges that Gen. Harri son refuses to endenjo the sentiments of his speech at Vincenncb.,' which you will perceive is clearly done in the iter of the Committee of the Cincinnati Whig ‘Association. The second object is, to show than portion of our citizens who have been induced tci Ibelieve that the Whigs are the only abolitionists ;aj; the North, that they have beed misled. We our readers to give this article aa attentive pAt'isal, and then reflect that it comes from an abAl'tion Van Buren paper.— Certainly the editor; jarculd not appeal to his “Abolition friends”-fif the abolitionist were all Whigs. We ask thijpkin unsophisticated lovers of truth, who are idejn|iacd with the Van Buren party, to read and cop pare the extract with the charges which are daily made by the Van Buren party of the South, that Gen. Harrison is an ab olitionist, and the candidate of the abolitionists. Here we find him deruiunced by an abolition pc per, in the support o; Mr. Van Buren, who calls upon his “ abolition \fritnds ” to read his speech at Vincennes as conclusive evidence that he is ... | 'I no abolitionist. Continent is unnecessary. From the Vermont Patriot. Harrison and h.s keepers again.—Dr. H* Alexander, of Palestine. Illinois, under date of March 3d, 1840, wroi.‘e ; G;en. Harrison, with a view of obtaining answers id the following questions : “Has Congress the nght, without tne consent of the people of the District and of the States of Vir ginia and Maryland, to abolish slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia ? Or, if President, wbfild you veto or santion a bill, passed by Congress i>i * compliance to the petitions of the abolitionists of the present day , abolishing slavery in the DistrU:tjof Columbia, or Territory 5 , or prohibiting the removal of slaves from State to’ State.” i j To which Gen. Ijarnson’s guardians returned the following ansve* : Oincinnati, March 20,1540. Dear Sir—Your leper of the 3d inst, addressed to Gen. Harrison, h;is been placed in our posses sion, with a view to,early attention. This is ren dered necessary in cofisqquence of the very many letters received by tip General, and to which his reply in person woui'd hu altogether impracticable. For a correct anq [full understanding of Gen, Harrison’s views upbii. the different subjects re ferred to in your leljUh-, we call your attention to his Vincennes speech in 1835. This committee aije[iiyw embodying in pamphlet form, all the expressed opinions of the General upon the important: piestions of the day, which will be forwarded y|>u it the earliest moment. Respeiitui !Jy 3 ours, Ac. 1 DAVID GWYNNE, ; I J- C. WRIGHT, . , t# F ■ , j i I f Cor. Com.” For the benefit of;our abolition friends, we make an extractor two ffoim the Vincennes speech re ferred to: * | “Am I wrong, fellow-citizens, in applying the terms weak, presumptuous and unconstitutional to the measures of the Emancipators ? A slight ex amination will, I thir;kj show that 1 am not”” Again: \ i “Eveiy movement .which is made by the Aboli tionists in the non-;jUiveholding states, is received by our Southern brethren as an attack upon their rights, and which, it persisted in, must in the end eradicate those feeblbijs of attachment and affection between the citi Jijsiot all the states wliich was pioduced by a comihunity of interests and dangers I in the war of the Revolution, whicli was the foun dation of our happy[ u nion, and by a continuance of which, it can aiojie te preserved. I entreat you . then, to frown upoi( Ufo measures which are to pro duce results so rauc|h|to be deprecated.” The reader can his own comments. llon,| ; JE, A. Nesbit. W e are indebted* to this gentleman for a copy of his speech on the |f' easury Note Bill, which we have had on file for publication for some time, and shall endeavor tojfiudroom for it, although the hill has long since fiassad. Hon. -E. J. Black- This* gentleman;, following in the footsteps of his associate, the W. T. Colquitt, has issued a Circular, addivsjspd “to his constituents, and particularly to the State Rights Paity of Georgia.’* It is quite the sa-ne ;as that put forth by Judge Colquitt, except t|u|t he does not, like the Judge, pretend to tell an ■ dnnvarnished talc.” Our re view, therefore, of |hp former, will apply gener ally to the latter, f;xpe|pt in one or two particulars, which we shall rnitrpi in due time, and leave the Hon. gentleman to pcl'upy his appropriate station among his new allifea and associates. It is a gar bled production, and Would not, as it does not merit, receive any "ic tice at our hands, but for Us attempt to iraposeupon the People of Geor gia by suppressing truth, and thereby suggesting falsehood. ; ? At a ' -ting of the State Rights party of Scriv en county, the follOjWjng gentlemen were appoint ed delegates to Hie June Convention George Pollock, Jnoi F. lio v<;-tl, and Benjamin Prescott.^ It is now ascertained that the destroyers of Brock’s monument Were some British officers, anx ous to kick up a dpst between the turn countries by throwing the blame on the Americans. The rascals have been delected. i i St. Augustine, Mat" 15. Indians.—The atjunes of tliose persons who were killed near Newnt*nsville, (mentioned in our last,) are Alexander Saunders and John Austin. A Mr. John F. Miller was; mortally wounded, on the same day. —These on the 29th April. Oil tlie 30th, Mr ; «|o!m B. Stanley’s residence was burnt, his plantains destroyed, hogs killed, and about SOO bushels o,f corn burned. On the 2d inst.,iMr. Solomon Warren’s house, - within the limits c;f the town of Newnansville was robbed of every jbmg. Fortunately, he and his family were absent! Indian signs were numerous through the country. Sandy Perrymai?} the “Chief-maker,” to General Macomb who to have been killed in the massacre of Cjir-loosahatchie, went into a negro nouse at Newnins|vul-:e } and demanded previsions recently' ! : * The wife and tlriie children of M’Leau, living 1 on the Tologee ciejelr, Middle Florida, were re cently cruelly murdered by savages. j ilis For the Chronicle and Sentinel. Messrs. Editors: —Some of the friends of the j present administration contend, as did “An En- i quirer” in the Constitutionalist, that Gen. Harrison, j in his letter to Mr. Sloo, surrendered “thi princi ple” when he said that Congress could not abolish | slavery in the District of Columbia, except at the suggestion, and with the consent of Maryland, Virginia, and the people of the District. They also are very careful to make it appear that the “Demo cratic” party at the North, with which they' identity themselves, are perfectly sound on this subject. — They are not satisfied with any thing short of a denial that Congres- can exercise authority under any circumstances whatever. Well, let us apply their own rule to some of their own party at the North, and see how it will work, —see, if we can prove that they go no farther than Gen. Harrison, whether these disclaimers will be as ready to heap abuse and denunciation on their own ranks. Here is a resolution which I have copied from the letter of Judge Colquitt, passed, as he says, by a numer ous* assemblage of Democratic Delegates in a State Convention” in Ohio, “with but three dissenting voices.” “ Resolved ', That, in the opinion of this Conven tion, Congress ought not, without the consent of th people of It he District,and of the States of Virginia and Maryland , to abolish slaver}' in the District of Columbia; and that the efforts now making for that purpose, by organizing societies in the free States, are hostile to the spirit of the Constitution, and destructive to the harmony of the Union.” This, sirs, seems quite sufficient, coming from their own party, but it will not answer when de clared by General Harrison. Oh, no! he is our opponent —raise eveiy cavil you possiblj' can ! Now, I must confess that the above resolution is perfectly satistactory to me. And as long as it is adhered to, we need not fear any interference in our peculiar institutions. lam convinced that the principles held forth in the above resolution, are such as arc maintained by all the opponents of these ultraists. And how can a party who cannot be satisfied with such opinions w hen expressed by their opponents, claim fellowship with any paity who do not subscribe to their views to the very letter. Such, however, is human inconsistency, that it will “ strain at a gnat and swallow a camel'” frequently. These facts, ’tis true, are but small matters, yet they serve to illustrate the base tricks and contemptible truckling of the corrupt advocates of a more corrupt administration. Bob Short, Jr. From the Baltimore American. The Currency and the Administration. On the subject of the currency, the past and the present Administration are one. From the time of the first attacks upon the United States Bank until now, the same identical spirit has been active in directing the policy of the Govern ment in this particular—at least we may believe so, if uniformity of purpose and a systematic adherence to one design be any evidence of such identity. In “following in the footsteps” of his predecessor, so far as the financial policy is con cerned, the. present incumbent of the Presidential chair may be supposed to be doing nothing more than going on in the path which he himself marked out at the first. The end in view throughout all this course of action vve need not advert to now. But it is worth while to note some of the steps successively ta ken in the progress of the wonderful reformation which was promised in a matter where no refor mation was needed—a reformation which has been marked hitherto bv none other than de structive measures—which has destroyed a bet ter system than any which it can ever build up—a scheme which has been evil from first.to last—evil in its principles and in its details—in "conception and in execution—evil, only evil, and that con | tinually. Such a scries of promises made but | to be falsified—of specious professionsending in nothing but disappointment—such a succession of pledges unredeeinded—such a reception of dis aster, each :n turn accumulating the burden of public distress and turning into bitter mockery the delusions of proffered good—such a catalogue of merciless inflictions coming in the name of blessings, never before we believe attended any system of policy recommended to the .voluntary adoption of a free people. We once had a currency than w hich there was none belter on earth. How was it destroyed 1 What promises were made to the people to re concile them to the overthrow of a system which then we knew not how to prize, because we had not then suffered the miseries which have follow ed upon its destruction 1— We were promised “ abetter currency." It was declared that the State Banks could furnish this better currency that there were no need of a centra! controlling institution to regulate the extensive banking sys tem of the country—an institution which might become dangerous by reason of its great power, although that power had been exercised onlv in the sphere of business, to facilitate commerical transactions, to equalize exchanges and to keep up easy intercourse between men of business in all parts of the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury, then in office, proclaimed this promise in an official paper from the Treasury Department. Every body knows how well it was realized. The utter inefficiency of this device was demonstrated to all men by a terrible disrup tion of the ill-constructed fabric, am mg the ruins of which lay the hopes and the property of mil lions who have ventured their substance through faith in the frail structu: e, founded upon the re presentations of Government. Again the delu sive cry of a better currency was raised ; and ma ny hearkened to it out of a belief that a worse one was hardly possible. Gold and silver, glitter ing to the eye and clinking with a precious sound were held up to attract the eyes of the people and all Banks, whether State or National, were denounced.—The predictions of coming pros perity with which the project of a currency ex clusively metalic was heralded, are familiar to the recollection of most persons. Every measure, as it was recommended in connection with this scherpe, was accompanied by these delusive re presentations. The total lailure of all these measures and of erery prediction on the part of the Administration leaders up to this lime, may be seen by any one who will look upon the state of things now existing in the country. In re ference to one project which was loudlv com- j mended at the time of its adoption, but which in its operation proved utterly inadequate to the accomplishment of any good purpose, we can not do better than submit the following from a speech lately delivered at Abingdon, Va., by the Hon-John Campbell, formerly for many years Treasurer of the United Stales—a man whose experience entitles him to be heard on this sub ject with particular repect —He says : “ • witnessed the practical operation of the celeorated specie circular as it was called ; which i was an order from the Treasury Department un- I der the direction of the President of U. S. that i nothing but specie should l»e received in pay- i ment oi the public lands. To my certain knowl- j edge it did not bring one specie dollar into circu lation among the people. The lands were paid lor in specie, in the Treasury office, and to the receivers. and then the specie was taken hack into the Bunks in-tead of going into circulation, and the public-creditors who had the Treasurer’s drafts upon the Banks, took the notes of the Banks in preference to specie, because they were more convenrent. Any one of them could have had the specie, if he had oht sen to receive it, but ho preferred the notes. “ The drafts that were given upon the receivers 1 in the West, were negotiated with the Banks, i | and the Bank notes were taken, and the specie in the hands of the receivers, went into the Banks instead of into the circulation. I disbursed when at Washington, about 300 millions of the public money before the banks suspended specie payments, and nearly the whole of that sum was ' paid in Bank notes, when the public creditor had I his option to take specie or the Notes. Why did the public creditors, who had my drafts upon the bank take the notes in preference to sp'cie ! when they could have had the specie if they had demanded it. No other answet can be given i than that they preferred the notes because they i were more convenient.” | The people may see in this brief paragraph an I accurate account of what the operation of the ! Sub Treasury would be if it were carried into execution according to the desisn of the Admin istration. To say that it would result in supply ing a specie currency, is as vain an assertion, and as unfounded, as any that has been put forth to delude the people within the last seven years. What the effects of its operation would be in re ality, as it respects the subjection of the whole finanicial system of the Union to the will and direction of the Executive, we shall not stop to consider mw. The topic is one of ;oo deep an interest to be touched upon at the conclusion of an article—for a ‘volume might be filled with it. We would merely commend the subject to the friends of the Administration in the South —to those of them w r ho are opposed to the increase of Executive power, and who in entertaining ob jections against a National Bank are likely to be made instrumental in establishing a system ten fold more formidable to constitutional liberty than any which has yet been designed since the Government went into operation. Steam Explosion on Connecticut River. —The new tow boat Greenfield, plying between Hartford, Connecticut, and Greenfield, .Massa chusetts, blew up on Monday last, about six miles below Northampton, ana nearly opposite South Hadley. The boat was constructed to . pass through the locks and canals on the river, drawing but little water, and quite narrow. At the time of the explosion she had three freight boats in tow, and had stopped to attach a fourth. Both boilers burst at the same time, and the boat was so much rent that she sank immediately, car rying down one of the freight boats, in six feet ! water. The captain (Crawford) was thrown high in the air, and fell upon his head in one of the ' freight boats and survived but a few hours. The engineer (Mr. Wood) was killed outright in the engine room, and one of the firemen was thrown some distance, but fell in the water and was not materially hurt. Mr. Lallin, the inventor and I constructor of the boilers, was on board for the 1 purpose of observing their operation, and was so I severely wounded that there was little reason to j hope for his recovery. Two or three of the men I belonging to the freight boats were slightly in jured. The smoke pipe of the steamer was ; thrown into an adjoining field. The Greenfield belonged to Slockbiidgc, Allen, Root 6c Co., and cost about SIO,OOO. The freight boat which went down was chiefly laden with salt. Capt. Crawford was well known and respected on the river, having been engaged in the same business I for ten years past. —Journal of Commerce. ATr kmevdous Explosion.— We learn from the St. Louis Bulletin, that on Sunday evening, the 10th inst. about nine o’clock, an out building of the St. Louis Arsenal, situated about two Hides j below the city, blew up. In the building there , were about I0i),0U0 cartridges, all of which, togeih jerwilh the house, were completely demolished, j In an adjacent building there was an immense quan- I tity ot gunpowder, whic h was only saved, by ibe j cool Mid intrepid conduct o) the soldiers. ’Hie loss is estimated at about S!O,(J(X) —supposed to be the work of an incendiary. From the Portsmouth Republican. The Standing Army. This wild and tyrannous scheme is operating disastrously for its mover and endorser. Feder alism was never more high handed than this measure. It comes from the Bureau with the President’s endorsement,clothed with the odium of conscription, fines, taxation and prison-cells. 1 The Virginian who hesitates, or is unable to pay his fine, is to be dragged into prison, and there • held in duress at the pleasure of the U. S. au thorities. This is the very madness of the moon. ; Fortunate indeed are the People of the United States, that the day ot deliverance is nigh, and | brings with it the re-establishment of constitu | lional government in the elevation of Gen. Har ; rison. To his high character and the favor it 1 has met in the eye- of his countrymen, is the I republic indebted for the hope which is left, ! and the prospect which dawns so gloriously. | Under this mild and bencficient administration, I the Virginia farmer will not apprehend a removal | by Executive command to the forest of Dela ware, or the North Carolinian a hasty summons to the wilds of Georgia or Florida. Every man will sit secure under his own vine and fi Mree, for the career of govermental folly and misrule, will have closed. From the Madisonian. “The Excitement of Composition.” The following is the Ex- Post master General’s first movement “for the benefit of his health.”— Twenty thousand copies of the following precious confidential letter are at this moment preparing for the mails. Amos calls upon all the office holders to help him put down “the da ing effiorts now making” by the People “to conquer” those who are in possession of the Treasury. It will be seen that he says, if you can’t spare a dollar, send a half dollar. If this appeal does not enable dir. Kenda l and bis Federal Locoloco conspiralois to put down the daring efforts now making by the People, we advise him to take a commission under Genetal Potn>ett, and call out the ; Ending army, and if the People won't give way before the 2(10,000 militiamen, thou bring out the bloodhounds and “let slip the dogs of war”: Washington, May 20, IS4O. My Dear Sir; Having embarked with conscious ness of right and heaity good-will, in d. fence of the Administration of which 1 have formed a part I earnestly invoke your assistance in rendering mv efforts effective by disseminating the enclosed ad ■ dress,and obtaining subscribers to the Extra Globe throughout your region of country. Every farmer, mechanic and workingman should have one ; and if they cannot well spare a dollar each, two or more should unite together to take one. Stimulated by an enthusiastic devotion to the pure principles of democracy, and by tiie daring j effiorts now making to conquer them, and to extin • j guish forever the beacon-light which our beloved j country is holding up to mankind, I shall endeavor to take care that the true-hearted men who may aid me in reaching the minds of an honest People shall have no cause to repent their exertions. ’ Your friend and fellow-citizen. AM US KENDALL. We do hate—nil men have their hates a i whiskered, mustachioed, long-haired fop, one of the monkey breed, possessing no brains, but a | v ast dea* of impudence; or, provided he has brains, j they are akin to those of a calf, with which j animal he has a full right and title to claim con ! sanguinity. We frequently, in our daily prome nades through the great fashionoble thoroughfare of the city, meet with the animal in question, and the thought will come across us we can’t help it—that some menagerie has been robbed of its inmates, that the apes have broken loose from the cage in which they had been confined, that i there is a general turn out of the “wild beastesess” so we pass by, like the Levite, upon the other side, and though we think a great deal, we say nothing. Shame upon the effeminacy of the present day ! In these hard times, “ hard hands and honest hearts,” should be the motto of all | the sun burnt countenance the best passport 1 into good society.— Philadelphia Chronicle. A London correspondent of the Boston Post says that the statement that England has proposed to settle the Boundary Question upon the basis laid down by the King of Holland, and to pay Maine JE20(.’,000 for the right of a road, &c., has been pro- 1. claimed to be without authority. Most Infamous and Stupendous Frauds.— | | The Detroit Advertiser of the 9lh instant, states j on the authority of a gentleman just arrived at ’ that place, from Seneca county, N. Y., that the j £ Farmers Dank at Lodi or Romulus, an institu- ; ) lion organized under the General Banking Law : ' of New York, has issued post notes and certifi- ( cates of deposite to the amount of nearly one | million of dollars , which have been put in circu- j . iation, mostly at the South by the purchase of j | cotton, and other products of the South, and ship- ( ped to New York and Europe. Large quaiili- ( ties of it has also passed in Indiana and Illinois, ‘ for the purchase of grain, pork, cattle, horses, &c. ■ —Some $60,000 have also been used in Ohio. I , There is no security given, for the post note and ] certificate of deposite issues, and the stocks ! pledged for the redemption of notes on demand, j will not more than redeem what the Bank has out. Vert Ominous!—The National Intelligen cer contains thr following advertisement: For Rent —The house on Capitol Hill occu pied at present by the Vice President. Posses sion will be given on the 18th of June. Apply to Henry Daingerfied, Alexandria. Col. Johnson i? not the only great man who is preparing to break up at Washington. Mr. Van Buren, in anticipation of a “ coming event” is “ casting his shadows before.” Mechanics of this city are employed in finishing his Kinderhook Mansion. A distinguished Florist has been com missioned to adorn the Green-House. The 4th of March will find Mr. Van Buren on his “wind ing way” to Kinderhook. —Albany Eve. Journal. The mission to Russia has cost the govern ment within the last three years about $67,500. To Wilkins outfit, infit and salary, $22,500. — Dallas outfit, infit and salary, §22,500 —and to Cambreling $22,000. The policy has been, that a minister should only remain about twelve months —the period for which he would receive th° greatest amount of pay. Outfit 9.000, it fit,4,500 and salary, $9,00. This sum pocketed, the Exe cutive tool gave way for some other waiter upon the bounty of His Majesty. —Richmond Whig. British Steam Vessels. —The English corres pondent of the New-York Journal of Commerce 1 writes — It appears scarcely worth while to repeat, that the steamers Liverpool and United States, are go ing into the service of the Government on the Med- I iterranean station. The Unicorn (about 600 tons) j will leave Liverpool on the 16th May, for Halifax and Boston; between which two latter places, she 1 is to run in concert with the Post Office steamers : hence to Halifax (Passage 33 guineas.) The Brittannia, the first of the line, may be ready ' about loth June. She will be followed by others, viz: Caledonia, Arcadia, and Columbia, in due! course; all strong vessels, of about 1000 tons. Those for the West India service are said to be larger, and calculated to carry heavy guns. They will not be ready for several months. Machinery is now going on board of a fine, stout vessel, to run to Dublin with the mail, constructed to carry heavy guns. The President has about half of her machinery on board. A passage in the British Queen is now fifty guineas. A boat has been propelled on the river Neva by ' Electro Magnetism; with what degree of success is not stated. v , ___ A Shout method with the Tories.—Q. Who said that General Harrison had done more | for his country, with less compensation for it, than any other man living 1 A. James Madison. Q. Who said that Gen. Harrison, during the late war, was longer in actual service than anv general officer, oftener in action, and never sus tained a defeat ? A. Richard M. Johnson. Q. Who said that the victoiv of Harrison at the battle of the Thames, was such as would have secured to a Roman General, in the best days of i the republic, the honors of a triumph ? A. Langdon Cheves. Q. Who, in writing to General Harrison of the battle of the Thames, uses the following lan guage : “ The prompt change made by you in the order of battle, on discovering the position of the enemy, has always appeared to me to evince ! a high degree of military talent ? A. Oliver Hazard Perry. Q. \\ ho enjoyed the friendship and confidence of the first six Presidents of the United Stales.! and as a necessary consequence, the enmity of | the eighth 1 A. Gen. Harrison. Q. W ho said that he imagined there were two I miluary men at the West, and that General Hur- ! nson was the first of the two 1 A. The gallant Major Davies. Q. Who was unanimously elected the first delegate in Congress from the North Western Territory, at the early age of twenty-six? A. Wm. Henry Harrison. Q. Who has evinced through the whole of his life, the most uncompromising integrity, the most ardent patriotism, and the purest republi canism ? A. Gen. Harrison. Q. Who will be the next President of the U. States ? A. \\ illiara Henry Harrison. Mines in Mexico.—A Zacatecas (Mex.) pa per says—A petition has been sent to Congress for some aid in favor of the mining business. The mint of this city last year coined $4,745,233 ot this amount the government received jp the shape of duties and one way and another, from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000. This groat dimunition ot our great staple shows something wrong in the j administration of affairs, and it ought to be looked I into with the closest scrutiny. _ From the Albany Daily Advertiser. General Washington, in a letter to General Knox, dated Maxell iB, 1 <B/,expresses the lot.owing cor rect sentiment. “It is among the evils, and perhaps not the smallest of democratical governments, that the peo ple must always feel before they will see. When this happens, they are roused to action. Hence it | is, that those kinds of goveinments are slow.” Ourcitizens have long felt the evils of the pres ent administration. They begin to see them clearly i and distinctly, and they are determined to remedy i the m by wise and energetic action. Capital.—The “Spy in Washington” has lost none of his original pungency. He frequently j * preaches a long sermon in a short paragraph. * We gave one or two such, from him, a few days ' since. Here is another—equal to any dish of lea 1 or coffee in the land: * “A friend was conversing with a Locofoco * member of Congress, from a Locofoco State. 1 Said the gentleman to the honorable member ' c “How do you think the people of your state now 1 are! Do you suppose that they are yet Democra tic.?” The honorable member paused for a few moments, and then replied— “l suspect my people are in the situation of a t traveller that I once heard of.—He slopped at an e inn to breakfast, and having drank a cup of wha» o was given him, the servant asked, what will vou I have, tea or coffee?" To which the traveller an- j b swered— j | “That depends upon circumstances.— If what e you gave me'la.t was tea. I coffee. If it was r coffee I want tea.- I want a change .” I v * 1 From the New York Mirror, A Visit to the Cells. FROM TSK FIIKNCH. Two strangers of distinction paid a visit, shor' ly after their arrival in Ferrara, to the hospita’ or rather prison, of St. Anne, in which the ut happy victims are confined. The elder of tl two was bald, and bent by years, and in bis fe; tures might be discerned a singular mixture * simplicity and shrewdness, of dignity and goo nature. His keen eye seemed to read the ver soul of the rude, stern jailor who acted as the guide, and to anticipate his answers before tin were delivered. His companion was a gcntl man not yet advanced in life, whose perfumt locks were covered by a silken cap glittering wit jewels. A short mantle of scarlet velvet, rich; embroidered, hung on his shoulders, and displa; ed a doublet lined with ermine, on which rep sed a triple chain of massive gold. His left ham . clad in a richly-fringed silken glove, rested i the pommel of his long sword, and the clink < his silver spurs broke sharply on the silence i • the long corridor in which they were walking. “Stephen de la Boetie,” said the elder genth man, in French, “ this jailor seems to be as sti pid as he is hideous; and assuredly he can leat us nothing about the place or its inmates. It is pity, for much matter for reflection might I found here.” He had hardly spoken when young Italian approached them, and offered i become their guide through the cells. “The oiler is too polite a one to be rejected either by the Seigneur de Montaigne or myself, ’ replied La Boetie. Strozzi (for it was no other than he) led the; through a long gallery, and his just an I feclii observations, clothed in poetic and imaginati' language, gave an additional interest to the nu ancholy scenes before them. The three visit* were making sad reflections on the wreck of it tellect and the weakness of man’s na’ure, whi they were interrupted by the hoarse creeking ■ . an iron door beside them, A man crept carefti ly out of his cell, covered with rags, and bent I suffering more than by age. He looked fearful around him, and in spile of his wretchednes there was an air of dignity on his pale and ha; gard features. He advanced mysteriously towards the strai gers, and producing a letter, said in a low ar solemn tone, “Ifyou are Christians, convey ih letter to the Princess Leonora d’Este.” Boetie exchanged a smile with Montaigne ar • Strozzi, and took the letter, to humour the it sanity of the unhappy being. “Von think me mad,” ho continued, “an confound me with the degraded wretches amoi whom my lot is cast 1 Alas! I hardly kno myself how I have kept my senses through all t! tortures I have had to suffer. Hurried from brilliant court to a noisome dungeon, torn froi my dreams of glory, love and friendship, to groa away seven years alone, or among maniacs an tunnenters; cursing bitterly my fatal gift ofgenit and the glory of my name—where is the ma whose brain could endure all this 1 In the nan of the blessed Virgin,” he cried, clasping Moi. taigne’s knees, and bathing them with his tears ‘ in mercy put an end to this terrible existence' Tell Leonora how I groan in anguish, and sh will hasten to deliver me—but you hesitate, yo are afraid of her brother. Ay, you may well sea him, for his vengeance is fierce and deadlv Well, then, tell Alonzo, tell the prince of Mai tua, tell the friend of my youth, the worthy Cai dinal Cinthio, that I am heie, under a false nam< and . All at once, the hoarse voice of th jailor was heard and his heavy step on the ston floor. The unhappy man paused and trembler and then ran in terrour to hide in his dungeon the door of which his careless keeper shut upoi him. without interrupting the canzonetia he wa* humming. I he madness of this man,” said the voun, man, “consists iji believing that he is loved by . great lady. Sometimes he steeps in tears th letters which he fancies she has sent him; somt times he raves about festivals, poets and prince* sometimes he sings, and scratches his verses o the w alls of his cell, whenever the keeper allow him a light, which he docs sometimes, for his in sanity is by no means violent. It is rather • profound melancholy, a gloomy, perpetual sac. ness. His verses are always devoted to the irr. aginary object of his passion, and I am sure th letter lie lias given you is lull of a lover's-com plaints and protestations.” “ It‘s even so,” said Montaigne, when he ha read it. “He writes to the princess of Ferrari as though the august Leonora was actually i. love with him ! He speaks of the nightly met . ings she has vouchsafed him, and docs not doul but that she will Hasten to deliver him, as soon < she knows he is here. Poor human nature !" h added, wilii a sigh; “from what I have seen her might be drawn a strong argument in support o that bold saying of Pliny’s, that nothing is mot vainglorious and more contemptible than man. While they were talking together, a con his* noise was heard in the prison; and a few minul< after, Cardinal Cinthio, whom Montaigne he seen at court the evening before, entered, follow ed by the prior Antonio Mosti. The cardinal’ face was flushed with anger, and his motion were quick and eager. The prior took the hug bunch of keys which the jailor wore at his belt and opened the door which had just closed on th maniac of whom she strangers were speakim Cinthio flung himself, weeping bilterly, into li arms ot the poor prisoner, who gazed at him wh an air of dud and doubtful joy. 4 Oh, my triend! cried tne cardinal, as soon as his sobs wmuid a low him to speak, 4 wes t thou to be restored t. me in this state!” then turning to the visiters, ii a transport of indignation, he exclaimed, “tSlrai gers, see how the duke of Ferrara • e wards gentu Tell your countrymen, tell the whole world, th; Torquato Tasso has languished far seven year in this vile dungeon, while Europe was lament ing his death! Come, my noble friends, come, he added, “let us fly from this land of cruel'y Rome has laurels and triumphs in store for you. After they left the prison, Montaigne, a littl * onlused at the mistaKe he had made, was silet for a few minutes; then, turning to Strozzi. that ked citn affectionately for his kindness in actin as their guide. “How is this 1 do you mean t go away without worshipping me ?” asked th. Italian, gravely. Montaigne stared at him in sur prise. “Dull mortal! ’ continued Strozzi, “hav not my sublime genius, which has called forth your admiration, and the gift oftongucs I possess, have not these revealed to you my mysterious di vine nature 1 Down on your knees!” he cried in fury,catching Montaigne by the throat, “down on your knees, impious wretch, aud worship me. or I w ill strangle you on the spot !’ Boetie and the jailor soon rescued their friend, from his mad antagonist, and while the latter was d.agged oft’ to his cell, “My friend,” said Montaigne, adjusting his doublet, 44 verify we ought not now to hold up our heads proudly, nor be vain of the strength of our reason, inasmuch as we have admired the good sense of a maniac, and mistaken the greatest genius of Italy for one. Surely, Socrates was right when he declared that lie knew but one thing, namely, that he knew no thing; Pliny, when he wrote, there is nothing certain but uncertainty, and I, when I repeat af ter them, what do I know ?” From the American Sentinel. The Beauties of nature — No, murmur though we may, this bright and heaven-gifted earth that we dwell on, is not a thorn field, but a garden. Why should we sow' it with thistles ? It is an Eden, compared with our deservings, and but for our follies would be a heaven. It is still the earth that was built for our innocent first par ?nts , at the laying ot wdiose foundations angels rejoiced; and though the primitive tenants and we have abused and forfeited cur title, the main features impressed upon it at first bv ir.fi • ness, still remain. Its original lure are unremoved. The sa^e arul Sir* gave to Adam his first impressions i ness is spread out before us. T ; i e i singing among the branches. The *** and quiet stars are looking dowi H The same glorious sun rules our t™ same moon that gilded Adam’s even'^"’ its silver streams upon ours. • ' n^s ’ No world ! Nature, unsinning and true * & And we are here, schooled amidst ts? the spheres—taught mildness if c light, and summer breezes and sell elnfes by the heavens and the n j„ ht by the and the gushing the paintcWiower, and the green »r. melody of singing birds. bright and how heaven-gifted f we shrink from leaving it! w ° n< kr one weakness, sin, ÜBPpn deatlUVom its and sunny^erjp", o*ll^ 0 * 11^ “We capping, linking look beh^* Consul ,Tkist. —We understand worthy functionary of Mr. Van Buren j 4 arrested at Washington, by Capt. charge of false imprisonment, and held tC! 1 thes um of thirty thousand dolors Smuggling Device—The P B ris oflicers remarked lately that a Wfli.d r * oßltl * parsed every day, followed by a infant in her am s. 'i bis infant wore a robe, a hat w Inch came far over its faoe ani? appearance of being arieep. At last,’ became suspicious of these promenades was l heii surprise, on examining th« it was made of siiaw, * overed with skin 111 taming buttles of spintous liquors I—A’ The Grf.atest Man.—The greatest V, he who chooses the right with invincible r** lion; who resists the sorest within and without; whom burdens chtri whom is calmest in storms, and most dcr menaces and frowns; whose reliance oiv on virtue, on God, is most ning. Unparalleled Precocitt.— 4l Isn’t he ; child !” ‘-aid a young mother to a visitor, » s exhibited her first born. “The handsomest I ever saw,” was. of course, the reply 0 f bachelor to whom the appeal was made, -t bless his little heart!” exclaimed the better author of the little bantling; “and so very of his age, don't you think ?” Very f. )rR . said the echo. And, as the young malrtr moved the cap from her Bobby’s head tht pericnced bachelor continued, in evidently ment. “Bless me!—he is forward! I nevt fore saw a person bald headtd so soon Pretty woman.— “Of all other views,j --[ may, in time, grow' tired, hut in the counter | of women there is a variety which sets jat defiance.” The divine right of beauty a Junius, is the only divine right an Engk. can acknowledge, and a pretty woman the tyrant he is not authorized to resist. “A Shocking Bad /at !”—We find th»f* ing capital lines in the Cleveland Herald. T» were written by a farmer of Portage County,(; When This Old Hat Was Sew, \V hen this old hat was new, the people usedtos’ The best among the Democrats were Hanim:; Clay; The Locos now assume the name, a title most a true; And most unlike their party name when thisoic:; was new'. j When t is old hat was new, Van Burcnwmli 1 An enemy to every man who labored for his bit; And if the people of New-York have kept their? cords true, ! He voted ’gainst the poor man’s rights wher.l old hat was new. 1 W hen this old hat was new, Buchanan wa«thf ar . Best fitted in the Keystone State to lead the hi: clan, ; Hoswoie “if Democratic bloo 1 should makes veins look blue, i He’d cure them by Phlebotomy,” when thisoldh was rvew'. When this old hat was new, (’twas eighteenbn died eleven.) Charles Ingersoll did then declare, by all bis be; in heaven, “Had he been able to reflect, he’d been atorvtr And ne’er have thought it a reproach, wheat old hat was new. When this old hat was new, of Richard Rush It said. To figure well among the feds, he wore a bit cockade; Deny this Loc’s,ifyou p’ease.for every word is tr I knew full w'cll old Dickey Kush, when tht hat was new. When this old hat was new,the Senator from Mu j Destroyed by fire an effigy, t’immortalize hiscu The effigy was .Madison’s, if common fame bet So P.euel Williams was a fed when this oid; was new. When this old hat was new, ’twas in theGa' State, That Henry Hubbard asked each town to send delegate, To meet in council at the time when Fedfru blue Made Hartford look like indigo, when Unsold was new. Mr hen this old hat was new, Sam Cushmandiii f* ciare. j “That shou’d a -oldier cross the line:, he heg he’d perish there. And leave his bones in Canada for enemies to vie* So much for his Democracy, when tins old bat* new. When this old hat was new, old Governor Provi* ; The States invaded, at the head of numerous P ish host, , 1 hen mark, ye Locos, what did Martin Chitted' then do ? j Forbid Green Mountain Boys to fight! old hat was new, ' When this old hat was new, Woodbury and c b. ess, j E. Allen Brown, and Stephen Haight were of * Federal mess, A. H. Everett, and Martin Field, ami Sam. CD len too, i New Patent Democrats, were Feds, when this • hat was new. When tliis old hat was new, those worth)* 5 * oppose The cause, and friends of liberty, and stood a®'' their foes ; I Not so with “Granny” Harrison, for at Tipp^ 3 lie bravely fought the savage foes when tbi> hat was new. When this old hat was new, the friend* of I*'-' 6 ' Knew well the merits of old Tip, while fightu#’ Maumee : Come now, huzza for Harrison, just as we®* do* When first we heard of Proctor’s fall, trAen old hat was new. Consignees per South Carolina Rail A O,ll, Hamburg, May 20, G W Cannon; J W Bachelder; S Bicknell*: Stovall, Simmons & Co; \V Vincent; Ree.-e & W D’Antignac; Rankin, Boggs &Co; A f> B W Force & Go; Gould & Bulkley; T N & Son; A Frederick; E Robertson; W E I S P.eers & Co; J Pomroy; J CS Bones; J C. lap; Scranton & Smith; T Dawson; >1 R 4 J F Benson; Q Parrott; K Wray; Sibley & Crt: ‘ ton. jkAji £j?» Consignees will please attend * IUW furtbci notice.