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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGU sTt A . ___ SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST L FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Os Ohio; The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican the patriotic Farmer of Ohio. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN TYLER, • Os Virginia; A State Rights Republican of the school of 9S one of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and patriot statesmen. FOR ELECTORS OF VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee * JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb. C. B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke. E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham. JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup. EUGENIUS A. NISBET, of Bibb. LOTT WARREN, of Sumter. THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn. ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam. TJiOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee. The Committee appointed to make arrangements to carry into effect the object of the meeting held to appoint Delegates to the Macon Convention, re quest tke Delegates appointed in each distric t in the county, and those appointed for the city, to make arrangements so as to meet at Fenn s Bridge, on the Ogechee River, on Monday night, the tenth of August next. The Delegates appointed from the county of Burke, to the Convention to be held in Macon, on the second Thursday in August next, are requested to meet in Waynesboro’ op the hist Tucsjaj in August, to make arrangements preparatory to their ourney. Burke county, July 27, 1S 4 0. Another Change. In the National Intelligencer of the 2Sth instant, we find the address of Dr. E. S Davis, to the voters of the 13th Congressional district of Tennessee, renouncing Yap Burenism. Dr. Davis was former ly a citizen of ®?outh Carolina, a zealous member of the Union party, and the warm personal friend of General Jackson. And having been sent from Tennessee as i Delegate to the Van Burcn Con vention at Baltimore in May last, in which capacity he served, ha has now, from a sense of patriotic duty, hoisted the Harrison banner, and submitted his reasons for so doing to those he represented in that convention. We shall give his letter on Monday. North Carolina Election. —The following Counties vote in North Carolina, on the 30lh July : Bladen, Camden, Chowar, Granville, Onslow, Pitt, Hyde, Randolph, Rowan, Wilkes, Yancey, Edge comb, ffeaufort, Washington. The following on the 6th of August; Bortie, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Greene, Nash, Perquim mons. Stokes, Surry. The rest of the State vote on the 13th of August. It is estimated by the Connecticut Courant, that upwards of seventy factories have ceased opera tions in New England, and that at least one-fourth of the population of the United States are now out of employment. Direct Tax.—The Hon. Nathaniel Jones, an a!ministration member of Congress, drank the fol lowing toast on the 4th of July, at Goshen ; A strict construction of the Constitution of the Union —an entire separation of the Government, and its revenues from Banks —direct taxation for ordinary expenditures to insure an economical administration—a system of universal education of 3’outh,to be maintained by the proceeds from sales of public domain—legislative protection to all privileges to none. In vino veritas. Although the fact of a contem plated direct tax on the people has been denied in Tammany Hall, yet here we have it admitted by an administration member of Congress. A system of direct taxes for ordinary expenses of Govern ment. Os course, in war the national debt is to be adopted. Precious confessions, we admit. —aY. Y. Star, Renunciations of Van Burenism. —The last Rochester Democrat contains a list of five hundred persons ivho have lately renounced Van Burenism. A gentleman now iu this city, a resi dent of Berks county. Pa., infoims us that in his own vicinity he can enumerate three hundred nen who have heretofore voted the Van Buren ticket, but who will now vote for Harrison. As old Ritch ie would say,—“Now by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on!” — Troy (N Y.J Whig. Contrasts. —President Van Burcn, when he made his tour last year, appeared and harangued every where as a partizan chief. Richard M. Johnson, at whom the more elegant of the Van Buren men turn up their noses, as not genteel enough for their quality—though in a less exalted station —declined throughout his late visit, to act, or talk, or be received, as a partizan. He considered himself a servant of the nation, and he was welcomed accordingly without distinction of party. Andrew Jackson, ex-President, and therefore of the generation no longer on the stage, violates the decencies of his past station, and the fitness of that retirement, which, to be grateful and becoming should be complete —by etepping fiercely forth into the arena of party, and unjustly denouncing an old and meritorious soldier, for no other reason than that the people have called upon him as the man that might save the country. This old soldier, Wm. H. Harrison—in the letter to the committee of the dinner in Cincinnati to Solomon Van Rensselaer —having a natural occa sion to allude to Gen. lackson, speaks of him as “a President who had himself jeopadized his life, ard shed his blood, in achieving the independence of his country, and who knew how to appreciate a hero’s service, and reward a soldier’s toil.” If there be conscious shame, and manly pride, in €5 X the bosom of Gen. Jackson, the contrast thus pre sented, wil 1 tinge h.s cheek with blushes. At any rate, the contrasts here brought to notice, will not escape the observation and comments of thd people'. —A r . Y. American. meeting in Oglethorpe County. At a large and respectable meeting of the citi zens of Oglethorpe county, convened at the Court House, on Monday, the 27th July, IS4O, for the purpose of nominating delegates tp the Convention, to be held in Macon on the 13th August next. On motion of Col. Alexander Thomas, Col. Rob ert Hubbard was appointed Chairman, and James W. Davenport Secretary. The Chairman requesting the object of the meet ing to be explained, William McKinley, Esq., arose and addressed the meeting in an able and eloquent speech of near one hour, portraying the abuses of the present administration-, when he closed his remarks by offering the following reso lutions, which were unanimously adopted. Ist. Resolved, That the citizens of Oglethorpe, now present, highly approve the proceedings of the June Convention, held in Milledgeville, and espe cially their nomination of General Harrison and John Tyler for President and Vice President of the United States. 2d. Resolved , That in the opinion of this meet ing, Mr. Van Buren’s administration of our Gov ernment is impure in its practice and tyrannical in its designs. 3d. Resolved, That as the people can most easily concert efficient and honorable measures to purity the Government, by meeting in large assemblies, we consider the intended Macoa Convention judi cious, and that Oglethorpe county shall be repre sented in said Convention by one hundred and fifty delegates. Governor Gilmer being loudly called for, res ponded to the call, and addressed the meeting with great force and eloquence, portraying in the most vivid terms the abuses of the General Government, and defending General Harrison fiom the foul slanders cast upon him by his enemies. After which, the Chairman, on motion of Col. A. Thomas, appointed a committee of twelve to select one hundred and fifty delegates to represent Oglethorpe county in said Convention. The com mittee retired, and after a short recess, reported through their chairman, the Hon. F. W, Cook, the following delegates: George R Gilmer, John A Bell, Benj F Hardeman, R B Smith, Wm McKinley, Wm H Smith, M C Hale, Wm W Bush, Henry Jordan, Clark Taylor jr. Dr P II Hanson, Hay T Landrum, James Johnson, B W Hubbard, J G McHenry, Robert Hubbard, S R Maxwell, Thos II Parks, F W Cook, J H Echols, L J Duepree, B M Hubbard, Dr J S Sims, R M Fleming, John Baughn, G W Grisham, M J Cox, John Faust, S H Cox, Sherwood Wise, Wm II Duepree, Henry Rains, sen. T R Andrews, Robert Howard, Wm J Ogilvie, Dr Willis Willingham, Zachariah H Clark, Joseph Grisham, Nathan Mattox, Chcsley Arnold, Dr GW Bolton, Derasey Johnson, Joseph Bell, F Mcrriwether, G W Grimes, Joel Olive, M J Pass, J E Johnson, Solomon Jennings, sen. Wm Arnold, John Mattox, R S Smith, John Little, Asa J Howard, Reuben Eades, Wm England, Thomas Stephens, WLie Bush, Solomon Jennings, jr. Benj Blanton, jr. Mial Smith, Wm Edwards, A Witcher, John Crawfoid, T A Holland, D C Barrow, Dr. Wm W Davenport, Judson Lumpkin, Abel Ebcrhart, Wm Blanton, Allen Godsby, James Jewell, Wm Cunningham, sen. Lemuel Edwards, Wra Glenn, jr. Mordecai Edwards, B Hartsfield, Robert Birdsong, Robert Huff, Andrew' Campbell, Martin Tiller, Daniel Hall, Ignatius Rains, George McLaughlin, Wm Glenn, sen. Wm J Bell, Richard Dowdy, Wm Bugg, Redfoid Johnson, Wm Campbell, sen. Thos Johnson, Wm Campbell Jr. Munford Carter, George W Maxey, Wm Barnett, Lewis M Maxey, P D Saunders, J F Zuber, Geo W O’Kellcy, Jesse Maxey, David Barnett, Silas Griffiin, Samuel Cochran, C D Kinebruc, Paul Carter, James Brook, F Vernon, Wm Beasly, B Chandler, Elijah Brockman, J M Sims, John W Moody, Fielding Dillard, Milton Wright, J B Dillard, James II McWhorter, lames O’Kelky, John Briccoe, T B Pinson, P Edmonson, Judson O’Kelley, Wm McWhorter, C G Hargrove., Samuel Brook, Isaac Tenney, Richard Watts, | Burton Johnson, Moses Wright, P W Hutcherson, David Ragan, J D Moss, Alex Thomas, J F Phinizy, Thomas B Winn, Wm Lumpkiu, R C Daniel, Thos H Hawkins, Dr S Glenn, Joseph Landrum, John Winn, Dr Thomas bloody, J P Latimer, Thomas Dunn, sen. J V Drake, Burdit Finch, S M Echols, George Tugrle, Thomas Hatchet, Nathan Hunter, Glenn Winn. John Haw'kins, Resolved, That the proceedings be published in the Southern Recorder, Georgia Journal, Chronicle and Sentinel, and Southern Whig. On motion of Col. Thomas the meeting then ad journed. ROBERT HUBBARD, Chairman. J. W. Davenport, Secretary. A Harrison Sign.—A gentleman of our acquaintance riding along a road in Shelby coun ty, Ohio, a few days since, saw two men and a boy at work about a piece of fence, in a field by the side of a road. On their observing him, the boy got upon the fence and commenced the song— “ Ye jolly young Whigs of Ohio, And all ye sick democrats too ” After singing these two lines, he stopped, look ed at the traveller with an inquisitive expression. The latter took up the tune and sung the remain ing lines of the verse— “ Come out from among the foul party, And vote for Old Tippecanoe.” He’s a Whig,” shouted tho boy, looking round ta the men. —Log Cabin. From ihe Westei n State Journal. Destruction of the Banks. The Administration having resolved upon the destruction of ihe Banks, the work of extermina tion has alread} 1- commenced in earnest. When the question was about to he taken upon the pas sage of the Sub-Treasury bill, Mr. Pickens pro claimed that it was but the “first, not the last act of the dramaP There the “ great questions he edded “ lying behind this, connected with the fiscal action of the government, and which wo shall be called upon to decide in the next few years. T hey were ail connected with one great system. This is only a BRANCH of the system!” The experiment i> to go on. The Independent Treasury scheme provides for the collection of all the revenues in gold and silver, in less than three years from this time. We are then to have a pure ly metallic currency, for the government, in tne meantime, the other branches of the S3 r stem are to be matured and enforced. Over three millions of Bank capital in the District of Columbia, is to be relumed to its owners.—The Banks are to be shut up, and the business they have heretofore fos tered a.id sustained, is to be prostrated. It will be the turn of the Slate Institutions next. Let the people be prepared, if they are determined to sup port Martin Van Buren,tosec the whole paper sys tem exploded, and a purely metallic currency es tablished in its place The people of Alexandria appear to be almost unanimously favorable to retrocession to Virginia. Upwards of seven hundred citizens have signed the memorial in favor of the measure, and only twelve have affixed their names to the counter memorial. Important Decision. —The cn«e before the Su preme Court of Pennsylvania at its last sitting in this city, of the Commissioners of the Northern Liberties and Kensington and olhcis, vs. the Phil adelphia and Trenton Rail Road Company, touch ing the lajing of rails along Front street, from their Depot to the intersection at Maiden street, the attempt to prosecute which work occasioned the riot last winter in the latter district, has, it is said, been derided by the Court, who have affirmed the decision below. The District Court decided in favor of the Rail Road Company', and probably there is now nothing to prevent the construction of the road. — Phil. 17. S. Gazette. Mu. Enxvix Croswell, (the editor of the Albany Argus,) who was a zealous federalist, during the late war, is trying to prove that Gen. ! Harrison was of the same faith. The old Gene ral, however has a very different way of exhibit ing his federalism from Croswell. The former was leading our armies to victory and glory, while the latter was out of harm’s way in the streets of Catskill, an advocate of the party that opposed the war. Whether Croswell rejoiced over British victories during the war vve arc not advised, hut the abuse he heaped on Jackson in 1824 and now heaps on Harrison, is, to say the least, strong evidence that he did so. —Bath Const. Garrison undo usi no tuk Furr. Nr.r.no Testimony. —The Emancipator thus delicately intimates its approbation of Van’s inability to find any thing objectionable in negroes testify ing against officers of the Navy : “ A laic occurrence, shows that even our Fed eral Government, is not quite so far gone in dis regard of humanity and justice, as the Govern ment of the Methodist Episcopal Church.” The allusion to this Church is in consequence of the declaration of a late Conference, held in Baltimore, that it is improper to admit negro tes timony against white men. New-Yoiik, July 27. Money Market — City News —Monday, P. M.—The U. S. Bank.— We have not adver ted to various rumors that have been put afloat, for the last two or throe weeks, in relation to N. Biddle and his indebtedness to the United States Bank, because wc supposed they were too pre posterous to deserve not'ce; but those rumors are hourly put afloat iu every variety of form by Slock-Jobocrs and Speculators, for the purpose of depressing the Stock, both here and in Europe, particularly are they manufactured on the sailing of a Packet or Steamer. It is proper, perhaps, at this time that notice should be taken of them, and for this purpose we have enquired of a source possessed of the facts and entitled to entire confi dence, from which we learu, that Mr. Biddle has not borrowed a cent of that or any other Bank, — and he does not now owe that or any oilier Bank a dollar. We trust this will, as it ought, pul at rest the many slanderous and foul aspersions that are in circulation on this subject. Better Currency. —Come here you radi cals—you brawlers for hard money—you ene mies to rags, end bank notes and drafts—look at the following paper, note or draft for five dollars, from your favorite Amos, and then say what you think of the whole humbug of hard money. Post office Department. Draft No. 137. To J. J. Coddington, P. Master, New York. At sight, Pay to Nathan Dean, or order, FIVE DOL LARIS 59-100, and Charge to account of this department. May 22, 1 830. AMOB KENDALL, Postmaster General. C. K. Gardener, 59 Auditor P. O. Dept. Continential money. Treasury notes trans ferable for five dollars! The great American government reduced so low!—A*. Y. Star. The following arrangement has been made for the making up of the British Mails by the Cun ard line of steam ships xor the ensuing season, viz: In London, on the third day of August; the third and eighteenth of September and Oc tober; the third of November, December, Jan uary and February. There will be no other mail from Liverpool the present month, but one in August, and but one in November and each of the succeeding winter months. The semi-month ly arrangement will re-commence in March. J he return mails from Halifax will be made up on the same days, and in Boston on the Ist and 1-6ih. —Boston Daily Advertiser. W e understand that Jesse A. Bynum, of N C., a member of the House of Representatives, was arrested in this oily, on Tuesday last, on a charge of swindling , hut was released on the ground of privilege!— Madisonian. Fire in Hagerstown. —We learn by a gentleman direct from Frederick, that a fire took place at Hagerstown on Sunday night, which consumed 10 or 12 buildings, including the offi ces of the Torchlight and the Herald of Free dom, the two Whig papers of that place. Wo are without any further particulars. —Baltimore American of the 28 th uIL Marriage in Lapland. —lt is death in Lap land to marry a maid without the consent of her parents or friends. When a young man has for med an attachment to a female, the fashion is to appoint their friends to meet to behold the two young parties run a race together. The maid is allowed in starting the advantage of a third part ot the race, so that it is impossible, except williing of herself, that she should be overtaken. If the maid overrun her suitor the matter is ended; he must never have her, it being penal for the man to renew the motion of marriage. But if the xirgin has an affection lor him, though at the first she runs ham to try the truth of his love, she will (without Atlanta’s golden balls to retard her speed) pretend some casualty, and make a vol untary halt before she come to the. mark or end of the race. Thus, none are compelled to marry against their own will; and this is the cause that in this poor country the married people are rich er in their own contentment, than in other lands, where so many forced matches make feigned love, and cause real unhappiness. It is to be re gretted, that our fair sex have not always equal opportunity of accepting or rejecting the suitors in order to insure their future happiness, although there is little doubt but most of our married la dies would have managed under the same circum stances, to have fallen down or otherwise been prevented running to the end : nevertheless, too many have been forced by their friends, lor sinis ter motives, to marry those they did not love; these would have run fast t» prevent their lives being made miserable, and, perhaps, premature death. Cure for a snake bite. — John Pressaul, jr., a fanner on Little River in this county,wasseveieiy bitten by a pilot snake, in his harvest field. After striking the snake with his scythe, and cutting it in two, he made his way to the house as speedily as possible, and sent off to a neighbor lor some brandy, having heard that was good for a snake bite ; and there was no physician nearer than Ashhro. Not knowing what to do, and being in great pain, the sufferer casually laid hold ol a bot tle of camphor, about half full, (camphorated spir its—probably brandy,) and placing the mouth of the bottle to the wound, (the ankle, we believe,) he felt partial relief instantly. All present thought they could plainly see the poisonous fluid escaping, from the wound into the bottle. By continuing this process an hour or two, lie became entirely relieved and went to his work again without any further inconvenience. The above facts were related to us by a Mr. Michael, a neighbor of Mr. Pressaul, a man of undoubted veracity. —Southern Citizen, Legislative Eloq.uenc.ne. — ihe following report of a speech made before the I ennessee Legislature, by Col. J. M. H. , a represen tative from Knox county, has been furnished us by a gallant officer in the army, who assures us of its genuineness. Fellow Citizens: —I did’ntcome here to make a speech at this time, but only jest to extinguish myself as a candidate. Gentlemen, I am the floating candidate for the superfluous district,and I only want to make a few remarks at this time. A good many of you, gentlemen, has never seen mo before and I merely want to state my views upon the question, to be agitated. Gentlemen, I was born in the county of Sullivan, and focht up in Knox, without pearantage, and if it had’nt a been for the goodness of God and several other gentlemen, who luck me when but an orphan boy at 21 years of age, gin me an education, I might have been as ignorant as the common peo ple or you, gentlemen. Gentlemen, my father was a patriarch of the Revolution, and I am a pa triarch. Gentlemen, my father stained the walls of America with hu blood, and when Gen. Jack son killed the Injuns at Orleans, I waded up to my knees in mud. Gentlemen, lam opposed to Nullification. Gentlemen I would rather be a gallipolt slave, than for to be a Nullifier. —Gen- tlemen, I hain’t got time to give you my views now; and I will call upon you again in a few days, but Gentlemen, there is a sort of Big Bugs who are tryin to put me down, but Gentle men, I defy ’em Gentlemen. I hope to be deliv ered out of the hands of enemies as Moses was delivered out of the bands of the bulrushes! Gen'lemen, c »me over across the square, and take something, and we’ll get better acquainted. A Challenge and its effects. — The follow ing horrible narrative is from the pen of the west ern correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper:— Writing of this genteel and Honorable mode of settling disputes, I will endeavor to give you a description of a duel which took place in a south ern city, not long since; and to do the narration justice, I must inform you of its origin. One night, a stranger, a tall, bony, and powerful man, stepped into the bar-room ol a fashionable hotel, ami swaggered about to the no small amusement of the company. His costume was unique; a coarse petersham coat, deer skin pantaloons, and heavy water-hoots. His head was graced with a Mexican hat, with a brim a half yard wide. The butts of two largo horse pistols protruded from cither pocket ot his coat, and the handle of a howie knife projected under his vest. “I’m a gentleman,” said he, byway of introduction. No one appeared to dispute it, and so he proceed ed, “I own three thousand acres of prime land, two sugar plantations, and one hundred negroes, and I can chew up the best man in this room f” —Still no one disputed him, and looking around with a sneer, he exclaimed, “I’ve killed eleven Indians, three white men, and seven panthers; and it is my candid opinion you are all a set of cowards!”” With this denunciation he jostled against Dr. B , a man ot unquestionable courage. The doctor immediately tlnew the dis graceful epithet back on him. The bowic knile of the stranger soon glistened in the light, but the timely rush of several gentlemen prevented, him from plunging it into the heart of his opponent. Matters were soon brought to an understanding, and a formal challenge was given and accepted. The terms were these :—The parties were to be locked up in a dark room, (the seconds remain ing outside) each to be stripped of his clothing, with the exception ol pantaloons, and the arms and shoulders to be greased with lard. Each had a pair of pistols and a howie knife. At a given signal from the seconds the butchery waste com mence. The doctor, who survived the dread ml conflict, stated that for nearly a quarter of an hour they kept at bay, and scarcely a tread or breath could be heard after the cocking ot the pistols. At moments lie could see the cat eyes of his antagonist, and when he was about firing they would disappear and appear again in another part of the room. He at length fired, and, as quick as thought, the shot was teturned, and the ball passed through his shoulder. In tiis agony he discharged his pistol at random. The flash brought a return from his opponent, and the sec ond ball passed through the fleshy part of his thigh. Faint with loss of blood he staggered about tbe room, and at length fell heavily on the floor. The stranger chuckled when he heard tiie noise of his fall, but soon became silent, and slowly and softly approached his victim, with the intention of despatching him with his knife. This however, the doctor, with much presence of mind, though barely alive, prevented—for the gray eyes of the stranger betrayed him, and while they gla red like fire-balls over him, he struck his knife upward, and it went through the heart of his an tagonist, who fell by his side without a groan. The door was then opened, and the duelists found weltering in each other’s blood. From the London Forget-Me-Not, f>r IS4O. JLc Millionnaire Malgre L.ui. BY R. SHELTON MACKENZIE, LLD. Some 3'eais ago, I spent six weeks at Lyons waiting the arrival of a friend, I was to ac company lo Naples. Old cities, old books, and old friends, are what exactly suit my taste. There fore, Lyons —the moral queen of Eastern France— was calculated to challenge m3' attention. During nineteen eventful centuries, a crowd of historical associations have become linked with the city of Lyons ; its aspect shows how antique it is ; its com mercial operations have made it a stirring and wealthy place now ; its public institutions and buildings are unsurpassed out of Paiis, the ap proaches (either from Chalons or Marseills) are through a lOVCI3' country, which seems like a rich vineyard, skirted and sheltered by hills and its in habitants, enriched b - industiy, are hospitable and friendly. Is it wonderful, then that Lyons is a place of which I keep a grateful and pleasant memory ? Loving to loiter in a stiange city', I here indul ged my humor to the full, and sauntered in and a bout Lyons until I knew it so well, that this mo - ment,! believe I could draw a plan o f the citv from 1 mere recollection It was pleasant to cross and re-cross, view and re-view, its six bridges over the 1 sluggish Saone, and its three over the more rapid 1 Rhone, to pac? through its fift3'-nine squares, with an almost daily visit of admiration to La Beliecour, s (one of the finest in Europe) graced by the noble 5 1 statue of that Louis whose regal boast “ Le’ eltat f e’est moi ,” was scan ely an exaggeration ; to hunt c for antiquities where had stood the Forum Trajani; e to examine the Hotel de Villc, inferior 011I3' to the f palatial town-house of Amsterdam; to copy the most outre inscriptions on the monuments which n grace the beautiful Necropolis upon the hill of t i. Fourv ieres ; to feel the “ religio loci” while listen in- in hushed silence to the sweet and so emn O Stabat mater dolorosa, or the yet more touching swell of the Dies irae, dies ilia. reverberating from harmonious voices through the Gothic aisles of the cathedral of St. John, or the regret that the then recent fall of the tower of Pitrat prevented my viewing to the best advantage the natural panorama of Lyons and the beautiful country around it. After all, these loiterings were merely cpisodal in my life at Lyons, I discovered that the library there —one of the finest in France —was especial ly rich in manuscripts and books upon what D’ls raeli names as three of the six “follies of science,’ alchemy, astrology, and magic. These are among the most graceful superstitions of our forefathers, and I confess that I have long had a strong curios ity to learn what it was by which gifted minds a few centuiies ago were held in a strong and ovei mastering thrall. The public library of Lyons, rich in this peculiar lore,afforded ample opportuni ty of research, and I spent many an hour in deci phering the mysterious revelations i>y which Le ber, Artephius, and Nicholas Flamel communicated how they had made the wonderful power of pro jection by which the meaner metals weie transmu ted to gold, and that Elixir, not less wonderful, which was at once to renew the springs of life, and bestow the boon of immotality ! There too, 1 read of tne Cabala, with their ten numerations called Sephiroih, their holy Sigils, their sacred Pentacles, and the tables of Ziruph, or magic roll-call of the seventy-two angels, whose names are duly recor ded by Cornelius Agrippa and others as if they were in the habit of daily communication with them. —And there above all, I had the opportunity of examining what is treasured as an outograph of the famous Astronomical Tables ot King Al fonso. To me, much loving the wild imaginings by which our elders were self-deceived, there was much of interest in, such literary rarities, as I have mentioned To examine them was fitting oc cupation for an idle man, fond of raising Chateaux d ’ Espagne of his own or a different order, and who regarded the splendid follies of science as the sprav dashed up by the adventurous diver who boldly and blindly seeks the pearl of truth in the ocean of conjecture. It happened, fortunately for the peculiar course of enquiry I had fallen upon, that Monsieur Jean Hervieu,one of the sub-librarians, was something more than a mere hander-out of volumes. He soon saw into what line rny researches traversed, and saved me a world of trouble by placing before me at once all that was richest and choicest in that pe culiar line. —When 1 lelt Lyons 1 had many re grets, for I had made friendships there which yet continue, but my chief sorrow was that poor ller vieu, with abilities and tastes of a high order, should be lost in a potty situation so much below his merits. Two years passed away, and I came to winter at Paris —a step which I recommend few to do, unless they arc enamoured of arcic temperature. Short ly after my arrival, I met with my quondam ac quaintance, the sub-libravian at Lyons. He was much changed. He had reached the dignity of wearing a coat out of the mode , which none but a wealthy mnn can afford to do ! His manneis,loo, had the ease and self possession of one who has only an account at Lafitte’s, but a pretty balJance on the credit side. A few days afterwards, while soberly discussing some peerless Burgundy at Monsieur Hervicu’s countiy-house, within six mi'.esof Paris the secret of this change was explained in nearly the following words. THE merchant’s STORY. I perceive, my dear friend, that you wonder how I happen to have these comforts about me ; how I advanced to the dignity of a millionare. In truth it is what I find myself frequently wondering at. My fortune was made by accident, in spite ot my self in a word, as fortunes scarcely ever are made. When you knew me two years ag », 1 contrived to exist upon eight hundred francs a y ear, and, al though nut very extravagant, had a few debts, wnich it was extremely easy to incur and most difficult to pay. Two acquaintances were spend ing an evening with mo, when the portier brought up an account from my—tailor. 1 had no means of settling it, but the ready answer arose, “ Bid him call to-morrow.” The bill threw a damp over all of us —for our circumstances were much alike and our gaiety took wing. “It is a pity',” said Louis Boyer, “it is a pity'that we have neither wealth nor the reputation of it, which is ju-t as good. What good luck ii would be, if some un known relation should turn up, and bequeath a fortune to one of us.” “ There’s littic chance of that,” said Charles Berget, “ for my part, 1 have not a relation in the world !” “ And for mine,” said I, “ matters are very much the same way: but I remember hearing rny father of a nephew of his, who went to Cuba or Martinique, when I was a child- Nothing was ever heard of him since.” “ Famous!” cried Louis Boyer, clapping his hands. “ I have it all. We must bring him on the singe, endow him with immense wealth, and as he must be childless, make him inquire after an heir, and find you not only next of blood, but his only' relation. We must make you ‘ a young man of brilliant expectations,’ with a rich liver-dis cased cousin in the West Indies, who declares you his heir !” “ No, no !” chimed in Berget, with a laugh, “ this expectation story will not do. The ! couisin must die, so write his epitaph forthwith ! j Let me see—Jacques Hervieu leaves Marseilles twenty-five y'ears ago, goes to Martinique, makes j a splendid fortune there, leaves five sugar planta- . tious, and hundreds of negroes to bis cousin Jean Hervieu, of Lyons. The whole are worth two millions of francs at least. Give me your hand, j my dear Jean ! I wish you joy' of your change of 1 fortune. And now, moncher, we must drink your health. “ Os course,” said Louis Boyer; and pray, now that he is at the top of the ladder, he will not for get those who were his friends in misfortune.” •• Depend on me!” was my laughing reply'. Then we drank to the memory of Jaques Hervieu, and to the health of his heir: in effect Monsieur, we had a very pleasant evening. I was making my toilet next morning, when the door of my chamber was crushed in, and half a score of young acquaintance rushed to me. “We wish you joy, Hervieu !” “ Joy, my friends !” “ That you should become heir to such a for tune !” “ I do assure y r ou ,” “Just at a time, too, when West India produce has become so valuable !” “ Believe me, it is only* a joke——,” “Come, come,” exclaimed a dozen voices at once, “ this will not do. You owe us a ftte on getting tds windfall. Wheic shall wc have it, and when ?” I scarcely know how I got rid of them all. But they did leave me. Presently I heard some one at the door: “ Como in!” it was one of them come back to borrow a hundred francs. “ My dear fellow, 1 have not a sou in the world!” “ I see your remittances from Martinique have not yet come to hand :” “ Indeed they have not,” said I with a sigh. The borrower took his leave with some formality ; the very report of wealth had placed a gulf be tween me and in y fellows. The news ran through Lyons like wildfire. I had quite a levee during the day. The worst was, it was useless to protest; every one took it for granted that I had become a rich man. It was re collected that I had a cousin named Jacques Her vieu, who had gone abroad early in the Consulate. There was an old sailor, who had even seen him take ship at Marseilles for Martinique. All the rest fallowed of course, that he had made a for tune. and bequeathed it to me ! There came a gentle tap at the door. Who can this be thought I—it was my tailor. He sent no account this time. He no longer dunned by de puty ; he, too, had heard of my luck, and came for his money, no doubt ! I too well remembered that I sent a message for him to call for his fifty francs. “ Good morning, Monsieur Passy,” said I, “you have come for y r our money.” “ Sure y,” said the .broad-cloth artist, with a bow and a grimace meant for a smile, “ surely' Monsieur will not trouble himself about that tri- 1 fle. Y’ou will permit me to measure you for the mourning.” At the moment I had torgolten that there was j such a place as Martinique ! I allowed him to < measme me quite mechanically, and scarcely hee- j cled what lie said. But, when he declared that he < cou'd not have more than one suit finished that 1 evening, I thougut it right to put an end to the i folly. r “I assure you, Monsieur Passy, I have received ( no money.” s “ Monsieur is too considerate i l speak of payment. Rut,” he'Vo^w, r . sieur can dome a great service 11 i house ;itis a fine building. ? 0u O' J want ready money. You 3rp 15; thousand francs will be nothin* rich - V I will want real property- t. invest lons »eu r ,!. r i in. 1 shall become bankruptt 1 ready money. M. Bonnot has n n H ’ ar ' 1 of f* I but he is so Jong making up his be ruined before he decides ” tb \ i: ■ll “ But > wl »y should I buv'vour I “ Because Monsieur may s„ve r ’ and get an excellent investment as Z be worth double the money in a s! Well - It»ii you, Monsieur.” And the man of ,f ears - Tk I 1 nod off beiore I could say a wl ? Bur e s s'll far and near that I had l,ou !ht )*’»■< Half an hour after be had uuittJ Ue ' 9 did me the honor to call. ln “ d J J‘ e >M. IhJij tions upon my good fortune, and said 1 excellent man of business. it., ii a promp om. I live next door to p, Cr Vi>H bis house. I was sure of it. j . forty-nine thousand francs, an q V n ,l 9 holdout. You have outbid mo ‘and ‘ leco! % fl would be vain to attempt starvin* Ssl S 1 bargain, I am thus frank with vo» , H lilteen thousand francs upon yonr iu d off H ■ I did not jump from my seat i n ’ 11 the events of the morning had most any thing. 1 had .g. p„ * prudence to suppress my emotion li terence. I requested M. Bonnet to ca lt 1 H an hour. He was punctual ' 0:1 Bl “ Mr. Bonnet ” said I, with the gravity of business, “1 do not require the houSH may have it on vour own terms ” ji f ’ 3ll Its B hand with energy, declared that he debtor, and, drawing from his pocket H thousand francs in bills on Paris at I ded: You shall have no further trouble J smess, M. Hervieu, as I shall puy tue "HB money to Pas-*y.” J ii A few years before. I had received a smsiii ' cy from a distant relation through aiZ M house in Paris, the only firm intiiatcit??!* name 1 knew, theonly one acquainted > I I wrote, accordingly, requesting their advi t T 1 the investment of some funds. I had an i by return of post, telling me that my let?!! reached them when the book for the L n m which their house bad a share, was closbiß as the investment was a very promising one"■ I] bad reversed an interest of fifty thousand M lor mo. If I thought the sum too small u • 1 readily and profitably sell out at any time! n'C 41 stock was rising. M Mignon, the head of il house, appended a postscript in Jus own hand-v --ting me on my recent goodfc; J and giving the assurance of his personal desire - Jl be of service to me in any mode. So ! the Mr ft ique romance had taken wing to Paris! H Fifty thousand piastres ! The amount off-1 sum startled me. What should I have I 1 known that, instead of this being the sumi! ,«• U cd, as I believed, it was only the annual inter* |S my investment? 1 wrote to say that thcv-l made a greater purchase Uian I desired,as [ >,l not yet received any remittance from Martmir. 1 I had a prompt reply, stating that they hadolß ed my intention, sold out haif my in vestment Jlß an advance of a hundred and sixty thousand fc-W taken the liberty of reserving thirty share*t | new joint stock bank in Holland, which wascen. to head the money market before any caiU.- id made, would insist on making investments f;- s Ll wlienever profitable opportunities waiuantedspß. | ulalion on their own account, and begged to il I that, fully aware of the difficulty of an imraas settlement of a great colonial property. thtv a . j opened a credit to my account with their which I might use to any extent I w-as puzzled. A hundred and sixty thoTßil - francs! i could make nothing of it, except tore; | that Mignon and Company,of Paris, had iosten J| scn«es. in the meantime I was the lion of Lyonc v-® mourningsuit was pr.of positive of my heirfii-1.8 was teased with cal sos condolence andconjmsi. | tion. The newspapers gave anecdotes ofmytß 3 in Jacques and memoiis of myself. Heapsoft»* |j ] tions sprung up on all sides, claiming giftsandlost. i With the name of a man of wealth, i wasacu in want of money for my daily expenses, hut 4 I nothing but M. Bonnet’s bill-, which, from « ; | ; ter ignorance of business, 1 did not know kill J discount into current cash My place in ry had been filled up without consulting me. 1 was rich, and p ople contended for the hora ’ ’ my patronage, i was in high credit, and at my situation. I resolved to go to Paris. M. Mignon and his partner, received me wiftii « the pomp due to the reputed posses.-or of two 3; ||h lions of francs. Then, like proper men of baaiH they opened their books. “ The Spanish stock,” said M. Mignoa, li isi . ;-j rising. lam sorry Monsieur clisi rusted it.” “ What may be the exat t value of my reoa— ■" stock in the Spanish funds ?” ‘ Your account stands thus,’ replied M. Mifif I ‘taking it in round numbers. The Spanish!® if sold now-, w-ould pay you four hundred those francs. We siw occasion to put your name»t. : , for a hundred shares in the new bank: each* is worth an advance offour hundred and fifty fit- jF about a hundred and twenty thousand francs. ‘ Without my liaving paid anything ?’ “Ceitainly.” “How could I realize these profits,and good permanent investment of them?” I “Nothing safer, if Monsieur will take up histß* fits now, then our five per cents; the actuals more than six. You have four hundredthoii francs in the Spanish, a hundred and twenty'* sand Dutch, a hundred and sixty thousand Spanish; total six hund ed thousand —income*' ty six thousand; say forty thousand francs, in.' -? numbers.”, “And when can this be invested?” “Whenever Monsieur pleases. Will hei* - our house with the ncgociation?” “Certainly, M. Mignon. You are entitledtoqy fullest confidence.” The banker bowed his thanks for the ce ment and the commission. He placed a CIH ' J book before me, and requested me to draff sum, for present demands, that 1 required - until that moment did I realize the truth good fortune which had been literally forced a r|jK me. 1 accepted M. Mignon’s pressing make his house my abode whi'e I Paris. When my funds were invested, in‘“-' W the fifteen thousand from M. Bonnet, I I°®. principal in the live per cents yielding m( | thousand francs a yecr. I had hired a chnteM Lyons, and, bidding adimi to my friendly w*- proceeded to take f O'Rcssion of it. c My return from Paris was immediate!.' at Lyons. My friends Boyer and er ' e , t j ell£! had seen with consternation what full c ‘ e^, EJ their Martinique romance had obtained— kne what to think when they heard of my to Paris; the geneial rumor being that IW . that journey to prove my- cousin’s will ,. 5 they fancied that I was mad enough to bclu heirship they had invented! I They thought it right to call upon house, my furniture, my calcche, my sively astonished them. I amused their surprise for a few hours, and a s. . ceived them They praised the sihihty ‘ they said, 1 had shown. No; 1 hadmercl} circumstances to account „ f r AT f I had another visit about this time from.' '. an old friend of mine. He was in model1 cumstances, and had known me from cln “I paid you no visit, my dear Jean, said n ®, I believed that a golden shower had la you. But I call upon you now, to say _ time this farce were at an end. Where' - e; hear it whispered that you have lost )° u N# or are willingly lending yourself to a cheat. What every one says 1 might ha' [ ed; but poor Louise—you have not forg ol ; j nC iplcj isc. ? —declares that slie is certain voui P ter lx are not corrupted, and that if the whole a cheat, as indeed, it seems tc be, you aie . ter n# ceived than deceiving. Give over this , cher Jean. If you want money to se^ t .f J sl I in the world in an honest way', I wl , iuca ni f ' what 1 can spare, and in a few years y trievc your character as an honest man. J “And dear Louise does not believe an.' me?” , t vfhf 5 “No, indeed,” said M. Felix. “ , \ v e'pl we heard that you had become rich, she I terly, and said, “Then we shall see no Hervieu; he will forget his old friends. v£>u | she heard, as every one lias heard, that 41 . not rich, she recovered her spirits and j? ] shall have Jean with us again, when he'^r a5 nt j will be certain to comeback an d V,M ca )le^ fl ! used to do ” 1 don’t think I should ha' you to-day, mon pauvre enfant, if , 1 ° t U1 K e atr desired me. She bade me tell you tha ’ she may, she never will believe that Jea