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The following Iteaultlul line* ere from the pen of the correspondent of the Louisville Jour., "UmeUa.” We need aay nothing In ihctr praise, bj their heet eulogy will be found m the heart of the reader, THE DYING GIRL. The fitful broexe, that, through tlu sullfy day. Had fanned the tainting bloMtorne with tiebieeth, Stole Ih ough the open casement where then: fay A pale young girl upon the couch of death; Her glance mi fixed upon the moon, that rolled Through blue ami straight in the vaulted sky, As if she knew her fleeting hours were told And wished to lake one lingering look and die. Beaida that humble couch there droop'd one form, The gen lie mother of the dying one, For grief had bowed hei spirit, as the storm Bends the soft rose upon ns emerald throne; There lay her child, the beautiful, the young, The breath just sighing on her lip of snow, And ber soft ringlets, all disheveled, flung Back from the whiteness of her deathly brow. Sadie he bent above her, though her look Waa tearless aa site sought he, daughter's eye, Yet her lip quivered Irkea bright leaf, shook By the strong tempest, sail sweeps the sky; Daugh er, she muimoreJ, and the maiden turned Lint# her mother's face her inournlul glance, Ih which hle’a dickering taper wildly hunted, Fer stir was startled as if from a trance • And at fhatvoice to'thrilling to the car A thousand tender thoughts her heart opprest. 'Till to her blue eyo test-drop followed tear, And the while linen heaved shove her breast-; About ber mother’s neck she nobly threw Her pslo thin aims, and, nestling tier young head Within her sheltering bosom, dashed me dew From her soft cheek, and in low accents said—- Mother, my hour is conic, The wing of death is o’er me, for tny brow It damp tnd chill—sweet mother, I must go Down to the silent tomb. Yet not for this I grieve, It is lo think that I nm leaving thee Poor and unfriended—mother thou will ho Alone at morn and evo. And through the long, long day, Thou'lt sit with breaking heart above thy lask, Earning Ihy daily hieud, while others bask In fortune’s sunny ruy. Fur on thy heart will press A thousand memories ol llty buried child, And thou wilt pour thy weepings long and wild In utter loneliness. Andin the time of sleep Thou'lt turn to kiss me as thou oft hast done, But memory will whisper 'she im gone,’ And thou wiil wake and weep. Before my father died, Wc dwelt beneath our own bright ulatcly halls, Bound which blue streams and silver louiiluin-fsils Were seen to glide. Thereon tlm evening breeze, In summer-lime no haiaher sound wa* heaid, ‘J ban the low flutter id some singing hud. Hurtled among ihe Hoes. And there liasido our hearth Thou'at often knell, and offered up lo God, My infant spirit pure as snow unlrod, And free from taint of earth, Dut now how changed ihy lot— Htrangrts are dwelling I.: our once bright home, Whilst thou aie pent within this close, dork room, Unaided and loigot. I have hotn like a spell, Binding thee unto eailh—but death hsih prest iiis cold and heavy hand upon my breast— 1 Molhor, 1 go—farewell ! j I Slowly her arms unwound their wreathing rls*p, 1 Around her mother’s neck, and her (air head 1 Fell heavy bask, while a low lengthened gasp Htiired her cold marble bosom—sue was dead ! r Silont that mother gazed, the mighly Hood C Ol grid within her heart she a mvo lo hide, u For it aecmtd »in to weep, while tlius aho stood Above the holy dead, the sanctified. 1 It was no lime to mourn, forsho had yet , A hitler mournful duly lo tulfnll. To press the eye-lids o'er the blue orha set, , To cloao the sweet lips smiling on her slid; Nhs laid ihe ringlets lound the lilcless luce And wraped the loose shroud round Ihe slender form, That lay in mute and melancholy grace, , As tl spell-hound in slumber sot. and warm. And when the stars of night began to wane, And dm warm aun had cliaaod away the gloom, Strange forma were seen around ihu Uliiiu-pa e, That looked into that dim and drcaiy loom, And, at they crossed the threshold of die door, They found her drooping by herd.iughlei's hod Her isven tresses streaming o'er the floor, And ber dark glassy eye fixed on the dead. Oh ! 'twaa indeed a sadly touching sight, Fur her white hand lay presl upon tier heart, Aa if lo quell within Hie spoil's might. And her cold p rple lips were hall apart; They raised her trom the spot whvie she had knelt In the meek holy attitude ol prayer, And with the nicest (ouch her bo-om fell Hocking for life and wsnulh —but dealh was (here! AMELIA. From tic AmiricrtH Tt'mj*rutut I'nnm. A.N ONLY SON. “ Man's inhumanity lo man, Makes euiinllcx Ihousands nnnirn " Aa I look abroad upon soeirly, I am reminded •f that aißidl company which .Millon describes as seen by Gabriel in I’arudiae, ‘Micro were two that wotr angels still, but the third, though id re gal pon, yet with faded splendor, wsn, uml by his gsn and fierce demeanor, seemed the prince of hell;" and though earth’s sad spectacle may he but one in ten, yet with a tremendous oecini.ilion I this ! —falling as surely, as if by lot, upon the rich i and poor, the high and low ; all, all, npislly vie. victims of the girat destroyer, and in dim fill alike too!—rxirpling, the greater ihe height, the keener the sense of Us depths, the more ter rible Ihe wri'hing in Its agonies. And yet a tael so palpably visible to all, a.id to which all may apply a remedy, produces in many nut the least emotion. They look, and pa»s by on die other side. O! how much more suffering must there [ be, how long must n he thus, before the sound ! part of this vast community shall be roused to | banish an article from all c million use, which, come in wbal form n may, desiroys their fallow men; and to break no adamantine chain, and leave nil to be flee and happy, I knew an only son, a boy of rare promise ; he grew up strong, hold and active, full ol spun and full of enterpiise. His parents were opufam am! intelligent; their views of hie wtih adits respoti stbihues were broad and deep ; —generous in then affection, they mingled cx.ensively in society, which was elevated aad ennobled by tlieir influ ence. They were tub in domestic joys; their son, their darling son, w as a aourre of the purest delight. There seemed no cause for solicitude for him; no weak points to watch ov.r, to guard sud c-upport; he possessed a Bound constitution ; k • intellect and ln> temper were as fait, a- free am 11 from any defeat w wet* hi* physical power* ; (he i | leading object of hie parent* *cera*d to lie to give Ito every faculty it* moat vigorous growth, and spread the whole rlmraoler to It* brogdcste*- 1 (Mime, The y ulh pa-»cl through hi* collegiate r course honorably to himself noil hi*friend*; and luting inclined to active life, he joined a cominer* cial house in one of our large ciiiea. Hero hi* proapeclH were full of promise ; he wu encircled by friend* that were in the full career of prosper ity-; hi* natural irnjpet was ao line—so pleasing Ww* hs in hi* general intercourse with the world, (trsihc not only hitd no enuiiiie*, but all hia na*o dale* would have rejoiced in Ina greale*! prosper ity. He via proaperou*; and apparently horn ing for himicli a (x-iinuiiciil home. All who had known linn fimn hi* youth ex pec ad to see him s'nnding foremost among our rich and ' honorable merchant*; when suddenly, without any apparent cause, In* partnership wa*di-aolved. 'l’tie hou*« to which he lielungrd continued on in an honoralde course of hu* nca* till it had amassed nihil wealth; hi* partner*, in no qusli lication aupeiiar to house,f, lived on in luxury, pleasure, and all the chorine* of life; embosomed in frieinls and oven ualiy, in retired leisuro to cul tivate the higher powet* of tin ir nature, while this man, the hojie id h a | aienl*, went away alone, a piey to the ravage* of alcohol; —the wine cup had ruined him. He had *lrict integrity, he had a capaeiiy for all lpi)*irie*e, hut he fell ai a fortress which iia* long been daily besieged till it is ad undermined; a whole garrison on the tampan* cannot save it; it fall* headlong, and all i*buried in the common ruin, lie went hone to his dia treased parent*, hut he had too much feeling left lobe willing to witnea* the misery he alone nav, caused; he fled from hi* home, ami sough' » solitude of hi* own, and there yielded up all his hopes. He took the dreadful poison till his pow ers wi re nil destroyed; hia memory was broken, hi* ufleetion* were scorched and scathed a* by a stroke ol lightning, and his reason —ho seemed to have none, hut at some lucid interval* it would ii*e in its lull strength, goaded on by conscience, that wo.m tli.it never dies; and gladly would be have taken bis hated Hits hi* hand was often arrested by he fear of coming wrath, ho d ied alone, and the cloud of oblivion trilled over his memory, li t patents never otter Ids nam ; they drank to the dregs the cup of hitlenie**; he pass ed away, and no trace is left behind him; —deep furrows he hidden in a few hearts untold to that woi Id which look* on and passes by on the oilier side. Fldmlhc Christian Advocate Journal. THE GENTLEMAN AT CHURCH. May he known by the following marks; — 1. Comes i good season, an as neither to interrupt the pimlor or congregation by a late arrival, 2. Does not slop upon (lie step* or in the portico, either to gap nl the ladies, hi line friends, or display Ins colloquial powers. 0.1. Opens and shuts the door gently, and walks deliberately ami lightly up the aisle or gallery stairs, and gets his seat ns quietly, and by imik ng us lew people remove as possible. 4. Take* bis seat either in ihn back part of the seal, or steps out into the aisle when ary one w ishes to pass in, and never thinks of such a tiling ns m iking people ciowd east h in while keeping Ins place in the seal. f). Is always attentive to Maanger*, and gives up his seat to such; seek ng another lor himself. (i. Never thinks of defiling the house of Gml with tobacco spittle, or annoying those who a d no ir linn by chewing that iiaucious wt Oil in church.* 7- Never, unless 111 case of illness, gets up mid gw's out in time of service. But d neces a.ty compels .‘ivn to do so,goes soqii eily that lus 1 cry manner '» an apology for the act. B. Does not engage i" conversation bc tore commencement* d service. 1). Dura not vvhiaper, of laugh, Os cat fruit m (he house of God, or Joung" in My place. 1(1. Docs not rush out of the church like ■ tramping horse the moment the benedic tion m pronounced, but retires slo vly in a noiseless, quiet manner. 1 11. D ies all he can by precept and exam ple, to promote) decorum in others, ami is ever ready to lend Ins aid to discountenance all indecorum in the Inmso of God. * 1 am »w«rc that through th* inveteracy of habit, mine persons entitled to the character ot chnatian gentlemen, may use even tobacco in church, Inti think they will not detiln the house nl O.id, hut u<o the spittoon, or if there ho none at hand, refrain trout the u*e of the nauseous weed until they retire. Americans in France.— The Paris cor respondent of the New York American observes that ten or twelve American gentle men were presented at Court lute in Duccm her, by Gen. Cass, and adds that a* in my or more Amur can ladies would slime at tne I'mlenes on the next Wednesday evening. The writer adds—“ Murk the hr in which the t lianiellor of the Exchequer indulged him* sell, m the Br,iish House of Commons, cm 'he 19 It instant, nl the gmdy dress of the American funeuomirie. who visit the palace of St James “The honorable member,” said the Chancellor, replying to Mr. Uume, in the debate on the Civil List 8.11, “bad talked of expensive livenca Let him, follow up ins own analogy, to g„ to the levees; and balmld the gaudy array in winch the olfieers of the United Stales appear before the Sovereign of England.” I wish Americans abroad would consent topiotit by this rebuke, indecorous ami ungracious as it tn iy be deemed. Wc are not qmie so Republican ns we m gbl or should he, m our inodes of seeking introduc tion ai foreign courts and our equipment be* fore Royalty, The Department ol Slate could, beneficially, reverse its regulations nr recommendations respecting the ntlicial cos tume ol our agents; diplom tlic and consular.” A judicious conclusion.— Philadelphia Gas. Indian Waih-auk.—The correspondence of ihn ‘Joimnercial writing from Jupilsr Inlet, Fron tier, relates some interesting anecdote* and detail* |of t e Flotilla War. Herei* an instance, in Ike I resolution of a Delaware Indian, 111 the U. S>. service.—A - , r. Sun. A paiiy ol Delaware*, in scouting the oilier dav, came on die recent trail of several of ihe enemy, which thev pursued, and presently over look one of die parly. Ho quickly hid himself in a small cypres* swamp, which they throughly searched in every direction, without success. On a second search one of the party came up to a | large cvpre** tree, under die rent of which the 1 fugitive hud entirely co icealed himself, but ima- I gming he was discovered, ho suddenly jumped up. which frightened the Delaware’s horse m *uch a manner that it threw him. He quickly rccov* ered hi* feci, however, and was m the act of lir. mg, when the Seminole levelled and shot him through the led hand, die ball coming out at the wrist. The Delaware, although severely woun ded supported hi* idle on his arm. and shot the ether through the body, and bore Ills scalp in triumph to the camp. The following i« one of 1 e many »noc r dotes relative to Queen Victorian, winch arc 1 iimmg through the pre-s. It is believed to ho a correct account of an actual cirenm* e'enci: —“A circumstance which displayed in ’ ar emiheid degree Jthe natural benevolence ; ”f f t young t Fieen. 0.-curedsome :.ui >.vik* * tt Tnmbridjr«w«Jlw. At tvary thing oonnact t cd with to illuntnotfa and amiable a person* 1 age inuB‘ be of interest t 6 ilie public, wfc do - not hesitate m giving the fact#. When her K Majesty (then Princess Victoria ivaa with her * royal nmilier soj jurnuig aft the above place, * a lernale member of the theatrical company, * then acting there, had the rmaloft’jrre to lose her husband, and this affliction, grievous in itself, was renders I doubly so by tiie widow * being within a few weeks of becoming a mo ' iher. Her situation was made known to their Royal Highnesses, whicn was no soon j er done than both, with tbeir accustomed j goodness, sought to alleviate, as tar as hu , man nieansconld, the suffeiings of a fellow j creature. The Unchess was about to enclose t 10/, to the bereaved mourner, when tne young Princess adding an equal sum requested per | mission of her mother to be the bearer of the 1 benefaction. This Was readily acceded to, . and in a few moments the future Queen of , England was seen Unattended, and without I any s'gn of out ward pomp, hastening to t lie - humble dwelling of the actress. Her Majesty * must, it would appear, have discovered in the i object of her benevolence some rti fog above I wliat is usually found tn the members of an 1 obscure country company of comedians, for 1 on the third day after her acrCsaon oflhe throne Mrs. -received an intrfflitrrm lhai an annuity of 40/.had been granted, & would be continued during her life.” riivN rirNt-,.. a s;<; us¥xr Yliiiradny Moriiintr. Mart i, ]. ' ".-l-T-: - :-r- ■acr-cri--- ■■ j Hue! at Washington. Just as our paper was going to press we re ceived the Charleston Mercury of yesterday, by wlii h we learn that a duel was fought at Wash ington on thee-roning of the 24th ult. between Mr Chilley, a member of Congress from Maine, ami Mr Craves a member from Ky. They fought at 30 yards d stance with rifles. Mr C. was shot in the groin the third fire, and died in a few minutes. Mr Chi Hey was a warm champion and devoted friend of Southern rights, interests and feelings. from the frontier, The F.xtn-caa mail of yesterday brings im* portant intelligence from the Western fron tier. The following is from a Correspondent oflhe Albany Angus, dated. Adahs, Jtrrcnaoa Co. Feb. 19. The stale arsenal at Watertown was broken open last cvenmg, and some 500 musket* taken out. Fairbanks, who is the keeper, has offer* ed a reward of $250 fur the recovery of them, There begins to be some excitement here upon the subject of Canada. Many loads of men and provisions have been and ate now passing here fur the north. Some of them have called at the different stores for powder, and have bought all that was for sale by the keg. 11 helher it will amount to any thing or not, we cannot deter mine. [The report is says the N. Y. Com. Adv. that there is a considerable force on the fron t'd-, in Jefferson county, and that a descent upon Canada, at some point, is contemplated. We doubt it however.] A letter from Hamilton, dated 12ih February, in the Rochester Democrat, states that there was a riot at Toronto on the Bth, in which four were killed and several wounded, Tho Secretary of the Treasury has given notice that s»v,', 6JI 93 IIM l,een P aiJ *“<o die' Treasury on account of l^e Spanish indemnity ; which will be paid to clainMii** * n proportion to their claims, on application. The Dill granting banking privileges to the | Charleston, Louisville, and Cincinnati! Kail Road, was rejected m the House ol Represent** lives of Kentucky, by a voic of 40 ro 52. We publish tiie tollowing from the Charleston Courier of the 13. h ultimo, at the request of a friend : Mr. Clay—Mr. Huchunau—Abolition. .1/fiiM. Editor* —As one of your readers, I must express mv limnks lo you for giving a wide dissemination, in the proper quarter, to lire wise, lemjiered and pairrouc views ol Mr. Buchanan. Vour columns could no. have been devoted lo more interesting and valuable matter. It is to he hoped that ibe truly magnanimous spirit, winch per vades bis speech, and the sage counsels, winch it contains, will not be lost cither on tire leohngs or the intelligence oltbe Soudi. Mr. Buchanan well observes—" Every tiling lute parly politics should be banished Irom our dulilreisttuns on this subject. I should deem myself guilty of moral treason, if, on a question, which may endanger the existence of the Union, I cunlilpermit my conduct lo be influenced by the petty desire of obtaining a parly triumph." ft would seem that on so vital a subject, and to such a palpubio dictate of duty and sa'.ety, every one would yield a ready and almost instinctive assent. The slave question sliuu.d never, lor one mom«ut, be brought inlo the party politics ol the day, and above all things never he made the pivot of the Presidential contest. Fite Union will inevitably ho the price of such folly and madness. Lot the country ho divided on such an issue, and disunion must be the speedy and certain result. The profound silence of tho Constitution as lo the word slavery, proclaims more einphatica ly than the most cm- I phalic language, ex>rente delicacy of the subject, and suggests the ..u tea which allach lo n, uhltga toiy on every citizen. In iho teeth of tins obvious injunction of the spirit of the Constitution ; ul these admonitions of policy, we regret lo itave witnessed an allcinpl to rnske the question of \ slavery the basis ol parly divisions and the nisiru. j merit of personal and party aggrandizement. To j come to the point —the most studious injustice * j lias been done lo Mr. Clay ; suppression and invention have been both tesorted to, lo poison j the citizens against him. It has even been j attempted lo moke him out a positive enemy m , I the South, and lliat 100 in contrast with Mr. Van i Bun n. We are not about to commit the sin wc I 1 are condemning. Whatever objections we have , i l» Mr. Van Buren, we shall not quarrel with him :as to his present position on this question.— , j kV halever hostility to the South on ibis point, his , ] history may furnish—iel it he forgiven and buried. , | R ul f "HI make the assertion, and challenge I contradiction, that his past history will not cum « I Fjre with Mr. Clay’s in friendliness lo tie South, i Xa one of his political parttzans will have ihe hardihood to deny that he did not go wiik Kulus King on the Missouri Question, and advocate the restriction which excluded slavery from , that Suae, as the condition of its admission into j the Union. Mr. Clay's position and conduct are equally notorious, and were directly Ih . oppos.tr. But we repeat again, sincerely and ) frankly,that wc wish not lo raise thoijucslion ol ■ greater-w friendlincsx to the South/.. bet. ecu . ih«M gtndsmen—wktl«T*r m»y hxvs haen M« . Van Bureu’a bistory an to this matter, ws will , not, and have not nought to disparage him. Wo . are satisfied with his present position—and is not . Mr. Clay as strong, as true to the Constitution, as just to the South I hellos own resolutions define ins principles, and speak his sentiments. ’ And here let it he observed, that these resolutions ' are all in accordance with Mr. Buchanan’s sug gcV.lions, both us to principle, anil the tone of their expression. As to slavery in the Slates, in the Bisinct of Columbia, and the Territory of * Florida, ibey arc identically what Mr. Buchanan called for. First, us to Slavery in the State! ; — /{(■solved, That the inslitu ion of domestic slavery, as now existing in many of the states of •bra confederacy, is sul jecl to the exclusive power hrd control of these states respectively in which M exists, and that ho other state, nor the people of r(ny other slate, nor Congress, possess, or can rightfully exercise any power or authority tvlnit ever ;o interfere in any manner herewith. Jleaulvetl, That if any citizens of the U. Stales regardless ol the sjdiit of peace, harmony and union, which should ever animate the various members of the confederacy, and their respective citizens, shall presen l to the Senate any petitions touching the abolition of slavery in any of the stales in which it exists, all such petitions shall be instantly rejected, without debate, and without further or other proceedings therein, as relating loan oljtcl palpably tievond the scope of the •onstitui ional power of Congress. As to the Uislnct of Columbia— Jtesntved. That the inlerleieuce of the citizens of any of the Slates, with the view to the aboli tion ol slavery in the District, is endangering the rights and security ol ihe people of the District, and that any act or moasuie of Congress designed to abolish slavery in the District, would he a vio lalion of ihclailh implied in the cessions hy the States of Virginia and Maryland; a just cause of alarm to the people of the slaveholding Stales, and have a direct and inevitable tendency to dis turb and endanger the Union As to the Territories— Jtesolveil, That any attempt of Congress to ahtlish slavery in any Territory of the united Slates in which it exists, would create serious alarm and just apprehensions in the Slates s s tabling that domestic institution; would he n vio lation ol good faith towards die inhabitants of any such Icrrilory who have been permitted to settle wi.h and hold slaves, because the people i ol any knelt Territory have not u.-ked for the ah oltlmii of slavery therein, and because, that w hen any such Territory shall he admitted into the Union as a Siam, the people thereof will he enti tled to decide that question exclusively for dura ■ selves. The two last resolutions were adopted as a j substitute for Mr. Calhoun’s Silt resolution; were supported hy every Southern vote, and received the sanction ol JO to nine ot the Senators present —the entire vote of the Senate being A3 when , full. And be it remembered that Mr. Clay, in ( Kia course, acted in response to the suggestions of his political opponents ai Ihe North, and receis ved the highest compliments of Ins political oppo f neiits at the Sonin, and the sanction of the entire South, whether friends or foes. Who would lies . lioveafter this direct, complete public committal ’ in perfect consistency 100 with h s whole long career, that almost trie whole Van B Ten and ' Calhoun press of the South have and continue to represent Mr. Clay ns an ally of the abolitionists t —ns their tool and pander? Yet Ihe to,y lasi official paper, which has reached our city, has ■ devoted columns to tin work ol slander. With 1 a suicidal recklessness of Ihe viiml interests ol die . South, the government paper, sustained by ns allilialed presses throughout die South, seeks to bring the question of slavery lino the Presi len tial struggle—challenges the voles of the Soulh * j on the express ground dial Mr. Van Buien is Ihe friend of the Sou h, and denounces Mr. Clay as its enemy. To say nothing of the gross i. Justice of the charge against Mr. Olay—la the South prepated to countenance or to enier upon such a pernicious struggle? Is she prepared to multiply I her enemies by base ingratitude, and deliberate injustice? Is she ready toslako her all, to fling i her dearest interests at the Icet of presidential j gamblers, and lor the sake of a party triumph, jeopard die very foundations of her prosperity? I I must beg pardon, Messrs. Editors, tor tres passing so lar upon your kindness, and occupying so much of your crowded columns. Hui the in terests ol the Mouth, no less llian the vindication ol an illustrious statesman and patriot demanded •hat calumny should he exposed, and the truth I ;;iade /'lamlest. l.ei me repeat, in conclusion, dial i yeek n, ,>l lo injure Mr. Van Buren or to benefit Mr. Clay, Presidential aspirants, on die ground ot ,'hcir resp.cnxe relationship lo j slavery. L. I the conies.’ l,e wn ß«‘l on oilier and legitimate grounds. The coi.. <,l ‘ !,l * on ex ‘dudes this vital interest from such a contes-V ** le c olll ' promises winch have made us one people, al "* whose observance are necessary lo continue as one people exclude ii; the minority position of die South excludes it; every consideialion of interest and every obligation of duly exclude it. 77re South would never tolerate a President who owed his election to the sole lact that ho was opposed lo slavery. The JWrA would never endure a P esidenl who should be put oxer it, on the mere g round that he was a friend of slavery. W hen this issue is once made up, the constitution will he practically dead; the South must ho defeated, and the Union at an end. May every man, be he what he may, belong to what party ho may, meet the fate ot a trailor lo his country, w ho would seek lo raise it. B. N. 15,—1 owe it injustice to die Courier to add. that its columns have been free from any thing approaching injustice lo Mr, Clay, or to any parly on this subject. ■ - 'j Public Ukfaultkk—The hue and cry I against i ohias W aikniQpnd a few others, for | their defalcations lo the government, musl still ,! he fresh in the recollection of our readers. Gen. I 1 Jackson bad scarcely got warm in Ins seat, until 1 the woik of reform, iti_this particular, was com- I i mcnced. An exp .sure ol Uio defaulters, and the ' amount they individually owed, was eonslandy kept before the public eje; while (lie same 1 “reformers,’ and their successors, have permitted , nearly nine years of fraud and speculation, to be ■ kept ns quietly as possible, making the dishonesty , of their partisans only partially public, in suits against them, where they could not be avoided, t We are indebted lo the Hon. Thomas Corwin, I for a public document ot tiliy-six pages, laid * lielore die House ol Representatives, in obedience f ton resolution, winch exhibits a rare specimen of peculation and robbery of Uncle Sam, under ihe ) imposing title ot a “report in ielation to public i del,rollers. We shall have other occasion a to I ruler to this document, and shall merely notice i some nt the prominent defalcations, in the aggre, i ga.e. > Wo have only had leisure to run over the i “amounts due tro.n officers of the customs, on u account ol official emoluments, who xxere out of e office on die 13th day ot October, 1837.” One ii hundred and fouileen person-, who have been - collectors al various times, up to the I3lti of Oci. s last, are in.leb ed lo the government $1,438,676 h 55—nearly ONli MILLION AND A HALF e DOLLARS 1 ! An average ol more than ten - thousand dollars to eaclMullectur, If such a >• l ar c e amount is due from government collectors e otcustoms out of office, how much must be due s hour those yet in olitcc ! e Fou rK. Wagner, a former collector at New u Orleans, who edited a paper during the presidea -0 Hal canvass ol IS2B, and was rewarded by Gen. •i Jackson in consequence of his partisan zeal, is e put down as “uiteriy insolvent.” Amount due, il $5,805 73. if On tcforence to the ‘'land district” defalcations, 1 «c perceive that the celebrated LiilleKtry Haw kim, hu b*an mad od bii band, which U only twenty thousand dollar*! while his Jefalaation is $115,462 94. There are nine eecuriliee on this bond, all of whom, no doubt, have previously licen indemnified agaimt loss by Mr. Hawkins’ fraud. Col. W. L. D. Ewing, late Senator from Illinois, has been eued for $10,754 29. Cincin nati Whig. Mom Fbuit* of rm Sl-d-Treasuht.—The following is an extract from a protest of the draft oftn officer of the Federal Government upon another for a public due; which protest is dated February 1, 1838. “Called at (Jen. Lytle’s office and received the following answer to my demand fir payment of A. G. Ellis’ bill. Having insufficient funds on hand, and being obliged to be absent from the city for a lew days after this evening, it will Ire out ot my power now to lake ep the draft of Mr. A. G. Ellis-” then protested the same for non-payment and notified the drawer and endorser. These are the practical results of the dealings of citizens with this hard money professing, paper paying, bankrupt 'Government /—Madist nian. A young man named Alexander Robinson, one day last week ram the distance’from Brook lyn to Jamaica and hack again in 4J hours. The whole distance is 21 miles. The race was made upon a wager that he would not accomplish the distance in five hours. This i« tolerably fair speed for a man, —Long It land Star. COM M E ft Cl AL. AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT. Revised and corrtcled weekly,for the Chrtnir.lt 1/ Sentinel. Articles. Wh’le. Retail Bagging, beat Hemp yd. 23 25 inferior, 15 SO Taw 12 2tt Bale Rope, 10 13 Twine, Ik 3<> 37J hog roaud, 12* 14 llama ]3 15 Shoulders 11 12 Sides 14 15 Butter, (Joahen, 30 37 N.Coarlina 15 25 Candlet, Sperm 35 40 Tallow, Hull patent, 37 25 do Georgn- made, jS 20 Coffee, prims green, 13 15 Java 14 16 Rio, common, 10 12 Corn and Corn Mtal, bush 125 150 Flour, (’anal bblll 00 13 Country, 9 00 II Fith, Meckcral, No. 1 II 00 12 do Na. 2 lu 00 11 do No. J 750 8 do No. I half bid 800 850 do No. 1 “ 7 1)0 I 7 50 Herring, box. 1 37 2 Hides, dr.sallrd lb- ll 13 MoUuset, New Orleana, gl 45 6J Havana, I 45 50 Nails, lb 8 9 Oils, Sperm, gall 125 137 Linseed 125 137 Train 55 65 Pork, Mesa hbl 25 28 Priaa 20 24 I'e/rper, lb 10 I 124 Spice, 10 121 Raisins, (dull) 150 250 h ice, scarce, 5 5 Potatoes, northern, hhli 450 5 Spiri t, ( og. Brandy (I I Jl7l 8 Domestic od. toll P. BWiitdy 871 1 25 Apple Brandy 50 65 Gm Holland 1 25 1 50 Northern, 55 60 Rum Jnmaiea, 125 175 Northern, 53 60 Whiskey, Monoagahcla 70 4 do com. Rye hbl' 52 55 do da hhd: 50 S 3 Sugars, St. Cr. II 13 Porto Rico 9 H New Orleans 7 9 Havan , white 13 14 Loal and Lump, 14 20 Sail, in bulk, (in dtusad) bush 65 75 in sacks 2 50 3 00 Soap, yellow lb 9 0 Validate Factory, Yams 4 a 16 25 40 Osnaburgs No 1 141 No. 2 124 Wines, Madeira, gl 2 3 50 Teneriffa 11 50 Malaga 62) 75 Claret, cesk 25 33 Cifirat, box 450 6 Champagne basket 12 15 Cider, (senn-a) bid 10 13 Beer, (scares) 13 n Tallow . lb 10 121 Beeswax, 18 20 Feathers, 37 50 Shot, bag 250 275 I.cad, lb 81 10 REMARKS. Cotton —The d. mand for the article has bean very limited during ilia week; ilia quantity oi li/ad lias been small and the sales very limited. Great is exhibited smongsl our dealers lor the receipt of acCOtiifb front Liverpool, iho sties that have come to our knowledge : n Augusta and Hamburg during the week have not exceou.'J L2OO bales at 8 a 101 cents; an extra parcel has been acid at 101 cents. Groceries—The trade with the interior has been uncommonly dull (or all dcseription of Goods; much duller than usual for this season ol the year. The only sales that have come to our knowledge lias been about 600 buabels of 7’urk’s Island salt at 60 emts ca.vh; 50 barrels of ranal F.our at $ll on time. About (on wagon loads ol Bacon have been receive!) during the week, and freely sold at 11 cents cash; and about 50 barrels country Flour at S9l cash Exchange—Checks on .Yew York at sight have bet n sold at our Banks at 6 per cent todays sight i5l per cent prom, the demand is much greater J ttian the supply. Bunks can supply cheeks on Charltaun at 3 per cent prem. Charleston Bank notes 21 percent. I nited States bank no e«3i a 4 percent prem. and scarce. All Georgia bank bills are now received by our banka s.,ve the Monroe Rail Road an the Planters and Mechanics, Colum bus. Freights—Dull at the old rates. MOBILE MARKET, FEB. 24. Cotton —Arrived during the weeh, 16,(70 ba'es, and exported, 9,100 hales, us billows: Liverpool 36,88; Havre 128 i; New York 1303; Philadelphia, 250; Balt.moro 201, Providence 74, and New Or leans 23j - 7—leaving on hand and on shipboard not cleared 98,105 bales, against 57,051 bales same peri od lust yt ar. ’1 lie aaies oflhe week exhibit a great falling offin transactions, which la attributed to the ominious •tale ot the Ibreign market a last dates, r.s well as lotlie scarei.y ot shipping. Ihe sales since our last notice are estimated at 8,000 hales, at adecline on previous rates ol lln 4c, on all qualities. Prieea have ranged Lout 6to 111 cents; the chiet sales of ~ 81 a lotc '1 he week clos s heavily with an inerea ed desire on the part ol holders to etleeisalts. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. SWAN.'. AH, Feb. -7.—A rr, brigs Tybt-e, Lyon,N V: t.astell, Crowell, St John!, Fa; steamer John Han clo.ph. Lyons, Augusta. I , t'U Uit-ES I ON, Krh. 27.-Arr. yetterday, lehr. Al luOoim z. M. Augustine, 2 days. 1 LVa, brig! FowhtlLoi, Clime, Marseille!-, Cherub. i buoW'do. I IT ' V V ,t IU o S a 7' ll 'rday, shin Fiorian. Myen,Bordeaux; 0 I. brig Sun,Brown, N York;»c n. More Dow, Ti11,,- . hree Sitter., Hannah, Jacksonvi.le; tloo'p ' HtokUok.' Fl °" lUi L S tteamer Foimetl, Tratheii, V I W 2 f;T A,T - V. , ,"r <!ny ' Hnr stli P H Allen, Wilton, *72 luiurs 74 * OUr,; C L utn "* Ayrt«, Stuart, do., p™l d ’,. ,l i' ip ’ Andriw Hartley, Havre; Gores, ' ™‘v L • Ga«lle.Heed. Ldenton; .team pacKvl Neptune, Pennoyer, ,N. York, via Norfolk. , y " ,e d *>’ ihi P Alexander, Leeds Liver ; r K ’ W l 1, ,“ «"•' bate, Manet Heft; Cherub, Snow, I do,, i-hr. Franklin Orevn, Waite, Havana. j MauJoed ll ” In Louisville on Thursday evening, Jsth i n „ by the Kev Wm. W. Maund, Mr. Palack Rom son, to the accomplished Alias Sarah VV I’ivnv all of this village. “Lovely woman, 'lie thou to whose virtues 1 bow Thy charms to sweet rapture give birth— ’ 1 hina clec»ncal soul, brings life to ike whole And a blank without thee were this earth.”' •' Augusta Benevolent Society Committees appointed lor the present month Committee Division No 1-Messrs. William Thompson, Demetrius A. Bland, Mrs. Calharino Smith, Airs J nomas Gardner. Committee Division No. 2 —. Messrs Wm II Crane E Mom in ,ee arid ’ Mrs ' Maabelh Douglass, Miss Committee Division No. 3.—Messrs. E.W Dough- Glover** * ]Wrs ' 15 ' VV ' LMllier, Miss Mary All cases of sickness and distress please report to „ M. M. BROWN, Sec'y pro tern. I he (-onstitutionalist will please copy the above leb 19 Jm 40 ;\ FINE CHANCE FOR f AILORSIZ A good stand with cusioin work so: two to four bands, can he taken immoclialely on good terms. The house may ho rented fer any length v el time, and at a very moderate price; it will an* • werfor aay olhor business. Apply to marl 48d6t* H H ZERHUISEN, North side B'o id «t, near now Market. |>IU(KIXVEU roll SALE.—A~fiTst A Aime bricklayer of go id character and sold for no fault, will be su'd. Enquire at this office. mar 1 48 (Kit 1 ? ELBOUN HOOTS.—An assortment et -AA Bulbous roots, among tliom arc some splendid Hyacinths, Tulips, Ate. Also a large assortment of Iresh Garden >r<d« just received and for sale bv mar 1 ANTONY & HAINES, ‘238 Bread st. TV! ICW BOOKS—Just received by Richards X* <t Stoy—Leila, or tbs Seigo of ISrenadn, by the author of Eugene Aram, Ricnzi, <Jc. illustrated with splendid Engravings from drawings by the most eminent artists. I if'kwick Papers, a new edition, w ith numerous illi slranons, 1 v. 1 octavo, complete. Ethel Churchill, or the two Brides by the author oflho Irnprovisatrice. Francisca Carrara, Trails and I rials of early life, &c. mar j lOST —A Pocket Book, this morning near A tboOld Market, containing a small sum of money und a note drawn by D. L- Holiday in favour of Elijah Waylis, for D1 or 92 dollais, dated Fob. 1837, als >n sm all account against Philip Schly. The finder w ill ho liberally rewarded by leaving it at this office Feb 29 3t qq ADMINISTRATOHS’ SALE. / WILL be sold by virtue of nn order of th/ honorable, the Inferior Court of Columbia county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, at Drayton, Dooly county, on the first Tuesday in Mayneii, between tho usual hours of sale, Two tiaudrnd and two and a hall acres pine land in Dooly comity, known as lot number 2fi, in the lOtb District, belonging to the estate of Daniel Shipp, deceased, and to be sold for iho benefit of lb* heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms made known nt the sale. JOHN’ CARTRIDGE, Adimr. mar ! 4Swtd STRAYED From the subscriber's plantation npnr Louisville, Jsfierson county, latfcagy about the first of December last, n " ,Br e e yellow work STEAR, about 8 Ur 9 years old, marked in the ngnt ear under slope, and over slops in the left car; hud oh when he left a smell boll. Any infor mation in relation to eaid sstray etear will be thankfully received and reasonable compensaiion paid, if required, for such information, either verbally er written, nddiessed to him,Louisville Ga, marl 48w3i HENIAH 8 CABS WELL Jefferson County; W’ I/EREAS Roger L Gamble, Administrator of the estate of the late Manning .Spradley, of said county, deceased, applies for dismission from said admiaistration. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and credilsrs of said dec’d to be mid appear at my office, within the time presents ed by law,to show cause, it any they have, why said letters should no; bo granted. Given under my hand, at Louisville, this S6th day of Feb. 1838. EBENEZER BOIHWELL, mnf 1 Cls-k C O. Georgia, Jefferson County: WHERE AN, Wm Spires tpplies for Letters of Administration do bones non on ths estate of Richard T. Spires, deceased. 7'liese are tbcrelbre, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and appear nt my office within the lime pro scribed by law, to silo their objections if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand, at office, in L..ursViPe,thi» 25th day of Fob 1838. EBENR. BOT//VVEEL, mar I 4Sw3()d Cleik R. ADAMS’ SCHOOL FOR BOY'S will commence at the Lecture Room on Mon da/ next, the sth of March. fob 27 6t 47 {VI ILLINEUV.—Miss C. Lawson & Co. <ITA- late Mtss iuosirsoN & Co. have removod from No. 44, John street, to No. 18, Park Plaee em New York. Feb. 1, 1833 1m 33 TVIEW (.GODS.—lves & Griswold are X’ now receiving their Spring Goods. Feb 24 45d3w SILKS.—Just received and % by IVES & GRISWOLD. Leb 24 45d3w BOM BAZINES.— Assorted qualities, from fine to superfine, for sale by V Fob Xt 45d3'v IVES <fe GRINWOLD ' , ~ SHERIFF’S SALE7 C. SI Furman vs. H. Shultz, other plaintiffs’ seV. crnlly vs. Henry Shultz. WK.Lhe sold under various Executions against *he defendant in the above stated cases,and by the written consent of all the parties interested either in the executions or in the property, on tiie second Monday in March next, and the day follow ing, in the town of Hamburg : Various lots im proved nnd unimproved in said town of Hamburg, anil owned by the defendant, flemy Shultz The Sheriff announces to the public, tint he is advised that the purchasers at this sale will obtain geod, quiet, and indisputable titles, and they will get all the legal title that 1, a* nn officer of the law, can le gally give. Termsot sale cash. r u 10 Edgefield Diet- Feb 12, 1838 [feb 28 tr 3w < A VALUABLE SALE OF REAL ESTATE. || A V ING passed the meridian of human life,-and AX being iu a feeble state ol health, I am desirous to wind up the various attempts of my successful enterprises, and settle up myself, finally receive and pay all the just demands duo by mo to mankind, in stead of lowing it for others to do for ate after I have ceased to he— One Hundred nnd Sixty Valuable Tbwn Lots, improved and unimproved; also, some whole square of Lots, will bo sold in the town of Hamburg, ac -1 C( ~: in V°, j . ah ' ,ve a,lverti »ewem. by the Sheriff ol Edgefield district, South Catalina Bringing so much property into market, it is evident that great bargains wall be obtained. That the town of Ham burg wall become a flourishing city, is now beyond contradiction; Being favored with many great na tural benefits, nut merely as a place of commerce, nut also in hea th, comfort nnd pleasure. First, tW( has the immediate benefit of the noble stream &S -vaiiiiab. beeond, it is one end, and the boundary of t his ■Male, of the great Charleston nnd Western Rail. Road, i hirdly, it has four or five noble springs of purcand wholesome water, some cf which cun bo directed through different parts of tho town, and raised to the second stories; it will not only serve as a convenience, but also as a safeguard against fire. i be hill side and woodland part, between the town and the towering eminence, called the Park, is t laid out in walks, anil serving as a promenade for ■ the enjoyment ot pleasure, which daily draws the man y visitors The eminence culled the Citadel, is J2U feet above Hamburg and Augnsltt> and within one mile distant ot both towns, —a ro mantic situation w hich furnishes the eye with a most picturesque view, that an eye may behold; and is immediately at tho junction of the great thorough fare, by land and by water, betwecu the North, the •South, and the West. the receipts ol Cotton alone, the present season, has been, from Ist September, 1837, up to l6lh Feb roary, 1838, 33,163 bales. And, as respects the ti tles to the property, the purchaser will gel all the title that the Slate of South Carolina and her Courts « I "g> v< V HENRY SHULTZ, Founder and Proprietor of tho town of Hamburg Hamburg, Fob, 26th. [feb 26 tnvtd