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{For the Brunswick Advocate.]
Much haa been Mid recently on the subject
of duelling, and a great war is now waging
between the duellists and the anti-duellist*.
An editor of a paper heads an article against
the murderers of Mr. A or Mr. B, with letters
conspicuous enough to attract the attention of
all beholders, talks of the laws of God und
man which have been so flagrantly violated,
criminates his brother editor for publishing
Mr. A.’* letter to Mr. 8., tending to get up a
new quarrel, and proceeds forthwith to give
the public a copy himself that it may be clear
ly aeen how very shocking it is. Mr. A. di
rectly complains that his letter has not been
correctly printed, und the editor is requested
to correct it by substituting “unblushing
scoundrel” for “mistaken individual,” which
he, the said Editor, proceeds to do, thus giving
the noxious document another day’s existence.
Mr. B. then discovers that his reply to Mr. A.
has been misprinted, and he accordingly or
orders anew edilion containing the epithet of
a liar, where he had before been satisfi
ed with accusing A. of merely “economising
the English language.” The matter thus gets
into two different Journals on (wo successive
days,and injustice to botli parties, the editors
are compelled, notwithstanding their iiorror of
such firebrands, to publish both statements in
a third paper, that the public may have the
matter fairly before them.- By this time A.
and B. have through the interference of their
friends (?) got wrought up to such a degree
that one or the other of them is obliged to
take liberties with the other’s nose (a proceed
ing not warranted by the usages of society
any more than duelling) whereupon the unfor
tunate victim puts a Bowie Knife into the re
ceptacle where reposes the innocent dinner of
his impolite friend, and is obliged in conse
quence to take up his line of inarch for Tex
as or tire Canadian frontier, or, if caught, to a
place where lie is accommodated free of ex
pense. If, however, the belligerents have
high and honorable friends,tire preliminary pro
cess of pulling the nose is dispensed with,
and a triend is selected to take a card from
one party to the other; and under such circum
stances, that the police generally interferes.
Knowing which probability, the party waited
upon agrees to name a friend, time and place,
and all is honorably managed and a meeting
agreed upon at a place which is always cho-!
sen for such purposes. If the law is bafHod, *
and the parties meet and chance to stand fire j
without flinching or accidentally killing either
themselves or their seconds, their names are !
handed down to posterity as heroes of the first
order; if one gets killed, his troubles ore
ended on this side the Styx, and the other’s—
the murderer’s—just begun.
But all this, Mr. Editor, is not to my purpose;
but merely serves to illustrate the manner in
which half the affairs of honor aro commenc
ed, and sometimes ended. My purpose when
I mounted my goose quill, was not to cast
any ridicule upon this remnant *of barbarism,
but to discountenance the original causes of
all quarrels, to put a veto upoij acrimonious
and personal allusions in public debate, as well
as in the common intercourse of society. 1
abhor duelling, but I would rather that the
(me of the land should sanction the custom of
society, and give its authority to the practice,
than that the common language too often us
ed, should be hurled from mouth to mouth in
public debate, reflecting disgrace on the au
thors as well as on the codntry. It is usual
for legislators and public journalists to heap
insult upon insult on each other in the discus
sionof any exciting topic of the day, both i:i
wur legislative halls, und in the public prints,
and the writer or orator thinks his arguments
of no avail or force, unless lie can first brand
his opponent with corruption or infamy of
some sort. This practice is as repugnant to
true dignity as it is contrary to that spirit of
mutual concession and forbearance which
distinguished our forefathers. Many advo
cates of the duello will tell you, it preserves
society pure from the assaults of slander, and
protects the gentleman from quarrels of a
more exceptionable character, which would
otherwise ensue in hot blood, and ensures that
mutual courtesy and forbearance so necessary
to the well being of society, and gives time for
apology where offence has inadvertently been
given. These days are past, and nothing is
more cpmmon than to hear the most gross lan
guage used at the head quarters of legislation,
where an example, of a different character
should be sent forth to our whole country: to
which I apply my remarks, and not to any par
ticular section thereof. Let duelling be per
petuated, if nothing else will keep the unruly
member within bounds; but there arc other
means, and they should be used: iirsi, by dis
couraging all acr-JHioniou* debate, and second
ly, by allowing people to settle their own
quarrels without newspaper comment, thus
adding fuel to the fire. The professed duel
list is a bully, who not only has no courage of
a moral character, but calculates first the
chance of frightening his opponent into an
apology: if he fails in this, he. then calculates
the chance of hitting him before he can pull
hia unpractised trigge;-; and lastly, he calcu
lates on the small chance of being hit, and if
hit, the small chance of being killed. These,
estimates are part of his stock in trade, and
he enters upon his bloody work with a bold
front; whereas the other party, armed with
moral courage, and haring the love of his
Maker more prominent before him than the
world’s opinion, declines the meeting: yet
would l trust the latter to defend his country
' w ith the sword in the day of danger before
the former. There may be now and then a
solitary case, where a man may be justified by
a large majority of his friends, in accepting a
challenge not intending to kill his opponent:
. but no circumstances will justify any man in
giving a challenge with intent to kill hia man
if he can. Let no man fear the laws simply
because they are printed in the statute book,
; but let every man, whether in public or pri
i vate life, be cautious not to w ound the feel
ings of his fellow-man ; let him be slow to
listen to the forked tongue of slander, quick
to correct any serpent like insinuations against
his neighbor, and to look upon the sunny rath
er than the dark side of human nature. Let
Editors, in particular, lay in a stock of those
unfashionable implements of trade, these nec
-1 essaries of life, and we shall not require any
action against duelling. Yours,
j NAUTILUS.
i WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
It gives us much pleasure to state, that this
important work is progressing rapidly under
' the direction of Colonel Long, our able and
j energetic Chief Engineer, and the zealous su-
I>erintendencH of tire Commissioners appointed
by the last Legislature.
Considerable work has already been done
on many parts of the route, and preparations j
are making to commence efficient operations i
on the whole line, from the Chuttahoochie to
i Tennessee.
This important work will, when completed, i
connect the great w est with the South Atlantic
1 sea coast, through the territory of Georgia.,— 1
It is a work that will be productive of more j
benefit, and reflect more honor on the State,
than any thing she has heretofore attempted.
There can he no doubt now, that it will be
completed in a very few years; a considerable
portion of it will, probably, be finished during
this year.
The spirit of Internal Improvement is arous
ed in Georgia; our best and most intelligent
citizens are united in this policy. Georgia,
though late to begin, proceeds with energy
and despatch. She, will not linger in the
glorious race she has commenced. Her citi
zens do not doubt the most brilliant results.— ;
They look confidently forward to the day w hen
the State will he traversed from the sea to the
mountains, and from one side to the other, in
rail road cars. Already by the enterprise and
energy of a portion of her energetic and patri
otic citizens, more than fifty miles from one of j
the most commercial cities to the interior, are ,
daily travelled in rail road c :rs, running at the !
rate of" 20 miles or upwards in an hour; and
in time for the transportation of the next
crop, fifty miles more w ill he finished of the 1
work, now on the way, by the same company—
through her fertile and productive cotton grow
ing counties—making at least ONE lIUN- i
1)11 El) MILE Sos rail road conveyance which
will tin completed in a few months more.
Other rail roads, in different parts of tlio
State, under the direction of companies equally
energetic and patriotic, are rapidly progressing;
some of which are partly finished. The zeal j
and activity manifested, the progress and prep
aration making for their immediate completion,
warrants the belief, that in the same length of |
time similar facilities will be afforded for the
transportation of the products of other and
equally fertile sections of the State, to the mer
cantile cities of C .lmiibus and Macon,and to the
sea ports of Savannah, Brunswick and Darien.
The great Western and Atlantic Kail Road
will form, when completed, the grand connect-1
ing link by which all tiie works now in pro- 1
gross, are to receive the valuable products of;
the great West. Upon it mainly depends
Georgia’s wealth and prosperity, that is to lie;
derived from the benefit of rail roads.
There are now few. if any, who openly de
nounce this work. The voice of reviling is
hushed. There are none, it is believed, who )
attempt to exert their influence against this i
best interest of the Stale.
The pressure of the times but urges ih on- 1
ward in this imjxirlant enterprize; and unless
we greatly err, the people are but the more
continued in the necessity of bringing all their
energies to its aid.—[Federal Union.
RAIL ROAD CELEBRATION AT CO
LUMBIA.
We are informed that the ceremonies which
took place at Columbia, on Thursday last, on
the occasion of the commencement at that
place of the great Southern and W('stern Rail
Road, were of the most imposing character.—
The whole population of the town and neigh
borhood assembled on the occasion. The mil
itary corps were out in full strength, the Gov
ernor and his staff, the President, Professors
and Students of the South Carolina College,
and of the other Ifiterary Institutions, the < Uor
gy, the Judges, and a large concourse of citi
zens, moved in possession from the State 1 louse
to the ground, followed by a largo string of
carriages, filled with ladies, who graced the
ceremonies of the day by their presence. Ar
rived at the ground, a hollow square was form
ed by the military, around which the citizens
were ranged in successive ranks, and the in
ner part of which was occupied by the ladies.
A fervent prayer was then offered tip by Dr.
Lelnnd, which was followed by the Address of
the President, at the conclusion of which he
proceeded, amidst the firing of cannon, the in
spiring strains of a fine band of music, and the
loud and continued cheers of the assembled
multitude, to turn up lktfir.il sod; Gov. Butler
turned up the Second: the Directors of the
Company each followed in their turn, and the
work was then taken up by the citizens. One
of the ladies threw up a spadeful of earth as an
evidence of the. deep interest felt by all in the
success of the work. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies, (’oh Blanding arose, and a pro
found silence being immediately obtained, ad
dressed the assembly in these emphatic words,
which produced the most thrilling effect upon
; all present
Fellow Citizens:—Our great work is begun,
the time for action has arrived. Carolina ex
pects every man to do his duty.
The evening was closed by a brilliant dis
play of Fire* works. The whole affair passed
off admirably. The host spirit prevailed every
"here. The whole of the contracts from Co
lumbia to McCord’s Ferry, have been taken
up, and the Planters, with their slaves, under
the direction of the Engineers, are already at
work along tho whole line.
The Address of the President, which we sec
spoken of in the highest terms, will be laid be
fore our readers as soon as it comes to hand.
The great enterprise to Which he has so en
thusiastically devoted his time and talents, is
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
! now begun, and never had the people of tills
State a more noble subject on which to con
centrate their energy. It is tlie Road to hon
or, wealth and strength. [Charleston Mer
! cury.
[From the Southern Patriot.)
i We have obtained the permission of
1 the Governor to publish the subjoined let
ter from the War Department, together
with the extract from the letter of the
1 Cherokee Superintendent. We trust the
solicitude expressed by the Federal Ad
ministration on tlie subject referred to
may add to the efficiency of the Execu
tive Proclamation, which will be found in
this day’s paper.
Department of War, )
March (sth, 1838. )
buß—l have the honor to invite your
) Excellency's attention to the accompany
ing extract from a letter from Gen. Smith,
Superintendent of the Cherokee emigra
tion, dated tlie 14th ultimo. The tunc
fixed in the last treaty for the removal of
these Indians, is so rapidly approaching,
and its peaceable and prompt accomplish
-1 nient is so important to them and to our
own country, that I respectfully request,
that all the means that can he legally em
ployed may he applied, to prevent the nl
leged practices, which cannot fail to delay
jso desirable a result, and that the govern
ment may have the aid of your official co
! operation.
1 Very respectfully your ob’t serv’t,
' j. R. POINSETT.
His Excellency Georce It. Cilmer,
Governor of Georgia, Miltedycville , Ga. !
■ __ " ;
Extract of a letter of Gen. Nathaniel |
Smith, Superintendent of Cherokee re
moval, to the Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs, dated Cherokee Agency East, Feb
ruary 1 Ith, 1838:
i “The course that many of the whites
| pursue in the Cherokee Countrv, has also
j a tendency to prevent emigration and to
> bring on difficulties with tiie Indians.
They are in the habit of selling every’
thing which they can induce them to buy, ]
j and not attempt to collect until the Indian ■
! enrolls—then they arrest and lnrrass them
in an outrageous manner.”
A PROCLAMATION.
I G uoiuit v:
n !i GEORGE R. GILMER, Gover
nor and Cnmmander-in-C/iiefof the Ar
my und .Wavy of this Stale, and of the
\ Militia thereof:
Whereas information has been receiv
jed at this Department, that frequent tres-,
passes are committing upon the occupant
j rights of tlie Indians in this State, and
that many of them, after enrolling for em
igration, are prevented from removing to i
the country provided for them in the i
' West, by vexatious arrests;
j And whereas such conduct is in viola
tion of tlie laws, tlie principles of justice
and humanity—highly injurious to the
prosperity of the State, by preventing the
! speedy departure of the Indians from its
1 territory, and may bring upon the people
iof the Cherokee counties evils ol the
! greatest magnitude—
i°... b . . .
I have therefore thought proper to issue
this my proclamation, requiring the agents
for the protection of tlie Cherokecs, and
all civil and military officers, to use their
authority in securing to the Indians the
quiet enjoyment of their houses and fields
until the 23d of May next, and their
peaceable and unobstructed removal from
the State, so far as may be permitted by
the laws, upon their enrolling for emigra
tion; and calling upon all good citizeus
of the Cherokee country, as they regard
their own security and the preservation of
tiieir property, to aid in effecting these
objects.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
- set my hand, and caused the
j L. S. great seal of the State to he nf
* - " fixed at the Capitol in Milledgc
ville, this seventeenth day of March,
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and of
the sixty-second year of American Inde
pendence. GEORGE R. GILMER.
By tlie Governor.
Wji. A. Ti.nmi.i k, Sec’v of State.
FLORIDA.
The National Intelligencer of yester
i!av contains a letter of recent date from
Gen Jesup, in which that ollicer cotnmu- j
nicates to the government his views in re
gard to the continuance and probable re-1
suit of the war in Florida. The General
enters into a detail of his opinions on the
question of Indian emigration, and states
his conviction of the propriety of the j
measure wherever the Indians are press- j
ed upon hv the whites, and their lands be- i
come necessary for the purpose o! agri
culture. He, however, draws a line of
distinction between such a state of things, j
and matters as they now exist in Florida, j
where lie says, the land is not wanted,
and where a removal will only effect a
translation from one wilderness to anoth-!
I er. The general does not hesitate to ad
vise that the Sminoles shall he suffered to
occupy the southern portion of the Pe
ninsula of Florida, and that they be re
strained from doing mischief by threats j
of inflicting a punishment in future, which
i cannot, as he admits, now be applied.
His proposition we give in his own words:
“If I were permitted, and it is with
great diffidence I venture to make the
'suggestion, I would allow them [the Seai
inoles] to remain, and would assign them
the country west of the Kissimmee, Okeo,
Chobee, and Panai Okee, and east ot
j Pease creek, south, to the extreme of
Florida. That would satisfy them; and
they might hold it on the express .condi
tion that they should lorfcit their right to
it, if they should either commit depreda
tions upon the white inhabitants, or pass
i the boundaries assigned to them without
the written permission of the military
commander or agent.
“By placing an agency and authorizing
trading houses on Charlotte's harbor,
»they could be soon concentrated: and
stationing a competent military force
there and at Tainpa Bay, they might be
■ readily controlled, and, if necessary, re
moved from the country, should they be
come troublesome, or fail to fulfil their en
gagements. I respectfully recommend the '
measure to your consideration and that of
the president,as the onlymeans of terminat-1
ing, immediately, a most disastrous war, j
and leaving the troops disposable for oth- i
,er service. I desire a decision as soon '
as your convenience will permit, as, by !
the middle of April, at farthest, the troops
must be withdrawn from all the posts in
the interior, to preserve their lives.”
The Indians, it would seem, are at |
present awaiting the result of an answer
from Washington, under an assurance
from the commander in chief in Florida
that his interest should be exerted in fa
vor of granting them permission to re-)
main.
The Intelligencer also contains a letter I
from Col. Gadsden, in which he gives a
melancholy picture of the state of affairs j
in Middle Florida, where he says things j
will soon he as had as in the eastern por- i
tion of the territory, if an organized and ‘
more effective system be not adopted. j
In addition to the foregoing, there is a
communication from St. Augustine to a.
member of Congress, in which the pro
posal of Gen. Jcsup is treated in strong
terms ot reprehension. The writer men
tions with great propriety, as we think,
the probable effect of the Indian version!
of tlie concession, should it be made af-|
ter a three year’s war, upon the western
tribes of savages, w ho, when their sup
plies of buffalo shall have been destroyed,
will be restless for want of food. Tlie!
facts of tlie Florida war neither require
nor will they admit of comment—they j
speak in a language stronger than that oi l
words, and will we fear redound’only to j
the disgrace of the powerful nation un- j
dor whose auspices the hostilities were j
commenced. In connection with this!
subject it may be mentioned that Lieut.
Gen Hernandez, and Major Whitehurst,!
immediately from East Florida, have ar
rived in Washington. Their visit is be
lieved to have reference to the measures
proposed by General Jesup.—[Baltimore
American, 10th ilist.
LATEST FROM FLORIDA—MORE MUR
DERS!!!
We have tlie following intelligence to com
municate to our readers concerning the Flori
da War. It is gathered from the information
of a gentleman who arrived here from Black
Creek, on this day, in tlie Steamer Octnulgee,
which left Jacksonville on the 21st inst.
The Florida Militia are ordered out, and it!
is thought that tlie campaign has terminated j
for the summer.
On the 21st, an express arrived at Jackson-j
ville, reporting that one white man,his wife, and ;
four negro children had been murdered on tlie j
lfith inst. This is represented to have taken |
| place at Ocean Ponds, about 50 miles West of!
! Jacksonville, and 10 miles only from the Geor-1
! gia Line. One white female and a negro wo-)
man escaped. The latter reports that they ran j
!as soon as the first rifle was discharged, and I
j concealed themselves two or three hundred I
j yards from the house. She saw her master shot!
■ by the Indians, who ran about 100 yards before j
he fell dead. She states there were about 40 [
Indians present.
! Forts Taylor, Lane, Christmas, Call and
Volusia, are, or are about to be abandoned. j
j Forts King, Mieanopv, Ilarlee, Picolata, and j
i Black Creek, arc to be kept up, and Fort Pey
j ton is to be re-established.
The main body of the troops are now at
: Jupiter, with Gen. Jesup. There are besides
! three companies of regulars at Key Baskeen, j
J under Col. Bankhead. There are also troops j
!at New Smyrna, Hallover, and Tampa Bay,)
I and three or four companies at Fort Pierce,!
■ Indian River.
There are 318 Indians within three or four !
miles of Jesup’s Camp, at Jupiter, and are so
situated that they cannot escape. The Gener-!
al will probably keep tilings as easy as possible, j
until the express arrives from Washington,!
and then take them by stratagem or force.—• 1
They are now receiving rations from the U. !
States.
The five Indians who came in to Fort Lane |
some time back, and were taken to Fort Mel
lon in charge of Maj. Dearborn, made their es- j
cape on the Bth inst. taking two or three bags j
of corn, some coffee and some sugar, and a
musket and bayonet belonging to the Major.—
The Ist and 2d Regiments of Dragoons, are
dismounted, and their horses were permitted to
recruit, being nearly broken down.
This news is considered authentic.—[Darien
Telegraph Extra, March 22d.
Jacksonville, March 14.
The steamer John Stoney from Black
Creek, here took the Brig Boxer in tow.
No army news, except that the troops are
preparing their summer quarters.
The first blackberries in flower that
we have seen this spring. Four years
ago this month, they were ripe and in
market.—[Courier.
The rumor that the brother of Mr.
I Cilley was on his way to New York to
i shoot Col. Webb is contradicted. It is
said the surviving Mr. Cilley was an oflic
|er of great bravery in the last war, and
1 distinguished himself on the lines. He
, resides in New Hampshire, and is at this
time a whig candidate for the Senate of
that State.
Advertising. The New YorL Couri
! er of the 10th inst. had two hundred and
i five new advertisements, exclusive of
four columns of auction advertisements.
The Gothomitcs know how to do the
thing.
MR. WISE’S ADDRESS TO HIS CON
STITUENTS.
I have now stated the facts, and the world
can make its own deduction of the causes
which led to the death of the honorable Mr.
Cilley. If I aiA a proper judge of those caus
es, and am expected to say what they were,
I will sum them up in order
First Mr. Cffiey, as Mr. Graves affirmed,
and still affirms, denied, in writing, a satisfac
tory answer which he had made to Mr. Graves
verbally.
Second. He made this written denial in
answer to a letter of Mr. Graves, which he
had himself ' requested to be addressed to him,
with a view to form a pretext for a written ad
mission of the very facts he denied.
Third. He impeached tlie honor of one for
whom, as a gentleman, Mr. Graves undertook,
by the very act ot bearing his ijpte, to vouch.
For these causes, Mr. Graves challenged
him to mortal combat; and,
Fourth. When Mr. Graves called on him
for “that satisfaction which is recognized
among gentlemen,” he prescribed barbarous
and savage terms; an unusual weapon, the
most deadly, at the distance selected, in tlie
hands of a good shot.
Fifth. lie precipitated the time of meeting
when the second of Mr. Graves was avowing
a want of preparation, and a desire for delay.
Sixth. A weapon, not one of a pair, was ten
dered for the use of Mr. Graves, in a manner
that was considered taunting.
Seventh. In the second exchange of shots,
Mr. Cilley fired deliberately at Mr. Graves’s
life, after the rifle of Sir. Graves had gone off
accidentally, and without effect.
Eighth. Mr. Graves called Mr. Cilley out
upon a point of sufficient importance, as he
thought, to cause a challenge. He did not
get the satisfaction he demanded; and he was
not the man to leave the field, without gaining
that point, after any number of ineffectual
fires.
And for reason of all these causes, the
combat proved mortal. Mr. Cilley was killed;
death might have been the fate of Mr. Graves.
Certain it is, that Mr. Graves did not hold Mr.
Cilley accountable for tlie exercise of any
privilege of a member of the House of Rep
resentatives. There was no point of their
controversy where the plea of Mr. Cilley’s priv
ilege of debate would not have been held sa
cred and sufficient by Mr. Graves and his
friends. Mr. Graves held him accountable in
defence of his own veracity; and of the honor i
of one for whom he had undertaken to vouch )
as a gentleman.
Such are the more prominent causes known
to me which made this duel bloody; which
made Mr. Graves insist npon a second and
third exchange of shots: and which brought
Mr. Cilley to an untimely end.
Most respectfully,
HENRY A. WISE.
Above is the close and summing up of Mr.
Wise’s address. We are still of opinion that
after the personal debate between Mr. Wise
and Mr. Cilley, there was a gross impropriety
in his becoming second to Mr. Graves. lie
himself says:
I solemnly deny that I was hostile to Mr.
Cilley. God knows whether I did not feel far
more sympathy for him than many who pre
tend to deplore his fa{e. There had been a
slight misunderstanding between us in debate,
which passed off with the moment, and left not
the trace of animosity behind.' True, there
was never before or after that occasion, any
intimacy between us, because we were never
acquainted; but I was purely and proudly con
scious of no malice towards that man, or I
never could huve consented to bear him a
challenge.
Still it is unfortunate for Mr. Wise that he
previously stood in a position which leads to a
misconstruction of his conduct on the field of
the duel.
1 [Correspondence of the Southern Patriot.]
Washington, March 15.
After the Journal had been read,
Mr. Evans of Maine, rose and said,
Mr. Speaker: —While the memory of
the decease of a late member of this
) House is still fresh in our bosoms, and
our hearts still warm with its melan
choly recollections, it becomes again our
painful duty to administer the same rites
to another individual, also a late member
iof this body. It devolves upon me this
| morning to state the death of my friend
| and colleague, Mr Timothy J. Carter,
| one of the Representatives from tlie State
j of Maine, and who breathed out his spir
j it into the hands of the God who gave it,
I last night at 10 o’clock. His illness was
i short, but his sufferings were intensely sc-
I vere. He was a native of the State of
| Maine, and a Lawyer by Profession, of
) known integrity and honor, and beloved
Iby even those who differed from him in
' opinion.
Phenix Bank Investigation. The
Committee appointed by the Legislature
to investigate tiie charges preferred against
the Phenix Bank by the Board of Trade,
commenced their labors at the City Hotel
yesterday morning, at 10 o’clock. The
Phenix Bank was represented in the per
son of their President, Mr. John Dela
field, with Peter A. Jay, Esq. as Counsel;
the Board of Trade, by the Committee,
consisting of Messrs. Simeon Draper, Jr.
Nathaniel Weed r Thomas Denny, Samuel
11. Foster, Jr., George S. Robins, and
Ogden Haggerty, with Samuel A. Foote,
Esq. as their Counsel. Five witnesses
were examined in the course of the day,
by whom the following important facts
were conclusively established.
Ist. That the Phenix Bank has dis
counted Southern paper, deducting there
from the legal interest, and the current
rate of exchange, and then paid the bal
ance in Southern drafts at par, when it
was notorious that such drafts were at a
large discount.
2d. That the Phenix Bank has dis
counted City Paper to a large amount,
deducted therefrom the legal interest, and
as a condition of such discount, paid the
party accommodated in checks on Savan
nah at par, when it was notorious that
such checks could not be sold at less than
two per cent, discount. —[N. Y. Enquirer.
STANZAS.
The whole broad earth ia beautiful
To minds attuned aright!
And whereso'er my feet arc turned,
A smile has met my sight.
• The city with its bustling walk,
Its splendor, wealth and power,
A ramble by the river's side,
A passing summer shower:
The meadow gremp, the ocean swell,
The forest waving free,
Are gifts of God, that speak in tones
Os kindliness to me.
And oh, where’er my lot i« cast,
Where’er my footsteps roam,
If those I love are near to me,
That spot is still my home. C. Oil max
THE TOOTH ACHE.
I smoked twelve boxes of Cigars,
(’Tis nothing but the truth,)
I chewed tobacco full ten pounds,
To soothe my aching tooth.
I filled it up with opium,
I ate not any food,
I swallowed quarts of ague drops,
But ache my grinder would.
At last I said I’d have it out,
And to the dentist went,
But when I sat me in his chair,
I vow I did repent.
But when his bloody instruments
Were ranged before my sight,
I jumped full five feet from the floor,
And yelled with all my might
“My friend,” said he, “I’ll draw your tootlu
With less degree of pain
Than any dentist in the town;”
And sat me down again.
*
He took hold with his savage things—
I uttered a loud cry:
“Dear sir,” said he, “I’ll hurt you not”—
“Dear sir,” said I, “you lie!”
He pulled, he tugged—then out it came,
That horrid tooth of mine 1
The monster nearly broke my jaw !
And charged me six and nine !
A cakinf. Police Officer. The follow
ing extraordinary instance of sagacity was tlie
subject of much conversation at Paris during
the last summer:—A gentleman followed by
! bis dog went to Vauxhall: the gendarmes at
the door refused to allow tlie dog to follow his
master.
Some dispute ensued, and the officer came
up. He found tlie visitor pleading with all his
eloquence for permission to be attended by bis
old and faithful friend. “All I can do,” said
the officer, is to take care of your dog till you
leave this place; you will find him safe on your
return.” The gentleman reluctantly left his
dog, and entered among the gay company..
Pickpockets are as dexterous in Paris as in:
London, and he was robbed of his watch. He
went out and complained to the officer. “I 1
have been robbed,” said be, “and the misfor
tune was occasioned by your refusing to let
my dog follow me. Had the dog been with
me, my property would have been safe.” The
officer ordered the police to make search for
the depredator, but tlie person who had been:
robbed said he had not the least doubt his dog
would be able to detect tlie thief. The officer
was incredulous upon that point, but permitted
the dog to go with his master.
The animal dashed among the company,
and followed a dandy, whose air and appear
ance entitled him at least to the respect of a
Duke. The gentleman who had lost his watch;
pointed out tlie person to the gendarme’s no
tice. “It is impossible that that young man
could commit the crime,” said the gendarme;
“I am certain my dog is not mistaken,” re
plied the owner of the watch, “he has traced
| tlie property.” The police arrested the party;-
| he was searched, and eight watches found in
j his possession. They were laid on tlie floor of'
I the room; and tl.e dog sagaciously selected
I his master’s watch from the rest. The initials
lof the owner were on the case. Th« pick
j pocket proved to be a notorious offender, and
) was sentenced to five years imprisonment by
J the Paris Tribunal.
Apprentices. When Serving your appren
ticeship, you will have time and opportunity to
stock your mind* with useful knowledge. The
only way for a young man to prepare himself
for future usefulness, is to devote himself to
study during his leisure hours. First, be in
dustrious in your business—never complain
that you have to work; go to it with alacrity
and cheerfulness and it will become a habit
which will make you respected and beloved 1
by your master and employer, make it your
business to see and promote his interest; by
taking care of his, you will learn to take care
of your own.
Young men at the present day are too fond
of getting rid of work: they seek for easy and
lazy employment, and frequently turn out to be
miserable vagabonds. You must avoid all
wishes to live without labor; labor is a bless
ing instead of a curse—it makes men healthy,
it procures them food, clothing and every oth
er blessing, and frees them from temptation to
be dishonest. [American Presbyterian.
Poverty or the Chinese Laborers. —
In a letter from Charles Gutzlaff, the missiona
ry, to Mr. P.Perit,of N. Y. dated Miccao, Dec
-18, 1837, we find the following:
“Os the scanty livelihood upon which the
poorer classes, and we may say nine tenths
of the nation, are obliged to live, we can form
no adequate idea. The wages are so low that a
man who has worked from morning till even
ing as hard as he could, gain perhaps ten
cents, and with this he l»as to maintain wife
and children.. Their sufferings, therefore, are
indescribable, but the China man is at the.
same time, armed against them by the obtuse
ness of his nerves.”
Anew Idea. One of our jokers, the
other day, on reading the deaths in a
down-east papier, and seeing the ages ot
many on the list to be 80 and, upwards,
said he couldn’t see how people afforded
to live so long at the north—be wasn’t
but 30, and hadn’t money to hold; out
much longer. [N. O. Picayune.
Caution to the Ladies. Mr. Hun
tington, iu his lecture on Common and
Statute Law, before the Lyceum in Nor
thampton the other night, remarked that
a lady, when she married, lost her per
sonal identity—her distinctive character,
and warlike a “dew drop swallowed by a
sun-beam.”