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Y THE 'HT ■,0-i “ lY’isdmn. Jantlcc, r. a* j*>■*.. VOL. L ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 9,1815. NO. 13. the patriot, .. -CRUSHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MORNINO, NT NELSON TIFT & SETH N. BOUGHTON, Editors and Propndort. onr Patron Saint aa hia forerunner.* Aa the Morn- l —the latter, which ia speculative purely, although ing Star indicate* approaching day, ao did the birth originally baaed upon the former, is of a dflerent of St. John, the Baptist, announce the doae of mor-1 character and purpoae. It subdues the ptssions, al night, and the dawn of day in the Christian Era. circumscribes the desires, enlightens the mild, pro- Ile came as the heaven appointed lierald of Gospel tecta the defenceless, checks the strong acd turbo- light, and around his name the feelings of the chris-, lent, points the road to a well spent life, anf conse- tian philanthropist and moralist will cluster with quentiy to peace beyond the grave, fond and holy delight, as long as tho pulse of time : King Solomon, in accordance with a lor™ cher- shall continuo to beat. | ished wish of his father David, under the piMnise of Born of poor parents, hia early advantages were J God by the Prophet Nathan, determined ti build a inferior. No splendid retinue surrounded his per- temple dedicated to the solemn worship of Sod. It son—no willing page kneeled to receive, and hasten- was projected and built upon a plan of |he most TERMS. TWO Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or TvL. 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Thoy fled to | ly upon tho almost unbounded visdom of its pro- the depths of an uninhabited forest, where tradition . jector, and after prayerful and pntracted meditation, informs us, in a few days she died. But God for- a code of regulations was adopbd, the wisdom of sook not the infant—the surely mastiff of the wood, •-..tor* an<l uiiarumiis, **-». j . i "rtis* *1 in a public gazette, sixty days previous to saicsoi fcrsoual rropcrtj uium be advertised . i:i., m anncr forty ilnyR. ir ‘ 1 • - Debtor* and Creditors of an estate must Notice to - < ipceU«t application will be made to the Court si Odintry for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must h . published weekly for four months. Monthly Advertisements, One Dollar per square or each insertion. . ... J7 - All Letters on business must be post paid. Correspoudeuee. Albany, June 24th, 1845. jffgr Sir:—The members of the Albany Lodge, v 0 op, through us their Committee, unanimously „ t „ t tor publication, a copy of tlie excellent Ad- Slivered by you this day, in commemoration efthe Anniversary of St. John the Baptist. Fraternally, WM. L DAVIS. JAS. A HENRY ToE. 11. Fur L DAVIS. i V. NEWMAN, > Com. of Lodge. Y MORGAN, J crouched lamb-likc at its feet as for protection; while Nature’s Choir composed of thousands of un tamed featlicred songsters, united their soft melodics in a holy lullaby for its repose. Of tho time that he came from the Wilderness we have no account; but at the age of thirty he announced himself to tlie world, as a Messenger of Christ, and immediately commenced the ministry—that ministry, so meek, so unostentatious, so completely divested of all sol- fish motives, so wrapped up in the desire to promote the cause of his Mister, stands upon profane as well which has stood the test of hunin ingenuity, from that time to the present It emlraced not only the personal and mechanical deportmmt of all employed, hut it had a direct bearing upon‘he moral conduct of the workman. Men, from all rations, were em ployed, upon their exhibiting satiifactory evidences of their upright and moral charader. At the com. plction of the work they dispersal to their various nations and kindred, carrying wit them the moral lessons inculcated by tlie wise Egulations at the Temple. Lodges were soon established after tlie dispersion of the workmen, and Speculative Mason- orin the valley; all of which wegrant you; batman wings of consolation, and administer to his sorrow ui a (rad aud imperfect cr^ture, mid often require, art affli cU o 0 8nch relief as may be in your power, promptmg to dothat which reason tells lum is his Finally, my brethren, be charitable to all mankL - bounden duty. There prompting, we contend of- practice ever, commendable virtue: apply your at- ten result from the ceremonies of the craft while in tention with assiduity to the secret conclave. the work of the Craft: persevere in that which ia Ladies: In our efforts to carry forward the cause good; discountenance vice: sustain morality, and ofbenevolcnce, promote.morality, and practice vir- that Ete which alone can penetrate the secrets of tue, we have the mortification of encountering tho your hearts, and from whom nothing ia iah— wUl displeasure of yonr wx. Of this we sorely com- record your efforts upon the immutable and justice- plum: not because yon have not the right to oppose, dispensing roll of his never fading memory. U you doit understandingly—but, because of tho in-1 Such are some of the principles that govern our justice to our tenets. This opposition we fear, is Order. Who with the ahadow of success can as- the result of your exclusion from our assemblies and *01 thorn ? Never, until the foundations of society our recrets. Unkind indeed, would have been the! aro overthrown, the moral law swept tom the pages mandate that called from tho sacred retreat* of domes- j 0 f sacred history, and that which is now lookcdup- tic life, from the endearments of home, a wife, moth- on in heaven and upon earth as virtuous and right, cr, sister, or daughterr; she to become a daily laborer become sintul and wrong, can even tho shadow of upon tho Temple of King Solomon; to roll the ■ that assault be maintained. Our institution is as ponderous rocks, and lend a helping iiand in the sr- impregnable as the Everlasting Hills. Its prinei- duous IalKira of that vast structurc-the order would . plcs arc deduced tom the word of God, and thou- have been unmanly and inconsistent with tho rules Hands of our Craft having commpleted their tod on as sacred records, as the purest effort of humanity.' ry began its hallowed work. This, in a short time, Its consequences take bold upon tlie deep fouisb-! were the principles of our Order known and appre- tions of society; it lifts immortality torn the dust of i <dated in evetj land where tlie loo: of man made im- Albany, June 24th, 1845. Cmlrmm: Your note of this date is now before ne. in u hich you request a copy of tlie Address this it delivered by myself before the Albany Lodge of irce and accepted Masons. Aa a general rule, 1 am r-pcsed to tlie publication of orations and addresses o! young men; but from the peculiar circumstances under which the Address was delivered, I am in- sh! to comply, and enclose you the copy request- ed.—It is gentlemen subject to the disposal of the Committee. Your’s, Fraternally, E. II. PLATT. To Brothers Wit. L. Davis, Jas. A. Newman, and Htsry Mobuan, Committee. ORATION, DL1VEBED BT 2 0 sio . SWORE ALBANY LODGE, NO. 24, Of free and Accepted etlasons, urn the A nnlversnry Of the Birth-day of ST. JOHN, THE BAPTIST. Respected Auditory :—The day w'e celebrate is one of peculiar interest to the reflecting mind.— By tne humble follower of Jesus Christ its recur rence is hailed with pious gratitude and Christian reverence. By reference to the period of our Patron’s birth, we find the world clothed in mental darkness, grop ing its way along the uncertain path of idolatry, un- ia-tructi d in the precepts of the gospel, and entirely ignorant o: its glorious tendencies upon humanity. The violent passions of man were untamed and un- ebastenej by divine knowledge—tlie light of Reve- hU >r. Into not been shed abroad in the heart of man onscience lay dormant in the hidden chambers of mentality—superstition, that irresistible agent of the I’rmce of Darkness, co-operating with the ignor ance cf the age, held indisputed sway over the mind* and actions of men. Heathen learning and phyio-ophy were vainly used to point the way to happiness and immortality, while the vulgar preju dice* of tlie populace were successfully invoked to cu-tain the sacrificial altar. The intimation of the Soothsayer, was sufficient to steel the heart of the {srent against the tender offspring, and ere tho bud of file was fully developed, place it upon the unhal lowed altar consecrated to wood and stone. Liccn- ious luxury pervaded the high walks of life, while entlin the lower, profane revelry and demoralizing cus- toms held without limit. Mind, lifted not its eye to the Throne of God, its Creator, for it was shrouded i.i Darkness. Civilization, buried in the rubbish of I prevailing confusion, had made no eflort at advance ment. The priesthood, pandering to unenlight ened views, taught a religion that entered not with in thu purview of morality, while the pihlosophcr [promulgated doctrines at war with morality and subversive of virtue. Rome, it is true, at tho birth of St. John, the Baptist, was in the zenith of her [power and glory. Civilization had advanced to the highest possible state in a heathen land—if, indeed, tli.it advancement can be called civilization, for in tlie earth, and places it safe in tlie city of eternal life: and wlicn this earth shall dissolve itself in liquid flame, and mortality with its concomitants lie blotted from the rolls of existence, eternity will re cord its beauties in letters of gold upon the life giv ing books of the Supreme Accountant Tlie life of our Patron was remarkable for its simplicity, its candor and its fearless avowal of truth. From the Sinhcdriam deputation down to the hum ble fisherman at his net all received at the hands of the minister unvarnished truth. Whether in the towered castle or peasant's cottage,—whether be fore the proud rulers of tlie people, or the shepherds upon tlie hills, tbutii was the pride of his heart the theme of his tongue. He possessed, nor sought any of this world's powers, its honors or its wealth.— These he left for tlie crowd that desired them. His estate was beyond the shores of time. His honors were wreathed by angelic hosts, thickly set with blood-bought jewels, tlie souls of tlie Redeemer. His powers, more potent than the absolute tyrant upon his throne, or chieftain upon the battle field, were prompted and upheld by Jehovah’s arm. His •vtinel moo salAur nn<I hriljmnt it a poWt'W T ages, then, and yet uncounted; and to them with the speed of thought applied the unlimited benefits of the Christian religion. Ho advanced arguments that amazed tlie wisdom of this world, whilo to the believer in Christ all was plain and easy to bo un derstood. Thousands were daily converted to the religion be taught, and received at his hands the ordinance of tlie Church Militant; and at his hands too, the Saviour of Mankind manifested his approba tion of tlie Baptismal rites at the River Jordan. Such was the power of the sermons of flic Baptist, that Herod of Gallilcc began to evince great inter est in them, and reformation manifested itself in the daily walk of the tetrarch. Our I’atron, not to be flattered by the sycophancy of the great man, hurled with his accustomed force the terror of the law at him, and all other evil doers. He denounced licen tiousness in unmeasured terms, and closing his ministry with an admonition of no ordinary force, the mask fell from the face of tho proud ruler,—un der these denunciations, exhibiting tho hateful form of the calculating hypocrite, a warrant of committal was signed, and tho humble unassuming minister cast into prison. The sound of revelry was at length heard in that stately mansion occupied by the Gallilecan. Cloth ed in regal splendor, seated upon the banquet throne, surrounded by the minions of vice and folly, sat the lord of the feast. Who to oppose his will, or say to his appetite be appeased ? None possessed tlie will or virtue. The night wore on apace—it was the birth festival of Herod. The goblet full to the brim, passed around, and around again, in rapid succession —each quaffing as it went, from lord to lady, from page to menial. Pipes were tuned; instruments were strung, and the dance commenced. Without the Hall, the stillness and dreary silence of mid-night reigned: “ Twan the hour when church yards yatvn, and graves give up their dead.” Naught interrupt ed the fearful stillness, save the song of the revelers, or the shout of the Bachanalian from within. Who comes there, alone and unattended ? Tie the fear ful Executioner, axe in hand, on his way to tho cell where the Ambassador of Christ is confined. The instrument of death is raised high and threatening— it falls—and tlie dismembered body of St. John, the governing society, even at that day. You were for med for tlie shades of retirement, for light toil, and tho lighter order of care—to give happiness to others, and receive happiness from them—to animate the inert, to cheer the discomforted, to sooth the discon solate, to console the afflicted, and to bind up in af fection’s strong cords, the lacerated feelings of tlie earth, aro now ready in those realms of purity and holiness to bear us witness. As well may the Deist attempt by hia sophistry, to overthrow the revealed law, or the infidel to pluck tom the bright Constel lation of the Redeemed in Heaven, the smallest Star that glitters there, as for tho opponent of Masonry to e fleet our overthrow. When the earth and sea ruder sex. You are created with liner sensibilities, give up ti ieir dead—when the azure depths of tho purer and better feelings, higher and more exalted I aky j, tilled with flaming fleeting clouds—when tho affections, placed by the very order of your creation, vast labarynth of air is filled with-winged torch-bear- as the presiding Goddess of the social circle, the do- Lra, all hastening on to light tho Funeral Pfle of mrstic hearth. Adversities that prostrate the judg- created Matter, then,and not till then, may Specula™ mpnl. idiralvse the mind, break .town iLa aniSl, an* . ’ ’ 3 press. Every tongue acknowledged its beauties, and every nation gave it a hearty welcome. Our text book is tlie Holy Bible, without which the door of the Lodge Room is opened in vain—the sound of the bom grates harshly upon the car.—its melody is gone—the Mason refuses to obey its call. Every well governed Lodge is supplied with this in estimable gift ol God to man, and tom its sacred pa ges wc extract the moral code that so closely unites us. From its holy teachings we learn the lesson by which we purify our hearts and subdue our passions; and by its influences we are bound together in the ties of brotherhood and brotherly affection. Our principles are those that should strongly characterize the Christian: yet we do not claim to be a religious institution. We are based upon the broad and im mutable foundation of Eternal Truth and morali ty. Faith, IIoi e, and Charity, are blended in per fect unison throughout tlie Masonic Creed. As you etherid world stunds set and thickly stuuded with bright and never fading planets, each constituting a world within itself, so docs tlie principles of our Or der present themselves to the unprejudiced mind, l.«e|v,ngl<Ml with rich gems end o.nfiding brilliant* Who does not admire tlie holy promptings of Faith, the gentle whisperings of Horn, the consolatory and soul invigorating eflects of Charity ? Tlie first points to God; the second to Immortality; the last, to all mankind. Our institution has the permissive sanction of God, and his Son Christ. King Solomon enjoyed the special favor of heaven, until the com pletion and dedication of the Temple. So great and marked was the manifestation of Divine pleasure, that after the conclusion of a prayer by Solomon upon that occasion, tlie fire desdended from heaven and consumed tlie offerings upon the various altars, in and about the Temple. St. Joint, our Patron, was the intimate friend and honored companion of Christ; and had our institu tion been objectionable, some intimation of displeas ure would have passed to sacred record for our guide. We think then, we are authorised in assuming the position, that, permissively, we stand within the pale of Divine pleasure. Truth, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Jus tice, either of whicb constitute within themselves a fund of important practical truth, are principles en deared to every Mason. Here are some of tlie work ing tools of our craft: the twenty-four inch guage, is an instrument made use of by operative Masons in the various practical operations of their trade in obtaining size and angles. “ It being divided into twenty-four equal parts, is emblematical of the twen ty-four hours of the day, which we arc taught to di vide into three equal parts; whereby we find eight honrs for tlie service of God and a distressed worthy brother; eight hours for our usual avocations, and eight for refreshment and sleep.” We have also the common gavel, “ an instrument made use of by operative nve-nns, to break off the comers of rough stones, the better to fit them for the builders use; but we as free and accepted Masons, are taught to make use of it for the most noble and glorious pur poae of divesting our hearts and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of life; thereby fitting our bodies as living stones for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the hea vens.” The explanations just given are taken from tho Manual of the Craft. These, among other ex planations of working tools, are often read in the Baptist, lays bleeding—dead—upon the prison floor.! Lodge, .md always enforced with earnest solicitude His spirit escorted by countless myriads of angels, I upon the entered apprentice. We could go on and shouting Welcome, Welcome, wings its way to the 1 explain the working tools, and the various ceremo- |« itfier case it amounted to but refined barbarism.— throne of God, and tlie heaven of the Redeemer. He Dies wo prae-tiee, increasing in interest and beauty I The altar of devotional exercises, created by the lfecble hand of mortality, was based deep in crime ItaJ the vices of our nature. Games and festivals, 1 revolting and chilling to the finer sensibilities, were died a victim of cruelty,—his only fault a bold and, as wo advance, until your patience would become zealous advocacy of truth and virtue. wearied and your judgment entangled in the laby- We rely upon tradition as authority for saying, I rinths its own conjecture. But I turn to notice with that St. John was a Free and Accepted Mason, brevity, one objection that is always resorted to by periodical in honor of some golden God, some! His name has been handed down from one Masonic the opponents of masonry: it is, tliat “ we are a se- uaa constructed deity. The brave Gladiator, on- generation to another, as a Patron of our Order;' cret institution.” To this objection I shall mainly goltere*] the arena of mortal conflict, proud of his office 1 «n*i we, in a fraternal capacity, delight In annually reply with a quotation from an indispensable appen- I a nd his game, bared his muscular front to the deadly 1 assembling to commemorate his timo-honered vir- dage of tho craft, the Holy Bible; 14 Enter thou into thelftirusts of his follow, cheerfully entered the, to him, 1 tue*—and although tradition furnishes ns with a thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray '~' m untried portal* of eternity, craving but ooe boon, the bright and lengthened list of ancient Patrons, we thon to thy Father who is in secret, and he will rc- kscort of applause tom the surrounding thousands.' appeal to the candid and unprejudiced to sey wbeth- ward thee openly.”* This command, we but obey Dread Chaos hung around the moral and social cr we could find a character within the pale of hn- when shut out tom the world in the listless silence j*«W. Desolation marked Creation for its own.— inanity more worthy of our esteem and emulation, of the Lodge Room, we bow us down in humble de- pie beneficence of Omnipotence had, however, do- than the one selected. We hazard nothing in say- yotion to Deity, supplicating protection from the evil fignated a time for a change from this sad picture to ing that none can he found. ; intentions of our enemies, support under the trials a reaUiation of the blessings of the Christian Era.! Masonry is of two kinds, Operative and Specula- and afllictions of life, and at last to be found worthy [An oider had gone forth, that Christ, the Redeemer' five. The former, we understand to be, that science of a seat at the right hand of the throne of the Su- mankind, should appear, fulfil the prophesies, and by the rules of which the mechanic constructs hia preme Architect It may be answered that prayer rescue mankind from the grasp of eternal death.— work, and gives it strength, beauty and convenience may be made in the highway, upoo the bouse top, The prophets had not only foretold the coming of j I- Cbriit, but they had distinctly marked the person of 1 *Isaiah,40,3, I *Msttvi.6. ment, paralyse the miml, break down the spirits, and bury beneath their influence tlie cneigies of man, often call from your sex intrepidity and firmness ap proaching to sublimity. What more beautiful than the meek and confiding of your sex, who without a thought for tlie means of livelihood or lux ury ; while treading tlie prosperous path of life, be comes suddenly deprived of them all and east into the vale of poverty, into the tornado of adversity; to SCO her then rising superior to them all, casting aside with cheerful mien anil lofty brow the gaudy trap pings of her former life as out of place, abiding with unshrinking firmness the severest blasts of rdversi- ty—in seeing all this we feel that there can ho no situation in life more beautiful or instructive. One ofthe qualifications of a candidate for the se crets of our Order is, that the applicant shall be a man, of lawful age, and of good character. This rule had its origin in the foundation of Masonry, be cause at tliat tiino labor formed a part and parcel of its duties—this rule, we liavo not the power or will to change. Be contented then to hold your mighty levers of power and of love, and to wield them whore most efficient—in the domestic sanctum. Have a care to tlie opposition vour sqx > nm*times a.'van ss to our order, lest through ignorance of our principles you wound your best friend—your most efficient and certain protector, Brother Worshipful Master, and Brethren of the Fraternity Our institution is a time- honored and heaven protected one. It has withstood tlie decay of time, the shock of revolutions, the fall of kingdoms, the decapitation of kings, tlie destruc tion of temples, the crumbling of monuments, the assaults of enemies for upwards of fivo thousand years. Its ancient land marks have passed through the hands of generation after generation, nntil at length they have been confided to you, as a part of the Craft. Go to tho ruins of Ancient Rome—from the Rostra view the ivy bound ruins of that once massive tower, erected with the hope of perpetuating tlie memory of some renowned personage. It cost the toil of genius and millions of treasure. What can you gather of its history—nothing certain—all is doubt, uncertainty and conjecture. Men connected with it aro gone and forgotten. But your Order and its landmarks, even to a detail, shine aa bright and undiminished now now, is when that monument towered in all its splendor. The Seven Hills of the renowned and ouce beautiful city are leveled to the dust The Arch of Constantine, the Coliseum, all the Bplendore of the Forum, have gradually yielded tc the decay of nature. They are in ruins. But your order stands an enduring monument of its beau ty, wisdom and strength. No change has made in roads upon your tenets. The language you speak as Masons, is but the echo of voices for centuries hushed in death. While change has wrought her impression upon all things material, your institu tion has defied her power. Tho Mason of the pres ort day, looks to heaven through the same dim but certain path that Masons trod thousands of years gone by. The same guide posts that pointed the road to them, still stands upon the unwritten laws of our Order, to guide you through tliis erring life. The same beacon lights that warned them of the shoals upon which morality would be endangered, still undimmed and unexhausted address themselves to you. Be admonished then to preserve inviolate those land marks which havo proven of such vast benefit to mankind. Hand them down to your chil drens children, unscathed by the hand of time, un mutilated by your touch: imitate the virtues of tlio Patron whom you this day profess to hold in such reverence: let his noble and self-sacrificing defence of virtue, make a deop impression upon your fooling* and conduct: be truo to yourselves, and you can but be true to one another. Virtue is no enemy to innocent pleasure. Her influence regulates our de sires, and, and admonishes us to enjoy every bless ing with moderation, and resign them with cheer fulness. Haughty pride is incompatible with your character: kindness and afikbility, united with dig' nity and self-respect, should characterize your daily intercourse with tho world. As others are more in clined to notice our faults than ourselves, when u fault is evident in a brother, go to him in the spirit of brotherly love: throw around him the strong arm of fraternal affection, and in that spirit admonish him of his error. Cast him not off while hope remains, but hug him the closer. “ Resolve, Till you have quelled the aspiring foe, Ne’er to lay aside the unerring bow.” Is a brother east down in spirit, loaded with gruff, and shrouded fat sorrow} hasten to his side upon the tire Masonry cease. THE BIG CHINESE LETTER. Tlie Washington Union of Saturday evening nouncea that this singular document, addressed by the Emperor of China to the President of the United States, reached that city on Friday. It is said to consist ol a roll 7 feet 1 inch long, by 2 feet 11 in dies wide. The writing is on a field of plain yellow silk, with a margin of silk of the same color, em broidered in gold thread. The letter ia in two lan guages, (Chinese and Manchu Tartar,) in charac ters of large size, and in perpendicular columns, which are separated in the middle by the imperial seal—which is composed of Chinese characters, en closed in a cartouche about three inches square.— This roll is enclosed in a wrapper of yellow silk, yel low being the imperial color; which is enclosed in a round box covered with yellow silk, and closed by two fastenings of jade stouo; and finally is enclosed in an oblong square box of rosewood, and padded and lined with yellow silk. The following is a transla tion of the Letter, mado by Mr. Parker:—Balt. Am. The great Emperor presents his regards to th9 President, and trusts he is well. 1 tlie Emfekor bavinir tooji un ar.d receive- 1 mamlcst will of Heaven, hold tlie reins of goiem- ment over, and sootlio and tranquilize the Central Flomrtj Kingdom, regarding all within and beyond the border seas as one and the same family. Early in the spring, the ambassador af your hon orable nation, Caleb Cushing, having received your Utter, arrived from afar at my province cf Yue. Ho having passed over tlie vast oceans with unspcakablo toil and fatigue, I, tlie Emfeeor, not bearing to cauao him further inconvenience of travelling by land and water, to dispense with his coming to Peking to bo presented at court, specially appointed Ke Ying, of the iMrERtAL house, minister and commissioner ex traordinary, to repair thither, and to treat Atm with courteous attention. Moreover, they having negotiated and settled all things proper, the said minister took the letter, and presented it for my inspection ; and your sincerity and friendship being in tlie highest degree real, and the thoughts and sentiments being with the utmost sincerity and truth kind, at tlie time of opening and perusing it, my pleasure and delight were exceed ingly profound. All and every thing they bad settled regarding tho regulations of commerce, I, the Empebob further ex amined with utmost scrutity, and found they are all perspicuous, and entirely and perfectly judicious, and forever worthy of adherence. To Kicang Chow, lien Mun, Puk Chow, Wing Po, and Shang He,* it is alike permitted the citi zens of the United Slates to proceed, and according to the articles of tlie treaty, at their convenience to carry on commerce. Now, bound by perpetual amity and concord, ad vantage will accrue to tlio citizens of both nations, which, I trust, must certainly cause the President also, to be extremely well satisfied and delighted. Tann Kwang, 24th yr. 11th m. and 7th d. (16th Dec. A. D. 1844.) Great seal of the empire in ) Signet of the fan- I Chinese and Tartar. t perial will. i (Signed) PETER PARKER, Late Chinese Secretary to the Legation. • * The five ports in the Chinese empire which tho treaty opens to the commerce of the United States— Editor. We see it stated that Casiu9 M. Clay, (he Kentucky abolition editor, has set Sev ern i ol his slaves to this city for sale, because they hud attempted to poison one of his children. If this be so, we should like to know whether (he purchaser was informed by Mr. Clay and Ins agents of the facts? Jf. O. Jeffersonian Republican JVets Compressing Machine.—We havo much plcusure in catling public attention to a very valuable and scientific improve ment in the application of steam, by Philo B. Tyler, Esij, chief coiner of the U. S. Branch Mint in this city, to the compress- ing o( cotton, bringing the steam to act di rectly on plates between which the bales are placed, the power thus applied being in stantaneous, the labor is performed in one- fifth of the time usually required, the balo reduced to a much smaller compass, and the fuel necessary for such purpose » not one-half as much as is consumed by tho presses now in use.—lb i-. . •
