The Albany patriot. (Albany, Ga.) 1845-1866, March 04, 1846, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ALBANY PATRIOT, h rcitnan wnr wedresday box mm, mr NELSON TIFT A SETH N. B0U8HT0N. Editors and Proprietors. TERMS. TWO Hollar, per annum, if paid in advance, or Three Dollar* at the end of the year. Advertisements mt exceeding twelve line*, will 1e iiwrted at One Dollar for tlie tint insert ion, and fifty cent* for each continuance. Advertisement* net Lavinj tlie number of insertions specified, will i published antil forbid. Ssfcsof land and Negroes by Executors, Adminis trators and Guardian*, are required by law t& he t '.vertUod in a public gaxette, sixty days previous to d,rdav of sale. ‘ Tlie sales of Personal Property must be advertised ia like manner forty days. Notice to Debtors ana Creditors of an estate must te published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court i,f Odinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must published weekly for foar months. Monthly Advertisements, Ono Dollar per square f„r each insertion. UTAH Letters on business must be post paid. From tie AT. Y. Journal of Commerce. THE NEW BRIGHTON TRAGEDY. At the village of New Brighton, on Sta ten Island, there are several wealthy fami lies who ore Catholics. The officiating priest for some yean tuts been a Spanish Jesuit by the name of Medrano. Ilia bad conduct hoe beenqotorious in the village, ao much so that, a year or two ago, Bishop Hughes and the Vicar General, Dr. Power, held an examination of witneaaea on the spot, which tasted during the day. But Medrano was not punished nor dishonored in any way. A young gentleman by the name of Hernandez, who had inherited more than a hundred thousand dollars from his father in Havana, and had mar ried Miss Harrison, the daughter of a Catholic in New York, went to New Brigh ton to reside. Medrano fixed his eyes upon Hernandez, and found him an easy prey. uii 1 POETRY. From tie Saturday Ceurier. ADIEU TO A TEACHER. BY MISS M. E. WENTWORTH, farewell teacher, thou hast led ns Through life’s early pilgrimage; Thy dear name with love is blended, Graven oo our childhood’s mge; Trout thy lips our hearts have garnered Stores of wisdom—wealth untold, Purer than the gush of fountains, Dearer than earth’s mines of gold. Farewell teacher, tears are mingling With the gift we otfcr thee; While our hearts are fondly lingering Round thy name and memory; But as dews on summer blossoms, Evening vespers gently weep; So these tears thy name embalming, Shall thy memory brighter keep. Farewell teacher, thou art leaving Now thy lone and smitten dock; But thou’st taught us of the fountain, Gushing from tho living rock. Thitlier then bv her directed, Sharer in our grief and love, I.ct us pray that llo would guide us, Who enfolds the lambs above. Tarewell teacher, God go with thee, To thy duties strange slid new ; Thou art leaving sod and lonely, Heart* that loved thee long and true 1 But a brighter meeting waits its; Heaven record* no parting knell; There we’ll meet, though life may part us; Teacher, dearest, fare thee well! Farewell teacher, take onr blessing, Earnest of the love we bear. May hope’s (lowers deck thy bridal. Prayer perfume thy pathway there. Gbd be present at our parting. Spirit keep tho sacrod spell, While our voice* iaintly falter, Farewell teacher, fare thao well. Stonington Point, Ct. tsad .Vine in Textu.—According to the Houston Telegraph, a very valuable lead mine has been discovered on a small tribu tary of the Trinity, aboui twenty miles west of Dallas. This" mine was first discovered by a party of surveyors who were engaged i<i running the lines of Mcrcct** colony.— One of (he parly found n black rock which lie noticed was remarkably heavy, and he placed it in the entnp fire ; in a short time a large portion of it incited, and pure lead was obtained sufficient to run a considera ble number of bullets. The editor of the Tclegrnphisof opinion that there is a very extensive region of country oxtending from titc Trimly to the San Salta valley, which contains os valuable lead iniucs as (hose of Missouri or Wisconsin. BRITISH NAVAL POWER. The National Intelligencer, after* careful inspec tion uf the British Quarterly Naval list, gives the following estimate of the present Naval power of «f the nation: Sail’g vessels in commis sion and ordinary, 351 carrying 13,217 guns. Do. do. now building, 43 to mount 3£24 “ distress that her husband had become lire dupe of Medrano, and protested against fol lowing lire priest any farther, declaring thnl he was a bad man, and she would no more confess to him. Medrano was not to be thus defeated, for there were yet $70,000 in <he hands of Hernandez’s banker in N. York. He filled the mind of the deluded husband with suspicions about the conduct of his innocent and injured wife, lie pro cured a beautiful girl by the name of Mary McKeon, (who was residing with her un cle. at Rossville, S. I.,) under pretence of making her organist in his church. Mtss McKeon resided at the house of Medrano, where she and Hernandez were both sacri ficed. Their intimacy was carried on so uiibiushinglv, that Hernandez in bad weather sent for his coinage to the priest’s house, from whence he and Miss McKeon rode to church together on Sunday, and received (he sacrament together from the consecrated hands of Medrano,—poor Mrs. Hernandez and her children being treated all the time with the utmost rigor, so that even in the rain she was not allowed to ride home in her own carriage In this slate of the case, the miserable lady came to Bishop McClosky after he assumed the episcopal functions of the diocese, and be sought him to rescue her husband from his wretched condition. But she obtained no assistance or redress. A new scene in tho tragedy become necessary, from the condition of Miss Mc- Kcon, and neither the heart nor the head of Medrano failed him in this emergency, lie agreed with his victims that all should abscond together. Hernandez was so en tirely his dupe, that lie gave him a draft upon his banker for his whole remaining fortune of $70,000, but the banker refused to pay him the money, though declaring his readiness to pay it to any respectable house. An arrangement was accordingly made with another house, who received the money and paid it to Medrano. Every thing was now arranged. Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez and their three children were to come to this city in tho Ferry-boat; but after the children were on board, Mrs. H. was attracted away, and detained until the boat had gone. She followed in the next boat, and by what sb» learned, suspected • ^ Florida, in speaking in the U. b. Senate on Monday on the Na- vol augmentation Bill, thus alluded to the recent correspondence between Mr. Pack- ehham and the Secretary of Slate. “Mr. Wescott: I said, when 1 had last the honor of addressing the Senate, that I would not express any opinion as to the probability of a war, but occurrences have since changed my miud upon that subject; and I grieve, 1 lament lossy, that the omens now arc of war, inevitable war. Sir, wheth er the contemplated notice be given or not, whether we pursue strictly the course of pol icy indicated by the President or not, I fear them are elements at work, 1 fear there are causes which, whatever utay be our course will in a short period of time result in a conflict between this country and Great Britain. If wc do not give notice, as the settlement of the country goes on, conflicts will arise between British and American settlers, and those conflicts will most proba bly involve the two nations in wnr. 1 agree entirely with the honorable Senator front Michigan (hat this will bo the case. On the other hand, if wc give tho notice, Eng land, armed to the teeth as she is, may think it expedient to send to our sltorscs the armament which she has been engaged for so many months in preparing ; and the least hostile indication on ltcr part will a- rousc within the breasts of the people of this nation feelings which are already suf ficiently excited. Is not this the position of affairs, then, indicative of u ar ? May not the honorable Senator from Michigan with much reason now tray that war is ioevila- HISS MARY. Mbs Mary b a changing maid, A comely baa b she: She every morning coflee drinks, At evening dps ter tea. She’s never gadding in the street; Bat loves to stay at home, Her eyes are parted by her nose— Her ringlets by a comb. She’s viitae’s self personified— She aeons to do a wrong; She keeps her toogoe between her teeth, Where people’s tongues belong. The poor have always found her kind; She weep* for other’s woes; On Sunday eve she sits alone, Unless she has a beau! Each leisure moment she employs, To cultivate her mind; She ties her apron on before— Her bustle on behind. Whenever she a shopping went. She paid for what die bought; In deep she always shuts her mouth, As every body ought Small faults she las, and who has not 1 She tries them to reform, When her toes are trampled upon— She says “get off iny com!” Accomplishments like these would make A natch, for Count or Ear!; And aU the neighbors say she is A pattern of a girl. From tie Washing ton Union. THE ARBITRATION SCHEME. The National Intelligencer of this morn- ing has broken ground in favor of nrbilra lion. Due notice will be taken of its ar ticle at a more convenient season. We were not surprised at the system of tactics which it is pursuing, because wc could not mistake the ntanccuvres of some of the whigs. Wc found the signs and warnings of this design in the letters of J. W. Webb, of the New York-Couricr, who has recent ly visited this city, and, who, with a ridic ulous vanitv, which would not permit him to withhold from the public what lie had seen behind the curtain, retails some of the movements and the schemes of the whig leaders in Washington. According to his own boasting story, he came here to put tho whigs to rights', and assist in reorgan izing the erring ana distracted party. As the result of the caucuses and consultations which were brought about among them, the arbitration principle was adopted as the whig proposition to settle amicably the dis putes between the two countries; and, in consequence of this plan, the resolutions of Mr. King, of Georgia, and Mr. Manguni, of North Carolina, were proposed to their respective houses about the I5th of Jan uary. It was ten days after Mr. Packcn- liam had addressed his last letter on arbi tration to Mr. Buchanan. Col. Webb retails the whig movement in a letter of the 25th January from this city. The purpose then evidently was to danger of a war was more remote.” rally upon arbitration ns tlie whig measure; nd we are indebted to the discretion of periodical on Etpina’o table, pqgon IpmuL aloud some beautiful verses. His voice was well formed and be soon entered into the spirit of the writer and forgot iun embarrassment; when looking into £py- tnn’s eyes, bow was he surprised, instead of the glow of sympathetic feeling be ex pected to meet, to see her head bent iri.hqr hands; cvidcut displeasure on Uor .brow, and a tear tricking slowly down her dwelt. Charles was a sensible young man—1 wish there were more of thera-^-ahd. ho reflected q moment before he said, “Emma, my love, get your bonnet and your cloak on, and walk with me, if you please."— Emma looked as if she would like u> pout a little longer, but Charles said “come” with such serious gravity on hia countcnancu that Emma thought proper to acoetfe; tind nothing doubling that it was to purchase the carpet, took his arm with a *mi)c ofi triumph. _ They crossed several streets in the direction of'Ureni’s, until they at lq$t stood before the door of a miserable tene ment in a back street. “Where in the world arc you taking nip 1 .'’ inquired Emma, shrinking hack. Charic* nuicily ledlicr forward, and lifting a latch, they stood in a little room around the grate of which three small children were hover ing closer, as the cold wind swept through the crevices in the decayed walls. An em aciated being, whose shrunk features, spark ling eye and flushed cheek, spoke a dcndlv- coimimption lay on a wretched low bed, the slight covering of which barely kept her from freezing; while a spectral babe. some villauous trick, her children and M r . J. W. Webb for the revelation of some husband were gone she knew not where, 0 f the particulars. Mr. Buchanan’s letter, but 8:ie knew thnl the hated priest and her however, has defeated the proposition so husoand’s mistress were in the company, completely, that Mr. King vesterdav with- About two hours afterwards, a letter was drew his resolution from the House, and handed to her, which her husband hud left Mangum declined pressing his oropo- bchiud. The pony had in the meantime g j tjon upCIl ,| ie Senate lo-doy. But the sailed for New Orleans. Their destination scheme, as a part of the tactics of the par- wos discovered, and the public have been - ■ ’ ’ Total sailing vessels, 353 15,779 “ Steam frigates in com mission and baiMing, S3 Other steam vessel* do. 131 Tots] steam Navy, 144 armament not stated. Receiving vessels, Yachts, he. 134—miking a gnnd total -of 671 vessel*, the Dime* of which am given in the official statement. This statement, re marks tho Intelligencer, shows that the sailing ves sels have been increased between November and January, fata 363, to 393, and their armament from 13,388 guns to already informed with wnat courage and skill the children were rescued on the ar rival of the ship al New Orleans, and res tored to their distracted mother. What would have been their destiny, no one knows. Perhaps they might have fared so well ns to be deposited in a nunnery. Mcdrnuo was arrested at New Orleans for a debt which he owed to a man who had formerly been engaged with him in leaching a school. Tito money of Her nandez has been freely used on the occa sion. Thus the matter stands al present. Mrs. Hernandez with her children is un der tlie protection of her father, as site durst not remain at New Brighton, if indeed she might have been allowed, for she was very unceremoniously ordered lo leave, by ~ Wtsotwsnt/—A bill is before the Legislature of Wisconsin, providing for the formation of that Ter ritory info a State, and its admission into the Union. The bill provides that a votc shall bo taken on the s.!ft 0/ April next, foe and against, a State Govern- went If a majority ahoald decide in its fovor, the ■ crnas U to be taken on tho 30th of Jane, and mem bers to a convention to 'form a eoo*tftntiom,are to ** apportioned br ibe Governor. Tbe dcctioa of to be bqU on theiday Sf the smt ^®*to*>so4ffie convention to meet on tho second M **»I of November. It is prohqMq thxt the bill • • -1 betoco a latwSea. Pat. other circumstances which, were woven in among these leading events as they trans pired, but our readers? blood will be run ning high enough, and we pause here. A VALUABLE SERVANT. and it was stated in the Legislature, canted for him. some eevntj five or ei thousand dollars! H» master bas“' jjjtceu thousand dollars for him ? blot “Mr. Cass desired to he permitted to set the gentleman right upon litis point. The opinion which Itelind expressed in the early part of the session had been called in ques tion repeatedly, and there certainly seemed to be u strange apprehension, regarding it.. He had been styled an advocate for wnr; and why I Merely because he had said lie believed the danger of wnr was immi nent. lie hod never used the expression which had been attributed lo him, that war was inevitable. Whui he bad said was, that he was afraid that war would take place, and he would add that every day increased his apprehensions. He might now, since the information called for by Congress had been laid before them by the President, he might now say all thn't lie had staled on the 15th day of Dcc’r., in relation to this subject, hud been fully borne out. He might how say there was then strong cause for apprehension, and that there now is still stronger cause. That p •• IHIL U UtlUV) whose black eyes looked unnaturalry large from its extreme thinness, was endeavoring to draw sustenance from its dying ntoth- “IIow arc your to-day, Mrs. Wright 1’ quietly inquired Chntles. Tho woman fccblv raised herself on her atm. “Is that you Mr. West! olt, how glad I am you ore come—hut your mother r “Has not been at home for a month ; and the lady who promised Iter to look after you in her ad- . sconce, only informed me to-day of your in creased illness.” “I have been very ill,” she replied,'sinking back on her straw.bed. Emma drew near; she orranged the pil low and the bedclothes over tho feebla sufferer,.but her heart was loo full lo speak. Charles observed it and felt satisfied. “Is that beautiful girl your bride ? 1 heard you were married.” “Yes, and in my mother’s absence she will sec vou do not suffer,” “Bless you, Charles West: bless you for u good son cf a good mother; tuny your wifo deserve yon. You know that is wishing.a good dcul for you—and very good to think tlie armaments of Great Britain were pre- of me,” she said, looking at Emma, “and pared with a view of being called into use, 1 you arc just married I” Charles saw that no man could doubt. lie would say to Emma could not speak, and he hurried her his honorable friond from Florida that bis home, promising lo send the woman some first impression not only remained, but bad wood that night. The moment Emma become strengthened by the indications reached home, she hurst into tears. “Mv which had since exhibited themselves.—, dear Emma,” said Charles, soothingly, “I Notwithstanding the mild tone of the Eng- hope I have not given you too severe a. glish journals, lie was not to bo deceived shock. It is sometimes salutary to look t>v a few soft words in un English newspa- on 'lie miseries of others, that wc may pro per. It only went to show that the war pcrly appreciate our own happiness. Hern lever was permitted in some measure to is a purse containing $75: you may spend subside; but this circumstance offered no it ns you please. , ,s satisfactory evidence lo his mind <hat Hie • It » unnecessary to add that the “odto«s In . _ • h i IvM* I- I#., . I... I llt^ ..1 ly, is not yet abandoned. The whig press mean to make whatever capital they can derive from the proposition and its rejec tion. We hear the National Intelligencer uttering its lamentations to-day; and to morrow wc shall probably hear the groans of the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer over the fate of its still-born bantling. If we were intent only upon a party tri umph, we would desire the whigs to rally upon this British proposition as the whig measure. It will sink them to a still “lower abyss.” But as we are Americans, and prefer our country to any party victory; and os we are anxious to present a bold and united front to Great Britain on the ques tion of Oregon, we regret the course which they are following, all hough Col. Webb himself should piovc to be their leader. THE YOUNG BRIDE. Emma had wheeled the sofij in front of dying sufferer, the fire, mid ns Charles sealed hinuelfbe- .;r,r, u bpn side her, he was a happy Icllow. A!ns!; IMPERTINENCE PUNISHED; lie had as yet only drunk the hubbies on Wc find in tlie Courier ties Etals Unis the cup. Emma looked lovclv, for the an account of a curious incident which oc- jlow ot I bo wuiiii coal fire had given a citrred ui a charity fair in Paris. A young doom to her usually pale cheek, which lady, Mira A -celebrated for her bentrty heigbtcncdthelusireoflicrdarkcyc. But ainl her wit, presided at one of the tables, there came a shade of thought over Em- ! Among the throng which pressed around inn’s brow, and her husband instantly re- 1 the fair vender of elegant fancy articles, marked it. It is strange how a husband was a young gentleman of much asauranco secs clouds over his liege lady’s brow. It who gazed upon the lady with offensive! was the first that Charles ever saw there, freedom, and affected to admire the various and it excited his tcndcresi inquiries. Was' articles exposed for sale, but who bought she unwell? Did she wish tor anything?' nothing. Emma hesitated; she blushed and looked! “Whet will you please to Imv, sir?” down. Charles pressed to know what had! asked Miss A , wit It a smile of peculiar gentleman who had her husband’s order to ’Pcucro duet et auspice Teuaro. let the house. Eugene Sue may now ndd | n much better taste are the following another chapter to nis “Wandering Jew, remarks of a Washington'correspondent not less atrocious than those which he has 0 f ,j ie Boston Courier, (a whig journal,) of already written. Thetc arc a thousand t j IC 3,1 instant “The idea of arbitration—for the origin of which much credit has been claimed by a certain gentleman of the press not en titled to it, and who, entitled, would have been foolish to claim it—is not absurd ; it , . , , is only useless. Neither England nor this them, and the color deepened on hi* cheek. » hill kaa i»«i naaaed the AlabninaLee- country would in sincerity submit to it as his animated bride continued, ‘Suppose UlAure eSafflSJTbythe & with tfe intention to abide by it. Nation, wo walk down to Brent?, and look at U; master, n servant namct^Horncc King, be- « sensitive f must regulate jkwown con- theraareonl^r twts nnd.l-e«»*n puy not ’ 7 ~ 11, I 1.. nrulu*in of Russell ditions-—will not abide the decision of a lo secure it. 1 count v° in that Stale. The servant, says third, whoseignomneeor whose fidelity “Emmo,^ wi^tori^gratre^v>^ .u tinnimninro Jnnmnl is well known were so to be suspected by one party or ore mistaken if you suppose^ ray Dusraess for Iris in tclligcnc/;and skill os a mechanic, Itoth. Arbitrationits no alternative, though will ju^eximtmgaace. b which redisplayed lit many of the impor, it may bebroughi forward ns an emollient, lc«^to^took as tho lent bridges in this section. He bos been or even dtvennon.” that will very valuable and faithful to his Ex-Governor McDowell has been select ed os the Dcmecratic candidate to represent wardly ithe Rockbridge district inCongrere, {* barms* I place of the &&• Mr- T a yfer t deceased- It back Wilton” kept its place; but the shivering children of want were taught to bless tho name of Emma West, which formed the Inst articulate murmur on the lips of llm cast such a shadow over her spirits. “ 1 fear you will think me very silly—but Ma ry French has been sitting with me this afternoon.” “Not that, certoinlv,” said Charles, smiling, “Oh, no: but you nwy recollect we began to keep house at nearly the same time, only they rent by Brent to New York for carpeting. Mary would make me walk down to Brent’s store this evening with her, and he has bought two-— they are such loves.” Charles bit his Kp. “Mary,” she continued, “said you were do ing a first rale business, and she was sure you would nicer let that odious WiliBb lay in the parlor, if you once saw that splendid Brussels; rich and so cheap—only seventy- five dollars. Now the “odious Wilton” had been se lected by Charles? mother and presented to Emma’s vivacity fled, and she saLawk. -• - "uhtririk Charles firitem- ' “drew out his watch and pot o&d finally spying a meaning. “Oh, replied the exquisite, with a lan guishing look, “what I most wish to pur chase is unhappily not for sale.” “Perhaps it is;” said the Indy. “Oh, no, I dare not declare my wishes.” “Nevertheless,” said Miss A ■ me know what you wish to buy.” “Well, then, since you insist upon' it, I should like a ringlet of your glossy block hair.” The lady manifested no cmhnrrnsnvour. at the bold request, but with a pair of scis sors immediately dipped of)' one of her beautiful locks and handed it to the as tonished youth, remarking that tka price W< HcrboM admirer was thunderstruck at this demand, but dared not demur, os by this time a group bad collected.and .were listening to the conversation. He took, the hair, paid over the five hundred franca, and with an air of modification and redness left the Hell! : •. •' Five Bibles a minute for ten hours every day, except the Sabbath—making threo .Society, according fo its last qqnual Re port. Tho legislature of Kentucky has passed ahv tre&k piauls $»* pair, and revolv ing pistols $2 eaea.

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The Albany patriot. (Albany, Ga.) 1845-1866, March 04, 1846, Image 1