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=tTcHAITEH FUH YQCNG HUSBANDS.
Walking llie other day w i'b a valued friend who
had been eonfint X u weel. or two by sickness to his
room, lie remarked u husband might learn ugoodbs
•on by being conl'mciT occasionally to hia house, by
having in this way nn opportunity of witne-i ing the
cares and never-ending toils of his wife, whose burden,
and duties, and patient rndurer.ee, he might never
otherwise have understood. There is a great deal in
this thought—jierhapa enough for an “editorial.” Men,
especially young men, are called by thcii business du
ring the day mostly away from home, returning only
at the hours for meal* ; and as they then see nearly
the same routine of duty, they begin to think it is their
own lot to perform all the drudgery, and to he excrci- !
eed with all the weight of carca and responsibility.
But such a mail has got a very wrong view of the ca-e ;
he needs an opportunity for more extended observa
tion, and it is perhaps for this very reason dial a kind
Providence arrests him by sickness, t'.at be may leant
in pain what he would fail to observe in health. We
have seen recently a good many things said in the pa
pers to wives, especially to young wives, exposing their
faults, perhaps magnifying them, and expounding to
them, in none of the kindest terms, their duty aud the
offices pertaining to a woman's sphere. Now we be
lieve that wives, as a whole, are really better than they
are generally admitted to he. We doubt if there ran
be fonnd a large numlier of wives who art disagreeable
and negligent, without some palpable coldness or shot t
coming on the pad of their husbands. So far as we
have had an opportunity for observation, they ire far
more devoted nd faithful than those who style them
selves their lords, and who, by the customs of society,
have other and generally more pleasant and varied du
ties to perform. We ptotest, then, against these lec
tures so often and so obtrusively adden-ed to the la
dies, and insist upon it that ilf&y must —most of them
—have been written by some fusty bachelor who knew
no better, or by son.e inconsiderate husbands who de
serve to have been old bachelor* to the end of tiieir
lives. But is (here nothing to lie said on the oil er
side’ Are husbands so generally the perfect, amia
ble, injured beings, they arc so often represented 1
Men sometimes declare that their wives’ cxtrsvggai ns
have picked tlu ir pockets—that tin ir ncverceasing
tongue’s have robbed them of their peace, and their
general disagree,tbleness lias driven them to the tavern
and gaming-table; but tins is generally tba wicked
excuse lor a most wicked liter oil their ow n part. The
Let is, men oltcn lose tlreir interest in their homes by
their own neglect to make their homes interesting and
pleasant. It should never be forgotten that the wife
lias her rights—as sacred after marriage as before—and
a good hushanit’s devotion ta the wife aft. r marriage
will concede to Iter quite as much attention as his gal
lantry did while a lover. If i: is otherwise, he most
generally is at a fault.
Take a few examples. Before marriage a young
man would fee! some delicacy about accepting an in
vitation to spend an evening in company where his
Irdye love had not been invited. After marriage ia lie
always as particular ? Buiing the days of court-hip
his gallantry would demand that he should make him
self agreeable to her ; after marriage it aften happens
that he thinks more of himself. How often it happens
that married men, after having been away from borne
ibe livelong day, during which the wile has toiled at
her dunes, go ut evening again to vmuie place of amu e- j
incut and leave her to toil on alone, uuelieered and
unhappy, llew often it happens that her kindest of ,
fices pass unobserved, and unrewarded even by a smile,
and her best ell i, Is a:e condemned by the fault finding
husband. II ,yv often it h,opens, even when the eve
ning is spent at homo, that it : s employed in silent
reading, or sonic other wav that dues not recognize
the wile’s right to share in the enjoyments even of the ]
fireside. j
l.ook, ye husbands, a m uncut, and rertv n.her what
your wife was when you took her, not hum compul- ;
non, bc.t from your own choice ; a choice bared, prob
ably, on what you then considered her superiority to i
nil others. She was yonng—perhaps the idol of a hap
py home ; she was guy anil blithe as a lark, and the
brothers and sisters at her lather'* fireside cherished
her as an object of rndearm iff. Yet she left all to
join her destiny with yours; to make your borne hap
py, ami to do all that woman's love could prompt and
woman’s ingenuity rlev.se to meet your wishes and j
lighten the burdens which might press upon you in
your pilgrimage. She, of course, bad her expectations
too. She could not ente tain feelings which promised
so much, without forming some idea of reciprocation
on your part, and she did expect you would after mar
riage perform those kind offices of which you were so
lavish in the days of betrotliment. Bhe became youi
wife! Icfi her home for yours—burst asunder, as it
were, the bands of love which Ira! bound her to her ,
father’s fire file, end sought no other boon than your
affections : left, It Inay be, live ease and delicacy of a
home of indulgence—and now, what must be her feel
ings if she gradually awakes to the consciousness that
yu love her has than before ; tliut your evenings arc
spent abroad, tint you only come home at all to satisfy 1
the demands ofyour hunger, and to find a re: ting place [
fir your head when weaiy, or a nurse for your sick
chamber when diseased I
Why did she leave the bright hearth of her youth- 1
ful days ! Why did you ask tier to give up the in- |
j iymcnt of a happy home T Was it simply to darn
your stockings, mend your clothes, lake rare ofyour i
chillren, and waste over your sick bed? Was it
simplv to ((induce to your own comfort t Or was
there some understanding that she was to he made hap
py in her connection with the man that she had dared
to love ?
Nor ic il a suflkiin’ answer :!i it you reply that you
give her a home ; that ou feed and clothe her, You
do this for your help ; you would doit for an indiller {
mt housekeeper. Sho i* yonruile, and unless you
attend to her wants, and in some way answer the rea- j
tunable expeditions you raised hy your attentions be
fore marriage, you need not wonder ifshe be dejected,
and her heart sink into ihsensihilitv ; hut if this he so,
think well who is the cau-e of it. We repeat it. very
few women make indifferent ives, w hose tidings have
not met with some uutward shock by the indtifcrence j
or thoughtlessness of their h ts'm ds. It is our candid
opinion that in a large majority of the instances o! do- j
irmstic misery the mar. is the aggressor. — Siw York
Mirror.
A MELTING STORY.
No other class of men in any country possess that
facetious aptness of inflicting a good humored revenge
which seems to l? innate with u Circen Mountain hoy.
Impose upon or injure * Vermonter, and he will seem
the diollest and liest natural fellow you ever knew in
allyour life, until he sudJenly pounces upon you with
some cunningly devised offset for your duplicity ; and
even while he makes his victim smart to the core, there
is that tnanly npcn-hcartcdties* about him which infu
ses balm even while the wound is opening, and renders
i: quite impossible that you should hate him, however j
severe may have been the punishment he dealt out to
you. These boys of the lireen Mountain- seem to
possess a natural faculty of extracting fun from every 1
vicissitude and accident that the changing hours bring;
even what are bitter vexations to others, these happy
(ellow treat in s manner so peculiar as to completely
alter their former character and make them seem to us 1
a {recabla, or as least endurable, w hich v\ as before ini
the highest off,.-naive. Another ntun will repay an ag- ;
gra'a ion or an insult by instantly returning injury,
cutting the acquaintance and shutting his brail forev- {
er against the offender; but a Vermonter with sntil* !
upon his face, will a nuse himself while obtaining afar j
deeper revenge, ere king a joke in conclusion, and
making his former enemy forgive him and even love]
him after eho“tisemcnt.
One winter tv • uing, a country store keeper in the
Mountain Stale was about dosing his doors for the
night, and while standing in the snow outside putting
up his window shutter*, lie saw through the glass a
lounging, worthless fellow within grab u poui u of
fresh butter from the shelf and ha-lily conceal it in
his hat.
The act was no sootier detected than the revenge
was hit upon, and a very few moments found the
Green Mountain store keeper at once indulging his ap
petite for fun to the fullest extent, and paying off the
thief wiih a facetious sort of torture fir which he
might ime gained a premium from the old inquisilicn.
“ I cay,shiih ! ’ said the star* keeper, coming in and
dosing the door after him, slapping his hands over his
shoulders and stamping the suow off his shoes-
Seth hid his hard upon the dsor, his bat upon bis
Lead, and the roll of new butter in hts huf anxious to
nviVe hi*exit e* soon as jtoa-.ib'e.
I say Seth, sit down ; I reckon, now, on such an
eternal night as this, a leetle something warm would’nt
hurt a fellow ; come and sit do.’ n.”
Stilt felt very uncertain : lie had the nutter, and was
exceedingly anxious to be oil but the lemptat on of
‘something warm sadly interfered with hi* resolution lo
\ go. Tins hesitation.however was anon settled by the
: right owner of the butter, taking Selh by die shoulders
, and planting him in a seat close to the stove, where
he was in sueh a manner cornered by barrels and box
es that while the country grocer sat before him there
was no possibility of his getting out, and right in Ibis
place suie enough the storekeeper sat down.
“Selh, we’ll have a little warm Santa Crux,” said
the Green Mountain gincer, as he opened the stove
door, and fluffed in s many sticks os tbe space would
admit, “ Without it you'd freeze gong b me such a
night as this.”
Seth already fi It the butter settling down closer lo
iiis hair, and jumped up. and declared lie must go.
“ Not till you have something warm. Selh come.
I’ve gut a story to tell you, 100 ; sit down now ; ’ and
Selh was again pushed into his chair by bis cunning
tormentor.
“ O.i ! it’s tu darn'd hot here,” sold the petty thief
again attempting to rise.
“ Set down—don’t be in such a plaguy hurry,” re
toited the grocer, pushing him buck in his chair.
“ But I’ve gut the cows tu fodder, and some wood tu
split, and I must be ugoin,” continued the persecu
ted chap.
•• But you miisn'l tear yourself away, Seth, in this
manner. Set down, let the cows take care of them
selves, and keep yourself cool, you appear fidgetty,”
said the rougisli grocer, with a wicked leer.
The next thing was the production of two smoking
glasses ot hot ruui toddy, the very sight of which, in
Seth's present situation, would have made the hair
stand upon his head, iiad il not been well oiled and
keptd inn by tbe butler.
••Seth, I'll give you a toast now, and you can butler
it yourself, ’ s lid t e grocer,yet with such consummate
simplicity that poor Setli still believed himself unsus
pected. “Sh ill, Imre’*—here's a Christmas goose—
(it was about Christmas lim) —here's a Chrismas
goose, well roasted and basted, eh? I tell you, Seth,
it’s the greatest rating in creation. Anil S>. th, don’t
you lie liogsfjt or common looking butter to baste a
goose witii—come take your butler—l mean Seth,
lade your toddy.”
“ Poor Seth now began to smoke, as well ns to melt,
and bis mouth was as hermetically sealed up ns though
he had bom horn dumb. Streak afler streak of tire
huttei came pouring from under his hat, and his hand- j
kerchief was already soaked with the greasy overflow.
Talking away as it nothing was the matter, the grocer !
kept stuffing the wood into the stove, while poor Setli j
sat holt upright, with his hack against the counter, and
his knees almost touched the led hot furnace before !
him.
*• Donation cold night this.” said tho grocer. “ Why
Seth, you seem to perspire as if you were warm ! Why
don’t you take your hat off! Here let me put your
hat away.”
“.No,” exclaimed poor Selh ul last, with a spas
modic effort to get Iris tongue loose, and clapping both
hands upon his hat, No ; I must go—let me out —I
ain't well—let me go.” A greasy extract was now
pouring down the poor hllows face and neck, and:
soaking into his clothes, and tinkling down his body
into his very hoots, so that lie w as literally in a perfect ;
hath of oil.
,‘ Well, good night, Setli,” said the humorous Vcr- ■
montcr, -• if you will go; ’ adding, os Seth got out
ntu the road, “neighbor, 1 reckon the fun I've had
out of you is worth a ninepenee, so I shan’t charge j
you for that pound ol butter ?”—A'. U, Vic yune.
From a late Foreign Journal.
UAH,WAY TALKING MACHINE.
A meeting was held at Blackburn last week—Mr.
i Turner, M. I*., in the chair—at which it w as resolved
to take steps for the pu'poscof promoting a line of rail
way, blanching outof the Manchester and Leeds Kail
way, at Todmorderi, throng i Burnley, Blackburn,
Ac., to Chorley and Preston. Mr. G. Stephenson,
the father of railways, was present, and ill a speech ill
support of railway, lie said that his plan invloved live
use of locomotive engines, and he was sure he could
woik the line from Burnley to Todinorden as well as
a dead level. He would place apu Hoy on tho summit
between the two towns, uiid through this he would run
a rope, of u new construction, being formed of wire,
and consequently loiing lighter and stronger than or
dinary ropros. The plan was working beautifully on
the London and Blackwnll line, tbe distance being
several mill s ; of course the length of the rope wu- just
half that distance. The trains on that line went reg
ularly at the rate oflroni 20 to 30 miles an hour. On
the same line there was a talking-machine, constructed
with galvanic wires, by which moans conversation
could he carried on between London and Blackvvali
with the greatest ease and precision. By wav of illus
trating the efficiency of this talking-machine Mr. Site- ;
phenson said that he went to the station in London
one day to ir.qure for one of his assistants. He was
not there, but the attendant said that lie would inquire
if lie was at the other end of the line ; he di i so ; in
u lew seconds the answer was that lie was not theie.
But in a few minutes afterwards the talking-machine,
informed him in London that his assistant had arrived
at the Uhicl.vvaff terminus; upon which he instructed
the attendant to say, by the same agency, “Tell him
‘o come here directly.” In tt n minutes from that time
he arrived, the distance being nearly seven miles.—
(Hear, her.) If the distance were 100 miles the con
versation could be cartied on just as readily, for the
communication travelled at the rate of 20 miles a
second. By means of this galvanic talking-machine
and tho plan lie had mentioned, the line between Burn
ley and Todinorden could he worked with the utmost
ejse and regularity.
Tht dead Napoleon. — flic following singular inci
dent ronneeted with the funeral humus paid to the
great Emperor, is given by the Pads Correspondent
of one of the French papers : — S.w. Republican.
You are aware that the eonvoi reached Cour'oe-oi
on Monday afternoon. In the night of that day two
men en liurgeois, or if you w ill, in plain clothes, pre.
scnlcd themselves on board the Idorade stenmer. The
elder of them desired leave to approach the Imperial
remains. He was re used, but a whisper from him
to ,ho officer in command produced an immediate
change, lie was instantly admitted, and usher.d to
the plaii'snm. He gazed for a moment, fell heavily
on his knees, and I urying his face in his hands and
resting both on the foot of the coffin, he remained for
twenty-five minutes, weeping and in prayer—the for
mer certainly, for bis face was deluged with tears.
When at the etui of that time he attempted to rise,
whether from ctnntion or that lie was benumbed by
die dreadful severity of the night, or from both causes
together, he was un iblc, and w as obliged to call for as- j
sistanca of some seamen who were at hand wondering ]
at the spcc acle, and who now found it was Marshal j
Sou It.
Rut her S. cere. — A young buck of ihe soaplock or- |
der, who wore an c.nshavod face because as he said it 1
looked •• foreign,” lately accosted a Yankee at one of
our hotels as follows :
“ I say, fellow, some individuals think I am a
Franc hman and some take ntc for an Etalian : now
what do you think lain I”
•* 1 think you aic a darned fool!” replied Jon athan
A Rich Sjiinsttr. —The will of the late Miss Jane
| limes, spinster, formerly of J'ickardy pluce, Edinburg.
’ but late of Blow, in North llriton, hasjust been proved
in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canter-
J bury, in Doctors’ Commons, by Geoige Scott and John
! Thompson, Esqrg., the executors. The deceased was
I possessed of upwards of £BOO,OOO in the funds, and
I property in different pa ts of Scotland to the amount ol
1 t 1,200,000, making, together, the enormous sum of
| (wo millions, the whole of which the testatrix has be
! queathed to be equally divided amongst all her rela
lions who can be found, without respect to the nearest
lof kindred. About five years sin e, the testatrix be
came entitled to £500,000, upon the dentil or her
biother, he having died intestate, and she buing Ins
only next ol kin. It is a most extraordinary fact, that
notwithstanding the immense wealth of the deceased
Indy, he habits were very petuious ; and, as proof of it,
it is only necessary to mention one fact. One dark
evening she ( had occasion to go up stairs, but would
not even light a candle, and, in conscqucnce'of her ad
| vanced age, (nearly eighty) she slip|*d down and broke
> her leg. which accident ultimately caused her death.
The amount of probate duty alone wili amount to a
princely fortune, and the supposed weal'hiest spinster
tttlhe wlrld (Miss Durdett Conil-) was net entitled
‘to that appellation until the present time. There is
every reason to hi lieve that the property of the dcccas
| ed is the largest ever proved in Doctors’ Commons.
Louilon Vuptr.
DOMESTIC.
WESTERN 1 AND ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD.
lii-griiding the policy of Internal Improvement adop
ted m Ireorgia.and the advantages we possess in geo
graphical position for its prosecution, it must be con
ceded that we have the strongest argument , deduci
blc from experience and analogy to anticipate giejt re
suits. The works of improvement in the Sffa'e of
Ne.v-York, produce annually u nett income of more
lima s million of dollars. We have an advantage ill
nur genial climate over the Northern States which is
no small consideration, because our mil roads can lie
i constructed ami kept in repair for about SSOOO per
mile less than llieiis ; tile expense of precautions ne
cessary to guard against the effects ot frost and of re
pairing the injury it causes by displacing the super.
! structure of roads being fairly estimated at that sum.
We shall moreover be enabled to continue active bu
siness throughout the whole year. This important
consideration remains to lie urged, viz. that Savannah
is at a shorter distance from the mi ulli of the Ohio,
the centre of trade of the Mississippi valley, (and lo
this point our systorn of Improvement is aimed) Hum
any other sea port on the Atlantic coast.
Our line of rail road traverses our own Cherokee
country, which has hitherto been exeluded from any
hut u tedious end expensive access to the markets. I s
soil and climate are admirably adopted to the culture
of gram and grasses. Its mineral wealth (we w ill
not speak of gold—hut of a material fai more valuable
to the country — Iron ) is inexhaustible. In a single
county and within a distance of five miles from tbe
rail toad there is enough ore and of the host kind (the
red hermitage) to supply the world for centuries. Had
there not been an ulterior and more important object
in view, the enlerprize might well have terminated
here. Tbe resources of tlut beautiful district dr.-tin.
ed to become the Garden and Grauerv of Georgia have
lain doimant, but the magic wand ot Internal Improve
ment is about to touch and vivify the sleeper—and
like a young giant it will arise and put forth its en
ergies.
After having rega-did the probable results of our
rail road system, let us examine tbe means at our com
mand for its accomplishment. The Central Kail Road
is under able management; the resoutces of tlie Com
pany are ample, its speedy completion is as certain as
• o-morrow's sunrise. Tue Monroe Kail Road has
struggled manfully against nil the adverse circumstan
ces which have encompassed il with such a spirit and
energy, that public confidence in it has already reach
ed a point to ensure its support. The State Road is
our tliird stride towards the goal—on this $1,800,000
have beer, expended. Now for tho means of compe
tition: These are based upon the credit of the State,
which, alas! urged by mischievious legislation, and
miserable linanciercing. or rather no financiering has
I been pushed on the down-hill road, till the last legis
lature extended its timely aiding hand and arrested its
downfall. They passdd the following salutary laws :
They repealed the Central Bjnk law of ‘3o—thus
clipping its wings to prevent its flying again into the
regions of mischief and absurdity: They icnacted a
revenue bill, ample in its provisions for meeting the
expenses of the government; They appropriated a
sufficient sum to pay the interest of out small debt
and to create a sinking fund : They provided for tin
payment of our long neglected debts in New York anJ
London, (our great money markets.) Thus have they
evinced their determination to keep faith w ith the cred
itors of the Staje.
The dawn of a bright day of prosperity is break
ing upon us; aud if Georgia is tiue to herself, she
will soon reach the high station which her immense
resources enable her lo occupy, and to which her des
tiny points.
Boston and Worcester liail Road Company. —By
an abstract from the Superindent’s weekly reports, it
appear! that the receipts for passengers and freights or.
the Boston and Worcester Kail Koad were for
1836 {175.200 79
1837 194,288 62
1838 190,562 70
1839 216,12983
1840 254,758 67
When the Western Kail Road is completed to Al
bany, the Boston and Worcestor will probably Iw the
most productive Rail Road in the country. — Baltimore
American.
Rail-roads. —There are 3,319 miles of railroad con
structed and in use in the United States, constructed
at a cost of about eighty-six millions of dollars, and
yielding an average revenue of about five and half per
cent- 1802 miles more arc in progress of completion ;
and the whole number of miles projected, including
finished and unfinished routes examined is nearly ten
thousand.
FLORIDA—A TOUCHING SCENE.
We have just read an account of the cruel murder,
by a party of Indians, of Mrs. Montgomery, wife of
Lieut Montgomery, of the Army. Contrary to in
structions from the war department, and in opposition
to positive orders, issued by the commanding general,
forbidding any escort being sent from post to post,
under thirty men, a wagon was despatched from Fort
Micanopy to Fort Wacihoota with only eleven moun
ted infantry under command of Lieuts. S'hcrwood and
Hopson. As the morning was fine, Mrs. Montgomery
rode out with them —About an hour after tiieir depart
ure, sonic of the horses returned to Fort Micanopy
without tiieir riders, and shortly afiertwo soldiers rode
tip aud announced that the party had been attacked,
and several soldiers killed The garrison immediately
sallied out, and within 3 miles of the fort found the
Mending corpse of Mrs. Montgomery, with a soldier
still breathing, lying by her, with just strength to say
to her agonized husband, who threw himself on the
ground by his wife’g bleeding hoilv—“ Lieutenant, I
fought for your wife as long as I could.”—Lieutenant
Sherwood was well mounted, and might, it is reported,
have escaped, but would not ahan.on his fair charge.
This barbarous act, it is believeJ was committed by a
band of the cruel and blood-thirsty Mikasuckies.
The frontier posts in Florida are not fit places for
the residence of ladies. The same reason which ren
ders il improper for them to Ire nn board of ships of
war, might he urged against their l>eing allowed Is ac
company tlieii husbands lo those posts of danger. Of
ficers ought to be left to act free in moments of emer
gency, without the uneasiness of having to protect
helpless women and children.
This unfortunate lady had been only three weeks
in Florida, and hut lately married.— Globe.
From Ihe St. Augustine Herald.
To the politeness of Lieut. Col. Gate-, lid Artillery,
we are indebted b>r the following important report
Major Childs will he remembered in Florida for the
perseverance and energy which so happily resulted in
tile capture of the Indians that we announce to-day.
FORT PIERCE, Fla., }
Jaunty 15/A, 1811 y
Si a :—I have the honor to report that I arrived at
this post with a rcinfu cement of A. and F. companies
of the 8d Ait’y on the 20th ultimo.
Learning that Indians had been seen at Gilbert’s
Bar, I immediately tilted out six boats with thirty five
men, and on the 23,1, at night, left for Gilberts Bar,
and from thence to Jupiter Inlet, searching the shores
during the night for Indian fires, and lying concealed
during the day. at certain points whcie it was most
probable Indians would pass.
j Having failed in discovering Indians by scouting
] nights, and bring satisfied by a stay of neaily two days
! in the water near Jupiter, that Indians no longer even
I visited the vicinity, I closely examined the coast and
’ main land on my return, und am confident that the
1 Indians seen a f Gilbert’s Bar came from Saint Lucie
j On my regaining this post, I forthwith made prepa
ration for a morp extended scout to the North, for the
purpose of routing the Indians supposed to be in the
vicinity of Cape Carnaveral and Merritt’s Island, and
on the 4tli inst. started with 42 men in seven boats ac
companied by Lieu's, Taylor, Steptoc, and Van Vliet,
together with Asst. Surgeon Simons, who promptly
volunteered for duty in the line, as wall as to act in his
official capacity, piloted by Messrs. Athloek and Bay
ard, both of whom were of essential service.
On the 2d day, discovered a large field on the coast
side, and opposite the southern end of Merritt’s Island,
culfivaled last year, and preparations node for another
crop the coining spring. Here I took passage between
theroist and island, wholly unknown to any one on
board, examining the shore where a landing could be
effected williou 1 discovering any signs ot Indians until
the 4th day, when we cone upon a ramp of several
palmetto houses and one board house situated in a
hammock, several miles to the North of the cape, and
lields under cultivation to the amount of seven acres,
a large crib of several hundred pumpkins, signs of a
horse, and evidently an inhabited camp within a week,
and the residence of a large party for mjiiv years. I
burned the buildings, destroyed the vegetables, and
proceeded up the coast uOoul 3 iniiea, wueii i came to
another lately inhibited camp, and signs of cultivation
and the samo horse track, seen the day before, and the
signs judged to be from live to sit days old. On the
6th morn ng soon after starting, rowing with muffled
oars and a fog close to the shore, discovered two Calioes
in a creek leading into tin Island at the head of Mer
ritt's Island, landed, and finding a trail pursued it for
half* mile ; when we suprised a ramp, capturing an
Indian woman and child, a negro by the name ol Fri
day, bis w ife and two children ; lie says he belongs to
Matty Dell, Esq. and was taken with his family some
lour years since between Bl ick Creek and Newmans
ville.
From the negro I learned that I was on the trail of
the parly whose village 1 had destroyed iltc day before
—that tney had lieeu gone fiw or si* days, part ofthem
by land and pait of them by water, on a fishing excur
sion to Mosquito Lagoon or to the G.iuulie (iround
and Orange (droves in the Big Swamp, Having de
stroyed a quantity of corn and vegetables at this place,
[procecthd on and aimed ut the H.iulover util)
o'clock at night, discovered no signs of Indians until 2
o’clock in the morning, when the lior-e whose signs
we had seen for tlio last three days, came to the place
where we lay concealed. Having secured him, I took
his trail at day light with a | aity of 31 soldiers, leav
ing Lieut, t in Vriet and 11 men to guard the prison
ers and hosts. At 9 o'clock we came upon a camp ol
31 men, women and children, just embarking to return
to their late residence. They took to the water with
as many of their boat. as they could easily reai h. We
followed, some wading, others in canoes which had
been left and finally succeeded in capturing all their
boats l ot one, not, however, without a stout resistance
by one lioat pursued by Lieut. Taylor, and two sol
diers ; one warrior keeping up a steady fire, while the
other, with the women, propelled the boat; the war
riors were at last shot, and in the course of two hours
we found ourselves in possession of 7 boats, 24 prison
eis, 2 dead warriors, and 1 woman and child acciden
tally killed.
The piisoneis were 3 warriors, 2 hoys, 12 and 15
years of age, 7 women, and 12 children.
Learning from Negro Friday, that at a creek lead
ing nto the ikt. Johns, about 10 miles from Indian
■ Liver, and 7 from Fort McNeil, resided three warriors,
two women ami two children, I determined to visit
llioin ; and on the 7ih day dropned down about 7 miles
1 from the Haulover and to the southern termination of
■ the Dig fSwanip, and at 12 M despatched Ids. Taylor
and \ an Viet with 20 men, and Friday for a guide.
; At 2 o’clock A. M Lieut. Taylor returned with two
womed and two children prisoners, leaving one dead
w.irrioi on the field, destroying two splendid canoes,
■ and burning their camp—having marched through
swamps and ponds upwards of 20 miles. I could ham
[ of no other party of Indians, and my boats being en
! enmbered w ith prisoners, and the men exhausted Irom
■ excessive labor, I determined to return, and ai rived ut
| this post fast evening after an absence of ten days--
| having rowed ujmaids ol 250 miles, at and scouted on
land 50 more.
To attempt to speak of individual officers and sol
d ers, when all lent the entire energies of ilioir minds
and bodies to thesurcessful accomplishment ol the ob
i ,cct in view, would be invidious. Each and every
individual endure i privations and fatigue without u
murmur, worthy of a more glorious cause and more
lasting honor.
recapitulation.
Warriors. Women. Children. Total.
Killed, 3 1 15
Prisoners, 3 10 17 30
Negro man, 11 2 4
Aggregate, 39
Captured, two 4 oared boats and 8 canoes
Amongst the prisoners I find toe wife and child of
a brother of Co-a-roo-clieo, and a boy 12 years of age
who is his brother in-law, they were on a party of
pleasuie to the cainp of these Indians, ‘The husband
of the above named woman was hadly wounded in the
hack, but escaped in the hushes. Two warriors be
longing to the Capo party, and one negro belonging to
Mr. Foriester of St. Augustine, escaped in a canoe.
I have, however, as prisoners the father of one, and the
wife of the oilier warrior.
THOMAS CHILDS,
Major U. S. A.,
Commanding.
To Col. W, Oims,
Commd’g, Atlantic Distiiet,
St. Augustine, Fla.
On the 7th inst. G.-n. I’ead captured 3 squaws, one
Indian lad, and a warrior, and two negro boys, near
the Suwannee.
The warrior, though chained, and his hands lied, eg
caped in the night, w hile his guard was asleep, and by
giving alarm to ihe neighboring camps has, we fear,
fi ustrated the object of the expedition.
Col. Harney possesses the only “ patent right” for
securing the Indians—he dees not tie them by the legs
and by the neck. — lbid.
Col. Dancy was at Fort Franke Brooke on the 13th
with his command—all well and in good spirits. It
was intended to direct their course homewards in about
ten days—scouting the country as they return. — Ibid.
From the Savannah Republican, Jan. 23.
I idiuns killed by Georgia Volunteers. —We are
happy to lav before our readers the following interest
ing letter from a correspondent.
Thadib’s Hill, Ga, Jan, 19, IS4I.
Gentleman : As every incident having even a re
mote or culla'ernal influence in bringing to a speeJy ;
and successful issue this most unp opitious Florida
eonte-t, must he regarded with interest, I take pleasure
in communicating to you the fallowing intelligence :
On or about the 12th in.-t, while Capt. Jernigan of
the Georgia Troops, with a small detachment ol bis
company were scouting betwcei Furrs Munite and
Taylor, ten or fifteen miles south of the Okef mokee,
they discovered a small Indian camp lire on the bor ler
of a swamp which appeared to have been very recently
left hy the Indians. On fu thcr examination their
trail was lound leading into the swamp. Gant. J.
leaving their horses in charge of a few men, entered
with from six to ten men on Ihe trail The parly in
pursuit travelled through mud and wat r, from two to
three feet deep a great portion of the distance, until
they had penetrated three or four miles, when sudden
ly an Indian warrior sprang up within a few paces of
the Capt. and leading men and levelled his rifle at the
foremost—happily his rifle missed (ire! Not so with
the nro'c fortunate volunteer, the crack of whose title
a moment after told the fate for this Indian. At this
juncture a large muscular savage show-id himself in
j hostile altitude near at hand, when he and Capt. Jor
| nigan levelled their rifles at each other. Here again
| the dexterity of the white man was dcstin and to prevail
, against the savage. Jernigan tiled and the Indian
I fell mortally wounded, but still attempting to rise ; the
t Capt. mounted him with his knife and soon ended the
struggle. Still a third Indian (believed to be tire last
| of tire party) was now seen fired on, wounded, but es-
I fected hts escape.
The tw i scalps with two rifles and pouches a few
! dollars in silver (f >und in one of the pouches,) arid a
handsome bovvie knife, were brought in as trophies.
They w-cte nrored also w ith bows and and
were well supplied with ammunition. It is here
thought that they w ere spies, sent up to ascertain what
openings existed for another Indian adventure.
An honorable example. —The following we find in
the Mayesvi'le IDgle. It is related of Mr. Craddock,
a member of the Kentucky Senate ftom the counties
of Hardin and Meade, who had been making a speecli
on the Bank <]iicstiou :
Sii, said Mr. C. what I have said here to-day has
been said in a rough way, and if it iras wounded any
I hope he will attribute it to no unkind feelings, but
to my want of the polish of education. Sir, your
Supcrintendant n Common Schools has said, that there
arc many men of family in this Commonwealth, who
can neither read nor write, and it is hut too true ; my
own marriage bond has my mark to it, and my sou
who sits in the other House, wus a stout hoy when I
learned to read.”
•• Mr. C. is not only a respectable Senator, but a
final lawyer. What more need be said in his praise 1”
CLINGING TO THE SPOILS.
The last Globe contain r a long list of appointment*
madehy the President, to ta've eft,.- -duffer \th of March/
This certainly is a Jelicate movement on the putt of
the Great D< f -ated. When Mr A Inns was President,
he made a few appointments to actual vacancies, du
ring the list session ol his term, and the Jackson ma
jority in the Senate, ol which Mr, Van Huron was one,
forthwith laid them upon the table, to await ihc acces
sion ol Gen, Jackson. The sentiment then prevailing
was, that after Mr. Adams knew he was defeated. Its
ough not lor a mom ni to lime though; of exercising
the appointing power in a single instance. The popu
lar will had been pronounced against him—and he lisd
no rights remaining—it was indecent and unbecoming
\ in him to supply vacancies actually existing.
Wc now have a characteristic commentary upon
this doctrine in the present conduct of the expiring tac
tion. Van takes it upon himself, in contempt of his
own professions, to till not only vacancies existing,
but all which will occur on the 4ih of March, wlu n
bis reign will be over. In this, he, in the estimation
of every man of just sentiments and cotreet feeling,
trenches upon the authority ofhis successor. Gcn’l
i Harrison will owo it tosell-reaped ami to the rights
and dignity ofhis office, to annul every appointment
thus made, ami to evict the incumbents thus uncourt
cously thrust, upon him.
| The Boston Atlas, in respect to one of these ap
j [-ointments, thus speaks:— Bichmond Wh\g.
From Ih li iston Aft is.
Mr. Fun B ire l practices in his own ease irhal he
condemned in the c-isc of Mr. Adams.
We learn from Washington that the - resident has
nominated Jonas L. Sbhy, F.-sq. lor re-appointment
as U. S. Marshal for this district, from and alter thi
4th of March next, when the commission which lie
now holds will expire. We are somewhat surprised
at this intelligence. This ad of Mr. Van Burcn is a
direct interference with the rights and powers i t the
new I’lesidenl. It is, besides a piece of impudence,
for w hich lie deserves and for which he cannot tail to
receive, severe animadversion. There is, likewise such
a thing as consistency, which honorable men, amL
men of true principle, always have regard to, but for
which Mr. Van Boren and his party do not apjiear in
the present case, to have the sliulitcst. ll wo icmi lii-
Iter correctly, Mr. Van li ire i was a member ol me
Senate during the last two yea's of the adininist ation
of John Quincy Adonis, and one of the most hitter
and uncompromising opponents ot all his mcasu res.
With -i vie.v arid for the purpose, of enabling Gen.
Jackson to provide for the numerous office seekers that
looked to Washington, every important n miina ion
i made by Mr. Adams to the Senate, for the last two
i years of tiis administration, was laid upon the table
! by Mr. Vun liaren und his pa'ty friends, in order
that, upon tin- a -cession oTGen. Jackson to power, the
places might all he filled with good Jackson and \ an
i Burcn men, without the disagreeable and painful ne
cessity of m iking r.-mdVals. Flirie was, wc believe,
but one nomination of any importance, confirmed by
1 the Senate during the last session ol the administration
’ of Mr. Adams, and that was the nomination of Joseph
Hopkinson to be district Judge for the i astern District
; of the Stale ot Pennsylvania. Judge 11. was saved
from the general w.eck hy the interposition of Mr.
| Louis McLunt ol Delaware, an ardent Federalist, and
as ardent a friend of General Jackson and Mr Van
Burcn, who promised as a compensation for that ap-
I pointment, to secure to General Jackson tlu- powerlul
pen of Mi. Robert Walsh in the columns of the Phila
delphia National G iz.-Ue. All other nominations —
nominations to fill vacancies vv Inch hail existed for more
than a year, and among which was itialot the highly
distinguished Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Critten
den) to ihc bench of the United States Supreme Court
all these vveie laid upon the table, hy a deliberate
and solemn v tc of the A an Burcn party, and after a
most spirited debate, for the so'c purpose of enabling
President Jackson to withdraw than immediately
upon his entrance into office ! No sooner hail he
crossed the threshold of the Wiiite House than he did
as was exj eoted. The nominations sent hy Mr,
Adams were all reed ed, and nominations es his own
pa.ty friends were substituted hy Gen. Jackson, which
were confirmed without hesitation.
Such was the doctrine ami such was the practice of
Mr. Van Boren in 1818, when he came into [tower.
As he goes out of office, lie decides upon a different
course of proceeding. Having the command of the
Senate, he determines upon filling, ht anticipation,
every office which becomes vacant when General Har
rison lakes the official oath, and he does this sorely to
compel General Harrison to take the responsibility of
making removals. We do not bring forwald the case
of Mr. Siblev from any desite to be instrument 1 in
procuring his ejectment from office, but in order to
show w hat Mr. Van Boren is doing, and what he will
continue to do, to embarrass the new administration.
“They who sow the wind, may reap the wbirl-
BALTIMORE, JAN. 1C
The faith of S ale*. —ln ihe •Pen ile of Pennsylva
nia, on Thursday. Mr. Heed, ot Philadelphia, reported
a bi:l to provide fora loan, ol $800.00;) at six percent,
upon certificates of stock rcioibursihle in five years.
The loan is intended to meet the payment of'interest
on the state debt, falling due on the first of February ,
nex*.
It is gratifying to observe the healthy tone of feeling
which prevails in the legislature of Pennsy Ivania, in
regard to the common duty of her sons and lawgivers,
of preserving inviolate the “laith of the JState.” Some
are for selling her hank stocks, and others fin a tempo
rary loan, as more politic during the existing depres
sion ; but all are for providing the means, by one mode j
or another, to meet the pecuniary engagements of the I
State. This is as it should be: And be does lasting I
injury to state and to individual character and credit, I
and a wrong to his own lame, for which time may
scarcely ato e or apply the antidote, who “ palters in
a double sense” with thesancity of State obligations.
Come what may, anil when it may, the plighted faith
of States, as of individuals must be preserved, at all cost
and hazard. Dot there is in fact neither cost nor haz
ard. Comparatively speaking, in such a course—beemtse
from the hegining of the world, to this sixteenth Jan
uary, 1841, honesty is the bes*. policy— Patriot.
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 15.
Renrnptiun. —Yesterday morning, at an -a ly hour,
numerous persons vveie seen gathering in front of the
United States Bank, and at the hour of opening, these
visiters were admitted into the banking room where
they found not merely a single teller, but divers clerks,
well stationed, und well provided to receive the notes
and pay them in specie The demands were constant,
but chiefly in small sums, so that the tiiaitr of specie
hy such mrans was uot very considerable, though
probably the demands ot some institutions were larger;
but they were large and small, all promptly responded
to; so that those who came with dnuh'luj faces went
away with smiles. A great number of those who now
demand specie, do it probably fiom a misapprehension
of ih-’ value of the notes, thinking that that necessarily
follows the price of the stock.
Most of the city banks yesterday paid out their ow n
notes, some of them new and very handsome. Proha- -
bly for a few days these will be returned for specie : ‘
as the small hills will now circulate but little, there is ‘
a natural demand fur silver to supply their place, and |
this demand must he supplied from the banks.
The Ktnull notes w ith which our city has been sup
plied from various sourtes, are now icing gathered up
hy the agents of the banks or institutions by which
they were issued, and will be returned for other kind
of money.— U. S. Gazette.
As Prgsidcrit Von Burcn professes to he an ardent
admirer of Mr. Jefferson, we recommend to his con
sideration the following remarks of his prototype : •* I
can say w ith truth,” says Mr. Jefferson, “ that one act
of Mr. Adam’* life, and one only, ever gave me a mo
ment’s personal displeasure, I did consider his lasi
appointments la office ns personally unkind. They
were from among my most ardent political enemies,
from wlmm no fiithlul co-operation could ever be ex
pected ; and laid me under the embarrassment of ac
ting through men whose virtues wcr. to defeat mine,
nr lu encounter the odium of putting others in their
places. It seems but common justice to leave succes
sor free to act by instruments of his own choice.”
I’ll is seems to be pretty conclusive authority for those
who in knowledge Mr. Jeflerson as the personification
of genuine democracy, and who pr ife-s to he govern
ed hy his principles und maxims.— Conn. Courant.
General Soltmifics. — In the Parisian account of
the funeral solemities of Napoleon. it is stated that the
jieople grew weary of aw siting the approach of the cor
tege, ami formed themselves into groups and danced.
GEORGIA AND MAINE.
The Georgia papers say, that Gov. I r Donald has
signed >ll the bills passed by the Legislature eveem
some five or six, among which is the quarantine Bin
relating to vessels coming from Maine. It is inferred
from this circumstance, that his Excellency intends to
veto it.
It is well that the Governor belongs to t! e modern
Democratic Republican •‘■dale Rights’ party—else h e
had received a severe castigation from that just, liberal
upright man, and vehement anti- aholitinnif. ■ •yho con
duct:’ the Richmond Enquirer. Th ‘MM the strongest
ever adopted against the Abolitionists, was passed by
a Whig Legislature—heretofore accused of being
leagued with the fanatics. This fact was kept out ol’
view bv the Enquirer—and the passage of the bill w a9
bailed ns a soil of Van Burcn triumph. But in time
it comes to be known that the Feds in the Legislature
o| posed it, and now the Federal Governoi puts his
veto upon it ! Cannot Ritchie, in t his new aspeet of
the case, find matter for anew und lofty eulogy upon
his Excellency I Wlut reeks consistency I—liieh
mond IYh ‘g.
Senator Buchanan, on his way to Washington I
believe at Baltimore, fell in with a plain spoken Irish
man, who thus addressed him—•• Is not your name
Buchanan t”
“ My name is Buchanan,” replied the Senator.
•‘Jamie Buchanan it is,” said Pul.
“ James Buchanan,” said the bon. gentleman, smil
ing, ami extending his band.
“ Well, Jamie Buchanan” sard I'at, “ vvid ycr blair
eye, yor Sub-Treasury, und yei low wages, ye miv go
to the ilivil wid y c.”
M-. Tauro’s Donation tot’ Monument Fund. It
gives us pleasure to state that Judah Tauro, Esq. of
New Orleans, has made a contribution ol Ten Thou*
sand Dollars to the Fund foi completing the Bunker-
H ill Monument—a draft for that aim unt having been
leceived hy the Treasurer of the Corporation, it may
be gratifying to some of oui readers to know that this
l liberal contributor is, emphatically, n “ Boston Hoy.”
He was not. indeed, bom in Boston, but in Newport,
K- I. Having lo.t bis parents when very young, he
was taken into the family r-fliis uncle, Judah Haves
—a genii man of high Handing, and of gnat respec
tability in Boston, fifty years ago, ns i well known to
many olour cider fellow-citizens. Mr. Tauro received
his commercial education in the counting Louse of Mr.
Haves, and went to New Orleans about the year 1801)
and commenced business as a ill reliant. Louisiana
it will lie recollected, wa- then a foreign State, and
N' Orleans a Spanish city. He has reside there
from that time to the present, and so imlef„iigal>le has
been bis industry ami attention to business, tlmt h<7
has never been know n to go w ithout the bounds of the
city, ex opt (iuring the invasion of the State by the
British in 1814, on which occasion lie took an active
[•art in op osing the enemy, and r reived a dangerous
wound, which confined him to his lad and rlinniht-r
for twelve inonlhs, ami from the effect* of which he
lias not, to this day, lecavered. Mr. Tauro is r I J, v -
i-h decent, was brought up in tl al persuasion, and
conscientiously lives in ihe liilli ot bis uiucslois ; yet
tiler - are f vv men in any country, who have done more
by acts ol liberality, to sustain and l-utld up Christian
church s. Ilis simple and unostentatious mode of life
is remarkable lie is retiring in bis i.abitr and man
ners. but a hinder man and a truer friend does not ex
ist oil tile earth. Long may h - live to cn| y the re
spect othis |. How-citizen*, and to lie a witness of tic
happiness which hi- genvrous disposition in.s eri ali and
Bust n Courier.
Ucsumption n Pennsylvania. —The Lancaster O and
Guard says, that resumption dav pa-.-cJ oil Willi iriile
or no excitement, rhe aggr eg tie demand lor specie.
. in Ihe three hanks in that county, contain ng a po[ u
laiion ot eighty thousand, did no! exceed ; 2,700.
A letter from Cincinnati to the B.ihimoe Patriot
states that about 100 000 hogs have hce-i packed in
tout city and iieic Manhood—they were puichascd at a
price averaging ah- tit $4 per hundred. Some fears
are enleitainvd that the pork merchants will not do as
well this, as :o former years.— Charleston Courier.
From the Sew York Herald.
Singular S, auction aid Suicide in Buffalo. — One
of the most remarkable suicides that ever eccuircd in
this era of suicide, is one noticed briefly in the pspe's
a few days since, of a young lady in Buffalo. Me
have the particulars from a co respondent.
She was the daughter of a substantial and respec
table cilizt-u of tlrul place, and moved in good society,
ot which she was nil the seluecr blasted her fa ne, an
ornament. She was about seventeen, of a fine figure,
and some preteuti ms to beauty , of a lively and pii-.is
ing disposi.iou—and ns the sequel lias shown, of sirt ng
passions, -and great strength of character. effie be
came a victim to the arts of a man, well known in the
financial world, by his count clion with a late banking
house in Canada, winch had its blanches in L’ufialo
ami Ibis city.
The untortunato girl, having become eneientc, elo
ped with him from Buffalo, and they were on their
way to New York, when they wc-ro o.eit.il.cn hy her
friends, and she taken back to her borne Unalde to
endure tlie disgrace of the exposure consequent, upon
this movement, and excluded from the society i.i
which she bad been accustomed to move, she resolved
to put end to tier existence, and selected poison by ar
senic as the means ; and for the scene, a fashionable
party, at the house of her married sister, to which.she
had been given to understand, under the circumstances,
she could receive no invitation.
She took the poison, a dose snffici nt to defy ail at
tempts to save her, and proceeded to dress for the par
ty. “ I shall die in the midst of them,” she said, as
she dressed. Its terrible cficcls commenced sooner,
however, than she expected ; and while attiring her
self wi h unu.-ual elegance, sin l was seized witli lhe
agonies of death. Refusing all assistance, she died,
lamenting only that she had failed to rcuch the [aity,
anil die, as she had purposed,in the scene of social en
joyment, from which the col sequences of her lolly
had excluded her, arid among those, whose cold scorn
had driven her to despair, madness, and self destruc
tion : a victim to her ow n passions, the v illany of a
base wretch, am! the customs of society, which while
the most guilty esca;re almost unstatcl ci, vi.-it U{ •ou
tlie w. ak, and unfortunate, it severest vengeance.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patri t.
llxtoxTowx, I’a„ Jan. Bth, 1810.
Office of tire Pennsylvania Democrat. 5
Ourtown is now the theatre of g-eot excitement and
commotion, growing out of the arrest of Ur. John F.
Braddec, of this place, and three of his susp isetl con
federates, w ho are charged with robbing the mail.
Suspicion fell upon Mr. Gorman, the driver of the
mail stage, who was arrested at the instance ol Mr.
Pill, a special agent of the Poatoflire Department, lie
(Gorman s ion confessed the crime, and implicated Dr
Brad-lee, his clerk, Piuncll, and a person by the name
Strayer, who were severally arrested last evening about’
five o'clock. A guard was placed over the bouse and
out buildings of Braddec through the night ; and in
the morning search was made which resulted in find
ing no less titan nine mail bags, labelled “New \ork,’
which had been concealed in the bottom of the pri’ V
—further search was made—and a sum exceeding Ten
Thousand Dollars was found in the hay mow—besides
sundry apparatus for coining money—pistols, travell
ing t links, ditto pieces. ‘J’hey are nil committed in
default of giving hail, which was placed ut a high a
nmunt. On the examination, Mr. Pitt pave it ns his
opinion that the sum extracted at this place, in cash
and drafts must exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
Great joy reigns here among nil honest people, who
now believe that ifthe -e men arc found guilty of the
offence charged, there will lie a check put upon the dar
ing depreda ions upon propetty which have been here
tofore committed in this place ami vi-. inity. We un
derstand other commitments are contemplated.
The Rev. Nathan Bangs, D. D., has been appointed’
Picsider.t of the Weslev.in University, in the place of
Dr. Olin, whose ill health, since his return Ironi for
eign travel, compels him to resign that office.
Southern Recorder.
The Mammoth Steer. — We learn from the Philadcl
! phia papers that there is now to be seen in that city a
fat steer, pronounced by •• competent judges to lie the
J largest, neatest and taliest ever known in this country
or upon record.” Ii was raised hy Mr. Shectz, in
Berks country, and is to lie slaughtered in a few days,
having been purchased bv some f the butchers for the
sum of $1,500. Its weight is 3000, and will nrlt
2500 pound*.