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hopo it U true In the moat important or lie atate-
menu—via. that Mr. Polk haa determined to cut
Ioann from the band of demagoguea who seemed
«fiinto to have got him in their toils.
A PUtiP UEHIND THE CURTAIN.
Washington, April 1815.
I'hato no doubt that you In the metropolis, have
been very much puaalod or' late at many of tho re.
anuvals and appointments made by tho now admin-
-letretion during tho last few weeks in this region.
Indeed, those who are not in the secret and do not
understand the real springs of action, are as much
pealed here as people can be in any part of the
ooeetry. We have witnessed with equal astonish,
meat, the removal of some of the most noted whigs
"from ottos here, announced in the same breath
with some of the very bed-fellows of “old hicko
ry,” comprising removals made indiscriminately
amongst the whigs, the Tyler men, the old Jackson,
and all sorts of men, at a jump. Tho action of tho
now President and his Cabinet haa indood puzzled
may, but I think I can unravel the mystery to you.
Thorn has been a series of inlriguos amongst those
philosophers who formed the Kitchen Cabinet of
General Jackson, for the purpose of getting com
pletely under their thumb Mr. Polk and tho now
administration. In the course of affairs, Mr. Polk
disoovered these intrigues in all their ramification
and became so incensed at the attempt made to
dupe him, that he immediately went to work, and
had all the chief actors in the work decapitated at
once, comprising Win. 13. Lewis, who was former,
iy a bed-follow of Goneral Jackson, and one of the
leading spirits of his kitchen cabinet, and Thomas
L. Smith of the Treasury Department, bositlos va
rious other persons who expected to get offico, hut
who never will, including Amos Kendall and others.
Included in this conspiracy, and indeed one of its
principal instruments, was Blair, of the Globe. In
deed that “organ” was the very pivot of the move
ment by which it was sought to control Mr. Polk,
and to perpetuate the dynasty which destroyed Mr.
VanBurenand disgraced the country during his
Presidency. But let me come to the particular his
lory of the whole affair.
Soon after the election of Mr. Polk to the Pres
idency,and about the commencement of the last
session of Congress, these movements, secret and
slow, began amongst the old I'sction of the Benton
party. Tho intention was to operate upon M
Polk through General Jackson, and Mr Blair’s po
sition gave him peculiar facilities for conducting
the ingenious scheme. It seems that during the
speculations of 1837, or about that period, several
of the Donelsons, connexions of General Jackson,
became involved in some not very productive land
speculations, and in which Kendall and some others
in this region participated. Prompted by u gener-
erous desire to assist his relatives,,General .luck,
■on borrowed a considerable sum of money from
Francis P. Blair—some say $10,000—for which
he gave a bond and mortgage on the Hermitage.
This ix the link which has kept up the intimate con
nexion between Blair and General Jackson, and
which has beon every now and then showing itself
by some “private and confidential” noto addressed
to “Dear Mr. Blair” by General Jackson, and
published in the Washington Globe. Starting on
this tack it is understood that Blair commenced
writing General Jackson as soon as the last Con
gress commenced its session, detailing to “Old
Hickory” a variety of ideas and suggestions, und
endeavoring to bias his mind in a particular direc
tion, expecting that of course Mr. Polk would in
his turn receivo the same cue from General Jack-
son. In this expectation Mr. Blair was by no
means disappointed. It was a revival of the old
practice of influencing General Jackson originally
started under the name of the old kitchen cabinet,
comprehending Win. B. Lewis, Blair, Kendall and
Others, who amongst other notable achievements,
actually demolished Duff' Green in the confidence
It is now well understood that Mr. Poll;, soon af.
ter the last election, nnd before leaving Tennessee,
had made up his mind to retain Mr. Calhoun in the
State Department, for some lime at least, hut in
consequence of impressions made by Air. Bluir in
his private correspondence with General Jackson,
and through the latter on Mr. Polk, aided and as.
sisted by the influence of Bunion and all his friends,
Mr.. Calhoun was allowed to leave the State Do-
partmenl upon the accession of Mr. Polk, without
a single word being said to him,either foror against
his continuance in office. Under the sumo influ
ence, it is also believed that Mr. Polk invited Silas
Wright to any post in the Cubinel that he preferred.
Mr. Wright refused. Then the post of Secretary
of War was offered to Mr. Butler of your city,
who also refused. The friends of Mr. Vun Bu.
ran and Silas Wright expecting that Mr. Cambre-
long would be called to oifice, were very mueli dis.
appointed when they heard of Mr. Mai-cy’s selec
tion. All these matters were in u peculiar position
about the time of the inauguration. The corres
pondence of Bloir and his confederates was dili.
gently kept up with General Jackson ; and, for
weeks after the 4th of March, it is generally un
derstood that “old Hickory” was in the habit of
writing letters to tho new President twice and thrice
a week, giving his advice about every movement
that was to be made, counselling this and counsel
ling that, and muking use of expressions which had
probably been hoard previously in the mouths of
private individuals at Washington, and whoso ori.
gin and identity therefore was easily detected.
Tho truth is, under the advice of Benton, Blair and
his confederates had resolved to revive tho old
KitchonCabiuet, composed of Amos Kendall, Wm.
B. Lewis, Thomas L. Smith, and various other
agents and understrappers in Washington, with the
view of operating on Mr. Polk, and regulating eve.
ry thing connected with the new administration,
through the influence of Geo. Jackson. A most
extraordinary scheme it was certainly—tho old
Kitchen Cabinet restored by means of the old lie.
ro, who, on the verge of the grave, and now almost
in his dotage, could not refuse to swallow tho in
formation and advice and suggestions conveyed by
Blair, who had loaned him money, and who thought
he was serving his country and the “glorious
causeof Democracy,” when lie sent back the same
information to Mr. Polk.
It was under this indirect and circuitous influonce
operating unknown to Mr. Polk, which caused him
lo allow Mr. Calhoun to leave the Cabinet in such
an abrupt and unceremonious manner, which I vc.
rily believe Mr. Polk regrets to this day. Aided
however, by female tact in the White House, tho
new President discovered that there was something
wrong in these manoeuvres, and, liko a man ol
great boldness nnd sagacity, he commenced at once
the work of strangulation by removing Thomas L.
Smith, Wm. B. Lewis, and Dr. Jones, listening
meanwhile with perfect nonehalcnce to claims of
Amos Randall for restoration to some pcrmniicnl
{ dace in the new administration, I have reason to
telieve that Col. Gnrdiner, who lias been appointed
Post Master hero in tho place of Dr. Jones, another
of the old kitchen cabinet, is half and half connec-
ted with the same old clique, but lime will doler.
mine whether he can remain in the position which
he now holds.
Contemporaneous with theso matters in Wash,
ington, an effort was mado by somo of the partic
ular friends of Mr. Polk to set aside Blair alto-
gather and to reject his newspaper as an organ.—
Accordingly Mr. Ritchio was sent for a few days
ago and was hero for n half a day, during which he
had a long and interesting conversation with Mr.
Polk. ‘
oow understood that lha oew administration must
gel rid of (ha Globe ee'.'ta organ, and of all the
other papers in Washington, and I have every rea
son to believe, that in the course of the tummer e
new paper will be alerted, which will' take the
place ol the Globe, and aet it aside in the same
way as tho Globe did lha Telegraph through which
Duff* Green attempted to control Gen. Jackson.—
Arrangements have'beenmede between Mr. Ritchie
and Mr. Heiss.of Nashville, respecting this mat
ter, and Mr. Ileiss is now north to procure mate
rials for the establishment of this new paper, which
will be in existence before the meeting ol the noxl
session uf Congress. Thu printing of the Depart
ments will of course be given to this paper and al
though Bluir of the Globe has money, yet it will hu
utterly impossible for him to make headway against
tho luvor and pulrotmge of the administration
and thu disaffection of a large portion uf tiie demo
cracy.
From this historical skotch it will bo seen that
Mr. Polk has not unly mastered and overpowered
Ilia various grout cliques und their leaders, but lias
also demolished the attempt mado by the old kitch
en Cabinet to restore themselves to power and of
fice, nnd to organise a new systom of retaining an
influence over the administration by using General
Jackson as their ugont and tool of their purpose
Mr. Blair since the discovery of those things, bus
made himself scarce at tho While House, and
looks ns shuepish as can well bo imagined, it
is possible that Blair, Benton, and all their confed
orates may attempt to got up an opposition to Mr
Polk, but l doubt whether they will be able to suc
ceed, if their movements be watched and developed
to the poople as fast as they come up.
Thus it will be seen thut the mysterious nnd puz
■/.ling removals of Lewis, Smith and Jones, ail
members of the old kitchen cabinet, have been pro
duced by a sort of revolution in tho mind of Mr,
Polk against tho attempt made to govern him in
the snme way in which General Jackson was ruled
when he nus in llte While House, 1 do not believe
notwithstanding all that has been said in I he news
papers thnt Blair was ever nsked to soli his paper,
or thut he will receive any offeror favor from the
administration. As for Amos Kendall, he Ims not
a chance, und 1 very much doubt whether Colonel
Gardiner will bo able to clear his skirts so effectu
ally of contact with the clique which has been so
detected ami punished. Benton during all these
movements, has been in Washington,nnd has been
I have every reason to believe, the principal coun
sellor and assistant of Blair in all these amusing
intrigues. This,then is tho explanation of all the
luto curious nnd mysterious movements. Is it not
very rich, ns you would say, very amusing and phi
losophical ?
In another quarter, Mr. Polk has freed himself
of an annoying nnd intriguing influence. Duff
Green arrived bore a few days ugo, with his trunk
full of important documents, from Texas ami Mox
tco, on tho subject of annexation. Immediately on
liisarrival he culled on Mr. Polk, and requested him
lo suspend uil action on any thing relating to Texas
as he had wonderful information which ho would
communicate gratis on that subject. Duff’ attemp
ted in the same way to givo a direction to tho poli
cy of Sir Robert Peel, and also thnt of Mr. Shan
non in Mexico, and a sirnilur effort to gel him into
difficulty with Mr. Jones, the President of Texas
Mr. Polk, however treated tho self-constituted
plenipotentiary-general with very great coolness
and thinks thnt, with his present cabinet, he cun
himself manage bis own afliiirs, so that Duff* has
not fared mucB heller with Mr. Poll; than he did
with Sir Robert Peel in England, or President
Jones in Texas. DufT will now probably spend
the rest of bis days in mining coal in Cumberland,
Maryland. He tried indeed to get a number of
patents from ono of the offices here, securing some
of the valuable mines near Lake Superior, hut he
failed completely. In consequence of this failure
to settle the Texas question, Duff Green now goes
about like a little roaring lion, tolling us thnt Texas
never will be annexed—that tho government is
against it—tlial the British agents are there—and
that tlicro is no chance for it now that they
fused to let mm have a nnger in me pie. t am
very much of opinion myself that Texas annex
ation is in n had wuy, and should not bo at all sur
prised to see Mr. Calhoun sent lo Texas on a spe
ciul mission by Mr. Polk lo finish in thnt republic
whut he so auspiciously commenced when he was
Secretary of State.
In all these singular movements and intrigues
during the last few weeks, Mr. Poll; has not been
very much aided by his Cubinel, for they do not
seem to understand the complicated position of the
cliques or the various efforts made to control tho
action of the new government, lam very much
disposed to believe that Mr. Marcy is rather a slip
pery man, nnd lets out secrets too much- He seems
to be in favor of tho Globe, but he will have to
conform to tho determinations of the President, or
march.
Thus it will he seen that clique after clique—co
terie after coterie—intrigue after intrigue—have
been nipped in the bud by tho common sense, sagu.
city and determined resolution of the new Presi.
dent. Tho old Kitchen Cabinet is entirely annihi
lated. Thut regime cun never be restored. In the
courso of a few months the arrangements will bo
completed, und the new paper bo started, under a
new name, with Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Heiss as edi
tors. Whether they will attempt to organizo an
original kitchen cabinet of their own, for the pur
pose of influencing the administration, 1 do not
know. I doubt much whether Mr. Ritchie will
consent to come to Washington, unless he lie grul.
ified with a change in tho State Department. At
all events the recent removals of Tyler men and
wings, and old Jackson men, imvo struck terror in
to the minds of all the government dependents, and
taught them that Mr. Polk is a moro determined
man than they Imd ever believed. Poor John Jones
nnd tba Tyler men are completely chop-fallen
and the Globe clique is in the same predicament,
and 1 have no doubt the work of removals and ap.
pointments will proceed moderately and without
any bustle or noise hereafter. The President will
bend all his energies as far ns I can learn, to tile
acquisition of Texas, if it cun be acquired—the ad.
justineut of the tariff question—and the settlement
of all the other important issues on which he was
elected. He, it is true, is not a candidate for re
election if lie cun help it. Tho Nashville Union,
without any authority, uffects to declare his senti
ments on that point, but it is no longnr his organ in
any degree. It is much more likely that tho de
mocracy will seek Mr. Polk as a candidate again
than that lie will seek them.
The facts detailed in this long letter will explain
the meaning of recent movements, nnd throw in
teresting light on tiie matter. Talleyrand.
Important application of the Steam-whis.
tlb.—The following new scientific idea is from un
English paper, and deserves intention, were it on
ly from the nature of tho subject:
It is well known that one of the most common
causes of tho explosion of steam boilors has been
the want of a sufficient qunntily of water in the
boiler at the lime the hem underneath was very
large. In many instances tho deficiency of water
has resulted from the negligence of the attendant
ongineer, combined with the fact that no alarm was
given previous to the moment of explosion, of the
exact state of the water in tho boiler.
“ Happily an efficient and simple oxponent of the
depth of wator in the boiler at the time of work
ing, and whicii will act as a powerful alarm in case
of danger has just been applied to the steam-boil
ers ot one of the lurgost manufacturing establish.
By uffixing
soon as lha water whbia the bailor hu been con
sumed below the point where the pipe enters the
holler, the iieem will ruth up ihf pita and thenco
into tha whittle, giving timely wanting of lha de
ficiency of water ia the boiler. We are not aware
whether alky similar meena-of aafety hall been triad
at any other plaee ; but whether it haa or not, we
think the subject is of sufficient importance to war
rant ue in giving tho information conveyed in this
paragraph to the public.”
I CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CHARLESTON - COURIEn.J
Washington, April 2.
Messrs. Editors :—You Imvo noticed before tbit
thu death of Mrs. Willis, wife of N. I’. Willis.
Her peculiar lovclineus of character rendered her
un object of affection to all who know her, nnd her
deatli seems the passing away of more brightness
tlmu tho extinguishing ofa Ninglo soul. Her fath
er, Col. Since, of Woolwich Arsenul, was an officer
in the English army, und Imight, wc believe, under
Wellington, at the buttle uf Waterloo. A few yeurs
since Mrs. Willis crossed tho Atlantic on a visit to
her father, and the first news she heard on her
landing in England was his deatli. lie Imd died
while she was nl sea, and the shock the melancho
ly event gave her, those can well cunueive wiio
Know how much affection was her life- Mr. Wil.
lis bus tested the truth of thu proverb, “Misfortunes
never come single.” Last winter a year ago, ho
lost his mother, and in a few weeks a most lovely
sister, and now his wife Ims been cut down by his
side in all the bloom of womanhood.
Wiley & Putnam’s now series of rending books
are to form, we think, a now era in our publishing
history. The Messrs. Harpers have never struck
a channel like the one Wiley &. Puliium have now
opened. Their libraries, &c., wore rather for
schools,and for those who wished a sort of minia
ture encyclopedia of reading. The present plan
of Wiley & Putnam will give us such rich books
as Moxun, of London, is now giving to the English
public. Of a high literary nnd classic character,
and yet of that peculiarly racy and attractive stylo
which always secure the best class of readers, they
must become the favorites of the country! A gen
lleman is connected with them in the selection of
works, both Foreign und American, to be publish
ed in this series, whose extensive knowledge of lit-
erature and pure taste can be relied on with tho
utmost confidence. We have long needed some-
thing of this sort to purify our publishing system.
The utmost recklesslessness lias characterised all
our publishing houses in issuing mere reading books.
Will it sell? has been almost the only question
asked by publishers in putting their imprint to a
work. Another great advantage of this new se.
ries is, the books ure published in a cheap, yet elo.
ganl fotm. Threo and four shillings are to he the
price of each separate treasure brought up from
the mine uf elegant literature. Success utteud
them.
Mrs. Mowatt’s now comedy of Fashion has had
its run, and, in our opinion its “length of days.”
Sho cannot complain of its reception, nor of the
manner she lias been dealt with by the press. Her
benefit must Imvo netted her a handsome little
sum. Major Noah, of tho Evening Star, designs
lo issue u work during tiie summer or full, cmhrac.
ing original articles from all the distinguished liv
ing writers of our country, to he n soi l of national
volume. It might ho tnude, we should think, an
interesting work. We saw the oilier duy a work
in manusciipt giving all the peculiar customs, holi
days, festivals, &c.,of this country from its earli-
est history down. We did not know that our peo
ple had so many quaint and curious customs among
them. But take us East, West, South, and Soutli
West, and we embrace almost the whole world in
the different races that form our nation. Theso
United Slutes of ours are a sort of Microcism in
which there is a glorious jumble of pretty much all
our little planet Ims ever witnessed on its surface.
It is amusing to see how the most contradictory el
ements of the world will meet and prosecute each
other in a democratic government. Acting on tho
principle thut every limn is free to follow his own
inclinations. If they infringe on the right of no
other, wc are ready to expect anv anomaly and nl.
low n free scope.
By privuto advices from l’russia, we learn that
that kingdom is now profoundly agitated by the
loud, stern, yet sober demand of the people for a
Constitution und a National Congress. Every pro
vince is aroused, and public meetings are held in
every quarter nnd remunstrunces and petitions
poured into the Central Government in u ceaseless
stream. Elbefeldc and Dusseldorf are filled with
excited men. The King dare not prevent these
meetings by the bayonet, for tiie soldiersare known
to sympathise with the people. "A Constitution”
la the must alarming cry that can meet the curs of
a despot, it commenced like the earthquake that
rocked the Bourbons to their grave and sunk the
aristocracy of Franco in a sen of blood. “A Con
stitution” is the knell of despotism, and Prussia is
now shaking on her feudal throne. This move
ment has been sot on fool by tiie uppcurunce of a
work written by a Piussiun lawyer named Jacoby,
who by referring lo the promise made by the father
of the present King to grunt a National Congress,
lo meet at Berlin, proves that the demand of the
people is not a matter of justice hut law. Tho
edict William tit issued in the commotion created
by Bonaparte in his fierce passage over Europe is
declured to be a law which the present King is
bound to see it fulfilled. If Prussia gets a Consti
tution, woe to Federalism in Europe. Thus goes
democracy over the world—its progress cannot he
checked. The whirlwind and earthquake may
come with it—let them come, thore is an ufter
calm.
Yours, w.
New Yoke, April 4, 18-15.
The ship Natchez, arrived from Macao yesterday,
in 78 days atid 7 hours—the shortest trip ever
mude between tho two ports. The Chinese at Can
ton still manifested unfriendly feelings towards for
eigners, and conducted themselves in all respects-
like true “Natives-" Smuggling of cotton goods
and opium was still carried on very extensively, at
several of tho ports interdicted by the late treaty.
H. B. M. ship Vestal had arrived for tho purpose
of receiving tho instulmentof the Chinese indent,
nity due Great Britain. Tho Ruv. Mr. Aboel, mis-
sionary ut Amoy came passenger in the Natchez.
The stock market was perfectly quiet yester
day.
The sales of cotton yesterday were 2000 hales,
at full rates. On the low grades excepting inferi
or, there is un advance of 1.8 to 1-4 cent cince tho
arrival of the Queen of the West. The purchns-
os ore mostly for Liverpool and Fiunce. The
market closed very firm. Freights same as yes-
terday. The packet uf the Kith is full.
Mr. Secretary Bancroft was in town yesterday,
and paid an official visit to tiie Navy Yurd and die
ships of war, and was received with tho usual cer-
emy.
Mr. Seldon, tho whig candidate for Mayor, is
working liko a heaver, making speeches almost
every night, and creating great enthusiasm. I fear
however, there is little hope of his election.
Tho weather is warm hut windy, and the streets
(or rather tho passages) unpleasantly afflicted with
dust.
_ Boston aad FashionY time (7:32J—
7:4ft) would not bat^ade. « D. P.” thinks Puyto
na cannot be beaten in 7:3(3; while “ a long tall
white roan” thinks it will taka 7jt8 to u fetch”
Fashion! How art you betting ?
Woiun in tiibir Junb.—The early decay of
female beauty, consequent un neglect of physical
education and the corroding dryness ol our climate,
has given un American value lo the immature
April and May of female seasons, and a correspond-
ing depreciation lu tho riper June. The article
which we copy below, from the Brooklyn Star ex-
epresscs, we believe, the opinions ot the best judges
ol these exotics from a belter world, and embold
ells us to express a long entertained belief tlmt the
most luveahio age of unniurried womuu’s life com.
mences, ot die earliest at twenty five, and lasts as
long after as sbe shows no dimunitiou of sonsibili
ty and no ravages of time. Women improves so
much longer than men—(improve by the loving
and suffering that spoils men)—- that wo wouderlliuy
have never found an historic anatomist of their lu
ter stuges. We suggest it to pens at n loss. Here
follow ourcolemporary’s opinions.—N. York Mir
ror.
“My dear sir, if you ever marry, marry nn old
maid—a good old maid—who is serious and sim
ple and truu. 1 bate these double minded misses,
who are all the time hunting for u husband. I tell
you that when a woman gels lo he twenty-eight,
sho settles into a culm—rather she ‘uneburs in deep
waters, and safe from shore.’ There never wns
a set, or class, or community of persons, so belied
as these ancient ladies. Look upon it ns no re
proach lo a women that she is not married at thirty
or thirty-five- Above all, full not into the vulgar
: notion of romances and shallow wits;—unlearned
I in women’s hearts, bocausu they never bad the love
of a true woman—thut these are continually lying
' iti wait to catch bachelor’s hearts. For ono wo-
■ man who has floated into the calm of her years,
i who is anxious to fix yon, I will find you fifty mui-
{ dens in their teens, and just out, who lay a thousad
jj snares lo entrap you. and with more cold blooded
l] intent—for what is worse than one of singleness of
, purpose should seel; to lean upon you for life, or
. that one should seek you ns u lover, to excite joal-
ously in others, or ns a Inst resort.
“Marry a healthy, well bred woman, between
twenty.eight nnd thirty five, who is inclined to love
you, and never bewilder your brains with suspi
cions about whether she lias intentions on you or
not. This is tho rock ol vunity upon which many
a man lias wrecked Iris best feelings and truest in
clinations. Onr falseness, and tiie falseness of so
ciety, und more than all, the false and hollow lone
of language upon tiie subject, leave very little cour.
t tge for a slreight forward & independent course in
l l lie matter. Wliat matter if a woman does love
you and shows that sho does, honestly, and wishes
to marry you ? the more reason for yourself con-
, gratulution, but not for vanity. What matter if
I sho bo younger or not, so she be loveable ? 1
t won’t say wliat matter ifslio be plain or not—fur
: everybody knows that, that is no mailer, where love
1 is, though it may have some business in dotermin.
| ing the sentiment. 1 don’t know wliat lias lead mo
into this course of remark. Thejast tiling I should
have expected, on sitting down to write is, that I
should have fallen into a lecture on matrimony.”
Beauty.—Wliat is beauty, after all? Ask the
lover who kneels in homage to one who has no at
tractions lor others. The cold on-ionltcr wonders
that lie can call that classic combination of features
and that awkard form, beuutiful. Yet it is so.
He sees, like Desdumonu, her “vissngo in Iter mind”
of affections. A light from within shines through
the external comeliness, irradiates and glorifies it
Thnt which to others seems common place and un
worthy of note, is to him in the words uf Spen
cer—
“A sweet attractive kind of grnce,
A full assurance given liy looks,
Continnnl comfort in a face—
The lineaments of (iospe! books.”
“Handsome is, that band somo dues—hold up your
heads, girls!” was tho language of Mrs. Primrose
in me ptuy, »h.n uJUressiug nor ouuj-iitQrs. t he
worthy woman was right. Would that nil my fe
male readers who are sorrowing foolishly because
they are not in all respeclslilte Dubufu's Eve, or
thnt statue of tho Medioiun Venus,“which enchants
the world,” could be persuaded to listen lo her.
Wliat is good looking ns Horace Smith remarks
but looking good ? Be good, bo womanly, be gen
lie, generous in your sympathies, heedful of tho
well-being of all around you, and my word for it,
you will not lack kind words of admiration. Lov
ing and pleasant associations will gather about you
That Mirror has no heart. But quite another vis-
sage is yours oil the retina of human sympathy.—
There the beauty of holiness, of human purity, of
■ that inward grace, “which passelh show,” rests
j over it, softening and mellowing its features,just ns
! the full, calm moonlight melts those of a rough lund-
! scape into harmonious loveliness. “Hold up your
liduds, girls !” I repeat nfter Mrs. Primrose
j Why should you not ? Every mother’s daughter
; of you can lie beautiful. You can envolope your.
I selves in an atmosphere of moral and intellectual
j beuuty through which your otherwise plain faces
will look forth like angels-
Beautiful to Lodyard, stiffening in the cold of a
northern winter, seemed the diminitivo, smoko-
stained woman of Lapland, who wrapped him in
their furs nnd ministered*to his necessities with
kindness nnd gentle words of compassion. Love
ly to the home-sick heart of Park seemed the dark
maids of Sego, ns they sung their low and simple
song of welcome beside his bod; and sought to
comfort the white stranger, who had “no mother lo
bring him milk, and no wife to grind him corn.”
Oil! talk as you may of beauty us a thing to be cliis.
eled from marble or wrought out on cuuvass—spec
ulate as we may upon its colors and outlines, wliat
is it but nn intellectual ub.traction, after all ? The
heart feels a beauty of another kind—looking thro’
the outward environment, it discovers a deeper
nnd more real loveliness, yuito the ugliest face I
evor saw, was that of a woman whom tho world
calls beautiful. Through Its “silver veil,” the evil
and ungentle passions looked out hideous and hate
ful. On the oilier hand*, there arc faces which the
multitude, at first glance, denounce homely, unat
tractive, and such us “nature fashions by the gross,”
which I always recognize with a warm heart thrill;
not for tho world would 1 have ono feature
changed, they please me ns they are; they are hal
lowed by kind memories; they are beautiful through
their associations; nor ure they less welcome, that
with my admiration of them, “the stranger inter-
meddlelh not,”—J. G. Whittier.
Stfch'Km boc$ ; t6« anllcilude exhibited by lha 1
Democratic press in this Slat*, as to who shall fill
tba rtsponsiW.# office af Governor, that we feel
bound ttfjtivfcll a passing notfce. We have been
amused at (lift exertion* lliujr are employing, and
the effort* they are using, to harmonize tho discord
ant elements that are at work in thoir ranks. “ To
the victora belong the spoils,” is u principle that
works well upon tho evo of balllo, but it sometimes
plays sad havoc after the victory lias been won.—
Our Democratic cotemporuries have sonsc enough
seo it, and hence thoy are marshalling all their
powers to provonl the outbroal; that disappointed
aspiration, und unsatisfied expectations arc iikoly
to produce. One Editor beseeches them lo sacri
fice even the dearest friend lor the good of the par-
ty; another Editor calls upon them to remember
tho offices to bo filled, und hopes thereby lo unite
them more closely for tho contest; while all are
more or loss impressed with tho firm belief that the
salvation of the Slate depends upon the success of
thu Democratic party. To tho leuders of a party
kept together by tho “ cohesivo power of public
plunder,” and fighting, us they publicly allege, for
the “spoils” of office, this reasoning ntay exert
its influence ; hut with the people who bear the bur
thens und share the benefits of Government, it
cannot and will not weigh n feather. What, we
triumphantly ask, can lie the objection to Governor
Crawford ? When lias Georgia been blessed with
a mure efficient, more economical, more salisfuclo.
ry, und in fine, wiser nnd better administration tliun
during bis official career ? Tbu Snto credit lias
been elevated from the miserable degradation into
which it bad boon plunged by the nial.administra.
lion of McDonald. The public expenditures havo
been greatly curtailed. The doctrine of lavishly
rewarding a partisan press ut the expense of the
public revenue bus been abolished. The State
Government hns been administered for the good of
the people, and every net has been with un eye sin
gle to the interests of the whole country. But the
cormorants who live upon the public crib arc al
ready screaming for llieir prey. Hyena like, they
are howling for the corruption that lias been buried.
Can nn hones*, nnd enlightened people be made
to displuce so faithful u sentinel to gratify the cor.
rupt desires of u few unprincipled office seekers ?
Will a constituency wiio is governed by llio princi
ples of justice und gratitude, cast aside a public
servant who lias rendered them such essentiul ad.
vantage ? If Governor Crawford had been the
author of no other good, the fact that lie has eleva.
tod the credit of tho State, und placed her financial
affuirs in a condition to almost excite the envy of
her sister Stales, is of itself sufficient lo entitle
him to the living and lasting gratitude uf tho wliule
country. What, we bunstitigly ask, can be tho ob
jection to retaining such u man in office? We up.
peal to the good sense of every man lo say, whctliur
the good of the Stale does nut require his continu
ance ut tho head of affairs ? Wus the like ever
knnwn, that a public officer, against whoso udmin.
istralion tiie first voico lias not been raised, or to
whom the first objection has not nnd cannot he ur
ged, hud so many, in tho ranks of those who claim
to bo tho friends of thu dear people, who wish lo
see him superseded ? When we Imvo a good offi
cer, for Heaven’s sake let us keep him. When
we find a man who is not swayed by passion, in
fluenced by prejudice, or controlled by partisan pre
dilections, for the sake of every thing most dour to
us in this life, let us cluster around liis noble char,
acter und reward him with our warmest and heart
felt approbation. But perhaps wo have said
enough; tiie poople will know bust how lo appre
ciate the motives of a set of mon, who are govern,
ed by no other desire than personal aggrandize-
meet, and whose patriotism wus never elevated
above an anxiety for personal aggrandizement.
Southern Whig.
ments in the neighborhood of Leeds
a small pipe in communication with tho interior of
Tho first introduction of Mr. Ritchie to a boiler at that point below which it is well known
Mr. Polk, on his arrival, was quite curious. “ Mr. | to be unsafu to ullow tho water to be consumed in
Polk,” said ho, “you havo made a mistako in the the generation of steam, and at the top of such
commencement of your administration—you havo | tubo putting ono of tho common whistles that aro
dismissed Mr. Calhoun loo unceremoniously, whon J attached to the rail-wny locomotive engines, a very
The Great Match,—Peylona with her four
stublo companions has arrived at Petersburg in fino
health, and Col. Hampton’s string is expected in a
day or two from South Carolina. Wo hear thnt
Fashion is going on “sweetly”in her work, and
indeed ail around us, tho horses generally are doing
well, Tho match is exciting tho utmost imeiesl
in all sections of the country. Tho hotting is
gonorul nnd very heavy. Wu havo quoted the
odds at Now Orleans, elsewhere. Here, 8100 to
75 is freely offered on Fashion, and every possible
description of butting is offered and accepted on
time! Since wo commenced penning this para-
he was in llte roidat of an important negociatlon.— | efficient alarm, as wo Imvo said ia formed j for aa i graph a well known betting man has offered 8IO00
Mechanism of the Heart.—On reviewing the
mechanism of the heart, evory reffectivo mind
must be struck with the admirable adaptation and
suitableness of its several pnrts, and also the har
mony of its operations. How important is thu
least part of its complex machinery! If hut a
thread connected with tho valves be broken, or one
of its slightest membranes burst ; if a single valve
omitted lo full dow* before the rctrogade current
of blood, or become inverted, tho vital functions
could no longer bo carried on, the vast muchinery
of thu whole uuimal frame would be immediately
deranged, and dentil necessarily ensue! Who
could suppose that an apparatus so complex, so ea
sily deranged, und which is thrown into action con
siderably more than a hundred thousand times a
day, should yet continue unimpaired for fifty, eighty
ora hundred years ? How insignificant and imper
fect must appear the most admirable mechanism
constructed by men, whon compared to this t—
Wliat piece of mechanism, exerting so much pow
er, could boar such velocity for one year ? Yet so
perfect is this apparatus, und to well fitted are all
iu pnrts, thut its rapid motions, never, during health
disturb esen tiie tender Imho, in wlmso breast it
heals perhups s hundred and fifty thousand times
a day.
Be Kind—None of us knuw the good a kind
deed accomplishes. A word smootliely put iu
when the heart is sick, a little help bestowed when
want presses near by, goes far—far beyond whut
those suppose who aro nble to speak this word, or
give this help.
An instance, illustrating this, hns just nnmn to nnr
knowledge. A young man, intelligent ami well
educated, came to our city lo find employment.—
Ho sought ior it in vain. When his means wero
about gone, and ho luy half sick with fever brought
on by unxiuly, a friend hade him be of good cheer,
and through their joint efforts obtained for him a
servant’s place ut a boarding bouse. He worked
there like a bravo man, and won the confidence of
his employer, though he receivedonly his board and
a few dollars a mouth.
That friend watched him, nnd finding him faith
ful, mentioned the fact lo a mercantile gentleman
who said ut onco “bring the young man to mo."
This was done, and soon lie was more profitably
employed. He was now lieud clerk. And did lie
forget his early friend? In tho quietest way possi-
sible—without the slightest profession or preten
sion—he sought out, as soon as lie wus able, the
choicest and most substantial present, and sent it
to him as a token of remembered kindness !
When the present was received, our friend knew
not from whence it came. Ho did not once dream
of tho poor, homeless youth to whom he had shown
only a little kindness, and it wus not until after re
pealed inquiries that he discovered who had sent
it, ‘I have learned u lesson,’ when he found
out the giver, said ho ‘and that is always to ho the
more kind, if I can be, under similar circumstances
hereafter. If it were thus with all of u«, how much
of human misery should wo relieve, and wliat a
sum could we add lo llio amount of positive indi
vidual happiness ?’
Learn to be kind! Tho habit of kindness will
do w liat no other habit will do. It will bring sweet
peace to the mind, und increase, as it is virtuously
practised, the only permanent wealth Earth may
crave, or lleavon admit—the wealth of heart
Cin. Gar.
National Songs—Mr. John Wilson, iu an ad.
dress lo some young ladies assembled noar Balti
more at a May celebration, thus speaks of tho or
igin of two of our popular ballads.
“Hail Columbia” stands ut the bead of our pat.
riolic songs, mid somewliui remarkuble it its ori
gin. About fifty years ago Mr. Fox, u young vo
calist of fine talents in the line of his profession,
wns dosirous lo bring out something new on his ben-
ofit night, being then performing in 1’hiladelpliiu.
He applied accordingly, to the lute Judge Hopliin.
son, who was known to lie a votary of the Muses,
to writo him a song for the occasion ; hut the
Judges numerous engagements prevented him from
entering on the task until llio very murnirig of llio
benefit.
When Fox culled nnd found llio matter thus lie
wns almost distracted—Mrs. Hopkinsou pitying his
situation, took her seat at the piano—and beckon
ing to hor husband, he look up his pen, struck off
the first verso, which his ludy played lo its present
air. Fox, almost frantic with joy ran for Mr. Rein-
gle the composer who set it to music. The song
wns finished off hand—and sung from the manu.
script the same night with rapturous applause. Fox
inutle a lorluno by it; nothing was heard that whole
season but Hail Columbia.
Egos and Poultrv.—Mr. Ellsworth, Commis
sioner of Patents, in his annual report, embracing
a vast amount of agricultural information, says it
is supposed that there may bo annually consumed
in the United States 1.400,000,000 uf eggs ; and
averaging tiie value at 0 cents the dozen, lliis would
amount to 88,000,000. If we allow an average ol
five chickens, or other kinds of fowls, a year to
each person,' at a cost of 12) cents average, inclu
ding turkeys, geese, ducks, dec. this n ill amount to
more than 90.000,000—equal in value to $12,000-
000 annually, making llio aggregate value of llte
consumption of poultry, to say nothing of tho a-
mount which might bo added for tho feathers. It
is said lo have been ascertained that half n million
of eggs are consumed every month in the city ofN.
each May with WOO for five dsvs ,Mi^
urdsy 2500. dsy, 0IK j „„ ^
A Coffee Plantation.—a coffee osta-. : ,
Jecd a perfect garden, surpassing in » " ,, 11 fin
the bleak climate of England cun produce V " lfil
Imagine more than three hundred ucre.'.r i ’
planted m regular squares with evualv f
shrubs, each containing about eight , '[ une 't
sected by broad alleys of palms, or'am-cs *’ ' mer ’
and other beuutiful trees ; tho intersti™.
wnich are planted with lemons, |
capo-jessamines, tube roses, lilies nr „j
gaudy nnd fragrant flowers; while a
of guinea grass, or of luscious pines, skin n*^
presenting a pretty contrast to tl le smooth !,!!•,’
in llte centre, scrupulously kept free f rom 11)11
dure. Then tho beauty of the whole whit, t a
er! That of the collie, white, and *
tlmt the fields seem covered with flnki-e |
and fringe liko blossoms of the lose ap„|.°.
of tiie pomegranate and Mexican ruse • 7 fli I
scarlet flowers of the pinon, which wl,
sum, covering the whole tree with a ffamt ° bi0 *'
is the richest of Flora’s realm ; nnd (lustin' 0 *,'’
trumpet shaped flowers painted yellow and ..a
bursting in bundles from the blunt extrnJ,’ I
each leafless branch ; the young pine ' e,of
blue flowers projecting from .he eeS,! 1
squares ; the while lube roses, and doubleca ■
samines; the gaudy yellow flag a«d a
oilier flowers known to us only by the t j c u
unts of the hot house. ' y'M.
And when some of the flowers have given l
to tire ripened fruit, and tho golden orange i| j
low mango, the lime, tile lemon, tho luscious
and sugared zapot, the mellow alligator neiT'
custard apple, und tho rose apple, givins i„,u ,
ate the flavor of otto of roses; when a||
hang upon the trues in oppressive abundance
the ground Is also covered with tho overripe sj
owner of a coffee estate might Safely chaHeLa!'
world for a fairer garden. Nor must tins b 8 Y!
thu appearance it presents fur only a short period |
Tho coffee Ims successive crops of blossom, five,
six tiiiioi in the winter and spring; and on ,L
orange, tho ripe fruit and the blossom nn dib
young green fruit, nre often seen at the ,. im , ti £l
while several of the shrulis and plants bloom n,..T
ly ull the year.—Notes on Cuba. !a '
Decidedly Rich—An exchat . • paper mm.1
tho following anecdote, and gravely avert flute I
vcrul persons were witnesses of the sCune, in Sir!I
Utogu, New York: A raftsman who hud drank! I
little too freely, fell from a part of the raft „wJ
lie was employed, nnd was near drowning w|J|
his brother plunged in to his relief, seized himbvl
the hair, and was struggling with him to theshorZI
The tide wns strong, and tiie brother’s slrcnjikl
being nearly exhausted, lie wus about rellnqgujH
liis hold, when the despairing one raising hi,Wl
above the water, exclaimed, » Hang on Sam hu.'
°n PH treat, I swear 1 will!" Those work
were stimulating, und his brother saved hie life.
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
We wero a little too fast when we commended lb I
Fell; for bis moderation in decapitating office lioldm.1
Ho lias taken hold of the business in riglitgoodcimail
and in a few weeks lias got the hang of it as well uI
evor old Hickory had. Heads fall as fast as leave. * I
wintcry weather, and the few that are left standm I
have been spared because their time lias not con*ml
We look lur a clean swoop of every Whig office huld.1
or. This is perhaps all fair, fori! Hungs were ml
wersa, the Democracy would have to walk tlio piakl
double-quick tunc. r I
In the selections for office, the preference isgiveattl
the Old Hunkers, and the “chivalry,” arc in the sulk.al
die palpable neglect with which they are treated. Tail
certain road to Executive favor is via., Kindcdiook «l
Albany, with a ticket cither from Marlin Van Buren orl
Silas Wright. I
To show wliat consideration Mr. Tolk has (or tbl
feelings of tiie South, we give tiie two following speck V
mens. Marcus Morton and Robert Rantoul, have bets I
selected for two of tiie most lucrative offices in the gill
of the Government, the former as Collector, tlieliwl
ns district attorney of Boston. These men are cliiail
by the Democrats as llio Natural Allies of llio Soui-1
for thoir claims to tins relationship, and sympiliiasl
with us, we would refer to the following avosilidl
their sentiments on tho subject of Abolitionism, I
Extract from a letter from Marcus Morion to lla»\
I Eddy, Sept. 28/A, 1837, I
“I deem slavery to bo the greatest curse and tbenatl
portentious evil which a righteous God ever inHaldl
upon a nation; and that every effort consistent with aa* |
ai duty and the Constitution and the laws ofthcUnisI
ought to bo made to mitigate, and, if possible, to i.i|
pate it from the land. I
"That Congress has the control of the wholenljstl
within tlio District of Columbia, I entertain no desk. |
I have seen two droves of human beings, manaclti ail
chained together, driven like cattle by a drover, under tba I
walls ot the Capitol in which were assembled theRq-1
resentativos of a people proud and boastful of their l» I
erly. Can such things be suffered lo continue witbost I
bringing down upon our nation tlio vengeance of DeitJ. |
“In relation to the admission of now States withpov-1
er to hold slaves, I need do no moro than refer to ■; I
recorded vole against the admissun of Mitirnn silk I
this power. That oppositisn which it required ims I
firmness to persevero in, would doubtless haxcpnnltv-1
cessful, but for the extraordinary injluenceamtkulti• I
ordinary efforts of onu man, (Henry Clay,) »t» ** I
supposed by some to have roBorted to extraordiurj I
means to accomplish his purpose.” I
Now for Mr. Robert Rantoul, Jr. HcsafiinalM
ter written about tlio same timo that Morton wrotatkl
foregoing; "Slavery ought not to exist in theDistnstI
of Columbia; so long as it exists there, it will endupl
the existence of the Union.” f
But listen further to this Rantoul, "Under tiieI
er to regulate commerce with foreign nations, Coop* I
have already prohibited tho African slave trade, *»• I
under tlio power to regulate commerce among the set- V
oral States, Congress may equally prohibit the ihwj
trade among the several States.”—Macon Met.
Influence of Accident on Great Ms::.-Ii»'|
curious coincidence that the two greatest cliancajkjJ
yers of their day should both have beon forced iot»l»|
profession by accidental circumstances. Rorailj “Jjl
that wiiat principally influenced his decision wu "I
being thus enabled to leave liis small fortune in his|
tlicr’B bands, instead of buying a sworn clerk's
with it. "At a later period of my life—after isuct* l l
at the bar which my wildest and most sauguincdiar 1
had never painted to me—when I was gainingu 1
come of £8,000 or £0,000 a year—1 have often renrtl
ed how all that prosperity had arisen out of iliepeew*J;l
ary difficulties and confined circumstances ufmy ull* I
Wedderburn (Lord Loughborough) began
cato at llio Scotch bar. in the course of an altercstj*!
with the Lord President, lie was provoked to toil “I
lordship that lie had - ml n» a judge wliat lie could <*l
justify as a geoUeuiuu. Being ordored to ni*k**1
apology, lio refused, and left the Scotch for the Eng' 1 * I
bar. Wliat every one thought his ruin, turnedoiiIm , |
best thing that could happen to him
“ I'lierc’s a divinity tlmt shapes our ends
Umiqli hew ilioin how you may.“
Lord Teiiterdcii’s early destination was changed k*
isappointment. When lie and Mr. Justice Ric*"j|
were going tlio homo circuit, they visited the cttR^jl
at Cantuborry togothcr. Richards commence*
voico ofa singing’ man in the choir. “Ah,” •*"
Tcnterdeii, “th»t is the only man I cverenvied! **
al school in this town, we were candidate, lor *
ister’s place, and lie obtained it." It is nuiv wollMj":
that tlio Duke of Wellington when a subaltern, J
anxious to retire from the army, and actually apljj'vJ
Lord Camden (then L'ird Lieutenant of Ireland)
commissinnorsliip of customs! It is not alwnT 1 . ^
lh»ii, that men destined to play conspicuous p sr ”**
world, have a consciousness of thoir coming t ,e * J
or patience to bide tlieir tune. Their liopos
thoir capacity expands with circumstances; lw
honors, arise like Alps on Alps; in ascending
calcli a glimpse of another, till tlio last ana
which was veiled in mist when they started, s 1 "
in bold relief against the sky.
The Magnetic Telegraph between
Washington lias become part of the Post 1
Prof. Morse and his assistance liavo taken f®?,,
and Mr. Johnson the P. M, General has publN**V
structiona, fixing the puslago al one quarter ol *_
each telegraphic character, and ordering every ^
i‘ica!mn on reception to be irtuxiaUd and fj
Penny Post.