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I MMfb ue 0«*. _ ttrt hNMien of history, but Jj bu t good deal of probability, and c«r- _ Jf^Mlderab'la aha re °r truth. Wo may oven 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.