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« ureorgian, I siuuld
.>naii" midi’ mu-h report as to
■Utra. 1 >'•* «•’ ‘ ' •‘’Arv-'nlistiMthc I -elings
party a, -A ' !’>’ •*«»•>».» ? nave an. u.M tue
Pelin i<" ,! »e l,, ‘ »->arat:<- patiy to sustain the
Banxo rer.tia the present officer* at that iu
wiiat; >n over tin c .airah but, impre.sset wit.i the
. A . ;l »iuant, ’;;i :. all purer eou ttaecaiions soould
;. s.i-r.'tL-'i on tn: :il.-.ir of the public we.il,
\ c> Il ultte: hav.i tai ■' >r'> 'ill their report
jr» c.?n<ur-? Uiu cajlhci ot the c.;iccrs of that in-
>□, n t r>._, th?r.’ wax n.-t ctn»:igti
o< Kiajertiil. Ho'. o.vnn< • the con’ibiuw did not
iUii d-jring th *ir uion, acts shoeing
ulpaAHe not be \»use Hr* co umhux*
w.J4 without (Hu.M'o! yro.vt ni-cohn.ij'envni«n
fbe pur: c< Uid Diwioi*, bu’. becau.->- tin Pre*
hi.*.*;* oi’ that in<inV.ion was Idmwrr by yoftr
coiirni.' v .» r< ; ->-»s<»ss th? ability t» with iraw
Hie <>;’in‘rti’ncs of th* LeghUtiirfi |
iro.ui.pt ol th’ t;v: coniiliba nt the |
Hana U ui_it .eif. Yotir cornu it. ee in making t
ttv.-ir ha ya ron iopd iheiunelvfri tc» ivpdn- !
iiifiaeii o’kn .».<», '•o.a ae-it. Soinikf, sir, wad
that r;;»ur. uiiuuo.' i many srartlin; fart * are I
oi reload, mat cue tiono.'-.’hlc reniaik • i •
be* j. :«•*.• ii >a.--e that th t iw vt much &i ire
Uvor.-iu4eto.tr. h‘t eq-ecu-i Your commute;
idi Bank i r. ck. r.J wiiho-ii coiatnentkig |
on uw c-xdt?;* which have producei it, they !•-
• •oui.r.cnl that ttu aiEiir--* c«;' the Bank be wount
upuiiiiv lvLst pos.ii’d : expense, ani that bill-
UuldC“'< beeicur-i.l i?. a**;- dehcicnei’—the Di-
M-’ctor-* sowing tX-v turn ar.* about to have more
indau-.’ir? tain party raaeor on the action ot the
to throw themselves be-
UToen Gk bank ..na the Legislature, ani there
by with ,uw ouhli: attention from the true issue
c«) the-nx-lnay, more, sir, inosiinsultingly to
hjujraaa dignity ox this House to'arraign
Hie couuuitUo ueibre this body before which the
Baa a stand.
V . Syaaker, I u> a th? ph rax- ia*>s: insult
in-’h Vj die honor ar.. dignity of this House,
un ‘ why g- ( ' This Hoase appointed u »rom
3Utte..’to iavestic'-’.i j tae ati’iirs of the <Jen.ral
Ban'a, ita.iapt Ai it« owq luethoi of acquiring
tabrnation wiiich h hid an undoubted right to
<i*>—chat in* jr.n4i.io*i teas givcu by your com
uiitt'oe, ani bjibr- the Hous? acts ui the infor
ciatioa derive i through he enamel ot iu ov. a
tuto;uion —.he Direct*-* unasked and uninvited
t»y ;*u> 1 oly si.-p torivafU an i make l/uir coon
h?r ropftr: to this House. WhusirraUe lon the
Dio.-lurs to Leeliu • the DircCi&rsttf body ?
Who st • ha* conxH ited them me Dictators ot
the has.: in-?.ms ol this bouy acquiring- tiie best
of inform Uiun ? By wftal authority
Lave tdey thrust btibre the House tue
i that tixeir jae.'.us of information is
mo.eto be rdie.l on tfun the through
-.•A'.-h you were .v.-jUiy u.' Au actsodaijiant
in its c iaraetcr trom a superior to an inierior
iiouiu lx: treated with i:i lynatijn whilst the ia
tenur sltuiil 1 be capable of seltcoairpl. Had ti ,
private eitixen acted thus you would have saiu
tohiia, when Heel that 1 need win aavieeand
.'ouitsvl 1 w!H call on you, until then sir. yom
•shall not be allowed to intrude your advice
W ith holv mitoh 1 >stj right might tue Direclcas
whtxse acts were the >tibjeet matter pf rnfvestiga
tioa be permitted so to act !
Mr. Speaker, the Dire ."tors have, thus tisrust
themselves between the Legislaittre and the
Bank, they si.' have courted the controversy and
they must pardon me i> they are hpiidlod uu""ef
emoniously. I pLu.-..- mys<;li lush.>.v taut titcir
estimation o; the assets oi the Bank is false—
ki show that taey have Lso'O guilty of itnposi/.g
.m the p.>opl ? ot dicorgia—s.hat their annua? r.v
port, iiuide in November, is untrue—tin', the
tlarii: is shun oi their rKHai-.
But, Mi. Speaker, permit me'firsts,, notice
the argument ofthe geacleuuir from Hr nersham
Mr. Barclay.) He says ths coaur, ltt ee have
tieen guilty of unfairness in placing an estimate
wa the assots of the Bank; that tly ,• hnve valu
cd a SiW.toj debt on Hie Bank o'. Col mu bus at'
nothing; that as the eoiiunittee b v . c guilty
ot imfmrmws in their valuation., ,v will mu: sup
port any Uli they ;uigb: otier. Mr. Speaker to
ii iiitud tliiis I ki> jv,- | n,*f*ki rii*dit'*s
no argument .Suppose we f . a ,. e ;h7 ;. 31uv t t; lis
osse ol the Bank correttlr , doesthis prove lhe
.ml ottered by the c jmirj ..us? pot a goo i one?
i o n iua.l thus eoastitur/sr >, I eamiut pmve the
con. have valued, ta i-* as**t correct v. but
to any mind iuitrai.iin.elf, I by prejudice 1 '.l'iii
•irove the mreetore d ; J vtltfe it correctly. I
hojxt to prove it to t l ,e pot .pievl Georgia, mid to
ih(itgenil..-rnaiiscc^ l .i- ! ; 1 , < tnep-minds, I hope,
are ntuereutiy
prove tnoni, to rjiers nf the Bank haw
been guilty 0., I will ;u t say a hand, buta gross
ueoeptloU or 4 the people i r t.’Arb'valui-piou of tliis
item of .*40,(.V.) on ‘ihi; Olumbns Bank and
►slier in>aiK
I hold in my hands, Mr. fmeaket;, the •■■alwi
ti->n ,f iC Bank— -nte
•sjiurarjec -jv. char- in tMr
Valng*iot> j, s -h by uiteetprn and thegentle-
vwta 4tu. Belon, j s the iliiation
m by me coinruitts«i and bv the di re.-.
Vaftml b; Valued b.y
Vryisxx 51 tcs'.tiLnis- i ' '►->< l- rf iiDiHiisoo.
’'.i "? w i.aw.wo.ia into out in
Swby Banks... HM® •• »
«'l>.U|X>B«tl HS 40'iliJVti. -
l*y HauK Blaujfe. !M W» ut qs
do j»UH.,<rfGdor<)t. 11l ‘2l «uw
40 Columbui). IJH Os a -u- a.a
do Hawmnsvme. ilil a<> 3
de Oarien, H 317 >
*■ *k» si otj
-to <ll a:
T 5
Er Hn ASw.’chscks * “
wrousste-i, Drafti, <tc , i&l t ngi
Thl 3 amount is due as fbtftr * a;
Dputoi A Ifctvlti, Ca-<hl?i, ti ,oo<i on uoo «• •••, aoo m
• ? ~oo° w “ 00 w
JCswEy* AgW ‘** - J - w wo fw IhWOUU
cSrJ Ital* Bouua, g 3™ 2 j;
ST UIH) (Xi 004) 00
SJEXp TW?. 1 h"’ ™ W,,J
*hS!kZtocte«,«. uf IWUW s ’ ooow 2WUM
fiW “ WMCfI 1
’“ W «“«>
• I l * l * . .. ST’- 1 W- 270 00 P7O 00
do wiviumah fktnk. ikw w . oflO oo <uo go
•jHM je chtmge jTS m, q» j .J-.J
.. «OM»3 o©.
cittuat* e.uoo uo> 000 vu ot
I propose to take up those items of assets in
the older they are. placed, «n<t t® examine the
valnalion of cash, item bv the directors. First
then, the item of 51,5M3i8 58, valued by the
eouuniitec al 81,050,000, by the director s at SI,-
370,3tJ8 58;. jflsi $J 50,000 Jess than the nominal
fttoutint, and appraised by the directors at less
(han DJ percent of lite nmiinal amount. Mr.
Speaker, is there a rneinJxr on this floor that is
<*i blinded by party feeling as to believe, for one
moment, the remaining part ot a business of 13
year s standing, onn be worth intrinsically within
9J percent, ard that too, with the startling fact
before his eyes, that all except jfr!G9,435 55 is
either dishonored and lying over, or in the hands
of aftumi-zs for collection? that of the amounts
in anomies hands is included most of the bad
debts n*a<ie by the institution from its first rise.
The directors say they will be able, to realise all
the nominal amount of ’‘notes discounted," sl,-
540,328 58, except the sum of $15®,000. I pro
pose to show the absurdity of this valuation by
lifefollowing table, as taken from thuir own re
port, and from tacts that do not adkhit of dispute
ur cavil.
Notes due and designated by Banks
•as doubtful.... .$10,357 Oft
do do do insolvent. . 747 35
Executions returned, no property.... 4,891 83
A.m’nt which directors say they liavc
lost by forgery.lo,o9o 00
Commissions on $728,132 45 now in
attorney’s hands36.4o6 62
Amount expenses and losses to be
deducted,. 62.402 80
Now firotu the ain't of. .$150,<100 00
Deduct 62,402 80
87,597 20
Balam • to SkfoO,oOO t say ©87,597 29
Tin.--, the House will perceive, that of lite
antes mow belonging to the Bank, and from the
stxrve innte, that the Directors’ estimation only
leaves *87,597 20, lor bad debts, attorneys' fees,
aau cxiwr necessary expenses, less than 6 per ci.
1 Been not cuatge the Directors with an intention
io aeue>vn the Legislature in their estimation of
uus in-m • nm surely, no mind untrammeled by
party itwimg, could arrive at such a conclusion.
The Wing is so absurd that the Directors must
pardon m the belief that they themselves do
act tieWTO tt. 1 have too much respect for their
intellectual powers, to believe they think they
will rewuze within $87,597 20 of the notes dis- |
eonntr ■ • t-»nc, sir, the valuation by the com
mittee ” «t (150,000, may prove too low, —no
man tr ” < "ia more desiresit; the committee
would < i rl’nn to themselves crrrtusZyon such
aaubj*..!. They do, however, claim to have
been gi ' 1 hv an inti ntiun of giving to the peo
ple of* ’ •jr’Ha as honest and fair a valuation or
this, a rat the other assets of the Bank, as the
subject was capable of. Can as much be said
ol the valuation of Uhls item by the Directors I
it will be retuenßaerad that over S7OO,UDO ol thia
hem is in attonste.i hand 1 for collection.—An
attorney of the Bnuk, of high standing, was in
my room last night; he has a little ovex $13,000
for collection. I ashed his opinion, in the pres
ence of a member oi this House, of the claims
in his hands; Isis statement to me was, that the
Bank would flon’ctleto lose $4,500 of that amount,
•ver oue-thini. 1 liave consulteu will; various
other Uloruioc; I, sir, have found none report
ingmore favorable.
The Directors say their means of informal! ro
so tu better than thine of the committee. True,
air; but what does this prove 1 It proves, sir, if
it proves any thing, that they have intended to
4M9Mvthii bodv; it b a draft on the credulity of
Utte House n little too strong, to believe the Di
metooa, with tti**u inure favored meanr, of to
tor.eatfow cts teli.va their own valuatfou; t
.... 4 Wi*i not say, Air.
,vunr<-, 1 rial, the CouiiJiilfoe have gi\ vnufair
t v.-.hiaiii u ot this asset. 1 believe they have
■ no:. 1 believed at the ttme it was only worth
, .rHOO.tiiX)—you,- committee however believed it
' tjbe worth 5H cents iu the dollar, or Si! 11,6'25.
’ I was therefore overruled in Coiinbittee, not en
tirety because 1 was thought to be wrong, but
b—aus.t if we did err it should be in favor of
the Bahk. I would express the hope, that I not
onlvernsi in opinion, but the majority of the
Cotniniiree erred, and the Directors arc right;
bm aoes any man on this floor BimtisvH that the
Directors are right in U4r valuation, although
thee .ii.per, : <»- .ttf/inf "f iiy'ih'metion? lam
giad this Hfiusc Ac.; ordereti tire documents prin
tod. I hope, when printed, .some member from
every county will tie a copy with the Clerk of
his county, there to be kept tor the people to look
at. By this ilocumeut <i w ill be seen who is
nearest , tee truta. Be-it remembered that the
Directors have csd.’K.'.wZ the item of bills dis-
I vomited v. idiin i’d3,a-28 .*>3 of ii's nominal ft
inoiiat, i hold in my hands phe documentepn
tainiag these. I will read from it. a few but <>!
| the many, most of which are discounted with-
I out authority of law;
Lewis Hutu, las. .v Martin, J. G.
Gillent and W. Thomas.. 52,5b0 09
i Holmes & Sinclair, and othersls,l39 SG
j do do do 15,00f> 00
Isaiah Mosely, J. G. Gilient, John
N. Marrin and Vi. Thomas9.s9o 00
Wm. Smith on 11. A. Green, Jatjoh
Fogle, J. N. Bethune 1,500 00
Scott Cray, agent, on Fultou Bank,
New Yorklo,ooo 00
J. Cowles 5,000 00
J. A. White, Cashier, on A.ra«uican
Exchange Bank, New York 2,000 00
A. B. Davis, Cashier..2s,ooo 00
l>. McDougald, President2s,ooo 00
L. G. Weeks, .N. G. Williams and
John J. 'Williams.... ~ 3,500 00
.1.11. Anderson oil Howland &• Bars-
tow, .1. 11. A. W. G. Howell, agent 2,100 00
W. A. G. Mason, J. Cowiee, Le l • £ck-
iev. Alex. Scott 2,500 00
V,. 'B. Wads, J. Cowles, Levi2>kle>,
Alex. S-.-otl ’ .2,500 00
Ges. P. Wagrem.J.i 'ov.les,
ley, A'.cx. Scott 2.2 - 00
W. V. Wa.'tton, J. t.'owle-s, Levi Ecl;-
iev, Alet.. Scott ' ..f* 2.500 <"0
C. H. -Nelson, P. K. P., J. fl. Ander
son, < k K. Ryan arid E. J. Prine, iu
speettfs.... ’ -■'. 2,5 JJ 00
T. L. It'j -s, Book-keeper, J. K. Aneer-
son, f . K. F.yau r|nd E. J, Paine, in
spectors ... . ....; . . 1, 500 00
P.. K. xliue , mortgage on Mass, lands, 5,305 00
do do ’ «o do 5.805 00
Wm. Harbin, J, M. Spurhick, A. T.
ffaidia OO
J. M. Spurlock Wm. Hamill, A. T.
Hardin2,soo 09
J. A. White, cashier. .... .. .. 5,225 00
1 . <4144.232 86
i>s.io ’uw this floor lielieves, itiat out of the
above list, to say notlflng of the balance, the
Rmk will mu lose, more than 493, 328 .58. i',m,
Mr. Speaker, the wlioie list v.'ili be published,
I call on .the people of Georgia to examine it j
when publi.-iiL-ii, and. to say rather if your cotn
nt.'ttee have not bsea too indulgent in. estimating
this item at 50 cente in the dollar; i«tt 1 call oa ;
the jx"Ople ot Georg a to examine thite for anoth- ,
e ■ pttrnos", t ad I Kero make and ha ,»e. proved a ,
grave bait odd charge. I citarge ttrj ctficere of '
fit - Bank with being kcfbKfcr.rio the amount of ]
5">7,005 —here 1 lepdiite imputation of the gen- !
tlehian s,>m Habeislxtm (Mr. Barclay) ofun
fa.i> newt .a tiie valuati.m of the coinioittcC of the
deb: oi tlje Columbus Bunk at noil ling—and I
charge and challenge denial or expk eiation that
iheoiiic rrsotjthe B’k Jtaveenumer.it xi audcoun
tedthis ®so,'.Wl>. with others amouri ting to 467,-
WMi, both in the ite.m Cd ‘bills discount ed’ and “oth
er banJr notes, protested drafts, &c.”' The. error
v. as yoihtvd out to’ the cashier by y pur commit
tee— no explanation was giveii—the error i» still
na.sl>«.li sg'v persisted in, and t'»; verv same
item, twice valuo.’ and twice counted by the .
Db relovs. You;', c.mpmitiac are cltatgad v ‘ti’
myrrim. j’! Party rage and party .Ms Ciplim too}
withhold from the oflicers G th" irirtityao*; “J*
uenaure oi this Hottse; nay mo. e, l “ c
aid of a caucus, sain, to be i qt‘ n «P by tue
Pre.- ideal, enabte thi-, douse l-e*" 'tain the olti
e-ets iu power, ‘but the jAtcyf' *? os i 3^ l3
mat.er; they rah r fid v iPh , “ ■<’ ;i, and it; and
thourh the offi 'er.i inayc^j ■' at “, U!K ‘J
expense bv th-. “ P ,‘ rt t 'f**° s " a
sustain st»ch At I- ha*.e irtloic th-tr
cnnsiiuienis .■<>• xcounialitlity tu Mtstatn which
thev w ill Jte uo 1 huequa to ihe task ol per
tmminm, 2 P^P 1 ® * w ‘‘ t-en'ral B.nk
sustain , b»it the voice
1 eo pk» I‘Oin ni<)unia«i U< seabQHrd, say ; «
Xifcss it can pay bpecic, stop it; make the IJank
good, or ilciMrov’it. The pcjojde willnotbcde
vj. • >r.Mu. 1 mistake the
»* uc people cl • or < ; i a uibev
th. not hurl 1,-om eonfldenor whoever shall '
sustain and approve conduct like btis.
Mr. .speaker, 1 think i have Succeeded in
showing at least that the Oirecturs’ valuation of
the assets <>t the Bank is not to be relied oil, uo>
withstanding their suferi or ntealtw of informa
tion. But before 1 slop mis investigation, tx?r
mit me draw.your al centum to some other i
facts. yy e find- 5M.500 Central stoney iu the I
Teller’s hands, which the committee put down
nothing—the directors at $4,590. t ant net a
financier, and do not understand these matters,
perhaps, as well as tire directors <fo, but. tha’
Central money in th-.: hands of the 'feller
should be a fimd, v.tith which to take up
Central Bank bills, is beyond ”<(/ couiprehen
siott. True, sir, the. Legislative cd’ last year
adopted the c.rpriite:g. of redeem?*# the bills of
the Bank by isruing - others; veAy trite, even
that was a wetc discovery heretofoi e unknown;
it was a happy thougnt at the tim«.> of paying
for <fogi with puppies ; but, sir, has the canine ;
brerel lalleu oil the idea was first gotten j
up under this new theorv of banking * By your r
report, sir, the ear.tne breed have not declined; j
perhaps howevt-r this has arisen fro; n the fact
that like all others of the canine race, the pup
pies have since grown to doghooa. A gain, sir,
by the Dire; tors' report made w> the Ith Nov.,
oi the con iition of the Bank, we find at nong th?
assets of the Bank the following;
Due by Banks .§2 5,992 90
Darien Banknotes 4 1,627 00
.Specie certificate t i,OOO 00
Other banknotes, cheeks, protested
drafts, &c.. 104 ,813 69
Prom the four items above, all businees men
perhaps come to siniihr conclusions, the D irec
ton., must have intended to have produce:! the
belief, that the item of “dues by other bat is ”>
was an asset of its designated value—tha t the
item of Darien Bank notes, 47,627 00, tin nigh
fomttvt to be valueless, embraced all this sj« :cies
of assets—tliat the item ot specie certiti cate,
$6,000, was as good as the hard, dollars, ii' not
indeed “yellow boys." 1 say these are coi elu
sions that th« minds of most" men come to ;from
reading the reybn, and 1 doubt not was wha t the
Directors rifhal should be believed. But, sir,
what arc the facts ? The specie certificate t inis
out to be a demand on the Darien B ank. Out
of the $25,992 90 due by banks, it turns out that
$24,186 92 of the sum is due by she Dai ieu
Bank. Were the Directors intending by these
items to enlighten the perrp/s; as to the true om
diticai of the ‘ peoples bank," or did they intend
to misguide the people? if to enlighten ithe
people, why not have said in one single ite m
how much was due by the Darien I Jank ?
But, sir. what will be said comp oses the item
of $104,813 69. For the most of thin item which
appears upon the books ot th- Bank, the officers
have mkAotg to show.
I have shows, to this House th at the officers
are S67,OtK» short; in short, sir, that $67,000 of
of the people-? money—yes, sir,' die “ degr
ples’wuwy” is not to "be foun.! in the Bank,
where it is gone, or to what use i* has been put,
has not been explained thougjh tuplanatiou
asked.
By the M*t of bills orderer to be published, it
will be seen that the $50,000 due tv the Bank
of Columbus, the SIO,OOO by S<:ott «.'rav, Agent,
the $5,0G0 by J. Cowles, the $2,000 draft Di Oc
mulgee Bank, making in all Jti7,oOo, was <x.;uu
ted in tliat item. It is shown to be counte din
the $lO-1,813 19. (Sec on the. published docu
ment, “pp. 2 and 31.)
I have understood, sir, that, deficits have oftetv
been made up by counting, enewey twice, but
never before have 1 known one accounted for
by comnting the same paper twice. I hope, sir
that hie gentleman from Habersham (Mr. Bar-’
clay) sees by this time that tl*r committee have
put ?, sufficient valuation on this paper. lie
has charged the committee with “nnfa&ess” in
their t alaation. They valued onetime atsocts
in the dollar, which 1 fer is too high. The
Directors value it twice, at. 100 cents in the dol
lar’each time.. '
Awtii»,-sir, by the report of the 7th November, '
the Directors report "Central Bank notes on
hand, $100,320.” What (are the facts disclosed ? (
$30,000 of this stun, instead of being on hand,
are hypothecated in Nev.- York in the hands of
a creditor as collateral m .curilv for $20,500 cue i
by the Bank, with powr to throw the bills in
market and sell them for what they w ill bring, !
if the Bank fail to pay this debt on the day it
becomes due. Have .not the people been de- J
reived also tn this item ot the report 1 Will the 1
people of Georgia be c< intent to be thus dteceiv
sd? Are the people of Georgia prepare to sus
ain this Direction, at tl ie head of the institution l ’
■Vgaui, sir. by what avuhority have the Direc- i
ore loaned out the people’s money 1 Bv what :
luthority have they ’toaned out $50,001) to eue i
nan, $31,000 to anot hes2o,ooo to another, and f
ndeed any’ of these large debts where the losses i
all so heavy ? By w hat authority has one dol- ;
ar been loaned since, last year? By what authori- j
y of law could tine octicers loan money on bills 1
>ayableat’theCent.-al Bank? Iknow of nosuch (
luthority. The Blank has power to discount 1
>iUs or other paper, so as to make remittances l
o pay the interest on die public debt, but in dis- r
■ounting a bill wrade -parable at the Central I
lank, is it making any remittance ? It is loaned }
n Central Bank money .itis ot course paid in s
he same currency. r
The Bank is limited in its loans to $2500 to r
nr individual. How di res it happen tliat mo- x
ley has been tK> distributed in the dis- -
contested, every
_. power :’i owes the Batik b)’
s.. i, <?tj uti. by the scledttlo it -till owes
near SBK),OSO more in the bauds of attorneys:
either amount is more than the county was ever
entitled to under evpty distribiition. It is but
reasonable tosupposc it hat had and paid twice
as much mm-. I .<«>!; at Early county, where
the parties han." Ixten all lie tinie depidedly one
way, and it las but eleven Iwrow ers, hall ol
them are believed to be confined to one family,
if not to one man.
By the billot your committee, there is a sa
ving to the Sate, in pint of salaries.—The sal
aries of the present ofleers and incidental ex
penses are n«ar <$14:0011 Bv that bill, the pres
ent officers afe reinovdi, and the charter repeal
ed; they arqnol neceisary to do the business of
the Bank; jublic cexftdenes will lie restored;
pass the hill if the b’rtute, you retain ihe present
officers, tlie iresejat expenses, and the present
want of conjdence in is faithful management!
Think you, sir, that the people; of Georgia w ill
stand taxation to sustan the deficiency in the
Central Bank as long a, you keep the present
officers at id head 1 Nt. sir; my constituents,
at least, nffiihey whig dr democrat, will consent
to be taxed to pay the debu of; het .'aural Bank;
until you «iv« to’them cvihjucc that abuses will
tie stopped, mat Uie attais of the Bank will be
faithfully conducted. Hothis, and though the
people's money has beer squandered—for the
honor c.fGeorgia—my coistituenls, both whig
and democrat, will step firth with their money
to redeem the blasted cieiit oflfeorgia: refuse
to do this, retain the oflicira of this in ititutioti at
its head, and the people vill remove that party
from power which sufierd itself to be dictated to
by these Directors, and ntainol them, having
the control of the people’; money; knowing, at
the sane time, that they wire in default 867,090.
I regre., sir, to have been "..impelled, by the ac
tion oftlie Director-., ini hosting themselves be
fore this body in the inannr they have, to vpeak
of their acts so freely ; the eport of the commit
tee shows in what spirit tiiov had desired tocon
dnet this matter; they ihiid.the Bank insolvent,
tndreport to this Legislatin', and to the people
of Georgia, that the Bank Is unable to pay its
liabilities—and, alter all iscolLectixl that can
be, there will be a deficit of which
amount must, eveutnallv, be taised by taxation.
Thu Directum say that they, “with better means
of inlbrnration, arrive at a ffiflerent result, and
do not doubt the ability ofthis',institution to take
up aij its liabilities, and ha,-he n considerable
amoiiht of capital left;" how much they will
have lull, they do not say; when they w ill !«■
able to take up the liabilities, they do not say •
but take their estimal?, and ought the Bank ’to
be continued I would the capital of the Bank,
according to their estimate, paj- th< expenses of
th? Bank in loaning at 6 per cefo? would it not
prove a losing business'; Thi*p<\ipl-- pf fieor
gia have ample testimony, that he Bank cannot
now take up its liabilities; theyhave been again
and again told, by these very directors, that the
Bank would resume specie pyingnts long be
fore this time; the ytopk" lave, heretofore,
found, to their cast, tiese Directors have been
mistaken-, time wil’show item so again; the
Bank never can. an< never will again, pay spe
cie for its bills. Would, sir,that I could believe
that your committre was wring,—that the Bank
is in a better coxditioa that the committee re
ported; but, sir, ivhen i seeliow ihe Directors
’ have made their valuaton—when 1 know they
j liave been either gross)" deceived themselves,
| in the value of their as«cs, «• that they iuten 1 to
s deceive the people —that they have resorted to
j counting the safite a«ets;wic.e worthless as it is
f —that they have valued rtsetsasgood, that no
t othdr mail believes word a single dollar in the
| hundred, —1 fear, that notonly the anwunt, as
: reported by your rwittrtAee, will have to be
| raise) by taxatioi, but Itm led to fear that
’ your committee, .'rom thewant of lime, have
i not been able to give all the axes ofdefav.lt. but
only a few out ofuiniiltitud
jublir Men and Pullic Merit.
' Ti-re arc two modes by tfdeh public men
J claims upon the coffidmation of the
■ ~et>ple. In the one case, honaty, sclfa-cspcct,
dim open and manly dcmeaai, plainness <>?
speech, and a steady adheteue. to principles,
cimstilute tlie elements of the puflie man's cha
racter. jde will not stoop to jlav the dema
gogue; headvocatesgreai uicasires because of
rm.it real itarits ; he enooses to consult the reffi
mterekS of the people rather than ronit populaz-
A public man of the other sort ministers to
the spiri ot faction. He sees huv strong are
the bunds of party association; le knows, how
selfish the motives of most p»rty leaders; he
retai ls politics as a game at filch the niost
skillful player is-the most likelyfo win. This
view lakes complete possession of his mind
and iu accordance with it he reguhte.s his aims
and directs hi.s course) The liret itea which as
sociates with a [tolitical question knot how far
tne iiroposed measure, may beneti the country
but Low far it may Ire made at aitafte for poin'i-
I cal purposes generally, and for his Uwiadvimcc
irjerit especially. This matt will no hesitate to
deceive the people; he calculates upon the
.strength of party connections; he has loufidence
iu his power of so representing the tlingas to
throw all the blame ot its failure upon iis politi
cft'Yvuoneuts. His own estiuiat ion ol'.f, e .xto
| pie is j ov , . j,,. knowshow often ths;- have
oceu ilupett ~ means . p e has no respew for
hero, no regaret c, r thcir iltteresls . h ‘ "
hem as com. ement under the ma
elL^art? "iKawza „ n w for
own elevation.—ls he conla.m «iib nf.-fe
he would kick the ladder by wh> h h e had clirnl’
ed to power. Yet, as the people ta vc m c di5U( ,
sal ol political preferment, he flattd-s there to
their heart’s cement. He extols there intelli
gence a: the very moment when he is counting
on then- ignorau-e to make bis monstroui fiX
lions go down. Their virtue and patriotis-n
are the themes of his eloquence, while he
peals at every turn io prejudices and feelings, (
W patty jealousies of one class against another'
which no man, having respect lor the people'
I would ever attribute to them—and which no j
good man, having regard for social harmony '
and the well-being of his country, would ever i
attempt to excite. Ihe public nian himself j
while.thus playing the demagogue, may be otv
raging his ou n individual associations-and hab
its, which may be exclusive and arisiocraiical
set he belongs to Hie party, and all is fair in
politics. Nay, he thinks it is necessary’to go
farther, in his denunciations to raise louder Ins
profession-; of democracy, that he may show a
zeal which might otherwise be suspected; ,-iiid
having prostituted his own self-respect, in the
traitorous belief that he is thereby bringing him
self to the level of those whose favor he cornu,
he has few reeirainiiig scruples left concerning
truth or honor; he hopes to gain the confidence
ol the people by rendering himself unworthy of
all confidence.
The high minded pnblic man trusts to his
own principles, and lenres them to sjreak for
him. He advocates measures of great nublic
utility, and believes that the public intercuts in
volved in them will finally fecuie their adoption
If he falls, he thinks more of the injury, that the
failure may bring upon the country, than of the
political injury that may befall himself: for he
knows that he has donejhis dutv, and of dial e ui
victien nothing eau ever deprive him. A man
ofthissort is a statesman, and the best frien 1 of
constitutional liberty. The othei is s. dema
gogue—the worst foe of freedom.
But let us leave fancy sketches. If there be
personages in ;x>litical life, to whom either de
lineation is applicable, let those make the appli
cation wrhothink they discover its fitness. We
designed no individual sketches, although it is
true that the idea of the contrast wiich we have
made general, was brought to mind bv seeing
two opposite, predictions made in 1835 by two
distinguished publie men. For aught we know
they were breh—made honestly-; one, however
was founded upon a pin. lpte’wJ.i-.h
fail; me other, upon a delusion which had been
used to deceive, and too successfully, a large
mass of the people.
In 1835, when the country was apparently iu
a state ofextraordinary prosperity, Henry Clay
used the following language in u public speech:
“There being no longer any sentinel at the
head of our banking establishments towaiu them
by its information and operations of approach
ing danger, the local institutions already multi
plied to an alarming '■xtent, and almost daily
multiplying in seasons of prosperity, will wakr
free a,id unrentraine'l cmiffions. .VI the eknnneie
of circuhilwn will lr~ gorged. Property will rise
extravagantly high, and constantly looking up.
the ten station togurefutse wiV be Irresistible' In
ordinate speculation will ensue, debts yvill be
l.’wely contracted, and when the season ofadver- I
si W comes, os eomc it must, the banks acting
w.uihout concert and w ithout guide, obeying the
lax vs of selt-preservation, will, at the same time,
rail' .in their issues, the vast number will exag
gerate the alarm, and general distress, and widr
tpn: id . win,««'/ «« rrplosu-n. of th- genrrvd bcnl:-
<ng .ij/th -w, or the establishment of a new Bank
sflhe Ul ited States, be the ultimate effects."
Int best me year, U>3s. ata public dinner in
Missouri, Thomas Hart Bentou announced the
riumpiiantt uccessofGen Jackson's experiments
>n the > ‘.urren ry. and predicted i hat in -one year"
:rum th at date, “void would lie the common and
fleutituil curret >cy of the land.” Mr. Benton is
‘till regardeda-s a prophet byhis party.
Rat.- ano Mta —I purchased I2J cents
.vorth of .it senic, spy cad a little butter ou some
iread cut very thin so rinkled it over with arsenic
Uld cut it A i pieces the size of a cent: these I put
nto the hok-s aiiout mj house and barn most
requented bj-tj tern,and they immediately quit
ay whole premises, and J saw no signs of a ‘un
de one for about a year. The stench from a
lartieularplace itadicated that one at least had
wen poisoned. That however, was soon gone.
)n the return of a few about a year afterwards,
repeated the exj criment with arsenic just as
cfore, with the h <e success. In this way, re
lating the experb nent once or twice a year, 1
lave got rid of the: c troublesome vermin tor five
ears; and I have enough left of my purchase of
irsenic to last two or three years more. They
egard it as their n tortal enemy, suspect imtni
lent danger when it is near, an-.l immediately I
tithone accord quit .their landlord for his good. :
—Cvlliratitr. <
».XTH CONGRESS.
VVashinctoa. January 17.
. .girt ths details ol Un- business oi to
were, in general, of but litdi- interest, though
.ntich was done. A good imrily pwitions were
presented ait.t reuous acted on, the mass ol
«Inch we 51i..1l p.Lss « ithout n note: for we had
reserved our space an.l our attention lor thes|.e
cial order, (the f heguu bill,) , and me expected
debate on it; bdl ihe : tentite. reacned it at so late
an hour that the. subject whs again j;ostpme..i
until to-nu»row.
liumletita'llytliere sprung up what mighthave
been called a' debate, but t.i.-.t all the speakers
were on the same side. It arose tipou the pi :-
sentation of a petition by Mr. Linn, asking an
appropriation for the removal of the obstruc
tions to navigation in the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. The nieinoiJe! certainly oti'ers a sutii
cfi-.ntly ghastlr aitay of tacts, oi which a single
one will go irr to eonvoy a general imag". it
is this: that, of aliout one hundred stetimeis be
longing to tn<_ trade of st. Louis, twenty-three,
or neatly onc-foutth. have l.ieen lost in the course
of theyeai.
Mr. Linn, iu the remarks with wltieli he ac
companied the presentation of this petition,
gave a number ol additional facts as to the ex
tent of trade upon tlicw rivers; tlie heavy losses,
as wellof vessels and of goods of every sort as
of lives, an.! the urgent cull fir appropriations
to rid Ono of the greatest avenues of our com
merce of dangers an I dnninges to which those
of the strirmiv-t sea iu the world can in no man
ner be compared.
He was followed By Mt. (‘clboun, übo sug
ge-stal (we understood) a general inquiry as to
the grounds ol such a sy.-tein ol improvement,
and the course which it should rake.
?4essrs. Crir:e«d:m, Walker, Bentoa, and
Sevier followed, i.il of whom, in brief xjicechiiA
gave very striking pictures ofthe havoc which
occtired m lais great inland trade, from these
formidableandlmseen imjicdiinents, with which
at certain pointe, the bed of the Mississipi ab
solutely bristles.
The facts, however, thus incidentally called
out, arc obviously but the anticipation of a tnore
regular debate, ’which must speedily occur,
when the many anil important memorials ujhju
the subject tire repotted upon, as they will -oon
lx- by the Committee on i "orameree. We pass
them over.at present, that we mav give tticrn
more regularlv, unu wirnotv. the tediausness of
reixitition, whet: the methodical debate shall ar
rive.
The Senate, spent the latter part of its sitting
in Executive conyitltatfoa.
In the House the onlv definite action upon
any question of general iniere.sl. was the pas
sage of the bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law
which passed by a vote of 111 yews to 70 uaye,
in the following form:
!)■' i> ruo't-y' Ith' S 'n-at' c:u! flail te (f R 'pri
ftnlatii : n ’'J th S al< i rf.tmTi/u in < i>n-
grrss aaenbliri. That an act entitled “A ii act to
establish a uuiforui system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States, ’ approved on the
filth August, 1811, he, and the same hereby is,
repealed: Prvviitjty That this act .-.Jiail not af
fect anv Case or proceeding in bankruptcy com
menced before the passage of fi.U act, or any
pains, penalties, or .forfeitures incuri'eu under
the said act; but every such proceeding may be
continued to its final consummation in lik?
manner as if this act had not lieen passed.
Before the adj ummenl, Mr. Proffit moved a
reconsideration of the vote, which was not r.v
cd upon.
|ef the itiiilinu»rc Patriot.
Wasiiisoton. Januaiv 18.
Iu the Senate, the adjourned personal ques
tion between Mr. Benton and Mr. Lives,
in regard to tlie purpose tor which the lormerin
troduc'-d the old ITench uuip twiuMr. Jeiier
son’s collection, auring ttie debate in secret ses
sion on the British treaty, was revived. The
Senator from Missouri read ugaaitne passage
in the speech ol Mr. Hives ol which we com
plained. alleging the fact that the senator trom
Missouri had mistaken the lines on the map,
and that as soon as other eyesis applied to it,
they' discovers i ihe error into which tie had fal-
teu.
The Senate after considerable discussion and
explauution, the aila i ■ tt as sal isfaetor Jy adjust
t cu and proceeded to the e-tnsideration ot the
, Bill e utliurizing mcfisuies for the occupation of
Oregon Territoij.
J- Air. Choate being entitl xj to the il.Kir, rose
and addressed the Senate at great length, auu
with his accustomed ability, in reply to Aiefors.
Lunn slid Benton; contemdng that the Couven
[■ tion w ith Etisflan-J forbade altogether the grants
I of land profiosed by the Bill—aud that Fnglau.t
had never yet brpkeu,that Convention.
He replied also to the remarks bl Air. Bentou
, upyat the Ffesident and .-secretary of State, de
. feuding those iimctiouai ies with great zeal, i- s
pecially the Secretary, against wuom Mr.Bcu
, ton had made the imputation of having with
held the information calk-.i for by him, because
t it would reflect upon iisehaiaeter, as he made
a proposition for compromise to the British Ne
gotiator which tie knew the country would net -
er tolerate or countenance. Mr. tJhoaieiletiioi
that he had made any such proposition; and sai l
the information caltwl Ibr had been refused, be
cause it was dci-mcd incompatible with the pub
lic interest to communicate it.
, Mr. Choate proceeiioK then to a’general coufoe
. of argument against the bill.
' Afer he concluded, the Senate, without ink
ing any question, adjourned.
HOUSE OF BEFIIEsENTATIVEft,
In the House ul Bepiesentativcc, Mr. Even-t,
. of Vermont, moved to proet-ed at oucetothe un
linisbe.ibusine.-s of yesterday’, being the motion
to reconsider trz vote by which the bill to repeal
’ the Bankrupt Act was passed.
( Mr. Speaker said that would c.mx regularly
after them ’nmvb'nr, gs u privileged question.
’ Air Adams moved that the House resolve
itself into committee of the whole —which was
’ agreed to:—and M,-. Hopkins of Ya, took the
Chair.
Air. Adams moved to take up the French Spo
liation bill—which w as rejected.
Air. Fillmore moved to take up tlie armv ap
propriation bill, which was agreed to; and tue
, I measure occupied the House during the rest of
\v .’sutNoiox, January 11*. ’
UNITED STATES SENATE.’
r OK EGON TERRITORY.
' I s- eulitloi to the door .upon this
‘ I bill, presented a resolution calling forixnormu
t iou as to certain papere -u nle in the v, ur i ie
partineut relative to ttie occupancy of the ten.
• lory of Oregon by the Hudsons bay Company,
, ana the. grants of land made to tue company.
The tiesolution was adopted and with an under
standing that the BUI should be intormaily pass
e>l over tmiilto-morrow, when an answer isex-
J pceted.
The Committee ol Finance ask ed for action
upon the bill lor the relief of the Petersburg K.
I load Company. By the Tariil act, Kail Road
Iron is not exempt from duty unkws laid down
prior to the 3rd of' March, 1813. E being im
possible to lay down the iron within the prescri
bed time, the relirl is asked, (there are several
memorials belbre the Finance Committee upon
this subject from other sections ot the country.]
, EXCHEOWm SYSTEM.
Air. Tallmadge moved to take up the Exche
quer system with a view to made it the special
order of the day for Wednesday next. The mo
tion prevailed.
Gnonon CLAIM.
The bill providing lor the Georgia claim was
. called up and informally passed over iu order to
obtain additional information.
Mr. Benton asked for the consideration of the
special order—(the Oregon Bill) murder to sub
mit some reply to Mr. Choate fox tits zealotps
defence of toe treaty.
Mr. Benton insists that there has been a great
surrender of territory by our Got-erument to the
British, growing out ot the recent treaty. Mr.
Webster, he said, had given England great ad
vantages. We bad gamed nothiug.
Air. Benton :iigiu>d, too, that w.: had been
stultified incur negotiations with (Treat Britain.
They first made us ts li vc that what they elaim
m was ot no value, aim ~,e y , ok -- t ~..
us by our consent. AV hat they gained in land
as iu the recent negotiations was for warlike
purposes. Land which had nu agricultural ad
vantages had other advantages, ana Great Bi it
ain was alive to those interests.
Air. Benton said he meant to keep debating
upon this subject until it was understood by the
People. He meant tu make them think as he
did, if he could.
Air. Chu ite rejoined, ana reaffirmed the posi
tions laid down yesterday, none of which he con
tended, had been answered.
The main point in controversy between the
t wo Senators was as io the routes connected with
I’igeou river. Air. Choate sustained his posi
tion with great ability.
Mr. Benton continued the debate. He was
now more personal than before upon Mr. Web
[ ster, declaring tliat he had abandoned our revol
utionary boundaries and surrendered our rights
ot territory. He had abolished our lines on the
northeast and the northwest. He, a head Clerk
ot tlie President, for the Head of a Department
was no more than a President’s Clerk, (except
ing the Secretary ofthc Treasury, said Mr. B.
with Mr. M oodbniy beside him io older to save
his feelings.) Mr. Benton did not like that the
President should have surrendered this question
of treaty to the Secretary ofState.
Mr. Benton closed now, charging the Secre
tary of State with licing wicked andhavingsur
rendered our territory to the British.
Air. Choate carried his point upon the question
of the line of territory in dispute, and Air. Ben
ton jumped .to a new point to make an escape.
Ho would not, he said, go into the jiersonal mat
ter in dispute as to the .secretary and the Sena
tor. The negotiator was accusett of changing
the line. The country was iu possession of the
Senator's views, uni the Secretary had to hear
them. He contended however tliat the route was
not changed and made good the argument .
The Senate adjourned at 4 o’clock.
HOUSE OF RF.PRESI NTATIVES
ARMED OCCL’PATION Os I‘I.OUIDA.
Mi . Gidx.ings introduced a resolution instni. 1-
ing the. Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the propriety of reporting a bill to repeal me
law fol the armed occupation of Florida. The
Committees were calleu for rejNirls; among
which,
A bill was reported making appreciations for
the armament anilreptiirofeertainfortificatfons; I i
and also a bill to amend an act respecting the I i
organization of the army, and for otherpurpo-es- I <
whiUi w.ie re.i.i j:ci .referred to the Coinmirtee
oftte U note uti ihe ...a <■ ,u th.; Union
ti e ASin.VHTOA isifvri.
M. Lushing, Iroin the Committee hi: For
eigri'.ffiiii .>, icpoilela bill, of which ihe fid
low):; is the sub-la nee, viz:
lie first se< tisn HVikes an appropriation of
S",doper annum to the < .'ommissioners appoint
ed iider the tith article of the irynly for running
the Hue between ihe t.'iiitv States and the
Brit«h possesions.
Tie second authorises the President of the.
Unilul St utes to cause one or more of the offi
ce: s unit ■ces.l with thcteuips of Enginects to
nsiiis.the commissioners.
rbliii.u appropriates s?ls,ik>o for the repair
ofsuireying instrument cud other contingeul
expese-.
Tb tbiirtb appropriates SSJOO.OtK'I in equal
moil; .: to tlie Siates of Ma piegind Massachu
seltsicccrding to the fifth article ot the treaty.
Tb fifth appropriates ——x-dollars to Maine
and Jar.wchitset's tbr exiieTises incurred, here
tofortm surveying the oi boundary.
Th'sixlli makes it the duly ofthe President
ofthiiinited States, iu piusii; t.ce ofthe Bth ar
ticle ? the treaty, to apply so much of the regu
lar nanl appiopriation for the equipment of the
navaliiicetnereia stipulated as will keep up the
navaliure on the const of Airies.
Ml'Cushing briefly exphune'. the object ot
the bi; and on Ids motion it was referred to
the i.'mmiil'v of the Whole.
■r: r:x:: i.Meo.sr.o on,ci:x. J.v :rs.:\.
fhifedution instructing the Committee on
the Juiciary to bi ing in a bill tu remit the tine
impost or. Gen. Jackson, was taken up. and
Mr.font occupied his portion ofthe morn
ing hur in justification ol the proceedings ot
Judge Jail in inflicting the fine. ‘
TUN BANXIU FT I.HV.
Thetiotion to reconsider tlie vote by which
the barnupt bill was passed, came up tv> the
next bviness in order, raid
Mr. lushing lyiended hims' Iffrorn what he
considftd tlie attack' ot' gentlemen who bere
tofore adrtae I the House. He said that the
questiojv. it h them was, no: whether this or that
measuriwt.s good for the eotmtry, but the ob
ject wa-iw ill.'ii benefit this or thia patty'l If
the \V'lir party had followed his aevice, they
would i.it ram iw'cnaraicn as they were, but
strong a;-.: 1 owrerful. lie denied th.il a majority
ofthe pee 1.- ofthe United States were in favoi
ofa Bank, and therefore the Whigs
had fl •- oi disappointment because tun
Presides reriisefi to n a Bank charter.
Mr. i" seil shat a piirtv was an association
of men terid,-1 tt>g.'ihi:r tu- political purposes .
and'whe hu saw file whole subje.'.-t pirsenteil in
the fact Uit these protirs were in pure "ait of
power, arl the ek>’"ti->u olTfu-h favorite for Pre
sidency, avirg for‘ifo.ir object the National
B«nk on fle sidy end the Sub-Treasury on tlie
other—herefusod toi e >’>ush.M together with
ihe Aduiindtalion, between the upp-r and ne
ther millsiae; ultra fat t ons he woifld call them.
In this v»v Mr. Lushing occupied the hour
allolied io Im in debate, and in conclusion con
tended th;: the Adruinistration now in power
most be iu.xsi by its oi: :.sijre..
Mr. Fe"ideti replied with great abilitv. to
so much ofbe observations as refined to him,
contending iat the genrleiiari’s speech was no
thing more ten special rlem-ings; and insisting
ufi the truth f his (Mr, P.’s) firmer remarks.
Mr. G. Dais obtained the fl.io.', but gave way
to
Mr. Thomson, w ho asked, his friend to yield
tlie floor, tbaae might take up tlie remark of
Mr. Gushiugiat he (Mr. Thompson) had en
larged on an i itorial article of ihe Globe on a
fiinuer oecasiti. l.ut
Mr. Davis rfuse.t to yield, as he might not
be able V,i obtiti tlie floor He then etpn .-.sed
his opposition i re.se mdirig the vote by which
the Btiikirrupi J.y w.m passed; and sjxikt: of po
litical subjects ;enerully, i.n t re reply to Mr.
C ushing.
Mr. Davin iiejed that lh« President had the
power to call ;new Coagrers to carry out his
measures. Job, Tyler l>iui been eouiparedio
Louis UK 15lh, Um said - I am the State.’! But
the Executive w« but tlia incidental, and Con-
gross was tne piueipal in out system ot free
Goveniiiwnt, an iticrefore he w as l.ound to fol
low (lie will of lin representatives of the people.
Mr. Marshall iMt obt.iiued the floor, and is
making r.n atgunrit as to the Bankrupt Law.
HeAttiuit.-: tr, c p,w>r j s e rns.iiittimial, athi he
lliuik-s it ougut to liixerted. The power, how
ever, be thought we contrary to Ute genius of
the Government, 'jliis Law lie thougut was ir
regular apd iinprojr iu not. being confined t >
couuiw.rial case-. BeJoiL* bv had concluded
bis renihifos
Mr. ProflitroseaiJeltiim*vl4he doo ', (stating
that tne Hour hail ajAire.!.)
After ab.iel'coftsi&auoi:, Mr. P. wi hdrew
the motion to [llxe e.ifect of widen is,
that the bankrupt rar as the action of the
House i-rohreined, p repealed: an.! Il «• b:li
goesto ltie ite luironcurren r. |
At a l-le uoiir tue louse tuij.’iti'n'St.
Vs ...uisui’N., 1 u.ra_i’, januiry 2J.
(t vo 'ensi o I raw. rh-diatioA I ’.
U1 tnebemije, uuspwnira:. tne preseti
taiioti ~,re lew petition an -acuiulials ou v;>-
itqus subjects, leyo.'L. from -.rpi mil tees were
. ailed ivr, and tiai iiigler-u .ran.ra .11 uosl exclu
sively upon j.iivate tills. ..en.-te took up
the bill lot the reliefqJticlxai.’. Henry Wilde.
Mr. Berrien expltiued me object ot the bill,
' which was to allow A> . Wdue iu lake out a co
pyright at some futuf time for a work of which
n’e was the author, Although it might first w
jntblistied in iitioifii-icountry.
This lea to a lou; debate, in which the laws
of intemaiioual cupiigh. wers glances', at.
Mr. Tappan movid to luneiid tlie bill, so as to
make it general in 8 provisions.
Mr. Benieu desisdthat the bill might be cop
fined io the pteseif case, arm gave his reasons
at length. :
Messrs Buehanii. King and Allen, spoke
against th,.general iiuciple involved in the bill,
but expre.ss.xi tiieirrood leelihg lor Air. Wilde
Messrs Critteiidw, Bayard. Conrad andoth
eis.supportc.ttin- hil.
.Vlr. King ihoveJto postpone it indefinitely,
and on that im.tm the yeas and nays were de
manded; whentliy apjieatcd as follows:
I YKaB- Aies t. xvilen, Buchanan. Crafts,
Fulton, King, Liin, Mcßoberts;Bevier.Smith,
of Connecticut. Burgeon, Tapjxm, Williams—
NAYS —Ale. Archer. Barrow. Bates,
Beirier., Cainouij, Choate, Clajjcn, Conrad,
Dayton. Evans, Graham, AlcDunir, Mangum.
Miller, Alurehea<l Phelps, Rives, (smith, of In
diana, Sprague, I allrnadg.’. Walker, While,
WoodbrSge, tV a sihuiy--26.
The B<utiti’thru passed to the consideration
of Other irivatebills alter w hich it went into
Executive bessiqu.
HOUSE Oi’ REPRESENTATIVES.
The mtrt.ing hour was consumed in the intro
ditciiou tiri aiioUs resolutions calling for infor
mation an] the reports ftc.iu ••ommitlees, among
the mos.t Important of which was a majority
and minorty r. pm from iheComiaitleeul com
merce, onliie subject of imprisoning free color
ed scarne] in boutiiern ports, both of whicli
were ordefu to be jTinteti with the accompany -
ing resoJilt .ns. The majority report introduced
by Air. W|ithrop, concludes with a string ot'
whii u deciare the State law s under
which sttci sc.rtneii are imprisoned, violation
of the Cofrtitittion c.f the United States, etc.
The House, then, after a brief conversation
took up tin | rivate calendar on which it was
engaged lie icaiuindvr of the day.
The Irani t'l.vv rios—The result of the elec
tion fora ureilber of Congress, in the place oi
R. W. Hatwish.ini, dec. ased. is calculated to
inspire tu« frieji<i.s ol good government which
renewed coufuietics’and. zeal. Coming off at a
lime so quickly following the adjournment ot
the Legi-latuw. w hen ail the doings of tbat bo
dy were Irpshjani vivid in the minds oi tlie vo
ters —and being, as it was, a trial before the peo
ple t'ctv.ein x.ro ur llie most prominent incm
ts-rsoi llrad Asram.’ty, uooi ur wraAn U...1 .»a...
a < raisi'li'ii V P’t>'- on '->(’l"-’site side”, up.ro cve
■ j uupt>lt:.&ts ue.-tiou in issue, the election of
Crawford enniot be looked upon otherwise than
:u> anopen, da i-.ive. andeftectual rebuke to the
party in pown. or as conclusive evidence that
the great bodr of our people are in favor oi the
principles riia uiewsures eonteufled for in the
ix-gislainrc. uni every where by the Whig par
ty. We liavi alwaysbelievct thailhe people of
Georgiaweresound,substantial Whigs. That
the great i odf of them are so, there can be no
doubt. Il israilv when the; are made to believe
the false assertions of our'vm-mies, that they
cast tiadr roes against u>. B.ut ot all parties
with whose tactics we have had the least ac
quAiii-SDC’.'. !he lz<x'ot‘•■•-'f* Qeorj'ia arc usu
ally most successful iu the arts of misrepresen
tation and party slander. As a body, those wh >
usually act with the professed democracy, are
honest, well-meaning men. Rut their leaders;
Heaven save the mark! with apparently the
wt exalted regard for mr.h and decency, and
with even' profession of respect for lheir oppo
nents, it is yet with them the easiest thing in
nature, to slip their own heads out of th?' storm
of public indignation against unwise and rain
oiir measures, and to fix ihe whole responsibility
of their errors and viPany upon the heads o’s
their adversaries. AX itn css the bold presump
tion with which they charge upon the AV hi gs
the responsibility of our present deranged and
ruined currency, which their own hands have
effected; and fifty similar illustrations might be
presented.
But, unfortunately for the honor of democra
cy, the election ju-t held, came on ata time
when the fruits of Locotbco legislation were
visible to all eyes; while the official acts ot
the party, their laws, their resolutions and their
speeches were all before them; and the result is
-uch as leaves no room for d<»uht. that the peo
ple of Georgia require only to behold the defor
mities of LorniCM <*is?n in :t> practical opera
tion, in order to con-fentH it and breakup its
foothold here.— En'/tnr;r.
Firedlxto.—The New York Commercial of
Tuesday says: ‘ Capt. Bassett, of the barque Z.
D., arrived this morning from ATessini, reports
that on the 13th De emljer. as he was passing
Tenerifle, the barque was fired into from the
Spanish fort at that island: the shot knocked
away part of the starl»oani railing on the bows
and cut the flying jib-boom guv. Capt. Bassett
did nut stop to ask for an explanation, but we I
suppose that somebody will do it for him, one I
of these dav*. M 1
W'M" or Govutesv.—The in “ : 'tiilri. . !
and picvnilitiri’ci th " .’.”i ••• i- 'i ... ■ i |
cans is, i leliiw: . it i.aii l 'll e >u; - I
hits piobtiifly ari i’:i froinibe ; cn "isl l"i .4itv <■! |
rigtus. eon diioii an i etwicrniim. And iliisi -
in part lr<i n that ' i < ' ' o -li>>v ■■ ■■ I
characteristic of out En:;li"h :iu ■> st >; . Hom
whom w." iniieni il. A lidh n l|.;<-liqn ;:ur! 1m - j
1:1 rill:ivati in w.m! t leocvc H.i .. :<• . V.'ii.:!
do I menu by coiiii.".-;,, i.ir. I. hi :■ ihe v. ar»’ <>■'
it shown, do you a-kj A liiv." v. in'.'i s si".- c a
well-bnsi, y oimg Joiyigii'.'.' caiue : .11: ■ iilleii. i',
and took loggings at a village inn. fir b«" b'i I
pise us iMiuing the English I; n/H ',-. !• |
eiiitatc its acquisition, in:tierally pieteried to I
remain in the receiving room ot Ihe layer, j
where travelleis‘were, passing in ami out. H's
writing tab! wks placed before tip* five. )Vhe>: i
thewonren eamb -hiv- ii ibg in from a ! >r.,g dii'T |
in the stage seech, |,e rtiovcd his table lo 'ho j
coolest corner ol’ the t. . mi, i:;• rtcic".i lie fire, digiv I
chairs near it. and il they I r..'rrl: in fi.'e' siovu
orblpcks, fii'fotmd.ilie best place in heat them.
He then return 'd lo his own tHwouiibri?-' 1<" s r;:t
auu pursued his .reading <ir wi uir.g.
The. ’.'.omen proited by bis eivililks, witlioui
appealing i > luiticJ th ;>■ During the wjiule
winter he never received one wo.'! er aeknoii l
edgemeni— not o.ie “I tlrank y on. sir." '’l’o i'a'.i:
very kind, sir," or, h li.it v.'o’ii: have sgeined in
evitable, ''piny- uou’i take ih::r ."..I f seat, sir.”
Whatwastl’cpoli.-heii -lieni’ ■;'sial- t' lr ' . Cur
tainly,tluitth'' Americ.ir- e r :"o-i, .ie.iur
icons, ifnpt a cuid-hearteil jieoul'.'.
•Joi i-he.irlej weaii; u,o'. These vonuen '.'.era
pr-.bably generally iuiprvsseti with the y oung
man’s iMiiiiiijptis; one oi’thmu I knew, in relat
ing her tiavelling experiences nt l*e| oii;i lire.-
side al night, saiil,’’slie sfioiil-J never forget a
young manto the tavern in S-—. She thought,
she stimiid have died with the col l L fore,she got
the re and when she wear in lie. m<.H cd aw.iv four
the fire ant) gave her the ivliiir..' eluiir-'-lumg
her cloai; ov.-r the back <>f an ,eh’’r, aria trail*-'
her cloak for her, an.) did cvere thing just as if
he had been her ow n soli!’’ Ain yt this »s >d
womanhad not indicai.vi in her inanices io tl.c
young i»,an ihul she ever saw hiitr. Here there
was n.i expression, of the real l.'eling---i«c'our
tesy.
I liru o otten seen men in -tejmb-c'is. in
eoache. niiil :.t our public meetings, tis.' ane
give tiieii .seal' lo ivonien, and the. wom’efl seal
themselves quietly; wiflvi.if ?. look i f v. mi of
acknowle. J g,'iiien:. ...”. i . o with ti thousand
oiher.iflen.iqns wuich. are n iwiie., ; u.l are u -
ceived without am retain: .' ind sitc-h 'tis.M.nr
tesy n:y young friends: il i.- r. ■: <H" di-p!aasir,g
but unjust. iVeactit. Uyo ve .-‘i.-n n-
such civilitie s : nJ a c..’:...axis areep'i.r. -:
in most cares, the only 0r..: tlint <:;.n :
. These little chance eji-it:’-: ;s ;.re sin des oi> the
face of manners and sniik- - ;.ye like siinsuine—
we can scarcely have im mu.-j of euiier.—.lf,’
Nr.uoi'u.m.r: PnoMiei: on Myiytfo ..--Tue
New York Express publishes th 1 , foil.. .: ii.g ac
count of a business IraHsacti sui t to’Mvs
ocewed in Kilkenny, Ireland.
A tailor who was married to n re: y sickle,
woman grew I immoie I ol a young > irl who
( lived in the nsighborhooc; nn’l, on con i:n ctei
ditions, lie agreed io give her a prcffiiise iu w. i
ting, io. marry her immediately ou the uemi imf
, his rib. In'consequence of which, Mr. p
passed her tlie following note of lu.nii:—'•!>; two
days atier ti e.demise of my yresenj vcfle. 1 ivo
mi.se to luatiy Mary Moran or order, i-'iyt.-; re-
I ceived, tuulei the penalty of fifty- potin i- -t. rl
. ing. Given under my hint Ibis Uli . d.irqf
May, etc. Jeremiah Sullivan.'
. Shortly after Mary ivc.-ivei the above note,
she died, leaving it endotoed t > a temale Ifieni,
who also chanced t> take a-fr.. r and die loro:,-
, the tailor’s wife howeve:’, cn her death be she
L alsoeti iorsed this note, and i;;n eitto a ct.usin
wham he absolutely n.-arriqi, r./rtwoii .- io en
dorsement hi two days after the i.e.-uh of Jis
wife; and itisea.lJ that i!;c t.iik ■ :.Bu liis wile
. are now living happily in trie city of Kilkenny.
’ Turn;.— I’iuth is the gl uv of ti.noand the
daughter of oteinity, a title oi a.c k.gae t grace
and a noteot uivine nature. :-";e I- t. ■
1-I*l i >ri. ill tils* licrl.f t.f* I. il*<* ♦k.s <r> - Z..-X . •' . ... I
religion, the light o’ love, the g»acoKil v. ii ;.m:
the crown of wisdom, hjhe is the lx\.v.ty of va
lor, the biightncss of honor, the .-.1 ••sing/ (‘frea
son, the joys ot’f iirh. Tru;h is pt;re.gold, her
time is ri.dit precious, he 'woi’.i Is aioxig;-iciou?-
ana I: : V w ill t.s/iostglot ious h r ♦* •i. in
G 0... and her dwelling with his servants, her v. ill
in his vv Udain, ami her work t r ‘iis t bn. hhe
is honored in Ijve. an i g ac**! in c vmtaitc’—:::
patience admired and in rhairv 1,1 r. s?t> j>
rhe rangrl's w jr>nip. th virgia sfi/.r.e, th. sai?. -
Hib*, an •th ' mjuyr’s cr :wm s, ; •;»» ; king’s •
greatness and bit co i his : db- I
jeefs pe/ce r.n I hiskvigdam’ • prarr. SSfce is
ths life of learning an t th*- light of th law, the I
honor of trade and ih»' -race of labor. She I
b.a’hajnire eve a ph/in •- iitrngwr’. *
.n. a ; heart; ’• .. • ■ E. iu
way of h.»lin-‘ vM, aii : { . t.tk.'s up he-'p's! km in '
i.'sol'jtim ol ej x-uesi-h--" J .;.t. r 7? :• t.--.• !j, v .
her heart neverl>inis, I anj never fj:H, e;:-i j ,
herfaith nev; r fear*. ’]-*r c’ u ‘h is v. i-hom
schism, her edv without fraud, hf c-ni with- , (
out * .mity, I her ki.v' hmi v, in-ve viT • i
<)’ >- Ihwk..
ixu-icciuEM.—v*Jn l List, !
Mr. Abs.neni Ihdaugate., a rcspeciabk pl . !
of this Pistrivt, whilst on ck'nrdcti
Vv itl; a number of gemfewn, «n t wiihi.i a ; ’
of hi.sovn house, was shot via lus v *
he had loaded ana stood by his r igid f i.ii I Fis •
dog v. hilst pl lying aroun t him, is sup-cs; ito j.
have iouchcd inc. c/x.-k which can-.efl ine.explc- : ’
;don of the cap. Tne frill ( n.- ieo his right !
star, and lolgeu o> hisiigh. shoulder, he rypir- , ;
ed in aboni half an hour. Al . i Mhugh •? has '
liffta wile, five children, mi ra iroi’lici <»f . i
ti’.rs andfr.-n is to nmuni bin »: , and. <■ ■. '
Gjtojio B. Ugig.n —‘H'm. m 1. n<?ls>lyi:<v : - i 1
ry which has hung over the i»u. a■: ufmd i- :
regard to the fate ofonr late toy. usman, 4 >'•
B. Ogd< u, v ■■
fouivi inth* n*u t’amd, t.ma a it:./.- e-. ; ;
attributed hisernu: to n apciornt tin 1 .-’ ■. •i . ■
the Jurors nukkown. Vvrhav- u»-.vd t ' '
horse hr rude was i to-hr an i th? Air.
Oguen, like the man', virduis wh >h;i \ d-lr
on the Canal raid, tips >■»»,•>• been pi< -. ■. ‘
rated in’o th** ‘.h:naj. ;.n tsamm-1 by th • full. 1 ■ ■
sunk and been drop. ncd. I ‘or the < i».r;it nt' ' t ..‘ ;
population, we would raiherrl'.-'iik 5.., ujuih
nt had peri she.( by the iimi v. •• ■
who have been ’on? depteaating in that *. i- mi
iv. And We feel th?more ju-f ii. .j i.i <hi< co i
elusion, bv the fact thai thr Ju:msdjsenve;,«d fco ;
wounds upon his IxxJy, an I 'bat nur •’ m i !
other valuables were found on hi.-- per• - ,
The following <.c-'crip'i )u <i:'.-yn<-xi; .vr/lna y
scene in a piofitsM dly c’lrisii .u < ’nir.i i the i
American city of A! xi ■<?, in the l-)th rmtfun-. i .
from a work in tv»o volumes cnti’J -I •Liri; in
I Mexico, durinira ResiittruM! of Ten Years in |
that country’, ’* by aa American 1 uly th? wife u ’
an intelligent gent!.-• -lar., fimn'.eh in- Spanish I
minister to this c.ii.mry. a:.-i afi.TWkrds wnt I y j
Spain in a diplomatic ciipaehy i.> Aicxieo. j
Madam d? la I; \ i itad the church- f Sr. J.u
gustin with the funnily of Smitjj *»»ma >n
shocking occasion here f
Discipline us the Ma c Pctiiferts. '
When it was dark envelope?, irout n<xid t - f
fool in a large clonk, we warn I jIU- .e* o: :
St. Augustin. nrn we at lived, a small ti •: i
door apparently o;»enel t um-li* and vc ;
pacing through l.rngva-iltM and t-p !
steep winning staiis. lino! we itjuiu oursel vo i
in a small railed gall M kukj.tg ui.x u . .
upon the chunh. w;s eu i.. :•*. ‘
.-kDuut one mm ue . ana sis y men,enwlopea m •
cloaks and scrape*, met I?vniircly cuncr; i
ed, w.cte axseinol -t m th'* rsx’y of tar cLuich. ■
A monk hauju-n ato nited the pulpit, and tm- ,
church was uim y hgme vac r i wh re he <
stood, in u.dra It*.. .. udh his g:<*V Jo! ;' roi? I
cowl thrown Dacii, z-— ;i IU U viva ci
bold fuiei.'vuu ;.nu < i. .• ihc--.
Hi* Mfecouiac a uku.c Lin ve»y 1 *rcib!e I
and eloquent descri nt ion of me tormen:- prepm- •
txl in hell fur impenitent sinner.*. Tlje eticci .
the whole was very solemn, b appeared hket ’
preparation for the execution ol *. mul.iiu.ie » . •
condemned criminals. A Then the uisr.jttr
was fihiMbed, they all joiinM i’.
much fervour and enthusiasm, tea'mg t 4 j-ur [
breasts and falling upon th< ir sac; . I\, a c.-.- j
monk stood up, and m a verydistmet ' .:ce, it .«! }
several passages of .scripture tie. ipd .. .f ; e .
suiiriings ot t bri> . The organ th< a struck up (
the Miserere, and of a sudeai. de church a. • •
plunge-1 ii: profound (larkaeis; all but a sculp- '
tureu repiesentation ot c mdhxjvn v.-.iich ’
sevHivd lo hang in the air iliuaiium. a I 1 .-k |
rather frightenc.l. an.t would have lw.*»m eLa to |
b*avc the church, but it v-«i’.Ll h..’ :b • i: tr - •
.-ibie in the daikiu'NS. .n.iv .t tc: n'ie ■ !
in the dark cried, *-.Mv hm:hei>. w|*.n Ch ,
was fastened to the pdlapb;. the Jew? he v
At these wotd* the bright figure m - i
appeared and the darkness became total. " • - .
de iily, wc heard the SGimd As »c_> urges descry,.- ■
ing on the bare flesh. 1 ryj not conceive r.ny- ;
thing more horrible. Bof » r ' ten miimtes h;.-
ntLssexl the sound becujpc * pb.-hing. from dr- ,
blood vhi<‘h was 11. wine
I have heard of Uwm: ivnb n* *’s in iTv. n :
churches, and also, that half* f lb- -■ uh<» ; j
thrro, do not really s< onrge themselves : : (
hen* Airhcre there i-<snch p< feet conceaLm n,
there «» , ctns no motive fi-r a; : ’pilon. Inciedibi • >
as it may seem, thi* aw fv. I penna*.'.- cantin'':.’! I
without intermission f»rhait to; hour. If ii ;
scourged th'-ir en'Trry might h 1 ■ '
astonishing. i
We could nut leave the i-i'.n. r. ■. r .- j
perfectly sickening; and had I : been able .
take hold of the Senonn s ha:;. 4 . nu«t .*■.'.a - ,
thing human beside me, I could h-r. c fanc:« ■ j
myself transported into a congregate.! <-f <• i: !
spirit* . Now and then, but very s.-! j<mi. «\ *un ;
prestsnri groan was heard, ano ..-ijarJl••• ■ .
voice of thc monk encouragingth'-ni by«.<* :i_-
tions: or by shot’? passages form •■•. i. ruic
Sometimes the organ up. an’. p. r :
wretches, in a lain* vdr-. v ; t*? j -i-i • •
Miser»’rr. The sound of the - i’ l .‘
cribable. At the end of half nil !i »m. a liliie
bell was rung, and the voice of th»* m tk was
hcaid railing upon them t • desibut such was
their enthusiasm, that the horrible lashing cun- i
tinned louder and fiercer than ever.
In vain he entreated them not to kill themsel- <
ves: and aspired them that Heaven would b t
| satisfied, nn<i hinnati nar.i/ 1 t ii l .l ;i-
I I'.'i’ folld ■
of (ii<*Hl itun. wi'il •’til,p’-I.l' ■ t 13! r’i • : • u •
hati’.'.M. ti.: iniii.) grew jainte:'-, '.iiJliTe
little ts asc'i. I' ■ s’lla-i. A.: I . iil .'p'■
I (iiu’k. amt w'idiciliiculty i gv<ip.’'l <llll wa,. in th:’
pitch darkiiess thnnc.b ihe es and down
ihe sotirc, fill we .reecliedllwi fl .or, an.: i .'<l lit
pleiH-tire of ■■■-iitig th ■■■ ftedi air iiyni.i.—Th
’-ay that the church flour i ■ fii'q’.reir ]v e '■ re ..
I with bfoodafter otic oi thekc puNe<!‘. ■ ndthat
| a man died th.i other <.;ty ip vi.fi-equeiiv'' his 1
Ail k;l» i.k;it ff i tiled ci As • TWf.
I!' w ;::i gening t .'ii’.U'd midnight, :.hen a )•' r y
illyoung nobly: lien camo i.ul * iron .lU.'of free
<l■ ■. <■. . J/• u ■.:,
OX be stapjKid upoh (je p;iVcr.le:il, Ihrew .upjhc
wo. d«u apron ofthe cal,rl. i. '. and vw-ajig io the.
head of the' horse; l.mi, .is to tlie eestinalion of
the equipages for the ovenili,'.', tin re scmiim; to
lie soiuudi-cu.-ioi) aidinte lire n > ije. masters.
Bid '.vt’e.ii tlie line of coiyu. h--i vcui 'les, .<oix) a
iia. ,<u.:t-c.iarh, and ays’i .in (a enaiii iic of
. efigerexpectancy’, piy-scc as luxu’ltui cxlifleral
ed group ns he coulu do v. itnout ex .’.iting inline
di. He tttieni too.
“ Which wa\'?” s:»i i he. Whcm.’Vehicle was
ucr'U’.si, sianuihglviih h*' loot on I
' ofrouj’se,” . notlier. *
‘‘Pardon dip. ■ said the deep «. * I .*iwi s c? ’.njif ’•
of thchist out irora the Club- “I << <?'. c Tor cmc.
Go your ways,
. “Now. what i icut uce is ahx.. «ai * t.i
--v ioivn-ian, again I-’ack ou i ie sitje-wat:..
“Ooiit lei, hi.n on, ‘ iui II vo:ir a! hrr»%
K roii, or will you’in' me uriic you By
you shan’t laavc us/’
‘ i>ui yuu •jh.iH Lav • me, an i • you
BWoni, iny hicr/J pkim phra* t won’t t;o
Miih youana’l <h>n\ Know v him* 1 shall so
spare your tntriosiiy ihe rouble ot askftu’. I
have upn >cn:jm. th.it i «nm u; r.!uur-hy di vil
or :
1 j.-c m v-,ji I’.nmot j.?/’ ;
“Snd 4 Very ; .t:;;,’ hand u i-, i <?.. r sw.’ijy” -i
-ai < th-‘ for..ST 4 < ■, lUH: if;!.) M• < .10. '
and ..fefiiiixod'vi n oi ju>oiood mu c 1
to Oil the ,:t . siub q.Q >T
save vtxei
Byion tkod lo .kir. - r.r.’v’rlit”. i,“ ani x.tiscd ■
his nut nihi i’res.A.d lht» hT;J< ; h.ii . <ai übt
neau.— 1 tie < uukut-wn ii A -i. n vvro haxt h .‘<*n
lurking near, se -‘HH'. wxiliur.j io jo .vc ln.l- i.or c
uioiizs’ii: vjkiM ihoui<niT, *>r wa.*> c ;..>arr<.s cd ai
a •j.j.v. chii.ia a hj;uh'a - .- . .t.;. ’Ut. nv. vyiih
n"is huitin-.' .--sept.) tiercel..: ’ie xi j\..vvcr,
de caniv.? <K.ii idy td his s'nie.
“Ar lord/ he Am.;', mwi 11% a- Ii wai>
ing pertui. -i ill to goer.. ■
’•Well ■) Bvr.ffi, tuniln.. tuhi;s with
out l.:;• I .-.i’.rfi an.i lojxi; g piosely" i .to
his ;’y th ’li.'.w • the strtfet'i: nip.
-I cams iu yvd v. uh ei'.dito wtoelt, ■ per-
‘•A str.ir.gc q.”.' 1 e:n sure; 1 am.prepared
Tori'—lb;..ebc-u to..'.' tuned ol it. iv'h.d du
yiiurgquhe ot’nis ? for! .".:.i r..-
. ’ •• Vixi-s strange!’’ t xciriiuiedt rj man. Has
•■.\qtie e.cep.’s spiritv-fo: qy l.ernc alone
t:ild’nie l iu>; be' V.: nte.'.iit t'fen.i’ir. l ; pe«ik
‘•Aly l.i.'t. :. • yiug ,'i Ti'ri’s'-b't for 'Ant; '
. * “Ifo I I;--':, .''
: I.;: ‘ ne-.’.-rs-re.. yftti. Will ym; come at
on.”, uu.i .cl Ihe, v,p.y : '. ’flie:. ,1. :u toyuu.wlu.;
Z eiu of this siCgci.:; imigu indeed
when it is loir: to yet, you knu’.v all tuat 1 c.iuj
i,, ‘ ; ;’ , h-'vs.eriiti.toL’b of 1. . ■.’.u’l-.’or.eh,
I .-nd t'yfou rei.rre : ; i,;)r.’’iu f'.irt ie; rc.u..: i„
j efc uijri;..: "■. ' '..>”s. ..:te .'is tie ere...’b-
I m.-.i) close-,'tl’. 'deor, “aU'i c vc i.. ceur liie, lor
’ I v.e v.:ll s 'l.re.-i.e t':ne, 1 to.'irl’
t Th ■ heavy tongue i.f S.. »: i’.l'l struck iw.’lve
, I ttslhei lilh.,'
tone);.’ st.'.x ;::i4 l "'"gii i.: i. in :dae ’ ■
I whence th’.v sitirte g a.nt’icr i>f l.ie ivn occu- |
I p.'.iits Lied . i.y. »> cit v. its f. 1. ’.l aruii j
c.n i uu in.thccHX *rof' hceoacii; at;J
lac siranjv, with his bxtcr.>w..‘.jl uver iA-. v)'c.,
■'ccme.t ie .rcs.-it..; same v'b-ivn' c and
it was only \rh?u i.h y •.f\i I , >pv’t be .u? a 1 jw
iu a ktrt.?u’ki>e upthib.v - iver, that u.u l>Uci
fj”.iid Ude:-. i»ce.
“Is. helive?’’ he b uTieuly ked of i>-wo
man who t . inc u.u at the Huuii.i »f c utiagr ;
“bhe v. .s a. morn t c bci b • quick!’ 1 I
Byron Ihilowed qtiebiy tiu. Jm-j’s <>. hl i
• companion, uni p->*ug tnf d ;hi- I
yd cutry tidied’. ;.t. th* b;.c ;
tyred. ia-np, t&SU’’d d’.’ acu ..in c.‘ »-puCi jns, i
' whicn biy a-giriw. wmc.vby a r.irse. ‘-'he p.. - '
‘i?ran iiail juf: occd .. luinn-froj
Mill i i-’otjA'. Ey >• u diueuge oft.a 1 I
CVtai;:, 'u ) I*- uy b.? Lu ,
t; rfl.. ii; uii t;.-. c v;-. i? . i.i'u wow- ;
i .• u’.. i‘ • • ~/ye<. v!‘ in- j
’■•’••b. . :
• ;j? t- u. .< sac nv-r c • me J
in-dhct, w.iife i .h3.'-ciirn t- u—' j
I'. .ki i ;;jA. : ihy > tall, i-fam?-. •,.tfr
ing ;u \.ii ;to 'l-resit :<*e spelt c- <.We.whi ri u ’
tn.c wca ■ hh.i. .aii ay ari;.Ait •yt.’i an ;
. . .. ■ ■ .
b’ihl r.>tSpfefeh’ tlw :!■<.? va x d,* ?... . j
nnd'- • torcnji v. a-.j i ' u! wjin Uh I
hu.:/. • bw'iji , . j il fy, . : :u. >.i -
)
j.ii'dicajil. I -a . ’.igAi ..r* .
' ;j' te.
. . lit '
proud |n>ei aii i Di'bln standing »v b'? I ■ •,
and ■* slight blush iie • *» ui\ir. while
a smile us angvlid ucnul-y :uol>* th. »uy,U '. cflips,
hi that ■ mih' r.i-- •: -tn: kfc.’i .• i to.h.- -r
k line •• i.n.t splkrt.. b id'di; who ?:ov; !
bK'nlid'-’-siy tip 'O’.iCi; in )L>t c: su<ll spLr. , i:.l ■
ana iiit.'Oi.. v..:;. spark)u >tm |
n f. r-co.. • -fi ' t -. oi i.- -
i ‘...t’.-ij.. • 'i; J-e pbk i :'■ •ci up |
at d l’ci :.il r.itiVu • v . : ■ k ngt acr :rm‘ in tb‘‘ I
muriunul iic; .:cs. •: . j ’? •. lirtti |
liietn of ' -i : • . 1 n« ■.•*. ‘ \\ .'.s son:lining i
;!rs still : rc&hb : . >v;. ■. - y• > • It j
. shad / wo ir -u-oiwiiar.'niort?ii |
parsing av..i; -h:-mblt :. w. il. • • ?„|
• . ’ . ■ . he •-i bp ■■ - i > 1
Jiet b%< -it.i*.
’■Aw.i i.’ii> i; Ej'to:i’. " .-lie .i.i; .-ft latt. in a
’. ua’.’ I”'.- flue: in < n.vZ- ;t t n lli.uu rfl iis
■ ut’»’. "Mi forefl 1 real’... ti... dr’ ra in"
v<ra- '.'.■ittiiiffi ’eli.’ -fti" ill” hk I oi' a m : I
v.’i'ti v.oi’ j ? lx. i■ vi» !>n j i ’.K’.l. i.'.roi.i'j
ns’.ii’. -ior ] have noiinie :
: ‘l■ .> I’ll wlffit •to ' I y tn I t'k- ■ 1
i-!i>' loo.jt ii rat; ■ ii.roti toi.’i'. lira iliin iraitfl I
•bra.a i .! ■ . •:« a.: ocratti! ... ' i I
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‘ rshc n: i• •. a’.ntiv an 1 th: bright »r |
i
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I horn wh •: i rai-r. ana a .. 11 : v hemt like .
( virauio: m> 'in —lil.crhc : . g -.d 1 ■
i !rtir.;..rc,v.>u :li e •a*.-: v r .0' . :n«?n'. ’»b !
troy'JaMrr.itit ytfirea •’. J «Wt ■■■„■
: urn U-‘-io'o? ,! r ‘chi! i•• .uoi. r
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!hi -ayuurg"' : n.i'd v»d - . 0-1 ip .• m-
kaiiectf-r I* 1 wiinthe mtel-
r V.h to- • th ’■ - hi
j lUliw’.' ,j. : 1. ; n’ -.! • - ui' . i
ly.'.nr.u j.J' ?? SL--- ue itnl?.i!
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j runi»; lip .ix ? •' »in. yiliancf-
I :aew up ms 1 -rm ; ,:a .2s'., - .u,.i •••*.. .u.- 1
• n soi iju c 'tnien. fcc.
1 a•- • m pr.'' s ‘•h?r v. . . I hands
’cl.vp'.’i nln . ! ■"xf’,' anh h. ’vyes tumM up- ;
war:■! _ ht nwhion if be; bp Isjtriyod to I
| and al- Ue.'.-lJ.c wc-c. a » i j. bin w.jehie.g far !
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to- ■ to:" fl 7 '‘.b ’ "■ J
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a. .t :i trail ’ .mart. lira.if-hir,^ .'nol tirn• v.;.r..M
eternity I
,P'■ •1 Ph.. : is v,„ R. h ,.m.—May wo
‘ J ’’ ; finr rend’v s as have no pictures
'Di 1.,, :.- , U1) }1 .. ; U/ ( , 1(C u • unc . l j 4 | O | v>
myin i i imni principal sitting-n, , in; in all
t.ici. il> •. ii p o ibli’, but, at all event*, in that
on*’. A * .'iiairtir huw coMly, or me rcVerse, pro
vide an ‘v •• ..vj/H ' •« aj j,j it ?IVes lhem
a p*oHLab! .’ oi ptHj’. an. th.aigln. Sonic rnav al
ic4 j ma< ti> \» Ma . » taste Ibr pictures;’’ but
th \v have a taste lor onp-.-t s i > |, f . f (J u n( t j n pj c .
for trees, tor lunasi ap*.’, lor human lwat»-
ij', t s<*cneb ol lib’, <»• ii a.a. for all of these,
,et tairejv for koumj of the: ; and ii i.
refill to. the hwrnan min i to gi Vc nei t>
i r:. > taking an utiwenHnttmigs apart from
1 t.s immediate<<iroH or i t>pv >•?: ve to
refresh u: for thelrbeuer conquest or endurance,
hr r tv: r sorrow f.nselli ■!:; tu Temin I n.< t; ia .
ourselves, dr enr own personal wishes, are not
he <;:;ly objects iu the world;, to instruct and
elevate us, tin.! pm us in a fairer’way of realiz
ing f.be good cpmiofts w‘hi.:h ive would rill fain
enu: ,;.in of ours'.’lvcs, and in softie measure uo;
lo rn:ikr: u.i compare notes with oi her individuals
and with n.iitire a> lug'’, tiu.l correet’ourintimi
itiesai their tuirr i.’by modesty an i relletilioU;
in short, even flic admiration of a picture is a
kind of'religion, (>r additional tie on out con
sciences, and '<i« .'tug of us, (for such is the
lue.ini.nt of the worn religion) unite greatnc**
find goodness of nature.
The conijitmious'iipofanythinggrealerorbeL
t-rthtui ow-lv.'s, iniistrto us gore!, tud.’ss wo
art destitute of all modes'y of patience. And a
picture is a co npanion, ain't tlie next thing to the
pre.s'’ii;’u of what it represents. We may live
in a thick city, .for instance, and can elunm
go-oul and “I'm i” ourselves
till pleasure of th : breathing fiekts;
but we can pm up a picture of the 11 il.ls before
its, n:i las w.: get used lo it we shall find it the.
next ilungtq seeing the fields at a distance. For
every picture is a kind of win.'iow, which sup
plies ns with a fine sight; and mkity a thick, un
pi 'i’coJ wall thus lets us into the studies of the
gieatvst men, au-.l the most beautiful scenes of
iiitjic. By living with pictures, we leant to
‘t.'i id them''—to look in every nook and comer
of n landseape, and every feature of the mind;
an 1 it is impossHile lobe in the habit of these
.pit it sal-, or even of being vaguely eon-.ions
of t'i.’pfcsence ol the goo . ani beautiful, and
sou iidering thaui as belonging to us, or fonninj
.i pan of oup cuuimrm-plac. s, without being, nt
the ven’lenst. less subject to the disadvantage
arising’from bavin;; no such thoughts at all.
Air. ILvzlitt.lins said somewhere, of the por
trait of a beautiful female with a noble ciiunte
nat'.ce, that it secr.is if tin unhandso’ne action
would be impossible in its presence. It is not
do muchfjc restraint’s sake, as tortile sake of
.i-iitsirtness of heart, or the going out of oure
selves, that we would recommend pictures; but.
among other advantages, this also, of reminding
it-, qf cur duties, would doubtless be one; and if
reminded with charity, the effect; though per
haps small in most instances, would stilt be
oj.eibing. We have read of a Catholic money
lender, who, when he was going to cheat a cus
tomer, always drew a veil over the portrait of
his firrorite saint. Here was a favorite vic.i—
f.r m ire influential than the favorite saint; and
v:: we arq of opinion that the tudtiey-lender was
Vetter for the saint than he would have been
without him. It let! him faith in something; he
was foit.-r fi>r it in the intervals, he would have
trctit - i his daughter the better for it, or his ser-
I vant, or ids nog. There was a bit of Heaven
in his r.io;r. —i sunbeam to shine into a corner
of his heart—however he may have shut the
winiow ag iin.it il when Heaven was not to loojt
on. ' . " i
An.l if is so ea«y to square the picture to one s
: .pirations. or professions, or the powers of
Ts:; pocket. For, as to resolving, to have no
picatre at all in one’s room, unless we could
Lave it costly, and finely printed, and finely fra
me.i, that would be a mistake so vulgar, that wo
tri'stno reader of any decent .publication now-a
davsco'.il i tall into it. The greatest knave or
simpleton in the land, provided he is rich, can
proc 'ire one of the finest paintings in the world
to-morrow', i.n I know nothing about it when he
has s;.jt it; but to feel the beauties of a work of
art, dr to be capable of being led to feci them, is
a gilt which otten falls to the lot of the poorest;
and this i:- v.-1.-n Raphael or Titian desired in
tl. >-.• 1:o ;.;4 at their pictures. All the rest
is taking the clothes for the man.
Now ithappens that the cheapest engravings,
ih ingh thev e.innot eotne up to the merits of the
originals otten contain no mean portion or sha
dow of them; and when we speak of puttin’
; ictuies up in a r >oai, we uselhe word “picture"
Li th l ’- qhii V." ions;’, meaning any kind or graph
ic lepresenit'.tion, oil, water-color, Copper-plate
‘.irn-.. ing, or wow! cut. And any one oLlhese is
worth putting up in our room, provided you
hi •.’<• a’mit:; enough to get a pleasure from it.—
Eve.) af"a:a: is not necessary, if you cannot af
for,. Beth t “nt tip a rtmgh varnished engrn
. > i: .It al!—or Ai.’-Pir-t on g ru.gl’av-
wltelsc-vat the hazard of tls grow inw
."Azi-irt". You will keep it as clean as you
c.v.i, tm.l fir : Ivtjg a tfoie, and as for the. rest,, •
:: I’.'tte:’t > have a good rueiqoAiiufrtm before
, hi, aa i e't a fiysli one whiij yoti.are able, than
to liiv: nor. it all. or even-to keep'it cleauin a
: Aii.dio. .I!riioul.l you like tu keep your
hcirtina portfolio, or loci: your friend in an
ris ■ ■I. .. ’ We bib no IrjiinHa to postfolios,
exec:': ivle'.’they conitfin more prints than can
bo hong up. The more, in that case, the better.
ft'
C >i x u / tor Genera’, li lucuttoii.
Le* th ■ <\tben x >yho.se wealth is lost or jeop
a ui’-.t I;? ul pr iriiyig.ivein’Hcnt; Jedhoae who
ipUn i > iui .'ip/b'hcnsiju tor the late of till they
h ikfdCur; let i.ho3e who behold and lament the
\z:ra’tou ol all itat is hob.’; let rulers wbose
ci/.iti.-ej > ata p.’rjfli'ie.i, vlio.se plans are bafficJ,
whose taws defied or evaded; Iqt them nil know
.that whatever ills they feel oy rtaf, are but the
just retributions of a righteous heaven for neg
lected childhood.
Kcinemßer, llrep, tlie child whose voice first
lisps to-d:iv. bcibrc tli.'ii voice shall whisper se-
i. iusee;?:, or thunder treason at the head
t-.n ;»u.«l blind. Itcnieinlx-r ftie child whose
ra.tid, to-day. til’s! lifts its tjnv baulde, belore
that li;:n.l shall waiter ftre-hiands, arrows and
death, llunicinbcf those spoilt re grdujis of youth
iu wlio-.e hal ’von bosom- there sleeps an oecan
as yet s.-i.ra- .’ i iiiil. it by tiie pas-ion-, wl.i.di
toon sliail Inave it as v Uh ihe t.’mjX'st’s strength.
Remember, th.it whatever station iu life you
1:11, these iininort.’i.s are your care. Devote, ex
von-ecraie yourselves to the holy work of
rtici ;■ .i; i■ ■ :i- ■.fl. Four put light and truth,
;ra poll's sunshine and rain. No longer
track l.nowl; lige as the luxury of a lew, bitt dit
pen-c i amongst all as the bietiu of life. Learn
only how the k'uorant may learn: liofo the in
uoeent may be preserved; tiie vicious reclaimed.
. down tin'astrou.’itner from the skies; call
ii, the geotoei a from his subterranean explorx
i win.-: stiraini.ro, il iumsl be, t fie mightiest intel J
lecir |fl..u the roniieil chamber ot the nation ;■
i liter elr»;-i red balls, when - the scholiast muses
’••.■r siijs-: flu.>tra aniiutaiious: dissolve conclave
and ■:yno.! > where subtle polemics are vainly
discussing th,.ir -barren dogmas; collect what
ever of taieut. or >•, uitiiion, or eloquence, or au
thority, the broad land can supply, and go forth,
ra.ri rEAQir rans rirai't.f. For in the name of
the living Gott it must be proclaimed, that liceu
tiouine.-.ssjjall be the liberty; and violence and
chii'.'ne;, tlr.ll be the.law; atidsuperstition and
e.aii . lr.ll be Pie religion ; and the self destruc
tive induigeu ■ 'of all sensual and unhallowed
p.T-stons, shall be the only happiness of that
j eo .ie who ncpleet the edru itiun of thejr chUd
;cn.‘—.lZmc.
A Carnival Wccr.c.
Jealous husbands often place themselves in
bic.foruus cireumstauces. Jealousy is a ludic
rous pa-sion. at best; but in thosecounuiesand
• i.u.’s’. t. fl.rac. nd vhrai the e.'iitiivul rages intlie
fill cop< ot i s licentiou ue.-s. the jealous tot er
o: hiisi’.ind n t unfrequently becomes au object
ot raipieme .1 .-csile. Nor can we, Americans,
u ho prim on. elves on the sweet virtue, the un
toUie.., tuiraira ee.ed chastity of our wives and
■ ’..e.-lber.rt-. . oi. ,er greatly tlidt hitebnuus do
ln-cemc jea)... i.u.ii.g the carnival, where that
fete i- ceiebiin the m:.nner we see it in i’a-
ii. ■or Ituh; . '1 uc.’c, a lady may not vumurein
( public at ?H, without baza:uin£impure contact.
' Ihe “world; tiie iic.sh anti the devil,” reign tu
i rrvina—flHt’U'ie themselves eveiy where—iiold
I out their Lewilde. mg seductions to all. AV’bcr
: ever two ur tiuee <tre met together, it is in the
: n.'jrnc of—the carnival. You kjpow the deriva
i tiop. dt lire word, reader: the bestial passions are
. •rauLric.ksi, aad scatnjxir wildly through the mi
’ a.- matic swamps us vice, and over the lily-spread
1 Mwaduv.'s ot virtue.
i A huV>anJ, then, has some reason to be jeal
oi his wile, if s.’ic go much abroad, or even
; 1 k otu at v m lav . m carnival times. The
; prove: place lot a prudent lady on that oc-
■ t- i ihe .-nug Imch-ptulor, in which there i«
! ik-iu. i ( .mor j- c. alcove. And then, the cir
| <. ’.aspect Jiu-Uaud should be constantly present,
to>: u.cit no gay Lothario, iu petticoat*, seeks
. ..c u from the ribald throng, in the hallow•
lap of‘.loiiiCctic felicity.
’1 '.'•v.-t prect] utiuus, we aver, are nut only pro
; er, Lu:, highly pmoent. i&x is not aluays
at bv dress during the carnival. A our
ii ■ ise may be honored by the familiar intrusion
<k \-unc fair princess, who, in a year or imo
more, (or me next day.) will spoil a
j lorfjy pair of whU.-'.’is! So it is; but all these
■ ( ; ,r- ; : ii WC } hilo*T»phirallV
| i-.-rm theia.) veil never authorise procedure like
thd: of wl-fch the Count P is accused, and
the ioci hiu of which chapnin" history, we
[ r-re v. ifii this exordium, prepared to lay before
| The i- all.—There was a brilliant ball at ihe
i -,nl Gj'.t-l the t»:h of January last. Mad
(! . hi', ’rouiite3s de P . one of the most
I i•: iful ladie* ufParis, had, on various occa-
I ions, expressed a lively desire to witness a ball
I •.* i!; • Opcro. Butihe Count, an attentive and
< . v wirtc’tful never failed to meet
s lirbririons with a decided ri-fii-sal. and
i :ira‘ < d 1 ]-.rover, b about the fatality of a woman’s
•. fi ii way to
I ;r*f; ’ iC • < ncverthefer<, took,
"‘him.-llv, a.i: amivung turn,end we should not
v. ■. "ere this, Madajnc, the Countess de
p hr I whirled in the waltz, glided through
' nr -- r joined in the bounliug galopade
• * me Grand Onera.
•* vc. ..c n ti eCh of January. The Count
I'—“tipped the wink, ’ (as we say in
’ r d;-hi to his faithful uumestic, and leaving
i ■:•••«•? wife in her with Irawing room, order
ed tli? coachman tu drive t.< the dwelling of his
!:i comuaniun and friend. Faubourg St Ger-
I'iaiii. Them, n social dinner was in wailitia, I
r.nd I h ’ < fount sat down wl*h an agreeable 3fl
<: eiy tt> a ifo I- agreeable repast. The advent fl
of another year, ana tlie MNndratlking scene, I
Hint evi’i ft’iui of the s. uson brought with it, 1
tiii'ds'ii'i licit v.lloquinl topics to tin* coterie. J
The count was eioquaal on toe importance of a I
h'tsban;;:. <p;argc. Wo n.m. tenner, charming; I
aiigeli." I’.'euitifrc. wa« subie i t > UliwieM. in I
milking b‘: more. Iraittifiil. more lovely thanJ
!i.'’r I;>,'.|, beat en Iwrl also made her more frtilfl
B!ie. till, th* ’’iveakcr vesseP’—the pdlsbwH
pore .'lain aie, in.-apablc of cunfitting tlierud®
pos'iie ■ 1 ’ which uii sitjelv submit the coure®
stoncjiig. ■
Just as '.h« Count had emphasised this lasfl
word, ’jflz,' a hurried n itey w ithout sigaatuwj
was nande.l biiii by a dinuettic, whorenortnfl
that he re-"ived it trom a gentleman men at
do. a-. Th ■ < fount made no inquiries about tbM
carrier, bin monntej his coach am sped with aH
possible hasten the Grand Op-ra He mu
hwei t, to read Cm note, which ran thus;
'Marlmne. the ( nt’p.u«t thJ
momentat the ball in the Opera: et 2 o'clock,
she «ill Ite under the hmnilef. , where siie has «
renitezvoiis: she is in the character <4 a magi
cian, with a beautiful costume.''
Arrival al the Opera, Um Count search'd ea
gcrly through the throng, but without discover
ing the magician in her •>; owmwc.” H» re
news hi • search flgffin an , ai{ain wit)l lkl
tm Succc.v, midi the clre-k stin. k two. Uukek
as thought, be hnrrie:! to the place of rendez
vous, and there, behold’ the costume describeifi
the wearet pa ling impatiently to and fro, as U
awaiting the arrival of some expected person.
The < • huh at once recognised the gait of hu*
wile; he thought the Ibiin somewhat too tall,
but then the peculiar drew aixounted for this.
He walked directly upto ihe pretty magician,
and with the air of im Othello, said:
‘■Madame, follow me. 1 give you till mottl
ing to prepare your justification ; an.l, mark me
well, wo to you if it lie not complete!”
He otfoivu his arm: thfi magician took it
without a woni. They entered Ihe coach, and
soon alighted together at tlie hotel ofthe Count.
Muns, nc P-—conducted the magician imme
diately to the bed-chamber of the CountOMi, and
rudely pushing her through the door, gtowlod
forth:
“Cto, madame; maLLc nd over-anxioua tb
silence reflect idfi in sleep, for to me you muM
soon render a terrible account ’’’
Then shutting and double locking the door,
ho put tlie key in his pocket and then retired to
his own apartment. At seven o'clock in the
morning, be returned, brtt«kly unlocks the door,
and, entering the chamber of his lady, finds
himself face to face with the magician, w ho,
divested of liis mask, exhibited to the astonished
Count a very beautiful pairofmoustachio*, and
one of the must fashionable chin's of hair ima
ginable I
“What the devil are you here, for, sirl" cried
the Count.
“That’s just what I was about to ask you, for
it was you who brought me," replied the magi
cian.
The Count sprang towards the bed, and drew
aside the curtains. The countess was there;
and apparently awaking from a gentle slumber,
she raised her head, and in tones sweet aa se
duction, inquired,
“What’s the matter, my dear?" *
‘Madaine. answer me: were you st the hall
in the Opera last night!”
‘•Oh! that's a rather hard joke, lovs; espe
cially to commence the day with!"
“By heaven's, 1 shall go mad!" rc-earned the
count : and turning in his exasperation on the
magician, he found the spot just occupied by
that fortunate character, vacated. The wolf to
had penned in his sheep-fold, was gone!
It does not lielong to us to state whether the
repose of the .countess had been disturbed pre
vious to the jinnl? of this ceremony; it isprwsi
ble she rested sweetly during these hours of
vexation to her dear lord; but thia we do pre
tend to assert, and we tear Aot the limits of pro
priety in sospeaking—a jealous husband should
examine even the magi, in carnival time, beforr
locking one of them up all night with bis wile.
The Nav.il Coukt of Inquiry. —The New
York Evening Express of Wednesday, Ute 19th
inst., says:—“The Judge Advocate expects t«
close the taking of prools.iii tto protracted case
of the Somers, to-day."
M utiNi: Gi.u I'..— Experiments have been made
in England with a viewto-testthe adhesiveoual
ities ofa composition invented by Mr. Jellery,
beating the above name,- which have resulted ui
showing it not only to be insohiblc in waler, but
of so binding a nature that when a ball formed
of two solid pieces of hard wool joined together
by means ofthc glue, and weighing 8| pounds,
was fired.with a .-hare ol'ls ounces of powder
from an eight •« <ne dinance of »ev-
vu hintosrai 5(1 yards, it.slruck the ground, from
raufoich it several times rebounded, without the
slighlesi. appearance of the joining having giv
en way, aluiottgh the wood in one or two places
appeared shaken.
A hall thus formed was subaequenUy subjora
ed to the ncljyn of. -j sledge’ hammer,
which shaifercd t.bcra\ood..b';l did mu. separate
the parte. -fl
Goon News. —The report we notjeed a week
Ur two since, of the surrender of the fugitive
Greek Indians, wlei have so long harrasaed our
western frontier, to Coi. Hitchcock, proves to be
correct. We have seen Mr. Rieharde, the in
terpreter of<?ol. 11. who informs us that 21 war
riors, and 29 women and. children, have c rme iu
and have been sent to < preparatory
to their removal Wewt. The Intliansare repru
synied as liavingbeen in a verv destitute condi
tion for a long li.m-na-tand have been forced
to surrender by the rtpto-ftttoifk of our jieople a
gainst them.
Pas-cover-Hadjo, theChicf. acknowledges that
he ha- heade-t nearly all the bands when depre
dations have been committed —and has been titre
limos wonneed by the whites.
Two Micoosul'ji warriors are included in the
above number—they at first refuse;! to come «
But tills heiogthe only hand of Indians in the
Most, and the difficulty of jolningtheir brethren
in the South, has induced them, with the Creeks
to submit to removal.
Wc congratulate our fellow citizens ol the
Middle and West, o’l the further prospect ol fu
ture peace andsucuiity.
Fivin thf Vh/urlegton Mercury.
T h<j 11 ninc Valentiue«
• .l»u!ivi»<b r tnifft in »ich den Tod.
norn *o Imitqfrr ptlimu-’*
Kliil fond and true, though wedded lom#,
The bard, at evr retired, '
Hut luueing o’-et the Annual tn.ng.
His hncn'i’* dear nui»e inApirrd
And an lie traced her virtue* now
With .ill line’s vernal glow,
\ grn v huh u-rnn hi* b« ndetl brow,
Like indud Irai from autumn bow,
Fell to the page below.
Ik paused, and with a innurnful mien.
The sad memento raised,
And long upon its silvery sheeu
In pensive silence gazed ;
And it a sigh escaped him then,
It were not strange to say,
For Fan< y’s favorite* are but nma,
And whoe’er lelt the stoic when
Fii>t consvion* «»i decay I
Just then a soft cheek pressed*hi* own
With beauty's fondest teal,
And sweet words breathed in sweeter Immu*
Thus murmured in his rar :
“ Ah ! sigh not, love, to mark the u«a
Os Time’s unsparing wand ;
It wiu not manhooC's -oatwaid grace.
The charm of tauliicps form ui»d/ec«.
That wuu my heart and |xund-
“ Lo ! dearest, ’mid these matron locks,
Twin-iated with U*ine«ewu,
A davit oi silvery luatie mocks
The midnight the) have know:
bnt time to Lighted cheek and ue*».
Mu v all bis snows impart;
Yet shalt thou feel in rny caress
No chill oi waning tenderncst.
No winter of the heart y*
•‘Forgive mr, dverest Beatrive! w
Thwgtalrful bard replied.
As nearer, and with .tender Ju’»a
He prre»rd her to his side*;
*• Forgive tiie momentary tear
To manhood’* faded prinw;
1 should have felt, btHi’** thou been nna«.
Our hearts, indeed, haw , nou I“ l l * fe* l
From all tlie frost* of ll n »* •
f'rom the Dutton AHuv
perplexities.
! (FROM t,hb O.EBM AN. )
flee, how rim ivy,.through the myrtle fraila,
And with his lively green deceive* hi* foa,
T ill, with rude he strangle* life :
Thn.«, thro' man’s pleasure*,'steal* the shrub of waa. >
• HBINMSJS.
L- there a home beyond those shining .-tar*,
For mortals o! this shallow, tiny earth I
A home, where nil promiscuously rueetp, *
Whose live* below allow d irtmid bujdh !
Oh ! why is man denied th| gift of
To fctreUh hi* sUuihiiig eyes beydfad this world...
And view the deep and rfoirtbre Ahead oi woe,
Or joy. for Mpitits in oblivion juried.
The sky ia bld* above us, and* the tun
Peers through th-. witty glotfim to gist u » light
And nJ! around lliiaempty.JtmUow world ’
S <«k but to make it* awluF darkness bright
And weeping zephyrs, »WvUg which can lend
The dullest hqU w sooth? human ear.
Bn-te o’er the earth, and push to hud, in vaiu
Their awcetcM notes can Mart a single tear.
Yet Mill the invisible Nt prk goes on,
And all man’s pu>sion's registered above—
Hi* horrid luM*. revcAgt aIKI capric*
And vague und dir;Uny,* transitory kn.
Thy gradual renovation, man t j r fi nwi
Thy Rurrow em ndw J.hl family fulfills
And sell eiishnne/l eternity but mocks
Thy puny vlforl... «o display ll.’ w„ u . unIUM.
But »«..>n ibis toil. mi.,. wUI
*•*" i . " '““i 1 ’ will rend 'he Ilinwy vrff'
Thi n iliist must .hako ( ,fl <j UHi „„ d ljunwu ’ **
So IvM.r mortal, m ||| o , ir ,„rre p ii ou fan LF
Ciml.ndft, Dentnil-er 17 tk R
AvtewA, January 18, l«.x
nc, tny iuxi ■.THignvd, do CerUty thnt we cuiue
through in th« Now OjfhoHjtjon Line wf etagoa
rnnninsf from /F ranklin, Mr. to aMac'iwm, (lu.—
He found as H'Xid aouchqß. mid us fine team.* of
w«- < ver rode tifter, and th.- most akillfui uud gen
tlcmanly drivcYt* thnt w« ever saw on any Hue.—
Thi.* line it conducted in n atyle that cannot be
surjMHtfted by any. We arrived at Mtidiaon threw
hout Hin advance* of the Mhil ur Pilot Lints. Wt
• an cheerfully recommend to the travcUng public
ibe above line.
<’‘apt. Smith Cbam, New York,
Jo* HTA WuiTMABSH, BoStOn,
John S. Rrmfon, New York,
John W. Hctchingf, N. CUiroUtui
Wm. L. Bor box. Philadtdphia.
jail kfi Owen. Mobile. 3t