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" AUG UST A.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27.
Si-gar Crop— Mr. P. A. Degelas, a mer
chant of New Orleans, has prepared a statement
of the Sugar Crop ot Louisiana of 1842, making
the total amount 140,316 hbds., by far the largest
crop ever made in Louisiana.
American Enterprise. —We have seen,
□ays-tne IVew-TOTivl'ici’ian v>- rhe irrtiw.. ftn
interesting letter from Gen. Rufus W elch, now
on a Mediterranean lour, in his own ship, and
■with one of the finest circus companies in the
world. He was, at the writing, at the city oi
Algiers, astonishing Christians, Jews and Ma
hometans, and, as a matter of course, coining
the currency. Since his letter the company
have been at Genoa, bound to Constantinople*
Col. Alvah Mann, the partner of the General,
sets sail this day with an immense troupe, such
as Cadwallader, Glenroy, and others of that ilk,
for Demerara. Welsh & Mann have more
than one hundred thousand dollars invested in
this business.
The TarITF. —The Journdlof Commeice (Lo
co Foco) ever rings changes on the old tune ol
the Tariff. One ofits last lamentations is like
that which the Macon Democrat took up some
time since, viz: that Loaf Sugar is tailed six
cents per pound. In relation to this the New
York Tribune has the following. “The bounty
paid to rich manufacturer’s under this Whig
Tariff is rather small.
Tax on Sugar.—A friend hands us the fol
lowing quotations from the Price Currents oi
different years, to illustrate me Jourmilof Com
merce's assertion that the consumers ot Loaf Su
gar are taxed six cents a pound by the present
Tariff:
Oct. 16, 1830, Brown H.iv. Sugar, cis. duty 3 c
“ “ 19 “ ’ u •*’
Oct’l7, ISW, Brown H.v. Sugar,....BJ *‘ ‘ ac
“ “ LoafSugdr II fy =
Oct. 14, 1843, Brown Hav Sugar, . ‘ *
u .. Loaf Sugarll* ** “ b c
Arrest. —A young man oi n.giiiy respecta
ble connexions in this *ty, says the Philadel
phia correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot,
was arrested on Saturday afternoon, on the
charge ot having caused the death vt one ol the
Professors of Yale College, during a fracas
. among the students, by stabbing. He was com
mitted to prison, and will no doubt be demand
ed by the authorities of the State in which the
offence was committed.
We have received from 8. A Holmes, of the
Literary Depot, the second number ol “lire
Mysteries of Paris,” a work which seems to in
crease in in.erest as it progresses.
Also, from the same, the Monthly Serial of
the New World, containing “Marlin Chuzzle
wit,” by Boz, “Loiterings of Arthur O’Lea
ry,” &o. Ao.
A correspondent ol the Washington (Pa.)
Reporter nomtea.es Mr. TalmaJge, of New
York, as a candidate lor the Vice Presidency,
and thinks that Clay and Talmadge would be a
proper ticket.
The Legislature ol Tennesee were to elect
United States Senators on Tuesday' last.
The inauguration of Governor Jones was to
take place on W ednesday last.
The English Harvest.—private letters re
ceived at Bosu n, says the Daily Advertiser,
speak more favorably of the English harvest
than the circulars which wc have already pub
lished. We extract the following, under date
of October 3d:
“The fears of the scarcity of bread have been
relieved by the turning out of the harvest, which
is quite an average in quantity and quality, it
was saved by a month oi the finest weather ever
known in harvest lime.”
Health of the Country.
The Macon Telegraph of the 24th inst. says:
—The sickness in this section of the country, we
are sorry to say, has increased in a distressing
ratio, since the Ist of October. Then, a tempo
rary coolness of the weather, and an immediate
prospect of rain and frost, induced us to flatter
ourselves with a speedy return of health. Alas,
how have we been disappointed: the daily pro
cessions of weeping friends, following the last
remains of those most dear to them to their final
homes—and the nightly sobs and moans of the
sick and dying, in almost every house—too fa
tally tell. The weather is warm enough fggthe
Ist of September—there has been no rain to
speak of since the middle oi August—anu the at.
mosphere is filled with an impalpable powder,
up to the higher regions. It is not wonderful,
therefore, that couzhs, colds, influenzas, &c.
should prevail, together with the usual disease:**
of the climate. Before we have a good rain,
which all should devoutly pray for, we need
hardly expect any change ror the better.
Jj* Mr. Brownson, in the Democratic Review,
thus severely, but justly, bandies the leaders ol
the Loco Fuco patty, and rebukes the members
of the party for becoming the dupes of designing
and selfish men:
“They-av-nt a. urautroJ-tnachine. in,w iliffh ve
shall be lhe cogs and wheels or lhe motive power
which they can work tor theirown ;o : iy.il el.*
vation and selfish ends. Hence their L. wiling
and caresses, their protestations oi love lu r toe
dear people, and llie it* maddening shout ot de
mocracy. But what do they propose fur your
benefit, and what have they done toelevale your
condition? They would extend to you the elec
tive franchise —but with the express understand
ing that you are to vote fur them!
In Kentucky, the Locos call a Tyler man
a no-tunred coor.
Pork Packing.—The Cincinnati Chronicle
of October I*l says:—The season for this impor
tant business is fast advancing. We notice cx
-ensive preparations for the coming season.
We learn that contracts have been mqpe lor
Hogs at 82,50 per 100 lbs —Whether it will
range above or below that mark is yet to be de
termined, as the Hogs come to market. W c
think the price is a fair one, at the present prices
for Bacon and Lard.
Price of Fame —The Pittsburg Aurora states
that in the wars of Bonaparte, from the year 1801
to the campaign of 1813, it is estimated in th e
German journals that the sacrifice of human
life amounted to 5,800,000, not including pre
mature deaths from fatigue, exposure, Ac. A
pretty high price was this to pay for the fame
clone man, which ended in his exile.
Always Ready.—Du*.i g the last war a Re
volutionary veteran, livinguearthe ocean, nevei
■went to bed without having a w. 11-loaded gun
by his side. One eight there was a violent
thunderstorm, which shook the house to its
foundation. “Husband! husband!” screamer,
his wife, “get up!—the Britishers have land
ed or the Day of Judgment has come—l don’t
know which !’’ “M ell,” said the old sold er,
jumping up, “let them come on—they'll tin*,
me ready tor either of them!’
Perfection. —A celebrated preacher bavin;
remarked in his sermotHhai <■• ery thing ma e
bv God was perfect, “What think you . 1 me ?
said a deforme.t man in a p.* w :■eneath, who a
rosed from his seat, and pointed to nis own back
“Think ol you reiterated the preacher, “Why
you are the most prr/cs.' Au»r.Wa<A my eyes ever
beheld.
says The j
' th rtlTWlTliH I IBS iMllTi It al Sr
_ „
By last night’s mail, we received the follow
iug Circular of the Whig Slate Central Com
inrttee, giving us authentic intelligence of th
re»uk oi tue recent election in l.,ia '-* ate:
Whig Committee Room, ,
Uvlumm s, wet. 19, 18-13. j
The annual election in utno having just pas.
co, we take me earnest opportunity to commu
locate to our i.i Li. s me auspicious result. An
» fugs oi mis State wriit into toe canvas;,
Dome down by the aecumulaieil wrongs oi lues
L.egisiauuu, and tbe effects oi disagreements u.
ouiruriai politics, too stioug to be overcome m
mere gaily auaciimeuis. a bey had only a dec,
legaiu lor principles io cheer mem on; and tin
result, so tar as tbe popular voice could ix
Heard, lias Leena Uiauipli—a glorious victory I
ft tne result ol me election cues not exinbo
the vv frigs of Ohio in all the strength ot lts4u
enougu has been done to show that the plague
ot free trade and us kindred evils, have been
stayed; and that the crisis whichis approaching
in 44, will be nobly met and triumphantly
passed.
r he Gerrymandering of the State in 1840, foi
members of the General Assembly, and a like
iniquitous proceeding last winter for members
ol Congress, virtually disfranchises thousands
of W lugs in the election of their representatives,
t berelore it is that .the entire strength of the
paity can never be made to Ult, except in the
yearoi a Presidential election.
But mere are circumstances attending this
election, which are encouraging. Ihe bad le
gislation o; me last few yeais, has awakened a
> r A4 J7 a I L4LII f p h Util. tim>-Ww
are proud io acknowledge that in many instan
ces men have risen superior to me trammels oi
paity, and contended maniuliy lor principles
ana lor me rights ol me peop e.
In the disti ictmg of last winter, our opponents
provvied tbr tlie eleclion ot 15 Locolocu Mem
bers of Congress. But 12 only have been elect
ed! show ing a dear gain of Huree uistricts, in
spite of party legislation.
Os the la Btaie Senators elected, lhe Whigs
have secured 9. Os tnose who held over, Hie
Loculocos bad 11, to 7 vv higs, securing a Loco
loco majority olJour in the Senate, retained un
der me operation oi the districting system.
Oi lhe 72 members of the tiuuseof Repre
sentaui es, the vv higs havedected 38 ih,e Loco
locos *2l—and three lUMp-ndem men have been
elected in opposition to me regular Locolocu
candidates under circumstances which induce
us io believe that on all great questions which
divide ttietwo patties they will act with Hie
Whigs. Under this expectation, we claim a
majuuty oi 6 on joint bailot.
This result is siuficieut to arrest the march oi
coiruptmn. The cliff.ring complexion of the
two Houses, produced as oetore explained, wul
disaj puini me nopes oi many who iiad lonuly
expected that the ensuing election u'ould give
the people a.L-gislature which would justly and
honestly represent tireir wishes, but —courage
trieiids ! i his evil w ill now be corrected by a
fair districting ol the State: Bad legislation
will be prevented: Nopr«s/*.crii>claws obolster
up demagogues can be passed. And, w e may
add, from me signs ol the times, both in oui
own stale and among the sisiers who have re
cently held their elections a favorable augury
may he drawn, promising nothmg I* f than be
election oi the Whig nominee lor t,.E Presiden
cy in 1844. Al all events, in the name of oui
Wiiigrelluw citizens, we pledge U/no for snc/i a
resuU?
b'rom the National intelligencer.
Lig.ii vs. Gocofoeoism.
“A little learning,” say s somebody, “is a dan
gerous thing and such seems the opinion to
which Lucofucoisni is coming, as to lhe possi
bility ol spreading its Locuii.es w here there is
popular intelligence. Witness the lullowing :
“Influence op Know i.edgb.—l'he nan ilk*
(Ky.) 1 ribune states that several of the leading
luocoiocos oi Adair county oppose the common
schdk 1 system avowedly on me ground that it
woufe cause all. he youth, to grow up Wags! The
editor pertinently adds : "w e cannot nut admit
that there is veiy good ground lor their appre
hensions. It any Locoiuco wishes his child io
glow up in his own politics, he had better keep
me little fellow’s mind as dark as a wolfs
nioum.”’— N. O. Topic.
From ibis it would appear that lhe more ig
norant a man is, the better Locoloco he makes.
Jack Cade’s policy of burning all books and
hanging up eV. ry man who could write, with
his inknurn about his neck, was the true way of
bringing every body to his principles and mak
ing them perpetual.
The Lexington (Va.) Intelligencer says:—
Mr. Abel, who has lately written a Biography
of his Exrelle cy, the President of me United
States, it is said, has received a portion of hi s
reward by the appointment of Bearer of Des
patches to Texas, which is rather poor pay, we
should think, for making a book out olsuch
scanty materials as his subject afforded. It was,
however, an unnecessary expense, for it needs
no biography to preserve the recollection of Mr.
Tyler in the minds of lhe American people. He
has immortalized himself by a course of con
duct which has no parallel except in one memo
rable instance in the American revolution, and
with his illustrious exemplar his name will go
down, a beacon of warning to traitors, to the la
test posterity.
account of some of Mr. Duff Green’s
recent diplomatic exploits, as given by himself,
characteristically enough, too, is given in a let
ter from hiinseit. Mr. Green, having acquired
the ambassadorial crolc'nct, appears determined
io “go ahead,” at all events. He shoves the
Minister at London aside with periect nonchal
ance, and crosses over to Paris, and finding Gen.
Cass engaged “on me quintuple treaty,” seems
to have set in to wo k there, too,asit the weight
ol the whole country was on iris shoulders!—
Upon the whole, we have seen nothing richer,
fora long time, than this foreign mission of Air.
Duff Gleen.— Alexamtria Gazette.
The Pursuit oi* a ruth—r-Tiie greater num
ber of those who study naturd trequemly do not
consider that with the eyes of prejudice they
will never discover more than that which they
nave resolved betoreuand to find; as soon as
hey perceive tacts contrary to their own ideas
luey quickly turn aside, and believe their eyes
have deceived them; or else, if they turn back,
it is in ho, es to be able to reconcile them wit,:
those notions with which their mind is imbued,
it is thus w e find in enthusiastic philosophers,
whose pre possessions show the u, even in those
things which most openly ■ ontradkt their opin- i
ion**, incontestible proof-ofthose systems with
which they are pre-occupied.
i heie are very tew luen in the world who
think deeply, who render to themselves all ac- I
count ol tneu* ideas, and who have penetrating
minds. J ustness ol intellect is one of me rarest |
gius n'iiivo-wmxira on tko— human opo- -I
vies, 100 lively i n im- ginstion,an over-eag< r
curiosity, are as poweifill onstaclcs to the dis
covery ot truth, as too much phlegm, a slow
conception, iuuulonce ol mind, the want of a
thinking h bit. All men have more or less
imagination, cui iusity. phlegm, bile, indolence,
activity. It is from the just equilibrium which
nature has observed in their organization that
justness of mind depends. Nevertheless, the
organization oi man is subject to change, and
the judgment ofhismmd varies with the changes
which his system is obliged to undergo; hence
those almost perpetual revolutions which take
f>lace in the ideas of mortals; above all, when
mere is a question concerning those objects up
on w hich experience does nut furnish them w ith
any fixed basis wueieon to support them.
To seek and discover truth, which every thing
strives to conceal from us, and which we are
trequemly disposed to dissimulate to ourselves,
or which our habitual terrors make us fear to
find,'here needs a just mind, an upright heart,
in good faith with itseii, and an in agination
tempered with reason. With these dispositi ons,
we shall discover truth, which never shows; it
selfeither to the enthusiast, smitten with his
reveries; to the superstitious being nourished
with melancholy; to the vain man pufied up
with his presumptuous ignorance; to the man
devoted to dissipation and to his pleasures; or
to the reasonerdisingenuous with himself, who
is only disposed io form illusion- to his irund.
Internal Improvements in Onitx—The
following statement -hows the length and cost oi
the canals and roads in Ohio:
Miles. Cost.
Ohio Canal and branches... .33-1.... $4,694,93*1
Miami Cana187.... 1,*237,555
Wabash and Erie Cana189.... 2,257,161
Miami Extensionl2s 2,468.307
Hocking i anal 56.... 842657
VValhotiirina 25.... 568,264
Muskingum River 91.... 1,432,235
Pennsylvania and Ohio 86.... 420,0<k
Mil n 10.... 23 39;
Cincinnati & White Water... 25.... 100,000
M'Adamized roads, ab0ut....633.... 1,981,820
1559 $15,926,32k
The Alexandria Gazelle says, that Mr. Me-
C'.irniiek’s Silk Factory in ihai town is now in
full operatiou and the whole process ol spinning
and reeling going cu successfully.
•S.VIUKDAY MORNING, Oi lUBi-.R, 28.
Si.iita vaiolina Rail Road.
We are requested to call tbe attention of tl
üblic to the notice of the Charleston R< 1
toad, announcing its readiness and capacity t*
ransport any quantity’ of Cotton that may pfiei
XV hile on the subject of this road, wedesii
. call the attention of the Directory to a frau
hich is being practised upon the patrons of th
oad, either by’ the Company or in its nami
cnich we shall expose in its true colors unles
iis abated. We allude to the trick whrcli i
, ractised in the name of the Company, in assuri
ng to receive and forward goods from the wharf
> the Rail Road Dep> t at Charleston, free m
any charge save the drayage and wharfage,
while in fact the grossest frauds are practises
upon those persons who send goods in that way,
in extravagant and extraordinary charges fo>
drayage. We know not whether the Company
is interested in this snail game though very deep
shave, but it is done in their name, and their
agents collect the bills which are made out in
lhe name of the Company; wc advise them
however to look to it as well for the protection
of their own interest as to avoid a rod which
is in pickle.
Extraordinary have receiv
ed from our friend H. L. Jeffers, of Hailibuig,
the most extraordinary potato, of the genu*
Spanish, we have ever seen. It was taken
from the garden of Mr. J., and measures five
leet three inches in length.
Dennet, of the N. F. Frothingham,
arrived at Wilmington from Guadaloupe, in
forms that it was extremely’ sickly there when
he left. Americans and the English are the great
est sufferers. Almost every vessel looses some
ofits crew.
Health of N. Orleans —The Picayune ol
the 22. i inst. says:—Below our readers'will find
tbe report of the Charity Hospital for the past '
week-ending at 6 o’clock on Saturday’ even
ing:—
Admitted
of yellow fever 45
Discharged
of yellow lever,
Deaths ”d
of yellow fevers 2
Jj'The Albany Courier says, “we are grati
fied to learn from one of the D trectors ol the
company, that an arrangement, so far as the di
rectors have the power, has been made with
some gentlemen, who have ample means, tc»
complete the road by November of next year,
and all that is now necessary to close the ne
gociaiion, is the ratification of the Stockholders
this we hope they will not refuse to do, as it
will secure b?yond a doubt, the completion ot
the road by the time the next crop is ready for
market,and will give permanency to the business
of Albany, and advance more rapidly the im"
pio/emcnts of the City.”
Thanksgiving Day.—Flournoy of the Co
lumbus Enquire: notices the Proclamation of
Gov. McDonald, and adds:
“The Executive, in his ; reclamation, has set
forth many good and sufficient reasons for thus
ob-eivtng itieday indi -ated. We would sug
gest another, which was likely forgotten—tiie
people should, and no doubt will, be truly lltank
lul that his excellency Is about to retire liotii his
present lngh official station. We shall obey* or
ders in the premises; but had tbe reason sug
gested been originally assigned, we should have
probably a little overdone me mazier.”
Dess- ved Compliment to the Ladies.—
The following excellent toast was drank at lhe
great "Bran Dance" celebration on the 4th, al
Campbell Court House, and received, as it de
served to be, with fifly-fi.be cheers:
“The Fair—The rose has its fragrance, the
violet its perfume, the rainbow its cokrs, the
universe its order and symmetry, the vault of
heaven its sublimity: but thou addest lustre to
them all.”
fatherola family near Detroit, Michi
gan, stopped the only newspaper which lie al
lowed. himself or family, and solely’ on the
ground of expense. This man chews sl4 60
worth of tobacco a year.
Nhw Shoe Machine.—The New York Ev
ening Post gives lhe following description of the
manner of making shoes by a machine owned
by Mr. Ruggles, of No. 6l> Gold street, in that
city: “The sole leather is first pressed between
wooden rollers, which makes it extremely firm
and compact —much more so than hammering
cando. It is then placed under a cutting ma
chine, which at one operation cuts it into the
rightshape. Meantime another machine, is bu
sily making steel wire into screws of about three
feet in length, all oi which is done with surpris
ing celerity. A fourth machine punches the
sole with holes, inserts the screws and cuts it off
at the proper length. AU that is then necessary
is to rivet the screws by a tew blows with a
hammer on an anvil. The soles manufactured
m this way are s uperior to the Napoleons, in
asmuch as the rit’eis adhere better, and lhe leath
er is rendered more compact. They are pro
duced with infinitely less labor, andean be af
forded tiny percent cheaper.
Rich and Posor —Education. —AVe learn
from the St. Louis New Era, that a sermon re
cently delivered in that city, by the Rev. G. El
liot, on the duties of the rich towards the poor,
was receiving deservedly high commendation.
We extract the lollow ing from a notice of the
sermon. It is worehy the attention otall; and
especially those who profess to be the followers
ol Him “who went, abi.ut doing good*.”
“The education of the children of such pa
rents as were in the state oi destitution wiaeti
Mr. Elliot considered to call for charitable as
sistance, was earneGly dwell on as a religious
and social duty. He considered that ii was at
the peril of their souls that a religious society--
I that a religious cotnuiui ity, suffered toexis:
among themselves, witaioul an effort to arrest or
I lessen Uie evil, lhe frightful ignorance wh cn
i was the portion ot the children of the destitute.
Because we cannot remove the wuoieofthe
I evil, let us not satisfy ourselves with doing no
■ ihiti” lhe share wiiivathi*congregation can
I do towards its removal is far from trivial, even
it it produces no effects beyond the work actual
ly cone; we can annually rescue fitly or sixty
ol tire pan; er children of this city f rom the curse
of ignorance, and the temptations to a’hicu
sharp want is exp sed. Even if we do no wore
than ibis, we will have thecqnsolationof know
ing that we have lessened the evil, and we can
look at what remains w ith sorrow, indeed, but
without self-condemnation. But there is no
lear, it we set such an example, that others will
be slow to follow it; we shall, al least, be but
foremost in a glorious attempt to diminish ig
norance, want, and misery, among the indigent
and Iriendless. I do not give Mr. Elliot’s words.
1 wish lie would furnisn for publication a copy
of his excellent discourse.”
Ths First Sword.—Many of our readers
have perhaps seen the annexed anecdote, but it
is good enough to l ead a second time. It was
told at a 4th of July celebration at Providence,
R. 1., by the Hon. Mr. Tillinghast, a member of
Congress from that State:
The first sword that waved in triumph upon
the surmounted ramparts of Yorktown, was a
Rhode Island sword. The owner of that sword,
as he clambered up the work, received upon his
hands and arms the stabs of the bayonets that
were aimed at his iife, and having gained the
summit, and planted himself firmly there, he
lilted his sword aloft in his bleeding hand, and
c. lied aloui to friends and foes, "Capt. Stephen
Olney's company forms here."
Manufactures in Illinois.—The Editor ot
the Chicago Democrat states that the clothes
’ now being manufactured at Green’s mill, in La
: Salle county, are equal to any brought from the
I East, and better at the price. Having been re
i cently elected to Congress, Mr. Went worth, ed
itor of the Democrat, has bought a suit of this
“premium cloth” on purpose to take to Wash
ington, and thus show by acts rather than talk,
that he believes in patronising home industry—
t’*e best kind of protection.
Ron Peter to pay Paul.—This proverb had
its origin in lhe time ot Edward VI., when much
ol lhe lands ol'St. Peter, at Westminster, were
invadeil by the great men ol the Court, who
.herelore allowed somewhat out of them towards
he repair ot 8h Paul’s Church.
AUGUSTA, GA, I THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1843.
Highly Important!
Wc take pleasure in calling the reader’s at
ention to the subjoined card (for a copy o
vhich we are indebted to a friend,) of a very ex
ensive firm who have heretofore carried on ;
ery heavy business throughout the country:
nd now, to keep pace with the spirit of lhe age
lave found it necessary to advertise. It is quin
■omnion, in a card ol this sort, for the proprietor*
o promise much more than they can perform; bu
n this instance, we apprehend the greatest con.-
>laint will be against the despatch with
their pledges are executed. To those, tlferev
fore, who have any business in their lifie, we
commend the perusal of the card for further par
ticulars.
DEATH & CO.
wholesale and retail dealers in spirits,
Take this opportunity of informing theft
triends and a discerning public, that they con
tinue the trade ot making Drunkards, Bunltrupis,
Beggars, and Maniacs, on the most reasonable
terms, at the shortest notice.
The advertisers return their sincere thanks to
their numerous, steady, and attached customers,
and to all the tippling part ot lhe community,
forth: increasing countenance and extensive
patronage which they now receive; and tuey
nope that the many proofs which are to be
found in every town, village and district ol
America, ot the success of Death & Co., in the
above line of business, will secure to them tbe
■ ncreasedsnpport of all Drunkards, Dram-drink
*v*rep.refi <--e*raiom*i -m*sluuu*i*.s as.icelLgs tar,*i;-._
er to silence the advocates of Temperance so
cieties, those bitter enemies of this long estab
lished and popular trade.
Death & Co. beg leave to assure the public
that the article in which they deal, is the bes.
and most pie sant poison in tlie world, and ha:
never been known to fail in any instance where
the individual has preserved, in the use ol it foi
.he limited time D. & Co. piescribe.
Io order to do business in a respectable style
the advertisers have obtained a License from
the State, under whose benevolent auspices
they are legally authorized to bring the IVivcs
rtztri FawiZii’S of their customers to misery, and
io wound maim and beggar, andto drive to deli
rium and death, as many as the public good re
quires. In particular, Death Co. will spare
no pains ta secure the. eternal uamnation of as
many as will favor them with rheir countenance
and support. To accomplish these desirable
ends, it is only necessary for the individual to
take half a glass occasionally, till he feels that
quantity insufficient to gratify the craving ap
petite, which it will soon create, and when this
whiskey appetite is tot med, the result at which
/Jertt/nJ’Cu. aim are secured, as the person is
then prepared to brave temporal and eternal
misery for the sake of another glass.
For the accomodation of these numerons cus
tomers, anddepatchoi their increasing business,
Death if- Co. have appointed a sufficient number
of active agents, who are stationed at convenient
distances in the streets ol cities, and along the
tit, t/ucays ai:d cross-roaus ar.d in the villages of
e’/Rry countrydistii: t. Death.#- Co’sagents may
be ktuown by the R:d, Curlain'a Window, the
Vera gris screen, and the sign over the door—
Entertainment for man and beasi* — Refreshments
&c. &*:• &c.; and may be found ready for busi
ness at all hours by day or night (Sundays -not
excepted.)
Satisfactory references can be given to the
Bridew 11, iM-atic Asylum, Hospitals, the Jails,
the GaUoi’-s, or the Drunkard's F- reside.
N. B. Death & Co. beg to caution all Tip
plers and Dram Drinkers, from giving heed to
whatever Parsons, Preachers, Medical men, and
all advocates of Temperance Societies may say
against hard drinking, as these gentlemen are
enemies to this soul and body destroying business.
A Home ThuCst —The Rev. Rowland Hill
was celebrated for I is talent, his boldness, his
piety, and his conscientiousness. He would
never suppress his feelings, or modify his lan
guage, through lear of giving olienqe, aftd was
never known to omit an opportunity of illustra
ting a sentiment, or administering a deserved re
proof, however embarrassing it mi;jht prove to
individuals who might happen to be present. It
is related of this good, but eccentric preacher,
that mi one occasion when speaking of the sin
attendant upon dress, and conformity to all the
fashionable fooleries of the day, he observed:
“I am well aware many of you are ready to
say—‘Mr. Hill, look at horn .* look at your own
wife? It is all true, 100 tat her. there she
is;” and then applying himselfto her inthe pres
ence of the congregation, he said with astonish
ing effect, “You know, Mrs. Hill,l have often
pointed out to you the sin and folly of pursuing
extravagance when you could relieve so many
of your fellow creatures, in place ot wasting
your money in this way."
A Patriot.
The “Vicksburg Whig” of the I2th instant,
furnishes the following sketch of a scene be
tween a Repudiator and a merchant of that city,
whose reply deserves to be engraved upon tablets
of gold:
On Monday last, says the Whig, a gentleman
of this city stepped into a store with a paper in
his hand, and with a polite bow and a smile,
saving:—
“Mr. , I believe you are one of us, and I
wish to have your name to this paper.”
“What is it?” was the prompt reply of the
merchant.
“It is a call on Capt. L B ,to become
a candidate for the Legislature: he is a man in
whom we can trust; he is against paying all
bonds, against all banks, all funding systems,
and the very man we want.”
“Then lie is a repudiator.”
“Yes, he is a repudiator in the full sense o
the term.”
“Well, Mr. , I came here about seven
years ago; 1 bought property on a credit when it
was very high; the property fell, so that now it
is scarcely worth half as many hundreds as I
gave thousands tor it—l might have repudiated
that debt; I might have le f t with what little pro
perty I had, and they could have obtained no
thingbut the house and lot I bought; or 1 might
have carried on my business in the name oi
somebody else, as many have done, but I did
not do it: 1 have worked seven years to pay the
debt, it is now paid, and I am willing to woik
ten years more to pay the debt of me State if it
is necessary, rather than she should be called
dishonest: that, sir, is your answer.”
The repudiator sloped.
The Confessional.—ln a town some fifty
miles from Boston, the members of a religious
society were in the practice ot holding conference
meetings in the cfiurch, at which they made a
kind ol conlessional technically called recount
‘ ittg one’s “experience.” A very pious member
ol the church, -Mr. D. was in the haldt of inviting
nis neighbor L., who was not a member, to at
tend these meetings—at one ot which Mr. D.
got up and stated to tliecongregation thathewas
a great sinner—that he sinned daily with bis eyes
open—that he willingly and knowingly sinned
that goodness dwelt not in him—that he was ab
solutely and totally depraved—that nothing but
the boundless mercy and infinite goodness of
Gud could save him irom eternal damnation.
After this cdiilession of Mr. D., Mr. L, who
by accident had been placed upon the “anxious
scat,” rose and with the most imperturbable
gravity, stated that he had but little tosaj* for
him**.":, but the brethren would remember that
he had lived for twenty-five years the nearest
neighlair of Mr. D.—that he knew trim well—
irere intimately so than any other man—and it
gave him great pl.-asure, because he could do it
with more sincerity, to confirm the truth of all
brother D. had confessed oi himself.
AVhen Air. L. sat down, (under the visible and
audible smile of the whole congregation, the par
son not excepted.) Mr. D. went up to him and
said, “You are a rascal and liar, and I’ll lick
you when you get out ot church.”
Small Change.—Any one travelling along
the seaboard of North Carolina, will notice the
immense quantity of dried herrings used by the
inhabuaLts. They appear to constitute lhe
staif of life in that quarter.
A gentleman on iris way to the South not long
since, got out oi the stage and entered a tavern
for the purpose ol refreshing himself. After ta
king a glass of whiskey, and treating the driver,
he turew down half a dollar. The barkeeper
looked perplexe I, and said, “I have no silver
change, sir, but plenty ol the common, if you
will take it.”
Here he counted out thirty-seven herrings,
which the traveller had to roll up in a piece oi
paper and take with him, thinking they might
serve him lor a dinner. The stage went on,
and at the next slopping place, he hailed an old
lady, and asked her if she could sell aim a loal
ol bread. She offered him a large loafol fresh
rye, and in return he counted her out six her
rings.
“La me,” exclaimed she, “where did you get
so much change ? Can you change me a quar
ter ?” This he did cheerfully, and had six her
rings remaining to eat.
From Havana.—By the arrival last evening,
of the I ti" Daniel Webster, Cant. Parker, we re
ceived a Havana paper ot lhe IDtti inst.
AVe learr from Capt. P. that the newly ap
pointed Governor General O’Donnell, had arri
ved at Havana, and was to have been installed
the day lhe D. IF. sailed.— Ciiar. Ccur.
JJ-AVillis, of the N.Y. Mirror requests the
ladies of the United State*; not to say bust and
I lust tor burst and first —nor for harsh—no:
pvutly tor pretty.
MONDAA' MORNJfyG, OCTOBER 30."
Lati: from TexabA® the arrival at New
ftleans of the sl’lioOH?* from Gal
eston, intelligence*.W ; Koeived. which con
tents the report ol the iais of tha steamer Sa
ah Barnes, with 17'rtm of lhe 30 souls who
vere u:i board, among was
owner and captain. '^K , t:
There is a total of the cotfoa crop on
he Barssos and Cotor-M caused from heavy
ram. in the lower comrtfy. Blatters from the
ipper country speak mfyie favorably.
jjycapt. war steamer, rtie’
Princeton, and iheGrea’ -AVesiem, have had a
trial of speed, which resjfeed in a complete tri
umph of the “Yankife s’ip” over” her English
competitor. The Princciffi, it will be remem
bered, is propelled by the Submerged propeller
of Ericson.
Health of New Oil. Jbans.—The following
is the report at the Charier* Hospital,during the
forty-eight hours ending ,; aid the evening ci.
the 22d
Admitted , 4*'« ;
of Yellow Fever. | ■ .J..- 9
Discharged.... •--?
ofYellow Fever
flSk.
ol’Yellov.* f
D.triiig lhe i
vetting of the 23d, Iherw^j^—
idmilted ■••• 20
of yellow fever**?S? * - • • .7
Discharged 29
of yellow fever.... . -13
Deaths•* 4
of yellow fever..., 3E^*: ** *
Health of MoßtLE.^Tiie.Mobile Herald of
the 24th instant says:—the best informa
tion wc have been able so jollier during the last
lew davs, we should judge ihatthe fever is much
on the Acrcose, and thafiti ravages have been
nearly checked —as tho«e cases that occur yield
readily to treatment, it *w|e except tbe smallest
quantify ol rain which Ml for about five min
utes near noon last Sfinday, there has been no
perceptible change in ihOveather —it still being
warm, with every prosj^cti-of its continuance,
On Sunday theie werebjly four interments, and
two of them from tw country: yesterday.
NONE!! ' .
Tenuessec—Two U. S. Senators Cho-
An extra from the Office, of the Nashville
Banner under date 011'511instant, evening, states
that on that day, at- P. M. the two
Housesof theGeneralitssembiy met, according
to joint resolution, inthe.Hall oi'Representatives,
and proceeded to the /lection of two United
States Senators.
Mr. Jennings, of the Senate, nominated E. 11.
Foster for the unexpired term of the late F< lix
Grundy, to serve till the 4tli of March, 1845. No
other nowination was made, and the vote stood
as follows) '-S> j
ri. H. Foster,.. 54
William Carroll, 33
Cave Johnson,.. . 5
A. Anderson,. 1
11. Watterson,. ...3- . 1
AV. Fitzgerald,.. -3k .t- I
Ephraim H. Foster was therefore announced
bv the Speaker of the Senate as duly and con
stitutionally elected Senator in Congress, until
the 4th ot March, 1845.
Th? General Assemfly then proceeded to the
election of a Senator if. Congress to serve for
lhe term of six years:from the -Ith of March
1841.
Mr. Hodsden, oflhellousenominatedSpencer
Jarnagin of Tlie vote being
taken it stood as follows :
Spencer Jarnagirii.s4
John Blair, .-W, 9
Alexander Arde’ipF ..-*..,11
ri. L. Turaey...” 1
AVm. Trousdale2
L. H. Coe 5
G. W. Rowles,6
M. A. Long< 1
T. L. Williams 1
AV. B. Reece, 1
Cave Johnson, 2
The Speaker of lhe Senate then declared
Spencer Jarnagin, to be duly and constitutional
ly elected Senator in Congress, for six years from
4th March 1841. Ball. American.
New Jersey.—The N. Y. Tribune of the
26th inst. says:—The new Legislature of New
Jersey assembled at Trenton on Tuesday, when
James Pat.erson of Monmouth was chosen
Vice President of the Council, and Alex. Bayles
of Sussex Secretary; Robert Shay of AVarreti
Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Taylor of Cumberland
was chosen Speaker of the House, (34 to 21,)
J. M. Newell of Cumberland Clerk, AVm. Nap
ton of Trenton Doorkeeper—all Locos, of
course. Office seekegs were most abundant. It
was doubtful that evening whether J. S. Green
ol Princeton or Mr. Haines ol Sussex would
be Governor, -
Lati: and Important from A’ucatan.—Cap
tain Beasson, of the schr. Argus, 18 days from
Laguna, arrived yesterday reports that when he
left Laguna active preparations had been for
sometime making, and hostilities were about to
be re-commenced betwqjn Mexico and Yucatan.
The latest accounts received at Laguna from
Vera Cruz stated that there was no probabilitv
of the Yucatan Commissioners coming to any
amicable understanding with the Mexican gov
ernment. AVe may now look fora renewal of
the desultory, indecisive, powder-wasting and
climate-destroying waifare that made up al
most the sum total of the reports from that coun
try during its recent invasion by th: redoubtable
troops ot Mexico.—A'. O. Tropib.
The Bangor Vi nig oi Monday states that the
filth tjial, on Saturday, for the choice of a rep
resentative to Congress, from ihat district, t<r
minated in the election of AVm. Paine, the reg
ular AVhig candidate, by a majority of 196 vetes
over all others.
Front the CharkSio:: Mercury.
The best joke of the Season.
Mr. Bp.ownson* in the last Democratic lievuw
concluded a series ol pfofoundty simtied articles
Ojjthe Origin of Government, which we place
among the ablest and most valuable politicales
says that nave ever appeared in this country.
But in the midst of general clearness and strength
Mr. Biownson sometimes undertakes to define
what is indefinable and to grasp in logical for
mula what is by far too subtle to be caught by
the coarse meshes ol human languages. He
defines Humanity thus:
“We are to bear in mind that the genius Hu
manity—what we call human nature—is no logi
cal abstraction, but a real existence, and in
some sort, an existence independent of individ
uals. T his is only saying that humanity is hu
manity. This settled, we may proceed a step
lUrtlter. Humanity, in this generic sense is
causative, active, creative. This is affirmed in
atiil tiling tnat humanity is a reality. Our no
tion of reality is our notion of being or substance,
ol something that is. But our notion of some
thing that is—-that is to say, of being or sub
stance, is precisely our notion of cause or causa
tive force.”
The editor of the Wilksbarre (Pa.) ZAzrair
quizzes the philosopher in the following rich
strain—which it Mr. Brownson himself can read
without the healthful enjoyment of a hearty
laugh lie is graver than we are.
“We are to bear in mind that tbe genus of
humbug, what we call natural humbug, is no
logical abstraction, but has a real existence as
much as a shad and in some sort •independent
oi fodder and friends just after being elected to a
fat office, though never actually separable from
individu Is lietore election. This ’is only say
ing that humbug is still humbug any way you
choose to fix it. This pan of the weather being
settled we will venture a step or two further.
Humbug, in this pepper and ginger sense, is
causative ot much gammon, active as the greas
ed end of perpetual motion, creative ot promises
it d pancakes. This is both sworn to and atiirm
d in affirming that humbug is a member of the
egular army. Our notion of being a member
ol the regular army is our faith in tactions—and
m ith in the substance if things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. But our notion of
omething that is, is our notion of a jackass—
or a jackass, is—and not only is, that is to say
i : but a jackass, physically considered, conveys
precisely our notion of cause, kicking, and catis
ilive toree, and exists independent ol individuals
—so doe* a meeting hous*?'
Air. Weed’s Lellers from Europe.
Correspondence of tlie Albany LVcu.i'S journal.
NO. XXtl.
Melrose; (Scotland) August 13.
Wc left Edinboro’ tn the “Uhevy Chase’
.oacii this murniug, and at 11 were set down a,
Ife ‘ George Inn,' Alelrose. The distance is
'36 over a smooth M’Adain road, ana
.urotigha diligently titled, but no; fertile soil.
At jtalf past 12 we left for Abbqisibrd, three
niles from the village of Melrose. Abbotsford
is concealed from view, by a youugbut dense
forest, until j bu appruacu within leu rods of it,
baautifyiiig-a sequestered i ale at the tout of a
graces ul declivity, and within one hundred yards
of the river Tweed. The mansion andgrounds,
so far as their architecture and picturesque beau
ties are concerned, owe their existence to Un
taste and industry of their late illustrious pro
prietor, Sir AValter Scott, who found health, re
laxaiiuu and inspiration'm the agricultural, ar
boficullural, and dural employment ot a consid
erable portion of his time: Most ot the trees
which are now affording a grateful shade to the
mansion, and give such happyefiect to the land
scape, were set out by Sir fyalter himself.—
“He has done things,” says Mr. Lockhart,
“since bg came into ■jmssesston of Abbotsford,
which won Id have been reckoned wondrous,even
had they occupied the whole ol a clever and
skillliiijj'.an’s attention for a still greater num
ber of years.' . There are fine paths and riding
ways wending through the forest, y,*i:h poetic
wa’wrtalisin the rayit.es, and bow
ets in wfi.foh the i>>Wr-
ia«* sfy n) ,*nt*L *. I, ■■. < s
with the beaitiilnl gardens. Though “a thing
of shreds and patches” in detail, its general ef
leet is as tfiufy i iposiug as it is chaste and elc
gantr U a'-tiinds, too, m historical interest, tbr
much ot t;.., material of which it was constt nct
eil was obtained flora the various ancient Cas
tles, Abbeys and Monasteries that constitute lhe
themes and were tt.e theatres of his Poetry and
Romance. The gate-way is in part construct
ed from materials tiejonging the ancient Castle
of tlie Douglasses. A portion of the wallscame
from tbe old Abbey of Dtimfermline. The hall
is flouted with black and white marble from the
Hebrides, and is hung with Arms and-Armor,
as ancient and curious as that to be foiutd in
the Tower at London. In an adjoining arched
room you find an endless collection of swords,
firelocks, arrows, darts, daggers, btoadswonls,
claymotes, each with their sanguinary history.
Among these are Rob Roy’s gun, drinking-can
and leathern-poucl). Here, too, is the Paulock
and Key us tlie Tolbooth of Edinboro? These
relics oi other and datker ages remain precisely
as Sir Waller disposed them. In the dining
room are busts of Sbakspeare an I Scutl. There
is, also, t glorious portrait of Sir Walter, and
fits favorite dog Mafia, by Reaburn. with por
traits ot .*.la<y, Queen ot .Scots, the Earl of Es
sex, the Duchess ol Buccleugli, &c.&c. Near
Ute drawing room window is a water Fountain
in a which, “in days ot yore gra
ced tue cross of Ediuborough, and used to Upw
with clatet at the Coronation oi’ the Smarts?’
'f he sprendii! fitrniture of the drawing-room is
bt ebony wood, and was presented to the Poet
by George the Fourth. The library is an ob
long, some thirty feel by* forty, with a roof ol
carved oak. Il contains over twenty thousand
volumes, classified and arranged by him whose
niind was imbued with their contents. There
are two large cases of MSS., one ot which re
late to lhe Revolutions of 1715 and 1715, and
the other to Magic, Demonology, &e. There
are, in the library, copies of the works of all
the Authors ol the present century, from those
Authors, with their Autographs.
We were shown into the Waverly Banelum,
a snug, quiet apartment, to which there was but
one privileged visitor. This was Maida, the
Poet’s favorite and laithful dog, of whom there
are two portraits, one of which is said to be so
life-like that the Game-keeper usedlo insist up
on whistling him into the fields. There are
Books on three sides of this study, and a * light
stair-case by means of which Sir Waller went
to and from his sleeping aparfmen without pass
ing through the other rootns. Theie is a por
trait of Cl .verhouse and a small full length
Painting of Rob Roy’ in this room. The table,
by which, and lhe Chair in which, he sat, while
writing as man will never write again, (tor
there can be but one Scott as there is but one
Shasspeare) stand as they did when bis lamp ot
1:1c was put out! A'ijuimn;; t*m :•-acred. ; . a
small press or closet in which he used to hang
his overcoat, gun, implements of husbandry,
in which lhe clothes last worn are now deposit
ed. He was dressed when he was out last with
Lockhart, in mixed pantaloons, drab coat, plaid
vest and white hat. These all but sepulchral
vestments were viewed with melancholy inter
est.
Next to the pleasure of seeing “Sir A’v'alter
himsel’wi’his great fbt hond,” as Christopher
North described a striking Portrait of him, was
that I enjoyed “in meditation high” about the
room in which the great intellectual engine of
the 19th century wrought so many of its prodi
gies. In the wide world there is no spot so hal
lowed by genius. Here rose the sun whose
rays were reflected as far as letters are known.
This is the literary store-house Irom which the
richest treasures were drawn. This is the cru
cible that gave out the purest gold. Here the
noblest creations of the imagination were con
ceived, matured, perfected. This waslhe birth
place of a race that will not die; tor here Wa
ve ly and Mannei ing.and Moultharns and Ochil
tree, and MegMcrriliiesand Pleydell, and Bail
lie Nicol Jarvie and Dugald Dalgeny, and Di
ana Vernoti and Claveriiouse, anti Lord Evan
dale and Manse Headbig, and Jeanie Deansand
Saddletree, and Madge Wildfire and Caleb BaJ
derstone, and Ivanhoe and Rebecca, and Annot
Lyle and Tressilian, art:', Amy Rohsarl and
Mike Lambourne, and Wildrake and Ravens
wood, and Sir Piersie Shafton and Redgauntlet,
and Anne of Gierstein and Nornti, and the
Udellper, with many others equally illustrious,
were born.
Sir AValter Scott commenced hi *, literary la
bors in 1796, by the translation, from the Ger
man language, ot the woiks of Burger. In
1799 he translated a German Tragedy and wrote
several Ballads, thus trying his ‘’prentice hand?
1.. 1802 his ‘Minstrelsy of the Scottish Bordet,’
in two volumes, was pubished. He wrote Re
views of seve al new works that year. ‘.Str
Tristram,’ by Thomas the Rhymer, appeared in
1891. In 1805 came ‘The Lay of the Last M in
strel,’ with numerous Reviews, in 1806, ‘Bal
lads and Lyrical Poems,’ with additional Pre
views. In 1808, ‘Marmion,’ with a ‘Lite <-f
Dryden,’ and other works published under his
auspices with notes. I n 1809 lie edited and pub
lished the works ot ditierent Authots, running
through 16 volumes, and wrote sever:? Revi-ws.
In 1810, ‘The Lady of the Lake .was produced,
together with ‘English Minstrelsy,* in 2 vol
umes, ‘Mi.*.s ,Sew:*.r.!" Liican.l Woiks’ in", vol
umes, and more Review . l:t 1611, the ‘ \ iswn
of Don Roderick,’with the‘.tecret History ot
the Court of King James 1? In 1812. ‘ltoke
by? In 1813, ‘i’ne Bride of Treitmain? In
1814,‘Waverly,’with the‘Lite oi Dean Ewilt,’
‘Men<oir of the Somervilles,' and .several other
works. In 1815, ‘Guy Mannering,’ ‘The Lord
of the Isles,’ tlie ‘Field ot' Waterloo,' and a pop
ular song. In 1816, ‘The Rntigtiarv,’‘Paul s
Letters io his Kinsfolk,’ first series of ‘Talesol
my Landlord,’ and the‘Edinburgh Anni al Reg
ister? In 18P7, ‘Rob Roy,' ‘Harold the Daunt
less,’ ‘Border Antiquities,’ wi-fi oilier works ot
less magnitude. In 1818, ‘i'lie Heart of Mid
Lothian,’ ‘Antiquities ol Scotland,’ ‘The Scot
tish Regalia,’with several Reviews. Inlßl9‘The
Bride of Lainmermoor’ and the ‘Legend of
Montrose,’ ‘lvanhoe,’ with several other works.
In 1820, the ‘Monastery,’ ‘The Abbot,’ ‘Lives
of the Novelists’ and ‘The A r isionary? In 1821,
‘Kennilworth,’ ‘The Pirate,’ ‘Coronation ot
George the IV,’ and other works. In 1822,
‘The Fortunes of Nigel? 'Halidun Hill,’ and
■Memoirs of the Civil Wars in 1653.’ In 1823.
‘Peveril of the Peak,’ ‘Quentin Durward,’‘St.
Ronan’s AVell,’ and an ‘Essaj’ on Romance?
In 1824, ‘Red Gauntlet,’ and a tribute to the
.Memory of ‘Lord Byron? In 1825, ‘Tales of
the Crusaders,* ‘Woodstock,’ with Reviews and
songs. In 1826, ‘Letters of Malich i Maiagrow
ther? ‘Chronicles oi the Canongate,’ (first se
ries) ‘Life of Napoleon Bonaparte’ and Re
views. In 1827,’ ‘ Pales of a Grandfather,’ ‘Es
says on Agriculture and Ornamental Garden
ing,’ ‘Reply to Gen. Gourgaud,’ and ‘Miscella
neous Prose AVorks? In 1828, ‘Chronicles ol
the Canongate,’ (second senes) ‘Tales ot a
Granitather,’ (second series) ‘Religious Dis
courses’’ and Previews. In 1829. ‘Anne of
Gierstien,’ ‘Tales ot a Grandfather? (third se
sies) ‘History ot Scotland,’ ‘Tlie AA’averly Nov
els, with new Introductions and Notes. In 1830,
‘The Doom of Devorgoil,’ Demonologj* and'
AVitchcrait,’ ‘Tales of a Grandfather,’ (lourth
series) ‘History of Scotland’ (second vol.) with
elaborate Reviews. In 1831, ‘Tales of my
Landlord,’ (fourth series).
This list, formidable as it is, by no means
comprises all the works that emanated from Sir
A alter Scott. There was a vast quantity of in
cidental matter, in addition to the gigantic a
mount of intellectual labor which this long cata
logue ot Books exhibits, appearing simultane
ously in the magazines and newspapers. Nor
was this his only employment, for while these
works were dropping from his pen. like ripe fruit
from an over-burthened tree, he was discharging
tris duties as Clerk of a busy Court, and Sheriff
ot his county, and was actively engaged in im
proving and cultivating his grounds.
’The aermons’.vere written for a young clergyman.
(Mr. Gnidon.) who -übscqueni! v rfc Sir Walter’s
t leave lopuDUbu Uuw '.q: U’.ft •• -> v
A. /
The character of Sir Waller Scoit, viewed h
<ny of the varied and even cnequered at>peei.
nat it iteeli tu lhe world, excites lu*
Highest admiration. His genius derives lustn
« turn his virtues. When, alter lie.supposei
aimseif in possession ol an independence, h
.Vas overtaken by pecuniary nuslurcunes, wiu.
whatiion-heartea firmness he met me shouK.
and relying upon his jien, determined io work
through an appalling load of debt*. See will
what true philosophy he writes in his Journal:
January 22.—l feel neither dishonored nor biokc
down by the bad—now really bad news 1 have received.
1 have walked iny lust on tlie domains 1 have planted—
sat the last time in the Huhs I have built, but death
would have taken them from me if misfortune izac
spared them. I'uereis just another die to turn up a
gainst me in this run ot ill luctt — e. if I should biea
my magic wand in the fall from this elepbant and lose
my popularity with my fortune 1 * ’
* Bull find my eyes moistening, and that will not
do. 1 will not yield without a light for it. When 1 set
myself to wurs. doggedly, as t Dr. Johnson would have
said, 1 am just the same man 1 ever was.’*
Again, when negotiations were pending with
tris creditors, Sir waiter says:—
“It they will permit me I will be their vassal for life,
and dig in tlie mine ot my imagination to find diamonds
(or wuat may sell for such) to make good my engage
ment* n
And again:—
“Now that the shock of discovery is over and passed
lam znuciz oetter oil on tbe whole. 1 fuel as u 1 hah
.Mia Ken oil my shoulders a great m tssol garmei)i*--r>cn ;
mdeed, but always more a uurthen Umu a comim b
’ If 1 could see those auout me as in
different to the loss ot rank and fortune as 1 am, 1 sJhuuid
ue completely happy. As it xs, Time mu»t salve that
sore, aud to Time 1 trust it. ’ ’ ’ ’A most
generous letter from Waller and J ano, offering to xuter
pbae with their fortune, dec. God Aamtgixty ror id I—-
mat were too unnatural in me t«>aecx pi, dutiful
anil afiecuoiiute m them to -uct, *
1 felt at aWaKening. - -y J
‘I had drunken deep
Os all the blessedness of sleep.’’
I made not the slightest pause, nor dreamed a single
dream, nor even changed my side. This is a blessing
to be grateful for.”
AV hen the pecuniary calamity came upon him,
and like Byron, he saw his ■‘household gous
shivered” around him, Sir Walter was engaged
upon Woodstock. After his affairs had tx*en
pat into the hands of Trustees, he “returned to
the wheel,” and on the 4th ot February .said: —
“From lhe 19ih of Jun. to lhe 2d of Feb. inclusive, 1.
exactly lit teen days, during vvnich time, wn* the in
tervention of some days idleness, to let imagination
brood on the task a httie, 1 nave written a voiume. A
voume, at cheapest, is worth JbIOOV. This is working
at the rate ot £24,(XX) a year ! but then we »nu»t not
bake buns foster than people have appelilies* to eat
them. They are not essential to the market, fi he pota
toes.”
From this time, forward Sir W alter l.aboreu
with indomitable energy to extinguish a dew,
Irom the coinage of nis Drain, of more than
31300,000, to;* wnich he had Decotne liable by
nis business relations with Constat le &C*>. auu
Ballantyne & Co. But the labor was too severe
even lor hisherculean meatal and physical.pow
ers. There were admonitions ol tue fate w inch
awaited him as early as 1826, as may be seen
by a note in his private Journal: —
“March 14... What a detestable feeling this it uttering
ol the heart is! 1 know it is nothing organic, aud that
it is entirely nervous ; but the effects oi it are sicaen
iug to a degree. Is it lhe body brings it on lhe mind,
o. is il the mmd that indicts it on lhe bedyl”
The result of Sir Waiter's literary labors,
from January, 1826, to January, 1828, was a
dividend ot six smllings sterling on tlie pound
to his creditors, amounting in the aggregate tu
X 10,000, or 3200,0001 W nat Other .author ever
did or ever will realize such 'another sum trow
his own intellectual labors? Forthisillustrious
demonstration of genius, industry and integrity,
the Creditors, as well they mignt, “unanimous
ly voted him their thanks.” Aller this dividend
had been made, his private Journal says:—
“I «ec before me 3 long, tedious and dark path, but it
leads to stamles-s reputation, ffl die in tne narrows,.as
is very likely, I .shall die with honor. If 1 achieve my
task, 1 shall have the thanks ot all concerned, and me
approbation of my conscience.”
But human faculties, though with all the
strength and tenacity of iron and steel, may be
over-taxed, as were those with which nature en
dowed Sir Waller Scott. Someot the rapacious
creditors who made merchandize of his brain,
tu use his own burning figure, “treated me like
a recusant turnspit, and put a red-hot cinder in
to lhe wheel alongst with me." And finally, the
“leather which breaks the camel’s back” having
tieen added to Sir Waller’s burthen, he was
struck down by paralysis, and alter lingering a
few months, was gathered to his fathers. How
painfully sublime to lhe sorrowing friends wnu
surrounded him, must have been the breaking
of that athletic frame, the quenching ol that
lowering spirit, the goiugviut ol that “light which
no Promethean spark can relume!”
AVe followed Sir Walter irom Abbotsford,
the theatre ol his glorious achievements, to Dry
burgh, whose ruined Abbey is hallowed by his
dust. How appropriately chosen lor the final
repose of such precious remains? What monu
ment so fitting and expressive as the crumbling
walls, and lofty, but silent, towers of an Ancient
Scottish Abbey ! Dust to Dust • Ashes to
Ashes! Ruin to Ruin!
Dryburgh Abbey has a romantic location,
about five miles from Abbotsford, upon the Riv
er Tweed, in a wood whose foliage conceals it
from view until you approach its ivy protected
walls. It was founded in 1150, by Hugh De
Moreville, Constable of Scotland, upon a site
previously devoted to Druidical Worship. Ed
ward 11., in his retreat from an unsuccessful in
vasion of Scotland, in 1322, burnt lhe Abbey,
which was rebuilt by Robert 1., and again par
tially destroyed by the English in 1514. In ’
1604 the Abbey became the properfy and resi- <
dence of the Earl of Mar. It now belongs to
the Earl ot Buchan, who is a relative of the late
Sir Waller, and who resides near it. The re
mains of Sir Walter repose by the side of his
Wile, (who died about five years earlier,) in St.
Mary’s aisle, one of the most solitary, andyet
striking features of the Abbey. The day atler
the Funeral of “his poor Charlotte,” the widow
ed Poet said in his Journal:—
“The whole scene floats as a sort of dr cam before me
—tlie beautiful day, tire grey ruins covered and bidden
among clouds of foliage, where the grave, even in the
tup of beauty, lay lurking, and gaping for its prey.”
Sir Walter Scott’s youngest Daughter, of
whom there is a most spirited Portrait at Abbots
ford as is known, survived her Father’s death
but a few months, and Mrs. Lockhart died in
1837. Two Sons, one a Lieut. Colonel in the
British Army, and the other an under Secretary
in the Foreign Office, are all that remain of this
Family. Abbottstbrd, though still encumbered,
will continue the property of the present Sir
VValter. The copy-right ol the AVaverly Novels
has extinguished much of the debt since the Au
thor’s death, and will, should Parliament extend ■
the laws protecting this species ot property,
ultimately wipe out the entire amount.
But perhaps I am exhausting the patience of
those whose admiration of Sir Walter Scott, ana
all that is connected with his writings, his char
acter and his memory, is less enthusiastic than
my own; and though I never weary in reading
or writing of the Author of AVaveriy, I will not
hazard, at this sitting, a heavier dratt upon the
goodnature of my friends.
NO. XXIII.
Melrose, Sunday, Aug. 13, 1843.
No brighter sun ever rose to bless and beauli- j
ly tlie Earth, than that whichdawns upon us this
Sabbath morning. Nor is it possible to breathe ;
an atmosphere more bracing and balmy than
that which refreshes and gladdens our spirits.
The view from lhe Eildon Hill, at the foot ol
which Melrose reposes, is one of surpassing
beauty. Every object within the vision’s reach,
has been made classic by the inspirations of Po
etry and Romance. Beyond the Tweed, the
hills of Ettrick and Yarrow are seen. Upon
its banks the ruined Abbeys of Melrose and
Dryburgh yet lilt up their broken towers and
crumbling"walls. And in every direction you
identify points, or features, or objects, with 1
which the imagination had been made familial :
either in ‘Marmion,’ lhe ‘Monastery,’ or ‘St.
Ronan’s Well? ,
On our return from Dryburgh Abbey yester- ;
day, we learned that there was to be Preaching
to-day in Melrose Abbey! Our visit to this
magnificent ruin was therefore gladly deferred,
that we might have the unexpected privilege oi
attending Church in a Temple erected eight
hundred yeais ago, and where, for more than
two hundred years, the voice of Thanksgiving .
and Prayer had scarcely been heard. (
At half-past 10 o’clock this morning, the rus- |
ty bell which yet hangs in the Abbey tower ,
with hoarse and feeble voice, summoned the co’ a
gregation. Temporaty seats had been rang ,ed
on the green grass carpeted area of the Abbey.
At 11 the service commenced. Twodiscou 1 .•ses
were preached, one from the Old and the o zher
from the New Testament. Both were pt jrely
doctrinal. No allusion was made, either t n the
Prayers or the Sermons, to the circumt .tance
that' a Christian Ministry of the 19tb c- ■ntttrj’
was proclaiming, to an enlightened peof foe
open and widely diffused truths of Rev< flatten,
upon the very graves of those who, in '
centuries, and tn a dark age, were pr actising
mysterious rites and barbarous orgiesu von their
deluded and besotted followers.
But though the Preacher was as lit: ;ra i j n his
texts and contexts, as anj’ “Kittle dru tnmlc” or
“Mucklewrath” that ever edified a con'-rega
tion of Covenanters, I doubt whether
nations of his hearers could be r estrained.—
What an occasion was here for 4;! historical
discourse! And how deeply I r egxsited that
some ot our own eloquent D vi tses tvere not
standing in the shoes ol this ve: j* wanhy but
exceedingly unimaginative Clerg yinari ? ”
The presence ot so many stra' crers d isturbe*!
h c Swallows, Wrens, ana ot' - c ; s
have fur so many ages had tin Jispteted posses-
*Mr. O’Connell must have borrow tfcigU in
remark made to «6at Dublin, a l i {..*
iormei klter. * • -.ed»n a
•ion ol the Ruin. They were flying, fluttering,
.ud singing auove our heads during the sei vie.
Nur did tueir natural melody unngle vnharmo
nously with tne voices of those singing Un
raises of their Creator with a more tuieihgei.
.nd responsible sense ol his pet lections uti
mwer.. The ‘delicate air,’ the ‘lov’d mansion
y’ot birds, and lhe scene—a Scottish Rum—
ecalled vividly to niemo{y this beautilui an
not inapplicable passage in Macbeth*—
Dunean, fhis castle hath a pleasant seal: the air
Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
uulu our gentle senses.
8.-nquu. This guest of summer,
The temple-haunting maillel, does approve,
iiy his lov’d mausioury, that lhe heaven’s biealh
smells wooingly here: no jolty, ineze,
Buttress, nor eu.gue of vantage, but this bird
Hath made his pendent bed, and prxereant cradle :
Where they most breed and haunt, I have observ’d,
The air is delicate.
Melrose Abbey has its literal and its roman
tic history. For the latter, it is indebted to the
creative genius oi the Author ol Waverly, in
nis “Monastery.” The former, is written
among the annals of the, rapine and blood. It
was founded in 1136, and is esteemed the finest
specimen of Gothic Architecture in Scotland,
reitig David conlerred it upon Monks of the
Cistei ican order, by whom it was dedicated to
the Virgin Mary. It was plundered and dese
crated by the English army under Edward 11. in
1322, but repaired by Robert Bruce, whose
Heart was subsequently deposited here. In
1382, it was burnt by the English under Richard
11. It was again rebuilt, only to be plundered
again by Lora Evers in 1545, and subsequently
almost wholly destroyed by the Earl ol Han
ford. And during the civil wars, while afford
ing an Asylum to the it was bom-
Grtto l ‘.Z ... yet, much Dt
quisite wdricuhuisa'lp. The Abbey is 28* fyei
long, 195 leet wide, and 943 in ciicumlerenee.
i'lie tombs of Alexander 11. of St. Waldene, its
second Abbot, and many of the Douglasses,
who were buried here, are yet preserved and
identified. The Abbey and lands around it are
the property ot the Duke of Buccleugh, who
looks careltally to their preservation. In obe
dience to the following poetic direction ot Sir
vV alter Scott, in his Lay of the Last Min
strel—
“lt thou wonid’st view fair Melrose aright,
Go visit il by lhe pete moonlight ;
For tbe gay oemni ot ligltuomedey,
Gild, bul to floul, the ruin, grey,”
we obtained the Abbey keys and returned to
view its Rum* at 10 o’clock in the evening, by
the “pale moon-light.” Now it was a Ruin iti
all its solitude and sublimity. The moon’s
beams were reflected thruugn portals and win
dows, casting a mellowed light upon canopies,
pedestals anu niches, with chi-selled or carve.:
Apostles, Saints, Abbots, &e. &c., with which
the Abuey abounds. The choir or chancel,
which is still preserv.-d, displays the happiest
architectural taste, and the eastern window,
tnat looks out upon the rising sun, is very mag
nificently constructed. In describing this por
tion ol the Abbey; lhe Poet says:—
“The moon on the east oriel shone
Through slender shafts ol shapely stone
By fohaged tracery combined;
Thou wnuid'st have thought some fairy's hand
’Tvvixi poplars stiaight and o*ier wand
In many a treaaish uno. had twintd;
Then .rained a spell when tbe work was done,
And changed the willow wreaths *o stone.”
Having lingered lor nearly an hour 'amid ,
these solitudes, almost as silent ourselvesas the ,
mighty dead upon w hose sepulchres we were |
trea.img, we returned to our Hotel and our |.il- ,
lows where the objects that had absorbed oui ,
waki’.ig thoughts, came trooping back in dreams ,
and visions. 1
In o.ur visit ttf Dryburgh Abbey, we were
rowed .across the Tweed by an old Lady who ,
has officiated as the “Charon” to this River tor ,
nearly ibrit ty years. Nhc had often, she said, fer
ried air W alter over, x'ho came sometime* to
show the Abbey to strangers, and sometimes to
wander about its ruins alone.
New-Castlk-upoN-TynE, Aug. 15.
Having passed two delighti’nidays at Melrose,
we left Scotland in the coach after breakfast
yesterday,without having seen .'nany ofits places
and objects of interest, partly because we had
several days of bad weather, but mainly because
of lhe iiifiunity which restrains i.'fy jedestrian
uabits and inclinations. My intei.'Bed visit to
Falkitk, sterling Castle and Bannockburn,was
interrupted by two days of constant and heavy
rains. Ot some ol these great historical land
marks we had distant views. The sanguinary
field of Bannockburn is seen from the Railway
in our approach to Ediqborough, and in cross
ing the hills near Melrose, many striking objects
are pointed out, amongwhicnare Nidpa.’h cas
tle, Ravenswood Castle, Mount Bengar, (for
merly the residence of the Ettrick Shephenljand
lhe crystal Lake where Wordsworth says:—
“The swank on sweet St. Mary’s Lake,
‘ Float double —swan and shadow.”
Thirteen miles from Melrose we came to lhe
ruins ot Jedburgh Abbey, situated upon a ro
mantic rock, by the side of the miniature River
Jed, at the western end of the town oi Jedburgh,
and surrounded by what is here regarded as
dense forests. This ancient Burgh, upon the
“bolder” of Scotland, w as the theatre ol stirring
and sanguinary events in the “troublesome
times.” It was frequently plundered, and has
been the scene of much bloodshed.
There is not much to interest travellers be
tween Jedburgh and New-Castle. The road
crosses several hills and through extensive
, heaths, upon which it is said Cattle and Sheep
: graze to much advantage.
[ New-Cast’e, though we were approaching it
in a clear day, was enveloped in clouds of smoke,
the darkness ol which was visible several miles
out. It is a place ot about 50,0/.’ inhabitants,
who seem actively aud prosperously employed.
I’he Co.»l Mines are not only a great source ol
w ealth to> the Noblemen and Gentry to wl om
they belong, but 01 employment and support to
the other classes. New Castle enjoys some
Commerce, and it has engaged to some extent
in the man uiacture ol iron, steel, glass, and
even woollens. It contains, too, lhe Hospitals,
Churches, bchool-Houses, Barracks, and other
public butldi tigs to be seen in all large English
Towns or CilAes. This was the birth-place ol
Admiral Colbingwood, and of Akenside, lhe
Poet. Several of the wealthiest Noblemen in
England not only derive their income from then
Cual Mines, bu l ha e erected splendid Mans ions
near New Castile, where they reside. Lum'ley
Castle, the residence ol the Earl of Scarborough,
Lambion Hall, toe sealot Lord Durham, a.ia
aowick, tue sea t of Earl Gray, are each within
a short distance 1 rour this place. Although lot
several miles aro.wnd New Castle the Earth has
been disetnbuweled, and you travel upon its
rim, there are but lew external indications o;
these subterranean excavations, it is difficult
to realize or believe, while walking or riding
on the surface, thax thousands, shut out iroui
Heaven’s l.ght and air, are below' you.
There are several! entire Streets ot large Stone
Stores and Dwelling-Houses in New-Castle,
without occupants, and, of c.urse, presenting a
gloomy aspect. They are monuments at once
ol the enterprize and folly of a wealthy individ
ual, whose hallcitudion led him to s pposeNew
t Castle was to tiva 1 London. He died a beggar,
and, 1 believe, in a Debtor Prison.
'1 here was a Ho rse Fair here to-day, and ont
iof die squares is yet filled with hundreds of the
most inhumanly used beats 1 have ever seen.
“All tne ills” that horse-“flesh is heir to,” stand
revealed in these p-oor animals, whom the jock
ies and grooms, wi h the aid ot spuis and otnei
rtimu.ants, keep prancing and vaulting before
the “Jimm V Greens” who are become purchase..*
wt an “’orseV’ The bipeds, who seem equalh
divided bct'.reen sharps and flats, are most vehe
ment in voi< :e and manner, but their conversa
tion is, fort, »e most part, in a language eiihet
too refined of too barbarous for our cotnprehen-
’ -sion.
In the even ring we went to the Theatre. The
1 price of Bo: ’.-Tickets was three pence. Tbe
1 Company, co uld it have rejoiced in an “Intani
Phenomenon, ” might claim remote kindredshir,
to that ot the n ever-to-be-loigettei: “Ci ummells?
who, you will remember, confessed that he
“never knew t.lxe worth of that incomparable
woman [nis wifce] until he saw her balancing
upon a fourteen .toot pole, with a brilliant dis-
. play ot fire- work sat her heels!” One ot the
5 Stars in this tragic firmament, is a gentleman
'i whom I well remt mbered to have seen playing
inthe Albany Tl matre, from the circnmsance
that he talks as it C he had a mouth-tnll ol hot
buns. We remained to see a I ' t, * ,b I t ' r *“
bandit dirked, a he roine faint and halt a dozen
out-laws arrested, when wc lett without taking
“checks” for tbe A tterpiecc.
York, Auzusl 16.
Leaving Ncw-C astle at hall past 7 this morn-
■ intt we proceeded bv coach to Darlington, 3b
miles The first th irfy miles isthrough a much
woiked coal regio 3. Lands here are doubly
valuable,yielding,. as they do most abundantly,
agricultural wcaltii from within. We passed,
with onlv a brief st< *p, the ancient and venerable
r looking town of Du rhatn, which is 14 miles from
New-Castle and 15 5 from London. Its magnifi
cent Cathedral, in I oe Norman style ot arciii ec
r ture, founded in 104 '3, stands upon an eminence
from which lhe tot vn and surrounding country
. is seen to great adv. image, she Bishop of Dur
. ham is a personaof vast wealth ; and there
is an appearance ot substantial and tolerably
' well diffused pros;* -rire throughout the town -
• Durham is as a»w :n uistinguished m England
: tor its army ot “Ol 1 Mails? as it is in America
for its fine breed-of Cattle. The streets and
1 house* here, iltoL’i ;h very old and antiquated,
t are kept clean, tint. with tireir arbors and trellisc
-1 work,‘abounding in roses and hon-y-suckie,
pr-ent a cheerful aspect.
York, at which place wc arrived al 1 o’clock
“ ranks r-'flit to 1-0 o* lon in historical in‘.ero»t, and
VOL. VII--NO. 44.
vas at one time a place ot even g A cob.id
.•ration than the now ungufy metrupula.
Earliest history of York i* obscure. H* eariy
is 121 it is known to have been occupied «. *
Prison by the Bomans. Adnan «4ato umefl
us head quarters here. Seveius, by
vail around the city of York wa. eiegtod, died
n‘2l‘2. Constantine Chlorus, another Roman
Emperor, died here in 307, alter which bui son,
woas'atnine the Great, who was born at ■ or '*»
was proclaimed Emperor by the Army. In m®
Jih century York is said to have been the scat
•>f England’s Commerce and Literature. Ine
first meeting of what became the Parliament
was held here, in 1169. York was the theatre
upon which VS illiam Rulus, King Stephen,
King David ol Scotland, Henry lhe 2d, Kich
aid the 3d, Henry the Bth, aud Charles the Ist
enacted some of their sanguinaiy drama*. But
York Minster is the object ol abiding and ab
sorbing interest. We have all lieaid aud read
much alioal this vast pile, oi which, however,
it may be said, as il was said ol the magnifi
cence of an Oriental Ruler, that “the halt has
not been told.” St. Paul’* Church and West
minster Abbey, but for their sepulchres and
monuments, would be thrown into the shade by
this mighty structure. In magnitude and splen
dor this Minster is said to be surpassed only by
theChurchof St. Peterat Rome. Amongu* prin
cipal monuments are those ol Archbishop
Scropc and Sir George Savi.le. Ibe nave and
choir are adorned with carved heads of the
Kings ot England from William I. to Henry
VI. Its numerous and elaborate windows are
ot glass filled with exquisitely painted scripture
illustrations. This noble Catnedral suUeied
severely by two greatly
Antiquities. There’are no-less than sirreen
Churches that look old enough to have been
built before the deluge. Its Castle was erected
by William I. The Chuich of St. Mary, ot
All Hallows, and St. Dennis, were founded
when York was the Eboracum of the Humans.
The Romans also built Clifford Tower, of
vhich the Ruin is preserved. York is pleas
antly situated upon the River Ouse, which i*
navigable for vessels of about 150 tons, its an
cient streets are remarkably clean, and its seem
ing anti-deluvian tenements are so unilonnfy
neat and cheerful as to impress a stranger witb
very favorable opinions ot the domestic taste
and habits of it* wives and daughters.
Sheffield, August 15
This, you know, is one of the great mauulac
turing towns ot England. Il* celebrity lor cut
lery and Plated-ware is provetbial. indeed the
mouths ot the whole CiVt.iZed wo Id have been
fed with the Knives and Fork* manufactured at
Sheflild. It is a place of some sixty thousand
inhabitants, and though with a smoky auuo»-
phere and dingy appeaianee, fumuhes abun
dant indications of industry, enierpnse anu op
ulence. The is reniaritabie for little el*e than
ii* manufactures, and lor the excellence and
renility nf the surrounding country. In in
quiring for its antiquities 1 was told that it could
..oast ot a Monument which was Chantry’*
first effort in sculpture, and of affording the
rights of sepulchre to tbe executioner ot Charles
the First. We visited the sales room and man
ufacturing establishment of “J. Rogers &. 800,“
whose names are familiar to all Americans, aud
whose knives, &c. are to be found in ivery
house in our country. From any thing that ba*
crossed the Atlantic, no adequate iuea Can be
formed of the perfection and expense to which
this description of manufactures is earned
here. We saw a pcn-kntle, perlect in all re
spects, whieh has 70 blades, and weigti* less
than a halt-penny. We saw, also, the dupli
cate of a knile presented to George the 4th,
which contained 1841 blades, and is valued at
200guines. We also visited tne exten.-ive, re
pntableand well known House of Sanderson,
Brothers, w’hereottr letter* ol inttoduHiun num
Mr. Benedict and Mr. Corning, procured u» a
cordial reception and kind otieis oi every at en
tion; but having looked through their woiks,
and w itnessed the process ol coverting Iron into
Steel, we hurried to the Rail-way station, nut,
however, until the Messr*. Sanderson bad con
fronted me with the New York 1 ribune, con
taining one of my letters in which a teltow-pas
senger was made a member of their House, in-
Mead of another extensive and sespeclable con
cern —to which he had belonged. Tlie error
consisted, not in the peculiarities 1 had ascr.bed
to that gentleman, but in making him a partner
in the wrong Aim.
Hsmptoh, 4 P. M.
This is is the termination of the Northern
Midland "Railway, and its intersection with tbe
Loudon and Birmingham Railway. We are
ratting lor a Train that will take us to London
(112 miles) in tour hours and a half. York
shire and Derbyshire, through whieh counties
wc have passed to-day, are just presenting their
bountiful harvests to the Sickle—literally to the
Sickle, for there are neither Cradles nor other
machines lor harvesting here. The crop pro
mises a rich yield. The scene, for an hundred
and filly miles, has been gorgeous to the eye
and grateful to the heart. Here every nook aud
corner of soil is pressed into the husbandmans’
service. The whole country, in every direc
tion, as far as we could see, rejoice* in Wheat
fields, apparently like some guluen lake waving
in gentleness and beauty. Jn the North ol Eng
land the harvest is a week later, but il' tbe wea
ther should continue favorable, the People ot
England wculd not lack bread if they had where
withal to purchase it.
England, hereabouts, abound* in Railway*.
1 saw near Nunnantou to-day, seven several
Trains upon three independent Railway*, dart
ing off like Meteor* tn different directions.
We passed through Wakefield, a most ro
mantic and beautilui town, which you readily
enough imagine to have been the residence of
Goldsmith’s amiable Vicar. Chesterfield, thro’
which we passed, is celebrated lor its extensive
manufacture of worsteil stockings, and tor its
tall, leaning spire to an ancient Church, resem
bling, it is said, the Leaning Tower of f’isa.
The Train which lakes us to London i*com
ing. So adieu.
NO. XXIV.
London, August 24.
London is now in the country, but unless you
have occasion to visit tbe M est End, this cir
cumstance would escape your notice. Tl.ere,
indeed, the chang* is apparent, in the absence
of equipages and the comparative solitude that
pervades the Palacesand Mansionsol the No
bility and Aristocracy. Everybody who have
Places in the Ctountry are off to them, a* are
everybody who nave invitations to Places. And
those who have neither Places nor invitations,
but. do not la' k the “needful,” go to Cheltenham
or .Brighton, or Matgate, or the Lakes, or to
Scotland, or to the Continent. And though
Lon.don has thus emptied itself ol it* tens ot
ihou. lands, yet Chea; side and Ludgate-Hill,
f leet street, and Migh-Holbotn, and Oxford
street, and the Birai.d, and tiie Charing Cross,
.ina a n hundred other thoroughfares, menu more
utlectvd by the absentees ilian lhe Hudson nver
is ly «: bucket of it* water
Par) lament is drawing one of its longest ses
siuDH lu* «* clo&e. if the ** 1 lines/ 1 “SthDcUfTd/
and half a dozen other leading London Journals
.delobe taken a* authority, there ha* never
oeen a Parliament so barren of all usetul action
Hid results. Nor has any foimer Ministry pro
mised so much and accomplished so little, rtud
I yet the Mioi-try commenced and closed the ses
| sion with a strung majority in both Houses.—
I’tris seem* to show that the Patient is either m
I a stale for which there is no remedy, or that be
is m the band* of Doctors who do not know
what medicine to administer. .
Sir Robert Peel’s “.slidingscale,"as is agreed
on all sides, wotksbadiy. But nothing has been
done to adjust or perfect its maihinety. 'lhe
Agricultural interests are willing to pay their
income Tax as tong as the English markets are
virtually closed against those grain-growing
Nations that have their manufacturing dune
ncre. But the Manufacturing and Commercial
interests of Engl, nd begin to discover that their
business and profits would be greatly enh. need
by an exchange of pn duets, it is, 1 say, begin
ning to be understood that it i» as oue uuh na
iuiis as with individuals, that wh< n each | arty
wants, what the other wants to part with, b th
can be benefitted by tl.e exchange. Engknd
has a re .undant | opulation, lor which the want*
employment. America has surplus piouucts
lor’which she wants a market. '1 he true inter
ests ol the English people, in this state ol thing*
would be promoted by an exchange of their n.an
tacture* tor our produce. This change of pol
icy, however, will not occur t ndet England’*
I present form of government. Nor is it desira
ble so tar as the true interests, pros] erity and
independence of our Countty is concerned, that
there should be any such change of policy on
the oartol Great Biitain. By the encourage
ment and protection of Home Industry, we can
create a Home Market for the products ot our
•oil, upon which the Farmer may rely with far
greater saletv and confidence, to reward his care
and toil Our course, however, be it what it
ma- w ill not alter things here England w ill
notc’hange her policy, in this respect, without a
Revolution. The restrictive policy is indispen
able to the Nobility oi England, whose enor
mous revenues, with here and there an excep
tion are derived from their vast and fertile Do
mains. The “Corn Lans” are a contrivance
by means of which the hundreds are made vo
luptuously rich, while the millions are kept
wretchedly poor. Tbe owners of the soil are
the Peers of lhe Realm, and constituting a*
rhev <to. one of th” Legislative branches ot the
G • ’*. crnrirent, there will be no chare in the Cvrt*