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(Education.
COVIN ITON FEMALES SEMINARY
TIIR PRECEPTORIAL care of th above I
name-l I.isticutiun, his been conferred upon
the sub-criher, by the Trustees, for the year 1851.
A large amount of money has been appropriated
by the ci’izens of Covington, and vicinity, for lhe
erection of a Female CoUegein this place. A com
modious and splendid edifice will be built, and all
the apartments tastily and conveniently fitted out.
It is confidently expected that the exercises of the
Collegiate will commence in January, 1852,
under an able and 'fficient faculty.
The exercises of the Seminary will commence on
the Th rteenth of JANUARY, 1851- Competent
Assistants will be procured in the various depart
ments.
The special object of this School is to instruct
young Judies in the rudiments, ns well as m the
mure advanced stages of a good education. Follow
ing the most approved systems of instruction, with
nine years’ exp rience in teaching, the subscriber
flatters huuself he can offer to his pupils advantages
not surpassed in any School in the State.
Particular attention will be paid to Reading.
Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar,
History, Competition, Penmanship, &c., as these
constitute the ioundauon of a thorough and practical
education.
The course of Instruction pursued at this Semina
ry is liberal—embracing every particular necessary
to improve the mind, form the manners, enlighten
the understanding and prepare the pupil to move
with ease, respectability and usefulness in any circle
of society or sphere of action.
Much of the happine.-sof every family depends on
a proper cultivation of the female mind. To accom
plish this object, and in every respect to meet the
wishes of parents and guardians, in relation to their
ponthful charge, no pains or expense will be spared.
The Principal will devote himself exclusively to
the instruction and discipline of the School. He
will eon ider hims* If invested with a discretionary
pare tai authority; constantly treating the S udents
with mildness and moderation, governing them by
applying the more honorable and generous excite
ments to good conduct; but in cases which manifest
deliberate wickedness and obstinacy of character,
when all advisory measures shill hive proved inef
fectual, he will then pro ced to i< fl cl such punhh
ment as may I e deemed necessary to rec'aim the
pupil and sustain the character of the School.
Parents and Guar Hans may be well assured that
their children and wards will be accommoda>ed with
board on he most reasonable terms, and every at- I
tention paid to their comfort end convenience.
The price of Tuition is reasonable, and in accord
ante with the tirae.-t. The Pupils will be charged
from the time of entering the School until the close
of the term. All dues must be paid at the close of
each term.
Music, Wax-work, Drawing and Painting, will be
taught t y skillful teachers, at reasonable prices.
To persons at a distance it may be well to say —the
locality is healthy and desirable ; the society plea
sant and cultivate
For further information address the Principal.
d3l w 3« JAMES 1.. RANDLE, A. B.
Kenesaw Female Seminary.
A boarding and day school,
lor Young Ladies—Marietta, Georgia. Rev.
Tbomas F. Scott, Rector.
The Twelfth will commence on MONDAY
FEBRUARY 3, 18'1.
Circulars sent, on application to the Rector.
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Qotels.
HOLLAND'S SPRINGS.
NOT INTENDING to engage again
- , ia-oahlk. ak UmSnuma3.X.would
present year, rnr roratona*
ol yt-a.s ; or I would fell the Property on a credit to
suit purchasers. Fur health, convenience, and as a
place of laihitnrble resort, it his been too well
kg>wnfor the last 5 years, to nerd a description.
ririertnj, Ac., application can be made tome at
Cartersville, Ga.
f<*2l w 4 • JOHN S. ROWLAND.
WALTON HOUSE,
BUY
JESSE 11. ARNOLD, Eijil
At Munroe, IVnlton County Georgia.
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FRANKLIN HOTEL,
BROAD STREET, Auguste Ga.,
JEIaL ® ne square above the Globe Hotel, on the
Suuili -tide of Broad street,
n 0-w|y D B RAMSEY, Proprietor.
EAGLE HOTEL,
MADISON VILLE, TENNESSEE.
THE BTBSCRIBKR takes pleasure
in returning hisihanks to his filends and KUl
the public, for the very liberal patronage here
tofore extended to him. And having recently im
proved and extended his buildings so as to afford the
bis’ accommodations tn almost any number of trav
ellers and ;»ersons wishing bo.irdmj, he confidently
expect* an increase of public favor and patronage.
Building situated on second blo -k south of the
Public Square one hundred and fitly feet long—
rooms regularly laid off and well furnished. He is
also veil prepared to take the bevt care of horses, &c.
Stable large and secure—careful and attentive ser
vants. In short, the grea’est attention will be paid,
and pains taken, to render all comfortable who may
call at the Eagle Hotel. JOSEPH R. RUDD. '
Madi nnvilie. August 3, PSO. au3 wtt
To Contractors and Builders.
SEALED PROPOSAL** will be received until
the 'JOih of February 185., for the erection of a
Brick EDIFICE for the Southern Female College
The plan ot the building, and specifications, can be
seen st the Secretary's Office, on and after the 20th
ol January. By order of the Board.
J. H MURRELL,
Secretary of the Hoard ot Trustees.
Covington, Ga., Dec. 27, 1850. d3l-wtPe2o
LIVERY STABLES,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
HARKALL HARRIS
beg leave to announce to
their friends in Madison and
■Xur .iY ■ the travelling Public gene
rally, that they have opened the above SFABLES,
and that they intend to keep as tine CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES and HORDES, ascan be found in any
Stables—with careful drivers. Citizens of Madisot?
and strangers visiting Madison, by coming to us will
always find ready accommodation, to go any where
they wi-h on reasonable terms.
M tdiaoa. lan. 2H 1850
SPRING HILL MACHINE SHOP?"
FOR BULL ING AND REPAIRING
£ali kinds oi UOI VON AND WOOL MA-
Y—mak.ng large SCREWS AND
GEARING,of all kinds—TURNING IRON,
WOOD, 4 c.,
ALSO, WOOL CARDED AND BATTED,
•ix al ec from Augusta,on the Louisville road,where
the proprietors will be grateful for atiorders—orthey
can beleftatC. A. & M. H. W ILLIAMS’S, Angus-
G-~or directed to Richmond Factory P. O.
d2O-tf HACK & DUVAL
GROCERIES, GROCERIES.
TllE SUBSCRIBERS are now re
ce’’‘n - an extensive assortment of Heavy
■ML »n l Fancy GROCERIES, which they
oiler tu;he Planters, Merchant* and Familfeeuf Geor
gia, on the most advantageous terms. Their Store
is just above the principal Hotels, and they solicit
ail purchasers visiting Augusta, to favor them with a
call and examine their stock.
They uow offer the fid lowing Goods for sale low ;
100 bales Gunny BAGGING,
250 coils | inch Kentucky ROPE,
SOhhds. st. Croix, Porto Ricoand N. O. SUGAR
100 bbls. Stuart’s crushed, ground and yellow Do.
250 bags Java, Rio and l.aguira COFFEE,
3l*o zegs NAILS, Peru brand,
20 tons Swedes IKON, assorted sizes,
200 bbfo. Canal FLOUR, of lhe Hiram Smith
and other choice brands,
100 boxes Sperm, Adamantine and Tallow CAN
DLES,
50,000 SEGA RS, of various quaiit co,
100 taxes TOBACCO, of different brands,
3.000 sacks Liverpool SALT, In fine erder.
Aad all other articles usually kept in the largest
Grocery Houses.
___ el-w J R. A NV. M. DOW
REUBEN RICH’S PATENT CENTRE
VENT WATER WHEEL.
CA UTION.--Having been informed that a cer
taia person named REED, is vending a Water
Wheel upon which ths water is conducted by means
of a spiral scroll, as upr-a “ Reuben Rich’s Patent
Centre Vent,” we hereby notify and caution the
public, that we will prosecute, tn all instances, At
any evasion or infringement upon said patent, both
the maker and party using, and wiil be thankful for
tnv information referring us ta j»anirs thus ireeqxiss-
Wg GIMIKAT de ('•.
Muatgomery, Ala., Jane 11, !S5?.
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NOTICE.
TO PERSONS WANTING HIGH PRES
SCUE STEAM ENGINES.
OR MACHINERY OF ANY KIND.
THE subscriber will furnish ENGINES, or' the
foifow-.ng diameter or cylinder, and length of
stroke, with a sufficient amount of boilers, at lhe fo*-
»•»«>< prices.
]^, e , h a s
StrdK. Power. Prior
‘S »• 7-> in. TOhone. *5.000
•’ >®. 48 Sa. « •• 3MO
>«. iim. « 2. AXI
*- 30 in. 20 " 8.050
15 “ i,n<>
’» 18. 30 n. 12 .. 12UQ
o -a- In in. -5 .. 700
Vkr ,!»»,« fk g'vxi workman-
p' ' IT laelade Knfor
•»J Ulung Ifo.np, ~e , frr , C(ark> -
lor - * put up n »
and arnnaaM hw 6 P vrJe '‘
AJdrea*. arum J taeaita,
L. P. GAKNEH, Ag«u, w. ln;aWE Glu
Ur at anv nine,
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MISCELUn.
SELECTED POETRY.
From the Lzuisville Journal.
Here is a poem upon theck>e of lhe year, wcr-hy
of the genius of Hou J. We do not know when we
have seen any thing of the kind that pleased us as
much :
“Thiscomes o’reading Tom Hood.”— Magazine.
Another round in the wal'sis whirled—
Another fwcop cf this bowling world,
Through the >fel!ar congiegtitnr.s, —
Another race o’er the star-lit track,
Os a gr ind el psr, by the ‘-steadiest hack”
Os all the fi- ry looted pack,
Entered in each year’s* almanac.
To course through the constellations.
Winter and spring, end summer and fall,
Come and depart—the guests to a ball,
Where ire do the ••high fint-stic,”
But alas, where eacbd&n ?c is a hurried affair
Rntree—pir.uette—aivJ diassez < if— wberb ?
W tile pleasure i< coin rd. and flirting with care,
And the smiles of j'.y have a forced scrl of air,
Asif lips were oi gum elastic.
With the daint'CFt th.ngs ore the tab’es graced,
But the appeii'.e pills al the very first taste,
As we tarn from one to :te other,
Rel'iciani to go. we remain and f ct,
1 iffac fc-.uh xnr .Trg-Trnrrnya mr m-a-y—j
Inwardly vowing to send a ‘Tegr.t,”
And never go to another.
Hurrying on through app!au-e and jeers,
Wbat u “kifimg pace’’ old liice careers!
Why it seems al test butor.e cr two years,
Since we left . if bi’: s ind tuck-is,
When like the old woman who lived in a ehoe,
e lived in our red-topped boots and drew
Mote watery joy from :hc pumps we knew
Than the best of hydraulic suckers.
Where go the marbles and knives and toys,
That fi I up the heads and pockets of boys;
The sbatenes of song ; the boisterous joys,
We look upon new as folly ?
The toys have been tossed— we know not whore !
Each song was, alas, in truth but an air ;
And now, “the town” will »neer if we dare
Indulge ia anything “jolly I”
Billy Farlow baa been laid in the dust.
And the Harlow knife is covered with rust,
While a polished four-bladed scion
Has taken ns place with a name must fit,
For noth the patronymic and it,
Have tempers ot very doubtful “grit,”
And edges you can’t rely on.
Oh, for tiiore days when wa sat by the brock,
With a thread for a line, an J a pin fora hook,
Angling in boyish fashion,
Instead of searching with grim harpoon,
Eve and morning, and night and noon,
To spear the land cetaciun I
Oh, foi those days when we had no care,
V' hen the heart and the foot went free and bare,
And a thorn in each was a slight affair,
A trifle light as a feather,
But now what caution is daily plied
To protect the one from a iuciis.s stride,
While wa cover lhe other with folds of pride
Much thicker than any leather !
How we used to troop, whtn the school-bell rang
Its cherry, bustling, brazen clang,
With spirits and bodies active ;
But now it may ring till it rings its knell,
For we heed no‘‘lolling” unless from a belle
Os “metal more attractive.”
Fcr some are married and some are dead,
AnJ one has a wild and whir ing head,
And souie, alas, are forgotten,
And tome hive at’ucked the “flowing bowl,”
With a strength and fury beyond control.
As it they were w »rm« in body and suul,
Attacking a “boil cf cottou !”
And ame h’.ve been hunting the phantom Farr <*,
And seme have been hunted like wild-wood game
By hounds whose eyes of vindictive flame
No kit: iness e er could smother,
For lhe fiercest ot hounds, with the staunchest
breath,
That never gives up till “in at the death.”
Is a man un the tr.ck oi bis brother.
Some sit with folded arms ami dream,
And plan an I sketch and idly scheme,
Still, merely chalk designers ;
While some are diggi g w th sinews bold
A name that mar hvo when they are cold;
An 1 olbe<a for gold,
As if they still were rniuors I
Some are attacked by intense cravats,
And think there ia mure than their herds—in
their hats,
Ard have very high hopes and collars;
And with whalebone lance—a feariul brand !
They roam like knight-errants over the land,
To rid by tbe aid of their gloved wake hand
Fair damozeU of lheir—dolor a I
Some have toiled on till they gained the top
4JI lUeir.jhCpeX. byt. not contented to stop,
%asu '*vue more vifottp
From ease and contentment’s crown,
And down they come to the primeval ground,
Just as they did in the school Loy roual,
When they tugged lhe sledge to the lop of the
mound,
For the pleasure of sliding down.
You used to a k Tom’s advice at echo:!,
And he gave it gratis —but now he’s a fool
Os law, and a special; leader,
Whois f e 1 and Iced acd feed and feed
With a golden stream that muit no: recede,
Until you think from the way you bleed
You're a sort of mttai ic leede.
And H-’l hoe got him a piece of skin,
Bleacired and [>ol shed and rolled very thin,
And csvertd with printed I atin ;
With a teal cf the pu cs: car mine wax,
Una bit of stamped paper—in lead of tacks—
Fastened cn by a slip of satin.
And Hal, to preserve it fra u impious knocks,
Keeps it snug in a tin cylindrical b>>x,
Like a scroll ot the Roman Senators,
And »-hows it w ih su h an affectionate air
That you, 1 am sure, would be ready to swear,
’Tuas cat from ibe back, w th a deal of care,
Os the dearest of Hal’e progenitors.
And George, who sighed like a turtle-dove,
Who was cinbbcd in Latin and crossed in love,
At length found pet ce, as was ordered above,
In a signoriti’s prattle,
Ami suffers no more for “leva’s sweet sake,”
But has akin a balm for hie first-heart ache
In a title that nought but the earth can shake,
In a hundred thousand acres that quake
With the tramp ot horses and cuttle.
It used to be Medico’s warmest delight
To mix in a school-boy brawl or fight,
Whether “Wiighl” or wrong began it,
And crack our heads with a blow ;
But niw when the blood begins to fliw
From a head that is cracked, he is ready to asw
And bind it U| ,crtr«pau .1.
A«d Ben is a srrt of a biped meth,
Making a living by cutting up cloth,
And eating through pockets and purses ;
And finds more pleasure in scanning down
Twe ac re feet of a silken gown,
Thau a thousand of classic verses I
Who wav there else I Ab, yes, “Long Ned,”
With the built, mathematical head,
So very nice and pariicalar,
la drawing ihe b.ueof his triangles true,
To where the bypo’.henuse cut and went through;
But now ’Us as much as Ned can do
To keep “al bis perpendicular.”
Thus all ore changed—some less, some more,
While running on up our second score
Ou Time’s eternal tally.
Out of our “teens” and into our tieo,
That go on it.creartng in years and size,
Till we foil, like Christian, with weary eyes.
Through the dark and shadowy valley.
Yes, ail are changed. 1 ike a genuine note,
Sent by the bank o’er the werld te fl-at,
From scene to scene wa ara passed,
’Till worn by lhe frictisnof every ow’s thumb,
Ragged and torn by the ceaseless thrum,
W uh face quite dim, and patched we como
Back to the vaults st last. U. A. P.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD
-_3 LOST, on the 6th i ©st., sum*'where
between the Franklin House, iu Augusta
and the city ot Charleston, .1 small Call'
skin rm KET BOOK, containing the following de
•cribed Notes, as near us can be recollected :
One note for >suo, dated 17th Aug., 1850. payable
one day afterdate, signed by Wooten, Barksdale &
Co-
One note for >2OO, dated 17th Aug., 1850, one day
after date, signed by William Quinn ;
One note lor $53. dated December 20, 1549, one
day afterdate, signed by D. B. Ballis;
One note for $45, dated Jan 1, ISbO, due Oct. 1,
1850, signed by D. B Dal is;
One note for $39, dated April 12, 1849, due OcU
1, 1849. signed by I>. B. Paths;
One note for $ 0, d tied March 25, 1848, due Dec.
25, 1348, signed by J. H Walton;
One note Tor $27 dated Pea. IS. ISSO, one day af
ter da'e, signed by H. W illi> and Gilford Pullen ;
One note for $359, dated Jan 1, 1831, due Dec.
25. 1851, signed by M. Andres;
One note for $164, iated April 15, 1850, due Oct.
1, 1850, signed by M Andres;
Two notes one tor $7 SU, the other for $5.875. da
ted Aug. 27, 1847,0ne dry afterdate, signed by .M,
Andres;
One note fir S6O, die! Jan. 1, 1843, due 25th
Dec , 1848, signed by N. G. Barksdale;
One note for $59, dated Sept. 18, 1850, one day
after date, signed by A Lcseueuer;
One nciefor $25, dated Jan. I, 1848, one day as
ter date, signed by B. W. Sayre;
One note for $75, dated Oct. 20, 1849, one day
after date, signed by B. W. Sayre;
One note f r S6O, dated Aug. 18, 1850, due 25tb
Dec., 1350, signed by L. Psalmcnds;
One r»ceipt given by Walker di Bradford for a
nare on Wai. Mots for $16190, given March 20,
IMS.
Fbe pubi c are hereby cautioned against trading
for any of said notes, and ihase pervous who made
them are hereby notified not to pay them to any per
son but the undersigned. A •>' person finding tbnm
shall have the above rt ward, and any information
given me sc that I can gel them will be thankfully
received. Address either this office or.
tell diAwl P. M. MOSS, Petersburg. Geo.
Charleston Courier please copy above 3 times
and send bill to thin othce. felS d2t
WM. H. UNDERWOOD & J W. H.
UN DERWOOD,
lI’ILL PRACTICE LAW in the Counties
V ▼ of the Cher- kee Circuit, (except Dade).
Thev wfil both ;eiso*al!y attend all the Couits. J.
W. H. I’xDkßW?oo ui.i attend the Courts ot Jack
son and Habersham counties of the W ©stern Circuit.
3o b will aliened th© se>eions of the Su.reuie Court
u Cassville ami Gainesville. AU business entrusted
leibem will be promptly and ta.th : u..y ©:;"n Jed to.
Oflke next do r :o Hooper A M.tched, “Buena
Vnia Ho .'e,' Rome. Ga., al which place one or
bv.h will always be f and, except absent, on profes
ooal bus'oexs. ja26-w3m
wanted immediately.
A MIX ot rfv t htbits. *o lake charge of a Grist
2> and Saw M♦ . Oae wb.•» *ios soma cjpertenc©
la ile u<e of lou/s s required. A gooi bouw,
garden, and tad, wilt >» fam >be and liberal wages
given. A man of small tatnilv will be preferred.
WILI I kM SHIVERS, Sr.
Rock Mil is, Hancock co., Ga, Ja2B-w4l
OUR SERIES OF PICTURES FROM REAL LIFE.-NO. 6
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EMBRACING ILLUSTRATED TALES, SKETCHES, ESSAYS, &c.
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CHEAP FBRNITURK.
From Arthur's Home Gazette.
CONFESSIONS.
OP A HOUSEKEEPER.
BY. MRS. JOHN SMITH.
NO. 111.
CUBA? FVkffITUKE.
One of the cardinal virtues, at least for
houseskeepers who are not overburdened in
the matter of income, is economy. In lhe ear
ly part of our married life, Mr. Smith .and
myself were forced to the practice of this
virtue, or incar debt, of which both of us Ind
a natural horror. Fora few years we lived
in the plain styl® with which we had begun
the world. But, when our circumstances im
proved, we very naturally desired to improve
the appearance sf thirgs in our household.
Ojr cans seal chairs and ingrain carpet looked
less and less attractive every day. And, when
we went out to spend an evening, socially,
with our friends, the contrast between home
and abroad was strikingly apparent to our
minds.
“1 think,” said Mr. S»i h to me one day,
“ that it is time w e rs-furniwhed our parlors.
‘ If you can afford the outlay.” I -emarked.
“ It won’t cost a deal,” he returned.
“ Not over three hundred dollars ” said 1.
Mr. Sn.ith shook his head, as he answered—
•• Half that sum ought to be sufficient.—
What will we want ? ”
••A dozen inahosany chairs to begin with,”
I replied ” There will be silty dollars ”
“ Ton dont expect to pay five dollars a piece
for chairs,” said my husband, in a tone of sur
prise.
• I don't think you can get good ones for
less ”
“ Indeed we can. I was looking at a very
handsome set yesterday ; and the man
only asked four dollars fur them. I don't in
the least doubt that 1 could get them lor three
and a-half.”
“ And a dear bargain you would make at
that, Ido not in tho least doubt It is poor
economy, Mr. Smith, to buy cheap furniture.
It costs a great deal more, in tho end, than
good furniture, and never gives you any satis
faction ”
“ But these were good chairs, Jano. A*
good as I would wish to look at. lue mm
said they were from one of the best shops iu
the city, and of superior workmanship and
finish.”
As I make i* a point never to prolong an
argument with my husband, when 1 see Ins
mind bent in one direction, I did not urge
my vt3w of the case any farther. It was s»:t
tlod, however, that we could afford to re fur
nish our parlors in a better style, and that in
lhe course of the coming week, we should go
out together an I select a Brussels carpet, a
sofa, a dozen mahogany chair?, a centre ta
ble, &c.
< my hus-
band’s ideas of economy were destined to
mar everything. At oue of lhe cabinet ware
rooms was a very neat, well-made set of chair-,
fur which five dollars and a half were asked,
but which the dealer, aeoing that ho wa *,
jond our mark, offered tor five dollars.
were eht*ap at that price But, Mr. Smith
could not see that they were a whit bet »*r than
die set of chairs just nnmtioned as offered for
four dollars ; end • hich he wa* satisfied could
be bought for three and a-half So I went
with him t«» look at lhein. They proved to
be showy enough, if that were anv recommen
dation, bu had a common look in my eyes.
They were not to be compared with the set wo
had just been examining.
•‘Now, are they not very beautiful, Jane,”
said in) liushand. “To me they are qii o as
handsome as those we were asked sixty dol
lars for.”
From this I could not but diseent. seeing
which, the cunning dealer came quickly to my
husband’s side of the question with various
convincing arguments, among ihe sTongestof
which was an abatement in the price ot he
chair*— he seeing it to be for h:s interest to
offer ihtui fur three dollars and three quarters
a-piece.
I’ll give you three and a-half,” said Mr.
Smith promptly.
‘ Too little that, sir,” returned the dealer.
“ I don’t make a cent on them at three and
three quarters. They are fully equal, in eve
ry respect, to the chairs yen were offered nt
five dollars. I know ihe manufacturer, and
have had his articles often.”
•• Say three and a halfard its a bargain,” was
the only reply made to this by my economical
husband.
I was greatly in hopes that the man would
decline this effer. But, was disappointed.
He hesitated far some time, and, at last said
Well, I don’t care, take them along ;
though it is throwing them away Such a bar
gain you will never get again, if you live to
be as old as Methuselah. But, now, don’t
yeu want something el»e. I can sell you
cheaper and batter articles in tbe furniture line
than you can get in ’.he city. Small profits
and quick sales,—l go in lor the nimble six
pence.”
My husband in the sphere of attraction,
aad I Mtw that it would take a stronger effort
on my part bo draw him out than I wished le
make. So. I yie'ded with as good a grace as
posa ble, and aided in the selection of a cheap
sofa, a cheap, overgrown centre tab'e, and tw o
or three o:her articles that were almost
•‘thrown away.”
Well, our parlor was furnished with its new
dress in soud lima, and made quite a respec
table appearance. Mr S.niUi was delighted
with everything : the more pa’ticuiarly as the
cost had been so moderate. I bad try own
thoughts on the subject: and looked very con
fidently fur seme evidences of imperfec’ion in
our great bargains. I was not very long kept
in suspense. One morning about two weeks
after all had been fitted out so elegantly, while
engaged in dusting the chairs, a part of the ma
hogany ornament in th© back of one of them
tell off Ou th© next day, another showed the
same evidence if imperfect workmanship. A
few evenings afterwards as we sat at the centre
table, one of our children leaned on it rat-ier
heavily, when there was a sudden crack, and
the side upon which he was bearing his weight,
swayed down the distance of hall an inch or
more. The nex» untoward ©vent was tho
dropping of on© of its feet by the sofa, and
the warp ng up of a large piece of veneering
on the back. While lamenting over this, we
discovered a broken spring ready to in aka its
way through the hair cloth covering.
“ So much for cheap furniture," said I, in a
tone of involuntary triumph.
My h sbaud looked at mo half reproach
fully, and so I said no more.
it was now need u» to send for a cabinet ma
ker, and submit oar sofa and chairs to bis
handy workmanship. He quickly discovered
other imperfections, and gave us the consoling
information that our fine furniture was little
above fourth-rate in qual ty, and dear at any
price. A ten dollar bill was required to pay
the damage they had already sustained, even
under our careful hands
A more striking evidence of our folly in
buying cheap furniture was, however, yet to
co i©. An ultimate fried came in one even
ing to sit a few hours with us. After conver
sing for a lime, both he and uiy bu-band took
up bocks ai.d commenced reading whit© 1
availed my sei of the opportunity to writes
brief letter. Our visi or, who was a pret-y
stout man had the had fault of leaning back
in his chair, and balancing himself on its hind
lego; an experiment most trying to ihe best
mahogany chairs that were ever made.
We were all si ting around the centre table,
upon wh en burntd a tall astral lamp, and J
was gening absorbed in my letter, when sud
deniy there was a loud crash, followed by the
breaking of'.he table trotu its centre, and die
piicning over of the a- rai lamp, which, iu
falling, just grazed my side, and went down,
oil and al!, upon our new carpel.’ An ins’ant
more and we were iu total darkness. But.
ere the light went out. a glance had revealed
a scone that I shall never forgot. Our viti’or,
whose weight, as he 1 nod his usual brane ug
experiment, had caused the slender leg* of his
cha rto snap off short, had fallen backwards
In trying to save himself, he had cawgut at
the üb<e and wrenched that from its centra
fastening. Startled by this sudden catas.ro
phe. my nu»band had aprung :• his feet grasp
ing his chair with the intent of drawiog it
away.wbe. the tep o; the back came off in
bwhand. i saw ail inis ala sing s glance—
and then wa were shrouded in darkness.
Os the scene that fol owed, I will not speak.
Mv ady readers can. without any effort of the
mind, imagine something of ns unpleasant re
ality. As fnr ear visitor, whan lights were
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1851. fa. /JSI
brought in, ho w:»s no where to be seen. 1
have a faint recollection of having heard the
street door rhut amid the confusion tiiat suc
ceeded the incident just described.
About a week afterwards, the whole of o:ir
cheap furniture was sent to auction, where it
brought less than half its first cost. It was
then replaced with good articles, by good
workmen, at a fair price; not one of which
has cost us, to this day, a single cent for re
pairs.
A housekeeping friend of mine, committed,
not long since, a similar error. Her hu band
could spare her a couvle of hundred dollars
for re furnishing purposes; but, as his b’?si
ness absorbed nearly a l of his time and
thoughts, he left with her the selection of the
new articles that were to beautify their par
lors and chambers, merely saying to her—
“ Let what you get be good. It is cheapest
in the end.”
Well, my friend had set her heart on a set es
chairs, a new sofa centre table, and what not,
for her parlors; and on a dressing bureau, naa
hogany bedsiead, and wash stand, for her
chamber, besides a new chamber carpet. Her
first visit was to the ware-rooms of one of our
best cabinet makers ; but, his prices completely
frightened her—for, at this rate, the articles she
wanted would amount to more than all the
money she had to spend, and leave nothing for
the new chamber carpet.
“I mast buy cheaper,” slid she.
‘•The cheapest is generally dearest in lhe
end,” returned tho cabinet maker.
“I don’t Know about that,” remarked the
lady, whose thoughts did not take in lhe mean
ing of the man’s words. “AU I know is, that
1 can get as good aitic'esas 1 desire at lower
prices than you ask.”
It di<i not once occur to my friend, that it
would be wisest to lessee the number of arti
cles, and get the ramaieder of the first quality.
No ; her heart coveted the whole inventory
at first made out, and nothing less would an
swer. Se she went to an auction store and
bought inferior articles at lower prices. I visi
ted her soon after. She showed tae her bar
gains, and, with an air of exultation, spoke of
the cost.
“What do you think I paid for this ?” said
she, referring to a showy dressing beram, and,
as she spoke, she took hold of the suspended
looking glass, and moved the upper portion of
it forward “Only seven teen dollars !”
The words hid scarcely passed her lips, ere
the looking glass broke away from one of the
scre isthm held it in the standards, ar.d fell,
crashing, at our fee'.!
It cost just seven dollars te replace the gias«
But, that was notail—over thirty dollars were
pad during the first year lor repairs. And
this is only t c beginning of troubles.
Cheap furniture is, in most cases, the dear
eat that housekeepers can buy. It is al vays
breaking, and usually costs more, in a year or
two, t an lhe difference between its price and
th it of first rate article*; to say nothing »»f die
VJ*.Xalio_q_and want of antisfacuou that always
ifo Hutter Era < i
fewer articles, if tho purse be low, and have
them £ood.
MISCBLLANEOUB II-
TEKATtItE AJID NEWS.
Anecdote of Dr. Maxcey.—Oionu occ ■
©ion, several <»l tho sin'lcn'H of South Carolina
College re oived to «lrig the Doc or’a carriage
into the woods, and sited upon a night for the
performance of the exploit O.ie of the num
ber, however, wa< troubled with some com
punctious visiting!*, and managed to convey
to ths worthy President a hint, ui.it it would be
w*!l for him to sec ire the door of his carriage
house. Ins end of paying any heed to this sag
gestion, the Ductor proceeded 011 the appoint
ed night, to the carriage house and ensconced
• his pnrdy person inside the vehicle. In less
than an hour, some Haifa dozen young geti’Je
men cam© to his retreat, and cautiously with
drew the carriage into the mad. When they
were fairly onto! the College pre' incts, they
forgot iht ir reserve, and bsgau to joke freely
with each other by name One ol them coin
plained of the weight of ths carriage, and ano
th«r replied, by swearing, that ‘ it was heavy
enough to have the • Id fellow himself in it.’—
For nearly a mile they proceeded along the
highway, and then struck into the woods, to a
cover which they concluded would effectually
conceal the vehicle. Making themselves infi
ui elv merry at the Doctor’s expanve, and con
jecturing how and when h ) would find his car
nage, they at length reached tho spot where
they had resolved to leave it. Just as they
were about to depart—having ence more
agreed that ‘the carnage was heavy enough to
have the old Doctor and all his tribe in it’—
they were startled by the sudden dropping of
one of t e glass-door panels, and by the well*
known voice of the Doctor himself, whe (has
addressed them: *■ So, so, young gentlemen
you are going to leave me in the woods, are
you ! Surely, as you have brought ma hither
for your own gratification, you will not refuse
intake me back for mine! Come, Messrs
let us return; it’s getting late There was no
appeal; lor the window wa* rais d, and the
Dootor resumed h's seat. Almost without a
word, the dtscomfiited young gentlemen took
their places at the pole, and at the back of the
vehicle, and quite as expeditiously, i r with less
noise, did they retrace their course. In silence,
they dragged the carriage into its wonted
place and then retreated precipitately to their
room*, to dream of the account they must ren
der on the morrow. When they had gone,
the Doctor quietly vacated the carriage, and
went to his house, where he related the story
to his family with great glee. He never called
the heroes of that nocturnal expedition to an
account nor was his carriage ever afterwards
dragged a: night into ttie woods !
Kossutm —A Washington letter in the New
York Tribune, saya:
A communication from KoMQth, the unfor
innate Hungariaa General, was received by
’ the Secretary of State to-day. which repre
sents that he is in durance in the 'Turkish do
minions. and earnestly entreats the good ofii
cea of the United States Government to ena
ble him to obtain his release with the view of
1 emigrating to our shores.
The Secretary of State has expressed his
' intention to transmit immediate instructions
to our Minister at Constantinople. Mr. Marsh,
to open negotiations with the Turkish Govern
ment, looking to the release of the prisoner,
and compliance with the terms of his entreaties.
The communication wa< transmitted by W.
i Frank Taylor, of Pennsylvania, who has jus:
returned Pom Turkey, and fiom a visit of
j three weeks to th© nobie Hungarian. Kos
auth's residence is fixed in a miserable and
sickly locality, apparently with the object on
tiie part of the Austr an and Russian Govern
ments, who designated it, of getting rid of him
by the slo v process of disease. He is 46 years
ei age, and mucn broken in c onstiiutioo,
though represented as being even new a man
' of the noblest aspect, physically and inteiiec-
1 tually.
A New Tyfe-Settixo Machiwb —The
Courier des Etats Unis publishes the following
accou al of a new composing machine which
had been invented in France.
An important problem had just been soiv
ed; the means of pu.t;ng together wi h speed,
and a: small cost, moveable type, is discover
ed. A French engineer, after having taken
every prec.au ion against tmration or counter
feit, as well in France a* abroad, has entered
for exhibition atthe Wold’s Fair, a compos
ing macnine. which surpasses ail the improve
ments wh ch have been attempted up to tne
present day. Tne new enamine wh ch rejects
ih© who © system now in use comprises with
in itself, a di-tribu er and a setting st ck. being
each cases included, anout twenty tour inches
in depth. Within this space are contained
tne sixty-four thousand letters required by the
compositor iu a day. The same cases adapt
themselves alternately to ue distributor and
compositor.
After an intelligent disposition of the new
cases, a min can compos© with Jour different
characters. Roman or Italic, Without distur
bing the cases or leaving his p!aee. The
micnine distributes, regu'a.es, and interlines,
at the rate of ten thousand ems per hojr, it
does not require o . the part of the composi
tor any new appreutic-siiip. The inventor,
who his labored tor fifteen years at his work,
h s endeavored to preserve as much as possi
ble ot the actual m«:nod. and to einploy tne
' characters, loois and accessories, now used iu
1 pnnLDg. Tdo invention is cnar&oterised by
simplicity, and the price of the machines is
made as low as possible. The remarkable
invention is of immense importance to lhe ty
pographical art; and it is considered that it
may yet be applied with advantage to the elec
tric telegraph.
from the Home Jcurnol.
Divorce of Josephine*
Napoleon had become very strongly attach
ed to his little grandchild, the sent of Hor
tense. and of his brother, Louis, iha Kug of
Holland. The boy was extremely beautiful, and
developed all those noble and spirited traits of
cl aracter which delighted lhe Emperor. Na
poleun had apparently determined to make
this voung Prince bis he r. This w.ls so gen- ;
eraUy the understaudmg. bath in France and j
in Holland, that Josephine was quite at ease. I
and serene da)B again dawned upon her
heart.
Early in tho spring of 1807 this thild, upon
whom such destmtes were depending, then
live years of age, was seized suddenly and vi
olently with the cr-'up. and in a few hours
died. The blow fell upon the heart of Jose
pbine with most appalling power Deep was
her grief Ht the Io s es the child ; she was over
whelmed with uncontrollable angu sh in view
of those fearful consequences whidp she shud
dered to contemplate 3he knew that Napo
leon loved her fondly. Beit she a’t .o knew the
strength of his ambition, and that he would
make any sacrifice of his affijciiorji. which, iu
Ins view, would subservo the int rests of his
power and his glory. For three the shut
rup -i^j —4tinually
b* hed io tcare. fIU *
The sad intelligence was conveyed io Napo
leon, when ho was far from home, in lhe »*tidst
of the Russian campaign. He had been vic
'orious —aitno-t miraculously victorious —over
his enemies. He had gained accessions of
power, such as in the wildest dreams of youth
he had hardiy imagined Ail opposition to bis
sway was now apparently crushed. Napoleon
had become the creator of kings, and the
proudest monarchs oJ Europe were constrain
ed to do his bidding It was in an hour of exul
tation lha' the mournful tidings reached him.
He sat down in silence, buried his face in his
hands, and for a long time seemed ia the most
painful rnusings. He was heard mournfully
and anxiously to repeat to himself again and
again. “To whom shall I leave all this f”
The struggle in his mind between his love for
Josephine, and his ambitious desire to found a
new dynasty,and to transmit his name and
fame to all posterity, was fearful. It was man
ifest in his palid cheek, in his restlessness, in
th« less of appetite and sleep. But the stern
will of Bonaparte was unrelenting in his pur
poses. Wi han energy which the world has
never seen surpassed, he had chosen his part,
k was the purpose of his soul—the lofty pur
pose before which everything hid to bend—to
acquire lhe glory of making France lhe most
illustrious, powerful and happy nation the
earth bad ever seen. For this he was ready to
sacrifice comfort, ease ,and his sense of right.
For this he was ready to sunder the strongest
ties of affection.
Josephine knew Napoleon. She knew the
power of his ambition. With almost insup
portable anguish she went over lhe death of
his child, upon vhose destinies her own seem
ed to be so fearfully blended, and with a treni
bling heart she awaited her husband’s return.
Mysterious hints began to fid the journals of
the c in'emplated divorce and of lhe alliance
of Napoleon with various urinccsscs of for
eign courts. In October. 1809. Napoleon re
turned from Vienna. He greeted Josephine
with the greatest kindness, but she soon per
ceievd that his mind was ill at ease, and that
he was pondering the dreadful question, lie
appeared sad and embarrassed. He had fre
q lent private interviews with his ministers. A
general feeling of constraint pervaded the
Court. Napoleon scarcely ventured to look
upon his wife, as if apprehensive that the very
tight of one he had loved so well, might
cause him to waver in his firm purpose. Jo
sephine was in a s ate of lhe most feverish so
licitude, and yet wascompelled to appear calm
and unconstrained. As yet she had only some
forebodings of her impending doom. She
watched, wi.hthe most exci'ed apprehension,
every movement of lhe Emperor a eye, every
intonation of his voice every sentiment he ut
tered. Each day some new and trivial indica
tion confirmed her fears. Her husband be
came more reserved ; absented himself from
her society; the private aceess between their
apartments was closed; he now seldom en
tered her room, and whenever he did so inva
riably knocked. And yet not one word had
passed be'.we-n him and Josephine upon the
fearful subject- Whenever Josephine heard
the sound of his approaching footsteps, the
fear that he wascoming with the terrible an
nouncement of separation, immediately caused
imeh vioient palpitation of the heart, that it
was with the unroot difficulty that she could
toiler neroßs the Haov. even When supporting
herse.f by leaning against the walls, and catch
ing at ;he ar icles of furniture.
rhe months of October and November
, passed away, and while the Emperor was dis
cussing wi h his cabinet the alliance into which
he should on er, he had not summoned cour
tge to break the subject to Josephine. The
evidence is indubitable that he experienced in
.ensc anguish n view of the separation, but
this did not influence fits iron will to swerve
from i s purpose. The grandeur of his fame,
nd lhe magnitude of his power, was now
such, that there was not a royal family in Eu
rope which would not have felt honored in
conferring upon him a bride. It was at first
contemplated that he should marry some prin
cess of lhe Bourbon family, and thus add to
the stability of lhe throne, by conciliating the
royalists of France. A princess of Saxony
was proposed. Some weigh.y considerations
urged an all ance with the majestic empire of
Russia, and some advances were made to lhe
court of St Petersburg, having in view a sis
ter of the Emperor Alexander, it was at
length decided that proposals should be made
to the court of Vienna, for Marie Louise,
daughter of the Emperor of Austria.
At last the fatal day arrived for the announce
ment to Josephine. Ii was lhe las’ day of
November, ldU9 The Empress dined at
Fontaiubleau alone. She seems to have had
a presentiment that her doom was sealed, and
for ail that day she had been iu her retired
apartment weeping bitterly. As the dinner
hour approached, she bathed hxjr swollen ey es,
and tried to regain composure. They sat
down at the table in silence. Nipeleou did
not speak Josephine could not trust her
voice to utter a word. Neither of them even
feigned to eat. Course alter course was
brought in, and removed untouched. A mor
tal paleness revealed the anguish on eacb heart.
Napoleon, in his embarrassment, mechanically,
and apparently unconsciously, kept striking
the edge of his glass with his knife, while lost
in thought. A more melancholy meal was
probably never witnessed. The attendants
around the table caught the infection, and
gazed in motionless silence. At last the cere
mony o« dinner was over, the attendants were
dismissed, and Napoleon and Josephiae were
alone. Another moment of most painful
silence ensued, when lhe emperor, pale as
death, and trembling in every nerve, arose,
and approached Josephine. He took her
hand, and placing it upon his heart, said :
“Josephine' inv own good Josephine!
you know how 1 have loved you. It is to you
alone that I owe the few momenta of happiness
I have known iu th s world. Josephine ! rnv
destiny is stronger than my O’wn will. My
deadest affections must yield to the interests of
France! ”
Josephine's brain reeled* her blood ceased
to circulate ; she fainted, and fell lifeless upon
the floor. Napoleon alarmed, threw open the
door of the saloon, and called for he p. At
tendants from the an e-rooin immediately en
tered. Napoleon took a taper from the mantel,
and uttering not a word, but pale and trem
bling, motioned to the Count de Beaumont to
take the Empress into his arms. She was
still unconscious of every thing, but began
to murmur, in tones of angush, “ Oh, no !
you cannot surely do it. You would not kill
me.”
The Emperor led the way throngh a dark
p m ige to he private staircase which conducted
o the apartment of lhe Empress. The agi
tation of Napoluon seemed now to increase.
He ut ered some incoherent sentences about
a violent nervous attack; and finding the
stairs too steep and narrow for the Count de
Beaumont to bear the bo iy of the lifeless
pbine unassio.ed, he gave the light to an atten
dant, and supporting her limbs himself, they
reached :he door of the bedroom Napoleon
then dismissing his male attendants, and laying
Josephine apon her bed, rang for her waiting
women. He hung over her with an expres
sion of the most intense affection and anxie
ty. until she began to revive. Bxl the moment
consciou-iiess seemed returning hj left the
room. Napoleon did not even throw himself
upon his bed that night. He paced the floor
until tne dawn of the morning. The royal
surgeon, Corvisart. passed tne night at the
bedside of the Empress. Every hour the
restless, yet unrelenting Emperor, called at
her door to inquire concerning her situation
“On recovering from my swoon,” says
Josephine, *• I perceived that Corvisart was in
attendance, and my poor daughter. Hortense,
weeping over me. No !no ! I cannot describe
the horror of iny situation during that night.
Even tha interest he affected lu take in mv
suffering?, seemed to tne addiiionat cruelty.
How much reason had I to dread becoming an
Empress ! ’’
A fortnight now passed awav. during which
Napoleon and Josephine saw but h»H e of
each other. During P'is lima there occurred
the anniversary of the coronation, and ot the
victory es AuscerlrtX. Pans was filled with
rejoicing. The bells rang their merries: pee’s.
Tue metropo is was refulgent wnn illumina
tions. In these festivities Josephine was com
pelied to appear. She knew that the sove
reigns and princes then assembled in Pans
were informed of her approaching disgrace.
In all these sounds of triumph she heard but
lhe knell of her own doom. And though a
careful observer, in ber moistened eye and her
pallid cheek would have observed indications
of the secret woe which was consuming her
heart, her habitual affabtlily and grace never
m public for one moment forscok her. Hor
tense, languid and sorrow r'ricken, was with
ber mother. Eugene was also summoned
from Laly by the melancholy dsty attending
the divorce. From the sa'ooa he wej.tduectlv
u the cabinet of Napoleon, and inquired cf
the Emperor if he had decided l H e quesuoi.
of a divorce from hie moth-r. Napoleon,
who was meet strongly attached to Eugene,
made no reply, but prested bis hand ax an ex- ■
pression that it was so. Eugene withdrew his
hand, and said:
“ Sire ! in that case permit me to withdraw
from your service.”
•‘ How,” exclaimed Napoleon sadly, “will
yon, Eugene, my adopted son, leave me? ”
“ Yes, sire,” Eugene firmly replied. “ The
son of her whois no loger Empress cannot
remain Viceroy. I will follow rny mother
into her retreat. She must now find her con
solation in her children.”
Napoleon was not without feelings. Tears
filled his eyes. In a mournful voice, tremulous
I with emotion, he replied :
“ Eugene, you kno •' the stern necessity
• which compels this measure Aril will vou
I forsake me? Who then, should I have a son,
! lheohjtctof my desire, and preserver of my
I interest—who would watch over the child
when lam absent ? Who will bring him up ?
Who is to make a man of him ? ”
Eugene was deeply affected, and taking
N ipoleon s arm, they retired, and covered a
long time together. The noble Josephine,
ever sacrificing her own feelings to promote
the happiness of others, urged her son to re
main the friend of Napoleon, “ lhe Emper
or,” sho said, ”is your benefactor—your
more than father, to whom you are indebted
for every thing, and to whom, therefore, you
owe a boundless obedience.”
The fatal day for lhe consummation of the
divorce at length arrived. It was the fifteenth
day of December, eighteen hundred and nine.
Napoleon had assembled all the kinga, princes,
and princesses, who were members of the im
peria! family, and also lhe most illustrious offi
eirpirp in the grand saloon of the
Fuiloriegr—-- itLiiviar«gi-
oppressed with the meTanelwly graudeur*
of the occasion. Napoleon thus addressed
them:
“The political interests of my monarchy,
the wishes es my people, which have constant
ly guided my actions, require that I should
trransmit to an heir inherit ng my love for lhe
people, the throne on which Providence has
placed me. For many years I have lost all
hopes of having children by my beloved
spouse, the Empress Josephine. It is this con
sideration which induces tne to sacrifice the
sweetest affections of my heart, to consult on
ly the good of my subjects, and desire the dis
solution of our marriage. Arrived at the age
of forty years, I may indulge a reasonable
hope of living long enough to rear, in the
spirit of my own thoughts and disposition, the
children with which it may please Providense
to bless me. God knows what such a de
termination has cost my heart; but there is no
sacrifice which is above my courage when it
is proved to be the interests of France. Far
from having any cause of complaint, I have
nothing to say, but in praise of the attach
ment and tenderness of my beloved wife. She
has embellished fifteen years of my life, and
the remembrance of them will be forever en
graved on my heart. She was crowned by
my hand. She shall retain always the rank and
title of Empress. Above all, let her never
doubt my feelings, or regard me but as her best
and dearest friend.”
Josephine, her eyes filled with tears, with a
faltering voice, replied :
“I respond to all the sentiments of the Em
peror, in consenting to lhe dissolution of a
rnaniage which henceforth is an obstacle to
the happiness of France, by depriving it es
tbe blessing of being one day governed by the
descendants of that great man, evidently rais
ed up by Providence to efface the evils of a
terrible revolution, and to restore the altar, the
throne, an 1 social order. But his marriage
will, in no respect, change the sentiments of my
heart. The Emperor will ever find in me his
best friend. I know what this act, command
ed by policy and exalted interests, has cost his
heart ; but we both glory in the sacrifices we
make for the good of our country. I feel
elevated in giving the greatest proof of attach
ment and devotion that was ever given upon
earth.”
Such were the sentiments which were ex
pressed in public. But in private Josephine
surrendered herself to the unrestrained domi
nion of her anguish. No language can depict
ihe intensity of her woe. For six months she
wept so incessantly that her eyes were nearly
blinded with grief Upon the ensuing day the
Council were again assemb'ed in lhe grand
saloon, to witness th : legal consummation of
the divorce The Emperor entered the room
dressed in the imposing robes of -tale, but pal
lid, care-wern and wretched. Low tones of
voice, harmonizing with the mournful scene,
filed the room. Napoleon, apart by himself,
leaned against a pillar, folded his arms upon
his breas*, and in perfect silence, apparently
lost in gloomy thought, remained motionless
as a statue. A circular table was placed in lhe
cen re of the apartment, and upon this here
was a writing apparatus of gold. A vacant
arm chair stood before the tsble. Never did
a muluiude gaze upon lhe scaffold, the block,
or lhe guillotine, with more awe than the &a
seinbled lords and ladies in this gorgeous saloon
contemplated these instruments of a more
dreadful execution.
Al length the mournful silenco was inter
rupted by lhe opening of a side door, and the
entrance of J< sephine. The palor of death
was upon her brow, and lhe submission of
despair nerved her into a temporary calmness,
She was leaning upon the artu of Hortense,
who, not possessing tne fortitude of her moth
er, was entirely unable to control tier feelings,
but immediately upon entering trie room, burst
into tears, and continued sobbing most con
vu'sively. Tho whole assembly rose upon
the en rance of Josephine; all were moved to
tears. Wilh that grace which ever distinguish
ed her movements, she advanced silently to a
seat provided for her. Sitting down, and
leaning her forehead upon her hand, she lis
tened to lhe reading of the act of separation.
Nothing disturbed 'he silence of the sesne but
the sobbings of Horter se, blended with lhe
mournful tones of the reader’s voice Eugene,
in the meantime, bad taken a position by his
mother’s side. Silent tears were trickling
down the checks of lhe Emperor.
As soon as the rea iirig of lhe act of separ&
tion was finished Josephine for a moment
pressed her handkerchief to her weeping eyes,
and then rising, in clear and musical, but tre
mulous tones, pron ounced the oath of ac
ceptanre. She then sat down, took the pen
and affixed her signature to the deed which
sundered the dearest hopes and lhe fondest ties
which human hearts can feel. Poor Eugene
could endure this language no longer. His
brain reeled, his heart ceased to beat, and he
fell lifeless upon the floor. Josephine and
Hortense retired with the attendants, who bore
out the insensible form of the affectionate son
and brother. It was a fitting termination of
this mournful but sublime tragedy.
But the anguish of the day was not yet over.
Josephine, half delirious with grief, tad ano
ther scene still more painful to pass through,
in taking a final adieu of him who had been
her husband Josephine remained in her
chamber in heartrending speechless grief, until
the hour in which Napoleon usually retired for
the night. The Emperor, restless and.wretch
ed. had just placed himself in the bed from
which he had ejected his most faithful and de
voted wife, and the attendant was on the point
of leaving »he room, when lhe private doer of
his apartment was slowly opened, and Jose
phine tremblingly entered. Her eyes were
swollen with grief; her hair disheveled, and
she appeared in all lhe dishabille of unuttera
ble anguish. She tottered into tha middle of
the roum. and approaching lhe bed—then, ir
resolutely stopping, she burst into a flood of
tears. A feeling of delicacy seemed for a mo
ment to have arres ed her steps —a conscious
ness that now she had no right to en er lhe
chamber of Napoleon—but in another moment
all the pen! up love of her hear burst forth,
and, forgetting everything, she threw herself
upon the bed. clasped her arms around Napo
ie in’s neck, and exclaiming, “ My husband!
my busband !” sobbed as though her heart was
breaking.
The imperial spirit of Napoleen was fora
moment entirely vanquished, and he also wept
almost convulsively. He assured Josephine
of his love, of ardent and undying love. In
every way he tried to soothe and comfort her,
and for some time they remained locked in
each other’s embrace. The attendant wa* dis
missed, and for a hour they continued in this
last private interview. Josephine, then in the
experience of an anguish which few hearts
have ever known, parte 1 forever from the
husband whom she had so long, so fondly, and
so faithfully loved.
Tne beautiful palace of Malmaison, which
Napoleon had embellished w th every possible
attraction, and where the Emperor and Em
press had passed mar*y of their happiest hours,
was assigned to Josephine for her future resi
dence. Napoleon also settled upon her a join
lure of about six hundred thousand dollars a
year. Bhe was still to retain ihe title and rank
of Empress Queen.
The ensuing day, at eleven o’clock, a i the
household of he Tudlenes were assembled up
on the grand staircase and in the vestibule, to
witness thedeoarture of their beloved mistress
from scenes where she bad so long been lhe
brightest ornament. Josephine descended,
veiled from head to font. Her emotion* were
too deep for utterance, and she waived an
adieu io ihe affectionate and weeping friends
who surrounded her. A close carriage, with
stx horses, was be ore the door. She entered
it, sank back upon the cushion, buried her face
in her handkerchief, and left lhe Tuiiieries lor
ever.
The London correspondent of the Nation
al Intelligencer says :
“Lord Rosse is said to have made surprising
discoveries with his mammoth teie»cope, and
some of the n in direct eppositioa to Newtonian
philosophy. We have lately met with an o!d
book which relates that Alexander Neckhaos,
who was born in 1157 and died in 1217, stated
that the reason why the wale of the Angto
£axon Castles have often an outward inclination
was on account of every heavy body tending
to a cen're, and that therefore buildings erect
ed <.n the earth’s surface ought to represent a
continuation of the radios the earth. Now.
w thout saying a word respecting the correctness
of the w-riier's deductions, it certainly appears
to be a fact from this extract, that the princi
ple of every heavy body tending to a centre
or in othsr words, lhe Newtonian principle of
gravitation was known to Englishmen of sci
ence full five hundred years before it was
by Sn Isaac Newton. We are tempt
ed to join with Solo.non, and say| there is
nothing new unde; the sun
The connecucn ot Railroads at Macon, is to
be completed by tbe Ist day s os November
aext 1
St. Loiiis->-The West.
The subjoined letter to the Journal Met
senger, which furnishes a must glowing dis
cription of the growth, progress and future
prospects of St. Louis and the West, will be
read with lively interest by all classes:
St. Louis, Jan. 6th, 1850.
Gentlemen:— ln compliance with your ro
ques’, I send you to day, enclosed, a statistical
account of the business, population. &.C., of
his city. By this you will see what St. Louie
is now, and form some idea what sh« may be
come— whatshewi/l become—the Qiucn City
of the great IFebt. Notwithstanding all the
tirsfortunes that have beftllen her—cholera,
which in two summers swept off twelve thou
sand of her inhabitants ; fire, ihe most destruc
tive that ever visited any city in tbe Union ;
and the California emigration, which took
away, according to tho bes estimates, a'out
ten thousand of hsr citizens :—notwithstand
ing all these drawbacks, she has steadily ad
vanced in mmu factures and commerce, and
increased in population about ten thousand a
>car for the last four years; a history unpre
cedented. An undoubted proof of her ad
vanceruent and prosperity, is the value es
Real Estate, which, through all these troubles,
has steadily advanced in price, and still advan
ces, never for a moment having faltered or
fallen back ; although the present winter has
been the hardest fur a number of years on
business mon, money commanding freely 2
per cent, a month, yet property of all kinds
mlly. sustains its price, and is increasing in
value YYri D. made a sale to a friend of
JkTX- r *’ums unimproved lota be
yond the city limits a* J
was offered $17,000 cash, for the same pro
perty, and refused, $18,500 being the lowest’
figures. I shall probably close the transaction
to-morrow. Immense fortunes have been re
alized by those speculations in the last five
years. Large amounts are continually com
ing from Virginia and Kentucky, to be invested
in Real Estate, capitalists not wishing to buy
more Negroes or land in those States. I know
now of more than a mi'lion of dollars in the
hands of agents from Kentucky waiting favo
rable investment. Since my arrival here in
May, whole squares, avenues and streetshave
been opened, McAdamised and nearly all
filled with buildings. It is almost like magic.
A week frem any quarter of the city, and you
hardly know the place. Two long avenues
have been evened, a mile in length, since 1
came here, and now nearly built up, and a line
of Omnibuses running oa them. Speaking
of Omnibuses, they indicate in some measure
the importance of a eity. We have a line
running through the city, North and South,
six miles, the length of the city proper; thence
distant from each end, four miles, to Vide
Pechi and Lowell, two towns four miles each,
although you weu>d hardly know you were
out es St. Louis, buildings being erected the
whole distance; thence lines also extending
Westwardly, one to Drain House, three miles,
to Camp Spring. miles, and to Flora Gar
den, miles—running every ten minutes.
Steamboats are another good indication of
prosperity. Just imagine three miles of boats
crowded and wedged in. bows on to tbe Levee,
and yeu have the appearance of Front-st.
during the business season. The daily arri
vals and departures amount te forty a day, to
and from all parts of tho country, including
Pittsburgh and all points on the Ohio, Upper
and Lower Mississippi, and the Missouri and
Illinois Rivers. We have but one Bank in
the State, the Bank of the State of Missouri.
A bill is new before the Legislature tesell the
interest of the State in this institution; it will
pass, I understand from good authority.
There are some seven or eight private bank
ing houses, all of whom do an extensive busi
ness, —that of Page Bacon, the largest, was
established six years since. I am told their
deposit account amounts to one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars daily. They have made
their msiness in this short time. Page is a
baker by trade, and made a fortune at the busi
ness in this city ; Bacon, then a clerk in the
Bank of Missouri, commenced the business,
and they are now immensely wealthy. All
tbe otner houses are doing well, and stand fair ;
mazy of them rivals of P. & B. ia wealth and
business. We are, in consequence of having
but one Bank, flooded with currency from all
the Slates from here to sun-rise, which passes
in the streets, and is bankable at one per cent,
dircount. Missouri is rich in her mines of
iron and coal. Within two miles of the city
her coal mines are inexhaustible; hence, she
must become a large manufacturing city.
Factories of cotton, white lead, and mills, are
rising up in every part of the country ; Foun
dries, Machine Shops, and Rolling Mills are
being erected in every quarter ; one Rolling
Mill having a capital of fifty thousand dollars
is just now being started, and employs about
two hundred hands, one of lhe largest estab
lishments oi the kiait in me Vtilted states
'l he ere is dug a short distance from lhe city.
We have sixteen of the largest class Steam
Flour Milla, turning out from 180 to 250 bar
rels per day, each; three immense glass works;
n fact, factories for lhe manufacture of every
article lined, St. Louis can produce. One
hundred miles of the great “Pacific Railroad”
is located, and in February they commence
operations. This is a road started by priva e
subscription from St L<»uis to the Western
boundary of the Sta e. lhe stockholders hoping
that when the United Slates Railroad is built,
it will start from the terminus of this road.
Be this as it may, the road wi'l be of great
importance to this city, for the Missouri river
is locked up in ice four months in the year
The question is often asked, can St. Louis
sustain her present position ? Will she not,
like hei rival city, C ncinnati, stand still or re
trograde ? I answer, unhesitatingly, no .’ not
for fifty years, if even then. Cincinnati had
once the whole trade of the Great West;
he nee, her sudden growth. Rival cities have
sprung up—Chicago, Milwaukie, St. Louis,
□ud many of less importance—which have
drawn her trade from her, until she has only
left the trade of Indiana and her own State
St. Luum has for tributaries the vast extent of
coairry Wtel of the Mississippi, as well as
Illinois and a large part of Wisconsin.
You can form no idea of the wealth of Mis
souri, lowa, Minesota, Wisconsin and Illinois
I went up lhe Mississippi, as far as St. Antho
ny’s F’lls, and up lhe Missouri as far as St.
Joseph, eaehundrel and fifty miles west of
Independence. 1 have travelled through the
country a great deal, but before this, had no
idea es the wealth and importance of the
country. Ou each bank of these rivers, have,
within a few years, sprung up cities innu
merable, containing many of them, a popula
tion of from six to ten thousand inhabitants ;
flour mills, bagging and rope Factories and
cotton Factories in every county. When in
lowa, in company with Ex-Governor Clark,
to whom 1 had letters, I went into the country
some thirty miles back of Burlington, a beau
tiful city of eight thousand inhabitants. 1
have never in all my life, seen such a country.
After leaving the riveronn mile, we came up
on an open prairie extending as far as the eye
can reach. There is nothing to break the
view of this great scene, except an occaaional
farm house and small clumps of timber. This
is lhe great prairie of the West, and extends
to the Rocky mountains ; the soil is rich, rich
as lhe best bottom lands, and I am told is gener
ally six feet deep. Gov. Clark, who has since
died of cholera, said he could say with safety,
that there was not a loot of land in that large
State, that was net productive, in fact rich.
Only about half the State is yet laid off. I
was surprised to find that at least one half tbe
population ot that State ara emigrants frotu
Virginia, Maryland aud Kentucky. I visited
Mr. Hebard. a gentleman who graduated at
Yale College twelve years since, and came to
lowa to seek his fortune as he says without a
“red cent.” Education not being then cur
rency, he was compelled te take the plough
handles, and has since pursued with energy
and perseverance his occupation. He has a
farm of eighteen hundred acres under cultiva
tion, perfectly level, and can stand in his yard
and see all over his plantation. He employs
twenty hands, all by birth Swedes, each of
which he pays fifteen do lars a month, for six
months in the year, furnishing them with pro
visions and houses He is weal hy, and prob
ably worth now one hundred thousand dollars,
and his name is up for Senator for the State
of lowa. I fear, however, he is too much of a
Whig to be elected. Such is lowa. Illinois
is far ahead in population, and as rich. You
will be surprised when I tell you that land,
within thirty miles from the Mississippi or Mis
souri rivers, sells for from six y to one hun
dred dollars per acre, readily. Perhaps tbe
reason for this, is the badne»s of the roads.
The difficulty is now being overcome, in a
great measure, for they are building Plank
Roads from every important shipping port on
these rivers, back into the country. Wiscon
■un and Minesotaare also rapidly filling up,
and are rich; yet their limb r will be their
largest article for export fur some years to
come—lllinois, Missouri and lowa being en
tirely dependent on the-»e two States for all
their lumber. They also ship immense quan
tities to New Orleans. Lumber is shipped up
the Missouri river, as far as Council Bluff,
nine hundred miles. 1 was in independence
this summer a beautiful town, on a high and
commanding point, in the richest coun y in
his Btace. Lend in any part of this county
•ell? from sixty to one hundred dwHar* an acre,
yet it is the most Westwardly of any in the
State. The town contains about 4UUU inhabi
tants and is as pretty and thriving a place as
I ever saw, mostly settled by .Marylanders
Virginians and Kentuckians, who have become
wealthy by the 6anta Fe trade. Seventy of
those old traders are said to be worth a million
oi dollars. 1 mention tnese things to show
vou the growth <»f the Great West, and con
sequently lhe growth of £si Louis, for these
biates areal! tributary to this city. Speaking
of ium er and tne importance of the trade, a
geniieman from Huston, who has six saw mills
in Minesota, and has a capital of forty thou
sand dollars invested in this business, told me
today that his lumber could be laid down in
this city at eight donors a thousand ; it readily
commands here now twenty-five dollars iu
large lots, and in small, thiny and thirty-five.
i fear I trespass upon your valuable time
and must close tn s hasty, rambling and desul
tory epis.le. I beg your pardon for writing so
much; but it is in character, fur you know 1
m rambling and desultory in my habits But
before 1 close, 1 wiil make a prediction. lam
no prophet, but here gees : that Si. Louis will,
in ten years, contain a population of 200,000
souls. Believe lam insane or enthusiastic, it
you please, but if you live until tne time ex-
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pires you will be then able te judge of lhe
prophecy. During the winter the climate is
much milder than that of the Atlantic cities es
the same latitude, and so far I have suffered
less from cold here than in Georgia. In fact,
for lhe last week, it has been warm and sunny ;
overcoats have been laid aside, and the snow is
all melted. We had fine sleighing for about
a week; and having a fine hone and sleigh, I
enjoyed the full benefit ofa winter’s sleigh ride.
Again I must say something of St. Louis.
The burnt district is all built up with beautiful
buildings—the style of architecture, in my
opinion, far surpasses any of the eastern cities.
Magnificent and tas*eftil cast iron fronts are all
the rage, and s x and sevon stories high are not
uncommon. These buildings are all fire-proof.
We have two theatres, one new, which is to
open on Wednesday night next; I understand
that Sol. Smith— Old Sol, you know him of
course—has purchased a site to-day for anoth
er, which he savu shall not be excelled in the
United States. He has the funds to build szch
a one; and as this is his home, his family resi
ding here, no doubt it will be a splendid affair.
An ampitheatre. after the style of Asley’s of
London, is nearly completed, and will open on
the first es February.
Take a trip up the Mississippi next summer
and see what a world is tbe great West. It
would be delightful to visit St Anthony’s Falls,
now as much a summer resort for Western
people, as was formerly Niagara and Sarato
ga. A Buffalo hunt would bring you out, and
you could return as fat as a Western porker—
they killed one here the other day, weighing
800 pounds. I must close, fer you will never
waste your time to decipher these scrawling
_ and rambling gyrations of my pen. Again I
' ask your pardon, and hope ever to remain
j < ■ ””
k our most numble serv&n. , 'V-■-i
' J. H. O.
Arrest of Another Fugitive Slave—Riot
an Rescue of the Fugitive*
Bostow, Feb. 15, 1851.-—Deputy Marshal
Riley, and assistants, arrested at Corn Hill
Coffee House, to-day, one Frederick Wilkins,
a negro waiter, on a warrant issued by the
U. 3. Commissioner, G. T. Curtis, on a com
plaint that said Wilkins is a fugitive slave. He
was taken without opposition, and carried im
mediately to tbe U. S. Ceurt-room.
The news of the arrest spread rapidly, and
the Court-room was speedily filled by a large
crowd of rather excited spectators. The ex
amination, however, went off quietly. Seth
J. Thomas appeared for the claimant, and
Messrs. Small, Elias Grey, Coring, and others
for the defence.
From the documents offered by the claim
ant, it appeared that the accused was the prop
erty of John Debree, Purser ia the U. S.
Navy, of Virginia, and that he escaped in
May, 1850. The deposition was to the effect
that lhe claimant had seen the prisoner at Bos
ton and conversed with him, when the pris
oner acknowledged that he had escaped from
Norfolk. The counsel for tbe defence asked
for a postponement in order to prepare tes
timony. This was granted, and Tuesday
next, at 10 A. M., was assigned for the exami
nation.
The Deputy Marshal then ordered tho room
to be cle red of spectators, which was gradu
ally done. The prisoner remained in the
custody ofa dozen men, as by a law of the
State, tbe jail eannot be used to imprison fugi
tive slaves.
His counsel wishing to consult with him,
they were readily admi'.tod into the room to the
number of half a dozen. They remained
about an hour, and in the mean time a large
crowd of negroes gathered upon the outside,
blocking up the entrance to the court room ;
and as the door was opened to let the last law
yer leive the room,the mob from without sud
denly rushed in, seized, and knocked down
the officers in keeping, and filled the Court
room. The prisoner himself was frightened
at the demoniac appearance, and fled, with a
cry of murder, to the farther end of the room.
He was, however, secured by the mob, who
had speedily silenced lhe opposition of the
few officers in the room, and taken in triumph
down the stairs, and into tbe street. Tne offi
cers did not attempt to follow and with shouts
of triumph the meb hurried off with the fugi
tive, and were last seen in the vicinity of Bell
knapp street, whero negroes chiefly congre
gate.
While the mob was in tho court room, the
sword of the Marshall, hanging in the sheath
over the desk, was drawn by one of them and
flourished over the heads of tho officers. It
was afterwards found in the street. The mob
showed no weapons, though a number of the
negroes boasted of having revolvers in their
possession. One negro, in his flight, dropped
his k* ife.
There was several white persons in the mob,
but they did not appear to act in lhe rescue.—
The rescue, of course, caused great excite
ment throughout the city, as one es the must
daring outrage* upon taw and wider ever en
acted. It is thought impossible to arrest tne
fugitive, as his friends have no doubt hurried
him off ere this, to the Canadian frontier. U.
3. Marshall Devent is absent at Washington.
Somethino New. —A actory has been es
tablished at Galveston, by G. Borden, jr.,
called lhe “ Meat Biicuit Factory.” The
meat biscuit is a newly discovered article of
food, and highly esteemed on account of its
alimentary qualities, and for the length of
time it may be preserved. The factory con
tains an engine of ten horse power, which
drives the machinery, consisting of biscuit
machines to knead, roll, and cut the dough, a
grist mill to pulverise the biscuit, and the guil
lotine for mincing the meat, to facilitate the
boiling. The Civilian contains the following
account of the process of manufacturing the
b acuir:
“There are four wooden canldrons er tubs
for boding the meat and evaporating the liquid
or broth—the two for boiling the meat, hold
ing 2 300 gallons, will each boil 7,000 lbs. of
meat in twelve to sixteen hours. The other
two, for evaporating, will contain some 1,400
gallons each. Ail the tubs are heated or boiled
by steam passing through long coiled iron
pipes, supplied at pleasure either from tbe es
cape steam from the engine or direct from the
boiler ”
“When the meat is so far boiled or macera
ted that lhe liquid or broth contains the entire
nutriment by a simple process of filtering so that
the broth goes into the evaporator pure and
free from fibrous matter. It is then evapora
ted to a degree of consistence resembling the
Golden or Stuart’s Sugar House Syrup; its
uniform density being determined by a liquid
or syrup guage. One pound of this syrup or
extract centainsthe nutriment of some eleven
pounds of meat (including its usual portion of
bone) ae first put into the cauldron. This ex
tract is tiien mixed with lhe bestind finest flour,
kneaded and made into biscuits by means es
the machine before mentioned.
The biscuit is baked upon pans in an oven
so constructed as to produce and uniform firm
ness. The proportion is as 2 pounds of ex
tract are to three pounds of flour, but by ba
king, the five pounds of dough is reduced to
four pounds of biscuit, and this will make
what the inventor claims—the nutriment of
over five pounds of rnsit in sue pound of
bread, which contains, besides, over ten oun
ces of flour.
• The biscuit resembles iu appearance a light
colored sugar cake, it is packed in air tight
casks or tin canisters ofdifferout sizes, pan of
lhe biscuit being pulverized by grinding in a
mill for the purpose, and thus packed with the
whole biscuit.”
The same paper states that the War De
partment, in order to test its qualities, has
ordered a large amount for the troops upon
the frontiers.
A Model Officer.— Patriotic Sentiment
Col. Shel’aday, U. 8. Marshal for lowa, re
cently addressed a Union meeting at Da
buque, and speaking of the fugitive slave law,
said:
But, sir, I now announce to this meeting
and to lhe world, that so soon as I refuse to
perform my official duty under this or any
other law of my ceuntry, that moment I will
cease to be a government officer. Sir, I have
taken a solemn oath to support the Constitu
tion, and to perform my duties according to
law, and when 1 fail to do so. let the shades of
my fathers arise from the tomb to rebuke me,
and let the detestation of all good men pursue
me deep into a traitor s grave.
Mr. President, I with my friend on my right,
(Col. Lovell) am proud that I am a citizen of
luwa. Our escu'cheoH has fewer black spots
of disunion on it than that of any State in the
Union. I say, sir, lam proud of the Slate ot
nay adoption.
Point Gut to me the mao in lowa who dares
t» utter ihe word Disunion, arid 1 p edge you
that I as a Government cfficer will arrest that
man for treason. [Loud and repealed cheer
ing] Sir, the Union must be preserved.
A Novel Proceedikc.— Tne Mobile Tri
bune of lhe 13:n inst. says, Mr. Nathan
Johnson applied yesterday to Justice Wiggins
fur a warran. to arrest one George Armstrong,
who, he alleged, had stolen his i*ife, four chil
dren, four bedsteads and lheir furniture, and
two dozen fowl*. Armstrong, he save, during
nis absence, came to bis house, which is situa
ted several miles in lhe country, and some
distance from his neare t neighbor, brought a
wagon with him, and carried off bis wi r e and
plunder. He says that he traced them to the
city, and here they secreted. The Justice
granted him a warrant, and he started off with
me officer in search of his faithless better half,
her lover and his property.
A Sailor’s Descriptiui* of a Hurt.—Go
ing to see my father ihe other oay, he axed me
'o go a voyage a hunting with him, so when
the swabber had rigged ihe horses, they brought
me one to stow myself aboard of, that they
told me she was in such right and tight tr m,
ehe would go as fast on any tack as a Folk
stone cutler, so I got up aloft and clapt myself
athwart the ship’s this’n and made as much
way as lhe best of’em. After some lo
ihe windward ofa gravel pit, we espied a hare
at anchor ; on gelling within hail, she we,^« d
n d bore away- We held her chase a ion*
ume. and had come up with her, when my
nurse came bump ashore upon a alone. lhe
backstay broke, she pi ched me over lhe tore
castle, came keel upwards and unshipped my
| shoulder—so eink me if ever I set sail on a
bad privateer again.
CONGRESS?”
SENATE Fbb ' l6t —
The Chair laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Secretary of State in re
ply to a resolution of the Senate, in which he
■ays. that the next session be will submit a
report on the grad native Male of dip'omatio
salaries.
Also, a communication from the Secretary
of State in relation to the payment to Mexico
of the instalment due in May next, and that
one E J. Forstal tad advanced to Mexico
$650,000, on ascon nt of that instalment.
Alio, the correspondence in relation to the
seizure of the British vessel, Albion, for a vio
lation of the revenue laws. All of which
Here ordered to be printed.
Mr. Douglass reported bills authorising the
Legislatures of Oregon and Minnesota to take
cnarge of the school lands in those territories;
also to allow said Legislatures to appoint ad
ditional clerks when in session, and they wore
both passed.
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, offered a resolu
tion repealing so much of the resolution of
the Sonata providing fortheroporting of the
debates, as allows Senators to revise tboir
speeches. Laid over.
The Senate then took up the bill to regulate
he fees to be allowed Marshals, Attorneys,
and Clerks of the U. S Courts. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resolved itself into committee of
the Whole on the River and Harbor 841, which
’ ' dart: „ ’*•- fc-, Me««-s.
I Featherston, Clmgman, Toombs and Gorman
| against the bill, and Taylor of Ohio in favor'
without coming to any decision, and the
House adjourned.
IN SENATE Fan. 17.
Mr. Felch presented the credentials of the
Hon. Lewis Cass, re-elected Senator for 6
years, from March 4th, 1851.
Mr. Hamlin presented the petition from the
State of Maine praying a modification of the
Fugitive Slave Law. Ho moved it be refer
red to the Committee on the Judiciary. After
the preaentalien of other petitions.
Mr Atchison moved to reconsider 'he veto
by which the petition bad been referred.
Mr. Chase opposed the motion,
Mr. Hamlin said that the subject of the mod
ification of the law was now before the Com
mittee ; several memorials had been referred
to it, and the bill introduced by the Senator
from Indiana also. The petition was respect
fully signed, and he thought it should be refer
red.
Mr. Berrien pointed out the difference be
tween the bill of the Senator from Indiana,
and these petitions.
Mr. Seward opposed the ro-considoratien.
To deny a reference of e petition was to deny
the right of petition. He was no agitator, had
done nothing to agitate on thio subject, but
when the people spoke through their petitions,
their prayer ought to be considered.
Mr. Badger replied.
Mr. Bradbury said it made but little differ
ence whether the petition were referred or
not: the committee had already determined to
report that legislation on the subject was unne
cessary.
Mr. Butler had had nothing to do with the
consideration of this subject. He would nev
er resist the presentation of a petition or bill,
again, for he thought it as idle to attempt te
stop the progress of fanaticism, as it was te
calm a maniac by singing lullaby*.
Mr. Hale alluded to the operation of the bill.
In New York the fugitive is sent back to
slavery; in Philadelphia thr free man is kid
napped and sent in to slavery. In Boston a mob
rescues the fugitive from the Court House.
Ho was an aggitator; he gloried in being an
agitatior. All great measures resulting in the
rescue of man from bondage and oppression
followed agitation. O'Connell was an agita
tor. If no agitation, corruption and stagnation
would ensue. The Scripture toll them of
the pool near the temple which required agita
tion to make it pure.
Mr. Berrien read the petition and said that
respectable men would never have signed it.
Mr. Foote replied to Mr. Hale, and stated
upon authority after consultation, upon the
mob in Boston that the government intended
to execute the law rigorously and te the letter.
Messrs. Cooper and Rhett entered the de
bate.
Mr. Pearce said he knew all the parties
concerned in the Philadelphia case. He re
pelled the insinuation that there had been
kidnapping. He knew the Commissioner to
be a man of honor and wholly above such an
intimation. The party to whon tbo slave had
been rendered was a neighbor and a gentle
man, and he had immediately returned him.
Tun Ociintwi MW-
He (Mr. P.) abhorred it. He consider
ed the first agitator was the devil who
had corrupted the heart of the first wo
man. While they did not know who would
be the last agitator, they conld guess the char
acter of some of bis successors.
Messrs. Pearce, Butlor, Hale end others
continued the debate.
The motion to re consider prevailed, and the
petition was laid on the table.
Mr. Clay offered a resolution calling upon
the President to lay before Congress any in
formation he may possess in relation to the
recent outrage in Boston —to communicate
what measures he has adopted to meet tbo oc
currence, and what additional legislation i>
necessary to execute existing laws.
Mr. Seward moved a resolution requesting
the President to communicate any information
he may possess concerning the forcible abduc
tion of any citizen in New Mexico, and the
reduction of such person to Peon servitude.
The cheap postage bill was then taken np,
and pending a proposition to make an uniform
rate of 2 cents, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. McLane, the Hense re
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on
the State es the Union, when he closed the de
bate on the River and Harbor Bill.
He commenced by dealing with the charge
of inconsistency in supporting the bill, which
had been attributed to him on a former
and referred to several instances where the
most eminent statesmen and best public men
in the country had voted in favor of bills for
harbors and rivers, and also of the veto.
With reference to the exercise of the veto
power bv different Presidents, a distinction, ho
said, had been taken between harbors and ri
vers from which a revenue is derived, and
canals and other internal improvements, which
are not of'hat class, and to which such exer
cise had been limited. He remarked that Gen
eral Jackson was in favor of lhe Harbor and
River Bill, while Mr. Polk advocated tbo right
of the 8 ate- through which a river passes, to
make improvements and levy tonnage duties—
which coaid only be the delegation of a power
that belongs to Congress, and which it would
thus indirectly exercise—that of regulating and
facilitating commerce.
Having disposed of these subjects, Mr. M
Lane was proceeding to examine the prebab
revenue for the present year, which he state
in nine cities es ihe Union alone bad yielded
six millions of dollars during the last mouth;
and was about to show the amennt which, in
his estimation, two millions, would be availa
ble for the objects contemplated in lhe bill,
when tbe hour, to which the duration of a
speech is limited, expired. Ho estimated fifty
millions from customs for lhe year 1851.
Mr. Morse, of Louisiaua, followed, and re
plied to many of the arguments advanced by
Mr. McLane, relative to the view taken of the
harbor and river bills by different Presidents,
which he said were exceptions to a general
rule.
l he committee, by this time, was fairly em
barked on the wide sea ofthe bill; appropria
tions which it contained were either negatived
or carried, as were amendments that were of
fered. Tellers wore occasionally appointed,
and at one lime the committee refused to sue
tain the chair in its decision as to the mode of
dealing with the details of the bill, which
vtoe was afterwards reversed, and the decision
of the chair was sustained,
A motion was made to adjonrn, which waa
nvgatived by tellers. Other details of the bill
were taken up and disposed of, and at the time
of doing up this report, the committee was
still sitting.
Evening Session.— Houte.— A large number
of amendments were offered to tbe bill, nearly
all of which were rejected. An incidental de
bate sprung up, involving the constitutionality
of the bill, the consistency of certain gentle
men, and the great importance el tbe several
items in the measure.
About nine o'clock, Mr. McLane offered a
sabst.tute for the bill. Much ceufasioa here
prevailed, and there were occasional scenes of
seriousness and hilarity. Itisnew 10, P.M.
and the House still in session.
IN SENATE Fix. 18.
Mr. Clay’s resolution, calling for informa
tion concerning the recent forcible resistance
to the laws in Boston was taken up.
Mr. Clay expressed himself as astounded at
the bigh banded outrage perpetrated by tbe
mob of negroes in the third city of the nation.
Mr. Davis, of Mees., expressed himself of
ihe opinion that this law waa unpopular, but
that public epiuion in Massachusetts would not
countenance forcible resistance.
Mr. Hale said it was useless to attempt to
enforce a law which the moral sense of the
people could not sustain. He cited several
other mobs, one in this city. Also the refusal
of a Mississippi Judge to issue his wiit for the
arrest of Gov Quitman, as cases where in
dignation might have been as well expressed
as in thia instance. .
Mr. Davis of Mississippi, did not believe tbe
Northern States would enforce lhe law.
Mr Foster denied that any Judge tn Missis
sippi ’had refused to do his duly.
Messrs. Clay, Davis, of Mass., and Cooper,
continued the debate, and the resolution was
adopted.
Tne bill from the House to reduce and modi
fy tbe rates of postage was taken up. Tbo
amendment fixing an uniform rate of two cents,
to be prepaid in all Casos, was rejected—yeae
7, nays 41.
Tne Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House took up ihe regular order of
business, to receive the reports of standing
committees, when Mr. Burt, of South Carolina,