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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1841)
■F MB >. m it: iim-i’ th.it it “ft l it: mmmmW l' rrv ‘>>t i-v i” >i'tat ;■ )H ; nr. |HHB and imports .ire eq'm! !” tin HHsSwlat the duty diminishes tin; impor- Bkliv lessening 1 lie consumption, Mill though by no means necessarily, the export. Now, the argument of gentleman seemed to assume that we propose to lay such a duty on silks as Would amount to a prohibition, and upon that assumption there might be force in it. But not so ; no one has dreamed of such a duty. The highest rate of duty suggested by any one is twenty per cent.; and I believe half that amount would be saffic ient. The gen tleman lias wholly failed to show that such duties would affect at all the consumption of silks in the United States. No, sir; a moderate duty would not at all a (Feet the import, because the consumption would be uncliminished. Our belles and beauties, , our dames and their daughters, will still ! flourish in flounces, furbelows, and silks. The wealthy, who are the consumers main ly of silk goods, would not regard a small increase of price. Pride, fashion, and van- j ity, would still ask their supplies, and take j no denial. If'the gentleman will lay duty on no ar ticle that is paid for in whole or in part by American cottons, why then he will never lay one ; his position will drive him neces sarily from imposts to direct taxation ; for he knows well that cotton, in our commerce with the world, pays, in some degree, and indeed in great part, for all our imports. —Whan asked by his colleague (Gen. ; Thompson) to name an article that was. not so paid for. my friend was wisely si- | ?CJlt. Nor sir, are the imports from and ex ports to France, so nearly equal as to en danger our cotton trade. On the contrary, the balance of trade is largely against us. And this fact must demolish wholly the ar gument of the gentleman. The entire ex port ofcotton, rice, and tobacco, amounts to j about 819,000,000 ; and the importations j from France and her West India depen- 1 dencics, to about 803,000,000 ; leaving a ; balance against us of 814,006,000 ; which j balance is paid by an export'of specie.— j Now, sir, before it is possible to affect our i cotton trade with France, the consumption, and consequently the importation, of her silks and wines, &c. must be reduced more liian $14,000,000. No rate of duty that 1 shall ever consent to impose, and none that an economical administration may demand, i can ever thus lessen the importation of j French goods. Again, sir, the cotton which wc send to j France is consumed by her own people principally, and that demand must continue ! irrespective of any foreign demand for silks ! and wines. And coneeding, only for the J sake of the argument, that a duty as pro- posed would lessen the consumption ofsilks, I 1 believe in the same ratio would it increase the consumption of cotton fabrics. If silks are excluded, cotton will become the appa rel of the rich, as well as the poor. We arc under no obligation cither, sir, of com mercial courtesy to France ; for she le vies a duty at her own ports upon Ameri can cottons—and that a discriminating du ty, it being more than she levies upon Egyptian cotton. Now, sir, inasmuch as the Government i's in debt, you must either pay its obliga tions honestly, or continue them by loans; to pay them, the present and prospective in come is inadequate. You must, therefore, open up new sources of income. What will be your, resort ? Doubtless new du ties upon imports ; and if driven to this, you are to determine whether you will im pose them upon luxuries, which arc free, ; or increase them upon necessaries, already heavily burdened. This is, whether you will tax the rich or the poor. Will you grind the poor map’s f#ce by your legisla tion, and mollify the sleek cheek of wealth With the.oil of exemption? Sir, I never have raised shouts to poverty, enlisting its honest zbi! in behalf of either men or mea sures—decrying its imaginary oppressions, ajid alienating the different orders of socie ty. I haVe never labored to arm the poor against the rich, to array vice against vir tue, and ignorance against knowledge. I have considered a diversity of estate an un avoidable condition of all social organiza tion, and that one of the highest obligations of patriotism is to improve all grades,’ and, if possible, to harmonise all orders of men. 1 have ever claimed, and shall always claim, that American citizens shall be equal under (he law. It was said in triumph in France, at the adoption of her amended constitution, “all Frepchmen are equal un der the law.” It was not tjhe fact. I doubt if Franoe ever realizes so almost di vide ft consummation. We, sir, with more for ill ■ ■ 11r i*. ft HBHRfy. Wo practice, with nearer ap- Hnoachcs to truthfulness, the sublime doc ’ trines of civil equality ; and yet, rve have not attained to this high state of political perfectibility. Our people arc unequally taxed. The burdens of Government are not equal ; nor are the benefits. The lux uries of the rich, vanity of them, pay no duty, whilst the necessaries of the poor are all taxed. By the tariff laws of this Union, the silken drapery which envelops the gor geous couch of the rich man, pays no tax ; whilst the cold thin matrass, and scant blankets of the poor, bear a heavy duty. — I Strange, sir, yet true. I have always con sidered the exemption of luxuries, as one of the anomolies of republican legislation ; and have wondered —often wondered—how so much of practical oppression could have been so long tolerated. It is now time to amend, if not atone, for the errors of the past. , Gentlemen talk of reform ; we invite them to the work here. They are the friends of the poor ; now is the time most gloriously to signalize their regard. We ! ask the poor man’s friend to attest the sin cority of his professions by his deeds. The ! wine that gladdens the heart of wealth, i and maketh merry the board of his festivi ty ; the silks which high-bred women wear, and the spices which stimulate the sated palate of the luxurious gourmand, are now i j proposed to be moderately taxed. Sir, you i must do this, or raise your money from the j over-wrought muscles, the blood and bones of laborious poverty. We shall see, sir, who arc in truth the friends of the poor. The rate of duty will be regulated by the amount of money required. I have al ready stated that I am opposed to all duties but for revenue ; and I now say I will vote ; only for so much revenue to be raised as j will pay the expenses of an economical ad- j ministration. The expenditures of the j Government ought and I hope will be re- j duccd. Wc are not now called upon to i vote any specific amount of duties ; the proposition is, that the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to report what amount may be required. Sir, w henever this bill is brought forward, I shall not sup port it if it raises one dollar more than will pay the national debt and sustain the Gov ernment. The public debt must be first ascertained, and the estimates of expendi ture furnished. lam therefore pledged to supjwrt no bill which does not fall within the positions 1 now assume. The member from Suiitli Carolina re- ! marked that he was at a loss to know the j reason why duties were now proposed to J he laid, until lie heard it alleged in the ] Senate, that more revenue would be neces sary to supply the deficit in the public in- I come, occasioned by the distribution of the | proceeds of the public lands. For myself, II am influenced by no such reason. lam ! aware that it is sail), and reiterated daily, j that high tariffs and profuse expenditures, i j each begetting the other, will be among the I leading measures of the new administration. For one, Ido not believe it. Whether the I distribution measure prevails or not, it is I apparent to all that the Government must * have more means. That necessity ought to be, by candid men, considered as suffi cient reason for a revision of our impost [ laws. Mr. Chairman, I have been greatly sur- | prised to find leading Southern statesmen j so willing to relax the obligations of the j compromise ; obligations so essential to j Southern interests. I remarked before, that, in that agreement, arc to be found the strongest guarantees against protective du ties. In it arc stipulations conservative of Southern principles. Whether it was originally just to tiie South or not, it is use less now to inquire. She has acquiesced in it, and so have .he manufacturers. In terests have grown up under it which we may not now rightfully disturb ; the bene fits provided for the North have been se cured. The manufacturing interests, I l am induced to believe, are satisfied with the protection it affords them ; they desire no change. And the time has arrived when the conditions favorable to the South are beginning to be operative. Our guar antees arc now to be available ; and shall we cast them off, by annulling the compact? No, sir ; rather let us ratify it anew, by now acting under its provisions. What are some of those conservative guarantees ? I call your attention to one, sir, of vast mo ment, which, if faithfully observed, will quiet forever the exciting and dangerous topic of protective duties. One of the cov enants of the contract is, that “ until the 30th June, 1842, the duties imposed by ex isting laws, as modified by this act, shall remain and continue to be collected ; and from and after the day aforesaid, such du ties shall be laid for the purpose of raising such revenue as may be necessary to an econ omical administration of the Government.” See 3d sec* act 1833. Now, sir, yon’ perceive, that by virtue of the compromise act, it' s the solemn pledge of the parties thereto, that, frona and after ! the 80th June 1842, bo duties shall be laid hut for revenue. Not only so ; but that the amount of-such revenue shall be limited to the wants of an economical admin'stra f lion. The principle of protection is discarded. No one can rise up after ’lt! and ask for protcciion. The North is cstoped. The South can point to the agreement, and de mand that duties shall be limited to purpo • scs of revenue ; not only so ; hut that the ! revenue shall not exceed the limits of a just economy. A power to lay duties for rev enue never has been denied to Congress. — It was against a perversion of this power, sir, that my own State and all the South re belled. It was the doctrine of protection, as held by the manufacturers and those who represented them, that stirred the ire of my constituents and awakened the burn ing eloquence of such men ns CoLtb and Crawford, McDufiic and Ilayne. Suppose, sir, that these principles shall prevail ; that the compromise is observed ; that duties in times to come shall ho laid on- ! ly for revenue; where is the politician so j fastidious as to complain ? Will not peace.* rule in our councils and fraternal feeling I pervade all sections ? If, sir, economy in ! public affairs, which shall confine appPo priations to constitutional objects, and rev enue only for the public wants, arc the guiding stars of the Harrison administra tion, let no man fear that the ship of Slate j will not sail o’er prosperous seas beneath benignant skies. Are gentlemen prepared to yield the obligatory power of the act of ‘33 ? To yield in the moment of victory the fruits of the war—to open again the fountains of strife to loose the elements of commotion, now happily liid up ; and in vite the storm and court the tempest ? Now* is the time for the Harrison party to identi fy itself with the principles of that act'.— They should he now affirmed ; we ought J to be committed upon them. And the most j effectual mode of identification, is to start | our revenue system according to its proyis- 1 ions, by laying duties now on unprotected articles. Now is the time to stereotype the compromise. [. To avoid a protective tariff, it is neces sary to condemn it before the compromise expires. I would proclaim it to the people of iny own State. I desire it he known all over that sunny land, from her mountains to the sea, that now is the time to act upon this great question. It was said in the late canvass, that Harrison, the honest, va liant, and successful whig candidate, was a tariff man. The reply w e made, sir, was that lie was in favor of the principles settled in the compromise. Upon this explanation wo triumphed. Andnow whoshall object, when lie confirms what wc then said of-him? Os his friends, no one ; of his enemies, of course all. We should not wait until after June ’42 j to arrange the revenue, because then it will he said, the compromise having ceased by its own limitations, the whole subject of | protection is open. Attempt then to lay ! imposts, and you encounter the conflicting interest of the whole Union. Every arti cle of domestic manufacture will demand protection ; capital will wield its might j against free trade ; selfishness will clamor j for legislative bounties. Discriminate then j you must. Angry passions will again mingle in your councils ; State authority | may again array itself against Federal law ; the cannon of the Union may again * be pointed against some Southern city, and i j there may be none so potent as to command j j the jarring elements into peace. LETTER FROM MAJ. JACK DOWN ING. From the New York Express. We commend the following letter of our respected friend Major Downing, to “ the croakers and poakers,” and can only say, if any one feels chilled by the present aspect of things, he may seek and find a leading cause in the “ eternal poking” system which seems to have suited the policy of certain circles, and who have found a ready and a pliant press to aid them in their patriotic efforts. Wo commend this letter especially to “ Pennsylvany,” and if she is willing to have her fires poked out, be it so—she will not say she was not time ly cautioned. But, let us not be disheart ened, the coal is unconsumed—a little kindling wood and a blower will restore the steady warmth, and then keeping th epoker aloof, or in skillful hands alone, we may still enjoy the comforts of a wide circle a round a genial fire. Philadelfy, 9th Feb., A. D. 1841. To the Editors of my old friend Mr. Dwights paper, that he used to take the lead on a spell ago. Gentlemen —l suppose you will be con siderable wonderated to know what on airth led me from the track to Washington with the old hero of the North Bend Cabin, and brung me here, —well I’ll tell you. I and the Gineral was a drifting along down from the west, and bowing and sha king off the everlasting crowd of folks all the way from the Ohio, till we struck a ■ long the edge of old Pennsylvany, when we heard the folks beginning to talk about hard money, and paper money, and resumption and suspension, and things ofthat natur, when says I, “ Gineral, ymi may depend there is trouble brewing soniewheres along here, & if you say so,” says 111 jist quit you for a spell and take u turn down to Fhiladelfy, and took info the matter a little, and jine you at Washington.” “ Well,” says lie “ Major, seeing as how folks begin to thic on amazingly around us, my cnlkulation is you won’t he much mist, but sec that you git to Washington us soon as possible, and in t.he mean time let me know all you meet with worth h* nring,”—and so I quit, and as the Ginerul never wants to know nothing more than the people know themselves, I send you this letter to print and you will please send a copy on’t to tho Gineral, so that he will know as much as other folks do about it. I got here Inst evening, jist arter lamp lighting, and took a run round to most all the Banks to sec if I could find any on ’em open, but I found ’em all locked up and bright lamps burning afore the doors, and good strong broad-shouldered watchmen I standing at their posts, with clubs and rat tles jist for all the world as tho’ the Banks .was as full of specie payments as ever, and not a mite of difference. 1 stopt and had a lcetlc talk with one of | ‘these watchmen, and says I, “stranger, is | there no gitten in hereto see folks?” “Not ! to-night,” says lie, “all the Banks are shut | tip.” “How you talk,” says I, and sol | streak’d it round to Squire Biddles premi ! ses, for I had a notion if I could .only git a fair talk with the Squire, I would lam pritty much all about the matter. I found the Squire to hum, and he was amazin glad to see me ; and he and I went right up into a room alone, where 1 found a good warm Lehigh coal fire burning, and a table kivered with papers ; and he took one chair and I another, and we went at it straight off “ So,” says 1, “Squire, you are all suspended agin, I lain’,’ “Yes,” says he, “Major, the folks who w anted hard money have got all the Banks Intel to give them ; and as the Banks can’t coin hard ! money, and can only git it from the folks who owe them, it turns out that, as the Banks have not got the same power by the law to make folks pay them as fast as the ’ other folks want it, the pond must run dry * for a spell.” “But,” says I, “Squire, how on airth is it that things work so that one set of folks keep drawing out of the spiggot faster than other folks pour into the bung-hole ? Things w arftit so in Mr. Adams’ time,” says I. “Now, how is it ?” This set the Squire scratching his head and thinking— and to give him time to answer, I took the poker and began poking up his Lehigh coal fire, to see if there was any Haze in it; and to rights says lie, “Major, what arc you pokin that fire for? Do you expect to make it burn brighter ? If you will lake my ad vice,” says he, “you will let it alone. Amt the room warm enuf?” “Acs,” says I, “its warm enuf, hut a little poking wont do any harm, will it ?” “ Well,” says he, “ go on poking, and you will see”—and sure enuf, the more 1 ■poked, the darker the coal and fire got ; and bime-by it all went out. “ Well,” says I, “ Squire, this is a plagy odd kind of fire of you’m,” says I. “ Yes,” says he, “it’s Pennsylvania coal ; it wont stand poking , Major—jfyou let italone, it will burn slow ly and surely, and give out comfortable beat—but if folks go to poking at it, it turns and looks black at them, and gives them a cold shiver.” “ Well,” says I, “ Squire, I want you to answer and explain to me now about this Bank matter. llow is it,” says 1, “ that all your Banks have suspended specie pay ments—all broke—all gone to everlasting and eternal smash ? Now, how has ail this come about ?” says I. “ Well,” says he, “ Major, I’ll tell you. i In the first place, when you first entered this room, did’nt you find it warm and com fortable, and a good fire burning !—did’nt you take up that poker and begin to poke with it ?—did’nt I give you a civil hint to let it a lone ?—did’nt you continue poking and poking, till at last the fire went out ? and aint this room now cold and dark, com pared to what it was ? Now come here,” -—and he took a candle and went up to the fire place ; and says he. “ There is the coal yet,—it aint burnt up, —the fire has only gone out, I can put a little kindling under it, and clap on the blower, and in a little while will see as bright and warm a fire as before, —but where is the use of kindling it up again, unless folks will see the foliy of poking at it. It is just so in Banking matters. I tried it, and for six teen years and over, and no people in crea tion ever saw a warmer and hotter fire than 1 kept up ; it warmed all kind of folks, too : the circle around it was wide enuf to admit every living critter in the country, aiid all equally felt the warmth. But then began the poking system. I tried every means to prevent it, but it was no use, — a,Wd then I quit, and Mr. Dunlap he tried it ; but the pokers were still ready,—and rto sooner was it kindling up, when at it they went, poking and poking,—and the result you see ; and now the question is, Shall we have anew fire kindled, and what shall bo the fuel ? Shall it be Lehigh Coal, or English Coal ? Old Pennsylvany has a word to say in this matter, if she chu ses to speak,—for there is just this differ ence between her Coal and all other kind of Coal; it wont stand poking; but if let alone, will burn steadily and surely to the last, whilst other Coal may blaze up with pok ing, and the sooner go to ashes. The Coal is in the. grate yet, Major,” says be, “ though by poking, it has ceased burning.” “ Yes,” says I, “ Squire, but it is plagy cold though.” “It is so, Major,” says be; but that comes from poking,”—and with that, says, be, “ Lets you and I take a turn round and see some folks, and hear what news is stirring, and by the time we get back, this fire will be kindled and the blower on, and will soon give us a warm room, —and we’ll have a lost potatoe and a leetle cider, and can talk over matters com fortably and cheerfully; and if you will only let the poker alone, the evening will close brightly.” And so it did ; but I can’t tell more about it till I write you my next Letter,—and all for the present I can say is,put a black cross on all croakers, and es pecially the pokers. Your friefd and fellow-citizen, J. DOWNING, Major, 4ko. Aic. &c. v ABSENCE OF MIND. Absence of mind, wc admit, if pardona ble in any, is pardonable only in moil of genius, and for ordinary men to affect it, is more than ridiculous. Wc heard an anec dote of absence of mind the other evening, which is so good that we will give it: A highly distinguished clergyman and a powerful preacher, a determined snuff taker, and great pedestrian, was remarkable for absence of mind. One sabbath morning be had eight miles to walk before commen cing the services of the day, and he started on his journey with a mind wrapped up in lofty and spiritual contemplations. In these abstractions, as usual, he frequently and perhaps unconsciously, regaled his olfactory nerves with copious supplies from his large snuff box, and after he had travel ed seven miles, and was approaching, al most in view of the church in which he was to officiate, the w ind hi gan to blow full in his face,and w hen taking another pinch from j his favorite box, in order that the wind might j not blow the snuffin his eyes, he turned his * back upon the wind depositing in high en joyment,the litillery matter into its elevated situation. But it was a serious revolution to him; for, alas! he forgot lie had turned round, but proceeded onward over the same ground,never discovering his mistake till he came within a few rods of his own house, the place from w hich lie had, a few hours before started, in order to preach. It was. too late for the w orthy clergyman to think of retracing his steps, and walking tho course again, and the congregation was allowed to remain, wondering what had happened to their absent minister.— St. Louis Bui. ; The “Lowell Factory Girls” have vindi cated themselves stoutly against this pas sage in a recent article by Mr. Brownson— “ She has worked in a factory, is sufficient to damn to infamy the most worthy and virtu ous girl.” The last number of their peri odical, the “ Lowell Offering,” has a spir ited article from this text, entitled “Factory Girls,” in which the sentence is pronounc ed a slander, and the character of their sisterhood is vindicated with creditable ability and zeal. Here is a specimen : The erroneous idea, wherever it exists, must be done away—that there is in facto ries but one sort of girls, and that the baser and degraded sort. There are amongst us all sorts of girls. 1 believe that there are few occupations which can exhibit so ma ny gradations of piety and intelligence ; but the majority may at least lay claim to as much of the former as females in other stations of life. The more intelligent among them would scorn to sit night after night to view the gestures of a Fanny E/ss/er. The Improvement Circles, the Lyceum and Institute, tho social religious meetings, the Circulating and other Libraries, can bear testimony that the Utile time they have is spent in a better manner. Our well filled churches and lecture halls, and the high character of our clergymen and lec turers, will testify that the state of morals and intelligence is not low. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. Although many eases have been recor ded ofhuman beings having been destroy ed by spontaneous combustion, still very many intelligent have considered it to be apocryphal. Nor is this to be wondered at when wo consider how difficult it is reducing to ashes animal matter recently deceased. The examples which have occurred of late years are so well authenti cated that not the smallest doubt of their accuracy is now entertained. M. M. Du patron and Mare of Paris, report two cases; Mr. Delavillc, Procureur du Roi, in 1835, gives the history of an old man and woman who were so completely consumed that lit tle was left save the carbonized mass. Os four cases witnessed by Dr. Apjohn, of Dublin, we quote one case as narrated by him:— ! ‘A woman of about sixty years of age, who lived with her brother in the county of Down, retired to bed with her daughter, both being, as was their constant habit, in a stale of intoxication. A little before day some members of the family were awakened by an extremely offensive smell and smoke which pervaded their a partment. On going into the chamber where the old woman and her daughter slept, they found the smoke to proceed from the body of the former, which appeared to be burning with an internal fire. It was as black as coal, the smoke issuing from every part of it. The combustion having been arrested, which was affected with diffi culty, although there was no flame, life was extinct. While the body was being ■ removed into the coffin, which was done as soon as possible, it was dropping in pieces. Her daughter, who slept in the same bed, sustained no injury ; nor did the combustion extend to the bed clothes, which exhibited no other traces of fire than the stains pro duced by the smoke. According to the testimony of the relatives, there was no fire whatever in the room.”—The subject of this case had been grossly intemperate for several days before her decease.— N. Y. Sun. Explosion of an “ Infernal Machine.” — Some time during the last summer, a com mon soap box, directed to Peter Weed, Wilkes Durkce, care of Mr. Kelsey, Bir mingham, Oakland Cos., was left, by some unknown person, at the Eagle Tavern, in this city. It lias remained, unclaimed, and almost unnoticed, in the baggage room ever since. Oil Saturday night, however, Mr. Lawson, the keeper of the hotel having oc casion to be in the baggage room, tossed over the box with his foot, when an explo sion ensued, which knocked the siding off from the room—tore away the partitions— broke in the sashes of six or eight windows —tore up the floor—severed several of the joists—and severely injured Mr. L.—par ticularly in his hands, from which he will lose one or two of his fingers. An examination of the fragments, result, od in the discovery of what had constituted* a very strong oaken box, capable of’ hold, ing- two or three pounds of powder, which had been fastened together, with twoWxr iron bands. Attached to this box, was steel spring, to which appeared to have been attached, a small hammer, which was doubtless constructed to strike upon a per. cussion cap, the explosion of which would communicate with the oaken deposit of powder ; —the whole doubtless designed to explode on opening the box which encased it. The explosion was as destructive as would have been the explosion of a keg of powder. It is a miracle thgkJVlr. L. was not killed upon the spot. iv, isures will doubtless be at once taken tosolvc the mys tery which now attaehesto the affair ; and if murder was designed, to bring the wretches to punishment.— Detroit Aav. Adulteration of Drugs and Spices. — Very singular papers are sometimes put before ihe British Parliament, as well as before the American Congress, The lato London papers mention one which claims a passing notice, as it affects both sides of the Atlantic. It is a communication from a London druggist, in which the writer states that almost every drug and necessav ry of life is adulterated to an enoirnous ex tent before offered lor sale iif the market. As to the drugs, let them pass; but the culinary preperations we cannot so easily excuse. The genuine West India (|ayennc’ pepper is now made in London, and if it contained nothing but the ground berry ol the piper indica, selected of a good color, the writer says he should desire no better. —But colored saw-dust, salt, Vermillion, and other ingredients arc added. Ginger is often adulterated with flour and meal; flavored with capsicum to give it the requi site warmth. Mustard seed to the amount ofone-sixth only, and in many kinds not nearly so much as that, enters into the composition of the best Durham mustard, which is Durham only in name, the rest being composition of some kind, colored with tumeric, and spiced with capsicum.— Black pepper is mixed with starch powder and English arrow root, to make white pep. per. Coffee is mixed with the burnt root of the dandelion, known as the chickory, which from being ground at the drug mills, is itself liable *o adulteration. But wo are civilly told this is the French mode, and of course the coffee is much improved by its admixture. Chocolate and cocoa are mixed with ground sago, often itself unfit i for sale in any other state, — N . Y. Sun. THE MARSEILLAISE. The Marseillaise Hymn, as it is errone ously called, the war song of the army of the Rhine, is the production of Rougct de Lille, a French officer of Engineers, who was quartered at Strasburg in the year 1791, when Marshal Luckner comman ded the army, at that time entirely com , posed of young conscripts. The Marshal was to march the following morning of a certain day, and late in the evening previ ous, he inquired if there was any man of a musical or poetical genius in the army who could compose a soul inspiring song to ani mate the young soldiers. Someone men tioned Captain Rouget dc Lille, who was immediately ordered in die presence of tho Marshal, to receive his commands on the subject, which having given, and a prom ise made by De Lille, that a song would be ready on the following morning, he went to his quarters, and during the night he not only wrote the song in question, but absolutely set it to music, &. the next morn ing the army marched to the tune, and carried every thing before it with an enthu siasm only to be equalled by absolute phrenzy. The song got the name of the “Marseilles Hymn,” from a body of troops being marched from Marseilles and enter ing the city of Paris playing that tune, at a time that it was little known in that capi tal . Capt. De Lille, appears to have been a man of great poetical genius. At the French revolution of 1830, lie was living in great obscurity in a garret in Paris, and 1 ’ the first act of Louis Philippe on his acces -1 sion to the throne, was to direct inquiries to be made for Capt. De Lille, upon whom a tolerable handsome pension was settled during bis life. He died at Paris about four years since, and his manuscript poems and songs were sold or rather intended to he sold by auction. The writer of this was desirous of obtaining the original of the “Marseilles,” which was beautifully written and had but few corrections in it; but that and the whole of the manuscripts were bought by Louis Philippe, in whoso possession they now are.— Post. The habits if a man of Business. — A sacred regard to the principles of justice forms tiie basis of every transaction, and regulates the conduct of the upright man of business. He is strict in keeping his engagements—does nothing carelessly, or in a hurry—employs nobody to do<what he can easily do himself; keeps every thing in its proper place ; leaving nothing un done which ought to be done, and which circumstances permitted him to do; keeps his designs and business from the views of others ;is prompt and decisive witli his customers, and does not over trade lor his capital ; prefers short credits to long ones, and cash to credit transactions at all times when they can bo advantageously made either buying or selling, and small profits, with little risk, to the chance of better gains with more hazard. He is clear and expli cit in all his bargains, leaves nothing to the memory which he can and ought to commit to writing; keeps copies of all his important letters which he sends away, and has every letter, invoice, &c, belong ing to his business, tilled, classed, and put away. Never suffers his desk to be con fused by many papers lying upon it, is al- j ways at the head of his business, well knowing that if lie leaves it, it will leave him ; hold it as a maxim that lie whose credit is suspected is not safe to be trusted.
