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LAZOING.
It was the season for marking and num
bering the cattle, and two ot the Senores
Aychinena were at the hacienda to super
intend the operation. The cattle had been
caught and brought in; but, as I had never
seen the process of lazoing, after dinner a
hundred head, which had been kept up two
days without food, were let loose into a field
two or three miles in circumference. Eight
men were mounted, with iron spurs an inch
long on their naked heels, and each with a
lazo in hand, which consisted of an entire
cow’s hide cut into a single cord about twen
ty yards long ; one end was fastened to the
horse’s tail, which was first wrapped in
leaves to prevent its being lacerated, and
the rest was wound into a coil, and held by
the rider in his right hand, resting on the
pummel of the saddle. The cattle had all
dispersed ; we placed ourselves on an ele
vation commanding a partial view of the
field, and the riders scattered in search of
them.—ln a little while thirty or forty
rushed past, followed by the riders at full
speed, and very soon was out of sight. We
must either lose the sport or follow ; and
in one of the doublings, taking particular
care to avoid the throng of furious cattle
and headlong rides, I drew up to the side
of two men who were chasing a single ox,
and followed over hill, through bush, aud
underwood; one rider threw his lazo beau
tifully over the horns of an ox, and then
turned his horse, while the ox bounded to
the length of the lazo, and without shaking
horse or rider, pitched headlong to the
ground. At this moment a herd swept
by with the whole company in full pur
suit. A large yellow ox seperated from
the rest, and all followed him. Fora mile
he kept ahead, doubled, and dodged, but
the horsemen crowded him down toward
the lake; and, after an ineffectual attempt
to bolt, he rushed into the water. Two
horsemen followed and drove him out, and
gave him a start, but in a few minutes the
lazo whizzed over his head, and, while
horse and rider stood like marble, the ox a
gain came with a plunge to the ground.—
The riders scattered, and one horse and
rider rolled over in such a way that 1
thought every bone in his body was broken
but the sport was so exciting that I, who at
the beginning was particularly careful to
keep out of harm’s way, felt very much
disposed to have my own*horse’s tail tied up
and take a lazo in my hand. The effect
of the sport was heightened by the beauty
of the scene, with the great volcanoes of
Agu and Fugo towering above us, and to
ward evening throwing a deep shade over
the plain.
A NIGHT’S REST.
Mr. C. and I were in a rather awkward
predicament for the night. The general
receptionroom contained three beds, made
of strips of cowhides interlaced. The don
occupied one ; he had not much undres
sing to do, but vthat little he had, he did by
pulling off his shirt. Another bed was at
the foot of my hammock. I was dozing,
when I opened my eyes, and saw a girl a
bout seventeen sitting sideway upon it smo
king a segar. She had a piece of striped
cotton cloth tied around her waist, and fal
ling below her knees ; the rest of her dress
was the same which nature bestows alike
upon the belle of fashionable life and the
poorest girl ; in other words, it was the
same as that of the don’s wife with the ex
ception of the string of beads. At first I
thought it was something I had conjured up
in a dream ; and as 1 waked up perhaps 1
raised my head, for she gave a few quick
puffs of iter segar, drew a cotton sheet over
her head and shoulders, and laid down to
sleep. I endeavoured to do the same, I
called to mind the proverb, that “travelling
makes strange bed-fellows.” I had slept
pell moll with Greeks, Turks, and Arabs.
I was beginning a journey in anew coun
try; it was my duty to conform to the cus
toms of the people ; to be prepared for the
worst, and submit with resignation to what
ever might befall me.
As guests it was pleasant to feel that the
family made no strangers of us. The wife
ofthe don retired with the same ceremonies.
Several times during the night we were
waked by the clinking of flint and steel, and
saw one of the neighbors lighting a segar.
At daylight the wife ofthe don was enjoy
ing her morning slumber. While 1 was
dressing she bade me good morning, re
moved the cotton covering from her shoul
ders, and arose dressed for the day.
A MIND IN RUINS.
On Saturday last says the Baltimore Sun,
a man was noticed to get into the Washing
ton train of cars, in company with his wife,
his mother and son-in-law, and from his pe
culiarity of manner we were induced to
make some inquiries respecting him. We
learned his name was Benton Starks, a shoe
maker, from Athens, Georgia. The unfor
tunate man had been put in the Baltimore
Hospital two weeks ago in a state of mental
alienation. He is represented as an indus
trious man, who had acquired a considera
ble property by many years’ industry. lie
suddenly got in possession of upwards of
@7OOO, and the vision of wealth and happi
ness which canced before his imagination,
overpowered his intellect. Having collec
ted his funds, he took the stage for Balti
more, through which lie passed on his way
to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, and
ultimately returned to this city having spent
nearly all he had. A young gentleman
came on to induce him, if possible, to return
home, but failing in this, he requested High
Constables Mitchell and Cook to take him
into custody. He had, when taken, two
pistols valued at @75, forty-seven pieces of
gold coin, amounting to about @235 ; @9l
in paper, and @1 in silver, making in all
@327. Five fine gold watches were found
upon his person—the chain running round
his neck and body. Three valuable breast
pins ofthe largest size glittered in his bos-’
scm.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Cor. of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, July 13.
The Loan Bill has passed the House of
Representatives, by a vote of 124 to 93.
The form of the bill was assentially altered
on motion of Fillmore ; and it provides for
a loan of twelve millions, at six per cent,
reimbursable, at the will of the Secretary
of the Treasury, after six months’ notice,
dr at any time after three years from the
first clay of January next. The reason of
this amendment, as Mr. F. stated, was that
the present administration, while in power,
and during its present term, should dis
charge the debt bequeathed to it by its pre
decessor.
The House is now quite ready for the
Bank bill, hut it will not be able to get it
from the Senate, till the beginning of next
week. The 14tb of August is talked of
by the Whig Senators as the day for clo
sing the session, but this cannot be done, un
less they should be able to dispose of the
Bank (juestion, as they propose, by the end
of this week.
Mr. Tallinmade a strong appeal to
the Senate in fijlUr of action on the Bank
rupt bill, at session. It was, lie
said, the greSlw measure of relief that
could be passed at this sesion. He wished
to divest the subject of a party character.
He was himself opposed to including the
Banks in such a bill, but be would take it
with that provision, rather than lose it.
Mr. Walker also urged the Senate to act
on this subject as soon as the Bank was dis
posed of. He believed that the measure
was demanded by the people, and he was
determined very soon to have the yeas and
nays on taking it up. He was for including
the Banks, but would still vote for the bill
without that provision, in the hope that they
would be ultimately included.
There is certainly a strong feeling in
favor of action on this subject, hut still I
am not sanguine that it will be taken up at
this session ; and if taken up, the difficul
ties ofthe details will defeat it. If a ma
jority of the Whigs would agree to include
corporations, it might succeed.
The Bank Bill was again discussed in
the Senate, and Mr. Wright brought for
ward a number of important amendments.
Mr. Clay was opposed to the amendments,
as their effect would be to prou-.* the dis
cussion, while the country was crying for
action-action. The bill had already been
before us three weeks, and every attempt,
both open aud insidious, had been made to
embarrass it and render it odious by unwise
amendments. Ho was ready himself to
adopt such a rule as would give the Senate
the control of its business.
This produced a warm reply from Mr.
Linn,Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Walker, and oth
ers, who complained that there was an at
tempt to gag the minority—to force the bill
through without discussion, &e. Mr. Cal
houn said the cry for action-action, meant
plunder—plunder.
Mr. Buchannan deemed it proper to give
one notice that if this measure should be
forced through the Senate at this session,
he would raise the standard of Repeal.—
He declared emphatically, that the law
would be repealed, and he should warn the
public against giving their confidence to
the institution. He was ready to argue the
question and show that Congress had the
constitutional power to repeal a public act
of this sort. Mr. Clay would not, he said,
discuss this question now ; it would be time
enough, when the bill was passed, and
when the proposition of repeal was offered.
Let gentlemen oil t!:e side submit
such a proposition, and the moral feeling
ofthe country will rebuke them. They will ]
be worse beaten at the next presidential e- j
lection than they were last November.
Mr. Wright will proceed again, to day, |
with his propositions for amendment. A"f
ter him, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Benton, Mr.
Linn, Mr. A lien, and others will offer a
mendments and go into the discussion at
length. These gentlemen will discuss the
bill till next session, unless the screws are
resorted to, and Mr. Clay has a majority for
the hill, which is doubtful, he probably has
it also for the adoption of some means for
terminating the discussion.
Washington, July 14.
The weather is oppressively hot, and it
has been found difficult to keep a quorum
in either House. Many of the members
are complaining of indisposition. It has
been rumored that an attempt would he
made to lay the Bank Billon the table in
the Senate, and to take up the land bill—
and that the House would in the mean time,
proceed to consider a Bank project, which
is to ho reported from their Currency Com
mittee. The project to be reported in tiie
House, is Mr. Clay’s bill, with Mr. Rives’
amendment. But whatever the House may
do, it is not probable that the Senate will
lay their hill on the table. They will
press it to a vote, whatever may he its fate.
The opinion that the President will refuse
his signature to Mr. Clay’s hill has gained
strength. The only chance for the passage
of anv bill at this session, is that a sufficient
number of Mr. Clay’s frieuds in the Sen
ate will give way, and allow the Rives bill
to pass that body. This may be the result.
This Bank discussion in the Senate, yes
terday, was full of interest. Mr. Wright
brought forward his amendment providing
in substance, that in case of suspension of
specie payments by the bank or any of its
branches, it shall be liable to the provisions
of a compulsory Bankrupt law. Mr.
Wright, Mr. Benton, Mr. Walker, Mr. Buc
hanan, Mr. Woodbury and others spoke in
support of the amendment, contending that,
as this Bank was to regulate the currency,
it ought to be secured from suspension ;
that unless suspension was prevented by a
provision of this sort, Congress would in
dulge the Bank, in case of suspension and
that thus a permanent irredeemable paper
currency would he fastened on the country
that the provision was no other than was
applied by law to all the banks in the State
of New York, where it had proved a whole-1
some regulation, and kept the hanks in a!
sound state ; and that if this U. S. Bank
should ever suspend, all file other hanks in
the country would he obliged to follow.
Mr. Berrien, on the other hand, conten
ded that the provisions already in the hill
were ample to prevent suspension, as the
Bank must pay 12 per cent, damages on
suspended paper, and also be subject to the
loss of its charter, by on act of Congress;
that the capital and operations of this Bank
bore a small proportion to those of all the lo
cal Banks, aud that there was no propriety
or justice in applying a rule to this Bank
which was not also applied to all other
Banks. Should the Bankrupt hill, inclu
ding corporations, be passed, it would of
course embrace this Bank.
The amendment was lost, yeas 22, nays
25. In the course of the debate, Mr. Ber
rien made a very able and expressive ar
gument against the power, moral and con
stitutional, of Congress to repeal this char
ter, if it should pass.
In the House, the morning hour was oc
cupied with a speech from Mr. Bowner, of
N. Y.,on the McLeod case, wherein he op
posed the course of administration on the
subject.
The hill appropriating @146,000 for the
payment of Navy Pensions, due from the
exhausted Navy Pension fund, was consid
ered, and, after much opposition, passed.
The hill making appropriations, to the
amount of@0t!0,000, tor the present year,
for a naval ordnance, stores, &c., was con
sidered in committee, but not disposed of.
Washington, July 16.
A compromise of the Bank question is
spoken of by the friends of that measure
who have heretofore differed as to the bran
ching power. It is proposed to modify the
amendment offered by Mr. Rives, so as to
require the assent of the States to the estab
lishment of branches, hut reserving to Con
gress the powers to establish branches, by
special law, wherever they may be neces
sary forthe convenience ofthe Government.
Those who objected to Mr. Rives’ abandon
ment of constitutional pow er, will be recon
oiled by this provision. It is supposed that
the bill thus framed, will originate in the
House and come to the Senate ; hut the a
mendment may be offered in the Senate.
Mr. Calhoun w>as to speak yesterday on
the Bank question and to oiler some amend
ments, hut Mr. Clay moved to take up the
Loan Bill. Mr. Calhoun wished to go on
with the Bank bill till it was disposed of.—
Mr. Clay said the state of the Treasury was
such as to require the passage of the Loan
hill. The expenditures were at the rate two
millions a month, and there was but @9OO,
000 in the Treasury—which would not
last a fortnight. Some time would be oc
cupied, too, in obtaining the loan.
This led to a sharp conversation between
Mr. Clay, on oneside,and Messrs. Calhoun
King, of Ala., Benton and Linn on the oth
er, in regard to the delay of business in the
Senate. Mr. Clay spoke of the rapidity
with which the business ofthe House was
dispatched under the new rules which
gave the majority a control of the Inkiness
ofthe body, but here, he said, the business
was under the control ofthe minority, lie
also intimated that he would bring forward
a similar proposition for the government of
the business ofthe Senate. His remarks
were considered and replied to by the Sen
ators above named, as meant to introduce
the previous question in the Senate and in
to its quasi committee ofthe whole.
Mr. King said he would “resist it to the
death.” Mr. Linn was also very decided
in his remarks on the suggestion. Mr. Clay
said the rule of the House which cut off
long speeches was very popular—the peo
ple would never complain of such a Cur
tailment of long speeches as was necessary
to the action of Congress on the measure
which the country required.
Mr. Benton and Mr. King both proposed
to Mr. Clay to take the Bank out of com
mittee on Saturday night, have it printed,
and take the final question on it Monday
night—but they required that the interval
should be devoted to the hill.
The conversation was cut off by the mo
tion of Mr. Berrien to go into Executive ses
sion, about half past eleven o’clock. Mr.
Calhoun opposed the motion, as lie wished
to proceed with the Bank bill, hut being
assured that the business was important, he
withdrew his objections. The whole ofthe
remainderof the day was passed in secret
session.
The House occupied the day with the
discussion ofthe Fortification hill, hut it was
not disposed of.
There is a rumor that Mr. Fox has con
tingent instructions to ask his passports in
case McLeod is sent to trial. Much anx
iety is felt here on the subject.
From the New- Yorker.
REPORT GN THE HOME SQUAD
RON.
In the House of Representatives on the
7th inst., Mr. Thomas Butler King, from
the Committee on the Project of a Home
Squadron, recommended by the Secretary
of tiie Navy, submitted a report of which
the following is a summary :
In the opinion of the Committee the chan
ges which the introduction of steam is con
stantly producing in the Naval armaments
of the European powers, demand some
prompt and effective action on the part of
the United States Government, to protect
our Commerce and guard our Sea-coast a
gainst any sudden attack ; and it is believ
ed that no measure is more imperiously de
manded by every consideration of prudence
and safety than the employment of a home
squadron, composed in part of armed
steamers, as recommended by the Secreta
ry of the Navy.
In addition to his view of the subject, the
committee submit a few observations on
the present condition of our Sea-coast de
fences, their efficiency in case of war, and
the measures now being adopted by Great-
Britain and France to change their naval
armaments from the common vessels of war
to armed steamers. It is notorious that
some of our fortifications arc going rapidly
to decay, others are unfinished, some scan
tily supplied with camion, and none of them
properly garrisoned. Even if well suppli
ed with guns and ammunition, they could
protect hut few points on our extended Sea
coast, and could not defend us against the
armed steamers of an enemy. Especially
is this true of the Southern coast, where
there are harbors with forts not in a condi
tion to fire a gun. The Northern portion
of the Atlantic coast is by no means prop
erly defended, and the city of New-York
itself, might be sacked before a sufficient
force could be collected to prevent the es
cape of the enemy. It is seriously to he
feared that there is not a harbor on our
whole coast that war steamers might not
enter.
If this is true, it becomes a question of
most urgent and vital importance to the
people and Government ofthe United States
how they can soonest and best provide the
means of meeting this new and powerful
auxiliary in maritime war.
The Committee call attention to the mea
sures adopted by Great-Britain to keep ac
tively employed on our Northern coast and
in the West-Indies, a large number of stea
mers of the largest class. Four steamers
have been constructed and leave Liverpool
and Halifax every fortnight. These are
commanded by officers ofthe Royal Navy,
and are at all times subject to the orders of
the Government. It is proposed to double
the number of steamers so that they may
leave their respective ports weekly instead
of every fortnight. This has been extend
ed to Boston.
A contract with Government Commis
sioners has been entered into by the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company, whereby at
least fourteen good, substantial steamers, of
such construction and strength as to fit them
to carry guns ofthe largest calibre, are to
be'provided to convey the mails between
such British ports as may be directed and
the West-India Islands, the coast of South
America, Mexico and the United States ;
to adopt from time to time such improve
ments as the Commissioners may direct;
to carry a certain number of Government
officers and men at a stipulated price ; and
at all times to hold their vessels subject to
the order of such officer as may be placed
on board in command. These steamers
are now in rapid progress of construction,
will he about 1,500 tons burden, and will
he equal in all respects to sixty-gun frig
ates.
It is said, too, that another line is to be
established between some British port and
St. Johns, N. 8., under similar regulations.
Thus, in the event of a declaration of war
by Great Britain, all the steamers in the
West India mail service can be collected
at any point on the Southern Coast by the
time the declaration could reach Washing
ton. Those employed on the Northern
lines may commence hostilities before the
least preparation can be made to meet them.
There are, it is said, at this time 10,000
black troops in the West Indies, and orders
have been issued to increase the number to
25,000. These troops are disciplined and
are undoubtedly designed to form a most im
portant portion of the force to bo employed
in any future contest between Great Britain
and the United States. A glance at the
map will shotv that these forces could stop
all communication around Cape Florida,
and through the passes of the West Indies
to or from the Gulf of Mexico ; and that the
commerce of the great Valley of the Mis
sissippi must fall into the hands of the ene
my, or its vast productions, cut of from mar
ket, rendered valueless.
France is pursuing a similar policy.—
The last official register shows that she
then had thirty-seven armed steamers, e
;;q?! irt emrv respect to those of any other
nation. A law has recently been passed
authorising the establishment of an armed
line between Havre; and a number of gen
tlemen in Boston have actually sent in pro
posals to take the contract if that city be
substituted instead of New York. Thus, it
seems that for want of encouragement on
the part of their own Government, Ameri
can merchants are about to aid in support
ing a naval force that may be directed a
gainst our own citizens.
Under the old system of maritime war
our squadron could be employed in protec
ting our Commerce, and return in time to
defend our coast from attack ; but now the
most formidable vessels the world has ever
seen are to pass along our coast & into our
ports as familiarly as common trading
ships. If these vessels can be rendered
profitable in time of peace by conveying
mails, they will he indispensable in time of
war, from the security they will afford to
persons and property from attacks of priva
teers and small armed vessels.
This system is yet in its infancy, and it
is not in the power of the Committee to say
with any degree of accuracy, how far its
adoption may he wise or necessary. This
is however a question of great importance
to all portions ofthe country, and ought to
he promptly inquired into and satisfactori
ly answered.
A gentleman of great respectability and
much experience in commercial affairs and
particularly in steam navigation, has given
it as his opinion that “ contracts could be
made immediatalv for four steamers from
Boston to Havre, of four from New-York
to Liverpool, of three from Norfolk, via
Charleston and Savannah, to Havana, and
of three from New Orleans to Havana, by
the guaranty of the Government of less than
one million of dollars per annum, with a
moral certainty of receiving back more
than half of it, from postage on letters and
papers, immediately, and the whole in a
few yeafs.” This arrangement would
keep equipped and officered for immediate
service at least fourteen steam frigates,
without the annual charge for repairs man
ning, victualing, and would bring to the
aid of the Government all the energy, skill
and economy of individuals who will, in
enterprises of this nature, always surpass
it.
It will be seen that the Committee believe
the establishmentofa powerful home squad
ron has become necessary. They there
fore report a bill appropriating the amount
asked by the Secretary of the Navv. and
recommend the addition of a resolution di- I
recting him to inquire into the expediency
of aiding individuals in the establishment of
lines of armed steamers between our own
and foreign ports —to advertise for propo
sals, and to report to the House at the next
session of Congress.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS
OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The hill that passed the House, a few
days since, is published at length in the In
telligencer. The following is an abstract
of its provisions.
Sec. Ist. decrees that after the 31st De
cember next ten per cent on the nett pro
ceeds of the sales ofthe public lands, after
that time sold in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Al
abama, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas and Michigan, shall he allowed
end paid to each of those states respective
ly, over and above what they are entitled to
by the terms of their admission into the
Union, and over and above allowances for
the continuance ofthe Cumberland road.
Sec. 2. The residue of the nett proceeds
shall be divided among the twenty six states
and the District of Columbia, according to
their federal representative population, to
he applied as the state Legislatures shall
direct. In the District the application is
limited to free schools, or to purposes of ed
ucation in such form as Congress shall di
rect. Provided that nothing in this section
contained shall be construed to the preju
dice of future applications for a reduction
of the price ofthe public lands,or fora trans
fer of the said lands to the states in which
they lie, or of such other disposition there
of as Congress may direct.
Sec. 3. Payment of the nett proceeds to
he made half yearly at the Treasury, on
the first days of January and July.
See. 4. The portion of any state orof the
District to be first applied to the payment of
any existing debt from such state or the dis
trict to the United States—not including
however, the sums deposited with the states
under the act of June 23, 1836.
Sec. 5. This act to continue in force un
til otherwise, provided by law, unless the
United States shall become involved in war
with any foreign power ; in that case, to be
suspended during the continuance of such
war. Netv states admitted into the Union
shall have assigned to them their propor
tion.
Sec. 6 appropriates @150,000 annually
for completing the surveys of the public
lands. The minimum price of sale not to
be increased. If increased by law, then
from the time of such increase the distribu
tion of the nett proceeds among the states to
be discontinued.
See. 7 authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to continue any land district in
which the seat of government of any state
is situated, and the land office in such dis
trict, although the quantity unsold therein
may not amount to 109.000 acres when
such continuance is in hist opinion required
by public convenience.
Sec. 8 grants to each of the states named
in the first section (which has not heretofore
received 500,009 acres for internal improve
ment) a quantity of land sufficient, to make
up, with what has been received, that a
mount, to be selected within the limits of
such state, by the Legislature, and located
in parcels of 320 acres ; locations to be
made at any time within five years after
survey and off rat public sale.
See. 9. The lands so granted shall not
be sold at less than @1,25 per acre until
otherwise provided by law ofthe U. S.—
Nett proceeds, to be applied to purposes of
internal improvtfiient. Roads, bridges, ca
nals &e, constructed with such proceeds to
be free for the transportation of the U. S.
mail, troops and munitions of war.
See. 10 authorises every head of a family
widow, or single man, over2l years of age,
being a citizen or having filed a declara
tion of intention, who since the Ist of June
IS4O has made orshall make a settlement
in person on public lands to which the In
dian title has been extinguished, and shall
erect a dwelling thereon, to enter for any
number of acres not exceeding ICO, inclu
ding his or her residence, paying the mini
mum price. Persons who have had the
benefit of pre-emption under any other law
of Congress are excluded from this provis
ion; nor shall any person be entitled to
more than one pre-emptive right under the
same ; nor any person who is the proprie
tor of 320 acres in any state or territory,
nor any who shall abandon his residence on
his own land, to make a residence on any
public land in the same state or territory.
No lands included in any reservation, nor
any reserved for salines, or for the support
of schools &c. &c., shall be liable to entry
under this section.
Sec. 11. When two or more’personshave
settled on the same quarter of land, the
right of pre-emption shall he in the first
settler. All questions as to the right of
pre-emption to be decided by the register
and receiver ofthe district, witli an appeal
to the Secretary ofthe Treasury.
Sec. 12 prescribes the mode of proof as to
settlement.
Sec. 13 requires the settler demanding
pre-emption to make oath before the recei
ver or register, that he or she is in the con
dition specified in, and has fulfilled all the
requirements ofthe act. False swearing
made punishable as perjury, and also for
feits the land and all monies paid thereon.
Sec. 14. Sales of public lands not to be
delayed by this act, nor shall its provisions
be available to any person who shall fail to
make the required proof and payment be
fore the day appointed for the sale.
Sec. 15 requires all settlers intending to
purchase, within3 months afterthe passage
ofthe act, or if settlement is made after the
passage ofthe act, then within 30 days af
ter such settlement, to file with the register
a description of the land and notice the in
tention to claim ; and within 12 months af
ter the passage ofthe aefoor after the set
tlement, fulfil the other requirements, or the
tract shall be subject to the entry of any
other purchaser.
From the Charleston Courier.
Nine Cheers for the Country — Skies all
bright again — Mr. Rives’ amendment —
Mr. Clay himself —A Bank Certain.
We quote the following remarks of the
Madisonian, to give them a hearty Amen—
and call the attention of the people to tK •
patriotic and lofty sentiments of Me. Clay.
let the people read for themselves the high,
calm, and persuasive language ofthe great
Statesman of Kentucky, who in the true
spirit of the Constitution, has been always
willing to concede, when concession alone
could save the country. He is the same
considerate patriot and sober statesman,
who has ruled the political elements
when most threatning and stormy to peace
ful and happy results. Let the people read
for themselves, and decide whether this is
the spirit and this the language of one dai
ly held up to the scorn of his countrymen,
as a bully, a dictator and a blusterer !
We yet hope that the President will
plant the standard of the country on the
Madisonian rock—the impregnable Gibral
tar, of authority, reason and experience.—
We trust that he will look to nothing, but
the overruling necessity of tho case—will
submit to the authoritative and settled ex
positions, popular, legislative, and judicial,
of the Constitution of his country, and thus
carry forward to a happy consummation,
the wonderful revolution, of which he has
been so distinguished a servant. We would
have him, in the language of Mr. Clay, act
upon his conscientious judgement—that
judgement enlightened and controlled by
the full experience of the past and the
present. We will not believe that lie will
fear to tread in the path sanctioned by the
republican fathers—Washington, Madison,
and Monroe—but yield himself to the anx
ious wishes and the sanguine calculation
of his countrymen. If he doubt and seek
for counsel, let him consult the voices which
come to him from the disinterested, the dis
passionate past —let him listen to the voice
which conies up to him from an anxious, ex
pectant people. Let him look alone to the
country.
We invite again the attention ofthe peo
ple to the cheering extract of the Madisoni
an, and rejoice in the bright dawn of a hap
py season of renewed hope, industry and
prosperity.
“The speech is before the country. The a
mendment lias been fairly rejected. A larg<
majority of the Whig party in the Senate
have deliberately examined the question,
and the hill of the committee is prcfAred.-
All the friends of the Administration h
so far discharged their duty accordin’
their honest judgements. We ave no'
the opinion that the bill as perfected by ou
friends in the Senate will have its course
Let it be considered and discussed in hot!
branches of Congress in that spirit of free
dom and independence which belongs t
representatives of the people. Let Cot
gress discharge its duty unbiassed and ut
embarrassed by the authority of any othe
department of the Government. That i
will pass a hill we do not doubt. And w
adopt the sound and patriotic language <
the distinguished Senator from Kentucky
and say, “our true course is to mature tli
measure, according to all the lights of ov.
understanding and to the deliberate dictate
of our best judgements, and transmit it a
perfect as, in our conscience, we can make i
to the co-ordinate branch ofthe
Upon receiving it, his duties, his respons ■
bility, his rights will accrue ; and, amor,
them the most precious is, that of exarninin
the measure with all the freedom and indt
pcndence which belong to his high station.
‘■•Let us hope for concurrence between t
two departments of the Government ; ~lfut,
there should not be, their disagreement n
not be the greatest of public calamities
greater would be a voluntary surrender
sacrifice of the conscientious judgement c
constitutional independence of the one to
other. If, after both have acted, there ilio
be any developernent oj a difference of es i
ion between them, the exact point of ‘ l/
encc will be seen ; and then in a spirit 1
tual liberality and concession, some meas \
may possibly be devised which will obv
all difficulty .”
DEATH OF A HERO. I
Gen. Samuel Dale, one of the brave J
pioneers of the South West, died at his 1
idence in Lauderdale County, Mississ
on the 23d of April. A writer in the
ehesFree Trader, relates the followin’
cidents in his life :
“Asa scout —a pilot to the ensign I
who blazed the first path through the cr
nation, from Georgia to the Tombigl I
with arms in their hands ; and subsequt
ly, as a spy among the Spaniards at Pen
cola, and as a partism officer during t I
most sanguinary epochs of the late war ’ J
present at every butchery—remarkal I
for ‘ hair-breadth ’scapes ;’ for caution a
coolness in desperate emergencies, for c
hibitions of gigantic personal strength, a. I
undaunted moral courage—his story
studded over with spirit-stirring ineiden I
unsurpassed by any thing in legend or h: I :
tory. His celebrated Canoe fight, whe If
unaided, in the middle ofthe Alabama, tin If
in its spring flood, he fought seven warrio H
with clubbed rifles and killed them all, ai I
rowed to shore with the corpse of his la I
antagonist under his feet, would be thoug H
fabulous, ifit had not been witnessed fc ■
twenty soldiers standing near the bank, tU fl
not having a boat, could render him no i
sistance. ~
Some years ago lie was attacked by twH
warriors, who shouted their warwhoop as li ■
was kneeling down to drink, and made
rush at him with their tomahawks. T ’ ■
