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ATHENS, CLARKE CO., GA.
JUNE IS, 1841.
Tb» fancra! oration of Hon. A. B. 1 -o*a*r*x£r, it
vice* of Dr. M0SK3 WfADDKL. m a t'ache*«'
•5- youth, win be (icfieered in the Cw”e*re Ct*prl o.
Toaaday- the 34 uay of Ansutt next, at 10 oV'oel
A- 11.. being Um day b.fore tbe C.4iege C-oi
By reference
omni it will be
iJr. Rosesmi', it
town or* Ventiilt»qi
'ropreKUationj. Wo ttd tte picture V If >'< i
last .repife oC&tygag toHi
The Pupil, of Dr. WADDEL awf Alumni
tho Uuitrer.itj of Georgia, ere rrapectfullj- i'.ivitt
by tbe enderatgned, a commiitre app »ime<l i
that purpose, to be preaem upon that imerra ir
occrr.ou, and to participate in the ccrtmcniea
AH tbe paper, of thia State and of the Southei
. apera of
ad Sooth Weweri
tie notice an insertion, that tbe information may
• aa widely diaaeminated ai the Popila of the
laatriona Teacher ara widfcly scattered throughout
Athaaa Jane Id. 1841.
Wm. L. Mitckea.
PabUaliafta ftatie*.
The Publisher of this p#her expects
to be absent for a few weeks, during
'which time tbe Editor—Dr.. WIL
LIAM FLINT,—will attend to auy
bus in—a connected with the office.
Atfcaaaa-liwwetin»nl| •>
We learn with pleasure riratittie Law,
School in this town baa succeeded be
yond the expectations of its^frienda*—
Tbe high reputation of its founder,
Gen. Harden, justly celel^fated. for his
legal abilities, lias drayfii^ngetlier • a
large number of student^ mid 'Athens,
with her other literary jnstlfutTdi&^csn
now bdidst of # Law SchooInoT excelled
at least in thVS.iutriern States.;. We
hare attended its v moot courts for the
last two or threw weeks, bafe* exatp
inad its .extensive library, -mid the
accommodations for students, and wq
* - hesitate not in recommend ing the school
to Ujo yoqngmqn of the St ate com m tm-
fiagtbi study ttf.tbo -Joyr, i) .The'"4Jm,-
* yersalist question*” or the late 1 decision
, -• of Judgo Andrews iPp^tbat subject,- has
been the topic of debate for tbe lost two
* weeks,’ and, we know we but speak the
decision of*the numerous ’auditory lie-
jCria**. *’/ W0
knovrjedge, acuraeh and cloqucnco dis
played/ could not be surpassed at'any
bar in die State.' Wo trust the num
ber of students will continue to increase
. gn'd iffiat the scbdol may be what its eri-
- : t tdrJjnsingTb under wishes if—an honor
'• //./-■■-.
^e^rre net^f*se»cn .the Tory Etfi-
tors so- hard run for political capital as
at the’ present' time. Our neighbor of
-t the Rmihrr; and. hfs brother Fisk of the
Old Dominion'-, lire former worn outlrjr
. sophistical arguments in defence of Gov.
McDonald' and bia-’•'‘relief measure,*’
his 'eons^ipneevabout evenly balanced'
between k’uthjafid party ; the latter
wijth no omacience at all,.endeavoring
to upturn tl»B very basis of tm? civil and
t ; religious institutions—both are equally
v . at fault, aud Tor v want of oth^r'matter,
abuse the most excellent message of
. President Tyier.~ They <Sali.it “non.
committal,” dcc^as^ if. the dictatorial
messages, of Jackson r and Van-Boren
manccs, and the beautiful singing pfbi
lady. Our expectations'had been High
ly raised -by the encociums we had read
in exchange"papers, and we vrg&d iii? no
wise dissnpointed. Wehope tbe.Iajies
and gentlemen of the place wijj, avail
themselves of this opportunity fo lirten
to the powers of the Ventriloquist.*'.. /j
readers,', and trust -its admomtioni will ' j v ke 7: Senate.. Mr. Clay ptese*
Wear Uatui,»kIra.
There is in New Hampshire a split in
tho Loco Foco ranks ; v tney may-bandit
vided into the destructive and conser
vative, portions of the party. Tbe-.I$cg-
islaiure is now in session, aud in altau*.
cus for nomination of Spenb^nffere
were two Loco candidates, John S.
Wells, conservative, and Albert Baker,
destructive, the format ot whom Was
elected by a majority of eleven 'otes.
This looks well for the future political
condition of the “ Granite State,” and
we doubt not ere long she will be foUnd
aide by side with all her New England
sisters, in the firm support, of Wiiigprin-
ciples. Mr. Wells is a high minded,
liberal conservative, and has done much
to stay flic progress of ultraism ijo rns
State. ■ ,»•-
A'writerin the Lowell Courier,'says
“ that he is personally acquainted with
Mr. Wells, and he knew him fifteen years
ago when he was an apprentice to the
cabinet ♦maker’s justness, and worked
upon pine boards with a fine plane.—
He' recollectsthen of he a ring the father
.of a mortal
tho debt'due
harder .qjmn
^ itmarpr—galls
chafes every etinob-
qudeieS ^l4eluice
pathy 'Trbftl the'Chart,
and leaves it drier tfa'au the surface of
roasted potato.' --A man whowryragKth
printer .-out of a single cent, carf^never
expect’tq-enjoy comfort io this warljl
and may weJi ,ha';e ,dQnhts of findinj
happi * ' ’
shall iiay^Jhqdecked his-brqw witjjp the ... ...... „ ^ v
sil very blossoms of age and the greenj asum, in blank, for the femuneration of
leaves dflhope will fall before the first the expenses incurred byjbe late Prefr;
bud of enjoyment has expanded. , It fs iaetit, See. ‘ .
, truetlie mushr<>oms<»f peace may spring Mr. Clay submitted a resolution call-
^up during a short nihlit offorgrtfuluess,? >ng upon the Secretary of the Treasury
(tL'r.r.i.. :n _ti' '.'l .Vt.'.L- *”■ * --•» .... ..
but’ tliey will all wither beneath the for tbe plan ot such a Bank to be _
scorching rays of remorse/ How can" porated by Congress, as in his opinion,
iybii; my frieuds, ever Have the wicked- is best adapted to the public service.
Viess artd cruelty’to cheat /the printer, The resolution was opposed by Mr.
when you consider hew much he basjKing, Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Wright, Mi.
done;' and is erijry^day doing, for you.’ • Calhoun, Mr. Riv'e^, and others,
He, lias pounptL into the treasuries of gi»»nnd that tlic words.of tin
tjrour iniuds some^of tire most valuable,
gifts that anything short off.« God can
bestow—aye, riclies with, which you
educate his bqys aa be wished, and sha-
king bis bead* *.*, there’s; John, I^have
just bound an, apprentice to the cal
making business,’ but be has ambition:
•that will not long permit him to confine
himself totiio fore plane.”. .At this time
Isaac Hill was at.his zenith, making and
unmajcirfg . whom, be willed. . He con-
t rolledHI the sources of- political pre
ferment,'; and of his' party: there were
none so big but tliey would do'him'rev-
eretice. ; Now, as you enter the,Kail of
the HoUsb /of Representatives the sp-
rr.ENTtCB ^tuT sits in the- Speaker’s
Chair, and;Isaac Hill, nearly in front, in
a reporter**detky** I -
CjJ||cm of Gc«r^ttt-5ontb Csrellba.
Georgia, by l}io»la^-cefi8US, we per
ceive -is^etki tlUf)' .U^&Uv.dn/iep re senta-
lives { and even should the* ratio-be fixed
at sixty thousahd,.she mil yet retain her
present number,. uiue. A ^Gporgfa in-
creasing fait in number, wealth and in
telligence, while our old ucighbour, S.
Carolina, tor the last ten years lias bare
ly held her own, and were tho latter ra-
adopted, would lose two' pf her rq*.
presentatives. Has not the influence of
Calhoun tended to keep down the in
crease of the State 1 ■ High minded
who dare to Sppak and think for
themselves* are not at- present allowed
in South Carolina- All who donoflrbw
‘down and worship^t the shrine of thei
political; Gpd,_. J. C. Calhoun, imrapdi
ately lose caste, ^abd this is.the reason, we
-op" no, why so many of the young men
•of the Statejare.leaving its borders- and
ecttlio^ m other parts. ***
ofo be the standards for all future
rFresidenfs,
via " w
Editors
to'pfopriety of
fb’nestyls not wholly
_ . I^cotd^ss that they find noth-
jectionA|^,in. the message,. but
-nodoubt Van'Buren would have
done better. Others* VrhosojconscfeT "
jvili not .even allow fhem this vent
their spleen, have taken dp the case of
M the Hon. Mr. Mitchell, and attribute
^-'“-•-‘"tothe
10 • x-
the text t-'jt&Ah.-
h'aiifhotierf, bonourabie men,
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
A cable shewing the' names of the memben °f
t’ue two bouses, arranged by Sates, together .wbh
their political predilections, may be found on the
faatibjmge'. ^
W^perition fromj-the _
lonega, : wheioone of the U.S. Branch
es of .the Mint "is established; praying
for the .abolition of that .btancb/aqd ex
pressiye of their .wish thata system. of
ecnn&mjrshould be- introduced into the
administratiou of tlie Government* which
petition was'ordbred to be pritfted.' ^
Mr. Bayard, frhm the select commit-
... tge on.the subject of the Death' offien-
bugs the ‘.eraf Harrison, reported joint " rqsolu-
;, providing tliat the Ciiair-^ifthe
late and' the seats 6f meml»ers shall
___ . . ^rouded.tn bl^ck during the present
itjy other.-. He will be | session, ajid Hiat the members wear
go down to the grave ero Tjp*e ( the qpual badge of^nuurning for that
— ’ tf -’—■*--* V; - : - L ‘ L - >%ie.' ...The resolution's also appropriate
-Tr Dah- -Abolition'ista in 'Vermont were tr
Rnmcll- *»•«“ a “Post G@ms Indwtrto
timi of the South. But.said he, l would
tathei see this glorious republic strewed
over with the ashes of Sodom, than see
it prbstiated by a set of fanatics who re
gard ne tfier God nor man.
In tbe course of his remarks Mi
stated ho had been informed that
State to dehy.it if they f'ould.^r
Messrs. Slafl.e and Everett both de
nied it, and 'called upon Mr/Tt. for fits
author/ v . ' :
.. Mr. ’ Ki -said as Ihfe : gentlemen bad
denied the truth'.of the fact, to the best
lif their fenowledgOi that was sufficient.
omp sr acr 7 °''
Qf80 aod ui ■■
Of 90andunder-l'
Of 100 and upwards,
Jr. Adam’s proposition was finally M .. ' 20S 451
led by a.vbte of 112. against 104. >Total Mal^,^ ,-X. U
» negatives and theaffirmatives were - ^ s .
shocld have comported with tbe terms
used in the report:of the Secretary of
•^ie-Treasury—“.Fiscal Agent.”
Mr. Rives moved to sq modify • ii
•to'read “fiscal agetit,” but afterwards
agreed ..that it should read thus, viz :
“ That the Secretary:furnish sucli.aplau
Wbuid niit.part for the possession of the
whole world and a mortgage .on a .small
corner of . heaven. With the keys of
magic, as it were, he- has .opened the. j rv —
irop cased do<»rs of' the lniman under- J of a Bank of Fiscal Agent as being free
standing—dispelled the’ darkness of! from constitutional objections, will,, in
ignorance, m»dlitu I /the.lamps..f kiiowl- ] bis opinion,, produce .the happiest re-
edge aijd wisdom. That mighty engine ! suits and confer lasting and important
tho. Fress—Is' surcouhded by.a halo j behedtson the country.” And then the
of glory, arid; its .effulgence extends aft | motion was adopted.
over the bro'ad empire iif the mind; illn- Mr. Clay brought forward his proto-
minating the darkest, avenues of the col embracing those subjects to be ac-
heart: and yet'tho brinter—the man | led on at the present session. It com-
vvho toils!' at tlje lev'er of ihia soul-en-1 prises, among other things,- the repeal
‘lightening. inStrumonr—is ofteir robbed j of the Sub-Treasury, the establishment
of hi? hard-#arbed bread by tbosewhon? of aNational Bank, an increase of du-
:he^has"delivered fronr mental bondage; j ties to meet the deficit in- the .public
and placed iif a-paradise tii lay, off and. treasury, tho prospective distribution of
grow fat upon the fruits of/his labors ! the proceeds of the public lands, .a tem-
Qli, you' ungrateful eiuners ! .if you I porary loan to liquidate the; debt. crea-.
have hearts moistened, vyith-tbe. d&ws of f-ted l«> the lust Administration, to modi
‘tnqirCy, /instead. Of.gizzaidsfilled with
’gravel, take. heed, what I soy unto you.
.If there be one amung you in this cou-
gregation whose account is not settled
with' the 'printer, .go and adjust it im
mediately, and bq able tb.hulayourhead
up in seCiety, like a gi/affe : be respect-,
ed by tbe wise and the good—free from
the ibrtures of a guilty conscience—the
mortification of repeated duns—and
escape froin falling' mty the clutches of
those licensed thieves, the lawyers.. If
you are:-honest-and honorable men, you
will - go forthwith and pay the printer.
You. will not wait for the morrow—be
cause there is no to-morrow : it ii but a
visionary 'receptacle for unredeemed
promises :wau ,addled -egg in the great
nest^of tbe future: the debtor’s hope-
and the creditor’s curse. If you aie'
dishonest, low-minded sons of Satan, I
don’t suppose you will ever pay theprin-
te'r, as long as you have no reputation
to lose—no character tosustain—and no
motals to cultivate.'. But/ lei me tell
you, my friends, that if you don’t do it
your, paths to ...the ■ tomb- will be strewn
with< thorns—you will.- have to gather
your jdaily food, from brambles—your
children- will die of the dysentary, .and
,ypu yoursclves .wiil never enjoy, tlie
blessings of JicaTtii. 1-once called on a
person vvh^m the doctors.had given up
as a gone caso. I asked inm it .he had
made "his/peace with his. Maker 1; . He
sald^be thought‘tie bad squared up. I
inquired ifKe had forgiven all iris enemies.
fy the Bankibg of the District of Co-
lumbiafor the benefit of the people of
theHistiict, fee. 'It was laidonthetsk-
ble for the present.
The old offiters of the Senate, from
Secretaiy do wa to Assistant Ddpj -keep-.
•, were alm<)st unanimously re-elected.
Mr/Clay Chlled up His bill for the
repeal of the'SulvTreasury, which lie
moved to Smejid by adding another secV
tion repealiugithe law of 1836, except
the .13th hnd 14th sections, and the sup
plemental act thereto, of the 23d June,
1836,. regulating the deposited of. the
public money, provided that the repeal
iqmreqjftty
He replied, ye&c, then asked him if he
had made, his peace with his printerr
Ho hesitated for a moment, and then
said' he believed he owed Kim some
thing like abosf two dhllarq. and fifty
cetits, which 'he desired to-have paid
before he bid good-bye to .the-world?
His .desire waiH immediately gratified;:
and fron}'that moment* he became ;<
valescent. ,He is now. livingnn the
joyment of health and prosperity—at
peace with hisown conscience, his God,
The New York Herald says Mr/Ew-’
; ing, out of thirty plans ol >eW banks
presented to him f(»r aclnptiori, : ; lfy v.
rious persons throughout the land, has
selected a plan gi ven -him »by- Abbott
I Lawrence of Boston,, wkich he intends
to^rej^nt toCorigress—Thri plabiorm ....... „
braces.three lcidinR d« a il s _„p«al conscience b.sGo
Zy and.thp whole vyoilcl. Let this be i
$25,000,000—charter for 50yearsnot example for you, my friends. Patronize
t- tbr piinier.t^e^. papet»: % pai^
them in advance : and; your.days -will
bo Jong upon the earth, ondoverflowing
renewable—location^ in New York.
?>ther plans went as high as $100,000,-
P — k isanppwdd^tViat
[r. Lawrence is thobest.foi
ir plans 'have been seht^xf riie
.from eminent and influential by'daily installments, that eve
bracing capitals from 12 to |ebl of graiitufio'whichypu qwi
00°—It U said that there rare toSSS'S^^c“on“df
- - -,v. 0,000.—It is said that there are
s not two sebeinesthat agree even- in tho
j? most important. particulars, ^ and /.thq
- - -« l bank- ooubt 7 Hie
with the nonp v of J)appiSe«;/ j ’
My bearers! . Pay all your debts and
keep oh honorable reckoning with your
■’ fellow men: hut, aboveallkeeppaying,
UP'siSii. ^hrlSsting
oweto Him
. talsufficient
r^t tritrisacttohft of life ;‘so
that when you come to balance accounts
.at the day! of goneral settlement, all
things may appear fair arid aboveboard.
So mote it he !> , ^ Dow, Jr.
fA c—rf - ’ •-.*
/ COMMONXCATED. ' ' - - v
Q.' Whar makes some people want
IwjlSEaE?? ‘
A. Dogs bark at night, when they see
men passing who had better be at home.
The .man whose coat skirt was torn
“>y a dog inMrl —-—’syard last week
W " /hi^exertiohs. ij/,
rvNOSCITURi
does not impair tho security .which may
have, been taken for the safe-keeing of
tbe'sapie. • •
Thiq motion created an unusually
imated discussion, in which Messrs.
Calhoun, Banton, Barrow and
Mangutn, took part until a late hour,
when the Senate.adjourned, Mr.. Ber
rien being.,entitled to the floor
next day. . r . y
House. A long debate consumed the'
greater pan of tbe day on the subject
of. abolition—a jopic which- came up
again,_ incidentally, "on the motion of
Mr. Adams to .-strike from the rules of
tho last Congress that numbered twenty-
one* and which reads as fdllows ; ’ .-
‘No petition, memorial, regulation,
or other paper praying the Abblilipii of
Slavery in the District ot Columbia, or
any State or Territory, or the Slave
Trade between th*e Sttetes or Territories
of the United .'States in, which it how
exists, shall be received ..by this House,
entertained in any way whatever.*
The speakers were Mr. Adams ,00 the
o side, and Mr. Butler King, of .this
State, on the other. The apeech of the
former gentleman was'a sort of general
recapitulation of the groiiuds taken by
him ttfrelation to the abolition and the
right of petition foi the last four years*
Mr. iting'followed him. He said this!'
questiou was truly, as the gentleman
fxom Massachusetts had said, one of the
most iropoitant .that could'possibly be
introduced,' Mr. K. theh' warned the
House, that unless some decisive.-.meas
ure should be,adopted so as to prqv.ent
tbe agitation of this.subject, then soou,
very; soon, the- evil would become so
great that this noble Uniotr would re
solve itself into its original elements.
He. referred to. the man who to gain
notoriety set-fire to the noblest heathen
temple in the world, and intimated that
Mr. Adams, by being the. cause of the
destruction' of bur compact/Would en
joy the satisfaction of having. bis name
go” down jo posterity with the ruins—
Omega.' ^ ' ’ • *
Mr. K. after some further. remarks,
proceeded to argue' that Congress had
no right tb.recenre petitions asking for
that wluch -it^-could not grant. ~ He
-argued that an individual ;who invested
.his raoney inslaves in the District, had
the same right to pretention as another
who might invest bis moneyJn land or
any thing else. It would be granted by
all, that. Congress had no right to take
a man* land fromhim, or eveu purchase
•it ^»y. force, for in diatjcease. So its re
ference to slaveholders; Congress had
no right to take, their property It
would be a violation of the. right of the
citizen equal, to that when his land or
The negatives and theaffirmatives were
strongly mingled, and each' comprise
i1 some members . from»both North and
South, aud of both parties.
June 8. Senate. Tlie bill repealing
the Sub Treasury, passed to a third
reading.
' Horsey The standing committees
were'announced.' Tbe most impor
tant at tfSb present—that on the curren
cy, consists of Messrs: Sergeant, J.'Q.
-Adams, Pope, Win. Cfjsf.Johnson, W.
C. Dawson, Bolts, McKay; McKeon,
and -Rhett.: Mr. Dawson is also chair
man of the comftiittee on military Af
fair^: 1 Mr. Alford otie' of the cQpnonil*
tee on public expenditures—Mr. Nes-
.bit on Manufactures..
June 9. “ Senate. After a long and
tedious debate the ,bdf. repealing the
Sub Treasury bill was passed by a vote
of 29 to 18. _•
Ji ne 10. Senate. The bill, provi
ding for a Bankrupt Law' was read a
SG-cunJ time,andreferredtbthecpmmit-
lee on Judiciary. "** 4 . \ .‘-
House. The motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House had deci
ded, in favor of.omitting the 21st Rule,
was under consideration alVday/
.June 11.. Senate. Nothing of im
portance transpired.
, House. The abolition question was
discussed, c.. - ; A-, — - > - c.
. Gales .and Seaton wetq then , elected
public printers, by/a majority of 61. .
•/Mr. Undei wood made a strong appeal
to - the House. in behalf of two elderly
ladies of this city, (whose names did not
transpire,) and for whose relief he asked
the leave of the’Hbuse now to report a.
bill. ■ r •
. Objections were made in various parts
of the House. " , ‘ v ^
- Mr. Dawson said,'that lie also nrust
object. -.If the character of their legis
lation was to be.controlled in this: way,
there were thousands of cases to. be
presented^not less pressing in’their na-
ture probably than this. , If- the Inten
tion of this House was to do the "busi
ness for which they had: been convened,
let it bo done without further delay. If
-qot, if they were to disgrace themselves
and the nation day after day .by remain
ing here and d<»ing nothing, let the fact
at once be made known to the country.
TBEE cSfoREP^PEfeotiSj
• ;i*AEER. :
Un.ler 10 years' of age.
gflii-; s,
SStSZiSSti
BHPHj FEMALES,
Under 10 years of age,. • 360 -
Of 10 and.under.24, *68-
Of 24 and under 3G, 217 .. '•
Of 36 add under 55, j .. * •' 187.
Of 55 amfunder 100, 161
Of 100 and upwards, 16. /
Total No.' of free col’d persons, 2,<
MORMON1SM LOOKING UP;
Or rathdr, Official Station fatting
down.—The Adjui ant Geueral of Illinois
joined the'Mormous aud assisted at the
ummery pf laying a corner stone for
mplo at their capital, city, of-
196,759
M- ■***:.>
0 and Ubder Si/ ., ; . 43,852
vji 24 and under 36, , . . 24,850
Of 36 and under 55, -16,246
Of 55 aud under 100, 5,377
Of 100 aud upwards, 124
> -4-‘18907g
' ' Females:
Under lOCyears of age, v 60.078
C)f l0 aud under 24; 44,162
Pf24andund»x'36. 27.478
Of 36 aud tinder. 55, 16,233
v Of 55 and under 100, 4,864
/Of‘100 and upwards, 88
.Total number of sldVes,
281,987
White: persons
Do.v-
■DO.,.4,.
Do.
Do.
r. DO. -
who are'ceaf and dumb uudei; 14 years of age,
’ of 14 and under 25,
overdo/,.
. who are blind,.
-• insane atu) idiots Rt public charge,
. / do; v’-V/ do. '■"* private do.
Total number of persons employed in' mining,
Do/' do, do. *’ agricul
. Ja- . ' ,Vjo. ’ y
Do/:
Do.
Do.
Do.-
Do/
commerce,.. - - ' •
mauujacuires and trades,.
WpPi _ ^ jabiffinftroi^ean,.
r do. . . do. - navigatirm of canhls, lakes and rivers, 38
do. -do. - learned professions,-• 1/241
Slaves and colored persons who are deaf and dumb/.
Do.- ; do./,. • who are blind, *,
Do. do. > 4. - whpqro insane aud idiots at private charge,
Do. do- 'do*- .'do. ;j/do.'* public charge,
Total number of pensioners for revolutionary or military services,
Do. do. uiiiyersitiqs and.colleges,-v.. . 5 ‘V > / ^. * *
Do. do. studentainyuniversitlbs and colleges.
Do. do. academics'and gratnmur.schools,
Do.
Do.
.Do.
Do.
Do.
do. 6tudents in academies and grammer schools,
do. primary And commonschools,
do. scholars in common' schools,
do. scholars, at public charge,-
6,937
597
15,945
2,887.
do. while person so yeriiO yeais, who cannot read and write, 30,784 ’
.• ■■;••'•' C-.'/j■"* 58,436
Total population/ -’ - 688,690
Representative population, " 576,796
MR. CLAY AND HIS MEASURES.
A. Washington’ correspondent of the
TROUBLESOME CUSTOMER-
Nauvoo. We now learn that the Gov
ernor of that sovereign state has actual- New York Commercial Writes,
ly become a mormon himself! f his is; .«Mr. Clav annears to 1*4 mnv!
beautiful, but: perhaps not very extrabr^
dinary* Asthe Louisville Journal says,
Illinois has concluded probably to be
come a Mormon state, and the transition
is . natural enough, from Loco Focoistn
to the dpCtriue of the mormous—‘ from
the humbu'g'Of Benton’s .golden curren*.
cy to'the linmbug of joe Smith’s.golden
bifcle;*. is not much to be Wondered "at.
The St.-Louis Republican contains the
following statement. We take-it that
there has nover yet arisen in the United
States quite so gross and so bungling
an ■ imposture as this miserable one of
Mormunism, though the history of
ancestors in .England furnishes plenty
of them, and plenty >o'f. instance too in
which much jnoro sensible men than
the Governor of lllinois have become
converts; but, to the St. Louis account
ot the matter ii*
Au office/of one, of the steamboats
that lately /arrived at our. wharf from
above* informs u« that the Governor'of
Illinois, has, bona JidZ, become a’Mor-
mon. There had been several hundred
Mormons, from New Yo^t ’dr‘England, . VM .. - , VV „ V . ^
who Haa’ lajely ‘made a • deacont’ upon ; cr."ndu" s r<’m’tli';/ tho ‘piiicjr .which"SS .ou'y^ich..
Mr. Clay appears to be moving with
great prhdenqe. circuipspeqtion and de
cision .toward the high ’..objects'which he
lias in view. No onerbas .entered the
Senate chamber during the last few days
withont being struck '■ with the courtesy
and frankness qf Bis .Bearing, and 'the
«lefot encewhich'. all 'pay ' to hjs sugges
tions.. .He is thefbcus-of all ejes, and
to him ‘every one looks as the master
spirit under whose direction every thing
moves , Tlist lie will cany the-great'
measures .which ara at once’the aim/ of
his effoit^and the hope df.a large por
tion of the country, l’npw begin to be
lieve. , He will have, to'eontend/with a
Torrlijdablp, wily and fast iucreasir.g op
position, hut ultimatosucCesswjllcrown
his ca^eex ^irith imperishable fame, and'
give permanance to the great principals
of government of which'he is the cham-
. A scene . .occuired yesterday io the
Lower .Town? which afforded some a-
musement'to a number of persons who.
witnessed it. * h A, sailor, (man of color,)
belonging i to the ship AJalabar, Capt.
Barker; of Li verpool, being at the Wel-
Jingion Whurf/had . misbehaved hiihself
in quarrel!ing4nd.fighting with'others
of jhe crqw of the Vessel, and threaten-
^dialo*’’ ‘the - captain himself.
His behaviour was* So outrageous that it
became necessary'td send fi>r the police
tojakej^nviuto custody, and a party "of
dvemen.soon arrived for that purpose.
‘t.Massa Cufiee,” who is an athleric
broad-shouldered six foot fellow, had
no idea bf surrending himself quietly,
and alter sti ikidg t wo of the Policemen,
and eiideavoritag to escape from the ves
sel, fled to'a vejy strange place "of re-
fuge. namely, the maintop of the ship.
Here he perched hifnself very quietly, *
apparently, as much at hb4j|B as a squir-
pion.' The elements of gatheringoppb- rel on a tree, ;and threatened destruc-
sition, political,.aud" geographical.' are tiqn'to‘any one who should bave the te-
wharf from assuming a definite form, and the sour- merity, to approach, him. :
ces trom whicbhe.b to . derive his sup- ‘ ^ Two of tbe'Policemen/Ascended tho
port are also becoming distinctly, mark- rigging,, but ’the threats of the . man
ed. A careful estitnatenf the power anj above, apparently, prevented their get-
resources of the two parties warrants the ring up further than .the topgallant-yard.
Nauvoo, aud the circumjacent regious. | ■cYa'y.has so^^ long"aridTteadfastiy'' sup- intended -pri
ported/must ultimately be established.” his conduct, a
by w.ay of making setilement-there.*—!
This colony.was beheld with alarm by. f
dated with their
iiier- oh/the absurdity oF
—-*-*^tigrieim1mating.
DJI
would rather see. the constitution'torn
to ten thousand tattera than it should be
§m lenitertrence ofGonsfress
mofslaveiy mthe District,
that^ Congress had
Mr. K. in ^ continuation assured
House, that, if it must be so, why
then let tbe Union be dissolved, but lie
would warn them that tbe South would
stand firm, and would for ever 6ay in
jxwyfeiifi
‘7—• V'T 77—~ - 7/ | ? . • - »/Urothe had ■ ; “^fteredme ilowir/.” But
many of tbedispassionatein habitants in j A gOLD HIGH WAY-ROBBERY.- he.answered ^doggedly that he would
Tlie Lexington (Miss.) Express relates^ ??'• ?" J re P c3toJ murderous throat.-
hot,id instance uf
armed and accoutred fer the fight, as fori. 1 " ** **"
agriculture; not one male among them f - .v.*.-»; • ... °vv * ,
that knew howto use firear^.butJmd ^^^^Sf^eal^n^
his rifle, his pistol^ and many c
them their .snicker-suce. \Vith the
colony from New Yqrk, there, had been
several young women, decoyed off from
parents _ and friends, ' with ahem,-. by
means of promises the most extravagant*.
and descriptions of country moreroman- ■. ^ .
tic than evbr entered into Arabian iale. fl'elaige blood vessels werffjnj.
The fact of the Governor’s'joiuing this “
society, was looked upon as.no unmean
ing ^sign ofth6. rimes’.to come./jSucb
is the rumor we have. ; They are also 5°t er, a ^ c ? r ,"?^ to . , e
building >n extensive^/TieMrng which) w . nterf ‘L t . he . ab ^. ve ra ^ nl
they, call a temple, but-which', has'very
much the appeajrance 6fa./brL <
4»
man a
get at
* the, deck^ /Things .contined
“*■ ■*— *--nr # ^tvhen, the pa?
mond; was attacked by two Jbbt pads,
*u S> l rosiro it up tboyaijOthimtbrough
Uh a pistut, wbteh demount- thV top . g? l,
A Reminiscence.—In 1832 the legis-
. , Tatuire-Of Alabama passed resolutions in
other cases favor of a national bank of one'hundred
millions'of capital, ot which seventy mil- * How we do
lions were to be owned.by the Federal * Um
Government. . The prop»»sition was in-
- >d and.sqgported'bi. ' ^
.of the^n.i
voted foi
j ust closed in that State/u., . .. ti , t
There is nut a Lboifo'cojn the'nation d<
who liow has less charJfy*fya* tbd advo-
cates of a United States bank than Col.
Payne. He denounces them as Fedei