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VOLUME XIV. ATHENS, GA—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1846. NUMBER 33. BIT CHRISTY Ac LAAPKII. Qfficm oh Brood Strut. DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS, scribing; or, FOUR DOLLARS, if delayed tho expiration of the year. Subscribers living ber; or, TWO sofa Southern tDljuj. THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 26,1846. continued until alt an of the publisher* I*i their papers, will plei Not . Deb!.. Sale of Ft I itlis’ Not and Creditors... Dcntb of .71 aj. Handalpb IEldffcly. We learn by the New Orleans Delta of the ICth iust., that Capt. Randolph Ridgely, whose brave and gallant acts of daring at the battles of Palo Alto, Kcsaca de la Palma and Monterey, have won for him the undying admiration of his countrymen, died at Monterey on the 27th ult. On rtiaing. the Sunday preceding his death, when ridin; *'• ,J i _ k:ti .1 ... r..n j ii will b«Tdis> it the option 9 bear in mind a settlement of tli Properly, by Executor*. Adm traiors, or (>usnlians Sales of L ndsor Ncjrrue*, by do Application lor Letters of Dismission. Other Advertisements will bo charj.'rd $1 00 twelve lines of small type, or less, first inscrtioi •ekly continual Gens. Taylor and Ampadla. The interview between Gens. Taylor and Am- pudia, in relation to the capitulation if Monterey, (says the editor of one ot the New Orleans pa pers) has been described to us by a.gentleman who was present, as a very rich scene, In which the two chief actors were in fine contrast. Ampudia was all courtesy and fine words, big speeches, great volubility, with an abundance of gesticulations, shrugs, nods, alternate smiles and frowns, and that whole catalouge of silent lan guage with which persons of French origin are wont to help the expression of their ideas. Gen. Ampudia is of a French family, and was born'in the West Indies. Gen. Taylor on the other hand, was as dry as old and favorite associations; they seem to re- duce many cherished traditions, with painfully acquired knowledge, to obsolete lore ; but these things are so, and we must accustom ourselves to regard them and their consequences without shrinking. If the Americans preserve that tena* cious spritit of unity which has hitherto so singu- larly characterized them in all their career of ag gression, occupation aud annexation, it is impos sible to over-estimate the greatness of their fu ture. other week, 62$ centaur each continuance. If publish ed onco a moniti it vijMw charged 75 cent* each time.— For a air.gle Insertion; 91 00 per wjuare. Stick to It. In Lunenburg county, Va., there resided many hill ot Mnniprrv at f.dl nrwpd l.i d Ampudia >3 oi a rrencu lamtiy, ana wa* uern in J cars ago, one Squire Collins, who was, as they lull at .Monlerc) at lull speed, his horse t j, e West Indies. J termed it, • a good liver,’ and in his immediate lipped and fell, the gallant rider coming under, Gen. Tavlor on the other hand, was as dry as nei g hlj,)rhoo < 1 one Jeff Green, who was a very 50 ! the concussion fracturing his skull. It rendered a chip, as plain as a pipe-stem, and as short as a j P 001 " *“f"* the story goes, JefI had been 4 “5 ‘ him speechless and insensible, and on the follow, j pie crust. Dressed in his best coat, (which by ! ^ o |^ r f ! lcC - eSsar ’® s ^ e » and had borrowed ett*v ' in K ^iday, as slated above, he died. His death ‘ho by, looks as if he had served some half a rom 4 nd 50 i will Ik, mourned throughout the country ; anti we zen ?"”P li S ns '> '' is °>!; cIo,h “P- . , • strapless pants, and old fashioned white vest, be pprehend, it will be difficult to supply his place , ] ooked more , ike an old f aimer , lately elected Adv. ien the mber of insert i the Army. The Alba v Courier.—Wo neglected rdingly. Nonce of the «a!e r.f J.nnds and Nej atrator*. Exmimr*, or Guardians, mue i day of rale p sale of Pe-aonal Property, in like manner, n r dress froi * I debto a sell Land or NegrOci ■ F IJ K N*I T URE (7Vo floors West of the Pnst Office, in the building lately occupied by the Banner Office.) Cnncaiid Windsor Clmira CABIN KT FUKN1TURE. 7JMIE «iibt»cril>erhan on hand, nnd is constantly n every description of Furniture, which he will warrant to be made for use, and in the newest stylo. First rate Workmen engaged. Old Furniture re paired, cleansed and varnished. House, Sign, nnd Ornamental Painting. Athens, July 16, 1846-tf C. S. OLIVER. NEW FALL AND WINTER NEWTON and LUCAS, Wholesale and Retail Dealers, I NVITE the attention of their customers to their ve ry extensive assortment of FllfiSU staple: and fancy dry goods, hcadti may m | militia colonel, who had pt»t on an everyday suit, | with the slightest imaginable sign of military tog- j gory, to distinguish him from a crowd of mere civilians. In his reply to Ampudia’s long bar- , he used such direct, blunt, and emphatic it.” donned our worthy contemporary ; language, that the valorous Mexican was thrown of good look aud plenty of a11 J^ack and “ had nothing In say.” ° Ampudia opened the interview by stating that his forces were too large to be conquered by Gen. Taylor’s army—that he had an abundance of ammunition, 7000 infantry and 3000 cavalry, with 40 cannon, and the best artillerists in the world —that his loss was very small; and ho felt con fident that he could defend the city against a much Curioaltlea for (he National museum. As newspaper editors and their contributors the different sections of the country, show a commendable zeal in offering contributions of cu riosities for the Nat ional Museum, we feel that should be liable to the imputation of an un pardonable indifference to the interests of science. from Squire Collins, and from all the neigh- rs, under the promise that as soon as he killed his hog he would return the meat he borrowed of them. He had borrowed more than a hog from the Squire, and as much as two hogs from the others. The morning of the day that Jeff intend ed killing his hog, he went over to the Squire’s and says he to the Squire, ‘You know the time has come round for me to kill my hog, and I can’t pay you all, so I come, as I owe most of it to you, to know what I must do?” Now the Squire possessed a good deal of cunning, and was not disposed to be outdone— so he advisetl Jeff to kill and scald his hog, and hang it up under the peach tree in the yard—then get up about midnight and tako it away—next morning to go around to those he borrowed of, and tell them that he killed and scalded his bog, Tboughta on Lawyer*. BY THEODORE 8. FAT. The nominal purpose of a Coart of Justice is to seek the truth; but I question whether the truth is ever in other places more attacked, sneer ed at, brow beaten, ridiculed, and put out of coun- i mui tie cornu ueieiiu uic cm a muvu , . L . , , . , ,ger force than that under'Gan. Taylor’s! 1 U P ln h,s >' ard , the peach command; hot that, from motires ol humanity aui that some person had come there and .to —to spare the effusion ofblood—to save the lives of the helpless women nnd children—be was wil- if we failed to collect such curiosities as wo may ] ling so far to compromise the glory of the great find in these diggins. We therefore tender the j Mexican nation as to surrender the city, provided following for the acceptance of the managers: The horns of a dilemma. A sprig ol tho “laurels won by the Democracy ofthe invincible sixth Congressional District.” Some of the hay that the dog wouldn’t let the ox eat. A seed from the apple of discord. The sour grapes that the fox didn’t want. A glove from the hand ot time. A wrinkle from the brow of care. A nail from the finger of scorn. One of Mr. Polk’s free-trade measures, filled with com whiskey. Tho end of the Mexican war. Well Said.—Gov. Colby, cf New Hamp shire, says, in his Thanksgiving Proclamation : “ The most precious gifts of Providence, bestow ed on individual* or nations,cease lobe blessings when gratitude is not felt and acknowledged to wards the Author of them.” FANCY DRESS GOODS. Plaid nnd Shaded Cashmeres, Oregon Plaids. Rich Omlira De Orlcan, Plaid Alupttclms, Plain and Shaded, do. Rich Changeable Silk, Warp, do. English anu French Merinoes, Merino Cloth, for ladies’ Cloaks. Queen’s Alpacca Cloth, for Indies’ Cloaks, Light French Ck>th, for Indies Cloaks, Plaid, Slmded and Plain Muslin de lanes. Scotch, Manchester and American Ginghams. Muslin, Laces and Fancy Trimmings. im r.u u r v v , . -. Orp.ndio.nd Tarl.u.n Muslin., forjrvcni.^ dresses,; 10oflb * members from New York voted lor it— allowed to retire with his whole fogee. and carry the public property with him, and all the arms and munitions of war. When he had finished his magnificent oration, which in the style of his celebrated proclamation,was garnish ed with numerous allusions to the stupendous pow- d unfading glory and renown of magnani- Mexico, old Zack quietly stuck his hands in to his breeches pockets, cocked his head a little on one side,and gently raising his grizzly eye-brows, that the holdlittle black eye lurking beneath might have full play npon the grandiloquent Mexican, replied in these few but expressive words: “ Gen. Ampudia, we came here to take Mon terey, and we are going to do it on such terms as please us. I wish you good morning.” And the old General hobbled off on his two short little legs, leaving the Mexican General and Staffinthe pro- foundest bewilderment. person had come there and stole the. hog, and he had nothing to pay them with.— “ Then,” says the Squire, “ the people you bor rowed meat from will pity you aud let you off; but mind Jeff, you must stick to what you say.” “'I will, Squire,” said Jeff. Jeffkilled the hog, scalded and hung it up under the peach tree.— The Squire had been watching his movements, and was determined not to be a loser by Jeff— so as soon as all was quiet, the squire got into the yard and carried off the hog. The next morning Jeff called on the Squire in great haste, and said. “ Squire, yon know yesterday afternoon I killed my hog and after scalding him, hung him up un der the peach tree, and you think some bodydid’m come aud steal him sure enough.” “ That’s right,” said the Squire, “you are doing very well. Mind, Jeff stick to it.” “Yes,” saYd Jeff, “ hut Squire, there ain’t no joke about it— I wish I may be hung if they ain’t gone and stole the hog.” “ Excellent,” said the Squire, “ stick to it, Jeff, and they will believe you—stick to it Jeff.”—N. O. Delta. The New Planet The most wonderful result of science in this age The State of Ohio. , . . 0 The following from a late number Ol the Edin- V is Un 1 d ?, ubted 1 ly ‘he djscove- burg Review will be read with internals. tenance. It is the truth, which every turn finds it his interest to conceal. It is truth that everyone is afraid of. Even the party most unequivocally in the right, is anxious to exclude the truth from the other side, lest it may seem to con tradict his own ; and ail the lawyers, and even the judge, seem as much on the watch to stop the witness's mouth, every two minutes, as they have been to make him come there to open it.— To me, one of the most ridiculous things in the world is a witness upon the stand, trying (poor fel- low!) to give bis testimony. He is, we will sup. pose, not in the slightest degree interested in oi- ther of the parties, and doubtless wishes them both tied together by the neck, and dropped off the stem of one of the North River steamboats. He comes into the court,not voluntarily,but drag ged if he resists, by two or three scowling minis ters of the law, who, from the mere tact of his be ing presumed to know something about the pend- ing suit, think themselves entitled to treat him as if he had been brought up for robbing a hen roost. He is forced from his business or his amusement for the purpose of speaking the troth, vardly resolves to tell the whole story, possible, and get rid of the thing. He thinks he knows the worst. He thinks tho loss of lime, and the awkwardness of speaking for the first time of his life in puplic, and the extent of his suffering. Unsuspecting victim I He no sooner mounts the stand, than be finds himself at once the centre ot a circle of enemies, and hold- ing a position not greatly unlike that of a prisoner an Indian war dance. He tries to tell his story. Witness.—I was going down Maiden lane— First Lawyer.—Stop, sir. Second Lawyer.—Don't interrupt the witness. Third Lawyer.—The witness is ours. Fourth Lawyer.—(Fiercely and indignantly,) Judge.—Let the witness tell his story. Witness.—I was going down Maiden-lane, where I live. Firt Lawyer.—We don’t want to know where utters something in approbation of this argument, and the other one nods his head and looks at the speaker, as much as to say, “there is no use in trying toi elude the sagacity of this keen-sighted lawyer, "be witness had much better havetokl the truth.) “ Now, gentlemen, what does this witness say? He commenced by telling x’ou, gentlemen, that ho lived in Maiden lane, that he was going home on the day when this ridiculous and unnatural assault is said to hare taken place; that he saw a crowd, that he approached, that be saw Mr. Swipes, mr client, the defendant in this action, come up to the plaintiff, Mr. Wilking, and give him, Wilking, the said plaintiff, a blow with a bludgeon. But, gentlemen, when I como to sift this plausible story, you heard him equivocate and contradict himself. “ What sort of a hat had Mr. Swipes on ?” “ A black one.” “ Of what breadth was tho rim ?” “ About an inch.” He wishes them thought, doubtless, that he was to have eveiy A /lrnY»n*»rt ..tv thing his own way, till 1 brought up to the stand to confront him, the hatter who made and sold tho hat, and proved to you that the rim was broad. You cannot morally doubt that the hat worn on that day, by Swipes, was a broad brimmed hat; all of the witnesses for tho defendant swear it, and even Mr. Boggs himself, when closely question* ed, acknowledged that it might have been a broad brimmed hat. Next, gontlemen, the pan* taloons. What was the color of Mr. Swipes' pantaloons ?—“ Black ” said this Mr. Boggs., Gentlemen, I have produced these pantaloons in court. .They have been identified beyond tho possibility of doubt. What was tho result ? You yourselves, gentlemen. Tho pantaloons were pepper and salt.” 0$r “ The new Tariff, (says the Washingti Union.) is every day gaining friends.” As a proof ol it we refer to the fact that at the last session The State ol Ohio is the most wonderful of all the transatlantic wonders in respect of rapid progress. It was a territory of forty thousand in habitants in the year 1800 ; it is now a republic with two millions of citizens—as many as those of Venice or the United Provinces in.their proud Thread laces. Linen Edgings and Trimmings, Bobinet laces, Silk Laces, and Silk Fringi Mantilla. Do. do. Fringes and Gimp, for dresses, WINTEH IC1UBONS. Bonnet, Cap and Neck Ribbons, in great variety. j while in the next Congress. 27 of the members t° T , from that State will vote for its repeal, and 7 >11 AWLS. SCARFS, &c Cashmere Shawls, §0 to $16, Rich Merino and Thibet do.. Common l'lakl Wocl Shawls, of every Fancy Dress Silks and Silk Linings; Silk,Kid and Wool Gloves—in every variety. H’DK’FS., CRA- ly will be in favor of adhering to it. If it “gains friends” elsewhere in the same way, it is obvious that even a Presidential veto cannot save it. Cotton* Powder.—The Washington Union, speaking ot the recent specimen of this explosive preparation, which has recently been sent to the yATs'S^T'SuV^'^i'^cl'fi^, j P r -*'>dc nt by Prof. Schoubein of Bremen, nnd Styles. A Large Assortment of j which has been tested and approved by General Clsth*, Catsimcrri and Vesting*. j Scott, Col. Talcot and others, says : “The dis- Black French, German, English and American covery gains additional confidence, throughout Cloths, from $2 to 8to a yard, Bl„e, Brorvn and Green, | Eur0 p 0 |, j, estimated that ”00,000 bales of do. in great variety, Black. Blue Brown, and colored , r „ , , t , , , . Beaver Cloths, from $2 to $7 per yard. Heavy Wool- | Cotton will be wanted to supply the demand for . m ... . . . . pyrpoge,” # fancy Casoimeres, of every kind and quality. Silk and Woolen Vesthip, Woolen Velvet, do., Embroid ered, water-proof Tweeds, Common Tweeds, Ken tucky Jeans, Satinetts, Palo Alto Cloths, Kerseys, Georgia Plains. Plain and Plaid Linscy and Winter BLANKETS. 14-4,11-4 and 12-4, Bed Blankets, $4 to $10 ; col ored Blankets, for Overcoats. Grey Traveling Blankets—8-4, 9-4 and 10-4 Ne gro Blankets, from 75 cents to $1 50. Carpets, Rugs and Oil Cloths.—Green Baze, Dam ask Merinos and Table Diapers, Damask Napkins, Towel*, Table Covers and Fruit Napkins, Knitting Yarn, CnweOa, Twist, etc. etc. Flannels.—Superior Twilled French Flannels, Green, Red and white Flannels, from 18 to 75 cts. *!Bleached Goods.—4-4,5-4,6-4 8-4,10-4,11-4 ond 12-4 Bleached Sheeting. 4-4 5-4, 6-4, 8-4, 10-4,11-4 and 12-4 Biown Sheet ings. Brown and Bleached Shirtings, 6 to 12} yard, Bleached and Brown Drilla. Brown Goods.—Sheeting, Shirting, Osnaburgs, Factory Yarns and Cloths. Paddings, Canvass, Linings, Bartons, &c. &c. Bonnets, Flowers, Tabs, Riobons, &c. &c. Books, Psper, Ink, Quills, &c. &c. a large assort*ext of HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS AND GUNS. Saddles, Bridles and Martingales. Carriage Harness and Saddlery Hardware. Harness Trimmings and Harness Leather. Carriage Trimmings and Materials. Patent Leather and Top Leather. Calf Skins and Morocco Linings. Sole Leather, &e. die. HATS AND CAPS—eveiy style. BOOTS AND SHOES. Gent’s water-proof Boots, do. superior fine stiched, Heavy Kip do. Extra Heavy, Boots for Ditchers, from $1 50 to 3 00, Ladies’ Kid and Morocco Walking , Shoes, of every description. Ladies’ auparior Kid Slip- pers and Baskins, Children’s Shoes, assorted, Russet { Brogans, Heavy Negro Shoes. CROCKERY. Fruit Stands, Ton Sets. Dinner Sets. Plain Mould and Cat Tumblers, Common Ware—assorted ' Tin Ware, Cedar Pails and Buckets, Plain Iron and Brass Bound Wash Tabs. U Brooms and Brushes. GROCERIES. 50 Bags A No. 1, Rio Coflee, 6 hhds. Sugar, assor ted, from N.O. to St. Croix. 12 bids. Syrup, 2 bbls. Blue Stone, 12 kegs Powder, 6 Blasting do. 5 do. best Virginia Tobacco, 200 Sacks Salt, 250 lbs Lead. . Athens, Oct. 22,1846. A Voice of Warning#—The Harrisburg Ar gus, a leading Locofoco paper, gives timely warn ing to the friends of the “British Tariff.” Ii says: Second Lawyer.—That is part of his testimony. Third Lawyer.—You can take the witness in to your hands when wo are done with him, at present he is ours. Witness turns pale. Fourth Lawyer.—(Sarcastically,) very well, sii Judge.—I beg you will sit down. One of the Aldermen.—Officer, keep order. Officer.—(In a tone of thunder, and with u scowl of more than oriental despotism upon the spectators, who aint making any noise that they know of)—Silence ! Witness.—\ was going down Maiden-lane, where I reside, as I sa ; d before, when— First Lawyer.—You don’t come here to repeat ry of a new planet beyond the sphere of Uranus Kerschell; by mere inductions A few months! what you said before, ago a French astronomeranounced his conclusion j Second Lawyer.—I beg. from long study ofthe irregularities ofthe planet I Third Lawyer.—(Starting to his feet) I de- Uranus, that there must be another large planet I tnand. beyond its orbit, and from the /ggjjrtndies, he ^ Fourth Lawyer.—I appeal to his honor, the { iredicted its-position at a given tirat/; - -The col. ege of wisdom heard the announcement with est day—with a profusion of agricultural wealth j credulity, but the time arrived, and the appointed almost outrunning the need of available markets, J place in the heavens, the new planet is found, and paying her dividends. And there is room for j nearly at the same time it has been seen by ob- millions more; for the whole State is one rich servers in Londou, Paris, Boston, Philadelphia tract of undulating plain, covered from end to end and Washington. The following notice of it we with the finest forest trees of America, and inter-: cutfroraaNew^York paper.—-Charleston Mercury. sected by navigable waters. Its natural resour- Levehrier’s Planet.—Professor Pierce, of ces are practically unlimited, and yet Ohio foiros j Harvard University, has communicated to the only a small section of that vast region sloping] Boston Courier, an account of “ the verification, from the Alleghanies to tho Mississippi, which is * by the telescope, of the grand discovery of ry where equally productive, and equal-1 Leverrierof a planet, outside of Uranus,” obtain- ly accessible. | c d of Endfee by Mr. B. A. Gould, Jr., who is .. “ The full peopling ot this Mississippi valley— i pursuing his scientific studies at Berlin. Mr. an event not very far distant—will constitute, per- j Gould states that he often saw Leverrier at Paris, haps, the most important passage in the social I and that ho does not appear to bo mor6 than thir- history ot man. Civilization commenced in nooks j |y years old. The attention of the young astron- and corners, ofthe earth ; where seas, mountains,. omer was turned to the subject in consequence of deserts afforded shelter to communities struggling j “the non-agreement ofthe predicted and ohserv- for growth against the bleak winds of.surround-; ed motions ot Uranus,” and during the past year ing barbarism. Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, tho j he has definitely obtained the position of a hither- islands and coasts of Italy, were thus, one by one, | to unknown planet, whose influence has caused placed at the head ofthe movement in the wes- j the difference. “The star is ofthe eighth mag- tern world; each, as it were a separate spot of t citude, and even a disc seems to be perceptible ; firm ground, the dwelling of intellect and art, and ; but the discovery was only rendered possible by San Juan de Ulloa.—This fortress, says the Picayune, is now in such a complete state ot de fence, that many foreign officers consider it im pregnable. There are now 204 guns in it mount ed. and S00 artillerymen, principally Frenchmen, per ! have l»een lately added to the garrison. The English Naval officer in command at Sacrificios, said to have expressed the opinion that the en tire navies of England and the U. S. would be insufficient to take it. The killed and Wounded.—The sum total of the killed and wounded at the taking of Mon terey, is 550. Gen.Twrigg’s Division.—Regulars killed : 9 officers; 47 privates. Volunteers: 1 officer; and 6 prirates. Regulars Wounded : 4 officers, 106 privates: 17 volunteer privates. - Gen. Worth's Division.—Regulars Killed; 4 officers and 25 privates. Volunteers: 1 officer and 9 privates. Wounded, regulars: 1 officer and 19 privates: volunteers 21 privates. Gen. Butler's Division.—Killed, regulars, 13 officers and 72 privates. Volunteers: 5 officers and 68 privates. Wounded, regulars: 5 officers and 125 privates. Volunteers 16 officers and 246 privates. The Law or Love.—It would take, we think n pretty long sermon to illustrate the law of love, and point oat its application more particularly or more forcibly than Is done in the following anec Dr. Dodridge once asked his little daughter, nearly six years old, what made everybody lore her. She replied—“ I don't know, indeed, papa, unless it is because I lore everybody.” from the impertinence of A cry of admiration throughout the courtroom. Tho officer cries order. The poor witness un fortunately occupies a conspicuous seat, and all eyes are fixed upon him with the most virtuous indignation. He is calculating at what sacrifice he can wind up his business aud go and settle in Kentucky. 1 he lawyer waxes triumphant and after a withering look at Boggs, goes on. “ Furthermore, gentlemen, I asked this wit. i to describe the bludgeon. He could not. Had it ivory or gold on the handle ? He could not tell. Was there a ferule upon the end? Did not know. Was it heavy! Yes. Had he ever handled it ? No. How could he tell the weight of a thing which he never had handled ?” (An. other buz of admiration.) And was he personally acquainted with Mr. Swipes ? No. Had he ever seen him before ? No. Since ? No. Could he tell whether he had an aquiline nose or not ? No. Was he not a friend of Mr. Wilkins ? Yes. Had he not expressed an opinion upon this case ? Yes he had said that the scoundrel ought to have been ashamed of himself. Was Wilkins’ hat knocked off! No. But before he left the stand, he said that ho saw the blood on top of the plaintifFs head. How could he see tho top of his head, unless the hat had been knocked off? Another buz. The witness here rose nnd said, “Mr. Wilkins took it off to show me. Officer.—Silence, there! of the science of law and order, amidst the wild t the precision of the map employed during the chaos of the yet wild aud formless continents. I search. Fot some time to come it may be observ- '«If thr .upport ol tho Tariff of '46 to to be still I . “ Sl ° wl f and tiD V ,il >' did , civilil ? tion relinquish i ed open tho meridian. The character ot the dia- o rallying cry. it will Ik- worse than idle to on. > fortresses and spread over the netghbonng novory” (continues Mr. Encke) “ resulting from gage in the contest, and we' should save much And even in the latert penud of Inslory, | purely theoretical investigations, insures to Le- trouble and expense by permitting tho Whigs to I Venice needed her agunes, Holland her dikes, vomer tho most bnUiant rank among all the dis- walk unmolested over the course. Neither”rain ! E ??'?" d he . r S''™;'- <£he» j oererers °f planets. This planet,” he also says, sunshine could save us Horn another deteat.” P^P'" of government, industry and freedom on “ is probably about twice tho distance of Uranus which they have been the appointed nurseries.— j from the sun.” And hence it grew up a fixed opinion among pol* ] A telegraphic despatch in the U. S. Gazette iticians, first that free institutions could only flour- j from Sears C. Walker, states Leverrier’s plan ish in countries of limited extent and population; I et was seen on Friday night at the Washington secondly, that the energy and action, even of des- j Observatory. At & previous observasion on potic Governments, weakened by extensive do- j Wednesday evening, it is certain that a star of miniou. The present century, so fertile in new^. the eighth magnitude was seen, which is not in circumstances and new ideas, has developed new', the excellent map referred to by Encke, and which principles of human society in this respect also; j is in the very place in which the planet should be and the politicians of our generation must prepare t found. Its right ascension at 9 o’clock was 21 b. to go to a school in which the maxims of Mach- 51 m. and 33s., and its declination was 13° 32s. iavel and Montesquieu must be to a certain Judge, to protect this witness. First, second, third, fourth, Lawyer and the Judge together.—“ The witness must—” Officer.—(Looking at the audience again, and in a voice of thunder)—“Silence!” Judge.—Gentlemen, it seems to me that the best way to como at the truth, is to let the witness go on, and I will call him to order if he wanders from his duty.—Witness! Witness.—Your honor. Judge.—Tell the plain fact of this assault— tell the jury what you know about it—remember you are here to speak the truth—raise your voice —turn your face to the jury. What do you know oi this affair? The poor wretch commences again. The first, second, third, and fourth lawyer continuing to skirmish around him all the while, like a parcel of wild Arabs fighting for the'clothes of some un happy prisoner. So far from getting a chance to say the truth, the poor man can’t get a chance to say any thing. At length, bewildered out of his recollection—frightened, insulted and indignant —however really desirous of telling the truth, he stumbles upon some inconsistency; some trifling, or not trifling paradox—accounted for at once, and to every one’s entire satisfaction, by the idea that he has forgotten. But then comes the cross examination. Then the scientific artillery of a cool, able lawyer, sharpened by thirty years of similar practices, is brought to bear upon one trembling, and already nervous stranger; per haps a boy. Then comes the laugh ot judge and jury, the murmur of astonishment from the crowd, that a person could be found degraded and base enough to say that “ the defendent wore a little rimmed hat,” when he acknowledged subse. quently off his guard, that the hat bad “a tolera ble large rim.” Then the poor follow, sore all nnd not quite sure that he will not himself - T . your turn on the stand, lou then had the opportunity to say what you pleased. If you are again guilty of so gloat in- decorum, I shall be obliged to commit you. Witness stands stupid. Officer. ■“ Sit down !”-(in a tone of indignant command. Witness sits down. Officer scowls at him as if he would snap his head oft’. I shall not follow the learned gentleman fur- ther. I appeal only to every witness that has - Br been brought into a court of justice, wheth. he has not often found it the most difficult place in the world to tell the truth in, and wheth er, when the truth was at length told, there ever were so many attempts made to mystify it? Whether so much of what every one present knew in his heart to be the truth, could any where else be deliberately rejected, and whether, when this poor, belabored, mutilated, unhappy truth, so much demanded, was at length produced, it did not have 3uch an aspect, so disguised that iU own mo. ther might not have known it ? tent obsolete, like those of Plato and Aristotle.— We must accustom ourselves to the contempla tion of space and numbers as the great future ele ments of political greatness. “ With war reduced to an art of rapid and de cisive results; with the internal communications of peace so multiplied and improved that the same social relations will subsist between kingdoms as now subsist between provinces of the same kingdom; while provinces become parishes, no civilized nation can keep its knowledge, its ha bits, its very spirit to itself; all will be sections of a great whole, between which relative size and population will form the main distinctions. Nor nablts of (he California Indians. In the front of the house xvas a largo square, where the Indians assembled on Sunday after, noons, to indulge in their favorite sports and pur sue their chief amusement—gambling. Here numbers were gathered together in little knots, who appeared engaged in angry conversation; they were adjusting, as Daniel informed me, tho boundary lines for the two parties who were to play that afternoon at ball, and were thus occu pied till dinner time. When I returned from dinner they had already commeced, and at least two or three hundred Indians of both sexes were engaged in the game. It was the “Presidio*, against the “ Mission.” They played with a small ball of hard wood, which, when hit, would bound with tremendous force, without striking the ground, for two o.r three hundred yards. Great excitement prevailed, and immense exertion was manifested on both sides, so that it v . . , , * was till late in the afternoon that the game was decided In favor — „ w „ 1 «. w . l . 0,t . he { Dd,an * 0 ^ he Presidio. Many ofthe Indians be sent to the States prison, at ten years hard la. j re ‘ ,re “ afterwards to the enjoyment of their Temes bor, for perjury, before the week had rolled away,! ? or r . * a,r ba ‘“ a * which is their usual resort although he is tho only person in the court who aUer , * ai13 ‘he sovereign remedy for A Tradition Verified—Interesting.— Lieut.Emory, of the U. S. Topographical Engi neers, one of the officers attached to the Staff of Gen. Kearney, has furnished a long statement to the Washington Union, graphically describing scenes in the far West, and giving a detailed ac count of the march ofthe Army from Fort Lea- venworh to' Santa Fe—and the taking of that place andNew Mexico by Gen. Kearney. Lieut. Emory says, that on the 20th August, the chiefs and head men of the Puebla Indians came into Santa Fe, to give in their adhesion to Gen.'Ke&r- ney, and to express their great satisfaction at his arrival. This large and formidable band are will there be any practical' limits to the exten- j among the best and most peaceable citizens of sion of empire. Steam Will render the action of t New Mexico. They, early after the conquest. Government on all parts of the political body, in i embraced the forms of religion, and the manners ordinary times, immediate and certain; and thus! and customs oftheir then more civilized masters secure centralization and unity. Steam will r -n- j —the Spaniards. Their interview was long and der the action of the people on the Government, interesting. They express what was a tradition _ great emergencies, Irresistible; and thus cure freedom, if the people are true to themselves; Let us remember that with little increase oi our present mechanical faculties, thought might be transmitted from one end to the other of a State as large as the old Roman empire, in a few minutes, and troops dispatched Jsi a very few days; and it will be seen at onen. how jtbsurd would be the application of political ideas formed in the infancy of society, to this its state oi new and portentous advance. These are not, per- i baps, very attractive speculations; tbej disturb with them, that the white man would come from the far East, and release them from the bonds and shackles which the Spaniards hare imposed, not in the name, but in a worse form than slavery. They, and the numerous balf.breeds, in wh< veins flow their blood, are our fast irends now and forever. Three hundred years of oppression and injustice, have foiled to extinguish in this race the recollection that they were once the peaceable and inoffensive masters of the country. The day of retribution has now come, and they have their revqn does not, in a greater or less degree, merit that punishment, is dismissed to a bench, a few yards off, where he is obliged to remain to hear the lawyers, in their address to the jury, tear his char acter to pieces with fine turns of rhetoric, and yet finer gesticulations. “What, gentlemen ofthe jury,” says the first lawyer, summing up in atone ofthe deepest con. tempt “ what does the next witness, Mr. Boggs, say ?” Gentlemen, he comes forward under the most peculiar circumstances. A dark mystery shrouds his motives, which I shall not ondeavor to altogether dissolve. But he comes forward, and he takes his place npon that witness’ stand, with the open, the avowed, the undisguised, the unaffected, the determined resolution to fix upon niy client, the injured Mr. Swipes, this foul, and unnatdral assault and battery. You saw him, gentlemen, when I cross examined him, tremble under my eye—you saw him hesitate and tarn pale at my voiced (The first lawyer, very proba bly, has a voice that would intimidate a bear.)— “ You heard him stammer and take back his words, and say he did ‘not recollect. Is this, gentlemen of the jury, an honest witness ? The language of truth is plain and simple—it requires no previous calculation. Il I ask you ifyou saw the sun set-to-day, you answer yes, or no—you do not hesitate, you do not tremble. You do not say yes, I did,” and in the very next breath, say, ‘no, I did not.” Yon do not at first tell me, ** I walked ten miles yeslerday,” and afterwards-say “ yesterday I was ail day ill in bed.” (Here one ol the jnron put his nose by that of another, and nearly all theiadiseases. A round hovel VI wveu of mud is built, generally, over an excavation in the ground. An opening is Weft in the roof for the escape of the smoke, and one at the side for entrance. As many persons as it can convent, ently hold enter and make a fire close to the door on the inside. They continue to add fuel to tho flame till they can no longer bear the intense heat, which throws them into a profosed perspira. tion. Thoroughly exhausted, they crawl forth from the hut, and plunge themselves headlone in the nearest stream 1 ti— *i the nearest stream. 1 have trequently seen the old men lying about on the floor of the oven an parently bereft ofall their strength, while some of the younger persons enjoyed it, and sane and laughed under its influence. The women also frequently make use of these laths, repeatine (hem till their diseases are cured.—Life in Col (tt- How often will the expected blow tall quite aa beanly as though it hid been dealt with, out forewarning! How often may the tempest announce itself in the liood-red streaks of nor. geous sunset-the tornado senda its fierce notice in advance, and not the less devastation, ruin— havoc be at hand, and not the less mlserv and de vastation follow in its train. Even so with the heart ot man! Strong in his belief of timely D re- paration.he may think to steel his soul against the storms or passion, or the tumults oi despair: hot when the anticipated moment comes, how < ' will every prop and stay tall with the first l affliction, which in one moment casts t bulwark prostrate on the ground!