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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, 3 AY 6.
National Bank—General li irrison.
The opinion? of Genera! Harrisopko relation t
the power of Cong:e*s to <rhartez a '*lion*l Bank
have been such a fruitful theme for
tion by the Van Buren party, that nl ; re indu t
again to present them to the readers4»f the Sent
n. l, that the friends of Geo. Harrisln may be i
possesion offke facts to show the pec.de the rbai
acter of those party demagogues, wh. are dai.y at
tempting to raises* them by ansezt sg triings iu
founded in fart, 4n 1*22, while ( *j. Harriso
wav a candidate for Congress in Ohio e was die
upon by the peep*, through the jpc s , for the ex
preesion of ius opiniocs on various jj ditical ques
tioni.aad among tfher* was Inal if a National
Back; To i his call he promptly xepfed in a letter
ad Uessed to the peop e of his dis.rtef, through the
columns of the Cincinnati Inquisvtl', giving his
views upon all the questions which fchen agitated
the public mind, from which letter vie extract the
following, as bearing im uediaiely i :*on the ques
tion of a Bank.:
Cixcixxatt, Septembc 15, 1822.
To the Editor of iht Inquisitor .
Sir—ln your lost paper yon rero iimend to the
candidates at the ensuing election, t T jKillish their
po!iticai.creed«, that :h*- e'e-tor* in|y have a fair
opportunity of choosing those sentiment*
best accord with i.ieir own. I h.i( ijever liebeved
that every elector has a rig v t tn-aniL this call up
on those who offer their service* the people,
and that the candidate* arcbound I i answer it. I
might, h is true, avail rnyaelf of the kind of ex
ception which y.»u make in favor ol those who
have had an opportunity of skewing their p dili
cai opinions by their conduct, Du* a* I have iu
reason to dread the most minute inlostifndmn of
my opinions, and that my fel!op/-c,'*izcn- mav be
enabled to compare icy actions wt|h my profes
sions, I offer you the Joliowing outttne of mr po
ll tica creed, which you may puhlisi if y..u ihink
it worthy of a place in your papery This meas
ure is more neecssery-tt this time. *.*, some of nay
new friends have very kindly, m Jarious hand
bill* and otter anonym <us puhiicajons. underta
ken to make one for me, which (ifi[ have a cor
rect knowledge of what I myself i>c|eve) is not a
very exact likeness of that wnich Ii profess. I
deem myself a Republican of whatts commonly
called the Did Jeftrfson'an School,lind l>elievein
the correctness of that iiiterprctatii.i of the Gon
sutation. which has been given by fie writings of
<hat enlightened statesman, who was at the head
of the party and others belonging tfiLpirticular
ly the celebrated regulations of inc Virginia Le
gislature, duringtbc Presidency ofldr. Adams.
I deny, therefore, to the Ge erei Government,
the exercise of any power, but whjfl i« expressly
given to it by the Constitution, orkvhat is essen
tially necessary to carry the posers expressly
giver into efiect.
I !»elieve that the charter given to the Bank of
the United States, was unconstitutional—it being
not one of those measures necessary to carry any
of the expressly granted powers into effect; and
whilst my votes in Congress will show that 1 will
take any constitutional means to invoke the char
ter, my vote in the Slate Legislature will equally
show that I am opposed to those • which are un
constitutional or violent, and vrhico will bring us
in collision with the Genera! Government.
I believe in the tendency of a I rge public debt
to sap the foundations of the (institution, by
creating a monied aristocracy, w ;osc views and
interests must be in direct hosti.'ii r to those of the
mass of the people.
I deem it the duty, therefore, o the representa
tive of the people to endeavor 1 i extinguish as
soon as possible, by making eve t retrenchment
in the expenditures of tho Goi rnment that a
proper performance of the public mssness will al
low.
I believe in .he right of the pt >ple to instruct
their representative when electee ; and if he has
sulH ienl evidence that the in- ructions which
be given him come from a m o. ity ol hi* con
stituents, that he i* bound to o :y them, unless
he considers that by doing it he I ould violate the
Constitution, in which case I tl ok it would l>e
his duly to resign and give then, an opportunity
of electing another representative whose opinion
would accord witb their own. f* • • • •
Wn, 1-, Harriso*.
Again, in Reply to a letter of S errod Williams,
in which he was asked whether if elected Pres
ident he would sign a Bill incc porating a Na
tional Bank he answers:
*• I would, if It were clearly Ascertained that
the pu.dic interest, in relation tufhe collection and
disbursement of the revenue wofld materially suf
fer without one. and there were Unequivocal man
ifestations of pubhc opinion in i s favor 1 think,
however, the experiment shook be fairly tried, to
ascertain whether the financial peratnms cannot
be as wel : earned on without li 'aid of a national
bank. If it i* not necessary fcl that purpose it
does not appear to me that one can be const na
tionally chartered. There i no construction
which I can give the consulu bn which w.mld
authorize it. on the ground of Hording facilities
to commerce.**
From these extracts, then, t appears that, in
1522, and again m lS36,Genen Harnson opposed
a National Bank as unconstit liooal : and if, as
• i ‘
President, he should yield his: >wn scruples, and
approve a charter for a Nations Bank, it would se
tiom the actual necessities of t e Treasury, in re
lation to the receipt and Ji> jurlment of the pu -lie
revenue, and an unequivocal expression of the pub
lic voice in its favor. Thus tScupying precisely
tie same ground w hich Hr. i\J».dison did when ne
signed the charter of theßankii 1816; and which
Air. Jefferson expressed iri the concluding paragraph
Os bis official opinion while a fiember of General
Washington’s Cabinet, iu 1711, which is in the
following language: . J
It must be added, howev.t. that unless the
President’s mind uij a view of Aery thing which is
urged for and against this bii. is tolerably clear
th t it is unauthorized by the ionslilulion, if the
pro and the con hang so eveii as to balance his
judgement, a jus* respect fori he wisdom of the
legislature would naturally dJ ide the balance in
favo- of their opinion. It 8; chiefly for rases
where they are clearly rmdcilby error, ambition,
or interest, that the constiißtion has placed a
cheek in the negative of the 'resident.
We have been thus parti alar and minute in
giving the recorded opinions f General Harrison,
and Mr. Jefferson, (Mr. Modi »ns we refer to from
memory, tot having tha aact oent before us,) not
only to exhibit the coinckktu es their views upon
the particulai q-icstiop of a National Bank, but
also to show that General Ha dson has, as he says
himself, always be onged to t c Jefferson school o*.
politics. If this testimony all relieve General
Harrison from future misrc re«cntatbn, we shall
have accomplished bur oljec ; but if, on the con
trary, the supporters of Mr an Bur.c-n persist in
uttering tliis calarapy, the p< pie, who ait to judge
in this matter, cxaoot » surtkient charity to
mpftpse they 4o U ignorant; but will set it down
t*h proper acaooa 1 :, » wii ii 4i»po»it(Oo tu :cij
k . repre«ent, and that too in the f--;ce of the most con
clusive testimony to the ccntraiy.
There are yet other questions, and particularly
the Tariff, upon which the views of Genera! Har
rison have been most grossly misrepresented, on ab
of which we have a flood of light to submit to the
people of the South. An j when they have heard
our defence, anl calmly investigated our expose oi
the corruption and misrule of the administration of
Martin Van B iren, characterized as it has been by
| the most ruinous experiment* upon the currency,
products, and labor of the country, and its mo=t
‘ prodigal expenditures of the pub ic money to satiate
the cravings of hungry, brawling demagogues, we
ask them to dec de between the merits of General
Hanison and Wr. Van Buren ; and we ask the de
cision with the fullest assurance that they will give
their support to WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
of Ohio.
The Virginia Flections.
The Richmond Compiler o* the l«t in» f . say*.
—There is a tie in the Senate. Preston being elec
ted from the Montgomery district. The majority
in the House, will indicate the major ty on joint
ballot; the Whig* have thus far a majority of
! eight certainly, in that body, not including Cabell,
which i* reported to have elected a Whig.
Major Noah say*: *• The < l ld Dominion , from
present appearances, will soon be splendidly rep*
resented in the Senate of the U. States, Rives
will fill the present vacancy—Leigh will succeed
Roane, and Tyler will preside as Vice President
iof the United States. A powerful representation
■ from one Slate.”
! The ship Irdh is loading at Philadelphia, for
i Liverpool, with white corn in bulk, an entire
j cargo, say 12,000 bushels.
The Southern Cabinet.
The contents of the April nnm!>er of this work.
Edited by J. D- Legare, Charleston, S. C. will be
found in another part of this day’s paper.
Deeply interested as we feel in every thing per
taining to agriculture, it is a source of d-flight to
witness the increase at the South of Periodicals
and news papers devoted to this important branch
of industry. It is a certain harbinger of the re
tfucitalion of our worn-out and impoverished
lands, which, in addition to the pleasure it will
affjrd the passenger to look upon highly culti
vated, fertile fields, yielding their bounteous
harvests to the husbandman, will arrest that spirit
of emigration which has for years been depri
ving us of so many valuable citizens.
The Cabinet combines with agriculture, litera
ture, and the arts and sciences, which enables it
to present an agreeable and valuable variety, and
contributes to the interest and worth of the wo^k.
j
The Richmond Whig says—When the nomina
tions at Harrisburg were made, the editor of the
Enquirer made light of them, and said he should
go to sleep until after the election in November.—
Wonder if his dreams are pleasant.
Late from Canton.
The ship Providence, at New York from Can
ton, brings intelligence that a new edict ha-, been
is*ued by Lin, the Commission'er, prohibiting the
i introduction of British manufactures, even in
' American vessels. Tea* were coming town slow
| . |
Backing OtfT !— I he last Nashville papers
contain the letter of Gov. Carroll, withdrawing
his name from the loco foco Electoral Ticket.
Belter, far heller would it have l>een for his re
putation if he had never consented to have bis
name placed upon that ticket. Then he would
not have disgraced himself by indecent and ca
lumnious attacks upon the fame of an older and
better soldier than himself.
In the olden time every log-cabin in the West
was a fortress against the Indians. Now every
such tenement is a fortress against the political
spoilers.— Louisville Journal.
I* this a sigx ?— The Committee of Vigil
ance fort nionborough Pa.excecds by 45 the whole
vote of Gen. Harrison in 1838. and it embraces
those only who are expected to lake an active
part in the contest.
From the New York Courier 4* Enquirer 3 Qth ult.
Fire. — Between five and six o’clock this mor
ning, a fire broke out in the extensive five story
brick budding corner of Henry and Catharine
streets, and covering lots No. 24, 26 and 28 Cath
arine st.
The building was entirely destroved. with a
large portion of its contents, consisting of valu
able furniture and other materials in the upper
stories.
Abijah Matthews & Son. extensive manufac
turer* of cabinet, ware, &c ; Joseph H. Harrison
1 pr nter; G. J. Harris, uphol-derer ; N. Conckliu,
gunsmith ; E. L. Noe, cordial dealer, and several
j families, were the occupants. Tne Bahtist
Church in Oliver street, adjoining, was in imi
nent danger, but by the exertions of the firenun
escaped injury.
New Ixvkxtioxs.—Our attention has lafi ly
been called to two inventions—one American,
the other we believe. French—which seem likely
to efftd revolutions of great though unequal im
portance in the world of manufacture.
The American novelty L a machine bv which
woollen cloth of every sort is produced at less
than a fourth part of the cost hitherto usual. The
material is not woven, but compressed. The ur
chins, with the machine, can turn out onchun
dred yards of the broadcloth in twelve hours;
and where 24s were demanded peryard, 65afford
the new manufacturer* abundant remuneration.
We have inspected and handled (as rough as
we liked) specimens of every variety, from the
finest scarlet doth fur officers’ uniforms down to
blankets and carpets, and we certainly could not.
either by sight or touch, distinguish them from
corresponding pieces in the old fashion.
The French device is of a very different sort,
but must also have very remarkable results. Two
specimens of this new manufacture were exhibit
ed at the Marquis of Northampton’s -last soiree,
as President of the Royal Society, and they then
excited the curiosity and astonishment of the as
sembled elite of our philosophers. They were
I rich silk curtains, having all the appearance of
! being interwoven in gold and silver, in the most
S gorgeous patterns of araliesque. They looked
and felt exactly like the most splendid hangings
of the Louis Quatorze taste, hut their cost is a
mere trifle in comparison, lor silver
are merely woven glass.
The Queen of the French and her daughters
appeared si the last balls in the Tuillene* in
dresses manufactured upon this principle.— Lon~
don paper.
India**. —The old Jackson men of Indiana
say they intend to give Harrison a majority with
out the aid of the Whig*. All they want the
whigs to do, is to look on and aee fair pUy be
tween thaw and the locflfotos.
i- Procefiins* of Comell.|
CoUXCIL ( RAHin, >
y May 4th, 1843. $
Monday evening, 8 o’clock.—
U Council met pursuant to adjournment Present
e Hon. D. Hook, Mayor. . .
j ! Aldermen—Bohe«, Bishop, Harper, - Dunlap,
Flemming, Warren, Parish and Jackson,
if | The minutes of the last meeting were read and
y confirmed.
t I The following Reports and returns were receitr
t ed from the Cits Officers, accompanied by the pro
f per vouchers ;
e The Clerk of the Lower Market, fees
1 | and scales, SS3 50
- I w Clerk of the Upper Market, fees, 2 25
: “ Jailor, 122 32
, | “ City Marshall, fines and guard-house
fees, 112 87
: 1 Keeper of the Lower Bridge, 1452 50
| “ Keeper of the Upper Bridge, 160 73
The Sexton reports the death of 17 persons the
pan month, 9 whites, (5 of which were children..)
and 8 blacks.
Tii? keeper of the Hospital report'four patients
remaining in the Hospital
The Collector and Treasurer, reports a baliaace
> on hand, of $828,170 00
Cf which is in City Scrip, 15,470 00
The bills for paving the side walks in the vicini
ty of the Lower Market, were oideredto he band
ed to the Treasurer for collection.
On motion, Ordered the sum of Twenty do'lars
be paid to Win. Phi lips, for ascertaining the level
of Reyno d stieet, from Centre to Campbell street,
and the streets adjoining, and making a plan and I
section o f the work.
Resolved, That the privilege heretofore granted
by the former properties of the Upper Bridge, to
| Mr. Wm. Philips, the architect of that w. rk, of :
■ passing the same free of Toll, be continued to him
! during the pleasure of the City Council.
The following accounts were severally read and i
i order* d to be paid :
J W Meredith, Clerk of Lower Market, 1 !
I month‘s salary, SSB 33
; L T Bhopp, Jailor, 1 mouth’s salary, and
i board. 84 67
| S H Oliver, Cl’k of Council,! mo.’s salary, 83 67
H B Frazer, Keeper, lower Bridge, do do 100 00
; J T Taylor, do upper do do do 50 00
!G F Parish, Pump Contractor, 1 q’rtcrs do 250 OJ S
KH Watson,city constable, 1 mo’s salary, 60 00
E G MtGoulrick, do do 60 00
T Taut, do do €0 00
j W B Broom. do do oO UO
: E G McGculrick, to pay hands, 31 87
F Blodget, account incidental, 24 75 |
Estate J B Guedron, Jo Hospital, 4 00
Clerk Sup, Court, do Water Woiks, 12 50
L King, do Streets, 2 00
; Porter & Fales, do Hospital, 10 87
| Estate W Alien, do do 24 72 ;
W Sindersine, pr BP,do do 29 75 |
! John Simpson, do do 7 GO
I A Hitler, do do 142 QO
J W Wilde, do do 500 i
T Tant, do City Hall, 20 00
i George Davis, do Streets, 8 12
D Leopard, do do 10 00
i A Cocke do do 9 00
J J Maguire, do Engines, 57 50
S H Oliver, do adv s ing Badges, s*c. 7 43
J J Cohen, do Greets, 97 50
Council adjourned to meet on Friday evening
next, at 8 o’clock. S. H. OLIVER, Clerk.
Bagdad.
The following interesting account of this city
is extracted from “Travels in Kurdistan,” by J.
B. Fraser. Esq. just published ;
I think/’ say* Mr. Fraser. “of all place* I
ever was in, it is the most rcmaikable for every
j imaginable sor of noise, and its inhabitants the
most intolerably obslrcporous. The room 1 now
occupy has a balcony over the street, with two
windows; so that every thing that passes under,
is as well heard as if it were going on in the 1
roem. Before day Iha c a concert of cock* and
hens from a neighboring yard; this is followed
by the lively beat of the * revetllcz,’ from the
Sepoys’ quarter, which, in its turn, rouses a host
iof dogs; these keep up a very industrious run- |
ning bass of harking, till the donkeys begin to ;
bray. By that time the neighboring Arabs, who
have been driven into tha town by the disturbed
slate of the country t>eyond it* wall*, have sha
ken their ears, and begin to drive out to pasture
the flocks of sheep and herd* of cattle and cam
els they have brought in with them for security.
Assuredly Arab shetrp and cattle have the dea
fest ears to the voice of the charmer of any ani-
I mols on earth, or they are grievously abused
; by their drivers ; for such a routing and rearing
as is made to induce the beasts to move along, I
never heard in any other place By
that time the rest ot the biped inhabitants are
astir. The quiet Turk shuffles silently along,
nor do the Christians or Jews commit any vio
lent trespass upon the sense of hearing ; hut there
are more Arabs—ay, this street is their great
thoroughfare, and here and every whee they
rush along in droves, like the {ess brutal animals
‘.hey drive or rtde, hallooing to each other and
to all they pass, often maintaining a conversation
at the top of their tremendous voices, wkh some
equally clear-piped brother, at a quaiter of a
mite’s distance; as for approaching near for con
venience or coramuntca’ion, they never dream
of such a thing; lungs arc chea|»er than legs,
it is clear, at least, rn Bagdad. Then there is—
but I spare yon the further -detail of town criers,
saints routing out their pealii g ejaculations beg
gars and fakcers thundering lorth there petiti-
*in the name of Allah and the Ptophei;
and, worse than all, professed singers practising
their voices as they pass along. In short. Hatch
ett’s, in Piccadilly, when all the mails and coach
es arc under despatch—Cockspur street and Char
ing-cross, when the season is fullest and the cries
are loudest—or Smilhfieid on a special market
day—or B.llingsgate, or alt of these together,
must strike and yield the palm for variety and »n
--1 tensity of noise, to Bagdad, the true legitimate
| successor ot old Babel ’
“The white asses and black negroes, though
not so noisy, attract equally the attention oflrave
-1 llers.—“ For the former,” says Mr. Fraser, “there
1 is quite a craze here—white is your only color
for a donkey, and you scarcely meet any person
1 of respectability, man or woman, mounted on any
1 ! thing else than tbese spotless quadrupeds— except,
indeed, the more warlike classes, who despise any
! thing under the grade of an Arab steed. Mist
of the learned and holy professions prefer the mee
i ’ ker animal, and so do ail the ladies; so that the
number in use is very great: and as women of
3 the higher ranks seldom move without a mulli
-1 tude of attendants similarly mounted, when sue i
a visit is made at the house of a neighbour, the
braying concert becomes intolerable. These ass- i
3 cs are, I believe, of a particular breed, and fetch
1 very high prices—trom forty to fifty pounds ster
ling bi ing no uncommon sum for one of great
size, good blood and fine paces. They are
i magnificently caparisoned, and every one of the
i | poor animals has it* nostril* slit, a practice preva
* i lent also in Persia, and which is said to make
i : them longer winded. Heaven knows their wind
*| is long enough when they begin to bray. The
i iage for black slaves here U quite as universal ae
a
J that for white donkeys, and judging from appear*
! ances. I should suppose that the uglier they are,
I the more they are valued—like an Isle of Skye
' terrier, whose beauty consists in its especial a-d
! perfect ughnese. The dark beaut es. male »«d fe«
| male, come chiefly from Madagascar and Zanze
* bar, and arc supplied for the most part by the Im»
aurn of Muscat—a very staunch and worthy ally
of ours, in whose hands nearly ail the trade rests,
l They are all thick lip|>ed, have brood faces, high
: cheek-lwnes, exceedingly depressed noses, small
peaked chins, staring white eyes and atrociously
j black skins. Here vou find them greatly prefer
, ied to all others as servants, both in the Harem,
■ and for other offices. The streets swarm with
j them, and their glossy skins, fat shining faces,
| and gay apparel. lead at once to the conclusion
I they fare well; a fact sufficiently notorious from
j the well know partiality of Turks, in common
with m st Orientals, towards their slaves; and
| the impudent swagger, and not unfrequentiy in
i solent language of the dark rogues as they pass
j you in the street, leaves no doubt of their l>eing
the spoiled favorites of some over-indulgent mas
ter. The enjoyment of this species of luxury is
however, confined to the faithful ; no Christian
or Infidel, of whatever caste, being by law per
mitted to own any slave.”
It is a fact, not generally noticed, that the ex
penses of Mr. Van Burt-n’s Admiration impose a
tax of two dollars and thirty cents annually upon
every man, woman, and child in the United States.
The expenses of Mr. Madison's Administration,
during the war with Great Britain, amounted to
two dollars and thirty-three cents ; and the
travagant' ’ Administration of John Q. Adams
amounted to one dollar and nine cents only.—
Baltimore Patriot.
Tippecaxok Ball. —The Albany Journul
says ;—We have l»eeu honored with an invita
tion to a Tippecanoe Ball to he given at the To
newanda Log-Cabin. Among the Managers we
; recognise the name of General Peter B. Porter, a
| Young Gentleman who was a Manager at the
• “Balls” given at Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane, and
i Fort Erie, in 1814.
1—
An Improvement has recently been found out
| in the structure of paddle wheels of steamboats,
{ that promises great advantages. The alteration
I is to m.ike the float-boards moveable, and thereby
to change the diameter of the paddle wheels.
, making it greater or less as might be required.
| When a vessel is not heavily laden, a paddle
j wheel of large diameter is required, because of
| the vessel standing high out of water. A less di
ameter of wheel is required when the vessel is
*unk deep in the water by heavy cargo. 'The in
vention, by shortning the diameter or lengthening
at leisure, accommodates the machinery to every
J part of the steamer.— N. O. Bulletin.
Ax Unsettled Sr ate of Aifairs. —A late
| foreign traveller through this country, who receiv
ed several severe chastisements for bi* insolence
and impudence, complains th it “the people of
the United States too frequently take the law in
to their own hands to render a residence in it de
j sirable.”
1 his reminds us of the case of a mean scamp
in Arkansas, who for some contemptible deed
whs sentenced by Chief Justice Lynch to receive
i “thirty-nine,” well laid on. After taking the
( dose he buttoned up his coat, shrugged his shoul
ders, and exclaimed •• I believe I shall leave this
I particular section. Things are altogether too un-
I settled about here, and too Title respect is paid to
persons for my use.”
Massachusetts.—A reduction of the repre
sentation in the House of Representatives of the
| Legislature of Massachusetts is about to take
I place, the people ot that tßtate having ratified an
amendment to the Constitution to that effect,
i he forty Senators are to he apportioned among
the provision by which Counsellors were requi
red to !>e chosen from among the Senators, before
they tumid be chosen from the people at large, is
abolished. A census of the inhabitants i« to be
taken in May.
Elsctsjcitt vs.oik tubes. — After a phi
. losophical investigation of some months, a writer
says, that species of tree is somewhat allied to
iron. It is well known to chemists that oakcon
: tains a considerable portion of iron in itscompo
: sition. It is presumed that the metal is held in a so
, lution by the sap. and equally distributed through
| out the treo. This may account for the fact
that among a copse the oak is invariably struck
by lightning, while other trees ofequal magnitu le,
escape destruction. On this subject a western
editor says:—Our own observation confirms the
fact that oaks are singled out from other trees by
electricity, and probably most of our citizens have
seen its effect in this vicinity. At one place,
within a few miles from this village, some twenty
oak trees can !*• seen within the circle of a few
rods, splintered by this sul tie agent, wnile other
trees in the immediate vicinity remain untouch
ed.
Something Rare—A Vlr. James Saunders,
a loco f<;co orator, in F<anklin county. North
Alabama, at a late gathering of the seif-styled de
mocrats of the county, made a speech in which
he entirely acquit ed Gen. Harrison of the charge
of abolitionism. So rare an instance of loco
foco honesty, is worthy of record.
Extirk Solpiers !—The Philadelphia Led
ger says it has an acquaintance who has goi.e to
the expense of b ying a pair of water-proof boots,
a second-hand broadsword, and several other arti
cles, in preparation for the expected war. He
has been training himself daily, by holding bis
head so two hours in the twenty-four,over a pan
of ignited charcoal, min and hdmstonc. By
dint of practice he has brought himself to bear
the smell of “villanous saltpetre” with r* maika
ble heroism* He likewise deans out a slaughter
house in his neighborhood gratuitously, every
week, to accustom himself to the sight of blood,
so that he may “look upon blood and carnage
with composure.”
The Baltimore 'uu, in commenting upon this,
thinks the above chap .mas be the same who
passed through bis city a short time since; he had
in his possession a huge cleaver, which healwars
kept before him in order that he might obtain a
real “meat axe disposition ;” it was his compan
ion in his outgoings and incomings—his down
lyings and uprisings. He was particular in call
ing for Gunpowder lea, and would h,ve no other
beverage. His favorite dishes were chops and
cutlets, and he picked his teeth with an instru
ment shaped like a bayonet. Tfic only newspa
pers he read were Bulletins. Altogether he was
a rare chap, who seemed to be in perfect earnest
in he was doing, if a war should take place
there is scarcely a doubt that he will become con
spicuous—he looks as if he was “born to com
mand.” and if occasion offer will surely reach the
heighlh of a soldier's ambition. He is said to be
a first cousin to the Hon. Jefferson X. J. Bragg.
Now we, of New Orleans, Lave a word to say
upon this subject. There is a chap in this city
who has been in training ever since the last
| boundary difficulty came upon the carpet a san
i guinary fellow who could eat two such men as
those spoken of above every morning before
i breakfast and never shed a tear. He is now rea
! ding nothing but Lives of Distinguished Pirates,
! Indian massacres, deeds of blood, accounts of all
i the ware, from the Philistines down to those of
I iheScroinoles, including Bunyan’s Holy M’ars,
! together with books ou surgery. He stirs his
I coftee with a Bowie knife, mends his pens with a
. bwdwroyd, picks Li* teeth with « rapier, stools
■- musquitec* with •U. S. musket. gives a negra
•, four bit* every morning: to wake him up witfi a
edit charge from a horse pistol, sits in Lafayette
i Square every night to hear the nine o’clock gon
* fired, and attends Spear’s auction regularly to mc«
- custom himself to the sound of a drum. His on*
i* ly trouble appears to be that when the war breaks
r out in real earnest he will not be able to find a
k suitable place to bury his dead?— Picayune.
a '
I Grnkral Harrison’s Capacity.—Mr. Rit
f chie, of the Richmond Enquirer, is certainly the
most prominent and influential \an Duren edi
'• tor in the south, his testimony therefore, as to the
1 ability of General Harrison, may a* well be
b thrown to the mass already accumulated. In
I 1814. when war desolated the land, Mr. Ritchie
II spoke of General Harrison in this wise: *• i'he
1 secretary of war holds, not only the most impor-
taut, but the most difficult station in the Govern
* ment. It requires a rare combination ot talents.
■ He must be an experienced man; indefatigable,
» brilliant and prompt in his convictions; decisive
" in the execution of his orders. The one whom
B I have named (G> neral Harrison) comes as near
1 this character as any I can think of.
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‘Contents of the Southern Cabinet for
April.
' i Notes on European Agriculture, by a Cb.nrles
-1 ; lonian, No 4 ; Agricultural Survey of the Parish
1 i of St. Matthews, S. C.. by the Editor; Address
• | delivered to the Barbour County (Ala.) Agricul
♦ j ral society, on the Anniversary of the Birth-day
J | of Washington, by Col. John I. Hunter; Dur
ham Cattle, by B. R. Carrol; On Rearing and
1 Feeding «heep. (concluded ;) Indian Corn, (con
■ j tinned :) Pine Plains, (continued;) Calcareous
j Manures by Dr. Joseph Johnson; Care of Hor
ses; Boilers; The Garden ; Fruit Trees.
j ; Tales , Sketches. —On long windedness, and
. | its consequences; A Tale of the Morgue, by
. j Edward May hew ; The Infant’s Dream; Valen
. ; tine Vox, the \ entnloqu.sl; Song of the Wa
! i ter Tipple; An Idea of the Universe.
> ! Literary Notices. —The Aborigines of Amcri
j : ca; Audubon’s B rds of America.
Agricultural Items. —Working Cows; Pro
! duct from Manures; Dutch method of preserving
Milk for a long vo\age; Bee Moth; Lime for
Peach Trees; Peach 7 rees ; Pear Trees propa
’ gated from Roots; Preserving Plums from the
1 Curculio ; Missouri Flax.
M iscellaneous Items. —Electrical Lady ; Creed
of a pretty Woman; ??he would be a Soldier;
French Beans; 'l'he Majority must Govern;
Steam boat Accidents; Bones of an unknown
Animal; Dagm-rreoty pe; Redness of Eyes;
Importance of Correct Punctuation ; To take out
Bruises in Furniture ; A Cool Hand.
Potomac Fisheries.— It is stated in the Na
tional Intelligencer that the herring fisheries of
the Potomac have been unusually productive, the
present season; so heavy, indeed, were the draught
of herring during the late warm weal her, that
some waste of the article was unavoidable. The
supply of shad had not been equally abundant.
The fishing season was considered as about draw
ing to i close.
I
Old Coins. —The following is a resolution I
; of Congress in 1787. I
j Resolved, That the board of Treasury direct
| the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on
; one side of each piece the following device, viz :
Thirteen circles linked together, a small circle j
in the middle, words with the *• United Status”
j round it; and in centre, the words “Wr are ;
| Oss ;” on the other side of the same piece the I
i following devices v:z : A dial with the hours ex- j
| pressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above. j
on one side ot which is to be the word “ iron,” {
and on the othor the year in figures “ 1 787” ; be
j low the dial the words •“ Mind yois Business. ’ j
I
Railways in England.—Miles of railway
now completed and open. 6S2$; expected to be
i completed this year. 6304; making 1318 miles
|in operation next New-\ ear’s day. Remaining
to be compieteu 413 miles. Railway Acts have
; been passed for 1,726 miles. Amount of capital
I be raised ihis year £5.901.500, which is con
i siderably less than the calls of last vear.
From the Franklin Repository. i
“11ho is General Harrison The question of ’
his enemies—referred to Johnson, Lylie, and ail 1
unprejudiced witnesses,
“ Truth guards the pen, an i sanctifies the line."
Av, who is he? what hath he • one
His country’s highest meed to gain ?
A prize that shou : d he only won
My hearts and hands without a stain.
Thus do the slaves if party fain
Kv‘n ignorance their hate to mask ;
Ana patriots answer with disdain
What no American should ask.
V\ ho is be ” let the dead awake!
Did Shelby’s lips the truth di«guise ?
Hath Daviess vainly fought and spake I
Doth/ifs hood blast their memories ?
Did Lite’s gallant chief arise !
Whose kindred feelings warmly gave
What noble spirit dearest prize.
The unsought tribune of the brave !
“ Who is lie” do they ask'igain ?
Call then the vha’ie of Madison I
And ask it if he won in vain
The confident of Jefferson J
Did Wayne and Sbyieifaltety own
The trust and honor to him due ;
These proofs have uecn, and still are known , |
And others all as proud y true.
“ Who is he Hark ! a comra fe speaks ?
A living witness of his fame—
What! hear you with unblushing checks
The echo of your lohnson’s name ?
Who to the g orious contest came,
“ The brace and prudent to obev.”—
And honoring h.m ye now defame.
Shared in his toils, and owned his sway !
“\\hois he —once when envious foes.
Dared to impeach his virtue tried,
That friend in his defence arose,
And slander meanly shiank aside;
When nut a voice the truth denied
That he “ above suspicion” stood,
W’ith all who felt an honest pride.
To vindicate the brave and good.
“ Who is he let the resjued West
In tones of gratitude reply,
“ The man who-e valor stands confess’d.
Through all our strife for liberty!
By whom from savage butchery
Releas’d a thousand bosoms glow’d ;
From whom the conquered enemy
Felt nought but aid humane bestow’d.”
“ Who is he ?” one whose mind and sword
Were still victorious to the last;
One who, when peace her joys restor’d
Sough t not for honors to" the past,
But, like the Homan, when he cast
Aside the hclmit for the p ough.
In honcjt toi;s his days have pass’d
And honest blessings crown his brow!
“ Who is he ?” Sound the answers far !
Wide as the envious taunt is thrown !
The man “ illustrious still in war,
In peace-beloved wherever known
True to his country’s good alone
That country will assert his fame ;
And by her brightest honor, own
The merit HARRISON may claim !
C j'lir. GARDNER, formerly resident surgeon
in the New York Hospital, and physician at Belle
vue Hospital, New York, tenders to the public his
professional services.
Office in Washington street, between Broad and
Eilis streets. Residence, United States Hotel,
an 2
DR. MONROE, .Surgeon l>eatis»L '
Office on Washington street, near Ellis, residence
at the bouse l»te>y occupied by Mrs. Savage
april 20 *
MARINE '
Chfirtd —'hip Charlott., Go’rhjm'"!. s!’n
trig Havre, Carpenter, Havre; sehrs
.drick, Boston—Queen, Airy, do. *«8-
Arrived —schr Cassius, Boss, N ew y
Cockspur; steamboat Mary Sunken GouU Ti ‘
gusta. ’ u,( *>
Sailed —fng Savannah, Chapter v
Went to sea —bark Oxford, Robinson Liv
- - _ ’ np fp*o':,
f HAaLCftos \J aw -
Arrived yesterday. —Schr Bold i t** } °*
Wing. St. Thomas ° Urnn ’*uhr,
Cleared. —Ship Eliza Warwick, Davis i,
Br barque Gleaner, Gale, Greenock; schr.’r Vt * ;
Studley, Boston; Henry, Stoddard, dj Lanut *,
IVriu to sea yesterday.—Schr Henry \;,l .
Boston.
j
XT At the e'ection ht d by the
Company, on Monday, 4;h icst. C. jV
duly elected Captain ;
John »’o*kcry, Ist Lieutenant of section v» ,
RTlfydc, 2d do do 1 '
J E Marshall, Ist do do
T S B»ker, 2d do do ”
Thomas Barrett, Ist do (j 0 Ul °
Edwin Snyder, 2d do
H R Philpot, Ist do ,-j 0 0
D A Philpot, 2u do (j® j*'
John Caehin, Ist do (j a °.
David taven, 2d do do a*'
May 6,1840. WM. H. JON KS, sj! y
BOARD OF IIEALTH.
His Honor the Mayor has appoin’ej tl !e s o
ing gentlemen members of the Foard of |Uv.w
the present year:
Ward No. I.
Messrs W E Jackson. A McKensie
S H Oliver. W E Johnston.
Ward So. 2. e
John Bones, J P Garvin.
B Harris, John Winter.
Ward So. 3.
I’ M Robertson, J J Cohen,
J A Eve, L D Force!
Ward So. 4.
T W Miller, Jona Meios,
E B Beall, N K Ectler
The Mayor requests the members as above
meet at th« Council Room, City Hall, this
noon, at 4 o'clock, to organize, and appoint the
Chairman. 8, H. OLIVER, Clerk of C.
may 6
FT THE FARMERS' a month;!
publication, devoted to the improvement of tr'f
pi-aclice, and support of the interest, of Agricu'.
ure; published at Richmond, Va ,at perrei
Edmund Bufein, editor and proprietor. m g
THE READING ROOM
Attached to this office is open to
strangers introduced by them, every day au-i eve
ning (Sundayevenings excepted) until I* o’clock.
Subscription $o ; for a firm of two or more <lO.
r?j' Dr. ly. FLlST offers his services to then.
! tizens of Augusta in the different branches cf his
I profession. He may be found at all hours at the
late residence of Mr. A. M. Kgerton. second docs
| from the comer of Mclntosii and Reynold streets,
i ncv29 ' iy
j £j> EXCHASGE OS SEW YORK— At sigh'
I and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by
j nov 23 GARDLLLE fit KHI.ND.
( ‘HZr Doctor J. J. If ILSOS offers his profe?-
| siona! services to the citizens of Augusta and in
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the
! first brick building above Guedron’s stable on £!!ij
| street, recently occupied by John L. Adams,
j «ug 17 * ts
i CC/’ W. S. JOSES tenders his professional
i services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicimir.
I He may be found at his office, No. 214 Broad st,
jor at his residence, United States Hotel. ap 24
1 CC/* During my absence in the interior of the
j Slate, force, Brothers >c Co. are my duly author-
I Led attorneys. ENOCH W. SPOFFOP.I).
I april 21
B. 11. OVER BIT,
A T TORSE Y AT L A W ,
sch 25 Jerterson, Jackson county, fia.
Cj- AUGUSTA BESEVOLEST SOCIETY.-
At the Annual Meeting of the above Society, held
at the Masonic Hall, the following Uommitleti
were appointed for the purpose of obtaining addi
tional membeis and receiving donations, a.-id will
call upon the citizens iu he course of the week.
Division No. 1. —Andrew McLean, Cyrus Lke,
P. H. Man'z.
Division So. 3.—John J. Cohen, Wra. E, Jack
son, S. B. Groves.
Division Ao 3. —E. W. Douglity. John Cashio,
Edmund Heaid. ' ’ mav4
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL,
For IS4O and IS4I.
On Accounts —Harper, Bishop, Bones.
On Bridges— Warren, Harper, Parish, Bishop.
On Streets —Parish, Fleming. Robertson, Dunlap,
i On Magazine— Crump, Dumap, Ficming.
On Pumps and Wells —Bishop, Duniap,Crump.
On Engines —Jackson, Warren. Miller.
On Hospital —Bones, Miller, Jackson.
On Drains —Richards, Harper, Robertson.
On Health —Robertson, Bones, Jackson, Miller.
On Chardy —Dunlap, Crump, Fleming. ’
On City Hall Milier. Jackson, Richards.
On South Con.rrums —Flea.ing. Parish, Rif Raids.
On R ter Bank and Wharves —Bishop, Wanen,
: Harper
: On Police —Warren, Miller, Jackson.
| On Water Works— Harper, Bones, Biahop.
On Jail —Crump, Dunlap, Robertson.
On Markets —Parish, Richards. Fleming.
S, 11. OLi V Lk, Clerk of Council.
RECAPITULATION.
Harper-A» counts, Bridges, Drains, River Back
and Wharves, Water \ orks.
Warren—Bridges, Engines, Police, River Bank
and Wharves.
Parish—Streets, Bridges, Markets, South Com
mons,
Crump—Magazine, Charity, Jail,Pumps and Wells.
Bishop—Pumps and \\ ells, Accounts, River Bank
and \\ harves, \S ater \\ orks, Bridges.
Jackson—Engines, City Hall, Police! Health, Ho»
I pital.
1 Bones —Hospital, Accounts, Health, Water Work*.
Richards—Drams, Markets, City Dali, South
Lemmons.
Robertson—Health, Streets, Drams, Jail
Dunlap—Charity, Magazine, Pumps, Wells, Jsib
and Streets.
Fleming—S >uth Commons, Streets, Magazine. ,1?
Chanty, Markets.
Miller—City Hall, Police,Hospital, Engines, »ne p
and Health. e #p gj
if d* SOI It E. Ihe Kail Road Passenger Trco*
between Charleston and Hamburg will leave**
follows: ®
erWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a«.
“ ** Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ “ Georges’, - « - 10 00
** “ Branchville, “ - 11 00
* “ Blackviile, - “ - !00p. U
** ** Aiken, - - “ - 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
DOWNWARD.
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 *. u.
“ “ Aiken, - “ - 730
** *• Blackviile, “ - . 910
“ “ Midway, “ - - 10 30
** “ Branchvill “ • - 11 00
“ “ Georges’, ** . _ ji 45 m.
“ “ Summerville,* 4 - -1 !sr. M-
Arrive at Charleston not before 215
Distance —136 miles. Fare Through —$10 00.
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, ami not
longer than 5 minutes for wo ’ and water at m)
station.
To stop for passengers, when a white p? '*
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and al>u
Sincalhs, "Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 miie
Hives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Jobu Sl,Ds
and Marsh’s T. O. . c
Passengers md will breakfast at Woodstock
dine at Blackviile; aoim, win orcanlast at Ai* eß
and dine at Charleston.
Q:tW. G. SIMMO, General ‘ ommission W tr *
chant, office on Mclntosh street, real door to w*
Cocstilutionaiist. o° v '