Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, May 30, 1840, Image 2
CHRONICLE AND SKNTIjNEL.
AUGUSTA. ; j
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY ijo
AH mail communication from the Nbrth has
been cut off for several days. A map las far
west as Macon was received yesterday*|»>|at the
papers contained no accounts of the effect;of the
late heavy rains. \ |
Great Freshet.
On Wednesday night, when oar first |i<Mice of
the Freshet was permed, our city was; |n the
Baost painfol state of excitement Already had
a considerable portion of the city been initiated,
and the river continued to rise at a fearful rate.
To attempt any description of a caluijity so
awfully sublime, would he worse than vjdn; it
required to be seen, to comprehend its vfist de„
structive capacity. About 12 o'clock, Wednes
day night, the city was completely submerged,
and the river continuing to rise. The s-pehe was
a painful one; many families were stilj tn their
houses, entirely surrounded by a current to them
impassable without aid, and the water; making
rapid inroads upon them. From this feitrful and
alarming situation, they were relieved !>y boats
arid horsemen, not however, in some instances,
until they were standing to their necks water.
In this work of noble, generous philanthropy,
many of our citizens were engaged all night; and
jn many instances it was perilous, as tlHej streets
in many places would swim the tallest horses.—
When the day dawned, our city appeared as if
standing in the midst of a vast sea of; water,
which extended as far as the eye cot-h! reach
from the highest eminence.
Boats capable -of carrying forty bales-of cotton
were floating through every street in itae city
with the greatest case, and our beautiful Vroad
street was from two to ten feet deep, anil in some
places running with the rapidity of a fountain
torrent, and continued through the day yesterday.
This morning the water in the river hats fallen so
as not to flood the city, except in one oif.tjwo pla
ces which are yet strong and deep currents. And
the withdrawal of the water from the faker por
tions of the city, makes bare our streL'li, once
beautiful and level, which presents a|.scene to
the eye which no language can describe; | Those
only who are acquainted with the cbsr icter of
our soil can have any conception of tl|c damage
done to the streets, which in mauy ph ces are
washed ten or fifteen feet deep. The destruc
tion of property, both public and privabj; !ias been
immense—the upper bridge has been cijUrely car
ried away, and about three or four huinilred feet
of the lower one. Our citizens watched through
out the day on Wednesday, with almost; painfup
anxiety the lower bridge, and the rent
with shouts as they saw it withstand shuck after
shock, from mountains of rafts, mil?. ;and gin
houses, bridges, dwellings and every cllai|s of tree
from the small sappling to the sturdy! of the
forest which had been washed up, and was borne
away by the resistless force of the tltrrent, full
fledged with the beautiful foliage. Bat during
Wednesday night the bridge gave way, The
destruction of private property is alsog’rcat, many
wood buildings have been entirely swept away,
and several brick buildings have been undermin
ed, and some have already fallen, but we cannot
now give particulars. The wharves are still co
vered, and the damage done to them is hot known*
hut is no doubt very great, as large portions of
them were seen floating off. The cellars were
all with very few exceptions, filled wilh water,
and a large amount of merchandise ip lestroyed
in them, as they filled so rapidly in scirr e instan
ces aa to afford the occupants no ttrjul to clear
them. ! *
I »
It is a source of gratitude to the Supreme
Ruler of events, that amid all this destruction of
proj erty, there has not been, that we alyet hear,
*iry loss of human life. We shall, dji a day or
two, collect all the particulars and give; whatever
is of moment to our readers.
From our neighboring town of Haqiburg we
have had no communication since W ednesday
evening, and we fear that their has been
worse than ours, as the location of life town is
rather lower. i
After the foregoing was penned i,i ihe morn
ing for our Weekly paper, we took a |i«‘e through
a portion of the city, to ascertain morle
the extent of the calamity which has‘hj;fallen our
city, anAhe probable extent of loss, |u! well as to
furnish particulars to our readers a> i= distance;
but we returned convinced that any; effort at de
scription could not possibly convey i».n;y adequate
idea of the state of the city. It will require days
to ascertain any just idea of the extent of the
loss which the city and individuals have sustain
ed. Newer have we seen such a ot things.
Our .streets, once the most beautiful ;ri|d level, are
rendered, in many places impassably even to
horsemen, and we belie<ve there is nblj a street in
the city, through Which a carriage cii pass from
one end to the other.
Many dwellings have been swept entirely
away, and a great many more have bet n rendered
entirely unfit for use, and must be p laired, and
in some instances almost entirely tfjbuilt before
hey can be fit for use. Several briit i . buildings,
some of them very handsome .<* ifices have
been much injured, and others .mu#. be taken
down. Much cotton has floated cult from the
warehouses and was carried off, fr d hundreds
of bales are no doubt forever lost, bijil i in this city
and Hamburg, the precise .quantity jw ; know not,
btat suppose that at least one theusdn 1 have been
lost in the two places, and there arp many who
think our estimate not enough.
The loss to the city and individuals is various
ly estimated at from $500,000 to oar; million dol
lars, and our opinion is that the smallest amount
will more than cover the entire loss, fho’ there are
those who think differently. We ane well satis
• j
fied that any estimate at this time, however, is en
titled to but little crec.it, because it it nothing but
conjecture. Many persons narrowly escaped
drowning, and some were well nigh; drowned in
Broad Street, but one of the most-thrilling inci
dents which occurred, is that of a hstie girl about
eleven year* ag p » who was la]ien U P *n the
middle of the river about twenty-|iv|» miles above
the city, by Capt. Joseph Staunton, of a Peters
burg boat. The stoiy ©f the adventure of this
little girl, we have obtained from herself. She is
the daughter Eliza, of a poor widow lady, Mrs.
I Sarah Stone, who lived on the river, near Fergu
son’s ferry, on the S. Carolina side. She says
the first intimation they had of their danger, they
were surrounded by the river, when her mother,
a daughter, older than Eliza, Eliza, two brothers
younger than herself, and a faithful dog, fled to
the top of their little cottage, soon after which
the house was taken off by the current. One af
ter another, they met a watery grave, Eliza and
the dog only clinging to the wreck, when she
came in sight of the boat of Capt. S. who
had Lashed his boat to a tree, and succeeded in
making her cries heard. Capt. S., immediately
roused his hands who were all asleep and give
chase, and after pursuing her about three miles,
overtook and rescued her and the dog, from
their perilous situation. Captain S. says she
was on a few shingles, which were supported by
a feather bed, being all that was left of the house
on which she started, on which frail bark she
had descended the river twelve miles when she
was picked up.
VVe also learn that captain S. will depart to
day and take this only surviver of an unfortu
nate little family back to the neighborhood of
her birth. We are aware of the deep distress
which presents itself and cries aloud for charity
in every section of o-ur feted city, but we do think
this is an'instance which has high claims upon the
benevolence of our community and we hope that
some of our charitable Ladies who are ever ready -
to aid the distressed, will consent to take her and
rear her in such manner as will render her an or
nament to her sex. We might say much mure,
but a word is sufficient.
The damage done to the Georgia Rail Road
near the city, will for a time prevent the cars
coming to the depot. We are however much
gratified to learn from Mr. Peters, the agent, that -
the damage cau soon be repaired at a cost not ,
exceeding twelve or fifteen hundred dollars.
Hon. W. T. Colquitt. (
Although we do not deem it necessary to add
any thing more to our review of the Circular,
alias “unvarnished tale," of Judge Colquitt, to ‘
induce the people of Geo r gia to come to a cor- 1
rect conclusion with regard to his Circular, nev- *
erthcless, we deem it due to him to give our read
ers the following letter, written by him in 1836,
to a committee of his constituents, for which we
bespeak a careful investigation. And we trust i
that our readers, when they reflect that they will *
be doing an act of sheer justice to the Judge by
reading this letter, will not hesitate to give it <
a careful perusal, and compare its sentiments t
with those centained in his “unvarnished tale ” / ’
It is a comparison which we know the Judge or «
his new allies in Georgia will not shrink from; 1
and we hope that his new allies, who regard him !
as such great authority now, will not reject his
recorded testimony as given in 1836. If his ,
testimony of Mr. Van Buren is row en
•titled to so much confidence, will they do the i
Judge, in their new-born zeal, so much injustice I
as to deny him the same credibility in 1836 ?
Certainly not. - s
We desire to add a single remark, in order to '
throw some light on the position of the Judge, ,
which he says is a consistent one, —and Judge ,
Colquitt is an honorable man : no man will cer- i
tainly be so bold as to insinuate that the Judge i
has ever changed. What,changed ! Judge Col- I
quitt changed ! the idea is “shucking, positively ‘
shocking /” Why. he is as consistent as Mr. <
Calhoun !!! But -to the klea we designed.—
When the following letter was written by Judge,
Colquitt, Mr. Van Buren had written his cele
brated letter, in which he admitted, as the Judge
remarks, the constitutionality of Congress to (
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, and <
if he is to be believed, the only change his opin
ions have since, undergone, is, that “those opin
ions have been greatly strengthened by subse
quent reflection .” Judge C., then, in 1836, did t
not regard Mr. Van Buren’s opinions as safe for ,
the South, because Mr. Van Buren cou’d not,
from the “light* before him,” declare that Con- 1
gress did not possess the power to abolish slavery •
in the District of Columbia. Mr. Van Buren I
has expressed no new opinions on this subject, j
and yet Judge CoJquitt is now his supporter; '•
and these opinions of Mr. Van Buren, which ,
were known to Judge C. in 1836, are the basis 1
upon which his support is now based. Certainly, 1
it will not turn out in the end that the people ot 4 i
Georgia have been hoaxed, and that this parnph. 1
let, which purports to be the Circular of Judge
Colquitt, has been got up by the Globe editors
and sent out to impose on the good people o*
Georgia. 1
“ New nan. Sept. 7, 1836.
“ Gentlemen :—Your communicaiion request
ing my opinion wheth “ Congr has the const i- ,
tu, unal power ij abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia.” I proceed i j answer. You will permit 1
me to express my gratification at the lively interest 1
trken by yourselves and associate on a subject i
deeply important to the South. On this subject ,
there should be no division in this State ; but with
one voice and uniU d action, we should put forth nil 1
ou.* en. gi in opposition to any and every in- I
! ’ rence upon the part of Con t with this de- ]
scription of property. The oi y safeguard to our (
liberties and rights will be the vigil nt rest riction of
every branch and department oi government to its 1
legitimate sphere ot action ; and whenevei, by con- i
struction Congress shall infringe the rights which ]
belong to some other branch ot the government,-or
trample upon the rigid;) of individuals, the peace
and unity of the country a a disturbed. I feel con- i
fidentfrora the of the times, that if ever the
silken ds that hind together this Confederacy be
broken, arid our happy Union dissolved, the danger
will sp, up from the same source Ifora which •
emanates the pnncip by which Congress clairm (
the power to abolish slavery in the District of Co- 1
lumhia 1
“I am fully of the opinion that Congress has no I
power by the Constitution, to interfere with the pri- 1
vate property of individuals in (he District of Co
lumbia, or any where else ; and that any a tempi to 1
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, would
be in violation of the Constitution, and an nnau 1
thoriz d assumption of power, winch, in its exer
cise, threatens the peace and harmony of the coun
try, and the permanency of the Union bo sensibly
do I feel the truih of th e sentiments, that 1 wil
lingly sacrifice upon the alter oC the country’s good
individual predilections, and lioneslly resolve to
support no man or measure, that in my conviction,
may give strength and countenance to the exercise
of a power, so directly at war with the country’s
Welfare.
** Acting upon this conviction, I am opposed to
the election of JVlaitin Van Buren to the Presidency,
since circumstances warrant me in the conclusion,
that bis feelings upon this question are opposed to
mine, ami that lie differs with ns, as regards (tie
constitutional powers of Congress to abolish slave
ry in the District of Columbia. Inasmuch as Mr.
Van Buren was an advocate for the restriction of
Missouri upon the subject of slave population; the
fact of his having voted in the convention of New
York for a provision giving to free negroes tne po
litical right of while men ; the fact that almost 'the
entire strength of the abolitionists is exercised for
his promotion; and for the furthermore reason that
he himseit acknowledges, that he is not prepared to
say that Congress has not the constitutional power
to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia —
these circumstances are indications too strongly
expressive of his real feelings, to permit me to aid
his election, at a time when the country is so much
agitated by the increasingefforts of the abolitionists.
I have deemed it necessary to be thus explicit upon
the Presidential election, inasmuch as your present
members may be called on in the character of Rep
resentatives, to vote for or against Mr. Van Buren
for this high appointment. 1 should deem my pro
fessions empty and vain, if I should be found sup
porting men for the highest and most responsible
offices in the country, who by word or deed are
found giving countenance or support to a principle
at variance with the general weal. I expect to acr
upon this principle, and thereby show * ray faith
by my works.”
With an expression of my ardent desire for the
happiness and welfare of our country, you will ac
cept rny good wishes for your individual prosperity,
and the prosperity of those wnoss sentiments you
represent.
“ Yours respectfully.
“ vV alter T. Colquitt.
A- M. Ragland, 1
W M . Simmons, > Committee.
Willis Kilgore, )
C
For the Chronicle Sentinel *
Messrs. Editors —“A Democrat,” in lb© Con
stitutionalist of this morning, says:—
“The Democracy of Georgia may at last congrat
ulate themselves that there is something now pre
sented which is tangible, against which they can
war in open daylight. The principles which aclu ■
ate the promiscuous Whig party, have at last been
avowed—the preference for federal doctrines has
not only been hinted at, but sentiments, ultra feder
al in their tendency, have been openly avowed and
boldly proclaimed. The Chairman of me Corres
ponding Committee of the Central Tippecanoe Club
of Richmond county, in a speech made at the last
meeting of that party, in this place, avowed his
preference for Wm. H. Harrison, for the following
reasons : Ist, because Mr Harrison was in favor ot
a National Bank, and so was he. ”
So far,so good. Such I believe to be the views
■of Mr Johnston, and such are the views of
<o which he belongs. But let us see the ilunvai
jiished" part of this writer’s “ tale .” He goas on to
say 4
“2nd, because Mr. Harrison was in favor of a
Tariff, and high protective duties, and so was he.”
This I deny. Mr. Johnston never made such a
declaration, or any thing approximating to it. And
I defy any other than the slave of a party to torture
an expression of his that evening, so as to convey
such an impression. The gentleman has made a
misstatement. Charity would lead us to the con
clusion that he misunderstood Mr. Johnston. If I
understand Mr. J., he is an Anti-Tariff man.
But again. He says that he supported Mr. Har
rison,—
“3d, because Mr. Harrison, ifeleeted, would car
ry out the views of Hamilton and Pickering, and
he was pro id to say that his views of government
policy coincided with those gentlemen.”
It strikes me that Mr. J. made no allusion to their
“policy," further than :t concerned the currency,
and in that point hetgrecd with their. This truly
is an “ unvarnished taleJ" How admirably the
Democrat ” works in the Colquitt traces ! He
must certainly be a genius, or his master must be
•an admirable instructor.
And this, Messrs. Ed tors, is what he calls some
thing it .ngible, against w hich his parly can war in
* open daylight'!" Truly he has hit upon the true
issue with a vengeance. I hope he will continue
the war in “ open daylight." So long as he does,
his statements can easily be proven to bj erroneous.
I hope Mr. J, will not condescend to answer
such a contemptible communication. “It is worthy
of the-source from whence it came, and unworthy
■of a reply,’ —at least from him. The writer is cer
tainly a ‘'-s mall potaloe , ’ —very—and a rotten one
at that. Mr. Js. friends can manage such customers
as this, without his aid. I would advise the gentle
man to continue his reports of the speeches at our
public meetings. Eachoae bearing the character
•of the above, we shall consider as another light up
on the subject.
Wc flatter ourselves that the e is a sufficient
amount of good, hard, sound sense in this communi
ty to detect the mistakes , (to call them by no harsh
er names) of any such writer.
The party ore evidently desp^rat! Nothing
seems too gross for them to attempt even in open
daylight ! 808 SHORT, Jr.
Another Calumny Exposed.
Mr. Felix Grundy, in a speech delivered before
the late Convention of Feds, in Baltimore, said
among other thirgs, as reported in the Globe :
“Mr. Burke, the Postmasterat Cincmnati, is here
and I intend, before we leave this place, to ask him
to state whether this committee does not regularly
attend their candidate to the post office, when he
goes for letters, to see that he gets none that are not
such as they are willing that he should receive. It
is true that there are many wags in this country,
and that some of them may probably write hoaxing
letters to the old gentleman; and his Whig ad visers
may wish to save him the mortification of reading
them, or they may wish to save postage, which is
always refunded on returning such letters to the
post office. But they ojien all his letters fir him,
and where there is nothing to be said in reply, they
answer them; though when there is, they will not
answer at all. Now, this is the way in w hich they
want to make a President of the United Slates.”
General Duff Green has addressed a letter to the
Rev. Mr. Burke, the Postmaster at Cincinnati, to
asceitain what truth there is in this statement of the
Hon. Felix. Mr. Burke has replied that Mr. Grun
dy “ha 1 no authority io refer to him—that he did
wrong in doing so, and that he must correct his
statement. That so far from the Cincinnati Com
mittee attending General Harrison to the Post Of
fice, and opening his letters, before they are permit
ted to pass into his hands—General Harrison re
ceives his letters as other gentlemen do; sometimes
himself, and sometimes by a se . ant; and that so
far from his being attended by a Committee, as Mr.
Grundy asserts, he knows nothingofany such com
mittee, except what he has seen in the papers, and
that they have never, in a single instance, attended
him to the post office, as Mr. Grundy represents.”
So the Hon Felix is contradicted by his own
witness.
Information has reached us that in digging at
Micanopy, 15 barrels of Pork, and 15 or 2(J’barrels
of Bread were discovered. It is supposed that this
amount of pcoviwons v. s buried on the evacuation
and burning of that post in 1836 ; but a short time
previously to its having been temporarily encamped
on by i>en Cali s a my in a state of great suffering.
Can it be possible that provisions were buried there,
and it unknown, whilst from five to six thousad men
were enduring the horrors of hunger on the very
spot ?— St. Augustine News.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
“The cbt is still they come !”—Subscri
bers for the Log-Cabin continue to pour in by
hundreds and thousands. The 2d number, of
which 34,000 cop es were printed, has run out.
There will probably be 50,000 subscribers by the
Ist of June. The “Extra Globe” and “Rough-
Hewer” send forth their long, dry articles in vain.
While one man proses over the heavy speeches
of Duncan and Benton, a hundred are making
the air vocal with Harrieon melodies.
From the Uniuntowa Democrat.
The Orphan Wood Chopper.
About fifteen years ago, a family resided in
Fayette county, the father and mother of whom,
died of an epidemic then prevalent, leaving three
children, two sons and a daughter, in a forlorn
and destitute situation. By this melancholy
event, the management and support of the fami
ly chiefly rested on the elder brother, then about
eighteen years of age. Brought up to industry
by bis poor and pious parents ; he did not for a
moment despair, but that the Almighty who had
deprived them of their earthly protector, for a
purpose known only to himself, would watch
over them in their friendless and destitute situa
tion, and provide for them, with proper industry
on their part. At that time, the chopping of
wood at the furnaces offered the most constant
employment, and he could have the company
and assistance of his little brother and sister, to
whom he was much attached. Having left the
small log cabin which had been for many years
occupied by ther parents, and which was endear
ed to them by the recollection of many past
events, they betook, themselves, with their little
ail, to the coaling ground of a neighboring far
mer, and became the tenants of a cheerless tene
ment, compared with the one they had left. Dur
ing the day, the elder chopped wood, and the
younger assisting as far as his strength would
permit, while the sister attended to the domestic
concerns of their hut. In the evening, and on
days when the weather would not admit of out
door employment, the elder brother, having re
ceived a tolerable English education in the after
time of his parents, taught the brother and sister
—and his exertions were not spent in vain, as
the sequel will show.
With economy and proper management, at the
expiration of a few years, they had accumulated
a small fund in money and upon consultation,
they determined to invest it in a piece of Western
land. At that time the attention of the emigrants
was directed, principally to Indiana, as offering
the greatest inducements. Thither then, the elder
brother was to go, for the purpose of locating a
home.
Having taken an affectionate leave of those he
most dearly loved on earth, he departed to the
Monongahola river, where he obtained a passage ’
on a flat boat bound for Cincinnati, and in due
time arrived at that place in safety. He was
then directed to seek the Wabash Country, for
the most fertile lands in the state. Early the
next morning he set out for Vincennes, where
the principal Land Office for that region was
then located. Little experienced in journeying
on foot, and buoyed up with the pleasure of get
ting a home for himself and those he had left sev
eral hundred miles behind; but whose welfare
and happiness, identified with his own, kept a
place in his recollection—he pushed on at a rate,
100 great for even an accomplished pedestrian to
withstand. His ankles became swollen and his
feet much blistered. Aware of his scanty means
and his great desire to accomplish his end, he felt
unwilling to lose time, and continued aggrava
ted the impediment, until he was scarcely able
even to hobble along.
Thus situated, he became depressed in spirits,
and almost ready to sink under despondency,
when he was overtaken on the road by a plain,
farmer looking gentleman on horseback. The
horseman upon coming up thus accosted him in
a benevolent and kind manner. “Young man
you appear lame and nut well calculated to make
much progress on your journey.” To which the
- young man replied, informing him of his lame
ness—that he was bound for the land office at
Vincennes, for the purpose of entering a piece
of land as a home for himself, a younger brother
and sister, whom he had left orphans in Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, that he had almost despair
ed of reaching-H in his present situation. The
gentleman on horseback quickly replied—“ We
have the same destination, I am also bound for
Vincennes—it is yet twenty miles—here mount
my horse and ride him thither, I am much more
able to walk than you, in your disabled situation.’
The young man after urgent solicitation, placed
himself in the saddle, and the plain gentleman
look it a foot the rest of the distance to Vincen
nes, where they arrived about night-fall.
In the morning the stanger again accosted the
young man—“ You told me yesterday on our
journey, that your object was to enter a piece of
land I have some knowledge ot this country ; its
location and its advantages—ls you will aecepl
ray aid, I will go with you to the land office and
select a piece for you. It will save you a good
deal of trouble and some expense. The oiler
was cheerfully accepted, and they proceeded
to the office and made the entry. But im
agine the chagrin and disappointment of the
young man, when he came to pay the money to
the receiver, to learn the amount he was deficient
five dollars, owing to a counterfeit to that amount.
“ A friend in need is a friend indeed.” The
stranger perceiving the dilemma of the young
man immediately said—“ Be of good cheer —you
informed me that you was an orphan—that you
have come several hundred miles miles in search
of a home for yourself and brother and sister.
You shall not be disappointed—it gives me pleas
ure to assist the orphan and the destitute. Here
are ten dollars which will enable you to clear out 1
your land, and pay your way until you can obtain
employment, and as I have many acquaintances
here, I shall seek out a place for you.” He did
so, and obtained one—and the young man contin
ued in it until he had accumulated some money
which he remitted to his brother and sister, and
enabled them to join him. The piece of land
proved to be a valuable one—now finely improv
ed and occupied by his elder brother and his fam
ily—respected and esteemed by their neighbors.
The sister was happily married, and is enjoying
the connbrts of life, on a farm in the same neigh
borhood. The younger brother possessing/, he
confidence ofhisi Jlow citizens, has been elected
and is now performing the du.'.es of a highly re
sponsible office.
Reader! who was that stranger, that good
man, that plain republican , who so disinterest
edly slept forward, and in the hour of need as
sisted these orphans; and enabled them to fix
themselves comfortably in life. Does not your
bosoms swell with gratitude for so noble a deed.
My friends, that stranger, that good plain re
publican was GENERAL HARRISON. He
had been Governor of that State, the commander
of armies, had fought many battles in his coun
try’s cause, and never lost one, did not acquire
the supercilious demeanor, which those in pow
er too frequently do. He is still the plain republi
can, ever ready to assist the poor and needy with
his purse and counsel.
Reader, the above is no fiction. There are
those yet residing in Fayette county who remem
ber these orphan children, and should you ever
meet with them, they will relate to you from over
flowing and grateful hearts, this worthy deed of
the good Gen. HARRISON.
“ Census of the United States. —The
persons appointed to take the sixth census, or
enumeration of the inhabitants of the United
States, are to commence the performance of their
duties on the first day of June ensuing. In or
der to facilitate as much as possible the prosecu
tiun of this important duty, the citizens are re
quested to bte prepared to answer the different in
terrogatories which will be put to them. These
interrogatories will have reference to the age sex,
(both white and colored) and the total numuer
of each family, on the first day of June, 1840,
including those which might have been occasion
ally absent; as also the business or occupation in
which such persons were employed; the num
ber of deaf and dumb , and the blind whether
supported at pub tc or private charge.
Additional interrogatories will be put in rela
tion te ag||culture mines, manufacturers, com
ruerce, &c. with the number of persons engaged
in the respective pursuits, the amount of capital
invested, and such other information as will ex
hibit a “ full view of the pursuits, industry, edu
cation and resources of the district.”
Extract from the act of congress for taking the
sixth census:
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted , That each
and every person more than sixteen years of age,
whether heads of families or not, belonging to
any family within any division, district or terri
tory, made or established within the United
States, shall be, and hereby is, obliged to render
to the assistant of the division, if required, a true
account, to the best of his or her knowledge, of
every person belonging to such families respec
tively to the several descriptions aforesaid, on
pain of forfeiting twenty dollars to be sued for and
recovered in any action of debt, by such assistant;
the one-half to his own use and the other half
to the use of the United Slates.”
Foroe’s eikvkx years ix Ceylon.— The is
land at Ceylon is associated in the mind of the lov
er of romantic literature, with many interesting re
collections. It was h r re,in the recesses of its almost
impenetrable mountain forests, that the once cel
ebrated Lewis laid the scene of his striking tale
—“The Anaconda;” here, Sinbad the Sailor
made one of his famous halts, and encountered
one of his most marvellous adventures ; an J here,
too, one of our oldest voyagers—remarkable for
his simple credulity and unbounded faith in the
supernatural—inhaled those delicious odours,
while yet half a league from the shore, which
made him fancy, he tells us, that he was approach
ing Paradise —an idea which, it may be remem
bered, furnished Milton with one of his most de
delightful similes. In the present volumes Major
Forbes, who resided eleven years in Ceylon, has
given the amplest details we have yet met with,
of this so much vaunted island ; but also ! he en
countered no gigantic snaxes swinging from the
tops of lofty trees, with heads touching the ground;
no elephants upwards of twelve feet high ; and
not one single mountain which had the slightest
pretension to vie in elevation with the peak of
Tenerilfe ! During the whole period of his stay
in the island, he heard of no snakes or anacondas
longer than seventeen feet; his largest elephant
was scarcely bigger than the one now exhibiting
in the Zoological Gardens Os the Regent’s Park;
and his lofties mountain—Adam’s Peak, as it is
called—attained no greater height than seven
thousand feet and odd. But if ha saw no such
marvels as the romance wriicrs and old voyagers
have so graphically described, he met with plenty
of adventures in his rambles through Ceylon ; and
not the least interesting were his encounters with '
wild elephants, which he pourtrays with the true
gusto and freshness of an inveterate sportsman.
Here is his account of his first glimpse of one in
a thick jungle :
“In passing along, our guide stopped, and
reaching up his Land, pointed to a tiee, the trunk
i of which was coated with mud at least as far as
nine feet from the ground, this showed us the
height of the elephant of which we were in pur
suit, and who had been lately using this tree as a
i scratching post. A little further on, and the na
-1 live who was leading suddenly stopped, and ben
ding his knee almost to the ground, pointed to a
small open swamp, and the same time drawing in
his breath, and repeating rapidly in a whisper:
! ‘There ! There ! “ kneeling down among legions
of legions of leeches, I was just in time to see a
huge elephant slowly raising himself from his
luxurious mud bath in a shady quagmire ; for a
moment I hoped he was about to charge at us !
and I was the more impressed with this opinion
from the instantaneous shifting of our guide from
the front to the rear of our party. The animal,
still but indistinctly seen, paused for a second,
then blew sharp through his trunk, curled ft up,
wheeled round, and took through the thick set
bamboos which appeared to yield before, and close
behind his ponderous figure.”
One of the greatest annoyances in Ceylon is
the land.each, which abounds in the jungles and
forests, and besets the traveller at every step of
his progress. Major Forbes thus describes these
pestilent reptiles:—
“On our return to the rest house, we com
menced divesting ourselves of the leeches, and
then tried to staunch the bleeding of their wounds;
we had been warned against plucking off these
creatures forcibly and suddenly, as tending to
irritate the wound; but we found that touching
them with brandy instantly made them drop off;
salt, gunpowder, or lime juice, produced the same
effect, but not quite so quickly.—The Ceylon
land leech n incredibly numerous on the hills,
and such part of the interior as are exempt from
a long continuance of dry weather; they arc of a
brown colour; their usual size is about three
fourths of an inch in length, and one-tenth of an
inch in diameter; they can, however stretch them
selves to two inches in length, and then are suffi
ciently small to work thro’ the stitches of a stock
ing. They move quickly, are difficult to kill,
and it is impossible to divert them from their
bloody purpose; for in pulling them from your
legs they stick to your hands, and fix immediate
ly on touching the skin, as they are free from the
scruples and caprice which is sometimes so an
noying in their medicinal brethren. They draw
a great deal of blood; and this, with considerable
itching, and sometimes slight inflammation, is
the extent of annoyance which their bites give
to a man in good health; but animals suffer more
severely from their attacks, and sheep will not
thrive in pastures where there are leeches.
Speaking of the Ceylon serpents, Major
Forbes tells us. pimbera, a species of py
thon, is not uncommon, adding “the largest I
saw measured was seventeen feet in length, but
I have been assured on good authority that they
reach a larger size: they twine round their prey
like the boa, are not much dreaded by the natives,
and seldom seize any animal larger than a jack
al.” Os the insect called the “tick,” which is
the curse of all tropical climates, and not unfre
quently make a lodgment, and takes up its resi
dence beneath a.man’s skin, where it hatches
and educates a large family, our author speaks
as follows.—
“ While stooping down to examine the sluice
at the Kalawatank, I suddenly found myself
completely overspread by that greatest of living
torments within the tropics, viz; ticks. From the
effects of their Bites I suffered much inconveni
ence for several weeks, and was obliged to leave
this warm part of the counliy immediately. Ticks
are to be found in all the dry parts of Ceylon ;
often banded together in lumps containing sever
al thousands, they remain attached to some leaf,
which, if touched by some unwary passenger,
discharges a shower of these pestilent vermin,
which soon make their presence known by bites
resembling the application of red hot needles,
followed by intolerableitchingf Ticks,altnough
sometimes much larger, are in general about the
size of a pin’s head; they are round, hard, flat,
and adhere with wonderful pertinacity to the skin
of men or animals, into which they occasionally
contrive to introduce themselves. They disre
gard all attempts to kill or remove them by any
application except by actual force; but the natives !
naving the benefit of much practice in putting
■them to death, pick off, and subject them to inter
uigital trituration with much ability and zest.” I
England's Preparations.—Her Britannic I
Majesty’s troop ship Apollo, arrived at Halifax
on the 14th ult. tfrith 56th regiment, from Ja- "]
maica for Quebec. The Apollo brought also ,
small detachments of three other regiments. A I
St. John’s paper of the 16ih says: “We learn 1
that two companies of the 69th regiment, now 1
in this garrison, are to proceed to Fredericklon, *
and that more troops are expected here from *
Halifax. The Woodstock Times, of the 6th I
inst. states that a report is in circulation that I
three additional regiments have been 0 1
that province, two from England ruere,i k
the Westlndies. '"" 1 ° w fa*
' Annihilation of a Slander —\v7
other day and proved, tliar Mr Van n„ S,a,eii l he
member of the New York Convention a * »
nying to every man, who did not lianj*!
free holder, the right of suffrage. n be ,
As an offset !o this, editor of the &a
in his paper of yesterday, quotes an aruvlfS
the Madison, Ja. Conner, stating that hT i . ■
Harrison was Governor of tho Indiana ’l' Vn
a Jaw was pas., 1 by the Territorial
tore and signed by bun providing that i|
sion ol a certain quantity of land shon!.J
sary to qualify a man for the elective fra
Seven i of the loco foeo papers raise a | ( I) '*•"
over their discovery. It is our duty, howev S *‘ Ulll
pnve them of all the consolation that they”'
be deriving from it. The truth is, the n BEenit ' J
of a freeholder as one of the qualification* , ’ S p es, N
in the Territory of Indiana was ordained k
Congress of the United Slates. ’The law ‘
the Territorial Legislature is censured
passed and Gen. Harrison for having signed
transcript verbatim from the Congressional'?, l
nance. Belli ( a. Harrison and the Le» i l
would most gladly have dispensed whh P*' I * B
qualifies.ion altogether, but they could noi l
done so without openly setting at defiance ti •
ihurily of the General Government. 16 au
Thus perishes another of the tenthotisanl i
ders against the fair fame of Gen. Harr.;;'. ft
never was a man many nation, who \va ß JT*
w ith more numerous calumnies than old Tn
or who was more triumphantly vindicated!? 1 ?
force of truth, against all accusations.-LoS
Jour. at. ******
~ m
Twenty-fourth Anniversary 0f
American Education Society. Last ***
ing this Society held its t.vinty.fourihannhT’
sary in the Broadway Tabernacle. R ev T
McAuley presided. Rev. Dr. Schmockcr
the meeting with prayer. Rev. Dr. cJL,
Secretary to the Society, read the annual r f J
from which we make the following abstra.is-
The number of individuals aided by the So
ty since its last anniversary is as follows: ?
267 persons in 18 theological seminaries
in 28 colleges; and 160 in 50 academits-t O3
910. Os these, 540 were assisted in institution
in the New England States, and 360 in the Mid
die, Southern and Western States. Thenuaie
of new beneficiaries received during the y far ,,
127. The moiety has aided since its commence
ment 3260 persons, a large propoition of whom
have entered on the ministry.
The whole receipts for the year, efthe Parent
Society and its branches, amount to 551,30? 6u
and the expenditures for the same timehavebm
£58,636 67, exceeding the receipts by $7.3290?
The earnings of the beneficiaries have been
much as usual, evincing a commendable zeal iu
making efforts to sustain themselves as far M
practicable. The sum earned, as reported, is I
£31,972 ; the whole amount the last thirteen K
years, is £309,208.
The sum refunded by the beneficiaries the las •
year is 4 784 84, which added to what had been
refunded in previous years, makes the loul
amount £39,103.
After an original hymn had been sung, thefi
lowing resolutions were moved, seconded,and
adopted :
Resolved, That the report be accepted ant
adopted, and be printed under the direction of lie
Executive Committee.
Resolved, That we would gratefully acktto*.
I ledge the goodness of God in the conversions}
the many young men in the recent revivals of re-
I gion, and that we would regard this as a call
from Him to increased efforts in selecting andquai
ifying those of them who are suitable candklala
for the ministry of Christ.
Resolved, That independently of the origin
object for which the American Education Sow
ty was established, the good which it has incidr
tally accomplished in the providence of Godi
mauds the grateful acknowledgments of lit
friends of learning and religion.
Resolved, That the American EducationSoe
ety is especially entitled to the patonage of dr
gymen and gentlemen in the other learned pre
fessions, aud the more intelligent and cullinif
classes of society generally.
The meeting was addressed by the Rev.D'
Proudfoot, Rev. Dr. Patten, Rev. Mr. Winder,
of Boston, Prof. Fowler of Amherst College,
and Rev. Joel Parker, in truly elegant ami ani
mating language.
Rev. D r . Fisher pronounced the bemiictiot
which concluded the exercises of the evening.
The following lias teen furnished as a true cop
from the original, supposed to have been write:
sixty years since, by James Mascn, who died at ti;
age of 106. —Albany Gazette.
To the Honorable the Commissioners cf Excise: •
The humble petition of Barney O’ltaney,Patriot
O’Fagan, Barney O’Connci and Teague O’ficgao.t
be appointed insp octo s and surveyors, and over
lookers, vulgarly called excisemen, for the coum; m
of (. oik, its own self, in the kingdom of he and
And whereas, we the aforesaid petitioners ri
both by night and by day, and all night and a 1 daj
and we will come and go, and walk, and tide,*
take, and bring, and send, and fetch,and carry,:-
vve will see all, and more than all, and everythin
and nothing at all, of all such goods and co.ttnicc
ties as may be, and can be, and cannot be liable •
pay duty ; and we, the aforesaid petitioners,willsP
alt limes, and at no times at all, and at times‘d
be present, and be absent, and be backward,m :
forward, and be behind and before, and e«‘.
where, and no where, and here and there, id'-
where at all; and vve, the aforesaid petition
will come, and inform, and give information >-’■
notice, duly, tiuly, and honestly, and wisely, l
cording to the matter as we know, and by •'
knowledge ol ourselves, and for every oneot ■ •
and no one at ail, and we will not cheat tbef-l
any more than what is now lawfully practised. "
And whereas, vve the aforesaid petitioners,** [
are gentlemen of reputation, and vve are
ants, and we love the king, and we will value
and we will obey him, and we will fight for
and run for him, and from him, and at ter hup- j:
behind him, and before him, and one side $i
and the other side of him, to save him, or *0
his acquaintances or relation*, as fast, and
faster than lies in our power, and dead and » :;:
as long as we live, and longer too. Witness ■
several and separate hands in conjunction,one
another, ail together, one and all three of ns -■
together. Barney O’BUS«’ t
Patrick
Barney O’CosxnL
Teague O’Keg.o'i
Os Charley M° El '
Way to make Farmers.—We infer from* 1 ?
tide in the Albany Journal, trat the old kt‘6 eI) -
since their expulsion from tiusts they abused,
set, about to become good ci izens, and hays inn
their attention to the culuvanon of the soil- ,
have long be n unprofitable members of sod*, j
living upon the labor of others- Ii islimetli® 1 11' 1
in turn, should live by the sweat of their bro*r
let others Jive. ,- v
The lounh of next March the People ». f w®'
ted States will follow the good exanq le okl* ie
pie of New York, and turn out another
mers from Washington. Jf these are as
in lilling the earth as they have been in rfhnni
Treasury, a vast accession will he made 1
productive labor of the country. Van i*
have had skill in ins boyhood in rearing
and sheep; Kendall in nursing cattle and
dims, ami Blair has a deemed genius far thef 0
yard. —Richmond Whig.
Y'oung Men.—Most young men consider^ 1
great rmslbrlune to be pour, or not to have cap
enough to establish themselves at their <> ut£fc ‘f
good business. 'I his is a mistaken notion. ■-
from poverty being a misfortune to him, if*®
judge trom w hat we every day behold, ii > s fcß ' r
blessing ; the chance is more than ten to ;li ‘'
staits with a plenty of money. Let any 1
back twenty yeais, and see who commence
ness at that lime with abundant means, a,l ° ’
them down to the present dsy ; hovv many c '
can now boast of wealth aud standing ’
contrary, how many have become poor, - t,ie $
places m society and are passed by their ov* i,
companions, with a look which painfully •
know you not! 1,