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c.IRONICLK A SENTINEL BY J. W. & W. S JONES DAILY TRI WEEKLY A WEEKLY. OFFICE 1 % HAM, HDAII KOK RlflU)lsC PRRMS—-Daily Paper, per annum, in advance-• $1 b Tn-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ ' •• 5 Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ T •• 2 <’ASU SYSTEM.- In no case will an order for the J ■ per tie attended to. mi lees ■crompnnied with lh< m !■ v r e l HI m-!aii I In-n Hie iiine lor whirl, any sn:.srri(*ion may be (Mini. expires (tofore the r« - ce. pt of fun.Jrt to renew the same, the paper will • e I .S< otitinn. .1. I» jtft . late.l funds received at vain, m this city. "* ' *—mmmmmjammam —— t~mw ■ POETRY AND MISCELLANY “ F ASSING AWAY.” • • -■Br John I’ieipont. NN n* il the chime of a tiny (nil, Thai came sweet to my dreaming car, — Like the silvery tones of a (airy's shell That hr winds on the (teach, so mellow and clear, When the winds and the waves h together asleep, And the moon and the fury art: watching the deep, She dispensing her silvery light, And he, his notes as silvery quite. liile the I»oa1 1 nan listens and ships his oar, I > i itch the music that comes from the shore? — Hark ! Hie notes, on my car that |>Jay, Are s« tto word' as they float, they say, “ Passing away ! passing away !” Bnt no; it was not a fairy’s shell, Blown on the heach, so mellow and clear; Nor was it the tongue of a silver bell, Striking the hour, that filled my ear, A* I lay in my dr« a n ; yet was it a chime That to Id of the flow of the stream of tune. For a beautiful clock from the ceiling hung, And a plump little girl, for a pendulum swung; (As'you’ve sometimes seen, in u little ring That hangs in his cage, a Canary bird swing;) I And she held to her bosom a budding bouquet, i And, as she enjoy'd it, she seem’d to say, , \ “ Passing away ! passing away !” ( ■ O, bow bright woretbo wheels, that told ■ Oi (ho lapMof titno, oo they moved round >|, ; w ■ And the hands, as they swept o'er the dial of gold Seemed to point to the girl below. ■ And l d oho had ehongod;— in a few short hours ■ Her bouquet had become a garland of (lowers H J hat she held in her outstretched hands, and fiunt I Thi« «iv and that, as she, dancintr, swung In the fulness oI grace and womanly [aide, ■ That told me oho sis>n waste be ■ bride: ■ Y-1 then, wlien expecting her happiest da)', ■ lii thi hum sweet voice I beoid bar my. ■ “ Passing away ! passing away !” m While I gotod at tliat fair one’seueek, ashad ■ Ol thought, or care, stole softly over. ■ L ke that by ■ ekmd in o summer’s day made. ■ Look tog down on a field of bloeeotuing clovav. ■ no roaa yet lay on bar cheek, but ita liaafa ■ Had something lost of Us bnllianl blush ; B And the light infer eye, and the light on the wheels, ■ I’hiit marched so calmly round ahove her, ■ Waaa little ditom’d, —as when evening steaN flier, ■ Ip® 11 • ,n •h it fit ai—Y at onecouldo’t but love ■ For she bx>k’d like « mother, whose tirst habo lay EE Hock'd on her breast, «s she swung all day ; ■ And she seem’d, in the same silver lone to sav, ■ 11 Peering »w»y I passing away !” * ■ YA bib- yet I looh d| what a change there came J ■ Hot eye was q teoch’d, ud her cheek vm wan • ■ Stooping and staff ’d washer wither’d frame, ■ Y at, pi't as beelly,awuagaha on; D*’’ garland beneath her had fallen to dust; ■ Tlie wheels above her were eaten with rust • ■ rbo handc that over the dial swept ■ Grew croaked and tarnish’d, baton they kept, ■ And still there cnine that silver lone * ■ From the shrivell’. l lips of the toothless crone,-- ■ ' ltd mo oatai I irget till my dying day ■ Che lom or the Inirden of her lay,)— ■ “ Passing away ! passing away 1” I FO RGI V E AN |> pOu GE T ■ BV T. S. ARTHUR. ■ “ Forgive and forget, Herbert.” ■ “ No. i will neither forgive nor forget. The ■nng was dime wantonly. 1 never pass by a ■ irecl insult.” B “ Admit thaL.it was done wantonly; hut this ■ doubt. Ha it an old friend, long tried and Bong He could not but have been Burned iu\ ay by some strong impulse when he Btieudi-d yon.” I “He acted from something in him, of Bourse.” B “ VV> all do so. Nothing external can touch Bur volition, unless ijmre be that within which ■•rre-tpouds to the impelling agent.” ■ \ ery well. This conduct of Murston Bmws him to be internally unworthy of mv re aid; shows him to possess a trait of charac er that unfits him to be my friend. I have eeu mistaken in him. He now stands reveal d in lus true liglit, a mean-spirited fel )w. ’ “ Don’t use such language towards Marston, ly young Inend.” “Ho has no principle. He wished to roll er me ridiculous and do me harm. A man Uio cat) act as he did cannot possess a spark (honorable feeling. Does a good fountain end forth hitter waters ? is not a tree known )ib (run W hen a man seeks wantonly to iM.lt and injure me. I discover that he wants nnciple, and wish to have no ...ore to do will, iui. • Perhaps.” >atd the individual with whom i* r fieri Arnest was conversing. “it is vour rounded self-love, more than your regard for lurston ’ ,tn U SpUUkS S ° elo ‘l Ue| Hly against M r. \V elllbrd !” ” Nay. m» young friend, do not be offended vith me. Your years, twice told, would m,i mike mine. 1 have lived long enough to ge i cool head, and understand somethin* o( The r n f ,, f l “»•«« «• in the human heart Ihe best at best, have little to be proud of tr " much to lament over in t|, e m iner of ugh and honorable impulses, ft is a far easier ed"fwav d ,° ' VrO,,:; r,fe,|,t : ,Ur ea * ier “> be a..,s u ■ * V I ° ,,revil fusions than to c ompel men n7.u!T' V T t 0 justice and judge mei lin our dealings with others. Test your self by tins rule Would vour feehn-s to wani, Marston be the same if Ira had only -ic ed towards another as he has acted toward on Du not -ay yes Iron, a hasty impulse. Ke fleet coolly about a. It not. then it is not so uuch your regard to principle, us your regard o y ourself, that causes you to he so bitterly of fended.” • * This plain language was not relished bv the voting man. It was touching the very'thin* n him that .Marston had offended-his self-love He replied, coldly— • As lor that. 1 am very well satisfied witJ. iiv own reasons tor being displeased with Marston ; and am perfectly willing to be re iponsible for my own action in the case. I will -li.inge much Irom my present mind, if 1 ‘ver have anything more to do with him.” “ Godgive von a better naiad, then,” re ihed Mr, VY elllbrd. -It isthe best wishl can txpress for you.” I lie two young men who were now at vari in< e with each other had been friends for ii inv >‘ ! ‘ rs As they entered the world, the lereditary character o's each came more fully mo external manifestation, and revealed trait’s m. m u 9, ’* u ' a " d always iha mostagrec ble to others, Ldwurd Marston had h.s faults, md so had Herbert Arnest. the latter quite as nany as the former. There w as a mutual oh ervdtion of these, and a mutual forbearance ,ow ards each other lor a considerable time al liougfi each thought more than was necessary ibunt things in the other that ought to be correc ed. A fault with Marston was quickness u s emper, and a disposition to say unpleasant, tutting things without due reflection iutfie had a forgiving disposition, and very tunable ami excellent qualities. Arnest was llso quick tempered. His leading defect of character was self-esteem, which made him ex ceedingly sensitive in regard to the conduct of fibers as affecting the genera! estimation of limself. lie could not bear to have may free loin taken witli him in company, even bv his test friend. He fell it to he humiliating, if not egrading. He, therefore, was a man of many islikes, fur one or unotherwas every now and then doing or saying something that hurt more or le«» severely his self esteem. Marston had none of this peculiar weakness of his friend. He rarely thought about the; estimation in which he was held, and never let the mere opinions of others influence him- Bul he was careful not to do anything that vi olated his own self-respect. The breach between the young men occur red thus. The two friends were in company with several others, and there was present a young lady in whose eyes Arnest wished to ap pear in as favorable a light as possible. He was relating an adventure, in which lie was the principal hero, and in so doing, exaggerated his own action so far as to amuse Marston, w ho happened to know all about the circumstances, and provoked from him some remarks that placed the whole affair in rather a ridiculous light, and caused a iaugh at Arnest’* expense. The young man’s self-esteem was deeply wounded, liven the lady, for whose ears the narrative had been more especially given, laughed heartily, and made one or two- lieht remarks ; or rather, heavy ones for the ears of Aroeat. He was deeply disturbed, though at the time lie managed to conceal almost entirely what he felt. Marston, however, saw that his thoughtless words had done more than lie had intended them to do, both upon the company and upon the sensitive mind of his friend ; and he regret ted having utteied them, and waited only until he should leave the company with Arnest, to express his sorrow for what he had done. But his friend did nut give him this opportunity, for fie managed to retire alone, thus expressing to Marston the fact that he was seriously offend ed. Early next morning Marston called at the re sidence of his friend, in order to make an ear nest apology for having offended him, but he happened not to he at home. Un arriving at i his office he found a note from Arnest, couched in the most offensive terms. The language j , w as such as to extinguish all desire or intention to apologize. “ Henceforth we are strangers !” he said, as i he thrust the note aside. An hour afterwards they met on the street, looked coldly into each other’s faces, and pass ed without even a nod. That act sealed the re cord of estrangement. Mr. WelJford was an old gentleman who was well acquainted witli both of the young men, ! and esteemed them for the good qualities they ( possessed. When be heard of the occurrence I just related he was much grieved, and sought l earnestly to heal the breach that had been made \ but without success. Arnest’s self-esteem had been sorely wounded, and he would not for give what he considered it wanton outrage. — Marston fell himself deeply insulted by the note he had received, and maintained that lie would forfeit his self-respect were he to hold any in tercourse whatever with the man who could on so small a provocation, write such a scan dalous letter. Thus the matter stood ; wound ed self-esteem on one side, and insulted self i respect outhe other, not only maintaining the breach, but widening it every day. Mr. Well ford used his utmost influence with his young friends to bend them from their anger, hut he argued the matter in vain. The voice of pride was stronger than tfie voice of reason. Months were suffered to go by, tind even years to elapse, and still they were strangers Circumstances threw them constantly together, i i hey met in places o ( business; they sat in j (uh view of each other on the holy Sabbath ; they mingled in the same social circles; the friends of one ware the friends of the other; but they rarely looked into each other’s laces, and never spoke. Did this make them hap pier I—far from it. Did it make them better ? —no. For, “If ye forgive not men your tres- - posses, neither ivill your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses. 7 Did they feel indifferent towards each other ?—not by any means. Ar nest still (bought of and magnified the provo cation he had received, but thought that the I expression of his indignation had not been of a character to give as great of fence to Marston as it had done. And j Marston, as time passed, thought more and more lightly of the few jesting words he had spoken, and considered them less and less provocation for the insulting note be had re ceived, wnich he still had, and sometimes turn ed up and read. The old friends were forced to think of each other often, for both were rising in the world, and rising into general esteem and respecta bility. Ihe name of the one was often men tioned with approbation in the presence of the other. And it sometimes happened that they were thrown together in such away as to ren der their position towards each other reallv em barrassing ; as, for instance, one was called to preside at a public meeting and the other cho sen secretary. Neither could refuse, and there (tad to he an official intercouse between them. It was cold and formal in the extreme; and neither could see, as he looked into the eyes ol the other, a glimmer of the old light of | friendship. Mr. Wellford, now many years old was pre- I sent at this meeting, and marked the fact th the intercourse between Arnest and Marston j was official only: and that they did not nn- [ bend to each other in the least. He was griev- 1 e.lto see it, for he knew the good qualities of j both, and had a high respect for them. ** This must not be,” he said to himself, as j he walked thoughtfully homeward. “ They j are making themselves unhappy, and prevent- • ing a concert of useful efforts for good in so- | ciety, and all for nothing. 1 will try again to j reconcile them. Perhaps 1 may be more sue- j cessful than before.” So. on the next day the old gentleman made I it his business to call upon Arnest, who express- j ed great pleasure in meeting him. ‘‘l noticed, said Mr. Wellford, after he had conversed sometime, .andfinally introduced the meeting on the previous evening. “ that your intercourse with the secretary of the meeting was exceedingly formal; in fact, hardly . cour teous.” *• I don’t iike him, as yon are very well aware.” said Arnest. “In which feeling you stand nearly alone. Ineiui Arnest. Mr. Marston is highly esteemed by all who know him.” All don’t know him as I do.” “ Perhaps others know him better than yon j do. There may lie the difference ” ” If a man knocks me down. I know the I weight ol his arm much better than those who I have never felt it.” ” Still nursingyonranger; still harboring nn- I kind thoughts. Forgive and forget, my friend • forgive and forget. No longer let the sun mi | down upon your wiaih.” “1 can forgive, Mr. Wellford—l do forgive; ’ for. Heaven knows. I wish him no harm; hnt 1 cannot forget; that is asking too much.” “ Y ou do not forget because yon will not for give. replied the old gentleman. “ Forgive, and yon will soon forget. lam sure vou wiH both be happier in forgetting than von can I be in remembering the past.” Put \rnest shook his head, remarking ns he did so— -1 would rather let things remain as thev I are. At least, i cannot sloop to any humiliat ing overtures for a reconciliation. When j Marston outraged my feelings so wantonly, I wrote him a pretty warm expression of’mv sentiments in regard to his conduct. Phis gave him mortal offence. Ido not now remember what 1 wrote, but nothing certainly to have pre vented his coming forward and apologizing for his conduct. But lie did not choose to do this, and there the matter rests. 1 cannot re- i ! call the angry rebuke I gave him for it was no ! doubt just.” ” A man who writes a letter in a passion, and afterwards forgets what he has written.” said Mr. Wellford, •• may be sure he has said what his sober reason cannot approve. If yon could have the letter you sent here beforeyou now I imagine that you would no longer wonder that Marston was oti’euded.” “ That is impossible. doubt he burned my note the moment fie receiv ed it.” Mr. W ellford tried m vaau to induce Arnest j T to consent to forget what was past. But he af firmed that this was impossible, and that he had no wish to renew an acquaintance with his old friend- , .. . . . A jont the same tune that this interview took place, Marston was alone, thinking with sad and softened feelinsrs of the past. The letter of Arnest was before him. He had turned il over bv accident. " tie could not have been himself when he w rote this.” he thought. It was ihe first time fie had permitted himself to tiiink so. “My comments must have stung him severely, light ly as I made them, and with no intention to wound. This nutter ought not to have gone on so long. Friei Is are not so plentiful that we may carelessly cast those we have tried and proved aside. He has many excellent quali ties.” I’ride came quickly, with many suggestions about self-respect, and what every man owes to himself. “ He owes it to himself to he just to others,” Marston truly thought. “ Was 1 just in (ailing to apologize to my friend notwithstanding this offensive letter? No, 1 was not: for his j action in the matter did not exonerate me from the responsibility of mine. Ab, me! How passion blinds us!” After musing for some time, Marston drew towaids him a sheet of paper, and taking up a pen, wrote : “My Dear Sir : —What i ought to have done years ago 1 do now, and that is, offer you a sincere apology for light words thoughtlessly spoken, but which 1 ought not to have used, as they were calcu lated to wound, and, I am grieved to think, did wound. But for your note, which I enclose, i should have made this apology the moment I had an opportunity. But its peculiar tenor, I then felt, precluded me from doing so. J confess that I erred in letting my feelings blind my cooler judgment. "V our old friend, Maks ton. To Mr. Herbert Arnest. Inclosing the note alluded to in this letter, Marston sealed, and ringing for an attendant despatched it. “ Better do right late than never,” he mur mured, as he leaned pensively back in his chair. “ Let what will come of it, I shall feel betler, fori will gain my own self-respect and have an inward assurance that I have done right, more than I have fora long time had in regard to this matter at least.” . Believed in mind, Marston commenced look ing over some papers in reference to matters of business then on hand, and was soon so much absorbed in them that the subject which had lately filled his thoughts faded entirely there from. Some one opened the door and he turned to see who was entering. In an instant he was on his feet. It was Arnest. The face of the latter was pale and agitated, and his lips quivered. He came forward hur riedly, extending his hand, not to grasp that of his old friend, but to hold up his own letter that had been just returned to him. “ Marston,” hesa;d huskily, “ did I send you this note 177I 77 “ You did,” was the firm but mild answer. “ Thus I cancel it !” And he tore it into shreds, and scattered them on the floor.— ‘‘Would that its contents could be as easily obliterated from your memory!” he added, in a most earnest voice. “ They are no longer there, my friend,” re turned Marston, with visible emotion, now grasping the hand of Arnest. “ You have wiped them out.” Arnest returned the pressure with both hands, his eyes fixed on those of Marston until they grew so dim that he could no longer read the old familiar lines and forgiving looks. “ Let ns forgive and forget,” said Marston, speaking in a broken voice. “We have wronged each other and ourselves. We have Jet evil passions rule instead of good affec tions.” “ From my heart do I say ‘ 4 Amen,” replied Arnest. “ Yes, let us forgive and forget.— Would that we had been as wise as we now ; are, years ago !” Thus they were reconciled. And now the question is, what did either gain by his indigna tion against the other ? Did Arnest rise higher in his sell esteem, or Marston gain additional self-respect? We think not. Alas! how blind ing is selfish passion ! How it opens in our S minds the door for the influx of multitudes of e il and false suggestions ! How it hides the good in others, and magnifies weakness into crimes! Let ns beware of it. “ Reconciled at last,” said old Mr. Wellford, when he next saw Arnest and heard the fact from his lips. “ Yes,’ replied the 'alter, *• I can now for get as well as forgive.” “ Rather say yon can forget, because you for give. It you had forgiven yon would not have ceased to think of what was wrong in vour friend long ago. People talk of forgiving and not forgetting, but it isn’t so ; they do not forget because they do not forgive.” “ I believe you are right,” said Arnest, “ 1 i think, now, as naturally of my friend’s good ■ qualities as 1 did before of what was evil. Ifor j get the evil in thinking of the good.” “ Because you have forgiven him,” returned Mr. W ellford. ” Bel oreyou forgave him, your I ! thought of evil gave no room for the thought | of good.” j Air. Wellford was right. After we have for j given, we find it no hard matter to forget. Money Matters.— The New-York Sun of ! Saturday says— ! Money continues scarce though somewhat j easier. The market is seldom as dull as it has been for the last few days. Ihe N. Y. Courier ofthe same date says— i Y ery considerable s ’es were made yesler ; day ol Ireasnry Notes—none, however, for j c:i> h but deliverable ahead at different dates, and at different rates, according to the option being with buyer or seller, and according to the length of time for the bargain. Some $45,- 000 worth were sold at 1004, seller at 3 days— ! $20,000 at 101 buyer at GO days—and $lO,- 000 at 1011, buyer at GO days. aI i" ’ x f s °* er b 0 days, brought 102. Y—at 3 days seller, 102. Generally prices remained without much change from yesterday. 1 lie Money Market continues tight. I HK Peace Ikeaty.—The reports from VY ashington are very generally concurrent that at the secret session of the Senate on Friday, the clause of the Treaty relating to the land grants was stricken out The result of the fi nal action in the Senate was still in doubt. The YY ashington Union of Saturday ni<dit says— J 0 The general impression seems to be to-day more decided in favor of the ratification of the treaty with a few modifications. Some seem to consider that the striking out Q f tne 10th clause, respecting ihe Mexican grants of land I decreases the chance for 1 s ratification. This 1 would seem to be a mistake. On the contrary the modification in this respect, which is re commended by the President, increases the* ; chance for us confirmation. The question will piobably be taken early in the next week. Onr agent at YVashington seat us a Tele graphic despatch late on Saturday evening in winch he says—-There has been ~0 finaf ac ; S 3 Tre.., » m but it will b. f LA^ c » OL Y Accident—Tmo Ladies killed on the Railroad —As the afternoon train of cars, on I hursday evenin'* was ms-in r Fitchburg to Athol, on the Lr’momand > Massachusetts hue, and when near the "rose »nd » half above the denoT in Fitchburg, a horse and sleigh xvin. * 1 1 passed the railrond, wh.„ '’. he ho ' S Lld,eS frightened and backed the .lei.h , T . by Which both of the ladies were throw front of the engine ran o,er " 0,11 ,a I 1 killed. The engine as soon a, ihe l.o^"' V 1 seen to back, sounded the .1a,,,,. and i was nearly slopped when the fatal coiISSS | took place. Ihe unfortunate ladies who tin. < i lost their fives were Mrs. Usborn, wife of Mr! j ] Abraham Osborn of Fitchburg, and her daugh ter. Mrs Jacob Tolman, of West Sterling. The head of one was severed from the bod). \ etc York Commercial Advertiser. dirouiflc nuD Sentinel. ~ AUGUSTA, G-A: THURSDAY MORN'O, MARCH 9, 1848. Our Express failed yesterday beyond Mobile. Our despatch from Mobile of Sunday morn ing. contains the following endorsement: “ No Mail from N. Orleans this morning—nothing by Telegraph." Something for the Southfto Consider. Under the above heading the Nashville Ban ner has an able and interesting editoiial, from which we extract the following: “ Has the South forgotten Mr. Polk’s regiment of soldier-setilers sent to California from the North —to be discharged there, and can the South believe that , these men thus fixed there as it would seem to fore- j stall public sentiment, will not insist upon its being free territory ? Emigrants from the north and North- ] west are constantly filling up that region, whilst the j South has been standing with folded hands, as it ap- i pears calculating u|>on the generosity of the north. The citizens of the South have not considered it safe ; to venture there as residents, because no surety has 1 been afforded them that their rights to their property ! would be respected. The North, then, has now, and I hitherto has had the entire advantage of the South ; j and seeing this, let not the South be deceived, for every ; thintr indicates that the North will maintain it. “ What then in views of all that is presented is the inevitable conclusion, however unpleasant it is to con- ! template it? If the views of Mr. Cass are correct —that the territory to be acquired is not suited to the ] purposes of the South —or, on the other hand, that the j Stales themselves must settle the question—what will the South have gained ? Are we not obliged to come to the conclusion that she has fought mainly to ag grandize the North, and in so doing, has stricken down, under the supervision of Mr. Polk, her own power, and forever lost that influence, that weight in the confederacy which was hers by every considera tion of policy and of justice !” 1 Why the people of the South, save those of Louisiana and Texas, have sustained the ag gressive war of the Administration, which we believe to have been altogether unnecessary, passes our comprehension. The acquisition of free territory, governed by people already organized into free States, with laws that pro hibit slavery, seems to have been the control ! ling object for marching troops into Mexico. ! If this was not the aim of Mr. Polk—the pur poses for which he asked the three millions, i and now proposes to give fifteen, besides as stinting the payment of the claims of our citizen? on the Mexican government —what was it ? Those that have been most vociferous and exacting in their demands for territorial ag grandizement, as “indemnity for the past and security for the future,” may live to regret their extreme covetousness. Blind cupidity is ever overreaching itself. Adulterated Medicines. Senator Dix has presented a memorial from Surgeons of the Army and Navy of the U. S., asking Congress to adopt some measures to prevent the importation of adulterated drugs and medicines, by which unprincipled foreign manufacturers, aided and abetted by dealers of a kindred stamp, in this country, produce spu rious drugs, and inflict on the whole commu nity, all the injuries and perils incident to the prescription ot impure and unknown medicines. It is a difficult subject to legislate upon so as to detect and punish the guilty, and not seri ously impair the just and proper freedom of trade. Nevertheless, the evil is one of such magnitude, and the temptation to fraud so strong and universal, that something surely should be done to protect the medical profes sion from constant imposition, and the public from the loss of life which accrues from taking vile compounds of vegetable and mineral poi sons, unknown to all, save the men who pre pare them for market. Few are aware to what extent our standard drugs and medicines are adulterated. No one but a most skilful analyst with a complete che mical apparatus, can determine the precise pu rity of calomel, emetic tartar, morphine, qui nine and other very common medicinal agents. Ordinary physicians, however well read in their profession, must over lack the means, as well as the time, to make these very abstruse, and often complex researches, is there no way to prevent, oral least, mitigate this great and growing evil ? We have mints with public agents to see that our gold, silver and copper coin contain a due Portion of pure metal, and our purses be pro tected from imposition. Are the lives of all the sick, (and all are liable to sickness) of less public concernment than the circulating me dium of the country ? No one doubts the pro priety of regulating the manufacture of money by law. Cannot legislation do something in the way of preparing what may be regarded as standard drugs and medicines, so as to have them uniform in purity and strength? The purchase and use of these need not be com pulsory. Made under the eye of public offi cers, with no motive to commit fraud, but sur rounded wilii the strongest incentives to detect and expose it, medicines bearing their seal would go at once into general use. Nearly all the medicines consumed in the L nited States are now manufactured and put I up in Europe. It is a mailer of comparatively 1 little moment, hmv cheap these things are sold to us. The simple fact that we do not know, i and can not learn their nature and ] owing to the facilities with which they may be" ' adulterated m a thousand ways and forms, clearly indicates the necessity of preparing oar 1 own medicines under such salutary regulations I and restraints, as shall place chemicallv pure re med.es vv.th.n the reach of every citizen. Then ’ " e Prefe / S to SWa,low the unknown and vile i compounds of quacks, to the use of such medi- • cues as science and common sense shall pre- 1 scribe, he can still enjoy the privilege. ! Independence of th E Press.-THc Federal ' nwn o hursday, apologizes to its readers, i or avmg been clad the previous week ia i mourning, inconsequence of the death of Mr J Adams. r * 1 — i Wm. Hadlev, who was shot on Saturday ' C* ‘ ’ b> CR ' 5, ' died JKterda - V ho ha. a ,L Pr ' S0 "’ a “ d W,U r ™ a "“*«• « e Ne\' Orleans Telegraph. — Mobile and N * M onT r ged BaJuta,i ° ns at o’clock p' fj on Saturday last by Telegraph. I j BY TELEGRAPH. Transmitted for the Chronicle & Sentinel. [from our correspondent.} ChaßT'Eston, March 8—9h.20m., P- M. Cotton. The sales to-day amount to about 1800 bales. We give as extremes a 8 cents. Holders are firm- Clay Meeting at Albany.—The Whigs of the Capital of New York held an immense meeting last Friday evening, under the fo.iow -1 iug call: , ‘•The Whigs of the City of Albany, friendly to the j ! nomination ol Henry Clay as a candidate for tjo | next Presidency, who regard turn as the ackmmlcd "' champion of choriohcJ Whig Prmc.pl«! who confide in him as a Statesman, admire him as a Pa triot, and love lum as a Man, and believe him fittest of all men to lead the Whig army in the approaching contest, are earnestly invited to meet at the Capitol ; on Friday Evening, 'id inst., at 7 o clock, for the purpose of giving expression to their wishes, and c,) * operating to secure such nomination by the National •, Convention, to be held at Philadelphia on the ith of June next.” As we read the signs of the times, both in and about the Legislature of the Empire State, ! her thirty-six electoral votes will be cast for i “ Harry of ihe VV est. I Mr. Clay in Rochester.— At a Conven- ■ I tion of the Whigs of the thriving city of Ro- I Chester, held for the purpose of nominating ' candidates for Municipal Officers, the following j was adopted: Resolved, That the Whigs of Rochester regard Henry Clay with feelings of attachment and admira tion, increased by the lapse of years and heightened I by his unceasing, unselfish and unparalleled public service, and that he is our first choice as the Whig candidate for the Presidency. The ever reliable Whigs of Western New York, cherish a profound regard for the Sage of Ashland. The Washington National Whig of the 4th inst. states that, in the event of Mr. Critten den’s election as Governor of Kentucky, Mr. Clay has consented at the earnest request of his friends, to re-enter public life, and resume his place in the United States Senate, the Le gislature consenting. No Banks in Alabama. —“ Yesterday (says the Alabama Journal of the 2nd inst.) the Legislature voted down propositions for any description of banks in this State—and will, it is thought, vote down the resolutions prohibiting the circulation of the bills of other States—thus showing that their hostility is not really to paper money, but to Alabama enterprise, capital and industry, \erily, our • progress’ under loco rule towards the policy of the dark ages, is as rapid as the most ultra radical can desire.” Ouch is the action ot the Legislature in a State where they have but one bank, (the Bank of Mobile) and where the currency is composed of the bills of the Banks of tome half dozen States, over which they have no control. Perspiration without Medicine.— A Spe cific. —A friend of ours who looks well to his interests, and therefore takes as little medicine as possible, suggests that an effort to collect his bills about this lime, is certain to produce a free perspiration. The Bill to appropriate one-half of the two per cent, fund ($>125,000) to aid in the construc tion of the Road from Gunter’s landing on the Tennessee river to the Boiling Springs on the Coosa River, passed the Senate of Alabama on the 29th nit. The House has not yet acted on it. The State of Long Island. —There is at present a great effort making by the people of Long Island to make that Territory an inde pendent and sovereign State. A meeting of delegates from different parts of the Island was held recently in the neighborhood of Brooklyn to take the subject into consideration, and to adopt measures for promoting that object. A new article of Export. —Among the Expoits recently cleared from the Custom House at New Orleans, we noticed a large quantity of sawed Timber for Rail Roads, and 4000 bags of Cotton Seed, all in vessels cleared for London. The Cotton Seed is intended for the East Indies. From the Charleston Courier of Yesterday. Telegraphic Intelligence. We were yesterday politely furnished with a Telegraphic despatch, received by a merchant of this city, via Petersburg, which gives the fol lowing intelligence : Cotton has advanced in Liverpool § to }d. since last steamer. The trade in the manufacturing districts is dull but improving. The quotations for fair Upland Cotton 5J a *\d. We understand that other despatches have been received confirming the above, and one Irom a gentleman in Boston staling tbe advance at <}d. We give this intelligence as we receive it.— There is of course some uncertainty as to the precise quotations, and consequently I he extent of the advance. From the New York Herald of Sunday. The Circular of the Barings. London, Friday, Feb. 11, 1848 Our last ' advices were dated 28tb nit. During the pa«t ’ lortnigbt, a more general and decided improve- i inent has taken place in mo., articles of pro- i duce, and markets have exhibited considerable activity. Parliament re-assembled on tbe id inst , and the annual financial statement will be 1 ■ made by Lord John Russell on the JBlb instant. In tbe meantime, the government have decided c on making no change in tbe Sugar duties, but propose to allow the admission of molasses into 1 distilleries. ; From the manufacturing districts, the ac- 1 counts are more encouraging, though hitherto 1 the improvement has been to a very limited ex 1 tent. Money continues very abundant and m 1 not worth over 3 percent per annum’at call; ! the minimum bank rate remains at 4 per cent \ By the overland mail, which arrived on the ]<t inst., we have dates from Bombay to the Ist of r Janu ar y . and from Calcutta to Dec. 21st. No t further failures had occurred at the latter Pre r s.dency where they had received our letters f f the / th. Now the tendency of both freights f and exchange is downwards; but not nuich 0 doing m shipments. nuicft * nlv C nn?l?~ The u deCreaßing Stock a, ‘d small sup- ° 0 pl> on the way have caused a brisk demand for h • i rican cotton at Liverpool, and prices have j! vauced about £d. per lb. from the lowest 1 enod 1 here has been a speculative demand, 1 00, with us from the same cause, and prices of j e • urat have been pushed up to a similar extent ! s with now very little offering. Died at Nashville, on the 17th ultimo, Hon , }V' Campbell, one of its most distinguish- s ed citizens. He has tilled several important 0 public offices—was Judge of the U. 8. District Court, Minister to Russia, Senator in Con- ? gress, and subsequently Secretary of the U S ' Treasury Department He had reached 80 f years of age. j £ proceedings of congress First Session —Thirtieth Congress. Corns, Amman In Senate SaTubdai, Merch 4. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a communication from the Departmen t of S tate, showing the number of passengers who arm ed in the United States in the year ending on the ; 30th September. 1847. . . Also, the Annual Report of the Comnussion j cr of Patents, showing the operations ol the Patent Office for the past year —referred to the Committee on Patents. Mr. Rusk reported abill for transcribing cer tain State paners relating to the Republic of Texas —which was referred to the committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. D avis of Miss., reported a joint resolu tion for the appointment ofeertain Regents of the Smithsonian Institute ; referred to the Com mittee on the Library. Mr. Pearce reported a bill providing lor (ho remission of duties on imported books, maps, and charts for the Congressional Library; which 1 was read twice. The Senate then went into Executive session, and afterwards adjourned. House of Representatives, i The Journal having been read— On motion of Mr. Cabell, the House resolved i itself into Committee of the Whole, and re- I sumed the consideration of the hill further to j supply deficiences of appropriations for the ! service of the fiscal year, ending June 30th, ! 1848. . Mr. Strong then addressed the Committee. I The object of the bill under consideration, he said, was in point of fact to furnish supplies for the prosecution of the war with Mexico un til the Ist of July next. We were in a war, i and if there had been errors in its commence ! merit, the present was not the time for scrutiny, i His object then was not so much to look at the past, as to inquire what should be our future course. To be sure it was proper to inquire into the justice of the war, for if we were not \ in the right, it was dearly our duty to withdraw, i and poy indemnity to Mexico—if in the right there could he no question as to its prosecution. It was sufficient lor him to recur to the una nimity with which the declaration of the war was first voted by Congress, to find evidence i of its justice. Mr. S. charged the Whigs with inconsisten cy in declaring that the annexation of Texas would induce a state of war, and then subse quently, alter the consummation of that act, saying that the President had brought on the war by his own individual acts. He held that a notice of a state of war from either of the two parlies was equivalent to a declaration < f war. The effort to prove that the order for the march of the troops to the Rio Grande, was the beginning of the war, was an after-thought altogether. It was in direct opposition to the ground first taken. The notice from the Mex ican government that the annexation of Texas would be taken as a casus belli, was equivalent, under the circumstances, to a declaration of war on their part. The agreement of Mexico to receive a commissioner to treat of boundary was not inconsistent with a state of war. Mex ico by proclamation of her rulers in 1845, showed the fact that she looked to hostile ope rations against the Slate of Texas. It was be fore Gen. Taylor had ever advanced as far as the Nueces, or his march to the Rio Grande been ever contemplated. Mr. S. further referred to a proclamation of Paredes declaring that Mexico would never relinquish the province of Texas—that “the time for temporizing was past and the time for hostilities had come,” because of the annexa tion ofTexas- in view of all these facts and many others which Mr. S. cited, he considered that the United Stales had ample cause of war —that her course against Mexico was ju»t, and that it was the duty of the country to sustain the Administration in its prosecution. Mr. Cabell next addressed the committee. When he first held a seat upon this floor, from which he was excluded by the unyielding spirit of party. Congress was engaged in con-idering the probability of a war with Lngiand in rela tion to the Oregon question. Mr. C. glanced at the course of the Administration upon that question, which he denounced as inconsistent and vascillaiing. The country was then saved Irom a war with Great Britain by the conserva tive influence of the Whig party in ihe Senate. When Mr. C. returned again to his seat in Co tigress by the mandate of his people, who almost unanimously resented the indignity which had been offered them, he found the country engaged in a war with Mexico. The Presi dent, who had crouched to the British Lion i n relation to the Oregon question, giving up what he declared was our “ unquestionable right.” had now, by his own act, taken the re sponsibility of bringing upon the country a most disastrous aud t' x P enß ' ve war. Mr. Cabell continued l*' s remarks at some length, in opposition to the acquisition of Mex ico. The hour of 2 P. M. bavin*' ar/' ved > l,l6 com mitlee proceeded to vote. ° The question was first taken upon striking out the item of seven hundred dollars / or tvvo per cent., commissions paid to superinten Jents ol Light Houses— which was rejected The amendment moved by Mr. Schenck. striking out the item of $5,000 for contingent expenses under the Sub-Treasury law, 'was rejected. J r -V‘ nt °n moved to strike out the item of .>.J,000 tor expenses of loans and Treasury notes—a greed to. J Mr. Cocke moved an amendment to the item or salaries of Clerks employed in bounty land business in the Pension Office, so as to pimvide means lor the disposal of the accumulation of business now in the Pension Office—a"reed to. Several other amendments were °ofiered, when a spirited and personal debate ensued, winch threw the House into great disorder— During the confusion, the committee rose and the House adjourned. General Washington’s Reception by Congress. The following extract from the correspon dence of the Richmond (Va.) Examiner, the writer of which had been examining the pa tent ofii* it Washington, will he read with in terest: w H r also . llje garments which were worn by ashing ton on the day he surrendered to Congress a, Annapolis Ins commission as Commander-in-Chief Apropos of th,s Annapofis scene, (and to drop the description of the Parent Office, which it would be vain to attempt to complete,) I cannot but contrast the jistoryof Washington’s limes with that of our own, ■n regard to the reception of military men by legisla tive bodies. I venture to assert that the whole histo ry of the Slate and Continental Legislatures up to the time of the adoption of the Federal Constitution - perhaps I could say, up to the last six months—does not afford a single instance of the reception of a milita ry hero by a deli eralive body, except that of Gen. Washington by the Old Congre . It was an honor an distinguished and so extraordinary for the body representing the sovereignty and collected wisdom of the State, to receive, face to (ace, the mere servant and ministerial officer of the public, that it was never con ferred upon any one but him who had won the title of Fatherof his Country. Turning over the chronicles of th, e olden and pure times, 0 I have found the speeches ot the President of the Continental Congress on the two occasions, just after the close of the War on which \\ ashinglon appeared in person before that body, and h.s speeches m reply. I extract from the 1783 • ° f thC prOCeedingS on Tuesday, August 26, “According to order General Washington attend ed and being introduced by two members, the Pro sident addressed him as follows ; 1 feels particular pleasure in see ing yoiu Excellency, andin congratulating you on the successor the War, in which you hive acted so con apicuous a part. It has been the singular happiness of the United States that during a war so 3 so dangerous, and so important, Providence has°been graciously pleased to preserve the life of a general who has merited and pressed the uninterrupted con fidence and affection of his fellow-citizens. In other nations many have performed services for which they nave deserved and received the thanks of the public;
