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THE SILESIAN GIRL.
Founded on a Historical bad.
During tlie seven years’ war, the exer* -
tion of the Prussians io that critical peri
od to support the falling fortunes of their
indefatigable monarch, were truly worthy
of iumin us characters in the records o(
history, but they were far outdone by the
public sacrifices which were voluntarily
made by individuals to repel the encroach
meats of the armies of France in the
year 1813. Each family c •ntribufed in
different ways to the expense of the war;
and, even the poorest herds gave in their
umt'for the genera! good, though it de
prived their families oi n>qoy a hide lux
ury which they had before been used to.
In one of the romantic valleys of Si
lesia, lived a young girl of surprising bean
ty, the pride and delight ot her aged par
ents, whose only occupation was to at
tend to their fl.>cks, and bear the scant
produce of her little (arm to a neighbor
ing market town. Elia, like the wild
flywer, had grown and bloomed in ob
scurity,adorned and beautified by the un
erring'hand of nature. She had known
but little of the world, until the bruit ot
war spred oyer the oountry, and echoed
discordantly amidst the darkest recesses
of her solitude,and when,by her enquires,
her father was obliged io tell her of the
distracted state of her native country, the
indignant blush and the high heaving of
her bosom, told h w much she tell for
her enterpiisi”g sovereign and die brave
people that were arrayed to defend his
dominion. ‘Heaven grant us victory !’
exclaimed she, in the patriotic enthusiasm
of her soul. 'I would Father, that nature
had made woman strong enough to fight.’
The old man only smiled a reply, and
kissing her rosy cheeks, bade her keep
out of the sight of the soldier.
This cauiion was scarcely needed. Ella
knew where to find one on whom she
could gaze, and be gazed upon for hours:
and who, though not dressed out in the
trappings of the military, wes more to her
than all ihe world beside. She was soon
upon the mountain slope watching her
herds, and listing to the mellow notes as
they flowed from the pipe ol Adolph, a
fine featured young man who sat at her
fee’, gazing tenderly upon her smiling
face.
‘That hair of yours, Ella,’ said he, lay
ing down the instrument—‘l would give
the world for one liit'e lock.’te iie'rauhis
fingers through the glossy tresses as hey
hung luxuriantly around her finely m tuld
ed shoulders.
‘The world is not yours to give, A
dolpb,’ said she, archly smiling—‘bt>. do
you only love me for mv hair, winch you
are always worshipping ?’
‘1 love you for yourself, dea- E'la; but
these rich ringlets, « hich might grace a
crown, I idolize them; and vet you re
fuse to bestow one little tress.’ Have J
not reason? Were I to give you a lock,
1 might never sea you again; for 'hen
you would have your idol by you, and 1
would be forsaken. No, Adol, h, fl st
prove yourself worthy of the gift, and you
shall not only have a tress, but th) whole
of me ’
‘Tell me how to become worthy of so
rich a gift,’ exclaimed the enraptured
youth—‘and I will follow the path you
shall point out,’
,There it is,’ answered the maiden—
pointing towards Breslau, and looking
her lover fixedly in the face, ‘And what
am I to do in Breslau?’
‘Join the brave men who are straggling
for the liberties of your country, and ten
fold shall be the love of Ella.
A slight blush overspread the face of
young Adolph, and kissing the hand of
the fair shepherdess, he turned away,
and was soon'iost among the deep recess
es of the valley.
There was more courtliness in 'he last
salination of Adelph than generally falls
•to the lot of the untutored and robust
mountaineers of Silesia—and Elia thought
as he weoded down the narrow defile, hat
there was more dignity in his mein, than
she had ever befote observed. She scarce
ly dared ask herself who he was, for he
had been but a short white among the
shepherds, and no one knew aught of his
birth or calling; but eveiy one Lived him
for his generosity and nobleness ot spirit.
’My bail’—said Ella te berseif as the
youth vanished fiom her sight—‘l w j;
dress it for his sake. They say it is rich
and beautiful —abl now freely would 1
destroy each atn.de tress, and scatter it
upon the winds, did he not 1. ve to comb
it with his fingers.’
Months rolled away, and Ella watched
her herd's elone and in sadness, for noth
ing was heard of Adolph, and the dem
on was continuing to spread his dessola.
tiou over the land. It was proposed to
raise a sum by contribution among the
inhabitants of the mountains which should
be placed into the general fund, which
was to be appropriated to the use of the
brave defenders of the king and country.
When the father of Ella was called upon
for ins share, he itad nothing to give, and
the noble hearted girl then, for the first
time! felt the want of wealth; ‘Father,
let us sell our flocks,*said she, 'and we
will be amply repaid in the freedom ol
our country; and, when peace comes a
gain, I’m sure I can work foryou’—‘No,
my daughter,’ answered the old man,
‘our country requires no such sacrifice,
we must not deprive ourselves of the
means of livelihood.’ Ella reflected for
a long while, and formed a thousand
plans for raising a sum of money worthy
of being given in aid of the patriotic cause,
but all her schemes were impracticable,
and she even \vept in solitude for her in
ability to serve her country. ‘Would
that these locks were wires of gold,’ ex
claimed she, running her fingers through
the clustering tiesses as they dallied wi'h
the amorous wind, ‘I might then give
them to my country.’ ‘Can they not be
sold? I will go to Breslau and offer them;
they may bring but a trifle, yet they are
my all. But Adolph—when he returns
and beholds me shorn of my greatest
beauty, what will he say? Alas! ho will
torn fr »m me, he will love me no more.-
Well, be it so, I will sacrifice his love for
the good of my country.’
She accordingly proceeded to Breslau,
and offered her hair for sale to the first
hair worker in the city. The beauty of
>he young girl, and the novelty of her of
fee, caused the person to enquire of her
the cause of her robbing herse If of such
beautiful tr- sses/on receiving her answer,
he was astonished at the extraordinary
and disinterested feeling of patriotism dis
played in one so young and lovely. ‘1
will take the locks, my pretty girl,’ said
he, admiring the softness of their tex’ure,
‘and tmn them, into bracelets. Ever,
body will huv when they know of wh s"
hair they were made.’ The delighted
girl received the proffered sum, and flew
to add it to the general fund. The hair
wuiker had predicted right; ihe story go
wind and the ladies and gentlemen *>f the
ci’y flocked to his store to purchase the
bracelets marked with the name of Ella.
Among others, a young officer of bign
rank, hearing the story, endeavored t •
obtain one of the ar icles. The vender
had but one left, and, as he had alreauv
raised a very considerable sum fr »m rhei
sales, which sum he intended putting into
the general fund—he intended to keep
that une for himself. The officer ellni
iued he color and teiliire of .ho hair, Kid
when his eyes fell upon the name of El
la, a smile of pride and gratification cur
led his lips, and he uttered, ‘lt must be
she!’ He emptied his purse upon the
counter, and told ihe worker to take it all
for the bracelet. The man chai med b
ttie sight of s.» much gold, readily con
sented, and the officer left ’he shop, with
me treasure to his lips. * * * *
‘Ella!’—said Adolph as he sal oy the
side of the mountain maid; —‘where are
ihe luxuriant locks that formerly hung a
rouad your neck? I went, and I fought
for my country at your bidding, and 1
now c’.me to claim my reward!’
Ad dph!’—answered she, ‘I became
jealous of my hair; your heart was entau
gled among its thick curls; the more I
combed them, the more they webbed a
rouud the hear.; and so I cut them off.—
Do you Dot love me with >ut my iocks?’
‘Zjouc you, Ella?--could I d> less than
w> r. hip you since you have s . nobly mai
ned your beauty for the benefi. of yom
country? Look a this bracelet: the hair
is y< urs! the names is yours.’
Thus caught, the generous girl thought
it useless to deny; she confessed all, and
shortly after was the wife of the stranger
Adolph,and countess o f * * * *
THE WANDERER.
THE LEFTEYE.
Translated fr m the Prussian.
A rich old maa who had resided at the
extremity of the camp, quite from the
rest,had three daughters,the youngest o>
whom, was named Kookju, was as much
distinguished for her beauty, as for he
extraoidtnary wisdom.
One morning he was about driving his j
cattle for sale to the -Chan’s market
place,he begged his daughters to tell him I
what presents they wishe 1 him to bung
them on his return. The two oldest ask'
ed hmi for trinkets: Out the handsome
and wise A*ooZj(Z said that she wan ed n ■
present, but iiat she had a request to
make which itwoud be difficult and ever,
dangerous for,him to execute. Upon tins
the father,who-loved her more than the 2
others, swtore hat he. would do her wish,
though it were at the price of his life
“II it be so,” replied Ko >kju, “I beg you
to do as folio's s:seU all your cattle excep
the short tailed oxpnd ask no other price
for it except the Chan's left eye." The
ol j man was startled, however remember
ing hisoath and confiding in his daughter’s
wisdom, he resolved to do as she bade
him.
After having sold all his cattle,and be
ing asked for the price of the short tailed
ox, he said he would sell it for nothing
else but the Chan’s left eye. The report
of'his singular and daring request soon
readied the ears of the Chan’s courtiers.
A- firs' they admonished him not to use
such an offensive speech against tho Sov
ereign: but when they found that he per
served in his strange demand, they bound
him and carried him as a madman before
the Chan. The old 1 man threw himseli
at the Prince’s feet and confessed that
his demand had been made at the reques 1
of his daughter, of whose motives he was
perfectly ignorant; and the Chan suspect
ing that some secret most be hidden uadet
• his extraordinary request, dismissed the
eld man, under the Condition, that he
wou’d bring him that daughter who had
made it.
Kookju appeared and the Chan asked;
“Why didst thou instruct thy father to
demand my left eye!”
“Because I expected, my Prince, that
afier so strange a request.curiosity would
urge thee to send for me.”
“z\nd wherefore dost thou desire to
see me?”
“I wish to tell thee a truth important
<• thyself and thy people.”
“Name it!’*,.
“Prince,” replied Kookju, “when two
persons appear before thee in a cause,the
wealthy and noble generally stand on the
right hand, while (he poor and humble
stand oo thy left. I have heard in my
solitude that thou most frequently favor
ost tfie noble and rich. This is the rea
son why 1 persuaded my father to ask
for thy Left Eye; it being of no use to
thee, since thou never seest the poor and
unprotected.”
The Chan incensed and surprised a'
the daring of this maiden, commanded
his court to try her. The court opened,
and the president.who was the eldest La
ma, proposed that they should try, wheth
er her strange ptoefleding was the effect
of malice or of unst/mn.
The first step was to send to Kookju
a log of wood, cut even on all sides, or
dering her to find out which was the root
and which the top. Kookju threw it in
to the water, and soon knew the answer,
on seeing the root sinking, while the lop
rose to the surface.
After which they sent her two snakes,
in order to deteimine which was a male
and which a female. The wise maiden
laid them on cotton, and on seeing that
one coiled herself up in a ring, wnile the
o'her crept away, she judged that the lat
ter was a male, and the former a female.
Fr.rni these trials the’ Court was con
vinced that Ko<»kju had not offended the
Chau from motives of malice, but the in
spiration of wisdom granted heifrom ab .ve
But not so the Chan: his vanity was hurt
and he resolved to puzzle her with ques..
(ions to prove that sire was not wise. He
therefore ordered her before him and ask
ed—
“Ou sending a number of maidens into
the wu< 4 l" gather apples, which ol them
will bring h >me he mnsr?
“She,” replied Kookju, “who instead
of climbing up the trees, remains below
‘and picksup those which have fallen off
from maturity, or the shaking of the bran
ches.”
The Chan then led her to a fen, and
asked her which would be the readiest
way t»» get over it; and Kookju said, “to
cross it Would be farthest, going round,
nearest.” Tne Chau fell vexed at the
readiness and pruprie.y of tier replies,and
alter having reflected lor some time, he
again inquired:
“Winch is .he safest means of becom
ing known to many?” .
“By assisting many that are unknown ”
“Which is the surest means of always
leading a virtuous life?”
“To begin every morning wi.h prayer,
and conclude every evening with a good
action.”
‘‘Who is truly wise?”
“He who does not believe himself so.”
“Which are the requisites of a good
wife?”
“She should be beautiful as a pea-hen
gentle as a lamb, prudent as a mouse, just
as a faithful mn roi, pure as the scale >f a
fish: she must m<m.n for her deceased has
band Ijke a she camel, and live in her
widowhood like a bird that has lost it's
wings.”
Thu Chan was astonished at the wis
dom of the fair Kookju; yet enraged at
her having reproached inui with injuries,
be s;ill wished to dssitoy her.
At era few days he thought he found
the moans for attaining his object. He
sent lor her and asked her to determine
the worth of all his treasures; after wh ; ch
he promised to absolve her from malice
in questioning Ins justice, and to admit
hat she intended as a wise woman mere
ly to warn him.
The maidens consented; yet under the
coudnioij that the Chan would promise
her implicit obedience to tier commands
tor four days. She requested that he
would eat no food during that time. On
the last day she placed a dish of meat be
fore him, and said, “Confess, oh Chin
that ad thy treasuresabe not wur has much
as ihisjoint of meat.” The Chan was so
struck with the tiuih of her remark, that*
he confessed the truth of it, ackowledged
her as wise, married her to his son, and
perm t ed her cous antly to remind him to
use his left Eye.
It is really amusing iu witness the chan
gesand iucoiisis ences winch a few months
have produced tn the political characters
of some of our would be great men.
While we would not be understood as o.
verlooaitig the claims that others have to
d stinc'ions ttr ihis respect, we would ask
the privilege of reviewing, for a few m •
ments, the political career of our repre
tentative in Congress, the H->n. A. S
Clayton. We will go back a little u
■ wards of two years sincu when he was
defeated, in his election for Judge, by
Dougherty.— Shortly after the election
was over, he was heard to de
clare to a gentleman who always had
been his political opponent, “Sir, if you
will offet for Congress, I will give you
my cordmal suppoit,” or words to that a
mount. This pledge, on the part of the
Judge, was perfectly gratuitous and
uusolicited, as it was also uncondi
tional. In a few hours thereafter, Judge
Clayton found himself io nomination for
Congress by thd party who had just bea
ten him for Judge, & whose ranks he was
on the eve of leaving (if we are allowed
to judge from his pledge;) forgetful of his
promise, he accepts the nomination, in
opposition to the gentleman io whom he
had j’is« tendered his support. The
strength of t e party elected him,and he
took his seat i ’ Congress, the warm and
decided friend of Jackson and his adm-n
istratioii. In a very short time after, when
the subject of*the rechariering of the B ink
of <he United States ivas brought up, he
let loose all his artillery against that insti
tution, declared it to be the m <s corrupt
monied aristocracy upon earth, and it was
undermining the very pillars of our gov
ernment Not long thereafter, however
unsolicited no doubt on the part of the
gentleman, the Bink extended to him ac
commodation. We hear no more ab ut
the Bink only his explanatory leu?r, un
til the present session of Congress, when,
we find him going in might and main for
the restoration of the deposies.and conse
quently against the administration. So it
seems the Bank has made an enemy its
friend and Jackson has lost a friend and
made an enemy. And for what? Ah. that
is more than we can tell. It cannot be
the loan which he received! It was rum
ored, while the Judge was at Washington
city, that notwithstanding his former hos
tility to Mr. Calhoun he had become a
convert to his beloved doctrine of Nul
lification. This, his friends in Georgia
could hardly believe: for, they could be
brought to think that “any thing good
could Come out of Nazareih,” and in this
opinion they were confirmed, when they
received his Virginia toast. In Virginia,
he thought it our duty to submit to the
laws of the country, but how greatly did
his views change when he got further
south. In South Carolina, he declared
that Nullification was the rightful remedy;
that “he that duilied was a dastard, and
hethat doubted was dammed.” Thus
did his opinions change while travelling
in the stage on a direct rout, ab>u~ three
hundred miles. But, with all 'he Judge’s
shifting and turning, we venture to say he
can never <’b'ain the confidence of the
people of Georgia, so as to be called to
preside over them as their Chief Magis
irate. Georgia S R. Sentenel.
proclam \rio N
Mayor's Office., >
Savannah Feb. 10, 1834 |
Whereas the following applicati »n has
been made ’o me by a number of respec
table J/crchants and Citizens of Savan
nah, to convene a pub.ic meeting for the
purpose of taking into consideration the
subject of the removal of the Deposited
from the Bank of the U. States, a d for
publicly expressing their opinions iu rela
tion thereto—
Now therefore, 1 do hereby respect
fully jequest the inhabitants of (hi* cry
to assemble in the Long Room of the Ex
change at 11 o’clock A. M. on Wednes
day next, the 12th- inst. to take the sub
ject into consideration.
W. THORNE WILLIAMS May-r.
TO W T. WILLIAMS. Esq.
Mayor of the City of Savannah.
The undersigned Merch rms aii 1 Citi,
zens of this ciiy having conferred upou
Hie subject of >he Removal of he Depos
lies from the Bank of the United S ate,
and believing that it is the desire of the
citizens at taige to express ihmr opinions
pub'iciy on that subject, beg leave to ask
th >t you will call a meeting tor that pur.
p ise at the Exchange on Wednesday next
ihe 12 h inst. at 11 o’clock, A M.
Geo. B Cumming. Jo>. Aoze.
HeZ. Lord. U. A. Bourgaux.
W J. Hunter. Sam’l Pmlbrick.
Henry Harper. L. Baldwin.
John Balfour. Geo. Hail.
S. H. Fay. Goo. Hua ingtoo.
C. B. Carter. B. W. Delamater.
Edw’d. Padeifoid. Samuel Solomons.
Elias Reed. S C. D inning.
C. H, Camfield. B p nj. Burroughs.
G. B. Lamar.
GREAT STATE RtGIITS MEET.
ING.
In pursuance of the cal! published in
tho Savannah Republican, a numerous
and highly lespectable portion of the cit
izens of Chatham county, assembled in
ibe Long R-mm of the Exchange in Sa.
vannab, on Saturday the Btii ms:., for (he
purpose of organizing an Association,
auxiliary to tide “State Rights Associati >n
oi Georgia,” in com d d ice wiiii 'he re
commendation of ’he meeting held at Mil
ledgeville io November las’.
The meeting was called to order by
Col. James Marshall; whe eop >n. <o
motion o Col. William T. Williams,
Richard W. Habersham, Esq was .p
--po n. d P esideut and Tim thv Barn
ard Esq Vice President. William r*.
White and William H. Miller, r q’is
were apppointed iSecre-anes.
Ou mo ion oi J dge Law, seconded by
Dr. Wm. C. Daniel, it was unauim usly
resolved that a Commute ot twenty four
be appointed to report resolutions to the
meeting,—whereupon the toilowing cilt.
zhiis were appointed to compose that com
m ttee: Judge Law, Col. Joseph W Jack
son, Col. James Marshall, Dr. W>». C.
Daniell, Mordecat Snot aif, Senr. Col.
Wm. T. Williams, Geo B Cummrug,
Dr. James P. Scieveu, G. B. Limit,
Charles Har ridge, Levi S. D Lyon, N i.
man Wallace. B yau 4. d n"ei, D . J s.
C. Habersham, John B. Gaudry, John 1-
Dews, Capt. Mtcnavl B own, John Guil.
martin, Gemge Millen, Major Wm. P.
Bowen, K. W. Ei urd<>>, Wn.iam Patter'
son, D<- Cosmo P. Richaidsou and Dr.
J□•». J. Mitcnel, woo uaving retired re.
turned i' a snort time, and through Col
James Marshall, eponed the follow
ing Pieambte and Resolutions, viz:
Wnereas a numerous assembly .4 citi
zens friendly to Stale K’gots convened in
•he Representative chamber in me State
House, at Milledgev IF, on Monday, r e
13 h November 1833, and appomed a
committee to pn pare Resolut ms ex
pressing the senti’m-uis ot ineStateßigh s
Party in that State. This commuter-,
c insisung of thirteen gentlemen- of hign
and honorable charucter, among wnoni
wo recognize with pleasure the venerable
W to H. Craw ford, an eminent cmz-'O, when
Georgia has ever been proud to call her
son, whose attachment to the Um n oi
our confederated S’ates has never been
doubted, and who actively eug.ged in the
deliberation of <he Committee, and at"
fixed his signature to their proceedings,
reported io that assembly aP ea ..ble&Rc
solutions, which were unanimously a
dopted. And, whereas, we belteva that
the said Preamble and Resolutions have
been sanctioned by time tenth* oi the
Pa-riots, who, io 1825 and six, sustained
toe rights of Georgia in opposition t .
he usurpations of the Federal Govern
meat; —we have the satisfaction to know
likewise, that he who then led that band
of patriots, George Mclntosh Troup, af
firms the correctness of the princip ! es
contained in the said Preamble aud Re
solutions. And whereas, independently
of names and men we believe that the
maintanance of the rights of ihe State a
gainst fhc doctrines of the President’s
Proclamation of December 1832, and
foice bill of March 1833, doctrines which
if sus’i'ned by the American people must
subvert the Constitution and erect a con
solidated Empire mi its ruins, calls, im
periously, upon every ci'izen who loves
that Constitution, and values Liberty, to
step forward, and brave every peril in
support of the one and for the preserva
tion of the othet :
Ist. Be it therefore Resolved, That
.in conformity with the recommendation
of a Resolution of the said Assembly, we
now constitute ourselves an Association,
auxiliary to the Central Association of
the State Rights Party of Georgia, estab
lished at Milledgeville under that Resolu
lution.
2d. Resolved, That the title r f this
As sociation shall be “the State Rights
Party of Chatham County.”
3d. Resolved, That we will employ all
honorable measures for the advancement
of ihe cause of the State Righis Party of
Georgia, believing it to be identified with
Patriotism, and its triomph necessary to
Fieod-.m.
4th. Resolved, That in a just “attach,
ment to the Union of these States,” upon
Constitutional principles, and in a deter,
mina’ion tu support the Righ sos Geor
gia, and thereby her sister States, “we
yield to nomen or party of men,’’whatever
names they may assume, seductive or
deceptive.
sih. Resolved, That we hold ourselve
prepared to resist by all means, derivas
ble from the Constitution of the United
States and the S -vereignty of the States
invasion oo their rights; and to render to
the General Government all obedience
required under tha l Constitution, aod Con
sistent with our duty to Georgia.
6th. Resolved, That the principle up
on which the State Rights Party of Geor
gia is organized,being opposi'ion to usur
pation, we pledge ourselveS to encounter,
with all our influence, and all the Consti
tutional inodes in our power, alt usurpa
tions hv the Federal Government,wheth
er emanating from the Executive, Legis
lative, or Judicial Departments,
7th Resolved, Thu we unequivocally
condemn the Proclamati on vs Andrew
Jacks >n, President of the United States,
he.-eiii before recited, and will use al|
proper and constitutional means to pre
vent the success of its ah i republican
principles. ,
Bth. Resolved, That we consider the
F rce Bill,of Marcti 1833, an as .ssump"
tion ; f power by Congress, denied to it
by ihe Convention who framed the Con
s itution, violative of the spirit of that
Constiiuiion;destructive of the sovereign
ty of ihe Sta.es; hostile to he harmony of
the American People; and a measure, for
the repeal of which every consideration of
Patriotism; Prudence, and Justice, vehe
l menlly calls.
9 h Resolved, Tuat we, a portion of
tiie Republican citizens of Georgia, alive
io the independence and State devotion,
which they displayed in voting against
’hat bill, now return our thanks, for their
fidelity, to the m J rity of our Represen
tatives in the la t Congress* aotf td /hat
high minded Senator, who “would have
bee t carried, on bis death bed, to iho
Capitol,’ra'her than not have recorded
his vote against it.
10. Resolved, That the presiding' offi
cers of this meeting be and they are here
by instructed, to transmit a copy oLhese
R soluti ns to Col. Troup, and io each
•f he Georgia Representation who were
op yiseu to ifie said Bill.
11. Resolved, Tuat the officers of this
Society shall be a President, four Vice
Pieudems, a Conespoudmg Committee
of nine, two Secretaries, & a Treasurer.
12. Resolved, That it shall be the du
ty of iho-e officers to dischaige all servi
ces usuaLv performed by such officers in
similar associations: and, especially, the
du v of the Secretary tu keep record* of
he proceedings of this society, and to
make known, with >ut delay, its formation
to the Central Association. And all cor
respondence with the Central Associa
tion, and Societies auxiliary to it, shall
be conduc ed hy the corresponding Cum
mitte.
13. Resolved, That any citizen may
become a member of this Association
who will subscribe his name to the fore
going re olu ions.
14. Resolved, Th it the Association
pr coed o organ ze itself by the election
of i's officers.
The m-'etiog was then addressed by
C »l. Joseoh VV Jackson, Dr. Win. C.
Daniell, Judge La v, Mordocai Shefiall.
Seer, Esq., Jmu Clark, Levi S.
D’Lyon, Esq., and Dr. O Hara, in sup
port of the Resolutions—alter which the
above Preamble and Resolutions, were
iina'imoirsiy adopted. . .
T le meeting then proceeded to form
’he Association by the appointment of "f
ficeis,when ihe following gentlemen were
uear imously elected:
Timo nv Barnard, Esq. President.
Jo u Macpherson Berrien, E q. Ist Vice
Preside nt.
H m. William Law, 2d do.—Col. Jos
W. Jackson, 3d do.—Dr William C. Da r
niell, 4 hdo. George B Cumming, Esq.
7’reas. —W. P White W. 11. Mii.ei,
Esq’rs. Secretaries.
Ou motion. Resolved, That the pro
ceedings of ihe meeoug be signed by the
President andVtce P-esidentand counte
s’gtied by the Secretaries, and published.
On notion, Resolved That the thanks
f the meeting be returned to the presr
ding officers and secre aries. After which
’h-3 meeting adjourned.
RICHARD W. HABERSHAM. PreCt
L1 MOT H Y BA R N ARD, V Pressdent
William P. White. J Secretaries.
William H. Miller. )
Tuesday; Febuary 4, 1834.
IN SENATE
The following message frojn (he Pres
ident of the Uni ed Stales was received
by Mr.Donelson, his Private Secretary:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I deem it my duty to communicate to
Congress the recent conduct of the Bank
of the United Slates, in refusing to doiiv
er the books, papers, and funds in its po.
session, relating to ihe execufion of the
act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, enti
tled, an act supplementary to the “Act
for the relief of certain surviving officers
•and soldiers of the Revolution.” The
correspondence reported by the Secreta
ry of War, and herewith transmitted, will
shew the grounds assumed by the Bank
to justify its refusal to make the transfer
directed by the War Department. It
does not profess to claim the privilege of
this agency as a right secured to it by
contract, nor as a benefit confered by the
Government, but as a burthen from which
it is willing to be relieved. It places its
refusal upon the extraordinary ground
that the corporation has a right to sit in
judgment upon the legality of the acts of
the constituted authorities, in a matter in
which (he Smckholdets are admitted to
have no interest, and it impedes and de
feats, as far as its power will permi', the
execution of a measure of the Admioisv
(ration, because the opinion of the corpo;
ration, upon the construction of an act of
Congress, differs from that of the proper
officers of the United States.
The claim of this Corporation, thus to
usurp (he functions of the judicial power,
and to prescribe to the t-xecutive De
partment the manner in which it shall exo
cute the trust confided to it by law,
is without examplein the history of our
Country. If the acts of 'he public ser
vants, who are responsible to the peo
ple for the manner in which they exe
cute heir duty, may thus bo checked and
Corr rolled by an irresponsible money cor
p ration then, indeed, the whole frame of
Governmeut is changed, and we have es
tablished a power, in the 6unk of the U
nited States, above what we derive from
the people.
It will be seen, from the accompany,
ing surement, .narked A, that, according
to the latest accounts received ai the War
Department the Bank of ihe U. S. and
its Blanches have io their possession
near half a million of the public money,
received by them under the law of 1832,
which they li-ive not yet accounted f >r,and
which they refuse to pay over to ihe pro.
per agents, for the u«e of those lor wliose
benefit t was withdraw from the Treas’ry.
11 is to be regt eted that this a'tempt on the
part of the Bank to guide and diiect the
Executive upon the constitution and exe
ecutive >fan act of Coflgrass should havo
been put forward and insisted on in a
case where the immediate sueffrers from
thoir conduct will be the surviving veter
ans of the Revolutionary war; for this
evil fails exclusively upon the gallant der
fenders of ihe.r country, and delays and
embarrasses (ho payment of the debt
which the'gratitude of the nafion has a
warded to them, and which, in many in
stances, is necessary for their subsistence
and comfort in their declining years.
, character of the claim set up by
the Bank, and the Interest of the parties
to be immediately affected by it, make it
my doty to submit the whole subject to
the consideration of Congress: and 1 leave
it to their wisdom to adopt such measures
as the honor of ihe Government and the
[just claims of the individuals injured by
the proceedings, may be deemed to re.
quire.
fl »ving called for the opinion of tho
Attorney General upon this occasion,
with a view to a thorough investigation of
the question which Has thus been present
ed for my consideration, I enclose a co
py of tne report of that officer, and add
my entire concurrence in tne view ba
has taken. ■ .
ANDREW JACKSON*.
February 4, 1834.
Paris Academy of Science. , .
Oct 10. —M. Buissoii writes to. claim as his
a small treatise on hydrophobia, addressed to
the Academy so far back as 1823, and signed
with a sii gje initial The case referred to in
that treatise was his own; the particulars, and
the rnodeoi cure adopted were as follows :
He had been calle to visit a woman who for
three days was -aid to be suffering under tli'i.3
disease. She h d the usual symptoms—con
strretious of the throat, inability to swallow,
abundant secretion of saliva, ami foaming at
the mouth Her neighbors said that she had
oeeu biiten -<>y a mad dog about forty days be
fore. Yt tier own utgeut entreaties sue wae
bled, and died a few days after, as was expect
ed.
M. Buisson who had his hands covered with
blood tncauti usiy cleansed them with a towel
which nad been u»ed to wipe the mouth us the
patient. He had an ulceration upon one of his
fingers, yet thought it sufficient to wash off the
saliva, that adhered, with a little water.
The ninth day after, benig in his cabriolet, tie
was suddenly seized with a pain in his throat,
and one, still greater, in bis eyes. The saliva
was continually pouring into his mouth; the im
pression of a current of air, the sight of brilliant
bodies gave him a painful sensation; his body
appeared to him so light, that he felt as though
he could leap to a prodigious height; and he ex
peri- need, be said, a wish to run and bite, not
men,but animals and inanimate bodies. Finally,
he drank with difficulty, and the sight of water
was still more distressing tu him tbau the pain
iu his throat.
These symptoms occurred every five minutes,
and it appeared tu him as though the pain com
menced in the affected finger, and extended
thence up to the shoulder.
From the whole of the symptoms, he judged
himself affected with hydrophobia, and resolved
to termi >ate bis life by stifling himself in a va
por b .th Having entered one for that purpose,
he caused the heat to be raised to 42 deg. f 107
aeg. 36 m. Faht.) when he was equally surprised
and delighted to find himself tree of all com
plaint. He left the bathing room well, dined
heartily, and drank more than usual. Since
that time, be says, be hag tieated in the same
manner m irethan eighty persons bitten, in four
of whom the symptoms have declared themselves
and in no case has he failed, except in that of
one child, seven years old, who died in the
bath.
The mode of treatment he recommends is,
that the person bit should take a nu.aher of va
por baths (commonly called Russian) and should
induce every night, a violent perspiration, b/