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From the Wayne Sentinel.
What!” is it, can it be possible, that I
have been introduced to the son of a pas
try cook ! that I have been so lavish of at
tentions to an individual of that stamp--
one of the ignoble vulgar—one of the eazir
ai.He! Now tell me truly, Thomas, is he
the son of a pastry-cook ? Are you actu
ally sure of it: can there be no mistake? 1 '
These were the noble, sentiments utter
ed by a young sprig of aristocracy, to an
other of the same mould, after having
been informed that a young ofli?er in the
Navy to whom he had received an intro
duction, was of plcbeain parentage* • •
They had casually met each other at
the residence of a mutual friend—an ac
quaintanre, reciprocally s night, had be
come intimate and agreeable—they re
spected, nay loved each other; not from
any forced causes, but because each was
persuaded that the respect shown the oth
er was merited, and because each looked
upon the other as a “gentleman,” in the
most extended use and signification of the
term. They bad spent many, very many
agreeable hours in company, nnd the citi
zen had never s> much as dreamed of any
stigina attaching to the officer on Recount
of his birth! A cry well; courtesy nnd
politeness were the order of the day." The
hours spent together seemed to pass like
moments. Sometimes the citizen was the
guest of the officer on board hisship; at
others ; the officer enjoyed the varied plea
sures which a town life afford ’d in com
pany with his recent acquaintance. In
troduced into his family, the brave, open
hearted sailor, was respected by every
one : the father was gratified that his son
had contracted such an acquaintance; the
mother was proud to see him arm in arm
with a member of such an admired pro
fession; the sisters—why they—even
they were delighted! Up to the time
that the very important discovery had
been made, and the above honorable sen
timents uttered, Midshipman L had
been the constant and the welcome guest
of young P and his family.
As P saw his former asociate ad-
vancing—unaltered in app-atance —the
same person—wearing the sime uniform,
(than which a more honorable never was
worn by man,)—he endeavored to “cut
his acquaintance or in other words, to
avoid meeting him. L observed this,
but did not know whether it w.i| a “cut
direct,” or “indirect.” Soin order that
there might be no error on either side of
•he question, he took such a “tack” as
brought his sails in the wind's eye—then
>tood directly for him—hailed him.—but
his friend increased Jtis canvass, and he
bore away on another tack. At length,
owing to-L —‘-’s superior skill in nauti
cal affairs, and the speed of his craft, he
came alongside rind fastened his “grap
pling irons” upon hint.
“ Why really, sir, you are the very pic
ture of impudence; damn me! but you
have the impudence of the devil! Sir,
you most assuredly must have observed
my desire to avoid you, and thereby this
unpleasant explanation of my conduct!
Know then, sir, that your unparalleled el
frontery in forcing yourself into" good so
ciety 1, neither meets my approbation, nor
is it in accordance with the sentiments of
iny family !”
“What do you mean, sir!” cried the
other, at the same time removing his hand
from the shoulder of him who had just
spoken.
“ I simply mean to say that your birth,
your origin, your parentage, has been
communicated to us by a friend.”
Disappointment, rage, madness, re
tenge, for a moment sat pictured on the
face and in the eye of the young and gal
lantsailor, and his clenched fist was raised
to crush, if possible, the vile thing before
him; but suddenly, and with a scornful
sneer, he turned on his heel and sought
his ship. He took paper, pen and ink—
commenced an “ecarte”—but when he
thought of the vile reptile to whom he
was addressingit.thecharactero his com
munication was changed, and he finally
penned the following:
“ On board Ship )
"Sir:—A consciousness of having al
ways guided my conduct upon principles
more honorable than you ean conceive,
is the only reason of my again communi
cating with an individual whose mind is
as unlit for a man, as his habits are for a
gentleman. That the occupation of the
parent should have any influence upon the
standing of of the child, would appear out
of place in this republican country; and
would seem more the effect of tyrannical
fashion, than the dictate of a noble or a
generous bosom. —My birth, which at our
last interview was alluded to in such an
honorable manner by your honorable, self,
was, humble as it may have been, more
noble than such a miserable reptile as
yourself can boast. My father fell in an
honorable field, with his life’s blood flow
ing from an hundred wounds, which fate
(for the honor of our flag) I pray heaven
may never be yours. Reduced in fortune,
my widowed mother, as the only means
of support, had recourse to the occupation
so which it seems you are acquainted
And if any man who possesses a soul, d ires >
to say aught of her character, I shall]
feel bound to protect her, although she is \
not enrolled amongst lhe nobility of the
United States. Excuse, if you please,
this explanation, nnd at the same time al
low me to begthat you will make it known
to your noble family. 1 conch de by as-!
suring you that I should be debased in al
lowing myself to have any further com
munication with you, or with any nan!
who could wantonly injure the feelings
of a friend in the manner you have done.
“At vour service.
“AUGUSTUS L
U. S. Navy.”
******
Years rolled awny. A life of merit
soon graced L ’s person with a Cap-
tain’s uniform, and gave him the com
mand of a frigate bearing the broad stripes
and bright stars of the Union P
bad lived too fast. His fithi'r had died
and leaving a smalt legac y to each of his
nu::.erouschi'dren, that <<f P had been
lavished in riotous and extravagant living
He had become a poor wandering beggar!
When fortune smiled friends were nu
merous, but in adversity, they did not
know him. He gamed ai dhe drank, And
entered into a society of which there are
many inourlirge cities. A professed
sharper, he frequented the dens of vice
and dissipation, searching for victims. At
length he was arrested with his fillows
and confined in the city prison. The day
for trial arrived, and he was arraigned as
a vagrant and a swindler. How fallen!
He looked around the court room and re
cognized those whom he had known in
the noble circles. They turned away from
him, and seemed to avoid his looks as
though he were a reptile. Near the judges
sat n middle aged man in uniform—evi
dently showed he was an officer in one of
the services. P ’s eyes rested on his
person for a moment, then with his face bu
ried in his hands he gave utterance to his
feelings in a loud burst of teats. To the
astonishment of all present the “man in
uniform” walked to the prisoner’s box,
and taking the arm of the felon, passed
with him through the crowd aul left the
room.
The next prisoner was tried. Captain
L ——(for’twas he) went on board the
ship with P and installed him in the
office of “Captain’s Clerk -1 *l’he feel
ings of P may be imagined but not
described.
The forgoing tale is founded in fact
It is a salutary lesson to the apes of nobili
ty in this country, and should teach them
never to allow such foolish reasons as
were urged against a generous and good
man to be harbored in their minds—birth
is birth: but life is life. A noble birth
may be followed by a life of the meanest
nature: and a birth which in opinion of
the aristocrat would be “elite,” but a
step above the brute,, may be followed by
a life marked with truly noble, generous,
and praiseworthy actions.
West Point W.
Anecdote.— Major S* # *****> who fig
tired very conspicuously as ncool, collect
ed, and a brave officer, in the War with
the Sac’s and Foxes, was engaged in ma
ny of those daring exploits, which are so
common to the hardy sons of the fontier
and which, were they more known,
would place their actors high on the "roll
of fame.” Near to the c'ose of that ill-fa
ted struggle Os the Indians, he walked out
from his camp, aS usual, early in the mor
ning, accompanied bv a fellow in arms ’
Having advanced some distancefrom the
c imp, they suddenly came in view of the
Sindians They quickly drew their ri
fles to a level with their opponents, and
the unerring aim, and the keen eyes of
the Western hunters, caused two of three
’sons of nature,’ to kiss their mother earth.
Major S. dropping his rifle, but grasping
his knife, made chase for the remaii ing
Indian, who fired his rifle without effect.
The Major’s companion tarried until he
could effect the scalping of the two Indi
ans, whom they killed.—But a short space
of ground was got over before the active
Major had griped with his red foe, and
unfortunately lost his knife before he had
time to use it. Each had the other by
the throat, and though a knife hung from
the belt as the Indian, neither dared loose
his hold to get it. The Indian observing
the approach of the Major's companion,
innde a desperate effort to floor his ad
vcrvnrv, but his active opponent parried
his trip and threw him. Still neither
could use the knife; for the Indian locked
I'.imselfso close with the Major, tint he
hurried his teeth in him as they were fall
ing. At this moment the Major’s com
panion came up with the two scalps.
“Tom. says the Major, “have you got a
knife?”
“Yes”
“Then cut this red devil's throat.”
•‘Oh, no, Xfajor," says Tom, ‘give the
fellow fair play, some chance for his
life.’
“You d—d rascal ” was the angry re
ply, ‘cut bis throat quickly ; don’t you see
he is biting me?’
•Well, Major, bite him too, two on one
ain’t bir; but if he matters you, [’ll give
him a round afterwards.’
‘Yon infernal til 1 iMn.if you do not cut
his throat in one minute, I will eut yours ’
But it was not until these threatenings
were repeated over again.that Tom would
consent to do this act for his commander,
which he finally did with a very sullen
air, as it it was a grea f peiee of imposi
tion to his enemy. He very leisurely
drew his knife across the Indian’s throat
and as leisurely wiped it, and consigned
it to its proper place, muttering all the
while against his officer, who no doubt
carried him through a regular course of
drilling afterwards, and impressed upon
his mind the necessity of quickly obeying
an order.— Bali. Republican.
W. N R ’
I Observatories. — The Appearance of the
' comet this Reason, has called the attention
of the scientific to the mournful, not to say
disgraceful fact, that there is notin the U
nited States, not even on the continent of
America, a single observatory, no place I
, where the devotee of the science of
! astronomy may go and read the “sacred
volume” which the hand of the Almigh
ty hath written in the Heavens. The Col-
I lege at Cambridge, Massachusatts, one of
‘the nation’s eyes,’ is still appealing to the
public for aid, still asking for money to
pay for lhe building, the men and the ma
terials they will supply.
In the year 1818, Professor Farrar ap
pealed to the public through the medium
of the North American Review’. From
his letter ue will make a few extracts, and
will then state our reasons for giving the
quotation:
“Ar. Observatory has long been consid
ered by enlightened nations, as one of the
noblest objects that can claim the patron
age of the public or of individuals. In
Creatßritian and Ireland; beside the great
national observatory at Greenwich and
two others endowed by the King—there
is one belonging to each of the Universi
ties and about twenty in the possession of
noblemen and private gentlemen. There
are no less than ten observatories in Par
is, and about as many more in the differ
ent parts of France. There are two or
three in Portugal, four in Spain, eight or
ten in Italy, one in most of the large cities
<»f Germany and Russia, several in Swe
den and Denmark, and even Norway and
Iceland are not without similar establish
ments. China and many of the nations of
the east, were even before the Europeans
in their attention to these means of cultiva
ting astronomy, and their encouragement
of those persons who were disposed to
make use of them. We are almost the
only nation of any pretentions to learning
and the arts, which has totally neglected
to provide for this branch of knowledge.
We depend upon Europe not only for
our knowledge of the heavens, but for
our astronomical tablesand books of nav
igation, for the means which we possess
of determining the relative situation of
places among ourselves, for whatever in-
struction and gratification we derive from
the few astronomical observations which
are made amongst us. We could not e
v?n calculate an almanac, without help
from abroad.
The observatory at Greenwich, so just
ly celebrated, which is of such inestima
ble importance to the scientific world, was
built expressly for the purpose of aiding
commerce by rendering navigation more
safe and easy. The puopose has been
most happily answered. The most valu
able impiovements have been made here
io the means and methods of finding a
a ship's place at sea, and of conducting
her from one port to another. The lives
of thousands, it may be presumed, have
been seved by the information and direc
tionsthat have been derived from the la
bors of this institution. But the methods
which are furnished to mariners are not
yet perfect; there are many places, especi
ally upon our coast, whose latitude and
longitude are so uncertain as to mislead
the most skillful. There are local points
also in astronomy, as well as in naviga
tion, that deserve, attention. There are
phenomena in the heavens, that are to be
observed only at particular times and in
particular p irts of the earth. There are
modifications and corrections of common
nautical observations, that depend upon
peculiarities of climate and situation, and
which can be determined only by fixed
instruments oft! e best construction. The
scientific and commercial world have a
right to expect from us that information
which is to be obtained in no other place.
Besides.it is time for tie to begin to observe
and examine for ourselves, and to contri
bute something to the general stock.
The first Observatory of a country, if
well endowed and conducted, naturally
takes precedents of all subsequent ones,
and is acknowledged as a centre and
common place of reference for astronomi
cal and geographical observations.”
AH that was said by Professor Farrar
1818, is true at this time, and we are sor
ry to say the necessity of the appeal is as
strong now as it was then. —U. S. Giz.
From the London Medical Gazette.
Ingenious Method of Applying Lee
ches.—ln a conversation between Profes
sor Lehman and his pupils, in the surgi
cal clinic of the Charite at Berlin, it was
one diy incidentally mentioned, that we
possess no certain method of making
leeches bite exactly where we wish; for
in applying them with the finger they
generally swerve a little to one side; and
when they are enclosed in tubes of glass,
or quills, their inclination to bite is fre
quently checked by this confined position.
Dr. Erust Elben, who happened to be
present, iminedi itely observed, “an ex
periment has just occurred to me. by
means of which I can accomplish it.”
The professor consequently marked a
certain number of points on the skin of a
patient. Dr. Elben now took a piece of
of grey blotting paper, such as is used for
straining coffee, and made in it a number
of little holes, corresponding to the indi
cated points; hethen dipped the paper in
water, and laid it on the skin of th« pa
tient, in such away that one of the little
holes he had made in it with a pair of
scissors should be exactly over the indi
cated spots He then placed the leeches
on the surface of the paper, which he
prevented them from leaving. The ani
mals finding themselves in contact with
a rough surface to which they could not
mak u themselves fast by racons of the
head, began to creep about, and continued
their motions until they came to an open
ing in the paper. The moment each
leech found such an opening, it instant
ly appl ed itself to bite the exposed
points of the skin; —thus theobjectwas
effected. While the leeches were en
gaged in sucki’ig. a little mors water
cautiously applied to the blotting paper
renderek its removal easy.
A PEDLAR TAKEN IN.
We have heard the story of a Yankee
pedlar which we believe has never been
in print. In these days of speculation in
timber land, where unfortunately in some
cases trees have not yet begun to grow, if
some of such holders do. not eventually
have to surrender their bonds with the
same profit as resulted from the ped lai’s
speculation, then our subtraction table
needs revising.
After the close of the American Revo
lution, a tin pedlar with his general as
sortment ofnicknacks, arrived in a district
of Maine, and called at the housesto dis
pose of his wares. After Selling a few
small articles to the lady of a house, who
seemed to live in the midst of a blessing
of children better covered with dirt than
: clothing, she declared her inability to pur
chase more for the want of money.
But, inarm, hav’nt you any rags?
; None to sell, sir.
Well, inarm, said he, about returning
, to his cart, you seem to have a plenty of
little ones around you, won’t you sell me
one of them for some tin ware?
What will you give, sir?
Why I’d give you ten dollars for one
of them.
In good tin ware ?
O yes, marm, the best.
Well sir, it is a bargain.
She then handed one of the bare head
ed urchins to the pedlar, who rather sur
prised that the offer was so readily ac
cepted, yet feeling convinced that the mo
ther woti’d not part with the boy, placed
hirn upon the seat of his cart and suppli
ed the woman’s demand for tin-pans, dip
pers, coffe pots, <fcc. until the sum of ten
dollars was made up.
The pedlar yet feeling certain that the
woman would rather make an effort to
. raise the sum than part with her boy—
(a sort of ware by the way in which he
had no particular desire to deal) mounted
his cart and s-eited himself by the side of
the urchin, who seemed much tickled at
the idea of taking a ride.
The reins were gathered up, and with
an eye cast back at the house in lhe ex
pectation of seeing lhe relenting mother
coming forth to redeem her boy, his horse
was started off at a slow pace. After pro
ceeding a quarter of a mile, and casting
many a wondering look behind—the ped
lar began to repent of his bargain—and
turned his horse.
The Lady had just finished ornament
ing her dresser with the brilliant bargain
she had made, when a rap at the door
turned her attention.
Good woman, 1 think your boy is not
quite large enough, I guess you had bet
ter take him again and let me have the
wa re.
No, no, sir, you have got him arid you
shall keep him. The bargain was a fair
one, and you may off with Dick as soon
as you please.
Surprised at the woman's indifference
about her boy,—why marm, how can you
think of parting with so young a child to
an utter stranger who you do not know ?
Oh sir, we should like to sell off all our
town pau/pers for ten dollars a head!
Dick was dropped at the door, the
whip cracked, the wheelsand ware rattled,
and the pedlar measured the ground at a
much quicker pace than before—never af
ter forgetting his pauper speculation.—
Portsmouth Journal.
The Montgomery Journal has added
another to the outstanding debaets between
us. Though we are tried of being sum
moned so often to the field of controversy,
to little purpose except to find it abandon
ed when we get there, —we shall not de
cline this call. Several paragraphs, long
and short, in that paper of the 14th, are oc
cupied in attempts to make the slave ques
tion political, by connecting Mr. Van Bu
ren in sentiment with the enemies of South
ern institutions. His late letter is the text
for the occasion, and our expressions on
publishing it, cited and commented up
on, in a lone of strong political acrimony
against him. The letter and the Albany
Resolutions which it covers, are made by
Mr. Van Buren parts of the same declara
tion of opinions,—and for them the Journal
savs, they are “ the verry essence oi deceit
and hypocracy, the very image of Talley
rand, in which every thing is said, and
still nothing is said.” We, too, who ar
gued, that the doctri ie of that meeting, that
"discussions” of this subject there, are "at
i war with every rule of moral duty, and
every suggestion of humanity”—is the
very point ‘at which the South aims’ and
that the “assurance, it maintained, as the
Albany meeting pledged themselves to do,
in practice, will reach the heart of the
evil,” are taunted as dupes to insincere
professions, and challenged to defend these
propositions. For ourselves, it seems
enough to repeat, that we can comprehend
nothing more at which the South aims,
as the ‘point’ to which northern pledges
should go, in doctrine and sentiment, —
than the promise to restrain by “all legal
and constitutional means.” the Abolition
•discussions;” and nothing which will
more effectually go to the heart ofthe evil.
And. when Mr. Van Buren comes before
the country and in the most solemn man
ner, avows, adopts and promulgates, pre
cisely expressed and undeniably strong
opinions upon a particular ‘point, 1 we hold
it to be unworthy of his character, and de
grading to his friends, to stoop to defend
him aghinst the attrocious charge of in
tending • deliberate fraud ofthe kind that
involves so much personal dishonor, and
political turpitude. If high station and
higher prospects,achived by<long course
of public service, in which th® bitterest
| party hatred has never found a spot upon
his integrity cannot make such an impu
tation harmless, we shall lose faith in pub-
I lie virtue and justice.
Let it be remembered what Mr. Van
Buren hns said. Adopting the Albany
resolutions, he declares that’‘under the
Constitution of the United States, the re
lation of master and slaves is a matter be
longing exclusively to the. people of each
State within its own boundary; that the
General Government has no control over
it; that it is subject only to the respective
arrangements of the several States within ,
which it exists; and that any attempt by i
the Government or people of any other ‘
State, or by the General Government, to 1
interfere with or disturb it, would violate
the spirit of compromise which lies at the
basis of the federal compact,” that to> main
tain the union ofthe States, we must ab
stain from “ all interference with the laws,
domestic policy and peculiar institutions
I of every other State,” and frown with in-
I dignation uponall interference that ‘ fends’
to alienate, one portion of the Country
from the other, and that they who do oth
erwise are “ disturbers of the public
peace," and “ disloyal to the Union."
■ These are his personal opinious ofthe
rights of the South, and the plans of the
Abolitionists; —the very discussion of ab
olition, he pronounces “at war with every
rule of inoral duty and every suggestion
of humanity”—and he unites in the
pledge “ to maintain practice” “by all le
gal and Constitutional means” what was
Iso emphatically declared. There is no
form of words that we know of, that can
more definitely declare a “perfect accord"
with the South on this subject. There is
no plan of fanaticism conceivable, aimed
iat the intersects of the South, against
, which, Mr. Van Buren is not, in spirit
land in truth, and we are sure, cheerfully
! pledged.— Mobile. Register.
Presentation of the Vase.— Last even
ing, the large and splendid Silver Vase,
procured by the subscription of gentlemen
of this citv, was presented to the Hon
Daniel Webster, in presence of a great
concourse of ladies and gentlemen, at the
Odeon. The vase was presented, in the
name of the subscribers, by the Hon.
Francis C. Gray, who made a very perti
nent and eloquent address expressive of
the sense of the donors, of Mr. Webster’s
distinguished public services.
Mr. Webster replied in an animated
and eloquent speech of more than an hour
in length, in which he gave a review of
the leading principles of his public life,
and described the dangers to which the
constitution has been recently exposed and
which he has used his best efforts, in con
junction with his colleagues in Congress,
to avert. The address was listened to
with deep attention and interest, nnd was
cheered with the most enthusiastic ap
plauses.
The house was crowded in every part
to its utmost capacity, and the streets ad
joining were so thronged, long before the
house was opened, that when the doors
were thrown open, and the house was
filled, the crowd in the streets was hardly
diminished. Vast numbers were conse
quently obliged to return to their homes
without gaining admittance. Serious ap
prehensions were entertained that acci
dents would be occasioned by the volun
tary pressure of the multitude, but the
most exemplary order was preserved, and
we did not hear of any one suffering any
material inqury.— Boston Patriot.
A College Honor, worthily conferred.
—At the late Union College Commence
ment, the Honorary Degree of A. M. was
conferred upon John Patterson, ofthis
city, a Journeyman Printer, whose
mathematical attainments richly entitled
him to that distinction. Mr. Patterson,
who served his apprenticeship at Buffalo,
came to this city some twelve years ago,
where he has since worked, and is still
working as a Journeyman. He is now
one of the best practical Printers in the
Union. By devoting thos ■ hours of re
laxation, which most of us idle away, to
severe study, Mr Uatterson has not only
stored his mind with useful general infor
mation, but acquired a knowledge of Math
ematics, which have won for him a degree
from one of the most reputable Colleges
in the Union. In addition to all this, with
a family to support from his earnings, Mr.
Patterson has garnered up about S3OOO,
the fruit of patient toil and economy.
Such an instance of industry and frugal
ity, combined with high intellectual aspira
tions, is worthy of the palmy days of Rit
tenhouse and Franklin. —Albany Eve
ning Journal.
Good Luck. — The following remarka
ble assertion is made by Lord Exmouth,
one of the most famous of the British Ad
mirals :
“I have never known what fortune
meant. I never chose my station, and ne
ver had a friend but the king’s pennant :
but I have always gone where I was sent,
and done what I was ordered: and he
who will act upon the same principles
may do as I have done.”
Such an idea it would be well to impress
upon the young, to animate them to the
exercise of judgement and habits ofindus
trv. Dr. Young has somewhere observ
ed,
“Look into those you call unfortunate.
And closer viewed,you'll find they are unwise.”
It is on j of the strongest arguments a
gainst lotteries, that they tend to beget a
dependence upon chance, or fortune, and
teach men to undervalue industry and
skill. Why, then, should we, in ail our
business transactions, recognize a chance I
“Why should we continually erect an al
tar to that unknown god,” and refer con
tinually to his gifts all those advantages
which is the reward ofindustry and vir
tue, sent in the course of Providence by
him “from whom c.ometh down every
goodand every perfect gift.”
lime juice.
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G. H METCALF.
AUGUSTA,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER «.
Fatal Accident. — We understand that Mr.
Jas. M’Allister, of this city, was thrown from
his horse yesterday evening and so badly' rajur
ed as to cause hi< death in a few hours.
A destructive storm was experienced in
Charleston last week. It commenced at 11
o’clock on Thursday- nixht, and continued with
unabated violence until about 9 o’clock the
next evening. Full' particulars of the damage
sustained will be found in another column.
His Excellency Gov. Lumpkin has issued a
Proclamation stating that Thomas Glascock,
Jesse F. Cleveland, Jabez Jackson, and Hopkins
Holsey have been duly elected to frill the vacan
cies in Congress occasioned by resignatiana of
the Hon. James M. Wayne, William Schley,
| James C. Terrill, and John W. A. Sanford,
and notifying the members elect to signify their
acceptance, and produce the necessary proofs
of their eligibility.
Revolution Indeed! —The opposition papers
I ot the North come to us Ihden with affected re
■ joicings at what they call a revolution in Penn
sylvania. In order that the nature and extent
of this “ revolution” may be farely understood,
we will examine the facts as far as our data ex
tends. IV e have not yet seen full returns from
all the counties in the State, —two are wanting,
—and the result, for Governor, is as follows:
Ritner, (opposition) 91 qc,]
Wolf, (Administration) 61,856
Muhlenburg, (do) 37,826
Ritner’s majority over Wolf 30,025
Do do do Muhlenberg 54,055
Ritner less than the two *7,821?
In the election for Governor in 1832, when
there were but two candidates, Wolfs majority
in the whole State over Ritner was only 3,049,
Thus it will appear, that in the “revolution,"’
the Administration party have received a gain
of near 4,000 votes. Although there has been,
a split in the ranks of the democracy in Penn
sylvania, in matters of State policy, and thereby
the opposition have succeeded in electing a
Governor and a large majority of members of
lhe Legislature, yet, we have not a doubt, a
1 year hence she will prove herself as truly dem
ocratic. as any state in the Union.
TEXAS.
Advices from Brazoria of October Blh have
been received at New Orleans, from which it
appears that the Texonians and Mexicans have
actually commenced hostilities. The Mexican
forces have been concentrating at Bexar, (173
miles nearly west from San Felipe,) for the last
three months, and the immediate cause ofthe
present hostilities is stated to be the following:
“The enemy first attempted to introduce his
troops, under the pretence of collecting the rev
enue, then for the purpose of making the Patri
ot Zavalla a prisoner. But the colonists were
too wary to be deceived. But the war is now
begun, and you shall know how it was com
menced.
Some years since, when Gonzales, the capital
of De Witt’s Colony, was exposed to the depre
dations of the Indians, the people there applied
to the authorities of Bexar tor a piece of artille
ry to protect that frontier. The application
was granted; and they obtained a brass six
pounder. This was kept for defence until the
settlement became strong—and afterwards it lay
about the streets upon the ground, (unmounted)
and served to make a noise, whenever the peo
ple got into a noeray frolic. The military com
mandant of Bexar, (Col. Ugartechea,) two or
three weeks since, feeling sufficiently strong to
make an attack upon the Colonists,, demanded
the gun. The people took the matter into con
sideration. The gun was once the properly of
the King of Spain, and he lost it with the sover
eignty of the country. The Federal Republic
of Mexico became the owner. The people of
Gonzales returned for answer, in substance,!
the gun was the property of the Confederation
which they acknowledged, and not ofthe ten
tral Government, w’hich they did not'acknow
ledge ; and they would not give it up to any offi
cer ofthe central Government.
Ugartechea ordered a detachment of his
troops to march (76 miles) and take the gun by
force. The Colonists assembled to oppose him.
Expresses were despatched to all parts of the
country. The news flew with the speed of tire
race horse. The people rose in arms—and
marched for the battle field. O, the heart-ache
of suspense! Before this time, in all human
probability, the battle is won or lost—and we
know not yet the result.”
It is also stated that Gen. Houston with 100 C
men has captured San Antonio, and seized a
convoy of 60,000 dollars belonging to Cos, anti
that an action took place on the Ist Oct., at Gonl
zales, in which the Mexican commander nnJ
several soldiers w ere slain—no loss on the Mell
ican side. I
Despatches have been forwarded to all parts
of Texas, calling upon the citizens to arm them!
selves and repair to the seat of war. We loofl
forward to the receipt of the next advices witfl
great interest.
The steam packet William Seabrook, has,
since she was lengthened, passed through all
the Cuts and inland navigation betw-een Char
leston and Savannah, by the w ay of Edisto and
Beaufort, with perfect ease, and will' continue
to go inside as much as she ever did. She will
resume her regular weekly trips from Charles
ton so Savannah, by Edisto and Beaufort, on
Saturday next, the 7th November, and continue
to run regularly, leaving Charleston every Sat
urday and Savannah every Tuesday.— Con.
More than a hundred thousand dollars a
month have been received at the land offices of
Chicago and Quincy, in Illinois, in payment for
lands taken at the minimun price of $1 25 an
acre, since the public sales in the summer.
The Commander, J. C. De Figaniere e Mo
rao, accredited to this Government as Charge
d’Affaires of Portugal, has been recognized by
the Pi esident as Consul General of that country
in the United States.
It is stated that Mr. Power, the distinguished
Irish comedian, is about to publish his traveh
in the United States.
