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The Youiis Mother's Lamrnt.
Ves, he is dead, my only child,
My prattling liitle boy !
All, Father ! why didst thou withhold
From me this hallowed joy ?
Why didst thou nip the tender hud,
Half ushered into bloom,
And lay his little body down
Within the narrow tomb. 9
Oft-times as at our evening meal
I see his vacant chair,
My memory paints the tiny form
That once was stationed there :
His sparkling eyes, his curling locks,
llis voice so sweet and clear;
His rosy lips, his little hand
Os shape and whiteness rare.
Or if I glance toward the hearth
Where once was Willie’s glee,
A dull, cold fire, with cheerless blaze,
Is all that I can see.
The gentle cat goes moping round,
All desolate, alone—
And gen’rous Fido seems to ask
“Where is my master gone ?”
But though each moment in the day
My heart with sadness fills,
Contentment to the will of God
The Comforter instils :
For when I offer thanks to Him
In daily prayer at even,
An angel whispers to my soul—
“ Four Willie lives in Heaven!’’
W. F. 11.
From ike Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON’S MARRIAGE IN 1759.
We learn that Mr. .1. B. Stearns, a dis
tinguished artist of New York, and late
ly from Europe, has been for some days
since at Arlington House in this vicinity,
engaged in niukingvery beautiful and suc
cessful copies from the original pictures of
Col. and Mrs. Washington, the one the
date of 1772, by Peale, and the other of
1750, by Woolaston, with a view to the
painting of a large picture of Washing
ton’s marriage, found in the Custis collec
tion, and private memoirs of the life and
character of Washington.
The scene is laid in the ancient parish
church of St. Peter, county of#few Kent,
a colony of Virginia ; time, Glh of Janua
ry, 1759.
In the foreground, and near the altar,
appears the Rev. l)r. Mossom, the officia
ting clergyman, in full canonicals; he is
about to present the marriage-ring. The
bridegroom is in a suit of blue and silver,
lined with red silk, embroidered waist
coat, small-clothes, gold shoe and knee
buckles, dress-sword, and hair in full
powder. The bride, in a suit of white sa‘
tin, rich point lace ruffles, pearl ornaments
in her hair, pearl necklace, ear-rings and
bracelets, white satin high-heeled shoes
with diamond buckles; she is attended
by a group of ladies, in the gorgeous cos
tume of that ancient period. Near to the
bridegroom is a brilliant group, compri
sing the vice-regal Governor of Virginia,
several English army and navy officers
then on colonial service, with the very
elite of \ irginia chivalry of the old regime.
The Governor is in a suit of scarlet, em
broidered with gold, bag wig and sword ;
the gentlemen in the fashion of the time.
But among the most interesting and
picturesque of the personages in the vari
ous groups, is Bishop, the celebrated body
servant of Braddock, and then of Wash
ington, with whom he ended his days, af
ter a service of more than forty years.
This veteran soldier of the wars of
George 11., forms a perfect study in the
picture. His tall, attenuated form, and
soldierly bearing, and with folded arms
and cocked hat in hand, respectfully he
has approached the bridal group, giving a
touching interest to the whole scene, lie
16 in a scarlet coat, and is booted and
spurred, having just dismounted, and re
linquished the favorite charger of his chief
to a groom.
Through the large folding-doors of the
church is seen the old-fashioned coach of
the bride, drawn by six horses ; also the
fine English charger bequeathed to Wash
ington by Braddock, after the fatal field
of the Monongahela.
From the account of the marriage,
handed down by those who were present
at its celebration, it appears that the bride
and her ladies occupied the coach, while
the provincial colonel rode his splendid
charger, attended by a brilliant cortege of
the gay and the gallant of the land. Such
was Washington’s marriage in 1759.
Divine wisdom, says Madame dc
Stael, intending to detain us sometime on
earth, has done well to cover with a vei]
the prospect of the life to come, for if our
sight could clearly distinguish the oppo
site hank, who would remain on this tem
pestuous coast ?
Letter from Ur. S. A. Cartwright,
Detailing his Theory and Treatment oj
Cholera, his recent experience in New
Orleans — the result of post mortem ex
aminaleon, etc.
Natchez, May 28, 1849.
I)r. Johnson — Dear Sir :—On a fly
ing visit from New Orleans to this place,
your favor of the 21st, directed to me here,
reached me, and I hasten to send an an
swer, as I return to New Orleans to-day.
I have removed to that city—l went there
soon after the cholera made its appear
ance. I served an appenticeship in the
Hospital before I commenced, and attend
ed numerous post mortem examinations
of those who bad died of cholera. The
gall bladder was invariably distended vvilb
black bile, the liver congested, and the
great veins leading to it. The pulmon.
ary arteries were very much distended
with a black thick blood, and the right side
of the heart and vena cava as full as they
possibly could hold with the same black
thick fluid. The pulmonary veins had no
fk rid blood in them. The heart contain
ed oyster-looking substances showing that
the blood had undergone a chemical de
composition The theoracic duct was emp
ty, and every cavity contained a rice
water looking fluid. The contents of the
alimentary canal might well lie denomina
ted white blood, as they agree with blood
in all their chemical properties. This was
owing to their being composed in a great
manner of the contents of the theoracic
duct. The urinary bladder, the uterus
and even the fallopian tubes, contained
rice water, owing, no doubt, to the watery
portions of the arterial blood having per
colated from the exhalent capillary arter
ies instead of going into the veins. I then
commenced practice. I have been prac
tising medicine in New Orleans upwards
of 7 months. I have had cholera cases
every day, and some days a good many
cases. 1 have only lost 4 cases in all, none
of whom had any pulse when I first saw
them. I have cured every one lo whom
I have been called before the pulse failed.
I now proceed to answer the question you
put to me : — 1 ‘ \V bat is the best prescrip
tive or course of practice in a case of chol
era?” Give the patient instantly 20 grs.
llydr argum cum creta, 20 grs. best ca
yenne pepper, 10 grs. gum camphor, 15
grs. calcined charcoal, 15 grs. gum
Arabic mixed together in two table spoons
ful of cold water, and cram a wet towel
in the moutli to take away the burning
taste and prevent vomiting. The patient
should swallow the above dose quickly,
and the whole of it without stopping to
taste it. lie should lie down and cover
up and keep down. The doors and win
dows should be opened to give fresh au
to fan and feed the combustion in the lungs
which burns slowly in cholera, i. e.: the
change from black to red blood does not
go on as in health, and the temperature
falls. A jacket or a flannel shirt wrung
out of scalding water and rolled into a ball
as large as a child’s head until it will not
drip should be wrapped in a dry cloth and
applied over the stomach and bowels, as
hot as it can be borne. Bottles fdled with
hot water should be applied to the extre
mities. Five minutes having elapsed from
the taking of the powder, a spoonful of
hot sago, balm, mint or chamomile sea, to
be given to the patient from time to time,
with a tablespoonful of cold water or a
teaspoonful of pounded ice alternated
with the hot tea. Now look out for a per
spiration. From 10 to 15 minutes after
the ponder is taken perspiration is gene
rally established. If 10 the patient is
safe. Nothing more is needed hut to give
warm teas, or any warm fluid the patient
likes best in sufficient quantities to.allay
the thirst, and support the sweat. The
sweat should be kept up 6 or 8 hours—
then gruel to assist the Hydragum cum
creta to empty the gall bladder. Then
the circulation will go on through the liv
er. The veneal portamen will be released
from their plethora and the serous part of
the arterial blood will no longer be poured
from the exhalent arteries,hut find its way
into the portal veins. The revulsion to
the surface will cause the absorbents to
suck up the fluids taken into the stomach,
and the pouring hack action will be arrest
ed. This sucking up action caused by the
sweat will restore the natural fluidity of
the blood. When the sweat is establish
ed stimulants are unnecessary or hurtful
as they may stop it. To put hack the lost
water in the blood is the best mode of
stimulating. I have thus described a case
cured by one dose of medicine—a part of
that dose might have been sufficient, you
may suppose. A small might have fallen
in with the disease and operated on the
bowels. A large dose is a non-purgative
because it is sudorific, revulses to the sur
fice, starts a centrifugal action of the flu
ids and averts the centripetal action of the
disease. But if one does not sweat, give
another, or half a dose ; if that does not
do, bleed from the arm or cup freely over
the epigastrium, and give warm stimula
ting drinks to force a sweat, and apply hot
applications externally. Suppose the skin
gets too hot under this high stimulation
outside and insule, wash the patient all
over with cold water to bring the system
down to the sweating point if the pulse
will not hear bleeding. Suppose the ex
tremities are too could to he compatible
with healthy perspiration, warm them by
hot applications and friction. Suppose
the patient vomits the medicine, give a
cup of chamomile lea, let him vomit that
and then repeat the medicine. Suppose
he still vomits then give one grain sulphate
of morphine in a desert spoonful of cam
phor water or half a grain if the cure is
not urgent, and repeat after each stool or
vomiting spell. As soon as the stomach
is settled throw in 20 grs. Ilydrarg. cum
creta, or 20 calomel. Give coffiee if the
morphine be used. You may think the
dose large, but if opiates he used at all in
cholera the doses should he four-fold.
Small doses do more harm than good. I
give nothing to work the medicine off be
fore the next day or the day after. A
purgative before the aqueous parts of
blood are restored is a dangerous thing
The medicine generally works itself off.
Under this plan no secondary fever fol
lows. But if stimulants he used after the
patient begins to sweat, secondary pain is
sure to occur. Stimulants un'ilthe sweat
begins arc all important—none aic too
strong. Fire itself is scarcely too strong.
But when a sweat is established all stim
ulants internally and externally should be
suspended. Then diluent drinks to thin
the blood are the best of all stimulants. I
often give mineral soda water, and even
lemonade, for that purpose—any diluent
or watery fluid that agrees best with the
stomach. The patient cannot purge and
sweat at the same time. The rice water
in the bowels may run out after the per
spiration is established, hut more cannot
be poured in the bowels while the perspi
ration goes on, indeed the perspiration
generally causes the rice water in the
bowels to he absorbed.
Very respectfully, vours.
% SARIL. A. CARTWRIGHT.
A New Issue. —An Abolitionist incen
diary, named John M. Barrett, a native
of Ohio, has been lately arrested in Spar
tanburg,for circulating incendiary publica
tions in this State. From letters taken in
his possession.it is proved that the pamph
let, circulated so extensively, signed “Bru
tus,” was prepared and printed at Cincin
nati, Ohio. It was known that Barrett
was authorized to take from the Post Office
in Spartanburg a letter addressed to John
Edward Thomson. Having good reasons
to suppose that this letter contained im
portant matter to prove Barrett’s guilt,
on a proper affidavit being made, a Magis
trate issued a warrant against G. W. H.
Legg, the Postmaster at Spartanburg, to
compel him to give the usual security to
appear before the next Court of Sessions,
with the said letter, as a witness against
Barrett, Legg refused to he hound as a
witness against Barrett, whereupon he
was committed to jail. His defence is,
that, according to the laws of the United
States, he cannot deliver this letter to any
one not duly authorized to receive it, be
fore the next Court of Sessions will meet
in Spartanburg. Upon second thoughts
however, after some hesitancy, he has
entered into the required bonds, and has
been liberated. The issue raised is this :
Have the criminal authorities of the State
the right to compel the attendace of the
agents of the Post Office Departments in
this State, to hear testimony as to any
crimes prepetated through the Post Office
against the State, and to bring and lay be
fore the courts any letters in their posses
sion proving such crimes. The laws of
Congress make no provision for the ease
which has arisen, because it never entered
into the minds of former Administrations
that the action of the General Government
could become perilous to the safety of or
der and instead of being protector and
supporter of order and law, it should, in
any of its branches, be used as an instru
ment of incendiaries, to carry out their
schemes of insurrection and bloodshed.
Now, we know not what Postmaster Gen
eral Collamer may do in the premises.
Mr. Kendall, one of his predecessors in
the office, issued a circular to the Post
masters in the Southern States, directing
them not to circulate incendiary publica
tions through the Post Offices in those
States. We should suppose that if a Post
master can suppress a letter or document,
he might, for the same reasons which
justify its suppression, carry it into a Court,
in furtherance of the criminal laws of a
State. But whether the Postmaster Gen
eral shall pursue this bourse or not, we
have no idea that this State will flinch from
protecting itself against the flagitious con
duct of the Post Office, or its agents, with
in its limits. If her laws are not clear or
strong enough for her protection, they will
be made so. If the Federal Government
thinks proper to attempt to shield its offi
cers with privileges and immunities incom
patible with the peace of the State, let it
do so. One of two things will occur : they
will have either to leave the service of the
General Government, or suffer the penal
ties of our State laws, though life itself
should be the forfeit.— Charleston Mcrcujf.
Telegraphed for the Philadelphia Bulletin.
SEVEN DATS EATER FROM FXROPE.
Terrible Calamity—Ship Charles Bartlett
run down by the Europa —l 34 Lives
lost—Commercial Intelligence.
Telegraph Office, ?
St. John, N. 8., July 20 —Noon. 3
The Steamship Caledonia, Capt.
with dates from Paris to the sth, London
to the 6th and Liverpool to the 7th, ar
rived at Halifax about 7 o’clock last eve
ning, and will be due at her wharf, Bos
ton, at an early hour on Saturday morn
ing.
The Caledonia has 45 passengers for
Boston, exclusive of IS of the 42 survi
vors of the ill-fated barque Charles Bart
lett, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Wm.
Bartlett, master, which on Wednesday
the 27th tilt, at about 3£ P. M., when 700
miles to the westward of Cape Clear, was
run down by the steamer Europa, and
sunk in 3 minutes, with 134 passengers
and crew.
The catastrophe occurred during a
dense fog, and although the boats of the
Europa were instantly lowered, and eve
ry possible assistance rendered, only 42
out of the 17G souls were saved. The
Captain, second mate, and ten of the crew
were among the survivors.
The Europa is acquitted of all blame,
not only by the survivors, hut by the unan
imous voice of the British press and pub
lic.. A subscription of $352 was promptly
raised by the passengers of the Europa, to
which the proprietors have added <£2o.
They likewise offered to carry the whole
of the survivors from Boston lo New York
free of all expense.
T he Charles Bartlett was hound from
London to New York with immigrants,
and had on hoard 450 tons of merchan
dise, consisting chiefly of lead and chalk.
R. B. Forbes, Esq., a passenger in the
Europa, behaved with surprising gallant
ry on the occasion, and has been present
ed with the gold medal of the Liverpool
Shipwreck and Humane Society. The
Europa sustained no material damage by
the collision.
The French troops entered Rome on
the 2d inst. and the city had surrendered.
The French government has sent M.
Lamartine as an ambassador to St. Peters
burg, to protest against any interference
on the part of Russia with the affairs of
Italy.
Accounts state that another terrible bat
tle had occured between the Austrians
and Hungarians at Fiume. The Austrians
were again defeated, with a loss of 10,000
men.
A conspiracy to overthrow the Prussian
Government has been discovered, and a
battle fought, in which the insuigents
were defeated. Gen. Pannaker had ta
ken possession of Baden.
Brown A Shipley’s Circular quotes fair
Upland and Mobile Cotton at 4| ; Orleans
fair s\. The stock on hand at Liverpool
is 751,000 hales, of which 585,000 are
American.
Trade at Mancnesteris in a very healthy
condition. Much attention is directed to
the lateness of the growing crops in Amer
ica, and the chances against their being
abundant give increasing confidence in
present prices.
Liverfool, July 7.
The results of this week’s business are
highly satisfactory in almost every branch
of trade, if we perhaps except colonial
produce, giving signs of firmness, activity
and confidence.
A slight improvement will he noticed in
the value of Wheat, Flour, and Cotton )
while the statements from the manufactu
ring districts furnish strong assurance of
an earnest extension of operations.
Livepool, July 7.
The operations this week have not been
so extensive as those of the last week, but
the market is firm with a
tendency, and with a slight advance on
the lower qualities of American.
The week’s transactions have reached
58,555 hales, of which 1G,500 were taken
on speculation, and 5,000 for export. —
The American descriptions sold consist of
14,000 Uplands at 4d a 5} Middling, 4g
fair ; 22,000 Orleans at 3 a
fair sj|; 1,400 Alabama and Mobile
4-16 a sd, middlings 4g, fair 4jj, and 500
Sea Island at S,]; a l id.
03” By the bye, speaking of Shelley,
did you ever know a little fellow by the
name of Nathaniel Shelley—one of the
crustacia ? lie was complaining that
someone had insulted him by sending
him a letter addressed to “Nat Shelley.”
“Why,” said a friend, “I don’t see any
thing insulting in that—‘Nat’ is an abbre
viation of Nathaniel.” “I know it,” said
the little man, “hut curse his impudence !
he spelt it with aG. G-n-a-t, Nat!”—
“That was taking liberties with a man’s
cognovit,” as Mrs. Partington said.
From the Savannah Republican.
Communication between New York and
Ncw Orleans.
w e are happy to see this subject enga
ging the attention of the public. From a
late number of the National Intelligencer
we learn that measures are about being
taken to construct what is cnlled the Pen
insular Railroad, from St. Marys, Georgia,
to Cedar Keys, Florida, on the Gulf of
Mexico. We recently published articles
communicated for this paper on this inte
resting subject, the first of the articles be
ing a reply to that of Professor Deßow in
the last number of his valuable Commer
cial Review.
We say we arc glad that public attention
is now earnestly turned to this great mat
ter, for we are persuaded that a thorough
examination of the subject will lead to the
prompt establishment of a line so much
desired, and perfectly satisfied the line
will he from Savannah to Pensacola.
The fact is indisputable that by the map
of the United States, the route by steam
ships from New York to Savannah, thence
by Railroad lo Macon, Fort Gaines and
Pensacola, and thence by steamships to
New Orleans, is e/s short as the route from
New Itork to St. Marys, thence by Rail
road to Cedar Keys, and thence by steam
ships to New Orleans. On the first named
(or Georgia line) the length of Railroad
will be about five hundred miles, and a
cross Florida the length of Railroad will
he about one hundred and fifty miles.—
1 lie Georgia line then can, surely, he run
in less time than the Florida line, there
being more Railroad on the former, and
Railroad speed being greater by almost
two to one than that of steamships.
us pursue the comparison between the
two routes a little further. The ports on
the Atlantic and Gulf, respectively em
braced, are St. Marys and Cedar Keys for
the Peninsular route, and Savannah and
Pensacola fyr the Georgia route. Any
man acquainted with the geography of our
Union, must know that the entrance from
the Atlontic to the Savannah river is im
measurably superior to that of the rivei
St. Marys ; and so also must he know that
the harbor of Pensacola is not only far su
perior to that of Cedar Keys, hut by far
the best on the Gulf of Mexico. Again,
the two cities of Pensacola and Savannah
in wealth and population exceed St. Ma
rys and Cedar Keys twenty fold. -The
country through which il is proposed to
construct the Florida Railroad is unclear
ed for the most part, and therefore with
out population. On the Georgia line,
which we have said is about five hundred
miles, it will be recollected that the Cen
tral Railroad from this City to Macon is
part thereof. The Central Road is one
hundred and ninety-one miles in length,
and is paying dividends at the rate of 7
per cent. r i lie Southwestern Railroad is
progressing with spirit, and in the course
of a year will he finished a distance of fifty
miles frorp Macon—that Road is to run to
Fort Gaines, which is on the Chattahoo
chee river, directly in the course to Pen
sacola, and not over one hundred and six
ty miles from the last named City. From
Macon, the third City in wealth and pop
ulation in Georgia, whence are annually
shipped 150,000 bales of Cotton, to Fort
Gaines, the country is rich in the produc
tion of Cotton—supporting many villages
and large retail stores. It is the best Cot
ton country, of like extent, in the Union.
A Railroad from Macon to Pensacola,
three hundred miles, will therefore pay on
the cost of its construction far more than a
Road frym St. Marys to Cedar Keys ever
can he made to pay. The Florida Road
can have only the through travel, that be
tween New York and New Orleans, to
support it. The other line by an immense
freighting business and by local travel,
must far outstrip the Florida route.
In Georgia the people have built and
are building Railroads so quietly that our
friends in New York and New Orleans do
not think of us as they ought. Os late, it
is true, public attention is turned to us
and better knowledge of the wealth and
enterprise of the State is being diffused.—
Is it not remarkable that although the peo
ple of Georgia actually began a year ago
to build a Railroad from Macon to Fort
Gaines, with a declared view of its exten
sion to Pensacola, and thus of giving (all
things considered) the very best line of
communication between the cities of New
York and New Orleans, yet the work did
not seem to attract the notice of the public
journals of the North or West? The ar
ticle in Deßow’s Review, recommending
a line every way inferior, has attracted at
tention, although as yet not a dollar has
been subscribed to that enterprise. Again
we say, we rejoice that this important line
of general travel is now being considered
by the people of the United States gene
rally. Savannah with her splendid steam
ships, the Cherokee and Tennessee, her
excellent steam packets, and the Central
Road to Macon, deserves to be on this
great line, and that she will he on it no
one here can doubt. Even if the Peninsu
lar Railroad is built, we do not doubt the
fact that a Road will be constructed from
the Chattahoochee River to Pensacola.—
W hat would the Stock of the Peninsular
line he worth, in comparison with the
Stock in the Road from Macon to Pensaco
la—a Road into which, at this day run the
Central Railroad of 191 miles, the Macon
A Western of 101 miles, the Georgia
Railroad of 171 miles, and the Western
A Atlantic Road of 110 miles ?
I Cf Types when not carefully watched
sometimes play fantastic and mischievous
tricks. An exchange paper complains
that an aiticlo which should have been en
titled “A 1 ale of Terror Founded on
Fact,” was, by some hocus pocus of the
types, metamorphosed into “A Tail of a
Terrier Foundered on Fat.”
Leilers of llenr y C'l«y and Martin Yanllu,.,,
The following letters were read at the
Free Soil Convention held at Cleveland
Ohio, on the 13tb inst.:
Ashland, June 16,1849.
Gentlemen :—I received your official
letter, in behalf of the freemen of the re
serve, inviting me to unite with them, at
Cleveland, iri celebrating the anniversary
of the passage of the ordinance of 1787
on the 13th of July next. I concur en
tirely in opinion as to the wisdom of that
great measure, and I am glad that it has
secured to the States on which it operates
an exemption from the evils of slavery.
But the event of the passage of the ordin
ance has never,within my knowledge,been
celebrated in any one of the sixty-one
years which have since intervened. It j 3
proposed, for the first time, to commemo
rate it. It is impossible to disguise the
conviction that this purpose originates out
of the question, now unfortunately agita
ting the whole Union, of the introduction
of slavery into New Mextco and Califor
nia.
While no one can be more opposed
than I am to the extension of slavery into
those new territories, either by the author
ity of Congress or by individual enterprise
1 should he unwilling to do anything to
increase the prevailing excitement. I
hope that the question will be met in a
spirit of calmness and candor, and finally
settled in a manner to add strength and
stability, instead of bringing any danger
to the exisence of our Union. In all our
differences of opinion we should nfcver
cease to remember that we are fellow-citi
zens of one common and glorious country,
nor to exercise mutual and frendly for
bearance.
But, gentlemen, waving all other con
siderations, indispensable engagements
will prevent tny attendance on the occasion
to which you have done me the honor to
invite me.
With great respect, I am,
Your friend and oh’t. servant,
H. CLAY.
Messrs. J. C. A aughan, T. Brown, Com
mitteo.
Lindenwald, July 7, 1549,
Gentlemen :—1 have received the invi
tation with which you have honored me,
to unite with the freemen of the Reserve
in celebrating on the 13th inst. the anni
versary of the passage of the ordinance of
1787, and return you my best thanks for
this proof of your respect and confidence.
It will not be in my power to comply
with your request, and it can scarcely be
necessary to say to you how cordially and
earnestly I concur in the policy of the
great measure you desire to sustain.
That the “ordinance of 1787” lies at the
foundation of the growth and prosperity
of the people and Slates of the Northwest
—that the vigor and vitality they possess
is justly attributable to its action—that the
exclusion of slavery by that act, from this
territory—all then held by the nation—
declared the original, and rffirmed the fu
ture policy of the American people— 3r.d
that the influence of Government should
he kept actively and perpetually on the
side of freedom—are opinions which de
serve, and will, 1 doubt not, at no distant
day, meet with the heart-felt concurrence
of the masses of the people of every sec
tion of our extended confederacy.
Sincerely wishing you success in your
patriotic efforts, 1 am, gentlemen,
A r ery respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
Messrs. J. C. Vaughan, T. Brown, Coni.
MACON, G A T
SATURDAY MOUNING, JULY 28, 184!).
The Cholera. —The reader will find an in
teresting letter in another column, from Dr. S. A.
Cartwright, of New Orleans. We are glad
to perceive by the latest accounts that the dis
ease is generally on the decrease the Nortli
and West.
[FT An attempt was made on Tuesday last, to
fire the new frame buildings recently erected in
the upper part of the city, and owned by N’. C.
Mckroe, Esq. When discovered in the after
noon, the fire had burnt through the floor in one
and was progressing in the wall of the other
building. The damage was but slight. It will
besccn by referenoe to the advertisement, that
the City Council have offered a reward for the
apprehension of the incendiary.
OCTIn another column will be found the let
ters of the Hon. Henry Clay and Martin Van
Buren, to the recent Free Soil convention. Dis
senting from the doctrines contained in them, v°
give them to show the strange political alli
ances that are now being formed against the in
stitutions of the South. Who would have thought
that Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren and Thos.
Hart Benton could ever be found making e onl '
nion cause against the South ? We indeed live
in strange times when the Lion, the Fox and the
Wolf herd together. But as they are seekingpre]j\
wo trust it may be always just beyond their reach
If there ever was a time when the South should
know and support her friends, it is now !
Let her see to it.
ETA few Seminole Indians have recently
murdered a man named joiin Bajker, and wo" n '
ded Maj. W. F. Russell, at the settlement ° n |
Indian River, Florida. There are yet ab o " 1
two hundred and fifty warriors of this tribe i" ;
that State, and should they become hostile nw.'
again do much damage in that section. " c |
have no doubt tbe President will take prom]’ 1
measures to protect the citizens of Florida agi‘i |! •
the depredations of these treacherous Indian*'
[fJ’Wc learn from the Forsyth Bee, that
wife of .Mr. Stephen Sutton, of Monroe count.'
sot fire to her dwelling on the 20th inst. in c 0"
quenco of her husband’s keeping a dram Sll °j
She and one of her children were burned to oc al