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vescent beverage, was by uo means requit
ed. The whole contents of the bottle spurt-
‘ Why wont you see it all! How the dcucc
should you be able to judge of it unless by *ook-
ing on, and observing how admirably every thing
t»d out in every direction, bestowing most is 6 J"nage"r. You’il be inside, bewde the lady,
of its attentions on the face and clothes of a 0 f C0l]rS e—but you'll be able to look out of the
esnectable gentleman in the neighboring w j n( j ow . There never was s “ c h a fellow, I re-
who was instantaneously blinded by ally believe, with such antnd of talent. lam
hox,
the shower, and only recovered his breath i actually sometimes astonished at myself.’
d eyesight,“vhcn/lr.Skivers (in ihehur. I -I do,,-, ,he le,» »ond„; at I »,d ; -bn.
i ,• of the moment, throwing,the bottle among
i ie tea-things of another quiet-looking indi
vidual in the box on the other side) began
Mopping his coat and countenance, to the
lanifest astonishment and perplexity of
l ie object of tltese polite attentions,
4 There never was such a hand at maki"}?
a cork fly as 1 am !’ exclaimed Mi. Sk* r ® ra »
while engaged in rubbing down his victim.
• Waiters and people like that arc generally
so awkward. But I’ve a k" aC * at most
things, and opening a bottle is one of them.
‘Waiter!’ cried the gem'eman in the other
box, who was evidently 3 Welchman from his
me!—but tempt me not loo far—the authoress] ‘What do you meau ? What is sticking into
of the ‘Loves of Diana’ can dip her pen in sa-l you ?’
who is the lady MI ’his time ?’
< Come no«", that’s too bad," said Mr. iskivers,
dartin® liis forefinger facetiously into my ribs,
i You've kept in your gratification very well, but ,
don"' ,r y tricks on travellers. 1 saw you knew j
WJ secret from the very beginning.’
•Ton my honor, I never suspected your se- j
cret—I knew nothing of your plots—and even
now’
4 You never heard of Miss Towsy, perhaps—
Theodosia—does that make you start?—called ’
for shortness Dozy—and that makes such a
pretty little name altogether, Dozy Towsy. It
rhymes too, and that’s just the thing for a poe
tess. So, now that the murder’s out, my mind’s
at rest, and I see by your face you'll not be the
accent, ‘py Cot here's a tevil of a strimmatch! j cau se of the poor girl’s losing her journey.’
— - -• — r ' - ■ — J •“ 1 —' Why, if silting beside her is all that’s requir-
The teapot is all proke, py Cot, and le hot watet
squirted all over my face. I’ll stick the fork in
te powels of the rascal that played the trick.”
• There isn’t another fellow in Liverpool could
have shied it so neatly,’ said Mr. Skivers, look-
! ed, and you manage to drive expeditiously to
j Preston,! don’t much care.’
tire; but no—do you deny that you are filled
with admiration of literary talent?’
‘ No, I do not deny it*’
‘ That you have loved me ever since you read
my ‘Diana’—that you burn to possess a treasure
so invaluable as me—all these things were told
me by Mr. Skivers ; he found out that you were
the same Mr. Smith who used to watch my cot
tage, and listen to my music in the neighborhood
of Bristol, and he immediately devoted himselt
to annihilate both time and space, and make two
lovers happy; and he has succeeded—has he
not ?’ She again bumped herself against my
breast, and I confess I did not know what to an
swer.
‘I must reallv try to stop Mr. Skivers,’ I said
at last, ‘and I shall walk back.’
‘Back! back!’ she cried, in a dreadful shrill
j voice, ‘with ruined prospects, blighted hopes,
and damaged reputation! I have two cousins in
the militia’
‘If you had five hundred in the yeomanry, I
must insist on leaving you. Stop, Mr. Skivers!
stop!’
But Mr. Skivers was too busy flogging his un
fortunate cattle to attend to what 1 said. Even
Miss Towsy’s ejaculations, which were not un-
The pikes—I’m like a prison door, all stud
ded over. I feel glued to the scat.’
I helped him down. “ How the deuce did
you get there ?’ I said.
4 Why, I jumped up to be sure, to make my
way back to Liverpool; there ain’t such a fellow
in England for jumping, and now that I'm dow n,
1 think I’m not very much wounded after all;
the points are very blunt. ’Pon my soul ! what
a clever thought it was to leave old Dozy Towsy
in the lurch, and get back at the old cannibal’s
expense. I don’t think there’s a chap in Liver
pool would have sat so neatly on the pikes—do
you think there is ? Confess, now, I'm the
cleverest fellow you ever saw in your life.’
1 need add no more—a month ago, I was made
happy with the hand of Sophy Black.
ceded to United States in 1819, and ihe East and! cd good old General Harrison, at the last clcc-
Wcst formed one Territory in 1822. St. Au-! tion, by a majority of a hundred thousand votes
gustine is the oldest town in the United States; ; of the yeomanry, over his friend. He is ofopin
Tallahassee is the capitol.
naval siation.
Pensacola U. States
ion, he says, that “nothing short of Mr. Van
‘Buren’s re-election would successfully vindi-
Misccilrmcons Items.
Michigan.—Settled in 1670, by the French; ‘ cate the sovereignty of the people against the
contains 65,000 square miles; Indians 30.000: ‘daring assaults made on it, [by the people lie.
capitol Detroit; soil rich ; iron, copper and lead ‘ means, nr he means nothing.] and ihe unprece-
mincs abound ; voters, all citizens 21 years of
DmiJcing at Meals.—It is injurious to drink
much at meals. Those who take a large quanti
ty ot liquids at dinner, generally eat more than
those who take less. The sensation of thirst
depends on the quantity of aqueous fluid circu
lating in the blood. It has been found by p| 1T .
age ; sends 3 Members to Congress, Electors 5.
Arkansas.—Settled by French from Louis
iana, and formed from a part of Missouri in 1619;
coutains 57,000 square miles; admitted in the
Union in 1636; capitol Little Rock; Voters, all
citizens 21 years of age; sends 1 Member to
Congress, Electors 3.
Wisconsin.—Settled by emigrants from oth
er, principally New England States; bounded
‘dented frauds practiced by the moneyed power j siologists that the most seveic thirst of animals) 3
‘in that memorable election.” The moneyed appeased by injecting watery fluids intoihe blood
power! What nonsense! | A moderate quantity of liquid should be taken at
Mr. Bancroft, who comes next, is as shy
as Mr. Woodbury of expressing an opinion,
in favor of Mr. Van Buren. He avoids the ques-1
tion altogether, though he says he shares fully
in the committee’s favorable opinion of Mr. V.:
B.’s past services.
But the last letter in the series is most con-
by Lakes Michigan and Superior on the East, j elusive in favor of the choice of Mr. Van Bu-
The railway will do the rest. So now wrap f like a railway whistle, were scarcely audible; but
Sj nop*!*,
Showing the year in which each State of the Union i
tpas settled, and by what people—the number , to! Madison
of square miles—time of holding elections—
qualification of voters, and number of Repre- j
scnlativcs and Electors from each State.
Maine.—Settled 1630, by English; 32,000
square miles, capital Augusta; general election |
second Monday in September; Legislature
meet first Wednesday in January; Voters must
by Hudson Bay Co. Territories on the North,
Illinois on the South, Mississippi and Iowa on
the West; contains 80,000 square miles; capi-
Iotva Territory lies between Missouri and
Mississippi rivers, bounded on the North by
Hudson Bay Co. Territories; contains 150,000
square miles; purchased of Sacs and Foxes
1832 ; capitol Iowa City.
Indian or Western Territory extends from
the western boundary of Arkansas and Missouri
ing round in a state of amazement at the W clch-
man's non-approval of so admirable a perform- i
since. 4 Bring another bottle, waiter, and don’t
be so confoundedly awkward again.’
Harmony, alter a few words of explanation j
from roe, was restored, and the waiter was allow
ed to perform his functions in peace. The j
sparkler, as he called if, seemed to have an in- 1
spiring efl'ect on Mr. Skivers; he became pro- I
digiously kind and attentive to every person in ,
the collee-room; and as he was really a good- {
hearted fellow, he made various efforts to soothe j
the rutiled temper of the gentlemen who had ■
suffered from his intromissions with the chain- j
paigne. He lifted one of the candles from our
table, and placed it on that of the gentleman
whose face had suffered from the froth, who had
quietly resumed the perusal of the Times, and
was evidently deeply intent on the leader.
“Poor fellow, he’s not very young now, and
| yourself in your cloak—put your neckcloth up
; to your mouth, sftd your hat over your eyes, and
j let us off. The poor creature is perhaps wait-
{ ing for us already.’
We finished the last bumper of the sparkler,
and proceeded through a considerable portion
it struck me the highest notes of her voice must
have reached him, tor he turned round, and bel-
lowing out, “Screaming there!—draw it mild, j
Mr. Smith!’ continued his flagellation of the j
exhausted horses. My situation was quite in- j
tolerable. My romantic and literary companion
reside in the State three months before any elec- i to Red river ou the South, and the Punca and
tion; sends Members of Congress 7, Electors 9.
New Hampshire.—Settled 1623, by Eri
lish ; 95,000 square miles; capitol Concord
General election second Tuesday in March
Legislature meets on the first Wednesday
of the town, and at last stopt at the entrance of a i could not be persuaded it was a mistake of her June; Voters require no other qualification than
country looking lane, on the road to Wavertree;
| and Mr. Skivers, as usual, began his serenade of'
| coughs and spittings, as if he were a representa-
- live of sore throat.
j ‘ What a deuce of a nuisance!’ he said, ‘only |
i look there! some person is giving a party in this ;
j lane, and half a dozen carriages are at the other 1
! end. How are we to find out our own ? and ]
| how is Dozy Towsy to escape observation ?— ;
Now, other fellows would despair under these '
I circumstances, but you’ll see how I’ll manage.’
I He left off his amatory expectorations, and went ]
! forward to reconnoitre. There was a great col- j
| Icctior: of flies and hackney coaches, and among
friend Mr. Skivers, and that some other Mr. ,
Smith ought to be in my place. She continued,
sometimes try ing to coax, and sometimes to bully.
to be twenty-one years of age; sends Members
of Congress 4, Electors 6.
Massachusetts.—Settled 1620, by English;
till, losing patience entirely, 1 made an effort to j 7,500 square miles; capitol Boston; General
open the door, and fimg myself in desperation election second Monday in November; Legis-
Platte or Nebraska on the North; roughly
g-j mated at about 275,000 square miles. The Wes-
J;; tern Territory, extending to the Rocky moun
tains, contains340,000 square miles. Columbia
or Oregon Territory, claimed by the United
States, is about 850 miles long N. and S., 400
to 700 miles broad, and estimated to contain
350,000 square miles.
*** Two Senators are sent from each State,
in addition to ihe preceding enumeration ol
Members of Congress.
ren, and is therefore very properly reserved for j
the bouquet. It is from tlial distinguised “demo- j
crat,” the Hon. D. Petrikin. For a wonder, he |
does not object to the proposition made to him
by the committee. On ihe contrary, says he, |
“I am clearly of the opinion that the country j
‘will disgrace itself if Mr. Van Buren is not j
‘elected to the Presidency at the next election.” i
This opinion, from such a source, must decid-
ediy settle the question.
quantity of liquid should be takeu at
dinner; too large a portion acts in nriously hv
diluting the gastric fluid. Persons whose diet i" s
more animal than vegetable, require more liquil
during their meals. Drinking before a meal j 3
pernicious, whilst by drinking during a meal
tlic digestive process is promoted. Those who
eat fast require mire drink than do others, for
as Dr. Phillip says, ‘the food is swallowed with
out a due admixture of the saliva, and forms a
dry mass in the stomach.’—F. Winslow's'•Health
of Body and Mind.'
AN UNTOWARD OCCURENCE.
(from the madisoniam.)
out of the carriage, although it was going at a . lature meet first Wednesday in January; Voters
rapid pace—the poor animals being excited to one year's residence in the State, and have paid a
unusual exertions by the perpetual swearing and j State or County tax; sends Members of Con-
encouraging exclamations ot the driver. V hile
in this wretched predicament, I suddenly felt a
tremendous jerk, which sent me, with all mv
Political UvriuinitK.
gress in, Electors 12.
Vermont.—Settled 1749, by English; 10,200 i
square miles; capitol Montpelier; General elec-|
weight, on my little companion, who was at that j tion first Tuesday in September; Legislature
moment in the midst of a moving appeal to my j meet second Thursday in October; Voters to
hasn’t light enough!” lie said to me. “Another ] the number he could not distinguish the one lie
candle will help him amazingly, and we can see
quite well enough to drink. Pm always finding
out ways of being useful.”
Before, however, he had time to sing his own
praises much further, the old gentleman jumped 1
up with something very like an oath, and the pa- ]
per was in a flame, lie threw it from him in
immense alarm, and the whole double paper in a
state of complete conflagation, was floated into j
the Welchman’s box, and unlortunately alight- i
ed on his head. Iu an agony of fear, and giving I
had ordered to be in waiting. Following at last
a low whistle, which I took as a signal fur my
approach, I came up to him, and perceived by
his side a very diminutive female figure wrapped
up in a large cloak. The night was very dark.
On seeing me lie placed the lady tinder my pro
tection, who clung to me as if in great agitation,
but said nothing. I was equally silent. Ano
ther low whistle brought us up to where Mr.
Skivers had at last succeeded in discovering his
vehicle, and opening the door himself, (for in
sensibilities; and I perceived that we were over
thrown, but how it had been managed it was too
dark to allow me to see. Mr. Skivers had run
against one ot the long troughs at the door of a
wayside inn, at which the horses watered—the
wheel had come off in the concussion, and we
were cast suddenly down to the grouud; but the
charioteer was not so fortunate—he was propel
led from his elevated seat with great force into
the trough, which happened to be full of water,
and as I have explained that he was of a very-
stout configuration, it will not surprise you to
sends Members of
reside in the State one year
Congress 4, Electors 6.
Rhode Island.—Settled 1636, by English ;
1,360 square miles; capitol Providence: Gener
al election for Governor and Senators in April,
for Representatives in April and August; Le
gislature meet first Wednesday in June and last
Wednesday in October; Voters must be resi
dent in the State three months, and have a free
hold of 134 dollars; sends Members of Congress
2, Electors 4.
Connpcticut.—Settled 1633, bv English;
utterance to the most astounding imprecations, j f ac t, the driver had left his horses,) he pushed i
ho niQliPfl lin tho onffoo rnnm in I1la7.fi! hnt I — 1 l,— !
lie rushed up the coffee room in a blaze: but
Mr. Skivers got to tire sideboard before him, and
emptied the contents of an enormous jtig, which
was unluckily filled with beer, upon his head,
and when the unfortunate gentleman succeeded
in throwing off the burning paper, he found him
self deluged and nearly blinded with the excel
lent XX, for which the Saracan’s Head has
been long renowned.
“You owe your life to me, sir,” said Mr.
Skivers. “If it had not been for rny presence
of mind, I’m hanged if the other gentleman
wouldn't have burned you to death; but there
never was a man so ready as I am. I don’t think
there’s another chap in Liverpool would have
been so handy with the jug.”
“Py Cot, 1 shall reward you for this if I live
another day!” said the Welchman, grinding his
teeth with rage.
“A medal, ora piece of plate, of course,” re
us in, and mounted the box. Before, however,
he had time to apply his whip so as to get his [
horses into motion, we heard a prodigious scuffle i
in front, and in a short time our friend was seized j
by the leg by a brawny looking man, in a large j
coat and glazed hat, and pulled most mercilessly
! from his seat in spite of his utmost resistance.
‘ I’ll teach you to be a playing your tricks on
my osses, I wool,’said tire man—‘I’ve a mind
j to knock your brains out, or have ye tried forat-
j tempt to steal this here coach and them*'ere ani-
I mals.’
j ‘ Let go my leg!’ cried Mr. Skivers, ‘you've
! split my trousers with your infernal tags: it was
j only a mistake after all; 1 thought this was my
! carriage.”
I In the mean time he had scrambled down.
: partly voluntarily, and partly by force, and fell
ou the road just under the wheels. The suc
cessful charioteer mounted the l>o«, "od my
. A.A.Vf.., .A , j | . - ’ J ; 1
told, that lie fitted so closely between the sides, 4,700 square miles; capitol New Haven ; Gen-
tlint it was almost impossible to pull him out.— | eral election first Monday in April; Legislature
plied Mr. Skivers. “ Well, I don’t care if you f,i cn d twirled am! twisted himself from his dan
give me a small token ; but if l were you, I would
not allow the incindeary in No. 4 to escape.”
“Sir," said that gentleman, out of breath with
his alarm, aud the violent efforts he had made to
contain his anger, “you came and maliciously
placed a candle beneath my newspaper, and
might have set fire to the whole house. I will
prosecute you for wilful fire-raising, if it cost
tne a thousand pounds.”
“You are a set of ungrateful fellows,” said
Mr. Skivers, returning to where I had sat, an
astonished spectator of these extraordinary e-
vents, “and I’ve a great mind never to lend a
friend a caudle, or extinguish a fire again as long
as I live. Waiter, another bottle of champagne,
and tell those two men to make less noise.—
That Welchman ought to pay for the beer, and
the cups, and teapot.”
The two gentlemen left the coffee-room, pro
bably to take legal advice, and Mr. Skivers, fill - ]
ing up a bumper of the sparkler, said—“Now, j
tell me candidly, if you ever saw such an inge- ]
nous chap as 1 am in your life?”
“ In getting into scrapes, I never saw your j
equal,”! answered.
“And out of them, too ? Oh, by George, I’ve j
too many brains! I sometimes wish I had few- J
er—but it’s impossible. You’ll see this very j
night.”
“ Havn’t I seen enough ? I asked. “I assure j
you I’m quite satisfied.”
“Enough! You've seen nothing yet; but at
twenty minutes past twelve to night—then I'll
astonish you.”
“Why do you delay your performance so
long?”
“She can't get ready before.”
“Who”
Mr. Skivers winked in a very knowing manner,
and ordered a third bottle of champaigne.
Those wo had already drunk had had their
usual effect. I was not nearly so much disin
clined for an adventure as I had been before sup
per; and as I had finally made up my mind about
Mr. Trivett’s astonishing proposition, and knew
that in this free and enlightened country no man
can be married against his will, I gave a loose to
my spirits, and was in a short time nearly as
frisky as my friend.
‘ She’s an affectionate creature,’ he said, ‘and
so dreadfully clever. She ought to marry a
schoolmaster—but some fellows arc lucky and
some aren't. I’m a famous fellow for saying
pithy things.’
There was no denying the truth of a proposi
tion so pithily announced, although, at the same
time, I did not quite see its application.
4 1 hope the luck you talk of,’ I said, ‘ is expe
rienced in your own person ; for up to the pre
sent time, what with bullets, and breakages, and
cudgelings, you’ve been rather unfortunate.’
‘Me!—I never was unfortunate in my life;
and, ’pon my soul, l believe if I were to lay my
self out for it, I might have my choice of ail the
girls in Liverpool.’
•But you’ve fixed on this clever one?’
‘ Lord bless you, she fixed it herself! The
moment I talked of a postchaise she offered to
gel ready her carpet bag, and would be shocking
ly disappointed if any thing occurred to hinder
the expedition.’
‘ Then, I hope nothing will occur, for disap
pointments of that kind are very difficult to bear.’
‘Why—bless me!’ he said, opening liis eyes
in astonishment, ‘ how the deuce can any thing
occur when I am near to make every thing
straight ? Haven’t i told you that the whole
matter is under rny management ? And I must
candidly confess that there isn’t a fello'
where so good at arranging an elopement.'
‘An elopement! Why, what ate y 0 u "oin"
to do?’ 03
• Make a poor girl happy,’ he said. ‘ S’ fle has
been sighing for some time. She’s such a e n e
to talk, and write, and paint flowers, and play the
guitar, and work Daniel in the lions’ den on the
I gerous position just in time; for on a man com-
j.ing out of tiie house nearest to where we stood,
l and crying in a loud voice, ‘ Mr. Trivett’s car-
jriage!’ the coachman cracked Lis whip, and
chirped to his horses, and inveigled them into a
] trot—‘ Mr. Trivett!' I thought—here’s a conca
tenation of events!—the man in the whole world
we had most reason to avoid.’ The little wo
man. in the mean time, clung so close to me,
that I could hardly move. We [lulled up at the
little iron gate, and standing in the doorway.
The people of the inn came to our aid with
lights, and were no little astonished at seeing a
pair of very thick legs projecting from their wa
tering trough, and hearing a yoice half choked
by the water bellowing for assistance. Miss
Towsy was lifted out and laid on a sofa. Mr.
Skivers, the moment he was released, shook him
self like a Newfoundland dog alter a swim, and I
was in hopes lie was at last a little crcstlaiien
after so many misadventures.
‘It ain’t every one, I can tell you,’ he said,
‘could have driven round that corner in the way
I did. Many fellows would have upset the coach
altogether; but I was always a famous chap for
handling tlic ribbons. Hark! by Jupiter there
they are.’
‘Who?’ I asked.
‘Who? why, the Trivetts—don’t you hear
their wheels ? That old blackguard has brought
his wanting stick to a certainty. J ’ 1 i go and at
tend to poor Miss Towsy. I’m afraid you were
a little too brisk, and have been too much for the
poor girl’s spirits.’
‘Brisk!’ I cried, getting into an uncontrolla-
tnect first Wednesday in May ; Voters to hold j
a freehold of §7 per annum, have done military |
duty, paid a State tax, and taken the prescribed
oath; sends Members of Congress 4, Electors 6. ]
New York.—Settler] 1614. by Dutch; 46,-
000 square miles; capitol Albany; General elec-1
tion first Monday in November, 3 days; Legis-I
lature meet first Tuesday in January; Voters,]
citizens 21 years of age, inhabitants of the State j
for last year, and residents of county for last 0
months; colored men a freehold of 250 dollars,
paid taxes, and been a citizen three years; sends !
Members of Congress 34. Electors 30.
New Jersey.—Settled 1624, by Danes; 8,300 ]
square miles ; capitol Trenton ; General election I
second Tuesday in October; \ oters, to be citi
zens of the State one year, and worth 50 pounds ,
proclamation money; sends Members of Con
gress 5, Electors 7.
Pennsylvania.—Settled 1082, by English ;
44,000 square miles; capitol Harrisburg; Gen
era! election second Tuesday in October; Le
gislature meet first Tuesday in January ; Voters,
white, one year in State, ten days where voting,
bio rage when I reflected on his behavior.— ] and pay tax assessed ten days before election,
‘ What do you mean ay playing off sucli a trick
“ What trick ?’ didn’t she tell me a Mr. Smith
from Bristol was in love with her? And didn't
you tell me you were from Bristol ? But I'm
between 21 and 22 vote without tax; sends Mem-1
bers of Congress 24, Electors 26.
Delaware.—Settled 1627, by Swedes and
Fins; 2,100 square miles; capitol Dover; Gen
eral election second Tuesday in October; Le- 1
off—I hear that old murderer crying out for us gislature meet first Tuesday in January ; Voters,
to stop !’ And in a very few minutes, the car j the same qualifications required as in Pennsyl-i
waiting for tl
leir car nag
any
my peremptory visiter of the morning, accompa
nied by a tall strong thick whiskered man, who I
concluded was one of his sons, and two ladies so
enveloped in their cloaks that I could distinguish
nothing either of their face or figure. At this
moment both doors of otir coach were opened.
The driver storming like a demoniac at me when
he perceived his unexpected fare, and Mr. Ski
vers at the other, pressing us to retreat or all
was over—we lost no time in bundling out, and
fortunately the carriage he had really secured,
was close at hand and ready to receive us. Wc
j sprang into it, while Skivers mounted the box,
1 after whispering to us that ‘lie knew he had *><»
! tonished us with i6» mfuifrnoie abilities in all pos
sible ways, particularly in descending from a
I dicky'—but rapid as we were, we did not effect
I our escape without being discovered. On the
i first roll of our wheel l heard the well known
| voice of Mr. Trivett calling me by name and or-
I dering our charioteer to stop on pain of death.
But Mr. Skivers handled liis whip with amazing
dexterity, and all that was left for our pursuer
was to order his jarvey to follow us wherever w e
went, and not to let us out of his sight for n mo
ment. We were soon trotting gaily along in
country roads; and as I felt assured that the
tired animals in their street coach could not pos-
| sibly follow us above a mile, I began to enjoy
j the absurdity of the adventure, and turning to
j my companion asked her if she was alarmed.
‘Near you.’she said in a languishing voice,
I ‘ it is impossible to fear. The mind, directed by
! its sentiments to its true impulses, is unconscious
: of the agitations of ordinary nature, when ex-
i pectation is fulfilled and hope is merged in re-
i alization.’
As I did not quite understand what she meant,
j I tried her on other subjects.
I ‘Mr. Skivers had been very active in his pre- j
j parations,’ I said.
‘Words will always be inadequate to express I
| the obligations he has laid me under; and though j
I till this hour I never heard your voice. I think I |
j may confide the sensibilities of my spirit to the j
sympathizing breast of a gentleman who has
j given me so convincing a proof of his regard.— I
i The female temperament, modified by circurn- ]
j stances of time and education, varies in various '
| individuals. In me openness is the greatest
I characteristic—openness is expressive of mental
i power; and, therefore, I can have no hesitation
i in throwing myself unreservedly into the arms
i of the object of my choice.’
; ‘ He’s a happy man!’ I said, wondering at the
; same time, at the mutual attachment of two
J such extraordinary beings.
* Yes, he is a happy man—his talents I know,
| and of his reverence of literary pre-eminence I
| have the surest proofs. <Jh, how little did 1
] think of this blessed moment when I used to sit
| playing the guitar to an open window in Pome
granate Lodge!’
‘ Is that near here?’ I asked.
‘ Near here—'tis on the Bath road, one sweet
half mile from Bristol; but whenever wc are to
gether there is Pomegranate Lodge—see it is
near, yes, in my heart!’ She took my hand and
placed it on the portion of her body where she
said her heart was; and probably that was the
situation it had chosen, for there was certainly
nothing else. I drew away my hand.
‘You're cold,’she said.
Far from it,' I answered, ‘ I find it oppres
•, 1 distinctly recognised j liage containing our pursuers [Hilled up where] vania; sends Members of Congress 1, Electors i
I was standing, and Mr. Trivett immediately
jumped out, and was shortly after followed by
his son.
‘ I was afraid Mr. Smith,’ Ire said, ‘you were
under a slight mistake, and ran off with the
wrong lady.’
‘ You happen to be quite correct, sir,’ I re
plied; ‘but at tlic same time l entirely deny
your right to interfere in any way with my pro
ceedings.’
‘Do you deny, sir,’ inquired Mr. Trivett, in a
very determined voice, ‘that you are an engaged
man!’
‘Vuu Lave no business to make the inquiry,’
I replied ; ‘ and v licthcr I am engaged or not, all
Maryland.—Settled 1634, by English ; 14,
000 square miles; capitol Annapolis; Genera
election first Monday in October; Legislator
meet first Monday in December; Voters, on
year’s residence in tlie county where he sha
offer to vote; scuds Members of Congress P
Electors 8.
Virginia.—Settled 1607, by English; 64.00
squaie miles; capitol Richmond ; General elec
lion in April; Legislature meet first Monday i
December; Voters, freehold of the value of 2
dollars, or been a housekeeper one year, or bee.
assessed ; amounts to almost universal suffrage
sends Members of Congress 15, Electors 17.
North Carolina.—Settled 1650, by Eng
I can tell you is, that it is not to the young lady | lish; 48,600 square miles; capitol Raleigh
who made such render inquiries as to the absence
of Captain O’Connor.’
* She has given up the captain,' lie said ; ‘ when
I explained who you were, and stated tlic very
flattering proposal you had made ’
‘ I made no proposals whatever, sir.’
‘ When I stated the very flattering proposals
you had made,’ he continued, not minding my
interruption, ‘ she agreed to aceppf you at once.’
‘ She is very condescending,’ I said, ‘ especial
ly to a person she has never seen '
‘Pardon me,’ he replied; ‘she saw you as
General election in August; Legislature me,
second Monday in November; Voter, citizen <
the State one year, may vote for a member i
the House of Commons, but must own fid
acres of land to vote fora Senator; sends Mem
bers of Congress 9, Electors 11.
South Carolina.—Settled 1669, by Eng
lish; 24,000 square miles; capitol Columbia
General election second Monday in October
Legislature meet fourth Monday in November
Voter, resident of the State two years, and si
months of the district where voting ; sends Mem
you leapt out of the carriage—she secs you at j bers of Congress 7, Electors 9.
this moment; for she accompanied us in out
pursuit, and, in fact, urged us to it by every ar
gument in Her power.’
‘ It strikes me, sir, that the Liverpool ladies
are a people of a very extraordinary kind. 1 was
run away with to-night by one woman against
my will, and another seems determined to marry
me whether I will or uo. May I see this lady,
sir ?’
‘ See her! to be sure. Come out. my dear,
and go with Mr. Smith into the inn. I knew he
would listen to reason, and prevent our having
recourse to more disagreeable measures. 1 The
lady on this invitation descended from the car
riage, and walked in silence by my side into the
bar room, in which lights were burning. When
she saw we were alone, she threw back her cloak,
and I saw before me tlie radiant countenance
and laughing lips of my own Sophy Black! I
need not say how great was mv astonishment;
but 1 checked my raptures on remembering how
very particular she had been, in her conversation
from the window with Mr. Skivers, in her ques
tions about the Irish Captain.’
Georgia.—Settled 1733, by English; 60,00
square miles: capitol Milledgeville; Gener;
election first Monday in October; Legislator
meet first Monday in November; Voter, citize
of the Slate, and six months residence of count
where voting, and have paid all taxes impose
upon him ; sends Members of Congress 8, Elec
tors 10.
Louisiana.—Settled 1699, by French ; 48,00
square miles; capitol New Orleans; Gener:
election first Monday in July ; Legislature me<
first Monday in January ; Voter, to reside on
year in the county, and paid taxes within the la:
six months; sends Members of Congress 4, Elec
tors 6.
Ohio.—Settled 1786, by English; 39,000 sq
miles; capitol Columbus; General election st
cond r I uesday in October; Legislature met
first Monday in December; Voter, one year’
residence in the State preceding the clectiot
having paid or been charged with State or cou
ty tax ; sends Members of Congress 21, Elec
tors 23.
Kentucky. Settled 1775, by V
[from the national intelligencer ]
The meeting called at Philadelphia, in the
name of “Van Buren anti the Democracy,” of
which our readers have had notice, came off on
Saturday night last; and the account of it liiis
fourteen columns of the Pennsylvanian of Mon
day; a mighty space compared with the magni
tude of the meeting, which is said not to have
been remarkable for its numbers, tlie largest esti
mate being twelve or fifteen hundred. Henry
Horn, as usual at meetings of this particular
class, was called to the Chair, and no fewer than
thirty l ire Presidents and eighteen Secretaries
were appointed. Ail address filling six columns,
prepared by a committee previously appointed,
was read. A speech was then made by Major
Davkzac, ‘a companion in arms of the illus
trious Jackson ;” after which two whole columns
of resolutions were read off by J. M. Davis, the
burthen of which was honor aud glory to Mr.
Van Buren, which were of course unanimous
ly adopted, the citizens present being all of one
way of thinking. The fourth of July is recom
mended for the meeting at Philadelphia of a
National Convention to ratify tiie nomination of
Mr. Van Buren as the candidate of "the par
ty” for the Presidency: and among the resolu
tions are, one in high honor of Mr. Benton and
another in which Mr. Buchanan’s claims as a
candidate for the Presidency are “damned with
faint praise,” though greatly approved for re-
election to the Senate.
The remaining five columns of the Pennsyl
vanian are tilled with Letters received in answer
to appeals by the committee to different distin
guished individuals of “the party” for their
countenance and support ou this trying occa
sion. We wish we had room to publish a
number of these Letters entire. As tie cannot
do tLis, however, we must endeavor to give our
readers some idea of their general import.
The first is a very characteristic letter from
Mr. Van Buren himself; in which he says that
his personal wishes in regard to the next Presi
dential Election have been stated in his publish
ed letter to Mr. Horn “with a distinctness that
makes further explanation of them unnecessn- i
ry:” that ‘ the stern integrity and inflexible per-
‘ severance tvitb which the democracy of the city
‘and county of Philadelphia have fora long series
‘ot years adhered to the political principles they
‘profess, have impressed him with feelings of]
‘profound respect and admiration;” that lie ap
preciates propouionably their design to propose
biin for the Presidency, and lias therefore re- j
ceived the communication from the committee !
“with a satisfaction which he has not found it i
easy to express, and which he could not ex- i
aggerate,” dec.
The next letter is from Gen. Jackson, who j
has no reserve in giving his suffrage for Mr. Van
Bn ten. We quute from his letter to that efl'ect, 1
as follows:
“ I concur with you, gentlemen, in the tribute
you pay to the character of Mr. Van Buren,
and recognise in the strong language by which
you represent the humbuggery of the last elec
tion, tiie working of that manly spirit which be
longs to tiie American people. It is the office
of this spirit to separate truth from error, and re- '
store to justice the influence it may have lost by
the temporary prevalence of prejudice. No one, !
therefore, who has faith in this spirit, or in the j
public virtue and intelligence from which it
emanates, can be surprised at the high estimate
in which you hold the services oi Mr. Van
Buren, or at the partiality you avow for him
Account of the occurrences connected with the
seizure and subsequent restoration of Monte
rey.* by the naval forces of the United Slates,
under Com. Thomas Ap Calesby Jones, ini
I October, 1842:
The toilowing account is extracted from the
i official correspondence, as published in the Span
ish 1 mgnage, in the newspaper called the Dinrio
del Gobierno, at the city of Mexico, on the 14th
of December 1842:
It appears in the first place, that the Mexican
Government, iu anticipation of some attack on '
its distant territories ol California, had sent a mini- j
ber of troops thither, under the command of Don
Manuel Micheltoreno, who was appointed Com-
\ mandaut General and inspector of both the Cali-, ;
fornias. These troops arrived at San Diego, the
i southernmost port on the Pacific side of Califor- ;
i nia. in the middle of October last, and were on
their way to Monterey, the capital of that coun
try, when the occurrences in question took place
there. Monterey is a small village founded by
the Spaniards in 1771, at the southern extremity
of a bay of the same name, near the 36th degree
of latitude, about a hundred miles south of tiie
great bay of San Francisco, and about three hun
dred and fifty miles north from the town of An- j
geles, where the commandant Micheltoreno was
with his troops when the events in question occur
cd.
On the 19th of October, Commodore Jones j
arrived at Monterey, in the frigate United States,
accompanied byfheCyane. under Captain Strib-
ling. As soon as the ships had anchored. Cap
tain Armstrong, the flag captain of the United
States, landed, and delivered to the acting Gov
ernor. Don Juan Alvarado, a letter from Como-j
dore Jones, requiring the immediate surrender
of the [dace, with its forts, castles, ammunitions, j
arms. Arc- to tLe United States, iu order to save
it from the horrors of war, which would be the
immediate consequence of a refusal to submit.
Alvarado, upon this summons, consulted the
other military and civil authorities ; and finding
that the garrison consisted of only twenty-nine
menthatthe artillery wascom|>osed ot eleven pb-c !
es, entirely useless from the rottenness of their
carriages, and that the whole number of muskets
and carbines, good and bad. did not exceed a hun
dred and fifty—he surrendered the place, which
was in consequence immediately occupied by the
Americans. The articles of capitulation signed
on the occasion provide that the Mexican sol- ;■
diet s shall march out with colors flying, and shall
remain as prisoners of war until they can be
sent to Mexico : that the inhabitants shall be
protected iu their persons and property, so Jong
as they conduct themselves properly, and do
not infringe the laws of the United States, <Vc.
Commodore Jones at the same time issued a
proclamation to the Californians declaring that he
came in arms as the representative of a powerful
nation, against which the existing Government of
Mexico had engaged in war, but not with the
intention of spreading dismay among the peace- !
lul inhabitants,” and inviting them to submit
to the authority of a natiou which would pro
tect tltem forever in the enjoyment of liber
ty, A:c. dec.
All these things took place on the 19th of Oc
tober. Two days afterwards, on the 21st of the
month, Commodore Jones addressed another,
letter to the acting Governor Alvarado, to the
effect, that information received by him since*
the capture of the place, left him no reason to
doubt itiat tbe difficulties between Mexico and
the United States had been adjusted; and that-
being anxious to avoid all cause of future diffi
culties, he was ready to restore the place, with
its forts and property, to the Mexicians, in the
same condition in which they were before the
seizure. Monterey was accordingly, on that ?
day, evacuated by the Americans, aud re-occu
pied by the Mexicans, whose flag, on being re-!
hoisted, was saluted by the ships.
Thus terminated the three days at Monte- ;
Superstitious Fear.— A the occurred at
Church's paper mills (Conn.) last week, when
the flames, reflected by a driving snow storm,
caused so brilliant an illumination in the streets
of New Haven that the Miflerhes of that good ci
ty thought that the end of the world had come.
Several congregations rushed into the streets.
Mr. Greely, who was lecturing, lost hall his au
ditory. One minister gravely asserted that the
Day of Judgment was at hand, and the usuallv
quiet citizens were thrown into great commotion
until the cause of the phenomenon was discov
ered.
Remedy for the Toothache.—We clip the
following valuable receipt from an ancient Look
of medicine. It reads like it might answer:
“ Get a large kettle of water—let it come to a
boil, then put ycur head right into it and Jet it sim
mer for precisely half an hour; take out your hr* i
and shake all your teetli into a heap, pick ou: tin*
decayed ones aud throw them away. Thesound
ones you can put back again. If this won’t cure
you, nothing w ill.’
Good Advice.—If your coat is comfortable,
wear it two or three months longer ; no matrer
if the gloss is oft'. If you have no wife, get one;
if you have, God bless her—stay at home
with her. instead of spending your evenings in
expensive fooleries. Be honest, frugal, plain
seek content and happiness at home—Oe indus
trious and persevering : and our word for it, if
you are in debt you will soon become easy, no
matter who may be President, or what may be
the price of stocks.
Southern Settlements.—A number of
persons have already gone to Indian River on
the southern coast, and tire schooner Sultana
left here on Thursday last with several more, for
the purpose ot settling in the same vicinity.
We look forward to the day—from the present
appearance not far distant—when lhar section of
country will be thickly inhabited. Tbe climate
is mild, and turtle, fish, oysters, and game, plen
tiful.—Florida ycics.
Tiie Cotton Crop.—A Bombay paper, quot
ing a report that the American cotton this vear
would be 2,500.000 bales, adds,—“To give an
idea of riris immense quantity, it is only neces
sary to state, that to pm one bale at the end of
another would encircle the whole island of Great
Britain, or wall it round three feet high and two
feet thick!!! so that there will be no scarcity of
the ‘Raw Materia).”’
A curious thing occurred in Fourth street
last Saturday. A young woman actually pawned
" a baby,” and got two dollars on this “pledge”
of love. The inlant was so enveloped that the
pawnbroker took it for a roll of linen. He ap
plied afterwards with the child to the guardians
ofthe poor, but they refuse to have any thing
to do w ith it,until the six months are up, for which
it is pledged.—Philadelphia Spint of the Times.
We learn front the Cincinnati Chronicle, that
the number of bogs killed at that place this
season up to the 1st January, was 115,000. It
is supposed that the number will reach, before the
season is over 150,000. The meat is said to he
very fine. Apportion of the provisions put up this
season has been for Europe and other foreign
markets. Tbe scarcity of money has prevented
any speculation this season.
A Faithful Old Wife.— The dwelling of
Job Eastman, Esq. Town Clerk of Norway, Ox
ford county. Me., was burned on the 4th inst.
with all its contents ; Mrs Eastman, herself 70
years of age, seized her husband, whose advanced
age rendered him extremely feeble, and bore him
through the snow to a place of safety. The
town records for fifty years past, destroyed.
Progress Of Phrenology.—Some wag has
introduced a new theory relative to phrenological
developements. He says that the “organ of com
bativeness” is so intimately concerned with
nerves that it runs to the fists—and alleges also
that on that spot in tlie head more dandruff col
lects than on any where else. Therefore, when
a man is ready to fight, people say “his dander
is up.”
Immediately alter the resolution of the place,
Commodore Jones despatched a letter to the 1
as the candidate for the next Presidency, that commandant Micheltoreno, in which he stat- j
inav be put in nomination by a National Con- |
vention ot the republican party.”
Tbe zeal of the Ex-President iu the cause of!
liis faithful friend and follower is in nothing ■
more plainly discernible than in his disregard of
ceremony in the choice of epithets in regard to
the circumstances of the election of the lament
ed Harrison, which, as the spontaneous expres- |
sion of the popular will, deserved in reality more
respect from one who has heretofore owed his
own elevation to a somewhat similar burst of!
popular enthusiasm. There is in the General's]
letter another sentiment which sounds oddlv,
coming from one who, in liis memorable letter !
to President Monroe, sagely counselled that :
revolutionary patriot to beware of the monster :
parly. “I am sure,” says the General, “that;
‘none who are anxious for the ascendency of]
‘ the old Jeffersonian Democracy will charge me
‘with me
ed that lie had been induced to invade California,
by the manifesto addressed by General Santa An
na to the Diplomatic Corps at Mexico, wherein
His Excellency had conditionally declared war
against the United States: that the capitulation
of Monterey had been as honorable to Mexico as
circumstances would permit: and that he had re
stored the place, and ceased all offensive opera
tions, so soon as lie became convinced ofthe ex
istence of peace between the two nations.
The comtnandaut Micheltoreno, accorcing to
his despatch to the Minister of War at Mexico,
received the news ofthe capture of Monterey on
the 23d of the month, when he was at the rancho
or farm of San Francisco, near Ageles. On the fol
lowing day, he issued orders to ail the command
ants oil the coast, to exert themselves to the ut- ;
most r or the defence of tlieii country against the
perfidious North Americans, the declared ene
mies of Mexico, who had taken possession of
The New Orleans Picayune says “those Down
Easters will put a supercargo on a bunch of
shingles the next thing, and send him to foreign
ports to dispose of it.”
To which the New Bedford Bulletin retorts :
“W ell, what have you Southerners to say about
it. who build a ca*d house, put a tin kettle in it,
call it a steamboat, and then advertise to take
‘freight and passengers to the far West.’”
The New Hampshire Statesman says.—“We
understand that in one of the Shoo! Districts of
Hillsborough, in this State, the whole population
have become believers in the doctrine of Mil-
6E R —closed their district school, and taken their
children home to get prepared for the Second
Advent,”
Quickest Passage to America.—Tbe Bri
tannia, which lett Liverpool on the 5th ultimo,
had actually made the American land in seven
days and a half from the English coast !—but cr.e
week’s sail from the old world to the new !—llali-
Jax Guardian.
She seemed to guess something of what was j 42,000 square miles; capitol Frankfort; Gener:
top of the footstools. And, besides all that, she’s j sivdy hot, and, if I knew the road, I should offer
very fend of literature, and lias written a book, ; to clu n ge places with Mr. Skivers.’
‘ The Loves of Diana,’ a romantic poem; and if ‘ Wht n ] sa y you're cold, I me:
it weren’t that she'sratlierlittle, and hasa squeky ' whence tu s apathy?—this cold i
ipathy
mean mentally;
indillerence ?
voice, and one leg a little longer than the other, j ’Tis not whai r expected on a journey of this
and something the matter with one of her eyes, j kind. I expectej a glance of flame, a soul of
and some pimples on her nose, and a complaint
of the spine, and rheumatism in her wrist, and is
thirty-nine, and has no money. I’m hanged if
there would be a prettier girl than she is in Eng
land.’
fire.’
‘ I can only apologize <V>r your disappointment,’
I said, ‘by reminding you ,fi at this tcle-a-tete is
quite unexpected ou my part.’
Aud you are oppressed why, t[ ie unwonted
‘She must be a prodigious beauty,’ I said, nature of your position; but be oppressed with
laughing. ' - ’ -
‘ Oh, for them that look only to the intellect,
she’s perfection ! I made the declaration to her
feelings of uncertainty no longer. I aiT) yours !’
4 Mine, madam ? ’pon my soul you amav.e me!’
- . . 4 Do l? You did not know then the strength
this morning before breakfast. I told you I ; of thy Theodosia’s mind, how infinitely here*
would show you what a genius I had before long ; nius raised her above the formal pedantries of
passing tii my mind, fot she immediately pro
ceeded to explain. The object of the gallant
officer’s attentions was Mr. Trivett’s daughter;
and as she was of course the confidant, and as
in duty bound, entirely in favor of the lovers,
she had acted as representative of her friend in
receiving the messenger—as she considered him
—of Captain O’Connor. Her surprise was great
on perceiving it was a stranger, and of so extra
ordinary a kind as my friend Mr. Skivers. On
the following day, she soon recognized me from
Mr. Trivett’sdescription, and as that gentleman’s
suspicions were taised as to the visits of Captain
O'Conner, she strengthened his belief that he
was her admirer; and by that means, and by hur
rying the party in pursuit of me, had left a good
opportunity for the lovers to elope on this very
night. Nothing could be more satisfactory, and
I gained from her own lips a declaration that her
happiness was now made complete, by the full
approbation of my esteemed friend, her uncle,
Mr. Spriggs. On Mr. Trivett’s summoning us
to the door, he perceived at a glance that mat
ters were all as he had wished, and felt now as
sured that his rest would no longer be broken
election first Monday in August; Legislatur
meet first Monday iu November; Voters, tw
year’s residence in the State, and in the count
where oflering to vote, one year preceding tli
election; sends Members of Congress 10, Elec
tors 12.
Illinois.—Settled 1749, by French ; 53,00
square miles; capitol Vandalia; General eler
tion first Monday in August; Legislature met
first Monday in December; Voter, residence i
the State six months, but can only vote in tli
county where he actually resides; sends Meui
bers of Congress 7, Electors 9.
Indiana.—Settled 1730, by French ; 39,00
square miles; capitol Indianapolis; General eler
tion first Monday in August; Legislature me,
first Monday in December; Voter, one year'
residence in the State preceding the electiot
entitles to vote in county of residence; sene'
Members of Congress 10, Electors 12.
Alabama.—Settled 1713, by French; capiti
Tuscaloosa; General election first Monday i
August; Legislature meet fourth Monday i
October; Voter, citizen of the United Staterj
rAT.ON, and I care but little for the j Monterey with folir ships of w„r and 800 men ;
praise or censure oj those who belong to the op-'
‘posits, school of politics."
The next letter in order is from Senator Ben
ton, concurring “ very heartily” in the design
to promote the election of Mr. Van Buren “ by
a National Convention as the Democratic candi
date lor the Presidency.” Mr. Benton takes
occasion to allude to Mr. Buchanan. He is
J and, with that view, to join force's at Angeles, by
| whose bravery lie doubted not that he should
j triumph and secure additional glory to the Mex-
j ican nation. Ou the day after the date of these
j orders, the Governor received Commodore
! Jones’s letter, in answer to which he sent a se-
] ries of propositions for the settlement of such
of the difficulties as might be arranged there,
"Kiss me quick.'’” is the name of a new fash
ioned bonnet, worn by the ladies, somewhere anJ
invetiled by somebody. The gentlemen tinJ
them very convenient, and the ladies exceeding
ly pleasant. The demand for them is becoming
very great.—Boston Atlas.
.opp,
eutleman for whom,” says he, “I feel and , e - the questlon ol " lhe se izure to be dis-,
Pdi nnfli tin! if t r*'»I unH npvcmvil (Vi unriclnn • V . 1 I
‘profess both political and personal friendship; f cussed bet ween the two Governments. Com
mand for whom, although I cannot support him j modore j ones , in his reply, dated the IstofNo-
at piesent, I feci too much good will to go into j vemberj endeavored, as far as possible, to soothe
liis own State to operate even incidentally a * I at) d conciliate the excited feelings of the Mexi-
‘gainst him.”
The next letter is from Senator Wright, of]
of New York, marked by the sagacity and pru
dence by which he is distinguished above any
individual of his party. He is, of course, as a j
true and faithful friend, in favor of the selection ]
of Mr. Van Buren as the candidate of “ the
cans ; and expressed his readiness to meet Gov- ,
ernor Micheltoreno at Santa Barbara, without i
delay, in order to confer with him on his pro- ;
positions.
Tilings remained in this state on the 19th of j
November, when the vessel which brought the *
_ .papers from the Governor to Mexico quitted!
Democracy,” at whose shrme he worships with ; California; at that time Commodore Jones had ]
Simple A Hinit).
Some water and oil
One day Lad a broil
As dow n on a g!as-* lh,-v were di
And would not unite,
But continued to fielit.
itiiout any prospect of stopping - .
Some pearlash o’erheard,
And as quick as word.
Jumped into tbe midst of the clashing;
IV hen all three agreed.
And united with speed.
And soap was created for washing.
til
a devotion surpassed by that of no other man.
The next letter is from that unfortunate patri- j
otand soldier Thomas W. Dorr, of Rhode Is- 1
land memory, who, exiled from his native home
by liis own consummate folly, dates from the I
head quarters of his democratic friend Governor ]
Hubbard, and joins “most cordially in the]
views” of the Philadelphia committee. Beside ■
many other cogent reasons to do so, lie appears (
to think, that Mr. Van Buren has a great sym- ]
patliy (or disorganizes and anarchists like him- j
by defending liis premises against the intrusion ] tiie county where he shnil offer to vote; send I
one year of this, and three months residence i j j self, and that had the contest between the Gov-
—and, at twenty minutes [last twelve, you'll be
really amazed at my clevercess.’
‘But how am I to be a witness to it?’ I en
quired.
4 By seeing it with your own eyes—don’t be
the least alarmed. To make every thing secure,
I am going to drive the carriage myself. We
shall take the railway at Preston, and post on
from Lancaster. Nothing can be nicer; and, as
I have no particular business, I really think it’s
the best thing I can do.’
4 But still I don’t see,’ I said, ‘ how all this can
help me in appreciating your abilities.’
pedantries of
ordinary life. When 1 love, ’tis with my whole
soul; and I fling myself on your bosom, certain
of awakening a response to tny own trusting, lov
ing, burning sentiments.’
•This is a scene that Mr. Skivers never led
me to expect,’ I said.
4 Nor me,’ she replied: ‘ he led me to antici
pate a different behavior—lie painted you sigh
ing—dying! Could I resist the description!—
could I forget the looks you had cast on mv
window at Pomegranate Lodge.’
‘ I never knew such a place in my life.’
‘All! I know—these things you say to tiy
of the followers of the captivating visiter, whom
her uucle had committed to his charge. * Get
m, get in !’ he said, ‘ and let us get back as quick
as possible—my daughter will be anxious about
our return. You jump up beside the driver,
Bill, and let Mr. Smith cotne inside ; we shall
explain matters as we go.’
And by dint of hustling and hurrying he soon
got us safely into the carriage, and on the full
trot on onr homeward way. I confess I forgot
entirely both my friend Mr. Skivers, and my late
companion Miss Towsy. I was too much ab
sorbed in the happiness of my position to think
Members of Congress 7, Electors 9.
Mississippi.— Settled 1716, by French; enpi•
tol Jackson; General election in August; Le
gislature meet first Monday in November; Vo
ter, citizen of the United States, and one year’s
residence in this Stale, and in county six months,
and have done military duty, or paid taxes; sends] Dorr.
eminent of Rhode Island and its misguided cili
zens taken place “ during the administration of
Mr. Van Buren or his predecessor,” things
would have taken a very different turn. Very-
likely as to Mr. Van Buren; very unlikely, in
our opinion, as to “ liis predecessor,” unless it
had been a turn very little to the taste of Mr.
not met Micheltoreno.
The Mexican Diario contains some observa- j
tions on these occuirences, the acrimony of
which may perhaps, under the circumstances. ;
of the case, be pardoned. The writer, however, :
plainly declares his conviction that Commodore
Jones had attacked Monterey ageeably to orders ;
from his Government, with the object of con- j
quering California ; but that, finding the coun- j
try in sucli a state of defence—thanks to the care
of Santa Anna and Toroel, (the Secretary of j
War)—he had been obliged to abandon his plan
and to invent a story for his justification.
State Stocks—Amongst tin- holders of the V ir
ginia State Slocks, we notice the names of some of ihe
great money dealers of l.ngiand, and some of the u.j-
tmguished members of the Nohilitv of that country;
soch as Baron Rothschild, Baring, Brothers & Co .
Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Hartford, Duke of
Sutherland. Viscount Encombe, Lady Grace Gore, anil
Mark Philips, of the Park ill Pilkington, in the Parish
of Prestwick, in the county of Palantine of Lancaster
in England! A somewhat alliterative, and, judging
by the amount of stock, a very alluring title.— II u*-
chcster Republican.
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A clergyman after exhausting his zeal and eloquence
upon his auditory, arid finding them still obdurate,
concluded his prayer as follows: “And. oh. Lord,
make the hearts of these sinners as soft as their heads!"
Members of Congress 4, Electors 6.
Missouri.—Settled 1763, by French ; 60,000
square miles; capitol Jefferson City; General
election first Monday in August; Legislature
meet first Monday in November; Voter, citizen
of the United States, one year’s residence in this
of any thing else. But my attention was sudden- i State next preceding the election, and three
ly called front my own situation, by the most i months in the county; sends Members of Con-
appalling shouts and squalling proceeding from ] gress 5, Electors 7
the back of the carriage. The coachman stopt, i Tennessee.—Settled in 1765, by English;
imagining he had run over five or six people in 40,000 square miles; capitol Nashville; General
the dark, so prodigious was the noise. 1 jumped j election first Tuesday in August; Legislature
out, and in a moment recognised my friend Ski- ] meet first Monday in October; Voter, citizen
vers seated on the hind part of the carriage, and of the United States, and six months in county
writhing and jerking as if lie were insane.
You had better get oil,’ I said.
1 can't, they’re slicking iuto me.’
where his vote is offered ; sends Members of
Congress 11, Electors 13.
Florida, for near 20 J years under Spain, was
Mr. Woodbury’s letter is the next in order;
and he fights shy. He has nothiog to say of
Mr. Van Buren, in particular; but merely ex
presses the “conviction, strengthened daily by
‘experience, that the leading principles of the
‘past administration are the only ones under
4 which the Government in the existing emergen
cies of the country can be safely conducted.”
If he had been in favor of taking up Van Buren
as the candidate for the Presidency, it would
have been very easy for him to say so.
After a letter from Mr. Gilpin, ex-Attorney
General, we have one from the Hon. Bedford
Brown, of North Carolina, who, sore from re
cent defeat on the field in which his first laurels
were won, (in the Legislature of his own State,)
is very severo upon the people for having elect-
* Monterey is, by the most direct route, about as far
from the city of Mexico as Washington ; and the re
ceipt at Washington of news from tbe vicinity ot Alon-
terev, by way of Mexico, in fifty days, is, un ler all cir
cumstances, an extraordinary event.
Jlarl Currency II~age*.—One hundred and fif'. v
men are at work upon a job within a hundred miles
of this ritv. for their meals and shoes for the winter!
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The prediction of one Miller, that the world
will conte to an end in April next, is believed by
many individuals, and has produced an unhappy !
influence on their business and domestic arrange- ,
ments. Some have relinquished their business, 1
and devote all their time to the consideration of i
spiritual matters; and a number of cases have i
occurred where weak-minded men and women j
have been so terrified at the near approach of the
day of judgment, that suicide or derangement
has been tbe consequence! Man has duties to
perform in this life of a varied character, and he
should endeavor so to act at all tunes, that when
the final day of reckoning comes he will feel con
scious of having fulfilled all his duties; viz. to
himself, his family, society, country and his
God.—Boston Journal.
Letters have been received from the mediral atten
dants of Justice Sony, which preclude the hope that
this eminent Judge will be able to take his seat on the
Bench during the present term, although liis health is
improving, and his fiiend.v have the pleasing anticipa
tions of his recovery in the course of a short lime.
The Richmond Whig announces that John H. Picn-
sants. Esq., has resumed his position us one ot lh e
Editors of that paper.
To a Corretpondenl.—“ I have just scribbled off th*
following.” writes a correspondent, “ which 1 wis.'i
you would insert.” Can't do it. The writer who only
scribbles, must not set up for an instructor of the peo
ple through the Press. There are many though, w h"
think that scribbling only is necessary for a newspaper,
while they forget that we are overwhelmed wi«* n* 11
articles, to find room for which is much rv-ore difficult
than to find matter for print.
Correspondents should first iVink over what they
desire to say, and then conde- se - The very iden that
they but scribble, makes-" Editor turn from a manu
script without readrw, when h e has so many valuable
printed articles -«matiding a place.—A’. Y. Express.
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