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resist raising the skirt of one of the prison
ers with Ins stick, that he might exhibit the
hoots and “trowsers - ’ which he had testified
to in the morning. ‘• Didn’t l say so !” he
•would exclaim. “ Maybe I’s a fbol and can't
tell trowsbrs when 1 see ’em I”
At length, every thing being in readiness.
’Squite Rogers having taken iiis seat r.t Ins
desk, adjusted his spectacles upon his nose,
dßil placed the Bible and the Georgia Jus
tice in fearful army before him, the prison
ers were summoned into the presence of
that worthy functionary of the law. As
they were ushered into the lighted room
they were observed to hold down tbeir
heads and gather their veils closer round
their frees. ’Squire Rogers regarded them
through'lds spectacles w ith legal severity.
“ A pretty pair o’ birds, really,” said Ids
honor, “to be circumloculin about the
country in this way”—then lie whispered
rt few wolds to Mr. Montgomery, and re
sumed—“but we'll try to take care of you
for the futerhut the noise was so great
that he could not proceed, and he command
ed, “ Silence in Court!” “ I ’spose,” re
sumed the’Squire, “you thought we was
utl asleep hi Pineville, and you would jest
ride through our town with perfect infinity,
.dressed out in them wimmin’s toggeries.”
Here the Sheriff enquired what had been
done w ith the buggy, to which Major Jones
replied, that it was coming on in charge of
Dr. Peter Jones and Bob Echols—the horse
/was completely broken down, and they
were obliged to travel very slow.
This explanation was perfectly satisfac
tory, and the ‘Squire proceeded. Taking
his pen, he wrote in large round characters,
“ State of Georgia,” then referring to the
Digest before him, he demanded of the pris
oners, their names, upon which they threw
up their veils and answered, “ Boh Echols
and Peter Jones, at your set vice !”
The ’Squire dropped the Georgia Justice
oti the floor, while Sammy Stonestreet’s
eyes, mouth and nose were suddenly trans
formed into so many exclamation points,
all expressive of l.is utter amazement and
“ W el!! be exclaimed, giving Vclit to ft
volume of suppressed breath with the word,
“if that oitil & nice come iff, dud fetch
me!”
He Wold perhaps have said more on ti e
Occasion, but his voice was drowned by the
crowd, who now joined in one concentrated
shout that shook the very rot.fand waked
the echos in the remotest quarters of the
village.
In the midst of the confusion. ’Squire
Rogers rose from his :eat and placed his
hat upon his head, remarking,
“ Well, boys, its my opinion all hands
has been snout audaciously tuck in th is time!”
The matter is soon explained to the read
er. The young men who composed the
Major’s patty had leas tied tbe result of the
Sheriff’s investigations, from an individual
who had been in town during the afternoon,
and foreseeing the ridicule that was certain
to tie vi-ii Teri Upon them by their fellow-citi
zens. bad recourse to the tiick which they
so successfully practised, in order to involve
their neighbors in the same dilemma with
themselves. The wardrol.es were readily
/obtained of some of their country acquaint
ances, and they waited until night, that un
/let its shadow they might the better avoid
detection. \V. T. T.
Madison , Georgia.
t irO i if anmn k
FATTENING PORK.
We desire to lend our < (Torts to correct
the great error into which many, ituiacd al
most all of our planters have fallen, in fatten
ing pork. Itis a common practice, we know,
for our planters to turn their hogs intended
for pork, into a water lot and feed them oil
the ground, with corn in the ear. No sys
tem could he more erroneous, whether it be
considered for the excellence of the pork,
or the economy in making it; both of which
ore considerations not to he overlooked by
lire prudent planter. It is well known by
every planter who investigates the matter,
that hogs put up and fed as we have stated,
fatten slowly, and consequently consume so
much food as to render the pork expensive.
The reasons are obvious to any reflecting
man—the food is not given to them in its
most nutritious form—they eat too much
dirt and drink too much water ; the former
of which is injurious in any qantity, howev
er small, and the latter is only beneficial in
small quantities. We might enlarge upon
these leasons, hut we deem it unnecessary,
as every reflecting man knows, that unbro
ken corn does not afford the same nutrition
ltd animals as broken*; that dirt is injurious
in health, and that hogs, like men, cannot
eat so much when the stomach is filled with
water, as when it is not. We, therefore,
propose to suggest to the planters of Geor
gia, a plan of fattening pork, which wo
have tried and seen tried by others, and can
consequently recommend it with the great
est confidence in its success, both for econ
omy and making fine pork. We have no
objection to the plan suggested by Mr. Far
rer, of giving them the benefits of his ear ly
fresh fields, hut when tgken from the fields
they should he put in a close pen, well ex-
Eosed to the sun. Urge enough to hold dou
lc the number of hogs to be fattened with
good plank floor, so tight ns to prevent their
feet from slipping through, and a sufficient
descent to admit the water to pass off, a
trough extending from oneer.d to the other,
and one half of the pen (the north half) cov
ered, to shelter them from the rain, and
afford them on opportunity to bask in the
sun.
Food. —This should be com meal, ground
as title as is designed for bread, made wet
jtill.about the consistency of or a little thinner,
/Iran dough, (arid if boiled it would he het
ler,) given them three times a day, in such
quantities as they will eat readily, so as nev
er to have food in the trough when they
are fed. The proper quantity, the feeder
will ascertain irr a dnv or two. No water
should ever be given them, except what is
mixed with the food, and about once or
twice a week, some /odder or shucks may
be given then), and a little salt should be
mixed with their food twice or thrice u
peek.
I'f> persons who have never trier) or heard
of this plan of fatteing lmgs, it will npear
very strange, but we commend it to them
with every confidence that it is more econo
mical than any cither, and that the pork
made by it is greatly superior to that made
in tlie usual way. —Editor Southern Culti
j rutor
Mr. John Farror, of Putnam county,
I furnishes the “ Cultivator” a communica
tion on the subject of fattening and curing
pork, from which we make the following
I extract :
Curing Pock. —ls the weather is unfa
vorable for saving poik, I linve always
found it best to kill in the evening, and let
the hogs hang out all night. By so doing
the cutting up is performed much easier,
I ami the pieces can he cut smooth and nice,
which is vety important. In this case I
have the meat salted up as fast as it is cut
1 out; hut if the pork is killed in the morning,
I have it cut out late in fire evening, and
1 spread on the smoke-house floor, on boaids,
I for the inglit, and sprinkle a little salt over
i it, u> draw mit tbe bloody wnter, and early
the-next morning 1 have it all taken and sal
ted well; first triming every piece smooth
i and nice, by taking off the little fragments,
; &<•„ and am sure to have more salt put on
than the meat will take in—then 1 know
there is no lack for salt. Iri cutting out my
i pork, 1 make but six pieces of c hog after
j the head is taken oft’, vizj two hams, two
shoulders, and two sides, and do not take the
! rihsfrom thesidepieces.as doing so is an in
i jury to the balance by giving it a chance to
I rust where the ribs come fiom.
In salting, I use about half a pound of
I saltpetre to 1000 lbs. pork, (only on the
i hams and jowls from 1000 lbs.) ami I nhvys
> use hogsheads to salt the hams in. If I have
; not hogsheads enough to hold all my potk,
j I use boxes for the sides; but have always
i found meat to do bettei to lie in tbe brine
| than to have the brine drip from it. It <!e
----j pends on the weather as to the length of
i time I let pork lie in brine. In common
V weather four weeks is enough, if’ it h ■.-*
Ii 1 i; _
, ci.il. nvc weeks is enough, if it he a w arm
time tilt ce weeks will do. To makegood
bacon, pork should he killed early enough to
go through the salting process l y the first
of January, by which time it should he hung
up to coie. My meat being hung up, (for
this a dry, windy time is best,) after the first
day I have a smoke under it every day, (ex
cept it be a very dry windy time.) tiil it is
thoroughly cured, w hich will be by the lest
of February ; about which time, and that
the dryest day we can get we have as much
of it taken down as we wish, and have plen
ty of good hick, ry a>hcs sprinkled on the
flesh side of each piece, and have as many
shelves, at a convenient height murid the
smoke-house, as are wanting to lay up each
piece of bacon, side by side, wilii the skin
side down. There is nothing more to be
done tiil this bacon is wanted for use, ex
cept about mid summer it may be examin
ed msec if any worms tiave rottrrmt un
der it; if so, they n list be killed. As to
; skippeis, they have not been known in our
| bacon for years. The baron we leave hang
ing we have smoked occasionally with very
j fine chips, and spi inkle a small quantity of
i ground siilphui over each parcel of chips.
| This will clean out the flics, &c.
If any one of your readers should object
to (lie tisc of ashes on bacon, as it is hard
to clean off, I would advise them to put their
bacon down in salt or charcoal, cither of
which is, perhaps, preferable to ashes ; but
in the use of either, boxes must he used in
stead of shelves. I should have used salt
long before now to keep bacon in, but nev
er cat: have it ready for the purpose.
I must now any something about the
smokehouse, as with a shackling, open
house, I consider it almost impossible to
make ami save good bacon. To all others I
prefer a framed Otic, closely weatherboard
ed, well shingled, and so dose in every par
ticular, that a fly cannot find its way in when
the door is shut. My own is pretty much
of this order, and is rat-proof. To make a
smoke-house rat-proof is very important, as
rats are very destructive in a meat house,
and the object is easily accomplished and
the building costs but a trifle more. It is
done by having two sets of sills, and letting
one set in the ground, and placing the other
set, with which the house is framed, on the
set that is let in the ground, then weather
hoarded from the upper edge of the lower
sills; ram the dirt well to the outside and
drive thin heait plank and confine to the 1
sills or j the inside, taking care to ram the dirt
well round the inside, and if the door and
weatherboarding be well done, and the roof
be tight as it should be, 1 will warrant that
a rat never gets in before the shingles rot so
that he can cut them,
T Villus Agricultural Society, —The exhi
bit ion rs Stock by this Society last Friday,
though not to be compared with similar Ex- !
hibitions in other parts of the country, was
yet most gratifying, as giving evidence of
the increasing interest our people arctak- I
ingin such matters, and we sincerely hope
these small beginings may result in great
and premanent benefits. It is by tin? 3 op
eration of such associations, that their ex- ‘
hatisted lands are to he revived ; —that the
disastrous spirit of emigration which has I
desolated til's county (called oi l Wis • ,
though it has not yet been settled a cciitni v.)
is to he checked ; that improvements in j
Agriculture are to Ire discovered and brought I
into use, that our people, the produce of:
whose labor lias gone to pay strangers for
their meat and bread, are to Ire made imle- j
pendent, that our citizens are to be taught I
to beautify the heritage of their fathers, and,
by preparing li.r their children a home
worth loving, lay the best foundation for
love of country, in their beatts. It is our
ardent desire to sec such associations multi
ply and prosper, to see at least one such in
every county, and every farmer a member
of one.
The Annual Fair of this Society took
place in Washington on I’liday, the ilOlh of
this instant.
The number of Stock exhibited was not
numerous, hut highly respectable as to qual
ity ; and the interest manifested by our cit
izens generally during the Exhibition, of
find strong indications of the growth and
prosperity of the Society.
3<DUOmiSiBH SLi a-3 ® IL il it =>
The committee appointed to exmnin the ;
Stock, awarded the Premiums as follows :
For the best Cow, premium awarded to ;
M. J. lvoppel.
For the best native'Cow, premium awar
ded to Garnett Andrews.
For the best Boar, 7 months old weigh- [
ing 218 pounds, premium aw aided to lames
D. Willis.
For the best Sow 7 months old weighing
2-10 pounds, premium awarded to James D.
Willis.
For the best -Colt, premium awarded to ,
Garnett Andrews.
For the best horse, premium awarded to
Nicholas Wylie.
Of* The next Annual Fair of that Society,
will be held on Friday before the fouith
Monday in October, 1844. Wa&iugton j
News.
gfi ■ f ■ V yijr-y". —!rUTfa.'ji|.l..’",WKOT
Ma&GEILL^iNIIf-
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
A correspondent of the New Orleans j
“Tropic,” whose means of obtaining an- j
thentic information, we are assured by die
editor, are equal to those of any gentleman ,
in the republic, writesfrnm Galveston, under |
date iif October 13tli. He says —
Considerable excitement prevails here in j
relation to the sale of the Now. under the .
“Secret Act” of Congress. The Secretory of 1
the Navy Depa tn ent has just reached here, :
and 1 am told declares that the sale shall
take place agreeable to advertisement—at (
whatever sarrifice. To-morrow, Saturday, i
tbe 14th, is the dry nppinted by advertise
ment for the sale.—
You will find in one of your exchanges,
“ The News,” the protest of the citizens of
Galveston. If the warning is unheeded,
you will next hear of the proceedings of a
certain “small Tea l’aitv”—not in opposi
tion to law, but in arrest of “ Secret Legis
lation.” You may rely on the efficiency of
their action. Commodore Moore, will, I
believe, remain entirely neutral in tbe pro- (
ccedii'g* t>{‘the day ; which lam pleased to
learn.
Getietal Murphy, United States Charge
to Texas lias left the seat of government. <
(Washington,) and is now in this city.— 1
Strange rumors arc afloat—about the cause i
of his removal from thence—and other mat
ters in connection therewith. Mr. Abell, j
liearer of despatches for the United Stales
Government, who was wrecked on the Sa
rah Barnes, will, 1 hope, be more fortunate
on the schooner Galveston, which conveys j
this letter, and reach his Government in 1
safety. On liis arrival at Washington city, i
there will he some strange developmenfs j
made public, which ate topics of daily eon- ‘
versation in Texas. Although you willdis- j
cover nothing hut dark hints from the press, ‘
l will draw aside the veil, Messrs. Editors,
for your especial benefit, as 1 remember to
have seen in your paper frequent preilic- !
tions of the very treason which I have now
the mortification to announce. It is this; j
That General Murphy suspected some se
cret machinations between the British and 1
Texian Governments, highly detrimental j
to the United States interests, and forthwith |
set about discovering the nature of the mys
tery. This he was unable to do during
President Housti n’s absence at the Indian
Treaty Ground—be being furnished with
well authenticated and undoubted copies |
of the entire treasonable correspondence •
held by the President with theßepresenta- I
fives of the British and Mexican Govern- j
ments —binding himself to send eommis- I
sintts to recognize the nominal sovereignty j
of Mexico, provided that Government will j
-thereupon cede Texas to Great Britain, for }
a consideration! Texas will then be a :
British province, by cession from Mexico, I
and consent of the Executive of the Repub- j
lie!—the confirmation of the Senate and !
ai.r'tion of the people can be relied on, (it 1
is supposed,) alter sustaining the ordeal
which the Ties!Jet.t has led them through.
Once a province of Great Britain, and the
immediate abolition of slavery follows as n
matter of course ; but a consideration is se
cured for the slaveholder. Free ports, cheap
goods, smuggling, and the consequent influx
of European population, iv.ll soon compen
sate the people for the empty name of a re
[ üblic, which lias mocked their ears dot ing
Houston’s at hitary reign ! But what, you
ask, is to he the traitors reward ?—Gover
nor General for life, with a huge salery and
a high sounding title, will bribe Houston to
sell lr.s country !! ! ’1 he correspondence
which 1 allude to fully explains the mystery
of the President’s war against the navy.— I
J lie vessels were to be sold in New Or leans
last spring; after which the Mexican navy
wete to take Galveston, anil control the
coast ; tube secured by a formidable inland
invasion. T lie cession to England was then
to follow by agreement; atxl the people of
Texas would look upon their new masters
as very saviots, and adopt any foim of gov
ernment that Jt heir deli verers might pi escribe.
The contumacy of Commodore Moore de
feated this weil rout lived plan, and lie de
serves the execration of ev* ry lover of the
” British policy.” I believe that a plan is
now maturing for the delivery of Texas into I
the hands of Mexico this full. Pray God j
that the Galveston Caucus may prove as
successful in thwarting the President ns :
Commodore Moore was last spring. Ifo r j
that the prolonged detention of Mr. Abell,
bearer of despatches, will operate most in
juiiousqr on the nflbirs of Texas, fi r things
are hastening to a grand demm merit, which
will prove total to the young Republic, un
less the Eagle can rescue the victim from j
the Lion’s claws! j
I have given you the outlines of (lie mys
terious and secret policy of President Hous- I
ton, which has so long been misinterpreted j
by his friends, and scatcely believed possi
ble by his Jenetnies. You will learn full
particulars from your own government in a
very short time, fully confirming all that I
have said, and adding largely to the list of i
enormities attempted to be perpetrated bv
President Houston.
The above facts have been withheld by
the press in Texas ; but as they are tooics
of daily conversation in the street, 1 see no
objection to calling on Louisiana to watch
her neighbor! You may rest assured gen
tlemen, that 1 am retailing to you no vague
tumor, hut facts, which hove been derived
fiom the most indisputable source.
From the Georgia Courier.
TRADE OF THE TENNESSEE AND
COOSA TALLIES.
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
Almost all who have felt an interest in,
and advocated the system of Internal Im
provement, upon which Goorgialias expen
ded such large sums of money, and which
has occasioned, mid still occasions, such a
vast ‘Control iety of opinions, have been em
barrassed we believe by the simple ques
tions, where is your tiade to crime from ?
Whence will be derived the profits and tbe
benefits you anticipated 1 Many ardent
friends of the system, we apprehend, have
contented themselves with the plain axiom
that ‘like causes produce like effects,’and rea
son, ng from a n:il< igy,estimate foi Georgia, I bat
the same prospeity, the same stimulus to en
terprise and industry will be generated asex
perienco lias evinced upon similar improve
ments in other pans of the world. Opin
ions thus founded, are doubtless satisfacto
ry to those whose education and position in
life enable them to ill aw tbe comparison.—
But the plain, unlettered man, who strug
gles on through life, views with a far differ
ent eye these projects, which involve the
expenditure to his apprehension of count
less sums of money. One consideration,
and one only, most often is evident to him,
that from the sweat of his brmv is diawn
the means by which these vast undertak
ings are carried on ; and with the natural
tenacity with which all cling to that which is
with difficulty obtained, he resists a claim
upon his purse for objeits, the utility of
which, he does not concede. Now, to our
apprehension in the management of the
public works in Georgia, there has not been
sufficient attention paid to these ennsideta
lions. The mere dictum of the officers to
whom their construction has be n entrusted
lias been deemed sufficient, when the con
descension to mingle with people, and elu
cidate ti e subject in a manner suited to tbe
com prehension of plain, uneducatcc per
rons, would have been productive of happy
effects. \Ve are not wont to say much
about the virtue and intelligence of the peo
ple. We honestly believe that there is
great room for improvement, notwithstand
ing the constant declamation of dema
gogues to the contrary. Still we are per
suaded that there is no mystery in this sub
ject of Internal Improvement, that the most
oidinaiy minds cannot fathom. The same
facts and reasoning that lias produced con
viction with us, would, we think, similarly
convince them. Doubtless, the proper con
struction of Internal Improvement requires
profound scientific acquirements, and their
after management, experience and judg
ment. but tire wisdom of their design, and
their prospective benefits are- matters com
prehensible by nil. Under these convic
tions, and impelled by an ardent devotion to
this subject, we have endeavored to place it
before bur renters m a simple and clear
manner, and it may be, sometimes have tir
ed tliem with it. We have been pleased to
see, however, that m some quintets, our ar
ticles have met with considerable furor, and
we deem the impoitnnce of the subject a
full justification for all the space it occupies
in our columns.
Simple answers to the questions cited in
tbe beginning ofthis aiticle, are at this time
the more to he desired, as the subject will
probably undergo searching discussion in
the Legislature about to be convened ! In
a funner number, in ati atticle upon the
trade of the Coosa Valley, vve pointed out
one source of trade which has been, we
think heretofore, not sufficiently consideted.
Below, we give another statistical table,
compiled, also, from the census tables of
IS4O, which we think still more interesting.
It embraces all the country watered by the
Coosa and Tennessee livers and their tri
butaries above Wetumpka and Muscle
Shoals. It is proper to observe that in this
estimate, w e cover a scope of country which
already seeks a market across the Georgia
lines of Improvement. We have indulged
in no speculations upon the trade of the
lower Tennessee, the Cumberland and the
Mississppi Vallies, a large share of which
we shall ultimately obtain. We desire to
make it plain without subjecting ourselves
to the trite charge of being visionary, that
the certain trade which will flow ‘through
our State, affords ample proof of the wis
dom of the design of our slate works. The
area of the country embraced in our table,
is 30,000 square miles—as large as all the
New England states together, excepting
Maine. The productive capacity of this
section is almost unlimited, and is as yet,
not half developed. But a few years since,
the Indians occupied one half its territory.
In 1840, in the number of its live stock, it
would rank as the 10th Slate in the union.
In wheat anil oats, as the 9th. To corn, as
the sth, producing more than New York
and Pennsylvania together. In cotton, the
produce was greater than Louisiana. In
population, it equals the states of South
Carolina or Alabama. These are a few
facts relating to this interesting country
which forms the back country to our cities,
and whose travel is begirtiing to cross our
line ot Improvement. But this aiticle is
already extended too long. We must re
serve to a futute number a continuation of
tlie subject.
A statistical table of the population, agricul- j
fare, commerce oml Manufactures of the ,
country watered by the Coosa and upper
Tennessee rivers.
Population, 570,331 ;
Number of horses ami mules, : 171,138 |
“ neat cattle, : : : 455.995 j
“ sheep, : : : : : 336,931 !
“ swine, 1,658,073 :
“ bushels wheat, : : 2,287,406 j
“ “ oats, : : : 3,746,160
“ “ rye, : : : 111,144 I
“ “ Indian corn, 24,295,949 j
“ “ potatoes, ; 717.716
“ pounds wool, ; ; j 453,079 i
” “ tobnccoga'.her’d, 716,138
“ “ cotton, ) 134,410,826
“ sugar made, 174,580
retail dry goods, grocer
ies and other stores, 654
Amount of capital invested $3,442,874 !
do. in manufactures 81,618,348
do. in iron 371,936
Euih) American Heroism. —During nno
| <>f (lie former wars between France and
England, in which the then Colonies bore
I an active part, a respectable individual, a
member of the Society of Friends, of the
name of- , commanded n fine ship.
which sailed from on eastern port in Eng
land. This vessel had a strong and effec
tive crew, but was totally unarmed. When
near her destined port, she was chased mid
immediately ovethauled, by a French ves
| sel of war. Her cammnndor used every
! endeavor to escape, but seeing, from the
superior sailing of the Frenchman, that his
capture was inveitnhle, be quietly retired
below. He was followed into the cabin by
his cabin boy, n youth of activity and enter
pi ise, named Clias. Wager: lie ashed his
commander if nothing could he done to save
the ship ; his commander replied that it was
impossible, that every tiling had been done
that was practicable, there wns noescape for
them, and they must submit to he captured.
Charles then returned upon deck, and sum
moned the crew around him ; lie stated in a
few wotds what was their captain’s conclu
sion—then, with an elevation of mind, dic
tated hy a soul formed for etiteipiise and
noble daring, he observed, “ If you will
place yourselves under my command, and
stand by me, 1 have conceived a plan by
which the ship may he rescued, and we in
return become the conquerors.” The sail
j ors, no doubt feeling the ardor and inspired
by the courage of their youthful and gallant
lender, agreed to place t! ennelves under his
command. His plan was communicated to
them, ami they waited with firmness the
moment to carry their enterprise into effect.
Thesuspence was of short duration, fin the
! Frenchman was quickly alongside, and ns
j the weather was fine, immediately grappled
I fast to the unoffending merchant ship. As
| Charles had anticipated, tin* oxliillernted
, conquerors, elated beyond measure with
the acquisition of so fine a prize, poured
into his vessel in crowds, dueling and huz
zaing ; and not foreseeing any danger,
they left but very few men on board their
ship.
j Now was the moment sot Cliniles, who
j giving his men the signal sprang tit their
j head on hoard tin- opposing vessel ; while
j some seized the arms which had been left
| in profusion on her deck, and with which
I thev soon overpowered the few men left on
! hoard, the others hy a simultaneous move
ment, relived her from the grappling?, which
| united the two vessels. Our kero having
the command of the Flench vessel, seized
( the helm, and placing her out of hoarding
• distance, hailed with the voice of a conquer
j or, the discomfited crowd of Fienchinen,
I who v. ere left on boa id the peaceful bark he
Iliad just quitted, and summoned them to
| follow close in bis wake, or be would blow
j them out of water, a tin eat they well knew he
I was very capable of executing, as their guns
! were loaded during the chase. They sor
! row full v acquiesced in his commands, while
j the gallant Charles steered into port fidtovv
jed by los piizc—l be exploit excited uui
vcisal applause. The fotmer master of the
| merchant vessel was examined by the Ad
miralty, uhen he state and the whole < f the
enterpiise as it occurred, and declared that
Charles Wager had planned and effected
the gallant exploit, and that to him alone
belonged the honor and credit of the achieve
ment. Charles was immediately transfer
red to the British navy, appointed ntidsliip
j man, and his education caiefnl'y stijerin
j tended. He soon after distinguished him
| self in action, and underwent a inpid pro
j motion, until at length lie was created an
| Admiral, and known as Sir Charles Wager.
| It is said that he always held in vcneiation
1 and esteem that respectable and conscieti-
I tuuis Friend whose cabin boy he had been,
l and transmitted yearly to his old master, as
j he termed him, a hnndsorn piesent of Mu
j deiia, to cheer his declining days.
Taking the Veil . —The imposing ceremo
ny of taking the white veil was yesterday
i performed tit the Carmelite Nunnery <ti
j Aisquith street, in the chapel attached to the
| institution, which was witnessed by a large
i concourse of spectators. The candidate for
i the veil. Miss Courtney, of Charles county,
j Maryland, attended by Miss Ellen Louisa
j Jenkins,of this city, in the capacity of brides
j maid etumet! fits chsp.H about 9 o’clock,
j both dressed in puto white, with embroi
dered veils thrown loosely over their heads,
j taking their seats directly in front, of the al
j tor among the audience. The sacramer.t
i of high mass was then performed by the
, Rev. MrGilden, ntid also administered to
j the applicant for holy orders. The Rever
end Archbishop Eccleslnti now entered, nr
j tnyed in the pontificals of his station, when
j the curtains behind the grating of the clois
| tors were drawn, atid about twenty sisters
; all dressed in white with heavy black veils
i thrown over their heads and shoulders, each
hearing in her hand a lighted taper, were
perceived walking two and two towards the
door leading into the chapel. The candidate
for the veil was then received by tlie lever
end mother, a lighted taper wreathed with
flowers placed in her hand, and conducted
within the precincts of the nunnery, the sis
ters witii their lighted tapers following,
which was visible to the audience through
the gratings. The Atclihishop then read a
passage of the scripture, proclaiming the re
{ wind of those who forsake the world and nil
the ties of kindred to follow Christ, as the
I authority of the Church for the dedication
which was about to be performed, and de
livered an eloquent address, directed prin
cipa'ly to the young novitiate. She then
approached the railings, and the Archbish
op questioned her as follows :—“ My child,
what do you demand 1” to which she an
swered, ‘‘The mercy of God, and the holy
habit of religion 1” Q. ‘‘ls it of your own
free will that you demand tlie holy habit of
religion V A. “Yes, it is.” Q. “My
1 child have you a firm intention to persevere
in religion to the end of your life, and do
you hope to have sufficient strength to car
ry constantly the sweet yoke of our Lord
Jesus Christ solely for the love and fear of
God I” A- *’ Relying on the mercy of God,
1 hope to lie oble so to do.
The novice then arose and retired, con
ducted by the superioress nnd assistants,
to put off her secular dress, and returned
in a few moments arryed in the religious
habit of the order. She then knelt down, ‘
and hcT secular veil being removed by t|, e
assistants, she was girded with a cincture by
the superioress, and received the veil of tie
1 chtircli, previously prostrating herself before
the altar. She was then raised and saluted
by the superioress, oiler which she saluted all
the sisters present, when they retired in the
precise order in which they had entered
chanting the same low nnd solemn hymn
which had been heard throughout the grc'ater
part of the ceremony. The extreme heau
j ty of the novice, the solemnity of the cere
i nmny, nnd her firm and unfiinltering car-
I tinge and manner, rendered the sccr.e of
j unusual interest. — Baltimore Sun.
We would throw before o'tf readers ntif
impression of the action of the approaching
Legi.-lature, so far ns our opportunities of
j ascertaining the view’s of very many of those
who will constitute that body, have enabled
list.) form an opinion upon the subject.
We think then, first, that a very thorough
, reform will he made in regard to the expen
j ses of the government. We think that some
I thirty thousand dollars per annum will b c
| saved to the people by a reduction of the
j pay of the members to three dollars a day.
We believe the reduction measure of the
Legislature will he carried ; thus making a
; fuither saving to the people in future years,
of upwards of thirty thousand dollais more.
In other words in those two mcasuies alone
j the expense of legislation which has hither
to annually cost over one hundred thousand
dollars will he reduced ton little over thirty
thousand. This is doing much, if no more
were performed by tire Whig ascendancy.
The State Road, we are inclined to be
lieve, will he sold. We are almost certain
t'hat tin’s will he done, if it istrue as wt|, re in
formed, that it can be sold for at least one
I million, with assured guarantees of its being
i carried out to the temiiuution fix- those wlxi
seek it.
Should the Side of the road to a compe
tent and reliable purchaser, be either de
feated or delayed, it is understood that the
comparatively trifling amount of three bun
dled thousand dollars will complete and per
fect this great stale enterprize; and from
ud the iiifm motion of which we ore pos
sessed, we do not hesitate to give our opin
ion, that the legislature will not, on account
of such an outlay, permit the entile loss of
the enormous public treastre already ex
pended, not stdler the world’s stigma and
opptol rum which must be incurred-by its
fuiluie at this almost completed sttigeof the
work. And we loj.-ice to ladieve, that the
great reform in the general expenses of the
j Stale Government, contemplated hy the
W bigs, will enable ti e State to complete
J this work, out of the curtailed crpernlitvrts
I aj even two sessions. At all events, neither
! for this wink, nor any other objects of pub
lic t ecessily or utility, will the j eople he I ur
dened by any additional taxation vet tl at
they h ive hitherto borne to no purpi se.
i lie-$200,000 iti contest by the Monroe P.
R. Company will lie a subject of strict legis
lative sei ut'my. If after such investigation it
should be found that the State in grind Faith
is bound for tlie amount, by the fair anil
pet feet compliance of the other patty on its
part, tie legislature nil! not repudiate her
own faith, hriwev* r injudiciously pledged—
il otherwise, the mete name of Sta'e repu
diation will not frighten it into an injurious
compliance with a vitiated contract.
| \\ bile we hope sincerely that the heltor
| skelter jurisprudence of Georgia may have
openeef the eyes of all of every party, to the
impnitance of mi appellate tribunal for tlie
, collection of the emits of our conflicting
courts, we cannot say we are sanguine of the
measure. Its only hope is for the friends
j of this great measure of both sides, to dmp
pa ty mimes and considerations so f r as it is
roncei t ed, and to tally to its support, as a
great State measure, essential for the safety
of the tights of the citizen, alike of all par-*
lies. Whether this w ill he done, and even
if done, whether they etm carry it, ive t! ink
far from cei lain.
Rut whether carried or t ejected, il ought
to lie, and will hy the candid, he hailed not
as a | a:tv triumph nr defeat, but as it of
tight ought to he viewed, as a great State,
henejil or a great State misfortune, of which
hoth parties may share the honor or hear the
responsibility, according to the result.
The law will probably be amended i:i re
lation to the selection of juries for crim
inal trials, by selecting fiom theGinnd Jury
box and making the test of competent jurors,
their oath that they are unprejudiced, and
theii belief that they can act os impartial
jurors.
’I lie expenses of the government, and the
iuteiestof the State debt, w ill I e provided
for, (if it can ever be ascertained vvliot the
State debt is.) without a cent’s addition to
the presort tax.
The District bill, will wepresume, again he
passed.
’l’he Central Rank, now in ptogress of
liquidation, in the course of next year hy
the receipt of taxes and bonding, will retire
its whole circulation. The amount now
out, is only about 050,000 dollars, we be
lieve. What changes may be made in the
present, order for bringing it to a close we
are unprepared to say. I’ut we believo
we may say, that in bringing it to as
spe etlv a close as practicable, while jus
tice will he done to the state on the one
hand, unnecessary harshness to its debtois
will not lie ordered on the other, the gener
al good without prejudice, will be the gov
ering motive of the legislature— Recorder.
Marriage in the Street. — On the 20th ulti
mo Squire J. F. Malian linked Miss Eliza
Little to Mr. Nelson Aubry, in otic of the
streets of Palmyra. The circumstances are
a little romantic; it seems two families weto
traveling westward in company, with one
of which was the fair lady, with the other
the loving swain, who had concluded to mar
ry. The old folks refused consent ; they
thus traveled on until the families with their
wagons parted, each taking a different road,
when the lady contrived to escape from her
parent’s wagon, and followed that of her
lover. On reaching town they jumped out
of their wagon, called for the squire, hitch
ed traces and drove on “their way rejoicing-’’
The opposition of her parents had neatly
driven the young lady to a state pf distrac
tion, so her Inver dtove her to the State ol
1 llinois.— Missouri Courier.