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“The gun was firoil. The explosion!
was folio wed,before the smokecleared nwayl
so as to observe its effect, by shrieks of woe!
which announced a dire calamity. The!
gun had burst, at a point three or four feetg
from the breech, and scattered death and!
desolation around. Mr. Upshur, Secretary!
of State, Mr. Gilmer, so recently placed ntg
the head of the Navy. Commodore lvennon.ffi
one of its gallant officers, Virgil Maxcy,!
lately returned from a diplomatic resilience!
at the Hague, Mr. Gardner, of New York,!
(formerly a Member of the Senate of llrati
State.) were among the slain. Besides!
these, seventeen seamen were wounded, 1
several of them badly and probably mortal- S
]y. Among those stunned by the ooncus-S
sion, we learn not all seriously injured, were!
Capt. Stockton himself; Col. Benton, of®
the Senate : Lieut. Hunt, of the Princeton:*
W. 1). Robinson, of Georgetown. Otlirijli
persons also were perhaps more of less in-g]
lured, of whom, in the horror and confir-E
sion of the moment, no certain account§j
could he obtained. The above are believ-gj
ed, however, to comprise the whole of tliea
persons known to the Public who were
ed or dangerously or seriously hurt.
The scene upon the deck may mor e oa- K
sily he imagined than described. Nor cari®
the imagination picture to itself the half of#
itshoirors. Wives, widowed in air instantß
by the murderous blast ! Daughters srnit-S
ten with the heart-rending sight of their fa-K
tiler’s lifeless corpse ! The wailings of ago-S
nized females! The piteous grief of tliea
unhurt but heart-stricken spectators ! The®
wounded seamen borne down below ! The!
silent tears and quivering lips of their brave!
and honest comrades, who tried in vain tog
subdue or to conceal their feelings 1 Whatk
words can adequately depict a scene like®
this?”
“ The bodies of the killed remained <n\%
hoard the ship last night. They will hep
brought to tire city this morning.”
THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. |
The opening of Spring, to which the®
mind usually attaches none but the most*
cheering associations, has this year bec-nlp
marked by an even*, which has obocured
brightness, and made the season of ‘unpegs
and of joy mournfully memorable nmong c *.
us. A general gloom has for several days!®
settled over the city, suspending the bustle®
of life, clothing all countenances with sad-j@
ness, end filling every mind with solemng
musing*.
The first hours offer tire appalling cntas-P
throphe of Wednesday last were rnarked.l2
ns might he expected, by high excitement.#*
Astonishment, and feeling of dismay, miug-Sjj
led with intense and painful curiosity,
ed upon the entire community. All tonguesjp
were busy in pressing, or in answering, iti-gh
quiries. Sympathy with the bereaved, la-Pj
mentations over the public loss, wonder
the astounding dispensation of Providence.;*
and speculations as to the consequences,sH
seemed to absorb all minds, and, for them
time, to supersede ail other thoughts.
As the particulars came, by degrees, to§j
be learned, the intensi'y of this feeling iug
some measure subsided, but there succeed-!
ed to it a deeper seated and more enduring!
consciousness of the weight of the blow.
In the first moment men rushed out oltjj
doors, crowded the places of pub.ic intel-Kj
licence, gatli-re 1 in knots about the streets,g
and with eager countenances turned to every®
new r comer for further intelligence ; while,®
within doors, female sensibility yielded itsjjjj
ever-read/ sympathy to the agonized vvivesfe
and bereaved orphans of the dead. Prob-H
ably there were few families in Washing gj
tori which on the night of that day enjoyedig
their wonted rest.
’l’he next duv crowds poured down to
wharf where the bodies were expected top
be landed, and, though long
ed, continued to wait, hour after hour, tillS
at length the minute guns from below an-L;
nounced the departure of the coffins fromgf
on hoard the steamer, and the commence
merit of their melancholy route up to tliejji
citv. As the boat which bore them ap-jB
proached her landing-place, the surround-H
ing shores were covered with spectators,
while a long line of carriages stood in wait-B
ing to follow in the train which bore the rejj
mains of the dead. Six hearses, in hoiridA
contiguity, stood side by side, and receiv-lf
ed in succession their sad freight, as thej||
coffins, borne by Seamen, and followed!
each fry an escort of Naval Officers, “cte]
brought along through a lane of sympathiz-a
ing citizens, who opened to the right and,X
left to let them pass. More than sixty car-g
riages followed to the Presidential Mansion,!
whither the dead were carried by I tesi-a
dent’s particular desire, and deposited in®
the East Room. Yes, in that vast apart-g
merit so often the scetre of brilliant feslivi-J|
t y—so often echoing the strains of joyous!
music and tin: mingled voices of the gay &
now converted, by the act ot God, into
sepulchral chamber, cold and silent ns the*
grave. Here they were visited during theg
whole of Friday, by numerous groups,|
moved by that deep irresistible feeling which!
draws us to spectacles of terror and of giief.§
The upper parts of the coffins were open,g
the countenances of the dead, (with on*‘j|
exception,) being exposed to the publrc|
view, covered, however with plates o ||
glass. _ . ~
Saturday was fixed upon for the r uneralj
Ceremonies, which were conducted withg
appropriate order and solemnity. ,e as
peel of the Pensylvania avenue forc.hly|
called up the remernheraiice of the scene|
when Gen. Harrison’s lamented honn.edj
corpse was borne along it to the tomb. A1 ■
though the chief market day. and the busi |
est day of the week with all classes of vein -g
ers, the bustle of business was hushed utj|
an early hour, the streets were silent, though!
full of moving masses, the stores and pla-|
ces of business being universally closed,!
and many of them bung with the drapery!
of mourning. Notwithstanding that thou !
sands from other cities and from the coun |
try were added to the thousands of the me g
tropolis, to witness the solemn ntes and u-g
neral pomp of the occasion, jet t IC on M
and decorum which reigned throughout!
wore not less gratifying than the entireex-|
emption of too day from tho slightest atci !
expectation’of the people now, as]
at the Funeral of Gen. Harrison, thronged!
the avenue with waiting multil'tdc® I'iwimJ
I I before the procession made its appearance.!
I he perfect silence observed in the gather-!
ed throngs, and the clouded gloom of the!
sky, sensibly deepened the solemnity of (lie!
scene. r
At the Presidential Mansion, the Officers!
of the Government, civil, military, and nav-|
al, the Foreign Ministers, Members of!
Congress, of both Houses, and relatives!
and personal friends of the deceased, had*
the vntre at an early hour. Before the hod !
its “ere removed, appropriate religious!
services were performed by the Rev.’ Mr!
Hawley, the Rev. Dr. Laurie, and the Rcv.l
Mr. Butler, of Georgetown.
The Procession was then formed, arid!
presented an imposing coup 6.'ail; the Fu !
neral escort (composed of the United States!
troops and Volunteers in their beautiful uni-1
g forms) heading the column.
§ ’1 hen, in the order announced in our!
jjlasf, came the bodies, each in its own hearse,!
| accompanied by caniages containing tlic!
| pall heaters, and others filled witlithe mourn-!
ling relatives of each sad victim ; next, the
8 President’s carriage, shrouded in mourning,
Sand then a long train of official persons, j
I Heads of Departments, Senators and Rep-j
grosentatives in Congress, Judges, Comp- j
Strollers, Auditors, &c., together with the g
| members of several civic societies,
a [The body of Mr. Maxcy was not among®
Sthern, the family having already conveyed!
I 5 *it for sepulture to his home in Maryland.] p
While this sad array was moving slowly!
on, minute guns were fired and tho bells tol-i
led at measured intervals.
In this manner the bodies wore borne to!
the Congressional burying ground, where!
the military halted, and, forming in line ins
about of (lie gate, received the heatses with!
Smilitary honors and funeral dirges, AffeiS
f the coffins were taken from the hearses and!
in charge of the pall-bearers, he civ |
|ic procession entered the grave-yaid, and*
Lreligions services again took place upon de
jfpositing the coffins in the large receivings
Bvault, where they will for the present re-§
■[main, awaiting their final disposal, as shall;!
thereafter he determined.
|j The funeral solemnities on this sad occa-g
•>iuii were suth as reflected the public feeling?
■throughout the national metropolis,
Vwere extremely creditable to its citizens.—l
Sit was observed that not only were the offi-p
----tees and stores closed during the time of theip
{funeral, but during the remainder of the day.j|
S Besides a numerous attendance of the citi-E
gzens of Alexandria and Georgetown, volun-B
Steer companies from b >th places were pres-K
rent, as were the Faculty and Students ofj|
■Georgetown College, who formed a part of gj
Sthe procession.
jl The line of military companies, carriag-fe
?es, horsemen, public societies, and privates
extended upwards of a mile.—p
Among the troops that headed the columns
xshould be mentioned the company of United!
!*Btates Light artillery, commanded by Maj.B
Ringgold, (which sal out from Fort M’Hen-1
ry at two o’clock the preceding day, arid ar-g
rived in this city, marching the “hole dis-E
tance, at 8 or 9 o’clock on Saturday murn-K
ing.) the Ur.ited States Marines stalioned al!
the Navy Yard, and the following compan-g
ics belonging to the District cities. Neveig
have we seen a more geneial turnout on the!
part of our citizen soldiery, ‘l ire troops!
inarched in front of the procession in the iol-E
lowing order, the entire column, except the®
Mar ines, being reversed, according to the!
Sestablished utage of the military at funur-g
The United States Marines.
Morgan Riflemen of Georgetown.
Mechanical Riflemen of Washington. E
Union Guards of Washington,
Independent Grays of Georgetown. B
National Blues of Washington.
Washington Light Infantry.
Mount Vernon Guards of Alexandria, £
Potomac Dragoons, y
United States Light Artillery. ?
[3 Besides these companies, theColumbiaS
B \:ti;lerv, iHider the command of Capt. Buk-i
iingbam, Acre stationed on the west ter race*
I of the Capitol, and fired minute guns as the 1
l mournful cavalcade approached the Capitol.!
9 detachment of United States Artillery also*
I fired minute guns when the procession!
reached that portion of the avenue inter-j|
seated by Four-anil a-half-street. Minute!
guns were also fired bv the Commandant!
of the Washington Navy Yard. Aml,|
when the bodies reached the Congress Bury-j
ing Ground, and were there deposited in|
the public vault and the religious services!
were ended, the military fired several vol-R
leys in honor of the dead. ■
We cannot close this statement of the!
public solemnities of the day without notic ■
ing, what struck us with peculiar effect.!
I the appearance in the mournful line of the!
honest and respectable body of Mechanics!
attached to and residing near the Navy*
Yard, who spontaneously came forward to|
render the lust tribute of respect to the|
memory of their beloved ex-Commandaiitl
Ivemion, who is numbered with the utrfor-l
tunate and illustrious slain.
It falls not within our province to attempt!
any tiling of a religious improvement of this!
distressing dispensation of an inscrutable!
Providence. That will be performed more!
fitly by those whose place calls them to the |
sad duty. To us may he permitted, how- {
~V o r—nay,r—nay, it were unnatural and unbecom- j
ing wholly to forbear—the expression ot E
those thought* which a calamity that fills all!
hearts with grief calls tip in every mind.—!
And may we not snv, that in this eatasthro-!
pho, as in the sudden removal of President!
Hanson, there is an obvious rebuke of that
spirit of vaunting confidence which certain
|| v forms a shade in our character as a peo
ple ! That arm which has both uplifted and
thus far upheld us, but which we are all too
prone to forget, terribly and signally smote
us, in both instances, in the very act and
hour of our exultation. Let us learn fur
our country as fir ourselves, to depend for
true glory upon our rectitude of conduct;
to hope with trembling; to unite with our con
fidence in Heaven a sense of our own weak
ness end dependence. And are we not ad
monished, by the unlooked-for instantan
eous occurrence of so overwhelming a ties
truction, to preserve, in our brightest mo
ments of festive joy, a chastened spirit ?
Let the bitterness of our party strifes with
each other he subdued by the remem
brance that we are in the presence of One
who is stronger than all parties, the lifting
B
SDUMnnaiaH
I of whose hand ends us in a moment, and!
th rough whose omnipotent will alone any!
of our parties can achieve either its own
tine honor or the country’s good. And yet
—another lesson. Let us be taught, by the
Sissue of this sad event, not too much to en
|svy the success of those who, though raised
gby Providence to posts of the highest dig-
Snity and power, can so soon, even in the
Sfirst hours of their success, be torn from
Btheir new-found honors and placed at the
Khar of the King of Kings.
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| Friday Morning, Marcli 8, 1844.
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The Farnter of Ashland” the American
Patriot, Statesman and Orator.
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fiTIIE DREADFUL CAI.AMITY OF THE PRINCETON.
In another part of to-day’s paper will be
J.found the particulars of the shocking acci
j|dent which occurred on board the United
i* States steamer Princeton, on the 29th ulti
|mn, (which we issued in an extra on Sun ■
Sfcduy last,) together with the mournful ac-1
gcoutit ot “ The Burial of the Dead,” whichß
|jtonk place on Saturday last—both of which
Iwe copy from the “ National Intelligencer.”
‘fhe catastrophe occurred amidst the great
est hilarity and enjoyment; and, apart from
the great loss sustained by the Government
in the death of several of her most gallant
officers, it is enough to spread a gloom
throughout the land, wherever a heart to
sympathise and condole can be found. The
corr ectness of the sentiment—“ iti the midst
of life we are in death”—was never more
sadly realized than in this melancholy in
stance. In honor to the memory of the®
killed, we have clothed ur inner form in
mourning.
“ THE DISCARDED.”
We regret that we cannot in compliance
with their request, furnish several new sub
sci ibeis with the hack numbers of the “ Mis
cellany” containing this beautiful story.
We are indebted to Hon. Howel Cobb
for a pamphlet copy of the Speech of Mr.
McDuffie, on the Tar iff’. J
CONGRESS.
Neither branch of t’ e National Legisla
ture have been in session for seveial days
past—both Houses having adjourned on
the patticulars of the Princeton
gcatastrophe, after adopting resolutions ex-
Bpressive of their feelings.
: THE SUPERIOR COURT.
a The Superior Court—Judge Cone pre
ffsidirtg—has been in session since Monday
|llasr. But ns we have been constantly con-
to our office, vve are unable to give
suny account of the business transacted,
Mr. Viay'sprospect in Georgia. —‘ Str a w*,’
Kit is said, ‘ show which way the wind blows.’
B\Ve have a case in point. The Southern
IBMiscellany was established at Madison
Bahniit. the same time the Jeffersonian was in
■Griffin, as a paper neutral in politics. Its
Bsuccess was such that its proprietor was
gable in a slioit time to employ an Editor at
”a considerable salary. But in an evil hour,
about the middle of December last, the
course of the paper was changed, the neu
tral flag was struck, and the broad pennant
of Henry'Clay hoisted in its stead. A!a3
for the short-sightedness of man ! In two
little months thereafter it is announced that
Mr. Thompson is no longer connected with
the Miscellany, as the revenue of the paper#
is insufficient to pay a salaried editor ! \Ve|
ntake no comments. A bare statement ot!
the fact is sufficient to show what is to be!
gained by advocating the pretensions o.!
Henry Clay in Georgia. The Whigs speak!
confidently of carrying every thing hvfoicl
them, hut that is owing to a had habit of#
expression imbibed by the Whigs, and#
user! by them on all occasions. Time will#
tell a different tale.— Georgia Jeffersonian .l
Qjf* “Drowning men will catch at straws,”!
saith the proverb—and we think the above!
“ effort” by our brother Cline fully oslab ■
fishes its truthfulness. Who, we would ask,
hut a partizan shorn of all hope In the suc
cess of his candidate, would have thought
of attributing the smallness of our revenue
to the unpopularity of Henry Clay in
Georgia ? Why wo should not have been
more surprised had ho attributed the late
melancholy disaster on hoard the Pr inceton
to that gentleman’s much-talked-of •• South
ern tour”—or the recent fall iri the price of
eggs to the arrest and tr ial of Daniel O’Coir
uel!
We ore happy to have it in our power
to inform our brother, that the “ Miscellany”
(although laboring under serious disadvan
tages by a change of editors) has lost noth
ing by an exchange o\ fngs — tve sail qnite|
II ns smootl ly under the “ broad pennant of
Henry C ay” as when cruising ur.der the
flag of neutrality—and vve can, at this pres
ent writing, boast a better subscription list,
and a larger number of warm friends, than
at any previous period of its existence. And
vve can assure him that “ Mr. Clay’s pros
pect in Georgia” are growing brighter and
brighter each day. If the Whigs have “ im-l
bibed a bad babit” in expressing tlieii firm”
belief in the success of their beloved Chief,!
we think it is likely to grow upon them, for
already do vve hear them declaring their
determination to carry the State, in Novem
ber next, by a majority even greater than
that of Foity !
MR. CLAY’S TOUR.
That pink of perfection, in all that is
honorable arid high-minded ns well in mor
als as politics, the “Federal Union,” is out
against Mr. Clay about his present tour. —
His article is made up of low abuse not only
of Mr. Clay, but of his political friends gen
erally —and the ladies, (sweet creatures !)
who attend our Club meetings, conic in for
their share of his vile slang. Mr. Clay is
noton an electioneering tour, but on a com
plimentary visit to the South, a portion of,
the Un : on which he has never seen—and
the editor well knows this to be the case. 9
Judging from the manner he berates Mr.l
Clay, one would suppose lie had forgotten J
the” tour” of Ins idol, Mark A. Cooper, a
short time previous to the last October elec
tion. So intent was the said Mark upon
making votes, that he actually made a por
tion of his tour on foot, notwithstanding
horses and vehicles were at his command.
THE LAST RUMOR.
A Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia “Gazette,” gives the following
as the last rumor relative to tiie movements
of “ little Matty” and his “ loco clique
“ It is whispered, namely, that Mr. Van
Bureti will, beyond all doubt or question,
receive the regular nomination of the Dem,-
ncratic National Convention, at Baltimore;
hut that on that occasion someone will get
up and read a letter from Mr. Van Boren,
declining for the sake of the harmony of theg
party, and recommending Gen. Cass, forjp
the office of President of the United States.®
I The Democratic National Convention then,!
will, without further comment, nominate!
Gen. Cass, who will receive the support ofj
the Globe, the Richmond Enquirer, the I
Pennsylvanian, and in short all the leadingl
journals on the Van Buren side.”
We should not be much surprised to leai n®
■that there is some foundation for this ru-v
|mnr. Matty has no doubt become
gthat his cliance for the Presidency, against*
aClay, would be but slim—and vve suspect!
Rhe prefers the honoi of withdrawing from#
&:he canvass, “for the sake of the harmony fj
go/* the parly,” to being bpaten worse than
ijiie was l>y the lamented Harrison. Matty*
Bis not to be made a scape-goat of, a* well as#
she loves office and power.
THE LATE DUEL.
I Robert W. Pooler, Jr., the second of*
May in the fatal duel reported in our last
was, vve learn, arrested on the 26th ultimo,
in Baltimore, on two different charges—
one for being concerned in the duel, the
other for stealing the sum of 8200 from
Mr. John S. Lutz. The prisoner, after an
investigation of the facts connected with the
theft, was sent to jail to await his trial be
fore the Baltimore City Court, which is now
in session. The money, on search being!
made, is said to hare been found it; thee
prisoner's drawers. A correspondent of I
the “Utiited States Gazette,” writing from
Baltimore, under date of March Ist says—
“ Great Worts are making here to screen
Pooler, the second of May in the fatal duel
at Washington. A bill has been found
against him by the Grand Jury, but emi
nent lawyers have been employed to de
fend him ; he is still in jail. Judge Wayne
of the Supreme Court, and a Georgia Sen
ator have been here for several days in re
lation to the charge against him, and to see
what can he done. The arrest of Pooler
has caused no inconsiderable excitement
among the exquisites of both sexes. All,
now affect not to have had the honor of his
acquaintance, or if at all, very slightly.”
IThis unfortunate young man is a son of
a worthy and much esteemed citizen of Sa
vannah, by that name, whose generous and
noble nature will never recover from the
I shock occasioned by the disgrace of his
wayward hoy.
friend Yarborough, of the
“ Hamburg Journal,” having retired from
the responsible duties of his office—that of
Clerk of the Town Council of Hamburg—
which office he lias filled with unexampled
fidelity for a series of five years, thus pa
thetically announces to his readers the im
portant fact:
“ VVe have rctited from the Clerkship of
the Town Council, and are free once more.
It is much more pleasant to sit in tho office
of the Journal, and ruminate over the affairs
of the world with a contented mind—free
as tl eppi rrow that sports before our dorr;
i hail to he set up as a mark for every popin
jay to shoot at. Ah, there is now no one to
say, “ do this” and “ that'’ thing, and throw
in our teeth, “you are living off the peo
ple’s money,” and another fellow with few
brains, and with just sense enough to con
duct him to the farther end of town, telling
us, that we “have made errors, and cabbag
ed money,” when at tho same time this very
person hud’nt gumption sufficient to exam
ine the public records, arid tell which end of
a record should cotre first.”
i COTTON MARKET. £
3 We have this week no new and interest-B
Bing feature relative to the Cotton market tog
■ lay before our renders. The receipts and!
■ sales have been unusually light, and at pii-if
Bees considerably below last week’s quota-9
a lions. The sales of the week, ending yes-g
Bterday, amount to only 185 bales, at prices®
■ ranging from 6 to S cents.
DEATH OF NICHOLAS BIDDLE..
9 The Philadelphia papers of Wednesday
■ last announce the death of Nicholas Biddle,®
8 Esq, He died at his country residence, An-g
gdalusia, on the 27th ultimo, “ after a sick-M
guess marked by excessive pain, borne willil
I manly constancy as long as it was borne,®
Band yielded to at length without repining.”
Site was about fifty-eight years of age.
A SIGN OF TIIF. TIMES.
’ The following, from the “ Columbus En-
Jquirer,” may be set down as one of the
■signs of the times. So long as the women
■ remain true to our cause, (and who ever
■ heard of a woman’s apostasy ?) we need not
■ fear for the success of ou# glorious cause.
: What should we do without the Women IS
9—We received the following from ,|
BStewnrt county, Ga., one day last week,!
Knnd think it is too good to be lost. Wei
■shall certainly send the paper to the worthy!
Bludy. and feel highly flattered by her good!
■opinion of us. For fear she may not. have®
Sheen apprised at the time of Mr. Clay’s ar-1
fijrivnl, we will state for her information lhat|
Bite is expected here on the 11 th of March.|
■>\ Stewart Cos. Feb. 2d, 1844. ;*
9 Mr. Flournoy & Co.—My husband toldfi
Hme be bad stopped bis Enquirer paper, onl
■ account of the tightness of the times but!
ghc shant do no sucli a thing. I like your!
Bpaper, because it stands so square up to!
BlHenry Clay, (the Lord be good to him.)!
■arid os this is the yeat that he is to be made!
■President, I am delermined to know ailg
Kabout it. You must keep sending your pa l
gper to the old man, and I’ll see that you get!
Sfyour money. Be sure and let us know!
5? when Henry Clay is to come to Columbus.!
gfor if the Lord spares my health and!
■ strength, I am determined to see him. Don’ll
■ forget to send the paper.
Your friend,
MARY .
A GOOD MOVE.
g On Monday last in the House of Repre-I
Jsentatives, Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, made a|
Si manimous report from the Committee onl
■Elections, in favor of holding the Presiden-j
Htial election on the same day throughout the!
■Union. The time designated in the bill, isl
St he first Tuesday after the first Monday in I
This is so obviously fair and ex-1
Bpedient, that vve hope the bill will become!
Ba law. |
a Democracy must not supinely rely upon*
jfihe merits of its own principles. —Loeifocol
9 payer. I
3 OC? 5 ” ’FLot is fratiU, inlcie<l! Ever, admit-*
the locos have any principles, tbisl
Sdesciple candidly confesses that they do not I
■ possess sufficient “ merit” to ensure success.!
a (L/ a ’Among the toasts drank at the Whig!
■celebration in Philadelphia, on the 22d ul-l
Eli mo, we find the following : ;
“By Thomas W. Duffield. Geongel
B Washington and Henry Clay —The one, in I
aiife. favored of Heaven—the Nation’s hope I
9—the Nation’s salvation. In death, the!
B grave cannot obscure the brilliancy of his I
Bfame. The fruits of his labors, and his ex-1
Sample, are the Nation's inheritance. The!
■ other, the people’s guardian of that rich In -1
Bheritunce.” 1
B (£?* Governor Crawford, in reply to an]
■ invitation to become an Honorary Membei ]
|of the Muscogee Clay Club (says the Co-j
I lambus “Times,”) lias declined on the]
Bground that his station as Chief Magistrate]
■of Georgia renders it proper for him to ab-j
■stain from any active interference with the]
■ partisan proceedings of the day—although]
■he avows, as we understand,and as we sup-]
9 pose he does not desire to conceal, his cor-1
B dial wish for the success of the Whig cause.]
“ THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE.” ]
> This able Whig journal has been materi-j
■ally enlarged and otherwise improved with-1
Bin the last week. It now ranks among the]
■largest papers in the country. |
■ (£?“ No. 10 of the “New Mirror Libra-]
■ry” lias been received. It contains “The]
■ Loves of the Angels” —an Eastern Ro |
■ tnatice —by Thomas Moore.
| (£?* Gr n - Duff Green has already retired ]
(from the editorial chair of “ The Repub-]
■ lie,” the Free Trade paper of New York.]
I cy* t lie Legislature of New Jersey i]
■ getting on bravely. It has mode almost]
■every man, woman and chi.d of the locofo-1
■co par.y, either Judge or Justice, and is]
■ now busily engaged in dividing townships.]
■ and man and wife. i
B fly* Hon. John Nelson, Attorney Gene-]
B ia’, of the United States, bus been appoint-]
Bed Secretary of State ad interim, and Com-]
■ modore Lewis Warrington, has been op-1
■ pointed Secretary of the Navy ad interim.
(tj“ The trial of Dorr, the “ rightful Gov-1
lemur” of Rhode Island is now progressing]
B before the Supreme Court of the State, at
B Newport.
(f?* A cargo of Iron for the Western and
1] Atlantic Rail Road, shipped from England, ]
■ lias been outupwurdsof 100 days. Fetus !
Br.rc entertained that it is lost. It is insured.
a Gy Mr Hawkins, the distinguished Tem
glierance Lecturer was in Milledgville on
■Saturday last.
For the ‘‘Southern Miscellany.”
| SCARLET FEVER.
3 Mr. Editor —As the community at the
■present time are somewhat interested in the
of the abttye disease—there be- 1
I ing some cares among us—we have thought
n few remarks might not be Uninteresting to
your readers. The writer has had in his
practice, during one year, more tliari two
hundred cases of this disease, and out of
this number there were but two deaths,
a though quite a number of them were of the
gjScarlatiiia Maligna.
The various Medical Authors, who bate
g written on this disease, differ very much in
gtlieir treatment: indeed, . thereof is liardfv
£ any two of them that agree even in the
1 general points of treatment, and we may
■attribute the motality of this disease to th 4
Wrontradictory and inconsistent treatment of
■Medical attendants.
■ Some of our best authors recommend
■mercury, bleeding, antimony, cold bath#,
■&c., others again, of equal repute, advise the
■warm bath, and discountenance the rise of
■the above remedies. Some,even Df. Dun
Robson, recommends on antiflogistic treal-
Hment altogether—which, we fed assurer!
Swill kill one half the cases to which it is ap
■ plied, unless the little suffurer possesses an
Bunrommon constitution and fa able to resist
■ both the disease and the tieatmenl at the
Esame time.
| The three forms of the disease most cora-
Kmon amongst us, arc the Simplex, the An
gginosa and Maligna. The two former,
■however, require but little Medical aid. It
gis only the latter that seems to defy the skill
Eof the physician. We often find, however,
fit hat one type will in its course assume the
e three speciis, and we believe the treotmi'ht
■ generally pursued, often causes the more
gmild form to assure the malignant type, or
Ktlie Anginoso.
m As this diease is so extensively prevalent,
feaud often so very fatal, a judicious course
£<>f treatment is imperiously called for; and
gthe treatment we are about to recometid has
■ been so repeatedly tested, that it no longer
Rremains a subject of doubt, but is establislr
fjed on sure, safe and unerring principles,
Kand to be known needs but to be tried.
m It is very evident in this, as well as in all
Bother exanthematous diseases, that the fe
fever is produced by some morbific matter tr
feken into the circulation, and that this in
■creased action in the system, Is a healthy
goffi.rt of Nature to throw off such humors
Cor morbific matter. It is, therefore, evi
■dent that we should aid nature in her saltr-
Btary effbrto. If unable to expel the irritat-
Bing caue from the system, she must lie as
gsistr and by suclorifics, or sweating medicines.
BEmetics also should be given at the com
gmcriccment of jhe fever. And of all the
gemetics used, none are to be compared to
Kibe Lobelia Inilata, for this not only acts on
Efthe glands of the throat, but it also has a
csympathetic action, upon the capilary sys-
Btem for the connection which exists between
Kthe stomach and the skin is so great, that if
Ea healthy action is exerted upon one, the
Bother experiences a corresponding good ef
ifect.
g Laxatives, rather titan purgatives, are al
jjways indicated—but caution and skill are
Snecessary in their administration.
9 When the fever is high, the whole snr
■ face should he bathed with some cooling
Elution, with alkaline properties, and agairi
■ with some saline infusion. If the fever is
Knot high, the skin may be bathed with some-
Killing a little more stimulating—such as the
■ pepper sauce.
■ When the throat is sore and the swal
plowing difficult, let it be bathed with Life
fe Liniment, or Jewell’s ; and n gargle used of
■capsicum, vinegar and salt, &c—let the pa-
Ktipnt also drink freely of the Composition
Wea, as this tranquilizes the system, miti-
Bgates pain, procures sleep, lessons the fever,
Eby causing perspiration, and will have the
Kdwsired effect in every and any state or
■stage of the complaint, particularly after the
Blaxilive medicines are used, or enemas giv-
Pen.
H The above treatment will cure in 99 ca'-
Bsc.s out of a hundred, for it has been eflect
gually proved to be the best treatment in this
■dangerous complaint.
H Let it bo tried, and its superiority ov6r
Rail others will soon be seen.
fj BOTaNICUS.
■ Madison. March, 1544.
y EXCHANGE.
H (roRFECTED WEEKLY FROM THE AUGUSTA TABLES >
■Augusta Jnniranco and Banking Company, : p*r.
■ li.ink ot Atigustn, j p*r.
■Biancli Bank ot the State of Georgia, tat Augusta, par.
clßank ot Brunswick, :::::: par.
HGeoigiti Rail Rond and Banking Company, : par.
■Mechanic's Bunk of Augusta, : : i r par.
■Bank of S<. Marys. s:\tti par.
■Bunk of Milledgeville, par.
■Bank of the Slate of Georgia, st Savannah, : par.
■Branches of ditto, s ; : r i par.
■ Agency of ditto, tit Greensboro’, : t par-
Bank, at neon, t : : t par.
Midnnne and {'ire Insurance Bank, Savatir.nh, > par.
■ Branch of ditto, at Macon, > par.
■Planters’ Bonk, at Savnnrah, it:: par.
■Centrat Bank of Georgia, :• : : Sa 4 di.
■Central It. H. At. B'k'gComp'y, Savannah, a 7 dia.
■ Bnr.k ot llnukinsvilfc, : ; ; 5 tin.
Rphcenix Bank of Columbus, : 5 dia.
All other Banks in the State not qacted.
■ Alabama Notes, : : : : 8 a 10 di*.
■Scuth-Carolina Banks, rfr.it par.
Scarlet Fever.
BELLADONNA Inis been used very successfully M
a preventative of the above dh-pase in many places
Hitt the United Sintra and Europe
R We have it supply ot it. and request families to ties
■it. Special directions will ha given, in regard to the
nli ae and manner of administering it.
I OGILBY &. ROBERT.
■ march 8 150
Notice.
H'pflE public arc warned against trading for a due bill
H t mad# by Auiog Ward lor tSOO, lor Negro girl Mi.
■lildn, and payable to John C. Keia Said due bill hag
Hbet n lost from my possession. WM. V. HEA'l’dk
H march 8 3w*so
I JOl'lt months after date application will ba mado to
* the flonqpibla the Inferior Court of Murgau Court-
Ity, u hile sitting ns a Court of Ordinary, foe leave an
E-ell the Negroes hclo iging to the estute us Joseph L.
HRolhiisoii, late ofnnd (’oiiniy.deceased. Application
■made for the hcticfn ol the creditora.
L. T. P. HARWELL, Administrator.
I march 8 4mM