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of course, it may be expected that valuable
discoveries remain to be made. The friends
to all manner of improvements in the wor
thy arts, we, therefore, wish that further ex
periments may be made. The apthor is,
perhaps, better acquainted with the history
of balloons, than any individual among us.
To science he adds ingenuity and zeal. He
is now with us ; aud is ready and willing to
direct or superintend the execution of the
plan he has displayed. It would be a mat
ter of serious regret, that the offer he makes
should be rejected, and opportunity lost.
Unfortunately, the funds of the Society are
wholly insufficient to defray the expense of
the trial. Vet it is hoped,, for the honour
of the' age, and the benefit of the country,
the citizens of New-York, and of the world
at large, may he induced, by a subscription,
with their accustomed spirit and liberality, to
provide the sum often thous nd dollars, in
the’ furtherance of an object which promises
so much to society.”—«V. F. Times.
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other assertions, which factor disprese and truth re-1 and Eastern Slate? have «a?f upon this State, <k-
jggtg. “ J justice cannot exist.
“ So far from there being British partisans in this
country, it is. difficult to find an individual candid
enough to do that nation common justice.”
Such a remark made in the hearing of those frlio
had only to consult tkeir men feelings to prove its
falsity, admits of no excuse unless it can be found in
the effervescence
hatred, theu their
tice, and in some, more than justice.
“Let no considerations whatever, my brethren,
deter you at all times,' and in all places, from exe
crating the present war. It is a war unjust, foolish,
and ruinous. It is unjust, because Great Britain has,
offered us every concession short of what she conceives
would bo her ruin.”
The negotiations between Mr.’ Erslune, the ac
credited and authorised minister of the British Go-
fejjjjpvqgsg' 1
Athens. April 13,1827.
' jjCiF* We had just printed the first ride of this
paper, containing an* advertisement respecting the
Slcan'botU George Washington, when we received ad-
t e of a different arrangement, which is inserted in
place, and will account for the'apparently doable
ipseition.
We learn from a Savannah paper, that M. Van
Bure'n, and' C. C. Cambreling, Esqrs., members of
Coagress from New-York, arrived in that city on the
Cth inat. m the steam boat Macon, from Cbarle:
il'be dissensions of Rcpubl^s have often
• ATHENIAN. *
t'ellmljgM gens,—As a resolution of the
last legislature has made it your duty on
the first Monday in October next, to indorse
disaffection *an7 republican I onyourtickds ''Convention* or ‘ No Conven-
7 . ir ruling passion. It is an injustice 1 tton, I have thought it might not be amiss
to the nation of which we aie members, to say, that J to offer, tor your consideration a few re-
we have not, in almost every instance, done her jus-j marks on the proposed alteration of the
constitution. In so doing I do not wish to
be understood as attaching blame to the
Legislature for passing the Resolution, and
in Justice to the mover of it, I can say, as a
politician and a cilizen, none admire him
moris than I do.
It is understood that one of the objects of
the proposed convention, is to make repre-
vernment, and Mr. Smith, which would have led to I seOtation equal throughout the state ; and
an amicable adjustment of all difficulties, without the I another is, a reduction of our whole repre-
honour of either nation being compromitted, and sentation.
their rejection by the British Government !)** thel TjO the first, if practicable, I have no ob-
ground of his having “exceeded instrt^-is an- |jection, and should like extremely well to
** see every county in the State represented
according to its representative population:
but as this cannot be done without consoli
dating counties, and laying off the state into
Senatorial .and Representative districts, I
have no doubt but that such a change would
inflict a lasting wound upon the peace and
tranquillity of the state.
To the second object, the reduction of
our whole representation, I am opposed.
In its principles and tendency I believe it is
calculated to mar the best interests of the
country-—1 am aware that the proposed al
teration of the Constitution is considered by
other circumstance which should
the above declaration ; but we foi
ment.
“The Union has been long since
and it is full time that this
States should take care of itself 1
“ The strong prepossessions <
my fellow-citizens in favour <if a race of demons,
and against a nation of more rtligioli!&l(<lfe t gijp/iJaith,
generosity, and beneficence, than there nowTs,- arevtr has
beenupon the face of the earth, wring my soul whi. an
guish, and fill my heart with apprehension and terror
of the judgments of heaven upon this sinful people.”
“ Our government, with a hardihood and effronte
ry, at i~idch demons might have blushed, persisted in
asserting the repeal.”
“ My mind has been in a constant agony; not so
of our political existence >tubrd we.been exeedpt from
them, to a democratic jjSntLf insubordination. To
show the fallacy of W*Airt»edning, Sr utter in
ability to vindicate *n<?«foaWfc»h'suvh tf charge upon
the principles laiff detwn,- agd alsfi fc show that dis
affection and .rev«mTgovernment, have
not been cotHUB td«t& we again call at
tention t
who
The
parting
extracts frbrri the writings of those
dly theMulvocates. of Federalism
existing between the two leading
country which have, at successive
«hd M with the rcvohitionsofpolitical
be traced to principles, not names,
ofeondemnation, for we cannot select a
te title against those whose misguid-
ceptkns of patriotism led to the indulgence of
i sentiments, and to the adoption of such lan-
each other, and ambition, intrigue, and man
agement predominate.
« Rut,* say some people, ‘the framers of
our constitution were not, as enlightened as
men of the present day.*—Thiamay, or may
not be true ; but if they lacked experience
they possessed virtue, and were not led
astray by faction, as the enlightened legis
lators of our day too often are.—1 believe
there are many individuals in the State, and
some of them in the legislature, who are
ever meditating some fanciful change in the
Constitution, which they think will promote
their own popularity : it therefore becomes
the bounden duty of the people to look into
the present state of things, and after mature
deliberation to say whether or not those fan
ciful changes will promote the interest, har
mony, and tranquillity of the State. I hold
that no change or alteration in our Consti
tution should be made, except in cases
where its operation is found extremely une
qual and oppressive.
HALL COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
rohnd ; is less liable to interruption’s, more
easily repaired, &c—It is certain, that this
Rail Roafl is considered as in competition
with the Chesepeake and Ohio Canal and
the friendp of the latter, insist upon it. that
the pail r<tad, if practicable at all, will re
quire several millions to complete it; that
it will have to run over, or through immense
mountains; that a road of this immense
length surpasses every project which has
been conceived by the adventurous people
of England—and that they never dreamed of
running a rail road over such difficult ^rounds
&c. &cj
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much at the inevitable loss of our temporal prosper?-1 some as the most sublime and magnificent
ty £ ik1 happiness, and the complicated miseries of nj an that was ever proposed in our Legisla-
watyis at its guilt, itsoutrage against heaven, against f Thpv stinDOSP it rilciriated
all truth, honesty, justice, goodness; against all printi- 1 ture * A ney supp se It almost calculated
pies of socud happiness.™ j to produce a political mulemum ; but I
“Were not the authors «f this war, in character think 1 hazard nothing in saying that such
nearly ?kin tothq d«islaand,athiAst3 of France; were j^gas are fallacious, and are cherished most
they Tiot - nwn cotTfs* scctTfd consciences* j • » w ,• /* j •,» •
and desperate wickedness, it seems ut- by those who are dissatisfied with any uni-
; terjy inconceivable that they should have made the form course of things.
dectgraUoiv^ To say there are no defects in our con-
*«*. **•* u taa
ey may awake, like a giant from his slumbers, | much; for it must partake of the nature of
and
tributed by the friends ofjnonArcliy,, and At Tio 4U»d wreak thtir vengeance on their betrayers, by driving its authors, who-were imperfect: but in or-
’' ’ 1 ‘"" “ ’ • »-* e— them from their stations, and placing at the helm der to apply Vtemedy to any evil, moral or
more skilful and faithful hands.” •
“If at the present moment, no symptoms of civil I hysical, if is necessary to explore its na-
war appear,,, they certainly w ill soon ; unless the I ture and trace its consequences ; to pursue
courage of the war party should not fail them I” any other course would be folly and disap-
“ A civil wax becomes as certain as the events 1 'that pointment: : —and when we come to examine
happen according to the known laws anu established , r , ,,
course of nature.” the nature of the proposed alteration,
“Such is the temper of American republicans, sol trace its consequences, what are they'l
called. Anew language, must be invented before we at- ’ J t [ n somG degree, changing the prin-
tempt to express tne baseness of thar conaitct, or ue- ] . , - . .. ° 1 -
scribe the rottenness Of their hearts.™ ciple of representative democracy to those of
“ Should the English now be at liberty to send all monopolizing aristocracy, by substituting
their armies and all their ships to America, and in J the few in place of the many,
one day b;em event city from.Maine to Georgia, yourl J*. . ,,
condescending rulers would play on their harps, while I At IS an innovation upon the rights of the
they gazed at the tremendous conflagration.” people, and a curtailing of their privileges :
“ Tyrants are the same on the banks of the Nile j jt will produce sectional differences, and
-“W-^ Leja among the counties ; a „d
_ , ., . 4 . , “Like the worshippers of Moloch, the supporters SO long as the principle holds good, that a
should, ui the view of impartial men, re-
of a vile administration sacrifice their children and I small body of men is more easily corrupted
families on the altar of democracy.' Like the than a j arJ » one so l on „ should we refuse
ornankma 1 ° °
»cvc at least some of that censure bestowed upon
the government, and those reflections cast upon the
honour, integrity and patriotism of the State.
censure which has spumed the dictates of reason, and
defied the sober admonitions of truth.—If Georgia
has been seditious (an admission, we contend, which
can only be justified upon the ground of falsehood,
or commended upon that of folly.) The reprobation
due to such an act, combined with such a motive,
should in justice to the character and patiotism of the
count ry, be her reward. There is however, even
allowing that this has been the case, a pre-eminent
example to be found elsewhere, differing in motive,
- character and design, which the pen of history has
not failed to record. Had the language and senti
ments to which it gave birth, been confined alone to
men ambitious of political distinction—to men whose
only object was to effect a revolution in the patriotic
sentiments of the people, by wliiclr they could rise
upen the ruins they had created, there would have
been a stronger apology for their apostacy, and a
partial extenuation for their rebellion; but it was not
the case.
The Fulpit (religion blushes at the acknowledge
ment,) was made subservient to the designs of fac
tion and sedition—it spoke the language of inflamed
passion, not reason—of war, not peace—of revolt, not
union—of vengeance, not mercy. We behold a pros
titution of those sacred functions which belong alone
to Heaven’s Ambassadors, guided by an infatua
tion which led “ them to phy such pranks before
high Heaven, as to make even Angels weep,” and
which is without a parallel in any country, unless it
is to be found in the revolution of infidel France.*
With all their aversion, to the government and its
measures, aggravated by disappointment, fired by re
sentment, and provoked by political hatred, they
found a consolation drawn from their last remaining
hope, that the “ besotted people ” would “ awake,
like a giant ftpm his slumbers, and tvreak their ven
geance on their betrayers.” The following syr opsis
of treason, in its true sense, is drawn from discourses
delivered at Boston at different periods during the
years 1812,13 and 14. To many they will be new—
we hope uninteresting to n nc:
“ The alternative then is, that if you do not wish
to become the slaves of those who own slaves, and
who are themselves the slaves of French slaves, you
must cither, in the language of the day, cut the con
nexion, or so far alter the national compact, as to
insure you; selves a due share in the government.”
“ Cut the connection,”—“ Insure ourselves a
share in the government,”—Of what-power had they
been deprived ? not sanctioned by the will of the no
tion, to whom patriotism bid them submit, though
love of power should provoke revolt.
Wc will not presume to say that these Christian
patriots, these modem Melchisedecks were ambitious
of uniting in their own persons, the office of king and
priest, or that like his order, they would wish to re
main kings and priests forever, to the exclusion of
others, whom the nation would prefer or select to
preside over her destiny—but we do say, that such
-^profanation of the pulpit is a reproach upon the state,
as well as the speaker and the audience. that could
patiently listen to language openly commending and
encouraging a civil war.
“ The British, after all, save us by their convoys,
infinitely more property than they deprive us of.
Where they take one ship, they protect twenty. Where
they commit one outrage, they do many acts of kind-
tess.”
Those acquainted with fit? events of our last strag
gle will find little difficulty, and feel no scruples in
placing this, though the authority is sacred, among
Beware of Counterfeits.—A new’ emission
of counterfeit notes of the denomination of
$20, has lately been put in circulation ; they
are of the State Bank, payable at the Branch
at Augusta, letter K, filled lip to S. Hale.
The citizens should be very cautious how
they receive bills of this description, without
carefully examining them, as the counter
feits are well calculated to deceive —Jlug.
Chronicle.
Extract of a Letter from an officer of the
United States’ Army, dated Cantonment
\dams, 2d February, 1S27.—“We have
made comfortable cantonment for ourselves,
and at less expense than any regiment was
ever before quartered, either in this country
or any other country.. The Jefferson bar
racks are not completed. We have a most
delightful situation on the West.bank of the
Mississippi, in an oak and hickory grove,
10 miles below St. Louis. You will readilv
believe we have been very busy, and that
Col. Leavenworth has had enough to do,
when you reflect how much has been done,
and that he has no field officer with him.
Phil. D. Advertiser.
widows of Hindostan, thev consume themselves, i , , *
Like the frantic votaries of Juggernaut, they throw I a c “knge to that euect.
themselves under the car of their political idol. They It will also tend to darken our councils,
are crushed by its bloody wheels.” and exclude modest merit from a participa-
Israelite, the stupid African, tbc feeble Chinese, the P oor > but best calculated to defend the rights,
drowsy Turk, or the frozen exile of Siberia, to equal and liberties of the people, to give place'
you in feme submission to the powers that be” ■ > to the aspiring, intriguing, electioneering,
wh0i0f a „ olhers wU1 stand
“ Yon may envy the privilege of Ismel, end mourn I thc llcst chance . t0 l>e
that no land of Caanan has been promised to your an- If, under existing circumstances, while
cestors. You cannot separate from the mass of cor- the poor man is compelled to stay at home
tisuzEXsfsz ^^*“*.*•»**v■»>
your necks to the yoke, and with your African bre- over the country to Justices’ courts, and
thren drag the chains of Virginia despotism, unless musters, and by that means too often gains
you someothermodeofescapt.™ the day, how much more forcibly will
The Legislators who yielded to this war, when . . . , , ,r
assailed hv the manifesto of their angry chief, estab- ar £ urQe pt a PPty> when the electioneer-
lished iniquity and narder by law.™ ing area is extended to three or four times
“ 1° the first onset [of the war) moral principle its present size, This will be the fate of
, T h c ^ o/God, and hopes Of the conso (id a ted counties, while the large
man were utterly disdained. Vice thew off her red, I , ..... , . . *
and crimes were decked with highest honours. This ones must yield to a smaller representation,
war not only tolerates crime, hut calls for them, de- To those wbo think the wisdom of our
mantis them. Crimes are thc food of its life, the Legislature will not be diminished by lay-
h, 0 ™* ^Senatorial Districts, I
cries, “give, give.” In its birth, it demanded the I Wl *l propound the following questions—
violation of all good faith, perjury of office, the sacri- Will three counties elect one man who
•he iof.rmaUon ^dWepU of
galised. Havoc, death, and conflagration were the I three of the most cultivated minds in the
viands of her first repast.” - three counties ?—And Will not the largest
“ Our government, if they may be called government, counties, where two or more are thrown to-
and net the destroyers of the country, bear all these gel Her through sectional feeling, always tri-
thmps as patiently as a colony of convcts sail into { & , .P „ 07 , ., .
Botany Bay.” umph over the. smaller ones t and thus the
“ Let every man who sanctions this war by his J smaller counties will be unrepresented, and
suffrage or influence, remember that he is labouring their local interests unattended to.
wSamSSjtJfiS^inquire, W,at are the benefits
“ How Will the supporters of this anti-christian war- to result from having our representa-
fare endure their sentence ; endure their own re- | tion lessened * I am gravely told that it will
flections; endure the fire that forever bums; the worm be a saving to the state.—I am an advocate
wkich never dies ; the hosannas of heaven; while the | f or economy, both in government and legis-
„ , , , , , ,, . ,. . lation i but.1 would scorn the idea of weak-
Hey fatal tn Us t have been that delusion wh,ch ening ouf codicils, and disturbing the peace
»nld thus, die faee of the Coast,tnbon, which no L, ? ra0(p a Kt y. 0 f 4he 8 , a , e fer ,g e pwpose
^^’e^ooTd'ITIrT” r 7?" ,° r T k savinr** miserable pittance necessary
mon sense, would ever attempt to violate by a dc-1 : » e & x1l „ K \
claration of war, brand its supporters with thc epithet I thfe expences of the numb er that
of “ tyranta,” “ muiderere,” ■ betrayers” and “ dee-1 wlU be exclnded by the proposed alteration.
pots.” The Federal, or peace-party, as it was then J Was our Constitution as defective as
termed, to use the emphatic language of another, was those of Virginia, Maryland, .and some
composed of war materials, but possessing talent, in-1 ethers, I would be the last man in the state
fluencc, wealth—exercising an almost unbounded It® say ‘no Conventions’ In those states,
influence over the Eastern States, and opposing I representation has no regard to population j
every measure of government on the ground of tw- eadh county in Maryland, has four repre-
policy and inexpedicnee. Such was the pretext:—the seniatives, had each county ih Virginia has
object, a determined opposition to the republican, two, although the population is more une-
then the dominant party, whose influence they fear- qual than in Georgia; some counties having
ed; whose elevation they envied; whose overthrow j a population of more than twenty thousand,
they were determined to effect, though the cost and cithers but little morfe than ono thou-
should be the price of blood. san d : \but even there a change cannot be
The advocates of Great Britain, in peace and war, I effected.
have ever been found in numbers within their ranks. Although OUr representation is in some
0 L e °:i rom T t becn ,°^ n paUaed “ d degree tinequal and tihmerous, yet it is fixed
overtures for remediation rejected upon a false CO ait«tfon, wnd cannot be lessened
hope, that our civil dissensions would weaken our 1 J , J
national strength, and result, in her triumph over made the 8tat /.
American patriotism. . I At present,'^* political differences are all
Their enmity also, to the doctrine of non-reost- that are likcfy to disturb the publick tran-
ance”and “passive obedience” having ceased to be an ® ^ is believed and earnestly
a virtue, they have changed their views with a I hoped by the most enlightened and virtuous,
change of circumstances, and now condemn that i that they witl soon be forgotten; but when
which they once advqcated, and censur? that which J county lines cease to be the fcounds -pf re-
they once practised. If there is justice in that r*.J|WTOentatioa, more serious conflicts Will en
croach, which this, the leading party of the Nbrthcmj sue: counties will become prejudiced against
A New Post-Office has been established
in Crawford County, thirteen miles from
Knoxville, near the Upson line, and to be
called Walnut Grove post-office. David
Terrill is appointed Post-master—M. Tel.
The line now running by the joint Com
mission of the United States and this State
between Georgia and Florida, will pass, we
understand, North of the line formerly run
by the State’s Surveyor, and will consequent
ly add to Florida a long slip of land, of a
mile or two in width, which was supposed
to be in Georgia. S. Recorder.
Governor Van Ness.—Our readers may
remember that this gentleman was a candi
date for Senator from Vermont at the recent
election in that State. His antagonist was
Mr. Seymour, the present member. Both
were supporters of the Administration, Mr.
Seymour was obsequiously so ; Mr. Van
.Ness was a little more guarded. Of course
the former was the one in whose success the
cabinet at Washington was most deeply in
terested. Every species of intrigue and in
fluence were resorted to. and he was finally
elected. Governor Van Ness has published
a statement of the whole affair. He brings
very serious charges against Air. Bailey
(the member from Massachusetts) an inti
mate friend, and formerly the clerk of Mr.
Adams, and also against Mr. Slade, a clerk
in the office of Mr. Clay, and he accuses
them directly of being the agents of the ca
binet influence. Other facts are stated in
the publication; and, altogether, they fur
nish a body of damnatory evidence against
Mr. Adams and his coterjtfi. Gov. Van Ness,
disgusted with this cowtfuct; has thrown off
allegiance to the paityy amT^Mists himself
under the banners of the opposition. [It
should be recollected' that up to 1823 he
was not an Adams-man, and that he had al
ways many objections to him.] He says,
however, that when he thinks any of Mr.
Adams’ measures are right; he shall support
them in spite of his dislike to the man. He
also protests against the re-election of any
President. The latter part of the statement
contains a forcible recommendation of Gen.
Jackson.—The whole letter is highly inter
esting. r It throws a glare of light on the ar
tifices and intrigues of the Washington di
plomatist.—N. Y. Enq.
Gale.—The severest galq, known at this
season of the year, in the recollection of our
oldest inhabitants, was experienced yester
day. About dusk on Saturday, the wind
began to blow from the N. E. and continu
ed to increase from the same quarter until
the next morning ; from which time until
night, there was little or no abatement of its
violence. The most serious apprehensions
were entertained ; but, fortunately, no very
serious injury has been sustained. Some
of the tiles and slates from a few houses in
the vicinity of the wharves were blown off
but the shipping in the harbour, whose
situation was looked to with the most anxie-
ty, generally escaped any serious damage.
Charleston C. Gaz.
Maior Gen. Brown, of the U. States
Army, and suite, arrived in Charleston on
Monday evening last, and took lodgings at
Jones’ Hotel. It is said that the General,
will proceed first to Georgia, and then to
Louisiana.
The ship Chancellor, which sailed from
New-lork on the 11th March, for Greece,
with provisions, &c. for the suffering G reeks,
experienced a-severc gale the 14th, which
swept her decks of every thing, sprung a
leak, and injured her so much that she was
compelled to put back.—She will be refitted
immediately, and sent out again.
A case of great interest has been decided
by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The
State subscribed for a large amount of the
capital of the Louisiana Bank, for which
they gave State Bonds at 83 1-2 per cent
payable at different periods, several years
hence, and bearing an interest of 6 per pent.
These bonds have been disposed of by the
Bank at a great advance, and a profit realized
of about $300,000. The
suit against the Bank for this sujxt^ajnfdin' 1
the Court below, obtained a verdntft. The |
Supreme Court have reversed that decision,
and awarded the profits to the bank. :
Resolutions have been introduced into
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, compli
mentary to Governor Carroll of Tennessee,
and directing a sword to be presented to
him for his patriotism, gallantry find military
services in the late..w&r. General Carroll
is a native of that statc.—*6f*&rgie». ‘
Melancholy occurrence.—On Thursday
evening the 22d March, the boiler of the
Steamboat Oliver Ellsworth exploded while
on the passage from Hartford to New-York,
and of forty persons on board, ten were se
verely scalded, two of whom, (a passenger,
and one of the hands,) are since dead.
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Edward H. Morris.—In our paper of the
19th December, we mentioned that a man
of this name was in jail at Natchez, who had
confessed that he knew where the child was,
which was supposed to have been kidnapped
from Benjamin Clark, in Hempstead Coun
ty, in October, 1825. As soon as Air. Clark
ascertained that thi3 wretch refused to tell
where the child was, he went to Natchez,
for the purpose of bringing the culprit to this-
lemtory for trial. . He was delivered to
Air. Clark, who had him secured in irons ;
but, in ascending the Washita river. Alorris
attempted to make his escape, by jumping
overboard, and was drowned before he was
got on board again—thus receiving his de
serts without the formality of a trial.—Ar
kansas paper.
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road.—The
subscriptions tire succeeding in Baltimore,
more rapidly than we expected. During
the three first days, 16,000 shares were ta
ken ; equal to $1,600,000. The books
are to be kept open till the 31st of this month
in order to give persons an opportunity of
obtaining proxies So great has been the
demand for them, that an agent has even
come on to this city for the purpose of hun
ting up names. It is said, that ene or two
individuals or houses in Baltimore propose
to subscribe for $50,000. Books are also
opened in Washington and Frederick.—
The scheme is -a roost magnificent one ;
and if it can be carried into operation for
$3,000,000, one of the most efficient which
has ever been devised.—-The Editor of the
Lancaster Gazette, who claims to have
been one of the first-proposers of the scheme
contends, that “ should Baltimore persevere
in her plan, the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal
will die a natural death, and the importance
of the grand Pennsy|yania canal, as a mean
of connexion with the West, be greatly les
sened that it is less costly than canals ;
that it would i&orten the space and the time
for transportation; could he ua«4 the year
A most destructive hurricane has recent
ly swept over the Island ofTeneriffe. It is
said that not less than 25$ Lives were lost
—upwards of 340 houses completely des
troyed, and 350 head of cattle drowned.
Intolerance.—In Boston recently. Bishop
Fenwick of the Catholic Church, refused to
let Air. Burnham, a member of that Church,
bury his child in the Catholic burying ground,
because Dr. Jenks, a protestant minister,
had made a prayer at the funeral!
From the report given in the Yorkvilie
People’s Advocate, of the trial of Captain
Wm. Thomason and Mr. Dempsey Reeves,
who were charged with having robbed Capt.
Charles . M. Hart, Tax Collector of York
District, of a large sum of public money
while he was on his way to Colombia, last
year, it appears that they were acquitted by
the jury without their leaving the box. It
was clearly proven that they were at. the
time of the robbery, twelve miles distant
from the spot where the affairs took place.
It was remarked by Judge Waites, how
ever, that there could be no doubt, from the
evidence that Captain Hart was robbed, as
alledged; but that, from the terror and con
fusion of mind, produced by the sudden and
unexpected attack of the robhefs, he had
mistaken the persons who committed the
act.—Chr. Courier.
Redheifer outdone.—An imposter by the
name of Greensburg Baxter has been for
some days prac tising auccessfully upon the
credulity of the multitude by the
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