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* iUhens, June 21,1831.
To oil concerned, and more particular!,j thoee whom the
«al W,.-We have been in tlic liabil occasionally ol
loaning file* of the Athenian lo a few or our particular
Criim.'r, and sonic among ihc number have recent! j la
tum i!m liberty ot cutting from faul files sundry urir-
-les „l great “ pith and moment,” and then returning
(hum with the very polite and courteous expression ol
" much Obliged," &c. Against all such illegal incisions
intoour columns, we hereby enter our solemn protest,
and, In “ malic assurance doubly sure," tve slia'I pro-
:ccd ro nullify our previous practice forlbwith. Be it
tic-torn understood, that having solemnly crossed mir
we do most unequivocally affirm, without fur-
sitalion, reservation, or prevarication, that no
H,o Athenian will be loaned from the office from
,n henceforth. Our friends arc welcome to pc-
elbo
ruse t
ic.n here—further the deponent saitli not.
Mere Arresh.—A few cloys since a Mr. Dennis, and
a U- icrend gentleman by the name of Trott, a circuit
preacher of the Tennessee Methodist Conference, were
ern jlnl in the Cherokee Nation by Col. Sanford, and
brought before a Magistrate at Gwinnett, for refusing
to comply with the necessary oath. The latter was
bound over for bis appeaiancc at the next term of the
Gwinnett Superior Court—the former, for want ofbail,
w is Midi-red to depart on giving his individual bond for
bis appeaiancc at said Court.
Ptspalch.—The Post Master at Madison, Morgan
comity, lias just given us an example of the velocity
with which letters arc transported through this country,
hv slating that a letter was mailed at Uurkesville, C'utn-
beiland county, Kentucky, on the 8th of May last, anil
arrived at Madison on the evening of the 14tli inst. bav
in" travelled 250 miles in the space of thirty-eight days.
.yfairt at IFWiIngfim.- The newspapers throughout
•tho country havo within a few weeks been filled with
various rumors in relation to the next Secretary of
War- On this subject the Globe of the Bill lust, says :
“ The War Department has never been offered to any
other individual than the Hon. Hugh 1- While.” And
flintier, “ Col. Drayton, we believe, is looked to by
the country as ono in whom it would checrlully confide
any Department of tho Government. Whether the
•War Department will he tendered to him we know
riot." The appointmenlofCot. Drayton to thecharge
of that Department, would most undoubtedly he uni
versally acceptable, and ahould Judge While persist in
declining, wc hope, and confidently too, that he
.receive it.
The
strue*
ir-lod the
cly regen-
Contention of Teacher!.—In this paper of the loApiil
'laat, wo adverted to apian proposed by Mr.F. D.Cum
mins of Macon, for the purpose of consolidating the ef
forts of school teachers, and improving the method of
.fnsiriieliou heretofore pursued in tho cilurulionofyouth.
-Public attention was first called to the subject by a
-.communication in the Macon Teleginpbof Dee. llth,
followed by another in the early part of April of the
present year. Ilis proposition was, “ that the leach
ers of every rounty in tho Stafo, should ottond on the
day of tho next general election, at the respective Coin t
Houses, and in tho usual way, vote for one or two, us
their represontatives; and a certificate from the presid
ing officer of tho election, would entitle tho elect to a
Scat in the Convention." lie olso proposed that the
Convention ahould meet in Macon, in Di-comber next.
-We are happy to perceive that Ihc suggestions nlfeied
by Mr. Cummins, and which, should they bo attended
with success, will have achieved much good to the
Stule, havo elicited on address to the teachers ol'Geor-
gis, from the Rev. Dr. Brown, Principal of the .‘-cotts-
boro' Female Institute, calculated from the feeling and
‘impressive manner in which it is written, powerfully
to aid in the promotion of the desired object, if there
is one State in tho Union which more than anuth
nerds a uniform andcllicieni system of instruction—if
Ihers icons where Ihc quaiifieations of the teachers
fhould bn made the subject of more scrupulous inquiry,
to prevent the fiauds so often practised hy the ignorant
and superficial, upon an unsuspecting community, it is
this. Were every school now established within the
limits of Georgia, conducted by teachers possessing
tho necessary requirements tot the able and fuithlul
discharge of llicir duiies; were the system of instruc
tion the same throughout, and that system one of ac
knowledged supoiiority, then we might look for vi-iblo
improvement in tho intellectual diameter of the rising
generation, even though no greater number ofteuchora
alntuid be employed; but while the present course is
pursued, the advsntsges of a good education can only
be realized by the few who arc able to incur great ex
pense. tVe do hope that this subject will bo taken
into immediate and serious consideration, and disposed
of as the best interests of the State may require.
As to tho manner hy which tile desired reform is to
lie brought about, we beg leave to ofler our individual
opinion in favor ofthc plan proposed by Mr. Cummins.
The placi we conceive to be suitable in every respect.
Macon is central, and otTcrs as great facilities for aiding
been productive ofthc most binn-alublo rr
highly gifted have not studied the science
lion, because suitable fatiblies are not presented,,anrt
tb- want of intercourse and co-operation o
... pursue lb* business of teaching, tins r
improvement of a system which must be en
shall an appeal be made to us in vain ? Shall the
dignified profession—the teaeliiug of youlli-bmger l,e
without recognition among theotlirr professions," hi
are neither more valuable, more exalted nor mote in
teresfing than ohm. Shall the student rend Law, a*"
indergono examination from those u hose expentne.
and situation entitle them to lie censors, before be can
practice his desired profession ? The devotee to -*»or!»
cine.rcad, labour,mark the practicenfothers in the mal-
ing art, attend lectures, cat a diploma from those who
re able to judge of his qualifications, before he can
lawfully administer or prescribe in his own name—shall
the pious undergo scrutiny, labour at the desk, bear the
interrogatories of the Presbytery ere they can speak
with authority flic truth of find—nud shall the in«trur-
r of youth take upon him the good or evil of poster!*
•—undertake to guide those upon whom the joys of
datives, the hopes of parents, the happiness of com
munities, the destinies of nations depend, without pre
paration (as many do,}—without deeming the business
he pursues noble enough to be called a profession—
without considering it worth a few year devotion of
iiiud—without esteeming it such as is high enough to
be the business of life 7 Every Christian, every philan
thropist, every parent, overy enlightened citizen, will
answer no. Then let a communication he opened im-
nediatcly between the respectable tcucheis of the
^tato, a meeting appointed and measures taken fur the
formation ofa Teacher’s Society ofthc State of Georgia.
The community will applaud—will aid. Our children
ill have reason to rejoice. Ignorance and immorali
ty will shun the light, mid science shed its benign in
fluence over the land by the effort of every teacher,
fr. Cummins of Macon, prrqioses a meeting in that
n in December next. We are of the opinion that
this step may not suit the views of many. Tho time
nnd place wc are not determined on, hut wc think that
if every teacher willing to unite in forming a Society,
add address a line to some tearher, say Mr. Reman
ofMt. Zion or Mr. Cummins, nnd state concurrence in
such on object, mention the time and place mo9t
desirable in his view, a majority of nomination might
determine that point. A meeting could then he called
with some good hope of success. I.et every teacher
then, willing to join in this matter, write cither of
these gentlemen, and state a determination to meet
the rest at the time and place having the most in fn-
vor of them,—and wc earnestly hope the object will
soon he carried into effect.
ROBERT C. BROWN.
Scollsboro’ Institute, May 1 1831.
Wc havo noticed, since the above articlo was pre
pared, a communication from the Rector ofthc Ocmul*
gee Academy to the editor of the Journal, in which he
recommends the preparatory convention to he held at
Millcdgeville. It makes hut little difference whether
Millndgcvillc or Macon ho the place chosen for the
Convention to beheld, either would be suitable ; but it
necessary to the success of the project that some
point should bn speedily nnd unanimously fixed upon
Wo proposed Macon as being central, and the first
place suggested.
Alabama.—The following eloquent remniks are ex
tractcd from the Montgomery Journal, and are intend
ed to npply to the lion. Dixon II. Lewis, who now
ably represents the Southern Congressional District of
Alabama. The opposing candidate is a Mr. Murphy,
and the strong ground taken to secure his election and
defeat Mr. Lewis, is that Mr. L. was an advocate for
the late Land l.uw of Congress. Like all other public
nets, that law was not without it9 disadvantages, but
tho most intelligent of our legislators are firm in their
belief of its geneial benefit. It had a very beneficial
effect on the poorer classes of community, by enabling
them to retain the lands they had cultivated previous
to the snles being made, at the government prices, and (
inal ion—Calhoun ia “ Candida.® only on eo.tfzc-
"•« think til® Noi'Hcrn, Middle and HrMem
diatrielH of the i niun «ill probably v-.t« J-r Clay
nl Jackson Im* cb nrly lost mound, anil we fadly
i’eiir baa not O.rre of public opinion sufficient in Ilia fa-
or lo be re-elected. Calculating tbe chances there
foie, we believe that Mr. Calhoun is likely to be a Can-
didate.”
There was a period in the history cf the Columbia
Telescope, when it was considered tbe leading political
paper of South Carolina, whether it lias since degener
ated from i)b high standing or not, the citizens of that
State can beat decide. It was formerly, and perhaps
entlv, edited by gentlemen of talents and respecta
bility—men who were not prone to make insertions in
matter-of-fact questions, without the power to sub
stantiate their correctness At present wc know not
who conducts t lie editorial department of that paper :
branelt of ilia national legislature, for the term I Grygier is 20 ; fll9. These return* show (list the pj.
of two years. Thai will has been publicly H*!'”." °.' r <="? '»* 03 ( »5. being leys than csthST.
expressed by a majority of the qualified vo
ters in this State. Now, whether is ho bound
lo obey this expression of the public will,
which has been constitutionally and definitely
had, or that which lias been communicated
through some half dozen or more letters from
restless spirits, soliciting him to become a
candidate for Governor? I leave it to the
candor of an enlightened community to deter
mine. I also leave it lo the enndor of an en
lightened community to judge, whether the
honorable gentleman lias not shown himsell
wanting in that nolilo independence and Ho
man firmness, which should ever characterize
public fuctinnarics, ns also whether lie lias not
we are assured, however, that it has changed hands, rcnder0| , himself obnoxious to the charge of
not for the better, we fear, from the tenor of in
above extracts,we are led to believe the writer
a very young man, one who has not been long enough
engaged in editorial life, to learn that in making such
broad assertions as are container! above, it is always
best to speak advisedly. Mr. Calhoun mayor may not
oc a candidate for the Frobidrncy. Wo think, howev
er, his acute discernment will most probably dictate to
him a different course from what the Telescope supposes
he will take. At all events, wc ace no evidences of
the lost popularity of Gen. Juckson, except in South
Carolina; and confidently believing his political support
to bo undiminished elsewhe re, no apprehensions nc d
he indulged for the success of his cause, whether op
posed hy Mr. Calhoun, or some more popular candi
date.
.Abolition of Masonry —A proposal has born made
by some of the mernhcis of the Masonic.order in New
York, to abolish in that State the ancient and venera
ble institution of Free Masonry, inconsequence of the
strong prejudices that have for two or three years past
existed against that respectable portion of community.;
An exterminating warfare has been waged against every
individual composing that body—former friends have
been mado hitter enemies hy tho deleterious influence
of this unhallowed excitement—the social enjoyments
of life have been in many instances totally destroyed :
and now it is proposed to quench the fire of discord
and calumniation, by abandoning the institution entire
ly. We must candidly confess we do not approve this
course, although we do not consider the Masonic In
stitution as of any material benefit in this age of intel
ligence nnd refinement. If was once beneficial, hut
thegrent sphere ofits usefulness has gone by, and is
buried with flu* lapse of years—it originated in the dar
ker ages of the world, and was calculated at that time,
by restraining the turbulent passi ns of unenlightened
man, to promote harmony and good let ling in tin
hearts of lho.se who felt its genial influence. Civiliza
tion has now accomplished fora large, what Masonry
once did for u small portion of the world, or nearly
and we therefore can see no important inducements
for its continuance, when viewed in the abstract; but
when taken in connexion with the efforts that have
been made to put it down, we think its members should
adhere toil until opposition dies ofits own weakness,
and the institution can be abandoned without leaving
onefold blot on the page of history, to tarnish its well
earned reputation.
Retiracy.—This the name ofa new word not found
in any of our vocabularies, but lately made use of by a
few of those modern orators and paragraphists, whose
ve* transition! intellects arc too bright for dull eonflne-
ofthem i inconsistency and insincerity.
Hm« preventing gra.ping liii.il .peculators lien, pur.au-1 mon( English. IVc are indebted to (lie Stcu-
inz n aval, inufmonopoly that would wrench Iron) Hie benvillo (Ohio) Gazette, for n linowlcdirc of the origin
'ndii.lnuiia poor, tho profit, of their heard earned labor. 1 0 f ,|,j B wo rd. It has been generally understood that
th* spontaneous ns well qs the cultivated productions
Mr. Lewis is an honorable, pairiidie and high mind
ed man; and what is of great importance in this slate
of political a flairs, his sentiments are believed lobe
orthodox. We wish success to him and his principles.
“ Want of sincerity or independence form no part of
his «Imrncter, and it becomes our duty to examine
whether or not other questions nro not in volved,
paramount iinpnitdnre, as to induce us to
altogether the dH«-atisf'u< lion the land law
For n;>at is it that his e. emit« would put him
Because lie is n Jcliersoriian in principle ; be
cause lie is a disciple of the Old Republican school—
opposed to a consolidation n( the government, or the
exercise on the purl ol Congress of any of those pnw
ers which will tend to that result; hi cause he is oppos
ed to the I'nrifl, and its twin sister. Internal Improve
ment hy the government ; because, in floe, ho will
not forfeit his character ns n Southron, and sell
brothers for a mess of pottage ; because huv-
’worn to support the Constitution, he is deter*
mined to do it so long ns “ memory shall remind him
of its cost, or integrity of its value.” These, and these
alone, nre the reasons why Mr. Lewis is to be put
down- -and we would repeat tho hope that those who
have toiled through life in defence ofthc same doctrines,
who never have ami never will waver in their defence,
n ill make a sacrifice of other prejudices to principle,
nnd in this hour of contest, when the Constitution is in
danger— when the doctrines of our Republican fathers
ure attacked, rally united to tho battle.”
South Carolina Politics.— The newspapers of South
Carolina, devoted to the interests ol Mr. Calhoun, have
recently very much relaxed in their zeal in supporting
General Jackson ami the present administration, and
some of them, more ardent, but less discreet than the
others, have already come out in terms of marked hos
tility. The Telescope of May 37th, a paper printed in
Columbia, S. C. says, ** Tho more we see and hear of
General Jackson, the more unfit he appears to be for
the situation he occupies.” And the same paper ol the
3d inst. holds the following language :
The Cabinet
f Ohio nre of tliernnst luxuriant kind; but we did not
suppose that even the richness ofthe soil of that state,
either intellectual or agricultural, would ever germinate
in the mind of any man such n w ord as retiracy. It
seems it has, however, notwithstanding our supposi
tions to the contrary, and wc will therefore givo the
high authority from which it emanated in the words of
the Gazette:
** Its origin, we believe, we of Ohio may beast: nn
orator in our legislature is said to have said—Mr.
Chairman, it really doth appearcth unto me, that the
gentleman up last, is somewhat chngrinated at my re
marks about the atfnrgoyncs— now rather than take
the comse that gentleman has taken, I would rather
pull up stakes and go into a state of retiracy among
those some oborgoynes.”
Outlet of the Rivet Niger.—A late arrivalat Baltimore,
as will be seen below, has brought intelligence that
tho outlet of the river Niger has at length been satis
factorily ascertained, by the return of Richard and
John Lander, tw o enterprising travellers, from the in
terior of Africa. The intelligence, though not sufii
eiently authenticated to make us positive in believing
it, is most probably correct; if so, the fortunate disco
verers have gamed tlie applause and admiration of the
world. The British government particularly, have
long been untiring in their efforts to ascertain the out
!ct of the Niger,hut the task has been considcrrd so peri
lous that few have had the hardihood to undertake it :
and those who have heretofore attempted it, have ei
ther returned unsuccessful, or found in that wild and
savage region a premature grave. The particular ad
vantages that will accrue to the world from this discov
ry, we are not now competent to enumerate—it must
evidently benefit those engaged in commerce with the
interior of Africa, and will probably enable those who
now traverse the Great Desert in pursuit of wealth, to
reach the city ofTombuctoo by a more circuitous, but
less dangerous route; superceding, also, the expense
r»f caravans in conveying the various articles of trade
from that city, hy the water communication which will
be afforded.
the deliberation* of a literary assemblage, as perhaps lhe
any town in the State. Tho principle of elective re*
•presentation is in our opinion preferable to any other ;
and by acting on this principle at the next general el
ection,as Mr. Cummin* has suggested,wc think a Con
vention would be sooner ssscmbled, more generally at
tended, and represent more accurately the great body
of teachers in Georgia. Its aspect would besides r*e
more imposing; it would assume an air of greater an
thority; its influences would be more immediately fob
and a greater conoift and more efficient action among
teachers would betheresult. We will conclude with
the following address of Dr. Brown, taken from the
Georgia Journal':
To thi respectable Teachers of Georgia.
The high character of your office—tho deeply impor
tant results consequent upon your labours, demand
rJJ/JJ!?enlightened individual to this irn-
fif* , mui S«*r hopes, should be directed
P °. n ^T ,n **'***> ••»•> WinilitHMn.i,acini
Wight to .spire in dirre.tmg thn mnu!. .,r , h,l
jhouid be * gbartntn .giin.t Ur . , crc „. „ r ,
il.je«lot»ie., Tb, neglect orthq.e^on.qdenuon, li..
not ycl formed: nor dne.it promise
to bo one of much vigour either of intellect or notion.
In fuel, General Jackson’, influence in the nation i«
prostrated: he is soud for nothing to the north ■ good
for nothing to the south; good for nothing to the
* Thete .re no prominent men now helorc
people as next Fre.ident but Mr.'cja'vTnd
Mr. Calhoun. The north and the west prefer the
fumier : thesouth, from the Potomac southward the
latter: but Georgia has prejuoiecs not vet conquered
although her manifest inteiest is the ssnio with that of
\ irginia, the Carnlinas, Tennessee, .Vabaina and Mis
sissippi. The prospects or Henry Clay brighten' If
lie come, in, ihe Sonlh will be alisolitelv driven in self,
defence tonullitir.tion or secession : and the sooner
the firmer measure is adopted ihr better. Submission
cannot coat Smith Carolina less than five inillioi
The inconsistency displayed in Mr. bumpkin's let
ter of the 21th tilt, when compared with the one writ
ten in February, has, as would naturally he expected
been llio/nd argument adduced against him. Though
wo do not by any means con-ider it the strongest thot
will be brought out, wc are induced lo give two ofthc
concluding paragraphs of a correspondent in the last
Georgia Journal, who has plared the ideas already ad
vanced in a light more foriihle and striking than the,
have yet assumrd. They ore as follows :
“ We will now examine the last consideration
by which lie professed to tie influenced. it
was, “ lliat the whole of Georgia might bt*
united nn Ihr great subjects of political inter
est and principle, which arc inseparably con
nected with liberty nnd tho perpetuation of
our Federal Union.” It was the possession
of such sentiments, ns acrompnny this last
considerntion, that secured to Mr. Lumpkin
u respectable support from the demoeratie
ranks in this Stntc. A steady adlieranee to
such sentiments, would still have secured that
support. Hut why is it now that he lias con
sented to lend himself a “ willing instrument'
by which to mar that harmony, which lie ad
mils to lie so necessary -‘ in tho present pos
ture in which we find the important interests
of Georgia?” Will not tho course which ho is
now pursuing, “ tend to embitter party ani
mosities, and engender new strifes ?” Are nnt
Ihe burthens of which we complain, still pres
sing heavily on us ? Arc lint the enemies of
-tato tights still In be grappled with ? The af-
, ' Minn u»# <>| w. - -. |;iu 1 miu »»•».. 1 * 1
ihsramuaTV' m C Cona, ' ,nLon is, ° bp maintained,! firnmtivo of the three last interrogatorirs
, _ ; - -■ ■■■•■■■■•iiicu, | I'uiia.iro me nin e last inieringuiories shall
mere must be some mean, nf stopping the .... . , . at- i ■ ■ iru • T ,
usurpation: are there any other, than nXiralim ,u 1 " ,nlf be, "«
secession? We know of no i.her: nor do we see anv 'laving examined the considerations
Mungo Park—The. Niger. — By the arrival
at Baltimore of thn brig Virginia, from Rio,
news is brought ofthe safe return of Richard
Lander, (the eonipanion ofCapt. Clapperton,)
and his brother John Lander, from tho interi
or of Africa. It will be spen, that the journal
of Mlingo Park has been recovered, and the
Landers have solved the problem of the course
nnd the mouth of the Niger, as they sailed
down that river, to the Riguit of Renin, where
n discharges itself by various branches, into
the ocean.
By far the most interesting news brought
by this arrival, (says the Baltimore Republi
can,) is ibe account that is furnished of tbe
African expedition of Lander, the discovery
of the Niger, and the recovery ofthe long
sought manuscripts of Mungo Park. The
F.ngli.slt ship Carnarvon, which arrived a*. Rio
Janeiro early in April, from Fernando Po, ar.
island in Inc mouth of tho river Cnmerones.
in tho Gulf ol'Guinoa, brought as passengers,
Richard Lander, the well known companion
of Clapperton, und his brother John Lander.
Those young men have been absent seven
teen months, in the employ ofthe British Go
vernment, in prosecuting the search after the
courac of the Niger. Having reached the
pomt (mentioned in Clapperton’s hook.) where
Park was murdered, they succeeded in reco
vering his books, letters, manuscripts, and
double barrelled gun, which hi.s his properly.
Being obliged lo abandon their design of
proceeding to Timbuctoo, from which tliev
were scarcely fiftocn days’ journey, for want
ol presents to bestow, without w hich there is
neither found protection nor assistance front
tho authorities of the country, they in ronsc-
qtienco re-embarked at the plnce where Mun
go Park lost his life, nnd. following Ihe cur
rent of the river, which runs at thn rata of four
miles nn hour, they ascertained that the Ni
ger, before it divided itself into various bran
clics, is ten miles wide. They then resolved
to proceed by one of the most considerable of
the branches which flowed rapidly to the West,
As they approached tho coast they were tnken
prisoners by the negroes who inhabit the hanks
of the river, and wero again obliged to embark ri ' lr8,
lo be conducted to the presence of l|ieir king,
who lived at a great distance. They were
plundered nnd treated as slaves, nnd were
threatened lo he sold nnd sent into the interior.
They succeeded, however, after great d'fficul-
ty, in persuading the chiefs, hv promises ofa
great reward, as well for their persons as the
property they still possessed, to send them to
the coast of Guinea.
Having again embarked, thev ai length ar
rived at ihe Bay of Benin, where the Kuro-
(icans gave them every assistance they required.
T hese tiavellers affirm, that the river Nonn,
which discharges itseil into tho Bay of Benin,
is the most considerable branch of the
Niger ; end that the others, like the Calabur,
also flow to the ocean. They also stated,
that their guides told them that tho city of
I imluictno is not situated on tho Niger, but
distant from it 12 leagues lo the north. They
admired the beamy and fertility of the country
through which they passed, the extent of wliirb
is calculated to lie 1800 miles.. The inhabi
tants of the interior are Mahometans, and nre
much more tractable nnd civilized than the
negroes who inhabit the coast.
They took passage on the Ctli April, in the
British transport \\ m. Harris, for Porismouth,
England.
. ... —1 PStrnia-
t«»d before these wards were returned.—A*. Y. Met
Advertiser.
Lieut. Washington, who has been travelling in Ara
bia, has discovered, among the recesses cf Mount At
las, a race of men entirelv different from those ab-mt
them. They ore not tall, but are well formed and nth-
letic—light complexion, and do not understand Arabic.
Nothing is known ofthein. They form a strikingcoiw
trust to the Arabs of the vicinity.
Professor Henry, ofAlbany Academy, has had the
honor of construciing bv far theniort powerful mag
net that has ever been known. The magnet is ,»ow
arranged in its frame, in the laboratory of Yale College
its weight including armature and all, is only 82j Ih*/
nnd it sustains more than a ton ! It is eight ti>ne»
more powerful than any magnet hitherto knour. in ! u
rope, und between six and seven times more powerful
than the great magnet in Philadelphia.
The coincidence of the deaths of Jefferson and
Adams, on the 4th of July, 1826, was one of tht mo?t
singular circumstances of the times, and elicited many
an exclamation of wonder,and, indeed, cannot n< \v t.f.
regarded without astonishment. A writer in the U i-
versity Chameleon, proves from certain dnta, taken in
connexion with the most accurate Table* of morta'uy
that the odds were more than 1721 millions to one
against the concurrence of the deaths of those illuetri
oils men on that day; and that a bet against it, t • cor
respond with the chances, should have been more than
l7mi!lions of dollars to a cent.—Fredericksburg Arena.
General S. Bernard, of the United States Engineer
Corps, retiirnc-din good health in the packet ship Eric,
at New York, from Havre.
The school fund in Connecticut amounted, on the
1st of April, to $1,1*02,958 87. Tho income was $78,-
074 93. The number of children ill the state between
the ages of 4 and 1C, is 85,090.
Anti-Reformists 1 Subscription.—A million and a half
is said to have been subscribed in the course ofa feu-
days, by the Tories, in order to support the Borough
system. .Should they succeed in their purpose in brib
ing those they wish to win over, the Reform Bill v-ift
have been the means of compelling some of the Great
Puid to disgorge a part of their plunder.
An earthquake hao taken place within 200 miles of
Pekin; from 500,000 to one million of beings are re
presented to have perished; twelve towns or cities are
dostroved. The earthquake was accompanied b\ hail
storms and floods which lasted three days.
Compliment to the Administration.— Mr. Robinson m
the House cf Commons declares, that Mr. Me ! are l.na
out diplomatised the British Minister—and that his re-
cent arrangements will havo the effect ofincreasingtlic
American tonnage hy 2 to 300,000 I
Mr. O’Connell proposes to convert the British Go-
vernment into a Federal one. Britain, Ireland and
Scotland, to be like states, with local Legislatures for
local nirposes, with n general Congress or Parliament
over the whole, to sit in England.
Diebitsch.—Wa have somewhere seen it remarked
that Marshal Diebitsch’s name when translated into
plain English, means nothing more nor les« than
Thievish! W hy do not our translators translate the.
tier*, an names as well as news How? wi ll it would
lead ut the end of u despatch—“ Willi every respect,
I have the .lonor to remain, at your service, Thievish /”
On counting the votes for Governor of the Stuto of
Massachusetts, it appealed that there were for Levi
Lincoln, 31,875, and for Marcus Morton, 12.604—for
Lieut. Gov. Thomas L. VYimhrop, 34,031, for Nathan
Willis, 12,257.
Important Decision.—The Superior Court of N. York
decided at the last term, that the mere acknowledge-
"mnl ofn debt that was barred by trie statute ofluni’a-
•ions, was not sufficient to entitle a creditor to rec. » * r,
•inkss there, was a positive promise on the part of the
debtor to pay the debt.
Some manufacturers in Pittsburg have presorted Mr
Clay with a spade, shove), nxe, hoe, n»-d carving.'■'nil**
and folk of their own manufacture Weini^r t ,f m 'Ik*
last articles in tire inventory, that Mr. Clay wil' sit rt-
ly open a new campaign upon the ham nnd *.">*• pigs
of old Kentucky. We wish him an excellent apuetite.
— Camden Journal.
The Rev. Levi S. Ives, Rector of St. Luke's elnrcb
in the city of New York, was on the 2lst till. r!ee» d
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of the j»io-
cose ot North Carolina, made vacant l>v the Death ol
the lute Bishop Ravenscroft.
Rumors.—It is rumored that the War Department
will he offered to Col. Drayton, of South Carolina,
It is rumored that the mission to Russia has been
offered to Mr. Ingham, hut that he has declined it.
It is rumored that James Buchanan of Pennsylvania
is to succeed John Randolph at the Court of Russia.
It is rumored that Col, Johnson will n*>t be appoint
ed Secretary of War, because Kentucky has already
no member in the Cabinet.
It is rumored that Maj. Eaton is sincerely desir us
f being returned to private life, and tbat he will not
be reappointed
It is rumored that Mr. Berrien has not resigned, and
is not likely to resign.
A Regale.—Gen Geismar's baggage, which was cap
tured hy the Polish patriots at Stockzko, contained
among other articles, a cheat of tea, seventeen ca^cs
of confectionary, between seventy and eighty but lb*
of wine, and a ton of arrack ! A dainty regale, observe
the Warsaw papers, for a troop of half famished war-
J\Ir. Cambrcleng’s Speech.—Thin eloquent
effusion will be found in our present numb r.
It abounds in some brief and pointed hits, .is
well as in passages of truly brilliant and beau,
tiful oratory. We refer the reader to it for
some facts which are almost unknown. Of
the first, the most prominent is, thut General
Jackson and not Air. Van Buren—as the Kdi«
tor ofthe Richmond Enquirer has declared—
“ enlarged our intercourse with America,
Europe, and Asia—revived our Commerce—
secured indemnity from Denmark—triumph*
ed in our negociations with Great Britain—
and caused the American flag, for the first
time, to pass tfie Dardanelles under a treaty
with Turkey." We are glad to see Mr. Cain*
breleng deems tho President something more
than a cypher, whatever the Richmond En
quirer may think about the matter.
Of tho second—It seems that tho course of
Daniel Webster and his flock of Federalists
on the Rill to repeal the 25th Section of the
Judiciary act at the last session of Congress
i* deemed hy Mr. C. to bo more dangerous
than “ nullification." We think so too, and
we venture to predict that in less than ten
i years, either this country trill become, dejure et
\ ( ^ e foclo%-—Q Despotism,—or that event live
langcr in either: wc prefer Or former: l» t our enemies
compel, if they think fit, tb* latter. Can any of our
readers enlighten us on this subject ?”
?( 1 he P ddie will expect with great anxiety, j ^publican and honest Statesman, within the
r'lJ/J® narrative of these adventurous travellers. of these broad lands.nill stand up as one
J1 hey have solved a problem, which has deep- ,M *» »» defence ofthe doctrines of Thomas Jef-
ly interested the scientific world, and they f crS0Ji > Ono or the other of theso events
cannot fad to meet with an appropriate recom- mnst happen. There is no rein to curb the
pense for their toils and discoveries. wild spirit of Federal Power—there is no
conceivable antidote against the spreading
disease of consolidation, than that asserted by
that immortal Statesman and Patriot, who, af
ter living a long life of active public Service,
died full of years, bequeathing to his children
rla reputation unsullied by the breath of po*
Jaclson and clay iiave been put in oom* j tho State of Gcorcia in the Ren^ I lant A b J M L r ‘'* 13 ’ 596 * In'tiie ith calumniators, and leaving a name ha!*
Lvcorgia in me itepresentamo! ward the number cf mh.bMsnts os returned by Mr. (lowed in the recollection of bis countrymen
The Telescope of the l )th inst. following up »hr un
founded opinions before advanced, »p«-aks of ihr can
didates for the next Pnvidency in the following strain:
“ The elrrtioneeriiv Campaign for tin* Prrsidency is
opening: Henry Clsy, General Jackson, ami John C.
Calhoun e» cm («• Urpi.mumuit candidate*; nr say a. rm
• ed,, ,,, ptVlenr! to krow more
r *igbW , »v ho ha
lor mat ion.
which he was actuated, in declining to be
come a candidate for Governor, let us advert
to his last lette r to learn w hat lie urges in de
fence of his new position. " Conscious as lie
is of his deficiencies, he nevertheless yields all
his opinions and feelings on this subject to the
public willHe makes the public will the
law of his actions. Well, it is the;m/i/ic trill
..... „f>otit it* ■ ,, *P rr8!, cd on the first Monday in October,
m**an« of in- I thut W’iUnn l.umpkin should represent
—<3£»—
s U M M A R V.
Census ofthe City of .Vac York.-We understand
that ihc census returns ofih*» 6th and 8th wards ofthe
ci t>, so long delayed, were yesterday made in ihe U.
S. Mar dial. In the 6th w ard ihe number of inhahi-