About The Athenian. (Athens, Ga.) 1827-1832 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1832)
I?' oiu*' ,1) PROGRESS OF THE ART OF PRINTING, , mg over the columns pf the Fermcrs' tloronl, .spapcr recently established at Cnvingion, Ken. a v, we were much interested in the perusal of the •hUrxvitii} articlo. The facte, though they may not be Tn « to member* of the fraternity, arc narrated in a s') tr so chaste and a manner §n eonneneed, as will not 'Ml to command their attention ; while to tho*- who hive never read the Malory nf that "most potent art," which has thed the liielrmis blessings af literature and • i ttucmcitt upon the world, this short sketch w ill afford tnnph means of information and improvement, "c *1111 i-cnil it to attention. Era. Am. Among the many arts which have contribu ted largely to tho civilization and refinement of tho human family, lo tho amelioration of 1*1 tuners, and to general happiness, nrorn per haps n.is been owing lo llio discovery of prin ting. than nil tho rest combined : or rather without ills aid, llio ingenuity nnd wisdom ol man would hevo been circumscribed in their In-in Ills, or else would have gone forth to the world with so tardy a "top, that before man- i-.ini had reaped tho profit, llm very reeollcc- ■nin would have perished in the lapse of lioie. I 11-iso writings which Iihvo dignified nnd en- it-* dud the human mind, which hsvo rendered . i.lin more lovtdy nnd VICO inure detestable, would have been confined to the narrow cir culation of manuscript copies, and nt length have been swept down the rude lido of time. - iilniul leaving one Nolilnry vestige to fell that Mieh things liuve been. Wo look haek with a fe, lint' of biller rogrot upon the ( lassie (lavs of lit coco nnd Home, nod estimate the loss *.v/ have sustained, by the few golden relics vh*e|| remain of tho wisdom of their pliilnso- plun, nnd the melody of their poets. We find the names of many recorded whose writings were studied by statesmen, nnd con- pulled by princes; whose wisdom wan listen ed to by senators, nnd honored by surrounding nations ; but thu name alone remains, and their labors have boon sacrificed by the ruthh'ss hand of barbarian ignorance or monkish sit- poi-tition. • The slow nnd tedious mode pursued in those days, in giving 11 n local Imbitalion and a oorne” to the wisdom of sages and to the bennies of science nod lileriilure, necessarily precluded the possibility of rendurmg them of general beno/it, or ‘of banding them down in safely to posterity. TtiranT or minting was then undisco vered. Uni in order to appreciate tho invaluable results of printing, wo have no occasion lo re fer to the annals of Grecco nr liotne, lo sigh over tho relies of classic greatness, hot us turn uiir eyes upon the most enlightened coun tries of Europe, but a few centuries ago, nnd view lltctf degraded and miserable slate. Im mersed in the deepest glooms uf ignorance nod superstition, we find the lordly, high-born Huron, a rude illiterate boor; whoso learning ” but the etiquette of the tournament; whose >vndom luy in tho tented field, nnd whose vtr- ' u a consisted ulono in l!to rites of monkish c"i orstilion, anil a strict observance of the hi 4 of chivalry. In his unfortunate retain- ■.(a we find man in tho most dogrnded slate of vi. ch human nature is susceptible; (heir pro- oei ly, their services, nay, thrir very lives, do- pctiding upon the nod u capricious master, nursed in blood and habituated to despotism. (. bay knew no pleasure but the will of their io-je lord, u:id crunched nt Itis spurning fool * ilffhe servility of tho Spaniel. The learning (il*"io-o days, scanty as it was, tho Rotncdi !>• gv/cciad -d 'thin tho pale of tho church; ic..l in the d .rkness ofthp boor, ruled alike * rh unbounded sway, over tho mightiest mo- .c-It and tlm humblest pcasunt. Tito rights ■f 1 "in were unkiiown or disregarded, while ltd ufilm sword and tho steel corslet * the only sure artd efficient protection,and to him whose nrnt was weak hr whose d proved faithless in tint hour of dang ftp] ■ or, tho fair form of religion throw oil' the • i nvi of superstition, and llm sounding step of I"' -od and unsltnckied scienco was heard tin »gU Europe. ' iuiut the beginning of the fifteenth cettlu- rv the knowledge of tho art of printing began to .-i read rapidly throughout Europe, dispel- l.u;, llm clouds of ignorance ami superstilioii wherever it made? Ms approach, enlightening tin mind, mid vindicating the cause of true ■> >n and oppressed humanity. From that pc J its progress has been ns wonderful, ns| os c eels Itnvo been glurious, and nller illu* ing llm countries of Europe, it became the uoaenn star to point out to Americans llm haven of political nnd civil liberty, and still In Ve, t ove r the mess a* the palladium of their r'gi :■>. 'J'hus imperfectly delatleti, we can ; ..r e ve some of the advantages which have ■* t.< mankind from tins discovery ; nnd ’• i ‘Mtn» only to trace tins acionre front its ; r '- in lo tbo present state uf improvement, to ,, with wonder at tho energies of the hu- (• a i ind, and to own that the hand of Provi- v ia visible m the means we have'thus sc- 1 of learning the truths of purejreltgiou, *" escaping from the night of darkness - hen hung over the world, out entering into disputes in which ml- ib- r, scribe this invention to tho Chinese, i who -.. sign its date sometime nntertor lo the mom >i puion of the Christian religion,) let oa cn! ® r once upon its discovery in Europe.— so that tho art wan first practised in The account given of tuo'discovery it ■ lows; . i “ Laurontius wont to walk in a tv< the city, (as the citizens of opulence dr ' pnd when there, he began nt ft some Idlers upon the rind nf a lin-r . which for fancy’a sake, he afterword ,u!; riinltnd in order, and put wi h tlieir bee!.; | ward upon paper, and so impressed j.r.*. • I, •ono or two copies, as specimens fur ..is gr children to follow in writing. Th’» ha»r gj succeeded, lie meditated greater thirj ■, h wns a man of ingenuity and judgnnu ; a- first of all, with Ins son-in-law Tliorri <• invented a more glutinous ink, I c; j ‘ ■ found the common ink sink and spread ; a' then formed whole pages of wood b>". cut upon them, of which sort liter >re sum" essays m an anonymous work, prim, ■' ly on one side, in which it is remarkable, that in the infancy of printing, (as nothing is complete at ils first invention.) llm back sides of the pages were pasted together, that they might not by their nakedness, lietrav tlieir deformity. This bonk was entitled “Speculum nostra Salmis.” I.aurontius never attempted to cast types in metnl. Ho lived at Ifaerltctn and carried on the printing business until hn death ; about which time -fohn Geinsfleiche, Itie servant, whom lie had instructed "• -h« art of printing, contrived lo steal purl of bis m ister's type, with which he (led to IMeolz, and established himself in business with John Fausttis and some others, fyotne difference having arisen, (rciiisfteicbe and his brother Guttemhurg went with Fauslus into partnership and at Mentz. first uitr-mpied to cast nictiil types, in which they ultimately suceeeded; nnd in 1150. a part of the I’ilde appeared from the press, winch was printed with those types. This inven- liou was completed liy Peter .Shoeflfer in 1450. “ Upon the taking nod sacking of Muntz, the workmen of .dueller were taken nnd m at tered abroad; and thus the art of printing was spread to the distant cities, where thev lived their abode- Chiefly by their mentis the art heentne known at Straslnirgh, Bologna, Tours and Parts:—where n was practised, as well ns in several other cities, before it was introduc ed into England.” William ( avion, a citizen of London,while in Germany, acquired n knowledge of the bu siness, ptneured a press with the necessary types, and established himself at Cologne, where he remained dircoyears, and in 1473. returned to England, set up n press in .West minster Abbey, and there continued to print until he died. Wypkvn DeWorde, the apprentice nf Cax- ton, succeeded him, and transacted business very largely. He died about tlm year 1535. Al this period the art of printing was nourish ing in Venice and Paris, under men who were celebrated for elegance and correctness of ex eeution, and who wore patronized by the no bln and the wealthy. Tho charms nf literature nnd science were fell and appreciated; the linreh features of the human character began to soften, mid me t to lhir.lt, to feel and to ren son, as men- In llm year 1639, n printing officn was firs! established in North America, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, tinder the auspices of tho Rev. .Mr. (Hover, n non-conformist Minister, who has been emphatically styled the Father of the American Press. This establishment wns conducted by Sic phen Daye, who continued lo print until the year 1649, at which lime the press was pul under the in in tgeinenl ofSamuel Green. The first work printed by Daye was called '* Th Freeman's Oath”—many others followed, clnrlly of a religious nature. After this period printing housis were ra pidly spread throughout the different stales; many hooks were printed, and newspapers bo- gan to diffuse general infmiimtion, and a spirit of improvement amongst citizens; and although our forefathers brought with them violent sue tnrian principles, they soon fell the liln-rali M fi? do of famines,. . . ' IsftfTi'*. I.avo bc«n ca.icti *»»■•: lion • ! paper* ro» t*|> for iHt relief of the suticr'-rp, i»n<1 tho i uo:l known cliarity **.».! l)t»i;vv<t!cnc*» uf»!c Oitizcn® «>c j rincinnaii. ••■ill d > M.uds if. lniii*jatinp «!ic ilistressts f *u. . rpai '^ s Wch.ivr hciud old men ny. jij, 0 t ■ 'Vi (»htr: * nir’2 yea'h 3ro) thf r ^ v-tts a oimt- i K. htf •#.#->■ 1 i-.tf - A pr (*• :n uuy like it | 0 .n> i. t'ui in Kotin* rS;! v id •> ftI V qu ■•! >.?Kt, i havC|»B««id ift-i ,! nj :i, n-. t n -.t, •» pint, vuler—Licking ri i n* t ■ s arilh force inlu liieOhio A? Vi CT’h- c — I (Ve gave last week a short c I bouse cBdjoiitiou of hltivcr-y witbin the JJistnii of Colam- hi-* A rj'imber of menaoriula io favor of the renewal of lbs chener of the United ^State•* , P,nnk were proseni'id. Air. White, Iron th* committee on Indian Affairs, reported a b.!’ estr.blishing the. office nf -Superintendent r' * .,(!'-.n Alfairs. Mr. Clay's resolution was -, *, ken op, and Mr. Dnl'.as apakc two hours an.. . nurciy j a nun'support, when not having core lu- y b'gb- de d, fie gave way fora •'u.'.o adtouro In the House of Kcpreaentativcs, r.umeroi memorit'ls and pstititina were presented Mr. i\3 1“.'A act sta'.iug son.elf 1 3.3- 1832Jcf the (.fleets of d,. Isle flood, i Pittrbarft Pi.m.ylvs;■( ArcheflfrOHs Hie CoturmlUo on Foreign Aifatrs - mi. r:r**t : ftht»ve it ’v»|j be wnen tint it ’ ‘- 1 - i :u r_ •* v C: - . // ’.r ; \ /' v >• W'.'vV , -o n •(. ,)»? pursued iln fie-i — - j «Mruci*v« ouftie from lit** - to thi ollbc I 1 ' rt-inr' cm i* ‘ ...»* vc!I u*° ift «♦.•• *■ i'l'iiBfV .Tir«‘#n . it , -m. 1 mg! ! .an j ^ t - C v,,. r> t«t» .MM i« isken from t!i( Coving* I o a > • ' ' • • , '-i . - •'• * *■"o' ,,{ ! ck ; fir'-r.rdj t>m( at Cincinnati, the watei • • *k •••'•*•' • :?ftt ; , r t in - - S 7*/*v ihrt* jn* hffore it be'jdn to nirntion, t«i favor u* with ether efforts fr'im i*' 8 l’ cn » abate! The greatest distress is said lo prevail in con- »«i will h« received with pleasure, and we have no sequence—distress^, heightened not only by present doubt will be perused with gratification by our readers, j suffering, but hy the gloomy prospect which at this | season o« the \ear presents itself to the agriculturalist, i at the d*wu of ■. hriiduer Any bc>'anMln- ‘"It elleigiif ir.u*.—-—'-H-Ukl dincussmns • - - r tn tne pntihc .;iiuriiiilv. Many allempts were made at first tn forge fetters for the. type, hut one after another thev were broken, and the spirit of liherty which brenthed from every lip, wns caught front the inspiration nf the press. To pur-mo this sub ject further is needless; llio rapid progress of literature throughout the new w orld is familiar to the most careless observer; and tit arts and I arms, our infant country may proudly rank with the bravest and best on the European continent. In giving this faint sketch of tlm hiatory of (he art of printing, earn Inis been taken to give nst much information nrf the narrow limits of n newspaper will allow; hut there is much profi table and curious information on this subject, which it is impossible to touch upon in n com munication of this natme. M ,| p ' ' (veiled to Europo previous to its dis- ''" • n Holland. ;! ’o an Juniue, in his Hatnvia, ascribes tho '■’> r tiling in Europe, (and it i* universally msidcrvery justly,) to Lauromiits, some- ini'- ■ culled Koster, who, between tho years ■ 43ti an,{ 143), published ti.honk entitled the HoMno-u, This work, intended fur the use of ct Id m, is in eight very small pages, and ■A,*; 1 : 30: ed to have boon tlte lira) bonk pnni- •st \ y discoverer of tho art tn Europe.— HABERSHAM COUNTY Academy. T UBcnuogotl an able und experi enced teacher, Mr. DROWN* to tnkf charge of this Institution; and it is now in •uccessful operation. The mode of teaching is upon tho new and moat un proved plan. It iaintufeating to the pupil; for while ho ia lliorouglily taught, lie ia made to rcastin and re flect forhiimclt, and to feel at every’step'that his im provement and his euccess in life, depends upon' his own exertions. v The course of etudiet is intended to give youths of both sexes a familiar knowledge of alt the brunches of education, and to prepare young men for College; and at the same time give them a taste for learning and atudy : As teaching school is an important profeaaion, Presentments of the Grand Jury «/ Jarkstn County.— We arc gratified, in publishing these presentments, to observe the decided stand taken hy the Grand Jury upon the subjects of Reduction and the Penitentiary* It i*» cheering to the friends of those measures, to wit ness the unanimity that appears to prevail; giving, us it An earnest of ultimate success. Perseverance is all that if nee- sary—the people arc certainly with us, and only need t<» he awakened, to accomplish tlieir wishes without (May or difficulty. Judqe Crawford-—-Wa extract the following short paragraph from the Washington News, not from mo tives rtf flattery o- r adulation—the subject of it needs out the fulsome sycophancy of the one, or desires the bestowal of the other—hut to show what men, who cannot lie accused of prejudice ui partiality on the sub ject, ssv of this truly {pent and gifted man. In his voluntary retirement from political life, Judge Crawford has been loaded with accusations the most hitter and undeserved, and whenever a friendly voice i-* heard in hi- defence, the motive is attributed to a partisan effort to prop hi* fulling fortunes. One, if not both of the editors «*f the News, m not ft follower of Mr. Cra*vf»rd in his political opinions, and cannot, w think, he ranked among Iim advocates. Thu candid tt “!im'»riy. *!icu. to the unabated vigor of his intellect, and ins inflexible honesty, will be duly appreciated.— Wc ar-i aware tout neither the assaults of malice, or words of praise, can del rad from, or add to, the loir fame he has acquired ; yet when we witness such un act uf approbation, acknowledged lo be disinterested, it deserves to be recorded: “ The Superior Court of this county, afte r a labori ous set>ioi» of eight days, adjourned on Tuesday last.— The indefatigable attention of Judge Crawford to the bar, and his independent, dignified, and irnparli il ad* •niiiisrratiun of justice, w»re highly gratifying to his friends and c/*nvminded the unqualified approbation of the Grand Jury. Not a murmur of opp< silion wus heard—one thing ’.fiat particularly attracted ouratten finu, anil excited our adniiiation, wa*, tlin readiness with which ho corrected the errorsof Counsel in quot ing his decisions; his perception was clear, and his memory retentive; hR vigorous mind as il by intnitior grasped the nicest distinctions, and h r ougld f<> view the very hinge on which ear'- *urned. In conclusion we feel impelled to sav ir» ittfer. uco to tlm independent, am! straight forward course pursued by the judge, as contrasted with the time sol ving pofirv of the lay,— “ That atx honest /man is rue noblest work of God.” Mcthod of acquiring Indian Lnn It.—The time hallow ed customs of the original ;tt ttlc-s and fa'liers of our happy Republic, are, as i.i-y sh -uU be, vi-’wed with the deepest veneration by nil their loyal children of the present day. No one daie accuse our religious antes- •r9 with avarice, or op|>r«\s*u..n, or injusiicc. The dic tates »t conscience were tne guide of their actions; Hint inward monitor of the humnn heart was consulted on occasions, nnd nothing wns done without its sanc tion—noihing left undone which its imperial mandates required. Him, then, will rtow* dispute (ho correct- csm of (heirncln,*rr the philanthropy of their rnotivoa ? Among theniauv idicsof former timei which have been transmitted f»rthftimitationondguidanceofcrring tnor- tals of the present generation, we have met with the an nexed, taken from the Trumpet and Magazine, a paper blished (we b’dieve) in Boston. Tho mode adopt od hy these scrupulous puritans, was at once effectual and conclusive ; and in contradiction of the ** right of the nainTsp* no objeetton ro their smnor- i,y_ no “pica to i heir jurisdiction.” Happy would it have been for Georgia, if she had followed the example here sol her, inatcad of resorting totlio forms or human law. She could not then have received the abuse i.f uny portion of the Und of “blue laws” and “steady habits,” or iheir contiguous provinces; for if the pro ceeding should not be. in conformity to legal enactment, we could at leaat have quoted a precedent, which all lawyers know is n» all times important in judicial pro ceed in ga, and sometime# superior to the law itself,— However, as effects are to be judged by their rouses, and vice versa, we would hope that after ihe publica tion of this record of olden lime, no disputatious voice may he raised against us. Wo are accused of emit nv. oring to effect the object here set lorthas Laving been accomplished ohewht re; admit it to he true, and where is the crime ? Wc have indisputable authority the act, v.hicli though consummated bv different means, in even lets severe io its result. Read ami judge — “ The following anecdote ia found in an ancient llistnry of Connecticut. Soon afta the settlement of the town of New Haven, a number of persons went over to what i« now the town of Milford, wheie, find ing tlm soil very good, they were desirous to effect a • er „ 4 „ , •«lllc..itti.«; but th* pri'ini.rs «*,« i„ die peccable -’Bered atiiPiidmcnla propostn poMtcsi.in of the Indian-, anil ioiiic cotu-cionliuui) min .. |.;»! lo carry into dT-sf tl.c- concei tion juvc t'i‘: United State- r.nu I'nincc co..>".i'iJe(] a: Fan* on tSo 4th ISai Mr. Areiicr, Irutii i!k* futrio eommittpc, re; nr' od u bill lo smonii !t:-i aet fixing -bo^onipi'ii aa'inri ol'tlto ALoi ut.-t mid Coriso'.s oftbo l Stales residing on.tho Bni'tiftry ror ; ->t, rn.l t >* other purposes. Mr. McDuffie, from the com mittee of Ways and Means, reported a bill making appropriations for Indian annuities and other similar objects, for Ihe year 1932. Mr Hall, of North Carolina, from Iho committee on Public Expenditures, reported a bill lo es tablish a uniform rule for computing tho miie- uge of members of Congress, ■ Mr. Rarriugei from the committee on the Militia, reported a bill to provide more effectually for Iho nutionui defence. The resolution submitted on Satur day by Mr. Atlatns, was modified by the mov er, and agrped to. The resolulion submitted on Thursday lust, by Air. Clayton, of Georgia, for the appointment of a selee! committee to examine into the affairs of the Hank of the U. States, was taken up. Mr. Clayton addressed the House in favor of the adoption of the res olution, and was followed by Mr. McDuffie in opposition thereto. When Iho latter gentle man had concluded, Air. Patton obtained the floor, but the hour heretofore agreed upon for a recess, having expired, ho gave way, and the House adjourned to meet ngnin at seven o’clock, P. M. Evening Session The House re-nssemhletl at seven o’clock. On motion of .Mr. Johnson of Kentucky, Ihe bill to abolish certain Post Roads, and to alter and discontinue others, and for ollior purposes, was considered in cninmilteo of Ihe whole on the Union. Numerous amendments were agreed lo.wlicn the rommittco rose, reported progress, and at n late hour the House adjourned. fn the Senate, on tho 29th, Mr. Haven in troduced a Ml extending the’right of Deben ture lo Key (Vest. The resolution respecting, the Tariff, submitted hy Mr. Clay, was taker, up, end Mr. Dallas resumed nnd concluded his speech in its support. Mr. Forsyth limn took the floor, nnd after speaking some time in opposition lo (ho resolution, gave way to u motion for adjournment. In tho III. of Rep Mr. Wiekliffe, from the committee on the Public Lands, reported n bill for the final adjustment of the claims for land in the south eastern land distriol in the Slute if Louisiana. Mr. Doddridge, from the com mittee on the District of Columbia, made o report on so much of the President’s Message, as related to the expediency of giantiug lo the citizens of this District, a delegate m < on- gross, or n territorial government, concluding with n resolution adverse to tho views of the in the loss of his means fur prosecuting the labor of cultivation, —— S U M M A R Y. ihitish Lim-Tigtrs.—This, ivo ate told, is the name given liy (icorgc IV. to a croea-hrecd produced at At. kins' Unjiil Mennaeria in London. Three beautiful cutis, the Interesting nfl-tpiing ufilie Lion and Tigress, are now exhibiting al this Menagerie, and are the won der anil delight of all England. The Senate have confirmed the nomination of Mr Porter as Governor <*f Michigan, and that of Mr. Shan- non, if Kentucky, as Charge d’Affuirs lo Gautcinulu, in place of IVn. N. Jeffers, resigned. An anecdote collector in one of the northern prints, thus attempts to scale the heightsofPnntnasue. “ On Tuesday morning last, ere the aun had aros: to gild the eastern horixon, and most of our citizens were encir cled hy morpheus- sweet embrace, a most distressing accident occurred in onr village,” Tlte President of the United Slates has officially re- cognised Edmund Mol vncaux, Esq. as Consul of hi< Britanie Majesty for the State of Georgia, to-reside in this city.—Sat'. Grcr. The town councils of Newport, Providence a ml Bris tol, It. I. not content with subjecting vessels rhrcct from European ports to quarantine, have, in the abun dance of tlieir precaution, extended their regulations to all goods -hipped coastwise,after having been brought from Europe. The eoinmerrc of the (Vest dependant no tho river Ohio, and its tributary streams, gives employment to 100 steamboats, 5000 flat boats orarks, and not less titan 40,000 men arid boys. A Bill of.i verv important character, relative to the free people of color, lias been reputed by the commit- tee lo the Legislature of Maryland, ft proposes to borrow ft 101),000 to aid in the transportation of emi grants lievond the limits of the U. Slates. It is inure severe in ils provisions Ilian the bill passed by our House ol Delegates.—Virginia paper. -<*=>- From tho IVashingion Globe. Congreisional Analytia—In the Senate, on the 23d Fob. Mr. Renton, from the committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill repealing ihe laws fl-lnlilislimg brevet rank in the Army; nlso a bill to increase the number of Assistant Siirgoiuis in llio Navy. Mr. Clay’s resolution was taken up after the morning business, and Air. Miller concluded Ins speech in opposition to it. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Clay ton suhniilled a resolution lor Iho appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the trans actions of the Bank of the United Slates, with I'rcsident. Mr. Root laid on the Jublo sundry power to send for persons atid papers. It was j amendments to the hill for re.cliartering <hr postponed until Monday. The Houso spent j Bank of the United States, which were order- sunte time in committee of the whole .on tho od to bo printed. The House resumed ihe •tale of the Union, upon the bill making sp* I consideration of the resolution, proposed hr pruprmtiun- fir tho army fur the year 1832, ; Mr. Clayton, fur the appointment of a select anil he gccral appropriation bill for 1832.— i committee to examine into the affairs nf the Various amendments were adopted, when llio Rank of the United Slates. Mossrs. Potion, . nnnnilteo rose, reported Iho hills, and tho , Polk, and Cntnbreleng, addressed the Mousu Houso adjourned. I in favor of the resolution; Messrs. Jenifer. In tne Sentt'e, on the 24th, the Vice Prosi- j Braneli and Huntington, in opposition to it. dent communicated a letter from the Governor | ■■ of Virginia, transmitting the resolutions ndop. From li.o Georgia Journal, led hy Ihe Legislature of that Commonwealth The Challenge* di'C.—Those episodes, per- on the subject of the removal of the remains I haps, will hardly satisfy the critics. They of George Washington from Mount Vernon.! certainly have clone little to forward the muiu Some private bills were acted on, mid. nt one * action at Washington, this winter. Having o'clock, the Senate proceeded tn the consul- i neither room nor inclination to copy the thirty ornnmror Kxrruttvc Business, niter wrurtrthey nr rorty tetters, essnvs and paragraph., which adjourned to Monday. | relate to them, we will try to pul dotvn very In the House of Representatives, Mr. Wat* succinctly, such of the principal points, as w mough, from the committee on Nnval Affairs, i hasty reading has left on our memory, reported a bill to rc-oruanize the United .States I In the Van Boren debate, Mr. Poindexter, emps of Marini's. Various local hills were j of Mississippi, objected that Mr. Van Uurcii reported from the standing committees. At j had broken up thu late Cabinet, previously an early hour, the House went into committee j providing for himself however, i retreat in lh» of the whole, on the hill for llio benefit of Mrs. j mission of England. Mr. Forsyth in his ro- Sns-tii Docatur. After some time spent in an reply, said something about volunteer retailers animated discussion, in whtca several genllo-' «f confidential conversations. Mr. Branch, men participated, the cnmmiite» roso, reported ! enquired of Mr. F. whether it wns to bo in* progress, and the House udjo imed i I'erred Hint ho had so acted. Mr. F. eoncur- Tiio Senate d:d not sit on the 25th. I ring in tho opinion of 3Ss friends, saw no such In the House of Representatives, Mr. Ad* inference. And so that scene closed. Then the Courier and Enquirer of N. Yorlt ant9 suhiuittcil a resolution calling on the Pre sident tor it copy of (hi ins’ruetiuna to the ngent who negotiated the treaty with the Sub lime Porte. The resolutions siihmittcd by Mr. Rrnnch on the 23d in-l . .timg on the Secretory of the Nnvy for tnfi rmution respect ing the live onk on the public lands in Florida, &e were taken tip . j i,.«i|l on* class receives a paiticular cuurtc of instruction mt none have proved thnt tho knowl* ,| lat p„„, 0 , ff T(ie lnanneri m „ ra | a , company, a (Vnlliwi tn I> iisnnrt nmuir.iia tn its ilm. .i’.l. tl- ... • for ... , ... —... and habit* ol tho pupils, will receive at rid attention. Pupils may have board under tho parental care nf respectable families for f I 45 to $1 75 cents, per week, rutliun from 10, in |i | pci annum. Languages, Rhe toric, Chemistry, Mathematics, 4tc. (21. The villsge it naturally pleasant; the text of health, -nueH retorted lo by respectable strangers visiting the Mountains, Falls, Gold Region and Nation. Thu Trustees can re- rqiniiiund the learning, Imhutry, and devotion of Ihe principal, to Ihe fir'I cinljilem.il of patents who wish lo gw.a their son*and daughters a sound education on re*s,"iihli: :w«i„ Ablu assistants arc engaged. Let ter* addressed to dm principal. Clarkceville, Jyi. ?L—5—m !i* t ile* nrose a* to the proptii ly of (leporine aril expel, ioglhem. To test Ihe cn-e a church meeting was called, and llio matter determined hy aacred vote of I hut sacred body. After several speeches had been made in Il lation to the subject, they proceeded In pass vote*: the first was a* follows—“ Voted, that Ihe earth is the l-nrd**, and the fiilness thereof.” This passed in affirmative, with great unanimity. 2d. “ Voted, tint llio earth is given to thu *imte.'' This was also de termined like the fortner—nem.con. 3d. "Voted, ice are the saints;" which, passing without a dissenting voice, Ihe title was considered indisputable, and the Indians were soon compelled tn evacuate the place,and tdinquialt the posses linn to the rightful uniters." d&S' “ The flood—For it can be called nothing claa—is still advancing. In Cincinnati, immedialely opposite u*, llio utmost di.trcej prevails : the whole of the bot tom, from the u.cr In tower market street,is completely underwater. In tho lower part uf the city, Ihe wa ter ia up lo (lie second atory of many ol tiic houses t some have been swept entirely olf, carrying furniture and all with tham. The river has riven, within the last said that Mr. Poindexter, and Mr. Moore, of Alabama, had paid -mme baso man to invent and tell that tale on Van Buren; and that this rnuld be vouched by two members of the New York Delegation. Poindexter then writes (o Mr. Hoffman, t Mr. White, of Florida, i member from New York, that ho underntood xteno the I he waa one of the men alluded to; nnd links \ discussion of an acrimonious nnd j whether ho published the paragraph in tile enquiry. personal ehur.irtcr occuried, between Messrs. Branch nnd While. The nmemiinents were filially modified hy the mover, at the instance of Mr. Branch, and. together with the original resolutions, were Agreed to hy the House The hill granting letters patent for useful dis coveries to certain Aliens, was passed. Tho House resumed, in committee of tho whole, the consideration of the lull for the relief of Susan Decatur, tl. al. The amendment pro posed by Mr. Pearce in favor of the nieces of Commodore Decatur, was farther discussed by Messrs. E. Everett, Watmoogh, Rancher, McDuffie, Anderson and Pearce. The amend ment was rejected. A motion was then made to strike oat the enacting clause of the hill; before the question was taken, the committee, at Iho instance of Mr. Davis of Massachu setts, rose, reported progress, and the House Courier and Enquirer. Huffman—“ 1 did not.” Poindexter— 11 1 am satisfied on that point ; one thing more. Do you believe it to be true ?” Huffman—“I will give no opinion on tho subject.” Poindexter— 1 “Then you must light me.” Hoffman—“ I will not.” scene 3d. Mr. Poindexter sends to Mr. Bergen, an otlur member from New York, a dnplicaio oi the letter he had Written to Mr. Hoffman. To this, Mr. Bergen answers, that Sumuct E. Clement did tell several of tlm New York Delegation, in.his (Bergen’s) presence, that Poindexter nnd Moore, had agreed to aid him with funds, to the amount .of 61500 each, tn „ set up a newspaper in Mississippi or Alabama.^ This,” aays he, “ I told to Webb, the cdtlol- , , " ' , ; '"'"I nviivi (W«nty 4om Uimra. »bov»l ft inched: il i* ilill ri.-ing. nf i: Alll , nAi » mil by actual mu vcy, it sixty feet abort low voter mark! u i , . i * —• . Tjie greuiftftt didtreu provarn annii^ the people of * n ' |0 Senate, on the 27?h, Mr. Web»(er of tlm Courier «nd Enquirer,nol holding mjaei Ciormnur *«!•! wc might Wclv ®av, ih-m. presented #ereral petitions in fnvor of the nb* I responsible for any inferences ho might dr .nr
