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£ri-UJfck!j3 Clironkk &Scntimd. I| J. w. & VV. S JONES. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1840. "" Vol. IY.~ No. 29. Inn: cimoKicLG and sentinel, 18 PUBLISHED ) JLV TIU-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. 209 Broad-street. terms: it j paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance, i ! Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or liven at the end of the year. ':kly pap -r, Three Dollars in advance,or Four at he end of year. rIRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 9. fj" We are occasionally requested by subscri s at a distance, to inform them how and to om they shall pay their arrearages. Under the present regulation of the Post Office larlment, it is the duty of Postmasters, to for rd any money placed in their han Is for news iers. We therefore request those of our pat rons who desire to make remittances to us, to place the funds in the hands of a Postmaster, with instructions to forward the same at our risk. The bills of all the Banks in the State, Rome and Darien excepted, are received at par in pay ment of arrearages. (The Fayetteville N. C. Observer of tha 4th inst. says. We now state, that we saw, last week, an original letter from Genl. Harrison, to a i private citizen, dated at Cincinnatti, 16lh Febru- > ary 1840, in which, in reply to a question, “ whether he now is,or ever has been, a member of an abolition society.” he answers emphatically no ! So ends one more slander! What will come next! Genl. Harrison. To-day we continue our publication of the opinions of Genl. H. on the subject of abolition, inserting his letter addressed to the Inquistor, (written in 1822, while he was a candidate fora seat in Congress. Our readers will recollect that this letter was intended for a constituency that favored the views of abolitionists, and Genl. H # was beaten, because he deprecated any action up on the subject of slavery, unless the States inter ested should consent. Adjournment of Congress. We omitted to notice in our paper of Statur day that the Hon. Wilson T.umpkin, has intro duced a motion into the Senate that both houses of Congress adjourn in May. He was warmly supported in his motion by Mr. Webster, who ex pressed his decided approbation of the motion of Mr. Lumpkin. Correspordence of the National Intelligencer. New York, March 2. The packet-ships that left this morning were full of our agricultural products. The shipping of the country is doing a good business. Freights are now high, and, ns flour falls, Hie decline leads to exportation. As soon as our canal opens, the stores of Michigan and Northern Ohio and Indi ana will be down upon us. The merchants at last seem to have turned the tables upon the planters and fanners as to the suffering created by the experiments of the Government upon the currency ; for the merchants and mechanics of the cities and towns, badly off as they are, are al together in a better condition than the farmers and planters. Exchange on England for these packets was from 108 to 108£. No later packet-ships come in upon us. It is remarked in one of the papers that our dates are later from Palermo than from Liverpool, and that vessels from the Mediterranean have had perfect ly pleasant weather—one of them, the whole voy . age. not reefing a sail, f The Great Western is to take out passengers 1 for $l2O, steward’s fees $5, the price heretofore being $l7O. The London packets ask SIOO. The “President,” steam-ship, it is supposed, will he able to leave Liverpool June Ist. We shall have a whole fleet of steam-ships during the summer. The State of New Jersey has in part—in a great part —abolished imprisonment fur debt. The law of New Jersey has been a serious annoyance ([ to New Yorkers, spies having been set olten to I dog their movements, and watches to entrap them M if they crossed the Hudson into New Jersey. I Correspondence of the U. S. Gazette. | New Yoiik, March 2, p. m. k I have scarce any thing to write you. No bu- B siness has been done except in stocks. I. S. B Bank has fallen 4 per cent., and if the accounts I from Hanishuig continue of their present dc ■ struclive character, we may expect a further de ■ dine. K Drafts on Cotton shipping ports ate becoming ■rfery scarce, indeed the demand lor all inland Ex- is increasing; in foreign nolliiogdone. B | Prices at First Board : U. S. Bank 70 a7l i ■Del. and Hudson a 73; Canton 27J a 28j; Hkitonitigiun 10; $6500 Exchange on Philadel ■khia 93j. Sales at Second Board : 50 shares U. S. Bank ■y69; 179 Del. and Hudson 72jf a 735; 455 N. A. flp'rust 50 a 52. Sb Correspondence of the North American. Jr New York, March 2, 3 p. .v, % [ Our stock of cotton has become so much redu and the assottment so much broken, that VMhippers are compelled to slay lh.?ir band for want Bt;of stock. The sales to-day are only half as large JBas on the last days of last week. :<P Flour has fallen very much, owing as much as H any thing to the leading influence of your city. On H Saturday, there were sales as low as 5,25 for Phil ip sdclphia flour. But to-day, sellers think they can ■ do a Utile better. Sales Southern Corn this mor- Pp ning at 58 els. cash, 56lbs. The news :rom your Legislature has knocked down U. S. Bank slock, 3 per cent to day. All i other companies are about steady. North Amer ican Trust is the leader of the fancies now. Some 2000 shares or more, wire sold at the Board to day. Domestic Exchange* are much the same us last week. The rates to-day are as follows: Philadelphia 6J a 6|; Baltimore 5J a s§; Rich mond 6J a 7; Charleston 3j a 3J; Savannah 5 a •; Macon 9 a 10; Mobile 7$ a7J; N.Orleans4J. B /From the inst. From Canton. The ship Talbot from Canton, arrived below Inst night, having sailed 6lh Nov. Left Java Head, Dec. Ist. She brought no loose papers. Wo learn from Capt. Story, that the difficulty between the British and Chinese, was thought to have been settled, and that two British merchant ships had gone to Wampoa. When they arrived the Chinese Governor stated it to be his wish that all the British vessels should come up and trade as they had dune before the difficulty, hut insisted that a man should he given up for a Chinese that was killed sometime since by an English sa:lor. Capt. Ellii tt declared he would not give the man up, and immediately sailed for the Boguo in the sloop of war Lc Vauge, and another sloop of war, to prevent any other British vessels sailing for Wampoa. Capt. E. sent a letter on shore to the Cumshi, which was returned unopened. Shortly after the Chinese gun and fire boats, to the number of 300 came around the vessel, and he thought with the intention of attacking him. He sent and gave them 30 minutes to leave, and iflhcy did not leave in that'ime ho would fire in to them. They paid no attention to his threat, and he commenced firing upon them from both sides of his vessel—(the other sloop of war did not fire a gun.) Two of the boats were blown up, two sunk, and the others made off as soon as possible. About 500 of the Chinese were killed. They made no resistance—not so much as fired a gun. It was the intention of Capt. Elliott to blockade the port of Canton with what fiirco he had immediately. More British vessels were daily expected. Thcaboie Capt. Story learned from an Amer ican and an English captain—both of whom were eye-witnesses—just before he sailed from Macoa. Capt. S. reports that the ship Oneida, Barrett, from Canton, for New York, put into Singapore,.' v Dec. 27th, dismasted, and would remain to repajr \damagcs. S Virginia and New York. In the House of Delegates yesterday, says the Richmond Compiler of 291 h ult. “The greater part of the sitting was taken up with a debate upon the report of the Select Committee on the subject of the emtroversy between New York and Virginia.—The first resolution of the report was amended and adopted on the 20th inst. The remaining resolutions after some amendment of the 2d. were agreed to yesterday; and then the preamble was slightly amended, and also agreed to. The resolutions as finally adopted by the House as follows; 1. Resolved, That the reason assigned by the Governor ofN. York for his refusal to surrender Peter Johnson, Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey, as fugitives from Justice, upon the demand of the Executive of this State, i re wholly unsatis factory ; and that that refusal is a palpable'and dangerous liolation of the Constitution and laws of the United Slates. 2. Resolve d, That the course of thcExecutive of New York cannot be acquiesced in ; and if sanctioned by that Slate, and persisted in. it will become the solemn duty of Virginia to adopt the most decisive and efficient measures for the pro tection of her citizens, and the maintenance of rights which she cannot and will not, under any circumstances, surrender nr abandon. 3. Resolved , That the Governor of this State be authorized and requested to renew his corres pondence with the Executive of New York, re questing that that functionary will review the grounds taken by him, and that he will urge the consideration of the subject upon the Legislature of his State. 4. Resolved, That the Governor of Virginia be requested to open a correspondence with the Executive of each of the slave holding States re questing their co operating in any necessary and proper measure which Virginia may be forced to adopt. 5. Resolved, That the Governor of Virginia be requested to forward copies of these proceedings to the Executive of each Stale of this Union, with the request that they be laid before their re spective Legislatures. To the Editor of the Inquisitor: Cincinnati, September, 16, 1822. Sir—ln your last paper you recommend to the candidates at the ensuing election, to publish their political creeds, that the electors may nave u fair opportunity of choosing those whose sentiments best accord with their own. I have ever believed that every elector has a right to make this call up on those who offer their services to the people, and that the candidates are houndto answer it. I might, it is true, avail myself of the kind of ex ception which you make in favor of those who have had an opportunity of shewing their politi cal opinions by their conduct. But as I have no reason to dread the most minute investigation of my opinions, and that my fellow-citizens may be enabled to compare my actions with my profes sions, I offer you the following outline of rny po litical creed, which you may publish if you think it worthy of a place in your paper. This meas ure is more necessary at this time, as some of my new friends have very kindly, in various hand bills and other anonymous publications, under taken to make one for me, which (if I have a correct knowledge of what I myself beleve) is not a very exact likeness of that which I profess. I deem niysell a Republican ol what is commonly called the Old Jeffersonian School, and believe in the correctness of that interpretation of the Con stitution, which has been given by the writings of that enlightened statesman, who was at the head of the parly ami others belonging to it, uar ticularly the celebrated resolutions of the Virgin ia Legislature, during the Presidency of Mr. Ad ams. I deny, therefore, to the General Government, the exercise of any power, but what is expressly given to it by the Constitution, or what is essen tially necessary to carry ihc powers expressly given into effect. I believe that (he charter given to the Bank of the United Slates, was unconstitutional—it being not one of those measures necessary to carry any of the expressly granted powers into ‘ fleet; and whilst rny votes in Congress will show that I will take any constitutional means to revoke the char ter, my vote in the State Legislature will equally show that I am opposed to those which are un constitutional or violent, and which will bring us in collision with the General Government. I believe in the tendency of a large public debt to sap the foundations of the Constitution, by creating a monied aristocracy, whose views and interests must be in direct hostility to those of the mass of the people. I deem it the duly, therefore, of the represen tative of the people to endeavor to extinguish as as soon as possible, by making every retrench ment in the expenditures of the Government that a proper performai.ee of the public business will allow. I believe in the right of the people to instruct their representative when elected ; and if he has sufficient evidence that the instructions which may be given him come from a majority of his that he is bound to obey them, un ites he considers that by doing it he would vio late the Constitution, in which case I think it would be his duty to resign and give them an op portunity of electing another representative whose opinion would accord with their own. I believe that the existence of slavery in our country is the greatest evil that we at present lie under; and I believe it to be the duty of non slaveholding States to offer to their sister States every inducement, and afford them ever facility, to get rid of thiscurse. But lam equally con vinced that, upon constiutional grounds, us well as those of expediency and propriety, all the measures for the accomplishment of the impor tant object of emancipation, must ho begun and supported by the States holding the slaves ; the Constitution having given no power to interfere in this domestic concern, without the consent of those most interested; and every step which we may take without their concurrence, will assu redly rivet the chai..s which wc wish to break. I believe that upon the preservation of the union of the States, depends the existence of our civil and religious liberties; and that the cement which binds it together is not a parcel of words written upon paper or parchment, hut the brother ly love and regard which the citizens of the se veral States possess for each other. Destroy this and the beautiful fabric which was reared and embellished by our ancestors, crumbles into ru ins. From its disjoined parts, no temple of lib erty will again be reared. Discord and wars will succeed to peace and harmony—barbarism will again overspread the land ; or, what is scarcely better, some kindly tyrant will promulgate the decrees o his will from the scat where a Wash ington and a_ Jefferson dispensed the blessings of a frpe and equal goverment. A believe it, therefore, to be the duty ofa repre sentative to conciliate, by every possible means, the members of our great political family ; and always to bear in mind, that as the Union was effected only by a spirit of mutual concession and forbearance, so only can it be preserved. WH. H. HARRISON. Ltabilitt op Stock holiiers. —The recent adoption by the House of Representatives, of a provision making stockholders liable to the amount of Stock held by each, is looked upon in this community, as an act of gross injustice and outrage. Let us suppose a case. An individ ual reads over a law. incorporating a Bank—secs that it is an agreement or contract between the Stockholders and the Legislature, and on the faith of such contract, invests SIO,OOO. Six months after, the two houses meet and violate that contract by imposing upon one of the par lies, to wit: the Stockholders, a new obligation, and an obligation moreover, of the most onerous character. If this be justice and fair dealing, wc do not understand the true meaning of the terms. In the case of a fraudulent bank, the result would be hard indeed. Thus, a widow with stock amounting to SSOO, might in the first place, lose the whole of that stock ; and then, should the lia bilities prove unusually great, beheld bound for a still further sum. Surely, the members could not have reflected duly on this provision, when vo ting for its adoption, or they sought to kill the Bill eventually, by rendering it ns odious and in iquitou s as possible.— Philadelphia Inquirer 3 d inst. Latest prom Jackson, (Mi.) —The Nat chez Courier of February 24th, says i “We un derstand that the Legislature have passed a law extending the time of collection under executions, nine months. What the features of the bill may be we cannot tell, but wc presume that they ex tend to all existing, as well as to all future execu tions. The bill specifying certain and different periods for the payment in specie of Bank bills of various denominations, such as one day for redemption of s’s, another for that of Id’s, and so on, has passed. The Banks have certainly obtained better terms from the locofocos, than would probably have been granted by a Whig Legislature.” The slate of affairs in the part of Mexico bor dering on the Rio del Norte, continues to be a matter of anxious uncertainty. The recent ac counts from that quarter are so full ol contradic tious, that no reliance whatever can be placed up on them. At one time we are told, on the authori ty of letters received from persons of respectable character that the Federalists wete triumphant, hud gained a great victory before Monterey, and would soon march to the certain capture of Mat amoras. Scarcely a week had elepsed, before oth er accounts were received, emanating from sour ces equally entitled to credit, that give the lie to the previous reports, representing the Federalists as defeated and dispersed, and ignominiously fly ing before their victorious antagonists. Amid so great a diversity of statements, it becomes impos sible to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion on the subject. Our doubts cann it be solved until later arrivals bring mure authentic and consistent accounts. We are rather disposed to think, that the Federalists, are not quite so badly whipt as their enemies would represent them. One fa vorable indication, is, the opening of the port of Malamoras for the importation of foreign grain —a measure that would scarcely have been re sorted to, unless the Federalists were in possess ion of the country and were stopping the receipt of supplies from the interior. At any rate, the friends of the cause should not he discouraged. From other quarters of Mexico we hear of the triumph of liberal principles. The good seed is sown, no doubt, over the whole country, and must grow and acquire the ascendancy in spile of opposition.— N. O. Bulletin. How TO MEASURE ACORN CRIB. Wc have been asked in a variety of instances, the rule by which to arrive at the quantity of Corn in a crib or house. That our patrons aud their neigh bours may understand the rule hereafter, wo give the rule, as it may be of some use to them. What ever may be the length of the crib, house or pen, measure its correct length, breadth and height, multiply the length into the breadth and height, then the height into that amount. Now for the rule—as there are 1728 cubic inches is a cubics foot,and 2150 cubic inches in a bushel, and 10 bushels in a barrel in the ear, all you have to do, is to multiply the length, breadth and height by each other as above. This will give the contents in cubic feet, and then multiply the product by 1728, the cubic inches in afoot; this will give the number of inches in the house or crib, then divide by 21,502. the number of cubic inches in a barrel, and the quotient will be the number o barrels in the ears. If you wish to know the number of bushels divide the number of cubic inches by 2150, and the quotient will be the number of bushels.— People's Advocate. A scene in Paris. —Traverse the Rue de Sevres at what hour you may, you aic sure to meet with one or more Sisters of Charily, in their course woolen gowns and clean white quimps, gliding along with the noiseless step acquired by habitual ministry in the chambers of the sick ; bent either upon some pious errant! between one hospital and another, or carrying succor to the afflicted, or commissioned by their superiors to enquire into the authenticity of some talc of woe. If young, and many a face troth young and fair may he found under the shadow of the quimpe, the nun’s countenance is usually cast down as she moves along; and, as she passes, her lips may be seen murmuring a prayer or paternoster. But if middle-aged or more, she looks straight be fore her; her spirit Ireing too much engrossed by the cares and duties of life to need forcible es trangement from the scene around. Then comes the grave-looking priest, pule with vigils and fas ting, about to convey to the pillow of the sick and needy those spiritual consolations of which health and opulencehave yet to learn the value. Unlike his spruce, snug reference of the English church, his form is spare, his eyes fixed with in ward meditation. ‘'Nothing can touch him fur ther” of the vanities of life. He hath but one thought, one hope, one care ; the folding of the flock of which he must render an account to the Lord.— Mrs. Govt. A Comet. —The Thomaeton, Me. Recorder, of the 20th observes; “For a number of evenings past a comet has been seen by many of our cit izens. It first appears in the north eastern hori zon. It has quite a brilliant appearance, flashes up occasionally, and has no tail. Its movement is eastward. It may lie considered by some as ominous of war, Irom the fact of its appearing in ths direction ot the Aroostook territory !’’ No Work aft k a Supper. —Do you remem ber the anecdote I once told yon of the great Miss O , who undertook live management of some of her land ? She thought herself clover enough to manage John Chawbncori ami the rest of them ; so one day she stood by when John was at bis dinner—and he did not make the worse dinner for that. Now, knowing the elasticity of John’s stomach, ns he was rising to his work, time up, she said, “John, it would save time of coming and going if you would sit down again and take your supper.” “No objection in the world,” said John, and down he sits ami instnnter despatches another pound or two, and drink in proportion, ending with her ladyship’s health and many thanks, “Now, then, John,” quoth Lady Boun tiful, “you may go to your work.” “Work, ma’am,” said John, with a grin, “I never works, ma’am, after supper,” and so ho threw himself down, and in three minutes snored like a pig.— Blackwood. How to prevent madness in Doos.—A cor respondent of the Delaware (Ohio) Gazette says, that by extracting from a dog’s tongue a small white worm, which can bo easily discovered at the root of the tongue, on the under side, the dog will he prevented from going rabid even if he should he afterwards bit. He states that he has seen it tried in numerous cases, and that it never failed in a single instance. Temperance Reform in Ireland. The London Morning Chronicle has atx inter teresting article upon this subject, from which v o copy the following concluding passages In the early part of the present year the repu tation of Mr. Mathews’ Temperance Society spread gradually into the country, ami a certain preside became attached to his name, which in duced many individuals to go to Cork from the adjacent counties to make the vow of temperance to him. The example of his success induced other Catholic clergymen to establish similar so cieties. But no man thinks that he can gain sufficient fortitude to preserve his vow unbroken unless he repairs to Cork in the first instance, ami pronounces the pledge in Vlr. Mathew’s pre sence. The result ofi.ll this is, as we are infor med by a gentleman who examined the reverend gentleman’s registry on the 31st ultimo, that there were on that day the names of 70,140 persons, of both sexes, from the age of sixteu up to sixty, and more, entered upon bis list. He was literal ly occupied from seven in the morning until twelve at night in administering the pledge with the ex ception of short intervals which he was obliged to devote to other duties. The people crowded in from all parts of the south and south west of Ireland, some even from Londonderry and Done gal.—They travelled on foot, on horseback, on cars, outside the roaches, in boats along the coast, by all means of conveyance which they could command. Groups of pilgrims, as they might be styled, were seen in many places of the roads on their way to Cork. Their object was easily dis cernible, for they diank freely, rather too freely, us they advanced towards the modern Jerusalem, in order to “take leave” (a farewell) as they said, of “the drop” forever. But it was wonder ful the change that appeared in their demeanor on their way homeward—serious resolved, mov ing with a firm step, and full of a high toned fee ling, which really did seem to presage a general change in the habits of the Irish people. The pilgrimage is going on yet, and, according to every thing we hear, extremely likely to pro pagate itself throughout the whole island. Mr. Mathew’s has been asked to appoint deputies to take the pledge for him at different stations in tun country. But this would not de. The preatige attached to the circumstance of seeing the priest himself, of repeating the words of the vow as he pronounces them, of receiving his blessing, and of touching his hand or garment, which some of the pilgrims believe has the virtue of curing dis ease, has a sacred charm, which in their estima tion cannot be found in any other quarter. This is one of the cases in which superstition—if su perstition it ought to be designated—deserves ev ery possible encouragement. There is some thing, too, in the very difficulties to be conquered in this operation by persons who reside at a dis tance from Cork, which tends strongly to forbid the violation of a vow made under such circum stances. We should not he at all surprised to hear that before the termination of this year Fath er Mathew’s registry shall exhibit one hundred thousand names. It is to be remarked that the system of temper ance thus fortunately adopted by so many persons, in a land where every vice of which the natives are guilty may be traced to intoxication, is not at all limited to those who make the vow. Their example is already making their neighbors asha med of being found drinking fermented liquors of any kind; and, as to drunkenness, it is completely disappearing every where—at least it is no longer seen in the streets, or at the fairs, to any thing like the extent that prevailed even a few months “go. Some of the necessary consequences of this marvellous change have already made their ap pearance. A very eminent distiller in Cork, who, this time last year, was obliged to borrow some puncheons of whiskey from a brother dis tiller, in order to meet the demands of his cus tomers, had actually last week six hundred pun cheons of spirits in his stores, for which he saw no prospect of a ready market. The trade was everywhere threatened with entire ruin, and pru- dent men engaged in it were making preparations to withdraw their capital from that business alto gether, and apply it to some other. Mr. Math ew s character will bo better understood when we add, that one of his own brothers had a largo dis tillery at Casllelake, in the county of Tipperary, and his brother in law has a still more extensive establishment of the same kind in Cork, A CoUNTKRHLAST TO ToDACCO.—CoI. Stone, editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, has delivered a lecture to the good people of Phil adelphia, in which he denounces the practice of using the weed the “ most abominable of all abominable customs ” The Philadelphia papers handle the Colonel's lecture with full as much severity us he did the use of Tobacco. How ever, wccontent ourselves with a few facts, elici ted in the course of the evening, which we take from tlie Philadelphia Inquiicr. In the progress of the Colonel’s account of the history ot tobacco, wc learnt that it was believed to have been first sent to Europe in 1559, by Fer nandez Toledo; and the introduction in 1578, and trade in tobacco, was deemed an honor to Santa Croan, almost as great ns the bringing home a sacred relic, from which he derived his family name. At one lime it was supposed to he a cure fi>r almost every disor ler—except Love! Monarch* and governments became alarmed at the rapid progress of tlie use of tobacco, and sumptuary laws werepassed to restrain it. Wc leurn from James 1., whose writings on this sub ject proved that he was not so great a foul us some persons had supposed him, that instances were known in England, of wealthy individuals indulging in the pernicious drug at an expense of £SOO per annum. Papes Urban VIII and Innocent VIII, enacted laws—in some cases extending to excommuni cation—against those who used tobacco or snuff in churches. In Turkey, Amurath 111. made it a capital offence, punishable with a loss of the nose for smoking a pipe. In 1634, the Grand Duke of Moscow proscribed its use ; and 1090, Schah Abbas, prohibited the use of tobacco in Persia, under the penalty cf having tlte nose of the of fender cut olt An individual, ignorant of tho prohibitory law, went to tho Persian camp with tobacco lor sale, and Scbiih Abbas ordered both the man mid bis tobacco to be thrown into a fire ami destroyed. The Empress Elizabeth had pro hibited the use of it in her dominions in 1035. For Bachelors. —From our exchange we clip the following about Adam: He laid Frim down and slept, ami from his side A woman in her magic beauty rose : Dazzled and charm’d, be called that woman ‘bride,’ And Ins first sleep became bis last repose. For the I iadies. —From our bruin we pluck the following about woman : Oh, woman ! bright creature of beauty and love, Tbnu link between man and Ida heaven above, If we knew a delight through our brief span of years, Jlcyond winning your smiles, ’lis in drying your teal's. Now, ladies, aint wc gallant and well behaved I but wc believe in that stanza about Adam not withstanding.—New Orleans Picayune, From the Charleston Courier. Messrs. Editors —Yesterday was a happy day with the Founder of Hamburg, 8. C. The citizens having understood that he would arrive from Charleston, whither he hud gone on an im portant and successful mission for tho welfare and prosperity of the two cities, determined to pay him that respect which has been won, and justly merited. An hour before the arrival of the cars, the Carolina Riflemen, a fine und well drilled com pany, with in whose bosoms beat hearts ever warm with philanthropy and honest independence, were seen preparing for the glorious moment, and were soon marched to where they took their stand in readiness to welcome the Founder on his re turn. A splendid coach, drawn by four white horses, was provided, in which were the Hon. In trndunt and Wardens of Hamburg, thus repre senting the able ami distinguished Committee, who had been nominated, and reported «j favor ably in relation to the trade between Charleston and Hamburg ; all of whom were enlivened by the Hamburg hand of musicians, as they played soveral appropriate national airs. On the arrival of the Cars, the well manned cannon, on the magnificent heights, poured forth a deafening sound, awakening up many linger ing thoughts of hope, soon to tic realized by the unconquerable enterprise of him who engaged our thoughts and good wishes. Animosities were laid aside and forgotten, and peace and friendship slept forth to fill the void. A hearty welcome being given, Mr. Shultz seated himself in the coach with the aforesaid members, was escorted through the principal streets by our noble volunteer , all of whom mov ed to the enilvcning airs of the Hamburg Blind, ami proceeded to Ins mansion, where bountiful refreshments had been provided by some ol Mr. Shultz’s friends for tho occasion. The sparkling glass passed around with nu merous appropriate toasts. Among these was one given byMaj, Jos. Wood, a member of Conn ed :—Charleston ami Ilaiiil/iog, S. U,,—-May they be united like the Siamese Twins, and may the great natural cord that connects them, be the Kail Road. As soon as the evening shades had set in, the Heights were, illuminated with numerous brilliant lamps, extending around the ramparts for one half mile, presenting to the spectator a scene more than equal to the enchanted groves of old of which we have read, hut till now have never witnessed. Ever ami anon the belching artillery would arouse us to a sight beyond imagination. We have seen respect paid to merit, and we have known ol processions in form, buttbi.A day, wc witnessed grateful hearts, in unison with the enterprising Founder, expressing that gratitude for which he bud striven for these nineteen years. Happy, thrice happy, must he be. The gloom which so long has overspread his energies, has disappeared—iriends are confirmed and enemies are confounded. But enough. Actions will speak, stronger, and prove more things for the rising greatness of Hamburg, than the feeble pen of your correspondent. The course of Hamburg is onward, onward, and still onward, until Iter name shall he respect ed among the cities of the earth. The planter that brings Cotton to Hamburg will shortly be supulied witli a sound and valuable paper cur rency of his own state and he in no dread of a sufficiency to pay his tax. And perhaps, this may be one of the means of drawsng a large portion of the staple from Georgia, instead of vice versa as was intended by freeing the public highway between Augusta and Hamburg unless the Georgia Hanks apply the only remedy, of “paying specie,” to make their notes at pur with Carolina bills, for already one hundred and twenty thousand dollars are gone for the two bridges, and but little Cotton yet. A SPECTATOR. Hamburg, 8. C., Match 1, 1840. s Forever Thine. In the range of English fugitive poetry, we have met with few pieces of deeper pathos or tender feeling than this by Alaric Watts. It breathes the very soul of devoted affection. t b For ever thine, whate’er this heart betide, , Forever thine, where’er our lot be cast — fate, that may rob u -of all wealth beside, t Shall leave us love till life itself be past. > The world may wrong us—we will brave its hate; * friends may change and falser hopes decline, t Though bowed by cankering care, we’ll smile at 11 fate, s Since thou art mine,beloved, and 1 am thine' h forever thine—when circling years have spread Time’s snowy blossoms o’ei thy placid brow; When youth’s rich glow, its purple light is fled, e And lilies bloom where roses flourish now. b Say, shall I love the fading beauty less, J Whose spring-tide radiance has been wholly mine? No! come wnat will, thy steadfast truth I’ll bless, j Jn youth, in age, thine own, for ever thine! i For ever thine, at evening’s dewy hour, s When gentle hearts to tendercst thoughts incline, 0 When balmiest odors from each closing flower t Are breathing round me—thine, for ever thine! J For ever thine! ’mid Fashion’s heartless throng, 1 In courtly bowers—at Folly’s gilded shrine, 3 Smiles on my cheek—light words upon my tongue,. My deep heart still is thine—for ever thine! ) , Forever thine! amid the boisterous crowd, , When the jest sparkles with the sparkling trine, f I may not name thy gentle name aloud, Hut drink to thee in thought—for ever thine! 1 I would not, sweet, profane that silvery sound; ■ The dcntlis of love could such rudehearts divine? f Let the loud laughter peal, the toast go round i My thoughts, my thoughts are thine, for ’ever e thine! 8 i Sinuulab Strict dk— The Mobile Planters’ , Journal gives the particulars of a singular sui cide at Selina, Ala. A young man. who entered 3 his name as Francis I*. Ely on the register of the i steamer Invincible, jumped overboard while the i boat was lying at the above place. The young 5 ma t came on board the Invincible at Ho lland, - on her upward trip, and proceeded to Montgom ery, where he went ashore, and stated to the landlord of the house at which ho stopped, that s ho hud committed a rohlicry in New Orleans, ami produced a sum of money which ho said he had stolen, and requested him to take charge of itiw The next day he called upon Oapt. Allen, of the ’ Invincible, and made the same statement to him,. begging liim to get the money and lake him back E to Mobile or New Orleans, on hoard his boat— After leaving Montgomery he would speak often - of his crime, and evinced the deepest remorse, ■ saying that the person he had injured was his best friend. ; When the boat stopped at Selma, Cupt. Allen went ashore with some of the passengers. The stranger watched him narrowly until he was out ! of lie then went Duck to the cabin, and passing out to the stern, threw off his coat and bools, and jumped overboard. One of the crew saw him stripping, but did not suspect him of having any evil design. A boat was put off as soon as practicable, and he was seen to rise to ■ e l,le surface about twenty feet distant; but irame dialcly sunk again. He is believed to have been a native of Wil e braham, Massachusetts, and about twenty-two „ J e «« "««• The money placed in the hands of j ( apt. Allen, at Montgomery, remains in his pos session, amounting to between two and th.ee hundred dollars. c a Sadness.—There is a mysterious feeling that , frequently passes like a cloud over the spirit. It J conies upon the soul in the busy bustle of life, in 1 the social circle, in the calm and silent retreats of solitude. Its powers are alike supreme over s the weak and iron hearted. At one time it is caused by the flitting of a single thought across the mind. Again a sound will come booming across the ocean of memory, gloomy and solemn as the dcith-kncll, overshading all the bright i hopes and sunny feelings of the heart; Who can < describe it,and yet who has not fe t its-bewildoring influence I—Still it is a delicious sort of sorrow ; and like a cloud dimming the sunshine of the I river, although causing a momentary shade of i gloom, it enhances the beauty of returning bright ness. i . i I he Louisville Journal states that during the I recent session of the Kentucky Legislatuic a bill in relation to internal improvements was passed, empowering the Governor to sell $1,500,000 of bonds. Two kinds of bonds may be issued, viz: $1,500,000 redeemable in 30 years, and bearing 6 per cent, or the Governor may at bis discretion issue not exceeding $1,000,000 of bonds at 6 years, bearing the same interest. The bonds-not to be issued for sums under $ 100, and not to be sold below the par of Kentucky paper. The contractors may receive payment in bonds. A New Vohk Law.—The New York Cour ' ier, after mentioning the committal of a man named Johnson, for abandoning his wife, says; “Few people perhaps, are aware that under the laws of New York, if a man is convicted of abandoning ! bis wife, the magistrates possess the power of ap l prentieing him out by the year, into the service i of any individual, and that the proceeds of his | labor shall be devoted to the supportof his family.” A Norman curate whose Seignieur or Lord had been broken alive on the wheel at Puri* for a high- ■ way robbery, wishing to save the reputation of his master, offered up daily mass for the repose of his soul, in the following polite terms : “We pray thee, good Lord, to have mercy upon , M. M„ the Seignieur of the parish, who lately ■ died of his wounds at Paris.” i i i How la tbis. —It is stated in a Boston paper | that Professor Silllman, in one of his lectures be ; fore the Lowell Institute, affirmed that the British i Queen on her first passage to New York, took fire in the hold from spontaneous combustion of , the coal, and it was with great difficulty and dan . gcr that it was subdued. r ’ An exchange paper puffs a “ New,patent pre mium, right and left, revolving screw. Knife 1 Sharpener .” If the inventor will just add “ down the middle and up again, hats off, hit him again, round the canter, and mizzle," we will give the “ Kni/e-Sharpener” a puff ourselves.—- j N. O. Picayune, Ax Independent Elector.—l suppose,’said* one min to another, ‘you’re going for , as . you did before V • I don’t think I am,’said the other. * The beef wasn’t dressed to my mind at bis. last election, dinner.’