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THE WEEKLY GEORGIAN
la rUBLIIIUD Is TH*
City of Savonnali,
WILLIAM H. BULLOCH,
TUILISItER OF TIIK LAW* Of THE UNION, AND
CITYAND COUNTY FRIK fKR,
WEEKLY PAPER—Three Dollars, per an-
►.num,—Payable in advance.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the Charier-
ton ratea.
OCT Postage must be paid on nil Commuxica-
TIoni, and letter* of burint'**.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 21. 1839.
McDonald. o'
We this morning lay before our render*, the sen
timents of our Gubernatorial candidate nil certain
great questions which have divided tho Democratic
und Opposition parties of the country, It was writ
ten Inst Deretnhrr to Judge Sturgis, ami rend hy
him beforeih'-Pnion Dcirwruic Convention, which
conferred on him the nomination of a candidate fur
thu sjjiief exeotitivn office nf our Stutc. Although
nut intended for publication in the nuwspapers, we
deem it important that it. should nppear. that the
Georgia presses who oppose his election, ami who
accuse .lit Ige McDonnld lifsitiuclmient to the Bunk
I of the United Suites, may bbon’ightuueil on ilia sub
ject. Will these presses publish tiii^c-tter and re
volutions injustice to the Union party and tlieircnn-
didate. Judge McDonald ? The rditor of the Au
gusta Chronicle certainly will, osperi illy when in
ii* impression ofjFiidny lui«t, he ’observes— 1 “ We
believe that Judge McDonald, if qg.-*faiuud,iil this
time upon f lie subject, would give nu opinion in fa.
| vnrbnth of the nnstitufamiiiity and expediency of
1 • National B ink under proper modifications and
i restrictions. (!!!)" y
• - 1X3* *• brother Jonathan,"—\Ve havo roceived
the first number of a paper, with this title, publish
es ed at New York. It is a fine largo sheet, closely
and beautifully printed, and is embellished with a
vignette, delineating "Brother Jonathan" him
self, sit log at u table amidst a pile of papers
"Jonathan," wears tho black stuck, &c., und that
• other Yankee indispensable, a jacket. The paper
is exclusively literary, and deserves support.
Fortunate Rescue. Yesterday, while tho
steamer Iv-iohoe, C'upt. Frederick F. Bailey, was
lying outside of thu Col. Jewett, at Giiihimrtiii’s
wharf, u little boy, nbuut 8 years old, (wile with
his mutber, from New York, lind come on fa nud to
secure Iter pai-nge-tu Bluek Creek, where she wn*
going to join her husband.) uccidcinally fell over-
bua d. The child hud. sunk the second time in
about 15or 28 lent water, before thu Ciipinin, who
was on tho forward deck, was iniormed of it He
immediately inn aft, leaped overboard, and when
thi^^hUd rose to the surface, seized und supported
it, until relief was nifimlcd. Such meritorious nets
bear wjtji tbeio ilio reward they tn- ril.
OPPOSITION TACTICS—VERY UNFAIR.
Tho National I\Uvlligencer, of tho 18tli Inst., en
dorses sentiments contained in the Baltimore
Chronicle, which trumpets thu popularity of Mr.
Clay in the South. The Chronicle says:
The Charleston Courier publishes that portion of
the address of tho Whig Central Committee of Vir
ginia which refers to Mr. Clay, und appends to it,
through a correspondent, tho following remarks:
"Tile voice of Virginia is the voice of the South.
Look ut the spontaneous outbreaking* of popular
feelings on the Fourth ! Van Uurkn Inis had his
turn. Rotation in olfice, and a term of years f-»r
tho Presidency— the democratic rule laid d wn by
Jackson mid Van Burnt*. The country has call
ed for Cl.AY ill its liino of trouble; it now seeks to
honor him in its day of prosperity Tho tuition
seeks to reward its oldest servant, who bus wuikcd
most und longest without pay.”
Tim Charleston Courier has, more than once, do
<dured its preference for Mr Van Buukn. It has
tut feeling in common with Mr. Clay, and has said
to. And, moreover, it especially declared the day
uil* r the above appeared, tlint it did not agree with
tho sentiments of its "Whig" Correspondent*.
The Co Viter it liberal enough to admit thu effusi
ons of individuals holding antagonist principles—
but most assuredly is not responsible for the opi
nions dissetniim ed by these cm respondents. In
this purticulur ciiso, indeed, the editor of the Cuu-
Her invited hi* ■ cm Viatic friend* la enter the con
troversial nremi, und grasp thu " Democratic spear"
and tattle with Ids "Whig" correspondents—stat
ing taut lie had often done so himself, ami eschewed
their sentiments. Is this full- >
Naval—I ho U. 8. Sloops of War Lexington
nnd Falmouth were at CiiIIaooii the 24th of March.
On the sumo day the Boxer sailed from Cnli'io for
Mazntlun.
The U. S. Fliip Relief arrived ut Valparaiso from
Cap i Horn on tho I5:li of April, and was discharg
ing cargo. The Pencuck was going into Valparai-
•eon th- 2?ih April.
Tlte U. S. Filgnto Constitution, Commodore
Claxton, arrived ut Havana, on tho 3d of July io
12 days from Vei n Cruz,. All well.
/"’ MACON, 11th Doc., ln'itlN.
Hon. Joskth Sturois'^*-' -
Sir,—I have received your letter requesting my
views on tho following subjects :—
1st. The incorporation (if a National Bunk.
2d. The separation of the finances of the Govern
meat from Banks.
3d. My views iti regard to the candidate fur thu
Presidency.
Tho history of the Bank nf the United States f r
a few years prior to tho expiration of its charter
1 fully proves not only the inexpediency of a National
Bunk, but also tho great danger to bo apprehended
from such an institution to the purity of the National
Councils and thtVliberty of the people. The main
objects in establishing primarily a Bank of this sort,
was to constitute a convenient fiscal'agent, to con
duct tho financial concerns of tho country. It never
was intended to be any thing more than an instru
ment in the fttuds of the Government to an
swer the purpart of the Government It nev-
CI*\w.is instituted with a view, either to spec-
- uiation or individual profit. Had it been, it
never would have received the sanction of Gen.
Washington. The late. Bunk, , hoVvovcr, not
content to act, as this agent, in subserviency
to the will of the Govornmcn', set itself up
*o think and judgbifortho Government. This con
sequential agent dssumus tho haughty tone of dicta
tion, and says to its principal—"you aro incapable of
managing your own affair* without my aid, you
must continue my agency." It- resorted to means
loo well calculated to effect its objects. It made
loans of enormous amounts to members of Congress,
and tho publishers of newspapers, and thaoxtranrdi-
nary coincidence, between the period of those loans,
and that of a change of course on the part- of many
of the persons to whom thoy were mode, • proves
conclusively the powerful influence ofthe' a.rthrmonti
addressed to them-1 cannot believe it expedient to
@!je
— —- —- W - —
incorporate an institution u an appendagri.'to 'the* Chutes,
Government liublo tu so much abuse, and 1' fully
concur with the resolution passod by ihe Demo
cratic t members of Congress at the extra session
of 1837 on this subject. My views have been
tha same for several year*. In 1831,1 offered in
*ho Senate as a substitute for resolutions offered by
another Senator on the same subject, a preamble and
troiblutiona which you will receive Inclosed, which
will shmsr you tho ground which I then occupied.
Another 'gyaod and insuperable objection to the
Incorporation of a Notional Bank, is that from in
fallible Indications on the part of the late Bank, we
catWfltaxptct such an institution to exist without
identifying itsalf with tho politics of the day. We
any expect It to wield it* vast resources and influ-
•oce to,build up its favorites, and prostrato ail those
who have boldness and independence enough to
anduvour to confine it strictly within tha bounds of
a men fiscal agency. A control of this sort is to bo
•iMtraly deprecated in a Government where the
•inly passport* to popular favour should be patriot-
Jsm, integrity, and experience, supported by good
"•bnsoand persotiulrwenrisy^-the next matter on
which you ask my opinion, is tho separation of tho
Government fmm ‘Bunks—commonly called tho
Divorce. I am favourable to the measures recom
mended by the Administration on this subject. I
tint notable to conceive how any statesman can
tnninUiin the rloctriuo that tho people should bo
taxed to ruisu money to be placed in Bunks to bo
used by them as their own funds, loaned out for
their own benefit, und exposed to nil the hazard of
reverses in merca-ilile operations. Tito people of
tlte country uro patriotic. They pay not only will
ingly, but with alacrity, all tho taxes necessary to
suppuri the Government, whicli is tl^creuturo of
their will, uml which affords them protection, ami
under illicit they havo prospered to a degree
uncquulled by tiny oilier nution on the face
of tha Globo. if u law should be passed by the
Nutionul LcgislulU'o to raise by tuxation a fund to
be placed in tho vaults of a private corporation for
lliu benefit of the stockholders, the people would
ri«o en matte, withnrmsin their hands from Maine
to the Sabino to resist it, uml yet tho pet Bank sys
tem is in effuct and practico very much the same
thing. Tite revenue of tin count-y is collected,
placud in tho Banks, mingled with the common
stbck,atid dealt out ns private prop- rty, and should
the Batik fail through tho defalcation or misman
agement of its officers, or any of the misfortunes to
•which such institutions are subject, there is no
sponsibility,—tho public mu-t sustain the loss, nod
the people bo again tutted to raise tho necessary
supplies. It is only necessary for this system to be
examined rand understood, to bo univerrally con
demned. C?n regard to tho cundirlnto for the Presi
dency, rliuvo nu reason to regret the preference I
have given Mr. Vun Buron, among those who are
likely to be before tho people. Tho independent
course which he has pursued und which ha* impro
perly brought down upon him the malediciions of a
portion of tho people in part-ctiiar sections of tho
country, ought to fix firmly upon his udministrution
the affections of every patriotic citizen, lie tins
been the President of tlte entire nation, and bus
niunfiilly opposed nil effort* to destroy that spirit
of compromise, forbearance,nnd concession in which
tho present federal constitution was formed and by
whi It it is to bo hoped it will ho maintained and
perpetuated. Ho lias uniformly, wIi'mi occasion re.
quhvd it, discountenanced nil attempts to interfere
witli the domestic rights and institutions of the Sou
thern Suites, und slmdi pledged to exercise bis
cou-tiliiiionul right of veto to uny luw, whicli may
I o pussed by Congress affecting these rights in any
quarter. This he iiu* do .o, whim lie knew he was
thereby ji-opurding bis popularity in strung nnd puw-
vt fill Status. Thu man, who voluntarily sacrifices his
personal interest und popularity in thu maintenance
of right and justice, deserves, mid should receive the
support of thu wise and good. So fur us it inis
been developed, I find nothing tu cunsura or con-
dentil hi Mr. Van Bur.m’s policy townrJs foreign
initions^^ly reply to yotti inquiry bus perhaps
been s, un out to a greater length than was nucos-
nary, hut L d i not seo that I could have presented
it in a more condensed form, and made it satisfac
tory to myself. I hop* you wUl .tut ,,«> it,
to correct misrepresentations of tny views nnd opih<
ions on tho subjects to whicli you have called my
attention. I do not wish it used to produce any
other effect or result
Respectfully your ob’t servunt,
cuas. j. McDonald.
COPY OF RESOLUTIONS.
'1 be expediency -jf ruchm taring tlm Bunk of the
United Stuti-s having become u question of much
interns! to the country, the Gcnoral Assembly of
Georgia f'el justified in giving nu expression of its
viow* upon this subject. It wits established prima
rily ns tho agent of the Givi rnm.ni in tlte collection
of its revenue, und tho disbursements of its funds
in various section* of tlie country, win-re it tnighi
lii'cntno necessary to use them. It has subserved,
it is true, many valuable interests, und chiefly its
equalization of the currency, bn* beon of great ben
efit to tho country. But it was never intended tu
be any thing more thuu un instrument in the bunds
•I’tho Government for eflecting the ubovu named
national objects. 1 A* it is the ngent, or the instru
ment of tho Government therefor ', with which ilia
liuunciul interest of tho community ore so deeply
und intlmiiluly connected, it would seem that with
out uny express resetvntion for that pm pose in tho
charter, Congress should at nil times huve the right
to examine into the state and condition of'its af
fair*. If it is beyond tlte reach, powtr or control
of tho Guiorimicnt, it iscertninly an unsnfu depmu
itory of the public funds. Tho Secretary of tho
Treasury, who at nil times being n subordinate part
ofthe Executive Government, is subject to thn con
trol and direction of the Chief Magistrate of tho
Union, has the powei expressly given to him by
luw, to withhold ut his pleasure, from the Bunk,
the right to receive thu public fund*. This is a
p over discretionary with him and Ids discretion is
subordinate o that of the chief executive, nnd it
mny be exercised even arbitrarily, but ought
ulways to ho exercised win n the public in
terests requiru it. From developemcnu mnde
l>y actual investigation nnd public discussion,
there cun be no question but th-it the Uni
ted States Bunk has wielded its vh*i resources to
coerce Cnngiei* to grant un extension of its charter.
Its influence upon tho press has been seen, und it
is to bo fearo-i that it 1ms insinuated its corruptions
into higher places. From being the mere agent of
thu Govoriimcul,it bus attempted to control thu Gov.
ornment itself. Such an institution in tho hands
of evil men will certainly become dangerous to the
li -erties of th'* people. If it should succeed in ob
taining an extension of iu charter now, u future re
newal of its grant will become mure easy, and it
may perpetuate its existence upon tho Government.
It i* palpable to the understanding of all w ho will
give the subject due reflection, tlint it is unwise und
uns ife to oxteitd the grant of such n corporation.
Be it therefore revolved by the Senate and Mouso
of Representative* of tlm State of Georgia, in Gen
eral Assembly met, Tlint our Senutor* in Congress
bejnnructed, a in I our Representatives requested.
tlte Senate of the United States, in the adoption of
the resolution of the 28th March Inst by that ito-ly.
and its subsequent rvfurat to enter un it* jotirnuU the
protest of the President thereto, us unprecedented,
unjuvt tu tha President nnd u-ihecotning thu dignity
of lliut body; und adopting thu langiiuga used by
the legist ituro of New Hampshire on this subject,
4th. Resolved by tho Senate and House of Re.
prosuntntivos of tho Stuie of Georgia, in General
Assembly met, That tho Into piatnst of tho Presi
dent of thn United Stutc* against the extraordinary
and unprecedented resolution of tho Semite ol thu
United State*, pronouncing him guilty of n most
flagrant uffcnco, without either hearin^r trial, was
a measure just fled by his personal rights to vindi
cate bis own character from unmorited reproach,
and by his imperative duty to defend tho executive
brunch of ihegovernment while in hiseiinrgefromdll
niemperatcussiiiihs und unconstitutional encroucli-
meats, and that the Settuie in passing such u reso
lution, viuluted tholiist principle of ordinary justice
mid those who voted for the adoption of thnt roso-.
lution,"deliberately unfitted themselves for the pto-
p.-rdischargo of those judicial duties, which by the
constitution (if the charges in it weru true) they
wen? bound to believe tlte House of Representatives
would soon invoke them to perform,
5th. Bo it further tesolvi-d, That our Senators bo
instructed to vote that tho resolution adopted in the
Senate on the 28tli of March last, declining " that
tho president in the late Executive* proceedings, in
relation to tho public revenue, has assumed upon
himself authority uml power nut conferred by the
constitution nnd lu»vs but in derogation of both,'
bo expunged from tin 1 journals of tho Senate.
And whereas, the people of this Slnte huve sensi
bly felt and fully appreciated the effort* of tlte pre
sent executive of the United Stntoa to do justice to
them in tlicit relations to their Imlinn population
nnd in the protection of our ten'iiorinl rights nccor-
ing to tho compile* of eighteen Imndivd nnd two,
fiih. Be it further resolved, Tlint tho general ns-
si'inb y esteems thu eflbttsof thu Prusiriont ufiho
Uniiod Slates to relieve us nf our Indinn population,
tu founded in feelings of nn enlarged philanthropy
inward* the Indians, and 'of a si»n*o nf tho justice
duo to tho State of Georgia, und a doterminulion to
do her thut justice
7th. Be it further tesolved, Tlint copies of these
resolutions he forwarded to tlm President of tho
Uijicd Stnte* nnd to i nch t
\ preventative* in Congress.
The number of a man's enemies are the eviden
ces of his worth.—N. J'. Paper.
Never wn* theie n tmer saying. Tho man of no
gative character will become popular, whiluthe
manor independence will he disliked. I low often
do w o seo men who never s ty " no"—gaining the
appellation of " eNver fellows"—" fust rate men"
—while the man who would not bend fertile world's
applause, is Imt- d uml faurod Wn oiico know n
mini who was n candidate for pul lie office—lie had
no ability—hut could mugh ut ml nil joke—given
knowing shake of tho head, w lion h* could not give
an answer. UU opponent whs ii man ofiulent—
th-y were both of the same polities. The negative
person b-ai his opponent nil hollow, nnd those who
vo'erl for him gnueml.y gave us u roasuu that " he
could do iiohnr.il."
Tito Philadelphia Star ray* :—
*' Pennsylvania can vote for General Hutrison."
Some birds can ring, but they icont.
ALL
Wo believe it is generally understood here (say
the Richmond Compiler) that our townsman Wm.
iy^firusu their exertion* to prevent n rechsrter orfllP |Selden, Esq., ha* been npp»interl Treasurer of tho
’xtoRsion of tho chaiterof tho Bank ofthe United
Be it further resolved, Thnt the Secretary of the
Treasuiy of the United Sratcsjliud tha legal and
constitutions) power to change the place of deposit
<>f tho public moneys, and hs a faithful sentinel of
the people’s right*, it becomes his duty to exercise
this power whenever in his opinion the public inter
est requires it.
Be it further resolved, That our Senators in Con
gress be instructed, and our Representatives request
ed. to use their influence, to cause tu be proposed un
amendment to the constitution of tin* United§tlte»,
to mrohibit Congra** fmm grunting a chatter to nnv
Ufink, for h lunger term tliun 20 yours, and to pre
vent a renewal or extension of sucli charter.
And, wherea*, the constitution ha* clearly defin
ed the duties of tho two Houses of Congress, end
has made the one tho accuser in ca»o* of impeach
ments, and tha oriiur tho court for tho trial of im-
pscchrnents, tha Goneral Assembly, expressing the
fielleg ofthe peopfa ufGeorgia, v^ws the course of
THE DECENCY" CORRESPOND
ENTS.
It i« no* ottr cus'om 'o notice those Correspond
ent* who, dealing in " bid lerdardi," would, if they
could, to suit thoir party purposes, decry 2'Ac
Georgian, nnd the tiutii* they wince ut.
But these Parthian nttcmplx wo Imvo always
treated ns tho Imrinles* braying* of biped*, lescm-
hlitig certain quadruped*, nnd, n* usual, wo intondod
to pn*v by thuso of"Q." hud not our Correspond
ent “ D." thought proper to notice hint. Wo would
tiitVuin o Q ».* iimt l.u t« known—and not buvimr, ns
yet/rcctVvdrod from tho effects of u slight castigutl in
which was imposed in a morry mood th nttgli our
columns, nnd which would have been changed into
somcining more powerful, hurl we not been indis
posed to ho violent with such a petty object, pre
sumes " a let-tie too much."
Let him tnko on re, however, that wo do not ap
ply tu li : tn the crucible of our wrath und show dint
tlint whicli tins boon deemed lieiololure pure mctul is
mixed up witli so much of tho dross of this world,
us that it should not puss current, oven muring his
own pcnplo.
If lie forces us to l)|i* course, lie will cry out for
thn uid of tho alchemist to transmute his nature
"bock agrn."
A correspondent of tho Baltimore Aim-ricun, in
the course of a communication on tho rail roads of
Maryland, quotes tho utmuxed paragraph as tho
semitnent of un eminent engineer:
" Tho probability is thut in consequenco of tho
improvements now m iking to faeilitnto intercourse
between tho North and South, Norfolk will become
tho point to whicli nearly nil tin? travel to nnd from
these great sections of the Union (North nnd South)
will concentrate; and thnt un entire inland com
munication, by which the dangers nf tho sen muy
bo uvoided, will be established between Charleston
nnd New York."
RAIL ROADS IN GEORGIA.
We refer our readers generally to the following :
To the Editor of the Georgian.
Silt:—It is stated ii* a fact, that tho Chief Engi
neer of tho Georgia Ilnil Rond i* engaged nt the
North in distributing u Map of Gcorgin, whicli de
lineate* tho course nf tlm Rnii Road from Augustit
to Madi-on, Am*., and continuing it to WeAt Point;
nnd which ulso show* tho route of tho Brunswick
and Florida Rond—but which omits all notice of the
Central Roil Road from Savannah to Macon.
Moreover, it is said that the River Ogcclico, nnd
some of tho inlund towns, nro iuid down on tho
Map incorrectly. Now, Sir, tho author of thnt
Map, and the Director* of the.Georgia Ruil Bond
know the existence of such a Rond n* tho Control
Rail Rond—that it is travelled duiiy by locomotives
for 80 miles—thut it is graded for 125 miles, und
that the superstructure is going nn ot the rato of a
mile u week. They also know, that although tito
lino of Rood from Brunswick to Florida has been
run, not a foot of the Rond has ynt been graded.
And more than all this—they know that the Geor
gia Company has no charter to extend their road
to West Point. There is such a wunt of common
justice in the distribution of the Map referred to,
that it Iiu* becomo necessary thus publicly to notice
it. It is to bo hoped, for the honor of tho par ics
implicated in this matter, that it may be explained
to the saiisfuction of the public.
FAIR PLAY.
United States, and h'is nccepted iho app intment.
vice John Campbell, E*q., wo suppose wo tuay say
removed
Tho Charloston Mercury of tho 22d, says:—
" Tho latest " Whig victory” is tho refusal of tho
town conndi of a litilo dirty place called Hudson to
tender Mr. Van Bukkn, tho honor of a public re
ception in thoir burrow. The particulars of this
"glorious triumph" occupy about two column* of
the New York Timet. Mr. Van Bum* will never
survive it—he had bettor resign."
ICT The Eastern Argus says tint ilio West India
yellow fever is making sud havoc with Now England
tailors. Wo havo recorded the death of several
within a few weeks, nf our own townsmen, ami of
those who reddo in our vicinity. The brig Charles
Millar, which arrived h'-ro yesterday,-)o*t hy this
terrible disease, before she sailed from Havana,
on* of hnr miles, John Powell, of this city—film
William Cox, a woman ; and on Use passage. Mr.
John Cook, of Wakefield, N. H. a pam-ngsr, died
July 6ik.
R AI LRU A D STATUS 1 ICS.
Tho Chevalier iikGkrstnkii. a gumlenum in the
Russian service, und now iu this country, Iiu* Ih-uii
employed by hi* Government, to inquire into and
report on tho improvements made in tlm United
Stutes, by means of Railroads. IIo has mnde u
voluminous report already, or rather a cuinpQrisoii
between the Railroad* of tho United States und
those ofitliu Kingdom of Belgium. It is very inter
esting, and wo make the following extracts:—
The rapid increuso of Interim! Improvements in
tho United Stutes Ims excited fur several years pub
lic attention iu Europe, and the friends of those im
provements desired very much n detailed report oq
tho extent and progress of those works and purlieu*
larly ot' Railroads. There is no such report publ
halted iu ilio United States, and even those publishurl
in'England, France, and Germany are very imper
il! 1824 I had charge of thn first Railroud on tho, 1
continent of Europe to connect tho livers Moldmi
and Donubo iu Austria, by n lino which is 130
miles long, nnd sinco 1832 in operation. I run-
structed in 1830 und 1837 the first Railroad in Uns-
siu, from St. Petersburg to Zttrskoc-Sr In und Paw-
lowsk, a lino nf only 17 miles in length, Imt iiu*
commencement nf n Railroud of 420 mile* from St.
Petersburg to Moscow. Tills Railroad being like-
wiso in fud operation, 1 left Europe lust fall urn!
arrived in tho Great Western on tho 15th or No-
vernher 1838, at New York. After a short stay of
a few duys I went to Albany and inspected all Rail-
roads between tlint place and Lake Erie; I th u
proceeded to tlte Eastern States nnd visited all Rail
roads in Massachusetts, und went via New York,
PiiHadolpliin, Baliiutoro. Washington, through Vir
ginia, North und South Carolina, Georgia, uml Ala-
.batnn, to Now Orleans, ulways visiting tho Railroad
lines in the diflbreiit States. I went then up thu
Mississippi nml Ohio, und nfn now inspecting thu
Intornul Improvements of tho Western States und
some of those in Pennsylvania, which l Imvo nut yet
seen.
I have already pnssod over more than 2000 miles
of Railroads, and Imvo every where boon received
with the gnuituiit kindness; tho Presidents, Direc-
t"in, and Engineers of tho differ.ml Railroad linos
gnvo me not only till their printed reports, hut Iuid
before me,with the greatest liberality, their books uml
accounts, in order to give mo every kind of infurnta
tion. I fulfil only my duty when 1 publicL acknow
ledge, that such u libornlity is nnlv to lio found
utmmgsl u Irco and enlightened people, wlfi're ail
public works ure based on the priuc'ple of publicity,
und whore secrets do not oxist. I wish, there fare,
to nmko those goutlumeii, to w li m I nm so much
indebted, nn -tlior communication, which will show
nt the same time what bus been done during the last
years n Europe. Having within n few iluys re
ceived thu lust Reports of tha Belgian Railroads, 1
tmMUh in tho fallowing, abstract the history and
progress of those >rilntnuiil- iitionsTn Uulg.ilm, to
gether witli a comparison of them with tho Ameri
can Uuilrourls.
Acco ding to the fact* collected dhring my travels
since my nrrivnl in Now York, there ore now over
three thousand miles of Railroads completed and
in operation in liarL’niifd Slates; 425 locomo
tives, uf whicli tho greatest lumber were made in
this country, run on the several Railroad-, and I
believe, that up'to the end of 1839, the length of
Railroads in the United States may amount to 4100
miles. Tho cnpitul expended on tho Railroads now
in operation is about sixty millions of dollars, or ut
un average cost of twenty thousand dollar*per mile,
far which sum tlm Ruilroads, witli tlm buildings,
Imvo beon constructed, uud lliu necessary locomo
tives uml cars bought.
Several Railroads have beon uiidcrtnken with in
sufficient menus, und dm shareholder* found them
selves under the necessity of employing the income
or the first year in improving tito Railroad, in build-
ing ongino houses, &c., and purchasing locomotives
uud cars. In ennsoquunco of this the shareholders
got during that Unto no dividends, Imt the Rnilroud
still yielded ii good i> come. Other Railroads, when
finished, paid from five to ton por cent, income to
the s ockholdr rs; others have not yet paid any divi
dends for want ot a sufficient number of passengers
and freight. J lie average result of thu Railroads
now in operation in lie United State* is, that they
give a yearly interest afJive and a half percent,
on the capital inn sitd. The result must bo re
garded as very sat Uluclory, because the greatest purl
ot thu lines have only been a lew years in operation.
On nil lines there is u yearly increase of nt least
I** t®20 per coat in tho gross income, so thut even
thorn lines which do not pay now will give In a few
veurs u liundsontu dividend. According to these
statements, passed on thu communications collected
in this country, l hnvo no doubt, that the large capi
tal invested in Railroads, in tho United States, will
not only produco an incalculable bonlit to tho coun-
try, but likewise pay tho shareholders a dividend
which under good management, hy the constant pro
gress in population and trade, must likewise Irom
year to year increase.
Ihis mutter dssorves tho attention nf our public
men, and cannot fail to stimulate th" inert.
K?*The N. Y. N. Era, of Monday, (15th inst.)
has tho following
A MONDAY'S SERMON.
Probably us good at any delivered yesterday.
Wimt a touching d fnotiun Chaklton give* ot
tbo-primo uf lit**. •• Ambition und fame nro before
us, but youth and affection uro bahmd u*. The
scene is mure glorious, hmthn boiuty and freshness
of morning huvo fadrd lor ever." How sadly
Iiu?*. YVhoamjugit us in the warm n o.i of our
manhood, is n t reuriy tuaxduim.
“Give me bick—give me bunk tho wild freshness
of morning. •
lliubeurt ofrrauh-iodis like the afternoon sha
dow, reflecting on tho past It i, ihe head that
duel!* on ll>e future. Gi u us back our youth when
the gush of happiness is so worm and full, that wc
are obliged to fancy griefs. VVoiU»uo tli tills us
that
"In youth wc love tho durkiume lawn
Fanned by the owlet's wing, , -
Then twilighti- preferred tu dawn
And Autumn to the Spring,
Sud fancies do we then affect
In luxury of ditrripert
To our uw n prodigal erects
Of such superior huppine.-."
Manhood is not obliged to sock such relief. That
lias its reality of truubio even to dm most prosper-
ou*. And when the grey twilight tlmt coniuih
from far shows us that thn night is at hand, we
feel rejoiced that the iong deep slumber is coming,
fo him who hu* so lived that ho cun look death in
tho face, there is iio opt ite so wclroina ii* that of
the grave, Tlu-rais no Wall s'reel ins churchyard,
although there is a church iu Wall street, winch wo
religiously believe keeps tlm whole street from be
ing sunk for it* iiiiquil.a*. There i« none of tlm
•• MUSS sacra fame*"—-the consuming and accursed
hunger of avarice, in fan quiet mansions of thn
departed. No hatred outers tin re—no umbition—
no revenge Before theuwful gate of tho sepulchre
human envy pauses, nad human animosity relent*.
Affection alone lingets there, with a calm and
mournful eye.
When life’s pul-ei cause to pi ay
Uw storm* of Being post,
We lay u« duw ii ben-utli the clay,
And peace is omt at lu»t.
A Van Huron paper iu New Voik, name* Gon.
Scott for the Vice ['residency- "Help mo, C'us-
lius,” hu-.—Georgia Argus/
G.wd Argue, fall us what Van I1i/k*h paper Ilm
done io
[roR tiik ncoitaiAN ]
MR. WEBSTER’S "LOAN," OR GRATUITY-
Mr. EniTitit:—A correspondont of tho Augustn
Chronicle nnJ Sontinoi of Suturdiy last, who signs
himself "Q.,” says that the report uf .Mr. Webster's
liuving received gifts, or money from his friends,
lus beon •• o •ntiudictod." Let him prove whore it
lutfaonii" c miradicted!" No lesp-mtible authority
hue muU-i any such contradiction. Tim N Y. Atnori-
( Whig) admitted plainly, lliut it wus u loan—
a " lair business trunsuctiuii”—but one, I guess,
llntt few other inon could obtain iu these hard times
—thu N. Y. Commercial (Whig) made a flourish,
but did not take on itself tito responsibility or deny
ing tho truth of tho report. It stands now without
contradiction—maugre tho splenetic Mr. "Q’s."
bow-wow!
A clergyman, the other thy, in Boston, rompluin-
ed that Mr. WtcnsTtcu received a larger " sum from
his party to enable him to muku a display in Eu
rope, than hail liemicuntrilmti'd in the whole United
States, for the support of foreign missions!" ' Tho
Albany Argus of tho !5th, replies to the N. York
Whig, a forl'irul paper, that of course hurrah* for
tho "big gun," most eUbctiully. The Argus
says :—
" Now it is barely possible that Injustice Ims beon
dono to Mr. Wobstor in tho premisesBut wo
huvo seen no satisfactory explanation any where of
tlm " transaction," whatever it was, which made so
much noire ut the time, and whir.lt, thu “ Whig"
now attempts to brush away by a single flourish of
ncoarsupon. Tho only attempts, that now occur
ton*, ever matin tu viurlicutu Mr. W. from tho
charge of hnving been tho recipient of •" whig"
money to a largo amount, as an outfit to Europe,
were those of the N. Y. Com. Adv., uud they ho
fur from mo ting tho o.lmrgo fully and fairly, might
mean any tiling or nothing n* circumstances might
require. Sucli at nil events was the impression
they niarlo upon us at thu time. Tito C. A. stood
moreover directly contradicted hy tito N. Y. Ameri
can, which hud previously, in cfl'cct, mm Tossed t*» ti
largo loan. And thus tho mutter stood by common
consent—tho friends of Mr. W. preferring to speak
of the affair us u loan, and ovary body also being
content, now that " fair business transactions" have
becninosu well understood, to let it pass ns such.
Thus much wo havo thought proper to say in ro-
ply to thu Whig’s assertion tlmt tito story of tho
" Webster rout" hurl l oon " nailed to iho counter"
us t» " base calumny.” As to flic transaction hav
ing been alluded to by tho clcrgymun in question, ns
mutter of crimimm notoriety, mid in contrast with
tho contributions throughout tho U. S. for foreign
missions, wo Imvo it from tlm IWiou I’ost that such
wus the fact—uud lliu statement of that print, has
mil before faum contradicted in uny quarter—cer
tainly lint hy tho clergyman alluded to or Ids friends.
But if thu "clintge" Iiu untrue us regards the
"Baptist clergyman of Boston," we have only to
•>‘hl that lio omitted a fair opportunity to ray wlmt
otln r clergymen have said in rolerciicu to thu saute
triiiisncti.iii, mid in thu missionary cause, urn) witli
good effect."
It would appear from tho foregoing, that Mr.
"<i " knows about us much of Mr. Webster's nf-
fairs, us he did of Judgo McDonald's opinions on
the question of a National Bunk, us expressed iu
lliu sumo communication.
" Q- M dues " your mutlier know you're out?"
I).
'•JOHN RIDGE.
We are truly soi ry to find a confirmation of the
murder ol John n Cherokee Cider personally
Known fails, "tn,Ho many into whose bunds this
sum will fall, lie was ii gentleman of noli-do d
manners nml sterling srn-e a fine spenker nnd nn
uini I.ile, excellent Hum. 1 R< c rlv perceived u ne
cessity,,; a r Itiovfil *0 the West, pml u‘rented In l||e
truiiiy wlii. h nher wards gave rise to so much discus
Sioa and censure, both hi und out of Congress, ns
haring boon mndu with only a small p nrt **!’ sli** mi-
tion, nml which wus subsequently modifi.-d so u* fa
-U the view* of .l„|ii, Ross, tlm 1’iincipiil Chief.
Ro«* uud Itidgo there has nuthe n u friend*
Betwi’i
|J IMIng .Inn t'.., ,lni7. .iCtli,. tranty, but »•„ i„„,
it will ii.ni u.iillint ■{.»•)» n „t ,tm „.u„| „. r . Al
■i-t w,‘ limm —Journal nf Can•
mil E.-1V. kimw .lull,, Itnlgn, uml imiicur In Ilio
Jim Hill 'gy nf tin- -mil „r Cuinnii.ic).. Hliluo
wni ilm imirl.il of I.U Irilm. It ,,,, „ ball’ biwj,
•"I“l"*< , "". 1 »u. mil,1,1 tlm biMiuntoni
"I the UpiHMition in Ciiiigrcss to fruslrnte the ninu-
sures ot fan Aduiinistration and tho true interests
ol thu IndiaiM. He kept multitudes of them starv
ing iu Georgia, when abundance would have smiled
uioutirl them in the West. Ridge is u sacrilic to
the success ul his cflorts uud grow ing popularity.—
(Hole, *
STATE RIGHTS DOCTRINE.
Tha puupla of tho South will see in tha pussugo
wo taka from fan report of tho Select Committee on
Abolition ptltiuns, adopted by the Leiiitcraticma
jority of tho Now Hamsltiro Legislature, that tito
true State Rights doctrine is maintained hy ilia na-
turaL^llie* of tito Suiith—the Democratic party of
the North :—
" Your committee go furtbar. They fa-licvo not
only thut any interference hy the Legislature of mio
Stun* with tlm laws of another, could not bo tolerated,
and thut tho attempt by citizens ol ruin Slu e, indi
vidually, or in societies, to overthrow t o institutioiis
or laws of nil other Stutc, by sending emissaries,
scattering documents, piiniplili-U, or papers, within
the St-itu, against its declared will, is in disregard of
her rights; un ootrago against religion and morality.
New liamshira lias nobottm aiidiurily to intorlcro
with Alubunia, her laws, her usages, i.er local insti
tutions, limn Franco witli Russiu. No power bn
earth cun rightfully interfere, except Congress; uud
tltat only to a certain extent, limited und circum
scribed hy tlm Coimfaufam. Now if one Slate can
not in tori’--re witli another,by what right cult its citi
zens? If tlmt interference is pru'iihited, shall it
he attempted t Does religion touch disobedience
to law ? Do.-s morality 1— Wash. Globe.
Correspondence of the Jour, of Commerce.
Valparaiso, Match 28,1839.
Tlio wheal crop of this country is very shun, uml
there is cvciy prospect uf its hiring high during thu
yenr.
April Ifldi.—It is repoitcd this government are
semliug order* to Lima i-i-lny fur tlm w-Hidrawul of
timir lroop«, nil being quiet there, arid business be
ing again resumed. Tho discovery ship “Relict 1 ”
uruved yesterday, witli loss of her tiuuh us.
DISCOVERY OF MUMMIES AT DURANGO
MEXICO. '
F>om the Texas Star.
A million ol iiiumies, it j* suited, have lately been
discovered in the environs of Durango, in Mexico.
1 Iwy ui« in u sit mg posture, but Imvo tho same
wrappings, faturls uud ornaments of iho Egyptian.
Among l lieiii was louu.l u poiua-d of Hint, with ii
sculptured handle, clinpli'ts, neck luces, ?te ,of niter-
tmtely colored lieuds, fragments of bones polished
like ivory, fine worked elastic tissues, (probubly our
inoilern hid in rubber doth) mocassins worked like
those ot our Indians to day, bones of vipers, Sae
It remains to con inue these inleresiing resctiiches.
and Amorini will become aimtnin- Egypt to ntili-
qtiarinns, and her ruins will go hack to the oldest
periods ol the world, showing, doubtless, ihni (be
ancestors of tito Monlazunias lived on the Nile, uml
tlmt their luxurious civilization win broken m> nnd
overpowered by th- family lio tries of Asiaslic Tar
tars, whu eattlri down from Behring's Straits and
tlm Rocky M .imtiiinj. The scones of Atilla and
A nine in Kruno mid Greece, were rehearsed ut uu
earlier day on tho shores or Cnliloriiiiioiid the plains
ol Mexico. It is unknown of die mummies above
mentioned what kind of embaiment wns used, or
whether it was nitrons depositions in tho cave
whore Hey wore found. A foot of import unco is
slated, that the shells ofthe iiechln -os me of 4 mu
rine shell found ut Z teiitocns, uu the I'licilic, where
the Colimilms of their forefathers prohnlily thiio-
lore landed from the Aft,lay. I lin.Wstou or Chi
nese coast, III- from Idaiiils ill die Indian Oi-uuu.
Repin the Rorhct'er t>v nine rat \!Uh inst.
A ROW Al' COHUUIIGII, U, C.—REFOR
MERS LYNCHED 1
Wo find 11 disgrac. ftd iini. le in the Cofamrgli
Siur. It give* nu in-coimt of a meeting of Reform
er*, nt tlmi place, lioariiigsinniltird* inscribed "Dur
him uml It-t-n 111." It seems tlm after tiny were
••e lect-il mg'-liiei, n baud of ormigemeii uml llri-
fish officers, ussaulioil ilium wi lisbillel.ilis, Atc.und
domunderl III" siirren or nf flu- ii .g* This was io
nised, uml mi attempt faring made to force th-m,
•me I the b.'iirvrs presenteii n pistol ami attempted
to lire it. I In w n* seizi d, Inriiby- mungled, ami cur
ried nil* 1 Ins ground.
'Hit- (I ms weru taken, Dur hum's name torn, nnd
the whirl, "torn into a timusnm! slued* und trum-
pin) 0.1 with content pi.'*
In tlm "losing pun ortho day, after the first mwe..
iog was broken up, u new attack was mudo upon
ilio Ilel'oi-imrs. One was pm sued in Ids wagon, who
lired twice on h s pursuers. Nmfaur shut, the Star
says, took eftuct.
Uno man w H s seized nnd ro lo upon a rail, nnd
otliers, die Star say-, "took shelter under heaps of
shavings, in c -lluis, In tin? woods, and in tho rushes
on the hiko shore; and should any more Durham
Hag* he lioLicd, we trust there uio British uims
enough to level them tu tlm ground, and drive tho
rebel* ft uni the li. Id "
I'arallkl Hi Tils Skxks.—The North Amwfeair**
says, lltoro is an ndr ,J **** , “'* i “— 1 * 1 —- -• -
tween the sexes, wl.
distributed to each, ' ....
our unbounded admirdiibh?
Man i* strong—Woman is benufifttl.
Alan is dm ing and tonfidont—^WomanUrUflWea
uini unassuming. 1
Mm. u great iu action—Womnnrih •ufliHrf.
•Alan shines abroad—Womon ut homo.
pleas!- 1 l,,Hu ,0 c *"‘ v inco—^Woman to penaffik ami
lliu'™!. 1 .""* l " B8 ' , ‘ I «-oft anJ(.n-
M"U nrov.nl, mlj-ry-Wonmn relievo, It.
Alan has si-iencc—Woman taste.
Aim, .™«{|||^. '
imi'y' “ “ " S J"’ 11 " 1 —WomoK on nnfoTl#-
Naval.—TlieU. S. scli'i. Shark, Lieut Com.
Bigelow, bound to the I’uclic, -IroppeJ down from
Itie naval uiichoragu to Hump'on Roads yester
day-
The French brig of warOrustr, Cnpt. M-iiv,hound
to Brest, uiso leit the naval anchorage yesti-rda.,
1 -1,1 prolmhly got to tv*.—Norfolk. Beacon, 20th
nst.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
Tiik cask or Ezra Wiiitk.—-Uii he opening of
thu Coun, die council ft-r the prisoner, D. Giuh im,
Jr. K-rt , moved foi a stay ufpr.moediiigsin tliecnse
for 25 duys, lo enable thu pi isnm r lo prepare and
file a bill of exceptions, uml fora su-puiuioii of sen.
tenco for tliut purpose.
Tlie Cumt granted ibsln-rion, Judge Ing-is te
rn irking tliut 1 either proceedings would be stayi d,
till »hc case could be board before the Supreme
Court.
faT* The result will ho, tb it ns ilinSupr- mu Court
does not meet til! November next, no further aution
will bo had in the case till thut tim-', ami probably
not before Junuury next, jj)
The Couit then mljouraeil over till the next or
September terns.—N. J'. Courier# Equrrr, 16th
inst.
O’The Tuilahasscn Star of the I7jh has the
following :—
ANOTHER INDIAN MASSACRE.
On Saturday night, 13th inst, between nine and
ten o'clock, tliq family of Mr. Green Chairs—liv
ing ubuut ten mile* front town—were attacked by
tlm Indians, and bis wife uml two children killed !
uri puiici
»-rs, tha
eastern pap -rs, that thu '* British Queen," meaning
tim steamship, would leave England for New York
on tlm 1st July, makes an uinusing mistake and
comes out as follow*: —
•• Imp iRrA.iT.— Queen Victoria was to embark
on a visit W tho United States, about thn 1st of
July, and was expected lo arrive in New York
about the Ut'x
Tho Boston Transcript says:—"The Taglioiris
mode a derided hit nt thn National last night. Tn-
gliuui is tlm best male dnneor that we huve seen
here; and the Signora, if she would make u slight
alteration in her costume, would moril more praise
for her agility "
This it the old complaint with thn Bostonians.
Thny cannot abide short pollicoats, nnd never could
- on thn stage-—Brother Jonathan.
All lUodAOK at the Risk or nu Owner."
—This standing advertisement of tha Steam Boats,
Rail Road* and ^'ohcIiu* is all humbug. 1 hoy nro
nil bound as common carrier* tu taku car* of, se
cure, ami duliv.tr to, a PasMuger his bag ami "bag
gage," not with - landing tlm notice, and are liable
far tlm |os#, if they do nut, nnfass occasioned by tho
act of God, or the publio enemies. Thorn aro re
peated iog il decisions to this affect, and tha only
service of the notico ii the glvlnj a low moro 1'no*
to tho i’rlotar.
Extraordinary H« micidl-.— VVo copy the fol
lowing Hum the Cruwfardsviik', In. Examiner of
lliu 4t!i inst. Tho ovenis, of which it spi uks, are
most i-xlruoirlm iry even in these days ut slnuigu
things:
An iiiifortimita oi'ciiirencr-t mk place in Brown
I'ownsliip, in ibis ciiimiy, a lew d-iys since, which
result d in Ihuduiiih ol a Inimaii being, thn eircuin-
stuucos ot whicli havo beon detail d to us as fol
lows! A Hum iiameil Motes Rush wus married to
M ss J inn Riisb about three w- ok* ugo, uml upon
the fust night ot limn m.iiringu tlm liushand cmJeu-
vored to ulmkotbu wife to dentil. She, however,
coiitiiv.il to prevent it, nml tln-y lived logetliei
•bout two wec-Ks in u very unhappy mxiim-i—Rush
homing far itpoun lon-usioiis. At the t me the m t
wusconnniili'd Kush mformo Hus wite tli.il ho had
ulremly Killed two wives, uml one 111,10 ‘or his 1110.
uey, uml that lio intended to kil her, 1.ml fa?at her
most ininiurciftnly. Sue begg. d him nut to kill
her till next morning.
He then told her be would wait a while, nn-l ta'.o
asleep, mid accoi dmgly took liisux", and placing
it under bis arm l -y down crosswise in the door o
prevent fair esenj e, assuring her lliut when ho
awoke lie would • xecu u hi* fiemlisli p,oposc. Me
(ell asleep, nml his wile f.iuring that fa r dvstrucii in
would bu imjviiable if he ..woke, so zed the axo,
anddu-p.tciied Ii rn by inflicting a moral wound
on his lio.td with it. Sue gave fa-r-ull up lo 11 Jus
tice ofilie I’o u e, who Imd her sent to prison. She
was taken out however on n hutnas carpus, and
tried before bis honor, Judge Naylor, who from
tfai iiisuticia cy of tho testimony, oirl :red her dis
charge.
Public opinion is iiilier faro-, nnd justifies tho
acton 1 Im ground that it w.is commilt d in sell-
defence. Hu was about eighty y. urs of age, she is
uboul ili-rty.
By :i law of France, winch the happy mean
(juste milieu) reigning faintly *eo.os very unxmiis
10 m-iiiitHiii in nil its rigor: mom of tlm Bonaparte
family are permitted to fat in France, alive or dead.
Not I'lt’y therefore uro lliu remains of Napoleon
I r.-kurifa'tl, Imt oven those hiss mutlier aro nt tld.
time net iiully unburmd. for want of a burial place.
Even th- ir nmivu C.irsi«a is foihiddon ground to
this illii-trou*»net; .ot m.ly to live in, but to he
lmr.it I in. I Im inh ihimots of Corsicn have unani
mously p ti'iom-d for thn family of their hero, but
in vain. How long ibis bar'a "Us nod absurd cx-
elusion will cun inue, it is inq oss.bic to foresee merit.
But if it proceeds from fear - f the Inu.ishcd family, i ’*'”
cun more preposterous pr ol be uffoided ol their iu*
II1. enee 1—Pen nsylvan ion.
It is said tint the expense* of Mr. Vun Boron's
visit to drift city will exceed five ihotisnnd dollars.
The best joke is, tluti a hill of four hundred dollurs
far the charter of a sioumh- at, on tho I1I1 iiiMuut,
was sent to tim Sunday School Committee far liqui
dation, whicli was respectfully d clim-d.—Ameri-
All tills only enforces Mr. Vun Buron’* argument
for tho Suli-Trensury, nnd hard money. The own
ers nf tha steamboat, cliurrcred hy Loco Focoism to
carry tim President and his suite to tiro celebration,
are now realizing, in practical illustration, the dis
advantages of the "Credit System "—Courier.
There is not u zyll iblo of truth in tho story we
huvo quoted above, about tho bill far thu stuamhout
which conveyed Mr. Van Buron to Stutch Island.
It fans false as tlm other tale about tho disturbances
in Chatham Street Ciiupcl. Th* arrangement for
the steamboat woj tnado with Captain Vunberbilt
for a stipulated sum, und it was prunqitly paid.—
N. Y. Evening Post, 18/A inst.
The only two living " Ufa Guards" of Wurii
ington were in tho procession on the Fourth of July
in Newburgh. Thoir num s uro Benjamin Eaton
and Robert Blair. On entering the church they
each boro an (American flag, followed by six other
{{evolutionary soldiers—tlm united ages of all luring
551 year*.—Norfolk Bacon.
A Fatiuml ft
Pierre, offtlotra, Franklin county, hs* bounninvi-
tid of tlm murder of hi* fahsi. and rent* need lobe
bung uu the 2J day ofSep amber next. Tho fath
er and son were In the wood# chopplPf. wl.ea a
dirpute arose, which urminatod thus foully by u
blow in th| br*e»t with • ib»rp axe. The prisoner
is not 17 yew* ul«L
Ir s ' MHitary Magazine.
Till. .MOMGOMERY HIBERNIA GREEN?*
UF PHILADELPHIA. '
I bore is, porimpsr among the great man of emU
grams wlio.dmost daily arrive in ilia United States,
110 uiiucluss of tiiem more sincerely, and unalterably
attached to our country, her institutions and form
of gov.-rment, thuu is thut of tho Irf.ft. ‘ *
inured, tu llwy liavu Imuit, for a j/otfod of
upwnriU of nix hundred yenr* to a lories of dis-
giucoiiil, cruel, ntid hrutalizing persecutions, bf
those who sliuuld have fait un interest,as well as a
pride iu perpetuating the generous attributes belong
ing to tlie character of a pooplo whom thoy htwor
tiimquurcil, hut could not subdue, thoy land upon
our shores ‘redeemed, legcnerated nnd disontliailed/
tram tlm sumo identical species of tyranny which,
mpulled our forefathers, in connexion with thou-
s'inis of tliuirs, to tnko up arms in dofenco of their
right* nud thoir liberty, during (he war of )770w
The Minority ev.tieed by tlie patriot sons of tho
‘ Eiueruld Isle, during tho first and second wars of
this country with Gn at Britain, to entor tho rank*
of both fan Regular iuid Militia farces of tho States*
is Mitlieii-nrly well uttestud by the numbers ofbrave
Irishmen who fed on those occasions, while de-
ft-iidmg 1I1.1 • Stui Spimgled Banner;' among whom
none shone tnom conspicuously for courage and
coolness, tliun tlm universally lumontcd General
ftlonigomoiy, whilst the record of the unl&rtely foil
of ibis intrepid martyr to freedom, shall (braver
occupy n place 1111 Im annals of American licroiim,
that of our otrn Pennsylvania line which was at
“Mb those momentous periods, pnitly composed cf
(rich Citizen Soldiers, must rank side by side in
honor an I glory, far thoir stern and unflinching
opposition to thu um-inins office institutions and
popular governments, with the mutt who in the foe*
«fii powerful I’oo gained tho bright* of Abraham,
and there planted the stnndnrrl uf Liberty, which
Iiu nlmori ■imiiilniu'oiiily irrigated with his blood.
Nor is it tlie army alo.iritkal is entitled to the honor
which tli<? gomes and bravery uf tho Irish adoptrj
citiz 11 so puwiriui contributed to originate for lt;
Imt nisi) tlm Navy, whoso first commander in chief
—Coinmodom li.my, win an Irivlimnnstho Senate,
the Bar, and every other department both of tho
Smtes iitul Federal Governments, claim tho credit
of niiiiibi-i-ing among them respectively, men of high
literary endowments, uud of unimpeachable chainc-
les—t.iitivc* of lieiiind. •
Bui, imfoitunnlcly far us, whilst it is tho pridrr,
ns well us it is thu boast of every true Amcriouny
that tlm Constitution on let- which lie lives affords
to tlm persecuted exim ufoilmr climes, an oqual
puiti.-ipiitimi in all these blessings which ho himself
so pr. fuselv enjoys; there ure those to to found in va
rious sections of our land who, whilst they preload
to udviiiico itsliMipr uml ciniiuctnr, rentier both
infamous iu 1 lio cstimuiion of tliosu who have had
uu iqi, ortunity of knowing our general character
asunuiioii, hy ilieir cowimlly persecution of an al
ready overmuch peisucuied people, Tho enuso which
huve lead to iIiumu dingraculul scones to which w®
huve Imt buiwly ulluded, originated in the popular
prejudices uf timus nntcrior to our existence os®
nuth.ii, nnd which were entertained only hy th®
vulgar nnd illiterate under monarchical misrule,
against persons with whoso cliurnctor, habits, and
cu*t-'nullify were totally unncquuiuiad.
Did space u.low us, in tills ntngnzino, to dwell
longer upon t'.iis subject, than what we have done,
wu might bo tiblo to till ono entire numbnr, with re-
murks huidatory of tlm public spirit and chivalry
ofthe Iri-hcitizen soldier; hut, 01 this is not per*
milled os, let us cherish the Impo that Boston.
writ ns New York, nniorteiptilo i,nQ~athir'clW
nml towns lininighout the Union, wR| cro long
mimlmr among her rltlzen soldierc. n corpr off
•Mniilg-mery Guards,"' to keep alive in the ro*
colici tion 01 her community a proper respect for
tin? memory of thu chief whom she onco incommb®
with nil oiliers in our count ry dulightad’to honor end
revere. It wnsihosniim immto Jove of liberty, e®.
•rimracieristicof tlm Irish nation, which prompted
Gon. Montgomery nt the porlo I of our revolution to s -
ussist in estiihlishing our iiidopondenco which also
induced tho gentlemen cmnpussing the presentCOB»*
pnny to form tliemsi Ives into u military corps,in or
der to assist in perpetuating it, and should so iaes-
lininlilc an hrriinga as tid* ho at any future tlm®
jeoparded fidn r hy tlm enemies of free institution®
without, or from the more insidious cluss of treil-
•11» (from w hom 110 nation D exempt) within oer
Lerrit* r’nl limits, lids fine corps will bo found aid®
by sid.- with Iiu? friends of Nutionul liberty, defend*,
ii.goveiiui tbouxpunsoufilicir lives, tho froedun
and rights of thu I'eupie.
We tiiirlorsinmt that tho Greens intend ns toon 1
as practicable, to chnngo theii name ta that of
Mon gmneiy Gnards.
this i.vrrc u.untkss uu LiroNl, 1
“Her Majesty lias ill • bond of Cromwell on th®
shoulders of u pretty woman.”— Talleyrand.
Caroline Mm ir Annunciadt Bonaparte, tlkl
youngest sister ofthe Emperor Nnpulunn, was bom
at Ajn.'ioim tlm lflili ftlurcli, 1702. Hor brother*
liuving nttuiimd the supremo power in France whllo
slio wn- yet in liur girilioud, olio had no partic'tp®-
tion in tlie humbler fortunes of hurfamily. Slid was
oducnlc.l by Mudamo Cnmpao, of Si. Gerntainc,
with Hurluiise, duuglitur'of Josephine, and wdl’re*
m irknhlo for u greater degree of clevnrncst than,
wns ever alti iboto.l lo her sister*. In Jun., 1800^.
»lio was married to Gen. Mbrat, nml in tho sam®
year nearly foil n victim to the plot of the Infernal
Machine, having followed rhino tn tho Emperor?®
i ge, in her own, uml Imd every glass of its win?
•low* shuttered hy thu explosion of thnt engine. Ja
IftlWsho wu* created Grand Duchess of Berg, and
in 2 years nfb rwards Queen of Nupie*. In this lEsI
ohpticity slio exh'biicil much ability, aud wus.aotiv®
in p "moling industry utiiong thu people, ana in flak
init ishing useful institutions. ^
Wlien the gov- rnmunt of Murat, was overthrown
nml the city of Naples wn* on tho verge of annrchy,
nr»inn a-somo.l the unif.rm ofuNstionai Guard,
placed herself at lisa head "f iho troops, and bjr her
presence of mind, and untiring energy, nmiotilned
order until obliged to capisuluto. Since then rihd
lias resided in Austria, us CotnPess do Liponi, on-
d r .hr protection of tji* Fmporor. In June, 18^
-i o viei.od hor motlioi nt Romo, hy leave bf tbe nti*
t'loriti' B, nud remuined ihere about two months.—
She wont to Paris hist your lo prosecute certain
claim* to 'property in tlmt city, and tbe French
Chambers voted Inrun aiinuul allowance of TOO,-
080 francs as a compensation for thoii 1 " * * '
t Florence, on tho lOtliofMoyj aged
58, of 11 cancer.
Her husband, Murat, was condemned by • Com-
lissimi, nnd shot ut Pizzo/'n Culubria, inlCl5.—
She lei- 1 clii il.en—Acbillc Napoleon, now resid
ing in Florida, U. S., where he has n .large estntn,.
aged 38; Let.tia Joiepliino, Marchioness of1'opoli,
rosiiliog nt Bologna, agud 37; Lucion Charles No- .* ’
pol "ii, living in thv United Stutes, aged 36} ami
L -uis J ; lie Caroline, ftlarcbinoss ofRuspoui.—N,
y. Whig. u Z.-ui i - ri
— A
s
Abstinence vs. Ardent Spirits.-lkeLoiitobtdg *
Prim. Advocate suys that Mr. Brown of tha(vicini
ty lately hired four men to mow a fiold of gnus*
Three of thorn took sevural * good' drinks tn th®
corn so of tlie forenoon, nad tbe fourth did not tnsto
ndrop—whereupon the question across ubout the .
utility of 11 'dram:' which 'afterhaving beeu' aigocd
to mi purposo for some time, they agreed to decide
by u contest of speed, nnd to work they went. •‘Tb®.
result wns, thut the individual who drank-nothing,
'mnwot round' hi* stimulated opponents \a th®
cour-u of 0110 • ih.ougb acrass the field,’sis BMJW®»
huvo it.—Boston Mere. Journal.
Old Timm.—Th- fallowing is extracted fioman
eld number ofthe Lo idon -Maguzi.ie, qf UfltQbCt „ .
ir shew* the march nod progress of rnatri-" .'
mi.iiy amidst the turmoils, tatties nad strifes of .
' '"Fairfield, Aug. 20th. Last evening, w»t mar
ried, Ilia lien- Joint Hancock, Esq.- President of tb®
Coni immtul Coegre**, lo Miss Dorothy Quincy, of
Boston." 4 ' *
Mr Timothy Concklln., t soldier ofthe rt
diod suddenly of nppoplnxy whit® partlcipi
tho celebration nf tlie 4ih of July ®t Milan, (
He wsi nt tb® ngu »f 04, ®ud b*d wcllctd » d
v( 3 Uu Mm* uiutnloj.