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i • . : * v ,J.'S THE ISTHMUS j 30 miles from its mouth, in the Atlantic ; the
OF PANAMA. : one terminating at Panama, on the Pacific
I . Globe of this J.iv contains two Decrees! the oilier ami shorter, at Chorrera, from which
oi it. Government of'New Grouada, which j a short canal would lead to the latter ocean,
may he considered as advertisement for propo- j Neither road would probably exceed SO miles
sals to construct n Hail road across the Isthmus! in length. The river Chagres now admits no
of Panama ; nud as the subject is ono of the vessels drawing more than 12 feet, but it could
greatest importance to the world in general, and ! easily he made to communicate with the safe
especially to the United Slates, we shall oiler and spacious bay of Limon, In which means
a few observations upon it. large ships could discharge their cargoes at
Ever since the discovery of the Pacific O- i the commencement of the rail road. A ca-
ccun, some safer and easier channel of com- j nal for boats is also practicable, but a rail
tuunication between it and tiro Atlantic, has j road would be preferable for several reasons,
keen the object of universal desire; and the 1 As for a ship canal, it is certainly imprac-
narrowness of the tract of land separates them ■ ticablc at this spot. Supposing no difficulties
at one point, gave great encouragement to the; to exist within the Isthmus, the shallowness
hope that such wish would b-j speedily fulfil* | of the Pacific for some miles from the *oas»,
led. Three centuries have, however, passed, 1 would forbid the entrance of ships ; and it
and not only has nosbipcnnal between the two j would clearly be of no value, unless it could
seas been made, or even attempted, hut there ; be passed by vessels which could navigate
is actually nothing (vhich deserves the name of both oceans to advantage. In a political point
u road, connecting any point on the one with of view, we, at least, should oppose the open-
any point on the other. Seldom if ever, lias j ing of such a communication, the possession, of
the wheel cai riage rolled from the Atlantic to : which, by any other great n ival power,
the Pacific. j might be highly injurious to our interests;
The .Spanish Government did indeed order \ and that the greatest naval power would soon
surveys, which were in one or two instances; possess it, cannot be doubted. In the pres-
hrguu; and a host of decrees nro still to bo ent state of the world, a rail road promises ev-
fournl in the old Rccapilacioncs, setting fortli | cry advantage to New Gran; da, and to the
the importance of establishing a communion- 1 commercial world in general, which can tea-
lion between the two oceans, the wealth it j sonably be desired ; and the transportation of
.would produce, tho power it would give to the I passengers and letters alone ; would doubtless
Spanish Crown, &c.; but the only work ac-j yield a largo revenue, particularly if steam
tually executed for the purpose, was by the j boats were established from the principal pla-
voluntary exertions of a country curate and ' ccs on each sea, to the respective extremities
his parisboners, in the West of New Granada:; of the road.—t'Jlobc.
they dug a canal through the valley of In It as- I
jtadura, by which, in site rainy season, a boat j From the Southern Banner.
might pass from the head waters of tho Atra- j FRANKLIN COLLEGE,
to, a long and shallow liver emptying into the ! 0|J Tnesd til0 exhibition of the Junior
Atlantic, to those of the San Juan, a stream c , ass took place j„ ,|, e following order:
G. 31. Troup, P. K. S.—Ought the U. S.
to attach Texas and Canada to her territo
ry?
I). II. Janes, I\ K. S.—“The price of liber
ty is eternal vigilance.
Convention as in Committee of the whole.— I shooting excursion, and which old Sherry re
nt* similar character, falling into the Pacific, i
The work however proved of no utility.
Since the overthrow of the Spanish power !
in America, tho Governments of tho new He- j
publics lying between the two seas, have J
been much occupied with the subject, though j j i’,. Diomatari,'p’.'krS.-The study of the
it must be confessed that they have done lit- j ancicnt languages.
C. \V. West, P. K. S.—The path of science is
tie more than issue vague decrees. Tho de
cree published today, is, however, more pre
cise, buing founded upon minute information
as to exciting circumstances.
Humboldt, in his great work on Mexico, c-
numerates nine points or situations in which
the waters of the two oceans are very near
each other; and in three of them, ho conceiv
ed, from the infrrnintion in his possession, j
that a shin canal might be made.
The first of these situations is in Mexico,
between Gaaxecualco near Vera Cruz on the j
Gulf of Mexico, and Tehuantepec on the Pa
cific. Tho country has, however, been ex
plored since Humboldt wrote, and it is now
Certain, tlial a high chain of mountains inter
strewed with flowers.
j J. A. Wingfield, D. S.—Wc have few great
men! Why?
j S. M. Strong, D. S.—American literature ver
sus English critics and Scotch reviewers.
! W. G. Smith, D. S.—Political associations.
1 11. Y. Martin, P. K. S.—The progress and a-
chievcmonts of political science.
F. S. Bartow, P. K. S.—The influence of
mental philosophy on national character.
W. K. Branham, D. S.—The foundation must
be laid before the superstructure can be
reared.
The Convention were acting on the reported
'onstitution, and it was believed that it would
l>e adopted with but slight alterations. The
following arc the prominent features of this
constitution:
The number of representatives never to ex
ceed 75 until the population shall have attain
ed one million and n half, and never to be
more than 99. The number of Senators nev
er to *xceed one third of the number of repre
sentatives. The sessions of the Legislature to
bo biennial. The appointment of representa
tives and senators to be according to the num
ber o:* qualified votets. The election for rep
resentatives ami Senators to be heldevery two
years, in August, and tbe Legislature to sit in
October. No property qualification is requir
ed t<> bo a representative or senator.
Tie Governor to be elected by a general
ticket, for two years. The first election, liow-
ov w, is to be for three years. No property
qn liilicatiuD required.
Every free man of the age of 21 years, en
titled to vote. All elections to be viva voae.
A supreme court to be established, compos
ed of 3 judges; to ho elected for 12 years.
The Ju Iges of inferior courts to be elected 1‘orS
year*.
Militia officers to be elected by persous sub
ject to militia duty, within the bounds of their
sever:)! companies, batallions, regiments, bri
gades, and divisions.
The 8th article is in these words: Where
as ministers of the gospel are by their profes-
told with glee.
Shot the first—(the birds all getting away.)
—“For God, your honor, did you see one lit
tle gentleman drop his leg as he went off: he'll
uever stand on his tin toes again !”
Shot the second —(ditto, ditto.)—“By the
powers, there they go! But did’nt your hon
or hear the shots rattle among them like pase
against a winder ? They’ll pray to never see
your honor again on this side of the country !”
Shot the third—(birds all ofi again.) —
“Blood and ouns, but they’ve caught it !
(After watching awhile.) There’s three
wounded, ony how, for they could just get
over yonder hedge ! They’ll get no sleep
this blessed night!”
Shot the fourth—(a pheasant gets atigiy.)—
“Well, I never saw a poor gintloman like to
him ! “Ile’il remember your honor many a
day to come ! That spalpeen shall carry a-
wav more shot than would set up an ironmon
ger at Ballyshannon !”
Shut the fifth—(a snipe gets off)—“(Take!
indeed ! You may take your long bill in a-
gainst tills world ! You’ll tvake tomorrow
morning with a lumbago in your soft bead !
Poor Sheridan could stand it no longer,
but gave bis countryman a handsome fee 'for
his ingenuity, and proceeded os his beat a-
lonc.
Whimsical Horse.—There is a very fine
horse in the possession of Sir Henry Mcuux.
&, Co. the eminent brewers, which is used as a
sion dedicated to God and the care of souls,i dray horse, but is so tractable that lie is left
and ought not to be diverted from the great j sometimes without restraint to walk about the
duties of their functions, therefore no minister • yard, and return to the stable according to his
of the gospel or priests of any denomination j fancy. In the yard there are also a few pigs
whatever, shall be eligible to a seat in either of a pecufiar breed, which arc fed on grain and
house of the Legislature. No poison who de- ; corn, and to these pigs the horse has evidently
nies ihc being of a God, or a future State ol j an insuperable objection, which is iiiusrated
rewards and punishments, shali bold any office ; by the following fact : There is a long, deep
in the civil 'department of this State. j trough in the yard, holding water lor the horse,
Persons fighting a duel, or bearing a dial- to which this horse goes alone with his mouth
tenge to fight a duel, or sending or accepting full of corn which he saves from his supply,
a challenge for that purpose, to be deprived \\ lion he reaches the trough, he lflls the corn
of all the rightr and privileges of citizenship in j fall near it on the ground, and when the y'oung
the state.—Augusta Constitutionalist. \ swine approadh to eat it, (for the eld ones
| keep aloof,) he suddenly seizes one of them
From the New York Journal of Commerce, i by the tail, pops him into the trough, airdthen
The Meteors of Nov. \3th, 1833.—Silli- capers about the yard, seemingly delighted
man’s Journal for July, contains an ingenious
article from Alexander C. Twining, of West
corner of broad and McIntosh streets, occupied
by Mr. J. B. Lafitte, and belonging to the es
tate of Thomas Cumming, Esq. and to the two
Stores underneath, one occupied by Mrs. La
fitte as a millenary, and the other by Mr. \ .
Crcpu, watchmaker—which were totally de
stroyed ; and from thence the flames extended
to tho building known as Cuntming s Law
Range, on McIntosh street, (in the lower story
of which was the P. O.—which building sustai
ned some damage, hut not to a considerable
extent. The brick dwelling owned and occu
pied by John P. King, Esq. on Broad street,
next above the store where tiie fire originated,
was destroyed, but the store underneath, occu
pied by Mr. J. B. Robertson, sustained little
or no injury. We are informed dint no goods
were taken from Mr. Ruse’s store; but the
contents of the other buildings were entirely
removed. We are glad to learn also, that the
letters, papers, &c. in the Post Office, were
uninjured, except what was occasioned by their
hasty' removal. The property destroyed, we
believe, was generally insured—but the extent
of the loss, oi insurance, we are unable to learn.
—Augusta Chronicle.
On Wednesday (commencement day) ad-
, . „ ... dresses were delivered bv the following young
venes, rendering all communication by water j , reiuk ,, iai , of t , R . Senior class:
impracticable. • . F. J. Walker, P. K. S.—Salutatorv, Subject,
Hio second is in Central America. I he | Benevolence
plan proposed is to improvetho navigation ofj w „ McBrid ' c p. K< S .—“Go ahead.”
the nycr baa Juan, by which vessels could j w „ Mcriwctl D. S.—The influence of
ascend into the Lake of Nicaragua. The
literature upon society.
.southwestern extremity of that lake is only 30 : Edvvi „ Cater ; p. K . s*. (3d Honor)-Can
miles from the Pacific, to which a canal might |hc mini , cease , 0 exist ?
be made. Tjirt diliir-il'ies indamff tram tbft; - - —
with the frolic. The noise of the pig soon
bring men to his assistence, who know from
experience what is the matter, while the lionie
indulges in all sorts of antics, by the way of
horse laugh, attd then returns quickly to the
stable.—London paper.
Point, Civil Engineer, who concurs with Pro
fessor Olmsted, of Yale College, in his leading
positions on this subject, as put fortli in an able
dissert a lion contained in two former numbers
of the same Journal, viz: that the Meteors de- j
rived tiieir existence from a cause bevond the \ Pick pockets in London.—A gentleman well
region of the earth’s atmosphere; that they acquainted with the habits and customs of Lon-
were impelled or projected with immense vc- I had " ,et so,ue fr “* nds - oue eve,m, S’ w . hM
. • i the conversation turned on the remarkable dex
terity; tiuu tliev becaam luminous by entering j )cr j t y 0 f the pick pockets of the Metropolis.—
“** Ue related several astouisbiug feats of these gen
try. and among others, one of an acquaintance
who had been put on his guard and yet had lost
his watch. Oue of the gentlemen present, in
credulous, offered to lay a wager of a hundred
guineas that he could not thus be robbed. The
, -, ,. , , , , . i rv is never strewed with flowers.
L®“ ..-I- T. M. Cobb, P. K. 81.—“Whatever is, is
surmounted in many other cases ; still the ex
pense of the undertaking would be enormous.
Tiio country is uninhabited, and laborers, as j
right.
John Milledgc, P. K. Sf.—Tito conflict of
mind with mind, developes truth.
,—Mental Philosophy,
lit the Government
of Georgia to restrict money lenders to a
. , , , r \ e \ specific per centum ?
Con.panies lK.vo howevcr bcen formed for un- , c McKinley, D. S* (3d Honor)—Prim-
itive Monastic character.
well as tools of every sort, would have to be; j^» s jj j< avo p K S -
brought from abroad; in addition to which.! . j>. s.^Ougl
the deadly nature ot the climate would rc»- **. ( . , “
dor the sacrifice of human life incalculable.;
dertuking this work, and engineers sent out j
to examine the ground, have reported favor
ably. Tho Government of Central America
was in 1830 treating with that of the Neth
erlands on the subject, but the revolutions
which occurred in both countries, put an end
to tho negotiation.
The third, in the Isthmus of Panama, which
forms a part of New Granada, is the situation 1
referred to in tho decrees now before us. Wo j
can here form a better estimate of the diffictil- j
ties to be overcome, and of the probability of j
success, as the country has been minutely' ex-
A i
iuto tits: attnosniiere, aud were consumed or
dissipated by their motion through it. But
Mr. Twining goes further: and from data tol
erably sat is! a dory, calculates tiie velocity ot a
particular meteor when it entered tho atmos
phere: its height when it became luminous as
see:.* from the earth’s surface, and also when
it became extinct. His conclusions are, that
this paricular xqetepr_.and^pirohably^al|j(jje
ci:y not loss, but perhaps greater, than four
teen miles in a second; that they became lu
minous many miles from the earth—in this
wager was accepted, aud the substance of it was
that lie should go through such and such streets
and return to the^lace gjf ffiScypc. ini yg&ccord r
cess. lie had proceeded nearly one half the dis
tance v lien he discovered two men in dreadful
combat, with a fast collecting crowd assembling
around them. With his hand on his watch he
case over eighty miles; and became extinct cau,iousl 7 ■Tithed the combatants, to sec
. . ”5 v ' ivlmt pvni*%! t.ntr unmun i nrtr r nvnc *#/»•(• ’
high above the surface—in this case nearly
thirty miles. He also hints that they had an
orbit of revolution around the sun, interior to
the orbit of the earth ; that if they have an or
bit, they' must also have a period, and ought
again :o encounter the eartli at some future
time, or even to have encountered it in time
Ilenrv L. Denning, P. K. S.—Valedictory . | past, in the same part of its orbit,—that this at
Every thing throws light upon every
thing.”
Tho degree of Bachelor of Arts was then con
ferred upon the following gentlemen, compri
sing the entire class:
Moses L. Barron, Lauderdale Co., Alabatn-
a.
Henry L. Banning, Harris Co. Georgia.
Edwin Cater, Abbeville District, So. Car.
Howell Cobb, Athens, Geo.
Thomas M. Cobb, Greensborough Geo.
John R. Dyer, Monticcllo, Geo.
James F. Gibort, Abbeville District, So,
umined with a view to tnis very object
survey was made in 1828-9, by an English
engineer 31 r. Lloyd and a Swedish officer, j £ ar
who were engaged for the purpose by Boiivar, j ' „* enrv S . Clinvc ^ Monticcllo, Geo.
and furnished with all the necosnnry mstn.- ; „ ' M . C . Jackson, Athens, Geo.
moots, of the most perfect order. I heir ac- Jo|jn Q jj L Hlihridge, Savannah, Geo.
count of the operations is published m the' Crawford w . Long, Danielsville, Geo.
Royal Transactions ol London for 1830, ac- WjUiam McBride, Gadsden Co., Flor:-
compnmed by» maps and plans, and the utmost : da
confidence is placed in its accuracy, by those ! ' j MeKinIer Lexington, Geo.
who had tho best means of turning a judge- U iHiam II. Meriwether, Madison Co., Ten.
- • i • i John T. 31illodge, Augusta, Geo.
1 he first question that occurs is as to the , Au ustns I!ccsC| Mor gan Co., Geo.
lace ot the country. Mr. Lloyd shows that j Jamos jj. Save , Gwinnett Co., Geo.
“the spot where the Continent of America is M C ..Summerlin, Butts, Co., Geo.
reduced to its narrowest limits, is also d.stni- Francii Wi.lker, Burke, Co., Geo.
guished by a break tor a few miles, ol the j H ers !,b| V. Johnson, Burke Co., Geo.
great chain ol mountains, which otherwise ex- r^| |o de „ reP 0 f Master of Arts was conferred
tends, with out few exceptions to its extreme on (||e following gentlemen, alumni of this and
noMtem and southern limits;” and that “the j ot j 1Rr j nst jt„ t i oas .
principal difficulty in establishing a communi- i Rober , M Gu ' nbv> Columbia Co., Geo,
cation between the tire oceans, either by ca- , Jjbn LumpI;ill| Athens, Geo.
nal or rail road, would arise, no*, from moi.n- WaHace \V. Howard, Savarnab, Geo.
tains, hut from the numbet of rivulets to he
crossed; which, though dry in summer, be
come considerable streams in tho winter orj
•rainy season.” He states moreover the curi
ous Jitct, that a great portion of the country
traversed in crossing the Isthmus, actually lies
btlow the level of the Pacific.
Anolltcr great question determined by the
two Engineers, is that of the relative height
of »ho two-seas, or their diflcrenco of level,
Which difference had hitherto been supposed
very great. The facts arc as follows: The
timo of high tide is nearly the same in both
sens. Tho mean difference between high and
low water in the Pacific at Panama, is about
21 feet; In tho Atlantic, at Chagres, about a
r iot. Finallv, “in every twelve hours, com-
menciog with the high tides, the level of the
P.!ciflc*is first several feet higher than that of
the Atlantic; it then becomes of the same
:ht, and at low tide is several feet lower;
s’ney are tlion again equal, the Pacific aftcr-
wi.-.ls becomes the higher, and so on.”
Th<- c inclusions to be drawn from the ac- !
William H. Crawford, jun., Oglethorpe Co.,
Geo.,
Todd Robinson, Montgomery, Alabama.
James Johnson, Henry Co., Geo.
Thomas J. 3Ioore, Spartanbureh Dist., So.
Ca.
Henry P. Thomas, Clark Co., Geo.
Thomas B. White, Morgan Co., Geo.
Joseph J. Hutchinson, Augusta, Geo.
James A. Groves, Athens, Geo.
Theodore 31. Dwight, Beach Island, So.
Car.
G. F. Heard, Greene Co., Geo.
James B. Shaw, Auraria, Geo.
Alexander II. Stevens, Taliaferro Co. Ga.
William 3!cKinly, Lexington, Ga.
After which an able and eloquent address of
the President, Dr- Church, to tho graduating
class, closed the interesting exercises of the
dav.
the same season of the year. Hu then refers
to the facts that tiie meteors of 1799, seen by
Humboldt at Cumana, and by Ellicott in the
vicinity of the United States,and thoscof 1832,
seen at 3Iocha and in Switzerland, aud on the
Atlantic, appeared at the same annual period
with those ot 1833—that is, the 12th and the
13th of November, and adds,
This twice repeated co-incidence, in the
month and day of the mouth, as it has been
remarked already, would make further doubt
respecting the ceitattion not to be neglected;
—namely, the necessity of ascertaining, be
fore we adept an hypothesis in full, that it will
certainly explain all tho phenomena. The
whole question has, by this time, reduced it
self’to an astronomical problem, resting upon
several conditions. We shall state the condi
tions, without knowing whether tliev can be
fulfilled or not. * * * * L is required so j
to arrange a system, or cloud, of meteoric bo
dies in an orbit around the sun that it slnll,
at stated periods, encounter the earth; and
i tliat the disiiiibing force of tho latter shall draw
a part of them only from their orbit; and give
to them such motions as to account—
1st. For the appearance of the meteors, in
small numbers, earlv in the evening of Nov
12th;
2d. for the stationary situation of the radi
ant, for two hours at least, on the morning of
the I3th—and its observed position in the heav
ens; >
3d. For the change of declination, relative
ly to a change of latitude—while the position
in right ascension was unvaried;
4th. For a relative velocity of the meteors,
of from about 14 to 20 miles a second ;
5ib. For an c: stward motion of the whole
meteoric shower, equal to the velocity of the
what every Englishman dearly loves, fair play.'
By some, to him unaccountable circumstauce.
he was induced to remove his guard on his watch
aud when be ne\t felt for it, it had vanished.—
He returned to the starling point, as tnay well be
supposed, greatly mortified. He wassoou intro
duced to the author of his loss; as by a well-con
certed plan between the pick pocket and tbe o-
tlier party, tbe watch had preceded his arrival.
To the inquiry—“how did you accomplish the
theft /—the following reply was returned : “I
We are indebted to the kindness of a friend
for the following extract of a letter from a
highly respectable Savannian, now in South
Carolina, under date of ihe 28th July.
“On reading the 11 Telescope" ard “Hive,"
you will discover somewhat of the spirit that
exists in this State* If such things exist here,
what may we not expect in our own State if
the doctrine of Nullification, under the spu
rious name of 'iState Rights," shall succeed
at our October elections—Read tbe toasts arid
do they savour of friendship for our country.
So far from it that even Dr. Cooper charac
terizes the majority in Congress as public rob
bers—an exiled Englishman, an outrageous in
fidel—himself, formerly an advocate of the
protective system’ but now the very father
of Nullification—a disturber of the public
peace wherever he has lived. Such a man to
ilander the Government and public authori
ties of our country, and liiis slander received
by South Carolina, and assented to in their
festivities—what think you <>f this? Is this
patriotism, ot, is it the reverse ? You may
rely upon one thing, if Georgia does by her
vote at the ensuing election, inscribe upon,
her banner the word Nu!lifica f ion ; this State
•vill be emboldened a little further. It Geor
gia is against her, her hopes are at an end.
South Carolina claims Virginia in the matter
—a fig for this. The removal of the depos
its and hatred to Gen. Jackson, has excited
Virginia and not this heresy. She may
well claim 3Iassachusettsand Kcutucky! Has
Nullification produced the trio—Clay, C.u.-
uouw, and Webster. The first and last,
procL'iiwition and force bill men—the other a
nick »Kn.xe States’ Rights man, in clear oppo
sition for years past and now! in a fraternal
embrace.”—Georgian.
There are a few prominent men in the union
party, whose rank in the public estimation stood
a little above his, ami his pride could not liroo k
it. He was not made the Wayne or Forsyth of
the party. Widi t/ie uuliifiers he could stand
No. 1, and this is the sum and substance of the
whole mutter.
flail the union party, elected Mr. Wilde to iho
senate, to fill Gov. Troup’s vacancy, or nomi
nated flint for Governor, the uuliifiers would uow
have stood in open hostility to hire, or we are
greatly mistaken in our judgement of human
nature.
A party so Formed cau never sustain itself
materials so heterogeneous cau never work well
together.
Not so with the Union party. They are of
one heart uud oue mind ; equally opposed to>
disunion aud consolidation—and deadly host/Te-
to the tariff, luterunl Improvements aud the U-
uited States Bank : regarding the constitution
as their guide, aud discarding the new Tangled
jargon of South Carolina politics.
Such principles as ours will go ahead.—Stan
dard of Union.,
Jackson Money.—It is with great pleasure that
we perceive the true Jackson Money is now in
circulation. Half eagles of the new Jackson
coinage :-.re passing freely from hand to hand
tliis morning, and all who get hold of such real
money to the miserable paper substitute with
which, the spirit of aristocracy would still con
tinue to cheat the people. Tiie new eagles,
half eagles and quarters are really beautiful
coiijs—at least so we are assured, in relation to
the eagles aud quarters, and we cau attest:
from our own examination, in relation to the
ludves.—.Y* Y. Eve. Post.
the president.
We have accounts from the president as far
as Abingdon. Iii» had a violent attack of the
billious fever at Sa'ein. iu -- lut / r ,,trT
»mrciuip. .....I i.u, m niucl] better
health than when ho hyt Washington.—How can
you please the opposition ? \\ heu we published
a letter the other day, giving some account of the
President’s journey, some of them cried out.
“8ee with what pomp Gou. Jackson is travelling
—what a cavalcade !—Wiia*. spoutiog in polities
—what efforts at electiontet’itg !” And now.
because he is travelling in a style of greatest
simplicity, the Telegraph tells us' how “slowly
aud sadly he wends his way lo the Hermitage i
Where are the shouts of triuaipb a| td joy I
What a contrast to the reception of Nafayette!’’
We have seeu- two gross, and almost con
tradictory, falsehoods put forth, coucvir.uing tho
the President. One was by a Washiugtou Cor
respondent of the Philadelphia inquirer. t.h:rt he
Another Alrtlition Effort—We learn from a
source entitled lo unqualified belief, that the
foreign ag“Ut of American reform, the Jlev..
Gant. Htirart, recently made Iris appearance iu
New Britain, (in the neighborhood of Hartford.
Connecticut.) and undertook to disseminate his
abolition principles in that place. -Curiosity;
drew together a consderabie number of people.,
both within and without the house iu whic.S he-
held forth. Those within listened, as well as ilicy
could, to a 'tirade on the usual topics, distin
guished rather for raut than argument, aud
principally addressed to the passions. In tbe
moan time, those without amused themselves by
throwing-stones, breaking the windows, endan
gering lives, and repeatedly (trios a canwm, to
the great annoyance of the orator. On the
whole, after making much disturbance, he gain
ed no converts, aud found it prudent to decamp
early the next morning. The people .ol. New
Britain did mot think it worth while for a for
eigner to come here and prate upon subjects vi
tally interesting to our political insjjtuticns ; or
if his zeal is so very ardent that he cannot re
frain, they prefer ibathe should pour on 1 his su-
perabuudandt philanthropy iu the , Southern
States, without disturbing the tranquility of those
of the North.
We are happy to learn that in the city of
Hartford, all the doois were shut against this
traits atlantic lecturer. This is as it should be.
— Com. Adv.
The Cholera in New York—The New York
Journal of Commerce of the Stli iust. at length
announces the existence of Asiatic Cholera in
that city, in the following article.
Health of the City.—lu faithfulness of truth,
we ajre bound to say there is no longer any doubt
of the oxisjenee of .Asiatic (?bo!er:i iu the citv.—
though as vet the cases, are few. l,ast uigla
t. .u.. _^— treVd.rio.ira of 8 or 10 case's,
most or all of which have terminated fatally.
About the same number, we learu. have beeu
reported to the Board of Health. They are iu
ail parts ol the city, proving that the disease
was not caught, as the expression is. but that it
was epidemic. On the contrary, there are two
or three cases which appear to have followed
the Jaws of contagion.
got up the fight to attract yout attention, as I had j would never return from Tennessee, aud Lu.sbd
previously heard from this gentleman that you
was something of an adept yourself in the art of
boxing; amt when I found your attention was
fully fixed upon the fight, I suddenly tickled your
ear with a small feather prepared beforehand,
and the iustaut you quitted your hold of the
watch, I took it from your fob. - ’
Barrington tho most expert pocket picker of
this day, once won a hundred guineas iu a simi
lar manner. He was to take from a gentiemau,
or cause to be taken from him his watch, before
he could arrive at a certain point. After pass
ing a street or two, a woman just before him,
suddenly fell into convulsion fits. It is scarcely
necessary to add she stoic the watch while he was
humanely offering her assistance ; and that the
woman was uo other than Barrington himself!
—Raleigh Star.
India Rubber Carpets.—Dr. Jones, of Mo
bile, in a letter to Prof. Silliman, says:—
“Having some India rubber varnish left which
was prepared for another purpose, the thought
occurred to me, of trying it as a covering for
a carpet, after the following manner; A piece
of canvass was stretched and covered with a
thin coat of glue (corn meal size will propably
answer best,) over this was laid a sheet of
common brown paper, or newspaper, and a-
notker coat of glue added, over which was
laid a pattern of house papering with rich fig
ures. After the body of the carpet was thus
prepared, a very thin touch of glue was car
ried over the face of the paper, to prevent the
India rubber varnish from tarnishing the beau
tiful colors of the paper. After this was dried,
one or two coats (as may be desired) of India
rubber varnish were applied, which when dried
formed a surface as smooth as polished glass.
through which the variegated colors of thg pa-
earth’s rotation, for a part of the time at least of. per appeared with undimiuished and increased
its duration—as observed in different years and : lustre. This carpet is quite durable, and is
places, by Humboldt, Capt. Parker and Capt. j impenetrable to water or grease of any de-
Briggs; scription. When soiled it may be washed,
6tii. For a duration of the meteoric shower, like a small piece of marble or wood. If gold
or silver leaf forms the last cast instead of pa
ed to resign his office.—Wc undertake to s ^y,
that no such idea is eutertaiued by Gen. Jack-
son ; and that if his life be spared to him, the
will do his duties to the last hour of the 3d
March 1837—among which duties, will be that
of “luttruiug” the Bank iu 1836—and leaving it
to his successor to VETO any new proposition
for renewing it after March 1838, or for estab
lishing any other Institution.
The other falsehood is to he found in the N.
York Advocate, from its Washington' Corres
pondent of the 27th ult—lie boldly says, that
General Jacksou will he “the madman to run for
a third term”—that he has the "best reason to
believe that this is a settled plan of the Jacksou
Van Bureu party, in case of the approa<*hiug e-
lections goiug against them.”—and that ive
would he “madmen” enough “to advocate it.
It is false throughout. Gen. Jackson has
such iutcution—no such ambition. W’e are as
sured of the fact, beyond the possibility of a
doubt. He was anxious to return to the Her
mitage at the expiration of his first term—and he
will certainly return at the end of the 2d.—We
certainly pledgo ourselves uot to support him for
a 3d—When the Legislature of Pennsylvania
and 3Iarylau<l addressed M '. lefferson in 1865,
and requested him to serve a third term-—and
our own House of Delegates re-echoed the wish
in a very urgent manner, aud by a strong vote,
we thought it our duty to come out the next
nioruiug and resist the proposition iu one of the
strongest articles we ever penned. If we took
that course .about Jefferson, we will take >t about
Jacksou. Fortunately for-the fame of Virginia,
the Senate then Interposed its voice, and reject
ed the proposition of tho House of Delegate*
Richmond Enquirer.
Admiral Coffin has recently added one hun
dred pounds sterling per annum to the already
liberal endowment of tile schools establish
ed iiy him at Nantucket—to be dist United each
year to the len best and most deserving pupils
of each school—five males ami five females, iu
equal sums—Southern Patriot.
'Divide 3d Honor. f Equal
P. K. S. and D. S. are the initials of the Phi
Kappa and Dcmosthcnian Societies.
of the nglnoers, are, that <t rail road |
practicable; and tho lines on which TENNESSEE CONVENTION.
. \ mntlo, are traced on tho map. The last Nashville papers informs Us that a
ten roa4 tv Mild bet^n oh ClngresHvec about I now consiimtioli Cad been agreed to by the
less than a day, at the utmost.
THE ROYAL SPORTSMAN.
The long stay of his Royal Highness tho
Duke of Sussex at Rnnton, the seat of the
Earl of Litchfield, has been a matter of some
mirth among sportsmen. The duke’s Yowling
pieces were ready loaded for him, and he was
placed at the corner of the cover, where
the pheasants were flushed before him like
pigeons from a trap, as fast as he could fire.
The counf y j-eapje will have it, that some were
pulled down by a string fastened to their legs.
Tim compliments paid to tiie royal sportsman
on eacji shot w< e somethin? like those paid to
old Sheridan, in Norfolk, by an Irish servant
belonging lo , who attended him on his
pering, and the varnish is then applied, no
thing can exceed the splendid richness of the
carpet, which gives the floor the appearance of
being burnished with gold or silver. A neat
carpet on this plan, will cost, when made of
good papering, about 37i cents per yard.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Sometime before one o’clock yesterday
morning, the cellar under the Augusta Res
torative, a large brick building, on Broad
street, occupied by 31r. John C. Ruse, and
owned by 3Irs. Elizabeth Gordon, v/as discov
ered to be on fire, and the whole house was
soon enveloped on flames. The fire quickly
communicated to the wooden dwelling on the
3IR. WILDE AND THE NULLIFIERS.
A party must be hard run indeed, when it is
compelled to take up and support men for office,
who are opposed to its principles.
The uuliifiers know that 31r. Wilde, so far
from entertaining their doctrine of indivisible
sovereignty, is upon the other extreme, and that
he is rather more of a consolidationist ihau a mil-
lifier, and yet they support him. But were they
openly to avow their creed, and support none
who are opposed to it, they would amount to a
very small minority, and struggling as they are
for office, they are driven to alliaucc with men of
various principles, for the purpose of increasing
their numbers.—All are fish that come into their
net.
The uuliifiers are always puffing and blowing
about State Rights, and the abuses and usurpa
tions of the federal government- Mr. Wilde’s
State Rights. Infernal improvement rights &re
ail which, amount to consolidation rights, and
still he is a great favorite of the uuliifiers. This
is inconsistency of the grossest order.
But wo may bo asked, wire dr. V.’iide has
consented to act with the party whose principles
are so different Irom his own ? We. answer. Air.
Wilde is somewhat ambitious, and withal van*
enough to consider himself a very great tn.tu.
HORRID MURDER.
Mr. John Goode.-Sr., a highly respectable cit
izen of the county ol Powhatan, Va. was found
Head In bis bod on the morning of Sunday, the
ltTth instant : Jiis body most horribly mangled
witira poleaxe, aud circumstances lend strong
ly to the conviction, that his son. Dr. Thomas
f. Goode, perpetrated the horrid deed, in a fit of
meutai derangement, and was forthwith com
mitted to goal by the coroner.
The devttpsed was in the ninetieth year of his
age, an honest man, and a soldier of the Revolu
tion ; and the writer of this notice was of his
many friends who attended the inquest, and
who deeply lament his untimely catastrophe.
COST OF BAD HABITS.
A very young man ongft got addicted to
the use ol tobacco, and was entirely cured hv
a frien'd who desired him to cast up the sum to
t'd ol tiie expense should he live to the age ol*
seventy, at only one cent a day including tho
interest attnunilv. The young man found it
amounted to upwards of One Thousand Dol
lars! Heat on re threw a way his tobacco
box. Lot those who expend from five to ten
cents a day in ardent spirits,sit down aud count
the cost. Nine tenths of then) would have
cash on hand to purchase good farms, and c-
nough 1. ft to stock them handsomely.
From the Lotcell Journal.
STINGLESS BEES.
An account lias been published, which wo
It >ve copied into our paper, of bees from South
America without stings. There is a rit.ss of
bees common in 'his country without stings.—
Flicy are snial; humble bees so called, and on
ly a part of the tribe are armed with this for
midable weapon. Tito difference can only be .
known by tie color of their fares—or if any
me prefers it, by actual trial. Those who
have stings look amazing black and surly,
while a white slip runs down each cheek of the
stingless sort, and gives them quite a gentle,
beneficient cast of countenance. We have
seen a country chap, “who knew hres,”
stand by a cluster of fragrant flowers, “where
the bee suck* d” and take the m up one bv one
as lie chose to select the right sort, to the great
amusement of the bystanders. \i*t<-r satisfy
ing a'l that the bees would not stin<r him, he
explained the difference, and other persons,
found bv trial hat tliev were perfectly harm
less, even when provoked by careless hand
ling.
F. S -.it,
United States Courts.—William
Esq. of Mhledgevillo, r.res*'lit S-.ei :!!’ of ;> Id-
win comity, has bet n aupnlutoo Deputy Mar
shall for the District oi Georgia.