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L'uustv rnisrxa,'
♦» par amium
II ptr Annum
Alt Xe,•• awl A'» Adrerlitemente. appear in
both Popart- ,
IT Ogles nn thn liny. In lhe Itrlek Hull,line
on |hn core.r of WhllakeMtreaj, apposite
A. (Itnoto* ft Ca’t Drag tad Cb.iniea
Store
HTAMSK <-«y P. A Kemble
Thn* little star Ibnt in yen parple cloud
lUng'at. like a dew-drop In a violet bad-
Kir.t (Ad oTBeaulo* *lllltrtn«'raid the ehrand
’Nealh whole dark bide the dot del told and
An through my lanre my enul Innka up at tbea.
* Uiathlng Ilia elnyn rhain* that biud Itbera,
TUcra come* n fr nr fill thought* that misery
Pefbaji* i« (h'-iii'l. * ’en in thy Jl*tant sphere.
Art thou a World nf •orrow and of »in«
Ti'f heritage of death dieea** decay?
A wMwims. liV* that we wander in.
Where nil (binge fntreet. soonest |»ne» awnvT
Audure tlreregrnves in thee.tliou r.-dinut world
‘ i Affection weeplng.howe her hrndr
* g* in the dark duel
. O’er which t
Where Hivpe’^bright wing'
And living heart* lie buried with the dead?
Perchance they do not die. that dwell in thee.
Perchance there ie n darker room Ibau ours.
Unmeasured toll, mid endle«* misery.
And strivhig.thnt hath neither dayl hor hour*.
Horrible dream! Oh! dark and di-ninl path.
Where now l weeping walk. I will not leeee
tbee.
Forth hat nn. bonn fw all her cl.ilJren-daallil
Open thine arma nh. Slotler! anil rarrive me!
Taka off the’biller burlbeu from Ihealuvc-
Uironieiny bUlb-rigbl-givt llm grave-lb.
grave!
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, ot the 10th lost.
fannY kemblk's last scene.
Oevotiun waff, tka mind above.
Hut Haavan naalf de.coM. lit love.— Htboh
II waa on Saturday morning Inal, under
0 clear anilw^Uiant aky—with n cnol
hrerze on thHgRraj a buay atreet, anti
ciowtlod market place—that three cr four
private carriage, drew up al the venom
ble poil.il tf Christ's Church, io Second
atreel, Philadelphia.
Several perannage., aomo venerable Tor
years,descended from ther.atrlages; sume-
ihing important waa on loot: a party -f
eight or ten entered the venerable pile;
the people io the neighbothood looked anil
atared: aome pedeattian atnppedr~
quire tl. ••Whal’a doing, my Iricnd!”
"I don’t know, air—may be a marriage,
or aome aucli tiling, i* going nn.”
••Who opte that youog lady an elegacl
,,|y veiled, and habited like o bride!”-
••! caught a glimpse of her face—I'll
•wear. It is tho loveliest ctcnture of the
day.”
••Did you see the enchnntrng Fanny
Kemble Inat night to Violanlet"
••That I did—that I did."
••Then, my good sir, this is her last
of plwfloology, wo are requested to insert
tho following authentic narrative. Somo
Surgical students of Fails, being desirona
of laying a snare fur rite celebrated G II,
(who waa-al that time delivering hl» course
of Surgical let Mies Io that city,) Cuultlved
to purchase from llio oseouilnner uf Ver
■allien, the head ul a rcniurknbla mulofao
lor, and lo piece it nrauog the human ■hull,
deposited before the lecturer,'to eff,ml il
lustrations of hia discourse; alter which
they took their placet imo- g tho audieoct,
to enjoy tha blunders about to bn com
mltled by iha unfoitunnio cnrul,.login.
"What liar* we here," cried Qull.ihe mo
moot he caal hit oyo upon the skull—
"llaw camo tint fearfully organised head
into my possession! Never did I behold
to frightful a development of human pas
sion! The owner ol thin head must hate
been under the dominion nf die moat dread
lul propensities, autl with a lingular ten
deucy to their concealment.” The aku I
waa, io fact, that of Leger, gullotined a
few year, since on conviction of having
decoyed a young girl into a remote cave
in the foreat of Versailles, where, alter a
sariea ol ouir.tgcs.ltc murdered her,conk
ed a portion uf her remains, and actu lly
fed upon them; a greater criminal probe
hly oarer lell into tho lianda of |usttce.—
['lie ditcomfltore of the hoaxers may rea
dily tie conceived. —Vreach paper
S&'V&mfnb.jCl*
WtvDNKSlUV tFle.ll .UJ \ Jane IS lt«t.
scene." .....
• The cattiagoa remained a wlulo m at
lence—the drivers liuog listlessly about
tho doors, cracking their whips, and keep
ing away the flies from the lioraea. A few
persons hurried, with mark* nf excitement
nn their cheeka, into the church. Few
knew what waa doing within—the world
was busy without.
In a few tniourea, a gentleman in large
black whiakera was walking down a street
■•Hpw do you do!"
••How are you!"
. "1 have seen a scene this morning that
I would not have missed for a thousand
dollars and the vole of Delaware.”
Ah! what was that!"
•'1 had the exqoi.ite felicity.of Bering
Fanny Kemble paaa from the boay haunts
of fashloo and geuiua to the uima ol do
meaue bliss.”
••What!”
•T aaw the angel married in Cbtiai’s
Church—l eaw the wedding garments-!
BaW the veil raised—1 eaw the book opeo
ed—1 law her {rale, interesting counlen
aoce—1 heard the holy formula pronoun
ced by the gaud Bishop, I would ool
have miiaed it for tho ante of Fenoaylva
oia, and a couple of thouainda on Trifle
againat the Held la Mr. Btevenaon yet
confirmed!” ' ,
■ In a couple of brief hourt the wltiaper
went round town, that the moat celebra
ted histrionic geouis of the age was ou
more. She it gone—she is lost—the is
away; and bebiod is only left the memory
of her Julia, her Violaute, her Bianna,
her Jailer, and her Beatrice. Since the
stage has been a stage among ua, no wo
mao has ever produced so deep, so lasting
so overwhelming a sensation, as Fanny
Kemble has done. We may say ihis now
for aho ia beyootl the reach of criticism;
loon to be encircled amoug the delights
nf private life and private friendship. The
cause of her high reputation waa not alone
hor theatrical taleota These, indeed,
worn of a high order; but these, unac
compaoied by other marks of geouis,
would never have routed the general qn
thuaiaam that aurrouutled her track. She
waa a geuiua—the child of eoiliuaiusm—
Ihe favorite of tho graces. She wrote—
the talked—she rode ou horseback—
and ihe did all with the tamo tore that
‘ aho penonaled Bianca or Julia. She was
a wit—a acholar—a alight bat blue—a poet ■
- eaa, and a philosopher. Her birth waa in
Eogland, but civlliz-ition was her pativo
country; and wherever talent aud genu is
flourished, there waa her home.
H*r farewell appeareoco on tlm Phil
adelphia stage waa oue of tbs most ‘ an
chanting ever witnessed among ua. The
Itouae was crowded to excess, and like
Ihe fable bird that singe awity its lust
throb of existence with its last aoug, her
last effort waa the crowning glory oftlto
whole. Who among us will not cheri.h
tlm recollections that she has flung over
our uiiuds and hearts from the- t'licsntit
street stage ! That the hud a few faults
as au actreaa, we will uot deny;’ but in
her they gere peculinritioa of geouis, uot
etrore oftaate. Her style way her own—
. tha work of her own hands—the emaoa-
siion of her own feoeliogs. She had beco
might tho rudiments of tho stage by her
lather; yek how different, how essentially
xio.ikc.'wai herwhule style of impassioned
jtcifngfrom hia!
But she ia now gone. She has entered
upon a new existence, and may the spirits
of hsppioeaa and domeatio felicity hover
around her, during ihe'remainder of her
exlsteoce—maywho have sons and daught
er! like unto heraell—aotf may the career
of their eiogle lives resemble hers ! If any
. roan, woman, or ohibl, ut the twenty tuu;
atalee St three territories, can apeak boiler
uf her, we give it up, and knack under at
ones and forever.
PIrenojagu.—One anecdote concerning
8r. Clair,.the asapssio, having excited
considerable intcreit among (he pirtlzenr
05“ Tho May term of the Superior
Court uf thie county, adjourned yesterday
sine die, after four week's sitting.
- _/* An election for Captain of the
Phanix Hifir.mcn company of this city, in
placo of Copt. Olmvtead, resigned, took
place last ovcoiog, when W. I*. Uuwkn,
was elected Captain.
After which tho following gentlemen
were elected:
A. A. Deoslow, 1st Lioutcnuut.
F. A. Topper, 2d do.
J. F. Segur, Ensign.
Fire.—This morning about 3 o'clock,
the Steam boat limit Lamar, waa discov
ered .to be oo fire.—Immediate eff.irls
weie mode on the part of the Captain anti
thoee ou hoard, to arrest if, but the ft, >
was too rapid in its progress,and in a short
time abe was wrapt io flames, The bo.,!
was then towed across the river, where
she burnt to the water’s edge. It is sop
posed tint the fire originated from the
furnace.
Tile boat was owned by Q. U Lamar,
Esq. ono of our most industrious enter
prising and valuable citizen; her loss is
estimated at about $13,000. She was nnt
insured— and there was, or wdl be,hot lit
tle saved front her.
The Basil Lamar arrived from Augus
ta ou Monday last and was discharged on
yesterday,. and then proceeded to tow a
vessel to sea ; she returned !nal night a
bout 0 o'clock,and was engaged to tow an
other tilts inoraing.
From France.—The ll.tliimore Chr
ieleoC the 10th inst. states that •• lhe ship
Culnarr, Watts, came up last evening from
Havre, sailed 30th April. An intelligent
gentleman, passenger on boatd the U
states that Louis Philippe had pledged Ins
private fortune to pay the American
Claims, should the Chamber of Deputies
again refuse.
05“ Our fellow laborer of the Back
woodsman, says the Slate Bights' Scnli
net) gives ut cheering intelligence of the
progrestol State Bights. Ceotgia is cer
tainly returning lo tha good old princi
pies ol Jefferson, Baldwin, James Jack
son and olhors ol Ihe ssme school. We
publish a few of the many notices which
we have of Stale Bights meetings in the
West. A letter from a friend in Marion,
informs as that a great meeting was held
in lhal county; at which the old intelli
gible republican doctrines were avowed
at the true principles of ihe Government
This looks well. Io Cassville, the State
Bights' Party have challenged the Union-
ists lo a public discussion of their res
peclive creeds. This is a most excellent
thought, nod ought to be encouraged.. It
ia the very plan for diffusing truth and
counteracting falsehood. Let the people
hear both sides calmly nnd temperately
discussed, and we stand the pledge that
they choose the right side. It our prin
cipjes cannot stand the test of fair discus
sion, let them be put down. But let them
oot bo discredited by the senseless cries
of “disunion,” “heresy," •'disorganize-'
linn, and thn like. Thie it all slolf, that
a sensible man should treat with contempt.
Come to the arena of honorable discus
sion Union tneo, aud if you vanquish ua
there, we will become dumb forever after
wards.
Pennsylvania Slate Loan.—The Pena-
aylvania Reporter elates that ••the Slate
Loan ul $G0J,9U0, waa taken by E Cluiuti
cey, Esq. of Philadelphia, ot a premium
of two dollars and Aliy eight cents: i. e
lie agreeing to pay one hundr, d’and two
dollars nod fifty eight cools in money, for
every hundred dollars ofalock.
Tile loan of $1,663,40(1 remnius in the
market until I'liuisilay, Ihe llltli July.
Suwanct Springs—We are ^gratified
in staling to the public, lhal Mr. William
B. Bon ia now in this- city, purclrasms
Stagea, lortlie conveyance of pasaenu.-.s
from Jacksonville tn Ihe Suwanee spiihgs.
The dlatance is 82 miles over a fair read.
Air. Boas will run a Stage weekly lo meet
the arrival of Ihe steam-bnat Florida at
Jacksonville—To invalids going io th
Springs,this arrangement will affur t a
cnmlorlable mode ot conveyance—and as
the Florida will probabh continue to run
(o Jacksonville mil July, perauna wishing
to visit these Springs either fur health or
business,will thus have an excellent op
portunity of doing so. There .are the
Spring! so highly spoken of for the rente-
dicina) qualities, by a writer In th* Otar
gian aome few weeks lines.
SI, Augustins Herald
Front Iha -nulbrni Recorder.
If the q cation la asked, who or wliat
consti(utua whal Is cnlle I the Union Pa,tv
of Georgia! ihe anvwi-r mnai necessarily
be given, that ilia compared oftho great
bo y of iha Clark, united with a eotnpar
tin- handful of (he Troup, paity. Thai
lhara hot been a diffe rence of opinion, up
nn aome speculative pnitila, among the
State Bights’ patty,ia just ia true, ua that
upon tho gent ral doctrines of the Brpub
Mean creed, there always has been, anti we
trust will lung continue to be, lingular
unanlmily.and the utmost harmony among
ill members. And it ia very eaiy to per
oelva how those may act wiih the utin -at
tlannoov, who agree in their general puli
tica, sod only differ in opinion an aome
iaolated poioi. Whether we accept or
repudiate the name of Nullifiera, as a par
ty, the point of common agrecmont on this
dovtrine it the right of State inleiposition
lo resist unconstitutional oppressions, coma
Irum where they may; whether such op
piesaiona are exercised in dispoillng us of
the public lands within our borders, or In
interl'eiiug with our criminal jurisdiction,
or in attempting to interfere with our
slaves, or io any other uncnnatiiutiona
oppression, the sufferance of which would
degrade us a* Ireemen, and endanger tho
liberiiei of the country.
Hot this ia only .ine feature of the creed
of the State Bights' party: far th" details
o> which, we refer the enquirer to the
principles which were maintained by the
party attached lo Mr. Jefferson, to oppo
silioo to those with which that party had
Contend. ,nd mere never'was a great
mistake, than a belief that the right to
resist unconstitutional oppression, is the
only essential doctrine ol tho Bepublican
creed. There is a radical difference
every point, in the politics of the Be
publican parly, and those of ill opponent
and he who agrees with only one opinion
of eifher party, is entitled to the name of
neither one. nor the other. .
Io this State, the creed of the Dark &
Troup parties hive ever been clearly dts
tinciiro, no J the Troup men. have beco as
honest in opposing what they conceived
be the political errors of tire Clark par
, its every one kno->a tlioy linvn been
zealous. The question onw most forcibly
Qril-s: How can a Troup man, simply be
cause lie disagrees with his party in one
point, abandon tlt.it party, and aid in the
promotion of those with whom ho lias ev
er disagreed on ull other points!
And to show that this is tho situation of
the Troup Union men, we would enquire
in a spirit of the utmost candor, has the
Clark piny, who now compose the great
body ol tliai, with which the Troup Union
men act, abandoned in one single [mint—
one jot or tittle ol the political opinions
they have cvet entertained! If they have,
we are entirely ignorant nf such abandon
incut.' Is oot tile Federal Uuion of this
place, the leading organ of tho Union
party; and does il not at this day, eater
tain tho canto politics that it did in 1823,
If it docs not, we again plead ignorance
f the change, ami call upon it for its re
cantation. Ilow then, there can ho any
thing like concert nr hnrint tty, among
those who are so ilianietrWHy opposed in
lilies, is In us utterly incnniprelienxihle
However the warmth of a nt ,montary ex
ctieim at may alienate lor a time, from
their political friends, tltnte who have
hitherto earnestly maintained the sain-
doctrines, we cannot suffer ourselves
hclievo lhal Iho unnatural alii mce, i
farmed with those tn whom they have
been hitherto so hostile, is destined to
long continuance; but that their nwn calm
reflccliuns will restore lliem tn that par
ly, whose doctrines in Ihe main a—, and
have ever been considered by themgeves,
Iha only doctrines compatible with the
prosperity, sod happiness of the -country.
moor. They profited by P«trlck’«i •drloe,
net! tdkinii no «*ronion though n
room* bnlow, ^ yireturned to tTtfcir odg
Inge. Mr. Folk* friend, well aatufie*
II It h*d Dot been for the Resembling nl
the Kiichen Oiibtnei nt the II «U. that h«*
Vivuitl ituvr etood ji better ehanoe to hiifo
.be**n eltciftd.
The emigration to America, thie ’yev,
lias been wy great. Hemal thouianua
tiave nlremly «miml ut New York from
Qroit Hritnia. Tbe current,, however,
•etc decidedly toward* i,n.ul«. the nrln
cipnl pntt ol which will finally -ettle dawn
upoo Ameiicao land*. The Qifboc pa
pert elate the number of arrival j there for
ihe aeaaon, at five thonan d, moat of whom
are of a reapectalde. nnd aome even of an
ifiluent claas*o( htnncra. On board nl the
Weatmorelnnd. Intely nrtived, there wnrv
aevertl fnmiliee with caeli to the amount
ul from 70U to fOticl aovereigaa, and other*
Dvits *200, and scarcely one with lea* lhau
a hundred. They bring with thi*m im*
pletnnnta for farming.aeeda, &c. \ l.lver
pooltysiper eallmatea that 20 000 will lo ivo
that port nlnne for America during the
year; and at'ork paper puts the number
of emigrants from that pV«ce nt 4000.
Tbe mnea ul them are dcacribpd aa being
able “to withdraw amne capital” f*r act
llmg Hit iiisolves in their respective places
of deeiinatioii. — Baltimore American.
qapJKSriftRri'
fife deep." •" or "'»
tenant go"*' , ( J* l *1^°Le'’laai' V ' r ’
and whilst lying" ,ig h h *.»!»**»t2
cis. observed a large ,?kL° f
Inside of (he J„i|, n Ke,J ThVVM I
Irnnipdlately weighed anX' ‘ N
In chase, and Irom advaUs, MV *il
very so.rn convinced the ".f'H
uttempi to eApe would lie frehh^'S
stranger accordingly aochor.i .L^
giving the Pickle-an onSi'S l
ter distinguishing her dhe'wn. 3 'I
ed in curry the Ituyal Flag olSnsl'J^tI
out a pendant. 'I his. lag* ,|
broadside slew sod the u„tni,., . • I
who crowded her-reck, oxwcti. , ' lf *
ponded with the tfkscripil, 0 *rX M, "<-
the Cuinmunder of the Sl.li.W'N,
oualy received of her, jwii.
during Ihe last leailon of Cong
rommem-cment of which the Poll Maeter
G neral had reported the Department lo
.e to poseestlon nf a eontidereblo sur
plus ol inn a. Tho Report gues on lo
aisit- til- d'-bia aqtl crndlta nl Ilia Dep irl
m nt. as neutly aa can he aeeertalnml,
wlreieby It appeara lhal Ihe General Pas'
Olfiae is inanlveni by eight hundred and
three thousand six hundred xnd twenty
A«V dullnri bevond all lie reaoutcea.
t!nm|iaring the expenses of the Poet
Office I '.at iihiia It men l for four yenre prece-
sling tho cnminemremenl of tho preienl
Administration, wilh tho four yrere fol
lowing them, it ie elated hy the (lommil
lee lhal rite nr. pome nfihe loir four yean
exceeded lliat of the preceding fuur years
hy three millions three hundred and thirty
cigi-t thousand dollars. Within Ihe last
rertu uf futit years, it it Hue, aome lew
mail routes have been established; but
their aggregate exponas be ire but a very
•malt proportion lo ihe'antount ol the ex
cost lliua asoerlninetl. This excels of
expenditure, nnd consequent Insolvency
of Ihe I’osl Office, is mainly attributed to _
mal admmtslralion and favorillsm In the (ihe usual courieayDown|b"|a r
mikinu ul cnirarn and extra allowances lo small vessels of war.) The P-ii ^
of wh ch Iho report goes on to spread out j modi-it.-ly ran under her stern I 11
in reail a numbe, uf particular easel aa a pared to return (lie usual • P"-
' ‘ 1 .nohor.|l on tier quart,, :iSftSLW
From the New-York Daily Adrertieer.
Extract of a litter, dated,
Washington, June 4. 1P3I.
Tho defeat of Mr. Polk, in the late
election for Speaker, has created n great
er breeze nt the White House, than has
blown there for a longtime. The prepa
rations made (or the reception of Mr.
Polk and hie friends, clearly shew tbe
confidence that wan entertained of sue
cuss, and they shew, also, how hollow
uud deceptive were all the promises made
to Mr. Houlherland, Mr. Wayne, and Mr.
Speight In anticipation of the triumph
ant success of Mr. Polk, an extensive en
tertainment was provided at the Palace
for the victors. Having no offices to dis
tribute on the occasion, tl)6 President
could oflfer nothing better, 11 as tho spoils
of victory,” than a wf*ll supplied cullasioti,
with plenty of sparkling champagne.
The four beautiful giey horses, with their
richest harness, were in tcadiness to pro
ceed with the coach to the Capitol, the mo
mcnl the flag over the Hall of the House
of Representatives would be struck. The
servants were ia the most costly livery,
and the moments were counted wheo the
Palace was lo resound with a shout of vie
tory, and when the Hero of N. Orleans,
was to embrace the yonng couqueror of
Tennessee. Thn (lag was seen to flutter
in tho wind, when the palace gates were
thrown open, and out dashed a coach and
four with out riders, to convey the Speaker
elect. The coachman held a steady rein
mid cracked the greys up tu their full
speed on a trot. Huckmen, Draymen,
Wheelbarrow trundlers, a'nd all others
within the track at Hie centre of the ave
true, h ntened to make good their retreat,
.•a the President’s coach and four proceed
ed towards the capitol, the speed of the
lior.ses and the cloud of dust that was
raised, attracted (lie attention of all. When
tue coach neared the Tiber towards the
fout of Capitol Hill, a member on the side
walk, who knew r 0 | what purpose the
coach had been ordered out, gave (he
signal to the driver that “he was harking
up the wrong tree.” Thereupju.tlie hor
ses were reined up, and as ennn ..s their
speed was sufficiently checked, they were
turnt?«l about, and moved olf tow.irde the
palace with a slow gait. A lew choice
(fiends called during lire evening, to con
dido with the President; hut the collation
remained untouched, ami the champagne
uut-orked* Yesterday , a gentleman and
a Lady called alter the usual hour for re
ceiving company for the purpose of see
ing ihe President.. Patrick, a plain hon
est hearted Irishman, told them lie would
a* soon condu t them into iho President _
r mm, H«.ito a meal ofvictualr, hut if they
w .uld take lusad ie f they would as soon
.ml ilieir fingers into a caudle, sg to go
there, for he was in a miserable bad bo*
i-'rotn the United >tate* Telegraph.
REPORT OP THE POST OFFICE.
Th* Report of the Committee of the
Hen de, sh tw the “Extra Allowances” • f
the Post Office Department, in h worse
light than we imd viewed them. One of
(h* contracts for carrying the mail was. by
bid $200 a year—it was manm-ivered up
by •‘extra*” to 7,000 dollars Another
was taken at a bid of eight thousand a
veiir, and extra cd up to 40 thousand.
These were good Jackson democrats mind
you.—they were faithful Another con
cern, Kedd*ide &. Go. in four years got.
iu extras, 200.000 dollars—two huodn d
and sigty ihousaud dollars! They could
afford tu be good domocrats. Rut we
acknowledge Mr. Roadside deserved soma
favor, for he was kiqd enough to lend hie
name to the department to enable them to
borrow some 20 or .30 thnutan I dollar*,
when the department was hard run. Thi9
was kind and generous on the part of Mr.
Reesido. and in the disp silion of the “ex
tras” it would have been shameful lo for
get him. ,
There was, however, one contract that
was as queer a concern a* we ever r*c<>l-
led to have seen. The hid was furly d-l
lars a veiir. In tho curtailment, however,
ordered Intely by the Pont Master, it was
returned tliai 7(H) dollars a year was the
d ininuiinn to be mude to this contract.
This was a poser lo the committeo—700
dollars taken away fr m 40 dollars and yet
a profitable contract left! It passed their
undersiaudiiig—and so it seems it did that
of the department itself—for ho one could
tail how it happened, until Mr. Reedude
made his appearance, and he gave as quiz
zical an explannt on ns we suspect was ev
er given to an examining committee. We
Oo not see very well how either the com
mitteenr Mr. Reesidti could refrain from
laughing at the cool impudence of the
thine.
Rut tho explanation! Wh-U do you
think it was reader? It was nil a mistake " '
Mr Keedside’s clerk! Mr.Reedaidu in put
ting in his proposals, had made hi* mem
oranduin iu pencil -His clerk had putin
$40, instead of$l4UU, whicbjMr. Ileediide
had intended to put in for—and he h.id
been paid th*- $l.4U0, instead of (tie $40
and a)) without the mistake having been
discovered! Wo assure our readers we
are not joking—whal we atate is serio
s >ber truth, and if ever impudence went
beyond it, wc should like to kn.>w when it
The bidding lor contracts was palpably
n mere sham affair. In one case an indi
vidual goi a contract at about three him
dred dollars a year. It w»9 discovered,
however, thai a warm partizan politicia
wauled it, and he w.is very tivily told by
the department that they wished he would
give it up. This lie did accordingly; nnd
so o twelve or fifteen hundred dollars nd
ditional were given to the faithful
Rut as curious a pnrlol the concern as
any i*. that somo of these great contrac
tors found the means to make themselves
au agreeable to die department, that the
department would hind them in their con
tracts to put down all opposition lin»*8 that
might be carrying passengers, ’('his was
where two companies had contracts for
carrying the mail on the same route.
The report develupc* one contract that
is alcurinsity, and will serve as a moddloio
all future Post Mastos An individual got
a contract in Pcnusylvaoia. As a matter
of course, he got his •vxtra,” tint this did
not satisfy him; and thinking that he hid
a friend nt court, lie applies for on addi
tional “extra,” and gets ii too, upon the
grounds of tlm ••hardship,” yes reader, tlr
“hardship” of having to carry the mail
Yes. the hardship! He tells the depart
menl that carrying the mail prevents Ins
stages front taking a full load of passen
gers, and therefore lie must bo paid for (he
“hardship;” nml the good, easy, kind, nc
cornmodnttng gentlemen who regulate the
affairs of the department acquiesce, nnd
make the compensation for the depart
merit. True, he had contracted thus
take the mail. True, he had received an
extra of some thousands for doing so; bnt
niter this, ho must be paid for the “hard
ship” of the thing ! Need we wonderthat
the department is in debt a million ?
s n.|>l of tbe whole. | aocnorep on Her quarter, within T"*,* 1 #
Tu* ep r: declares the reports, 1 ’State toi sli d. A boat was theo s'ht ^
mems, and estimates of the officers nf the ammo the suspicious Ht'rsnger 7° Cv
Post Office to be so erroneous nnd defer proved to he the dpa> ish arietta”
five, as little to he relied upon; so Rule ryittg two 18 pounders, with , Co , , Cir *
that uoftvmable as are tho conclusions 0 f «SH mea* (Vora'ijanta Martin tntYu*
which the Committee arrives nt, it is v«na '
more probable that thoy fall far short nf, The vessel having an unusual nut i
rather than exceed the reality, In proof wat-r casks on board,and being also* 1 *
of which among other circumstances, it ii I with a slave deck, created much au •
stated that in the number of miles in a o.i the part of the Commander
year iravelled-by the Mails, as detailed lo Pickle, who was not aliogether ■»»* r,
tho Annual Report ot the Post Master with the account the master ol thcii
General, there is, by accurate computation gave of himself, and seat back to i”**
error In tho amount of no less than seven him on board immediately, together^ 10 ?
millions two bundled thousand miles.— hia papers, log book, charts, & c
Tho Report points out also many discr«-p Fr mi ih« so documents, ooihiog couldT
anries between the statements in the Blu penciled tu warrant the daieotioo of a» *
Book ( n s dt signaling the biennial re eel under Spanish colors, and which **
port ol nffi ial expenses made tn Congress) to all appearunce a vessel of war ” a>
anil offtetiil and other statement*, ns (<» There were however sttons «ujnici n
the amount of contracts, extra allowances, on the mind of the Commander of th*
and contingent expenses showing great Pickle, that she had very rec*mW landed
curacy ,»..d confusion in the account a large cargo of slaves and which«inh
mjIimimi.i# .< r it,,, ilaunfl man, I .on lit*,if nitmi in a t I,, nn> f*.. i, « — *
nd atlministrdti mi of the department. lequmit circumstances fully jnstfi-d
Tim report M*o cundemrs the practice About two "'clock in the ni ddl* 0 (t?.i
which is proved to have prevailed of watch on the same night a finhin* %■
pledging the Department for loans nhtaio which had heon unintentionally leu, \\.
ed by contractors, and In* turn in making ing ovcrbmird, was observed by n>. Q ldr *
use of the names of coptractors to obtain ler-master nf the watch to be iwerri»gi*.
money tor the use of the department bout in all direction a, and he, with aui^
In i onnexti'.n with which the Comit’.eo '.ance, hauled it jn,when it war found that
allude tu certain money transactions be to the hook was appended a Shark about
tween contractors and individuals in of four feet Tong! (Jn opening ir, io tho
fice in the department \vhich have come I .miming, a bundle of papers was discov-
out in evidence before the Committee, [ ered in tho belly, rolled and tied up, (now
and which they particulnrise but submit in our office, and which were sent'to us
without comment to the Henat*. by the commander ol the pickle.iltrnuth
Tho contingent expenditures of the Pe- our reporter) these on examination were
/artment, (he allowances of money to* fl»und to be the papers of the “Car/otta, 7
travelling agents, the payment of money tn amongst which are the privaic aignaila-
printers in various shape*, the emplov they also prove that the Carotiawini
neut of printers as contractors &r... and slaver, aod had on board a cargo ol *29s
other matters which “bring ihe patronngo slaves, which cargo had beta landed a.
ol the Government in conflict with the bout four hours before she wai discovered
freedom of elections,” and handled with by tho Pickle.
gr at force and some sovrity hy the Com- Thus were the hopes of success lingo,
inittee : and the Unport ends with a Meries larly disappointed, and the truth as singn-
of resolutions dec aratory nf errer.*, nhu*- | lar y discovered !
•*9, and defects, mostly imputable to the
administratioo of the*Post office, but in
part also mineral in the system itself,
which, in the opinion of the Committee,
have increased, are increasing, and ought
to t-e diminished.
Npon the whole, it will be allowed on
all bauds, when tho Report of the Com
mittee co cs tu he read that it affords in
irself the b at explanations of the term, “
searching operation in tho Government 1
that has y t been made,
From the Nntiunal Intelligencer,"June 10,
THE GENEBA1, POST OFFICE.
In tho Senate, jn-.terila), Mr Ewing
(u! Ohio) from the Committee on the Post
Office, made the long looked lor Bcpori
on tire affaire nf that retabllalimeol. It
wna read al the Secrettirji’i table, and the
reading of it .which we liaLcned to witli
groat attention, it occupied more than
two hours
Of a document arsuch great length,we
all .11 not venture to giro, from the mere
hearing, any thing liko an analytic. De
lerriitg the lull aatiaftretiun of our reader*
in iltia pirtictilar, until we nan publish the
Bttpurt at largo, (which ahull ho n* anon
a, prnctiuablet wo must aonl.-ni outiolvas
for lo day. with no attempt lo sketch
general r.ontplesiuD.
Tire -Report aets out with stating,
tho remit of the invortig itinn t hy ihe
committee, that Ihe Department ja largely
Insolvent. In addliiuifto which.thn coin
miilee report lhal the Post MaarerGener
al has from time to tune, borrowed Inrge
luma of m ney for tbe use of the Post
Office wi hoot any authority ot law.—
Somo of.theae loflD», it i« Hated were made
A POINTED BETIlBIi.E.
Fr. in It,. PhUidelphte !nt-.|iix«oaar.
GLORIOUS VIOTOItY !—WON
DEBFULCHANGE!
Gel a quhrlcr and a hall quarter of till;
cut it in two pieces, after having takes olf
a slip lor the four outside puinti. Tha
tw . pieces ere tn funi.he aides of the
bag. They must each be cut oot with
two points al the top, and one large point
at the tinhorn. Then cut out the four ad-
■litinnnl points. O- rd lit whole will) ailk
ufdiffere I color, and line them ill villi
the an .-e aa lire cording.
Then so.* <iiq i.o smics ingelttet, in-
aeriing a curd liciwecu Next leg oo-lie
lour outside points, two on cacti aide,to II
tn hang downwiird.;fluishing ihrirairtight
A crumb ofcimifurt h.isut length been edge with a card sewed ntsii to the reticule,
thrown to the penslitog creatures of lire Make a cave just below the lop point, ud
Kdohi-n. They have won a victory—aurl I run io a narrow ribhaod,—Laity's Boelt.
au, h a victory! Thoy have effected a I —
change and auch’tt change! No wonder
they are wild with oxnltalinn. “Snund
the trumpets, bent the drums”—the Jack-
eon men have won to (heir ranks, a man
named Alnatcr Katz! This "tia glory e-
nough” fol any mode,ate patty. Wluu
though thoy have been defo-ded in N'ew
York-routed iti Virginia/ What though.
every elec tun which has taken place with- „ undr „ m on „J ch lea( ; , md |1U , ,|,e aolu
m six month., (except one con.ln ne'e e- lion „„ b||ck „ und „ ,f d ,. Out out
I u"un) he. gone »;».n.t them! What tho „ r green p „ por four e reieaf
ihuuaaDi a, cay tens and hundreds uf , ho J„ oftho oak, and write =e enigmi
thousand, of indtgnaot and v.rttioue free- „„ * ath wi „, lhe 0 „ lh e hack.-
men, have left 'heir rank.; and the arena Makt) nfo ,d or crease down the middle ot
ed people ol Ihe land ere awaiting Impa rarh flower ., ea f acd lh em all in iho
llent y, the ported deatgnnied hy the Oon- centre wilh a needle and thread; .0 that
e ,ret,"n when they .ha I hurl them Into lpread out a „ r0UD(] , ese mbllo g a
obscurity? W list ul all this? Then have I
gained Mr. Katz!
A RIDDLE FLOWER.
Procure some fino p>ak, blue or yrllorv
paper, nml and cut nut thirty six Jmes,
all exactly alike. The form must be a
narrow tival diininishinK tn a point w- e >(h
I r*nd, thr* size about ii-Jies long. «d
•.wo tiit ties wide at ttn- br- adcit part.
Write in very small noet • letters, * »•
dahlia.
. , . ,1 For the stulk, prepare some wire, cover*
11 Ins ia the oniy convert they have metis ed wIlh narrow green riband wropprd
wt Inn a twelve mouth) and the unoxpec- c |„, c| r0 , md „ h need | e) t„.trn
ted cordial totoxioa.ee tbera. The Penn lha , cav<|9 t|lj , , la|k , aI „| , h(n pat
sylvan tun is eoraptured-iha.Globe fr'an L, the Howe,. In the centre of tire 6u*«
^ I ° •mall ctroolar piece of paateboird
Whn i. t hi. HI Wit , • or enrd, paiuted yellow io to itnttito
Whole this Mr Kaiz!-acertain per amm.na. and aew It on neatly to coo««>
lunage, whom, they, aomo month, since. lhc placo where , ha , aa / rI come «•
beltihoured withio half ho loch of hte life. g„ t( ,or. Fasten a similar ll.llo piece »
!" a “ “ ,eeln, • lu, t °? * ‘"““S, of the back of the flower where Ihe .tern to
Ills shillal ill. No argument is so striking, joined to it
according to hia nolion. a. that which Three nr four of there flowers in a tots-
knocks a man down. On the day ol tire b |„ or n , wer ,,,, mak() a ha „d,onie or-
KTSre’w! y . Ire C ,° ni,mcrfl H centre table; and the "d-
lar m, 0, and waDtonly beaten, until hia life 1 •
was de.paired-of: indeed,bis tluntli at till!
lime wa. currently reported,"Hod generally
ooitured. Kale, linwover, recuvere ; and
no auoncr had he resumed the use of hia
longue, Ilian he declared his admiration
ut trie spirit nnd vigor which character-1 he expected at the Lyceum room-
izcd rite operations of the collar men.
Since Ins rccoyory, whenever Ire is naked
tu which side he belongs, lie replies, “I nm
a Jacks,10 man.” Homo persona allege,
that tlie hi,nvs on hi. head have effected
his mind, nnd that he pretend, to he a
Jack,oo mau lo avoid assassination But we
their glory
convert in a twolve
month ! Hurrah fur tho Kitchen !
It am ,sea ua to see these men boast
They swagger ua hugely aa il they hetl o<
oeeu defeated wherever they have shown
Itimnaclves.
"Know them, yea,
Hcrunhliuv, oet-fietag, fnvhinn.mongerin, boyi
They lie, and cog, aud flout, invent and vlao-
dor.
And speak off half n dozen dangerous words,
II, 1 w limy aught hurt their enemies, if they
durst —
Aud this w all."
will not deprive Iho putty of
T,.oy have made ono convert
.ilea, tf wg|| selected, will nflord antoit-
| iiu-nt to visiters.- J&. ,
LVfiHUM
A debale on the following question m*I
e expected at Ihe Lyceum room. Tf
morrow Evening, at 8 o'clock—"Which
aho,ltd guide a man In-his aoli na, public
opinion, or hia own conscience!"—Mem
bers, and ihe community Iu general, e 1 *
respectfully invited to attend.
W BAIRD,
Recording Secretary.
The following aingular relation la co
pied by the New Ynrk Commercial Adver
titer from a Weal lorlia paper oftho 14th
May, the editor ol which asserts that the
papers alluded to In Iho narrative ore la
LIVPOP PAYMBNIIER.
ETPer ship Slnlira.lbr N«w-York-Q, D
an 1 lady. A. Usoiiow and family. 0■ i * n
and lady. A J.C.Uhawahd lady, Mr»
a y and family. Min Hathaway, m- IH '-c
Marine
port or g
riarire’' 330 halea Cot-
A It ft l . ,
Hchr l.aurn, Ix-luno, Harlen
ton loW Patlenun.
Sloop O.orxo Washington, - .
Qrovo 11411 bushels Hough lliee 1
•rrham. _ ,. 1Uk ftl.bl 1 "
Hlrme Leader: Hiberoo, Aa j er «o
Hea Island Colton to A Q Millar, t
Si doit, anti the mailer.