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COTTON M VXI TACTrr.r. In an nn’.'e ;*<lvo* titiug the erection of tnamifac-1 luring - i i'» !>' i tet>*« in that vicinity, the Louisville' Journal has the loli.iwing interesting statements relit-I live to the coth i tn inulacturc: There is a re.'.tsrkable fact connected w ith the cot- I ion inaunfiictnri>, which must strike the attention of' nil who investigate the subject, and seems to show I clearly that tnen are not so prone to run wildly into | new spccnlationis as many superficial observers im- j aginc. On the contrary, tltev generally go into in novation-. with t rc.-it reluctance. The fact to w hich ' we allude is, that the cotton tnanttlar lure existed thir- . teen hundred y !'r, on one sole of the Mediterranean ! Sea, before it classed to the other. While all Eu rope admired th? beauty, the comfort, and the luxu-i ties of cotton go ods, and while Lombardy, Piedmont' and Flanders wi re applying their energies and skill ; in the mamifte rre of woollen goods, the cotton traf-1 sic, so superior ii; every respect to ail other sources ofj prosperity then known, was suffered to remain in the hands of the inhabitants of the Indies, and the whole world was tributary to that favored region. Not the least astonishing I art in connexion with this subject is, that notwithstanding th great demand for the article, so extensive, indeed, that the legisla tors of Europe (particularly of England) inflicted se vere p indtics upon the wearers of cotton fabric-, on the supposition that its extensive use serioudy endan gered the woollen traffic—we say notwithstanding this extensive demand, the native* of India supplied it by hand labor exclusively, if we except the slight results of tlnir very rude attempt Btn spinning wheel. The w hole manufacture was made by the hands of that industrious people ; *-v> n the endless variety of patterns, the thousand-, upon thousands of figures in calicoes, were all painted by the hands without ma chinery. So p. rfect was the art that evert Herodotus, the father of hi noiy, speaks of the proficiency of the inhabitants of India in coloring their “ vegetable wool.” as he calls it, in the most glowing terms. We repeat the fact, that this remarkable culture and man ufacture was confined to the original cultivators and manufacturers ; r the long space of thirteen hundred Dur ng t c curly part of the 16th ebntury, a species of straggling manufacture of cotton w as commenced in Great Britain, lm» being confined to mere hand work, the enterprise was very sluggish, and languish ed almost to decay.-—lt was frequently the case that a weaver spent hall a day in walking over a largo dis trict <4 country in search of cotton yarn to supply his loom lor the re t of the day; and his cotton cloth, by this means, frequently cost him more than its value. V7e speak from a full knowledge of the subject when we say, that, but for the integrity and enterprise of British mechanics, this stupendous aim of British strength, this stain e of incalculable wealth and power to Great Britain, must have come to nothing. About the year I -38 a new era opened upon (he cotton manufacture, and through it, upon the prosperity of not only Great Britain, but of the world. A few En glish mechanics did more to swell the prosperity of the British Empire to its present dimensions than th*' efforts of all her civilians and warriors bad done du ring preceding centuries. A very poet artisan, na med first ci-covered the art of working cotton by machinery, and, though he took out ■ patent in 1738, which fully described the very machinery put-< ented many years alter by Arkwright, he died poor and friendless, while Arkwright, bv his cotton ma chine . became one of the most opulent men in the British kingdom. H irtgraves, another poor mechan ic, made great improvements and discoveries in cot ton machinery I tig before Arkwright ever turned his attention to the business, yet for want of skill and per severance, he, too, died poor, and almost neglected. So completi ly did lie surrender his whole soul to the success of his machinery, that be subdued all the other feelings ol his nature to it, and actually separa ted from his w ile because, in the fullness of her affec tion, she broke some of his first patterns in order to induce him to give up v.hat she considered a wild speculation, and to return to his tonsorial operations for the maintenance of his family. Though one mob after another broke bis machines to pieces, he still persevered, and won his signal triumph over as grewt ob>la< lcs as ever opposed a human enterprise. He lived to see himself the author of so much prosperity to his country, that he was used to saving that he would pay off the national debt; and, bad not Wil liam Pitt been born, the prediction might have been verified. It is interesting to record ol Arkwright that an insult thrown at him by his enemies at Man chest* r, on account of his humble calling in early life, rankled in his heart long after he bad recovered from the injuries inflicted by mobs. Some malignant wag had thrown up his tonsorship to him, and he declar ed long afterwards, in the midst of his prosperity, when lie was making arrangements for extensive cot ton manufactories at Larnark, Scotland, that he would “make a razor in Scotland, that would shave Manchester elemi enough.” Immediately after the success of Arkwright’s ma chinery, the Cotton trade of Great Britain increased 328 per cent.; and, from that period to the present, the increase has been constant, until the capital now employed in Great Britain alone does not fall f»i short of two hundred millions of dollars, and notwith standing full tliree-i'ourths of the manufactures are carried on by machinery, the business affords employ ment to three hundred thousand persons, who direct ly draw their support from lhe trade. The labor saving machinery made a demand for cotton goods, which, without the. machinery, never would have been created; and it is questionable whether in cen turies to come there w *ul<! have been twenty thou sand per.-ons employed in die business, but for these labor-saving imivliim s. This is the reason why they are so valuable to the poor. THRILLING. Doctor Laudert, an eminent French Physician in New-Orleans, relate, that durieg his frequent rides through tin- oil! i . nt Greets, his attention lias almost alway- be* i> i triii *»-*! as he passed a house where a poor Litnilv liv *|. I lie fa idly consisted of a man and hi- wifi' bud) rather young, and the latter good 1 loolAn. with <i little infant stniling in beauty, about ten moodis old. He was led to notice them from the' appear nice of content that lived there, and their be-' i ing frequently on the banquette before the bouse. After the f. vet set in, he still saw them for some days, < happy as usual, Inn at length lie “ missed them from their aci u-trnm d place.” This he did for two days, l until the third, feeling uneasy for them, he stopped i his gig h* fire the house, alighted, and rapped at the i do*,r. No one answered ; there was silence in the : mansion, lie pushed open the door and went in. , * There lay the husband and wife on the floor both ! ; dead, and the former *l* cay ing. The child was alive i t with jis little arms around its dead mother’s neck ■ 1 vainly trying to draw tin- sustaining fluid from the * breast. Such is ‘ life in New-Orleans.’ ! ! From the New-York H'hig. “ DO.v’ r GO THERE.” The scenes of our boyhood are oft remembered, and as the stripling rises into manhood the lessons of his youth become the lights of his after pilgrim age. No one perhaps ever lived, who has not felt the indescribable sensation of a full heart, when met with the tender, yet overwhelming parental reproof for some youthfid liberation. Parental authority ever ex ercises a nobler or more beneficent prerogative, than m hen to the correction of youthful error, it brings its hallowed affection and unshaken justice. When he beholds the smile of justice satisfied, or benevolence kindly extended to his faults, be endeavors to do bet ter and to deserve the kindness he receives. In the fulfilment of the many duties of a parental character, I there is high accountability, to which many are alto gether insensible. The habits of the parent are too ! oli the sole inheritance of the child—and his tastes, principles and pursuits are often fashioned by the most trivial attentions or neglects of the parent. But enough ol this for the present moment. AVhen a mere youth, the curiosity natural to all children, frequently' led me beyond the limits of par ental licence. One afternoon, as I wandered into a neighboring church yard, to scan the monuments that told the brief story of its silent inhabitants, the sun had cast his last declining rays upon the tall trees be side me, ere I thought of returning home, or of the command I received at my departure. The sense of ; disobedience confused me—a’.td I sat down silent as the marble at my feet. From this reverie I was arous ed by a shrill call from the nursery of weeping wil lows on one side of the grave yard —ami had not time to answer before she stood at my side, an aged domes tic of my father’s dwelling, clad in an unusual garb, wk..u. I suouhl now know better how to compare with some of those female singularities that tlxj master spir it of Scotland so faithfully portrayed. She ltd me hastily towards home, betraying at every turn evxlent fear ol the ghosts and spirits, the most marvellousyto ries of which she had been wont to pour into my car. fahe led me by the hand, now wondering at my temeri ty, now chiding me for disobedience to my parenti, and now pitying me for the punishment I so richly deserved. for having frightened her almost out of her little was. She wound off her lamentations with an emphatic charge, “ never to go there again.” ‘ Don’t go there!’ said she, as we passed a gang of wrestlers—• there will be broken limbs and bruises— don’t go there.’ We passed successively the retreats of the idle, haunts of the dissipated, the assemblies, of the profane—and my guide, as she hurried onward" earnestly repeated the injunction—• don’t go there!’ In the course of a long lift, 1 have witnessed the various characters of men, and wondered at the facil ity with which passion may lead them estray —and I have a thousand times thought of the simple warning ol my guide, and longed to whisper it in their ears.— When youthful companions urged to the wayward chase, to some evening route or revel—the withered form of the old enchantress stood before my young eyes, and 1 could no longer yield to their solicitations. And now when 1 see a young man about to enter the gay assembly of the thoughtless, and vicious per haps to join in riotous excesses, dabauchery end ga ming—l could wish to avert the evil, and tell him 1 ‘ never to go there.’ When I see the young mechanic, dependent on his daily earnings, the merchant’s chirk, w hose salary will scarcely keep him in decent clotlies, nightly wending hi ; way to the theatres, I could wish to whisper in his ear, ‘ don’t go there.’ V7hen I see the young entering the gin palaces, or the rum shops, the illuminated billiard rooms, and dark bowling alleys of the metropolis—l could wish some spirit would put the thought into their mind, « Never to go there.’ And the fair, too —when 1 see them apparently with no pul suit but pleasure, wasting the golden hours of morning in sleep, and the live-long days in gadding about the streets wasting the earnings of their fathers on feathers and frippery, ami becoming the pets of gallants and whiskered coxcombs—methinks they had better ‘ not go there;’ for m age creeps on, and they percha’nce get no husbands, they may need those friendships w hich prudence and industry nbver fail to secure, and without which old maids are miserable creatures. Finally old maids and young maidens, bachelors and married men, wives and children, when flattery allures, or vice or passion •alls them to forbidden plea sures—when the customs es the jay world entice them to join the circle of extravagance and swell the crowd of dissipation—all should be taught this salutary les son, ‘ don’t go there.’ PHILOSOPHY OF ADVERTISING. A late number of Chambers’ Edinburg Journal contains a very interesting article on the subject of advertising in the public papers, by an “Old Trades man.” His ideas on the subject are certainly worth the attention of all who are anxious for business, and •re simply aad briefly as follow s : —The first utility of frequent and regular advertising is this: —there is at all times a large class of persons, both in country and town, who have no fixed places for lhe purchase of certain necessary articles, and are ready to be sway ed and drawn towards any particular place which is constantly brought under their view. Indifferent to all, they yield without hesitation to the first who asks. Then, in tte country, a considerable number of per sons, who w ish a supply naturally open a communica tion wi.lt tli.it address, which, perhaps, leads to much ulterior bttsuiess. People in the country are also lia ble to L* favorably impressed by the frequent sight of the name in the newspaper. The advertising party acquires distinction in their eyes, uiaJ thus they are led, in making a choice, to prefer him. But by far tiie most important effect of advertising is one of an indirect nature, that conveys the impression that the party —pretending or not pre tending, quackisb or not qitackish—is anxious for business.—One who is anxious for business is una voidably supposed to be an industrious, attentive, civil man, does every thing in the neatest and most tradesman-like manner, and in gen’t'ral uses every ex pedient to gratify and attract his customers. —People of course like to purchase under these .circumstances, and the system of advertising assuring tl.’em that such circumstances exist at this particular shop, they select it accordingly. Such are the opinions of the old tradesman alluded to, and they are certai.rly support ed by fact; for wherever a regular system of adverti sing is practised, and no back-drawing or unconquer able circumstance exist, it is usually seen to be attend ed with a considerable share of success. One feature ;n the philosophy is the subject must be carefully at-s t.tnded to. A faint and unfrequent system of a**ver-) tising does not succeed even in proportion. “Dr ink i deep or taste not the Pierian Spring.”— Sunddn/ las. Anecdote.—“ Bear Fofteii.” —Every bodv, we suppo»e, lias heard of Dr. Sylvester Graham, <4 brau bread notoriety. With all his peculiarities, lie is a man of no inconsiderable talent, and is possessed |of a very happy manner as a lecturer. It was our ■ fortune, several years since, to listen to one of his i lectures at Brunswick, Maine ; in th'- course of which lhe related in suppport of his “philosophy,” many amusing anecdotes. We i ecollect one only of them, and that was given nearly in the following language: In the army <*f the Revolution was an Irish soldier by the name of Foster, n imrkable for his agillity and stiength of body. He subsi-ted dntitvly on vegeta ble food ; and so active was he, aft to be able to take a musket in his month, run on ‘all-fours,’ and leap a 1 five rail fence with the greatest ease. By this and similar feats, he received the name of ‘Bear Foster,’ by which he was ever after known. At the close of the war, Bear Foster penetrated a long distant into i the forest, in one of the States; built a small shantee, took to himself one of the ‘ last best gifts,’ and liver! in comparative seilusion. Years passed away, and the habitation of our hero siill stood alone in the wil derness. At length, a friend and companion in arms of the venerable Bear Foster—for be had now be come venerable in age—arrived at the settlement nearest his dwelling; and, on enquiring for his old as sociate, was directed to a narrow path leading into the wilderness, with the assurance th;<i by following it a distance of six or seven miles, he would find the residence of him whom he sought. He commenced the walk, went on and on, until at length he heard the sweet notes of music. He paused to listen, and as certained that the mellow sounds came from a con siderable distance. He proceeded still further, when again listening, he distinctly heard the air nC his fa vorite and much admired lune of “Yankee Doodle,” and the footsteps of some one upon the floor, keeping exact time with all its Rotes. One moment more brought him to the door of his old friend, when, be hold! silting in one corner of the room, merrily chan ting Yankee Doodle, was the happy dmne of the for est, while his old companion, the identical Bear Fos ter, was drumming out the tune, in a sprightly shuf fle, at the age of 84 ! — Washington Metropolis. DISCRETION. As a jcwaJ of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion —Pror. xii. 22. The fair female who has a chaste taste, correct judgment, and fixed principles to guide her conduct, will not be offended with the sentiment expressed in our tex*., nor with the simile used to illustr.t* it. Such as have not a just ideaof the figures of oriental lan guage, may thing the netaphor coarse and improper; but those who have, will view it as one of the beau ties of composition, cnlculatt d to give the sentiment a more striking effect. How can we picture to our imagination a greater contrast, than that wbidi presents itself to our view in a be.utiful woman, whom the Lord has made to be the ornament of her sex, and the fairest jewel of cre ation, destitute of discretion in her conduct. Her beautiful countenance, arid lovely form, will like a jewel set in diamonds, attract attention ; but when she is discovered to be destitute of good breeding and a modest carriage, die more she is noticed, the more she i« despised. Ai the ornament changes not the animal that wears it, the name, the habits and the appetites, will but appear the more disgusting. A is beautiful, but indiscre.t. Her person is calculated to attract notice, to please and charm a stranger at first sight; but her indiscretion causes her friends to feel incessant anxiety and often poig nant grief. They often wish she had been less fair and more discreet. She gives frequent occasion of gratification to her enemies, and cause a blush on the cheek of modesty. She forgets that the ornaments of a meek and quiet spirit would heighten her natural charms. Her attention seems to be exclusively devot ed to dress and fashion, while she neglect, the culti vation of her mind in useful knowledge and piety. She ought to be grateful for the influence heaven has given her, and be the more careful to direct all her steps with discretion ; thus might she be the delight of her parent, the joy of all her friends, and an orna ment to her sex.— Zion's Herald. “18 HE RICH.” Many a sigh is heaved, many a heart broke, many a life rendered miserable by the terrible infatuation w hich parents often evince in choosing a life compan ion for th»ir dangiiters. How is it possible for happi ness to result from the union of two principles so di ametrically opposed t*> each other in eve y point of view a» virtue is to vice ? And yet how often is wealth considered a better recommendation to a young man than virtue ? How often is the first question which is asked respecting a suitor of a daughter, “Is he rich ?” Is he rich? Yes, he abounds in wealth; but does that afford any evidence that he will make a kind and affectionate husband ? Is he rich? Yes, his clothing is purple and fine linen, and he fares stnnptuou.lv every day but can you infer from this that he is virtuous? Is he rich ? Yes, he h»s thousands floating on eve ry ocean ; but do not riches sometimes take wrings to themselves and fly away ? and will you consent that your daughter shall marry a man who has nothing to recommend him but his wealth? Ah! beware! the gilded bait sometimes covers a barbed hook. Ask not, then‘lS HE RICH?’ but “IS HE VIRTU OUS. r ’ Ask not if he has WEALTH, but if he has HONOR, and do not sacrifice your daughter’s peace for money— [Louisville Repub. My Law Noles.— No one can measure the harrass ments of a Lawyer’s life. Mr. P. once was in a great pucker about his witnesses in a Land case; I said to him abruptly, “ Mr. P., here is one of your witnes ses.” Where?” “There,” said I, pointing to Ar chy’s Scotch Terrier, whieh entered the courtroom.” Mr. P. looked at me savagely. I opened the second volume of Espinasse, at the Index, and pointed to him my authority. “An old Terrier is good evi dence of a boundary in ejectment.” He laughed and forgot his trouble for half a minute. Time is evolving continual change, but suffering nothing in nature to perish. Even the words and phrases in sciepce which fade away and seem to die, do only change their uses. The phrase “to suffer a common recovery,” once so familiar to the English law\ is now unknown in our jurisprudence. But it is not dead; it is well known to the Medical profession; for every patient who comes out weak and crippled from his doctor’s hands, feels what it is “ to suffer a common recovery.” Well may this phrase say. as the body of a criminal said on the dissecting table “ w hen the Lawyer forsakes me, then the Doctor takes me up.”—Mw York Courier. The Stale debt of Massacliusetts. is nearly 5,000,000 of dollars. The greater part of it lias been create*! by the loan f of the credit of the State to the Western Railroad. 1 STATE RIGHTS AND UNITED STATES RIGHTS. I . 7 Igflibs ©S’ U'JIE TSJUE ESSUE. SUhll ours be a GOVERNMENT OF THE RANKS or a GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE? Shall we hore. a (JONSTITOTIONAL T/kEASURY. or «n UN- NATIONAL HANK? Shall we have a CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY of oold mid silver or one of IRREDEEMABLE PAPER? Shall webve under the despotism, of a MONIED ARISTOCRACY, or under the. safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ? [Washington Chronicle. VISILE s TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26,1839. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, FOR VICE PRESIDENT. 3 OBgrV F T EL ELECTION LN SUMTER COUNTY. A letter to the editor, dated Americus, Nov. 21, says— The election held in Sumter county on Monday last, to determine the contested election between Pearce and Pick ett, resulted as follows; Pearce, (tJnion) 315—Pickett, (State Rights) 268. Mr. Hunter, of Crawford, on Wednesday last, in the house of representatives, laid upon the table a preamble and resolutions expressive of the opinion of this Legisla ture relative to the suspension of specie payments, by a portion of our local banks, and pointing out the course to be pursued in relation thereto. On Friday last, in the legislature, the following elections took place: For Major General Eastern Division, Peter Cone, of the County of Bullock, was elected—and for Slate Printer Wm. S. Rodgers. THE LEGISLATURE. In the HOUSE, on Monday the 18th inst: The bill introduced for the purpose of repealing the law prohibiting the circulation of bills of a less denomination than five dollars, was lost. Ib the HOUSE, on Tuesday last, Nov. 19. The bill to bind the property of debtois after the ser vice of a writ from the Superior or Inferior Courts or sum mons from Justices Courts <fcc«, was laid on the table for the balance of the Session. The bill introduced to compensate Barden Billings, for the apprehension of Chas. Haynes, was laid on the table for the balance of the Session. The bill for the relief of certain widows and orphans, and certain invalid soldiers, sufferers by the late Creek War, was lost, —yeas 68, nays 110. Thn bill for appropriating a sum of money to make a good road from Salem, across the Look Out Mountain, t* Lafayette, was laid on the table for the balance of the Session. The bill to alter and amend the 48th Section of the 14th division of the penal code of Georgia, was lost, —yeas 38, nays 135. In the .SENATE, on Tuesday, The bill to amend an act to incorporate the Habersham Iron Works and Manufacturing Company, was lost—ayes 35, nays 36. The engrossed bill to add a part of the County of Greene to the County of Morgan, was laid on the table for the balance oftlie session. In the HOUSE, on Wednesday, 20th inst. The bill more effectually to suppress negro meetings, was laid *»n the table for the balance es the session. The bill to authorise and require the Clarks of the In ferior Courts in this state, Sheriffs and Jailors, to adver tise all estray horses, mules and runaway slaves in two of the public gazettes in Milledgeville, was laid on the table for the balance of the session—ayes 133, nays 43. In the HOUSE, on Thursday, 21st inst. The bill to lay out and organise a new county out of the counties of Cass, Murray, Floyd, and Chattooga, was lost—yeas 31, nays 143. The bill for the relief of James M. Daniel, was lost— ayes 52, nays 119. In the SENATE, on Friday 22d inst. The bill to define the liabilities of the several rail road companies of this state, for killing or injuring hogs, cattle, or other property, was lost—ayes 31, nays 50. “ COUPON WARRANTS.” In the bill introduced into the Senate to amend the act authorising the sale of scrip or certificates of state debt, the 3d section proved quite a poser for many of the mem bers. It read thus : “ Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all coupon warrants attached to such scrip or certificate of state debt, as may be, or have been issued,” &c. “ What kind of warrants are coupen?" inquired one of the members in a whisper; “Cow pen! I never heard of cow pen warrants! It must mean tho pledge of Georgia’s cow pen lands. I will not vote for that cow pen warrant law.” “ What! Pledge the best land I have for the statw— I’ll vote against that law—its not just to poor people —its a bad law or it would not be dressed up with such lingo 1” “Let s have it referred to the committee on education,” said another. “ It would be better to say the judiciary.” The conversation continued sometime, and the learned section was riddled and explained to infinity. This should be a lesson to those who indulge too freely in technicali ties, to abandon the use of them, when they are addressing ordinary individuals. Men will seldom vote fora mea sure containing such abstruse legal phraseology—they are not qualified to vote understandiugly, and their safest poli cy is to oppose it. It is proposed to hold a National Convention of those interested in the cultivation and manufacture of Silk in Uie United States. The city of Washington is named as the place of holding it; the tenth of De cembw, the time- ( JIONOnABI.E ALFRED CUMMING. We regret much to learn that the Hon. Alfred Cum min*.. bi. l : sent in his letter of resignation of lhe Mayoralty of Augusta. The reasons which have induced him to that step are not expressed in the letter in which he tenders his resignation. Is it possible that Augusta is about to lo»e the services of this truly worthy man? Mr. Cum ming has elevated himself higher in the affections of the inhabitants of our sister city, for his great exertions and personal privations, during the prevalence of the scourge which recently afflicted her, than perhaps has ever been the good fortune of any citizen of lhat or any other city to have attained. Disservices are spoken of with admira tion throughout our whole State. The city Council have passed a resolu'ion requesting Mr. C. to withdraw his re signation. We hope ho may be induced lodo so; and that he may long continue, in health and prosperity, to elevate the character of the city over which he presides, with so , muc'n honor to himself and usefulness to his fellow citi zens. P. S. Since the above was in type, a large and respect able meeting of the citizens of Augusta, was held, when a resolution was unanimously passed, earnestly requesting Mr. Cumming to withdraw his letter of resignation. We ate pleased to notice that Mr. C. has yielded to the wishes of his fellow citizens, and withdrawn hts resignation. THE HERO OF NEW-ORLEANS. A meeting of the Young Men, of the City of New Or leans, was held on the evening of the 14th instant, at the Conti Street Hotel, sot the purpose of inviting Ex-Presi dent Jackson, to visit that city, on the Bth of January next. —arid also to take into consideration, the propriety of erecting on the Battle-Ground of New Orleans, a Mood ment to perpetuate the triumphant victory, and mark the spot where the chivalry of Louisiana and the West, glori ously repelled a foreign invaderand saved the “Beauty and Booty" of New Orleans, from the insulting and plundering hirelings of a ruthless British soldiery. A committee of 2T was appointed to carry out the purposes of the meeting. The citizens of New Orleans, have also held a meeting, inviting the “OLD HERO” to participate in the festiv ities of the Bth January next. We have received lhe first number of the Quincy Her ald, a new paper, published by Mr. Joshua Knowles, in the town of Quincy, Florida. It is as handsome a sheet, as any we have seen for a long time. By the way, we know you Joshua, and wish you much good luck, —lots of advertisements, a good subscription list, —(with the situ qua non) plenty of job work, and lots of “aiblins." Josh, have you quit singing psalms? The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times of lhe sth says: “ There arc some strong premonitory symptoms in tho conduct of several of the banking institutions in this eily, of a speedy resumption of specie payments !” The same paper says, “ wc are well assured that the suspension will not be carried beyond the ninety days, by any one bank that is able to pay. There is not a solvent bank in the commonwealth that means to brave the law in the hands of Governor Porter, except driven to it by actual neces sity.” NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE. In ths House of Assembly, the Whigs have succeeded in obtaining a majority of about eight, and in the Senats about six. But it is admitted on all sides that Mr. Van Buren will obtain the vote of New York, for President. MISSISSIPPI. The election ret :rns from this state are troly cheering Gov. McNutt is certainly elected ; and thef Van Buren majorities in both branches of the legislature, render cer tain the election of Mr. Walker to the United States’ un ite. Well done, Mississippi. Baron James 11. Hackett.—Qur countryman, Hackett the comedian, is officially announced as the Baron Hack ett, since the death of his cousin at New-Orleans. The London Court Journal of October 12th, has the following: Died, at New-Orleans, U. S., on the 22d of August last, of yellow fever, Baron Hackett, of Hackett’s Towo, a native of Holland, whose ancestors emigrated from Ire land. He was an aide-de-camp to the Prince of Orange, and served with distinction in the French army, particu larly at the battle of Waterloo, and at tire siege of An twerp. The Barony of Hackett’s town was originally one of the Irish peerages that have become dormant and the dignity devolves upon the cousin-german of the late baron —Mr. Hackett, the Americarr-eomedian, at present in London. Silk Culture—Greatest Cocoonery.— It is stated in the Bridgeton Chronicle that the Cocoonery at Germantown, Pa., belonging to Philip Bhysic, Esq., is the largest in the world. He has fed this summer two millions, (2,000 ? 000) of worms with great success—and has 400,000 multicaulis trees growing on his grounds. He intends planting about sixty acres next spring for his own use, and expects to feed 15,000,000 of worms by year after next. He is full in the belief lhat the Silk business is destined to be very extensively carried on by Americans. It has been asserted that the Democratic party of our Legislature, would adopt the most active and harsh measures to chastise those Banking institutions, of our State, that have recently suspended specie payments. Some bills it is true, have been offered in our Legislature, w hich would, partially, seem to war rant the opinion which has been expressed. But the Democratic party will not sustain any policy against the Banks, which must ultimately fall upon the peo ple. It must be apparent that an effort to compel our banks to a prompt resumption of specie payments, will induce on their part, a speedy curtailment of their discounts, they will cease to renew the paper of our merchants and planters—and thus will be compelled to force payments from those indebted to them, while lhe greatest sacrifice of property, must follow as a consequence. The Legislature will constantly bear in mind, while legislating on this subject, the peculiar condition of the commercial world. They will not be so precipi tate as to crush our batiking institutions, but will pur sue that policy towards them, which the dictates of an enlightened judgment ami prudence would sug gest —and they w ill not forget the people who are greatly indebted to the batiks, and who are now una ble to liquidate their obligations. But, while the Legislature will undoubtedly pur sue a liberal, it will likewise adopt such rigorous mea sures of a general character, as will guard the coun try against future suspensions.