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< HAItAC TKIl IS AS NECESSARV TO A STATE AS TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE GLORY OF A STATE IS THE
COMMON PROPERTY OF ALL ITS CITIZENS. 1
i;Y SAM’I. J RAY.
MACON. GA- TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 5, 1847.
voi. XNli — NO 2.
telegraph
is PUBLISHED
j;ti:»v TI'I HDAY .moknino.
!EO BGl ,^r
BV SAMUEL J. RAY.
TRMt
_ tner inadvance. per annure, *2 50.
w po L _ _ _
BMP*
tf ^nlidontii thread of the year *3 50.
___ jimntinaed. except at the option of the
^•CrMtil all arrearage* are paid.
at the regular charge, trill he $1
x0, i’nf Ir* liar* nr /*-*, for tlic firat insertion, and
fcreadi subsequent cootinaanee.
W T\.i,«a hv the vear trill be contracted with on
*tj una« ‘t ^bcins"expressly understood that con
.far vrarivadvertUiwt. relate only to the immcdi-
"P,Wbo.in«M of the individual or parties
fled at to time, will be pub-
' accordingly.
u.aauow and Obituary Notice* exceeding ten
p wiU he charged as advertlacmeuta.
rtp s. B. Sales of Lssos. by Administrator., Ex-
or Onardiau*. are required by law, to be held
first Taeaday iu the mouth, between tho boura
tfloin th« forenoon, and 3 in the afternoon^ at the
P1 House in the County in which the Land it situ-
Ijf of thcae sail-« must be gWen in a public
,rtte Hitt osts praviooa to the day of sale.
*Meiof Nkgkoki must be male at a public auction
ifis firat Tnesdsv of the month, between the niua1
5 Tof tale, at the'place of poblic sales iu the Couuly
Jflhe Letter* Testamentary, of Adminiatration
, Jlsrl.snship, may have been granted, firat giving
” p , r , notice thereof, m one of the pnhlic gmxettea
“, kl , gjac. ao ,| at the door of the Court House, where
Irh sales are to be held.
' Notice for the aale or Personal Property must be giv-
,‘u, hke manner roatr days previoua to the day of
> '\s(ir*totbft Debtors and Creditor, of an estate moat
UMhlislied roarr days.
Smie* that application will be made to the Court of
Vasry for leave to aell Land, uiuat be published for
r K «f
Satire for !*»areto«e!l Negroes ron«rb-
k. rin’s iosths, bef >re any orJer absolute shall be
m Is thereon by the Court.
CiTsTlosa for L -ttem of Aimmiatratinn, must be
..ijisbrd THisrr n»T*—for dismission from adminia-
rtiMii. m-isM/v sit MoxTlts— for dismission from
[Hirdianship. FORTTDIT*.
Rrits for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub-
H xoirm.T for rooa moarHs— r or establishing
t pipers, for the full lnct of THnr.r. months—for
BELDEN A CO’S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HAT AND CAP
EMPORIUM.
The undenncneahaviiipnarehascd from
"If' 1 ! 111 " entire fiaitst, iu lln-Jf
i* HAT Jf CAP F. S1VI/)LISHtiBHT,
on Mulberry street, beg leave to nnnounce to the pub
lic that they are now receiving, direct from their otv.-c
Maslfactoky, a large and Well aelerted stock of
IIATS A\D CAPS.
Consisting in part of men's and boy’s
ft* Faslnouable Black and Drab 3enver Hats
Kgf do do do Nutria do
do do do Silk do
*> do do Brush do
do do do Casaimcr do
do do d* plain Russia do
_ do do do Angola it.
Broad Bnm Black and Drab Beaver do
vir do do do Brash do
do do do plain Russia do
„ . do _ do do Cassimcr do
Mer a Peart Sporting Hats
do Ashland do
do Tampico do
do Knickerbocker do
do Black Glazed do
A laree assortment of Men's and Boy’s Black and
pKAa II OUL HA TS, of every description.
Men’s and Boy’s prem. Otter Capa a splendid article
do do fine Fur Cap*, new style
do fine Nutria do
do Musk-or do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Infant's Fancy
do fine Cloib
do Naw
do oil silk
do Glazed
do every vat tynf pat's,
do with covera
do
do
do
Together with every other description of Hats and
Caps now extant.
Posaeaaine facilities for obtaining tbeir supplies, e-
<|ualled by no other establislimeut in this section of
Georgia, and surpassed by none mtlie State, and de
voting tbeir exclnsive nttentimi to the Hat business,
the subscribers are prepared to aell every aitirlo in
their line at the lowest rniers, an-t to warrant eivine
satisfaction to their rnstomers. Pnnhasei. arc re
spectfully invited to call and examine their stork and
prices. BELDEN & CO.
Store in Mulberry st. sign of the Mammoth Hat.
ang 31 49
OREGON 9IOESE—Macon, Gn.
«';•/< Tho subsenber n.turns his sincere thanks
ajfnil tolus nnmerous friends and the public, for the
P»"il very liberal cncoura eutent extended to him
since lue opening of the above Hotel. _ Sundry im
provements have been, aud other a are being made, for
the better accommodation of the travailing public.
Tiie Oregon House is situated near the head of
Ilia’ titles from Executor, or Administrators, Cotton Avenue, iu a hi. h and healthy part ol the city,
a Bond hsa hern given bv the deceased, the » nd within flvo minutes walk of the Ua. on and West-
e n Kail Iload De| ot—from aud to which the baggage
of niatomcis will be conveyed erst*.
Wuilo soliciting tbeir ruatonn he pledges himself to
spare no means to give satisfaction to those who call
upon him. ~ M. BARTLETT.
Macon, Ga., August 1847.
aug 3 45—tf
lirti «r»cr. of three months.
1 Publication* will always he continued areo-dine to
i,ral rc'iuirrments, nn?rx« otherwise ordered.
•.*A'l latturs di-cte 1 to this Office or the E litoron
ii."i-rr. •*■•* hr cost asm ♦*» li«n« sts—‘H—n
R thi-rl A. Alien,
Factor am) Commission Mcrcliant,
Ns. ll-J, Bay Street, Snvnnnnh, Gn.
WTB attend strictly to tlie storage and sale
I hm ...if Cotton, Corn, Flour, aud other Produce, aud
IEB0wil| mike liberal cash advances on goods con-
|i .sol to his H»nse.
Jfi/>rriMW—Mr. James A. Nisbet,I
K. B. Weed, I
J. II. R. Washington, f M, ’ con -
Ornvcs, Wood A Co. J
Dye A Ruliertson. A"f**ta.
Branon * Yeung,
Dr. George F. Pierce, Sparta.
talyir■ .44—ly
t
John Jones * Son,
jLATX JUKES A HOLT,)
B'nrrliuuM & t'oamd..ion Merchnnts,
MACON, GA.
25 39—6m
IWarchouse anti Commission Busi
ness.
» BURCH * GUNN having taken the Warc-
■eiise on Second street, formerly occupied by
Jl-.NN g WiLSo.v, tender tlieir services to their
Ifhtadt snd the public, for tlic sale and stohagx uf
Jvotton asp MERCHANDIZE generally.
I Liberal advance* in cash will at all times be made
T re Cotton or Corn iu store, or on shipments to tbeir
I torisls ill any of the Atlantic port*. Their best ellurts
I try pic 1-,’ed to promote the interest* of their petrous;
I sal they respectfully solicit the patronage of their old
I.trends imd the public.
MORTON N. BURCH.
WILLIAM GUNN.
Mseon. June 59. 1817. 40
Pntor J. 'WilU-tins
HAH taken the WASHINTO.V HALL, and
liiil requests a enntinnanee ot public patronage.
-lllJ Macon, Dec. 8,1846. 11—tf
From tXe Democratic Rcvinc.
Arc I ions I Rights under the ConslilMtioM.
The conaitntion is the bond which binds the
members of the Un:nn together. If kept inviolate,
there is no reason why it'should not continue for
nges to secure all those blessings of which it has
been so fertile during tho years of its existence
which have passed. If uncorroded by the dust
which jijdifTerence would suffer to accamu’ate up
on R—if ita links be unbroken by ruthless hostility
to iu principles, or bv pnssinn, tlic offspring of a
folly miscalled expedience, it will continue to af.
fa" safety in prosperity, nnd security anti promise
for the future. Its parts are equal to eacn other
iu importance; for no one of them can bo invaded
without destroying that confidence in the good faith
of the members of the alliance, without Which it
would lie a cause of discord of more evil than of
good. Yet there are parts of that instrument, the
invasion of which would call firth more opp-isi’ion
than the violation of others; fir they have a more
immediate bearing npon thepri-iudices and inter-
ests of large classes of the people. The intimate
relation between the states and the general govern
ment—the nicely of discrimination required to dis
cover where the jurisdiction oftheoue commences,
and that of the other ends—the jealousy of interfe
rence, aud the immediate importance of the inter
ests involved, render the rcl ition peculiarly inter-
cs’ing. and that interest willdtMii-rwao with tb-na
tional growth and wealth. When questions of‘his
nature liavearisen, involving the weal of the whole
country. Providence has been so watchful over ns,
that jenlou.-ies have been quieted, the fires of ani
mosity have been quench -d at the altar of patriot,
ism. nnd the contest has been terminated, leaving
no’hing to murk its existence but a deeper sense
of ' he Uuion, and the importance of unflinching fi-
delily toita true intent. A number of such ques-
tionsareon *b-tapis at this time; aud, nerh-ins,
one at least of them wil give rise to mtti b nngrv
discussion. The me.isure, t-ommnnlv known as
the IVilm >t Proviso, having for its nlriect th- pro
hibition of sl.tverv in territory hereafter to be ac
quired by the federal governm-nt. is so interesting
and important, ibat a brief examination of it hv
Plint.ition,Stock and Corn for Sale
S The subscriber offers for sale, his
PLANTATION, lying ou the Road
.turn Mucou to Perry, twenty m'lcs
icou. There are nine hundred acres; and
"tout six hundred open—all the open land is in excel
lent order torcnltivatioii—a good proportion is fresh
and the balance much improved by manuring—all tbe
firl’ls are under a good fence.
He will also sell at Christmas, on tbe place, a laree
crop of Com aud Fodder, aud Oats. Also, stock of
flo.-s and Cattle, Mules, Horses, Wagons, and plan
tation Tunis and implcmenti.
Toe Plantation can he seen by application to my
Overseer, Mr. IIAMII1CK, on the plare : or to me
at this place. E. A. NISBET.
Macon, Sept. 7, 1847. 50—tf
VnltiiDIi! LmhIn for Sale.
pr A THE subs -riber offers for sale bis valuable
tv ?** PLANTATION, situate on the main road lead-
Warehouse anil Commission Bu
siness.
Tho undersigned fcela grateful to his f iend*
'aud patrons lor past favors, aud respectfully so
licit* a continuance of tlieir patronage; takes
tkii method of informing them, and Planters and coun-
fy Mi-rrhants gcncrallv. that be will oneopy the coni-
iat traxm, the LOWER Ware hoi-se, foruterty occiipi-
»J by Mrsara. J. W. Latiirop A Co., at the right ol the
itort occupied by Messrs. Merritt, Nile* & Roberts,
•hicli is fitted np'in good order, aud now ready for the
iwcptioa of Cotton. He will give hi* jicrsonsl atten-
tmitotlie keceiviso, sellino and SHtrrtNOOf COT-
TOS—and to filling ail orders for Goods of ev ery de-
•niption; snd assures all who may patronize him, that
trtrv exertion will be used to promote tbeir interest.
Tlir uislersigned is also happy to be able to give as-
rrute to hia patron*, that the obataclr* to csriy alitp-
an.U in the Fall will be eutirely removeil. as arrange-
■ruts have been made lor aevcral aiibatantial, light
draft BoaT* to take off Cotton aa early aud at such
jyriods as Planters and other Shipper* may desire.
Stianbuat facilities will also bo at band, in aliun-
ftarr, whenever the state ot tlic River will afiow.—
supply of GOODS of all description*, will bo
hautifol; snd no doubt, will be sold on very libera]
Irani, as Merrhiuita here are determined to aell goods
»• low as can be bou-.dit in Maeon.
Aad 1 can give positive assurance that extensive
sTsnrement* for ait *n*gpaTE serrt.T oy MONEY
bn been made unou terms ao favorable, that purrba-
■os here ran affor 1 to, and will pay a* LtazitaL rut-
its, as those or Macon. Hor-kietriile it looking op,
*\i no muh.ict CoMK and TKT ps aoain.
J. O. JELKS.
HiwVinsvfile, Aneuat Shtli, 1847.
P. 8—We have now a cool Hteamboat River, and
<be Earth is so completely filled with water from tbe
heavy ruins of the summer, that there is but l ttle rea-
•oo to apprehend a low river in the early part of the
tcuoo. J- O. J-
•or 31 49
iug from Moron to Tallahassee, Florida, three mile*
from Vienna, Dooly county, Gs„ containing in all. Se
ven Hundred Acres, one hundred and thirty acres of
which are in nary good and neat repair. Attached is
a complete Mill Site, and the frame of a good mill rear
ing up to suit any purchaser. Also, the Corn, Fodder,
and Stock of Ho .-*, Cattle, Ac., with an abundance of
Provisions of ad kinds; as well as all necessary out-
houses. This place ia thought to be uuinber one for
tlic travcing interest to aud from Florida. Those who
with good land and water, would do well to call and
see. Thomas Raort, at Macon, Ga., can give some
information of these promises.
william McDaniel.
iy Tho Federal Union will insert tho above until
fortiid, and forward the acconnt to W. McD.
Vicuna, Dooly county, Dcc.’.*9.1946,14—tf
U'.irclioMsc and Commission Busi
ness.
B THE anbacriber wtll continue to cany on
ilic auove bitsiues* at tlic Fike Pro.»f »V ARE-
H..CSI „ii Cuttou Avenue, where he wiUattord
•btbe usual ficilitiea to planter* aud other* iu the
•fomge ot Cuttou an 1 any otiicr kind* ot cuuutry pro-
w«i Qondi, Jtr. Tiio warolioude in m tale IrouJ >i*H’
by fi e as an/ other in tho State, and coaveuieut
10 tbe business pait of tho city. AU orders Irom his
••hotacri will meet with prompt attention.
_M»ra«. J«ae aa, 1147.
N. OUSLEY.
39—tljan
Just Rccoivcil by Strous & Wood,
fbu A splendid assortment of Spring A Sommer
HATS, of the latest sty-es, viz;
30 doreu Gcutlemeu's Panama Hats, assorted
15 do. Gentlemen's Pedal ifo.
10 do. do. Double Brim Lceora Hats
10 do. do. Single Brim Leghorn do.
5 da do. Swiss da do.
SO da Men's Palm Leaf da
.5 da Boys' Pedal da
50 da oo. Palm Leaf da
Also, 2 cases Gents' Fine Drab Beaver Hau
4 do. da do. black do. da
4 do. da do. Moleskin do.
With a general assortment of other style of Hsts.
such at men's broad brim Black. White and Drab, and
fashionable Fur and Silk, of various qualities and pri
ces. Also, a fine lot of Gentlemen'* snd Boy's Cars,
of all styles and qualities and prices. AU of which are
offered at very low prices. march 30
Copiirtuoriihip IVoticc.
% ALBERT MIX having associated
JN with him in this city. Mu. Erast Ui—— 11 •
>9 Kiktland, will continue the bus-iiess at bi* o'd
stand, tunk-r the firm and style of MIX A KIRT-
L AND. Tliey wiU at aU times keep on band, a full
supply of the oest and most fashionable stock of goods
in tbeir line. The former patrons of tbe late firm of
Whiting A Mix, together with purchasers and tho
public generally, are respectfully invited to rail ami
examine their stock. Our SHOES and BOOTS are
fresh, of the beat materials an I workmanship, and we
pledge ourselves that nothin? shall be wanting on
our part, to please all those who may favor ns with
tlieir patronage. MIX A KIKTLAND.
Martin. 3tat Mav. 1847.
N. B.—Mit. E. Kirtland i* duly authorised tore-
c;i*e sod receipt for all monies doc tlie late firm of
Whiting A Mix. during my absence from the Prate.
june i 36 ALBERT MIX.
Fiftv nsrii Huts oml Caps.
FINE Beaver Hats at «S 00
Jnf Cashm -re do 1 50
^ Broad Bin do 1 85 to 83 00
P inmna and Leghorn Hats
Palm Leaf Hats at 12} cents
Si-o-tiug Cans, new at vie glazed Capa
ma-ch 24 IV. G. BANCROFT.
lints!!!
'Varc5iou.se anil Commission Busi
ness.
TIII5 undersigned havin* become sole pro-
rietorol tho now FIKE PROOF WARE-
JIOUPE occupied the past aeaaou by Dvson
A HicntRDto.v, bogs leave to tuforni tb-i public, that
»i *”jL* M °ciatel with him in liuaiuesa Mr. JOSEPH
«■ COOPER, and Mr. WILLIAM M. ROBERTS,
•bote ability and experience eutitle them to tlie
•oafi We of the people. Ho therefore hopes to share
a liberal patronage, a* well as maintain the confidence
JJPfori- All orders will receive prompt attention, and
“beral advances made on Cotton instore.
THOMAS DYSON.
— Macon, Jaly u, J047 aug 3 t5—tf
D *. W. B. Rivers.) (Dr. H. J. Rotall.
jg~~ nivrn.M a iovaU,,
■ ^80RCKON Dentists—Savanna*. C!a.
^srttTv Ollice Ninth East corner of SL Julian
••••M aad Market Square.
•ept 7 50—ly
l>eul:tl Curd.
Operating Rooms in Macon, ar-t would sincerely ten
*** thornoor best thanks for former kindness siul pat
"We. stating that present engagements in the op-
j’tOj w ill nreessarify detain us until about the 15th
01 October next.
*£Pt14
LOMBARD A PUTNAM.
51—tf
II:tt«! Il-tffo!!
A few cases Gentlemen’s Fashionable Hats,
/.<¥ Just received by N. McKINNON A CO.
jan 12
Sale and I.ivcry StaTiIc.
■ft THE andersignsd respectfully
inform their trieuds and tbe public,
i I / A ti at they have opened a STABLE^.,) r_ I.
in Me-on, for the pnrj-ose of doing a SALE AND LI
VERY BUSINESS, and respectfully solicit a share
of public pat ouage. Their Stables are connected with
the Flotd II otE, an 1 every attention will be paid
to mutomera, iu order to give general satisfaction. '
Tlieir Stables are large, new ami comtuo iiou*. with
fine Lota aad ovary convenience. Person* wwl* do
well to give tut a calL N. HA »V KIXts,
C h J. W. HARRIS.
Macon, April 51, 1846. 3y — tf
Accommodation Stable.
THE subscriber b»« erected a
new aud commodious STABLE in
. , the rear ol bis store, ou Cheiry-•*-•«_
wViere lie will be prepared to keep Horses l-y the itay,
week ormontb, ou tlie most liberal terra*. His Ineud*
and the public are invite-t to give him a call.
Macon. Sept. 15. 1846.
WILEY V. WAGNON.
51—tf
Dr. ICuDrrt Id. Fallcrson
H AVING permanently located in this place, ten
der* hia professional services to the citizens of
Macon and it* vicinity. He hopes that by prompt at
tention to business to merit a share of public patronage.
[jafiii ofilce ia on Second street, in tbe building
formerly occupied by the Macon Messenger.
Macon. Juno l»,M47. <0 “ tf
h RR. BOON A 8TROHECKER have formed a
^.^^rmnership in the piactice of Medicine snd
. C3'-Me«aa; for Dr. B. left at h'« off cc or residence
4-2L? i 8* ,t -^ , ' ,lmcct ' w i t hr rom P lntt '' ntion ; . m
8. may bo found daring the -lav, at lus offec
sytrtheghoaStore ofWc;rrs. Strong v Wood, ana at
**8-t st the Floyd House. J. R. BOON. „ ;
^taarch2 n tf K. L. STltuHECKUR- 1
Green
Clmrles D. Carr,
n ltAPEIt AND TAILOR, Jfo. 39, Broad Strict.
CkaHi-to ■■■ s’. C.—Has always on hand a band-
some assortment of Cloths. Caaiicicre*. k eating* and
Fancy Articles, which lie offers ou tbe usual terms, or
t ;o percent discountfor cash,
sept 7
Dr*.. ii. _
I I^VErcn -d ttv.
A I(. H
ora Strong * Wood’* I
Hikurv ;«» hic t-niiivf opposite tbe Meth-1
' .... v. ■ 1
Alexnntkr E. IIsnncr»-ly,
B MUtr.il ,.:.t H:;ir iT.as.-r. -1»««' «; the Ast-r
House Barber Sir-,, ha. opened « -"Wt »<»
0« «
2—tf
I treat, where ho will bi
th calls of his friends at
Macon, July SO. D-* 7 -
tbe test of th- constitution, mav have a tendency
to awakeu inquiry to 'he principles of the measure,
lief .re men have enlisted ohber for or against it,
tvi boot seeking aid from tbe light which the con-
atitutiou throws npon it.
The subject of slavery is looked npon bv all re-
fl"C i;ip mindsasof -vit. 1 importance to the wh de
country; aud every one who values the institution*
puder whose protection be lives, and while s<*ek-
iug tbe enjoyment and security nfh : *nwn right*,
ia willing that his ti-tiphlxir should have eqnsl
benefits, is Imand bv th? duty he owe* himself, his
generation and (tostcritto inform himself of the
reciprocal rights aud duties of the slave states and
the free, and of the general government to each of
!h"-m.
A discussion of tho “question of *1 iverv” would
lie ill-timed and out of ilace; ami, in the iuvesti-
gati-iu into whir b we an about to enter, let us eu-
deavnr to forget that it differs, in some respect*,
from most other questions; and let us look at it
but in one light—aa a s.ibject npou which political
or cnustitntioiinllaw hns bearing; and let ua look
at it in th-it light, but from one poiut, and see
whether the proposed proviso would net in harm—
ny with that ereat ch-rter, whose provisions are
super! >r in obligation to tho interest* nnd |ui**inu«
of nil alike—uf those who legislate, and those legis
lated for.
The IVilmnt Proviso proposes to exclude slaves
from the territory herenf-cr to be acquired by the
federal government: a proposal which ia at vari-
mice wi:h the plsin intent snd meaning of the con
stitution. The government was organized for cer
tain defined purposes—which, hnt for the cxidtcnce
of Midi government, en*-h state would have to at
tend to individually. These functions were not
suffered to rest tt|iou inference, but were specifi
cally stated, and were tube carried out by proper
nnd appropriate mean*. All powers not specifical
ly delegated to the federal government were re
tained by the state*. The operation of the govern
ment was wisely eonfiued to objects of common
t iterest: tho e wh'ch affect-'d all of the States.
Power* not necessary for the proper manngi m-nt
of tbe interests confide,! to its charge, were not
-lelegnted ; ami especially was care taken th it the
federal government shonld not encroach upon the
rights of the states, including mntter* of internal
p«ilic-. The power to regulate commerce, and
other grants, le-aring a near relation to it, were
not thought sufficient to clothe the government
with authority to prohibit the slave trade ; awl, by
common consent, a special power was given to
conclude, at the expiration of a prescribed period,
a traffic rrnnguartto the feeling* of the humane of
tfitht “old thirteeu.” Domestic slavery existed,
and was left to the management of those to whom
the duty properly helougcd. There was nothing
in tbe institution of slavery repugnant to the new
political organization ; but on tbe other hand, it
was recognized, and a provision inserted for its pro
tection. Tlie blesaius* of security, pence, and pro
tection to life and property, were not invaded bv
its existence; and the moral responsibility rested
noon those who participated in it. Such being
the case, congress, certainly, was clothed wi’h no
power to legislate upon the subject as it existed in
the states, by that instrument composing the Union.
The power given congress “to dispose of, and
make all needful rules and regulations respect ra
the territory lielonging to the Uuited States,” must
be construed according to the spirit of the consti
tution. Congress, for example, has no power to
eatabl'sh a little kingdom iu any territory, and give
some one unlimited control over hi* fellows—for
the plain reason, that such act would lie repoguant
to the intent of’he constitution: an intent to be
g t'here-i from it as a whole. Iu short, snrh n grant
would be neither “necessary" nor “needful” f"r the
proper regulation and role of territory; and no
pow-rs other than such hive been gmuted. The
grant must lie cons'rned to give congress power
to legislate for territories in those matters which,
in every infant settlement, as well ns iu those of
more advanced age. are of pressing importance—
such ns the establishment of conrts of justice. Tho
territories now be] raging to ns are not deiienden-
ciesof the Unite I States, as Australia is of England;
ttor can the territorv ubirh we may acquire here-
nf er be made so. IVInt we h-tve are, nnd what
we mav acquire will be, integral narls of th * c»nt»-
trv. -rn’itled to take trasitioiis along side of exist
ing slnt«-s. so soon ns they shall have n sufficient
population, awl oth-r requisites of political exist
ence. The non-interference wi*b slavery by the
co-stitn ion.—as slavery existed in the states origi
nally composing the Union—and its silence in re
gard to interference bv the federal government
being able to exercise all powers necessary
and proper for its coudoct, without interference
therewith.
If these views be correct, tho congress.has no
legal right to refuse admission into the Uuion to a
territory sp ilyiug for it.ni 'rely iu consequence of
the existence of slavery in such tenitie y:—'hat be-
i.,g a matter for the domestic governuieut to reg
ulate, awl one whit h doea not interfere, wi'h the
fractious of.hr general government—a* is proved
by the existence of slavery at the adoption of the
constitution, aud tho oontin'Miiceuf it subsequently.
The constitution .evidently intended to guaranty
to each and every citizen of tho Uuion, the right to
enjoy his liberty ant pmjierty in any part.of the
Union whi. b he might select for his residence,
subject to the laws properly eatabliclnal. Slavery,
as has been shtwn, snot repugnant to the const>
tutiuo; aud the cow l istou is'inevitable, that uo
power can prohibit uluvery in any territory, until
the ndtniaaiun of such territory us a sta'e, and tho
prohibition, by the government, of such state.. Th ■
power to make “all needful rules a.nl regulation*,"
would require the ta ut 1 ititudinsriau constriction
to authorize the entcttngnl of a law prohibiting
slavery—depriving its citizens of property, tho pos
session of which could not iutcrlero with .he le
gitimate exercise of the functiousuf the general
government. «
Sttcb, th being the case; slavery bring recog
nized hv the constitution as lawful, and to be pro
tected.'and ita existence being in entire conformi
ty with granted powers, nnd their proper exercise:
he who directs bun te If uf sectional and party views,
must admit that the Froviso seeks to do that which
is bevowi the pale of the coustitntiou.
If tie- proviso bo euactcd, slow, tudeetl, will, bo
the settlement of territory which may be acquire 1
in the snath-mast, and no purpose, such us its
friends seek, can bo obtained by it; for, even in
ense of its enactment, the mliniwiion of such terri
tory into thu Uuiou as a state would giro it power
immetliatcly to establish slavery within it* hor-
ders, and do law or act of congress could reach it.
The measure would give the people of one sec
tion of the I’liion lulviiutagcsuot by otn-
, r« ; for. nl h >ugh slavery would be alike promo-
it.-d to nil. Ill" equality would be merely tochuicai
mill not real; for otic would have
rating, while another
gain:: hin:, unless he
wimlii Million, iu making bis home iu u Jau.l buughi
with blood aud treasure, to which he had contrib
uted—to restrictions neither required'of his fathers,
at tho time of the formation of the government, nor
contcmplnted by them as to become the burden of
tlieir children.
Such measures have an inevitable tendency to
inflame dangerous wonuds in our.body politic; and
he must be recklessly bold, who in a matter which
would be of doubtful expedience, oven did not ibe
fundamental laws of the country prohibit it, would
fan the expiring embers of sectional jealousy, aud
do that which, wa are assured, would be the sig
nal for dissolving our league of brotherhood, “as
flax is severed at the touch of fire."
To appeal to the constitution has become uu
fashionable. Men shrug their shoulders, hs if it
were the fouutaiu of wild vagaries; and their con
duct would often lead one to suppose that sacred
covenant bad become a dead letter;—.hat momen
tary interests prompt political action; and that
popularity is the only measure of propriety. If
Hitch a feeling be sufiered to gain strength, it will
tiudermiue tho fabric reared at so much cost. Then
indeed, will liberty be bat a name, aud malt's gov
erument of himself become bjt a jest for the eue-
rnies of humanity. But better things are tp be
h >ped fur:—increased intelligence wifi give a high
er appreciation of the blessing* of oar iustilutioua ;
and the world will learu that uieu arc not bnttes.
to be alternately coaxed and driven; bttl that they
are reasonable beings, waoneedotd^. to understand
their duty to secure tbe performance of it.
If, as is generally admitted, the federal govern
ment be limited iu its operaiitin to certaiu well-de-
ti.nxl subjects of actiuu;—if it be charged with thu
management uf certain great national uflairs only,
handed to it by the states I—IfIt bo stoppiug beyond
iu proper apbrre, iu uu-ddliug with matters nut
given to its eburge, aud the care of which does
not foil within its province;—if, as tbe best author
ity declares, “powers nut delegated to thu Uuited
Sbit.TH by the constitution, nor prohibited by it tu
the States respectively, or to the people —there
i* u i error iu the conclusion, that the government
should never take action, wbeu such action is not
necessary and proper for th • discharge of its dele
gated trust*. If it be true that the general govern
ment is cl ithed, neither by express grant nor by
necessary i.iUiieuce, with power to interfere with
slavery, th > existence of such condition being nei-
til -run impediment nor uu advantage to it m the
discharge, according to tbe spirit ot tho constitution,
of its functions, we are justified iu saying that it is
a matter left to the management of those upon
whim it bis an iunnidi* e bearing, being one uf
th.ise powers “reserved to the slates or to tho peo
ple."
Is it presumptuous to hope that the good sense
uf the tuostiiivcterate opp i.iont of alavory will re
strain him from leudi.ig hissupjKirt tu a measure
at variauee with the constitution under which we
live 1 Is any oue ready, f.ir the sake of a party tri
umph, to raise his arm against his brother I The
ojieratioii of the measure would be fatal. Uuder
the exist iug state of things, the slaves are gradually
luaviug the northern slave state* fur a more south
ern dime. A fow years of uou-iuterfereuce will
suffice to make Vtrgiuia, and sume other states, iu
reality, free state*. Hut. cl:**® the avenues of egress,
aud the effect will l»e like that produced by check
ing the perspiration of the bumon body :—the hu
mors will remain in the system—its vital action
will bo deranged, aud a miserable dissolution will
c-usue.
Iu o'.bcr days, our fathers mutually .sacrificed
their wishes at the nltar const-crated to the public -
good. Shall we, haviug beeu bom under the sa
cred covenant entered into by them—niter its pur
chase by their blood,—haviug grown from iufaucy
to maub tod under its protection, while our com
mon country b is outstripped every competitor in
the race of iijprovuuio.il and happiness—part iu
auger ?—look upon each other with „u*picion 7—
a oil destroy ail present that is valuable, und every
hope of the future 1
At Itsuiri .Niml Utnir,
FROM “ SONOS IN THE NtCUT.
Where burns tbe fireside brightest,
Cheering tue social breast 1
Where beats the loud heart lightest?
Its bumble hopes poascarodf
Where is the hour ot sadness
Wall meek-eyed patience borne?
Worth more thou those of gladness.
Which mirth's gay cheeks adorn?
Pleasure is marked with flectuess
To those who ever roam.
While grief itself lias sweetness,
At home—sweet home 1
There blend the ties that strengthen
Our hearts iu hours ot' grief—
The silver links that lengthen
Joy’s visits when most brief;
There, eyes iu all their splcnder,
Are vocal to the heart,
And glances, bright and tender,
Fresh eloquence impart;
Then dust thou seek for pleasure?
O, do not wildly roam,
But seek that bidden treasure,
At home—sweet home.
Doe* pure religion charm thee.
Far more than augbt below?
Would thou that she slioald arm thee
Against the hour of wo ?
Her dwelling is not only
In temples built for prayer.
For liome itself is louely.
Unless her smiles be there,
Wherever we may wander,
’Tu all in vatu we roam.
If worsbipless her altar.
At home—sweet home!
SccEETor UxHarrr Homes.—Why goes forth
that man this Saturday evening from the roof un
der which his ch-Mreu live? Why turns he from tho
eugagiug little attempts to detain him, and rough
ly moves them away, whilo he loves them dearly ?
Why sits another bv hi* fire, sullen, discontented,
unwilling to speak the kindly wurd.whilehis heart
is vearniug lor converse and enjoyment? Why
flies the crtii-1 speech to her for whom the bosom’s
strongest afleclHiu is uonrished! Aad why, search
ing into d-a.-p dep h*, why does m in become ao of
ten a tyrant, so often a criminal, iu his home?
Tm.h has to be told; but, old listeu to it kittdly.for
it is bard to teil. It is because wouiau docs not
truly appreciate hnr mission in domestic life.—
Under the present couditiou* of existence, she has
become weighed down by cares. As a wife she
is different to what she wus ns a mistress. She is
ever-mpl-iyed in drudgery iu drudgery for chil
dren aud household. She neglects her dress; she
forgets her raniner*. Her husband sees the change
dues not perhaps find sufljjuut excuse for it from
the condition* rhe labors under. Ho flies to the
tuveru aud billiard table; and she increasing iu
sourucssajd asiierity as she increases in years.—
That lunch of this i* owing to the pre*cnt circum
stances of social life is true, but that nturh of it is
chargeable to a suit submission to thuse circum
stances, ia also but too tme. It is mure or less iu
thu power tf women tu m.ike their domestic life
more attractive to thrir husbands, aud mure huly
rails discipline and cuds that! they now do. A
great regularity iu time—a great simplicity . iu
-a mure determined adherence tu that which
is right in one’s own eyes, rather than that which
is well thought uf iu the eyes of others—an orderly
apportioning of various jicrioUs f ir different occu
lt*, ion.—would mike evenings at home pas* away
very tltfltireutly to what, in the great majority of
cases, they are now doing.
From the London Spectator.
Foreign Literature.
Wayfaring tkclchet among the Qretkt and Tvrht,
and on the shores of the Danube. £y a Seven
years’ Resident in Clreeee.
The authoress of this volume is a lady whose
family appear to have settled iu Greece in 1838
passing tho winter at Athens, and the hot weather
at a place in the mountains. In 1845 they depart
ed from “the city," and returned li one ward by way
of Smyrna, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and the
Danube. The volume consists of tho narrative of
this tour, aud of some reminiscences of tho peopl
e-lunate, and customs of Greece.
There is not sufficient novelty of subject to mako
the matter interesting for itself alone, as Athens,
Smyrna, Constantinople and the Danube have all
been pretty frequently visited of late years, though
they ure nut quite so hackneyed as Egypt and Sy
ria. Novelty, however, is given to the book by
the more thorough information which residence
and a knowledge of tbo Romaic impart. But the
persona] character aud literary ability of tbe lair
writer are tho chief attraction. Wayfaring sketch
es are what thu term indicates; not tfic narrative
of a tour, so much as a full and graphic description
of persons and incidents, mingled with truo tales
of the striking aud romantic cost, which make the
every-day truth of despotic and oriental countries
stranger than fiction. To » one extent the tourist
seems to partake of the social utmospherc, aud has
a pleasant frankness aud sociability which is not al
ways found iu Englishmen, or, for that matter, iu
any Western .Europeans. She was always lucky
iu her companions, and iu tho useful literary art of
turning them to uccouut. The sketches of tbe
Frenchmen, the Turks, and other persons who
foim.-d the motley crowd ou board the steamer,
aud in their brief tarrying places, are by far the
most auiusiag reading iu the book. Some of tbe
little scenes aud incidents have ail the effect of a
comedy, from the force ttml nature with which they
are presented. The young Frenchman who ball
gained the college prize fur German, bat coatd not
make himself understood by the waiters, &c., with
the good uatured astonishment of hi* uncle at hi*
successive failures; the iil-disgnised contempt ol'
many of the Turkish passengers for a female, till
mollified by some act of civility; tbe sketches of
tbe Mahometan women with wh >m tho writer
came iu coutact, os well as tbe females of the Aus
trian provinces, who took passage iu the steamer,
are always amusing, and very often instructive.
The breadth of the handling, aud the sligb.ly dra.
inatic form iu which tbe matter is presented, give
more power to it than is often found in mere sketch
es from nature.
Tbe descriptions ofscenery are not equal to those
of mauuers aud costume*. The writer holds that
the beauties of nature cannot be truly described.
Feibaps not; tbe distinguishing traits are only
successfully indicated by the terseness of poetry;
but a thiug which cauuot be done should not be at
tempted ; still less should words of vague panegy
ric or a mere irapressiou of pleasure bo substituted
nor graphic distinctness. Thu rhetorician predom
inates too much both iu the descriptions aud the
numerous reflections.
The tales iu the book arc striking from the vari
ety of fortune which they present; but perhaps
they wear an air of invention from the manner m
which they are told. Tho conclusions of the wri
ter upon national character arc opposed to the gen
eral opinion. She praises the Greeks, and tails
heavily upon tbe Turks, but neither her facts nor
logic ure of the kind to command conviction.
Stripped of rhetorick, her praise of the Greeks a-
mouuts to little more than that they are an impres
sible people, good tempered when pi tosCiI, acting
from impulse, and, like all such peuple, with little
reason in their conduct. Murders ure us rife in
Greece as iu Ireland ; but the sentimental Greek*
ure adverse to deuth-puuishmeuts, and, by way uf
stopping them, nssassiuate tbe public executioner.
So systematically was ibis dime, that tho Govern
ment h*d to procure a Frenchman, who stipulated
for the concealment of bis oflice, even from his
wile aud family. This was promised, and he was
to live out uf the way, in the island of Egina. There
is some inconsistency in tbe open manner iu which
his vocation was announced to the Islanders when
he was sent for to discharge his functions: but the
denouement is clear enough;
“Hi* task performed, Carripeze returned to
Egina, to bis home. Tbo same powerful guard
was iu requisition to conduct him to his house ;
and for greater security they landed ut night, for
they kuew that henceforward the life of Carripeze
must hang upon a thread, uuless he could shield
himself from tbe certain vengeance of the people
of Eciua.
“Whenh c arrived at tbe door of his house—his
only refuge—the miserable man found it closed
against him. Within there wus a sound of weep
ing aud praying; but the wife he had deceived so
long, whose love seems to have turned to loathing,
persisted in shutting him out from her house, as ut
terly as she had driven him from her he;irt! It
was iu vain he expostulated ; but the fact ui bis ar
rival had become kiiuwu, uud ulready the iufuria-
ted population might be seen rushing towards him
iu resistless numbers. He Called out to his wife
that his life’s blood was about to stain her very
threshhold; aud tbeu her heart melted to the fa
ther uf her children! Sho opened tho dour, aud
he darted ia, whilst the multitude raged ruuud his
stroughold, which they were ouly prevented from
buruiug to the ground by the wish to spare his in
nocent family.
“To what a home had he returned, poor nuhappy
man! His wife and children shrunk from his pres
euce as from a baneful tbiug; whatever room he
entered they abandoned; aud thuugh he beard
their voices, and saw them close at hand, lie was
yet more utterly oluno than the loneliest prisoner
m his dungeon.
"One moonless night, wbeu it was very dark, he
stole out of his once dear home, where his presence
was a curse, and went to breathe the fresh air ou
the beach. He had not advanced a hundred yards
when he fell proslruto to the ground, shot right
through the heart, with so sure uuaiin that bo was
dead before tbe shout of exultation which followed
his sudden fall bad burst from the lips of his aveu-
earth’s kiuJlv ties from which they are not alto
gether cut otV; from their parents they are general
ly separated young, their brother* thov ney-er
know, their sisters are sent to another harem.—
Occupations they have none beyond dyeing of their
nails and tho painting of their evebrow* ; and trio
excitement att-mdsut on tiio difficulty of makin
Iloyv Mr. Pitkin Blowed H;mself.—Bill Pip
kin hadn’t been married very long, and hadn’t
Quite got out of the habit of taking a iiitie punch at
uriking frolics with hia old friends, on particular
occasions. He was first rate at making excuses for
staying out Ht’nights. now and then: be was terribly
—„ pressed with business; and he took very good care
tho fierce black lines meet precisely at the proper ( never to come home cross-legged, his wife never
place ts, L presume, their greatest amusement. j SQspoctod any thing, and all went on very well.
"!’. in. therefore, in the cxen. iso rtf ’!:• ir man-rr;! (J:..- i.-ght, h ovover, Bill r--'. rather more than b*
affections .alone that they can lavish all that has could carry straight, but ho didn’t find it out until
been given, iu all lands to a woman's heart uf devo- he was on his way home. Ho wouldn’t have Su-
tcdacss ar.d energetic love. The care and sym- ; *au know he was iu such a situation for all thu
p ithy for others, which form her chief enjoyment ^ world, and he began thinking as well as ho could
of lit'-, an I those powers of eudur.i.:c« tv hi h make ! w ;'h if - he id spinning round so, vv hat was best to
hor, weak by Nature, yet so strong when called i be done to keep her from finding him out.
upon to suffer for another, would be all vain ami j “Hie—I’ve got it, ’zaclv,” said he—“(hie.) Stt-
uscless for tho harem slave, were it not for tho j san knows I'm (hic) terrible f-f-fond of m-m-milk.
p-ior lict'e helpless being, who, cliuging uncoil- I H*ell, I’ll jest fake a big (bic) swig of m-tniik, and
scions to her breast, prevents tho bleeicd well of (hic) that'll fix all right—so (hi:) sh-she’ll never
tenderness within from closing altogether.” sns-snspect notUiu’poor gal."
Their lord and master, though an odd-looking Home ha went, practising straight walking all
person, seems to have beeu tolerably well-natured I the wav, and studying iu hi.; mitnf how ho should
at bottom. j talk straight, ho that Susan Would not find him out.
' Wc wore much am;- J at dig.-'•>■.! man- • \V i.-.. l.-jfouad the lati h.w nich was on the wrong
ner in which the father of 0 ; inm, who it seem* i* aide of the dpor, w hich opened tho wrong way,
going ou a mission to Belgrade, had installed him- j too, ho felt round in the dark for more doors than
«- “II a «oi'.i at the t J}> of th" ! • allowing i.o ; w, r in the house bt fore, snd got into ever so
one to approach him but the_pi -e-bearcr. This many shaped room*, till he found the pantry,
r t 1 ,. > Li nr 1:1m- .v v .-tpetti-u tetrad some milk He had no
tico ilpssftl stitli atrtto sees and hear*. 1 made very clear idea as to where it ought to be; so after
hitn to-Juy quite happy by giving him a little box I feeling about in ovety place but right one, he
of gilt wafers, to which he had taken a prodigious 1 came to the conclusion to go up in his room snd
fancy; bathe has evidently not the most distant | ask his wife where it was. The stairs seemed to
idea what they are intended for, aud seems to iu- I be turned up side down, aud the bodroom had
tend adorning himself with them iu some ingenious I changed places with tho kitchen, bat he made out
manner. at last to find tho door.
“In the evening when caudles were brought in, [ After clearing his throat and saying over his
Monsieur Earnest proposed to me to play at chess; ; speech so that ho shonld not make any mistake,ho
and we were just sitting down, when the haughty opened tho door, and leaning against ihe door post
Turk, who seemed rather tired of his solitary listened to hear if his wife wa* awake. She wss
S raudeur on the.stute canopy, from which he bud I sound nsleepT
rivcu all others by his surly looks, suddenly “All the better for that,” thought he.
shuffled down, aud. coming towards us, very cool- j “Susan' Susan!” said he very low aud plain,
ly set Monsieur Earnest aside, aud iutimated that “Eh?" said Susan, just waking out of a dole.—
he himself would do mo the honor to play with me. “Is tliut you come home, my dear, so late?—1—"
There war something rather comical iu the idea of j “Susaii? Susan!’’ said Bill, not paying any alters-
playing chess with a Turk; and although the tech- ! tion to what she said—his head being full of milk;
nicul terms of that game in the Turkish language | “Susan!"
had certainly formed uo part uf my education, 1
thought wjtb the help of a few of the wonted ex
clamations it might be managed; so we eat down
with all due solemnity. His bead with tbe turban
and long beard certainly did look uucommotilv
fierce over the chess-board; but we found no diffi-
ulty as to the science of the game; fur the word
"What, my dear?"_
“Is there any milk in the house?"
“Yes dear—but what iu tho world—"
“Susan! Susan!"
“What dear?"
“Wbar is the milk?”
“In tho pantry, iu tho dinin’ room, dear.
check,’ or 'echec,' seemed to have been convert- you’d better come to bed now, it's so—"
ed iuto Turkish as ‘chok,’ aud the king be culled I Bill didn’t say a word, but took come terrible
pasha; and ua be was a first-rate player, be beat long stops in the dark. Hu found the dining room
mo iu about ten moves, repeating * cbok pasha’ again, and tbo pantry, but tie couldn't fiud the milk
pertinaciously till he checkmated me outright." i any where. After trying for about five miuutes.
The writer represents the personal appearance 1 he went np stairs again, and leaning against the
and bearing uf the Asiatic Jews as more dignified door to steady himself, asked his wife again:
uud noble thou the estimate in which they are held | “Susan, Susan!” said he, very particular,
by the Turks aud tbe manner in- which they are ] “Eh—what?" said che, waking up again,
treated would lead one to have supposed possible: I “Is there any milk in the houHc?”
“ In none have I seen these distinctive features of j “[ told yon there was some milk iu the pantry,
the Syrian Jews so strongly displayed us in the dear—”
Rabbi whom I visited to-day. lie met us at tbo j Down went Bill again. This time he felt every
door of his house, which is quite in tho oriental ] where, and upset every thing, making a terrible
style, and singularly picturesque; aud bid tiswol- I racket among the crockery; but not a drop of milk
come in Romaic, which he spoke with great fluency, could he find.
. which he spo! w
1 do uui. think 1 ever saw a person more strikingly
prepossessing. He Was tall, noble, and dignified
in appearance, and wore the black cap and ample
robe of tbe Jewish priest, with an inner garment
of purple silk. There is nothing more attractive
than a talcum, thoughtful expression ou a youthful
face; ai d whilst bis fair complexion anil long gold
en hair, so unlike tbe generality of his race, gave
him an appearance of extremo youth, there -.vas
tbe record of much deep thought iu the liues that
it?"
“Cuss tho milk!" said he, "wbar could they pot
Iu a miuutehc was at :ho bed room door again!
“Susan! Susan!" said he.
Suattn suufllled the sm.ro short off in the middle.
“What?" said she rather cross this time.
“Is there any milk iu the house?"
“Ye* I told you!"
“Well whar is it?” said he.
I told you, ou fits slit If—in t!io pantry—in tha
marked so strongly his lofty forehead, aud an im- dinin’ room," said Susan, breaking it off in short
presaiveaerionsuessin bis mild eye and grave sweot j mouthfuls of pretty loud italic,
smile. It was impossible not to be much struck I That rather scared Bill, and pul him off his
with him. * * * * * guard.
" The Rabbi begged ns to recline on the low rti- I “Well Susan, said he. ,‘is it tied xp in anythin ,
vans placed near the open window, while his wife or is it layin' about lootrl ”
prepared coflce. The invariable inferiority of all j That wad enough—the cat wos out of the bag,
women to their husbands in tbe East was striking- j and no holp for it. Mrs. 1’iplcin war. bright awake
ly developed in *1--* young Jewess; who, though 1 i" anriouie, end the way Bill got a Caudle that
beautiful, wxs altogether douoid of the im-Ucctual | uigbt was enough to sober tha driiskest husband
expreadJ.-i v-Li-fi m- rtrougly characterized the j in creation. Ho never gut corued again—and it
Rabbi. She had quite the countenance ofa Rebec-! was mure than a year af tor wards before he could
ca; and her light groen turban gave great effect to drink milk iu hi* coflce, when Su.-an was at tho
her jet black hair and oye*. The Rabbi offered us I table,
all the refreshments himself, wilhaaort of dignified
courtesy; but he seemed httledisposed to couversc,
and, unlike my last reverend and loquacious host,
asked no questions whatever; nor did his wife—
which was still more extraordinary."
gers.
Tac Existence or * God.—The nuiverso burn*
with Deny. All nature seems vocal to declare u
Great First Cause. The mighty sun, as ho pursues
h.s never ending course, proclaims the greatness
ofau Invisible Being. The pale aud silvery beams
of tho sister orb, tu -ho scatters tho gloom of night
scum* fi) woo men to acknowledge this great truth.
Tho countless h-isi* of stars, ostjray gem the hea-
eus. like diamond* »et iu the coronet of darkness,
all declare that tlieir lamp* were lit Bt the shrine
of Uiviuily. Th i h >arse voices of the iiugry bil
lows, iu their ceaseles* rise nnd fall, murmur that
they ovideuce tho fact. Tho bone aud innsclq of
every tw a.,; of the field—flic waving of the wing
ol" every bird of the air—the beauty oftliesmallest
iu.-ect which floats in the breeze, uttest thcsoloiuu
truih. E -cry tree, every plant, every flower, alike
wituess the Mine feet. Every thing i» iudelibly
stamped with .he impress of Deity.
urcoiistructiv
to sacrifice no rights in cm
wooM find the door cW. d
ty* Tho following might he doubted by the
reader were tre not to state th it it is copied from
tho letter of a distinguished Western clergyman.—
•• By the way, a good thing buppeued here a while
since. Our Mot-nudist brethren of the ‘Church of
the Colored Messiah’ got warmed up pretty deci
dedly ; iu tho midst of which inspiration thu minis
ter preyedi 'On Lord, curtail the influence ol the
Dsvil!’ ‘Anstf responded one of tho worship
pers; aad another, catching tbo prevailing outbu-
*iism,exclaimed—‘Yes, e’yah! Lord-ah! cut his
tail off clean and cl’srehr—Kniotcftodtcr.
“The people had taken it in turns to lio iu wait
for him behind a cypress tree, close to hi* house;
and the two young ineu beneath whose bullets he
fell considered themselves most fortunate in hav
ing been tbe chosen of dcstiuy for tho execution of
their purpose.”
The fair writer maiutains that Greece, according
to the statistics, exhibits leas crime at A hous than
any other city of the same population. With such
a summary way of disposing with the officers of
justice, however, it ia probable that mauy crimes
may not find tbeir way into the (aides.
Tho wri-er’s judgment of the Turks i* of tho
harshest crime- ITs da DM dispute its truth; but
it is obviously tliut of a Greek partisan aud a reli
gious enthusiast, who jumps at ouce from creed to
conduct, aud without adducing any particular facts
beyond their indill'ereuce to human life, condemns
the Mussulmans by deduction from the Koran.
She throws some new light upon the character ol
the women; although she may have looked at them
from the female point of view, aud judged of their
wretchedness by herowu European feefiugs. The
following occurred on board the Danube steami-r;
and the ladies belonged to a Bulgarian who was
goiug ou a mission of some kind:
“We hud abauduued tho ladies’ cabin to bis fam
ily ; for there is a greater deficiency even in a reas
onable degree of refinement in the Bulgarian wo-
meu than 1 have witnessed among the uatives ot
miyoth-T country, and it wa* ready impossible to
remain with them. * * * We w-ere much star
tled iu the course of the morning by the most tei-
rific screams, which were suddenly beard to issuo
from tho cabin, and made us all fly to the _ rescue
under die belief that the Bulgarian ladies hud
sumeh iw sustained some frightful injury ; but we
luutid that the whole disturbance bad boon pro
duced by the entrance of a waiter umongst them
when they were all unveiled; and when he wus
questioned as to the cause ot his intrusion, the ori
gin of this tremendous uproar proved to have been
rather amusing.
“They bad turned t’uu cock which let off the wa
ter, and bid seemingly beeu much amused ut see
ing it flow iu consequence, so much so that they
let it run till it hud positively flooded the wh de
cabin, aud the streams of water passing under the
door had shown the waiter in the passage w hat
wa* going on. He called, shouted, and remonstra
ted in vain from tho outside, and finally in do-pair
had burst iu upon them to rectify tlieir impudence.
“1 paid these poor women a visit this morning ;
and I was much struck, amidst all the untutored
savageiiuss of their nature, with tho refiuemeiit of
tenderness which they displayed towards their
children ; but this is indeed the only channel in
which all. the deepest aud purest feelings of human
nature c..n How lor them. They are prisoners and
slaves, dDburred from society, irom knowledge,
almost from the light and air; they know nothin-
of the- world without; and thin i« the onfy on© Ca
JEvcmug.
An eve. intensely beautiful—tn eve
Calm as the slumber of a lovely girt.
Dreaming of hope. The rich autumnal woods,
With tlieir innumerable shades and colourings.
Or, like a silent instrument, at rest;
A lilent instrument—whereon the wind.
Hath long forgot to play 1—
Amidit the crowd, the hum, the shock of mem
To hear, to see, to feel, aud to possess,
And roam along the world's tired denizen.
With none who bless ns, none whom we can bless:
from distress !
Minions of splendour shrinking
None that, with kindred consciousness eddued.
If we were not, would seem to smile the less.
Of all that flattered, followed, sought, aud sued;
ThisTt to be alone; this, this is solitude. Byron.
This maxim known,
Tbe man who pardons disappoints his-foe.
Young.
Escape at a Frias.
The escape of McCarty from the Western Fen:-
tentiary, last Saturday evening, wa* the first in
stance of the kind which has occurred for some 12
years—tbe ouly ono since the prison has b*.-en un
der tho care of Major Beckham, tho present War-
don. We visited the prison yesterday, for tho pur
pose of examining the process by which McCarty
bad obtained egress from a building which, from
its history for the last ten or twelve years, we bad
presumed to bo idtnost impregnable. McCuity
was confined iu the basement tier of cells, iu tha
lower building. The light it udmitted into the cell
by nieaua of n window live inches iu width and
efgliteeu inches iu length. This window it literal
ly bound in iron, castings being placed through tho
whole thickness of tho wall, from the interior to
the exterior. These castings or iron plutes are
five-eights of an inch in thickness, and aro placed
against the massive and immoveable stones of
which the building is constructed. Oue of these
plates had been removed, thus affording 5ji inches
through which the prisoner squeezed himself and
got ou to tho roof, which is about ten feet ?rom the
ground. The removal of tins j must have cost
him avast amount of time and labor.
For months, probably, hud ho been engaged at
Snxxspeare’s House.—Th* English Tubhc ha* it, filling up the small fissures which ho had made
been lately startled (says tbe New York American j with soap, so as to avoid detection, and as tho plates
by an intimation that Mr. Barnum, of the N. York are some ten feet from the floor, and tho ct 11 not
Musuem, a dealer in cariosities of various sorts, being very light, ho easily deceived tno eyes of the
Tom Thumb iuclusive, was about to purchase j officers. All thing* being in readiness, last Satur-
Shaksf care’s house at Stratford, with tho view of j day night he removed the plates, and through the
having it conveyed to the Uuited State*. Tho a-! narrow aperture thus made gained Admittance to
larm his become general—so much so that it has j tho yard of tile prison. But one greut difiiculty
reached Priuco Albert, who i* not supposed to have j remained—to scale the outside walls—high, pet -
tiny thing outside of the Royal l’alace, and has pendictilar, and guarded by formidable chnauzde
prompted a subscription from that personage to ; frisk. The courago and fortitude of the burglar,
the amount of two hundred aud fifty pounds to re- 1 however, was not at laiilt. He had brought a poln
tain Shakspearo’s house iu England. i with him, aud some yards from his loom—he tiar-
Otiit r subscriptions huve been proffered, clubs, | iug been emgluyed in weaving. Placing the polo
associations, and societies, literary, dramitic, Stink- against tho wall where it intersects with one ot tho
speriuu, and others, have moved in themalter; aud I towers, he endeavored, a* we perceived oy the
committees, including Sir Robert Peel, Lord Mor- | marks ofbis feet, to clamber over tho wall. But
petit, and long catalogues uftittlcd persons of vari
ous note, have heen formed for raising funds. The
properly which is actually lor sale maybe bought
>t is ascertained, for five thousand pound*—a sum
scarcely large enough, oue would think, to cause
so great a stir among so many wealthy people.
Sir Robert Peel might advance the whole 6itm aud
think that bo had spent it at tho last election.
Mist Martineau enters into tho subject with
-womanly enthusiasm, and proposes that tho a-
mount required shall bo raised by penny subscrip
tions, go ua to make the amount as national as pos
sible. She has published au appoul to the People,
•vhich shu says:
The way is clear, the time is short; let ns all
do something for ShakspcareV memory before we
sleep. My uppeal is to your better affections—to
your reverence and love. By nil tho noble thoughts
that Shnkspeare lets aroused in yon, 1 appeal to
to yon to honor him now. By all his noblo thoughts
—bv tbo philosophy of Brutus mid the mirth of
Rosa].ud;by tho remorse of Macbeth and inno
cence of Desdemona; by tbe dreams of Hamlet
and tho fidelity ofluiogem; by the misery of O
thellc and tho patience of Cordelia, I appeal to
you to honor Shakspcaro now. Aud according to
your ov© and reverence of him bo quick and dili-
gentiayour work.”
rowiTCPE-under Adversity.—A mere true or
forcibly beautiful moral piut-ir© could scarcely be
delineated by tbe pen. than that which we find re
cently introduced into «n article in u late London
p iper, upnu tbo character of a good man bearing
up cheerfully trailer the misfortunes of life. “There
is no spectacle,” says tbi* writer, “npon which God
delights so much to look aa upon that of a good
matt”struggling under the weight of misfortune—
the power of fortitude, the evidences of a firm faith,
the Christian resignation of a chastened spirit, un
fold their beauties to tbe omniscient raiud of Him
to whom all things good are pleasing—the wisdom
of hi*, creation ia vindicated; und the Creator then,
if at i.uy time, has cause to pronounce it "very good"
To rr.eu, too is this un admirable spectacle : to see
tlie man borne down heavily by the pressure of
hi* woes, struggling cheerfully with fate ; and, as
wave after wave ot misfortune rolls over his devo-
the pole was too short, and he was compelled to
abandon tho attempt or suck ono more chance.—
He determined on the latter ; tukiug a piece of
board, be lashed it to the polo, by meaun of his
yarn, and leaned it against the tower ; and oy this
meatis climbed to tno second story -window.—
Here ho stood clinging to tho huge bars, and with
bat« few inches for hia feet to rest upon t ao sill.
Here ho wa* in full view of freedom—he could
look out upon the fields, and the dark cities, and
down upon the Mullen gloom of the prison Could
he but reach the walls ! But then he wus sixteen
feet from them : hanging at a dizzy height, it wa*
imp issibio for him to *;.ri were it but half tha
distance. Drawing up a:., i him the friendly board
and pole, ho rested one end upon tho v. imlow sill
and tho other on the wul!, and then with the cour
ago that only tho hope ofliberty can give, he trust
ed liimself to tho frail bridge. Wavering with his
weight, and where a false s'ep wus death, and
finally reached tho wttlL litre he wa* almost
free." Drawing the polo after him, he tied con
end of it to tho iron spikes, and then proceeded to
slip down to the end, from which ho determined
to swiug himself to the ground. Tho treacherous
yam gave way before he was clear down, hnwsv-
cr, and ho fell some fifteen feet. Bnt be fell on
tho green earth, and he was free ! How delicious
must hive been the night air, fresh on the face of
tho convict! How hia heart roust have throbbed
and hi* blood bounded with delight! But ho w»*
oti'—ciear gone away, and hde we are writing,
he is probably one hundred miles chetaut.
How ho could huve escaped the eyes of tbe
watchman on duty, wc cannot tell, unless, indeed,
that funedonary was u*leep. We believe tho war
den entar'.aiuj" this opinion; and blame.s no ono
for anything more ih*u a negligence which iiodus
knows better than himself how to guard against
in future. It is very clear that the prisoner had no
communication with anv person outside. The ear
cape, hoaevur. demonstrates that no priaim is
fiolutaly impregnable iu this country. Kecapc#
arc quite frequent from Eastern prison^ 'but tr»j*
is the firtU man who has ever oecapt-d from tho
Western Fcnitontiary while Maj'*r Beckham fcj*
had charge of it. The escape will rank among th*
m'»8t daring and^|uccuseful athievmentsou record*
McCarty was a man of about 120 lb*, weight.
tod h ead, yet once mure breathoii up u prayer of
gratitude and pruiac,ia in itaelf ao ennobling, ho Hat-j ^
tering to human nature, that tho wis*_\ with oue 5^^ Wealth commands th^ eye of beauty and
vt.ici*, have given to the spirit, by whose power : ear of great iie*e ; give* apiritto the dull, and *u-
the dutferor ie supported, tho magnificent naino of j thority to tho timoroua; and leayoahim from whom
philosophy. It is tho union of all that iii good and | it depart*
wise and pious upon earth. j ing*—Johr.
out virtue and
underutand--