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Murat Cabinet.
VOL. 11.
THE CAB INE T
is published every Saturday bt 1\ L
ROBINSON ; f Far rent on, Geo. at
three dollars per annum , which may be
discharged by two dollars and fifty
cents i f paid within sixty days of the
time of subscribing.
Advertisements conspicuously inserted at
seventy five cents per square for the
first insertion and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion Monthly inser
tions charged as new advertisements
Advertisements not Limited when hand
ed m, will be inserted until forbid , and
charged accordingly.
From the Long Island btar.
LOW PEICE OF NEWSPAPERS.
In England every newspaper is rtquir
ed to be stamped and to pay a heavy duty
to the gove. nment; which brings the price
so high that the common people cannot
obtain them for their families. Every
advertisement also pays a doty to govern
ment.
Jo this country weekly newspapers are
from one dollar and a half to two dollars
and a half per year; being from three to
five* cents per week. Each paper costs
the printer before it is printed one cent,
lie therefore obtains from two to live
cents lor his editorial duties and for print
ing and distributing. This is extremely
low, and no similar quantity of print anil
paper can be afforded so low. It is the
pnce paid for advertisements which keeps
our newspapers alive and but for which
they could not, in some instances, be af
forded at twice the price. Thus the
renders of newspapers get the cheapest
of all possible reading; and as respects
common intercourse in life, the best.
There are, happily, but few persons in
this country, who cannot ulfbrd to spend
four or live cents a week for the a*
musement <>f themselves and their
families. Howevever numerous a fam
ily may be, the satisfaction derived
from a newspaper runs through the whole,
a"d is often diffused through the neigh
borhood.
What father can deny his family this
cheapest of all gratifications, the most
pure and pleasing source of intelligence,
which impresses good sentiment and good
language, which fit them for life, and give
Solid information as lasting as life itself?
It 13 sometimes the case that two fami
lies will unite in taking one newspaper,
and in paying the small price to the
printer. This is well where the families
are in very low circumstances; but not
otherwise, for the following reason: Ist.
The paper is taken away during half the
week, and all the family do not get a
ch-mce to read it, which is particularly
important as respects the children.—2d.
CKly one of the families can keep the
paner in regular files, which is an object
of greater importance than many imagine;
3S business < r absence will sometur.es pre
vent *onie members of the family from
reading the paper during the week in
which it is printed, and they thus entire
fy loose the reading of such papers.
* * * * *
AID TV BUSINESS.
Whatever may be a man's calling in
life, a newspaper aids his business, ff he
is a farmer, he will see improvements in
ploughing, manuring, and cultivating his
ground—the best animals—the best seeds
—succession of crops— improved roa
f bine*. The advertisement will hlso shew
him where he can best buy and sell. Me
chanics will see improved machinery.—
M erchants will see articles for sale—some
things wanted and others offered, A
milkman not long since, lost a bargain at
an auction, which would have paid for his
paper ten years, merely by*not taking the
paper in which the auction was advertised.
Up came and subscribed for the paper and
declared he would take it as long as he
lived.
NO TIME TO READ NEWSPAPERS.
All will find time for every thing
that is gratification for them; and hence
th” cetru la nt of ‘no time. , is in fact no
t#sr* tor newspapers. Every man has
two. to read a weekly paper, during a
rainv day, <-r a long evening or sometimes
while waiting for his meals. If fcc is not a
slave, he certa.nly can find time to im
prove his mind, His children andoubted
ly haye time enough to learn vice, and if
he is not ambitious to raise them above
the level of ignorance, they will cert sinly
prove vicious. The most industrious peo*
pie always find time to read, it is the lazy
and idle only who have no time. It is
mysterious how m3ny people employ their
time while not at their business, and es
pecially some who do very little business
of any kind whatever. Such persons
are a blank in creation aud society feels
no loss when they drop away.
New Y .uk, March 10.
Colombia— Boliver. —Extract of a
letter frin Carthagena, Feb. G.— •* 1
beg leave to remit to you JBo!ivers
Message to Congress upon its instal -
which took place on the -20!h,
being put off in,iil that day in order
that it might be opened with all due
formality. Bolivar himself arrived in
Bogota on the I sth.—You will per
ceive very plainly that the idea of a
Monari hy is dropped, at all events for
the present; aud the post of yesterday
brings further intelligence that the
Congress have determined upon not
receiving Bolivar's resignation—on
the contrary, it is proposed to invest
him with the Presidency for life, and
to amend the Constitution; as far at
least as regards the prerogatives of
the Executive, which, it is thought
are not sufficiently extensive ! As to
the Revolution in Venezuela, conrila
tiny measures ere to be proposed, [but
the Congress will not admit the sc per
ition of Venezuela or any measure
which would effect the integrity of the
Republic] and if these conciliatory
measures are not accepted hy the good
people of the North, they are to be
reduced to subjection ri cl armis.
There is now no doubt but Par/, is
concerned in the affair; indeed it is
manifest from a letter which he ad
dressed to the Minister of the Interior,
informing him of the general wish of
the public of Venezuela to separate—
of their disrelish for Bolivar, and
their having called him to place him
self at their front, which, he says, the
force of circumstances obliged him to
do; although he protest t/iat he himself
is still well affected to Boiivar. and
that he is doing all in his power to
preserve order until the dictainen of
Congress should be heard with regard
to the matter of a seperation. In the
meantime troops are being marched
from all quarters on Venezuela. Six
hattallions have arrived at Panama
from the South, which, with four oth
er disposable battalions in these de
partments, are destined to take up a
position at Maracaibo. It is said that
Bolivar is already on the eve of his
departure for that c ity, but it would
appear unnecessary, as it will require
two months to put these troops in
Maracaibo. Other troops are march-,
ing from the south through the interim
or for the plains; k it is calculated that
if Venezuela does not except the prof
ferred terms the matter will be soon
brought to an issue. I ” — American.
BOLIVAR’S ADDRESS
To the Constituent Congress of Colombia.
The Liberator to the Columbians.
Colombians this day I cense to com
mand you. J have served you in
quality of a soldier and magistrate.
In that long period we have conquered
the country, liberated three republics,
and suppressed many civil wars; and
four times I have restored to the pen
pie their omnipotence, by spontane
ously assembling four Constituent
Congresses. These services were due
to your virtues, valor and patriotism—
the glory of having directed them to
me. The Constituent Congress, which
has been this day installed, finds it*
self entrusted by Provide; te with gtv-
Warren ton, March if 7, 1830.
ing to the nation the institutions it
desires, by following the course of
cin u instances and the nature of
things.
Fearing 1 might be considered as
an obstacle, in placing the republic on
the basis of its happiness, 1 have
thrown myself from the lofty magis
tracy, to which your bounty has rais
ed me. Colombians! 1 have been the
victim of ignomiotis suspicions, with
out having had the power to defend the
purity ol y principles.—The same
persons who have aspired at the su
preme c'n in and, have endeavoured
to tear me from your hearts, by at
tributing their own sentiments to me,
by making me appear the author of
projects they have conceived; and by i
representing me as aspiring at ai
crown which they have offered me
more than once, and which I have re
jected with the indignation of the
proudest republican.—Never, never,
I swear to you, has my mind been
stained hy ambition for a kingdom
which rny enemies have artfully for
ged, to destroy nie in your opinion.
Undeceive yourselves, Colombians!
—rny only w ish has been, to contri
bute to your liberty, and the preserv
ation of your repose; it for this I have
been blame worthy, I more than any
one else merit your indignation; Do
not listen, I beseech you, to the vile
calumny, and the base covetousness
for which discord is excited on every
side. Will you allow yourselves to
be blinded by the imposture of rny de
tractors? You are not so senseless
Colombians! —Approach the Con
stituent Congress. It is the national
wisdom, the legitimate hope of the
people, and the last point of meeting
for patriots. On its sovereign de
crees depend our lives, the happiness
of (he republic, and the glory of Co
lumbia. If you are fatally torn away
and abandon it, there is no other
!safety for the country; and you will
sink in the ocean of anarchy, leaving,
as an inheritance to your children,
crime, blood and death.
Countrymen!—Hear my last words,
on terminating my political career—
in the name of Colombia, I beg you, I
beseech you to continue united, lest
you should become the assassins of
the country, and your own execution
crs. BOLIVAR.
Bogota, Jan. 20, 1830.
EXTRACT
Op a letter from Maracaibo, of Jan. 20th,
to a merchant in New-York
We have had quite a civil war here for
the last two weeks. One night, five hun
dred of the low class, were underarms,
determined to murder all the heads of the
Custom House,unless theyjgained, as t ay
termed it, their liberty—that is declaring
themselves independent of Bolivar, and
joining the Venezuelan?. A meeting of
the citizens was called the next day, when
it was resolved to join, and we are now
under the entire new government. On the
10th of Feb. the duty is to be reduced on
all articles, probably much lower than
they have been. Merchants former
ly paying S4OO for a patent to do business,
are now allowed to act without this fax.
Business seems to revive within a few
days, &c.
THE TEXAS.
EXTRACT
Os a letter written by a gentleman in
Texas, to a citizen of Nashville, dated
Austin's Colony, December 17,1829.
Texas is now in a very prosperous con
dition. There ha 9 been more emigra
tion this wioter than in several years past.
The road is at present full of movers.
I bis* colony is also overflowing with
speculators Irom the United States. In
anticipation of the province falling into
the hands of the United States, lands have
taken an eggrrgious rise. From two to
five dollars per acre can now be obtained
for the first rate lands. Some of toe pur
chasers can command any amount of ap
ital. A recent expedition against the
Wake Indians, has resulted in the explo
ration of a part of our grant hitherto hut
little known.* The troops proceeded
along on the dividing ridge between the
Brasos and Colorado for 250 miles above
the St. road. lam assurred by
at least 20 persons, entirely to be relied
on, that they travelled for days together
over timbered hilly uplands of the most
fertile-description, abounding in the real
limestone rock, with an abundance of the
best of springs. At least one half of the
expedition would desert this colony for
; that, if they had any way of securing land
up there. The hills, the valleys of the
limestone rock, and the pure spring wa-
; ter, having charms for them that are irre*
jsistible. There is at least ten times the
amount of good land in Leftwttch‘s grant,
ever imagined by any one before this sum
mer. The truth is such a body, of well
timbered, well watered upland in the
South is entirely unknown any where
else. Jhe dividing ridge between the
waters of the Brasos and Colorado, is
within two miles* of the latter river. A
league of the land in L (twitch's grant,
secured by settlement, could now be sold
for gSOOO.— Nashville Banner.
*Left\vitch‘s Grant.
Memphis, i bn, Feb. 26.
Horrible Disaster .
It has never before fallen to our lot
to witness an event of surh a heart
rending nature as that which occurred
at our landing on the 24th inst. The
steamboat Helen M*Gregor, with
about 410 passengers on board,
having stopped at this place for a
short time, was in the act of pushing
off, when one of hor boilers having
burst with a tremendous explosion,
was thrown from its bed over the
forecastle into the river; the chi oeys
thrown down every boiler dislodged,
and the boiler deck, engineer's room,
at and adjacent offices made a complete
wreck in an instant. To givo an ac
curate description of the scene which
followed, would exceed the powers of
those more gifted than ourselves. \
large number of the deck passengers,
as is usual, when starting out of port,
had crowded to the forward part <>f the
boat, and were on this occasion the
principal sufferers Amid the smoke
and dust were to bo seen, the same
moment, the death struggle and spout
ing blood of those who had received
their mortal wounds,* while the shrieks
of the wounded and the dying were
mingled with the general confusion.
Our citizens rushed spontaneously to
the scene of disaster, and, by their
activity and exertions, rescued many
a poor fellow from a watery grave.
Houses were thrown open, oilsr,
lints, bandages and blakets freely fur* ‘
nished for the use of the wounded, and
some were seen even contending for
and claiming the responsibility ofsucli
as they had been instrumental in sav
ing. We take peculiar pleasure in
noticing the activity of our physicians
on this occasion, all of whom repaired
to the spot, nor ceased their labors un
til the wounded had received every
attention and comfort tfhich their sit
uation required.
For the satisfaction of those abroad,
who may have had friends and rela
tives on board of the boat, we have
taken some pains to collect a list of the
killed and wounded, which we annex
hereto. Doubtless many were blown
overboard, who had sunk, amidst the
whirls and sands of this impetuous
river, never to rise again. As yet,
however, we only heard tho
names of two who perished in this
manner, whom we have included iq
the list of killed,
No. 40.