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mv noting down the six perfections which you re- 1
quired the lady of your choice to possess ?—per
h.ips you recollect it was some tive-anJ—Hut no
matter—well, the tablets upon which I wrote,
this morning—only this r try morning, J was look
ilg over a box of papers, and, behold ! there they
were—au I do you know (how very odd, was it
not?) I put them i£ :ny waistcoat pocket.” con
tinued the worthy baronet, at the same moment
drawning them forth, ••intendiug to show them to
my eldest soa—tot there’s a great deal—l assure
you l speak in perfect sincerity—a great deal
my iord, what is the matter? you look ill?” To
confess the truth, Lord Charles appeard marvel
lously annoyed—he fidgeded on his chair—the
colour heightened on his cheek, and he finally
thrust the poker into the fire with terrific violence.
••Never mind the tablets, my good friend,” said he
at last; “men change their tastes and opinions a*
they advance in life—L was a mere boy then, you
know, full of romance.”
“Your pardon, my lord— less of romance than
most young men,” replied the preserving and
tactless baronet, who was, moreover, eifted with
a provoking good memory, “decidedly less of ro
mance than most young tnen—and not such a boy
cither. Here are the precious mementos. First
on the list stands ‘nobi.k birth;’ right, right, my
dear lord, Dothing like it---that (enlre nousj is
Lady France’s weak point, I confess; she really
carries it too far, for 6he will have it—that not
CVCII n roval allrmca pnifj « citizen."
Lord Charles Villierslooked parriculaily dignified
as he interrupted his zealous friend. ‘lt is rather
unfortunate,” he observed gravely, that Is hould
have chosen you as my confidant on this occasion;
the fact is, that, knowing how devlish proud all
iny connexions are. and my Mary—what a sweet
name Mary is!—you remember Byron's beauti
ful lines,
“I have a passion forthe name of Mary?”
—my Mary’s father was only a merchant—a—a
citizen-—a very worthy—a most excellent man—
not exactly one of us —but a highly respectable
person I assure you ; his nam° is Scroggings.”
“Powers of fashion !” mentally ejaculated the
baronet, “will it—can it be believed—the courted,
the exquisite Lord Charles Cithers—‘the glass of
fashion- so*! tho form' —'the star, the
idol of tori and fosfo—
ried to Molly Scroggins of Bunhilrow!” ,
I sun anxious, 1 do confess, that Lady Frances
should receive Lady Charles V filters here." per
severed his lordship, after n very long pause ; “and
1 can answer for it, that the native and untutored
manners ot my unsophisticated bride would gain
hourly upon her affections.”
“Ot course—of course, we shall he most hap
py to receive her ladyship,” stammered forth the
baronet; ‘‘and doubtless her bfacty”—glancing
at the tables—
“ Pardon me, Sir, Harry,” interrupted the
nobleman you must not expect what in our world :
‘denominated Rr.iuty; she is all animation—
“ Happy nature, wild and simple’
rosy and laughing, but not a beauty, believe me.”
Again the astounded baronet pondered
hat a snbjeef for Almack’s ! —the rosy (doubt
less signifying redfaeed,) laughing (meaning
romping) and tighter of some cilv buttennan, thrust
into the peerage by the felly of a man who might
have plucked the fairest, noblest flower in the
land ”
“At idl e-Vents," he said, when his power of
articulation iOtunied, “yi/urnulv is endowed with
biiUi i’amiwnt, and wit, and nothing so likely to
create a sc isaturn in the beau toildc as such a
CC.m.ir!atl» ) i,.■•
“Oh, yes— prudence I daresay she uni? hare,
niu.h cannot be expected from a girl of seventeen;
and as to wit. between you and me, jt is a deuced
dangerous and troublesome w eapon weilded by a
.woman.”
» “A flirt ami a fool, T stispcet," again fancied
Sir Harry, “,n addition to other qualifications.”
. ‘‘Gr xTLENfS3 and fidfliey,” lie ejaculated,
fixing his eyes on the unfortunate tablets, while
Lnrtih Charles, evidently determined no longer to
endure the baronent’s untimely reference to tlite
detestable memorials, snatched them (it is perfect
ly astonishing what rude acts polite persons will
sometimes perform) from the hand of hio friend,
and flung them into the fire.
“Heavens' and earth sir! what do you mean
hy such eondurf ?” said Sir Harry, at the same
snatching them from the flames! “These
ivoty slates are dear to rue as exislence. 1 must
sSv, that ) consider such conduct very ungener
ous, ungenlemanlyV’ &c. Ac. One angry word
produced another; and much wtis said which it
would ill fie fit trie to repeat. The next morning,
eveo before the dawn of day, Lord Charles Vil-
Jitrs had quitted Bcauclerc Hall, without bidding !
H single farewell either to its lady or its master.
“There”' exclaimed the baronet, placing the
fishionable “Post” fn Lady France's hand at the i
breakfast table one morning, about three months !
after the above scene had taken place; “I knew
how it would be ; a pretty fool that noble friend j
of mine, Lord Charles Villters, lias made of him- j
sjelf. I never knew one of .these absurdly partic- j
triar men who did not take the crooked stick at last. ■
% Jove, sir,” (to his ?onv) “you shall marry be- |
fore you arc fivo-and-twenty, or shall be disinheri
ted ! The youthful mind is ever pliable -, and the
early wed grow into each other’s habit*, feelings,
and affections. An old bachelor is sure either to
make a fool of himself, or be made a fool of.—
Xbti sie his lordship’s wife lias pr.bliciy shown
that she certainly did not possess the last of his
requisites— fidelitt— by elopiag w ith bet font
man. I will journey tip to tow non purpose to
invite Lord Charles here, and m.tke op matters;
be will be glad to escape from the desagrtiMns of
exposure just now. as he is donbtles m ule a lion
of for the benefit—as Sir Peter Teazle has it, of
all old bachelors.”— E /in. Litcrsrj Jjurnal.
THE SUN AND THE ICICLE.
__ Lotan was a Jew, living in cnptrvify. His na
tion was scattered abroad to the four winds of
Jieaveti, and he and bis family were exiled froru
_ tjpeir sunny home on the banks of Jordan, to
the coJJ snows of the North. Poverty and per
leCtitionp'irsued them still. Man as well as na
ture was unkind.
Lotan mourned as one without hope. Love
softenod but r.onld. not uurivet his shackles. Day
by day the iron entered hl* t heart deeper and deeper.
One bright morning in November, Lotan sac in
•fndness an 1 grief bv hi; fireside. The eastern
heavens were “fretted with the golden fire” of the
tvung son. And the icy forests flashed and quiv
ered with a thousand ’tremulous rays of silver
l U. l '. A birl beguile 1 by the pump an 1 tr.u
q'WIR) of the mjruing, sat in the gardeu hedge
c*«d swelled her little throat with a hymn to the
■*fonghty, nnd waked the echoes of nature's soli
ff>e chambers of the human bosom
rIT,, Bat LoUtn over his
exile and exceeding sorrowful. The splendour
and glorious majesty of the rising king of day com
municated delight. The silent sympathy of A
dah, bis wife and the happy prattle of his children,
soothed not his chifed spirit..
He thought of his home in the lloly Land.
He remembered the cave in the. hill side where
his father and mother slept with their fathers.
Oh hitter, bitter exile from those dear scenes of
his youthful love
Lotan repined, and forgot his blessings enjoyed
and preserved, in the recollection of his blessings
lost. Au unholy wish struggled in tire depths of
his heart, and came into being, like a bubble shoot
mg up from 'he dark sea. He breathed a silent
curse against his enemies, and his countenance,
darkened with the niinghug Lues of wrath and
grief.
But his eye caught a slender icicle pendant tram
the low r»of, and glistening pure and keenly in
the sunbeam. An image of our happy home in
the East, muttered the exile. .So bright were
the joyful hopes that clustered around our little
circle, so pure was our love, so calm was the heav
en of that blessed home. “My God, my God,
why hast thon forsaken uie ?”
The day advanced and the sun poured forth an
atmosphercol light.and v.Himth, and love. When
suddenly the icicle was loosed from its frail hold,
and was dashed in pieces on the icy pavement be
neath.
A tear startccTTb Lotnn’s rye, and his wild
thoughts were stilled. I will mourn no more,
said be. The little icicle teaches me wisdom,
submission. It has perished, but not without a
cause. The universal sun. fills the world with
beauty and gladness, has destroyed it. What cat
ries life to millions causes death to one. 1 will
weep no more.—My heme is overwhelmed in the
convulsions of the world, and we are cast on this
desolate coast, shipwrecked in the world-storm.
But the Judge of all earth does right. His winds
and lightnings wreck the lone vessel, but they
give fresh life and elasticity to the surrounding air.
The dark world w ill be enlightened by the chil
dren of God, banished from their Holy Home and
w andering in exile. “The Lord rcigneth, let the
earth rcjoic?.”
And Lotan bowed himself in prayer, and when
j he arose the wrath and the sorrow had departed,
1 *“‘ e was calm, and he looked upon his wife
and little oi.M, 351 fits town?;?-'
them.
From fir .A T . Y. Knickerbocker.
A. “HIGH FLOWN” NEGRO
I was joined by George Edward Fit* Augustas
Seaton, a colored man, who discharged the func
tions of waiter at the City Hotel. He informed
me that he was going to market “for de special
object,*’ ashc declared, “of purchasing
and other animal matter, for de immediate con
sumption ofde establishment.” Having nothing
belter to do, 1 agreed to accompany George Ed
ward Fitz-Augustus, and we accordingly set off
for Catharine Market. When we arrived at that
depot of animate and inanimate productions, my
companion walked up to the wagon ofn fat coun
tryman. and after peering forfcome time at his stock
inquired," ifdo.se were good titters ?’*
“Yes, sir” responded the countryman.
“A tater,” resumed George Edward Fit;; Au
gustus, “is inevitably bad, unless i is inw.ariably
good. Here is no mediocrity in de combination
of a taier. I)e exterior may appear remarkably
exemplary and beaut iso me, while de interior is to
tally negative, Btt* sir if you wends de article
upon your own recommendation, knowin yon to
be a man of probability in y our transactions, 1 with
out any further circumlocution takes a bushel!”
Geoigc Edward now passe ! to the stall of a
dealer in eges and butter, and taking a quarter
of a dollar from his vest pocket, commenced an
inspection of the latter commodity. “Yon call
dat good butter ?’’ demanded he, tv ith a disagree
able expression on his countenance, as if au ill
flavor suddenly inhaled.
“Yes,sir, 1 do—as good butter as comes to
this or any other place.”
“What you think ’bout axing for dat butter?”
“Twenty five cents.”
“Twenty-five cents! And do yon suppose, for
de moment, dat your butter extvnsifys to such
extreme wnluatmn ?—nasty, rancid stuff, churn
ed over for de ’otwAnw !.—o!J butter renovated !’’
said the indignset George Edward, moving off ;
“but rtat’s de kind of negotiation 1 frequently
meets with in dis market!”
A. Woman wants one thing only, a Matt txco. —
Oh. pitiable condition of human kind ! One co
lor is born to slavery abroad, and one sex to slave
ry at home ! A woman, to secure tier comfort
and well being in this country, stands in need of
! onethingonly, which is a good husband; but a
’ rneo has to provide himself with two things, a
I good wife and a good razor, and it is more difficult
Ito find the latter than the fotnv t. The doctoi
: made these remarks one day when his chin was
j smarting after an uncomfortable operation; and
I Mrs. Hove retorted by saying, that women hail
i still the less favorable iot, for, scarce as good ra
zors might be. good husbands were still scarcer!
! Av, said the doctor, Deborah is right, ond it is
| even so; for the goodness of wife, husband and
| razor depends upon their temper, anil taking in
j dl circumstonces and crscs, natural and adventi-
I rious. we might reasonably conclude that steel
| would more often lie tempered precisely to the
l jn*t degree, than that the elements of which hu
manity is composed should be all nicely propor
tioned and amalgamated happily.— The Doctor.
A HIST TO THE FAIR.
Ts is stated in that excellent work on health,
.written by Dr. Combe, that, in a seminary for'
' oung ladies, Dr. Forbes discovered, on examina
tion of forty pupils, o.Xi.t two out of those who
had been resident in it for two years, who had
straight apises; while, out of an equal number
of boys, imperfect as their exercise often is,- it
would be difficult to discover two whose spines were
not Straight. lienee is the conclusion, that stats
and ab jeacc of exercise, so far from contributing
to a beautiful form and an excellent carriage, have
h directly opposite sfff ct. Jt is the opinion of the
best amateurs of female beauty, as well as physi
cians, that nature should be left alone io perfect
her own handiwork, and that charms are more be
witching if they are allowed to “sink and swell as
Heaven pleases.” Tilt statue of the Venus de
Medicis, regarded by artists as the model of fe
male symmetry and perfection, and in which are
blended all the graces of the beauties of Greece,
has a waist of very respectable dimensions
Decked in the loose and flowing robe of the an
cients, the charms Os such a Heaven-born beauty
were perfectly irresistible.—she captivated the
hearts of both and rain.
THE GEORGIA Ml Ilf MAIL
©e&arjae,
TWENTV-FIFTH CONgRLSS.
THIRD SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The 3PEAKE R laid before the House the
following communication from the Ilou. J. Q.
Adams.:
To the President of the Senate and Speaker of
the Hausf of Representatives of the United
States, in Congress assembled:
In complwnce with the request of Mr. George
Washington Lafayette, and of the respectable
familv of our late illustrious and ever venerated
friend, (Jen. Lafayette, 1 have the honor of pre
tenting to Congress, in their name, n copy of the
memoirs and writings of their honored parent, re
cently published by them, to be deposited in the
Library of Congress.
JOHN QUINCY AP\MS.
House of Rues. I'. P. Monday, Pee. 3, 1838.
The communication having been read,
Mr. Ailmes offered the following resolution,
which he prefaced bv a few words, not distinctly
heard at the reporter’s desk :
Resolved bv the Sen-tfo and House of Rep
resentatives of lhe I ’ruted States, That the* thanks
of’this Congress V.e presented to George Wash
ington Lwfnvrtte. the son. and the sun ivio r lam
j ilv of the late illustrious and lamented Geo. La
! fine* te, forthe copy of the memoirs and writings,
f recently published by them, and presented in th; r
! name to this Congress, to be deposited m their
i Library, and that the same be deposited in the
i said Lilrrary accordingly
i And the resilutinn was tuloptsd.
Mr. Harlan offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Clerk cause the members
to be furnished during the present fiessior with
such newspapers as they may respectively direct,
the expense fur each member not to exceed at the
rate of three daily papers per annum.
Which was agreed to on the part of this House
MEMORIALS CONCERNING TEXAS.
Mr. Adams offered the follow ng resolution.
Resolved, That all the petitions, memorials,
and remonstrances, against the annexation of
tll e Rntiblie ot lexas to the United States, pre
sented at the first and second sessions or the pre
set: i Congress, together with the resolutions of
the Lcgislaill"*s of the States of Alabama, Ten
nessee, Venuonf, Rhode Issland, Ohio, Michi
gan, and Massachusetts, now on file in tho Clerk’s
office, relating to that subject, he taken from the
said files, anil referred
members to consider and report fheteoll.
Mr. Howard moved to lay the resolution onthe
table.
Mr. Gvcnnel asked the yeas and nays on that
motion ; which the House refused to order.
On the suggstion of Mr. Mercer, Mr. Howard
withdrew his motion, and
Mr. Mercer inquired if any member could in
form the House whether the application on the
part of Texas for admission into the Union had,
or had not, been withdrawn ?
Mr. Howard said, in reply, that he had no offi
cial information to communicate ou the subject.
The newspapers stated that the application'had
been withdrawn, but beyond this hi had person
ally no knowledge. The Message of the Pi . si-,
dent of the United States was momentarily expec
ted, and would no doubt convey all the requisite
information. In this state of things, he looked
upon the resolution ol the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts was not in order, because it proposed
to refer to a select committee a subject which, at
the last session o! Congress, had been referred to
one of the standing committees of the House,
and from the consideration of which that com
mittee had not vet been discharged.
The Speaker saui it was not • necessary to de
cide the point of order at this time, because a
motion bad been made to lay the subject on the
table. Pendii g the decision od that motion, tjie
Chair would look into the question of order.
Mr. Adams asked the yeas and nays on the re
newed motion to lay the resolution on tfie fable,
which were ordered, and, being taken, were—
Year. J 36, nays r<l.
Mr. Adams gave notice that he would, to-mor
row. as leave to bring in a bill to prevent the giv
ing or accepting of a-challenge in the District of
Columbia.
OUR MINISTER IN ENGLAND, &s.
Mr. Adams offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That a committee of members
be appointed, with leave to send for persons and
papers, to inquire and report to this House—
-Ist. W hethcr Andrew Stevenson, Envoy Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the
j U. States of Loudon, is or has recently been en
gaged in a public newspaper controversy involving
his personal integrity and the honor of this coun
try whose representative he is. w ith Daniel O'Con
nril, (\ member of the Parliament oUthe United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
2d. Whether, tie said Andrew Stevenson, hol
ding tiie privileged ch trader of an Ambassador,
has, in concert wi; h thrqe other persons, citizens
oi the J i ited States, one cf whom an officer in
their Navy, engaged in a conspiracy w ith intent to
stop the, wind , or in the language of the laws of
God and of man, to murder the said Daniel O’Con
nell in a duel, or by a premediated provocation to a
brawl.
3d. TV bother the said Andrew Stevenson, after
a written demand of explanation in the form usual
among duelists as preliminary to a challenge, and
with the said three other citizens of the United
States, did accept of an ansvvyr from the said
Daniel O’Cnntiel! pqnallv unsatisfactory to the
codes of genuine and of spurious honor, and
thereby tacitly admit the truth of the imputation,
upon liis honor, at which be had professed to take
offonce.
4th. \\ hrther the said Andrew Stevenson, in
these transactions, has violated the duties of his
office as an ambassador 6f peace, the laws,of na
tions, the laws cf the land, to the Govcmnie t of
which he w a-credited, the 'privileges of the
British House of Commons in the person of one
of its members, and the- honor and interest of bis
i own country.
I sth. Whether the said Andrew Stevenson has,
.in these transactions, conducted himself as to ro
-1 qmre the constitutional interposition of this
House by impeachment n otherwise.
Mr. Howard said that these resolutions covered
a great deal of ground, and that he should like to
have an opportunity of examining them .more
minutely. He would, therefore, move that their
further consideration be postponed until Monday
next, and that thev be printed.
Mr. Adams was understood to intimate that be
wo util readily assent to tho proposition of the
{fcntflSnrih frerh Maryland f\Tr. He ward) flfftt
time should be allowed for the examination of the
resolutions. r l hey did. as the gentleman said,
cover a great deal ol pound. ’] l )t y embraced
the most important objects-that could engage the
attention of this House, involving, asitliev did,
the honor and the peace of ti: country, and (every
thing that was, or ought to be, dear to freemen.
Mr. Hopkins moved to lay tlie whole subjectun
the tal D.
On which motion Mr. Her and demanded the yeas
itin pay-; »iil<’‘i '• r- ordered, and being taken,
were : A cas hid, n.' 4 _VS ;>?.
So the resolutions w?re laid on the table.
IN SENATE.
W Dec. 5, 183.°.
Mr. day. of Alabama, agreeably to notice, ob
tained leave, and introduced a bill for tin? reduc
tion and graduation of the price of public lat'ds ;
which was read, and ordered to a second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Twt'BSPAt, Dec. 5, 18.38.
Messrs. Graham, oi North (,'uiolma, Pickens,
of South Carolina a.id Duncan, ot Ohio, appear
ed and took their seats.
BILL TO PREVENT DUELLING
Mr. Adams said that, pursuant to the notice
which he had heretofore given, he now asked
leave to bring in a bill prohhiting the giving m !
accepting of a challenge in the District of Co- j
lumbia, and providing for lhe punishment there- ;
of.
And leave having been granted, the bill was read
a first and second time by its title.
Mr. Adams moved that tire bill be ref.-tred *>- a !
select committee.
Ordered, 1 tut the :o .tu.tfee c<rn«i>t cf tii:ic ;
members.
Mt. Adams ‘h‘ ti intiodt.c.’d the following i »s- *
olufions a being co i.e-ctcl with the subjo- t of
the bill, viz:
Resolved, That tf*e Fresi-iotn of-the Ur, ••-d
states be requester to cause, to • transmitted to ;
this House copies oi any r** “ or c.< ’■nmnciia- t
tion received from Andrew B'te*.. ; x..n, envoy r !
traordinary and minister .••enipotentiary oft!: ,
United Stales at the conn of Loudon, reDtin .••• ’
a controversy in the public newspapers i ctwe i |
him and Daniel O’Connell, a member of til" Par '
li uneiu of ihe United Kingdom of Great Brum j
and Ireland, in which contr./> . 1
the personal integrity of the :ei -n- nd ■
the honor and interest bf tt«i ' iu.it y, -
resentative he is.
Resolved, That the President of the United t
States be requested to inform this Ilouso whether j
any owl I has been made hv him, or by his direc- 1
tton, upon the said Andrew Stevenson to explain j
or account for his notorious violation of the law - ,
yl nations, ol the laws cf the land to which he
was accredited ns an ambassador of peace, ..ant! of j
tfie privileges of the British House of Commons, j
in the person of due of its members; wi.c her j
any instructions iigve bedp given to the sr.- I v
drew Stevenson, conseqtje;:. ujxirt }*is conduct in
these transactions, or any disavowal or <*l ■
his conduct cornu.mated to the British Govurfl- I
ment.
Resolved, That the President of the Unit 1 1
States bereqiu-: t to inform ti.: - House nheih r ’
any call has been made, by him, or b* his dire •
tion. upon Matthew Perry. captain in the N vy i
ol the United States, to a. rn im for ins violation
of the laws of natioi '. <>f tin laws of the fprei :i
nation under th: protection of which he w;;,. n (
joying the benefits of a generous hospitality of
the laws of his own country, and of the rules ;i>nl
regulations for the government id the Navv c !
the United h trues by ltis participation with o r
citizens of the Unite-il States, i . a cm qv ■ \
against the life of Daniel <_)’( 'omt.i H, arr. mb o ’
the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland.
These resolutions, under the rules, he over for
one day before being acted upon.
Mr. GRENNKLL rose and said, that, as if had
been usual, after the appointment of the
committees had ordered,for the House to adjourn
over from Thursday to Monday, in cider to ena
ble the Speaker to make a sail, factory trrange
ment, and as same alterations were about to be
made in the Hall, he would move that when this
House adjourn to raeot on Monday next; which
was agreed to.
And then tho House adjoined until MomDv
next, st Uv’-ti'clock,
From the, South Carol'nian.
GEORGIA AND MAINE CONTROVERSY.
We witnessed with great pleasure the admirable
move in the State, to-dav, bv the Hon. James
Smith Rhr.tt. the able and estimable member from
Charleston, hi lelaimn to the present controversy
between Gooacia ami Maine. It is, altogether h ■
happy otic-- hi.tieions and wejititne I—from a.j
source than w ’.iclinone could be mope desirable
-and in excent..t tone and temper, as will he .
seen by the Preamble and Resolutions themselves !
j which we publish below.--- Wb caunot doubt their
j adoption, and that unanimously. The subject is
a tnest important ope, and the cause of Georgia,
1 the common cause of the whole South, which wc
i trust w ill tin’tp with this State, in calling ou that
; of Maine, to fulfil her solemn const tutional obli
gations to Georgia, to the South, and to the
whole Union. This great question must be met
and decided before long; the sooner the better,
for the peace and safety of tfie South, and the
( onfederacy ; .and should be done at once, in the
present case, lest the successful resistance of
Maine, form a precedent, for ‘he. encouragement
ol others, and this Union soon b< come a rope of
sund r or a shackle of iron. .
W hereas citizens ofthr Spite of Maine, have
been, charged ijri the State of Georgia, with a fe
lony, commited therein, by kidnapping carrying
i away certain slaves, the property of the citizens
j thereof ; and bills of indictment have becu duly
; found in Georgia against the said persons, who
j are understood to be now residents in and under
the protection of the State of .Maine;
And whereas, the Governor of the State of Geor
gia, has, by direction of the Legislature thereof
ff according to the provisions ot the Fe feral Cou
j stitution. demanded of the Governof.of Main,
| those delinquents for trial, under the bills of
1 indictment :
And whereas, the smd Govctner of theStatn of
Maine, instead of complying with this demand, as
under the provisions of our national compact, he
was in duty bound, has refused so to do, stating
that he must first lay the subject before tho Leg
islature ofhlS State ;
And whereas, from the present aspect of tho
. s’ave question, in the United State* itnn longe.-
; becomes a slave-holding State to withhold the de
cided expression of its sentiments, on any subject
involving those momentous rights; therefore.
trie demand for the delivery of these delinquents,
for tpiifl) demanded ucfhirqj bflt tvhrn tfie sn-ich?sr
regard f»rjustice, orihir. respect for herself, ani
th’ most sacred prtoi.-icn of our national com
pact. authorized anil required.
Resolved, '1 hat it is w t i the deepest concern
we perceive one of the Chief Magistrates of nfo
eonfederated refusing prompt acquies
cence to this just a ol rightful 'demand.
Ilesolvrd, That a failure o i the part of the Sta'e
of Maine, to fnlfil ner constitutional obligations, m
this particular, will he a fatal blow to the securi
ty of our Institutions, and property, and if per
sisted in will create treat 3rd wefi founded al
arm in the slaveholding States.
Resolve/, That the cause of Georgia, is the
cause of the whole South, and we will make com
mon cause with her in all proper means for pro
curing a redtess of those gricveanccs, and for tho
inaiiitguianccol her and our common rights.
From the Cdrresjmndenre of National Intelligencer,
HttaaiSßt-R#, (Pa.). Dec. 6, FB3B.
The c»pitol of Pennsylvania is at this 'moment
in tho utmost confusion. The legislative halts '
have been taken possession of by an armed mob
whose leaders declare opetriy that there is no lon
ger any government in the State, and that th * laws
are void. In short, w e are in the midst of a re
bellion, To sum up tiie m tterbri fly: rite Gen
eral Assembly met, according to coßstjtntiounl
provision, vestcid«y—the House at 11 o’clock.the
Senate at 3. Disagreeing upon the TliiladeH: a
county returns, the House .livid,-d,Gen. Canntrg
hr.nr r.i t.tjg ns Speaker lor Tie Whigs, and Mi.
'"l’Utiy ot Was iugt.iri comity. a<s SpeakCi for
:u- Lr.c,-,locos. . !wo House. i»f Represe s: iiivcs
r.-.s organized, -md adjoerr e:l with , i- p.
tie confusion.
\t :1 o' i.fock the $• n'.te * -ct Thepivlhii-narv
, > gone rl’-uigb < . B. Pen
■' ■
i' i : I'd 'l.ia county r> urric came up.
i y' ! G- ' a ■..cut'’!, iv.q « Wcv,.siorela'j.l, mr-ved
[’ ’ ; m iu i tin? pj?i :i*v ijdvh
' ' -HI -:J*-:r the other new members h.vl b-en
* " <Ji'> ttofjim, a warm debateengned
--'iv' m was lost - irtit thea a sucrc of vjo
“o - Mr. Beil, of Uhesfor, Bt
t■■••npt>?fl to speak, but was (•roinjitlv called to order
;'. v -'.'Oa'icr, he-vise lie l;id not been sworn
' • ! ’ 1 <•' ihe Se iTite. Gen. Rogers, of
" R a v:o!-nt and infinminatury specci,,
fo'e.-.-.I 1 ocofi'.m buil'.e* in tho
r '■■ -v wt ga'D-i' s, wlm i rie ! out, -,rj on, Ro
ger' " “Hear him! hear him!”
•'ft. Brawn, of Philo ITph a county, took the
floor. H,» was called to order !rv the Speaker, be
■vi - -’ h s claim t > a s-at had not yet been decided.
It ', how r, persist -<l. an !, addressing himself
to , h • goSieries, cried out to know, “whether they
were n t prepared to shed their blood in defence of
their rights ?” A hundred voices answered,
cs ! yes'” “Weave! we are!" And imtne
iv dv :-t • s -'eti.i*i- -chamber was crowded by hired
r i.'i i a. brought on for too express purpose from
the enmity <i| Philadelphia, headed by John J.
McG-ahcrt and Mr. Pray, a member of the Lower
iluuse. !he Senate broke up in confusion, the
N.uaker making his- escape through a back win
dow s„. '■‘"‘t.'y a political meeting was or
iuv/vd i : •' •■**>. tin.- ‘•huUibcr, and revolution and
hie: • • IsheJ ■ fly a ltd boldly proclaimed. Ln--t
l ight n mi ’ting was hel ! in the court house, arid
vct rounce df ■ meed against thft Whigs. To
d’\ armed m • p.trading the streets— tiie arse
i. , - xui-'im v t oi.ri. and the worst consc
qu.-ii'sa ■ an': ; ted. The Governor ha. call
e i upon Genera- Ale .and r. of the Cumberland
V'in'U ’cvs, t- match lii troops to thecap
tt People nr“ niv.'iig by It nml reds from all
qt i ters. Excite mem G at the itigliest pitch;
• 1 nothing short of D vine interposition can save
us from c.vt! war and h’oo i-ited.
FURTHER P VR I ICUL ARP.
Frmr- /’» Ji him ore Chronicle of the 7th inst.
'J to Idol,s’ oi it,present"! . . of Pennsylvania
sacked hi/ „w/ih !- —We have stt-vi and conversed
with a gentleman who left Harrisburg yesterday
morning, anil who w as present at the proceedings
of''l>e L-gi iafuro on \Vcdnekda\-.
Long bt fn - tl-.e hou-r of re- -ring, the Senate
Chamber "as taken possession of by a mob, who,
by them threats deli red the Senate from meeting,
rim President; Mr. Penrose, appeared* and ?d
--:o';irned t’u Senate without further proceedings.
In the Ilattsc, the f’oty -is I.ocofocos t-rnk pox*
s":-siori, aSCftf oUg to their ndji iTtnuaciit, at 10 o’
clock. ' Tiie Hon'kd was filled wi'h ruffians. At
two o’clock, t!:e Whig merubeis apjmared accoi
ding to their adjournment, when Mr. Spacktnan,
of Philadelphia, at the request of the Speaker,
Mr. Cunningham, advanced to the Speaker's
C hair, then fifloj by 'Jr. Hopkins; for the pur
pose mi tnt.ving an adjouvuinent, he was seized by
some of »tie mob. who. filled th" aisles and lobbies
ahd t’n.'lst out of t’ue House j'hs signal of tu
mult having been git en, the moh on the outside rush
ed in, icn-rin* dorm the doors, and the members and
pn, icinjl.tr r t'zrns mod* their escape through the
windows, a nuuiaf'V of which were broken out.
From the H/rrisburg Jntdlie*ricer Extra, Dec. f>.
• AWFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The mob have actual pos>c--siori of tiie Capitol
of Peforisylvaniii. and it is impossible forthe Leg
islature to meet, or the bn.-incssiu the departnieuts
of Government to proceed.
At the hour of half past two this afternoon, hs
appointed forthe meeting of the Home, the Spea
ker deputed Mr Spneknianto adjourn the House
fill tomorrow, Tfie Ha" was filled with the riot
ers, who seized Mr. Sand forced him to retire,
when they all rushed out and lie was barely ena
bled to escape without- injury. Tn the scuffle tho
doors were broken and the {lull otherwise ifuMu
laterl.
The mob have now possession of the town, and
mob law reigns supreme. The officers of the
law make no attempt to pot down the disgraceful
scene. No life is safe ; but the State authorities
we understand, have token all the measures possi
ble, umler the circumstance-, forthe preservation
of life and property.
We appeal to the People- of Pennsylvania to
defend their laws. The reign ofanarchy lias been
Continued long enough. If liberty be' worth an
effort, let that effort promptly be made.
Tho Locofoco papers, we see, a*t pursuing
their usual deceptive course iu the accounts they
give of the Scenes here, and ar# endeavoring so
throw die blame on ofir parly. “ But we appeal to
the Representatives of the people, who " ill short
ly. uo doubt, be obliged bv tho mob, vo irdfoorn
and go home to theirconsritneufs, if our no'; a‘‘
be not correct, or. if afiy thin*, not so highly bo!
ored ns the actual truth. Tiufeed, have feared
to represent tfie Locoloros j is bad as they ready
arc. lest we might be subject fr, the imputation of
exaggeration. It is nwffofti) Piioiwmplatp their dp
fog*--. Would to Up men the wuuie people could
j be here to witness them.