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“The Herald of a noisy world.”
RIRTxS-EYE VleTw OF EUROPE^ ~
Portugal —ln Portugal a strange fatality
attends every effort of tlio people to shake off
*ie tyranny of-Don Miguel, whose last acliiev
incnt which has come to our knowledge, was
the strangulation of seven constitutionalists,
and the banishment of seven others,on a charge
of having conspired against the existing ">v
ernment. It is mentioned as a remarkable
fact, that Don Miguel was not present on this
occasion, and that the head of the victims,
instead of being stuck upon pc les as u-uial,
were burnt along with their bodies. The
executioner, after pursuing his vocation until
he became wearied with the effort, is said to
have seated himself coolly upon the platform
smoked a segar, and then refreshed himself
for the further duties of his office, by quaffing
a bottle of wine. To crown the whole, this
brilliant exploit was followed by an illumina
tion and a display of rockets.
Spain. —The revolutionary movement in
Cadiz has miscarried. One of its first effects
was the assassination of the Governor, An
tonio de Hierro Oliver. Either on account
of the matter or manner of the undertaking,
the insurgents found less encouragement than
they anticipated, and on the night ofthe 4th
March, left Cadiz forTarifa. They were pur
sued by the royalist troops, and 45 of them
taken prisoners the same night, or the next
day, and immediately put to death. The main
body was overtaken at Bejar on the Bth,where
finding resistance hopeless,they ground’dtheir
arms to the number of 400, and surrendered
at discretion. The prevailing opinion was
that they would be shot. Thus ends the in
surrection of Cadiz or the Isle de Leon.—
There are other revolutionary parties in diffe
rent parts of the king lorn, particularly in Ca
talonia and the mountains of ltonda; hut al
though they may occasion some annoyance to
the government, they have little chance of
success, as to the main object of their endea
vors, uni ;ss by the Course of events assistance
should be rendered from abroad. The mass
<>f the people will hazard nothing in the cause
(“their necks are too much bowed,”) howev
er ready they might be to raise the shout of
liberty when once the triumph was achieved.
Italy, France and Austria. —The revolu
tion winch broke out in Modena about the
beginning of February, was spreading from
city to city, and from Province to Province—
bad extended to the priest-ridden subjects of
the States of the Church, and bade fair to
overrun the whole of Italy—when an Aus
trian army presented itself on the frontiers,
crossed the Po on the sth of March, entered
Modena, Parma, Ac. after a short resistance,
and then marched into the States of the
Church, agreeably to an understanding with
the Pope, who had begun to tremble for his
temporal dominion. While its movements
were confined to the Dutchies of Modena and
Parma, France felt herself but partially out
jaged—although she knew it was virtually au
attack upon the principles of her late revolu
tion, and although one of her Ministers (Se
bastian)) had declared that she “would never
. see the Austrian forces enter Italy,”—because
in these cases Austria w< able to frame a
pretext for her conduct, on the ground cf fam
ily alliances and the necessity of supporting
the dignity of Austrian Princes. But when
it was announced iu Paris that the Church,
for which no such pretext could be alleged
and for the acknowledged purpose of ar
resting the progress of liberal principles,
every Frenchman felt himself insult
ed, and a sensation was produced, of
the most exciting an i thrilling character.—
‘•War : war !” was the sentiment of thousands,
we may say the general sentiment ; and even
in the Chamber of Deputies, where the feel
ing of the moment would naturally be check
ed in he expression by official station, every
word uttered by the Premier which might be
construed in favor of war, was sure to be ap
plauded, while that of an opposite tendency
was received either in silence or witli evi
dent marks of disapprobation. On the day
that this news was received in Paris, (March
25th) a law was passed authorizing a loan of
020,000-000 francs) $22,500,000,and a fur
ther loan of 820,000,000, if necessary. It
was also reported (on the 29th,) that a bill
was about to be presented to the Chamber,
for calling into actual service 280,000 men
of the National Guards. On the other hand
it is known that Austria has just contracted a
loan of 810,000, and accounts from Vienna
state that preparations for war were going on
in that capital with the utmost activity. If,
as is averred in private letters, and more than
intimated by some of the Paris Editors, the
.French Minister at Vienna has been instruc
ted by his government to require as an ul.'i
matum, that the Austrian troops shall be im
mediately withdrawal from the Roman States,
atl’airs will soon be brought to a crisis between
the two nations, and the question of Peace
or War, as growing out of the affairs of Italy,
w ill bo finally decided. Consequences incal
culably momentous depend upon the result.
A few days will inform ns.
Belgium and Holland. —Here is another
knot of difficulties which it will puzzle the
crowned heads to solve. To the indepen
dence of Belgium they have given their con
sent. Bat at the sune time they have so de
fined its boundaries as to exclude from it the
Province of Luxembourg. This they have
or eted into a Grand Duehv, dependant on
Holland; ad in accordance with their decis
ion, King William has appointed as its Gov
ernor, the Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar.—
lie, it appear.-, is at his pod. issuing Procla
mations e.nd decrees, in one of which lie an
nounces that the Germanic Confederation
have ordered 24,000 troops to he in readiness
to establish the authority of the King of Hol
land as Grand Duke of the said territory, a
ijrecably to the provisions of the London Pro
tocols. Meanwhile the Same territory is rep
resented by its Deputies in the Congress of
Belgium, tbb Regent of which issued a Pro-'
c.Lumitoa to its inhabitants,(the Luxeinbur
pliers,) exhorting them to be firm in the course
they have taken, and assuring them that this
oath to maintain the integrity of the B< lgian
territory, shall never be violated. "We be
grin our revolution,” lie says, “in spite of the
“Treaties of 1815, we will finish it in spite of
ghe I’rvtei'ori of London-’' Nor is the Kinc
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of Holland an inactive spectator of these
movements. It is asserted in the Messenger
des Chambrcs, that he has demanded permis
sion to send 10,000 men through Prussia into
Luxembourg, and in case of refusal,intends to
march iiis whole army, 84,000 men, through
11l inium, in order to occupy the said Pro
vince. It is pretty certain that unless some
further measures are adopted by the parties to
the London Protocols, the war of Belgian In
dependence is not vet ended.
Russia and Poland. —We have so recently
spoken of the relative situation of these pow
ers, in the bloody conflict now pending, that
wo need not at present enlarge. Here, how
ever is a third source of embarrassment to
the peace of Europe ; for it is not to be con
cealed that different nations are looking on
with very different feelings—Prussia and
Austtia siding with the Russians,and France
Turkey, Belgium, Sweden and England, with
the Poles. Should the contest be prolonged,
it will he difficult to prevent those jarring
prepossessions, which in some cases are close
ly allied w ith jarring interests, from express
ing themselves iR something more vigorous
than words: and if once the interference is
begun, it is impossible where it w ill
end, or by what limits it w ill bo bounded.
England, contrary to her usual policy,seems
disposed to keep aloof from the‘approaching
contest; either because she has learned wis
dom from experience, or because she has
enough to do to attend to her own matters
at home. Whether she will succeed, liowev
| cr, must depend upon contingencies of which
i neither she or we may at present dream. Eu
rope is doubtless on the eve of great events,
and we may well thank God, that between it
and us he has placed a mighty Ocean, which
will forever separate us from its broils, and
shield us in a great measure from its nower.
Journal of Commerce.
The following important and effecting ad
dress to the Polish nation lias been published
by the government of Poland.
Address to the People of Poland.
“Countrymen—Already the combat for our
existence, for our liberty, and for our indepen
dence lias begun: it is perhaps the last. Our
first fixed purpose is gloriously to conquer
or to die; andwc have sworn that if it should
please Providence to permit us to be subdued,
that like unto the Jews aft> r the destruction
of Jerusalem, we will never cease to be Poles.
We swear now that we will hide our national
ity deep in our hearts from the eyes of our
enemies, but that never will a member of
our great but unfortunate nation unite itself
with our enemies, either by blood or by friend
ship—that never shall want or contempt bring
us or our latest descendants to deny Poland—
but that we will look upon one another as
brothers, help one another in toil, and, in the
midst of misfortune, and in misery, live upon
the recollections of the past and present, and
preserve tiro moral presence for ever, and ra
•her disperse over the face of the earth than
languish in slavery- May those powers favo
rable to us at least obtain this much—that,
after our fall, we may be permitted to leave
the sacred land of our fathers, with our pos
sessions and goods. The Diet shall pre
scribe tht; form of nur oath; the diet shall
lake it with the Polish nation, and shall order
it tube read from the pulpit.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall ad
dress notes to England and France, exhorting
those pow ers that, in the event of a defeat,
the remains efottr nation, as well as the pris
oners, shall be set at liberty, and permitted to
leave our fatherland, profaned by the enemy,
soaked by the blood of the Poles, and strewed
with their bones—that we wav sell without
hindrance our possessions and goods, and car- '
ry with us what we can take away. Those
powers will not repulse the prayers of the)
people who, for the centuries, have guarded
Europe on the east and in the north; and the
conqueror will rejoice to be rid of a eenera
tion which must ever hate him. If he pos
sesses the magnanimity which he'professes to
the world, lie will w illingly do a deed contri
buting alike to his glory and to his interest.—
Those amongst us whom Providence shall
permit to survive, or shall hr wounded and in
prison, will, with eyes full of and with
blending hearts, leave the land of onr fathers,
with the priests of our holy faith, and repair
to those distant regions of As : n, Africa and
America, w hich the providence of God and
hospitality shall point out, thankful to the giv
er of an asylum where our nationally may still
be permitted to survive.”
The official journal of Warsaw to the 18ih
instant, contains a long narrative of the
actions between the Poles and Russ ans up to
the 26th ultimo. The narrative is highlv in
teresting, and proves decidedly that the Poles
have in effect obtained aeomniete victory, the
Russian Commander-in-Chief having been tit
toriv foiled in the object which he sought to
attain.
m—n
Association-of the Friends of Ireland.
On Tuesday night the association room was
completely filled by the friends of Ireland.
In accordance with a resolution passed at a
previous meeting, a large tri-coloured flag
was suspended over the chair occupied bv the
president, 'l'lie colours arc green, white, and
orange, the white forms the centre, and has
painted on it, the Irish Harp reclining against
a tree bearing the cap of Liberty; a wreath
cf intermingled shamrock and orange lily
surrounds the harp, and beneath it is an Irish
wolfdoginthe attitude of defence. In tiie
distance is seen a vessel of war, apparently a
privateer bearing the American flag, and on
the hole a watch tower, on w hich is floating
the Irish tri-colour flag. The whole inter
spersed with appropriate mottoes; one of these
is composed of the Irish words, “Aon Wien
thar,” which means in English, one people.
A gentleman named Skcchan presented
two beautiful tri-coloured scarfs to the asso
ciation, one for the President ami the other
for the Secretary. These scarfs are prepar
ed with extrordinary taste. They are com
posed of the tri-colour, the white crosses the
breast, and hears an Eagle very beautifully
wrought. In the beak of that on the Presi
dent’s flag is a scroll, with the words “my ad
opted son,” in the centre a star, with the
words “Wm. James McNeven, President of
the Association of the Friends of Ireland.”
flic Fogle ou the Secretary’s scarf bears the
words, “We are united, let despots tremble;” I
in the star, the words, “Eber Wheaton, Sec-'
rotary of the Association.” The letters are
all worked in gold, and the ends of the scarf
arc ornamented with silver fringes. On be
ing invested with the Scarfs the President and ;
Secretary were greeted with repeated cheers,
for w hich they returned thanks. The Presi
dent remarked this was really an age of
wonders, not the- least singular of which was
so long the emblem of all that was baneful to
to his beloved native country. Several high
ly eloquent addresses were made.
N. Y. Courier.
A letter from a distinguished lady of New
York, at present in Paris, published in the
New York Commercial, after a review-of the
events of the last few months and some stric
tures on the weakness ofthe present govern
ment of France—the King’s conduct to La
fayette, Ac. says:—
“I w ant my countrymen to understand the
true state of things here, especially in regard
to our father Lafayette. Their minds should
be preparcdjto look for tV possibility that lie A
his most amiable, most excellent family may
yet need an asylum with us. Surely I, hope
not, and as yet 1 believe not —I think it more
probable that he yet will be President of a
French republic; for this is undoubtedly the
wish of a large party of the National Guards.
I cannot express with what interest in the
people—(l mean respectable people with
whom I have business affairs,) —inquire after
his health—how their countenances brighten
or darken as the news is good or ill. “Cest
pour lui, ’ said one of them to me—“encore
unefoisde sauver sa patrie.” The Carlists
wish too to see a republic, for they think that
then the allies will bring back the Bourbons.
So you see that if Lafayette lives, the times
are fraught with danger to him and his fami
ly. One of his daughters said to a friend, “I
have wished your stay in Paris, but at pre
sent I counsel you to depart—you have seen
the best of our days, and what may yet the
fate of our family God only knows.” 1 wish
the Americans to understand this, and to be
ready to receive to their arms and their hearts,
this blessed family ere one hair of their heads
should be injured; and if the General him
self should be in heaven before these troubles
cease, still America owes to his family. It is
impossible to express their kindness to Amer
icans. In all the exultation cf this family,
where the General has stood, (and he still
stands the first man in the world,) it is Amer
ica that has been first in their affections—
openly and avowedly Americans, that are to
receive their first, their principal attentions.
Madame George Lafayette was grieved to the
heart to learn that she had omitted to return
the call of an American lady. “But how,”
said siie, “could I know under these circum
stances that she was not an English lady ?”
At the grand ball at Court on tlie 12th ult.—
Madcmc de Lavsteric, stow! for a moment and
looked along the benches—l knew she was
looking for Americans, I happened to be the
first who caught her eve —she instantly came
with her party A sat with ine the whole eve
ning, but looking out constantly for the
Americans, and paying them as she had an
opportunity the most endearing attentions.—
They sympathise w ith us in our joys and our
sorrows. Never in mv life, did I see so com
passionate a being as Madame de Moubourg,
the General’s eldest daughter. It was yester
day that she wept with one who wept—Yes
wept—-not a solitary tear, liut long did the
stream of compassion flow down her cheeks
as she sat. bv the mourner and held her hand. It
is for this familv, as well as for its still dearer
Patriarch and Father, that rnv country should
watch with a sympathy and affection lively as
th"ir own.
“Just as the twig is lent, the tree's inclined."
“ UNIX E RSITY OF A LAB AM A.”
( Nea r Tu&caloosa .)
This Institution has already gone into op
eration under the most favorable circum
stances. Furnished with ample resources,
derived from grants of land by the General
Government, it is placed on an equal footing
of stability and permanency with the mostfa
vored Colleges in the United States, in
consequence of its endownmeflts, the Trus
tees have made the College charges less than
at any other reputable College in the .Union.
The Buildings already provided, are two
buildings for lodging and study rooms, capa
ble of accommodating about one hundred stu
dents, four Professors’ houses, a boarding)
house, a hall containing six large rooms for
lectures and recitations, and a Rotunda for a
large chapel and spacious library. All these
buildings are of brick.
One of the Professors is expected to re
turn from Europe soon with ten thousand
dollars worth of Philosophical Apparatus.—
Arrangements are also made for obtaining a
Library, and a valuable cabinet of minerals
containing about 5000 choice specimens.—
The collection of an extensive Museum has
already been commenced.
The local position of the University in
Middle Alabama, is most favorable to health
and morals. Fewer causes of physical dis
ease do not, it is believed, exist in any part
of the United States. The Faculty consists of
Alva Woods, D. D. President and Pro
fessor of Moral and Mental Philosophy.
Henry Titwillh, Professor of Ancient
Languages.
John Fielding "Wallace, Professor of
Chemistry, Natural History, Ac.
Wm. M’Millan, Librarian and Collector
of Specimens in Natural History.
Thomas Manning, Tutor.
a Teacher of French, Spanish, and
other Modern Languages.
a Teacher of Elocution and ofEng.
lish Literature.
These two last offices have been establish
ed at the last meeting of the Trustees, on a
salary of one thousand dollars each :—and
they will be filled as soon as competent per
sons can bo obtained.
For admission to the regular Freschman
Class, there will he required a knowledge of
the English, Latin, and Greek Grammars,
Arithmetic, Geography, an ability to com
mence the reading of the higher Latin and
Greek Authors, arid testimonials of good raor-!
al character. During the first year, the full 1
amount of literary preparation for admission j
may not be exacted. Students may be admit-4
ted to advanced standing, or from any other .
College, if qualified to pursue the studies of j
the Class which they wish to join. The Uni- j
versity is also open to persons who wish to
study in particular departments only. All
that is required of such is, that they be quali
fied for the studies which they propose to take
and that they take the usual number of exer
cises. A ccrtificst; of scholarship can be
procured in any department, or branch of any
department for the time which a student has
been engaged in it. No student will be ad
mitted for a less time than one session or
college year. The college year will begin
and end with the civil year. There will be
only one proper vacation, which will begin
on the4Ji Wednesday of July, and end on
the l°t Wednesday of October.
In order to extend the advantages of edu
cation as widely as possible, the charge for
lodging and study room, use of library and
public rooms, is only thirty dollars for the
collegiate year, payable in advance. The.
charges for board in the College Refectory,
payable quarterly in advance, is eighty dol
lars for tlie Collegiate year. The student
furnishes his own bed, bedding, furniture, fu
el and lights. Students will also be charged
for any damages done to their rooms or any
Coll. :ge property.
One student from each county in the State
possessing promising talents and a good char
acter, and being unable to meet the expens
es of his education, may be educated at the
University free of any charge for tuition, lodg
ing and study room, use of library and of pub
lic rooms. The talent, character and indi
gence of such student must be certified to the
President and Faculty by the County Judge
and Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in
the county in which said student resides.
A uniform Dress has been prescribed,
which will be duly made known, and all stu
dents will be required to furnish themselves
with it by the first of January next.
The Institution will be conducted on the
most liberal principles. Tlie sole object will
bo, to make ripe scholars and virtuous and
useful citizens. Religious and political par
ty discrimination will be unknown in the
Government of tlie College. Good scholar
ship, good morals, virtuous habits, industry
and talent, will constitute the sole basis of
distinction.
“These are counsellors
“That feelingly persuade me what I am.”
From the Constitutionalist.
At the late Superior Court for the county of
Scriven, two of that class of cases generally
denominated Borough cases, were submitted
to the Jury—in one of which several lots in
the town of Jacksonboro’ were found subject
to the Plaintiff’s Execution—in the other case I
there was a mistrial. Several interesting)
points arose in the progress of these causes, i
and were adjudicated by JudgeLxw with his I
accustomed clearness and intelligence. His 1
Honor held that a Plaintiff in Execution, in a I
claim case, is not bound to exhibit his Judge
ment in evidence until the claimant proves)
that he derives title from the Defendant in'
Execution or those claiming under him; and
he also ruled that the claimant could not set
up an outstanding title in a third person to de
feat the claims of the Plaintiff in Execution—
because the claimant having, under the pecu
liar provisions of our law, sworn that the pro
perty was his, and submitted himself to the
issue whether it be his or not, it is not compe
tent for him to shew the title of any other than
myself.
In the contest for Administration of the Es
tate of Scott —the Jury returned a verdict in
favor of two of the cousins—one on the father’s
side, and one on the mother’s. The Court
held the Law to be very clear, that all the
Cousins, both paternal and maternal, were
i heirs of the decessed. His Honor charged
1 the Jury that in deciding which of the kind
red of equal degree should have administra
tion, it was their duty to consider the aptness
for business—and the characters of the con
tending parties—and to commit the trust to
hands of the most worthy and capable. A 1
question of residence, was also presented in
the cause. One of the applicants—a gentle
man of high respectability and entirely fitted
) to conduct the administration, had leftCaroli
j n-a since the deatli of Scott, with the purpose
of residing here, should lie obtain letters of
; administration. The Court held that the
j length of time, for which a party bad been
resident in the State, was not material, but the
Jury must be convinced that a permanent and
not temporary residence had been established
Iby the proof. Evidence of the sayings of the
j applicant to prove his intention of remaining
—animus remanedi —was rejected. Our law
; provides that an administrator must be a citi
! zen of the United States resident in the State
of Georgia. The residence of the applicant
| was considered insufficient by the Jury.
The Court did not adjourn until Saturday
! afternoon, and then without finishing the bu
siness. A good deal of excitement prevail
cd, and “the big guns” were often discharg
ed.
Interesting trial. — Mrs. Joanna Clews,
charged with the murder of her husband,
w as put upon her trial week before last, in the
city of Philadelphia. The case was given to
the jury on Saturday evening, and the jurors
; were not allowed to call until they should
j agree upon a verdict, the Judge deciding that
J he was not warranted in allowing food to be
) taken into the jurvroom. In this state they
; remained, from Saturday evening to Monday
; forenoon, 10 o’clock, w hen they were direct
ed to come into Court; and on being asked if
1 they had agreed upon the verdict, they an
) swered that they had not, and probably never
should.
Mr. FERGrsoN, an aged Juryman, they
j stated that he had reason to fear that his life
j was in danger, and requested, that the Jury
might ho discharged. Mr. Ashrnrad, another
member of the Jury, stated that his health
w.as feeble, and he had reason to fear serious
consequences from longer confinement; he
then felt very unwell, and was sure that his
malady would increase. A majority of the
Jury stated, that they would no* consent that
any member should be allowed to eat; they
had for some time been divided in their opin
ion ten to two; and there appeared no likeli
hood of any change.
The Judge then ordered Mr. Ferguson and
Mr. Ashmead to be affirmed. They men
tioned their state of bodily health, a statement
fully confirmed by their respective appearan
ces. The Judge directed them to return to
their room; he then sent cu officer for the
physician of these gentlemen, and after cer
tificates of their cn.U'cble state, and tlie .lun
ger of longer continuing in confinement, had
been presented, the Jury was again called, and
discharged. The case, will, therefore, come
before the next Court of Oyer and Terminer,
to be held by the Judges of ike Supreme
Court.
Wc believe the counsel for Mrs. Clews
consider the discharge of the Jury as an ae
quital, and that she cannot be tried again.
[ From the Journal of Law.]
MISTAKING siDES.
“ Vice-Chancellor's Court, Monday, Jan.
2G, 1829.
“King vs. Turner. —This case, the circum
stances of which did not transpire, was put
into his honor’s paper to be spoken to. The
| point was of a legal nature of no public inter
est, but an oversight of Mr. Stigden’s appear
i ed to give considerable amusement to the
court.
“Mr. Horne and Mr. Pemberton were
heard on one side, and
“Mr. Sugden following, concurred in the
argument -of those learned gentlemen, and
confidently stated that the law was quite celar.
“The Vice-Chancellor.—Then Mr. Sug
den is with you, Mr. Horne.
“Mr. Horne said that the argument of his
learned friend was, certainly to his surprise,
on his side; but that his friend happened to
be on the other. (Great laughter.)
“Mr. Sugden, who, after consulting with
his junior (Mr. Jacob) appeared not a little
disconcerted, said that he found Jie had mis
taken his side. What he had said, however,
was said in all sincerity; and he never would
for any client, be he who he might, come into
court and argue against what he thought to be
a settled rule of law. As learned persons,
however, had differed on the present point, he
hoped his honor would decide it without ref
erence to what had fallen from him.
“The Vice-Chancellor jrromised he would
do so." Times, Jan. 27, 1829.
W hen Curran made a blunder of the same
description, (and the like is told of Erskine)
far from losing his presence of mind, or stam
mering out a confession of error, he calmly
and instantly went on with “And now, my
lord, having anticipated my adversary’s argu
j ment, I shall proceed to point oift its fallacy.”
Law Mag.
A nearly similar incident is said to have
happened to Luther Martin, who triumphant
ly redeemed his mistake by a masterly refu
tation of his own argument.
“The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance.”
Extract of a letter, dated Washington, April 25.
“I had a very free 'conversation with the
President yesterday on the subject of the
new Cabinet. It was mentioned in my pre
sence, that the appointment of Mr. Living
stong was objected to by some of the friends
of the Administration—and with that spirit of
frankness which characterises him on all oc
casions, he entered very freely into the rea
sons which induced him to make this ap
pointment. Sorno of these I will state to
you. In the first place, I must remark to you
that the story of Air. Livingston being once a
defaulter, is misunderstood. The President
examined into that matter some time ago
when he turned his attention towards nomi
nating him as Minister to France. Mr. Liv
ingston has documents in his possession to
prove, that not one cent of the money ever
came into his hands. The bonds on which
suits were instituted, were collected by his
Deputies and Agents and squandered by
them whilst he was sick in bed, where he
had been confined for three months. The
money, notwithstanding, has been .paid up
by him, and his accounts closed some time
ago; as the Comptroller informed me this
morning.
“The President stated, that when Mr. Van
Buren first communicated his w'ish to resign,
he had made it his business to cast about and
see where lie was to find his successor:—
That he found the subject full of difficulty:—
That it was all important to him at this period
of the w orld, that he should have a man at the
head of the State Department who was w ell
versod in the principles of maritime and in
ternational law: That the prospect before us
gave an importance to those qualifications
now, greater than at an ordinary period, as
in the c\ ent ot a war in Europe, we must ex
pect to be drawn into discussions again upon
those subjects That he thought it also im
portant to have a man, if possible, whose pub
lic course had been such as to make him w ell
acquainted with the diplomatic history of the
world—that he thought it also indispensable
to have a man at the head of the Cabinet,
who belonged to the old Republican School)
and with whose disposition and habits he w as
well acquainted. That Mr. Livingston had
acted as his Aid at New Orleans, in difficult
times— that he knew him well, and the value
ol his services: That his reputation abroad
as well as at home, as a profound jurist, and
as a gentleman of accomplished erudition
united to his habits and profession of life'
seemed to point him out as peculiarly fitted
lor the place for which he was selected :
Flint it was true Mr. Livingston and himself
differed upon some points, but that he could
not expect to get a Cabinet who would coin
eule with him upon all points—and that it
would be for hint to give the rule, and for his
•secretaries to execute Lis views as he had
done heretofore.
The President frankly stated, that in bis
friend, Judge White, he had (he most imlim
|ted confidence, and that he had invited him
“I ,nc most pressing manner, to take charge
of the Mar Department, whose duties lie was
highly qualified to discharge: Among oth
cr reasons, on account of his extensive and
familiar acquaintance with our Indian affairs,
that arc so important to Ihe peace and tran-i
T-t’lity of our comffry this time: Hut noth-1
ing could have induced, Judge V.bite to <d
charge ofthe State Department. llj. s pur
suits ill life had allowed him no opportune
of becoming acquainted with its duties h
the first place ; and in the second place ’j,' -
retiring habits were such ilia) he could not V
prevailed upon at tins time of life, 0 adam
them to that constant intercourse which th *
head oftlm .State Department must have wit}
Foreign Ministers Foreign Agents, Ac. and
with the forms and etiquette necessary to b
observed in it, Ac—And with all, it was ab°
solutely certain that Judge White would not
have listened to the suggestion for one i no
ment, of taking the States Department: That
he had considered the pretensions of manv
others ofthe friends of the Administration
and could not see where he was to find otic
better suited for this place, upon the whole
than Mr. Livingston.
“The President remarked that nothing gave
him more unfeigned pleasure than his
friends frankly and openly to state to him at
all times, any objections they might have to
his course upon any and every point. That
he estimated them the more highly, the more
unreserved and frank they were with him.—
All he asked was, that they would not break
out into complaints upon first impressions but
would look at the matter all round, before
they decided and then they would readily ad
mit the difficulties with which lie had to con
tend. Those that had been spread before
him for the last two years, he thought, ought
to entitle him to some indulgence on the [out
of his friends—They ought to wait andjud"e
the tree by its fruit, lie did not despair at
all of realizing yet, all the expectations of the
country.
“He would continue to administer theGov
eminent upon the principles of Thos. Jeffer
son, so far as his duties were concerned; and
to preserve the Union and Liberty of the
country,as far as it was in his power. The
sincerity of this declaration, no unprejudiced
or honorable man would deny, who knows the
character of General Jackson, and havewio
nessed on this occasion the spirit and manner
with which it was made.”
“Of these most brisk and giddjr-paeed times."
From the Camden Journal.
It is stated in a Vermont paper that a load
of smuggled broad cloths was lately seized by
a Custom House officer in that State, and
that said goods belonged to two red hot anti .
tariff' men —Wc have no doubt of it- The
manufacturing monopolists, arc of the whole
human family the most clamorous patriots,
and make most noise about their love of coun
try, their longing after national independence
and ail that sort of flummery ; but we behove
as little in their patriotism, as we do in tin
policy of a government that lends itself to
their schemes. Wc know the manufacturing
spirit well. It is the spirit of greedy cupid
ity and self-aggrandizement-—'Hie spirit of
robbery and oppression towards all other por
tions of the community—that, were it left st
liberty to pamper its unhallowed cravings up
on others until nothing more was left to prey
upon, would turn to filch from itself! U<
believe it religiously. If the monopolists
could bring if about, they wo(tld not onl
grind all other classes to dust, but, bavin r
donc that, they would with equal complacen
cy grind cachother. It is the nature of th<
system Which our Government has taken so
much pains to foster. It is possible, that
twelve millions of free people will for anv
length of time, suffer themselves to bo thus
stultified and imposed upon by some fifty or
a hundred thousand cotton and woollen spin
ners ! It is not possible; and if the friends of
free trade and rational legislation will art
with a moderation and good sense becominir
so just a cause-—will leave off the ridiculous
and senseless blustering of the bully, and as
sutne the more efficient and more potent atti
tude of reason and argument, the downfall o'
the Misbaptised “System” will be hastened.
It is a system nearly equally onerous in ever.’
district of our common country, anti acute
people cannot be long in making the discov
ery ; if their judgment be appealed to instend
of their passions. If they are convinced, la
ther than threatened in obstinacy.
In the neighborhood of Jacksonboro’,Scriv
en County, there is a curious and beautiful
Spring —which bursts front the hill-side, and
spreads immediately into a small lake. The
fountain is overshadowed by Myrtles and Pop
lars—its waters are cold and clear, and with
its White and boiling sands, and moss-covered
fragments of limestone, and thousand plants
that luxuriantly springfrorn the lmmid margin,
it presents a pleasant scene in strong contrast
with the pine-barrens extending! far around
on all sides. Wc advise those who arc called
by chance or business to Jacksonboro’, to vis
it this interesting spot, which is only a inih
removed from the village.
August a Const ilutionalist.
I hose interested in discovering the hidden
sources ol wealth, which, in our country,ev
ery where abounds, will find on the tabic of
the Reading Room, a specimen of Coal K
which, we have no doubt, has its origin but a
lew miles above this city. It is found on tin
low Banks and Sand-bars of the River. Judge
Course informs us, that hq fir.-t noticed t on
the banks of the River ■ opposite liis planta
tion after the Yaspo Fresh. That giant Hopeh
no doubt, first tare some fragments iromtlicit
hiding places, am! every succeeding torrent
has continued to remove and deposit these
, specimens of cur liidde a wealth on the sh&l
--: lows ot the River. Considerable pieces an
; found,, and in great plenty, on all the bare and
, sand banks lor several miles bejow the city,
and wc have but little doubt, if proper inves
tigation was made of the banks of the River*
tin ir origin would be found in a rich mine of
Coal, in less than 20 miles above us. Sue!*
a discovery would be better (ban a Golel Min*,
in Hall or Habersham. This Coal is vert
pure, and burns with a strong and steady
heat. Gcorria Cbgr.cT-
A short Parliament. —The’shortest parlia
ment on record was that of 1599, which b •
hut one session of a single day, and duriC,' ,
that short space they contrived to upset
King -'Ji-I set up another