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Fi wn th Washing! *n Chronicle. A FEW PLAIN QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO THE WHIG PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. Ym will readily admit that, whatever may be thought of (lie number or inHueuco ol the ah tiilionuU, toe principles on winch their priceedings are baaed, regarded in a political point ol” view, are of tlie deepest interest to the wh le country, and especially to the South. We speak not of the moral or eco nointcal, but of the political question—for whatever opinions may be entertained of sla very, resects the moral law, or as regards mere pecuniary interests, the principles and pursues of the abolitionist* must be consider ed as at open wtr with the entire spirit of the political com >act under which we live. In this point of view then, the suhject is one of the deepest concern to the slavehold ing States, and to the Union. Separating the question from all connection with political parties, and you will, without, perhaps, an exception, concur in this conclusion. You will unite in the opinion that the subject is one of solemn import to the South. Under the same circumstances, too, you will, with equal unanimity, acknowledge the importance of keeping the Southern people fully inform ed of the proceedings and p r ogress of these avowed enemies of their jieculiar institutions. With these preliminary remarks we will respectfullv submit a few plain questions which we ask of you c m li lly to answer, as men having public dunes to perlonu, and as accountable to the public for their faithful perf irnnnce. First question. At the commencement of the present session of Congress, certain in dividuals belonging to a certain jwlitical party, were ro offensive and insulting in their anim adversi ins in relation to slavery and slave- They h-ld a general meeting, at which all the Representatives from the slaveholding States were invited, with a view to devise and determine upon some certain course of proceeding in defence of fhemsalvt* and their constituents. Certain distinguished individu als belonging to the party of which the as sailant* were members, declined attending the meeting or participating in its delibera tions. N-w, WHY HAVE YOU FAILED TO CENSURE THESE INDIVIDU ALS, AND TO EXPOSE THEIR CON DUCT FULLY TO THE PUBLIC ? Second question. The meeting referred to above adopted a resolution, the sole object of which was, to prevent the agitation of the subject of slavery in Congress, and thus to preserve harmony in the public councils, and to prevent an useless, if not a mischievous consumption of time. This resolution was presented to the House and adopted by a ma jority on full vote. Os course members of all political pieties must have voted for or against it. We have carefully examined the Journals, and laid before the country a tabu lar statement containing the names of the re spective members, and showing the political complexion of the advocates and opponents of the resolution! NOW. WHY HAVE YOU SUPPRESSED THESE FACTS? Third question. Subsequently to the period 10 which we have referred, a resolu tion was introduced by a distinguished mem ber of a certain political party, to rescind the resolution, against which lie had originally voted. The effect of this proceeding would have been to open the whole question again for discussion, and indirectly to repudiate the principle* involved in the original resolution iUelf. On this proposition, (substantially,) the vote was again taken in a lull House, and we laid before the public a statement of the year an 1 nays , carefully prepared from the Jour nals, and showing, as in the first case, the po litical character of each. NOW, WHY HAVE YOU SUPPRESSED THESE FAC I S r Fourth question. At the late election for Governor and members of Assembly in tiie State of New H impshire, the Anti-Sla very Society of the Slate, through its Secre tary, propounded to the candidates certain interrogatories, bearing directly on the ques tilMl .rr ~W ‘VTVI.r, .. . ... Columbia—m the Territories, and between the States. These inquiries were made for the express purpose of enabling the abolition ists, as a body, so to cast their votes as to advance the cause in which they are e giged. The opposing candidates were of ditierent political patties, ami each answered the interrogatories promptly and fully. The correspondence was published at length, and laid helorp the counlrv. NOW, WHY HAVE YOU SUPPRESSED THESE FACTS? Fifth question. Just before the adjourn ment of Hie General Assembly ol ihe State of New York, certain resolutions were intro duced by a leading member of a certain poli tical party, having lor one of their objects, the rescinding of the resolution adopted bv the House of Representatives of the United States, referred to in the first question.— These resolutions were warmly discussed, and finally adopted bv a strict party vote, in the lower House, ami sent to the Senate for concurrence, where they were rejected by a strict party vote. A large majority of the lower House is composed of one political party, and a small majority of the Senate ol another. Tne circumstances attending the whole transaction were detailed at length— and the political character of the advocates and opponents of the resolutions shown in a letter front one of the members of the Legis lature to the editor of the Emancpator.— These things have been published and laid before the country. NOW. WHY HAVE YOU SUPPRESSED THEM ? Sixth question. At the late session of the Legislature of Massachusetts, sundry peti tions in reference to slavery were presented to that body, and referred to a joint select committee of both H mses, which, aft r full deliberation, returned an ela Imirate report, full of positions and p'inciples at war with the right*, interests and safety of the South rn people; and concluding with a series of; resolutions utterly subversive of the Convtitu-! tion, and fatal to the Union, of wh ch it is! the bond. This rejxirt and resolutions were i discussed at length, adopted bv large majori-; t'e* in both H u*es, and printed in pamphlet for circulation. A certain political parlv had j S vast ascendency in both Houses; and; tvery m-mber of it, save on in both Houses, I vot£d for the report and resolutions—and J every member of the other party in the Le- j gislature voted against them. These mat- { ten were com n inicated to us. an! we laid ; them before the country, as bung, in them selves, deserving of serious consideration— ; coming as they did, from the General Assem ble of one of th® sovereign Slates of the con federacy. NOW. WHY HAVE YOU SUPPRESSED THESE FAC TS ? We put the** tnterrog i tories to you not in any iifVhniitlinc; spirit ; h it, simply with a view of a~resting vour attention,--and’ bv this means, of inducing von to pause in vour career. H*lns gained little hv px t or ience. •ni hrss Ky observation, who has foiled to discover the pxft“ss i no winch men are hur ried when once fully in the current o'* polit'cal parties. 11,I 1 , in thp as it were, of a contest which must inrr*isp excitement as it progresses, vou feel j istifi *.l i n sutyi-essing information of sue > vital interest in the co*iT nvtnifv. what will vou nat do when in the full’ furv of the conflict ? Depend up.*n it vou ! will forget every dutv—disregard every dan ger—nor heed the volcano,-though you stand upon the verge of the crater, and its jets cover you with the stones, the ashes and the flame We do not intend to intimate that you are friendly to the principles avowed in the pro ceeding* to which we-have referred— nor to Hfijvjte to you assign to advance d** ohv-e* of those concerned in th*m. We know bet ter. But if they had been calculated to in jure the individuals novo in power , would you nave suppressed them ? Nn; you would not. You would have scattered them far and wide. Each one of your journals would have been a political inortar to throw them, as so many flaming rockets, into the midst of every vil lage mid hamlet of the country, where they would have bursted and cast their contents into every house. And are they of less inter est or importance to the community, because they do not bear hardly on the individuals in power , hut on the individuals who are seeking to obtainpotver ? Does this change their na ture —.heir tendency—their principle* or their purposes? We have said that we do not mean to charge you wgli any friendship for, or design to advance the cause of abolition, or even the leading political principles of the party who are ihe authors of these proceedings. We do not trace your suppression of them to this source. We wish that we could do so, not for ours, but for your sake*. Your conduct, in such case, might be regarded as having, at least liberality of spirit, and enlargement of object, however it might lie considered as un wise and even dangerous. Under this plea, you might oiler palliatin ‘ circumstances in mitigation of censure. You might declare that you sincerely regarded the success ol the party, in its political and social policy, as inti mately identified with the peace, happiness and prosperity of the country —and that, bv suppressing these important facts, you were honestly aiming • promote this great object. Liberal men, in such case, might pity, it they did not pardon your infatuation. But you yourselves disavow all connection with these men, and indignantly denounce those who would tax you with favoring their principle* ~.,.1 policy. I( is not on this a return* then— it is not from identity of feelings, interests, or aims—nor yet from any tenderness towards them as men, or political associates, that you have suppressed the proceedings to which we have referred. What, then, i* th* reason of this extraordi dary conduct ? There must be some reason for it—for men do not, as individuals, act without a motive, much less in political mass es. We will tell you what we think is the reason. You force the unwelcome conclu sion upon u against our will, viz: You FEAR THAT THE KNOWI EDGE OF THESE FACTS. AND THE S r URCE WHENCE THEY PROCEED. MAY INJURE THE PROSPECTS OF A CERAIN INDI VIDUAL WHOM YOU PROPOSE TO MAKE PRE SIDENT of the United States. This is the only solution of the matter vve can give ; and the only one which seems to lie countenanced by your admissions and course of conduct. And now, do you believe that the commu nity to whom you are responsible, are so de ficient in self-respect—so insensible to their true interests—and so hoodwinked hv party prejudices, as to permit you to make them the dupes and victims of individual ambition, by placing the interests of a SINGLE MAN above theirs ? You would do wisely to jhiii* der the question well. Your power over pub lic opinion and action is not so unlimited as yourselFlove.and iheassurances of your lead ers, may slitter you with. The times in which we live are eminently distinguished for free inquiry and independent thought; and if there he a community so profoundly stupid, or ignobly mad. as to allow itself to be im posed upon thus—then will the historian have to write the record of a people in the nine teenth century who, for besotted ignorance and slavish degradation, ean find no parallel in the darkest ages of the past. From the Massilon (Ohio) Gazette. RETURN OF THE CAPTIVE. Our citizens, yesterday morning, were in troduced to the acquaintance of J *hn Wood, a man whose tale of sorrow could not fail of interesting the heart, however cal’ou;, how ever pro eto incredulity. A meagre sketch can only be given now. The ample history of his misfortunes may hereafter be presented to the world ; and if given bv a master hand will command the interest, and enlist the .-.e,,}.-./wrMl? rnW,n ‘taiimf-f-’cirA bookstores and insult our taste, shall have become despised and forgotten. In the war of 1812, John Wood, now sis v years old. was a young and industrious farm er in Bracken county, Kentucky. He was the husband of a young and interesiiug wo man, and the father of two infant children. He was living in hanpiness on a farm which he had earned bv his industry, when the gal lant Captain Butler (who afterwards fell a the capture of the British batteries, nt Fort Meigs) raised his flag, and solicited the hardy Kentuckians of B aeken county to enrol them selves among the defenders of their country. John Wood was one of the number. He suffered all the privations to which ihe armv of the northwest was exposed, during the dis astrous campaign which resulted in the defeat of Winchester at the river Raisin. By good fortune he escaped the tomahawk of the sa vage allies of Great Britain, and was sent a prisoner of war lo Quebec. He was next, with other American prison ers, despatched in a transport to Plymouth. England ; accompanied bv a crowd of fellow prisoners, he was about to he transferred to Dartmouth, when he found an opportunity to elude his guards and make bis escape. He wandered through the country, stealing thro’ hvwavs, until be found himself at Bristol. Hunger compelled him to enter a <ropery. the head quarters of a press-gang. Here lie was pressed, and despite bis protestations that be was a citizen of the United States, and a fu gitive prisoner of war, facts which might have been easily proven bv reference to the mili tary authorities at Plymouth, be was hurried on board His Majesty’s ffigate Sea Horse, then the flag ship of the celebrated Sir Peter Parker, and compelled to bear arms against his own countrymen. On hoard the Sea Horse were several other Americans, who, like Wood, had fallen vic tims to the B-itish system of impressment. They determined on desertion; and when lying in the p>rt of St. John’s, thev succ.eed jed in securing a boat, in an extremely dark i night, and attempted to reach the eastern 5 coast of the state of Maine. Thev were in stantly pursued, and were nhliged to desert their boat on the shore of New Brunswick, j and seek safetvjn the woods. After wander i ing about (or two dnvs, exhausted with cold, i and hunger and fatigue, thev we>-e appre ! hended hy a party of British soldiers, and | again transferred to the Sea H'r<jp. The | punishment that followed this act of desertion, j was infleted with all that ingenious rpfine j ment of cruelty for which the British navv is so o’di'h'-'itpd. The S“a Horse, attached to the squadron under Admiral Cockhurn, was shortly after -1 wards ordered info the Chesapeake, and tvk ! an active part in the mhh'ng. hurning, and i murdering of the d'fenceless inhabitants ofo ! the const. Mr. W> od and ’lie in>p r essp't; Americans never taermitteil to leave thejr vessel. H a was on board on the night i when Sir P->fer Picker rri“t his fote on sho-e. i \ fevv da vs subsequent to this event, he. in! e.ooipmv with seven other hmnre*ed Amerj.j cans, attempted an escape in hroad divlinht. i hv hobllv jumping into a boat alongside, and pulling ranid'v fir the shorn. One o<* the number was shot hv the sentinel on dutv. The others reached the beach, hu* were an nrehended. immediately on landing, hv a party of marauders belonging to the Sea Horse. Bv order of Admiral Cockhurn, they were s p nt in irons to Nova Scotia, where, a(te f ! undergoing a trial, thev were sentenced to he shot. The sentence, however, was commo- I ted to service for life in his Britannic Majes jiv’sarmv in the Ea-t Indies. They were! accordingly and h with a regiment of newly levied recruits, des patched to Calcutta. For twenty-one years, Mr. Wood served as a private soldier in tlie East India service; and eighteen months since, when broken down in spirit and in constitution, he was permitted to sail for En gland. Destitute and heart-broken, he reached London, stated his case to the United States consul, and by him was furnished with tlie means of reaching New York. He left New York in January, and wended his weary pil grimage toward the home of his childhood. It is r.mv twenty-six years since he left his wife and children in Kentucky; and not one syllable has he heard, relative to their situa tion, since the moment of their separation. The citizens here forced a few dollars upon him, for, poor and decrepid as he is, lie still possesses all the pride of a Kentuckian, and sent him on his wav in th 2 stage to Wells vilie. from which town he intends to embark on board a steamboat for Augusta, in Ken tucky. Fancy cannot help asking—what is now that home to which the war-h oken wanderer is returning? Will the wife of his vouth be readv. in the fidelity of her rarlv love, to bail the return of her lost husband ? Or will her duty and a factions have been given to aim ther? Or will she be reposing beneath the clods of the valley? \nd his children! If living, thev must have long since entered upon the biifv scenes c*"life. W ill thev take •he weary pilgrim to their homes and to iheir bosom*? A thousand overpowering emotions must rush upon the old mans hea r t, as his wearv footstep approaches the <?pnt that once was home! Fancy ennn fill the picture. Mav H- who “ tempers the wine to the shorn lamb,” support the aged wanderer in that eventful moment, weich is soon to witnesa either the ecstaev of bis happiness, or the uflcr drm*lititn nfh’R hops. From the Lincoln (Main#*) Patriot. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. CILLEY. On Thursday last, in company with a num ber of our citizens, we visited Thomaston for the put pose of paying our last sad tribute, to the remains of the beloved and lamented Hon. Jonathan Cillev. At about one o'clock, the relatives, and a number of ihe friends of the deceased, as sembled at his late dwelling, and proceeded thence to the Rev. Mr Wood hull’s meeting house, where the appropriate funeral servi ces were performed. The sermon was deliv ered by tlie Rev. Job Washburn, and was an effort which reflected much credit upon him. He reverted to the stand which Mr. Cilley bad occupied in hi* town, in the Sta'e, and in the nation, and the loss that each had sustained by the hand of violence, thus de priving the public and society of so valuable and useful a member. He then, in a feeling and impressive manner, addressed the widow and relatives of the deceased ; and as he por trayed the kind and indulgent husband, tie* affectionate father, and worthy and dutiful son, mere were not a few who slvd a sym pathising tear to his memory. And could the murderer* of the noble, high-minded Cil ley, have been present on that Lilly touching occasion, and seen the heart-stricken widow of his bosom bowed down with grief, the woe worn countenance of her aged father, the sor .ow of each of his relatives, and immediate friends, and the deep feeling manifested by all on that truly melancholy occasion, a seme would have been presented to them which would haunt their recollection asking as mem ory did its oflice. Afier the sermon and prayer, Mr. Wash burn announced the 528th hymn, from W iu cliell’s Watts, of the selections; and, before reading, he said there was a singular circum stance attending the selection of this hymn, which he would relate. It was in substance a* follows: On the Sunday succeeding the Saturday on which Mr. Cilley was shot, Mrs. Cilley took her Hymn Book and accidently opened to this place ; as she read this hymn her sensations were peculiar, so much so, as to induce her to take her p ncil and mark the ivmn. At the time she did not know that Mr. Cilley lay dead, or had the most distant bought that his life vyas in. ieooardv—-so jjjx; • hat any thing was about to happen to him, hut more particularly to herself. For weeks after she learned ihe melancholy fate of her husband, she did not think of the circumstan ces attendant upon the reading of this hymn; and it was not until the same pec liar sen sations came over her which she experienced at the time she read if, that the thought of it again recurred to her mind. She then turned to it, and to enable the reader to see how truly it pictured her case, how appro priate the sentiments contained in it, we have subjoined it. Far. far o’er hill and dale, on the winds stealing, List to the tolling bell, mournfully pealing : Hark! hark! it seem to say, As melt those sounds away, So life’s best joys decay, Whilst new their feeling. Now through the charmed air, slowly ascending, Lut to the mourner’s prayer solemnly bending : Hark ! hark ! it seems to say, Turn from those jovs away To those which ne’er decay, For ife is ending. O’er a father's disma tomb, see the orphan bending, From the solemn church yard’s gloom, hear the dirge ascending. Haik ! hark ! it seems to say, How short ambition’s sway, Life’s joys and friendship’s ray, In the dark grave ending. So when our mortal ties, death shad dissever. Lord may w reach the skies, where care comes never: And in eternal day, Joining the angel’s lay, To our Creator pav Homage forever. After the services the prncession was again formed, and proceeded it) the ** Elm Grove Cemetery,” where the remains of the lament ed Cilley were deposited in a tomb, prepared tor him by the citizens of Thomsstoii, over which it is intended to erect a suitable monu ment to his memory. The meeting house was crowded, there being about Reven bund red people present, and had not the day been unpleasant, and the roads almost impassable, it was judged that the concourse would have been im mense. From the Boston Post. The Trotting Match, on Thursday, was for SSOO aside—three miles and repeat, in saddle—over the Cambridge Trotting Park, between a sorrel horse called “ Billv,” owned by Mr. Lull, of this city, and a hay mare c died ‘‘Ellen,” owned by Mr. Goodrich, of N. Y. The horse was rode bv Mr. Reid, of Hertford, weighing, with Ins saddle, 104 founds. The mare was rode hy Mr. George Edwards, of this city, weighing, with his sad dle, 142 pounds. At a quarter of four o’clock the horses were brought to the starting post, and the word “go” was given hv the judges. Ellen had the pole at the start, but before ma king the turn Billy took it firom her, and kept it the first mile—the mare, however, coming in half a neck ahead on the first quarter of the second mile. Ellen made a “ rush” at Billy, and took the pole—Billv made a desperate! struggle, and “drop!” into his as ifde- ; terminer! to find how mi'.,': “go along” El-; len had; and so he did. tor they were neck and nec’r until coming up the straight side. | when Ellen h r oke, and Billv then made a j “ hig gap.” The mare soon wpnt to her work again, made up the “ gap” and headed the horse hy half a length, kept her place, coming in ahead of the horse tire second mile about a length. Here the horse “rushed” at Ellen, nd thestruggle was tremendous; they could have both been covered with a hlanket, until the last quarter, when “George” began so “ wbfsper” in Even’s efr te qn* Bi’lyV company, and site took tlie hint and dropped j Billy—fi'len winning the first heat by about JO yards, hi 8 minute* and 23 1-2 seconds. — j Jo thirty minutes the horses were again rode i to the stand, and the word ‘‘go” was given for the second heat. They went off beauti fully together, Ellen had the pole, and for the first two miles the race was exciting in i the extreme. The horses looked as it they !were yoked together —“little Reid’s” and |“ George’s” knees ratilmg logeiher like “dice |in a box,” all the way, until the last hall of the third mile, when Ellen again became sick of Billv’s company, and shook him ofl—“ lit tle Reed” did not like to he left so abruptly, and commenced “talking loud” to Billy, who took the idea and made a desperate “ rush” at Ellen, and for the instant made her a little “ flighty ;” she soon lit again and “ George” calmly “talked in her ear. She then went at B lly, and passed him easy, as the “goalong” was getting out of him, Ellen winning the second heat in beautiful stvle under a hard : pull, in 8 minutes and 38 seconds. The course was very heavy and is a lull mile. WHIP. From the Southern Post. THE ENCAMPMENT. The “ Macon Volunteers,” commanded bv Captain Seymour, ami the “ Bibb Cavalry,” bv Captain Eekley, are now encamjied on the hill lying west of the city. They are a small but a puissant hand—“ few hut undismayed” —or,-at least would prove so, did they stand behind i u ramparts to defend the same cause as did li e champions of Warsaw. As it is, they now only prepare in peace that they may he ready in war; and though the present en campment may he deemed only as a “ Light task and merry holiday.” lyet it givtfa token ol” brave and gallant hearts. | who, slhihUl occasion require, would prove in I the field what they promise in the lent. ! The scene is gay, military, and picturesque. Ascending the lull, ——“ The ridge of mingled spears Above the brightened cloud appears ; And in the smoke the pennons flew, j As in the storm th** wild sea-mew ; ***** Aid plumed crest of chieftains brave Kbaring like foam upon the wave;” All exhibited a scene with m re of the appear- , ance of knightly preparation lor the tourna ment arjl jousts of the “olden time,” than like the fierce front of griin-visaged war. — j There vere ethers there too, to solten the scene aid give it the po ish nf|ieace; who, it i they miigle not in the battle’s erv, nor wield the lane*, the sword, or the mantel, know full j well how to inspire the valor to m ike it ef fectual. True chivalry is the offspring of beauty, and craven would that heart lie it its smiles tid not warm it up to lofty thoughts and daring dt eds. Mr. loom!*, tlie artist, is engaged in paint ing a view of the encampment, which will soon be completed. Thus far j: is admirable, i He has hrmvn much life and incident upon the canvass, although confined to a am ill breadth of spare. The tents, soldiers, and visiters comm ngled, the sentinels stationed at their diferent posts, and tlie hack-ground of forest, aie truly striking. But the most na tural, and by far the most superior thing in it, is the Banner. It floats over ti e glad host as if it were reallv moved into those grace ful undulations of fold by the gentle breeze of the South IMPORTANT LAWS. The following acts, passed at the last ses sion of tlie Legislature, we copy from the Constitutionalist. They are worthy of atten tion : At the last session of our Legislature, among tin* acts passed are several of impor tance, the substance of which are here given for the information of our readers. An act was passed to amend the constitu tion of the State. By this amendment the Senators and Representatives are to he elect ed biennially, and the Legislaiure is lo meet also benmallv, instead of annually, as it is provided in the constitution i.V’V’cnlWis'tifr opposing with alfotir strength and ability this amendment, which must receive Ihe sanction of another Legislature before it becomes a part of our constitution. Another act was passed, declaring that from and alter the passage of the act, if any while person or persons are found plaving and bet ting with negroes, or playing and betting at any game with cards, lor the purpose of bet ting upon, or winning or losing money, or any other thing or things, article or articles of value, or any property, or anv other article, thing or things of value, nnv he indicted, and on conviction thereof, shall he imprisoned at hard la nor in the Penitentiary, fir anv time not less than one, nor longer than three years. Another act. was passed respecting the hiring of slaves. By this act it is declared, that anv person who shall hire from a slave his time, without a verbal or written authority from the owner or person hav'ng a r'ghf to control such slave, shall he guilty of a misde meanor. and upon conviction, shall be fi >ed in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Another act ineorise-ales the Board of Agriculture and Rural Economy of tlie Siaie of Georgia. Among the duties assigned to the hoard, is to inquire into the state and condition of Agricultural Husbandry through out the State, and into every subject and matter connected with the interests thereof, and from time to time make such communi cation touching the same to the General Assembly, and to the public, ns said Board may deem will be for the general benefit. The members of the Board taken front the Middle Circuit, are Messrs. George Twiggs, Paul Fitzsinnns, Roger L. Gamble, and Alexander J. Lawson. By another act a Lunatic Asylum is au- j thorized to he erected; and in the appropri- ‘ ation act the sum of $-20,000 is appropriated for the purpose. A sufferer by the late fire in Charleston. in Boston Jail. —We insett the foliowing com munication, with the single remark that one of the plaintiffs who sued the writer did not know anv thing of his recent history or cir cum-lances at the time he gave his counsel instructions to make out his writ: Mr. Greke: — l casually noticed at the bottom of the columns of the Morning Post, the following artcle: “Will not Boston do I something for the Charleston sufferers?” f, ias one of the sufferers answer, and tell what | individuals in Boston have done far me. In Charleston, by the late fire. I lost all I had. I I arrived in Boston to visit a sick wife , and i was immediately arrested for a small dehr of ! four vears standing, nd which I have never had the means of paying, and cast into jail. 1 1 must state further lor the information of \ the ignorant, in this particular, the Debtor's department in this jail, is precisely on the same plan as the Criminal's in the other. A stone cell about 15 feet hy 10. N > friend .al lowed to enter it, not even a wife. A CHARLESTON SUFFERER. Everett-st. Jail, Boston. Mav 9, 1 -33. ! The first Bird of Spring- —This morning, says the last New Haven Daily Herald, “vve I heard the welcome music of the bird of Spring, and immediately the sharp crack of a musket, and the music ceased. We could not discover the perpetrators of this foul deed, who deserves at least the pillory for his crime.” Cowper, who could not number in his list of friends one who would needlessly tread upon a worm, would have held this fei-: low to be a brute. The Mayor of Charleston has issued a pro-1 elamatioQ against the erection of wooden ! hn'-hngs. SENTINEL & HERALD. COLUMBUS, MAY 24, 1838. We are sorry to learn that the Right Reverend Dr. England will not be able to visit us on Sunday, according to appointment, on account ot his sudden indisposition in Au gusta. Knickerbocker. —The April number ol this talented periodical is on our table, and we have found it, as usual, well filled with arti cles of interest, pleasure and ability. Its reception always gives us pleasure—its peru sal wipes a wrinkle from our brow. Jlugusta Mirror. —Anew literary paper— we have been favored with the first number. The typographical execution is nnch bette; than the matter spread over its columns—it will doubtless improve. We would remark, en passant , that chapters one and two of “ Georgia Scenes,” do little credit to their gifted author. A word to the F. litor: Keep your paper strictly literary —don’t touch pot - ties, don’t; the moment you do the muse will take her flight, and beauty and genius will fiown you from their presence— keep ethereal. True. —“lt is not possible that the great body ol the community will patiently bear | that the currency, which ought to be the most stable of all things, should be the most fluctu iating and uncertain; and that, too, in defi ance o( positive provisions in the | which all acknowledge were intended to give it the greatest possible stability.”— Calhoun. THE T lItPEDO IN CASE OF FIRE. We take pleasure, at the suggestion of a ; friend, in calling the attention of the City Council, in our present unprotected state, to a mode of using gunpowder in the explosion of buildings on fi-e, or for the purpose of ar resting the progress of fire by the explosion of adjacent buildings, which has been resorted to in Fayetteville, N. C. on several occasions since the burning of that place in 1931, and which in every instance has proved perfectly successful and safe. The powder, about thirty pounds in weight, is put into a close tin canister, called a torpe do ; on one side of the torpedo is fastened a box. containing about twenty yards of quick match , the whole being protected bv a stout piece ot blanket or woolen cloth carefully sewn around it. A dozen or more of these are kept con stantly on hand, under charge of the Marshall jin the-guard house, whose duty it is to bring as many as may be needed to the scene of | action, on the first alarm of fire. The advantage of the Torpedo is its effi ciency and safety. The terrible destruction ! of human life, in the recent burning of Charles ton, is to he attributed to the use of gunpow der in its unprotected state. ‘Flic risk of taking a keg of powder into a hurtling build ing is always imminent, and it is to lie appre hended that few persons will henceforth be bold enough, however great the necessity, to make the attempt. The Torpedo may always be used with a | feeling of security, the woolen cover protect ing it from the access of sparks and heat, land the match affording- sufficient time for I escape before the explosion takes place. A | large portion of the town of Fayetteville has been several times saved by the use of the i Tornpdo. and no accident l.?*-- . j Constructed :, s our southern towns are ol the most combustible of materials, and inex ! perienced as our citizens must always he in j the use of engines, even when furnished with ; them, and with an abundance of water also. | which unfortunately is not our case, resort | must always be had to the use of powder in [any large eonfligration. Under such circum stances, is it not the duty of those in authority to provide, that this terrible instrument, if possible, may be used with safety? A refer ence to the magistrates of Fayetteville must satisfy our Council of its efficacy in lime of need ; and if a more minute description of the I orpedo should he desired, in the mean time, or a more detailed history of its use. it will be cheerfully given, on application at the office of this paper. VISIT TO KOVAL BLOOD. 1 The steam ships have taken across the bio’ I waters some of the editorial fraternity, to see j the Queen and tier coronation: hut the ba lance of us—what a crowd—were compelled ! to stay behind and scratch for our living—we ! co'tld’ni go no wa vwe could fix it; the cutcrs ; were wanting. Oh ! what a tyrannical mon | sfer is that thing called money, and more es pecially hard money! what child-like beings we all are—how “pleased with a rattle and tickled with a straw”—how fond we are of a jingle! We were quite disposed to quarrel with the fates in denying to us the pleasure of stunting on hoard the “ Sirius where Jim Gordon Bennett was crawling about, looking staiboard and larboard at the same lime with one eve, and forward and aft at the same instant witli the other: or of step ping into the cabin of the “Great Western,” where a pompons namesake of ours might be seen swelling like a bladder of air, and shining like polished mahogany —aw, I say Duff, just turn that pistol the other way if its all the same to you. How we would have taken ‘ the shine’ off of Gordon Bennett and Watson Webb. But we were not there —ah! no: but we have, during the last week, visited some of the best bloods in the country, and found ourselves truly in royal company. Our visit was to “ the Crowell Course,” to see the splendid race horses owned by Iverson and Bonner, under the keeping and training ot Mr. Gerow; and theie we found “Count Zildivar,” who, when he was brought up to be introduced to our editorship, walked the i earth as proud as a prince, and discovered a j countenance of much more “intelligence’—t<v use a word applied bv Porter, of “ the Spirit ] of the Times,” to a blood colt intended fori the turf—than many of those high-lxrn squills ! can show: there,also,was “Lieut. Bissinger,”; by imp. File; black as Erebus, glossy as the locks of a Peruvian, and built with the com pactness and strength of a Roman, vet having the light and elastic tread of a i v-Id buck of: the forest. Whenever he shall mn, mark us, he will throw dost in the eyes of some four legged “blooded” gentleman, administer an emetic to the pocket book of many an “honor able sportsman,” and make Bascombe blush to own his name. “ Maj. Dade” and “Maria n?r*e** st 9 jn the looking “ fine at silk. ” THte situation marked cut by Col. Btmner for the “ Crowell Course,” is most eligible; the distance from town is just three mires, over a good carriage road; the ground over which the track will run is quite level, yet slightly rolling, enough so, as Gerow says, to enable a horse to make “ good time.’ It is trie intention of the proprietors to erect ; commodious Stands for the club, as also lor ladies and gentlemen visiting the Course; likewir numerous extensive booths, confec tionaries, and large dining rooms; in brief, all things are to be so arranged, that a man attending races at this course can be well accommodated with “ both victuals and drink,’ but sltould Ite want lodging, he must either come to town as a gentleman or ‘ take a tree.’ THEATRE. The benefit for the relief of the sufferers by the late fire at Charleston, was tolerably well attended—only tolerable. Mr. F. Brown, Mrs. Brown and Miss Meadows, kindly vo lunteered their valuable services on that oc casion. The play, which was “ The Honey Moon, or how to rule a Wife,” went off with ! great spirit, and was better performed, as an entire piece, than any thing which we have [ previously witnessed at this establishment, i All were well versed in their parts, and play- ! ed as though the pure flame of charity was burning brightly on the altar of their hearts. Miss Meadows was in the bill for two songs •♦lily—hut it would’nt do—“ the Gypsy’s wild ( chant” rung through the hon-*. I””* 1 peal, till the curtain flew up, and the little Gipsy flew out; and then so deafening was the applause, that for a time we were left to admire the bright intelligence of her eyes, not I heing able to catch the soft, sweet tones of her voi-.e. We most express our pleasure at the performance of Saturday night, being for the hen-fit of Mr. F. Brown : but while we do so, candor compels ns to say that this gentleman was treated with a neglect of which he was altogether unworthy. He hail freely volunteered his services on the night previous, and should have been liberally pa tronised on the occasion of his benefit; hut the house was shamefully lean, and Mr. B. was left the disagreable task of representing Shylock, in the fourth act of the Merchant of Venice, almost to enrtp'y benches! But let him know, and let that knowledge afford him consolation, that he never played half so well during his engagement. We have room lint tor a word or two: The speech commen cing, “ I have jxissess’d vonr grace ot what I purpose,” was well read ; and the question — “ What, would’st thou have a serpent simg thee twice ?” was asked in a thrilling tone and with much point. Tiie passage. “If every ducat,” etc. was given with great i fleet, while the excited Jew placed his finger upon the “ hard currency” with a tiemulousness winch evinced hmv well he loved the “filthy lucre.” •* I pray you give me leave to go from hence, I am not well,” was spoken as fully to ex press the feelings of a man whose hope had been blasted, and whose spirit had been crushed by being si ripped of Ids all of earthly goods. He looked the character tolerably well, although we have seen it better dressed agreably to our notions; a grey wig and beard would have been more in consonance with established conceptions of the ‘old Jew.’ On the whole, it was Mr. Brown’s best effort, and one, we think, of which ho may justly he proud. .Mrs. Hart personated the young, but learned one tor. e snmiiil have been pleased to have witnessed her performance of the part of Portia throughout the entire piece, and doubt not but she would have acquitted herself with high credit. Her .reading was good, and she dressed the char acter with fine taste: so fair and winning an advocate will seldom fail before a Georgia Jury. Miss Meadows, as Young Norvaf, was in teresting. but the character Is not well adapt ed to her powers, or vice versa. Mrs. Caiter sustained the part of Lady Randolph admirably well. Her style of act ing generally pleases, but on this occasion, in re especially, it afforded high satisfaction. We should be pleased could we sa as much of Baily as Glemtivon ; he seemed out of his element—did not appear at ease in the part ; but he made a rich requital on Tuesday night, in the character of Lord G fizzle, in Pom Thumb, which part he played to the life, and to the evident delight of the audi ° i etice. Mrs. Bailv would succeed vastly belter had she more confidence in her own powers; but she is so universally pleasing and genteel in all her conduct and dress when on the stage, that we have no faults to expose, ami have no doubt we shall see much to admire when she shall appear in some of her favorite parts. Mr. Clark is also much wanting in self confidence, and rather too tame. We love the fire that burns, and the energy that rouses every dormant faculty. He is, how ever, a student, and is rapidly improving. His Tag was really excellent. Mr, Carter— old friend Carter—hottest John, heed ye a lesson from the “ grey goose quill.” Will ve have .done with biting your words ; of speak ing out of vnur turn, and not knowing what to speak when it is your turn ; will you quit speaking your own words, and give us those of tlie text; in short, will you “jump Jim Crow,” and try to do better. His Lawyer in the sack last night was well done ; this is his great [tart —his mealy performance. M rs. Brown sustains herself so equally well in all her characters, that we have not a word of complaint. M rs. Ha rl laughed so much on Tuesday night, that we were strongly tempted to cry nut, Smile not again my bonny lassie. The orchestra are deserving of our warm est praise, for the lofty marches, the inspiring waltzes, and the delightful extracts from fa vorite overtures with which we are nightly regaled; but we can’t imagine why the cla rionet, trombone, and thundering drum, should be all set in motion during the singing of Miss Meadows, unless with a view to drown her voice; it certainly has this eff-ct. In conclusion, “ Ton Thumb” is a bur lesque-burlesquebuss burlesqued; hand me the tongs. THE SKY BRIGHTENS. Old Father Ritchie is a great man, and deserves a wife as beautiful as Miss Nelson, r! a r fur pwprfor?*. lie began the late election campaign in the old domin ion by sending forth a cry of lamentation his wailings penetrated every heart, and were converted into rejoicings and triumphs by the transported whig*. As the canvass progre** - ed, he gradually wiped away his tears —drevi’ an easier breath, and spoke more encourag igiy to the devout republicans of the land.; and now, in his paper of the 15th inst., he comes down upon his voracious opponents like an avalanche. What does he say?— open your ears —listen to him—drink in his words —lake care whig*, or we’ll take you the back lock, and throw you a high and hard fall vet. The venerable and knowing editor states the case as follows : j Tims the account current stands : The House of Delegates has 134 members, i The Senate 32 Whole number 166 Majority on joint ballot 84 The numher of wmgs we have now in the ! House of Delegates is 70 In ilie Senate 10 60 j The number of republicans in the house 61 jin the Senate 22 88 And one uncertain and two vacancies.— Allowing only one of ihese to the republicans, and two to the whigs, and the parties will stand on joint vote, 84 republicans, 82 whigs. If vve allow all three to the whigs, the parties will he tied on joint hi.Hot —allow all to the republicans, and the vote will stand S6 —90. lli-pilhtioun " l *'* IvitliU, K All that we now want is. concord and peace atnoung our polilical friends at Wa shington—and every thing is sale. I* rota tliaMnoment, we shall have a reaction every wiiere. The party will he reunited in Vir ginia. We shall carry a republican Senator* with ease next winter. What we want is. a more conciliatory spirit at Washington—less pride of opinion less struggle for victory—conciliation, and peace, and then we may defy the whigs and National Bank. We shall recover the ground we have lost—and victory will again perch on the repo I*l can banner. Parties are now in a curious position. ‘I he Madisonian and the New Era, both on the extreme sides of the question, both go lor all. The extremes meet, and both disclaim all compromise. Tire whigs on the otle*r hand taunt us, and tell us we cannot compromise. The Richmond Whig declares, tint “ The Globe and its o n i:er in tli< citv will find all their la \ hors to reunite a broken party, utterly vain and hopeless.” The Lynchburg Virginian declares, that “There is a wide gulf be tween the two wings of the administration pa-ty— so wide as lo seem almost impassa ble.” The whigs are most willing to keep this gulf open and impassable--for tin* pur pose of bringing in Mr. Clav and a National Bn i k. Snail we realise their predictions, and gra tify their desires? The Boston Allas tells us precisely, what it wishes us to do in predict ing what we will do. It says under the cour teous caption of “ Tory quarrels .” “M i* gave our rearie s some specimens the other day of the Ed.toriaN of the Richmond Enquirer. That paper insists that nothing but “ peace,” “ union,” “ harmony,” is necessary to restore the ascendency of the tory party Peace,, union, and harmony may accomplish a great deal; hut those are things which it is in vain to ask tor or expect, in the midst of rout and defeat, I rum persons such as the tory leaders, who enlist* and only lor hope of the spoils, and who were pinfessedly held to gether only hv a common ap|*etite for plun der. The moment sue t a party ceases to he successful, that moment it citimhles arid fills to pieces; and instead of peace, union and harmony, nothing is seen or heard hut mutual I*..ipl-.itiij_ Hrc l t‘.*'*i.A and bicker ing.” And shall we lend anv countenance to such false and illiberal m> uniat ions ? What sav ve. republicans? What say our political litends at Washington? W til ibey go on, culling each olhei’s thioa ts, ro please these whio raileis? Is there really such a fatuity at W asliiugtou that (hose who can settle the question, will not ? Let gentlemen of all sides denounce us, as they will—we feel that we are as disinterested, as cool, as anxious to defeat the whigs, and to promote the interests of our country, as any of them—and we make bold to tell them, as the sentiment of honest men here, and of wise melt there, that this question ought lo he ad justed—fully, ami cably adjusted. Asa distinguished* Sut- Treasury gentleman at Washington, but who goes lor compromise, says: “ What is to be done ? -Vote—we are not so far estranged as not to unite at the close of this session ; but another year—with a hard-fought campaign —will place an impassable gulf between us. Shall we sutler this”? \\ e appeal, aoain and again, to both wings of the republican [tarty at Washington, and ask, *•Shall ice suffer this’? We appeal again to Messrs. Van Boren and Rives. (Jompinmise, srtile this question. Give us peace and hnrmonv —and mv lile upon it,” reaction will immediately liegin—Virginia will he redeemed next spring —The republican party will he safe thmnglo out the Union—and a whig President and a National Batik will be baffled and defeated. EXTREMES. A V ienna letter gives the following des ! cripnnn of 3 scene which look place there a j few days ago. on the opening of the sub- I scripts n lor a railroad from that capital to jilaal: “The magistrates having found the offices at first appointed Mo small, Prince Schwartzetihurg granted the use of his pa lace tor this purpose; still the pressure of the crowd, which was estimated at 30,000 at l least, was so great that doors were loreed in, | walls scaled, limbs broken, and even blood | shed. The efforts of a battalion of grena | diets, a detachment of light horse, and 200 j ix*l ice officers, were insufficient to keep back ! ‘lie crowd, and with the flats of their swords j produced no effect. Several of the military i were also hurt.” j This is going rather too far in the cause of ’ Internal Improvement, but we would almost i pref>r even this excited state oi reeling to that |cold indifference and perfect apathy which characterizes us as Georgians in relation to building Rail Roads. We have some two or three roads under wav, hut we ought to have them running in all directions. We should he able to breakfast in Columbus and dine in Augusta. Away with slow travelling—let’s go it by steam. The following persons have kindly con sented to act as Agents for the Sentinel and Herald: Col. C. Parker, Collodensville, Monroe Cos. Peter Cose, Esq. Eden, Effingham Cos. Rev. Reuben E. Brown, Perry P. 0. Hous ton Cos. Thos. H. Key. Esq. Drayton, Doolv Cos. Col. Thos. J. Holmes, Byron, Baker Cos. Stephen D. Crane, Esq. Dablonega, Lump kin Cos. Col. John Dill, Fort Gaines, Go. John C. Mangham, Greenville, Ga. E. J. \\ ood & Cos. St. Joseph, Fior. Nocrse, Brooks & Cos. Apalachicola. J. S. Yarbrough, Lumpkin, Stewart Cos, Jk’ Btvh.iv an, Cuthbert, Randolph Cos,