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Citrus avfo SivAind. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 23, 1855. Poland—Her History and Prospects. Up to 1772 the center of Europe, from the Baltic Sea to the Carpathian Mountains, from the Oder to the Dneiper,was occupied by a oountrycalltd Poland,cotering an area of 280, 000 square miles, and inhabited by 15,000,- 000 of people. This country has wholy disappeared from the mass of Europe and thespace it once occupied is codß ered by Russia, Austria and Prussia. For a loDg time after the disappearanoe of this Pleiad among the nations, the patriot wept in silence over its sad and strange history and the orator and the poet found in it a theme of in spiration. But of late years, the stir of modern achieve ment bad quite obliterated the history of Poland from the popular remembrance, and, if the peace of Europe had lasted a little longer, it is probable that it would have been regarded as one of the fictions of the past. But the cannon of Sebastopol have waked the dead, and Poland is a living reality again. Western Europe, threatened with the pillage of the Cossacks and the despotism of the Czar, remembers, perhaps too late, her obligations to Poland in 1674—1697. The Turks, then at the climax of their career as conquerors, gath ered themselves for one tremendous effort, openlv avowing their resolution to plant the standard of the Crescent at Rome and change St. Peter’s into a mosque as they had done St. Sophia's, at Constantinople. They chose Vienna for their first point of attack. Marching through Hungary, on the 15th July, 1683, the siege of Vienna began, the whole space round the city being filled with the tents of the Turkish army, each glitter ing with its Moslem symbol. The Emperor Leopold fled at their approach. Who now can save Austria? Who but the Polish S<bieski ? The Pope, and the Em peror sent envoy after envoy to implore his aid ; and the millions of Europe joined in their prayer. But would he heed their call ? What had Europe done for Poland to entitle it to his aid ? What did it promise to do in the future but to blot it out from the map of Europe, and deny to its. patriotio sons a name and a hibitation upon the face of the earth ? But Sobieski was mag nanimous. He answered the call upon his chivalry, and on the lllh September, 1683, the Polish army appeared upon the heights ofCalmburg. The number of the Turks and the streugth of their works cooled the ardor the bravest in his array, and counselled delay, but fired with a holy zeal for God 3nd his church, the heroio Sobieski shouted, in the midst of his host, “not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,” and gave order of bat tle. Down upon the Crescent host drove the Polish chivalry, with glittering sword and speer, as they an swered the war cry of Christendom ; the opposing lines. yield to the shock, and horse and driver go down ; the Crescent pales before the cross ; Vienna is relieved, and Europe and civilization are saved. “In the cathedral of Vienna, when, amid the crowd met to return thanks for this deliverance, John Sobieski knelt before the altar, a priest read out in a loud voice the text, “There was a man sent friJm God and his name was John,” an eiectrio “amen” rose from the assembly. In all the churches of Germany and Italy, and even in protestant England, sermons were preached in honor of the hero. At Rome there was a month’s holiday ; and Inoeent XI, on the receipt of the news, knelt for hours in tears before a crucifix.” But heroio achievment is not the only claim Poland has upon our sympathies. Poland was a Republio.— True, she had her King, but he was King of the Repub lio of Poland. There were hundreds of thousands of Nobles, consisting of the great Nobles and the whole body of landholders, great and small, from the proprie tor of thousands of acres to the proprietor of a small farm, and deputies of the larger towns, all of whom had a voice in the national councils, and when assembled on the great plain at Warsaw, were the mounted cavalry of the nation and the national constituency. The gov erning arrangements of this Kingly Republic were Ist. A King, the fountain of honors and dignities and the chief judge of the Republic. 2d. Next the Senate, composed of the Archbishops and Bishops, the Pala tines, the Castellans and the chief officers of State, all of whom, except the prelates, were nominated by the King and held office for life. 3d. A Parliament composed of three delegates from each province, and the deputies from the larger towns, who were elected by the national constituency and met every two years at Warsaw, each of whom had an absolute veto upon the proceedings of the assembly. Under this free constitution, more or less modified at different times, the Poles maintained their nationality in the center of Europe from 963 to 1772, and under the Jagellons Kings (i3S6 — 1572) was the foremost State in Europe. They turned back the Tartar hordes which, pursued by the conquering legions of Tammerlane, pressed upon Europe and over ran Russia; penetrated in 1610 to the heart of Russia, become its master and placed a Polish Prince upon the throne of the Czars-, broke the power of the Turks under John Sobieski in 1683 ; and last, but not least, gave to the world Nicholas Kopernik, or Copernicus, into whose Polish bead, “with an indubitably Polish visage, aud a real Polish brain working behind bis j deep, sly eyes, the thought first eutered—the most ; revolutionary in its effects that has ever occurred to | man since the world began—that the vast starry heaven 1 did not move round our petty earth, but that the earth i itself did all the work more simply by spinning on its own axis.” Americans cannot forget that Kosciuszco and Pulaski were sons of Poland. Bat in process of time this great people lost their seat. “She saw her glories, star by star expire/’ The manner cf this loss it would be profitable to inves tigate. Russia found a “sick man’ : in Poland as-sho lately found one in Turkey. And Prussia and Austria saw him with Russian eyes, and so devided among them selves the estate of the sick man. England and France at that day were busy with their own pluuderiDgs and left Poland to her fate. But the partition of Poland could not have been accomplished if Polaud had not been indeed sick. The wholesome laws which gave toleration to ali religions were disregarded by the Know Nothings of that day, who passed a law excluding Dis sidents from the national religion from ail civil offices and places of command. In consequence of this law aud the persecutions to which it led, the Dissidents were driven into a position of disaffection to their Govern ment, and called in the aid of Russian troops to p;o ---tect them from the intolerable persecutions to which they were exposed from the rancor of religious hate. The troops of Russia were met by volunteers from France, but Austria and Prussia coming to the aid of Russia, the three Powers trampled down all opposition, and on the sth August,-i772, a treaty was signed at St. Petersburg for the partition of Poland by the three Powers. May the God of ail grace save us from a similar fate 1 But what of the prospects of Poland ? The idea of ho resurrection of Polish nationality has again taken hold upon the public mind of Europe as a political ne- j eesssity ; it is discussed in the leading periodicals both in ; England and France; the masses sympathize with the movement; cabinets look at it as a dim possibility ; it may be realized. If the Allies are driven from the Crimea —but the future is too dark to penetrate, so long as a Despot sits upon the throne of France and the i* on heel of Austrian tyrany treads upon the bosom ot L- y. j But God rules in the armies of heaven and in the habita- . tions of men, and in his own good time, will execute , judgment upon the oppressor. We are indebted to the Westminister Review for January, for most of our facts on this interesting subject, hand refer those of our readers who are interested in the investigation of it to its pages for further information. Abolltionised. The Columbus Times says the Whig party of the North isabolitionised. Admitted But what better can be said of the Democratic party of the west, in view of tne recent Senatorial elections I—Southern Recorder. This can be said : The Northern Democracy were beaten in the recent Senatorial elections in the west by a fusion of Whigs, Know Nothings and Abolitionist; but in every instance the candidates of the Democracy were true to the South and fell fighting for the Nebras ka-Kansas bill and the Fugitive Slave law. It amazes us that in the face of the notable fact tV.ai the Democratic party at the North is the only political organization that has pretended even to make opposition to the swelling flood of abolition fanaticism which has recently swept over the Northern States, there should be any division at the South as to the party most worthy of Southern support. And now that we have answered the Southern i Recorder , will it respond to a query from us? Why ! were the Northern Democracy defeated in the recent Senatorial elections in the west? Death of Abner McGehee. —The Montgomery papers of the 21st, announce the death of this public spirited citizen. He died at his residence in Mont gomery county on the 20th inst. He was one of the wealthiest citizens of Alabama, and was identified with every public enterprise and private charity in which h;a fellow citizens were engaged. He is spoken of by the Mail as “a devoted friend, a noble citizen, a true phi lanthropist, a sincere Christian.” He was seventy-five years old. Filibustering in Oregon. —The San Francisco Herald announces that there is a Fillibustering expedi tion on foot in Oregon and Washington Territories, under the auspices of Russia, to wrest \ ancouver s Island from the British. We predict that the fate of Lopez awaits the invaders. Indian Hostilities. —The last advices from Texas indicate a speedy commencement of Indian hostilities on the frontiers. The settlers are greatly excited and have banded together for mutual protection. A cal! has been made upon the Governor for protection ; and the citizens are called on to meet at Brownsboro on the Guadalupe, on the 24th inst., to chastise the Indians fey a quick and decisive blow. Depredations have been committeed by the savages on the Medina, Salado. Guadalupe, Perdinales, Leon and San Saba rivers. .Toys and Sorrows of the Church’s Year.—' Tills is the title of a devotional work, just issued from the press, by Maria G. Mil ward, of Mobile, Ala. Tat design of it is to explain, illustrate, and improve to the edification of readers, the holy days of the Protestant Episcopal Church. It will prove a valuable help to those who attend upon the services of that communion. For sale by J. W. Pease, No. 92 Broad street, Columbus, Georgia. Eufaula Municipal Election. —<\t the recent mu nicipal election, Messrs. McCall, Allan, Godwin, Rhodes and Sandiford were elected councilmen of Eu faula. The council elected Mr. Allan Intendant, Car gill, Marshall, and Beman, Clerk. It is regarded as a triumph over the Know Nothings. Rumored Sale of Yacatan. New York, Feb. 19. The Mexican correspondent of the Herald, says that there is a treaty on foot for the sale of Yucatan to the United States. The truth of this statement, however, is doubted. iaa am Later from Havana. Nf.w Orleans, Feb. 19, The Black Warrior lias arrived from New York with advices from Havana to the 15th inst. There was great excitement throughout the Island. The new militia system had been established. The whole Island had been declared in a state of siege, and the forts in a state of blockade. A proclamation had been issued ordering the enlist ment of all volunteers between 18 and 50 capable of bearing arms. A military commission had been created for the Eastern District. The Telegraph was under the control of the Gov ernment. [t was rumored that Coneha had ser. t to Port Rico for more troops. The British ship of war Boscawen, had left Ha vana. The British steamer Merlin, was engaged in convey ing troops. All the British vessels carried the Spanish flag The British Rear Admiral reviewed the troops with Concha. Navigation Resumed on the Ohio River. Louisville, Feb. 17. 1555. Navigation on the lower Ohio has been resumed, and boats are leaving for New Orleans. Mail packets hence for Cincinnati resumed their trips to-day. Pittsburg, Feb. 17, 1855. There is nine feet water in the channel and rapidly ris ing. Navigation will be resumed ou Monday. The Foreign Military Companies of Massachusetts. Boston, Ftb. 19. Adjutant Genera! Stone, was arrested on Saturday at Worcester, for forcing the Armory of the Jackson Guards, which had been ordered by the Governor to and sband, aud would not deliver up their arm?. The f Adjutant General was permitted to return here with out giving bail, that he might advise with the State au thorities. Gon. Cass and British Interference. Washington, Feb. 20. The Senate yesterday passed die substi ute for the Pa cific llai'road Bill. T day Gen. Cass made a speech, d< fining his position i reference to the views t ; essed by ford Clarendon. <. accruing the interference of England and Fr; net iu tin ivi tions of the United States to Cuba, San Juan ana Sandwich Is amis. He was followed by Senators Mason and Clayton on the same subject. by telegraph, Expressly for the Times and Sentinel. LATER FROM EUROPE. STEAMSHIP BALTIC. Cotton Dull —New English Ministry. New York, Feb. 19. The steamship Baltic has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 10th. Cotton was dull and declining. Sales of the week, 35,000 bales. There was little demand from specta- tors or exporters. . Breadstuff* dull and declining. Money tighter. Consols fell to 91 1-4. The new English Ministry has been formed, and con sists of Lord Palmerston, as Premier; Panmure, Minister of War; Clarendon, Minister of Foreign AfFaits , Grey, Colonial Affairs. Affairs at Sebastopol unehauged. Second Dispatch: Columbia, Feb. 21,-91 p.m. Milligan’s circular quotes Fair Orleans Cotton at 5 5 Sd.; Middling, 5 l-Bd. Sebastopol. —The French batteries at Sebastopol are ordered to prepare for a general oomoarament. It is believed that a general assault is fixed upon, j A portion of the French troops have mutinied, and four hundred are sent prisoners to Constantinople. The Russians are withdrawing from the Austrian frontier. The Turks have defeated the Russians on the Danube. Denmark and Holland desire to join the Western Alliance. Public feeling at Constantinople is in favor of peace. Congressional. Washington, Feb. 19. The Seuate debated to day the Paeifio Railroad bill. Mr. Clayton thought that the scheme was impracticable. Mr. Butier was of opinion. Mr. Geyer and Mr. Pearce, also, opposed it. Mr. Seward was in favor of it. In Exeetive Session, the President sent in two trea ties one with the Netherlands the other with the two Seiciiies, declaring that free ships make free goods. Referred. The House sustained the President’s veto of the French Spoliation bill, by a vote of 113 to 86. A resolution to meet at 11 o’clock was adopted. In committee of the whole on the Diplomatic bill, it was unsuccessfully moved that \ho F’renoh Spoliation biil be attached as an amendment to the Diplomatic bill. The House then adjourned. Savannah Delegates to the Atlanta Convention. At a citizen meeting, held recently at the Mariner’s Church, the following gentlemen were appointed dele gates to the Convention to be held at Atlanta to-mor row ; Gen. ‘William P. White, P. W. Alexander, G. W. Garmany, S. H. Fisk, and William King. The Marine Temperance Society has appointed Rev. Mr. Hutchins, ami the Savannah Total Abstinence So ciety William King and Joseph Felt delegates to the same Convention. The “Citizens’ Meeting” adopted the following reso lution ; “Resolved— That the delegates to be appointed be requested and instructed to support those, and only those, who are known to be good men and true to the present temperance movement—who will seek for the enactment of such laws as shall render the traffic in ardent spirits an ind'etable offence, anu who will cause the laws, when enacted, to be faithfully executed.” Mr. King was chairman, and Mr. I. S. Clark secreta ry of the meeting. — Sav. Georgian 2lst. Ketherland and Sicilian Treaties. In Executive session the President sent in two treaties with the Netherlands and the two Sicilies, declaring that free ships make free goods. They were both n ferred. The House passed the bill granting void public lands, and discussed the Diplomatic Bill. c The Kyle Case. New York, Feb, 19. The Supreme Court lias given judgment against Alexander Kjle for $200,000, being the par value of the fraudulent Harlem stock issued by him. A Munificent North Carolinian.—We learn by the Salisbury (N. C.) Banner of the 15th inst., that Mr. Maxwell Chambers, of that place, lately deceased, has willed to Davidson College the munificent sum of three ‘hundred thousand dollars. Mr. C. has always been a warm friend of the above Institution, and has heretofore done much for it—having endowed a professorship to be designated by hia name. He also left $30,000 to the Presbyterian Church, at Salisbury. Successor of Professor Longfellow. —James Rus sell Lowell, the poet, has been elected to succeed Pro fessor Longfellow, in Havard College, as Professor of Modern Languages aud Befiealettrea. There were five applicants for the place, but Mr Lowell was not one of them. Wo learn that he will accept the appointment. Alabama Coal. —A cargo of about 100 tons of bitu minous Coal from the mines of Mr. W. P, Brown for” i merly and for many years a resident of this city—arrived | here yesterday in charge of Capt. James Adams, of Sel ] raa. These mines are iu Shelby county, and the Coal is | said to be of excellent quality, especially for furnaces. j We have a specimen barrel of it, part of which is buru img in our grate as we write. We trust Mr. Brown will i had a ready and profitable sale for this coal,ms it will be j an inducement for him and others to bring more of it to ; this market, wh.ch has mostly been defendant upon for j eign sources. Alabama is rich in her coal deposits, and with the least encouragement to individual enterprise, her resources could speedily be developed, not only to the’ ex tent of her own wants, but also to those < f the neighbor, ing States. Why coal should be brought to this place ;r°m Europe and the Northern States and command so ligh a price is it has been doing ail this winter, while ve have so much of the native article right here at our mvn doors, can only be acccouuted lor on the score t usage which, until a lew years post, has rendered the South dependant for everything it consumes, upon for eign capital industry and enterprize. In the article rs coal at least, we trust this custom will be changed, and , ■vhen the product of our own soil can bo had here in j anv desired quantity, and at a pr.ee at least not greater ;han the imported article, it will receive a preference from | purchasers.— Mobile Register , 1 §th. —■—e Dr. Daniei Lee, Professor of Agricultural Chemistry j n Franklin Gil ire, ('University of Georgia.) we learn. I -ays the Athei s Watchman , will commence his course of i ectnres on the subjects pertaining to h s dtp rtn ent, on ! he Ist Tuesday in Ah rob. Thebe urtsare open to the f public. General Houston’s Movements. Washington, Feb. 18. j General Sam. Houston left here last evening, for New j Yosk, to lecture before the Young Men’s New Fnglanu j Ass. elation of that city. :| Sudden Death, of a New Hampshire Editor. Concord, Feb. 18, 1855. Mr. Barton, editor of the Concord Reporter, dropped down dead yesterday, from disease of the heat. He had just concluded a speech at a political meeting, and was in the act of taking his seat, when he fell and expired. Accident to the Bteamer North Carolina. Philadelphia, Feb. 18, 1855. The steamer North Carolina, from this port, for Liver pool, returned to port to-day, in consequence of having en countered a heavy gale, during which the blades of her propeller were broken. She shipped a number of heavy ; seas, causing several leaks. She Will have to discharge i her cargo and undergo repairs. .q gs Part of the Pacific Railroad Opened. The Pacific Railroad has been opened to Washington. | on the Missouri river, a distance of fi;ty-four miles from ! St. Lou s. The event was celebrated by a grand excur sion, on the 10th inst. The St. Lou s Democrat is con fident it will be buiit to the Missouri State boundary, and ; from thence will take its course westward to the setting | sun, as the great central highway of the world. The Re i publican says that strangers who cross the Father ol I Waters to visit St. Louis, can now, in a few hours, also I enjoy a fine view of the Great Mad and Muddy River, which brings its tribute from the Rocky Mountains. i Loox out for Burglars. —on last Friday night, eever al ot our citizens received an unceremonious visit from a gaag oi burglars, who are probably still Jinking about the c ty. Among other houses, those of Dr. Robert Collins, Mr. E Rutland, Mr. John Hoge, and Mr. Stephen Col lins, w’ere entered by the. rogues. They succeeded in car rying off one or two gold watches and a small sum of mo ney. From ail that we can learn, it seems probable that the thieves were searching for the keys of the Manufacturers’ Bank. Our citizens would do well to be on the alert, as there is no doubt ol the presence of a number of the light fingered gentry in our midst.—Geo. Telegraph, 20th. t Nebraska Repeal.— lts Chances.— The Journal of Commerce analyzes the Nebraska bill, pro. and con., in the next U. S. Senate. Ol the 53 Senators elect, 25 voted for the bill. To which add Bayard, of Delaware, Yulee, of Florida, Iverson, ot Georgia, Bright, of Indiana, Crittenden,of Ken tucky, Adams, ot Mississippi, Geyer,of Missouri, Biggs and Reid ol North Carolina, Pugh, of Ohio, and Evans, of S. Carolina, (11) all of whom are known to be favorable to the Nebraska measure, and we have a total of 36, already elected, who are in favor of it. Then add Clayton, oi Delaware, who, although he voted against the Bill, has since declared himself opposed to its repeal, and we have 37 Nebraskaites already elected. Ot the nine vacancies, i in Alabama, one in Missouri, and 1 in California, will al most to a certainty be tilled with Nebraska men, making a total of 40, without including any chance which there may be for Nebraska men in the remaining six vacancies, viz : 2 in New Hampshire, 1 in Indiana, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Penn sylvania, and 1 in Wisconsin. In round numbers it may be said that two thirds of the new Senate will be in favor of the Nebraska measure, and a still larger number against its repeal. Among the latter, we presume, may be includ ed Bell, of Tennessee, and Houston, of Texas. Sometkingof a Tumble. — was selling a day or two ago at Sl2, was offered ye-terday, we under stand, delivered early next week, at $9 per barrel.—A'. O. Delta, llth. The Governor of Tennessee.— Hon. M. P. Gentry, late member of Congress, announces himself as a candidate tor the office ot Governor of Tennessee. Fire in Macon.— On Saturday night, about 61 o’clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Henry G. Ross, Esq., and the dwelling and outhouses were completely consum ed. Owing to the active exertions of the firemen, the flames did no farther damage.— Geo. Telegraph, 20th. MC— Mr. Charles P. Levy, late ot the firm of Nisbet &, Lew, of this place, has taken charge of the Columbus Foundery and Machine Shop. Mr. Levy is a man of much experi ence as a machinist, and we know of no one better quail tied to conduct the business in which he is engaged. We wish him every success in his new location. — Geo. Tele graph, 20 th. Gen. Gadsden in ‘Trouble. —A dispatch from Wash ington says, information has been received there, that the recall of Gen. Gadsden, our Minister to Mexico, is re quested by the Maxican Government, on the ground of his interfering in the internal dissensions of Mexico.- doubtful. Lieutenant General Scott—X Washington letter ; writer says that upon the passage of the bill creating the j ofilce of Lieutenant General, Cos!. Preston drove to the | War Department, wheie he announced the intelligence ito Gen. Scott. The General dropped his head for a mo ’ ment, and tears were seen trickling down his cheek.— j His reply was : “Let no man say, hereafter, that his country is ungrate, j ful to one who has served her faithfully,” Extra Freesoilism. It would appear, from the fo'lowing article, that the Freesoil Governor of Kansas has been practising his fa vorite doctrine on an unusually extensive scale and to a profit proportionably iarge—unless the President should happen to disagree with his new reading of the Tribune’s ! doctrine, “vote yourself a farm.” Speculations by Government Officers in Kansas ’ Lands. —The reply of the Secretary of the Interior to j the House Resolution of inquiry, into certain Squatter ; settlements made on the lands’of the Delaware Indians, and others in Kansas Territory, exhibits cases of great : injustice to those Indians, and a complicity of Govern ment officers iu the nefarious transactions. Genera! Whitfield, Indian Agent, in a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated Nov, 6th, refers to a visit of Gov. Reeder to the Pottov.atomie Nation, where he remained a week, and then adds : “During that time he was engaged in purchasing Raw halfbreed claims, at less than half their value, say $2 50 per acre, taking their deeds, and giving notes payable when the President confers the title ; iu addition to that, !ie h;is thirteen ciaims made on this iand. paying £5 for each foundation. His having claims located,has induced others to follow the example of his Excellency, and at this time, I suppose eveiy foot of this land is taken. Now Sir, the first wrong is, he is cheating the Indians out of more than 51,500 on each claim : secondly, it is certainly a bad example for the Governor to be setting. Instead of maintaining the President ia treaties that have long since been made, t;e is the fiist man to give him trouble.” General W., also states that private individuals wou’d have given 51.500 more for each claim than Gov. Reeder gave, lie concludes by expressing the belief that the President will refuse to confirm the contracts. 11l alluding to this letter of Mr. Whitfield, the Com- I nj ssioncr of Indian Affairs, in his letter to the Secretary of the Interior, remarks : “I find, upon inspection of the memorials which ac company these agreements, [contracts,] that they are ail ; 111 w hat appears to be the hand writing of Gov’. A. 11. Reecer, of Kansas Territory ; that Sanders W. Johnson, ard associate judge of Kansas, is the purchaser of the three first named reserves, and one-half of the other, and that Gov. Reeder, Hon. Rush Elmore, another associate judge, and A. J. Isaacs, esq , L 7. S. district attorney ap pear among the witnesses. “The fact that the agreements with Judge Johnsou wer° ail acknowle fgt don the same day. [!; th December last,] strengthens the impression, arising fi. m the inter nal evidence which they present, and form information received ; that tne purchases utq the icsuiis of a systematic pan to forestall competition by the purchase and monop oly, at low prices, of these reserves, and that, too, bv i_en tlernen whose official position gives them rare oppor uni ties, vvhch few private iindividuals possess, to cull the best tracts. “The impropriety and indelicacy of these transactions will be still more strikingly manifest, when it is consider ed that ii questions growing out of the sale of one c j mo-e of these reserves sh-wdl become the subject of lit g.. a;, the poor Indian might be compelled to submit not to the arbitrament of an impartial tribunal, but of on. whose members may to -a certain extent be consider to pirties in intent. X3T Tl e following in reference to a practical but <w,< humored joker, io meriy wdl known in thk vkiij-y • too good to pass by : . ‘ ‘ An Arkansas Invention; Or, tow the General was sold in selling the Scientific American. About the commencement of the present ciecade, we had the honor of being one of an illustrious trio who orig inated and controlled a Democratic paptr named the Ar kansas 1 raveilcr, published at the flourishing town of (Jain den, Ouachita evunty, Arkansas. W e numbered anion - our exchanges the Scientific American, valuable then ai now. Among our patrons in Camden was one General Tom Woodward, a shrewd old gent, lull of anecdotes ; ,u inveterate practical joker, a good judge of “rye.” and to cap the climax of lus convivial accomplishments, he wr.s great on the “Arkausaw Traveler,” (a celebrated dan cing tune with a legend,) One sultry day, in the sum mer of the General walked into our printing ofike picked up the Scientific American, and commenced read ing the Editor’s “Notice to Inventors,” in which he of. sered his services in the obtaining of patents tor use.ui inventions, &c. • After reading it through, the General requested pen and paper. The stationery was placed before him, and in a few moments he had written Ins letter, staled and tub-# scribed it to Munn A Cos., N. Y , and our devil was d.s patched to the post office with it. Wo “smelt a mice,” but s.tid nothing. The next tune the Scientific America:. * came we eagerly opened it, and there, sure enough, amor., the “notices to correspondents,” was the following : “T. W., of Camden, Ark.— Musical inventions, if t real benefit, and net too costly, generally prove lucrative! to the inventor. We cannot inform you as to the praet.J cab lity of obtaining a patent, until you 6enii us a uiuo: or an accurate description of the instrument.” This paragraph we read to the General the next tiir. we saw him ; for our politeness in the flatter, hepetm • “ ted us to read his description of the wonderful iustiunie: , previous to its being despatched to the Scientific Amt;, can ; it was as fellows : “Dear Sir : Ly your request I will, as briefly and clear, ly as I can, endeavor to describe my new musical invtr. tion. It has very much the appearance, at first sign;, ateaae tor a huge double action harp; from six to e_ inches square at the smaller end, thence gradually t ponding to four feet square ; one side perforated wii.li t. ger holes. The inner compartments of the iuetrunk: are occupied by swine—troin the four week’s roaster. the little end, ranging gradually up to the tight year male grunter —the tails of all protruding through the l fore mentioned auger holts. The ptrfonncr stands uj the outside of the instrument with a couple ol blatktm pinchers in his hands ; he has thus full command n machine, aid a practiced hand can run the chromatic sc in a most brilliant manner. You w ilt at once pi that my invention is a valuable one, combining invn.ei volume of tone with an almost unlimited power oi t pression, and vast compass—from the shrill soprano of: infantile porker, down to the deep ‘pedk r base,’ as )i Partington expresses it, of his more aged ancestor, t so many octaves. By prolonging the pinch, the tone be prolonged indefinitely, thus doing away with yßpliau *D~ lee Canipana, and other attachment* ding the sheriff’s J “1 have not decided yet whether to call my invent the‘Swinett’ cr the ‘Pigianm#’ Your advice upon subject, together with your assistance, in obtaining a tent “according to Hoyle,’ will be gratefully taken by Yours, Thos Woodwaec Mnnn & Cos., Eds. Scientific American. The next week the American contained the foTo paragraph : “T. W., Camden, Ark. —Your description of a i musical instrument has come to hand. We think it tentabic, and on rece pt of the usual fee will endt-ai obtain the desirod patent. “We have no doubt but that you can make the im .ion ‘pay,’ as it fills a desideratum which must have: long felt in the refined locality of Arkansas. If tin . swine, which form the base of your ‘Pigianua,’ shuiilu ctdentally not be procurable, we would recommend inventor to fill his place ; indeed, we know no one sc mirably adapted by nature and edcation to the posi: for in the whole course of pur editorial experience were never bothered with the lucubrations of a more * mitigated bore.'’ That last shot prostrated the General ; he treate. hands to watermelons to keep the joke to ourselvis. any one is disposed to dispute the authenticity of above, he can h s doubts dissipated by tncWiuj $2 , paid, to Munn & Cos., of the Scientific Anitiieaii, James A Warner, editor of Young America, Lao Arkansas. _ Mr. Wise on Know Hothingism—Proscription of Cat lies and Foreigners. As to the proscription of foreigners, !tt me ; Know Nothings themselves to return to that passy the Bible to which I have already referred them. Ii : will take the fifteenth chapter of Second Sarnia 1 . : read not only the whole verse, but the whole L j Absalom the traiior, they will find that while A bn. i not only native born of the land, but native bornu: j loins of King David—was turning traitor; wink* j sweet Psalmist of Israel was driven towards the wild*. with his followers, he turned and taw litai, the C and said to him, “Wherefore goest thou also with t> Return to thy place, and abide with thy king, fur ‘G a stranger and also an exile. Whereas ihou I yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and i with usf Seeing Igo whither 1 may, return thou. | take back thy brethren : Mercy and truth be with ti ] And Ittai, the exile and the stranger, who came bat ! terday, “answered the king, and said, As the Lcrdi I and as my lord King livelh, surely in what j! | lord the King bhali be —whether in death or lue ! ihere, also, will thy servant he.” And reßunibti I liie case of Absalom and ot Ittai is but the prototj jan Arnold and a Lafayette. (Applause.) Who to ! alliance ? You tell the people that Catholics nev r j aid to civil liberty—-that they never yet struck a k j the freedom of mankind. Who gave you alliance m ! the crown of England ? Who but that G.thoi,. I Louis XVI? Ho sent you, from the court of Vers. the boy of Washington’s camp—a foreigner wno i was naturalized, but \\ ho bled at the redouot of V <-(■• (Applause.) And, net only did Lafayette bla* j redoubt of York town, when an Jriiolii —a naiivt- Absalom, proved traitor ; but when the German, t’ • fell at the field of Camden, on Southern soil, with i bayonet wounds transfixing his body, and, dying. • the Maryland militia—Gates, the Yankee n-i “ seventy*five miles wdihout looking behind him. J j and laughter.) And not only ihat: In that iuteus ; ment, when the declaration of our independtetc uitrui, iiCli Ui3 Ucvldi cillUli Ui uui | brought into Carpenter’s Hail by Rutledge, and h ; and Jefferson, and laid upon the table—that hey i which not only pledged file, and honor, but fortune reahze that moment of intense, of deep, of profouau - est, when the independence of this land hung u* acts of men—w hen, one by one, men rose fr m t ric j 1 weht to the table to pledge lives a*id fortunes and honor : at length one spare, pale-faced niaa i ■ went and dipped the pen into the ink, and si'-pted Carroll,” and when reminded that it might not be what Charles Carroll it was, that it might L ‘ that it was a Charles Carroll who was pledging ß ! 1 ity of fortune, he added the words *of (Cheers.) lie was a Catholic representative ire- • olic colony. And, sir, before George Washing t born, before Lataye-tte wielded the sword 1 Carroll the pen, lor his country, 6ix hundred - years ago, on the 16ih of June, l‘2i4, there v, f scene enacted on the face of the globe, when charter of all charters of freedom was gaiia-Oq” -man—a man called Stephen Laugtoii —*w yre “ of Eug'and, for the people, against ihr oruei> and against the power of the King—swore the high altar of the Catholic church at St- ~ that they would h ive tnagna charia < r die { charter which secures to every one of you t • - jury, freedom of the press, treed m ot the r fronting of witnesses with the accused, and ■ • j secret dungeons —that charter was than-**’ * Langton against the Pope and against *■ ’ [ c gland, and it you Know Nothingsdou t e- u ’ “ v , j Langion was, you know nothm*/, tul 11 ter and cheers.) He was a Caih- iic Ah l --- terbury. (Renewed cheers.) I cui!iL ■ 1 ( ■ the Catholics, but I come h>-r to acki- ■•'••• • ruths, and to a>k oi Pfote-tou s “i f !t ‘ he pridi and boast -f Piytt slants— u ’“ ■"! , u religious faith. (Jppiau.-e.) A‘‘ ‘J 1 ’ * All we ask is, that it ymi hate the |cr V> hav proerib*d heretics, you t eu- }••