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THE CHILD’S INQUIRY.
BY MRS. BARTHOLOMEW.
•'Earth is so beautiful,dear mother,
1 should not like to die;
Although they tell me there are world*
More bright beyond the >-ky.
But, mother, in that distant land.
For this home I should pine;
For little children have not there
A father kind as mine.”
**Jenu», my child,the helpless loves?
In scripture we are told.
He gathers all his wandering lamb*
Within one cherished fold.
Come read that book of Holy Word,
What says the prophet of the Lord!
Lye hath not seen, ear hath not known.
The wonders of God’s mighty throne.”
"And yet how pretty are my flowers!
How sweet the. linnet’s song!
And dearer still ray own pet lamb-
How could 1 leave it long!”
•‘The flowers of earth, my child, will fade—
Thy petted lamb must die :
And singing birds, when winter comes,
Far, far from thee will fly.
But buds and blossoms round the gate
C*f Eden ne’er decay;
And birds of Paradise are there.
With plumage always pay.
Read in the book of Holy Word,
What says the prophet of the Lord?
Eye hath not seen, ear hath not known,
The glories of Jehovah’s throne.”
"'But, mother. I’m so happy here,
With everything to love—
Why should I leave this pretty world.
Fur one so far above?”
•'Alas! poor child, when sickness comes
And takes away thy bloom.
And suffering has made thee seek
Those joys beyond the tomb—
Then when thine eyes are dimmed with tears,
Thy heart lorn with despair,
Thou’lt ponder on the sacred page.
And find thy comfort there;
For in that book of Holy Word
Well speaks the. prophet of the Lord—
Eye hath not seen, ear hath not known.
The splendors of God's shining throne.”
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer .]
THE BETRAYED.
OR THE PERILS OF WEALTH.
•‘Love’s light, like a meteor, has failed.
The hope and the dream of my youth
Are lost in the guilt of another,
The gift that I trusted for truth.”— Anon.
One of the greatest desires of the hu
man family, or at least, a large portion of
mankind in civilized life, is to become in
dependent, affluent—to attain a position
beyond the roach of pecuniary want. If
we look through society, this object will
be found a leading one with the multitude.
Riches are coveted by all or nearly all;
and almo>t every sacrifice is made with
the object of attaining a condition of world
ly independence. And yet it is conceded
that wealth by no means brings happi
ness; that in many cases it induces hab
its of indolence, throws open new avenues
of temptation, and thus impairs health
and shortens life. Nevertheless, there
•re hundreds and thousands, who already
rich, and ofc.xistence is rapid
|y drawing to a close, who nolwithstand
ing, toil on as steadily as ever, anxious it
would seem, to accumulate still more for
their children, and thus willing to subject
thoie children to new temtpalions. We
may mention a case in point: A few years
since, a merchant of this city died sud
denly, and left a fortune of $150,000,
which was divided between his widow,
son and daughter. The son was engaged
with his father in business, haJ become
interested in commercial pursuits, and
thus continued on in the good old track.—
He is, perhaps, worth somewhat more at
she present day than at the decease of his
parent. But he has lived generously and
h«jx*«ly, he attends his counting room
<laily,overlooks his clerks, and thus use
fully employs a large portion of his time.
But the widow and daughter. Both were
reputed worth more than they really were
and immedUUely became objects of temp,
tition Jto mercenary adventurers. The
former disgraced herself by marrying a
man mtrch her junior, who has already
•ontrived to make way with a large por
tion of her fortune. She is bv no means
contented, for that the deception practised
upon her has become visible—now that
she secs her money was the object, she
indeed feels disappointed and wretched.
The few charms she posse-eed in earlier
life are gone, and she observes, with a
ahudder, that her young husband regards
her in any but an affectionate spirit, and
that erea his acts of counesy and atten
tion are forced and constrained. She was
forwarned of ail this, and those who lowd
•nd rcspceled her most, interceded for
hours before she took the fatal step. But
ihe arts of a plausible and captivating
man were irresistible with a weak and
•usceptibie woman, and the result is as
wg have stated.
The daughter, too, alas! Iter case is
•till worse. She was one of the loveliest
of her sex, amiable, generous and confi
ding. She could not believe in the possi
bility of a mercenary marriage. She re
garded with horror the idea of a deliber
•t« scheme of deception. She was gen
tl*, susceptible and affectionate,and would
htvg cheerfully made any sacrifice for
th# object of her choice. To her, reci
procity of feeling, mutual regard, were
dearer, sweeter than life. Under such
circumstances, she was singled out with
deliberate meditation by a heartless for.
tune hunter, was won, and cheerfully con
l)dfd her happiness and properly to his
keeping, Before the marriage, some of
her friends ventured to speak of a distinct
provision for herself, of the settlement of
• portion of her fortune in such away as
to place it beyond the reach of the vicis
•itudes of trade and speculation. But she
heard the suggestion with indignation.—
?she had unbounded confidence in her in
tended husband, and would dp nothing
: calculated in the slightest degree to iirt
! plv a doubt. Alas! the fata! error. They
; were married. They lived in apparent
peace together for a short time. But
twelve months had not elapsed before the
scales of delusion fell from her eyes.
She saw, and woman’s quickness in
such mailers is wonderful, that she was
not, and never had been sincerely loved.
Death would have been preferable to such
a conviction, and for a long time she
strove to shut it out from her mind and
heart. But each week arid month served
but to render it stronger and more galling.
Her fortune, 100, was rapidly wasting
away. Her husband had become u pro
fligate in more senses than one. He could
npt bear prosperity. He had been poor
until his marriage, and thus his tastes, ap
petites and propensities, had been kept
in check by the force of necessity. But
now, with ample means at his command,
and conscious of having played a base
pail towards his wife, he gradually be
came more neglectful, more reckless,
| more vicious. The sensitive nature of
| the heiress shrunk, and she was appalled
| at the prospect before and around her.—
1 She saw that her life was to he one of
j misery, and broken in spirit and in pride,
. she scarce struggled against her fate.—
i Years rolled on, and as her cheeks grew
• thin and her eyes wan, the companions of
j her earlier years scarcely recognized her.
i She was bankrupt in hope and in happi
i ness. She had perilled her all of earthly
i bliss on the fidelity of one, and he bad
! failed. At limes she still clung to the
i delusion that all was not lost, that adver
| sity might induce repentance, and restore
| something of those delicious hopes which
memory still referred to with melancholy
delight. But the hope was vain. A few
years more, and the husband, having ex
| hausled his fortune and nearly broken the
\ heart of his \vife 3 was, while indulging in
I some scene of revel and dissipation, seized
wish apoplexy and summoned to his host
i account. But she whom he had deceived,
i and betrayed—what a wreck did she
now present! Prematurely old, faded and
sad, the contrast with her j’outhful posi
lion and brilliant prospects, was indeed
mournful. The flower of her youth was
gone —the charm of her life was over, and
yet it is possible that if.she had been born
to a humble position, or in moderate cir
cumstances, her destiny would have been
happier—far happier. But she was an
heiress and a victim. She loved and was
betrayed. She gave her hand—her heart
—and her fortune, and received in re
turn, faUe smiles, honied but hollow
words—neglect, insult and treachery.—
Alas! for the heiress! Alas for the perils
of wealth.
PRIVATE DWELLING IN CANTON.
We have been favored with a letter
from a gentleman residing in Canton,
dated the 27th of June, from w hich wc
make the following extracts. —JV. Y.
Jour, of Commerce.
“Yesterday I had the pleasure to visit
the private dwelling of one of the wealth
iest natives and most prominent manda
rinsof this part of China. His house is
said to be one of the best specimens of the
resilience ofthe higher classes. Wepassrd
through long suites and into a great num
her of apartments connected together like
those in the palatial dwellings of Europe-
They are all overloaded w itii the flowery
decorations and ornaments of Chinese
fancy; filled with rich furniture, and an
immense number of rare and cosily curi
osities, both antique and modern.
“It appeared more like a museum than
a private dwelling. Several hundred
thousand dollars have been expended upon
the dwelling and its contents, it would
he vain even to attempt a particular de
scription. But rich and gorgeous as it is,
there is great want of refined and culti
vated taste—an absence of genuine com
fort and neatness. There is a semi bar
barian air about it, and long familiarity
with it would probably greatly dimiu.
ish the sense ofits value.
“His family numbers upward of one
hundred persons, most of whom are wo
men and children. I pleaded hard for
the pleasure of being admitted into the
presence of the ladies; I urged the duties
of hospitality, and the claims of a married
man, &c., and battled ail his objections,
but without a shadow of success. “iVo
have custom , and that old mother no likey ,”
was the satisfaction I could get.
“The lady who was with us, however,
was privileged, and was accordingly
asked into the female apartments, and
introduced to several of the wives. She
gave us a good account of them, and said
that two of them were very beautiful;
they evinced the liveliest curiosity at her
dress and appearance.
“The proprietor of this mansion enter
tained ns handsomely, but w ith no great
cordiality; in fact, he has been threatened
by the populace, on account of his atten
tion to foreigners, which efficiently ac
counts for that. I have no doubt that he
would have been better pleased not to re
ceive us, but w'e had solicited the pleasure
of a visit on account of the lady.
“The wall of separation between the
Chinese and the foreigners is about as
high and strong as it ever was, and thus
far we have not been able to undermine
or leap over, or break through it. An
other war, and a thorough overthrow of
the Chinese system, must take place be
fore this people will mingle with the rest
of the human family as with fellow beiugs.
0O"A traveler, on coming to an Ar
kausas tavern, wet and hungry, late in
the evening, asked the landlady if she had
any whisky.
••Well, we haint anything else,” w f as
the reply; and it was literally true —for
on further inquiry, he could not even be
accommodated with corn bread and com
mon doings.
GRAVE OF JOHN RANDOLPH;
A writer in the Norfolk Beacon descri
bes a visit to the grave of this remaika
; ble man. Speaking 61 the former resi
dence of Mr. Randolph, he savs:—
“After a ride of two or three hours, we
! entered a forest of tall oaks, arid were
; told by Mr. Caldwell that we were on
j Mr. Randolph's estate. Shortly, the
j houses that were occupied by the great
| and eccentric genius, appeared through
I tite intervening trees, built tip in the midst
lof the woods. Not a stump to be seen,
: not a bush grubbed up; all standing as if
i fool had never trodden there. Mr, Ran
i dolph would not sutler the primitive as
j peel of things lo bedisiurbed in the least.
! Not a tree, or a branch, or a switch was
j allowed to bo cut. During his absence
j in Europe, a limb of an oak, projecting to
j wards a window of one of the houses,
grew so near, that old Essex fearing the
I window' would be broken, cut the limb of!'.
| On Mr. Randolph’s return, he at once
i discovered the mutilation; old Essex was
I called up, and the reasons demanded for
cutting off the limb. The old negro told
his master he feared the window would be
broken. “Then,” said Mr. Randolph,
“why did vou not move the house?’’
The writer here met John, the former
| body servant of Mr. Randoldli, who treat
ed him and his companion with great
politeness, conducting (hern to the winter
and summer houses, and other objects of
interest in the vicinity. We gave'a des
cription of his la>t resting place:—
“At my request, John directed us (o
his master’s grave, at the foot ol a lofty
pine, just a few steps in the rear o{ the
summer house. The place was selected
by Mr. Randolph twenty years before his
death; and by his direction his head was
laid lo the East instead of the West, the
usual position, it was observed to John
that his master ordered his body to he
thus laid, that he might watch Harry
Clay. John replied, dial lie had never
heard him say anything of the kind. 1
suppose the position was preferred by
Mr. Randolph, because it is the Indian
sepulchral position, his descent from Po
cahontas, tfie Indian princess, being one
of the things lie much boasted of. A
rude unchiseled mass of white rock,
found by Mr. Randolph on a distant part
of his estate, many years lie fore his death,
and used by him at the door of one ol his
houses as a w’ashstaud, marks the head of
the grave. A huge mass of brown stone,
also selected by Mr. Randolph, and used
as a stepstone to mount his horse, marks
the foot of the grave. These rocks were
procured and kept for the purpose to
which they are now appropriated, and
particular direction given to John on the
subject.
‘•f can never forget my emotion while
standing over the ornamented grave of
the gifted and eccentric Randolph. The
la.l unbroken forest by which 1 was sur
rounded, the silence and gloom that re
mained undisturbed amidst the deserted
place, the thoughts of the brilliant mind
that once animated I lie remains, then
mouldeiing beneath the sod upon w hich I
was standing, the vanity of earth’s pro
mises, and hopes, and distinctions, impress
ed my heart and mind with a degree of so
lemnity and interest I was unwilling to
dissipate.”
JOIIN QUINCY ADAMS.
Our attention is now attracted to a ray
of light “located” on the left ol the Mouse,
in the neighborhood oflhe Speakers chair.
It pioceeded from that wondetfu! man,
who in his person combines the agitator,
poet, philosopher, staieman, critic, and
orator —John Quincy Adams. There he
sits, hour after hour, day after day, with
untiring patience, never absent from Ids
seat, never voting for an adjournment,
vigilant as the most jealous member of
the Mouse, his ear ever on the alert, al
ways prepared to go at once into the pro
foundest question of stale, or the minutest
points of order. We look at him, and
mark his cold and tearful eye, his stern
and abstracted gaze, and conjure up
phantoms of other scenes. We look upon
a more than king, who has filled every
department of honor in his native Kind,
still at his post; he who was the President
of mil ions, now the representative of
forty-odd thousand, quarrelling about tri
fles, or advocating high principles;—to
day growling and sneering at the
Mouse with an abolition petilion in his
trembling hand, and anon lording it over
the passions, and lashing the members
into the wildest slate of enthusiasm by his
indignant and emphatic eloquence. Alone,
unspoken to, unconsulied with others,
he sits apart, wrapped in his reveries, or
probably he is writing—his almost per
pelual employment. He looks enfeebled,
but yet he is never tired; worn out, but
ever ready for the combat; melancholy,
but let a witty thing fall from any member,
and that old man’s face is wreathed in
smiles. Me appears passive, but wo to
the unfortunate member that hazzanls an
arrow at him—the eagle is not swifter
in its flight than Mr. Adams; with his
agitated finger quivering in sarcastic
gesticulation, he seizes upon his foe, and
amid the amazement of the Mouse, rarely
fails to take a signal vengeance.—His
stores of know-ledge on every subject,
gathered up through the course of his ex
traordinary life, is said never to have
permitted a single fact to escape it, give
him a great advantage over all comers in
encounters of this kind. Mo is a won
derful, eccentric genius. Me belongs to
no party, nor does any parly belongs to
him. Me is of 100 cold a nature to be long
a party leader. Me is originally of very
peculiar ideas, and perfectly fearless and
independent in expressing and maintain
ing litem. His manner of speaking is
peculiar, he rises abruptly, his face red
dens, in a moment, throwing himself into
the attitude of a veteran gladiator, he pre- j
pares for the attack, then he becomes full i
of gesticulation, his body sways to and
fro, self command seems lost, his bead is
bent forward until it touches the desk;
his voice frequently breaks, but he pur
sues ids subject through all its beatings,
nothing daunts him—the House may
wring with cries of order! unmoved, con
temptuous, he stands amid the tempest,
and like an oak that knows its gnarled
and knotted strength, stretches his arm
forth, and defies the blast.— Dem.Review.
[Correspondence of the Charleston, Courier.]
Columbia, Dec. I, 1840.
Messrs. Editors: —Saturday last was
the day on which the Richland Volun
teers for Mexico were ordered to meet
in Columbia, for the } urpose ofenrolling
udder the late requisition of ilie War De
partment.
They meet at the Carolina Mall. The
prospect was truly discouraging. Many
were fearful that it would he an utter
failure. It seemed that the burning pat
riotism of many of them, like the heat
of the summer, had passed away. Os
the hunderds who were so anxious previ
ous to the late call of the War department
to get a chance of “spilling their blood
and bleaching their hones” on the plains
of Mexico, only twenty were willing, as
David Crocket would say, lo “stand up
lo the rack.”
Hut this gallant little hand determined
that the other Districts should not charge
old Richland with falteiing when the
time for action had arrived, accordingly
each one beslired himself, and I lie Coin
pany now number one hundred men , (more
than the number required.)
Amongst those who have joined it are
Samual Weir, Esq.,the able and veteran
editor of the Southern Chronicle , and
Capt. D. E. Sw-eeney, editor and pro
priclor of the Columbia Telescope, , in the
first days of Nullification. Both of these
gentlemen were in service in 1812 —the
latter lie Icl a commission, and flushed his
virgin sword at the battle of Tippocanoe.
His Homr the Intendanl heads the list.
The youthful though talented editor of
the South Carolinian has also, with that
patriotism so proverbially characteristic
of his family, laid down his pen and
taken up his musket.
Saturday next is the day appointed for
starting by Rail Road for your city, and
you will please say to the Charleston B
hoys that they may expect one hundred
of a s gallant a set of fellows as ever re
»■*
presented the backwoods.
A Voice From Old Richland.
[From the Baltimore Sun, Dec. 3 ]
FIRST OF DECEMBER.
THE NEW TARIFF.
Yesterday was the appointed time for
the new tariff bill logo into operation, and
accordingly the people of the U. States,
politically, commercially and generally,
glided with the dawn into a new stage of
being. The rampant spirit ot prediction
that would at one lime make no compro
mise with reason and common sense, short
of utter ruin and irremediable woe, has
happily somewhat abated its fearful
clamor, and there is a prospect that the
new bill will vet have a chance lo try its
qualities. Indeed, so far as our city is
concerned, it went into effect so quietly
that, after all the abuse that has been
heaped upon it, nobody thought its advent
worthy of a passing notice. Prophecy
has not been fulfilled. Our wharves were
this dav to be burthetud with the produc
tions of other lands; Nova Scotia and
Pictou were to supply the winter demand
for fuel; manufactories were to be slop
ped, and gloom and starvation were lo
prevail throughout the nation, and the
land was to become desolate, and full of
mourning. Ah well, that it is not so, is
not the fault of the prophets, and therefore
we must not abuse them; though to he
candid, we hardly think they had much
confidence in their own predictions and
we wont believe that they desired them to
prove true, in spile of some very strong
intimations lo the contraiy. “Oh! hut, ’
sav thev, “wait awhile!” And so say we
—that’s exactly what wo said at first—
“wait!” It is of no use whatever to run
frantic with vaticinations of evil, either
with regaul to personal interests or par
tisan zeal. Time is the great demonstrator
of all things, and therefore it was w-e
r* *
urged upon our friends the propriety of
meeting this said tariff bill, not as a
“bugaboo,” a manstruni horrendum , but
as a very well-meaning and inoffensive
soil of an affair.
A Short History of the Late Gen. Van
Ness. —A Washington letter writer gives
a brief but interesting history of I lie late
Gen. Van Ness, who came to Washing
ton m 1801, as a member of congress
from the State of New York, a clashing
and elegant young man of about 26 years
of age. The writer says:
“In the year 1803 he married the
(laughter of old David Burns, who was a
C*
large landed proprietor, when, what is
now- a city, was divided between corn
fields and swamps. Miss Burns was an
only child, a very beautiful and interest
ing woman, and after the death of her
father, became possessed of his property.
Under the careful and thrifty manage
ment of Gen. Van Ness, tin's property,
in little less than a half century, amount
ed in value, to near a half million of dol
lars. Gen. Van Ness had by ibis mar
riage only one daughter, a lovely and
accomplished girl, who died soon after
her marriage. In a few years after
wards, Mrs. Van Ness followed her
daughter to the tomb, having been borne
down with gtief ever since the loss of her
child, thus leaving Gen. \an Ness sole
proprietor of this immense real estate.
“The only heirs of David Burns now
living, that 1 remember, are two persons,
a brother and sister, cousins of the late
Mrs. Van Nes«. The former has been
an inmate of the poor house for several
: years past, and the latter, a widow, is
residing here in great destitution and
poverty. In the early part of the present
year Gen. Van Ness died intestate, —at
least no will has been found. Cornelius
C. Van Ness, brother of Gen. J. P. V.,
known to the public as Governor of Ver
mont, as Minister lo Spain, and as col. i
lector of New York, proceeded to take j
out letters of administration upon the es
la'e. Mrs. Connor, the person assuming
to be Mrs. Van Ness, sought to revoke the
I letters obtained by Gen. Van Ness. The
Orphans Court turned the matter over to i
the Circuit Court, which is now invest! ;
gating the fact of the alleged marriage.” |
Boston Fashion. —Speaking of some '
peculiarities of female dress, just now, a ;
correspondent of the St. Louis Reveille j
says—
“l observed one of our fashionable
ladies on Washington street, a few days 1
since, who was crowned with a bonnet
that was trimmed with ten —yes, upon
my word, ladies—ten different shades of
ribbons, five boquets on the outside, and
three wreaths on the inside, which rested
upon a lining of plaid silk! She grace
fully sported a very long plaid shawl—
looked gratified with her rnousline de
Kune—took particular care to show a
pretty small foot cased in straw colored
boots—and with the simplicity of a baby,
exercised her teeth on the ivory top of a
figured silk parasolette, which she han
dled with sky blue gloves!”
Beautiful Inscription. —During a recent
visit lo Laurel Hill Cemetry, near Philadel
phia, while wandering among tiie sculptured
monuments, we saw on a plain slab of mar- i
ble, these simple yet beautiful words:
“Our Mother—
She taught us how lo lice and how tn die.” t
This is no doubt the tribute of affection j
w’hicli some motherless chrildren have paid j
to their deceased parent, and the few words
employed express more than could a volume
of praise. She taught us how to live. How j
vast a field is embraced—the fear of God— !
early piety—love for one another—meekness
and forbearance—faith, hope, love and chari
ty, ail the graces which adorn the Christian
character, seemed combined in one short
sentence. Blie imparted these to her chil
dren; and by teaching them “how lo live,” j
she taught them how to die.
Would that every mothor’s epitaph might |
be written by her children in such a sentence, i
It is a light upon the memory of the deceased
w'hich casts its reflection upon the living.—
Thursday Mess.
A Mt/rimmial Dilemma. —The Duke de
Monpensier cannot speak a word of Spanish,
and the Infanta of Spain cannot speak a
word of French, at least so says a Madrid
paper. This double state of ignorance may i
lead to a double state of bliss. The Duke I
cannot possibly reproach the Infanta, and |
slip, in her turn, ifshe lias future cause to
mgrel her present marriage, will not he able |
lo inveigh, a la Caudle, against the Duke. ■
An interpreter must continually be present, i
if they wish to understand each other.— j
This will be a constant source of mal-enten- 1
jus, and rumors will always be finding their |
way inio tne newspapers that ‘strange words j
have been heard ul laid ‘u pass between the j
Duke and Duchess.’ 'i nis ignorance ot the i
Spanish (which cannot, at all events, be
said of Louis Philippe, who, considering in* !
immense h rlune, has certainly the Spanish
at his fiug' rs end-) in the Duke, accounts
ti>r a paragraph which was in the Journal i
des Debats, on occasion of the marriage.—-
It said—‘The Prince was so overpowered
that ho could not find words to express bis
joy* What a courtier-like way of saying
the Duke could not speak the language !
But we should recollect that the Debats is
paid handsomely lo pay the royal family
compliments. It is the only luxury Louis ■
Philippe is entravagant in.
Fall of the Canadian Lakes. —The lakes
of Canada have not engaged that attention at i
home which they ought lo have had; and j
there is much interesting information about t
them which is a dead letter in England.— i
Their rise and fall is a subject of great in- |
lerest. The great sinking of the levels ot !
late years, which has become so visible and i
so injurious to commerce, deserves tfie most !
attentive observation. The American wri- j
ters attribute it lo various causes, and there ;
are so many theories about it as there are j
upon ail hidden mysteries. Evaporation and I
condensation, woods and glaciers, have all i
been brought into play. If the lakes are |
supplied by their own rivers, and by the I
drainage streams of the surrounding forests, ■
and ail this is again and again returned into 1
them from the clouds, w hence arises the sud- |
den elevation or the sudden depression of i
such enormous bodies or water, which have
no ti les.
Manufacture of Bread from Indian Meal. — |
Mr. O’Brien, the proprietor of the extensive
bakery establishment in Leinster street, Duh- j
lilt, was presented on Monday last, by the j
Lord Lieutenant of Ire'and, w ith a gold medal |
which the Society of Arts in London, had n
quested his Excellency would present to him, .
for his enterprising and successful exertions i
in the manufacture of bread from Indian
meal, as a substitute for the potatoes. Some
months ago, the Society of Arts published
their intention of giving a gold medal, as a ■
premium, for the best specimen ofbread made j
from Indian meal, and left the subject open j
for tire competition to all persons in the Uni- i
ted Kingdom. There were thirty-two corn- I
petitora for the gold medal, and amongst that j
number Mr. O’Brien was the only Irishman, j
The medal is one of considerable size and I
value.
O* We protest against the practice of our |
country exchanges copying our remarks !
about the Whisky market, and spelling the ;
word with an E in it. There is no such |
word, as will be found on reference to every j
dictionary of tire English language that has
any pretensions to orthographical accuracy, j
It may seem lo be a small matter, but if this
latitude he taken, why not take the same in I
relation to pony, folly, mercy , and in short all j
words ending with the letter Y, and then why I
not take any and every liberty with our poor, |
irregular longue? —Mobile Advertiser,
Cider. —Here, says the Philad. Chronicle, j
is a receipt worth to farmers the price of our |
paper for a year: Take a pint of pulverized |
charcoal and put it in a barrel of new cider, !
and the eider wifi never ferment, never eon
tain any intoxicating quality, ami peemne I
more palatable the longer it *s kept.
AUGUSTA. GEO..
SI NDAV MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 184«7
iL/*TJie Northern mail came through from
Charleston yesterday, under the new ar
rangement, and arrived in excellent time.
It was delivered at the Augusta Bust Office
precisely at 5 P. M. This change in the
hour of arrival will he a source of great con
venience to our citizens.
ITf We are informed by u distinguished
professional musician, that arrangements are
in progress to introduce,during this winter, a
few favorite and popular Operas, before the
citizens of Augusta. They will he got up
by competent professional skill, and we hope
to have the pleasure of announcing to the
public the names of some distinguished in
the musical and vocal world, who will make
their appearance before an Augusta audi
ence.
iLT Miss Leslie and her Company gave
their last Concert at the Theatre last even
ing. They were well patronized during
their stay here. They proceed hence West
ward, and make their next appearance at
Greensboro’, Geo.
UT There were coined at the U. S. Branch
Mint, at Dahlonega, during the month of No
vember, 2.700 half eagles, 2.256 quarter
eagles—making an aggregate of £>49,140,
ILT The following important decision,
made at the last Term of Burke Superior
Court, we copy from the Chronicle ami
Sentinel, of the sth inst., for which paper
it was reported by one of the Counsel en
gaged in the rase:
LEGAL DECISION.
At the late Superior Court of Burke Coun
ty, a very important question came up tor
decision, in the case oi Jones vs. Whitehead.
Hamilton, Reynolds and the defendant
were the joint and several makers of a pro
missory note, payab'e to the Plaintiff-—tin*
la.-t two being sureties for the brat, Rey
nolds died,and the Administrator on his es
tate required Plaintiff to proceed to collect
tfie note, which he failed to do within three
months, whereby the estate of Reynolds was
discharged, under the act of 1831. Hamil
ton afterwards died, and suit was brought to
recover the amount due on the note from Ilia
defendant.
Under the above state of farts, it was con
tended by the defendant that he was dis
charged, because the Plaintiff had allowed
the defendants’ claim for contributions to be
lost by I fie discharge of Reynold’s estate,
thereby changing defendant’s relations with
out his consent; and further, that the dis
charge of one surety was a discharge of both.
Judge Gamble charged the jury in favor
of the defendant, noon the points taken by
him, and a verdict was rendered accordingly.
An appeal was entered by the Plaint iff.
The ca.-e will be tried before a special jnr>,
and in all probability will find its way to tin*
Supreme Court. The question, however
novel htre, has been decided in Virginia and
Alabama, as Judge Gamble has decided it:
(Wright vs. Stockton, 5 Rep. 153;
Towns vs. Riddle, 2 Alabama Rep. 694;)
ami in England, where no statute like ours
exists, the principle relit* i on by the defeno
ant may be considered as sustained by fb*
cases (among others) of Cheptlmm vs. Ward,
1 B. & Puller. 630; Niclioson vs. Revil, 3i
Eng. C. L. 166.
GERRYMANDERING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
As was predicted, a bill has been intro
duced into the Legislature of North Carolina
to rc-districi the Sia'e. We perceive by the
Raleigh Standard of the 2d inst.. that Mr.
Rayner, on the Saturday previous, introduced
a bill into the House of Commons, to lay off
the Stale into nine Congressional districts in
such away as to secure the return to Con
gress of six Whigs out of the whole numbe*.
This is done by throwing the chief Demo
cratic strength into two of the three districts
allotted to them, and judiciously dividing the
W leg strength among the remaining >ix, >o
as to leave none of them doubtful in the
present aspect of parties.
The steamer Caledonia was to sail from
Liverpool on the I9lh nil., and is now due at
Boston.
O’The N. V. Herald of Tuesday says—
The shipments of produce continue very
large, and it is with the greatest difficulty
vessels can be obtained to carry forward sup
plies as fast as they are offered.—Wniie the
value of our exports is increasing so rapidly,
tlie importations com nine very light. Our
largest packet ships are arriving with verv
limited fre ght lists, ami the probability is
that there will be no importations of any
consequence until the spring trade is about
oj cuing.
3-T'l ho Boston Commercial ot Monday last
s*ys —Money is stiil of access lor all
business purposes, and the prospect is that
it will continue to be so for tome lime to
come: Tue e has been less activity in the
share market during the p-st week, than for
some time previously, owing partly to the
inclemency of the weather and tiie interven
tion of a holiday. The fancies have all clt -
cliued materially, hut the solid stocks
firmly held, with moderate transact ions. Any
considerable demand would undoubtedly ad
vance the prices, particularly of those on
which are soon to be declared the regular
half veariy dividends.
The exports of breadstuff' and other pro
ducts stil) continue to be very large, indicii*
ling a great influx ot specie from abroad, and
favoring an easy money market for some
months to come.
3T A new company is about to he formed
in London for the purpose of prosecuting lha
whale fishery. The London Morning Her
ald, speaking of this scheme, say* :
“It certainly is not very creditable to our
national character that we have in a great
measure been beaten in the competition in
this branch of industry by the Americans,
who possess no natural local advantages oyer
us for its prosecution, but men (heir success
alone tv (he superior shill and better conduct of
the twicers and men employed in the pursuit. —
It is on all hands admitted that to this cause
alone the Americans are indebted for their
success in the South t>ea whale fishery, and
that to the want of properly selected and pro
perly-disciplined crews, the British branch of
the trade has descended down to a inert}
traction in the comparison.'*