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CIIUnNICDK AND SKNTINKL.
AU G I ST A.
TFESDAY MORNING, MAY 2*.
By the packet ship England, we have advices
to the Sdlh April, two days later than those
brought by the Hibernia, which will be found in
our paper of this morning, and four days later
than by the Liverpool. The political in
tenigenre from France is to ihe 22d April, at
which time the following persons were supposed
to constitute the new organisation of the French
Cabinet —though trot officially announced;
JSoult, President of War.
Thiers, Foreign Adairs.
lJupin, Justice.
Pussy, Interior.
D’Argoul, Finances.
Hauret, Instruction.
Dufaure, Commerce.
We have given the quotations of the Cotton
market, brought by both the Hibernia and the
England, from which it will be scon a slight de
cline upon the last quotations has token place.
Opinions of the Press.
Wo give lielow, extracts from several of the
papers of the Interior, in relation to the proposed
alterations of the Constitution. They meet with
but little favor in any quarter. They arc con
demned by every paper in Columbus, without re
gard to party. AI most every paper in the State
has expressed its dissatisfaction with them, al
though some have determined to support them—as
a choice of evils between the two systems. Home
say “they are perhaps the best that rould be oh"
tinned under all the circumstances.” It may bo
wtfll here to enquire why is it they are the best
that could be obtained ? The answer is plain—
the people were not icpresented in the Conven
tion — places, not people were represented I Add
to this that many of the delegates from the popu
lous counties were recreant to their constituents,
and for party or sectional purposes voted away
the rights of those whom they represented. 1*
delegate from the. populous counties had
have
of the Legislature. rep
resented in neither—the very foundation principle
of our government, that the majority shall rule, is
destroyed, and a system is sot up in its stead for
•poor paltry parly purposes, by which the control
of both branches of the Legislature is given tip
to a minority.
We would only add to Ihe above, that the utter
disregard to the great object for which the Con
vention assembled, by the majority, will be the
sure death-blow of that parly. We never knew
such deeds of injustice, for the purpose of secu
ring a parly in power, that f.iled to crush it to
it. I his is the simple meaning of these amend
ments-—(and that too avowed on the lloor of the
house) it is to secure the Van Huron party in
power. Is that a proper instrument to be called
the Constitution of honest freemen ' We fear
not the fin d result, even if it is adopted by an
overwhelming majority : The power acquired
by such wickedness, perpetrated under the sacred '
garb of the Constitution, will have but a brief ex- 4
iatence. —Mitcou Messenger.
By the proposed plan the number of Repre
sentatives will bo one hundred and thirty-eight,
instead of upwards of two hundred as at present', S
showing a reduction of considerably more than S
one hundred in both branches of the Legislature.
The ratios oflivc and twelve thousand are to bo
hereafter enlarged when theccnsus is taken so as
that the number of members may not be increas- 11
ed. n
Thus it will bo seen that the basis of reprosen- ’•
tation otthe Senate is founded entirely upon ter- *
ritory: and that ot the House ot Representatives
upon territory and population combined. n
,We would have preferred some of the other d
plans of reduction proposed, to the one which has
been adopted hut it is not now necessary to men
tion them, as we have to choose the one propo- d
sod by the Convention or none. c
We ««■ at those who believe that reprosenla- 1
lion should be based upon principle, ami we be- 1
lieve the true principle of representation to he (
population. We hold that freemen arc the same
every where; that equal numbers are entitled to
c ptal privileges, and to the same power in the <
government; that a number of men m the county 1
of Muscogee arc equal, in every respect, to the
same number in the county of Glynn; and wc 1
never could comprehend the reason why ten men 1
in the latter were entitled to the same voice in our 1
Legislature as one hundred in the former county.
It is nevertheless so; and the only reason which
the supporters of such a system can give, is, that 1
it has been the established usage from the time of 1
the formation of the present Constitution; and be- 1
cause, under such a system, our stale has gone on 1
prospering—innovations upon such usage might 1
be dangerous. Thus we have to submit to lung 1
established usage for right. We shall, us we
would advise all, examine for ourselves, as to the 1
propriety of ratifying the proposed alteration. If 1
it should be ratified, our opinion i-i that our rep- 1
resell tation will hereafter be unalterable; and
thereby those who believe in the equality of free
men, will find their hope of equalization diminish
every day, for the power is in the hands of those
to whom the inequality is favorable, and they
will not yield it. We shall notice this matter 1
hereafter.— Culumbus Sentinel and Herald,
Rsni’CTtox Con vkntiox,— The great Reduc- 1
tion Convention has adjourned uftes a session of t
11 d»ys, ami its labors have terminated without I
conferring good or honor upon the country. It 1
is true, a plan of reducing the number of Reprc- *
sentatives of the people has been adopted hv the •
Convention, hut it is such a plan as ought to call i
up the blush of shame upon the face of every s
mau who had any agency in its adoption— a plan 1
in which, admitting reduction to he at all neces- r
eary ami proper, every thing has been disregarded
which ought to have influenced its formation.
In the formation oflhe Senatorial districts, coun
ties have been tacked together which arc incon
veniently situated to each other, and population
has been utterly disregarded; the only object
seems to have been so to arrange it as to subserve
party purposes and give party power. The
Union party had the majority in tin Convention, t
and without regard to justice or equality of mini- I
bers. arranged it solely with an eye to securing I
themselves the ascendancy in the Heiialc.—
There were honorable exceptions—men who |
disdained to use for mere party purposes the
power entrusted to them by the people. That. 1
men who clamor a great deal about eqalily and 1
about the government of the people should thus i
attempt in trample under fool i vory principle ol
t ie gov'ininent, is a mutter well deserving the
attention ul llie jieoplc. We have not at present
tune or terms in which to express our contempt
for such n course, hut we hope to have some lei
sure to devote to this subject shortly.
The Stale Rights party might have done the
same thing if they hail possessed the power, hut
if they had we should have censured them as
unsparingly as We have and shall the others. We
do not believe that the Union party will sustain
their leaders in this attempt to destroy every thing
like equality in representation.
It is true, we are opposed to any reduction at
all, for reasons that we have heretofore given,
hut we like to sec something like fairness and
honesty in those who profess to think that the
good of the country requires it. The truth is
that there is to be found in the course of political
leaders generally, very little hut a constant effort
to aggrandise themselves, and it is high lime that
this spirit should ho rebuked by the people. Let
any sober unprejudiced man take up and exa
mine the course of the political or rather party
leaders of the country, from him who rules a jus
tice’s district to the President of the United
.States, and he will find that in nine times out of
ten the question to bo settled with them is not
what will ho for the good of the country but
what will advance the interest of the party. We
shall some of these days have something to say
upon the state of parties and party discipline.—
Ceorgla Argus.
From the New York Courier *y Enquirer of the 23d.
Litter (ioui Ungliiml.
By the packet ship England, Captain Waite,
from Liverpool, we have received dates from Lon
don of the 23d ult., and from Liverpool of the
34th. No later advices had been received from
this country since the departure of the Liverpool.
The packet of the Ist ult., the Cambridge, was
hourly expected.
The Debate in the House of Commons on the
Irish policy of the Government was brought to a
close on the night of the 19th. The House first
divided on Sir Robert Peel’s amendment, and the
result was—
For the amendment, 290
Against it, 318
Apparent Ministerial majority 22
By previous arrangement, and in cosequence
of the lateness of the hour, it was then agreed that
no division should take place on Lord John Rus
sell’s ino!ion--Sir Robert Peel stipulating that all
lion, members who voted fur his amendment,
should he understood as having voted against
the Noble Lord. The next division was on Mr.
/’. Duneomlie’s proposed addition to Lord John
Russell’s resolution, to the effect that further Pnr
’•‘•nienlary reform was necessary. The majority
“gainstllius motion was 218.
cabinet lias yet been appointed in France.
The Court seems to have derived no effective
strength from the alliance with M. Passy. Os
the four Vice Presidents elected since his defec
tion from the opposition, three belong to the co
alition. Os the secretaries three candidates of
the opposition, ami one ministerialist were elec
ted.
The long protracted negotiations on the affairs
of Holland and Belgium have been brought to a
termination, On the 19th ult. the representative
of King Leopold of Belgium, in conjunction with
those of the King of the Netherlands, and of the
Governments of England, France, Austria, Rus
sia and Prussia, affixed his signature to a treaty
consecrating the separation of Holland and Bel
gium into two independent and friendly States.
ENGLAND.
London, April 23d.
the Consol market although the prices h7ve"only'
improved j percent.since Saturday, there was
altogether a greater disposition to deal, and more
confidence displayed than for some days past.
The closing quotations were sellers far mo
ney.aml 93 to /, for the account. Three and u
Half per Cents. Reduced left off at 995 to 4 ■
ditto, New, 1 to .f; Exchequer Bills, 445. to’
4ns. prom.
I here was a good deal going on in Foreign
Stocks, which generally improved in value,
Fho value of Shares has also partaken in the I
general improved appearance of things at the
Stock Exchange, being quoted higher than on 1
Saturday, with a strong market.
PIIANCK. ‘
, London, April 20. ‘
Ihe great question of interest in the proceed- t
mgs of the French Chamber of Deputies on Wed
nesday was the election of four Vice Presidents. '
Phc Opposition proposed as candidates M. M.
Column, Teste, Etienne, and Ganneron. The
Ministerialists submitted two names Gen. Jacquc
minot, the leader of the 221, and M. Cunin Gri- 1
dame, of the aarno party, formerly one of the 1
Vice-Presidents. The number of votes was 249 1
—absolute majority 215. Calmon, Cunin Gri- 1
daine and 1 i sle received a majority and were tie- 1
dared duly elected. The fourth ballot was post- !
poned till the tallowing day, when M. Etienne ob
tained the exact absolute majority of 213 against
Gen. Jacqueminot, who had 800* votes.
.pi „ , April 22d.
he Pans papers of Friday have reached us in
ordinary course. The most important fact to lie
collected from thedr contents is. that the recompo
sition of the Ministry, which it was believed the
election of a President for the Chamber of Depu
ties would facilitate, appeared to he ns far as ever
from completion.
The choice of M. Passy for President on
I need ay was held to prove that a sufficient mtm
hcr ot deputies of the Centre Gauche had gone
over to the Court party to form a compact, an of
lieienl. ye^manageable Government. The elec
tions for Vice Presidents, showed, however, that
the detection from the Centre Gauche of eight or
ton members, personal friends of M. Passy, and
the 28 Doctrinaires, did not reduce the Opposi
tion, nor in.■lease the Court party to an extent
that would remove all doubt upon the future vote
of the Chamber, and of course upon the perma
nency of any Ministry that might be formed.
Moreover, it does not appear that in accepting
the support of the Court party in bis election for
1 resident, M. Passy bad given to them anv pledge
to co-operate with them against his late friends,
for in the subsequent ballots for Viee Presidents
lie ostentatiously voted for the candidates of the
Caliche, and in particular for M. Etienne (the
author of the project of the address in answer to
the King’s speech, which brought about the disso
lution of the last Chamber.) even though the
Court candidate opposeil to that gentleman was
General Jacqueminot, chief of “the 22!.” Li the
election for secretaries, which took place on
Thursday, additional proofs of versatility of the
seceding members of the Centre Gauche were j
made manifest. The ballot for the four secrets- j
ries gave the following results:
M. Havin, 250
M. Bignon, 320
M. Dubois (de la Loire luferieure) 215
M. Leon de Mallcville, 107
M. Felix Real, 190
M. Doissy d’Anglas, 179
M. Hebert. 179
Thus it will lie seen, that notwithstanding
nearly 30 members who bad voted for M. Etienne,
bad withdrawn before the ballot for secretaries,
M. Havin, the intimele friend (‘•precursor” M.
Jaubert called him) of M. OJillon Barrot, was
placed at the bead of the poll, and was, with M. !
Dubois, his colleague, of the Opposition, return
ed. The Court party was only aide to nominate
one, M. Bignon. M. De Mnlleville, the next on .
the list, a candidate of the Opposition. M. Fe- ,
I lix Real, who came after him, was the. friend of j
I M. Dupin. Tlnantiaining two candidates, and
i who stood of the list. M. Bouey
Nf 11
Tin- secretary
Chamber of place on Friday,
when M. Leon do Mallcville (the Opposition can
didate) was choosen by a majority of —O2
against 191, obtained by K. Felix Real, the can
didate “of the 221.”
A-pnl23.
The sum of our Saturday’s (20th) tidings
from Paris, given yesterday, was that M. Passy,
was endeavoring to form a Ministry with 1 biers,
Sonlt, and the Left Centre, to the exclusion of
the Doctrinaires j and it was added, that these
efforts would end in nothing, Soult and the
i King taking good care that they should do so.
The journals of Sunday, which have reached us,
proved both our information and predictions to
have been perfectly correct. The Dthats an
: nounces that a Cabinet of Pussy’s putting to
gether, and consisting of Soult, Passy, '1 hiers,
Dupin, Dufaure, Souzet, and D’Argout, wascon
• sidcred as positively to appear in Monday’s Muni
-1 tmr. And so it was. M. Dupin even began to
f make his arrangements as Justice Minister. But
I when all seemed arranged, Marshal Soult got
t into one of his affected passions, and in brutal
■ language declared that he would have nothing to
say to such a combination, —The fact is, when
- Marshal Soult empowered Passy to make over
tures to Thiers, he counted on the effect of the
quarrel between them for preventing their com
ing to an understanding. He was sorely disap
pointed at finding that, through common friends,
M. M. Passy and Thiers did once more agree;
i and when this occurred, the Marshal, unable to
■ throw blame of thwarting this combination on
' M. Thiers, boldly took it upon himself, without
1 even assigning a reason for it. This, however, is
■ a dangerous step, especially before the interpella
j lion of M. Maugin, announc dh r Monday. And
it is not impossible that on .Sunday M. Passy may
3 have induced Soult to recall his analhema of the
1 previous day, in order to he able to say to the
1 Chamber on Monday, that a Cabinet is either
3 formed, or in a train of formation.
SPAIN.
Madrid papers to the 13th instant inclusive,
with letters from Bayono to the 16th, have been
received. They announce the disgraceful flight
of General Van Halenfrom before Sagura, occu
pied by Cabrera, and that such was the indigna
-1 lion of the common soldiery that they openly re
‘ voltcd and deposed their Genera 1 . Tins is in
part confirmed by the publication of a despatch
’ from Van Halcn to the Minister of War. On the
' 7lli the Madrid mail was stopped by a band
' of mounted Carlists near Baylen, and the escort,
1 consisting of six individuals, mercilessly
In La Madia the Carlist botcher PalillosTjas rc
’ fused quarter to every Christine falling iiito his
In- !...,iils. All that are taken are instantly shot.
The Madrid Government has succeeded in
’ making a new contract for the supply ol the array
of the North for three months, lion Carlos has
established a new Government Junta, of which
1 Father Cyril is to he Vice- President. On all
sides great preparations arc making for an active
campaign.
The Madrid journals and letters from our cor
respondent of the 14th inst. have come to hand;
they contain, however, no intelligence of interest.
Nothing new respecting tha operations of General
Van Halcn, near Segura appears in them. If
the Christina General remained inactive, ns was
rumored, it was not so with the indefatigable Ca
laera, who surprised the military hospital of I)a
-roc.a in the night of the lUth, and carried away
with him the sick and wounded ami the soldiers
left far their defence.
I,otters received in Paris from Saragossa rc- |
■ ec" Holun coutemDlaled £
new attempt on Madrid which Don Carlos
mediated.
The Directors of the Western Bank of Georgia
(says the Western Georgian) met on Monday
last, and licfore 4 o clock on Tuesday evening
following, had committed to the flames, upwards
of two hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars of
their redeemed Bills. Forty thousand dollars of
their issues are still in circulation, which they are
determined to redeem as soon as possible. The
Bank, wo are informed, by those who are most
conversant witli its allairs, is altogether solvent,
and will again resume business in some short
time. The Directors meet on the 18th of the
ensuing month.
From the Columbus Kuquiver,
Convention.—The Scuinoku Party.
Col. Stark, a delegate from Butts county, in of
fering a substitute for the original report of the
committee of thirty, which included Springer’s
classification ot the counties, forewarned hits party,
that that report was of too decided a parly char
acter, to meet the approbation of the people. Wo
have, said Col. Stark, experience upon this sub
ject. The proposition of the Convention, six
years ago, was not ratified, because of the ine
quality ot the. basis ol representation, nor because
the Federal basis was not retained, hut because of
the illiberal party character of the measure; and
he notified his own party, and indeed all parties,
that if they desired reduction at all, they must
present a plan which did not carry upon its very
fiee, parly arrangement. I will not deny, said
Col. Stark, that my plan contemplates a majority
to the party to which I belong, but it is so small,
that 1 feel convinced the Slate Rights party will
not object to it. With an anxious desire for re
duction, it was offered in the spirit of justice and
conciliation, and be invoked in its support the
honest and reflecting men of both parties.
These sentiments of Col. Stark were too hon
est ami conciliatory to meet the approbation of
Mr. Springer, the great leader of the Union party
in the Convention, for we feel confident that no
person who witnessed the proceedings from be
ginning to end, will deny that he is entitled to
that character. We know not which most to ad
mire, the presumption and boldness manifested bv
him as a leader, or the docility and submission of
i lus party in being led. Every proposition made
to the Convention, had first to undergo the ordeal
of his supervision, and wo to the rash Union man
who dared act independently of his fiat. A se
vere and not very refined castigation awaited them
and tor continued contumacy, excommunication
by this High Priest of the party. There is be
j yond doubt, a shining spot in his moral character,
which w e have never seen, that has much redeem
ing virtue, or hr has manifested a political acu
men, to his party, which has been hidden from us.
; that lias enabled him to assume its control with
j out opposition. It therefore devolved upon him,
in the exercise of his prerogative, to set those of
| his party right, who had manifested some dispo
sition to adopt the substitute, and in doing this,
to show* to ( 01, Nark, the consequences of acting
w ithout his advice and approbation. The Great
Western,” as lie is sometimes facetiously called,
therefore squared himself in theailse, in front of
t he President’s desk, and delivered a speech.
Mi. PreUpent, and gentlemen of the Union
party, permit me to tell you, that you are barking
up the wrong tree. I have examined my friend
Stark’s plan, and unless there are more ways than
one in old shave tail, it gives a majority to the
N utlitiers, or at least leaves us about even. Sirs
this will not do for me. I must have u majority
in the Legislature. We have got it here, and I
say that we shall be fools, if we consent to any
plan whatever, which will not permanently retain
it. My friend Stark is an honest man, anil in the
honesty of his heart, has made an honest calctila*
1 lion, Imt he has over-reached himself, he is o'er \
malclied. Sirs, lam willing to concede to the J
Slate Rights parly, all they claim.— They claim,
sir, all the decency and all the talent. 1 grant it i
to them. O sir, they are a slick set ol fellows.
They cry out justice, principle and equality, till
inv very ears arc deaf with it, but let a plan come
forward which favors their party, and principle or
no principle, they stick to it, like death to a dead
nigger!
Just the other day, sir, the gentleman from Mut
cogee, Mr. Jones, proposed a plan, reducing the
Senate to twenty live members, and made us a
speech upen equality, and all that sort ol thing.
Now see how quick he abandons that, and takes
!up my friend Stark’s plan. Why is this sir ! be
cause ho knows it gives his party the advantage.
He sir, can make a better calculation in his head,
while my friend Stark's plan is reading, than I
could with my slate and pencil, and a day to
work it out in ; and his support of the measure is
sufficient evidence to me, that we ought not to
adopt it. Mr. President, my plan is the best
one, which has been offered to this Convention,
it gives to the Union party twenty three districts
certain, and less than that I would not have.—
There are three or four doubtful districts, which
by proper management will give us a majority,
and the balance we will scratch for, where scralch
-1 ing will do any good; and I now tell the Union
j parly that they must adopt my plan, if they ex
pect to keep a majority in the Legislature. Sir,
I have no notion of putting a stick into our ene
mies hands, to crack my knowledge box with. I
shall therefore vote against all the substitutes,
and for my plan of reduction.”
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Doings in Mississippi.
On perusing in the Natchez Courier of the
20th inst. an account of two street fights, one
of which proved fatal to one of the parties en
gaged, and is headed, “ Another Affray and
Death," as if such scenes were of an every day
occurrence, or at least intimating their frequency.
The unfortunate event took place in the town of
Woodville, Wilkinson county, last week. The
particulars are these:—
Mr. A. J. Foster, the foreman of the Grand
Jury, made himself active in that capacity to
render certain persons amenable to the law who
had been parlies to a contemplated duel. He
sometime after visited the office of Mr. Leigh,
one of the parties, who called him an informer,
and applied other insulting epithets to him. A
challenge ensued and a duel was decided, on;
hut before the appointed tjyio I'eigh met
Mr. CJL oijlyfc frilling language ensued, and
-a general fight was the consequence, in which
Dr. Moresse, C. Foster, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Fielding
Davis, Judge Smith, and one or two others were
engaged. Mr. Leigh, who had received some
personal injury from Mr. Davis, sent him a
challenge by Mr. F. A. Moore. Moore and
Davis now quarrelled. Davis struck the former
with a whip, injuring him severely. Mr. Davis
shortly after proceeded to the Post Office; Mr.
Leigh walked immediately after him with a drawn
knife or dirk in his hand. Mr. D. saw him as
he advanced, and told him not to approach him.
Mr. L. continued to do so. Mr. D. repeated his
warning, and told him if he did so he would
shoot him ; and seeing that Mr. Leigh did not
stop, he raised a double-barrelled gun which he
had in his hand and snapped both barrels at him,
neither of which went off. He then struck him
with the end of the gun and knocked him down,
and ran across the street. Mr. Leigh after rising
. continued to advance, when Mr. Davis drew a
* pistol and shot Mr. L. in the side, which pene
| trated his spine. Leigh, after lingering near two
\ days, died of the wound. Davis was irame-
V ihe Jess lameiiffibjff'Vttairtrf'WM^ ll jsft|
adverted occurred at Jackson, Miss,, on the loth
ffisf. It appears that Gov. McNutt was con
temptuously spit upon by R. L. Dixon, the clerk
ol the C hancery Court, some few weeks since,
ana that one A. J. Paxton thought it to be his
duty in the public papers to wipe off’ the stain
This was the origin of the affair, and here is the
sequel as given in the Natchez Courier. It is
an extract from a letter dated Jackson, 16th May.
We would wish to abridge it, but there is such a
chain of circumstances that wo cannot well do so.
The writer says:
On yesterday, R, L. Dixon, the clerk of the
Chancery Court, attacked A. J. Paxton in the
Rotunda ol the Capitol, and gave him a very se
vere caning, for and on account of a publication
of Paxton’s which appeared in the Misaissippian
of the 3d inst. Judge McKinley of the U. 8.
Court, (then in session in the capitol,) fined Dixon
4*500 for contempt of court. In the evening Mr.
I axton and his friends, about twenty in number,
prepared for an attack on Dixon, by arming them
selves with guns and pistols, and placed them
selves in a house by which D. was most sure to
pass in going to his office. D. hearing of this,
prepared himself for defence by taking his stand
m the street, where he stood for half an hour,
when P. sent him a challenge, which 1). would
not accept, assigned as his reasons, that he had a
lucrative office, and should he accept a challenge
ho would lose it, and by the law he debarred from’
the privilege of ever again holding an office in
the State. Paxton then came out and commen
ced advancing on Dixon, who told him that if he
advanced further, it would be at the risk of his
life, at which P. stopped and denounced D. and
then retired, when the crowd almost simultaneous
ly shouted ‘ Hurrah for Dixon.”— Here the mat
ter of yesterday seems likely to stop.
Butjthis evening the old Parish Judge McKin
ley, ot the U, 8, Court, after adjourning court
•and whilst on his way to his room, had his nose
I’ullcd severely, by a Mr. James H. Boyd, ayoung
man who had been acting as officer ol the court
during the aforesaid affray between D. and P.
and for not interfering was called “a stupid Jack-
W by Judge McKinley, for which he had his
smeller pulled, &c. &c. He (Boyd) is justified
by every one whom 1 have heard speak of the
matter, and will be sustained.”
F.nsr Visit to a TuKAms.-At length, on
a certain (and, oh fatal) night a dark and gloomy
night—suited to the perpetration of such an act
ol disobedience, with stealthy steps I trod my
VVJ; • 1 /.u rca ? ot ook nglu or 10,t > so conscious
was 1 ol the “deep damnation of the deed;” but
my soul was in arms, my will was free, my fa
ther had departed for Whetstone, his constant
custom on a Saturday evening, to indulge his
own pursuit, and 1 issued forth with my friend
L chheld of the Council office, from the book
seller s shop, to make my first entree at a public
theatre; this was in the autumn of 1790. Oh
the delights ol that night! that two shillings worth’
ol disobediance . My companion and 1 have fre
quently laughed over the recollection of my fran
ic behavior. He could not pacify me. He had
long been intimate into the mysteries of the
scenic art; but here I was, at 14 », c.
p'ay,” which Charles Lamb has so beautifully
described. Ihe very curtain filled me with an
tlcipations ol delight; the scenery, the dresses
the leathers, the russet boots, the very smell of
the theatre, that mixture of orangepeej and oil
the applause in which I joined so heartily as to
bring all eyes and many remarks upon me to the
great scandal of my cicerone, filled my senses
with delight. From that night my mind was in
a state of splendid irritation. 1 eduld scarcely
walk the streets without offering “my kingdom
or a horse to every pedestrian I met.' At night
1 could not rest, Macbeth did “murder sleep-” i
and I rented Lear up three pair of stairs to a s ou ’ r . I
legged bedstead.— Memoirs of C. Matthews (
Rcmi)it* of TKiirHi.es,—fcwfe h«« h- ~
vored with the perusal of a letter doled HI. Cma, |,
No 10, May 14. from a gentleman at that place, e
who writes that McLaughlin, has heel. at »wh t
river, which is about 50 miles from IN o. 10, won „
40 men, ami ordered olf, by letter Capt. Nycano s
his men, about 30 in number; they then went |
down the river, it is supposed for reinforcement. ,
The letter adds, “We, immediately sent one ex- ,
press to Tort Fairfield for men, and one to Col.
Jarvis, informing him of the facts, and started a
boatload of men, ammunition and provisions, lor
the teal of war ! W e say Fish river country by
the arrangement belongs to us. We have sent
a force them to secure the timber, take off tres
passers, and exercise jurisdiction. —Bangor
Whig.
If this letter-writer is correct in his statement,
the first act of aggression appears to have come
from the side of New Brunswick. Fish river is
South of the St. John ’s, and it is understood, we
believe, as well as anything can be understood
amid the vagueness of the terms used in all this
controversy, that the jurisdiction claimed by Gov
ernor Harvey, and conceded for the present by
Governor Fairfield, is only over the country North
of that river. The Madawaslta settlements we
understand to he the country North ot the St.
John’s, and the stipulation of Gov. Fairfield, in
the agreement negotiated by General Scott, was
“ not to disturb by arms the province ot New
Brunswick in the possession ot the Madawaska
settlements.”
But after all there is probably some mistake in
the matter; and we think it would have been
, wiser for the parties to call upon Mr. McLaughlin
for explanations, than to send off for men and
munitionsof war. But these Maine folks will do
every thing in such a hurry—and of course many
things wrong end foremost.— N, Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
Corn has been carried from lowa Territory,
down the Mississippi and up the Ohio, a distance
' of two thousand miles, and sold at a profit in Cin
( cinnati, to be sent into the interior of the great
' agricultural State of Ohio. What have the peo
pie been about the last two or three years, that
* the production of the common necessaries of life
• has fallen off so prodigiously in the finest dis
tricts of the Union, that food of all kinds bears
1 an extravagant price, notwithstanding the scarci
-5 ty of money 1 There is a volume of instruction
1 in the inquiry ! Men have been too much occu
e pied in dreamy speculations on the future, in get
’ ting suddenly rich by anticipated rise in the
’ value of their land, that they have neglected u r ’ ,' v
L it in the on|y,W““ i fi vcilihl it can lie really im-
The labor which produces wealth has
been thought too slow a process for those who
1 were to become rich without labor, by the labor
1 of somebody else. But as there were 100 many
> of this same way of thinking, the amount of labor
! and the productions of labor, is sensibly dirain
! islied, and every body is the poorer for it.
i
| From Hie New York Commercial Advertiser of 22J m
, Horse. of Rf.fvrk DKsTitoTF,n.—Between
eight and nine o’clock this morning a fire broke
, out in the centre building of the House of Rc
, fugc, and was not extinguished till that and the
wing nearest the Bloomingdale road were totally
, destroyed, the walls only having been left stand-
I ing. When we left the place at 12 o’clock the
[ fire/tvas nearly subdued, but the engines were
, stifl playing upon the ruins.
There were abopt two hundred boys confined"''
, in the buildings, two or three of whom, it is sup
posed, escaped during the confusion.
The greater part of the remainder, we are infor
med by the superintendent, worked manfully to
stay the progress of the fire, and it was mainly
owing to their exertions that the property in the
building was saved.
There is no other way to account for the on
! signemy carnratlnicaiea ny~sume‘brtui*uwys. d*-
i There was an insurance upon the premises
but probably not sufficient to cover the pecunia
ry loss.
From Dr. Bird’s “Peter Pilgrim.”
J“ CI WXTTJfO PoWETI OP TIIK BlacK S.VAKK.
J he following is a story authenticated by Sam
uel Beach, a naturalist, of two boys in New Jcr
soy, who being in the woods looking for cattle
lighted by chance upon a large black snake,upon
which one of them, an inquisitive." imp, imme
diately resolved to ascertain by ’ experiment
whether the snake, so celebrated for his powers,
could charm or fascinate hi th ; he requested his
- companion to take up a stick and keep a good
eye on the snake to prevent evil consequences,
t while he made the trial of his powers. “This,”
Says Mr. Beach, “the other agreed to do; when
the first advanced a few steps nearer the snake-*''
and made a stand looking steadily on him.
When the snake observed him in that situation
he raised his head with a quick motion ; and he
says that at that instant there appeared some
thing to flash in his eyes, which he could com
pare to nothing more similar than the rays of light
thrown by a glass or mirror when turned to the
sunshine. He said it dazzled his eyes; at the
same time the colors appeared very beautiful,
and were in large rings, circles or rolls, and it
seemed to be dark to him every where else; and
his head began to be dizzy, much like being over
swift running water*
He then say s he thought he would go from the
snake; and as it was dark every where hut in the
circles, he wasfearlul of treading any where else;
ami as they still grew in less circumference he
could not see where to step ; but the dizziness in
ns head still increased, and he tried to call to
lus comrade for help, but could not speak It
then appeared to him as though he was in a vor
tex or whirlpool, and that every turn brought him
nearer the centre. His comrade, who had im
pattenUy waited observing him move forward to
the right and left; and at every turn approach
mg nearer the snake, making a strange groaning
mst not unlike a person in a fit of night-mare;
he said he cou d stand still no longer, but imme
diately ran and killed the snake, which was of
the largest size. The lad that had been charmed
was much terrified and in a tremor; his shirt
was m a few moments wet with sweat ; ho com
plained much ol a dizziness in his head, attended
with pain, and appeared to be in a melancholy
stupid situation for some days.” ' ’
Excuanoi.no A Wifk —Rather a singular case
was disclosed on Saturday, in the report of the
committee on the state prison upon the petition
of Samuel Weston for release. By the statement
ot Mr. Copeland, it appears that the prisoner was
committed under the following circumstances.—
About live years ago, his wife was stolen and car
ried off by a man who until that time hail lived
in his neighborhood, and who also had a wife of
his own. Probably, however, the abduction was
not without some degree of volition on the part of
the stolen properly herself. Poor Weston was
quite disconsolate under his bereavement, hut be
ing somewhat of a “simple body,” some mischie
vous fellows advised him to make up for his loss
by taking the other man’s wife, who of course had
been left behind without any husband. Believ
ing that “a fair exchange was no robbery,” he
concluded to do so, and with the lady’s consent
he took her home, called it all square, and every
thing was going on smoothly again to the satis
taction of all parties. His happiness, however,
was doomed to be again interrupted ; for he was
complained of, arrested, tried, convicted, and for
this act so innocently committed on his part, he
tv as sentenced to six years imprisonment. Five
years of this term will expire in February next,
ami he now very humbly petitioned the Len-ista
turc to abate the remaining year. From the tea- I
liraony ol Mr. 1 dlsbury. the warden of the prison
it H)i}<eart'd that the poor fellow wag a Tory harm
less, inoffensive man, and his petition was (train
ed unanhi ous!;. We could almost have wished
the House hail also granted him a special dispen
sation, with full permission to take his adopted
spo ise again, and live with her, until his own
lawful wife should he returned to him. Had it
not lieen for had example’s sake, perhaps they
would.— Hartford Conn. Courier.
A case was decided in the Superior Court on
Monday, which may serve an a caution to men
holding official situations, that trivial carelessness
or neglect may sometimes be attended with very
serious consequences. Wm. P. Hallctt Esq, was
sued for the recovery of a judgment which had
been obtained against a Mr. Charles Morris, and
the amount of which had not been recovered, in
consequence of Mr, Hallett’s having overlooked,
in examining the records of the Supreme Court, a
previous judgment against Morris for $15,000 or
$16,000, 'file amount for which Mr. Hallett
was now sued was nearly $4,000, and before the
case had been submitted to the jury, it was made
out so clear that his counsel, in his behalf, con
sented to the payment of it with costs.—iV, Y.
Transcri] t. s(
The Montreal Transcript slates that the wife
of a man named Delaru, living near that city, re
cently attempted to murder her husband. He
was engaged on his knees at prayer, when his
wife came behind him with an axe and inflicted
a ghastly wound on his head, fracturing his skull
in a shocking manner, which he is not expected
to survive. His cries brought some persons to
his assistance before the blow could be repeated.
Tub Don Wah.—The two hoards of the com
mon council, on Monday evening, passed the an
nually enacted ordinance for the destruction of
dogs found running gt large in the city. It au
thorises their indiscriminate slaughter, and in
flicts a fine of $lO on any and every person who
allows his dog to run at large through the city
south of 30th street.— N. V. Sun.
Consignees per .South Carolina Rail Road.
Hamburg, May 27, 1839.
Stovall St Simmons, A. Frederick, Reese St Beall,
M. Griffith, J. S. Hutchinson, T. H. Plant, F. Lam
back, P. Golly, Haviland Ac Risley, J. Crockett, S.
Knecland, Antony St Haines, G. T. Dortic, J. F.
Benson, George Parrott, D. L. Adams, E. Boyce,
. Jeffers & Houlware, Sibley St Crapon, Clark,
Mc.'i'eir & Co., W. E. St J. U. Jackson, Bones St
Carmichaci.
MARRIED, I
In Barnwell District, S. C.,on Thursday evening I
the 23d inst., Mr. K. L. Whatley,of Beech Island,'- |
to Miss Elizabeth, daughterof J. J. Lawton. —•'
DIED,
On the 25th inst. after a lingering illness, Mrs.
Abioaii. Stov, in the 60th year of her. She was
a native of Pennsylvania, but for the last 38 years
a resident of this city.
SOUP OK BROTH
Served up every day this week, at 11 o’clock,at,
the Cornucopia. may 28 j t
NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger TVniJ
Charleston and Hamburg, will leave a|
follows: —
UPWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a.m. I
“ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 00
“ “ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ “ Midway, - “ - II 30 M. I
“ “ Blackville, -“ -100 p. m. | /
“ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300 if
a—l vo a» Hamburg not before - 400
downw'ard. h -
Not to leave Hamburg before COO a «
“ “ Aiken, - “ - . 730 ' ’
“ “ Hlaekville, “ . . 930
“ Midway, “ - - 10 30 .
“ Branchville, “ - - 11 00 f
“ “ - - 12 00 m. I,
‘ . Summerville,“ . . 2 OOp. M . If'
Arrive at Charleston not before 300 1
Distance—l36miles, FarcThrough—slo 00 I i
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 I '
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not I
longer than o minutes for wood and water at any I
station. ’ I
To stop for passengeis, when a white flag is I
hoisted, at either of the above stations; ami also at I
Mneaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s 41 mile TO f
Pl Y e ®’’ Willesion, Windsor, Johnsons! Bl
and Marsh’s T. O. i I
f Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock and I
/ dine at Blackville , down, will breakfast at Aiken I
and dine at Summerville. may 21 |\
00” T! 'E AMERICAN SILK GROWER AAD
FARMER’S MANUAL —A monthly publication,
designed to extend and encourage the growth of Silk
throughout the United States. Edited by Ward
Cheney and Brothers, Burlington, N. J., and pub
lished in Philadelphia, at the low price of Ox* i
Dollar a year.
so- Subscriptions received at this office. ap I
dj* The following are the Standing Committee) 4
appointed by the Mayor for the year 1839 and ’4O:
Accounts St. John, Warren and Harper.
Streets Parish, Rankin and Hitt. '
Magazine —Hitt, Crump and Dye.
Hospital Dye, Hitt and Thompson.
Drains Harper, Crump and Parirh.
City-Hall —Rankin, Hitt and St. John.
Pumps and Wells —Bishop, Rankin and Dye.
Market Bush,Nelson and Thompson.
Police Warren, St. John and Parish.
Jail —Crump, Nelson and Bush.
Health —Nelson, Hitt and Parish.
Engines Thompson, Nelson and Harper.
South Commons —Hitt, Ciump and Dye.
Charily .Bishop, Crump and Rankin.
River Bank and Wharf —Bishop, Warren and
St. John.
Recapitulation.
St. John—Accounts City. Hall, Police, River Bank
and Wharf.
m» Sh M Str(, ' tS,l ! rains ’ Police a,ld Health.
w^ aZmt ’ City-Hail, Health, and
South Commons.
Dy ®~ l ,'° spitai ’ ~um PS and Wells, Magazine, and
Nouth Commons. b
Harper—Drains, Accounts and Engines.
U! Charity tl,y Hal1 ’ S,rcets ’ Pum l ,! and Wells,and
Bi ltt pSlnd W *" s ’ Charity. River Bank
Bush—Market and Jail.
fVnm^Z7 P( i ,iC ti Accounts > River Bank and Wharf.
El ’ South Commons, and
Nelson—Health, Market and Engines, *
Thompson—Engines, Hospital and Market.
S. H. OLIVER, t lerk of Council. *
. ap _ 3ra
VY The following gentlemen have been sp
[minted by his Honor the Mayor, as Health Com
mittees in the Wards respectively attached to their
names :
Messrs. G. F. PARISH, -j
P. H. MANTZ, {.Ward No. I.
S. II OLIVER, 5
M. M. DYE, -s
T. I. WRAY. (.Ward No. 2.
J. G. DUNLAP, 5
J B. BISHOP, -s
H. W. FORCE, i Ward No. 3.
T. RICHARES. }
C. 11. HITT,
E. B. BEAU., i Ward No. 4.
J. J. COHEN. 5
May 1