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1 8 ctrii. s A Bequiem- Breathe low, thon gentle wind, Breathe soft and low! The beautiful lies dead ! The joy of life is fled! Ami my lone heart is wed Henceforth to wo! That thou sliouki'st droop and die, At early morn I While vet thy graceful dew, A joyous fragrance drew From every flower that grew Life's path along! * The green earth mourns for thee Thou dearest one; A plaintive tone is heard And flowers and leaflet stirred, And even* favorite bird Sings sad and lobe! Fate is thy brow and dimmed ' Thy sparkling eye ? Affections sweetest token Is lost fbre'er and broken! The last kimtjworvl is spvikeii— Whv didst thou die ? Bi'Mth low.thou gentle wind, Breathe soft and low, The beautiful lies dead 1 The joy of life is Hod 1 And my lone heart is wed Henceforth to wo! HisccllaiiciM. for tju: iN'D::i ekden't press. Medical Experience, "When sixteen years of age by the advice of my father and a few par ticular friends, I begun the study of medicine. However, 1 attended, to other studies also, devoting only nights, Saturdays, and holidays to medicine. 1 pursued this course about three years, and had during this time once read most of the standard authorities. 1 had now acquired such a love for the study of physic, and its cognate bran ches. that it might almost be said to have become a passion with me. Having several times carefully re viewed the collateral branches which pertain to the science, I now entered more thoroughly into the study of the Theory and Practice of Medicine. To my great astonishment, I found there were but few of the authorities that agreed upon any particular theory of disease, and a still less number who agreed as to the remedies that ought to be used far the removal of disease. Every author who was of any -celebri ty, seemed to have a Theory and Prac tice of his-owu. In one thing, and in one only, did they all agree. That was, that “ The greater the poison, the better the remedy.” This senti ment, or notion, was adopted by al most every author who had written within the last two thousand years. Another feature which 1 noticed was that every author who had origi nated a system of his own, re ferred the student back to Ilypocrates, Galen, Cels us, and a host more of the older aid first writers on medicine, and pa raded their savings and practices to substantiate their own particular sys tem ; but upon reference to the older authorities, I found that they used only such remedies as act in harmony with the laws of life, and they mostly veg- etable; whereas, in thgsc latter days there is not a poison, known, that is ynot recommended by some authority, for the cure of some disease. Thus, from a comparison of authorities, I found there, was a perfect antagonism between the doctrines taught by the ancients and moderns. The ancients carefully rej cling all depletive, harsh, and forcible means of cure, while the moderns base their whole plan of treatment upon the notions that “The more powerful the poison the better' the r unedy,” “ Vv'c ’i»insHiTinost" , k!T! you to cure you," &c. Thus 1 found myself cast out upon a great sea of tumultuou* and conflict ing opinion -, without helm or compass, f now set more diligently to studying the tuoro modern authorities, still hoping to find in thorn more iiarn ony and unanimity of opinion, at least con cerning thcjfmidnmental principles upon which the science professed to hi'based. However, as I pursued my investiga tions I found there was, if indeed it could be, still greater differences be tween the moderns themselves, than between the moderns and ancients. A Theory which one would present as perfect enough for all practical pur poses, another would pronounce to be ** crude and unphilosophical,” and even worse than no Theory at all; When it came to reducing a Theory to Prac tice every man had a way of his own of doing it, so that even those who held the same Theory pursued prac tices that were not only different, but altogether a> 1 tagonistie. I had now taken a survey of what I then thought to be the whole field of Medical Science, but without having become acquainted with any well es tablished facts, or with any plan of | •medical treatment that 1 could rely •upon with confidence-, when called to ii? sick bed. J fit that 1 was wan - ring in the-misty mazes ami'deep labyrinths of errmyaml darkness, with out uii'oray of truth to light up my pathway. But what could I do? I had been amply fissured by the most weighty authorities that medicine as it is in its present garb, is nothing more than an “ incoherent assemblage of in coherent ideas,” and upon investigation and experience t had found it so. I was astonished to find that those who had studied and taught it longest were the first to denounce it; and that the most learned medical menl were the most bitter in their denunciations against it, and the most luily disgusted with it. Bv this time my confidence in the virtue of medicines, and of the bene* | tits the human race have derived from ! them, had become considerably impair | ed ; but being not yet willing to give | over my investigations, 1 concluded 1 would direct my inquiries into another channel. Accordingly, l laid aside all of the old school authorities, and began to study the authorities of the new or reformed school —such as How ard, Beach, Comfort, Smith, Worthy, Thomson, &e. I soon discovered that th.is class of physicians all held the same Theory of disease, and that in | practice they are all governed by the same general principles. Upon ex amination, I was satisfied that their leading principles arc founded in 11a 1 j rure, and that any system of practice j based upon them could be noire other | than a natural one. Here I had, as I i conceive, discovered the principal rea son of the grand failure of Allopathy to supply the wants and necessities of the sick, viz : That neither her Theory or Practice have any foundation in na ture. Having become fully convinced of the superiority of the reformed prac tice, over that of the old,*l of course adopted it, However, by so doing, I did not reject the whole of Allopathy as worthless, but while I feel bound to reject her Theory as erroneous, and the greater part of her practice as des tructive and extremely empyrieal, I feel no less bound to retain and use such of her means and appliances as experience has proved to be beneficial. 1 have no sympathy whatever for any class of physicians who are so wedded to their own petty system or so preju diced againstall others, that they will not receive truth from whatever source it may chance to come. Intolerance ami bigotry have long enough been the bane of the profession. Should it be considered sufficiently interesting, I may at some future time present a bird’s eye view of what Al lopathy thinks of herself. Should I attempt-1; 1 is, I will of course confine myself to her own most approved au thorities. S. December 9th, 1854. FROM THE CHARLESTON* COURIER. The President’s Message. We have the pleasure of laying be fore our readers the second Annual Message of President Pierce to the Congress of the Uuited States—a doc ument which, in the present attitude of our affairs, must command* general and interested attention. The Presi dent being, according to the Constitu tion, to some extent a co-ordinate branch of the legislative and treaty making power, Ins views and recom mendations are more directly operative lon the course and tenor of legislation than is the ease in any of the individ ual States with similar comminunica tions from the Executive departments, and the President’s Message, accprd iidy, is regarded as a programme in some sort of the ensuing Session of Congres'. Having no room at present for com ments, we leave the Message to be judged by the reader for himself. As a matter of convenient reference, how ever, and in conformity with our usual practice, we annex a compcnd or sum mary of its leading tonics and subjects. The introduction.*alludesbriefly, but, appropiutely, to the calamities and dis asters by sea and land that have made the past year so signally conspicuous, and mournfully memorable, for the loss of life and property. FORK IG N It ELATIONS. On this interesting subject, the duty and policy of the country arc stated in a brief exposition and enforcement of the general rules that have long been recognised. The spirit and tenor of the Monroe doctrine are clearly incul cated, as not only necessary for the best interests of the country, but as justified by analogy to the European systerft of balance of power. Our system, however, is essentially j one of defence and conservative secu rity-—not of offence or interference. The increasing extent of intercourse and of commercial connections may make the application of the doctrine more difficult, but only enhances its propriety. This difficulty is owing in great part to the want of a proper dis crimination between commercial and political relations. No nation or couu trv can have reasonable grounds for attributing offensive or intermeddling purposes to the United States—the set tled policy of the country in reference to its military and naval establishments, forbids such a supposition. The territorial expansion of this country, which some have regarded with distrust, has been the natural and necessary result of causes that argued no inordinate lust or political rapacity. NEUTItAL RIGHTS. The co-operation of the two allied powers of Western Europe in admit ting, during the present war, the ope ration and effect of the doctrine that “Free ships make free goods,” affords, a favorable opportunity for renewing the attempt to engraft that maxim for mally on the law of nations. The doc trine has ever been a favorite one with the leading statesmen of this country, and has occasionally received the sanc tion of the leading maritime powers. Seizing the present favorable occasion, this Government has submitted to all the European and American powers a proposal to adopt formally and sol emnly that doctrine, as well as the the rule that neutral property not con traband shall bo exempt from confisca tion, even on an enemy’s ship. To this proposal Russia replied promptl y and cordially in a convent ion fully embracing both rules as the set tled law between Russia and the Uni ted Stnt s. to include all other acceding powers. No other power has yet re plied definitely, but the matter is un der diplomatic advisement. The King of the. Two Sicilies has expressed his willingness to accede. The King of Prussia also assents, but on the proposal of anew condition viz; the remteiation of privateering. Such an article would manifestly oper ate to the benefit of all powers having large naval establishments in propor tion to their commercial marine, and the extent of their commercial expo sure ; but it would ns clearly be det rimental to any powers having t large and widely extended commerce with a small navy, in which condition we are found. The inexpediency of an accession to this proposed condition by the United States is argued earnestly —it would bo equivalent to an obliga tion and solemn compact to forego re sort to volunteers on land in war. The particular state of our relations with other powers is next adverted to. GREAT BRITAIN. The 1 gislation necessary to the full and faithful execution of the late Treaty of Reciprocity of Fisheries, is strongly recommended. The treaty is now in operation as far as can be wit hout the aid of Congress, and it is recommend ed to refund the duties that have ac crued since its commencement, for the want of power to suspend the law. There is ponding a difference in re gard to our boundary line on the North Pacific, which has .already caused dif ficulties between citizens and local authorities of the two governments near that site; The dispute relates to the boundary line of Washington Ter ritory, and a commission is recommen ded. The indications arc encouraging for an amicable arrangement, which could also include the right, of naviga tion on the Columbia, as now vested m the Hudson Bay Company. FRANCE. With this country, our first diplomat ic ally and generally our steadfast, friend too, we have had occasional, but slight intemiptions of amity and courtesy. The ease of the French Consul ot San Frrnc : 'co lias been set tled, it is believed G he satilhction of all. The later, and apparently more serious ease of the supposed indignity offered to Mr. Soule, is briefly men tioned, in referring to the full corres pondence to be submitted with the message. SPAIN. The condition of this country, agita ted by a revolution that has just been appeased, has offered no opportunity to our new minister for securing any definite results. Our relations there fore. stand apparently unchanged since the last message, but it is hoped that the present government will be found, in some respects, more accessible than its predecessor. DENMARK. Negotiations are still continued to relieve American shipping from the exactions of the Sound dues. This claim only rests on special convention al provisions, and. not on general max ims. As the existing convention with Denmark is supposed to embarrass and prejudice in some points the full settlement of the question on broad principles, it is proposed to give notice of abrogation after one year, as requir ed. JAPAN. The management and control of the late expedition are highly commended in general terms. The treaty resulting from this expedition awaits but ratifi cations and auxiliary legislation, to open that distant empire to our grow ing commerce. MEXICO. Numerous grounds of difference— chiefly in private claims and grievan ces—are still unsettled, and have been kept so in consequence of the disturb ed condition of that country internal ly, and in spite of the unwearied ef forts of onr representative there. The Constitutional authority and powers of the government have been employed vigilantly to perform onr stipulations with that country, and to secure its exposed frontiers, and with complete success, except in two cases which are well known. The commission for locating the new line provided by the treaty of December 1853, has been organized and the work has commenced. SOUTH AMERICAN STATES, Treaties with the Argentine Confed eration and the republics of Uruguay and Paraguay have .secured to us ad vantageously the navigation of the Rio de la l*latte and its tributaries. It is hoped the same good result will fol low the negotiations in progress con cerning the Amazon. CENTRAL AMERICA. At present the best and shortest route of intercourse between our At lantic and Pacific sides is over the Isth mus of Central America. It is the duty of government, therefore, to pro tect this avenue against interruption. Under this head, also, reference is made to perplexing questions between this country and Great. Britian, which it was believed were definitely settled in the treaty of April, 1850, but have been re-opened by a serious miscon ception of the treaty stipulations them selves, Negotiations are in progress, without as yet any definite indications of Results. The “Groytown” affair js related at some length, with regrets for the. necessity which imposed a re sort to force, but with a full justifica tion of the actors and of the instruc tions issued. The facts of : the ease having been fully belbfe our readers, we need not now offer an abstract. IX lESTIC AFFAIRS. The Treasury Report is referred to for fall information on the important subject of the Federal finances. The total, revenue fi<r the last fiscal year was $78,549,705, and the correspond ing expenditures —exclusive of the public debt—were $51,018,249. The payments on account of the pub lic debt, including interest and premi um, readied $24,336,280. The bal ance in Treasury at the commence ment of the year was $21,942,892, and at the close $20,187,967, The estimated excess for the current fiscal year, under existing laws, over all ordinary demands, will reach $15,- 000,000, The public debt outstanding on the 20th November was $44,975,- 456, in different issues of .Stock re deemable through a range of fourteen years. The public debt overdue, but not presented for payment, equals $233,179. It is recommended to con tinue the system of applying the sur plus, as far as practicable under finan cial conditions-, to cancelling the public debt by antieipative redemption of Stocks. It is also strongly recommen ded to reduce the annual surplus by lowering the duties to a standard cor responding with the demands of a just administration. Revenue and not pro tection being now the established prin ciple in regulation of the duty-laws, it' will not be found difficult to agree on details. It is stated that within the four years next preceeding the 4th of March, 1853 —that is, throughout the period of the preceding term of administra tion —the treasury was defrauded to the amount of $198,000 at the four ports of Oswego, Toledo, Sandusky and Miiwaukie. It was found diffi cult to detect these frauds, in conse quence of the abstraction of books and papers by retiring officers. New pro visions of law are recommended, re quiring the books and records of offi cers to be left in their proper deposito ries, under adequate penalties. The treasurer’s report, it is said, furnishes ample illustration of the financial se curity and prosperity of the country, and of the salutary operation of lire independent treasury system. INDIAN AFFAIRS. The experience of the year furnish es many painful reasons in favor of an increase in the military force allotted to the frontier defences. The frontier settlers have suffered much, and large bodies of emigrants have been massa cred. The army has done its duty no bly and displayed its characteristic gal lantry, but an increase is imperatively demanded. THE ARMY. The increased pay allowed by the act ol last session for the rank and file, has resulted favorably, not only in fa cilitating enlistment, but in providing a better class of recruits. Additional provisions of a similar character are recommended for officers. An in crease also of two regiments of infan try and two of mounted men, is urg ed as the least increase adequate to ex isting emergencies. Changes in'organization and arrange ment are also proposed, such as a devo lution of staff duties, on officers detach ed from the regiments concerned, an extension of the range of selection, or a modification of the present practice of promotion by seniority and a retired list. As to Artillery, a thorough reform in organization is proposed, involving a change from regiments to corps, ac cording to batteries, and to actual ar tillery outfit. Much ofthc force now nominally rated as artillery has long been practically on duty as Infan t ry. TIIE NAVY. ; The augumentatipn of this arm has I not kept pace with the demands neces sarily attending our expansion of area and mnritine interests. The Appren tice system is earnestly proposed for public vessels of war. The numerous and tragical instan ces of marine disasters, crowded to gether within a few past months, de mand investigation and attention. A difficulty in procuring relying seamen is sensibly felt, and may have some connection with the calamities retir ed to. After all that has been done, life at sea is not so well protected and guarded bv law as on land, It is sug gestively proposed to apply, as far as possible, the same principles in both cases and punish any insubordination, cowardice or desertion of duty at sea, which results in loss of life, as is done by many states with reference to engi neers, conductors, &c. TIIE POST OFFICE. The expenditures for the year end ing June 80th, 1854, amounted to SB,- | 710,907, of which $188,488 were due to foreign offices. The gross receipts were $0,955,58(5 —the excess of expen diture 1,T00,821 —and the dimun Mon of deficiency, as compared with the previ ous year, is $8(51,75(5. The actual in rease of revenue over the preceding year is $970,899 —the expenditures for t-rans portation showed an increase of $495,074. No increase of revenue can be anticipated now under the late act increasing the compensatmn of post masters. The subject of ocean mails is generally commended to attention. THE PUBLIC LANDS. During the last fiscal year, 11,050,- 985 acre were surveyed, and 8,190,- 017 acres placed in market. The ac tual sales reached 7,035,735 acres—rea lizing the sum of $9,285,583. The in crease over the sales of preceding year is (5,000,000 acres-a vastadvanec and the total amount sold located un der scrip and warrants, and road grants, is 28,000,000 acres. The •whole amount located since 1790, under the various provisions for the benefit of of those who hgy<s served in war is 80,- 000,000. The impolicy of fostering and urging on rash and magnificent, schemes of projected improvements' by 1 Congressional aid or donation of lands, ! is strongly urged. The tendency of! the age, even under the regulations j and restrictions of private enterprise, is to excess in the matter, and it would be ruinous in the gvcrmnent to encour age any system that would aggravate the evil. The projects now seeking such aid, are twenty-eight roads in elev- States and one territory. The gener al subject of internal improvements, in connection with the veto message ol the last session, is deferred for a spe cial message, which is announced for an early day. THE JUDICIARY. This department needs some modili cation and reforms, for which refer ence is requested to the last Mes sage. The District of Columbia, whose res dents arc in a position singular! • ano malous, is commended to special atten tion and closes the list of particular lop iesi 'flic Pi sklent elo.es With a brief survey of the duties and destinies ol the country, and ail exposition of the . responsibilities devolved on all who are called to minister in her great trusts. At this lime, when all parties arc either in fusion or j:onfusion :\ 1 most, the Message cannot please .all readers and may, perhaps, nearly disappoint, all. In its Spirit, however, the candid will find much to commend, and as the present session of Congress is limited in time, and lias before it more than one subject of pressing inportance may we not hope that its debates and deliber ations will be directed to topics strictly within, its sphere of powers and du ties ? The Tribune’s Press Poo m.— The foreman of the New York Tribune gives a statement of what was done in that establishment on Thursday and part of Friday, the 20th and 271 h ult. They commenced at 4 o’clock, A. M. on Thursday, and in thirty hours had printed and mailed one hundred and eighty-two thousand four hundred cop ies of the Tribune , or three hundred and sixty-four thousand eight hundred impressions. By far the larger por tion of the blank paper was receivi and during Thursday forenoon, and of' course had to be wet and turned. Had this paper been all in one pile it would have reached the height of seventy feet, its weight, when mailed, would be about twenty-two thousand eight hun dred pounds—in cubical measurement about seven hundred and five feet and a half- —its superficial measurement, it all spread out, would be about forty two and a quarter acres—-the lineal measurement would reach about one hundred and twenty-six and two-thirds miles. Kansas and Senator Atchison. — The Washington Star stated some weeks since that Senator Atchison would not be in Washington the en suing winter —being occupied in Mis souri with the task of securing a re election. The St. Louis Democrat, (Benton’s Frecsoil organ) in noticing this announcement, says: In regard to the speculations of the Star, however, we have a cue to add that lias not yet been made public. It is. that Senator Atchison is at pre sent engaged in the upper country, or ganizing a secret society to consist of five thousand persons, pledged to re pair into Kansas on the lirst day of the first election there, to vote slavery into that territory. Os this we have authentic information, and in a few days we shall expose the whole scheme; for, while we wish to see the people of Kansas determine the question of their own domestic institutions, in form ing their own State Constitution, we cannot and will not tolerate such an unlawful and iniquitous rascality as that of “ Drunken Davy’s,” which pro poses that a large body of men who are not, and do not intend to become, residents of that terrkory, shall by force and violence override the sense and wishes of its legitimate settlers. Mk. Soule. —We have no admira tion for Mr. Soule, except as a brave man and a talented criminal lawyer, and no concern whatever for his per sonal fortunes. In his short political career as a Senator for one term from Louisiana, he established a most unfor tunate reputation for himself as a pub lio man ; that of an impracticable, rash radical and wanting in common sense and discretion. The appointment of such a man as Minister to Spain, in the position of allairs between that country and our own, and with the knowledge that he was for many and most excellent reasons personally of fensive to the Government to which he was accredited—was an outrage upon the people of this country, and a notable exhibition of the bad taste and miserable policy of the present Administration. Embroiling himself in disreputable quarrels—intrigneing with the Liberals to overthrow the Government of Espartero making himself suspected, and his country hated and feared, and writing letters to disaffected p rsons in that extravagant and ridiculous style of elevated bom bast, in which only Red Republicans like Kossuth, Mazzini, Ledru Roll in and himself arc permitted to indulge, justified the distrust and disgust with which his appointment was received. The Administration ought to have re called him long ago.-— Jour <{• Mess. Extract of a letter from a respecta ble and well-informed citizen of the United States to a friend in Washing ton, dated: “St. Petersburg, Russia, ) Sept, 18,' 1854. j “Beau F.—The war is scarcely be gun. There is no chance for any pow er, bo it ever so great, to conquer Hus* sia. The Emperor is only preparing lor war. Next year he will have in the held, ready for active battle, one and a half millions of soldiers, well drilled. The people are all for the war, and he has no trouble in getting soldiers, for it is with them a religions ; war. The}’ - want, the Christian faith to be sanctioned over the world. They are the most* devout people on the earth, and the last crucifix will go for the war before t.hey give it up.” Union of the States !— The Mem* phis Eagle of the 28th ult., announces the marriage of the Hon. W- G\ Daw son, thus:—lt will be seen by refer 1 euoe to our lrymenial head that the bonds of union between two of the Southern States have had another lig ament added, by the union of the iu l ture destinies of the most distinguished of Georgia’s sons, with one of the pur est, best and noblest of Tennessee’s fairest daughters. The rites of matri mony between Hon. W. C. Dawson, Senator from Georgia, and Mrs. hiiza M. Williams, of (his city, were solem nized yesterday afternoon bv liev. Dr. Page, at the re: id- nee of the latter, and the parties left almost immediately for Washington on the “Sadie West.” The marriage was entirely private, being witnessed only by a few close personal friends. Thus has the gallant Georgian borne away from our midst one of the best and brightest ornaments of our socie ty. "We congratulate him upon his good fortune. Whatever may be his political destinies—whether or no new and still higher honors of station await him in public life—lie is secure in one j testimonial, beyond which there can ] be no higher—that of being deemed j worthy of Her. Mrs. Dawson will pass the winter in Washington with her husband. We would there could be many such wo men always there. Their presence is full of all good influences. An Important Decision. The Chicago papers mention a highly im portant decision which has recently been made in the United Circuit Court for Illinois, by Judge Drummond, j Judge M Lean coinciding in the opin i ion delivered by Judge D. The case ! was between Joseph Mitchell, free ne gro, Plaintiff) and Quarles 11. Lamar, I Defendant. The plea filed by the de | fendant, alleged the plain'iff to be a j free negro and not a citizen of the Uni fied States, entitled to niaiufi-.n a suit j before the U. S. Circuit Court. This plea was sustained by the Court. This is a very important decision in many respects. It invalidates the great ob jection urged against the existing mu ! nicipal laws in several of our .Southern j ports, by which colored seamen are j excluded, or placed in duress during j the stay of vessels in port —that such 1 regulations arc in violation of the clause in the Constitution of the Uni ted States, which provides that “citi zens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens lin the several States.” The decision : is also of an important character in its i bearing upon the laws adopted in two or three of the Northwestern States, ; within a few years past, prohibiting ; the further immigration of free negroes I within their limits. —Atlanta Lntellb j rjeucer. The Know Nothings and Gov. Seward.—We learn from the New 7 ork Tribune that the Know Nothings of New York are exerting themselves to defeat the election of Mr. Seward to the United States Senate. The first Grand. Council of the Know Nothings which was in session last week, after ordering the local Councils to strike from their rolls the name of every member who failed to vote for Ullman and Scroggs, and appointing a State Committee of thirty-two, adopted the following: Resolved, That one member be sent to Albany from each assembly district to use his influence ■ > have a member of this Order elected United States Senator, and that such members go to Albany as early as the first-of Februa ry next; that said member be elected from each assembly district by the Councils therein ; and this G. (’., for the purpose of more effectual!v carry ing out this measure, will take meas ures to prevent any Whig or Demo cratic caucuses being held previous to the election. “ Couldn't come it.” —Mr. Aubrey de Y’ere in his interesting work, “ Picturesque Sketches in Greece and Turkey.” relates a good anecdote of Abdul Mejid, which oecured soon af ter his accession, and shows-that, in some respects at least, lie is not dis posed to follow up the strong tradi tions of his race. At the biginning of his reign the ulema was resolved, if pos sible, to prevent the new sultan from carrying on those reforms which had ever been so distaseful to .the Turks, grating at once against their religious associations and their pride of race, ! and which recent events had certainly proved not to be productive of the good results anticipated by Sultan Mahmoud. To attain this object, the mullis adopted the expedient of work ing on the religious fears of the youthful prince. One day as he was praying, according to custom, at his fathers tomb, he heard a voice from beneath reiterating in a stifled tone the words, I burn!’’ The next time that he prayed there, the same words assailed his ears. “ I burn!” was repeated again and again, and no word besides, lie apphed to the eheif of the banns to know what this prodigy might mean ami was informed m reply that his father, though a great man, had also been, unfortunately, a great reformer, and that as such it was but too much to bo feared that he had a terrible pen ance to undergo in the other world.— The Sultan sent his.broth r-in-law to pray at the same place, and afterwards several others of his household ; and on such occasions the same portentous Words were heard. One day he an nounced his intention of going in state to his father’s tomb, and was attended thither by )i splendid retinue includ mg the duel doctors of the Mohamme dan law. Again during his devotions were heard the words, “I burn,”and ill except the sultan trembled, Ris mg from his prayeqearpet, he called m his guards, and commanded them to dig up the pavement and remove the tomb. It was in vain that the muftis interposed, reprobating so great a profanation, and uttering dreadful warnings as* to its consequences.— Ihe sultan persisted; the tomb w as laid bare, and in a cavity skilfully ] e f t there was found— not a burning sultan but a dervish. The young monarch regarded him for a time fixedly anil with great silence, and then said without any remark, or the slightest expression of anger, “You burn? We must cool you in the R us . piiorus.” In a few minutes more the dervish was in a bag, and the bag vV us immediately after in the Bosphorus while the sultan rode back to his palace, accompanied by his household and ministers. FROM THE CUAItLKMTON* COI’KIXR. lmu*d States Sub-Treasury# Messrs. Editors : —We have frequent' ly thought of the large aincmit of gold and silver lying in the vaults of the United States Sub-Treasury, without being of one cent’s advantage to the country. We have long hoped that Congress would adopt some plan bv which it could be thrown into general circulation without retarding the fiiktu* cud operations of the general govern ment, but as yet we have not been able to see the least attempt to amend the present condition of tilings. We hope that we will not be assuming too much when we propose a plan of our own lor the consideration of the mem bers of Congress, to be acted on at their next session. We would recommend to Congress the enactment of a law authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to es tablish at each office throughout the United States a board of discount of ficers, whose duty it should be to loan out to any one, the public funds of the Government, not exceeding two-thirds the amount in the vaults of each office, at six. per cent., on ninety days promis sory notes, secured by United States six per cent, stocks, at their par value in the market, provided said stock is selling at par or above it. By this course the Government funds would be made to greatly ro ! lievc the financial affairs of the coun try ; besi les which, it would be mak ing a part of the interest, now paid by j the Government, on its own stocks. \\ e understand that there is now in ! the several vaults of the Sub-Treasury | over ticenty-six millions of dollars ) viag i subject to the draft: of the Secretary. . The one half of this sum, if distribu | ted at the leading commercial point* ! of the country, and at which these of | lieers are always placed, would have j materially lessened the present stria ' geney in the money market, not only i to the advantage of our several coin ! mercial communities, but to the Gen | oral Government itself. If, as is estimated, there is but $200,- i 000,000 of specie in the Union, there j can be no doubt but what this $26,- | 000.000 from lying idle has greatly retarded our financial affairs, greatly to our injury and loss. If this treas ure had been obtainable many sus pensions which have taken place would have been saved, and the confidence of our people unshaken. Our banks could have replenished their vaults temporarily, and thus met promptly all runs made upon them, whilst the security of this our recourse in case of need, would have induced them to ex tend their accommodation to the public during a general panic, as well as when there is no distrust and plenty of means. But as it is now, they have to contract the business as much* as pos sible, because their resources of obtain ing specie have greatly failed, and the confidence of the whole community has been shaken. Tho Sub-Treasury is no doubt a good means of protecting and eon i ducting the national funds, but with the power which it possesses of ab | sorbing the means of the country, to be only again disbursed at long and ! indefinite periods, it becomes a power of great influence upon our general welfare, and cannot but create irregu larities in our finances, and the most destruntivc convulsions in our trade and commerce. AVe think the system as now estab lished has been wholly carried out, so far as the interests of the Government are concerned, but we think it is the policy of the Government to consider the interests of the people as well, and, therefore it becomes the duty of Congress to finish the principle which was, no doubt, intended to be estab lished, at its formation, but was not then inserted, because it was not sup posed that the United States would be able to acquire such large amounts over and above the demands and or dinary disbursements ot the Govern ment. i T illii some better plan than now ! exists, is adopted in the Treasur y de-. : partmeut ol the General Government, I we may expect periodical revulsions j to take place, and must be made to feel j their disastrous consequences, i Our importing merchants will at ! those periods at which they make their | payments, resort to the' Banks for specie for shipment and to pay duties, and thus reduce the deposits of the Banks on which they make their is sues, and they having no extraordina ry resource ot supply, the Banks are compelled to contract their business, and as a natural consequence, the bus iness of the whole country. A\ e think the subject well worthy of our closest scrutiny and general in vestigation. * Finance. The Know Nothings of Philadel phia celebrated their victory on Thursday by firing one thousand guns on board a steam boat in the Delaware river. A strong North-west wind pre vailing during the day, however, the sound was carried over to New Jersey, and thus Mere the Philadelphians de prived ol their own fhupdoy.