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E and DRY GOODS, HELENA, ARKANSAS. Store.—The same occupied by Martin wu knowl edge, that he was so before thru' pnsgf’ through Congress and afterwards. 1 heard him reprove Northern men who were op-j posed to them, before they passed Congress, i in such strong terms that I thought would offend them.” In addition to this, we find in the report of the proceedings of Congress on the 8th inst., that Mr. Averett, of the House, a Vir ginia Democrat, made a speech charging the Whigs with favoring abolitionism, and he asked “ whethar Gen. Scott was in favor, of changing the fugitive slave law. “ Mr. White, of Kentucky, replied that he was authorized to say. for Gen. Scott, that he was opposed to any alteration of the tneas- j ures contained in the compromise.” Could anything be more explicit and sat-; islactorv? Gen. Scott has always and no torionsly spoken thus; and being a true Whig, a noble soldier, and a man of unsul lied honor, his position should no longer be doubted. A gentleman’s word is as good as his bond, is it not ? Vali e of Women.—To know the real worth of women, just imagine the world without them once. Where could you spend your extra hours? Where could you seek for amusement and pleasure? Where; could vou find contentment arid happiness?! Who would hold your head when you had the tooth-ache? Who would greet you with smiles and caresses when you were sad and.1 down-cast? What would you do for buttons! to your shirts, or f«wtners to your cotillion? Ah! with girl'-, the fireside chat would he cheerless and un'ociable—cold wea'her would have an extra chill added to it while suicides and broken hearts would multiply! bv the hundred. To take women from the world would he to take the rose lroin the: garden—the summer from the year—the! nightingale from the songsters—ia fact, allj the bright anticipations and realities ot life.; The character of man so much varies,] from age to age, both in his individual and collective capacity; there comes such a change of circumstances, so many new ob jects of desire and aversion, and so many new and powerful motives spring up in his mind, that the conduct of men, in one age, or under one state of circumstances, is no sure and precise indication of what will be theirconduct when times and circumstances alter; so that the example of the past, be fore it can become a useful instructor to the present, must be reduced to elementary principles in human nature, freed from the influence of conditions which were tempo rary and have changed, and applied to the same principles under new relations, with a different degree of knowledge, and the impulses arising from the altered state of things. A savage has the passions of ambi tion, revenge, love and glory; and ambition and love, revenge and the hope of renown,! are also elements in the character of civili-] zed life; hut the development of these pas sions, in a state of barbarism, hardly in structs us as to the manner in which they will exhibit themselves in a cultivated pe riod of society.— Webster. Crime in New York.—Our city (says! the New York Tribune) is fearfully del uded with crime; and the worst feature of a II, it is mainly juvenile crime. Four-fifths of the complaints brought before this grand! jury for the higher grades of felony were against minors. Two-thirds of all the com plaints were against persons between the ages of 14 and 21. What a dreadful har vest of crime is our city now rapidly pre paring ! 35-2. NO. 7. Interview with Kr. Clay. lion. James Brooks, of New York who IKis had an interview with Mr. Clay, thu* writes to the J\ew 1 ork lhxprcss, under date of the 2Sth ult.: The contrast of a year to me was most painful, and Mr. Clay looks, phvsicallv, onlv like the wreck of the man he was. There is hardly strength enough in his hands to con vey food to his mouth, and he is helped to and from his bed like a feeble child, lie rises very late, and as he told me, has not known for a long time what it is to enjoy an hour of sweet, refreshing, natural sleep. But like an old forest oak, beautiful even in its decay, Mr. Clay still survives and exhibits the marks of past strength, and present power. The lustre of his eve is undimmed. He both sees and knows his friends. The grasp of his hand is as fer vent, earnest and kindly impressive as ever it was. His voice continues to be all sweet ness and melody, except when its tones are moved by that bodily weakness which makes it painful for him to speak,—and it is always very painful for him tospeak long. But the greatest blessing whieh God vouch safes to dying man is his. lie lias that peace of mind which the world can neither give nor takeaway, and an intellect as un clouded as in the day of its greatest brill iancy. Most of his thoughts are devoted! to that change of existence from which none ol us are exempt, and that change may come in an hour or a day. or it may be postponed till the spring or the summer flowers fade and die. In the meantime, Mr. Clay is tranquilly prepared for tlie mes senger whenever he comes, and he remarks of his death in a confiding Christian spirit, that though "it may be presumption in him to say so, he looks forward to the world be yond the grave with faith in God, and trust in better life.” lie is a rnemder and com municant of the Episcopal Church, and among the few books in his room, the word of Gou occupies the most conspicuous place. I met Mr. CiV,’ in hi* room with only two New York friends and with melancholy pleasure. It was a sad sight to behold the ravages of time and of disease upon his tall and graceful person. It was melancholy to realize that his learning, wisdom, experi ence and all, would soon be buried with him in the cold earth. It was painful to feel that his melody of voice would soon be changed to the whispers of death, and fin ally die away in the plaintive breezes of his departing spirit. But it was a privilege to bear what must be among the last words of such a man,—to see his unfailing hope as the embers of life spark by spark are burning out. It is not for Mr. Clay, but for bis country, that I regretted for a moment In bis presence that be bad not reached the meridian of place, ns well as glory in his country’s history. But reflection teaches me, that it is not always compatible with genius, greatness, truth, honesty, and ser vice, to secure public place. Genius and greatness often beget jealousies,—the truth plainly spoken, even though spoken in love, gives offence; honesty is misjudged, or out of fashion, and public services are often for gotten as soon they are performed. As Greece banished Aristides and Home exiled Marcellus, so the countrymen of Henry Clay have at times prefered the least to the greatest of their benefactors. But posteri ty will appreciate him and defend him.— He has even now survived his calumniators and nil calumny, and we feel already that a— “-Glory without end Scatters the clouds away, and on this name attend The tears and praises ol' all time.” Description of Our Savior. Tlie Boston Journal says that the follow ing epistle was taken by Napoleon from the public records of Rome, when he deprived that city of so many valuable manuscripts. It was written at the lime and on the spot where Jesus Christ commenced his ministry, by Publius Lentullus, the Governor of Ju dea, to the Senate of Rome—Caesar, Empe ror. It was the custom in ‘hose days for the Governor to write home any event of importance which transpired while he held office: “ Conscript Fathers—There appeared in these our days a man named Jesus Christ, who is yet living among us,and of theGen tiles is accepted as a Prophet of great truth; but his own Disciples call him the Son- op God. lie hath raised the dead, cured all manner of diseases. He is a man of stat ure somewhat tali and comely, with a rud dv countenance, such as the beholder may both love and fear. His hair is the color of the filbert when fully ripe, plain to his ears, whence downward it is more orient of color, curling and waving about his shoulders; in the middle of his head there is a seam ot partition of long hair, after the manner oi the Nazarites. His forehead is plain and delicate; his face without spot or wrinkle, beautified with a comely red; his nose and mouth are thick, not of any great height, but forked. In reproving, he is terrible; in admonishing, courteous : in speaking, very modest and wise; in proportion of body, well shaped. None have seen him laugh, but many have seen him weep. A man, for his surpassing beauty, excelling the chil dren of men.” The Duchess of Buecleuch has been re ceived into the Roman Catholic Church by Cardinal Wiseman* * TERMS OF ADVERTISING. For a square of 10 lines, firstinsertion, - $1 00 For each subsequent insertion, - - - 50 Any number of lines under ten, counted as one square,—over 10 and under 20, counted as two squares,and advertisements ofgreaterlenglh in like proportion. Liberal deductions will be made to those who advertise by the year. Announcing candidates for State offices, $ 10 00 “ “ District “ - 7 00 “ “ county, “ - 5 00 “ “ township, “ - 3 00 Communications of a personal nature will be charged double price. [Payment in advance.] J()15 V ORK ol every description executed in the best style and at reasonable prices. The Tartar Caught.—When, in the thirteenth century, the Tartars, led by their chief, Batu Khan, invaded Hungary, and King Bela was forced to flee from the dis astrous battle at the Najo, despair seized up on the Hungarians. Many had fallen on the tie,d, still more were butchered by the faithless enemy; some sought escape, others apathetically awaited their fate. Amongst these was a nobleman, who lived retired on bis property, distant from every high-road, He possessed fine herds, stately horses, rich corn fields, and a well-stocked house, built but recently, for the reception of his wife,' who now for two years had been its mis tress. The disheartening account of the general misfortune reached his secluded shelter, and its peaceful lord has horrified. He trem bled at every sound-at every step; be found his meals less savoury. His sleep was troub led; he oftened sighed, and seemed quite lost and wretched. Thus anxiously anticipating the davs to come, he sat at his well-closed window, when suddenly a Tartar on his steed, wal loped into the court. The Hungarian bounced from bis seat, ran to meet his guest, and said: “Tartar, thou art my lord; I am thy ser vant; all thou seest is thine. Take what thou fanciest; 1 do not oppose thy power; command, thy servant obeys.” The Tartar impatiently sprang from his horse, entered the house, and cast a careless glance on all the precious objects around, lliseye was fascinated by the brilliant beau ty ot the lady ol the house, who appeared tastefully attired to greet him here, no less graciously than her consort had in the court below. '1 lie Tartar seized her without a mo ment’s hesitation, and, unmindful of her shrieks, swung himself upon his saddle and spurred away, carrying off his lovely booty. Ail this was but an instant’s work, the nobleman was thunderstruck, yet he recov ered and hastened to the gate, lie could hardly still distinguished the Tartar gallop ing in the distance, and bearing awav the lady fair. Her consort heaved a sigh, and exclaim ed, with deep commiseration, “Alas! poor Tartar !” The John Simonds.—Tue following brief description of this new steamer is from a Pittsburgh paper, where she was built. The Simonds is now at St. Louis, where she has gone to be fitted out: Length on deck 320 feet, beam 40 feet; hold 9 feet. The timbers are 11 inches square, 4 inches apart. 'The planks are 5 inches thick, being the heaviest hull ever built on the Western waters. The number of bolts in the hull is 13,000. Tiie cylinders are 33 inches in diameter, with P' '<• t stroke. There are(* boilers, 42 inches in diameter and 35 feet in length.— The wheels are 40 feet in diameter, with 11 feet buckets. There are two cabins, one above the other, thus making the boat a‘three decker.* The first cabin forward is for the ollicers, ihe centre deck passengers, and the after cabin fora nursery connected by a stairway with the ladies’ cabin. The main cabin above is 19 feet wide and 300 feet long. The interior decorations, ornaments, Arc., are in the pure gothic style. r ragment ox^ a \Y keck.—r i'om liarua does we have accounts, taken from the Gre nada Chronicle, that on the 4th ult. a ship’s figurehead of unusual dimensions was cast ashore on the windward part of the island. It had originally been fully eight feet high, and is that of a Senator in the act of speak ing; he is partially bald, and holds a scroll in l*is right hand, the left grasping a scarf, which is partially thrown over him. It is cut of white pine, and gilt, and the papers conjecture that it may be a remnant of the ill-fated steamer President, though what grounds they have for such a supposition we do not learn. nC/3 AI. Kossuth, it is announced, will certainly be in Boston on Tuesday next, when there i» to be a great procession, &c. Monday last, (April 1'.)) was the anniversary of the battle ol Lexington, which was fought on the 19th of April. 1775; more than a year before the Declaration of Independ ence. It is a day associated with the re nown of Boston. The Advertiser of that city, noticing the fact that there the day was allowed to pass oft’ without public notice, significantly says: “Our Legislature is preparing for a cele bration that they consider more important. While they forgot the battles of Lexington and Concord, they suffered the State House to be hung in robes for the entertainment ot M. Kossuth. It would be a subject worth laughing at if one might dispute about tastes.” lX~p’ The following good hit at those who do business on the shadows of their grand fathers, we find in a toast given at the print ers celebration at Richmond, Va., on the 17th of January: “ The First Families of Virginia—Like the stars seen in the ocean, they would not be there, were it not for their bright origi nals in heaven.” The London Illustrated News says, that this countrv “is destined, in due time, to overshadow the world with its power and glory,”