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2" It was fuli of dead en’s bones,
| WHWW on two sides of the
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o think I can add little more to my
recollections of Byron. Ile was oflen
melancholy,—almost gloomy, When 1
observed him in this humor, 1 used either
to wait till it went off of its ewn accord,
or till some natural and easy mode oc
curred of leading him into conversation,
when the ghadows almost left his eoun
tenance, like the mist rising from a land
scape. In conversation he was very an
imated,
I think I also remarked in Byron's
temper starts of suspicion, when he =cem
ed to pause and consider whether there
had not been a seeret, and perhaps of
fensive, meaning in somcthing casually
said to him. In this case, T al<o judged
it best to let his mind, lke a troubled
gpring, work itself clear, which it didina
minute or two. I was considerally old
cr, you willgrecollect than my noble
fricnd, and had no reason to fear his
misconstruing my sentimentstowards him,
nor had 1 ever had the slightest reason
to doubt they were kindly returned on’
his part. I I had occa-ion to be wiorti-,
fied by the display of genius which threw
iuto the shade such pretensions as I was
then supposed to possess, I might console
myself that, in -my own casc, the mute
rials of mental happiness hud been ming
led in a greater proportion,” "
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ITEMS FROM THE LONDON ATLAS. |
Wills of Shal:speare, Milton, and N'r
poleon Bonaparie, 'The last wills and
testaments of the three greatest men of
modern ages are tied up in one shect of
foolscap, und may be scen tosether at
Doctors’ commons, In the will of the
bard of Avon is an interlineation in his
own hand-writing. “l give unto my
wile my brown best bed with the furni
ture.”” Tt is proved by William Byrde,
22d July, 1616, 'The will of the min
strel of Paradise is a nuncupative one,
taken by his daughier, the great poet be
ing blind, The will of Napoleon, to!
whom future ages, in spite of legitimacy, |
will confirm the epithet of “le grand ) is
signed in a bold style of hand-writing ;|
‘he codicil, on the econtrary, written short-|
ly before his death, exhibits the then
weak state of his bod v, |
Pyrawid of Cheops. Of'the P_vr:‘.mids!
of Egypt, the largest, that of Cheops, is
a square of 746 feet, and its height 461,]
being 24 feet higher than St Peter’s at
Rome, and 117 feet higher than St.|
Paul’s. The quantity ol stone which it
contafhs is calculated at six mfllions of)
tons, which is three times that emplu_yc(l'
in the breakwater at Plymouth, and has -
been calculated by a French engineer!
G {8 I
tc be suflicient to build a wall round the
whole of France, ten fect high and one!
foot broad. [lts area at the base is, as
near as may be, that ot Lincoln’s Inn-|
fields. |
The French Press, A French paper
(Le Compilaleny) i a recent number,|
has an article on the state of the press in
France, by which it appears that there!
are now in Paris 152 journals, literary,
scientific, and religious, and 17 political
—in all 169, Of all these papers 151
are constitutional, or, as they are called,|
liberal—the 18 others being more mon
archical in their spirit. The 151 consti
tutional journals, haveit is stated, 197,000
subscribers, and 1,500,000, readers,!
and produce an income of 1,153,000
francs : the 18 others have 21,000 sul) -
seribers, and 192,000 readers, with an
income of 427,000 francs, Those prin
ted in the provinces it calculates at 773
journals, exclusive of papers for adver
tisements, and ministenial bulletins, Of
these 66 are consitutional, supported
only by subscribers of the same way of
thinking. One, Monovial de Toulorse,
is s, ported by the archbi-hop of that
diocese ;5 four are, it is asserted, paid
from the sccret funds of jesniis 3 the oth
er four are described as monarchical, but
of little influence, |
FOREKIGN XMW,
From the N. York Couricr & Enquirer of the Sth
By the arrivel vesterday morning of
the packet ships Manchester, captain
Sketchley, from Liverpool, (Ist Mareh)
Formosa, capt. Orne, from Havre, (3d,)
and also by the fast sailing ship Salem,
capt. Richardson, from Liverpool, sth
Murch; we have received our regular
files of London papers to the 4th, Paris
to the 2d, Liverpool to the sth, and Ha-,
vre to the 3d March, ali inclusive. I
FRANCE
On the eve preceding the opening of |
the chambers a solerin mass was (7"'4‘-!.
brated in the Metropolitan Chure!y nl'l’a-'I
ris, to which the King went in grand pro-;I
cession. 1 !
“To day, March 2, the King opencd
the session at the Louvre. Tlis Majes-|
ty left the Tuilleries at one o’clock, A
deputation of a dozen of the Peers of
France, with the Chancellor at their|
head, and a deputation of 25 Deputies of|
Departments, went to receive the Kin'_r.l
His Majesty entered the Hall of Sitting,
and took his place on the throne. l
. The assembly standiog up, and boin,vz;
uncovered, the Kug desired the Ptcru'
to be seated, & the €hancellor of France')
[ informed the Deputies that they were
’I permitted to be seated.
| The sitting having taken place, the
King pronounced the following specch:
l.“Meuicurs,- N 2
1 “It is always with eonfidence that 1
- assemble round my throne the Peers of
the realm, and the Deputies of the de
| partments, >
| “Since your last session, important e
-1 vents have consolidated the peace of Fu
| rope, and the coneert established be-
Ctween my allies and me for the happiness
- of the nations, .
-~ “War has been extingunished in the
| East. The moderation of the con?ue
'.‘l’or, and the amicable intervention of the
Powers, by preserving the Ottoman Km
- pire f{rom the evils which threatened it,
| have maintained the equilibriom and
| confirined the ancient relations of States,
o “Under the protection of the Powers
, which signed the treaty of July 6,Grecce
will vise independent from its ruins, The
- choice of the Prince called to reign over
Vit will sufficiently evince the disinterest
e and pacitic views of the Sovereigns,
;, “L pursue at this moment, in concert
with my allics, negotiations, the object
"of which 1s to bring about a reconcilia
| tion, necessary {or the repose of the Pe
[ ninsula, bhetween the Princes of the
| Honse of Braganza, l
1 “lnthe midst of the grave events with |
Cwhich Fhrope was occupied, 1 found iti
Cexpedient to snspend the effects of my
| just resentment against a Barbary Pow-|
er; but I cunnot leave longer unpunish-!
cd the jnsult oflered to my flag. The
siriking reparation which I desire to ob
tain, in satislying the honor of France, !
will tugr out, by the aid of Providence, !
to the advantage of Chiristendom, I
l “The aceounts of the receipts and of |
| the expenditure will be subumiited to you!
at the same time with the state nl'nur,'
wants and resources jor the year 1831, |
I have the satistaction of sceing, that in|
spite of the diminution which has taken!
place 1 the revenue of 1829, (-ump:lm-i
tively with that of’ the preceding year, it!
has exceeded the estimates of the Imzlg.l
“A recent operation has sufficiently
indicated the interest at which loans have
become negotinble: it has demonstrated
the possibility of alleviating the burdens
of the state. A law relative to the sink
ing fund will be presented to you, It
(will be conneeted with a plan of re-pay
ment or exchange, which we hope will
reconcile what the tax-payers expect
from our solicitude, with the justice and
cood will due to those of our subjects
who have placed their capital in the pub
lic funds. The measures on which you
will have to deliberate will have for their
‘object to satisfy all those interests, They
will afford the means of assisting, with
out new sactifices, and in a few years,
towands e eapeases which are nporis
ously required for the defence of the
Kingdom, the prosperity of agriculture
and ot commerce, the works ot our for
tresses, those of your ports, the repairs of
roads, and the finishing of canals.
~ “You will have, likewise, to occupy
your aitention with severdl laws relative
to the judicial order, with different pro
jeets of public administration, and with
some measures destined to ameliorate
the condition of the military on half pay.
“l have sympathized in the sufferings
which a long and rigorous winter has in-|
licted upon my people; but charity has!
multiplicd its suceors, and it is with a|
lively satistaction that 1 have seen the
generous cares lavished upon indigvucc,J
w all parts of the Kingdom, and particu-|
larly i my good city of Paris.
- “Messicurs,—The first desire of my
heart is to sce France happy and re
spected, developing all the riches of her
soul and of her industry, and enjoying in‘
peace institutions, the blessings of whichi
it is my firm purpose to consolidate, The |
charter has placed the puablic lil;crticsi
under the safeguard of the rights of m_vi
Crown. These rights are sucred. My |
duty towards my people is to trausmit
them entire to my successors, i
“Peers of France,—Dcputics of Dc-'
partments,—l doubt not of your concur
rence to effect the good which I wish to|
anecomplish, - You will repel the perfidi-|
ous sinuations which malevolence seeks
to propagate, It culpable manauvres!
should ratse up against my Govermment, |
obstacles which 1 do not wish to foresee, !
shali find power of suimounting them
in my resolution to maintaia the public/|
peucye, m niy Just coundences in French-!
men, and i the love which they have|
always shown to their Kings.” ‘
After the King had delivered this!
specchy the oath 1 swear to be faithtul
to the King and to ohey France,” was'
administered by the Chlancellor to such!
persons as had not yet taken it Tlm!
oath “I swear to be faithiul to the Kinz:,’l
was also administered to such of the I)n-l
putics as had been elected sinee the last!
scssion,—The Chancellor then declared, |
that the gession of the Chambers was op
encd, and the two bodies were ordered
to meet the next day at noon to continue |
their labore, The King returned to th(ef
Tuilieries amidst the acelamations of the |
multitude and discharges of wrtillery, l
ENGLAND.
The question of Parliamentary rr-fi)ml,l
on motion of Lord Johin Russcl, for leave
to bring in a bill to enalile the towns of
Munchester, Leeds and Birmingham tu:
return representatives to serve in I’arlin-i
ment, a measure which, had it been sue
cesstul,would have numerically strength
ened the House of Commons by the ml-:
dition of six new members, The debate
on this subject continued to a late hour,f
and exeited much warmth on both sides.
Mr. Seorctary Peel in the course of his
speech, took oceasion to advert to two
clau:cs of a rceent law of the State of
HERALD OF THE TIMES.
Georgia as furnishing evidence of the
evils of universal suffage. He alluded
to the clause which provides for the pun
ishment with death of such versons as
may be instrumental in circufating lnyl
written paper inciting the slaves to insur
rection; and the one which makes the
teaching of a slave to read and write, an
ofience punishable with fine and W‘lip
ing. “Making every allowance,” said
}\lr. Peel, “for the fceling which in.
Georgia must be naturally excited by the'
posscssiom of a slave population, 1 repeat,
that 1 do not think that we, with our e
lection system, and without any system
of universal suffrage, would cver have
passed a law which would sentence to
fine and whipping those who might have
been kind hearted enough to teach a ne-.
gro to read No, that could never be!
the case even in our West India Islands.”,
Mr. Broughwn replicd to the speech of
Mr. Peel, and in answer to his remarks
on the law of Georgia, spoke in very re
spectful terms of this country, e did
not defend the statute referred to, but,
could find in it not the slightest shadov,
of an argument against universal slf-“.
frage. |
The London Herald states it asthe
general opinion, that if'a eall of the Hou- |
ses were to take place in the question of||
the distress of the country and the neces- ||
sity of going into some enquiry, the gov
crnment would be left ip the minority, I
The Kingvrurt' Englmd t*llju_\"&l excel
lent health,
An arrival at Porsmouth in 14 days
from Gibraltar, brirgs information that
the Austrian and Moroceo States were
about to settle their disputes in a friendly
manner. The Awstrian gquadron was at
anchorin Algiers Bay. «
The Duke of Cumberland has been
very ill. Bell’s Life in London says,
there 15 no doubt the nation wish him a
specdy and effictual relcase from Lis suf
ferings.”
Great preparations were making for
the tricwual celebration of Shakspeare
festival, to be held at Stratford on Avon
«lm the 23d of April, the birth day of the
Yoct,
- Sir . Burdett, Messrs, O’Connell,
Charlton, Cullen and Lord Blandford,
have recently become members of a po
litical association, under the name of the
Birmingham Political Union. Its object
15 to procure for the large towns of iiir
mingham, Leeds, and Manchester, that
nuher of Representatives their ratio of
population deserves, ‘
- It is said that the government of Eng
land are about to make a reduction of 10
per cent on all civil salaries above £2O
per annum, and 5 per cent on all under
that rate. |
:
The cry of distress is reiterated from
every part of England, in the city of Co
ventry, 10,637 persons receive soup from
0 puhlin ocharitabloe contrihution l
|
" LATEST FROM FRANCE.
| The packet ship De Rham, (’n;)taill;
Depeyster, arrived at New-York on Sat-]
urday morning last, from Havre, bring
ing papers to the 12th, and from Paris to.
the 10th ult. These contain London
datesto the Oth. I
The French Chamber of Deputies was.
orgaiuzed on the Bth, by the appointment
of Royer Collard as president. The five
candidates presented to the king, from
which this oflice wasto be selected, were
Collard, C. Perier, Delalot, M. Agier,
and Gen, Sebastian, all of the opposition
to the ministry, and clected by large ma-
Jorities, I
| The answer ef the Chamber of Peers
to the speech from the throne, was pre-.
sented to the king on the 9th of March,
It is, for the most part, an echo of the
speech, '
All the Pecrs present voted for the
Address except Viscount de Chaliaubrand,
who declined votinz, I
The Drapean Blane deelares that the
dissolution of the Chamber, and a new
and safer wmode of election must be resort
cd to,
General Devereux, the celebrated of
ficer who took the troops from Ireland to
South America to join Bolivar, has given
a grand dinner at Paris to the American
minister, and many other persons of dis
tinmetion,
The London dates in the Havre pa
persave of the Bth, On that day Prince
Leopold, accompanied by Lord Aber
deen, had an audience with his Majesty.,
’ . . - -
“'l"l" -~Lj~- -t .0‘!';;: \'; it td ”.n D\lt\\." k';n“-
of Greeece was to tuke leave of George
IV.”
- 2IST, CONGRICSS,
FIRST SESSION
SENATI.
* HMonday, April 5,
Mr. Foot from the committee on pen
gions, reported the bill “for the relief of
certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States, in the
Revolutionary War,” without amend
ment,
| The Lill to grant the state of Alnhnmaf
certain lands to improve the navigation
of the Coosa river, and to connect its wa
ters with the Tennessce river,by a canal,)
was read the third time, and passed,
yeas 28, and nays 9, I
DONATIONS TO DEAF &K DUMBINSTITUTIONS
On motion of Mr, Marks, the Lill ma
king an appropriation for a township of
land for the support of the N, Y. Institu
tion for the education of the Deaf and
Dumb, was taken up for consideration, l
~ The question being on Mr, Marks a
mendment to embrace within the provis-!
ions of the bill the Institutions in the
states of Pennsylvania and North Cnro—{
lina. Similar amendments were sug
gested and offered for Institutions of the
like character in Ohio and New Jersey.
~ Mr. Barton, moved to strike out all
alter the enacting clause,“and insert a
Isubstitute, embracing all the states not
already Iprovided for by grants of this na
ture. This motion gave rise to an ani
mated debate, confined chiefly to the
constitutional question in which Messrs.]
McKinley, Livingston, Barton, Marks
and Hayne participated. |
Mr. Barton’s amendment was finally
agreed to, ‘
Mr. Noble with a view to afford the
Senate further time for reflection on the |
amendinents, moved that they should bc;
printed and with the bills laid upon the
table, which was agreed to—ayes 25, I
On the motion of Mr. Rowan, the
Senate then went into consideration of
Exccutive business, and some time after
Adjourned, :
, 3 Twesday, April 6,
'\ Memorials and petitions were present
ced and referred,
I‘ Ten engrossed bills, chiefly of a pri
|vate nature, were received from the
{House of Representatives 5 which were
;rt-ud the first and second times, and re
ferred to appropriate committees, |
I THE INDIANS, E
’ On motion of Mr. White, the bill to
provide for an exchange of lands with the
f‘mli:ms residing in any of the States or
Territories, and for their removal west of
the river Mississippi, was considered in’
committee of the whole ; and |
| Mr. White, who reported the bill, ex-|
plained its object, and, anticipating ob
jections, discused at large the rights
of the llndians, the rights ef the States,
fmxd the power of General Government,
'in reference to the right of the former
to self’ government within the ligits of a
sovereign State, against the will of such
State, &e, I
| M. Frelinghuysen then rose and =aid,’
‘that, he desired to make some remarks
‘on the subject of the bill ; but as he was
much indisposed, and it was now late,
he would move an adjournment, |
l Wednesday, April 7. l
| Several resolutions connected with the
Post Office department, which had been
‘oflered by Mr. Holmes, were ordered to
lie on table ; the same order was taken
lon several memorialg ; orders were taken
lun some bills and memorials ; the bill
for the relief of the owners and their le-:
‘gal representatives, of the ship Alleg
;lmny, was reported without amendment ;
and after the transaction of a variety of
'othvr business, Mr. Frelinghuysen ad
dressed the Senate for about two hours
lon the bill for removing certain Indian'
| tribes. I
' Thursday, April 8.
| A report was reccived from the Sec
retary of the Treasury showing the num
ber of subordinate officers of the customs
Ttlmt hava hoon remaved since March 4,
1829, Some time was spent in the con
sideration of Executive business. The
Senate résumed the consideration of the
bill for removing certain Indian tribes,
Mr. Frelinghuysen continued his re
marks for more than two hours, when he
gave way for a motion to adjourn, |
lIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, April 5.
JUDGE PECK,
| Mr. Buchanan gave notice that hcf
should move the House to take the case
of Judge Peck on Wednesday. |
' Mr. Verplanck, from the committee of’
Ways and Mecans, reported a bill making
‘appropriations for the public buildings
and for other purposes ; which was read
twice, and committed to a committee of |
‘the Whole on the State of the Union. |
MILITARY PENSIONS,
The House resumed the consideration
of the following resolution reported by
Mr. Bates, from the committee on Mil
itary Pensions, on the Bth of January
last :
Resolved, That the committee on Mil
itary Pensions be instructed, agreeably
to the President’s recommendation, in
his inessage of the Gth of December last,
to review the pension law, for the pur
pose of extending its benefits to every
soldier who aided in establishing our lib
erties, and who is unable to maintain him
sell in comfort and to report to the house
a bill for that purpose : and also, that said
committee be further instructed, agree
ably to said recommendation, to report
a bill for the relief ol all those who were,
duripo tlm last war, disabled from sup
porting themscives by manugl labor,
Mr. Williams moved to amend the res-
olution by striking out the clause which
rcguires the committee, to report a bLill
for all those, who were, during the jast
war, disabled from sgupporting them
sclves by manual labor,
The question was then taken on Mr,
Williams” amendment, and decided in
the aflirmative, as follows ; Yeas 145 :
Nays 49, Mess<rs, Burges and Pearce,
in the aflirmative,
Mpr. Burges, then moved to amend the
resoluiion by adding the following provi-i
£lO :
Provided, that any aid thereby intend-!
ed shall comprehend only such part of
the militia as served in the Revolutionary
war, and were engaged in some distin-|
guished body of volunteers, or were,
drafied to £l up the Contincntal Ariy
and served therein, and that in cither for
not less than nine months,” |
Mr. Burges stated that it was his 01-|
jeet to make the bill definite and prncit-f
cable. "
~ Mr. Williams made some remarks in
reply to Mr. Burges and in opposition’
to the motion to amend ; and asked for
the ayes and noes on the question, which
‘were ordered. I
Mr. Burges then rejoined, with some
observations, which were cut short by the
lapse of the hour.
ATPROPRIATIONS.
The house then took up the bill ma
king appropriations for certain expendi
tures m;o Quarter Master’s depart
ment, with the amendments made by the
Committee of the Whole. ]
An amendment made in the Commiittee |
'was to strike out the appropriation of
I 150,000 dollars, in addition to the stand-I
ing annual appropriation of 100,000 for
lurming the new fortifications, Thc!
‘House concurred with the committce,
Yeas, 119, Nays 43,
Tuesday, April 6,
The Touse having resumed the con
sideration of the resolution respecting
‘military pensions I
| Mr. Burges rose, and withdrew his
amendment, not wishing, he said to ap
pear opposed to giving any thing to
the militia of the Revolution, though
for the reasons he had already assigned,
e thought the plan impracticable. I
‘ The question was then taken on the'
original resolution, as modified by Mr,|
Williams, and decided in the aflirmative
by yeas 110 and rays 39, ‘
| STEAM=BOAT ACCIDENTS,
~ Mr. Wick!liffe submitted a resolution,
instructing a committee to inquire into
and report some regulation by which ac
cidents on board of Steam Boats, from
the explosion of the boilers, may be pre
vented, |
_ Wednesday, April 7. ‘
Bills were reported on several sub
jects recommended to the consideration
of Congress in the President’s message.
Several appropriation bills were passed
and other business transacted, among
‘which was a resolution allowing
Judge Peck to make to the louse be
fore Wednesday next at 12 o’clock a
written or oral argument in reply to the
charges preferred by Mr., Lawless a-)
gainst him,
I Thursday, April 8. ]
The bill for the better organization
of the Militia for the district of Col
umbia, was taken up, and ordered to be
engrossed & read a third time on Satur
day. After the transaction of some
other business the House adjourned.
T wOB _UNUDRP,
\ ‘\E PIA““ Jy‘ulwtx
NEWPORT,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1830,
’ At a General Republican Convention,
holden at the State House in Providence
'on the 13th of January, 1830, WiLLiam
IPECKIMM, Esq. President, Levi IIAII,E:
and C. E. Rossins, Esqs. Secretaries,
the undernamed gentlemen were nomi-!
nated as General Officers for the State of‘
Rhode-Island for the next political year:
HIS EXCELLENCY
JAMES FENNER,
For Governor,
HIS HONOR
CHARLES COLLINS,
For Lieut.- Governor,
SENATORS.
1. Daniel Cornell, of Glocester.
2. Hezekiah Bosworth, of Warren.
3. Benjamin Smith, of N. Kingston.
4. Stephen B. Cornell, Portsmouth,
5. Jas. I, Simmons, of Johnston.
6. Elisha Watson, S. Kingstown.
7. Thomas Whipple, of Coventry.
8. Charles Eldridge, E.Greenwich.
9. George D. Cross, of Westerly.
10. George Burton, of Cranston.
Henry Bowen, Secretary,
Albert C. Greene, Attorney Gen,
Thomas G. Pitman, Gen. Treas,
It was then voted to use all fair and
honorable means to promote the success
of the above ticket—and that the pro
ceedings of this Convention be published.
W, Peckuam, Chairman,
}JF‘E' I]I{(A):::i;s’ } Secretaries,
.__-.0.4'_4.0...___
Norice.—The freemen of this town,
friendly to the nominations made by the
National Republican Convention in Jan
nary last, for general officers of this State’
lor the year cnsulng, aic requested 10
meet at the State-ITouse, on Saturday ev
ening nest, at 7 o’clock, to make the ne
cessary arrangements to ensure the suc
cess of that prox. A general and punc
tual attendance ofthe freemen is.very de
sirable, : April 14,
Towsn-Meering.—The annual town
meetings for the choice of General Offi
cers for the ensuing year, and for the elec
tion of Representatives to the General
Assembly, &e. will be held in ihe several
towns in this State on Wednesday next,
In addition to the municipal business
which will come before our fellow citizens
at this meeting, we would remind them
that the report of the town’s committee on
the subject of Free Schools, which was
received in August last, will be called up
for the final decision of the freemen, ‘
-—-.......000.......
Tur Erecrion.—The strange, and to
us unaccountable course pursued by some '
individuals with whom we have been nc-:‘
customed to act, respecting the Nntimmlt
Republican Prox, would scem to render
it proper that the friends of regular nomi
!nations, made in conformity to the views
iund wishes of the people,should be prompt
iand early in their attendance at the polls
‘on Wednesday next. We must confess
'that we are utterly at a loss to account
ffor the conduct of two of the Providence
'papers in their mode of canvassing the
‘coming election. The prox with Gov.
‘Fenner at the head, and containing the
:names ofthe worthy Senate of 1828, was
‘agreed upon after great deliberation—af
‘ter weighing the matter thoroughly, and
after viewing the whole ground, Yet sone
!gontlcmcn who were instrumental in call
|ing the Convention by which that nomi
nation was made, and who were also loud
:nnd deep in their praises of the political
‘talents, wisdomand integrity of that mcet
iing., in the very next I).rcath impugn
their firmness, if' not their honesty, and
;rccklessly endanger the election of the
Senate for the sake of venting, what
Imight scem to some, too closely to border
%on private and personal animosity. We
war net so, against cven our cnemics,
!whcn the battle must be fought over the
iheads and at the hazard of'thic best inter
ests of our friends. We say to our friend
|ol' the Journal that he made no mistake
lin saying that this paper was “desizned
to support national republican principles”
'—and that he made a Gross mistake and
:did us severe injustice, when he said,that
‘the Herald had already departed from its
!objcct. The path of duty is too plain,
and we are too familiar with its course,
50 soon to loge our way. We endeavorin
!pulitics as in every thing else, to raise
ourselves above the influence of personal
Icomidcmtions, especially where duty, as
in this case, so clearly demands that tri
!lfling sacrifice.
! At this scason of the ycar, when at
tention to the pruning and grafting of
:I'ruil trees is one of the earliest cares of
‘the practicul farmer, we cannot confer,
‘we imagine, a more acceptable favor on
our agricultural readers, than to put them
in possession of the most approved com
posilion for the covering of grafis, and the
surest medicament for such wounds and in
|cisions in the limbs of trees, as if left to
| themselves must infallibly lead to disease
laml death. The composition to which
lwc allude is a MasricH, invented by W,
H. Ver~oxn, Esq. ofthis place, and very
fully described im his valuable Treatise
on the cultivation of the Mulberry tree
and the rearing of silk worms. The na
ture of the composition,and the method of
using it, are so perspicuously stated in
the notes to that work, that we cannot do
better than to transcribe the directions in
Ithc author’s words, without attempting to
!vury what we should fail to improve.
‘The whole of the directions, therefore,
will be found in this paper, under our
‘ltitlc “the Farmer,” and may be relied on
for the case and efficacy of the applica
tion, and its peculiar adaptation to trees
in this climate, as the experience of the
author has most successfully proved.
' Wahile speaking on this subject—the
management of fruit trees—we are sur
prised that a plant, so productive as the
Mulberry, should be but slightly attend
;cd to in the farms of this Island. We
are assured by gentlemen who are familiar
with the subject, that the trouble of rais
ing it is comparatively trifling. The soil
and climate are sufficiently propitious,
innd nothing seems wanting to extensive
plantations but the stimulating example
of some substantial landholder, who will
connect with this object, the production
of silk. Connccted with the silk-worm,and
reared for its nourishment, they would
soon repay any expense of planting, and
be the means eventually of introducing
intothis Loland, a branch of manufactures
of national importance, which in its va
rious departments of productive industry,
would stimulate the energics of a dense
population—invite and retain the invest
ment of capital—and go far to retrieve
our industry and wealth,
i If any of our worthy patrons contem
plate engaging in an undertaking of this
;natuf(', we cannot recommend to them a
safer or more agreeable companion than
Mr. Verxox’s book. We believe it is
tconccdcd, on all hands, that this Treatise
of M. Dela Brousse, is the very best
manual which has appeared in Europe,
It has been translated, abridged,and com
pletely re-modelled by our intelligent
townsman, and it now only needs to he
generally diffused, and faithfully studied,
to ensure to this branch of the farmer’s e
conomy an attention deserved by its in
trinsic merit, and which will richly repay
the notice it receives,
‘ Massachusetls.—.—ln 201 towns, the
votes for Governor stood, for Lincoln
25,632—M0rt0n 10,731,