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MISCELLMEOUS.
Froni the New Bidford JTtreury.
MURDER OF CAPTAIN NORRIS,
Of the whaling ship Sharon ofFairhaven,
and rc-captureof the ship from Muti-
ncers.by Jr. Bunjami.v CLOtcn, Aer 3rf
fr
pJJlc':r-
The Sharon havingbcen some time
cruising for whales in tlie viciiiity of the
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v.arohne IManas, put m at Ascension tl c
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15th ofOctober le44, for wood , water
and rccrmts. The rcquisite snpplies bc-
ing obtained, prcparations were made to
procPed upon the voyage, when eleven of i
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tne crcw ueseri' a, ana ueinjj sccreieu
and protectcd on slu.re. all cfforts tnrc-!'.1!'
lake them were fruillcss
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jailed again on the 27th October, xvith a
crew of scventeen men, all tnld, fourof
whom were nativesof King's Mill Groupe,
and two ofother islands in the South
Sea. The intentinn was to totich at Bay
of Islands or Port Jackson to mafce up the
compliinent of men. On Snnday, Nov. j
fiii, l.,, oj on v ic 05 v ...i.ino
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in 1
chase, leaving Capt. Norris, a Portugucye
boy named Maniiel Jose dos Reis, who
acted as slcward, and threc of thc King's
Mill Islandeis on board The buats
soon succeedc.i in capturing a whale.
which the ship ran down to &. took along-
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ers. At J oclock. P. M , the mate s
boatbemg about a inile and a half from
the slnp, Iier signal was uiscoveretl at
half-mast. and he immediately pulled to- j
wards licr. 1 ne sincular and unac
countablc management of the ship lor
some timc previotis had already becn re
marked by those in thc boat, aud cxcitcd
the liveliest apprehensions as they ap-
proachcd her- Coming up upon her quar-
ler withiu speaking distancc, thc boy who. jg thc bladc several timcs in his hand. Af
was aloft and had cut the main top-gallant ter a white hc becamc qiiict, aud Mipposing
halvards, told Mr. Smith, the inate, that j him to be dead, Mr. C. got up, but the 01 her
the'lslandcrs had killed Capt Norris and 1 immediately rose and struck about rurion...!y
ucre 111 nossession ot the ship. Jut
then one of them, anned nith a cut in2
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spnde, and entirely naked, lenped upon
the trafTrail, and, hrandi'sliing his weapou
with most fnrious and nienacing gestures,
dared the creiv to come 011 board. Thc
other tuo were also naked and stationed
one each side ofthe-ship, wherethey had
collectcdall thewhaling cralt. billcts of
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wood, hatnmers, bclaj ing ptns.in short
every tlung that would serve as a mtssile
or olfensive weapon, dclermined to repcl
any attempt to boar.t. 1 he lourtli natlie
of ihe samc islands was i 11 the boat, and'nlso with a s-pade, aud cndcavorcd lo look !
one of thc nmtinccrs addrcsscd hi.n in into ihe darkness below; Mr. C. made sev-
his on n hn-niatTC tclling him, it was sup- tral i'leuTrctnal attenips to gam anothcr mus- ,
1 1 . . i, 1 ,, ..j Kel. oiit his rig 11 ii.itiu anu icu arm were skiu 111 -giouuu anu loiiy lumnung; ouin is "i"- "
I, whatthcy haddonc,- and invitmg ,,i,a!l,: ,1P mnn a!DOIt ..jii a felv strictlv true. I cleared ai one bound ibe oneo 1 alarm lor
pose
him
dtsnpproval, upon wniciune ouicr caugni
up the cook s axe and httrled it with such
precisiou of aim, though .1 ship's lengih
distant, that it cut throiigh thc back of
his shirt as he stooped to avoid the blovv.
A shinvor of missiles followed, throivn
with such forcc that the bone belaying
pins were broken into several picccs 011
striking the boat, but fortnnately no ne
was seriously injured by them. The
mate then "ordered Manucl to cut thc
main-top gallant shects and main-topsail
halvards, and togo foruard on thc stay
and cut tho. halvards ot the head sails and
clear them from thc yards, which was
done. Thc lak of retaking the ship was
eridcntlv onc of cxtremc diflicuUv and
dangcr.frr the muttnecrs had the advanta-
ges of position and a plentiful supply of
arms. with the rcsolution and skill lo use
them eflectively, so that tlie secotid tnake
and his creiv, who had 111 thc nieantime
come up, were callcd to consult up.in thc
best conrse to pursue. It wasprnpocd
that both boats should advancc and board
the ship, onc upon each side, at thc samc
time; but Mr mith, tipiti whom by thc
melanchr.lv cataslrophc 011 board, the rc-
sponsibility and duties ot master had uc
volied, thought that a proper regard for
the iuterest ofthc owncrs as wcll as for
the safety of the men under his cotnmand,
required him to avoid all persnnal risk,
for which reasori hc proposed that b i.h
crews should take the 'other boat aud
relishtng It FO lltlie tnai ne suiiLri.u
10 nin uicm. Jie maue a tesiiire m , ,t ,ir,.,i 1,:. .,,! nn.l .vnlLo.l m nl.m.tp.l ,v,.tf n ihn rttn nf tli,. 1 .), l,r-,
proceed to the. ship, leaving lnm aione to but rettirneddurinz the r.ight and nid nimieii our fnend, aricr"j hearty suppcrof ham and
await the issue. This proposal met with iii ihe foreholJ. When the crew attempted , cggs, aud a canvas of the Fiery Forkers, the
no favo' the men declarin" a wisb rather lo take him out thc ucxt day be mide somc old lady having poititcd out bis bed, felt verv
to start for the nearest land five or six show ofietHnce, htitat last camc on dcck ! Cary, and only looked for an opportunity
. t.i,j aaii surrendered himself; he was put m . to "luni 111." thougb ihc musquetoes were
davs'satl distant and the second mate .,, ,,,, SvH.mv. l,PrP hK m :n . ,-.r..i, n.
boat to drop astetn out of talking dis-j Thc Sharon conipleted her voyage under ' selves along ihe floor, or again rosc, resiless
tance. jthecommand ofMr. Sniith, more success- y. aiid sought the door stcp; thc niggers
Mr. Clounh, the third mate, who acted, fullythau could have been cxpected after stuck their feet ir the yct warm ashes; ihc
as Smith's sice.'sman since the ship was j such melancholy and disheatteninginterrup- 0ld manstrippcd unscrupni.nisly, aud sought
short manned, had darted his lance scver- i
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ai uuiw ' o" ..,
MtionvaniuiMui.iiu. iin, u
three or four feet at each tr.al ; he re-;
quested, therefore, that ihe boat might be '
pulled within reach, asthe fellow kcpt his
nosition without flinchins and iiisolenlly
defied him. but the mate thought the ,
daii2er to -rrcat and refused togratity him. apprcciat.ou 01 m serv ices a;"s
Hethen oflered togoon board over the 1 lllc command of afinesh.p. and it is to be
ile tnen ouerea lu . f , , presumed 1h.1t other parlics who have es-
bows, .f the boy would cut the e-roy al , 1 a
stay and let thc end fall ovcrboard so that teslimnn5a, 0"f llieir mov;ii as;a atoncc
he could ascend by it tothe jibboom with nttfy iun and jnc-lle OIhers. under likc cir
a lance warp in his tecth: but Mauu 1 cumslanccs, to cmulate his conduct.
had become so exhausted by fright and ' .
fatigue thathe was unable to getup to the
royal-mast4iead to execute his part of the
task
MUnFTt l.n and ihe onebe executed was.
that both boats should pull ahead of the ship,
and nhcn it was quitedark. taking every pre
cautiou to avoid cxcitinz the suspicion of ihe
muiiueers. he would iumn into the sea, and
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r.K i.usc ,,Ille SIUC o. u.u p
shaXcled
pr.diablv bv ihe ccas of the whale killed
inthe mornius. to defend himself against
wbichhctook a'o-a-kmfe inhistec'h", and
VOL. IX.
let bimselfinto the water as silently as possi
ble. At the samc moment ihe sliip took
aback and it becamc necessary toewin; but
to "strike out" and makc flic besi of his
way would cause a sparkling of tlie water.
and betray his approach to the look-out. to
that he was obligcd to 'walk water,' by
nuic.i scarceiy any agitatiun was made aud
almost ns linlc progress. It
Pce ofmore ihau an hour and a half in .
Jun,llon- terminnled at Icngih by diyinz un-,
?S,i'S:R'n!T!,,i """" alr,.he ,,c,el'
. and nsccmhnc; by ihc after part ofit to tlie
'starboard cabin wimlmv, ihrongh nhich hc
male Ws cniry. Two large sharks were
J'lose 10 ,he l,0f Bh,c", he. Itft hc.T- and k,ePl
h'm co.npany ihe whole time without offer-
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mg tomolcst him, and the knilr, which luck-1
ily" had becn uclcss. he lefi upon the tran- I
j SOm as he got in at the nimtow.
. He then divested liimsclf ol his clothinjr I
ihat ihe enemy m:ghl have no adrautage'
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si
, u.mc ui iwm.uu suumu
"me c,''se Juacr5, and applied
iinneii io iis'eniug lo uie nnircinenls on
ileck:a4
e iudicatcd ihat therc were vet no
supicions of his prescnce, he prorccded to
search for arms and amunition. Two cut
lasscs ivere soon found, :ud amongstall ihe
innsketf, Ino onlv ttetc fit for scrvice. so far
as hc could judge by careful handling il was
toodark lo tec; evcry locker and drawer
'" ,hf theo ransacked for poiydcr
Iwerelojded and placcd wilh
i w.a.i, .....tl WJ-HM IULIIJVI, tilG IIIll9IVEf9
ihe cutlaes at
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in loadiug a fowliug piccc hc hcard a step in
ihe gangway and 50111c onc dcscended ihe
stairs. hiltiug the arms at the bottom and
knocking lliem don upon ihe floor. Jlr.
...v. uuu. ui 1111. vuillU ridllE. I II 1 1 1, v u
1 Clnugb ran 10 ihc spot, but uuablc lo fee
;any tbing. groped about by thc iiilruder's
Ifeet lill hc eaiirht hnld of aeullass. iih
!liichheran him lhrouEh the hody; as hc
drcw ii o.it a stiusglc ensucd forihc weapon,
j ail(1 ,0ii, fci to ibe floor, the olljcer Inckily
uppermost; planiing his knecs upon his
breast he took out one ofhis- cves. and with
a gnod deal of truuble brougbt the edge of
thc sword lo benr npnn thebark ofhis neck,
and madean allenipt to cut o.Th'is hcad he
pulled it back and forlh several 'inies, but it
j was an nnkward operaiion, for the othcr
1,. ,VOundiii Jlr. Club severeTv hv tui.it-
kcpi 110111 01 me sworj aml strugglcd violpnt-
; .v..
' , T'" -".P""J ") o.
iiliiiifl. hp tif frrrr! a ln ht irrjinn xtiit rfllimnn
i. -I T
grnan aud lclliipc
thc floor. Goitir r.zain to thc stairs. the 1
olliccrsaw anolhcr in the ganswav with a ,
cutlingspade poititcd towards him, when. I
fecling fora loaded muskct, hc sucrceded, af
ter snappiug Iwicc, in putling a ball thrnugh
his heart. Atlbesamc moment the spadc
j'PP . was lurown uoun. i.Ktng ctteci
in tlie thiek tiart of .Mr. C s. arm, aud thc
j )looJ hct so ,1nlcmy. from ,he ound!
, ,llat lc"siip,osecl the arl.ry to bc scvcred.and
j)esaii to give way to tmplcasant rellections. '
uhcu Ihe tlnrd camc to thegangway armed
frwar,s.
Mr. Ciimsli now hailed the boaK
uhich were so ncar that hc conld hear the
conversaiioii ainoiiESl ihe men. Hc told
himself daii-er..uslv wounded. and nr-cd I
tliPin t'l haftrn inliO.:rJ. They said tlicy j
did not bchcve more than oue had becn killed '
as llicv had lieanl-biit onc sun .and did'ut ron
sider it prudent for them 10 coinc nigh him
so t Ii r- wounded 111.1:1 h.id to sit down aud
suffer his blood to (lotv, for his right hand
lieCnme so sliff and fore that hc cculd not
u$e it ln place a bandnuc on arm. More
than half an hour havifig" elapsrd since the
liail, no furlher neus being heard, ihc boats
vcntnred alongsitle. A li&ht lieinc struck
and lironght inlo ihc cabin, ihe floor was
found coverrd wilh the blood of both com
batants. Thc tnin whn had first entered thc
cai,in ,vas rcaliniti'r 011 ihe trausnin.still sr.isp
ing ihe cutlass and wilh it ihc boal kuife left
liv lr. C. when he camc nu board; one .of
his cyeshung upon his chcck and his body
was covcred wilh gorc; he was still alne but
did not nime, nnil mnde 110 noisc hulastip
pressed roan. One of tlie inrn stabbrd him
tuicc with a hoal pade. and Mr. -Sinilli dii
clinrcd a inuskel ;ii him; hc aj then
cans.lu by the hir, dra;;ed upon dcckand
tbrnun inlo theca. Thc dcck presenled a j
shotkmg spertaclc, and .lahbleil and trackert
ih cloilcd blood the manglcd and head
Itss body ofthc unforttinale captaiti was ly
in: iheie as was ihalof one ofhis murderets,
which .n uncereinoniousl- thrown over tlie
side, while ihe remaius of Capt. Norris .ere
collcctcd aud reservcd for burial the next
dav. TliPsuriiv'm" mutinecr juim'ied over-
boardand swam soinedistance from thefhip '
iEft in nrison when the ship sailcd.
tion. Mr.
Cloujli remaiuing 011 board as
tsecoudmatc.
To his daring and almost un-
aidedexertions are lo be attnbuted tlie reium
of a valual)lc sl,;p and carCo, and. what is 1
t,;l m()rc j,poriant, the preservation of ihc j
snrviving crcwfrom the inUcrable fate which .
must ,are overtakea theni had they persis- I
lcj ;n scekins ihe nearesl land iu their baats. 1
Thc owners ofihe Sharon have shown their 1
SPOTS ON THE SUN.
A writer in the Boston Dailv Advertiscr
saysthat a dark spot of uucommon magni-'
lUUC 15 UOW VIM111C Ull IIIC UliL UI IUC SUll.
It is more thau ten thousand miles in diam- (
ter, and its area is grcater inan mai 01 ine
Pacific ocean. This was 6rst obscrved on ths
I4ih inst., nenr ihe easlern limb of the sun,
.s ..... .ove ,-. cnuator;a diameter.
Ithasnowadvanccd ue.y i.U - c1? -
V . ... ... i
the diic, and will occupy scycn sr eigiu i.n.ys
more m passing across ro lue wcs.crn ii.no,
whereitwill disappcar. u can.oi oe sccn ,
MIDDLEBURY,
nithout difiicully by the naked eye, but is
fhown distinctly with a Telescopscishl orten
inclies in Irngih.
L!eside the principal spot now tisible on
the sun's disc, there are five olhers of sufll
cient dimensions to be seeu wilh a 52 inch
acliro-naiic lelescope.
i lie sun lias not liccn entirely free from
spoislor several ueeks. On tho 3lst of
January, 10 were ctnmted, tliough inosl of
luem were coniparauvely fmall.
Thc iheory nt genendly adopled by as
tronomers in rcgard to these tpots is, that
ihey are porlions of ihe solid and opaqne
mass of the sun, sccn llirouih openiugs in ihe
luniinous atmusphcre or phosphoresceni
clouds wilh which that body is atirroun
ded. From Ihe A'. Y.
GOIXG TO BED IJEFORE A YOUNC
LADY.
We publishcd a week or Iwo since undcr
this hcad, a niost amuMng Etory nfone Judge
Douglass. of Illinois, iu nhicli that gentle
inan, hating aeceplcd thc hospilality of a
largc fainily, occupying a skgle room, was
obligcd lo undrcss and "hop inlobed''in the
prescnce of a voung lady. This voung lady
the Judge describcs as a "Vcnus inlinscj
woolsey plump as a pigcon aud and suinoth
as a persimrnon." 'J bc Judge bimselrwas a
-finall inan. physically speaking," and the
nrM;. , y,rnrn ,-....n i lr
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a modest, seusible'girl. who from h.ibit, ihot
nolbin? oribecireiimstanrc lurned his head
topscy-mrvy. The idea of pulliug o(T his
boots ht-forc her was deaih. and as lo dofiiug
his othcr lixeus. bc said he nould havesoon-
crharctaktnotrhisleKS nili a hand-saw.
At length ihc Iremcndous crisis approachcd.
The Judge had parlially undressed, entrcnch
ed brhind a roikiug (hair, vthiih cl'iircd
110 more protccliou from "the eiiciny"
ihai thc lunps ofa laddcr. Then he had a
dead opcn spacc of leu feet betwcen thechair
and ihe bed a snrt ol Bridge of Lodi pass
age. as he desrrihcd it, whith hc nas forced
lo makc, cxpnsed lo a cruel rakiug fire, forc
audaft! Thc Judge procccds:
"Body, limbs. and head. sclliug up a bus
ine.s nn onc huudrcd aud seven and a half
pounds. all told, of flcsh, blood and bones,
cantiot, individually or colleclively, set up
any very oslentalious prctcnsious. I believe !
ihc vouij" ladv must have brcn scttling inhcr
mind smi.c philnsophical point on that head.
IVrbaps herseiisc of justice wished to assure
r i.r- i-. r . i- -
,u ,,, , , ru.sm,. miuim
snpinii miitirfifi. i'rthinii .litf nnt fil
easy till shc kuew ihat a kind Provideuce
had not addcd lo gcneral pnvcrry itidividual
wrnng, Ccrtain it was, shc scctncd rather
picased wilh licr spcciilatinns; fbrnlicn I a-
ose fmtn .1 stoopin; posturc, fiually, wljjdly .
discuctimbered ofclolli. 1 noticcd niicliiev-
onsshadows playing about the corners ofher
moutli. It nns the mumetii I had dctcrniin-
cd todirccl hercycs to some astonisbinr cir- !
cumsuncc out of thc wiudow. But theyoung;
lady spoko at ihc ctiiical nmmei.t. Mr.j
llnlllil.ijs ' r I w Akcnvi'ml 4iim ir HAf
mishty smalt chance oflegs Uicret'
"Men seldom have any no.ion of.heirown J
powers. I ncicr made any prclcnsions to ;
bed, and nasbtined in a tuinkling."
The story of Judge Dougl.iss has sug
cst-1
cd to Ficld, of the St. Louis Rcvcillc, thcfol-
louiS advenlure of of a .Missouri politician
The "genlleman from Illinois" is not the
only geiitletncn iWiosc Irg-jliave led him 111
to an cmbarrasstneiit! A political friciid of
ours, equally happy in his mauners, if not in
his party. among the .Missouri eonstitucncy,
found himself, liile canvassing ihc State.last
sunimcr, for Congress.iu etcn a more peeu
liarperplcxing prcdicanieut than ihe Illinois
Judge.
Therc is a spot in thc south-westcrn part
of this Staie. known as thc Fiery Furk of
lloik-y K1111! a delicious lucaliiy, 110 doubl,
as ihc run of "honey"is of coursc accunipa
nicd by a corresponding flow of "milk,"' and
a mixture of milk aud honcy, or, at any ratc,
houey and "pcarh," is ihe cvidcncc of sulilu
nary coiiteiitineut, evcry place whcre they
hae preachiug!
"Iloney lluu" is furlher chrislianized by
tho prescnce uf an exlremely hospitablc fani
ily, w huse mansion.comprUing oiie aparlmcnt
neilher more nrlcss is renowncd for bc
inc neiershui agaitist thc iravcller, aud so
our friend found it dtiring ihe eliill tnoruing
air. at thc expcnse ofa rheumalism iu his
sliouliler, ils iiiiiiierous and miaflccled cracks
and tpaccs clcarly showuig ihat dropping ihc
latch was a useless foriiiahtv. The veuera-
hle hnst and hnstess, iu their one apartmeut,
u-ually enjoy ihe socicly of two snns, four,
daughlrrs, suudry dogs and "niggers," and as i
mauy lodgcrs as may dccm it prudent to ,
risk tne conicnhat cquivocal allotmcnt ol
slceping parlners,
On the night in question.
nearcd lo bar ihem. The dos flunjr them-
his sharc of the onecollaiiMrd-lonkinspillow.
anJ tbesons. cavalicrly. followed his ciara-
ple, leaving the old woman."gals"and strdn-
ger toscttle any dispute that might arisc.
The candidate yawncd, looked at his bcd.
went to ihe door.'lookcd at thc daughters;
finally, in duwn-right recklcssness, sealing
himself upon thc donny and pulling ofl his
coat. Well, he pulled olfhis coat and th
he folded his coat and theu heyawned and
then he whislled aud ihen he called thc old
lady's atteution to the fact. that it would ncv
er do to sleep iu his umddy trowsers and
- -
"-"""". .. . "-"v
I.m li.iti.n-"a nnc.ilila n m 1. 'i i nnpriioiil cam.il
IICI IUUi;i . iu;;iini, bniwiiiiii.aiiivii. . i.i.iii.u
to flash upon ihe old woman, and lie rried
" Gals, jest turn your backs round 'till the
stranzer cets into bed."
The backs were turned, anu ine stranser i
did get iuto bed in less than uo timc, wben
I lUC IIOSIC tliilU ?j'unfc.
Rrckon. stranger, as vou aint tised to us.
you'd hetter kivcr up 'till thc gals undrcss,
bad'nt you ?"
Bv this time our friend'ssleepyfit was over.
and ihouzh he did kivcr up as desirsd, sonre
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iv kinu ... ...u.ug ms o.usnes, auu ....o..uS u.,
s.yE.
Thc nymphs were soon stowcd away, for
ortljcrn
VT WEDNESDAY, APRiL 1845.
Ibere were neitherbuslles to unhitch.nor cor
scis io uniace, wnen meir mamma cvmenlly
anxious not losmotlicrher gucst.consulcrate-
ly reieved liim :
" You cau unkiver now, stranger, I'm mar
rird folks, and youain'tafeared ofme, I reck
on." The stranger happened lo be married folks
i himself; he uukivercd and turned his hack
wilh true coiniulii.il iudiifercncc, as faras llicj
ancicnt lady Tas concerned, but, wiih recard
to the gals he dcclares that his half raised cu-' ters from Licerpool, in the Manchester Guar
riosily iuspired thc inost torineiitiug dreams ' dian.
of nicrinaids that hc cver experienced. I
:
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t? :.l : i , , ,
eral conllict ensucd, in nhich, rrlaining ihe
dicipline they had learncd.thevchanred each
u.""-r u i".iuruus 01 icn oruieniy logcuier,
I "len closely cngaged, slnking with tbeir fore
1 feet, and bitinr;
auu itdriug cauii uiiicr wiiif
! terocioiia rage, and trampling over those
! whlcn we.re bcateu down. till the share in
courseoran hour. was strewn with dead and
, disiiblcd. Part of ihem had been sctfrce on
! j1 nsiug grouud at a distance ; they no soouer
ncara un: roar 01 me oame, inan incy camc
thandering down orcr the intermcdiate
hcdges, and catchini; Ihe contagious raad-
ness, plungcd iuto the figbt with fury. Sub-
umc asine scenc was, 11 was 100 norriuie 10
be long coutemplatcd, and Romana, in mer-
1 r . 1 .1 I
cy, gavc oruers lor ucsiroying iiicm, oui u
was lound toodangcrous toatiempt this; and
after ihe but lioats quittcd tho hcach, thc few
horses that remaitied wercstillbeing evgaged
in thc drcadful work of mutual dcstruc
tion. CO.MBAT BF.TWEEN A TONKEY
AND A COBRA DA CAPELLA.
Thc following curious account ofa cotn-
bat betwcen a nioitkcy and a cobra da ca-
pella, was related to mc by an old fnend
in Betigal, who lienrd it from a gcntleinnn
who had witncsscd the fact at Pantn, somc
thirty years ago. Themonkcy inhabitcd
a large bitrr, (Indlcc) or banyan tree,
(jicus indira) and was prcparing to asscnd
it, when he pcrccived a large cobra, itcar
the root. On evcry attempt to approach
the trtink, the snakc rcarcd his cres to at-
tack him. and as thc monkcy inovcd to thc
other side. the snakc in like manner shift-
c(j hisground, so as ahvays, to interccpt
i,;s advancc to the tree. Th'e monkev on
i .t.: 1.: . .1 1
- ... v
f '., ., , . .. .
" lS V n ' "to 'ii i,"
"? aireciiy at ine snahe as 1 10 eizc 11,
U (Lt)fcV 'l lil'IIIIIIUIII Ul)V'(l Ullll
nearly two hours. At lcnglh
.apparcntly tircd ouU.Iay stretch-
cd 011 the nround. The monkpy now
walked leisurely beforc it, watchiitg its
motionsall the timc witn thc utmost vigi.
laticc, gradually lcsscning ihc distance be
twcen them, till hc arrivcd within areach
of a single hound, when springing on his j
enetny, bcforehe had time torear his hcad,
graspcd liim firmly by thc neck. The
snakc instantly envcloped him in its folds, j
but thc monkey. retaining its hold, scized
a brick-bat (a part of thc ruTns ofnn old
i JJ,uua ul lllu .'u. u I ,llu ULI.,y UI.U ulfuJ.J
sft himself to work to rub it against the
head of the snakc. This opcratinn was
continued wilh the mnst dctermined per-;
o)jaui9iiirgiiucuu wnicn iiau ueen quanereu 0f ihe N Y.Expres3
iu Fuucu, were cavalry mounled on fine
black, long tailed Andalusian horses. It was I Mr. I'olk drccses not only plaiu, but raih
impraciicaule to hriug offlbesc borses, about 1 cr slovenly. His clolhes are badly made,
1,000 in nnmber, and Romana was not a inan 1 and sil awkardly, as thnugli ihey were made
who could order them lo bc destroycd. IIc ihya cuuniry tadornot familiarnith ihe Iaiest
was fotid ofhorses hiiiHclf, and new that cv- ifashions; heucars a large snrlout, which
cry man was ailached td thc heast hich had ! rcachcs dottn lu his nnMes. Mrs. Polk, on
carried hitn so far and so failhfullr. Thcir Ibe contrary, over iht sses. At church, par-,
bridles were token ofT, and they werr turned licularly, she would be rrmarkcd by the gaie-'
loose upon the bcach. A sccne eiisued, such j ty of her ilress. On Sunday, shc worc a
as probably was ncver beforc Hitncfscd. ! white silk bonnet. white fcatbcr. rich lace
They wcrc seiisible that they were no longcr veil, faehionable black velvet manlilia. and
under anyreslraintof hum?n nower. A cen- 1 rich culorcd silk dres. The President aud
sevcrancc, till hc had utterly dcstroyed all ad aload of corn. Ifl come back, I will to get her money. J.ut she told him xu go
vcstigeofthe h3ad. rcducing it to a con- Ict yon know thc particulars ; if I should f"1 '''P I'e1t-- S.. l.c eDt ofT. and fiu;.l
fused mass. when, disengaging himself ' ,J lcl ,i.ein 1, ' bv the horkcv j ly can.c back and knockcd. and as she camc
from thcnow inert Mp heU.rew it rn "It-,!: 'Srfhta r.. g rJT.iSr"SS;
him, and sprangup to his wonted roosting ; rfresscd as one ofthc commoncst order of , rorcommitting him 10 prison and six 01 ihem
place 111 thc tree. Afier lliis, it can scarcc- Yankcc farmers, aitd was soon at Bush's ! ,VCre for his bemg hung. He is now in Do
ly be que5tioiicd that the monkey was pcr-. taVcrn,which wasin possessionof the Brit-lvcr jnil."
fectly aware of the dangerous charactcr of ' js, ir00pS- No soouer did the ofliccrs I Andrew Iloward. the miinlcrcr referred lo
the snakc, and also knew well ihe scat of c.py ,jm tftn they bccan lo question him ! above, has jint been convictcd nf murder in
thc formidablc power which his enemy , as',J0 h;9 whereabouts.'and finding him a '!'- Jcgree at ihe court Dover. A mo-
posscsscd, and could in an instant put completc limpleton fas they ihotmht ) "" r?"l?l?( J.'j' r'r e" "a ," . .
L,.l, ... 1;. T, ,!. ,nJ,, .!f.mp.,e,S f e. - . y counscl which w.lldcfer Ihc scntet.ee tdl next
his destructinn. It also
w ui... ...... .ju "i'i"
to provc that tltp larger animals unlike
smaller ones, and stnall birds, are mcapa
"le ol bemg acted upon by thc power ot
fascination Midical Timts
-
Tit.kish I'Arcit The Picayune, has
had translated tlm followinsr from a num-;
ber ofsiTurkish napcr of which we
ccived a copy, reccntly transmitted from
Constantinople, iu relation to our Presi-
dential clcctiuns
'Of thethree
candidatcs,'
says
the
Constantinople Editor, 'now seckmg to
be Caliph ofAmerica, two arc men of i appearancc.'
remarkablc endowments,- and the other I Putnam gave up thc team, and saunter
is naturally popular in thc Southern I cd about for an hour or"so, gaining all the
State3. In the North where there are j information he wislied ; hc then returned
few people of color, the strugglc will be , to his men.and told them of thc foe and his
a close onc between Mr. Klai and Mr. J plan of attack.
Polk; bulinthe South, Mr, Burnfc, hej The morning camc, and with it sallied
being a black man, will of course carry olit the gallant band. The British wc e
every thing bcfore him. Should cither of handled with rough hands, and when they
the former bc choscn, it is understood surrendered to Gen. Putnam, the clod-hop-that
the friends of the other will hang.per, hc sarcastically rcmarked, " Gentle
thcmsches inorder to escape proscrip-l men, I have kept my word. I told you I
tion. a specics of guillotinc very much would call and pay you for your kindness
dreadcd by politicians, and said ta bc j and condescnsion.'
au improvemcnt upon bowstring. ln
case Mr. B. should tnumph, there ap-
, UCUia l UV IJ1I UUIIUl IIIUI tl, II imu .
. mtiun wui oeiiui 10 tnesworo. uiwiuim:
1. .
the success of either of the first naracd I ''MP' ew mre '"""S "a,"'""n er can
oentlemen will ensure the decapitaiion of, "c g.ven. than that of a young
the negroes, and produce a foreign war, 1 "ho has becn atlract.ng much atteniion by a
asGreat Britain has sworn to protecta serics of Iccttires oo Shakepeare and his
race of people, from which she gathers plays. We allude to Norman Henry Hud
somuchwoolto pull over other people's son, a native of Cornwall, Vt., who. though
cycs.
SnowEiior Pfbbles A5D Eels. IIow
ever iucredible it may appear, panies wbo
were witnesses ofihe nbcoomena, slale, that
during the heavy rain which fell heie on
i : ...... t n mi 1 11 1 i f f rC riKKlfa
ycsieruiiy, ctii iimuju ..j . uuV.u
descended upon tbc Excbange flags, and
- ' eels in Castlc ctrect. The pebblei were all
sman in size.uut ol (iiiiereut colors sliapes.
Oue was a beaiiliful white, and was picked
up fy a merchanl, wno valucd itso highly
that he refusedto part with it, and took it
liome. The iu?pector on duty at thc Ex
change, gathered a large number nf ibe pcb
hles, and deposited them in one of ihe neigh
boring qfTices, whcre ihey have siucc bccn
very geneniny aumireu. j ne cels were
about two inclies and a half in lenzth. Lrt
AV.miii.xoto Chit Chat We copy thc
"miccu pnmgrapus irom ine corresponuence
his lady have atlcndrd church but tio Sun
day niornings Ihey iat in Mr. Ellsworth's
pew. It H iherefore given out that hc ill
alttend the Prcsbytcrian'cburch in Four-aud-a-half
strcet.
Alany of vour fcmale readcrs, no douhr,
may want to know how fllrs. rolk
ppears.
r or thetr bcuelK 1 will statc that shc appears
about forty; raihcrovcr lias aflinrp face and
nose; exhihits a linesctof tecth; has a sal-
, Io'.t complexmn; is ratherihm and appears
gentecl, but tlrcsses "to kill.'' The city is
1 crowdcd, but not ballso much so as it was
four years ago, at the inaucur.il addicss of
. urn. namson. r 1111 inree-iourius 01 ine
sirancers are from thc Westand South har-
. 1 - . I 'I'l. !. .. II
j cnicc. jcr?uu iu uc m-i-ii,
The ball
lo-uighiwill be entirely pohlical, not a H Ing
having brcn invitcd as a managcr. '
Mr. WicklifTe. Post Master Gencral, gare
his last party 011 Friday cvcuing. It nns a
perfecl jam. All Washinston, and more too,
were therc. Mr. V. is highly respccled, and
his threc daughtcr: much admired for ihcir
beantv. They will lcave the gay scencs of I
Washington with regrct. Mr. W. has given ;
his parlics wcekly throughout the winter, and
allspcak of them as havingbcen very delight- subsequent course shnivs th.uthaj farl'.e Its
ful. uot lost sight ofhis detrrminaiion. He is
Mr. Webster bas arrivcd, and onks iu fiuc , n0w prcparing for one of ihe learned profes
bealth. The new Senator from Rhode I- sione. and intends onlv 10 contimtc his lec-
sland and Maryhnd are also hcre, and Sen-
ator Convin from Ohio is hourly cxpected.
Gen. Cass hai his lcvec ronms at Fuller's,
mauy of his friends have callcd on lnm
Gc.v. Put.vaji Among the worthies
who ligurcd duriug the era of the Ameri
can revolution, pcrhaps therc was noue
posscssing more originality of rharactcr
than Gcn. Pittnam, who was ccccntric and
fcarlcss, blunt in his manners, the daring
soldicr, without thc polish of a gentleman.
Hemight wcll bc called the Marion of thc
North, thnugh he disliked disguise, pro!
ably from the fact of his liping, which
was very apt tooverthrow any trickery he
might have in view.
Atthe timc astronghold, called Ilorse
neck, some miles from New Yorfc, was in
posscssion of the Brittth, Pulnam, with a
few sturdy patriots, was lurking in its vi- i
cinity, neni on uriving them irom me .
place. Tircd oflying in ambush, thc tnen
bccame impatient, and importuned the !
Gencral with questions, as to when they '
wcrc oin to iave a .bout wjth thc fl)e. ;
0nc " ? ,. mMle , SDCCch somellin!?
jto thc llowing cflcct, hich convinced ;
them tlntsomcthtngwasiiitlicwin J:'l-eI
lers you've becn idlc toojong, and so
have I. I'm -ooinir down to Bush's at
Uorsenccl; in an hour with an ox tcam I
mev nerran to n z n m. anu lureaicncu
to seizc the corn and fodder.
'Ilowmuch do you ask for your wholc
conccrn!' asked they.
' For mercy sake, gentlemcn,' replied
the mock clod-hopper, with the most de-
nlnralilp look nf nntreatv. onlv let mc ofl". '
I,,i
re-:, ,!,;. -,l ;r i,.i ,rnn'. dow III
rp,rn ln.llm, ,nii av toii heartilv !
j-or your kindnessand condescension.'
'Well.' said they we'll take you iityour
word ; leave thc tcam and povinder with
us and we wont rcquire any bail for your
: pitrsUIT OF KNOWLF.DGE UNDER
DIFFICULTIES.
.Tl .T T--nfllt
horn in novertT and bred in orphanagc,'
has, hy dint of resolution, applicaiiou and
natural strength orraind. conlrived to allain
an eminence in a path struck out and pursu-
ed without aid, and solely iu reliancc upon
hU nwn "rcnius and industry. Thc Boston
- mT TT , ,
Transcnpt gtves a uarrative of Mr. Hudson
NUMBER 48.
pursuits to thc prrsent timc, from nliich ne
abridge ihe fullowin
In youth Mr. Hudson was scnt to Icarn ihe
black-snmli s trado.'at which he Iabored till
Ihe age of cighlccn; The indiTidual wilh
wbom he pa;scd these imnortant vears oflife.
entirely neglected his cducation and aflorded
luni scarcely the means ol conifort. Under
such circuinslanrcs. ihe young apprentice
was irausicrrca irom tlie snop or ihe black
smiih to that ofa coach-maker. to nhirh new
. occupauon he apphed hinuelf dilisentl v fou
ivears more ihree ycarsas anapprcnlice aud
I Up to lliis t'me thc' adrantagcs whiMi he
, cujiiyeu lor improving ins inieiiectnal capaci-
ties were verv hsht. aud bv no means satii-
lacrory lo onc ho had eveu au ordinary de
grec of mental gifts. IIc had for somc timc
felt tl.e want of cducation, and at lenslh re-
; solvcd lo oblain it. Preparins himself for a
collegiate careerhe entered ihe CoIIege ai
Middlebury, Vt., adjoining his native tonn,
and graduatcd there in 1610.
Altcrhisgradualion. .Mr. II. went South to
engage as a teacher. IIc ipent one jcar in
Keniucky and subsequently two year: in
Huulstill;, Alabama; and nhile nccupicd in
this little relired town. he wrote for his nvcn
gratification and for the pprposeof occupyine
an evcr resllrss mind. his lcclures on Shaks
pcare. At firt they were read before a few
persons at Iluntsville, some of whotn wrre
(liscriininatiii2 cnough to apprcciate Iheir
beautics, and lo iuduce Mr. II. to try his for
tuncs as a bona fide leclurcr. Tbinkitiz to
1 compass his desire of dnchargius his Collegc
debtssooticrby thiscoiirsc than by continue
ing as teacher, he went to Mobile.duringthc
winterofl3l3 1, aml delireredhis Shaks
pcanin dUcourses beforc nn aitdicncc suflj
cieully large to defray his expcncs. Ile now
felt encouragcd to visit a largrr city; and he
accordingly went to Cincinnatii, where he
gave nvii cours'-s with much ihc samc suc
ccss as at thc South.
He was non urgcd by snme genllemcn of
Boston whom he me! at Cinciniiati. to make'
a visit to ihc " Ather.s of Aincrica." II: fol
lowed their advice, and his success has sur
passcd eren thvirmost saosuinc expeclations,
w hile it has aflorded him thc tneanvo a con
siderablc cxtcnt, of liquidatiiig his pccuniary
eugagcmcnts.
At ihe rnmminrimriit nf his Cnllpf'e llfe.
JJr. Hudson sayshcfinally reolved"tomakc
in.t a mnrli of'lnm.pir x misble:" and his
tures until he shall hare procured ihe incans
lofdefrajiug his old arrcars
I ting his futurc studics.
aml
o! prosecu-
Xos REsisrAxc Illustrated. Ourre
fnnners and come-outcrs arc evcr t(.Hiug u
of ihc safety and cnmfort of cxposing our
ihro.its to murderers and assassitts, provided
itisknonn vehall not reswt. Atalalegeo
eral mceliiig of ihe Free Will Baptianlenutn
iaation onc or luo iudividuals advncated the
doctriticof absolute and univcral passivtty,
adducing ihe example of ihe Quakers as .1
prool of the safety. Eldcr Place, an agt-d,
scusible, aud iufluctitial prcachcr, thus 10
plied :
"Notuilhstandiig ihe hastc, ihat wc all
fccl as to gcltiug thiough Ihe busiuuss, I can
notforbcar to makc answer to oue qucstiou
presenled in brolher Slcere's specch. "Did
ou cver know ofa Quakerbeing iiialiciouslv
j murdcrcd ?"' A cac oxactlv in poiut has
iatciv occurretl in n.y ou couniy, and
in
Knchcster, my nattvc lown. 1 hcre lived 111
ihat towti a Cinakerwoman.hcncvoleut.kiud-
heartcd.and in principlcatnet uon-resistant.
he had a poor neigbhor named Andrew
Iloward. n ln. was ofteu hungrj-, and shc fed
!' " " ' "W3"
"U
jif lc cotildgellhe moneywiiliouikillinghcr.
; he would; bui if not, he wmild have itat I1
hazards. He went to her h'usc, askcd for a
drink of water, intendingifshe wentoutihen,
THE Gl;ILTV AXD THE INXOCENT.
The Boston Libcrator, cdited by Wrn. L.
Garrison. (and ihe oldcst anti-slavery paper
in thc counlri) is thc exponcnt of ihe vicws
f ,! ofihe Abo!itiuiiistuho repu-
called 'Libertv n.irtv' as a corrupt
and dishonct faciiou. Io the last number of
this Jourtial Mr. Garrison gives his vicws of
the relativc p.iy.t.on and conduct ol me
Locoroco and Whii parlics on ihe Tcxas
qucstion.jn ihe fullow4ng emphatic and unn
quivocal lenns :
"In thc njmeof Democracy has this fright
fuloutnge becn pcrpetialed. The Demo
craiic parly, as such. hassold itself, boily and
sonl, to the Demon ofSUvery, and with can
nibal appetite, is fattening upon human flesh
and blood. All its professions of regard lor
Ihe rights ofmau ofhostilily lo oppro-ion
ofa'tiachmenl tothe cause of hberij are
memlacious and hvpncri'ical to an mfernal
degree. as indispufably shown by its arts. It
is S party. from which cscape bylhc v.nuous
and honesiisto be made wilh the ccler.ty
that rigbteous Lot fled from Sodom. The
friends ofGod ani man are now called upon
toajnitc Ibcir forces for il ovcrthrow to put
ihe brand of proflif.ncy on the brow of every
man who shall vcnturc to uphold it to un
mask it as a monstcr of iniquity and thus
vinJicatc cenuineDemncracy. aud peradvcn-
ture save the country from ruin.
"Tolhose membcrsofCongress, whether
Vbi" or Democrats, who were 'faithful n
mong the faithless. found' in ihe trial hour.,
letthethanksofthe friends of freedom bc
prolTered for themselres. and in behairof the
three milhons of our fclluw countrymcn u.
chaius. 'Credit t wtiom crc.ht nouur io
whom houor.' This. impanial juice aud
i.inn mnf nanimitv demand. Kecrcant to
their duty iu many nlhcrinstauces.inpresent
ins anahnost unbroken front to this scheme
of annexation. the Whig party have donc a
noble work, and stood their ground with a
fidelitv farbevondourexpcciations. Ihatol
all Ihc Southern Whig Senators. only three
were found willing to go for thc nrasure.sur-
u'siis aaTr,
i runufiiED EVEitr wedses'dat morsmo
, I.V STEWAKt's BUILDI.VBS, '
BY J. aOBB JR.
bt vrnoit all oacw.s rcn
HAMDBILLS,
yji evcry Uescnption wiU bc ncatlv aiid
tnshtouably cxecutcd. at short notice.'
prises us. By their dcfeeiion frnm h- t,T
sition assumcd by ihe Whig party, ihe deed
bas bccu.consninmaled: butih- mnv it.-tr
standsnohly exhonoratcd fiom al! rejponii
bility iu the case.'
No dctcriplion of the partics responibfe
for the Annexxliou of Texas U mmnl.i..
which docs not include the schem inr ripmn-
gogues who stand at ihe head of thc I.ibcrtV
party' as rquallr suiltv wilh Ihcir T
aliies. "IVcimnted Putk lohetlectr.I" nt.l
one of the niot actite of these Liberty partv
champioiis iu this cily. to a friend of ours
sinc thr elrctiou: thus confessing ihe trnth
of the charge which lvehroi.ght against ihem
dunng thc campaiin. and for nhi-h anrl
others nere denouiiccd as liars and slamler
ers by the prcsscs of thc p.irtv. Thc same
individual, nhile the question "of Annexation
wa haticill ' doubtful before thp Smai.
said to anotber fiiend. "TVuu il h I
mll not parf. toda ir.for tfteylcnow that they
are inJebtel tovs (ihe'I.ibriy par"ty.')or thcir
potcer." We say then. lei "the respousibilitv
lor Annexation, wilh all itsilire corifequcnce
to tbi- libcny and ueace of the
on both the partirs hy whnse guilty c'rpart
ierhip the foul derd ha? been accoiuplislicd.
.m-uvc aii, ici.ue nnimiol .maniv ni.il c its
indelil.Ie n.nrk upon ihc fnrcheads ofthc men
nho.with profe.vons of peculiar friei dship
Inr the Black Race upon their lips, sive pow
er to a party so deadly hostile to ll.c tizlils nf
ibat n.ee that, if it ncrc pos-ible, ii nould
consign them to ciern.il . bundagc.
THE nFLUENCE OF SLAVE
RY. Thc preponderance of thc inituliin of
Dcmocratic Slavcry. as au clemcnt in ihe
following articlc, nhich we copy from thc
N. Y. Exprcss:
To tiii: EDiions: I rcad. wiih grcat iu
terest, your rej.lv of tlm "Oih wir., ihc a
senion cf the N. Y.Courier, ihat iIm.-oh:Ii
ould acqu'.re no political strc-aslli from tho
annexation ori'cxas: aad ihat ihe K.pre
icui:ilivcs of ihc Free t'laltw iu Ciir.grrss
would ncvcr pcrinit ihcaduiissionof at.othri
Slavc Statc iuto the Uiiiun.uulcss iu counes
ioti witha Free Statr.
II Ibe preaent rntionf reprcrntalinu.whcre-
..) ! e i:if ca a.c counted to three Ireemri!,
increar the ielitir'.il.trength cf the Simth.
it U diHiru.'t lo miderta.id v.hy the api.I'u-:.-lim.
oflhisratio. ou a greally cnlargrd scale.
will have no inliiie.ice ou the jiowcr oflbc
sl.ive hnhiiug inlcrc.-t. C)n this subjrrt, tlui
lnlloni.ig'irrtji, but little .uonu to ihe pub
lic, may pruve instructive:
In thc-Prc'idential Etrciinn nf 1P40.
ia F rec Stalcs had ll3 i.hct.ir. aud c'ivc
1.710.70 j vnles I Klectorto 10,218 totrn.
12 Slavc uit. had 115 F.ltc Hir. and gavo
C9"J,005 votrs 1 r.lectorin 0.0i"i votrs.
NcwYork had 45 l'.lecuir?. and cavc411.is;i
votrs I Kloctar to lt!.j".t!3 votcs.
Virsinia. Trtuirxce. Kt-uturkv. N. Caro-
linm. f.ouiviaiia, Arkan.-a. Mi-souri. had
60 Klrctors, nnj save -1171)1 voio 1
Elector to ..".;(; vmrs.
Ohio had lil IlWtors.aml gaveC72,f40 votcs
1 Elcrtor i:i.0IU volcf.
Virgiuia had 21 K!-rlor, and gave SG.Z9 1
voirs 1 Elertor !i7ufi vott-i.
Michigau had :i Eleclnr'. and gave 44,21-0
votes 1 Elector to M.7CG votc.
Louisiana had 5 Elrrinr, and cavc
vetes I F.lcrtor to ".Tcvj votis.
PrcMdenlial Elcrtion of 1S44.
J3Fipe Stateshad 101 Elrclnrs, and gr.vc
1,&00,I?!J4 votr 1 r'lrrlnrln 1 1,730 vnie.
12 Slave Stato had 104 Elrctors. and gave
7V3,eiS votcs 1 Elector lo J,G09 votrs.
Michigan had 5 Klccinr, aud gave 50,222
votes 1 Klector to 1 1.21 1 votcs.
Loui?intia had fi Elrctors. and g-irc 2C.Sf.
voirs 1 Elertor tu 4.177 vo;ce.
Iu I.--15. Mr. Fjishur, Serirlary ofthc Na
vy, being ralled ou, hy the:?cuate. to slatc
ihc r.ilc adopled by him. io appoiutinents in
the Navy, rrporlr. (iCrli .Martli) ihat, "The
rule folloued by liiiiiH-lf, and "iiitli is un-
dfrMood Io br thc rnlc of ihc ollicc, d.f trib
utrs the appoiiiiuien's among ihe tvcral
Siatcs, accordiug lo iheir rrirrsentntiini in
Congress. I soon dirovcrcil ihat llir r.ilc
could u t be applied. From Khixlc Island,
llicrcwns uo apphcalion; and, froni scvrral
new Stairs, thc apphcntinn;, in many instan
crs. were nnsupportpd by projier tri!..io
niaN so that ibe due rr.purlion of those
Starrs could not propeily be appnin'ril. Tlu
rendered nccesaaiy mniv n'ointuiriils at
l.trge, as it is callcd." Tb s'critary Kp
peiitls to his report a Jistof l'Jl:ipiritinf nt,
made by hiui up lu Ihc date of ihe rrpnrl;
toceibcr with the Sutcs froni which tbcy
were.takcn.
It appears ihat the appliiaiion of the rule
gave lo the Frrc Staics C0 ofiircrs.
To the Slarc Slatts 00 "
Thi lefi 32 to be appointrd "at large."
Now niark .Mr. Upshur's :e!cctinns:
Ile took from ihc Frcc Slates 4 oliiccrs.
Frnm ihe Slave Slates 27
Reidcucc unknown 1 '
Thu, of 100 Nnval Oflicors np
poiuted by iheScr'y. he took
from Ihe Frrc Statcs 7' "
From ihe Slave Statcs 117!!
ISutit was posjjhle. ihat.hereafler.a Xorlh-
crn Secrctary might apportinn appoiriiiuents
accordin: lo thcfrer popdlation ofihe States.
To guarr!?a;aiu5t such an rvent, ihe Scnalc,
ihe same session. adileda clause lo Ihc Navy
Appropria'iou bill, rrquiring appnintments
of iMidsbipincntobemadcaccordiug to"fed
cral iiuu.brrs ; ihus giing the slavc-holdcrs
a represcntation for tbcirtlnves in the Navy,
aswell as in Congress. This clause psed
tcilhoul a ilhision. Ii was resistered inthe
Iloue. The Senate. howcer, insislal on
thc clause, and a Co.nniiltee of Confercuce
was appoiuted, which rcsulted in thc al au
dnuincut of the cl.iuc. So much for the ic
dcpenilence ofNorlhern Srnatnrs io rens
ling thc encroachment ofihe slave power.
Thc proreeds of ihesale ofPublic I.ands
were. ilistribnted :in comli..nce wilh 1ip
Act of 13-11. acrordingto "fnleralnunibrrs."
The following arc some ofihe exlraordinary
results :
Free Population.
N. Hampshiro
S. C.
Michigan
Louisiana
Vermout
Mississijipi
lowa
Florida
234.573 receivcd
S0J)."
1C213
7.420
9971
10.213
10.410
1.5 ,a
1.51S.
2G7.360
212.267
291.913
180.440
4a03C "
23.7G0
Electors of S.Cchos'nhy thel.i-giUiu'-!?