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LETTER FROM MAJOR DOWNING.
T > my oi l Friend Mr. Dwirht, of the .Vetr York
Daily Advertiser.
Washington. Oct. 10. 1834,
Seein that you haint hearn from me now for
a considerable long spell, I suppose you begun
to think I had gone to Araby, where tiie gineral
threatened to go once when the people began
to send petitions to him last winter—but my
g> >ti old friend, ever since I l it to you my last
letter, I haint had time to do nothin in that way;
•nd tins is about the cause on’t. W hen I wrote
to you last, I was busy gettin my boots footed
and greas’d, and all things mended and slick d
up, and intended to go to Saratogue and all
about them parts, to keep an eye on the •• next
Government;” but comin to look about me here,
I found all the folks of the Government and
“the Government” itself all off, and not a crit
ter left here to keep things agoin but me and
Mr. Forsyth, and seein that he was rather new
in the business, l thought I would stay and lend
him a hand, and wait here till either the present
Government or the next Government got back
agin. Well, 1 hadn’t been long at it afore I be
gan to feel rather wamblechop’d; and one day
Mr. Forsyth says to me, Major, says he, what’s
the matter; well says I, Governor, 1 don't know
exactly, but I begin to feel considerable streak
ed; well says her I reckon I know what’s the
matter, and he come out with a long word that
frightened me almost to pieces. I had hearn a
good deal said about the old Torys of ’76, and
the new Torys of’34, and as my father and
grandfather had battled agin the old ones, I
didn’t somehow fear much about the new ones;
and I knew there was a good many kind of new
Torys; there was the present government To
rys, and the" next government Torys, and the
tape vV twine Torys, and the safety fund One
Dollar bill Tort/s; but here was another kind
of 1’orys 1 hadn’t thought on before, and Go
vernor Forsvth said there wnrn’t a doubt they
then had hold on me, and them was the Pre
iitoni-Torys. As soon as the won! was out ol
his mouth l sprung round like all possest; says
l, Governor, do you think it is raly so? there is
no doubt on’t. says he; why says 1, how you
t ,1k! for if that is so there is no tune to lose,
»ys I, for so long as there is any ailin about
Major Downing that has got any kind of Tory
ibout it, it is time lor folks to look our. Well
he. Major, it you like another name better,
says he. I’ll give it to you, and so, says he,
you’ve got the Kolaree. Do tell, says I, if that’s
all I’ll soon fix that; and why didn’t you say so
at hrst, instead of tellin a body about that other
plagy ailin? and with that l went to work right
off puttin things to rights. The first go off I
took a leetle less New England in my switchell;
but that didn’t do much good; then again I took
a double dose; but that ouy made things worse:
it was like poriu warm warter down one’s back
on u cold, frosty inornin; it felt plagy good
whilst you was at it, but in a minit al ter, it was
worse and worse; at last l stop’d all kind of
hard licker, and arter a little spell I felt pritty
churck. I stuck to this plan a few days, and
kept cool and good natur’d, and eat nothin but
good sound food, and drank nothin but clear
cold water, and above all I kept up my pluck
and trusted to Providence for the rest: and in
• less than one week there warnt a mite of no
kind of premoni-tory*, nor any kind of tory
about me, and l was as sound as a grannit.—
But I had a pritty tuff time on’t I tell you, for
accord in to the natur of all these kind of ailins
that has got any tory about em, if you don’t
stop ’em they go on and go on, till folks go in
to what the Doctors call the cotups, and then
you turn as blue as an indigo bag, and then
karnhre and Lodnum and burnt Brandy and
Kiun pepper and mustard and hard rubbin aint
no kind of use—it’s all over then.
I and Mr. Forsyth us’d to have a good many
long talks about it, and when 1 was busy bat
tling agin them plagy premonitory* he used to
call and see me, and 1 would talk over matters
with him. One day, says I, Governor, did you
ever have a notion that there is a plagy strong
likeness between the natur of a man and the na
tur of a nation? Well, says he, Major, I dont
know exactly that there aint. and again I think
there aint none at all. \ cry well, says l, donl
commit yourself, but I’ve got a notion says 1
that there is a plagy strong likeness. Now says
I look at me. look at that are leg and that an
arm, and this hand, and see this breast, says I.
(and I gave a whack on it with my hand like a
sledgehammer on an anvil;) now says 1. aint that
all together a pretty considerable pattern of a
man? is there any kind of rot about that, says
I? nothin says he that I know on; except that
plagy premonitory: well says 1. that aint noth
in yet, and I scarcely feel it; yes says lie but il
you dont put a stop to it. Major, it will I reckon
lead to trouble putty soon;—well says I, that’s
trueenuf, Governor.and 1 know as far asexperi
ence goes manv as stout ana strong a uiap tib
l am now, on Thursday aint been worth the
• labor of berryin him Saturday. Now says 1
that’s the natur of man; and now let us look at
the natur of a nation, and instead of going all
about creation let us look at home—here is a
pattern of a nation worth lookin at, and there
aint nothin in any part of creation that can
hold hold a candle to it. Twelve million ol
folks all strung together by a constitution and
set of laws, made by themselves for their own
security and happiness—and every thing so
accurately ballanced and check’d, that nothing
but wilfulness can throw it out of gearing.—
Put, says I, like me, it has got some ailin now
about it—there is premonitorys, says 1, at work
upon it to a sartinty, and there must be a stop
put to em, or things will look blue enuf pret
ty soon, and nothin will save it from colaps;
then all’s over with us; ami weshant be a bit bet
ter off than some of the Portagees and Spanish
nations in South America.
There aint, says I, no man living, whothoughl
lie would do so much good as the Gineral thoughi
|,e could, afore he got to be the Government bul
«>me how if turns out tother way, aud 1 believe
it all comes from the listenin Gineral to the kind
of folks * ho like themselves better than they dc
him or the country, and turnin away from the
best friends of the country. The worst on't is,
says I. the Gineral thinks that every man who
has a different opinion of his measures, is nol
ony his enemy but the enemy of his country.
When the Gineral writ that letter to Mr. Munro,
and teU’d him to be the President of the coun
i try, and not of a party, every sound patriot said
I that's sound doctrine. When lie said that mem
bers of Congress hadn’t ought to be appinted to
office under the Government, every body said
that’s pretty sound doctrine; and when he said
that the patronage of the Government hadn’t
ought to come in conflict with the purity of elec
tions, every body said that’s rale sound doctrine.
He said a good many more sound things, but
these are enough to talk about now. V\ ell, now
every man who aint of the Gineral’s party is
considered a scamp, and not to be trusted that
aint sound practice, for l have a notion thoie
are a good many folks as pure and patriotic as
ever lived, who aint of the Gineral’s party.—
' Then agin the Gineral has appinted more mem
j bers of Congress than you can shake a stick at;
but tho’ that aint nccordin to his promise, yet 1
dont complain on’t, for its hard for any class of
j men to be cut off from servin the country il they
i are fit for it—so that was a bad promise better
i broke than kept. But what lifts my dander is
about the Government officers mixin in elec
: tions, for right in the face and eyes of what the
i Gineral said, there aint no sic h active folks at
the polls as the (oiks who have got office. Aow,
says l. there is the head man oj the huh on cm
—the next id ov eminent himself—what is he about,
says I—1 suppose, says I, he was so afraid that
the “ patronage of the Government would come
in conflict with the purity of elections”—that no
thing would do but he must go and look to it
himself and see that all went right. \\ ell Mu
; jur, says Mr. Forsyth, that is no doubt true enuf,
| for there aint no man so particular about these
matters as Mr. Van Buren. Well, says I, that
j makes me think of old Jethro Gleason, the mil
I ler, and his two sons; every time the boys was
j busy baggin up a grist to the customers, old J«
i thro was sure to come in, and says he, Elihu,
: haint you taken the toll out? Yes sir, says Eli
• hu, l took it out; and then he’d go to the other
■ boy, and says he Elam have you taken the toll
i out? O yes daddy, I look to that always my
self—you young rascals, says old Jethro, I dont
[believe a word out; and with that he’d dip out
the toll the third time to make sure on’t.
But, says 1, all that is nothing to what 1 think
i is the worst of the premonitorys; and that is the
! plaguy editors ail about trying to stir up one
1 class of folks agin another—the poor agin the
rich—just as tho’a man who, by industry, has
| got a little uforehand in tho world, was a natu
; ral enemy of a man who had no property—Eve
; ry man, “says I,” who is able to work and earn
; a livin’ in this country, is, accordin’ to my no
tion, a rich man; for tho’ lie ha’nt got as much
j money as some others, he sleeps sounder, and
the laws protect him alike with others—if In; gets
sick and can’t work, and his family is in want,
who does he go to for assistance?—Does he go
j to these party Editors and office holders?—or
' dots he go to families of property and charac
ter for assistance?—And when poor foreigners
come to this country and want work, who gives
it to them?—do political newspaper Editors and
political office holders give it to them?—do they
build houses and work farms, and thus give ho
norable employment to thousands and thousands
of poor and honest foreigners?—not one on em’
—but they are cruel enuf just to serve party pur
poses, to tell those poor foreigners, to knock
down the rich and their houses, and that the
rich always grind the poor and all that kind of
slang—it is too bad—that’s worse than Kollaree
—that’s agin law and agin common sense; and
l never think on’t without bilin right up. Now
“says I,” these are the premonitorys, which I
am afraid, are going on worse and worse; and
if not stop’d will go right into a cold sweat and
collaps. But, “saysI,” there is a remedy—and
that is for every man, rich and poor, to look to
the laws—obey’ the laws—go to the ballot box
and put in his honest vote, and do all lie can to
keep the peace, and sutler no bad man to ad
vise him to the contrary. Aint that a good re
medy says I “Governor?”—It is so Major, sa\s
“Mr. Forsyth.” “ Wont that keep offithe col
laps?” says I. “It will so,” says he. “Wont
things git blue” says I, “ifit aint attended to?”
“I am afraid so,” says Mr. Forsyth—“ Then”
says I, if 1 go clear of collaps and Kollaree by
droppin all kind of hard lickors. and by keepin
cool, and watching agin things gettin worse
with mo. and folks all about the country take
my advice at elections, and obey the laws, and
commit no riots, these National premonitorys
—like these things that are now hangin on to
me—will go off; and tho nation, like me, will be
again as tuff and a> sound as old granit.”
And with that, Mr. Forsyth jumps up and took
my hand, and says he, “ Major, that’s rale sound
doctrine; and there aint no true patriot in the
country that wont say so.” “ Well then,” says
1. “ dont it turn out that what I said was true,
that there is a strong likeness between a man
and his ailitis. and a nation and its ailins?” there
is no doubt on’t” says he; so that was an end of
the premon tory and kolaree business.—Now
my good old friend Mr. Dwight 1 have only a
few words more to say. 1 hear toll that riots
and devilitry is feared at your next election; and
its enuf to bring on Rolaiee to think on't that
sieh a fine city, the pride of the country, and the
envy of all creation, should ever he disgraced
by a riot. I wont believe it, for when you come
to think on't. riuts very seldom injure the folks
intended, but frighten poor innocent women and
little children, and come plaguy hard too on the
police and law officers, for they are bound to
: keep the peace, and must doit at the risk of life; so
_! that no good comes on’t, but much evil. But if
j by chance bad folks will make riots (and none
I but bad folks will) lete every good citizen stand
i by the office is of the law, and let the cry be sup
l port the lairs—keep good order,
Your friend and the friend of the laws,
J. DOWNING, Major,
Downingville Militia 2nd Brigade.
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Matthias, the Impostor,— now in prison wait
ing liis trial,—is daily attended by a young art
ist, who is busily engaged taking his portrait,
which is to he engraved for publication. We
were yesterday informed of a circumstance in
relation to this business, which serves to exem
' plify the extreme vanity of this knavish lunatic,
i When the painter first began his task he only
| intended sketching a portrait of the face, but
! this Matthias would not permit, and insisted
! that the artist should draw his figure at full
length, robed in his pontificals; which was ac
cordingly done. The picture represents him
in his fine embroidered coat studded with stars,
I anil a large silver sun on the left breast, the
j sword of Gideon by his side, the long rule for
j measuring Paradise in his right hand, and a
i large cocked hat. covered with a variety of
strange devices, on his head. Our informant
fui tiier stated, that Matthias placed himself in
i a variety of positions before he could deter
mine on which would shew his person to most
J advantage. Alas, poor human nature!
; S. V. Cour.
REUBEN JOHNSTON, JUNIOR,
A T TO USE V A T LA If,
OFFERS his professional services to the pub
lic. His office is in the room adjoining
| the Clerk’s Office. oct 15—tf
A SKETCH OF GEN. WASHINGTON,
BY MR. JEFFERSON.
We intimated in a previous number of our
paper, that we should occasionally call to the
recollection of our readers the characters of the
good old lathers of the republic. We then gave
a sketch of Mr. Pendleton from his own pen;
but as we could not do so in the case of \\ ash
ingtox, we resolved to do what was next in de
gree, and present to our readers a sketch of the
father of his country from the pen of the Author
of the Declaration of Independence.
No man more thoroughly comprehended the ^
full character of Washington than Thomas Jef-1
fersnn. lie bad served with him in the Virgin- j
ia House of Burgesses from 1/69 to the bieaking J
out of the Revolution; and, duiingthat ardu
ous struggle, had him constantly in view. \\ hen j
Mr. Jefferson returned from France, he accept- j
cd a seat in the Cabinet of VY ashington; and j
was a constant observer for mote than four |
years, of the actions and feelings of that great j
man. His sources of information were as full'
as could be wished; and no one will doubt the j
great tact ol Mr. Jefferson in discriminating hu- j
man character. Add to this, that when the j
sketch was penned, the grave had long closed j
over Washington—the party feelings ofthe day I
had dissolved—and men bad begun to pro- j
nounce his name with that reverence with which j
the world now regards, and will, we trust, con-;
tinue to regard him, forever.—Norfolk Beacon, j
. i , .1 __I
•• 1J1S lllinu UUU [Mincnui. 'HIIIWIU
being of the very first order; his penetration
strong, though not so acute as that of a New
ton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no
judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in
operation, being little aided by invention or im
agination. but sure in conclusion. Hence the
common remaik of his officers, of the advan
tage lie derived from councils' of war, where
hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever
was best; and certainly no General ever plan
ned his battles more judiciously. But if de
ranged during the course of the action, if any
member of his plan was dislocated by sudden
circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment.
The consequence was, that lie often failed in the
field, and rarely against an enemy in station,
ns at Boston and York. He was incapable of
: fear, meeting personal dangers with the calmest
unconcern. Perhaps the strongest feature in
his character was prudence, never acting until
every circumstance, every cons deration ,was
maturely weighed; refraining il he saw a doubt,
, but, when once decided, going through with Ins
purpose, w hatever obstacles opposed. His in
tegritv was most pure, his justice the most in
. flexible I have ever known, no motives of inter
1 est or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, be
ing able to bias his decision. He was, indeed,
in every sense of the word, a wise, a good, and
; a great man.
i His temper was naturally irritable and high
i toned; but reflection and resolution had obtain
ed a firm and habitual ascendancy over it. If
ever, however, it br*ke its bounds, he was most
tremendous in his wrath. In his expenses he
was honorable, but exact; liberal in contribu
tions to whatever promised utility; but frowning
and unyielding on aH visionary projects, and
all unworthy calls on his charity. His heart
was not warm in its affections; but lie exactly
calculated every man’s value, and gave him n
solid esteem proportioned to it. llis person,
you know, was fine, his stature exactly what
one would wish, his deportment easy, erect and
noble; the best horseman of his age, and the
most graceful figure that could bo seen on horse
back. Although in the circle of .his friends,
where he might be unreserved with safety, lie
took a free share in conversation, his colloquial
talents were not above mediocrity, possessing
neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of
words. In public, when called on for a sudden
opinion, he was unready, short and embarrass
ed. Yet tie wrote readily, rather diffusely, in
an easy and correct style. This he had acquir
ed by conversation with the world, for his edu
cation was merely reading, writing and com
mon arithmetic, to w hich lie added surveying at
a later day. His time was employed in action
chiefly, reading little, and that only in agricul
ture and English history. His correspondence
became necessarily extensive, and, with jour
nalising his agricultural proceeedings, occupied
most of his leisure hours within doors. On the
whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect, in
nothing bad, In few points indifferent; and it
may truly be said, that never did nature and
fortune combine more peifectly to make a man
great, and to place him in the same constella
tion with whatever worthies have merited from
man an everlasting remembrance. For his was
the singular destiny and merit, of lending the nr- i
mies of his country successfully through an nr- j
duous war, for the establishment of its indepen
dence; of conducting its councils through the
birth of a government, new in its forms and
principles, until it had settled down into a quiet
arid orderly train; and of scrupulously obeying
the laws through the whole of his career, civil
and military, of which the history of the world
furnishes no other example,”
Merited Punishment.—On Monday evening,
‘ a well dressed citizen was seen to pass down
South Main stieet, having under his protection
two ladies, who were in all things entitled to
the protective gallantry of a man <>! honor. As
i the happy trio passed along the streets, they in
dulged a merry, but yet delicate and respectful
1 mood, and seemed to be above the cares and
' hardships of a world like this. At the moment
! they approached the Custom House, the ladies
| were unceremoniously assailed by a brace of
I rapscallions, who, in their fondness for a spree,
j attempted to tear them from their protector. At
the instant, the gentleman, * accoutred as he
I was,’ turned upon the assailants, and with one
I well-directed and Herculean blow, laid the j
1 first bravo’ at his feet. He then turned upon j
j the second, and with almost unequalled des- j
' patch, floored him, and left him apparently dead (
i upon the spot. Having accomplished his work,
the gentleman took his fair friends under his :
arm and quietly proceeded on his journey. At
the hour of ten, the writer of this article saw i
the scoundrels lying in the street, in the condi j
tion of Col. Crockett’s plate at Gen. Jackson’s j
levee— well licked, and unable to commit any
further depredations for the night.
Providence (/?. /.) Journal.
The Immediate Abolitionists hold a-Conven- ,
tion at Augusta, in Maine, on Wednesday next. I
Mr. Garrison and a few others are appointed de
legates from this city. It is the duty of the friends
of the Union of the States iu Maine to look after
these gentlemen.—Bost. (Jaz. 1
Park Theatre.—The debut of Mr. Matthews |
last evening w as, we are happy to say, such as I
his warmest wishes could desire, and long be
fore the commencement of the performance the
house was crow ded in all parts, and hundreds
left the doors unable to obtain admittance. One
of the reasons, perhaps, for this overflow, was
the expectation generally entertained, that
some opposition was to be made to his reappear
ance on the American stage. Reports of an
injurious nature had been industriously spread
through our city, and handbills containing
charges calculated to influence the public mind
against him, were yesterday generally circulat
ed. If Mr. Matthews ever entertained a doubt
of the candour and generosity of an American
audience, that doubt must have been at once
dispelled by the enthusiastic reception with
w hich he was greeted last evening. Previous to
the performance he entered into u circumstan
tial and triumphant defence against the slander
ous reports which had been propagated by his
enemies with a view to injure him in public es
timation. He declared them to be false in e\ e
ry particular, never having in a single in
stance done or said aught which could by the
remotest possibility be distorted into an expres
sion of disrespect against the United States or
its citizens, for w hom lie felt every sentiment of
gratitude and aporobation; and concluded his
address by appealing with confidence to the
justice and liberality of Ainei icanstosupport him
against the machinations of his unprovoked
slanderers. The audience received his state
ment w ith the warmest approbation and not a
dissenting voice was heard throughout the
l.nneo
The performance commenced with “ The
Comic Annual,” one of those unique and enter
taining performances in which Mr. Matthews is
really at home, consisting of the most amusing
selection of anecdotes, songs, and portraits, re
lated, sung and sketched in his peculiar man
ner, and in which he has never yet found a suc
cessful rival. If his delineations have any fault,
it consists in the exceeding minuteness with
which they are finished; hence, to mere ama
teurs like ourselves, they are apt to become irk
some. The exuberance of his sketches may,
therefore, we think, be pruned with advantage.
If the story of Mrs. Digby Jones was altogether
omitted, and the gormandizer’s bed scene, ad
mirable in itself, somewhatshortened, the whole
would be rendered more effective. The farce
of Monsieur Tunson, which concluded the even
ing’s entertainment, kept the audience in the
best possible humor.
The Morblean of Matthews is perfectly inimit
able. At the fall of the curtain he was loudly
called for, and again took occasion to declare
himself innocent of the charges made against
him, and in conclusion stated it to be his deter
mination to perform his “Trip to America,”
the piece which is said to contain the offensive
passages, precisely as he gave it in London,
without omitting or adding a single word, only
entreating that the audience would patiently
hear it through, before they pronounced upon its
merits.— A nr York Courier.
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A BARGAIN.
aa The subscriber, having determined to
ililleavetown, is desirousofselling the HOUSE
lie now occupies, on Prince street.'between Pitt
and St. Asaph streets—being central and plea
santly situated, in fee simple, and in pretty good
repair. The terms would be very’ liberal, both
in price and time, so as to make it a profitable
investment even at the present reduced rates.
1*S—tf_R S. BOWIE.
CALF AND SHEEP SKINS FOR BOOK
BINDERS.
1HAVE just received, and offer for sale, low,
to the Binders of the District, a few’ dozen
each of Law Sheep and Calf; Bark tanned do
do; Split Sheep and Fleshes, all of very superi
orquality, oct 15 AUGUSTUS JACOBS.
ALEXANDRIA^!
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. n, is^ j ]
French Treaty.—The following letter is froft'
an American gentleman of high rospectabij> ^
in New York.
P.„.^ A .... .. . A
.
Dear Sir—The Chamber of Deputies is aL
to adjourn without touching the subject of 1
claims. The Government and the claimant
need not deceive themselves nor be deceirtd
The French government have not the mo«tr?
mote idea of paying the money. They *
make a thousand professions; and if the
could be discharged by compliments to the IV
sident, and heartless assurances, a draft fort
whole amount w ould be discharged as they u
off a feu iPartiJice on the three days of Juiv ”
The Ministers here are not sincere, oratie^
indifferent. The King himself is solicitous fa
the payment, and has more talents and charsc
ter than all of them together. The Minister of
Foreign Affairs is distinguished for his adroit,
ness and artifice. He will write letters, as«r.
ing our Minister of the extraordinary inters
his Majesty’s government feel in the subject
and that he is exceedingly gratified to find tka(
the illustrious President the United States t*.
lieves them sincere, and that they could not p|.
pect less from one of his great wisdom auk
courage, hut still the Chambers have been in
session sixteen days, and the Ministers <jffrr
them no project of a law fur the execution o!
the treaty.
The Ministry have a decided majority in the
Chambers, and they w ill never carry tins mea
sure. Mark my prediction, we shall neverge.
the money.
The Chambers were in session when tl*
Treaty was made. It is usual to semi a special
message from the King to notify them of ti*
conclusion of the Treaty, and to ask their vote
for the supplies. It lingered eighteen month
and then came in as a common estimate of the
Minister of Finance, among numerous item,
as to the allowance of which they have the
right of approval ,)r rejection. A devoted Min
isterial majority rejected the project of the lam
The apparent indifference on the subject in the
United States, and the delay, has encouraged
them in the course, and it w ill now be impoui
hie. It is said here that their plan is this; tocon
tinne their assurances up to the meeting ol Con
gross, anil if that course succeeds and no strong
measure is recommended, they will in Februa
ry reject the law again, and you will get nen
of it after the -1 tit of March.
The I’altimore Intelligencer is informed that
no such article ever appeared in this papet, it
the one commented on in that paper cfTuesdaj,
Sanguine expectations are entei tained by tit
best-informed politicians, of the success of the
Anti-Jackson party in the state of New York gt
nerally.
Mr. Stephenson, the celebrated engineer,
says he will not be satisfied until the journey
from Liverpool to Condon is made in two
hours, being at the rate of one hundred and
four miles an hour! He has already travelled
forty. _
It is stated that Hon. Edward Everett, at the
urgent solicitations of his political friends, has
consented to withdraw his resignation, and serve
for the remainder of his term as Representative
in Congress.
Washington Jocky Club Races.—Second Dat
—Two mile heats for the subscription Plate, va
lued at $500—three entries, viz: 1st. Colonel
Crowell’s sorrel horse Robin Hood, six year*
old, by Henry, dam by Hickory. 2d. Mr. Gil
more’s bay filly, Mine Patience, four years old.
by Medley, dam by Herod. 3d. Mr. Selden'i
chesnut coit Troubadour, four years old, by
Monsieur Tonson, dam by Wonder. The race
was won by Robin Hood.
Robin Hood 1 1
Troubadour 2 2
Miss Patience 3 dis.
Time:—'Am. 54s. and 3m. 52s.
Tbe first ln-at was run in handsome style by
all the horses, and they came out so well as to
leave the issue of (ho second doubtful. In the
second heat Troubadour took the lead, and
went ahead so finely, that for a while it wav
doubted whether the victor of the first beat
would overtake him; when half way round the
last mile, however, Robin ..I bore up, past
, him, and came out mx or eight yards ahead.
Li. S. Ship Potomac.—On Sunday las?. I went
! aboard tbe Potomac, then lying in the stream,
and beard tbe Rev. Mr. Taylor preach his lare
well sermon to her crew before her departure.
It was never my fortune to witness a more inter
j esting Sabbath service. The crew numbering
near 500 men, exclusive of Mariners, manned
the Gun Deck. A simple table, covered with
! the star-spangled stripes of the American Flag
was the Preacher's Pulpit. Around him. in the
| presence of their officers, and amidst the war
[ like battery of their floating castle, were tbe
i men whom lie came to address, and lor who#
he labors. There, environinj'^heir beloved
teacher, for an hour and a half^hey stood
; fixed and motionless, that one might have doe#
I ed them hewn front stone, had not tin- languid
I of their faces signified th.it souls too weietWh
quivering beneath the touch of sympathy,
, stamped with the seal of the Most High, anil des
tined for Immortality. I have st t-n a letter b>
i Mr. Taylor Iroui one of these men. in which be
j begs him to go out w ith them as tin; Chapiam,
and tells him that the sailors bad agreed, U b*
1 would consent to do so, to contribute from d*ir
j own wages enough to make the salary an >•'
j ducemeiit.— Poston Adr.
i The French Arkwright.—The French Jour
nals, each of them, dedicate an article to Jac
quard, the French A wk wright, just dead. He
was the inventor of the machine for weaving
i figured silks, w hich came so appropos to sup
port tbe sinking industry of Lyons. For m*
last century Lyons produced but plain silk*, *
kind in which Switzerland and England can
successfully compete with, and undersell,
French. But Jacquard’s invention enabled Ly
ons to preserve tbe superioiity in figured silk#
“ If Lyons, says a journal, has 32,000 looms. 4
if each loom does a third more than it did fo^T
years ago—If Lyon* preserve its superiority, and
extend its trade, despite of Zurich and itsne*
silk fabricks—despite of Crevelt—of Elberfield
—of Austria doubling its silken manufacture*--'
despite of Saxony and Russia, and of 40,0W
looms of England, it owes all this to Jacquard.
Jacquard is just dead, a poor man, at the age ot