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RODHIi'I,
THfuIni
l OvRTH OF Jl'I.Y.
The riijxcns of Rodney a ad its vicinicv
arc invite! to j-tin in the processi.ni with the
Kc'ii' y Guards to meet at 10 o'clock, at
the Mansion MmM: from thenre inarch to
tlw church, where the Declaration of Indc-(ctKh-nce
will l.o read by I. 8. Rkid, frq.
nd an Oration delivered by Dr. Jon II.
8.4V auk. Br request of tho
Committee of Arrangement.
Vnh.F..sant Arr.vtR. On Thursday
list our village was the theatre of a scene
which it gives us great pain to uotice
The late card of 0. II. Viu:ox, Esq. con
taining charge of very grave im;ort against
Ihc private character of Tito. J. Johnston.
Ks. now of Natchez, induced tho latter t
come to this place with the view of seckuig
satisfaction. They mot exchanged n fisw
hots, the last of which wounded Mr. W.
f lightly in tho right hand. Their g'tns be
ing exhausted, Mr. Johnston retired from
the scene of action, and expressed himself
satisfied. The citizens then interfered ami
arrested its further progress.
Mr. J., we think, possessed decided advan
tages in point of position, arms, &o. Yet
Mr. Wilcox sustained himself with groat
vulor and bravery.
COXGRESS-l7tk V 18A OF JULY.
B, S. PRENTISS, of Vicksburg,
A. L. ACER, of Lowdncs.
The day of election fur members of Con
gress tn represent this State in the called si s.
skin of September, is close at hand; and the
melancholy condition of the country, arising
maiuly from the profligate measures iyi.1
wicked policy of the Federal Adiniaistra
lion, should be sufliciet to inspire the friends
of the constitution with a spirit of burning
patriotism indicative of the political regene
rntionof Mississippi, and a glorious triumph,
We call upon the houesl man, of whatever
party, to look around upm the wide-spread
desolation survey all tho prustrats inter
ests of tho land and contemplate the sub
ject intelligently and fearlessly, in that
liberal feeling of lofty patriotism which the
times demand. We have indeed fallen up
on evil days; and a woful crisis in tho po
litical affairs of the Union is upon us, and
in the full tide of successful destruction.
We have seen the rights won by our gallant
sires in tho battle fields nf the Revolution
disregarded and trampled upon by men
high in ofiii'o individual prosperity blanch
ed, and sacrificed at the shrine of party
.immolation evory branch of human indu -try
paralyzed a nation's happiness annihi
lated a bankrupt Government and we
now hear the cries of " Woe! Wot ! Woe.'"
reverberating from every retnate corner of
the realm. ,
Who have aided in bringing upon us this
mournful condition of things, and now sup
port those that mock at our calamity? Who
have been tho uniform advocates of those
- wild an I reckless schemes that successive
ly gave birth to fatal blows to a whole peo
ple's activity and energy ? Who stood as
faithless sentinels upon the watch-tower
crying "All's well!" and continued to do
so, until tho surging billows came, and have
rolled throughout the Republic? Messrs.
ClAJftosgtB and Ghoi.son arc the men.
They arc they who hive kneeled at the
footstool of FeJeral power, and in obodi
tU'iCto its iinli ill j wo J mnndatu.", proclaim
ed that your laws were administered with
w'sd-nn and impartiality, and that the coun
try was in its onward march in the career
of national glory and prosperity, and that
too, at a time when the American people
were on the very brink of universal sorrow
and ilosolan. And now we call upon
them to render an account of their steward
ship. We call upon them to stand forth and
tell the sovereign body the why and the
whorefore of these days of bankruptcy, of
gloom and despondency.
Mississippi is moving the day of rotri.
button of an insulted and injured people,
panting to avenge betrayed confidence, is
close at hand the sword of their political
action will "gleam in the air brighter than
ten thousand meteors," and signal must be
the fata of tlmee wlio shall fall under its des
troying stroke.
Knowing the naturo of tho evils we are
called upon to resist, we hope that as free
men and patriots, the people will shape
their course, unbiassed by more party con
siderations, and with an earnest desire, ai
as early a period as possible, to avert the
awful sweepings of tho storm. " A pure
stream cannot flow from an infected foun
tain;"" and it is wprge than idlo to expect
purity of purpose from those who have al
ready set in motion the foetid waters
men who have given us the serpent when
we have asked for bread.
Messm. Pur.NTtss and Acek, whose
names are placed at the head of this article,
have been auuounced in different parts of
the Slate as candidates for Congress. Let
all who know the energies 61 the people are
withered by the iroii-prossurc of the times
aH who "Jove Rime more than Carsar" all
woo desire relief from th.eGeuer.il Govern -
ouiul tlic stinJird nf
r and unite their sire
dcr of talents the Stajtc can produce, thev
unitc the most itnltending integrity, princi
ples of inflexible patriotism, and hn ardnt
attachment to the dearest hopes nd best
intrrt of Miitppt. Let the Whigs do
their duty, and the Gauls must go by the ,
board.
' I
Tax vs. It gives us pleasure to learn
that Tex'K is about to become the field of
operation for the licuevolont effirt of the
phil in'hnipic and pious of the piesont day.
We discovered no weeks ago, a proosi
tion in the New ( Vlcans O'aeervor, for filing
mit n clerienl mission from the Presbyterian
congregations of ih it eity, to lint interest
ing atnt of the country, with the view of el
evating tJlo tone of moral feeling and ex
tending the intl loucc of righteous principles,
and, we are not less gratified to learn from
the following article from the Natchez
Courier, that the ciiterprizing and spirited
sons of Methodism in .Mississippi, arc equal-
ly alive to the importance of this subject,
iiii.l arc about to send forth three tnissiuiia
lies as messengers of peace and glad tidings
to that promising young Republic:
"LiiiKurv m Rjanuon. Texas and
her si niggles for liberty have long excited
a tkritliNK interest in the bosoms ot' our
fellow citiwasj and this has not been con
fined entirely to her civil and polical con
ce.ns, as from time to time wo have been
gratified with the efforts made in diSertml
parts of our country to disseminate iu that
laud the b"ni.un and ehcring influences of
religion. Bibles and Mis innarics hive
been sent sfiurta have been made to rear
up i hurdics- -and now again tho benevo
lent spirits of the MethodLt Epis. Church
have determined to send out three of their
dorgymcn as henilds to proclaim and dif
fuse among-our Texian brethren tho rich
! lessings of ihc gDSpel, Kvery Christian,
every true phrlauthropist, will at once ac
cord iu lhv aspiration that the hand of a be
neficent IVovii.Vnec tuny be with thetn in
their enterprise, to preserve and protect
thetn ill their arduous duties, mid crown their
labors with his richest blessings.
We understand tint Ibis missionary dele
gation is c imposed of the Rev Dr. Ruttor of
Ohio, Rev. Littleton Fowler of Alabama,
and the Rev. Robert Alexander, who is now
tho pastor nf the Methodist church in this
jtj'i and who will carry with him the res
pect and esteem of a community that know
and duly appreciate. his merits.
Wo have ever been firmly persuaded that
the only permanent safeguard for Ihe liber
ties and rights of any people is alone to be
found in the prevalence of correct moral
and religious influence, or to throw aside nil
c'rcuui! Msution a:id to speak plainly what
we believe and are assured to lio the truth,
m the prevalence of tho pure doctrines of
the (iospi I of Jesus Cnrist, which breathe
"Peace on earth good will to man"
''1'llOM.VS II. BulTTOfl" JIxi'lMiKO. The
Stinmie'rviHe (Term.) Reporter relates' an j
account ol a gontlimian in that neighborhood
who had named one of his sons Thomas II.
ttjuton, upon hearing that the Expunging
Resolution! had passed the Senate, forth
with opened bis Bible and expunged the
name by drawing black lines around and
over it, and interlining in its stead "Thom
as Jefferson."
For tlic ftonllicrn Telegraph.
Mu. PaLHKK As the day is not far dis
tant when our election must lake place for
county officers, would it not be weft to
look to the merits nnd demerits of the
old officer, as well as new cindidates
for office'' Fir, if we have good and effi
cient officers, it is a well settled principle
that we should not give v a certainty for
an uncertainty; and especially when an of
fice, iu a pecuniary point of view, hue been
of little importance to the holder. We al
lude particularly to tho-shcriff's office; and
we arc informed that it was not worth more
than ciht or nine hundred dollars per year,
when Mr. IIuuiies was first elected, which
is not more tlu'n.a common overseer's wag
es. But when distress pervades the land,
nnd our gin it staple, cotton, is reduced to
from 7 and 8 cents per pound; when tho
Banks, heretofore those mothers of relief,
have taken refuge, and arc not able to pay,
much less to afford relief to the community;
the commission merchants crushed, and in
competent to advance a dollar to ameliorate
the distresses of the people; then do wo see
the Sheriff's office increasing in magnitude
and importance: and wc are credibly in
formed that Ihe fees due the present inciim
ftnt,(Mr. Htouks,) at the last term of the
Court was nearly $i,0(K). But the execu
tions all being quashed, Mr. II. lost his
labor, and collected nothing. Therefore,
the object of these remarks is to fix on the
most suitable person, in connexion with the
times, for Sheriff of tho county of Jefferson
at the ensuing election and wc unhesitai
ingly say that Pumv O. Hughes is the
man, if he will consent to serve tho people.
His general course of conduct merits our
highest approbation; his qualifications for
tho office, gentlemanly deportment as an
oflicor, urbanity of manners, and the rela
tion in which ho stands towards his neigh
bors where ho was raised, and to the citi
zens of the county generally, all entitlo bim
to our suffrages at the next election, and we
kall support him for three reasons: 1st
Because hjs knowledge of the people fifth
county, together with (Iwir rektjvc situa
he has never distressed a man in the eon
ty. "illy Because we consider him It
ter qualified for tha office than any
individual in Jetfcrson; and in tunes (ike
ihee, wo want no aw appointments,
Ally Because there is a handsome amount
of foes justly due Mr. Hicmks which he ne-
never ewi collect if he ia not re-elected'
For , he sbovo considerations we will sup-
p rt him.
Wa tub Peoplb.
Tho Ohio Life and Trust Company of
Cincinnati, have rasumod die pavinmt f
j specie. The Gazette slates that great con
fidenei' eutertaineil in the ability of the in
stitution to meet itt claims, and no runs had
been made upon it.
TEX AS. Tho kitcst account faun 'his
country represent that tho Comanche Indi
ans, to the number of five thousand warriors,
arc again making inroads on tlic defence
less frontier setllemen's. The New Or-
leans Courier states thrrt thev are said to
have wh.to Icai'ers who are disappointed
j Texians, painted and disguised s Im iaus.
1 his part of it wo can hardly credit.
Scleral families in the neighborhood ot
asiiiusron nau iieen muruereo; ami uie
town of :ishvillo had been sacked. Tho
army is represented as dissatisfied and dis-
j Spiritod.havinr been thwarted bv Piosulent
Houston in their wish to Carry the war iut
the enemy's country, Prom present ap
pearances in that country, wo bourn to con
clude that a single victory, however signal,
will no more qualify a man for I'resident in
Texas than it has dotio iu the U. States.
atc!u'i Courier.
From the New York Courier June 11.
LATEST ARRIVAL.
The ship Georgia is arrived from Ha
whence she stilcd on the Mill of
Unfortunately she brought
We are informed, how the oaf
that there was no new )(mt JH
when be left.
1 !i.ui:;itATioN. The fyJforing pflH
among the laboring classes by lb
immigration, and the almost total ausneusiofl
of mechanical business, may be appreciated
by a reference to the Alms House statistics
of yesterday.
The number of emirr.1nts arriving at ibis
port on the (5th, 7tli and 8lh of the present
month, amounted to twenty four hundred.
Tho number of paupers now in the Alms
House amounts to three thousand and eigh
ty five.
The wise ncres in Virginia are in a
quandary. The Governor has issued a
proclamation convening tho legislature for
special sitling but since tho issuing of the
document a question has arisen which, is a
puzzler. The Governor supplied, at first,
that he was convoking the members chos
en in for the next legislature" Whereupon
the attorney general stepped in and advised
him that tho prrxent legislature is the ptmi
and consequently thai the document must
be sent to the old members instead of the
new. The governor came over to this
opinion and copies of his prof 1 amdtion
wore addressed to the members of the for
mer legislature accordingly. The Rich
mond Enquirer was at first in favor of the
new members but ho always obailges
With the powers that be. The' last num
ber discusses the question at large begin
ning with the inquiry Which is the -cif
logislatu.ie?" His conclusion is that it
is the past rather than the future.
Seven hundred nnd seventy-throe past
scngers are oxpectedjiii New Vovk in three
English ships. The Sunday morning news
in speaking of the lato outrageous trick of
the ship Lock wo-kI, says, "some of its mjse
rable passengers applied to the Alms House
and made affidavit that they were taken out
of the poor house iu England!'3
The hte Duel at Memphis, Tcnn. The
M. Inquirer s iys it was one of the most cool
nnd deliberate on record.
"They were stationed at thirty feel (lis
lance, each holding his pistol hy his side,
standing iu the natural position to (ire.
"Arc you ready fire one, two, three,
four, five,11 worci the words, during the ut
terance of w hich, they were to lire. Each
raised his pistol, and at tlic word three, they
fired simultaneously, making but one report.
Mr Jackson dropped his pistol, and g ive an
involuntary twitch the ball of bis adver
sary having passed through his body below
the h'p. Mr Gholson remained immovable
in his position, with his oyes fixed upon his
adversary, for a moment turning towards
his surgeon he advanced three or four paces,
wiihasmilo on his countenance, his arui
placed akimbo, (it favorite position) when
he fell dead in his surgeon's arms without
speaking his antagonist's ball having pass
ed through his heart
Mr Jackson is not considered in danger
although had tho ball struck one inch near
er (he spine, it would have leWiiMfal filial
ly. Tha parties retired, satisfied that all
had ended "most honorably'' according
to the rules of genteel murder. A gen
tleman present at tho unfortunate meeting
and who has witnessed f many similar ones.
remarked that it surpassed all description
of bravery, each determined nnd satisfied
that he should kill his antagonist, both hav
iug declared that they should strike, the
one exactly where he did the other with
in one half of an inch.
We understand that Professor Ebcrlc, of
the Ohio McdicM College has been offered
$3,000 per annum by tho Transylvania
University of Kentucky, to induce him f
accept a Professorship iu tho Medical De
partment of tho latter institution. Thi
shows tho high estimate placed upon Un
professional talents of DV, Eberlo abroad
We are happy to add, that Dr. Eberlo do
dined the offer, and will continue to devob
bis masterly powers to the Ohio Medical
College in this city, how in a more flour
ishing condition than at any former period
Cincinnati Whig.
Wmdiingnm in regard to a Treasary Bauk,
ml it is therefore desirable that the people
should be kept alive to a full sease of his
merits.
Mr. Chairman: I have but one other
question m ask, mid then I take ieave of
Reuben M. Whitney forever and tha! is.
Who is he? I low came he iu the Treasury ?
Why is he (xwsessed of so much power!
Why sir, gentlemen, under the S9th inter
rogatory, hive forgotten a few favorable
;stoiiM,"-o fir as the witnesses knew
individually, as to his character for integri
ty and capacity." They got Hold of one
man, a director iu the MavomcnstHg Bank,
who would not tru-t him with his private af
fairs, Irian his general character. When
we asked Levi Woodbury whether, from
his general character, ho would believe
Ron Urn M. Whitney on outh, tlic majority
of the committee would not let the question
tc put evcu to bun. Why, sir. Whituov
i muted tin invcstitruiinn ioi.. !;. .-kt,
he went to C .nada ,Mind I'hiladelnhia and
Wasl.in-Uw, nn I dmllenged the world to
i inquire into his conduct and standing. Yet
sir, Hiiencxcr in tlic cwnmittrc, we ap
proached his character, gentlemen shrunk
back and cxd iiiiied, that we had no power
to ascertain whether tins secret Treasury
Agent was ait honest man and a patriot, or
a rogue, bankrupt an I traitor.
I, .-ir, propounded the following inleriog
alories, which were rrjectcd:
"'.I. L)o you know K. N. Whitney's gen
eral charauici f If yea, wit u is hi- charac
ter as an honest, trust-worthy man? Would
you, from his general character, believe
was subject, by great
ed rh lids question,
Uio negative by the
rti i,Pi!rce, Fuiifiold,
as he or has ho not, lmrnc the
general character at nnd about Philadelphia,
otj having been a traitor, and one of the
Brj i-h emissaries who wore engaged in
smuggling gold from the United States ot
merica to pay the British troops in ( 'ana
da, daring the late war, and of li n ing nek
no u lodged and made a foist of the same
o ! ittlemen.in Philadelphia? Did he not
sustain iho genorul charactor in Philadel
phia, after the war, of being the keeper of a
gambling house, or fin; hunk, in that citvf
Docs he not now sustain the character of a
bankrupt, who is defrauding his iust crcdi
tors while ho is living iu the prison bounds
ot this city in a style ol p.meely extrava
gance! ,
"Mr. Giljct objected to this question,
which was deeiJod in tho negative by the
following vo'e :
"Ay Mr. Peyton.
'Noes Me:osrs. Garland, Pierce, Fair
field, Martin, Gi'lct."
In'ow, sir, is 11. 51. W hitney fit to be trust
ed with the management of your treasure?
Is he not a notorious b lukrupt, now Uviug
withiu the prison bounds ol tins city? 1
have filed with the minority report a trans
cript which the committee rejected, but
which 1 obtained myself from the records
showing the amount of judgments now in
damages against bim in tho Court of this
District, to be upwards of $1)5,000. Sir,
we offer to prove not only that Whitney
was a bankrupt, but that he was guilty of
the most dishonest moans to defraud his just
creditors. We also ' offered to prove a de
claration of Whitnoy himself, that if his
creditors would not compromise with him
upon bis own terms, he would take tho ben
efit of the insolvent net. We could have
proved, that all that splendid and princely
establishment of his, belonged, or bad been
made over to others, and that be did not own
a dollar in bis own name, And yet, sir, he
gives diplomatic dinners. His Brifqnic
Mnjosty's M.iester lives not in a in no cost
ly and iniguific.eut style than R. M. Whit
ney. Yes, you who have t'H at bis board,
and feasted at his board, ate the meat anil
drank the wine of his honest creditors.
Yes, sir, on the very night of that day
when Whitney look his stand in contempt
of the authority of ibis house; in defiance of
this power, he gave a splendid dinner, and
many i snow, oi mo meisnersot tins house
attended. The President elect, tlio Vice
President elect, and nil the heads of the de
partments went up to do him reverence.
Why, sir, he greatly surpassed your ten
dollar Secretary. Nine hundred invited
guests; $300 in Champa igne, not Woodbu
ry 's sort, but l he best which the public mo
ney could Command. Sir, let me ask you,
if the coinuiitiee had then reported him for
contempt, what condition would this house
have been in the nxt morning to pass on
his case? Would genllemen here, with
Whitney's wine thumping in their heads,
with his beef eaten tho night bef ire undi
gested, have been prepared to send Into to
prison as- a court of justice would have
done, there to remain until he was willing
to answer interrogatories? Reuben, per
haps, thinks, as many others do, that the
shortest way to men's affection is down their
throats.
Now, Mr. Chairman, it is a littlo remark
able that even gentlemen who were on the
bank committee of 183"J, where his perju
ries and his treason were proven, and who
could not bo ignorant of them were of that
party. Many gentlemen doubtless went
without knowing his character; some went
by tho force of example; others, because,
perhaps, they liked a good dinner more than
they hated Reuben M. Whitney, though
they knew his character.
Mr. Peyton here read from tho minority
report of the bank commute of IH',12:
"There was one occurrence, duri.ig' tho
transaction of Thomas Biddlo &. Co. with
die bank, which merits particular notice.
An informer and witness, by the name
of Whitney, who had formerly been a dii co
lor of the bank was produced, who declared
upon oath, that in May, 1834, two of the
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ecu the adjournment
of the
(he no
l Us meeting
ml of directors
suggested to Mr. Biddlo that he was, about
the time of this alleged transaction, in the
city of Washington. ( n oxaming the jour
nal of the hoard, and the loiter book, it was
found bv entries and letters, that for aevor-
al days previous to the alleged interview
between die President and Whitney, nnd
for several dnys afterwards, tho President
was absent, on a visit to this city, on the
business of tho bank, and Gen. Cadwallader
was acting ns President in his (dace. Thus
was this artfully devised storv, which was
intended to blast the reputation of a high
minded and honorable man, through ono of
those extraordinary interpositions by which
t'raviilcncc sonio'Jines eonlounds thecontri-
vances of tho wicked, m ide to recoil upon
the inventor, who must Rrover stand forth
as a blasted monument ot the speedy and
retributive justice ol heaven
"The following resolution was nnani -
nioufly adopted by the committee, a maiori-
ty of whom were the political friends of said
Whitney, and lirco ol that inaoritv, to wit :
aiessrs. i nomas ot MurM inik t (J.
C auihrcleng of New York, and Col. R. M
Johnson of Kentucky, are now members of
the House of Representatives.
"Resolved, That the charges brought
against the President, of lending money to
Messrs. Thomas Biddlo &. Co. without in
terest, and of discounting notes for that
houso, and for Charles Biddlc, w ithout the
sanction ot tho drrecturs, are without fonn
dation; and there does not exist any ground
for charging the President with having
shown, or manifested any disposition to
show, any partiality to those individuals in
their transactions with the bank.
"Tho following quesiions.w0fapropotind
cd to said Whitney, when alpayiied before
the committee in
"Question by Mr. Watmough.
"How long have you been a resident of
this country?
"Answer I was born in this country.
"Question by same.
"Wore you not a resident of Canada du
ring the late war?
"Answer I resided there from 180R to
the spring of 181(5, when I removed to this
city.
"Qilestiondiy MV. Adams:
"In what place in Cnuad.i did you reside
during tho late war?
"Answer In Montreal. I went to Chi
adaasaclcrk. I afterwards became en
gaged in business on my own account.
When the war broke out, I had n great deal
of money skittered about through the coun
try, having sold much on credit; all of
which I should have sacrificed by leaving
it when war was declared. 1 remained,
therefore, having the permission of the Brit
ish Government tn do so.
"Question by Mr. Adams:
"Did you evar ask permission of the
Government of tho United States to remain
there?
"Answer. I never did.
"Question by Mr. Adams.
"On what condition did the British Gov
ernment permit you to remain iu Cmiada
during the war.?
"Answer. I rook an oath to observe the
laws of tho country while,' remained there.
"Question. Did you understand mat to
lie an oath of allegiance?
"Answer. No, I did not permanently.
Not "perminetly.1' No, sir, he only took
an oath i if allegiance during the war, from
1818 to 1810,
Sir, this lame apology, which places
Whitney's avarice in bold relief w ith his
pitriotism, is wholly untrue. He was a
traitor, who obtained the favor of the King
of Kngland by perpetrating treason against
bis country, as be did the favor of General
Jackson, by perjury against the bank of
which he had been n director.
How could these gentlemen who were on
the bank coininiiree, (Messrs. Francis
Tliomus. of Maryland, Richard M. John
son, of Kentucky, and Churchill C. Cam
brcleng, of New York,) and who voted for
that resolution which affixed to his name
eternal infamy, how could they honor him
with their presence ut that dinner?
, Here Mr Thamas rose to explain. Mr
Peyton then called on Mr. John Q. Adams,
to know if what he had read from the report
of the minority of (lie bank committee wis
not correct. Mr Adams rose and corrobo
rated the factssct forth in the report. Mr
Th una - replied; then Mr Adams rejoined.
Mr Peyton resumed. I will not, Mr
Chairman, repeat what is better understood,
and much more ably expressed, liy ihe gen
tleman from Massachusetts, (Mr Adams.)
I will take one admission of the gentleman
from Maryland, (Mr Thomas) which will
seal the fato and stamp the character of
Reuben M. Whitney on tho ground of mis
take. That is impossible. Whitney swears
that Thomas Biddlo nnd Co. "had been in
tho habit of drawing money out of tho bank
.without paying interest; that tho president
of the bank had discounted notes for Thom
as Biddlo & Co. and Charles Biddlc, with
out the authority of the directors; that, on a
certain occasion, and on a given day, he
went into the president's room, remonstrated
with, and extorted u promise from him that
ho would not be guilty of such a favoritism
again. Now, sir, every officer of ftat bank
solemnly swore that there was not one
word nf truth in any ono of these charges.
There is uo ground for mistake; there must
be perjury some where j lac gentleman ac
the
iconeiie it it llicy can, ao
tin it tlicv chooe. It is a
about which 1 wilt not u
A few words more, Mr Chairman,!
havodtm.'. When tlic true pa
his pearefiiljivnciitious in the worksh
Ihe field, dropping his plmijrh handles,
planes, regardless of home and itsafl
ments, tearing hi i use If from the wuVf
Ikisohi, and shakui; olf the children
that ding around his knees, r
. L' I I
rescue oi nis iiicooing co inirv; waajH
star-spangled banner, consecrated and
towed as it was, and is, with so imf
such glorious recollections, was
oiing to the breeze, all bathed in
crimson folds appealing to every
heart to rally around and defend
tho cloud of war, lurid with
tlic
the Capitol, him?; over this
w hen on the night ol the twe
morning nl the ever el irious c
Jackson, with the chivalry of
winning impcrishuhlo renwon, i
to the American name a nv
will stand n landmark on thoi
whilst Mississippi rolls its
ocean, where, then, was
nev? A traitor in the hostile
j sworn subject and tjdiccr of a
or! A BitiMi commissary, si
! and driving herds to wy and
'troops; Chi hi he witluaio
can feeling in his bosom have
' withiu hearing of his coun'ryl
pealing on (bo plains ot ( hi
Uriclgowator, and t'liimlered 1,
, ucd bat bun n s o!' Eric, without
j in the d isj his traitor1 liverv
and i
one arm to those which struck for
ami Ins native fund! Sir, ho
uici ; aim et lias man is inh in
deuce of an t&tacu ivc, who is
debtcd for his station to the laurdli
he won in that con'est, and is eunl
deiy with iinpuiiii'y the process of
nuttceol Congress: Gaines and!
other spirits, whose achievements Iu
ao many glorious pages of our bisto
disparaged, censured, Slid BU;ibf
disgraced, while tins on ol lavoi
' to be shielded and protected, in coi l
justice, and in deli nice ol the
i ty of this House.
awful i
i iri! FORiiuirr of a on iut Mil
Henry ('lav, on the 1 Nth of February, t
speaking of the 'measures pursued hy
administration, in tampering with the cq
rojcyaiid inteileruig ith the finaneosv
I hero being no longer any seniin
the head o our banking etablishmer
warn them by its information and
tions, of approaching danger, tho local i
lutious, already mul 'plied to an ah;
extent, and almost daily multiplying,' li
sons of prosperity, will in ike free mid
restrained omissions. All the crtnm
... .-li
c:rcoi;ifB)m wi i uoconic gorge,!. I rog
w ill raise extravagantly high, and eo;
h' looking i i, Ihe t mp atipn to pnicha
u.ll t.e irro.Mstiiiio. Im.iiimmh, i icruv-1
tion wili, ksi.u, nnirrs will bk tWitflj
COSTRACTF.n, AMI WllIU TliKSIUSoX OF AM
VWtStTV OOMKS, AS POVlS IT BUST, the hauksl
acHug without sonccrf and v. ithoul guide!
obeying the law id":;df -preservation, will al
nt the pamc time eulj in their issues: thai
vast number will exaggerate the alarm, anal
gnu rid ili.-trc., iri.le uprr ul ruin, andim
cxiUmion of the. banking smlem, or Ihe es
taMiskmrnliof a ncn- Hank of the V. Stai
wiu or vie uilun ile rc.t:Il.
THE "EXPERIMFVK."
Sir Ale! Such an accident! Mercvi
us!
Hand)', j in. Speak !
Sir Abel I was mixing the ingredier
ot mm gram! .ntfiititutc I r oiiiiuowdur. win
somehow it Mew up, and set the curtail
on hre, and
Handy, tio. Curtains! zounds, the j
is in a blazo. WhatV to be done? Whof
your lam ins preparation for extiiig:isM
Bam as J
Sir Abel It is not mixed.
Handy, jun. Where's vo ir firo cscit
Sir Abd- -It is not fixed. ,
Handy, Jim. Whore's your patent
engine ?
Sir Abel 'Tis on the road.
Handy, jun. Well, you are never
loss.
Sir Abel N 'vr.
Handy , jun. Wlni's to be done?
btr Abel I don't know. say,
have it; perhaps it will go out of itself
Iiandy,jun. Go null it increases i
moment. Lot us run for assistance;,
us alarm the family.
Sir Abel Yes, dear me! dear me!'
Servant With nit. 1 Here, J hn!
mas! sonio villain has set lire to the custf
It you catch the rascal throw him into
11 lines. Sir Abel runs off, and tho abi
bell ring-.
The comliiion of the country, at the pro-
sent moment, is hut faintly imaged in the
above extract from a good old comedy ,whic!t
wc d.iro say has afforded to most' our rea
ders, before now, many nn honest laugh t
me expense of "that ingenious machinist,'
as be calls himself, Sir Abel Httndv. Iii
the innlstol the "experiment" intitut
the lato President of the United StaK
just as the ingredients of his "substitii
tor Ihe best currency the world has
known, were in a stute of complete fusion;
and about to precipitate tho ingot of gold
which i,ie jugglers had promised him,
grand substitute has blown up, and set ,
to the financial edifice which it was to c
with an immortality of glory.-- Nat. Int.
Tin: Mormon PaoriiKr. Joe Smith:'
Golden Bible memory, it is reported,
lately been taken up in (jeaiiua con
Ohio, as accessary to nn attempt totuur
Joe had a revelation that la certain
meritlod martyrdom, and induced a
of his deluded followers to carry his mi
I ration into ellcct. 1 hoy shot at the
vidua) and failed in their attempt, where
oe they delivered up Juc as the iusliga
.v. i. .ar.
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