The Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1854 Page: 4 of 4
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miouie raen is feeing orffno-
*" lo range oa the fror.iiec.
attacks of hostile, and watch
ty lodtoaa.
Tbinitt.—1The ¡waaeafer steamer J.
leave# to-mo*.row morning
ty rlrer. She Is a very substantial
[bt draft, sod ia lfc¿ charge of expert
She drew* % incite* water when
t and carriea 1000 bales of cotton on four feet
Wbea lartbound op she carried over
bar «000 barrel* of New Orleao*
, —I Ir. coming down, on the 90th, brought
-e bar 500 hale of cotton. Passenger* for
will be pleased with the Jenkins and
captain. "h i
' The
by the speakers oa the anniversary of
«tie of San Jacinto at flarristiur¿.
' Tí litdinnola Rutleiln records the death
ir or panther, near that place, which
°H la length. • *
Moore, of tjiia city, hat
jcu>r fur iho District of 8a.
yet accepted the oil'.ce, bat
íbr Indiano!
corre* pundent of the Bull*,
i member of one iamily in that
it had the measlea the second tiiue.
is certify to these unprecedented
■Fiarr or Aran,.—A tambor of
lt«d the celebration at jtyarrisburg
• barbacoe.a ball and a splen-
: ea board the £clipae, constituted ih*
Of tie occasion. Several
were made, but it «earns that they
impromptu, and although thu held
the orator waa wide, and garnished with
flowers for the hand of him who would
aad arrange them, no oae undertook th
• ■ • •
tribute was paid to Geo. Sher
coadjutors lor the efficient, yet ur
oner in which the^ bad carri
enterprise. The vliitois to the
)joyed an excursion on the railroad,
toltea oat, returning at dark. jl
nd that a processioB and' other ex
aotratinf this anniversary took
at Houston.
ok tbb Tbinity.—On the 1/tth Inst
Guadalupe .was going op ánd the
f down, when abóu,t len miles
U. the former ran into the latter
r about six ieet abaft the stem and cut<
through her false aide. Ti)« Jenkins waa
fro «inking by her ¿hreé «team pomps,
overboard sixty balea of cotton
that the injury could be partially
ootton was a Iter wards picked u p
damage, The Guadalupe was slightly
would meet the
feelings ofjSantt
BBBtoie,
'feitojosal
supplying hUnself
t of vfcaterer
his unhappy
foe Mr. Qodadrn—
no BMUter what his diplomatic powers—the suc-
cess which has characterised hia mission¡ we
say «access, because we entertain no doubt from
the manner in which this treaty has teen forced
upon the Senate, add the energy with which Mr.
Gadsden has sought Us ratification, that it must
have received *^>me distinct outlines at Wash-
ington long before its negotiator presented bis
credential* at Mexico, jh* Qadsden treaty as
amended by' the Executive quill must be regarded
then as a weaaure of the adminiatration, ajad one
upon yhlch it re.Ued with a good deal of confi-
dence for aa increase of popularity, Iqr we cau
not but observe that it Is now urged as a special
plea in justification of its stipulations, and for the
purpose of giving It, what it really doea not pos-
se**, fame national importance, that Mr. Gad*-
den'a chief object waa to secure the route for the
great Pacific rajlroad. How far the advanced
.t ,hc **<* tk« IwpoiUM wk would «era u ihU
J' Ho .lon, waa aui oort |jB< ,he ,M of Mr dijV
macy, aud the liberality of Mes Icq'* redoubtable
ehleltaio, is a matter which it ia not our inteu-
tion to discuss. One thing, however, !• very cer-
tain that «orne faet of this kind Is very necesaarj
to give any importance whatever to the acquis!
tion contemplated by the treaty. ?hcre were two,
aad only two tt* provision* which had any
claim ^important consideration, and we cannot
bui regret that th« reaction of the treat/ has 1#
them nnadjueted. We refer to that provision
which proposed to remedy one oí the greatest
blunder* of Mr. M*rcy's foreign policy, by res
clnding the lltk| article of the Treaty of Guada
lupe hidalgo, and to the oth<
ted the adjustment and llqu
righteous claim* or Aiuerit
the other which contempla
Ustión of the many
fa
are
intelligence
, now iB||oestion-
at the,Court of St James
a treaty, the provis-
pecuiiarly important
officer* of the Jenkins censure those of the
lupe, aad stats that ¿hey used evetH
blowing' their
ie«, to ayoid a
Guadalupe used
ft avoid t$«dl«-
>aetdoyna,t
o ColuiftW* *«*tn« to have
whp an amount of tribu-
i infallible résutls ofWhig-
* eased hia conscience by a
ion to hia Devil—the only
probably who was no; aware
righteous claims of American cUiacn*, whi§h
have grown out of violation* ot other articles of
that instrument. The first i* a putrid excres
ceace that nothing bat the boUWat «tjrgery can
alleviate, thelaat a matter that appeals to the jus-
tice of both nation*. From the action of the Sea-
ate then, and andar the circumstances as we have
seen proper to state them, we have a right to draw
our own aonclusions. We are not inspired with
any great degree of amasemeat that the admin-
istration while daiy appreciating the little it was
llgely to accomplish at home, should have bee
earnest aud energetic aad honest in its endeavors
to build for iuelf some reputation by its negotia*
tion* abroad.
Mexico, with Mi .Pierce,a* with a former demo-
cratic administration, and, for aught we Itnow. in
both instances* under the sage advisement of the
IHw York Secretary—was selected as the object
most easy of access. We do not intend to inti-
mate even that our relations with Mexico did not
and do not still require the attention of the gov-
ernment. On the other hand, we think, they im-
peratively demand it*, but our object is to attrib-
ute the failure of Mr. Gadsden's mission to the
Improper view taken by the administration oi
those relations, the'perfectIghornnce, apparently,
whicli it has' manifested of Mexican character,
and the indecent baste with which it has sought
to gather reputation by an adjustment the deli-
cacy and importance of which required deliber-
ate and earafct '" * —
ministration may
ed by the Senate, we shall not bow fi.su met he
at this juncture in the history of nations. The
doetrine established by the instrument, as report-
ed, is briefly this, that "free ships make free
goods." It is a well known fact aud one, the ex-
istence of which has reflected no peculiar lustre
upon our national prowess, that, although this
very doetrine in its details and ramifications, was
the principle cause of the misunderstanding which
resulted in the war ot 181?, the British govern-
ment has never endorsed it except by a passive
acquiescence so far as American commerce is
concerned. The treaty which concluded that
memorable struggle left it as much an unsettled
question a* it had been betore it was made. The
constantly increasing commerce of this country,
its cotton growing interest and its immense con-
sumption of British manufactures were sufficient
causes, in a time of profound peace, to hide in
obscurity this objectionable feature in her com-
mercial policy, aud, in all probability,so the sub-
ject would have remained but for the present
state of European affair*, and the well grounded
apprehension that so favorable an opportunity
for its ieassertion mi^ht again involve u* in an
useless, expensive and protracted contest. Even
with the security afforded our Commeirce by such
an understanding as this, we cannql but regard
the commencement of hostilities between the bel-
ligerent powers, as the signal for many griev-
ances to which it i* tobe Subjected, and we'ean
only hope that they may not be so fiequent in
their recurre ce, nd t f such nature as to destroy
our neutrality and force upon u* a participation
in a contest which it i* our interest to avoid.—
W/t have no disposition to do England injustice,
but the lecord* ot hiftory suMJiln us. in the asser-
tion that that government hns always been intol-
erant, especially when engaged in war, and the
evident jealousy with which she has been accus-
tomed to regard the growing prosperity of this
Union fnrnUhcs us, a¿ this time, wiih no addi-
tional security. If the maritime power of Rus-
sia was such as to threaten with serious results
the OtmineiciAl interest* of Great Britain and
force her to e in ploy her Naval power in guarding
the Ocean, instead of attacking the enemy in his
sea ports, the matter would be much more serious
than under existing circumstances. Bui Eng
land, even >vith this war upou her hands, will be
as untiring and energetic and almost as success-
ful a competitor with us in the carrying trade ef
the M'orld as she was before the existence of hos
lililíes, and hen<;e the peculiar liberality which
she seems disposed to manifest towards us upon
the eve of this conflict. There is yet another
reason—and perhaps It may be ihe most pojver
ful in it* influence upon her generosity—ihe Na
vat power, not in existence, but in embryo, of the
United States. While fear has never been one
of her national characteristics, there is no nation
for whom she has such peculiar respect as this.
The war ot 1813, although singularly destitute
of any tangible result, was nevertheless, fruitful
in occurrences which Established for us a reputa-
tion at her expense, and to (he Greqt giver of all
good are we indebted for exhaustless resources
and the national ability for the construction aad
management of fleets, before which even the Na
of England might tremble. This is no
y, or what is worse still, braggardism;
it is a fact better known to the rest of ihe
world than lo ourselves, and the first and best
wish of every American who loves his country,
should be, that this power may be used in the
and the cultivation
The following debate occurred on the 5th, the
House being in Committee of the Whole on the
GeneraJ Appropriation Bill. The remarks of Mr.
Chandler will find a response in the breast of
every true Whig throughout the length and
breadth of thi* Union:
Mr, Chandler, (Whig) of Pa.s declared hi* op-
poaitiea to the Nebraska-Kansas bill. He thought
the opponent of that measure were absolved from
all necessity of discussion of 'slavery in connec-
tion with its provisions. $pegroinania, or negro-
phobia, or certain sentiments or degrees of senti-
ments, have necessarily nothing to do witn the
issue on this bill. It was a question of contract,
honor and fajth, of white men with white men.—
Whatever benefits have been conferred or injuries
inflicted on negroes, Congress never made a con-
tract with them, nor made a compromise to which
negroes were directly a party. The question was,
shall the compromise or 1820 be maintained or
violated 1 The same spirit which rendered nec-
essary the compromises of 1820 and 1830 i* yet
in existence, and the same motives will give that
spirit Constant action. The compromises of the
consideration! How far ¿hie ad- preservation ofnaiional amity,
y be disposed to feel itself rebuk- bf those domestic virtues which promise so much
~ ~ 'to ourselves, and ara destined to exercise *o pow-
erful an influence upon the rest of tuaukind.
jr ha* not only assigned to
bat $*de for the ptaocrat
the Democrat man remember
• .hat bird which UfbuW ha uwo n«al 1
> puny* the idea, he
fa?
illadi I
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used every pre- province of determining. More important, hqw-
L • ever lban every tiling else connected with this
subject is, the position in yhich our relations
with Mexico must bow remain We are a
quite >i-w mink with the Union that th
relation* are the noM important which cab oceu
py the alteplion of this government,' and yet they
are, in many respecta, highly so. The weakness
of that nation apd tfee in.testine commotions which
are so eoastaaiij' dhtraeiiag and threatening it
witfe annihilation, forbid the powibiliiy of it*
haying the power jlo give us an/ trouble of a *e-
rióa* natura, except by the formation of Euro
peaa alliances—a plan which—there i* no doubt,
ha* often baen entertained. But it i* the true
policy ol thi* government to deal with Mexico
upon a basis so honorable, aad yet in a spirit o
imperative a* to redre** the petty grievances
which haye hitherto characterised our rotations
with her, and at the same time avoid and provide
agaiatt their recurrence. Our own peace aud
our national poeitioa demaad that where concil-
iatory meneare* foil we *hould retort to such dic-
tation a* «he would comprehend and comply with,
a Division ia
'* hlaad City
are the chlel
ladina Depredatleua.
ANOTifaa Family DtsaraeYan,—An Extra, U
sued from th* office ot th* Western Texaa on the
11th ia* ., state* that on Sunday, the ltítU, a* Mr.
Ja , jforreeter and family, consisting of hia wife
nod four chlidron, were in their houae, about 18
any oth- uorth-we* from Son Antonio,accompanist
lumbttg. ^ | neighbor who resided a mil* off, a oo\v
_ made her appearance with eeverat Indian arrow*
. ¿i
■í Km
itoaiaéBWMi
it Indiana were near,
bar, who toa single man, Marled to hi*
he purpose of brtaglng hi* moat trnla-
to Mr. Forrester's veeidenee. Shortly
aa*. well armed, appeared at Mr
demaaded something to eat, As
Ms- ■ ®-<waf i* .i ■ Ma
a m*, sprang toward* !
' h ku ikd IttdtiAl vi
# '
dMd) Mitftincdl th
She then ran off wt
of her daughter*, a g!
to whom she screamed to
' fleeing, the child, beiag frightened
Hho
her fbur
mJ
Cougresslounl Belligerency.
There has been no fatal duel among members
of Congress since that between Mr. Cilley and
Mr. Graves in 1837. In 1842 occurred a* diffi-
cuiiy between Mr. Wise and Mr. Sianly. which
would probably have produced a duel, but for
the arrest of both parties and their being bound
over to keep ihe peace. The next serious diffi-
culty waa beiweon Mr. Yancy. of Alabama, and
Mr. Ctingman of I^forth Carolina. Mr. Y. gave
Mr. C, a personal affront during the discussion
on the annexation of Texas, and when appealed
to fur explanations, made the pointed reply, "ex-
planation* elsewhere." They were demanded
elsewhere, an<f not being saiisfactory, a meeting
and exchange ot shots took place, without dam-
age to either combatant.
The next afl'air was that, bet ween Mr, Stanley
and Mr. Inge, ol Alabama. The latter gave the
insult, refused to reiraCt, was challenged, and ac-
cepted. Afternn exchange of shots, without ex-
ecution, the parties were " satisfied,*'
Probably the next afluir in the order of time
i personal quarrel between Mr. Beaten
. Butter, in which, after tha " tie" was
iven with great acrimony of manner in the
challenge was given, but the difficulty
usted by apologies and regrets.
During the excitement which ended with the
compromise of 1850, two personal nffairs arose
which nearly approached a duet, and produced a
profound eensaiton. The first was that twiween
Out, Biased, of Illinois, and Qot, Jefferson Da via,
Col. Btoell had mad* one oi* thu most impres-
sive speeches ever heard in the House, on the
sectional question, during which he denounced
with .much severii,
in behalf of the
of Buena Vista. Gol, Davis, then in the Senate,
had cotnmanped that regiment tu the battle. He
demanded a retraction of the assertion of Col,
Bisaetl. A corresponde nee ensued, which euded
in a challenge and acceptance. The weapons
•elected were muskets, ami the ftght would cer
tainly hav* taken place, had not the
1 a«w«wj
on, during which he denounced,
rity, e*rtafn pretentions advanced
Mr^wippt troops, in the battle
constitution remain. It is difficult to get at them
They cannot be reached bv simple legislative en-
actment. The act of 1820 was. and is, he main-
tained, a compromise, and he boldly denied that
there was even a woed or an intention during the
session of 1850, when-the compromise measures
were passed suegesiive that the latter were des-
igned to repeal the Mossouri compromise.
Mr, Bayly, (dem.) of Va., said, interrupting,
he meant to take issue with ifcegeutleman on that
point.
Mr. Chandler resumed—The principle of the
compromise of 1820 cannot by positive law be
deprived of its binding force, without an outrage
on public sentiment and ihe confidence reposed in
Cougressiunal faith. Nebraska has not yet shown
signs of life. The bill is only preparatory. The
assertion of the right of the people to regulate
iheir own municipal matters is in direct opposi-
tion to the bill, which he proceeded to show, and
in the course of his remarks said Young America,
like Young Israel, scouted age aud experience,
and exclaimed—i'Go op, thou bald head, go."—
(Laughter.) Having*Stated other objections to
Ihe bill, he called on th j opponents of the meas-
ure tosiand fast to their national faith and honor,
and asked them lo give no heed to the sneers of
those who entertain difftrent opinions. A party
founded on principles will exist a« long as there
are measures to bring them into action. The
Whig party have mora to fear from the tumbling
ruins of the democratic party than from danger
within their owu ranks. Thu gentleman from
North Carolina, Mr. Ctingman, yesterday >poku
Roki
,a
paity in which the gentleman was reared and at-
tained his well-earned honors. Perhaps the gen-
tleman was ignorant of the news Hashing along
the lines from Connecticut
Mr. Clingmnn—I heard it.
Mr. Chandler—Theu you made an unfortunate
speech. (Laughter.) It is not the life of a party,
but the mission of a party, which is lo be regard-
ed ; nor will a division n this question prevent
uuion on other questions. The party led by Clay
and taught by Webster have nobler ends ihun
self-preservatiou! They are ready to declare and
act on the declaration, that the duties of life are
(greater than life; and, for myself, and those who
abor with u e in the Whig uadse, washing our
hands of all necessity of association with the
other parly, we shall vote for whatever we deem
right, and oppose whatever we deem wrong, ii
we fall there will be inscribed on our tomb the
Spartan epitaph, "We lie here iu obedience to
the command of our country."'
THE WHÍgTaRTY
" The ff'Aigx could receive no higher cu log inn
of the men and their measures than have been be-
stowed by acclamation of the entire country upon
Clay and WkBbtkk, the reytesentntivcs and em-
bodiments of both."
We are (say* the Fayetteville N. C. Observ
er) iudebted to a kind aud valued friend, whose
firm adherence lo the men and measures of the
party has long commended himio all who know
him. for catliug our attention lo the sentiment
which we have placed at the head of this article
How greatful and refreshing are such sugges
lions! We know not to whom shuldbe attributed
the credit for utterance of so strong a truth, but
whether it comes from the graniie hills of the
Norih, the sunny clime of the South, or the
broad prairie ut Ihe West, it speaks to the hearl
of every true Whig a language which he
should never fot gel, anda tmin which should
urge him onward whenever it is suugirUu destroy
that parly, either by open foes or seciet and con-
cealed enemies. •• •
No party which has ever existed in our own coun-
try,or any other, could appeal to names more illus-
tjousin "proof of the putily and patriotism of
its aims and principles. They wouidbave adorn-
ed ihe brightest periods of British history, as they
shed lustre on the brightest pages of ourown
their ft lends ver
they were qunr
..!: &
disunioniM. " It
were immediately
acceotonce. ini
and reconetlint
ve omitted an
KBMHB
any other of the same nature
led to no actual conflict. At the extra session of
at triumph of the Presidential
parties and
rtanely discovered that
tu nothing ot all.
r. Duer. of New Yuri,
, of Virginia, was a
H and "you are a liar,1*
A challen^, its
&racHo.V
nee between Mr.
U.
oiMr. Tyter,the ftuiisa?trju
handT*
less |H
hia
Mfmm
defection
prtfvi-
om the
rt
Ir. King
iignantly
Either the Picayune or as intimated, the Detroit
Advertiser, is responsible for the following:
The Mistakes of the Tvlegraph.—We have
already had occasion to tell some queer stories
undér IhU head; bul we find one in the Detroit
Advertiser thai beats the lot. it seems thai a
few days since a gentleman telegraped to one ot
the western cities to gaiu intelligence of his
daughter, whu was ill. lo return he received a
lacouie reply Irom her attending physician, which
purported that he was a fraud father, Heavens!
" he exclaimed, throwing down the Missile as if
It had been a hot cinder. "My daughter—a child!"
Titer, striding to his closet, he gtabbed his hat
and coat aud struck a bee-line for the cars,
muttering; " a pretty muss Indeed—child—my
daughter in such a predicament and unmarried,
tou! Oh, such a disgrace!" In few hours he was
to the sick room of hi* daughter. The physician
was surprised to *ee hiw so soon, but politely
told him lh4t" the gtrl \va* getting along quite
finely." it's a git), key T! gasped the father,
"Of cour*e," said the doctor* 'do«'t you call ymtr
daughter a girl V MAh—hum—yes—bn ,th—the
chiUir' "Child!" wondered the doctor, u what
chihil" "Why, sir; did you hot send «hat despatch!'
pettishly exclaimed our friend as he handed to
the doctor the despatch which he had hastily
picked up from the floor be lor became home.
The doctor looked at It, an d a broad smile was
visible upon his features. "I sent you a despatch,
hot heaven know* it never contained such news
a* thisl The one i sent intimated that you
daughter wasjust through having a chill!" ft is
added that the relieved papa ottered to treat, if
the ductor would keep ^tili.
Thm Duration or tnis BASTKaN Waa.—In re-
gard to the duration of the war in Europe, Mr,
Wai.mh, ihe intelligent Pari* correspondent of
the New York* say*:
"In returning flrom a walk ju*t now, I encoun-
tered near the Palais Boyal a Senator of my ac
quain«aaee-*au Admiral, experienced in State
concerns. I expressed to Mm my hope that the
war would endure besan ¿six month*. Ir\ Lon-
don thu Ministers called it short and sharp; and
the President ol the French Legislative body, in
His address of last week trusted that it would
of the
I ■ _> WUh BaSia wa*
for ail. That wa* the idea of the French
peror, and the preps ratios on both sides of th«
channel were proportionate. Russia hadstrengtb,
pride, persistency enough for a protracted; daunt-
less resistance; tie Czar had faeen potent as a
conservative; he could be equally or jnorp so as
■ destructive, I was reminded of Samson;
the house fell
at bis death
■
(whig) hi
le, and thai the
Hob BOSS or Stasvation.—The
from b California paper:
On the second day of our starvation, I found
the carcase of a mule that I had lost iu the fall,
which the cay otas had nearly entirely devoured;
but on examiaation we found a small piece of
flesh remaining oa the lower thigh, which we
carefully cut off. with the hope that we would eat
it ourselves. Bbt it was no gojlt would uot
stick. We tried it in every way possible, but to
bo purpose. It wis more than our stomachs could
bear. What no* to do we could not tell. To get
out was impossUje. Death seemed lo stare us in
the face. My companion became so despondent
that he gave op ill hope, and would not leave the
camp; although ke was a much larger aBd stron-
ger man than mjrself, yet I kept much the best.
But at the saute time I saw little chance but to
starve; vet I tnai_- a faint hope that he would die
first, and then —For tear he might take ad-
vantage of me, I seldom left my rifle out of my
baud?. I kept og¡ my feet all the lime, although
I was getting exceedingly weak; and ihe snow
on the river bar wps four feet deep, and from six
to tea feet deep onsthe mountains. Now, all my
fairy dreams of realth and happiness when i
should get home were turned into gloom aud
darkness; gold lo* its lustre. To become a can-
nibal was horrify ig, ihe thought of having to
starve to death ami M cpma food for the wild beasts
was intolerable. Sold was of no use; I would
have gladly give*all I possessed ior one pouud
of bread, but, alas I could uot gel it. My heari
grew faint within ne. 1 knew lull well that there
was no chance fot my men to gel to me before i
must starve todea i; unless my companion should
die, or I—. Tc become a murderer seemed tot
heartless and treacherous; but what could 1 dot
Is it not better thxf one die than both die 1 Thus
I reasoned and juggled against reason, until
lupe was loM in ispair.
ut hark ! an iea occurs to me. I remember
seeing the track f a cayota near the carcase of
that mule! Hots springs up; new vigor is
arodsed. 1 «Bate rd up my rifle, and started off
in the direction o ihe mule, with u light heart
and an eager qui c step, with a hope of yet esca-
ping the dreadlufealamiiy that seemed to await
me.
On my reachitf the carcase, I saw that there
was a cayota in I .* habit of coming there; how
to contrive some -toy to kill it was the next thing
lobe done. Alte some examination, I posted
myself behind a l*ge rock. It was now netting
near dusk, and ucicayot yet. I sat with eager
expectation, hopinithe next moment would bring
some wild benst itiight. At ihe first appearance
of the animal, 1 itiw my rifle to my race and
fired, inflicting a dath shot. Now my heart was
filled with joy. nndl felt that He who had created
me. was able to feel me, and thai ii was no more
than just that I shold feet the sling of ihe lash 1
had so much deservu (htm the hand of Him who
had thus for blesseifcnd prospered me. Ou my
return to camp, 1 rut my companion, who, but a
moment previous, singling in hopeless despair,
might now be seen vth a brightened counten-
ance, with tears ot jy chasing each other down
his emaciated check.
[Fiomth* United 8*rfioe Journal.]
The ppioat.
■
rhoie
How Lnttkks aiiíSknt to Caukornia.—a
correspondent of tht Boston Journal, writing
from Butte county, (. ltfornia, savs:
"A man putchasea shirt In this place 1 few
weeks since, aud lool it to his cabin. On trying
it on. happening lopihis hand in one of the
pockets, he found a If er, purporting lo be from
a young lady in Bosti. the maker of the shirt.—
The letter was addrefe ;d to ihe purchaser of the
shirt in California, M ingage, complexion, "fig-
ure, weight and size"-ami promising the pur-
chaser, whosoever itiight be, it' he would come
to Boston she would acorné his lawful belter
half. The purchaser r*s a " Paddy from CJurk,"
and " he jabbers,'* i ; lid, " he sould be pleased
to put his eve on I ha but he should si*d
her a letter anyhow." Whether Pat has written
or not 1 do not know, it he thiulcs the " garl"
must be a smart one " inviui such an iugau-
iqus" way to get a hu íand;" \
Lyino in Bkd with he Hkad High.—It is of-
ten a question amonjt people who are unác
qnainted with the an tutuy and physiology'' of
man, whether lying ill the head exalted or
even with ihe body i most wholesome. Most
consulting .their own so on this point, argue in
favor ol that whjeh th ,* prefer. Now, although
many delight in bol sring up their heads at
night and sleep sound without injury, yet we
declare it to be a dan? rous habit. The vessels
through which ihe blid* passes from the heart
to Ihe head, are alwat lessened in their cavities
when the bead is restfc iti bpd higher than the
body, therefore I alt"«Awies Attended with fever,
the head should be ptity nearly on a level with
the body; and peopldought to accustom them-
selves to sleep ihus > avoid danger.—Medical
Journal.
An ExTRAORDiNAinÁTjMB Pieck.—There is
now in the possession t, and manufactured oy
Mr. Collings, silveraith, of Gloucestershire,
England, a most iugenbus piece of mechanism,
an eight-day clock wi dead beat escapement
maintaining power, ch
sixteen times in twelve
time tequired. The hi
One, once a minute ,
once « month; one. one
íes ihe quarters, plays
oursi or will play ai any
ds go round as follows;
re, oncean hour; une,
year. It shows the
moon's age, ihe time ol ligh and low water, hull
ebb and flood; and by
there is a part which re
rises and falls, lifting t!
as if It were in motion,
these tittle automaton si
It shows the hour of ih
month of the year. In
is a provision made for
U *how* the twelve aig
the equation table, shi'ing
dock and sun every dt iu
Of all punishments, the knout is> ttfe
vere and'sanguinary, but it rs ^ w \ltbough
except for crimes of the deepest dye. Attnougu
it may appear to the casual .oteer^rJ"' ¿nT
than oor puaishment ot whippieg
ers, yet its effects are greaily mcre «d, and
death frequently ensues in coosequeace of the
pains taken by the Judicial authorities « Ro i-
io perfect the executioners in their horrid eccu-
^The knout is a very heavy thr°ng:^as thick a>
a man's wrist, and weighing froui two to three
pounds; the lash or leather, about the1 ^
oí broad tape and narrowing at the end , ana
the handle is about two feet long.
The place usually chosen at St. Peteraburg *or
the public infliction of the knout, is an open
muddy plain, near the river Neva, and the exe-
cution is always attended with amilitaiv Pua^
of Cossacks'a i d other troops. As soon as the
culprit arrive* at ihe platform, a paper" read
aloud, whiih contaius a description ol his crime,
and the sentence ot the court before which he
has been tried.
In ordinary cases, the criminals, each in their
turn, are fastened io an inclined post, having a
ring at the top, to which the head is so lightly
fixed, by means of a rope, as io prevent the pa-
tient from crying cut. The hands are theu
closely lied ou either side; at the bottom the
feet are secured by means of two rings; ihe
back is then bared io the waist, and the execu-
tioner commences hisduiy.
The abbe Chappe d'Auteroche relates an ex-
ecution of ¿ female in the rei^u of Elisabeth,
Ho states that Madame Lapookin, who was one
of the most beautiful women belonging to the
court of that empress, had be< n indiscreet enough
lo mention some of the eudle^ amours ol her
imperial mistress, and was, therefore, condemn-
ed to undergo the knout.
The beautiful culprit mounted the scaffold in
anetegaut undress. She was surrounded by the
executioners, on whom she gazed with astonish-
ment, áud seemed to dtjubt that she was the ob-
ject of such preparations. One of ihe execution-
ers pulled off a clonic which covered her boston,
ai which her modesty took alarm j she started
back, turned pale, and burst into tears. Her
clothes were doob stripped off, and ho was naked
to'ihe waist before the eager eyes of au immense
concourse of people, profoundly silent. Two of
the executioners then look her by the hanfls, and,
turning her half round, raised her on their back*,
inclining forward*, and tilting her a little from
the ground; upon which another execution ad
justed heron the backs of his coadjutore, and
placed her iu the most proper posiure for receiv-
ing the puuishmeut. He then letreated a few
steps, measuring the proper distance with a
steady eye, aud Teauing backwards, he gave a
stroke with the knout so as to carry a piece of
skin from the neck to th ' bottom of the back;
striking his feet n«ainst the ground, he made a
secuud blow, parallel to the former, and iu a lew
minutes al I the skin of the back was out away
in small slips, most of which remained hanging
down ; her longne was cut out immediately after,
aud she was banished to Siberia.
In the time of the eailyCwtrs, the performers
of this honid task were regarded with so much
respect that they were admitted Into the best socie-
ty. Nay, it. is even said, that in those days
merchants, thinking it, honorable thus to pass
into rank above them, paid large sums of money
to be allowed to fulfil the murderous duty.—
When their ambition was satisfied, they resold
the vocation at an enormous profit.
So expert the executioners of the present day,
that they can handle the knout with much more
readiness than our coachmeu their whips. As
a proof of their dexterity, a wager was laid bv
*wo Russian noblemen, relative :o the profession-
al talents of two of them, and an eye-witness
relntes the following to be the result.
The person wnrt won the bet, gained it by the
following feat; he placed his companion at
arm's length from him, and undertook to strike
two hundred times with his knout, though he
should not touch or iujure his person, at each
blow he promised to bring away a narrow strip
of his friend's shirt, which he actually per formed
without intiictingcvcn the merest scratch on his
body. 11
By way of expressing his gratitude for the
patience his com pan roo had elicited, when he
had finished the specified number of blows, he
lifted up his weapon, and in a playlol manner
appeared to,give a slight flip towards the man
on whom his skill bad beeu exhibited ; he hardly
seemed to touch his body, but, oo inspection, a
wound of at leas', a foot and'h hall in length was
perceived, bearing an exact Resemblance to one
which might have been given by a rapr qi other
sharp instrument. The one who had received
the b;ow seemed to take it iu goo.1 part as a joke-
coolly remarking that he should not be long iu
embracing an opportunity of returning an equiv-
alent to the favor received. The two men posi-
tively asserted that ihey could, without any
remarkable éflorts on their part, kilt the strong-
est man, with only three blows of this simple
though dreadful insMumenl—the knout.
MyOMI
Bv Poiux Putt*.
CtuCK tí
beautiful donirivanee,
esents the water which
ship at high water tide
id as it recedes leaving
xsi dry on tho sands-
day, day ef the week
eqay of the month there
long and short mouth*,
of the «odiao} it has
the difference of
the year. Every
beautiful workman
portion ef the
«hip, I
Q,v'it*TU n m Youno ropi.k.—The Gtueütion
before the meeting houst s thl*:—fa a feller—
what is a feller—and hi gal—aré about to he
parted for a time—ami t y propose to exchange
daguerreotypes—and for tat purpose the feller
gOMwit! hi* gal to Diueireotype nhop—a^d
U.to nay for having the ' uctura look1'—and he
only ha maney enough I pay tor one picture iu
an ordinary ease, and the it^r in a mngnlfleent
ease—which picture shut I be put in the mag-
nlflcentcase—hfeown ng mugurherW Would
it be gallant in htm to pi ker mug t nthe ugl
eassl Would It be jinou# in him |o put Ms
mug In the ugly e*Mt lch she is io keep)
Mat's theCUeetkm befon he Meeting House,
S*aA*TOPOt.—ta IT Im* ¡qNAtti.a 1—This Im-
portant question upon wt h *o much depends,
is answered In the negtt >e by Mr. Ollphant,
who*® admirable wotk on >o shores of the Ríñele
Sea ha* just been pubtU d by Bedfield, New
Yorkr, Mr. O, says ¡ )f one Ihct theVe Is no
doubt, that however well I titled may tie the ap
proches io Sebastopol by a, there Is tilthU^
whatever to prevent any mher of troops laud,
tng to the south of the tov, in one of the six
oo venient bays with whi< the coast as far as
Cape Kherson is indented^ ' '
the main street, (provid
enough to defeat any miltt
be opposed >o thetn in tnc
town aui burn the fleet.
A letter from IK ala la t ol
Oh gire to me my diamond pes,
And ivory ISn, to waft the muae,
TOai I may touch the aoul* of men
Wiih softest lore tor OU Skit*.
They once wet# s ch a* caught the eji#
Of g*li*a t a dashing beaux,
They were too smsll, but pride denies
Thai reom be given maiden ' too*.
My shoes were not of satin shoot,
But loveliest r*d prunella,
' f- Of
And from the smallnese of my foot
They won the heart of many a fellow.
But now my Shoe* aw worn, and I
Alas 1 sin getting old aad worn toe,
And I'm afiraid, 1 oan't tell why,
I'll be an old but «Ingle *hoe.
Glean lugs from Europeau Journals aud
Letters.
Great satisfaction is expressed in England, at
ir Charles Napier being appointed jo the com-
land of the fleet defined lor the Baltic.
The recall of Admiral Dundas Irom the com.
maud ol the British squadron in the BosphorW
"Lid W t* decided «pug.. H<. d«. Ko,
with Loi-d Strailord de Kedelitfc.
The House of Commons has voted for a sup-
ply ol 11^77 men 10 ihe army, exclusive of
fe«ivV £■<«.. F....ce .nd IwigUnd, k !« -
published. 11 stipulates thut 1 urkey shall nob
conclude aay treaty of wnto
with the consent of the two powersj that they *i«
not to derive any territorial advauiagea irom ihe
resent war, and they have the liberty o< send-
rg au armv ^ t ccupation to ConsUntiaopJe Ol
this army kugland is to furotshed 30,tKK) aud
aud Prance 10,000 men, to be assembled there-
about 1st of April
AccoMfiousTioN* ros Nkws-Boys.—The aew*
boy's lulgiug house in New Yoik ha gone into
operation. The Mirror says. The lodging
r*>om i* in the uppt;r story of the Sue builuiag,
and is *l>(uv tjiiity kei square, oj>en on tferec
sides to light and air, through a doaen or more
full sized window . It i* capable of accom-
modating eighty or ninety lodgers, and** now far
uished with bed* for tiHy-t-each beitstead suppor-
ting two beds, one above the other. Attached to
it are a wash-room and bath room, supplied with
Croton wuteK an oflice for the Supenntendent,
and h reading-room of the same *i*e bs the
lighted with gas, and furnished
by a Prcnch officer iu th
say : ,q
" I have examined the fo
In all their details, they artjfally without defect,
occupy a vast (level
ml marching down
they were strong
Ibroe that might
«n .field,) sack the
íeUbth ult., written
ervice of Turkey,
{¡cations of Kalafat
M the
ment, ^nd
n a regular *ímc m rid be required
;m. But the Russi; I would uot attempt
a siege. The immense pins which surround
ihe camp are almost iuipra cable for artillery,
oat lies everywhere, and ahiog «erious can
lertaken before the *p g. The Russiaui,
would lose 10,000 tjn in aitaeklug Kal-
fat, was
Lumbeu Tradb.—Messrs. Bronnum & Avery,
of Bagdad, near Pensacola. Florida, appeared to
he doing a magnificent business. A rensacola
paper says lhat during the three months euding
March. 1854. they shipped—
41 9GG.lights ol sa^h.
1.911 panel doors.
1,181 pair blinds.
151 single sash doors,
S-J7 pair of sash doors.
8U pair of blind doors.
5S.5WO feet moulding.
50,448 feel worked window frame stuff.
Messrs. Bronnum & Avery have ityveated «
large napltal in tireir magnificent steam works
apd are extending their depots over ihe gulf coast
tu accommodate these who d- sire their superior
work. Their agents are—
It. P. Howell & Co., Mobile,
John A, Mitchel 31 Poydra* st„N,0,
A, P, Simpson,New Basin, N, Orleans,
Ü, 8, Parsons Galveston Texas,
Hack &Qgsbiuy.Indianola,Texas,
From the agents any article In their line can
be obtained at fates so low as to give satisfaction
luall, wSOtd
Á letter, Irom J. S. Thrasher, cstllng attention
to the fact that there sttflejtltjtauaratroked a Roy.
a) decree of the Spanish government, oí May
I8á5, eonferrtpf uac^mtaoit power upon the Cap-
tain Ge eial^-*ays;
ii When the Captatn Qenerat of Cuba repite*
to a lore If n power u aktng aejaim uptm htm that
he has no iiuthority to treai, It U well under-
stood by all intelligent peraous in Ghkn, aud in
Spain, that he refer?, to the usual powers of a
Captaiu'Qeneral. If the patty claiming fcfust*
to accept this plea but ln*l«t*, by an exhibition
of force, upon his assuming the same authority
for the purpose of tepnratlon which he assomeil
to Injure, then he doe* so for fhat occasion, ami
it Is net held to be a precedent for ordinary east*
under and within the law of the realm.
" This royal decree, which 1 send you. i* not
a hidden or secret commUslon of power, but has
ever bee a public and published one. Our Go-
vernment,, or any other that chooses so to do. can
bring the Captain-General to account under it for
any infringement by him of international law or
comity ; ánd any one question settled by holding
trim lo a responsibility as governor, of a place tu a
state of teige would pat a ftnahstop to all these
bickerings aad insults, and pl*ce upon a firm and
peaceful. basis our re)aUous with vSpain an t with
the Spanish Governing in the Island of Cuba."
i.—1 ■ ■ «i . i
Murpkb. Arson sndSuioiuk in Upshur Co.—
NVe team that a man named Willism Ellis, re-
siding in Upshur county went to the house of Mr
True man, in his absence, shot Mrs. Trueinan
then cut her throat from ear to ear, set the house
on fire, and completed a scene which, for the
horror and brutality of its execution, unequal-
|ed. by going home and blowing out his brain*.
ried Mrs. Irueman, and that EIHs had given his
sou a considerable tract of land at the time ot
ently young Ellis
I to hi? wife, who,
an; old man
not bear the ide ot
instituted suit
been depi-
la od, and
lodglug-riKitn ■
with deli*, benches, lect urer's or teachers platform
and a small library. The boys are :o be charged
six cents each, per night, for the use of all ihese
accommodation*, and will be required to bath*
regularly, and keep their quarters deCeaf,
Pcknr krom an Om**.-(Enter Don Belnsf¡uosi
a gentleman conaisiing of one huge pair of Ulault
whiskers, having a laige tin knife in his h t:d.)
Bclasquer..—Ye «ods, that from on high do
witness the actions of siniut men, permit me to
request that \ou will keep your eyes pealed while
I uike the hide ofl' that uiduou* monkey, Doa
Purvinctum!
(linter Don Fuiyincttim. from behind.)
Furyinctum.—(Aside.)—Pilleen thousand, *ev-
en hundred and uuty-three and « half furies, bat
he did mention mv ñame! (To Betasque*. Atw,
base plebian, 1 havelcaughtjthee at Inst 1
Belasquea.—Puryinctum here? 'tis welt! Aha!
ha!
Puryinctum.—Oho! ho!
Belasquez.— Uhu • hoi
Puryinctum.—Ihi! hi!
(Boih draw (heir swords, look ot each other
furiously, aud lesve the stage in opposite direc-
tions.)— Bvffafo Ex¡>ress.
Copper in Abundancb.—We were shown a few
days since a sample of Copper, taken from the
Hopewell Mine in this county, about \2 miles
Irom Charlotte. This sample wa broken from a
lump weighing 30 pounds, in as pure a state *s
is commonly found in our best mines. The com-
pany are now engaged in raising a lump of the
same, which they suppose will weigh a thousand
pounds, ihus, it will be seen that the most extrav-
agaut hopes oi speculators in this mineral art
likely to ne realized from the mining operalior^
in this section of country, aud those of ou " citi-
zens, who have been looked upon for the last 2<1
years as the wildest visionaries on this subject,
are now reaping the ripe fruits of their early cu«
preferbusdreams.—North Carolina Whig.
T«l$ TWO MOST llail.UUNT VlCTORIRS ok MoP-
krn Timks.—The one, thai achieved by the New
Hampshire Democracy at the recent "State elec-
tion, when their majority on the popular vote
was reduced Irom 50UU to I SOU or ItiOO, and their
majority in the House of Representatives from
8!) io some 5 or 6 against thetn; and the otfe.-r,
that gained bv the fáis$ians ivcr the f$ussia:u,
iu their '"'battle in the dark," on the l*th of fé!>-
ruary.
f A Stay.—A prominent German Democratic
paper in Western Pennsylvania ha* com« out iq
support of the whola Whig ticket for Go.'eroof
ami Other Slate officer*!.
3fr. Sttule and the tyanidi (joverHtnmU—Tb
gossip of the Madrid correspondent of the L"u-
dou Time*, about Mr, Soule, i* urn sustained If
the autheniic advices of our Government. Mr.
Soule.it js now sakl, 1* main favor with th«
Queen or the Ministry, aud though no request
has been made lor his recall, it h believui tlui
tht substitution of Another Minister would bi
very agreeabls id that Government.
Napoleon's bed chamber at $t, Helena, It it |
said, is uuw « horse stable, at;d ihe ro^ta in
which lie died a granary,
Maruiko—At Columbia, on Tuexhy eveuiafl
the 18th Inst,, by the Rev, Mulcom C, Coo«ly|
Mr, E, H. Camino, oi the Columbia Demo*;rM,|
loMtss Mar* Narstow, late of New Yorit.
. ^1
FOHBUK1P8 1MHHOVÜU
ItKAMN ANA MOWINCI MACHIN !
npHM Aatorlwui Mow lug snd K«mptua Michta* Cw 1!
A l «iiy, belaji t p«rp«(wi.'4 tu pursu«ne« * r tho g
en i iiumutWturlt gbtw*ufih« Sul< < r V«rtt, ,
havtwr puMha**4 the Awsrtesii snd i íH k P*w t .^|
whtetitus sbovs Ris«hbist pf«teHod, imd havUttf kt k |
naut *WMm snd faeilltl * for earrytua tnweljr m««|
uftieturs to Uiw uuu^hlne, nud Rirrteullumi li«ti'*
menls aenerslly, take pb'snure In «iinouiivixK la
tarmtng puhtte, thst thi> sbavs uisehtiis tt now
RMtty o«ut li«lvp>t, «tut tu enilro aim-" ** s s U«
Uvmpor and Mower, proved beit>ttd sll doubt,
who sre l&tttMMt*! tn thvunaiutmcturesiidiMleof I
In* Htuehlne* «lone, pro fir t« Induee h bellermnow V
tlvst k «mmuIiUhvI tutiehln* e«mnot be m«n«
fltmsr*. that • iu&ehiu« enhluil l o muí* t
Work well, Hut those who preb>r U purehwe out m
ohlutt (br only fill, which will work purfcctlv, hotül
tssplag aiHt ««*(«*, to iho fimliiM oft
at an rtr 0330, h-dther ol which e.
kltol of work, will be jtla,l to tonrii orihci
*wo I
i can do
machine. The Comnegiy have the iu<«t m
tliuonUla, lhat u wlfWoeoaplUh sil tast U ciato
lUn<t aro aatlsllcd after n thorouxh InveaUnitloii
retail vs ntorlU of the different mowtng andreantntfl
chinea, now beíWs the public, that tho above U lh« t
la iho world.
lite company design to eater lo largsl* into the i
«facturo, ua to be able toaupnly wbotcsnle dealer in
Uiihed Stales and fbrctjrn markeU. Every machine I
will bo warranted to be made In workmanlike aaui
and ofths bs*t materials and capable of culling J
to &ft«en aerea of prasj or Erala psrday, i
nee ofths machine aa
each uaad asid machine
Xlt
- it. Alisa. Waverlv, N. y; l. 1
ah n. -w-Tucker, Ssw London,C3onn.
Allen, Gslvsstou, Texas.
f ? Mower aloue
. in Bulbto, delivered oo cart or
too of charge. A liberal commiaaion allowed to A«e* |
AU ordar*and communication addreuixl to the Cowl
psny, or to [aplS-wtf] c. W. SMITH, Sec y. f
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