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‘ forbid that we should break the brtiised reed.
judgment against a fellow man. We cannot
J _ ,,_I'8(.‘llt)ll':Il6 manner exhorted him to employ
f‘ Iliis few remaining momeiits in making his
W--tufi pY'\. '7qt’Iu£1.x.-1 S--‘
!-*‘i‘.o’i\‘i 'rI-"Ii: nneisrisn-. . I V
obese OF T1-tE‘YEA 3.,
. '---'—’Ti‘s gone !—the solemn knell of time
Proclaiiiis the fun’ral_ of another year; ‘ '
Ah .! sped forever!“—-yet.tlile eager wheels
Rush on with iinslack’d pace,&. in their course
All, all, are borne along. E’en Nature’: self
Is hurriedrou to ruin swift, without
Or chance or po_w’r to oppose.
By thee, the envied cup of happiness
Is dash’d away before the tliirsty_ lip
Dan taste the tempting draught,‘ 5:. we are
To rue the disappointment.
—'Youth’s bland scene— ’ _
Ilow short ! a bubble fora moment bu'oy,’d
On life’s illusivestreani, then burst forever"!
—-————’-M,:iiihood’s strength‘— A" _ ’
_A plant how frail lea canker 'worm'st‘rikes at
Its root, as erst at .I_onali’s gourd,-au'd.tlius ,
In one short night it withers. Age, and-its
Attendant sure, decrepitude, seize on g
The wasting frauie,to plunge it headlong down
The dark abyss-'-—'the cheerless grave l -
Ah 2 why, ‘frail man, in thee should pride
_ be found? ' ' I i
In what canst thou rejoice or pride thyself,
Save in thy impotence !——Sin‘ce e’en the hea-
Spacious and glorious as they a're,must [veiis,
Together like a scroll be rollld, and the
Elements with ferveiitlieatcdecay, and _
All nianls "glory blotted be from the fair
Page of being, not one vestige left by
Whicli to trace his greatness here below!
left
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nissiP.\fifioN. _
.Tlie clock struck eleven. The anxious
terrified,loncly niotliersliudtlercd at the sound,
and with an unconscious energy pressed her
poor babe to her heart while. the large tear,
‘riot without cause, fell, unbidder-i, from her
swollen, sunken eye and rested on the cheek
of the slutnbering iiinoceiit. \Vhere then
was he who had sworn to protect her, and by
a vow registered in heaven, had promised un-
alterable affection for her. He was an in-
stance,I could wish without a parallel; for
diss1°pation~liatl bound him in her chains, and
in the lhraldom of vice, he could -forget that.
he had a bosom companion sighing in his ab-
sence for his return, and in his presence over-
powered by the conflicting emotions, occa-
sioned by the recollection of former times,
when he was virtue’s friend, and she the dar-
ling partner of his happiness.
Canman so far forget the dignity of his
nature, as to give up the government ofreas-
oii bestowed upon him by God, and submit to
be led by degrading passions,par_ticipaied with
brutes? Well may it be said that the hand
which can write it, unless its possessor be void
ofsensibility, must feel the blood ciirdleiii its
veins, and the tongue that can tell it to the
world might stiffen in the act.
Let us conclude our sad tale. The iinfor-
tunate man returned, something inebriated, at
a late hour, and found his wife senseless on
the floor. The shock restored liimto himself,
though some lialf-lost, half-recollected images
flitted through his bewildered brain. She was
declared to be in a raging fever ;,medical as-
sistaiice was in vain, for the disease , was one
which baffles all skill, and in the short space
ofa fortnight, she died broken-Iiearlctl. No
murmur escaped her lips against the author of
her misery, the destroyer ofhcr happiness, the
cause of her untimely death. Then it was
that be fully awoke from his dream ; then it
was that every unkind word, every ungrateful
look, tliroiiged back upon him, and liarrowed
up his soul ; fhen it was that he uttered the
unheard groan, and poured the bitter tear-
niore deep, more bitter because unhea_rd and
unavailing. Is there one now who isjust
beginning the career ofvice and folly,una-'
ware ofthe misery he is bringing upon him-
self and all connected with him ; let him read
this and pause; for itis only on the immuta-
ble basis ofvirtiie,that we can found our ac-
tions, if we wish them to be pleasing in the
_siglit_ofot.ir fellow men, or acceptable to our
C reator.—- .Neit'- York Jlfirror.
HORRIBLE EFFECTS or l'N'1‘ERlPERANCE.
Seth Elliot, of Knox, Hancock county,
Maine, was arraigned before the Supreme
. Court at Castiue, ‘at the last October term,
charged with the murder oflzis own" son, John
'W. Elliot, a child about two years old. After
a patient investigation, he was found guilty,
and sentenced to be executed. .
It appears that Elliot was once a respecta-
ble citizen ; that he was the owner of a farm
containing threehundred acres ofland,a well
finished brick house, and three barns. But,
alas I he became inteinperate in the use of_ar-
dent spirits, and like too many other deluded
victims, buried all that was manly in the in-
toxicating bowl. He became passionate, and
very abusive to his wife and children ; and at
length committed the dreadful deed for which
his days are numbered. Judge Preble pro-
nounced the sentence ofthe law, from which
we make the following affecting extract. God
grant that it may prove an effectual warning
to the living, and bethe means ofdashing the
poisonous bowl from the lips of some deluded
mortal l .
4' It only remains to theCourt to pronounce
the sentence, which the law accords as the
punishment of your crime. In the remarks
we are about to submit to you, we would not
say anything to wound your feelings. God
‘We cannot forget that we are pronouncing
forget that it is but a few years since,&:. whose
prospects were faircr'than yours? your wife
a fruitful vine, giving joy and comfort to all
beneath your roof--—your young‘ children
growing tip around yoti, bidding fair to be the
solace ofyour life and the crown ofyour old
age——yourself, surrounded with an ample
competency; happy at home anti respected a-
broad. \Vhence then the sad and appalling
reverse, that now presents itselfbefore us ?—
Are we not authorised to say from the evi-
dcnce we have lieard,_7/ou are the victim (fin-
icni.pcrciicc. Sedttced, deluded, inaddcned,
by the intoxicating draught, you have descen-
dt.-tl from one degree of moral dcbaseaient to
another, till at length you find yourselfat the
bar ofyour country,about to receive sentence
ofdeatli for the murder ofyour own cliild.——
You have lived littlc inore._tliaii half your‘
days ; and yet your race is run ; your days are
_nuinliercd. May we not apply to you the
language ofJeliovah to liisancient people, “O
Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself.” A
The Judge, then, in a most earnest and af-
,_ _ , is iitisit ottit‘ii.\*.-‘.i.. ,, ,
B622:-sli'eet, Loiidon.—Among the odd fish,
‘ who were can li_t b the watchmen in castin
. . , g Y .
-their nets on Friday ‘night, was a Hibernian
wag, rather advanced in years, of very seedy
and joke-cracking disposition of his whiskey-
loving countrymen.
Qii being put to the bar, the watchman was
called on to state his charge, & thiswas done
in very, few words. In fact, Mr. Biitler, the
dctumi. was found dead drunk, under the pi-
azzas in Convent garden, at El o’clock, A. M.
Well, said Sir Richard,liow do you account
for your disorderly conduct? , , _
Mr. B. (with a grin.) O l faith, Sir Ricli-
ard, I never was niticli ofan accountant ; &. if
I was myself, when I was dead drunk, as the
watchman says, what I’d be saying wotild’nt
do me mtich go_od,f,or ‘(lead men tell no tales.‘
Sir Richard.
:1 state? _
Mr. _B. I suppose I brought myself that
wayaby drinking liquor.
Sir Richard. It would have been well if
you had taken yourself home to bed.
Mr. B. ’Fore God, yon’re right, it would
have been iivell, but there were two rasons a-
gainst tliat—first I was blind drunk as well as
dead drunk, and so Icould’ut see my way ;
and next, if my eyes were as good as y_our
Worship’s,I could’nthave seen what I have’nt
got, which is a bed.
Sir Ricliard. Have you no lodgings ?
Mr. B. Divil of a lodgings, except in the
words of the owld song, “ On the cowld
\Vhat' brought you in such
" round.”
Sir Richard. What are you?
Mr. B. Faith, I’m_ a prisoner, I believe.
Sir Richard. I mean, hoiv do you get
your living? -
Mr. B. Thro’ the blessings ofProvidence.
Sir Richard. Have you no trade ?
Mr. B. Is it me ?—tlie devil a trade.
Sir Richard. Were you brought tip to no
business?
Mr. B. No, by my sonl,I was tenderly rared
and my education was my only patrimony.
Sir Richard. That sort of money doesn’t
rro far with a man ofyour inclinations.
Mr. B. (with a laugh.) ’It‘ore God, yon’re
right again; all the learning in the world is
no use at the bar, I mane the bar of a public
house, unless you back it with the circulating
inediuin. ' .
Sir Richard. I’.in afraid you have been
circulating your earnings through a very im-
proper medium.
Mr. B. Divil a truer word you ever spoke
in your life. . -
Sir Il.icliord. Ifl let you go iiow,you’ll set
off, and get druiik_agaiii.
Mr. B. I'll gobail I wont, for Ihave’nt a
rap in the world ;and as for my credit,its like
my coat——wore out.
Sir Ricliard. I am lialfdisposed to try you.
Mr. B. Not for tippling, I hope, your
Worship ; for ifyou do, I’m sure to be found
guilty. _ ‘
Sir Richard. You seem to be a good liti-
nioured fellow. _
Mr. B. There’s a pair of us,~,your W'orship.
Sir Richard laughed, and told Mr. B. to go
about his business and mend his ways.
Mr. B. Before I go, l’ll ask one favor.
Sir Richard. Well, what is it?
I\lr..B. Just give me a hit ofa note to your
couiitr_vman, Mr. M’Adam,and as I despairof
mending my own ways, perhaps he’ll give me
a job in mending the ways ofothers.
Sir Richard again laughed, and bid him go
out and wait, and he’d endeavor to put him in
the way of industry. I
Mr..B. shrugged upliis slioulders,with good
humour, and, pulling tip his uiinientionables,
‘trotted out ofilie office. The worthy Magis-
trate subsequently gave him a letter, which
would probably procure occup'atioii for him.
THE BARBt:ft’s GHOST--A FACT.
A gentletiian travelling some years. since
in one ofthe Southern States, called at an
Inn and requested entertainment for the night.
The host informed him that it was out of his
power to accommodate him, as his house. was
already full. He entrcated him to lodge him,
as he was almost exhausted with travelling,
as well as his beast. After iiiticli solicitation,
the host consented to entertain him, provided
he would sleep in a certain chamber, that had
long remained unoccupied, in consequence
of a belicfthat it was haunted by the ghost of
a barber, who was reputed to have beeniiiur-
dered in that room a number of years since.
“Very well” said the guest, “ I am not afraid
ofthe ghost ; take care ofiiiy horse, and pre-
pare me some supper.” After taking some
refreshment, he inquired how, and in what
manner the chamber in which he was to lodge
was haunted. The host replied, that those
who had lodged in the rootii, stated, that short-
ly after they retired to test, an unknown voice
was heard, in a trembling and protracted ac-
cent, saying, ‘ Do you want to be sha-vcd f3’——
‘‘ Well, replied the guest, iflie coiiiesl will
let him shave me.” He then requested that
he might befsliown to the apartment; in go-
ing to which he was conducted tliro’ a long
apartnient where were seated a great number
of persons at t-he-gatiibliiig table. Feeling a
curiosity-, which almost every one possesses,
after having heard ghost stories, be carefully
searched every closet in his apartment, but
could discover iiotliiiig btit a large lJdSlD._ He
then went to bed ;but ‘feeling much fatigued,
he did not_close his cy__es'to sleep immediately,
(which is often the case-', when one is excess-
ively tired) and in a few moments he imagin-
ed he lieard_ the voice as represented to him
by the host. He arose from his bed, &:Lsearch-
ed everydplart ofhis Cllall)l).el', but could dis-
cover nothing. He then went to bed—but no
sooner had he begaiifto ' compose himself to
sleep, than the qiiestio_'ii' was = repeated. He
then arose, went to liiswiiidow, the sound ap-
pearing to proceed froii'i tliat‘-'"quarte_r, and
stood awhile silent. After a few tnoiiieiits of
suspense, he again heardthe sound distinctly.
Convinced that it was fr()l_n_‘\Vllll0Ul, be open-
ed his window, when it was repeated full to
his ear. On a closer examiiiation he discov-
cred that the limb of a venerable oak, which
stood under his window, proj‘ec'ted so near to
the house, as on every breath ofwiud to grate
against the sliingles, creating a;soniid rescui-
bling the interrogatioii,.‘ Do _'Ijb_u tvaiit to be
slia-vcd pl-laving satisfied liiniselfthat this
ghost was nothing more or less than the limb
ofa tree, coming in contact with the house;
he again wéiit to bed, and attempted to goto
sleep ;» but was now interrupted by peals of
-laiighteriii'the.room below, where the gain-
blers were assembled. Thinking he could
‘peace with God.——Zion’s‘Hcrald. .
;
tutti this discovery to his own advantage he
._,
exterior,but ptossessingall the dry good humor’
around him, and taking.the_;basin in his hand,‘
and suddenly opening the ‘door, rushed in_,,
exclainiing in a treiiiiilotis voice, ‘ Do—,yoI,i;-__'-
w'ant—to‘—be—sha—ved ?’ Telllfied at lllls slid:
deli interruption, theyjelt the'zroon-Ii .i__n,', the?
greatest confusion‘; some tumbling _dq'wn
stairs over the heads p,'f‘others.- He tlientle-,
liberately, put his basin under the table,_asid
gathered an ininieiise sum of money jnto it,
which had been left thereupon,-secured it, and
retired peaceably to rest. 7' - ' A ,
The next morning, on going below, he
found the house in the tittiiost'ic_onfusioii.—-j
They iinmediatelyasked him iflie had,enjoy-
ed a good iiightfs rest. He replied in the af-
firmative. .._“'-._Well, no wonder,”‘said the host,
" for the ghost, ‘instead of going to his usual
place, made a mistake, came into our room,
and carried off every cent of 0lll' money.’’-.-.-
The guest, without being in the least suspect-
ed, quietly eawhis breakfast, and departed
with his valuable treasure.
LEARNING FOR LADIES.
“ I should be glad to know (said a learned
lady to a’ gentleman) how knowledge is in-
compatible with a womaii’s situation in life. I
should like to be told why chemistry, geogra-
phy, algebra, languages, and the whole circle
ofarts and sciences, are’ not as becoming in
her as man ?” ' “I cannot say (replied the
gentleman)that they are eiitirely-unbeconiiiig
—but I think a very little will answer the pur-
pose. In my opinion, a woiiian’s knowledge
of chemistry should extend no farther than to
the melting ofbutter; her geography sliould
extend no fartlier than to a tliorougli acquain-
tance with every hole andcorner of her house
-—lier algebra, to keeping an exact account of
the expenses ofthe family ; 81. as for tongues,
heaven knows that one is enough in all con-
science, and the less use she makes of it the
better.”
At\'0'l‘IIER Nrzw INVENTION l—Mr. Augus-
tus Day, ofPhilarlelphia, liasiiivented a stove,
by which, it has been calculated, a room may
be kept warm for a whole day, and no more
than four cents worth of Leliigh Coal be con-
sumed in that period. It is of small size, and
in shape an inverted cone, with several longi-
tudinal openings near the apex. On a grate
witliin,rcsts_ a small quantity of coal. A pan
of water placed beneath the openings ensures
a constant supply ofvaponr. In passing thro’
the ignited coal, the aqueous vapour is de-
composed, and we have that powerful heat
which is produced by the coiiibustion‘ofoxy-
gen and _liydrogeii. The cover ofthe stove is
attached to a tnoveable section of pipe, which
is raised and lowered by a fixture similar in
principle to that ofa suspended larnp,,and by
‘this coiitrivaiice the fire is regulated. So
powerful is the heat, that ii small quantity of
water thrown into the stove, is iininediately
decomposed, and the combustion of its C0l‘ll-
ponent parts follows of course. Ofthis we
have ourselves been witness. '
The prz'nci'pIc of the invention has long
been applied in the mechanic arts, especially
by the blacksnzillt, who, as is well lmown,
when he wishes to increase the bear arms f-‘ire
throws on it a small quantity of water; Of‘
late years, Chemists have ll] their compound
blow-pipes, made sundry new and very Valu-
able applications of this ptinciple; but the
honor of applying it in domestic econoiny,be-
longs to Mr. Day alone. His stove has not
been used extensively enough to enable us to
speak positively ofthe estimation in which it
ought to be held by thrifty house-kecpers ;—
but what reason _is there that a principle
which has long been successfully applied in
the mechanic arts, and to push the discover-
ics ofsciciicc, should not be extended to the
common purposes oflife ? _
‘The saving offuel will be immense, iftlie
calculations which have been made he cor-
rect; but this is not the only advantage which
the new stove promises. The aqueous vapor
which is diffused tlirough the room, keeps the
air in that state which is most agreeable to
the feelings and most conducive to health.
On account of the small space it occupies,
Mr. Day calls his invention, “ Tlie Com_z7en.-
di-mn Stove.” That in Mr. Potter’s Book-
store in Cliesriut-stteet, is not larger than a
tea—uri1,and has cost, including the fixtures,
thirteen dollars and fifty cents. The price
ofa stove wiiliout fixtures, but with eight feet
of pipe, including the regulator is 8 dollars.-—
Ornaniental stoves, which Mr. Day proposes
to make for parlors, will of course sell higher.
[Pli.iladelplu'a Gazette.
REPREHENSIBLE LANGUAGE.
Extract from a message of Governor \Vil-
son, of South Carolina, to the Legislatui‘e,da-
ted lstinstant.
‘ There should be a spirit of concert and of
action among the slave holding States,and‘a
determined resistance of any violation oftlieir
local institutions. The crisis seems to have
arrived when we are called upon to protect
ourselves. The President ofthe U. States,8:
his law adviser, so far from resisting the ef-
forts ofa foreign ministry, appear to _he dispo-
sed, by an argument drawn from the over-
whelming powers oftlie general Government,
to make us the passive instruments ofa policy
at war not only with our interests, but de-
structive also of our national existence. The
evils ofslavery have been visited upon us by
the_cupidity of those who are now the cli-.uii-
pions of universal emancipation. ', A firm de-
termination to resist, at the threshold, every
invasion of ,our domestic tranquility, and to
preserve our sovereignty and independence as
a state, is earnestly recommended ; and," if an
appeal to the first principles_of the right of
selfgovernincnt be disrcgarded,and reason be
successfully combatted by sopliistry and error
there would be more glory informing amm-
part with our bodies O71fdfI.€ confines of our fer-
r~i'tor_1/, than to be the victims of‘ a successftil
rebellion, or the slaves ofa great consolidated
. government.’
-Extract from the speech of General Tall-
inadge (Nov. 8th) in th'c.House ofAssembly
ofNew York, on the question ofthe tonnage
duties on Cana'l.B()ats,claiincd by the Feder-
al government.
' ‘It is painful to have conflicts arise between
State and General .Government. But this
claim upon our canals is so evidently illegal
anti under the circumstances so unreasonable,
it'cannot be submitted to. It is another Bos-
ton tea tax, upon which it has become the do-
ty of' this state to take its stand—even tliotigli
in its consequences the ci'adlcafL'ibéi'ty should
again be rocked.’ .
C
(logic the slieiil fi'oiti the wrapped it I
anddescendetl to the rooirfi‘ of the gamblel‘§;__ '
;ti\‘*a‘E,aN.tL- iii:-aaoireiate-tors.
.. _ni'-:Poiuf, 93.4 .si;ci§r:,'r.ia'i*,__oi;,,,,vvA,it.,.
, ,_F_rotii-rtheiglast ‘r_ejit:$rf;l‘of. tlie,-F-,Se_’er_e
that ‘in céhiviiansé.-.'a
_gl_iiti;jn:_piis§j_etl-,iititlre:l§.i§t..s,essioi, o,f_"._Co_‘g,,t_,
,_t_he ifs,’ ahgof,P-lymbg.ithaj3eai:h',i§iigarlyzgb ’
’pletefl__'° lllflt th‘e,-’pi’§pjaratoty''’iiieasure§£-li'a -
, pt;
:5
bar. of ,I_’_resq'ue, ‘Isle, on.-Eake E__rie ;.tl;;a,t,}in
consequence oftlie wa’ter- boin'g,too "’l_"llgl1 _in',’,
,sand‘,”biirs-in the'r.ive‘r_; that.$60,000 is to. be
pd.to.a-geiitlemahaylid has ehgzigetlvtb, t.eniove—_
the" snaggs, sawyers, &z.c. '\\'l]l'Cl_l obstgrtict the
iiavigation ol't_he_§Missi'ssippi and__;Ohi‘o. r'iveZr:s;
that an exauiii,iati'o'q has been n_ia(le‘,‘o_f;_th_¢3_.,
proposed route for aeziiial from Wasli’i'_ngtoii,'
by the Potoinac, to tlie'Ohio_, river,an_d tlience
to Lake Erie ; and that theinost‘ ’interestiug
part of this route, the scctidn ~of,_tlie fs'ii’iniiii!
level of-§_l,ie Allegany, incliiding its easterii
slope, has been surveyed‘. iTh'e 0Onle.ml_J.l11l°d
route ofthis canal, anti its ,fi_t]t_t_l:éxeC!|.ll0thllle
Secretary considers of priiiiary '_*iiii'po'-taiice,
and submits the following retiiarlfs. in favour
of this opinion. v ‘ -
“ The United States may becousidered, in_
a. geographical point of view, as consisting u_f
three distinct parts ; of which the portion 'ex—
tending along the shores ofthe Atlantic, and
back to the Alleghany mountaiiis, coiistitiites
one ; that lying on the Lakes and the .Sa_liii
Lawrence, another; and that watered by the,
Mississippi, including its various braiiclics,tlie
other. _ These several portions are very dis-
tinctly marked by well defined lines, andliave
‘naturally but little connexion,particularly in
a commercial pointof view. It is only by ar-
tificial uieans ofcouimunioation that this irat-
iiral separation can be overcome ; to effect
which much has already been done. The
great canal of New York firmly unites the
country ofthe Lakes with the Atlantic ihro‘
the channel ofthe North River; and the Na-
tional Road from Cumberlaiid to VVheeliiig,
commenced under the administration ofhlr.
Jefferson, unites, but more imperfectly, the
Western with the Atlantic States. But the
complete uiiioii_oftliese separate parts, which,
geographically, constitute our country, can
only be effected by the completion ofthe pro-
jected canal to the Ohio and Lake Erie, by
means of which the country lying on the lakes
will be firmly united to that on the lVestern
waters, and both with the Atlantic states, and
the whole intimately connected with the cen-
tre. These considerations, of themselves,
without taking into view others, fairly bring
this great work within the provision of the
act directing the surveys; but, when we ex-
tend oiir views, and consider the Ohio and
the Mississppi, with its great branches, btit as
a prolongation _ofthe canal, it must be ad-
mitted to be not only of national importance,
but ofthe very highest national importance,
in a commercial, military, and political point
of view. Thus considered, it involves the
coiiipletiou ofthe improvements of the navi-
gation of both oftliese rivers, which has been
commenced under the appropriation of the
last session of Congress ; and, also, canals
rotiiid the falls ofthe Ohio at Louisville, and
Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee river ; both
of which, it is believed, can be executed at a
moderate expense. \’Vith these improve-
ments, the projected canal would not only u-
nite the three great sections ofthe country to-
gether, as lias been pointed out, but would al-
so unite, in the most intimate manner, all of
the states on the Lakes and the \Vestern wa-
ters among themselves, and give complete ef-
fect to whatever improvement may be made
by tliosebstates iiidividnally. The advanta-
ges,’in fact, from the completion ofthis single
work, as proposed, would be so extended and
ratified tlirongliout these great divisions ofour
country, already containing so large a portion
of our population, and destined, in a few gen-
erations, to otit-miiiiber the most populous
states of Eorope,as to leave in that quarter no
other work for the execution of the general
government, excepting only the extension of
the Cumberland road from Wheeling to St.
Louis, which is also conceived to be of“ tia-
tional importance.”
“ The route which is deemed next in im-
portaiice in a national point ofview, is the one
extending through the entire tier ofthe At-
lantic states, including those on the Gulf of
Mexico. By adverting to the division ofour
country, through which this route must pass,
it will be seen that there is a striking differ-
ence in geograpliioal feattires between the
portions of those ‘which extend South and
North of the seat of Goveriiinent, includ-
ing the Chesapeake Bay, with all its vari-
ous arms in the latter division. In the nor-
thern part ofthe division, all ofthe rivers ter-
minate in deep and bold navigable estuaries,
while an opposite character distinguishesthe
iiiotitlis ofthe rivers in the other. This dif-
ference gives greater advantage to improve-
ment, by canal, in the northern, and less, in
the southern division. In the former, it is
conceived to be ofliigli national iniportaticc
to unite its deep and capacious bays by a se-
ries ofcaiials ; and the Board was according-
ly instructed to examine the routes and canals
between the Delaware and the Rariton, be-
tween Bariistable and Buzzard’s bays, and
Boston harbor and Narraganset b'ay. The
execution oftlic very iinportant link in this
line of comniuuication between the Dela-
ware aiid the Chesapeake, having been al-
ready coniniencctl, was not comprehended in
the order. The important results which would
follow from the completion ofthis chain, in a
commercial, tiiilitary, and political point of
view,are so striking, that they need not be
dweltlon. It would, at all times, in peace
and ‘Val’, afford a prompt, cheap, and safe
coiiitnunicatioii between all ofthe states tiortli
ofthe seat ofgovernment, and greatly facili-
tate their communication with the centre of
the Union. The states of New I-lainpshirc
and Maine, tliongli lying beyond the point
where these improvements would terminate,
would not, on t_liat account, loss participate in
the advantages, as they are no less interested
than Massacliusetts herself, in avoiding the
long and dangerous piissagegrotiiid Cape Cod,
which would be effected by the union ofB.irii-
stable with Buzzart ’s bay.
In the section lying south ofthis, notie of
these advantages for communication by ca-
nals exist. A line ofinland navigation ex-
tends, itjs true, along nearly the whole line
of coasts which is susceptible ofimprovcment
and may be rendered highly serviceable, par-
ticnlarly in war, and on that account._may be
fairly considered of “national importance.”
ly completed. ..const_it_ut°.s .
' V ;_lii_ik”in tlli§_Tpavig=};tiQl§l"‘§~.-BUt-
‘that; ’fe_r Tile,-stiijthe
stlle.‘-‘_Ol'il()..l‘l_\lel" during the ‘last *.sé'a_son‘-gri_o‘.*ex~_I‘-_' ..
'pe.rim_ei‘i'_ts hav_ey.,et.;-been made to remove the._ '
‘whole.
. _ .y,--.
,- .‘..-- ' """,n-1' ‘I'll I-If -t‘~l-'-1
V pe_§,ke bay to 'Al‘l)e,!_1‘l,a.l'IB Sopnd,wliicli _is trearg .
V.
ery, inifjortaiit_:-
, _ it is-=c9ti,g=t=i1',°"~
. ..dl{i’l~?l3?.'l.‘ 9‘f qurseitufitxz .
‘éItiiy’pi'o}vé‘tnen‘ts‘ v‘l‘ii‘c'h would best efl'ect,i-lie
‘its,-: .-.~:':.-’' -~ 2 .: ~‘a'-
of '€.rongr_ess,._, iyould be a-d_tir,ablé‘,road,
been-.tz_ik__eifi_ for.tlies_jinipijovetn,g,nt,ol:?}lle‘l1lt|=- “
. 5 ,.
Atla_iiti_o‘tstat.gs,; — _
in’ a‘stroii_'g‘boiid of union, and conne_ctthe._
' "A ‘ "‘_li.ftlie~'_cfeiit‘ré,7 ,W_lIlCll' wottld alS.0«lJ0',
h'as,:‘.'bee_ii"slio\vii, with thos oti the
ipnted, I, ._
' fake -aridffhige‘-,\Vestern waters, by the im-
5l:ll;f3Y~f3l11§ht;’p'ri3jecte4dintliat tfuarter. "
‘7:,Tllf=_5t‘-— llltieeigrfcfzit,works,,tlieu. the caiialr to
Ohio and Lake Erie, wiili {lief,lltlpr(iV_t:itie'tit
.-of the riaviggtitin-of-tliefOliio, Mississippi,"-’aiit -
the canal round i\:Itis't‘:le-=‘S,lio_al,s ; the series» 0
canals coniiecting"_tli'e’bays north ofthe Sea,
of Government,and-ia_ durable road extending
fronrthe’ seat ofgove_r_i'iiiient to 't\i'ewiOrleansZ
uniting_._‘the whole dffthe _S()Ilblfet|} .Ailahiit£
States, are,conceived to;be the inost iiiiptirt-3.-
aiit objects ivitliin,1lr_e provisions of the act 0
tlielast session. The beneficial.effectswliicli
'wo_tild flow from such a system of improve-:-
nieiit wiould extend‘ directly and iiiinietliately
to_evei‘y‘stat_e in't"h.e Union ; and the experi-
(lllll_l‘f3|_l.llf_lt_W0tll(l be rcqiiiretl for?-itscoinple-‘,~
tion, would hear a fair propoitioii to the
wealth ‘and population o‘f--tliescveiial sectioiii,
of country, at least, as lliey will stand a few.
years lieiice. Wheti _completed, ' it would
greatly facilitate commerce._ and inté-.rcourse_
among the states, while it would afford fix’ the‘
government the means of transmitting infot--'
inatioii through the mail -promptly to every
‘part,and 6f'giving 'efi'e,ctual.protcction to ev-
ery portion of our widely.-exteiided coniitry.
[The Secretary then ifieiitions several oth-
er routes which ‘are to“l'J'é examined, viz-: :1
route to connect.,tlie Alabapia and Savannali
rivers with the Teniiessee ;’ James river with
the Kencwa, and the Sllsiqrlflgllantlall with the‘
Alleghany. To these heff§i‘dds,_,a route from-
lake Champlain to the Sl.'Latvl‘etlce,flll(l from
the river St. John, across Florida-rN,eck',‘to the‘
Gulf of Mexico. The latter. wlier'i’- coiiiple-V?’
ted, will afford a facility,ofintercourge,‘ and
a security of trade betiveen"tlie_~At|antic and
western states and Mexico, Guat_i_i_t1ala, _
THE NAVY Dt~irAn'mi_i:m;.
The Report of the Secretary of the Navy
furnishes no material information in addition
to what was contained in "the Pres_ideiit’s
Message. It appears from docuinents-,acconi-
panying it, that there are -now in coiiimissioii
I ship of the line, 3 frigates, E’. corvettes, 4
sloops of war, 2 brigs, 10 schooners, $3 a store
ship-total 23 : 6 ofthese are in the Mediter-
ranean, S in the Pacific, and 14 iii the W. I.
Sea. Since. the 1st Dec. 18528, 9.8 oliiciers of
the navy have died_; viz. 4 Captains, 6 Lieu-
tenants, 3 Surgeon’s Mates, 3 Pursers, and 7
Midshipmen. Since the same date,‘ 3-2 offi-
cers liave resigned ; viz. 4 Suraeons,l4 Sur-
geoii’s Mates, lLieutenant, 19 Midsliipuien,
and 1 Sailing Master. Captain Samiiel An-
gus, Lieut. W'in. A. Weaver, and l\lidsliip-
men James Bradford and Robert B.I3ell have
been dismissed within the last year.
Duringthe first three quarters ofthe present,
year there were expended for the support of
the Navy, 32,173,097 55. More than 314,000
ofthis were expended in suppressing piracy.
From a statement of the Navy Hospital
Fund‘ itappears that on the 30th Sept. last,
there was a balance to the credit ofthe Fund
ofSl26,58l 8l. _From estimates uiade by
the Navy Comniissioners it is calculated that
. 91,298,794 60 will be required for the support
of the Navy during the succeeding year—half
a nilllion ofthis is for repairs of vessels, and
more than a million of it for pay and subsist-
ence ofoflicers and seamen. -
From a statement ofthe condition of the
vessels in ordinary, it appears that the Java
frigate, and steam ship Fulton, used as re-
ceiving vessels, are “ mticli decayed ;"‘ that
the Independence, Columbus, Ohio, \Va_sli-
ington, and Del:iware,require an exainination
and slight repairs ; that the I<‘ranklin, Guer-
riere, Congress, and Macedonian require ini-
mediate and extensive repairs ; that the-Asp,
at Baltimore ; the Lawrence,Deti'oit, Po reu-
pine, Queen Charlotte, and Ghent, at Erie ;
the Superior, Pike,Madison, Jefferson, -lUD(‘Sy
Sylph, Oneida, Lady ofthe Lake, and 14
gun boats, at Sackets Harbor; the Cotifiance,
Saratoga, Eagle, Ticonderoga, and 6 g=tllff}'5y
at \Vhitehall, Lake Champlain. are c?3lU'€1_l}
decayed; and it is reconiniended that they be
broken up or disposed of, and the stores at the
3 latter places he traiisporterl to N. Y. 0|’ 50l<l-
Five ships ofthe line and six frigates are
new building, and almost completed ; and
the frames for 3 other frigates, and for lltlce
steam batteries, have been procured.
Pt)S’I‘ OFFICE Dizrxa-rm=::v'i'.
From the Report ofthe Post Master Gon-
e.ial we learn thatthelexpenditures ofthe De-
partment from lst April, 18221, to [st April,
1828, was Sl,l69,935 51, and the receipts
during the same period 31,114,345, leaving a
balance against the Department of 355,540
39. The expenditures from 1st April, 13-13,
to 1st April, 1824, were Sl,l70,l44 63, and
the receipts during the same period Sl,l5:3,-
845 72, leaving a balance tigaiizst the De-
partment of S‘l6,9.9tl 91. The total ainoiint
of receipts during the first three quarters of
the present year is estimated at ,‘3378,::66 :33},
and the expenditures at S86ll,l2l 50, leaving
a balance infavor ofthe Departincnt on the
80th Sept.‘l-ast, of’3l0,74.l 8:3. ‘
In making the mail contract~i‘last Septeiii.
little reduction ofexpcnditui'e,but uiitleiitlicse
contracts the mail is to be conveyed 259.‘i‘4{)
miles per aniiiini more than it has ever before
been transported in the same section ol'couu-
try. Since 1st July, 1823, the lI‘:‘IllSp0l'l:Ill().')
of the mail has been increased 495,118 miles.
per anuuin. From other statements inatlo
by the P. M. General it appears that the con-
dition of the Department has improved the
P"35C‘m}'e'dl'.in comparison with the year €lftl-
iug 1st April, 182$}, 100.5-40 dollars.
Within the past year’ many suits have been
iiistitnted agaiiist delinquent post tiiastei-s,aiid
in some cases both the post masters and tlieir
sureties have been found insolvent, and the
costs of suit have consequently been paid by
the Department. In future no stilts will be
instituted in similar cases ;but in a short time
all demands against delinquent Post-iiiasters
I
v
,'I‘he Dismal Swamp Canal, from the Chesa-
will be in suit where it is theuglit more than
costs can be collected. . .
her for N. England and N.York there was lint‘
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