Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, December 6, 1831 · page 2

ssottitcai.

- fiuii. CLAY AND THE ANTLMASONS.

' In the last Kentucky Reporter we find a
correspondence between some gentlemen rep-
resenting, or pretending to represent, a mee-

'. fins of Ami.Masons of Indiana, nndlllonry

Clny. The letter of the committee we neces-
sarily omit, as the substance of it is embraced
in the answer. The letter of Mr. Clay is
such an one" as weishould have expected from
a knowledge of the character of the writer.-—
It follows 2 l _
' ASHLAND, Oct. 3, 1831.
Gentlemen :. I hope you will excuse the
delay in acknowledging the receipt ofyour
letter, of the 2d ult. which has arisen from
my absence from home and from various
engagements. _ .
Waiving the considerations that I have
no knowledge of the existence of an An-
ti-Masonicmecting in Hanover, Indiana,
otlicr than that whi:h is.derived from your
letter, nor of-yourappointment as a (ioni-
niittee to correspond with me, other than
your statement, nor the satisfaction of a
personal acquaintance with you, I will pro-
coed at once to reply to your letter. Its
professed object is to ascertain my senti-
(news on the subject ofniasonry ; and the
reason assigned by you for this inquiry is
thus stated by yourselves : " As we are
again shortly to be called upon to choose
a man to preside over the councils of our
nation; as it will then be our duty and
privilege to raise our humble but indepen-
dent voice in favor of him whom we may
deem most worthy of our suffrage ; and
as you now stand a candidate for a high
and important station, as your friends and
fellow citizens, we would solicit train you
an-‘frank and and candid statement ofyour
.sentiments on this subject.” _ _ _
' ‘I do not know a solitary provision in the
‘Constitution of the‘ United States which;
conveys the slightest authority to the Gen-
-eral Government to interferc,one_way or
the other, with either Masonry or Anti-
Masonrv. If therefore a President ofihe
United States, or any other functionary of
that Government, were to employ his of-
ficial power to sustain or to abolish, or to
advancalézthle interests of Masonry or Anti-
lMasonry, it would be an act of usurpation
‘or tyranny.

You have not called upon me for my
opinion upon any great practical measure
falling within the scope of Federal power ;
but passing by every question. of vital I in-
terest, within the sphere of its operation,
you demand my sentiments upona subject.
with which I humbly conceive it has noth-
ing to do, and you place this demand on
the ground of the influence which my sen-
timcnts might exert upon the exercise of
an undoubted important privilege which
you p0SSeSl§.:‘5l$;C_lllZE!nS of the United States.

A coin" l'fc0,.:0fl my part, with your
demii.nd’p}§uld amount to an_' implied ad-
mission, that individual sentiments, on the.
subject of Masonry, formed a pi oper con-
sideration ini-iigulating ihoexercise of the
0l0CllVeI.l‘3_:lIl,(_1‘lll,S8_ In‘l‘I:_Sp€t‘>I to offices of
the Federal Goyernment, I can make
no such admission. cannot believe
that whether I am hostile or friendly to
Masonry or Anti_-Masonry, is at all mate-
rial in ‘the formation of any judgment, ‘on
the part ofiny fellow citizens, concergning
my fitness for any ofiice under tiie Gov-
ernment of the United States. That ele-
vated office, to which you allude, should,
in my opinion, be filled with one who is
capable, unswayed by sectarian feelingsor
passions, of administering its high duties
impartially towards the whole people of
the United States, however divided imo
religious, social, benevolent or literary as-
sociations. ‘

Entertaining these viows,.I have con-
stantly refused to make rnyself_a party to
the unhappy contest raging, distant from
me, in other parts ofihe Union, between
.l\Itiso_us and Anti-Masons‘. Whilst these
4views"remain uncorrected I must adhere
rto that determination. If, indeed, you
-gentlemen, will point to the provision in
the Federal Constitution which can be le-
gitimately- made to operate upon the sub-

'jectinquestion,I would not hesitate prompt-
ly to comply with your request. In the
meantime, in declining it, I hope you will
consider me as not wanting in proper res-
pect to you or to those whom you repre-
seiit,.but as acting from a conviction of
-the inipropciety of blending an alien ingre-
-dient with a ‘question, already sufiiciently
.coniple-x, and also from a sense ofpersonal,

independence. .
I am with great respect, your obedient
-servant,‘ H. CLAY.

From the Baltimore Chronicle.

JOHN RANDOLPH AND HIS COUSINS OF
BUCKINGHAM.

This model of Republicanism in an
English style._coach drawn by four fine
bays, and attendeld’ by Juba and John hold
forth in his usual style, at last Buckiiig-
ham Court, in a long harangue to his ad-
miring constituents. He must have im-
proved rapidly in health since he was in
Baltimore, where it was too delicate to
permit him to travel afew miles out of his
way to VVashiiigton, to settle his accounts
and show how he had expended upwards
of $100,000 of Uncle Sam’s cash, in a res-
idence of eleven days as General Jackson’s
extraordinary Minister to Russia. He
probably rocollecied he had said “he would
not touch Livingston with a pair oftongs,”
and knowing if he went to lVashington he
must doll‘ his hat to him at the Sale De-
partment, he very prudently slieered ofi'.——
\Vo are indebted to a gentleman present

for a short sketch of his address:

Mr. Randolph arrived at the Court
House about 1 o’clock in the oveiiing,o'bilo
the Court was in session. As soon as it
was ascertained he was there, ilie Court
cm two members of the Bar to inform

\

him that they had adjourned, to afford hiinl
an opportunity of addressing the people in
the Court house. In half an hour after
thanking the Court, and the two gentlemen
for their politeness, be commenced by sta-
ting the duties the representative owed to
his constituents, and explained why It
was he withdrew from the canvass, (if can-
vass it could be called) after having offer-
ed his services to the People. He was
evidently much dissatisfied with the course
taken by Judge Bouldin ; said much about
him in rather an unfavourable way-did
not know before that, to declare liiuiselfa
candidate for the suffrages of the people,
would be considered as committing "a
- moraloutrage on the community.” Hull
he been at home, and could have been e-
lected, would have been glad of an oppor-
tunity to watch the monceuvres ofihe chaps
in Congress. Said John W. Eppcs was
an honest and consistent politician. The
greatest writer on government the world
ever knew was the prcceptnr of Alexan-
der, who wrote some two thousand years
ago ; said the Irish had a way of killing
Wlih lies, and if he had not more lives than
a Tom cat, would have been dead long are
...was bitter against the Priests, their fut
salaries—spoke of Paul the tent inaker—
the priests would get money from the peo-
ple and gave a draft in paymeiit on $1-
Sic-phen——lIe would not take a draft on
St. Stephen unless he could first see his
acceptance—without seeing the acceptance
would iioi take ii draft on Jas. Bruce, the
richest man in the couniy—snid he knew
something ofihe English language, and '
not a inasler workman, was at least a very
respectable jourucyman : had not heard
the Gospel preached since the days of
Doctor Hoge ; was right here (touching
his heart and looking very sanctimonious)
on the subject of religion.

His incomparable friend VVm.' Lee; nu-
rity itself—the first lawyer on the south.
side of the Potomac, and second to none
on the north side ; abused the members of
the Virginia Legislature for voting in favor
ofLewis and against Lee for Judge ; Lee
is now on the bench wlierelie is an orna-
ment, and I in private life, where, thank
God, I cannot be adisgrace to my country;
because Gen. Jackson had the firmness to
declare the U. S. Batik unconstitutional,
its friends,-called up their puppies, Tray,
Blanch, &.c., and put them upon his heels
—-Tessem boy, tesscm boy! (clapping his
hnnds)—-—t-ffered to read some of Jackson’s
lelteis to him, but had left them in his car-
riage ; should vote for Andrew Jackson ;
not because he was the best qualified, but
because his opinions coincided more near-
ly with his own; iliere are many better
qualified, and whom I wot.-ld prefer, but
they cannot be elec_ted—I shall vote for
Andrew Jackson because he is the only
man who can keep out your enemy and
mine ; because he is the otily man who
can keep out Henry Clay, the most flagi-
tious and profligato man ever known, save
one, I am compelled to allow to Henry
Clay a moderate degieee of personal firm-
ness, while I know Webster tube a base
poltroon, and the evidence of it I have a-
boat me (touching his pocket)-—Negro
slavery ; was reconciled to it. Had seen
more lashes given on board the Concord
between Hempton Roads and Spithead,
than had been given to his thiee hundred
negtoes for thirty-seven years. Richard
Rush ; a poor devil ; was so considered
while our Minister abroad, and ought ‘to
be so considered at home ; the papers had
teemcd with Rusli’s lies against him ever
since he left home——Lazarus and Dives ;
Virginia Convention; a nest of corrup-
tinn and intrigue ; there he saw our two
ex Presidents ; one talking for and voting
against the white basis; the other, for
whom (dropping his head) he had the sin-
cerest respect, giving us all the visionary
theories of the French writers on Govern-
menf. Spoke of his mother, his sheep,
dogs, gun and horses; had some very good
horses ; Nat Turner; his horse Radical ;
ut him on his horse Radical, rough shod,
with his double barrel gun and his broad-
sword, and he could drive five hundred
negroes across the Roanoke ; ‘Internal
Improvement—-fat jobs to contractors;
where’s Yancey !—-wish to G—d he was
here ; (Yancy answer) I’am not for jobs
Major, nor you eiilier ; would not touch
Trisiram Burges with a pair of tongs.--—
Encomiatod Pennsylvania, and abused her
delegation for permitting Roger Mallary to
tell Jno. R. Clay that his only recommen-
dation was his surname ; but Roger is now
clay himself, and judging from the insult
offered young Clay, he thought he was illy
prepared to enter into judgement; called
Henry Clay that “ cut, shufilo and deal
man.” Mr. Jefferson’s learning had made
him poor; Calhoun, Lowndes and M’Diif-
tie; compares, the Tariff and U. States

:-
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. Bank to two cat holes, one for the kittens,

the other for the old cat. Denounced nul-
lification. It was nonsense. Nat Ma-
con, the wisest anzl purest man that ever
lived ; had seen men as wise, and had seen
some as pure, but had never seen one so
wise 6:. pure; would cut a grape vine to hang
some members of the Legislature ; would
cut 1 to hanga man that would vote for the
white basis ; repeated part of his letter to
VVm. Lee, & particularly that part wherein
he spoke ofhis “dear cor.stiiuents,God bless
ihem,”—and may his blessing never do-
scend on me, when I cease to pray for
blessings on uiy old constituents.

You may have Sir Isaac Newton for
your plougbman, and Lord Chatham for
his leader of your hoes, and your, land
will get worse and worse, if you plough
up and down hill. Housekeepers voters!
they live out ofyour corn crib & my meal
house; their wives “ toil not, neither do
they spin”-‘their daughters [here he made
an insinualion too gross for repetition and
such as would have excited the indigna-

English peasantry; wretched condition ;
Scotch peasantry the most virtuous and
intelligent in the world. " "’

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Mn. CLAY or: Tim Tantra.-'1‘he Rich-
mond Whig, of Nov. 23, gives the ‘following
statement of the views in relation tortlte Tar-
iff, with which Mr. Clay resumes a seat in
Congress z-— ' I

would have been committed, but for the
schemes of Mr. Merritt—-then there were
many thousand dollars in the power of the
gang. Havingisuspicion, that if. the rob-
bery ofihe window could not be accom-
plished, it was the intention of the villains
"to way-lay Mr. Schuyler on his road home
airtight, and murder him if necessary, Mr.
Merritt, communicated the secret to him,

On the question of the Tariff, Mr. Clay
agrees with Mr. Calhoun, that this-session
of congress is a suitable time for such a
modification as is called for by the near
approach of the payment of the Public
debt. The modification he conceives,.nay
be either prospective, to take effect when
the debt is discharged, or if there be any
particular article the duty on which is bur-
theiisome, there might .as to that’, duty
be an iuimediate l'e(ltlC.ll_0ll or abolition.-—
Adequate notice in any proposed" changc
ofihe Tariff is advantageous to merchant
and consumer, and it would not be illegiti-
mate for the treaty making power to avail
itselfofany proposed distant alteration to
secure in consideration of it, more favora-
ble terms ofcommercial intercourse with
foreign powers. Hence, it would appear
wise to defer the reduction to Ilia-. iod
oftlio final extinguishinent of tlio lic
debt. - A

As to the amount ofrerluction, Mr. Clay
thinks it ought [0 be equal to i_l_ie- annual
appropriation often millions to the pay-
ment ofthe debt, that appropriation boing
no longer necessary whenthe debt shall be
paid. This great reduction he is of_bpin-
ion, ought to be effected by an abolition
or diminution of duties on articles no‘t;i:oin-
ing into competition with the produce of
our agriculture, or the fabric of our fiianu-
facture ; in at/icr words, he thinks the
principle of protection ought to bo preser-
ved unimpaired, in its application to do-
mestic industry; but at the sanieiimc
that no more revenue should be collected
than is necessary to an economical admin-
istraiion.

Such is an outline of what we believe
to be, what we are confident the event will
prove to be,Mr. Clay’s opinions on llll~‘
great, absorbing, agitating and=dangerous
question. ”“

Mr. Clay, in a letter addressed to a
number ofgentlemcu of Illinois a few days
since, while he was passing through’ that
siaie, holds this language ;—“ We have
only to persevere in our Anieric.an"'sys-
tein, relieving consumption after payment
of the public debt, as much as possi-
ble consistently with an economical admin-
istration qft/it: government, without im-
pairing the ptinciple, of protection, to be
assured of continued prosperity.” Here
is a full admission of the necessity of revi-

sing and reducing the tariff.
_—}—

Illr. Berricn and tire Prcsiclcnt.--At a
dinner given at Millerlgcville, to Ex- Gov-
cmor Gilmer, on the 10th November, Mr.
Berrien made a long speech, from which
we make the following. extract.

“ In reference to the Chief Mag" ‘ale
ofihe Union,I~h:ive no disposition -i ’ Ve-
trect the sentiments which in full vieiii of
the events which speedily followed, were
some time since expressed to my f-.3—_llow
citizens of,Savannah. Onn question of
public policy, deeply interesting‘ to us as a
people, he has been, and is the friend of
Georgia. His conduct ‘on that occasion
entitled him to the gratitude ofher people.
It coinniandcd and still commands mine.
I do not know myself, ifI would not be
more anxious to render it now, than when_
connected with him, in the official relation
which heretofore united us. His efforts to”
maintain the just rights of the Stains-to
repress the undue exertions of Federal-
power——the policy in reference to foreign
nations, which asks nothing more ‘than.
justice, and which will consent to receive
nothing less—-and that internal policy,
which exercises a salutary vigilance ‘over
the expenditure ofihe government-these
measures of his administration, have here-
toforo received, and will continue to ‘re-
ceive, my cordial concurrence. They
will find much more able support than I
can give-—but I will yield to none in the
sincerity, with which I will endcavoui to
sustain them.”

From the N. York Mercantile Advertiser.
DARING ROBBERY.

A robbery more daring in its plan and
execution, yet more ingeniously and expe-
ditiously detectcd, never, perhaps, was re’-
corded in the annals of our city, than the
one we are about to relate.

On Monday night,at lialfpast10 o’clo_ck,
a large pane of glass, in ilie window;o_:

der the American Museum, was brokeuibyi

containing about 3140, were stolen froitaf
the show-board This daringact was dS‘rw
in one of the most busy p.irts.ofilie city,

fi°o,and while Mr. Schuyler,wiih liis clciks,
was in the office. The circumstances are
those :—Mr. Merritt, one of our most ac‘-
tive and enterprising police oflicers, liiiv-
ing last week received secret information,
that the robbery was in contemplaiion,laicl,
his plans with great ingenuity to permit» it
to take place, and immediately to arrest
the robbers. IIe communicated his iiifor-
mation to Justice Hopson and Lownds;
they, from its daringness, could scarcely-
ciedit the account ; and then to the Hfili
Constable Hays, who familiar-as he. lief
been with the depredaiions ofl‘robb’elrs—;
thought the affair so improbable, that he
preferred to entrust the whole matter to
the inanagenient of Mr. Merritt, and act
under him, than conduct it himself. A

placing largo_sums ofmoney at his window;
mapped up in bundles, and the aiiiouiit
marked on the envelope, which tempted

tion of any other coiistituents but Mr.
Randolph's.

the villains totheir daring plan. On Wed-
iicsday evening of last week, the robbery,

Mr. A. H. Schuyler’s Lottery Office, iiiijsf =‘

five robbers, and two bundles of niono_v',,~

while many ciiizens were passing to arid“

Mr. Schuyler has been in the habit of

and arranged that the ‘robbery should be
permitted to take place. Accordingly,
l\Il'.-SClllJ_)’l(:'l' placed only two bundles in
the window, in appearance as valuable as
before, and marked a large amount on ilieir
envelopos—on each a fifty dollar bill be-‘
ing upperniosi—iliough in fact both did
not contain over $§l4u—cnougli to make
the offence grand larceny.

L‘iSl Saturday was the next time fixed
for the perp‘t=.ti'ati0\n of the rnbbeiy, but
Mr. Scliuylcr lfaving by misapprehension
closed his oflice earlier than was arranged
between Mr. Merritt and himself, it did not
take place that niglit—'-tliougli Mr. Merritt,
in disguise, saw the men at the spot five
minutes after the office was closed appa-
rently cliagrined at their disappoinzineni.
Monday evening, at half past 10 o’clock,
the robberydid take place--tliere were
five villians, \\ hose names are Elisha San-
ders, Wm. & Russell Moore, Abraham
Ricklow, and Francis Fayard. One of
them with a billet of wood broke tlielurge
panebfglass, another standing ready seiz-
ed the iiio_iic_v, and the other three stood
oiitlie sidewall: to facilitate escape, while
they iniglitseeiii guililess. The one with
the money ran down Vescy street, part
run down Ann street, and one mingled in
ii figlit, which at that moment accidently
took place between some liack-drivers-
all escaped, and, so expeditiously was the
robbery comniiited,alinost wiiliout pursuit.
The very instant the deed was done, Mr.
Stzliuyler hurried to the Park Theatre,
where by appnlnlnmnt Mr. Merritt was to
be found. This excellent officer, on re-
ceiving the iiifoi'ination immediately took
a hack, and drove to Broom street, be-
tween the Bowery andChristic sti‘eot,whcre
he had stationed five officers, namcly high
constable Hays, Messrs Sparks. Thomas,
Tompkins and Lyons.

Mr. Merritt fixed on this station, as the
rendczvous ofihe robbers was in a garret
room ofihe Bowery House, at the corner
of Broom st. and the Bowery, and a signal
was arranged, by which ilie oflicers should
know that the villains had lodged. After
waiting full half an hour, during which
Mr. Merritt had fears, that his well laid
schemes were discovered and frustrated,
ilie preconcerted signal was given: he then
proceeded to the spot, followed by the oili-
er oflicers. When he had ascended the
stairs, and was within sight oftlie rooni,he
saw the door open and the five villains
counting their ill gotten spoil—on discov-
ering him, iliey blew out their candle and
bolted the door, but a dark lanihcrn being
provided, Mr. Merritt burst it open and iii-
staiitly with the aid of his assistriiits, se-
,cui__ed the mi“ ers-,:>wlio were so much a-
mazed, that i icy were unable to offer re-
sistance. They were immediately con-
veyed, manacled, (for manacles had been
provided) to the Police Office, where they
were received by Justice Hopson and the
District Attorney, Mr .Hofi'man, who were’
anxiously waiting their arrival. After un-
dergoing an examination, the whole five
were fully committed for trial.

“fell may we oxclaini——

“Truth is strange—stranger than fiction.”

The money was all recovered ; some of
it. was‘ found on a bed, some on the table
and some on the floor. There was also
found on the robbers a hook, made of
strong iron, to which was affixed a noose ;
this they intended to have thrown on the
knobs ofihe door, to prevent Mr. Schuy-
ler from opening it, to follow in pursuit-
ofihis circumstance, Mr. Merritt was a-
ware. but it seems they had not time to
_accomplisli that part of their design.

VVe have been explicit in this story, for
the deed was a daring one, and too‘ much
credit cannot be awarded to ,Mr. Merritt,
for the admirable manner of his proceed-
ing in the case. Had this robbery been
prevented, there is not it doubt but Mr.
Schuyler would have been way-laid, rob-
bed ofhis property, and most likely at‘ his
life. Much is he indebted to Mr.Mei-riit’s
energy, ingenuity and decision. ’

Sanders and Ricklow are old offenders,
the latter was pardoned from the StatePris-
on only a very short time ago. The
Moores are good-lookingyoung iiien—twins,
and so much alike, that the one cannot be
told apart from the other. They are per-
fect Dromios.

._¢—.
From the New-York Journal of Commerce.

ANOTHER FIRE KING.
\Ve'advise Mons. Chaubert, if he has a-
ny regard for his professional reputation,
to avoid admitting the lawyers to his ex-
hibition. Beinga stranger among us, he
may not be aware that they are consid-
ered a match for him. On Thursday eve-
ning, after heating a shovel red hot, he
requested any of the spectators that wish-
cd, to putout their tongues, and he would
"iipply.it. J. H. Patten, Esq. walked up
"to the stage, and Mons. C. deliberately
rubbed the heated metal over his tongue
two or threetimes‘, which Mr. P. bore with
the fortitude ofa martyr. He then allow-
ed Mons. C. to pass the shovel over his
face, eyes, and hair. ._

Mons. C. then proceeded toheat inves-
St‘! ofoil, and when it was heated to 450,
put his fingers into it: and Mr. Patten law-
yei-likc, put his fingers in too. Mons. C.
then took a spoonful oftlie oil; Mr. P. al-
so requested his dose ofit, which was giv-
en liiiii. ~ _

A vessel ofred hot lead was then produ-
' cod. 1\loh‘s. C. after taking a portion of
it in his fingers, and .tlien putting it in his
mouth, presented ilit.-Uvcssol to M r. P. ivlio
did the same. Mr. P. then offered to tako

‘charge and

 

the Phosphorus or ‘Prussic Acid,.if Mons.
C. woulddet him; but he declined, for
fear he would discover his antidote.

Mons. C. then retired to prepare him-
self for the oven, antl returned,‘ covered
with cloaks and flannels. After prepar-
ing t_li_e_sLeal< he placed it at the iloor of
the oven, which was immediately opened,
and the--lurid and glaring appearance of
its atniospliere threatened instant death to
any living thing that should dare to en-
<(:punter it. Mi‘. P. however stopped Mons.

‘. and requested to be allowed to accom-
pany him. Mons. C. declined, but told
him he might walk in Ice pleased. Mr.
I’.--coo_ll_y wallted in, and seated himself on
th'e‘.iion; chair in the back part of the oven;
but as he had not prepared himsi,-If with
wrappers, lie staid but about one minute.
The door was shut, and tho tlicimoiiietcr
stood at550. Hudcscribes the sensation
as being that of a“bui'niug heat upon the
face for the fit-sit moment; after that, the
perspiration started, and it was C0mp'd|'t.-
tively comfortable. _

The moral from all this is, that the feats
of Mons. C. are real. ,Tlicy are practical
illustrations of some of the most beautiful
theories in clicinisiiy ; a science in which
Mr, P. is an adept, both tlieoreiically and
practically. But enough for the, present.
Perhaps we shall have something more to
say on another occasion.

W'RECK’D ON A RAILVVAY.

The intelligent correspondent of the New York
Observer, whose “ letters from W':ishingloii” have
long imparted much interest to the columns oftliat
paper. is now on a tour of observation in Europe_
His 3d letter, dated Mancliester, Sept lst, gives a
deeply interesting account of an accident which
occurred on the Manchester and Liverpool Rail-
way, on that day, by which lie, and 100 of his fel-
low passengers, were brought to the very verge of
destruction. We make the following extract:

I started this morning [on the rail-road,
for Manchester,] wiili six coaclies in train,
and about one liudered passengers. And
little did I think, that I had crossed the
Atlantic so mercifully, to b‘! wrecked on
the Rail way. It is evident, however,
from my present occupation, that I got ofl‘
with life, and wiilioutserious injury. But
give me my election, and I had rather go
upon a rock in a ship under full sail——pro-
vided it be in the day time, with a tolera-
ble chance ofescnpe'——tliau run the clinnco
of a wreck on the Rail way.

The first half way we passed in fine
style, and high spirits, not dreamiiig of the
peril that awaited us. And having replen-
ished the water for the engine, were soon
under full speed again. I had frequently
put my head out of the coach to look back-
ward and forward, and abroad-—to make
such observations, as curiosity, and the
novel interest of the scene proinpted.——
Sometimes a train, coming from the oppo-
site direction, might be seen ahead, and
soon it would brush by us, at a distance of
three feet, with such velocity, that, pent
up as we were, we could no more count
the number oflcnac-lies, than the‘ spokes in
awoman’s spinning wlieel,when buzzing
in its swiftest turn. I speak as _a matter
offact: not that we could not see them.
but their speed added to ours, each going

in opposite directions, rendered it abso- —
lutcly impossible to count the coaches as .

they passed our window. The rear pre-
sented itselfalmost the same instant wiili
the from. All we could perceive was-: —
It is here, it is gone! Sometimes we ran
15 miles the hour-—som'ct'inies 20--and
sometimes 25. I should judge we were
running at the rate of 25 nllleS—0|‘ more
rather than less--wlieii I looked out of
the window forward, and instantly exclaim-
ed, as my friend says, thrice, (though I do
not niyselfreccollect it,) ‘ We are gone !
we are gone! we are gone !’ And su ely
I had good reasons to make the inference.
For at that instant I saw the engine de-
sertiiig her proper track, and staggering
and plunging headlong down the bank-
reluctantly indeed, as if conscious of its
, responsibility! And what
could the train do but follow P-—I had no
sooner uttered these words, ilian—crash !.
crash! crash! wontthc whole train. And
instantly the engine lay bottom upwards,
directly abreast of our car, the fourth in
out train, discharging its steam directly in-
to our faces. By this time all was at rest,
a heap of ruin. The tremenduous crash,
by which we were brought up, may in part
be estimated, when it is considered, that
although we were running at such a rate
we did not make a headway of more than
two rods, after the engine plunged from
the rail-road. But you will be in pain to
see us out of the steam. ‘ Open the op-
posiie door!’ said I-‘ open the opposite
door!’ My friend, being nearest, made the
attempt, but, not succer-ding‘,’juniped iliro’
the window. There_ were two ladies, a
gentleman, and a boy, still rcinaining with
me in the same apartment of the car. And
how we all got out, I could not afterwaids
recollect. The escaping steam proved
to come from the safety valve, & ofcourse
gave us nothing more than a very-very
hot bath. The forward carfnext the en-
gine, was drawn after it, aiidtlirown over,
with all its passengers. The next plung’d
into it, and stove. its back in pieces. And
each car run against its predecessor. inilie
same manner, making more or less splin-
ters, until all were brought up at rest, and
began to disombogue their occupants, each
actuated by the impulse of self-presr.-rva-
tion. Soon, however, they began to help
one another, and to look after the - killed
and wounded. After seeing -my own a-
partment cleared of its tenants, I run a-
round in front of the circle-(for the wreck
now made a circle,) and the firs: thing
which attracted my attention was the"'drag.
ging out of the Engineer, who lay buried
under the Engine—the machine having turn-
ed bottom npivards. The moment he
was drawn out, he stood upon his feet, but

.lll3 face and head frightfully disfigured with

h-

blood and dust. Some one immediately

grasped his hand, and shook it very cor-
dially, congratulating him for‘ his-life pre-
served. He was carried away, and I have
not heard from him since, and therefore
cannot tell how much he was injurt:d.-—-

Through the exceeding nicrcy of God, no
other person wasiliurt, worthy of notice, so

far as I have leafned. Two or three trains

soon arrived from opposite directions, and
were obliged to stop, as our wie'cl£ cover-
ed the whole _way_. file", women, and

children oftlie peasantry came pouring in

fioin the adjoining farms, as they witness-

ed our misfortune. And by thelielp of all,
we soon tliiew offfrom the ways our disa-

bled cars-——found three ofihem in a condi_-.
iion to be used in our necessities, although

not sound-—borro,wed an _engine, which

happened along, and having packed in ii-

guin, thick enough indeed, proceeded tb

Manclicstex‘, and arrived only two "hours
after the regular time. ‘

\Vliat was the occasion ofthis misfortune
I have not lt:arnetl—nor was it possible,in
the confusion of the hour, to ascertain.--If

lioncst. Before this accident occurred, I
rode upon ific railway with ri very comfort-

to Mancliester, I must confess my iiervés
were not sufficiently composed to enjoy it,
the less so, peiliiips, from n deep convic-
iion that our cars, after the shock and;in.-
jury they had received, were ‘unfit for use
—cspecially, that it was exceedingly pro-
sumptuous. The tliouglit ofsuch an arrest
is - frightful—even terrible. If the bank
had been high, as it is in many places,
iliirty and forty f(!ct,.: and in some insinn-‘
ces far more terrific still, the whole train
must inevitably have plunged full speed,
and every thing, and all, dashed to pieces
‘at.-low. There would scarcely have been
a chance for a single life. As it was, ilie
bank was about six feet in elevation, and
of easy descent. The engine plunged in-
to the sand, and was instantly turnedbot-
ioni up, by the pressure of the train, and
the connexion between. God, in mercy
prevented, that it should be no worse.-—
But for this accident, I could look! upon
those trains in progress, with great zest.-,-
But the charm to me is gone. When I we
iliram now under their greatest velocity, I
shudder at the sight. That accidents ofa
calamitous character will sometimes occur,
in these flying voyages, is to be expected.
Fhey are generally, however, hushed up
by ilie powerful influence of the company
-the presses of Liverpool and Manches-
ter participating in the local spirit. I am
credibly informed, that iuore than thirty
lives have been sacrificed on this railway.
And it is understood, that if the accident
of to-day shall be noticed at all, by the pa-
pers of Liverpool and Manchester, the
world will never know its true character
by iliat medium. An acquaintance of
mine has come from Liverpool this after-
noon by tho railway, without having heard
any thing ofthis affair, till I met him.-—
When a Huskisson falls a victim, all the
world knows it; but when apoor man per-
ishes, his name is never ‘mentioned.

From the Jou—rnTlof Commerorz.

Tut: POLES.—SOme time since, a cor-
respondent suggested the propriety of ap-
propriatiiig fiaci.-on of the uncultivated do-
main belonging to the government of
the Uniiod States, for the iesidenco ‘of
such individuals of the Polish nation as
may wish to seek an asylum with us from
the oppression under which they groan.-—
A Cleaveland (Ohio) paper,in noticing the
paragraph, adds, “ We say this idea is a
good one, and see no reason to doubt its
feasibility, now that the atmosphere of Eu-
rope is unquestionably in a settled calm.
The Poles in spirit bear a stronger aflinity
to the Americans than any oilier nation in
existence. The time may come when a
few choice spirits like the Poles will he
wanted.” We are much inclined to the
same opinion. It would be a noble act on
the part of the Ainerican.Pcoplc, and ong
which would be duly appreciated by eon.
ry enlightened and liberal nation, I; womd
be in perfect consonance wiih me fe,~,);,,g_.,
of our citizens from one extremity of the
Union to the other. It would securous,
as far as it went, a hardy and heroic yen-
manry,woithy ofihe land which "gave them
birth, and worthy of the country of Wasli-.-
mgton. It is a boon which can be‘gra,nft-
ed witliout_tlie least inconvenience to us,
and would confer an immense obligation
upon the recipients of our kindness; ‘A
New Bcdford paper, suggests that such an
appropriation would be unconstitutional.
For the life ofus we do not see why’ or
wherefore. If it was constitutional to ap-
propriate a township of land, togetlit-r with
a liberal donation in money, to the “good
Lafayette,” an actwliich was received with
universal approbation,by our citizens,whv
is it notequ-.illy so to provide an asylijm
for the refugees of a suffering country,who
have struggled with unexampled cnthusi.
asni, but in irain, for the attainment of the
freedom which we enjoy. It_cc.riainly_is
not unconstitutional, neither do we per-
ceive any plausible objection whiclr, can
be urged against it. We hope some favor-
ed member of Congress will have the hon-

before the Representatives ofxhepaople.
11 Salem Meri:liaiit.l-—Mr. Joseph ‘Pea-
body-, a merchant of Salem, Mass. a few;
weeks ago, and in the course of a‘ weblc,
had five vessels arrive at that port, viz :-—-
The ship Sumatra,from Canton, the ship, -
Francis from Sumatra, the ship Catlzariiic
from Calcutta, and the brigs Leander and
Pioneer from Cronstadt; the India ships,
in particular, being very richly freigliied.
The duties’ secured on the cargoes of -these
ships, amounted to $225,000;'being more
than the duties on all arrivals in any one

month, since 1787. Other vessels of the
same owner were looked for soon."-,_IVfii'g.

 

the engineer should live, he,perhaps, can""‘
tell if his interest will permit llllltlo lie 

able sense ofsafety. A Btit from iliat plac.v--

or, at thissession, of bringing the s_ulijec.t. ~‘

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