A
Eairacts from the Speech of J
EX-PRESIDENT ADAlVIS,,.
ON THE TARIFF. ,
With respect to the doctrine of protection.
South_Carolinu expressly declarad"tliut there
should no longer be a protecting Tariff,
Now it was Mr. AIS fi'rm=belicf tliat prctcc-
tion to his rights and interests was the right
o~f'tlie'- citizen and the duty of the govern-
ment. Vfliat was governmentinstituted for’!
I~‘or'protection.. He repeated the P0Sltl0YI~-
that profcctioii was the right of the citizen,
and the duty and obligatioi-1 _of’tlic govern-
ment. It was on the part of the govern-
ment, a corresponding duty to that of alle-
giance on the part of the citizens ; and if
government should wholly neglect it, the
bond between it and the citizen was dissol-
ved. The principal was, in fact, admitted
by the nullificrs themselves, in the address
they had pirblislrcrl to the citizens of South
(.Taroliua,.in which they called‘ upon the citi-
zoos‘ to support mrllification by their allegi-
au_cc,. as an admitted duty.
as are as
The position he had assumed was, that
the goveririnent was bound to )2‘()l(:(:[ the
great.iritcre:sts,all the great interests oftlre
citi'/.en=s. ‘iVlier'cvci‘ any great intercstex-
isted in the conimunit.y, there the protection
of government must of right he e.\'tcndcd.---
But protection might be extended in differ-
ent forms to different interests. It was
true that the interests of one portion of the
community could often be protected only at
the expense of some other portion of it.---
ltwas the complaint of the nullifiers that
the goverrimeut took 1‘.-‘ram:-.y out of the pock-
ets of one portion of the Union to put it in
the pockets of another. And, in L’.‘.'iHl1t_llll'_,_"
protection, this must always more or less be
the case. But then, while the rights ofoue
party were protected in this way. the riglits
ofthe other party were protected, equally,
but in a different way.
He would illustrate this ‘pO.'~.‘ltl0t‘..
In the Soutuerrr and Soutli=.vcstci'n por-
tions of this Union, there existed a certain
interest which he need not more particularl_v
designate, which enjoyed under the Consti-
tution, and the Laws of the United States,
an especial protection peculiar to itself. It
was protected first by l£'l.cpr'esentation.---
I
at l‘ =l'F
There were on that lloor upvvaras of twenty .
members who represented what in other
States had no representation at all. M. A.
believed that it was not three days since he
heard it dccl‘ red by a ge.r1tl'cmari from Geor-
gia, (Mr. Clayton) that the spiccics of popu-
latioi‘. be 110?.‘ zllludcd to, constituted the
]_\.Iachi,,C,.'.’, Of (he f3",;j:[_l),:’ N()‘.V that
clrinerylrad twenty odd l€3}7l'3t‘0*1li1l-1‘’95 "1
that Hall‘, i'cpr'i3seirt:il.i\’t-LS Clc<:'l‘-‘Cl 1102 ll)"
the machinery, but by those who U‘.‘s'ii<::1 3'-
"Was tlrercairv such l'C‘~')l'CS-Sillillitflll in an I,
.. l ‘-
other portion of the Union "l Did the inan-
ufacturers ask for any r'epr‘esciit:it:Eoir oftheir
iirachincry '1 lie birlii;-‘red their loorns and
factories had no vote in Co::grcss; but the
inaclriuery of the South had more than
twenty representatives on that floor. And
ifhe should go back to the lii:rtor‘y of this
Government, from its l'oun«;l:ition, it wouhl
be easy to prove that its decisions had been
effected in general by mrrioritics lt‘SS than
that. Nay, he might go fartl'rer' and insist,
that that very 1'cpr‘c.-‘cntiitioir of wliicli ho had
spoken had ever been in l‘ ct, the rolling
powerofthis Govcr'rr:‘nent. ‘\’5/.-is this not
protection? V5735 it not protection at the
expense ofanothcr portion ofthc conirnuni-
t_v'l If it did not literallytake inorivy outoftlie
pockets ofsoinc, and putit into the pockets
ofotlrers, still it opcriitcrl precisely the same
w;1_v. Yes, this very protection had taken
-millions and inillioiis of rnoirey from the
free l:’:hor‘ing populatioii of this coi.iim‘y, and
put it intothc pt)CliCli5 ofthe oiviiers of:'3oi.itl:-
i-rsi machinery. Mr. A. did not complain
of this. He did not say rh:-.t it was
notjall right. Vflizit he said, was, that the
txioutli possessed a great protected interest
~--an interest protected by that inst ruineut--
(.\'lr. A. held the Constitution in his lrund.)
llc was for adlreriug to the bargain. Not
that he would agree to it, ifthe bur-guiri was
now to be in-ado over ag-::rirr.
This interest was fartlrer pl'0‘iCCl.i-‘tl by
another pr'o\'ision ofthat same irrsi‘r'rmie.rit.
“No person held to service orlnbor in one
State under the laws tli-er'col', cscapirig into
:i!‘.()ll)f;‘l', shall, in coriseqiicrrce of any law
or regulation therein, he discharge-il from
such scrvi e or labor; but shall be delivered
up on cl:-rim oftlrc p;'i:'ty to whom sucl ser-
vice or labor may be due.
Vllliat was this but protection to the own
ere ofthc machinery of the South. And
13]: _‘tbe observed that a provision like this run
cmm._‘cr to all the tenor of legit‘-lntion, in
the free States. It was contrary to all the
.,0t30;,g ,,‘ud feelings ofthe people of the
Norm, to dglivcr a man up to any l~'oreign
;mL},o,-jry unjgss he has been guilty of ‘sonic
C,-1m3_ And put. for S1l(.‘.ll~l1{:l'clllSC in the
compact, ,, soum ":l'fl gcirtl_eman who had
lost s0mb.,m»ic1e of ,‘_, is machrirery could nov-
er recover him back l~.."0‘-71 ill“ l'|“~‘9 -C5l%=lt‘-S-
The C0,,Stitm;0n C-')!lL'1llI(‘.(.l urrorlier
clause extending still furti. “'3' l’l'0i0G’~lm1 W
the same interest. It giiiirufliciitl l0-‘c'H‘:1’3-’
State in the Union a republicT“31_ g'0'v’~t"3'~lI-'
incur.
“The United States shall gum "U1l)f 10"
every Stateiu this Union a r°epublica.r .l0I'HI
of government, and shall ll"l’.O'l"EC'f’ 1'-‘will
ofthem against invasion; and, on appl_1C't1'
tion oftbc legislature, or of the cxecmioir,
(when the legislature cannot be COHW-.‘l).l3d9)
against violence.”
This, to be sure, was a general provision
operating alike on every portion of the Un-
ion. , But every body knew, that where this
sort of maclrincry e:-;istcd, {the State was
more liable to domestic violence than they
-were elsewhere, because that inaclrirrcry
sometimes exerted i self rno.viug power.-—
rirreh a power has been exerted. The call
for*l‘liis protection had very recently been
made : and it had been answered 4 and the
power of the Union been exerted to insure
the owners ofthc machinery against domes-
tic violence. Mr, A. would say one word
more in this guarantee ofa republic form of
(x'-overnmcnt. ltwas a serious quc.sr.iou in
his mind whether that part of the Constitu-
linen
-and Cor‘rgrr:ss had been so very generous as
hesitation in saying that if South Carolina
were not at this moment under a govern-
ment iiot republican,,sbe. was at very little
distance from it. It deserved serious con-
sideration, whether the ordinance of the
nulliliers had not placed .‘~‘.outh Carolina
without the verge of Iiepublicau Govern-
ment.- ‘Wlierr he endeavored to reflect upon
what the proceedings of South Carolina had
been, and asked lrimselfwhetbcr the pow-
or now <}1)Cl‘tltllT,;‘ there could truly be descri-
bed as republican government, he felt him-
sclfurial.rle' to answer the question 2 He
sl»iou-ld not further enlarge on this point at
present. But it wasa scriousquestion, and
it deserved serious considcratiorr.
Such was the protection extcndrd by the
Constitution to at particular interest in this
Union.
But that some interest was farther protec-
ted by rhelluws of the United States. It
was pr°otccte<l:'oy the c:=:istencc of a staircling
army. lfthe States ofthis Union were all
free republican States, and none of them
p()SS('S:-»€‘(l any of the in:.rcliiuer'_v of which
he liad spokcri, and if another portion of
the Union were not exposed to another dun-
_£1".‘l', from their vicinity to the tribes of In-
dian szivzigirs, he believrl it would be difii-
cult to prove to the house the necessity for
any such tlriir_'_-;. asa standing army. Wilrat
iuifact was the , occupation of the or-
my '1 It had been protecting thisvery same
interest. It had been doing so ever since
the armv existed. Of what use to the dis-
trict ofilllyinouth which helherc reprcser’r-
ted, was the standing army of the United
States ‘I Of not one dollar’s use, undue-
ver had been. He would go further. The
army was not ofonc doll:-ir’s value to the
whole inanul‘actirrrirg interest. The per-
sons eiigageil in mariufactures were, and e-
ver lravo been, most orderly and exemplary
in their obedience to the laws. No army
was nccessarv to keep them in order. Now
the United Slates kept up an army of six
thousand men. What to do? To protect
the owners of this mirchiucry, and to rleferid
the s.-;tlcrs on our western frniitie‘r. In
what had been occupied during the last
summer? In protecting the factories? No.
In suppr'cssing an Indian W'ar. The army
existctl only fortlie protection oftlrc South,
and ol'tlre‘tV<rst. Ofivhat value was it to those
rn:miil"ucturers or agr'iciiltur‘ists, at wborn
the house was to strike by this bill l Tlrere
was not one among the p_corcst slrcplrerds.
who tended their flocks on fltl-r. 2‘i.’s native
hills, that did not pay his quota towards
the support of this army. W115 not this
takizig inoncy out ofthc pockets of one, to
put it into the pockets of anotlier? Yet
what was the ground of all the complaints l
While the people of Massaclmsctts were
spending their money to support the South-
aud V‘/estirliat show of right had gentle
fig-xiii the Soutlr——lre would do the
m; ,,,,C,.s {',~'irri the ‘Wrist the iustiee to admit
that they suit! :50 su'clrtlring—-but whzitr'rgiit
had the-i'epr'eseL!i?lll‘-‘ll lwllll the ,l:”l.l.llll
come on that floor‘, ui.'<_l ll-‘ll Nam? ll 3 M“
not submit to pay. one slllgb will to }7."0leC'l
you.”
But there another great interest protec-
ted nude-.r the Corrstitutioii. llc referred to
the ll1tCl‘(.‘.~3'.. of coinincrcc and i1:r‘.'igzrti0:i,~—
The country had a navy, which was now
costing it two or three millions of dollars
it year. (lfivliat value wastliis to tho_,nran-
rrfncturcr, or to the wool grower’! —-—if they
should reason on the narrow and contracted
principle, that their personal interest was
the only interest in the corrimunity for which
ilri-y ouglri to care’! On such principles,
the navy was nothing to them. It irrigiit :1»
cliievc as many, and glorious victories as c-
vcr had been won by the wooden walls of
the liu-‘t ar.clrorcd Isle. Tlre m:.inuf-ricturcr
wasnot a cent the richer for them. Bath-c
was obligetl to pay to support the irav_v, arid
to pay six or seven million.~:, including navy
and army.
Vlllieu he heard gcnilern-.in talknalrmrt re-
ducing revenue to the wants of the Govern-
ll}{:l‘Il',:llG wirnted thorn first to specify what
were the wants of the G-ovcr'nmcnt. '3-
l’rotection it scenic-d was not one of them.
"Well. If they must withdraiv protection
from the free white labor oftlic l‘lortli, then
it origin to be witl:~drawn l'ror‘n the n'raclrinc-
ry oftlie Soulli. Lat tbern disbancl lll£'ll‘:1l‘-
rriy. Tlris would go as far as four or live
millions tozvards reducing the revenue to
the wants ofthc (.%oi'cr':rirrei’it.
The rrext step was to abolish the navy; for
why should conimcrce and navigation con-
ti one to enjoy protection - wlrenit was with-
drawn from the ()'.i!t.'l‘llilC."(3SlS of the couri-
try? Vfell. Id/lierr this had been doire,
to give awziy all the public lands, what, he
asked, would reinuirr for the General Gov-
crrrnieut to do? Notlriiig. There would
bcnotlring for it to do. The members
might then witlrdraw protection from 1lrern-
selves by abolishing their pay, and there
would be butone step more rcrnainirrg, which
wonl_d be to dissolve the govcrrrim-irrt. No
Govcrnrricnt would he needed. Let it go
back to its or'igirral elements. Let it go
backto the States. Let it go back to the
Coufcderation—go back to the people.-—_
Tlris was the legitiiniito consequence of
those arguments irrg<~i.| by gentlemen who
would no longer submit to a system of
prflatcctiori. A
ll/."—r.A. might say, that his constituents
1)t§5$(‘..'=.‘§($fl as much ri;rlit. to say to the poo-
plrrot’ the South--we will not submit to the
lion was not nttlris very time 0'1 the eve of
being called into execution. lleliud nu
prongcriou of yourintcrcests-—iis the Ilcoplc
ofthe Sol-rth had to address such language-
to them. _
llduch feeling has been eiicllctl by ‘the per-
5°3c§lI,l_'Ul of Dl'.- Watkins. The following is
{mm a Baltimore paper‘. .
Tl " iv a 5 ririt. off inrlirrnat.'0l1 1'0“S0<l
il(§.- 3 -- l _ -‘_1 V _.
here by 1213 persecution‘ of Dr. I)" iltlflll-3:
which, fthink, willgreutly serve the /l-“W-‘l'»
It is cO,.,'S,dc,-ed at 1,l_1i;3 moment pnr'ticrrla."l,Vf
suniuanv.
‘ "Singular .E1mzt.—'1‘lie t'ollo\viii'g very
singular event occurred in the town of Mad-
ison, in tlrisc'ounty, about three weeks since.
Mr. Benjamin Smith had a place on his
farm, where he baited foxes for the purpose
of shooting them. One morning, soon af-
ter daybreak, he started for the place for
this purpose, when on reaching his covert
or bough l’rous‘e,- he discovered a large ani-
mal near the liox bait. He at first took it
for a large dog: belongingto one of his neigh-
bors, but :1 shift. of position by the animal,
satisfied him at once thatit was not a. dog,
‘but an enormous black wolf, whereupon be
discharged his gun at him, which was loud-
ed with large shot. Immediately the wolf
fell with his legs under him, and appeared
as if dead, which Mr. Smith_ supposed to
be the case, and laying down his gun, ud-
vauccd towards him. Vi/'lien he had ap-
proached within terr or fifteen feet of him,
the wolf rose and sprang upon him, seizing
him by the leg, near his arrcle. Immedi-
ately a sort of “rough and tumble” com-
menced, each striving to get the other un-
der, the wolf all the while retaining his grip
upon Mr. Smith’s leg. At length Mr.‘ S.
succeeded in throwing the wolf upon his
side, and holding him in this positioawith
one hand and his (nee, he got out hisjuck-
knife, which lie fortunately had with him,
and Dllll'l_g't!(l into the throat of his ferocious
assailant, who continued his hold upon Mr.
Smitlfslt-g, biting and growling until he
bled to death. Mr. S. received but very
little injury in the conflict, his thick boot
protecting his leg from the teeth of the wolf,
who was only able just to scratch the skin
a little. The wolf was full grown, and
very lzirgc, ruea:.=urirrg nearly live feet from
snout to tail.—~Somerscl (llfrzu) J()Z_l7'I:Cll,
1’;°og2'cssirrg the entire Sw:'1re.-—-Yester-
day, as a gentleman was leaving his store
on Central wharf, for his dinner, he noticed
an Irishman standing by a parcel of hogs
left by u team.-tter. Being asked what he was
doing there, Pat replied that he was “ watch-
ing the dear craturs for the man who had
left them.” Shortly alter another person
Pat answered with becoming promptitudc
-and business-like air, “ live cents the pound
and cbape at that.” The fairrnarket price
was scvuz. Cl?-lie cnquircr, thinking he had
got a bargairr, agreed to purchase one if the
seller would leave it at his place. No soon-
er sziid than done. The Patlandcr-should-
cred the hog, carried it as directed, weighed‘:
it, and received the cash. The hog was
soon missed by the tcamster, who had re-
turned in the meantime; enquiry being
made, it was traced to its hiding place, and
by virtue of the law, whicli enables one to
take his property wherever he may find it,
restored to« the beautiful group, of which
it was the principal, figure, nruch to the
chagrin of the purchaser, who is- minus
some few dollars, balance of profit and loss
account, and totally ignorant where to look
pm fedrcss-—I’ut having iuade good use of
‘ _n1achinc, and is not likely to
his tcntoci. , , ,
alL]lea1' a€,"alii, uni.'l i‘ ll 1'35 all blollill ""'~’l"”
-— Hester: T.'§’?-‘-5C"l1”i°
Fire at I‘l’rtLlCI'bl£."‘l/, roll! alzi.l'.li"‘-“5l”.£" i055
of li°vcs.——A gcirtlenian at ‘iVaterbrir §I’l"l°‘5
us, and the irifoi'ni:ition is too fearfully con-
lirined through other sources,-that on Mon-
day morning last, about two o’clock, the
wind blowing violently from the northwest,
and the cold intense, a fire broke out in the
dwelling-lrouse of Mr. Israel l-lolmes,wbicl1
in a few minutes was entirely consumed,
and with it three of its inmates.-“'I‘hc
firc was discovered by Mrs. Holmes, who
with two childreir slept below. It being
impossible to make her escape through the
door, on account of the smoke and flames.
she dashed out a window, threw one child
out, took the other in her arms, and jumped
out of the window also. In the chambers,
there were two other children, one seven,
and one live years old, a young man named
.Iobn Tuttlc, aged twenty-seven, and a
young wr.-man. Tattle was aroused by the
falling in of the stairs—he immediate rush-
ed to where the young lady was, and told
her to join p out of the window, (which she
did without much ii.,jury,) and said he would
take care of the children: he took one child
under each arm, and made an effort to get
to the wi:ido'.v with them, but before he was
able to reach it, the-lloor gave way under
him, and they all fell through to the cellar,
and were /110'»! to clcat/1; and before the
bodies could be taken out, they were almost
entirely consumed. Tlierc were two other
females in the house, who were taken out of
the windows without irijury. It is not
known how the tire originated, but believed
from the stove or a lireboart .” Scarccly
an article of furniture, of clothing, or any
thing else, was saved. l‘.:lr',. Iloluics was
absent on a journey to Pliilgrtlelplria. The
house has been for runny years known as
the .lud«.l 'l'avcrn, tliouglr at this time no ta-
vern was lxcpttlu-rc—-it was very old, and
extrcuicly comhustiblc.--Litch. Eng.
From the C/t!‘tI‘lISlOn Courier Q/‘ Ftb. 18.
Dost:-acctizzc Fire.-—About seven o’clock
on Saturday evening, a fire broke out in a
small shop, next to the corner of the Mar-
Let, on East Biry-street, occupied by Messrs.
Lovettcfc llawley, lay and Cotton Mangers.
Mr. Ilawlcy having occasion to go up stairs
with a light, stumbled and fell‘, and the light
came in contact with a parcel of loose cot-
ton, which iniurcdiately ignited, and in {I
-moment the whole was in a flame. Ina
very short time the entire cluster ofwoodcu
buildings on the square, between the market
and the mansion of the late Gen. C. C.
Piuckriey, was in flames. From the coin-
bustible nature of these buildings, and the
wind blowing fresh from the East, the fire
had made considerable progress before eh-
to be it «treat outrage on the Supreme Coin?
that at lire moment when ‘Watltirrs was pro-
nounced free’ the District A ttorncy slroulll
have taken him under an execution for his
fine Tlierc is not a man that does not ex
press hirnslf with indignation on the SUl.)JL3Cl-
The spiritm wlirclr tlns thing has bvC_II Cllolllt»
is ab'orum:t.ble, inexcusable, mir_dir.rrsrul .> £-
11 will make .cuun1es to the adrnrrustra tron.
gincs could be brought into service. The
_roof of the market lrouso was soon in 11
lnLl;'re,. and’ the dense‘ mass of wooden houses
'0" flu, South side of‘ the street were threat-
mwd will: destruction. Fortunately how-
ever, the V,°_o;ilont Fire Engine, together
with some of the city companies. were
placer] in a V4,-pp f;,,VUl'i1l)lC srtuat.ion to play
passing and seeing the hogs asked the price,
times the fronts of the houses were in a light
bl_aze,_they succeeded in extinguisliiug the
fiaure‘s.,‘.and kept‘ them from extending on
that side‘. Had they not succeeded in this
effort‘, it" would have been almost impossible‘
to have saved the whole‘ square from total
dest_ruction._ On the nbrth side of market
street, the" fire swept all the houses as far
VVest_ as A-i'rson-st., where, by the most rin-
remrtting exertions on the part: of the fire-
men, and the blowing up of several houses,
itwas finally stopped. The ravages of the
fire extended from _East Bay-st. on the
East, crossing Reuper’s Alley to Anson—st.
on the ‘Nest, and from llrlarket-street on the
South, including the small meat market,
and the wooden vegetable market immedi-
ately to the “fest of it (which was pulled
down) to Ellery-street on the North, includ-
ing the houses on the North side of Ellery-
street.
El-‘I«‘F.CTS or Kissmo A Yomo L.inv'.—
Our legislature have had quite air auirnated
debate upon the legal consequences of it
married man kissing an unmarried lady,
As the same question appears to have origa-
god a co-ordinate branchof ourgovernrricnt
—the Su.prcme.judicial tribunal of Ohio ;
—and as there are a." great many marrirzzl
men and tum:a'r2't'e£l women within the lim-
its oftliis State,we deem it advisable to notice
this case with" some particrrlarity, especial-
ly, as it must be borne in mind that 'ign0ran-
tirz lcgis ncmincr/z crcusat.
It appears that in I822, Mr. Jeremiah
Moore married, Miss Polly Brough. In 18-
25 they began to grow tired of ofeach oth-
er, and their chains gradually losing their
silken lustre, the l‘-rusband soon afterwards,
very ungallauly, H solicited the Supreme
Court to grant him a divorce from his said
wife Polly. From the legislative debate, to
which we are referring, wclearn that the ap-
plicatiou was refused on V the following
ground : ,
VVhile the parties were living together in
a state ofamicable indifference, they atten-
ded a party at a neighbor’s house, which had
assembled to boil apple butter. In the
course of the evening “Mr. Moore laid his
sleeve around the shoulders of a young wo-
man, while sittiugat the fire side in compa-
ny with otliers,anddrawing her in his arms,
gave her a lciss.” This fact being made
known to the Supreme Court, they refused
to loosen Mr. l\Ioorc’s matrimonial chains.
From this it is to be inferred, that there is in
Ohio, neither statute nor common law, an-
thorizing married men to kiss unmarried
women.
Mr. Moore not satisfied with this decision-
oftlic Supreme Court, has made his appeal"
to the legislature, and at our last dates the
question was pending before that body.--
The speakers were discussing the ethics of
kissing, and censoring the Supreme Court
for their decision. As the matter is one of
vast importance, and as it affords a fine
lield for line speeches, it is uncertain in hen
our august legislators will return to the bo-
dy oftheir const.itueuts.——Cincizznati Citron.
Con.tcntmcnt.—Few men seem to be en-
tirely happy in the situation in which they
are placed. The poor man imagines that
if he possessed riches, he should be conten-
ted and happy. The rich, in the midst of
‘will heap upon l'iim,,and the r:1nc0rous an-
upon the buildings, illld although $C\‘€l'ill
his possessions, is often weary of a world
ljjit has no new excitement to offer; fretted-,
thougnnti claims on his generosity,
‘w ten
'” and sickned with
einbittc£'.e‘l ‘W i":s‘m'~‘3"“‘l°’
» "law leirs.—-
theheartlcssflatte._}'of °‘:’“l‘“l“- " I am
that every where except in Ireland, Moudnyi
alwayscomes before Tiresdgiy. Our own
opinion, however,» is, that the Magician
want of in a mist,~a'nd has tlrus mistified his‘
editors: atoll" events, it‘ appears to{ be as ,_
difficult to fix upon the time of his depar-
ture, as to discover wlrat are his fixed prin-
ciples upon an 5- subject‘.---Spectator.»
Infan.c_1/.-W’hat is more beautiful‘ than
an infant? Look at its spotless brow ;- at its
soft and ruddy lips,which have never'utter-
ed an unholy word-—and at itsiblue laugh-
ing eyc, as it lays on the breast of its fond
mother! Look, it has streached out‘ its
white hand, and is pliiyfullv twisting her
hair around its tiny fingers. V Look at do in-
fant! it is innoeeuceendued witblife; the
counterpart of holiness. It requires noth-
ing but the pleasant look of its mother, and
her warm kiss upon its lily cheek, to mrl'e
it happy. You may talk to it of sorrow, of
misery, of death, but your words arcan-
ineauing. It has never felt the chills ofdis-
appointment! it has never writlied be-
neatb the pang ofafllictiori,-and its guileless
heart knows nothing of the‘ emptiness, the
hollow professions, and cold hearteduess of
the world; and would to God that the cup
may be broken ere‘ it be lifted to its lips.
‘We have reason to‘ believe that the re-
ports current in this city a few days since,
in relation to certain party rencoutrcs in
Barnwell district, have been nruch exagge-
rated.’ A personal dispute, we understand,
arose between parties, which led to the use
of deadly weapons, and a severe wound was
inflieted on one of the disputants, but not
leading to fatal consequences.—- Char. Pat.
ZVcw Jersey.--Tlie Legislature (says the
Trenton State Gazette,) have nearly brought
their business to a close, and will probably
rise on the 28th. No public acts of much
importance are now pending, save those for
forming two new counties—one from Bur-
lington and Hunterdon, to be called the
county of Ewing---the other from parts of
Essex and Bergen. to be called the county
of Paterson. Both bills passed to be en-
grossed on the 21st inst.
1Vovel Legislation.---Iii the House of Re-
presentatives of Pennsylvania last week,
while a bill granting pensions to certain re-
volutionary veterans was pending in that
body, Mr. Mathias moved to add a gratuity
offorly dollars to one Sarah Cross, “the
swctt/rcart of an old soldier,” which motion
prevailed, 45 to 36!
The statement of it man killing his
daughter, by his knife slipping while cut-
ting upmeat, and the instantaneous death
of his infant child,_. in coirsequencc of the
fright it occasioned its mother, recently co-
pied into this paper" from the Barnstable
Journal, turns out to be‘a'/max. VVe thought
at the time of seeing it, that it was most too
“slzoclcing” to be true l
The Hon. Samuel L. Soutbard, Govern-
or of,N'ew Jersey, was on Saturday last
elected to the U. S. Senate, by the Legisla-
ture of that State, vice the Hon. Mahlon
Dickerson, whose term of service will
expire on the 4th of March next.
A dear I-Wzistle.---M. Blair, of the W'ash-
ington Globe, it is saicl,}was one of the prin-
cipal agents--in procuring Mr. Verplunck to
be denounced at Tammany. \Vhen the
election-' of printer came round, Mr. Ver
planck, in fair political reciprocity, voted for
Gales dz Seaton. This vote turned the
scale, and so cost Mr. Blair :1 clearprofit of
$40,000.
The uneducated man evrnC.‘~‘5 lll3_ld_°l 0- -
crary fame; every thing seems m.g.‘-it alldl
golden in his path, and he does not know
how often the darling of popular favor
mourns for the peaceful spirit of the unam-
bitious, and the untroubled faith of the ig-
no°ant; how often he despises the friend-
ship which be sees but of temporary impor-
tance,—and how in very heart sickness, be
shrinks from the publicity which the world
imosity it is sure to bringin its- train. Con-
tent is the whole ofwisdorn—-the amount of
all phil‘osoph_v. Every class of mankind has
an equal share of happinc.-.=s: and what we
do’ not believe, is a more distinct knowledge
of our troubles than any others. ‘We may
believe that, if we would change places with
the wealthy and the celebrated, we should
have philosphy enough to avoid their rest-
lessness and languor: but we deceive our-
selves. Mortals cannot escape a mingled
destiny. For wise purposes, there is a drop
of bitterness at the fountain ,-—it mixes with
all the waters of life ; and whether we drink
from an carthern or a golden cup, we can-
not escape oirr portion.
There is not a shrub, vine, plant,—or tree
to be found in our fields and‘ forests, that is
not susceptible ofa high degree ofimprove-
ment. If taken up late in the fall or early
in the spring, properly trimmed and trans-
planttcd into good rich soil: near our
dwellings, their change for the better soon
becomes apparent. Take for instance,
yourngcliesnut trees from the mountain, lop
olfas much. oftheir tops as you leave oftheir‘-
roots; set them out as you would your up-
ple trees, not deeper in the soil than they
have stood. They have a rapid. growth,
and if wcll perserved, will spread arid bear
prolifrcally,.producing_ a nut three times the
size of those generally brought to market,
and of a..better flavor. The hickory tree
will do the same. All will bear grafting as
well as a. pear tree. Experiments in this
line cost but little. [Pkila(1. Eve. Post_
The llIagiciau— in a .ZlIist.---Two of our
morning contemporaries have taken excep-
tions to the brief notice contained in this"
paper last evening, of the time of Mr. Van
Bureu’s ‘departure hence for VVashrngton.
Let us now sum up the ease---The Sl5d7ld€l7‘l1
says, the Vice President electleft this city
on Tuesday/. The Jllcrcarztilc says, he left
on lllonday. The Ccurz'cr says,.. he left on
Sunday. Now, as Mr. Van Buren-occa-
sionally dines with the Editor of the Courier,
the presumption is altogether in favor of its
testimony, in the case before us. And: this
testimony is further corroborated by the
Gazette, which announces that Mr. V. B.
left Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. Of
course the Standard is in error, since, by
looking at his almanac,-tlre editor will find
Qztfte Flattering.---Tlie London Globe,
' in the most favorable terms
of the~iI’7'csidc7J.',5 jljfessdgéi rellliuiksni“ “is
are of the opinion, in spite (fl ~--ie mag and
female Trollopes, that that is‘ .3 g1"$9l -all
singular nation which, beyond the Atlaiillcal
is marching with such rapid strides in the
career of civilization and liberty.”
A stage from New-Haven to Hartford,on
Friday evening last, in the snow storm,
overset with nine passengers; two sisters,
belonging to W'eathersfield, had each a col-
lar bone broken. _
The death of the Hon. .IAMES LENT, a
Representative from the state of New-York,
was announced’ yesterday in the House of
Representatives, by Mr. HOFFMAN. Mr.
LENT expired about twelve o’clock on the
night of Thursday, the 21st inst. His in-
disposition was of brief duration.-« SI-‘cl.
The last ]lIan.——“If all the men were to
die,” said a lady of-"quality, when reading-"a
novel of that title——“wbat would become_ of
the women?” The ladies of Laurensville,
South Carolina, may. now adopt the same
exclamation; for we learn through the Chat-
leston Post, that all the men but one have
formed themselves into a corps of State
Rights volunteers. That last man must be a
very obstinate Unionist,.or-what we rather-
suspect—be very fond of ladies. He should
be called “true blue.”
IIast_1/ Pudding.—The New Bedford Ga-
zette says, the term IIasty' Pudding arose
from the circumstance,that in the first set-
tlement of that county, im Indian,.in at-
tempting to force himselfin the house, was
prevented by the good women within, who
lrastily seized a kettle of pudding" boiling
over the fire, and threw it upon the naked
limbs ofthe savage—causing him hastily to
decamp. There is as much truth in this
derivation, we presume, as in the fact,‘ that
IIanm'bal’s name was derived‘ from that of
his mother—an
Carthage, whose name was Hanna7z- Bell.
, _ Spectator.
Kentuclcy.-—-The Legislature of this State
adjourned on the 2nd -inst. after a: session of
nine weeks. The bill to establish the State
Bank, which passed the house of Represen-
tatives, was lostin the Senate.
Preventative of Sea-Sz'c7cncss.—'I‘he Ac-
ademi ed’ industrie, published in Brussels,
states that a girdle _worn round the body
above the bowels, that is, over‘ the epigas-
trum, will prevent sea-sickness. It is said
to operateiby keeping the intestines from
pressing upward against the diaphram when
the ship descends from the top of a wave.
The upward motion of the vessel does not
cause the disgusting and painful sensation
of sca-sickness, butafibrds an instantaneous
- ‘u’
ant; sneai .'."f.
such a step
industrious‘ laundress‘ in -
From the Commercial afldverliser.
INVOCATION T0 Mas. TR'om.m-E._
Great ls Th)’ pow’:-, 0 Jenny Bullf-
Long is the bow that thou dost pull-
Tby shaft is dipp’d in gall:
Thy tbund’riug laugh shakes all the e'arth'-'
The flashes of thy_' awful mirth-
Ouriinmost souls appnl;
If in some car'ei'n’s‘midnight gloom’.
VVhere all is'sil_’ent as the tomb,
Vie seek td’ shun thy ken; '
No cave so dark elm‘ ’scape thy sight,
Thou drag’st vulgarity to light
" From out its Putnam den.
“ Old W'oman,”" tho’ thy band be strong .:
Thy laughter loudethy cross-bow long,
_ Some mercy tons show :_
Remember Southey’s awful layl'—,-’
How one like you was borne away-
And spare your prostrate foe.
' An ‘appellation at Cincinnati, tliat gave"
great ollence to Mrs. T.
l’ S0utbey’s “ Old I‘Vomrm of Ber/cele_1/."ii
Spcculation.—A vender of “VV. India»:
goods and Groceries,” in a village in New"
Hampshire, had on hand a quantity of Mo-“
losses which he retailed for 9 cents a <j’i'i"ai't.-
A rival Grocer put his down to ~ This-
was a little lower than our liei'o‘3‘wislied tn‘
aflord’ it but peopleywould 'not'give him 9,»
while his neighbor sold the-sweetening for S.-
a Yankee never was-at’ fault in matters of’
‘dickcr’ or trade Jonathan hit upon the fol- '
lowing expedient.-—IIe divided his molas-'
ses into two partsand advertised ‘As good‘
molasses as can be bought at any store in»
New .IIampsbire‘,- for 8 cents. also a very‘
superior cask‘ at 10.’ The superior article-'
was readily and rapidly solrl,,_ while the 8"
cent commodity laid on hand. One half’
thus disposed of, Jonatlien shifted his cnsks.
and transposed the other half into a ‘superi-
or position,’ by which manceuver the whole.
was vended at three cents.—L0well. Com...
Castleton, Vt. Feb. 19."
An American Eagle, measuring from tip»-
to tip ofits wings eight fcetlive inches, was '
caught in 'a steel trap in Dorset on the 28th:
tilt. The trap was set for a fox at the time '
the eagle was caught. The feathered gep-I -
tlcman findirg one leg embraced by 3 .el, ,.
and not pleased with the feeling, roseiv he.
air,taking with him the trap, chain,&c and‘
flew about a mile; but his steel-ing has so
encumbered him, that he was necessitated to
alight to take breath, when he was overtak--
en and secured by the owner of the trap.
By a report of the Ohio Canal Commis-
sioners, it appears that the Canal cost $5,
163,725 A saving to the State for the
year 1832, was made, of $3l‘.2,l66,87l.—
They say that the moral and intellectual
condition of the people is improved; com-
mercial facilities extended; industry stimu-
lated ; laborrewardedr; and Indolence, with
its long train of crime=,.dissipation, wants and
miseries,. ceases‘ to prevail.
‘Fire at’ Savanna7z.——The Steam Grist"
Hill of Mr. -Griflin, on the Bluff, near ‘Vest
Broad street, Savannah, was burnt on the 2
11th inst. No Insurance.
T he Astor Hotel.---It is stated that the"
building of tliishotel will not be commenced?
until May 1834; and that in the mean time,.
the stores on Baoadwayf will be let- for. the:
ensuing year. '
I'V/iecling Banlc.~---Twenty six‘ tliciusand
dollars more of the Money? stolen from the
Bank of \Vheeling Va. in October last, has
been recently recovered. It was‘in bank
notes, and was found concealed under a-,
log on Nicoll’s, land near that town. The-».
place of deposit was revealed by one of the ".
,-0},[,;_"_v=. on condition that he should be set:-_
at liberty.
Giving the Bag.—-The venerable Eillitetfr
of the New York Gazette relates a goodjgkei-2
in his last paper. A few evenings since a*fe--
mule domestic,wIu: was sentout on an errand
was met “in Broadway by a genlfeell young;
fcllow, who asked her if he Slwllld llfl-V8-lillifir
pleasure of seeing her home 3 I0 Wh-Ivcl1.sl1e.-‘I
replied certainly--and then said, “a9 l1e‘W~'15'-f
polite enough to see her home, she Would:
thank him to carry her bundle for her l---tow:
which be joyfully consented. They proceed.--~~'
street, when suddenly the lady disappeared,
leaving the gentleman with the bundle in
his lrarids, hallooing after her, for it seemed
he was too much astonished to follow her.
The bundle contained four new born kittens
which the girl had been sent out to lose in
the street, in preference to drowning them-
The editor of the Hartford Times, Major:
Captain‘ Gideon VVelles Esq. it is well-:2
known, is-also-at the present time a candid-
ate for a seat in Congress. In the last‘?
Times in-an.editoria1= article is the following. '
very modest remark :'---“We (Gid.) know
that the candidate for this county (Gid).-
wished to decline, but we (Gid.) are‘ lza'pp_1/'
to know also that the_ unitedlaird‘ earnest re--
monstrance of the most'judicious-: and faith-»—
ful members of the pa:'t_§/ have] ‘prevailed in
postponing, and we (Gid.)’trust preventing
”- ! l‘ [LitI:hfield’Eizq.-. '
Lord"'Wynford in speaking of his own:
conduct-said‘, that “as to its merits he should”:
leave the house to determine.” VVere he to».
detcrrzzirze to leave the house, there could be-..
no doubt of the propriety-of his behaviour.
The John Bull declares that the duke of‘
Wellington is the last hope of ‘the country.
Certainly England must be without every
other hope, when she looks to him for bene-
fit. '
The editor of the Mohawk paper, says»
that in payment» he-will‘ takeany thing for
‘family use—excepting cliilclren
Derry Down.-Lord Grey said a severe
‘thing the other night on one of the Lord;
Londond'erry"s motions,—the noble earl de-
claring it to be a motion of a very irregular-
character.”
‘ Mrs. Anne Royal has been presented with-
an engraved portrait of Richard M. John-
son, as a new years gift. In alluding to her:
present she says—“ \Ve should haveiprefere
red the original to be sui'.e,,but~are neverthew
relief.
less thankful.”
Necessity is the mother‘ofin-vention, and as '
ed up Broadway to the corner of ‘vValkcr"'
s.‘ ’
-s.
Norwalk Chronicler