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Extracts from a review of Dr. Bingham on
influence of Mental Cultivation upon

Health.

The first point established, is the fact, th:-.t the
brain is the inatrrial organ by which_llic mind
acts, and that the healthy slate of this l.'njiOll.:)'n'.
part of the body, depends materially. upon tut
nature, and degree of mental occupation.

That the state of theniiiid is afi'::~cteil by that
of the brain, is abundantly proved by the (‘lf'.'Cl
of injuries upon the head, and by the t..-ct liicu
tleruiigmcnt is almost always found, when exami-
incttioii is made, to be couriccted with a i.lis0.'1!‘-Cu
state of this oroaii. it is therefore obvioiis. ill?”
any course P-‘lll_Cll tends to injure the brain, unis’
rltimatclv impair the nienlnl pnivcrfi. I1-"ill "‘l“."“
produce that most a».-vful of huaiian diseases, tlir.
loss of i‘ca5'ou.

Dr. B. next. presents it ver_v ifslv-‘!.'0‘-ill‘--‘_1',““"‘1l,"
sis of the nature and clianges of the brain. .:
increases in sizt‘, from the Weight of ten ounccs
in infancy, to that of three pounds and a halt ii;
adult years; and is u=ually found to be eulzirgcc
in proportion to the degree of meii_tal oc'_:'-19""
t Om The brains of Byron and Cuvicr, we'glicil
n ‘arly a pound more than the ordinary standard.
Tne head of Napoleon, wlrcli was small if
«mull», enlarged in after life, to an e.\'ti‘aordinarj.
hze. The size of the brain l'8m'dlD.S statiririary.
during manhood, and gradually diinin shcs in old
age. The proportion and size of its rei=.pcctivf
parts, vary continually. During cliildliood, it is
very soft, is supplied with an unusual quaiility of
blood, aiirl increases with more rapidity than at
any other period of lifii. Its weight is nearly
43 ubled at the end of the fir~t SIX months. On
this account, there is a peculiar tendency to dis-
ecses of the brain and the nervous system in
childhood; and hence it is especially important
at this periozl of life, to avoid any e.\tr:iordiniiry
excitement, and to adopt a course of training.
which shall dirnini.-zli, rather than iztcrease the
activity of these organs. No maxim is more ge-
nerally admitted in common life, than that ever_v
portion of the body is enlarges’, and .rcndore-;E
more active by exercise; and from_ this simple
principle it may be seen, that an irnpropcr de-
gree of mental occupation, must increase this
dangerous activity oftlie brain. But is a well
established fact in Physiology. that close appli-
c iticii of mind occasions a prctuinatiira! flow of
blood to the head. It tlius either produces a
fullness, and tendency to inflama£.oi'y disease, or
an enlargcmentof size and rapidity of action,
which are disproportionate to the rest of the sys-
tem and if relief is not given, it must ‘IS certainly
cause the (]es[1'uc‘.i0n or premature decay of the
machinery, in which it opcréll’-HS. as the swollen
stream ofa mill, or the 0'v'C1‘Cll3l'gt‘:tl boiler of a
steam engine.

It is a fact ofno small importance in the pres-
entcase, that this extraorilinary activity is no
evidence whatever of extraordinary powers of
mind. Let the brain be overcliarged with blood,
either by excitement of feeilrig, by surprise,
anger, enthusiasm, &c. and we fiiizl the same
extraordinary activity produced. The Klosirous
man, of ordinary capacity, will often astonisli
us by the extent and variety of his thoughts,
and the force of his expressions; one who is heat-
cd with anger or enthusiasm will overwlielii u-
with a torrent ofeloquence ofwliicli lie. was before
incapable ; anda man who has never risen above
the level ofdulness, in his natural state, will be
roused to a remarkable degree of sprightllness,
and wit, by a few glasses of wine ; but when the
excitement is passed, both descend to their usu-
al level ofrnedlocrity or stupidity, and often for
below it. Could this state of excitezneiit be
maintained for a length oftime, we should have
a case precisely parallel t.) that of a precoclo-Ls
child, whose brain is l)(l[1'dlZlil‘ally developed, ei-
ther by providenti-.11 disease, or by improper train-
ing. It is not surprising, therefore. the same
reaction should take place and that Zerah Col-
burii and a multitude ofot‘:iers, who have been
prodigies in childhood, should exhibt only an
ordinary capacity in their rlperycars ; or should
even find their mental powers €.'{ll3llSlL8(l by llle
premature efforts to which they were led.

On the other band. Dr. B. observes-

“ The early history of the most distinguialiecl
men will I believe lead us to the conclusioii, that
early mental culture is not necessary; in order t-.
produce the higcest powers of mind. There i.-
scarcely an instance of a great man, one who has
accomplished great results, and has obtained the
gratitude of mankind; who in early life received
an education in reference to the ivondcrftil labors
which he afterwards perfziuiicd. The greatest
philosophers, warriors, and poets, those men who
have stamped their own characters upon t EC age
in which they lived; or who, as Cousin says:
have been the ‘ true repre=.entatives of the spirit
and ideas of their time.’ hive received no better
education, when young. than their associates who
were never known beyond their own neighbor-
hood. In general their educniion was but smel:
-in early life. Sc-If Erlucalirm, in tiller life. made
them great, so far as education had any effect.
For their elevation they were indebted to no
early hot-house culture, but, like the triweriiig
oak, they grew up am (I the storm and the tem-
pest raging around. Pereiitr, nurses, and Carly
iicquainlances, to he sure, tttll many anecilotes of
t'ie childhood of distinguished men, and the_v are
published and credited. But when the t.ruth is
known, it is ascertained tlir.-t many, like Sir
Isaac Newton, who, according to his own state-
ment, was ‘ inattentive to study, and ranked very
low in the school until the age of twelv::- ;' or
like Napoleon, who by those who knew him in-
timately when a child, is described as ‘ having
good health, and in other respects was like tztllé‘-l‘
boys,’ do not owe theii greatness to any early
mental application or discipline. On the con.
trery, it oifen appears, that tlioso who are kept
from school by ill health or some other cause in
early life, and left to follow their own inclination
as respects s'udy, manifest, in after life, powers
of mind which make them the admiration of the
world. Such were Shakspearc, Molicre, Gibbon,
_T. Scott, Niebulir, W. Scott. Byron, Franklin,
Rittenliouse, R. Sherman, Prof. Leo, Giflbrd,
Herder, Davy, Gzc."

We do not adduce these examples, nor does
Dr. B. with the view of persuading parents to
leave their children to the some neglect, which
of these distinguished men suffered. VVe shoult’,
however, esteem it a most happy result. if we
could thus relieve them from that morbid anxiety,
wliich can never res‘, if their little ones cannot
babble forth hundreds of wordti, {which they do
not understand. We should rejoice if we could
thus prevent them from rcproaching and desert-
i.ig' those teachers who are less cruel in enforcing
upon the infantile body and mind lliat Egyptian

-bondagrywliich custom has saiictioned,:ind which
ii. child who was asked, what it did at School, de-
scribed with so much simplicity and ,pni.’ll.-— ‘I
say a —— l), and ill’. on 11 bcncli." In the hope of
c. nfirining them in this feeling, we may quotetlie
opinion of Tissot, one ofthe first medical writers
of the last century, and one of the most accurate
observers of the habits and diseases oz“ literary
men.

" The employment for which your children
are destined in after life, should regulate their
amdlcs-in youth, not requiring. as is the custom
with many preants, the moat study in early life,
of those who are to be devoted to literary pur-
suits, but on the contrary, the leash.-Of the in-
fants. destined for different vacations, Isliould
prefer that the one who in to study through life,
should bathe least learned at the ugc of twelve.”

Let not parents be anxious then. so long as

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..titution which is indisponsible to their happiness
and success in life, and that iinprovcmeut ot‘cba-
racter, without. which, all else is useless; even if
they cannot repeat the names of things uiiknoivt i
or reason about the principles of science and the

., precesscs of it. '

Still more earnestly do we wish that no fond.
parent be deceived by unusual pow.er;~: oi menin-
ry, or of reason, in the curly peiioes of child-
hood. They are more frequently the llldl(.‘i.‘.l,lOi:S
of ndiseascd body than a superior mind-—thc
precursors of premature dc uy or of Cm ly dcaili
--than of that briglil: youth and usefiil zi=.-.i:ihoo«.‘,
to u. hich he looks l0r\vai‘d as tile hope of his life,
and the cotxiltil of his age. _

But liowavcr iiiistrikc-ii parcrits may be gl’.:l.1-
find by this >i'oc3city, Br. Br gbaiii Clil.l‘€Zl[h
lzlicm, when L-ucli a state of the br:-.iu exists, ti’
caliii its cx..it;2:nezit, iii;-tend i-l‘ rousiiigi Still
-rcro, acultics ‘i'v‘lll(;ll are :-.lrea«.l;.' ovwstraiiiod.
‘l‘li<.'»)’ should ia"uei suck to check the ii:'ircasnn-
able iippctitc of the m it l, as they we-_ild an un-
natural desire for food, than to g‘r=1lIl}' -t- ‘I9
observes very justly;

“ltlucli of the tlioiigbtlessiie.-ts of parents re-
g:irdi.»g the li:jiii'y they may do their chil.liL’l_1 bl‘
too earl.’ (:t:1'.ivati:ig their minds, ll‘-‘-S arisen from
the iiiy.s-i'e.-‘3/ izi uliicli the sciciicc r3/'in;~'7zo’ l.-us been
iiivolvc-d, €‘il':(l i-giioniiice of the C\')t‘.lI€'X‘.0ll bo-
iivccn the timid and body; for we find they are
cxcecdingly ainxious and careful aboiit the health
of tlir.-ir cliildren in other respect-:. Entirely fol‘-
sgetful of the brain. tliey know there is dim’-l'Cl‘ I“
exercising many etliei parts of the body tuo
much. itlucli they are but_pai-tially developeuil.
flioy laiiow that great caution is necessary witl-
cliildren as respects their food, lost their delicate
digestive organs should be injured by a too e.\'cit~
leg and stiinulating rc-giineii. A parent would
be greatly alarzned if‘liis little child, by continu-
ed encoiirageineiit and training li=ld lesirned to
e:.t as much f’-.io;l as an healthy adult. But such
a prodig_r_v ofglriltony might Ul‘.(l0Ul)l.-"tll_V be form-
ed. The method to elfrct it woiill be somewliai
like tlint of cnabliiig a Cllll(l to remember.
and reason, and sl.u;ly with the ability
and constancy of an adult. Each iiietliod is
dangerous, but probably the latter is moist so,
b:-cause the brain is a much more delicate organ
than the stoinaclr”

Hufelazid says, that by too early study, -‘the
nervous systeiii acquires a j)l'8:'.ll)l‘:lltlCflC€ over all
otlicix-t, which it [.1‘CS6l‘VeS for the re:n:iiuder of
life; producing iiinuuiorablc nervous complaints,
znelazicholy, llypL‘CllDil(.ll'ia, doc.

]l.‘1llC!‘,lll :1 Prize Essay on this subject, rc-
marks;

“ 'l‘z.e labor of the mind, to wliicb some pa-
reiits subject their cliildreri not only too soon.
but in a wrong direction, is ()fiC'.] the cause of
their bad health. and causes nearly all those who
are distinguislied by prccocily of the imellectual
facilities, to pfll‘l:~‘-l’l prcui-'iturcly; so that we so.‘-
doni sec zip:-zfccl mm; that is, one W l.-o exhibits
an cquiliiiriuin of the Physical, I‘:Ioiital, and
Mo:-al faculties.”

A late writer on (lrripsy in the liead, observes
that, “ the present education, in which the intel-
loctu-.il pO\Vi3I':3 are prematurely excr::i.-ed, may
be CO!‘t$ltlel‘C(l as one of the causes of the more
freqiieiit recui'rence of this dist~asc.”

\Ve believe the remark of Dr. B. is perfectly
correct, that “ there is probably no country
where ivoinembelonging to the wealthy class,cx-
crcise so little, especially in the open air, as in
this.” And it is not less true, that the labors of
females of Ol.llt-‘l' classes, are much more limited
to tlir house, than in mos'=§countr3es_of Europv .

In short, we suspect they must be ascribed
chiefly to the tl.-ird cause, as.-igucd by Dr- Brig-
liani—t!ie sail neglect of physical education;
nntl this we agree with him in believing, is one
of the most fruitful causes of debilily of consli
tutlon and foebleness of character. This ne-
gfcct leads us Ct3l‘ii1lllly to the decay of individu-
als, and of ccnisc, ul:iinately, of the coiniiiuiiity
and the iiatic-n to which they belong, as pisitivc
excess in iiitellcctiial cflbrts. When both are
combined, no liiimazi power can arrest the pro-
Sross of decllnc, whether in one person or in
great numbers. And this progress will be more
rapid and rulnoiis when it commences with that
sex who will give to the next generation, to a
great extent, their constitution and character.

Painful as the coiivicti n is. it is forced upon
us by our own obsci'vntioii of the |)as‘t, the pre-
sent, and the rising generations, that the pi-oces-.
of decay has begun in our country. tinder l.llL'
combined influence of causes which Dr. Brig-
ham assigns in the work before us. VVe look
round almost in vain, for that vigor of Ci)[]:l'.ll.U-
tion, that. energy of cliarzicter, that capacity for
enduring liardships, that fortitude and persever-
ance in suriiiounting diiliculties, \Vll:Cll converted
a wilderness ixito the fruitful land wliicli we in-
habit, and which raised us from colonial biudagr,
to the rank of the frcest and liappiest nation on
earth. We fully agree with the aiitlirirof this
work in considering it “ a sulgjccl damaizrliiig the
aétcnticn of the patriot anrl l.-‘ie pi'L£l.uzl."2ro,r)£sl,"
and we Will. add of llic c/irisliaiz.

The practical result to which llicse principles
send, is as simple as that which is derived from
a system of regimen for the b0:ly.—All indul.
genes of excessive intellectual activity, all
efforts of mind which ar~:2 forced or iiiznsitural,
wlicLlier of the I‘-‘ll.*~‘.0n, of the memory, the im-
riginatioii, or the affections, are especially dan-
gerous during cliildliood. At this period of life,
the brain sliould never be compelled to perform
a task which is laborious to it, nor excited to
efforts wlilch are unnatural, either by threats, or
promises, or rewards, or persuasions; nor even
suffered to attempt excessive ?.Cq’.llSlll-.»l1S. Above
all, it is cruel to employ the affections, or to rouse
the passions, as a means of urging the child to
in-irital labor, and thus exhaust it by the double
~T‘.XCli(.‘m9lli. of intellect and feeling. In short,
let the rul<.—“l3e temperate in all things; be
anxious for notlii.iig”—be made the guide of the
infant as of the adult, and be app‘ied as watch-
fully and constantly to the mind, as it is to the
hotly.

If it be asked, “ ‘flint is excess—-What arc
the bounds of temperance P”-—wc may reply by
asking—-Wliat is excess, and what is taniperaiice
in eating ?—-The answer most in every case be
regulated by the constitution and powers of the
individiial, and not by any fixed rule. We find,
liowevcr, that as the brain does not appear to be
completely formed until the seventh year, it is the
general opiriion of medical men ‘‘ from the high-
est antiquity,” that close applic.'il.ion of mind
should not be rcqziircd during the lirst six years
of life.

But we hear the enquiry from some of our
:l8.ll.l(;‘(l l'0t1(Ir'-’T5,—-"’ Are our cizrdrcn then to
grow up in ignorance? Would pliysicuins
starve them in order to prevent their being gm--
felted P" For it. A similar objection ha,
been made and answered it tliousand times, in
reply to the arguments and directions for mode.
ration in food. It is made only from the feeling,
which our immediate sensations eiicoiirago, that
the strength acq-.iirer', is in prapoi'i'.l-'m to the
quantity of food devoured ; and without any re-
fl.-reiice to the fact, that all wliicli is not digested,
liowever wholesome in itself, is but :1 load upcii
the system, which produces nothing but oppres-
sion and disease. Thry would simply rcqui.e
that tho riile,,to feed babes “ with mill: and not
with meat,” should be applied tointcllectual as
well as to- moral subjects.

They would also urge, that our Infant and
Primary schools should be rendered usyluins cf
infiincy. where it may resort for that nlfectionate
and constant care which the circumstances, or
health, or character of its parents may render
impossible at liriina-—a care which should watch
over the body and tho lieart—as well as the in-

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infant mind unite with the immediate guardians
of the body, in protesting against’ that system
wliicli converts these as_i,-lu_ms into intellectual
hot-.-'iouec.9, where the child is urged forward by
every motive whzch ingenuity can devise, or af-
fection and often piety can piescn', to an inten-
sity and amount of eifnrt aitogotlier dispaopor-
tinned to its strengtli, and whose ultimate etfect
must be to impair the vigor of the body and the
eneigy cf t.lic mind. ./liinal.-r ofEc.’ucation.

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P-3Ui?lIZYlARY.

Patel: Outrlonc.-W'e learn from the Co-
liiuibiu Spy, that a few days ago, a fox, in
that iiclgliborliood, was so closely pursued
by the bounds “on the top of Cliicques rock,
that to save himself he junipcd oil” the pre-
cipice, and ziliglitcd iii the road‘ :1 distuiic.c
of more than 300 feet. Some persons who
were near the place at the time picked him
up; he was uninjured with the exception
ofo. slight bruise. Two years ago, last
Clirlstmas,a fox leaped from the some rock
and w'as killed by the fall.”

The Zllystcnij E-.i:pla:'nrd. -—A pig iii_Leeds,
Engluiid, accidcntly broke one of his hind
legs—the limb was amputated, and an in-
gciiius carpenter made and fitted a wood-
en one, so that piggy was enabled to walk
about with his wooden leg with little incon-
venience. The practice of putting wood-
en lcgs on pigs, scnvcs to account for the
1000;'flJ7l]l(Z;‘7ZS that a Kciituckiau bought some
time ago.

The State of Indiana has establislicd a
State Bank with a capital of $l.,60il,0-'.}O.
(lac lialfof the stock is subscribed for by
the State, for which she issues her scrip,
bearing an interest of five percent. re:leem-
able in twenty years. It is said that the
scrip has been already conditionally sold.
Fc-iii‘ branches only are to be established.

The Legislature of Miiiiie adjourned sine
die on the 4th inst. after passing 140 Acts
and 101 Resolves.

The Baltimore Republican. says :——“It is
reported that Mr. Clay intends, at the ex-
piratiou of the present session, to resign
his seat in the Senate and retire to private
life. ,Tliis report is corroborated by the
concluding rcniarks of his last speech, in
which he says tliat—“If Congress will pass
this bill, he would willingly retire to his
home, to the groves of Ashland, wlierc /ac
could find Cl firlclity and afiectiniz wlzis/i lie
/tau’ not alwa_1/sfozuicl z'n])ul)li'c life.”

Eartlzqu.rI7ccs.—Captain Fliu,tr-f the Brit-
ish scliooiier Brisk, at ‘Nilniiiigtoii, C.)
from Nevis, reports that on the night of the
8th of Februiii'y last, the Island of Nevis
and St. Kitts, cxpcrieiiced sixteen violent
and distinct shock of Earthquakes, which
very much alarmed the inhabitants ; and
on the 9th, after the B. was under way, at
4. o’clock, eXpci'ierice(l a coiisiderablcsliock.
It is to be feared that dreadful accounts will
be received from these Islands, or some of
the iicigboring ones, from the effects of
these Eartliquakes.

Vytlfflllllg a Bed.-A good old lady in
the city of 1’ortland,wliose husband was tor-
mented wi.t.li the rlieuiiiatisni was advised to
warm his bed, with a pan of cools, and to
throw in a little sugar. She accordingly
threw upon the slzecls something like a
pound of brown Havaiin, and proceeded to
draw apau of hot coals briskly between
the sheets, by which operation the sugar
was nigh restored to its primitive state and
made as hot as when it came from the boil-
lug cauldron. I‘i'ICul1Wl1llG the good man
had denuded liimselfaiid when the pan was
withdrawn crawled between the sheets as
quick as his laniness would permit. But
his bound from the bed gave the lie to his
complziint-—:io member of the Ravel family
could have vaulted to the floor with more
agility than did the sugar sctilt old codger,
and no Senator could have roared louder
than he did. In the jump he struck the
dome, and men, woman two children and
the hot coals came to the floor togcther.—
Buttlie coals were scarce less comfortable
than hot sugar, and the evenings el’llIe1‘l€llI]-
iiicnt concluded with “ground and lofty
tumbling by the whole coiiipaiiy.” But
the exercise thus taken was prliductlvc of
good and barring the scult skiii,tl'ie old man
was rendered more free from pain than he
had been for years before.--Lowell Conipend.

Pleasures 0/‘tile p7ess.—There are many
pleasures connected with employmcnts of
of the Press,uiid those who uuderstaiid them
will undoubtedly envy every editor the situ-
ation he enjoys. Last Saturday, we were
visited by one of the most. violent gales of
wind that ever New-England has experi-
enced, accompanied by the most intense
and biting cold. On “cxaiiiliiiiig the case”
and condition of the weather, we were satis-
licd, tli;-it if the boy, who carries the City
Gazette, attempted to go the rounds, he
would “freeze to death” and lose all the pa-
pers. VVliut was to be done. The sub-
scribers, if not supplied would complain,
and cry “stop my paper ;” and, as we were
detcriniiicd they should not mi.irmui', we as-
sumed the business of newpaper boy, and
carried the paper to every subscriber resi
ding in the Western and South W'estern
sections of the city. In the performance of
the task, we froze both ears, and had the tip
end of our nose touched by ‘old Jack Frost.’
Vi/ill not our friends pity the frozen ears and
frost-bitten nose of an unlucky editor.

Providciioe Gazette.

A Wasliiiigtoii Correspondcntgof the 7th,
‘observes, that the new i1l'l’€lllgCl]lClll£S for the
Cabinet are nearly completed; that Mr.l\'lc
Lane is to take the State departineiit; Mr.
VVoodbury that of the ’1‘i'eu3ury, and Mr.
Forsytli that of the Navy. Mr. Barry, Mr.
Taiicy and Gov. Cass are to remain, though
there are some suggestions, that the last in-
tends to resign. Mr. Livingston is to go to
France or England.

Presidential ]lIutton.—'I‘lie wasliington
Globe of VVednesdaiy snys,—Mr. Bradley,
of Chester county, Penn. has forwarded to
Mr. Evans, member of Congress from that
State, to be presented to the President as
an inauguration ofiliriiig, it fine saddle of
mutton. It is considered the best one over
brought to the city, and Weighs ubotlt .100

poundm

It is stated in the London Court Journal,
that Joseph Bonaparte, who has tried the
glitterng round of metropolitan life, for a
few months past, is “about to return to his
magnificent estate in the nciglihoiirliood of
Philadelphia.”

A Saxon gentleman named Schivaschen-
hayenklcisterscixcstcrii, is about becoming
a citizen of the United States.

A woman in Raymond, Me. was recently
delivered of 4 children at one birtli l The
mother and children are doing well.

The new Custoin-II:z2.'sc.—It is stated
that an uppi'opi'lutioii oftlirce lzzm.'Ii’e.‘l thora-
saml dollars was obtained through the instru-
incntality of Hi‘. Verplaiick, for this object.
IV. Y. Adv.

In Maine, :1 ivormin has been fined for

beating her husband. The justice of the

'i'natterisratlier siiigiilar, as the liiisbaiid,

being purse holder, will have to pay the
commonwealth, because his wife gave hi .1
a thresliing.

The Clicsapcuk and Delaware rivers,‘-ve
learn, are now open : and we inay tliercforc
expect the speedy arrival of the iitimei'oi.is
Congressnicii and others, who have been

eiiibargocd in Baltimore. N. Y. Adv.

J. P. Henry, Esq. has with the advice
and consent ofthe Seiiate, been appointed
by the President oftlie United States, to fill
the office of Navy Agent for the port of
Savannah, for four years from the 33d day
of March next, when his present commis-
sion will expire.

Violent Assault On Suiidaiy morning,
between one and two o’clocl<,iili'.Raymond,
a city riiurslial, was sent for to quell a. dis-
turbance in one oftlic streets in the suburbs
of the city. Vflieii he arrived at the spot,
he found two families, who had turned out
on the side-walk to settle some diil'ei'eucc
byagencral fight. Upon his iiiterfcrliig,
the belligcrerits joined together to repel the
invader, and the first salute he received was
from the hand ofa woman, who stepped
behind him, knocked off his hat, and taking
hold of his hair gave him a sudden jerk,
which brought him on his back. Two
young men, sons of the woman, immedi-
ately commenced beating and kicking their
fallen foe, who, however succeeded in sc-
ouring one of them, and the rest 1'I1«')(lCl.l}‘:’.ll‘
escape upon the appearance ofsome watch-
men. The cuptive was committed to Bride-
ivell.---Staizrlarcl. I

Mr. Randolph, in his recent speech at
the Charlotte Court house, remarked that
Mr. Ritclie, editor of the Richmond enqui-
rer, had seven principles—viz..“livo loaves
and two fishes.” Mnriy other editors have
principles oftlie same kind, though per-
haps not quite so many of them.

Aclvaiztagc of A7nb'i'gu2'ty.—-A B21llln10l'C-
Editor says, lie-lius lost three subscribers,
one because he supported Jackson, a second
because he was for Adams, and a third b.-
cuuse his paper was neutral - but vrliat is
most remarkable, the displeasure of the
three was excited by the same piece!

Five thousand men and boys, assisted by
850 horses, oxen and mules, and a weekly
consumption of 9000 lbs. of gunpowder,
are now urging to a completion 10?. miles
oftlie Cliesapeak and Ohio Canal. Sixty-
four miles are to be in use on the 1stofJunc,
and 102 miles on the 5th of October next.

By a clause in the General Appropria-
tioii Act, the privilege of franklng letters
is given to Members of Congress from 60
days before each member takes his scat,(or
ought to take his scat,) to the end of the
term for wliicli he is elected, and to the
meeting of the Congress following.

A few days since, the Editors of the
New-York Commercial received the cash
in full for :1 subscription to the paper for
twcn/3/-one years, during the whole of which
time the subscriber has been in arrears
——$200.

The amount appropriated at the late ses-
sion of Congress for the contitiuution of
the Cumberlaiid Road on the westward, is
nearly halfa million of dollars.

I'Vliz'tli'ng.--'I‘lie N. H. Gazette says that
Mr. \Vebster could “wliittle down the Tar-
if}, so as to make it “like the handle of a
can”—nll upon one side.”

A new Post Office has lately been estab-
lished in the town of East Haddam, Con.
to be called Jlfechaizicsvillc, and David D.
\Vhltinore, Esq. appointed Post Master.

‘The Proprirtors of Trinity Church, have
unanimously invited Dr. J. M. \Vaiuright
of Grace Church, New-Yorli, to become
their iector.

‘We have heard it stated, says the Advo-
cate, that the value oftlie ice cut from Fresh
Pond, and shipped from this port the pres-
entseasoii for Southern markets, is est;ma-
tcd at $150,000.

Stability of Rizpubli'cs.—[t is well re-
marked in a New-York paper, that the
Union itself will derive additional stability
from the ordeal through which it has re-
ceiitly been called to pass. British Tories
and Continental Legitimates, will learn bye
and bye, that there is a conservative prin-
ciple in it well regulated Republic, which
bids defieiice to political tempests, though
of a nature so violent that they would do-
molisli thrones and convert kingdoms into
chaos.

Queen Bess. -—A courtier came running
to her, and with a face full of dismay said,
‘Madam, I have bad news for you. The
party of tailors niouutcd on mares, that
attacked the Spaniards, are all cut off.”
‘Courage, friend,’ said the Queen, ‘this
news is indeed bad, but when we consider
the nature of the quadrupeds and the de-
scription of the soldiers, it is some comfort
to know that we have lost neither man nor
/iorsc .”

C'olonizatz'on.—-Tlie Richmond VVliig
gives the following ahgtract of the Act re-
cently passed by the Legislature of Virgi-
nia nud become a law’, making appropria-
tions for the removal of free people of
color:

It appropriates the sum of eighteen thou-

_ sand dollor.-i annually for five years, to re-

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————n¢.

move persons of color who are now free,
and born and residing within the State, or
their descendants, and wl_io are willing to
emigrate, to be selected from the different
counties and corporations of the common-
wealtli, in proportion to the amount of re-
venue paid into the public treasury by such
county or corporation; and in case there
he not suflicieiit in such counties willing to
emigrate, then the balance of the apropria-
tion uiicxpeoded may be equitably applied
to the removal of free persons of color
from other counties, doc. ; appoints the go-
vernor, lieiitcnant governor, and first and
second auditors, a board of commissioners
to carry the act into effect. The appropri-
ation to be paid to the American Coloniza-
tion Socicty,upoii proof of the actual trans-
portation to the colony at Liberia from this
State, of such free persons of color, pro-
vidcd not more than thirty dollars shall be
allowed for transportiiig each person above
the age of ten years, and not more than
twenty dollars for each person under that
age. The coiiiinlssioners to make an an-
nual report of their proceedings to the ge-
iicrzil assembly.

Vugra7z.'.s.~ On Tuesday evening nine
human beings, supposed to be white, were
dislodged from u niaiiure cellar in front of
:1 stable in \V:isli'iiigtoii—strcet, and con-
diictcd to the watcli-liousc, wlicre they were
ftiriiislied with ucconiinodutions till the Po
lice Oliicc opened in the morning. Vflien
brouglit before the magistrates, they stated,
that being rather low in funds, they had
picked out this delicate place, on account
of the conifortzible warnitli of its contents.
They all appeared to be fit subjects for the
penitentiary, to which they were fortliwitli
sent, for four iiiontlis, under the vagrant
nct.—-JV. Y. Sz‘aIzci'rz.rd.

Vde perceive bytlie Canada papers, that
Mr. Rainsville, a gentleman recently elected
member of the Provincial l?zirliumeiit, when
called up to sign the oath preparatory to
takiiig his seat, was unable to sign his
name, and of course made his mark. The
Montreal editor recommends that he be put
on the committee on education. '

The steamboat Consort, Capt. Bucking-
ham, was snagged and sunk in the l"v§lssisip-
pi,six miles above fort Adziins, on the third
inst. No lives were lost. The boat and
part ofthc cargo were insured.

I‘3‘0RElGi;‘i7.

By an arrival at N. York, London papers
have been received to the 19th of January
inclusive.

IRELAND.
Arrival of Troops.

The Dublin Evening Mall of Jan. 16th,
says : Regiinents are arriviiig daily ‘at so-
veral of our ports, with a hope, on the part
of our misguided rulers, that their appear-
ance will operate as a check upon the rebel-
lious manifestations which are assuming so
fixed and formidable an appearance. No-
thing can be more preposterous than such
a hope. The “ people,” as they are called,
slicer at the rnilltary displays of the Mar-
quis of Auglescy, and laugh outright at his
sliaiii-fights and stage spectacles.

The accounts from the country are ter-
rifle; and those counties which have hither-
to been tranquil, are now the scene of the
same system of outrages which have lately
cliaracterizcd the more southern parts of
Ireland. A novel addition to the catalogue
deserves to be noticed. The tcnaiitry have
systematically commenced refusing to pay
rent except to their lfll'l(ll()l'(l.‘l in person.
The avowed object of this is to compel the
return of the abseiitees; but the conse-
quences are obvious.

FRANCE.
Tlw American Question.

The American question is exciting great
interest in Pt1l‘lS;tllB absolutionists of course
triumph in the existence of the disseiition,
as it affords them an arguments against li-
beral ll'lSllllllllOllS'; but the greiit majority
look with confidence to the temperate firin-
ness of General Jackson to bring the ques-
tion to a satisfactory issue ; and feel that at
any rate, the existence of an iiisolated
question, which gives rise to cllssentioii be-
tween different members of 8. confedera-
tion, cannot by any ingenuity be tortured
into an argument against the fundamental
principles of that confederation.

JVaz:al Expedition.

A fleet has assembled at Brest, and it is
said that its destination is to be the Tagus,
for the purpose of obtaining redress for
some recent iiijnries done to the Frenchmen
at Lisbon, and for an insult to the tricolor
flag. This expedition has created a consi-
derable sensation in London, and is rather
tliouglit too powerful a deirionstratlon by a
large power against a weak one. It is,
however, supposed that Miguel will comply
with the demands of the French govern-
ment, and not afl’ord the French admiral an
opportunity of again seizing the Usurper’s
navy.

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.

A Brussels correspondent of the London
C-ourier,under date of January 19th, has
the following paragraph :

I have this moment been informed, that
orders from the Dutch Government have
been received by the Commandent ‘of the
Dutch fleet in the Sliel'dt, to the effect that
he is ‘to allow vessels of all nations to come
up and go down the river, excepting those
bearing the I3rltisli, French, and Belgian
flags.

JAMAICA.

A new and general ferment has been oc-
casioned in the Island 0fJamaic.a, by the
publication ofu royal proclamation issued
by the King ofEiiglnnd,& accompanied by
a circular from the Earl of Mulgrave, the
Governor, prohibiting the formation or ac-
tion of any Societies for the forcible remo-
val from the Island of the dissentingTeach-
crs and Ministers of Religion. His Majesty
declares his intention to maintain and de-
fend the principles of religious toleration
throughout all his dominions, and warns all
persons not to transgress the iiijiiiictioiis of

his pi'oclaniation at their peril,

 

and leave us little to fear from their achievineillfir

 

NGRWALK GAZETTE:

TUESDAY, LVIARCH 19, 1833.

 

FOR GOVERNOR,
JOIEISN S.PETERS.
For. LIEUT. GOVERNOR,
TEIADDEUS B E TTS.
iron TREASURER,
ISAAC SPEN C ER.
FOR Si.-‘.t:nL"i'Am',
TEE Gill AS D A Y.
i For: CONGRESS.
ii M’. W. E.r.r.swon'rzi, Saiiiuizr. TWEEDY, Filly.
Iizirlforil County. field Coutiy.
S.»\l‘.it1E[.‘..>\.‘ Fnor, N. ‘H. Enizui-.zi:n You-.\'o,\Viiid-
‘and fiiid .-icx Couiities. ham 8: Tel. Counties.
l.\0i‘i-:5 B.-.iuii~;i:, New Janez W. I’IU>"l‘l-.\’GToN,
Loiidoii Couuiy.- Ligcm},,[d C,,,,,,,_,._
Senator for 12th District, CIIARLES Ii.-XWLEY

 
 

 

But two weeks now intervene, before the free-
mcu of this State will be called upon to perform
"93 l“‘-ll’-”t3~ilt duty. of electing their officers mid
L:-gislators. ‘No any dot; ,‘.iecause it is clearly so,
and one of the most responsible to ,y1~,‘,c}, we are
siiviject. Doulitlcss a large proportion of them
it-".713 already decided in their own zniiids hour
they will vote. Some from a sl.-ivish adherence to
the party notiiinations,v.itb wliicn they happen to
be idciitihc-d—-some because they are interest-
ed in the success of one or the other party...
i . . -. - . -
‘-Vllhi‘. man} we l.iul:l.llI1VE‘ decided, and all who
ll’-1V0 H03. w:ll d-zczile, from a comparison of the
cliarncter and quslalicatfoiis of the opposing can-
didates. The Pl't'bl(l(:t‘.L:a] comes; jg 5gm,,.,]_._
the President since that settlement has taken a.
course which has entitled him to the support of
all pai':ie.=, and lS_l'€C€lVlilg‘ it; and there ara 11.,
n:iteou:;l qiicstioiis wli:cli,i7.- reality, bear upon the
approaching election. ' lie impression, we know,
. i. . . -. .- , _ - .
la nfljll. up as indiiatiiously as possible, that it is
DLCCES-.':l'::' to elect the Jackson ticket, in order to
support the a(lmiiiistraiion——btit it is far from
ueir-g true. While he pursues the course he is
now pursuing, there is no danger of opposition
in this section of the country, and should be de-
viate from it, we trust there is as little dance: of
o , 

his being siipported.

But although there are no National questions
Wltlcll. 211 7'eu!.'.ty, bcarupon the election, there is
Etprepi-sterous claim, made by a few, upon the
siifiiages of the froemcn of the State, because

‘ .' . , , ‘ .

tli lllLll CCll(ll.Cl while such questions were pend-

Jig. A set of men organized tlieitiselves into a

party in favor of Gzneriil Jackson, at a lime
 ien seven-sights of the people of the State

preferred another man, obtained “the a_,-_,,'_,-5,.
iznce of the General Government," and by their
power over the appoiiitiiients of that General
Government in the State, by purchasing and cs.-
tablisliing presses, by enticing with offers of
09399; by deceliliufi by the pretence of acting
upon “liberal principles, without reference to

, . . .

Old pazty rlistinction=,,” and then by falsely claim-
ill? *0 be the “ Democratic Republican party,”
“ml by any. and every means which promised
success, they have endeavored to strengthen that
pirty into a niajority. And now for all this, they’
claim the suffrages of honest men and republi-
cans. Doea it rcqiilre more than half an eye to-
perceive that all this c-ffz.-rt was the result of self-
ish l1'lOlH‘CS._ and does that entitle them to claim.-
the sulfragus of honest andindcpeodent freernen 3"
Have they any bztter right to claim them as-
Rcpublicaris. VVas it republican to organize a

party in opposition to the honest opinion ofseveii
eights of the freeman, and with the intention of
changing their opinions, if possible, and by any

expedient to organise a party in favor of ./lmlrew

Jackson, upon,'liberal principles, without refer-
cncelo oldparly distinctions," and to act upon

the resolutions by making their l'lOInlll3llOflS,1.'l-

discriuiinately. W'as it republican to seek and

use “(he assislaizce Q/‘t/iegmeral g-'ive2’7zmc9i.’,”ai (1

thus to introduce corruption into the politics.
of the State, to sway the honest opinions of the

frcemeni’ Save us from such republlcanisiii as

this. The original Jackson leaders deserve

anytliing, rather than the suffiages of all true

republicans. We say this of the leaders only,

those who are now held up for the highest offices

in our gift.

The contest is than stript of its disguises, and
seen in its true character, between men, who
stand or fall upon their merits. Such it is al-
ready vicived by many who were prepared to
support the Jackson ticket, and who have assist-
ed in developing its true character, and as such
it will be met.

“./Id/iercncc to regular nominations” is the text
upon whicli.tlieJackson presses are expatiating in

(ion of which it is siisceptiblc--excepting the
true one; Let us look at it a moment in its ap-
plication—-You voted for Jackson last fall, and.

after for any man, or set of men, who may obtain

them or not, or whether you think them qualified
or not. This has become your duty ; and in ad-.
dition, should you venture to think or act other-
wise, you are not only " no democrat," but an-
old blue light federalist! V‘/hat is this but being.
required to give up one’s opinion to the direction

of others? What is it but party despotism I

we have at the dis-.
cord and dissentioii which pervade the Jackson
ranks. There is not :1 Jackson paper that
comes to hand, but that is denouncing and l1lll'l-.
ing firebrands at some of its nominal co-opera-A
tors in the “ glorious” cause. Some who are for
going the “entire swine,” and adopting the tick-.
et as it stands, areidcnounced as regardless of
the “ wishes and expectations of the party”-—
while others, whose servilty is not as great» and
who are endeavoring to cull the better path am}
fill the vacancies with candidates of their own
choicc,are condemned as unworthy a place in the
Jackson phalanx. All this was to be expected.
Nothing but the excitement ofa presidential elec-

rial," and kept them together. They have min-
gled but have not united, and their present con-
tentious, are a natural result of their ,character,

 

means 7 VVas it republican to resolve " that it is‘ Q,

ever form of division, im rovemeni and a roller.-
P i - __

you have thereby bound yourself to vote here 5‘

a iioinination as Jackson men, whether you like O

lion, could have embodied such discordant “mata- _,