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, a chair, with his legs stuck out ofa low window, l

 

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quietly_.smoking a cigar aftertlte labors of the

day, and humming the music from the last new

opera. , -

,- Monsieur, I have much pleasir to fin you,
ches vouz,' at home.’

_ ' '1-Ah, Poopoo, glad to see you.

old boy.’ .

‘ But Isliall not take dc seat, sare.’

‘-No—why wliat’s the matter?’

‘,Oh, bcauconmp de matter. Ihave been to
to see tlte gran lot votyott sell me to day.’

1'7 ‘ Well sir, I ltope you like your pur(:ltast.=?’
"No, rnonsieur, but I do not like it at all.’
‘I’m sorry for it, but there’s no ground for

your complaitit.’

‘ No, sate, dare
is all vatare.'

‘ You joke.’ _

‘ I do not joke. I nevare joke; ye 72’cntcnt_l.s'
po§ raillcric. Sarc mule: oouz have the kind-
ness logive me back the iuoney vet I pay!’

A ‘Certainly not.’ ‘ A
‘Den vill you be so good as to take the East

River ofl'the top ofmy lot.’

‘ That's you b'usiness. sir, not mitte.’

‘Don I make von ttattutzisc aflitirc: von gran
mistake.’

‘.I hope not. I don't think yott have thrown
away yourmoncy in the land.

‘ " 0, sure; but I have thrown it all away in

the rivare.’

I ‘That's not my fault.’

‘Yes,_sare, but it is yotir fault. You're volt
vet gran rascal to swindle me ontoftle thor-
‘ tent.‘ .

‘Holo, old Poopoo, you grow pcrsotial; and
if you can't keep a civil tongue iti your head,
you must go out ofmy ollice.’ _

‘ Vare shall I goto, eh '!'

‘To the devil, for what I care, you fooll'sli
old Frenchman!’ said the atictiout.-er, waxing
warm. «

‘But sure, I vill not go to devil to oblige you l’
said the Frenclitnau, waxing waruu-r. ‘ You
cheat tue out ofallde dollar votl tuake in (Jh-.u-
hatn street; but I vill not go to de devil fur all
dat. I visit you may go to de devil _)'t)ltt‘..~'Clli you
dem yankee-doodell, and I vill go and drown
myself, toutc clc suite, right away.’

‘ You could'nt make a better use of your wa-
ter privileges, old boy.

,‘_ Ah miscricordc.’ Ah, 722021. titan.’ tic st/is
abimc. Ilam ruiiil l atn done up! Iaui bt-cal.
into ten sousan leetle pieces! I ant voii laiiit:
(luck, and Ishall vadtlle across do grtiti ot-can
for Paris, vish is de valttrable vaiare privilege
dat is left me a present !'

Poor Poopoo was as good as his wortl. Iltr
sailed in the next packet., autl arrived in Paris
almost as pcnnylcss as he left it.

Should any one feel disposed to doubt the ve-
ritable circumstances here rccortlt-tl, let him
cross the East River to the \Vallabout. and far-
mer J“"**** will row him. out to the very placc
where the poor Frenchman’s lots still remain
under water.

Take a seat

is no ground at all—tl.te ground

 

t tvonvvisrss.

WEDNE_SDA1’, JAN. 13. 1837.
OUR TABLE.

Ottr table is this week furnished with periodi-

cals of surpassing interest and value. The La-

dies’ Book, New-York Mirror, Family l\la_;:.t-

- .-...._, or um‘ l.'tt‘gt‘t' or

.I ‘V71!’

book class, and the Saturday News, Saturday
Courier, and Literary Omnibus ofthe folio or
newspaper class, are each in their split-re, stars
ofthe first magnitude. Pliilatlolpltia seems to
have just set off upon a new career of literary
fame and exertion. The Ladies’ Book and the
three newspapcrsjust named, are equal to any
thing ofthe kind in any country.

Ladies’ B0ok.—\Vc soiue weeks since gave
notice ofthe intended union between the Ladies’
Book, by L. A. Godey, Pliiladelpliiu, and the
Ladies’ American Magazine, edited by M rs.
Hale. \Ve have frequently borne testimony to
the great merits of the Ladics’s Book, and af-
forded our patrons opportunity to test the pro-
priety of our approbation. It has now the ad-
ditional attraction of the editorial taste and skill
of Mrs. Hale, alady extensively and very ad-
vantageously knowrt in periodical litcraturc.-
The January number, the first under the new
arrangement, is now before us. It fully realizes
all that was expected from the well known skill
and enterprise ofthe publisher, and the talctits
and judgement ofthe editor. _

In preference to making selections in support
ofour opinion, for the whole ought to be seen to
be duly appreciated, we solicit all who desire to
possessa work of rare excellence, to examine
and subscribe for it. \Vc have in our town and
county hundreds ofladies oftaste and acquire-
ments, to enable them justly to appreciate the
higher order of literary merit; atid we hope
they will not withhold their approbation of this
extraordinary eflort to please and cdify them.

For the table of contents and notices by the
publisher, we refer to our advertising colttntris.

From the contemplation of this pleasing wot'k,
we turn to notice its fair rival and competitor,
the New-York Mirror. This is a work of long
established reputation, attd needs tto praise from
us to make it better or more widely known. All
we can add may be to say. that in this struggle.
for fame and favor, the proprietors and conduct-
or: of the ,Mirror evince a detcriuinatiou not to
be left behind. The late iiittnbcr is filled with
extcelilenv-matter, and in addition to the usual
embellishments ofiuusic, &c. has a spirited and
vejry beautiful engraving of the landing of Co-
lurnbus.

'Thc'I_"am't'ly Jllagazinc is good as it always
is, and without doubt, the best abstract of gener-
alknotvledge extant, furnishing for the use and
entertainment of a family, choice portions ol
ltistory, geography, natural history, and sci-
once.

T]tisti.7'y.—Tlie onward march of New-York
State ingertcral, and of New-York city in par-
ticular, in ciitcrprize, irnproveinent, and liberal-

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front which her citizens are not only reaping‘
rich returns of gold, bitt are also obtaining gold-
en opinions from all sorts of people.

The same indomitable spirit and enlightened
policy, which pushed forward her vast works of

'intcrnaliniprovcincuts, sustained hercitizcns in

the hour oftheir great calaruity by fire,and ena-
bled them to raise up a new and beautiful city,
out ofthe ashes of the old one.

The same enlightened policy has inducrd her
to take the lead in purifying her civil code from
the relics of ancient prejudice and ignorance.-
Shc some time since abolished imprisonirientfor
debt, and is now about to releave herself from
another item of ancient ei'ror—tlte Usury Law.
On the 7th instant, in Senate, Mr. Young intro-
dticcd and read his bill. It entirely repcals the
Usury laws where bargains are entered into by
iiidivitluals. It continues the existing laws in
operation itt rclatiott to all tnotticd corporations.
it also continues the present law in all cases
were special contracts are not entered into.

Uponthis subject the Journal of Commerce
has the following remarks:

It is in direct opposition to long established

prcjtidices extensively prevalent in the commu-
nity, and in some minds connected with relig-
ous belief. But we apprehend that a careful ex-
amination ofthe passages in Scripture. Where
usury is cottdetnncd, will show that whatever the
term might imply in aticicnt times, it did not
imply the saute thing which now passes under
the name of usury. The laws of God are not
fraiucd on such ahasis as to make right and
wrong depend upon the coutiu,t_rencies of human
Legislation. In states in the Union, it is usury
t.o take? percent. interest. In others it is not
usury to take 10 per cent. l-Iencc, ifthe Scrip-
ture injuuctioits against usury, are injunctions
against what is now tcruicd usitry, they condemn
in (Toimecticitt that which in New-Yttrli they do
not condetun ; and they condemn 30-day in N.
York, that which to-tnorrow, in case ofa change
in the law ofthe state, they would not condemn.
'l‘hey would thus be only equivalent to a gener-
al command enjoining obedience to human
laws. The Scriptures do not take such a round-
about way to express their meaning.

A notlicr comtnoii impression is, or has been,
especially in the country, that laws against usu-
rytcttd to keep the price ofirioney down. No-
thirtg could be tuore erroneous. On the contra-
ry they increase the price ofmoney, (when its
v:tluccxr:ecds the legal rate.) by precisely the
stun which is necessary to cover the hazzard in-
cttrrctl by the lentlcr in cotitravening the laws.
ll’ that hazard is equal to one per cent. a mouth.
as it ison some kinds ofsccttrity, tltcn the bor-
rower, ifhe would otherwise pay I 1-2 percent.
a ttiorttlt, mttst now pay 21-2. And ifit were
possible to make that hazard so great as sotnc
would wish to make it, persons in want of mon-
ey could not get it at all; unless they should be
lticky enough to to obtain it from the banks. \Ve
speak oftimes like tlte present, when money is
worth much more than the usual rate. Capital-
ists, being cut off front the privilege of lending
money for any thiuglike its value, would either
let it lie idle, or invest in stocks, real estate, or
whatever else they could pnrchaseto advantage.
'l‘.ielaws against Usttry are thus oppressive to
the borrower, while they are advantageous to no
body.

Dctrtand and supply are the proper regulators
ofprice in all other comrnotlities; wlty should
tuotiey be an exception? Flour, which a year
or two ago could be bought for a barrel, now
sells for $10 or 5511. \Vhy? Because the de-
niiiutl is great and the supply limited. It isjtist
so with money. Two years ago it was not
worth, on good security, even tltc legal 'rate;—
the supply then being greater than the demand.

Now the case is reversed; and it is as Tr\!tcrtIT"“‘
. “mots oi tins coirimodity

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sliotild receive its value, as that ltolders of
flour should receive the value of that. Both
are articles of mercliandi.<c, and in the case
of both the price is regulated by the demand.

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1 C.l'(tS.—-GCllCl‘£Il Santa Anna arrived at Lex-
ington, Kentucky, ltas concluded to remain there
for a short time. The reason assigned for this,
is indisposition—tliat the General had caught a
bad cold. It is believed, however, by some at
\Vasliington, that he has been invited to prolong
hisjourney, and abandon the object of his mis-
sion-—tlie ratification ofthe indeperidcne of Tex-
as before General Jackson. It is asserted that
the visit ofSanta Anna to VVashington was the
result of a-coirespotitlence between President
Jackson, President I-Iouston, and President
Santa Anna, and in which President Jackson
offered his mediation between his brother Presi-
dents; but having for some reason or other be-
come less favorable to Texas, he does not wish
to have any furtlier agency in the matter. Op-
posed to this opinion are the reuiarks of Mr.
\Valkcr, who on introducing to Congress his re-
solution for the recognition of Texas, stated that
he did not ask the consideration ofthis resolution
now, but would merely express his beliefthat it
was in perfect concurrence with the opinions of
the President. The Executive had said that
ottr course should depend on the result of the
new expedition which was marcliitig against
Texas. Now, (said Mr. VV.) I have this morn-
ing received information that the Mexican ar-
my which was advancing against Texas, has
been broken up, and that the few who remain
have neither arms nor provisions. The coin-
manding General ltad sent in his resignation,
and the danger had passed away. Therefore he
believed there cotild be no objection to the reso-
lution. ~

This account of the state of the war is corrob-
orated by the New-Orleans corrcspondeiitofthe
Courier, who says, under date of January 1st,
we learn by late arrivals from Velasco, that all
uneasiness respecting the invasion of Texas had
ceased. The army remained at their quarters.
The citizens were all armed, and it was calcu-
lated there were from Sto 10,000 rifleinen in the
country. There are said to be two great-parties
in Texas, the Austin and Houston; but their
opposition to each other is conducted with motle-
ration. Etnigration actively coiitinues, both by
sea and land. _

The Legislatures of several of the southern
Sl7tlCS have instructed their delegates to vote for
the recognition of Texas.

A . correspondent of the New-York Courier
s.'_tys. we are going to have rinotlttzr Message on
the subject of Texas, they say, in about a fort-
night. The general opinion seems to be that
'l‘cxiari iutlepcutleuce will be recognized.

ity, is worthy ofall praise and admiratioti, and

“to heretofore stated thttt on his arrival at

Lexington, sotne person threw and struck Santa
Anna with a stone. It is now stated in a Cin-
cinnati paper, that he probably escaped assassi-
nation by not ascending the river to .\Vhecling.
as he contemplated. For a person ofthat place
who had lost a son in Texas, armed himself and
set ofl'to meet Santa Anita, witlt a determination
todtake his life. However bad the character of
Santa Anna may be and execrable his conduct
in Texas, it is more tolerable than this most hor-
rible system or practice of lynch law.

 

Florida.---Severalofficial letters have been

received from General J essup; the substance of

all, which is that he had passed through the
\Vahoo Swamp, but found no Indians. The
presumption is that they had all gone Souih.---
General Jessup established a milatary post at
Dade’s Massacre Ground, leaving 180 men, and
tltcn marcltcd south with the remainder of the

forces under his command. Iiifortnation has

4 been obtained from sotne Indian prisoners, that

the principal chiefs, Micanopy, Jumper, and
Abraham, intend to avoid battle, and to move
before the army and take shelter in the ham-
mocks and swamps of the southern cverglades,
from which it will not be easy to dislodge them,
unless driven forth by want or the summer fresh-
eis. Oceola has declared his dctcrntination ne-
ver to surrender. He has also gone south.

But little is known of the everglades spoken
of. They extend over a large tract of country,
from Cape Florida to Cape Sable, and are sup-
posed to consist of small knowls or islands sur-
rounded by morass or water; and thatthe whole
is periodically inundated. Some accounts say
that the soil is firm, others that it is not. Gener-
al Jessup, we may presume, will soon ascertain
whethcrit is or is not practicable to follow the
Indians. Ifthc everglades are as bad as repre-
sented, the Intlians cannot live long in thcm;---
if otherwise, our troops will doubtless pay them
a visit.

Imlians.-:Tlie removal of the I tidians west of
the Mississippi is not the last we shall hear of
them. One account says that the chief, Tuck-
e-batch-i-ltad-jo, with his body of Creeks, 3,200
strong, has stopped above Pott’s, and will go no
farther until it stiits hint. . He says he is west
ofthe Mississippi, and there is no power to com-
pel him to proceed.

An Arkansas paper further says that the
country is greatly annoyed with the deprcdations
of the Creek Indians, who were sent to reside in
the west of the Mississippi who it is said go
about in . small parties, killing hogs, stealing
poultry, and carrying of!" all they can lay their
hands on.

1200 have wandered off in all probabily, to
form predatory parties, or become vagabonds
and paupers upon the out-skirts of the whole
settlements.

 

I’c7t.s'rtc0lrz.---Considerable interest appears to
be excited to procure the formation of a naval
depot at Pensacola. Commodore Stewart, in
his late letter to the Secretary of the Navy, says
it is the best harbor in the Gttlfof’ Mexico, ac-
ccssiblc at all seasons of the 'year._enjoying an
(._xe,,,p,;0,, from tropical diseases, "and it mild
climate, nature seems to have formed it for the
','3'i'U7.1I naval depot and rendezvous for our ships
dcstitied to protect the Mexican seas.

Foreign powers, with whom we are liable,
from conflicting interests, to be brought into col-
lision, border our Territory, and occupy a chain
of formidable posts, stretching along and over-
looking our whole southern coast, such as Jamai-
ea, Mexico, Cuba, Bermudas, and the Baha-
mas; sortie of wliielt are maintained at great ex-
pense, and might be the rendezvous for future
means of annoyance and attack of our territory
and commerce.

The Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida,
constituting as they do the outlet of so many
productions of a rich and valuable nature, thus
surrounded by various nations, bid fair to be the
scene of much future contention. Our own in-
tcrcsts in that quarter are ofimmense and rapid-
ly increasing value, atid which being thus open
to assault, it appears to me it would be a wise
policy in our Government to provide the arse-
nals and establisltnients for ships of war neces-
sary to the protection of our vast interests in that
sea, attd thus prevent its falling a prey to the
rapacious grasp of future bclligereitts.

Rail Roatl,Accidcnts.—-Wlien speaking of tlte
trials in Boston against the Providence Railroad
Company, for accidents which occurred last
summer, weomitted to state the verdicts which
had been rendered against tltc company in favor
of the seamen who had been injured. Tliejury
returned the following verdict: To James
Thompson $2200 damages, Lieutenant Russ
$2000, and to the fottr other individuals $1700
each ; making the whole amount of the verdict
-$311,000.

A few such verdicts will put an end to Rail
Road and steam-boat accidents.

Abolz'I.ion..—-Mr. Adams presented an Aboli-
tion petition on the 9th, in the House of Repre-
sentativcs, which occasioned an explosion. A
motion was made not to receive petitions rela-
tive to abofition. The House decided they should
be received. But it is understood that a large
majority of the House is opposed to reading or
taking an action upon such petitions.

According to the rules. a member on present-
ing a petition, can only briefly‘ state the subject,
matter, &c. Mr. Adams managed to_circum-
vent the House and accomplish the reading of
one of his petitions. He claimed the right to
read or pronounce it as a part of his speech.-
This was pronounced out of order; but Mr. Ad-
ams shouted forth the whole contents of the
petition amid the rriost tumultuotts cries of or-
der, and in defiance ofthc loud commautlsofthe
Speaker to be seated.

The petition was as follows:

The petitioners convinced ‘ ofthc sinfulncss of
slavery, antl keenly aggrieved at its existence in
a portion of the country over which Congress

possesses exclusive jurisdiction iti all cases what-

sover, do most earnestly petition your honorable
body immediately to abolish slavery in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and declare every human be
ing free who sets foot upon its soil.’ ~

 

United States Btmk.——It seems to be conced-
ed that a project is on foot to establish a Nation-
al Bank. The New-York Board of Trade ltave
passed a inetnorial to Congress for such a Bank.
It is said that one plan is to divide the stock
in the ratio of representation, and to have
commissioners in each state; and it is added that
Mr. Van Buren is in favorofsomesucli scheme.
This is nothing more than rumor, and may well
be doubted. Mr. Rives is supposed to be in the
confidence of the new President: and in his
speech of the 10th inst. relative to the Treasury
order, he remarked: there are some persons
(Mr. R. said) who still retained the notion that
a National Bank was the only thing to cure the
evil ofourdisordered circulation. Bu: hethought
that this remedy was worse than the disease.—
The protection which such an institution would
give would be like the protection which vultures
give to lambs.

This we take to be the feeling or sentiment of
the men likely to lead or influence the new ad-
ministration. There is, it is true, "nothing posi-
tive thatsucli a bank would not under any cir-
cumstances, be tolerated; but we do not believe
it to be desired, or in itself to be desirable.

Mr. Rives was equally decided about the
hard money currency. He considered the idea
utopian. It was neither desirable nor practia-
ble to return to a specie currency. That the
government did not desire to put down banking
tncorporations, but only to restrain the issues to
tiotes above a proper amount.

1l'Iamtfact'urcs.—Some excitement has been
occasioned by the bill and report of Mr. Cam-
breling, for a reduction of the revenue to the
wants of tlte government. He proposes to abol-
ish the duty on coal and salt totally on the 30th
ofSeptember, and at the same time on all other
articles where the duty is above 20 per cent. one
third of the overplus to be reduced in March,
1833, one-lialfoftlie remaining surplus, and in
September ofthe same year, the remainder, so
that no duty shall at that titno exceed 20 per
cent. ad valoruttt.

We are not prepared to say how the manu-
facturers of our state view the subject. They
are doubtless alive to it, and will make their de-

sires known.

We do not understand the merits of the move-
ment. General Jackson, a few weeks since,
gave it has his decided opinion, that there will
be no ftirther surplus. In this opinion he has
been joined by the Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr. Benton, and other leaders, and also Mr.
Cambrcleug himself. But yet immediately up-
on these official declarations and opinions, Mr.
Catnbrcleng brings in a bill to reduce the tariff
about seven millions, and more sudtlenly than
before attempted.

\Vriters at \Vashington say the Van Buren
party are seriously in favor of the bill. In the
vote to lay the bill on the table, the party seem
to be all in confusion.

-'1‘lic. Yen: and Nays are as follows:

Ycas.—Messrs. Adams, C. Allen, I-I. Afton,
Anthony Ashley, Bailey, Beaumont, Bell,
Black, Bond, Borden, Briggs, Buchanan, John
Calliotin, \Vm. B. Calhoun, George Chambers,
John Chambers, Chctwood, Childs, Clark,
Crane, Cashing, Darlington, Denny, Evans,
Everett, Fowler, French, Galbraitlt, R. Gar-
laud, Granger, Grenuell, H. Hall, Harper, S.
S. Harrison, Hazletine, Henderson, Heister,
Hoar, Howell, Hubley, Hunt, Ingersoll, Ing-
ham, Janes, Jenifer, Richard M. Johnson, Hen-
ry Johnson, Kilgore, Lansing, Laporte, Law-
rence, Thomas Lee, Lincoln, Job Mann, Samp-
son Mason. Maury, McKennan, Mercer, Miller,
Milligan, Morris, Muhlenberg, Parker, D. J.
Pearce, J. A. Pearce, Pearson, Pettigrew,
Phelps, Philips, Pickens, Potts, Reed, Russell,
Schenck, William B. Shepherd, Slade, Spang-
ler, Sprague, Steele, Storer, Southerland, Tou-
cy, Turner, Vintou, Wageuer, Wardwell.
Washington, Elisha VVhittlesey, Thomas 'I‘.
Whittiesey, and Young--94. ’

Nag/s.——Messrs. Ash, Barton. Bean, Boon.
Bouldin, Bovec, Boyd, Brown, Burns, Bynum,.
Catnbreleug, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Casey,
Cltancy, Chapman, Chapin,*N. H. Claiborne,
J. F. H. Claiborne, Cleveland, Cales, Connor,
Craig, Cramer, Cusliman, Davis, Dawson, De-
berry, Doubleday, Dromgoole, Dunlap, Efner,
Elmore, Fairfield, Forester, Fray, Fuller, J.
Garland, Gholson, Gillet. Glascock, Graham,
Grantlaad, Greyson. Griflith, Haley J. Hall,
Hamer, Hannegan,‘A. G. Harrison, Hawkins,
Haynes, Halsey, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, Hun-
tington, Huntsman, Jarvis C. Johnson, J. W.
Jones, B. Jones, Klingensmith, Lane, Lawler,
J. Lee, L. Lee,’ Leonard, Lewis, Logan, Love,
Loyall, Lyon, A. Mann, Martin, W. Mason,
M. Mason, McCoinas, McKay, McKcan, Mc-
Kiin, McLene, Montgomerp, Moore, Morgan.
Owens, Page, Parks, Patterson, Patton, F.
Pierce, Peyton, Pinckney, Rencher, John Rey-
nolds. Joseph Reynolds, Richardson. Roberts-
on, Rogers, A. II. Shepherd, Shields, Sliinn,
Smitit, Staudefer, 'I‘aliaferro. Thomas, John
Thotnson, \Vaddy Thomson, Turrill, Vander-
poel, \Vartl, VVebster, VVeeks, Lewis \Villiams,
Wise. and Yell—119.

So the bill was not laid on the table.

The art qf Falling.-lti rhetorick is general-
ly supposed to be a somewhat dillicult; matter.
The following are samples of some degree of
proficiency.

The Auburn Journal in describing a passage
across the Niagara River, below the Falls,
says :

‘The agiltztionqf the water around you, and
the magnificent scenery up the river. your posi-
tton midway between the American and Cana-
dian banks, all conspire to-—-——rendcr this trip
uncotnnwztty-mtcrcstmg .' .'

Another Journal compares this to a political
speech once heard at a caucus.

The orator was lamentitig the state of the
country, and exclaimed—‘ If the spirit of Gene-
ral Wasliington should come down now from
out of heaven and should look about the coun-
try and see what is going on, what would he do,
gentlemen—I repeat it, what would he do’!-
VVhy, he would, he would, would, be very much
astonishctl!

We a short time since heard a similar speci-
men ofthis ‘ coming out at the little end of the
horn.’ Some ladies were assailctl by another
After the affray,

with a rough tongue lashing.

one ofthe ladies desiring to hold out the idea
that the offender had been met with spirit, ex-
claimed—I took care to give her her changc.—-
You did, they all demanded. what did you do.
I did—why-I said—dz'cl you crcr hear such
talk.’

Something similar to the foregoing, is an old
anecdote now revived by the Mirror, of Barnes,
old Barnes of the Park. He had lost some
thousands by the beautiful schemes of Jacob
Barker. and in a towering passion was telling
over his losses to a friend in \Vall-street, all the
while exclaiming, ‘oh, that infernal Jacob Bar-
ker—I wish I could only see him now,’ ticc. &c.
Jtist at the instant, Jacob made his appearance,
and Barnes set offafter him, when the following
edifying dialogue took place.

Barker.—W|iy, Mr. Barnes, what's the mat-
ter. -
Barnes.-\Vby, matter enough. How came
you to advise me to buy stock in the Tradesmen
and Union Banks.

Barker.—I thought the stock good.

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Barker.-—I'm sorry to hear it, but you nan-.t i
hear your losses like a christian.
'Barnes.—Well, that's cool.

Barker.—Yes, Mr. Barnes, I'm always cool,
and I advise you to keep so too. But l‘in busy,
and so good bye—aud away went Barker, leav-
ing Barnes mute with astonishment. After he
had gone, Barnes called out, Good by, old Shy-
lock, the day you die there’ll be a man hung.--
Oh, that infernal Jacob Barker.

.BuT_1l.iItg' the Public Builtt'ings.—'I‘lie late
trial of Richard \Vhite for burning the Treasu-
ry buildings at \Vashington, was concluded on
the 12th instant. The Jury have not returned
a verdict.

The trial of his brother Henry White, as an
accomplice in the same act, cotninenccd on the
same day. I

By way of illuminating this very dark and
mysterious affair, an attetnpt was made on the
night ofthe 9th to fire the Land Office.

 

CONGRESS.

Jan. 9. Senate. A bill was reported for the
restoration of the models of the Patent Oflicc,
and the reinstatement of the records.

A bill re-organizing the Mint was passed.

The Treasury order was furtltcr debated.

Ifouse qflicprcscntatives. Mr. Adatns stated
that he had a petition from Miss Martiueao,
asking protection to English authors. Ile also
presented a petition signed by 150 women of his
District. After debate, it was received and laid
on the table. Two sintilar petitions were pre-

sented by Mr. Adams, which gave rise to air an-
gry debate and to interminable questions of or-
der. On the presentatiou ofthe second oftltesc
petitions, objections having been made to its re-
ception, the House decided that the petition should
be received, yeas 137; nays '75.

Jan. 10. Senate. Mr. Rives spoke at great
length in favor ofhis amendment to Mr. E wing‘s
resolution on the subject of the 'I‘reastiry order.

IVII‘. Niles, from the Committee on Revolu-
tionary Claims, reported a bill for the relief of
Enos Morrison, which was read and ordered to
a second reading.

Houscof Reprcscrttutivcs. A motion was made
and rejected, to suspend the rttle for the purpose
of permitting a resolution to be offered, which
should put an end to any future action on the
subject of abolition petitions.

Private bills and the speech of Mr. Hunter on
Mr. Wise’s resolution, occupied the whole sitting.

Jan. 11. Senate. Mr. \Valker offered a reso-
lution in favor of acknowledging the independ-
ence of Texas.

Mr. Clay delivered a speech upon the Trea-
sury Order, when Mr. Niles moved a reference
of the resolution and amendments to the Com-
mittee on Public Lands, stating that he dirl not
believe that the evil which now exists could be
remedied by the other evil, the restoration ofa
Federal paper system. After debate the motion
was adopted.

House Q/'Reprcscntatit'es. Mr. Cambreleng
-reported a long preamble and a bill for reducing
the revenue to the wants of the Govcrnment.——
The bill. pt-ovides—

“Be it enacted, die. That from and after the
30th day of September next, in all cases where
duties are imposed on foreign imports, by the
act of the 14th of July, 1832, entitled ‘An act to
alter and amend the several actsirnposing duties
on itnports,’ or by any other act, shall exceed
twenty per centum on the value thereof, one-
tbird part of such excess shall bedcductcil; from
and after the 31st of March, 1838, one-half of
the residue of such excess shall be deducted;
and on the 30th September, 1838, the other half
shall be deducted; any thing in the act ofthe ‘2d
of March, 1833. to the contrary notwithstanding.

“ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from
and after the 30th of September next, the duties
on salt and coal shall be, and the same are here-
by repealed.

Mr. Lawrence occupied the floor against the
bill until Hotise adjourned. -

Jan. 12. Senate. The resolution relative to
acknowledging the independence of Texas, was
taken up and made the special order for \Ved-
nesday. The special order “to limit the sales
of public lands to actual settlers,” was debated
and finally postponed until to-morrow. During
the discussion, Mr. Benton and Mr. Buchanan
came in collision. The latter was in favor of
the postponement. Mr. Benton objected to any
postponement, and remarked that,

“The friends ofthe administration had a ma-
jority, and if they did not carry out the tneasures
before them, the public would be at liberty to
draw such inferences as they may think fit.”

Mr. Buchanan replied,

“ That he professed to be one of the friends of
the administration, and he knew his responsibili-
ty, and did not need to be reminded of his duty
on this floor. He would take the course which
his judgment indicated as the best, without suf-
fering himself to be directed by any other guide.”

The next special order was the expunging re-
solutions. Mr. Benton made some observations
in support of them. Mr. Crittenden replied in
opposition, and Mr. Dana commenced a speech
in favor, when Senate adjourned.

House qfRepresentatives. The House resum-
ed the consideration ofthe bill reducing the :a-
rilf. Mr. Corwin of Ohio, spoke against the bill;
Mr. Cushman of N. H. in favor. Mr. Muh-
lenburg ofPa. moved to lay the bill on the table.
On which the yeast and nays were ordered.-
Yeas 94. Nays 119.

Jan. 13. Senate. A resolution was adopted
calling upon the President for the correspond-

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euce with Santa Anna, or others, relative to the
independence of Texas. _

The debate upon the eixpunlgitlg TESOIUUOH5
was resumed. Mr. Dana gconcluded in YIIVOT5
Mr. Preston followed against; Mr- Rives in fa.‘
vor; Mr. More against; motions to adjourn were
lost; Mr. Clay obtained the floo_r, but gave way
to adjourn. ,, j j . V_ ,.

Jan. 14. After disposing "of m__iscellaneous -
matter, the expnnging resolutions again come
up but were postponed to take up lVIr..Walli,er‘s
Land Bill, proliibiting sales of publieland to any
otlter than actual settlers ; after debate postpon-
ed to Monday. The cxpungiug resolutions were
again called, but Senate adjourned to Monday.‘

House of Representatives, Jan. 13. The_.ta-
riff bill after a number of speeches and motions,
was committed tothe committeeof the_Wliole,
antl 10,000 copies ordered to be printed. The re-
tnainder of the day was devoted to private
bills. . .

Jan. 14. The committee on Foreign Affairs
were called upon for a report relative to Texas.
The committee had come to no conclusion. ,

A motion was made to receive the order ofcal-'
ling petitions, &c. but was lost. Mr. Allen's‘
resolution for giving lands to the old states, came
up as unfinished business. Mr. Lane conclud-
cd his speech in opposition.

A tnotion was made to lay the resolution to-_

_ 7.’-‘her with ainendtnents upon the table, butthe

 ‘ml to the consideration of private,
_ Monday.

 

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»".? .‘."tt:"-—- 5.’u':'.’2t‘1:'5t1a.':.-iii ; 5
sincss or - t’tj‘(,'!t: ._ ._,-1
erit was deemed one of to; ‘ 1':-:. .'

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or at least a branch thereof, to wit, that oi al.’i,:_x‘"
ry. ‘But in latter days, owing tltmbtless to the
degeneracy ofthe times and the general down-.
ward tentlency ofthiugs, a barber. if not synon-_
ymous, wa.<dt:ctueil at least two-thirds bar-b:tr-
ous; and by no means so for elevated above old
clothes as the spirited pt‘ttfl::S0t‘ at Seville would
havens believe. \Ve rejoice that our learned
neighbor hath so rigorously seconded the titotioii
of his gallant brother, and done all that l(.'1ll'l'llng
can do to redeem his honorable fraternity and
meritorious prol'cssion from the obloquy of the
present day. I‘ ‘
For the Gazette and Star.
Dr:.\it Mn. Eoi't'or..—-It was often the boast
of rtiy illtistt'io:.s l-rotlter c/I/'17 of Seville. that he
In undertak-
ing to rcscttc the “tonsorial dignity” from discs-
teem and reproach, I feel all the sublime ardor
of Figaro; . and would respectfully represent

had “a soul above old clothes.”

that, while I am in the habit oftakiug so many
pcoplc by the itosc, as the duties of nty profes-
siou put under the suds, I shall not silently suf-
fer the scandal to obtain currency, that Irctail‘
rum by the g‘Zuss; or in my professional and?
commercial intercourse with my fcllow-townsi-

-Sci-mlu, mm torttlro, as the witty Sanders has it
—l cut, but I don’t shave the whiskers of my
customers.
conscieiiee is as clear as the cliiu of a man just
risen froiu the cnsliion of my armed chair. But,
Mr. Editor-—all the world (that is all Norwalli)
is tint aware ofthis fact; and although a contra-
ry statciuent has not appeared in either of the
big papers of-New-York, yet I am “ credibly in-

dc tnortuis nil nit’-

dal: and that a certain-
sic bonu.m.-(see strap, ct supra, Roilr.-rick Rati-
dom,) has the reputation of having set it in rim.
tion. Now Mr. Editor, you know iotlic contra-
ry: and you know, that the consumers of figs,
prunes and sugar candy, have nothing to moist-
en their clay with btit a drink ofsweet cider-
was upon a penny whistle.
soul above old clothes;”
stick to iny strap, will endeavor to mcrit'tliet:us-
tom of the good, nor deserve the censure of thd
better. _

Sir, I am an honest man; and I deal‘ only in
such wares as honest men may; and I shall cv-
er prove as impervious as soap to any assertion
to the contrary. 4
THE VILLAGE BARBER.
Nam-allc, Jtmu(tr_7/, 1837.

On \Vc_dnesday evening last, the Paper_Mill at
Greenwich, occupied by Mr. Thomas Ireland,
together withits contents and Drying House,

belonged to Mrs. Swan. There- was no insur-
anoe on either building or stock.

Fire at Stuupilt. On the night ofthe 4th in-
stant, one of Mr. Henry Sanford’s buildings at
Sawpitt, occupied for manufacturing the ex-
tract of Dye \Voods, was destroyed by fire, to
gether with a steam engine, aconsirlerablc quan-

partially insured. - _
Illclmzcholy Acc'irlcnt.—On'tlte 5th inst. Mr.

Henry Marshall, ofGreenwich, aged about 21

years, was instantly killed by the accidental di_s-

VVe understand he was out in the woods it gun-
ning, that he fell in with some of his friends wit’
were chopping wood, and stopped awhile to chat
with them. Wliile conversing, he stood upon
a log resting himselfupon the muzzle ofthe gun,

gttn, the gun was discharged, and the contents
passed through his body. He gave one scream
‘I'm shot,’ antl fell instantly dead upon ihe

be careful in the use of fire arms.-—Slam_/brd
Sentinel. V ’
The bribing case. in the Legislature of Ohio, ‘
has been terminated by reprimanding Mr.
Strong, for the attempt to bribe a member.
The thermometer at Montreal, Jan. 5th, was.
22 deg. below Zero. '
The Sound is but little interrupted by ice.—'
The Providence boats continue their trips to N.
York. as also the New-Haven and Bridgeport
boats; the latter irregularly. ' . . .
The name of the town of Dunstable, New-
Hampshire, has been changed toNas'nua.

at Albany, 19 shillings per bushel,

Effects qfBeastz'ality.——An alarm of fire was‘
sounded on Wednesday at Baltimore. On going
to the spot of alarm it was found to proceed fmm
the burning of a bed in the second story of a"
house in Wagon Alley, on which a man and
wife were lying; the latter was burned to death,‘-
and the other in a state ofintemperate stupor-.'

fljwo Prmtzng Ofliccs Burnt.—By the late
fire In New-Orleans. the office, and working may-3
terialsof the Standard -and Observer were dcs- .
troycd. .

mcn, mix mint julep or concoct brandy totldy. '

formed” that rumor has been rife with tl-e sean—. _

and that the only “ blow out” had at my shop,-

wereeutirely tlcstroycd by fire. The building,

tity ofextracts and wood. Mr. Sandford was _

charge ofa gun, which was in his own hands. .

By some slip of his foot, or of the breech of the A"

Butter at Wheeling 50 cent per pound. Wlieat't '

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Ofthesc practices, Mr. Editor,»tny

But, Mr. Editor, as Figaro says—-“I have a
and therefore, while I. A

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