while afterwards there was a full farmmerly
of relations arrived from the city,-andtntned
"the" matter bff. but the next morning I could
See‘ that Mr. Smith didn’t like the
btraince on’t at all, and I don’t believe he'll
vote for me when the ’lection comes on.
o
tier wi;th that joke a longtime.’
T/ie.Tarz:fl"-—A' ‘Scene in "the Vermont
Legislalure.—Loco focoism, like the storied
chameleon. assumes every where the hue of
that on which it reposes.
A scene lately occurred in the Vermont
Legislature. eminently characteristic of this
peculiar trait of locofocoism, and of itsshrink-
ing from responsibility when brought to the
test.
the strongest Tariff states in the Union, and
of c‘ours‘e the little there is of.loco focoism in
that state is professedly favorable to that pol-
icy; and to carry out its game of deception.
just before the adjournment, or about ten
davsago. S-en:-itor_ I-Iubbell introduced a se-
ries ol resolutions relating to the Tariff, em-
bodying, no expression ofanj: principle, nor
committing the party to any thing that
might be inconvenient hereafter. But they
were smooth and specious, and intended to
convey theimpression of friendship.‘ After
reciting that the Legislature said so and’ so
last VVinter, they intimated that the new Ta-
riffdoes not come up to that =-’st:ind.ird, espe-
cially on wool, and co'ncluded,by instructing
the Vermont delegation in Congress to go
for more protection on that article. When
the same resolutions were introduced into
the House, Mr. Cushmnn oflered, as a sub-
stitute, the following:
“\Vhereas, in the opinion of this General As-
sembly. Congress have the constitutional power
to impose duties for purposes of Protection. and
‘vi ‘.7 ring that all classes should be equally pro-
u,.
‘ -,_*_——
Eeaolved, therefore, by the Senate and
E-_?e-it =3 ofRepresetiIatives. That our Senatorsin
C-»ag.'ess be instructed and our Representatives
requested to use their influence to procure such
alteration in our Revenue laws. if needecl. as
A‘
will secure equal Protection to ALL branches of
American Industry.”
This is adopted as a substitute for the oth-
_ er resolutions, antl then recurs the question
‘on its passage. Mr. Cttshinan demands the
, ayes and noes, that every tnan’s name may
go on to the journals, and thus show to the
people who orefr-icnds 0fProlecIion. This
is cruel to the poor locos, and cries arise all
about the hall for him to withdraw the call;
but, like a gallant General as he is.he pusli-
es the enemy either to bring out their forces
or retreat. It is a crisis-—-a time for leaders
to prove their skill. Well Mr. Vilzis. the
loco foco commander in chief, consults an
instant with General Baker, the word is
quickly passed to the nearest troops; the
general officers lead off; Col. Me Leod
wheels into the line ofmarch, and a grand
division of locofoco troops are all at once go-
ing full tilt-afar (lie door. They retreat»-
they won’t stand fire, in other words they
dare not record their votes, yea or nay. on
the plain question of Protection,_ and there-
fore ran away. Having thus demonstrated
the fact that the loco focos ran from the
House to avoid _this question: Mr. Cush-
man withdrew his call for the ayes and noes
and the resolution was adopted viva voce.
Bujf. Com. Adv.
LETTER FROM MR. WEBSTER.
__ The followingletter. from the Boston Courier,
" was written by Mr. \Vebster to John P. Ilealy
Esq. of Boston. who had written to him, asking
him his opinion upon the subject of which it
treats. It is now published with Mr. Webster's
consent:
Private and Confidential.
WA5HlNG'PON. August 22.1842.
Dear Sir: My advice to the Whigs of
Massachusetts (which Ifear they are not
likely to have great respect for) would be.
by no means to commit the State, at this mo-
ment. to any body.—Eveiits of magnitude
are constantly unfolding.---Next year at this
time will be quite in season, and nothing ap-
pears to tne to be necessary now butto make
it strong rally for the State Govertitnent.—
Such is Mr, Cl:i_y’s position that no one can
fail to see the awkwardness of pushing him
at the present moment. Such ti proceeding
can do him no good, and I fear would be
sure to give the state to the loco focus. It is
not to be disguised that these premature
nominations have not helped the Whig cause
in states in which elections have been held,
such as North Carolina, Indiana, Illinois, ac.
My own opinion is, that equally bad c-ffects
would follow the same policy, if adopted in
Massachusetts. I write this in confidence,
but you may show it to one or two of the
Committee. I never had a stronger opinion
upon any political question.
I pray you preserve this letter, as I keep
no copy. DANIEL Wt-:ns'rnii.
John P. Heal;/, Esq.
T H E P O P E S.
VVe say it is inconceiveablothat a purc,wise,
and righteous God ever selected as his vicars
or the infallible expositors of his most Holy
Will, such men as the great mass of these
Roman, Pontiffs have always been. From
John VIII.Eto Leo IX., a space of one hun-
dred and fifty years, there were fifty Popes,
pronounced by their own histoaians to have
been monsters of iniquity. John XII, was
convicted, by a Roman Synod, of blasplie-,
my, perjury, profanatian, impicty, .simony-
sacrilege, adultery, incest, constupzition, and
murder. - Boniface VII. is called by Cardi-
nal Baronius,‘a thief, miscreant, and a tour-
derer. Gregory VII. is pronounced by
Cardinal Benno, and by the Councils of
Worms and Brescia, guilty of simony sacrif-
ege, magic, sorcery, treason, impiety forni-
cation, heresy, adultery, perjury, and murder.
Boniface VIII. to every other enormity, ad-l
ded that sin for which Sodom peris-hed.—
John XXIII. has come down to us, black
with every crime and vill my. proved upon
him by the Council of Constance. Sixtus
IV. wits an assassin and debziuchee. Alex-
nnderVI. by general consent of historians,
made Rome the sink of filthiness, prostitution
mpino, and blood—-and was himself the hor-
ror and execration of Europc. Leo X. was
an unchaste sensualist, and most probably an
Atheist and Sodomite. Besides W050 Who
are htit specimens ofttiost of these ‘servants
of the servants of God’--niatiy have been
remem-
I
'spect,Mrs. Smith will keep the old fell_er un-
Vermont, it is well known. is one of
.._.—_
I
-1—-‘ ‘T’
heretics, simonists, pcrsecutors, corruptors of
the earth, men of itnmoral lives.. perjured
persons, sinners exceedingly both against
God and man. Indeed, of all that have
reigned since the apostacy bcgan,—-that is to
say, for these twelve hundred years,and more
—the fewest number have been men of
blameless lives, and almost none have ex-
hibited the marks of true Christains.
Dr. B-r-.clt'en'ridge.
A Retrospect and a Prospect.-—The
’ smokerof the battle has cleared away, and
we may now cost our eyes over the field.-—
The victory is not ours- Two brief years
have entirely changed the face of things, and
they who were then triuiiiphant victors, are
now the vanquished. Our opponents, were
they wise, would read from this a lesson‘of
prudence, and remember that the mtitability
ofall things human, to which they are now
i.idebted"lor their success, may soon teach
them again the bitterness of defeat. Our
friends who are too apt to be disheartened,
would do_ well to remember that while suc-
cess is variable and inconstant, principles
are unchanging. We may be overpowered
by numbers. but our cause is still the same.
Let us look at a few facts.
In the Autumn of 1840 an election took
place, which called to the polls nearly every
voter in the United States. The excitement
of the public was intense. The questions at
issue were fully, ably and openly discussed
before the whole people. There were no
false issues—no cont-.ealmcnt——no denial of
doctrines, but on the one hand the great
principles of the I-Vhig party, and on the
other, pure and radical locofocoism were
presented to the consideration of the electors.
Under these circumstances the election re-
sulted in an aggregate popular majority of
150,000 votes for the W big candidzites. So
decisive was the victory that the defeated
party willingly and silently acquiesced iii
the result. And now before referring to the
melancholy sequel, we ask our readers if
at that very moment of success the Whig
principles which were thus sustained by the
people, were more important to the welfite
of the country——tnore true and sacred than
now .7 Has anything since happened, to
shake the faith of the honest and intelligent
elector, in the propriety of the verdict then
rendered by the grand inquest ofthe nation?
The protection of our industry——a sound
curre:icy——-are these less important now than
then .-’ The questions need no reply.
Two years have rolled away and a sad
change has indeed come. Death has de-
prived us of our bclovel President, and a
treachery which has no ptirallel in the an
nals of politics, has annulled the roost deci-
sive expression of the popular will that our
country has ever witnessed. Itis not strange
ihat with such misfortunes and reverses the
Whig party should for a time be depressed.
The wonder rather is that they should at-
tempt for the present, to inake any show of
resistance to the tide of ill fortune. That
the late elections wo'uld leave them in a
minority it needed very little sagacity to
predict-—-not because they were weaker than
bt-forc—-but because they were dislieii.£J-med
and indifferent to the result. In Vermont
and New Jersey wlierethey were stimulated
to exertion by local causes they were suc-
cessful. In Ohio and New York thousands
and thousands neglected to vote. Yet these
men are Whigs, and in the great contest of
‘.844 will he found where they were in 1840
\Ve say then that the VVhig party _are
still «'I majority of the people of the United
States. To say otherwise would be a libel
upon the intelligence of our citizens. The
thinking, reading population ofthis country
do not change without it cause, and they will
not fail to perceive that the principles they
supported in 1840 have since, lost none of
their truth or importance. With the full
belief that otir country will see no prosperity
till a Whiz President shall co-operate with
a Whig Congriss. our friends must endure
their present reverses until another opportu-
nity is presented them to place the man of
their choice at the head of the nation. Most
cheetfully can we afford the loco foco thc
oarren victories which they have lately won.
They do not decide the grand result, and
UIIIPSS we are greatly rnistiken two years
will satisfy the people with the beauties of
loco focoisiii.—H'a.i't. Couranl.
Here is a beautiful thing from the pen of Mrs.
Cornwall Baron Wilson.
The Head and t/'i.e Hca1t.—‘Please, my
lady, buy ti nosegay or bestow a trifle,‘ was
the address of a pale, eniaciatt-d looking wo-
man, holding it few withered flowers in her
hand. to I1 lady who sat upon the beach at
Brighton, watching the blue waves of the
receding tide. ‘I have no half-pence my
good wotnnn,’ said the lady, looking up
from the novel she was perusing with a list-
less gaze; ‘ifI had Iwoiild give them to
you.’ h_']Ijain(t’i pooyrwidow with thrct?dhelp-
ess c i ten epen mg oti me, wou you
bestow a stnall trifle to help us on our way.’
‘I have told you I have no half-pence,’ reit-
erated the lady. somewhat pt’-ttishly. ‘Real-
ly,’ she added as the poor applicant turned
meekl awzi , ‘this is worse than the streets
0 on on; t cy s ou are it po ice on t ie
fL ii iii h ld h l' l
shore to prevent such annoyaiice,’ were the
thoughtless dictates of the head. ‘Mama,’
said a blue eyed boy who was lying on _the
beach atthe Indy 5 feet flinging pebbles into
the sea, ‘I wish you had it penny, for the
poor woman dots look hungry, and you
know we are going to have a nice dinner,
and you have promised me a glass of wine.’
The heart of the lady answered the appeal
of her child; and with a blush of shame
crimsoning her check at the tacit rcproofhis
artless words conveyed, she opened her rect-
icule, placed halfa crown in his tinyhands,
and in another moment the boy was bounding
alolitg thfe sands 03 hhis errand 0(§l1'l(;l‘.(‘.y.
n a ew secon s e returne , its eves
sparkling with delight, and his countenance
glowing with health and beauty. ‘.Oh ! ma-
ma, the poor womau was so thankful; she
wanted to turn back, but I would not let her.
and she said, God blessthe noble lady, and
you too, my pretty lamb; my children will
now have bread for these two days, and we
shall go on our way rejoicing.’ The eyes
of the lady glistened as she heard the recital
of her child, and ‘her heart told her that its
dictates bestows ii pleasure the cold reason-
“T
The Poor C0l£‘8.—-AS the cold weather
is upon us we desire to say rt word for that
amiable friend of mankind, and especially of
infantile and juvenile humanity, the patient
cow. Our sympathies have been so often
aroused by the sufiering plight of such ndi'
viduals of the species as we have notic cl in
winters past, crouching beneath the fell
northwestern blast, and shivering in groups
under the lee of some favoring fence, that
we are moved to utter a plea for the ‘poor
creatures, and entreat their masters lofurnish
them the shelter, at least for the dreary
nights, ofsome rude shed, if nothimg more,
till genial spring returns with milder breezes
and a warmer sun. We plead especially for
the poorer cows——the sleek and the fat, as
in human instances, are sure of their friends
—the gaunt and lean homeless ones, whom
the midnight sleet of December and snow of
January are so freely wont to bedeck with
pendant icicles and cleaving robe of white,
while all unresisting, the _suffering’ embodi-
merits of meekness, shrink and C0\\’el‘ in
their exposure to the howling blast which
their owners and neglecters only know by
its gusty vociferation as it strives I04 force
the casements oftheir sheltered homes.
Jersey City Atlvocizle.
Gen. Sco!l.—A Tribute to ]VIr. Clay/.——
The Dayton Ohio Journal publishes~aj—letter
from Gen. Scott, addressed to a nutiibcr of
gentlemen ofthat place, from which the fol;
lowing is an extract: ‘With one oitiiilidate
for the Presidency and the best interests of
the country at heart,it ought not to be doubted
that the Whigs, appealing to the virtue.-and
intelligence ofthe people, will be as success-
ful in 1844, as tl‘iey,wct‘e in I840.‘ \-\"heth-
er the one candidate he, as all indications
seem togdeterinine, 1{entuck_y’s illustrious
son, or any one of hundreds of his followers,
my prayers for it Whig triumph shall be at-
deiit and unceasing.’
T/tunrler (J07)Ll7l.,';‘.——iI'If. H. Andrews, of
Philadelplii-.i, is out with a prospectus [pr a
new loco foco paper in that city. He picni-
ises some interesting developments touching
the Tyler party. He says—
"Our recent accidental association with
the Tyler administratioii, as Editor pf the
Evening Express,’ (the Cll'.C!UlFlSbt1tl£’PS atten-
ding such connexion, our itiotives.and“object,
together with our 'volunla'r_v/ withdrawal in
disgust fromjthat pa per and p.ii'ty,will be fully
explained lit-renlter,) has enabled us [hoi-
oughly to understand and appreciiite the pe-
culitir principles ofthat branch of I"ea'crli../-
ism known as the Corporafs Gua.rr.l, and to
satisfy our own mind that n more Wit/t‘c.'.l
Corrupt and Btuttlilli-Li/re set ofScoim.'lrc/s
never before leagued together in this Reput-
lican country, as ll Political Party, Clique,
Cabal, or F(tction."’
The city of New Haven gave at the recent
election for town officers, the unpreccdi-nit-d
Whig majority of 400—and this is a heavy
vote loo. Verily it will fall to the lot of
‘Old Cotineticut’ to set the Cl-.1,y_,,ba_;ll in trig
uttiphant motion next spring. She \vas‘v-first
to speak in honor of old 'l‘ip’s notniniition
in 1840, and her lead was, followed quickly
by the nineteen 'sovei'ignties’ which gave
their votes for ‘Harrison and Ref-iriti,’ in the
succeeding autumn. Let her take the
lead in the good work now before us, and a
like cheering result will follow.
Utica. Daily Gaz.
The family spoken of as lost on board the
schooner Jefiersori, on Lake Eric, a few days
since, in the late gale, was that of Mr. Hugh
Wood, a blacksiuith ofthis city. He was
an industrious, worthy man, an Itishinan by
birth, and worked fora number of years in
the carriage establishment of ‘.\'lcssrs. Cook.
His wife was it native of Hartford; and the
young woman foutid frozen in the compan-
way, was an honest servant girl from this
city, a friend of Mrs Wood's, who was ac-
coiiipanyiug the f.imily to" Illinois, where
they intended to make their future. rrsi fence.
N. H. Reg.
T/te D7ferencc.—If a solitary Whig pa-
per utters ti sentiment which can be tortured
into opposition to universal suffrage, or any
of the “largest liberties" of man, it is at once
paraded in the coliimtis of the Times, us full
and conclusive evidericethat the VVhig party
are not only old fashioned ledetalists, but full
believers in “the divine right of Kings.”-
But mark the difference. The Evening
Post, the Richmond Enquirer, and about
one lialfofthc Loco foco journals throiigli-
out the Union, are open advocates of f.ree
t-rade, while the other half quibble atid pre-
vericate, and attempt to deceivctheir readers
by a half way, reluctant defence of incident-
al protection. And yet the manufacturers
lief that they candepend for protection upon
the loco foco party and the Titrirs accuses
the Whigs of opposing :1 Tariff: So it
seems that the universal Whig party are
responsible for the opinions of an individual
editor, while the locoloco press may advocate
what doctrines they please without binding
their party l
Compassion of a. Jwlga.-A very le‘ai'r'i’-
ed and compassionate Judge in Texas, on
passing sentence on one John Jones, who
had been convicted of murder, is said to have
concluded his remarks as follows:
fact is, Jones, that the court did not intend to
order you to be executed before next spring,
but the weather is very cold; our jail unfor-
tunately, is in a very bad condition—ttiuch
of the glass in the window is broken, the
chimneys are in such a dilapidated Sl.=]lt.‘ll1:it
no fire can be made to tender your apart-
merits comfortable; besides owing to the
great number of prisoni.-rs, not more than
one blanket can be :illO\\'r'(l to each—to sleep
soundly and comfortably therefore will be
out of the question. In consideration ofthese
circiittistancos, and wishing to lessen your
sufferingsas much as possible, the Couit in
the exercise of humanity and compassion,
do hcreb_y order you to be executed tomor-
row morning as soon after brealrlast as may
be convenient to the sheriff and agreeableto
you.”
We have before us a Parsnip, raised on
the farm of Mr. Joseph Hannoin in Con-
cord township. Delaware county. It is a
rouscr, being three feet six inches in length.
izig ofthe l‘it“a(l could never bestow.’
.PlLl.lc?.(l. U. 8. Ga.:.
. in the annex-.~d paragraph rr.-achi-il
of Connecticut are to be deluded into the be-j
“The l
fl;
Servile 1nsnrreclion.—We learn from our
latest New’Orleans papers, that considerable
excitement prevailed in the parishs of Con-_
cordia, Madison, and Carroll, in consequence"
of the discovery ofa contemplated rising of
the negroes. It appears that there are now
in the swamps of that region, about300 run-
away negrocs belonging to, the parishes
named, all of whom it is presumed, are
armed. Some fifteen or twenty negroes
have been arrested anti examined, and from
the facts elicited on the examination, it is
believed that insurrection was contemplated
about Christmas. The plot seems to have
been cxtensive, embracing in its operations
negroes from every plantation in the three
parishes. The discoveries have of course
crush’d the murderous scheme ofthe negroes.
Jllajor Noa./i.——We are frequently asked,
“What has become ofthe Major and his pa-
per '1” We answer he still publishes his “7
by 9 Union,” but its circulation is so small
that even the boys don't cry it, the consr--
quence is, that the wit and humor of the old
veteran is lost. The paper which has but a
few hundred circulation, is struck off at the
Sun office, and principally filled with the
Sun matter, merely to comply with the “con-
tract” viz: to insure the List of Letters and
the official advertising. When the Major
flourished in the Star, e-cert/body read his
remarks, but having turned a short corner,
all his old readersturn their backs upon him.
N. Y. Eziipress.
The editors ofthe Globe and i\~ladison.ian
are just now exhibiting as pretty a specimen
BRIBERY.—-“COI’rtJplI0l1 is iheorder -of the
day.”,—-It is probably already known to 4 many
of our readers that i_here'was an "effort made by
some one unk,nown.'to bribe the Sheriff into a
refusal to hang Colt. The following anony-
mous letier-was received--by -the Sheriff with
$1000, _will] the promise of another 81,000
should the contract he entered into and fulfilled
on his part. The money has been placed at
the disposal of the Common Council. Thai‘
body ordered the amount to be specially depos-
iied in the hands of the city Chamberlain.
T/ze Artong/mous Letter.
‘Should you do what is herein requested
another sum equal to that now enclosed shall
be sent to you on Friday the 26th Novem-
ber, I842... The undersigned has no ac-
quaintance with Colt or with any of his re-
lations or friends.
Pure benevolence and humanity have in-
duced the undersigned to offer you the en-
closed sum on the condition that you decline
to, aiirlposificcly refuse to /tang Colt—
'I‘liis you can conscientiously do on the score
of humanity, and we have no right to take
the life of a’ fellow creature, on the score that
two of the Jury who tried him were at first
of opinion that it was only maiislaugliter, on
the. score that the Chancellor ought to have
granted a writ of error to the Court of Err-,
or; (the Senate.) on the score of an i_niprop-
er bias, nay, a violent prejudice having in
the outset been created by the large and
small pzipcrs of the city against him, on the
ofthe Kilketiny Cats as one could wish to
see. Hard na_iiies, liaid accuszitions, re-
proaches &c. are bountifully spriulilc-il over
all parts of the two papers. These are
family quarrels now, and we have no other
interest in tlieni than sorrow that. brethren of
the same family should make such public
exhtbitons of discord.
Pirates-at Cub(t.,—Capt. 'l‘rescottof schr.
Hnyiio, arrived at Charleston 26th, snystliat
the authorities at Havana had fitted out all
their disposiil force to go in search of pirates.
‘some of which were. infesting the South side.-
ofthe Island; an Americiiti vessel had zit‘-
rivrd at iVl:it:iiizas from St. Domiiigo that
saw two vessels at that port that had been
robbed by them.
A Cr'rai.-e Jo/te.—Sottie wags took a drum-
ken fellow, placed him in :i coffin, uith a lid
left so he could easily raise it, placed him
in a gravi--yprd and wiiitetl to see the effect.
After it short time the fumes of the liquor
left. him, and his position being rather con-
fined, he l)lll':I off the lid, sat bolt upriglr
arid, after looking 21l‘Otlf]d,('X'.2lHllntr'(i. “\\‘(‘ll,
I’m the first tli-.xt’s riz, or else I'm C0}L5l..’C)~
ably bclttlerl 1'‘
United States and Mcrcico.——'I‘lte B.ilti-
more American says the ruitior i'ul‘e-ri'ed' to
us last
we-elr. from a scoui'ce which satisfied us of
its correctness: .
Thu»-re is ‘d Titmor from \V:isliington that
the Atlitiiuistration is preparing to tiinku a
naval d-einonstration at Very Cruz in rt-l.itioii
to oitr Mexican relaiiozis. The Missouri
steamer has already been dispatched to the
Gulfof Mexico, with a special lliC>‘St’ngr’l‘;
and it is now said that a squadron is getting
rea-:ly to meet her there in Janii try next.-—
The ltidepetidt-nce, Cointiiodore Stewart,
the Constitution, 44 guns, the Vinc-tines,
Cotnuiodore Buchanan, it is added, are all
to be ordered on this service to meet the
West India squadroii.—Nezca.r/c Adi-.
The Governor and Council are now in
session, for the purpose of opening the re-
turns and counting the votes for l\‘lf‘mIJt’l‘S of
Congress and Senators. Mr. VVintlii'op,
who was elected to fill the vacancy occasion-
ed by the resignation of Mr. Appleton, has
received his ceitificatt-, and is alre;idy on his
way to W'ashington. Mr. Jackson, in Dis-
trict ‘No. 6, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr. Ilastings, wants 19 votes
of the number necessary to choose him. Mr.
Parmetiter wants ll votes of the number
necessary for a cl'ioice.—Boslon 1). .f1clv._,v
The weather continues -‘fcold-——very cold,
with high winds from the north atid north-
\\'t'Sl. Yesterday. at d iylight, the thermom-
eter in open air stood at I2 degrees. The
Potomac was bridgid ovrr with ice opposite
the city, so that the morning boat Letwetn
Alexandria and Washington could ascend
no further than the Penitentiary ivliarf, the
ice affording no obstuction, hoivever, to the
mail boat’s going down.——Naliona.l Intel.
Court Scene.—The Cincinnati Times
gives the following conversation, said to liiivc
passed between a venerable old lady and a
certain Judge of the Buckeye state. The
Judge was sustained on his right and on his
left by his humble associates; and the old
lady was called up to give evidence:
Jiidge—-Tal.'o off your bonnet, niadam.
Lady—I would rather not, sit‘.
J----I desire you l.(_;'lt1l{e off your boiinet.
; L——I am iiiforitied that in public assem-
blies the women should cover their heads.
,Such is the custom; and of course, I will not
take offiry bonnet.
‘T J— Why, you are a pretty woman indeed.
I think you had better come and take a seat,
‘pn the bench.
T L—-Thanli you,kindly_sir, I really think
\here are old worn_en ‘enough there already.
. Posing a. Pcdagogue.—‘Sall_v Jones have
you done that siitii I Set you '.3’
‘No Ihir, I ci1n’tdo it.’
‘Can't do it! I am asliamed ofyou. V.-'hy
atyour age I could do any sum that was set
me. I hate the word ct-n'tl For there is no
sum that can't be done, I can lt‘ll you.’
‘I think, thir, I knowlh a thorn you can't
thifcr out.’
‘Hail well, well, Sallyl let's hear it.’
“It ith thith,'thir; Ifone apple catttlicil
the ritin of the human rath, how many thuch
will it take to make a barrel ofsweetthider,
thir 2’ '
‘Miss Sally J-oiies—-‘you may turn to your
parsing lesson. »
‘Yetii thir.’
Mi‘. Cliapznan has declined a re election
to the Mayorality of ffoston. hlattin Brim-
mcr is the Whig candidate for the succession.
not to hang but to imprison for life, in capi-
ital cases. On the score that in all huinan
probability the law enacting hanging for any
joffencu will, this winter be repealed, on the
éscore that Governor Boiick wt;l, as he has
idcclated, pardon Colt, Govt-itior Bouck’s
opinion being well ascertained on this point.
There are inany rca=.o s which in the
haste ofthe itiosnentthe undersigned is una-
ble to write. But. sir, come out like (Funer-
al Jackson, take upon yoursclfthe responsi-
bility, coiistruc the laws and your duty as
you tiiiderstatid them, and refuse to hang
Ciilt, You will thereby lay up for your-
self in future life the pleasing l‘t'flt’(‘li0Il of
’liuving s.-ived frotn destruction a huttiiin be-
ing uiijiistly condemned, and receive the
th:inks and blessings of Colt’s relations and
friends, and IIlt't‘l. the full tippiobation and
entire tipproval of the whole of the but‘, of
the Vice Cliancellor and of the Judges. ll
you take the course recotnmended, you will
ii.-ceive the appluus of the people, and of the
p:itty, and of the whole coiiiiiiunity. Popu-
lar lei.-liiig now runs high in favor of the
P risonci‘. ‘V - “C W -
'1'/ic Joscplt Strtrbuc/r.—'l'l‘ie Naiitiicliet
Inqiiirer says of the ship, Joseph Starbuck,
wi'eckt-d on Tuckcrtitick Shoals, that Ihl‘
crew \\’t'fL’. iakt-ii offat gl'L’i.Il. ll‘dZZ.tl'(.l, by the
=[_c;iuii-1‘ l\’i.-ess.iCllUSel.lS. The lUllU\\'lfig IS
Illt‘. accooiit of the rescue:
I3cful‘e 9 o'clock, the steamer '.\fassachu-
setts” was on her way to their relief. To
iiiaiiy it appeared at liopelcss_ -.idv_cntui‘e.——
The wreck lay about four miles from town,
and too [IllltS from the llL'tll'L‘:l.Sl.t‘itll(l. Tlie
sea, upon the farther verge of the bar where
she lay, and upon the V.iSl. extent of shoals
contiguous, ran almost tnoutitains high.
Nevertlit-less, this fine steamer, with a
brave and hardy company, pushed forward
to the rescue. In half" an hour she had
boldly plunged throtigli the nccuinulated
perils before her, -.ind was iniide fast to the
lee side of the ill fated wrtck, by a warp
necessarily ofconsidt-rzible length, so that it
was only possible to take off the people on
board, by means of a single whale boat,
which passed to and fro no lrss than five
times. In this manner, all on board, to the
number of 35 were conveyed to the steamer,
and forthwith rcturnnd to their eager friends
in town. They had endured extreme suf-
fering, and the most intense apprehensions,
for the previous 12 or fifteen hours. As soon
as the ship struck and lurched over, the
cabin floor was covered with water. They
had then no shelter; and the weather was
so excessively cold, that the decks and rig-
ging of the ship were coated with ice. A
few prolonged hours of misery must have
c.losoJ their iiiortal existence. They certain-
ly could not have survived. through the fol-
lowing night; for there was no abatement
of the gale, and of the severe cold; they had
no means of kindling and keeping a fire on
board, nor had they provisions enough for
another meal l We cannot but shttddcr at
the thought of their narrow escape from
being_di'ivi~n out to sea, under these hapless
circumstancc-s—a cat-.isti'ophe which_ was
barely i1\'L‘l'l,t.'(l, tinder Providence, by the
skill of her experieticcd pilot,C.ipt. J. H.
Pcase.
A /iorrzil (lcal/L, and more /torrid, ta.72zpcr-
ing toil/t life —Mr. Robert M. Thayer, son
of .'.\'Il'. Josiah Thayer of Braintree, in this
state, ditd ti few nights since, and his physi-
cians gave it as their opinion that his death
was caused by a wound received while assist-
ing iti skinniiig writ-ighbor’s ox, which died
of what is called the black iiiurrian. Re-
ceiving a slight cut in his finger, with the
knife used in the process of skintiiiig the ox,
the poison was thereby cointiiitiiicated to the
systein,wliiclt caused mortifictition and death.
‘ But pi-ihaps the worst ofthe affair remains
to be told. The meat of this same ox, as
we are informed on good authority was sold
to a sausage’ uialrer in Roxbury, and has
probably ere this, gone out to deal its poison
in another shape to those who may be un-
fortunate enough to partake of it.
Boston Mail. ‘-
v
Sad .4ccizlcnl.——A youtig man, named
Wm. Hawly aged twenty one, fell from the
roof of a house in Stratford, on Saturday last
and fractured his skull so severely that
he died in about fifteen minutes. The man
was ‘tending mason,’ and stepped for some
purpose from the staging on the roof, when
his_leet slioped,ant1 he tumbled to the ground.
- Bridgeport Farmer.
The Bridgeport Standard says,—‘0_t'SleTs
from Fair Haven begin to make their ap-
pearance among the trt-ight upon our Rail-
road. Their traiisportatioti to Albany will
v.,-ry probably be an important item in the
business of next winter.
score that the true R.-publicaii doctrine is I
Di-<i‘_f‘i'anchising’ Sluclents-—At the recent
Town Election in New Haven, if we may
judge by a threat in the Register that those
students who voted shall be immediately
p'rosecuted—-weperceive that the late loco
f°‘3° law P".0.S¢I'Ib,ing students, was not ...uni-
"'9}'5“llY '“’g8Td€Fl- We are glad, _to hear
this. and hope the threat will be carried into
effect. \Ve wish the constitutionality ofthis
barbarous and aristocratic enactiiient of the
self-styled Democracyto be brought to a “.5,
without delay, and are gtatifiedo to see‘ that
those who have bcen- thus nominally dis-
franchised, have the spirit to resist this in-
fringement on their rights as freeiiten, set
forth in the‘ Nation:il'Bill of Rights, and
guaraniied by the Constitution of this State.
Go on, gentlemen; prosecute the studenisl
By showing your good will to disfianchise
thetn, both your Democracy will be mani-
festcd, and their rights the sooner established,
Hartford Courier.
At the Norwich County Court, held last
week, Alvin Odell plead guilty to an inlm-.
maticn for selling an olsccne paper called
‘The Whip,’ and was fined ten dollars and
cost.
Mosrs St‘-ymour, of Norwich plead guilty
to a similar charge for selling a lit-curious
paper called ‘Tlie Flash,’ and was finrd the
stunt‘.
Jost-pli Morris, inlc-rmtd against for
violating the law prohibiting tlii-atrical rep-
reseiiiatioiis. ac. forfeitid his brnds.
An .EiI']1i'r2::l(;7L.—- Ye.-It-i'da_y afternoon’ a
portion of the j ipe used for conveyitig the
Croton uatcr through Catial strct t, I)t’H\'t‘(‘n
Gl't't’fl\\‘lCh and Washington strerts, on the
nortli side, exploded with such force as to
throw up the pavt-iiicnt and the rarth from
the line of the pipes to the siitf-are and form
it hole about right or llll fee-t square by five
(let p. lti fact the \\'l.ole of the putt nit-nt,
for about sixty feet in (-I\'lt'l'il from the pl:s(‘t:‘.
where the pipe burst, i-ppcars to be l()f?S(’Dt'(l
and in one place, some tlistiirtce from wlivre
the main damage was done, the stones ha re
sunk tloun as if sortie-tliing had co|l:ipserl
bi-n('till) them. The water l'liSl'.t'Cl ottt with
force, and some damage was done to the cel-
lers of the-’tl'iree houses next to Gl('f-Il\\lt‘il
street by the ovriflow, but the supply \\ as
soon shutoff, and will not tail.’--. :1 very li)l'_f_’t?
:-urn to compt-risate for the tlattiage by the
flood.—Com A/lv.
.Dl'1.‘i(l€7LIlS——llH'. Hartford Fire Itisiiraizce
Cotiipziiiy has declared a dividend of six
per cent. for the last six Int’.-[‘i'.l".S, pz-yziblu on
dett-atid.
The 4'EIll:t Ii'isur::nce Company has de-
(‘llll't'fI a divid-.-iid of 3t'V('ll dollars per share
for the l..st six inotiths, also p:l)'2tl;lC on du-
iiianrl.—-Ilart. Cour.
The Howard Insurance. Cotnpriny,
uleclart-d a dividend of ten per cent. lfo
last six months -16.
An extract ofa letter to the editor of
New Yolk Triliutic, (l..te(l Liverpool,
has
r the
tl.e
Oct.
3l. says. ‘Lilly arrived llt‘l‘t‘: yesterday in
the Geo. Wasliington,at:d was taken into‘
custody lastnigtt, I in they could not do
any thing without an 0fdl'f from the Secre-
tary cf State——so-._of course he was discharg-
ed.’ ‘‘
Supreme Cou.r!.—-The arcuim-nt upon if e
validity of the indictititnts fdr treason, was
concluded yesti-rday fly the Attorney Gener-
al on the pa rt ofthe State, The Court tool.-
time to consider bi-fore rendering their decis-
ion.—Prm:. Jam‘. Decent. I.
5
We have never yet, says the New York
Aurora, heard a man rug ret signing the
pledge. We never yet saw a mile cry be-
cause her husband became a Washingtonian
—-and we have yet to see a sober man and
the swine, taking up lodgings together’ in
a gutter.
The jury in the. case ofthe Prize Fight-
ers, Sullivan, McCleestcr, and Ketisrtt, have
given a verdict of Manslniightcr in the fourth
degree, but recommend the prisoners to the
mercy ofthe court.
State Prison two yee.i's.
More oft/ie D-ucl— Webb axnzl Zllars/mll
inrlictcrl in Dcla.2carc.-—'VVe understand that
the Grand Jury of New Castle County have
found true liillsaguinst Col. VVebb. Mr. Mar-
shall, and their associates, fora violation of
the laws of Delaware in relation to Dueling.’
Delaware Stale Journal.
Rum and Mnr(ler.—A late number of
the Macon (Miss) Herald says that Alfred
Doss, who was one ofthe last grand jurors,
was -killed lately by two men n.-imed.Sanford.
Mt‘. D. had prcst-tited them to that body for
retailing spiritous liquors, and for revenge
he was murdered.
A B’’’18 f0!‘ t/ic Abolilionisls.—By yester-
day’s Bee we see that a rtiulatto boy, belong-
ing to Mr. Haiinzi, of this citv, retiirnt-d to
his master early on Sunday morning, iiftera
runaway absence of over a "7 year at the
Not'th.—-N. 0. Pic.
“To Greece we give our shining blades.”
as the Cincinnati butcher said when he
walked into the liog—ren——ltnife in hiind.-—-
“ "l‘is Greece, but living Greece no more-,’_’
exclaiuied a poetic butcher. as he saw the
last kick of an expiring porker. '
An Eastern Catiph, afiiicted with ennui
was advised that an exchange of shirts with
a man who was perfectly happy would cure
him; after a long search he discovered such
ti person, but was informed that the happy
fellow had no shirt .'
lttsctnflg/.--'l‘liere arel7. l 81 insane persons
in the United States, and the estimated num-
bers of those who become so annually, is
6,719. There are 16 insane asylunis in the
country, containing something less than
2,000 patients, and receiving almost L200
annually. r
Collis-£mz.—It is stated that the steamer
Massachusetts. on her passage up the Sound
on Monday nigbt,ran into a sloop ofI'Throg'~s
Point, and the sloop sunk immediately ; but
it was not known whether the crew was sa-
ved or not. ,
To Alba-ng/.——The steamer for Bridgeport
left N. Y. on Friday morning with 150 pas-
sengers. most of them for Albany. The
North River is almost deserted. I »
Ice formed at New Orleans on the 13th
Nov. an inch thick. Rather unusual.
The punishment is’
Norwalk Chronicler