"dull stupor.
» contradictory.
H-twins. ‘She. wept when she saw them ; but
ntion-. Her father thought it a duty to re-
frove her. for her sin, and her step mother
said some cutting words about the disgrace
her conduct had brought upon the family.
But no kind Christian heart reminded her
that weakness is not always crime. 01‘
strengthen. her with the assurance that one
false step in life might be retrieved. Thus
was the lily broken in its budding beauty,
and its delicate pttals blighted by harsh
winds. «
Poor Lizzy felt this depressing atmosphere
.of neglect and scorn ; but fortunately with
* less Isccunceo Nana _lh8..,\\’OlJld have (I009. be-
fore her brain was stultified & hen it congealed
by shame and sorrow. She no longer show-
. ed much feeling about anything. except the
little blue bench marked W. and E. Every
moment that she could steal from household
, labors. she would retire to her little room,
and seated on this bench, would read over
William's letters, and those other letters
which had crushed her loving heart. She
would not allow any person to remove the
bench from her bedsiede or to place in foot
upon it. ‘To such inanimate objects does the
poor human heart cling in its desolation.
Years passed away monotonously with
EIlZ"1I3t'.’II)', years of loneliness and labor.-—
‘Some young men attracted by her beauty,
-and emboldened by knowledge of her weak-
ness, approached her with a familiarity
which they intended for flattery. But their
profligacy was toothinly disguised to be dan-
gerous to a nature like hers. She turned
coldly from them all with feelings ofdisgust
and wearincss. -
When she-was about twenty-three years
o’.d she went to --Philadelphia to do household
work for a fatnil',‘~’r'nat wished to hire her.
Important events followed this change, but
.a veil of obscurity rests over the causes that
.'produced them. After some month’s resi
"deuce in the city her health fail--d more and
=>‘more, and-she zaeturned to the country. She
[was still competent to discharge the lighter
'duties of household labor, but she seemed to
-perform them all mechanicaliy, and with a
Altera-time it became obvious
that she would again be it mother. When
questioned. -.hc-ranswers were incoherent and
At -IISI she gave birth to
they seemed to have no power to withdraw
her mind from its dis.-onsolafe wanderings.
~\Vhen'thev were a‘ few months old she ex-
pressed a wish to return to Phil-idelphi-i and
‘ a lad belonging to the family where she had
remained during her illness agreed to con-
’ vey her part of the way in a. wagon. When
they came into the public road she told him
-she could wa'lk.the rest ofthe way, and beg-
”"géd him to return. ‘He left her seated on 2.
rock. near a thick grove. nursing her babes.
-She was calin--and gentle, but sad and ab.
"""stra‘ctéd.as,usu.tl. '—'I‘=hat was in the morning
Where or how she spent the day was never
known. Toward night she arrived in Phil.
adelphia, at the house where she had former-
ly lived. She seemed very haggard and
miserable; what few words she said were
abrupt and unmt-ar.ing; and her altitudes
and motions had the sluggish apathy of an
insane -person. - --
The next d--y'?tlu—re was 3. rumor afloat
that two strangled infants had been found in
it grove on the road from Chester. Ofcourse
this circumstance soon became connected
~tv'it'h‘-her-name. When she was arrested
-"she gave ‘herself tip with "the same gloomy
‘indifference that in-irked all her actions —
‘She denied having committed the murder;
“but when asked who SIM supposed had done
it. she sometime-s shutldered and said nothing
sometimes said she did not know, and some
‘time-s. answered that the children were still
ifiving. When conveyed to prision she ask-
ed for pen and ink, and in a short letter,
"rudely penned, she begged William to come
to her and bring from her bedroom the little
blue bench they used to sit upon in the hop.
py days OfCI)Il’.ll)O0(I. He came at once. and
long did the affectionate couple stand locked
in each other’s arms, sobbing and without
power to speak. It was not until the sec-
ond interview that her brother could summon
courage to as-‘k whether she really commit-
ted the crime of which she was accused.
‘Oh no, VVilliam,’ she replied ‘you could
not suppose I did.’
‘You must indeed have been dreadfully
changed, dear Lizzy,’ said he: ‘for you us-
-ed to have a heart that could hurt a kitten.’
‘I am dre.-.idfully changed.’ she answered.
‘but I never wanted to harm anything.’
He took her band, played sadly with the
emaciated fingers. and after a strong effort to
' control his eiiiotions.he said in a subdued voice
Lizzy dear, can you tell me who did do it '1’
She stared at him w.itl_i a wild intense
gaze that made him shudder. Thrn look-
iug fearfully toward the door, she said in a
strange muffled whisper. ‘Did what !’ Poor
William bowed his head over the hand that
he held in his own and wept like a child.
During various successive interviews, he
could obtain no satisfactory answer to the
important question Sometimes she merely
gazed at him with :1 vacant, insane expres-
sion ; sometimes she merely gazed at him
with a vacant insane expression. sometimes
she faintly answered that she did not know,
and sometimes she said believed the babes
were still alive. She gradually became
more quiet and rational under her brother’s
soothing influence; and one day when he
had repeatedly assured her that she could
safely trust her secrets to his faithful heart,
she said with a suppressed whisper. as if she
feared the sound of her own voice, ‘He did it.
vwho is he ,1’ asked the brother, gently.
‘The father.’ she replied.
‘Did you imow he merit to do it '2’
‘No. He told me he would meet me and
give me some money. But when I asked
"him for something to support the children,
he was angry and choked them. I was
frightened and felt faint. I don't know what
I did. I awoke up and found myself on the
‘ground alone, and the babes lying among
the bushes.’
“What is his name, and where ‘does be
live 2’ inquired the brother. She gave him
in wild look of distress, and said-—
- ‘Oh. don’t ask me. I ought not to have
done so. Iain a poor sinner--a poor sinner
But every body deserted me: the world was
very cold: I had nobody to love : and he
Ivas very kind to me.’
fBut tellmc his name.’ urged the brother.
She burst into a strange, marl laugh, picked
nervously at the handkerchiefshe. held in
her hand, and repeated idiotically. ‘Name .7
name? I guess the babes are alive now.——
I don’: lrnow—I don’t know: but I guess
they are.’ _
To the lawyer she -would say nothing ex-
cept to deny that she committed the murder.
All their exertions could wring from I181‘
nothing more distinct than the story she had
briefly told her brother. During hrli trial
the expression of her countenance was stu-
pid and vacant. At times she would drum
on the railing before her. and state round 00
the crowd with a bewildered look, as if on-
«-.ans,ci_o s of where she was The deranged
state 0 ‘er mind woo strongly urged by her
lawyer: but his opponent replied ‘that all
this might be assumed. To the story she
had told in prison it was answered that her
not telling of the murder at the time made
her an accomplice. After the usual display
of legal ingenuity on both sides, the jury
brought her in guilty of murder. and the poor
forlorn creature was sentenced to be hung at
Chester. .
The wretched brother was so stunned by
the blow, that at first he could not collect his
thoughts. But it soon occurred to him that
the terrible doom might still be flVt'l‘lt'(I, if
the case could be brought suitably before the
Governor. A petition was accordingly
drawn up setting forth the alienation of mind
to which she had been-subjected. in conse-
quence of fits and the extreme duubtfulness
whether she committed the murder. Her
youth, her beauty, the severe sorrows of her
life, and the obviously impaired state of her
reason, touched many hearts. and the peti-
tion was rapidly signed. When William
went to her C('li to bid her adieu, be tried to
cheer her \\IlI‘f the hope of pardon. Shr-
listcned with listless apathy. But wlwn he
pressed her hand and with a mournful smile
said. ‘Good bye. dear Lizzy, I shall COIIH’
back soon; and I hope with good news,’ she
pointed tearfully tn the little blue bench and
said. ‘Let what will happen, Willie, take
care of that for my sake.’ He answered
with at choked voice; and as he turned away
the tears flowed fast down his manlycheeks.
She listened to the echoes of his steps, and
when she could hear them no longer. she.
threw lierselfon the floor, lairl her head
down upon the little blue bi-och. kissed the
letters carved upon it. and subbed as she had
not sobbed since she was deserted by her
false lover. \’Vhen the jailor went into car-
rv her supper he found her asleep tlius.—
Rich masses of hei‘ glossy brown hair fell
over her pale, but still lovely face. on which
rested a serene smile, as if she were happy
in herdreams. He stood and gazed tipon
her. and his hard hand brushod away a tear.
Some motion that he made disturbed her
slumber. She opened her eyes from which
there beaniedffor a moment a rational and
happy expression, as she said. ‘I was out in
-the woods, behind the house holding my lit-
tle apron to catch the nuts that Williethreiv
down. Mother smiled at me. from a blue
place between two clouds, and said, ‘Coinc
to me, my child.’
The next day a clergyman came to see her
He spoke of the penalty for sin, and the duty
_,,{.i,..,',.g resigned to the dc-inands or .jl)$I.ICt'.
She heard his words, as rt mother hears
street sounds when she is watching ii dying
babe. Tliey conveyed to her no import.——
When asked if she repented of her sins. she
said she had been a wealr, erriug crea-
ture and she hoped that she was penitant;
but that she never committed the murder.
Are you resigned to die ifa pardon should
not he obtained?’ he asked.
‘Oh yes,‘ she replied, I want to die.’
He prayed with her in a spirit of real hu-
man love; and this soothed her heart. She
spoke seldom after her brother's departure;
and often she did not appear to hear when
she was spoken to.. She sat on the little blue
bench, gazing vacantly on the floor, like one
already otit ofthe. body.
In those days there was briefer intervals
between sentence and execution than at pres-
ent. Tlie fatal day and hourfsoon. arrived
and still no tidings from the Clove-rnor.—
Men came to lead her to the gallows. She
seemed to understand what they said to her,
and turned meekly to obey their orders. But
she stopped suddenly, gazed on the little blue
bench. and said iua gasping tone. ‘has VVil-
liam come .7’; When they told her no, a
shudder seemed to go over her, and her pale
face became still paler. A bit of looking-
glass hung on the wall in front oflier, and
as she raised her head,she saw the little curl
that had receive-d her mother’s caresses, and
the first kiss of love. With a look of the
most intense agony. she gave 3! loud groan,
and burying her face in her hands, fell for-
ward on the shoulder of the Sheriff.
U - #1 I U i
Poor William had worked with the dos-
perate energy ofdespair, and the Governor.
after briefdelay. granted a pardon. But in
those daysltbe facilities for traveling were
few; and it. happened that the. country was
inundated with h“ avy i-.iins_ which every
where impeded his progress. He stopped
neither for food nor rest; but evervtvhere
the floods and broken roads hindered his
progress. When he came-‘to Darby creek
which was usually fordable. it was swollen
too high to be croosed, and it was some time
before a boat could be obtained. In agony
of mind he pressed onward, till his lioise fell
dead under hitn. [Half frantic he begged
for another at any price. ll"0I)nI?(I. and rode
furiously. , From the top ofa bill he saw a‘
crowd assembled round the place of execu-
tion. He waved his handlrercheif, he shout-
ed, he screamed. ‘But in the excitement of
the moment he was not heard or noticed,
All eyes were fastened on the gallows; and
soon the awful object came within his own
vision. Father of mercies! There " are
women’s garments’ ‘floating in the air---
There is a struggling, a qui'.'ering—and all
is still.
With a shriek that pierced the ears of the
multitude.,~the desperate rider plunged for-‘
ward; his horse fell under him , and shout-
ing " A pardonl A pardon!” he rolled
senseless on the ground. He came too late.
The unhappy Elizabeth was dr8fI. She
had gone to '
“ Him who made the heart
And who alone €I€CI(IP.(Il\_I can try it.
Then at the balance let's be iiiuie-—
We never can adjust it.
What's done we partly may compute.
But know not what’: resisted."
Pale as a ghostfwith hair sudd'enly‘.vvhit-
ened by excess of anguish, the wrctchad
brother bent over the corps_e'of that be,aul'l°
fol sister whom he had loved so well. "l‘hey
spoke to him of resignation to God's will
He answered not; for it was not clear 10
him that the cruelty of man is the will of
God. Reve_rt-ntly and tenderly he cut from
that fair brow the‘ favorite little curl, twinetl
about with so many sacred, memories. and
once asource of girlish, innocent joy to,the
yeirning heart which slept so caltny now-
He took the little bench froui its cold corner
in the prison, and gathering Ingt-'l.I'iel' his
small personal property to a lonely-cavofj in
Dauphin county. He shunned all inter
course with his fellow men, and when spolken
to, answered briefly and solemnly. Tliere
he died, a few years ago, titan advanced qge-—
He is well remembered in the region t'o'uti
about, as William the Hermit. ’ '
D‘.-\uniGni:‘s IIl.*_»'It)P.Y orururz Ri-:i:oiiltiA-
'rion.—'l‘he. friends ofthe American Tr'act Sn-
cieiy will read with pleasure the following ci;'r-
respondence. _ Iv-
Lcller from Ilferlc D‘Aub2'gnc.
NEW Yoitx, Jan. 27. 181 .
My Dear Bratlter,——I have just rccei, ed
a letter‘ by the steam ship C-zmbtia, ftlom
Merle D’Aubignt-, of Geneva in which heati-
thorizes me to sty to you, that in orderto ob-
viate all difficuliy in relation to the future‘
publication of his History of the Reform-
tion in the Sixteenth Century, by the Arne!-
ican Tract Saci--ty, he will endeavor to pat
the. work in such a form that it will be pos-
sible fur you to i.-sue it without C€'l'lSl.Ife_“If0‘II|
any quarter. He states that he will revisi-
the omissions made, and see which of tlieiu
he can adopt. He will also.-.prepai'e an. up
been in the way ofthe S.iciety's publishing
the work as it was originally written.
Yours most resp.-ctfully.
Rev. \Vru. A. Hallock, R. BMRD.
Cor. See. A. Tract Soc. -
propriate Prefice for this New E lition. ,
some slight additions he deems it possible .to}._i;,,g [hm ,.h,,.,|d m,.,,, i,,. any ,i,.fi,., in ,h,.
r.einove some of the obstacles which have‘
j
CONGRESSIONAL. ,
Motv our Feb. 3.
The bill for completion of the Chespeake
and Ohio canal. was passed in the House-
to day. by a vote of I05 to _85.
This act simply gives the assent of Con-
gress to the acts of the State of Virginia and
ttie,State of Maryland, which pledge the
profits of the work for the purposeof raising
.1 loan to complete it.
The House took up the bill establishing
II" Oregon Ti.-rritory, and proceeded to voti-
pn the amendments under the previous ques-
ion.-
Mt: “'imhrop’s amendment, adding it
provisothat neither slavery nor involunm.
ry servitude shall exist in the trerritory.
d except for crime, was agreed to,—-yeas l.3l.
trays 69.
The other amr~ndnien's. were ndupletl in
succession.
The question was then taken on the last
-‘I_W1 most IlIIpf)I’l.IHI. ninr-ndiiu nt, (giving [in-
“°‘? W Gl't.'3l Britain) of the 43 Section, and
‘""_l it was decided in the affirmative-,—.yt-as
l2l. nays. 8'2.
- The bill was finally pa.ssed,—ye.'is 140,
riars 54.
The bill reducing the rates of postage,
occupied the attention cf the Senate again to-
tl.-iv. _ i
The attempt to Sf.‘CtIl‘c’ to rnmnbers of Con-
grc-‘ss the present urirestric'ed rights of lrsnlr
ing, lailo-d. 2-1 to I8. So. as the bill stands.
the IIl£’[lII’it-‘rs of Congress are to hive each
five frankud stamps a day, during the ses-
sion.
An important amendment was a(If‘iplf‘tI
which permits the transmission of news
papers outof the mails.
Mr. Ashfé-iv opposed an amendment provi-
rii-ans of the department to keep up the pres-
.-nt faciliii.s for the new Sttilvs, the saint-
should be paid out of the public. ']‘re-usury.
[t ans. ihonglit I'lt:‘('.CiS$I'I8_\', before voting
upon this, (6 have another I-\'t'c'Ii'S df‘I)'rtl(‘,
and in Ofdt r to prepare for it, the Senate
——u 4
der thanks to Gol that Ill‘ has pcr.initted- me
as yours: and of the -fruits with which he
has deiguetl to crown my humble eritleuvdrs
there is none which is more precious to UN‘,
great truths and the great things of God :i-
mong the destitute settlements of yotir,Great
Valley. and other obscure and neglv-ctetl por-
tions of yotircniintry. But oh. gl'nl.lt'tIlPn,-
beseech the Lord, and call on your agents to-
pruy, that he. will not permit these volume-3
to go alum: through your destitute st.-ttleiii‘e_nti
but that he will accom
ly Spirit.’ {
From the Jounuilof Commmercc Q/'Feb. 6.
LATER FROM MEXICO. -
The brig R do Z‘.ll(.I0, Capt. Kiugsbi_i.ry,
arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, wh'ich
place she left on the I_4_l_f] ultimo. : *
\'t’c I:-uitl rrom'IJapt.
Anna had made five different attacks upon‘
the city of Puebla, and had been repulse-d
each time. with some loss. At length, de
spairiog ofsuccess at that point. he withdrew
with all his forces. about 4000 men. An
express zirrivcd at Vera Cruz frotii Julapa
just before the Z. s-il--d, stating that Santa
Anna was hvsieging Perotc, to which place
it appears that he retired after leaving Pue-
bla. General Bravo ’ and Pt-rcdcs. the
chiefs of the Revolutionary party, (which
now wields the civil power.) were still at
Puebla on tho l‘2.th ult with about ten thou-
sand men. It.\vas supposed they would soon
march in pursuit of Santa Anna. Even
should he be taken prisoner. it was thought
at Vera Cruz that his enormous wealth, (be
having it is stid. more than 8l2000.000 in
England.) would avail to purchase his own
life and the lives of his officers; although
his conduct at Pu.-bla is represented to have
been eXCt:‘9(lII'lgI_\' brutal, and to have raised
the popular indignatiunragninst him to the‘
highest pitch.
The people of Vera Cruz were expecting
it visit from Santa Anna soon, either with vi’
besieging army or asa fugitive. He would;
however. be obliged to passthrough a dc-file
(about l5 miles from Jalhpa) which was Well
fortified, and commanded by Gen. Jose Rio‘.-
con. At Vera Cruz there were also forti-
fications, “ hich, though incomplete. were
supposed to be sufficient to prevent his -cap-.
turing the toxin. 5
Information brought by the express from
J-ilapa, mentioned above, excited apprehen-
sions at Vera Cruz that an intrigue wag go.
ing on. to save him and his officers, and
that a fresh out-break and much blood shed
would be the consequence. . v 9,
Another report was. that Santa Anna had
sent in his submission to the new Governi-
tiient, and had placed himselfnnd his troops
at their disposal. 3;
The officers commanding at Vera Cruz
were Generals Mom and Hernandez; the
Castle is under the command of Gen. Jiian
Loto. ll sterling man, and an inveterate vind-
my of Santa Anna. ‘t
It was deemed probable that Santa Anna
would soon find his fortunes desperate. and
«scape on board an English frigate stationed
at Sacrificios. with orders, it was said,‘to- rc-
ccive him and protect his person. i3
The brig passed, as she was coming odt
ofthe harbor ofVt-ra Cruz. the Mexican
stv-am frigate Montezuma, going in with
troops from Campeachy.
I
A bill to suppress Licentioumess is before
the New York Legislature. It prescribgis
for the seduction of a female under I8. by h
matric-'d man. State Prison not more than
five years, or a fine of not’ more than three
thousand dollars. For seducing a female
ovcr I8. State Prison not more than illrele
years, or cotiuiy jail not more than on‘;-
year, or a fine of not over one thousand dol-
are. Seduction by an unmarried‘ man of
a female not over I8, same penalties as last
above. Every person who shall keep
house ofill-fame. shall stiff‘.-r iinprisonrnr.-n,t.
and every person who shall let or lens» any
building ortenement for the purpose of bit.
ing keptns a house of ill-fame. shall forfeit,
for the poor, the rents and profits ofthe some
—.i.. ._
“ox
In a note to the Society dated. Geneva. ,
Nov. ll. 1845, Dr. D'Aubignt- says. ‘I rcn-’
to be a co-laborer with a Society so excellent ,
than the thought of spreading abroad thc,
p-any each by his ‘fife?’-
R‘ that Gen s".int"“'...”“t"¢““"" ‘° ‘"3 Serve‘
adjourned.
Tut-zsnn. Feb. 4.
On motion of Mr. B arrow, of the Senate,
‘it was
Resolved, That ilie President be request:-(I In
coiiiinutiicaie toilie Senate. if’ in his opinion
not inconsistent with the public interest, wlieih
or M r. Dtiffdreeii does now hold or has lately
hold any tliploniaiir: or official station near thi-
Gti\'el'IItnl‘llI of Texas; anal. if so, what 7 when
appointed? at what salary? and with what in-
sirtictinrisl . _
Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Fi-
nance, rcporte--l adversely on the hill to pro-
vide for the collection. safe lreeping, ii-;m_.{..,-,
and tlisbtirseiiierit of the public I'f'VtUI.IC.—-
[The Sub 'I‘reastiry.]
The Oregon bill was then taken up, read
zi st-coiid time, and refz-rr- d to it select com-
mittee of the same ineinbers as during I.IIt'
last session.
The Post-Office bill was then taken tip in
C'..ittlmIlti_!e of the Whole, and several
all'l}EIIdIII‘-“_}I.8 havin? been adopted. it was re-
T.h_e debate was ur-
ttestod by
Mr. Archer, who asked Mr. Allen to yield
the floor fora few minutes. to enable him
to present to the Senate a report from the
coininittec on Foreign Relations. relating to
the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Mr. Allen assented, and the dtbate on the
postage bill was suspended.
Mr. Archer’ presented the report, and
moved that it be laid on the table and prin-
tr-d. He wished that two resolutions ivliicli
accoinp:-inied the R» port should be read,
which was done. They are as follows:
“Resolvczi, That the joint resolutions from
the House of Representatives for the apnexa.
iion of'l‘exasto the United States he rejected.”
“Resolved. That the several bills and joint
resolutions originatirrg in the Senate. and the
resolutions olsundrv State Legislatures, andihe
petitions and meiiiorials of many cillzensnfllie
United States. for and against the annexation
of’ Texas to this Union, which have been re-
ferred in this Committee, do lie upon the table."
' The report and resolutions were ordered
to be printed. , '
The debate on the Ptst Office Bill was
then resumed.but before it was concluded
the Senate adjourned.
Mr. Weller having obtained the floor.
moved for the rising of the committee. and
also that all debate in the Committee of the
Whole.~on the bill to reduce and gI'8dlJ:lIl'
the price of public lands in favor of actual
settlers and (‘UllI\'al0l'S, shall cease at one
o'clock to-marrow, agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House sun
dry cumiiiunicatioiis from Executive De-
pa rtments.
In answer to the resolutions ofthe House
of Representativrs of the 23J.uliimo, request-
ing iiiformation upon the. subject of e.~..b..z-
zlt-merit of public money.
-The Secretary of State. says that Depart-
mpni has not any information to show that
any of tho officers of the United States mn-
nected with it have been guilty of vnibr-zzle—
merit, of the public» Money since the 18th of
August I844.
Various t.ill from the Senate were taken
up and referred.
Hartford Wool.Ma7'/rel. -The sales for
the iuorith of January exceed l25.000 pounds
mostly madetlie latter part of the month .-
Prices have ranged from 30 to dl cents for
satinet wools. From 40 to 50.000 {pounds
of selectrd fleeces was sold from 46 to 50 cts
which ftilly est--bli.-‘his an improvement on
fine Wools of from 3 to 4 cents per pound.
The past-has been a year of great prosperity
with the woolen manufactures in this vicinity
Th9jtli£.t stock companies have generally
made tip their annual accounts which with
few exceptions they find very satisfactory-
their profits having been larger than any
previous year since l836—-several new mills
are nearly ready to commence "work. The
stock of wool here is under 400.000 lbs. and
holduisrfeel more firm.— Caurant. A
Three new Hotels are to be opened next
summer at Gretnport. atthe terminus of the
Long Island Rail Roarl.
‘rs.
Capt. Roe, late of the steamboat Empire,
and Mr. Thomas, late of the United States
for two years. '
Hotel. Stiratoga, have taken Howard’: Ho-
tel, New York. ‘ « V
THE TIME Arenoacnns.
The Whigs of Connecticut will soon have
another opportunity to show’ their attachment
long (1: so nobly struggled. "These principl--S
ire nowdea I'PI'I.I\:HI ever to their hearts; were
never more important to the lasting good of
the country. Besides the usual matters
which have I1Itll8l'I0l0reti|’I'tSl.tlI the Illlfffl
tion of the people, a great and paramount
question is now to be con:-i~lered. 'I=‘lie
Whigs of this State have ever expressed ll'it'l|'
opinion on this great question, which now
-wallows up all otht-r.-—-viz : the nnnrxtition
.,{ four or five slave Stztes to this Utiion.-—
.-\ q')t$lIOll like this cannot be u puity ques
tion merely in a State whose IHINIIHI-IIIIS are-
famed throiighoiit the world fortlieii‘ intelli-
genc»-—---and their st:-rn love of fretdom-—
Human slavery can new r in any shape.
ll.iVt' ti friend among such a population, ex
ccpt it be with the iypocritical i-rct- DCIPIS to
tlemoci'acy. \\ ho attc-inpt to lend the honest
portion ofthe party who assticfie the name
of Democrat. The lovofocn leaders in this
State, would not regret to see slavery Hitch-
:l-(I tliroiigliout the world, provided they
could thereby strength:-n ’I«IIPlI\St'l\'*‘S, and
cotitfnute to lioll the in»-ans of retaining ol-
lice. But the pv‘n.r;li!.in both parties detest
-rlavory in every shape, and will never coit-
s -ntto be connr-ct»-tl with it by their area
voluritary nct. This feeling‘ it l:it‘l"t l?\'r’T_\'
where pt-l'\'fl(It‘S their breasts, gives azi im-
portance to the poueirig ¢’lr('lt0n which it
.u.,.,;.l no: uthor~i'is-- have. It is of no avail
that the voice of C0rint=t‘liciit has alrrndy
been spoken. It runs’. be heard .'ig.in in
thunder tunes, and her servants who will not
/rear must I)t"ITlIIflC tofcef. -The men who
have dared to misrepresent their C0nSlIlltr’t’llS
on lllt‘ floor of the House ol’R--prescntativv-s
-iiust have an opportunity to repent their
.:iimte in the retirement of private life-.
(Tainan:
II’/ml I/ie Mayo-r 'I//inks --- l\l:=jor Noah,
[Governor and Judge of Israel ] speaking of
the case. of Bishop Ondcrrlonlr. says:-—
-What is the origin of this ca'nmiiv? High
living.’ The Epimtopnl Church is too rich
—-owns too mtzrh property. is too avaricious.
and screws and pinches its tenarvs, to swell
’is l't-'\‘t’IllJt‘S, and the uioriey iinjosilv « xtur-
tvd from the citizen. works to the injury of
religion. Ministers must hziire large sala-
ries, gr:-at pei‘qu_isites, anl live high; [hr-
church can afford it, and they must have it.
Good dinners and rich ,wiri‘e iliickens IIH‘
blood, producing impure d--.<i'ro-s_—then ll]:-rp
is intrigue for pl:l(‘i', anti aiiibition for pre-
fvrm-intz and all this arises from the church
having too fIilI('l) money, arid pcving too
high salaries. Enrich your (_‘l1’tll'C_llFS--
make. them elegant in honbr of God. but ltt
it always be borne in mind that the Great
Master himself was poor andhiimble, indul-
gr-d in no sensualities, and was rum-lr in spir-
it: he rollcd by in no carriage, nor did he
indulge in ltixiirit-s of thetab’e. or in the
olcnsures ofthe wine ctip. Those who b«-
lieve in his divinity. and pr}-ach his doc-
ITIIIES‘, SIIOIIICI endEi'IVOI' IO ftglffotv Q‘-xqnj.
Pb, _ .
The Senior Editor of the Herald is con-
fincrl by illness which we fear may prove
dangerotis. \-Ve do not know the exact ria-
ture of the disorder; btit we learn that he is
seized by racking pains which change frotn
his limbs to his body. When internal they
are excrutiating, and as we fear. dangerous.
We hope. however. that he will soon recov-
t.=r.—N. If. Pal/n.irii1/.m.
Application is about to be made to the New
Jersey Legislature. for a charter to erect .1
Magnetic 'l'elegraph across the Stat:-, bu-
iween the cities of Philadelphia and New
York. Capital, 50,000.
.4 Land Sli;Ie.—A land slip ot‘t‘.Uri‘t‘d at
Kingston, Ulster county. on Monday, as
we learn from the Journal ofthat place. A
portion of the hill adjacent to the SIef'pROCI{S
on the Hudson River comprising an area of
six or seven acres, and about 50 feet in depth
broke off in three masses at thret several
times. and slid down the face of the hill to
the beach below. a distance of about 200
vards. Upon striking the levil each mass
broke into pieces. piling upa chaos of gigatn
‘tic fragments of puie clay intermingled with
trees some of thom.ofa large size. The per-
pendicular height of the hill is I50 feet-
The action of the water. and the rapid suc-
cession of freezing and thawing at intervals
will account for the phenomenon.
An inhuman act is said to have been per-
petrzited recontly, at Gardiner, Maine, by
one Deacon Lemon and wife, upon a poor
orphan girl. The child was so brutally
whipped that her body was most dreadfully
cut. The man and ltis wife were arr:-st.-d,
tried, and held to bail in the sum of $5000 to
answer to the charge at the n» xi District
Court of the county of Kt-ui‘b~ c,
MODERN AS'l‘RONA.\'I Y.
‘Come, Nimrod, it is a long time since we
have convers--d together upon scientific top.
ics. Suppose you answer a few qursiions
in Astronomy.’
‘VVe||, sir, fire auay.’
‘How many rt volutions does the earth‘
«rake in passing around the sun ?’
‘Somrtimes more and SOITIf‘IIlIlt‘S less; but
the greatest revolution it ever made was the
revolution in Rhode Island.’
‘What is supposed to cause the redness of
Mars 3’
‘Spreeing it and living /zig/;,’
‘Which are the most eccentric of the
henvenly bodies .7’
‘The Bowery gals-—some say the seven
stars is, becaus they are odd.’ I
‘How can we asbertain the distance from
the earth to the sun?’ .
‘Guess how far one quarter of the way is.
and multiply flint. by 4.’ ‘
‘\VI)O dI$t‘0t'eI‘rd Hr-rschel’3 Satplju-3’
"l’II¢‘ Dllke Of Rigrnarole. in P'aI.Inoson’s'
eating cellar. 2000 B. C. (Before cmZi.ei.’)
’:‘v'v'hat is the-inoon’s diameter in apogee
—in [)t'I'I'_Igt‘('.——Il0iV does her eqiiatorial par-
=1lltIxvary—:ind is she longer in performing
her orbit when in its perihelion or uph-
elion ?’ '"
‘I. Can’! hardly wool all that—‘-but I think
‘ it did though.’
\
to_ihe principles. for which they have so_
Front 7726 Jour. of Com. of Thursday,
FIRE-—TWO PRINTING OFFICES
BURNT.
_ Between 4 and 5 o’clock yr-stetduy morn-
”‘3- ‘be large five story brick building. I65
N.--ssau street occupied by the N. Y. '1‘;-i.
bone as 11 prznting and publishing office, and
by Jnnsep Sr. Bell’s book-store,’ was totally
rlestroyea by fir.-, tog.-th” Wm, we smn”
building adjacent on the corner. of Nam.“
and Spiuce sire.-is, occupied bl low 35:,‘
_ ,, n the tastt-rly side of the Tri-
bune building, was p'irlIull_t' dariiage-d. "
‘The fire Ol'lfl’n£llt‘fI in the publicntitrn
-0fI‘I(.'r'.(tI the 'I’tll.'t1nt', and is said to have hp; [3
ozrasitincd by the cavelvssm-s5 of 1; [mp “ ho
tins Mitployr-d to kindle the fire. .
A portion of the publication «flit-or ol the
'I’i‘ibt':n-', was orcupiq-d by {\’j-_ “’m. H_
Grali=i_in. a perit-dical agent, \\ l.~o lost not
only his \\ hole stock but $450 in specie and
pnpvr. dlld.8 valuable gold uatch. Mr. Gr..-
h_:-m slept in_ilie second story, and savtd his
life by jtimping from the \\'lt'.dovt', wt ich he
did witliotit l'_]ul'_\'. A l;.d in |,i5_ employ
also sprang from the uiudow, without mu.
teiial irij-iry,——-the den p snow breaking the
force of his fall.
i\'It‘5STS Gft'#l)' vfi. _"I.Elr:|lh, proprietors
of the Tribune. have . puplisficd a card, in
which they state that their printiiig in:.ieri-
als Vtl’l't' entirely destroyed, tug.-the-r v iih all
Ili--ir s'ock of liool.-.-'. iiit'ltidiiit_r Clm-'3 We-,
nn.l spec-clns. I?IH'fll\iIIfi'.~‘ ’Oi‘e'g0-n, &c_
The planes of the Whig; Aliiinnnc. bring in
another r-ffice. \\(’rt'. pr:-si3rt'etI. The: ac.
count looks. mail books, &c. of the '1‘rib,m,.
uere in H Sufi: in tho (_‘ell.iI', and it is hnpod,
\\'i l have missed tlirutigh the fiery ordeal
without harm. The publication bffice of
the Tribune is it-mporarly tr.-nsfsretl to 30
Ann strvct. Mvssrs G’& M ‘Elf-‘iI.II \\'t'rr.'
partly itisiirrd.
I“ Ill" «'|<lj4'lHlI'-12 bui'din9 on Sprucr sin-rt.
No. 3. it-as the Office of a Gi~lHl1ln paper
(‘all~tI tlio: Schiiellposl. This I‘vIilIl_lIng_' “'2-S
partly rlaiiingetl The editors of the Schm-ll-
prtsl Ili'l\'t‘ pu'bli.~‘hr=d It Curd in \\'IlIt‘.I'I they
.-‘pr-ak of their establi.-hintiit having I.l(’tI'I
" tlt-st'ro_vr-d,"
The buildings tvereou ned by Mr. Thomp-
son Price, and were partly iu.:ur.-d.
An Amcrictzh Sla2:cr.——We learn from
Rio, via Boston, that Mr. Gordon, the U S.
Consul. has seized the Muntt: Vido, u Vt-.‘St‘I
under American colors, on suspicion of her
being concerneulin the slave trade, and has
arrested the C«|_DI¢IIfl (Prigtllt-tori.) officers and
crew, and confined them on bo.-i rd the Boston
sloop of war, in the harbor of Rio. intending
to send them home by the firs‘ opportunity.
The Packet S/1.77).: Englrznrl an/l United
States —There is but too much reason to
fear says the N Y. True Sun, that disaster
has hr-fallen these two vessels. They have
both been absent over sixty days, and were
out in the heavy gale of the llth and I2th
of December.
They huve.lt is believed btit few passengers
on board. Their cargoes are valuable; that
of the United States is said to beivorth $500-
coo.
A P9l'5°" dftssx-d as a gentleman of fash-
ion called at a house in Band street N. Y.
on Monday, and expressed a wish to exam-
inethe premises. with a view of hiring them.
On his tour through the house he managed
to pick tip, unobserved, ti very valuable gold
watch. uith gold dial, heavy case. extra jew-
«-ls, ctc. vihich was not missed till he had a
start of half an hour, and thus got off‘ with
his bocty.
The Free Church of Scotlmd seems to
have been much disturbed ttith the qiiestion
ofrcceiving the money obtained from our
Slareholders by the Scotch delegation. Dr.
Chalmers, sensible man as he is, is for re-
ceiving it. but the Endinburgh Emancipa.
tipin Society opposes it-—as might be expec-
It: .
o
Mr. Calhoun is said to be about to make a
peremptory; demand upon the BritishGovern-
merit, through ‘Mr. Everett, for the delivery-
of a gang of 8 or 9 slaves who burned. a
houdse in Florida, and then escaped to Bet».
mu a.
An Old Fa:/iianecl Sleig/ting Par’tg.._.
The Springfielrl. Mass. Republican of Satur-
day states that last week, a patty of ninety
gentleinen,’ from Bristol, C_t. arrived there
fashioned sort, and returned in the afternoon.
Treasury Deparlment Jan. 27, I845-.-'
The Secretary of the treasury acknowledges
the receipt, by an anonymous letter, of one
hundred and fifty dt llars, postmarked New
York and running thus‘:
‘Enclosed 3150. Paid U. S. pursuant to
a promise made to the Lord.’ .
It is stated in the Boston papers as ' a re-
markable fact, ihntit \\'n~' just five years on
er of his was lost by the destruction of the
steamer Lexington.
' The last Broadway Journal 3ay3_ l~,i_.~l,np,
are going out offasliiun in Ne,-iv Ym-l,-,....
For;-ign advices state thatihe paris-an ladies’
had dropped that article ofdress. ’
Chsrlesion. S. C. has all been taken.
city authorities have repeal»-d the prohibi-
tion against the erection ofSteam Mills
the city. '
Accordingto ti letter from Leipsic, lam-.
teen translatior-s of -M r. Eng:-he s,,._.'_... ,0,
munce, ‘t,be \V=-iideriiig Jew,’ are now heino-
published in Geriiiany. ~ D
The census of I849 shows that there are
34,000 persons over ttvent-y years of age, in-
the state of Peniisylrania, who cannot read ,
nor write. '
The Bis/z0p’s Trial--Tltere have been I
Trial of Bishop Onderdoiik. /
The House of Representatives of Illinois,
has passed a bill uncondiiionallv ffapgaling
the Mormon charters, by a vote °of.75 go 35_
Mr. John R. Vincent, of Stonington. Ci,‘
has in his possession the identical camp bed-
stead of Gen. Bolivar. of South America. « H
The new Comet may be seen through a '.
ter.
nine persons. ‘old and middle aged ladies and
in the morning, spent the day after the old‘
the day of Mr. I’IflfIl£IPIl,'s drath sine; 3' bmih .,
' The stock for a steam cottr ri Factor I
1" “I.
The
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published no less than 28,000 copies of the .
common spy.glass, to the southwest of Jupi-3, ‘ ‘.
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