A. Vlilt ( the llrniiMaKr.
Rev. J. AL I'eok, oik.' of the editors of Ihe
Biptiat Banner and Western Fwneer, jjives in
tiat paper the following interesting account j
oj' a vjsit to General Jucktou, at tlic Hermit
age: 'On Tuesday wc returned to Nashville. Our
route lay by the Hermitage, and we (.'iiibruoed
lite opportunity to call mi the venerable ex
i'lcsiilcnt of the United States. Having u
letter of introduction fromou' of lien. Jack:iiiH
particular friends, and who, tliongli of recent
acquaintance, wo miiycall our frkiid, we were
ino.-t kindly and hospitably received. In poli
tics we have the enviable nrivilesre f S-iUiiio-
on the fence,' unmoved by all the commotion -of !
pany leelmg that rages around continently )
e had no political predilection to gratify no :
party antipathies to disturb n. j
'We found the General confined to his room
w fili a cold ami oppression of the lutisrs, lor
which he had been bled the proceeding day. j
Ilencohe appeared feeble, and looked older
thim we expected to find him. Yet his eon
wrsatton was animated, and hisopiiiiousofnicn
and thing expressed wiTh pr..at frankness.
With the view of seeing the workings of a mind
of no ordinary power?, and which for many
years has commanded the attention, if not the
respect, of the world, we introduced the subject
of politics. What was said, and what were the
views lie expressed about men and things is
no business of the reader. Enough vas said,
however, to confirm the impression that lien.
Jackson, whether right or wrong, poswses no
ordmaiy mind. He certainly i,l raok among
the great men of thu age. Posterity will so
regard him.
'Wc ppenl nu iW.r and a hwlf in 4iis company,
w ith unusual satisfaction. V'arioua topics of
conversation were introduced the condition of
the country, that of England and other Euro
pean countries, the Advance of arts, public
moral, education, and last thottgh not least, re
ligion. Un this subject he spoke freely, and
with reverence and solemnity, as the richest
Wes-sing man couid enjoy as ike only support
the mind can toavc in old age. Repeatedly he
expressed his satisfaction atoureallon him,
and urged our stay to (Turner. This wc de
clined. He is necessarily tinier, thronged, and
we ijioukl really suppose annoyed, with com
pany. Hundreds, nay t lions amis, in a year,
call at the Hermitage.
'On arising to depart, (for wc had engaged
to be in Nashville at 3 o'clock,) we gave him
the parting hand, expressed the gratification
we had received from the interview, and im
ploring the blessing uf Heaven upon the rem
nant of his days, with the sincere Iiojk; that wc
night meet ill Heaven. His voice trembled
Willi emotion while he grasped our hand firm
ly and said, 'My dear sir, 1 thank you I thank
you for this interview 1 respond co yoer kind
vixit. May.tlie Lord go with you.'
Tiikii lino Incidlnt. Attempt of the Tiger
to tlrvuur llcrr JJricsbuch. On Thursday e-
vening, us the celebrated wild beast perloruier,
Dneobnch, was pel funning with his animals at
the llowery Theatre, the Ijeopard and the Ti
ger volunteered an extra incident to the perfor
mance by a regular set-to while Dricsbach was
in the cage with them, which came near cos
ting the latter his life. Driesbacli had suc
ceeded in separating the combatants, one of
wiikii, tho IijiMrd. lie caiibexl to reap upon his
shoulders, w hen the Tiger made a spring up
on hint alao, and buried bis teeth and claw iulo
the unfortunate tamer's face and head, tearing
olfa piece of his sculp, lacerated hia face ill a
nufct shocking manner, and covering him with
blood. The indouiitablecourage and address of
the heroic Herman, however, was never more
conspicuously displayed t han upon this occasion;
and so effectually did he subdue the enraged
animals, even while in the most iniinent peril,
that some of the audience were not aware of
the extent uf the accident. .V. I". Era.
A Tb "chink 'oii'i.imi:m . The Richmond
Whig contaiuslbe following acknowledgment
from a lady of Virginia, .of the effects ot Mr.
f larsiiall's speech on Temperance :
'Will Mr. Marshall pardon a lady fur thank
ing him, through the ineditin-of the public press
tfirliia able and sur passingly ehxpient .speech on
Ternpurance ! It has had the bltsod tn-Icd
to cheer a friend, und ra-Ae a aviduwjd 'heart j
rejoice, aa'lrer only son a well knov.ni Lawyer, j
has .pledged Jtimsolt to ''Total Abstiuence," j
with sonae geutiemcri in tbuft -crfy, in eimsi-- I
iuencc of having read that admirable etddrtt.s.
Two of the sons-in-law of the l'reoideiit offiie
I'niled Stales, have likewise tpl edged tbeiu- J
wive, j
May God tdess Mr. Martial ia tune, and '
throughout eternity."
Williamsburg, Vu.
A PuiLANTiiuoiJBi. Edward I'. I)i"lav.r:nil
A bany. New Vuk, has devoted siKloea ears
4f labor, and a fortune ol jvWi.lKH) m proiuitiiio
the glorious cause of Ti inpi ranee. W wx a
rich and pleasing reward must the r?co.it on
ward progress of tlte great r.iaral reform U;
k hitn, tor trs phil.inUiropie luixirs! May it-1
pregrees erjual ins uieM sanguinary l.pe.
I'irt U Aili ) rtini r.
Cats. A rorresponilentof the lAiiidon Morn
ing Cltfwiicle htitnaU'S the sumd of cats in
linglaud at2,T3-VitH, and fwpewee that tbej
be taxed eight shillings each, which would in
crease the revenue Xl,U"?7,MKl
laoN. Within the last seven years, 10,(1(10,
(KiO have fiuav lo England from tlic United
Ctalta tor irou.
ClirUtlan Phllanlhrnph y.
Seldom arc we called upon to record a finer
incident than recently came to our knowledge.
A gentleman, well known in our city, who had
been constrained by severe pecuniary lossess
to abandon iIicbuninesH which atone time hade
fair ti) enrich him, wan induced toesk bis credi
tors to discharge him, on condition of giving up
all bin properly. He preferred to do this in
stead of availing himself of the boon extended
(o hiln in common with thousand of bis fellow
citizen.-, by the benevolence of Congress.
His creditor?, without one exception, signed
hia discharge ; but one of them, whom lie al
most tcarcd to approach, having been coin-
polled to pay hia endorsement u an "accom
niodutkm note" for two thousand dollars, actu-
nted by a peculiar)' generous as well as Christian
feeling, remarked to the applicant for relief, as
he ob.enxH his embarrassment, "Come on,
uVnt be afraid. 1 know what you have come
for,' and iustaittiy allixed hid nanio to the dis-
charge. Not (satisfied with doing thie, after a
short pnuse, he seised his hand and paid "Take
this I know you must be short of money you
have a hirgc lamily to support, and it will help
you." The debtor to his utter amazement
found it w as a check for one hundred dollars !
There is something refreshing iu such a scene
as this. The debtor told us the story, and
while narrating it, his eyes but too plainly in
dicated bow his heait felt the generosity of one
who had sullered by hi misfortunes. The same
morning this fine specimen of nature's nobility
had discharged another person who owed him
nine thousand dollars. There is no romance
in this. .V. Y. (-urn. Adv.
Tbe great chesmiton Mount Etna is the lar
gest tree in the world. Its trunk at the base is
X'fl fret in circumference, and an opening in
it islargc enough to admit two carriages abrouM.
A tradition of the country relates that when
Jane, Queen of Arngon, visited Mount Etna, on
her way to Naples, and ascended the moun
tain with one hundred horsemen, a storm came
on and the whole troop betook themselves to
this collossal tree where they were lterfectly
sheltered.
A Pi.FAK.Avr Tows. The town of Cairo,
situated at the confluence of Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers, is aUitffcJrTf under water. A
traveller front thai region states that tire sieam
bout which he was in gotlost in a fog, and went
up the principal stroK to the tavern, which
was hailed by the pilot, who too); it for asleain
boat. Having discovered the mistake they
came to alongside, and went iu lo liquor.
Jal. fSuzttle.
Politics and poetry. The cry "to anna"
of Mr. John Tyler's man John Jones iu his de
claration of war against the Senate, has met
with various commentators. The iitlxptkai of
one of Vriare's f'abU to it, strikes us as aKiut
otic of tbe very best aj jeiidixee to it, that we
have seen :
thk si ash tue rirm.
As thrmigh the field a merry ass.
In ar-h of (hiKilschsn. ed to ass,
A tflieplw-nl's flute forgolten lay,
Ioec(, liy chance, in (itit.le'a wy ;
And ai again he stops to feed,
His Isreiith by chance iuflaira ihe reed ;
Sudden the unusual miuikI be bears
Astiiiiished tirrrrle pikls Ins ears,
A ml proudly sail, or warned lo say,
Oh, ho! how well the flute I play !
Will motiiit st ll our muk sliplii 1
Egad ! I'll bray from mom till night."
A foot, without a cWim to wi'.
May once auccvt il the mirk lo hit.
And should success be crowned with praisr.J
Coough the ass forever btay."l'uL Oaz.
IJoKgrrel Pottltea.
"The tltfunct Whig parly iu 'irpini.
JUwitviiiuH.
Tire dead ofOld Virginia yet will wake.
Leap Irom their graves to arret tbe llto cry.
The hills beneath their rallying npudrons alivkc
As if an earthquake's f.rm wv tnimiog dy,
Wbde breaks ill Uiutob-r tVnm radi iron Vatnl
'J'lutie siyrvsl st.tHit, "Liiud uixl our nrltivc land."
Surli AiiitswuH.
Tl en ibey nunt ri-e rescue mte
S'orh, riuTry Chaptnio, is their fata ;
Ho', should they still adhere lo Clay,
Thty'll know no resuriectiuu day.
MaJinvninii.
No miii tf t'bsplain pens this Hue,
.Vr prniMNl the olheis which you quote,
I'ut one who ia a cave divine,
And who ti u I tl learned ibe truth by rote,
That when the signal sbxkea the skies
The sleepers in their L7y will line.
AwA Amtritan.
'Tint vten they wake ihrouah bill ami glen,
f mm out Ilie drcdius thiy'ie wrajit in.
Who lln-ll shall ir us'er loilb the men,
1" uk w H I (be Cupiin .1AiiVwinn-
liiU4ikllulul liluloue
-M. LA V II,
Ciiina you'iecraoki'd ; you've bad a fill'
Vt eVe llirowii you d wn ; so, iKioc tor U,
llii In!' 4es.ii by 'l.
ivs re le-L, wteii-oiir will ii fun,
r r ui'lilv soiasli yno lino I,
And Unit ynu then outright.
(him,
ttVcaiinnt fiiiht ; hut ynu inu-1 trade.
And h! your lca-poti sinj arrayed
To s ul for us a pb a.
The Irf.-t r1i.ii in yimr fw-es elares
our eiy el bahet ilei-lires
i' must came ujttr 7' ! .on. Lit. Cuz.
f'he
I U'O
fp.h' ins will ionics' m-irceau from (lie Ft
a will I'C situ, rulaiwo ways :
Mii ! (), imi t me. I impor yoo.
M
t. wheie uifisl I may udoi )u.
'.Veili tlie shadow ef the b.iwer,
Mel sue itn'ie at any boor :
M el urn there or w here you will,
Meet, and pay that little lU.
Menage has these two terse and pointed
I. nor on the portrait of a lady
lo Ibis p trait, my fair, thy Tetemblainre I ace;
An uiMiit.bk tLanuw just likcthecl
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday June 4, '.842.
(jjr- GKXF.nkL fmTT pnid this place a shott and
hniy visit nn Friday morning a wrrk. Hia ar
raiigement were uch that he was oliligi-J to pro
ci'oil imineiliutoly on to Washinfiton in the parket.
TIip bodt whs, however, iletainrd At Norlhunilx-r-land
for an hour, to cn.iUlo him to p iy visit lo tin-
tlirec aistersol Ueneral Ura.ty, rvaiumg in tint place. ;
Qj The Military encampment at Danville last
week, came fully up to the eK'Clati..ns of its friends,
while those at Heading and Baltimore wcie in some
measure looked upon as failures. Tbe nvlitaiy
were generally well rquip'd. and arquiited tbem
sclves iu tbe oeiforunrice of their duties iu a cre
dilahlc manner. (Jimeral .Scott, who reviewed the j l.iltt'lTS )!llrilin.
diffi rent compatiies on Thursday, was highly p en- The May nnmlTf of ibis excellent work contains
ed wi ll his visit, and the polite and courteous at- J n number of vnlu ible and iritcn sling articles, selec
tendance paid him everywhere. Tlie (ieiietnl is a ; ted from the liost fore pn periolieiils. The article
Cue looking man. large, and generally well pr. por- Irom Tail's Magazine, entitled "Miss Burncy's li
tionrd. lie measures six feet and fur inches in ' ary and Letters," i replete with useful and i uteres
h'ghl. The tienersl, while it llanville, rereived j ting information. Miss Hurney was in high favor
considerable iit tiiiioo from the ladies, whose ten
der sympathies never fail to 1-tH'oiue uw .k. lied lit
the sight of an epaulette.
Among Ibe Military companies which atten
ded the late encampment at Uauville, the I.ewis
liiirg Infantry, comminde I by Col. MiTadden, ap
prarcd to a'tr.ict the most attention. This compa
ny has been but recently got up. Tha memher
arc all elegantly rqu'ppcd. and though but young
in "itie icrvce," appear to be Will d.i'ltd. Th
company is large, nnd was, we presume, full, or j
nearly so, at the encampment. Their conduct and j
appearance reflect tbe highest honor upon them- ,
aelve, na well as upon their aide and skilful com- J
maiider. Col. Mef'addeei. The rompiuy several ;
mouths since fivoied tins place wuh a visit, which
at i lie lime lhr,tioh some strange mishap wc tie
gbrted to notice, although wc rau a-sure ibeiri they
have the tnul wislics of our cituans for their proa
peiity and success.
j Lieut. Columl John Fursyth Carter, Aid
to '.he (Jovenior, and editor of tbe Lycoming Ga
zette, has issued his mandate, calling upon all pri
vates and officers of the tdit rial corps to address
bun by his new title. The colour! is no doubt as
Zntlairi a soldier as ever wielded a goose quill.
Were it uol that we do not like to pmt wiih him,
wc would ad use Captain T) ler to send him to
Florida, ta lick Ticr Tud ai d OiUhatchee, and
thus put atiulhrr end to the war.
ry Kendall of the New ( leans Picayune ha
relumed to New Orb iihs. He and six o hers were
leleased from captivity at Mexico,
Qj Money is a perfect drug ill Eng'and at pre- j
sent, und can be baJ at two ja r cent., on good secu- I
rity. j
fXj- Tlie FloriJa War baa )i,3 ended yet. The
rbiet' Oct abalchee and Titter Tall have committed j
some horrid buicheries in revenge for the surrcwk'i
of llalktk Tuicnii!gc. Lieuten iiit Daker, with
six mounted im-u wi nt in search of (lie Indians, and
came op.m a parly nf 25 m -n, who fired upon and
killed three f bis om'u, Tbe rest made ihciresca: e.
nrr V.I (. iv.iilr 1 l.irr iu nt (Tiiii.lt rl,..l (a,,.i !
VkJ - -
'The (io'crrior of (but s ate, it is sal ', will not sur
render Doir to the authorities of Rhode Island.
From an address of Dorr to (lie propte, jsihli-hed in t
tlie I'rovidiiice Express-, it appoars thai he kfi in j
order to spare tbe effu-kin of blond, and a civil war j
that must neeesssiily have followed, bad be remain- j
eJ and a collision between the n irln'S taken i J we. i
OTj- Mr. Pettiich, (iie artist w as nssassiuated a
few nights since at Washington by three rulKar.s
in disguiae. It is doubtful whether Ui will recover,
'The expcted launch the li iritan, at j
Philadelphia did not (ake pi uie. Au express from ,
Wdsbiuglon arrived a few boors before lli lime j
and stopped bit proceedings, to the great disapHtiu(- j
men l of thousand who wire uu the sjioi lo wiiuess
it. 1
I I'otla and Niyder, biluated iu tlie 'Orchard" at
The great Western Coke Furnace, near Fins- that place. cnoMih rable sajppjfitd to
burg is doing extreme'y will, yielding alwut 1 1 1 have boeii canned by an iiK-t-tsliitry."
ions per week.
I fjj" On llse wrong track Mr. Farmer. Wa had
kj" lire Mitei prising fM-.irietors M" the New .no tajrh lire here, Th apk' of PotlsvilUi haw
Wiaid, aic abotuts publh-b iu ! extra naiuh. r : ever may know something about iu
Murky i,'rjf ;, a new und interetitig fioval by G. j .
V. it Jan.es. I'll.. Mnuke .mires its., or
copies for one dollar. Thin vory cheap publication
w ill Iw sent ly mail.
New Voik.
Adilress, No. 30, Aau St.,
fjj Tlie York (Fa. KepuliHcau saystbat a valua
bleVed of Tm ore has lieen discovered oil die
S.iuth Mountain in York county. Tire same pa-
P''r states ibsl anew quarry of very suwrior Sletc
has recently l"eii opened hi York county.
rjj Straw berries are selling in great ahundarre
iu Dalnnioie at 6 to 12 cents srr quatl bar very fine
garden fruit.
The Bishop of Norwich has brought Uf.ae ling uf the. coal, and consequently saves considcra
Parliament tbe practice employing young children ; ble eipeuse in time aud wastage. The cars are
oftiolh sexes iu coal mines, ol'iea drawing liuulles' load, din ihn mines and biouht down upon the
of coal through long, dark, muddy passages in j road one hundred ru ilea (a this place, wltere the
which I bey ares&ligcd In erawl on (heir hands and J coal inveudul for shipment is discharged into vts
knees, harnessed lo iheir hurdles like horses. Ycl I M'k. From ll e length of ihe piers, a large amniber
1 1 e.-o humane -eopo, who have H-udered llie Condi- of vca-cN aie enabled In I ike ia ibeir cargoes al Uie
t ion nf soine of ibeir u lute subjects m.ire degrading
than that ol ihe Russian surf, t ilk ubuut the sin of
slavery, and spend 100 millions upon a doubtful
irojeet iu litiersting thtix black suljetU in I ho
West llij.ti.
The Crops and the Currency.
From prraenl appernnc.M there probably never
wnn, in tlii ec ion of country , more fjvorablti indi
citions of plentiful cfopn. In some of the adjoining
counties (Union and Columbia) tlierc Ins lurn
aome complaint of (he ' fly," which it in Mitt, h an
somewhat injured the giain ; but thin, we brltcve,
ii nut general. The crops of fruit tbia year will
Uobe much greater than for a number of year past.
We have, therefore, every pnwpoct for an abundance
of the "fruita nf the eurth." This is truly rheoring,
and nothing appear wauling but a a und currency
to restore us to a condition as pronious as in our
palmiest day. When our fanner ahall have re
ceived their returns for tbe producta of their har
vests, we shall teaaonably look for better limes. The
merchants generally, in replenivbing their stocks
have purchased very nparingly tbia apriug, and on
,)C wj,. we joU,t whether more than a third of
tbe usual amount of inercbiiudi-o has been It. Might
to tbe valley of tbe Suipiehnuna the present tea-
; aon. A II that we have to fenr is, that the a! lindanes
: of the coming harvest will reduce the prices uf
grain. Some reduction we may rxpect, but we
1 tiusl it will not be great.
wi'h I)r. Joliufon, Sir Joshua Reynolds and their
a-si-ciaii . Her record of their 'S .yings "d l)i
i ngs' may 'berefore well be regarded as highly enter
laiioni!. "The School Mis'less Abroad" and "Tbe
Earth-quiikt rs," by Thomas Hood, ulsjund with
1 1 io wit and humor peculiar to the writings of ibis
comic author. "The Steppes of Southern Uu-sia,
Nos. 3 and 4," contain much that is new and inlir
i siing in relation to the countiy and habils of the
Russians. "Dost Mohammed," late sovereign of
Aflghanistau, "Jack Hinton," and a nimiher of o-
ther interesting articles, a list nf which w ill Ik' found
in nmitber column, niusl satisfy the most fastidious
that the Museum is the cheapest, niot useful and
entertaining woik puldi.hid in duo or any other
country.
lirillllim'.S )il!iliuT.
rtTf Mil rioN ts, mi STsr inninv,
A peulli in in of this place, v. ho is a suhsc iber (o
; this puhlii aiion, railed on us a few days -incc with
! Ihe June uumln-r, and very jns'ly rompl aim d nf
be miseiablo enttaiHg end led " I he Profhied
Kiss," which certainly lore a S'roiiger similitude
to some nf ibe figucs old n f. un I upun a Chinese
fan, ibun should he found in a work enjoying such
extensive eirru'ntion. We suppose, however, that
the plute was worn out la fee a sufl'e ient number
wt re strut k, as the plate of a nuti ber sent here l y
a ri siibscrilMT was much stipeiior to th c recei
ved I y ti e subsoiiliera residing in this place. Tbe
gentb-nian alliKkal to, says he wu induced to tike
woik principally on account of (be enur iving, and
thinks it hardly f .ir lb t ihe fa end of the edition
should have been scut lo all ot tlie subscribers here,
whilst the U'ttri ones are retained fn ihe citv.
Mrlllury.
A fellow stopjied in (l is place a lew days, and
undertook to teac h some of our folks, tbe art of
memory, lie promised (o make Hit ir memories as
bright as a mirror, bul a( (he conclusion of his lec
ture found bis own so defective that he forgot all
bis iromies. Tho only thing that lemains in
j delibly im; ressed tinri the nnudsof his pupils is,
i that thev have lixn ueM handsomelv huuibui'i'ed
j ou, M, Jo,;ir.
-
(Jj-Tliere bsve len some serious rjits in New
Orb aus. Scveial liiok rs ollicrs were broken into
and iWnMilislMHl. Tbe New Orleans Uanks have
all resuuied sjysje payment.
A school mi.sdcj ill 1. vim, Mass., tied up a
small boy by (Ik- Insds. and tvat biiu in such a uian
uer thai he dic'J next umruiug.
Ol" The following Uautitul Hn.-s are ex ti acted
fr'M" teuipei mice wmiR, wiitten by tlw Rev. Dr.
j Dethune, and published in the Musical Library.
"The ri.sT i f earlblv mix have trod
'Tlie juice from lite hb'eding vine ;
Uut tbe stream come pore from Uie makb of God
To till (bis cup of Uiiue."
"Fire ia Suubifry. ThcSStinbury American
(jives an account ot the burninrof the slablcai
and tbe carnage lnHisiii, Lu kmi'MIii' to MeK-ra.
"''"""a ""'"'f
j TlrelranchofihisintHrt4ii( wnrkextcirJitrgfrom
I the Falls of the Schuylkill, oa ihe wes( side of the
Schuylkill river to ihe river Delaware, ts now very
nearly comi4eted, all Ihe ra k having lcen laid
j The eastern Krinination of (he load is at the vib
i 'age "I RichsMOml, aUut three milis north of (Jie
j city from MarkiH street. A large depot has len
tToctod at the termination of tlie (aid. A substan
rial embankment twelve hundied feel in length. x
lend into the river. Each pier ia provided with a
double track of rails, from which tho loaded cars
dischaige ibeir coal at ance into the vos-els ly ing
ulung the piers. 'This pie. -ess ireeaiis all liand-
same time. 'The deputed points as ( i the pnc.i-
cabibty ol'ctrryiug coal ou lite lung railway to
compete wuh caind ivig iiinn in cheapness of
traispo Istinn, wif now soon b teaard I'hiluJ.
j fivrth A iur.taa.
From the Hnlliinnre. Amrrienn.
TWRNTY SEYENTH fOM'.RESS.
WAStiinTOjr, May 30, 1812.
tJMTKD STATES SENATE.
Itaiikrnpt Law.
Mr. DENTON present, d a inenmri ,1 from two
hundied citizens of Vermont, praying for a repeal
of the Daukrupt Liw. Mr, U. said he had long
bern thinking of lli'usu' j ci, and had become more
and more convinced that tbe Law of Congress was
not a bankrupt Liw within the meaning of the
Constitution. Mr. Denton said that he should nt
somo early day bring in a Dill for the Kepral uf
tbe Bankrupt Law. lie should then stale his views
upon tbe subjictin full, and ask the Senate to
vote upon the merits of the question at once when
he brought in his Dill on leave'
The memorial wis I i'id upon tbe table.
Corps of Reporters.
Mr. ARCHER, or Va , one of a Select Com
mittee, to whom a reiluiicn of the Sena'e was re.
ferred upon the subject of providing a Corps of Re
porters for ibe Senate, m.ide a favorable report to
the follow ing effect ;
That the Secretary of the Senate be authorised '
lo employ five Rip oters for the residue of the pre-
sent session, and for every succeeding session of
Congress.
Tbe suiierintendine reporter to icce've not more
than ffiti we. k, and the remaining (our not more j
than 50 !
Tbe Peporlers to have their reports com. deled
three hours after the adjournment nf Congress for
one of the Printers in tlic District who will iieree to
this provision. Tbe 1'iinters of tbe tilnl, it is said
will comply and carry out another provision in the
Res ilutjon which rrqniies the Piiu'er acceding to
the terms to furnish proof sheets the same evening
lo the District pasra who will publish them in full,
Tbe Reso'ution (m king an appropriation) was
(cad twice and laid over
Apportionment Hill.
The orders of the day were culled fir lictwccn one
and two o'c'ock.
Mr. Mt-RO DEISTS moved lo reconsider the vote
by whxh the Senate had
tefuM-d to al.pt tbe
lnmi!r of 7 l.n'.H ns the ratio of r. pns. ritaiion.
I be Senate by yeas and nays refused 2fi to SO.
Mr.
DAISKOW of Lou. then moved 7I.CS7 as
the ratio and a deba'e sprung up iu refeience to tbe
effect oft 'lis number ukiu the House. It was ad
vocated by Mr. DAGHV of Alabama, in his lirst
speech, upon tbe ground that the I irger the number
for a raiio the better for the House and the country.
Mr. Al.I.EN replied, and the Senate w. re soon
in a lull lute ol tl. bate upon tlie questicn whu h mos, barren point of order, at once Senators, repor
was discusssed during nearly the whole of Ihe past j w 9nd spictators arouse their jaded faculti.s, and
week by Mr. PRE POX, Mr CRITTENDEN, rjice in ibe confident and never di-appointed ex
Mr. WALKER, Mr, WOODDI.'UV, Mr, TALL- ' pecution that they are at last lo hear something
MADGE nnd others. j W(ir,, lisieuina to. 'The buoyant spirit in which
Mr. HARROW modified his amendment so as (he oiutor speaks is communicated sympathetically
M reduce the ratio one thousand. In tbe modified
form (he proposition wns as much d, luted as hi l ire
! and beore its conclusion I close,
TK Tlior K WI) I.lYI-'s l.ltvT
' Trrinrniluiia Knrt hiiilir In (lie l.lniul of
' . .. "'"
liy ine poiitenes 1 1 i,apl. .Morns, ni uie im g
Win. Nei'son from Port au Piinc, we have La
Palrinie' of the I Ith M iy, published at that place.
which gives an account of a s'l.irk ni e irthipj ke
that o rmred in that Utaud o i tlie Vih uf.May.al
j 5 o'clock in the evening.
w,
, 1 lie principle destni' tion ot life, of which
bate an account, was at Cae Havtiau, which town
was entirely destroyed. It contaiiml a'xiut t .r) ( Oil
inhabitants, two-lhird of whom a c thought lo be
The approach of the earthquake w as indie ited
iu Port au Prince by great heat, ami heavy clouds
j that covered the neighboring hills, and followed
the direction of tbe oSotilh-West lotbe North-Cast,
'The vessels at anchor, some uf ihe sailors reurt stranger doulrtlesc is that a man of ordinary mind
rxjierienced the shock before they saw the houses a-.d v.ry little power as a deba er has oUaiod the
agitated, which sceaued to indicate that tbe shuck floor. 'This is a J.-cided mistake. Mr. Wright is
came from ibo w?.-4. the Ajax nf plausihibiy. Im noveaMy cab and
There wire '.wo ifcocka at Port au Prince very ; tmpassltile, the Talleyrand of Use Forttna, lie would
disrrtetly fit, the first riot so long as tbe veroiitb argue a second-rate point of order and announce
which Last endured abiait tm-e tuinules. Every i an i ivasiou nf the country in the same unimpas
persen strove to ge( out of the h'HJses, and llss sioned tone and manner. This inflexible ca'mness
street,'! were filled with Ihe affrighted fopulalittn is iff great value not merely tot tiimaelf and his
A hide longer, sys the Patriot, and Port au Frinco j cause, fcut to tiro Senate. Fiercer spirits are re
would have been the theatre of a disaster similar nuked and rhask'ned by it, and I lie torn per and
to that of 1710, of which diststtotis year (here- dignity of Senatorial dicussiui guarded and pre
membrance was rushing into all minds. ; sa-rved.
The Patriot also saystbat there is hardly a hou-e I So keen a rausist is ip( to lie unfair in bis state
or a wall that has not sutTered a little. S .mo have j menu and notation; t Mr. Wright's manner
Income almost uuinbahitthte. Tbe front of the ; rars'ty rails int unfairness, neer to a palpable mis.
Senate House, whtrctbe arms of the Republic are ; sUtement f l lie (mint at issue or an iponent's
sculptured, is detached and broken. The interior
was uninjursil.
On the Saturday night succeeding and on Hun
day, there were other shocks- Mas was inter
rupted, au I the ersoiia present ran hilUet and
lluther, white many women fainted.
On Monday looming at 12 o'ckx'k (hew was
another shock. The wcath.t all tbe while wa
J changeable, now rxlremr beat, uiiw rain, now fair,
and now signs aa if of a storm.
On Tuesdiy again ihiTe was another shook
and silica then, say the Patriot, it verms to via
that we walkupntt asjuakitig earth'
Ssivr Mm, A letter from ibis town aija
that the eartquake w as felt there with vbsVuor.
Many tiousos were seriously damaged, and some
deslroyid, but iw lot of kfe is inentHmrJ.
Al tioKAtvxs the th icks were yet mora serieus.
The greater part of the houses were overthrown. A
fire broke out at tlie same lime, and there was not
a drop of wa'er iu town. All the house that were,
not burnt ruflend from the earthquake. It was in
the streiU that ih writer ef the letuv giving this
Hceoiiut whs inditing it. Tbe Church, the Prison,
the Palais National, lh Treasury aud the Arsenal
were all ib-sttoyvd.
Thw k-tter concludes at 8 A. M. by saying ;
"It is only half an hour sjime that we fell a very
great eomoiotion. Al present, we are ignorar.t of
the liUii.U'r of prisons killed or wounde.L All ihe
prisoners whs are not buried in tlie ruiiM, are es
raped, tiod grsnl that Port-au-Frinoe may lust
fcave experienced inch a J ussier."
Cr HTTt. Thelnwn nf Cape Ifiiylian
ha eitlinly disappeared, ant tvtfi it Iwn thirdt
if tht. pnjmhilhn. The families that could cs.
e ie are fled lo Fos-ette, where they were witlioul
an cylutn, cl i'hing or provisions.
The President of llayti has given orders to Ihe
physicians and officers of the hospitals to leave tho
city immcdiaiely in order to give succor to ihe dis
tressed. Other aid of all kinds was about tube dis
patched by water to Ibe distressed.
L ATE It.
In addition to tbe above disastrous intelligence
from the Cape, a courier arrived from tho city a few
hours previous to the depaiture of Capt. Monis,
who stated that a fire broke out after the eaithquakr,
which on Monday the 9th, destroyed the powder
nngatine, and w ith it the miserable remnant of tbe
inhahitanta who bad escaped the earthquake. The
towns of St. Nicholas and Port Paix are also said
to be destroyed. Other parts of thn Island had not
been heard frem when Cnpt Morris left ; but it is
conjectured that all the oren.i nf the nwth are a
mrr-.s n ruin. .V Y. I'rprrss.
f'urrrxpondriice if the Snv Ywk Tribune,
(ilancrs at I lie Seli-e.
Wasslicitoji. May 2.1,
Jonx .1. tHiTTKMlir.jrf Kentucky I consider ihe
most biilliiint and f iiciblc debater on the fl or, In
l""'onal appearance, be is of medium bight and
cheerful and alfible demeanor, strongly in-
ibcalive nl le nevdlencn and good nature. He fust
became known to the country as a member of thn
Kentucky House, of which he was for several years
Sp( aker, until thence chosen a Senator of the U
uiietl St lies some six oi eight year ago. He re
in lined iu the Sen ite till the 4th of March, 1810,
j when be we.s selected as Attorney General by Pre.
j sideni Harrison, which post he resigned in the Au-
! gu-t following, nnd was unanimousfy re-elected to
the Senate iu January last, his political opponents
uniting iu his suppoil. Few public men have ever
enjoyed a mote gemrd und hearty esteem from all
parties.
Mr. Crittenden is neither a frequent nor rcmar-
k .,, v Ull(ri,,),.llt speaker; but wh n a question is
pr. senied wbii Ii be feih ronslrjiiietl todiscuss.be
lUruws his w hole. s.iul into the effort. Argument,
M-(su iion, e!opience, humo and sarcasm aic puu-
nd futh iu an animated, impetuiais torrent, yet
a grace and finish rately surpassed iu the capitol.
His spaikling wil is blended with a manly sense, n
keen shrewd: ess, a kindly heartiness, which render
bis s,eeelies at once elfective and racy ; and when
he ri-es to discus ll'.e dryest abstraction or tho
to heners; grave Senators uppo.-ed have hard
t work to smother a laugh at the exposure of their
own absurdities; and Humor lubricates the undcr
standini!, while tigorons, piercing Argument f.d-
j lows rlosely nnd will not he resisteiL Mr. Ciittcn
ib'ii's ellien ncy as a debator is a striking proof not
, onlv nf bis own tare alali!y, but of the boundless
intlin nce of good nature He sits at the extreme
1 right of tin- Chair, the fouth angle of the Chamber.
' Mr. l has reached the full maturity of life; his
1 i . i i ,:i .1, u l.:- f :
Illir is sireuhF'J wnu sinrr, iiiuui;ii ma iidiiic im t-
j r.ct and bis step elastic. His age is probably near
a,;,y-
' W mc. n T of New-Vetk is probably the
k' ""' log-cian in the Senate. As lie rises, tall
i und pisrily, and his ruddy countenance becomes
! prominent at ihe West side of tho Chamber, near
tbe entrance, directly in front of the Chair, and
i you he ir linn drawl nut in a lame nasal Yankee
twang, "Mr. PresiiVut," the first impression ofa
; argument, ilia skill lies in that easy, impereepti
; Ue gliitiug over Ike weak poiats of his own and the
str.uig ones of (he adverse oition in sliding from
the e.-sentixl gr.Miud (hat cannol U' defended lotbe
non-es-euH d wImcIi can bo, wi'hout seeming U
move at all. He will pnrve you die Sub-Treasuiy,
; or HMancr, lo io aouM-thmg, auy Uuug, milling
accdrug lo tho igcitciV of (lie case. Tolonius
I could only make a shilUiig aud impaJpable cloud
! psesent the tonu ot a whale or any thing else ; mil
I sd; would do llse same with the Palisades or tha
: Capital. The Public Iliads are accessary or not
j necessary lo the Treasury, as suits live necessities
, nf "the party ;' ihey have been a aouroe of Revenue
or a Tax on ibo couiilry.as will kelp the argument.
J And all this is put forth with a sweet cowboy sim-
i pltciiy, a bland deference of manntT, Kiit edifying
10 bcholiL 'J'here is no piide, na assumption, nil
bluster in lite part th Senator plays. You Would
iver Jreaai fiom hia niinner, though you might
from his matter, th a he ia one of thai ablest anJ
shrewdest uen on ine floor of Uie American Senate.
Mr, Wright has been a fortunate politician. I
recollect him aa an able and unfiinchiug coadjutor
of Mr. Van B irr-ii in I SSI, in tbe attempt lo give
ihe Flrr-toral Vote of New Vmk ts Mr. Crawford,
ttnlVn tviriu,' and sf I U not gieatly mistake,
he waa a leader among the notorious Seventeen
Sen itors who defeated the bill gtviug tho choice
of Electors to (lis People. The consequent indig
naKl uprising of tbe People thtew him for a lima
into ihe shade ; but bs soon rallied, and in the
tii'icc slrulc f I' Ik's was elected a Mciiiluy ajf