v0r , ..u . g8-;X - ittit . T . kcj- - .: . .6 . , : -. 1 13 E It ARGArs' VitINTCD ASO mm.18'11111) Mr ff. &:. J. TVEYAND. TEltll9---OSZ DOLLAIt. arid FIIrVeCINTS, p soncan, .111, , ADVANCE; oth e rwise •Two ''DOLLAII. hill be charged. NO paPer difscontinned, anti pia orettrages are sealed; +wept at the option [Me Editors. i L drertisemeuta inserted at the rate of 60 cte. for vqdge, of fifteen lines -for one insertion= Ueh subsequent insertion 25 cents. A lib Wat ?i seo 4,ot made to. yearly advertisers: r , be-Letters add cotniiidniedtiodS ) by Weil; - 2.0411 have rifetript ittettLien. - From Merry!' 41i.RXER'13 '80T8.7 'Out In every tempest, but in every pll., • Bufretting the readier, Wind and In the meadow. Mowing, In the shady Lettinkiti the sunlight. • Whol'the tell oaks stool. , - Every attinginoment,: • _ ' Each nalf - at Imnd lilese.me l ,'. ,rare then ever ti Thing fatmersys? '2 • , Though the palm be canon's, holding fast tho plow, ?rho round cheek is biddy, And the_opep , krow 'lles no lines and furroirs Wrought by evil-hears; For tbat heart keeps wholesome, Trained in nat9 - te's bowers, Healthy, hearty "ptia t time, • The spirit never cloys; flees - en blesi the niesdy, lionest fitrmeri' . boy, ! At the merry hnekhlg, At tha apple bee, 1 • Mow their helita run nrer, With ginial lirtnlasa,glee ; -slow the dount7 taotilelts. Blush With eonseionslblies, - At the lore word'Whispered, With a parting kiaa,;;; Then 'the winter e4itiiigi, With their incial jnyn: ' Mesa me l they aretpleaitant,% Spent with farmers' ,Vnya. • From - theßettamore 1 • ROSES Sit ALL. - OR, is lamt GENERAJ.IX KNOWN, " 0 8 As mats =in life Proem, so do they Lchange uriaus',reletionship* in business 'and otherwise This ie Verified with ref :el:nice to the humble,-though well known [ lndividual,' whose nameiforms the subject afiur brief sketch. Ohr deterniinatian to :establish the Baltimorel-Patriot ,pn 'the cash system, commencing ' with the coming new year, rendersit necessary that a new ear tier shoed - enpereede "Old 3loses;' or ',Moses Small, who, for almost half a etetu- , :ry, has been carrying his round of the Pat- Fria and Gazette faithfully, and, we 'are leonfident, with satisfaction to all pantie . , proprietors and- snhscrihieri. 'Moses has :the ral.fortune to be: colored, and in the nature of things, ezi,atig as thei/do, legal "responsibilities, .in our , conteinplated new arrangements, - require , that we should have white, carriers.; otherwise Moses, beyond ' ill doubt, so lung as ,fatiored with health physical would not have / been, •-; Supplanted. Tile ehurte is one of thrqe necessities..- to which tie "yield reluctantly, 'lfeeling - kienly howliard itle to sever busi-, nese_tics with personiti• - r - however humble, against whom there is no fault to find, wits .whom-we have always acted harinoniousfy, and whOse faitlirilaese in'aervitude,,' like that of.Mosee - , - defiel 7- even, the breath of fcamplain't or impeachment As Moses Small, the humble subject of lour paragraph, has appeared on the streets - of Baltimore every • Week-day earryitig his ,iroun , l of papers, :and every' Sunday going !to church,' far, more tfidn half iveentury, its fair tb inCetthat - there are, few regularl 'residents of - the rising generation, or '.hose I matured In years, who have not either seen; !or heard of him. bilked, to many, the: r i name of Moses—or "Old Moses," as he !s 1 /often called—is familiar as ":eouseholdj words." : The boys know him—young men knew him=those of middle age know-him,' '• Ind venerable Sires, wrinkled midi whitened :with the frosts of many winters, look upon' him as a relic 'of the past—a living menu t meat fall of refreshing remitiiecences. The best, however that can be said in his praise ig, that of'all who du know Moses ! Dot one among them know of him any harm. - This ! 1 . 'at all events, is our candid belief, and we'd tlieklitiari be fully:substantiated by any , desirable amout of.disiutt.reeted,eiddence. As the Listery of - M oses has never been i 1 fully written, it-may not be amiss to give a (brief sketch'of his somewhat eventful ca reer. - He wait born in Anne Arundel coun _ty, Weitern Shore of Maryland,' May 15, , 17'90; and is now in his sixty-seventh year. , f -He came to Baltbiore at the age of nine :Tears, comaienciag city life] as a runner of -errands. 1 ' I As time progressed, other pursuits were i occasionally embarked in, acting as waiter, porter, &o In 1806, if we may, so speak, . Ite commenced his' public career, by Worm ing attached - to the press, as carrier of the Daily Evening Poit;,,published and edited 1 by Messrs. Niles & Frailty. -Ilia \ journal . he carried until ISOB when he gave it rap And took a round up - fin thR Federal Gazette, d pu:ished - by Mr. if,tobn Hughes. ' • eti the Gazette during_Mr: Hughes' 'admitt ; istrition, and that else of Wut GWyii Esq.; -until April 1838, when it wos 'merged into th e Balttitnore PatriotOlten published by (Al., Isaac Munrhe: From that period up 'ti the present, Moses, retaining his Gazette Aultscrinere. has served the-Patnot ' promPt faithfully. _Whit seems more rem a ititable end almost miraculou - s is the fact t ' l .ity during his, entire ca . reer as a carrier NEM or ttowspoPers; , runnieg thltuthsi periot fifty-one years, benever hpal day, . even an ,hour,from lbutiness, uor failid to his regular', rounds—sure as the sun r and set; =so Sure was' Moses to, be lotto his foss:ind \ ort -duty* Bering the'pre lenoe ofryellowlfever; cholein and other I idendmi with which oats 'city was scourg ;at stated periods j i Ace Moses' : took up I abode here, Atli whilst tagleg in their m virslent forms, I he never faltered,' mak; Ibis &islet ronnds, passing through iaf tel dist ricts : , inharmeik hidping also t, nurse th e sick ; itlleviate itiffsiring end be ; ' ; the dead* I - i • 4 .., In'tbe 'stirring times of 1812, wit ' British 'bayonets menaced oaf safety, wh n red, coats were Maraltalltid in 'hostile a_ y when bombs were teen " bursting in air ' and when the roee of the battle-tiesoun from North Point, Moses Was an eVet fait - ful tkoitinel, vigilant upon the watch. tow and in the hide of duty serving hie emplo - ers. Fortunately he .has never been sick ; singularly: he has not been outside the sit Int, lialtithore, since itaxama_litan it, WI .. ieightlears ago, and pndiewortll4, in his 1 whole life, he never tasted a drop of intoxics tjtigliquur. He joined the Methodist chum - sit an early age, attends it ; regularly on Su - Oars is a beneVolent, g ood wad, and w 1 3 ffsubt not, honesty, CltristiAn.' , Goodites I raithful uess, honesty, charity and !polite:les tare his,ptatuinent characterssties;i No Ma , his evert seen him ruffled in ' roper o i i lisard of his perfoiming a disreplittable no I ;ion. From the prompting, ofa abed hear I I) rave l entinated deeds of charity johe in se !era by. thii old map, , which could they b.l i tlp c s a v , ti t eld iu c g o h n e i s ma o n v d er a th :o f r ae ld e 'sl o a t d v in au irn tit t i l l ° l . I ithilauthropy' Th • e bard earnings of toil !some days have been; and millets distrib 1 1 uteri by him, to those in want, with ifie 1 hand. Many a prayer, we doubt not, ha. I silently nick-tided; in thankfulness' to Mose. i for Ids hebevolent gifts, though small, yet, Ilike the widow's mite sincere , and_efffea-1 iciena. l Thus, comparative povertY in old juges w . li. the riches of a clear conscience I atid an tnhattsconviction of moral rectitude, are, we believe, his only remaining legacies to sinellib I the pillow, et' an eventful, ' toil sente, declining life..: ' Hii present pecunia t.Y:conditien is better' told by himself than we can express it. ' irks asked him the fold lowing question: ;-, j I i "Moses are yon - nst guile coutfortable in . , - 1 1 • ensunistansea after' so long aside of pru dential. application to business?":s s . "Well 11135 < 3 " said he; "Ns eel-, I once had a good deal; but I found so many poor pchple—sonie my relations—and 'thinking I. it would do them Mote 'g, -1 ood tha it did me I gave it Xtvay; and 'so it is withne now, I Wants hut little for myself and . m , old wife, I , ind what .1 gigs ove4 • dat does me More good ~to give away than t o keep; therefore, Mas- ! ! !sa, I alsciiys spects to be poor." , i 1 Politeuess is also .a_ striking feature- in Moses. This important, qualification is sto I j marl sly r observed by him that hesnever um—. Ls- tbs. Pre4ol3eSnf - :whites , - .! I:without smelting or lifting his hat, and in =so frequently repeating this polite act, al- I ways wears out the Sim, et a point, grasped tby thumb and finger, long before the crown 1 and body are much more than cleverly s.P7 1 ed. A pleasing s 1 o alway s accompanies • M*l ,'his salutations, andtbeing entirely bereft of lni r, sclyie accuse him !of having worn it all off from , extrax3rdinaty politeness, ' in con stantly moving his s licad's artificial canopy., , It is known by many that Mosessfar a j long series , of years, acted as a domesfie at sttendant . upon the late William GwYnri, Esc'; and ! disco-till every phase of life, in prosperity and adversity, in vigorous health j'and imbecile old age; in affluence and in I.comparative,-- poverty,' Moses was still the ! sane, uudeviatiug, ,faithful servant , watch- 1 ! in& him with a care,and. vigilance, knowing . j neither bounds nor precedence, As Phil'. I fps the the.lrish barrister, say's of Napoleon I .1 "he never forsooke friend , nor fOrgbt a fa- I, i,vor," Moses was first at Mr. Gwynn'e - call 1' !.when living, and, we belisve, last at his gravel when dead. .A circumstance occur- red in our city couit,;some years ago, which I! !may bo briefly given to show the high es-' isimation in which; 'he was held by Mr. Gwyno. , A case was up—Judgs Brice, Nesbit and Worthington, then presiding— : cliarging several colored persons *with of- I feucesaf,"rennings off". slaves belonging to the Dorsey:estate. % Mr. Gwynn was called 1 j upon to testify in .reference to the cbarac teetif a colored man implicated an accessory Ito the crime, , then a waiter for Judge tHeath. He gave testimony highly favora ble to The accused, believing him entirely innocent, and, in reply to a direct question from Brice, stated emphatically that he: cansidered the man; as honest and upright !as his Moses, and that Moses had, no supes Inor in point of honesty and moral integri- Ity. - !The accused was acquitted with favor able comments' from the Court upon. Mr. 1 Gwynn 's stan d ar d of human perfection. is Moses often' designated g'Poor. Old Noses," a' title of which he is not emulous, inasmuch as it , belonged' more propetly, to "Old Moses" the ice cream man; deceased some years !ago, whose shrill; peculiar whis tle,may still be remembered by many,— Whatever - I fame and notoriety "Poor Old Moses" may:have acquired plaitt'llioses, or Moses - Small, is not disposed to detract therefrom. lie lived cotemporaneons with "Poor Old Moses" of ice cream . notoriety,, and would not therefore, deprive him of I his _name or , fame. "Old Herr" and "Cheese Joe," were 4miliere .in Moses' time ; but !, they are gone, and 1 he stands peculiarly Melte, bending upon the declivi• I ty of a long and remarkable life; sail work-. I Mg out his remaining dtiSs;•liir4hly honest ; ly and praiseirorthy. i .1 1 A abort i calculation in reference to the exploits of Moses, flows astonishing re sults regarding the physical4cipaeity and endurance I"of oilman, nature. I A e before stated; he has acted as nowspitper carrier for fifty-onelyeirs, and in thittlime as fmti mated ' by illmself, arersgedl sixteen miles wAlkitig piti day, tasking in - ,WI 'journey, if put I together; of two hundred and fifty- =I \\ 'f't':c.:r-.l''t , ',' ',:r.7-?::7,-::T.- ..-..-..!.' 1: , ,-,...' ......V,'.. 1 ..-1 ...f, " ej - P Z 4. . .. . . ~ 7 , .. 1 . ..... 4.l_i ~.4. . . - . ' '-', ' ' . t ,. -:-• i - ~. 1- BEA four thonsandve hundred:and itiety - 41to„ mile*, enough accomplish a• . it round li e the Globe near ten and eighth ;Ake,' re reqiiiring the performance; of . four mill-' tam three_hun ; red and twenty-se do thou !acid, nlite;hundred and niuetylf i steps' No wonder then that his old Joints hare become stiffened. . 1 , If we concede, for the sake of he has carried three hundred pap kottt the begiening Of his career rier, belseult by thts.. hum; through a seri of fifty one yet distributed,: (earimillions seven 1 and seventy-three thousand six sheet'', pridneing, is we hope, ii of general ;go • out-reaching al,. don.: . There are many yet living, early Xubser 1- 'hers to the Patriot, who , are still ;, served with it : by Moses , of whom we 'Y . men tion, Jonathan 11111ederith, Esq .,Sam uel I. Bertelsen Esq 4, AlexaMler Lo L'Esit, James B. Lvtimei g , Blq ! J ... 4 '.14E,./.." trche, g,g.i: 0,1: it. '' Mil t ~ I in: H. CoUins;Ta-q , Jl . C - Illackbu ~ E 4 1 , 1 1tev. Mr. Burnap, aid a number . f o els, be sides Barnum's Hotel,' the Itlhanks' Bank, Sic. NO- complaint has ever been made to us touching his derelicrio#f duty, and though now -old and hold `L'almost worn out—less fleet of of foot;---there are still these who would rather bear laffme ills with Moses then fly to those t hey know not of. ' i Although our, new arrangemen require that a white carrier take the roue lie long served by MoSes, on the first laY of the comingi new year, yet in consideration of his menu, protracted connection with the Patriot; and proverbial faithfulness, we shall endeavor M. find for him another posi tion in our concern, less arduous sndlequal ly desirable, inlwhiels, if agreeahle.te him self, be niey end his days. His last, or valtdictory Nen Year's' Addresit, will be served on Thursday next,-JanuarY -Ist, 185 T, when, if it be not asking to iinuch, `may wo bespeak for him,. in his old age, substantial tokens of remembrance The !Miami, of We - United 6W - tee. The report, of Mr.. Manypen y, Com. missioner.of. Indian "%Waifs,- furnishes full information _ofilthe present condition of the aboriginal jitribes inhabiting various parts of the territory of the Union. We condense from it a brief account of each tribe. The Indians i 'lof New York hare almos t ! alt adopted th e manners and customs or the society inii,which they They have schools, in which-their children re- 1 celve careful iniitruction• church's , which theiyregulary attend; libraries, f which they make frequent and advantageous use; orphan asiluins l jand infitinarie:; in Tine, all the institatiOnsiby which the White race is j usually distinguished from their awn. The Oneidas, 'Onoudages, Tuscarroras, Toon= wand.is, :the Ca,ttarat*w Indiancl and--the "cells of-AileOmny hrrge ? and beau tiful- forme; au* ti la tbeinseliei with much success to the culture —l_ They largely enjoy that comfort whichG l so much prized by the Anglo-Saxons, and are not entire strangers to the arts. Sume of them are musicians of consielerable tar/ (of 31 cots 'l'l tie I ndiansot ~.tes _ I __ o• in rapid progrl i ess in civilization, anti, in stead of decreasing, like the ,wandering tribes, they are daily increasing, in num ber. By virtue of an agreement: conclu ded With the General Geverumenteach family is entitl'ed to a piece of land, chosen by its chief, and on which it permanently settles. • The Chippers of Dike Superior inhab iting the reserved lands of thenorthern peninsula of-Michigan, the north of W & is• - consin, an that partp Minnesota extend ing.from the St. Louis_ river to the Eng lish frontier, have'teceived frotri the Gov- rnment a complete assortment hf farming 'mplements, household utenimils, ;portable 1 1. itchchs ' beds, re'attreeses, chairs, bnreas, , ._lasses, &c., lany of thin, pleased ;with .1, - uettl unexpected' riches, knee, built houses, or the purpoae of, enjoying { the good hieg's given them by the GovernMent,— i here are no* many schools amo. hem. , i , L,7‘ ; The Oneida., Stockbridges, and; Men 6; .. oneees,• inhabit 'wisconsin. -; There are roubles among them, which, hewever, the .verninent hopes to settle atnicahly.; . It .'asset apart p, belt of land for 'the Mello °tees, who are already, building" ; houses plan it. ; Thie tribe seems dispOsed to be• ome entirely civilized, but some apeaula ors are endeavoring to defeat the ,benevo ent pegs:tees of the Govermient. The .oly whites among them are the agent, a artier, a miller, a blacksmith, ,lend a • aeher. All but-door work is dohe by the adieus, many of whom have becothe skill ul.carpeoterel i ; In the Sono otMinoesota are the Win_ I obagoae; wh . e vices ' the Goiernment is boring to co rrect. - • 1 1 • The Black r Feet,the Flat-Heads, lead , I :thee , tribes; Irving ,near the sources of; the ississippi, have been at peace :for more 1 hana year. The Ohamas are' improving. Iho Sacs and . Fuzes on-the Missourireject ; vilization, nd are noted for their idle-' ess The Tuwas are moat industrioust.= I be Kickapoos, after 'touch . hesitation, ave reselvei to remain in their reserve en,land have there three eultiisted fartne, f' whieh the productiveness; and otheri dvantages have fully opened' their eyes the beneli4 of their new life: They; are radially relinquishing theii wandering It abits. '1 • - , 1 * The _Delaware, notwithstanding their arlike habits, have remained ; neutral in , asaa,;4 and aro gradually impreving. - --- . he Wyanditte have promieed l to, dissolve t air organization as a tribti, and to become c tiger's of the 'United, Stater, is soon; as t ey; shall have received the land promis e, them. they are intelligent mid honest. i laiShawttees bid;fair to:_ be one day 'the lebeet inhubitants of Kansas. ; Some l of H' f MI INEM IN ~~~:`_;~ ff.`s: INIZ „t • , ':>S, _ , HE MI • PA •• • ta that, • is daily, ma a eir. II ranting re, have hoaderd 6a red , I‘.*ount, tiadeala- I' I an are2aval tnaK- I I= BE \ ._ the 'ok t ,' to crops; tic wanderini which tic the whit . Intim& „.4, The SOW think only rem The; sear n e•'" Ban New Mule°, are The elmanolti emu') of the - A buffalo during the tifue tedisturb ' ~ 'upon the frontieti, ter they lire by pil who live °tithe us Fiver, fare' i denr- - eiontint._ tte, near Fort Kearney, 'ire laic large- The most profehod among the Southern [ tribes , imost . lll conform to" the wishes cment , The ,Osager, who"are Asappeari. ing x nre the only trip ....,in itolyga4 gstoy, and who - will at., The che4 rokees make goof. fa, The Chleka saws havelidopted'a com...Atton, and erect .by ballot their Govern4l,und other offi.l Gera' ..,, i 1 1 1 INDEX TO THETHEE Aid .18:56. 1 . pourraers *mum.. Various, Moves on r*rolitii•a/ 'Chesi , 'Besr4l,lfe n iM"4,. V , .11 Specially Prepared fro*the Files : o f the I Now Yorkllittald. I 1 , --...1 • ! , ' ' JANUARY.' i ' , 1 , -- L.:l.—The members of thibLegishiture of yovt- York met at Albstnybut 4 the Nettie of le pi resentatives failed to e. , S peaker jt did no i organise., The following . .. the result fsrtho lee 4 ..?, ii. 'first vote tor. Spealtert-4:,;' { p 1 - , II Lyman Cklell,lKnow,NolYisg;) ' 1 ~ Henry A. Pendcrgast„ (114subliesm.) ~. - as, Benjamin Bailey, (hard I tlemooiats) 27 Scattering. ' i' ; " i 17 ' The hard shell Devoe State , Committee of New' York._ met at Alba*y and endorsili;the l , course of the Democratic iiketUbeM in the Unit ted States Houses of ltepreientittives. 1 1 ~, 2.—lion. henry A. lirielitioOlc . the oath of of= flce as Governor of Vs., forl'onr yesirs. 1 i 3.—The New qrk i berilLithell bemocratiC Central CommittesrMeta+Usioreed - the tones of the President's, ifsemel.tan tie t t el 'a rn i American , gustier - ,-,"1.44- -. c., ..........,....... i 4.—The LegisitOrto ofdlaineelecied SnUmel Wells, , old line Dessiectstki ;Governor of the, State. ~ Know Nothing sifitate l !Cottneii of Ohio adjourned, after adopting It mat that it moll # l kirs.o o, ,3l l i.ltes4 6 igew, the illlkie44 of slavery,bOt recommending the delegate from Ohio to oppose tlte twelfth soCtion. - B.—The anniversary ; of tho battle of New i - t - i l m - Az New York. by the The National, Xmerican Club of fielr tii= I-cbrated the anniversary of the battle of Newt Orleans IT atnind festieal in the Academy otl i Music. - Thiyemocrntic National Committed, met in Washington City - and elected . /June' 2d as the Any ori,whi t 6h to hold the National Dem 7 ocratic Convirntion at"Cineinnati, for the nomi nation of • eapiidates for President and/ Vice President, The Young Men's National Demo I cratie Chib, of Now York, ,celebrated the Bth of January at the Metropolitan theatre. A great Democratic sitais meeting was held in Washi ington City, which , was isttended by most of th members of Congress, and which. was addressed by Messrs. Richardson, of Illinois, McLane, of Maryland, Cobb, of C • corgia, and others. 'J.—The New Yorledloard of Education had , • twenty-two unsucceisful ballots fat a President / 10. L Live Oak Club,No. 1, of NeW York city held a meeting, at:, which Mr. George Law dt4' livered an ' , - ttie Wm./ Bigler, dem., wasieletted by the Legislature of Penneylviinii a genitor of the United States for six years, from the 4th of I ,..March, 18a5'.' 16.—The. New York Rouse of Represents - I tires succeeded, in electing a Speaker, after a number of trials, extending - through'two weeks' The plurality rule was adopted, and the last vote was as follows I Orville Robinson, detn., of Oswego conatY, 60 Lyman Odell, K. N., of Livingston county,, Erastue W. Olover, of New York; 11 A. Richardson, , ' dem .of Ill's 1* • neis,, withdrew his name as a candidate for Speaker of the United States llouse'of 'Repre sentatives and tke'deinocratio caucus nominal led James L. Orr,' of Smith Carolina, who re ceived4ho democratic vote of the 'Rouse. ^O.-Mr.Dunn, of Indiana, intioduced in the United States House of Representatives three resolutions; the tirst of which was to the effect that no man should lbe elected Speaker who would not exert Limseir for the restoration of the Missouri Compromise not. , The resolution was rejected by a yote of ;102 to 103. The sec ond 'es Antion declared that the' Missouri Com promise act should. be restored as en act of justice to all the people 'of the United States. which was adopted by a;voto of 101 to 100.J 7 'The third stated that the agitation of the sla -«s usele id tactic' t but very question was useless and factious until the Missouri Compromise act - was resto red, it was the duty of Congrtss, steadily ;aid firmly. to workto.that end. This Tali rejecied by a vote of 100 to 108. • 80.—A burl sad enthiniastht meeting; of the • citilens of Albany, friendly to the nomination of George:Law for President, ills held. 81. The Sena" of thti United States eleo ted A. 0. P. Nieholion, of the iTushington printer to•that botiy 7 t' 1 --• ••• , I FEBRUARY. , . - • ' 2.—The trnited k States House of Represent!' tires adopted the plorality ruin for the eleetten of a Speaker andslifter i roting one hundre d and' thirty,direle and ibeenpying o -,.,- ....1, ...... is '- 1 .:-.L.:-. _ . ' ...' 1- ...., -e' 11 ;4 ,-, ;. ..,..,; n ..., . El Mil U - _ 1' • . UARY - 2187 • • . eT44 41 Menthe of ,tho seed ,succaoiledii electing. s c preildhig