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Remaining in fht'Fott Qg&b at Stouir/uUnon Pai. r; t;;c. i;/utyf«/,-1841; ; • •Beattie Eliia 'Ahn .v/iSnfithrl'eter B / Golduian John , Wilson ' *:y**-*f***»& iff.*.-, v - JOHN STOUGH, P. M, Jno KrumlaufF No true hearted American can read the interesting discussion which has just termi minafed in the S.enate, without bejng. con victed of-the extraordinary ability with which the'interest and honor of the nation have-been vindicated. The correspondence) between Mr. Webster and the British Min-, ister, Mr, Fox, gave rise to this “keen en counter of wits, 5 ’ and the want of patriot ism, firmness and judgment of the former gentleman has been severely censured. It i,s possible that this war of intellectual giants would not have been, made upon the administration had not Mr. Buchanan called the attention of the. Senate to the conduct of Mr. Webster, in soVeadily assenting (as far as he could assent) to the peremptory de* mauds of British pqidc, and in so quietly submitting to British insult'. Our distin guished Senator being-perfectly versed in the, rules of diplomatic intercourse between nations, and the courteous language which should at all times be employed,' drew the attention of the people of the United States, to the arrogant tone and insulting language of the British Government towards our own, and undertook to vindicate us from asper sions and reflections which Mr. Webster should, more properly in the first .place have, resented. ,Th'e defence could not have fal cy to the task of vihdicatlnp;. our honor n bruadj.or preserving our national dignity at home, Tlib position therefore.which Mr. B. as sumed, was one of responsibility, and most, imposing in its character. The eyes of die whole world were upon him, Tor it was $ question in "which nations were interested, and the result.will be of the greatest'conse quence to all who have negotiations with the “haughty mistress of the seas.” That our Senator maintained the ground he occupied in the debate, is not disputed; that his ex position of the law of nations was correct, is equally,clear; and that his reasoning was of the most cogent and convincing character, every line of his (wo masterly speeches now before us, makes abundantly manifest. The first has already appeared in the Keystone, and wo shall present such extracts from the second before we close this article, as will, give a just idea of its merits, ant) in some measure cxcuse us for not giving it entire. The history of this celebrated McLeod ] case, up to the close of Mr. Van Buren’s. administration, is briefly this: In 183 r a party of British and Canadian volunteers at tacked the American Steamboat Caroline by night, while moored at the harbor of Schlos scr, in the state of New York. After cap turing the boat and killing or wounding ma ny on board, they deliberately towed her into the stream, set fire to her, and suffered the wounded and dying Americans to be precipitated over the Niagara cataract. This outrage upon the lives, property and terri tory of citizens of the . United States, by 1 British Subjects, was not disregarded by out 4 ; government, and the attention of the Brit-j ish nation"was officially called to it at an ' early day.. No notice however!, was taken! of our communication, and no satisfaction was given. In, this state ofaffiurs, in 1840, ■ Alexander McLeod came voluntarily in .the.! state of New York, and was arrested and indicted for murder,' perpetrated the Caroline. The British Minister then for thudrst time avowed the act to have been done by the authority of the British,Govern ment, and contended that therefore McLeod ought to be released, and the British nation held responsible agreeably to the law of na tions. :Mr. Forsyth, however, under in structions from Mr. Van. Burcn, declined giving him up,' but informed the British Minister that if by the law of nations Mc- Leod Vyasmbsolved from all personal respnn _6ibi|ity;on the assumption of'the act by his government, he. could/, have the benefit of that fact on his trial; but in . the op.ihion'of. Mrl?F, that defence would not avail him.- This! correspondence was laid before'the Se nate',and the course of M’r.'Forayth unani mously approved of. ; ’'/ .Tinmediately on the inauguration of Gen erat-Harrison and the appointment of . Mr. Webster as Secretary of SlatefMr. Fox, the lip and' pert iduuihdds'theVimmediate, release pf appendingtohis communication jnsinuatipn of a threat of* consequences, shouVclrhe not . given up.u£ : Mr. Webster forthWith?withm three-days, 1 direits the At torney general to proceed to Loekport where McLebd was bring tried, him that, as.the British GovernmehtlmdAyoWed 'the act. McLeod could hot.be held respon sible; but if he should be convicted, to see that's writ of error Was sued out to the? Sii preme Codftdf tKe-Uhited Slates.'- / A'c,o’py andeixweeks aftefwarda MK ad dresses a reply to Mr. Fox’s demand, in 1 Which he,'concedes,i.eveny. thingt—omits to notice the British'threat, and informs, that functionary that if the President, could ye- BY GEO. SANDERSON.] Whole No. 1407- From the Keystone • Debate in the Senate, on the .trrest of JneEtCod. Carlisle, Pd. Thursday July 15,184:1. I lease McLeod from imprisonment, he would !do so; and thereby abandons the- principle he assented to in the Senate, when lie ap proved by his vote of. Mr.' Forsyth’s corres pondence. , When Mr. Webster’s instructions to the Attorney -General and reply ,to Mr. Fox were laid before the Senate, it became the duty of that body to take some action upon them, and either to abandon ' the principle they had established at the previous session, or condemn Mr. Webster-for his departure from former opinions. It Was contended that Mr. W. had compromised the national honor, in acting upon a communication con veying a threat, before that threat was with drawn, and that it was,his duty to resenta (ny menace held over our "government—that he had misinterpreted the law of nations in deciding that McLeod was not responsible for murder, after the British Government had recognised, his act; and that ,Mr. Web-* stcr had mistaken the remedy, in instructing the Attorney General to sue out a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States, as that cob rt could, not entertain ju risdiction of the waiter. After recapitulating all the circumstances, and. commenting with ty on each, Mr. Buchanan observes: ‘‘Now- these are features in this transac tion any thing but creditable to our national character.. 1 think that sufficient decision and firmness have not been displayed by the American Secretary of State,. It. will ever JJ ylj^:h,r/ji/.v , r aionv' 6r \ieh'eraT“ .Tack - son that, in our foreign relatWns, we should ask only what was right, and submit to no thing that was wrong; and, in my judgment, the observance of that maxim' is the very best mode of preserving peace. When a nation submits to- one- aggression, another, will soon follow. It is wifh najionrf’ns it is with individuals, Manly.and'iirdmpt re sistance will secure you from a repetition of insult. If you yield once, you. wilk-bc ex ' pecjcd to yield again, and then again; till at) length there is ho qnd to submission. I do (not pretend that Mr. .Webster has.done wrong intentionally; all I mean to say is, that, in my judgment, he has not,in this in stance, displayed a proper and'becoming A merican spirit. If he-had waited a little longer before he prepared his instructions to. (he Attorney General; if hb had taken time for reflection before he despatched (hat offi cer crusading to New York, his .conduct would probably have been different." Ac cording to the practice ofdiplmnacy, a co(iv of these instructions was doubtless at once sent to Mr. Epx. It is certain (hat (hey were known to the British Government be fore the 6lh of May, because on that day they were referred to by Lord John Russell on the floor of the Mouse of Commons as a document in, possession of the British Cabi net.” Flic point of international law, whether an aggressioiuonrthe-territory of a peaceful state by the subject of another state, can be afterwards recognized by the sovereign and thereby absolve the individual aggressor from responsibility, is ably discussed.. Mr. B. contends that his individual liability re mains, and the peaceful state can punish a- ( n . v one invadjrig her territory before a, state |of public war exists, when individual rcs ■ ponsibillty ceases and tlie.sovereign is held j to account; and in support of his position he jquotes the following from .Vattel, a distln- I guished writer on international law; “However, as it is impossible,” says the author, “for the best regulated state, or for the most vigilant and absolute sovereign to model at his pleasure all the actions of his subjects,-and'-to coniine them oh- every oc casion to the most exact obedience! it would bo unjust- tp.impute to the nation-or-the so vereign every fault committed by the citi zens. We ought not, then, to say, in gen eral', that we have received an’injury from a nation, because we haVe received it from one of its members. . ‘‘But if a nation or.ifs chief approves arid ratifies the act of the individual, it then be comes, a public concern, arid the injured party is the,ri jn consider the nation as the real author of ihe injury, of which the citi zferi was perhaps only the instrument. ! ■ VjfihC'Offcn'lzd state has in her power the individual who has the injury, she may, unthont scfuple, bring him to justice and puritsh him. If He Hash escaped, arid returned'to his own slie to apply' to bis Sovereigri’to'have justice done in the case.”. .... The reasoning and il 1u st fations .ivi th which Mr; B. enforces!the law as laid. i dowh/are such as cblnhion ! sense ! and ;comirion justice law’ wei-e dlßerent, the Svea6ei\,slate would he always at .the mercy outlie more .powerful;, the! jess, in complete sufijeetioh to the great; the peaces ful fribntary’to the Warlike. ; AhotheC strong inference of the'Correctness’ of.Vatteli is to hediatvnfromtheFact.fhatnoother'autlrqr disputes this position, and none waS'brmio-hl forward by other Scnators in their defence of Mr. Webster. In the conduding specch of Mr, Buchan-. we'now.iityite'attenlioh, he Uis-, jjjays upon hjs broad shield-thfe innhtnerable arrows' hurled hy the advocates of Mr* Web sthr.'at.his h|&-'*^nly F lwbnder is thft hels ',lij reply to the.inany culogiuiha.on Mr.-Wh in which he is compared to Demosthenes, Cie ero,. Demetrius;; and others that school, boys .prate, df;_Mr.B. in sanjjs respects admits of 1 “OUR COUNTRYs—RIGHT OR WRONO,” 1 the parallel; arid sKoukl'h’c ever edit an edi tion of Plutarch, would, noMAubt place' the American Secretary and Roman Consul in' close juxtaposition: ' s .. '■ "I have bceri for many years acquainted with 'the distinguished author of the instruc tions to Mh Crittenden. For condensation, of thought nnd of expression; and- for‘power j of argument, that gentleman is not surpass ed by any unan in this country. But will these qualities alone make him a great prac tical statesman? No, sir, no. To be such a statesman, he must be powerful, in actions as yell as in atguments—rin deeds as well as in words. He must possess the clear and, sound judgment—the moral firmness, and the selt-rcliance necessary tadecide nnd to acL with promptness- and energy, in any crisis of political affairs. The Secretary; is. not the man whom I should select for my’ leadertin times of difficulty and daliger. In the mighty storms which shake empires, he is not the man whom I should place at the lielifi to steer the ship of State in safety, through the raging billows. Nature;gener ally distributes her gifts with 'ah impartial hand, Sonic she endows with great powers of eforjuence, and others with' great powers of action; but she seldom combines both in thfe same individual. Demosthenes himself, the greatest of orators,, fled disgracefully at the battle (I think) of Chpronaj, .and- after wards accepted a bribe; whilst Cicero was timid and irresolute by nature, and was, e ven in the opinion of Ids own friends, unfit forgreat I would not attribute to the Secretary that want of courage and firm ness which was so striking In Demosthenes and Cicero; and I present these examples that'great occasions. ,In leaving the Senate, the Se'c retary has, I think, left his proper theatre'of action. ‘Should* we be .involved' in serious difficulties with England, I doubt whether he will ever be ns conspicuous in the field <|f diplomatic-action, as he hap.beciA in. the field of'Mubale. _.Hisis- not-one of those majiter minils-wliich can regulate and con trol events.” „ , , . ..After administering,this . "side -wipe” to (hose who knew but "small Laiin. and less Greek,’? and which must.have been'a pleas : ant treat to Mr. VVebster’s. admirers, Mr. B. notices the argumepts-of each of the Se nators in opposition to him; . One of the principal reasons made use of in favor of McLeod’s release, was that a state of war did exist between Greaj Brit ain and the. United States, as soon as orders were given to invade pur territory with an armed force. Mr. I), contended, on the contrafy~that the capture of the Caroline was not an act of war, "because no power on earth except the supreme sovereign pow er of a nation, can make war.” And again refers to Vattel, where it' is written that “war, under the law of nations, can never be waged by any but the sovereign power of a state.” And agajO,— “subjects, there fore, cannot of themselves take any steps iri the affair; nor are they allowed to commit arty act of hostility,- without .orders from their sovereign.” Neither the British au thorities therefore in Canada, nor even, the supreme provincial government, could make war on the .United-Stafbs; and in the case of the Caroline, no ohe pretends that the British Queen authorized this act of aggres sion on our, territory.-. -Another author(Ru therfurd) is quoted ort this .point, who re marks that'"!/ the members of the nation make reprisals orgomniit acts , of . hostility, without being thus authorized, they ate!not under the protection of‘the law of nations; as they act separately by their own will, so they are separately accountable to the na tion against which they act.” - ; : ’We regret thatmur columns do not ndmit of a uiore general notice of this masterly production; but we must content ourselves with a fet®, more extracts, ami close this in teresting subject: ■ ~ “In every case pf a crime committed within’our territory by a foreigner, except only ,in actual war, the principle applies which I cited from Vattel in my opening remarks. The state or nation whose laws have beenmutraged; always puntshes’tho of fender. If the soverign of the nation Co which he belongs should approve or ratify his criminal act, in the language of .Vattel,pjt then becomes a pub lic concern against such sovereign.”, Bjit this does not prevent. the'offended ■ State from nringirigrihe criminal to justice ' under her Own laws. This is the Tulo"betwe6irl , nations at peace!" It applies slrictly-to the case of McLeod; because when the murder was committed withwhichheisoharged, arid ever sinfie. wo haVe) ; heon.at peace with Engr lend.* .1. had riot supposed that any. Senator wqu Id Controvert this ruin,'biriausqupbuitacxißtcnce dc- Ff the Qdeen 'of England; of ih’/lf ing Of the ferericji', in 1 the liriie' ofpriace, canrierid’eifiieaßriesThfo Vat country todxcite iDßUrrectiori;,and if* When-de tected Iri crimes-against our-lawa, theforeign.stov ereigri oan restuo. them frpm .puuishment by- ap proyirig their conduct, we are then .no longer so pt’eriiß.and independent within rpuf territory. If T,understood the Senator from Virginia '(Mr, Riyss).’correctly, he.contended’ thrift under, this very authority-which’ I have cited when properly understood) the recognition of any oriminafacloffffqreijrner Within our jurisdiction by his eovereign. would releaso tliß offender ifroin trial, and punishriierit incur eourta.of Justice. - Up on this recognition, tbe prison doors must flyiopqn; and evqn;the murdered escape, ,Teanriqt consent to argnb this propoellibri; bbtl shall ptebbrit to'the Senate an bwri oburiity if hiaddctririewewobiriariiiW, ‘ ; “Suppose the'Goyeriior of Jamaica should tend an emissary inloone bfourwouthbrnatates lbt tliß purpose ofiDflamlngthepasßiprißqf.theslayqa.a-, Bain?! IhQirmavmreond.cicitinga servile insur- such.en omiqsw l ®?*: *? b ? h?W ac * countable, to iho laws of this state for .his bets, be cauae thblßrilfah Government; whoso subject he is, may have authorised the suppression of slavery in lhis oruolrrianncr) - Although blopd arid assas sination may follow In his footsteps, yet must he, [AT .TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, New Series—Vol. 6. No. 6. when arrested "and brought before a conrt of justice to answer,for. hia crimes,:be surrendered .to his sovereign the moment his surrender is demanded?!’- ■ “The communication then proceeds to reiterate the demand of McLepd’s surrender, and, threatens us-wilh the serious consequences'which .must fol iqw our refusal. How have thb Senators on the , opposite side treated this plain and palpable threat? The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Choate) did not allude to it at all; and this was his most prudent course..- The Senator from... Connecticut (Mr. Huntington) explained it aiyay ip a summa ry manner, by stating that the serious consequences to which Mr. Fox alluded in Ids letter, were'not |AVar against,the United States, but simply those which would result.from disputing what he deem ed a settled point in the law of nations! The Senator himself could not forbear from smiling, Whilst placing this Construction upon the threat, i ms example allows how certainly even a gentle man of great ingenuity must be lost,whenever ho attemps to explain away clear and plain language conveying a direct and precise meaning. This threat can nevet.be explained away by any human ingenuity. - “Sir, it Was wo who had cause to was we who ought to have demanded from the British Government the surrender of the captors of the Caroline and themurderera of American citi zens ort that fatal expedition, that,they might bo tried and punished, under the laws which they had violated. Wo owed it to ourselves and to our character before the world to make this demand the very moment when the' British Government first justified the outrage to Mr. Webster.''. But instead of this, when one of.theso .miserable .bandits. was arrested within our territory upon his own boast ful acknowledgement that he was' guilty, the British Government at once interpose, to save him from trial and .from punishnfcnt; and they, instead of us, become thcjictors. The British minister, in effect, tells Mr. Webster, “we cannot regard the UghtSjjfy.ourJSovercigh and independent states; it 1 is the government of the United States vghich wo hold responsible,; we 'thereforq demand of you the -release, of, ouslodjpnfAha state ofi | from your refusal. „ ■ ■ | “Mortal man, in civil life, never had a more glo rious-opportunity-of distinguishing himself than was presented tothe American-Secretary of State on this occasion. Had he acted as became the great nation whose represented yeJio'was^.He;would* have w{on the gratitude of his country and enroUed his name, among the-most illustrious .states'lnen. The opinion of mankigd, would, have justified a high tone on his part towards tho British. Govern ment; and I verily, believe that such a tone would niost effectual, mode-of. preserving . peaco Between the two nations. - We had drunk the cup of forbearance to its last dregs, and-we Ought tliemfo have displayed a little of that patri otic indignation which th'6 conduct,of the British- Govefnmerit was so well calculated to*excite. A small portion of the spirit of the elder William Pitt would have impelled the Secretary to pursue the proper and politic course for his country as well as for his own fame. “The British Government, ought to have been told that wo could never yield to a threat. They ought to have been told by the American Secretary, “yog must first withdraw this threat before we can do even that which we believe to bo justice.” This is the conduct which honorable men pursue towards each other, and ills the conduct required from a great nation by the public opinion of the world., ... . . , “Armed at all points the Attorney General was directed to ace that a writ of error should he taken to the supreme Court of the United States from the judgemnt of the court in New York, in oaso the defence of McLeod should be overruled. “If there bo any law in existence which author izes such anappeal from the judgemnt of the Su preme Court of one of the sovereign States of the Union, in case of murder jieculiarly within the jurisdictionofits own laws, 1 donot know the fact. The Secretary of State is a great lawyer, and in hia researches he may possibly have discovered such a law; but yet I venture to assert that the de cision of tho Supreme Court of Now York, wheth er for or against McLeod, will be final. I shall he glad to learn the opinion of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Huntinoton) on this subject, who is a profound and able jurist.” ... On the whole wo. are satisfied that the more familiarly the public become acquainted with this correspondence,tlie more wil l public indignation be evinced, at the same submission of Mr. Webster—- a’submission riot only of spirit but of judgment resigning implicitly both the.dignity and justice of the nation. ' Mr. Buchanan will not fail to rebblve the merited applause of ail parties, for his able exposition of national law, and fearless vin dication of national; honor. And we hesitate not to assert, that,qs far as these speeches are read, vytll.he have, edmiriers; rind the important truths which bo inculcates will sink deep into tlie ininds of all readers. We question whether evenin the palmy days of Jackson’s.political victories, Mr, Buchanan had more o f .popular opinion on his side, than he now has in this controversy; and that' he has done full justice to thecause he has espous ed, not eventho sceptical -will dispute. . Aaron Burr and ms Daughter. Tho history of every nation is fraught with romantic incidents; . England has the Story of- Iter Alfred—-Scotland of 'her Wal lace* lirittßrlice, her Maryland her' Charles Stuart—lreland : her Fitzgerald—France her Man with the Iron Mask; arid' Maria Aiitofriettu—Poland her Tiradde.us, .& Rus sia' her- Siberian Exiles. But we very, much doubt - whether any-exceeds l in. : interest .the singularly-teaching story of Aaron Burr, & his highly-accomplished, ; his 'beautiful .and devoted; daughter Theodosia.- The rise-arid fqlliof Burnn the afTeotions Wf his couhtry men; mresubjectsofdeep historical interest. At one time we see him carried on thfewave of popularifavoft that theFceßtdencyitself seeiried alDiost williio liiS grasp—which he only ifiisaedtobeoome the:second officer in the new-Republic. ‘He becanieVicß Presi dcntqf tbq States., How rapid, his rise!’ and'then his fall—how sudden, how completel In consequence of his duel with Hamilton; lie became.a fugitiye from justice —is indicted for,murder by .the,Grand Ju ry of New Jerseyrrrfli.es,to .the Soathr-lives for a few months in obscurity, until (he meetingwf Congress,, when lie crimes forth arid again takes’ the Chair qs ,President of the Senate.. After his term expires,, he goes to the West, beqomes the leading spjrit in a schcme of ariibi tion tri i.iiyade jM.exicb; (Jve» ry few will nowibelieve hesoright adismem bermentoftheUniohj—ikb'rquglitbaqka prisoner of Stateito piclitrtori(l; charged :with cedjtoleavri.lhi.s'liatiyelaadaridgotrisßu rripe, ’ In fce : if AGENTS, : John Moore, Esq. Newvill Joseph M. Means, Esq. Hopewell township. John Wunderlich, Esq. Shippensburg. i Mateer, Esq, Lee’s X Road*. John Mehapfy, Dickinson township. Jr. Esq.. Hogestown. George t. Gain, Esq. Mechanicsburc Frederick Wonderlich,. do. Jons StougH, Esq,. Stoughstowh. , Daniel Krysher, Esq, Churchtown. Jacob Longnecker, Esq. Wormleysburg, J., B. Drawbau.gh, Cedar Spring, Allen tp. . Martiw G. Rupp, Esq. Sbifemanstowri, tires tq France, where lie lives in reduced circumstances, nt times not being able to procure a meal of victuals. ' ' After an absence of Several years be finds means to return home,‘ v and lands in Boston without a cent in his pocket, an object of distrust to all. • Burr had heard no tidings of Ins daughter since his departure from home; he was anxious to hear from her, her and her> boy, an only child, 1 in whom his whole soul seemed bound’ lipl— The first news he heard was that hisfgrand cjdld died while he was an outcast in for eign lands, which stroke of Providence he felt keenly, for he dearly Icivcd' the boy. Theodosia; the daughter of Burr, was the wife of Gov. Allston, of South Carolina. She was married young, and while her fath er was near the zenith of his fame. ’She was beautiful and accomplished, k lady of the finest feelings, an elegant writer; a de voted wife, a_fund mother, and a most du tifol. ami loving daughter, who clung with redoubled affection to thefortunes of ner.fa ther as the clouds of’ adversity gathered a roond him, aind he-was deserted by friends Whom he had formerly cherished. The first .duty performed after his arrival here, was to acquaint Mrs. Allston of his return. She immediately wrote back .to.him that she .was coining jfo see him, and would meet him nra few weeks in New York. This letter was couched in the most affectionate terms; and is another evidence of the power anil purity of woman/s love. , • In the expectation of seeing his daughter in a few days. Burr received much pleasure. Shr iMithrornnelifrtrrupinrw grandchild, friends and all were gone;’ his iSte u 6lrt?.Lftl9!Srreitiaiiie'd tb cheerand tfle'fiYening ofJda lifoi'-antt to.welcoine'hißS'<''' then weeks—and weeks were lengthened into, months, yet naught was heard of Mrs. Ajlston. BuTr grew impatient, andbegan to think that she too had left him—sp apt is misfortune to doubt the sincerity of friend ship. • At Ic.ngth he received ,a letter from Mr. Allstoii, inquiring if his wife had arri ved safe, and. stating that "she had sailed from Charleston some weeks previous, in a vessel chartered -by him on purpose' to convey her to New York. Not rcccivihg ' any tidings of her arrival, he was anxious to learn the cause of her silence. What had occurred to delay the vessel? 'why had' it not airived? .these were-ques tions'which Burr could ask himself,' but no one could answer. - , • . The |equel is soon told. The vessel ne ver arrived. It undoubtedly foundered at sea, and all on board perished. No tidings have ever been heard respecting the vessel, the crew', or the daughter of Aaron .Burr— all were lost. This last sad bereavement was only required to fill his cup of sorrow. 'The last link was.broken’ which bound him to life. The uncertainty of her fate but ad ded to the poignancy ot ' his grief. Hope, the last refuge of the.afllictcd, - became ex tinct when years had rolled on, and yet no of the loved and lost one were glea ned. Burr lived in New York until the year 1836, when he died. 1 last years of hia life were passed, in comparative* obscurity; Some few old friends who had never whol ly deserted him, were his'companion's; thpy closed his eyes in death and followed his body to the grave, where it will, rest till the trump of the Almighty shall, call ■it into judgment. " - ■ ■ : Such is a brief sketch of the latter part of the strange and evcntfurhislory of Aaron Burr. None of the family now live—it has. become_ extinct—and of his name but lives in the history his country and in the remem brance of those who knew him. Jlalher Funny— Street Scene. —A gentle man’pushing'down the stfeetin hot haste; a ragged urchin running after him. - • . f ‘Slither ! Mithcr! O, Mithcr ! I thay— Millier.* . ' '■ •Are you calling me, boy?’ • ‘Yeth,.thir; I thwow what .a hurry you itli ‘Well,’ speak quick; What do.ybu want! -~ IVe.mo'time. to spafe;’ ''' , t ' ~: \ , • *lth you" going down threetr* : ‘To be sure; you; .little dunce—what do you want?* ’ : 1 ‘ w t to "huh t our old llipeckledhen.and if you thee her; I wish you’d catch her for me. Coth. yoii thee, l’in tsred;a looking for her.’ ' The American Ahiuy.—-Mr.Buckingham, the traveller, has the following' paragraph relating to the' American Navv: ■ . “The American Navy comprised at pre sent, 1 three decker of, 120 guns, the Pehn sy/vmiw built at Philadelphia; and ‘said to be the largest ship in the world, capable of mounting 150 guns, though rated at' only 1&0, and' probably carrying -ntf liiorerat pre sent; IX two deckers rated at74V though all capable ofcafrying frbmSO-fo 90 : guim each; 18’frigates, of 64,v«|4,Vand;a6:gunS:reV spectiyelv; 16 sloops. ol;-24 and-.XS 'gun's each; .and .10 schooners;- of 12 and i-I0 guns ■each—-making, altogether 0h1j:56, vessels of every class;-,and.yet ainall 7as l it isMmlhe immber ;of its.ships itsefficiencyis-so great, and the-skill'of its officers and seamen'so conspicuous,' that it-is superior Jn- actual 1 force to any other Navy in the, world, ex cept that of Great Britain, and would‘ not shrinks jßingle-handed,from; a, contest with it, gun “fur gun, and man for inan, with a probability of being victor.* . v V : Four thousand eight hundred and eighty, nine emigranfs.arrived at New Fork during the. week ending, on Saturday, ;■ The ship Laurel brought 304. - '-/v;-; ; ; The Jew? of the Holy Lamlltateincrea-;: sed withnr the. lasi five .years from S,OOO td more tlian 40,000 ~ “4:J^^nMns^er<)fln•, , means «>ititigrrU»ted«i4 - ;lbcn;“puUinjf?? out for lowa'or TiXM.
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