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Graham's new stone building,in South IlnnoVcr street, a few doors from Burkholder's hotel, and dl rctly opposite the Post-office, where those having business wMl'iileasc call. iJocUcrU. THE SECRET. DT JAMBS 6BBQ.QR OR A NT. In n fair laity'* heart on<\e n secret was lurking, - It tossed, amt It tumbled—it longed to get onl f The Lip* half betrayed ,jt by smiling and smirking.' ' And Tangut was impatient to blab it, no doubt; Hilt Honor looked stem on the subject. And gave it in charge to the Teeth, (sn cnrlnnling am) white!) Should the captive attempt an cnlopcmeht, to save it By giving the Ttys an admonishing bile! ’Twos said, and *twns settled ; Sir Honor departed; Tongne quivered ami trembled, but dare not rebel, Whou,rinbl to its tip. Secret suddenly started. And hair in a whisper escaped from its cell! - Quoth the Teeth in a pet, •* we'll ho'even for this!'* And they bit very hard, both above and beneath. But the Lip* at that moment were bribed with a Kit*. And they popped out tlio Secret, “in spito of their teeth THE YELLOW LEAF. Tim yellow leaf!—tlm yellow leaf!' Hath xticrl upnTi tlm woods, ngolii, A radiance Imonliful, but brief.— A seeming glory, though'a stniii I Ami lo! wlmt tints.of roseate.blush, Amici tlm clustering foliage glow, An if,.on every true and. bush. Anoilmr Spring were lightning nowl Ah! trust not Hint alluring hue I Tlm bloom of Autumn** Aiding wreath Is but a hectic flush-too true— The hnrolil of decay nmi death! The spoiler thus permits, awhile, On. beauty's cheeks the rose to glow, ' Itnt plies, beneath ttic Insidious guile, - With treacherous stealth the work of woo I The yellow leaf! the Hiding leaf! In brightness clad, but frail as fair. Proclaims a tale of seasons brief, - Ami bids thee. tliouglillow JUan, preparol araKfliccnancottfl. Extracts from Carlton'* “ Baltic of nuciia Vista." ENGAGEMENT OP THE MISSISSIPPI Hl* FIREMEN. After llio Mexicans had failed In their attack on Buena Visl.i, they made determined efforts to force their way to the road nt n point nearer the. plateau. They brought down, from near the mountains opjm site it ml to the left of the hacienda, a fresh brigade ol cavalry, covered by (nfujitrj in all its passages of ravines. With tl»ss Vd^apccli.ld“e»g»go (ho Mississippi riflemen, the fragmohi'of iho Indiana volunteers, and the 3d regiment of the same, who were still acting logolher, and who had near them one howitzer under Cupt. Sherman. The position of these troops was some live hundred yards nearer the road than the point where Col. Davis' regiment was firsl engaged in the morning, but farther dowri the ravine. As soon ns this new brlgago indicated, by (ho manner of its approach its determination to charge oar riflemen and infantry, they were rapidly formed to receive it. Tho Mississippi regiment, in lino of battle, extended across tho little plain upon which they were,—-their right being nearer (ho ravine, their front towards (ho mountain, bill more to tho north. In this way, nn obtuse.re-entering angel was present, cd towards tho approaching cavalry,Sherman’s how itzer being on its left. .The enemy was formed in closo column of squadrons, and came down the slope at an easy hand gallop. His ranks wore well closed, his‘troupers riding knee to knee, and dressing hand, somcly on their guides. All (ho flags and ponnons were flying—some fifteen hundred of (horn—the men uniform, and tho horses were elegantly '"«li|rtftt6ncd..“ Every lancer sat creel and kept his charger well fn hund { and (he whole brigade preser ving exactly its intervals and (ho direction of its march, moved forward with the ease and.regularity of the best drilled troops on a field day. Hud (he commander of (his beautiful army desired (o win the applause of both armies, ho could tint have it put in better order, or led his men in belter style. The tout üßemhle of his column was most ndmirshhtyjjli.liad a sort of air about it—an easy, nonchalant .manner of going into .the work—•which could not bill recall to one’s mind his ideal pictures of the cavalry oflho olden d iys. Tho«o fine fellows were the chivalry of Mexico, and, with the exception of the President's guard—the regiment of Uuzztrs—they werothe most dashing.troops (ho Republic over sent to the field. Opposed to them were our men nn fool—a mere handful in'eumparison, and having about them none oflho "pomp and circumstances,” tlia glitter, and gold, and feathers, and tassel*, of their antago nists. _ They stood calmly and fearlessly still, with their pieces at a carry. Rut, they too, had an nir, one that had mischief in it. Their ranks had been thinned out, and some of their best imjn htid ihlicNß There were ovon fathers standing there', wtrppo sops had gono down by their sides, their pot hoyrf, whom they had roared and brought forth to, tight for (heir Country. And lharo sons, tod, whoso clothes half been baptised with their fathers' b|upd, not vct_jjCV. Brothers, who stood shdiilddr ib'slioultler in the mor- stood so no mure; but, while one lay stark and motionless upon tho earth, tho other was near by to avenge him. Thoro wore neighbors, 100, and frionds, who had grown up together in school boy days.— Jhey were now separated. Thu survivors now stood Jlicro, while those who hud borne nlllhcso tender re. uliuns to them wore strewn, dead or dying on every hand. Yet oil in sight they lay;—tho familiar farms and faces of those to whom they had boon deeply attached, and whom they had culled by (heir first names from their infancy. It cannot bo won* dcrod then that these men stood firm. It Was a sublime, a terrible sight. Tho troops on keth sides wero so cool and determined, that ol.) know the struggle must bo sanguinary and desperate •n the extreme. Not a word was spoken; the din for a moment of tho surrounding battle seemed hush ed; tho rumbling sound of the earth, as (ho brigade ■wept onward like a living thunderbolt, appeared to bo tho only manifestation oflho opprooching carnage. As tho Mexicans empo nearer, they evidently iiidnl- K°d in the belief, that they could draw (ho fire ©four men before-it could be very destructive; and that men while the pieces wore empty, they could over whelm the slight-barrier before them, and finish their work with a lanoo, Bui finding, on the contrary, that not u piece was discharged nor a mop moving, . whole brigade began inatinotly to diminish Us gait, 1 hero was a fatal mistake; and, on. their side, 1 " co * ne d a pity it should have been made,it was so out of the skill indicated by their soldiery appearance ttiitl gallant bearing. Finally, instead of dashing; orvvard in a most splendid charge, as they could I »avo donejijiving the ground upon which to execute h (hoy hud the madness to pull up to a walk, and at I |o ngih to halt in tho very not work of tho two lines 1 hro. The instant they did so, tho pieces came own on both faces of the, angle, as If swayed by the amo hand. For a moment their muzzles moved tbout, us each man felt for his aim; then they aloudy and firm ss bars of stool. Now, like cd* u r * lrum P u l* (ho dreadful word was shout ■uT. ***” Two, shoots of flume converged on brigade. It woe appalling! The n0 ‘® hfcad of (lib coluYnO was prostrated, and rider {loss-horses, a. multitude,-and crimson with blood, from It in-every direction.: . Before ()io Mexicans could recover from the effects of the blow, Sherman cut them, up with grape and canister. Then came the rapidly and deadly ffring i by, file, our riflemen and infantry. No troops in (he 1 .world could have faced it without the most awful flachficdof-lifo; and undcritthe whole brigade gave t way, and’fled towards, the mountains/leaving the ground literally covered with its dead. In this affair, had it not been for that unaccounla* I bio and suicidal pulling up to a.halt before a body of ; the best mnrksfncn in the world, and distant only I eighty yards;~~lind this compact mass cavalry, in ! room of doing thus, dashed at speed into thh angle before' them, they . would Jmvo lost many, men, no doubt; but it is difficult.to conceive what could have saved Iho-Mississippi and Indiana-troops from utter destruction. And, had so largo a force broken through our lines, and at (his time gained the road between Buena .Vista and La Angclura, (ho fortune of the day would again have becil placed in a jeopar dy most painful to contemplate. the fortune op a volunteer, Nearly two years ago, o, young man, who .was ploughing in.a field by the side of a road that-led to Lexington, saw a hoipcman passing by with rapid speed. . Ho hailed him and enquired what was the nows, and in return was told that the buttle of. Palo Alto and Rcsaca do la Pulma had been fought and won.. Tim oxen were quietly chewing their cuds,and the furrow was but half finished when bur hero re* solved that he too would do something, for his coun try. Poetry and reality.arc .very much like vinegar and oil, and will not readily-combine, and wo must therefore slate lliat llie young Kentuckian instead of calling out his vassals and leading them,* 1 casque on head and spear in hand” oyer tho draw bridge that crossed the moat near his castle walls, ho very coolly unyoked.his cattle, drove them up to the barn yard and - told his u daddy” that he “was off.” ' Ho said that ho was going for he was deter mined (lint one of the family at least should get n a glimps of the [Jails of the Montezuma*.- The old mun took down a ride from a puirof hooks (hut were fiislcncd.in the wall, and said to.him, v Harry, I shouldered that at the river Rasinrroqmo.buck with it, I don’t care how rusty, but don’t flinch fire 7 Hero, wife,give me the stocking!” Tim mother of the young, man, who had overboard tho conversation, came slowly forward,and with tears in her eyes,put tho hard earned savings of the season in her hus band's hands. - , " Harry,” said the old man, “here’s $«I0, go and boy—toko tho old'while mnro cud spur her up till you gil a steamer—jump aboard and never slop till you git to New Orleans—then land yourself on another vessel and steer away for Mexico—give tho yellcr fellows pills from tho iron month of that old rifle, hut above all things Harry, come homo like a man and not likc.a dog, or I’ll give you ono of the whalings Hint you ever caught in your life! Tho young man know his father’s temper,and whilst the crystal tears coursed down his sun burnt cheeks, he grasped his aged parent’s hand, and (hat unmista. kublc, unspoken, but true thrill of affection passed through the hearts of both. It was sadder still to purl with (he mother, even when.yet u girl she had made her home In the dark and bloody ground of Kentucky.. Sim did not weep, but there was a rpois. lure in her eyes, and u pallor on. iier brow, that the fountains of lhc.dccp a (lection in her,bosom werb well nigh broken up, A moment more and she- hud purled with h« only son— 4»grjmpjirorcvei> ,Ri%;ia kWrtjtCW autfqly.bugs iiis.-arm.Hdrry janipctl on the old more and darted off as swiftly as her aged i hoofs would carry him to (ho first steamboat landing on the river, in less than a week he.was in New Orleans, an hour afterwards enrolled himsult.as a member of Co. C.,— Volunteers.' Tho next day ho embarked for the Rrazo*, and as.may well be ox* - peeled, suffered considerably from rain, sun and sand. Orders were given to march, and march they did un- i til they cairtq to Matamorns, when they embarked on board tho 4 Halchec Eagle," Capl. Stephens com* l mundlng, bound up Urn river for Camargo. After a I weary passage o'( thfeb days i/pori that beautiful riv er the Rio Grande, which by the bye, is so crooked,! that a man who is looking for Ilia bow of (ho boat has to turn around and fix his guza dpbn tho stern*' post, and then is at a loss to know which tta£ ho is travelling, tq wua eqfLjr fn the morning—tho (Jenso chaparral that skirted the banks of tho river veiled (ho seen beyond from tho anxious gaze of tho travel ler. Gen. Lamar, Col. Whiling, Col. IldknajV,' and others, were standing upon the upper, deck, It was indeed a beautiful aspect. The flmnlngoeq, with their crimson plumage; were to bb seen upon almost every httlo Inlet, and tho tall cranqs like so mnnny whltc legged up and down tho shore. 00. cusiontilly ono might see a Mexican maid dcccnd to Hie river's hank to fill her earthenware,jar with wa ter, and then run away ns though llmdovlVwa* after her. All were gazing upon tho novelties with which they were surrounded, when suddenly in turning h bond, the pilot pointed to a boat on the larboard. A grey Inured officer slated that ho thought that tho boat was blown np, and his opinion was too troo.-r -1 ho steamboat rapidly approached tho scono .of dis aster, ond in a few momenta on aw lift picture was presented. Tim « Enterprise” hud bursted her boil er ond wasn wreck from stein to stern.. A’ hundred wounded creatures Were howling and wriclhing, like so many maniacs, upon the deck and In Urn chapar ral. Amongst them was a young man, who by fiill* ing off n piece of limber, had hrokon his arm. Our Kentucky friend was the first to step upon tho jyrc.ck} and taking tho wounded map In )iiM,armn ho Brought him on hoard tho steamboat and nursed hint ns ten* dcrly as he would have nursed a child, until they reached the Reynoso. Tho man who was wounded said ho wan very grateful and would never forgot tho kindness of tho young Volunteer. Well, limp passed mi, and a series ; of victories that appeared like star after slur in tho crimson firmament of war, showed in the distance the horizon of peace, Hurry fought from Monlurny to tho city of Mexico, and It was on* |y the other day ho returned toNew Orleans with tho opinion that ho had scon sufficient of war to rest up. on his pars for a spell. Ho had forgotten the “En. lcrprise M and tho stranger that ho had so generously adopted to. On Saturday lust, whilst walking down Royal street, Harry was hailed by a parson whoso features ho thought ho recognized. Whan the meet, ingtook place ho found out. that tho stranger wild hud accosted him was (he sumo individual ho. hud nursed on the banks of tho Rio Grande. A’.change hud taken place in (lie fortunes uf both, hut tlio grat ilude of the one was, not forgotten. Tho stronger wolcomsd his humble friend with nil the warmth of a noble heart,and invited him to his residence. Hero he introduced him to his cousin, a beautiful young lady eighteen years of ago. It did’nt tfcko long for Harry to ingratiate himself Iplo the damsel's nfl’ec* lions—they rapidly akimpicd over the surface chile until they came to. matrimony, and in that .blissful stream mutually resolved to sink or swim.; A: noble steamboat wont away «n Tuesday evening last,' and Harry and bis betrothed, were on board. The lady brings (ho poor volunteer $50,000 m hur own right,: and ho brings her a manly form, an honest jicarLand nn unblemished character. .. ' - The Heart.—The little I have soon pf (ho world and know of (ha history of mankind, teaches nib to look Upon the orrpfs brothers in sorrow nplin’angor. When I take the history of bno poor heart that has sinned and Buffered, and represent to myself tho struggles and temptations it has passed through; the brier.pulsations of juy; (ho feverish inquietude of hope and fear; the pressure of want; the desertion of friends { the soorn of the world, that has little charity} and.(he desolation of the soul's sanctuary, and threatening vices within—health gone—hnppi* ness gone—l would fain leave tho erring soul of my fellow man with HimTrom whose hand it came. Longfillow, Beautiful.—A poet anyiv t very beautifully, In do* scribing (he devotion of u wife: , . "She clung to him with womaii'a )ovo, .MNb the Ivy lo the oak.. . . ' • While font neeil with crushing force. , , ' Earth's chilling toinpOßt broke.” ; “,OUR OOUNtiIY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT —BUT RIGHT OR WRONG,OUR COUNTRY.” CARLISLE, PA., U, 1848. From Da Barrl's Memoirs. FRANKLIN. ; Tlio Americans .were extremely im'paitenl ib sec themselves formally recognised as *n idnopbndcnt. nation by France and. Spuini; With a view of expe diting so.important a measure, they had scntMcssrs. Doano and Bcnji Fr&p.kUn as plenipotentiaries to the French Court;; the;forffler of,these personages croa ted but little interest, while the jgrilly acquired cslqb^, rity of the Utter prevented him from escaping unob. served. . Ho became the rage in France ; a perfect mania existed to converse with him, and to obtain those coveted advantages, ail ranks and classes con.’ tended wfill the most violent eagerness. Franklin,' i was, indeed, well worthy the trophic of being thus i courted, and sought after, for of* all the old men, of i Europe, ho was at once the handsomest, most frank, sensible and informed, yet simple as a child,-and veiling beneath tho most unassuming manners; a depth of political talent few ever possessed. His open and ingenuous character won over all hearts to his cause, and none who had the .gratificalioh of listen ing ,to the persuasive eloquence of this highly, gifted man, hesitated one .moment to wish well to the Amer ican cause.- .Without Ifts aid I am persuaded (ho Frepeh monarch would never have declared in their favor. ' ■ ■ : r- . • .With much good sense, Fraoklinal first kept aloof from the crowd with which hp:wna besieged, and this reserve only still farther excited French curiosity:' ■“pardon mo,** was (he answer of tho'kind hearted old plenipotentiary ; i*.bul until the independence of my.country is fully recognized, I cannot.accept your kindness and friendly invitations; reasons of the greatest importance restrict mo to a life of privacy until then.” “But llio princess of—; , the duchess of-; , the marchioness of , arc all looking for llio happiness of seeing you.’* “ Acknowledge my country free, and I submit to bo led whithersoever you think proper.* 1 “ Assuredly we must do so, since your society Is to* be obtained on no other terms.” And the most Jive* ly solicitations, were mode to, tho King and Cpmpto dc Mnurepas on (ho subject. . ... That minister shrunk from- the very idea of war, which musl.drog him from his lovely .repose; while the queen looked with horror npon the picture of a notion where the subjects, were in open revolt against their sovereign: ; The King, with his usual plain good sense weighed (he question in all its bearings, and while,as a French* man, he saw all the advantages of depriving Eng* land of the brightest jewel in her crown, ho yet, os a.King; dreaded the effect so dangerous an example of republicanism might have-on.the minds of a pee* pic ever eager after novelty arid change. A bold step on (he part of Franklin; decelerated (ho decision of the King.' Tho Africfican envoy weary, of the repeated delay ho mol with, wrote peremptori ly to the minister, requesting either u formal rcply lo Ins mission, or passports for his return home, within the next four and Uoenty hours. Ills terrified collca guo expected no Ifcss than an order for their. Commit ment to the Baslilo as the reward of such temerity; but bis fears were agreeably disnpjlcd when an an swer nrrivcd.signifying that the government had at length resolved upon recognising as a nation, those who were in open rebellion ngainslthcir parent coun try. This step necessarily involved a declaration of war against England, and due preparations were nc cordingly made. .Its first commencement wasglori' niis to Franco from the splendid action, between .the, 'frigate called lia Bello Poulc, commanded byJVlKjde several! English<vcwol». -'A • t H•" r*-* FEMALE BEAUTY, Tlioso who oroancbstamCd to cnlighlqncd views of female beauty .will know''that there nrq different kinds of personal beauty amongst which that offprin and coloring bolds a very inferior rank. There is beauty of expression, for instance, of sweetness, of nobility; of intellectual-refinement, of feeling, of ani mation, of Aiockncss, of resignation, arid many other kinds ofbeauty, which may nil bo allied to the plain* cat features, and yot. nmy remain to give pleasure long after the blooming cheek has faded and silvery gray has mingled with llio'hair. And how far more powerful In their Influence upon others arc some of those kinds ofboauty! for alter all, beauty, depends more upon the movements of the face than upon (ho form of the features wjicmnl rest; and thus a conn* tunance, habitually under the influence of amiable feelings, acquires a beauty of the highest order, from the frequency with which such feelings aro the origi nating cause of the movements or expressions which stamp (heir character upon it. Who lias not waited for tho first opening of the lips of a great beauty sup ported by Jthq mind, tho music breathing from her face?* and who lias not occasionally turned-away repelled , by the uttcnblank, or worse than blank, whjeli tho,«jmplo rpovement of tho mouth, in speak ing of- smiling, has rovpalcd ? .Tho language ofpoc try describes the fond laugh ad indicative of tho vul gar mind; and, certainly there are expressions con veyed even through tho.iqcdlum of a smile, which nccq not Lavalfcr to inform us/thnt refinement, of feeling or elevation of soul has little to-do with (ho fair countenance on which they pro rmpred/idd* On the other hand, are plain‘women sbtnc((rnps mpl .within society, every movomoqt of , whoso fea tures Is Insljnot with intelligence;;.who—fromtho genuine heart-warm smiles which piny, about the mouth, the sweetly modulated voice, and .(ho- light ning up of on oyo that looks ns if It canid comprehend tho universe—became beautiful to those who live with them and love them. Before such pretensions 1 as these, how soon do tho pink and white of a merely pretty face vanish into nothing! MORAL CHARACTER. . ,Tliflr°VlflJelling which odds Bo.muoh to thoboau* ty and power of man, ad u good moral character. It la,hia wealth—his influence—his life. It dignifies him in every ,slation-r-oxalls him in every condition, and glorifies him at every period oMifo. Such a character is more lo bo desired than everything else on earth.. It makes a man free rind independent.— No sprvilft.^ool—no crouching, sycophant—no trench crqas hqnor«Boq]<'or qyor boro such a character. . The pure joys of truth and, righteousness never spring in, such a bosoirt* , tf youngmen but know how much a good' character would dignify and exalt them—how glorious it would muko their prospects, even in this life, miver should wo find them yielding to the gro* veiling and basc-btfrn.passions of human nature. , :A OEJjiI. PASSA,GJS.‘ ,_ t , ~ In a letter written In 183&, Lamartine llius beau* lifully explains his motives for entering political life: When the Divine Judge shall summon us to npponr before our .oonspioiioo at the end of our brief journey hero below,'oaf modesty, our. wenluicos/wlif not bo an excuse for bur inaction. It will bo of no avail to reply, wb vVoro nothing, wo could do nothing, wo were but a grain of'subd. Ho-will say to you, T placed before you, scales of a beam, by which the raco was weighed; In, the one wasv|M|mn;a in the other evil. Von wore but n ghiln WfjnmThpHfcubt, Iml who told you that that'grain wouUf'not have caused tho balance to incline.'my side? Vou have inlolli. gonbo to see, a conscience to dosido, and you should hayo placed this grain of sand in one or the other: you did neither. (he wind ilrl/1 it away : it Ims nbt boon ofanyuso to you or your brethren. A. Voucher.—-/V man once went to purchase a lorso of a Quaker.’" "Will ho draw well?” naked the buyer; "Thee will bd pleased to see him draw," said No. icnjiah. TJio bargain was closed, and'(ho farmer tried his horse, hot ho would, not stir. Ho.returned. "That horse will not draw im inch t" . "I did not 101 l thee he would draw, friend," said tho Quaker, "1 only, remarked that Ihoo would bo pleased to see him draw; and so, .should I, but ho would never gratify me in that respect.” , A-Fact.—Somebody says," bjdfflod ore they that do not advertise, for they ahaU rarely be troubled with customers!” *. THRILLINGADVENTURE. ; W© heard tbo-otlicr day a story related by an old .sailor, Capt. Jacob ——*— which l mode a great-jim-. prcssipn dn us, and which we wish wo could repeat W,ith:.lho' unction and nautical phraseology of the worthy narrator. . t ‘ . It .occurred during-the last war ; Thb-Captain, .who was anatiye of Plymouth, (Mass.) was running ; qn.the coast in a schooner laden with -flower. He had ..nearly/ reached his destination,.when he was overhauled.-by one of the enemy's frigate’s-who or dered.him peremptorily lo heave a line aboard. ...TPhqre ,wa { s no - resisting • tlio command; for the schoqncr was.without , arms, and the tender fill! of marines qiid sailors,'muskets and cutlasses. The captain liad h light but fair breeze aloft* his sails, and ho was driving on (o a reef, the cnlrace lo which he was perfectly familiar with and once inside which he .was sure of making port, undisturbed by the.tender. , In this y|ew .bo ordered one of the men forward with a lino; nnd in a clear, slentorlan voice, perfectly audible on board the lender sang out: “ neqvc your lino-aboard 1“ then added lie, iotlo voce , so ns' to be hoard only by his men. “ Heave it short The .Yankee sailor caught the hint, and ‘hove* according ttf directions. The end of the lino splash ing in the "water, .High.above the excerptions of tho English officer commanding tlio tender, rose the roar of the indig nant Yankee skipper., __ * . ; “Isi.Umtlhc way you JicayC a line, you lubberly son ofaefubT Heave the lino in ship-shupe, or I’ll feut-yolir llltf out! Heave it short J” '■ Agoirti llio lino- foil abort and the English officer and, Yankee captain vied each other in .showering imprecations and invectives on llio head pf the blun dering “ landlubber. 1 ’ Mcantvhitc tho kreezo was freshening, and the schooner drawing nearer the reef. Again and again tho order to. heave was given, 1 with, the sonic undertone addition, and (he same re sult. The Englishman began to smell the rat, and just as the Yankee captain threw himsclfflnt. on the deck, and made his men follow his example, llio re port of a dcitcn muskets was heard’, and a showering of bullets cirrnc whizzing through tho rigging. . “.LeWem fire and bo darned!“ said the captain— » ril>KoW Ihem a clean pair of heels.” . ’ -And taking his tiller between his heels, ns he lay upoq'.the'dcck, ho run the schooner cleverly injide the reef, f , . y, They were soon out of gun shot from the baffled tender. Up went lilb stars and stripes, with a hear* ly chccr fmm (ho mariners, and an old.oho-eyod sea 5 dog pulled out a rusty fife, ami gave them Yonkce Doodle In strains as mclodius as (ho triumphant notes of a porker that has escaped the butcher’s knife. Captain Jacob saved his bacon and flour too. IRISH WIT REWARDED, Curious tint! odd tilings not unficqucnlly occur' " before; lhe v Muyor.” The other day, in attending to situations in (ho police-force, the Mayor, it \vns supposed, wasnbout to invest Patrick Murphy \yil(| a “star,!’ when some ofhia Irish com. petUors outside the railing cried out : goin’ to ’pint Pul, ycr Honor? Ho canVwhte his name, yer Honor. “I am only receiving applications to-day; in ft fortnight wo innkc appointments,” said the Mayor; . and Pul,was- told In cull on that day two weeks.— ! Tito friepdityrough whoso influence Put had been induced lo.ljpply lor office surd to him, as they came Hail: _« • : iWjrtu jij; a big piecU */i'p&jScr and n good stout pen, ami keep Writing youf mime. I’ll “set Hie copy” for you.” ' Pat did a*directed; and every night for a fortnight I was scon running out his longuo and swaying; head over “Patrick- Murphy,Patrick Murphy," k the stylo of chirogrnphy generally known ns “course hand.” When I (to day for. the appointment came Pot found Ipmsslf “ before the Mayor,” urging his claim. - 1 • ' “Cun you, wriloyour namo?" said that excellent functionary. ... “Troth, on* it’s mcsilf llmt list kin!” answered Pah “ Take that pen,” said the Mayor, “ and let us tee you write. Write your name.” lie look the pen as directed, when n sort of ex- hurst from Ins surprised competitors who were in attendance: "Howdy Paul!—d'ye mind that , Mike? Pal’s a wrilin’l—he’s pot a quil in tits fist!” ."So. lie has, be Jabcfs!” said Mike, "but small good ’(Will do him; bo can’l write wid It, man !" Dul Pm (lid write; bo bad recorded bis name in o bold round band. "Tbnl ’ll do,” said (ho Mayor. His foiled rivals looked In ouch other’s faces will undisguised astonishment. A lucky thought strucl them: “Ask him to write aomehody elae'a name,-yer Honor,” said two of them, in a breath. ‘‘That’s well thought at,” replied, the Mayor:.— ” Pat, write my name 1” Hero was n dilemma j but Pat was cquullo It. “Jlfs write'yer HonbrV name 1” exclaimed he, with,a well di-sombled •* holy horror j” “mk commit a forgery , and I u goia’ on tha PeJisscoJ J can't do »7, yor Honor J” .. Andlio couldn’t—but his wit saved him. and lie Is now “ a ‘star* oflhe first magnitude.”—/A. , VOUNO^EN. It should bo tho iiiin of young man lo go into good 'society—wo incim not the rich, nor llio proud, llio| fashionable, but (ho society oflho wise, tho intelligent, and the good. When you find men who know more ilmh you do, and from whoso conversation you can gather information, it is always safe to be found with them. Ili.has broken down ninny a man to associate with thu low* and vulgar, whore the ribald song was inculcated, and tho'indccetil dlory told lb oxcilo laugh, ter or influence .tho ,hi|d passions. ■ ' Lord Glarcdon attributed success and happiness in life to associating with persons more learned and virtuous than ourselves.., \fyou wish to bo wise and rbspcolml,.ir,you desire. liiippinossand.pot misery, (wo advise,you to osaoclnlc with the intelligent and good. Strive for excellence and strict Integrity, and you will never bo found in tho sinks of pollution, or in tho ranks of gamblers. - Onco habituate yourself to, a Virtuous course, onco sccuro n lovo for good .society, and . no punishment would bo greater ‘ban by accident tp,bo obliged far a half a day to as* lociulo with the low and vulgar. ‘y. ~ *7 1 » I ■> ■■■■' ■ i An Incident at tiik Sud-Treasurv.—A lady and gentleman having passed through tho'nppcr part or Customhouse, examining (ho vurimiH rooms, old records, musty JtjprtkH, mafble ceilings, floors, cot., (lid Impbiuid jaldthey would jAxl proceed down stairs, Vitcro they old whllojiorso “vol stfcqlts do ;|gwS|B»W»MW a pooh!” Accoidingly (hoy Treasury, nnd the Hon, Mr. ——‘iiilrodpccd hisli’mlnblo Indy In ex Governor Honcli; Thu latter showed thorn tho Sub-Treasury vaults, huge iron safes, two millions of dollars in spo' cic, iuiinense brans coulee for weighing coin, iron 'window shutters, holla and bars, together with guns, pistols, swords, pities, and other instruments for (ho destruction of burglars. Having dono all, the ox* Governor inquired if (hero wero any other attentions ho could bestow upon his illustrious visiters.. "Why, yes, 1 ' said (ho lady with nij inquisitive gluneo n( her, husband, V (ho old white horso thill spanks Dutch, of which 1 have hoard so muoli, won’t yon please to 1 iol.ns seo him ?” A general titter followed (his Iml quiry—tho olerks were convulsed, and bursljnlo a| general roar, ns llm hnsbarid explained. "Thiold ) whilu Irnrso/’ iiimsairflow into a furious passion nlI the ejerks, sworo (errlldy In low Dutch for five min utes, and then halted into Pino streotl”— N. x. Sun. “ Mn, do you kripw'why horses don’t wear hole ?" No Johnny. •“ Cause {(would pive 'em a hostile np< noarunco.” “My fond gracious! where o>ih that boy have been ?V . ■ '.• •• “Thinking'ls .the nurse of thought,” as the owl said to the confßingfoo. Wlmn.a man has'not the nift to speak well, it Is happy if ho has tho judgement to bo silent. A GOOD ONE. Some pnq mentioned to us the other day the.qir* cuiristanco pf a fat. querulous old fellow who was driven from a' slage-cqocli by passengers whom lie had-onnpyed with his growlings and, complainings. A cigar was lighted, when at a preconcerted moment one oflhe passengers exclaimed,».m -I • / » ‘‘For Heaven's sake/sir, piitout that fire! I have four pounds of powder in my overcoat pocket!” “Driverl driver! stop!—*s/op/-tstop!” exclaimed the victim of this 11 gunpowder plot.” Let me get out!—let mo get out! • There’s a man hero with powder,’in his pockets, and he’ll blow us all to the d ip? . • 1 . The complainant “got but” accordingly;,in no small hurry, and the passengers thenceforward pursued thq even tenor of.their way, undisturbed by his.further drfnqyanco. i This anecdote reminds iis of an occurrence which once took place at the long nnd picturesque bridge over the Cayuga lake, (hat middlc’wcatcrn barrier* of which sdcccss or defeat,-in times.,of political-ex citement, arc now predicted. A wdg from Syracuse; Who with some half dozen friends hud. been disport* ing at the pleasant and flourishing village of Seneca Falls, determined, on approaching the toll gate In /a sleigh, one stormy, winter night, to “run tho bridge." “Lie down, boys," said he, “In (he sleigh, and, when wo.get under (ho gate, groan ajiule,nnd trem ble, but don’t; bver-do it. Here, get tinder these .horse-blankets." p They did so, and when Ilia sleigh, came under tho picket-draw of flyo bridge, thcyi began to rrioan and shake, so that •* it was piteous to. see and, eke (oi hear." ( I “I have nothing less than this tcn-dollar bfll r ”suid our wog, handing the gitc-kccpcr a ban It nolo, ** but Tor Heaven’s sake change il just as quick as ever you coni- 1 have three .friends in the sleigh who ure u|. most dead with. Ihc'emalUpbx, and I’mjn, n • “Drive on!.-drive on!” said the terrified gale* handing.back the bill j “drive oh—pay next time!”* • i. , - i - i v. i •. . Above the whistling ofthosnow-ladcn windwhlch swept over.that frozen lake, and the trampling of the horses’ feet on ,ll»o bridge that night, thognlo-kccpcr hcar(| thojoud langji of these.wags* proclaiming lha.l ho had Keen "taken m and done for V*-~KnicTicfhoeker t BHIC WOIUtS FOR A MVIWCV ~ Commend us to (ho girt of whom il is sneeringly said,.“She works for a living.” . In her Ivu.aro a\- find the elementsp,f a true woman—a rc&l lady. t True \vo ure not prepared to see a min. cing haughty lip—a fashionable dress—to hear a.stririg of splendid nonsenseobout tlichallsand the young men—the new hovels and the next parlies; —no—ho—but we are prepared to hear sound words of good sensd—language becoming woman—Kind lo see a-neul dress, a mild brow, and to witness move* incnts-lliqtj'wouid not disgrace on angel. - - j • > Y 6 who. ore looking for wives and companions, turn from.the fashionable, lazy, haughty girl and se lect one from any of those who work for a’Hving-" and never—our word for il—will you repent your choice. You wont a substantial friend and not a doll; a help-mate and hpt a help-cat, a counsellor and not a simpleton. You may not bo able lo cairy a friend into your house, but you can purchase a spin* ning. wheel or a set of knitting noodles.' If you can not purchase any new novels,, you may be able to lake some valuable paper. Ifyou cannot buy i tick et to the ball, you can vif.it some afflicted neighbor. Bo^rcCuhih^n‘Whon'-yntHoot - (br-cdmpailldfia “fin'd whqu|- you many a.'foolish'fnan, who, instead of choosing the prudent and industrious woman lor a wife, took one from the fashionable walks, and is now lamenting his folly in dust and ashes. He ran into (ho fire with his eyes wide open, I and who but liimsulfis to blame. ■Tholime wos when ladies who went visiting, took (heir work with them. This is tho reason why we have such excellent mothers. How singular would a gay woman look in a fashionable circle, darning her father’s stocking, or carding wool to spin.— Would not her companions lough at her? And yet such a gsy woman would bo a prize for somebody. Blessed is the man who chooses Ids wife from among the despised girls "who work for a living.”— Boston Olive Branch .' The Mechanic’* Advantage* • Nut many years ugo, a P.olish Jody of plebeian birth, but of exceeding beauty and’oecorhp/ishmcnts, won the affections of ft young nobleman, who having her consent, solicited her from her rather,in marriage, and was refused. Wo may easily imagine Hie as tonishment of the young nobleman. 'Am I not,' said he, 'of sufficient rank to aspire to your daughter’s hand 7’ .' You ora undoubtedly of the best blood ofPollind.’ 4 Then, having your daughter’s consent, how could expect a refusal.’ , 'This, sir, said tho father, 'is my only child, and icr happiness is ilia chief concern of my life. Itho possession* of fortune nro, precarious. Whpt for* tuna givcfl, ol her caprice sho takes away.. 1 sco no security for (ho Independence and a comfortable liv ingl of a wife but one; in a word, I am resolved that no one shall bo the husband of my daughter, who is not master ofa trade.* - The nobleman bowed Ilia head and retired silently. In n_yonr or two nflor, tlio latter was silting at the door, and saw approaching his col, wagons loaded with baskets, and bonding the cavalcade, the noble man in the dress of n basket maker. lie was now I master of a trade, and brought the wares made by his own hands for inspection, and a certificate from] his employer that he was master of his skill. Tho condition being fuliillcd, no further obstacle was opposed to the marriage. Out . the story is not yet done. Thb revolution came—fortunes were plun dered—-the laid* were scattered tilio ohafF before the four winds of (leaven. Kings became beggars— some of thorn teachers—and tho 'noble Polo rupporl ed his wife and her father in tho inlirmatica of ago, hy the basket making industry.' Questions well Answered.—A sophist wishing lo puzzlo Thales, the Mototian, one of tho wise men of Greece, proposed lo him in rnpid succession ilia iol lowing diflicull questions. Tho philosopher replied lo them all without (ho least hesitation, and will) how much pi opricty and precision readers may judge Tor ijiemsulvcs. • VVhtil is tho. oldest of all things? God—because ho always existed. What is llje jno.sl,beautiful 7 Tho world—because it is tho work of God. What is tho greatest of things ? Space—because it cUrftiiinit nil that is created. Whnt is tho (iniajicßt.oj oil things 7 Thought—bpoiiiioo In a niomont it. can fly lo (ho end of tho universe. Whut is Iho strongest 7 ~ I Noccssity—bcoauso it makes men face all (he dan* gers of life, Wlml is the most difficult? To know yoursoll*. • ' VVlnil In tho most-constant ofell things? Hope—because it sllll remains in man, ofler (ho oss of* every thing fisc. Post Ornos Sobnk.--‘‘ Have you got a letter for my boss?" " “ Who»o.your.boßs7 ,, , ■* “ The, one that I works for,” ' • ‘‘What’s his nnmo yon idiot?” “ Robert Drown, sure.” “There’s none hero for him,” “ •, “ It atnl for him I wants it.. It’s .a letter for my salft but I askq for him bokaso ids name is belter known than nilne.” dj* M Molhor,” said a lad, “is it wrong to bjhtkoegg shells 7” “Certainly not my denr*">repllsd llio moth er { “but what do you nsk such silly questions for ?” ‘‘Because 1 have Just dropped, tho basket with all the eggs in it,” replied tho promising chap. “ Haveyou dined 7” said a' lounger, to his friend. “1. have, upon my hpnor,” replied ho. . “Then,** jo. I jqintd the first, ‘‘ir ypu.havo atneJ upon jour Aonor, I I fear you havo made a scanty meal.”, ' ■ AT 12-Oi) PER ANNUM. “ AID AND COMFOKTO TO THE ENESXY. ; Many of the, Whig loaders aaem quite antiouftlbat | the forgotten. They say it be* longs to,the past, and is no more’ irriportantto mat* ters in hapd,that the triumphs of Ctßaar'or the con-, quest of Alexander. Biit r we cannot gratify them in this respect,. \The remembrance of their rank moral ireaeon'ehall neper die, The .following* ar 9 Choice extracts from Whig ncwspapcrn in Relation (o the Mexican war. “ The. war with Mexico, is a war for slavery.? Wo grasped |at T-cxnsj thal Jfiluyery .rnlrfit'enlirge. lta boundaries' and extend its power. It is in which Mexico Infs Uio.rjVhl end America the. wrong eide.”—N. Y. Evening Journal. ■ •' “The war is a crime, and nil who hiivenssistetl in ils well-fought fields; have aided in-.lls perpetra lion.”—Whig Legislature 'of Mastachvietts. >' 1 ** Let the sumo vole that declared the war unnec essary and uncoßslitutionah-slarvo It. to ‘death’ by wilhhoUUng;thc supplies.” —Amos Taek t WhigM.C, f 1 tint Netp Hampshire. • * - ‘ s ‘ “It was conceived in folly and wickedness.”— Kennehec Journal. >•' • . “ A God abhorred war.”— AT. H.Statesman. “The irot —a war of conquest,”— Raleigh Register, I * i I . I -> <•*.'< ! l?*A war against the God of Heaven.”— Haverhill Gazette: \ ; 1 ■ ly.A war of plunder and murder;** “Disreputable to (hfcogo in;which we live.**;— Boston'Allda. '' .“■Pur people,'are(he robbers.**—AT, Y. Tribune. “ A.war against God.*'— Louisvilla Journal,} :«.' f ' “ Aft; iriquiloits scheme of conquest.*.’— Chicago, Illinms, Journal. ' ' ■ ' “ A gross outrage upon Mexico—an unrighteous, war.’’—Mount Carmel Register. ‘ " “Moral treason against the (Sod'of Heaven.**— Nnehvillt Oozeltei ’ »’■ “The President’* war.”?—PMe. North Amrrtcun* ’ f* No man can help sympathising with Mexico,”— Cincinnati Oaxette. ‘ ! ? ' . “The Mexicans arc in the right. The- devil hsi gnided all directions in the premises.**— Xante, Ohio , Torchlight. “Wo do not wonder that soldiers desert. This .war is worse than thieving. We hope (he Mexicans will conquer* if it lakes thorn twenty year?.**— Ntui Ilaoen Palladium. . ' , • . , . ... TUB SATURNALIA OF . < v } ifcstorday’s Ledger makes the.following.trpqiarkfl upon the result of (ho recent election : . ■ Though ibis not known whatcourrollioruliog party will purape on the subject of banka opdi bapkff ling, yet taking'the course ofthe same party itt'Lcgi l isluluro when In tho minority, ns an index‘for the future, the impression on the pnblio mind.ir,th«t bank applications will be treaty with liberality, end, perhaps, most of the restrictions and reforms utged during (lie'admiiiislration of G07.-Bhunk .be rbpdali cd where imposed,'anil,'tff eoufse, nbl 3fgcd against 1 pending applications. It.ls this'that has flushed bank stocks; but it docs nololwayß'follow that what lis good police for a parly in a minority, that it is #l-' so practicable when,in power. The case of the bank! and the new rulers in- .this*Skate.mrtybe'found d case in point. So fur ris the increased majority of GoV, Shook in liis' reflection may be taken os an express sion of the popular-will, it is unrquivocally ln faVor of jllie bank reform* ho slrqhtiaiisly.vurccd in! ail .tus messages.' in (ruth bank reform maybe said tb bVd distimHive 'feature of his administration, and proba<> bly jont it more popularity than any othcr. of Md measures. WliuUk r, qcc.ing hnd knowing..(hid, : lho coming administration will take advantage of Jt’by - following it up, or whethor'it will oppose them' nll ai most of the Whigs in (lie Legislature opposed them, is os yet uncertain , WHIG DOUGirPACES I/OOK HaUEJ . TAYLOR HAS RECENTLY. INVESTED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN NEGROES, AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE IN FAVOR OF THE WILMOT PROVISO. —Speech of Unite Pay tun t {whig) of Lou •; isiana. »i am no slaveholder—i never have BEEN—I NEVERSHALL BE. I DEPRECIATE' ITS EXISTENCE IN PRINCIPLE, AND PRAY FOR ITS ABOLITION EVERYWHERE, WHEN/ THIS CAN BE EFFECTED JUSTLY: AND, PEACEABLY AND EASILY FOR BOTH PAR- V TlES.”— Lewi* Com. “ I have neve* ycl exercised the privilege of vo« f ling’,” is the dcclaration-ofa person about sixty years of age, wliu is a candidate for President of the Uni. (cd Stales! . ' Involuntary Solemn. — Persons who arc in tho habit of carrying deadly wcaponparo nut uofrequent* ly tlio .vlolhuf practice which cannot bo'too strongJy reprehended. - A’dase of this hind occurred at PiKsburga low days since, which is thus noted in the Journal: • A young man, named James Dawson, a member of tho Du Qucsno fire company, came to his destbV on Saturday evening, under extraordinary :cir(minslan* cos. Ho had .been on parade during* the day, and, in tho evening, rtbur tho (heatre, was calling some! capers on tho puvcmont.nnd while attempting, to, lift an empty barrel from the ground, It vs'suppit** sed, to oust jnto tho street, he was hcatdßo niton a painful exclamation,, and was. observed, • almost* Instantly, to sink lo llio earth. On examination it was found that ho had in tho sieve of his firemans' shirt a common Bowio Knify bpftn, and protruding' several tb?-«hirt,'below tho. clbowi—r Ho lind pul lt»ih Ills sleeve as tho nilly convenient place about his uniform, which lie still wore; and in his efforts It had worked, upon the inside of his arm until tho blado projected through the garment at tho elbow. Thus, on lifting Abe* empty barret with a violent jerk, the■< weapon .entered <bje body somewhere mar the groin, severing an artery in its course, and producing' almost, immediate death. A farmer flowing Ms ground, aoino .dandle* icamc riding along thul way, when one of thorn 1 called Iqi Mm with an Immlcnt olr:—“ Well, hnneat is your business to bow but wo reap (ho/hill* ofyonri labor. 1 * To which (ho countryman, replied, '“JI I* verv likely yon may, for 1 am,flowing hcrsp«"< a. A Jovor recently entered a houeo wMcb be: hatli been to viait, mngnclißcd both (ho old, /olkt,ond-(hen run off wllb the daughter m Ms leisure. “I eay, Dick, don’t you think lUaljif tho w.omen; hud to do (ho fightiii),', instead of.the men, .they would mitho bloody work of It? . ’ * ‘ “No, why do you a«kf" • . v*- '»r ; v* “Because 1 think they would, they haveedohun with them." . , “Thut> very true, but then they hMOwaWiftipha caplhuling wuy, tlml.Uioro would doUblloßl be mure prisoners then killed,” ■ , * ■'' •* * .. v:-; . ■ t... '. f . Emigration to CamfroiiNlA.—Among tye emigre-' purtles to California, from Kentucky, we have hoard, la one forming near Bloomfield,' Nel-» sen coi/midpi'tlta name of'* The California Ernlgfß* ling ,Society.” The Society ounsiats ul ( present, of, about 3Q members, chiefly the heads of families. It 11. composed of the most Worthy arid respectable sons, men of intelligence and piibsinnco. It i« made up of professional men, farmers and mochanloa,iiearf ly all, of them land nruptitlors and in independent circumstances. At tlio head oftho,Society U Dr. J. If. Busculn, brother of President Biisooin, of-Trsh*' sylviihla University, a gentleman highly esteemed by . his icllow citizens, for his professional- worth, piety, Integrity, and , , k ' “I have (to many things to see to," Said' Mry<lr«* regularity, “that 1 can’t find time toaltohd -to any.**' *Thk CJmLfl Faft Cass.!—Among Hid nnmbop wlio will vote for Gen. Cass certainly,mro MiislßfppV Miss Snurl, Louis Anna, arfd Virginia, and probity' Mary Land aiid the two Carhlinos. r . ?•» -f-T-V* * - ii • so., so. , Is- J 1 > t •. •) ‘ /• * > .y\
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