THE VOLUNTEER.
itdlm Brattons Editor and proprietor*
CARLISLE, TIItJRSDAY, JttlVE 11,1819.
AGENCY.
■ V. B. PALMGft, Baq.j Is our authorised agent for pro*
earing .advertisements, receiving subscriptions and making
. for the American Volunteer, at his office, N. W*
vomer of Third and Chesnut streets; Philadelphia.
FOURTH OF m¥.
r% JV. meeting of the Democratic citizens of the
.porough'of.Carlisle and vicinity* will.be held at
early candle light on Saturday evening next;
(jun&JGi) at Maolaughlin’s, Hotel, to make
arrangements preparatory to the Celebration of
the Binh'Day of American freedom* A genet
■ftl attendance is requested*
?rJune .14, 1849,
The -Tfoung Men of the borough of Carlisle and
• vicinity; who are favorable to celebrating the com*
' ming FOURTH OF.JTJLY. without distinction of
party, are requested to meet at Martain’s Hotel to
morrow (Friday) evening to make Iho accessary ar-
Irangeraents. ’ ■ - MANY. :
,• JunoU.
•4. ; Qj* Democrats! don’t forget the meeting at Ma
fULADonnN*st on Saturday evening, to make arrange
- menu for celebrating; the 4lh of July. Let every
. - Democrat attend. . •
Drowned.—On Monday last a lad—son. of Mr.
- James Cai.uo* of this bbrough—was drowned in tho.
Conedogbinet creek. He, in company with another
boy,had.been fishing from a skiff, which was forced
over the dsitl by the current. His body was taken
.from the Water soon after, but life was extinct. This
same, boy, it will be recollected, met With a serious
- accident on'rtho rail road a few months since, by
. .which.he lost one of his legs. Ho had recovered, as
.fafas possible, of that injury, and Was able (0 be
about again on crutches, when this still more fatal
• catastrophe overtook himi We* in common with onr
Citizens In general* sympathize with the ogonized
.parents.
Tds Ciioks.—The Crops In Ibis CoUnly. took Very
'promising'.' 'The wheat fields present a.lively,.heal
thy appearance, and‘promise an abundant yield.—
• The rye also looks' well* and-the late rains have
' brought forward the corn wonderfully. Should the
ripening season be favorable the yield of all kinds of
.grain will bo abundant.
03* L*G. BrandEubry, Esq., of oar borough, has
been appointed to a clerkship at Washington. So
Brandy is provided for at last. During the lute Presi
denlia) Campaign he made several little speeches. In
all of which he assured the people that Gen. Taylor
would proscribe proscription. Ofcourso lie deserves
>dn office. Gen. Taylor obtained office himself by
-falsehood and treachery, and why should riot others
who were guilty of (he same trickery,bo rewarded?
Gold Dollar. —Several of the city papers object
to the gold dollar because of its size; tiicy consider
. It too trifling* and' “ opt to slip from the fingers
through mistake.*’ Well, there may be some trnth
In this; but is not all money liable to the same ob
jection? Our experience teaches us that a silver
dollar is' just as liable to slip through tho fingers as
& gold dollar.. For the life of us we canH hold cither
both slip from us as fast as we.obtain them. ' Foi
oar part, therefore, wc make no objection to the gold
•’dollar because nfiis liability to slip. Our only wish
Is that wo had "stacks'* of them—wo would run the
' risk of dll slips—wo would.
A NEW VOLU9IB*
With tho present number of our paper wo com
menee Four years have elapsed since
our purchase of the Volunteer. Thirty-five years ago
it. was first given to the world by Its venerable loan
der« James Underwood, Esq. \Vc therefore embrace
the present opportunity of returning our sincere
thanks to our largo list of patrons, for the substan
tial auppprt.lliey have cslcndcd us.
When, four years since, wo purchased tins paper,
we came hero a stranger to the people ofCumberland
county. It was not without some misgivings, wc
are free to say, that Wo assumed the control of the
Volunteer—a paper that had become identified with
tho Democracy of Cumberland county, and, from Us
ago'and character,commanded tho respect and con.
fidonee of fiat then we fell that wo were among
friends, who, with willing hearts, are ever ready,
with a generous pride, to rally round the standard,
sheet of Democracy. This feeling gave us confi
donee, and we ore proud to say now, at the end of
four years, (hat our confidence was not misplaced.—
Our most sanguine expectations have been realized
—and.the rapid increase of patronage has been such
.as to warrant us In tho belief that the manner in
which the Volunteer 1 bos been conducted by us, has
met, and still meets, (he decided approbation of (he
Democracy of Old Cumberland—the confidence of
whom,'hetea Iter os heretofore, U shall cVer bo our
greatest pride and ambition to retain—knowing, as
wo do, and as ail past experience has shown, that the
fcuPtE, of. Whom (he Democracy is composed, never
can go wrong.
With Ihbsfl brief remarks wo return dur sincere
• thanks to the public and the Democratic parly, for
the very Üboxaljupporl which Ins thus fur been ox.
, tended to us, and assure our friends that wo shall
. endeavor to make the -Volunteer more ■ Interesting
that* It has ever yet been; and by increased assldu-
Ity, and a devotion of our whole limo .to editorial du
. ties, we hope to render it such a vehicleol Intolli
. genes, as will give satisfaction to all who may favor
U with their patronage*
Yoafc and Cumberland Railroad.— The route
adopted for the York and Cumberland railroad, is
what is generally known as the middle route. It
. crosses the Codoraa about SmalPs mill—passes up
1 through the farm of John- Ernig, Jr.—intersects the
Harrisburg turnpike at Kohr’s—re-crosses it at
Jacob Hake’s and Adam Free’s—follows in the roar
of Liverpool—strikes (ho rlror at Hough's saw mill,
ftefow York ilaven, and then purauoa tho bank of
iho Susquehanna to the junction with the Cumberland
Valley Railroad at, the Harrisburg bridge. The
, damages ort |hla rofllo ore estimated to amount to
$30,000,.5iml they hare been for the moat part ad
jotted with the landholders.
rOUEIQN APPOINTMENTS.
. Il i» atolpd upon authority wlilqli Booms reliable,
Lire Ihioiunob,—-We liave on eovoral occasion. Ulat die Cabinet havedecided to make the following
o called Iho attenlion of our reader, (p flio groat od- (Jl . m|llio ollpuin(1|)onl ,.
- vaWUge. Of 11.1, system of Insurance. A striking. IJ 0 „, Ab i, oU Lawronec.of Mass., Mlnlatcr to Eng-
IcsUnce lios just been gi.cn in St. Louis, in dug of j unr j,
• I 4 “ 1 '" ' ,n ‘hat city, of 11.0 misfortune Hon. William C. Hire., of Virginia, Mini.ler to
wliloh a itary eliglit neglect (so considered! inay pro- Franco, ~. _ „ ,
dnoe. A gentleman In that city, usually having a Eg Governor Orol.am, of N. Carolina, Minister to
mm'cd u”.now." 1 Of » 0M0 ’ "“■> "'d'>-| Sl B"ilio Peyton, of Loul.lana. Mlnl.lor to Chili.
£.l „■«!> p 1 ’ , °J r *° “Pj™ without renewal. Hon. Get.; P. Moral., of Vermont, Minister to Dor
hie family.are thu.lolV without a resource which | Colonel McClung, of M|aa., Charge to Netv Oro-
would have been of vital Imparlance to them nade. „
Our colunini...hovo for some time puet oonlolned V Dr ’ T !f o,>M ' F “° tC ' ° rN ' Y- ' Cll4rKe tuß "B ot * or
: i4h...dv.,11..n..ni. of two comp.nl.., wl , loh of at Liver.
ifencle* In thl» place. They are both Hbornlly can. •, .
fJ.4Hfi l ld.ios;Worihy of entire confidence. The aub-l V, or 2V*° Draper, of Now York, Consul at Havre,
joctofLlffl Insurance ootnmendi ijcolf to favor at' noUo, '“ VWnot Kent «° r Maine, Conaul it-Rio Ju
, t bi|t*|rartleftlarly‘ia"durlnga acaaon of pea
**ilWwUko the prevent.
.rv.C.W.Bo»uwrr«*, who has officiated In tUo
- Gorman Lutheran Cburcb ul HarrUburcf for (holait
- £ ‘- J° ,,NiToW anc * r«m!)y IoA Horriaburg on,®lghl yean ho* accepted aoall iq a ie Lutheran con-
Mondty of luil week for Killanlng, ci/>ocling to bo of Germantown ' *
: abiant fqp a month. -
ficriorai Taylor'a pdminiatratlon
jin not paid oiponici, would it not bo well Tor the’
wblf to P*7 him off and diichargo him ? I
gen. TAYLOR—THE GREAT FRAUD.
V VVhy js it,” asked a Whig of us a few days since
why 1° it that you denounce Gen. Taylor with
so much severity 7” Wo attempted to explain to
our. Whig friend, by reminding him of Gcfi. Taylor’s
promises hefort the election*.and his acts stole. But,
for the information.of onr political opponents, who
pretend to be so blind as not to Bee tho dishonesty of
Taylor, We shall throw, together a few ideas, sugges
ted to our mind by tbo quoslionuskod abofa;
Why is it that .wo denounce Gen.-TAYLOR, do you
ask? Simply because wo have always been in the
habit of denouncing knavery wherever-found. Wo
ever have, and trust; wo over shall, condemn the
dishonest and dishonorable acts of men* whether
they be perpetrated by the sneaking rogue or by the
more, accomplished ,but quite as gUllly, gentleman
cheat Toward Gen. Taylor personally we of course
entertain none but the kindest feelings. \Vc, in
common with tho whole Democratic press of tho
country, sustained him* and rejoiced over his success
when he,-as commander of the American forces, beat
back and defeated the Mexicans in battle. Wp de
fended him then from tbo fierce attacks of . the
Federal journals- wo assisted in warding off the
blows aimed at him by the traitors of this country
who were in secret correspondence with tho open
enemy, and who invoked tho Mexicans to welcome
Gen. Taylor and'tho patriotic bund under him* with
MANY.
“BLOODY HANDS TO HOSPITABLE GRAVES.” >Vo de
nounced the Corwins, the Delanos, the Glddittgs' and
other Federal traitors, for their tteasoitable senti
ments, at a lime when.the federal press from Maine
to Georgia were. applauding the cobrso of these
allies of Mexico, and publishing their speeches against
their own country and in defence of .Mexico. We
admired Gen. Tnylor because of his heroic achieve
ments, and wo sympathised with him because oftho
general desire (hat seemed to prevail in the Federal
ranks for the destruction of 'himself and his brave
I little army. Wo therefore have no persona) hatred
to appease in cur remarks toward Gen. Taylor now;
and wo; are truly apery that wo ore forced to speak
of him as wo do—sorry to bo compelled to strip him
of the flimsy garb that hides his (rue.character, and
eihibit him to (ho people as he is—a political dema
gogue, who obtained power through fraud and decep
tion, and by publishing to (ho world falsehoods that
should pul the prince of. darkness to the blush.
Gen. Taylor nor his friends can deny that he ob
tained power by fraud—by falsehood and stratagem
—by making professions and promises which ho
afterwards disregarded, and laughed at as a cunning
political trick. ' His few friends who now attempt to
defend him, cannot and dare hot deny that ho impo
sed upon and cheated the people—this is admitted,
even by Gen. Taylor himself , toe hel iete, who thinks
to justify his base conduct by acknowledging the
humiliating fact that his Cabinet, and not lie, perform
the duties of the Executive chair 1, What can wc
think of a man who attempts to screen himself by a
confession like this! . The election of Taylor was a
triple cheat. Of those who supported him ot the last
election, th&rn are how In the. United States, a num.
ber more than cqual.lo bis majority,'who will can
didly confess that they were cheated and deceived in
three respects*
First—They supposed .they wore voting to siistain
iho heroes of the Mexican War, and to condemn its
opponents—whereas, Gen. Taylor has turned a cpld
shoulder to his compatriots in arms, and exalted their
enemies.
Second—They supposed they were voting for a
inan who would “ not be the President of a party,or
the exponent of party cieros,**—whcreas*Gcn. Taylor
has proved himself the most unscrupulous parly hack
that ever filled the Executive Chair,
Third—They supposed that Gen. Taylor’s obstinate
refusal to pledge himself to carry out any peculiar
platform of measures, implied a determination to be
governed by liberal principles—whereas (ha selection
of an ultra Whig cabinet, and the.ejection of all,do*
mocrols from office, proves him a very slave to old
fashioned, Anti-war* blue light federalism and all its
rotten heresies.
■ “ And thou hast iritd them which soy thty art Opos
tles i and are not, and hast found them LIARS !’*
Tlio time Is again approaching when duty to your,
country, and faithfulness to your principles, will re
quire j'ou to select your candidates, and organize for
the approaching contest. The next election will bo
one of much importance, and we. hope every Demo*
crat will feel it his duty, as It is his privilege, to
attend the primary meetings, and tako part in select
ing suitable persons for the various offices.
The Democracy of old Cumberland can and tfint.
triumph this lull, if care is taken to ptaco in nomi
nation a good ticket—a ticket composed of reliable,
honest, true Democrats—men who hove never swer
ved from the path of political duty. Lot such a ticket
bo placed in nomination, and it will bo elected by a
triumphant majority, the efforts of oiir open,oppo
nents, and a fow corrupt secret enemies to the con*
trary. notwithstanding^
We have on many occasions warned our demo
cratic friends of lho ncocssilv of attending the pri
mary meetings—Uio township meetings, at which
delegates are appointed to attend tlio County Con*
vention. Hero it is that cunning politicians take
advantage of the people. If our friends cuuld be in*
duccd to turn out to these primory meetings, many
1 of the evils complained of after a ticket has been
I placed in nomination, would be prevented.
Wo hopoj therefore, that the Democrats in the dif
ferent townships may see the necessity of giving
(heir attention to this important matter. After a
ticket has been selected no true Democrat will make'
opposition to any part of it. But, until the mooting
of the County Convention, and before tho candidates
have been named, every one has tho right la express
ilia preference, openly and above-board. VVo throw
out these hints in the confident hope that our friends
may profit by thorn. Wo, in common with every well,
wishcroftho Democratic parly, desire to see a strong
ticket selected—one (hat can command tho support
of every Democrat in tho county. Wo want to see
Federalism in old Cumberland laid out cold this fall,
and to do this effectually tho Democrats must pre
sent good men and true, .
I Futiiihinq a Nm — Th» mtmWa of Conjren
lake good ooro of Ihoir famlllea, H learna, J„<; R,
Chandler, of Philadelphia, haa got all till lone now In
public'ofTico. Wo hope lio ia aaliaficd.
DEMOCRATS,
WHIG “ PRINCIPLBS MmWHIO « HONOR.*'
Tho Philadelphia News— a rabid and able Federal
paper—in speaking of the “Taylor Democrats," who
claim a portion of” treasury pap'’ from Gen. Taylor,
objects to.tiieir claim on tho ground that they are
not Whigs. The News is ftA holding on to the name
of" Whig," and objects to the name proposed by Mr.
Clayton, viz—“ Taylor Republican Parly.” The
News says:
Il is well to ’conciliate all, but ritA well laoffend
the thousands, by an unnecessary sacrifice, to secure
tho support of units.Wo would yield everything
but our principles, bur parly honor, and our party
name.”
Your V principles,” indeed ! We should like some
Federal Whig to tell us what tho principles of
tho .Whig, party are. Principles, l ■ Did you not
sacrifice Henry Clay in tho Philadelphia “ slaughter
house” because of his Whig principles 7 Did yoU
not nominate General Taylor without a alnglo Avow
al from him that he recognized Whig principles?—
Did not your-National Convention.adjourn without
passing a single icsolalidn t : Was oot Gen. Taylor
elected because ho professed to bo a no*porty man 7
No honest man.will deny this—and yet thb News
has tho face to talk about, tho “ principles ”of the
Whig parly 1 , 1
As to,tho “jpar/y.Aonor” which tho News objects
to yielding up as a sacrifice to Taylorism, wo think
it need not he uneasy, for the reugbb that it is ex
tremely doubtful whether the Whig! have got any
"party Armor” to yield. A party whoso leaders dis*
regard every pledge made to tho people, and who
obtain power by the basest and blackest resort to
deception and falsehood, cannot be possessed ofmuch
* % party honor*' and therefore can fnvo none of
that commodity to lose. The News, as wo have
said, Is an able Whig paper, but if its editors do not
wist) to be laughed at, they will never ogflin speak
of “ Whlg.princi/f/es” and “ party Aonor.”
Bear in Blind, Democrats*
The next Legislature,, says, (ho Pennsylvanian,
will have the duty to perform, of districting (he State
for members of the Senate and House of Represen
tatives. Never was it more essential tholyou should
be careful in your selections for the Legislature.—
Other questions of importance will come before that
body, requiring great ability and steadfastness toad
just. Let us avoid the humiliating events of ihe re
cent session, by.selecting none but Ilemocrals of the
most unquestionable character, to represent us in the
Legislature. Every Democratic, member is a trus
tee; and no one should be nominated who U not ful
ly aware of all that is expected of him, and of all
ho will have to do. The first duty, therefore, is to
place no man on the Democratic ticket, who is not
entirely unexceptionable as a citizen, ond who is not
a'Lhorough, straight going Democrat. Let us hove
ho rooro conservatives in seats that should bo filled
by responsible and. conscientious men.
Want of Discrimination*
Wm. B. Lewis, Esq., Collector, for tho time being,
of the customs at Philadelphia, dismissed sixty Dem
ocratic officers In a single day. It seems by the fl
owing extract from the Ledger, that be was d little
premature in his dismissals, in consequence of which
there have been some reinstatements.
Reinstated. —John Kaniett and John ICcosJeg,two
of the night inspectors, who, a few-days since, re
ceived notice that their services would no longer bo.
required, have, Itjs understood, been reinstated in
tho posts held by them, in consequence of orders to
that effect received from Washington.
George Alexander, whose name was also included
in tho list of removals published, is to bo retained in
tho post of Night Inspector, has occupied
for many years.' Alexander was in the United States
service during tho war-wlth Tryjbli, and was im
prisoned In the castle wlioa.tha-frig^lo-JtbiUdalphia
was burned in the harbor. He was also engaged In
the war of 1812, during which ho lost an arm.
(E5 M, 'Fhb two chorgcships at TWin and Naples
ore to be given, the former to Mr.’ Clay, son ofH;
Clay, and (he latter to dal. McCjung, of Mississip
pi.”— Lancatter Union,
The reasons for offering tljls appointment toyoung
Clay is, because Henry Clay, liia father, is a mem
ber of tho United Slates Senate, and feared by (lie
weak and deceptive administration now in power.
The old Whig lion, Henry Clay, is more dreaded by
the corrupt band who surround Taylor's administra
tion, limn any other man In (ho Senate., Hence it
is that a chargcshlp is Offered to (ho soft—a gating
fop, who is about as (it fot the station as is General
Taylor for tho olHeo he holds. Whothor Henry
Clay will regard tho oppointmcnl of his rain son as
a compliment or as an insult* is hard to teilr We
shall see;
Texas—Difficult* between Tifts California feat
(grants and tub Mexicans.—tiy ilia arrival of the
steamer 12. A. Ogden, llio New Orleans Crcscnt has
received Galveston papers of llto 241 h. From the .
Nows of that Jatej wo learn that llio Yacht brought
from Matagorda Bay about sixty or setchty passen
gers, principally for New Orleans..
Among the number were somo fifteen returning
emigrants; who liud started far Some of
them. belonged to llio “ Fremont Association,” ono
to Webb’s company, and somo to a comparer from
Ohio. On their return they were overtaken by a
report that a number of Americans of different com*
panics, in ail about ono hundred and fifty, had at*
tempted id puss through Mexico without passports,
but wore opposed by tho Mexicans* mid a light cn
sued, which resulted in the iii.crixoiiinonl 6f the
Americans. This Is said to have uenured beyond
Sjd Fernando, and is founded merely on rumor. . '
U is tho belief of the emigrants who have return
ed, that, they will bo followed by at,h-iml two thirds
of ihoso now on their journey, but who have imt yet
had a satisfactory eight of “ tho elephant.” M-my
of tlioTexuui, It Is said, have also,concluded on ru*
turning.
The severity of tho epidemic on oar western fron
-1 tier, and on the frontier of Mexico, has indeed been
f sufficient In intimidate the most courageous, and its
i appearance at a llmo when so many emigrants came
, under its influence, wospurlicularly unfortunate. The
dangers and hardships of the road are not, general*
ly, mutters of complaint, bat the cholera carries a
1 degree of (error with it which causes the bravest to
• quail. >.
(Xj* Somo men, when they como (b ask a faVor,
pul themselves In such a position os to
as a right, and if it is declined, lo bo insulted by. a
refusal. \
Tub Queen of tub West.—-According to tho sta*
tistics ofthe Cincinnati Board of Equalization, the
Wealth ofCinoinaatl amounts to $41,154,040.
Absconding Slavics.— Quite a number of slaves
hove fled from Loudoun county, Vo., nod when sumo
of them woro arrested they produced Veil executed
free papers, which proved to be forged.- .Eight male
slaves gotolf iilso from Hampshire county, Vu., and
were not retaken.
q3*TI»6 Pittsburg Pott contradicts the rumor that
(lie Cholera prevails in that clly—so that (ho dele
gate* to the Stale Canvontlon need entertain no*op
prehensions from visiting It at the ll(i>o appointed.
(£j? A Taylor organ at Washington accuses Mr.
Jefferson of rewarding hie political friends, when
President, without reference to their quaUfieallont for
office. As Jefferson wot one of tho “ earlier PcosU
dents," the ‘design of this writer evidently is to jus.
lify the praolloo of General Tayior by the aUodged
example of Jefferson. •
Norristown Register,—This oxoellonl DomoorsU
to paper—the organ of the Democracy of Montgom
ery county—appears tii a ndw dross and Js very much
'enlarged. The Register is conducted,will) marked
j ability, and wo hope its able editors* Messrs. Patter
■ son & Blemubr, may bo fully compensated! for their
I enterprise, :' . • ; -
THE OAftUSLE CALIFORNIA COMPANY*.
The following letter from George Fleming, fesq.,
to his son in this place, wo publish *tvilh groat pleas
, ure v ,%. The friends and relatives of the members of
the Carlisle California Company will be gratified to
i hear of the gonoral health of them all; ,
’ Plains near Caw, or Kansas River, J
\ lllh May,. 1849. {
; After,slow stages we arrived at tills place yester
day, which is about 100' miles from Independence,
and were detained 'Until, to-day at 4 o’clock, P. M.,
when we reached the west side, having had.our wa
gons ferried; and our mules forded over, On bur ar
rival here wo found about 80 wagons in ahead ofus,
and wo expected to be detained at least two days.—
Another boat, however, arrived this morning, and
being acquainted with the owner, a half bfedTndion
of the Simwhob tribe, at whoso place wo encamped
two days, we- were favored, and got oyer a day sodn*
or than expected. There are a groat many ioamS on
the road; principally oxen* and wo expect to be at no
loss for company. We foil In a-dny or two ago with
a company from dlili), and haVo been In company
with them. Our present company numbers about
34, which arc considered, ample for oUr sa/biv.
- Our camp is regularly watched every, night, and
our mules picketed inside. -This is more to accus
tom ourselves to camp duty than' from any immedi.
ale apprehended danger, although the. Caw Indians;
tn whose territory wo now ahj, are.noted, thieves,
WO arc all well, and have become io some extent,
pretty well nccustdmcd to.camp life. Wo have made
several -day’s marches of dver twenty miles, and
stand the tramp very well.
The last two days wo .have travelled,over rather
high ground, and passed some, as pretty-scenery as
the Gye over beheld. As wo proceed the grass in.
creases in growth and fitfbnglh, and if tho number
of (earns do not eat up what may be found on scarce
spots, we expect to have plenty.
An opportunity presents to send a letter to West
port, and I prepared the above. Idd titii know when
I may have another opportunity to write, bat when
one occurs 1 shall avail myself of It.
GEORGE FLEMING.
THE OHOLBtU.
This terrible malady appears to be spreading over
the land;' Most of our largo cities—both north and
south—are cursed with the scourge. It may or may.
not break out in small towns, but yet we think it
would not be amiss to be prepared for the worst.—
We therefore, at the rcquest.of many of our citizens,
call the attention of our borough authorities to the
necessity of having.tho. town thoroughly cleansed.
Tho atmosphere of our streets should be preserved
pure and free from.taint, and no efforts should bo
spared to havo*all nuisances suppressed.
' Excess, deficiency or irregularity, in sleeping or
watching; in exercise or rest, in the affections or pas
sions, in the secretions or excretions, in eating, drink
ing, or abstinence, exposure to vicissitudes and alter
ations of temperature, to draught and moisture, are
all sot down as inciting causes to cholera and are
to be avoided, as much as possible daring its preva
lence.
In addition to the foregoing wo,commend, to the
attention of our Borough authorities ond our readers
generally (ho following article, showing the great
'benefits resulting from a free use of lime during the
prevalence of the cholera in 1832. It is taken from
the N. O. Commercial Times.
*• In tho summer of 1833, when tho cholera spread
all over middle Tennessee, Us course from Nashville
(where it first made its opporancs) was south. The
authorities of Columbia, a town forty two miles south
of Nashville, and containing about 2000 inhabitants,
caused fresh lime to bo placed at tho door of every
house, amf- tho citizens were requested (0 spread it
freely.on their premises, in the gutters, and in, all
o|ttn lots where there was any stagnant water. It
soon rdachcd Franklin, 19 miles south of Nashville*
then Pulaski, 80 miles south of Columbia, where it
was terrific; thence to ShclliyVillc, east of Columbia,
45 miles* where it was worse than any other place in
Tennessee; two miles north of Columbia, in (he
country, it was very bad—nearly half the negroes
and a number of whites died on some plantations.—
In fact it was all over the surrounding country, Not
a case originated in town. Tho syslcm of timing'
continued throughout the. summer arid full* and it
was found that the usual foil fevers, were very light,
so milch so that the v cUs(dm of liming has been ve
ry strictly adheared to annually ever since, and
from a sickly town*, it is now one of the healthiest in
Tennessee*
In conncdifori with tho above subject we call ailed.
lon to the {allowing suggestions of a correspondent;
For th* Volunteer.
TUB CHOLERA.
Jl/r. ■Editor— When wo anllfciputcd. the cholefn in
1832, exertions were made to put our town In the
best possible condition, should wo bo visited .by tho
pestilence.' Whether it was owing in any measure
to baving*our town so thoroughly cleansed or not,
tho visitation was light, and we had but fow eases,
while it was destructive in the neighboring town of
Chumbefsburg.
At tho present lime this fearful disease is coming
on as distinctly os a dark storm approaching on (ho
ocean, and yet a general apathy prevails as if wo
must necessarily escape! Our town Is not now in
the best possible condition os cleanliness;
lot any ono pass through our alley's or along the Lo*
tart run, and judge whether things are not in just
such a stale, as will nurture the disease should It
appear among us. Our Borough authorities ought
to borrow somo of the energy manifested by the
councils in Philadelphia, or if not, the citizens ought
to meet end oppoint a Committee of Health, and
furnish means lo remove all nuisances, pig styes and
•ilfcnHivo matter which would operate unfavorably
slimild the cholera appear.
Prudence in diet and attention to tbodlrst onset of
(Im difleaso is very Important, but is nd[ security, us
experience shows, especially, when the town is in
.m unfavorable condition. T.
Father Matthew** Departure for. America.
The scene at Cork upon Mr. Matthews departure
for America on Saturday was moslexoUing. On the
previous day tho vicinity of his house was thronged
by thousands. On Saturday morning, at on early
hour, crowds of people assembled around Mr. Mat.
Uiew’s door. The temperance bands wore brought
out, and tho throng at 8 o’clock became multitude
nous. There Was great wailing and lamentation
among (ho lower olasaoss. The leave taking was
too much for Mr. Mullhow’s feelings ; and, instead
of waiting for (ho mall coach.which was to convoy
him to llio railway terminus at Mallow, ho stepped
into'the private carriage of one of Ms relatives, and
Was some miles on his journey before the multitude
of |,[| admirers knew that ho had departed. Tho
private accounts from Cork describe the socne on
Saturday morning as being very singular, and as
proving the intense affection Yell for this remarkable
man in (hat oily, whore *ho has chiefly passed his
virtuous and philanthropic life.
oi3*Tho woman In Philadelphia, who gave birth
to four children, the other day, has received from tho
Board .ofeßrokers, of that city, twenty-five dollars.
Tho Governor of tho Stale, and Mayor of (ho oily
have also made her presents of money.
Dbatii os Madame Rothschild.— >Madame Roths
child, widow of tho founder of (ho banking house,
clod at Frankfort on tho Mulnb,on tho 7th inst. ( ogod
99. She had lived many years alone.in Jew street,
an old unfrequented quarter, where her husband first
established himself, snd which she always refused to
leave {though her eldest soh, : tho proient hood of tho
house, has boon long living childless and oho alone,
in ono of (bo most splendid houses of the Goil, tho
principal street of Frankfort. /
Execution.— Two negro men wore hung in Fay
ette county, Ky., last week, for a murder which (hoy
oonfoßiod on the scaffold, They wore staves.
Desth of General Galnes l»y Cholera.
MajoV Gaines, commander of the
Southwestern Diyisisiori of the Army, died at
New Orleans on the 6th inst., of the Cholera,
HewaS aick but two days. The Public Ledger;
in speaking of the death bf . this accomplished
officer, says:
. “Gaines’ fame is indentified with the war of
.1812, though his gallant services in the field,
were not confined alone to that period, for he has
been an active and successful officer since 1703,
when he first entered He was the old
est general officer in the American Army, having
entered the service as Ensign in January, 1799.
He was| according to the military grade, the sec
ond officer in rank in the army, Major General
Scott having for along time been the senior Gen
eral in the army. No man has been oftener in the
battle-field than General Gaines. The first years of
his military life were disiinguised by frontier
duty, always the hardest, requiring tho exercise
of great judgment, and of functions often both
civil and military; He took an active partin thb
arrest of Col. Burr, in Alabama, at.the lime that
bold conspirhor was about to execute his schemes.
This : event is supposed to have had a prejndical
Influence upon his after life. He resigned his
commission soon after; but again entered the ser
vice ini 1812, end soon gained distinction. At
Chyslter’s field he commanded the 25th infantry,
which covered (he retreat of our eeyeral,corps to
the plafie of embarkation on.the St. Lawrence,
and repulsed the attack of Col. Morrison. His
deportment on this occasion yvas so brilliant that
Col. Morrison, after the battle, sent bis card,
with his compliments, expressing the warmest
admiration of his courage and conduct, arid de
siring to be made acquainted with his name, that
in case it should be hereafter his good, fortune to
meet the genlleihbh Under nfore peaceable circum
stances, he might at once claim the.privileges of
an old soldier and friend.
- He receiveid in the course of the war the suc
cessive rapid promotions of lieutenant-colonel,
colonel, adjutant general, brigadier.general, and
major genera!; the last being the highest rank
authorized by law, and confuted in a form the
most accpptablq to the soldier, inasmuch as it was
a war brevcij l expressly stating the-fact that
it was eonfered on him in consequence of his gal
lant and meritorious conduct in baltlc. This was
for his conduct; at Fort Erie in 1813, which he
defended with groat ability from the night attack
of a powerful British force, under the.command
of Gen.’ -Drummond—the loss of the British
amounting to to 962, while that of the Americans
was only 84. The Federal government also
honored him, and the officers and men of his corn
inandj w'uh a unanimous vote of thanks, and
authorized the President to provide and present to
him a gold medal, while New York, Virginia
and Tennessee, each awarded to him, unanimous
resolutions of thanks, with a fine gold bitted
sword, . Jackson in the Creek war,
was the senior officer during the Indian war of 1831
and ’33, in the Florida war of 183 G, in which he
fought the battle of-Wilhlacoochio. When the
Mexican War broke out, lie called out u liberal
allowance of Soulweslern militia without await
ing orders from Washington—involving a heavy
expense, with no adequate result. He was court
martialed for this, but not censured, Tor the patri
otism that prompted the act excused the ii discre
tion. At the time of his death he was in his 73d
year, and second inrank in Hie line of the Army.”
MORE GOLD NEWS*
The last Mercer (Pa.) Press contains (he following
admirable letter from Kintzinq Pajtciirttk, Esq,
Secretary ofGoucral Lane, Governor of Oregon, in
which implicit reliance may be placed. Mr. P. Is u
citizen of Pennsylvania.
San Francisco, U. S.
I readied hero on Uio 26th February,after a most
unpleasant and fatiguing voyage, and leave hero in
llio brig Valedof for .Oregon—passage 8125. ;'Tho
prices of everything here is enormous—for-every
moiil $l, besidu Uio lodging. - Mechanics are in do*
tnond at almost any price per diem; laborers receive
ten dollars per dlcm. A good mechanic, a carpen
ter say, receives twenty five dollars per duy ; a cum-,
men pine table, worth two to four dollars, with us,
was shown to roe as having cost $75. How lung
this will lust I cannot any ; but as dung, as men can
safely count upon digging sixteen dollars u.duy at
least in the mines, with Hip chance of making much
more* these prices will bo maintained. Fife arms,
suy common. German pistols, which cost u( whole*
sale prices from $2 50 la $3 50, have been #utd to
day for @25 to @3O per pair; coarse boots broughl
fifteen dollars per pair; fine grained powder in can
' Islets eight dollars a pound; Colt’s Revolvers will
bring almost any price, and. the. common six barrel
revolvers will bring from fifty to seventy five dollars,
artdrding to (heir size. Common strong knives,
without sheaths, broughl four dollars; Bowie knives
that-cost four dbllars, brought twelve dollars. 1 men
lion these things to, give yon un idea how much,
gold there is here, and how little of those things
deemed necessary. Coarse -woolen clothing is also
much in demand. There arc, however, a large
amount of commodities on the way, which must
redado prides to some extent. ' The price of properly
In S>an Francisco is enormous; for o' lot, aliput the
middle of tbd town, 100 feel by 60, @6;.»,0U0 was of
fered and refused. ‘ •
An effort is making to establish a provisional gov.
ernment in California, and delegates have been ap
pointed to,a convention. Unless the present Congress
ucl, (ho people will unquestionably establish a gov.
ernment similar lo the lalo provisional government
of Oregon. ,
There uro about forly vessels in llio barber kept
here for wont of seamen, nil having deserted lo the
mines. I have seen many specimens of the tho gold,
some as largo us a hen's egg, and apparently perfect,
ly pure. Every man’s pockets seem full of money,
and gambling end drinking is the general amuse
ment. The rainy season is just over, and every bo*
dy is preparing to go to Iho mines—it is early yet,
however, (ho Ist of May bcing,.lt is.said, ourly c
nough. There arc, lam informed, three sources from
which tho gold is derived—lst. Washing the sand
and earth in the bottom of the streams, where Ihu
gold dust is obtained; 2nd. On tbo highlands wheru
U U found in lumps; and 3d. In strata oftbu rocks,
(which crop out of (ho mountains,) between which
the gold is found as if it had been melted, unp run
between the strata. A small grow bar lipped with
steel and a very sharp knife aro said (o bo amply suf
ficient to attain the latter kinds; and a shallow bowl
of wood tho former.
The expense and danger of coining here by sea
will prevent persons of small moans from comijig—
but without things-change, fio young man of good
health, strength, energy, and good habits, can fail In
a short time to obtain a competency in tho mines,
notwithstanding tho enormous expense of living. A
! couple of suits of strong course dollies, u couple offlun*
hcl shirts,strong long boots to protect (he wearer from
tho water of tho streams; a few pairs of good woollen
stockings; a light rifle and good ammunition, Is, I
believe, all (hat is necessary to take to the mines,
besides tho tools for mining above mentioned, though
many curry spades, picks, and apparatus for work*
ing. Lumber is enormously high, $4OO to $5OO ~u
thousand. ‘
1 J)qvo written n desultory letter on r camp chest,
in a tent—having found every;.house full of tenants,
and being Indebted to some excellent friends for
shelter.
I havo exaggerated nothing, and of (ho mining
districts, I havo not (old tho half which I havo hoard
of what has boon realized by individuals. Give to
my dear friends of Morcor, each and ail, my best
regards, naming each lor nie, as 1 have no moro room
nor time.
Ever yours, truly,
K. PRITCHETTB.
Tho Lancaster Intelligencer proposes ex-Gov,
Jambs MoDowel, of Virginia, as the Democrat*
io candidate for Speaker of the next . House ol
Representatives. '■ , ; '
. (£j*Tlio last words Written by John Quinoy Adams
to Ids son wore** a stout heart, a-cloar conscience
and never despair." ' ' - -
The National Whig, the Taylor organ at Wash
ington, tVonkly saysr,
“Mon olalnfufHoo, nowadays as their right,their
property, their spoils, without regard to fitness, hon
esty or fidelity."
(£j* Tho Virginia. legislature lias adjourned (q the'
While Sulphor Sprlngs.on account of the cholera at
Richmond,
importaNtfrom TiiEs6i) T ii.
Ravogeaqf the Cholera at Fort .OibaQn~Dfnr,j
,of the Indians on the Riu Orande—Col v- 9
hilled—lndian Atlaek (in Camargo~~T/it c
among the California JEtriigrant$ t fy, •*
New Orleans, Juno 3. IR4q
' Wo have .dates, here to day from Fort
tlio 25th ull., which state that the cholera is ;a n - l °
In that.region to a great extent. £ ,n B
On the Walnut branch, Mr.Seckell has lost 15 '«
his negroes, ond Mr. Briscoe as many on an adio*°s
ing plantation, himself also being among ih o victim 1
In,this ease the disease proved fatal in three or fa I
hours, it being the opinion of , the physician that
lality was, destroyed the moment ho was attacked
Others iniho same neighborhood have likewise l 0«
a number of their slaves. 1
. Wo have lengthy accounts from Corpus 6iiri«t| - D f
the depredations of the Indians between IhoNubciJ!
and Rio Grande. They.cnlered the town of San Pad
Legan on the 18lh, stole a number of horses and
carried off large quantities of stock. In this aff a ? P
Col. Kinney and another mOn wore billed. . ‘
. A number of Mexican Indians crossed the rjver
entered the town of Camargo, killed several persons’
and carried off a number of horses and cattle.
Cnpl. Adams, of the V, S. Navy, had arrived at
Galveston, and left for the Sabine pass.
The cholera hod broken out ot Victoria, and cm.
ried off 34 members of the “New York Fremont
California Association.” Four cases hod aho occur,
red in Washington county, on the Brazos,ait pruvbo
fatal. . ' 8
THE HUNGARIANS VICTORIOUS.
Surrender of 30,000 Russians.
. >**'. Boston, Juno 7,
The steamship Europa reached her dock lastuigM,
Her mails wero sent South. r . •
A letter to M. Rothschild, dated Frankfort, May
ITlh.suys that the Hungarians have totally defeat
bd the Russians; and forced them to full back ap 0R
Cracow. The Revolution will thus bo transfer/^//„
Poland.
A proclamation from Kossuth, says that the battle
look placo in tho defile of Uolhenlhrum, and
30,001) Russians surrendered ! Tjie Austrians are
fortifying Vionna.
important from Montreal*
The greatest excitement fins prevailed IhroHjjholil
the city Tortile past two duyi«, in regard to the lono,
assumed by the English papers relative 4o Canadian
affairs. with the, issue of the cily papers this man*;
ing,. containing full details, the citnleinbhl was In*
breused.
The party in favor of annexation call more loudly
than over, and the greatest indignation and disgust
prevails among Hid ultra loyalists. Appciironcca In
the Lowei,Provinces seem to justify,the supposition
that no-appeal tb ufinS will bc'mudc just yet.
• The pritvtipul men uf the Tory party desire that
the. result of the mission of Sir Allan M'NaU should
bo known before ulterior measures are resorted to.—
It is found, however, exceedingly difficult lo culm the
lower orders. , > "'
The news will hiirry on the NutlunalConvcti.
lion.
Were his excellency to appear in this city, so frigid
ful arc the throats uttered against him, that it is fejrcd
lin would bo murdered. Should this feeling noliub
side, he moy nut be safe even st MqnklumJs.
It is in vain, however, tb.prcdici what an hour may
bring forth.
Cholera Despatches*
. . ' ' Cincinnati, Juno 8.
Thirty-one new eases of (ho Cholera and four death#
luivu been reported ut noon la-day. '
St. Louis. —Two reports from >six Cemeteries, on
Wednesday, numbered - twenty five Interments—
eighteen of whom died of cholera, and seven, other
diseases.
New York, Juno B.— The board ofhcaUh, at noon,
to-day, report twelve deaths by cholera. ‘
Daltimoke, Juno B. Two deaths by cholera have
been unuulhentieally reported to-day.
1 Saleh, Mass., June 7. — A suitor recently discharg
i d from the razee Independence, died of cholera tu
day.
Boston, June B.—-No eases of cholera, hnvo been
reported to-day. . • • ■
Arrival of Gold*
New Vohk, Juno 10.
The U. S. ship Lexington from Sin Francitc«,A»#
just arrived with twelve hundred and eighteen ponnti
uf grain gold, from California, an board, having left
457 pounds ul Valparaiso. ...
I Officers and urew all well. Her news created
much excitement during (ho afternoon. The Cali
lamia fever has broken out afresh.' •
Painful R,iinM>r« of Indian Onlruffct*
■ ,—I Vu■
It is said lljfil hostile Indians are swarming beyond
Sun Antonio, and committing ninny outrages' upon
the settlements* A rumor prevails Hint a parly of
Indians curried off four women, (while their lies*
bunds wcr6 absent.) who were encamped ut Airugo,
on the Colorado. There arc many other such pain*
iul rumors ulluut, but they are not credited.
To llio Editors and Publishers of the United
States*
M. VuUo’morq wishes to place in tho •* American
Library,” which is now being fo/iiicd in tiro city UJI,
at Paris:
k ‘ A COT.tECTIOft op AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS,
PtesfiiUd tu the cihf of /'oil’s,
Du the Jourmiliilt of the Unilkd Stattt,
J ii)y 4th, 1849.” ’ ,
tie will ihnhk ull cdito;4 and publishers to send
to the “ Bojlon Dally Deo” (t|)6 editor of which has
undertaken to form thtvCoUcciinn) a copy of their
paper published orvthu 4lh of July, 1849, with a copy
ofcoch semi-weekly which they may issue during
the first week in July. Pn|’crs published 'ln other
American nations, mid old or rare newspapers,
also bo thankfully received. Acknowledgementsi will
bo made through tho Deo of ull donations received.
Editors will please rt cnpy,” the above notice, and
bear it in mind on Independence Day.
A Piiaveb.—The Wight Rev. Dishop Potter,
of Pennsylvania, has published the followlag
prayer to bo used in the congregations of Ids
diocese during tho continuance of the .Cholera;
“O God with whom are the issues of life and
death, to whom it Justly belongelh to punish sin*
nets and to be merciful to them, (hat truly repenh
save us, we humbly beseech then, from (he rava
ged of that pestilence with - which we are threat
eded. We have provoked ihy righteous Judge
ment by dur manifold transgressions end hardness
of heart, and though we shbui^,.utterly porieh, out
punishmont woiilu be left/ban our sins deserve
Dul, 0 God, who desir’efil not tho death of a
sinner, but rather that he should turn from his
wickedness and live, have pity upon us, thy nn
worthy creatures, and grant that wo repenting if
our iniquities and forsaking out sins, may cxpeii
once thy forgiving and protecting grace. As *buu
didst deliver thy, people of old when they turned
to thee from their rebellion, and didst cause thy
destroying ungel to cease from punishing, so turn
thine anger from us who meekly acknowledge our
viloness and truly repent of our sins. Spats
those who are now suffering from this grevjour
sickness, restore the voice of Joy anil health
their dwellings,'and. grant t[mt all who shall
taste thy forbearing mercy may devote thoir souls
and bodies a living sacrifice to tbco, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 11 . 1
Mr. Haoltclt, laio lease of the Opeia
last night prosehled'lo tho Common Council a'
bill for damages sustained by him'ln consequence
of the lata riots, amounting to 15,005 SO. " hat
sun includes the unoxpired term of the lease.
■ N. r. JSw. M'
Would not give, him a cent. Ho ought W
have closed the house, and thus have prevented
tlm riol.—-JW/. Jlrgui,
{o*Tho Rochester ppily Magnet publishes
most awful pun that ever waa ’printed*
e*. gr,
“Where can a man buy tho cheapest fiddlo? Why
of course at adrugglatV There you can got * or
dime a dose of castor oil and a rioMn.
QT One of the most beautiful goma In orient 8
literature Is contained In a passage from a Por < l* n
poet, Stdl, quoted by Sir W. Jonos, tho sentiment o
which Is embodied lu the following lines t
Tho sandal tree perfumes when riven
•The axe that laid it low }
Jbet man who hopes to bo forgiven,.
Forgive and bless h|s (oo»
Montreal, June 6.