AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY jfORKINO By John B. Bratton. TERM S Subscription.-— -One Dollar and Fifty Cents, i paid in advance.; Two Dollars if paid within the year; and Tlvo Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid'within tho ; yoar. These terms will bo rigid ly adhered to in every instance. No subscription 'discontinued until alt arrearages are paid unless at the option of the Editor. AorfißTiasusHra—Accompanied by the Cash, and not exceeding one square, will bo inserted throe limes for one Dollar, ond twonty-flve conts for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length In proportion. Job-Pbintino—Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills,'Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., exe cuted with accuracy and at the shortest notice. ffoeflral. THE BREEZE OF SPUING. Dull Winter bostons to bo gone. He’s disappearing fust; Tbo sunny hours aru coming on, The ilofmy time is past. Tho ioe no lunger binds the rill, Nor snows their mantle Hing, «For every Weak and barren bill Has kissed tho breeze of Spring! i hear its music in tbo wood; Ft sighs along tho vale, 0 Where summer flowers in beauty stood. It lingers In the dale; It plays upon the primrose banka. And rests its merry wing ; The drooling snow-drop kindly thahks The western breeze of Spring! Ah ( well it knows where violets grow In the lone and shady lano; It bids its sweet, blue fnv'rites blow, And onward speeds again. It wakes the flowers of the field, And they their offerings bring; The flowers their sweetest incense yield, To scent the breeze of Spring I The blackbird, from the hawthorn bush, Renews its lively strain ; On topmost branches stands the thrush, And tunes his throat again ; At close of evening culm and mild, He makes the forest ring With native wood notes, clear and wild— He loves the breeze of Spring! The robin leaves his winter friends For hedge-rows far away— Above his mossy nest he bends, And pipes his plaintive lay. The lurk, uprising with the light, On merry mountain wing— . Strains all his might (ill out of sight, And hails the breeze of Spring! A hundred voices fill the air, The sun shines warmly down ; Away with each intruding cure, And leave the gloomy town. Come roam along the wood-path green, Hoar nature’s (hvoritos sing, Enjoy the soul-enlivening scone. And woo the breeze of Spring ! I All SOI OLD, DT PARK UENJAUIN, ESQ, I am not old—though years have cast Their shadows on my way ; I am not old—though youth has pass'd On rapid wings away. For in my heart a fountain flows, And round it pleasant thoughts repose ; And sympathies and feelings high Spring like the stars on evening's sky. I am not old—Time may have set “ His signet on my brow,” And some faint furrows there have met, Which care may deepen now ; Tot love, fond love, a chaplet weaves Of fresh young birds and rundant leaves; And still in fancy I can twine Tho’ta, sweet ns flowers, that once wore mine. Misrrllnnfmis. THE GARDINER CASE. BEXIARKAULK DE V ELOPEMENTS. But few casus have been abjudicated to which t ie b'niled Stilus govurnnuml has been a party, |>l hi» much public importance aa lh.it against Dr. George A. Gardiner, wlio was recently con victed, and immediately thereafter terminated bn existence. It stands forth in bold and impos. iug audicity, pre-eruinently illustrative of inge nious fraud, venal subtlety, and profiig ite daring, it is, moreover, characteristic of the objects, pursuits, intrigues and frighfu! corruption, pecu liar to a class of men who regard the treasury ol tin; I,’nited States ns the most available resource for the exercise of their dexterity and emit. In this respect the judicial result m the case of Gar diner is of Incalculable Importance. It Is exem plify and admonitory. The recorded verdict of an honest, intelligent, Inn nrnptiblc jury has vindicited the essential truth, that neither the ingenuity of the knave, nor the audacity of the perjurer, nor the inilu eiu-e of the politician, nor the zeal of counsel, nor the pliancy of credulity of the press, nor the utmost latitude of legal favor, nor all these com bined, are sufficient to overturn the just rigor ami Uiml integrity of the law. It Is true that justice is too often foiled, and the impartial adinmistra. tion of the law exposed to bad repute through the successful evasion of Its penalties hy the . guilty. But for these things, the reproach u1...0al ...oal invariably belong. l„ tbo J ury . T „ ,| lO Jury beraforo In Urn 0.. e of Gar ™ro lo bo paid tore In o’ “"tt n , doi ? ity for Bio cession of torrl- Mm imi° UnltoJ Bt,,tel - out of lb “‘ »nm theolni™ „T* rcBo >' vuip^ ra * Br * t n Mexico; had practiced as an dentist, and In that capacity, bad visited BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 40. the most important mining districts and acquaint ed himself with their geographical position, their respective values, and the system of mining op . erations in tho different departments. Tims furnished with material for his purpose, ho proceeded to elaborate It, and eventually wrought the intricate fraud by which lie imposed on the-comroihsion. It is proper to remark hero that according to statements derived from Manuel Verostigui, tho Mexican accomplice of the party, the whole fraud originated with Wears, with whom Gardiner was acquainted in Mexico.— Moars is said to have framed the design, but was not equal to Its fulfilment, and by his own state ment admitted Gardiner as a party, “because lie was a skilful man and a great friend of General Scott.*’ Gardiner, however grow ambitious up on bis estimate of the material within his grasp, and in addition to the quicksilver mine of his friend Wears, valued nf $153,000, he sot up a sil ver mine of ids own, at nearly half a million. After sboUt a year spent in preparing his min ing title, testimonials and other vouchers, Gardi ner came fully armed before tho Board of Com missioners, having visited McJtico in the interim. Gardiner was aided as counsel by tho Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, Gen. Waddy Thomp son, of N. C., and Edward Curtis, Esq., formerly collector of Now York, and nn ex-inember of Congress. The case was heard ns was also that of Wears, and both adjudicated favorably for the the full amounts claimed. Mcars* claim was drawn entirely. Gardiner received $BB,OOO of it, half of which he is said to have kept himself as his share, which led to a rupture between him and Wears. Under power of attorney in Wash ington $88,00:) was received in tho name ofJosn Pando, an accomplice in Mexico ; and $28,000 was paid to Fernando do la Gucsta, an attache of the Mexican legation. Tho other $4,000 wo are not able to account for. All this money is gone past recovery. Of Gardiner's award, Mr. Corwin is understood to have received a large amount, but sold his fee. whatever it amounted to, for $BO,OOO. Gen. Waddy Thompson is understood to have receiv ed a considerable sum. Whether Mr. Curtis re ceived anything wo are not informed. He was in the case but a .short time, and after he was out of It, rendered important service to the gov ernment. ns wo shall show hereafter, in tho de tection of the fraud. Gardiner with his share in the Wears* awards left this country for Europe w ilh some $200,n00 subject to Ills' order on do posit with Corcoran & Biggs, and others in Washington and New York. Tims tho whole matter seemed effectually closed, Gardiner him self being evidently confidently secure. And now we approach the accident of detection, and shall present the history of that important eir cnmstance, which lias never yet been published. We have reason to believe that our correspon dent is accurately Informed as to the event, if not literally, at least generally to persons ami details. The first Secretary of tho Board of Commis sioners was Edward W. Johnston. Ho occupied this position until the whole of tho Mexican claims, we believe, had been adiudicatcd, and then resigned. Dr. Chivies W. Davis was ap pointed his successor. This gentleman Is a na tive of Washington, but had r s'ded 15 years in Mexico. To him. we have reason to believe, belongs exclusively the credit of detecting tho Gardiner fraud. It was ordered that tho whole of the papers in the Mexican claims should, after adjudication, ho filed in the State Department, and it became the duty of Mr. Davis to perform this of the work. On proceeding to the examination of tho Gardiner papers, with a view to their endorsement and arrangement, hla atten tion was arrested by the palpable evidences of fhiud. Ho at once made a more thorough ex amination, and satisfied himself that (hoy were utterly spurious. The Moars claim, moreover; came under his observation, and it happened that ho knew him in Mexico ns n fugitive fVom justice, and a man of bad repute. He was also acquainted with the mining localities in San Lou is Potosl. There was. perhaps, no other man in Washington who could have been so appropria tely appointed to that situation at that particular time. He at once, and almost intuitively, arriv ed at a just estimate of the whole fraud. Upon this conviction, lie addresses a letter, stating the fact, to Mr. Crittenden, the Attorney General; but finding that bis communication was unnoti ced, he published a letter in the National Intel ligencer, boldly avowing the detection of tho fraud, over his own name. This was on 12th of Mnv, 1851. This letter engaged the attention of President Fillmore, and at a cabinet council, either called for the purpose or otherwise immediately occur ring, the subject was discussed, and Dr. Davis summoned to appear. He was asked what infor mation lie had to justify tho publication in ques tion, when he explained tho nature of his duties, his acquaintance with the subject, and his con vlctiun that the Gardiner claim was a bold and • daring fraud. President Fillmore reproved him for his hasty publication of tho fact, and asked why he had not communicated with tho proper officers of tho government, prior to such a pro. ceding. He answered that he had done so— that no he hail fully informed the Attorney Gcn eural of the fuel. Mr. Crittenden had no recol lection of ever receiving anything from Mr. Davis i on the subject, ami asked in what way ho had \ made the communication. Dr. Davis replied that ho wrote to him. The letter contained an explicit statement of the fraud lie confided the letter to a messenger, who was directed to insure its delivery Into Mr. Critten den’s own hand. His messenger, on reaching Mr. O’a. office, learned that ho was at the Su- ! premo Court, arguing a caso there. Uo waited ; until Mr. C’s return, when tho letter was deliver ed. Tho messenger saw Mr. C. break the envoi opo, commence roadlng.tho letter, and then with drew. Upon this statement Mr. C. taxed his memory, and presently was enabled to recall tho fact. Ho had received such a letter, and rend H either hastily or Indlffurentlyln whole or in part, but having received a number of letters com plaining of frauds, partiality, injustice, and so forth, with respect to tho wards of tho board, and knowing that there was no appeal, either to him or anywhere else, ho had regarded tho letter as of that character, and had given it no attention. Its importance as coming from Dr. Davis had not fixed his attention. President Fillmoro was deeply moved upon this statement, and expressed himself with much fooling. Mr. Crittenden profoundly regretted his apparent negligence in so momentous a mat ter, and by his subsequent dlfiigonco find zeal, within tho sphere of his official duties, compen sated for the error. Happily tho resolute spirit of Dr. Davis prevented the consummation of the fraud, so that tho misapprehension of tho Attor ney General did not In any degree Imparo tho case. Tho Government was, by this event, fully ap prised, and at (became time convinced of the fraudulent character of tho whole transaction.—- Before proceeding with tho active demonstration against Gardiner, another circumstance just sub sequent to this event must ho mentioned. About the last of Juno, 1861, Mr. Edward Curtis, whom wo named as forraor.counsol of Gardiner, notified President Fillmore of Ids suspicions about tho validity of tho claim, and Informed tho President that a certain J. A. Porto, a Frenchman, who •had resided In^M6xico l ond ah Intimate friend of Gardiner, had.stated to IVm. SI Parrott and his brother John Parrott, who had also boon claim ants forlndomnitv for tobacco, before the Borad, that Gardiner told him, (Porto,) on tho ovo of his departure for England, that ho had managed tojmposo on tho Government fraudulent claims, and-thatanieiribor.of the Mexican legation in Woshington had assisted him (Gardiner) by pro* curing from Mexico the stamped paper that >vas necessary for tho forgeries. • Soon afterwords, Mr. Curtis again .wrote to Mr., Fillmore, .soylqg that ?arrott had soon Porto,' who promised to put In writing what bo had, sold to tho Parrotts. In this, communication,,Mr. - Curtis also stated that he had been engaged as r counsel in Gardiner’s ease by General IV'uddy - Thompson. The latter, when examined ns i witness before the House of Representatives, do , nied this. Mr. Curttp shortly after went to Sar r atoga, where Wm. S. Parrott wrote to him, say -1 Ing that though Porto had promised to give the 3 paper, he had not done so. In July Parrott 1 wrote a second letter re-affirming Porte’s state, , ment, and adding that Porte had declined to out i m writing the language of Gardiner, as ho had - promised. All of which Mr. Curtin communica i ted to the President, who then directed the dis. - tnct attorney, Mr. Fendall, to bring the matter ; before the grand jury. Porte was then brought I by process before the grand jury, when he de. nien, positively, that he had ever made any such , statements, and declared that he knew nothing i about (ho fraudulent character of Gardiner s claim. Other witnesses, however, were found in Washington who were sufficiently informed upon other matters relating to the fraud, upon whose testimony the Indictment was found upon which Gardiner was convicted. Wo now return to the process of developcment. Mr. George W. Slocum was at this time in Mexico. Tie was engaged In some investigations there, and at the instance of Gov. Letcher, U. S. Minister, at Mexico, with whom our government had communicated on the subject, proceeded to investigate the matter of the Gardiner Haim. Ho was prevailed on by Gov. Letcher to go to San Luis Potoai and there make a local inquiry upon the suljcct. Tie examined the archives, acquir ed all possible Information to substantiate tlie fraud, performed his duty with fidelity, and made a most satisfactory report. He brought witness es fVom Mexico, upon whose testimony th e sec ond indictment for forgery was found. It may be remembered* with what pertinacity all these proceedings were assailed hy Gardiner and his advisers j and the position they still oc- 1 tupjed was such ns to render doubtful the result j of a prosecution under the existing circumstances ■ At this time file Mexican commission was do. I termined upon by the government, President' Fillmore declaring his purpose to expend every ' dollar in the Treasury that he could constitution- 1 ally command to bring the matter to n fair and ! thorough judicial investigation. Mr. Crittenden. I as attorney general, being applied to, furnished I an opinion on the construction of law, which I justified file special commission. A committee [ ol Congress authorized it, and at the instance of 1 ro 0 " 111111 ' 11 * I ’’ lk ‘ ni T May, Esq., now a member of Congress from Baltimore, was named as the 1 ii j ?** I^IU co,nn] i s sion, having been already called into the case by President Fillmore. The commission proceeded to Mexico, visit 'd 1 ban Luis Potosl, explored the whole of the vl cimtj in which the mine of Gardiner was said to bv located. They examined records, mining ti- ; ties, persons, places, and used all possible dilli gence to discover the vacated silver mine, but in , 'ain. They succeeded in discovering (he Mexi- 1 , can accomplice of Mcarsand Gardiner, and while : there obtained the correspondence, which, u is I alleged, transpired between Gardiner and I.U,' brother, and their Mexican accomplice The commission was empowered to brine wines-ws 1 back with them upuu such terms as lluv uib'lil deem expedient. ‘ The commission returned with evidence enough apparently, to carry conviction home to every upprejudiced mind. It was presented at the trial oftho case which soon afterwards came on. Much of It was ruled out, and all of it was so adroitly assailed by the defense that the jury did not yield their convictions to what was brought before thorn. They failed to agree, and it wns understood’that nine wore fbr acquittal, and'ihrec, who, fortunately stood Ann to their belief, wore J for conviction. A new trial was ncccsssary. And in the in terim, another commission was ordered to Mex ico under Mqjor Mordecai. The result of their Investigation substantiated the facts asserted hy the first In every particular. They ha.l. more over, tho attested location of the mine as elicited from the witnesses on (lie first trial which was alleged to bo ten miles south of Lagunillcs. No mine was found there, nor was there any knowledge of one. The nearest mines in that direction were fifty miles south of Luguniilas, observations having been made by Capt. Barry, a valuable and scientific member of the commis sion, and conclusive testimony advanced by him us to (he fact. Mr. Charles E. fßowes, an American artist, who was despatched to Mexico after the return of tho late commission to procure the bounda ries of San Luis Potosl, returned with the most decisive proof fl at tho location of the mines in question, was In Qneretare, nnd not in San Luis Potosl. The commission also visited tho loca tion of Meats’ quicksilver mine. It was discov ered a hole 18 feet deep dug to order since tho award of $158,000! This hole was a concession to tho liberality of I ho United States, and a token of respect from Meats, to tho out raged dignity of his dupe. But Gardener did not even oiler the pretence of a broken turf. The w hole of this subject has been before n committee of the Senate, w ho have yet to report upon It. The people have a right to expect ni their hands a deliberate and effective protest against all official connection with this fraud.— There has been a most reprehensible comming ling of interest in this matter, and with all the charity the publicjmay feel disposed to exercise, there will be « prevailing doubt of personal integ rity with respect to all the participants in the Gardiner fund, if the several amounts obtained by tho respective parlies thereto arc not volun tarily restored to the treasury, j Moreover, if this voluntary restitution is not , made, the public will expect the Senate to an -1 thorlze legal proceedings against all concerned, 1 without respect to service or person. ! Such is a brief outline of some new and prom inent fuels connected with this celebrated case, j Wo have put them on record in the above form, for tho convenience of our readers, nnd to supply them with uu impressive history of an event which wo hope will exert a salutary influence up. on public nnd political morality throughout tho n Uuion. —Baltimore Sun. An Overheard Conversation.— “ Joe when you grow up, do you mean to bo a lawyer, or keep a confectionary store /” “ I hav’nt made up my mind Tom, but ma wants mo to be a minister.” " Oh, don’t bo a minister, Joe, for you can’t go to circusscs, then.” ” I know that, Toni, but a minister, ma says, is tho best profession. Yon know how Mrs. Lovegrew adores Mr. Pcttygrcw, and would’nt you like to bo adorned, Tom 7” “ Perhaps I should, but then you can’t drive fast horses.” “ Oh yea you can j ministers drive fust horses, now-a-daysi and besides that Tom, when they have a billions attack, tho worshippers send them on a foreign tour, then ho gets remembered in wills, and often lias nice presents, and ma says it wont bo long before every minister lias ids country scat) and a collegian to write his ser mons. Wont that bo high ?'* Tom acquiesced,-and tho Juveniles indulged (u another game of marbles. K7*‘‘ Grace Orrenwoou” —before She be? came Mrs.Xipninco.tt-H9cnfe tho following on Qt. Valentine’s Pay; o*o BAYARD TAYLOR. I send thee boro no Valentino, I only dash thee off a lino, In trembling haste 1 send it; Give earnest heed to what 1 say j I'v6. a grievous rent in my heart to-day, I pray tlioo, Taylor , mend it. tocard,of an old ladv who. was so .very very particularly neat that she always washed her eggs before she broke them into tho, pan to fry and Was always particularly careful, moreover, to.snitin the pan to scoff the fat was just hot enough to fry them. ‘.'Otftt OOONTBT— MAT,IT ALWAT3 BfIBIGHT OB TOONS, 088 CODNTBT.*' CARLISLE, Pi., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1854, Tic legcnJ of/Udnz Ton Stein, Wo find tho followup In tho newspapers, cre dited to the San lt is worthy of TnAOBJSttATI Out from tho dfttfc; wild forest, ZtodO the terrlSJo Heinz Von Stein, Ho paused'at the,door of a tavern, Andgazod.at a&vinglng sign. Then ho sat himself down in a corner, And growled fbra t botilo of nine ; Up came with a flasW and a cork-scrcw A maiden of beayty divine. Then ho sighed with a deep love-longing, And said,’ «Oh> damsel mine, Suppose you just give a few kisses To tho yalordif&\Bitter Von Stein.” But she kissing business Is not at all in tD^lino, And surely I shttlfcgot begin it On a count(Tnancp as ugly as thine.” Then tho knight vru exceedingly angry, And he cursed hath coarse and (Inc ! And ho asked was the swindle For her sour wine 7 And fiercely he rtf*® to his castle, And sat hlmsolljTown to dine ; And this is the fearful legend Of the terrible 1&lnz Von Stein ! - . >-$ 1 THE WIPE OP IjttEIWERIHSSET. Let us turn, for a {itrfe, from the man, to con template and gaze upon (he person tmd character of his companion. History affords but few in stances where so raUcVfcD\inine beauty, physi cal endurance, and msny social virtues, wnx* embodied with so brilliant a mind, in the person of a female. 'c Her stature was abflfco the ordinary height of her sex ; her form wcu. proportioned and Uau tifully symmetrical} Ip? manners of the most i captivating gracefulness* with sufficient dignity i to repel familiarity, and commaml respect Her ] dark-bluoeycs, bcnming.with love and all l clion, ! and “sparkling with fife and intelligence.” , looked forth from bcDCAUi the long brown hushes 1 which hung as curtainf-iio conceal thi n charms. Features of Grecian mould, embillislud by a Complexion whose carnation hue. health, and t he hand of nature, had paiftted. Her hair, which of a dark' brown color, was usually concial- i 'cd beneath a oi' r.cli colored silk, worn after the manner of the Turkish turban. Hermind was notless polished than her man ners: and the iluency .wilh which she wroteand spoke the French and Italian languages, indi cated a high degree ofculth alien, winch few. even in this golden age of science and letters, have ever attained to.- ;ller taste for dramatic composition led her to adopt, as a liuunte past time, the rehearsal of Shakspiare’s play s. The se were usually executed with an died which would have done honor'to more professed con uoiseurs. and exhibited a talent which neukd only cultivation to havuwon laurels of lasting 1 freshness in the theatrical world. Her familia rity with various French and English authors rendered her an agreeable companion for the man of letters, and projed a valuable assistant to her husband, in recoiling to mind some opin ion or expression otanjhithor which bad cscap- Sho cultivated, to some extent, a taste for poetry, and produced several pieces which arc still in existence. But it Is only in the every day affairs of life that wo can gain a perfect knowledge of the true chsracier of individuals. It was in this peculiar sphere that Mrs. Blen nerh'asset exhibited an uncommon degree of ex- I cellence, and won the afl'oclion of all within her i inlluence. She adapted her customs to the so- 1 ciety around her. and joined in their amuse-! inent.s and festivities with all the spirit of one I accustomed to frontier life from earliest infancy. Riding on horseback was a delightful and healthy exercise, in which she frequently parti cipated. At such times she was usually habi ted in a line cloth dress, of scarlet color, richly bespangled with gold and glittering buttons.— From her downy hat waved “the graceful plume of the ostrich,” and the rich folds of her drapery fell gayly over the flanks of her noble steed Over hill and through dale, with the llcetness of the deer, she took her course, and seldom did her attendant get a glimpse of his sprightly charge until she chocked her speed to await his coming. That she was capable of extraordinary phy sical endurance, was frequently demonstrated by the long and speedy walks she performed, whether on business or visiting some favorite friend. Sho lias been known to accomplish a pedestrian tour, of from ten to twenty miles, with as ntuch rase ns other ladies would make their usual culls among city or village acquain tances. Bounding over them with astonishing agility, she carelessly pursued her way. as though tracing the more familiar paths of the wild wdods. Although she participated in the various n miisomenis through the country, and was the ruling spirit of every assembly, she never ne glected the ordinary duties of her household : every apartment received her personal attention, from the kitchen to the chambers, and was duly cleansed and arranged according to her direc tion. By her were the daily tasks of the ser vants assigned, while she performed with cheer fulness the duties devolving on herself. In short, 1 like Shakspearc's Portia. She was. indeed, a rich-souled creature, in whom the first £erms of womanhood had blossomed forth, without a weed to chock, or a chill to blight their growth.” That’s the Aulbookt. —A miser, being dead and fairly interred, camo to the banka of the Styx, desiring to bo ferried over along with the other ghosts. Charon demanded his fare, and was surprised to see the miser, rather than pay it, throw himself into the river and swim to the other side, notwithstanding all the clamor and opposition that could be made to him. All Tartarus was in an uproar: and each of (ho judges was meditating some punishment suitable to a crime pf such dangerous conse quences to tho infernal revenues. “Shall ho bo chained to the rook along with Prometheus? or tremble below the precipice in company with thoDanaidcs ? or assist Sisyphus in rolling his stone?” “No,” said Minos, “wo must invent some severer punishment. Let him bo sent back to tho earth, to see tho uso his heirs are making of his riches!” CjrrnaoNas Shakghaibs.—The passion for over-grown chickens Is extending, at tho present moment, over'o largo portion of t|io Re public. Every body is going into the poultry business, and with a real that makes us look forward to tho time when cocks and hens will supply tho place Of horses and oxen. “ Chick ens |>avd riz. ” the |a(o show at Albany,-a 'pair ofUraraa-tiootraa pold for sixty dollars. — this is as much as farmers once paid for cows. While chickens .bring this prioo, ft is not at all unusnal-for eggs to bo done at tho rate of six dollars por'-dpzon. ■ The moment chickens get as largo they >v|U sell for tho same price per NqwcUj.says they wiU that sixo within ,tbo.npty bin years. By 18G0 ho supposes ho will have Qliittigongs of*suoh length, breadth and todago, that they will have to bo tod {q stables like homed critters. Religions Anecdote, Murray's “ Handbook for South Italy” is just published and contains some curious stories re specting Fra Rocco, the celebrated Dominican preacher, and the spiritual Joe Miller of Naples. Ononeoccasion.it is related, he preached on (he mole a penitential sermon, and introduced so many illustrations of terror tnat he soon brot* hia hearers on their knees. While they were thus showing every sign of contrition, he cried out, “Now all you who sincerely repent of your sins, hold up your hands.” Every man in the vast multitude immediately stretched out both his hands. “Holy Archangel Michael.” exclaimed Rocca, “ thou who with thine ada- I mnntinc sword standestat the right of thejudg ■ ment scat of God, show mo oil every hand which has been raised.” In nn instant everv hand dropped, and of course Rocco poured forth a fresh tprrcnl of eloquent invective against their .sins apd their deceit. He had a great dislike to tobacco, and when once preaching to a crowd of Spanish sailors, he astounded thorn by tell ing them that there were no Spanish saints in Heaven. A few, he said, had been admitted, but they smoked so many cigars that they made the holy virgin sick, and Saint Peter sot his wits to work to get them out. At length he proclaimed that a bull tight was to be held outside the gale of Paradise. Thereupon every Spam-.li sa nt, without exception, ran off to see the fight, and St. Peter immtdialely closed the gate, and took care never W admit another Spaniard. A Prnttical Me, At Long Wharf, Boston, the fishing smacks throw their fish into pits, with sides perfectly water tight, and rising to the decks, while the | bottom, which is also a part of the bottom of ' the vessel, is perforated with hubs. A couple j of Irishmen who wanted work, supposing those | pits to he suken vessels, asked the privilege of ' pumping them out. 1 The two tars utxiaid, who wore first class jokers, pi rctiving the mistake of the Hibernians. repln d \ < s, and nslmPtheir price for pumping the smack dry. A bargain was struck for a dollar and a half. u pump was procured, and at ; work the two men went, one pumping while ■ the other bnihd with a basket. ' An hour pnssid on and still they worked, oc casionally wondering how deep the hole was. 1 and how much water nmained still in the ves sel. 'flic two sailors in the meantime hndgone up to the wharf, as they said on business.— The captain, who was absent at the time the bargain was made, came on board, and finding the men still hard at work, with the perspira tion pouring oil their faces, inquired wnat they were about. Pumping out the ship,” was the reply. * “ Pumping out the ship,” said the captain. “ Yes, sir. an’ a mighty dope one she is en tirely,” Mild one of the perspiring Emcralders, as he punUd away at the pump handle. “Sure I’m a ihinkin’ u 11 be night before we gel her dhry.” •• Niahil - ’ said the captain, beginning to roar with laughter as he discovered thcjoUcthat had perpoiratcd during his absence. “ Night, why, you will not get through till you have pumped out Uoston Harbor!” He thcn_cxnlaincd the matter to thc laborers, ■&h'& -riMiitnra ' their'odats, yuwiha- yenjfcancc upon the sailort who had ” desaveir* t hem. Wearing the Beard. It may be safely argued ns a general physi ological principle, that whatever evinces a free and natural development ofanypart of the body is by necessity beautiful. Deprive the lion of Ins mane, the cock of his comb, the peacock of the emerald plumage of its tail, the ram and dicr of their horns, and ihey not only become displeasing to tbee}e, hut lose much of their power and vigor. And it is easy to apply this reasoning to the hairy ornaments of a man’s face. The caprice of fashion alone forces the Englishman to shaie off’those appendages which give to the male countenance that true mascu line character, indicative of energy, bold daring, and decision. The presence or absence of the btard, as an addition to the face, is the most marked and distinctive peculiarity between the countenances of the two sexes. Who can hesitate to admire the noble coun tenance of the Usnmnli Turk of Constantinople, with his un-Mongolian length of beard? Ask mu of tile fair sex whether they will not ap prove and admire the noble countenance of Mc hemet Ali. Major Herbert Edwards, the hero of the Puniaub. Sit Charles Napier, and others, as set oil' by their beard ? We may ask, with Heal rue, '‘ U hat manner of man is he? Is his head worth a hat, or his chin worth a beard?” I have noticed the whiskers and beards on many of our most eminent physicians and merchants encroaching upon their former narrow boun daries, while it is well known that not a few of our divines have been long convinced of the folly of disobeying one of nature's fixed laws ; but, hitherto, their unwillingness to shock the pre judices of their congregations, have prevented them from giving died to their convictions.— The beard is not merely for orfiameut; it is for use. Nature never does anything in vain; she is economical, and wastes nothing. She would never erect a bulwark, were her domain unwor thy of protection, or were there no enemy to invade it. — /leiWund on the Human i/uir. Anccdjtc of Finn, Fikx was once a witness for the prosecution iin a case before the Common Pleas in Boston, and his testimony was so direct and conclusive that the counsel for the defence thought it necessary to discredit him. The following dia logue ensued : “Mr. Finn, you livcin ■■ ■ street, do you not ?” “ Yes, I do.” “ You have lived there a great while ?” “ Several years.” “ Dies not a female live there underyourpro tection V " There docs !” “ She is certainly known in tho neighborhood by the name of Mrs. Finn.” | “Ih she your wife 1” “No ; we were never legally married.” “ That will do, Sir ; 1 have no more to ask.” “ Cut I have something more to auswer, Sir,” replied Mr. "Finn, with spirit. “ The Mrs. Finn, of whom you have been pleased to speak with so much Wvity, is my mother ; and I have not known but ono man base enough to breathe aught against her. You, Sir, can guess who ho is. True, she is under my protection. She protected mo through infancy and childhood, and it is but a small part of the debt I owe to her to do as much for her in old ago.” Tho battled counsellor had no more to say. Tuv It. —Any human being who will have tho presence of mind to clasp the bauds behind tho back and turn tho face towards Uho zenith, may float at case and in perfect safoty-lnjolcr ablostill water—ayo, sleep there, no matterhow long. If, not knowing how to swim, you would escape drowning, when you lind yourself in deep water, you have only to consider yourself an empty pitcher 5 lot your mouth and your noso—not tho top part of your head—be the highest part'pf you, and you arc safe; but thrust up ono of your bony bauds, and down you go—turning up tbo.handlo tips over the pitcher. At 82.00 PEE ANNUM. From the Now York Evening Post. COL. BENTON'S HISTORY. xmro 1830 —Armiuin* jackson, pnzs'rDExr. BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. . It hw been already shown, that Gen. Jackton in his first annual message to Congress. called m question both the constitutionality and ex pediency of the National Bank, in a nay to show him adverse to the Institution, and dis posed to see the federal government carried on without the aid of such an assistant. In the same message he submitted the question to Con . gross, that, if such an institution is deemed i essential to the fiscal operations of the govern* j n,tn t. whether a national one, founded upon the credit of the government, and its revenues : might not be devised, which would avoid all i constitutional difficulties, and at the same time secure all the advantages to the government and country that were expected to result from the present hank. I was not in Washington when this message was prepared, and had no conver sation with the President, in relation to n sub stitute for a national bank, or for the currency j which it furnished, and which having a general ; circulation, was better entitled to the character ; of “ national,” than the issues of the local or State banks. We knew each other’s opinions on the question of a national bank itself, but it had gone no further. I had never mentiomd to him the idea of reviving the old currency, then, and for twenty years, extinct in the U. States : nor had I mentioned to him the idea of on independent or sub-treasury—that is to say, a government treasur}* unconnected with any bank—and which was to have the receiving and disbursing of the public moneys. When these ideas were mentiomd to him. he took them at once ; but it was not until the Bank of the V. I States should be disposed of. that anything : could be done on lhr.se two subjects; and on the latter a process had to be gone through, in the use of local banks as depositories of the public moneys, which mjiuml several wars to show its issue and inculcate itsh-sson. Though strong in the confidence of the people, the Pre sident was not deemed sttong enough to en counter all the banks of all the states at once Temporising was nuhspensiblo—and even a conciliation of a part of them. lienee the dope site system—or some years’ use of local banks as fiscal agents of the government—which gave ' the institutions so selected the invidious nppel hition of “ pri baulf; 1 ' meaning that they wcri government fnvonties lii t lie mean lime lho question which the President had submittal lo Congress m relation ’ to a government fiscal agent, was seized upon ns an admitted design to establish a government bank—stigmatized at once as a ••thousand times more dangerous” limn an incorporate! national ‘ JaT, I*— aT *d held up to alarm the country. Com i mlttees in each House of Congress, and all the public press in the interest of the existing Bank 1 of the Lulled Stales, look it up in that sense, | and vehemently invciehUd against it. Under I an instruction lo the Finance Committee of the Senate, to report uppn a plan for a uniform currency, and under'a reference to the Com mittee of Ways and Means of the House, of that part of the President's Message which related ,to the bank and its currency, most ample, ela- V bomto and argumentatire reports were made— wholly’ repudiating oil the suggestions of the J resident, and sustaining the actual Bank of the United States under every aspect of consti tutionality and of expediency; and strongly presenting it for a renewal of its charter. These reports were multiplied nithout regard to os* peusc, or numbers, in all the varieties of news paper and pamphlet publication ; and lauded to the skies for their power and excellence: and triumphant nfutalion of all the President's opinions. Thus was the “ war of the bank’ commenced at once, in both Houses of Congress, and in the public press, and openly at the in ; stance of the bank itself, which, foigctting its | position as an institution of the govtrnmcnt, I for the convenience of the governnunt, stl itself j up for a pi&’er. and slruggbd for h continued existence—in the shape of a new charter—as a question of its own, and almost as a right. It allied itself at the same luno to the political party opposed to the Pnsidmt jomoa in all their schemes of protective tanfl, and national internal improvement : and became the bind of the American system. With its moneyed and political power, and numerous mlcnsud niliha turns, and its control ovirother banks, broker's ; and money dealers, it was truly a power, and a great one; and, in answer lo a question put by General Smith, of Maryland, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate, already mentioned, {and appended with other questions and answers to that report.) Mr. Biddle, the President, showed a power in the national bank to save, relieve or destroy the local banks, which exhibited it as their absolute master : and, of course, able to control them at will. The ques tion was pul in a spirit of friendship lo the bank, and with a view to enable its president to exhibit the institution as great, just aud bcneticcnt. The question was. “Has the bank at anv time oppressed any of the slate banks!” and the answer, ‘‘never.’' And. ns if that was not enough, Mr. Biddle went on to say. “There are very low banks which might not have boon i destroyed by an exertion of the power of the bank. None have been injured. Many have been saved. And more have been, and arc constantly relieved, when it is found that they 1 are solvent but are suflering under temporary > diUlculiy” This was proving entirely too J much. A power to injure and destroy—to re- 1 lievo and to save the thousand banks of all the I states and territories, was q power over the business and fortunes of nearly all the people of those states and territories: aud might bo used for evil os well as for good : and was a power entirely too largo to be trusted to any man, with a heart in his bosom—or to any govern ment, responsible to the people: much less to a corporation without a soul, and irresponsible to heaven or earth. This was a view of the case which the parties lo the question had not fore seen ; but which whs noted at the time; and which, in the progress of the government strug gle with the bank, received exemplifications which will be remembered by the generation of that day while memory lasts ; and afterwards known os long ns history has power to trans mit to posterity the knowledge of national ca lamities. Celestial Stables. —Elder P«——, who whilom preached in a certain town of this " ked’ntry,” was so notorious for his queer phrases and very odd comparisons, that it final ly behove the deacons to remonstrate with him. The Elder admitted the justice of this charge brought againat.hiin; promised to amend bis speech henceforward; and hoped that his .fail mgs, grievous though they were, would not bo the cause of any diminution in their brotherly regard for him; “For, brethren,** said ho, “we always /tape hitched horses so fur, and 1 hope wo may hitoh horses hereafter in the stables of eternal glory!" 1 ' K7"Tho iqqro you do for some.-folks, the more you aro ‘ 1 done"—and very “ brown" .at that. Do‘a great favor for Suncoofc tO;dny, and to-morrow the ungrateful dog will bo ready to annihilate you fbr not doing more. There is no more gratitude Inside of some folks’ ribs than sincerity in a miser's soul. CD* Jlako butTtTvpromiaca.' ID* Approaching—Moting K7*aptli and idleness lend ID* Oppoaito opinions should snmebolstci-. ■•:• :i r £T^ tu n Jtt l’ n«t (April let)im'ba(V'M ■ cool a Day,” ■,- _ I ID*-The rich man beans a burden onhipjpTir. l ' noy which death unloaded]. ’ ' T / % - ’• I {C7* Comfortable—to tread on a '/{•• v r { ' ZZs* Certain books are written - : you, but to let you know that the ■ '^‘ CT* A sentence in the language of if you wish for “heart-case," never [CT" The good things which belong to prAHKHßjffi perity are to be wished, but the good which belong to adversity are to bo admired! Cl 7“ There is a boy in Chicago, fifteen year£f ‘ of age, who measures in-his boots, (low heeled)^.., 1 six loot and eight inches. Ilis name is ~* ■ (C7* There are two things that modest ,in erf " should never undertake—to borrow money and\'’ t study law. r v /_, Ty? ZZ 7 ' The genius who files nowspaperg, ! TStely- ? ■' -' V brokehis instrument while operating on "-V,’> shell ‘ organ. , - 0 v 7 ' The fellow who chopped ofThis Other day, while cutting wood, sent to flji dpfcV V-; ' thocnry for a remedy for ‘chopped hands**, ' - y ~ If wo may believe the censuS, every fiiln>:' ‘ person in the United States owns allorSQ}, fthd ' i ■" every tenth a dog. .** V'•'r e‘"V ft v* A man is under arrest in Trenton . witli skaling an umbnlla. He is expected ?f -pU-ad in defence ‘the custom of the country*!. Th<> remains of the bachelor who ‘boTSt* it> tear*’ on reading a description Of married le, have been found. C7* The man who was frightened by tho Varh f of a tree, is supposed to have been of a nervous temperament. IC7* The difference between an old womanand a young one is said to be, that one is happy and careless, and the other is cappy and hairless. ‘ fC7*The attitude which the Empcrorof Rus sia Ims most generally assumed duringthe latd negotiations, is that of lying. [TT' A man of philosophical temperament rei scmbles a cucumber—for although he may bo completely cut up, he still remains cool. ‘ • u’T' A colored minister was arrested in Ncty York on Sunday night week, charged with throwing stones at one of his congregation! (£7* A Vocalist sn\s he could down on the old Tar'River/' if ho OOtlld'oslr get the pitch,'* , . •I. ■ r7*Mmva garret is filled with'gerat’.bar* gams, winch were purchased because they *wcrd cheap, and then laid away to rot. • \ There is no policy like politeness, land a good manner is the best thing in the world ei£h* ur to get a good name, or to supply the'want of it. •. / Ly* How to sec the teeth of a beautifulyqung lady. I’rai-ie her rival before her foco, and you rna • depend upon it, she will soon fihoW'her teeth. CT* Be Q trier —The three approved modes' of expressing this, in three different are—French, laiscz rnus ! English, hold your longue! American, shut up ! A Politician, from a niral region, being told m Washington, last week, that * console had declined, asked to know which consul,for he might like the ollice ! ITT* Nicholas P. Trist, so well known tvs Q special agent to Mexico during thclato war,, ia now engaged iu selling patent rights for a wash" ing machine! *: (ly* ‘ Figgcrs ron’t lie, von’t they?' muttered a seedy genius, holding on to n lamp post.w -‘ Veil, perhaps they rou't; I 'so a figure as VOlj’t stand, anyhow," ‘,. , ■ O' A mechanic who has lived for tenycaTl in different boarding houses in the Oily, has at last become so attached to the system that hb, • has goncout to Maine, in order to board hvjpelf*.' •«. .’’ Cv* The French are great on contrivanboa.-*- ‘ 7 - ; v/ They make turtle soup of old leather,’ ■ of pork, and the greatest familiarity ■ >}{■s£ your friends, particularly your wifof: ■.‘•pZjtfpbv ■ V* " V XT" The Milleritcs, in New renewed their zeal, of late, and confidently predict the end of the world this year, do not precise day. ’ " C7* Two -iris got into a light at Lowcll. on' ,! Monday, in the street, and nearly strippdd : cichi' ' - * other’s clothing off. Ferocious damsels in ttoV ■ - ' r - parts. :V 03“ Job Sftss says, in his last cftrdW*fih : . -• ' Boston Herald , that ‘if thar Is cny vmn thing ‘ -V ’ i Love & tak delUo in. It is Twirlin afountL'bn 1 •. !■ '•' the Lite fantartnstlcToe.’ •' I 03“ Tiie UEianrn op J , I There is a man, somewhere in America, wluf so tall, that ho is obliged to run-tip a Jada& I every time ho brushes his hair. • • 07* Such attractive power, says -a country, editor, belongs to calico, ’that if aU .t'ho'girft were driven out of tho world, In tho boya would all go titter them. - ~J- 'I ' {O* Always go ahead. Success is had with that stylo of goods. Thd'&ah i; puts his best foot forward, and ii thick and thin, will como out '* ■* - * v shine. I fly Pretty luces wo not nl\ warm hearts.' There islno-nn natural connection between n and oozy ribs, than between .Or ■llth book of Genesis.' Well, 1$ J