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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<llnnr. the l.onir of
tin, groat and important vindication of llio out
rag,-d law and public dignity of tin, United Slatog,
attaches in a very eminent degree. One pliant
one corrupt, one venal spirit there could have
successfully thwarted all the dilligcnco of the
government, all the expenditure of time and
rnonoj*, all the labor of a cosily commission, all
the skill, vigilance, arduous and thankless toll of
u legal prosecution. The result has proved the
integrity of the Jury ; and while wo knowhow
l.i appreciate tint valuable norvleos of distingulsb
vd man win, have contributed to the thorough
oxp.imtion «l thin enormous crime, wo ascribe
lliu first moad of prolso to the Jury.
The great importance of the Issue involved In
111, case, together with the public interest which
ha, beecti awakened by the legal result, and tho
tragic sequel, baa Induced us to lay beforo our
re«dorß“i oulbuu Of current incidents associated
i b tbo aflalr many of which have novor before
l.eu poblished. A vigilant and woll-infomiod
irnspondont onnblca us to present tho follow.
ele ?i"'," rj ’ fac ' vlllcll ' vill b “ found ln
lei Ml, Interesting to nil classes of our readers.
r * ,? or !? n ’ Prosecution and detection of tho
die V U,<l “ b ? u i’d“ ffltb Startling facts, and
w »., po J V^u 215 cl . to determine, sometimes,
li™ 1 1 011,18 al ‘d Innocent partlclpa.
lli d, ‘ i b °s!ns- By tbo treaty of Guadalupe
conel,h’ I Cnitoll S, “ tCS »"d Moxlco,
“d n ’fa 8 ’ * ll . <Wo . o «> ™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 >' vu<l for tbo satisfaction of
«ged 11,1,1 im f,dmo , r ?“ n a Ulzoin», who wore dam
nc», ln lbo prosecution of busl-
Inem ,oZ ln „ MoIio » b y tbo “ ot of war. Prom
mmwnZf,® 180 cla * m alnts for a portion of this
lI Mo° ta Ur ' Goor 8° Al Q ar dlnor and Dr, John
ConJrckf l t n o li poottolssionors was appointed by
to sit at w° ,'dodlcnto these claims, who were
Anal and e U, ‘ " ston - Tholr decision was to bo
Goo p? oon c b !»ITO. Tho Board consisted of
Carolina^ 8 or Maine , H„bt. T. Paine of North
ood Caleb B. Smith, of Indians. Bo
clnimo !?. Gardiner presented bis
a.in lo distinguished counsel. At tho
tlm presented and advocate^-
min?ini m °. f V oara ‘ In bis own behalf ho do--
whifh ».!! 8 * n d®mnUy for tho loss of a sllvpr mine,
l*otrt«u wcw °*dlgod abandon in San Luis
’ i ho BUn } of $420,000 1 and in behalf of
Itv ,? r a Qjdctollror mlno in tho aamo vloln
fo^invnh' 1 ? 0 68,000. Qardinop had resided
■^fflfi<>ip^ 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 <i
and get your eyes banged
p* It fs the pridoof theindapfriorittvlifiß^* l
doing man to hare a home of his
CT* Boys ore like vinegar—tho
tncre is in them tho sharper they
Op* Baoon says justly, the best
ty is that which a picture cannot
(p* A want of leisure is often only
of inclination.
ID* Why is a thief calM ,a’i<Mi#ts4fe«
Because he boa been a robbing 7A
CC7* Why arc
Because they are often icruftg for^is^pttpffi 1 * »
, Why i s a blade of grass lik«:SiwiC?of
hand? Because it is matured hy falling dew. ( " 1
Op* Tho man who is “a strangcp’to tho’fiuer ' - A
feebngs,” proposes to have an introduction. '-■ * •' -|
Op* Honesty sometimes keeps a man -from
growing rich; and civility from being:wittyv : 3
[CT* In t)cmcrara, every one is “ Esq*’ l
wears shoes and stockings.
[CT -An india-rubber omnibus is ftTbOntßcicg 1
invented, which, when jam full, will hold a COM- Pj
pie more. ...
Mochi ventures to predict that» fri seven ■ ' f: -i
years from this time, steam will universally’- ‘ -1
“ spcLd the plough.” i
NO. 42,
!T7“ A moss of ‘pouts’ is ea silj caught. Teir 7 ‘
,vour mfc you can't afford to buy:that /loVcof
a bonnet’ at Mrs. Flash'4, the milUner®
CT’Thc fellow who got intoxicated trith : da^7 e .- !
liglit, has been turned out of tho ' A
society. •
Zy Young gentlemen who dresa InVtigfit;
pAiiis and bobtail coat.s, have received iHfe ftp- * - ;
pellaiion of “Shanghaos.” • 1 ••>'/{•• 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,
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