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• • CUBA AND CUBANS.
A - dinner Wtl9 given to, John S. Thrasher,
at Now Orleans, on the 12th of July, at
which a number of friends of Cuban liber-
ty wore present, and in response to a sen
timent Mr. Thrasher delivered the follow
ing highly interesting speech. This gen
tleman:was a citizen of Cuba during the
late excitement and attempt at Cuban rev
olution, and .was suspected, seized and
c ondemried-•to a life of slavery in the
mines of Old Spain by the tyrant Captain-
General .of the . lsland, but who was finally
pardoned by the , Queen. of Spain. The
speech contains much useful information.
"I ammo filibuster in the vulgar accep
tation of. the word; I am no advocate, and I
never have been, for the fitting out of pet- 1
ty and unlawful expeditionS. I do not wish
to see our ardent youth, stimulated by a
noble enthusiasm for a sacred idea, immo
lated to appease the rage of tyrants. Neitli,
er do I wish to ,seo n country subjugated
by the brbto force of arms .to laws not in
stituted by r then, or to a sway not their own.
It haa :been the misfortune of Cuba that
her situation, her aspirations, and her ca
pabilities have been misunderstood. • We I
have measured her by our own standard
of national enterprise and patriotic duty,
and we ha've expected' of her tub much.—
Born in the land of freedom—nurtured in
the cradle of liberty—fondled in her very,
lap—weure not qualified. to jud g e of peo
ple over whom long years of despotism
has cast its baneful influence, sowing a
moral. terror in every, man's bosom; and
rooting out every high and dyble incen
tive to duty:
When we talk of Cuba, and the efforts
of her sons to free her from that national
degradation under which she groans, we
do not appreciate the mighty difficulties
with which they have to contend, nor the
few and weak means which are at their
disposal. Among us, if the smallest of our
rights is assailed, a free press sounds the
clarion notes of alarm, arid the majesty of
the law steps boldly in to shield us. In
Cuba fur other is the case. A venal press
lauds every act of the Government, and
should any one be so bold as to cry out,
the law is omnipotent and a prison or a
scaffold awaits the wretch. If an opposi
tion is carried on by secret and covert
means, a slavish press holds all who urge
it up to public view as traitors and thieves;
men who would overturn the existing
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suer of things for selfishtnotives—as
wordlists who only seek general
.we their own a ggrandisement—villains
In society, 'traitors in patriotism.' Infidels
in religion. Not a word in contradiction
is allowed—not a patriotic sentiment is
permitted'—not a truth can be uttered—and
all that is servile, slavish, or, as it is
mild
. termed, conservative, is dinned into the
ears of•the.people.until
i. ..l•Metf grow pato; • .
1.041,1h0ir. Own.jud,gsnenis should become too
.bright;
And !lieur ireelhoughta be crimes, and earth have
• itio mli4ti light." • •
-thitidi Buell circumstances the effects ofi
the parrietie Cubans to free - their country
from 'the ignominious chains that bind her
will always have, in our eyes, the appear
ance-of aWant of spirit and manliness ---of.
.want of moral courage and selfabnaga
tion—of• a want of that true spirit which
animated men determined to be Tree.•••On
the other hand, their own countrymen,
viewing these efforts from an entirely dif
ferent' poirit , Of view, ,stund aghast at the
audacity 'of their friends, and contemplate
with • horroi the dangers which surround
them.'
There
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There does not- exist .upon the earth a
tyranny; more absolute. than the present I
Governrrierit,efCuba. Nor does there exist '
one more unscrupulous as to the means by
which it perpetuates its sway. The Cap
tain General is'elOtheciwith authority to do
all he may deem necessary for the preser
vation of ; the ishind, and life or death hang
upon his sword. The only . ire'sponsibility
that, weighs upon him, is that of retaining
for the' Spanish. crdwn • its brightest jewel.
His allegation:that-any act he may have
committed,Was necessary for the peace of
the island isrl-defence.behind which-no
ac
cusation he chary in the
use of hie ribsoldie power. •'' has ever
been• a•ftiVorite.pOlicy:with thoSe .whorri 1
hatre.known 'there; to send' at dead of night
for' Cubans Wittif,ptisiiesAd. either .
station. or influence:among their country
• men, and liddresSing-thern With •the most
opprobious epithets accuse th'em'ordesigns
inimical to.PlVGOVortirrierie-t—tell•thein that
their' pracitices are ldr fl knOwn to him—
! parade before thorn 'Opt rs alleged to con- .
tain full, reports'of their treasonable acte:-;—:
• 'threaten therri. 'Whim' prison or perhaps im
: mediate:eibeution-7rind then, putting on
the •rilagnanirnours,"rillOW them to'return to
their agon4edSarnilies; Withiai warning
• thixt if Vali trilled:up their treatenent wilt
beirisir erkitiltiiirate'.'' , ;The Utifbriunati;
ban,' well kribwiiirig that arrest 'is syneny,
inOu's to 'dortiyietlonthat. the will •off his
• . tyrant is liw'rind the coed INlt"the
tool
• that no defence can' be Made against the
denunciation' whether' true
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home, and finds the partner of• his bosom
and his children terrified and in tears at
the probable fate of their only protector,
and their own defenceless and unhappy
situation.
Not always is it their good fortune to
see him again—not seldom does he leave
the place for a prison—ono single instance;
I will not detain you long, though I could
cite many from my own personal knowl
edge. One single filet which lately oc
curred will speak more eloqueutiv than a
thousand assertions. A young gentle.
man—a lawyer—young, talented and en
ergetic—who had succeededlo his father's
practice, and not only retained all the old
clients, but by his own industry and geni
us had acquired many new ones, was
looked upon liy his countrymen ns an hon
or to them—as a hope for his country—as
a beacon for her sous. Deeply ensaged
in the labors of his profession, and well,
knowing the danger of taking an active
part in politics, he could only present the
passive resistance of a potverful mind as'
evidenced in his private opinions and
preference. This was obboxious to the
government. An officer at the dead of
night commanded him to rise' and follow
him to the palace. l'here he was receiv
ed by the Captain General—the generous,
humano, considerate Concha—who, with
out addressing him one word, said to an
officer, "you will conduct this gentleman
to the Moro." He was there thrown into a
dungeon incommunicado—denied all con
versation with the world—his family, not
withstanding the greatest exertion and in
terest, for days could not ascertain wether
he was living or dead. On the fith day
he was permitted to have a short interview
With his wife—on the sixth his father was
allowed to see him—and on the morning
of the seventh day eller his arrest, he was
embarked, a prisoner, on board a ship for
Spain, without trial, without an accusation
even, and with strict prohibition to leave a
power of attorney in Cuba. There ho was
ordered to reside, uuder surveillance, in a
miserable, interior, county town. During
my recent visit to the peninsula I met him.
I assisted him to fly ; and he is now under
our star spangled banner; ready to do
good service in the cause of his country's
freedom.
But let us return to Cuba. Under this
system of government—with a spy in ev.
cry house, and bayonets at every corner—
where the law is a fiction, and justice a
mockery—where the signature of more
than three names to any petition to the
Government is a treasonable conspiracy,
and indictable us such—where terror
reigns paramount in every bosom—what
man could declare himself a patriot?
What man could hope by so doing to serve'
his country, or attain her freedom? Yet,
my Word for it, every Cuban—young or
old—rich or poor—educated or ignorant—
burns with a deep and lusting feeling of
hatred for his country's tyrants, and longs
for the.day when they shall be swept away
before the lire of his wrath.
But these are the acts and the policy of
the heads of the Government—of men
high in political and social station—
er men over whom their moral and social
responsibilitie is supposed to exercise some
influence. You will then easily imagine
what will be the course of the thousand
myrmidons—the sub-governors-and offi
cers, whose only inducement to brave the
terrors of that a tropical climate presents
to a European imagination is a thirst for
gold—the minions to whom th rough a thou
sand channels descends the same unlimited
power—men restrained by no moral con
siderations, no social ties—responsible on
ly to a military Chief; whose uvowed poli
cy is that. it is derogatory of the dignity
and power of the Government to punish
an administrative officer; can you wonder
that opposition and rapine are rife in the
end 7 Can you wonder that every Cuban
should hate Spain and Spaniards?
Cuba, in her 'industriul and intellectual
'deVelopinent, is far' in advance of Spain.
With her million and a quarter of inhabi
tants she exports far more in value than'
'does Spain with her fourteen millions. lier
railroads aro counted by hundreds of miles,
while those of Spain are counted by tens.
On - every side Cuba you see theapplication
of-machinery t 6 productive labor. In Spain
you can hardly find aeinachi ne shop or a.
machine out of ;the: government arsenal;
and in one instance .at least, which I have.
seen,
.a 'portion ,of de fiXed machinery
'therd•Was inept from,Culia, and all the rest
freirritngland.!-;.ller press, though under,
the most severe andllarbitrary censorship,
is ,rar, higher,in intellectual vigor, far Totter.
iii ty.pograpluetil appearance, and far more,
tiniVersttl" in rte."Cirdulaiion than' that' of
linituial , consequence ONIII
thi.4i'sltlit ovary new Governor that comes'
from s.pain,to Cuba is literally astonished.'
Imagining that he conies. from civilized l
Europe to govern a set 'of semi.eavages,,
'he finds' that ho is sent by anation of boors
to gOVern an ,enlightende people. Gentle-'
tae4._!: stilly , think: this:.i:.3xaggertition ; but
whos k yßr,, with a knowledge of,
,the, lan.
ggago,, hus
,trnyoiled in heti] countries, Will
'not fail to. reCognizethe troth of the pie,
fart :" • • ,
Let 'me detain , you a few. moments long.
or; with eome'. brief remarks on. th e priuci;
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acanlield, Pa., fitognfil 7;(1852.
et—
ples and policy of the Spanish rule in Cu- i the emanation of a true and noble soul.—
ba. Several times in the political changes He was bound by no ties of a common
in Spain, Cuba has held the position of an ! country—he could notbe supposed to have
integral portion of the Spanish Empire with I any political sympathy with them—his in
representation in the Cortes. She was ' terests called him loudly to a contrary
lastly deprived on this in 1835 by the ,ex -course. Yet with a noble impulse—with
cerable 'Facon—an infamous tyrant -I , an enlarged humanity that recognizes no
whose petty service in the cause of social l sectional to sympathy with suffer
order can never compensate for the civil, ! ing roan, he contributed—under the sane
political, and moral degradation of a whole , tion of his noble and high-souled chief,
people. A public robber, who, when the Joseph Tucker Crawford, British Consul
true story of Cuba shall be written, and ,to Havanna—to whom also be all praise;
so long as her annals shall endure, will be i he contributed all that was in his power,
handed down to posterity us one of themorally and physically, to theiralleviation.
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roost execrable of mankind, Some cf you .May the reward of both be equal to the
may , think 1, am falsifying history, but, • hope and joy they gave.
gentlemen, you ,have•far higher authority ! 1 have detained you too long gentlemen,
than my poor word for•saying that "his-;and I will now bring my remarks to a
tore we know to be a lie." close. I have said to you lam no filibus-
It was Tacon who instituted the present to in its vulgar sense. lam not. Yet do
iniquitous and unholy policy of the Gov- . I sympathize with the Cubans to their ar
ernorent—ticit Cuballs shall be excluded dent desire for liberty. Yet would my
from 'till places of honor or trust—that the heart leap for joy to see Cuba free. The
pres's shall 'fie muzzled, rind, if possible ; , love of freedom is Mute in every man's bo
entirely suppressed: that education shall r.orrt: You all sympathise with a people
not be extended among the people, not who Struggle for it. 1 can with perfect
eyen to the teacbiag, of them to read and truth say to you what the, judge who Neu
write ; if possible, silently to prevent it— teoced me' to 'the galleys said to me. "You
that the couittry - Reople must annually ob- cannot help it—it is ip ,your cductition—it
fain from, and pay for, to a stranger sent i s i n your blood—you are, republican!'
to .govern th6m r permission to reside in they Cuba will he free—free through herself.
home of their fathers, in the enjoyment of, The great idt a or a people'4' exodus from
their own birthright. To thin the liberal i thraldom never recedes. Forti-nrd is ever
and humane Concha has added, that no; the word. Like a mighty river its first
artisan who shall become indebted to his! beginning may be very small and unper
employer, shall have liberty to seek em• ceived ; but it will ever gather strength in
ployment from any other than his creditor its march. Should obstacles intcrnose to
until he has paid the debt; and that every detain its onward course,it gathers strength
mechanic shrill ever carry with hire, and day by day, continually, until, irresistible
present at stated periods of the Govern- in its might, all before it is swept away.
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meet the account current of his own ser- Opposition but in —' s force and its
vitude ; thus reducing him to a system of certainty ; and the r shall surely
slavery precisely similar to the peonage or see its union with the great ocean of hit-
Indian slavery in Mexico. man happiness :
To Tacon does Spain and Cuba owe the For freedom's t.ottle 0111:e I egon,
thrice infamous dicta, that in order to pre- Bequeut heti from bier iing hirer to 800.
serve Cuba to Spain it is necessary--in Teso g t; b:.m; d so, st racy won. -
violation of treaty stipulations, in violation Free Cuba has a bright and glorious
of the wishes of every Cuban, in violation destiny. Situated on the great highway
of the sacred rights of humanity—it is ne- of the commerce of the world—with a most
cessary to protect an infamous and world- fertile soil, capable of bearing millions of
wide execrated traffic in human flesh, that population—having immense agricultural
the existence and increase °fa race hostile I and mineral resources—abundantly sup
to the white, and the fears ofAterweance plied with coasts and harbors to give her
for their unpnralielled wrongs, shrill re- people maritime tendencies --a gen i a l c u•
strain all exertions by the Cuhanslotilluill mate—herself the guardian of the world—
the freedom of their country. every aver no to enterprise, acquisition or
lam often asked if iris true that in Cu- enjoyment is open to her children. Her
ba the feeling of discontent is general ; if unrivalled geographical position will con
the Cubans do really hate their oppress- for upon her a commanding influence, and
ors ; but I can truly say that this question her immense production will give her
has never been asked of me, by any one weight among the nations. Let us
,then
who has been, even for a single day, in I hope that the day of liberation is not dis
any part of the island. Whoever has been tarn; that soon within her borders the
there—whoever has been among Cubans— bright fires of liberty may blaze on every
has heard their deep and ever-continued hill top, and from every valley ring forth
imprecations of their oppressors, has seen I the glad patens to freedom.
the flashing eyes and heard the burning
words of the daughters of Cuba, as they
spoke of the degradation of their fathers
and brothers, and their own deep and fiery
scorn and hatred of the tyrants of their
country ; has felt himself carried away by
their enthusiasm while they spoke of the
day when their country's chains shall be
broken, when their much loved isle shall
be free.
' I will only relate one instance, gentle
men-4 will not much ionizer detain you—
one instance of their ready and effectual
sympathy with all those who have done
aught for Cuba. When the late ill.fated
expedition had melted away—when the
men who c omposed it 'had been brought in
chains to Havana, I came forward to ren
der them such assistance as was in my
power. These men needed clothes, food
and succor. For this money was neces
sary. I told a few trusty friends that such
was the case, and in less 'than forty-eight
hours more than $2,000 was placed in my
hands; and this under circumstances of
the greatest personal danger-'the gift of
the smallest coin by a Cuban rendered
;hint liable to a penalty of death, and he
i knew it. 'Yet at all hours of the day and
night—by it thousand cliannAs—did it
I come to me. There is one gentleman now
' here present—one to whom 1 would pay a
just though tardy tribute, for his humanity,
for his great exertions in behalf of his uri.;
fortunate countrymen—Otte who was with
me in all my labors for Ifiei'r alleviatiOn
-1 who throtigliout assisted tind - enciitiraged
inn,' over t 1 my side-111r: Chas: Callahan.
Together ;we made. tho,purchases and car
' riqd them to : our countrymen.. He can t e ll
you how, when tired With the labors of the
day, we took *a carriage lute at night•to
mako Our last , visit . to the prison proyious:
I to the ombargatiou, a young map, a young'
rcuslain7T-in the,publie square,.ran up to the,
door of the Yebiele, and, with'llvishing eyesl
and' tiernbling :hands 'gave . me the fruit of
cif'hiS''day's'laboi-Ll4.a 'package of geld—
'More, ?than! 8001),44.and; this it was which
enablcd ; rno jo . givu ; to each of the prison
,tira that snail; suplof money whiCh after-
Ward'i 'WS' iit se` essential service to thetn.
must ;• i;f•
I not forget; gentle . rni3n; to render
unothOr tribute of justice—justice'to, one'
whom-New Orleans, and our whole coun
try bas.felt a, just prido in honoring.-71Vni.
Sidney Smith . . No one more than myself,
knows how, much ho 4iil , --116"vi• great and
heti) welCorriti iitas'hiS sympathy and aid to
eta.. 2unfortunute, countrymen.. • And the
greater honoriti his that his exertions were
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TI101:0 HT.—Thought engenders thought.
Place one idea upon paper, another will
follow it, and still another, until you have
written a page. You cannot fathom your
mind. There is a well of thought there
which has no bottom ; the more you draw
from it, the more clear and fruitful it will
be. if you neglect to think yourself, and
use other people's thoughts, giving them
utterance only, you will never know what
you are capable of. At first your ideas
I may come in lumps—homely or shapeless!
but no matter—time and perseverance will
arrange and refine them. Learn to think,
and, you will learn to write—the more
you' think, the better you express your
id6asN
Dow Ja's FArrn.—l believe that kick
ing; against custom, and spitting in the face
ot fashion, is a futile and foolish endeavor.
Both may need correction—but they must
and will have their own way.
I believe that if the devil be the father
of liars, he has a plagued large family to
look after, and that it is rapidly increas-
mg.
I believe girls are like kittens—gently
smooth them the right way they rub and
purr most affbctionately ; but give them
the contrary brush, and their back is up in
the most disdainful manner. They like
In be kissed, but sham a delicacy about
the, operation.
I believe human flesh is hard to digest.
Jonah didn't sit easy on the stomach of
the whale.
I believe that simple honesty, the nuked
truth c ,pare virtue, and a straight up and
down way-of dealing with the world, have
as much advantage over. the 'vices, r tricks,
,end stratagems in the long run, as a good
.114(19re-trotting horse has
.over, a prancing
I,pony or a rickey that goes his4riile,or two
like,the mischief, and is done,for ; the rest
of the journey.
(o''Two (Vermonters, Messrs; M. D.
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tuber, and W.l',.'Obutt, have been ein
ulating-The far-farne'd.sltill of their Kentue•
Icy brethren, by shoetinil, at a Icnife,blite.
at four reds distant, and sPlittind:the
fall
iipihe„cOntre every . , time,. We qcin't see .
hoy . there can bc . inuch,nnprnvement upon
tita4l •
V•dold is found in Abberville district,
Soutii,Calohna,in ,large quantities. , Mr.
DOwne,,,the owner Of Jarge mines there,
realizestthout $l5OO. per, tip y, from ht
bor of eight hands, . • ,
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Terrible Calamity on the North River.—Burn
ing of the Steamer henry Clay,
New York, July 28,—The steamer Hen
ry Clay, plying between this city and Al
bany, on her passage down from Albany,
this afternoon, took fire about 3 o'clock, a
short distance above Yonkers, and was
; burned to the waters edge. The steam-
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or had about three hundred passengers on
board, about forty of whom are reported
to have perished. The Henry Clay, at the
time of the calamity, was racing with the
steamer America, which, when the fire
was discovered, was some distance behind,
but soon came along-side, and picked up
a number of the passengers struggling in
the river. The Henry Clay was imme
diately run ashore at Yonkers, and a num
ber of dead bodies principally females
have been picked up at that place.
Upon the discovery of the fire the most
intense excitement and consternation pro : ,
vailed on board, and a large number jump
ed overboard, and in their efforts thus to
save themselves were drowned, there be-
ing no boats near. The scene was terri
ble and appalling. Many fainted, and
others cried for h elp, getting as far as pos
sible from the smoke and flames, which
were making rapid headway.
The steamer left Albany at 7 o'clock !
morning, in company with the America,
and had been racinf , through the day, the
steam having been put at the highest point,
as the passengers were informed by those
who examined the steam cock. She made
all her landings and took on board a num
ber of passengers ut Newburgh. The pas
sengers, it appears, had. become alarmed
before the accident, and bad protested to
the officers against racing, but were told
tkere was no danger.
It is also stated that an attempt was for
some time made, by those who knew of
the steamer being on fire, to conceal it
from the passengers until the boat could
be run ashore; and it seems to have been
discovered, finally, by some of the passen
gers who come on board at Newburg, at-,
tempting to go upon the upper deck, by the
stairway, in which they were prevented in!
consequence ofthe smoke. They finally
climbed up, and discovered the smoke is
suing from the engine rooms, and nearly
as high as the pipes. At this time noalarm
had been given.
There was no boats at Yonkers to send
to the steamer after she had been run
ashore, but a good many of the craft in
the river went to the relief of the passen
gers.
The bodies discovered are mostly fe
males and none have yet been recog
nized.
Ex• Mayor Allen of New York, is nmong
those missing.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Amidst the confusion and terror of the
first news of the steamboat tragedy on the
Hudson River, on Wednesday afternoon,
much uncertainty hung about many of the
details, and the full extent of the calamity
has been scarcely us yet realized. It has,
however, loomed up in such horrid pro
portions as to spread alarm over the whole
community.
The two steamboats, the Henry Clay
and the Armenia, started together on Wed
nesday morning ut 7 o'clock, from Al
bany for New York, the H. Clay having
on board between three and four hundred
passengers. The exact number cannot be
ascertained, as , them - was 'no list of the
passengers. Scarcely had the boats left the
wharf when it was manifest that they wore
racing, and the racing ryas continued even
after remonstrances were made by the pas
sengers, and ladies had fainted from fear,
and till the career oft he unfortunate vessel
was at length cut short by fire, which
compelled her managers to run her ashore
where she was burned to the waters edge,
and from 60 to 100 human beings found a
watery grave and perished in the flames.
Already 52 bodies have been found, and
others have been felt in the bottom of the
charred boat, though not yet recovered.
That racing was the cause of the calam
ity, there appears not to be the shadow of
a doubt. The Armenia was so hot that
she was compelled to stop and blow ofF
steam, Sc that she, too, had a narrow es
cope. The Henry Clay was on fire be
fore, and a passenger assisted to put it out.
It. was added that an inflammable sub
stance such as tar, or pitch or rosin, was
,threwninto the fire to make, steam, lh:4er,
,than coal could make it; and, independent , ,
of; the danger of fire, or tanof
the boilers, the apprehension of a collision
was. so great that fenders were put on t
guard against it. It seems that the, fire-d
man came on dock to. witness the exciting'
race; and ono gentleman, statc9 titat,,he
saw the fireman for tweety , rranptes,pu.
deck previous to the. appearaucc . 9l,,the
smoke ; and w hen lie 39oked into the cn,- .
gine room ho saw n
o person there, Pm*
whea,the boat ,wasi ruAt : ashote at last,
stead of, being run inuthcililique direction,
she Was run at right angleS; and ams'ber.
hinder part, was all,,in deep Ist,ater and
those OM n'ere cut of' .by the fire .in the
middle had the alternative
. of eithep.being
rirevynerl, (if theysould not awirn;) or.burn- .
cri to . dentin ,
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i stflitaid,' 'l' insertion. 80 BO 3 equates 8 'month,. IS 00
L di) 8 do .1001. do 6 months, • lOD
Each gebseqaene do. . liti 1 do 12 Months. lOd
I squares 3 months, 900 t hail colame.3 mouths. 800
do '• •'6 months. 4001 do do 6 months. 9 Ott
do II months, 7001, do d' do 111 99
2 do 8 months. 400 bnolomn 9 month". B CO,
do.li Mouths. 550 l . do 6 do •.12 CO
do 12 months. 800 I do 1.1 do 101 00
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A liberol reduction will be mado to Morahan' and =Orli
who nitrerti.o by the , yettr. -
Oar paper circulates in every neighborhood, and is re a d er
needy every lowly in the county—urd therefore Words a
convenient nod chow means for the tautness men of Amu
coutav—the momhont. toechonic , nod ell o'bers—to extosid
the knawlodgo of their lecation nod Im.inein VVO 441,414
like to infert "A Card" for every ttlectrinio, Merchant, Mad
PreOesslon3l man iv the o..dictY. We, hey° ,otenty of room
wlthootencomel In upon our nattier edemas: and no ma
I, n legitimate btisinela will care by advertising extensively—
fir. na a general rule, th , mime musty .ly a man advertises.
thooroutor will.bo his wards.
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f;lllienber 34.
Books, Jobs and Blanks,
OF EVERY•DEBCRIPTION. PRIN'TED.IN 'CBE VERY
BEST STYLE, AND ON THE tnioßTE.s.v.
NOTICE AT TIIE OFFICE,OF THE
"CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN."
THE WRECK.
The scene of the calamity was crowded
yesterday' by ;anxious inquirers after • .
ing friends and relatives. The wreck ef
'the Henry Clay lies where she was run
ashore and scuttled, between two and three
miles this side of Yonkers, and a few hun
dred yards frorn Benner's dock. It pie
sents a most extraordinary spectacle, ly
ing in a few feet of water, rt few blackened
and charred timbers only tro seen, cling
ing as it were 'to the heavier machinery,
the smoke pipes standing prominently . ; but
in an inclined Or 'bent position. Arotind
throughout the day; men' Were engaged in
dragging, with results as will be seen,, re
alizing the worst apprehensions that 'were
entertained. In addition to those bodies
already recovered, and which appeared in
all cases nearly, to have heecc drowned;
there are it is certain sufibiers by 'fire
among the ruins of the boat. In filet, the
men who have been seeking, say they can
distinctly feel the remains of three or four
persons beneath the machinery which they
cannot remove.
The Hudson River Railroad Company
have issued an order, which was strictly
carried out that the trains on being sig.
nalized' Should stop' at the spot, and ren
der any required assistance in conveying
the bodies or otherwise.
Close to the dock before mentioned were
erected two temporary tents or awnings,
under one of which the Coroner and Jury
were assembled, and under the other was
a ghastly array of corpses awaiting iden
tification.
General Jones of this city, who is rus
ticating on or near the spot, has furnished
every assistance that humanity could sug
gest under the circumstances, and treated
the survivors with great hospitality; his
lady provided a quantity of clothes, linen,
&c., which were appropriated to covering
the dead, who were also shrouded with
green boughs, or branches from the woods,
which abound in the locality.
As the bodies were identified,the Coroner
took the evidence of the friends claiming
them, and merely taking the opportunity
of obtaining any further information in the
witness' possession, gave permission for
the removal of the deceased for interment.
In this way the whole day was consumed,
until all were identified and removed; with
the exception of ninewhich remain unrec
ognized.
INCIDENTS.
At the time the fire broke out, the Cap.
lain ordered all a ft, apprehensive that many
would be burned to death; but a great
many did not heed him, ran forward,
jumped over the bow when the boat struck,
and were saved without injury. Among
the first ashore was Dewitt Miller . and
Charles Howard, of Hudson, Who did great
service in getting others from the water.
Young Howard saved half a dozen women
and children.
Abraham Crist, Esq., a lawyer of this
city, is supposed to be drowned in trying
to save others. His son and brother-in-law
were both orrboard, and saved. Mr. C. is
an expert swimmer, and was last seen as
sisting others in getting ashore.
It was astonishing to see the different
dispositions manifest in the passengers.. 4 - , --
Some would run to Yonkers to take the
next train up; some inquired when the
next train' went down ; seine inquired
about a valise or a carpet bag—paying no
attention to the drowning passengers, while
others were seen' throwing their clothes,
valises and carpet bags away, and running
in the water to save- they helpless women
and children. There was one noble young
fellow from the south side of Long Island,
who had injured himself very muck:from
swimming, and bringing others ashore"on..
his back ; he was so exhausted he could
hardly speak. He would not give his
name. Ho lives at Babylon, Long Island.
Among those who narrowly escaped,
were Mr. A. H. Gough and sister, of this
city. They were in the stern till the boat
sunk, and then succeeded in walking along
the narrow edge of the gdards till the
flames forced them to jump into eight feet
of water, from whence they succeeded in
reaching the slick.° in safety. Mr. G.
thinks nearly all of those in the stern
could have landed safely in this way.—
Mr. G. was the last person who left the
gentlemen's after cabin, and .thinks few, if
any, were burned in the cabins.
' The ears of the Hudson . River Railroad,
whicharrived at ten minutes to one o'clock,
.Ou yesterday, brought down •the . dead. bud
16S of t Wochildren', 'appearing lo be of the
k•lative ages of ten and six. ' A gentleman
present reeognized the younger as Hoirard
Sithonscin,..the son of Mr. John Simonsbn,
- of l 3s'Eldridge' street. The father was
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not . present, as he' had run. on foot; 'to
Yonkers, - to'see if he could not 'reeognio ,
zed the body of his wife, who, it is•thought,
is certainly,' ost also. Tho other' gentle
inilini:Who 'was ;it 'the station ;Itcat'So,. , -;was
quite 'certain that this was the
he
elder was 'known: by g'entleman
Who'ivas ie . the Unfrirlynitte beat, atidd ho
Said that it got in-Witlol wornorr antl four
others . ; and that he al W-tho• grou p perish.
He:, did' not know theirqtames. dororner
: Ivesrvisited the depot twice, but as titi,Wit
nesses ivero ill 'attendance, he could 'not
hold'aryinquest, and ho deferred it' to ninu
Co'cloCk:',this Morning. .. •