I m'tm A TUT ;"P IT iH' 4 IV : H. B. MASSER, EDITOR !AND; PROPRIETOR.; OFFICE; MARKET STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. ft NEW SERIES VOL. 0, NO. 20. TEWttS OS THE AMERICAN. THE AMERICAN in puWiihrd every Satnrdny at TWO bOl.l.AKS nerniinum to tie paid half yearly in ndvanee, t. 1 II .. rfntMml are ntllfl. Nn MMT nmTiiimiioii mini am p -,. , A immanicntlniis or Intern on lmmw r .iting " office, to insure attention, mdt I POSi FAIL). ... ; 'Thre coniae to one address.' i . teven V ft" s.-.nn loo" aooo F FtoMkn In adyane. Will pay f Are y.nr:..aliV tion lo the America. On Kouei of 1 lines, '", fceery eulieeqoent ineeHwn, Una Souare, month. ti nvmtht, ' 1 , ; , BoVee'cTns of Five line Pr """". MeVrhent . inn d"', adverl,.n by the Jenr? with the privilege ofiiiacrting dif- I'M . 4J so 474 soo 300 I I llooo OT li get Adverti.ein.nu, per agreement. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' . StJSTBTTRTT, P A. Business attended to In 'the Count!-. of Nor- thuin barland, Union, Lycoming anu liefer to, , , P. & A. HoTOUIlT, j Low & Bhos, I 80r.S - SlMlllOHAM,. RatirdLi.s, McFAHttnii : to. I'Aiai. 1 HOOT, DAGIEUIIEAIV ABTIST, tto. 140, corner oFiVft If Chesnut sfs., Pafa- ' dtlphia.tind 363 Bro(ltffli corner 0 ' ' Franklin Street, New lork. C WIZENS AND STRANGERS mn hnvij t iittinj for Portrait or Minittm, nd tceivo Uicm beautifully ccu. In morocco, Sil ytlvcl, Pupier Mache, or other fancy ty!r, or ntt in Medallions, Locket, &cM in few minute. Dartterreotypes, Paintings, Drawings, &c Copied. Out door View, and Miniature of dcceanti person, taken at short notice. For Porttaita-of Adults by ourmwess.aml Im proved Imttrumciits, thtifa day qu' u"" wahlB as clear weather. For Children, a clear day (between 11 ami -) is preferable. E7In DrcAs-'avoid while, blue or li?ht pink. , Our Gallery with its Six Pruo Medals and Works of Ari, is open at all hours, nnd Free. Whether visitors wish pictures Inken or not, Vvc hall at all times be hsppy to them. June 22, 1850. JitXf YORK & PHILADELPHIA . JOTJSNEYMES Ilaltcm AwHoclall'. Cor. of i'Sanl Chestnut Srcet, Philadelphia. "isWrtXrZ? to make and sell a finer and more. .Wli-Hot for the money than any other the lylllieil ISies aiwuuiim j-mi... !ki nn Gents and 13 ov Cloth and na Cap. Uuil.-e'la", Crpe Has:, Cabfy Wa Ilw ut clu,l!ly low 1'"" f Jia-2S,i8ia J TVstdics, Jesreb-j, Plats J- Warc,: , ,ASO I'A.'kt.'tf t.Ott. , 1 12 f Jwxi! Sf , Jwrru 3s! Is i:h Sti eets. PHIXADSLPHIA. A tWAYS k-P o hiJ exoelJeitt rt- i: ibe tbuM arliiJes, which tUey wril s law uy iu io city. Junt S, l4U-ia will W. T. PEDDRICK'S LAt ErAJtrxea ok c. sciihack) Ysurulsb Miuaufaetory mud Paint More, ' K Xortk Fmirth Street, " ' Wl?e AEOrK CUEIBV, WEST 6IDK, PHXIiADELPHIA. CUuMy'f kni fur Ae. at reduced m-iccs, 4Did of snperior yiWy, tkejol , .' iowiagarticlet, ri;t . . . 4 ..A nil 1.,tV Vrni-li',s : Spirit HVanaf ""'-J'ri'vT? ?Walni..trrna Vanwher.' ) n aierl. UnuwehL Aleo,reij lxfii" . Wacar. Ink lam t LINN, SIVIITH & CO., Xo. 2U Market Street, A 5i St ' PHILAIttLfHt i, Wholesale DruttglNU. AVD DtiAULBB IN w ,. BHUGS,Mi!inrt!K, yAi!T, Oil., Wismfw tSS, VAKrSHT.S, Dv Trvr, Patsst MmiciMS, Meiiicis Ciiksts, StUairAl. In T.rMETS,&c, & nd manufacturers tifUie vclebtated ' ' Congress Ink, Blaek, Dlue and Red. The quality of tin t"k U uiwwpassed, and we are now prepared to furnish it of all siws, neatly packed in boxes from one to three down each. ' L. 8. &. Co., endeavor to have always on hornl full assortment of good and cenuine Druirs, at the lowest possible rate. Particurar atteulion is also paid to the manner of putting up and packing their good, o that thev feel prepared to warrant tkeit carry kg ny distance with perfect afety. an u- b. uiu, or otherwise will receive prampt aOrntion. PbiladelphU, June 13, 1850. Cat rHlALADELMIA WISE LIQUOR iTOAE " BITTING & WATERMAN, Importers and Dealers in Liquors, iVo. MO Market ttrtet, Philadelpha, .rFER for sale, the cheapest and beat assort. vy ment Df Liquors in riulaileumia, sue a . Champagne, Sherries, Port, Ktccfc, Claret, Bur gundios, Sauturn, llaraac, M aderia, Lisbon, r t Tenerilfc a.id Sicily mes. . ., Brandies of the choicest brands, viil vi.i;n. niar.l Pnt- llnnnesv. &c. &ct i Fin Hnllan.1 (Jili. Mononitthela, Scotch and Irish Whiskey, &c, &c Hotel nd the country trade supplied at Phila- Delphi pnee on the moat Uuerai term. I July 13, 1850 .... , , . - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ; . CXZAS. Duxaircxa, ' jVo. 207 Chetnut Street, front Arcade, . rV.-: .., -r - PIASVMA. '. J ' " ' ' L.- .TMPORTEB and Manufacturer of all kinds of )uslnaWUiDni,aiicy Article and toy. Hi prUe r lower than tb" ny other store a. PI,ll.Ulihta. All kind of Muaical Instru- erf4repii4 io US best wwknjanshiu, and also taken intraJe W.k: -i W. ': ;rver oy,.Wrvii-l,hc5 Siisif-a tKI-. ' fr' au4 :5, is5C fy a ; jTamfla iittospaper-Drtotrt SELECT POETRY. ' THE F.ER. ' i , ' DT J. G. WH1TTIBB.; - i ' ' '" T I hear the far-ofT voyager's horn, I see the Yankee's trail-- o - His foot on every mountain pass, On every itrewn his sail. He's whittling round St Mary's Falls, f Upon his loaded wain; ' , ' He's leaving on the Pictured Rocks, j His fresh tobacco stain. ''; j I hear the maltock in the mine, 1 The axe-stioke in the ilell, "I The clamor from the Indian lodge, The Jesuit's chapel bell. I see the swarthy trapper come, : From Mississippi's Springs ; ' And War Chiefs, with I heir painted brows, And crbsl of Eagle's wings. ' i i Behind the scared squaw's birch canoe, The steamer smokes nnd raves ; ; And city lots are lakeu for sale, ' . Above old Indian graves.' By Forest, Lake, and Wator-fall, .. I see Ilia pi'tldler'a1 show ; ,. , .,, , The miplity minjjiling with the mean, The lofty with the low. , . I hear the tread of pioneers ; . Of Nations yet to be; The first low wash of waves, were soon, Shall roll a Human Sea. - . The rudiments of Empire here, Are plastic yet, and warm ; The chaos of a Mighty World Is rounding iuto form. Each rude and jostlinrj fragment soon Its fitting place shall find The raw material of a State, Its muscles and its Mind 1 And Western still the Star which laads The New World in its train, Has tipped with fire the icy spears Of many a mountain chain. The snnwy cones of Oregon Are kind'.! on its way; And California's Golden Sands Gleam brighter in its ray ! Cjistovicftl. AftVENT OF COL. ARCHIBALD YELL. LlfE IN ARKANSAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. The first morning of the first Monday in November, 183. broke on the mild meri dian of Arkansas, with a stin of almost ori ental brilliancy. A sky clear as a crystal bent its blue arch over an atmosphere soft and warm as the balmy breath of May. It was a godsend 0j golden weather to Ihe slathering crowds of human bt-ings that from an early hour came pourinsr, into the streets and public equare of Van Buret;, a new but nourishing village, situated on tne river from whence the state derives its name, and in the immediate vicinity of the Chero kee line. Men, women and children, white masters, black slaves and wiM paint ed Indians, with plumes nodding fro their swarthy brows, continually swelleil that living sea, all burning with Impatience to witness their favorite show, lo enjoy, one might say, their only popular amusement, the common pleasure alike of every class--for on that day the district court opened its regular sessions for the large county of Crawford. Persons ignorafit of the economy of so cial lite in the backwoods cannot even im agine what a slrong and strange passion those fur western people manifest for the ex citement of the forum, and more especially for the concomitants and consequences which always attend or follow in its train. But we should remember that, in the pan city of other means of gregarious amuse ment, it is to them church, theatre, gym nasium ; newspaper and telegraph the sole local point of reunion, where all orders, and not unfrequently both sexes, go to see and be seen. The court-yard is also the frontier preparatory school of party poli tics, in which the young athletes of am bitious genius learn to exercise their tongues to dart dasger-words of bitter denunciation, nd their hands lo wield real daggers, pis tols and shot-guns.. This, too, is the battle-ground whvre the old heroes, whose laurels have been culled on many a bloody field, meet lo measure anus. This is the constituted place for the ecisiou ol all matters in dispute of every ame and description. Ihe paper pleas f record form but a small item of the mul farious issues to be tried ..here. Has the fair fame of a woman been soiled by the tviisoiious Iids of slander, it is here, near the door of the forum, and within hearing of the iudge and jury, that the father, bro- 1 . . t -,l L .U. .1 I. thpf. or nusoana Will wasn oui mc uui stain with the red lite blood ol me caium- " . . . . . a. . 1 niator, or else lose the last drop of his own. Has a private quarrel occurred betwixt bul - lies, attormes. doctors, leacners or uivin-s, be sure it is here, in the public court-yard, before tbe gazing, shouting, agitated mum- tude. that the parties will fight it out. Surh ,a th 'nrnmnn law oi custom ana toe Drescrintion of immemorial and sanguinary usage. . Here, also, is the chosen rendezvous of ro"ues. drunkards, wnisicerea eamoiers, I - I , I I horse iockevs and all office hunters and demagogues. It is for reasons such as these that the docket of a frontier couit is never cleared of its cases ; for every old one adjudicated, at least two new ones are added to the list and thus the accumulation goes ou increasing from year to year. This makes it the elysium of lawyers. There is a ad drawback, However, on tneir -..I.- Thn liiirranlo um noooas wA snup. . " . . w . 1 C 1 1 C i I Y , "'oU,U,J T (.IIV.l3VO BIIU BJ'V- tators are mostly loaded down with deadly and are equallvreadvtouse them on the slightest show of insult.' Hence none but leaness nguters neeo nope lor sucr i idiocy or gopq puinor, ueu. uuto veiiiur cess at the bar. Under such a state of cir-1 ed to address Ihe organized phenomenon.. cumslances, It is easy to conceive the scenes yf wild strife, confusion and outrage cxhi. to DolMcs, aitrraturf, Xwli. JFwton tft aowfgtfc &ttog, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA., 8ATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1830. bited in t frontier forum, where the judge is forced by necessity to be either a tyrant or a slave, and the counsel are always bul lies. . , . ,;( It was, therefore, the anticipation of vio lent excitements in the shape of actual tra gedies that drew such eager and hurrying throngs to the court house in the village of Van Buren on the occasion first alluded to. The ' human panorama presented a view animated find busy1 in the highest degree, Out of a hundred houses, forty-three were groceries, (With every door and window wide open, and so densely .crowded' that it required half-a-dozen clerks in each estab lishment to Supply their thirsty customers. Beside the counter might be seen a group of well dressed gamblers, ringing together their full Wine glassen before ' the sparkling champaigne disappeared beneath their beards. Irt the centre of Ihe roorri stood a rudp mountain hunter, with his rifle in one hand and a Inure quart measure iu the other just raised to his parted lips. , One instant more and the nectar of fluid fire shall melt on his great red tongue, But no ! It is stopied in transitu by the strong arm of a mongrel Indian, who snatches the overflow ing vessel and flies away through the throng. Click! bang! What sound was that 1 The deafening roar Of the hunter's rifle, followed by a death jell of fearful agony as the Indian falls a corpse ! Yonder, under those beautiful shade trees of gorgeous evergreen, where tbe sun' light trembles through like ten thousand diamonds, bevies of bright-eyed Women are seated on a carpet of grass the daughters smiling at the accomplishments of their beaux, and tbe mothers smiling to hear the prattle of their children. At nine o'clock, a group of lawyers, doc tors, and politicians colonels all were engaged in earnest conversation around the bar, undisturbed by the drunken shouts and din of tumult reverberating without, far and near, over the village. "It is the hour for calling court," re marked Retib Reynolds, Esq,, "and yet our new Judge has not arrived." "If he's smart, he won't arrive at all," said Gen. Smoot, cutting figures in the air with a showy sword-cane which he appli ed vi tt armis to the shoulders of a new judge lately resigned. Gen. Smoot. was the "My Lord Coke" of Arkansas. He had amassed a handsome fortune in the brief space of five years, and by universal con sent, ranked at the head of his profession. It is true he had not worked his way up to this proud elevation by learned and labori ous research, nor had he soared there on the pinions of impassioned and peerless elo quence, nor had intellect, or imagination, or purity of feeling aided in his ascent; he had simply hewed his way through all ob stacles with the sharp edge of an immense bowie knife, which few save himself had suilicient strength to wield. Wo to the luckless witness that give him a cross an swer, Wo to the opposing counsel that did not cower before bis thunder! And a deeper wo to the presumptuous judge who dare to check his brow-beaten insolence, or who assumed tbe right to determine one point against him ! When therefore, the bystanders heard the duelling general utter his oracular la conism in reference to the new judge, eve ry body comprehended the implied threat, and burst into a hearty laugh. "What is the name of his expected hon or 1" inquired Col. Reub Reynolds, Esq., as he gave his perfumed moustache an ex tra twirl. ; "A. Yell from Tennessee;" replied Col. McBall, "and he has come to Arkansas with the commission of a territorial judge in his pocket, for the purpose of making capital to be the first governor of the new. state when organized." Col. McBall was himself an aspirant for the high office of which he then spoke. He tluf not obtain it, but he did obtain the post of cashier of the Fayetteville bank, and five years afterwards robbed it and ran away with one hundred thousand dollars.' , "How do vou call bis name V mterroga- ten Gen. Smoot, Plevating his sword cane. "A. Yell," repeated Col. McBall. "I'll change his name to A. Howl," re joined uen. smoot, perpetrating a meta phorical pun, while the sword cane de scended With a most belligerent flourish. A boisterous shout from the group testifi ed their general approval of the menace. "Is any one1 acquainted with this Yell !" asked Col. . Wnllace, who was also a candi date for tbe future gubernatorial chair. "I is," answered a deep-toned voice, that startled the listeners like the roar of athun- derbolt. All turned to gase on the speaker- who had joined the company unperceived. He I . .... t I J i was B i runner mai no uin icwxnitru sum I a, i none couia ever nave seen De-ore, tor tne I glance that beheld htm once might never 1 forget his image. Habited all over in a i a iresn sun oi learner ornBmrniea wiui iii- j tastic figures, with a panther skin cap sur- i mounting masses oi raven nair rouea in wild tangles, his immense waist cinctured ov pruaa oeii iitera iv orisinnz wun pis- tols, oi almost gigantic stature, witn a lace of bronze and bands of iron, the latter grasping an enormous gun, double-barrelled, I I 1 4k -. . If I . II. . .... i anu uu.u uammers tu uuii-cock, me w' knoxrn seemed for all the world the embo- died ideal of muscular force and diabolical bravery. Every eye was riveted on thus strange tower of human strength, but for several minutes every lip was dumb, In tte mean- while, the giant did not appear in the least discomposed by the common scrutiny and I . ! I 1 I 1 . V I gaping vvonuer eucuea vy nis aavem. ue I nnlu nnana (rta rnVPm nf hlfl tfSmnt And will VJ'vinu - ' " .... ' gave way to an irrepressiible concussion of llaushter. , , I i Encouraged by this ambiguous sign of "You say,' fellow, that you are acquaint- 1 ed with Mr. A. ell v "I reckon 1 isn4 nuthin' eW, replied j . ..i ' ;.ii ' ' 1 I , a II nl'nniifn M.mdllu Smoot What Sort of a man is he V Unknown--"He's a man.". t .- r i Smoot "Will he fight ? :. i vr, Unknowrii-"Yes, he'll fight everything and anythipg from the devi on his burnin' throne up to a sassy lawyer ttith' his skull empty ,of brains and his pocket full of pis tols.", - -' I , ; . ! Smoot "Have you ever seen him fight P ! I ' i Unknown "Lord ! haint I seen him give it to the old he bears? He didn't mind their teeth as much as you 'or me would the scratch of a blind kitten." The comparison was accompanied by another choking fit of merriment. ' -- Smoot (angrily) "I do not doubt Mr. Yell is a perfect hero in a bear fight, but can he fight men Ebf'.r i Unknown (indignantly) Why bless my soul case, that's his. regular trade, whilst bar fightin' is only fun to keep his hand in practice!, I wish you could have seed him whip old Hoss Allen 1 You know as how they Were both bully, lawyers, but Archy Yell was allers the cutest!,' onJ that made'old Hoss tarnal mad, and he thought he'd scare the other ofT the track ; but he might as Well have tried to scare a steam engine. Archy dodged two bullets, and bein' without weapons hisself, cotched old Hoss by the throat and began to squeeze away like a cotton press. Then old Hoss jerked out a big knife and began to tickle Archy's ribs, but he couldent make him laugh, nor let go on his windpipe neither. He cut out his intrels, but Archy held them up with his left hand and choked harder than ever with his right. At last old Hoss lost his breath ; his eyes turned red as blood and his face black as a buck nigger's ; and he fainted till the knife dropped from his fingers. Archy picked it up, but he didn't strike it into the enemy's heart 1 No, by : and General Jackson! He.wur too brave for sich a coward's trick as that !,H.e hollered "Here boys, throw some water in old Iloss's face to bring him to, while I go to a doctor's shop and get my intrils sowed up !" "You are a capital story teller," said Gen. Smoot with a sneer. "Will you be so good as to favor us with your own name "They call me good-natured Bill Buf fum," replied the giant, with an obstreper ous roar, such as a red tiger might emit could he be provoked to the amusement of laughter. , , . . The bystanders, however, felt no dispo sition to unite in Bill's explive cachina tion, fur Col. Leeper, a Tennesseean, and well acquainted with Judge lei:, having come up in time to hear the narration of that singular combat, substantially confirm ed the tale, bating only the figurative flourishes of its rhetoric' "The new judge is a real hero, then?" inquired Reub Reynolds, Esq. " . Col. Leeper answered "He s the bra; vest among the brave..,. I must own that, although we two are sworn , and eternal enemies." , , This avowal elongated to a most lugubri ous stretch a dozen visages, and caused even the duellist, Gen. Smoot, to ground his sword cane. Little time, however re mained then to speculate on the consequen ces of the astounding fact, for, at that in' slant "good-natured Bill Buflum" shouted with - his inseparable chuckle "Yonder comes Archy, God bless bis brave soul . With this exclamation every eye was turned towards the door, through which a man of most striking appearance was seen entering, with a bow of dignified courtesy and a smile of irresistible sweetness. Of a tall, slender, but sinewy frame, and a shape elegant and symmetrical as a woman's; his blue eye beaming with a brilliant yet calm light of a soul fuil of passion's fire, bul tho roughly self-possessed, his whole person wearing the indescribable air, and his face the countenance of a gentleman to whom popular manners had grown a sort of a sec ond nature; dressed in rich but plain cloth ing the stranger looked the double person ification of one born to power, yet educa ted to please, and therefore sure of coin' mand, because he would excite in others the will to obey. "His blue eye wept like a flash of mild summer lightning around the circle of spell bound gazers, his fine head almost imper ceptibly nodded, and his winning smile seemed to melt into every separate heart. I He had held out his hand to only a single acquaintance, for ha hud but one there who was a friend : but the greeting he gave that one acquaintance made hun a hundred new friends "My dear Buffum, bow hap py I am to see you ! Hearty as a buck, too, and looking rood natured and brave as ever nil voice was ciear as tne tone of a silver bell, with a ringing echo of soft music that lingered on the ear and penetra ted the soul. The giant Bill Buffum grasped the prof fered hand with a gesture of awkward bash- fullness. ' He blushed ', he did not or could not sneak ; but one great tear of joy, pride aqd pleasure rolled from his wild black eye and fell on the judge's fingers. Aye, that was a grateful tribute of a rude but faith ful heart! That trivial incident caused an immense sensation, and was fruitful of consequences. A loud murmur of backwoods vo'icps swell ed tin "He's a" gentleman ! 1 He aiut ashamed to shake hands with leather hunt ing-shirts! He bows to common folks! He's the right tort of judge 1 . We'll fight for him!". . , ,. .... . Tben the face of General Smoot was like tbe convulsed face of a demon, and all his legal myrmidons turned pale with silent ! rage, . . "''''.,,' Judge Yell immediately Proceeded to his seat on the bench, and ordered the sheriff to open court.' The' bland smile on his handsome features was replaced by an ex pression of serene but determined majesty. I The li-'ht in his blue eyes grew .stern and t sclent an the arts, aflrteulture, steady -4 something to be feared as well t-T.-.j 1 -i pii 'iLi - as loved. His charge to the iury was a masterpiece for that meridian. After a brief definition of species of crime, he be gan: a geheral lecture on the necessity, im portance and duties of courts; 1 1 is clear tonts. at first low and persuasive, gradually . L, ' ...," . I . I. 1 , 1 l . rose,( rang, .vioratea anu inrinea tne air, filling the. ample forum and rolling far out over the public square, till crowds came rusuing irom every grocery, wronging ine doors and darkening the windows, all anx ious to see and hear. ' They itood breath less! fascinated, wonder-struck, yet delight ed ;' While there stood the blile-eyed magi cian, Weaving the pell words which held them like a voice of steel. ' And yet strange' to say, his eloquence had no profundity of learning, no polish of rhetoric He never used a trope, and had no power of logic,' Si-eming incapable of copulating premises with a view, to keen argument; but still that eloquence was in comparably insinuating. , It wound around the soul, pierced through the heart and ri veted every thought like a fine thread of golden wire. It aroused no sudden cheers. no boisterous burst of feeling. lis effect was not admiration ;' it Was conviction. Men did not exclaim, "What an orator!" but they murmured to themselves, "How true!" " ; : "' . The Judge concluded by alluding to the dangers incurred by himself in the admin istration of even justice: and his last sen tence uttered in a terrible voice, thundered forth the fearless avowal "I will deal out to every one jurors, witnesses, parties and counsel the full measure of legal rizht ap pertaining to each, and no more ; and I will maintain the majesty of the law and the dignity of my own person, or leave the best blood ol my heart here on this bench, my own place !" His face was illuminated bv the glowing fire of passion, his eyes literally blazed and his very teeth appeared to shine with savage-gleaming radiance through half parted" ips rigid as iron with the energies of in domitable will. Then the insolent sneer which had produced that final peal faded from the countenance of Gen. Smoot, as he whispered to his myrmidons ' "liy heaven ! I think he'll fight, and I mean to (ry him before the day is an hour older !" "His pockets lie smooth ; I don't think he's armed," suggested Col. McBall, by way of encouragement. . "I wonder why he carries that cane, for it would aid him but little in a combat," remarked Reub Reynolds, Esq. ' J hat cane, apparently so light, is a pow erful weapon of solid iron," said Col. Lee per. "With it, one might fell an ox." "bo much the better." muttered General Smoot, "It will not then be asserted that I attacked an unarmed nian." " :' ''- "Go ahead; we'll ali back you," whis pered M'Ball. : .:,'.:-;...t. ., ,. '. -'.- Can the reader comprehend this scene 7 Can be imagine why this clique of lawyers should harbor such deadly hatred against the unolfending stranger ! Ihe singular problem is easily explained. Some of them had been unsuccessful aspirants for the of fice he then filled, and tbey all felt that he would hereafter be a dangerous competitor for future places of profit and honor under the state government about to be organized. This painful consciousness was aggravated to madness by the extraordinary impression which their supposed rival had already and so obviously produced in the minds of the people. Hence nothing remained but to test his courage to the last extremity an awlul ordeal to which every professional man must submit who carries his ambition to the perilous market of the backwoods. The first case oh the docket was called, and the plaintiff stood ready. It was an old case that had been in litigation for five years. Gen. Smoot arose for the defendant, and remarked in an overbearing ton "Our witnesses are absent, and therefore I demand that the cause be continued till the next term in course." "Let the proper affidavit be filed, for not till then can I entertain the motion for a continuance," was the mild response of the iudge. "Do you doubt my word as to the fact ?" Gen. Smoot exclaimed, sharply, and invol untarily raising his sword-cane. "Not at all, replied the judge, with his blandest smile : "but the law requires that the facts justifying a continuance must ap pear on ret orn,'and the court fiss no power to annul tho law, nor any will to see it an nulled." it . i ' - i j , The judge's calm and business-like tone and manner only served to irriiatt- the bul ly, and he retorted, shaking his sword-cane in the direction of the bench "Whatever may be the law, I, for one will not learn its principles from tbe lip of an upstart demagogue and coward ! J ' Judge Yell's blue eyes shot lightning, but he only turned to the clerk and said quietly "Mr. Clerk you will enter a fine of fifty dollars against General Smoot, as 1 see him named on my docket for gross con tempt of court ; and be sure you issue an immediate execution," . ' . He had scarcely enunciated the order, when Gen. Smoot was seen rushing to wards him, brandishing his sword-cane, all his feature wril,hjpg w.ilh murderous wrath, and pallid as a corpse t i : Every glance ,w fi.ed. og the countenance of Ihe judge, tor all wisUad, (o know how he would, brook the. coming of the duelist', fierce assail. ji Put pooe,; however, could de. teol the. slightest change in his appearance. His cheeks grew neither red nor white ; not s nerve seemed lo tremble ; bis. calm eyes surveyed the; advancing foe with, as little sign of perturbation as a chemist might show when scrutinizing tbe effervescence of some novel mixture. He eat perfectly still, wiih that slight staff iof jointed iron ')) jsty hand. ittar&tts, amnarmertt c: Jl.'l ' -! ' ! Smoot ascended the platform and' immedi ately aimed a tremendous blow wlih h' enormous sword-cane at the head of his foe. At that blow five hundred hearts shuddered, arid more than ft 'dozen voices shrieked, for all expected to see the victim's skull shivered to atoms;' The general astonishment, tben, may be conceived, w boo they beheld the little i,un staff describe a quick curve as the great sword-cane flaw from Smoot'a , fingers nd fell with a loud clatter at the distance of twenty feet in the hall I The balfled bully Uttered a cry of wrath wild as that of some wounded beast of prey,1 and snatched his bowie knife from its shenth ; but ere it was well poised for ihe desperate plunge, the lit tle iron staff cut another turve and the big nife followed the sword-cane. Ho drew a revolving pistol, but before he had time to touch the lrigscri his arm was striken down powerless to his side. And then, for the first lime, did iinle Yell betray perceptible emotion lie stamped his foot till the platform shook beneath it, and honied in trumpet tones-:'Mr. Cloik, yon will Mot this nilTiaivs name as a foul disgrace from the roll of iHlomeyV. Mr. Sheriff, lake the criminal to jsfil." ; : Ine latter oilicer sprang to obey the man date, and immediately a scene of confusion ensued that no peri can describe. The bravos and myrmidon friends of Gen. Smoot gather ed around to obstruct the Sheriff, while many of Ihe citizens lent their opportune aid to sus tain the authority of the court Menaces, screams, and horrid curses, the ring of impin ging and crossing steel, alternate cries of rage and pain, all commingled with the aw ful explosion of fire arms, blended together a vivid idea of pandemonium. But through out all the tempes tuous strife, two individu. als might be observed as leaders in the whirl. wind and riders of the storm. The new udge used his little irou cane with terrible efficiency, crippling limbs, yet sparing life ; wnue "goou nainrert Bill liutlum," imitatinc the clemency of his honorable friend, and disdaining the employment of knife or pistol, actually trampled and crnshad down all op position, roaring at every furious blow. "This is the way to preserve order in court !" a sen timent which ho uccompained with peals of wild laughter. In less than two minutes the party of the judge triumphed, the clique of Smoot suffered a disastrous defeat, and the bully himself was boru away to prison. Such was the debut of Archibald Yell in Arkansas ; and from that day his popularity as a man, as a judge, as a hero, anil ns a po- itician, went on rapidly and brilliantly in- cieasiug,till it ecilipsed all ihe oldest and most powerful name.". Within iho first year of hjs emigration he became a candidate lor the Governor's chair, and nol withstanding the bitterest opposition, he was elected by nine tenths of the votes polled. At the end of his term he canvassed for Congress, and again swept ihe State like a hurricane. He contin ued to serve with success in the supreme councils of the nation until the period of the war with Mexico. He then resigned, hurried home to Arkansas, and raised a regiment of volunteer cavalry, with which he made all possible despatch for the scene of action. The writer of the present sketch saw him on his line of march to coalesce with the grand army of occupation, and never will he forget the evening passed by his hospitable camp-fire on Red river, within the limits of Texas. The prophecy of his farewell woids rings still in my. ear with mournful distinct ness. I go,:l said he, wilha look of fire, and in tones of thrilling emphasis, (-'to make a fume that sha'l be co-extensive with the length and breadth of the Union, or to extinguish life itself in a blaze of glory !" He kept his word : he did both. He arri ved on the gory arena in time to witness ihe magnificent storm of the great day of Buena Vista; and where is the true child of Ameri' van birth that cannot name the three tran scendent stars of chivalry who fell quenched in blood that day ! aye, who fell, but as they fell shed a parting sunburst of everlasting Iile light over that field of glory and of graves! Dost remember! Hardin! Clay! Veil! We have only space remaining lo glance rnrieii'u tnlame ut the striking character of Gov. Yell's genius. Il seems from his child hood to have been a triple compound of courage, prudence and love of approbation. Although born of veiy poor parents, ha was distinguished even when a boy alike by his daring, his thirst for practical knowledge, and the refined courtesy of his manners. As a lawyer, judge and stutesmati, he was far from being profound. He never sought for centra) problems embodying first principal; he had no skill for the analysis of causes ; but he had an eye for cnusequences near and remotei piercing and far sighted as the eagles. That he had faults, we do not deny, but whatever their nature or number, we will not discuss thera now.' They were all amply expiated by lhat he- rolo death ihe rich libation of blood poured out on Ihe altar, too, at the same hour, on ihe same point of the eiisanjuineil held, before the same sweep of tire and whirlwind of bat tle, foil another sauiifice humbler, but nol the lessi acceptable to the genius of our alorious falher-land we mean him who has figured in this sketch as "good-ualured Bill Buffum." He was always ihe inseparable companion of Col. Yell. He carried a standard through lhat storm of sleel and lead. He was cut in two by a cannon-shot, and the colois of his vnun try droPped over him like a shroud. Poor pill ! he shall laugh or weep now nevermore till the lastmurmingl Glorious Bill f he died near his idolized friend, and the banner of thirty staia was b.i winding thect ! OLD 8ERIES VOL. 1 1, NO. 3. OftlGlrUL AKDTRVat , Mr. Franklin A, who was a gentleman of good qualities ,! infinite good humor, useif with much pleasantry to relate the fol lowing anecdote as having ocenrred to-himself when a young man. A young lady in the neighborhood had won hisatfeetions. and he had commenced payi,,R bis addiesaes. During the courtship he someiimes supped with the lady's family, when he ws. always regaled with a homely disb of mush and . milk, and being of a serious torn was gen erally invited lo say grace over the meal. The supper did nol taste amiss, as the family , of tbe fair one was in moderate circumstan ces, and being himself poor, he admired such domestic economy ; besides, he was satisfied provided he could gain his rail dulcinea. The course of trim love,' it is said, 'never runs smooth,' nnd Frank chanced to have a rival much richer than himself. One even ing when ho was visit ing his charmer, after, the board had been spared wiih the frugal meal of mush and milk, but before the fami ly had l.-iken their seals at ihe tublu. some one spied Frank's rival riding up. Immedi utcly a change came o'er the substantial meal. As if by magic, the table was cleared of its load, and naught remained lo tell the tale but the clean white cloth. In the course of a short time, however, the table was again furnished, not as before, but with the suitable appendages for making tea, and with warm bread, such as is hastily baked, and in com mon ,called "short cake." When all was ready, as was the custom, brother A was invited to say grace, who with due solemnity, hands folded and eyea closed, pronounced the following impromptu benediction : "The lord be praised, How Pin amazed To sec how thing, have mended ; Ilere'a aliurt cake and tua, For supper 1 see, When mush and milk wa intended." It is almost unnecessary to add, that sfter this grace, Frank never returned to woo his lady love, but ha left her to the undisturbed possession of his mote fortunate rival. A SWAHM OF BEES WORTH HAVIXG. B patient, B prayerful, B humble, B mild, B wise as a Solon, B meek as a child; B studious, B thoughtful, B loving, B kind ; B sure you make matter subservient to mind. B cautious, B prudent. B trustful, B true, B coruleons lo all men, B friendly with few. . B temperate in argument, pleasure and wine, B careful of conduct, of money, of lime. B cheerful, li grateful, 11 hopeful, B firm, 13 peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn; I? courageous. B gentle, B liberal, B just, B aspiring, B humble, hctause thou art dust ; " " B penitent, circumspect, sound in the faith, B active, devoted; B faithful till death. B honest, B holy, transparent and pure; B dependent, B Christ-like, and you'll B se cure. Tarring and Feathering in South Caro lina. At Yoikville, S. C, on the 16th, Jack son Averts was taken in custody, tarred and feathered, rode on a rail, and ordered to leave the State, with an intimation lhat if found within its borders again he would be hung. His offence was disobedience to an order here, tofore issued by a ;oommittee of vigilence," that he should leave the State some aboli tion declarations which he had made having been offensive to the citizens, Hiram Poweks, the American sculptor, has completed a grand ullegoiical figure of his country. The statue, a female, has a diadem beneath her feet, and in her hand a cap of liberty. The figure finds her support on the fasces indicative, it is said, of the fact that justice is the foundation of a free Com monwealth. The destination of the statue is reported to be Washington. A Vein of Black Lead has recently been discovered on the line of the Housatonie Kail road, in Connecticut. It is estimated that ihe mine, if it may be so considered, will yield from two to three tons of lead per day, worth SSO to Si 50 per ton, at a cost uT not exceed ing S10 per ton. ' To Houskkk.kfkks We find the follow ing useful hints to housekeepers in a pam phlet issued by Mr. Geo. J. Ilenkles, pro prietor of the fine furniture establishment, 173 ChesHUt street : Directions roa Cleansing and Re-fol. isuiNC Ft' an itu a a, which apply only to the best quality, where superior Vatnish is used, and the grain of the wood is thoroughly filled up with varnish, rendering it impervious to water. First, if there is any paint or grease on the surface, wiih a woolen rag moistened with spirits of turpentine, rub it gently until the blemish is removed ; next, with a soft rag rub the turpentine entirely otf. Gov. John A. Quitman has called a special session of the Legislatuie of Mississippi, lo be convened on the 18ih of November. New PuTvpaM. A candidate for office) ,- Michigan thus announces hi platform, : I m, sir, iu favor of the next war opposed 0 the cholera in favoi of high salariesopposed, to uncurrent funds and poor brandy,' i. i. - , 'V.i, Tne County Court of Jackson, Miaassui has directed a popular vole to be lake in, that county in the month of October,. on, I he question whether lha Court shall, subacijbe. SIOOVOOQ to Ihe Pacific Kailroad, on behalf o ihe count v. " ' ' 1 ' PhiUdelihia; May