The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, February 17, 1838, Image 2
VARIOUS MATTERS. C7"We have met with the following oxhortary epistle, just in the niquo of time. Kindpatrons, wo ask for it an attentive pe rusal. The Printer cannot live on wind, like the organ pipes of a country church, he must have something that will stiek to'tfie ribs.t ''all events, to say nothing about clothinglrorrTlho present keen and inclem ent weather. Como, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, And pay you' debts honestly, Bplh fijr the old year and the now Then, airs,a happy year to you. . rH. I, J, K, L, M, N, 0, Wo want oUr money don't bo slow, Pray, do not let us ask again Or spend our ink or time in vain. P. Q, R, S, T, U, and V, Our cash wo would bo glad to see, .If yon our just demands will pay, "We'll wish you well'on new years day. W,X,Y,Z, fcall tho rest, Come forward now and do your best, Comoycu the Printer all you owe He'll-happy be and wish you so. Take'ffotic'c If youjdo not pay May yon be troubled every day, May conscience never give you peace, Till you to bo our debtor's cease, fflut if in answer to our call Ycu promptly pay us one and all May your prosperity be gieat, In eighteen hundred thirty-eight. TWENTY-FIFT'lT C0NGRE88. SENATE. Washinoton, Feb. 9, 1838. After '(ho presentation of petitions and memorials, Mr. Benton submitted the following res olution, which were considered and adopt ed : 'Resolved that tho Secretary of tho Treas ury be directed to communicate to the Se nato the annual amounts of balances of pub lic money in the Treasury at tha end of each year, from the year 1789 to the pres ent time. 'Resolved, That tho Secretary of the Trtasury be directed to communcato to the 8enate the names of tto Banks which de clined to receive thff public deposites in the year 1834, 'or surrendered the said deposites after having received them, "with all tho correspondenca in relation to sUch refusals r.r-il cnrmnlur. On motion of Mr. Webster, .die report of the payment of pensions and fnSii. "K toun ;ties in bills of the Gommonwealfh 1 'ank of Boston, was taken up, and tho mot'tou 'Vsn ding to refer it to the Committee on Fina. ncft was agreed to. "The Senate resumed the consideration t ' the Independent Treasury bill it the iihffi. iihed business, when Mr, Smith of Indiana rose and addressed the Senate for two hours and a half in op position to tho bill, and in favor of tho sub- . . . . - . ST 1 I m -n. smuie ouereu oy jir. ltives; alter which the Senate adjourned to Monday. "jiOBSB 07 RIPKESENATIVIS. Tho Speaker laid before tho House a let ter from the Hon. H. A. Muhlenberg, no tifying that he had this day forwarded his resignation as a member of the House to the Governor of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wise roso and said, that in coming to the House this morning, lie had met the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Muh lenberg,) and he 'must say, when he saw that gentleman departing that ho felt some rersonal regret at his taking his leave of us. (saidMr. W.) have known that gentleman ever since I have been in public life; and permit mo to say, although a political oppo nent, that he goes from this body with my personal regard and good wishes. I have observed his course as chairman of the com mittee on Revolutionory Claims of this Hones for a. number of years, and I have observed particularly his course as a mem ber of tho select committee, of which I was chairman, during the last winter; and lean say, on behalf of that gentleman, that per sonally his kind manner and amiable dispo siiion endeared him to all who were con nected with him ; and as a politician, I can ay that he was one of the Most faithful of the party, and ho boro his .burthens with exemplary patience. I regret that ho has lias thus escaped the resolution I ofTered the other day ; bull rejoice that he has been removed by the Executive front this scone of .turmoil here, and sept to a haveii of rest abroad. Reports from committee were then call 'cdfor. The bill authorizing the Washwf ton Na tional Monument Society to errect a monu menUo the memory of George Washington, on the public grounds, was read a third time and passed. Fora 'good calculations tho wheat crop Of Michigan far tho past esaion, is estima te) at 1,600,000 bjiiJi)i, oate, at 1,500,000, and earn at 1,000,000. The House of Representatives of Rhode Inland, have ped a bill abolishing capittF -.ui-isliiDunl, cod substituting impTuotmient ittx life. RCS tJttifl V'TV"0? '?e Dank of the Untied State. .. . Lf Air. Nnnunv nin! .. r i, -r i . .,l, viiuiiiiiau ui me juuic- tary Committee, has mado a very ablo and UnansWCrablQ rpnnrt nn 1 ...I.: i rT . , ...uu u vi;ijr UUIU UI1U unanswerable report on tho subject of Mr. liiddlc s late flagrant and arbitrary over- tltrOW Of t ie Old nlinrtor f r .1.. tt ' i 01 "ann. ui uiu united states, to set up his new establish- ciuutva iiiBi. wunoui a in uircct contravention of itr charter, ho sequestrated all the prop erty of tho old bankfor tho benefit of the now that ho took no steps towards "a set tlement and liquidation of tho affairs and ac counts of tho corporation," as expressly re quired by tho charter that he presented no schedule of tho debts and effects, and allow ed the General Government no access to the accounts of an institution which it was bound to sco honestly closed that, instead of winding up tho concern and cancelling the note's in two years, ho now reports Hear ty $1 6,000,000 of its paper on hand as a banking fund, and is actually passing out millions of this money, after tho institution is defunct, as a circulating medium. In a word that tho President has blended the two banks, and gone on with both, in tutor disregatd of all law. These facts have been before alluded to in the newspapers, but they have now been the subjeet of investigation ; have assumed an utlientic "shape, and have been tested by the judicial -acumen of ilia nMnsf im-ioio r , the country. The report, therefore may be toofted upon as a perfect legal discusion of the mattar, and the result of tho inquiry quivalenl in point of authority, as regards public opinion, to ah elaborate judicial in vestigation." Globe. The Pre-emption Bill. The debate on this Bill, which passed the Senate by an unparalleled majority twelvb votes, only, having been recorded against it, was very interesting. We regret it as the most-important act of the present Session; and if the people, generally, and more, especially the'pioneers" of the West do not remem ber its friends and oponenls, wc shall bo most sadly mistaken. We have said the debate was interesting; arid if may judge from the specimen in this day's Intelligencer, it must have been pe culiarly so. The principles of the Aiistoc cy have not been so shamelessly upheld for a number of years; and Mr. Clay, as their champion, has proven himself a right val iant Knight, although, like more than one of the same caste, he splinters his lance in a most unworthy cause. Never have the enterprising poor those hardy settlers, who culti vate the land of the 'l Dorado," been subjected to more rancorous abuse than the phillippics which fell from the lips of the Honorable Senator from Ken tucky, in his furious denunciations against admeasure calculated to equalise the3bks sing of property, as much as anv other ex pedient which could be devise'd. Never, have the collusive operations of those who estimate the citizen by his wealth, been more signally defcatid, than on this occa sion. There are no terms adeaiintp in nnrirov- v ho noble conduct of the Democracy in the gt nale, during this contest, They toiled Wgi "tner frm tlie commencement to the end ofmi debate. Mr. Webster, also, voted succe ,ively in ravr of the bill. His de seftion was bitterly and severely reproach-edbyi'l.-e Knight of the Coalition, who openly aSsv 1rtecl l,lat "1,e had ingloriously fled, and jc-h ,eJ tho violators of the law tho intrudere- 1,1C tresspassers the inter lopers and tht ' S(iuattcrs." It must have been a witherm retrl that clever majority upon the SehatoK 1 invective! The Amotiditfetii ofrured by Mr. Mer rick, the new Sena'fm ' from Maryland, de barring Foreigners ffrn n 1110 enjoyment of Pre-emption rights, iVa uncommon zeal, by tfu ' This hateful provision. v?h. bitter partiality, and all l supported, with Kentucky lion, ich carried all the he nroscrintive distinctions, of tho new-fanni d Native A umed regard meriean Society, beneath anas, for tho multitude, was expo Buchanan, In a rnasteilv nnn d by Mr. conclusive reply to Mr. Clay. The people ft. c.a to rejoice at the defeat which has , be'a'len their enemies. Lancaster InteUi'gt. ncer- Mr. C. J. INGERSOLL AND THE k 0P POSITION PRESS. We observe that tho opposition pap'cr, ' are copying with wonderful glee, a state ment that Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, ofthis city, is in arrcsre to the General Government to tho amount of 875,491 or, as they more bioadly have jt, that he is a dofanlter'to that amont as District Attorney. These editors are on a false scent altogether, and as a mat ter of imperative justice to Mr. Iugersoll, they should repair tho wrong which they have done him. Thev should sav tlmi tin. dipoted;iccount between the Government and Mr. Iugersoll was tried some time since lb that, after a full and lahnrinnn invnilirr-i. tion'theauit'rcsulted in Mr.Ingersoll's favor. To this they should add the inrv likewise a majority, if not all of whom, wore his political opponents, after the trial, sponta neously auuiuesuu a wry iKUisuiuc Oi com hlimentarv letter to Mr. Inrprsoll. reiipri. ting as private citizens their verdict as ju. -rote, t speaking in the highest terms of tho : i.:. ..uil- .7...: i liiuuimr ill which ilia yuutiu uiiiiob, ;i3 inaue manifeet ou invoetigstion, had been dischar ged all of which faote, accompanied by the said letter, were long sinee mado public jn the colums of the Pennsylvanian. Will the N Y. Courier and Enquirer, ExPre"' lI adlsoniau had thither I " Dwuic, uu incisuu w corrcci mo very I . . i ti.it oiuus urrors lino wiucn tncy navo (aliens It is certainly due to him at their handa-u fni.it im n I... i t ., - ... uil.auiljr UUB lO llim Ul UlCir 11311(18 'for it is a little too bad that his defaulting story this political Monsieur Tonson i ueuii ou uumjnciciy answerc former times, should now "come anain. iiuniiuving oeen so completely answered I "intsuivumun. SPECIE PAYMENTS. Whalovcr certain porsons and certain presses may say, the body of the people in this community aro unanimous in their de sire for a resumption of specie payments by tho Banks. Tho reasons assigned in May last for the present policy no longer exist, add oven that portion of the public who then received thoso reasons as satis factory, and submitted with some degree of cheerfulness to that which they icgan)cd as unavoidable, now complain loudly of tlie unnecessary continuance of the "present state of things. They begin to feel that they arc trifled with, and aro mado to suf fer to advance the ulterior viows, or to con ceal the weakness of thoso . who "would not have suspended had they consulted their own strength," and who probably turn a deaf ear to every proposal for resumption becauso they ds consult their own strcnjrth. Iho attempt, therefore, of the Bankite journals to frown down every expression ol discontent, and to bully the people into silence, affords no indication of popular sentiment. It is merely part rfnd parcel of the dragooning system which is "to con vince the people by suffering" of the beau tics of bank dominion. The day, howev er for that species of argument 'is past, Uuder these cireiimKt.innM. i mnv ,(. ly Say that a strong desire exists that tho bill ivt iusincung me nanus and cltecting a resumption, latcfv Iirniltrlll fllt-wnr1 ill llir State Legislature, should bo speedily acted mi. j is provisions, or something resem blincr them, would ment dm vioivs nfu democracy ofPennsylvania, and the friends in wic presenisiaio administration could not consistently, oppose them, the bill, we be lieve, liavinir been framed as closelv n nn. siblo in accordance with llm down in Governor Ritner's late message, so hicblv praised bv the wh ifr nr.cQ. ?.il us therefore, at least have the discussion and tlie vote, as a practical test of tho sin cerity of political professions. The people look earnestly for it, and keep a sharp .and scrutinizing eye upon every motion 'at Har risburg. We have no doubt that hosts of "borers4' are there men in the interest of thoso whose policy is to perpetrate tho shin plasler regime and wc are equally satisfied that attempts are making to surround the democratic members with a false atmos phere -to deceive them as to tho true state of puhlic opinion, that they may be dispiri ted by the belief that in taking the matter up, they would !,e unsustained by the feel ings of the community. If such bo the case, we can assure them that the call is loud for legislative notion that the people ar? impatient of dely, and that the whole current of popular sentiment sets moro strongly than ever in favor of wholesome restrictions on banking, anil if it must bo so, of a coerced resumption of specie pay ment:. Pcnnsylvanian, Bai,timokk. Feb. 3, 183B. DISASTROUS FIRE. Destruction of the Daliimorc Circus, and Cook's. St ltd o40 Horses. Between fonrifc five o'clock this morning the alarm of- fire was given, and it was soon discovered that the whole of the cxten sive building ip Frqnt street, known as the Baltimore Theatre and Circus, was entirely enveloped in flames, which bust with great fury from every window and door in the vast edifice. Before the fire wse ilisnnm.o it appeared to have reached every part of uiu uuiiumg, auu prevented the posibility of saving a single article. The building was occupied by ths well known Company of Mr. Cooke, and wo re gret to state that the whole of the stock, fix tures, machinery, wardrobe, .decorations and property ofthis extensivo 'Company were entirely consumed, including hls'stuJ of nearly ;FORTY HORSES, twelve of which wore remarkable for being extremely small. The fire is supposed to have been the re sult of accident. During the performance last night, of the grand spectacle of Mazcp pa, a part of the scenery was observed to lnln dm lilif na I, nnnl.i.tl.. . . .unu hiu, "ui ii ijfuii;iiuy weni out in a iodiately,no notice wa8 taken of it, There a t hut little doubt that the destruction of the hbu. 101 was caused by this circumstance. Tv "a ,nei slept in the stable of tho Cir cus, w. hi ill was under that part of the buil ding wh icfr bounds on Jones' Falls, but we learn ihe'nroda their escape in due season. The building ivo .hear was insured for only three thousand .dollars, being about one tenth of its value, Mr. Cookelias" no insu rance, and his Joss is total. We Jiear that he had recently maJo a very heavy expen diture in order to bri.g out a now Spectacle and that all his now p-re'perations were en tirety consumed. On the North side of iho Circus was a vacant lot, which prevented the flames from doing any demngo in that direction. On the South side, separated by an alloy, stood an antiquated two story brick Jiouse, known as "Coughs' Maneion House,1' which was owned and oecupied by Mr. Patrick Mur phy as a tavern. Tliii houso caught fire and was entirely buned, together with sev oral old back buildin gs, In all probability the whole of theso would have been saved if the firemen could have placed their en gines in front of tho Circus, which they feared to do on accouiit'of the threatening annoaranen In lhn fmrii 'wtl fn,: .n ii e V, ....... una ,yaii finally fell into tho street with a trcmen- L. - t. i 1 . crasn, ana nunougii many persons wore standing within the rango o'f tho fall ing bricks, they all contrived to escape without injury. , Much damage would no doubt havo been dono by tho falling cinders had not the roofs of the house been covered by a slight fall of snow. American. From tho Daltlmoro American, Jan. 22. Mr. Catlin,the celebrated paintor of In dian portraits, lias returned from his trip to the South, whero he had gone to pro cure the likenesses of the chiefs lately cap tured, we are almost ashamed to say how, in Florida. Among tlie eleven portraits which he oxccitted aro thoso of Osccla, Macanopy and Cloud, tho first of which is i said to be a most admirable picture. I ho warrior is painted at full length, with his rifle in his hands, and has an expres sion and attitudo powerfully indicative of Ins accuto sense of injury. In thus eom mittintr to eanvns.q lhn ninitir... if !, ...i. w '.w...i,., vl tuwau ,,111 nave suffered from the wrongs of tho white tn JIT "" . ma.., mr. yj. J3 preparing a morntul re inembrancb of Tndinn KiifT.rm,r ,i i. uiiu min ding down to the reprobation of posterity ...u w.muuiy iu Bucncs a: 1110 mention of which humanity shudders. There is an intense interest attaching to the destinies of tho sons of the forest, which cannot have its full development until tho excitement of tho present shall have passed away, and things bo seen as they are, without the la so glare imparled by heated prejudices. V hen the day of fair and candid apprecia tion shall come, our descendants will per haps look with astonishment on the records of past times, and regard with wonder, not unminglcd with disapproval, the extermi nating policy which could have relentlessly pursued the dcstitiule Imlinn of the Atlantic to the precipicos of "'the Rocky Mountains, and left him no rilace u-linm. on to rest his foot. As Amiirinm al most shuddei whilst judgment then to be passed upon Christian "sj,u ,ur ' usnigincu savage, and the mercy of civilized men fdr a prostrate ene my. CANADA-. 1 ho Buffalo Journal of tho 21st January says. "The Cleavcland papers mention a rumor that the steamboat Robt. Fulton had been fired into by the British forces at Mai den. The Intelligencer remarks that the report is said to have originated from the heavy cannonading that was heard from Huron in that direction. Wo do not know that the report is entitled to mudh credit ; but we should not be surprised toseo it con firmed. Tho British at Maiden, we believe have fired upon every craft that has come within hailing distance; and it is not at all improbable that they may have fired on the l'ullnn, suspecting that she was chartered by tho patriots." I.owsn Canada. The Montreal Her ald of the 1st, says: "The streets of Mon treal presented yesterday a soul stirring spectacle tho mustering uf every man un der arms, with the exception ofthcGosfoid guards, thojsiek, and the men on actual du ty. The volunteors mustered about five thousand, and presented quite a military ap pearance. They were inspected by that gallant veteran Col. Wctherall, and Iwore marched through various parts of the ci ty." From the Cleveland Gazstte of Jan. 31. Tins Patrioti. Wo aro informed that tlio INavy Islanders, some 500, stron-.arc making their way westward bv land. Thoy travel, it is said, in squads of from fifty to sixty, and for rations depend upon charity, or supply themselves by levying coatribu tions as they pass along. Traveller report that they quartered last night at and near Willoughby, 20 miles distant. Probably to-day's march will brjng them to Cleveland. Canada Patriots in Pennsylvania. ' The Erie (Pa.) Gazette of tho 1st instant says. "Our borough during Friday last, was graced with some 4 to 500 patriots, princi pally from the State of New York. Their appearances indicated that they had seen some hard tunes, whether before they left their homes or sinee, wc are left to conjee ture. Means wore furnished by some of our citizens, to assist them on their way." Jl Pleasant Party Our old friend Mr. Thomas Walker, of Trcdyfl)in had a par ty, on last Christmas day, which, besides las own houso hold, consisted of his daugh ters and their husbands, his sons and their wives,18in number, fc all their descendants, 30 innumber. They were a goodly company art excellent dinner was provided, and we are assured by one who was of the guests, that the day was one of unmingled pleasure to all. from the wnrtliv errand children and wln'Mi u ili imoru , mcubercd by all who were present. Wo hope tho old gentleman who has set so worthy an example may live to spend ma ny Christmas days in the midst of hi3 nu merous and honorable descendants. Vil lage Record. From the report of thh Treasury of tho State of New Jersey, it appears that the dobt of that State amounts only to $00,000. HINTS TO FARMERS. Never feed potatoes 'to stock withou! boi ing or steaming them, as this increZ, their nutritive qualities. "'"eases One bushel of flaxseed, ground wid, eight bushels of oats slonc, will effectnaUv destroy the bolts, v Never burn all drv wnnA in - place, nor never use a fire place at all wW you can get a stove. 1 Cut your trees for rails in Febuarv they are triost durable y, t Never dew-rot your flax unless'you wi,l, to render 'it useless. ' 3,1 Never select your seed corn from thi crib, but from tho stMU. 16 Never feed your best potatoes and plant the refuse, nor sell your best sheen and keep the poorest,. 1 A fat ox is worth moro than a po'V' horse, and docs not eat so mttch a yoko and a chain can bo bought for less than a wagon and harness. Horses that are cofined in a stable never have tho staggers. Go into the houses of our farmers, and you will find no newspaper, no periodical of any kind, and hardly a book. Ask suoh men to subcribc for a paper, and they will tell you that thoy have not timc'to read one! But who is so constantly employed as to find no leisure for tho improvement of hia mind? Nntihn fn uiiuj, i0r jne ong winter evenings afford him several hours every day which ho might devote to reaidng: not the mechanic, for instances aro frequent where thumost industrious arlizans have attained to eminence in the sciences, merely by giving their leisure to study. One of the most eminent oriental schol ars of the age, is Professor Lee, in one of tho English Universities; and yet all his . " ""r 4uK" uunng mid moments ofleisurc which he found winl i ....... 1141, wuijuuycu as a journeyman carpenter. "v 1ULl every man liat leisure to read at least a newspaper, and those who plead the want of time as an excuse fpr hot taking one, are almost always the least Industri ous. Notllillff Ollcrllt In irwlnnn U .7 family to do without newspaper, and rear n in Innnfinnn 'I'l, .. ll t , . 0w...w. a ay will UO less intelligent and respectable, and far leas ll :elv In Sllrnnoil in liTn ! I. . . w ... ,llJU lllU3(. Wuo en joy the advantages of a good periodical GREAT RIDING MATCH. A frrrntmnf1. P : f ...-.w., ui ikinu is io come off on Thursday at I P. M. at the Bacon Couse. Hnrffin TTm'Mita :.! iaa m o-" - M uucouu iniica in 24 successive hours. Mr. John Grant, riding master of Philidelphia , has accep the match for S2000 a side to achieve this feat. He performed a similar feat, last Sep tember, at Philadelphia; going the 288 miles within tho 24 hours, and having 28 minutes, 30 seconds, to spare Mr. G. mm uecu x norses and now will employ Genuine Goodness The New York Commercial Ailwrtii. nf s i.. tains a letter addressed to a philanthropist of that city, accompanied by a bundle of eiffhtv-soven nieces of etntliinrr ;ninn,i.,i rorthenoor. Tliese were mado by an a (red widow lad v. a member of the Society of Friends. TTnw m!iiiir lmn.i. ,i . - ians, auuiuonauy warm through her benevolence, will bless her name ! Neio Counterfeit. Tim states that an emission of counterfeit bills of the denomination of five dollars, pur- IMiriiug io oe.oi tun .exchange Banft of, Pittsburc. has been thrnwn inm nirnliinn- They may be easily detected from the fact mat me vignetta on ttio genuine bill is two u.,.aio litmus iii a Billing position, while, that on the spurious bill represents' a sailor leaning against an anchor. Murder and fiobbenji The driver of the U. S. mail was murdered, on tho night of the 19th ult. near Stockton, Alabama, and tho mail was robbed. A reward of $000 is offered for tho apprehension of the murder ers Tho wholo number of pensioners in the United States, is 41,708. Of these, 2140 are nt Minne, 2037 In New Hampshire, 4331 in Massachusetts, 2535 in Connecti cut; 001 in Rhode Island, 2407 in Vcr mont, 8630 in N. York. The Alton Rioters, as wo learn' from tho' Telegraph of the 24th ult., havo had their trials before the City Court, and were se verally aequitted. Tint Sea "Sarpbnt." His horizontal vX snake ship is said to be cruising lalonjr the' coast of Norway. Damage. A letter from Montreal esti mates the loss- of property by the recent flood in that city, at 9200,000. It is said that tho command of the Ex ploring Expedition, has been offered to and declined by Capt.- Perry. By a communication from the Mayor of Baltimore to the City Councils it appears that tho amount of taxable property in Ma ryland is 8102,000,000, mord than half o which is the city and county of Baltimore