We have often heard the question naked, what become of Bleuneihasset, after the iailure of 15 11 re's project, his connection with which was So disastrous to his for tunes and his domestic happiness? Tho question 1s answered in the following biog raphical sketch, written by his son, Joseph Lewis Blenneihassel, which wo find in the Louisville Literary Hcgister. Mr, J. L. Blennerhasset lives, it appers, at Si.John's Newfoundland. "Harmon Ulennerhasset was born in Hampshire, in tho year 1707, his parents being then on a visit to England. Shortly alterwards they returned to tho family res- idence, Castle Conway, in tho coitnlv of Ketry, Ireland. From the high standing and wealth of his father, who was at that lime high sheriff, Sic, no expense was pared to render him capable of holding that genteel station m society, which his ances tors has held in England, from thu earliest times. After having received the various rudiments from private masters, he went first to Eton School, near Windsor, and subsequently to Trinity College, Dublin; where he acquitted himself so well, as to obtain in a very ehort time, two degrees viz: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Civ il and Common Laws. He was subse quently calif d to the Irish bar and created a fellow of the Honorablo Society of the King's Inns, Dublin. Ho passed his ex aminatioii the same day with tho late Tho- tnas Addis Emmet, between whom and himself the greatest friendship ever existed. After making the tour of the low countries and France, where he was present at the destruction of the Bsstile, &c, he returned to Ireland, where he practised as a barris ter, in the years 1707 and 1708, when his father dying came possessed of the family state ana a largo lortune. Ireland at that period being distracted by the horrors of rebellion, he sold his estate to his cousin Lord Ventry, and went to England, where he became acquainted with and married a Miss Agncw, daughter of the .Lieutenant Governor or the Isle ol Alan, aud the grand daughter of General Agnew, killed in the battle of Germantown,a young liiUy ot high family connexions, gieat beau ty and accomplishments. Accompanied by his wife, he went to the United Slates anU purchased tho island in the Ohio river, known to this day by his name. After the Burr affair, ho left Jhe island apd went into the Stale of Mississippi, where, by the ad -vice ol Uen. Adair of Kentucky, ho pur chased a plantation from Mr. lirazil, a few miles from Uitsonport. When ho hauresi ded somo years upon this plantation, hav ing sold it, ho went into Canada, where ho practised at the bar in Montreal. Ilia com mission appointing him to practice in the Province of Lower Canada; is dated 4tb December, 1819. After remaining some time in Canadn.he went to England under the impression of Wng made a JuiJgo through the favor of the Duke oflticbmond, then Governor of Lower Canada, who was very partial to liim; but the untimely death of that noble man marred his expectations. Ero he re turned to Canada for the purpose of bring ing his family to England, his sister Miss Avice Blennerhasset, settled the bulk of her fortune upon himself and his family. After lie had brought his family from Canada, he resided with his sister lor some time near the city of Bath. As both his sister and himself wero invalids, they went to the is land of Jersey on the coast of France, for the sake of enjoying a more, genial climate; thence, after residing two years, he went to the Island ol Guernsey, where ho died, at his residence, Mount durand, in the arms ol the writer or this sketch, in the year 1831. Harman Blennerhasset, in bodily stature, was rather above tho general size. His minners were highly polished, and address captivating and agreeable. From his youth he was ardently attached to literature and philosophy; seldom allowing himself (even in his old age) more than six or seven hours sleep in the twenty-four, ami two or threo hours exercise; the remainder of his time was employed either in acquiring or impar ting knowledge on subjects connected with the general literature ol the period, or in vestigating more abstruco subjects relating to the dead languages, the raathematics,nat ural philosophy, and the fino arts. His musical compositions have been performed by some of the finest bands, and have been much admired by connoisseurs, and his writings display great depth of learning in, and perception into the various subjects on whice thsy treat. Ho was endowed, nat urally, with a most retentive memory, so much so, that up to a shoit time prior to his death he could repeat, in Greek, the whole of Hornet's Iliad. I might dilate, upon his moral virtues, and religious and domestic merits; but as there are those still alive who know him, and as to those who did not know him, it might appear that I was adulating a deceased parent, I shall refrain. Good. A publishei of a paper, who Jiangs out his sign upon a pine tree in the western woods, advertises for apprentices, So far very good but gooder still, ho says that "boys from the country would be pre lerfeu." Proof of Friendship. Capt. Beave, of the JNiajra militia, was possessed ol a uuck so much attached to him that the poor ani mal actually plucked and roasted herself for his dinneri having previously eaten a quan- u iy oi sag? aim unions. OUU DEFEAT. General Harrison is undoubtedly elected President of tho Uuited States. We hope he may make as good a President as Mar tin Van Buren has been, but we doubt It much. His cabinet will be composed of different materials, and will adviso and a- dopt different measures. We fear that the ground of expediency will afford a pretext for a now invasion of the constitution, by the establishment of another nutior.nl banking institution, in preference to the Indepen dent Treasury, which has been established by tho present administration. c cannot, however, see any immediate prospect ol success to the effort which wo believe will be made to do so. The South, if they re gard their interest and advancement, will certainly continuo to oppose it; and the manufacturing community cauuot us bund to the deleterious effect it will have upon their operations. The new administration, not being able to accomplish its establish ment, cannot slier all llieir tirades against General Jackson, resort to local institutions for the safe keeping and disbursement of tho public funds. So that nothing will be oft to them but a trial or ludepemlont Treasury, and for'its beneficial operations upon the trading community, Martin Van 15 urc n will yet rcceivo the gratitude ol his country. Our disastrous defeat in tho late election we are happy in believing, is not ascribablc to any fault of our public functionaries, but on the contrary, to their honesty. The manner in which one particular department of tho genoral government has, of hie years, been conducted, has given rise to much dissatisfaction among a numerous class of citizens', who belonged to tho administra tion party only so long as they wero per mitted to nut their heart s content upon the public funds. So soon as that was checked their exertions and their influence was thrown in the other scale, and in nil likeli hood gave it the preponderance. We al lude to the Post Office Department, mid sundry mail contractors. Wo do not mean to reflect upon the whole class of thorn, hut to advert to those only, who, finding that they could not enrich themselves by the contracts into which thoy had entered, with drew their support from the democratic party because they were not permuted to measuro thoir gains by their cupidity. Martin Van liuren could not hare been defeated because of his unqualified opposi tion to an interference, on tho prvrt of the general government, with the institutions of slavery. If so, Jho southern stales have much to do to stom tho very principle on which they assisted In elovato Gen. Harri son to the Presidency. He could not have been defeated because of the adoption of the Independent I re jsury, for it had not yet been tested liv the community. No, the whole raen of speculators saw that its ope ration would keep the banking institutions of the country within their legitimate sphere, and thus prevent those enormous expansions which would enable them to chase the bubble until its bursting would shower destruction upon thesu concerned, and lead to contractions disastrous and par alyzing tu thu real business community. We have been defeated, aud in our defeat wo enjoy the consciousness of having done our duty in checking the tide which was fust hurrying our republic to ruin, under tho guisa of prosperity, ihs -anstocralical principle has gained a temporary triumph over the republican. Wo will bo found, at the next election, again ready to assert and maintain the supremacy of republicanism. olatc Cap, Uaz. Abolition Convention in Columbus next winter. We have already promised our readers to keep them advised of the great doings of thu Abolitionists and Hank Whigs during the coming winter. 1 he eo alilioH of od ds and ends will biing to light various things when they come to act for the good of the people! The Philanthropist proposes a Convcn lion of Abolitionists here during tho win- ter, and it also proposes to watcn the wing mcmbcis who have triumphad by Abolitiou votes; that paper says: "Hitherto bnt little has beon done in Columbus. The Assembly will boiler learn who wo are and what we seek, whon thev see us in grand convention noxl door to them. We have already engaged an ac tive and experienced agent, who will eon tinue in Columbus during tho session of tho Assembly, acting as a regular eorrespon dent of the Philanthropist, advising us whatever may occur relating to our rause and operating in overy proper way for th futherance of anti-slavery principles." Ulno statesman The Borbonsare restored. We have tho rejoicings of the Federalists from all quarters, that the Adams dynasty is restored by the eleolion of one of its supporters i Do shouts multiply as thoy uut among the enemies of freo principles in 1810, that iht Bourbons wese restored. Already is another Te Deum proposed in the Intelli gencer, and unfledged bank lawyers are al ready preparing in numcruus villages to be tho GouvEKNcurt Morris for the occa sion. Let the people the real, belraycd peo ple prepare for the new reign of terror that is approaching. Globe. Illinois. The State Bank of Illinois and tho Cairo Bank are ready to resume specie payments, I hey will wait, we presume, tho action of Banks in other States. bangamo 111, Journal, THE STATE, OF THINGS AT PRES. ENTv The political excitement which has for the last six months spread through the country, has very nearly subsided. Tho dye has beon cast we have done our duty to ourcodntry and as it has been decreed that we stinuld fall into the hands of the usurping power of federalism, we must submit. Time will be tho only remedy by which to free ourselves from tho chains which aro about to bo thrown upon us. The intrigues of federalism have this lime far surpasssd comprehension, it win, no doubt, provo beneficial in tho end in put ting tho democratic party upon nsgunrd, to prevent any underhanded dealings, unuer the preseut circumstancos, it could hardly have been expected that wo couiu oe suc cessful. 1 lie opposition riavu resuueu 10 nil thu means in their power somo of which were of tho most despicable nature in order to become successful. They have ascribed the cause of any unfavorable circumstances in the country lo the admin istialion. They have not only blamed the administration for the cati;o of the hard times, as they would term it, bat they havo heaped personal abuso upon our patriotic l'raident. 1 hev have accused mm oi pending the public mniioy forcost-y furni ture, which is an untruth, and tins been de nied by a whig in thu halls of Congress. The democratic party has, when uninflu enced by the devices of federalism, and the power of money, the ascendency in the United States. Wo have seen it smco the limes of the immortal Washington. Never have they been able, by meeting us boldly and fairly, to vanquish our forces, not even at limes when we were in a divided stale. They, however, well aware of these facts, had prepared themselves. with all tiis means with which artfulness and deception could possibly provide thorn and with these woapons they met us. The administration ot Martin Van Uuron has been generally applauded, not only by his own political friends, but by tho people at large. His strict adherence (o the consti tution and tho laws the uniformity of ac tion in all cases which demanded his inter ference aud the daep interest which he has shown throughout for the welfare of his country, had entitled him to the votos of the people of the United blatcs. 1 lie wish of the poopln has not been granted in the election of Harrison' There aro a certain class who cried "We wnnt a change." Were these persons the popu lace, or the majority of the people? No! They were such, wlio, wishing to saliato their longings after office, found no other remedy than to cry "A change a change.' We have tho prospects of n chango before us. 1 his has been allecled,UQt by display ing to the public the principles of the man whose administration is to constitute that change, but by bringing forth sundry roa sons by which great numbers were allured into the trap from which, wo doubt not, tin y will bo glad to make their escape again, as soon as expedient more particularly when they find the interests of tho people were not taken into consideration when this great ory of "change" was raisad but that it was intended to bring "change" into the poekels of those who raised it. Believing that it will prove beneficial in the end that it will strengthen our forces and cause us lo bo able lo appear in the field again as befors n dread lo federalism we will leave the people to enjoy the ben chtol the change.- bcslon bent. A ballot box afair. The Detroit (Mi chigan) Press says: "Our city was thrown into great excitemsnt early this morning by the statement of a market man, that on his way to market from Hamtramck he found one of the ballot boxes of that town in the highway broken to piscea, and the voles strewed around it. Wo rsgrct to state that the story proved true! The box con taining tho ballots for representatives to tho Legislature was destroyed last night betwen the closing of the polls yesterday and daylight this morning. Ilnw it was done is now a matter of legal investigation; wo therelorc, lorebear comment for the pre sent. Tho board are proceeding to-day to count the votes in the other boxes. The Congress box has been counted, and tho Democratic majority is one hundred twenty six. It is supposed that Democratic Rep resentative ticket runs some ahead of that for Congress. THE BOUNDARY QUESTION. The Highlands. -Tho Gardnor (Me.) spectator contains the lollowing extract from a letter to aeentlman in Gardner, from Professor Renwick, one of tho Engineers ongaged in the boundary survey : " I am happy to bo able to communicate to you that the result of my operations will probably leave no oilier basis for the British claim than tho quibblo whether the Bay of Fundy be tho Atlantic. Ocean. I have dis covered and explored a ranee of mountains extending from the Bay of Chalcurs, around the heads of the branches of St. Johns to the Temiscouta portage, so that even on the British ground that the highlands aro no cessarily mountains they cannot be met to advantage. The height of theso mountains I can only guess at, until I make up the cal culations. Husking Corn. A machine has been invented in Maryland, by which the farmers there have husked and shelled their corn at the rate of forty bushels per hour. Too Good to be Lost. The following humorous ippoal was nude by ah Irish la dy, in behalf of a husband, who was taken iefore tho Mayor or St. Louis lor whip ping her, is fioai a St I.onis paper I " Thomas McCarthy! got drunk and whipped his wife. His Honor gallanllv de fended the honor of the sexj said that he was the protector of all the married women ir. the city; and gave poor McCarthy one of his driest lectures; when lo I up steps Mrs. McCarthy herself, and begged lha " His Honor would lave go her poor dear husband for this wiinst, as he never did the likes a fore, and I'll be sworn ye'r Honor's whor ship, that he'll never dn it again, bo sure he wont. lie's the smartest, cleverest man that ever kist a woman, saving your ri"er ence I and it's meself that's a baste, and the dirtiest blaggard in the whole saving your worship 1 to be reinen him up in this way before yo'r Honorable court. Oh honnoy 1 it's me and mo five Childhers that is wapc ing for what I've done. Thomas me own beautiful boy, (a great red-headed Irishman full of whiskey and potatoes,) forgive me this wunst, my darlint dear, and yo shall have as much whiskey toddy, as ever yo likes, when ye'r sick with the rumatis, and it's meself that will mix it for mu own dear husband." Length of Bays. A memoir addressed to the Academy of Sciences at Munich, by Dr. Tenzen, oonlains tho following notice of tho length of days in the principal ci ties of Europe. At Borliu and London the longest days haa 1GJ hours, and the shor es! seven and a half hours. At Stockholm and Upsel, the longest has eighteen and a hair hours, and the shortest five and a half. At Hamburg, Dantzic and Slstiin, tbo long est day has seventeen. hours, and tho short est seven. At St. Petersburg and Tobolsk, the longest has nineteen and the shortest five hours. At Torn as and Finland the longest dav has twenty one hours and half, and tho shortest two and a half. At Wordorbus, in Norway, the day la.Mi from May 21 to July 22, without interruption; and in Spitzbergan the longest day lasts three months and a hall. EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE. a snonK oi cajinquuite was leit in sev eral parts of Fsanco on Wednesday, ihs unil ot Hcpterabor. As we havo seen no notice of the phenomenon in nny of the English papers, we shall here give ihe sub stanc of an article on the subject which ap peared in La Couriar 'del Europe of the 12th ult. I lie wind a noon had blown wtiu violence an day. in tho ovenim it was calm, but the atmosphere was heavy and charged with electricity, tho sky was surcharged with dense clouds, and lightning .. i 1 ' T . r . rr wbb obch in umereni quarters oi tr.e tteav ens, wiiiiom intermission. At a quarter past signt there was heard a noise resemb ling distant thunder, and a tolerable shock was fet. It was believed to be the explo sion of some steamboat. Five minutes af- terwatds . second detonation was heard, wnicn seemed to proceed from the intarie r 1 1 i , . in no eann, anu uio siiocK was so great the furniture or utensils of several houses was shaken or overturned. Persons over- i i i . - . . umen ny caruiquaKe in mo helds or streets have declared they could with difficulty keep their logs. It appears that the PIib- nomenon was simultaneously witnessed at m.... r r-r. wiintsaiii-ui, vauoroupe, nr. liaureutdes Aubres, Mont-faucon, St. Genios, Sauvel crre, l avel, tec. n xr..t;.' n .. j i'luiicwus Jipprennce. An appron nuchas recently tauen ooiore one of th I once Ulhcers or London, charred with having attempted to suffocate several of his fallow workmen. He had procured n quur. lily of Cayonne pepper, and some tobacco which ne placed in a tobacco pjpe, and lighted ike same. Ha then forced thn through tho key hole of the shop, where the wpikinen were engaged; and the efflu via arising from the pepper nearlv suffocat ed them. The master of ihe shop made inquiries and traced the malicious deed to the prisoner. Suicide. A. young lady in Augusla, Me., belonging in Norridgewoek, by the name or Mary Ann Prescott, committed u icido on the 19th inst. by cutting her throat with a butcher knife. She was supposed to labor under deep impression of spirits, and to have taken her life in a fit of mental alienation. Her ago was 28 years. She was regarded as an amiable girl, and Uined a good character. 80S- A Negro Plot. The New Orleans Pic ayune ol the 3lsl ult. says: " A plan of iutoii n.is ocrn ueieciea among the slaves in the Palish of St. Mariin. Ten havo been arrested on the information of a negro woman, wilo or one or the eaders. Th chief, on being apprehended, hung himself wuii nis iianoKeremei. it is said that two white men aro concerned with them, and wero to have furnished them wilh arms, at a pince in ino rear oi at. Martinsville, cal led the Big Woods. Those who havo been arrested are to be tried in a few days. State of Education of Canada The petitions against tho union of the two oiov. inees are stated to have received in Lower Uanada 3'J,023 signatures, including the French Catholics; of which 24,253 wero proprietors of land, yet only 2,403 out of ino wnoio wero auie lo sign their iames, This indicates n very low state of education. The number of English names among these aiguaiurcs was omy i,uuv, GRAHAM'S MAGA&SIftJb. And the Ladies' and Gentleman's World of Literature and Fashion, ttc Caslitt and the Gtntlcnwn'ejHiitett. 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