lu
"THUTII WITHOUT rUAK
SJIIKBXS)SCSl!j1I7ISi 8
ssTUiin.tw mEcvjtK&my ibis.
Collector's Oijicet Berwick, Dec. 1, 1815
Col. H" Webp,
Dear Sir 'The following show tlie col
loclions at this office during the present
seaspn, up to, and including ilio 30th of
November. As also tho amount tonnage
of Coal shipped.
Amount colluded in Nov, 7,133 42
do. nnr last renorl. GO, 800 10
Whole Amonut
SOt.033 82
TONNAGE OP COAL-
Number of tons in November 18,573
do per last report 150,828
Whole amount shipped up to
and iucluding 30ih November 178,401
Yours, Sit,
JOHN MeRLYNOLDS, OI.
CONGRESS.
The diet session or the 20th Congress
convened at Washington City on Monday
last. Forty-three members of the Ssanate,
and 212 members or the House wcro pre
sent. Mr. Davis, of Indisua.owafc'elecied
Speaker by the following vole:
Mr. Davis, (Dem.) 120
Mr. Vinton, (Whig,) 72
Mr. W. S. Miller. (Native,) 5
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
We received tho President's Message on
Thursday, but its extreme length prevents
its publication this week. We shall, how
ever, publish it entire in our next. It is an
able and interesting document, and shows
the present position of our Government in
its relations with Texai, Mexico and Great
Dritain, and the progress of the negonia-
tions which have beon pnened with the lat
ter governmeuls with rcspeol to the territo
ry of Texas ind that of Oregon.
The President commences his message
by saying
"It is to ma a source of unaffected sat
isfactton to meet the Representatives of
the States and the people in Congress
assembled, as it will bo to receive the
aid of their combined wisdom in the ad
ministration of public affairs. In per
forming, for the first time, the duly im
posed on me by tho Constitution, of
giving to you information of the State
of the Union', and recommending to
your consideration such measures as in
my judgement are necessary and expe
dient, I am happy that I can congratu
late you on the continued prosperity of
our country. Under th blessings of
Divine Providence and the benign in
lluence of our free institutions, it stands
before the world a spectacle of national
happiness.
"With our unexampled advancement
in all the elements of national greatness
the aucction ot the people is confirmed
for the union of the Stales, and for the
doctrines of popuLr liberty, which lie
at the foundation of our government.
"It becomes us, in humility, to make
our devout acknowledgments to the Su
preme Kuler of the Universe, 'or the
inestimable civil and religious blessing
with which we are favored.
"In calling the attention of Congress
to our relations with foreign Powers, I
em gralitieU to be able to state, that,
though with some of them there have
existed since your laBt sessions serious
causes of irritation and misunderstand
mg,yet no actual hostilities have taken
place. Adopting the maxim in the
conduct of our foreign affairs, to -asl
nothing that if not right, and submit to
iiuiii-ug nisi is wrong, ii lias open my
anxious desire to preserve peace with all
nation?; but, at the same time. Mo be
prepared to resjst aggression,
and
to
maintain all our rights.
In persuance of the joint resolution of
congress, 'tor annexing Texas to
United Slates,' my pr edeccssor, on tin
third day of March, .1S45, elected ti.
submit the first and second section?, ol
that resolution to the republic of Texaj
as an overture, on the. part of the United
Stales, for her admission as a Slate into
our Union. This eluction I approved.
nnd accordingly the Charge dVJffaim
of Ihe United Stales in Texas, under in
airuciions oi tlie tenth of jMjrch, 1815
.-presented these sections of iho molu-
tion for tho acceptance of that lenuhlie
The Exciltive government, the Congresf
and the people of Texas in convention
liavo successively complied with all
the terms and conditions of the joint res-
oiuijon. i constitution lor i lie govern
ment of the State ol Texas funned by ;
convention of deputies, is herewith laid
ueloro Congiess.
Ills well known.
bo. that il, h neolP of T... .(.. nn.
hue accept;,! the terms of annexationd .i""1?"" mocuW
and ulmed the const.tutioo.
"This accoislon lo our territory m
been a bloodless achievement. iYoarrn
of furcu lue been raised lo products the
result. 1 he sword haa had no part It
the victory, Wo have not sought lo ex
tend our territorial possessions by con
quett, or our republican institutions over
reluctant people. It was the duliber
honiaes of each people to Ihe great prill
ciple ot our terieralive union.
If we consider the extent ot territory
involved in Iho annexation its pros
pective iiitliiiiiicc on America Ih
means ny wnicn it lias neen ac
complished, springing purely from
the choice of the people thomselves lo
nil a re tho blessings of our union the
history of Ihe world may bu challenged
to lurni.1t! a parallel.
Ihe jui ladictton of tho United State
which al Ihe formation of the constitu
tion was bounded by Iho Si. Mary's oi
tho Atlantic, has passed the Cjugs ol
.' lorula, and been pcaculully oxionded
lo tho Del Norte. In conlemplal
ing the grandeur of this event it is no
to be forgotten that Ihe result was a
chieved iu despite of the diplomatic in
lerferencs of European monarchic
Even France the country which had
been our ancionl ally :he country
which has a common interest with us in
maintaining the freedom of the seas
Ihe country which, by the cession ol
.inumana, first opened to us ascess lo
the Gulf of Mexico Ihe country with
which we have boen every year draw
ing more and moro closely the bonds
of successful commerce most uitex
pectedly, and lo our unfeigned regret
took part in an effort lo prevent annex
tion, and to unposo on lexas, as a con
lition of the recognition of her inde
pendence by Mexico, that she would
never join herself lo the United States,
We may rejoice that the tranquil and
parvadine influcnco of the American
principle of self-government was suffi'
ciant to defeat the purposes of Brilisl
nd trench interference, and that tho
lmost unanimous voice of the people of
exas has given '.o that jnterferenco a
peaceful and effective rebuke. From
this example, European governments
may learn how vain diplomatic arts and
intrigues must ever prove upon this
continent, against that system of self
government which soems natural lo our
soil, and which will ever resist foreign
interference.
We have from Ihe message a confirmation
f the report that diplomatic iuteicourse has
been renewed botween our Govemmon and
that of Aexico, and that a disiinguishad cit
izen of Louisiana Iub been appointed Minis
ter Plenipotenliary to the latier government
settle existing differences. This gentle
man has probably reached Mexico by this
time
It also appears from tho message that al)
attempts at compromise on tho Oregon
question have failed The present admin
istration has been disposed to a moderate
conciliatory course in respect to tho Oregon
lispute, and it has endeavored to bring the
matter In a successful issue by repeating the
offer of the parallel of 40 degrees as a di
viding line, which had been - made by two
preceding administrations, with the differ
ence that the free navigation of the Colu n
bia was not surrendered lo Great Britain as
in the former instances. This offer was re
jecledby the Ornish Minister. It was then
withdrawn, and our title to tho whole tnrri.
lory asserted, as it was ovident no rompro
miso which the United Slates ought to ac
cept could be effected. Iu this state of af
fairs the President submits the question to
Congress to consider what measures are ne
cessary lo be-iadopted for the security and
protection of our citizens in that territory
and he maintatnaiiee of our just title. The
proposition referred to, he says, was made
in deference to what had been done by hi
predecessors; had it been a new question
coming under diseuseion for the first time
ii would not have heon made, and thus eln
quently speaki upon the subject.
"Oregon is a part of iho North A merican
continent, to winch, it u confidently
urmeu, me tine oi the United Stale is the
nesi now in existence, 1-or the ciound
in which mat line rests, y refer vou in iim
i-oirespondencs of the late anil nreseniSer
retary ot btaie, with the British nlenipo
ennary uuiing me negotiation. 1'he llrit
isn proposition ol comnromiae. tvi.ii.
would make the Columbia the lino aoiuh f
forty nine degrees, with a trilling addition
i;netucneu lerrnory to the United Slates
lotlh ol that river, and would leave
tlie lilllls!) side two thirds of l is wlml
Oregon territory, including iliu free navi
Ration ot me Columbia and all the valut
hl harbors on the Pacific, ran never, for
ironieiit, bo cntertainid by tho United
States, without an abandonment of their
just and clear teirilorial rights, their own
clf rekpect and the national honor- Km
die information of Congress, I communicate
Herewith the correspondence which took
place between ihe two governments during
.,UB,:r""r",T:. ,
",0 "'"iiion i r seuiemenls
"r ' ,our .r"eu'
J jr - 4 m-iwii w livv j, IIJblJMCO, ttllj
ouriiainir ercalnoss as a nation, ntn allrao
ling the attention of the Powers of Europe
nun laieiy ins uocmno lias Doen broached
in some of thoni, of a 'balaneo of power' on
hts cnnlinont, to check our advancement.
The United States, sincerely desirous of
preserving relations of gouil understanding
with all nations cannot in silence per nil
any uurooean interictcrrca 'on. tho iNorih
American continent; and should any such
interference be attempted, wiil be ready to
resist it at any aim all Hazards.
It is well known lo the Aiooiicnn neon e
nd lo all nations, that Oiia ifuvernirient has
uover intorlorud with the relations subsls
ting between Other governments, We
nave never mado oursulven putties to their
wars or their allianres; wo havo not soueln
their territories by conquest; wo haven noi
mineled with parlies in their domesi n
struggles: and believing our own form ol
urcrnment 10 oe me nesi, wo nave never
ilteuipted to propigale it by diplomacy, or
y lorco, we may claim on Ibis continent a
ike exemption frnm European interference
in. - i. . ..
i ne nations oi Ainmica are enunliv sover
eign and independent with those of Europe
i'i ....
iiry jiusncaa liiu same ririlH, oi lliuepcn-
lont of all foreign inierpoiition, lu make
war.to eonnlude peaco, and to regulate iheir
internal affairs,
I'he people of tho Un led Stales cannoi
herefore, viexv wilh indifference attempts'
I liuropoan powers lo inlerlere with thr
indcpotident action of the nations on this
nntiuetit. 1'he American system of irov
eminent is entirely ditlercnt from thai ol
Europe. Jealousy ainoni; tlio different
inveroigns of Europe, lost any one of thetn
might becomo tno poweilul or tlio rest ha?
cauted them nnxiotislv to desire tho cslab
Ii8hment of what they term tho 'balance ol
power- Il cannot bo permuted to have
any application on tho North American
continent, and especially lo tho United
States, We must ever maintain the nrin
niples, that the pnople of this continent a
lone have tho right to decide their own
lestiny. Should auy portion of them eon
slituting an independent etate, prnnoso to
units themselves with our cor.federany, this
will bo a question fur them and us to deler
mint. without any foieign interpositon.
Wo can never consent that Euronoan
owers shall interfere to prevont such a u
nion beciuse it might disturb the 'balance
of powoi'which they mav desire to maintain
in upon this continent. iYear a quarter of
century ago, Iho principle was distinctly
announced to the world in tho annual mes
sag of one of my predecessors, that 'The
American continents, by the free nnd hide
pendent condition which ihey have aseum
tt ntt maintain, aro henceforth not to be
osidored as subjects for future colonization
by any European Power.' This principle
will apply with creatlv increased force.
hould anv European Power aiemnt to
establsih any new colony in NorlliAmcriea
In existing crreuinstuncei of Ihe world, the
present is deemed a proper occasion to ro
iterate and reaffirm ihe , principle avowed
Air- Monroe, and to'iStaic my cordial
concurrance in its wisdom and sound policj.
i iiu inaaHurtiuii hi una pnncipio, especially
n reference to North America, is at this
lay but tho promulgation ol a puilcy which
iMiropuan t'owcr should cherish Ihe dis
position to resist.
Existing rights of every Enrnnean nation
hould be respected; but il is due alike lo
iur safety and our inlereMB.that iho efficient!
protection of our own laws should bo exten
led over our whole territorial limils.and that
should bo distinctly announced to iie
world as our settled policy, lhat no future
Enropean colony or dominion s h 1 1 1 . with
our consunt.bo plaated or established on anv
part ol the North American continent'
In regard to the Tariff, he closes his re
marks as follows
A system ol ad valorem re venuo du-
uties, with proper discriminaiions ond
proptr guards against frauds in collect
ing them, U is not doubted, will affonl
ample incidental advantages to the man-
utacturers, and enable them to derive
as great profits oi can he derived from
any other regular business. It is be
lieved lhat such a system, strictly with
in the revenue standard, will place the
manufacturing intcres o on a stable foot
ing, and inure to their poimanent ad van
lage, while it will, asneaily as may be
practicable, extend loall the great inter
ests of the country Iho incidental pro
tcclion which can ho afforded by oui
revenue laws Such a system, when nnm
firm'y established, would be permanent
-nm noi ub Hunj-ci 10 ine constant com
plaints, agitations, and changes whicl
iiuji ever occur, wnen duties are not
laid lor revenue, but f.ir the protection
merely - oi a lavorc-d interest.
In the deliberations of ConerrHg ni,
this subject, it is hoped that a spirit ol
mutual concession ami cornnromiso be
iween coniiicling interests miy prevail
nm mm mo result oi ineir lauors may
ue crownou wun me happiest consa
(uenccs.
lie also recommends the creation of
constitutional Treasury for ths safe keeping
ot me public money.
The President closes iiis message wilh
tho following eloquent pamgo in icfeienct
to the death of Grncral Jackson
trust lhat it may not be deemed inanprn
i'iqiu iu uu U1.1..1C111111 it, in uweu lor a mo
ment on Ihe memory of tlie mosiemineni nil.
izen this of country, who during the summer
inai is gone uy, tins decended to the tomb
7'ho Eiijoyuien of-contcraplrting at ihe ad
vanreu age m near lour score years, Ihe
nappy conauion o his couuiry, pheered
he last hours of Andrew Jack
departed this life q (hp hope of a blessed
immortally. His death was liannv. as his
life had been rminenllv useful. lie had
an unfaltering confidence in virtue and i-a
pacity of the the penpln, and in the pcruii
nonco of that free government which he had
largely rnntnbulrd In establish nnd di lend
His cieal deeds had secured lo l.lin the af
fection of his fellow citizens, and it wax
his hapines to witness thciirowth anil elon
of his country which ho loyed so well.
tie departed amidst tho bencdittons o!
millions of frcomcit. The nation paid its
tribute to his memory at his tomb Coming
generation will loarn Irom his example tlu
lovo of country and tho rights of man. In
his language on a similar occ aslon to tho
present. 'I now commend you. fellow cit
izens, lo the guidance of Almighty God, wilh a
nit reliance ni. tin morciiu providence.
for iho mainlananco of oir free institutions!
and with an earnest supplicatian, that what
over errors it may be my lot lo commil in
discharging the arduous duties which have
devolved on mo, will find e remedy in the
narmouy and wisdom of your counsols.
gswgg'fwisfig
Winlor has now commenced in corlain
tho Norlh Branch Canal bcinc closed for
the season. Snow has fell, tho last wcok
to tho depth of 20 inches, and tho weather
still remaining very cold.
SJCHHEHSETZZEJ
yiie West is literally pouring its products
into tho easlorn markets. The arrivals a
Albany are boyond computation Flour
continues to pour in by thousands of bar
rels- there ts no room for it, the store houses
uo full to overflowing, and boat loads upon
boat loads are turned upon the whaives-Thn
weather is favourble- Scarce any ico hai
yet been formed iu ihe canal to impede the
running of tlio boats, eIiIhuiIi a large mini
bcr have been laid up for iho Boasoni An
Aldany paper of the 20lh Bays
As an instance of tho immense business
uone in ircigms, we wouiu eiato mat il is
I :.. f- ! I . ii
impossible fur the tow boatu to carry all the
Hour. &c now awating "shipment, and that
steamboats are now taking off large quantius.
the inagnihcont Ucndnck Hudson tin-
morning look 100 bbls. of flours, indepen-
lent ot ottier Height.
'wo counted in our harbor this iinriinii
one hundred and seventy canal boats loaded
wilh flour. I hese carryias wo lecrn at iho
collector's office from 450 to 800 barrels
each averaging at least GOO barrels. This
would make a total of 10'J, 000 barrels. Add
to this amount 10 large tow boats loaded
aud several vessels loaded and louding, and
it will make a total of about 150.000 bar
rels, afloat. Many rods of dock aic coveied
four tier deep with flour at least 300 bar
rels, Beside those items, immense tows
have lefi for New York? for tho hist ihrei
lays; and all our flour dealers havo their
warehouses parked. From these dala,
some idea may be formed of, the immense a-
mount of this all important article which
ias beeen poured into our city foi tho last
eight or ton days.'
Spenking of iho capabilities of the Wes
em States, ihe Albany Aigus has the fol
lowing paragraph.
Ac Teeming IT'cslx This name liar
been frequently given to tho West, hul ii
is never been 60 lull y realized as durini!
this fall. Tho arrival of 1,000.000 birreU
f fl.tur al the Hudson r'ver in two inonihc
but an earnest of the future. Ii h hard
tun much to say that the imagination
can scarcely realizs iho lerulny of the
West. Michigan alone, under an ai-live
umand, coulu' send 1,000,000 of barrels.
f flour to uiarkct,and yet ihiS;ato not docf
ompiisc one-twentieth of iho wheat land ni
west. ne amount of production is abso
lutely illimitable. Il is even now consid
ered enormous when 2.800,000 barrels ol
Hour came down by the Erie renal in tht
season of 1815, but the amount if a marke
could be obtained, would c.p.iud iu fiv.
years lo six wu'bioiis of burrcs, and Ihcn
ihe western country would jtibl begin to be
cultivated
Hon J. M. Nilee, of the U. A'. Senate
fiom Connecticut, has just married a lad
if highly gifled mind, and personal atlrac
lions, in New York, and ihev aro on their
way to pass iho winter in Wasliington.Tlu
lady's name was Mies Jane Pratt.
Change of Times. Legislators in
the pressnl age sets a little moio value upni:
themselves and tho r dignity than thoy did
in primitive acos. About the year 108-1.
iho Legislatuie of Pennsylvania passed
resolution that 'no member thereof should
come lo the house barefoot or eat his Ire a
and cheese on tho 6ieps.'
n rr.i t i y- . .
i uutnms ujsicr ganiloman waf
eating iome oysters in New Orleans,
wliv n he found one particularity gritty. On
examination of tho cause, no less than
twenty pearls wero taken out of the oyster
I wo of these pearls are large, and pronoun
ced by judges to bo valuable
i vjHiuiiuri uj luwiigan, t he census
returns of the Slate, as far an heard from,
state lhat the number of whito males ovor
'J I will be neatly equel lo one fourth of the
ontiie population twenty five ol the ihirt)
aunties have been returned. The whole
Slate, when heard from will overrun 300,
000-in 1810 It was 211,705, showinir a
Jgam ol 00,000 in five years,
I A
NO SECOND TEKM. i
The Union of Silurday, contains the
fullowiui; slrong language relalivo to
charges against President Polk, of pav
ing tho way for a second term, &c.
Wo rapp.il, that Mr, Polk has 'Jto
ftiturc' biforc his eyes. Having Jitcn
elovatcd to Ihe summit of honor and
;nnbit on to satisfy, except lo prove him
self worthy of tho coufiilenuu of his
country, by discharging his duties in
ood laith, in persumco ol his princi
ples, nnd to tho best of his ab lilies.
It is thus tlut ho wi'l manifest his grati
tude to the people thuj ho will dis
charge the duties of a patriot thus con
tribute to his own happiness whilst iu
office, and thus lay up stores of diliciow
reminiscences on which he may repos
in the bosom of retirement. II will
not, of course, commit tho cgregiou
eiror of mingling in the question of lln
succession. lit will take no mm'j part
favor no man's aspiration suffer no
man in the administration to naiitcipatn
in the stiuggle favor no man himself.
and oppose, no man. Such is Iho course
which becomes Mr. Polk, and SUCll I
he course which he will pernio. lie
will take no put with Col. Benton, or
with any oilier into, in such an opposi
tion to Mr Calhoun if. indeed, Col.
Benton or any other man could bo tup
posed to participate in such an intrigue.
It becomes Mr.I'ilk,lo act upon morf
elovated principles to look to Im
country and not lo mnr. to recommend
i he moasurcs whicn archest calculated
to advance her prosperity and ho glorv
and nut In stoop to any of tho intrigues
l oflicf. It becomes him cspucially, lo
carry out lha great principles upon
which ho was elected to keep tin
bundle of arrows as firmly united logeth
r as he possibly can, in order that he
nay preserve, lour years henci! tho suc
cession of his great principles, and not
of men, firm and unbroken. For the
purpose of preseiving the unity of the
eptiblicanjpaity, he intirtiatlend to tho
iwo great elements of union : 1st. The
cariying out of the principles, which
eonslituic ihnm as one party, and which
ire so admirabla set forth in Ihe resolu
tions of the Baltimore convention; and
Silly, that he must treat all portions of
ho paity and all their distinguished
men, with justice, equality, and impar-
'iality. Whence, then, this idle gossip
of favoring ono man at the expensaj of
mother of preferring a citizen of Ihe
South? Anil much more, of becoming
i eats paw in Iho hinds of 1, .to 'check'
nd lo crush anothfii? Such is noi the
he purpose nor ihes wish of Mr. Polk,
We firmly believe that these nro his
'ligh'pm poses; otherwise, we would say
vith all iho respect, we would noi til
his lima of day be iouud in Washing
ton.
MAIIUIAGE NOT1CK E XT 11 AO It-
DINAKY.
Tlio following most extraordinary
nuriagf notice we copy fiom Iliu Bil-
limoru Coven ml,' an oigm of ihe(Oi!d-
Fellows. I ilialerro P. Siiilfuer mtit
ic a tremendous man lo maintain his
)H-pendicularity under such n supcrin
uinbeut m.iM of official dignities:
MARRIED. In WoicheMcr.tM is-
laclitist-tts, on Thursday, October 9 h,
In I. P. fehalfner Esq , Attorney and
Uouiiiclior at Liw, ol Louisville, Ky ,
Past Grand II. Priest and urand Pain-
rch of that State, a Grand Representa
tive to Ihe Grand Lodge, of tlio United
States from the Grand Eucimpment ol
Kentucky, Junior Editor of the 'Cove
taut' of Baltimore, Ex-fid ilor of. Phf
Frtc-A.i?on,' ol Louisville Correspond-
ng and Recording Secretary and Libra
ian of the Kentucky Historical Socielj
Recording Socretarv of the Board of
Missions of the iUothodist Episcopal
Church, South, Captain of Ihe 1st Com-
any, 132 1 Regiment, 2f)lh Brigade ol
Kentucky Milii3, -c. lo Miss JNancy
R. Pratt, of the former pliae.
Papers throughout tho Union, includ
ing Texas, Oregon and 6'ilifornia pleasr
col'
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION
Tlie lesult of the election in Missippi
is the election of the Democratic Gove
nor by S000 majority al loasl, the four
Democratic members of Congress, mid a
Democratic Legislature.
JUVENHiB PRECOCITY
7'ho St Louis Organ tills the story of a
boy in that cily who was caught by an old
fellow swinging upon his gate.
'Clear out from there boy or I'll sel the
dog on yon,' shouted tho old man at the
top of his voice,
'Go to the d I, old stick in-ihe-iiiiid
uou dint got no dog.1' iespor.de.1 iho litilo
shaver.
Q Native IMcgatc- P. P. Pitchlyn.tlio
celebrated Chief ol iho Choctaws, has ar
rived in Washington, and has taken lodg
ngo nt l tillers Hotel, It is gcnernlly
believed thai he will lake his scat in Con
grcss as a delegate,
Evcrygood wife and pretty girl slum
huvo a flower garden" Scraps of time can
not more pleasantly or appropriately ocupi
cd by them, than in attending' to this depart
cut.
m mii
Anecdote, of the Ttoin Sisters, Wo
know of a Parmor in Connecticut who has
w pair of twin daughters of whom a capilal
anrcdote is told. They both altonded tho
same sehnol, nnd noi long since one of them
was called up lo recilo a lesson in gcogra
phy, which she had learned very imperfect
ly, nnd in fact could not go on al all, Tlio
the teao her, who ws getting qtiile out of
pitiiuite, wa called lo another part of tho
r'liim, and just al that moment the twin sis
ter sprang on tho finor unobserved, and
pushing the delinquent scholar to her seat
look her place. The masler proceeded with
tho questions, which wcro answered with a'
degree of promptness and accuracy which
at the close drew from him a few words of
commendation, Tlie joke was not discov
ered by the teacher until some days after-
Of course it was too good and suceessful to
occasion any offbiico.
Prnfcssional Evidence A worthy car
ponter the other day, (says ihe HoslonSlarJ
in giving evidence in 11 case of fraud, said
that he plantAy saw the defendant's object
was to chhel tho plaintiff out of his piopor
ty, &c. nnd for his part he liked ' fair play
and no gouging,'
The Moon Onl-Gcncrullcdk lady of
our acquaintance lately fairly oiit-gcneralled
tho moon. In making soap (over which tho
moon and tho watches seem lo have great
power according to somc she was particu
larly unsuccessful, lliough her ley was
strong, ond every thing else apparently
right. She was promptly informed by an
experienced neighbor that she had under
taken the business exactly in tlio wrong limo
of the moon. A young chemist who hap
pened to bo prosenl discovered tint tho Icy
elforvosced sirougk in, acids and was thcrei
fore not caustic enough, applied quicklime
in small quantities to the obstinato and lul
made soap, whon in a shorl time all lunar
influence was withdrawn, the planet struck
'is enlors (( it ever had any) and a fine lot
of soap was produced- Cutivator.
IMJiiJU.'iL'A'IBW.IH
A THOUGHT.
We sec an account, in Iho last Mont
gomery (Ala) Journal; of a trrmendous
eagle rt-contly killed in that neighbor
hood. Geejc, pigs, kids, and even
sneep, were hi common proy, but it
...e .ml ...till 1. .i. ! . rr
r.iij nut uniii ne uiii-iiipit'u 10 cairy on
a negro child that Iho e-florl was mado
to kill him which resulted successfully.
So Icrrifiod, indeed were l ho neighbors
that a reward of 50 was offered to any
0 iu who would lake him. The weight
of iho eagle is put down al sixly soven
pounds, and he is jaid lo have measured
eight fo I three inches from one poin
of tlie wing lo Ihe other. Tho sto ry is
old wilh All soriousneis.
The Legislature of South Carolina as
sembled at Columbia on t'ie fourth Monday
in November. The message of Gov. Aikin
lakes high ground agaiiut the tarriff and
policy, but pioposcs lhat the general ad nin
islration should have lime to dove'.opo its
policy in relation lo that suhjcl; ho urges
that iho most efliuient measures ba taken
in relation lo educaiion, &c &c.
The first General Assembly of Florida
commenced its session on Monday, Nov,
17lh. Mr. Fergusom of Gailsden, was e
lr utod Speaker, in place of Mr. Archei. of
Leon, resigned.
JS'SElSSSSJEJIao
MARRIED At Jersevtown, on
the 25 h of Nov., by Elder W. S. Hall,
Mr. Ahkkk McDowkl, of Light Street,
to Miss Almiiia Glassbv, Orangeville.
In Caltawissa, on tho 2d inst., ilr.
Jkse AmmbrmAN, of Danville, to Miss
Uaiwmnu Stuoiim of Mahoning town
ship Columbia county.
By the Rev. D. S. Tobias, on the 4 Ih
Inst,, Mr Jacoij Uoykii, cf Deiry town
ship lo Aiss Massec Vanhohn Jersey
town.
DIED. On the ad insi., Mr. .Ia-jqii
JJkau of Mjino township, aged 10
years,
In this town, on the 2d inst. Mr?.
Maiiv Piiii,urs aged 58, widow of Mr.
David Phillips.
At Piinclon, N. J., Mr. Hcnjamin
McCjiUiiu, aged about 25, son of Col,
James McClure, of Boui,