ra-~? r~ ~:::, L•
arD,I:A. • BILIMIL4III4 `RDITOR AND • PROPRIETOR.
Aug, L-9.1
SPRING AND SUMMER .
mg ,r2mao
j reeeitoed Cud is now opening
- -- A a lj t 'litii did stand on the Corner as
it i
larg :ooiffliaftdpeane a stock of Good. as
he him Wyk Offered to the public, consist
ing of ' ' " • •
ff.R V WOODS,
_.):: pi., - 4
Visor:levies, Chi na, Glass, and
~' l.k" ' 'Qnsensivare,
iidifirii 4 ;l l o/ 0 4 4 0are , Bonnets, Mal,
...4. —....CSO.I'SLt.._ ... _..
to aor gooas h ave oeen selected in
1 144 4 • 44 0 1 1 i 2 0 Sallialoret with care and
upon the' best terms, and will be 'told
CI LEAF ; end, as usual, the LADIES' at
teallon2lui invited tea great variety of
.' ,•• * FAINCIt' GOODS,
_
among which are'very superior SILKS,
GINGHAMS, 'LAWNS, dte. &c. Please
cidl;;e6trinkft, and judge for yourselves.
tgr Persons going to housekeeping can
be firidshed' with almost any article they
stsy Want. .
4 pril• 7; 1848.-6 t
NEW GOODS.
JOUN M. STEVENSON
114.AVING .just returned from the Cit.
El I. receiving, at the old stand, a
new and. complete aeaortment of
'17:#11" ZSIDZW/Vg
Groceries, Hard ware, Queens
-- - ware,-&e. Sze.
which will be offered CIIEArgR Tit AN
IVER.
The goods were procured at the lowest
possible prices. being purchased entirely
with cash, and will be sold at the smallest
advance. .
gOtt.l . nilt received a few Barrels of fresh
HERRING & SHAD.
iryCOUN'rRY PRODUCE, of all
kinds, Wittlted, for which the highest price
Will be all'owed.
Gettyiburg, April 14, 1848.--tr
NEW SPRING & SUMMER
WARM
MIDDLECOFF
II AS just opened a fresh stock of sea
minable Filmy and Staple Goods,
which will be offered at a tremendous re
duction on allformer prices. Ile respect.
fully invites the attention of persons wish
ing cheap goods to art examination of his
selection, and a comparison with the pri
ces of goods sold elsewhere.
April 28, 1848.—.4t
iieeidedly the Cheapest Goods
In Town !
fI'IIE subscriber respectfully invites
.1 the public to call and examine, his
ASSORTMENT OF
NEW FANCY GOODS,
ameisting of Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Pa
per,. Muslim, Worsted Binding, Scarfs,
Needle-worked Collars, Cravats,
(a beau
tiful variety,) Spool Cotton, fall "•eolo - rif,)
Purses and Pocket-books, Suspenders,
Itchives, (thegreatest kind of an assortment)
inie,,Hose, Tapes, Whipe, Ivory Studs,
liar sad Agate Buttons. Boot Lams, Fan
cy No, Bishop Lawns, Bobinet Lace, Ed
tug and Laces, Pius and Needles, Knitting
.toton, Mixed Cotton Yarn, Wadding,
Obicie Gimp" and Fringes, Green Gauze
Vatle..Faucv Silk Ties, Wooden Moles.
Cotton . Laps. „
Wool Pens, (six for a cent!)
41r.a., ko
too it tie borne in 'mind, that all the a
bove
strticies willbe disposed of twenty-
A cc _p f r cote. cheaper than ever, positively.
Caii,and saamlne for yourselves, and be
0514incila
-7„ J. L. SCHICK.
:::,c:10.;,04:06,1y One' Price !
( ,
..
, fintritaistris dr, Susan Profits
RrAtelleved.to give most satisfsetion
•AL to both purohaser and seller, and to
kieraw hOnorable mods of dealioc, The
an ndgned tenders his than ks to hts friends
end militant:do (or .the very liberal patrw
risejhv hithortwwatended to him, and rw
spestrelly . stilicini At Conan don of it.
i ( .11e is. botppy to say . that, Goods being
snitch etbatper, thaw they we last year,
ire is able to offer still GREATER BAR
ALM NS than, heretofore. Haring receir-
.4,41 1 ,114X611 And SUJIMIER
1 1 TEIATO
pukttelpg:eyeiy variety of Men and BoY's
.i'Rerthei•.lefite Pereheeere and the 'Pehlke
generally to come and ,examine his iyulk
before imbuing elsewhere ; for ho flai
49011..b*Win advance to be able to show
1eN1190 4 / 1 4 6 40. 010 thiug4 fits and styles, es
iluu.,bo.lou4 anywhere, isdependent_vf
sboAtoopula of. he goOde.
, ~.1 ~ ,H MARCAIS SAMPSON,
v t,LoiLl ' . ' qirtiilte the UN*, Oettysburg, yii.
. um. - A very good second-hand PIANO
' 4 itlrelhr HINO for sale. Also mi
t
I seeond=hand Buggies and Carriages,
t
if - 1118 to 111100—being oll'ered so low
r ward of room.
Aiwa 7 ' 18413.-1 m
-7 ,, , ,
11 '' ' NOTICE.
PrIHE Account of Moses M. Nee.l.e,
,1 .1 -Trustee of AIIRAHAM KITCHEN, en
knbituslArunkard, has been, filed in the
Court of Common Pleas of Attains Coun
ty, and the Court have appointed the 23d
Wu ,/ of May next, for the confirniation and
iMowande of said account, unlesscanse to
ant Contrary be shown.
• A. 11. KURT'!., l'roth'y.,
Preithttitotary'• Waco, aottyaburg,
April 28, 1848. --at" S
('1 AP & 14E11TR PAPER, of beatni
k) follufility. for sale at
April 7.—tf J. L. SC 111CK71.4,
From the Haglund Eft.
BROTHERHOOD.
Wernrwair de the walii4Thne !
Steadfast vigil keeping
O'er a wurld Of crime,
Revelling or weeping
LIB your voices loud and high,
- With a Mtn endeavor;
Boned abroad the mighty truth,
obten are brothers OW." -
Let it rush the home of wealth,
When no cue has entered
Where all luxury and cue
Ootleouly are centered;
When the lowly of the earth
Of their wants use telling,
Let it puree thrughavery heart
In the stately dwelling. •
Let It reach the hankssed - man,
Witt:,-(44s law-uniteedingn
Through the lire and cotton fields
Driveatier Mat and bleeding—.
Where upon thesable back,
In the streamaing,gaahes,
Whining-through_ theAnoming_air,
Fall the stiheng lamheir.
Let it mind the young and gay
Of the sad and sighing,
Bitting by the lonely bed
Where the sick are lying :
Where the hreble limp of bin
Momently grows dimmer,
Till, id everlasting night,
Dies its latest glimmer.
Let it reach the battle field,
Where the swede am Hashing;
Where, along the menial nwlui,
Cannon balls go cashing;
Where, among the heaps of slain.
looking upward iidiy, .
O'er the carnage reeking plain
Leaps the warhorse madly.
Grieve not though je see no fruits
Of your patient toiling;
Though your feeble voice seem lost
In the world's turmoiling—
For the God whose holy filth
Ye so fondly cherish,
WiU not that the seed ye sow,
In his mune, should perish.
When you lie within your graves,
Of the world unknowing,
And above your eoffmed forms,
Flowers and grass are growing—
Men shall feel and own the power
Of the truth you've spoken,
And of love unknown before,
It shall be the token.
Then shall gbuineas come again
To the sorrow-laden ;
Then shall kindness cheer the heart
Of the fallen maiden ;
Then thatl plenty bless the homes
Want had made so lonely,
And the slave, a slave no more,
Serve his Maker only.
Then shall she, the angel bright,
White-winged Peace, descending,
Tell of war and bloody fight.
Strife and slaughter's ending,
Thenrequital of your zeal
And your firm endeavor- -
Folding up her pinions fait,
Dwell with men forever.
LOST TIME.
I threw a bauble to the era,
A billow caught it hastily ;
Another billow quickly came
'Successfully the prise to claim;
From wave to wave, unchecked, it passed,
'llll tossed upon the strand at last;
Thus glide unto the unknown shore,
Those golden moments we deplore ;
Those moments which, not thrown away,
Might win for us eternal day.
THE LORD SENT IT, IF THE DEVIL
BROUGHT IT
In my younger days, I was what peo
ple call a “wild chap," and I rathet think
I was something of a high boy. Anything
ltke - fuoistirred — me - ' up Imm the bottom;
and the way I ..went it," sometimes, when
was stirred up, people said was rather
curious.
1 believe my respect for veligious peo
ple wasn't quite as high as it should have
been, not so high as it is now. This grew
nut of two things—a defective education
and thoughtlessness. Ten or fifteen years
added to my mortal life has sobered me
somewhat, and at this present writing, I
own to a profound respect for religion.
state this that neither the gay nor thought
ful reader may misunderstand me, if the
story tam going to relate should seem to
deal with some levity in matters held sa
ored-4 think the rebuke I got, often as I
have laughed at itsinoe, put the laugh com
pletely on me and my companion.
There resided in my neighborhood a
poor widow whose means of support were
extremely limited. Between nursing her
self for the , rheumatism, and spinning and
knitting, Most of her lonely time was pass
ed. I am ashamed to say, that on one or
two occasions, 'I joined some wild young
chaps in playing off tricks upon her, such
as making unwmal noises about the house
at ,night, smoking her almost to death by
putting a board over the top of her low
mud built chimney, and such like doings,
that we thought rare sport, but for which
we deserved a little wholesome chastise
ment, it there had been any cone authorized
to administer it.
One night, scicm idler dark, it happened
that I was returning home in company
with a merry fellow about iny own age;
sod had logo by old Granny Dander's cot-
Sage. I bad boaa lot* the town, and wad
brtnging home a couple of "bakers loaves,"
of Which some of our people.were aafand
u city people are of getting now snd then
a pod taste of country ' , home made."
• litTotri, 9 said 1, tut the old utopian's cot
tage came in sight, at a turn of die rnad,
nauppose we have a little fun with Granny
Donde l"
"Agreed," was Tom's answer, for he
was always ready for sport;
We had not fully decided upon what we
would do, when we came to the cottage,
and paused to settle our mode of' annoy
ance. The only light within, was the
dim flickering ot a few small sticks burn
ing on the hearth. As we stood near the
window, listening to what was going on in
side, we found that Granny was praying,
and a little to our surprise, asking for food.
"As she expects to get food from. hea
ven," said I, irreverently, "1 suppose she
will have to he accommodated."
And turning from the window, I clamber
ed up noiseles.ily to the top of the chim
ney, a feat of no great difficulty, and tum
bled my two loaves down.
When. I reached the window again, in
order to see what effect this mode of sup
ply would bare upon Granny ,Render,
found the good old creature un her knees
GETTYSBURG, PA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY IQ, 1.848.
piously, thanking God for haying answered
her prayer.
"That's cool," says - I to . font ;' "now
isn't it 1"
"I rather think it is," replied Torn.
"And is the old woniin molly such a
fool se to think the Lord answered her
prayer, and sent her well-baked loaTes
down the 'chimney .
"No doubt of
"It won't do to iet her labor under this
mistake ; no, never in the world," said Y.
"Hallo ! Granny !" And I threw open
the window, and pushed my laughing face
into. the room.
She had just risen from her knees, and
wan ahmit putting a piece of bread into her
mouth. . • '
.41418 w, Granny -Bender saki 1,-mit
isn't possible that you.believed that bread
came from heaven! Why, you old sinner
you! I threw it down the ehimnity.“
_ By, this time the old woman's counte
nance was turned hay towirda me, and
by' the dim light of the feeble fire, I could
see that there were tears of 'thankfulness
upon her faded and withered fade. The
expression Of that face did not in the least
change, though there was a deep rebuke
in the tones of her voice, as well u in the
words sho utterred, as she said—
unto Lord soot it, if du) devil brought
it !"
You may be sure that 11 vanished instant
er, while 'ruin clapped his hands and shout
ed, --
..aood I good I Too good! Oh, dear!
but the old lady was too much for you that
time," with mouthy other expressions of
like tenor.
I tried to laugh with him as we went off
home, and, did laugh, as loud as he did, but
somehow or other the laugh did not appear
to do me any good.
After that I left Granny Bender alone.
DIAMONDS OF THE EPHOD
Dama was a jeweller at Ascalon, and
distinguished by many virtues. One day
the elders came to him to purchase pre
cious stones, to ornament that part of the
costume of the High Priest which the Bi
ble designates under the name of the E
phod. They explained the object of their
visit, and offered him a reasonable price
for the diamonds they desired.
_Dann re
plied that he could not let them see any
atones at that moment, and requested them
to cull again. Desirous-of term inating their '
choice .without delay, and fancying that
the reply of the jeweller was only a pre
text to increase the value of his merchan
dive, the elders insisted on closing their
business immediately.
As some fine stones were absolutely
necessary, and as Dama possessed those df
the requisite quality, they doubled and
trebled the price they had first offered ;
but as Dama persisted in bis refusal, and
resisted their solicitations, they went away
in a very bad humor. Some hours after
ward he placed before them the requisite
diamonds, for which they tendered the
price they had last offered ; but he said,
"I'll only accept the price which you first
proposed to me this morning, for that is
all the stones are worth." " Why, then.
did you not close with us forthwith ?" ask
ed they in astonishment.
"When you came, my father had the
key of the chest wherein the diamonds
were inclosed, and as the old man was then
asleep, 'should have been obliged to awake
hint, to satisfy your demand. At his age,
a short hour of sleep does him a great deal
of good ; and for all the gold in the world,
I would not be wanting in respect to my
father, or deprive him of a single enjoy
ment. The elders, affected by these feel
ing words, spread their harids on the head
of Dame and said. "Thou shalt be blessed
by him who hal said, .11Ydnor thy father
and thy mother,' and thy children'tall one
day pay thee the same respect and lore thou
hastdisplayed to the'author of thy being.°
—Moral end Religious . Take.. •
Tut SOLDEIR'S REWAIED....-The Albany
Journal, in reviewing the advancement of
our army in Mexico, says :—"While a
grateful nation was awarding hopor to the
accomplished and gallant
.leader •of this
victorious army, the envious and vindic
tive members of the Administration were
plotting his disgrace. While quartered in
the "Halls of the Montezumas," and con
gratulating the gallant army upon the suc
cess which had followed their efforts, Gen.
Scin-r was stripped of command, placed
under arrest, and ordered to appear before '
a Court of inquiry, of which that man of
dirty work, CALEB CUIININO. toes BI MEM.
berl This was the reward which this
government prepared for him I Gen. Scott
was placed under arrest,l,rl Santa Anna
was set aLliberty." .
A common stock oommunity hu heart
started in Perry Co., Pa. The marriage
ceremony is abrogated. In worship, all
dress white. Dancing, in which romr, wo
men and children engage promiscuously, is
a part. of their, religious exercise,.:The;
members are entail romerkable tee4otalierit
and the New Iler,lia Good Stmaritan,
gismo un account of a jubilii had among
to which *any became very much
trimmest .
CHILD Risme DV A Don.—On Mon
day, se we learn hum the Hartford Cour
ant, William Sheldon, son of Mr. Samuel
D. Sheldon of that city, aged about three
years, fell from the wharf near the Steam
Saw Mill, into the Little River. Mr. Slid
don's dog, a large bull-terrier, plunged in
to the water, took the boy by the arm and
drawing him above the wharf brought him
in safety upon the bank. Two men who
came to the rescue of the child arrived just
in time to.iind themselves anticipated by
the noble and sagacious animal.
DISTRESSING CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.-
A daughter of Mr. Jacob Brown, of South
Easton, Pa., aged about six years, (lied in
that place, on Sunday last, under all the
symptoms of a decided case of hydropho
bia. She was bitten by a , dog suppoked
to have been rabid, about five weeks since.
'The wound was under the left eye, and
healed up in a short time. The first
symptoms of the disease were discovered
the 'day preceding her death.
"FEARLESS AND FREE."
BCIgNOE AND ART,
Tae Autoaressut. , --/ts temperature.—
The presence of the sun is,undoubtedly one
of the principal eonrcee of heat, as its lib•
sense is of oold bat if thoie affections of
the atmosphere dependeid , solely on these
two causes, an equal tempentturei would
at the same seasons prevail in all places
situated under the same 'parallels. This
however; is far 'from being the ease; fo;
the .temperature of the eastern coast of 4.-
merida is colder than'that of the western
shore of Europe, in the same latitudes ;
and the same Oliservatione may with some'
degree of variation be emended to the
whole of these two ,citatinents.
It is equally obi ivablelhat the tropical
beet* Of Africa are ref * than those of
the-West-India- h and sonwelhtit
parts . 61* Ameridlt,' situated in the torrid
zone ; and indeed in ibuddanee of proofs
might be adduced ttiellotithat the temps.' i
noire of the air inAitorent countries da.l
ponds mi variety'' Of circumstances be
sides geographical position'.
One 4reat aopnisse or, hest exists in the
earth; but.whether this arises 'from en 7
central fire. or frorn,elemeutary heat diffu-,
aid through the whole mass, is a problem
of no easy, solution, The warmth which
the heat imparts to die atmosphere, tepds
greatly to moderate the cold; and, it has
by various observations, been found that
the same-•degvee (4". heat *sista in all Its
subte rnuitious shadow at the same depth;
or at least, that the ,veriations are °airtime
ly small. The condenaation of rapor,also,
is another cause of heat, of which it is Well
knoWn that vapor conteins a great quanti
ty. This co:indentation is often formed by
the attraction of an electrical cloud. and '
hence arises that attitti heat which in sum
mer is often felt before rain, and particu
larly before a thunder storm.
Arthe earth je the source of heid, dis
tance front the earth must consequently be
a COSSO of colt; aryl in confirmation of
this ; theory, it is invariably found that cold
increases in proportion to our elevation 'in
the atmosphere. ,Hence we find even in
the equator, mountains of a certain height
have their top/t covered with snow. An
elevation of 500 yarder_produces the same
effect as a distance of 5,000 miles from
the equator. Accordingly; at an dire
lion of 13,000'feer we find the frosts o
the frozen zone ) end at 15 and 18,000
feet, the mountains, based upon the most
scorching plains, are capped with perpet
ual snow and ice.
The heat of the atmosphere is further
augmented by theaccumulation of the sun's
rays at the surface pf *earth. 'Over,
are then reflected into 'the air and to sur
rounding objects, so that the reflCcted 'heat
is often greater *au the direct,hilit or the
sun. Ou this account the heat in valleys,
where the heat is reflected by hills and
mountains, is sometimes very great. In
an elevated valley in Switzerland, the' ,
lleat
is so much increased by reflection that in
the centre there is a spot of perpetual Ver
dure, in the midst of perpetual snow and
glaciers.
There are plains on the Hinamaleh moun
tains, 15,000 feet above the level of the
sea, which produce fine pasturage ; and at
the height of 11,000 feet, which is above
the region of perpetual stieWti; tati the An
des, in the same latitude; barley and wheat
are knoivn to flourish.
From these and various other consider
ations, it is evident that some parts of the
globe are, from the nature_of the 801 „and
other topographical eircumautnees, excdu'•
sive of their geographical petition with re
spect to the equator and the pole., better.
adapted for the reception and cettinjunica
lion of heat than several others in the, same
latitudes. Stones and sands cool and heat,
more' readily, and to a greater degree, than
mud Or'elay. Faun - this cause procepds„
in a great measure, the excessive heats in
the sandy deserts of Arabia and Africa, arid
the intense cold of Terra del ?Per and
other stony countries in high latitudes.
Countries that are uncultivited and soy.
mut with - wood, are muclurolder titan
these which are open and, cultivated r as
the former prevent the access of the solar
rays.to the earth,or the snow which ;they
may conceal, and also present ,a greater
number of ereporatim surfaces, than the
latter, To
.be convinced that k the sir, of
woody countries is rendered colder by the
evaporation from the tress and shrubs, it
is only necessary to observe that a thick
shade of trees is cooler than the shelter' of
buildings. '
All the land is capable of receiving and
retaining much more heat M. cpld, than'
water can imbibe, the';vicinity of the' sea
is also a circumstance which considerably
affects the temperature of the air. The
sea therefore moderates the heat in warm
climates, and the cold in higher latitudes.
When the' nye of the sett strike upon the
water they will penetrate six or Seven
hundred feet, if .there be that depth ;•• and
the heat: will be diffused thtbugh the whole
mriur f eetntrinitig till carried of by ivapSra
tioe: • Consequently, in hot climates, the
body of the ocean is much cooler than the
lend t and in cold ones it is warmer.
Thus two countries which abound with
rivers, lakes, and marshes, are also less
subject to the extremities of heat and cold,
than those which are dry. Islands which
participate in the temperature of the sea,
are generally cooler in summer, and warm
er in winter, than continents in the same
parallels ; and in regard to the latter the
sama comparison will hold good between
the tnaratime parts and the interior. The
difference between the heat of day and the
night is also less at sea than on land, es
pecially in low latitudes ; and consequent
ly less in islands and maratiMe places than
in countries remote from the coast.
The irregular intersection of the surface
of theearthby seas and mountains, branch
ing out in a thousand different directions,
and exhibiting a variety of appearances,
numerous and multiform, beyond all the
ideas that imagination can conceive, may
to a superficial observer appear fortuitous,
and present ti the eye of ignorance the
view of an immense ruin i but to the phys
ical geographer, it points out the agency
of an all-wise, provident hand, in the archi
tecture of an immense fabric. When the
apparent irregularities on the surface of the
globe are inspected with the eye of
ophy, they are found not only beneficial,
but absolutely necessary to the vrelfare of
tho inhabitants.
, ,
BTdivzay, AT THE CAIITAL.
EornurualoDue,ol the Albany Evening . Journal.
, WAsitaxwrox, April 23 1848.
' FlJUlD:Witralast evening, in pas
sing the Railroad Depot, I saw quite a large
number of whored .perpons gathered round
one of , the care, and from manifestations of
grief among : some of them, I was induced
to draw near and ascertain the cause. I
found in, the ear toward which they were
so eagerly gazing, fifty colored persons,
some of whom were nearly as white as
mrsedt A large majority of the number
wit* these who attempted to gain their lib
thesehootter Pearl. A
boat half of them were females, a few of
wham hid but a slight tinge of African
blood in . their vein' ; they were finely
Wined and beintifill.
- The Mett Were ironed together, and the
whole group harked, fad and dejected. At
each end of therear wood a ruffian-looking
goard,Witlt large canes in their hands. In
the Middle of the car itood the notorious
slive-dmiletof Baltimore, who is ti member
ofthe Methodist Church, in good and reg
tier 'needing. NB had purchased the men
and women around him, and Was taking
his departure for Georgia. While obser
ving this phi gray-headed dealer in the bud
' his and souls of wen. the ,Vhaplain of the
Senate---a,
toot
hrother—entered the
ear, and too* his brother Methediat by the
hand, chatted witlt him for t short time,
and seemed to view the heart-rending scene
before him with as little concern as we
would' look upon code !.. I know not
whether he . capto with view to sanctify
the act, 9r to pronounce the , parting bles
sing ; but this 1 do know, that he justifies
slavery. • .
A Presbyterian minister, who owned ,
ono of the fugitives„ was the first to
strike a bargain with the slave dealer, sail
make merchandise' of God's own Image.
Smite of the eoterettpeople entiiide, is 'Well
as in the ear,'Were Weeping most binerly.
I learned that many, families were eeparki.
ted. Wives were there to , take,leave.of
their husbands,. and husbands of thetr
wives ; children of 'their parents, and, pa
rents of their children. Friends inning
with rriends6ind the tenderest:ties of hu
manity turreted at a single bid of the Slave
Broker before them. 'A husband, in the
meridian of life, - begged to see the partner
of his bosom. lie protested that she was
free—that she had free papers, and was
torn away Itemhitn,and shut, up in jail... L
. clambered• tip to one. Of thsiWindm!!!.
of, the car to see his wife; as she was
reaching forward her hand to him, the
black-hearted Slave Dealer oftlered him
down. He did not obey., ,
The heibaini and !tie, with tears stream
ing down, their cheeka, beso*tkiln. t o
let them speak to , each other. But no; .
he was knocled down from the car, and
ordered away ! The bye-standers ,eould
hardly restrain themselves from layiugii
olent hands upon the brute. This what
a faint description of the scene which'took
place within a few rods of the capitol, and
under enactments recognized by C on g ress:
Oh, what a -revolting, scone to, a feeling
heart, and whit a retribution awaits the ac
tors. Will not their wailingg. reach the
ear otitte Most High t oVengeetTO,. ,
wiaepay, said' the Lurd.'
_., Volt have already hearkor_lbeiegillytt
case, and the mob here,. A very exciting
discussion has bite non in,theHonee
for the last two da y s , g r o wing out of these
Hots._ The galleries were thronged. 'anti
the most intense interest waa manifeeted.
while Northern and 'Smaller!! members .
were discusaing
I have the, honor to ,your sincere
friend and, obedient servant. ,
JOHN I. SUNQERLAND.
COLONIZATION n 4 rita ASCZNDANT.—
We may contratulate the friends of the
good claim w *Shave fast tO their in
tegritt, 'on ! the probrieet before
'ther bitie 'stable* by honora
ble" purediese, the 'peaceful rescue of 420
miles ofiloaltfrout the horrors of the slave
traddi' 'They hits 4 not only given a home
in Africa to some 6000 emancipated peo
ple of colon', but by, the 'mess of their
experiment, they have ; mat the way for
Millionsofbondemen to receive at the hands
ofbenevAilentplanters,the boon of religious
and moral training" to. fit them for becom
ing armful citizens of,Liberia. Only yes
terday we were. apprized of the gratify lug
fact, that the . holder of . 500 slaves had sentl
out by the,,q4beria Packet," one of his
tuoat.totelllgen tamp. to judge for himself
of the true merits °Miliaria, as a home !
hisiepple. , Our tablehas indeed been cov
ered with letters from all classes, to the
lame purport. The declaration of inde
petedence has given an impulse to inquiry
among the free people of color, beyond ail
credence ; while from reviewers, mem
bers of Congress. and persons of all stations
and localities, inquiries for facts and prin
ciple*, or tenders to us of evidences of
their sympathy and regard, exceed all pre
cedent. But' we need something more.—
Liberia has now taken her place among
the nations of the earth, and if those who
profess to be friends of Africa, will only
give us practical proof of how much their
philanthropy is worth, we may promise
within the ensuing five years, an advance
of the new state in all that constitute the
elements of a free, sovereign and indepen
dent Republic, far beyond what we have
ever dared to promise from our long deri
ded "experiment." We hesitate not to
assure our readers, that, if provided with
the requsite means, in addition to the long
list now on file, many thousands of emi
grants will anxiously advance their claim
to share the boon so fully appreciated by
the colonists and by their native fellow cit
izens, Who now number 80,000 souls !
[Colonization Herald
STATE LUNATIC Asvtem,—The Harris
burg Intelligencer states that the Commis
sioners of the State Lunatic Asylum have
held a meeting, and concluded to commence
the building during the present summer.
Let the chain of second causes be ever
so long, the first hut: is always in (lair*
hand.
GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTERS.
given by the constitution to the Eexeeu-
CrAnnexed are the two letters of Gen. Taylor tive to interpose his vote, is a high cum, I
retemid to last week. As they will no doubt be servative power : but in my opinion ehoull
hereafter frequently referred to, we give them en• never be exercised except in caeca ief clear
violation of the constitution, or mentireilt
ere. The one dated April 22 embraces the most
haste and want of consideration by C on- ,
satisfactory avowal of his principles that hem as
'i yet been given to the public, and, as Jar as it goes, green. linked, I have thdight that for
will be well received by the Whig party. On the many years past the know!' apiniqtte gild
wishes of the Executive have exereisetl,
important subjects of the Tariff, the Currency, un d ue
and injurious influence upon tho
Internal Improvements, and the War; he is silent, legislative department of the Government;
excepting that he affirms that tho wilt of the pr o- land for this cause I have thought our ' Ay*.
pie, as expressed through their representatives in ' tern was in danger of undergoing a great
Congress, ought to be respected and carried out change from its true theory. The person -
by the Executive. al opinions of the individual who, nuw,
The other letter, however, dated April 20, we happen to occupy the Executive choir.
think must necessarily neutralize the favorable ought not to control the action of C'onsris
invasion which the letter of April 22 might bend- upon questions of domestic policy; nqr.
entitled to produce, and blast his-prospects for a ought his,objections to be interpoedwhiff, ,
nomination by the National Convention. The questions of constitutional powe'r;Xorve
declaration of an unwillingness to recognise the been settled by the various department!,
M
voice of the W higs of the Union as expressed by of Government and acquiesced in lAs.
the National Convention, and a determination not People.
to withdraw his name from the canvass let the Third—Upon the subject of the Win:
Whignominee be who he msy, certainlyevinces the currency, the improvement of our great
highways, rivers, lakes and harbors,
hut little ay
confidence in those of .
his fello w-citizens will of the people, as expressed through
with whom he professes to sympathise in political their representatives in Congress, ought AO
views. Such, (as a camp:nary very properly re• he respected and carried out by the Eriee
marks,) is not the course the Whig party has a utive.
Iright to expect from one who has the success or the
Whir cause at heart, and who is more anxious
for the triumph of Whig principles than he is for
his own personal elevation. The letters, however,
will speak for themselves:
BATON ROVUE, April 20, 1848.
Dear Sir—Your letter et the 10th inst.,
which alludes to certain statements that
have recently been made in some of the
papers at the North, and which submits
several inquiries fur my consideration, has
'been received..
your inquiries I have respeedully to
reply
Frst.!--That if nominated by the Whig
National Convention, I shall not refuse ac
ceptaneo, provided I am left free of all
pledges, and permitted to maintain the po
`eition of independence of all partitts to
which ttie people and my own sense of du
ty heti: Placed me—otherwise I shall re
'fuse the nomination of any convention or
;party.
. secondly—l do not design to with draw
my name if Mr. Clay be the nominee of
the Whig Natirinal Convention—and, in
this Connection, I beg permission to remark
that the augments which have been so
rpftaitivelY made in some of the northern
'prinui,lei the effect "that should Mr. Clay
be the nominee of the Whig National Con
vention," I had stated "that I would not
seer my name to are not eor
rect,' and have no foundation in any oral or
.written remark of mine. It has not been
mitsitentirm, at any moment, to change my
position, or to withdraw my name from
the canvass, whoever may be the nominee
(lithe National Convention, either of the
Whig or Democratic party.
Thirdly-1 have never stated to any
one that I was in favor of the Turgid '46,
of 'die galitreasury, nor that I originated
the war With Mexico. Nor, finally that I
shittild (if elected), select my cabinet from
both parties. No such admissions or state
mews Were 'made by me, at any time, to
any person.
'Peralt*rite, however, to add, that should
ituchihiglitligtinetion be conferred upon no as
:that of elevation to the Executive Office,
the Constitution, in a strict and honest in
terpretation, anti in the spirit and mode in
-which was acted upon by our earlier
Presidents,' would be my chief guide. In
this,l Conceive it to be all that is necessa
ry in' the way of pledges:
l r hte electi on of another candidate would
occasion no mortification to me, hu t to such
a resta r t, as the will of the people, I should
cordially submit. As I have had 'no am
bition- to serve, but in the desire to serve
the country, it would bring to me no disap
pointment..
With sentiments of high respect and re
gard, remain your most obedient servant,
Z. TA Y LOH.
0. P. Baldwin. ,se or It. IL Gallagher, Esq. ed.
;tors of Weinstein! Republican.
BATON ROUGE, April 22, 1848
Dear Sir:-11y opinions hare recently
been soften misconceived and viirepre•
eented,i'that L deem it due to tnysel!, if nut
to my friends, to make a brief exposition
of them upon Ilia topics to which you have
called my attention.
I have consented to the use of my name
as a candidate for the Presidency. I have
frankly avowed my own distrust of my
fitness for that high station ; but having,
at the solicitation or many of my country
men, taken my position as a pandidate,
do not feel at liberty to surrender that po
sition until my friends manifest a wish
that I should retire froiti it, I will most
gladly do so. I have no private purposes
to accomplish, no party projects to build
up, no enemy to punish—nothing to serve hut
my country.
1 have been very often addressed by let.
ter, and my opinions have been asked up
on almost every question that might occur
to the writers as affecting the interests of
their country or their party: 1 have not al
ways responded to these inquiries, fur va
rious reasons.
I confess, whilst I have great cardinal
principles which will regulate my political
life, I am not sufficiently familiar with all
the minute details of political legislation to
give solemn pledges to exert my influence,
if I were President, to carry out this or
defeat that measure. I have no conceal
ment. I hold no opinion which I would
not readily proclaim to my assembled
countrymen ; but crude impressions upon
matters of policy, which may he right to
day and wrong to-morrow, arc, perhaps,
not the best test ef . fitness for office. One
who cannot he trusted without pledges
cannot be confided in merely on account
of them.
I will proceed, however, now to respond
to your inquiries.
Firsl-1 reiterate what I have often
said. lam a Whig, but not an ultra Whig.
If electetl.l would nut be t h e rears Presi
dent,of a party. I would endeavor to act
independent of party dominatioe. I should
feel bound to administer the Government
untrammelled by party schemes.
Second—Thu veto power. The power
TWO DOLLAIRS PEA ADiNtlll47
3 NEW SEIEIP-M Pt
Fourth—The Mexican War, I sin-,
cerely rejoice at the prospect of peaceeTr
My life has been devoted to arms, yes I
look upon war at all times and tinder ,4i
circumstances as a national calamity, to
be avoided if compatible with nationallion
or. The principle., of our Porerninent x ,
as well as its true policy, arc opposed:lo
the subjugation of other nations and the
dismemberment of other countries by con;
quest. In the language of the great Wash
ington, "Why should we quit our own.,:tp.,
stand on foreign ground!" In the Ittext.. !
can war our hia!iima . l honor has been,vind,
rated, amply vindicated, and in dictating
terms of peace we may well affordip
forbearing and even magnanimous to eve
fallen foe.
These are my Opinions on the subjects
referred to by you ; and any reporte . iw_
publications, written or verbal, front m iy„
source, differing in any essential partiettlir,;
from what is here written, are unanditiii'
zed and untrue.
I do not know that I shall again, Write
upon the subject of. natitnial politics. ,
shall engage in no schemes, nu eumbins
lions, no intrigues. If the Americitifpeo-,
pie have not confidence in me, they
not to give me their suffrages. If they do
not, you knoW me well enough to believe;
me when I declare I shall be content. t
am too old a soldier to murmur against
such high authority: Z. TAYLOR. '
To Copli: Awaux.
GEN. PiLtow.—We read of the delis- .
lion of such poor creatures to posts of high:
responsibility and dignity in corrupt moil-' -
archies, says the Buffalo Commercial, bin'
the making of Pillow a Major General is
the first instance in Our history- that a 'Pred.'
ident has ventured so to outrage all deceti;
ev and regard for the public service by'
putting his minion in a post of such high
command. The fact alone Ought to exeti‘
the disgust and indignation of the whine'
country ; but when, as was disclosed en
the examination, it is known that the
vurite Pillow is furnished With eniiiesiiif;
despatches that Were refused ma OA ifrokii
Congress, to be used by him hi promo**
the general administration conspi{aey' a
gainst Scott, the greatest Captain' of' the'
age, diSgitst deepens into liniihing and e*l'l:•`
cration. Never was tile country disg4Peil'
by a dirtier proceeding, and nev,er *al`t!to
execution of such work entrusted
ier tool than Mr. Polk's late law partitie.'
Major General Pillow.
How inn GEN. PILLOW MAKIC COL. Polk
Paesno:NT t—According to Mr. Trial, (ai
we are told) the renowned ,Gen. Pillow,
made it his boast, in Mexico, that he :made
Mr. Polk President. The public very nat. ,
orally ask how—when—where t The
best solution of the mystery we can give 4:
refers to the little statement in the Harris.;
burg Union, soon after the Baltimore Con-.
vention had nominated Mr. Polk:- about
Mr. Polk being FllOl allexcellent tariff titan
—that statement being made on the faith;
of an alleged declaration to that effort made
at Baltimore; during the t:esbion of theeen
wen non, by "a near neighbor" oldie Ducks
River candidate, who professed to meisa f ri
stand all his sentiments, and knew that be
was friendly to the Tariff of 1842 That
statement secured Mr. Polk the vote of
Pennsylvania, which made him President.
The story is that the "near neighbor" who
made the declaration at Baltimore was Mr.
now General Gideon Pillow ; and el the
story be true, Gen. Pillow has a peifeet
right to boast that he did make Mr. Polk ,
President ; since nothing is more certain
than that infamous deception elected Mt.
Polk to the office in which he was *Mem
reward friendship, and put mendacitY in
epaulets. It was very well, doubtless. for
Mr. Pillow to holster Mr. Pulk ; one it witk
a natural thing for Mr. Polk to Pet hiaPiii
low in a new ease.—Norlit Jrnericait
MARRIAGES.—.—A. WeEllerll psper glum
out the following notice to whom' it
may concern :
"All notices of marriages whe re no Lr ft
cake is sent, will be set up in small type
and put in some outlandish corner; of, die
page. Where a handsomti piece tirealt¢
is sent, it will be placed conspleuottsly ip
LAROK LEVTERN; but when glove s , Or other
bride favors are added , a piece of )11norii.
tire poetry will be given in additiono 7 . 7
When, however, the editor attends the tie*
mony in propria persona, and kissea*
bride, it will,havehperialnoliee, E.lll.Tl4loft
TYPE, and the most appropriate poetry ,thet
can be begged, borrowed; stolen, oiciOti#
from the brain editorial "
WRITE IN tirm.o.—The gresit,eesepse
liensive truths, says presideat QuktryleasiP
ten in letters of living lighl onwierritege
of our history, are these. .11oinanlMil
nese has no perfect security but neelPlO
freedom, none hut virtue ; einee.ooolllolll
knowledge ; suit neither frestlaerhettlilt ,
Me, nor knowledge. hat any Art et kW
mortal hope, except le tie-'pt?keityles.
the Chtistain Aid). and itt the esmititracter
the. Chnetahrlitligioa. ry•