MWEI
• 'eros„sioostsrigit r eur, with her mother?"
Kea* to the mother, I will not insist upon that. I
hold rat wily to the youug one; I shall be happy to offer
her a marriage present, and—and a few words of con
'. solation."
laugh away," exclaimed Griffet, as the Count
refit--4."perhaps you won't laugh long! An old rouE!—
ire at everything—even at me—but I may vet
have myreivolge: He thinks I tun bound hand and foot
to him, but perhaps he will lose office before long, and
ikon `he will see,—l will take good care that he has
proof to the - ontrary. But it is most time for the arri
val of my future mother-in-law, who was to call upon
sae with her daughter. Ah! perhaps this is she!"
Thexloor opened, and a man clad in the garb of an
artintio, With a little greasy paper cap on his head, en
letediwid stared . around at the furniture. and ornaments
of the room in stupid astonishment. While thus occ u
pipit the 'chief of the secret potice turned his eyes upon
him with a vague idea of having seen him before; but it
was not Mail an expression of shrewdness had succeed
. ed to the first emotion of surprise, that Griffet recogni
sed the printer wham he had employed to print the
pamphlet writtenby his chief. At first some doubts of
the eirjeet of the printer's visit flashed across the mind
• of the-Secretary, but confiding in the disguise which he
ihad employed, he boldly accosted him.
- "iit teems to mc," he said, "that this is the first time
- that you have been sent as a messenger of the royal
printing=offico. Why is that!"
"For a very good reason. I hive only entered it to
day.”
!And where did you work before?"
"I worked at my own house. I Ind a press, hut un
fortunately I had no license; so the police made a des
cent UpOtll me; carried off my press, and turned mo into
the king's office to work out my line. I think such con
ductis disgusting. If I was king of France, I would
nominate myself lieutenant of police, to reform all such
abuse."
"I have nothing to fin' from him," muttered Griffet.
"Here is the proclamation which you were sent about.
Read it , .and make up your mind as to the kind of letter
in which it can be displayed to the best advantage. You
will Wait here until the minister comes, who wishes to
talk with you upon the subject himself. I must go;
"Ah,tut, MonsieurCo]6clie," exclaimed the printer,
when left to himself. "You Lir... to have the honor of
talking with a minister! Well, I should like it better
if I was not in a hurry to see Madame Giraud and my
affianced bride—my pretty Cecile. nutlet us see what
this prochusaationamounts to "
"s a little to his surprise, Col the found that it
referred to thepamphlet which he had himself set up.
One sheet of the manuscript being in duplicate, he had
by accident retained the exyrii copy, and he expressed
his regret that, not knowing the author's name and res
idence, he had been unable toreturn it. As he read on,
the offer often thousand francs gave him su It more rea
son to regret his ignorance. While busily engaged in
speculating aloud upon the subject, admiring the room,
and handling the article.: ofluxury with which it was
filled, the door opened. and in ent erect Madame Giraud
atulher daughter.
"Madame Giraudr exclainh "C6:!ile!—
yotr berd—why what 1):1,111C.>, can you have kith the
minister?"
"Ab, my pour Co:t , elle!" Machat-• Girdad.—
Things have taken a new turn;" and a 61g11 11 , 111 Cecile
confismed the observation.
"You sigh, Cecile! What e•,iii lone h a ppew,x_
Can-it be that you love me no lons,,T!"
"No," mplied Ct'Jvile; 'a love you as mod) a: ever,
but"—
(To BE CON - 11.\ CED.)
CAPTAIN STOCkTON'S rIECE Chir:l.NCE.—An
everitreent was :mule last week with this enormous
piece Of ordnance, that rani: s a ?d9 lb. ld!, at its sta
tion near the Light house, below Sa:nly Book. A
point blank shot. struol on a tor t ot three miles
distant, and penetrated tiro d and I trough the target,
which was constmcwil or iron tiar..i wood com
bined, rendering it More a runs- teal so:id ti;a•l tie hull
of the larg e st seventy-four. The enn made of
wrought iron; and is of immense ',lie. Exneriments
will be ittado again this week.—New York Sun.
Capt. Stockton's gun here spoken of, together with
his improvements in connection with it, may be classed
among the great improvements of the age. The gun
itself isa curiosity. his made entirely of wrought iron,
highly finished, and is some twelve or fourteen feet
in length, with a ball bore twelve inches in diameter,
sufficient in capacity for a leaden ball of three hundred
lbs. weight, or an iron ball of the weight above men
tioned, and achamber somewhat smaller in diameter,
calculated, we believe, for a cartridge of twenty-five
pounds of powder, enough in power, if rightly confined,
to produce a young earthquake. It was calculated by
its projector to carry a ball point bhuilt, fir certain exe
cution, the distance of three miles. as the experiment
above mentioned proves it to have been done. Being
of wrought iron, it is of course moth lighter in weight
of metal than would neve F•arily be required for one of
the same capacity if made of east iron; if indeed one of
its capacity:could be cast, and beinghighter, it of course
opposes less resistance to the reactive force of the explo
sion upon the balhand would be likely from that force to
make a greater rebound. To obviate this difficulty or
inconvenience, Capt. S. has so contrived a Couple o f
heavy timbers in connection with the carriage, as that
the round itself fornis them into a double inclined
plane, the inclination being made to increase gradually
in proportion as the moment urn diminishes.
For deck service, Capt. S. has introduced an im
proveznent, simple in its2lf, ando`y,t calculated for math
ematical precision and certainty in tit,' shot, as well u
pan a rough sea and rolling vessel as during a calm. It
consists in the application of a lock for firing, to bet work
by a plum, which latter is brought to bear upon it by
the very roll or motion ofthe vessel, when such motion
shall have brought the gun to the right position. In
connection with this is a very fine and exact angular in
strument, for measuring distances; so that when the ex
act powers of the gun shall have licconie learned, in
case of firing over the distance above mentioned, the
minim' elevation of the piece can be decided upon in
a moment.
In the old mode of gunnery—sighting with the eye
add firing with a math—the roll of the vessel, the dis
tance tithe the shot, the time of applying the match,
the powder burning, the ball passing, &e., &e., had
all to be calculated and adjusted in the mind of the
gunner, and there could then be but little certainty upon
a rough sea, with the must thoroughly practised gun
ners, while mathematical certainty is obtained by the
improvements of Capt. Stockton.
We can see nothing to prevent a small fast sailing
vessel, carrying one or two guns of this description, and
the improvemmts cennected with it, proving itself suc
cessful against the largest 74, if not indeed a whole
fleet of them. While it c ul lbe kept entirely out of the
reach ortheir guns,it could bring cow.tToaly to bear
upon thorn these instrumenis of terrible destruction.—
Baltimore Sun.
SLAVE CASE
Jam- s Jolla:WI, a colored limn, who has been five
Tem-sat Princeton, 'N. J., and acquired a good charakt
terforindustry and imegrity, was arrested last week as
a fugitive sines truth Nl:try-laud, and, upon a trial by Ju
ry, the claim wrs :Al ilea, and Johnson declared a
slave. Much feeling was excited by this decision, as
Johnson had many friends; but hts freedom was finally
purchased for $6OO--a wealthy lady advancing- $50121
of it, for which Johnioa agreed to work five years.—
We believe this is the first Jury Trial on such a e as e,
and we rejoice the result is such as to r. flue tile falsehood
that a Jury Trial is but a deer ice to let the slave go clear.
There is unreason imaginable why a man should not
- have the right of a Jury Trial to determine whether
Ati belongs to some other man as much as if it were
Mali:wan that was claimed instead of hi Tr lb rc n e
A. SUCCESSFUL ExpraimENT IN CORN
PLANTING
Qti a recent v j i it to the farm of B. B. Smith, Esq.,
;near the race-course, I was gratilled at his success in
tlantinc this importaat staple i f our country, affording
additiumti evidence of the superior advantages of
i-tielti'k culture over that of the common routine par
su.'d for ~..xes past by the planters of oar country.
M;-. Smith is not profossionallv a planter, but a mer
clime.—devutini hie few leisure hours to the cultivation
of his farm. Ditierin- from those who regard book
faroiing (as it is called) as only another name for vi
sionary sptsmlations, he is a constant reader of a.,l,..Ticul
turalionrnals---endeavors to pr. &it by the discoveries of
others; and, possessine- ?nand judgment, is able to de
cide cia such mode;u'lculture as are best adapted to
the nature of the soil and the plants he . cultivate?.
On the bast year, much surprise was expressed by
planters that Mr. Smith should have succeeded in rai
sing sixty-=even bushels aid eivhreen quarts of corn to
.ttv , acre. He then stated that his experiments were cut
yet u,aapicted.; that the ground, by judicious manage
ment, would admit ()era closer planting: and that he
onW ilundriA WU/Iv - 6i
the acre.lle dOt.thtil.ehe old theory thefi,. , hat is called
firing in corn was the result of close 'planting. but be
that it WaS OCC.ls , ioncalrilhe poverty of the land.
He believed that the hiding of the corn was not attend
ed with benefit; andlint, if EL.:land was thilEOUErbly pre
pared, pre‘ ioui to pluuting, it required but little other
attendance than hat given by the improved plough call
ed the cuiti.ttor.
The land en ‘vbich the present crop is planted was
originally poor, arid much exhausted by injurious culti
vation. It was thoroughly ploughed, arid menaced with
stable manure in proportion of sixty single cart-loads to
the acre. The corn was soaked in saltpetre, rolled in
gypsum, and planted on a flat surface, in double rows—
the sterns eighteen inches apart, in rows of four feet.—
Very little use was subsequently made of the hoc. The
cultivator was run through it a few times. The luxu
riance of the growth kept down the grass, and rendered
all further culture unnecessary. The cars are now fill
ed; and the crop is considered safe from any vicissitudes
of the siia.son. The field has the appearance, in its
rich green foliage, of a rigorous growth of a young for
est. It is the finest field of corn I have ever beheld;
and it is believed by good judges that the product will
not full fur short of one hundred bushels per acre.—
Charleston Me rot ry.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAS. BUCHANAN,
Subject to the decision of
THIS DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
iCIN Oak) irtorning pint.
PHILLIPS Br, SMITH, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1843
THE COMPROSISE.—When we first stated that ne
gotiations were on foot between the Whigs and antima
sons, to call the two Conventions together, and form a
new ticket on which both factions could unite, the Gaz
ette indignantly denounced it as a falsehood, and deem
ed it 30 absurd as to be scarcely worth a denial. It de
clared "THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH DESIGN EN
TERTAINED OR THOUGHT OF. rt only exie, in the
fruit fa! imagination of the editor: of the, Post"—
Here is a denial, plain and positive, that no such design
was " entertained or thought of." We knew that this
denial was false; we did not make the statement until
we were certain of its truth, and being well acquainted
with the mendacious character of the Gazette, its denial
did not shake our confidence in the truth of the state
ment we had made. We reiterated the charge, and
when we heard that Mr. Craig contemplated taking a
trip to Virginia, we remembered that it was while he
was on a similar visit, that the unicn of last year was
formed; and we very naturally concluded that his pres
ent visit might be but for the purpose of giving his
friends another opportunity of coalescing. In this sup
position it seems we were mistaken; he had run "once
too often on a 17nion ticket," and was not disposed to
do so again. It had, however, the good eireot of bring
ingfrom Mr. Craig a full history- of tlm attempted re.
conciliation of which we spoke, and which the Gazette
said had never been "enierlained or thought of." In
Mr. Craig's letter we have the information that it was
no. only "entertained" and "thought of," bin that the
parties had actually entered into negotiations to settle
the grounds of Union, and they were only abandoned
when he declared lie would entertain no proposition
that would sacrifice one of his antimasortie colleagues.
The fallowing is Mr. Craig's account of his interview
with the grand Plenipotentiaries of the factions:
"Well, Mr. Craig," said they, "what do you think of
having the two Conventions called together to form a
new ticket?" My reply was nearly in dick words:—
"If the people should choose to have the Conventions
called together, and they should drop my name, I will
cheerfully submit." "But," said the gentleman, "sup
pose they put you on the ticket?" "Why, then," said
I, "I will at once decline. I have already raa once too
often on a Union ticket, aad I never will *l9 it again;
nor will I consent that one °Filly colic:1;1;0i on the An
timasonie tiCket shall be sacrificed."
There is the testimony of Neville B. Craig that a u
nion teas "thought of," and more, that if he had agreed
to the sacrificerf some al th,! anti masonic eamliflatss,
he could have "whistled Mr. Brackenridge down the
wind with a single breath."
These facts must have been known to the editors of
the Gazette. No compromise, certainly, would have
been made, without acquainting the editors, whose
support would be necessary to sustain the new ticket;
and yet the Gazette was so regardless of truth as to de
clare, that no such arrangement was ever "entertdined
or Thought of." What brazen-faced falsehood. How
will that editor now attempt to evade the odium of ut
tering a wilful falsehood? Were his party afraid to
trust him with their plans? We will do him the justice
to say, that he is worthy to be trusted in any scheme
having for its object the betrayal of friends; and this
sacrifice of a portion of the ticket, corresponds so well
with his political conduct, that we arc certain they
would have found him "a marvellous proper man."
The antimasons of the count• have now the Gazette
in its true light before them. Since the formation of
their ticket it has been assailing the Lodge with uncea
sing virulence; it has denounced the ticket supported
by the Advocate in the most unmeasured terms of a
buse, and after calling them every thing that was vile
and worthless, capped the climax of its wrath, with the
appalling denunciation that tlwy were Masonic 117tigs!
If any one supposed the editor to be sincere, the pres
ent developements will dispel his credulity, and show
that while that editor was publicly denouncing the "ma
sonic whigs," the city clique were secretly plotting the
transfer of the Aniimasonic pnrty to these same mem
bers of the Lodge. With this statenielit we leay..? it to
the citizens of the county to say what confidence can
be placed in a journal that will act as the Gazette has
done in this matter.
E.:7 Mr. CLUIG'S letter, which we publisked yes
terday, developed fully the project between the factions
to firm a union ticket, and to sacrifice a portion of the
two tickets now in the field; but he neglected to give
us "more light" respecting the "awful disclosures,"
nor has he even given the slightest intimation that he
will hereafter furnish the public with a full history of
the oaths, grips, songs and toasts, as related to him by
the renouncing mason, and which he was requested to
publi-lt as cool as possible. His rejection of the
union proposition has be. 7% of considerable adven
t:y.o to his reputation as a consistent antimason, and
will do much to clear away the suspicion created by
his neglecting to report a bill while in the Legislature
for the suppitssion ofextrajudicial oaths. All that is
wanting now to establish his honest hostility to the
Lodge, is a concise statement of those disclosures.
We hope he will publish them previous to his Virginia
journey.
The papers by yesterday's mad were very bar
ren; they did not contain one good murder, suicide,
elopement, robbery, or any other incident that would
shucl:, astonish or amuse the public. The curiosity
about the Philadelphia storm (the first thing, by the
be, that that city has furnished for a long time that was
worth noticing.) has blown over; the election returns
were:not attractive, and every body votes general poli
tics a bore in the dog days. It takes bard scraping,
scratching and clipping to make up a good paper i n
such dull times. But as Sam Patch used to say, "some
tLtSg_ can be done as well as others," and our readers
hcree no doubt perceived, we have managed to do it is
the paper Line, notwithstanding the dull mails.
-
LAY VIPLIBIN--400beStateOf' tuid
A.../ adjoining States, friendly to the election of Hen
ry Clay, can be supplied with music otall descriptions.
—with flags - and banners fur processions or conventions
—by addressing a note to the ettl , nrior, and left at
the Whig Reading room, coot,: ut Cli ESNCT and
FIFTH street, or at the Whig Head quarters; Boli
var House, or to D. B. BECK,
197 Callowhill st.
n 5 30 City Whig Trumpeter.
We cut the above from the Phila. Chronicle, a Clay
Whig paper in Philadelphia. It is unquestionably to
be taken as an indication that the system of election
eering adopted by the Whigs in 1840, is to be again
attempted. Mr. Clay i 9 now advocated as "the Mill
Buy of the Slashes." To give force to this idea, there
will be miniature "mills" instead of "log cabins,"
counterfeit bags of grain instead of "cider barrels"
and "gourds." And ragged "mill boys" will supply
the place in the federal menagerie which the "coons"
and "badgers" occupied in 1840. We really pity this
"Clay Whig Trumpeter." He has commenced his
blowing rather too soon. The editor of the Boston
Atlas, who declared that he "would give no rest to the
sole of his foot" until Cla l y shall be elected, is all the
man we hear of that is fairly started on the Clay pil
grimage. Mr. Beck can go before this solitary wayfa
rer, encourage him with stirring music, and beck-on
him on to victory. What a design for a picture this
would be—the Atlas man on his endless pilgrimage,
and Mr. Beck the "trumpeter" leading the way!—
Poor Beck! Ile will blow his eyes out, long before
Clay is elected President.
r.ar The storm of last Saturday was almost as
heavy at New York as at Philadelphia, although the
damage done was not as 'great. The True Sun says
—to that city the deluge has been a peculiar blessing—
it has cleaned the streets thoroughly, and New York
now looks quite respectable. Heaven is kind; much
kinder than the street contractors.
17' Another destructe fire occurred at St. Johns,
N. 8., on the 29th nit ; by which twelve buildings
were bunted, consisting of stores, dwelli and :hops
together with nearly all their contents.
The Enquirer, published at Columbus, Ga.,
has at the head of its editorial column, Henry Clay
and a National Bank. This is honest and it would be
to the credit of all die 'ivhig, journals if they would
throw offal] disguises and 'come out openly for the only
measure for which their party is a consistent advocate.
We would expect the editor of the Advocate to have
sufficient candor and manliness to follow the example
of his Georgia brother, and declare candidly, the only
desire the wbigs have for the election of Henry Clay,
is to accomplish the establishment of another national
monster.
IC iENR.Y Mcßruin, Esq., has written an ad
dress to the people of Westmoreland, juitifyiag his
course in the last Legislature, rind contradicting some
of the sturie. that are in circulation conectoim; Lis con
duet.
THE CASE OF MRS. GILMJC u. s. Commis
sioner is N. York hate rec,.ivvl no d , ciiion yet from
Washington in relation to this tvoman. AL•Kay, th
Police ofTloor, i 3 still in that city, waiting with grout
impatience for the matter tube ch.cided one way or die
other.
CANADIAN EXII.F:S RICALLED.-Dr. 11,1ph, Dr'
Duncombe, and John Niontgom-ry, Cs 1., three of tho
moat prominent patriots of '37 and since then residents
of Roche3ter, N: York, where they arc , much req . K.en , d,
have received a free pardon
nothing but our integrity ai.rl };..}n -try t o
maintain 1B in our \-ication.—h.nerecl.ian.
If that all o.thi ve , 31-trshal!, nra are pour indeed
Integrity and industry may du for a Stole, but an ever.
daystar taut. something more substantial t}r•se tim
SANTA FE EXTEDITION:•—TII9 u Texian
journal gives the following as to the motives and Fir
poies of the expedition und:u. the comm:tud or (2 uluael
Snively. As some doubts and difference of opinion ex
ists in the United States as to the character of the men
compo-ing idtim ito object; the following,
may throw :ome light on the Matter:
"The Expedition Sikartitnted by rho Executive,
and n imijmity of tie- trinn were raised in WA River
District, and were corumauded by Col. Shively. Thew
left Georgetown, iu Fannin county, on the 25th of April
last, and it wan their expectation that they would meet
Col. Warn( .1d and company or near Brenen Fort,
on the. Arkansan River, and then mike a cl-sccut on
Santa Fe, and avenge the wrongn which hind been done
their ceuntr% men.
They are not a banditti, hi :tom c ofthe papers of the
United States have styled them, but citizen soldiers
gone to battle for the rights and liberties of their adop
ted country, and to avenge the death of th tir treacher
ou,dv nuumbered countrymen. We have heard nothing
of them since they left, but wherever they may be, we
wish theM success. As weiu personally acquainted
with a majority of them, and know them to be gentle
men, uteri is no danger of nny traders belonging to the
United States being molested by them; but wo betide
the ,Mexican trader, should any be caught by them—
thee will not forget the treatment of the Santa Fe Ex
pedition. We should be sorry if they did, for nothing
but a war on the principle Of retaliation, will ever bring
Mexico to her senses; the people of Texas have ever
shown too much lenity towards Mexican prisoners."
W. B. Fos - rca„ Esq.-. The following notice which
we copy from the Lycoarin'g Gazette, shows the esti
mation in ‘vnicli gentleman is held in other ports of
the ` , t i e
N tL CO.NIMISSONER
It was drolitiess the intention of the Legislature, in
the abolition of the (Ace of State Engineer on the pub
lic works, and in making the Canal Commissioners
elective by the people; that one of the persons elected to
that office shonld be an Engineer of acknowledged sci
entific and practical ability, capable at once of the (lo
des of President of the Canal Board, and of those here
tofore devolving on the principal Engineer in the ser
vice of the Commonwealth. The manifest propriety
and advantage of having at least one of the Democratic
Candidates for the office of Canal Commissioner, qual
ified as above mentioned, will be denied by none, and
must be admitted by all. We therefore take the lib
erty of our position as an Editor of an independent
Democratic paper, to respeCtfully suggest to our Dem
ocratic friends the name of W. B. Foster, Esq., now of
Allegheny city, but long and favorably known to the
citizens of the West and North Branches as an Engineer
of LlTl(llle9LiOned practical and scientific ability, a gentle
men of easy familiar and dignified deportment, a of ex
traordinary private worth, in all respects of unblemish
ed reputation, and above all keenly and fully, yet quiet
ly alive to, and abhorent of the political vices and crimes
of the persons composing the present degraded rene
gade Administration. We know not how Mr. Foster
may regard this to him unknown use of his name, nor
how he would regard a nomination to the office of Ca
nal Commissioner. We dal know, licwever, that the
Democracy of Old Lycomiog. could nut do a better or
more praiseworthy act for itwlf, the entire party in the
State, or for s- the country, than by disinterestedly bring
ing his name formally, and as her nomination would,
Efficicaly before the public.—Lyceming Sentiucl.
THE PHS.SEITTERIAN CEA RCH.—The Minutes of die
(Old School) General Assentbly have just bean publish
! ed. According. to the reports received by the Stated
Cleik, there has been an increase of Ministers during
the past year amounting to 113, making the whole num
ber 1434; the number of Licentiates reported is 183,
being 9 less than the number reported last year, the
number of candidates 314, tieing- 85 more than reported
last year, die number of churches 209'2, being en in
erease of 188. There have been added to the Churches
( during the year, upon a profession of faith, 16,354, and
1 thewbole actual increase to the Church has been 18,516.
FROM BRAZ .
By the bark Chancellor, we have Buie .. los 'hYres
dates to the 7th, and Montevideo to the 21st
The brig Oriole was repairing; the. Serene, of Bald
' more, had been condemned; the brig Aurora, of Boston,
had also been condemned; the Oswego, of Salem,
would - sbare the same fate. The bark Hobart, ashore
at Montevideo, had not been got off when the Chancel
lor left. We extract the following from the British
Packet of the 17th June:
The news of Commodore Purvis's extraordinary pro-
ceedings having reached Corientes, a few of those un
grateful demagogues whom the generosity of the Gov
ernment allowed to remain unmolested in the province,
mistaking the personal acts of the British naval com
mander for the execution of the positive orders of his
Government raised the standard of revolt against the
legal authority.
The insurrection, as might have beene,suspected, after
the sad experience which the people of that province
had undergone, has proved a complete failure. The
revolutionists met with no sympathies among the peas
antry, and although. from the absence of an adequate
armed force they were enabled to seize the capital, they
could not find a single man of any standing that would
accept the office of Governor; every citizen of respecta
bility having emigrated on their approach. Since then
they have been attacked by a combined division of Cor
renrinos and Entrerianos, under the command of Col-
Raimrez and Col. Tacuabe, and completely routed at
Curucuatia. As thii victory would lead to the re-occu
pation of the capitakand consequently to the restora
tion of the legal authorities, Col. Lucas Moreno, who
had been detached by General Urquiza with a strong
column, had repassed the Uruguay in ord.nr to join his
commlnder, and the latter at last advises from Paysan
du, was making active preparations to cross the Rio
Negro with an imposing force, and, what is more, an
abundant supply of spare horses. Indeed, we believe
by this time he will have passed that stream; and we
have no doubt that Rivera will soon be obliged either to
try his fortune in another engagement with the conquer
ors of Arroyo Grande, whither he has been already pre
ceded by hi friend Baez, and many more of his late
tollowets.
_ .
By the steam packet Cincinnati, Captain Smith, ar
! lived yesterday, we received the St. Aueustine News,
of Saturday lust, fromwhich we take ' the following
article.,:—Savannah Georgian.
ESCAPE nYNigoirogs.—Seven able-bodied negro fel
lows made their escape from this city on Monday night
last, in one of the boats belonging to the Pilots of this
harbor. Two of thorn are owned by W. H. Williams,
Esq., and WC.-0 sailors 0:1 board the Walter M., one
owned by Col. Geo, one by Gen. Hcrnand , 2z, one by J.
M. Emitane, Esq., (Me by Jacob %elder, Esq., and one
by Miss M. Asho. These flql,isys have oo doubt gone to
sea, and is iil make for some of the Bahama Islands.—
They took with them the spy-glass, compass, and lead
line belonging to the schr. Walter M., together with a
bout .100 rounds of cartridges, and a great quantity of
provisions. A detaehment of soldiers were despatch
ed in boats to i‘laranzas bar, on Tuesday, by th 2 com
manding officer of this post, fir the purpose of inter
cepting them. if posSiblo, should they have gone in that
direction, but returned on Thursday without success.
Lassos cur iol.rs.—Las week we !rid time
only to notice tie return of Gen. Worth from a eb bit to
the Indians near Tampa Bay. In that visit he was ac
companie 1 by Gen. Hernandez and the Hon. .1. 11.
Bronson. There rein:tins in the Territory now, only a
small party, of whom Apiara is the Chief. He and
his people evince even diliosition to be quiet and
poacerthle. Having had time to discover that their
com:olio:es in arms were pine, and that the tide of
settle:a en, swooping over their once cultivated and
widely extended fields, is now fast hurrying them with
in the limits temporarily assigned them, hcy seek only
and endeavor to cultivate the best understanding
with tlioso already their neighbors. Their limited
number and their narrow territory will force them to
he quiet. They zire:now at tho mercy of the whites.
As a.i evideoro of their sincerity, we may montion that
their visits to the post at Tampa Bay, for the purpose
of trmle, are constant; and their intercourse with the
settlers, is floater at the post or in the weeds, is most
We hes:tate tint ti say that ••tho Florid War" is not
only ended, but that it will "stay ended." Emigrants
may now seek a residence here with as much -safety as
in any part of the com.try.
In thus declarleg our Indian difficulties closed, it
see ins proper to allude to him who has effected a result
ridesinible. Gen. Worth has not only been the instru
mont, hot to his energy and efficiency as an officer, is
this glorious and happy event to be attributed. flee
protier,i:orA may have ably protracted the ivat, and
one ably conibteted it, vet to Gen. W. ahem remains
the hoaor of eloslag it. To his unceasing activity and
untiring energy is the whole country indebted. Though
he was greatly assistedby the gallant officer under his
summand, yet his was the genius that inspired the
whole. That was a fortunate 'day for bleeding and
suffering Florida, on which he was invested with the
cammand of tile "Array of the South"—it was a day
scarcoly Isis fortunate fir the Treasury, the Country,
the kiany, and fir humanity. We trust his efforts here
may be known and duly appreciated by his country
man, and that he may have cause to regard the day on
which he assumed the command in Florida as a fortu
nate ono for him.
The hist,ire of hit eam:elieas and his success m - ty be
read in Li., laconic reply to an iraptiq for his Ilead
Quarters, that "they were in his saddle." Adopting
this plan instead.of "summer (primers," showed that he
knew a soldier's duty, and intended to perform it.
The Commissi ):Ivr, appointed by Maine and Massa
chusetts to examine ihe claims of the settlers on the
St. John and run out their lots, have taken recess.—
The weather has been very unfavorableduring the time
they have been e riployed,and we understand that they
have not made much progress. The business will re
quire a much longer time for its completion than has
been supposed, as the settlers are more numerous and
the claims more difficult to be adjusted than seems to
have been anticipated. Cases too arise which the
Commissioners cannot dispose of withott additional
authority. They will renew their labors die first of
September.
It is reported that the Boundary Commissioners
have disagreed about the meaning of the language of
the treaty, and that one of the surveying parties has
suspended its operations in consequence.
Mr. Webster rendered himself about as odious in ne
gotiating, this treaty LIS in the course he pursued during
the last war. He permitted Lord Ashburton to take all
the British wanted, to unite the British Provinces and
to remove us from the range of mountains, a strong po
sition, commanding Quebec and but twenty-five miles
or a day's march from it. It was a monstrous conces
sion, and a sacrifice that Maine will never forget. It
was an unnecessary sacrifice too, besides being cruel to
us and derogatory to the dal ion. It was worse than sel
ling out; the land was given away and a commanding
position voluntarily abandoned. Unless the policy of
our governnment is changed, that plundering nation,
England, will yet obtain the Oregon country, and then
she will cover our whole rear. She can now send
troops from Liverpool to Quebec in thirty days, at any
season of the year, and the treaty opened the way
which was before impracticable, without passing over
our territory.— Bangor Democrat.
Wit.hts thus describes, in the National Intel_
ligencer, one of the new featurtes of New York:
"The marvel of Broadway just now is the Alhambra
—an inert-earn resort lately opened a little below Niblo's.
The depth of a shop on Broadway is pierced fur a
corridor entrance, and this is lined with counters tend
ed by tho prettiest Ilebes of their class. Traversing
this alley of temptation, you descend to a marble paved
circular court, tented with gaily striped awnings, and
embellished with the carvings and gorgeous colors of
barbaric architecture. The seats are around a fountain
and tine statue of a water nymph stands in the centre,
holding above her head, a horn, frbm which issues the
water in a jet resembling an umbrella. The baain is
rimmed with flowers, the falling water makes the con
stant murmur which is needful for tetra-a-Wes, the
shy looks in through the lacings of the awning, and the
ices are •hnado of real cream." The whole scene is
more Oriental than Spanish, and would have been bet
ter named a serail or a kiosk than the Alhambra; but
it is a "faity spot," (as well as a man can judge who
has never seen "fairy land,") and for the price of an ice
cream it gives the untravelled anew idea of luxury.
Notwithstanding (says the Ledger,) the last few
years have seen the number of advocates of banks and
banking as they exist and are carried on in this country
i!IIMMIIIIII
FROM FLORIDA
TILE BOUNDARY QUESTION
COST OF BANKS
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conskkirob eped r .,,
P ov dpoeutfey lestthroiltoibor '-,
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minerciat naft V
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the system may be lost sight of, 110 QM abases be re- :
vived• We rece nt ly stum bl e d urea a calculation C tsetse ‘Ti NI ...It K ET, Aug. —The Els L uken. give e
showing the enormous tax which the interest on the
excess of paper money beyond speCie levied upon the the following ,t4:ein ::a of the comfitilMl of the Citeill •
public. Fur example, when the banks have had only nati markets:
$33,000,000 of specie on hand, theirluans have extend- "There i , a languidness in our market for which
ed to $500,000,000, thus making loans to the amount there will be nn remedy for several weeks to calm—.
$467,000,000 beyond the specie on hand, the yeany The sales of Dry Goods and Groceries each week* siw
interest of which, at G per cent. would be more than ex c e ed those required for immediate use at home, and
s'23,ooo,ooo—ilie whole amount of which might wel I the addition to the stock of the latter have been bonfire ,
be considered as usury; there being not a dollar of me- within the last week, and still there is plenty to suppit
tallic basis for it to rest upon. Thi s sum exceeds the all demands, and of the former, we believe, the mei%
whole annual expenses of the Federal Government.— chants have now began to renew their fall_stock.
When so much is said about the tax imposed for Gov. The River is falling slowly, and at present there is
ernment purposes, we should not forget that the taxes only about 4 feet 6 inches in the channel—in fact, semi
of the banks have been even greater. Then, if to this gation between here and Pittsburgh is almost cut Ar;
is added the losses by banks for five years, from 1337 and the stages in consequence running through Colum
to 134.2, banking will be found one of the most expert- bus to Wheeling are getting a great many passengers."
sive luxuries known to the country. These losses we Flour.—The market rather inactive. Selling se
have seen thus estimated: $3,47 for common brands, and for choice ;3,53. •
Losses by Banks from the year 1837 to 1842. Whiskey.—Dull at 17.1 to 13i cents per gallon.
Bank circulations and deposits, $54,000,000 Butler.—A good article of table Butter brings 181 c.
Bank capital failed and depreciated, 284,000,000 Fruels.—Apples
_are plenty at 30a50e. per bushel.
State stock depreciated, 100,000,000 Dried Peaches 75a3/ . Dried Apples 25a30c.
Company stook, 80,000,000
300,000,000 Prorisions.—There is but little doing just at this
Real estate,time in provisions and the market may with safety be
called rather inactive. Several flat boats are "lding
to transport the article below, for the want of a mark
here. Prices appear to be on the decline for almost all
kinds that are offered, if we except mess pork and iut
canvas3cd hams.
The money tnarket remains without change.
$T8,000,000
That and that together form the very respectable a
mount of $818,000,000 chargeable to banks and the
fluctuating and losing currency which they atTurd.
The Bosttin Post points out a curious coincidence
iu the history of the Bunker Hill monument. Both
its beginning and completion mirk the two epochs of a
democratic state administration in Massachusetts. The
corner stone was laid in 1325, when Marcus Morton
was Lieut Governor, and was elected with Levi Lin
coln as the democratic candidate for Governor. Its
completion has just been celebrated under an adminis
tration democratic in all its branches. With the ex
ception of a glimpse of sunshine in 11139, when Morton
was elected by a single vote, Massachusetts was under
a cloud during all the time that elapsed from the be
g-inning to the completion of this great monument. It
stands also in the democratic town of Charlestown--
The Post well says: "The spirit of 'Z6 must rejoice in
this exemplification that their principles are still the
principles of Massachusetts."
n -- " There was a case of practical Abolition of Slave
ry at Princeton, N. J., a few days since, that reflects
more credit upon those concerned, than all the frothy
incendiary speeches and poems of rabid agitators will
ever deserve. A negro tiam-d James Johnston, who
had lived five years at Princeton, was arrested last
week ns a fugitive slave from Maryland, and upon a tri
al by Jury, the claim was sustained, and Johnson de
clared a slave. Much feeling was excited by this de
cision, as Johnson bad many friends; but his freedom
was finally purchased for six hundred dollars—a wen/-
thy lady advancing five hundred of it. fir which John
son agreed to work live years. This is said to be the
first ease of a slave's trial by jury.—Phila. Sp. Times.
rc-)- --. 1.11., She. c stealers are doing a great business,
notwithstanding the efforts made to prevent them. On
the 20th June aGI u incaman arrived at Trindad, with four
hundred and fifty slaves on hoarthbelonging to the fa
mous negro denier. Don Pedro Blanco, which were
all landed in safety a few miles to the leeward. The
British cruisers are oa the look out for her on the next
trip.
'An azcident occurred at the Episcopal Trinity
church in Washington city, which, though ludicrous in
itself, was very serious in its consequences. The Rev.
Mr. Stringfellow hud just closed a solemn and impres
sive discourse, when ayoung man rose in the choir and
screamed "lire! tire!" at the top of his voice. Of
course, a general uproar ensued, a rush being made for
there from all parts of the house. Several ladies fainted,
the children screamed, and the noise was increased by
the efirts of the pastor and elders of the church to re
store quiet. Order was, however, finally restored, and
after the young man alluded to had been pretty roughly
expelled from the church, it was ascertained that he
had been fur some time partially deranged.
WIFE WHIPPING, iS getting popidar cast. When a
lady wi,thes to make a decided bit in good company,
she provokes her lord to give her a sound drubbing.—
This makes a talk, about half of which is not very flat
tering to her cheracter. She is lionized at once.'
The son-of-a-gun that picks and primes for the Cin
cinnati Sun, raised that report.
PROSPECTS or rat DEMOCRACY IN GEORGIA.—TtIe
Savannah Georgian of the 29th ult. says:—"Letters
from correspondents in middle Georgia give us the most
cheering assurances that the people are wiibi awoke in
sustaining the nominations' for Governor and for Con- .
grei.s. One asks what is old Chatham doing? We will
tell them in October next, when we hope to raise a shout
for Cooper and Stark which will be wafted by our east
to distant Murray."
The following remarks from that son nd democratic
paper, the Washington Globe, of the 7th inst., are so
just and appropriate, that the re-publication of them in
your paper, will. I this!., afford satisfaction to many of
Your readers. The doctrine of ROTATION IN OF-
E, is especiaJiv democratic, and the views of the
editors of the Globe, will strike every dispassionate
mind as particularly worthy, at this time, of the calm
consideration of the democrats of Allegheny county.—
In calling- attention to this subject, it is proper to ad
vert the fact, that among the candidates for the con
gr,,sional nomination, is one man ,who never held any
Oka. I mean ED IV AIM D. G_tzz.tx, who is neither
a judge nor an ca-judge, but simply one of the people.
A FRIEND OF ROTATION.
"It is highly important that the people should love
their Governmmt. This is necessary toreader it effi
cient and stable; and the people never can have affection
for a Government managed by men who hate them,
and who are hated in return. Besides, popular institu
tions are more faithfully served by men attached to the
popular cause. Such men execute their trusts in spirit
and in truth. Capable functionaries who ditlike pop
ular sovereignty, although they execute their trusts ac
cording to the letter of the law, are yet constantly exert
ing the influence and opportunities of the stations they
occupy in the Government to change the spirit of its
institutions. Besides, the tendency of long tenure of
office is to senarate in feeling the incumbents, who
receive the taxes, from the masses who pay them.—
The spirit of a class springs up in such men.
They come to look upon their oifices as property,
and their rightto hlod them a personal privilege; and
hence they gradually contractajealousy towards those
who have nu offices, but who assert an equal right to
hold them with those who have. In those with whom
uninterrupted indulgence has begotten the idea of a
life estate in their stations, and a wish to hand it down
a 3 an inheritance, the very stagnation of the authority
which grows old with them introduces a corruption—
or, at least, a decay of energy—in the organs of the
public administration. ROTATION IN OFFICE."
Summer Complaint, Diarrhea. &c,
THIT EMORE'S Compound Vegetable Sprnp, is
V a medicine well known in the East as oneofthe
most efficacious in the cure of the above comploiuta----
read the following certificate:
(F(0111 a respectable eitizta of Mirldlehron, Ct.l
MinnixtowN, Sept. 24, IC4I.
_ .
Dear sir:—Feeling that I owe a duty to the public,
as well as yourself. in communicating facts which may
•benefit my fellow mortals, I would : just state, that 1
have been afflicted with the diarrhrett; and having tried
tho various prescriptions recommended, with but little
efibct. a short time since my eve caught a notice in one
of the newspaper.;, of your "'Concentrated Vegetable
Syrup," for the care of the Diarrhtha, for sale in this
city. 1 immediaelv pur , hased a bottle, and to my
surprise and eatifsaiisfartion, after the trial of a few'
doses, was healed of my complaint, and restored to a
healthy action in my bowels. I can now say, I would
not be without it in my possession on any account, and
would advise all who may require its use to try it as I
have done, and they will be satisfied of its virtues.
You at liberty. Sir, to make such use of this as you
may deem proper.
Very respectfully yours,
FELIX W. WILLIAMS.
The subscriber has been appointed sole agent fur the
West and having a large stock, is now ready to supply
Druggists and others by the dozen or single bottle.—
Pamphlets containing all the particulars, to be had at
his store gratis. T. H. TUTTLE,
au; 12-Iw. 86 4th st. Pittsburgh.
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FOR TO& SIORNIS G POST
AMOUNT AND DESTINATION OF WESTERN PRODUCE.
Mr. Editor:—The amount and destination of some of
the chief articles of produce received at New Orleans
during the nine months ending the first of July, may be
a subject of interest to your readers.
I will state, in commencement, that the amount of
specie received at New Orleans during the time sped
fied, was ten millions and sixty-five thousand dollars.
The amount of Tobacco received, was 74,980 labial.
against 53,000 last year. Of this, 11,000 hhds. were
shipped to England, 6,000 to France, 12,000 to Germa
ny, and 11,000 to American ports, of which 1,255 hinds.
were sent to Richmond and Norfolk against 40 hhds.
last year.
Of Pork, 200.000 barrels wire received and 6,000,-
000 lbs., beim" '
a decrease of about 3,000,000 pounds.
The principal shipments were to New York, 67,902
bbls.; to Boston, 59,806.
The receipts of Bacon, reckoning hinds., casks and
boxes at 400 lbs. each, amounts to 13.000,000 pounds,
showing an increase of about 25 per cent.
The amount of Lard received was 4,000,000 kegs,
bbis. and hinds. against 360,000 last year. Last year,
17,000 hinds. and bbls.; this year, 105,000. The ship
memo: were 193,000 to New York, 113.000 to Boston,
77,000 to Cuba. and 239.000 to other foreign ports.
The Flour received amounted to 487,000 bbls. a
gainst 393,000 last season. The principal ship:dents
to New York 100,316; to Boston 75,515.
The receiots of Lead were • .154.000 pigs against 403,-
000 last season. Of this 171.000 pigs were sent to N.
York, awl 110,000 to foreign ports.
The Corn received amounted to 562,000 sacks and
bbls., 142,000 of which were shipped to Boston.
The amount of Bagging received, was 78,000.piecea
against 43,000 last season.
The rect-ipti of Tobacco in 1339, wa 26,000 hhas;
in 1840, 40,000; in 184'2, 53,000; in 1343, 74,000
Ithdr:.—Same Louis Organ.
COTTON caoes..—The cotton crops of . tlis and the
adjoining parishes, have for the last three years been
seriously injured either by rust, ball worms, caterpil
lars, high water, excessive rains or excessive drongles,,
and our planters therefore looked to this year as being
the year when nothing was to interfere to prevent then! :
from making bully crops. The cold weather in the
early part of the season, did trouble them some, by
making them plant over two or three times, but after
thev lot a "stand" every thing was considered safe.
The high water then came and destroyed a great deal
el cotton, but that was soon forgotten, as the remainder
1, , fine and promising. Rainy weather then set
in, but as a little rain was rather an advantage to the
crops in the early part of the season, it was not dreaded
until it had nearly drowned the crops. Still there were
hopes entertained of a tole!-able crop—a few days of
sunny wcatleT would , notwi th :rand ing all this, produce
a pretty fair crop, if nothing eLse cam: to prevent it.
But no sooner did the sun make his aTipcarance, than
the rust and ball worm sin then - is:yes. And, as if
these were not enough to ensure a total destruction of
the crops, last, hut nt• 1 , •ls• of evils, cams the catter
pillars. If wi• p. any thin; like tolerable
crops under the - th , y will certainly be
Rirer Rep.
NEW YORE CAN L.—The A!bany Arg - us of the 7th,
gives the followia7. statem mt of the Tolls and Tonnage
on the canals of that State:
Account of toils received on all the canals of this
State, and of the Mel:as:es at Alexander's Lock, three
miles west of Selrmcctadv, to the lst of Auzust:
Tolls. Passages at Ales'rs lock.
1339 $761,423 10,646
1340 716.526 11,555
1841 912,224 13,486
1819 750,951 10,090
1843 858,485 9,668
The increase over last year is, $107,534
Of tills increase there is at Buffalo, $68,459
" " West Troy, 28,524
d , Albany, 6,368
$103,251
Leavingfor increase at all other offices $4,283
The $103,231 represents the increase of produce
from, and tnerchandize to, western states, by the way of-
Bullslo. The $4,283 represents the increase over last
year in the homy business, or business of this state.
THE Caors.—The croakers through Maryland are _
very apt to be disappointed respecting; the crops. The.
Williamsport (Md.) Banner says:—"The late copious•
and seasonable ruins have improved the corn crop, and
should the weather continue favorable we may expect,
in this country, a fair crop of this staff of life, which, ad
dod to the produce already harvested, should gladden
the heart of the husbandmen."
The Cecil (Md.) Demoerat says:—"The farmers :
are rejoicing over their fine prospects for a crop of
the recent rain has revived their spirits much.
Osseo RIVER.-_1 couveution is to be held in the
southwest of Misoouri, to adopt so ale plan tit- theist).
provement of the or the Osage. The vast
agricultural itad niineri wealth of the regoin, depend=
amen the Osage fir a❑ outset to miesets, makes tho'
navigation of that stream a matter of the greatest im
portance to the people of sluthwo.4terri Missouri, and
calls for immediate acti in.
HOMICIDE ON A STE A MBOA T. The St. Louis Ga
zette of the 21 has the following:
"We learn thnt one of the E r i n rer; of the steamer..
Tennessee Valley, on her way on from New Orleans,
threw a.ir3:o ovlr4)trd, Who wai drowned. As,
soon as the hoot i kl at our wharf, about noon-day,
the brother of th , drowned man ,keized the Engineer
and h , o.d him 1 . 33' I he could be arrested, which was.
done tier , arc two of these sub-officers
now in rl9:e confinement in tlii+ city: for murder. If
convicted, we hone they will be made to feel that - tike
talline, of life is a serioul off•nic , ,, and not to be trifled
with."
Port of Pittsburg!).
Reported b Sheble and Mitchell, General Steams
Boat Agents, Water street.
TWENI2-THRZE INCHE3 WATER IN THE CHASELE.
Accon:'into Copper Mark, at the Wood street Sewer
ARRIVED.
Warren, McDonald, Beaver.
DEPARTED.
Warren, McDonald, Beaver.
*lan, Dennison, Cin.
All Boats marked thus (*) in the above list,an pro
ided with Evans's Safety Guard.