1 RESIDENT'S MESSAta H. I
We publish the following abstract of the Prosi- i
dent's Message, from the Biothct Jonathan. It ,
contains alt the important and intcn-atini p.-rtUma
of tho Message, rn condensed form, whil at the j
ami; l ino it enables us to g've our rrodifs tlie usu
al quantum of general information.
The Mossige opens with Ihe usual congratulato
ry pfcnigrapiV, in thia Instance we think, of unns-u.
l worrnth. ' The situation of the country in Its fo
reign relations is most happy, and over its domestic
interests the invaluable blessings of health, plenty
and pence have been east. The outstanding ques
tions with foreign powers are neaily all adjusted,
and the few that remain open are in a fair way of
amicable settlement. Our relations with all the
powers of the world are those of honorable p ace,
though the clouds of war hover over other lands ;
and the Message repeals that necessity of being pre
pared fur any accidental collbion which may grow
' xmt of the shocks of contending empire'.
The controversy with Grot Britain in relation
to the North Eastern Boundary is stated asp csent
ing phases which indicate that a favor.il lo period is
approaching for its final adjustment. The answer
of the Drit'sh Government to certain propositi ins
atibmittcd by ours, and stated in the last annual
incs.-nge, has been received ; and an answer from
our govt rnment has been returned, agreeing to some
of the British propositions, and dissenting from o
thers. A speedy reply to this communication is
confidently expected ; and the character of the
points stil! in dispute is regarded as not of a nature
to impede the final settlement No answer has been
received to the proposition of the United States Go
eminent lo adjust the North Western Boundary
Question. -. 5.
The other foreign relations of the United States
are briefly reviewed, and stated to be in a condition
highly satisfactory. The boundary with Texas has
bom adjusted ; and an agreement has been procu
red with Chili for the indemnification of American
claims. The claims upon Mexico are under the
consultation of mutual commissioners, except some
points not embraced in that convention, wlii.h form
the suljr.ct of negotiation in the usual manner.
The President says that upon the sound condi
tion of their finances, and the success wish which !
fiiibarro'smenU in regard to them have been over-corn'-,
the people of the Unittd States may well con
gru'ulate themselves. He enters into a review id
the occurrences relative to fiscal. iftTiirs, from the
dale of his entrance into office, to the reenl t me.
The distribution of the surplus revenue, and ll.e fre
quently mooted questions of banking and finance
are discu-scd in about two columns, which it is use
less to condense, as those interested will find theo
rigin.il lulficiently brief. The president says tlint
every demand upon the government has been
promptly met ; and that the expenditures of the od
min itr.'.tioo have been annually reduced in thu Inst
four years, till those of 1840 fell ten millions Mow
those of the last year of Gen. Jackson's udm'nistru
tion ; and causes are in operation which will still
further reduce them. The twenty. four millions in
deposite with tho states, is spoken of as the proper
ly of tho United States; point seldom alluded to.
The balmco of Treasury notes outstanding, does
not exceed four and a half mil ions, and is compo
sed of such notes as arc not due, or have not been
presclcJ. The available balance in the Ticasurv
is estimated at a million and a half. The i iV.-t t ol
the reduction of tic tariff hia been the loss of twi
millions sad a half fiom tho revenue ; and the im
portation of nil-road uon free has elicited it as
much more.
Tho Independent Treasury system has been in
opi ration some months. The president say s thai
although upon such limited experience it may b
premature to form a di finite opinion, it is but right
!o say, that nothing has occurred in the practical
operation of the system to weaken in Ihe slightest
degree, but much to strengthen, the confident ami
cipations of its friends. In respect to the facility and
convenience it gives to the publ c service, the pre
sident can oy with confi lence that the apprehen
sions of those who felt it to be their duty to oppose
it, have provrd unfounded.
Tho president says that two contested question
of policy a national debt and a national bank, are
the origin of most the political contents with which
the country has been sgi'ated, and that he came into
office the declared enemy of both. Ho argues a
gainst them at some length, reviews ond defends his
policy in relation to those subjects, and recommends
the system "now in successful opcrition" in lieu of
a dependunce upon Banks of any description. Hit
ays the attempt has been made, thus far success
fully, to demonstrate to the people of the United
States, that a national bank, and s naional debt are
not only unncce-sary, but in diadly hostility to the
piinciples of their government.
Nothing is said of a Bankrupt law. A poilton
f the Mes-'ogu is deio'ed to the condemnation f
any effort of thu General Government to repair pri
vate loe-c sustained by reverses in business having
no connexion with the jull e service, either by di
rect appropriations from the trea-ury, or by special
legislation designed to secure exclusive privileges
and immunities to individuals or clsssrs in prefer
ence to, and at the expense of the great majority
iieressuiity iMiuind fiom any anticipation in them
This may Kfci ui a Bankrupt Law to a revision
of the tarilV to the endorsement of Ihe State debts
to inkmal iwprovtimeuu, or to something else.
To us it is nut rlt ur at first sight
The president avows himself ro far a Hiate Rights
man that he says he has avoided recommending
- any nirasuro which he bad reason lo a prebend
would, in the rpinim even of a considerable niino.
rily of his fell w-t ilizena, l regard d as treiKUng
on the rights of the Stall e, or Ihe provnions of lire
hallowed iiutiumt nt of our Union. He anno! biing
himself to believe that the lasting harp'nes. of the
people, the prosperity of ihe States, or the prrma
fieatey of lluir Union, con be mainiaimd by giving
preference or prioiiiy lo any class of ciiic'jia in the
distribution of bcmfilsor privileges, or by thecdop.
lion of mi ssurcs which enrich one portion of the
Ufi"B at the i ne of angler; n r cart he see
in the intciferei-in of tdc Federal Government with
llio local leuisl.ti n anil reserved right nf the Stales,
a remedy for present, or a security aguins: future
dangers.
The reports fr m the Departments are briefly re
viewed. The pr g-i ss of the Florida War is suc
cinctly condensed, but Us history is already familiar
to the reader. Of its continuance the president
says that the causes hive been beyond tho control
of Got-cinmcn'. Rxperieneed generals hove had
the command of ihe troops; officers and sold'Cts
havo alike disiuguished themselves by tin ir activi
ty, patience, and enduring courage; the army has
bicn constantly furnished with supplies of every de
scription ; and we mu.-t lo k for the cau es which
have so long procrastinated the issuo oi the contest
in Ihe vast extent of the theatia of hoslllPics, the
almost insurmountable obstacles presented by the
nature of the country, the climate, and the wily
character of lha savages.
The navy, as will appear from tho nenmpany
ing report of the reerctary, has been u efully and
honorably emp'oyed in the protection of oar com
merce and citizens in the Medi'orrnueon, the Paci
fic, on tho coa t of Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mex
ico. The Iransporta'ion of the mail hns been main
tained through the pnst year, to the full extent au
thorised by la w. The cxpenrcs have for two or
three years executed tho receipts, and have been
in ide up by the surplus fund now exhausted. In
his report thu Postmaster Gihcral nuggets certa n
improvements in the establishment, designed to re
duce the weigl.t of the moils, cheapen the transpo.
lotion, ensure gre ,t I regularity in the service, and
secure acoi.s'dcrahlo reduction in Ihe rales of loiter
postage an ohj.-ct highly desirable.
The suppression of the African slave tradu has
received the continued attention of the Government.
The brig Dolphin and schooner Gratnpuah ive lieen
employed dur ng tho lust seas in on the oast of Af
rica, foi the purpjsc of preventing such portions of
that trade as was said to be prosecuted under the
American Hug. It is reported by the commniiibng
officers that the trade is now carried mi principal
under Portuguese! colors, and that the presence ol
the American national vcs-cls on tire coast, preven's
ll.e prostitution of ihe Amcr.can flag.
KEEP HI T OP DEBT.
Let every young man and you.h n ad and re
mi mlier the following :
"Of what hideous prog my of ill is debt the fa
ther ! What lies, what n, Cannes.', what invasions
on self resjieet, who! cares, what double deaiing !
How in due sea-on will it carve the frai k, ci
face into wrinkles how, I ke a knif.','twi'l sta'.i Ihe
honest lit ai'. And then its transform iti. n ! How
it has been known to change a goodly face ii.lo a
mask ofbras; Ihe man a callous trickster ! Afne
dom from debt, and what nourishing swcitncr-s
may be found in nuter; what toulhsomcms in a
ilry crust ; wh.it ambrosial nnurishmcnt in a hard
egg. Be sure of it, he who dines out of debt, tho'
his meal he a biscuit and an onion, dines in ' The
Apollo. And then for raiment what warmth in a
threadbare coat, if the tailor's receipt be in the poc
ket what Tynan purple in tho f .dc.l waistcoat, the
vest not owed for; how glossy the wcl.-worn hat it
it covers not the aching lieaj of a cebior.
My son, if poor, ceo wiuo in tlus running spring,
let thy mouth water at a last work's roll ; think a
threadbare coot the only wear and acknowledge a
white wail.ej gairet the fi test hous. ing place
for a gentleman. D. Ihis and floe debt S.i shall
thy heart be ut pescc, and the sl.er.ll' be cou
Ibundid. (itunluc llloottltouiicl.
One of I ho true breed ol this sanguiferous animal.
arrived here on Monday last from Cula. He is a
noble looking dog, with a remaik.il U kind of devil-me-
care indifference to passing c vents bioad chest
ed, strong Innb.d, mouse cob re ', and glo-sy, and
w ith a nose that would scent ihe tread of a I utter-
fly. He was raised in tho mountains on on one of
the Sugar estates, and is kmwn to be of tho best
pedigree. His proj ensilies for blood are of the
highest order, having kiilej and euten two negroes
tntire, as well as one-third of his own tail ; a mis
take which has somewhat maried the biauly of lha
graceful appendage. Su Augu-tine (Florida)
News.
Shri tir Uiieknam ( ajx urrtl.
This individual, an account of whose fl'ght we
published on Tuursday, was ariested tm Tuesdav
last, at Poiriu's tavern, near Swartxhurgh, in the
town of Livonia, in this county. It was about S
o'clock when he commenced his (light fiom Ponli-
ac; and although tho roads were very heavy, and
much of the distance wss made ll. rough the woods
und swamps, yd in Ihrco hours and a half hn trav
lied forty n.iles ! Ho came out of li e woods lo
Pen in's tavern leading the Ik. rse, which was tired
out.
Bucknain was pursued by one 'of his dejmti s,
Benjamin Lish, we believe. The ground being
covered with snow, be was en .1 1 d to traced h.ni
through the woods, although be made some IS or
SO short turns in order to evade pursu I. The fol
lowing morning, Bucknam was taken luck to Pon
teac, where he is now s. curt ly lodged. Detroit
Advertiser, Nos V.
Messis. CuiTotis:
At Ihis season of ihe year, when snow is so plen
ty and rggs are so dear, I do not ki.ow that I can
render socit ty a greater scivite than by sending you
the following valuable suggestion which I have
found in Mrf. Caroline Gilniaii's Lades' Annual
Register lor 1810, page HO. The character of Mrs.
tiilman will, I doubt not, tucourage every lady lo
it.
" Siuw an excellent sulistilule for Kgs, eidier
in puildio oi pan-lakes. Two lure spool. fuls
will supply iht nlite of one egg, and ihe artie'e it
is used in will be equally as good. 'I ho snow may
I taken up from any clean ii t before it is wauled
and will not lots its virtue, though ihe sooner it is
Used the belter.
A LOVER OF GOOD THINGS.
Ralttlmwt American.
THE AMERICAN.
Satin eta v, Itrermbcr 19, 1810.
Democratic Candidate for f.orc nior, '
Ken, MlVIlf 11. rOllTKU.
fjj- Wo are indebted to the Hon. K. II, Ham
moxd for Congressional doeum.'iits.
Several articles have bien deferred for want
of room this week.
The Mi'ssnsr.
As we did nut receive Ihe Presidents Message in
time to lay it be fore our readers lost week, we pu'
lish ihis week an obs ract, which c n a;n the suli-
stuiiceof the w hole. '1'he principal tojiics d scu-si d
are gi nerlly the same that nppeaed in Mr. Van
Bur. n's foinier message. His opinions upon tho. e
sul j cts remain unchanged. The message, ulthough
it cont .ins nothing new of exciting interest, i
document well wo. thy of itidis inguislicd author.
Loculity for Iron WorV.s.
Our nciht.or. at Danville, lVoomsburg, Bcr
wick and Pott ville, are disputing in leijard to ihe
best locality for Iron Works. Now, gentlemen, in
order to settle all disputes, cho ire on umpire le
him commence at Pott-villc rn 1 continue h's ex
Btn'nntions as far as Berwick, and if he does not
settle Ihe nritter by deciding If t ween you, that ',
upon Sunbury. we would not give much for his
opinion and r till less for his mediation.
Snow Morin.
The bile Snow s'otm seems to have rx'end. d
over the whole, country The puss nucr in the
rail road lino between New York and Philadelphia
were bio ked up for 17 h ntr", without any thing to
eat. The ladies in the curs sullen d consider ably
from cold and hunger.
Ht'Slllllplioil.
The New York Kxprrss says that the banks of
Pennsylvania will resume s ceic payments, ami the
day fucJ upon will be prior to ill.' li st of Januaiy.
British Troops.
The Boston Mercantile Journal says, that a gen
tleman from Bangor, Maine, sta'cs that a leg'ment
of Biitish troops had anived from Ijuibec, ami en
camp, d upon the disputed territ ry. G'ov. FaitficU
was p epaiing despatches to send on to the Gcueral
Government by a special messenger. If tho ubovc
teport is correct, there will be an exciting timti at
Washington slioaly.
Cold Spoons.
Mr. Van Buren, it H said, has oft red the hnspi
ta'ities of ihe White House to General Il.inis. n,
who i'ltit.ds to vi-it W'jsh itgton some linit! i :
Pebiu rv. Ttte (i i.eral and his friends s'iuul.1 em
brace thai oj nrtunity to take some iustiui tions in
tl.e proper use of ll.e " gold spoons." Unless liny
arc used with great precaution, it is a..id, they nrc
very opt to burn the lingers of tho In'! ters, espe
cially wlu n p making of the government pap. Mr.
Ogle, it is supposed, was net a-vore of t: fact
when he di livcicd in C.injri ss his learn, d d.siiisi
tion on the use of gold spoons, linen sheets and pil-low-cnses.
In his next speech, however, he will be
ena! I J loe'ueilate t':c subjtvt moio clearly, ns the
President clec', wo understand, int nds lo cicalc a
new t'lfice for hit especial ten. li , into which Mr-
Ogle is to be regularly installed under the title
of " Keener of the Gold iSnoo s."
Inioit Comity Met in?.
Wo were pus lit ol n large and respectablo dem
ocratic meeting at New linliii, on Tue.d iy list.
-V. viral retolutous were untii.imoijs'y a lepte.l d's
app'nving of ull proceeding' that weie calculated
to mar tho bar tuny of t'.c tleuioer.iti p rty, by in
direct alt icks tip n iuJividu for the pit pose of
mil lenciug t'.c pr ceetlings of tho Coiiven.iou to
le held on the ll'i of March in x'. Tho meeting
was addre-s.d by the li n. Jhn S.iyder und sevci
al ctl.eis.
Hon. John Snytl r.
The r.c ide t-il om.Hsi n of tlie Hon. John S,iy.
der to vote at lie Pr.sidenti il election, has caused
some of our h:g cote.np .raries lo enter into grave
speculations ther on. We cou'd point to wveral
individuals who have been guilty of similar omis
sions, under similar circumstance. Tho man who
goes to the polls for the mere urpose of voting,
without t. king i.ny other part, w .ll not readily foi
H't the o'.j. cl if his visit. But ersons Ijking an
active pail on the ground, have more than a single
obj et in view, und may eas.ly forgtt themsrlvts
while attending to olhcis. Mr. Snyder was Hot
only bu.ily t ng iged on the tbclion yr .und, but
provided horses f..r several in 'iviJuals, and a con
veyonce for a revolutionary v. terau, to go to the
poll.--. Such facts sK'uk louder than words.
Mabhikii. At Miucrsv lie, on the KH'i ins'., by
the Rev. Mr. M'Co d, Mr. lUsui Gasli:, to Miss
Maruaiikt Poi-vueii,
Miss Pounder it seems was given XogtiLbk, Gable
His r ghts should not th.-refore astound her,
He can t'kuct her no by force if he's able,
S.ncc by law he's fill i led ioouiid-lier. Pounder
rj'The Geoigia llout of llej reseniatives has
passed the bill n quiring the Banks of li st State lo
re.umo specie pay menu on or before the l -t dav of
February nevt, uod.r a penally of a loss of their
c jiiter.
Conerfssioiml Xrwu.
IN SENATE.
Ihfcmhtr 14, 1810.
Mr. Clay of Kentucky olTi-red a resolution for the
iepe.il of the Suhtreasury, and another on the sul
ject of the public lands, calling for information as
to the amount sold for the lost 13 years.
Mr. Benton iutmdu cd a nrw pre-emption bill,
and sta'ed the presid-nt woa in favor nf such a bill.
Mr. Ruiglei of Mdnc, called for tho correspon
dence b. tween the Governments of Great Britain
and the United Siutcs, on the subject of the Maine
boundary.
The Rev. Mr. C.aikman was elected Chaplain lo
Ihe Senate on the first ballot.
December, IS. 1840.
Mr. Tapi-at, nflViin, lntr itluccd a joint nsalu
tion to amend tho Constitution, limiting the ti.no of
service of the Judges of the Supremo and inferior
courts to 7 year.
Mr. Clay's resolution repealing tho Sub-Trea
sury, then came up, which wtn de1ut:d Vy Messrs.
Cloy, Wright, Calhoun and othirn.
Mr. Caijioi', in course of deb ite, exclaimed
So help mo Gi:d, I will oppose a National Bank
wi h all the energies God has given me."
Drrrmbtr 10.
Mr. Tallxaihik, of New Yoik, proposed an
ameiidiiiit to tho Coustilutiou, fixing the lime of
preridenti.il service tone term.
In the Hou c. Dr. Dcmax propostd an amend
ment on the subject of the presidential elections,
fix ng one day throughout (he states for the choice
of electors and members.
Mnrdir of Siijiliun.
A few days since, M". Suydam tho President of
the runners and Mechanics of New Brunswick,
N. J. disappeared very suddenly. It w is at fiM
supposed that he had nb-co ohd. It will be seen,
however by the followingl t er to the eJitor of the
United States Gazette, that he has been basely
muidered. :
"Nkw BitLMswicK, Monday, 8 P. M.
I can thiik of no hing ilse ju-t now than ihe
murder of Suydum, who-c body I have seen this
evening, and whose murderer is secured. I Will,
then fore, d t til the circumstances that have trans
pired f pry in r edification, not doubting they wi'l be
interesting to you. S. sold sundry lots to men in
moderate circumstances, and assistid them to bu Id
upon them, to encourage the improvemenl of tho
iieihboihood of his lots, t iking a bond and moitgage
lo secure the payment of In udva ices. In this way
he ussistr d Peter R. binson, a pcor curprnter, to bui d
on New sticjl, ub.iut halfway between the f.ot of
the drift land and tiro Ticnten Railroad. On the
morning of the disipcarance of S. be told Carman
he had on nppoinlmemt with soma man previous to
Church. Mrs. Auten, who lives in Bay nd, the
next street this side of New, said ea ly til this bus.
inees that she saw S. over in New ilreet, from her
window, ntioui 2 o'el H'k. Except tho hour there
was quite ach .in oft videnre lo ihe spot. In the honr
she has been mistaken. It seems his appointment
must havelucu with Robinson, on pretence of p ij
iug oil I is lund. Safely in l.is house, Rob.uson
kiioik d him over with In ax, and buried him in
his cellar. In llu Ji xcitcment arising from his dis
appearance, I!, j ined w ith apparent iiio- ce .ee, la
meuliiig lint Wii bond might g t ioto bunds not
quite so lenient us those of S , und his house be la
ken from him. Poor fool! In a wok he forgo'
his Innent, spoiled a g IJ watch, and brauged that
his bond and moitgagc was puidolf, and his house
clear; and at the simc time, said ho was uf. aid to
have the c .ucelling noted on the n cords now, lest
they should say be had murdeied Suydam! . He
w as i.ne ted this af.euioon, uud told such a crooked
tale, th .1 he w.s couuiutted, and our cit.Jt 'lis en
iiuuf took posse si. ill of his house. U was so full,
nothing could be dune un'il they uppoinlid a com
mittee of twelve, Mil the balmcu si pped out of
doors. The committee proceded to the ct liar, tore
up a ne.v mode floor, founJ a loose place in the
euith beneath, and about d.nU, lifted out the bfoless
bikly of Abralnm Suydam, with l.is clothes on!
He has been killed by a blow or blows on the head,
with an edged instrument. Thus you see the con
viction cxpres-ed in my letter of this morning, that
he had not ab.ond d, is fuily confirmed. Vi hen
I saw the corpse, they were carrying it down la the
C url House, lo hold an inquest. The night was
set in, an I it was sxcompaiikd by a great crowd,
several of whom, around the body, carried torches.
Kvery voice seemed mulll.d, only being elevated
enouji to le heard above the heavy tread of the
multitude by the individud nddiessed. The scene
was awfully solemn. Afler ihe iutpicst, and a coin
paiativi! dispesion of the crowd, the corpse was ta
ken to hi late icidcnce. What tm awful miiuuil
for his family " The wife and biolher of tLe mur
derer are also in prison.
Q-j-TI.e Legislature nf South Caiolina have una-iiiuiou-ly
re-elected the Hon. J din C. Calllou i to
thu Litiled Slutes Senate.
gj' There arc to be four ecl psvs of ihe sun next
year, and two of the .Moon. None uf ilia foiu.er
will be visible t.i thiscouu'.ry,aiid even where larg
est they will only be partial. Boih ihe lunar echp es
will le total, and visible throughout the United
Sa.ts. One occurs on the 5tU of IVUuary, llio
otlur ill the SJ of August.
(Tj The following loast from the Boeton Atlas is
decidi uly loo good to be lost :
"Col. G.ein of the Uoston post like all other
greens, host when dished."
General ilsnisoii was bom on ihe O.h of Febru
ary, 1774. He will theieforc be 07 years of age in
i:Uudiy next.
The Boston Post (good authority) issues the fo.
lowing older for the regulation of the niovtments
ol bis parly :
iWrj,'tri f.vm tall titer Ml 'SI' call at lie
t'ljnu't ollice l el'ore lauding.
Kely of the suiibnry Tnniwrniiee Soelt ly
to tlie tXnestlnns nf Kplcnrns.
In an article in the Sunbury Amrrican of Nov.
21st, Kpicurus requests tho attention of this Soci
ety to certain qjcries, and trusts that it "will give
them its c dm and deliberate considc-ration at its
next meeting," and let him and his sympathizing
friends know whether christian charity and bro
therly love sanction any interference with tho sociol
relations of life, which may eventually turn the
festive circle into a scene of domestic strife and
contention ." Wherefore, Resolved, That ihis So
ciety cheerfully complies with tha abovo lequest
and th it the following lie otn answers, viz : It ap
pears that the questions have three aspects, though
two of them agree in substance. Befire however
replying directly to the grave questions proposed, we
must any that we feel somewhat at a loss to know
whether the writer is in earnest, as a vein of light
ness and humor runs through his piece. It would
seem that he is not altogether satisfied with the ex
tremity of the Temperance Reformation, and thinks
that " iiitcmp.-tjtico ia not confined to the intem
perate use of ardent spirits, but is properly applied
to excess in any thing." and deprecates the " trifling
spirit of innovation so rife at the present day, which
in Ihe nrdor nf undue z al, sets down harmless an I
innocent enj iyments in tho catalogue off rbidden
sins." Ha is evidently a mo leruto nun ; but it is
just such modeiation as he pu.sesses thai is inimi
cal to the good cause, because it stops short of cu
ring the evil, rind is a resting point at which
strength ii gathered to rclurn to the excessive u.se
of intoxicating drinks. As it hashren proved over
and over again that alcohol, in cv. ry form, is inju
rious, there can be no lru! moderati n short of its
entiro relinquishment. Though ihe Ten pcrance
Reform is tin innovation on old mid injur! us habits
it cannot rank wi h thosu new things that are of no
use, and, ther f re, is not lo lie " deprecated " His
uao of the word pious borders on impiety.
Our motto Total Ab t'mence from all that in
toxicates would ba ii-i effectual an.-wcr lo his que
ries. But as his insinuations (though we hope not
intended) ore calculatid lo bo more huitful to Ihe
cause than on open attick, we proceed to canvass
his objections :
His fir.-t question is in these xvottls " I i it trui
that the success of tho temperance- rrformn'ion do
pends upon such inflexible principbs and rig'd
rules as to interfere with the culinary tit jurtnient,
and entirely overturn the long c.-taldishid and mast
approve d ait of c wkery."
In answerr we deel ire, that it is necessary to the
full success ofthc cuuse, lo wage an exterminating
war against all those culinary preparu ions which
contain alcohol, aim for tho following rej.o.is:
First, liecause we consider it a poison, and only
a poison lo any person in health, an I we cannot
consent to countenance the a Imin stratum of po'
son to any hum in being ; secondly, b muse its ten
dency in such forms, is to excite an u iiiatursil ;,p-
pctite, mi l 1 1 lei.d to the overcharge if ihe it.,m .ch,
and to epicurism, which is refined glult my ; foul
ly, h.'CiUsc we wish, and i itend, as for as our ex
ample and cfTirls can avail, to bring up our chddien
lo strict I' mperince, and, therefore, feci it lo be
wrong to tempt them, in the lenst, from that narrow
path ; fourthly because the use of it, according to
many receipts in cookery bioks, is nothing belter
than regular dram t'rii.k'ng, ond quite as noxi .us,
and ca'culatid lo renew, su tain, or increase the fa
tal h .bit ; fif lily becau.-o all eatables aic more heal
thy wi.hoiit it, and unattended with danger ; and
lastly, becauss tho very best culiuaty prcpiratt.ns
aro inado without a drop i f it. Wo would advise
l'p'curus to pu.chasj thu Temperance Cokeiy
Book. '
H is second question reads thus: ,:. id is Ihe
obligation which the Society imposes on its mem
bers suptrior to ihe obligations which logitiin.it. ly
ari-c fn m the social und domes ie ic'u'ious !"
Our an-wer here is that the Temperance S -tie
iy us.-umes no obligation ii c UsUtcnt with ull
other obligations. And in rel iti u to I in domestic
and social rights and interests we can fe. rlossly
say, that strict t mpcrance is one of their greatest
friends. What foe so dead y to domestic peace
and social order und haimony as alcohol) Who
is a friend to these so much as ho who woul.l ex
pel the demon in every, even his invisible, sha;io
from our houses, towns, neighborh ioi'm, the coun
try and the world ! Epicurus may please himself
with the idea th t his house is his castle ; b it m iy
not a man's bouse I a bedlam, a bos; it d, a b lur
ing house, and but a step from the Penitentiary and
the gallows, in consequence cf the pre-ence t f al
cohol ! Though wc may not attack him in his
house, wo will attack any domestic ariaugemen'.s
or habits which aro immoral and injjrious. The
great principle of Lviug our neighbor as ourselves,
lenders it oMigitory up m m to hj every prop, r
means to promote the tempjrul and spiritual welf .re
of mankind.
His last question relates to the mince-pie. Here
ho stems lo be deme .led by love, and big', as lot
his veiy life, th it it may be spared and invok ;s us,
in the spi it of pnicry, to grant a dispeiisat.on at
least in favor of it.
Bui wc foci compelled to refuse his request. We
ca nnot spare the old fashioned mince-pie. Indeed,
so fierce are our spirits for war upon it, tint we
would more than vxterminato it We hive as
great a dread of it as soino good people form -rly
had of a vacuum in nature. We are willing if we
must to sustain a scige against it as long as life
and wulti' list we cannot die easy un'il it is ban
ished and forgotten. It seems to bo lha lust enemy
that Teuijieranco has lo conquer, and we will rally
all our stength foi the combat die it must.
Once comparative'y inuorriit among the foi ma
in which Prince Alcohol reigued over a slavish
race, it has now become the fie plut ullru of pow er
and danger. It is the list refugo of intemper
ance, where its chased, h imed and revengeful
friends have taken their stand to heat up thoit scat
tered forces fur a new chirge. Driven to the kit
chen they meet it there, and, with anguished hearts
and aire lining eyes, condole oil their sad defeat, and
resolve tint they will still hoiujuv to their Prince
though in the shape of dough. What a renewed
council! What lachrymose sperches ! Whit no
ble resolutions over the meal barrel and dough
trough! Whore is Hogarth 1 What a scene Lt
his pencil !
But we cannot sympathize with Unicurus; all
his g.istronnmlciil el. quenre cannot move us from
our purpose. Dagon must fall before the ark his
dough-god must perish Cold Water must reign
King of the house.
In conclusion, the mince-p'e is a small, yet seri
ous mittcr for, behold, what a great fire a little
alcohol kindleth,! Whit nunvTous evils mny grow
out of its use in tho smal'cst port'ons ! Where is
the person of truly benevotent feelings who would
not rive up sj small a gratification for the general
good t
Wc would say to our female friends who hive
dominion in the kitchen, maintain your rule, and
keep alcohol out of your province y;chl to no
co.ixing, no entreaties, no threat?, to nothing but
the imperative manda'e of your 1 irds on this po'nt,
and not then, without the s.vcre-t contest Tho
foe is now in your hands, and we txp"ct you to
give a good account of him. If you will do your
duty, the iniire vic'ory will so in be accomplished,
and ihe Rebal Prbice will full t rise no more; and
then will come the long shout of triumph, which
wi.l ling joyfully through every house in the land
so long degraded and cursed by the inexorable ty
rant. Solllo;it;- of Kiolcuriis concerning Ihe Mince
Pie t
Christ nru is coming, and I'll be at home,
To eat the fat turkey quite to the bone ;
I will huve, for the sauce, apples well slew'd,
Turnips and onions with gravy bedew'd.
But, least as I may, I will nevei f .rgct,
Without the mince-pie no Chrislmis is kept j
Oh my what shall I do ! for the day is lies ,
I'll have no uld fa.-hio'd mince pie I fear.
S i fie! ted and vexed I nr-vcr have been,
Si. ice the d.iy I escaped fiotn my teen,
And if not a man O how I would cry,
Ti!' water and bran Jy both ran from my eye.
But ala ! my grief, what boots it to me ?
Nor scolding nor threats any better I see;
My good wo nan to cold water is pledg'd,
AnJ will not yield for the reason alleged.
And the Society, too, she declares,
No f ce.lom can give in favor of snares,
And if for any I conlinua to hope,
ho says I m :s! hie away to tho Pope.
Cold water! Cold water! avaunt! avauni !
You've taught my goul woman to say I dai'u't
B.inUh'd ihe old-f.shion d sti nulan' pie,
And to your impudence added a lie.
But, peril ips, I do foolishly rave,
I hod Irelter icd.ct and my wrath sive.
Is it because to old fashions I'm bojnd,
For change in the pie so wr athy I'm found ?
Why, since I think, this can ne'er be tho cause
For on'y novelties now meet opplouso.
Tho good old people of tho o.her aje,
Have 1 ft a d.tTcreiit s t upon the st ge,
In ilr.'ss, in manners, and in sterling worth.
We're so n uch a'tcr'd as to shamo our birth.
Well, alter ull, thu reason true may be,
I love water U si than I do brandy ;
And if I do not ch ingo my mind or tns'e,
I'll get a wife that s'ps and mikes ihe paste,
But, sure, if to fashions new devoted,
Sh 11 I not try leinp'rince loo so noted !
Cold wati r folks declare their pic is be-t,
And tisk me this to prove and shun the rest :
So, I'm resolv, d, with all politeness.
To comply, for once, wiih their great kindness
And show to men of sense I'm no jackass,
Wliih I eat a liariid- pie n v.t Christinas.
New Counterfeit.
lYrAf" Iirt:nch Hunk, Willntmnport. Pa. St
alti'rc-.l from .Vs. The vignette of the 5's is on t'
left end cf the note a view of the village of cour
the aliened bills have the same.
Utinh of PcnnstliHinia, Philttdtljih'a. 10'sli
trr F, signed J. H. Ma-on, Cashier, F. G. I.n r
Prest. No such jiersons were ever efficers of l!
bank. Hlekntll's Rj)urler.
Farmers.' nud Me li-.it- Iitink, IVcvr Hi tin
le It.
The notes of this Bank were purchised by oi
of the brokers t f ihns rily, yesterday, at a discou
of 40 per cent. UU-kncll's Reporter.
NAVY PEXSIOX Kf.D.
Ii the llou-e on Thursday ihe SjM-oker routtn
nicte.l tho f lowing melsage from the PresiJei.t
the Unittd Su.tes:
To the Hon. li. M. T. HvxTca,
Speukr of the lltute if Representatives.
Sin, I herewith transmit a letter from the S.'
letary of the Navy Pen .in Fund, to wheh die a
teuti on of Congress is invited, and rcco'nin.'nd i
i mmediate appropriation of $I51,3o2 3D to me
I the payment ol pensions becomiog due i n and nf t
the fust if Januaiy, 1811.
M. VAN BURLX.
The letter of the Secretary tronsmitteJ in tl
above message states that the amount nf money e
hind to pay p n-ioi.s is $1(4,0 17 61; and that lire
will le required in addition, for the 1S11,1.'1
i.Vi 30, of which ;tt 1,476 73 will be wanted e
lh.' 1st of January next. Thit the nominal va't
of st.cks owned by the fund is J IS") 739 ; that tl
stocks bavegro it'y depieciatcd, and that the b st t
them is to bo sold on the I nth of this month to r.
imburse money borrowed from the Dank of A. met
ci, and for payment of pensions, to bceomo due 1.
id January. fltli. AiiKrietui.
nruliif; to Unyi,
In Philadelphia on Monday evening, a lad wh
was clinging to llio back pari of a aleiyh, wh ch
w pnaing in Third slree', noar M arket, received
very severe rut in his eye from iho la-h of ihe whi
in the hands of the driver. 1'he boy was so muc
injured lhat he will be deprived of sight here i fie
.Vm- Y,jrLf.
Timthy Dwihl, formerly of Yale College, an
Aaion Buir, were first cousins. 'I heir mother
were di'ocjiteii of the rldei .l.i.utlnn F. lw a d-.