FtoninA.
.One ef llie last item of Imlfnn cruelty, wss the
murder rf Mi. Montgomery' wife of Lb ut. M. of
lH army. The Gl bc, in an article giving the pat
tinilnm, sreyi:
" Contrary to Instructions front the Wnr Dcpirt
incut, and In opposition to prsitive ordi rs issued by
the Commanding Genernl, forbidding nny tcnrt be
ing sent from post to pout, under thirty men, a wag
nn was despatched from Tort Micanopy to Fott Wa-
t-ahoota with only eleven mounted Infantry unJcr
the command of Lieutenants Sherwood and Hopsom
as the ninri.ing was fine, Mrs. Montgomery rodo out
witli them. About on hoc.r after their departure,
some of the horses returned to Fort Micanopy with
iut their riders, and shorl'y after two st Idiers rode
up nml announced thut the parly had been attacked,
Mrs. Montgrrery and Lieut. Sherwood and acvrr
nl euUicrs killed. The garrison immediately sallitd
out, and within three mil a of the Fort found the
Mccding corpse of Mr.. Montgomery, with a soldier
till I reaching, lying by her, with just strength to
ny tj her agonized husband, who threw him-elf en
the ground by his wife's bleeding body" Licu'en-
nf, I fought for your wife) long ns I could."
Lieut. Sherwood was well mounted, and might, it
is r p ntcd, have rsenped, but would nut abandon
his f..ir eh irge. This barhntous net, it is b.dicvcd,
was committed by a banJ of cruel and blooj thirsty
Miknsuckics.
The fronti;r posts in Florida nre not fit places f.ir
the residence of ladies. The same reasons which
iiyider it improper for them to be on board ships of
war, might be urged aga'uiFt their being nllnwod to
nccompany their husbands to these potts of danger.
Officers ought to be left free to act in moments of
emergency, of having to protect helpless women and
children.
This unf ntun .te lady h .d been only three weeks
in Florida, and lately married. '
GEtmOG III.
This monarch's leign will ever be celelrat. d, but
poirriiy vi judge it severely. On his Accession
to (he throne the deb: of ttnglni.d rrm jc i n,nno.
1)00; but at his death it had swelled to 320,000,
IKK. 'J'liiity-three of the fifty nine years he ant up
ii the throne, was passed in war; war, to be sure,
in which the genius of English sta esmen and gen
erals shone with tun-like brightness; but war, loo,
which fearfully increased tho burdens of the En
p;.ish' people, mid the cflc'.s of which still hang like
n millstone nround the neck of Ei.gli h labnr. Du
r,ng hi reign, the taxes were increased from JCG,
OOO.OOO n ytar, to X'GO.OOO.OOO. So mm h for na
t onal g'ory. Foitunate for him will it le, if pi s
teriiy assents to the maxim of the Engl sh ion litu
ti .11, that tho king can do no wrong.
The following horrible narrative we find in the
I'ettrshurgh (Va.) Intelligence' ; it is tkero s-id to
be copied from tho Danville Rep rter of Janu
ury I.
The Devil Incarnate.
We have to record a scries of most horrid uiur
tiers ever perpetrated by a single individual who ha I
nut btcn raised on human gore.
tt appears by verdict ot the Jury ealltd by Jas.
M. Williams, Esq., Coroner, to view the dead bnd
ies of Betsy Flecman, Eliza Fleeinau, her daughter
arid two small boys, children of said El zi, llut 0,1
the night of Wednesday, the 22d ult., Jamis E
Lanier, living near the White Oak Men .tain i i
this county, ncccmpaied by three negro men (be.
longing to his father.) whom he had procured to aid
him in the sivnge deed, piocecded to the houso in
ivh h the four persons above spoken of resid. d, and
after deliberately beheading one or two of us i mutes,
did b at out tho biains of the others with an axe
wh:cu he had carried with him for the purpose.
J laving despatched his victims, the wr.lch pibd
ttteir bodies in the middle uf ihc floor, c iv, r. d lliem
with straw, which hid been previously procure.! by
bis accomplice, and having set fire to them and to
the house, returned home well pleased wi h the des
olation ho had wrought.
We ere sony to say that the circumstances of
this tragical event uic greatly agijravat d by the f ict
that tho twiiboya wi re the children of the muidctcr,
and that he was prompted to tho hclli-di deed by
lie desiro to rid h'inst if of tho legal liability rf pr
attling for their support.
It apjicared in the evidence thut one of the boys
(a little fellow about four yoais old) ulaimed by the
murder of lvs mo htr and grandmother, caught the
monster around the leg, and implor.d him, in pite
ous accent, to spare hit life. Ho hud senrcely utter
ed the request when his head was severed from his
body by a slubi blow.
We regret to t;:le that the murdeier bus not
b rn appnhendej. His accomplices are in jaP.
A IlartlenrrI Villain.
It has rarely been our lot to notice an instance ct
more hardened villainy than tx.bited by Cook, who
was hung at .Scl.ci.eclaily last week. He sold his
body tophislci n, and lived like a nabob on the pro.
Ct id of the tii.li'. Heifl'iCtcd great uneoi.cem a
boijt Ills exceulion, and boasted much of the corae
ous manner inwhiihho mtaut to go tlirtugh w.tli
it, but the sight uf the scnlf ld dissipated his bo t.-le.l
iiUilTircnce, und like all br.igg rt-i, showed him a
coward, lie tirmbled like an axpeii, and for the
firtt lime since his tiial, if not since h's bir b, he
khoud stmethii g like deling. Sut. Vet. J'uil.
A Curious fr'ul t.
We see it tJtld as a cuii ,u fait, in an Eiig'Ub
iaper, that ihiily-:wo poundeib.iU, uf nearly six
nehes in diam. ter, when firud thniygtU ilt) ,i,ifr
if a ship, scrcely inukei a hole larger than nvghl
.ie momintaiily repaired by the ta penier w.lti
itceof wood of lie thicknerseil a muldlt sized walk
ng slick. 'J'his is tec. unto J for, by llie velociy of
he bill ps.owiil tliioujb, causing the wood to col
,ipe to neaily the or giual ktate. W'e arc nut prac
caIy acquainted wilh this cut jevt, but i.ro invei
licleca disj Ofed ta quo.li. n the accuracy of a.
ovs stati m.'i t. If true, it is a curious focu Dot
'e shall require I'urll.or evidence, lfore we believe
at a llii ty two H'Uinlei tall, ss ing through a
'lijs timUr, nukts a hole no biggej than rain's
'Uo b! - P-.'m Jt-urnal.
Origin of Names.
As msny of our re.iders would wi h to know
what was the derivation and meaning of their hap-ll-4in.il
names, and as we are devoted t their wish
es, we subjoin the following explanations!
Signification of some of the most usu-1 christian
names:
Anna, (derived fiom the IUbrew,) Gracious.
Adelaide
Arnold, .
Slant-he,
Chiiiles,
Catherine,
Clara,
Can line,
Emma,
Hliza,
Edward,
Edwin,
Edmond,
Frederick,
Francis,
Germin, A Princess.
Geimm, A Maintaincr of Honor.
French, Pure.
Gcrmnn, Noble Spiiiled.
Greek, Puis and Cold.
Latin, Clear and bright.
I.nlln, Noblo minded.
German, A Nurse.
Hebrew, . A Vow, j
Saxon, Happy Keeper.
Sixon, Happy t'onquerer. i
Saxon, 1 1 ji.y Peace, j
Gerinun, II ch and Peaceful.
German, Free, j
I.aiin, ' Happy, j
Greek, A F irmi r.
(itrman, All Truth, j
Gi rmnn, A rb h Lord
Spanish, Of a light blown colou'. j
(ieiman, A Peal I. :
Hebrew, A drop uf Sail Water, j
Hebrew, Hit cincss.
Hi brew, Fat. I
G rman, Famous in Com c I. ,
Greek, Wi-dom. j
Hebrew, A Lily, i
Hebrew, A Twin, j
Lutln, A Maiden, j
American Iiigriittll y.
Felix,
George,
Gertrude,
Henry,
Isabella,
Ma'(raret,
Mary,
Martha,
Rebecca,
Robert,
Sophi i,
S-jsan,
Thomns,
Virginia,
The Nashville Whig thus d. scribes a new Duck
ct making in .c'.ine which is in operation in that ,
city : j
The invr n'ion m ly bo sail to bo one of tho innu ;
mcrable results of the discotcty of Meam ower. It ,
operation is curious enough to nno not llmr uglily ;
versed In ibc tti t ea of mechanics. The mati rial ,
principally ust d is r. d and while ced r. The whole
process, from the rou?h I In k up, of saw ing, groov- ,
ing, turning and finbhing is conduce ! by steam ;
machineiy. Tlieminual lorre icqu'ucdto turn out
five or t-ix hundred buckets a inonlli it on'y about ;
four hands. j
A 1IKJE O.Y. j
There is now to be s en at the Union Drove
Yaid, on the Kidge lload, on ox so large that it !
throws etcry thing of the s .mc kind which hit I
herclolorc In cn fcen in this ciiy, completi ly in the
shade. It was raised by Mr. Shee z, in Berks coon
ty, and has bc.-n brought down to this city to be
A lughteied, having been puichased by a numlier of
our cnterpri.ing victuallers, for the sum of $1500.
Its Wiijht is oGUO pounds, and will nett2500. The
ox is of a r- d color, and is one of the lesl shaped
and finest lo. king inlmals thut has been seen in
Philadelphia. When nljughtcicd, it will bo ex
posed for sale on die stall of John Wihbank, in Mar
ket strctt i pposite Decatur. Those who wish to
view this noble auiinil, I y reference to the adver
titement in on other column, will ascciuin the time
and place. U. S. Cttzclte.
)I.1 I'Altll.
This ecle' rated man lived to the nge of one liun
drcflunj fifty yearn. Duiing that period ho enj .y
id perfect health. In his younger days he laid ,
down certain exeell- nt & c nciso iu! s to which he i
always adhered. The ledlh that ho enj yed. nnJ
ihegre.it age t. which he lived, conclusively show
their vMe. 'Keep," says he, -your head tmJ by
tfmpn;,nre,,,n,,rft warm by txtrc . K.s.: .
lt-ci to never ear i, you urr,,,,,,,, ;
iimr d ink but tnhcn nature requires it." These
woids speak volu n s.
Her Majesty's ( oiiriilriirr In Pi-lner Alttrrl.
The following appears olli.-ially in tin I. m. Ion I
Morning Po t. Suth nn lost nee of'-IJojnl S.-t'- ;
Possession," ai d, we may a 'd, R ival Dtlerinin iiion '
and Perse vert nee, and Uoynl confi lence in t' e grand .
maxim of b.iler bn k next time," cannot be furni-h ;
ed in the history of the civ.bz- d world. JV. V. Tut. j
' Unyul Sr 'f 'o.v.vf. During the I'nM in'er
vicw that Piinco Albert had wilh lh- (jueen, iin
nn diatt ly after In r M .jesty's ufaiuchment, bis
Koyal II ghnc-, wiih gr. at delie ey uf f cling, ex
pres d a fear lest the nation might exi erience some
Jis.-api iiitiiieiit vvhi n it shoiih! become known that
the lioyal Infant was not a Prince, Her Mijeiiy,
iiolw th tniid.ng the exbaus ion under whith khe
mu-t have I iboied, rep'ic.l, wilh great rirti'rWe.'Ncv
er mind, All en, the next thall lie a boy !' "
C it 1 1 1 li K Ilia ('I'eru Ours,
A corn doctor in Ireland has iccei.tly been cut
ting a great figure in the way of his " profession,"
and his all ii s were going on swimmingly until he j
was prosecu'ed for oh'sing money under false pre- . .
fences. A your g lady fiom whesc fei I he p eteoded SllOWtT of LiUVI'S,
to have cxirin ted I I corns and cuied in foe toe, and i Thv first of D ccmlicr last w,.s a beautiful day.
to wl.oiu be iCkt-ireJ the "to u" usividcnce, was : The mil rose wilh unusual spbndor, and n it a
the plaint li' 'ii the case. Finding htr corns no bet- I breath of sir wa-t stirring, 'i'l.e waters of li e S os
ier, she ha I the roi.ts given In r by the quack, in- quehaui a were as mi.uitli and as unrtifile.l as the
spected by a medical gen bunn, who ( r.-in uiued
them an ingi nious po j e ution of c-oif yu.VA.' 'j his
is a i.f spi c es i f hnmhtig.
Her M.ijesty ship i'aiiy, ('aptain lit wilt, while
exploring tl.c eat in coast of England, went down
in a squall ot win I, and every s. ul on b i.nd push
ed. Thi re in re ih rty live persons on board at the
lime, 'i'he Firy is the e glitll brig that has turned
over and gone down eauoc, faulty build oi cons-tiut-'ion
The Pri pajirri announce the dealh of M. de
la Dourtbni.iN ih,. celibrat. d che a layer, saiJ to
bo the in l -ki Iful an. I the mosl uniformly sue
ccssful in tho wo ld Anuric.n.
Rn U iin S.-i;!;,,.!!, a publi.hcdc ird signed
by a number of (i it ngers, we notice lhat a train of
cars were prot ll, d l y the new I. conn live cniiine.
jOvvswo, on the fi.jucUMl and Aul'um tail road
f
from Auburn to Syracuse, dis'nnee of thirty six
miles, In fifiy right minifies, including stoppages.
This speed was secompliscd without any previous
arrangements. -Ocean.
'
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, January 23, 1841.
Itrmocratlc Candidate for Hovtrnnr
Uvn. 1)1111) It- roilTIIIt.
fcj- We nro indebted to the Hon. 1J. II. Ham
mond for ('ongiessioiial Documents, for which we
tender our thanks.
fTj-The n pointmenl of Jiuln Parsons has be.n
unanimously confirmed by tl.c Senutc,
OTj" John Gilmore, of Duller coui.ty, w is elected
S'alo Tre.isjrer on Tutvday list.
(jj-The lMlautho.ir.ing the (iowrnor to In now
800,1)00 do.lars to pny iho intrnt on the Mate dt lit,
has received his siguatuie, and becaoic a law.
We ficl under some nlligations to our wortl y
Uoproseutalive at lLminburg, in nut IrouM'ng us
with legislative d-cumenls. His dignified and ge
nerous f irbearanco in this mutter, thall not be lefi
unrewarded. In conslderaion t-f his kindiic s, w.
have tie ermined to publ sh all bis t eethe nl
length, nd unless his mod.-ty should prevent him
i en. ling them to us, we nhall engnge the rpcci d at
leniion of the Major, our worthy Senator, to des
patch them to us as fi.st ns they ire delivered. Wc
h ive thut far carefully watched the pr.iceetlings o!
the bouse, but have not discovered that our repre
sentative hat deigned to open bis moiiib, rxe.pl
when making tho-eshoil emphatic speeches, which
arc gencra'ly recorded among the Arzs and Nur.s.
Our neighbor of the G...clle not being able or
willing to und rstund our comments in r. W'iou to
the tanlT, calls it nonsense. This U a i-boit me
i hod of gelling out of a dilemma, friend Youiij.
iii in, but riot wholly original, ns many an honeM
iVHw has prccccd.dyou in that kind of argun.enl.
An inquisitive youth o .ce undeiteok to thseoss a
i-u! ject with Dr. Johnson, but not liking t! e Doc
toi's aigiinn nl, he told him tlut he could net un
derstand him. The D ctor very pronipdy replit d,
that he did not feel himself bound to furnish him
wiih bo h argument and unibrstai.d ng. The public
will however undcrstanJ it, and we sliull leave it
for them to decide.
The late frei-hel bus not done ny da wage to the
valley of the Susqui hanua, s i far as we cm lenrn.
This may be atiiihutcd to the fjet, that the snow
some distance up the North and Wist Dranchcs
waB s'ill laying, nnd that the ice had not broken up
The Baltimore American tays, that ill ; Chief
Engineer had examined the T.do Water Canal,
mid reported ih it all was safe, excepting two blea
ches that cccerred near M-Call's Fciry, wl.cie the
w. ter rose UC . feet pe(.endiful.ir I eight.
I'he
whole damage can be rep lired in ten days.
... .
I'ija 1 llilll IfOll.
(. ,((e in noic.iB fm ,
,(on wi Rrl.B,y
W.lksbarre Dn-.n. While
such is the fact, it should I e remeinlieic I, that ihe
Sh.imokin Coal region is situattd almost in the cen
tre ef the Anthracite Iron region, and that two An
thracite Furnaces nie now building ut the mine's
iiimr.h, and hat the Danville Iron woiks, 13 mi es
above us, h ive rut-red into a reciprocal conuact by
which wc supp'y them with Shiinokin coul fir their
Fum.ic s at Danville, while they in iclurn send us
thuir Iron ore for the Furnaces ut Hiuniokiu.
l'lllllif Lillltls.
I W ore pleased to fee that tho I.etlsln'u'e have
1 taken a stand in favor ot a distribution of the public
; lands. The sh ire which would f..ll lu.- to l'eiinsyl-
v.inia would amotint to about ?-00,000 onnu il y.
This would be sullieieut to pay the int. rest on the
public debt, which amount to about ill it sum, which
the ril zens are now obliged to make up by a sta'e
tax. Our riht to t'.e public domain is undisputed ;
ami why should we, while our necessities are sta
ring us in the f.cc, for the puipose of favoring a
few p. I lieal applicants to ihs 1'ie.iilenev, yield up
this lieh inheritance, nnd burden the coiiiinuui y by
reioiliiig to taxntiou ?
polished surface of a minor; when sudden'y, about
a half mile above town, a dark spot was teen, re
tern1 ling a smaU cl -ud, from whence it was disco
vered that a It rrenl of leaves rsme pomii g down
into the river, covt ring nn area of vbout three or
four ncies in extent. A f w of the leaves were
pi. kid up at Fort Augusta, neatly opposite, and
found to be l.ire o. k leaves. Fiom whenco ihey
came wo cannot conjecture, unlets they hid bi en
can ied up by a whliKviml the preceding day,
when thero was a violent s'orm uf wind, and af er
being wuf ej through the air for many miles, depo
sit. d us above described.
S me idea ef the hcghl of the water at Wtstches
ter, during llie laie.fres.het (n the Crotnn, may l
g.itl.eied fiom a fad staled in Ihe Westchester D -uiociul.
A bain was can ied over (he tops of some
spple the, and a portion uf the hay il contained
hit in Ihtii bianclur.
Itrxiimpl ion Vnilrtl Stntin Bnnk.
A fiitnd who has just Murred from Phdadtl
phin, infoimsus that nn Fridny Inst, the 15th ins!.,
when the banks resumed specie payments, there
was nn immense concourse of pcoplo b, fore the I.
8. Dank. Some omusi ig incidents took id ice.
TI-.ofc luting li Is to reset. t, formtd a line, single
file, wh'ch extended from the ei unter of the bank to
the middle i.f the street, roch awaiting his turn for
the -hnrd stuff." Ono fellow ho'ding in his hand
a f r)0 bill, having patiently waited his turn, rx-
elaimid.ns he threw down his note, there dn you.
shell nut the "hard stuff." The efficer of the bank
very deliberattly took up his pen and crossed the
note, telling him they did not shell nut haid stuff
f reounl rftilB. Another individual whocanic wiih
ctcr.d hiimlrcd dollars, found, ns he presented him-
si If at the counter, that h s money was like the I-
rishman's flea: when he went to put his finger on
it, ''it was'ut there." Some one, probably less pnr-
t ic til i r, bnd cut his pocket and made oil' with tho
cluing!.
Unnk of Norlliiinilirrlaiiil.
While the Phil .delphia and other bniilts hnve
been paying out consiib rablc sums in s ecie, since
the IS h inst., tho Dank of N'oilhunih. r'and has
rxpeiienced no chftuge whatever. This bank has
in no instance it fused to cash its . five dollnr bi'N,
and even la'gir ones, when wanted for .-.hanise.
Such has been the unbounded confidence of the
community in the bank, that even in the gloomiest
peiiod of suspension, w have known farmers to
pro.-urc i's notes to lay up nsnn equivalant to silver.
The officers nnd directois of this institution gave
fulfil if nt evidence i f the abiliiy and intigrity with
which it has been conducted, by voluntarily pledg
ing their individual property for the redemption of
its rotes. These remniks may nbo be very justly
applied to the Wist Dranch Dank at Williamspnrt.
ron Tiir. amfhii ji'v.
Siinliiiry litrriiry Sorirly.
That tho nn rulers of Ihe socitty may ungerstnnd
why so ninny of the publications ordered, cannot
come on immediately, I subjoin Ihc following me
morandum, just reeeivril Ooin the central sgent i:i
.New Ymk, in connection wilh ti e remaik, thnt it
will take abw months before the society inn g. t
fully ui.ib r wny. Patience is nlvvav s a go nl thing
W. R. SMI TH, Secretary.
'Anv lic.tn Journal of Medical Science, The Law
Hep rter, Dibl c.il Repository, Journal of Franklin
In-titute, Cullivntnr, Farm, r's (oibinel, nnd the
Molhei's Miigazinc nre not yet publishtd for Janu
nry 19-11.
The Lnndon Qunrteily Review, for Dec, wh'ch
is the commencement of a vulunie, is not yet retei
veil from England.
Blackwood's Magazine nnd Beritby's Misctllaiiy,
for January, are not jet reprinted.
The Penny Mngszine, Fr. xer's M ig'zine, and
ihe Msgnzine of Natural History, nre not yet re
ceived from London, for January.
The Youth's Mag -zinc nnd ('hilstlnn Review
commence volumes with Ihe number for May we
shall not send them until then, uulc s olheiwise
Oldercd.
Tho Statislic.il Magazine is not commenced as
yet."
ron Tim AMtnicii.
DisnivKitv or amkkica.
A night of ignorance had long overshadowed the
Easlt rn woil.l ; I ut at the restoration a br ght light
nro e, and dissipatid the d.iiknes-i which had broo
tbd over the mind during the middle ages. Then
the soul of man, created capable of souring to Fublime
heigh's, I urst from its degrading fetters, nnd utthin
ed that degree of light and rilinement for which it
had Hcen originally destined. The mind t.f Lut'ier,
lhat heaven like ioneer, diiniiiished ihe power of
the crtscint und cross; and as the star of Bethb
hem shed joy and peace o'er the dark places ol ihe
ea'th, Man no longei groveled in the du.-t, lull a.-su-mej
his Godlike nature, and ogsiu become the glo
ri in image of his maker. His sphere uf aetinn
now became ei.laigi-d. IiiiH'lled by a lli i.-t for
wriilth, the timid mariner no longer coa.-lt d along
the shore, but sailed feur!es-lv upo i the bosom t f
llie mighty deep, wh le hope preceded the adventu
rous voy.-g.-is, like the cloud und pillar of lire which
brought the faithful lo the promised land. It was
then, when Iluroj was making a, vigorous cll'.rl
to thiow oil' the shack'es of ignorance, that die j iy.
I ul ci y of land ! land! broke upon the troubled spi
lit of Columl us, as sweetly as the music of the
iiiurniuiing stream lo the fainting traveller in a
burn ng desert. It was litis brave and enterprizing
Genoese, who firit ojiened tho path to this peer lix
uf the wor'd, and brightly should gl w the tadius of
fame around his name. But has his memory been
sufficiently levered t Has not his mighty deeds and
self-Jon) ing spirit been forgotten, a quickly as the
refreshing atit-ams in Arabia's paicheJ laud dip in I
Has not his birthiight been wrested f om him, and
Ihe IjuicI wreath which should have eneiriled his
own brow, conferrd upon another ! With ihe spi
rit of Irue patriotism glance back through ihe mist
of ages und Rare w ith him upon the beauties of this
new und glorious world. There w.is grandeur and
purity, unsullied by the hands of man. There ap
peared the bright and beautiful wo k of nature, as
Ihey hnd rmniiatid from the hands of God. And
as Columbus gaz. d upon its extensive forests bathed
in tho golden light of lh- sun, iis clear b'ue sky , its
majestic streams, whose ceaseless flow sweetly swel
led like j. yous n.u-ic, and its towt-rirg in. un ains,
whose lofty summits se. mel to touch ihe sky, il
ufiorded him m ue heartfelt pleasure than Demos
thenes could have experienced, when enraptured
and bieathltss ihe proud Athenians listemd lo his
soul stirring eloquence ; or Ihe conqueror of Ihe
East, when borne in bacchanalian splendor, through
the streets nf m ghty llabylon. It far surpassed ihe
joy of Cyrus, w hen the d nk proud w tvt s of ihe
Euphrates prorlaiim d in niel.tncholly mum. inings,
such as uttered by ihe da k spiii's which hover
srouud the brluk t f eternal perdition ; ' The glury
ot Bab) b.n the gnat Las dufiirtid, and th strtntli
nf the mighty lias fallen." America was destined
to become the ssnc'uary of live oppressed, and soon'
was henrd on hci wild shore the song and prayer
of the pilgrims. Oh I may the aweel mournful mu
sic, which nrose from Tlymouih rock like the me-
lody which broke upon ihe enrnptured shepherds
from the golden limp, still resound throughout our
land. May pence nnd justice foicvrr thine with
meteoric splendor then America shall proudly
sing the requiem of ull nations of the earth.
, ADELAIDE.
Allrf.il Elrrtioii FraiuU In Amrrlrn.
Wc find in a l ite number of Galignnni's Parit
Messenger, the following paper attrihu'ed to Gov.
('ass, our able nnd upright minister nt the French
ciurl, in answer to the allecntinns of several Amcr-
icin journnls, thai the Into Presidential election wi
determined by fiaiid nnd hiibcry thnt British gold
and f reign influence have so far coiruptcd the
Amer'c m people ns to nullify the ballot bjx ond di--stroy
the ojieration of republicanism.
We have received the foilowirg from a distin
guish! d Ame ican correspondent :
I observed in your journal of Thursday, extracts
fiom some of the Auieiicnn pnicrs, charging their
poiti. nl adv-i r -a ties with frauds in the pending rl -t-lion
in ihe ITiii'cd States for President, (liuiir-tni's
Mwu-rer has attained too high nnd loo ju-t a ieP !
u.alioi. throuehout Europe for judgment nnd i,n- ;
partiality not to render its emmunicatiena, even ex-
tracts, i.i.pnrinnt in the anp-eclion to be founed
of pns ing events in nny civiliz -d n iti on. Siti fi d
of youi desire to seek and spread the t uth, I would
suggest to you a word of caution respecting the
mutual recriminations you may find in Ihe Ameri
can paper. Having no s; irit nf propngandism, I
have no thviro to say nny thing in def -ncc of lh.
ins;ituti.ns of tho Tinted Stite.-. L t them speali
by their results. A svstem of policy, which had the
experience of more than half a century, without the
slightest change, nnd of riieh n hn'f century of t-ial
ond change in titer parts of the world, at mankind
have never witne-sed, nnd which has secured ns
gre.it a measuro of moral nnd physical happiness ns
nny nation f v -r enj-.yed, cannot be misui'ed to (li 1
condition of the people where it prevails. As to the
European prediction of its prem iturc decty, they
commence I w lh it existence, nnd I r-uppesi wil
accompany its duration through the long extent of
time, which I tru-t nnd lielieve Providence has des
tined to it. Every year, some f iendly CasanJr i,
surveying Aincic.i, across the utl nine, uniiotinccs
the immediate di-solution of the Union, and the
tle-truetioii republican ins'ituti ins ; and t v.iy year
these are moie fir.nly rooted in the hearts of the
people, and strengthened to abide those sh cks f.om
which no nation is wholly exempt.
But lo my more important purpose. One of ihe
greatest moral spectacles which the woild ever wit
nessed is now p-is'iug in the United Slates. E'gh
teen mi'lious of peoj le are freely electing the r chief
magistrate. The ballot box is Invelling through
the luud from East lo West, from the Atlintie to the
Lakes, and from North to South ; from (he St .Law
rence to the Mississippi ; and diy af er day, the
people arc depositing in these recptnclcs of so-crin-ly
the evidence of tin ir will, and this without the
slightest emeute without shedding a drop of blond.
And in a country, too, wheic tin re arc 1,500 jieri
odical j -urinilt without tar, without ran lion, money,
and without ccn-urr; nnd where the standing army
consists of 8 or 0,000 men, who are employed upon
the ext erne fionticr to restrain the Indians ; nnd
whese ihe sword or bayonet, r.s agents of police,
is entirely unknown : wheie the sherifTor con-table
proceeds lo arrest a man, not th an armed force,
but by re tiling to him a little magical piece of pi.
pfr. in which he is commandid in the name, nf the
Sinto to surrender hiinse f, and he does surrender
hinmelf.
No, Mr. Editor, I do n3t claim for my country,
men nn exemption from human pastiuns. They
are engaged one of the hiuhi st functions it is given
man In exercise. Il would be folly lo expect thut
their fit lings would not bo excited. Without such
result it would show the existence of a state of apa
thy which would go far lo prove thnt they are unfit
for the blessings of their condition. They are in
earnest. In ivery g ivernment, since mankind fir-t
assembled in communities, the have been, and their
always will be. dill", rences of opinion, more or less
important, respecting questions of policy, foreign or
domestic. It is ihe condition of humanity, and
wisely so, that all should not view things -dike, the
freer the government the more decided will be these
diff 'letices, and the mare harmless. The great po
litical stea n engine in the United States, though of
high pressure construction, is kept secure, by its
numerous and pcrjielually o; en s-fety-va'v.'s i;s
entire freedom in talking, writing, printing and vo
ting its frequency of election, anil the direct uc
ciuntabily of all its authorities. In countries where
these are shut, thi re are less deinon-tiations of pub
lic opinion ; but when they do come,
"They come us ihe winds come vvln'ii foiests are
rended. !
They come as the waves come when navies are
Mrullded."
I am now led lo my last remark, and which is
! ind.ed (he object uf th.s note. Vou know the An.
glo-iSaxon sp rit W'hutrvir ihe race dots, it dots
with ull its might. Vuu do not n-e a li tie borough
election in England, for llie smallest muni, iple ulUV
cir, where the passions are not excited, slid where
theptrtiea are not in presence of each other, each
endeavoring to attain its obj. ct, and nh charging
its adver-ury wiih a thou-and cot. U t practices, f.on
whieh, in nine cases out of ten, as I Udieve, both
sides are exempt. And in the United Stves the
same elements are in motion ; and you cannot ex
pect lhat nbola n.tion electing its head, will he
leas excited than parish meeting enroling its bead
le. As lo bill-cry, nJ all similar rh irges, the ac
cusation, as a generul thesis, is, Uhhi the face rf il,
uuiiue. Tin re are too many Voters, und ihe rights
of sutlr.ge is loo much extended, to permit the pur-) taking; it up, nml llolify ilier hc SllllsCl i
rhase uf ballots. The as crlion is absurd. J do nol I bcr ill Sllllbtirv.
say it has never Iiajq cntd ; fuih a proposition
wou'd be txlisvij; ml. But eliiiniug only for mv
countrymen an equal share of virtue with other na
tions, nnd looking to the condition of Amrriean
suffrnge, I mny say thnt its prevalence to any con
siderable degree is impossible.
I was glad to observe, Mr. Editor, from your pre
fatory remark, that you doubled the accuracy of
theso poll leal charges I trust I have said enough
to confirm this sentiment, and induce just cnuliou
in the iutrcitlution into your columns of the trimi
nitions and leerimin itionsof American j iumallsts.
E-en on other iu' j cts they nre son.e'imes a little
given to the hyperlmlet They have to talk si much
about diflretn, for the last three years, that the great
European romnmni y. judging of the cendition of
Ihe 1,'ni'ed Stale by thi ir own, have actually sup
posed thnt this woid meant physical misery. Tho
distress has I een, not that all the necessaries of lifo
nre scarce and dear, but lhat they were cheap and
! abundant they hnd, in fact, ni price. Flour in
l'ie West the l est flour in the world was s.-M at
thne doll irt the barrel, nnd beef and p.-rk at tho
simc pr'ce per cwt., in.ik ug the fo.mer one ius
and a half a pound, and the I iltcr three sous. As
to starvation in the I'nited S stes, or extreme misery,
such ns Europe unfor;una'ely cvey where exhibits,
no ono has ever s en it.
I do not mean to push the nrgumcit ud homines,
but I wi I merely suggest for consideration, that he
wnn "nm,,u 1 K0 ",c ,rue " r""c mean-
U frmn ,h" an,8-'"" French and En-
B,,5ih' '" ,imrn nf rrnl "cilcmeiit, wou'd form a
"'Ul1' '" "r estimate of political morality in t i.ir
icspc. livo couii'.r.es than do s
AN AMERICAN.
The follo.ving is an extract of Mr. Cuts' iMnd
H-ll:
I. The syinent to each of the States of Ohio, In
tliini, Illinois, .Mil-una, Mission, Mis-i sippi and
Louisiana, over nnd ubove what ench of the siid
States is entitled to. by Ihe terms of llieir admission
to the Union, if I2J percent, upon the nett pro
ceeds of the sales of the public lands within their
re-p.-ctive lim'ls: lobe applied lo objects of Internal
Improvement or edueiiti m ; 'lit sum not to beef-
feted by any nppropri pious for the Cumberland
Road.
II. The division of the netl proceed', nfti r tho
d ductions ref rred lo, among nil the Sin'es of the
Union, neco thug to iheir respective f. deral represent-live
population, to be nj plied to education, In
ternal Imprnvem n's or the rc-embiirsment of any
existing debt contact, il for the bitter o'-jcl pro
f'nVi, that this shall lie no bar lo a future icilu. tior
of price, or nppli a ions for a transfer to the puhli
I nds on reatonable terms to the States in whirl
they lie, ne-r impair the power uf Congr. st to mak
such fu'ure dis, osition of lliem ns it may deem ex
pedient.
III. Proviion for the s ini-.innutl piymenls di
ring the continuance of the act.
IV. Limitation for fifty years, except in the ea
of a war wiih foreign powers, when the act cc ise
ni.d the extcnlion of tho lienfitof the act to any lie
S ates admitted sulwqui ntly to its passage.
V. An appropriation of $30,000 a year for cor
p'eling the tuiveys ; and a prohibition uf an increa
of the minimum price ut private siles,
YI. The discaitiii nance of the land office in ni
t -
district win re fir two ytars tha expense is not ie
frayed by the revenue and its annexation lo th
udjoing ill trict.
II. A grant to Mississippi, Louisiana and Mis
souri of 500, COO ac es of land; to Alabama 100,l0(
acres, w ithin their r spective I. mil". f
VIII. These .sitm shall not dispose of the lantlr
thus grimed for less than $1,25 eraere, until other,
wise directed by law; and their nett proceeds slid
lie applied to internal improvement namely, r ad-',
bridge, cm ds and water courses, which shall Ix
fiee for the transportation of Ihc United Kiatce mail
nnd munitions uf war, nnJ for the passage of theii
troops, without the j aymcntof any loll whatever.
Schuylkill Navigation.
Since our last uhlica ion wc have endeavored te
glean ull Ilia information respecting the d .mages
u-taincdby the works nf this company, and are
plcastd lo lea n tlntt the injury is not s i great as
was nt fi st supposed it would b '. If the Naviga
tion sustains no other injury by freshets, and there
i proper ixertinn nn the part of the officers of the
c imp my, it can be placed in n ivigablo order by the
first of May next ul furthest.
The dainnge, as far as we can learn, consist
principal'y in breaches made in the im'mnknien s.
Sever I uf llie Dams and Lmks have been consid
erably injured but none have been awepl sway, j
.Vincr's JutirnaU
Pul.llr I. ami.
A proposition h is been ma lei in l'ie U. S ates
Scniie.by Mr. Calh un, to cede the public lands t
the states in which they lie.
If we mistake not Ihe Tni-ed flutes are bund by
the original cession of these ..o Is.io h Id ihem, fust.
I for the pnymrut of lh public lands, am) then, (
the use of the aevt ral Siates. Such a dliotiti-iit
then as Mr. Calhoun proposes lo links of lliem.
uucon-t tu'umal ; ami as Pennsylvania will) U t
del of f 35,OlO.OIW, sad which will sworn kxcvh-1
$10,010,000, will have use f r aU tU funds which
she run lightly claim, we duU whether the d.-ino-cratic
pnty, or, in fact, any party in Pennsylvania,
will consent lo such a me iure. In our humble sphero
we shall oppose it fio.n the germ. .mericut
Htnt'iul.
i.LHI?T.
A I'FsOSF, DKCKl'H FF.AT, about
wklt 17 lett Ion-;, and J I iVet wido,
vviili an iron pin in tho sicrn Mock,
went adrift from the promises of the
subscriber, near Sunhury. A reasona-
we leward will txi piven to anv one
I H:KV MASNK1J.
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