THE B1DDLEK,
FOR THE AMERICAN.
Juvenile Department.
Answer to Enigma of last week.
Si'.hbi'Kt America;.
Answer to Charade.
Piano Forte.
Answer to Puzzle.
No. 1. Hia Daughter.
No. 2. Ho tan take the goose over first,
'eave it on the other side, return, and take the
fox, then bring the goose back, leave it on this
side, and take the corn over, and then return
for the goose.
CHARADE.
My first ia the name of a saint,
And in the Bible often is found ;
My eeeond is an implement used
By farmers, to lear off their ground
My wliolo is a science, in which hove figured
The most distinguished men of our age,
And is practised daily by numbers,
Who'd scarce know n saint from a sage.
Conundrums.
1. Why is a man looking out of a garret
window, so much like a crow in a gutter 1
2. Why do ladies always pull off the left
stocking last 1
3. A man on going to visit a prisoner in ja il was
nsked by the jailer, if he was any relation or
the prisoner. The man replied.
"As to brothers and sisters, I have none,
But that man's father, is my father's son."
What relation was the prisoner to the visi
tor? PUZZLE.
A. W. died intestate, seized of two tracts of
land, one of them worth $1155, the other worth
$523, leaving 12 children. After the death of
A. W., J., one of the 12 heirs, released to the
others all his interest in the estate. Soon alter
J. released, 2 of the heirs died intestate, with
out issue. What interest has J. in the estate!
FROM THE 8ATIRDAY Ml'SEl'M.
Answers to the Charades of last week.
1. Ear-wig.
2. Draught-board:
Answers to Conundrums.
1. He's one beside himself.
2. Like to be drowned.
3. She is turning locks.
4. He's light-headed.
5. There' a goose's head in if.
0. I'ts often tolled (lol.l)
CHARADES.
1.
My first makes all nature appear with one face;
At my second Is music and beauty and grace :
And if this charade is not easily raid,
My whole you deserve to have thrown at your
head.
II.
My first troubles you in summer : my next
is a most carefal mother : my w hole is no
christian.
ENIGMA.
He that in music takes delight.
And he that sleeps secure by night,
And he who Eaila too near the land,
And he that's caught by law's strong hand ;
He who his time in taverns spends,
And he that courts of law attends :
He that explains heraldic signp,
And he that works in silver mines,
Are all acquainted well with me :
My name you surely now mtibt see.
CONUNDRUMS.
1. Whnt most resembles a cat in a hole?
2. In what place did the cock crow, when
all the world could hear him ?
3. Why does a brunette's face resemble a
wet day !
OrriCB Hunting asd itb Peril. The E-
vening Journal relates the following joke which
was perpetrated upon a somewhat verdant of
fice seeker from this city :
A Mr. A , who asked for the office ofTo-
bacco Inspector, was informed by the wags at
Congress Hall that Gov. Bouck found it to dif
ficult to obtain correct information in relation to
New York applicants that he had scut for a
clerical friend, on whose intelligence and ad
vice he could rely ; that this clergynvin had
lodgings there ; and that no candidate could
hope to succeed without his endorsement Mr.
A with some difficulty obtained an intro
duction to this potential clergyman, whom lie
found in his room, occupied as the Mayor and
citizens of Ixmdon found the Duke of (Jlo.ster
when they went to "enforce him to a world of
cares." The object of the visit was explained.
General interviews succeeded. Many difficul
ties were overcome. Among the indi-penea-b!e
requisites for success, the fctrictist temper
ance was enjoined. All was going on swim
mingly, until the candidate discovered his Re
verence at the bar with a glass of brandy and
water at his lips! This led to an inquiry which
deprived our editorial brother, Levi I), lamm,
of bis canonicals ! It ia scarcely necessary to
add that the hoaxed candidate fur Tobacco In
peclotw paid his bill and sloped ofTby the Hou
eatouio Railroad for New Vurk. jV. Y. A met.
The fSeocccR Lkfevre,. The New Havm
Palladium publishes a communication from a
"Minister of the Gcpe!,' which says that the
Mr. Ixfevre, who recently srducrd an amiable
young girl, is not now a Mmiitcr; he wu one
sometime since, but was deposed from hi office,
by the Association of llio Eabtern HUriet of
New Haven CuUDly, of which he was once a
member while a resident for two or thiee years.
of Jvorth Madison, Ct, The association of min
latere, to whom he was amenable, warned the
community against him at that time. Ho was
dpoJ for committing adultery. Hurl Times.
ton tbb AVtatcAR.
II A P T I 8 N
Ma. Em Ton i Your paper of February tlih
was ihie day pat into my bands, and my attention
celled lo a communication, hraded "arguments on
the mode of baptism," by your correspondent, L.
D. I,, and as you have very generously, and I may
add, properly offered your columns for communics
tionn the other aide, I will ofTor a reply, and in
lb mem time attempt to show that this, like al
most every other subject, hs two sides, end that.
"He ih it i first in his own cause, seemeth just,
till his neighbor cometh, and searcheth him." Il
is true, I feel romewhat diffident about entering the
firld of controversy, with so teemed an opponent
ss youi cricsp.Hident sppesr fobs; but pleased,
very much plesecd with the opportunity I now have
of opposing error, and of vindicating the ordinance
of christian biptUm, in your widely circulated pa
I am, however, aware of the peculiar dilTi
culties which attend every effort to exhibit nr.popu
tar tru'ha, In the face of popular error. We are
sll Ihe subjects of strong passion and prejudicee,
but I hope, I confidently believe, that in this cae.
the reader will carefully examine, and impartially
weigh the arguments on this subject, ar d eonsci.
entioe.aly yield to conviction. The subject of Bap
tUm dors very muih agitate the religious communi
ty of this grnerntion, and although there ia no aut.
ject more plainly taught in the New Trstameni
then the doctrine of BajitUm, yet there are many
professors of Christianity, at this day, and no doubt
ome who read your paper, Inttoring under conaci
entious embarrassment on this subject. I am snrrv
to be under the painful impression that L. D. L.
has only contributed to the increase of that rm
barrsfsment be certainly haa darkened counsel.
He has advanced nothing new, they are the trite,
old, worn out arguments that have been advanced
a thousand times in support of sprinkling and
pouting for Baptiam, and sa often fai.-ly met and
tiiumphanily rrfuted. Mr. L. pursues a very strange
course in attempting to come at the scriptural
"mode of Baptism." Instead of going to the New
Testament, and confining himself t.) that, he goes
over to the Old Testament, where, by the way, not
one word is said about Christian Baptism. This
looks very much like a drowning man c.itching
at a straw. Perchunre, when writing thse
arguments," he had "in his mind's eye" a aign
board, which, it ia said, a mechanic, once upon a
time, placed over the door of his shop, "All torts
of twitting and turning done here."
Mr. I.. ays,"Let ua examine the connexion in
which the word Baptise occurs, in order to oarer
tain its probable meaning," and then, In I and be
hold ! he directs the reader to Joel 2, 28, Iiaiati 52
anJ S3, Psalms 22, Ezekiel7,8, alio to Ezekiel
30,25. Now, deal reader, will you believe it, that
the word baptize dors not occur in one of these
texts. Why ! in the name of common renae, why
then did he bring up these texts 1 He had an ob
ject in view, no doubt, and it requires no extraor
dinary discernment to see what was that object,
fn there passages he found the word pour and
sprinkle, m he "twist and turns" them over lo
the subject of baptiam, snd srgues that these are
the terme oed to describe the baptism of the Holy
Ghost, and if ao, then either sprir.kling or pouring
ia baptiam. He here takes for granted what be
ought first to have proved. Not only so, but we
defy him to prove that the words sprinkle and
pour are synonymous with the word baptise, as
uecd in the scriptures.
L. falls into s very great mistake with regard to
the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Becaure the
spirit ia poured out in order to the Baptiam, there
fore, he argues that pouring Is baptiam. This ia
atrange logic, indeed. Doea be suppose that the
immortal God was poured out, or sprinkled about
in psiticles, as some ministers sprinkle or pour a
little water on the head or face of tbeir candidates?
let us see if we cannot find a rule by which lo
messure the baptism of the spirit. See Acts 2,
2,3,4. Tberesder will please observe that not
only did the spirit "Jill all the houte where ihey
were setting," but ibediciple "were all filled with
the Holy Ghost." Query do our Pedoliaptiat
friend hsptiee with a room full of water, and put
their candidates entirely under il, or overwhelm
tbem with water, a the disciples wsre with the Ho
ly Ghoat t
Ag iin, 1.. I). L. falls into another error by sup
posing that baptism is analagnus to the "blood of
sprinkling. I deny lhat baptism has a respect to
the blood of sprinkling, but that it denotes the
washing of r generation, and the renewing of the
Holy Chobl, and is emblematical of the butial and
re-urreclion of Christ, and of our death and burial
with him, and of our resurrection with him to a
new life. See R,.m. 0, 4 6 $ Col. 2, 12 i 1 Peter
3, 2 1 . The sprinkling of the blood of Chriat never
once refers lo the doctrinal import of baptiam, but
haa its memorial a id representative io the Lord's
supper. L. is compelled to abandon the scriptural
import of baptism, and lo substitute s conjecture of
bis own, in order lo m.ike his system hang together.
And what is lo be urn-l of alt deplored io the cr.
rors of sprinkling, ia that it mi.lvada and bewilders
those who teceive it, in respect of the true meaning
of all the aicrcd institutions.
I am sure lhat every scholar will be amazed at
L. D. I.'s. de finition tf Baptise. Can il be pot
tle that a man who understands the Greek lan
guage, would ruk bis reputation aas scholar, by
aaeerilng lhat the Grtek word Baitizo "means no
thing but to rprir kle or pour," snd d ies not mean
"the grom art of dipping." I envy not the b arn.
ing, the rlassic.il n search and practical prudence of
such a man. Such a one certainly deaerves our
pity mure than our contempt j for his knowledge
savour much of
'-Index learning.
Which makes no student pale,
But takes die ril of science by the tail."
We will place along aide of L. D. L'a. bold
oVelaralion, that the word baptise ''means nothing
but to pour or sprinkle," the statement of Professor
CiNmiiL t ' I have beard a disputant, In defiance
of t tymol fj and use, mainta'n that the word len
'ered in the New Testament baptise, means mors
properly to sprinkle thsn to plunge and in deft
ante of alt antiquity , that the former was the earlS
ast, and the most general practice in baptising.
Ona who argues in this manner, never fails with
persons of knowledge, to betray the came he would
dfftnd i snd though, with respect lo the vulgar,
bold a-sertinns generally succeed as well as argu
ments, and sometimes better ; yet a caximd mtHn
will always rmn.t 0 take the help erAtstnnon,
even in the defence of truth. Ittturei en Vulpit
Eloquence, Sect. 10, p. 804. Whst a rebuke one
PrdobepiU here gives to another.
On the pa sige in John 3, 23 t "And John s!so
was baptising in Enon, near t't Salim, because there
wss much water there" Mr. T.. savs, this should
be literally translated, not "mteh water, but many
waters" and ihrse many waters were a few "small
collections of water," not sufficiently deep, in his
estimation, for immersing. Now John Calvin, the
foUndor of ihe Presbyterian church, considers 'that
from three words it may be inferred lhat baptism
was sdtninistired by John and Christ, by plunging
the wbide body under water." The learned snd
pious Dr. Poddrige says, "surely no long can be
mote eidt nt than lhat pollu vidafu,) many wa
ters, signifies a latge qusnti:y of water, it being
aomr limes turd for the Euphrates, Jer. SI, 13 (Sep.
tusgint) to which, I suppose, there may alsi be
an allusion, Rev. 18,1. Compare Ezrk. 43, 2;
Rrv. 1, 15 j 15, 2 i 19, C, whcir the voice f many
waters does plainly aignify the roaring of the high
sea." Is il not somewhat astonishing, thai a mode
of speaking, which on all other occWons meana
mueh, ahould in case of baptism s'gnify s very
tie t To such glaring sdsurditiis will prejudice
end error drive their devotees.
Let us now look at L. D. L's. rrilici-ms on the
Greek prepositions en and apo. He contends lhat
en should be rendered ly, of, at, or neor ; thus he
av, Mall. 3. 6 should read "they were baptised
of him at Jordan." Exrellint critic ! According
to the le.nned L. D. I.., when a person is in the
grave, he is only at it ; when be is in Ihe house,
he is only at the door ; when he ia in bed, he is
only at the side of it ; when s man is drowned
in s river, he is r-n'y drowned at the edge ; wl.en
a man is in trouble, he is only at, near or close by
trouble. O bigr.try ! O prejudice! what can you
not do. Come here, all ye skeptic , Mr. L. will
solve all diH'ietilli, a for you. Daniel was not cast
into Ihe Lions den, but only nt it, uear it, close by
il. Jonnh vi aa not in the great fish, but tit it, near,
it, ci te by il. Upon examinstinn. the rea.ler will
find lhat the preposition en ia rendered in one
hundred times, for once by any other word. It
occurs nearly two hundred limes in Mstthew, Mr.
L. finds one or two places where it may be ren
dered at, and therefore, mcst always be tranluted
at, where baptiam U spoken of. Mr. L. baa f.dien
into the ssme error upon the word apo, which be
contend' should be rondered f. um, and not out of.
The translators have coriectly rendered it out of.
See Acts 8, 39. "And when ihey bad come up
(apo) out if the water." See alo Matt. 3, 16.
I will transcribe a few remniks on the clssxical
import of there prepositions, from the celebrated
Greek grammar of the learned Jamas Moore, L. L.
D., Professor of Greek, in Glasgow. "En denotes
that something is contained within a certain and
limited place." "Apo denotes the departure, or the
distance of one person or thin, from the plare of
another." This is worth more than a whole col-
un.n of L's. erit'cikms on three words, la it not
greatly to be lamented, that even wise snd good
men will depart from the obvious snd natural
meaning of words, and violate all correct rule of
interpretation, snd be guiby of sophistry of the most
pernicious tendency, and thus become sll things lo
all men, to save some from going over lo Ihe Baptist,
BtkwicK, March 10, 1843. W. 8. H.
(To Le continued.)
Than the following ballad, nothing more beauti
ful ever came tfuin the depths of the huinun heart.
It is extracted from General Morris's volume of
poems, recently published by Meaars. App'eton:
M7 Mother's Bible.
This book is all that'a left me now !
Tears will unbidden slsil
With faltering lip snd throbbing brow,
I prrm it to my heart
For many generations passed,
Here is our fjmily tree t
My mother's hand this Bible clasped
She, dying, gave it me.
Ah ! well do I remember those
Whose names ihese records !ear;
Who round the hearth-stone used to close,
Af'et me evening prayer.
And spek of whst these peies ssid,
In tones my heart would thrill !
Though they are wiih the silent dead,
Here arc ll ey living still !
My father read this holy book
To brothers, sisters dear
How calm wan my poor mother's look,
Who learned God's word lo besr,
Her angel face I aee il yel !
What thronging memories come I
Again that little group ia met
Wilhin the halls of home !
Thou truest fiend man ever knew,
Thy constancy I've tried ;
When ull were false I found the true,
My counsellor and guide.
The mine of earth no trenaure give
That could this vol line buy ;
In leaching me the way to live,
II taught me how to die,
BT THOMAS rOWSS.
Heaven gave the I, desire for sweets,
Nor heavrn denies her flowers
The ihiisty land for m.dsiu'e waits.
Nor heaven withhold it ah., wets.
No sooner are the balie's alarms
To mother's ears expre-s'd,
He finds, a ahelter iu her arms
His s,.iee si tier breast.
Nor ar the in-tmcU of ihe heart
Less suljecla of beat en's cere;
Nor would it tymp ilbje imparl
Merely lo peruh there
The beau thai yearn for kindred mind
To share iu bliss or pain t
Thai knowa to love, shall surely find
A heart lhat low again.
Getting into debt without iutendicg to pay,
is an improvement on stealing.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday t .Varch 18, 1843,
REMOVAL.
DC3 The Office of ihe "SUNBURY
AMERICAN" has hcen removed lo
the white frame building, in Centre Al
ley, adjoining the New Store of II. B.
Masser. Business or orders left at the
Store, will be promptly attended to.
fXj We have juat received aixty teams of print
ing psper, similar in size and quality to the sheet
upon which this is printed. Also 36 ream of su
per Royal 21 by 28 inches, which will be sol J st
cost and csrrisge, for rash.
fXj" A number of interesting articles will be
found on our first page;
rjj In another column our readers will find a
communication signed W. 8. If. from a correspnn
denl at Berwick, on the suljeet of baptism, in an
swer to sn article upon that subject, which appeareJ
in our columns a few weeks since.
(Tj' The Enigma sent lis, through ihe post of
fice, ia no enigma to ua. The writer may find hia
own character defined in the 8th, 1st and 1st letters
of the same.
fXj The annual commencement of the PennV
Medical College, look place on Toceday the 7th
inst. The degree of Doctor of Medicine was con
ferred on Thomas G. Morris, of this p'are.
The commencement of the Jefferson College took
place on ihe 10th inst., when the same degree was
conferred on John C. Mc Williams, of Shamokin,
and Jacob B. Master, of this place.
fXj Legislative squabbles. It will be seen by re
ference to our Harrisburg letter, thai several of ibe
members of Ihe legis'sture, have been engaged in
d sgraceful quarrels, such aa we might have looked
for in the Arkansas legislaruie, but could scarcely
bava expected from our own.
Drrp Snow.
The deepest snow that we have had ibis winter,
fell on Thursday night laat, measuring, in depth,
from 18 to 20 inches. The ground was frozen, snd
well prepared for good stefphing ; but we sre fear
ful that the season is too far advanced Ij hope for
ila continuance, longer than a few day. A warm
un and a south wind, such si we had some week
since, micht dissipate the whole in a very short
lime. In such a case, and such an event should
not be unexpected at this season, we are fesrful the
nsvigation may sustain considerable damsge on
account of the eilraordinary freshel Ihst must ne
cessarily ensue. We hope, however, for the best.
The River is yet fast hound in its icy fetters. As
the snow hassonsider.ibly drifted, the road, in many
places, muit be greatly obstructed.
Tfon-Imprisonmrnt Law.
The legislature ha not yet finally acted on this
bill. The last Stole Capitol Gazette mitkea a strong
sppesl in favor of the law, but admits that il ahould
not have embraced eiisting contracts. It is this
retrospective feslure that make ihe law so univer
sally unpopular. There sre msny, we might say
s large majority of those w ho are most interested.
lhat are in favor of ita absolute repeal, whilst ihe
opinion, lhat ibe law should be so amended as not
to affect existing contracts, appear to be almnrt
universal. 8uch a thing aa imprisoning sn honest
debtor is r.ever thought of in this section. The
rogues alone resp all the benefit of ibe present Isw.
The Comet.
It is still s mailer of doubt whether the light seen
in the heaven, was a real bona fide comet, or not.
A number of observations have been made through
out the state. Some insisting that il is a comet,
whilst other contend that it is the well known Zo
diacal light, an account of which will lie found on
our fiM page. Observation were made at ihe
Washington Observatory with a telescoe, during
the day, for several daya, but without success.
(J The delusions of Milterism have not yet el
together subsided. It spars lhat Mr. Shortridgs,
formerly a merchant in Portsmouth, N. H., but
for some time peat poor and subject to occasional
derangement, became greatly troubled by lb doc
trines of Mdler, and Lad made a grab for the Second
Advent, A few daya since, becoming impatient, be
climbed lo ibe lop of a tree, clothed in bis robe, snd
attempting to leap forward, fell to the ground and
broke bis neck.
(JT The following Retart Courttous from the
Portland Gssette, taken from an old acrap book, ia
loo good to l lost i
The Retart Caiwrtsows.
Two nighlor lawyer, clever fellows,
One lark'd s book, snd one a bellow,
Their name perhaps you'd like to know
f. baa, one the other Joe.
Joe sent a niesasu toElia,
For Es'inasse't Aiss Prtu
This sntwer back Eliss sent;
Hi office hook he rever lent.
But Joe might call if lhat would do,
And in hia office read il through.
Ir rhane'd, Elias on the nioirow,
To Joe, his bellowe srni lo borrow.
My litltitwa, ,ll my wu'hy friend,
raya Joe, ia wht.1 I never lend
But ha may rail, if he's inclined lo,
And blew all day if he's a mind to.
(ry The following sketch of Mr. ftiTcnts, the
venerable snd talented editor of the Richmond En
quirer, is not without interest. Mr. Ritchie, it ii
said, exercises mora absolute swsy over bis readers,
thsn sny other journalist in America. Many of
ths Virginisns look upon the editor ss sn unerring
etpnunder of democratic principles, of which he
certsinly is sn able advocate.
"Ma. RiTimi. A correspondent of (h Charles
Inn Courier, gives the following interesting par
ticulars of Ihe personal appesrsnce and manners of
this distinguished editor and gentleman t
I every day see the venerable editor of the En
quirer In the House of Delegates, where he moves
aliout smong ihe members, like an embodied
thought. Every movement and every question of
the old gentleman seems to have a meaning. Hi
tread ia noiseless, snd his voice is never heard above
a whisprr. He is a remarkable man, exerts great
influence upon public, opinion in Virginia. His e
ditoriali, even when brief, sre very able. He eon
eentrstrs more thought in a narrow compass, thsn
any writer t am acquainted with. He indulges
much in sstire at the expense of his political fie ;
hut hi satire, whi'a it is keen snd rxcrutiating, Is
cnurteou. He is a cautious man, and ia never
found napping. He is always at his post, resdy
to sound ihe slsrm upon the approach of war or
supposed danger.
Mr. Ritchie, dors not affect democratic popular
ity in hia dress. He sppear in s suit of superfine
black broadcloth, with silk gloves upon hi band,
which he weare constantly. When he converge
with an individual fete a tete, he phcea hi on
hand over hi upper lip, inclining so to form sn
scute sngte with his mouth, thus speaking liters!
ly under his lireath. He is s tsll tssn with sn in
tellectual snd venerable appearance must lie rising
si zty years of sge stoops a little when he wilks,
but his step is elastic and he moves with rapidity
MISCELLANY.
Editorial, Condensed and Selected.
The (alary of our Mini-ler lo China is limited to
nine thousand dollars per snnum.
Mr. Kend ill says that cakes of soap are enmo
I'mcs useJ for currency iu Mexico. One of his
comp nions had 61 cakes tied up in a handkerchief,
returned lo him by the way of change for a dollar.
Cracks in stove snd stove pipes, sre readily clo
sed by a pavte made of ehes and anil, with water.
Iron filings, sal ammoniac, and water, maks s hard
and more durable cement.
There are 1459 cellars in New York, which con
tain a resident populstion of 7190, while f!619 peo
ple inhibit the courts and rear buildings of the
city.
Tec-totaliam n unifier now in Iieland over Tre
millions two hundred thousand. All opposition
has in a manner ceired.
A Freak of Nature. There i exhibiting in Mo
bile a negro boy, aged 4 years, who has all the de
velopments of adolescence. He is very large and
muacular, has a gruff and minly voice, and bas a
full grown bestd snd whinkcrs.
The Rev. Messrs. Higgins snd W'iggs, of Phils
delphis, immerred 49 person in ihe Sotithwark
Canal on Saturday morning last, in the unprece
dented short space of 45 minute.
Mr. Kendall, in one of bia ske chrs, slates thst at
the town of Jerral, in Meiico, there i an immense
alaugh rr house, where something like one thou
sand sheep sre killed daily, for their hide and tab
low.
The two sons of John Gage, New York, broke
through the ire on Canands gua lake, and were
drowned. The young men were found by the
neighbors about an hour after, locked in each o
ther's arms.
The National IntePiger eer publishes the death
of Sir Charles Bagot, and accompanies it wiih a
long eulogy on bis virtue. Col. Stone i going lo
end ihe piper to bis Escellrncy. o that he may
see how he will stsnd with posterity, if he ever
dues die.
fhul Dot so. A man named Tompkins, haa
been arrested in the Weal, for killing, out of spite
to his neighbor, one hundred and twelve of bis
duels.
A gentleman of Pittsburg, is selling pieces of
the famous tree under which William Penn snd
the Indians formed their Iresty. He bss disposed
of a number of cords f
It is ssid thst in the single city of Prkin, nine
Ihouasnd infanta sre destroyed annually, snd that
the proportion is aa grest all over the empire.
Seduction.
The following Dill bss been read in plscr, by
Mr. Sullivan, of the Senate, and we trust lhat it
will become the law of the land.
Aa Act to punish seduction, and to afford a
more ailequate civil remedy for tlie injury.
Section 1. That seduction af sny female i here
by declared to be an indictable offence, in addition
to the remedies now given by law, for the perpe
tration of Ibis great private and public wrong ; and
sny ptrton who shall be convicted of ihe offence
of seduction, in sny court of Quarter 8eion of lbs
Peace of this commonwealth, ahall be sentenced to
psy a fine not less ihsn $500 nor more than $ 10,
000, at the diacretion of ibe court, and further to
undergo a solitary confinsment, at bard labor in
lb proper penitentisry for a period not bss than
one yrsr, not longer than ten years, st ihe discre
tion of the Couit i Provided, That in lieu of the
imprisonment in the Penitentiary, the court tnsy,
if the circumstances of the case ate mitigated, sen
trnce to imprisonment in the county jaiL
Section . That the action of seduction snay be
maintained and ued by any mother or other rela
tion of the female seduced ; lo recover damages for
loa of service or for injury don to the reputation
of ths relative, snd for SJcb aggravations as may
have atlenJad lbs commission of the injury ; Pro
vided, Thst only ana action shall be maintained
for redress al such injuries arising out of sny ons
rate fscducuoa.
sr?
Correspondence of the American.
HtBRtsBcao, Msrch 15, 1843.
Dsam Sta Matters and things here, in the
wsy of legislstion, are moving on at a slow psce,
Wehsvehsd however, by way of variety, several
little tkirmishis. One in the Senate between Judge
Chsmpnrys ami Mr. McCully, and one in the
House between Mr. Hinchman of Philadelphia, an J
Mr, Deford of Fayette. Some of the members are
determined not to be out done by their Congresion
al friends in legislative encounters, and therefore,
begin to ahow iheir pugnacious propensities ss
the session i drawing lo a close: As they sre not
likely to agree upon any important subject by de
bating it, the propriety of hereafter settling all
knotty points by a regular '-set lo" by fisticuff, is a
matter which might properly enter Into the de
ti'ierationa of tSe Reform Committee. On Satur
day last, immediately after th House had adjourn
ed, as Mr. Deftrd, was going down the centre aisle
of the House, he waa met by Mr. Hinchman, who
was coming up, when the latter attempted lo take
hold of the nose of the former, to pull il. He how
ever hsd barely touched it, when Mi. Deford struck
I im a blow with hia umbrella, and then fled back
into the interior of the chamber, and around lo hia
own place ; Mr. Hinchman followed him with up
raised umbrella, to return the blow. A number of
raemhera now interposed, throwing themselves be
tween the parties, snd st length succeeded in end
ing Ihe affmy. The cauae of the fracas waa in con
sequence of some language used in ihe courae of
deb ite the day previous, when the bill for the ap
pointment of a leather inspector was under con
sideration. Mr. Deford intimated that those who
supported the bill, M'. Lowry and Mr. Hinchman,
vteie not actuated by proper motives. The latter
retorted in severe Isngusge. Mr. Deford replied
that no gentleman would use surh language. Mr.
Hinchman tetorted in very harsh language. Mr.
Deford then called Mr. II . a blackguard, to which
Mr. II . replied, under considerable excitement,
stating that he would pull Mr. Deford' nose for
him, if be did notret-art. Thus the matter ended
b r that day, arid a Mr. Deford did not retract, Mr.
Ilinrhmin put his thrrat into execution the next
morning, in the manner above stated. The war
between Judge Champneys snd Mr. McCully
occurred in the Seuste a day or Iwo before. It
was, however, only a war of word "breathing de
fiance," wiih strong intimation that there must be
"pistols and c flee for two." These Iwo impor
tant matter were settled, a all important matters
usually are in the legislature, by referring the whole
lo a commillre. There are billa lhat should, ami
might be acted on in the course of a week, after
which Ihe Irgitd dure should adjourn, and the mem
bers teturn to some more profitable business.
The Congressionil Apportionment bill which
passed the House, was amend, din the Senate by
aobatituting Mr. Elwell's bill, which leaves your
district si it was, w ith the addition of Clinton coun-
Mr. Kidder, the chairman of the Committee on
Banks, it ia expected, will report a general Barking
Law, in a few days. X. Y. Z.
rna THS AMERICA
"Mr. G ," i-aid Doctor a few days since, lo
the keeper of the bridge, "I wish you would let me
t ike the left hand roul.ss there ia no snow on ihe
other track." "Certainly, Doctor, as you intend
taking lhat road on the latt day, you may as well
commence now.
Anthracite Iron.
In David Mushal's report upon Cold Blast Iron
which we published a few weeks sgo, ihe suthor
e i presses a hope that a mode of converting pig i
ron into bar by means of snthrsciie, will soon be
discovered.
By s letter to the Editor of the Pennsylvania
Inquirer, dated Phrcnil ville, March 1st, 1843. it
will be seen lhat in the iron works at that place, for
two years past, all ihe fuel used in the manufac
ture from pig lo nails, haa been anthracite. The
following is an eitrsct from the letter, showing
that this method is in perfect and successful opera
lion: "The Phucnix Woik hve now been in com
plete and successful operation with Anthracite Coal
for fuel, for a period of two years past. The ore,
coal snd limestone sre conveyed to the place, snj
nails canied swsy.
Il is now p-acti. able by Ihe agency of lbee
extensive improvements, to tik the ore in its raw
condition, to smelt, refine snd roll it, to cut into
nail plates snd into nails, lo pack them, and to
place kegs of them in Philadelphia ma ket within a
period of 30 hour, and ever proceaa to he accom
plished with Anthracite coal whenever fuel is requt- '
reel, snd thi, too, with Cold Blast." Miners' Jour
nal.
From tlu Seu Orleans Bee, Feb, 25.
Important dec'uion of a cast in relation to ChurtK
Property, Judge Mi an a, on Monday last, deli,
vered the opinion of ihe Supreme Court of ihe State,
in the case of Martin vs. The Wardens of Ihe
Church of St. Francis, in Point Coupee. The
plaintiff was the Curate of the Pariah, having been
appointed by the Bishop of the dioceae. The War
dens became dissatisfied with their Pastor, and
gave him notice to quit, and that ihey would not
pay him after a certain time. He refused to
leave, and Ihe Buhop declined withdrawing biro,
until bis demand were paid. Tb Court decided
that tha Wardena were under the charter, the krgal
owners of the church properly and it temporal ad.
miniatratora, free from any control font the clergy.
That the Warden were rerponsibla lo the Congre
gation only, and neither th4 Pope ntr his B:shops
have any legal authority in Louisiana, either to
manage t'u porptrty dedicated to setltsiastioalpur,
potes. or to impost Pritstt upon the Congregation,
contrary to their const) it. Tb power of lbs clergy
is spiritual alone, and can only operate upon the
moral hum snd connciencss of the people. The
law considers them aa tiiiaens only, affording tbem
it protection ss such, snd ths canon law is not to
i be considered in tha enforrsaarnt of rontrscts.