round, so as to bring it to boar upon us. Be
fore thin wai accomplished, we were under co
ver, and the strangsr had the benefit of tho
discharge, of which ho took no more notice than
if he had bnrno a clmrmoJ life. Again we hoard
the crack of hi rifle, and when, having reloa
ded, wo once more ascended the bunk, he was
taking aim at the last artilleryman, who fell,
as hit companions had done.
"Diem ye, fur lnggin1 fellers!" prowled the
ttrancrrr. "Why don't yo tuke that 'ere big
run r
Our mm 11 number, the bnd dirretion of our
first volley, but above all, the precipitation with
which we had jumped down the bank after fi
ring it. had so encouraged the enemy, that ft
company of infantry, drawn up some distance in
roar of the field piece, fired a volley, and ad
vn need at double quick time, part of them ma
king a small detour with the intention of cut
ting us from our friends. At this moment, we
fiuv Fannin and thirty men coming along tho
river bank to our assistance; eo without mind
ing the Mexicans who were setting behind us,
we rushed forward within twenty paces of those
in our front, and taking steady aim, brought
down every man his bird.
The foit of desperate coolness with which
this was done, produced the greater effect on
our opponents, as being something quite out of
their way. They would, perhaps, have stood
firm against a volley from five times our num
ber, nt a greater distance; but they did not
like having their mustaches singed by our pow
der ; and after a moment's wavering and hesi
tation, they shouted out "Diabolos ! Didbolos!"
and throwing away their muskets, broke into
a precipipUe flight.
Fanning and Wharton now came up with
all the men. Under cover of the infantry's
advance the gun had been re-manned, but,
luckily for us, only by infantry soldiers ; for
had there been artillerymen to seize the mo
ment when we were all standing exposed on
the prairie, they might have diminished our
numbers not a little. The fuse was already
burning, and we had just time to get under
the bank when the gun went off. Up we jum
ped again and looked about us to see what was
next to be done.
Although hitherto all the advantages had
been on our side, our situation wa? still a very
perilous one. The company we had put to
flight had rejoined its battaltion, which was
now beginning to&dvance by tchilun of compa
nies. The second battalion, which was rather
farther from us, was moving forward in like
manner, and in a parallel direction. We
should probably, therefore, have to resist the
attack of a dozen companies, one after the o
ther; and it was to be feared that the Mexi
cans would finish by getting over their panic
terror of our rifles, and exchange their -distant
and effectual platoon-firing for n charge with
tho bayonet, in which their superior numbers
vould tell. We observed, also, that the caval
ry, which had been keeping itself at a siC? dis
tance, was now put in motion, and farmed up
close to the island of muskeet trees, to which tho
us, we had plenty to occupy all our thoughts
and attention. My peopla were already mas
ters of the Rim, and some of them drew it for
ward and punted it naninst tlio enemy, while
the others spread out right and led, to protect
it with their rifles. I was busy loading the
piece when an exclamation of surprise from one
of the men made me loi.k up.
There teemed to be something extraordina
ry happening among tho Mexicans, to judge
from the degreo of confusion which suddenly
showed itself in their ranks, and which, begin
ning with tho cavalry and right flank of tho in
fantry, son became general throughout their
whole force, ft was a sort of wavering and un
steadiness which, to us, was quite unaccounta
ble, for Funning and Wharton hud not yet fired
twenty shots, and, indeed, hnd only just come
within range of the enemy. Not knowing what
it could poitcnd, t called in my men, and sta
tioned lliem round the gun, which I had double
shotted, and stood ready to fire.
The confusion in the Mexican ranks increa
sed. For about a minute they waved and reel
ed to and fro, ns if uncertain which way to go,
and, at Inst, the cavalry and right of of the line
fairly broke, and ran for it. This example was
followed by the centre, and presently the whole
of the two battullions and three hundred caval
ry were scattered over the prairie, in the wild
est and most disorderly flight. Igavcthcm a
parting salute from the eight pounder, which
would doubtless have accelerated their move
ments had it been possible to run faster than
they were already doing.
We stood staling atler the fugitives in per
fect bewilderment, totally tumble to explain
their apparently can -elesi panic. At last the
report of several rifles from the island of trees
gave us a clue to the mystery.
The infantry, whose left flunk extended to
the Saluda, had extended their rigl.t into th -prairie
as far as tire i.-lattd of nuiskeet trees-, in
order to connect their line with the dragoon?,
and then by making the general advance, to
attack us on all sides at one, andget the full
advantage of their suocrior numbers. The
plan was not a bad one. Infantry and cavalry
approached the island, quite unsuspicious of its
being occupied. The twelve relleinen whom
we had stationed there remained perfectly qui
et, concealed behind tho trees; allowed squa
drons and companies to come within twenty pa
ces of them, and then opened their fire, firM
from the pistols, then from their rifles.
Some six and thirty shot, every one of wh:ch
told, fired suddenly from a cover close to their
rear, were enough to startle even the best trv ps,
much more so our Mexican dons, who, already
sufficiently inclined to a panic, now believed
themselves fallen into an ambuscade, and sur
rounded on at! sides hv the incarnate iliaiotas,
as they called us. The cavalry, w ho had not
yet recovered the thrashing we had given them,
were r?ady enough for a run, and the infantry
were not slow to follow them.
THE AMERICAN.
"The democratic pnrly, from the time of its
organization as a distinct party down to the pre
sent day, have uniformly opposed the mis-called
protective principle, as being aristocratic in its
features, unequal in its bearings, and calculated
1o sow the seeds of disunion among tho mem
bers of our glorious confederacy; and when
Mr. Hon I abandons this vital principle of demo
ctacy, which righteously opposes the protection
of the few at the expense of the many, he can
no longer be considered or recognised in tho
light of a consistent democrat."
E7 The above is from the Northern Pentisyl-
vanian, published by Col. Carter, at Williams
port. The Colonel is endeavoring to tent h the
democracy of Lycoming, principles entirely new
to thorn, as they certainly are to us principles
which lie mint have learned from tho New York
Ueruld, Journal of Commerce and the Evening
Tost. That these papers, which are in a great
C." Rr.r.x it.n Type. 100 lbs., or more, of sec- measure under the coutiol and influence of the
ond hiind brevier type, t'nr sale nt this office, nt i importing merchant of New York, many of
Saturday, Ftb. 21. !844.
fXjT V. H. Psismi, Esa. t bis Real Estate and
Ooiil office, No, 59 I'ine Street, Philadelphia, is au
thorised to set ai Ajctil, sud to receive and receipt
for all monies due this nffive, fur suhscriptimi or advertising.
IS ctii. per lb., tush. The type are the sameus
those used in our ndvert isinjr columns.
fJT"" We are indebted to the I Ion. Ifenrv Frick.
whom arc foreigners and agents of British Manu
facture, and who, alter amassing large foi tunes
at the expense of American merchants, return
to England that they should advocate the doc-
eftVt.gress, and Messrs. Hoitn, Fy.-r, Hughe ; trine of free trade, is not to be wondered at. but
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mho jur.-iii. i'l iliu l.t 'isi.iiun., jui jiiiiii.i. utii.il
mcnU.
(Tj' On our first page will be found an exceed
ingly interesding article, entitled Adventures in
Texas," giving an account of one of the battles
fought by the brave but unfortunate Fanning.
Ci7 The slieghing has nearly nil left u. The
ice on the river, however, is still crossed with
pel feet saf -ty.
The Rrport of the Investigating Committer.
Messrs. Hughes and Sullivan, of the minority,
submitted an able report, which fully sustains all
the charges alleged against the State Printer, in
procuring his election by corrupt means. The
report, after referring to the testimony, showing
that $3,000 were to be paid to Collin McCurdy,
$2, .100 to Theo. Funn, one fifth of the profits to
A. J. Glossbrcnnnr, and the binding to Clyde Si
Williams, in consideration of the whig votes,
takes up the subject of the bond of union between
the Reporter, Keystone and Gazette, by which
they bound themselves to battle down the Go
vernor, and nil those who should avow a prefer
ence for any one else than Mr. Ruchnnaii for the
Presidency. We make room for the following
cxtiact :
"And in the event of said administration as
suming a ground hostile to Mr. I'uihniinn for th- I
Presidency, then that paper should take n derided i
stand niraiiist th administration movements on ;
that question. This secret ngreem.nt. couched ,
in cautions language, taken tou.-th. r with the fad :
! that Governor Potter bad not expressed any ere- '
ll.al any ol the citizens of l.ycom.ng should favor i tl.r,.c0 for Tr. Huchanon over the oilier eatidi- ;
a measure that strikes at the root of th -ir maim- i ,.(ltl,s ,or t1(f Democratic nomination, may b- re- I
factoring an I ngricnltutal prosp rity, is really '. e,,uU as the first step in a formal declaration of "
surprising. The idea that the I'l itish government j uar ,, ,), Incentive. Fndcr these arrange. 1
would admit our wheat free of duty, is a humbug I tnents, the bill to elect St.it-- Printers was passed. 1
that no one seriously believes. Their principle ' a, .f,nil, A The day of tho election ar-
is to admit nothing which they can possibly pro- riVld, 11M1 the first b illot was no sooner nu-
i
E7 Captain Stockton, who is now at Wash
ington with his splendid Steamer Princeton, gave
a handsome entertainment on hoard of his ship
to the President, Cabinet officers, and other dis
tinguished men. They were received v ith a sa
lute fired from the big gun called the Peace
maker. The health of the President being
proposed. Immediately after, Mr. St. Clair
Clarke begged to propose o sentiment, which had
been conimunicuted to him by one of his Dutch
friends from Pennsylvania. It was received with
rapturous applause, and run literally thus :
'In dis year of our I.ort one thousaiidt eight hun-
dret mi forty-four,
I'n President Dy ler has got yet to sarve one oder
year more ;
Dis moii'trus hick gun what has got a pistol for a
lock on.
Waseon.lrivi t un made mi f,n t off by Robert F.
Stoekilon.
I'n dis d- krnel fight in ship ul goes mit bilin
Viitter.
I'll jonst let h-r see nnret a Prittish ship she'll
g"t bolter im hotter ;
D-'ii pan'.' ko.-d dat bick gun. ( boil Pull says d.i
tei il dak h r.
Kiv up hoys, it '. noose; d.it's ceitaiu iff Ceuce-
mitliir
CT In the course of the argument made hy
Mr. Webber, before the Supreme Conit oil Tues
day l.i-t. in the Giraul Case, he held this lan
guage. a we find it repoited iii the New Yoik
Herall:
Th -re is nothing that we look' for with more
certainty than this general principle, that Chris-
Cj T.lrrNsr. I.wv. Tavern Veep-rs are noti- 1
fied, that all notices nntt be published in next
week's paper, to be in time fr n -t court The
b-nst ten days before the court.
-- "i'"" 1'"'" i nouiiceil than th? existence ol tins secret combi- , ti.unty is pait of the law of the land. This was
they have always acted. j nation between these three presses was d 'dared , the ease among the Puritans of I'.ngland, the f!-
The Colonel says he disclaims the free tiade the floor of the convention bv some to whom , pisconalians ofih- Southern .t-t '."the P.-miM-I
"" i oi .ue laiuouu sci.ooi. in. in me pie- , ,, s..CI,.t ia, !,,.,. (liSclse,l. hut who were vania (Juak.-r. t!
ce.i,ng paiagrapti lie advocates direct tjxat ion in ; ftj.Ws f tl. Executive, and were unwillin
!,,tii U'.. el,n,.t.t l;t-n t..
to
prclereiice to import duties. We should like to ) i this war nnoii him. It is due te,e to
j b arn what school but the Calhoun school ever tlJ tll loII,1;,ti,. fthis combination.
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law requires three publication, the lat one nt I .... t.. ... ...... , IM;IV. l)UiJt, ,. tr.-, all tl.e o.le r itisgraee-
I lili -r hiiiisell vas rxtrciiielv cauliotis unon this i r..i .... i .-.. .... .. I. r..it..,.-...i
i nil illl'l III' IM ll.ll t ll'rii.':..Mii.- .. iii. II I". ...
point. From whence, or where, the Colonel has j ti,,.,,,. presses had been living upon the public
turned tlwt "the demociatic paity. fiom the time j Treasury in their turn for y. ais. and serm-d to
oi us orgaiozauon uown to tne pieseni uy, Have i,e detei mined to pl.,v a desperate game to
(Xj Fink Yri;sTri.Ks We acknowledge the
receipt of a One head of celery frouith garden ol
Col. J. II. Purity, weighing soiie lhing b us than
three pounds. There are no gaid. us in t ho woih!
supeiior to ours for production.
l!.iptis!-. tie- mass of the (,.
lowers of Wickl iff mid VVeley toour shores, tlej
Pr.-shyti lians ail all biouaht and all ailopted
tliis great truth and all sil-tained it. And
wle re tle ie is any ,-. l.gioiw sentiment amongst
men nt all this s ntimeut incorporates iti:lf
with the law. l.'ve ; thing ill elm ts it .' '1'he
massive Citheihal of the Catholic, the I'.pisco-
C7" A Stp.om; Tcoi A gentleman drove
through this place a few days since, in a light
wagon, to w hieh he had attached thirty si v horses
and several out-riders.
unifoi u..ly oppo.-vd the niis-cui l. d jnultc.ire prin
ciple,'" it is equally difficult to fay. If we have
read aright the bistoiy of the times, the rev erse
of all this would come much nearer the tiulh.
f'pto IS. 01, the fedcrali-N of the New England
States, with Daniel Webster at their head in Con
gress, were the nw-t violent opponents of the
protective principles, and in favor of fiee tiade.
Oil the otln r hand. John C. Calhoun and his
friends, as well as the democracy of Pennsylv a
nia, ami the Notth generally, were battling inau
lully for the tariff. That these nu n changed their
Pennsylvania assu-
right flank of tho infantry was also extending
itself. Thence they had clear ground for a
chargo down upon us.
Meanwhile, what had become of the twelve
men whom wo had left ia the island I Were
they still there, or had they fallen back upon
the mission in dismay at the overwhelming
force of the Mexican ! If the latter, it was a
had business for us, for they were all capital
shots, and well armed with rifles and pistols.
We heartily wished we had brought them with
us, as well as the eight men at the mission.
Cut off from us as they were, whut could they
do against the wholo of the cavalry and two
companies of infantry which were now approa
ching the island 1
To add toour difficulties, our ammunition was
beginning to run short. Many of us had only
enough powder and ball for fifteen or sixteen
charges, which were now reduced tJ six or se
ven. It was no uso desponding, however, and
alter a hurried consultation, it was agreed that
Fanning and Wharton should open a fire uon
the enemy's centre, while I maJe a dash at the
field piece before any more infantry iiad time
to come up for its protection.
The infantry men who h.td rc-manned the
gun were hy this time shot down, and as none
had come to replace them, it was served by
nn ollicer alone. Just as I gave the order to
advance to tho twenty men who were to follow
me, this officer fell. Simultaneously with his
.TrnuK G.vstom's Last Wor.ns. The Clarion
j thus beautifully and impressively sketches the
death-bed scene of this excellent man :
f!"7" We understand that a number of boys, of
this place, some of theni very young, are in the
habit of procuring liuuor in pint bottles, which
they can v with them, and then congregate at principles is nothing to u
ome place lor the purpose of getting drunk.
Parents cannot be too vigilant in suppressing, in
their children, vices of this character. Such
practises, if indulg'tl in, inevitably lead to the
jail and penitentiary, and too often, alas, tu the
gallows.
game to se- ; plian Church, with its loy spire pointing hea-
cure themselves the main piizeiu the public v emvar.l : the pl.iiu t. lupl..-of the (Quaker; the
printing for the next three years. Finding, how- J ,,: . huivh of the h.-ii ly pioneer of the w ilder
ever, alter seveial fruitless attempts to secnie i M.-s ; the mementos and memorials around us ;
their election, their friends joined w ith the the grave yards their tuiuh stones their silent
friends of the other candidates, and. with the vault. their mouldering contents ! The .
view of putting an end to this .-tate of things. ' pruve il i ir, , 'ijf .' Th- generation
adjourned the convention to pass a law giving all ' that is cone before sp ak to it. and pionounce it
the public printing and binding to the lowest iVoni the tomb! We !'! it! All, .1!. pin
bidder. Such a bill was accordingly passed, nud , ,-laim. that Christianity g. in-ial. tol-innt
w ent to the Executive w here it remained for eight ; ( hi isfiaiiitv Christ ianitv iiidenetident of sects
'Ilia last words were in admirable keeping
with the purity and piety of his long life. Sur
rounded by a few of his chosen friends, who were
at his bed-side on the first imitation of a danger
to which he was insensible, be was relating w ith
great playfulness, the particulars of a convivial
party at Washington city, many years ago, and
sjMike of one who on that occasion avowed him
self a 'Free Thinker' in religion. 'From thut
day,' said Judge Gaston, 'I always looked on
that man with distrust. I do not say that a Free
Thinker wiy not be au honorable man ; that he
mm tint from high motives scorn to do a wenfi
act ; but I dare not ti vtt him. A belief in an
over-ruling Divinity, who shajics our ends, w host
eye is upon us, and who w ill reward us according
to our deeds, is necessary. We must believe and
feel that there is a God Al-wite and' raising
himself and seeming to swell w ith the thought
Alvik.iii y !' There was a sudden rush of blood
to the brain. He sank in the ai ms of his friends
and in live minutes his spirit was gone! Not
a stiuggle betokened its flight. Not a groan
paiue.l the ear of Ins agouizeil li leiuls. 1 1 is lwxly
has gone to the dust; bis spirit, we cannot doubt,
now rests in the Ikisoiii of that God Almighty
whose name was last on his lips, and to whom he
had long given the homage of a pure and devout
heart."
RissiwCiii kt Fooi.s During the reign of
Peter the First, Car of Russia, it was the cus
tom of that tyrant to punish those nobles who of
feu.b'd him by an imperial order that they should
ilays. when it was returned Willi his veto. I hen and ia i lies that Chri-tinnity to which the
the foimer scrabble was resumed. Adjournment , sword and the faggot are unknown gcncial. to
lollowvd adjoin nill 'lit w ithout an election, and Irr.int Cbristi.n.iti- i. I i it.,. I....! I
redly never lias. J.ut luither, .lell.rsou and t.e- , m.inv ; roI1so,pience of the veto of the Exerit
lu ral Jackson have both favored the doctrine ol ,iv,.' , .t,.Ilnillll, i.n.-eforth to vote for such
protection to our manufactures. Evci y Govern- j printers as might be most hostile to him, and
or of Pennsylvania, from Simon Snyder down to I v;ji uloii him th-ir onwsitinn f,.r his veto of
can't be unheeded, disregarded or derided with
i in pi'.n i i v !"
Qj" TheJJnd of February passed offas Usual,
with some military display during the day. In
the evening, there was a P.ull given at the Court
Mouse, which was numerously attend -d by gen
tlemen and ladies, from Northumberland, Dan
ille, Milton. Money, and other places. About
p. o'clock the paily t down to an excellent
supper, prepared for the occasion, nt the Hotel of
C. 1). Wharton. The number in attendance,
from a distune.-, was large, considering the un
fa vol able state of the roads.
CT?" Mr. Fimi K ha presented a number of pe.
titions for a post route liom Sunbury riVi Snyder- j
tow n. Rushv ille. to Danville, which were P-fei red
to the Committee on post ollices and post loads.
This is a useful and necessary route.
(j- The Legislature ha been doing very littb
of any importance during the past week. In Con
gress there is nothing to attract attention at pre
sent. 7" We are indebted to the llarrisbnrg Argus
e.vtia I'm the minority rcMiit of the Committee
of Investigation, on the election of State Print
er. An t-xtr.ict of the Rejiort w ill b- found in
another column. This i -port fully sustains all
the charges of liandsand corruption in the lec
tion of the State I'l inter.
(r RitohLN Rank Rn.ir.l' Nori:s. The Relief
bills of the Towanda, Northampton and Rerks
county hanks are ipioted as vvoithless, in Philadel
phia. These hanks are all bioken. and hav e all
made o er issues.
the present incumbent, has warmly adv ocated I tbir favorite
this docti ine. The Legislature of this State, in
!;!'., unanimously passed resolutions in favor of
a protective tariff; and in l !'.'a similar resolu
tion received an almost unanimous vote in the
same IhhIv. Does this look like an uniformity of
opNisition to the tariff, on the part of the demo
cracy It may not be Yan Rureii democracy.
"liineilitr Im h' tmir '' And this we think, is
the ticat tumble at present. True democracy
consists in going for measures, not men.
a-nre the lowest bidder bill :
Cv Sam: ok tiik Pi m.ie Works. We are
pleased to find, that a large majority of the legis
lature is opposed to this measure. Indeed, we
know but lew persons in the country in favor of
this suicidal policy. The ;;coic in vcr w ill con
sent to it. Interested stock jobbers, brokers and
speculators w ill, no doubt, make every ctl'oit to
accomplish this object. The Woiks, of course,
would fall into the bauds of a foreign coronation.
A corporation that would be more dangerous in
ils operations and consequences within our bor
ders than ten United States Ranks. The people
art- willing to pay taxes under the ledief that ill
time these works will pay for tle-niselves. Put.
to give them u way. us pnqioscd, with au offer of
a bonus of a million of dollars annually, to be
raised by taxation, is what the people will never
tolerate, w hatevei speculutois and stock-jobbeis
may think of it.
.iiisrci,i.v.
KdMnrial, C'otitli'imril mill Si In li d.
Judge Porter of Louisiana, h-lt. it is said, a
; large bequest 1o lb-ury Clay. They wervalvvav
I warm friends.
and no one can doubt that this feeling was taken
advantage ol by such of the printers and their
borers as had a large p -ciiniary interest at stake,
and was nresse.l noon members as a strong reason
for electing those hostile to the Governor. In j Louisiana Stat- Legislature has passed a
ad lition to the influences already referred to, to i ' '-' reducing the rate of con-
procure this result, th-re was the inlluenc- of i vnth-nal interest funn ten to eight p -r cent.
Glossbrenner, of Yoik. contending for his one- Ciuil Stuisim The estimated home ami for
fifth of the profits; tin influence ofl'cnn, to s ! eign consumption of Ihitish coal in 1il. was
cure his S'J.IOtl ; the influence of M'Cuidv and I.'. I '.'."! tons The estimated consumption in
his negotiators, to put into his pock-t. without, :
it would seem from bis testimony, his own
know ledge of w hat had been going on, tie- aiim
of ;;0fi0 ; and tie- influence of Clyde X. Williams,
who, for their services, were to receive the pub
lic binding To produce the same result, also,
was exerted the influence of both the companies
owning the two German presses one of whose
member was put forth and was successful as the
candidate for the German printing and binding.
the city of Loudon, in 1SI'., was 2.0-.U. 0(10 tons.
The number of steamboats built on all the
Wr.-teru waters, in IM't, was Kill.
In Eii'jl. did. a person giving false answers to
the questions asked b.-lore the solemnization of
marriage, is guilty of perjury '
An exchange paper s.iys. a gentleman of Con
cordia parish, Louisiana, recently killed two line
bucks at one discharge of the gun, and then kill
ed a doe w ith the second barrel.
These were the combinations whose influences
were brought to bear in seeming the . lection of ; Thomas Marsh, convict ..-d of the murder of
State Printeis. Do their ell'ects upon public Mrs Chcddick. at N'evvaik Ncvv Jersey, has been
policy and public morals, call lor a single com- giauti d u in-vv 1 1 i.i I .
incut to bring npontheni the indignant rondem- I J'.vei v American pap"-r which now goes into
nation of ev er) honest citizen of the Common- 1 c ;iii;h!.i . is charged w ith four cents Nttugi.
wealth r Rut the history of this matter does not ,at.. KU.-.-f lT..Uti.l b it a foitune of six-
end he,. the sums ,d 'money, to be pa.d by 1 G. t,,
M'lkiiil..v' wen mit in .nil w:i v seelireil. anil as
the consid ration for which said money was to be i ' '"' "''''He "-
yeais old. and c
fall, 1 heard a sort of yell behind me, and, turn- ! become Wi ; fiom which moment the unlortu-
ing round, 6 w that it proceeded from the wild
spectre-looking stringer, whom I had lost sight
ot during tho last few minutes. A ball had
(struck him, and he fell heavily to ihe ground,
his ri tlo which had just been discharged, and
was still smoking from muzzle and touchhole,
clutched conclusively in both hands; his feu
tures distorted, his eyes rolling frightfully.
There was something in tho expression of his
face at the moment which brought back to ma
a vivid coloring, one of the csrliei-t ami most
striking incidents of my residency m Texas.
Had I not myself eeii him hung, 1 could have
sworn that Hub llu kttl,e uiurJtrrr, now lay
It lore me.
A second nt! at the man gare additional
foree to litis idea.
"Ikib !" I exclaimed.
"Bob !" repeated the wounded man, in a bro
ken voice, and w ith a look ol astonishment,
almost of dismay. "Who calls ISoh !"
It was neither the time nor the placo to in
dulge iu sperul.ilinn in Ihissiiiuular resurrec
tion of man whose execution I had myself
witnesfed. With Ul.e hundred foes around
nate victim, however endowed with intellect,
instantly bc oine the laughing stock of the whole
l ouit; he had the privilege of saying everthing
he chose, at the peril, however, of being kicked
or borse-w hipped, without during to oiler any
suit of rctalliation, everything be did was ridi
culed, his complaints treated as jests, und his
sarcasms sneered at and commented on, us mar
velous proofs of understanding iu a fool. The
Euipicas Anne surpassed this ahnmiiiable cruel
ty; but sometimes mingled iu her practices so
much oddity that it was impossible not to bt-en
tertained Once she decreed that a certain Prince 1 cr, Kf-
(J . . should become a hen, to punish him for
l '' Si i-at vii-: Coi nr. We understand that
hall a dozen id' Ihe members of the Rar of Union
count V, are again bothering the legislature to
remove the Supreme Court from this place to
Hji i isbiirg. Whether it is for the puiMse of
enabling theni to pocket lai ger fees, to give !
.hem scop- on a uioie extended theatre of a tion. j
vve can only coi.jectuie. il is a gieai pny inai ; tori.(, ui( ,jv ,.(l!u.ki ,. ..j ,. K, pr..R..lltat ive
flu. i-niml il ill ion luis luil iiroviileil some renieilv' '
to enable the members of the 1'iiiou Rar to carry
up their case to the Supreme I ourl at v usii
Z' We neglected noticing the whig meeting
on Monday week last. The meeting was organ
ised by iippointing Samuel Hepburn, Esq. Presi
dent. J. P. Ilacheuberg, Gideon Markle, John i
Taggart, Samuel John and Dr. R. Philips Yice
Pres,,l. i,ti :.li,l I..S, l.li I V. sl.'.l Will U II. I
, , .... , ,.- ,, , that he desired to deliv er over the printers elect
land, Thomas Watt and William II. Munich 1
., . ., . ., to the present Legislature, the printers proceeded
Si.eretnrii.a I ho fo Mou nt" eelit lenien u ere nn. I I - ' 1
piinted a committee to ilialt a preamble and reso
lutions expresive of the sense of the meeting;
Thomas S. Ma ki.y, Samuel T. Ruirows. Elishu
(Mid, was liauduleiit. cov inous, and illegal, and
against public policy and morals, the ordinary
forms of contract would ulford the payees no se
cuiity lor th-'ir money ; and as it was evident
that the Governor would, if in his power, justify
himself iu refusing to approv e of the bonds, and
) to consumate their arrangements witli eacli other
I iu the safest manner ossihlo by the execution
' of negotiable notes.
Kline, C h.ii h s Pleasants, ('apt. Samuel Hunter,
Samuel Shannon. John F. Droller, Win. Nisbit
and F.dvvar.l Gohin.
('apt. Samuel Hunter was appointed the Sena-
ington. at once.
Thu New Yoik Standard contains a num
ber of letteis from members of our legislature, iu
reply to au invitation to attend the great Cass
meeting, held at New York, on the (ith int. A
niong them we noticed one fiom our Senator
Jesse C. Ilortou and also one from Henry C. Ey-
ii ..... . . .1. . 1 1. . . : i I. ..i" i I. ..!.:..
j lie ir gall's, 10 i in- i id 1 1 is oio i . ii i'l .'on . ii i ti i ji
convention. The delegates Were insti ucted to
supHiit N'. r Midillesvvoith lor Governor, and
were also instrm ted to urge tl
It became necessary that th- most perfect good
faith should be preserved among these Conspira
tors against the public welfare, because from the
course it was apparent the Executive Would pur
rue, it was liec.sf.iry that that functionary
should be denounced in every pait of the
Commonwealth by both political parties ; and
as soon as these 'negotiable notes, to the amount
d ill
some trilling misdemeanor, and for this purpose
she ordered a large basket, stuffed with straw,
and hollowed into a nest, with a quantity of eggs
inside, to he placed conspicuously in one ol Ihe
piiucip..! loom at couit The prince was con
deinn d, on pain of death, to sit tisui this nest,
und render himself to the last ib gree ridiculous
by imitating the cackling of hen Mtinuiri of
l'riiif$ ItiueLkuw.
.i J'.mr Mi -I. The philosopher, Frazer, says
th it -'thou a ruun without money is poor, a
nun with netting but money is etill poorer ''
(ry The Girard Will Case, it is said, will be
decided in favor of the city. The clergy of
Washington, of all denominations, have united iu
requesting of Mr Webster a copy of his speech
for publication.
07" Masvlaso I'.i.h tion The whig have
been making a bold pu-h iu Maryland. They
have elected their entire delegation, six mem
bers, to Congress. The whigs are every where
active. It therefore behooves the democrats to
set up their best and mo.st popular men to ensure
SUtCCit
ie nomination of I ,,r i.-, -, .. ,,, .Ir.,.. ,, nn.l s.ifelv denosit
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Win. Tweed. F.sij us u candidate for the ollice of j Vi(ll,s o- .Mnldletovv n Rank, the work of
Canal Coiiim r. One hundred deb-catcs were i ,l,.,,l,li:.,.t1Irin- nnblie oniuion on this subject
is I I J
commenced, and every paper published by these
mercenaries at the seat of Government, was fil
led with the most violent maledictions against
the Governor; and the result was, that many e
ditors, und a Urge portion of the public, being
ignorant of theso combinations, and the mercena
ry motives which hud dictated every sentence in
slanderous prints, joined to such an extent in the
general condemnation of the Executive, as to
bi ing back to the scat of Government expressions
of that character in a sufficient number of news
papers to fill an entire page of the "Union" for
the inspection of members of the Legislature.
This was the way public opinion was to be man
ufactured ; and this was the way in which all
investigation and exposure of out of the mostdau
fcrous, secret, and mercenary combinations that
ever disgraced this Commonwealth, v'as tn be
stilled and defeated."
appointed to attend the Raltimnre Convention.
Rather a strong whig team fortius county. We
should not be surprised, how ever, if more than
half of them did not find time to go.
E7 The Ranks of this Commonwealth, ac
cording to th rcpfirt of the Auditor General,
have a circulation of S6,00?,0G8 ; specie and
specie funds $ 6,3M),5,.!0 ; deposites 811,79 t,N71 ;
discounts $lti,0;8,0U.
Z3 Judge WiLKixs, of Pennsylvania, has been
nominated as Secretary of War, and Gov. Gil
ita, of Virginia, as Secretary of the Navy.
Roth nominations were confirmed by the Senate
by large majorities.
K7 Tha bill to refund the thousand dollars
i fine, with interest, to (Jen. Jack.-on, has been
signed by th President and the money paid over
j This an ett of tardy jutice.
d by Ob' Rull is tuiee bundled
ist 1000.
In three years, iu England. 'l'"'l'.M mrring-a
took place ; conseqn "utly no fevv'er than .'l",-T-sn
iudiv i.hials entered into wedlock, ami ol the
parties '10 l 1 1'. could not sign their names.
I'llimi. It is stated on good authority, says
the ICuickeiboi ker. thut Piesident Tyler con
templates nominating Ex-President Van Ruren
to the vacant Judgeship of the Supreme Court of
the Uuit-d States.
The foot of a Chinese female, from the heel to
the great toe, is only four inches long
1 t. V" childl en between the iiges of lour and
sixt 'en V ears of age are now receiving instruc
tion ill the public schools of Massachusetts,
A f.iiu. Dill.. Another individual iu the.
flow i i of his youth has fallen a victim to the
savage und ahsiud notion of honor as cutcitaincd
by the duellist On Friday a duel w as fought by
two young men ol Wii.-hingtou city, near the
Chain" Rri.lge above Georgetovi it The parties
were a young lawyer, Julian May , son of Dr. F.
May, and a student of medicine, Joseph Cochrane,
brother to John P. Cochrane, Esq , disbursing
clerk of the War Dcpaitineiit. They fought with
rilled at fifty paces, and upon the first fire, young
Cochrane was shot in the forehead, and was, at
the last accounts, lying in a farm house in the
immediate neighboihood, with no hopes of his
recovery. The duel originated iu a quarrel be
tween a Mr Ash, of Philadelphia, and a Mr.
PiHi'e, of Georgia, iu which Cochrane and May
acted the part of friends of either party, and that
they settled it w ithout much difficulty. Grow
ing out of this, a discussion arose as to the bra
very ol each ; and, in the rashness and heat of
youth, without pausing to reflect upon conse
quences, a challenge w as passed, a meeting ar
ranged, andth" ubove i its Ijmcnablc tcrmiria
ttoti J'hil. Lt'tee,