The whole art ok Government consists in the art of reing honest. Jefferson.
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March 31, 18-11.
4sz2i Copal.
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Cases E. I. Gum Copal in stone, for sale
by JOHN DICKSON, Druggist,
nearly opposite the Easton Bank.
Easton, March 31, 1841.
WINTER and fall strained SPERM OIL
Blanched Winter and Fall strained, in
hhda. and bbls., for sale, by
JOHN DICKSON, Druggist.
Easton, March 31, 1841.
-j Oj Barrels Whiting, jnst received
Ja. v wholesale and retail, by
and for sale
JOHN DICKSON, Druggist.
Easton, March 31, 1841.
ICasc fresh company Nutmegs, in' store, and
for sale wholesale and retail? by-
JOHN DICKSON, Druggist.
Easton, March 31, 1841.
Indigo.
5Ceroons Prime Sp. Indigo, just received and
'for sale by r '
JOHN DICKSON, Druggist..
Easton, MarpMlj 181, ' ' - : '
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From the Hunterdon Gazette.
liifc in tlie Metropolis.
THE FIRST STEP IN CHIME.
It has beon remarked by a celebrated writer
that "In adjusting the nicely arranged system
of man's immaterial nature, it is abundantly ev
ident that his passions and appetites were de
signed to be subjected implicitly to reason and
to conscience. From tho want of this subjection
all his misery arises, and just in proportion to
the perfection in which it is established, does
he advance in happiness and virtue." Now it
is found and will be acknowledged by the most
superficial observer, that nothing has the pow
er of inflaming these passions, already too strong
for the control of the possessor, like the use of
ardent spirits. Nothing also has the power in
an equal degree to silence the monitions of rca
i . .
son and drown the voice of conscience, and thus
surrender the man up, the headlong victim o
iiurue mm reiuurseiess sensuality. An intern
perate man is frenzied at the suspicion of an in
suit, ho is outrageous at tho appearance of op
position, he construes every thins into an of
fence, and at an offence he is implacable. No
man becomes hardened or a drunkard in a dav
Congenial as sin may be to the natural heart
ana inclined as tho wicked may be to the nur
suits of vice, there is a. first step in the path of
cvuty ciime. in mat point in tnc career ol guilt
me man would have snuddered at the thought
j of deeds which afterwards he performs without
t remorse. He never dreamed of the extremity
to wnicn one transgression would lead.
"Look not on tho wine! e'en with temperate eye,
For know that Intemperance lurketh hard by.
Taste not of the wine! lest it cliner to thv soul.
And thou learn, when too late, there is death in the
Oowl."
A
Several examples occur to my mind to illus
traie the truth of the foregoing remarks, which
I will take occasion to notice as fast as oppor
tunity serves. In my present number I design
noticing the melancholy exit of an acquaintance
of mine, with whom I became well acquainted
in a strange land, who was lately brought to an
ignominious end. The following is a brief
sketch of his history, which may be relied upon,
as given by a friend, which I am permitted to
make public. The subject of the following no
tice, liuchanan, a native ol thi3 section of New
Jersey, was publicly hung in St. Louis, on the
3d inst. I transcribe this sketch given to me
by one who paid a visit to the murderer s cell
t.TT
previous to nis execution. "We were met at
the entrance by a good looking man of some
three or four and thirty, attired in the garb and
having the deportment of a gentleman. He
handed us chairs, and asked us to be seated.
He drew a chair for himself and sat down by
our side. As we surveyed his leatures, which
wo considered a fair index of benevolence and
kindness, we could not but exclaim, 'Is this the
man who, on Friday next, is to expiate the
guilt of murder upon the gallows.' He appear
ed dejected in view of his awful condition, but
was communicative. In answer to our inqui
ries, he stated that he was thirty-five years of
age, was a native of Princeton, New Jersey,
where he was brought up, and in his youthful
days he lived in the family of Judge Bayard,
where lie was Jaithfully attended to. PI is mo
ther is still living, an aged and deeply afflicted
widow. He has not seen her for nearly three
years. He showed us letters he had received
from her since he had been imprisoned. The
following sentence occurred in one of them
'What, oh, my son, could have taken possession
of you! You were always a good and kind
child to me, and had not m your youth the bad
habit of drinking. I am afraid you have fallen
t 1 f -r i
uuu uau ways since you leu us. l nave seen
so little of you of late years, that it may be you
drink. I cannot account fortius dreadful busi
ness in any other way.' She mentioned the
fact that a younger son had become insane since
his brother's melancholy fate had been decided.
The prisoner was brought up to the trade of a
riauer it injured his health, and ho was ad
vised by his physician to go South, and engage
in some light occupation. I accordingly, says
he, after spending some time in Virginia, re
turned to Philadelphia, and engaged as a bar
keeper. Until this time, when 1 was twenty
five years old, I hardly knew what liquor was;
and for three or four years after I commenced
the business, I seldom tasted any liquor. It is
about five years since I began to drink a little.
It gained upon me until the last year or two 1
have kept stimulating most of the time, though
I never was what you may call drunk. I took
care not to drink so much of it as to show it.
My conscience often checked me while in this
business. Until I cot in the habit of drinking
myself, I would never sell liquor to a man when
he was intoxicated; and whenever I could got
a chance, I would go to church; but this was
seldom owing to my business. In April, 1833,
he came to St. Louis with a Mr. Fisher, keep
er of a public house there. He left and spent
several months in Illinois, was superintendent
of a company carrying on public works in Coles
county. Last spring Fisher wrote to him to
return and keep bar for him. He returned on
the 15th of June, and kept bar till tho 28th of
July, the day he murdered Brown. They had
been on good terms, ne Had nothing against
Brown, and he did not know that Brown had
anything against him. It was Sunday there
was more drinking on that day than any other.
It was generally our best day. There were six
or seven boarders; all but one had been drink
ing, and were so much intoxicated that when
they came to testify they did not know much
about it. Brown had two fights, one below and
tho other above stairs. Prisoner had parted
him from his antagonist both times. Ho was
not in the habit of carrying pistols, but during
the fracas he had pickod up the pistols and put
them in his pocket, for fear that mischief might
be done with them. Brown was angry with
the prisoner drew a knife from his pocket and
swore lie would kill him. Prisoner instantly
drew a pistol and shot him. 'I was intoxica
ted, said he. If I had not been intoxicated, I
would never have been here, and guilty of this
crime, fcince 1 have been in tho habit ol drink
ing, 1 haveofttimes had serious reflections, and
had resolved to quit it.
As I am now about to die, I am
anxious to do all I can for those I leave behind;
and I should like to warn all liquor sellers
against the influence of their business, and I
hopo iny example may be a warning to them.
I would warn all young men against drinking.
From what I have seen and experienced during
the last nine years, I am convinced that no man
can sip a little occasionally without becoming a
drunkard. 1 have seen a great many respecta
ble men of different ages, begin in this way and
not stop till they had ruined their fortunes and
their health, and lost their lives. There is no
safety but in letting liquoralorie entirely. When
I lived with Squire Bayard I lived happy. In
those days, oh! if I had but attended to the
faithful instructions I had received while in
that godly family, and in sabbath schools, I
might have been a respectable and useful man,
and a comfort to my aged mother in her de
clining years.' "
I may continue the sketch of the ill-fated
Buchanan hereafter. The expressions as above
uttered by him, were read over to him, and he
said they were correct. I may refer to him
again. His history, although painful, is an in
teresting one, and deserves to bo reflected upon
by his youthful associates. He justly attributes
to intemperance the first fruits of iniquity, which
brought him to an untimely grave, and an igno
minious death. A. C.
Ta&isig a Itfevspaper.
It always has the appearance of self mteres-
tedness when conductors of newspapers recom
mend the public in general, and their friends in
particular to subscribe. But the N. Y. Signal
has the following beautiful and touching speci
men ot poetical ability, which it truly says, "af
fects the heart and takes captive the understand
ing, it is as a man may say, magnificent.
Gross exaggeration could not be laid to the
door ol him, who should call it superb. It con
vinces while it delights. We recommend it to
the people who write elegies, as a model of the
patnetic suoiimo. 1 here is a moral to it a
useful lesson, which should be conned over and
learned by heart. We know nothing, in the
whole range of classic literature, superior to it."
With this panegyric, from a judge we com
mend the cflusion to our readers:
ADVANTAGE IN TAKING A NEWSPAPER.
I knew two friends, as much alike
As e;er you saw two stumps;
And no phrenologist could find v "
A difference in their bumps.
One took the papers, and his life
Was happier than a king's; . . ,
His children all can read and write,
And talk of men and things. , c
The other took no papers, and
While strolling through the wood, '
A. tree fell down upon his crown, ... ,
And hurt him as it should! ,
Had he been reading of hc news
At home, like neighboi Jim, "
I'll bet a cent this accident
Would not have happened him.
A Southern Paper complains that tho mos
quitoes near Newton, Ga. are so largo and ra
venous that they are pulling up corn like black
birds! We should like to catch them at it this
way.
One thousand two hundred newspapers aro
printed in the United States. No wonder that
ever and ague is such a perpetual scourge to
various parts of rhe country, when lying in
damp sheets is so extensively practiced among
us.
Attention Universe, Sun,- stand thou still
upon Gideon; and thou moon, in the valley of
Atalon; cease your bellowing, ye turbulent ele
ments; hushyo roaring cataracts, ye wide mouth
ed rivers, be still; and ye querulous rills and
rivulets, stop your prattling. Givo oar all na
ture, to the latest annunciation from the mahog
any nautilus!
V ICTORIA'S DUTCH BABY HAS BEEN VACCINA
TED !!!!!!! Now no ahead. Buffalo Ren.
THE MESSAGE
To the Senate and House of Representatives of
tnc United States:
Fellow Citizens:
You have been assembled in your respective
halls of legislation under a proclamation bear-
mg the
signature oi iao illustrious citizen wno
was so lately called by the direct suffrages of
the people to the discharge of the important
functions of their chief executive office. Upon
the expiration of a single month Irom the day of
nis installation, ne nas paid the great debtol na
ture, leaving behind him a name associated, with
tho recollection of numerous benefits conferred
upon the country during a long life of patriotic
devotion. With this public bereavement are
connected other considerations which will not
escape the attention of Congress. The prepa
rations necessary for his removal to the seat of
Government m view of a residence of four years
must have devolved upon the late President
heavy expenditures, which, if permitted to bur
den the limited resources of his private fortune,
may lend seriously to the embarrassment of his
surviving family; and it is therefore respectful
ly submitted to Congress whether the ordinary
principles of justice would not dictate the pro
priety of its legislative interposition. By the
provisions of the fundamental law, the powers
and duties of the high station to which he was
elected have devolved upon me, and in the dis
positions of the representatives of the States
and of the people will be lound to a great ex
tent a solution of the problem to which our in
stitutions are for the first time subjected.
In entering upon tho duties of this office, I
did not feel that it would be becoming in me to
disturb what had been ordered by my lamented
predecessor. Whatever therefore may have
been my opinion, originally, as to the pro'priety
of convening Congress at so early a day from
that of its late adjournment, I found a new and
a controlling inducement not to interfere with
the patriotic desires of the late President, in the
novelty of tho situation in which I was so unex
pectedly placed. My first wish, under such
circumstances, would necessarily have been to
have called to my aid, in the administration of
public affairs, the combined wisdom of the two
Houses of Congress, in order to take their coun
sel and advice as to the best mode of extrica
ting the Government and the country from the
embarrassments weighing heavily on both. I
am then most happy in finding myself, so soon
after my accession to the Presidency, surround
ed by the immediate representatives of the
States and the people.
No important changes having taken place in
our foreign relations jince the last session of
Congress, it is not deemed necessary on this
occasion, to go into a detailed statement in re
gard to them. I am happy to say that I see
nothing to destroy the hopo of being able to pre
serve peace.
The ratification of the treaty with Portugal
has been duly exchanged between the two Gov
ernments. This Government has not been in
attentive to the interests of those of our citizens
who have claims on the Government of Spain
lounded on express treaty stipulations, and
hope is indulged that the representations which
have been made to that Government on this sub
ject may lead ere long to beneficial results.
A correspondence has taken place between
the Secretary of State and the Minister of her
Britannic Majesty, accredited to this Govern
ment, on the subject of Alexander McLeod's in
dictment and imprisonment, copies of which
are herewith communicated to Congress.
In addition to what appears from these pa
pers, it may be proper to state that Alexander
McLeod has been heard by the Supreme Court
of tho Stato of New York on his motion to be
discharged from imprisonment, and that the de
cision ot that Court has not yet been pronounced.
Tho Secretary of State has addressed to me
a paper upon two subjects, interesting to the
commerce of tho country, which will receive
my consideration, and which I have the honor
to communicate to Congress.
So far as it depends on the course of this
Government, our relations of good will and
friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all
nations. The true American policy will be
found to consist in the exercise of a spirit of
justice to be manifested in tho discharge of all
our international obligations, to the weakest of
tho family of nations as well as to tho most
powerful. Occasional conflicts of opinion may
arise, but when the discussions incident to them
are couductedin the language of truth, and with
a strict regard to justice, tho scourge of war
will lor the most part be avoided. The time
ought to be regarded as having gone by when
a resort to arms is to be esteemed as the only
proper arbiter of national differences.
Tho census recently taken shows a regular
ly progressive increase in our population. Upon
tho breaking out of the war of the Revolution,
our numbers scarcely equalled three millions of
souls; they already oxceed seventeen millions,
and will continue to progress in a ratio which
duplicates in a period of about twenty-three
years. The old States contain a territory suf
ficient in itself to maintain a population of ad
ditional millions, ancj the most populous of the
new State? may oven yet be regardod as but I
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partially settled, while of the new lands on this
side of the Rocky Mountains, to say nothing of
the immense region which stretches from the
base of those mountains to the mouth of the
Columbia river, about 770,000,000 of acres,
ceded and unceded, still remain to be brought
into market. We hold out to the people of oili
er countries an invitation to come and settle
among us as members of our rapidly growing
family; and, for the blessings which we oiler
them, we require of them to look upon our coun
try as their country ,,and to unite with us in the
great task of preserving our institutions, anil
thereby perpetuating our liberties. No motive
exists for foreign conquest. We desire but to
reclaim our almost illimitable wildornesses, and
to introduce into their depths the lights of civ
ilization. While we shall at all times be pre
pared to vindicate the national honor, our most
earnest desire will be' to maintain an unbroken
peace.
In presenting tho foregoing views, I cannot
withhold the expression of the opinion that thera
exists nothing in the extension of our empire
over our acknowledged possessions to excite
the alarm of the patriot for the safety of our in
stitutions. The Federative system, leaving to
each State the care of its domestic concerns,
and devolving on the Federal Government those
of general import, admits in safety of the great
est expansion, but, at the same timo, I deem it
proper to add that there will be found to exist
at all times an imperious necessity for restrain
ing all the functionaries of this Government
within the range of their respective powers,
thereby preserving a just balance between the
powers granted to this Government and those
reserved to the States and to the people.
From the report of the Secretary of tho
Treasury, you will perceive that the fiscal
means present and accruing are insufficient to
supply tho wants of the Government for th
current year. The balance in the Treasury on
tho fourth day of March last, not covered by
outstanding drafts, and exclusive of trust funds,
is estimated at $860,000. This, includes the
sum of $215,000 deposited in the mint ami its
branches to procure metal for coining and in
process of coinage, and which could net bo
withdrawn without inconvenience; thus leaving
subject to draft in the various depositories tho
sum of $645,000. By virtue of two several
acts of Congress, the Secretary of the Treas
ury was authorized to issue, on and after the
fourth day of March last, Treasury notes to the
amount of $5,413,000, making an aggregato
available fund of $6,058,000 on hand.
But this fund was chargeable with outstand
ing Treasury notes redeemable in the current
year and interest thereon to the estimated
amount of five million two hundred and eighty
thousand dollars. There is also thrown upon
the Treasury the payment of a large amount of
demands accrued in the whole or in part in
former years, which will exhaust the available
means of the Treasury, and leave tho accruing
revenue, reduced as it is in amount, burdened
with debt and charged with the current expen
ses of tho Government. Tho aggregate a
mount of outstanding appropriations on the
fourth day of March last was $33,429,616 50,
of which S24,210,000 will be required durin
the current year; and there will also be re
quired for tho use of the War Department ad
ditional appropriations to the amount of .two
million five hundred and eleven thousand and
thirty-two dollars and ninety-eight cents, tho
special objects of which will be seen by refer-c
ence to the report of the Secretary of War.
The anticipated means of the Treasury are
greatly inadequate to this demand. Tho re
ceipts from customs for the last three quarters
of the last year, and the first quarter of tho
present year, amount to $12,100,000; the re
ceipts for lands for the same lima to $2,742,
450; showing an average revenue from both
sources of $1,236,870 per month. A gradual
expansion of trade growing out of a restoration
of confidence, together with a reduction in the
expenses of collecting, and punctuality on the
part of collecting officers, may cause an addi
tion to the monthly receipts from the customs.
They are estimated for the residue of the year,
from" tho 4th of March, at 12,000,000; the re
ceipts from the. public lands for the same time
are estimated at $2,500,000; and from miscel
laneous sources at $170,000; making an ag
gregate of available fund within tho year of
$14,G70,000; which will leave a probable de
ficit of $11,406,132 9S. To meet this, some
temporary provision is necessary, until ih
amount can be absorbed by the excess of reve
nues which are anticipated to accrue at.no dis
tant day.
There will fall duo within tho next tlirfo
months Treasury notes ol the issues of 184,
including interest, about $2,850,000. Them
is chargeablo in tho same period for arrearages
for taking the 6th census $249,000; and tho
estimated expenditures for tho current service
aro about $8,100,000, making the aggrogate du
mands upon the Treasury, prior to the 1st of
September next, about $11,340,000,
The ways and means in tho Treasury, siwl
estimated to accrue within the above named pii-
riod, consist of about $694,000, of funds avail
ablo on the 28th ultimo; an unissued balwotK