THE JOURN I
Y° P e n e
Pottery of Pule in ate l mpei ince
address lately at New Haven, says t
My heart bleeds as I remember the fate of
three of my early companions who started in
; life with myself. One of them possessed due
. of {he finest mathematical minds I ever knew.
He could take the ledger, and go up with three
columns at a time with perfect ea,e. Ile was
the first man in America that beat the Anton'-
, Rtoll Chess Player, and he told me he had every
move in his head, before he entered the room.
mml:films, TUESDAY, F. 20. 1845. That maa tills a drunkard's grave. Another,
who was an excellent accountant, and could
(001..11101' tRINCIPLUS. , 3UPPORTID tT
. command almost nay salary, met the same mel-
Honver's Ink. ancholy ate. Another, possessing the sense
ISCICIYER'S SUPERIOR WRITING INK brilliant capacities has gone down—not to the
Mr oats at this office. grave, perhaps, but he has sunk clear oat of
_ sight amid the mire and filth of intemperance.
falr Jolla A. BAKER, Esq., editor of the The above is full of admonition to young men.
Perry Freeman, has been appointed Aseoci- But the experience of Mr. Potter is not rare or
ate Judge of Perry county, by Gov. Johnston. singular. Every middle aged Sian can call to
May it please your Honor, accept our congrat. his recollection three, if not more of his early
nlations. companions, who have met, or are making rap-
Disgraceful. -----
1 id strides towards the same melancholy end !
The Pennsylvanian, a paper that, it appears, We have never delivered a temperance lecture,
n
will never forgive old Zack for .defeating the nor do we belong to a temperance society, yet
office-holders at the last election, contains a drunkenness is becoming such a startling and
long article in a recent number, endeavoring to increasing vice of the times, that as a public
journalist, we feel it to be our duty to raise a
draw a parallel between the popularity of G.
Taylor and that of the notorious Tom Ilyer, warning voice against it. It is not peculiar to
particular localities. Its fearful ravages are seen
the hero of the brutal price ficlit ! In tieing
this, the enthusiasm manifested by a few rowdy 'and felt—aye, keenly felt, too—throughout
the length and breadth of the land. In every
blackguards in Philadelphia, . the arrival of
Toni in that eity, is likened to the patriotic community, men in the prime of life, who
might otherwise he bright and shining lights in
shouts of the People of this country, on the re
society, are doily falling victims to the monster,
eeipt of the news that Gen. Tllor and his gal
intemperance! Ilorrible as this may seem,
lent little band had defeated Santa Anna at the
memorable battle of Buena Vista! What a dis-
every man of observation knows it to be true.
graceful comparison ! How lost to all sense of Is it not therefore time for the friends of titi
shame must be the editor who can so outrage inanity to raise their voices against the further
the feelings of the People as to make it. The progress of this ruthless despoiler of the youth
President elect of our common Country, chosen and beauty of our race ' I We think it is. In
by the free voice of an intelligent People, on temperance should be attacked at every point.
account as well of his glorious deeds, as for his The press—the guardian of the rights and lib
moral excellence, compared to a brutal law-defy- erties of the People—should assail it as with
the bully who is held, save by the scum of the one voice. The Pulpit should hurl its anathe
cities, in utter abhorrence I ! And this disgrace- mas against it, and tha personal influence of ev-
NI comparison don't end here. The People cry good man should be exerted to arrest the
are tousled end jeered because they voted for fearful strides of this body and soul destroying
Gee. Taylor, and are told that on the same tnonster.
principle they must vote for. Tom Flyer, also.— By the old and confirmed inebriate, we have
The writer says : . not much hope of being heard. But to the
" 04neral Taylor was elected President be- young man, about enlisting in the service of old
.cause he flogged Santa Anna, and Tom Flyer, King Alcohol, we would say, BEWARE! If you
we apprehend, may be elected to some high expect to serve under his banner unharmed,
office because he flogged Yankee Sullivan." you greatly overrate your own powers. All
And is this the thanks an old war worn vet- experience is against you. Your own observe
eran is to receive for his services 1 After bra-
Lion should teach you better. A short campaign
• ving the fatigues and dangers of an arduous will end you? career in dishonor and disgrace.
campaign, and in every contest bearing aloft You must abandon the service of the monster
the starry banner of his country in triumph, he at once, or before middle age you will fill a
is to be compared, on his return home, to t h e DRENKARD ' S GRAVE, or " sink clear out of the
low bully who gaines notoriety by suecessfull sight" of respectable society, " AMID THE Mine
• entering the "ring" with one of his fellows!
AND FILTD OF INTEMPERANCE! " YQUNG MEN,
AnJ this is done too by a paper claiming to be
BEWARE I
the leading organ of the Locofoco party of
Pennaylrania. A paper edited by an office-
holder under the present Administration, which
brought on the Mexican war; an administra
tion which would have been utterly disgraced
in its attempts to prosecute that war, had it
not been for the consummate generalship and
heroic bravery of TAYLOR and SCOTT.
We can assure the Pennsylvanian that such a
disgraceful comparison can injure no one but the
author. Even those who for party reasons vo
ted against Gen. Taylor will condemn it. And
those who by their votes rewarded Gen. Tay
lor for his gallant services by elevating him to
his present lofty position, only I ok down with
eovereizn rontempt upon the creature who has
the V.l..'lCity to taunt them for so doing, by corn
parinz them to the low rabble of Philadelphia.
Huzza I
Our democratic cotemporaries are in exta
cies at the election of Drum in the 20th district.
They have 11J so little to crow over recently,
that we feel like helping them shout a little over
this grain of comfort. So huzza for Drum !
But don't forget in your joy that Gov. Johnston
was the only Whig that ever carried the dis
trict ant that he could carry it to-morrow by a
larger majority than ever. So the recent elec
tion is rather an evidence of the Governor'i
popularity than the reverse.
By the way, the Carlisle Volunteer is ini•qa
ken wium it asserts, thatOnston, the lute can
didate for Senator is a reak:rv' e of the Govern
or's. And the Volunteer knew it was miwtaken
when it said so.
North Branch Canal--Itcti•enue
Measures.
Mr. COOPER, the able chairman of the com
mittee of Ways and Means, made a report on
Wednesday last relative to completing the North
Branch Canal and 3yr:1(111 . 10h* inclined Plane on
Columbia Rail Road, recommending that a loan
of $1,100,000 be negotiated for the completion
of the North Branch canal—a recommendation
which is justified by the opinion that the State,
by a more prudent and economical administra
tion of the government, by the abolition of the
militia system, the taxing of oyster-cellers, and
the decrease in the number of agents employed
on the State works, will be able to finish the
work. One thousand copies of the report were
ordered to be printed.
Legislative Temperance Society.
By our Harrisburg letter it will he seen that
the members of the Legislature have formed a
Temperance Society. This we think is well
enough. If all the members would joim, the
daily sessions might commence at least one hour
earlier. And members would not be so likely
to be absent when important votes are taken.
No insinuations—of course rot.
Ohio.
The Whig members of the Ohio Legislature
agreed in caucus to support the Hon. JOHN
lilcLasii for U. S. Senator. The day of elec
tion has not been fixed. We learn that Mr.
McLean declines an election to the post in ques
tion. This is to be regretted, as he is ptoh
ably the only man that could he elected at the
present session.
SMALL Pox.--This disease has ahnost entire
ly disappeared from Ifarrisburg, where, some
months *Mee it prevaitea tei
ttflt.
Horrid,
The Pa. Intelligencer of Thursday last says:
—The body of David Miller of this place, one
of the returned volunteers from Mexico, was
found on Monday morning last on the Railroad
near the end of Second street in this borough,
completely severed in two, having been run
over by the train from Philadelphia the night
before. It is supposed he was intoxicated, and
having wandered to the Railroad was walking
or laying on the track when the train came
along. The night being dark the Engineer did
not see him, and knew nothing of the accident
until the next morning.
'rhe Protocol.
The President has sent into Congress a mes
sage in relation to the Protocol called for by
Mr. Stephens. The message is altogethet un
satisfactory. He assumes that it is not binding
and was not so considered by Mexico; why,
then, was it made and signed 1 Oh, to explain
why the Senate of the United States rejected a
portion of the treaty of Guadalupe. But what
good could explanation do if it failed to restore
aught that had been stricken out '1 There
stands the treaty as we know it, just as it was
when the Mexicans refused to sanction it—when
they would not, and did not, until a protocol,
aigned by Sevier and Clifford, assured them the
amendments by our Senate amounted to noth-
Ing; that the spirit of the rejected articles
would be retained and observed. It may be
well to assert that the protocol is of no account;
but if such is really the case, why was it not
at once made known to the American people ?
The Printers.
Governor Johnston has lately shown his ap- !
preciation of the Printers of Pennsylvania, by i
making several appointments from amongst this
class of citizens. The Lancaster Intelligencer
(Locofoco) in remarking upon these appoint
ments, says No class of men more richly
deserves the honors of their party, when it has
them to bestow, than the conductors of news
papers.
In season and out of season, in sun-'
shine and in storm, through good and evil re
port, they are compelled to tug at the oar of
politics, and uphold the principles and candilates
of their party. Not only do they manufacture
what are termed "distinguished men'—often
from no great abundance of the raw material--
but the press is the ladder on which the latter
climb to fortune, fame and power. How often
I alas, is the ladder cavalierly kicked away by
the climber the moment he has reached the sum
mit l We honor an administration, therefore,
be it Democratic or Whig, that honors its edi.
tore."
Hine An. SeI.I.IWAN.-11yer, the victor of
the prize fight noticed in our last, was arrested
in Philadelphia and delivered to the authorities
of Maryland to answer the violation of the
laws of that State. Search has also been made
by the officers for Sullivan, but they have thus
far been unable to fink that noted individual.—
We hope both these monsters in human shape
may be made feel the penalty of an outraged
law.
07` We observe that Mr. Cornyn has intro
duced a bill into the House to change the time
of holding elections for officers of the Juniata
Tleidge f',.mpsny,
OLD ZACK COMING.
Gen. Taylor arrived at Louisville on the
12th inst., and was received in the most enthu
elastic manner. lie landed at New Albany,
where he stopped a few hours and received the
congratulations of its citizens. Two boats
thronged with passengers went from the city to
meet the President elect, who, after parting
with the people of New Albany, crossed over
to the Kentucky side of the river, and landed on
the canal walk, was there welcomed by the
:Mayor of Louisville , --to which Gen. Taylor
responded in a brief expression of thanks. The
walk was one Maas of human beings throughout
its length and breadth, and their shouts of,wel
eotne made the welkin ring. The streets through
which he passed to the Galt Ilouse were throng
ed, and the windows and roofs of the houses
were filled with spectators.
Gen. Taylor left Louisville on the 13th for
Frankfort, to remain there till Thursday. Ile
will then proceed to Cincinnati, and after re
maining there a few hours depart for Pittsburg
direct on Friday.
The occasion of Gen. Taylor's reception at
Louisville was saddened by the occurrence of a
melancholy accident. During the firing of a
salute the cannon was prematurely discharged,
and the two men working it, John Anderson
and Henry Nichols, had each an arm blown off.
A despath, dated Cincinnati, February 15th,
says •
Gen. Taylor and suite arrived hercthis morn
ing, and was hailed with a most enthusiastic
welcome.—The citizens turned out en smear,
and a grand salute was fired. He partook of a
public dinner here. lie leaves by way of the
river, and will proceed to Pittsburg, if the nav
igation is not closed by the ice.
. .
By later despatches, we learn that the Ohio
river is closed by ice, which will prevent Gen.
Taylor from visiting Pittsburg. He will take
the Wheeling route.
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.
Our city still continues in a high state of ex
citement, owing to the unexpected prolonged
stay of Gen. Taylor. He is literally worn
down by the attentions he receives from men,
women and children.
He reached the city in the steamer Telegraph,
at 10 o'clock yesterday- morning, escorted by
Live steamers, crowded with passengers. The
appearance of this fleet of steamers, with flags
and music playing, was imposing in the ex
treme. The whole river front of the city was
literally alive with hunian beings, notwithstand
ing the inclemency of the weather-
The General was conducted in a splendid open
carriage, to the Masonic Hall, where the cere
mony of reception tool: place. He was wel
comed to Cincinnati by the Mayor of the city,
in a set speech - . The General was so complete
, ly fatigued by the excitements through which
he has recently passed, that he was unable to re
ply. He dined at the Pearl street house, and
leaves to-night for Pittsburg, if the steamboat
succeeds in making her way through the ice.
Gen. Taylor is feeble, in consequence of a
fall at Madison, occasioned by the rush of the
populace to grasp the old hero by the hand.
The anxiety to see him is unprecedented.
Portions of the city were brilliantly illumin
ated last evening, in honor of his presence
among us.
THE LICENSE LAW.
The Philadelphia Daily News," takes very
strong ground in favor of an entire and thorough
change of the present License system. The
News proposes to repeal all the present license
laws, leaving the sale of liquors to be carried
on by all who choose to enrage in it ; the sale
of such liquors by less measure than one quart
to be subject to heavy taxation—s2so per an
num for the lowest class of retailers. The
higher classes to pay larger sums, proportionate
to the amount sold.
Finale of the Presidential Election.
On Tuesday last, the two houses of Con
great met in Convention and counted the votes
for President and Vice President, cast at the
last election. Gen. Z. TAYLOR and MILLARD
Ficr.motta were in due form declared President
and Vice President forfour years from the fourth
day of March next.
THE DEATH PexAr.Tv.—The Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate have reported a bill pro
viding that in all cases of conviction of the
crime of murder in the first degree in this State,
it shall be lawful for the Governor, on the rec
ommendation of the court and jury, to commute
the punishment of death to imprisonment for
life in the penitentiary of the proper district.
Got•. CRITT.D..-The following informa
tion is based upon a telegraphic despath dated
Cincinnati, the 16th inst. We are not able to
judge of its correctness :
Mr. Crittenden does not accompany General
Taylor. lie states in a letter to his friends in
Cincinnati that he will not accept an appoint
ment in the Cabinet. His declination is most
positive.
QT Judge Parsons, in a recent charge to the
Grand Jury of Philadelphia, says there is no
doubt the porter and ale houses in the city,
which pay na license, sell as much again ardent
spirits as the licensed tavern keepers. Ile says
the fault rests with the people in not enforcing
the law; and that the sale of ardent spirits
would be but limited if confined solely to tav
ern keepers.
Ten ARMY AND NAVY eon 60 YEARS.-11l the
progress of a speech delivered in the House of
Representatives on the appropriation bill, Mr.
Greeley stated that during our sixty years of
existence under the federal constitution—gen
erally of peace, with the exception of Indian
troubles—the United States government had
expended—
For the army and armed forces $366,713,299 4.1
For the navy and navy opera
I Lions,
For pensions, revolutionary
and other 61,109,83 k 57
For the Indian department 48,033,211 22
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Total for warlike purposes, 14883,03n,en? 27
DEPARTMFNT OF THE INTERIOR.
For several years the project of creating a
new sub-division of the Government, to be
called THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,"
has been agitated, and we are glad to perceive
that there is now a strong probability that it ,
will he done before Congress adjourns.
Mr. VINT. of Ohio recently introduced a
bill for this object,-which was ogd-red to be
engrossed for a third reading in the House of
Representatives on Monday. The majority
was so decisive, that we may reasonably hope
to see the bill through the House in a short time.
Of its adoption by the Senate we cannot doubt.
The Baltimore American says:—The new de
partment, according to the arrangenients of the
bill, will include the business of the nail , pen
sions, taken from the Navy Department ; pen
sions and Indian Affairs,
taken from the War
Department ; helm the State DepartMent the
business of the Patent office, and from the Treas
ury Department the business of the Land office.
The head of the new department is to be a Cab
inet officer, with a salary of six thousand dol
lars per annum. The bill also provides for the
•
appointment of a Commissioner of Customs and
an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury - .
The new arrangement of public business,
contemplated by this bill, cannot but prove
highly advantageous. A Departinent Of the
Interior has long been wanted. It ought to in
clude, however, besides the functions allotted
to it iy Mr. VINTON'S bill, the business of col
lecting statistics relative to the internal com
merce of the country, with other kindred mat
ters. But this may come in time.
NARROW ESCAPE OF MAYOR SWIFT PROM A
PISTOL Btl.L.—Yesterday afternoon, as Mayor
Swift was walking through Independence Square,
on his way to the police office, a pistol ball
whizzed by his head, and at the same instant
the report of the weapon reverberated through
the trees of that time honored enclosure. He
turned around, and observed a crowd of boys
not far distant, one of whom was writhing un
der the effects of a wounded hand. It appears
that he was playing with a loaded pistol, and
the weapon accidentally going off, the ball pas
sed through one of his hands, and came very
near killing the Mayor.- 7 Philaddykia Sun.
SQUATTING A LITTLE.—Some years ago in the
New Hampshire House of Representatives, one
of the members of that hotly, an odd stick,
from South Hampton, when the yeas and nays
were taken on an important question did not an
swer to his name. After the roll was finished,
he arose and addressed the presiding officer in
the following pithy language :
n Mr. Speaker,—l rise to let you know that
I did not mean to dodge this question. I only
squatted a little, in order to take a better view
of the whole subject; and I nun. say "NO" to
that critter!"
The manner in which this was done excited a
universal burst of laughter from the members
THE SNOW W0E31.-The National Intelligen
cer, referring to the communication of its cor
respondent relative to the appearance of worms
in the snow, says :
The snow-worm phenomena, to which a car
respondeV alluded in our paper of yesterday,
seems to have made its appearance in different
parts of the country. We have been shown a
letter from Professor Chester Dewey, of Roch
ester, (addressed to a scientific gentleman of
this city,) from which we learn that the snow'
in that region has recently been covered with
worms varying from a quarter of an inch to an
entire inch in length. We are also informed
that a small worm, of a dark color, and resem
bling a tiny bud or seed, was found upon snow
in North Carolina during the last winter; and
also, that about two years ago a small worm of
a scarlet hue was found on the snow in Tennes
see. The worms described by our correspon
dent are said to be a quarter of an inch in length,
and bearing a close resemblance to those prods
, ccd by cheese.
Plank Roads.
There are a number of bills now before the
Legislature, for the incorporation of companies,
to construct these roads, and a general plank
road law has already been passed. Among other
projects in contemplation, is a road from Pitts- 1
burg to Erie—Erie to Waterford—Mead”ille
and Klecknerville to Edinboro'—Erie to Watts
burg—Erie to Edinboro'—Meadville to Water
ford, Sec., &c. Throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, and lowa also, there is a very general
movement in favor of these roads. The Mon
roeville road in Huron county, Ohio, 10 miles
in length, and costing $16,650, yielded in De
cember, 1818, $317 26 net over cost of collec
ting, &c., being at the rate of 23 per cent. per
annum, and the Milan and Richland road, 5
miles in length, yielded for the last six months
at the rate of 28 per cent ! per annum.—Pa.
Telegraph.
THE HOUSE IN WHICH TOM Comity
WAS BORN.-A letter from an old citi
zen of Bourbon county , Ky., to a liter
ary friend in this city, gives the follow
ing account of the old Halluck Home
stead in which was born the eloquent
and distinguished United States Senator
from Ohio.
"1 have lately visited the house Cor
win was born in. It is a one story log
cabin, about twelve feet square; with
one door and two small windows; the
glass, six by eight—the only ones of the
sort, that I know of anywhere. I re
marked to the widow lady who resided
there, Mrs. Case, "your house begins to
look a little old." " Yes, sir," she rephd,
" it is old and out of fashion, but it must
not be altered while I live, for Tom Cor
win was born here." While she spoke,
I could see the patriotism flash in her
eye. The birth place of Corwin is well
known throughout this region of the
country. It is a part of the old Hallock
farm, in Bourbon county, Ky., on the
main road, about half way from Paris
to Lexington.— Cincinnati Gazette.
FREE SOIL IN LOUISIANA.-Mr. H. B.
Brashear (son of the State Senator and
venerable delegate to the late Philadel
phia convention,) has come out in the
Franklin (La.) Planter's Banner as an
out and out Free Soifer.
209,994,428 04
FROM HARRISBURG
[Correspondence of the Huntingdon Journal.l
HARtusnuten, Feb. 16, 18(0
MY DEAR CoLosx!..—We have again a "cold
spell," and the river around the Island is frozen !
entirely over, with a prospect of a like perfor
mance on this side. There is but little snow,
however; not enough for sleighing. The town
begins to solarien op a little; there have been
two large parties within the week, both "on
the river bank." They were as always, mere
jams, so crowded that there was no sort of com
fort and hardly any getting about. These grand
parties may lie pleasurable to some, but for the •
life of me I cannot find theth so. Five or six
hours upon one's feet, crowded, elbowed and
jostled about, dresses mussed ind eceat toils
smeared with ices and jellies ! Aint it com
fortable ! But it is fashion, you know, and the
votaries of the heartless goddess must be con
tent to suffer, for—who knows what may come
of these gatherings 1 They are as good as atm;
tion houses for marrying people, and when my
family of girls are grown up, I shall certainly
bring them here of the winters and take them
to all the general parties.
There is a 22d ball on the tapis, which, how-,
ever, is to be called Aasemdly—because a ball
is wicked in this pious City. Harrisburg is prob
ably more highly favored with churches, rum
shops and gambling houses than any of its size
in the commonwealth, but it puts on a fair out
side and the mtiral covering, however gauzy, is
beautiful to behold. Well, " what's the odds
so you are happy 7" It is a pleasant place for
a stranger to pass a winter, and I like it very
well as fir as I have got.
There has been a Legislative Temperance
Association formed " on the hill," of which
Mr. Swartzwelder. of Allegheny, is President,
and Mr. Tobey (John of York) one of the Sec
retaries. I learn that it goes on swimmingly.
Quite a large number signed the first night and
the association will doubtless be productive of
much good to the members, and abroad, through
their example. The officers are, Mr. Swartz
welder, of Allegheny, President ; Messrs.
M'Kee, of Washington, Cunningham, of Mifflin,
R. M. Frick, of Northumberland, Gutelius, of
Union, Noble, of Allegheny, Meek, of Centre
and Bent of Chester, Vice Presidents; Tobey,
of Philadelphia, and Hower, of Lancaster, Sec
retaries. The first meeting was held on Wed
nesday evening and another comes off to-night.
" John of York" is the father of the associa
tion.
Legislation for the past week, with two or
three exceptions, has been dull. The bill to ;
repeal the Charter of the Ohio and Erie Rail
road Company is still hanging in the House.—
It was called up to-day and an attempt was
made to force it through under the prevoius
question, which failed. Mr. Ball spoke against
it the last half hour of the session. An attempt
to get up the bill to re-charter the Farmers' &
Mechanics' Bank, of Philadelphia, failed—Yeas
41, Nays 50 The North Branch Canal bill is
on second reading in the House. It will not,
probably, pass until revenue measures are
adopted that will insure the collection of enough
money to build the work ; and as the latter will
hardly be done, I have little hope for the for
mer. The bill providing for the avoiding of
the Philadelphia inclined plane will probably
pass, though 'it may hang also upon the revenue
bills.
The Senate has been several days engaged
upon the teu hour bill, and this morning it was
referred to a committee consisting of Messrs.
Johnson, Crabb and Small. I think the meas
ures asked by factory operatives must yet be
adopted.
This much for particulars. Ifutcrisooott
Important Bill.
The Harrisburg Telegraph states that the
bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. Johnson,
of Erie, to exempt property to the amount of
$3OO from levy and sale, or distress for rent,
passed that body, on Friday last, by a vote of
18 to 11—such a majority as will probably in
sure its passage through the House of Repre
sentatives.
This bill is in effect but carrying out the
spirit of the law that exempts the debtor from
imprisonment, and the spirit of the age which
is moving rapidly against the credit system,
particularly in reference to the poor. Its ten
dency will be to change the position of those
who are now liable to the annoyance of debts
created under the expectation of payment on
the part of the creditor, and place them inde
pendent of any legal annoyance. All debts
will therefore have to be created upon the eon
, fidence of the creditor in the honesty and , in
tegrity of the debtor.
How such a law may operate at first it is
difficult to foretell. But there is thinker' that
the shock may at first prove injurious to the
needy class ; yet we think that its ultimate re
sults must prove beneficial to all. Its tendency
will be to elevate the character of the honest
poor man, while it will render the condition of
the dishonest still more deplorable. Public
morals may be benefitted, and' honesty more
justly appreciated.
The bill of Mr. Small fo exempt property
worth from $6,006 to $lO,OOO free from levy
and sale for debt, is of the same character.—
We are satisfied that no bill making so broad a
sweep can be passed ; but if materially modified,
so as to reduce the amount of property down to
something like $5OO, we think it will pass with
little objection. If its object is to screen the
poor from the effects of debt, we see no reason
why the amount to be exonerated should exceed
that sum.
WELL Sl'OlE/N.—Pending the consideration of
Mr. Calhoun's address in the Southern Caucus,
Senator MOREHEAD, of Kentucky, took the
floor in an earnest and eloquent speech against
the adoption of the address. He was interrup
ted by Mr. Foote, with the interrogatory,—,lf
the Wilmot Proviso should be enacted, would
not the gentleman then be for disunion?"
To which Mr. Morehead repled : "No ! So
help tile, God, never ! I will never raise the
parricidal arm against this glorious Union for
my inch cause !"
Important Bill.
In the United States Senate, Mr. Benton has
introduced a bill, providing for the location and
construction of a Central National Road from
St. Louis to San i"trincisco, on the Pacific, with
a branch of the tide waters of the Columbia
River, In Oregon. It is not calculated to prd
mote the views Whicli "Ir. Whitney has so long
expressed, nor the crinsumation of the project
which he has originated, and so . log and 'earn
rutty urged upon the attention of Congress and
our State Legislatures.
• Mr. Benton, for the completing Of this
"Central National Highway, 4l proposes
to set apart Teventy-tive percentum of
the proceeds of the public lands in Cal
ifornia and Oregon, and fifty pereentuni
of the sales of all other public lands in
the United States—tire roads to be of
iron railways, where practicable and ad
vantageous, and where not macadamised
or otherwise constructed—and a breadth
of one mile wide is reserved for this
track one hundred feet wide of which
shall be fore common road for wheel
earriageli; hicrse xnd foot travellers, free
from toll or charge.
This great Central National Road, It
is farther provided, shall be commefi- .
ced under the direction of the President .
of the United States, and continued
til completed by appropriations from the .
fund as before stated ;
that military sta
tions shall be established on the line of
road, for the protection and support of
the same, and settlements shell be in
conraged at such stations by making do ,
nations of landi ià actual settlers ; and
that so soon as ank Sufficient part of the
Inilway shall be enlnpleted i tho, use
thereof shall be granted for a limited
time to such individuals of companies
as shall, by contract of the government
of the United States, agree to transport
persons, mails, munitions of war, end
freight of all kinds, public and private,
in vehicles furnished by themselves,
over the same, at such reasonable rates
as shall be agreed upon.
Mrs. Taylor.
A correspondent of the National Intel Hew
cer writes
General and Mrs. Taylor have no
children young enough to be " going to
school" in Baltimore or elsewhere. They
have there a daughter married to Dr.
Wood, of the army, and now on that
station. Col. Taylor, the General's
brother, whose lady is a daughter of the
Hon. John McLean, is also in Baltitnore
and attached to that station. The pub
lic attention and curiosity seem to have
been won away by the General entirely
from his better half; for his biogra
phers have not told us who she is. Now
for the honor of old Calvert county, in
Maryland, be it known, that she pro
duced the only person to whom Gen.
Taylor ever h , siorrendered.—Mra. T.
comes not only from Calvert county, but
from, it is believed, the very estate on
which Mrs. Adams' father, if not sho
herself, was born on the shores of that
river, the Patuxent, which navigators
have said was the boldest and moat
beautiful they have ever entered. Mrs.
Taylor's father was Capt. Walter Smith,
an independent and highly respectable
farmer, whose estate was situate on the
right bank of St. Leonard's creek, in
whirls Commodore Barney's flotilla waa
blockaded in the late war. She is the
sister of the late Major Richard Sniith
of tht Marine Corps, well remembered
in Washington and New York especial.
ly, for his gallant and soldierly appear
ance and bearing, and his fine social
qualities. It was in Kentucky that the
General then a young man saw her and
was conquered. With that reservation
it may be said, to use the words of
young Crittendon to Santa A nna, Gen.
Taylor never surrenders.'
HORSE TAMING.-A horse tamer ar.m•
cd Offut has created quite'a sensation
in Columbus (Ga.) by sotneof his feats.
The Democrat thus records one of them:
"Col. James - C. golland . has a wild
foolish animal that Would never suffer
him while ridi to come near the tap
of a drum. He was slow to believe dip
Mr. 0. could do any thing with her,:
but it took only a few moments (or the
hitter to cuter the stable, bridle and sad
dle the filly, and cause her to follow him
quietly out, he beating a drain a few
paces in advance. He then moun•
ted, with ihe_druin in his hand. beat the
same while on horseback, then dismoun,
ted and tied up the reins, causing this
now docile animal to follow him like a
wall trained soldier at the sound of the
mile, and obedient to every word.
This and other experiments were wit
nessed by several citizens to their en•
tire satisfaction."
AN EQUIVOCAL PRAYER.-TIVO old
Highland cronies in the north of Scot
land were sitting, about dusk one even
ing, before the fire, talking about decea
sed husbands, their virtues and desert*.
Ah, well," said one rising to light a
farthing candle, "my Jemmy, good
anon, always loved a bright light in this
world, I hope he's in the world of light
now."
" And my Sawnev " answered dist
other, throwing a faggot on the fire,
" he, poor mon, always loved a hot fire
in this world ; God grant he may be inr
the world of hot fire now l"—Literary
.1 merican
i 0 Men are frequently like tea—the real
strength and goodnesa is not properly drawn out'
of them until they have been Ibr a short time
hut \valet..