Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 January 1856 — Page 1

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Hurling death!"'

From tho Lafayette Daily Journal.

I:XECI:T!ON OF RICE", DRISKILL AND, STOCKING. Abram Rice, Timothy Driskill and Darid M. Stocking, M-stcrdav underwent tho' Extreme penalty of the hnv, by suffering death on the gallows Rice and Distill for the murder of Cephas Farenbaugh on the ij-lth of May. 1855, PIKI Stocking for the murder of John Ruse, on the 8th of Janu-1 arv, 1855. "1'i

We were admitted into the jail about 11 •'clock in tho morning in company withi Kev. Mr. Crawford of the Wesley Chapel! M. I'j. cliureh, Rev. Mr. Colmarv of the

health, and apparently in cheerful spirit.*. They had slept but little the night previous, but exhibcted no excitement or nervousness whatever. his father and mother, and some other relatives, and although we were told that lie shed tears during the interview, there was

different spectator in the room. "/r: 'l)0'uno The clergymen at once addressed them selves to their ministerial duties. Rice, in K? tC,'°

response to the inquiries of Rev. Mr. Craw-

ford, said that he felt no dread upon his!

man, and was therefore not afraid to die.—!

or not, but his hopes were good. Mr. C.!

endeavored, in the most solemn

'^^AWItRDSVlLLi^

'to!

JST-Tbe following lines ,of Longfellow's 'nothing of, it, until after it was done.^,All stir the blood and almost bring befott ta tfjftt b.d(dnow ie had already.conimuni,.r cAted to the Sheriff, who hadj-ecuested him rts picture of the light-. to repeat it to others. He hid never v., /'*11

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iDg

^'committed a murder and since he had

'0c,nt,n™,ta*9',• ,• ji lived in-,Lafayette had never.been cohcern-

thing of the sort.

1 1€m

It?And the Wll-witUtiJd deadly'Jn rt^g'cf.t murder of 'Farenbaugh, ftom hanging, to Clark went with me and we ••'Jj' in flaTnes flushing jedly, 'fiTf imprisonment in the penitentiary. He cents worth of powder and

any

r..The

guilty knowledge

«fl- Unicorn 'i &. erf) i*And gmraincr, ffhuxtiacr, jmirimw? was the worst that could be said .against I /Rolled the ^rollM of the drummer, He had not a fair trial. JaiscoDvicr hrt«T'nv Tlirov.gh the morn. v-jh~},r A Si tion was the result of a conspiracy, on the •'•Tl«n ^thereto th.fr-.nt.ft, ^nfi P»r' .Pf the friends of Clark and Longley, -fflTOAi.awiU.inoVl.oTi.om.1. ..... -A by fWh they vere enabled to purchase .was avv _e, and as some other fellows -in i-' Stood tnirsires .-i ,fni'

B'tftTcd Oi&iires, win -r. ptrohgly reflecled upon, the management of. wards met Longley and Clark at Ilaggerty's "x'*Y.o*':'n'As tlic'.s^ift o? bih I ", bis case, accusing his counsel of either gross 11 asked them where they were going.— ,Vj |j. .Billows drift, i- v-. incompetency or a wilful disregard of his| They said to the icehouse, asked me to go

r!-! interests. He then branched off into a along. We met Driskill at the swing harangue of some minutes length upon the bridge. It was raining and he had an umcondition of our country, nnd the undying! brella. We all went to the ice house. The love he tore for it! etc. He adverted rest went in, but I was too drunk to climb among other things to the insufficiency of the ladder. I laid down at the corner of

cor navy in case a war should break out, [evincing in hii remarks, considerable shrewdness and intelligence. He mentioned that he had been at sea that he was s'engaged for two and a half years "priva•'leering" under the Columbian flag, during' going along. |the time of Bolivar. He had been in a! of the wide

marked to Rice "We'll get supper some where else Abe." The dinners were bro't in, and dispatched with great heartiness.

After dinner each of them in turn, washed and dressed himself for the final moment. Thev could not have made their

First Presbyterian church, Father Clark, .. .... the Catholic priest, and one or two others.1 ^liberation and coolness, told him I was innocent. Why was I put on We found the unfortunate men in jrood !f„lhey

h:ld

some one outside, that he was

Driskill had just taken leave of K*?oti ready." In puttioe on ,.i -u Rice discovered that

no trace of emotion left on hi. face, but he nonchalantly rejoined that there: was "an appeared as unconcerned as the most,, in-

finished observed

manner(

We were unable to here anything that

S[•ssrs.between

assed Father Clark and Driskill. Crawford and Colmary, after some farther conversation with Rice avsd Stocking, the hopeless nature of which seemed completely to overwhelm them, retired from the jail.

In conversation with others Stocking repeatedly reiterated His declarations of innocence of the murder" of Rose. He knew

neV°^

dle

not know Whether he would so to Hefiven I ,was ^o0,0,

to impress him with the terrible condition P'cPa'*^,,ons °f the others were combe was in the awful certainty of banish-1

ment from the presence of God if he died: ,drawers outward pair being woolen unrepentant and feelingly exhorted him knit, and fitting close, and shoes, he wore to employ the few remaining moments allotted to him in life in making his peace with his Maker, citing him to the example of the thief on the Cross, in assurance, that repentance even at the last moment, would not be unavailing. Ricerepliedthathisraind was firm he had never wronged any one, and he should suffer death like a man.1

Stocking acknowledged himself to be a wicked man that he could not boast of the consolations of religion, and would die sinner. He declared, ho'wover, that he was innocent of the crime for which he was to suffer, and he regarded that as a sufficient offset in the sight of God, against the sins of which he was actually guilty. He subsequently admitted that he had no hope of Heaven, and on mention being made of ™ce his mother and wife, said they were good women, and that he never expected to meet them hereafter.

l#MilI-^DEVOTED TO JPOLITICS^UEFS, r! I iJ 3.. A It iiirt SB^frfr^vvjrj tfr

number of engagements and his body bore change coats, and said if I would act the evidence of numerous wounds. He was ciipple that we would have no difficulty also, he said, engaged in the Canadian re- in getting in. I agreed. We went up to the bullion, and was at the Battle of Short Hill, house, knocked. Farenbaugh, I suppose it

George and Charles Rose, sons of John was, got up and opened it. The boys I Rose deceased, came in about 1 o'clock and forced me in. There was a low fire. I •J vainly endeavored to induce him to divulge sat down in a chair by it. Had no sooner fj what he knew in regard to the death of done so than 1 heard a pistol. It appeared their father. lie solemnly asseverated his to be behind my back, next to the door.—

I own innocence of the murder, but admitted It was all over in less than minute. We that he knew who did do it beyond that( started to run. I asked the boys what it he would say nothing. The younger Rose nil meant, but got r.o answer. We parted betrayed considerable excitement, and ap- this side of Alien's and I came home. This peared to control his feelings with much gentlemen, is the whole truth. I am going difficulty. to die. I am no coward, but die innocent

Rice had much to sr.y. lie detailed all of either murder or robbery. I forgive my the particulars of the Farenbaugh tragedy,1 enemies and hope that God Almighty, will n\ erring that he was entirely ignorant of( also forgive them. 1 leave my love to all." the intention of the others to commit a rob-j Driskill said that Rice had said all he bery or that he aid never have accom- (Driskill) had to -say. He hoped that no\aied them. As he repeated the sub- thing would be published about him but I stance of these particulars upon the scaffold.' the truth, for the 6ake of the feelings oJL.his we reserve them for that portion of our friends. Much had been published about narrative. Driskill's time was principally him that was false, lie too, forgave all occupied by the priest, and we heard but who had wronged him, and hoped God little from him. would forgive them also.

At 12 o'clock they were ns-ked if they' Rice then inquired if the Prosecuting were ready for dinner. Rice replied "Yes Attorney, Mr. Naylcr, was present, and on I am hungry." Driskill said that he want- being told that he was not, he expressed his ed "a good old dinner, as it was the last regret, as he had something to say to him. he did't "want to die hungry." He re- He said that in his trial he stood no chance.

been going to a frolic. Dr.s- my trial first, then' It's unfair to try kill, when washing, remarked through the

'getting a his shirt,

there was a button

missing. Driskill told him to sew one on Rice replied that he hadn't time. Driskill

comDhmented We tntl.

starchv." "Well,

,0 He

Rice as he gentlemen, I

a w, ,,n

condu ted lnmselt as ,ie

mind and that lie had never wronged anvj.W!th d'gnity and firmness. He was dressed

er S0U to

He thought'that God would punish men blacksa'in ve^t, boots and hat, and presen ted'figain bidding "good bye to all," and turnaccordin to their actions in life. He did

ver*

and

^'s

a rms

he sat down on a bench

newspaper which he composedly read until

ctec

,ce

was ln

'w pairs of

neither coat nor vest. Driskill wore nothing but shirt, pants and socks. Before they were led out to the scaffold, they passed around the cells and bid adieu to the other prisoners. Stocking presented one of them with some shirts, a handkerchief and hat, and to another a bible and prayer book. He vouchsafed to them all a word of advice, tellingf them to avoid bad compary and liquor, and to treat their parents if they had any, well, he had never done justice to his.

At 2 o'clock they were brought upon the scaffold, which, as we have previously described, was erected at the north-east window of the court house. Some thirty or forty persons were within the enclosure.— on entering, addressed them with "Howdo you do, gentlemen?" and on recognizinga number of acquaintances, called them up and shook hands with them. They were then asked by the sheriff if they had anything to say. Stocking advanced and made the following remarks "I have no confession to make. I am not guilty of the crime for which 1

a,D

about to die, as I could have satisfied the public had I been allowed a new trial. I had no knowledge of the murder until after it was conimited: I bate related all the circumstances to Jenks, and the 8beriff who will

Longley

God." 3^ ro Rice spoke to the following efteel: "Gentlemen, my name is Abram Ride you all know me 1 came here in 1840. I am now going to die. I die for men who were cowards. »I was at Farenbaughs, on the night of the murder. I'll tell about it. Lougley and Clark came to me'handed to us for publication

the day before, and asked me to buy them

some powder and shot. They said they were going to the ice house, where there

commutation of punishment for the might be there they wanted to be prepared.

bought five ball. I after

the house and went to sleep. They waked me when they came down, and said they were going out to Wild Cat. They said there were woman there.. Driskill wanted to take me home, but I insisted on

When we got the other side water, Longley proposed to

"I hate to speak it," he remarked, but I think the Prosecutor took unfair advantage of me. He went around to all the other prisoners, to get all the facts he could against me, but he never come to me to ask me nnvthing. I know too that some of them

my trial first, then

It's unfair to try a

man right off. And I think juryman ought not to be called from the country. They ought to be men of education. A country' man would say to a man in the street 'Do you know Abe Rice.' 'Yes, lie is a bad man he once tried to kill me,' and he allows that to bias his mind. It is very hard to get the right kind of jurymen, I know.— There are so many ignorant men." -At the request of Driskill he then made statement in regard to conduct in one of

tbe jurymen on Driskill's trial towards his

tban lam". Stocking said nothing, but (Driskill's) mother, of a most outrageous

throughout) character, which, for good reasons we sup-

prc

ss publishing, but which certainly de-

f''ock d°tb coat, black cloth pants, serves investigation. He concluded by

respectable appearance. When he iDg to the sheriff said "Hon. Mr. Sheriff, I

bad been pinioned,

and,

ready

Pioked

The sheriff then proceded to adjust the fatal ropes. Rice requested that a stool which had been placed for bis accommodation on the scaffold, might be removed. and on his request not being immmediately complied with, removed it himself. He then knelt down, inclined his head forward remarking that he had "seen men hung," by which we understood-that he regarded that as the proper position. Drrskill on observing it said, "Abe, are you going to kneel?" Rice answed "yes." He then turned to Stocking and said "Soclc, which way is the easiest to die—kneel-or stand I want to die the easiest way." Stocking replied that he should stand unless he thought there was danger of the rope break* iiig. The sheriff assured him there was no danger.? He therefore stood up but. Driskill kneeled.f- The caps were then drawn over their faces, and at twenty-two and a half minutes after 2 o'clock the bolt was withdrawn, and .the culpits launched into eternity! None of them gave evidence of, protracted suffering. A slight spasmodic twining

action was observed in Jlice for a minute! where the cold is severe. The most beauor.two, but as far as we could see, neitljerj tiful and brijiant series of experiments prosStocking or Driskill moved. The necks of. ecuted by Liebig, were those intended to both were evidently broken. After establish this theory, which they do most an in or in an present exameined them and pronounced In this connection the experiment of Dr. tbem dead. Tbe bodies were then taken-Kane and his party, in showing the kind down $nd placed in coffins, and Rice and and amount of food required to enable the Driskill delivered lo their friends. Stocking human body to resist the depressing influwas buried at the expence of the county. ence of a continued low temperature, for a

Rice was 27 years of age, and was born period of time longer than any other rein Corydon, in this State. H! was a tinner cordcd, is of the highest practical value.

&nf si »»if

-i.ii atbrl il-uy it coik1£ ToJu^urb ,v:act! to sLisrfl i-jn \d nm vl):? o« «r

to any degree of respect.

The'

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IND JANUARY 19, 18561"-NOt 271" rd-—ijtw lot m* *r.. ,. jr.j rt«ma .-n rf rmo,i. to »c..

tK-j

residing in a distant part of the State: JANUARY, 5, 1856.V

i~*

Dear Ahram —I expected to have seen j-

you before thz fatal day of your execution,

at every turn that my worst fears might not

you to do is, to prepare for death. Prepare

ed a prayer for you before your infant hps

too, who watch over your infancy, and

prayed so often that your steps might be

guided aright, are now with the justified in

Heaven praising that Saviour wno died to

redeem them. Oh. may you too join them ,jien

of suffering bere will be nothing the

shametul death of the gallowe. wm be but

tbe spirits of the just made perfect. But

remember Abram that you have been a

great tinner, you have gone contrary to the

wishes and directions and instructions of

all jour friends-contrary to your own

knowledge of your duty-above all contra-

ry to the commands of your Saviour

God.

law of God, how shall it be satisfied? It

can only be done by deep repentance for

your sins, by praying earnestly that God will forgive them, for Jesus Christ's sake. And Oh, suffer not one waking hour to pas3 without bowing on you knees in prayer for the pardon of your sins, may your last prayer be, "Lord Jeses reeeieve my spirit." Suffer no thoughts of relatives or friends to distract your mind, but let your remaining hours be spent in prayer and devotional exercises. All your relatives sympathize with your, but all they can do is to point you to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world. His blood is sufficient to atone for you, if you will duly put yourtrustin him, and with earnest prayer seek him with all your heart. Your friends would rejoice to know that you died with a blessed hope of Immortality and Eternal life, and will daily offer up their prayer, for you, that when your spirit shall take its flight, it may be to the bosom of your God. Farewell!

TIIE PorcLATiox OF RUSSIA.—Siberia is increasing rapidly under the natural increase of births. Originally, the inhabitants were driven there for punishment. On an average, about 1U,000 exiles are distributee' annually among its dreary wastes.— Most probably the country would not be peopled without compulsion, and yet the sites upon which Moscow and St. Petersburgh now stand, are almost as inhospitable at certain seasons of the year. This proves ihat it is man that makes any country habitable. New England, at certain seasons is almost as bleak as Siberia—yet it is now covered with the substantial evidences of a prosperous and pleasant country. \FOI

NT OF FOOD NECESSARY TO RESIST POLAR COLD. Referring to the late lecture of Dr. Kane giving an account of his polar explorations, the N. Y. Evening Post says

An opportunity has thus been given of testing the ability of the human body to resist a temperature of seventy degrees below zero, for several months together.— The Doctor and his party were enabled to do this by an immense consumption of animal food, the ordinary daily allowance to eacn man being six or eight ducks, or an equivalent in several pounds of the fat seal.

Shortly after the discovery of the compound nature of the atmosphere by Priestly. Crawford broached the theory that the animal heat of the bodv is maintained at an uniform temperature of 98 degrees, by

evidence of means of a liberal consumption of food cono^ww..^' carbon in excess, as animal food,

fTt'j*r.ayuinm aiuxa j«i* I? di ?i as 1o 7^.T-n Ja ytion on sals a

wj trv -jiama!:/ iiiofla tjcmol lis as«[

tell them when they see proper. I don't by trade. risk 111 was a native of Harris-j "LET THE UNION SLIDE." WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN* DQNB think the testimony of

and Clark burg. Pa., and had just entered his 2cd' There is a general expression of astonish- S FOR THE NEGRO!

was sufficient to convict mef«'Their object ye«ir. Stocking was born in New York, meat Hmong (iiir-nainded men, that a senti- The New York Observer, in a powfrfutl was to save themselves by sacrificing me. and was 30 years old. They were very ment like this should not only have been article upon the past and present condition I cheerfully give up my life. As my last bad tnenland undoubtdly deserved to die. uttered, but should be made to constitute of the Ne^ro race m-this country, holds the words I solemnly swear that IJnevi dered man, woman or child, so

From the Lafayette Daily Journal. well calculated to awaken renewed alarm for theories of the Abolitionists, than a thouii LETTER TO RICE, ,l_the safety of the Republipf—no true pat- sand lengthy address, however clear in arfollowiog letter was received by riot, or safe man to trust in a public station gument. Comparisens like these, kill at you all! Abram Rice a few days since and has been would ever give utterance to. It is proof once the effect of ail the Uncle Toms that

h!is

St]f'wronw a]j

«uncjer c"ertain

cont late

js nolhing 80

jsjiuuo LITERATIifiE^ MECHANIC ARTS? &C. ss -aalqa.&ul. ••r.'.-n.-TF no z&iooi TTR5U .i ni ,:

but my business and my family have re- trusted'. Mr. Banks not only confesses to' man species, slaves of cruel masters, t\)0 quired my constant attention, and I shall having ^iven utterance to such a sentiment, victims of bloody superstitions, believers in never see you again. I have watched.the Joes^not retreat from the position, but witchcraft, and worshipers of the devil. progress of your case with interest, hoping

s^an(js

be realized, but hope is gone and you must gjjjgt" With the true patriot there can be 200,000 of them were members of Protesdie. And since it is so, the only thing for

tQ give up the

to meet God against whom you have so greatly sinned. Remember the teachings of\hiV Confederacy-ne'veV'can be"a umof that pious old Grandmother, who breath-

ed or

|There ]ias

conli

tbe drawing of the curtain which shall in- When men have troduce you to the society of Angels, and

there never have been—never can

evils appr0aching

could say Oui Father who art in Heaven, gjjrrhtesl degree, even for a single moment, And as that Grandmother and Grandfather

the

Diso

been there can be no disease

lW lichmcn ]ike

Mr. Banks'can, in anv

rcmedy fa

-contingency" of letting

"thr» Tlninn slide tli* cnncp hrtwpfri

I --the Union slide," the space between them

and traitors can be easily measured. There

bad as Disunion there is no-

bo(j such traitor Rs a DisunionisL

Whgn men talk of ]ettin

6]jde/ wjJ are 0 tQ lhen

andSunder

..„j„_

,. .coollv contemplate the "contingency" of }our friends forgive you, they can do|

otherwise, the offended law is satisfied L^y ®vur

your punishment But Oh! the offended

„-the Union

,. ,yi ?,ia .U ID

and impulse of patriotism—that evincfes-a mind at once to the true state of the case, decree of recklessness at once startling and is worth more to overthrow the fine spun

It was writ- of the absence of that "immovable attach-J were ever written

ten by arelative, a respectable gentleman njent" to the Union so urgently commend-[ When the ancestors of those negroes

ed by Washington, as the vital test of devo-j were torn from their homes in Africa, by jtion'to the country and its institutions.— [the slave-traders of Old England and New The man who will allow such sentiments to England, and placed under the influence of

a wrong heart—is him- Christianity at the South, they were

-wrong—and should not be the most degraded and miserable of thehu-

it as his platform. He would, And what now is the condition of their

circumstances let the Union descendants? Several years ago more than

««circurastances" that would induce him'tant evangelical churches in the slavehold-

Union—to let it "slide" asjing States! About 10,000 American ne--

Mr. Banks says. Disunion—a disruption groes, trained chiefly at the South, transplanted to Liberia, now rule nearly 200,000 natives of Africa, and through their schools and churches are spreading the light and love of the gospel in that land of darkness and heathenism.,

in magnitude in the

consequence, of all coming time, of

lmio -of letting "the Union slide

Disunion, an'd

tajj. ahout,

that soon. if you shall be so hap- {"slide," thev but prove.they have already pv as to gain the Paradise of God, }'Ou,s iost that deep reverence, that patriotic rcwnl be an eternal gain—the few short days

ar(

of tjie

letting this Union

that constant watching for the safety

RepUh]jC| which all lovers of their

oun ry

should

unceasingly cherish.— brought themselves to

where

t.t_

...u«

all circumstances. He who can

mur( the' mothcr w])Q bore him( who

his tender years and rearftd

hi lQ mnnhood a]) mank n(1 wil] pronounce

a thoroughly bad man—a miscreant to be thorougly despised. How, then, shall we think and speak of the member of Congress, sent to guard the Republic, who deliberately avows that he would, "in a contingency," overthrow the Union that has watched over the Ameioan people—that is the light of the world—and has insured to a great and growing nation, at this moment a larger sum of blessings, greater security, and a nobler prospect, than any that has ever yet existed—how, we ask, shall we think and speak of him who would overthrow such a Government, and usher in the anarchy that must follow a dissolution of the Union?

When such sentiments are avowed, it becomes the duty of the American people to guard all the more steadfastly the Republic. Alb. Reg.

WASHINGTON HUMORS,

Ac.

WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. 7. .,

The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: I learn from an authentic source that our Government will not under any contingency permit Mr. Crampton to remain, and farther than that, they have notified the English Government if they do not recall him they will be compelled to dismiss him at once. It is also rumored in bertain diplomatic circles that should our Government dismiss Mr. Crampton, England would refuse all intercourse with the United S'ates, and give Mr. Buchanan his passports. The reports to that effect that Mr. Crampton has been empowered by England to abandon her pretensions in Central America, under certain circumstances, is emphatically contradicted.

An effort is making to transfer Banks' vote to Pennington. It is thought the latter might be elected.

Several members of the National Democratic Committee have arrived. The second day of June seems to be the favorite at Cincinnati.

0^7~There will be two eclipses of the sun and two of the moon this year. A total eclipse of the sun will take place on the 5th of April, and an annulareclip.se on the 28th of September, both invisible here. There will be a partial eciipse of the moon on the 20th of April, which will be visible early in tbe morning, and a simil.tr eclipse on tbe 13tb of October, also visible in the evening.

0^/-Astronomers say that if a cannon ball were fired from the earth to Saturn it would be one hundred years in getting there.:—

In thr.t event, l'rofesser John Phoenix thinks the people of Saturn would have time enough to do^e the shot.

NOT CLASSICAL.—Mr. Dunn, in a speech They consist of two Englishmen, long used upon the the state of affairs in the House to tiger hunting, who are said to have killed of Representatives the other day, remarked (fifty-seven large tigers three Frenchmen, that "C?ear had a partv, but Romeliad no Jong used to the chase of wi.d beasts in Alparty." Whereupon an indignant "Ameri-i gl

:j it

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It is true that more than nine-tenths of the negroes at the South are still slaves but is slavery under Christian masters in America, the same evil with slavery under heathen tyrants in Africa? Degraded as these slaves may still be, compared with the sons of the pilgrims of New England, or even with the mass of laborers in some of the enlightened countries of Europe, can 3,000000 or 1,000,000 negroes, bond or free, ba found in any part of the world, who can compare for good condition, physical, intellectual, and moral, with the 3.000,000 slaves at the South? Has Christianity, aided by all tho wealth of British Christians, done as much during the last twenty years for the elevation of the 800,000, emancipated negroes in the West Indies, Briti»h|| philanthropists themselves being tho judges of what it has effected there, as it has done during the same period for the elevation of our 3,000,000 American slaves?

TriE SITE OF ANCIENT LONDON.—When!'« Sir Christopher Wren began to build the new St. Paul's in digging for a foundation,-, became to a layer of Saxon graves lined1 with chalk, some in stone coffins and at a distance below, the bodiesof the British, on-* ly wrapped in woollen shrouds fastened, with pins of hard wood, most probably boxwood. In the same row, yet deeper, (this" was eighteen feet or more,)were the ashes of' Romans in urns—Britons and Romans together—the conquerers and the conquered,^ both vanquished. Lower than those graves, stood the old.foundations of St. Paul's rest-' ingon very close pot earth and still lower, nothing but dry sand, sometimes mixed unequally, but mostly so loose (hat it would pass through the fingers then water and sand mixed with periwinkles and other sea^ shells—this was about the level of low wa-t ter mark. The gradual rise of the site of,, London by the formation of shoals, tc, wilL be readily understood by the above account* It grew by natural causes, and at the lime of the arrival of the Romans, was probably a rude British stronghold, defended bji earthworks and backed by thick woods to-, wards the north, and surrounded on other sides by an immense extent of water, amid which "the present courso of the Thames could scarcely be defined.— The Builder.,

RUSSIA A CHECK ON ENGLAND. In the "Correspondence of Ilenrj Clay," recently published, is a letter from James Madison to Mr. Clay, under date of Octo-, ber 30, 1815, which shows that, before there was any apprehension of an Anglo-, Russian war, or any expectation of an An-, glo-French "offensive and defensive alliance," it was the opinion of Mr. Madison, that a good undeistanding should be cultivated with the Czar as a check upon England. Mr. Madison says:

Since the overthrow of France', Russia" has acquired the highest degree' of political importance in relation to these States. As a great power, friendly to a liberal system of neutrality rights, and with whose dominions our commerce has become considerable, she held, before that event, a distin-r guisbed rank, but by it her weight in the general scale has been much augmented.. Russia forms, in effect, at this time, tho principal check on the overgrown power of England, on which account, and many others, it is immensely tbe interest of these States to cultivate a good understanding with her sovereign.

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