Evansville Journal, Volume 11, Number 52, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 8 January 1846 — Page 1

T QP La. J t j BY-WM. II" CHANDLER. THE UNION OF THE WIIIGSFOR : THE AKE OF THE UNION. !AT,$2, PER ANNUM,' IN ADVANCE. I f ; i , i '' i ! EVAXSVIILE, INDliXA, THURSDAY, JAXUARX 8, 1810. T . NO. 52. VOL. XI.

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COUNTIiNG-HOUSE ALMANAC. l FOR. THE If EAR OF OCaXORD 1846.

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CABBIEB'S AODSESS. JANUARY 1, 1646. - A wav, ay, v'aa the speed of light. The liovRs are winging liit-ir onward flight, A snowy bliroud, and reaay bier. Is waiting the form of the good Old Year; The gooiTOWl Year, tie liaiii loved tis well, Younj History's pen shall his merits tell; lie hath bloomed his. flowers and ground his corn And Fi.hNTY is pouring her loaded horn. .When a few more eaiids run down the glass O'd Forty-Five from the earth will pass; The North wind moans like a tolling bell, And our hearts are beating a lust Farewell. Away, nwny, with the speed ofjight, The hours are wingin? their onward flight; Hut hark ! 'tis the season of revelry. Young laces are beaming with joy and glee; , A group now enters with chopleis crowned. By Hope's gay rainbow encircled round; Now wrapt in Funs they are bringing rear The infant King of the luture Year; Like a rosebud born in the Rummer air. No blight nor milJow liaih entered there; tfis hand is grasping Hope's baubles gay. Which all too soon would be dashed away! Away, away, with the speed of light. Our Colktry is winging her upward flight; 'She treads with the step ot'tlieyoung aud free, Sill! waiving her standard ol Liberty; Our Fa i! let's eyrie eh nil leel no shock Cu the highest cliff of earth's proudest rock ; We'll widen our border increase our gains And gather our cotton Ironi Texori" plains; Next revel in Mexico's hnlls of stone, And scale the high mountains of Oregon! Then trend on V ictoria's garment hem And shine on the sea like a clustered gem 1 Titos, on, sti't on, with the speed of light. Young wisdom is taking his lancy flight ; Improvement rides on the fleetest wiud , And the far-seeing prophet is left behind; . We "anuhilate Space," and set Time at naught And gather the fruits, lor the t uture wrought; For nothing will suit but a Telegraph pace And wo to the wight left behind in the race. When Mesmeric wisdom shall give a lull view, Posterity, then, will have nothing to do. Our world, without doubt with much glory is ripe. But what could we do without Fainter and Tvpc? Ah, tiie I'rinteb, whose purse is so like to - "thin air" That a bent little "Pic" is too proud to slay , there! . - Though the cold sleet is pelting and noses are "blue The "Journal" still finds its way safely 10 you, 'Tis a silent kind friend without boasting or pride, At your service to read when you please laid aside- , 4 It brings you a tale for the smile or the sigh It tells you where best your new Chashmee to buy; Of the Erie Canal that pet topic with all. And the store of good luck that is sure to befal; Yes, in these freezing days creeping on with dull pace, j Pray what is more fair than the Newsboy's round lace.' Even now while you laugh and chat ovcryour tea The Carrier is waiting his hard-earned Fee!

INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE 1-NDiANAPotis, Dec,-27th, 1845. TYm. . Chandler: Dear Sir. Since the dale of my last the Joint .Committee rejected Mr.Butler's first propsition relative to the

settlement of our State Dbt. On Friday last Mr. B. submitted a second proposition to the committee a pri tied copy of which I herewith send you. This last proposition is much more, favorable than the first and will I think be accepted by the "committee and its adoption recommended. I think the Legislature will not acljourn until some arrangement is made to prevent a further increase of the State Debt. When the question is fairly presejTtcJ to .the- -,I3ishure,.l w;H advise you oibe action taken thereon. - ---. .. . ?. Yours truly, a c. Hon. Joseph Lane, Chairman of Mie Joint Committee on the Public Debt. . ; " Sir In accordance whh '.he resolutions adopted by the honorable tho committee on the 25th instant copfes of which i have honor to acknowledge I proceed to submit a farther proposition in relation to tt3 inre,'est on the Bonds of the State of Indiana held by the parlies reprcf eliiej by .t.-j." I deem it proper to say tflat the suggestion contained in my first pioposilion, that it might be subject to modification if found to be inadmissible in any respect, had regard to the amount of revenue to be at picseut secured by taxation and to the details ol the arrangement, and not to the reduction of the' .rate of" iuierest to be eventually provided for. 1 do nut feel myself at liberty to make any proposals or cousent to any arrangement vhich"shull embrace less than the eventual payment of the jusclaims of theBond-hoIders for the entire amount of tlie principle and interest of the Bonds in their possession and as I have reason to believe that your committee aie dispossed to go cs far towards meeting these, just expectations as in their judgement ihe circumstances of the People ol Indiana wdl justify at this time: lam desirous clieerluily to meet them on that b tsis, and wilii.such views I now lay befoie you a pioposilion which I hope maj be found acceptable. ; " . - ' 1. Five per cent interest be paid one lialf out of the revenues to be derived from taxation, and the oiher half out of tho revenues of the Canal, as.. follows,' viz r From revenue derived from taxation,- the State to pay two percent, upon the principal of t!i BotuUfrom the first of January. 1SA7, to'liie first of January, 1853, when one hall of the arrearages of interest from first January, 1811, to first January", 1847, and. halt' per cent, from first of January, 1847, to first January, 1S53, shuil be added on the princi pal and interest thus added, two and a half per ceni.' 2d. The remaining two and a" half per cent, on the principal of 'the Bonds, computing fiom first January, 1S41 shall be chargeable againsr, and paid out" of, the revenues of the Canal, and shall not be chargeable against ti;e S;ate. . This p.oposilion proceeds upon the ground that the Canal shall be speedly completed in its full extent to the Ohio River. As such reliance '13 proposed to be placed on the Wabash and Erie Canal, by the Bondholders, for the payment of one-half of the back and accruing interest, it is proper to say that ils completion is deemed essential to the plan of liquidation contemplated, and ahhougli neither the Bond-holders nor others would desire to make further advances to the State; yet to aid her in . affecting a restoration of credit, aud in completing the Canal through to the Ohio River in the shortest procticable time, so as to ensure the result as aforesaid, it might be provided in the law pioviding for the payment of iutetest aforesaid,that the subscribers to a further advance or loan to the State, not exceeding one-third of the entire amount required for such purpose (using tt.a lands for the deficiency.) should be entitled to receive out ot the revenues of the canal and the canal lands, after first repaying said advance, principal and interest, the full amount of interest on Bonds held by them, in preferencetoany olher;-and also that the principal of Internal inprovement Bonds held by them, should be first paid:-for which loan, six per cent, stock shall bciissued, pay able in short dales j and for thesocuriof which loan, and also for the security of the two and a half per cent, interest aforesaid, there shall be a specific pledge of the Canal from the Slate line to the Ohio River, with all its lands and revenues (subjecil tlways to piior pledges,) and no pledge whatever of the fanh of tlie State: which pledge of the Canal and its lands and reveuues, shall be vested to the satisfaction of the Bond-holders, so as to ensure the application of the proceeds to the purposes specified. I feel assured that this propesition would now be accepted by the Bond-holders but circumstances may occur to change this disposition on their part if the question be deferred. All of which is respectfully submitted. CHARLES BUTLER. iNDiANAroLis, Dec. 23, 1845, ON DITS. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes that Mr. Benton, as Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, intends reporting a bill for the immediate organization and equipment of 200,000 volunteers, and to appropriate $10,000,000 to arm and equip them. Tne mine writer gives a rumor that Mr. Walker is going on the Supreme Court Bench.

SKETCH OF THE VINTAGE IN FRANCE. 1 Translated from GaillardcCs Letters from Paris for the National Intelligencer, from the Courier des Etals Unis. Paris, October 10, 1845. . The vintage has commenced throughout France." h is a time offrollic and feverish activity in certain provinces, such as Burgundy Champagne, Bordelais, RousSillon,', &.c. At this time of year, these . provinces, afford a picture of manuers, a few traits of i which I will sketch for you, for they are'entirely unknown in the New World America Js the favored land of Ceres, but ditherto, BaQchus and his green vines have acquited there no right of naturalization. ' Being a son of BurgundyvI was invited to the opening of the vintage at Tonnerre, rny

native town", the. country of She Chevdier d'J Kon, audoi s w.ne tas! without erxlraVa . Ton tier re-de Dl-j.! TlvAi na should La pardoned ; there is notiiinf 'nipicusia it tut the connection .of tla wo:tL. I ufcepied the invitaiion. To have rcluseo v;; t o Eurund itave-bliown tne iillatu tn at heart. . , " ; : In liurgnndy, as elsewhere, the day for the opening of tho vintagejs fixed by a municipal pro.ciama.tion, which is published in liaiid-bli' fitd distributed through the villages Ly the the- sound . pf the "drum.-..--kVone is permitted to begin his vintage, before this periodjthe general interest, irtthis case, gives the la to private interest. The eve of the day fixed Bjwn, the little town of Tonnerre witnessed the ariiva!(ofan innumerable crowd of merrend v:oh:eu"of all ages, coming from the heighboringr 'towns us well as from the more distant, (tueysotnetimes come tenor fifteen leagues.) to exercise their- .trade-of vintagers and basket-carriers. The only tools of the former cousist of a, flat basket with curved rims, whioh they ca fry under the arm or hold oy the handie, and a.mall.r pruninghook or knife, with a wooden haft, and crooked Hade, to cat ihi bunj-reg of grapes. The : bas"kel-cai tiers, or scutUers, as they are commonly called, arc sturdy; young men, with a scuttle, or basket, in, the form of a cone, slung upon the back with leather straps; the vintagers empt their basket of grapes into those of the scutller?, who, in their turn, emply theirsinto a vat or Jargo hogshead, with a single bottom fastened -upon wheels Girls, almost monopolize the., trade of vinla-i gers. They are preferred to young men, because they are more attentive - and receive less wages. Their costume generally consists of a colored handkerchief, or marmotte, widen they wear after the manner of the vVest Indiana rmzlat tresses, wooden , shoes, "voollea sinek;ngs; and a very short fu.nain petticoat; if tho latter were longer, if would draggls in the wet ground when they stoped to cut the grapes. To these two species of the class of vintagers . must be added the carters, who hire themselves, their vat, their wheels, and their horses, to transport the produceofthe vineyard to the press in" town.' A real colony had arrived at Tounerre, a colony so numerous that all the taverns - in the 1 it lie town would not have sufficed to lodge them. But it is in taverns that this cohort of natives seek an asylum; at least it is not in the chambers of the tavern, but in their stables and barns, where, for two sous anight, they'arc furnished with straw ad libitum. With this straw they make a bed for ihemselves, or rather a litter, upon which they all bundle together; the men oa one side, the women on the other. 1 he mischievous was of the town rarely surfer the.- vintagers to pass their short nights in repose. No trick can he imagined which they do not Dlav them. Sometimes they are roused by the cry ot fire, sometimes cold water is squirted over them by means of enormous syringes, sometimes a cat or a live rat is thrown amon" them. The latter always produces a tremendous uproar. But when the clock strikes three, the whole of this ant hill suddenly spring to their feet, and, shaking themselves like a flock of ducks coming out of the water their simple toilet is done. Every one repairs to the great, square, which soon resounds with an infernal concert of songs aud cries of all sorts. Tlie inhabitants of the neighborhood, who have no vineyards to call their attention, draw the bedclothes around their heads and curse the noise, while those who have grapes to gather dress themselves in haste and go down to the square, with their cotton night-caps on their heads and lanterns in their hands, to make their bargain with such of the vintagers, basketers, and carters as they want. The common prices of the day's work varies from ten to twenty sous for the first, and from one and a half to two francs for the second. It is to gain this wretched sum, that parents suffer their young daughters to travel .on foot for several leagues, braving cold, privations of every sort, and many penis besides. But it is not on that account the less a fete for all the lads and lasses of the villages ; it is a labor in common, mingled with many incidents that serve to enliven and render it attractive and the country people never absent themselves from this annual harvest of the vine. As soon as they are engaged by a proprietor, the vintagers of boih sexes repair to his house, and there, in -the kitchen, they have a breakfast composed of a mutton or veal stew, buns, potatoes, or peas; the whole washed down with that light thin wine from which the English derive the name of Claret (claret,) ginen by them to the Ted wine of France. While the vintagers are at break fast, the sportsmen, if there happened to be any m the house, put on their hunting dress, get their guns ready, and let lose '.heir dogs, which run about in every direction, skipping and yelping with joy. The signal is given, the stirrup cup is drunk, the vintagers take up their baskets, the scuttlers strap on their

scuttles,, niid the troop puts itself in motion . It 13 'composed generally of from ten to a hundred and sometimes as many: -as jhree hundred persons, who walk arm tn arm. Arrived at the vineyard, the carter, -with his enormous vat, 'stops on -ihe outside, while every vintager; having bis section of the vineyard, is put between Ivvq of the trellises, and then the work begins." . The grapes . lall into the baskets as if bj enchantment, if there are any small children amoitg the workers, , they-follow asr a -fe.t guard, to glean"; that is,, to gath er the bundles that have been over looked and pick up the grapes that may have" fallen on the ground. A -manager or - overseer follows the work every where with his eye, urging onthe stoWj . and restraining those who "re too rapid, to do their work .well. The souitlers, as' running porters, are constantly going and corriitig between - the vat and the

vntngers. In the .mean time, the sportsmen ;-!-:fa ?:aticu cn ?urnnii of the itfii, and thuio Wnit for.tiia, game which is roused by ihe J a borers; ts.lMs resounds on apsides, (he barking of dags., answered, and at every explosion the vintagers slop their work fo look, up and ascertain whether-the olio! has been lucky or unlucky. -, in. the first case tliey give a shout" of cppiaiise; m the lat'er they laugh at the awkward sports nan. 'Airoon a rcpxsj't, consisting only ofgiapes,' breads abd cheese js made upon the grass. At t;i', every one has his fionmoi ready, '&. lelta his little story. Lovers slap - each other with no very light blows'upii the shoulders. push each other with -elbow ot knee,' snd pmcn one enotheutill they cry out. These art? the tliree principal signs among these country lovetdj'ihe 3 "principal articles in their codebt gsllanfiy: .When evenmgComes the band return to the' town & the order in which they left it,and.iepair ngain to the hpii3e of the proprietor, who distributes to each one his ten or t welve sous.aud a small loaf nothing more. With tha! tlie vintagersaps as he wishes, or rather as he can. Generally however," from economy, be goes to bed, upon the principal .Xhat "he who sleeps dines.5' This prmerb never could have been invented by a restaurateur. , -. ,: B;tr'unday, during the season of the vinlage,aii'ords one of the mast picturesque scens that can be imagined. Every hill is covered with a moving, motley population." , The echos send back their joyous shouts All nature seems to enjoy a holiday. The game alone finds it a season of tribulation. Surround ed 011 ail sides, it wanders here and there, like anexiie driven from the domestic hearth. It is to the thrush, particularly, that the vintKgosare fatal. Tiii species of bird, thefljsh o' v.liich is aj.deIic.sou5 as that of tha ortolan, 3 fond ff yineyaid, for'.- ;t pief-rs, 'gropes of to all ot''cr food. It eats them in such .yumtiiira tL,..iL"cs .,. ft p.. a -jjH. and as drunk as a rush. The saying is prove'r-, hial. But though they are great drunkards, they ought not to be killed when they cannot stand up; and know not whither-to fly. Some times they are caught by the hand. But now that the grapes are gathered and the vintage over let us see what remains tote done to obtain the wine. If the grapes are of the white kind, and intended tor white wine they are carried immediately to the press house. Thus are called the vast barnes in which is fixed a sort of press composed of Immense beams, which are lowered or raised by means of ' a screw moved by awheel which is turned by ten or twelve persons. Between the upper and lower beams are fixed two wide tables' or platforms, on the lower of which the grapes ate placed, and as the beam descends these are crushed' and the juce flows into a basin. From thence it is poured intoscutiles by means ot large buckets, and the scuttlers empty it. into the casks prepated for" it. The residum of the grapes thus pressed is called lees become so compact from the pressure, that they are obliged to cut them with a axe. After two or thee pressings they are sold to the distiller, who makes from them that peculiarkind ol brandy which the soldiers, iti theit language call sacre chien. The grapes inlended for red wine are put into an enormous vat, were they are left to forment for a week, for it is by fermentation that the juice of the gr?pe naturally whitish, take the red color of its skin. To hasten the fermeutation, the grapes are crushed by means of a hammer or maul, and men are sent entirely naked into the vat, where they trample them with their leet. They corne out from the vat ot tho color of boiled lobsters. This kind of bath is reputed to be very strengthening, and is sometimes recommended to sickly constitutions." When the fermentation is in full activity it boils up with a dull heavy sound, enough to make one shudder, and when a child 1 used to think it a representation of the devil's coppers. The quicker the fermentation the better the quality of the wiue. If the harvest has been bad, they throw common sugar into the vat, which makes it better. The day on which 'the grape3 are put to press is a new holiday. Besides the public presses where the large proprietors have their gatherings pressed, there are moveable presses, mounted upon four wheels, which are rolled about from door to door for the use of minor proprietors. As long as the wine runs in a stream into ihe reservoir every lover of it has the privilege of drinking as much as he pleases, even to the exhaustion of the contents of the vat, for which purpose a vvoodeu bowl or porringer i3 left floating oa tha rosy colored liquor, at the service of all. The wine merchant takes his taste in a little silver cup which be always carries about him; it is the tool of his trade. When the pressing is finished and the wine put into barrels, scuttlers & pressers repair to the house of the planter, where ait abundant dinner awaits them. At this dinner an enormous leg of mutton ocs 1 , cupies the place ot honor, anu seems to in-j

vite the guests to cut and come again. .1 his dish is indispensable, and therefore the day becomes a kind of St.. Bartholomew's ri the, sheepf race. The pressers who often wait up orr seveial proprietor in the course of the same day, particularly if the harvests .have not been very abundant thus get as many meals as they - had customer?. They, sometimes dine seven or eight limes in the twelve hours. -Thus they became as fat and as plump as the mutton itselfand have - pretty much the same odor.- It would not be surprising if their hair should turn into wool. . The cask into which the wine is put as it comes from the press, remains ' nubunged ; ibat is to say, open during a certain time, for the liquor undergoes a second fermentation which throws off all foreign matters and pu rifles it.; During this period the proprietors become wiue merchants, and a bush, that 19 to say, a bunch of something green suspend-1 ed over the door, indicate ' that for twosous' any , one may go down into the celiar and drink t pleasure., Many '.; -go - down but few are able to come up. again without tlie help of a friend. The latter in such a" case lakes off bis'cap or bonnet, aud, like Napoleon to the wounded Muscovile9,charitably exejaims; ' Honor to unfortunate bravery '.' - r .' Such are the ordinary p!nses in the preparation of ;hose wises which fnany among you. n.y dear readers, drink without knowledge auy o the mysteries of their origin . Indeed many Parisians know as little about il as lire Americans.! x -. .: .

NAPOLEON AND A GRENADIER. , '-'The following U rela'ed jtv a letter fiom 8russel3 4o'.ibe Boston 'Atlas: ; v. ,' .Tire Alice Verto is a fine," long, avenue, with a triple row of lime trees,- which were spared by Matshal SaxeVaH"? entreaty ol the ladles of Brussels, when he besiegsJ tht? city; displaying more galltntry than Wellington, who -cut-down tha Bonis de Boulogne regardless of the petitions of,- tho. 1'arisian i;tdie3. , In. 1810, that memorable year when R'jme.rAmster Jiirn, Dantzic, Antwerp, and Paris, were cities of the same proud Empire; Napoleon brought his young bride to Brussels, and was received with great enthusiasm aud 4omp. On the morning after his arri val, mounted on a whitcJiorse, he reviewed the troop3 of 1 he garrison in the Ailee Verte, and as tho different regiments defiled before him, remarked a grenadier who bore the "checrons of a servcnt-rn'ijor..Tall and erect, hisblack eyes blazed, like stars, from a tace bronze by twenty campaigns, while an enormous- moustache rendered his, appearance . still more formidaMe or bizarre. When the line was re-formed, ths Emperor rode up to the regi: meiH of grenadiers, and called the sergeant to the front. The heart of the old soldier jj.rat 'iflh4 and hia cheeks glowed. ' "I have seen you before," said . Nipoleon "your name?'' ''Noel, sire," he answered, with a faltering voice. "Were you not in the army of Italy V "Yes, sire, drummer at the Bridge of Arcole.'' "And you became sergeant major?"" "At Marengo, sire." "But since?" "I have taken my share of all the great battles." The Emperor waved his hand, the grenadier returned to the ranks, and Napoleon spoke rapidly to the Colonel,. for a few mo ments the ouick irlances of his eves, toj c wardsNoel, showiug that he was talking of him. In fact he was one ot those brave and yet calm soldiers, slaves to duty and discipline, that the Emperor loved. He had been distinguished for his bravery, in severnl battles, but his modesty had prevented his soliciting advancement, and he had been overlooked in the promotions. The Emperor recalled him to his side. "You have merited the Cross of the Legion of Honor?' said he giving him the one he wore "You are a brave man!1" The grenadier, who, at this moment, stood belweeu the Emperor and the Colonel, could not speak, but his eyes said more than volumes. Napoleon made a sign, the drums beat a roll, there was a dead silence, and the Colonel, turning towards the new knight, who, with trembling hands, was placing his cross on his breast, said, with a loud voice "In the name of the Emperor, respect sergeant-major Noel as sub lieutenant in your ranks." The regiment presented arm3. Noel seemed in a dream, and only the stern, immovable features of the Emperor prevented him from falling on his knees. Another sign was made, the drums beal, and- again the Colonel spoke "In the name of the Emperor, respect sublieutenant Noel as lieutenant in your ranks." This new thunderstroke nearly overcome the grenadier his knees trembled,.his eyes that had not been moist for twenty years, were filled with tears, and he was vainly endeavoringe to stammer his thanks, when he heard a third roll of the drums, and fhe loud voice of the Colonel: 'In the name of the Emperor, respect lieutenant Noel as captain in your ranks." After this promotion, the Emperor continued his review, with that calm, majestic air, which none who beheld ever forget but Noel, bursting into a flood of tears, fainted in the arms of hia Colonei, while, from the regiment, came a loud, united shoutofricc L1Empereur! Noel now resides in Brussels, an infirm old man, for he has seen nearly ninety summers, but still a devoted admirer of Napoleon. I met him at a Masonic Lodge, and learning that I was about to visit the field of Waterloo, he kindly furnished me with much of this information.

; ? . -'DOING A LANDLORD." ,f y In the course of our journey from the Eastward, wc chanced to be witness to the following specimen of nonchalance, which, we set down as one of tlie coolest pieces cf genteel swindling we have ever seen. i:A biped of the genius "sucker" had been tarrying for several days in one of the 'crack' . ' Hotels in York State, and his only reply wag to the third weekly bill presented by his obsequious and obliging host, was that h3 lacked the needful. He had been lavish in bis slyle of living, and his bill for wines, cigar?, and accompaniments was by no mem3 an inconsiderable feature In the account. The young gentleman was in his room with a trio of boon companions, and ringing the be;!, he ordered .the champaigne and "fixing for foTir. " . ; , . . ,; . . -., . ;, ' - . The servcat returned from below with ihe ' information that ihe landlord declined to enlarge hist indebtedness accompanied with a hint that the old account should he flril adjusted. Jle immediately waited epon the . landlord remonstraTed with him touching the mortification attendant upon being thus shown up before his friends' the wine was rip the party frolicked and, finely separated and. next morning efter breakfast the follow-"?, ing scene occurred. w . ;. '.;' . - 'Mr.' said the polite landlord I must now Insist upon .the immediate adjustment of ' your account.' : . 1J -M' 4 "' 'Can't meet it sir, to-day, Ve-aHy ! - .' . And 'why not, sir?' ' - ' " 4 - . 'Haven't got tho' tin,. by me sif.' , V ; .. 'And you probably won't Lave? ;' -' 'Piobably wor, sir, at present.' t Wrheh doyou propose to settle it?' 'CouU'iit s;iy sir, pan my honor.' . : ! )Hve you the slightes idea of paying it or . allV . v: . f confess s'r, the prospect is I exceedingly "dubious!" V " . 'Your luggage - . Is in my room, sir.' ; , - "'I s'iall delaiu your trunks t'.ieu ' Do--ifyou please, sir!' ' The largest' 1 ' 6 ' lls filled with wood, tlrV.'? ' .'With uWi" ' , .".'. . ',. ' s'The best kind of eastern v;ood.' -... : . And tlie oiher . :; . ' 'Contains the s:tme article, ; gaiced and split r .'. "''.' -'' ''."' - 'And your wardrohe1 , ; Is 011 tny buck, sir.' ".: ' 'Upon my word, you lake it coolly' 41 always r!o, landlord. 'The 'world fjwea me a living," and I must have it.' ' 'You are a scamp, sir' . i '1 know it. .You, sir, are a gentleman and I am aware" . Our host stopped him bit his lips but a moment afterward," turned to the bar, and placed a bottle of wina upon the side-table nearly by.' Having filled a brace of glasses, he handed one of them to the sucker, and the liquor disappeared. lie then presented ' him a vase filled whh 'regalias.' . . . "Take another' said the landlord, in the politest possible manner, take a half a dozen, sir, there that will do. The world may "owe you-a living," perhaps it does. I think -you will agree wi h tne, however, that I have paid my share of the account, 1 have, in my day, seen a good deal of impudence, and my calling has brought tne in conlaci with a great variety of rascality but I must say, . without intending, however, to be, too personal in this m-ttter, that without excepiion, , you are the coolest specimeu of a genuine scamp that it has ever been my ill luck to meet with John!"' A burly servant answered the summons.., "John remove this fellow to the street and if you value your situation, see that he doesn't return !" The bint was enough our customer didn't . wait for farther demonstrations; but immediately decamped, to "do" some other hostwhile his gentlemanly landlord proceeded to examine those trunks, the contents of which, as ii turned out, had been faithfully described.

THE COST OF WAR. Durring the fifty-six years' exislcnce of our Federal Government the entire expenditures of that Government, excluding prin-" cipai of public debt, have been a little under. one thousand million of dollars, which have been appropriated as follows: For Military service $283,998,357 For Naval do 79,933,12-1-For Pensions ' 54,012,433 Interest of Public Debt 42.494,853 $033,433,821 The balance has been expend as follows: Principal of Revolutionary Debts and Claim, (oelima ted.) nearly - $100,000,000 G3,855,52a 33,1GJ,80S 42,803.433 04,107,721 Civil List ' Foreign Intercourse Indian Department ,r Miscellaneous - Total, very nearly $303,933,302 Including payments for Indian lands. Including we presume Ihe purchase ofLou-' isiana, Thus we see that this most chrisiian na tion, m something less than a lifetime, has piid nearly $700,000,000 directly for cost of war, or more than twice the cost of all its public service beside. Ihe expenses of foreign intercourse, and much else, are indirect ly created or exaggerated by the sftirit ot war. The real expenses of war, including t!tedestruction of property, the stoppage of in. dustry and improvement, and the blocking up of our coasts and harbors, have been not less than $2,000,000,000 during fifty-six years of almost unbroken peace. What would be the cost of a seven years' tear at this rate ? .

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