Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 2, Brookville, Franklin County, 6 January 1843 — Page 1
IDHAEJA AM 11 OCR COCNTRY OCR COUNTRY'S INTERESTS AND OCR COUNTRY'S ffclENDS. Br c. V. tJLAUKSUN. BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, JANUARY 6, 1843. VOL. XI. NOi 2.
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3IISCELLANEOUS.
CONGRESS.
WOMAN AND MARRIAGE. UPnPm1 interest tn our render. The House
BY WASHINGTON IRVING. I t,;o(i ,(r( : thrHnah the
. . J.l 1 "-""-"J B"'"o
I have speculated a great ueai upon mammo- Ca,ender of prirate ills. Its action ,ays lhe iu,r twn rnunsnd beautiful women. . . ... ... .. .
;T- i a.--j - i intelligencer, on tne suDjeci, nasueeiieuii;icin,
and justice long delayed has been done to a
It is gratnyingto It promises well.
The Senate was occupied in various matters.
Mr. Benton moved on the subject of the Trea-
tr. But the President having sent in a com-
-
munication, stating thaUas regards State Dents.
no corresnondence. formal or informal, had
passed bet veen Mr. Webster and Lord Ashbur- tion to more than one half of the nations with
. . . f Via nav circles m-irrie.1 9a thp
j,t says wen: ouiue uae mmeu i..i.,ri.JiriJM,
houses, and their friends have all come business action.'
,1 loosed ai meir uue dind arrangements
L have gone away and committed them to
thesunny hopes, cheerful and without fear. It 'natural to be sanguine for the young, and at
ch times I am carried away by similar feel
iors. Ilovetogetunooserveainto a corner, to and lhat as regards the North Western niiratehthe bride in her white attire, and b d ,t was not compatible with the pub-
with her smums aim ncr mjii iuu. iuS iic interest to communicate any information,
before me m their pride 01 lite, weave a wan- the Senate proceeded to consider the Civil and ing dream of her future happiness, and per- Diplomatic bill. It was reported by Mr. Evans
suade myselt mat u win ir.,c. ..& uu without amendment, and finally passed.
thev will sit upontne luxurious so,y a3 ..c Qur correspondent writes as follows:-Cm.
tirilisat talis ana nmm jt u.u. . gaz
h low ton the now unioroiaaen tenderness, WASHINGTON. Dec. 22, 18
Mdhow ttm ungiy me auowea Kisses, ana uie There ;g fun ahead hm for politician9 and
beautiful endearments 01 weoaeouie, w nut3to crack for lookers on. Judge Huger's
nuke even tneir parwiig juj uua, election has damped the ardor of some or Mr,
lymeywi" "r Calhoun's friends, and many consider it as an
fte empty mirtn ana 01 me gay lo wnouwr lntended rebuke ! suppose not Forvou win quiet company. I picture to myself that young see thHt tlie Legislature have passed naming txeature.vrho blushes even now at his hesita- resolutions about the tariff and nominated him
tingcarnssesistenms eager,, lorun. V the candidate for 1844. Men read both these as the night siels on and wishing that he matterg thus. :We Carolinians, having once
wouia cumc, .. -........ ....v.., a a.... frightened the Vaion int0 our measures, mean ith an affection as nndying as his pulse, folds no when we want power and patronage, to Tjertohtsbosomjlcanfeelthe very tide that f . fa t i t su t If lhe
goes flowing tnrougn n.s neari, ana gaze wun who,6 country was humbugged, surely the Dehim on her graceful form as she moves above mnfanxr Hl,. i,-, Tlrpfore tre sav John C.
him for the kind offices of affectioivsoothing all Calhoun and no body else-unless he see fit to
(BHiiinmrat)imii......"H alter his mind." The van Burenites look as
himself, in ner young ana unsnaaowing oeauiy. . . . ... c Casg . ve kind
THE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM. TlieHon. J. P. Kennedy hai published "a Letter to his Constituents on the Principle and Value oi the Protective System," from which
we extract the following concluding remarks: "After all, we may inquire what has the South gained since the Government adopted the policy which, she has recommended? For almost ten years, we have had the nearest approximation to free trade which hits ever been attempted by any nation. One half of ll our imports have been actually free. We have had
no tonase duties; they w ere repealed in 19H0.
We have opened reciprocal freedom of naviga
FOREIGN.
superior in equipment, in discipline
and in the ofiicers by whom it is commanded to nny force which can he opposed to it in Asia,
I no forward for years, and see her luxurient
liair put soberly way from her brow, and her girlish sraces ripended into dignity, and bright liveliness, chastened affection. Her husband looks on her with a proud eye, and sdwh her
the same fervent love and the delicate atten
tion which first won her, anl f.iir children are
cronrn up about them, and they go on full of honor and untroubled years, and are remembered when they die ! I say I love to dream this when I go to give the young bride joy. It is the natural tendency and feeling touched by loveliness, that fears nothing for itself, aud if I ever vield to darker feelinsrs, it is because the
light of the picture is changed. I am not fond of dwelling upon such changes, and I will not minutely now. I allude to it only because I trust that my simple page will be read by some of the young and beautiful beings who move daily across my path, and I would whisper to them, as they glide by, joyously and confidently, the secret of an unclouded future. The picture I have drawn above is not peculiar. It is colored like the fancies of the bride; and many, oh ! many an hour will she sit, with her rich j e wels lying loose in her fingers, and dream such dreams as these. She believes them too and she goes on for a while undeceived.
The evening is not too long while they talk of
plans for happiness, and the quiet meal is still pleasant with delightful novelty of mutual reliance and attention. There comes soon, however, a time when personal topics become bare and wearisome, and slight attentions will not alone keep up the social excitement. There are intervals of silence.and detected symptoms of weariness, and the husband first is in his
manhood, breaks in upon the hours they were
to spend together. I cannot follow it circumstantials. TticT comes long hours of unhap
py restlessness, and terrible misgivings ofeach other's worth and affection, till, by and by.they
can conceal their uneasiness no longer, and go
out separately to seek relief, and lean upon ll 11
nouow woria ior support wnicn one who was
their lover and friend could not give them !
Heed this, ye who are winning by your inno
cent beauty, the affections of high minded and
thinking beings! Remember that he will give
up the " brother of his heart with whom he has
had, ever, a fellowship of mind the society of
his contemperary runner in the race of fame.
who have held with him a stern companion
ship and frequently, in his passionate love, he will break away from the arena of his burning
ambition, to come and listen to the "voice of
the charmer." It will bewilder him affirst, but
it will not long; and then think you that an idle blandishment will claim the mind that has been tsed for years to an equal commotion? Think
you he will give up, Tor a weak dalliance, the animating themes of men, and the search into
the mysteries of knowledge? Oh! no, lady
believe me no ! Trust not your influence
1o such light fetters ! Credit not the old fash
ioned absurdity that woman's is a secondary
lot ministering to the necessities of her lord
and master ! ; It is a higher destiny I would a
ward you. If your immortality is as complet
and your gift of mind as capable as ours,
would charge you to water the undying bud
and give it a healthy culture, and open its beau
ty to the sun,and then you may hope,that when
your life is bound with another, you will go on
equally, and with a fellowship that shall per
vade every earthly interest !
and courteous to all; and our friend, Mr.Tyler,
will unite with any party, save the Whigs, that
will unite with him Mr. Calhoun or Gen.Cass,
or perhaps both.
The Exchequer stands no chance. You hear nothing said about it. Eastern merchants since
the Jonathan Roberts affair, havs changed their
minds with regard to its political character,
while in a financial point of view many of them
regard it as & dangerous experiment. It may
benefit New Y'ork; it certainly would benefit
foreign dealers and shippers; but it would oper
ate harshly upon the interior, and thus cripple
the West upon which the East so much de
pends. An old New York merchant, who came
on here last winter, to urge its passage, now
says let it alone! It may prove the direst political course: it can advance no one commer
cial interest!
The Bankrupt Law remains as it was. Mem
hers are cooling off. I think it will escape the
hatchet in one form or another, though it may
be as I have said, modified.
which we trade. The duties (upon such commodities as paid and) have been sinking year after year, towards the lowest revenue standard
indeed they had fallen below that standard , and the Government has, for some years past, been without adequate revenue to meet its expenses. What has been the effect of all these improvements as, in deference to the free trade theory, we must call them? I might answer in one word bankruptcy. "Our system has been intrinsically mischievious, unpatriotic, un-American. We have
stimulated and encouraged foreign labor to ex
cess; we have refused to encourage American, lest it might interfere with the foreign.. We
have used all our art to make a market for Eu
ropean operatives. We have declined to do
this favor for our own policy seems to have two
leading objects:
"First, the increase of foreign manufactures.
"Second, the increase of the cultivation of
cotton.
''The consequences wliicn have followed
our endeavors is, that both arc overdone. Our
markets have been glutted with foreign mer
chandise; our cotton fields have been overstock
ed. The producers on both sides have been
losers. Goods have fallen to an unpreceden
ted point of depression; cotton has shared the same fate. We suffer in each direction from
excessive production. Our policy has systematically cramped all other American products.
They have but few markets allowed them
abroad; and we have adopted measures to deny them a market at home, by aiming a blow
at our manufactures. Thuslwe have injured
both agricultural "and mechanical art. Commerce could not but share in these disasters, nor could the currency possibly escape disor-
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA. PARTICULARS or T0REIGN SEWS.
The great interest of this arrival is drrivt d : wlil tand in unassailable strength upon its own
front the Asiatic news. The accounts by tile ' and for ever under the blessing of Proviway of England are to the loth from Macao, ' drn-e, preserve the glorious empire It has won, and to the 30th August from Nankin, at which ' i security and in honor. city.it seems, peace was concluded la lwcen; The Governor General caiuiot fear the misthe British Commissioners and Plenipotcnlia-!tl;trtiction of his motives in thus frankly anrics on the part of the Emj e-or of China. For j n uncing to surrounding States the pacific and details on the sutiject. we refer to subsequent ' conservative policy of his Government.
columns, remarking only here that Gicat Brit-! Affghatustan ana (.lima have seen at once the ain secures only one million of dollars as an. forces at his disposal, and the effect with v.hich indemnity the permanent possession of Hong, y fan ho applied. Kong, equality of intercourse with the Chinese Sincerely attached to peace for the sake of government, and tour ports of trade. . the benefits it confers on the people, the GovRespectina the ratification of the treaty br crnor Genaral is resolved lhat peace shall be
the Chinese, die following postscript in a pa-! preserved, nnd will put forth the whole power
perofthe4ui ult. gies the latest Intelligence.:0! Uritisii (tovernment to coerce the slate
Telegraph Office, Malta, Nov. 25. j by which it shall be mtrinped. A special steamer has come to Suez with) By order of the Right Hon. the Governor
news that the Emperor of China has given his: General of India. T. H. Maddock, adhesion to the treaty, but refuses to sign till! Secretary to the Government of India
Her Majesty's is received. The refusal is bas- w ith the Governor General.
ed on the exigency of etiquette observed in. The Caledonia of 16th November, from Bos-
China. However, the half of the first instal- ton reached Liverpool on the 28th November, ment agreed to by treaty has been paid, and and the Great Western, from New York on the confided to the frigate Blonde, which sails in-: 17th Novemler, arrived out on the 29th! stanlly for England. The British naval and ( Annexed is the circular published by theBritmilitary forces were still at Nankin. ish Plenipotentiary announcing the treaty of A steamer has come direct from Nankin to' peace. Suez to bring this news. It had on board Mr. : Toher Brildnnic Afajetty mbjectg in Oiina. Malcolm,Secretary or English Legation. The! H" Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c, The English fleet will winter at Chusan, where Chi na, has extreme gratification in annoimvasl works are undertaking to make the island cing to her Majesty's stibjects in China, that he
healthy. has this day concluded and signed, w.th the It seems that on the 20ih July, the British Chinese High Commissioners, deputed to negofleet anchored off Keang-fo the key on this thte with him, a treaty, of which the following side to the gand canal, and on the following are the most important provisions: morning the troops disembarked, and proceed ! 1. Lasting pence and friendship between lhe ed to attack the city, and a neighboring camp two empires, of the enemy. The latter was carried at once, j 2. Chinatopay 2 1.OXUX30 dollars in the course the Chinese flying in nil directions: one-third .of the present and three succeeding years, of the garrison of 3.000 Tarter soldiers laying' 3. The ports of Canton, - Amor, Foo-chow-dQwn their lives in the hopeless struggle. A- j fo. Ningpoo, and Shanghai, to be thrown open mong the killed weie forty Mandarins; and the, to British Merchants, consular officers to be apGeneral, when all was lost, repaired to his pointed to reside at them; and regular and just house, seated himself in a chair in calm and tariffs of import nnd export (as well as inland brave despair, and making the servants set the transit duties) to be established and published, building on fire, was consumed to ashes. On' 4. The island of Hong-Kong to be ceded in
the part of the British, there were killed four perpetuity to her Urftamuc Majesty, heirs and officers and eleven wonnded, and 134 men 'successors. were killed and wounded. The fleet then pro- 5. All subjects of her Britannic Majesty ceeded towards Nankin, took ud its position (wheteer the natives of Europe or India, who
i . . . 1 rt.l. f a . 1 . i v nw nnnfinod I r in - t-l ral Ihd f 'lnnAM
der or depreciation. These are the results of , ll,ere on c wn ol Augusi, ana immeuiaieiy,"";.' r, -
onr ten rears nf free trade-, these are the fruits prepared for an assault on the City. A strong empire u. oe unr una... ...any rr.easea
nfthainniiiiPnl nhilncnnhi- vchirh h.-w bepn en- force was landed, and operations were about
forced upon the nation by all the talent, influ- commence, when suddenly the Chinese so-
ence and zeal of the South.
6. An act of full and entire amnesty to be
I published by the Emperor, under his imperial
licited a truce, intimating theapproach of adel-'. Sign Manual and Seal, to all Chinese subjects.
"The act of the last session, I trust, is the herald of a better state of things. The influence of that act has not begun to be felt. We
have been too deeply stiicken by the embar
rassments of the late system to make a quick
recovery. Yet now, before that act has exer
cised its remedial efficacy, we are threatened
(ice, or being witness to any mutiny or sedition,
shall not do his utmost to suppress it, he shall
le punished at the discretion of a court mar
tial.
Article 35.
General courts martial mav be convened as
often as the President of the United States, the
Secretary of the Navy, or the commander-in-
egation from the Emperor. Three Commis
sioners, one of whom was of the royal house, arrived on the 15th, and on the 29th of August, a treaty was signed on board II. M. S. Corn-
wallis, by them and Sir Henry Pottinger.
In India the British arms have been equally
successful, the Affghans having been entirely defeated. The following general orders announce the result:
GENERAL ORDERSSIMLA, Sept. 30, 1812. The Governor General announces to thear
As the late tragic affair on board the brig Snmnrc will cllipit rnniiirf no to the authority
j, - w . , . . , , . ,,
of a commander in such cases, we give below wun us repeal uuu a remm iu mi me m,alUa
some articles of the naval law. Cm. Gaz. lions of onr former policy,
Article 13 Law op 1800. I "When is this war upon labor to cease? This
Tf anvnersnn in the Navv shall make, or at-1 is n ouestion to he answered bv the working-
tempt to make, any mutinous assembly, he men themselves. The means of terminating it my, u..u iu mu j.-.c o. n.u.a, me ucci.p.iuui.
shall on conviction thereof bv a court martial, are in their hands: thev have permitted them- of t.huznee oy Major uenerai woit, on tne bin
suffer deathj and if any person, aforesaid shall I selves to be divided by the arts of politicians,
utter any seditious or mutinous words, or shall and a large and active portion of their body
conceal or Iconnive at any mutinous or sedi-l have been found, at times, enlisted in support
tious practices, or shall treat with contempt I ofthe policy against which this letter is intend-
his superior, being in the execution of his of-1 ed to remonstrate. Surely the experience we
have lately had is sufficient to convince them
of the necessity of a change. I venture to af
firm that we shall never see the prosperity of
the country upon a safe foundation until we
of Sept., and its entire destruction by the Can-
dahat division of the army.
Major General Notl had the satisfaction of
releasing in the neighborhood of Ghuznee, 327 S'poys of the 27lh Bengal Native Infantry
from the slavery to which they had been reduced bv the Affghans.
The Governor General likewise announces
the complete defeat of Mahomed Akbar Khan
on account of their having held service or intercourse with or resided under, the British Government or its officers. 7. Correspondence to ho conducted on terms of perfect equality amongst the officers of both
Governments.
8. On the Emperor's assent being received to
this treaty, and the payment of the first instal
ment, ."SO.OOO.OOO her BrUannic Majesty's forces to retire from Nankin and the Grand Canal, and the military posts at Chinhai to be also withdrawn, but the islands of Chusan and Kolangsooareto be held until the money pay
ments and the arrangements for opening the pots are completed.
lICNRY PoTriSGER, Her Majesty's plenipotentiary.
adopt a system of measures which shall effect- at the head of 16,000 men at Tazcen on the
orolr nrolorl nnr home industry. We nave a lOlll oviif., uj iiajur wiiciw runwviv, uuu
J J I . : .1 1... . 1
n nf nnr nirn M ni have Dtirrv nffliir nccii lilUVIl Ul VIUIIII uj UIU UUUUJ UIIUC1 Hit
own. Upon this question there ought to be no
till
General on the 16th of Sept
The British flag waves in triumph from
highest point ofthe Balla Hissar.
The report of Major General Pollock leads
the Governor General to expect long before
this day all the British prisoners taken by the
Affghans will have been brought into the Gen
chief of the fleet, or commander of a squadron, I equivocal opinion. These who are in favor of
while acting out ol the United States shall I the protective system and by that l mean a deem it necessary: Provided, That no gener-1 system resting on a stronger foundation than
al court martial shall consist of more than thir- the incidental support of American industry
teen, nor less than five members, and as many should take their stand politically upon it.
nffinwe olo11 tu nimmnnml nn ctprv such roiirt I Thnv should hf tnnvn from their adversaries:
as can be convened without injury to the ser- should maintain their cause at the ballot box; "al's camp; those who had been left near Ca-
rfc cn .e nni in crKiwit ihirlppn. nnd ihp ten- maintain it n a. arpnt nnramount DrinClOle oul "crc oirenuy ni i.uiriv.
ior officer shall always preside, the others worth struggling for. and not to be obscured or The Goveonor General, in the name of the
rankinff agreeably to the date of their com- lost in smaller party divisions. If we take our Government and of all the people of India, of-
missions. and in no case where it can be stand upon this ground we cannot but prevail, rers to Major General Pollock and Major Gen
irnitol vriihnut I iniiirtr tn thi service, shall Succeed na in this fundamental measure, we "o'"""!1" Miiucuiuii-u ..iiu.i men iv.
.1 k.ir r .,- oKc,. Bvctii. I .h.11 m-nood nritVi i,titpr lipnrt nnt better hones spective commands, his grateful and heartfelt
to the remaining great ques ions of currency
and credit which await our care.
sive of the President, be junior to the officer to
be tried. Article 41.
AH sentences of courts martial, which shall SisorLAR Coincidence. Everyone rememextend to the loss of life, shall require the con- the excitement in New Orleans in the
acknowledgements for the important services
they have performed
The Governor General directs that the re
cent success obtained by the armies in Affghan
istan be fully made known to all the .troops
i . 1 1 , i - -j-: r m ..n. un
- r. 1tJ..f1l,mnmkr. ncnt I .i.u . r.l. " " wiuse bibuuiib u oaiuic ui i
l" 'c"lc - " k"1;";,; Vntn p summer w " M,,c ru'' fire! for the capturcof Ghuznee, and a similar and I, rt ctich ' sanlani.D anall ru cnrriCfl into Pi- I .1 . .... A . . . n r lha r raw nnH nncefin. I '
ciuuuii mini intu 1 tiers ui irit; snip nurics ciui wuc icimu.- . D ..... o - -.... . o. ;rn, ..;i t.Vo ni.nnt P . v.-.j iu- J- P- iLLocoHbv, Sec. to Government.
rf.fc:Vi. - m Smedbv." .r w": TrVf Nevertheless,mingling policy with succeess,
. . . vvv UTtoS IUUIIU aill'll - lunii-t if w w-- v
41-k nAmmanrloi nt thO tl0ft OF flUlliinrnn: All it.- T. n..M H.:U 1.. klnAb nAir n-H
c v....w.v.. v. .. .v.-w. I liu- corsair rumm wun nn uiav.iv no5 , j ,t.A AM(:.A A..MKi;An Ar , irnl,nn;ni.H
v1,A0AntAnA mor At rlolorminpd hv nm- .r J -it .u : Y I ut,t n(.uain kji xxn .ciuitnii , uuu
vhiui bviuvuvv v vw.v, ......v.. j I 1111 UI m IIMH. auu till 1 lie vutuuisiamvD ivuiv.u J-. k rr
jurn,. uri,HcU iea the puoi.c looeueveinata oaring picy . . . :n,nW(1ina,p
confirmation ot tne commander 01 tne iieei. on ,,i n in;nm n.p Vnimin oirmrhirr h.iri I r
- , I tll.VJI (I . lliui.lllilliiutv ....... . . . ..'-- -
nfficpr'orderiniT the CrtllrL P.XCPnt KUCh S POtol ,nn,m;itJ nn 'nnr vatv Kni-noro Erprv js
the dismission of a commissioned or warrant of- one aiso d0l,btless remembers that the exclte-
ficer which are first to be approved by theLn. , i,ar hv .h nrrit-nl of thP same oreain announces a victory ana retreat is
1 l - U.U Ilk C UIUJ UllUj VU J J v w -w
Counterfeit A man "calling himself
Joseph Jonte, was arrested yesterday morning
on Fifth street, in the act of passing spurious
Indiana money. The description of the note we saw is as follows:2 dollar note, letter D. purporting to be payable at the Branch at Michigan City, A. P. Andrews, Jr., Cashier, S.Merrell. President. The imitation of the
latter gentleman's signature is good, the paper is thick and rongh, note shorter, and the engraving much 'lighter than the genuine they Way be easily detected by observing the eyes m the head of De Witt Clinton on the right end ofthe note, which are much blurred. Cin. Rep. Mrs. Pamela B. Lane, wife of Hon. Henry S. Une, M. C. from Indiana, died at Washington, en the Wd inst.
President of the United States,
Article 42.
positive news that the passengers and crew of
The vaunting Proclamation which in the
eathani
thus concluded
L.ni...i :.v. AA I vwiKiii w.iu uic minis nuiurt; uuui-urs
tne wuarics were i.cmicr ,Miiiai.jr """k,M;m.j ,n :,. ,v, . r
mi. - T ! J 1 -fit. TTM:.J CUIan is. vhBl I JwintnArl in Ihrt Hann Kill DllVA Cflfo nMfl All I C I
. . T:-J O.-A J M I.Lah T ri A I " v. u" mv ow.r..o..
l.he ,ml P -n-Ti S!1,:T - w, v ' vTfc. L I ment and maintenance of general peace, to the
tne commanaer 01 uie neei or wjuauiun, r . . . ..-.. of the Sovereigns and Chiefs, its al
Ol iuecoim.-iuc.u-c is " ",'"- ,:. .nJiniUn,n.niiv,.J r
MMAn. mnH nofonnfrnr. nflhp e.imn .hi n I .nnrlPfi 1 ' I 1
iicn auu (nwjtuviewniiv ....... . .
possess full power to pardon any offence committed against these articles, after conviction,
or to mitigate the punishment decreed by a
court martial
Widow Grizzle whose remarkable conjugal affections was chronicled in the Post some months since, had an only sister. That sister is now a widow also. Her lord died lately of cholic. In the midst of his most acute bodily pain, after the handjof death had touched him, and while writhing in agony, his gentle wife said to .him" Well, Mr. ScMook, yon needn't kick round so and wear Iks sheets all out if you
I are a dying?"
when again in a sinking condition, were again taken offby the same Louis XIV. This thing
of two vessels meeting each other at sea, and
under like circumstances, may certainly be set
down as asingular coincidence. Xationai Observatory. We are glad to see the Government has despatched an agent to Europe to obtain the necessary instruments for the Observatory. We are glad to see that the "Lighthouses of the skies" ere not quite so unpopular as they were in the days of Mr. Adams' administration. Ct. Chron.
Duke or Atiiol. The estate of the present
Dukeof Atliol, Mr. Colton informs us, "is immense, running in one direction more than
evenly miles. On his estate there are thirty
ix miles of private road for a carriage, and
more man sixty miles or well made walks
which are being extended every year. These roads Rnd paths being made for pleasure, are
aid through the most picturesque and romantic
scenery; along the river's bank, up the glen. cut
in the steep sides of the mountains and over
their tops, and along the margin ofthe precipitous cliffs now into the forest gloom now opening on a boundless prospect, or some
sweet vale, now butsting on a waterfall, and next along the side of a murmuring brook. The father ofthe present Duke began, in his
fe-time, one of the most magnificent palaces
in the kingdom. It is said that in the estimate ofthe cost of the edifice, the single item of
raising the walls and putting on the roof, to
gether with the materials, would have been one
hundred thousand pounds about five hundred
thousand dollars."
Do you envy the possessor of all this wealth? For more than thirty years he has been in a
Lunatic Asylum of London.
Tom Marshall and the JJarreL An oppo
nent of this gentleman, some few years since in this city, exhibited his political gagging by
informing the crowd, vhich he was addressing, that his father was a cooper, and had made many a barrel for them.
Tom, in reply, indulged in the following
strains Fellow citizens, I have no doubt that
Mr. P's (bis opponent's) father was a cooper, a first rate cooper a glorious cooper a perfect smasher of a cooper, and made you many a good barrel but fellow citizens, he made one barrel, (pointing to P.) in which he forgot to put a pood head." P. sloped, and Tom (he wasn't a teetoteller then,) took a brandy julep, with a straw in it.
own faithful subject?.
The rivers ofthe Punjaub and the Indus, and
the mountainous passes and the barbarous.tribes of Affghanistan, will be placed between the British army and an enemy approaching from the west, if indeed such an enemy there can be and no longer between the army of and its supplies. The enormous expenditure required for the support of a large force in false military position at a distance from its own froi.tier and its resources , will no longer arrest every measure
Moral Cot'RACE. The late Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State under Washington, gave an excellent reply to a challenge. Considering that Col.Pickering was it military man, his answer is remarkable, and under the circumstances ofthe age when it was given, may be regarded as better evidence cf genuine courage than could be deduced from a brilliant series of military achievements. In his reply he said, 'That he was willing to make all reasonable concession, but as to fighting," he added, "I am neither afraid nor ashamed,but from
my first knowledge of things, I have ever held
for the improvement of the country and of the ine practice 01 ouemng in aonorrence; and people. I much less fear to die than offend the Being The combined armv of England and of India, who me 'ence."
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