Indiana American, Volume 16, Number 40, Brookville, Franklin County, 29 September 1848 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, SEFT. 29, 1843. FOil rUF.SllK'T I Gen. ZACll.UlY TAYLOIi. "In no cae can I p-rniil myf Htn V- itu-c.-ini'iiTatc ol'.itv party, ir yit-M myvlt" ! iv "T" ' " t'W rnnd of all pani.s, am! tlir Nutmual ir-xxl WiUlMbv my rrvat am! ahnrttinc ai;." Trtj'nr Onf who cann.it In irw-tol iltn'i:l pU.Ici--. .-an-. ni b confiU.xl in ni.-r.lv .111 ac-Hnt nt'thi-m." The communication of "J. N. M." from Fairfield, came to hand too late for this wek. ( xsanliT. A Mr. Whiteloik, who lives near Blooming Grove, was so badly hurt one day last week, at t J i t I laurei, mat no is ituw pruuamy ueau. tu ovtemptiag to stop a fiery pair of horses, that were running away with a wagon, he was thrown down and so bruised by the trampling of the horses and the weight of the wagon, as to render his recovery hopeless. Onr ?tiniirr. The annual period has returned at which the Methodist society here is separated from its pastors. As these gentlemen leave us, probably not to return to us, we feel like bidding them a Hod farewell, aud ottering a word of commendation for their faithful labors among us. Should they retnrn they will be received by the people of this charge with open arms; should ihey go elsewhere, their fidelity and modesty deserve a welcome from any community. We sometimes ara subjected to the mortification of seeing the pulpit disgraced by men who are ready to sacrifice the dignity of their sacred calling for effect, and who dare to utter laughprovokiug jests in. the house of prayer. It is refreshing Indeed to meet with such ministers as feel the importance of their office, and discharge its duties with solemn diligence. It brings to mind the impressive portrait drawn by Cowper's master hand: 'I would express him, simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural iu gesture; much impressed Hlmstlf, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender la address, as well becomes "A messenger of grace to guilty men." How different this from the character of many who seem to stand in the pulpit only to display themselves, and who never reach the he its or reform the lives of their congregations. From such apostles, O ye mitred heads, Preserve the church! and lay not careless hands, On skulls that cannot teach, and will not learn.' ImprOTrnrat In FmiikliH Cknntv. We are informed that at a meeting of the stockholders of the Brookvilie and Pcipio Tarnpike, vigorous measures were adopted for the speedy completion of the road. It is proposed to complete five miles of the eastern part of the road, and hate a gate upon it, by the 1st of December next. By the same time the bridge will be completed, and the two sections next to town will be finished, the road between Little Cedar Creek and John Wynn's, four miles, will also be ready for travel, thus making a good road over nearly the entire route, aud leaving but four or five miles to be constructed next year. It was also resolved by the stockholders to call upon all subscribers, when the January instalments are due, to pay in advance the August and November instalments for 1S49. An agent U appointed to secure this arrangement. The directors propose, also, to borrow 5000 dollars on the credit of the work now done, and complete the whole line as early as possible next spring. The bridge across the West Fork at Laurel to in such a state of forwardness as will secure Its completion this fall. The Brookville and Harrison Turnpike, and the Brookville and Connereville Turnpike are progressing ia a very spirited style, and the energy and success with which these works are prosecuted, afford a fine example to other districts of couutry where turnpikes are so greatly needed. We learn that efforts will be resumed to construct a bridge over the West Ferk near Brookville; with the subscriptions already secured and the appropriation made by the couuty, the success of this enterprise is certain, and nothing is wanting but a little energy to bave the work done next summer. We hope it will be attended to by those Interested. Our commissioners have also appropriated a sura, of money for the erection of a bridge over the West Fork above Metamora, and appointed agents to procure contributions and superintend the work. At no place in the couuty is a bridge more necessary, Loth on account of the confer of the present ford and of the great amount of travel and transportation at that point. We learn that at the ensuing session of the legislaWre application will be made for a chartor for a company to construct a turnpike along the East Fork from this point to Fairfield. The work can be done very cheaply and ought to be done. The citixens of Fairfield aad those who hold property along the proposed route are agitating this subject lu good earnest, and we are satisfied that the citizens of Brookville will heartlly co-operate with them to the extent of their meant. Wo see in this general spirit of improvement In the way of roads and bridgessome indication of the enterprise of our citizens, and some omens of the prosperity and wealth of our county. ttintxied with n Vrngennrr. Lord Campbell having said, in a dbate on the Scotch Marriage Bill, that in Scotland at present man could scarcely tell whether he was married or not, a correspondent of the Glasgow Examiner ramarks, that he cannot say what amouat of proof might be necessary for his Lordship, bat he has a notion, himself, Jhat he is actually a married man, having, in addition to his wife and children, his mother-in-law and her three maiden daughters in the house! John Qninrr Adam. "Dear as you are to me," wrote the mother of John Quiucy Adams to her son, "I would much rather you should have found your grave in the ocean you have crossed, er that an un- .: l j -.1- . - uiueiy aeain cross you in your intant years, than see you an immoral, profligate, or grace' less child." And alludiug to his father, she said, he "left you a legacy more valuable than gold or silver; ha left you his blessings and his prayrrs that yon might become a useful citizen, a 'jtardian of the Laws, Liberty, and Religit n of your country. Iok Cicnrrnl. 'fiHow waa "shot all L pieces;" Cas broke swordj Cashing sprained his ankle; and Marry lotfi lijs unmentionables. Spriug'd Jour.

Tlio ( horlnw XvticKil. j A correspondent of the Presbyterian of the j

j Wrst, draws a striking picture of Col. Johnson's ! Clsoctaw Pehool. It is understood that the writer -f this article is the Rev. W. S. Rogers, a missionary returned to this country, after years of labor rpent iu India, whose sermons on ! - . , . ... . i ! missionary sunjecisare laminar 10 me peepie ot this vailo v. We nreM,me hi. ,:,,nis re re- '

liaMe. What an instance does it afford of the ",0U rr "civili7i"K lhe I""." " reriI. g.slation of this country, and of the abuses j ",eut ou which more tliBn half " ,niliio "r P"0' tl.at fasten themselves upon every appropriation ! lin treasure ' en expended, you and your ofpuWic funds. Among a certain nation 0f readers, I presume, would l.ke lo hear somenti,,ii.v innovations in the law were rare; for j l,,in aboat H" result- "S the neighborwhoever' proposed a law, stood forth with a hal- j hood f,,r a 7 or two- n fecli"K dl t-r about hi neck; and if his scheme tiid not ' iu a" ,uch institutions, I had the curiosity,

recommend itself by its wisdom to the people, the author was straightway strangled. If such ru!t. were enforced in nitr fulfil- tiir vrmilit . ., . . , . , ... n;ir,J"y t" rops enougu found to hang the ignorant and dishonest law-makers; and such things , as Choctaw Academic would be somewhat scarcer. One would think from the devotiou Col. Johntoa had so long professed toward the African race, that his benevolence in promoting the edecatiou of the Indians was unfeigned. Put, alas! like too many of onr countrymen, lie is so engrossed with thick lips and kinky heads, that any other object of sympathy stands no chance. Briilco Itrpair. The admirable bridge built by the State over the East Fork, at au expense of some 13,000 dollars, is in a very bad state of repair. It needs a new rni T imrfi .1 a ujflin.kn.li... ting, and a considerable amount of work at the eastern abutment, to save it from total dilapidation. This beautiful structure lias been serving the public for some ten years, and has survived the two creat freshet, iW thing else before them. As It now stands, the I leaky roof serves only to conduct the water to the side timbers aud to deposit it in the spaces about the mortices, so as to do more injury tl,n if the bridge were roofless. The weatherboard-ingbt-ingoffin places, also exposes the bridee to decay; and the sinking of the abutment ta said tobeaverv serious ini-rr mediate attention. The can,! ... ! xuuiiuir imno use for the bridge, sayc, for towing purpos ' j ses, ana tney decline repairing it. The fact w, they are uot able to repair it; and if the structure becomes dangerous or useless, th.y will confine their repairs simply to the towiug part, and let the road-way go to ruin. Something ought to be dona wish this bridge. Some negociations were commenced between the Canal Company and onr County Commissioners ia regard to it, but without any satisfactory result. We have it from a prominent Wmber of the Canal Board of Directors, that they are willing to make ny arrangement, for the repair of the bridge they will surrender it to the county on any reasonable terms, if the county will repair it and that is - j iw vu.icvi tuns w psy lor repairs. To this the'r. ought to be no objection -it is l-eUertomakethe travel from distan , parts contribute in. just proportion to thee repairs, than to do it all by foci. ta.aUon ,"e ! repairs, we are informed, will not exceed 1000 i dollars. The Turnpike company from Brook- j ville to Harrison i i . u.L s 1, A fmffk mnv ha nut nnll. 1 1 a r ..... H jusi wuvre ; tins is situated, and we doubt not they can mak a very favorable arrangement with the Canal Board by which they can have the free use of the bridge, by keeping it In repair. We sinfuriklv hnna on ... . 1 1 l.i - i i " " io.ru lu pave from destruction, bridge so expensive and so j j cirj.a win oe raxen to save useful, before it becomes too late. Jw York. Th e canvass IS now fnirlv heirnn In Vm. ! York. The W hi c.-n.i;,- r : ----- . I . t tr aua vivvriliur m Hamilton Fish; that of the Barnburners. John A. Dir? nf lh 1Iiii,L. D-..1 i . , ""niMTOonimDtin:V ST11 Nfir rtiouable ' cnaracier. fnotwitnctandinor ihn n II i trrwin i Sltion of InrarA Hrl. ,. ... . . ft 'v ortbTrihn !.:-i . . . ' " cuuuk" iu wnat cnan. nei niS Sympathies flow. II i.nnran.. il hasty nomination of Mr. Clay, by the discon-! tented ultra Whigs. He seems sore under any ! RHnrka nnnn n ......... 1 T I - , - - ; .r rllrlol mjiur, ana cannot con descend to defend, much less to support, ! Van Buren; aud occasionally lets down descend to defend, much less to support, Martin ! iiDon ! ... - tass witn severity. Any success of the Whies I affords him matter of triumph, and we cannot help thinking he regrets his present neutrality. It would be comfortable if we could have his cordi co-operation; but as it is, we doubt not the ever gallant Whigs of New York will be able to succed without him. I'ttiirnllon. T'U a . I llro representing the Methodist E. Church, South, have announced in form, and with labored attempts at self justification, their determination to abandon the plan of arbitration proposed by the late general Conference, and to ...o...lo proceeomgs tor '.he recovery of. ;o. 1 1 ,. - uuriwi in me properly or the Church. It is understood they will sue out awrit eflnjunction against the Book concern at New i ork. All this is greatly to be regretted An arbitration .v..,u oeen mucn the more ii i . EVANcri tcAL way of getting justice; and' proba - mj quite as prohlable as a resort to Courts of, Another Allioa letter. We direct the atteution of our readers to another letter from Gen. Taylor, to Capt. Allison, in which he vindicates himself from the misrepresentations of the Cass papers. Like all the letters from this brave old man, it breathes a i ,ofty patriotism, that cannot live in the atmosPher of r artt. r ti ... . Wen. I a) lor reasserts that he j uot on!' n v,,i?. but that he is not party vauuuiai, anu declares "1 am not emmired to lay violent hands indiscriminately upon public cfficers, good or bad, who may differ ia opinion with me. I am not expected to force Congress, by the coercion of the veto, to pass laws to suit me, or pass none, this is what i meam, bt sot BE1NO A rATT C1ND1DATK. The expression of such sentiments as these is; formidable to office seekers only That nnhallowed brood, who look upon the Government only as a machine to dispense favors to them, tremble at tlie voice of an honest, disinterested, and fearless man. Monday .Tfail. No Sunday Mail is at present carried into any part of New England, and a very large number of such mails have been discontinue.! nMta in

other States, embracing lines of upwards of .10,- ' j! l Btre,,8lhen th onter wall. These logs 000 miles. The saving of expense to the D-' Wa" from the floor "l l the s1re. anartment, by this suspension of busines. upon ! " U The f lhe toacher is P,athe Sabbath, is over 60,000 dollars. rres Her j ced ,u ll,e frtl1" Pen wchl also from the LT Mr. Isaac Powers, of New York, ha, pur- j ' "'"l" "V"". ''""

chased the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo, for th purpose ot converting It into a Protestant Coi-4 lege. O The Rev. Asa Shinu, an eminent divine, well knovn in Cincinnati, is In a lunatic assylum in Vermont. O Samuel F. Vinton, of the 2d District, Ohio it gives us much pleasure to say has consented o be a candidate for re-election to Congress,

Frmn the Pre.hyt.-r.an of the West. Col. .InhnAii and hint hcrtit IT AmdtmT. Mr. Editor: Your readers have all heard of the recent appropriation by Congress to this gentli'inen, of 10,000 dollars, professedly, for buildings erected by him for the use of the famous Choctaw Academy. These buildings ate now

the nrnnertv of the nation? n- n ibis school 1 ' ' i w;ts intended to be a grand government experilu company with a couple of my friends, gen tlemen ol intelligence and high respectability, lo visit the Academy. The result of our enquiries and observations I now tender for vour coI" " "t quite so gratifying as I could wish, I am sure they will be sufficiently astoun ding. You are aware that this Institution has been in operation since 1823, now about 23 years. It is situated some seven miles west of Lexington Ky., and near the road theuce to Frankfort. Although called Choctaw Acadewcaf!e al nrsl 'gnea tor, and principally sustained oyj mai maian tribe, yet U has received at different times, pupils from six or eight other tribes. Aavingjust seen the announcement of the late appropriation for the buildings, and knowingthat the Academy hal bee;, niost muuihIcently endowed, and that it had now been in ! fU" tWenly yea"' 1 l" otcon respecUble, if not I nlRSn ent taVlislunent. But never was I j PP0'" i ny expectation, J ust Piclure to your mind such an establish--V0U WOuM CXPeCt ,0 see uuder t,,e L,rl'a,n:ances- Kememlr.ng that it had cost ' 'a ttVera8e' more than 20'0,, P" "nnurn; lh&t 'l WaS "udrr U,e Care cf aa El"Vice rresi' f th UnUed Slatcs' tJ,at il was designP granJ 8rnt" ""d "Periment of lhe ' ov"mmt "to ciTi,ize the Indlan.-y.u ouId certaiuly expect in such au establishment , . . . ,. " '"r arcimecicrai lasie you wouit. look lor a style iu the buildings, grounds, ! walks, and all the arrangements, that would make a lasting aud salutary impression upon the minds of the young savages to be trained and civilized there. Having, then, called up this pleasing aud natural picture to your mind, you will he prepared lo sympathise with me, in the mortification and disappointment I felt, on seeing in the place of all this, nothing but a few rude, and well nigh dilapidated old log cabins! A set of buildings more fitting for a negro quarter than for a literary Institution; snd iu fact far less comfortable and tasteful than the cabius occupied by the Colonel's negroes, only a few rods from the place! I hazard nothing in j saying, there is not a man in the State who will -.! i . "m ? " dM f" bu,,J PS connected with th. establishT." "" f,' T"" ! M? hM" f th0U-"nJ-,d ou 1 le M j - ! . P'y' 7 rSth" ? ?mX VT dlans to PT. " of 10,000 dollars!! But : seriously, what kind of buildings are h.. i : I'l.o,. M i: n . i.i i . . 1 Hey are hterallv ami trn Mr. r H r nt mu. . erable old log-cabins, utterly unfit for any bet ter purpose than to house cattle or pigs. I kuow not how many there may have been iu iu i . 1 1 '"'T, ',n hc ita m.,. ,cu iiuiu ion 10 ic-u pupus; ana wnen the Col. was frequently receiving, as per oficial reports, from 30,000 to 40,000 thousand """"" 7" 11 r ,ls SUPP": Dit Pm .I..II . r. i . . . . mg any more dignified name, than that of a . . L-- .. r. . .. s .1.K, h r r .i . been deseed anused ZZZZZ 11. 'oocine-rooms. These we estimated at IS hv s DV 13 ,eet" 0ne room Mcl, of this size. The wallssome seven or .iht ri l.it. - " ' ouMolTor Tiling fl irT'111' ' nik i:.. . . r- - i'uuui i il h riiiiri iiini iifti . i tinn fir ;u.i rif.i,...!.... .. . evidently been used aa a kitchen La i-.e i. : . ', 11 is iioi a uuriesnue 10 call 11 SUCH.) th- th., th. . a i .t u- , ..iu .iaR'iii ur e;iioui room. I am sorry I cannot give your readers a draft of T I cannot give your readers a draft of dings! It would puzzle the wisest of link, to determine what order of archhev hlo., i rr.h... i...i 1 these buildings them. I thiuk. itectuie thev belomred to. If tbev .honl.l upon a name to designate it, I tl.iuk it would be called Ethiopic; for indeed there is pretty ' strong evidence th.t ih. hl. 1... O " -' " "vie 11 naa tuu ceived and executed by the Colonels neeroes. I see uo evidence that any othes class of arti sans were ever consulted or employed on the premises- The so-called dining-room, Is very I strangely placed at the bottom of a ravine with a brook passing right under the floor i.uocu imiiuurr me noor. nai waUhe object of this arrangement we were at a loss even to conjecture. It is in the same What UniflllA Dtrtft Willi tha rvalitn. i?o..:l.A.l -I 1 1 1 v. if possible, ofronaher mntorini .nA i j " vHumo uc..iiim auvve ua j - i ing a still more uncouth annearance. ft mnisists of two pens of logs, the whole say 15 by 55 or 60 feet. Roofed, floored. &c. in thestvle of the above. In all respects, it is just about r ' J sncr, a bu, dmga, you would expect a humane i 11 a ul in ultra or a tiitir mm if. nrnriii. in. . r. . i flock of sheep.

It remains only to describe the "Academy," or rent for these elegant cabins described above,mam building. This does not vary materially the cost of which could . hv. h -.n ..h

from the characteristic style of the rest. The principal citterence Is, it is a little more exten - jj... j- . . i ded in its dimensions. It is a loe house sav 60 by 22 feel-one and a half stories high. The unci di i t-rrniB to nave Deen used as a dormi tory and is all in one apartment! If it ever had a floor, it is now gone. The garret or half-story above, is the only place that shows evidence of ever having been used as a school room. This to reached by a rude stairway on tha outside; and such a place for any set of ratiouals to stud or recite in, was never, I presume, seen before: and I hope, for the honor of humanitv. will .-

er be seen again! There is a small space in the be confided to such hands. And if any of your i tHer U86 fmy name in couuectirn with that ofcentre of the room, under the ridge or comb of , readers desire to see how a man of little talent 1 h'Ve accordingIJ' fned from giving,

... j u cn 5lana erect, out if you approach the side of the room, you must either make a very low bow, or you will develope bumps rather faster than you would wish. The room is divided into two pens, by several large rouud logs placed across the-centre as a kind of tion room. But you will wouder how the classes are to get iuto the pen! The log partition wall has neither door nor ladder! But these ingenious lads seePa st.il to have found a way to surmount the dificuTry Two methods appear to nave been adopted; one was, to "iXrawl through therflJkclimb a crack between the logs; the the OVer. A Bit w. I,..t Kftll. iL. 1.1 . .v

- .. ,,, c kit uce ana ies,v I1IIUI11UM11UU.S, aim inventions, tha dim

j timoiiy, aud that derived frooi the worn and

smooth appearance of the logs, that both methods had been often practiced. One of the ludlan boys, still on the ground, told us,, that the smaller boys generally went through the crack, while the larger ones prefered to straddle over! The benches aud all other appurtenances were in perfi ct harmony with the above description

of the room. I saw only two windows in the whole e.-Tililishiiient, (in all six cabins) that seemed ever to have been glazed, and these had only a solitary pane of glass left. The school room was lighted mainly by means of a large crack on either side, made by cutting away a poition of two contiguous logs. This not only admits light, but frost too, I imagine, at times, much to the discomfort of the helpless boys who had to sit before them on a winter's day. Indeed I do not see how the place could have keen occupied at all iu very cold weather. Almost Lauy couutry barn would be moie agreeable. In very hot weather, too, It would be almost uninhabitable, ou account of the close proximity t.f the heated roof. But if I may judge from the only specimen I saw of the pupils, the loss of a few weeks, or even mouths, at any time, would not perceptibly effect their progress. On our making enquiry for some of the students (a few of them are still on the ground, although the academy was filially closed several weeks ago,) we were pointed to a negro cabin close by, where we found au Indian lad of 12 or 11 years of age. He saU he was a Creek had been at the academy three years. On being asked what he had learned? he replied, "I can read a little in the Testament and third reader." Cau you write? ,No." Can't you write any at all? "No, not any." Cau you cipher? "No." Have you studied no Arithmetic? "No, not any." Any Geography? 'No." Do you go to church? "No." Did you never hear preaching? "No." How many gods Jare there? Don't know!'' But can't you tell whether there are one, two, or three Gods? "Cannot tell." Who made you? "God." what is the shape of the world? "It is round." How often does it turn over? "Twice a day I think." Such is a literal report of an examination held of the only pupil we saw. And this boy gave ! uo evidence of nieutai imbecility. He was ap' parently at least half white. And from all that I could learn tfrom the citizens of the neighborhood, this is a pretey fair specimen of the edu cation given at tha celebrated "Choctaw Academy." And it is upon such an institution as this that our rulers have lavished more than 500000 dollars of the funds of the poor Indians! If any doubt this statement, they may easily satisfy themselves, as I did, by referring to thj offi- i cial printed documents of Congress. In the exeutive documents of 1841 2, vol. 4, Document i No. 231, I find a letter of J. C. Spencer, Secretary of the War Department, in answer to a call of the House for information in relation to affairs of Choctaw Academy, in Ky. This letter encloses a full statement, endorsed by the Treosurer, of all moneys paid to Col. Johnson and his agents on account of said academy, from its commencement in 1825 to the date of said letter iu 1842. The aggregate reported there as having been paid to him, is only $403,773,92. This is the sum paid in 17 years for boarding, tuition, &c. Then there is another little item ' r ere non fin r... : : I i j .l ' ', i"i luuiueuiai expenses uunnij me r 6 same penon. The grand total there reported is $474,754,01. How much has been paid during the six years elapsed since the date of this report, I have not at hand the raeens to ascertain. But judging from the data before us, it is probably at least $100,000, besides the aopropriation off 10,000 just made for buildings. And what return have the poor confiding Indians received for all these vast sums deducted from their an nuities- P.iil P P Pitolitunn ....... :ill: i , , , 7 . c l 7 . hoctaw Chief, remarked once to the wr ter. If i v '' uw ui un miir. li i CI J. $1,000,i ifUu. and nevtr eeiit a mi nil hasp liim thaw r-r- 7 j would have been great gainers. This testimony ... . 1 r ' I " " Ton accords well with the representation made to me I bV Several illtpllnrnnt mnnm in IV.:. .:AVn.. by sei hood. hood- Every Person wilh whom I conversed, i "grees that the academy was perfectly useless, 1 and worse than useless for all practical nuroos- ' ... - - i I e"! ,hat many of ,he P1"' aft" remaining for i and paying at the rate of 200 dollars i . , and upwards per annum, went away worse sav- . , , - "gM they Came- In one of the ,et" 6 y ' ne 01 ,ne ,el" pr"Ued documenta 1 find these re - ! ma;k,,'-"They neither white men nor Indians.' And no one, I think, who will take ln"M- And n think, who will take ! ! Cm" a"d 866 the arran'ment accommoaauon and instruction, Vill Hoilht thi tMlimnntf Tt 1,1.1 V. --.11 .. ! " . j . lu.hu naiuij in Even white boys crowded together : nt horutiaa m such quarters, and under such influences aa j these pupils were subjected to, would almost I certainly degenerate into barbarians in a few years. What then will their posterity say of me man who would thus fleece these simple i.:i i- r r r , , T n "" 1 " tw'nty 1 IZ' , ' I " ,4'" . . ouuu.m, uuuereucna pretext as uiisf , a .. A I . mi i . , ... "Hu " wm ,,l8lory posterity say of the government that would knowingly permit such thing, 7 I do wish I had space to give you few specimens of the way these accounts are j . . iiioub up, jubi as iney are spread out in the Ke ted . norts htfnr n. Ona it.m hsnh i. j ' " "T - - " 1 l .1 a r , ance for house rent ol $10 for each pupil," st.t.nno nr itiinon r i And we were informed by the Indian bov ores1 .t th.t th...- r ..... ' . ; "" i"rio ric Bumaiimes an or ou Dovs In 1 .h .r .i, i:..i . . ' .., ' then be 150 or IGOdollars. more lhan three .im. the value of the house! And vet these are tha buildings for which our government has ju8t allowed $10,000. Another item I observed chanred very freouentlv. ... . jn.. u pupil for the nse of a sulphur well, some half mile from the premises. But 1 will not weary you with further details. You will, I am sure, sympathize with me In the mortification I feel, that the Interests of these noble savages should and uo character, can, wilh the aid of a criminany careless, 11 not corrupt government, swindle by wholesale, a set of unlettered and dependent savages, I would refer them to the various official congressional documents, under the title or "Choctaw Academy." They will there find a specimen, which, for the honor of our country, I trust will forever stand without a parallel on its annals. r. s. R. Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 23, 1843. Books nndsihiM t'omparrd. If the invention of the ship was thought so noble, which carrielh riches and commodities from place to place, and consociateth the moat remote regions in participation of their fruits how muchmore are letters to be magnified which, as ships pass through the vajit seas of time, aud make ages so dialaut participate of the 1 ill . j of ye other! Lord Uicon.

A Ken I Ilrro. A Liverpool correspondent of the New York Courier, who was a passenger on the packet ship "New World," gives thrilling description of the burning of the Ocean Monarch, in

the course of which he chronicles the conduct 1 of a real hero, who is an honor to his country and to human nature; "We then hauled off, leaving about tweuty on the wreck persons who were so frightened that, except for wild and almost gibbering gestures to ns, they might have passed for statues; their faces were of a greenish pale color and their eyes looked large and hollow. They clung to the wreck, and refused (by utter non-com-pliance,)every endeavor to induce them to jump for the boats. At this time will it be believed? some passengers and the captain (probably suggested by the latter) urged that we had better proceed on our voyage! I shall ever feel grateful that human nature redeemed itself the proposition w as received with horror. I spoke but a few words: 'When we saw this ship first, the captain said, all who were aboard must either have perished or been taken off, and, therefore, he did not wish to bear down; we came, and have saved at least ten. I say,let us stay by her, no matter how long it may be, so there is a living thing aboard her. Look at the little child clinging to the boom will yon leave it? A groan and a 'Never!' was answered from all save two or three. The captain appeared vexed. He turned onr boat, ran astern, picked up his boats, and ordered the helmsman lo 'run close along side.' He had refused to do this three or four hours defore, when there was little or no danger; now it was expected that the whole head of the burning ship would fall, and the experiment be reallydangerous. Some who had advocated it before now demurred; but the more bold declared they would run the risk, and the voice of fear was stifled. I give our captain credit here it was a trying time my heart fluttered, for I was afraid; but still I could not look at that child which for hours wo had seen hanging with the mute determination of despair, without resolving every risk rather than no rescue. "And there, close Into the head, was an old gray-haired man with an infant in his arms! He sat there with perfect ease, apparently un

conscious of the particulars of the scene about BnQ' dangers of a Congressional election are cerhim. We backed down within about ten yards, tainly great enough to make bold men tremble;

and then was performed an aet of heroism the j memory of which should be undying as the re ward must be eternal. Frederick Jerome, of 343 Water street, New York, a sailor belonging to the ship New World volunteered to board the wreck, and declared that he would not leave her until he had saved them all. He stripped, passing a hauling line around his body, and was pulled in a boat close into the wreck, and then jumped overboard, swam under her bows, caught by the hanging rigging, and, by climbing and shinning, got up to the head. The loose sticks the risk of being struck by which was imminent and remember that we all looked momentarily for the falling away of the head, bowsprit, passengers and all and you may conceive the noble spirit, the only one out of the hundreds around, that dared to venture his life for the salvation of his fellow creatures. I weep at the recollection. Q "After attaining this position, one by one, he fixed a line around them, took a turn with it and lowered them away; they were then hauled by the other end of the line close to the boat and picked out of the water iuto it. The little child to which I have before alluded was not more than five years old. It clung to its hold, resisting him with desperate and extraordinary strength; when lowering, it had got well down, the little creature grasped a rope and clung to it, while the sea, large and strong, broke over it two or three times at least, Jerome was compelled by main strength to tear it away and lower it swiftly to prevent its seizing another hold. It was saved after having clnng to its one position fnral loool Ihrao hnnn Th. iA uj bad the little infant was the last the infant had been sent before he refused to let tro. and it required a ereat deal of threatenins and some ! slight force to clear him. At last he was got off. Jerome havinir performed his nmmiu. that i ' r ' I he would not leave the wreck till he had saved : I lhem a11' after In immint peril for half lnem a"' a,w Deing ,n lmminnt P"" for half j or three quarters of an hour, lowered himself, j sprang off into the sea, and was picked up and brought on board our ship. brought on board our ship "A collection was made on board and given 1 10 n.m, wn.cn, as mere were but Tew cabin pas- : MtlwaM .nJ n.n. T 1 11 1 1 "b""! uuuu ui .tic hi very wen pruviuea. 1 and he was compelled to hurry to his own ship, did not amount to much. He will be in New j York soon, in the New World. New York ! should do something for him. I can assure you j I, as a New Yorker, was proud when I heard where he hailed from. Somebody said he was ' born in Portsmouth, England; but he called him'l(tr York. He said that by some similar feat he once nmnmH lh liwo. nf 500 people." Another IiPfter from !TIr. Clnr. The Chronicle of Saturday contains the fol- , i lowin g letter from Mr. Clay in reply lo one on ' th ub-'ect of nom''nating him for President, . from anm. MnlUmnn nr il.:. i . j n some gentlemen of this city Ashland, Sept.l, 1848. Gentlcmen: I received your letter stating that "in the present coflicting state of the poli tics of our beloved country, it to the honest and I ""T 0p,ni011 f thousa"'s of your friends and alous inpporters that this is tha ammirinn. - . ' time for the independent oresantation of nr I "ame 10 the Toter9 of this confederacy for the " "lag,slracy r our Union;" and you invito PL' . . me a88"ne that position. I y nnme' 8enUemen' wa" nbmitted, with I my con8nt, to the consideration of the Whie i ConTention which rat in Philadelphia, in June last, and the Convention did not think proper to nominate me as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. I have quietly submitted to its decision; and I cannot consent to anv furI continue to decline giving the slight est encouragement or countenance to any such use of it I am, nevertheless, thank ful for the confidence in me which you do me the honor to entertain. With great respect, 1 am, your friend and ob't H. CLAY. Motrin Corn-. It is said that Chief Justice Benedict, of Liberia, ha presented to the American Institute a sample of indigenous Coffee, raised on his farm near Monrovia, the trees of whieh weae collected when quite young, from the forests around, and transplanted Into different plantations. The quality of the Coffee to said to be very fine. Is if oof The Troy Whig says, "The mother of Lamartine, the celebrated leader in the French Revolution, is said to be a Massachusetts girl. She married the father of Lamartine, when quite young, in Boston."

TheHouI Dcfiaiirr. I said tCaorrow's awful storm, Tli at beat against my breast, Rage on thou may'st destroy this form, And lay it low at rest; But still the spirit, that now brooks Thy tempest, raging high,

TOZ Undaunted, on itsfurv looks With steadfast eye. I said to Penury's meagre train, Come on your threats I brave;. My last poor life-drop yon may drain, And crush me to the grave; Yet still the spirit that endures Shall mock your force the while, And meet each cold, cold grasp of yours With bitter smile. I said to cold Neglect and Scorn Pass on I heed you not; Ya may pursue me till my form And being are forgot, Yet still the spirit, which yon see Undaunted by your wiles, Draws from its own nobility Its highborn smiles. I said to Friendship's menaced blow, Strike deep my heart shall bear; Thou canst bnt add one bitter wo To those already there; Yet still the spirit, that sustains This last severe distress, Shall smile upon its keenest pains, And scorn redress. I said to death's uplifted dart, Aim sure oh! why delay? Thou wilt not find a fearful heart A weak, reluctant prey; For still the spirit, firm and free, Unruffled by this last dismay, Wrapt in its own eternity, Shall smiling pass away. The Delegate from Oregon. Now that a territorial Government has been organized in Oregon, a delegate no doubt will soon be chosen to represent the interests of that far off country in oar National Councils. Members of Congress are but men men are mortal and the probabilities are that the Oregon delegate will have a mortal objection to what is termed overland route. The dificullies Dul they dwindle Into Insignificance when cornpared to the toils, perils and privations or a tramp from Oregon city to Washington city. To be sure, Col. Fremont's narrative reads pleasantly enough; but for all that, rational men. men who have some regard for their lives, limbs and scalps, will prefer reaching the capital by soma less exc iting route. Tho presumption to, therefore, that the good people of Ore gon will electa rational delegate, and that the rational delegate, trne to the instincts of his nature, will come round by sea. 1 his leads to a curious calculation, worthy the consideration of Col, Benton, who is acknowledged to be the "man of facts and figures." The distance from Oregon to New York, by sea, is about 14,000 miles. This would make tho delegate's mileage amount to 5,600 dollars for every session of Congress. The average passage from New York is about 150 days, and as the delegate would visit his famrly and constituency after his Congressional labors were over, another 150 days would be consumed in returning. This would leave him only 65 days every year to pass on the dry rand of the District of Columbia and Oregon; and whatever deficiency there might be inh'mknowl edge of matters pertaining to terra fir ma, it would be more than compensated by his inti mate acquaintance with nautical affairs The Unmlllon Papers. It gives ns sincere pleasure to observe that the hope which wo recently expressed with re gard to the action of Congress upon this subject has been realized, and that one of the last pro ceeding of the two houses, before the termina tion of the session, was to make provision, among the items of the civil and diplomatic bill for the purchase and publication of these Inter esting documents. Tho appropriation ia of twenty thousand dallars for the purchase of such papers aa are of a public nature, which are to be deposited in the department of State; and of six thousand dollars, or so much as may bo necessary, for the printing, undar the direction of the joint committee of the Library, of such of them as may be deemed of sufficient impor tance. It will bo necessary for tho committee to appoint a judicious editor, nnder whose personal supervision the work may be brought out. The same arrangement to made with respect to Mr. Jefferson's manuscripts. It is an honorable thing to the nation, that a Congress, which has legislated for the extension of the constitution over vast space of territory, should have consulted also for the illustration and defense of that political instrument which principally makes our national "ambition virtue." It is honorable to the parties of th day, that they should have so much confidence in the wisdom and integrity of one another's systems, as to unite in giving publicity to th views and feelings of the authors of their respective policy. To the friends of Mr. Hamilton the compliment thus, paid to departed greatness, must be peculiarly interesting. It to the first instance in which the country has concerned itself to do honor to the literary remains of one who did not hold the office of President The present act is a recognition of Hamilton as one of the chiefs of the nation, and one of the standards of our political system. It is an acknowledgement by onr own government of a position which In a moral view has been long conceded by foreign nations. The admirable lady, to th Influence of whose presence, and tha dignity of whose venerable character, this act of justice has been conceded, ought to cxperienca the purest pleasure that it ia j given to social beings to feel. May she long I live to share the distinction of a name, to which she gives added honor, and to receive the grati tude of a people whose liberties a father aided to prepare, and a husband to establish. Home Journal. Timing It. A minister in the Highlands of Scotland, 'ound one of hi parishioner intoxicated. The next day he called to reprove him for It "It ia very wrong to get drunk," aaid the parson. "I ken that," said the guilty person, "but then I dinna drink a meikle a you do!" "What ir! How to that?" "Why, gin it please you, dinna ye aye take a glass o'whisky and water after dinner?" "Why yes, Jemmy, surely I take a little whiskey afier dinner merely to aid digestion." "An' diana ye take a glass o'whiskey toddy every night before ye gang to bed?" "Yes, to be sure, I just take a little tooddy at night to help me to sleep." "Well," continued the parishioner, "that's jist fourteen glasees a week, an about sixty every month. I only get paid off once a month, an' then I'd take sixty glasses, it wad make me dead drunk for a week; now ye see the only difference is, ye time it better than I do."

An Epicrnan.

Nature, regardful of the babbling rtce, Planted no beard upon a woman' fee; Not Saunder's razors, though tha very Ust, Could shave a chin that never is at rest Bnrkc IH-fratrtt and Pot to Flight. Burke rose in tho House with some paper ia his hand, npon which ho Intended to mak a motion; when a rough-hewn member (Urtad ap and exclaimed, 'Mr. Speaker, I hop th honorable member does not Intend to rend that Urgtj bundle of paper and to bora, ns with a long speech in the bargain.' Mr. Burke wa ao suffocated with rage as to loose all ntteranco, and absolutely ran out of the boose; apoa which George Selwyn remarked, that it wa the only time tkat he had seen the fable realixed-A lion put to death by the braying of an ass.' Taking: Whawtr Wlh. Doctor. Well, how did your wife maaap her shower bath deacon! Deacon She bad real good luck. Madame Mood told her how she managed. She said she had a large oiled silk cap with a cape to it like fireman's, that came all over her shoulders, and Doctor She' a fool for her pains that' net the way. Deacon. So my wife thought Doctor. Your wife did nothing of the eort, I hope. Deacon Ob, no, doctor, she used an nmbrilly. Doctor hat, used aa umbrella, what th mischief good did the shower bath do her 7 Deacon She aaai he felt better. Her clothing did not gat wet a mite. She got nnder the nmbrilly for half aa honr, till all the water had trickled off, aad said twa cool and delightful, and last like a leetle shower bath in summer. Then she took off her things, and rubbed herself for half aa hoot after. TkeTrne Noldk-r. The" Democratic party of Jefferson county," Va., invited Col. Hamtramck to festival. Tb Colonel in reply, dated Shepardatown, 17th Aug say, among other things: I thank yon kindly, gentlemen, for the invi tation, and however gratified I may feel at the greetings of "welcome home" of my fellow citizens I am constrained to decline your polite invitation, as the "festival" aeem to have la view the defeat of onr old Chief, whom the enemy of onr country conld never defeat, while the soldiers who served under him are compliment ed with an invitation to the meeting. I am, gentlemen, respectfully, your obeddient servantJOHN F. HAMTRAMCK. Messrs. Butcher, Washington, Davenport, Beall, and Ople, committee. Aaerdotr of John Jurofc Aator. Do you ever trust, Mr. Astor?" inquired Mr. K. "I do not trust strasrers. air." was the reply, "unless they furnish satisfactory city ref erences." "Then," quoth Mr. "the skin I have selected roust suffice this time," and pay ing for the same ho departed. In the afternoon of the same day, just before the sailing of the Naw Bedford packet, the yaung trader returned for hi lot of for. Throwing the whole pack on his back, he left the store, hut he had not proceeded a dozen yard from the store when Mr. A. called his name, bidding him com back. "Sir," said Mr. A., "you can have credit for any amount of goods you require, provided they are to be fonnd in my store." "But," stammered Mr. K.,"but, my dear air, I can give yoa no city reference I am a stranger here." HI ask no other recommendation," responded th rich merchant, "than that already furnished by yourself. The man who ie not above his holiness need never hesitate to apply to John Jaoob Aster for credit" Thus commenced a trade between two merchants, which was continued Ko the mutual satisfaction and advantage of both for a long term of years. Mr. K. b now one of the most eminent capitalists ia New Bedford. A Prater Is a common nntoance, and as great a grievance to those that come near him as a pewtorer is to his neighbors. His discourse to like the braying of a mortar, the more impertinent, the more voluble and loud, as a pestle make more noise when it to rung on the side f a mortar, than when It stamps downright aad hit npon the business. A dog that open ape a wrong scent will do it oftener than one that never open bnt npon a right He to aa long-winded as a ventiduct, that fill aa fast a it empties; or a trade-wind, that blow on way for half a year together, and another aa long a if it drew ia It breath for six months, and blew it out gab) for aix more. He has no mercy on any man's ear or patience that he can get within hi sphere of activity, bnt tortures him, as they correct boy in Scotland, by stretching their lugs without remorse. He I like an ear-wig, when he get within a man's ear, he is not easily got out again. He is a siren to himself, aud has no way to escape shipwreck but by having his month stopped instead of his ears. He play with his tongue aa a cat does with her tail, and is trassported with the delight he gives himself of his. own making- Samuel Batter. Pamins; n Peata gogae. "Sally Jones, have you done that sum I et you" "No, thir, I can't do it" "Can't do it! I'm ashamed of you. Why, at yonr age I could do any turn that was set m. I hate that word can't! for there U no aum that can't be done, I tell you." "I thirk, thir, that I know a thum yoa can't thifer out" "Ha? Well, well, Sally, let' hear It" "It ith thith, thir: If on apple eauthed the ruin of the whole hnman rath, how many thuch will it take to make a barrel of thider, thir 7" "Miss Sally Jones, yoa may turn to your parsing lesson." "Yeth thir." Party Zeal. There' never was any party, faction, sect, er cabal whatsoever, In which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee ia not a busier animal than a blockhead. However such instruments are necessary to politicians; aad perhaps it may be with states a with clock which must bave some dead weight hanging at them to help and regulate the motion of th finer and more useful part. Fret mot. Dr. Alcott said while at Westfield, that tha most efficient cause of death in this country ia fretting. This habit aeem almost Inseparable from the impatient enterprise of the American character. New Kind of Fence In some parts of Wisconsin, say th Scientific American, they are making fences as original and new as the state itself: and the material to gravel of medium coarseness, and saad, with the addition of sufficient lime to convert the mas into mortar; and this in the state of mortar to poo red between boards confined ao as to form a mould for tb ascending walL It is a ch cap building material for houses, and it is the prevailing impression that it will be durable. Formerly women were prohibited from marrying until they had spun a set of bed furniture, and till their wedding, were called spinsters; which contianes to this day, in al! legal proceedings.

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