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t5 ar tii'mai uo.'"), I remember, I rernembe'. The hfue where I was bom, The little window where the sun, drae peeking in at morn; It never came a wink to suon, Nor brought too ",,n? a But now I often wish that niht Had borne my breath awey, i remember, I remember, The roses red and white. The violets and the 11! v cup?. Those flowers made of hht! The hiaes where the robin bnilt, And where my brother set. The Hiburnum on his birth day The tree is living yet. I remember, I remember. Where I was used to su inz, And thought the air mnt rush as fresh To swallows on the win.. My spirit tlew as feathers then, That is so heavy now. And summer pools could hardly cool The fever cn my brow! I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and hih I ued to think thdr slendor tops Were cUe against the sky' It whs a ihi!di.-h ignorance, But now 'tis little joy. To know I'm farther oil from heaven Than when I was a boy. mn. CLAY. The citizens of .Mobile were seriously disappointed at the failure of -the Creole, uiK-ii' which Mr. Clay wai to arrive at her appointed time. "The streets," says the Advertiser and Chronicle of the 20th, wore thronged with people, yesterday: the mili'arv in full numbers and beautiful r.rray, th "V ire department, bitterly cold as it was, aU turned cut, eager to give our expected visitant a cordirl welcome. B it the dav passed and lie did not arrive. At sunset'it was agreed that all should meet again on the tliird, and er.rly that mori;Uig lite Steamer FashioR brought the .i.f iha rreo'-o h"4 broken Itr shaft and was sis miles fn-m the c'.ty. At the firing of the signal gun the citizen 5 vldiery rallied like magic, and the steamers swept down the stream t form a crtrgo to the Cr-oV. Moan time the vl'.orfs v. ,-r- t' ro l 'ed Willi tH-o;te. As l, p i!ipv sr.jod thick and closj t th--.i,K- -.sen! r,n thir sh ut ol we r.nne whenever Mr. Clay ?'ice'.d arrive. At 11 o'clock the Creole, with her att cm! ant boats, shot up to the city, she tired a single gun, and the welkin was made n rim: aV iho artillery sent peal after peal as a salute to the honored g iest: and after Mr. Clav had landed, and stood with he id uncovered, three hearty cheers were given to him, th- Patriot of the Nation. (,'ov. CrTvle made him a short and pertinent adJress Mr. Clay replied and said: C i:ciii7tati Gnz. MR. Cl.VV's KETLV. Mr. Clav sail, i t s ihsMn-e. that he thankeJ (Jovern t (layle and ies fellowcitizens of Mobile, for the honor done him, in their heartv welco re and cordial recep:io:) on his arrival am-ng them. Never having b- fore seen this city, he ha i long wished n viit ir, not only because of his association with it, in an early and strenuous exertion, made by him in the senate cf the United States, to vindicate our title, under the Treaty of Louisiana, and to maintain our possessions as fr cast 33 the Perdido, alluded to by the Governor, but because it is an interesting nnd rising emnorrum ot our common country. Hitherto he bad noi oeen ao:e to have that gratification but when a hihiv respectable an i numerous committee had done him the honor to repair to New Orleans and invite him, in behalf of the citizens of .Mobile, to visit it, he found himself unable to resist their invitation and his own ire'inati"n. In coming hrre it was his wish, since his journey to the South West had been undertaken without the most distant connexion with ary political or public object, that his reception, here and elsewhere, should be quiet and unattended with, snv para or display of any kind. His fellow-citizens have oilier wise determined, and he cannot he insensible he cannot but fed profoundly grateful for, the nnnifestatii n of th-ir esteem and friendly consideration. And he should fail to express his feeliags and his obligations, if he did not advet t to the gratiihing isct, that here, as at oilier places whete ha had recently betn, his fellow-citizens, without anv disti: ctien of party, have a'l united in ten'trir.gto h'm a cordial welcome and a generous hospitality. He regretted" that o cesions of their union were not more frequent. If they . would oftener meet, in free and friendly intercourse, poli ical asperity "'ou'd be . softened, pprty strife and pa-sion would yield to reason, and we should make the important discovery, that we are one peop'.e, have cne country, one honor, and that we are fill honest'V enies-cris? t - . 1 . . i.i.

find the true road which leads to the hon-1

or, the prosperity and the glory ofourjhe finds himself under, and the impos-

republic. Great find enthusiastic Bppi an so. He thanked the Governor and the Committee for the liberal view which iliev had just taken of his long find arduous pubnc career. 11 many error?. 'ad doubtless committed lie had, often been the Si ! I 1 i ! - :t of hitler comment ami severe nu imadversion. Sometime,?, he thought, disproportionate share orcensure nan oeen applied to him. occasionally, groundless calmness had been directed against him. it. l His life had been chequered and full ot -. it vicissitudes. But, during its whole pro stress, he had been cheered by the confidence and support of ardent and faithful friends in every part of the Union. He sometimes felt, pethaps pres'i nptuou:-ly , . . i , -i i oat i ,- -viuence designed jo -,niie on n.s exertions. But this he knew full well. that during the whole course of his pub lic service amidst au tne embarrassments, i i i .r 1 . - ... I. I. dangers an u uinicuaiesi w nit-ii eunmi k-.s?cu him, from time to time, he honestly and faithfully and fearlessly sought to serre his country to the utmost of his ability. Great applause. And now having retired to private life, it is a source of inexpressible gratification to him to find, wherever he goes, the triumphs of truth, and manifestations of public justice, in testifying to the purity of motives by which he had been actuated in tho public councils of his country. And he added that he had much less desire than the world probably generally imagined, ever again to emerge from the "retirement which ho has voluntarily sought. Allow me, sir, in conclusion, to request that you will convey to such of my fellowcitizens of Mobile as are not here present. my respectful acknowledgments for the.r kindness in inviting me here, and for the distinguished reception which they have given'me. Assure them that I wilt carry with me back to my residence a faithful memory of these testimonial", and preserve them in grateful recollection. From the X. Y. Express. Appointments at Washington. Kverv man in ibis city who holds an office, and we presume the same 13 the cae in other places, stands with fear and trembling as to his own fate. Ho won-d-jrs where the influence upon Washington lies or what wires are to be tiNned in ; -i -H;;r. l-hdpl'tv nd fJjful t-jr-vices have been and are now no security, for manv of nose that have been lately I l.....n imn fripnillv to Mr. Tvler. M-uiv of ro polities have been removed without cause, ami have not rial tue si:Kh'e-t suspicion how it was donr, or u hat machinery has been 'Drought to hear to effect it. 1 tie following letter is irmn o?r vho knows, from behind tiie scene?. His letters will be read with interest. TROrt AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT. Washinton. Feb. P. lSi3. Mo le of obtaining office at U'ai'iinston; Important office-holders and office.-seekers. The President of the United States having become aware that neither branch of lheLoco-Foeo party will render him any support in the coming contest, will, of'course not confer the offices on any persons who are not known, or at least supposed to be Tyler men. As this class of lndivihials are very scarce, and there are a "reat many offices in the I nited States.'in the possession of h uh higs and Le.ro-focos. it becomes important t the Van Buren Men at the North and Hast ..1 . ... e to get the spoils, anu ior 1 us puii-oru 1,fo'lowing plan has been aoopte has been aoopted, and has iin ar resu.ieu vi f n ,.v . 1 .. .......cfnl I- mt ( 1C expanse of both Wh'gsaul Calhoun men, and of many cases of the Tyler men. Get up a' committee from three or four counties, at a time, or from a single town, if the object is sufficiently large, am! proceed to Washington with letters of introduction from some prominent Van Huron men in the neighborhood. Get vouchers that yot are Republican, not Democrat, (forCapt. Tyler and the Ma iisoman do not relish any longer the latter term.) and go to bead quarters, cry aloud there that on condition that the President will give you the offices in your district or town, that vou will git up a Tj ler convention or establish a newspaper for the purpose of electing him for tho second term. Make it a sihie qua non that you can do nothing without '.he offices, first had obtained, and be very sure that you do not leave Washington until tho conditions are complied with. When this is all done go home, and let Tylerism take care of itself. If you find a man in office who is a Tyler man, -jet somebody to certify that he is a Clay Whig in disguise, and if he has been particularly active in favor of the President, urge thi3 a3 evidence of his hypocricv, and his removal is accomplished with the greatest ease. Whenever exposure becomes certain. CV a great noise is made in the neighborhood, of the, trick practised on the President, take no notice of it, as the rr.rties at Washington dare not retrace t eir steps. 1 ,i1Q old nfficn holders. The position of the Postmaster General is so iv bard and morl i fv in S in these cases, that u will not do any thing except 8 polo -

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sihilitv of restoring tho old otTice-holilers on account of the disgrace that such fickleness would bring on the Department. There i3 one other, method that may also be adopted. If you cannot afford ro spnd on a Committee of even one to Washington, procure the certificate of some of the traveling 1 ost Ullice agents althat the person whom you want appoiuti - . t - - c . i 'i- l ed is the choice of the republicans of such a village, and this will be sufficient. It is of no sort of conseCjUence whether the agent has ever been in the place where the appointment is to be made or not, or even within fifty miles of the place. It an swers jut as well. Mr. Lewis Laton late ol Mr. an nuren s Commissioners is tho agent who can give certificates for the State of New York, and he has thus far been eminently successful. So goes Tylerism at Washington. Yours &c. Tho House resolved itself into a Commine of the Whole, for the purpose of taking up the bill in relation to the pay and mileage of members. It was finally reported to tho House and passed by a 1 ' vote of 10!) to IS and sent to the fcenate. Its leading features are as follows: The lid is to t3ke effect from and after its passage. The pay cf members of Congress is fixed thus: ' For the first five months of any session per day. For the ensuing two months, (if Congress shall be .so long in session.) SO per day. Fur the time Congress shall remain in session after the first seven months, Si per day. Members are to be paid only when in actual atten lance upon their respective Ile uses; unless their absence be occasioned by sickness of themselves or families, or by leave of either House. The mileage is fixed at $1 for everf 20 miles of travel. Distances are to b computed according to the Post Utlice book, reckoning from the post office nearest the residence of each membir, by the usual route to the seat f Government. Mileage is not to he allowed, unless members have actually travelled the distance charged in their accounts. All officers ;md :e'ents of the Government u ho are allowed travelling expenses are subjected i tie saurtes 01 ar lt'us ouier muuu of the United Slates whose pay is not protected by the Constitution, such, lor instance, as the President and the Judge " ' " , civil and military departments (army and navy included of the Government, whose sa'a'rv now exceeds 3,000, are reduced 20 ner cent, on their present pay. Officers and agmts recuung salaries raiig'ng from SI, 000 to 3.000, are red iced 12 per cent, on their present pay,. No reduction, however, is to bring down the salary of any one now receiving more than 1.0; 10 below that sum. Diplomatic agents serving abroa 1 are exempted from the reduction; also, all persons whoe salaries are. now not more linn S 1,000 per annum. The oloees of recorder and solicitor of the general land offices are abolished. The joint select committee appointed in the House of Representatives. n Thursday last, to take into consideration the plan proposed by the Hon. Wm. Cost Johnson, for the relief the States, is cornaw rHo rronjx 11 uovt ll. ' nu.ro. 111 111 1 . 1 . 1 1 ill; . . . ... 1 I, nosed of the following gentlemen Mr. Mr. Mr Mr Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. W:i. Cost Jounsox, of Maryland. Gr.NTitv, of Tennessee. Adams, of Massachusetts. Casky, of Illinois. C001 eh, of Pennsylvania. Makstiam. of Kentucky. Morris, of Ohio. Howard, of Michigan, Chavlns, of Indiana. Th-: Wabash and Eric Cuil. It is expected that boats will run the erJire length of this canal in the spring, from Toledo to Lafayette. 230 miles. From Toledo to the junction with the Miami Fxtension, GV miles, this canal is GO feet wide, and G feet deep. Thence to Fort Wayne, 1 I miles, oO feet, thence to Lafayette, 122 miles. 10 feet wide. It is understood that Ohio and Indiana have by compact so reduced the toll as to send produce from the Wabash to New York as cheap as it can be sent to New Orleans by the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi. A' line of packet boats are to be put on the canal at the opening of navigation, to connect w ith St. Louis by stages. Cin. Ga.ette. The Kentucky Penitentiary contains lf:j convicts. Of these 128 xre Americans, 10 Irish, 0 English, 2 French, 1 Scotch, I German, 1 Swede, and I from Jamaica. They are all males, 23 married and 125 single. loG are w hites and 7 are blacks and mulaltoe. About one half cf the whole were convicted in Jefferson county, Louisville. Cin. Gazettq. The following toa?t was drank on the 6th if te 'man who raised the Corn, that fed the Gooe. that bore the UiU that wrote the Decla1 ration of Independence:' Ct!"i7? Me?$cge.

Congressional DistrictsTiie Districting bill, as passed the Legislature, is as follows: FIRST DISTRICT. Population. IV. in 1840. D. 1840. Posey 9.6S3 703 005 Vanderburgh 6,250 029 370 Gibson n.977 788 594 Pike 4,709 47 4 31Dubois 3,63 2 2 54 2 39 Warrick 6.321 355 0G2 Spencer 6,305 589 321 Perry 4,655 560 221 Crawford 5,2-2 435 281 Orange 0.002 70S S79 Har.-Uon 12,459 1,285 801 77,035 0,7i2 5.714 SECOND DISTRICT. Clark 14.5.5 1,132 1,278 Wa ,lu-ton i5.2f9 1,138 1,381 3coO 4.242 390 361 Jackson 8,1561 60 737 JelTerson 10.611 1,074 1,026 Jennings 8.829 90S 503 Floyd " 9,454 8G0 79:5 77.961 6.800 C.0S2 Till III) DISTRICT. Dearborn 10,327 1.771 1.5S3 JtipVy 10.392 1.000 023 Rush 16.150 1.520 1,170 Switzerland 9.02) 1.033 732 Decatur 12,171 1,293 759 Franklin 13.310 1.188 1,115 81.615 7.8 H 5,95 FOURTH DISTRCT. Fayette 0,37 1,0'dO 728 Union 8,017 7t?0 614 Wavne 23.290 2.8(59 1,258 Henry 15,128 1,052 839 56.272 6.371 3.139 FIFTH DISTRICT. Hamilton 0,855 072 68 S Marion 16.0M) 1,636 1.2-9 Haneock 7,h35 721 537 Shelby 12.005 1.016 1,'70 JLuhWon 0,3f2 631 '.'48 ! l':-tholomewlo.042 02 703 omn 2,3;4 50 270 Madison 8,74 911 625

70.107 G.019 6,120 043 N9t 36 5 058 50! 634 1,014 815 SIXTH DISTRICT. Monroe , Inwrenc9 Martin ' Daviess 10,143 1 1,7-2 3.75 G, :vo 10.607 oV-irud H. 321 8,315 10,741 78.313 719 u-y 311 73S 1.G77 7'0 701 417 1,012 f.,r,7G vlvnox Gr.'ene Sullivan Mo gan 6,411 583 4s7 1,019 948 053 652 m:venth distkut. Vigo 12.076 .r),.oG? l'd.JOi) S.274 11.2iU G7..r)23 Cl.iv Piitr.anj Pa ko Vermillion Iltndricks 6,877 4,382 1,222 l,16t5 347 EIGHTH DISTRICT. Montgomery 1 1.458 Fountain ' 11, '21 8 Warren odri Tippecanoe 13,72 1 1.2( 100 CI nton M' me Crrroll - r n o 608 N.121 7. 10 0 6 4 I r65 6S.4S4 C.577 NINTH DISTRICT. 1,267 1,32 200 .ViSO GPJ 3,048 312 1,993 211 fGl fl 0,04 05 144 372 Taper White f.SS Mil uii 14 Fid ton Pulaski Kosciusko .Marshall Starke Flkhart, St. Joseph Laport Torter f ke Wabpsh Benton 108 00 1,170 100 1.051 151 329 194 010 809 1,060 220 115 5.30S 2G O'Jtl 41! 010 194 125 3 4',

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47,MIG 5,?08 TENTH DISTRICT. Randolph 10.G84 1,038 Delaware S.843 010 Grant -1.S75 4-0 Blackford 1,220 77 Jav 3.8G3 23 Adams 2.2G4 193 Wells 1,822 131 Huntington 1.570 113 Allen 5.042 610 Whiteley 1.267 144 Noble '2.702 211 DeKalb 1,968 H7 Steuben 2.578 238 Lagrange 3,064 391 i 53,247 5,1 1G

3,785 553 532 2154 147 265 153 140 177 399 141 228 108 176 225 3,603 it.. iT-rcimsT Ci-t of Oil A lard nil man.,f.M.,..r. in Pittshureh. h sa cut over his advertioement representing two fat hogs eating a Whale. e - - ft" 1 tThe New Orleans Bulletin says that o the night of the 31st, ice was formed ithe muddy parts of tie city an inch thick. Lou. Jour.

Wonderful Sights in tne air. The venerable American lexicographer has thought it worth while to notice in the New Haven Herald, the use which appeara to have been made in recent publications of certain atmospheric phenomena, in reference to the great change which, it is eaid, is to come over the world this year. He says: , "To persons unaccustomed to eee any unusual phenomenon in the heavens, such a fiery appearance of the-clouds must he very terrific. Ignorance in such cases is a calamity. 1 had spen more wonderful appearanceo in the clouds or heavens and was not in the least disturbed. "In the dark day of May, 19, 1750, the heavens were covered with a dense cloud

for three or four hours; the Legislature; was in session at Hartford, and such was the darkness that business could not be l trans-acted without cAndUs- During this j time the clouds were tinged with a yellowj or faint red for hours, for which no cause j has beer, assigned. I stood and viewed this phenomenon with astonishment, but I had not any fear that the world was coming to an end. "In the evening of March 20:h, 1782. an extraordinary light spread over the whole hemisphere trom horizon to horizon, north and south, east and west. The light was of a yellowish cast, and wavy. The waving of the light was visible, and some persons heard, or imagined they heard, a slight rustling sound. I then resided in Goshen, Orange county, New York, and stood half an hour on a bridge over the Wall Kill, to witness this extraordinary phenomenon, but I saw no person that was frightened at the sight. In the year 1783, a great part of Furope was for weeks overspread with a a haziness of atmosphere which caused great consternation. The churches were crowded with supplicants. The astronomer Lalande attempted to allay the fright by endeavoting to account for the appearance; which he ascribed to an uncommon exhalation ol wajery parti des from the great rain of lib preceding year. Put at last the causte was ascertained to be moke from the great eruption of the voleano Hecla, in.lceland, which covered more than three thousand s-quare miles with burning Inva, in some places to the depth of forty feat. I had this account from Dr. Franklin who wa3 in Europe at the time "In a late proper published by the Milleritee, I saw tm article stating that the northv-n liiO'Koretell some'thin terrible. I he writer stems not to know 'oint 111 the hieh northern latitudes, in he sixteenth degree and norihward, northern lights are of dnily occurrence, and so have been from time immemorial. So illuminated are the heavens that persons may often see to read i'Ti the night. "These lights occasionally come so far south a9 to illuminate the sky in our latitude. Sometimes they do not appear for many years. At the close of the seventeenth and beginning of the lth century, those lights were not seen for a long period, and when they re appeared, about the year 1817, our ancestors who had not seen or heard of them, were alarmed, and actually supposed the day of judgment had come. "During my life 1 have, been so much accustomed to see northern lights, falling stars, so called, and fire balls, that they have long since ceased to excite my curiosity. "Nearly 30 years ago I read an article in a Vermont paper stating thattl-ie northern light, on a certain evening was so low as to be visible belwen the spectator and a distant mountain. N. WEBSTER." Cards. Cards came from Egypt. The colors are 2, red and black, which answer the two equinoxes The suites are 4, answering to the 4 seasons. Their emblems formerly were, and slill are, in Spain for the heart, a cup, the emblem of winter; the spade an acorn, the emblem of autumn; the club a trefoil, the emblem of summer; the diamond a rose, the emblem of springs the 12 court cards answer to the 12 months, and were formerly depicted as the signs of the Zodi ac. The o2 cards' answer to the numoer of weeka in the vear. The 13 cards in each suite to the number of weeks in a lunar ouarter. Tho aggregate of the pips, calculated in the lollow ing manner: amount to the number of days in a years The number of each suit, 55 4 The number of all the suits The court cards multiplied by 10 The number of court cards The number in each suit 365 Interesting Occurrence. The National Intelligencer, nf 1 uesday last, says: "The sword actually used by General Washington during the Revolutionary war, will be .presented to Congress, this day at 12 o'clock, in the House of Representatives, hk' a member of the Virginia delegation. $ is presented at the request of tho representative! of General Washington in whoie possession it has been." s ft-"-Who conceals joy is fornnd to invent great joy. f

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Cleanliness. A white yellow cravat or shirt on a man, speaks at once the character of hi wife; and, be you sssurred that she will not take with your dress pains which she has never taken with her own. Then, thn manner of putting on the dress is no bad foundation forjudging; if it be carelessly, slovenly, if it do not fit properly. No matter for its mean quality: mean a? it may be, it may be neatly and trimly put on; and if it be not, t3ke care of yourself, for, as you will soon find to your cost, a sloven in one thing is a sloven in ail thing. The country people judge greatly from the state of the covering cf the ancles, and if that be not clean end light, they ro i?lude that all out of sight is not what it ought to be. Look at the shoes. If they are trodden on one side, loose on the foot, or run down at the heel, it is a very

bad sign; and as to slip-shod, though at coming down in the morning, and even before daylight, make up your mind to a rope rather than live with a slip shod wife. On! how much do women lose by inattention to these matters! Men, in general, say nothing to their wives; but they think about it and envy their luckier neighbors, and, in numerous cass, consequences the most serious arise from the apparently trifling cause. Beauty m valuable, it is one of the ties, and a strong tie too, that, however cannot last to an old age; but the charm of cleanliness never ends but with life itself. Colbett. the hail storm. The hail storm of the day before yesterday, has left upon our streets a covering of about five inches of hail, or very minute particles of ice, which, owing to the coldness of the atmosphere, was so dry as to make the worst kind of walking. An inch or twoof snow, which has since fallen, has given a sufficient degree of adhesiveness to the mass, to make fine sleighing. Many have remarked that they have not witnessed so deep a fall of hail; but we find one recorded in Schoolcraft's Journal of Travels in the North Western regions of the United Statps. in 1820. He left New York on the 5th of March and arrived at Albany on the 7th. "On the succeeding clay," ho says, "there arose a hail storm from the North West, which continued tiended with rain and sleet, dining the whole day and succeeding night, and rn the morning of the !Uh the hail lay eight inches deep in the streets of the city, and on the surrounding plains." Cin. Gaz. Flogged to death. It appears from testimony elicited before theTansiil court martial, that a brother of the Rev. ! hn Pierpoint, of Boston, a vtry cfi eMs man, liberally educated, but turmign misfortune reduced to pov rty which caused melancholy, to cure which he enlisttd in the marine corps and went with it to Florida, for a small dereliction of duty was tied up by his hands, by order of a drunken boy in regimentals, and whipped. The Spirit of the Times says: "One morning at Cape Sabie, Rogers appeared, accompanied by tl.i? bonswain with his cats and lashing ropes, and Pierpoint was brought forward. 'Y'u "re no longer corporal strip, sir.' said Ro gers to the marine. J'he poor fellow laid bare his back, was 'triced up, and receiv- , 1 1 1 r-.-i-r.ti eu a dozen lasnes, wnen, lamr.ng, nc icn back insensible. As oon as he recovered Rogers made him stand up and take a dozen and a half more! Pierpoint never did another day's duty. He died; and with his last breath attributed his death to the flogging. Rogers i in fact, therefore, a murderer. Lieut. McLaughlin was his commander at the time, and, as he never called Rogers to an account for this act, is he not in truth a-murderer a!.o? nig ft.- - Indiana Bank Xotcs. The Cincinnati Gazette says: "Rumors unfavorable to Indiana notes, with intervals of but a few days, have been put in circulation by a portion of our citizens. The motive of these, attacks upon the little circulating medium that mal-administratton has left us, il is not our present purposo to seek for or explain. Two days since a cry wa got up against Indiana paper, which induced some holders to sell at a loss of 5 per rent. These notes are taken rs heretofore in three of our banks." Counterfeit coin. It is eaid that Mexican dollars msJe of German silver, and plated by a magnetic; process, are in circulation, and are very difficult of detection. Almost all sorts of coin are counteifeited, and tho counterfeits are much more difficult of detection than tho counterfeits of paper bank notes. St. Louis Era. Decidedly Iionat. Mr. Howes, a member of the Massachusetts Assembly, in tho course of some remarks in ihe House, recently candidly acknowledged that heretofore he had been imprudent with his money when he had earned it, otherwise he would not have been where he ftood. For he promised gentleman that it wrs money alono which hi might him to the legislature, sine he knew better than to suppose he had capacity to make good laws for the state of Massachusetts. There are not msnv mem ben who would be equally fiar.k, but poihaps several who t not bet'rr mrdifid.-T.i v. Ken'ue k-fv .