The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 6, 1847 Page: 2 of 4
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CIVILIAN ANi GAZETTE.
H. STtJART Editor.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 3 1847.
The election in this city wxntoff tcty quivtl;.
There was but little excitement nt any time anil nil
that exifted was eonfincJ to the election Tor menilieni
of the Ixinliture. The result in tlut irticuUr was
apparent a short lime after the poll- iipencl ami ulj
parties seemej to relax their effort. A large pi"
portion of onr citizens di J not attend the poll.
ELECTION If E T U B H S .
KM GOVEUXOIU
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ne.j.T.Wood 7:1 1G7
.las. B. JliUcr 03 49
II. K. Darnell 3 2
J. J. Robertson 2 2
FOn UECT. GOVEKXOK.
Edwin Waller 63 92
John A. Greer 43 95
E. II. Tarrant II 2
YVR THE LEGISLATOR:.
M.M. Potter 12:1 311
H.Staart 103 163
. H.McLcu-1 76 HI
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No poll was lichl at the Globe and Ikdii-ar precinct
And it is believed that none was held at Dickinson.
k mti at the last named does not exceed 25 hi all.
"Sjfeold not change tho result. This cwinty tends
presentattves.
liRRis CoESTr Election. The returns of all
; precincts but two in Harris had been received
previous to the departure or the boats for this city
yesterday. As far as heard Brashcarwastifiyix
ahead for the Senate. Tanlerly HenderMm and
Itodgcre arc elected to the Houso of Repnentatiie.
.Miller is ahead for Governor two votes to one. Wal-
ler ahead for Lt. Governor.
The school at tl Lyceum which was su-pended
for some time on account of the illness of the teach-
er has been re-opened.
The X. Orleans 'National'' lias puUMicd n Ii-t of
the deaths as far as they liavc lxvn recorded from
Yellow Fever in that city up to the 2titli ult. The
places or birth ur the victims 2511 in number are
thus set down :
From the United State" 210; En!.ind 70; Scot-
land 20; Ireland C9 1; France 22 J; Germany Sn ;
Prussia. 14; Spain C; Portugal 3; Switzerland 21;
Italv 12; Denmark II; Canada (i; Austria 4; JSol-
pum 7; Sciljr 3; Turkey -2; Cuba 2; Mexico 2;
Geralta 1; Circassia 4; Ileuf JIan 1; Sardinia 1;
Norway 1; Hanover 1; Isle or Malta; Wot Indie
1; Jewish Cemetery 4 1; Unknown 233. Tutilfi
thmuandjirc huudnvl tnid forty fuur.
Onlv about one in ten born in the United St ites.
A Lite number or the Philadelphia Lcdgcrnnnoun-
tcs a lecture to be delivered at the Assembly Iluild-
ings in that city by S. C. KciJ on the Scouts and
Service or the Texan Hangers.
The llger adds : "-Mr. licid is preparing a work
upon the same snlycct which will no doubt prove in-
teresting as we !ehcve that he founded one of the
corps whose deeds he intends to recount.
We do not renicmlwr the name of Mr. Keid as con-
nected with the service in ijuitioii ; but he may hat e
been in it fur aught that we know; nor are we ac-
quainted with his powers as a writer;' but one thing
is certain; the history of the Texas Bangers is full
of gtirringiucidentsand'rmnantie adventures such
as properly wrought would create a book eijual in
interest to any r its kind.
A man without education in deprhed or one or the
most essential qualifications Tor independent mid effi-
cient action and the protection or his rights and in-
terests through life. Yet there is no greater mistake
than the sapposition that a scholastic education alone
however complete renders a man independent and
above the reach or the vicissitudes of fortune. Among
the most helpless and dependent persons it has been
our fortune to meet with are tho-c who with a fine
classical education liave been bred in habits of idle-
ness and inaction as far as practical business pur-
cuits arc concerned. The history or the most learned
men of almost every age is full of evidences of this
truth. AVc find the following in two or the papers
which reached as by the last mail :
Richard Birnie Esq or England a Master or Arts
member of Cambridge Unnereity and a son of the
late Sr Richard Birnie lias made his deploraUe case
known to the public in the following startling man-
ner: "I have maintained an unblemished moral charac-
ter and "preserved the esteem of intny friends of rank
and wealth. I have edited a country paper; delii crcd
utttfhcmcuins andcliapels lectures literary lustori-
cal and religious ; taught boys grammar schoolmas-
ters Latin anil prepared students for ordinatiou ;
taught clergymen to read the liturgy and Lancahirc-
men to speak English ; yet with testimonials liefitre
me. that would promote tlie interest ofany other man's
too I am starving and exnect to-morrow to be Iioum;-
less. Last bitter latter winter after much suffering
I should hare perished in the streets where I was
bcsnng for broken victuals hut for the timely succor
oftheLord Clucf Baron ray sole practical friend.''
Learned li'und Sawyer. We live in this city a
German about 30 years of age who was educated in
one of the German universities. He is an excellent
Latinist acood Greek and Hebrew scholar.and Mwaks
' and writes French Spanish' German and English and
an excellent mathematician. With all these accum-
pUshments lie U compelled for want-of better cm-
ployment to saw wood fora living. Detroit Jour.
How nradi more useful to tliis man would lie the
knowledge of a good roechamcal business tlian all his
latin Greek and Hebrew- Education is important;
but K is not every thing.
Tiik .MinucAs- UEcmrjcT A Detroit paper says
that the officers of the Michigan Regiment already
commissioned by the Governor are T. B. W. Stock-
ton colonel; A.S. Williams lieutenant colonel and
JohnV.Rcahlemajor. The Albany Journal remarks:
These gentlemen will make efficient officers. Col.
SloAton has bad some little experience in times pa.-t.
Lieut. CoL Williams is tlie talented editor of tlie De-
troit Advertiser and a graduate of West Point He
has for several years been commandant of tlie Brady
Guards one or the best independent companies iu the
Union. Maj. Rouble is a practical soldier.
PanengertM nfthethiv Strphru F.-Aunlia
from A'etr Tor Mrs. and Miss Reynolds Mrs.'U il-
son Mrs. ShaUack Mr. S. Reynolds and lady L. J.
Latham J. 1L Divine F. N. Uolwar and lady D. J.
Tiler J. 1L Bennett Mrs. E. 8. Slerriman and five
diklren Mrs. Pitdier and 5 children Miss Hughes
.l r jaj. Mrs. Sereeant and 2 children Mrs.
Vandcrup and child B. Aekerman J. Hawlcy Master
.Mrriinmn&rklaiid John P. Cnppelle F.Ward
11. M. Smith Master Hughes David Winnc A. V.
Bonney W. A. McCurklc Capt. L B. Lewis lady and
child. .About 20 sterroge passengers.
Tie Dci-eAo?. It is said that tho hedgehog is
proof against poisons. Mr. Pallas tates .that it win
cat almndreJ cantharides without rreuiving any injury-.
More recently a German jihysician who wished
.". K.imt nnp. rave it nrus .ic acid but it had no effect ;
lie then tried arsenic oimn niid'eorrossiic subuniate
with lhcauic results. tflrMi(.
THREE DAYS UTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Wc are indehted to Capt. Buhi or the sehr. C-.
lo whirfi arrived vciterdav cnimis in three days '
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from New Orleans for papers from that city to ami
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or the 30th ult. Below we give a Munnury of the .
news.
JUrklts. The Cotton market wears the same
aspect presented in tlie accounts by the Yacht. Tlie
Pi.'njinic of the 30th ult. thus fwaks or the transac-
tions of the day previous :
Tlie Cambria's letters wen- received this morning
and are represented to lie full as gloomy a the print-
ed nc-nunts. Our market lias exhibitisl sum- arthi-
tyandrnllT3r'i'li.ilcsliac leen taken principally
fur Iram-ej at about yesterday's prices; though some
think the rites easier. We quote middling to Good
middling 7 1-27 3-lc.
Tlie same paper has the follow ing notes of the mar
ket in other articles.
Sccak Market inanimate. Sales ofnew 20 hhd.
Common at 3 l-2c; 15 hhds. at 3o-4c.;nud 15 hhds.
Fair at 4 3-4e.
Moitssf Some 200 bids ltate leen taken. Tor
shipment at 21 l-2c.;nnd small sales liatclieenmade
at 22c.
Fi-ora Market (smtinues unM-ttle!. Siles 250
bids eliok-c Illinois nt $." 37 l-2c.; 2UU bbl". Sour
at ft 40; nnd 1011 bids nt 4 ).
Coax Market dull. Sales 1000 sacks new Yel-
low in three lots at 50c.; nnd 0TX1 sacks old Mixed
at 45c.
Pork 100 hMs. Mess were sold at $12 V-U and
200 bids. nt!2.
til-Kiev Bins 20000 sacks or 2 1-2 bushels were
sold nt ISc
Frkichts No new engagement transpired.
ExcllAN'Rrs We did not hear (if a single salcof
mumem. .lew ors (iu ua s .mo i; jnt ceui. uts.;
IV). Sight 1 l-lal l-2pertrnt.dis Do.short sight
per iT-nt. di; Treasury Cotes jiar.
Stium Smr Nariucaxsktt Ashore. llic rie-
nyunc states tint Oipt. Smith of the steamship Pal
metto which arrived nt New Orleans on the 2 th Oct.
from cw York reports that he saw the steamship
Narrngansctt dipt. Wilson from New York by way
or Charleston for New Orleans and Galveston ashore
on the 33d. sixty fire miles to tlie South orSt. Augus-
tine near Mosquito Inlet Bar. Capt. Smith had no
communication with the Nlsit from the position she
Liy in he suppose -he will lie a total loss.
llir .nrrognnctt was seen to labor very nnruann
the 221 instM thirty miles south or St AupLtine by
the steamer Califimiia Capt. Reynolds who was run-
ning at the time to St. Augir-tinc to make a liarbor
on account or a heavy norther which was blowing at
the time.
Tiik Palmetto it is understood was to sail from
N. Orleans for thi liort to-iLiy.
Memio. Tlie stcalnsliip Alabama which touch
ed at this port scleral days since was the last arrival
from Vera Crux nt New Orleans up to the time the
Cabd sailed.
The corrcpondcncc ur the Picayune embraces some
iteui' which did not transpire here. A Wm Cruz
letter or Oct. 1 !) says
llav liefiire iterdav alsmt a dozen oniavs's Ran
gers encountered some two hundred guerrillas out to
wards Santa Fe. The Mexicans channsl on thrin.but
the Tcxans tcrv eisillv dismounted waititl till they
came within about thirty yards and smrcd a volley of
ntles int'ithcin iiusaiMIing a nuinier. llie rascals
lieing reinforced attcniptcil another chargi' but were
this time met with l-olt's revolvers the lexan neier
budging an inch ! Tlie Hmys" idl came in safe.
Tlie rollowing is the official rcsirt oC Capt. Tmit
or the Texas Hangers of an affair of which wc have
before had mentijii
HurQt'.tRTERsJfeaus Cava
LRV
Camp near Vera CrulTw. 14 1S4
1SI7.
Sir In conrormlty with instnuduns rront Major
Gen. Patterson. I took uii the linVl march at G o'
clock on tlie morning of.thc 13tb instat the hcador
1 la men incliiuing onicers eomposeit ot uctaclimcnts
iVom eomtsinies I. 1 mid K. Directing my column
msm the -Mexico roait to tlie instance ot aisait thir
teen mile" when I made a dellcxion to the left taking
U IKIII1 lUIIUIIT 111 IIIV UIIUIIIIII Ul II IU UIUUU4 nsiu.
I mured tfteulily and Mlcntly over a wuntrv cocrcd
Iit n luxuriaut unJtTvruiYth. Fire miles front the
Mexico road the adi-ancc sward encountered a Mexi-
oui officer and twu iuMit:r! who tied and were fired
at with effect LiUin or ludlv woundins one- Tin-
occurred in the vicinity of a mnll nmchn frount Inch
men were M.-cnrajnilly retreating; one ol them was
killed ly John J. iUantonjofconinaiiv K. llichuuc
was Miuvhed Lut no anus were found. At this jilacc
wc lad tlie good fortune to capture a Mexican whom
wc diarined ami frian wliom we learned tlmt Colonel
Nmolno was prolKibly at tlie ram-ho otnin .JiuuijWiiIi
a force m almut one nunareu 'rucmllaanil tliatrer-
Imps Martinis wa ali there witli an alditional num-
ber. I iilw'siil melf fur thciufetyuf UicMexican
and rruererl mm to gtuuc u t? mc rancno ol Mn J uun
AVc proecoled two miUs nnd from an eminence dis
covered the raneho I dirided mr command into three
dcLnrhmcnU placed the right under the cliargc of
Uipt rersu-son the kit unacr in ueut. itt ami
kept the centre under my own immediate control.
inrngiu aim icii wnip ntniunjuiiti iu inoveuiuw
minuter iu ailranee of the centre and to form a iunc-
tion in rear of the raneho; the mkancc guard com-
manded hy Adjutant Ford was thrown fonrunlwith
instruction to fa!) Iiacfc upon the centre if attacked by
a large force. The front guard dicoi ereil tliree ann-e-1
Jlcxlcan? who fled; they were pursued and oue
killed one wounded aud the other eatured. Tlie
raneho was invested on all sides and hcarched. A
large nnmler of swirl- jme eseopcttc two U. S.
mkets ami one (J. yager witu jowUer leaa untl
cartridges were found secreted on the preml-es. A
fine linen cliirt eiidently American made with a liall-
holc in the lo-wim and quite Moody vas taken from
a triink in an out-house where were no less than fic
or six hundred bushels of shelled Indian com (mhiic
in wiiiCJi lvas m .iiiii-rji.ui n:t.j ijiiiiii vir. cic
I liad two Mexiimns who were taken at the raneho
examined separate. They asserted that this hacienda
wax a resort of zucrritlaa. that Martinez had Iteen
there the diiv before with a hundred men and wan ex-
ricctcd there that day; Uiat CoUScnobio was m con
stant corresjionilence with theguenilbsnnd was with
them at that time. Witii thesefun'ahd'distmct evi
dences that this Iiacicnda was the hcadiuartcrs of a
Ikwm or gucrnllas it wm conccivca prejK.r to uestroy
the whole cstaMUhmeut (except the church) and take
vengeance upon thow vilatcrs of the rules of civil-
ized warfan for the manifold outrages they liaie rr-
pctratca tip-m our citizens. ccorujngiy tlie wliolc
was couMgned to the flames.
Taking the road to Vera Crux vl-iting tlie raneho
of Matngordoru and stopping a ehort while to grate
our hordes three leagues from the city at which point
Mr. ktnzeton. of eomiKiny I encountered nnd killed
a Mexican Iicutcnaut upon whose liodv vm found a
pair of United States pistols a six shooter and iome
ptipcrs aceomivim the report wc reached our encamp-
ment after a march of nearly fifty miles aud Im c the
Iionor to report oursclres for further duty.
I liave tlie ltnor to ! Tour most ol't scrv't
A. M. TI.U1T Commanding T.'C.
J. J. Anr.RrROMr.i A. A. G. Vera Crur.
Taoors from Nkw York. The ainiliary steam-
ship Edith Capt. LWllhrd was to leave New York
on the 21st for Vera Cruz. She will take about IfiO
officers and men for tlie army in Mexico together with
ammunition etc.
Fifteen hundred tiww Mongiii to tho two Ten-
ncMOc KeinmcnU List raU.il ut Memphis awaiting
transportation to this port and thence to the Mat vf
war.
Troops from Mobile. The steamer Galrc8tont
with 1 10 men and horcs the Emit fort District 74
and tlie Maria Bart with 135 nil of the Georgia
mounted Itatt-ilion; liavc sailed from Mobile fur Vera
Crux.
Without established principles ourfeclin-s contcrd
against cril a an army w ithMit a leader and ore u
oiteucr anqmsjicu uuiu ouwrw.
S3jr Wibiiten a
FRIDAY NOV. ft 1817.
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in the Senate of Tcxa to 11 the ncnney occasioned
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ly the ro-igiutum of llos. T. r.JIrIi..ti:r.
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Filhir Citistn vf Galrrston County: Tliant-
'Till indeed mi I to jou lor the cmiuuouc-c ni iwv
giieu nie in eletating me some two years siinitotlio
Senate of the State or Texas. How Tar ur faithfully
up to this time 1 Iiatc discharged that tru-t is for
uur dckijii. If ern-rs llLiveculuniittisl.thevhatc
been of the head. Since that time our little cniiiii'.u-
nity has Iss-n exciteil iqsm sulijeits which liaten risen
sintvliiy election and in which many nem to feci n
deep inten-st. I am therefore of opinion tliat my du-
ty requires of me to resign tlmt trust into the liands
o"f those fnlu whom I received it in order that they
may elect n gentleman whose sentiments nre known
upon nil subjtvts and accorl Hilly with their own.
TlicGoienioror the State under tivslay's date is
notified or mvrcsiimation: ami von will. 1 hate no
doubt hate an onler or election in time to hate your
Senator nt the convening orthelsn.Uture. With the
liest wishes of my heart I tad you officially adieu.
1 our Ulieiliciit .""orvnnt
THOMAS F. MrKlNXKY
Galveston Nov. 4 1S17.
Icy- There will be a public del-ate ut the Lyrrttni
Hall on Satunlav et euins the Kith iu-t. iinestion for
discussion: tt'nnldtlir interetf Jltjricube wort
atlrancrd by a Monarch ial than a rrjivUiraii y
tem Gurrrnmrilt. By onlcr or the l'rcsidcnt.
ti. .. .niAr.-! srcrtiary u. u.
Hie communication iif Mr. Hartley Mpnblilictli-
cause it is well written is from a gmtlcman wbewe
opinions areworthy of roniderattn and
suliicct in which a respectable nuiulier
feel con-iderable interest lor ourseHe howcicrj
wc remark tlut wc arc not prepared to advocate the
change in the Constitution prooeL
In Harrii county as far as we had learned pre ioi.8
to the closing of ourapcr lr. 3Hllcrs inajiirity over
en. Wood was 112j Mr.WallerVmcr Col. (irccr 13.1
Mr. Wm. Fields i doubtlcs- and Mr. Ifcms proki-
bly elected to the Legislature in lilicrty county.
Kkmarkarlk Coixcinr.NciL TIte new jsieket
shili Stephen F. Austin arrive-1 in this hnrhour on
yesterday the thtrdj Xoremtwrt it being her fir-1
voyage. It U a curiniis fact that theol Xou'iuUtj
was the Mrth day of the the venerable man whuc
name she lears. (bommitnicatid.
We commend our brother of the Xew to Sda
Water and and a calmer state of mind. Tlie election
is over and its little irritation" thnuld U allowed to
pas away. Wc liave neier liccn di-ptH'I to My
any thing unpleasant to our neighbor ; and lcat of all
are we at present. Tlie playful Mmib in our List Fri
day's jiipor which is so grau-ly eon-idcrcd in the
Xews was the lat thing in the worll which we should
liave thought likely to give ofienee.
Tlie following are the mitiinum rates f ln-mrar.ee1
csLtblihed by the Hoard of Underwriters at Xcw
Orlean on shipment fiirpurtMii Texas :
From Mouth of the Sibiuc llicr by stiimlsKits
or sail vessels 1
From places on Sibine ltiicr with lilrty or re-
shipping by sail veesels J M
rrom lialvcston t 1
Matagorda Uiy u H
Gen. Kusk lias published a note explaining a re-
mark made by Mr. Van Zandt some time since in re
"am 10 lire nuc UI OUT puuiiv; hi iua wj mv v. vuii.
.mi iv "- in.- vi vi
Gen. K. says
1 . .1 1- r m:.. t ....1.. .. i... it o .i.
1 did not undeD-tand Mr. A'anzandt to assert potjrnl'Ociine they lieenmehniienflnipMis. Ibnrcvcr
tielv tliat during the last kcssm.ii of Congrtsi the Mi4-nnis may Itc Congns on the Mtli of IVcemUT A. D.
hV lands of Texas could hae leen sold for ten mil-
Honi of doltirs to the national Goicniment. If he
did xj he mi-understood my remarks.
AYlint I liave stated to lum as well as others was
the expression of my pimon tor which 1 naiegiicu ol tins act. it shall ocunuuvlul loranv Karsonor per-
my reasons that at one time during the Ustfecsii-uof pons to cither issue or put incircutition any printed
ConTess the Senate would hate agreed to a pmposi-
tloii'-'iving to Texas ten or tificcii milliuus of dollars
fur her ptiMtc domain.
RRA70RIA COUNTY
WcIwieuwmntsfromBrazorusineotheelwtwn.'foreanyjusticcofthei or other' court of this
Mr.rerkinirM elected to the Senate and Messrs' wpuUk-! mu-d in a sum not less than fite doljars
E.
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I M. Vtae and Guy M. Hryan to the House ofhep-
esentathes.
Miller and Waller hare large majorities.
rescntativ
Thcschr. UnclcBUI.
Olict Branch with 50
70 were nt the mouth of tli
may be hourly expected.
The Brazoria i a sloop of thirty ton built by T.
H. O'Xefll for Messrs. Dargan Si. iVlany nnd U rep-
resented as n fine little esscl. A t essel is also build-
ing at Quintana for Capt. JIatson.
Sugar making Is going on finely and wc may expect
a cargo or two of the new crop iu a few days. The
roads arc Cue and the planters are pushing their cut-
ton to the river with great aeti ity. The w hole coun-
try presents a picture of great animation and cheer-
fulness. The Court at Brazoria wa engaged in. the trial of
the negro who murdered Mr. Ihuis.
ThkMoxkyPrkssurk is Losnos. In the Lon-
don Times of the 5th 1111. the following Incident is re-
lated which best chows the pressure there :
Ilns has Ijccii one ol the most extraordinary days!
r with 140 hades cotton UtejiIVcl"aucriHC fK5 '- "w "" w" "uau
and the sloop Brazoria with MmMtv xSlm nnvof theal.we nm.nwsorvnot.
ctcr witnessed on the Stock Ixehauge owing to the duty of the judge of the district courts of this f.cpub-
wav in which they liave been taken by urpric. The lie to gii e this act in cliarge to the grind juries of the
arties called upon to repay loans to the lank upon
aosib1e renewal of which they had cileulated up to
tlie nth uetoncr nave ijecu compelled to pan witu:
stock and exchequer bills at any prices : and tho deal-
crs seei ng their lxwitioii nnd iKirticipatinpmoreoverio.
some extent in the panic luvc made their own terms.
1 fence at one time while the quotation of Consols for
nmney was S3 1-2 the price for the account was 84 1-
i the difference being eipaivalent to the rate of inter-
ests of 36 per cent per annum.
Hospital Report for the week ending Oet.'Q 1817
Krceived 4 Corporation Paticntc
IHf-eliarged 4 do do
Hied 1 do do
K email. ing 17 tb do
Tur. LatkMh. Kvkrktt. The Union's Xcw York
correspondent Prentice" thus touches iifsm the
death of the of tlie late Commissioner t China :
Tlie death of the Hon. Alexander II. Eierett at
Canton on the 2uth June is much more to be deplor-
ed. It was appiirantly tcrynnhlcn. Iliad the hon-
or of rcccUingn very interesting letter from him da-
ted Macao May 16 a little nuire tlian a month be-
fore his reported death. He fjke of his being about
to remove to Canton nnd was indulging high hopes for
the future Enclosed was a letter for publication on
the condition of China and which will appear in tho
forthcoming number of the Icinocratie Hcview. He
was on the eve of increasing the sphere of his useful-
ness to his country by extending her relations among
the remarkable people to whom he was the firt-t resi-
dent minister scnUjy tho United States and of whom
he bad formed already a high opinion much uiuro fa-
vorable than that usually entertained by foreigners.
Ills mis-sion was calculated to promote tho intercourse
nnd good understanding between the two countries
and his death will bo felt as a great loss.-
The proposition to aliolhh the 'distinction between
colored people and whites in rcpcct to the right of
6uucrngewasrciecieri oy incpeopieoi oniccucuu
As fsr a heard from the lotej stoud for the prop-Oiitiyn.ljupuit-t
it 7D02.
WaMigfftcw tsftj??.
-Mr. Stuart Ytnncry properly remark in your
! HH.-4 u. iiiu i.uii u unuwr uiai luierauoii? vi our
tisiiv .vtictnuiiuu fin Fiiitiiriiii.ui: mm iiii-)i.-"pjejiuc
:av)ii Hr I-gid.itive actitwi will coinmenco whcnl
any nropovd change shall hare become ixpulir
5Ji article therefure m aJdrcsctl for as much as it
nwy iHjwonuioineeopi.'aimnoi 10 me Jgiiu-
tiVr. The Cuntitiition of Tcxai has acquired frtmi
bVVrmlrJoiiri"cscoiiM-lera!iIenotorii(y. 'Iheprrjevtof
alAiexation and nil the other itcnq"r.try and conthi-
?cnt dctlnie 4f the J!trnbli wlihli .Mr. ltr bat
lately rxpiisMl flcifMi'Unl for fuccesi upon lis ililme-
e features. And whu th il.Kuntcnt did apNsir
tfi-.ne w ho (tune in t in ioMtv mid dtult to kc win-tit
er tbp Texas Coaunt Ion could fyrm r.u aeecptat le cun-
Yii.i.ivnj. iviiu iivn i.i ni'ii'U'rai iirum ji rurpjrMiig
in so many respects the conAiituti' iis of hcradoptdl
kinfolki. Such u muniment of title to property and
jrcr:ul scnirity -dinuM not ! written in petuil that
eiry peiligne w Lo might iicd fawlt with the grnii!-marirlrt.id-vrritiiiriiiil.tcr.!se
rjid Siiptdr to wdt
I hi fr.ncv; but rather it j-IfjuM bec'ihcd m rck and
nrV"ar to it a dragon th.iiKid.toiIcv'urtlieunforiiriatc
wr xh who houM altt r but iU uu.t :i It.
?LitcneKtaMishedrrnrii.iyl mure Iianules than
a ihangr hns been a fiviritidK.-trine iu it d.i ; and
doubtless rpcciouH re.iso.i cimM be lultaneeilin its
lhalf: Lut howevf r thi HU7 le certain it i-s tluit
lyjicn the foun-Utions of a htate luc lccii of bmg
hramuiig too gruai uiuumii himic ih iuiiiuu euium
l excn.iM.tt in appn.i-tiiii a raliMl cliarge.
It ufoincwliat bingular tliat toe opponcm-f 01 a
rhnii2c iu t!ii cu-e. will proliablvl-c found ndvuiuinz
in arzument direetlv the antiiode of tlmt aiiEptiti
m the preceding beiitcncc ; nnd while t lie no ot:eoi
Jiq Isoynl prcrogatire exclaims -utsinrtt w iut
f.ft1itlintftft.ift (iih. lit! i In nnntf ij fflitttm
M wnilchcad iiringout in htenttrjiImnVk xnc
ivc men-
from Tiro-
iHing n elwnge in the present instance. And wbll-t
r is ci-nfesftcl tliat in thi progressive age error are
more likely to lc discovered in ancient institution
than In th"e more recent U is inistel tluit where
once an error has Wi. detectcil there i- far lest rea-
son for staing the liand of rcfnnu in the latter cn-e
than in the former. More features tifpngrcscioncan
If recognized in the Constitution of Tcxa than in tliat
of any one of her si-ters and tliat to w hith we refer
none of them.
lt would haic .4cn wonderful iudeeil if the Con-
vcutioii luid sumTiiIiil in drafting an in-trument in
which no error could hatc1ccii found and to which
no desirable amendment cmiM liave Ijci-ii pnpo?d.
I fancy there were few men iu that lody who supposed
they were framing ueh an one. Hut a far greater
winder lie? in tcM.-neif they in wlusc handstlic
matter rejoses shall refuse to make such alterations
in that instrument at nuy Ie deniontrateil to Ic wie
expedient nnd de-irable. Whikt writing in thi gen-
eral way it may le here addeil tlwit I liave heard a
sweeping olyectin to the Wors of that Convention
to the effect that they set aNsit the work of legisla-
tion iuti-ail of ct m lining themseUes to the prnjr
limits of a fundamental constitution ; and I confess
that I am not able to defend them Micecsfullr.against
Uhe cli.irg'. Hut it still reiiuius ojten to 1m argucl
tnai iinie provisions which some can 1(71.11111 are
exactly those for which the instrument descries to be
Vxnltud. I eiinnot. bowecr. avoid theeomt-'tion tliat
all quest i.iLS of expediency shouldbclcftin the bauds
of theliTrisljtiirf-.or.tosiienkniorepniiKTiy.ofaiua-
jt-rity of the Miotic.
llie pro is urns to winch 1 desire to draw imcnuon
nre. that which declares that io euriwrttte My
fhalt hrrrufter bccrtutrii minced V extended
xrith lutttkiit!? or discount ins nri7ri'W"and that
wherein it Is ordered tlmt it Lvghlatijrc rhatt
vrvhibU by tax iiidiriditahfrtmi httiwr hilt
promissory nottsor other juijier Iu circulate
Monty."
It in lv not lx imintcrcstins torcilcw. In the fiit
pU.-e. tfichi-tory of this juirt of inn system. It is
well known that the Congress of Texas created oncor
' luocorp-jrauons who ihumh" nniraf1wiiKuiiiH
1- . 1
miun r another Ueameinlws touurgepor-
itimof the comimmiU it could im4 certainly !ue
liJ7 tiascil the following law:
uJteittiuuUdY the senate and house of reprc-
fcnUthcs of the republic of Texa in omgressasscm-
bled llut from and after tliirtvtivfnmtheia.ss;iw
or lithographed promissory notes ofany denomination
whatever or any other printed or lithographed note
bill orpaicrimqortiiig to represent the value of mon-
ev and intended for circulation ; and any person vioLi-
tmg the provision ol this act shall 011 con wet ion 'c-
iiws iiiuii.-iii.oi 011 ""ii.in vi rani t-io.-oi.-v iiki i i-
hm m.iJe 1C ;1tv 1 juriwf ; 1.
j He to impure into and present all persons offending
against the prou-iom of this act and any person with-
nur more than fifty dollars for each olfenee and it Is
nor more than fifty dollars."
Another law was passed February 1st A. I. I7-H
ana reads urn
To surpre Priiate Hanking.
Section 1. Be it enacted itc. That all law
panting to any iinliidit:iliudhidiialsurcoqriit ions
tu authority tu isnue either bill or pn.mitry muc
to pass aud circulate as money are hereby rrtealelaind
the authority to issue either bills or promissory notes
or any other instrument iu writing in printlucrogly-
phlcs or cngniwug to circulate as money is hereby
abnigated.
Stx.tL But H further e nacleth That should any
individual indhidual or rurjtonition iisiie any bill
protiiisiory note or othT in.strument to elrt'tilatc as
money such offending indhidual orjiidhidu.il or
mfinlVrs of a corjioratioii itoLiting thisact.sliall up-
on comietion thcrctjf by indictment for each offence
beuneuinthe sum othic hundred dollars ana oc
imprisoned not less tlian three months nor more tlian
twehcmontlis;andit is hcrebv nwde the special
several counties nt the Iieginning ol each tcrni ot said
court and all laws and part'
fRct with this act K and th.
fit Ul MX3 ..'! II M 111 Wil-
li! same are hereby repeal-
cd
tree 3-iJc 'it further tnaettd Tliat this act shall
take effect from and after Its pasa".
And m pursuance of the alsive pro isions in the
Stnte constitution tlie first legislature of the State of
Texas passed a law in tenor and effect thus
Suction- 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Tejas 'liallrum and alter tnensage
of this act no person or persons within this State sliall
issue anv bill promissory note check or other paper
to circulate as money.
Sec. 2. Be it furtfar enacted Tliat everr person
who may violate tins net shall le sulgect to indictment
therefor by a grand jury as for nmisdeamnr at any
time within twelve calendar months after so offending
and sliall le subject to a fine not less than ten doUar
nor more than fiftv dollars for each and every bill
pnwnisory note rlieck or other paper by them issued
IQ TlOiauon Wl llie lini raun vi una vi.
It will 1m Perceived that the Congress of the He-
tmbiic intended most olniouslv to proIiibiL by tlie
Utter clause of the first act the passage of notes of
the description there rcicrreu to; out wnciner tnat
intention has not liccn defeated by the mistake It ob-
riouslr contains. Is n question which has never been
judically decided and most probacy never will Is;.
JTie act tntdcad 01 proniuuing me cuviuaiiun 01 mc
notes described after ten days from its pans-go pro-
hibits the circulation of them within ten days from
tbo same date ! The circulation ot Banknotes never
has been prohibited nor was ever intended to be-
And now. what lias been the operation of thu sys
tem upon the currency nd tho pngrcss of the coun-
frv ? It has prevented tho introduction or capital
wliich would develop the resources of the State sup-
ply commercial facilities reduce the rate of interest
nn1 twiihtt and enualtM exchanges: nnd it leaves us
Jn a iiueo f all the nondibcript cola of all the worl.l
hammered dollars smoom quant-re unu ions " .1'-CM-aitc
which we rcif with aridity upon illegible iu-
divittual uotciij rasc-l as Vicod and w attr aud feel real
Jurp off tftwtefott until anst yntt tjottu?
IK-LitcsvnT Wyu olerjtheMarlitrbenolyfl itry:
. . H mnrou III it iillii-ii((i fliri nlfrti-nitin !u
ui Hir .ui.ua -! . t mIxmiII not ultriiik
ic Brazos for this port and hh:ill be on conwetion fined not less titan five "dollars
relief withal when wc arc fort urate encugh to rcccito
insieaii a Handsome iankoiHiiiiporteU lrom yr w-
leans.
niepoIitial pji'iti"n of the question is the one
whl.h iiui.Miit lNilMtHrvI.f C.r InnWr-- t. u.--
know I. dge I would ahint tlirink fniii iidtonilinx l-
ore lln -.pl.. r Jexns.tLe prcprutv of umVing a
larecn.pjUiih' 1 crepfi ircd to blow that it wiwM
Ie a democratic me-.u-ure. flw nmu?e or currency
l a couiitrv npin-ars at hr-t ti 'tit to I-e a tliinff out
of wlili.li it wcto iliEtitult to raie a political qucetiou;
and iitwm further ex.tmiiuitioii. it will be dierttretl
that the diipui" cmiccriiiiig it iu this country have
all grown out of collateral and inndental circumstuu-
14 s. The oppoiolluii whii.Ii desfmycl tlnjU.S. H.mk
wasuiinetluot ag.u:it the currency but against the
mnr.npolv tbeciitovMil and Hoval franchise and tin
Miutrfulaitl currupt polJtijul intitictiro of tluit insti-
tution. If wo refer to the currcn.-ies of foreign na-
tion wc iUt m.t liud tliat where tl.cgre:iteft prcvper-
ity and tin highest call Hlsrty lliiiidi i!.tc i no
banking but an entire inctalie'turrency on tlie con-
trary it ii a strong argument and a plain or.e tlut
us a gi iu ia' ruV. w c fir.d prw Icly the re ire. When-
ever ;i peop!vliao Ujme wealthy and frosperou-
fiarticularly Iy enmm'ne Innkiug institutions have
-cen re-ortel to for the purjiostMif securing thoc fa-
cilities without whii hi mines! languishes. X'or ami
guilty of a vain eviicc it when I declare tlmt it m-talie
curreiieyis the p.irticul.ir favorite of uimiarchs by
means of which they circulate their images among
the twopln and transmit tn posterity iL-uue which
would liave reai heil them iu 110 other vr.y. All hat e
Hied tip Mt in 41 discarded. Texans hue live! tomc
iiplT discarded silver will within a few years lie in
a mcisiire. dlscarded.and who skill dei Ian. that lln-
I ton's mint drops ukiy not cmie dav Iiecome so nbuii-
U.1111 as in tic uv.ny iipu inc siumacus 01 men r
1-eaving furein iKirts nnd appnswliinr home we
find tlut the men of our ItcvnluuonarY period did not
esteem the establishment of a C.&. Rink an anti-
iicmocnitic measure. Hut Iemoencv. fnun itsverv
nature is progrcss-ii c ; ana tu its voyage ot discovery
it fell upsiti tlie abominations and eomiptions of tliat
institution whcmijNin it cast Iown lHigm as Ibgon
deserved. Hut hankmir was not coiidemned. Geii'l
Jatksoii placed the d oits which he withdrew fnuu
tlie l S. Hank in State Hunks; hhowing pliinly that
tlie bttcr iitstitutiote were not olmoxious to the same
ulfjections a the former. Moreover democratic leg-
isbture proceeded on their way chartering State
JunksanddemcratiecuictmatstRitcs did not with
hold assent. Hut as democracy lean nil a Iessoii from
the old lT. S. Hank condemned 'it ami progressed ; f'
it again learned a lesn fpjm the sy-teni of Suite Ikiuks
wlucu Uotin.sietl lrom lci to 15-1 1 and stnn-rtitway
(.I'udcmneil it and ppgressed ogaiu. lliis illustrate-
wlL-it i meant hy jtrorrrssire tisiiwcrtiry. Jut it
lias hot destP'Ved the system ; it has amended it and
the isition of the democratic lartyt on this suhjeet.
is that ViHiks are ripht nrojtrr and useful but
that thrre must bet n iinliridiutl liability of the
sti-'k-holdtrf; tihmyt itch'trim moiister. Tlie
sulicct of priiate Kinking Iuls neier been made a
parte Mttestioii. in any wav. and prukiblv will not
come one until a juirty sliall spring up for the purpose
of dissemliut ing the "doctrine tliat pnpcrity is an
niioumutiou and povertvand wjiEii-ra sweet omening
oltHir I The lite Const it uti hi of Louisiana aluMMie
all ineoqnratcl Icinking after the expiration of the
Cli-iner 01 ine preM-m instiiniioiis ami jivrum n-
rate banking. It ! diiUcult to lind 11 good reason fur
prcientiug individual of credit and nipital from nu-
king use of it iu any honest wav and cvrtainh the
noto of no other would lc able to get into cTrculi-
tion. Tlie iiolitieun who would proiiosc to protect
as Intelligent a eommunitv a the people of Texa.
fnim ln-cumarr losses v tin six Uirred fence of
constitutional provision deserves more credit for
g.NNlm tlmn l'r wlstl.nn. It will always I afe to
leave this resii
s-.nsiMhty 111 thi-n.uip.myui theuoiuir.
in the mind id the m:in who is sau-'tic'i witu inc
preceding lew of thequestion.or who can git c better
reason lor ineiine eineni-rjit ne-re 1.111 1t.-11t.1111
the question of expcdleney onlv. It mit-t 1-e l-"nie
in mind tlut the indhidual lability il.uie Is a sine
qua mm in the s triii proposed. 'Ihequestloii then
arise would there U any N.-ullir (Linger in eiitntst-
ing a ISosinl f I fin tor tsuupinl of citlcen of Tex-
an wiih tlie control of thecapit.il of u Hank. With-
mt Lilining nl the honesty whi h air agrarian diris-
iou would bring to oursbarc I tlilnk the question may
le answered in the negathe. Iti pot propose.! t
eluirtcr iiistitiilioii with n'meiiu-is-e for WnHUing
but institution" of great public benefit and under all
the -lick wliich are nectss;iry to ensure a proper
administration of theirnffalrs. "llie man wholielieies
tliat an honest Hoard of I-irectors cannot Iw found in
Texas as fast as a capital an Ik supplH-rl for them to
work upon d-v hinw-lf great injustice If himself an
honest man in not taking the Sabine slope Iackwanb.
Hut it were unpardonable to amplify so ungracious a
subject.
15efureentmiig.dlre.th into the other branch rf
the question of etHsHeneylet us take a short Miner
of the condition of the State. I know of nothing to
which to coin-tare her "0 -ippropriate (tarring the
sex) as the Imdy of Adim UVotv the breath of life
wa breathed into hw lowtril. Tliere he Liy and here
she lie a beautiful and faultless liape of earth but
no more than the dull nnd lifeless earth after all.
Where is the life ( the State ? I hear uui one sax
she i not dead but oiilvslcepoth! Hut aState should
not Jumts in the broad daylight of the Iflth centu-
rv ! Texa has ri er whicli sIksiM teem w ith Steam-
lrtit letel bind which should resound with the tread
of th- lomothc ri'-h mine of ore and of coal which
should lie pouring their wealth into the lap of the
State; broad acres which are impatient tor mc nanuitua
of the riaiiter and the fisd of the (Irazlcr; forests of
live oak extending their anu towards tho sea and a
commereld position whiih should give her the control ;
of the Mexican trade. And wliat 'use is she making
of anv f them ? Aside from tho really small quan-
tity of sugar ami cotton raled for export nothing!
And why Is all thi and w here U the remedy ? The
answer to the fonncr question l lctuse the country
is withtstt capital ; tlw answer to the Litter Is amend
the constitution and establish Hants; oratallevents
penult private Icinking.
It i safe to dcclire that in point of wealth and
power conveniences of tratel and trasjHrtation in
tine of all thing for which men strlie tin; U. States
arc twenty fiieyi:irs iuadianceof wIktc they would
liave Uvn without tlie aid of tanking institutions or
some other instrument answering the saniepurM-tcs.
.Xolietternn-ans of developing the resource of a State
than tanking institution can ta-fiumd. lt trebles
capital and supplies a comeuienee which is alwaxsat
hand and can always be de:ciided Uku. It U not
contended tliat Uiiiks will liaie all these tilings done
bv their agents or that they will Ic known in them
directly at all. TJieir operation will Iw indirect.
Tliey will furnish money; Tcxans liaten plenty of
everv thing else; secunties will get into the vaults of
the Ilanks and money into the lands of the jieople.
As soon as this transpires planters will be able to
stock their plantation and enlarge them ; steamboat-
men to build 1cits ; merchants to iiH-et tlieir engage-
ments ; in fine every species of business will start up
as if jitst inspired with the breath or life and all par-
tics will then le able to Mil-tribc towards the con-
struction of the internal improvements of which all
now recognize the ueecMity.
To trace out the variou effects which would pro-
ceed out of the permission of private tanking the es-
tablishment of incorporated tanks and tlie mvessarx
introduction of capital thereupon would UU n small
olume and is not consistent with the space assigned
to a newspaper article. Hut it may be worth while
to give a few of tho most important .a short notice.
'the general influence upon the w hole country has
been already pointed out. The reduction of the rate
of mterestfrom its present ruinous height to the le-
gal standard would be au hnuusliato conseniicncc ot
what is recoiiimotiuVl. Merchants would obtain
therefrom all those LOnvcniciwes without which it is
rain to expect to build up a commercial emporium.-
Tradesmen would find no difficulty in procuring cash
upon good japer at oncner cent per month; whereas
they now pay four and fail to find accommoiUtion at
Itund. even at tlwit rate. There would otow up a
sense of commercial honor and pride in respect of
which thero is at present a. woiui ticnerency. iMcn
who come up to their obligations would bo sustained
and tliosc who aro in tlie practice of failing to do so
would ta rebuked and drhen out of business
Exchanges would lw regulated and reduced.
Retail merchants iwtcad of tcEing at from fifty to
one hundred jr cent. wonM find tbeirinterestiusell-
ingai sm.uier pruui- .n. -juh. muun.
Intr.id of making trades owners of city property
would le able to make' sales and by putting the'pa-
er into the bunk rceriie the whole incafch. Capital
would float upon our waters turn our forests our
coal brinks and. our mines into ca.-h checker our
lower country with sugar plantation" our middlo
touutry with cotton plantations; whiLst th Cocks of
the wool-grower would make wUts the tills of tho
north. "Hut if-all these things bo left to the unaided
laborer audall'thc lights of m-Ani K-iencc be es
chewed then will years drag then-low length across
UMJ I 'TOI'I plains il una wir iO'4.ri"'.i-."j vnwti-
tiug her painc ti the pos-H-Si:i)ii ol burgraai and
tiic'lKtLino to thickcto of makcet.
Hut I fear I am ..iborating a rcf-nosiiiun which is
already c pkrn 2J rs-hine. 'ilmt enr great desid-
eratum li capital and tin: Jl the conr-quenecso nu
merate.! wotiI 1 Jit-v it of a surp'y ut t- wul wgront-
ed; anditor.ly remains to shV that fimks could
f.iniWi th:it iiipply. There sc.-an iirlrt i!toVu9littta
ijiietion ftlxiut tlii fact a about th other. Capital
will seek profitable investment and wfctn it is rc-
mcnilivrrtl Uut it is afe Tor thf-w institutions to isuo
three or four for one it cannot be doubted that tho
establishment of Hanks or the permission of privato
leuiklngH thespcciliestjif not the only means of se-
curing the introduction of cttpltal in so great abun-iLuu-c
us to afford relief.
If tho effect of this iimiiiiunicitt ion lie. to excitedly
lussluii. it will achiee all that I xked of it by
lour obedient servant.
O. C. UARTLEY.
Surra Kit i.an'D. Our private letters from Heme of
the tJti ult. inform us tliat a great incetiugwas held
on thcplainofHotlienthunnjinthecaiitonofSthwvtz
on thoVith ult. which was attended by cXKOmcnca-
pableof bearing ami; at which it.warf 'resolved JHM'
tberanton ofSrhwvtx would remain attached t to" tho
SondcrlMind tcre it even ncceeVsary to take up arms
In its defenre. It was exjs-cted thatihniLir demou-
stnitions woitH lie nude in th cnutniwt of L'ri Untcr-
valdeii and Zug. On tlteotlier Iian4 the ecntons oC
Hcnieurieh and A'aud are epially determined to
fiiret the Suuderbtind to submit. The pOftMript ot
our letter states that a seri(.us aflair liad wtured
which threatens to create a collision betweeuthecan-
ton cicn U-fore the meeting of tbelct on the ISth
int. Sune of the national miHtliof Friburg return-
ing in n large body from the capital of the canton had
crossed the frontier and fired a volley of ball catridgo
again-st tlm vIILigeof Abligeti. This brutaland unpns-
ikeil net had cnsiteil an immense sensation through.
(Hit the country and the Vorrot had in coiiscmenco
written to the authorities of Friburg that if a pompfe
satisfaction was nut offered measures would be adopt-
ed to enforce it.
Smixv Our Madrid letters of the 23th ult. an-notiiu-cthere-signatiimbyXarvaexofthePiiri.scmlja.syI
whiclij it would appear Ministers hopcil he would pre-
serve atvl lie iiersuadeil. In order to the fulfillment of
its dutie to return to hi po-t and thus rid them of
hi present v. Tlie n'fusal of (ten J-ip.irtero of tho
offer if the poet of Spanish Minister iu London had
Ik-ch recched. A etnnjiany was in process of forma-
tion to work the eopjwr mines of Cuba.
Our correspondent concludes by referring to the ru-
mored arrest ut the palicc on the night of thc27tU
ult. of several persons of mij distinction partisan.
it wa.s .iidof a well known pcrsonagi who luw lately
met with a sigred disappointment."
Tlie X. Y. Academy of Medicine gives its powerful
cooperation to the College of Pharmacy in the good
a'l .Tinr. tntiiibTinotW.:iiilIb'rilniim4hmcn
wont sonic liinu ago couuuciict n 11 iiicueicctiuii
f 0r the worthless dnigsand dnigta' preparations .
extcn-Ivelr used iu trade to the injurv of the honest
1 jftlt - an to tlc snm? detriment of the public health
nn Interest "fiierallv.
Among these tile imjuis-
tures are mentioned damaged and decayed rhulwb (a
dnig in most extensive ue) cxh:iute.l of its 1-ettcr
ptirts to innke extract ; carbonate of line of oxide of
zinc (a most material difference ;) sulphate of lime for
milk of sulphur; adulterated blue pill opium quinino
even till oils etc. Tlie Academy and College propono
urging upon Conzrc. the adoption of measures to put
a stop to this ncfariou trafiic.
HrMCLK Station By which we mean a tatcof
of existence has curlen esteemed the happiest.
It I fiirthcnnore the thok-e of wlc andexpericniiil
men. Show equipage titles flatterer and a crowd
of follower often make the man who pos-tesses them
envied when in reality he desenes ourcompaiun. -Tlie
man whose Iiappincs ought tlc cm led is often
the man the mcauiicoT whose outward appearanco
makes him the ol Ject ofour contempt. Only the great
can tell how dear their grandeur costi them. It is t
lie purchased according to their own cs'nfesi.(nat nn
lower rate tlutu their peace of mind ; for no sooner aro
they sul Jected tu stite and ceremony than ihcx be-
come slave to care fear aud jealousy. This is an
as-uramu tliat we have over and over again had from
the Hps of tliosc who have experienced the fatal truth.
And vet so much are we allured by sounding titles
the glare of equipage and the charms we imagine to
ourselves there are in power tliat no admonition will
stop us in the vain jmrsuit of greatnrs-. AVe tako
all things as they appear not as they are. Very of-
ten for fear of being undeceived we inis)se on our-
selves. We are enamoured of the glitter of the dia-
dem : but wc do not examine the wreath of cares that
j encircle the head that" wears it. The power the influ
ence the ngure anu inc crowueu icvee ot the I'nnie
Minister make the superficial tinker almost conceive
tliat such a one is the sole favorite of heaven and that
on him the cltoicrst blessings arc difftse1. While it
is very probable tliat the Minister himself would cr-
teem nine siimniirm nnnum ine-nigne sgooa it
he were delivered from all this empty show as ha
sigh for an enviable content and case thai he sees in
his tenants.
Wkli. Hone. AlcxajidcrlLwiilton was once ap-
pfiiil to as counsel by a man having the pianlianshm
of scleral orplianj. Thcc infants would on their
coming of age succeed to a large and valuable estate.
of which there were some material defects in the title
ileeds. Tlii fact and the manner in which it hap
pened wa known only to the guardian who wished
to cmplov Hamilton as s. counsel forest in himself tho
title of the estate. He relited the whole affair cir-
cumstantially aud was requested bv his lawyer to call
again taroru he would venture to give his alhiee in a
matter of w much importance. On lii econd visit
Hamilton reail over to him the minutes ol their pre-
tiou conversation tliat he had reduced to writ ing and
asLcdhimit the statement was correct cm giving
an answer in the affirmative Hamilton replied "You
are now completely in my power and I look upon my-
self as the guardian of the unhappy children. Tako
my advice scttlu with them houoraMrto the whole
amount or I will hull you from your sVin. It is pro-
per to add that the advice was punctually followed.
u. 3. uaz.
lxrnKASE or Bosto.v. Hoton has inerea!sd of
late rears almost beroud an example of an old city.
In I W the potuikition wits 43.00U. In l&U) 61'-
100. In ISlUjU-VSO-andin l15it was lltfW.
It t rirutaMy increasing at this period faster than
ever it did before.
Pork Stakes. A politicitn In Lincastcr offered l
tatfitcdoUarsinpnipertyon theroult of the elec-
tion in our precinct provided a stakeholder could ho
found who would hold the stakes in his hands. The
Erth'tician found that the precinct "was going against;
is party nnd when urged to put up his (.takes said
he was nsuly to comply HtcraUv with the terms of the
tat he had offered; and turned out for his stakes a
sow and hvc pigs. Iiut no stake-holder could be found
to "hold them in his hands" the tat fell thronsh. and
the politician "savcil his bacon." Wisconsin Ucraid.
The insipid French novels with which our country
is deluged are the seeds of robbery arson piracyand
midnight assassination. They give fahc viewa of
life and wint with every touch. It is. absnrd to call
them literature at all. But it may be ftsked. Do
they not shine? Yes like a rotten log or a r-urtrcsocni
carcas? which is phosphorescent because it b decay-
ed. Hut arc they not hrUlnnt? Yes brilliant as the
wi'I-o'-the-wkp w-hkh is caused by impure and fetid
gases. When uir people learn to read good taoka.
only then may we look for a return of guod morali-
and uot tUJ thcu. Bishop Vctter
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