Colorado Tribune. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 27, Ed. 1, Monday, July 21, 1851 Page: 1 of 4
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MATAGORDA MONDAY MORNING JULY 21 1851-
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THE THRIVING FAMILY.
BT MRS. SIGOORNET.
Our father lives in Washington
And has a world of cares
But gives his children each a farm
Enough for them and theirs.
Full thirty" well crown sons has he
A numerous race indeed
Married and settled all d'ye see
With boys and girls to feed.
So if we wisely till our lands
We're sure to earn a liririrr
for spending or for giving.
A thriving family are e
No lordling need deride u;
For we know how to use our hands
And in our wits we pride us;
Hail brothers hail !
Let nought on earth divide us
Some of us dare the sharp northeaster."
Some clover fields are mowing ;
And others tend the cotton plants
That keep the looms agoing .
Some build and steer the while winded ships
And few in speed can match tlicru;
While others rear the corn and wheat
Or mind the corn to freight them.
And if our neighbors o'er the sea
Have ever an empty larder
To send a loaf their babes to cheer
We'll work a little harder.
No old nobility have we
No tyrant King to ride us
Our sages in thecapital
Enact the laws that guide us ;
Hail brothers hail!
Let nought on earth divide us.
THE IDEAL AND THE ACTUAL.
My boat is on the bounding tide
Away away from surge and shore;
A waif upon the wave I ride
Without a rudder or an oar.
Blow as ye list ye breezes blow
The compass now is nought to me;
Flow as ye will ye billows flow
If but ye bear me out to sea
Yon wavering line of dusky blue
Where care and toil oppress the heart
Tothee I bid a Ions adieu
And smile to feel that thus we part
There let the sweating ploughman toil
The yearning miser court his sain
The fevered scholar waste his oil
But I am bounding o'er the main !
How fresh these breezes to the brow
How dear this freedom to the soul;
Bright ocean I am with thee now
So let thy golden billows roll !
WE WERE BOYS TOGETHER.
We were boys together.
And never can forget.
The school-house near the heather
In childhood where we met;
The humble home to memory dear
Its sorrows and its joys ;
Where woke the transient smile or tear
When you and I were boys.
We were youths together
And castles built in air
Your heart was like a feather
And mine weighed down with caro ;
To you came wealth with manhood"s prime
To me it brought alloys
Foreshadowed in the primrose time
When you and I were boys.
We're old men together
The friends we loved of yore
With leaves of autumn weather
Are gone forever more.
How blest to ace the impulse given
The hope time ne'er destroys
Which led our thoughts from earth to heaven.
The TrncANTErEc Treatv. In speaking of
the rejection ot the iehuantcpec treaty oy the
Mexican Senate and the amendment of the Gary
Grant of which we recently receivod news from
Mexico the Springfield (Mass) Republican thus
recapitulates the history ot the uaryurant wnicn
may possess interest to many readers:
"In 1842. Jose do Gary asked the Mexican
government for a right of way across the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec for the establishment of inter-
oceanic communication. Santa Anna then Pres
ident granted the request giving certain privi-
leges and renuiring certain conditions. Soon af-
ter this waste lands were placed in Gary's pos-
session by the government in accordance with its
concession and an extension of a year granted
for the commencement of the work. Every thing
to this point was in good taith and withont Haw.
The difficulties with the United States then inter-
fered with the commencement of the work and
on the 5th day of November 1846 a decree was
. issued by Gen. Salas. Dictator confirming to Ga-
ry every previous act of legislation upon the sub-
iff ft This last decree of Gen Salaa-tbg Macimn
Senate now declares lobe null andvow although
" ufthe ce?'a"'n fr a treaty with our govern-
ment at til? close of the Mexican war the Coun-
'sl of "riLiistcr distinctly recognized the exist.
race ofthe Tan and made it a ground for re-
fusing the United 5aUl' a similar right of way."
6CBKRISES TO NEWtr"-"' AJD P.EI'!0'-
ciis. Subscribers to newspapers a.nd periodicals
ahouldbearin mind that in order l" 2val1 hem-
eWes of thV reduced postage rates fey. "'
.1.-: v.: .. l .; .-bir he
XAc-pay uieir&uuMiipuuii muiu iyMuiaici j -
1st of July otherwise they will be liable f?as
jugb. a charge as unaer me om postal law.
HThe editor of the Lousville Journal in re-
ply to the.question whether he is for or against
"'iheshort dresses for the ladies says: HJh we are
oecweaiy a snonaressman. u unoiiu oorpow.
er to pass much time with the ladies and we
wish during our brief opportunity to see as much
of uem as we can with propriety."
a Deaths. Hon. Spencer Jaipagin. formerly U.
6. Senator from.Tennessee. died in Memphis on
the night of the '2Jth ult. of cholera.
Hon. Luke Lea; of' Mississippi U. S. Comrois-
caonerof Indian Affaire was recently killed near
ron iieavenwonu uy a laii irom uis none.
.-??'& wjdow :of the late Chancellor Kent
.died Jane "the "18th at the residence of her son-
tBiJwMnIsUoS''Hokr'in Orange New Jer-My."wseifhiy-thieeyeanof;agB.
aoi .
Massacre at Florence.
Letters from Florence of May 29tb give? us
the details of an unfortunate occurrence which
took place on that day in the church of Santa
Croce. It will be remembered that on the same
day in the year 1848. the Tuscan auxiliaries of
the Fledmontese army who formed the extreme
right of the line and who were completely isola-
ted at Montanara and Curtnlnne. were defeated
or rather cut to piece-" by Held .Marshal Madct7
urramer cm 10 piece- vy rieui -uarsuai uaiei7 -
ky-. who came out from Mantua with an over-
wneiming iorce ami men cninmcnceu me series
?i ?TIeVDJ." '. : " ' ' r. V-SE.'
The Tuscan contingents fought with area! valor.
ami. had the numlM" "nB-' " euu.ii tuc
the affair but the imperial general att.ickod with
t"""1 yiuwauij u.i.e 11.111 llir worst III
heavy masses and the Italian' after a noble resis-
tance fled to the Bresica. .
As is the cutom in many parts of the Penin-
sula this defeat has been since celebrated as a
victon- and a great festival has been held on its
anniversary at Florence in which strong popular
demonstrations have been permitted and the feel-
ing of the crowd allowed to cxhaiM itself in pro-
cessions and noise of every kind. This ye-ir
however the Tuscan Government refused to sanc-
tion the annual commemoration and the public
resorted to the only expedient that could be invent-
eu nameiy uie meeting in Ihc church at a given
hour and assisted at a funeral mass offered up for
the repose of the souls who perished at Ciirtatone.
Handbills secretely issued announced the inten-
ded meeting and as the numbers who crowded to
the Santa Lroce were considerable the Grand
Ducal authorities thought proper to place a body
of armed policemen within the church while the
Austrians ported troops in the vicinity prepared
to act in case a tumult took place.
The usual church service proceeded in good
order but when it was concluded a young man
placed a chapletof flowers on the Ciirtatone mon-
ument while another said to be cmploved bv the
police rushed forward and pulled it 'down. A
conflict took place which ended by one of the
men stabbing his opponent and then the people
rubied on the person w ho removed llm rirlnml
whilst the public came forward to protect him.
in mis way a regular battle was rnicd between
the crowd and the gendarmes which ended by
the latter linng twelve shots killing two and
Humming eigm or ten oi me people.
To make matters worse tho Austrian imnn:
fearing that a conspiracy had been organized and
imagining that the populace in the church liml
concealed arms about them clovid the doors and
uuutttru :iu uu iu cuiueuui or go in. it was only
when the police from within explained the true
Mate oi aii-iire inai eu was permitted anil the
wounded conveyed to the nearest hospital. The
city of Florence was greatly agitated in cone-
quence of this unfortunate event and so strongly
marked was public opinion on the following d.iy.
(Ascension Thursday.) when all the world flock
to the Cascine or Hyde Park of Florence not a
single carriage or promenader appeared and that
annualcfc.wasj'ur.lhf'-firstjiinn.iil t.....i.:i
Soaking Seeds Professor Mapp editor
of ihe Winking Fnrmi-r (New York) recom-
mends that p d previous in planting be well
snaked in solution of water and carbonate of
ammonia. The reason why this is beneficial
i thai the water supplies llir iiiniMtire nt-rrs-saiv
In arceletate the termination anil the
ammonia supplier hiiroen to the germ until
its aiiaiifcriiit-nl i f Itjii: will eiialilr n to eel
liirther quanniini fr m llie Hlinn.pliere. by the
aitaure nl dews roinf &.c. Seeds in railv
L'Piitiinatinn take cmbniiie acid limn the soil
dlnne liavmc no leaves to receive it from the
atmospheres; and the piesence of ammonia
arrrlerates the absorption iifrarMitue aenl
.Mr. Jamrg Campbell nl Ve?lon. New Jel.-ev.
lias steeped his corn and oilier i-eeda m a mi-
lutiiin of carb'-iiale urauiiiimiia helnre planlnii;
fur many seasons and ban heroine convinced
I '8t lie nut only hastens the geriiiinaiiiiii ai!I
more perfect development hut thai seed so
Healed will give a larger mid better crop iliau
it planled wiihnulfiist beiurj soAtd all olliei
ciicuuKtauces and cnnditiiiiis being equal.
fj The follnuini:. winch niigmally np-
penird in llie Kmckerbiirker is old but good :
Ail amazuii! pair of leel appealed in the bar-
room ol an mnhllloui' tun late one evniiii".
die omiei l wlnrli inquired auxinii-ly lor
Ihe buol black llie bell lang iieivnush
nd in a innmenl a keen Yniike illu-lialoi ol
Uay ic Mallln'i bent popped lulu llie loom.
Itnni' me a jark !" exclaiund the man ol
great -unilerslamlini!."
The waiter inrolnnUiily started forward
but chancing In catch a glimpse nl llie bom
lie flopped shnrl and aller aiiulher closer ex-
amiiialiiiii said Willi equal twang and em-
phasis :
I say yeou yeou ain'l a gnin' to leave lln
wnild in a hurry ; jou've gut Inn good a hull
nil In the ground. Waul a bnnijack ell ?
Why. bei nurioul. lliere aim booijarL mi
aiilh big t-nnugli fm llieui bunts i I don'l
believe that i horse can get 'em nil!"
My star ! man!" cried nur Iriend of the
big lert"uiiu'il I do! 1 can't gel my Loots
nff without a jack !"
"I tell you what I should do" replied
Booi""irihey Here mine J shnld ivalk back
in the forks of the road and null 'urn offibere.
Tim will fetch 'uiii I guess !"
rr"?""An exchange naner. sneaking nf -i sulv.
I jcriber who had taken the paper for a number of
'voire stnd thon rafiiAa.1 a ... r. : 1.11
woii'd i'eal a passage to Heaven in a secret corn-
er of a slresk of lightning and smu!"'l imld i"mm
tho streeU of New Jerusalem to buy stumps of
nail penny cigars.
We know of several patrons of the Tribuno to
whom the above might be appropriately applica-
ble. Well Said. The Providence (R. I.) Journal
remarks:
"There are many thousands of people amidst
the magnificence and splendor of the Britsh cap-
ital to whom" the labor of a sugar plantation would
be ease-and the fare of the negroes in the t lave
states a luxury that they never dreamed of. The
number and condition of the poor in 'England
should leave Englishmen no sympathy to waste
upon distress beyond the range of their own vis
ion." . v.
Communicated.
Bexaro Brazoria Coc.ntv July 9 1851
To the Editor or Tun Tridom::
Dear Sir: From all that I can learn and see 1
think Gen. McLeod will get the unanimous tote
of this county. The
Tvonlo believe that ho is nl! .; .
''.. . . J -xcgro Ilace and the hot method of their treat-
nd true in bis opinions amli r.- . .. r. .... .
Southern man good and true in his opinions.
they know that he has been 1-om and raided in tho
i "j """ "- t. i
South and that iU fcrlingt will be with the South!
t10c w know him het and lie Has many
warm and ac.it e friend in tfai. county-vouch for
1"'" a a true and reliable mail mmii whnmJSsyitWJ!
: r-rn inierosis may-ncpaiiii. lie win sweep -xiu
TJrqToril"
Capt Lewis has been here and ma "e a very
clever speech. He is a clever young man but the
race is between Howard and McLeod he will
get no vote in this county. The earnest dc5ireof
the peop'e to lot Howard remain at home will
inite in this re jion of ciuntry all the voles upon
McLeod ; and I understand that this feeling is
very general among tho opponents of Howard
throughout the district. Judge Webb will get a
good vote for Judge.
Geuernl Frnscr mill Timothy-Murplir.
There is a little romance atlarlied In the
biography nf the rifleman whn killed the Brit-
ish General Prasei al the ba'lle at which
Hnigoyne stiirendered all his army to Gen.
Gates. Losiiig says :
" Ainuld and .Mrigan wcic the ruling spic
that controlled the s-orni on the pirlofllie
Americans and the gal lit Gen. Fraser a
llie directing snul of ihe Iiiiin-li trnnps in ac
tion. Ill' skill mid emirate were everywhere
eonspiriinus. When the ines gale way lie
brought order out nf confn-icn ; when regi-
ments began to waver he infused cnuraue in-
in mem iiv voire ami example lie wax
mnuiited upon a splendid iron-grey Melding.
and dressed in the lull uniform nl a field offi-
cer ; lie was a conspicuous nhjeel for the
Americans. Il was evident that the fate nfihe
bailie tested iiunn him. nuil tins the keen eve
and Mire judgement nf Morgan perceived .In an
uisidiil Ins purpose was conceived and cil-
liug a file of Ins lirsl men around linn lie said
as lie pointed tnuardxthe Billh rijlit : "Tlini
!allant oflicer is Gen. Kiaser. I admire and
honor linn but It is m-ce-arv that lie should
die; icimy for ihe eneinj ilepemU upon linn.
I'akeyniir station ill lh.il i liiiup of bushes and
anil iln ynui iluiy. illiiu lue inniule- Fin-
rr fell.nmilallv wnuiidf.iL aril. ti :. Jt
the camp by iwn grenaiiier. Just prevuins
tn being hit by that fatal h diet ihe crupper
nfliis linre was rut by a rifle ball and imme-
diaely afierwar-ls annther pased llirniigh ihe
ImrseV mane b luile bark nf his ears. The
aid f Fraser noi iced this and said "it is evi-
dent that ynu are maiked out for particular
aim; would it not be prudent for ynu m leave
this place r" Fiaser rrplied. - My duly for-
bids me In fly frnm danger J" and llie next mo-
ment lie It-II.
The name nftlie rifleman wlin killed Gen
Fraser was Tiumihy .Muipliy m P look sure
aim finui a suial trie in wlnrli he was pnsied
ami saw Fra er fall at the ditrliargr nf his
nfle. Fra-er told Ins friends before he dipil
dial lie saw the man who shut limi and that
he was in a tree.
Murphy afierwards arrnmpanipil Gen
Sullivan III hi' expedition again! the Indiin-
in Ceiitial and Western New 1 nr where lie
had h nairnw escape from ilealh. In the fall
of 177S!ie was stalinned in Srlmharip rnnnty.
where he becamp enamored nf a nung niil of
sixteen named .Margaiet I-ref rk lie w slwel-
vears her senior et her Inve was ipriprn-
r.uru. iinr parenis ni-nieil llir dans ' anil al-
tfinpled to luenk off die eiieaei-iiieii' bv a
forrible rouliiieiiient llm lorn Nui.iM -.i
'iirk'iiuili'-. and under nielenrp of eotiu' nfier
a rnu some di-lauie liom Iioiup i . - Hri
lie sioie nx one pipuins. iiarplnoipil in
ineei her Imer arrnnlins; to an -ipp'-iotrnfin
ihrnngb a tiu-lv viiiii! friein'. np..n ic l.niik
iifSrbnliariet'rMk. .lie was n-i ll.-ie. and
she forded llie stream iti-tfriiiineil m cm in Mip
lort wlie p Mil phy . -taiioneil. Sl.r found
Hun linw ever upon the npposiip ilp nf ihc
ktiram. ami inniintiiiL' hi lin ip hebinil lion
ihey enle-ed llip foil amid llie rhpe nZ nf the
inuiaus. Thp female iberp filled her up wild
comfortable allire. and llie next day tlipy set
out for Srhenecladv. There llip soldier nnr.
cha-eil for his intended bride silk for a gnxvn.
anil several iliris makeis snnn rnmplptPlI II.
They lepaired In llie linns e nf Mr. Johnson
where ihey were m.irnVd. and llien returned
in St-holmrie. Thp parents became rf rnnrilrd
and they lived happily tnselher for many year.
.Murphy was an uneducated man. but was pns.
sessed of a strong inlellerl and had n gnnd
deal nf influence nver a cpilpin rlasn. ffp was
an early friend nf thp Inn. William C. I'nurk.
late Governor of New York and wn among
llir most active in bringing him fniwanl in pub-
lic lifp. Up Inst his Mniearpt in 1S07. and in
ISr-i. married Mary Rnliincnn. He died of
cancer in the throat in 1812."
LirCT. Charles G. Hcster'h dismissal from
the N'avy is a subject of regret as he is a very
brilliant and capable oflicer fot command in ac-
tivo service. A Washington letter says
"For an active purser ho was not fitted by any
commercial business knowledge or method. The
government bring-him in debt nn account some
three orfour thousand dollars. The law peremp-
torily requires dismissal in such cases. But tho
law also enables the President lo recoivo expla.
nations and upon the payment of the money to
reinstate tho officer."
ff"0n Friday night tho 20lh nit a man xvas
stabbed in San Antonio by some unknown person .
On Saturday night a gentleman by tho name of
Komel xvas stabbed in the back by an unknown
assassin. ' ' '
lie port nn ilic IMirasea mid Phtaleal Peculi-
arities ot Hie ttegro Kacc.
Dr. Cartwright of New Orleans lately read be-
fore the Louisiana Medical Convention a paper
containing some interesting investigations made
uij ui union uiu loiiuwmg is uii uiruci UIKO'II
frbu Do Bow's Revieic.
Some valuable hints
imaj be gallici
The lihen
SfJhmt Vn
oe gathered Irom his researches:
urates nf .Yegrues. Pulmonary Can-
neumoma. oc. Uiip of ihe must
rninptaini- amniijz neurnps and
whirh is inntp fatal than any nlliei is con-
aeliou nftbeluncs nr what l'tiropenn writers
woald rail faNeplenri-y or peri-pneunuinta
nulla his ofien called cold plauiie. lypliu
im-ijnniiia bilious pleurisy er arrmiling
In il peruliar li pe and the rirniiiiMaiirm al-
lendiiu il; sniuetiine.s llie head complains mnre
llian any other part and it then bears the mis-
nntier. "head pleimsy." Il nceurs mnstly. in
wider and spring but is met with ateviev sea-
son of llip year when cnld nights surceeded
warm dais. Il is mnre common among thoe
whn sleep ill open houses wuhoiit sufliciein
fires in keep them warm and cnmforlablp Il
is sel loin ohcrved among uegrnrs u bo inhab-
it log cabins wild cemented oi rliy floors or
inv maienal Inrxrliide the cold wind and air.
TI.e fiame houses with npen weallier-boaid-ing
and loose floors Bdiniiling air bntli at the
siJe.s and from below are buddings formed in
ijnorincp nf the peculiar physmligical laws
of ihe negro's nigauzatiiui.nud are the frtiillul
sources of many or his most dangerous dis
eases.
Want of sufficient fires and warm hlankets.
is also another cause of thoracic complaints
The negio'.s lunge except when the bndv
is warmed by exprri.p are ery sensime
In llir impressions nf rnld air. When not
wniktig m taking exerri-p. thpy always crowd
ironnj a fire even in comparatively warm
uratlur. and seem tn takp a pnsilivp pleasure
in hreitlnng healed air and warm smoke. In
cold teaiher. instead nf sleeping with their
feel to the lire nsall other kinds ofpenple do.
whelhrr civilized or savage they nun theii
head to the fire evidently for the s-hlisfarlinii
nf mlidlug warm air as congenial in theii
lungii. in reposp as it is tn infants. In brd.
whin disposing themselves for sleep the
young and old male ami female. mlinciivel
nun ttipir heads and fares as if tn insmr in
iiilialntimi of warm impure air. loaded with
caibonir acid an aqueoii- -apnr. The natural
effect of this practice is imperfect ntinospheri-
L I MMJfINllfilir l-' Oft '1 f-f-l---- - - IiuIlU-
that liinils tup negro to slavery. In treating
theiefnre tlipir pulmniiary aflerlinns. llip im-
piirtant fact should bptakni intn ronsiileralion.
that rnld aii is inimical tn the lungs ofhea lli
nrgroes wlien llie hmly i' in repose nnil mil
lirated bv PXPrcisp. and cnnspqnpnlly nioip
piejiulicial ill the diseases nf tiop orc.iiw
A small steady fire a rlnsp room and plenty
nf thick blanket rot ering. aided with lint stim-
ulating leas are lpry ppnli.il means in ihp
reitinent nf llie piilmonaiy rmigpsiinns tn
wlnrli llipii lungs are sn prnne An arruira'r
ili.igonriis whelliei llie complnuil he a mere
rringisiion. pteuritis or pueuuionia is not ol
iriich praciic.il iinpnriance in thp fiisi mlance.
Iiecaue whether it he nne ni the oilier warm
an is equally essential and warm siimulaiing
teas. inilelenniiiP to the uif.ire. It is prnper.
fiist n warm thp body by pxlernal means and
-tnniilaling drinks after which an pinpiie fol-
luwiil by a purcalivp of a mild kind will
b brneficial. When there is pain in taking
a full inspiration a moderate blnnd-letting
frm die aim followed by a half grain doses
of tartar-puiplir. repeated at inleivals nf an
li'iir or Iwn. and conihined wild a lilllp ann-
dvnp. In prevent i's running nffby llip boirel".
"til lip fniind a piv efleclual reninilv ill uli.
ibl'iic iiifliiiinlioiiandpromoling exp'Clnr linn
In the l phoiil forms nf pin iinionia. thp qnin-
uir. in eflicienldose rnmhinpd wild r.imphnr.
Hiitinutics anil ralonii-l. is gpne ally llip bpst
pmrlifp. Bleeding is not admi-ihte in this
ofpneaiiionianlhpiviisp thp bear blnnd-leliing!
in) clips complaints much belter than any
mliers But eien in these ihey will not bear
lerealed blood-letting as the while race do
Tin: RoxBCnv TitAiicur Infoimiiion has
derii nrcmd in Koxburr. ilni ihe uiiforiun-
me )imnu man auihor of ill" I -m- ntahic in-
gedy nl Roxb'isv on Silii'day I il. was fr- in
llir town of Hope Me. Mis disposition wis
ey mild and lie possessed b-inp-rato lidii's.
and a guild moialch inner. He hid bom fi-r
four years snty'Ct lo epileptic fits and al turn s
lab.ired under mental derangement but never
iiuiil this event cxhibted signs of inlencr. He
was never roiifined or supposed to Iip in any
way1 dingcrnii"!. He left home wiilinut the
kniMledgu of his friends and llie first intelli-
ucirc of his whercaliouls was arcnmpiin ed
will tin' account ol ihe mournful event nfSitur-
datilasl. Ilia body lias been ncngnized by bis
friends and manreg tiKen lo comcy his re-
mains lo Maine. Bos. Times.
Tub Crops This section of country has been
visited with several rcfreshingshowerswitliinthc
past two weeks though almost soo late to benefit
the early corn which has been materially injured
by the drougliL TliepmspectsforapiodcLtton
crop is excellent while the corn planted late has
been greatly benefitted and promises well.
iloiiumenf.
fJMn. Partington says that just before tho
last war with England circumstances were seen
around the moon nightly shooting stars perambu-
ted tho earth the desk ol Uie sun was covered
xvith black snots of ink. and comics swept the hori
zon with their operic tails. Everybody said it
profligate.! x ar and sure enough it did come. Its
costhencss was felt throughout the land but tho
bravery of General Jackson expiated the Ameri-
can citizens and foreign doihinee soon became a
by xvord.
(from Chambers 3Iiscellany
The Soulh Sea Scheme.
The South Sea Company was founded by the
celebrated statesman Harley. Earl of Oxford in
'1711. for political purposes: and so much admired
was the ingenuity of the scheme that it was
called 'The F.arl of Oxford" Masterpiece." The
company which consisted of merchants under
took the pa) ment ol a large quantity ol uovern-
ment debt amounting to 10.00000 sterling;
and in return for this they were invested with
numerou privileges among which was a monop
oly oi me irade in the rouin sea. now more usual!-
called the Iicific Ocean. The idea was
that by means of commerce with Peru Mexico
and other gold producing countries Britain would
soon be filled with the precious melals. Owing
however to the refusal of Spain to permit the
commerce with her transatlatic dominions no
vojge was made under the Cornpanj s auspices
till 1717 when a single ship set out; and even
this slight thread of connection between Britain
and tho South Sea was snapped by the outbreak
of a war with Spain in the following ear.
"cxiii me company nourished as a momentary
concern: ami in 1720 it and the Hank of England
made thai offers to Government contracting for
the paj incut of the debts of the State now amouun-
ling to alout X.1I.000.000 sterling. ' The ultimate
offer of the South Pea Company was that in re-
turn for undertaking the discharge of the debt it
should be spcurci' 5 per cent interot for four j cars;
aiierwtiich t.o eminent was to be at liberty to
icdecm the dobt. pa)ing only -1 per cent till'the
redemption should he effected. Aftera warm dis-
cussion in the House of Commons 1 etween the
friend-of the South Sea Company and thefnend-
of the Hank theofferof the formerwaa declared
the more aihant.igecus and leave given to bring
uia uni iu inai eueet.
Immediately the South Sea Companyoccupicd
the public eye : and every person who possesod
capilah desired to iniejt in a ccnceni of such
splendid promie. The day after Ihe passing of
mo aLovu resolution the Lcnipany s stock rose
from 130 to 300: and notwithstanding all the
predictions of the more prudent men of the nation
among whom was Mr. Walpole it continued to
ri-e. The contagion of the Mississippi frenzy
had reached England: and although b thistim'e
thc failure nf Law's scheme might have been ev-
ident this did not hinder the Kngli-h from rushing
into a similar folly. Great efforts were iikewi-e
made by Sir John Blunt the chairman of the
Company and other intere-tcd parties to inflate
the public .mind w ith the mn-t extravagant rumors
and anticipations with a iew still further to raie
the price of stock; and by the tune that-the bill
alter ras-ing the House of Ctnimnn- bv a ma
jority ot 172 to 55 and the llou-i' i t L i..i- by
lnninritv nl 8a to ITrrcpived llo- rm.ii ts.pi
the price had almost ncn to 400. "It -eem-a ct
that timo as if the whole nation had lime I st. el. -
....... . .
joblers. Exchange Alley waseveiydav ; 'ccked
up by crowds and Lonitull was impa- a irom . am. iie iuoli kini. .'il ecveral large bonfires totcs-
the iiumlcr of carriages. Everjlo- ian..- totif their delight Next da) Sir Georgv Ca-wall
rurejia-o s''Kk "Eery Jiiol asiuc. In Le .i -& "h- firm sS Turner. Cisivnll and Company
knave."7" was expcllc 1 e Houso. and ordered to refund
The apparent success of the South Sin ivi.n.ie 250 000 T'r Larl of Sunderland who was
led tn many other projects equally e.t a iant I (:iI Iroughr to tn.i!. wasacTiitted bva maion'v
In all the share li-ts were -peedih lidei' t ard
an enormous traffic carried on in share- . ;...; ol
course eicrv means was re-oried to to raise them
to an artificial value in the maiket. These
schemes soon received the name ol bubble' the
mo-t appropriate that imagination cculddevi-e.
Persons of distinction of loth sexes were deeply
engaged in all these bubbles tl.c-t of the nt.ife
sex going to taverns and coffee-houses bi meet
their brokers and the ladies resorting for the same
purpose to the shops of milliner- and haberdash-
ers. The Prince of Wales lerame Governor of
one company and i- said to have cleared -10-000
by his speculations. So great was the con-
fusion of the crowd in the Alley that shares in
the same bubble xvcre known to hate been sold
at the same iiist.uit 10 per cent higher at one
end than at the other.
Unlike the Mississippi Scheme which wasai
complicated ahuir. and really was louiided on the
reasoning of an able man however faKe that
reasoning may have been the South S'a project
w as a puie and simple bubb.c. blow n by the breath
w as a puie ami simple bubli.c. blow n bv the breath .
of ktiaie-: and acc.irding'y its explosion was in-
stJiitancou-. When the price of stock had reached
its highest Ihe Chairman ol the Company. Sir
John Blunt and other influential persons sold out;
ami as soon as mis I ecame known the tall com-
menced. On a sudden stcck fell from 1000 to
700 A public meeting ot share holders wa.
.vn IV. IIVI 11 JUUU IU
then held at w hich many speeches w cie delix er- j rroJ-'c''i Hf at. all attracting their groups of share-
oil bvthe pnnciji.il parties concerned most ol i ' Ver''?nV npvingnseto gambling and fraud
them scouting the panic as utterly groundless i A ll f eighty -thtee such projects all of which
and deelareing that the allairs of the Company t v" e -""nimarily extinguished by the privy coun-
stood as well as ever. In urn were all these at-icl1 "l wle L"'1"'" s ?" cn l" Jr- "Hackay in his
tempts to arre-t the progre-of the alann. Down '"''" cn. VoTa Delusions." Seme of these
down down fell the stock; till alout the middle ate ieMe enough teing schemes for insurance
of September it had reached 400! 'Various orI?r encouraging various branchesof commerce
arethectiilecture-."'sajsMr. B-tderick. M. p and manufacture ; and might have succeeded
in a letter to Lord Cl.aucelli r Middlet. n. ' why aml Leen usefu' n.a cam sl:-c of the public mind:
the South Sea directors have sullered the cloud
to bleak so eaily. 1 made no dmlt that they
would do so w hen they luund it to their adx antage.
'I heir most coiisideialle men have drawn out
securing tlieiu-chcs by the losses ol the deluiled
thoughtless numbers xvl.o-c understandings bale
been overruled bv at arice. and ihe hone of ma
king mountains out of molehills. Thousands of
families will be reduced to beggary. The con-
sternation is inexpressible the rage beyond de-
scription and tho case altogether so desperate
that I do not see any plan or scheme so much as
thought of for averting the blow so that I cannot
pretend to guess xvhat is next to be done !'"
U'hcret er any of the directors of the Company
appeared in the streets they were mobbed and
insulted and riots of a serious character xvcre ap
prehended.
The government in the utmost alarm sent de
spatches to the King who xva- then in Hanover
requesting his immediate return; and endeavored
xrith Mr. Walpole's assistance to induce the Bant
of England to come forward and support with its
credit the sinking Company. The bank consent
ed to a contract by xvhich it agreed lo circulate
i10 Coinp.uiy"s iwnds; but finding the agreement
would prove ruinous to itself it retracted it and
left the Company to its fate. Before the end of
September the demolition of the Scheme was
rcmilete; and South Sea stock xvas selling at 135.
The rise progress and fall of the Scheme had oc
cupied buteigtii mouths.
It would be impossible to compute the amount
of suffering to which the South Sea bubble gavo
rise the number of persons whose health and
hopes were blasted tho number of families who
xvcre involved in rain. We may alludo to the
case of Gay the poet. " Gay"' says Dr. Johnson
in his Lives of the Poets " had in that disastrous
year a present from young Craggs of some South
Sea stock and once supposed himself to be mas-
ter of 20000. His friends persuaded him to sell
his shares but he. dreamed of dignity and splen-
dor and could not bear to obstruct his own fortune
He was then importuned to sell as much as would
purchase jEIOO a-year for life. -WIi.ch' says
Fcnton. "will mate you sure of a clean shut
and a shoulder of mutton every day." Tins coun-
sel was rejected ; the profit and principal were
lost; and Gay sunk under the calamity so low
that his life became in danger.
A cry now arose from all parts of the nation
for vengence against the directors of the Compa-
ny all who had made themselves notorious Lj t jo
support they had given to the South Sea Scheme.
Members arose in their places in parlnmenf aa i
demanded the punishment of the gui rii'i .
L-I look upon the contrivers of the villa vals v-L:h
cea scheme" says Lonl aiolesworth. a- the par-
ricides of their country and should h --i.n if-1 1
see them tied up like the Roman p ncid-js in
sacks and thrown into the Thames."' io a pa?o
the popular indignation parliament was obliged
to proceed hastily and even perhaps cruelly not
distinguishing sufficiently between the innocent
and the guilty. A bill was brought in to restrain
the South Sea disaster and all officials of the
Company from leaving the kingdom orfrom dis-po-ing
of their effects for a twelve month ; but
notwithstanding this bill Knight the treasurer of
the Company Contrived to escape to the conti-
nent with many important lmnlrs nnd iWnmont
The House of Lords after a long examination.
passed a resolution declaring certain of the of-
ficials of the Company to have been scandalous
ami fraudulent committed five of the directors
including Ihe chaiman. Sir John Blunt to the cus-
today uf the black rod.' The first proceeding of
the House of Commons was to appoint a secret
committee to inquire into the whole ailiir. At tho
instance of this committee four members of tho
House who w- also directors of the South Sea
Company Sir Kobcrt Chaplain. Sir Theodora
Sannren. Mr. Stawbridge and Mr. Eyles were
unanimously expelled from parliament. About
iuu Mine tunc iir. nisiauie men unanceiior ot
the Exchequer who. it was discovered had hepn
implicated to a shameful extent in the Companx "s
transactions resigned office. On the 16th of Feb
ruary 121 the secret committe gave in its report
impeaching a number of persons as having been
guilty of fraudulent practices in connection with
the Company. The Iirst of these who was brought
to trial was Mr. Charles Stanhope who it ap-
peared had been a gainer to the extent of 250-
000. Great exertions were made in his behalf
and he was acquitted by a majority of three to
the great di-appointment of the nation. Mr. Ais-
labie w ho was next w as not so fortunate. Hav-
ing been found guilty of disgraceful mat-practices.
e was ordered to be expelled from the House
rzr..rv.' rcr.rEii'od a pn'nrcr to tfcc Tower
and prei'-i.tc' tromqurung the kmgr'om until he
I bed tarnished .1 crrrect estimate of his rra-vrtr
1 !-! .- r- ... . -r
; '-eii wa i" ..c rmtwaVd ir.r the I'cneh: ct
' ' victim' 'II is sniteTegae universal sabs-
wction many hr uses in thecit) were illuminated
11 -" '" !- -' iragg-- semcr died tiie day
previous to uut appointed Tor his trial some said
by poison administered by h-s own hand lut re-
ally in an apopletie fit. bronget on by grie'f. caused
I y his disgraceful situation and the premature
death of his son. Secretary Craggs. five weeks
1 elore. His property amounting" to 1.500000
was enrfi-cated 1 1 e din ctrrs of the Company
were then tried one l.y one and the whole prop-
erty of each confiscated except a small allr.v-
arce xvliih was lelt to them to commence life
with. Sir John Blunt was allowed I0000out of
213.000: Mr. Edward Gibbsn. the grandfather
of Giblon the historian. 10000 out of lOG.00O;
Sir John Lambert 5.000 out of 72000 :' and
others in proportion.
Out of the funds procured by this large confis-
cation of property some compensation was made
to the sufferer-: Lut altogether it did not amount
to much. It was long before enterprise recovered
the shock which it had sustained; and so terrible
was the le-son that to this day no eational bubble
has lecn blown at all comparable in magnitude
-- - " - i.ouijw wum in magnitude
to"'e -l SeaSchcme. The year 1 835 indned
w" one. f Pn"e : and speculation ran danger-
..' "r" '" T LUl lne iy --ca bubble is
still and may it Ion;
continue to be without a
mal m our history
We have mentioned that simultaneously with
.1 a . . -"- ...
me cown pea i-ci.eme. mere w ere many other
OthcrS ait! SO xvild anil visinnntT.- fh-t n- ."
scarcely believe that their projects were in earn
est in oeueving mey would gather dupes. One
is for supply ing London xvith sea-coal capital
3.000000: another for effectually settling the
island of Blanco and Sal Tattagus; anothel for
encouraging the breed of horses in England im-
pro ing glebe and church lands and building and
repairing parsonage houses a fourth tor trading
in hair; a fifth for a wheel for perpetual motion
capital 1000 000; a sixth for importing walnut-trees
from Virginia; a serenth for pnrchasiugl
and improving the fens in Lincolshire capita
200000; an eighth for insuring masters and
iiii-tresses against losses they may sustain by
their servants capital 3.000.000: a ninth for
erecting hosri a!s to tile cha-go of i'lpmfimatn
children. There was one for extracting silver
Irom lead ; and one for transmuting quicksilver
into a fine malleable metal. In fact whatever
scheme xvas proposed took. There was one projec-
tor how ever who outdid all the rest by a stroke
of real genius. He proposed "a company for
carry ing on an undertaking of great advantage
but nobody to knoxv w hat it isr capital 500000
divided into 5000 shares of 10 each deposit 2
per share. The schemer opened an office in
Comhill to receive names; nearly one thousand
dupes came forward in five hours and deposited
each his 2 per share; and next day the clever
rascal xvas on the other side of the channel with
2000 in his pocket
KP& writer in the London Times says that
Paul Jones was buried at Constradt and not at
Paris where the Americans are looking for his
remains. Some time after his attempt to land in
England he went to Kussia and got an appoint
ment in the Russian navy; but in consequence of
the remonstrances of the other officers oi the fleet
be had to resign and was allowed a small pen-
sion by the Empress. He shortly alter died and
was buried as abora stated ' -
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