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Iii* children under It in own oyo in habits U
of frugal't yand virtue, ho sold his lands in Ft
Abbeville District*nod removed up to the r
Dimlthy forming lands of Pcndteton.? *
Here bp. built his heme; and if nhy one *
wishes to know the secret of his wonder* <
{ul administration in tho W>*v Dopar'.. ,
nient whilst Secretary of War, let t,m g?? t
with Mr. Calhoun rou-.Q his f- rm. None,
however, but an fcnthu-;.?,t jn cattle, bees, I
poultry, corn, dec, with a pair of well- ?
trained legs '1'iider him, should attempt the |
?nt?ri^U?c. With bis long stick in hand, <
fetTMt an Inner V? n mnv ao nlinarl n I ir _ I
iq( a>l the time, now on a beautiful tlieo- <
Ty of agriculture, then on a practical I
result?down in the corn fiold, up on tho I
cotton hill, round tho potato patch, through <
tbo rye lot?here is a bubbling spring. <
there a prospect?turn the bull into the i
posture, halloo to tho poultry-woman, see
the grafts on tho npplo trees, hive thoso |
boo*. If a hapless neophyte in these ag- i
ricullural operations is left any sense, 1
after-fiveor six hours of hard driving, ho <
will decline further courtesy and take the <
Rhortcst cut home. Or mount horses with
"him, ha always insisting on tnking the
hardest going, and see his marvellous endurance
of pummelling, under a hard jog. i
trot, without nppnronIly feeling its dislocation*?whilst
prying round and round,
ho gives directions, hastens operations,
and scour* over the whole farm, talking
and acting as if ho had never thought of
or practised anything else but tho business
of a farmer. It has been by such i
attention and industry, that he has established
Iris reputation of being tho most
practical &.nJ successful farmer in the
upper country, and at tho same time has
supported well, and educated his family.
Like Pericles, he .has never increased nor
diminished his fortune. Tho gold mino
of which so much ha.* been said in the
pnpera, he became po8Sv'**?d of, by an act
of parental kindness. .His son bought
the lands, and despairing m"* making them
profitable, the father took Ji^cm off* his
hnnds. He affords a rare snoet, nen in our
country, of ono contont throughout lifo
with a competency in a cheap country,
and has therefore avoided thoso temptations
and speculations which have wrecked
tho fortunes and happiness of so
many millions of our countrymen. TJic
truth is, he has too clear and practical A
head, not to know tho true value of all
property..
But let us c%otor tho door, nt "Fort Hill,"
and soe the roa.i >n his domestic habits.
His style of living ? ai Pla,n possible.
Although no ascetic,* he hus not failed to
perceive, that for ti.e a*08* efficient working
and.improvement m'B^ the ,
t>ody must be subjected j *ho excessive
indulgence in tho grus."*?^ appetites,
must soon lead to decay, anu' no'. on'y
repress the virtues,but impede the' highest
growth of tho intellectual powers. '8
therefore habitually a water drinker,
though no member of a temperance socii \
ty, end eats anything, apparently but
little regardful of the quality of his food, f
provided it is wholesome. A trnvellur f
once visited him at his farm, for a few ir
rl n I* a fln?n a flop tiia nrrivnl tin UI?. rr
vited in to dinner, which consisted of ba- ?
con and its usual accompaniments of veg- ei
etables, wbito corn broad and beautiful ci
butter. * You.see," ho observed, "I am 'f
no epicure; indeed, I am a barbarian, o
according to the theory of civilization bv ?
some French philosophers, that it consists o
in what we eat. But to-morrow, for your r<
sake, we will do bettor." Accordingly, B
the next day brought a sumptuous feast, rj
But it is not merely in disciplining himself a
to tke strictest habits of sobriety, that his w
virtues consist. Si If denial is a powerful, ft
probably an indispensable auxilinry to U
virtue; but it is not necessarily virtue, ft
Activity in good, as well as abstinence tc
from ovil, is essential, in all our conccp. r<
tionsof the highest excellence in churac- si
ter. Such, at least, is the opinion of this tl
distinguished man, speaking through his ll
life. Wo have been informed, by one n
who has lived many years together in his s;
family, and inerctore in daily and hourly | ti
communication with him, that ho never n
saw in him the slightest emotion of anger, n
or heard from him a harsh expression foa b
aingte creaturo boncath his roof. Always n
naif-possessed, patient, and kind, his gen- d
tie and affectionate nature mingles itself h
with * tho existence of nil around h
him. Hejo>*s in tho instruction, plea v
siires, and amusements of all; by his r
presence, chastening, yet by his cheer, o
fulness, heightening and cxhilirafing tl
their happiness. That equanimity and c
buoyancy of temper, which is so remark- i
nblo in his public, equally shines out in [
! !. n.iu.ln lift, Yot hio is r.nf flm Annn. k
Ill" pi If UIW ll|V? ? v* mmmmm MV? mw v?|mhnimity
of the stoic?a well trained indif- '
fercncc ; nor thnt of tho epicurean?the i
.result of a refined and calculating selfish, i
?ess ; but it is the calm of an abiding con- j
piousness of duty performed, of confi. I
<leo?e in truth, and trust in God. ]
Standing one day on tho esplanade of I
the Capitol at Washington, and convcr. <
sing with n friend on the subject of n ape.
rJ?| Providence, he cast his eyes down on i
the 5 "we that stone," said he. i
?< the carious varieties of thot spot |
?pon it There is the stamp of the Diety,
for some cen.'in P"'**0' " P,ain'y ? i
our features." "D*ly is ours, oventa ,
belong to God," he w?d, on on oventful |
and most trying occasuon *"3 J?\
ons who might have seen . ^ ,n
Senate, in the fierce strife o, mon? *,er"
nnmallv. imonv the SterHv COU ?.
easily suppose thn( ho woold sit UP n."
night with a ebi'd in his arms, or car?^v ,l
all day before him on his saddle into th%^
fields, or was so familiar with his children *
stocast himself down, when returning i
weary from the Senate, and place his head
in his daughter's lap, bidding her tell hint t
ofat) thediversionsond disappointments of I
the day,and narrating huown. That tobe i
great in little tilings is proverbially to be i
contemptible, may be the reflcriinn of a I
Stern, cold-blooded philosophy ; but is not
frc greatest grontuess that which ministers
nost to tho happiness of others? The
nan of greet events only is like the sword,
whir',i nin^ rust away in itsscsbhsrd ; but
he cv'jfy day contributor to the happiness
those around him, is like the homely
tickle, whose edge grows sharpor by use,
ind feeds tho world.
Iii his intercourse with men, Mr- Caliouii's
manners are those of his clime and
tectum?warm, simple, frank and impressive.
Of that politeness, which
:onsists in leaving false impressions that
nen may bo ploased with us, becauso ho
can make them pleased with themselves,
no bus none. Ilia direct truthfulness
loaves no room for hypocrisy. Hence although
all admire, but fow, on a transient
intercourse, love him. He speaks too
much to the head. Ho seems in his conversation
to he surrounded with an atmosphere
of lucid thought, liko a clear sky of
a frosty night, and often in proportion ns
the head is pressed with truth the heart is
chilled. Indeed ho can hardly be said to
converse, because conversation implies nn
interchange of ideas. He discourses rather,
pouring out his riches of original
thought in such close language, that the
attention of his hearers is often wearied
and the comprehension at fault. Whilst
rapidly stringing his consequences, link
after link, to a member of Congress
and seeing hesitation in his cyo, he put
in his usual quick enquiry with which his
conversation is interspersed, "You understand?"
"No," replied the member, relieving
himself with a long sigh, "I don't
understand, nor can I ever understand
whilo you talk so closely." Ho onco
messed with a Senator in Washington,
and so incessant was tho operation of his
mind, nod so luhorious the attention necessary
to keep up with and comprehend
his thoughts, that the Senator changed his
lodgings. On being asked why ho had
removed, ho replied "to escapo thought
and Mr. Calhoun.'* Of course ho hns no
wit in conversation. Wit. if not falsehood,
is too oflon truth in travesty or exaggeration;
and the essence of things
prosses too heavily on such n mind, to admit
nf IriftincT on ilx nra?? U*
can also possess no poetry in his composition
; at least, none such as men in hooks
call poetry. Yet there is a cheerful hopefulness?a
burning enthusiasm for tho
high destinies of men, especially as connected
with our forms of free Government
v hich never wearies in its flight through
itno and nature, looking ever upward and
rejoicing in its anticipated consumation,
>f "poaco on earth and good will towards
nen." It is this enthusiasm?this intcnlity
in every thing connected with our
[iovcrnment, which has occasioned the
inccr, that w ith hiui, every turn of public
nflsiis, is a "crisis." lie looks to futurity.
as if it wero present; and conicious
of his mighty powers, speaks as if
he grasped it. Events and the questions
Ihey evolve, press more ivcightily upon
him, than other men, because ho 6ccs
'rther into their consequences. His zeal
jr ( 4ruth ; his long experience in governlent
*hich teaches him that every
love'me nl ',s comP,e* machinery is big
rith indei.S,ial0 a^ter results, cajioot bo
ilimnted or understood by shallow prftinl
foplings, o r unprincipled charlatans,
'ho question w.'4'1 l,,cm "8 oftcn merely
personal one,? -how 8'iall I Ve affcctcd
-U..II ? ?> ?" or it i? n mmaiinri
? WIHU niiuii 1 11 . ? "
f immcdiato effect immediate ond
jmote ; for they ca.n see no further,
lut with luin, the quest* the contra,
f, and what is its whole el?*10*! immedi.
lo and remote?but especially J*8 romoto
hich, iijie the ocean's wavo L'cflcn most
ital and violent in its recoil. This insnsity
and self-abandonment in public nflirs,
hns also rendered him obnnx i ous to
> the choige of being tno indiffe*'* 'nt to
jsults, when fntnl to his frifinds. V\ 'hen
tanding according to his conception, *n
re way of his public duty, he rides ?v. T
rem remorselessly; and great public'
1 ensures seem to absorb all his private
ympathies. The charge is not without |
ruth. No man who enjoys his friendship,
eed expect that his private esteem and
flection will controul his public courso ;
ut it is not true, whatever inay be cxterol
appearances, that he does not deeply f
eplore the loss or fall of friends. He
as seemed unmoved bccuuse he has felt
limself to bo tho victim ; and the altar at
vnicn nc served, required a cheerlul sacifico;
and to see it broken at a blow, by
?no tierce current or political events;
lashing into collision and strife thoso who
mco "look sweet counsel together," is
ndecd tho most wretched of nil life's ex>crienccH;
but can it be avoided, if tho
upremo principle is the country's good ?
Fhe tics of friendship?the esteem of all
non?life itself, we doubt not, arc nothng
in Mr. Calhoun's estimation of the
jreat principles of freo government,
through the mighty experiment of our
federal constitution, lor which he has !
ivod and struggled for more than a quarter |
if n century. Wo have heard him say so
with an eye so bright and calm, and lips
10 firm and pale?not in crowds or in the
Senate chamber, but in the solitude of
personal communion?that to doubt him,
were to outrage naturo and wrong our being.
Ho has shown too often the spirit
of the martyr, in his many reverses in
public life, for any one to question hi*
possessing it ; and when he saw that the
way was dark and perilous, thcro are many
who can testify to the enrnestness with
which he implored his friends, if coii9is.
tent with their own views of duty, to o.
bandon him, and permit him to tread it
alone. Most assuredly, he has not been
tore reckless of others, than of himself,
n u P?Htical rorecr.
If l '>wrcr? ?distinction not
< Imd liApn hiii nun. who doubts.
iseiuincfKk,
.hat long sin c? 'lo would ipve oMnincd
ill that populai >13' could havo bftatnwed
in n Republic f But tho strti^^lo of hi*
lifo has boon, not K? ?'?? our system of
Government, or lift '?y it * abuses.
i iwjjm...'. i uuul "mifcjiukhwww????a
Hut to mvo tho system, by reforming its
abuses, and correcting its dangerous and I
dissolving tendencies. In pursuing this <
end, he has been stern to his friends and <
foes; ami the former have probnbly con- i
tributed as littlo as tho latter, in swaying
his policy. Had he been otherwise, how- |
ever, ho might have hnd troops of friends, |
(who long since abandoned him,) while
falling into tho "sore and yellow lenf" of
ago, and havo revelled in honors ; but ho <
would not have been whnt ho is?a man, i
in the midst of political profligacy and cor- I
ruption,flt to reform and save a great Rc- i
public. I
Our readers will easily infer from what I
we linvo said, that Mr. Calhoun is no pol- I
ilicinn, in the sense the term is generally 1
used. do neither understands how to
string tho wires, nor to pull them. Des- i
pising indirection and trickery of all
kinds, ho wields but ono weapon for success
in his measures and ascendancy in j
his councils, and that is?outright, down- <
; right, naked truth. Yet it might have
j been fortunate for him, if only for the i
' purposes ofdcfence, had ho possessed more
j of that art, which in public affairs, produ}
cos results, whilst affecting to bo indiffer- I
1 cut or opposed to thorn, secretly instigates i
?nrl in.lrnm.nt. r.n...o?
[ and when the effect is produced, cries out <
| ?"Hehold the poople !" All art and (
! conccnlrr.ont in conducting tho affairs of
< n Republic are contrary to its genius nnd
| spirit. Dissembling nnd artifice are the
; mean resorts of conscious unworthiness or
1 meditated treachery to tho people, nnd
mny suit courts or harems ; but are not |
favorable to that just appreciation by tho (
people, of public men and public measures, |
which are absolutely necessary for their |
proper control, lie who loves them, nnd
confides in their enpneity for self govern- <
mcnt, will denl openly and fuirly with ,
them. He will plant himself on tho great
principles of truth nnd liberty, nnd if he
fails to convince tho people that these ro- <
quire his policy to prevail, he will doubt ,
his own ability to enforce them, or depro- i
onto tho unworthy sophistries which ,
obscure them from their eyes, hut he will
not doubt the people. Ha will wnit in
hope?in patience ho will possess his soul. ,
lie will go down, if necessary, hencath ,
the people's wrnth ; confident that their |
sense of justice and correct npprccintion |
of their interests nnd honor, will ere long, ,
lift him upngnin, nnd even for his humil- |
iations they will remember him. This is
statesmanship. This is true patriotism. |
To serve the people when the people serve
you?to magnify thorn when they exalt
vnn_lo In lid ihnir nmniiinlnnnn iulmn il.^i.
J ... . r..v..^v ....Wil IIIV I
omnipotence isyoui glory, nnd their favor (
your crown ; is nn easy task that repays ,
sweetly in tho performance. But to dare
to bo right when tho people nro wrong, ,
nnd to face them in frowns?to servo on
when your services are slightod or scorn,
ed?to feel their power pressing down to
your ruin, whilst bad men and bad counsels
hurry them on in n career of folly
and iniquity?to see that purest reward
of a high ambition, (" that last infirmity
of noble minds,") your good name, be lied,
| trnmpled on and cursed?and yet to hold i
: on?calmly, cheerfully, and hopefully to
hold on to the truth?and hold it up and
push it on, inch hy inch, until it moves
and spreads nnd flames in tho popular
j.nind, and saves the land. This is states,
munship ; this is true patriotism. The
politician knows nothing of it and perhaps
de.'piscs it. He laughs in his sleeve ul
the simplicity and folly of those whom,
I by la* intrigues nnd measures, lio may
i hnvo o'.rivcn into such desperate experi|
mcnts oi"> the popular intelligence. I'eri
sonnl succrts" is his principle, and expediency
in nli measures (excepting where
! professions o\ principle ore expedient,) is
I his unscrupulous instrument to win his
I way. Tho statesman stnnds on great
I principles of liberty and government, and
{ knows no succors but in their ascendan]
cy, nnd no reward but in tho blessings
{they impart to tho country. Need we
I iL ? ! - - -
any 10 our renuers, wiai me siniciimari, as
wo have depicted him in chuructcr and
.f;\tc, in John C. Calhoun.
Such is the man wo uphold for tho first
otTii-'c in the gift of tho people of these
JJnit-d States, whom he tins served for
thirty-oneyears consecutively in the coun.
ci.ls of the Union. Of these services, nlthough
affording n brilliant chnpter for biography*
we propose tossy nothing. Thoy
extena over a long spa ".c, through tho most
trying ipefdents, and stirring public events
?from t.he last war, the declnrntion of
which ho p^noed, to his splendid enroer
for tho last ten years in tho Senate of the
United Stales. During so long a course
of public services, of courso he has com- '
mitted errors ; and ?.' is possiblo that wo (
nrc so feminine in our ntlnchmont ns to (
love him the more for t hese very errors.
They bring him nenrer on ft level with us j
in our common nature, whilst his moral |
excellcneicsdrnw him warmly toour hearts. (
I Wo uphold him for the Presidency, not |
1 mcrelv becauso we adiniro the statesman.
but bocnuso wo lovo tho man. No one L
who Una occupied, or protended to occupy
the Presidential chair, if our conception of
his character is correct, can approach him
in his domestic traits. Washington, in
his personal dignity and pure mornl grandeur,
stood liko the solitary oagle on the
mountain peak. The clouds of human
tenderness and passion, moved fur below
him. Madison was correct, nmiuhlu and \
kind. Monroe was blunt yet considerate
nnd honorable. But neither VVnshington,
Madison nor Monroe had children?and
the hidden but gushing stromas of parental
lovo never flowed over and softened their
natures. Of other living men who hnvo
occupied or aspired to the Presidency, we
will say nothing, although we might nay 1
a great deal in commendation. We wish
to see in tho White House tho same virtucs
which mako the cottage happy. We
wish to see in tho Presidency those princi.
plea of morality, which hring order and
peace, every where actively bearing on all
itsdutios. On these principles, not only the i
happiness, but the liberties of the people
depend. Without them, ( : tho high places
of power and dominion, the rights and interests
of tho people are rendorod subor,f'*
note to the ambition of unprincipled aspirants;?and
to gamble them away?to i
profess, and falsify professions?to seem i
to do, yet not to do?to have measures
without principles, and abuses without
correction, and expediency in everything, 1
ond clear decided honesty in nothing?
becomes tho model of statesmanship, and
tho habitual but contemptiblo practices of
public mon. Republics aro built on tho
higher virtues, and tho pooplo must have
them actively engaged in tho administration
of their afFtirs, or their liberties must
fall. Give us honesty in our government,
and give us energy nnd courage to mako
honesty rule without being duped, and effectual
in nil its departments, without re[Turd
to conscauences. Then if orrors are I
committed, errors will correct themselves.
Good measures will produce all their good;
and had ones he bereft of half their evil.
Confidence, now long lost, will once more
return amongst us ; confidence in our rulers
will give us confidence in each other;
and an abiding sonso that truth, justice,
and the fear of God, reign in our national
councils, will bring repose and peaco to
our distracted and suffering country.
REPUBLICAN OR WHIG DEPARTMENT.
TIIK BANK CRUSADE.
After all the "blood and thunder"
threatened by the Locos, not a single Act
or Resolution was adopted by the Legislature,
in relution to tho Ranks ! The
batch of Bills, reported by Mr. Biggs, of
Martin, in tho House, and Mr. Brown, of
Caswell, in the Senate, wero all "snowed
under." The Resolutions which wero
transmitted to tho Senate from tho House,
in relation to the Bank of tho State, were
" consigned to tho tomb of the Capulcts ;"
and those which went from tho Senate to
the House, wero lnid upon the table tciihout
day. And last though not least, it
will bo recollected, that when the Loco
Focos took tho back track, and reconsidcred
their Resolution to investigate tho
condition of the Banks, on the ground
that it could not be dono while the Legislaturo
was in session, Mr. Jones, of Orange,
introduced a fresh set of Resolutions
providing for an examination after
the Legislature should adjourn! Will it
be believed, that these Resolutions wore
never even culled up? Yet such is the
fact ! And to cap the climax of inconsis.
teney and folly, on tho last d.iy but one
uf the Session, a bill was introduced (by
a Locofoco) to exempt tho Banks from
the legal penalty of suspension now prescribed
by tho Charter ! [This bill was
opposed by Mr. Burringcr, Whig, and
defeated.]
One good efTect at least will result, wo
trust, from the impotent efforts of the Loco
Foco lenders to crush our Bunks.?
The eyes of tho People will bo opened to
iho value of theso Institutions, and Public
opinion, which has been vitiated on this
fubject by the clamor of Demagogues will
Igain be restored to a sound and healthy
tone.
niontY important.
Tho G onoral Meeting of tho Stockholders
of tho Bank of the State, which assemblcd
on the 2d inst. has boon continued
open by adjournment, from day to
day, until yesterday, when it adjourned
sine die. It will he scon by the following
Resolution, ndopted by the Stockholders |
ttimtitnously, that the Legislature having
adjourned without doing any thing to relieve
tho people, tho President and Directors
of the Bank, Hro requested to extend
-
?iii~u Hind 111 ion to ino punnc. ns may
be consistent with the interests of the In.
?titution. This little Resolution of the
B'oekhohlcrs of nn Institution, which has
been so violently assailed hy demagogues,
will do moro to restore confidcuec, and
alleviate the cmhnrrnssmcnts of the corn,
miimty, than nil the Acts and Resolutions :
of thn General Assembly :
" The General Assembly of this State,
hnving adjourned on the 28th inst. sine
die, without hnving taken any action on
tho Resolution, unanimously adopted by i
tho individual Stockholders of this Rank
on tho 2d inst. and trnnsmittep to that bo.
dy his Excellency, the Governor?The
Stockholders, although believing thnt as a
(natter of pecuniary consideration nlone.
it would be their interest to wind up the
affairs of tho Bank under the Charter, and
divide tho Capital; yet, aa tho General
Assembly have forbono to express nny
opinion on tho subject when respectfully
i nvited to do so, the Stockholders decline
tiirlhcr action on it at this time, leaving
he ubjeet open for tho consideration of
? fiitii'ro General Meeting?recommendrig
to- the President nnd Directors of the
Hank, to administer its affairs in the mean
ime, with as liberal accommodation to the
People of the Stato and indulgence to its |
Jebtors, as may be consistent with the
lafety ana1 interests of tho Bank."
Correspondence N. Y. Commercial Adrertiser.
THE CURRENCY AND PUBLIC CREDIT.
Washington City, Feb. 10.
Dir. F.vcroti'n Plan for tlic Restoration
of Public Credit, and for n Currency.
I have already apprised you that Mr.
Horace Kvcrntt, of Vermont, hns introduced
into tho House of Representatives n
diii vviucn no cans ?a mil to revivo and j
establish tho public credit." Thin, be do. I
elarcs, it is Ins intention to offer ns n sub- ;
Ktiliite for the Exchequer project of Mr. J
Curdling'* selert comrnitteo, which will I
probably noon bo considered by the House.
It is n composite affair, partaking of Mr. |
Cost Johnson's great scheme, in some I
decree, of n United States Hank and of ;
an Exchequer. The first eight sections <
provide for I ho issue of 8 100,000,000 of j
Government stock, with tho lands pledged ,
lor its payment, distributable, pro rula, '
nmong (ho states?the issuing of scrip k
from (ho treasury, therefore,?the issuo h
of 915,000.000 treasury notes, from $5 c
to 91000, tho appointment of the Secre. p
tary of the Treasury, and tho Treasurer n
<yf the United Siatos for six yrnrs, ren?ovnu'o
hy impeachment, or by tho President,
on address of two thirds of the *
House of Representatives?the establish- ^
rncnt of a fiscal ngoT'cy, (with powers
strictly guarded, una.made responsible to
Congress, like those of a Nation.'?! Bank,)
for receiving, keeping, and disbursing tho '
revenue, to bo under the Treasurer'ssuper- "
intencc, under certain specified regula- t<
( oris, given in tho body of the hill ; and P
that this section is repcalable, under ccr- w
tain provisions and conditions, which urc n
given at length. a
These are the p'ovisions of the first p
eight sections of the hill. Tho ninth, be- |(
ing the Inst, seems to he, in the present c
state of things, rather the most important
of tho whole, being a provision for the
reception, snfc-keeping und disbursement
of the public revenue, "until such agency "
shall go into operation." And for this n
section Mr. Everett acknowledges him- ^
self, on the first page of his hill, indebted M
to "Mr. D., of New York," by which ini- *
tinl your readers aro to understand Mr.
Davis (of Iho firm of Davis & Brooks,) P
of your city, to be intended.
I give you this section at length, and ?
beg for it tho renders careful considera- P
tion. It seems to mo exncllv the inter. 11
mediate measure between our present c
slip shod fisjal posilion and tho establish- c
mont of somo permanent institution for v
the objects it aims at temporarily. I re- ^
main, very truly, Y. W. C. ^
[Instead of giving theso provisions, **
verbatum, as they are very long, we pre- !'
sent tho substnnce of them, in strcigbt- ls
forward English.] 1
The Jir-tl subdivision authorises the Secrotary
of theTrearury to borrow 315,000,
000 from specie-paving banks, at 6 per p
cent, interest ; not moro than one quarter S
of its actual paid up capital to be loaned it
by any one bank. S
Second, this amount of S15,000,000 to ll
bo deducted from the amount of Treasury a
notes authorised to be issued by the 5th v
section of the Bill. tl
Third, an equal amount of the notes of s
the lending banks, five dollars and upward, s
to be stamped, under the direction of the
Secretary, with tho words, 41 this noto will
bo received in payment of Government
dues, according to net of Congress," Ate., ^
tho said stamp to be countersigned by (
a proper officer. Theso stamped notes to ^
he given to the Banks on their paying into
the Treasury the amount thereof in gold
or silver. 1
Fourth, by written ngrcomont to he en.
tered into between the banks and Secro j'
tary of the Treasury, tho banks aro to for- '
leit accruing interest on tho money ^
loaned, nnd llm Klnmrw.il nr, <>o
?' j
are received nt the Treasury in payment '
of dues, arc to lie returned to the banks in
payment of the loan?if the said hanks
fail to redeem any of the stamped notes in
wold or silver on demand. v
Fifth, by tlie same agreement the Sec- c
retary is to he nt liberty to pny off, or a
rcduco the loan, at nny time, by returning n
and cancelling the stamped notes, due ?
notice being given, and the reduction r
being made equally among the bunks ns u
far ns possible. ?
Sixth, nny of tho banks mny nt nny
time, on giving a stipulated notice, recall 81
the whole or any part of its loan by enn- a
celling an equal amount of its stamped 0
notes ; the Secretary being nt liberty to
pay either in effective money orTreusury '(
bonds, nt G per cent, redeemable in ten ''
years. '
Seventh, provides for the appointment
of the stamping officer, dee. J*
Eighth, directs copies of the bill to be 1
circulated nrnong all the specie.paying u
banks in the United Slates, with proposals
to mak" part of the ioan, die. and in e.xcep.
ting offers the Secretary is to equalize the o
loan ns much as possible. r
Ninth, makes existing laws to prevent
or punish forgery, npplicublu to tho f
stamps proposed by this bill. F
Tenth, the Secretary to publish qunr- f
torly accounts of his doings under this t
bill. i
Eleventh, thnt the public revenues shall s
be deposited in the loaning banks. 1
Tho Editor of the Philadelphia U. S. Cuzctto 1
writes homo from Washington ns follows : 1
* Walking out rather early this morning,
I wan struck by the earnestness with t
which certain laborers were pulling down j
an old fence, and opening drains. They i
seemed to he under the guidunco of an L
overseer, who was also an aid, as he t
plied head and shoulders in the work, li
transferring to his coat, hut, and pnnta- j
loons, lite remaining whitewash of the f
hoards, and a sample of the earth removed 0
from the <1 rains. f
When the job was finished, tho prinei- '
pal laborer j-niscd himself to depart. I '
looked closely n{ him?it wns the Prcsi- 8
dent of the United Slates. Long may |
the head of the nation ho a working man,
and long may he nid and assist the work- {
ing man. R
Half n dozen witticisms suggest them- i
selves about (ho whitewash, the mud, foe., t
hut none (hat would repay for the plea- c
sure I hnd in seeing the chief magistrate t
of the nation thus employed in what may j '
ho cnlled his leisure hours. Mr. Tyler I ; '
hear, is personally popular in Washing- ' 1
ton. That has nothing to do with his ex- | 1
ocutivo duties as President?nothing to , '
do with his veto or his exchequer?hut |
simply with his courteous hearing as a < |
gentleman, his personal civilities, his
liberality, as a Christian man, and those | ,
other qualities which go to make a good 1
name, without reference to political rela. ' |
tions. He yields to many whom lie _
news to bo no friend"/ nnd suffers thc?r
ypocrisy (o pass unrebtikod. Rut ho
an afford that; ho in on the full tide of
rospcrity?above nit, and directing all;
nil what has ho to fenr ? He may well
mrdon much. But will ho be equally
iclding, equally kind, equally charitable,
rhen timo shall have sent these crowds
f suitors who flatter nnd obey him now,
a some now holder of power and dispener
of favors? Will he, when not comurtcd
by tho consciousness of ability* be
qunliy yielding to those who may chunce
1 stand in his light, as they do now?
'erhaps not; though, perhaps, he will
rill show as mufdi true magnanimity as
ny one. But none nro as pliable in the *
bscnoc of power find favor, os when they
oshusscJ botli; and, perhaps, tho beak >
carts are those which grow a litllo I
rubbed from jealousy in their adversity* *
Chance for a Lawsuit.?The fol- I
>wing singular advertisement appears in.
Lynn, (Mhss.) paper " Whcroaa, Mr.
oscph Johnson, Jr., of Nahant,contructod
rith tho subscriber to convey him to Lynn
nd back again to Nahant, for the sura of
5 cents; but iiaving driven into too close
roximity witb a post, whereby the wogon
hafts were severed from the body, thus <
bliging mo to incur tho expenses ot super
and lodging at Lynn Hotel: this is
tercfore to notify Mr. Johnson that I shall
ontinuo to bonrd at the said hotel at his
xpense until ho shnll provide me a concynnce
to Nahant in sonio convenient
ohicle agreeable to his contract. Signed
,bner Hood." This will form the ground
rork fer a capital law suit; in tne moan
me. saysthe Salem Gazette, " Mr. Hood
i feeding fat his grudge," and "nursing
is wrath to keep it warm."
Deatii in tiie Tea Spoon.?Many
crsons arc in the habit of using German
liver Tea and Table Spoons without beig
aware of their poisonous composition,
tome friend of humanity has announced,
liat Gejinan Silver is composed of copper,
rsenic and nickel, nnd that it oxydtzes
cry rapidly in contact with any acid, nnd
liat srnull particles nrc tnken into the
tomach, which imperceptibly act as a
low but sure poison..
a man dying WITn the glanders.
In Chester rounty. Pa., last week,
Icnrv Gorman, a resident of Ridley
awnship. died from glanders produced by
lending n horse owned by him, which
*ns nfllictcd with tho disease. At the
ime of bloeding the animal, be had a cut
n one of bis fingers, into which the potonous
virus of tho disease was transmittal
to the system, nod io a short time
rtado itself manile-t ihrniinhn..! ... k..i~
. ? .... owui inn mi'MO
ramp. Mortification ensued, and death
>ut an end tn his BuiT-Tings in about thrco
koeks after he was attacked.
A Lr..vr for Lira.?Ono day during the last
reek, a party of gentlemen went on a nesting exureion
to tho lleughsx near Slains Castle, and
pproaching " Dunbuy," an insulated precipitoua
ock, well known as a favorite resort for sea fowl,
nc of the boldest of the party, enamoured of its
ich treasures, ventured to ascend its rugged and
Imosl perpendicular crags, amid the vetoing erica
f its reclaiming occupants, which " hovered about
he cnctny," seemingly disposed to enter their discnts,
in the shape of sundry pounces on his fscs
nd hands ; but heedless of all, the dating intruder
lumbered up to the alarming height of 80 or 90'
jet, when accidentally laying hold of s piece of
x>$e rock, which gave way with hitn, he lost his
alancc, but had the presence of mind to make a
udden leap from the face of the rock, much to
lie satisfaction of bis winged neighbors, who reneed
at his exit, fie fell into the water, and to
bo great joy and surprise of his friends, escaped
inhurt.?Olasgow Courier.
Juugmno.?The London Spectator thus speak*
f the tricks performed by a celebrated juggler
iow in that metropolis :
Among other incomprehensible doings, he boil*
our plucked pigeon* in a kettle full of water *us.
tended over a lire, and perfectly isolated, and out
ly four living birds from an empty veaocl; he reurns
to their owner* a score of handkerchiefs,
vashed and ironed, that a moment before lay
caking wet in a pail; and he produces no end of
touqucts out of an old hat that he stamps upon,
ind turns inside out, each pressure or squeeze of
ho hand being followed by a fresh supply of
lunches of sweet-smelling flowers from the old
tattered hat. A young lady near us lent her
traw bonnet, and was horrified at seeing it crushed
ip into a ball; but to her great relief, it appeared
tanging ut the top of the proscenium ; and being
nought down by a pistol shot, she found it quite
mdamuged. A handful of gold watches is flung
o the back of the stntre und nrrwi.ilu ??
, -V l'pv??
langing from the branched of a plant that had
ust been watered and placed under a heated cover
or producing thin sort of golden fruit. Hunched
if kcya, that deem not to bo out of sight, are
ound attached to the rootd of a plant in a flower
>ot ; and a head with goggelc eyes, at tho sum.
nons of u pistol shot, thruste out a bunch of ringa
it the tip of itu tongue and dtarca with two gold
vat'-hes for cyc-balls, though one could have sworn
Kith rings and watches were under cortuin covers.
Hut perhaps one of tho coinplctcat puzzles is tho
muring successively of black and red wine, and
teaming champagne, from the identical black
Kittle that we hud just before seen fdlod with wa.
cr. This, anil tho dipping for bouquets in tho
ild hat, arc done in the very faces of tho spcctaors;
and the bottle, when emptied of its contents,
s broken, and n silk handkerchief is found in it.?
V couple of lemons arc handed to tho ?im"?"?
f?/?
ind one of thrm, on being cut, is found lo contain
?n egg, which being broken, yields a wa'nut, that
>vhcn cracked, disclose* a ring belonging to one of
lie audience. If those fouta seem wondrous in
lolling, they arc far more inexplicable in the doing,
r?r you feel what cannot be indicated sufficiently
in a brief description?the seeming impossibility of
Ihem. The illusion is perfect; you see things
vanish under your eyes, and behold litem in another
place while yet they npj ear to be where they werQ
before.