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.Isee~anedUs. From the Philaddphia Ledger. PLAIN TRUTH. -tuch of the diffigulties and. distresses which are felt'in times-like the present,-is ewing to an unwillingness to take the proper and only effectual means of relief that of those who are involved diligently applying themselves to the erpation of wealith, and raising themselves to a state of ease and indep'endence by their labor. Instead of doing this, too many are seek ing for some expedient that can at best af ford but a temporary relief, to be followed by increased difficulty from delay ; or are waiting and hoping for some lucky turn of ortune that will make a ruined specula tion flourish again and ruddenly fill their pockets with wealth. Such will find their. only reliance is upon themselves, and that all such hopes are delusive and will end only in their own destruction. Some com - ments of the New York Sun upon this dis position are to the purpose, and re there fore extract them: "We therefore tell all of these expect ants to banish their hopes of getting rich by accident or by the mere exercise of their wits. ' The first is improbable-the'last criminal. Those who find themselves well employed in carrying on the necessary exchanges of products or filling such other agencies as the welfare of society requires, are doing their duty. But the myriads of lazy drones who were thrown upon the shores by the waves of speculation, who hope to live upon the industry of their fel low men, and to eat their bread by the sweat of other people's brows instead or their own, should be compelled to look to the labor of their hands for support. One thing at any rate they may rely upon-the government relieffor which they wait, and the lucky news by the next steamer, which they expect will never come. Thesooner they betake themselves to the plough, the sooner shall we cease to hear their com plaints about the distresses of the times. Old Mother Earth will take care of us all bountifully if we will not despise her -and refuse to draw our sustenance from her bosom. It is from these pitiable crea tures who are too proud for this, and too poor for any thing else, that we always bear the loudest complaints about hard times, ruin, distress, and the necessity of a bankrupt law, to rid themof theirdebts." A Sea BauL-An Irishman who served on board a man or war in the capacity of waiter, was selected by one of the officers to haul in a towline of considerable length, which was towing over the talfrail. After - rousing forty or fifty fathoms, which had put his patience so severely to proof, as well as every muscle of his arms, he taut tered to himself "Sure it's as long as to day and to-morrow! It's a good week's work for any five in the ship!-Bad luck to the legor arm it'll leave me at last' What! more of it yet!-Och, murther! th sa's !nighty deep to be sure!" After continu ing in a similar strainand conceiving there -was littleprobability of the completion of his labor. he suddenly stopped short, and addresaog the officer.of the watch, exclaim - ed,- "Bad manners to me sir, if I don't think somebody's cut off the other end of *it.' -Cnwda.- Disorders at Toronto-Mel I 7-Ig ofParhamient.-Dism~Uso of McNab. -An address to Lord Sydenham, Gover .nor General of the Providee of Canada. has been drawn up at Toronto, and signed by many persons setting forth that " such is the lawless condition of the city and neighborhood of Toronto, that but ('ur the presence of the military, there would be no safety for life or property.". The ad dress speaks of "lawless and murderous proceedings," the authors of which have not been punished, and will not be if' the investigation is left to the city authorities. The perpetrators, say the signers of the address, are the members of the Orange Society, and, therefore, they pray a strict investigation into the proceedings of that association, with a viewv to the suppres lion of tbat and all other secret political Qocieties. The Parliament of' the United Province Is summoned for the despatch of business, to meet on the 26th of' May. Sir Allen McNab has been dismissed rom the office of Queen's counsel, and James E. Small, Esq. appointed in his place.-N. Y. Post. Wealth of Prince Esterhazy.---I To pos asses, in addition to his three palaces at Vienna, and his dominions in Bohe mia, one-thirteenth part of the whole king dom of Hungary. He has thirty-six es tates, each containing from ten to twenty - four villages, which together with 100 square English miles of forest, make col lectively 1,200 square miles; and Hun gary, covering a surface of 17,000, proves the position. Nor is this gigantic and over whelming land property his otly source ofrevenue; the number of his peasants. amounting to 3,000, with all their liabil ities; and a constant capital of '220.000 sheep, producing yearly 4.000 cwt. wool, . (most of which is of superior quality,) re maining to be superadded; and yet, never theless, this colossal heritage, exceeding in extent the Grand Duchy of Modena, as well as several of the petty German states, does not carry his actual rev.enue to a high .er aggregate than one atnd a half milliotns * of florims, (E150,000;) thus making the annual proceeds of the land average only 6d. an acre. Howo it Began.-A man was recenttly ta ken up at'Natchez, Miss., for picking the the pocket of a fellow-boarder. He said he commenced by cheating the pritnter, and after that, every thing mean and r-as cally seemed to come easy to him. Rea der, recollect this man's fate; and if you owe the printer, here is a piece of good ad vice-take care of it; it is this: "Betray no trust, divulge no secret, and he sure you pay the printer." 'Reading.---A proper and judicious sys tenm of reading is of the highest import ance. Two things are necessary in perusing the * mental laborof others~namely: not to read too Imuch, and to pay great attention to what you do read. Many people peruse books for the express and avowed pur pose of consuming time; and this class of are termed the" reading public." Others again, reatTwith' laudable anxiety-of being made wiser; and when this object is not attained, the disappointment may gene rally be attributed either to the habit of reading too much, orof paving insuficient attention to what falls unaer their notice --Blay's Logic. To' Farmers and Planters.-Did you ever reflect, that our country must pay, in the products of its own labor, for-every thing it buys from another country? Do you not perceive, that It is your grain and cotton and other produdts sold broad, which pays for every gallon of French wines brought into this country?. - Did you ever reflect that, inasmuch as other nations, also, have no means of pur chasing but the products of their own in dustry, if we buy nothing of them they can buy nothing of us ? Do you opt perceive, therefore, that a duty on French wines, which, by increas ing the price, will diminish the quantity consumed,' and of course the quantity bought in France, will impair, to the ex tent of tbat'diminution, the'fureign mar kat' for your own products? Do you not see, that if the duty were raised so high as.to put a stop to the con sumption of those wines,' it would cut off that part of your foreign market altogether? Ought not a proposition to increase the duty on French wines to be considered and called a proposition to impair or destroy the foreign market for the grain, cotton and other products of American Farmers and Planters? And can such a proposition have even a shadow of an apology in any pretence 'that it is to create a market at home for these products? Farmers and Planters, reflect well on this matter and -let your conclusiops be known, for a new set of Tariff-Tinkers are soon to assemble at Washington.-Ken dall's Erpositor. The proposed duty on silks is subject to the same objections as that on wines, so forcibly condemned in the above remarks. Those duties are so much in addition be it rememb'ered to the present burden of taxation.-They are not proposed in lieu of any present tax on articles of necessity. They are an additional burden to rich and poor. Mr. Wise and Mr. Rheir have sheten how trifling are the French duties on our trade, which these it is pretended are meant to dountervail,-Their duty on Sea Island Cotton heing the same as that on Upland is merely nominal-it is so small. The true purpose of these proposed du ties is to raise a surplus for distribution. It ia to supply the resources of the perpetual drain which Mr. Clay's bill would open from the Treasury. Will the South con sent to be plundered by such indirection ? -Charleston Mercury. Rates of i'nterest.-The following are the rates ofinterest in the States and Ter ritories of the Union, together with the pun. ishment of usury.-It is a valuable state ment, and should be preserved. Maine, 6 per cent-forfeit the debt or claim. New Hampshire, 6 per cent-forfeit of three times the amount unlawfully taken. Vermont, 6 per cent-re'covery in ac tion with cost. Iassachusetts,6 -parc'nt forfeit ofthree foltleM' Rhode Island, 6 per cet fi monecy and interest on the debt. Connecticut, 6 per cent-forfeit of the whole debt. New' York, 7 per cent-fotfeit of the whole debt. New Jersey. 6 per cent-forfeit of the wvhole debt. Pennsylvanin, 6 per cent-forfeit of' the wvhole debt. Delaware,6 per cent-forfeit of the whole debt. Maryland,. 6 per cent-on tobacco con tracts 8 per cent. Usurious contracts void. Virginia, 6 per cent-forfeit doutble the usury taken. North Carolina, 6 per cent. Contracts for usury vo.d-forfeit double the usury. South Carolina, 7 per cent. Forfeit of intercst and premium taken, with costs to. debtor. Georgia,8 per cent-forfeit of three times the usury and contract void. Alabama, 8 per cent-forfeit of interest and usury. Mississippi. 8 per cent-by contract as high as 10-usury recoverable in action of debt. Louisiana, 5 per cent-bank interest 6 -conventional-as high as 10-beyond contract void. Tennessee, 6 per cent-usurious cottract void. Kecntuclty, 6 per cent-usury be recover ed, with cost. Ohio, 6 per cent--usurious contract void. Indiana, 6 per cent-on written agree ment may go on as high as 10-penalty of usury a fine of double the excess. Illinois, 6 per cent-three fold amount of the whole interest. Missouri, 6 per cent--by agreement. as high as 10-if beyond, forfeit of the whole interest due, and of the usury taken. Mlichigan. 7 per cent-for'feit of the usu ry taken and one-fourth the debt. Arkansas, 6 per cent-by agreement, any rate not higher than 10. Arnount of usury recoverable, but contracts void. Florida, 8 per cent-forfeit of interest and excess in case of usury. Wisconsin, 7 per cent-by agreement not over 12-forfeit treble the excess. On debts and judgments in favor of the United States, interest is computed at six per cent a year. Thus, there is not a single State or Ter ritory where an enlightened system pre vails upon thesubject of interest, for all the laws limiting the price of money ought to be re pealed.--Louisville Advertiser. Mr. Webster, with a great deal of intel leet, has but little morality, and with dis tinguished talents has an inferiorjudgment. The deception and hypocrisy which he andl others practiced under excitement, and while tstriving for power, cannot be indulg ed in when they have assumed the respon sibility of olfice. These declarations and acts will now be scanned and weighed. Fraudulent devices, and hypocritical usur pations, will not he submitted to by the peopl.-Irartfrdi Tims The. Nay.-Tt .has beenicm the lustom of late, for he.laudiblte-urpose of repressing-the war which see to be ris ing among us. to trumpet our want of preparation, that perhaps it., ay-be well to gi! a small item on.thet etside, Our prese t-Navy comprises 6 inacludig eleven ships of the line, 66ifaze, and fortesh 4,'s. Then we hi, !0iframa rimbers (contircted for and in rea iness,) of 15 ships of thel li -o frigates, 15 corvetteso:steamers and. brig and schooiers, besides copper,, da, - In no. very long period, 6&fore, we could go to-sea with 26 heavy.,ps of the line, 32 frigates, only'two: of ating less than 44.'guns, 30 corve x' dozen steam shipe,-and a suItable prepotion of smaller vessels. If half a dea frigates and a few corvettes., couldinl' last war maintain the country againot-;& immense Navy of England, onetwouIldi 06se that the above mentioned for 6 M: .and manned as it woald be in the et fficient manner would give even-~jand somne trouble. We are men of peaceasad do not wish to see any bloody experiiints tried; but we-earnestly hope that' Xngland will not presume so much upon oi -weakness and want of preparation. Frn~ "the na ture of. our insttutions, whicfeschew a standing army, we shall aliways- be in a sense unprepared, whenever a war over takes us; i. e. we shall -noit ha our war harness on and it wilftaliersome little time to get it on. -But after' ieiving a few hard knocks, it has been fouiid hitherto that we could give as good asi got. Our population has doubled since1te last war, and our military resources (faking into view our rail roads and caual) have been qijadrupled.-N. Y. Jour. of-lin LET DEFAULTERS BE-1DPOSED. We perceive that several ioii are a .dopting the plan- of exposing -the~rogues aud ebeato who decamp wz ying for their newspapers. We may become the universal practic oug -edi tors to expose the names or ho stop their-papers without settling p their dues. AL any rate it shall not he ourfault if they are not held up to public allrrenee. Old Dominion. 07 'LAsa THE RASCAL IAKEDtXRROUGH --THEWOL OF7JOHN GATE S a blacksmith by trade, takitugbts lesson from the "Buckeye BlackstnWl' has de. eamped without paying or mal be least move to-pay his subscriptioa"the Senti nel. It is supposed that he- '6 gone 1r Guernsey County. Wil t tar" and other papers lie good enou '* pI t the public upon their guard.-o he will rob the printer, lie is not toogodd to rob a hen toost!-Cadiz Secnte. We will do as you requ rfriend Ime Gonagle-for a person w i.w'll cheat a printer out of his just does, Fwil not only rob a hen roost, but will, ifantojiportunity offer, steal the coppersoff ofaded nigger's eye. We have several nameso our book that we fear we will have t6i4eg with in a similarmanner. WewilLIe r wait a few weeks longer. believi than see their names in on- . - the blacklist head. thr: - . ly and pay s *- - GEN - Th Y. C heart, aL.,.4a'generous anidmng fidelity to the worthy, in whatever station, which distinguished the man, whom the nation now mnourns. And well indeed may it mourn him, for, whether for magnitude of services rendered-for exalked principle, or for endearing qualities ot'heart, the na tion may not soon lonk upon-his like again. f From the N. Y. Commris] GEN. HARRISON'S LAST LETER. On Saturday, a hardy, weather beaten, but very respectable looking seaman pre sented himself to the Colleetor, at the Customn House,. and inquiring for Mr. Curtis, said, "Gen. Harrison tol me to give this letter into your own haud. He told me to give his kind respects to Mr. Curtis, and said Mr. Curtis was his friend, and would be my friend." Mr. Cturtis opened the letter, and found it to-be, from its date, one of the last, if not the sery last letter, written by Gen. Harrieon. It bears date of the dlay when his illness commenc ed. The reader will see, from a perusal of it, that amidst all the cares and tinibles of his high position be was true tothe hum blest of his old friends. Tucker says, the General made him come to the dinner ta ble with the great folks, and when he hes itated and intimated that he had better go belowo for his dinner, the General said, aTucker, you and I have been shipmates and a long time together. You are an honest man; come and eat your dinner with me, and come again to-morrow morn ing and got your breakfast with me." Tucker says the General invited him to stay in Washington, and told him be would take care of him, hut his wife and children being in New-York, Tucker preferr ed to return. He says General H. followed him into the grounds on the East Iside of the White House and then walked with him arm and arm-that the General had no hat on, and when Tucker adverted to his liability to take cold, be waived the remark by saying he was already unwell. Hav ing reeirved the letter from the General, Tucker says he followed him to the door and shook him by the hand, saying, "go to my friend Mr. Curtis, and after you have been to him, don't forget to write to me that you and your wife and children are happy again." Tucker says he had no money to come home by land, but he did not let the Gene ral know chat, for he knew he would give it to him in a minute, and he did not wish to take money from the good old man who had been so kind to him. And so Tucker went on board the sichooner L. L. Sturgis, at Alexandria, and worked is passage home to New York. When he came to the custom house he had not been ashore thirty minutes, and having first heard the sad news of the death of his kind benefac tor as he passed up the Old 8ilip dock, the abundant tears that fell down his hardy sheek, testified that his is no ungrateful heart. We are glad to hear that Mr. Curtis im mediately appointed Mr. Tucker an in meectna of the Customs. "WassiNeTON, 26ih March, 1841. I 'Dear Sir-The bearer hereof, Mr. Thomas Tucker, a ve eran seaman, came with me from Cartbagena. as mate of the brig Monidia, in the year 1829. In an association of several weeks I imbibed a high opinion of his character-so much so that (expressing a desire to Idave the sea) I invited him to come to North Bend and spend the remainder, of his days with me. Subsequent misfortunes prevented his doing so, as he was desirous to bring some money with him to commence farm ing operations. His bad fortune still con tinues, having been several times ship wrecked within a few years. He says that himself and family are now in such a situation that.the humblest employment would be acceptable to him, and I wrote this to recommend him to your favorable notice. I am persuaded that no one pos sesses, in a higher degree, the virtues of fi. delity, honesty and indefatigable industry; ard, I might add. of indomitable bravery, if that was a quality necessary for the kind ofewploymeut he seeks. Yours, very truly, " W. H. HARRISON. "Ed'. Curtis, Esq. Collector, &c., N. Y." From the Charleston Obserer. PREsIDENT TTLEa AND THE CoNsTITU TroN.-Mr. Tyler, while in the Senate of the United States, was instructed by the Legislature of Virginia to vote for an act which he regarded as unconstituitional. whereupon, ie resigned his seat, and clo sed his letter of resignation with the fol lowing sentiment, which, in the abstract. meets the approbation of all political par ties, and furnishes evidence that no con sideration of expedietncy or policy will prompt him to violate the Constituton, which he is solemnly boundto clelend "Idgare not touch ihe Journal ofther Sen ate, ihe Constiturion forbids it. In the midst of all the agitation of party, I have heretofore stood by that sacred instrument. It is the only post of honor and saety. Parties are continually changing. The men of to-day give place to the men of to mforrow ; and the jdo!s which one set wor ship. the next destroy. The only object of my political. uiorship, shall be the Con stitution of my country. I will not be the instrument to overthrow it. A seat in the Senate is sutficiently elevat.-d to fill the measure of any man's ambition, and as an evidence of the sincerity of my convictions that your resolutions cannot be executed without violating my oath, I resign in your hands three unexperienced years of iy term. I shall carry with me into retire meant, the principles which I brought with me into- public life; and by the surrender of the highstation to which I was called by the voice of the people of Virginia, I shaH set an example to my children which shall teach them to rogard as nothing, place and olfice when either is to be attained or held at the sacri6ee of honor." WasIrNToN, ,pril 17. The President has taken tip his residence in the Mansion a-signed to his 'ofcial sta tion, and, at the appointed hours, has re ceived his friends theie during the last Iwo Jays. Among the visitors who yesterday -aid their respects to him were ex-Presi -nt Adams, and the Hon. Mr. Southard. 'eut pro tem of the Senate, now on his city. . - etandnand~r ..cpnew and enry Har S..-nephew of tke . , eut, still remain at the Presi dennai Mansion. Col. Chambers and Col. Todd left this city a few days ago. National Intelligencer. From the Savannah Republican. LATER FROM FLORIDA. Since the publication of our last paper we have received intelligence from Florida of not so gratifying a character so far, as a speedy termination of the war is concerned, as we cotrid wish. However, as we hear of no further murders by the wily and treacherous foe, we must be content to wait awhile, in the hopethatt Alec and Co sa Tastenuggee, withothers of the indomi table warriors and their people have quiet ly gonse in ad given their assent to emi gratrot?. The following letter from one of otrr at tentive and valued correspiondents was re ceived on Sunday. per the steamer Beau fort. It is the latest advices received from the seat of war: Corresponrdence ofthe Savannah Republican. FLORIDA, A pril 16, 1841.. Genitemen :-I have nothing at present that will interest you or your-readers about the Florida war. WVe are ' instatu quo." Reports, howvever, from Tampa are unfa rorale. Cosa Tustenuggee, who went out to bring in his people, has not even brought himself back. Other Chiefs of whom Gen. A rmistead was sanguine, have become [ukewarm, anad the general impres sion in these parts is that the husiness of emigration will "wind up"' with another summer campaign. Alec Ttustenuggee is still quiet. No one knows where he has betaken himnself. We shall doubtless hear of his position ere long, ats you are aware he is the most restless of the Florida Ban dits. I will give you the oue of the war frequently-but do not close it too sudden ly, lest like an imperfectly cured wound, it breaksout afresh to the annoyance ofytiur self and readers. From the Savannah Republican of 22d inst. From Florida.-We yesterday received several letters (tor our attentive corres pondents in Florida, brought by the steamr er Gen. Clinch, Capt. Brooks. We are pained to fearn that the Indians are again at tbeir work of death. We hope the report of the Indians hav ing left Tampa wi not prove trtue The officer alluded to by one of our cor respondents, whose death was tmomentari ly expected, has since died. We regret to learn that it is Lier~t. C. E. Woodruff; 2d Infantry. The despatches which passed through town yesterday to the Adjutant and Comn missary General, were perforated by a bu let shot from the rifle of the Indian who murdered the express rider mentioned in one of the subjoined letters. Correspontdence of the Savannah Republican. FrorUM, A pril 17. 1841. Gentemen--Tif express rider from Tampa Bay to Pilatka has not beetn heard of sine he lfet Annutiliga otn the 1!2th ins.. 3e is doubtless killed by the Indians as is horse-bas been round with his .saddle >ags, tiro bullet holes through them. So he war is ending. Correspondence of dhe Savannah Republican. PILATKA, April 19. Gentlemen.-T am sorry to inform you hat the war has broken out anew. I have ust learned that all the Indians, save about wenty, have left Tampa-among them Wild Cat, and in fact all of them of any. iote. They have killed a couple of ex )ress r:ders. The bag containing the mail ias been found perforated with two bullets, >ne of which was found in a package of etters. I fear we shall bear bad news ihortly from these Indians. NEw ORLEANs, April 15. From Tampico.-By the arrival of the ine schr. Doric, Capt. Rantiford, we are n receipt of dates from Tampico a few. Iay- later than those contained in our ad rices from Matamoras, received by the Dreole. The effort of the Federalistj to :apture Tampico. to which we made allu tion some time ago, it appears, has thus rar failed. Several of the leaders have yeen captured. and are now in prison a vaiting their trial. A late number of the Diario del Gobier so, frankly acknowledges the inability of he Mexican Government at present to raise funds for another campaign against Texas. But it still clings to the hope that :he future has better fortune in store for he Mexicans-that after the Cumaiche [ndians are extirpated, and the national :olihrs replenished, their banner will float probhnly on th- banks of the Sabine! It Winds up, however, by siniing, thn when 3very thin t is taken into cannsidern ion, the T'exians are not t heidemons tome have rep resented them in be-that 'hey always re. pected their own Goverunment, and uever ntirred up fairicidal war. We regret to learn that one of the Yu .atan revenue schoonerA, the Orean, was lately wrecked near Vera Cruz. Five of he bodies of the unfortnate crew washed ashore off Goazat:oalcos. The vessel is a total loss. During the month of March, two con iderable fires occurred in Tampico. which ansed the destruction of a good deal of property, as 'here were no engines in the :ity.-Bulletin. Nt-w ORLA.., April 18. Later from Texas.-The steam ship Savannah, Capt. Wade, has arrived since sur last, bringittg Galveston dates as late 3s the 13th instant. We learn from all parts or the conntry, mays ihe Houston Telegraph, that most ex eusive crops of cottoi will be put in this ieason. On the Brazos and Colorado nore than twice the amount planted last rear has already been put in ; and every iettler, new or old, has given his attention o cotton 'raising. We hail this improve sent as the harbinger of better times.. The steam ship Zavala. Capt. Lothrop, iad arrived at Galveston from Laguna. The Galveston Courier says :"Our re ations with the people of that portion of Mexico are of the most amicable character, ind every courtesy and kindoess was ex cnded to the officers and crew of the Za ala." - Judge Webb was about leaving Galves on for Mexico, in the-schr.rof war San of the Courier, in commenting upon this move savs:-- How much better it would he if the Gdivernment had appointed Comn. Moore, to go down as minister, accomnpa nied by the whole fleet. We could then have treated and coerced alternately, ac cording to circumstances." The Houston Morning Star of the J0th instant, says there has been another fight with the Indians abiut frfy miles above Austin, in which eight Indians were kied and 30 hordes caplture~d. The expedition was under the command of Capt. blasun who was hadly wounded. The editor of the Galvestonian, gtives the steamer Friend a-frienidly btut rather equivocal puff. H e says she is tlte oldest boat in Texas. Important Discovery.- A friend has han ded us a recent number of~ the Gazette des Deux Mondes, of Paris, from which we translate the following :-Pennsylvanian. " Some days ago. Baron Dupotet pre sented to the Accadem'y of Medicine a Deaf Mutc, ten years of age, wvhose speech and hearing he had restored by a magnetic pro. cess. Thbe Academy immediately appoin Led a cornmtission to inquire into the truth of a fact wvhich threatens to overturn all previous notions of science. Their report is looked for anxiously. "Since that time the Baron submitted to his proeess a deaf mtute of the age of 5 years. A certificate of a member of the Academy of Medicines, proves that the child was'both (leaf and duml> from its birth. The miraculous process of the Ba ron was evident, for at the end of three sittings, the child heard and repeated eve ry word pronounced in its presence. We have seeti this ourselves. " Assurances have beet) given us which we dare not doubt, that the Baron has eured nineteen persons similarly afflicted." Scramble for O05ce.-one of the pecu liarities which must strike every observer as remarkable, is the scramble for public employment, that characterizes so large a portion of the people of the United States. This would not excite tetrprise in old coon ries, in which competition for employment is strenuous, and the rate of compensationl for labour low. But in a newv republic, in wvhch pride and independence of charac ter should combine with the facility of pro curing employment, to place nltmost every citizen above she necessity of soliciting of lice, the pecnliarity to which we have allit -led strikes the mindI a's a moral anontaly. The sturdy cit izeni of a Democracy, whose hews and sinews indicate their physical sapabilities, and whose intellect is sharpen ed hy emulation seem anxious to creep on ill occasions into Executive patronage, and crouch before popular favor, like the irariest dependant in a Monarchy. This introduces not only a servility and syco phancy, where there should be moral ele vation and self respect, bttt strips our popu ar institutions, in one at least of their as pects, of that harmony between their the reticatl perfection and practical operation, hat produces real distgpointment.-Char. Patri.t EDGEFIELD C. H. .TuUUAY, APRIL 29, 1841. 4 The Bank of Camden.---The Charles ton Courier says, "The Board of Diree tors of this Bank, at its meeting on - Wed nesday, 14th inst., resolved that the ques tion of acceptance or refusal, of the provi sions of the act of the Legislature to pro vide against the suspension of specie pay ments by the Banks of this State,.should again be brought up-for consideration, at the annual meeting, which takis place oi ibe first Monday in the ensuing month." John Lucius Hedley has been appoint ed Vice-Consul of Portugal, at Cbarles ton, In anti for the State of South Carolina. L. A. EdmondstonEsq., has been ap pointed Vice-Consul of Sardinia,- for the State of South Carolina,. to reside at Charleston, S. C. Bank Burnt.-The banking house of the Branch Bank of the State of Illinois, at Galena. (says the St. Louis Bulletin of the 3d inst..) was consumed by fire on the 28th of March. The fire occured in the Cash ier's room. - Bank Robbery.-The Planters' Bank or Savainah, has been robied of $37,000. The money, it is stat ed, was takerf out of - the vaolt, and consisted entirely of the noies or the Planters' Batik of the State or Georgia, of various denominations, bus pritcipally of notes of fifty dollars and twenty dollars. A reward uf three thou sand dollars is offered for the recovery or the motey, and the same sum for the de tection of the thief. The Charleston Courier says:-"It was currently reported last evening, says the U. S. Gazette, of 15th inst., that ex Go- - vernor Ritner had received the appoint ment of Treasurer of the Unied- States Mint. . Another insult of the American flag by a' British Man-of-War.-The Balid more Patriot, of the 20th inst., says: "Capt. Wyse, of the Leonidas, at this port, from Rio de Janeiro, states, that on the 16th of March, in lat. 9 30 S. long. 35 47 W., he was fired into, and brought to, by the British sloop of war Rose; the boat sent on board, the papers demanded and examined. under the plea of supposition that she was a slaver.. After detaining him for some time she was allowed to pro ceed." The Peopkvs. the-Banks.-The Mereu ry of the 20th inst.,. says: " The Attorney General has issued proeess agaiist the re r-snj !Z PeRoNswu* South Carolia Bank t and it is at the op. tion of those institutions whether the cases thall be triedat the approaching session of the Court here, or whether by insisting on their right of .imparlance, the trial be postponed to the next session. Process against the recusant Country Banks is not yet issued, and will probably be postpon ed to the'next term." Ntw York Charltsr Election.-T he N. Y. Comm 'ercial Advertiser, states, that the Democratie candidate for Mayor, Mr. Morris, has been elected, by a majority of 1 .556 votes, and that the Democratic party have been suceessful in electing a majority of their candidates for Common Council. The Legislature of Ohio has adjourned, leaving their Banks in rather a bad condi tion, without relieving them from the pen alty of 12 per cent. interest, in case of sus pension. The Whig House of Represen tatives, by a party vote, passed a bill to authorize a suspension and relieve the Banks from the penalty, but the Demo-1 erasic Senate rejected it. .Elections.-The Governor of Indiana hats ordered the election of members of Congress, in that State, to be held on the third day of May next. Governor Polk has issued his Proclama tion for tihe election of members of Con gress, in Tennessee, on the 6th day of May next. Texas Money-in consequence of the news, that Gen. Hamilton had effected a loan,it appears that Texas Treasury Notes. - which were lately a: 12 cents in the dollar have rises to 38 a 40 cents. The following, from the " Old ,Domi nion," shones the manner in which the newe Administration intend-to-. panish alt, who have dared~directly,or indirecdy,.tooppose them, without any regard to the "cries of the wvidtow and the orphan." - Shame,. Shame 1--A widow named R iley. who huts lately kept tehe lighs house' a: North Point, near Bahlimore, has beetn Ltrned out by 'he netw Administratlion, an~d a Whig partizan appointed to her post ! She haes torrr or five children dependent on her. Verily, no proscription.. Oh, no !" We have received the n'mth number of the third volume of the Augusta Mirror, which has been suspended for some time, for the purpose of enabling the proprie tors to do justice to their correspondents, patrons, and community generally, by lay ing before them, in point of original mat ter, anl neatness of execution- a pcritodical