Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?c??????WKm??? Carolina, while the owners of the lands I were ignorant of the fact, that it was the 1 Kentucky blue-grass. And argues from ! this circumstance, of its uncultivated ' growth, its adaptation to the soil and climate of North Carolina. Have we therefore not a more favorable climate, and 1 . . . avary variety of soil that is in North Car-, olina ? Further, is this not the blue-grass ; . we see in many of the old fields in Newberry and Chester Districts? It is said that white clover ever assoctates with it, and this is to be observed wherever, I have aeen what is supposed to be the blue-grass in those Districts, and in some spots, almost in every District. If this be the blue-grass, science and industry have slept, until the birds and winds have proven th^adaptation of the blue-grass to our - mm! and climate. There are now some specimens of what is calle^ blue-grass, in cultivation in the neighborhood of Monticello, Fairfield District growing luxuri^ antly alt this winter: a Ithough mowed ? continually by the rabbits and poultry. But after all; it is difficult to know what is the Kentucky blue-grass. The same grass in England is called Smooth-stalk, meadow grass; in Pennsylvania and other ~ - ? j Northern States, Useen-grass anu *-i grass. Dr. Darlington of Pennsylvania, V' gives us its Botanical name, Poa praiensis Cannot some Botanist of our State discriminate it, so that we may be certain of it, upon examination? Or have we no planter who has obtained genuine seed from Kentucky and cultivated it? And x who can give us some experimental facts ,upon the subject ? I have purchased seed from the North, but will not know wheth. ' " -?r it may not prove a different grass, and will not know when it grows, whether it be the same that is so valued in Kentucky. We need not care so much about the name ; if we can make sure of the real article. The Rye or Ray grass I have seen growing as a native grass, and some speci. mens under cultivation, which promise well; but have yet to learn its fattening qualities. It grows plentifully upon some .of the banks of Little River, in Fairfield: and all kinds of stock are fond 1 of it. It grows luxuriantly in the coldest 1 winters, in a rich sandy soil. ' Lucera, I should like to hear the re- 1 suits of experiments upon this grass in var- 1 ious soils; as, of all grasses, it is considered J the most valuable improver of lands. Is t&ere ho planter in South Carolina, who 1 has given it a full trial ? J We have many native perennial grasses amongst us which I am convinced are worthy of cultivation, and shall experiment upon some of them this year; and j * ? should like to hear of many others enter- j ing upon the research. And now, before I nil up my sheet, let me give some facts i with- observations upon the despised Wire . or Jbtat frrass. (so called in my section.) That the prejudices of the reader may not rV" " cause him tp rejects the merits of this i grass, I will assure him how it can be j destroyed where not - wanted to grow, without any loss of labor. ' % Like many other grasses, it is so multinamed, it is not easily known by Dame. Its Botanical namo even, seems doubtful. While a celebrated Botanist, Dr. Darfinzton of Pennsylvania, calls it Poa Com pressa, the Editor of the Farmers Register contends that its true name is Tri/icum Repens- It is known in England by the ? name of the Couch-grass, in Pennsylvania Blue-grass, Virginia Wire-grass- and some parts of South Carolina, Wire-grass, and others Joint-grass- It is however ' easily known by description. It is a perenial, growing from the root or joint as well as seed, the stem or vino however above ground, is killed by the freezes every winter. It branches out from the central root two or three-feet in the summer, and hugs the earth with roots from every joint, which are not over 2 or 3 inches apart. And now for the facts, as relates to its value ~ and plan of destruction. It had so taken p9Sses?ion of some bottom land which I culti vated, that \ concluded it was vain to attempt ' to make cotton longer upon K Knowing that hogs were fond of it, I concluded to fasten the hugs up in the field without any other food, to see if they could live upon it, and in some degree destroy it, or at least thin it, so as to render the land fit for cultivation. The bog* were put in, m Feb. 1840, when very poor. Result, in 4 weeks;they were'in order, fit for pork, and had rooted the field where the grass grew, like a poratoe patch where hoga bad tun. In 1839, part of this field was plan ted in corn and the other part in cotton That which was in corn I manured in the hill, planted ear'y, and planted thick with peas the first ploughing. The corn was rank and the peas nearly covered the ground, so, as with the corn, to exclude the sun pretty well frotn the gr<t?8. I observed where the grass was shaded, that its vines, instead of hugging the earth, run up perpendicularly, and most of it so perished, that it either died or brought no seed. Since then, 1 have not'eed where corn, peas and pumpkins have been planted three I years in succession, where this grass grew, 11 w ptetty well extirpated. I have further observed that it perishes wherever the ground is completely shadedfrby trees or weeds. This year I have 50 or 60 hogs fastened tip in the same held, since my peas were aieoff. They have not been fed *i?h one bushel of grain, or 01 her food but what they gather in the field, now about eight weeks Although the grass was much thinned out last year, so at not to injure the. corn or cotton crop upon it, my hogs look as fat as 1 ever saw bogs upon peas or potatoes. Jfany doubt it, come and see. Be it remembered that ii is the stalk or vine which is covered by the plough, tnd not the top or fibrous roots, that is eaten J by hogs ! the stalk being covered, it becomes pulpy and sacharrine; il exposed to frosts, it 1 dies. 1 . J. i>. - I Ffom the 8. C. Temperauce Advoccate. MP* DvBo8e : The Provincial Medical and Surgical Association of England, at a meeting at Liverpool, some time past, appointed a Section or Committee, toenquire into the present state of Vaccination. This committee have made a very elaborate and able report on the subject submitted to them; and it must be deeply interesting, been observed in the selection of the | viccine virus, and in seeing that the system is fully brought under its influence. This report was reviewed in the London Medico-Chirurgical Review, for October last. After a full examination of the paper, the Editors remark : The Reporters rightly designate this a triumphant conclusion of an investigation of more of than fifty years' duration, and the best monument to the sagacity of Jenner. They deduce from what has been done the following aphorisms, To which they entreat the attention not only of the profession, but of the public. First, that cattle in many ages and different countries have been afflicted with small-pox. Secondly, that this diseass among the inferior animals has simultaneously existed with small pox in man, and pursued its victims through every quarter of the globe; and that it exists at this time in Asia in a fatal and pestilential form. Tnirdly, that it appeared among the ^ vi?*r 1745. and came 111 Ciiit>iauu ?..v j? , again in 1770, and continued its ravages up to the year 1780 ; and that the local remains of this epizootic occasionally still shew themselves with considerable severity. Fourthly, that the casual transmission of this disease to the milkers in thedairiesof Gloucestershire, and their subsequent immunity from human smallpox, first led Dr. Jenner to the investigation of this singular affection, and ultimately to establish it asasuhstitue for the more pestilential and fatal form of the disease. Fifthly, thit when the disease appears among the inferior animals in a malignant form, it produces, by inoculation, a disease of similar severity in man. Sixthly, that as man has received this aiFoction from the cow, so likewise ha.received it from man. Seventhly, that the direct inoculation of the cow with human small-pox, ha.produced a mild and mi'igated disease j?J i... and that such disease, reprwnu td uj inoculation on man, accords entirely in itcharacter, in its progress, and in its protecting influence, with the vario'ceviccince, as described by Dr. Jenner ; thus irrfesis(ably proving his fundamental proposition that cow.pox and small-pox are not bona fide dissimilar, but identical, and that the vaccine disease is not the preventive of small-pox itself,?the virulent and contagious disease being a malignant variety. Correct Vaccination and Impediments thereto. The Reporters observe' on the discrepency that obtains in the statement and ideas of medical men upon this head. 1. The only perfect test is the insertion of variolous lymph. This however, i9 obviously objectionable. 2. The regular progress of the vaccine vessicle. To determine this, the surgeon should note it at the proper periods. The genuine disease can only be produced by pure lymph from a regular source. The time for taking this lymph, according to TWinr Jfinnp.p. is between the fifth and eighth days, and before the formation of the areola. Others have recommended the use of lymph taken at a much later period ; but this they believe to be a very questionable practice. 3. Jenner proposed that some fresh vaccine lymph should he inserted into the patient a few days after the first vaccination. This practice was founded on the observation that the second vaccination proceeds with accelerated speed provided the first has taken effect. It is a very simple and beautiful illustration of the constitutional effects of vaccination, and deserves to bo encouraged. An experienced eye will for the most part be able to detect any deviation from the true vesicle. 4. The character of the lymph employ, ed. It never ought to be taken from a vesicle which deviates in the least degree from the perfect standard, nor from a patient labouring under any cutaneous disease. 5. A point which cght ever to be insisted upon, is the leaving one or more vesicles to run their course without being " u>nv riietnrhprl. Ill UIIJ WMT VllWk wv. 6. The appearance of the cicatrix.? The Reporters think that this has been too much trusted. They are inclined to believe that though the presence of a perfect cicatrix is not a sure sign of protection, its Absence must be held to speak strongly against the existence of vaccine influence. 7. The Reporters think, that vaccine lymph, though passed through a great number of subjects, and used for a great number of years, does not become necessarily become deteriorated. This, however, can only be said when unceasing attention is paid to every successive transmission ; for if a deviation commences, it may be perpetrated, and afford a gradually decreasing protection. There is no doubt that lymph of this kind has been often used. 8. The influence of cutaneous diseas'? - -! I I .L. es on tne vaccine vesicie nas oeen, mu Reporters think insufficiently attended to. Dr. Jenner pointed out that the affection was very much modified in its progress by the scaly tetter, and those affections described by Dr. Willan under the term psoriasis, as well as those vesicular erup. tions commonly called herpetic. He observed that vaccination performed on a skin occupied by any of these diseases, 'produces every graduation from that Blight deviation from perfection, which is quite immaterial, up to that point which affords no security at all,' The Reporters recall these observations with much earnestness." This may be received as the highest authority which the Medical Profession affords; indeed, all doubts may now he considered forever removed, on this allimportant subject, and the principle estabtablished? that successful vaccination secures precisely the same protection against the Small Pox, as does Small Pox itself, taken either in the natural way or by inoculation. ' Re-vaccination is. never necessary when it has been once properly done-* It will, however, be observed that there are a variety of circumstances, which may destroy, or so modify the action of the vaocine virus upon the system as not to afford this security; and that no one should be intrusted with this business who is not capable of; judging of these circumstances, and of .determining when the vaccine diseaser if disease it may be called, has passed through its regular stages. . This can only be dene by a regularly educated Physician, who has taken pains to inform himself of the appearance of the vaccine Pustule, from day to day, from the first point of inflammation to its full maturity. Every individual in the community is liable to be exposed to Small Pox, and when the means of protection against this horrible disease are within the reach of all, surely |every parent and master should feel it a moral obligation to secure to every one born under their roof, this immunity._ vt. . It is a matter of too much importance to be lightly passed over?-a regular Physician should be employed to attend to it, - Ul? r .nnrarli Him ciiiu a icaouiiauic icc biiuuiu ?*???,?? * for his attention. It is strictly, profesclonal business, and should so be consid '.red. IV* P. S.?Fisher on Small Pox, Varioloid* tnd Cow-Pox, with Plates, should be in thehands of every one who attends to vacillation. Yet n.vaccination is always safest for the urposoof reme tying any possible defect in the i"v-lopfment of the disease fioin the first vaccination. Ed- Far. Gas. Santee Bar.?The late freshet-has ioepened the inlet of North santee at least five feet. Captain Donnell,of the Anson, informs that he went in on Sabbath last at a quarter flood, and found over nine feet tfater, and no doubt that there were 15 feet on a full tide. It is probable that our next N. E. gale may again fill up this channel. Why is it that this bar is left without a buoy/ We hope that our Collector, or the Collector of Charleston will make such a reprensetation of the importance of one, as will ensure the attention of the proper- department at once. ' Winyaxo Observer. We understand that the largest distillery in New York, and probably in the Union, is about to be suspended. The progress of the temperance reform, especially among the Irish, is using up all such establishments. North American. '? * Politeness on all occasions. At a wedding recently, which took place at the altar, when the officiating Priest put to the lady the home question: "Wilt thou take this man to be thy wed* ded husband?" she dropped* the prettiest curtesy, and, with a modesty which-lent her beauty an additional grace, replied^ ? If you please, sir." Charming simpli. city. Indian Massacbk. We learn that a company [F] of the 1st regiment of dragoons, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, with Captain Trenor, commanding, and Dr. Kennedy, U. S. A., returned on the 1st inst. from & visit to the Kanzas Indians, residing on the Kan. zas river, in the agency of Major Cum. mins. The detachment was sent out on the 17th ult., on the requisition of Major Cummins, to assist him in making pay. ment of the annuity due to the Kanzas In. dians, and to take from them certain prisoners captured from the Pawnes (Republics) on a recent war excursion into the Pawnee country. They recovered all the prisoners to the number of eleven, women and children, whom they brought to Fort Leavenworth, to be restored, in due time, to their own tribe. The history of the capture of the prisoners by the Kanzos is interesting as showing the excessive cruelty and dastardly character of Indian warfare.?Mitt. Rep. blowing up. ! Last week a son of the Emerald Isle left Dayton in a waggon, by the Union road. He had a fur cap on his head, and in the cap a half pound of gun pow. der done up in a paper. He lighted his pipe on the commencement of his journey and smoked along the road until he was satisfied with the recreation, when he pulled ofT his cap, and having deposited the pipe along with the powder, replaced it upon his head. In a few minutes the powder exploded, blew off the cap, singed nearly all the hair off his head, and burn* ed his forehead and cheeks most wofully. Dayton Journal.. it JL>UKLIil^W> In the case of the State vs. Joseph Norra et als, a strenuous effort was made by the Attorney General to bring the offenders to justice. Evidence strong as proof of Holy Writ was adduced, to prove the murder, and the guilty participation of the parties accused. But, notwithstanding, the Grand Jury refused to find an indictment. So long as individuals are found among us, whom attachment to a barbarous and bloody custom blinds to the duty of citizens, it cannot be expected, that our public officers, however zealotf) and efficient, will be able to execute the laws.?N. O. JBullettn. THE SHALL POX AIf? TACCINAITpN. The Baltimore-Sun anplenses nn article from an English ptpv? by which we learn that in London, curing the eight weeks ending Januar^Gth, 540 died of small pox. w* Of these 6 had previously had an attack of natural small pox; 4 had been innoculated, 80 vaccinated and 488 not vaccin. ated. Of the 80 who had been vaccina, ted, 0 died between the ages of 2 and 6 months; 11 between the ages of 6 and 12 months; 16 from 1 to 3 years, 13 from 3 to 5; 11 from 5 to 10; 2 from 10 to 15; 7 from 15 to 20; 4 from 20 to 25; 5 from 25 to 30; 3 from 30 to 35; and 2 from 35 to 40. This statement, while it goes to corroborate the opinion of many physi. . cians that vaccination is not a permanent protection against the small pox, shows that the danger of imbibing the disease diminishes every year. Between the ages of 1 and 3, it will be seen that the deaths were 16, while between the ages of 20 and 40 but 14 died. Aluminous Salts. We find in the last number of Silli* man'8 Journal, an illustration of the preservative properties of aluminous salts? propv rties which have long been known, and were not unfrequently resorted to by the aucients. That distinguished officer General Wayne, died thirty or forty years ago, at Erie, (Pennsylvania,) and was buried in the vicinity of the lake. The body was not long since disinterred and removed by his son, who was astnn. ished to find it in so Derfect a state of * ~ I presesvation, and on examination, it was discovered to have been deposited in nr. gillaceous soil strongly impregnated with a solution of alum. The features were at once recognized by those who had known General Wayne. progress ok the mormon8. The disciples of Jo Smith have recent, ly obtained three charters from the Legis. lature of Illinois; one incorporating the city of Nuavoo; another, a great universi. - ty, and a third a Nuavoo Military Le. gion. They do not intend to be driven out of Illinois, as they were from Missourri. They have commenced operations under their city charter- Dr. Dennett, Quarter Master General of Illinois, through the appointment of Governor Carlio, being their Mayor. Snakes. One day last week the workmen on the farm of Mr. William Owens, in North Providence, R. I., while digging out rocks, came in contact with a den of black snakes fifty-six in number, all of which were immediately killed. Twelve of the number measured forty-eight feet. interesting to blacksmiths. A Blacksmith of Milan, has discover, ed that, by suspending a length of chain to one of the corners of the anvil by means of a ring, the noise of the hammer may be almost entirely deadened. Steel Pens. We have used, the pens manufactured by Josiah Hayden & Co., called the ' "Long Commercial Pen," and know them to be far superior to any other article of n>a hovo r>vnr nqprl. I lie KIUU ??B I"UI V v. v. ? Rochester Dem. THE THREE STUTTERERS. A gentleman afflicted with an impediment in his speech, sat down to a crowded dinner table, at a public hotel, and calling to a servant addressed him thus:? We-w-waiter, gi-give me-me s-s-some r-r-roast b-b-b-beef. He stammered out in reply, w-w-we a-a-ant g-g-got a-a-any. At which the gentleman, highly enraged, supposing the servant was mocking him, sprang from his seat and was proceeding to knock him down, when a third person arrested his arrn9, and cried out to him noftostrike, saying, he st-st-stutteres-a-asame a-s w-w-we d-d?do. A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR. M. Gliech, a German author, lately died in Vienna, leaving a fortune of $110,000, gained entirely by his pen. He had during his life written 215 romances, each from two to five volumes; 300 dramatic pieces, the most of which were successful. He left an only daughter, a singer in one of the Theatres. DOUBLE LETTERS. A pretty little maid of Erin presented herself at the grate of the Post Office the other day, and handing in a letter, modestly asked how much was to pay, as, the said, the letter was to her mother,an^ she wished to pay in advance. The clerk on I MMivinn if. n.ckcd the usual Question, I Vl/VI V Il*|^ *-7 ? -J -"single or double?" when she repjied with the most bewitching naivete, (it the same time blushing up to the eyes, "double, sir! I was married last week." The Postmisstress of Cappoquin, in Ireland, lately gave birth to a daughtor which had a red mark on its left cheek.? This for a few days did not attract any particular notice, until the attendant, on more minute examination, found in the mark an exact resemblance of the new post office stamp?fact. brazilian introduction. The warmest manner in which one Brazilian can introduce another to a fami. ly is: " This is my friend, if he steal anything I am accountable for it. Herald Office, ) ' St. Augustine, April, 1, 1841. $ Our accounts from Tampa are to the 1 24th ult., and on balancing accounts but i little appears to have been done during i the month towards ending the war, that . g ' K v . . a- * " it, 4hp number of Indians in now is not much greater than it was a month ago; however, Captain Page, who is the principal manager, is encouraged by present prospects, and as he is a shrewd man his opinions are entitled to great weight. A distinguished Colonel writes that he does not believe that another shot will be fired, but this gentleman's experience of Florida Indians is too short to impress ev. ery body with the belief?much as we all desire it. The whole amount of the month's "transactions," added to those of winter, comes to this:?About five hundred Indians of all sorts, perhaps 600, have surrendered or been captured?among them near one hundred warriors. Two hundred and twenty are actually shipped to New Orleans. Echo Emathla, the reputed Chief of the Tallahasses, is in. Cosa Tustenuggee (arrested by Captain Ker,) is on his way to Tampa with a number of his people, escorted by Capt. Wright. Wild Cat (with whom Col. Worth has brought a number of people) has gone out tosee Sam Jones. Thus, what we suppose to be one fifth of the Indians are disposed of. No impression appears yet to have been made on the Creeks and but little upon the Seminoles. proper, of whom Hospitakhee (not come in) is the chief. Much, very much, therefore, remains to be arconrplished before (after being so often cheated) we can be assured that our trouLi? , PAft i . mes are over. iou" v uiihiiccib ?nu ' guarded the settlements are now dis| charged; this the Indians know. The regulars are ordered to protect the same positions, and should they be moved from their present advanced posts in the Peninsula, and the other potent, grave, and reverend seignors of the nation, will take much time to deliberate on the proposals of General Armistead. The steamer DeRosset arrived here yesterday from T?mpa via Key West. Col. Cumming of Augusta is a passenger. Anboi otb of Daniel Webstbr.?In Mr Combe's Notes on the United States, occurs the following curious anecdote illustrating a a trait of Yankee character; "The Ulent of the New Englander* in bargain-making is proverbial in America, and the inhabit ants of the little barren Island of Nantucket, if we were to judge from the fol. iowing anecdote, would seem 10 carry off the palm from all otliPis in this accomplishment One of ih*' party at table, alluded to an illus. tration ofthisjcharae/oristic |ofthe Nantucket population, which, according to Sam Slick, had o< cur< d in the professional practice of Vlr. Webster, asked h:m whether it was tru". He said it was essen?ia'ly correct, and proceeded to state the real incidents as follows : A Nantucket client had asked him to go to that island to plead a cause for him. Mr. Webster, af er mentioning the distance, the loss of time, and the interruption to bis other practice, said that he could not go unless he received a fee of a thousand dollars. Thed ent objected to pay>ng so large a sum f.tr pleading one cause. Mr. Webster replied that the fatigue and loss of tune in travelling to Nantucket, and remaining there probably during the whole ri<cuir, amounted to as great a sacrifice on his part as if he pleaded on eveiy cause on the roll. 4 Wcll,.then,' said the client,4 como. and I will pay you the thousand dollars; but you shall be at rny disposal for the whole sit. tings, and I shall let you out if 1 can.' Mr. W. went, and was sub-let by his client, who drew the fees to relieve his own loss. Jugdc Story, who was present, remarked 'hat he had often heard the anecdote mentioned, but never before heard it authenticated. He added 4 the current edition proeceeds to tell that your client let you out for eleven hundred dol iars, saved his own pocket entirely, and gained ten per cent, on his speculation.' Mr. - la .l.4 Webster stated w;tti great gooa numor, mm as his client had not reported tho amount of the sub-fees which he drew, he could not :el) whether this addition was correct or not Sam Slick's report of this occurrence is not entirely accurate." New process of copying Statues.? An ingenious instrument, ascribed to M. Collas, has been invented in France, which professes to copy, without the as. sistance of an artist, and with extreme correctness, any medal, bas-relief, or statue, whether of wax, plaster, wood, marble, or metal, to reduce or enlarge its dimensions without impairing the harmony of its proportions, and ropy it on wood, stone, ivory or marble, with an accuracy such that the artist himself could not dis. tinguish the original from the copy. All this the Collas process is stated to accomplish easily, and at an inconsiderable cost. " We have already admired," says a Paris Journal, "the bas-relief of the Parthenon, the originals of which are in Londo ; the Venus of Millo, still so beautiful, despite of her mutilation, and several other precious models, reduced to proportions, of two-fifths or a half with a truth scarcely conceivable. The Parthenon mclo-pes, those venerable monuments o* art at its origin, are moulded in plaster, with their parts w?*rn by time, and their mutilated projertures. We have also remarked several large bas-reliefs reduced upon steatite to the proportions of a cameo. Nothing is wanting in them. The most fugitive details of the model are seen with a lens in those charming copies." 8tealing on credit. A farmer in this State was once greatly puzzled by the sudden disappearance of his sheep. One after another, was missed from the fiock, without any solution ol the mystery?until at last, his suspicions rested on one of his neighbors. Accordingly, as the sheep disappeared, each one was entered on the book against the sus1 ? ?.1 tkn ->- / ? Xf> .* a A Milt A I peciea mant uuu mc pi i^c v?i it,? uuv< ?< the end of the year, the bill was sent tc him?and without making any words on the subject, he prudently paid it. Another year passed, and the absence of n great number of sheep had added numer. ous items to a new bill, which was presented, as on the year previous. This time, however, tha lover of mutton demur red?and insisted on its being reduced; protesting that he had net taken an eighth ^ part of the nomber charged to bim. But the creditor insisted upon every thing.? "Well," said -sheepy, "if I roust pay, I suppose I mutt; but the fact is, some scamp has been stealing on my credit." New Haven Reg. CHERAW GAZETTE. WEDNESDAY, April 14. . _ m * DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT. Gen. William Henry Harbison, President of the United States, died on Sunday morning the 4th instant, at half after one o'clock A. M. The mournful intelligence was officially announced by the following circular, issued by the mem- \ bers of his cabinet in Washington at the time. " Cm or Washington, ) April 4,1841. ] ? An alb wise Providence having suddenly removed from this life, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, late President of the United States, we have thought it our du*y, in the recess of Congress, and in the absence of the Vice President from the Seat of. Governmeut, to make this afflicting bereavement known to the coun* try. by this declaration, under our hands. *f' He died at the President's House, in this city, this fourth day of April, Anno Domini. 1311, at thirty roinntes before one o'clock in the morning. The People of the United States, overwhelmed, like ourselves, by an event so unexpected and so melancholy, will derive consolutiou from knowiug that his death was cairn and resigned, as his life has been patriotic, useful, and distinguished; and ? that the last utterance of his lips expressed a fervent desire for the perpetuity of the Constitution, and the preservation of its true principles. In death, as in life, the happiness of his country was uppermost in his thoughts. . Daniel Webster, Secretary of State. TnoxAS Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury, John Bell, Secretary of War. J. J. Crittenden, Attorney General. r? I I KAr>i;ig vuuuwjiAf Pos t master General. From the National Inteligencer. Tiuj solemn event which is announce above, although the public will have been in some degree prepared for, it will be to the whole country an astounding blow. The uninterrupted health of the deceased patriot, his robust constitution and active strength, up to the last week of his life countrymen nothing to wish and nothing to fear in regard either to his bodily or mental capacity for the able discharge of the high trust to which he was called. The tens of thousand of citizens who as. semhled to witness the ceremony of hit inauguration felt, in the clear tones of bis trumpet voice, an assurance tbat be pos* sessed health and strength equal to the arduous duties which lay before him. But this promise and this confidence were soon to suffer a sad reverse. The week before last, pursuing the practice of his active life, and his habit of early rising and exercise, the President) in Jtbe course of a long walk before breakfast, was over* taken by a slight shower, and got wet. The following day be felt symptoms of , indisposition, which were followed by pne* amonia, or bilious pleurisy, which utti* mately baffled all medical skill, end terminated his virtuous, useful, and illusfri* ous life, on Sunday morning, after an id* ness of eight days. He expired a little ' j i?.1 after midmgnt, surrounaeu uy ?uu*? ???. bers of his family who were in the city, the members of his Cabinet, and many personal friends. Immediately after hie demise, the membefcofthe Cabinet re* tired, and drew up and signed the above innunciation, and caused it to be publish* ed. In the course of Saturday the President appeared so much better as to inspire hopes that his disease would be subdued, but about four P. M. a sudden and very unfavorable change took place, and he continued to sink until death closed the scene. , The last time the President spoke was , nine o'clock?a little more than three hours before lie expired ; and the words 1 which he then uttered were so remarkable I that they deserve to be recorded and re. membered. While Dr. Worthington i and one or two other aiienaanu ?cio , standing over him, having just adminia- d tered to his comfort* he cleared his throat, 1 as if desiring to speak audibly, and as m though he fancied himself addressing his successor or some official associate in the . Governi*ent,said: "Sir, I wish you to understand the true principlesof the Gov. ernment. 1 wish them carried out. i ask nothing more." Those his last words were uttered in a distinct voice, and, as they were well cat* culated to dc, impressed the gentlemao , present so solemnly that Dr. Worthington immediately vrote them down for pre* . ervation. They present a brief but im. t pressive record of the thoughts which occupied the last moments of the departed - -r ?l? D. , patriot, and arc oharadiensiic ui uw Mw man devotion to his country which animated him throughout his life, and shone > .forth even in the hour of death* i Thus passed from life, and from the station on earth most wortny ofa no. > ble ambition, this good and wise and i(. lustrious citizen. It is not for us to attempt to do justice to the solemnity of the ' occasion, or to the deep grief which pervades all hearts. As more fitting and adequate than-any thing which we could " ' *" '* ) L!