When the Icy is put into the bottle,
throw in the fat* without measure jythe
surplus is easily removed after the ley has
"eaten" its share. If the process 65
rightly conducted, the combination will
take place and soap will be formed within
1.2 hour 's boiling. Now skim off the super
uatent fat soa
trred, add to the hot soap, 1-8 or more of
its MM' warm water, and stir the mass
wall.
: ^ .LateIshouicLbeUaketi-to have bothith?-':
fat and iey as free as jjossible from earthy
-m;-, '.of anthother dirt.
If these directions are purs tied, and the '
* precaution observed, soap will "come"
in spite of all the^vj^chcs that ever beset
- the soap kettle. - * jj
. The above process is intended for soft
soap, or soap of potash^ If,
Hard Soap,?Or soap of soda be required,
it is only necessary to add common
salt, Hhd" sufficient quantity, to the
L. ana n ? nnd to boil the I
Iiew IV 1UIIIIVU OV> > y ,
mass until it becomes hard on cooling : j
this may be easily ascertained by taking
up a litt!e*of it in a ladle, and setting it
in cold water. When *his change takes
place, remove .the contents of the kettle
froin the fire. It is sometimes necessary
for this preparation to stand several days,
that the soap may become sufficiently solidified.
If after n Inrge quantify of salt
is added, there appears- to be no-forma- |
tion of hard soap, throw in some strong
lev. Plenty of salt, and plenty of ley
to decompose it, will ensure success.
American Farmer,
Incombustible Wood.?Dissolve as
mnch potash iii water as it will take u|).
Stir into the solution a quantity of flour
that will make it of the consistency of J
painter's size, and then a quantity of pure ,
clay to render jt of the consistency of
cream. Apply this with the painter's
brush. - - ' Lime
a\d Salt.?One hundred hush-;
els of lime and fifty of salt mixed together,
make an excellent manure at the
rule of 30 bnshels to the acre.
. Lime,?A "-Pennsylvania paper states (
IhatMr. Caldwell of Valley township,
ftuised the past season 400 bushels of
wheat from a field, from which five years
before only 3L0 bushels were obtained.
. During these five years he put on 1500
bushels of lime.
Dr. Martin's pigs, which he is feeding
against a pair of Black Berkskires owned
by Mr.-Fanning of Nashville, in a six
months match, weighed nt seven months
age, Bernice 303. Bertha 285 ; these pigs
arc by the Doctor's White Berkshire boar
out of a Woburn sow.
Onions?Bdieve not every Tale.
Inexperienced farmers and gardeners
are cautioned not toadoDt every idle theory
which they.may happen to see. in print ,
We recently noticed.9 [recommendation
to shift the ground often and to adopt the '
rotation svslum in the cultivation of on-1
ions. Old gardeners well"khow that on-I 1
ions .thrive 'Setter' on laf? which ; has |!
? *U~--r^.- an 011 ../.Otvinn I '
Doruu tiitni-rur ninny, j wuis m 9ubvvw>u<>
than on a new patch. This is lh.e case 1
also with buckwheat ami a few other vege- (
tables?these are exceptions to.thegener- . '
al rule. We are. assured that Hemp will ]
' flourish for twenty years in succsssion on 1
the same plat pf ^ground, and that although
the land must be made quite rich i '
in the outset it requires no more manuring. *
Most. Cult.
1
Fifteen years ago a farm, in western '
New York, of 400 acres, exhausted by ]
bad husbandry, was-bought by a Scotch 1
farmer for $40'Uh This, farm has been I
so improved by good husbandry, that the ! '
owner was lty>t year offered for it $40,
000. He refused the offer, upon the [
ground that it actually netted him the in- i
terest of 900,000. [Newburyporl Her. (
stakmntj cattlk.
The Baltimore Farmer gives a sad account
of the appearance of cattle in the
State of Maryland. He says the loss by 1
starvation in that single Sta'e will not be
le?s than two thousand neat cattle and J
twice that number of sheep and lambs.;
The w inter began so early and has held
out so long that all the wheat straw has
been consumed. The editor wonders
how we can stand 'l in New England.
We are much used to long winters.
Destruction of Plants. We regret
to learn that the green house of Col. Wil.
A,.- .I,,. tiflhf Horticultural So.
ui:i mv a i uoivivi % vi ?..v
ciety, has been partially destroyed by fire, i
at Huwlliorne Grove iti Dorchester. The '
Colonel has many rare and valuable plants. 1
some of which have been lately imported,
and many have been destroyed by the fire I
NATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Our44 National Institution for the Frofnotion
ot Science" is rapidly "going ahead."
At the last meeting, letters were
read from various parts of the world promising
collections, books, and coimmimraimn*,
and announcing such as were already
on the way.
It is well known that Mr. Secretary
Webster, upon his accession to the lie-1
parttnent oliJtate, allowed the liistitu'ion
to use the spacious unoccupied apartment
and rooms in the basement story of the
new Patent Office, where the collection
it "ready in the possession of the Institution
is now being arranged ; and Mr. Secretary
Badger has entrusted to the care ot
ihe Institution the extensive and interesting
collection of specimens in all branches
of Natural Hiniory, lately been received
from the Exploring Squadron, in the preparing
and arranging of which accomplished
naturalists are now engaged.
Ani.U>ated ' } aiJ tq?ial zeal for whatever
? >
will advance the history and science^of
his countryj Mr. Bell, Secretary*at War, a
ha#entrusted tuthe Institution the whole
interesting collection of Indian Portraits* P1
which has heretofore hung on thfc walls
O \ Q|
of the War office passage. ' We'under- ^
stand, also that with the Portraits will be
sffnt a fine tjoltection of Indian curiosities.
Nat. Intel.
Jahn Ho/wes, well knmvji throughout n
country as a 'distinguished member
of Congress, and who has for years f>een
conspicuous in a great many other public
capacities has lately been lecturing at
Portland on temperance. Mr. Holmes is 18
a thorough ? Tee-totallcer," we are told
by the Boston Mercantile Journal, an
authority in such matters not to he questioned.
The Journal says Mr.. Holmes j,
goes full length, not only against drinking, jj
but eating mtefnperatcly, and sets his a
face against beer, cider, opium, alcohol a,
and tobacco. la
We learri from Col. Moon, that, on ^
L:- '~ in this county ^
IMS wuy iu mo ... - - . _ t ...
last week, he, in performance-of.a sacred .
duty, called upon the venerable widow of
our lamented deceased President Whilst ^
there, he was invited !>v that lady to a ^
consultation with herself and her only c<
remaining son as to the ultimate deposi- p,
tory of the remains of her distinguished 01
and beloved husband?the Great c<
andGood President. It Was determined, tl
at this consultatior, to remove the re- tli
mains immediately to North Bend, to be
deposited upon a beautiful and elevated
natural mound, where the monument m ly
be seen for several miles up and down w
the Ohio river. # * * There, the ^
traveller rif distant nges will be refreshed ti<
bv a visit to the tomb of the Warrior, who
was?ney&r defeated ; of the Patriot, who b
died poor;and of the Statesman, who.
from the proud height of President, " fell w
like a star struck from its sphere, covered Pr
with glory and renowns?Shelby News. h;
A Yankee Admiral.-?We see by cc
the last Concur J Patriot, that a New Hamp- pc
shire hoy by the name of Thomas F. ?
Williams, son of a former clergyman in ev
[he town of Meredith, has become an ur
Admiral, Count Zinzechoff, in the Russian
Nav v. It seefns that he was in early tir
vouth a clerk in a store at Meredith ap
llridge ; being naturally of a generous,
>old, and ardent temperament, no sooner ex
lad he served out his.time. than he went to sh
visit a relative in Portland for the purpose re
*** ~ "^,rv ^ nACMj?klo r?f aK. fir
Jl SCUIIIJ^ tt sni|ij nuu ki pvooi wi v.?- V1V
tainingemploymcnt in one. float length
tucceeded ; after one or two voyages he sti
was taken dangerously ill at St. Peters. Yi
)urg, and upon his recovery through the se
lid of the American Consul, obtained a
Perth on board of a Russian merchant ha
/esse I,as a-privileged seaman. After a j tet
prosperous voyage iu theii return home I po
"he vessel -nas attacked by a piratical , St
corsair; owing to the bravery and skill of an
Williams the pirates were beaten off' and
he vessel arrived at her destined port in bo
uifety.?The Emperor* Alexander hear- wi
ng of this brilliant exploit, w as so much cu
>leased with the bravery and good conduct ms
>f Williams, as to send for him to visit w!
lis palace ; the result of the interview lor
va.s his appointment assenior Midshipman tio
n the Russian Navy. From this he has pn
isen to his present rank. He has been er?*
narried for some years to a beautiful and : th<
iccoinplished Russian lady. I pic
Our readers are doubtless familiar with |
he history of another Yankee boy?Sir I A!
Jharles Coffin, lately an Admiral in the | Jo
British Navy. Another " live Yankee" j A:
s at present Lord High Chancellor of j
Rmriflnr!?iiossossiiiit the power ol a king j pr
o
n fact, though not in name. ce
Nkw-Okleans May 13.
Later from Texas.?The steam packet
Vew York, Capt. Wright, arrived ycslcrlay
from Galveston, bringing dales from 'rt
hat city to the 9th instant. 11u
The principal item of intelligence hv he
his arrival is the total loss of the Finnish tin
larque Sarah, with a cargo of cotton, in- iel
>ide the bar at Galveston. While being i to
lowed out by the New Y ork on the 8th ' (],
nst. slie parted tier hawser before reach- I p0
mg the bar, and drifted until she struck. : w.
During a heavy storm which came on i j
lftcnvards she bilged, and the next day | ^
sunk i.u three fathoms water. She had j ^
900 bales of cotton on board, bdongingj
o Mr. Powers and Mclvinnev and Wil- j
iams. The sails and rigging were saved, j
The Sarah was described a.s an oid vessel, j WI
Several vessels were,much injured dur- ( R '
ng the same storm, among them the , "
' o j
jrig Reaper ; and a sloop, name unknown, de
va? totally lost. j co
The Hon. Ilenry Smith has declined al.
teing a candidate for the office of Vice Y?
President. Col. J/enard has also with- j of]
Irawn his name. j rjj.
The oflieers of the Texan navy reccn- ' s'n
lly gave a public dinner to the officers of! w.
the French frigate Sabhine: It was giv- i , ^
3n at the Tremont House, Galveston. J '
General Rank has declined becoming j
- ? " i* - .i... ii :,i ? i.
1 canniuaiu lor uiu rrcaiuein;v Inannt-I,
jver his own signature, published 111 the
San Augustine Advertiser. * 8t<
An Irishman named John McDon- cn
[lid, with marks of violence upon his pe?- tli
.on. was found dead in the rear of a ad
drinking house at Galveston a few days j co
dnce. f wo persons had been arrested | ah
an suspicion of murdering him. j ja.
Col. Win. G. Cooke, Col. E. Burleson,
md jl/essrs. Antonio Navarro and C. j)r
Van Ness have been appointed to repre- !
sent the Texan Government to the peopie
of Santa Fe, and will accompany the ! j.
addition shortly to start for that place. ! .
The Hon. Sam. Houston arrived at l'^11
Galveston a few days since in excellent
health and spirits. - * 48
The cultivation of wheat has been un
dertaken in Trivis coauty'-with'every cr
prospect of Success. " ' r yki
I
The ladies of Galveston recently (held 1
fair for the benefit of th| Orphan Asyim
of that place, at which over &300 in i
ar fands was received.
From a letfer written by our! Houston
^rrespondent dated May B, w? extract
i'? following: ^
44 Congress was to have been called
irly in July for the express purpose of
iking some action Upon the loan, but 1
ow think it will be delayed Until fufl.
[From the N. J". Herald, 15ih inst.] '
LATH AND IMPORTANT FliOM YUCATAN.
We have jusi received highly imporint
des|mtches from the new Republic
f Yucatan, which recently separated
oui Mexico, on the same principles that
ex as did. r 4
This republic is situated between the
ay Honduras and the Gulf of Mexico.
: is 000 miles long and 100 wide with
population nearly ecjual to rhat of Texs.
It will be recollected that the gal
mt Commodore Moore ot the lexian
lavy, aided them in the establishment of
leir independence, for which aid the
exian government a doceur of $10,000
i specie.
Sincetiat period, the people of Yticatn
have established h Constitution on
ie most liberal political, religious and [
irrimereial principles. All religions are j
rotccled, as in Texas, and the freedom
f liie press guaranteed. We have a .
jpy of the Constitution at length, but
ie annexed decree, issued in pursuance
lereoi', contains the spirit and essence of
ic whole ;?
OFFICIAL.
Ahticlb 1*.?The State of Yucatan,
ill not enter intoa treaty with any power j
iat does not acknewledge her constituonal
right.?
1st. To regulate her interior adminisarion.
. (
2d. To adjust religious mat ers in a way
hich may appear to her most likely to
ornote the happiness and prosperity of
:r people.
3d. Not to admit on her territory any
immandingofficcr not of her own ap.
tinting, or militia, not organised by her
nor shall her own militia be ordered,
en in small bodies, out of the territory
ider anv pretence whatever.
4:h. To determine the amount of du.
?son her imports and exports, and to
ipropriate the revenue to her own case.
5th. Not to contribute to the general
pauses of the Republic, except her
are in tnoney, in equal,) proportion for
nl and not fictitious demands, for a na>nal
wants.
Cih Not to allow the general adminisation
of the Republic, to oblige the
jcotans to turn cut, or in any way to j
rve in the navy or arm/.
7th. To submit to laws only after they
ve been freely discussed and promulgaI
bva national Congress, composed of
puinrlv elected representation; each
ate. Province, or Department, having
i equal representation.
Article 2.?Notwithstanding the ave,
the State of Yucatan shall concur
ih her respective representative, to dis- I
ss, in any constitutionll assembly that j
ly be established, the ne.v compact |
rich is to govern the Republic; but so
igas she does not accept the Constituin
that may be adopted, she shall, as at
esent. continue separate from the genII
government, without any regard to
3 persons composing it, or to the princiis
they mav proclaim.
A/kbida. March 21, 1841.
NDRES IBARRA DE LEON, Prcs't.
sk Maria Celarain, i 0
c, > Secretaries.
viwes Maria oauee, $
In the Constitution, the freedom of the
ess is guaruntod. There is to be no
nsorship.
H E A R ~HOTifiDES.
Fir in the YVashing'on Globe.
Great alacrity of the Webster Adminis
.i *? .* I l.
ft ion in complying mit/i trie uruisn ucinds.?Ifcur
Washington Ministers had
en accessories in the Caroline affair,
ey cf?'ild not have shown greater an.xly
to get a comrade out, than they do
get McLcod out of the scrape. When
is trial was: about to come on at Lockrt,
Mr. Attorney General Crittenden
is despatched to interpose in his beIf.
li .seems that a triple plot was !
l:i) laid to open tiie way for his escape,
te is shown in the Legislative attempt
authorize Governor Seward's Attorney
moral to enter a nolle prosequi. This
is found upon experiment to be rather
hazardous business, as it was likely, for j
irg popularity along the Canadian borr;
and forthwith we see the second
ntrivance to deliver him without a tri,
lie is brought to the city of New
irk under hibcas corpus, to see if a come
f cannot be found in a plea to the juidiction,
or some other pretence in tne
ape of a point of law. Governor Seird's
Attorney General, and his District
torney, (both as anxious to let him go
Seward is to keep the Virginia negro?aler,)
are to argue in behalf of the
ate; andlo! Mr. Webster himself, in2ud
of Mr. Crittenden, has found it
nvenient to goto New York, just in
e nick of time, to give the judges the
Ivantagcs of his legal lore and private
unsels. If the judges shculd not be
le with those aids to make a loop in the
w sufficiently large to enable McLcod
escape without making so great a
euoil that all the world must see through
- ? -1 - :. i
men inc iniru piuu is iu uu
at of making a reconnaissance round
e State on a change of venue, to find a
ry to acquit him. "Change, change,"
Mr. Webster's countersign?and there
no old lawyer who toes not understand
e advantage of a change of venue in
imiual cases, where the neighborhood
ior/"the circumstances of 'the case too
wfell to b > cheated4>y the misrepresents.
*ions of attorneys. . 4^
From the reply of the*New York Courier
& Enquirer.
Mr. Crittenden was not despatched to
interpose in McLeod's behalf; but merely
to ascertain the true state of the case, aft .
it appeared on proof at the trial.
The Legislative attempt to authorize
the Wew York Attorney General to enter
a ft offe proserin was made by Mr. Hoffman
and Mr. (FSallivan, two of the
stauncbest loco focos in the State, and!
was opposed by all the Whr^s-in the Legisjaturc.
It wa* made too, as an amendme.nl
to the resolution of a Whig, intraMiced
for an adverse purpose, and was
coUd down by the Whigs. * ;
The Habeas Corpus by which McLeod
has been brought to this city is a judicial
prerogative writ, issuldbVfho" Supreme
Court, with which GoVetnorSeward and
the Administration, State aufl National,
have no more to do than they had with
the Hatli Scheriff deposing* Mehcmel Ali
in Egypt. "Governor SewaH's Attorney
("2f?nprr>I" nnrf thr> Sfafps' Attomov for
the county of iViagara are bol^'bere for
the purpose of opposing the motion for j
the discharge ofMcLeod, and we venture ;
to say will oppose it with all the learning,
all the earnestness, and all the eloquence
for which they are distinguished. If a
change of venue is granted it will only
he done for good cause by a Court whose i
members are not the politicalfriends of the 1
Government, The paltry remark about i
Mr. Webster is unworthy of notice. That j
gentleman is not here and not likely to ,
he here during the pending of the appli.
cation for the discharge.
father and son.
In the Senate of this State are two gentlemen
of the name of Plumb, who hold
the relation to one another of father and j
son. We do not recollect to have heard
of a similar circumstance in any other
Legislative body.?Hartford Courant.
Emmet's Last Moments.?One day,
previous to the trial, as the Governor was j
going his rounds, he entered Emmet's :
room rather obruptly; and observing a remarkable
expression in his countenance
he apologized for the interruption He
had a fork affixed to his little deal table, J
and appended to it there was a tress of j
hair. "You see," said he to the keeper, I
how innocently 1 am employed. This,
little tress has long been dear to me, and |
I am plaiting it to wear on the day of j
my execution." On the day of the fata! e- j;
vent there was found sketched by his own
hand with a pen and ink, upon that very i
tahle, a a admirable likeness of himself,1
the head severed from the body which!
lay near it, surrounded by the scaffold, j
the axe, anc all the frightful paraphernolia
of a high treason execusion. What
a strange union of tenderness, enthusiasms
and fortitude did not the above traits
exhibit ! His fortitude, indeed, never
forsook him. On the night previous to j
his death, he slept soundly as ever ; and
when the fatal morning dawned, he arose,
knelt down and prayed, ordered some
milk which he drank, wrote two letters
?one to his brother in America, and the
other to the Secretary of State, enclosing
it?and then desired the sheriff* to he 1
informed that he was ready. When)
they cnmc into his room he said that he
had two request to make?one that his
arms might he left as loosly as possible,'
which was humanely and instantly acce-1
.
ded. "I make the other." said he, "not 1
under any idea that it can be granted, hut ,
that it inav he held in remembrance thai I
* !
have made it ; It is that I may be permitted
to die in mv uniform,"* This of course
could not be granted; and the request 1
seemed to have no other object than to
show that he gloried in the cause in which .
ho was to sullcr. A remarkable example ,'
of*his power over himself and others oc-1
cured at this melancholy moment Ho j1
was passing out, attended by the sheriff, '
and preceeded by the executioner?in ! 1
one of the passages stood the turnkey, j <
who was personally assigned to him du- j.
ring his confinement; this poor fellow j
loved him :n his heart, and the tears were i
streaming from his eyes in torrents.?
Emmet paused for a moment; his hands !
were riot at liberty?he kissed his check 1
?and the man who had lieen an inmate i
of a dungeon, habituated to the scenes of
horror and hardened against their opera,
tion, fell sencelcss at his feet. Before
his eyes had opened again upon the world, i
those of the youthful sufferer had closed ,
forever- j
* Th? color of the rebels uniform was green. i
D
1
New Mail Arrangements.?We under- i
stand (says National Inteligencer, of Mon- ,
day) that the Postmaster General has ef- (
fected an arrangement with the Phihulel
pliia and Baltimore Rail Road Company '
to transport the Great Eastern Mail 1
agreeable to the schedules of the last spring I
and summer, so that it will leav Philadel- j
phia for Baltimore about mid-night, or
upon its arrival from New York, arrive
in Baltimore about 8 o'clock, A. M. and in
this city in the train of cars which arrives 1
about 11 o'clock A. M., and thence do- I
part for the South at noon on the same|.
day. The arrangements is to go into j
operations this day.
Unfortunate Accident.?We yes- <
terday (says the Mobile Advertiser, ot {
14th inst.) noticed an entire failure of the |
Eastern mad on the dav preceding. The
following letter, received yesterday, has
i
I
handed us by ihe f^oet Master flf
this citv, which explain! the cause. j
Post Office Montgo*ehy;Ala. )
May 11th, 1841. $
J. TP. Townsend, Esq.?Sir: I regret
to inform you4h$jt ail t|ie mails sent out
from this office fast night for Mribile, were
lost rt) Ca torn a Creek four miles from this
plaC*^ The stnge driver, in attempting to j
ford thaj rapid streern, instead of crossing
over the* bridge, soon found himself in
ntki/ik it nmo
swkiij1111ii^ vvanuif iiuiu iviiivii it |
with great difficulty he. could extricate
himselfond team. A pAssenggr named
George A Logan was washed out of the
box with the mail and drowned. Diligent
search was made to-day for the mails and
passenger, with no success beyond the
recovery of two small newspaper ^!>ags.?
Another attempt will be made to-morrow,
when it is thought the water will
be sufficiently low to admit a more thorough
and successful! examination.
Ilespectrully yours, N. BLUE, P. M.
CQERAW GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, May 26.
^ It is, perhaps, proper to remark that
Dr. MacLeajt, the Editor of this paper,
is absent on professional business, and
will continue absent for several weeks to
come. The paper will, in consequence,
be under the temporary charge of another
person. This1 fact will account to subscribers
for the deficiences, they will ohserve,
in the editorial matter, and the unskilfulness
in the selections, particularly
of Agricultural articles.
?
the daguerreotype.
Our readers are, doubtless, ail acquaint,
cd with the name, and, perhaps, with
the purposes of this exquisite invention
?but they are. not probably aware that
our worthy and enterprising townsman,
Mr. Joseph Hervey, has procured one,
and is now successfully engaged in conducting
its beautiful operations. We have
seen several likenesses taken by Mr. H.
in this way, which are quite equal to those
taken in New York and Charleston that
have come under our notice. The resemblance
of the picture obtained by this
means to the original is necessarily perfeet,
The eve of the artist cannot be deceived,
nor can his hand betray its trust,
consulting your vanity at the expense of
truth. He is but the minister of Nature,
and only adjusts the plate upon which
she, with unerring pencil, traces each
part and feature in its own form and rtsjust
proportions. Those minutiae which distinguish
faces that in their general lineaments
most nearly resemble eacft other
are here portrayed with surprising precis:?
t\.~ ?1?
iuii. l lie uiuie, me pi l, uiv; wit unit:, me
honorable scur yea even the careless fold
in your collar, and ihe beautiful handiwork,
upon the ladies' lace, are all preserved.
And this is just what any one wants
with a likeness,?to be a faithful memorial,
to distant or surviving friends, of the
person and the habits. For we know that
even deformities are beauties in the eyes
of those who love us.?as Horace teaches
in his exquisite satire. (3. sat. 1 Book.
Mr. Hcrrry deserves great credit for
his enterprize, and we confidently anticipate
for him a bountiful reward. The
cost of a likeness taken, in this manner is
so very small (beingonly five or six dollars
for likeness and frame), as not to be worthy
of consideration in comparison with
the gratification.
We learn that the Court of Appeals, at
its late session in Columbia, determined
that the municipal authorities of incorporated
Towns, have the power to prevent,
ry adequate penalties, hogs, whether be
longing to citizens of the town or residents
of the neighborhood, from ronming
it large through the streets. These animals
are so numerous as to be quite a nuisauce
in this place, and we think, public
sentiment would sustain our Council in
alfieient measures for the abatement of
the nuisance.
THE NATIONAL FAST.
We gather from the exchange papers, 1
received from different and distant sections
if the country, pleasing evidence that* j
n accordance with Executive recommendation,
Friday, the 14th instant, was
very generally observed Jwith appropriate
religious services. It was the solemn
svent in its National aspect, about which
there can be no difference of opinion, and
not the character of the man, about which
there are honest disagreements, to which
the President, in a manner so very gratifying,
directed the attention of the people.
The spectacle of eighteen millions of j
' ' 1 ' .t l? CI
Irec men. uoing nomage 10 meir oniy ooyereign;
of a great and powerful nation'
humbling themselves under the hand, and
it the throne of God, is one of moral sublimity.
IIow many, among the vast multitude,
there were, who worshipped in the
spirit of the day ; who heartily acknowledged
the righteous dominion of the Being
before whom they bowed; who wept in
their secret chambers over the transgres
sions of the people, and the abominations
of the land: who, with humble faith in
the only fourwfetion of hope, sincerely de- * *
precated the continuance of the heavy
judgments under which the land groans,
and the execution of those heavier, that
are threatened^?He alone knows, who
! penetrates all disguises. The result will
declare whether the scenes cf the da?
evinced, that the design of His sewsre
chastisements had been a?co:npftshed,
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and, that those chastisements coold be removed
consistently with His wise and
Holy purposes. ."?*
IfjVeuld seem t|iat no one familiar wttfc *
the newspapers efluld resist the conviction,
that, within a few years poet, crimes
have multiplied' with a fearful rapidity,
and have assumed a deeper dye, among
us. Vice makes extraordinary requisitions
on human, ingenuity, and weans &
bolder front than formerly, defying the
law and mfijung a league with poblie '
opihion. Human life, with its tremendous
issues, is the sjx>rt ef human passion
or sentiment?security from per&nat injury,
is orffy to be purchased hy submission
to the unreasonable and lawless demands
of the mob; forgery, embezzlement and
fraud have grown so audacious, as to stagger
and stupify the public senses?and
truth lies bleeding in the streets. Covetousness
has placed its iron clamps on the
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sympathy, and intemperance, with its spe^
cious promises of a sweet oblivion of our
distress, diiFitsos its poison from every a
corner and every cross road. How long
will it be before, our want of public fiuth ?
will become pe/verbial?and the Ameri- *
can States shall become the Carthage
among modern nations? And if insulted
justice invokes the interposition of its ministers,
they are found faithless ;S4or if the
violatod law speaks its thunder, the people
themselves, wifh an unwise, and wicked .
and suicidal sensibility, muzzle it.
These facts, for they are facts, with a
multitude of similar ones evince the propriety
and necessity, of a resort to Him, in
whose hands are the hearts of the peoplef
and who can turn them whithersoever He
will. A change in the character of the
people in these respects, will be the most
decisive evidence, that the National Fast
was properly observed.
The Honorable Chas. F. Mitchell the
forger has been brought to the city of
New York by officer Buwyer and lodged
in Centre 9treet Prison.
!
Ex-President Van Biren arrived at
Kinderhook on Saturday fortnight and
remains in that'villagc until he takes possession
of his residance, the mansion of
the late Judge Van Ness in that neighborhood.
National Institution for the promotion
of Science.?We observe, with
siucere satisfaction, that this Institution
established a few years since at the seat
of the Federal Government is attracting*
the attention and securing the lavor of
our most eminent and influential citizens a
in all parts of the country. We antici- t
' pate the most beneficial results from it,
i in the developeniout of the.abundant and
I valuable resources of this goodly land?
anc. in the elevation of the literary chari
acler of the Nation. It is in the power
! of almost every citizen to aid in producing
these results by contributing to its
Cabinet, specimens in the various depart'
ments of natural science.
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J A SOCIETY, consisting ?u mgiujr
(members was formed at Darlington C. H.
j on 2nd instant. None was formed, nor
was even a meeting on the subject ob|
tained on the loth in Clieraw, in complij
ance with the request of the District Coin|
in it tec.
At the recent Term of the Court at
Charlottesville, Va. the case of the Com.
| monwealth vs. Semmes charged with the
| murder of Professor Davis of the University
of Virginia?was continued in conj
sequence of the severe indisposition of
the accused. He was arraigned (being
brought into Court on a chair or litter
?
for that purpose,) and pleaded 'not guilty"
j to the indictment.
An application to admit to bail, on the
ground of apprehended danger to his life,
from confinement in his present condition,
was, after the exhibition of testimony,
the argument of counsel, and due deliberation
by the Court, overruled, the
Court suggestingan appeal to the General
Court, which will convene in June, if
tl;e prisoner's counsel should think the
decision erroneous.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
Indiana ?The* delegation in the liast
Congress from this State, stood Demo,
crats 5, Whigs 2. The result of the recent
election for members of the next;
Congress, is Whigs 6; Democrat 1. Tne-.
entire delegation would have been friend-.
|y to the present administration, had noL
the Whig vote in one District been divi-,
ded. .. |
Mvssaciiusetji.?Chwlea Hudson,.
linH Kppn Ia-AII iho VO/tfl n/?v
tf .rvfV?. w*ww?w%* ww a??r ?nv ?uv?* ?'V^
occasioned by the resignation of Hon..
Levi Lincoln.- .
North Carolina.?The result of th*
election held in this State on Thursdays
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