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rcirajnnnsra^^jn. . ("ii v;:le?tt>\' r'e<?. 1u:.'i, lri.4.'. i To the He i tor of the < o union Jour mil. I I have srfi your |?;i??< r of 1J10 1 aiulj r.rn much pharu;! with ihe communication! signed kt Dc.nos Kratus." The l.iterary flub which it propose* ?o ( establish must r.i-c. warily impiove ? acii i of i'"s members, i'i k'soivirilue and in a faaIIm,. ,,r r-.siiMnti icaiina it t:? others. The young men of Small Carolina art* gifted with eminent talents; they want Uv<> things; cultivation ami employment. F5 ?th j these would be furnished in the scheme; proposed. The temperance qualification proposed to be required at the cm! of the first year i.j worthy of all praise. If it is adopted, it will a fiord a sure guaranty of success and usefulness. I hope that Camden, dear to mc as the first home in America of my maternal ancestors, will cherish the proposition which has been made In one of her most promising citizens, and that her example will be followed by every otbei town ami village in the stale. JOHN BELTON OWE ALL. rou the journal. Mr. Editor:?Notwithstanding I took leave of you on the evening of the 4th ins*-; (though at "a distance;") after the prettiest manner consistent with dignity and politeness, juncta in una: which you and your readers will acknowledge to be, or should be, (which is ihc sam?*thiiiir;) the true politeness, according to the authority of the rules and regulations, (written lor and to his son; who, it is said, never never made ice in the summer season,) of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Pari of Chesterfield ; who died some siviv or seventy years ago, in England, with the trout; and notwithstanding it may subject that beautiful salutation, as many others hive been from ?t... ,,c |,jc r..,rd<hin to ilip ore lilt" utm ii'ij.- ?? j _ f sent cnlightnd and refined a>?e ?f inroads, and inortlinations; ('lie ago <>f beatiinr down the "nod old fashions which polite people institutid, when polite people led the fashioi.s; and covering them nvrf, contra bonus viorrs, ? ith the coarse, \ nigar brick-ba:>, and rough granite of this age of silver; -vi t h heaps upon heaps; in massive gnrgeousness, pilrd at all points; againu the *:ncient,?!elirate, teedest taste of that age of simplicity and elegance. .Shall the rough mountain stonc-cuftcr use the delicate chisel of the sculptor1 Sir, I will neither be persuaded ; nor kicked into (he calling of it, by that much abused, hut elegant little word, refinement. Sir, it is not the real Simon I'ure; and I believe, if the matter wire well looked into; with the acumen and ncen scent the occasion could call fjnh\; a:? indictment for "false pn 1.1 t. : lenses migni ai teas. rniij-nc > u|>. n. n' ' s:i*= to.Iui a;!? ;?i wl snoe ? .is well as s<?mc of '.lie tons of the prcsein (lav.) to the malicious and untrue imput.i-( tion of being a mere formula; an exterior only; (and therefore should be tin prettiest one can do); having neither of the noncr. tities of truth and sincerity about it: uenevertheless; after having shown you my politeness it) that regard; 1 now. again, before May next; as you see; take li?M of my beaver by the brim, with the thumb and first and second digits of fnv right, hand; s -mewhat to the right, .-ver my right eye; the brim between them; the thumb| pressing under it; the two digits over it; and the three; that is to saj-; the thumb; and the two digits, pointing to tint part of the nart'S, which with a Iiltl? impropriety | of word, (that is better than to say of lan- j guagc) might bi called or dcnominaicd,, i (fur the?"o is some difT reuce brlwecn those' words) 'If: centre; and depress; or, (which ji is thrt hotter word) pull down the front *>ff;i my beaver; that elevates, or raises up, the ji hi itier, about thr< e inches; iherehy uncovering to that extent, ilie rwripiii im?' Then by another action. eqmdiv u-a?* ;si).? and commanding, hut " to tmii <113 t?? men-1 tion''; I hoist tise. first aforesaid f-ont ofj niv beaver; and by so doing I leave unm-l vered to you; (for a space of time not yet j; exactly ascerta'ue l, and therefore in the ! spirit of true experiment, withheld from j Vic public tell it b';) but that you may be prepared for i:; ami t> settle down with < its exactness; -I th'iikilw ?uld n <texcerd, ; nor fall far sh.?rt of the time, the D ichoss' of Northumberland cnusiMtrd, when Oliver fioldsinith o; Pall.is, Furnuv, Longford. in Ireland, was introduc-d 19 tier acquaint i... 1 u.. 11 1.:.. . ..1 uiici't o.r jiHtii ?i<i\vi\ **, in |h ii i ii- i left f ot about sixteen i n lie*, ;i Puli- i>I) : li'iU' Iy from her right, an carrying gracefully; her body; reeeling iowa!al tlu* left; psiis-in^. in t<ml modest and dignified pnsi-l lion, long enough (1 1-2 :-n c i-nls) to give j il grace, modesty and di.hiiy ;* tria juncta I in una; and bringing hi r right foot to the j left; which, notwithstanding ail modem-] ism, I take to bo the tine styic of the truly I stylish; the sinciput', and that, with (ho! oca'pitium before mi tiiionod,and die lite-l rals, make tip the cranium ; or enough !'! it, wool or no wool; to answer all the cods" of politeness; a', hast on business neea-j siou?, between business men ; .?:nl I siv to you, goo'1 cvs ning Mr. lvlii r; ami re-! placing tny beaver lo it-place, over, rmcid, J ami about my cranium, 1 proceed; iilI \v J dip, sir, to say; in my hotch-pot in y.mrj last paper, lines 42 ami -13 cancel in yourminds eye, the words "ami more." In' line 91, between the wmds "lor Gum Swamp," insert 'lie possessive adjective pronoun Iter; in line 93. irotn the singular # Nil medium. Sunt qui uolint tH'gksc, ni? illas, Quir.l'.n suiirjtu tulos tcgut u:: tiia vcilc : Contra, alius nniilun. nisi olonti in fnrnico stantcin. Hor. Sat. 11. Ivr.-b "cavers," drop the 5; and thereby make it plural ; because as it stands; it is i contrary to the very lirst law of syntax; a [law which I,nlthouuli a Nuilv, am not di<po-ed to nullify; because some think, or I have thought, that would !>' treason against ,t.? i.\,.ri;eK lfiiKTin.rp \nd then sir. after maintaining. as I now Uo; upon no ( ! s? authoritv. than nil tlie Lexicographers G eek am! English; that my name, demus {icratos; corn? s. and is properly, and learnjedly derived from tl)C two Greek nouns, I people and power, and also backing that high; abundant; and superabundant authority: with the following extract taken to the letter; from Wilson's Elements of Political Knowledge, page 30; " I lie term democracy is derived from two Greek words ; demos, signifying people, and kratos, signifying power; meaning that form of government in which the {iconic rule;'1 I leave inv hotch-pot, which Sir Ed vnrd Coke defines, to be a pudding; because, observes that minute and acute writer; "in a pudding; there be not one tiling alone; but several tilings, with other things mixed together;" to which I add, so skilfully, or should he; thai it requires a delicate tonsrv.rd epicure to distinguish, 'Mother from 1 " I-. rnni' tlniutw ..? > Itoi ileitis [not ill " A man with ihreoiJrinks n'f brandy. French. Spanish, pencil or npple-j :ck ; ] or one b ttle nl' M ine, old or new, and of whatsoever vintage; in his gizzard; (forj s.icli an <>n ''ought to have a gizzard;") has. Mr. Editor; no more agency in his! actions and conduct, than the woodwork of a steam-boat, lias in her propulsion; and such a man, gizzard or no gizzard; is is unsafe to himself; and dangerous to [others: as such a boat under full steam; without a rudder, helm's man, or a pilot; in he middle of the Atlantic, would be; to her own self and to her passengers!!! j Yes sir, 1 say it; as dangerous to himself j and to others; asyo\\ yourself, Mr. Editor; would he to yourself and to the workmen, in wrlking thr-Migh Dn Punt's powd< r J ii ill; with a ''chunk of file" in either lin iid!!!! Thru after ail that; I say to you. Mr. Editor; till I rhnosr to write again for your paper, another hotch-pot, "f such fine | wit. humour; and sarcasm, as this is; anil i mn*l, bv all ju*t crilirs. b? ..ckivuvledgrd to be:?fare; and to your reader* until \ ou tnav choose to print, and tbov read it: salve tote. DEMOS KE \T0S. Written fir Camden Journal. serves in sr. .'.ucustixe, THE EOST SOx\. ' " 31 v Ulric! ttiro'icf'i the night ITow T have called t'icc!?with the morning light How I .have v. atci.ed t!.. e! wept, wandered, pray d, * * * * B mud .ny worn life to one I One torturing hope I" In the autumn f lSlJf;, on a bright sun ity morning, an express arrived in i! *? ritv, approach of Capt. IVs roe i m?nt from Dunluwtnii. Although virlorv had not wreath- j ed the brows of this company with the i palm, and the la-Tel?awarded to success-j I I heroes?yet there was hut one feeling of ji\, that pervaded the hearts of their; friends and kindred. "All were glad, and , laughed, and shouted.'' An ag d mother was seen, nfior the eircu- j lation of tnis joyful news, to arrange her dilapidated abo-'e with careful neatness, [ and particular attention. II- r br>w, here- J tof re, elpnded with care and anxiety, now \ wore a sunny appearance; and her movements were agile and sprightly as joyous youth. The flowers that adorned her garden had hopn allowed to bud and I lossom without calling for'ii one lo !; of a ! uirtlion or pity i< t.ic encroaching weeds, that impoverish-j pil their <rr mill a <s lovi lincss ; they wore j now rescued fr ?.u oblivion, and graced tho . chimney shelf in curiously formed baskets' made from tin- root of palnrtto. The lux-! uriaut vine that csufoaled her terraced , dwelling was trimmed and adjusted. The ; ripened fruits that adorned her grove, were j not f -rgot'en. but the nurost and fairest were ffa herrd,?lite or.in.re, th-* lig, the grape, all reposed in delicious maturity,: and tempting proximity. As the morning waned,she became restless, and was seen to stand at the outer d ior of the house, in a listening attitude, as- if she aw- tied some sound to awaken her to the j ivous reality of hope deferred. 11 ?*r watchfulness at last had a p -riod, and ' the spirit-stirring martial ymsic was heard distinctly to resound nroiuul the broken and niou.dering ruins of this :<ntiquc ritv. The mother's heart bounded ?itha joyous emotion, as the company passed her dwelling; and she strained her age I eves t'o discover from amongst the ranks, the rliild of promise, her youngest born, the son of her declining years, and the. treasured idol of, her heart. The ranks moved slowly on-j ward?the son was missing! "Ye who; J,',t?.? l/> = t fir itdifi fi?nr ti> losi>." ran alnnp ' sympathize with a mother's feelings.? Hi-mls of joy resounded around her ; oh! how discordantly did the sound jar upon ' !icr distracted nerves, so lately strung up-J on the high harp of hope. Sin? knew the I youthlul brave that composed Capt. P.'s j company had been overpowered hy the | savage foe, ami had fled for tlieir lives, but rumor brought no tale of rapture, or f d< at'\ Suspense was writhing her heart-trior's?and her tortured brain felt like one unbroken chain of lightning, searing all consciousness. Imagination assisted to enlarge Iter agony, and embody forth the most horrible picture of savage barbarityThe shadows of evening mingled tree, flower ami shrub, and still the mother reclined upon her conrh in one unceasing agony of suspense Human nature could bear no longer, and she hastily at rayed her self for a walk?it was to generate incurable madness to remain in doubt?she was resolved to know the worst, and to relieve her mad leningmind. The scintilla ting stars looked like young moons to light the mourner with day-li?jht brightness?the in 'ck-bird and tiny nonpareil made melo y in their golden h>me and evergreen leaves ? the melody of the grove- the green tilings upon earth?the starry firmament, arrayed in all its unclouded brilliancy? elicited not one look, or passing thought. in toe mimi 01 tne inoitier?one tnougni? one hope?one wish, absorbed nil love for earthly beauty,am! heavenly grandeur. Onward she went until she reached a handsome terraced dwelling?the house of Capt. P. the protector and superior officer of lier lost son. She was readily admitted to his presence, and kindly and graciously received. Before she had strength and courage to impute concerning the fate of hrr bov ; lie, with great suavity of manner, informed her, that he had, in their flight, and hurried retreat, strayed from their party, and although they delayed returning in tiie hope he might join them, he had never returned ; and that delays were dangerous to trie lives of his regiment in making a longer stay, lie told her not to despair, that he was voting, and active, and might clinic savage vigilance and yet return, and repay her present suspense, with undoubted joy. She listened eagerly at the recital, and ni the close of his speech she perceived there was no hope?bv a sudden impulse of madness she poured forth her reproaches, and misery. 4<iVly son, my beautiful, my brave,'* said she in a frantic manner, "they have left thee t > savage exultation and inhuman sacrifice ! mete reward for all the hardships endured in the life of a camp. They have sacrificed lliee to appease the savage! ? there is no love, or kindness expected from the Indian towards a pale-faced foe. They know the law of rature?blood for blood --the Christian's law is not innate with them. Flow tears, forever flow, and give out my heart's best blood in mine agony ; rest is not given fo a mourning mother for her lost child. I may go forward in my search for thee, and thou will not be there; backward, and I may not find thee. Thy merry laugh, and buoyant step, will greet ll.v aged mother no more forever. Mv cup is filled of bitterness?I have drained the dregs of despair?where is my son?and echo will answer?where! And was it for this, I shielded thy tender years from evil with a mother's watchfulness?implanted the first lesson of virtue?instilled into thy ductile mind the laws of duty to man, and softened the feeling of thy young heart in admiration and deep love for thy Creator ? Buried in the lethean stream of oblivion all arts of disobedience and waywardness?ifl. the fond hope of seeing thee fn 3n'^ *?li.unumt to society. i",'Vn'"'i" i j I ii ill ! Would to lion ; could havp borne 111co to thp grave in thy infancy ! beside the lone waters, and God's temples?the majestic trees?waving an eternal requiem over thy earthly remains ; and the far blue nest of oc-nn that lav a-, round thy sleeping isle, would blend itself with the spiritual home of thy innocenoy ! Alas ! I know not now thy restinc-place? I may never know?the savage gives no, rites of sepulchre to their foe?Indian in-] genuily and savage barbarity is alone ex-, ercised to torture and not to kill. The linn is aroused in his lair, and what hope can sustai a mother, that a savage will have mercv upon lmr child. Would to God I could have died for t ec my son, my son ! i Thou art left alone, and who will revenge." "Vengeance is mine !" soothingly rppli-' rk,\ tliA ilialrneen/1 rtfnpnr *lTlnnPrnl UnflTl! the word of his guardian?we will yettx-j terminate the savage foe. It is written on. the page of human life, that ihe civilized will yet preponderate the scale of human I existence, and he who wills our increase,' and directs our actions, will destroy, and! avenge." "The allusion to Deity was merely ac-i idental. hu; it proved beneficial, and di-J reeled the current of her thoughts towards I a hi .her channel than that of carth'y de-| pendence." 'Forgive,'* said she, imploringly, and raising her emaciated hands towards hea-j veil, ''OIi my O nl! 'he .-in of f 'rgetful-; ncss, henceforth the mother's trust is in! thee forever!" Time lias none her eagle night, and llio1 mourner is soothed bv religion Slit- belie ved her maker afflicts f >r ultimate good, and she strengthens Inr faith by unceasing prayer. There are times when reason docs not nhvu* . relaio tlie as emlanry. and hope tl- ferred witherelh her mortal frame; still she will fondly imagine the lost one may \ct return and bless her aged eyes before site takes Iter final slcepIIope, thou art the only true comforter that buoys over life's ill?, and cheers the despairing heart even to the verge of the grave. How beautiful is a mother's love; it i.-. a pearl that never tarnishes, its purity, and beauty, is without blemish. The trials, and tribulations, and reverses of fortune but strengthens her affection?loss of ' ' ' ? ?1 li* cnaracirr, ami 01 woriwy pen, ?" ?/ vmi i estrangement from the nfiianrcd wife, or hrothrr-friend?but in a mother's heart? the son fears no change, she will console, ami li've him through all vicissitudes and obloquy. Mutability may revel over all created nature?scathe the forest leaves with a besom of destruction, and cause the verdure of the grass to become a sapless sea-weed in a summer's sun?but change has no part or lot with a mother's love, it grows with the growth of her child and strengthens with its strength: and when death bereaves the fond parent of her child? *BPKT . ' . "" " * ' "Time but tlie impression stronger makes As streams their channels deeper wear." Years have intervened, and the mystery of the lo.st son remains sealed, and may continue, until the white man and the Indian arc summoned before that dread tribunal, the judgment seat of God! LA SOLITAIRE. life in Michigan!" ' T1 U f/\llnnnrtnr /?nnifol cbnfnlt r\C llio 1 in; 1 Uliun vuj/uui cnvivn vt *??v neighborly art of borrowing, as practised in domestic a flairs in Michigan, is a chapter from a new novel by a lady of that State, entitled " A new Home?Who'll follow ?" CHAPTER XVIII. " M< ther wants yotir sifter," said Miss Ianlhe Howard, a young lady of six years' standing, attired in a tattered calico, thickened with dirt, her unkempt locks stragirlii g from under that hideous substitute , for a bonnet, so universal in the western ; country, a dirty cotton handkerchief, which ! is used, ad nauseam, for all sorts of pur| poses. J " Mother wants your sifter, and she says ! she (mosses vou can let her have some su & J ? 1 gar aufl lea, 'cause you've got plenty." j This excellent reason, 44 cause you've got plenty,'' is conclusive as to the sharing with your neighbors. Whoever comes into ; Michigan with nothing, will be sure to bet1 ter his condition : but wo to him that brings with him any thing like an appaarancc of abundance, whether of money or of mere household conveniences. To have them , and not be willing to share them in some sort with the whole community, is an unpardonable crime. You must lend your best horse to qni que cc soit, to go ten miles over hill and marsh, in the darkest night, for a doctor; or your team to travel twenty miles after a "gal;" your wheelbarrow, your shovel?, your utensils of all sorts, belonging, not to yout self, but to the public, who do not think it reecssary even to asfc a loan, nut taite it ior graiurn. i ut: two saddles and bridles of Montanitc spend most of their time in travelling from house ' to house a-mnnhack; ami I have actually i known a stray martingale to be traced to I four dwellings two miles apart, having 1 been lent from one to another, without a word to the original proprietor, who sat waiting, not very patiently, to commence n j urney. Then, within doers, an inventory of your planishing of all sorts would scarcely more ! than include all the articles which you are . ? i? _ * _1 - 1 -1 ?-T * nnlc n rn 71 ?; i f rlmr* SUJlL'IlL'li IU ILIIU. llwi wi..t | utensils as much your own, hist bedstead.", beds, hUjjpj^T sheets, travel Irons h?u e to piras'ant an(j elfectnal inoile 018^)}^,^ jjic perpetuity ot cerininctj^i^peculiarities of the ^'"^ti^vhich Michigan is becoming alJS^SHss famous as the land "ttvixl .Waidenkirk and John O'Groat's. Sieves, smoothing-irons and churns, run about as if they had legs; one brass kettle is enough for a whole neighborhood; and 1 could point to the cradle which has rocked half the babies in Moulnculc. For my own part, I have lent my broom, iny thread, my tape, my spoons, my cat, rr.y namuic, my sifiseors, my shawl, my shoos; and havo horn asked for rny combs anil brushes; and my husband, for his sharing apparatus and his pantaloons. But the crcram of the joke lies in the manner of the thing'. It is so straight forward and honest?norm of your hypocritical civility and srrvile gratitude! Your true republican, when be tinds thai you possess any thing which would contribute to his convenience, walks in with "Are you going to use your horses to-day /" if horses happen to bo the tiling he needs. "Yes, I shall probably want them." '* 0!?, well, if you want them 1 was thinking to get 'cm to go up north a-piece." Or, perhaps, the desired article come within the f. rnale department. . "Mother wants to gut so.ne butter: that 'ere butter you bought ol' Miss Barton this morninV' And away goes your golden store, to be repaid, perhaps, with some cheesy, greasy stuff, brought in a dirty pail, with "Here's your butter!" I A girl ' oitie in to borrow a "wash-dish," "because we've got company." Presently, she comes back : "Mother ?ays you've forgot to send a towel." "The pen and ink, and a sheet, o' paper and a wafer," is no unusual request; and when the pen is returned, you are generally informed that you sent "an awful bad pen." I have been frequently reminded of one of Johnson's humorous sketches. A man returning a broken when! harrow to a Q :n ker, with ''Ilerc i ve i):-oi:en your lotton wheel-barrow us in' on't. I wish youM get it mended right off, 'cause I want to borrow it again this afternoon." The Quaker i* made to reply, "Friend it shall be done;" and I wish I possessed more of his spirit. But I did not intend to write a charter on involuntary loans: I have u .<*.orv to tell. One of my best neighbors is Mr. Piiiio DniiMo.lnT- n lntni. nwlav.iril. honest. hardworking Maine man, or Mainote, i suppose cne might say; so good-natured that he might he mistaken for a simpleton; but that must be by those that do not know him. He is quite an old s< "tier, came in four years ago, bringing with him a wife, who is to him as a vinegar bottle to oil j cruet, or as mustard to the sugar which j is used to soften its biting qualities. Mrs. : Doublcdnv has the sharpest eyes, the sharpest nose, the sharpest elbows, and. above all, the sharpest voice that ever "penetrated the interior" of Michigan.? She has a tall, straight bony ligure, in contour somewhat resembling two hard' oak planks fastened together and stood on end; and, strange to say, she was full five-and-thirty when her mature graces attracted the eye and won the affections of the worthy Philo. What eclipse had come over Mr. Douldeday's usual sagacity when he made choice of his Polly, I am sure I never could guess; but he is certainly the only man in the wide world who could possibly have lived with her; and he makes her a most excellent husband. I was silting one morning with my neighbor, Mrs. Jenkings, who is a sister of Mr. Doubleday, when Betsey, Mrs. Doublcday's " hired girl, came in with one of the shingles of Philo's handiwork in her hand, which bore, in Mr. Double1 111. i tt _t_ _ day s wen Known cnaiK maras? Conic quick Fanny? And bring the granny, For Mrs. Doubleday's in trouble, And the next intelligence was of a fine new pair of lungs at that hitherto silent j mansion. I called very soon after to take ; a peep at the " latest found;" and, if the I suppressed delight of the new papa was a | treat, how much more was the' softened ; aspect, the womanized tone of the proud j and happv mother. I never saw a being .'so completely transformed. She would | almost forget to answer me, in her absor: bed watching of the breath of the little j sleeper. Even when trying to be polite, j and to say what the occasion demanded, j her eyes wo.jld not be withdrawn from the | tiny lace. Uonversation on any subject , but the ever new tlicme of "babies," was out of the question. Whatever we began ! on whirled round, sooner or later, to the j one point. The needle may tremble, but ; it turns not with the less constancy to the j pole. As I piss for an oracle in the matter of ! paps and possets, 1 had frequent commuj mention with my now happy neighbor, ! who had forgotten to scold her husband, ' learned to let Betsey have time to eat, land omitted the nightly scouring of the ! floor, Inst so much dampness might be I bad for the baby. We were in dpep con1 snltation one morning on some important point touching the well being of this sol^^ j object of Mrs. Dotibleday's thougb|qg?'*!~ i dreams, when the same liul" i j t . ^^^Tanlhe How! ard, dirty as ever, pres^^T, ,r e, 1 J? . . v^fnted herself. She : sat down and sfarfj^^, ? , I j.^^j^Tawhile without speslt!iHt | | and then informed us j^'"^^^^mother "wanted Mrs. Bonblei^i^To let her have her baby for a little 'Mvliile, 'cause Benny's mouth's sore that" I ?but she had 110 time to finish the senteuce. " Lend jiy eaby !!!"?nncl her utterance failed. The new mother's feelings j were fortunately too big for speech, and , Inmhc, wisely disappeared before Mrs. , Doubledav found her tongue. i!o, who 1 entered on the Distant, burst into one of ; liis electrifying laughs with? " Ask my Polly To lend her dollyT* And I could not help thinking that one must come "West" in order to learn a j little of every thing. The idenMral glass-tube which I offered ; to Mrs. Howard as a substitute for Mrs. . Doubleday's baby, and which had already, . frail as it is, threaded the country for . miles in all directions, is, even as I write, j in demand; a roan on horse-back comes : from somewhere near Daulbrtli's, and asks, i in mysterious whispers, for but I i shall not tell what lie calls it. The rea| tier must come to Michigan.s STATE DEBTS. The following extracts (says the Albany Argus) from an article in the New (York Jleiald, under the head "Money I Market," is not the less entitled to notice j at this moment because it expresses the | opinions of a Whig editor in reference to the policy recommended by the messages j referred to, and to the probable effect of j that policy upon State credits abroad: I "If we look to the probable effect of j the messages of Governor Seward and I Porter, and the message of tha President, j we must perceive at once that the first I mentioned document, in consequence of : the undiminished zr.al. with which it. nr. | ges an extension the improvement and stock systems, at a time when the holders in Europe are already atagprering beneath the quantity on the market, must exert every unfavorable influence on the : character of the securities. While the two last mentioned State papers take a i decidedly opposite ground, and urge a ; cessation of borrowing anil the necessity | of finding in some other sources the means of paying the interest already accumulated, Gov. Porter states expressly that the I debts of the S'.ale now contracted must be paid at all hazards, not by borrowing, but : by taxation. Gov. Seward recommends | borrowing ?23,000,000 more, and trusts to an increase of business on the canals j to pay the interest. Which doctrine is most likely to find favor with holders of j stock, in a glutted market?" \ve are authorized to announce Lieut. Col. Samuel S. Taylor as a candidate i'or Colonel at the ensuing elecj tion. | VVe are authorized to an! nouncc Maj. James C. IIaile, as a candi| dale for Colonel at the ensuing election. ! Notes and Accounts due T. R. Session?, and not settled by the 20th February, will be put in suit. Per- i sons interested, and desirous of saving cost will call on Mr. A. Burr, who is duly authorized to receive. A LESTER GARDEN'. Feb. 1. 3t9