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VOLUME 11 "CAMDEN, SOUTH-CARQLINATiVUGUST 6,1850. NUMBER 62.
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Poetical. Department.
The Land which no Mortal may Enow.
Though earth has many a beautiful spot,
As poet or painter may show,
Yet more lovely and beautiful, holy and bright,
To the hopes of the heart and the spirit's glad sight,
Is the land that no mortal may know.
Theie the chrystalline stream bursting foith from
the throne,
\ Flows on, and forever will flow;
Its waves as it rolls with melody rife,
A..j :??. cnarHiiiu with heautv and life. !
AIIU IIT? wairjr aif c|'winu..^ j , .
lu the laud which no mortal may know.
And there on its margin with leaves ever green,
~With its fruit healing sickness ami woe,
The fair Tree of Life in its glory and pride,
Is fed by that deep, inexhaustible tide
Of the land which no mortal may know.
There, too, are the lost! whom we lov'd on this
earth,
With whose memories our bosoms yet glow,
Their relies we gave to the place of the dead,
But thefr glorified spirits before us have fled
To the land which no mortal may know.
Oh! who but must pine in this dark vale of tears,
Froth its clouds and its shadows to go?
To walk in the light-ofthS glory above,
And to share in the peace andlhe joy and the love
Of-tbat.iaud which no mortal tnav know.
itiisccilahcmts. Qepartmcnt.
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AVPATUBR'S FIRST INTKRVIKW WITH HIS
- PiiTT/n?The noet f!nmnb?li. soon nfter the
' "."'I7'' ri" ?:?f - *
birth of his first child, wrote as follows to a
near friend. The passage teems with all the
tender fervor of a father's heart
Our first interview was when he lay in his
little cribTin'the.midst 6f white muslin and dainty
laceSj prepared by Matilda's hands long before
the stranger's arrival. 1 believe that a lov
lier babe W35 jievcr snriletl upon by the light of
heaven. He was breathing sweetly his first
sleep; I dyxst,not-awaken hiui, hut ventured
one kiss. Ho gave a faint murmur, and open
ed his ltUle azuro light Since that-time .lie has j
continued to grow In grace and statue: 1 can !
take him in my ajpis,. but~still his good nature
and his beauty are hut provocatives td tiie affection
one.must not indulge; he cannot bear
to be huggetf; he eaiinot stand a worrying. 0!
that I were sure be v/oold live to the days when
I could take him oq .my knee, and feel the
strong plumpness of childhood waxing into vigorous
youth. My poor boy! shall 1 have the
ecstacy of tepchkig hiin thoughts, aud knowl
edge, and "reciprocity of love to me ? I' is bold
to venture into futurity so far!
At present his lovely little face is a comfort
to1 me? Iris lips breathe that fragrance which it
is one of the loveliest kindnesses of nature that
she haa given to infants; a sweetness of smell
' more delightful than all the treasures of Arabia.
What ndortihle beauties of (iod and Nature's
bounty we live in ivitkoat knowledge! How
few have ever seemed to think aw infant beauti
ful! Ilrit |o me there seems to be a beauty in
the earliesi dawn of infancy, which is not inferior
to tbo attractions of childhood, .especially
when ttiey sleep. Their looks excite a more
tender train of emotions* It is like tremulous
anxiety we feel for a candle newly lighted,
which we dread going out
Tns Alt.igator.?Towards the latter part
of January, 1814, the United States schooner
Alligator, mounting eight or ten guns, with a
cornplimentof forty men, was attacked in Stone
river (six miles south of the channel of diarieston,S.C.)
by six boats froin the enemv's squadron
off the mouth of the river, having on board
one hundred and forty men, and succeeded in j
beating them off,-after a warm action of thirty :
minutes, ie which the eueniy suffered very so- |
verelV. 'Hie loss 011 board the Alligator was
twoki.l d and two wounded. Great credit is
due to her conunander, sailing-master Dent,
and crew, for defeating a force so greatly superior
in numbers. The Alligator was afterwards
lost in a severe gale, and twenty-three of
her men drowned.
A loeomotivefengine it is said, is composed
of 5,418 pipces.
i Onb Way to Save tub South.?A corros
I pundent of the Colum jus Enquirer, in commcnting
011 the exci rtmcnt now pervading the coun*
I try, claims to give his opinion. He says:
" If it is thought that the admission of California
without regard to the line of 3(5 30 will
min the South, it is time for us to begin to ask
ourselves what will save her? If we believe
this, it is time we were up and doing. My plan
is this: Let the South pledge itself, as did the
fathers of the revolution in relation to Britain,
not to purchase their goods or any of their manufactured
articles, and you will bring them to
terms at once. Withhold the trade of the South,
and you will see those arrant disturbers of our
peace lick the dust But not the dagger into
the hands of the assassin who you think would
stah you to the heart, nor warm the adder that
would fasten his fangs into your vitals.
"It is a Weil settled fact, that if we know a
man to be an enemy, or if we thought him to be
so, we would not give him our patronage; for
if we did we should he recreant to ourselves, as
he who aids his foe is a foe to himself. How
then is it that men appear to he ready eat a
common thinker, swallow him who'' without
greasing, if he happens to differ as regards a
remedy.? It has been said hv some that men
who differ with them on this question are enemies
to their country; so it was said of Stephens
and Toombs in '48. What, flesh have
those great Caesars fed upon that has made them
so wise? There may be perchance another
Brutus iu Rome! 1 see some almost ready to
assassinate those who differ with them in relation
to this vexed question. If the wise men of
the world differ as regards the adjustment, why
should not ali ? Is it the love of the South that j
men have become so patriotic all at once? Ij
fear not If so, why do those men, or at least I
some of them, leave I heir beloved Sou! It, In spend j
???>*/>># f,\f fit# rirru/fiWi/itiy i
;nr. istfuifitc u.w* iiu'ii* ?/ /?? i??io/*
//ww enemies it the Norlh."
Mr. Rhett's Treason.?The Augusta Republic,
a good Whig paper, has'a strong article
on Mr. Clay's denunciation of Mr. Rhett. The
following are the concluding paragraphs.
ISuiiih Carolinian.
" Who calls Mr. Rhett a traitor I A man
who, though possessed of transcendant abilities
and grown old in a long term of brilliant services
to his country, denounces the institution
of slavery as a wrong, an evil, and a curse?
who recently said, in the United Mates Senate,
he would yield his life before he would vote for j
the extension of slavery. Who is .Mr. Rhett ( '
A true-hcarU*d, noble-minded defiMnler ol* our '
rights and institutious? one who has seen twelve
year# 'service-in-Congress, to-lentless
and cruel our Northern brethren have
liecome. Mr. Hliett prefers disunion to iJislion- j
or, and he sees in the future the baleful tires of
ruii; sbuing us in the face. Is lie a traitor ?
A traitor to what? To the Union? is not its j
true spirit gone when one portion of the Slates j
aiedegrud.il and disgraced by another? He
is a traitor! lluw! By contending for the!
Constitutional rights ol the Month, his own j
state among them ? lie would lie a traitor if
he was not true to them. 'Cake Mr. llhett's
speech, read it, and you will tind there a proper
devotion lo the Union as it was, and ought to
he. We will furnish our readers with j^rtions
of it in our next, and they will see ia it the lire
of true patriotism, as it ought to burn in every [
Southern, yea in every Ainciican bosom.
" We admired and loved Mr. Clay. We j
were no summer fiiend of his. Wc followed
him tluutigli all fortunes, and. and every change j
ol seasons. We stood bv him through evil as j
well as through report, cooiiuing in his J
justice, null believing that lie would stand by j
the rights of the Mofrth. Hut alas 1 lie has j
turned his face to the North? ami shall we fol- |
low him at the saciifice of the South ? That
we cannot, will not do. We would yield our
life before we would be such a traitor to our
section."
CoTTOIf and PltlLNATIinoPY.?the Haitiinore
American stales that the philanthropy
which was once so rife in England in behalf of
negroes held in slavery lias so far subsided now
that many ol those who were once loudest in
their denunciation of America for retaining the
.institution or y in those States that chose
to have it, . .w gladly see our slaveliold- I
i ?! i ' *i... I
IIJ? IVIUtVi^ ...I uiu L JIUjJUlUllOil IN till?
South largely increased.
The p)iilanthropisi.?ts, adds the American, |
want more cotton, and they arc dependent upon ;
the United States lor that article, and they
have learned from the exampie of Jamaica li.at I
negro labor will not produce cotton or anything ;
else very abundantly, unless it is under the
control of masters.
It may happen, in the course of time, the
American justly observes, that some ot our
American philanthropists, engaged in the cotton
manufacture at the North, will discover
that au institution which produces the raw material
upon which their business depends is entitled
some consideration at their hands, and
that it would better for them to cease to he
manuiacturers wuen ttiey are ready to set out
as fanatics.?Richmond Rejmbliran.
Sijnator Footb,?We wore informed, on
Friday last, that certain persons were busily engaged
in circulating a paper among the crowd
at Messrs. Fort and Wair's barbecue?obtaining
the names o( individuals to a document, or
letter, approving the course of Senator Foote
upon the Compromise.
We did not see said paper, except at some little
distance, and onlv speak from information,
but we have no doubt as to the correctness of
our information. Doubtless Arnold may have
received commendatory letters from Wis brethren
after he had deserted the standard of American
freedom ; and why should not congenial spirits
attempt to console and soothe Senator Foote,
after he has deserted his friends and gone over
to the enemy in the worst and fullest sense of
the word.
Traitors tire never without friends, and desperate
efforts are sometinios made to sustain
sinking nibn, in order to make political capital
out of the operation, but we opine it will take
abler heads than those who wore engaged in
tiie work at the barbecue to write Gen. Foote
up as fast as the almost-unanimous voice of the
press can write him down to that level to which
lie has proved himself to belong. Gen. Foote
should he immediately whipped into the Southern
traces, or kicked out of the Southern ranks
?politically?without if or hut.?Peoples
Press, Miss.
From the Sumter Banner.
CELEBRATION O.N SAMMY SWAMP.
Clakkndov, 5th July, 1650.
The Anniversary of our National Independence
was celebrated on Sammy Swamp, by an
unusually large assemblage of the citizens of
Clarendon, with a spirit, unanimity and cnthu
...i! i .i t - . i _ _
siasm, which ine msioneai importance ui me
Day, and the "impending crisis'' to our institutions,
were well calculated to evoke.
The attention of the audience having first
been directed, in prayer and supplication to the
Throne of CI race, from which all human and
national blessings are dispensed, the Declaration
of Independence was read in a clear, impressive,
and effective manner, by Mr. Cbovin Richardson.
To this succeeded an Oration by Dr.
James McCauley, teeming with patriotism and
eloquence and for more than an iioui enchaining
the attention of a gratified and delighted
auditory.
The company was then invited to partake of
a sumptuous Dinner prepared lor the occasion;
and of which the jIoii. JL. F. Khanie and Capt. j
M. Al. Ben how, (as presiding oliicers,) dis- j
pensed the hospitalities, in a manner both to !
please and to ndcrtain.
Of this large concourse it was gratifying to |
observe that the Ladies constituted so considerable
a portion, as well as so important an element.
Never perhaps on any similar occasion, !
was there ever more beauty and.lovoliness assembled
to grace, dignify, or enhance the en- ;
jovnicnt, of a patriotic festival.
Amidst ail, it was not a little remarkable,
that whilst the heart of every one seemed to be j
pouring forth of its patriotism; whilst every j
hour and every minute was occupied by a speech
or sentiment on the great and momentous topics
of the Day, not a word was uttered o(Stale
or /oral politic.*?no discordant crv of Hank or
Aiili'liank?no rivalry of candidates'?no eonnothing
n? ilii'ii~nCt tlnr Mum.
scls, of tliu policy of the State. All seemed to
accord in the great necessity of first resisting!
the common danger?of repelling the foreign J
enemy; and of fortifying and strengthening the '
hands of those already in the van oi the contest;
and who had hitherto proved firm, faithful and
incorruptible in conducting it. It was a spectacle
worthy of the Day and of the occasion,
it was a scene that the signers of the Declaration
ofludepeudeuce might have beheld with
pleasure. It is certainly the noble boast 01
Clareudon, that she has no citizen, who can not
forego his party, his political predilections, ami
even iris ambition, to sustain the tit ate?the
fc'outli?and her institutions, in this, the most
perilous hour of her enicigency.
'i'iie viands having been removed, the following
sentiments were announced by the Presiding
Ollicers, and responded to, in a manner
that bespoke both unanimity and enthusiasm.
Ji EC I LA It TOASTS.
1. The Day we celebrate.?May it teach a
lesson to the oppressed in every part of the
w orld; ami he commemorated through all ages
as the great epoch of Constitutional Liberty.
2. '1 lie Constitution ami the I'uiou.?They
cannot exist separately, nor together, by force.
As long as the farmer is held sacred, we are
wilting to abide by the latter. Hut when it is
broken and disregarded, we are ready to srjiarate.
ij. fcioutli Carolina.?Our (,'01111:1011 mother,
liar fume is as dear to every son, as his men.
4. The Coventor of South Carolina.?lie
has shown himself trilling to promote the best
interests of the State.
5. General Taylor.?May he remember that
he is the lYc?ideul of si great l'coyle and not
the organ oi a sn lionul parly.
t?. 'the Liiion.? It can only bo preserved,
not by compromises, but by preserving the Constitution.
7. George Washington.?The father of our
country?nis .mule will never cease to sound
dear to every true patriot. .May his example
ever actuate us in insisting oppression.
Ci. Joint C. Calhoun. ? 1 lie mail of a ccntu
rv; the greatest ami must gifted Statesman of
lue Age. Ilia memory is enshrined in the
hearts of all Carolinians?ami never can be obliterated
from his country's history.
'J. Franklin H. Klmore.?Next to his distinguished
predecessor?the most tried, the most
trusted, and most gifted of South Carolina's
public servants. Love.:! as well as ad mired?
and if he ever had an error of the head, we are
sure he had nunc of the heart.
10. Our Senators and lleprosontalivos in
Congress.?Thev have proved themselves worthy
of the charge committed to them. The}'
li ivii s;tiiiiii mi mill li-ittli-d .'OOiinst. Northern inr.
gression witli becoming (irnmoss and patriotism.
11. The Patriots the Revolution.?By their
toil ami biooil, they have bequeathed to their
posterity on inheritance of Sovereignty and Independence.
.May their sons never prove recreant
to the trust.
12. Southern Rights and Northern Aggression.?The
time has arrived when every F.qydh
ern State should tlemo ml the ^V.o/nnd resist
the I (liter?ju a manner t \0 jJ0 cvnded or
mistaken
13. Woman.?Heaven's last, best gift to
man; our arms her protection?her arms our
reward.
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
By L. F. llhame, President. The Orator of
the Day: We are happy to hail him as citizen
of Clarendon. May he live to fill that sphere
of usefulness, for which nature and his own ex|
ertions have so properly fitted him.
Dr. McCauluy having replied in the happiest
and most appropriate manner, concluded with
| the following sentiment:
j The Spirit of Liberty: Like some redolent
flower of the forest?the more pressed and
trampled upon, the richer will ho the perfume.
By M. M. ilenbow ?The reader of the Declaration
: His firm, manly, and c'oqceilt reading
gives promise of future usefulness.
By S. C. C. Richardson?The Orator of the
Day: 11 is brilliant achievement upon the present
occasion, together with his known abilities,
I should ever entitle him in his future undertakings,
to the esteem, patronage and confidence
of his fellow citizens.
By J. E. Brogdon?Clay's Compromise Bill:
The miserable patch-work of ar. ambitious tool;
insulting to the gflou sense and honor of the
South. " Down with it."
By A. D. Rhamc?The South: If true to
I herself a bright future must and will be hers,
i But, if false, ruin and degradation will be her
lot
| By Chas. Moore?The Memory Gen. Washington:
May the thoughts oflus wisdom^and
j valor in the field, and his conduct as a statesman,
always be a pattern and a stimulus to
I all American ollicers and statesmen in guiding
our affairs.
| By W. F. Butler?" Abolitiou Ber.ton," Hale
and Sewaid: May they speedily reap the rei
ward that all such scoundrels deserve.
iiy Dr. J. J. Ingram?The Nashville Convention:
An assemblage of pure hearts and
; wise minds. The resuit of their patriotic dclib!
orations, in reference to our constitutional rights
has given evidence that the Southern States will
i exist as equals, or not exist at all.
! Bv P. M. Butler?'The Hon. A. P. Butler:
Our distinguished, able, and well tried Senator
i in Congress; a more true hearted Southern
man never lived.
By A. It. Bradham?Our Senator, J. L. Manning:
His integrity and services have justilied
the confidence of the people of Clarendon.
Col. Manning having been also toasted by the
Orator of the day, (Dr. James McCauley,) and
being loudly called for, rose and responded in
a speech that seemed to have awakened a deep,
intense, ami well sustained interest in the aucd
to have blended the feelings of liis constituents
into his own strong ami inflexible determination,
to resist the common danger at any
and every hazard. iJo concluded by offering
the following sentiment:
My Constituents of Clarendon: We have
been associated hitherto in cultivating the arts
of peace; but should we hereafter be drivem to
arms, we shall still ho together?ready nil of
us, among the foremost in tiie land, to discharge
any duty which the South may require from
j strong hands and willing hearts.
! By T. D. lihame?Dr. Jno. J. Ingram: Our
i faithful Representative; he has been equal to
our expectations.
Thus evoked, Dr. Ingram rose amidst all
those cheering manifestations of a popular sympathy,
which prove him to be so great a favorite
in Clarendon. His remarks told with thrilling
effect, and were received with the loudest plaudits.
In conclusion he tendered the following
sentiment:
The Palmetto Stale: The faithful sentinel of!
the South ; pure in principle, linn in purpose, j
over miedtul nflier lmr.nr? she is ominl to the i
crisis which approaches her.
15 v (-'apt. T. Connors?The Memory of John
C. Calhoun: Long to he remembered by every
true American; well may it 1)0 said, that the
brightest star from the galaxy of the Union is
extinguished.
I?v J. J. (/onvers?The .Missouri Compro-1
mise: An infringement on our Constitutional!
Rights; a patriotic sacrifice by the South for
the purpose of preserving peace and harmony.
Forbearance has ceased to be a virturc?endurance
has reached its bounds
liy 11. Bautn?America: The mother of the
orphan, the stranger, and the oppre-s'ed.
By P. (r. Beiibow?lion. R II. Elmore:
Though ho is now encircled in the cold embraces
of death, his memory will be coeval with time;
and lor him never will the silken cord of affection
cease to draw with fond reminitiisccuce.
By a Cucst?John L. Manning, our present
Senator: i lo has discharged his duty with ability
and fidelity. We will trust him farther.
| I5y James Curran?South Carolina: May
! she abound in her staple productions by strict
! attention to her agricultural pursuits.
liy ('has. Moore?The Militia of Sumter District:
May they ever be ready for the defence
of their country, when needed, as a band of true
patriots, who fear nought but the doing of evil.
Ity J. Minis?The Speaker of the Day: Clar!
endon's most eloquent orator, may bo be forev
! mi I i. - J:.?
; VI lil l/MI <111(1 l||?|J IH- WiJlillll *1 %U?""
i nity worthy of his approbation.
Hy Chas. Richardson?The Union with our
1 rights and institution*, or our rights and institui
lions without the Union.
I Hy P. M. Rutler?The Hon. John Helton ()'Neall:
The well tried anil laitiiful Judge upon
i the bench; may lie bo tju? next President of the
! Hank of the State of South Carolina.
Hy Jas. S. Tindal?lion. J. A. Woodward:
: A perfect gentleman, gifted orator, incorruptible
statesman. IIis only ambition is the good
and welfare of the fjouth.
Hy II. W. Aiitchuin?The Day wo Celebrate:
May each succeeding anniversary find us in
j creasing in numbers, and extending our sphere
[ of usefulness.
By W. F.Butler?Calhoun and Elmore:
Their aspects eo noble, pale grave cloth disfigure,
And their conquering arms are despoiled of their
vigor; * * >
On those lips, which dropp'd wisdom,, is silence
imposed,
And those kind beaming eyes forever are closed. '
By W. F. Sherriff?The Citizens of the Northern
States: In the struggle for Independence
we proudly acknowledge them brothers. They
then had white faces and pure hearts: but since,
they have been metamorphosed to white faces
and black hearts;??we should disown the broth-,
erhood, and be brothers only in purity, and enemies
in traitorship.
By B. F. Brogdon?Eden was originally a >
Desert; with woman it became a Paradise.
By Mr. Sourhavour?The Union; We cherish
it, and stand by it, so long us it realizes iu
its operations the designs of'those who founded
it, aa a uontederaey of equality. *
By T. N. Butler?Hon. J. C. Calhoun : Who
fortified the firmness of the South? the inlegritv
of the Union, and the rights of his State
May every true Southerner deplore his loss.
By P. G. Benbow?Senator Venable, of
North Carolina: His unwearied attention and
unchanging devotion towards our deceased
Senator, should elicit the encomiums, and entitle
him to the liighest confidence of every
South Carolinian.
By T. Touchberry?The memory of JVC.
Calhoun: Though dear to all fieemen, should
be particularly dear to South Carolinians.
By Richard Harvin?Hon. J. L-Mannig:
The man whom we confide in?may he fill the . Jjjpr*
next Gubernatorial chair. * ,
By. Jas. M. Butler.?Hon. L. F. Rbnme;
The true-hearted friend to Carolina's sods ;
may he live long to enjoy the fruits of his labors
and benevolence.
By J. J. Conyers?Hon. L. F. Rbame; Our
former energetic Senator; though retirejl to.the
peaceful avocations of private life, he yet deiights
to mingle in patriotic homage with his
fellow-citizens. A perfect gentleman, and an
honest man; Clarendon rightly appreciates him.
By J. M- M'Fadden?The Ladies of America
: France may boast of her dark-eyed daughters;
Spain of her fair brunetts; Italy of her
languishing beauties?but the Ladies of America
stand unrivalled paragous of refinement, in
telligence and beauty.
By Mr. Sourliavour?Hon. A. P. Butler: A
bold and uncompromising defender of Southern
rights?and not to be misled by false promises.
By a Guest?Gen. Andrew Jaokson : The
hero of New Orleans?may his name ever be
remembered.
n,. vr m Ptaiiho""- cu- .f i A^.rTf "jyi
mise: We repudiate them both?now oia
Coon!?Twere better that you wore dead; 8eHoii.
find CIimrr. and damned : and that
Ronton and Foote should fight the battle of the
Kilkenny Cats, rather than the South should
accept the Compromise.
By Charles Boyd?Hon. R. B. Jlhetfc The
distinguished author of the Southern Address.
Tried, disciplined, and experienced as a Statesman:
faithful, able, and prompt,in ever}'emergency:
gallent spirit, and an incorruptable soul; he is
the man to lead the councils of the South through
the storming deliberations of our National Legislature.
By Robert W. Burgess?C'apt. F. Suinter:
As he stood gallantly at the bead of his Regiment,
and foremost in the fight on the bloodstained
fields of Churubusco and Chapultepec;
mav we soon see him Governor of the Palmetto
State.
rP TamaIiKakm^?tlrtn P VV Pir?lf(JnQ? Hifl
j * uuciiuui i j aiuua 11 a v?*v~x .....
soul stirring eloquence in the late Nashville
Convention has well sustained the reputation he
lias already acquired, as one of South Carolina's
most able Statesmen and gifted Orators.
Bv a Citizen of Clarendon?Col. Maxcv
Gregg: In his hands we feel that the interests of
the South are safe. Let him lead on, and we
follow, and if strife must come, to him we prophetically
look, as the young Washington of
the Southern Confederacy.
The New York Herald, we are glad to observe,
expresses the hope that Powers' statue of
Hon. John O. Calhoun, lost in the ship Elizabeth,
oft* Fire Island Light House, may yet he
recovered. It was carefully packed, and was
placed near the koel, which still remains, with
many of its adjacent timbers.
This Statue wasorderedb va company of gentlemen
in Charleston,and who lately.at therequest
of the City Council, had consented to permit
it tobecome the property of the city. Its lo<s
would he regarded as a public calamity, and we
earnestly hope the Herald may bo right in the.
expectation of its recovery.
It is :i noticeable fact that John Quincy Adams
anticipated the great renown acquired by
Sir Robert Peel many years ago. Returning
from the mission to England, to Washington
city, in 1817, he remarked, \yhilc speaking of
the public men of England, that for extensive
education ami knowledge, combined with superior
endowments and effective oratory, he regarded
Mr. Peel as first amongst those then advancing
into renown?an opinion remarkably
sustained by tno result.
7 uk Stkamsiiip Atlantic.?According to
the log of the Atlantic^ she \yas hut just si$
?lays ami one hour from land to land?that is,
from Cape Clear to Cape Race?thus making
the passage in loss than a week, and with only
live hours fair wind.
Nkkko AVit?A negro once gave the following
toast: "De Gubernor ob dc State; he come
ill wid berry little opposition; he go out will
none at all.
We learn iVom the 3roy Whig that a large
portion of the bank at Niagara Falls is in a
condition which indicates that it will soon follow
the example of the Table Rock.
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