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M. MACLEAN, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR. CHERAW, S. C? TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1837. VOL. n. NO. 15.
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KIKAL F(?\0?1\. *
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Instead of practical matter under this
head in our present number, we extract
from the Farmer & Gardener of Baltimore, s|
part of a memorial " of farmers, planters ir
and those friendly to the pursuits of Agri- ^
culture" to the General Assembly of Mary,
land. The memorial, after depicting the {]
low state of Agriculture in Maryland, and n
insisting upon the necessity of improve- tl
mentto prevent the drain of population by a
emigration, continues: n
At a period like the present, when the c
coders of the ?>tate are full?when with a c
laudable and jus: ambition she is generous- ri
iy engaged in promoting great objects of e
internal improvement, your memorialists n
cannot believe tor a moment, that you will tl
withhold your counienunee and support f
from the agricultural community?from that e
community which is at cnce the pride and s
s rength of Maryland. And they therefore g
pray, that your honors w ill make such op- ti
propriations, as will set on foot, p
1st. An agricultural school and pattern c
form. fi
2dly. A general State Agricultural So- a
ciety, to be formed by delegates from coun- y
ty establishments. b
3Jly. 'County Agricultural Societies, to b
be voluntarily formed. c
4'hlv. That the State should grant boun- g
ties to those engaging to certain extents in v
o c O t J
the culture of the Mulberry, making of Silk, n
and in the culture of the Sugar Beet, and t!
the manufacture of Sugar therefrom?and n
5thly. Titat the State should appoint an u
Agent to collect and prepare all available a
information, relative to tfio last branch of y
industry, and that the expense of publication tl
should be borne by the State ; which when si
published, to he circulated gratuitously for p
the benefit of the people of Maryland. n
Another plan suggests itself to your me- Si
morialists, the which they submit in all due a
respect to die superior judgement of your d
honors, leaving it to your wisdom to adopt b
rither, or to frame some other suitable plan, c
calculated to answer the proposed end, as n
to you may seem mosf fit and proper. c
A pattern Farm and School for each p
county, or districts to be laid off by law. a
At these establishments the students or ap. b
prentices, in addition to the usual avoca- h
tions nf the farm and school, should manu- ^
facture the implements of husbandry for
their own use. ' n
The capital to be raised by subscription b
to an incorporated joint stock company, by tl
the inhabitants of the several counties or s
districts, which should not exceed one s
thousand dollars for each thousand white p
inhabitants, and in no county should the p
capital exceed thirty thousand dollars.
The stockholders ufler ten thousand dollars
1 shall have been subscribed in such county, a
| or district, to rn et and choose eight manaK
JZ^rs, and annually thereafter to make a
9 similar election. The Stare to choose four e
| managers, making in all twelve managers s
I to eaeh incorporated company. These J]
J managers to select a headman or superinI
tendant, and all necessary assistants to car- 6
| ry on the farm,?and also to appoint a pro- ^
| lessor and such assistant tutors as may be c
I l^A
| ItlJUUVU#
The managers thus to he appointed, ^
should meet monthly and give such directions
and instructions as might ho called lor e
by the interests of the institution.
At. these schools students might he admitted,
or apprentices taken, in such num. ,
bers as might be thought proper, who should
regularly serve until twenty-one years of
age, and be governed by the same obligations
and laws as now obtain in cases of
other apprentices. s
When any such school or farm shall k
| have been organized and put into practical
operation, and the sum of ten thousand dollars
actually paid in, on a legal notification
to that effect, being made known to the j
State treasurer, he should be authorised to
pay into the hands of the treasurer of such
association, a sum of mon? y equal in amount K
to the interest of the capital thus raised by a
such county or district : or in event of a 1
larger capital being raised, that he should 1
pay sue!) sum as would be equivalent to the ^
interest thereon, which interest should be li
paid annually or semi-annually. ^
The sum or sums of money thus to he !'
Ibc raised by the counties or districts, to be ''
exclusively appropriated to the objects con- a
nected with the establishments respectively. ']
Periodical accounts of ail expenditures
to be made to the State treasurer, to be by ^
him laid before the legislature at their anLual
sessions. s
All profits arising from such establishments
to be biennially divided among the a
several stockholders, and the property of a
such incorporations to be exempt from tax- ii
at ion, either to the State or the county in ?
w 1 1i ihev mav !>r> re<r>?ctiv"1v located. r
To your memorinlists it appears most
vident, that such Institutions are loudly
ailed for by the best interests of the State,
nd they feel confident that your honors
'ill coincide with them in the opinion, that
le period has arrived when it is imperious{
necessary that something must be done,
.^hey conceive that by the establishment of
lose schools and pattern farms invaluable
enefifs will ensue to the agricultural comlunity
and to the State at large: they beeve
that by a judicious arrangemeent and
conomy in their organization, and in the
lunriAj- r?f rrvi'ntt rhem on. no other bur
lUlfliVl VI cut I J **'? > , hen
will fall upon the State tint) the first
utlay, should you adopt the first plan sugesied?and
in the event of your fixing on
ie second, that nothing farther titan the
pecified interest money will 1?" annually
squired, as it appears plain to your metoriaiists,
that tne labor of the farm could,
nd would be performed, in the adoption
f either plan, by the students or apprentics.
It appears also to your memorialists highr
proper, that in these establishments there
lould be engaged, 1st, a competent and
itelligent farmer: 2d, a lecturer upon
ihemistry, as applicable to the business of
usbandry: 3d, a gardener skilled in the
roper culture of the Mulberry: 4th, a person
loroughlv acquainted with the managelent
of Silk-worms and the conversion of
ie cocoons into sewing Silk, and another
cquainted with the beet culture and the
lode of making Sugar from that root.
The organization of the Agricultural Soieties,
which your memorialists propose,
ould not be onerous to the State treasuies;
because the outlay would be restrictd
bv the interest of those who should be
lembers of them. In Massachusetts, with
ie view of stimulating agriculturists to
D O
jrm such associations, the State has gen
rously enacted, that for every dollar sub.
cribed by each of i:s members, she will
;ive a like sum. The aggregate amount
fius collected is, periodically, distributed in
remiums?some to the owner of the best
ultivated farm, of given dimensions; others
)r the greatest quantity of corn raised upon
certain number of acres. So also, the
dieat and rye grower, the raiser of the
r>vt crnn of nnfniob* ? the breeder of the
r r 7 ?
est horse, cow or hog ; the owner of die
ow, feed considered, which yields the
reatest quaniiv of milk and bulier in a
ear; llie person wlio raises the greatest
umber of Mulbcriy trees, and Hie raiser of
le most si'k, have each and all the'r mducelent,
in the shape of bounties and premims,
to animate them in the noble contest
^ricuhural rivalry. Your memorialists
-ould fu<-iher state, that they are informed,
lat while the annual bur.henupon he ireaurv
of the State of Massachusetts is comarativelv
small, compared with the mogitude
of the good effected, the happiest re.
ults have been produced. Each individu1
there, engaged in the pursuits ol husbanry,
feels himself called upon by ihat ennoling
sentiment?moral obligation?to exel
his neighbor,?and thus, bv the excite,
lent of a spirit of rivalry, virtuous in its
onception, and holy in its objects and
rosreution, have the legislature produced
feelirg and a pride, whose benefits ore to
e seen in the frui fulness of a comparativer
barren soil, and the prosperi v and hapinoss
of 1 lie people.
With this <?\posifion of their views, your
icmonalists respectfully ask your Honorale
body, to take the subjects treated of in
lis memorial, into your serious and dispasiona
e consideration, and to grant them
uch relief as to you may seem meet and
roper, and tliey as in duty bound will ever
ray.
From the Presbyterian.
PPEAL OF THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
Of the sum of $35,000 which the Amriean
Tract Society at their last anniverary
resolved to be the least amount
equired during the current year tor foreign
mds (and which many at the time expressit
an earnest desire to increase to 850,000
?a lady prcseni, and she a widow, ottering,
lirough a friend, to pay 8100, in case
<10,000 should be added) onlv 88,221 35
ave been yet received, leaving to be raised
efore April 15, when the Society's year
nds, 820,778 05
Notes for paper and other
ngagements of the Society,
vhich must be paid betbre
^ r?ril m amnnnt tn 1 1 27ft 7Q
The treasurer is short of
neeiing bills due this day, 1,394 50
Making over and above all ?
he current expenses of the
Society, to be paid within 81
lays, 39,546 94
The whole amount of dona,
ions designated for foreign
listribution, received within the
ist five months, is but 2,303 33
The Committee are aware of the difficuly
which has attended the raising of funds,
aid of theclaims presented by Oilier Chrisian
objects ; nor would they divert attenion
from the great work of Tract and
folume distribution, accompanied by Chrisian
effort and prayer in our own country ;
?ut when they look at the press in foreign
ands, and the multitude of laborers dependng
on aid from this Society, they feel that
,11 to whom the facts are known will unite
t. the conviction, that this department of
neans for the world's conversion must not
ie neglected.
Presses in operation, and laborers to be
uppHed.
Missionaries and Tract Societies, from
imong almost all the nations of the earth,
ire urging forward their operations, expectng
a measure of assistance from this
Society. Their presses arc in motion;
olporteurs, missionari'*^ and assistant mis.
sionaries, native Christians, and all whose
services can be secured, are engaged in the
distribution. Millions, among whom some
portions of divine truth have been distri-1'
buted,wait for further supplies. Thousands
of pagans, who have read the Tracts they
have seen, call for new ones. Original
Tracts are preparing ; translations are in
progress; blocks are cutting; stereotype
plates are casting ; punches and matrices,
and fonts of new type (including metal
movable type for the Chinese, the written
language of probably one-fourth of the
human family) are in preparation at great;
expense. A large part of all that is doing
by the American churches for the conversion
of the world is more or less intimately ,
....... tlwi ..noi-ntiAflo t! i K S/|.
Willi IIIV^ U|/(.IU|iVIIO VI una p^wcioty.
Not to dwell on wliat is doing for the
North American Indians, among whom
are about 168 missionaries and assistants,
with two printing establishments; or on
the labors of the Moravian Brethren and
others for the American continent, the .Society
is intimately co-operating with the
following agencies abroad.
Tract Societies in Europe,?The So'
ciety at Paris, laboring for 32,000,000
French, and for Spain, issues 500,000
Tracts annually, and has 40 Tracts, the
same as published by the American Society,
* and to which its funds may be applied,
and also seven volumes (Saint's Rest, Call,
Rise and Progress, Pilgrim's Progress,
Keith on Prophecy, Bogue's Essay, and
Young Christian.) In Belgium, the Rev.
Mr. Boucher and a few others are just commencing
Tract operations. The Tract
rr i r\r\f\ rP _
Society at Jtiamourg issues z/u,uuu jltucis
annually, and has 60 Tracts and two volumes
(Pilgrim's Progress and Keith) in
common with the American Society. The
Society at Barmen have 25 Tracts to which
this Society's funds may be applied; that
at Bremen 12 ; that at Berlin 9; the last
Society having issued 2,000,000 Tracts{
with access to millions of Poles, Hungarians,
Bohemians, Wendish, &c. The Society
at Stockholm have 84 Tracts, and are
now about to issue the Young Christian
and life of Page in Swedish. The Friends
of Christ in St. Fetersburgh printed 155,-'
000 Tracts the last year. 19 Tracts have
been sanctioned bv this Society, besides
1 *-? -? " " i... ? n:?u
i uuxier s v^au iransiuiuu uv a ivu?;uu ui?uj
op, and printed at the office of the Holy
! Synod of Moscow, and the Young Christian
' translated ; a population of 60,000 000 to
be supplied, and Tracts every where gratefully
received. In France, eight American ,
Baptist missionaries and assistants, and in
Hamburg a devoted missionary and colporteur,
are also co-operating in the work.
Proposed appropriations, including $3,000
for Russia, $5,300.
In countries on the Mediterranean are
(including reinforcements on the way) 85
American missionaries and assistant*, with
a printing establishment at Syra, which has
issued iu two years, at this Society's expense,
.',700,000 pages; two printing esi
? i . o i :
UiOlisnmenis ai omymu, emuruciug a sineotype
foundry,and fonts of type for almost
all the principal languages of the surround, j
ing countries; on Arabic press at Beyrooi;
& a press at Oomiah among the Nestorians
of Persia. About forty Tracts (including
Robinson's Scripture Characters) have been
adopted lor publication at Syra; about fifty
approved Tracts, and the Saints' Rest,
Pilgrim's Progress, and Flavel's Touch,
stone, have been issued from the press
lately removed from Malta to Smyrna;
eight issued by Rev. Mr. Drewer, at
Smyrna; and ten Tracts of the American
Socie y are published by the Church Missionary
Society at Malta. Proposed appropriations,
SG,500.
In Africa are 19 missionaries and assistants;
the South African Female Tract
Society at Cape Town has issued six approved
Tracts and Pilgrim's Progress; and
Rev. Dr. Phillip says 1101 hing is now so
r\A/\/)/\/l /ai? m?mt inrv /IVortfc
I IlJUUll litCUCU CIS JUUUIJS 1UI Jf! IllMllg 1 JUUO,
| Proposed appropriation, 8500.
At the Sandwich Islands (including
i reinforcements now on the way) are 90
missionaries and assistants, with a printing
establishment issuing 10,000,000 pages
annually ; two Tracs adapted and a number
of Scripture T racts printed. Proposed
apropriation SI,000.
In India, the missions to the Mahrattas,
in Ceylon, Orissa, and other partes of
Southern India, and in Northern India, embrace
(includmgreinforcements'onthe way)
160 missionaries and assistants, with a
printing establishment and type and stereotype
foundry among the Mahrat'as; three
presses in Ceylon, two in Northern India,
and numerous Tracts issued by the Calcutta
Tract Soceity in.various languages; 13
Tracts adopted in Mahratta, 30 in Tamul,
? t i... rvi ?_ ti
^ in v^rissa, uesiues riiuriiii s rrugrcss iu
o o #
seveial languages. Proposed appropriations,
$7,000.
In Burmah are 48 missionaries and
assistants, and 30 native printers ; 5 presses,
2 wholly occupied with Tract printing,
and a stereotype foundry; 24 Tracts
approved; the whole Bible printed, and
operations extending among the Karens,
Talings, (See. Proposed appropriation, 84,000.
In China and South-eastern Asia are
49 missionaries and assistants; a press at
Canton ; a large printing establishment at
Singapore, with a stereotype foundry and
type in various languages, and 11 Chinese
block-cutters and printers at work; 4 presses
in Siam, and one among the Shans ;
9 Tracts adopted, and many large Scripture
Tracts issued. Proposed appropriations,
89.800.
Summary.?659 missionaries and assistants,
of whom nearly 200 are ordained
preachers ; upwards of 500 have been sent
out from the United States, of whom 17
are printers, and the romakvl'T nr" native
teachers, printers, or assistants, supporte
by our various Missionary Societies. Eigh
teen mission printing establishments, foil
of which embrace stereotype foundries
and twenty nine presses in operution, be
sides six Tract Societies in Europe an
the laborers in Russia; 259 Tracts an
16 volumes issued in common with tli
American Society or approved by the Pul
lishing Committee; and the Society an
the various Institutions aided, issue Traci
in ffty.six different languages, embracin
a very large part of tiie earth's populc
tion.*
Shall all these laborers be told that th
American churclifcs are sunk in so dee
poverty, or have allowed the love of tl;
world so to absorb the spirit of benevolenc
that further aid must not be expected? Tin
they have forgotten their Saviour, the
vows, and perishing millions for whom 1
died ? Shall our brethern who have bee
borne out on the arms of our faith and tl
i t i: :_u >u?
pieoges oi our suppuru rriuiquisu mc
plans, lay aside their translaiions, stop the
presses, disperse ihe native printers, se;
up the truth of God, and hide it from tl
eyes of inquiring millions ? VVno sha
bear this responsibility ? bear it before Go<
and bear it to the judgment? Is there a
evangelical pastor who will not do so muc
as to bring tiiis cause without delay befoi
his people, and sec that their contributioi
are transmitted? Is there an officer of a
Auxiliary Society who will not attem]
to rouse it to action in favor of this object
Are there any individuals, male or femal
ransomed by blood Divine, who will not b
personal gifr, and gaining the co-operatic
of others, do what they can ? Is there
Christian so poor, that he will not pro
for the dews oi the Holy Spirit to descer
? J *
on the Society, its omcers ana adorns, nr
all who take any part in this great workBy
order and in behalf of the Executn
Committee.
JAMES MILNOR. Chairman.
William A. Hallock, Cor. Sec'ry.
NewA'ork, Jan. 24,1837.
*From American Board of Commissioner
454 missionaries and assistants, 16 pressesai
2 foundries; Americau Baptist Board, 1(
missionaries and assistaits, 8 presses and
foundry; Western Foreign Missionary S
eiety, 24 missionaries and 3 presses; Board
Protestant Episcopal Church, 10 missionarii
and 2 presses.
Languages.?Seneca, Mohawk, Delawar
Ojibwa, Otoe, Wea, Puttawatomie, Shawne
Creek,. Choctaw,Cherokee, Creole, Englis
Inonich PnrtumiPfiP, T f alia
V X rCtlC/Ii) 4, vi vi4^uv^vf ?
Dutch, German, Lithuanian, Bohemian, Hui
garian, Wendish, Danish, Swedish, Polis
Finnish, Estonian, Russ, Armenian, Hebret
Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Syriac, Persian, Ca
fer, Hawahan, Mabratta, Tamul, Teling
Oriya, Hindoo, Hindooetanee, Panjabe, Bu
man, Karen, Taling, Siamese, Shan, Bugi
Javanese, Malay, Chinese.?Total 56.
Theproposed appropriations are for Chin
$4,000, Singapore and Indian Archipelag
3,000; Siam, 2,000; Shans, 800; Bnrmah, 4,00
Northern India, 1*000; Orissa, 1,000; Telinga
500; Ceylon, 2.CC0; Southern India, 1,501
Mahrattas, 1,000; Sandwich Islands, 1,00<
Persia, 500; Nestovians, 500; Asia Mine
2,500; Greece, 2JOOO; Constantinople, 1,00
Russia, 3,000; Sweden, 3C0; Hungary, 301
Poles, 300; Hamburg, 600; France, 800; Soul
Africa, 500; United Brethren, 700; N. A Ii
dians, 200.?Total, 35,000. Statements shov
ing the claims of each station, with the et
couragements, maybe found in the Sociei
Annual Reports and other documents.
Remittances may be addressed to the Sei
retaries of the Society; or to Mr. O. R. King
bury, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, N
150 Nassau-street, New York. 820 const
Intes a Member for Life; the addition of 8*
or $50 at one time, a Director for Life.
From the Charleston Courier.
"SKIMMERINGS"?BY BASIL HALL.
Sir,?The last production of Capr. Bas
Hall, of which the title is a litile quee
forms a sort of episode in his very evenif
life, and I think ample repays perusal,
nan a es the particulars of a very singuh
visit to a German Castle, near Grafz, i
Austria, where he remained long enough
become well informed of the circumstanc<
of that singularly governed country. A
ter mentioning many particulars, fro
which we republicans and Protestants cai
not but revolt, he says: "To bring a coui
try into such a state is a melancholy atfui
to keep it so, is still more melancholy. J
the mind is the first and most importa
thing to be controlled, the most powerful <
all moral machinery is brought to bear uj
on it?I mean Religion."
He proceeds to say that all such bool
as have a tendency to enlighten the unde
standing and improve the heart, are not a
Jowed to cross the frontier; while such i
minister to the sensual appetite; and imp
to vice, are printed there, smuggled in, ar
may be had in abundance. But, he add
"the most truly hellish dance that has y
been contrived, is the celibacy of t!
Clergy; and until the deep curse be reino1
ed from the nations of the Continent whet
tho Roman Religion nrevoils, there seen
'- - I
to be no gleam of hope ihat they can evt
obtain that degree of domestic virtue, witl
out which no genuine political freedom ca
be hoped for. So long as there exiss
numerous, widely spread, and educate
class of men, in close alliance with th
State, but whose interests are entirely se|
aratefrom those of the rest of the countr
and whose manners are necessarily an
universally projiigate, it is in vain to expe
that domestic morals can be pure. Wei
it possible, indeed, to detach this privilege
class from the rest of the coinmunit
there might be a hope; but when, throuc
the medium of public preaching, and, aboi
oNof auricular confession, and the inni
merable other methods by which the pries
obtain free admission every where in tho.
countries, they succeed in establishing the
influence?there is little hope felt. It
needless, and would be painful and disgu*
d ing to go into details; but this may be said a
i- ?that the wide spread looseness of domes- a
l tic manners in Italy, Austria and other v*
; countries where the same system prevails, It
! not only has its origin in the undue influ- tl
d ence and profligate habits of the pries's, p
d but owes its continuance to their in- ti
ie strumentality. This depravity pervades p
>- all classes, to such extent that shame is
d out of the question; and the whispers of f
Is conscience being, especially with such ma- o
g chinery, the easiest thing possible to set to si
- rest, viee has all its own way. IVe (En- tl
glishmen) have a Protestant Church and '
ie \ genuine liberty?two blessings which 11 u
p I aflirm, no one can value to their full extent, a
ie till they visit Italy and Austria, and see the i
e, horrible vices engendered and fostered by s<
at Catlio'ocism?the misery and meanness o
ir promo, ed by the r spotic espionage?and A
ie finally, not only 'he extinction of freedom, tt
;n but, apparently, ihc suppression of all wish g
ie to be free, in those degraded coun'.ries."?
ir Page 126 and seq. . b
ir O that we could he admitted to a sight n
al of the Communications forwarded, almost tl
1 1 r ' ? -- I n
le weewy, irom mese states to 111s nuuutsa &
ill Pope Pius, congratulating him upon the prod,
gress that is daily making in the extension &
m of this blessed sect among us ! 0
h ii
ro A FACT. fi
is Some vears since, it became necossarv, tl
J '
in in the judgment of the clergy of P>ards- v
pt town, to tax the Roman Catholics pretty h
:?1 heavily, according to their wealth. Some v
e, few resisted this measure, which they con- P
iv sidered tyrannical. The consequence was, c
>11 that they and their families were deprived n
a ! of the privileges of the Church. Notwith- g
ly | standing this privation, one of them persist-! a
id | ed in resisting clerical tvranny, unlit one of r
id j his negroes was taken til, and died. Just v
. ? before his death, the priest was sent for, to e
;e 1 hear his dying confession, and to prepare r
1 kirn rtmitli Tl,? nripc* r?r,?itivf>lv rpftl. I J
sod to go, and so the poor negro died.? a
Whether, according to their notion, he went s
to Hell, because the priest would no! ab. s
solve him. or whether he only endured long, c
er sufferings in Purgatory, we cannot say. r
This occurrence, however, had the desired t
j effect: The tax was paid, and the family r
restored,to their privileges ! s
0f This fact may show the power of the }
?s clergy over their people?and it muv show, t
also, that money, in the view of the clergy, c
e, is the one thing needful. i
e- IVestem Protestant.
h, > j
| NEW YORK. t
From the National Intel'igcnrcr. s
I Everything, too, in this American Baby. c
tf. Ion of ours, which in the splendor of real *
a, 1 greatness will one day outvie Babylon of, r
r- old, is done with order as well as with dis- 1
patch. We move on atone and the same a
i time with the order and precision of the 1
^ ' city clock, and at the same time, too, with [
3! the speed of locomotion. Every man here v
^ is a business man, and there are none *
0; among us who are not business men, for t
D; here, even idleness, licentiousness, and a
r? drunkenness are trades at wheh children of f
j|j both sexes are yearly made apprentices. '
^ Each go to their business as regularlv as i
a- the minute or hour hand of the cfock t
j moves upon its pivot. The fashionable 1
n-' man or woman, to his or hers, rising from t
ty bed at early evening, and retiring again t
after the revels of the night early in the \
c" morning. The industrious man or woman, {
who 4< Jive by the sweat of their brow," to f
f i theirs, "early to bed and early to r. ?,"liv- r
JO ing as all men who can should live, natural- I
; ly, happily, and in health. f
Men, too, in New York, in winter make t
a business of begging and a business of J
stealing, prowling about at night for food <
iil and raiment to'sustain them tor the coming | f
r, day. These ore your low loafers, each of v
'ul whom carries his business, character, and i
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It title in his lace, men comes yourgciuee^ t
ir gentlemanly loafer, who lives at the lip of ^
in the ton, who rides perhaps in his coach, ?
to with his servants perhaps in livery ; at any ^
js rate, he is the most fashionably dressed man ^
f- J of the city. He can swear by rote, drink (
m j more tattles of champagne than any other ^
ii- j man, and looks leeringly and lovingly with f
a- i his exquisite quizzing-glass upon every wo- I
r; man under thirty and over sixteen that f
ls comes across his path. There nre your
nt Jeremv Diddler loafers, who raise the wind t
c 9
uf as Jeremy did by their wits, and live upon f
[>- long credits and new debts. Keepers of r
' hotels and boarding houses, the tailors, boot- *
cs j makers, hatters, and hack-owners, know t
r- j thetn well. For all such men, and there t
il- are thousands here, winter is the great h
is i carnival,the season for planning, scheming, it
' " " 1 1. _ t _ ^
el and borrowing. Tins me gentcei maier |<
id calls living by his wits, and thus be will live t
s, from January to January again, year after fi
et year, and live better, too, than the richest I
le nabob in the city.
v. f
v scene in congress.
ls Correspondence of the Baltimore Palrio!,
;r i Washington, Jan. 27. tl
i. | There was a personal scene of the most
in j intense and painful interest in ihe House to- t
a j day?which has however terminated with, a
;d ! out any serious consequences,and in a man. j(
le j ner regarded by their friends as perfectly
3.1 hohorable to the parties. The unfinished
v. | business of yesterday was the bill introduced t
d | by Mr. Bell, to secure the freedom of elec. f
ct tions. This having been taken up at the v
re proper time, Mr. Bell was proceeding to; n
;d address the House, but gave way, with j .
v, his usual courtesy, to several gentlemen i "
Jh who wished to make reports from standing a
re committees, present resolutions, &c. Mr. f
j. Jurvis asked the consent of the House to j s
ts ' take upa bill providing for the enlistment of!
se boys m the naval service of tho I nit ed | .
;ir ' States. Mr. Bell objected. Mr. Jarvis
is made some remarks in support of his pro-! '
;f. 1 posal to take up the subject at that time.' r
nd referring to the objection of Mr. Bell,
nd the wish of that gentleman to go on
ith the consideration of his hill, he osed
inguage which Mr. Bell and many genernen
around him construed into an imeachment
of his motives, and an impaiaon
ihot Mr. Bell sought only to gratify his
ersonal feelings in a speech.
Mr. Be!! rose instantly and said uk ie
i/iff/"?The Speaker instantly called to
nJer. Mr. Jarvis then replied, ih ash.
tnnce, that he had no hing more to say in
tat place.
There was a dead patise for several mines.
Mr. Merct r, w ith a vifew to bringing*
bout a reconciliation, called upon * Mr.
arvis to re-state die language he had used?
a that the House might judge of the extent
f the provocation as well as of the retort,
fr. Jarvis replied that lie wouM not re.
act, nor say one word mora, o?>^ the lanuage
applied to him was withdrawn.
Mr. Mercer then offered a resolution that
oth the gentlemen should be coded upon
nutunlly to pledge themselves to the Homo
bat they would not prosecu e n qunirel
[rowing out of he words ert?ploye<r By 'W
tern. At th:s point, it was suggested that
Ir. Hell had i? sonde,stood the language
f Mr. Jam's, aud that ihe lat er had not
tended to impeach the motives of the
jrmcr. Mr. J Jell then rose, aed recitfog
iie language which ho understood Mr. Jar*
is to use, namely, Mhaf ihe gentlemfcn
com Tennessee had subm: red a proposition
rhich he must know could no. lead to any
ublic good, but only to the private grahfiation
of h mself." He said he could put
io other construction on this, but that the
[ent'eman meant to imp^eh his motives
nd insu' him. If, however, the geotfc:.
nan would disclaim any such inten ion, he
rould wiihdraw the epi.het he us*d. Sevral
gentlemen rose in their placet and cor.
oboriicd ihe accuracy of the Jangnege of
Jr. Jsnds, as recited by tfr Bell, and
greed lha they had p'aced I:kj same coni
. nr. inn on li? Oihef sen lemeo rose and
,MW w" c
tated the<r impressions as io die language
imploved, which were different in some
espects from the construe :oo of Mr. Bell;
iut i here seemed to be a genera' concurence
that the words " gratification of peronal
feeling" were employed, and these,
'ou will und rrstond, wcre'exactly the wolds
o which Mr. Bell took the strongest ex.
:eption, and used the s roofjesi expressions
n order to repel.
A gr&> deal of desidforv conversation
trose, in which several members pariicipaed,
making appeals to Mr. Jyfvis to re.
state his 'aoguagi.?-and t > Mr. Bel' to withIraw
his language. Mr. Phillips made an
jarnest end solemn npp'-ul to bo'h
nen and to the House, to have .be matter
econfciled. Mr. Pey on. in reply to these
tppenls, reminded ilic Hoiise of ^hai Mr.
Jell hdtJ volun an'ly sued. and he not# re.
>eafed in his behalf, that if Mr. Jarvia
vould say he did not intend to insult him,
le would withdraw all he said byway of reor.
Mr. Jorvis made no reply?but agaio
* - - * .rk . r'?
i great deal oF desuUory conversation iook
dace. which it is perfectly useless to repeat.
Motion if er motion was made to adjourn?
r being regarded by many members that
he spoeches made by the ibembeis who
iad interposed, only made matters worse,
md rendered a proper understanding more
ind more difficult. But these motions
vere successively defeated. There was a
(enerul des'reto have thj matter sei'led bebre
the Hous? should udioorn.1 fn the
nean 'ime, while he was contused around,
>oth :he gentlemen irterested sat with perect
coolness and composure, and left it to
heir friends lo ta'k.
At last Mr. Wise, who had been ass?du>usly
engaged during the whole day, in the
tusiness of the invest igadng commhitee, and
vbo had not been present during the proceed r
ngs nn il laie in the day. arose <k took up the
>art of peace-maker?and I am glad .o say,
vith perfect success. Mr. Jarvjs yield.
?d to Ids solicitations. lie w?se, and said he
vas prepared to make an explanation, pro.
dded the objectionable epi hep was with.
Irnwn io as to enable him to make it. Mi1.
Wise then sr'id that in the name of his frtend
ie would withdraw it for the t'me. and for
he purpose of a'Fording Mr. Jarvis the op.
>orlur?itvto explain*
Mr. Jarvis replied fhnt :he load was now
aken oft*, and he could proceed eesilv. fie
>roceeded -hen to give an explanation c?ey
way satisfactory. He meant to say
'Mr. Be I must be aware that hit proposiion
was of such a character that no legislaion
could prow out of it?and thai it could .
lave no effect bu' to gratify personal feeing"?but
he did no' mean to make any
ersonol reflection or allusion ; on the conrory,
notwithstanding political differences,
Kirt nlw?v? hplrl tlm r.horacter- of Mr.
IW MUVI M.I ?? T ?
Sell in high respect.
Mr. Wise repeated f!)is disclaimer fotfie
douse, and said he thought his friend (Mr.
Sell.) ought 10 be perfectly satisfied wi'li it
?and therefore in this name he wiilidrew
he objectionable language.
Mr. Mercer congratulated the Hotlse on
his hrppy settlement of a painful subject;
nd on motion the House immediately ad3urned.
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Some disorderly proceedings occurred
ipfore one of die Committees of the
louse of Represent&:iv?voa account of
diich has b< en extensively circulated in the
icwspapers. Tho whole matter is exceedigly
disreputable to the parties concerned
nd to the country. It originated in a reusal
by the notable R. M. Whitney to an*
wer a quesiion put to him, on his appear,
ince before the committee as a witness.
,Ve publisli the account below as a spccinen
of the language and temper of some
>f our members of Conerrss.