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in recomraoodlng a voyhgo to sumptire patients. should keep this efr+timstance la recollection. Medical Journal. A Maniac;? The New Hampshire Gazette records the following and states the same as a fact. Some hunters recently .found, near the dwelling house of a Mr. Veis, In the neighrtA.T C Va,m a kiimeit hpidflT. H vv/i?iuvu vt lieu a " maniac, shut up in #. cage about four by six feet, partly urnjpr ground, where he had been confined by e ehain seven years. He had no .fire, was almost naked, his beard was nearly a foot Jong, and his whole appearance resembled that of Nebuchadnesaer, after his dwelling was with the beasts of the field. His wretched condition excited the bympalhies of the hunters, and we are told that some persons in Wcstfield have determined to invite the attention of the public authorities in Connecticut to the subject. Nicknames.?A. lute English periodical states, " It is notorious that in the moors of Lancashire there are numerous instances where females, alter having enjoyed the marriage state for several years, only know their husbands and liege lords by the nickname custom has given them, and not by their real names; nay in some cases, it actually happened that the men do no know their own names. We have heard of similar case, which occurred in Salem several years since, of a Marblehead man, who actually knew not his own name. A case of law was being tried at one of the courts, and the name of John'Florencc was called as one of the witnesses. There was no answer. The sheriff* bawled out, 44 Is John Florence in court?" No answer. Judge Story who was then a practioner at the Essex bar, rose and said, 44 May it please your honor, I will call the wilqess, skipper FlurryV' Uponjhis tlic old weather beaten mariner twisted his cud, and squiriting his tobacco juice, sung out. 4* Hero I am Sir," to the infinite amusement ol the whole Court, who were instantly convulsed with laughter.?Dedhani Adv. - i\_Caution to 1\[others and Nurses.?A coroner's inquest was held o:r Thursday . night, at Leicester, on the body of an infant two or three days old, which died in consequence of having taken about three-quarters of a lea spoonful of Godfrey's cordial, administered to it in order to make it sleep in tin* night. A medical gentleman, being asked by the coroner, whether three quarters of a ten spoon full of Godfrey's Cordial would sullicc to cause the death of an infant only three days old, deposed, that all such mixtures contained opium, and were dangerous, highly dangerous, to infants, even in the smallest quantities. One drop of opium had been known to destroy a clnlil a day oh', and he had hirnselt seen the death of a child ensue from a small quantity of syrup of poppies, which was the mildest preparation of opium. No opiate in however small a quantity, could be given to on infant without danger. A Stranger in these Parts.?According to the Taunton Whig they have a Mississippi roarer in that pcuccble village, who ought to be kept quiet, if possible, or they will see harder times there than the alewivos when they get into Court. The description which the " tarnal oritur" gives of himself, is this: I'm verv like a whale, with a little shade of the big elephant?anil a slight touch of the wild catamount; I'm a real catastrophe?a small creation, mount Vesuvius at the top, with red hot lava pouring out of the crater, and routing nations; my eyes are two blast furnaces?tears red hot melted iron, and every tooth in my head a granite pillar; my feet arc Virginia plantations?legs, branch railroads ol whalebanc?fists, rocky mountains, and arms, whig liberty-poles, with cast steel springs. Every step I luke is an earth" quake, every blow I strike is a clap ol thunder, and every breath I breathe is a tornado: my disposition is Dnpont's best, and goes oft' in a flash; when I blast, there'll be just nothing left but a hole three feet deep in circumference and no end to the depth. My gig is a wildcat, \yith hoop snake wheels?my team a tandem of sea-serpents, with rattle snake reins, four roaring lions for body guard; and 1 advance and retreat like a hurricane. (From Coleridge's Lectures.) NIGHT MARE. It is a general, but as it appears to me, a mistaken opinion, that in our ordinary dreams, we judge the objects to be rcalj Lsay, our ordinary dreams;?because as to night-mare the opinion is to a considerable extent just. But the night-marc is not a mere dream, but lakes place when the waking state of the brain is recommencing and most often during a rapid alternation, a twinkling, as it were, o! sleeping and waking;? while eiiher from pressure on, or from some derangement in, the stomach or other digestive organs, acting on the external skin, fwhich is still in sympathy with the stomach and bowels,] and benumbing it, the sensations sent uj to the brain by double touch, (that it when my own hand touches my side 01 breast,) are so faint as to be merely equivalent to the sensation given by simple touch, as when another persons hind 4 AtinKoo mn WUVIIVO II The mind, therefore, which at all times with and without our distinct conscious noes, seeks for trod assumes somo out' ward cause from every impression froir withou, and which in sleep, by aid. o the imaginative faculty converts its judg uicnts respecting the cause into a persona image, a? being the cause.?the mind, f say i? the ease, deceived by ilia past ax* perience, attributes* the painful sensations received to a corresponding agent,?an assassin, for instance, stabbing at the side, or a robIIn sitting on ths breast.? Add too, the impression of lbs bed, curtains, room, &C./received by the ayes in the half-moments of the opening, I'blend with and give .vividness to, the dream image which returns when they close again; thus we unite the actual per ceptions, of their immediate reliqucs, with the phantoms of the inward sense; and in this manner so conlound the halfwaking, half-sleeping, reasoning power, that we actually do pass a positive judg ment on the reality of what we see and hear, often accompanied by doubt and half-questioning, which, as I have my-* self experienced will at times become strong enough even before we awake, to convince us that it is what it is?namely the night-mare. ? Poetry. _ THE PICTURE. 44 On rovicnt toujours s sob premiere umours." I glanced at a picture: I paused with delight? A vision of beauty Returned to my sight? rue years ot my boyhood Rushed back to my soul, When love first awakened Its witcliing control. I gazen at the picture: Its hoavenly glow, Tho ringlets of raven, The forehead of snow, The cheek of a sereph, And?s woe tost to mo? Tho eyes of pure heavenAll whispered of tlioo. First love of my bosom! Bright star of my youth! Whom still I have worshipped In silonco and truth, Though once I have shunned theo, As thou wort forgot, Too noble to wish theo I My wearisome lot. And trusting a bettor M4W ivug HIVU ?V VUIUOV IUWU The treasures of fortuno To pour at thy feet; No solfish impression Had place in my breast; And the bliss that I sought Was to know thou wort blest! " Ono glanco at a picture Has shook my repose, And oponed the fountains I struggad to close, And sent me to whisper The voico of my heart, And to ask if thy own Can an echo impart. I'vo battled with fortune? ( I've struggled for fame, Till the halo of glory ! Encircles my name; And lord of the troasures By genius unrolld, I envy no mortal Whose treasure is gold! No fortune I offer, To dazzlo the sight; ' Dut a name that is spotless, A famo that is bright? A mind that is gifled, A soul that is pure, A heart whose affection Shall ever endure! Ilast thou too remembered The dream of our youth, And cherished its flame On the altar of truth ? The star of my home And my heart wilt thou shino ? My chosen ! my cherub! Say, wilt thou be mine? I tjfcimph! I triumph ! Slie yields to my claim, Preferring to fortune My love and my famo. Tho man has accomplished Tho dream of the boy? Thou friond of my bosom Kejoico in my joy. THE STEAMER CAROLINE. It is with a degree of pain and a sickness at heart, which none feci till they , have found distrust and doubt where they r looked for confidence, and bigotry where , thej' looked for liberality, in the bosom t of a friend, that we peruse the following, from the columns of the New York Ga zette. Why any man, having the feelings i of an American, should reject the evi dence of friends whom he has long tried I and found true?why he should make f every shift to sustain the perjuries of ini tereated and blood thirsty men,?why the l testimony of a * Naval Officer of rank" , should be preferred to that of quiet AmeI rican citizens, who have no interest in > creating a war?why the common confi> dence of friends should be insulted by i having their statements publicly impeach" r ed, as ours have been, in this case, we leave for the Gazette to answer*. We will > not be so harsh with the motives of the I editor of the Gazette: hut hid r.nnri? is against hit country?right or wrong' If , he put no faith in American statements, would it not be better for him to refuse them. With regard to the resistance, i we will merely ask the opinion of all reaf suitable men?hoping to include in that - number the editor of the Gazette?whe1 ther forty-five then could board a steamI boat but* little larger than a <mnal boat, and fight will* ih# desperation which Capt. Draw describes, without some dauger of wounding each other! 44 The official letter of Cspt. Drew of tho capture of the Caroline, will be read with interest. Either a British Navel Officer of rank has been guilty of the present falsehood, or the 4< patriots" and their abetlera hare told tremendous lies in relation to that afiair. Our readers most judge for themselves. That there was resistance on the part jo( those on board the steamboat and that a sentinel actually fired on the assailants in the first instance, wo entertain no doubt whatever. The wounds received by the boarders is pretty conclusive evidence that there was some resistance at all events. There ^au be no mistake about thfit." We scarce need add, to our above remarks, that we know the following to be facts, and not^even our friendship for the editor of the Gazette will allow us to suppress contempt for any man whoinsinuates that we speak falsehood. Wo know, from better authority than a 44 British Naval officer of rank," or any of his perjured abetters, that the only weapon of war, on board of the Caroline, at the time she was boarded by Capi. Drew, was a pistol, which was neither loaded nor used during the conflict. The whole was a deliberate and cold-blooded murder of defenceless men; and he is no American? nav?he is not worthy the notice of a gentleman, who, after such evidence as we have published^ assumes to mitigate the outrage, by showing a preference for the British account. We copj the foregoing from the Buffalo Daily Star, and copy it entire, because there is a gravity about it that deserves an equally serious reply; and we shall give it one. It is as good an apportunity as we shall find lor a fair exposition of our feelings on a matter of such moment to the country, and to the character of American institutions. There is not in the United States a more enthusiastic admirer of the republican system?as its e .1 i? .1 _ . 'i . _ i i iouuoers 111 mis country uuuersmou ami meant it?than we are. We love our country with a devotedncss that scorns to compare it with any other, and he wh? insinuates a suspicion of our fealty to its true honor and interests, is unworthy of contempt enough to be called contemptible. We derived our citizenship from an unbroken line of ancestors who first landed at Plymouth in 1020, and it cannot be said of us, therefore, that there are any foreign predilection about us.? We love our country with a fervor that we do not derive from a few years residence, but from a hereditary transmission of feeling of more than two centuries standing. We hope these remarks are no more egotistical than is necessary to place us rcstua in curia% and having made them solely lor the purpose, it is our intention to put the Buffalo Star and all others in their true position. It is quite time to quit trilling with traitors 1 whether they are found one side or the other of the Canada lines. We charge not the Star with the crime ~ / A * _ A . 1 ui treason 10 iwo countries ai ine same time, but tve do charge it with giving countenance to a set of desperadoes who are not only traitois to the government under which they were born and to which they owe allegiance, but felons and outlaws towards all nations. We believe the editor of the Star to be a man of honor, a gentleman, and a friend of his country; and he is capable of saying a word or doing pet with a consciousness that it was derogatory to his duty as a good citizen of the United States; but that he has suffered his feelings to carry off his judgment, and been led unconsciously into a course of conduct fraught with incalculable mischief to the nation and to the national character, we entertain no particle of d ubt. We kjiow, in uecu, mat this is the case.. Why we have "rejected the evidence" furnished by the BtifTulo papers, must be rather apparent to themselves by this time. It has been because w^ have pretty uniformly found it false intentionally on the part of the Editors, but false because thoy chose to give credence to a set of vagabonds, who of course would lie, since it is matter of general agreement that those who steal will always lie. As to the two accounts of the capture of the Caroline, xvc have only to say that we continue to believe more of the British than the Buffalo account of that transaction?though we believe neither of them implicitly. The Buffalo details cannot be true; the Canadian accounts are, we doubt not, exagerated; certainly they arc, in the number of killed; for from that night to this, " sympathy" has not been able to hunt up any body but poor Durfee. We are told bv this vcrv Star in its first announcement of the tragedy, that some of the most respectable citizens of Buffalo were among the victims. Not an individual, however, has been men tioned, and not a mother, sister or wife has manifested an ounce of solitude on the occasion. Does the Buffalo Star expect to convince us that the whqje frontier would not have rung with lamentations if any body had lost any body? The fuss made over the dead body oi the stage driver who really was killed, insufficient proof that all the raw material for public indignation was well husbanded on the occasion. The waitings of widowhood, and the lamentations of maternity would Imve been sure to be put in patriotic requisition, if there had been the least possible chance for such a display. The fact thai several of tne British boatmen were wonnded in the capture of the Caroline, we mutt any. M'ith ell tenderness to\y*rd* our contemporary, U very foolishly ae-'n counted for by saying thai they wouoded tl each other; especially as the first statement was that they were wounded by a shots from Navy Island. People are not c often wounded by sabre cuts and double I loaded rifles of their own* in wn affair where there is uot the slightest resistance offered. Is not the Star a little inclined ' to encrimson ite countenance by a gentle t blush or so, in making such a suggestion? f We may not be " worthy ih<* notice of a gentleman," in avowing more belief in ? the British account of this affair, than in. c die bold and apparent falsehoods of the u Buffalo version, but we do believe much A mrtrn s\l* iff nrtt tiritltafnitslinr** nml a C ikssA 8 Vi v VI II) I?v?u lillOIUIIUIII^) UIIU II 111^1(7 is any body on the frontier who continues v to think vvc arc not " gentleman," the ill- c tercourse were better broken off at once. 1 We make no charges against our friend j of the *' Star;" we believe hitn, as we j always have believed him, a man of character and honor, but, we tell him prompt- i ly, if he has any; the slightest disposition to withhold a reciprocal recognition,, that our intercourse ends to-day. it is; now a matter for the decision of his own judgment ! V? e huve acted honestly and from the : purest itripii se of patriotism in this matter ?heaven lbrfend; we have no notion of culling ourselves "patriots/* in the sense in which that word is desecrated in modern days; we cannot confess to kriayery < enough to entitle us to such a distinction; but we say, nevertheless, that the course we have pursued on this subject, ha9 been dictated; solely dictated; by the pror.'pt- [ ings of patriotism, in the best and only < uv^iitat ui nit? wurUf a pmiiuuoui uispire l bv a true sense of the interests and ." honor of our own beloved country, as I '' we understand them,'* without any ex- i traneous influences of any description, ' and directly contr. ry ?o some of iheui. CAMDEN COURIER. CAMDEN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1838. Wo aro unable to give to our readers the report of the Secretary of War. It was an able and lumi. uous document?clear in its exposition, and statesman-like in its viows. It proposes an increase of the standing army to 15,000 men; and we are pleased with the probability that even this accession will probably be obtained. We would bo pleased to seo tlio army increased still further. We are not among those who foei apprehensions from 30,000 regulars; j and the extent, and the situation of the country most urgent ly demand a groat strengthening of our miliary power. | Tlio Hon. Henry Clay lias been nominated by the Legislature of Kentucky, as a candidate for the next presidency. Gov. Harrison also is again held forth by his frionds for the same office. Bulwar.?This popular author has again contribu-' ted liom the abundant stores of his genius and i learning, another work for tho gratiiicution of the ' reading public. "Leila, or the Siege of Granada," the latest work of this novelist, has made its appearance from the press of tho Messrs. Hurpers. * Tlio pen of so successful and distinguished a writer employed in describing the expiring Gronadieur of the Moo: dynasty, the chivalric exploits of an era replete with romance, and full of historic interest, will justify the expectation of something excellent. Stat nomims Umbua.'?Time has at length dispelled the mist which hung around the authorship of Junius. The writer of those remarkable letters which uppoarod ovor this tictitous signature scorns no longer violed in doubt. The substance of this "shudow of a name" is now visible. The honor of author, ship has been attributed to Sir Phillip Francis; and the evidences of his claim are almost indubitable. The laurel so long suspended is now finally awarded. Congressional.?An interesting and animated discussion, was caused in the Senate, by the consideration of the Pre-emption Bill, which was passed by a large majority. It was sustained by Messrs. Webster, Benton, Clay, of Ala., and others; and opnosed strenuously, bv Messrs. Orv. nf If# ' . ! ' J J ' "J "? ~~J " , | und Calhoun. Mr, Clay was particularly vehement t in his opposition, sparing no opithets of discredit i and opprobrium, which he could apply to the settlers * or squatters upon public lauds. The amendment of. ferod by Mr. Merrick, proposing to exclude foreigners from tiie right of pre-emption, was warmly takcu up by him, and strongly supported. The cause of ulions, seems to be attracting the at- < tcntion of our National Legislature. It has, for some time, excited the public mind in different portions of tho Union, more especially those great cities which border upon the Atlantic coast. This we ore glad to < see. Our naturalization laws, we have long thought, * were not the most conducivo to tho welfare of the j country?revision and alteration, are much to bo de. t sired. Tho rights of citizens arc too quickly, and ? too easily obtained. The emigrants in some sections, ' are onabled to hold the balance of political power, , before they understand our govornmont, or have s learned to fool on interest in our institututions. Caution, therefore, in this matter, would be wisdom; and ? - a at- ? ---- 'I * 4 |/iuuouwnruuiu ouggu.tl mat LlltJ priVlll'gO WI11C1) 1 empowers them to dabble iu our politics, should bo v withheld until they aro able to learn tlic difference , between licentiousness and freedom. i The Abolitionists have not figured so largely as is ( usually, during the past week. Petitions, Iiowoa er, ? have not, by any means, ceased to troublo Congress; 1 The present calm, we are informed, is considered only ^ as portentous. The fanatics ore moving < very tiling to carry their point. - Mr. Adams has his desk loud, d with the "christian, humlile, and devout prnyors" of his grand, squlid army of old women, wet nurm s, ^ babes, and 4pious young men,' who de?i:e n all good , sense, morality, and humanity, to inflame Congress, 1 to disregard law, to make bondage harder upon the ( slaves, or subject the country to war, misery and worse j than death. The Northern members, who opp.ee their measures hold their seats by a very UMcena n 1 ttou$. The sublet if to bf nja^e a tfs* question in y 1 ?anf rtaleoaltbe next election, and. the 9Mfc./g9ft In waiwiaf fed by ae ateans ooaAr Our with Mexico -are still unaittlad, a?^, * djiutatnl haa jot been made. The tt"* aeupiesuuch attention, and oanaes nroekdHMMMn. > Camiicu Price Correet. 1 SATURDAY, February il>19? button, - - 7a 19 ' /orn, per bushel, - 76 a87 < 'lour, country, per barrel. - - 7 50 a0 " Northern, do 00 09 Lice, ? itl H ;Xe:p'"b- - . . IJES lacon, " - ifM-Mfc*lackerel, - . Itt a 14 00 lait, per aaek, jMl# 1% 'odder, per cwt. - - * d/, *9a y Vhiskey, - * 08 a 00 chickens, - - 18 a 89 igCT*, - jm. m |9 totter, ? - - Je?, - 4*9 lagging, Hemp - - 22a92 Tow, - 19 * 24 ale vope - 12 a 12 rwine, - - 31 a 37 Spermaceti Candle/*. - - - 40 a 44 * Fallow " ... 12a 12 Brown Shirting, . - 10 a 12 Bleach " - . - 10 a 20 Calicoes, Blue and Fancy, - 10 a IB " Stripes Indigo Blue, - 13a IB rickings, - - - 25 a 37 Grun-powder, per keg, - - 8 a 02 Lead and Shot, - 10 a 12&? Molasses, N. O. - - GO " Havana and Sweet, 50 Porter, London, per doz. - 4 a 4 50 9 tiaisins, Malaga Bunch, - - 4 a 4 00 robacco, l^eftwicli, ... 75 FIRB i O.VIPANY JMi mbcrs of jthc Camden indei endent^ire Engine Company are notified .o attend a regular business labeling on Monday veiling next, at C. H. Davis' Hotel, at 7 o'clock. Feb. 10 S. E. CAPERS, Seo'ry. . TENTIO.N CAMDEN BEAT COM PA NY NO. 2.?You are hereby ordered to pa- * radi- ?t the usual place of rendezvous, on Saturday Lb?- 17tu lust., armed ant! equipped as the law requins By order of Cnut. Hollcyman. " Feb. 10 41 2t E. G. ROBlfiSON, O S. ORATION.?The eleventh Anniversary of the Cain 1? n Debating Club, will be celebrated by an ora.in to be delivered by member Dr. James H Rociikllk, on Thursday, evening, 22d mat. at tlu* Baptist Church, at 7 o'clock. Our citizansand the public generally, are respectfully invited to attend B order. A. G. WILLIS Sec'y. N. B. Mctnbcra of the Club will be punctual in their attendance at the Club Hall, on the evening of tbc 15tli, (1 hursday night,) as business of importance will be brought before them. FeLlO 41 It BA<' >N. Thi subscriber ha* haconed 455 head of fino Tonncr-sei hogs, which he offers for sale at the Morrison Smoke House, on reasonable terms. i'lic planters ot Mecklenburg county, aud the adjoining country wishing to huy Bacon, will do weli to call and examine for themselves, Any on? wishing to purchase will find the Subscriber at Col. Alexander's tavern. H- L. HALE. Charlotte, \\ C. February 10. 41 3t C~iARi\? 'he subscriber returns his sincere 7 thanks to hi* friond* and customers for the liberal encouragement the late firm of M'LEISII & SMITH has received, and begs leavo to intimate that he is now ready to receive all orders for Iron and Brass Castings, Locomotive aud Car Whee&, Locomotive and Stationary Engiuc Tenders, Boilers, Blacksmith Work, &c. F* ( tr/ifr* I'miii lhi> ennnlru loft n* T on.i? A Robertson, :\o.?East Bay, or at the establishment, Gailset'iiV wharf, will be attended to with nunttu* ably and despatch. JAMES M'LEISH. Feb. 10 41 6. The Columbia Telescope, Augusta Constitutionalist, Savannah Georgian and Mobile Commercial Register will give the above two insertions weekly lor thicc weeks and forwuid their accounts to the advertiser. MEDICINES. Botanic store and infirmarv.? Th - subscriber g ate fill for the liberal patronage extended him in the abovo business, during the the last year, would now inform his customers, that he is this day receive.g by the Steamer Thomas Salmond, a large supply of Medecines, which will he sold on accommud itii'g terms for cash, ot on three months credit to approved purchasers, either bv whole sale or letnil. 1 have now supplied the Infirmary with permanent nurses, so that in future, 1 hope to l>e able to receive a I applicants who may desire to take medicine at this establishment. Seven years < xperience in this practice, and an extensue acquaintance in this community, render* any ether promise or pledge of attention on my p irt unnecessary. Feb. 3 40 tf WM CARLISLE. The ('olumbia Times anil Cheraw Cazette, will ?ach give t' c nliove th ?e insertions and forward :h papers containing the same, and their accounts o the subscriber immediately thereafter for paynent. W. C. For Two Weeks Only. Economy is Wealth ! B Solomon, Clothes Dresser and RepovaO ter, of London, and late from Philadelphia, vspectlulK begs leave to inform the citizens of [Vimden, that he has opened an Establishment in his place, for a short time, at the Store opposite i. Dnnlap's where he will attend to the cleaning of rentleme'l's COATS, PANTALOONS AND VESTS, )f every description, on an entirely new plan from hat pursued by Dyers. By comparing the articles jlea. ed by him, th-v are pronounc d b\ competent ndges equal to n- w. and n uich has been noticed by he public 8p<cs, grease, &e , taken fmm the cloth, ind appare' pu in c mpete f ?rrn. When requested le applic* ? stiffening, and restores the color to faIwl ? a a lie eon restore a garment to its origiml e.iu?\, without an injury to the labiic; the learning process i.ot made use of TO THE LADIES. Lathes' Hahit> and Cloaks, spotted or faded of heir pristine beauty, restored to their original colors villi the greatest care. Speoimens of his work nay b. seen at his shop, where a At person will ittend to the receipt of all work with pan.Auftlity ind pispatch. < / To persons disposed to pationise him in his bindless. I.e i ledge* himself if any of his work is not lone to their satisfaction, he will make no chtsgo ror his labor. Gentlemen who may please to patronise him, Can mre (heir clothes returned in a short time. Feb 3 40 tf 1^ OTl- E. The subscriber respectfully inform? [ w those indebted to him, ihut he will retain their tapers in hi* p sst-n*ion a whi'e longer for settlenent, say Sumter papers to fire* of March end versh-iw to middle of February. Owing to the 'ourt of the latter place oming on n week railier han ot the former, alter which period, thoee who caidc in (8timter will please to aaakc application to ol F. I Mooes for settlement* and tluw indebted who irside In Kershaw, will phase make applica ion to Mai. John M. JDcSsnseuro fbrerltlnment. reb.O 40 Q. S- e. DE8CBAMPS.