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noma to lit hero, fie panted, and 1 said.lii *Mtl) I Moifor Sophia and Aunt' 'No,* 1 11 aid he, 'don't disturb thorn. Foot ?n|t f \ p 1 knov (he/ vara up all night?God blast, tl you alt* with ibis ha sunk Into n vary b tranquil tloap, and indaod, ho tourealy i s oftarvavds gava any sign of consclooooass,! fc oxeopt for an instant on tho ntml of! hit coat. They, on learning that the t scene Wat about to close, obtained e r new leave of absence from their posts, * end both reached Abbottsford on the 19th < About half past one P. M., on the 21st < of September, Sir Walter breathed his < last in the presence of all his children. | It was a beautiful day, so warm that i every window was wide open, and so i perfectly still, that the sound of all oth* ers most dolicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pepbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed; and his eldest son kissed and closed hit eyes. The funeral?* a ne court yara anil all the precincts of Abbottsfoid were crowded with uncoverod spectators as the procession was arranged; and as it advanced thro' Darnick and Melrose, and the adjacent villages, the whole population appeared at the doors in like manner, almost all in black. The train of carriages extended, I understand, over more than a mile, the Yeomanry followed in great numbers on horseback, and it was late in the day ere we reached Drvburg. Some accident it was observed, had caused the hearse to halt for several minutes on the summit of i the hill at Beuicrsidc, exactly where a i prospect of remarkable richness opens, and where Sir Waller had always been accustomed to rein up his horse. The day was dark and lowering, and the wind high. "The wide enclosure of the Abbey of Dryburg was thronged with old and young; and when the coffin was taken from the i hearse, and again laid on the shoulders of < the afflicted serving men, one deep sob i burst from a thousand lips. Mr. Arch- i deacon Williams read the burial service of the Church of England; and thus about i half past five o'clock in the evening of i .u_ nn.L _r . * - ? v luutaua j | me itiuui UI ocpicmDer, 193/6, I the remains of Sir Walter were laid by i the side of his wife, in the sepulchre of his i ancesters. 1 So fades, so languishes, grows dim, and dios. All that this world is proud of ? From the Globe. ! STATE OF THE TREASURY. \ The following message was received from the President of the United States, j by Mr. Abraham Van Buren, his private ] Secretary: To the Senate and House of Representatives. 1 submit to the consideration of Congress a statement, prepared by the Secretary whi.chjt appears eight millious in deposite with the States,1 and over fifteen millions due from indivi-| duals and banks, are, from the situation in which those funds arc placed, in immediate danger of bciner rendered nnnhl?. t?l discharge, with good" faith and prompti- , tu le, the various pecuniary obligations of { the Government* I The occurrence of this result has for some time been apprehended, and efforts s made to avert it. As the principal diffi- j culty aiiscs from a prohibition in the pre- j sent law to re-issue such Treasury notes { as might be paid in before they fall due, , ffnd may be effectually obviated by giving { the Treasury, during the whole year the , benefit of the full amount originally au- j thorized, the remedy tVould seem to be , obvious and easy. The serious embarrassments likely to | arisie from a longer continuance of the . present slate of things, induces me re- , spectfully to invite the earliest action of ( Congress to the subject, which may be | consistent with a due regard to the other ^ public interests. M. VAN BUREN. . May 10, 1838. j TREASURY DEPARTMENT- 1 ! May 10, 1838. J , The undersigned would respectfully y submit to the President the following state- t ment concerning some fiscal embarress- ( ments which are likely soon to happen I unless averted by early legislation. I, ii nas been usual for the Secretary of' the Treasury* except in the annual report , en the finances* and in replies to special | cal)3 or directions by either House of | Congress* and to give information retpec- , ting all matters which appertain to his of- t fice, through letters addressed to the ap? t propriate committees. For months past, and on several occasions, that mode has t been pursued in respect to these threa- y tened embarrassments, by giving to the v Committee of Ways and Means such information concerning them as the exigencies and a seasonable foresight seemed to require. Some suggestions and facts connected with them have likewise been introduced into reports made to Congress, o But the relief desired having not yet been s granted, and a longer omission to pro- ti provide for the emergency having a ten- F denry to impair public credit, to the great A prejudice of contractors and workmen as a well as of pensioners, the Army, Navy, w and many other classes, the undersigned il deems it h*? ?:? *' - ...? ,y mi wppnzc me r#xcruiive I v< also of (he impending difficulties, in or-'ai der that l>e may take such further steps as 8 appear proper to promote a faithful dis- e) charge of the pecuniary obligations ct. the k< Government. sli The peculiarly in the proscnt condi.- tu lion of the finances can be very briefly an explained. It lias arisen, not from any Sh actual deficiency which has yet occurred an \ - i the arttoftht of teceipts afttlcipated taw | be year; not from nny exctu of appro- t r it lion which hue yet been aide for oi- i her ordinary or extraordinary objects; i ut from a prohibition to use, for the pay- I sent of the public dues, what Is required ?y law to bo received for them. In the act of October last, authorising! he issue of Treasury notes, they were, eceivable at any time for thoso dues, but rere expressly forbidden, after such re:eipt, from being reissued in discharge of claims on the Treasury. From this circumstance, coupled with the protracted Failure of most of the banks to resume Ileal.** f L. _ ? 'i'vviu UHJ mcuiVf IIIIIV HQV HI IQIV UCCII received for revenue except Treasury notes. Over five and a half millions of thein have already been paid in, though none fall due till about the 1st of November next. As these cannot be paid out a^ain, or others in their place, till the restriction before mentioned is modified, it has followed that a great portion of the receipts of the year have thus far been e.itirely useless for aiding tn defray the large expenditures charged upon it, and resort has of necessity been had to the emission of more Treasury notes under the orioinal act. until th? ulmlo 0 y ""V"" WM?WM ? authorised, except $216,802, lias been exhausted. The only other means available to meet tho public engagements, with the exception us to trusts and the Mint, detailed in a special report on the condition of the Treasury to the House of Representatives on the 26th of March last, are reduced to about $347,432. These constitute an aggregate of five hundred and sixty-four thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars thus available, instead of a balance of from two to six millions, which it has generally been considered wise to retain on hand, in order, with the aid of the current revenue, to insure punctuality, and guard against the embarrassments incidental to fluctuations! and other contingencies. During the present year, however, the revenue has been paid in Treasury notes to such an extent that only about one-fourth of a million, monthly, has been received from it in money, so as to assist in discharging the current expenditures. These last, on an average, have been over two millions monthly, and in April nearly three millions. As more than four millions of the Treasury notes arc still outstanding, and the banks generally have not yet lesumed specie payments, it is probable that a great part of the revenue will, for some Lime to come, be paid in a similar manner. Under such circumstances, and when it is considered that large su.ns due fnnn the postponed custom-house bonds, the banks, and the Slates, are not yet payable, and that no power now exists, except in ConIKflSt; tftartttiVe'l? ?/^P^K^ufrAfIlutli8l resort to, or any other authorized means by which the wants of the Treasury can be supplied, it is manifest that the Department is exposed weekly and almost daily to be deprived of the whole of its available means, and the credit of the Grovemment to be injuriously affected, both at home and abroad. Congress could readily avert these results, if approving the course suggested n the last annual report on the finances, t could remove the prohibition to re-issue the notes which may be or have been prematurely paid in and redeemed, and, where they have been cancelled, permit others to be issued in their stead; or it could effect the same object by allowing other lotes to be emitted, instead of such as iave been and shall hereafter be paid in, icfore the year for their redemption expires. By the seasonable adoption of either of these measures, all Anticipated embarrassments during 1838 can probably tie obviated. For, in that event, no provision of additional means to meet the exlenditurcs of the year will be necessary hereafter, unless before the rlose of the session it shall appear that new appropriaions have been made, or are likely to be nade, exceeding the estimates submitted *y the Department in December last, by several millions, or that the revenues received will be materially less. On the contrary, if cither of the men >ures above proposed should meet the approbation of Congress, it is obvious that imong the various substitutes which may r>e thought of, or which this Department ias taken occasion to suggest in commulications with the Committee of Ways 1 ind Means, some one roust be selected, 1 hat ran be made efficient in its operation, it a very early day, or it will beimprac* icable to preserve the national faith un- 1 >roken, and to avert the injuries with vhich the public service is threatened. ' With great respect, LEV! WOODBURY, J Se/tretaril nf th f> Tvnn !> .? . -f WJ ?V M n*0 If / y A Damascene Beauty.?AtDamascus. 1 ur author had an opportunity of taking a ketch of a Damascene lady in full cos- t time, through the interference of Mrs. r 'arren, the la<Jy of the British consul. !i a first she was very shy, standing against c corner of the divan, covering her ' face a dlh her hands, but upon being told that s le sketch could not be taken if she co- t< sred her face, she removed her hands, ti id, turning away, burst into ?. loud laugh, tl he had a very white skin, large full black rt res, a very proud haughty look, and Ic *pt kicking the marble pavement with her ri ipper, looking at us with a con temp- g< ous cqrl of the lip, then at Mrs. Farren, tl d then again bursting into a loud laugh, te had beautiful teeth, and a fine bust, at d was really a sweet little thing, but very th Mttiiif cad H#? dtest, a!* <3 though not oo splendid nMadim* Bou- i lin*e, nt ?h more stylishly worn, end I seemed ? more correct costume. Round her heed she wore s double row of tec- i chines, of Turkish gold coins, which were i brought serose the forehesd, closely < strung together) s turbsn wes placed on I one side or her head, from under which ; her hair fell down in long tresses inter* i mixed with silk cords and beads. 8he had large ample tresses of a dark material, thickly figured, partially concealed by a robe cut out into three portions, being slit open on either side and in front, trai* ling on the ground, and confined to the waist by a shawl. She had a scarlet jac* ket, embroided both before end behind with black silk lace and gold; the sleeves fitted close round the arm, just above the elbow, but from under them descended a rich figured silk and cotton lappel, hanging down and displaying the arm from the elbow enveloped in a transparent gauze shirtsleeve, and covered with bracelets; a light embroidered handkerchieT tied in a knot, formiug part of the turban, fell in graceful folds, on one side of her head. Hhe had a necklace of gold coins, and her feet, enveloped in small embroided slippers, weie thrust into the kabkabs or high black patten worn by the ladies inside the house wheu they walk off the rich soft carpets. The ends of the shawl round her waist tied in a knot and edged with a pretty fringe descended in folds nearly to her feet. THE MAN~AND THE TABLE. [Translated from the 'Morning PosV of Stuttgord, for its namesake of Boston A poor simple man possessed nothing but a sick wile, six small helpless children, a pine table, and a black dress rather the worse for wear. He had made every effort of which he was capable, to support his family?but, as his abilities were small and he had no money, his efforts were unsuccessful. He consequently complained of fortune, which is usually made responsible for ill-success. His wife complained and suffered, his children fasted and cried, and he rested his elbows on his tabic and meditated. Thus, day after day, the family passed their time. This man had but one earthly passion, one wish, one fixed idea; and that was to get into office. After ten long years solicitation, he had as yet received no appointment. For all his pains he had acmilfoil tliltlli r? <1- Kill ? ? 1 ..v>iii?h unt r? (IICHJ lliorougll knowledge of all the administration localities. He could have gone from the Porter's lodge to the private cabinet of the minister blindfolded. On .me occasion, about day break?he had not been able to close his eyes the whole night?he leaped with the energy ol sudden resolution, from his miserable bed. His poor wife fearing that hunger - - i L! r ii J Hi* movements with anxious eyes. His first step was carefully to brush and arrange in the best possible order, his decaying suit of black. He next shaved himself with a degree of carc and attention quite unusual with him. Having finished dressing, he proceeded to walk back and forth in his little chamber apparently absorbed 1 in the most profound leflection. When I the clock struck nine he seized his pine i table, examined it to see if it was in good I condition, took it upon his shoulders and < went forth. His wife concluded ttat he 1 intended to sell it, and the hope thus inspired of being able 4o provide a little food for her children, lighted up her pale countenance with a melancholy. Half an hour later, the Swiss sentinel I at the gale of the Minister's hotel encountered a man in a black dress, and bearing i a table upon his shoulders. Supposing i him to be a mechanic, bringing home a table he had been ordered to make, the < sentinel permitted him topassunquestion- < cd. The Clerks of one of the bureaux, i who were rather new and inexperienced | in thoir offices, likewise observed without t mistrust, a new comer among them. He < had taken the precaution to bring his ta- t ble with him which he sat down in a cor- I ner where it would discommode no one, 1 drew an inkstand from his pocket, appro- 1 printed an empty chair, and seated him- i self with an important and busy air.? t Soon a little bell was heard to ring. The < stranger immediately started from his scat c proceeded through the two adjoining c rooms like one who was snffirli.nil? r.?~i ? T IUI1II" I liar with the premises, opened the door of one of the cabinets, and with a low bow t respectfully asked: c What is wanting, Herr Director?* t I did not wish to speak with you, but 1 with Lou is.* n Louis has gone, out, and therefore I I same.* n Do you know where the bureau of the b trmy paymaster is?* h Perfectly well, Herr Director.* c Go and request him to come to me this ft orenoon.* I At every sound of the bell he continued g o evince the same zeal. Before his com- e ades had time - * no was always h ?alf way to the room whence the sound r; ame. The question was indeed often tl sked among his comrades whqt sort of a w iluation the new comer held?but this lat- nr nr was so complaisant obliging, and ac- nr ivc in the discharge of every duty, that ir iey suffered him to go on without inter- o uption, while they were consequently tc ft nt leisure. He soon became a gene- m il favorite, and no one of them any Ion- bi cr troubled himself to learn his origin or tii ic nature of his employment. re But the Director, a groat lover of order, w length became curious to know who Fi lis new employe could be, whose, name tyi .. . V * lid not appSfcr ou the list; and the poor c nan was obliged to undergo much ques- a ioning. < Who are you?' 'Herr t)irector, I am always at your command/ Whence 1 came you?' 'Your Honor may send me i n'heie you please, 1 am every where * known.' *Who appointed you?* 'When < your Honor has need of me I am always i at hand.' I And so it remained impossible to dis- < cover the origin of this faithful officer.? Thus passed a month. On the last day of the month our hero saw the pay roll passed round, and heard the clinking of the pay which his comrades received. This was one of the saddest moments of his. life?he now saw himself in the midst of the fair stream* he felt himself dying of thirst and could not apply a drop of water to his lips. - He however bore up so manfully, and appeared so well satisfied, that one would have supposed he was at least chancery clerk. The Director saw with astonishment that the day roll bore no additional name. Again he rung his silver bell, and the new officer answered the summons as promptly as if he had been called by name, lie was received with the question in an angry tone: "What office do you hold?"? *'I am myself waiting for a decision of that question, and in the mean time have been endeavoring to give some proof of zeal and capacity." "But tell me, instantly, who sent you here?" In speaking these words, the voice of the Director became really terrible. The poor devil trembled from head to foot; the sight of the salary ttrktrtYt ll?/* l??'1 ' 1? 1 nmbii iuc vtiivis iiuu nxt'ivi'u, iiau exhausted his moral, as hunger had his physical power. He fell upon his knees and in a tone of anguish cried: "Alas, your honor, if you must know who sent me here it was my sick wife and my six starving children. Now, you know the whole.? Turn me out, if you have the heart to do it." Mercy prcvriled in the heart of the Director; moreover, it was found to be a very pleasant joke?it furnished an anecdote which the minister could relate to his guests after dinner. The man was retained as a messenger, and a regular salary allowed him. His wife and children are provided with food every day, and he wears a blue coat with large yellow buttons, like other public scrvauls. He is perfectly happy and never omits to remark to any one who will hear him: "1 am no longer a useless loafer, but have a stake in the conntrv as well as others," The following is Capt. Bristol's account of the "abduction case," and it certainly i bears us out in the conjecture which we : ventured upon when the marvel first got into circulation. From the Chicago American. ! Mr. Editor?It appears that many ofj r - j-': - nIm vr? ennipit nn article' I rnm Ihn I- - ~ A1. i iu uuscrvcr, a paper under the j control of P. S. V. Ilumot, of that place: also an advertisement, offering $500 for) iny apprehension; that I am charged with ! the forcible abduction of a daughter of his. The delicacy of my situation, where an amiable young lady is concerned, can be appreciated by an intelligent community. I however feel it due to myself, j lhat a brief statement of the facts should j be made attending the circumstances alio- ! led to, that an impartial public n.ay judge whither I am a criminal or not. I became acquainted with the family of Mr.-II e.moi about fifteen months since, | which led to an intimacy; and afterwards lo a contract of marriage with his daughter, which was to have taken place-early last December. It received the full sanction of her parents; and it was arranged lhat she should snend the winter B -? Via U IU11 ft 1 East and South ivith me. Accordingly I { every arrangement that is usual on such i occasions was made, even so far as to give I invitations to the wedding. Every thing passed on in the most flattering manner until the evening before the morning we were to have been married. Mr. Hamot 1 then said that he was unwell, and that the ' ravelling was very bad, and he thought 1 hat we had better defer it for a short time. Vly only objections were that it would ' fnakea subject of public talk. lie replied hat as we were to be married it was no ( consequence what was said; and that I 1 could be at his house as much as I chose, ( ind Mrs. Hamot said, yes, and we will 1 real you as a son. 1 At the close of the evening some of 1 he cake that had been prepared for the 1 iccasion was cut, of which we partook/1 vith a glass of wine. He drank that he * loped Josephine would bear the delay, v ind he knew I had philosophy to do it.? I Jut on the third day following, he forbade ne the house saying that we never should fj ?e married, at {the same time forbidding lis daughter seeing me, or receiving any " ommunication from me. However, a r pw days afterward we had an interview, d t was then thought advisable for me to a o east and spend the winter, to let the h xcitement die away, and she expressed n er willingness and determination to mar- tl y me at any time alter my return, nl- b iough she did not expect her father d 'ould ever again give his consent. On si ty return to Erie, 1 called upon Mr. Ha? h< lot, and requested him to allow us to be in tarried, which he refused, and gave no at ther reason than that sho was too young at i choose for herself, and that she must lu larry one of his choice. She was for- if dden to see me, and her express iustruc- w ons were, if she met me in company, to di turn home immediately, and some ono pi as always sent to accompany her.? tit inding it impossible to get an interview in Ith her in Erie, I resolved to take Imr it! * ? in board (he MadisoA, and proceed 40 tome place where we could accomplish >ur desires. Upon our arrival at Ashtabula, it wai round necessary to send a number of miles to the county town to procure a license. A man was immediately despatched, but unfortunately, before hie return# the Jefferson arrived with a strong fore6 for the purpose of taking her back. Upon her arrival, I told Miss Hamot that they had come after ner. She said it would make no difference, for she would not go back. We were sitting by a window fronting the wharf?she with her bonnet and clonk on. As snon as they saw us, thev rushed for the room, the door of which was without fastening of any kind, and many of them asked her if she wanted to return, her reply was. "1 cannot, or will not." That appeared to satisfy all except a captain in the U. S. revenue service, who said that her father had told him to take her back, dead or alive, and that he should do so. Accordingly he put his arm around her. and called to # """ the others to assist, which they did, and succeeded in forcing her away, and in so doing tliey tore both sleeves out of her dress. She was then dragged along the wharf in a hurried manner, notwithstanding her request to be allowed to walk more moderately. After getting her on board the boat, the gallant captain, for want of side arms, took an axe and paraded in front of the gangway, to prevent others from going on boaid. It is a source of high gratification that I have been warmly received since I left Erie, by all that knew me; und that for the last three weeks, 1 have been publicly, where Mr. ilamol's advertisement was in every one's hand, and no one has felt disposed to take any notice of it, although he represents me as a criminal of the darkest dye, and appeals directly to 1. I'uunc aumoritics, parent?, &c. to aid in bringing mc to justice. To conclude, I shall only say, that I shall, within a few days, resume the command of the Madison, and return to Erie, where I shall put no obstacle in the way of a thorough investigation of the whole affair, in which the substance of the above must inevitably appear. R. C. BRISTOL. Citicago, May 2, 1838. Mr. Buffon Bub's lament on the death of Nero, one of the lions long kept in the collection of wild beasts at the Tower of London. From Douglas J err old's Men of Character. ?I ... i~r *?- n uwn v u vmivi y tini gnt'ij * ! r* utiUf no doubt the animal was attached to yo?>,* remarked John. Attached! I believe he was; he'd roar when I came within a mile of hint; my own wife didn't know my step better than he diil; and now he's gone. Poor dear INcro's near:* ' "What?what was his complaint?' asked John. I can't say for certain, but I think his death lays at the door of a d?d stock broker,' exclaimed Bub. What could a lion have to do with such a person!' inquired Applojohn. You sec the old stock broker, after he'd had his bellyful watching the bears get up the pole, wanted what you call excitement, and would tease Nero?would poke him about to get up a roar?Well, one day the old fellow somehow or another steals in a big blue cotton umbrclja; and there he stood, as I heard, laughing away as if he was winning upon ' Change, and poking the royal animal under the righ t shonhtrr. Pin" n ? ' " * . w. u iiiuv, 111c nun ircaicu the old fool with proper contempt; but at last, Ne/o pounced upon the umbrella, dragged it through the bars; and aforo you could say 'stop,' swallowed it complete.' 4 What! the umbrella?' cried Applejon. 41 come just in lime to sec the handle disappear down his throat; 1 could swear to it?round wooden handle, with five bits of mother ?'pearl like shirt buttons.* 4 And did the umbrella kill the lion? tsked John. 4 Why, SOmC of our npnnl/> *..'..1 . . ctim iiU (I ligcst it?but all 1 know is this; alter that, whether the disease arises from sympathy, >r whether it were something in the lcrves, I can't rightly say; but this 1 mow, from the time that Nero swallowed he umbrella, it never enme on to rain hat the poor animal did'nt swell three imes his proper size.' And Mr. Buffon Jub narrated this extraordinary event vith a gravity which left nothing for Ap* dejohn to hazard even as a doubt. 4 And was he the last of the lions?' in* [tiircd John. 4 The last nud the best,' answered Bub. 'Poor dear fellow! how he used to love ne? 11a! Mr. Applejohn, it would have lone your heart good to have seen him nd me play together with a shin of beef; iow I'd just grease his whiskers with it, nd then take it away to tease him; and lien how he'd jam his nose between the ars, and loop up his lip o* each side, and rop his under jaw, and push his paw dewnys out; fishing after my jacket; how e'd keep up a rattling growl, and I talk* ig and chatting to him all the while? id the ladies and gentlemen, countesses, id dtikes nnrl lords nmnnir Vm ? ... D i" niu|isf oking on, ontl nil more delighted than they was at a rational play. And then, hen I throwed him the bone, to see him rop down upon it like a thunderbolt, and nil it with his two paws like any Chrisan tinder his breast, with his eyes lookg murder at any body as should touch ! Hu! that was a brute?ami lie's dead.*