pt'V t- f r f lit. f
U(’rn-'. lU'c hy li:' > r\ li('els.
ll ’i!« iiiU'i •'st'ti i; lo hr 'i t'u C.oiiiii'ittci'
n inttrk ! I Hi^'tlu’ Q\»inr,y Kuilway,
ihiii ‘Mill'll cir«‘ i drop i uvin«*^
l)v this road, trhicfi are }>nst'fi nn
li oodt Ti lr(ini\' at » mm'h Itas v.vipennf , than
it \ivxtui lidi'i (Oi>l ]'!■' thiin iri!h idi'th.*
A ConinnUt'i \» .-.s 4i)ii)'iii»u li b\
"I Massachiist Its, *‘Tu
asici'iain tlir rnosi nnans (M
opetiirjr a clircrt ii.laiul rommunication
bfU\i('M Boston aticl ihf Hudson rivcf ai
Albany.” ll is cIum riu;^ to hviw liu'ir
n'port, tl al “Tl.o rivt rs unf{ oilu r
stioanis of waiiT to be pussi-d by Un*
pnipnsed llailroad, art' iml M'cb as t«>
pfioMi ai.y s.TiiMis (I'fiif iilty m/i
he wnstntclcd. ) hlfh'
exiijjf I he rci!». peril tho,'c tn co?tnno.i uaL."i
Iii,w NuMly IS ilus bxib in rxpcns*
and vvurkn-.anshi;), than the aciiifdiici^
UPCfssaiy to Canals in passini; rav.Ts,
and evt-n emhaiikinrnts across rcvin s
and Tiarrow valU ys niay be su|)»‘rsed* d
hy nifihods of small cotTJpa^aU^c tx-
Never were a people in circumstances
more propitious iluti ours ior en^aj^inj^
iu such H \'oik, and at tin* satiif tiim
more inipfrioiisly calling!; us iniu ac>
tu n.' ll is nredless to spruk ol our abil
ity K. laisel’utids or lo brai iho expense.
When 37 cents ,i year upon each taxable
poll 'V ill irist:inUy make the work com-
rii t ec and advance v.iUi rapid strides
iVoii) \eai loyeaf. to its accomplishment.
is thtM'C an indi'u'.ual cf so despondin^^
an..nd as to tbit k this too mucli for
hn ;o i,H\ r-^WilI it not rather be
.h-rams ,F r. Si.r.uM thoie be onv | oi v.isc' knowTi
H ,sion al a'l for cuiiii>i^I ihrou^Mi small i et.Ullcd lo r
iiilis ar.d lcveUiMi>: up the cavitics next to
ibv ni, it is ctM tdn tlial bul lit'le of sue h
woik would have lobe done. V^rou^h
the vvholf of that rounirv no rotiis are in
.he uay. at least they are certainly y.r, I prm.ary a«'d .‘.noun
rare. At the same lime, lindvr oi the
niost dtirable (;ua'!ty, and upon the i hea-
si itM-ms, :s evfi v wiiere present upon
the spol. If il be the lot of Ncflh Caro
lina to sunVr under a jjrivar.Dn ol op
portunities, rro\id(Tce has j)ut t-be re
lief into her own power upon such eas)
« onditions as are enjoved nowhere
rept in ihe^e,southern States,
he reason ('r ?'iaiituclc to
» X-
Wcu’d it
lhal ihev
to l-t‘ pnii!* '-o.!} j il'i-
ihan be 'TileiK Iroin 1 vents ot
the tone of ihe pMblicl’uon. Imust observe,
also, that thouRii ii is true ihui I baxf
spoken of the power ol Con^'t'ss iis
ridariftd sense, over commerce, as a
obictl in lotminij
the toiisliiulio lu the lan.nua^^e ol the
slatemenl is inaccurate, ai hast as lieinp
susceptible of a conslrudion en.IiraciPK
indiTiniie powers over ihe enure resour
ces of the country.
1 vuusi presume that the expressions
which refer, by name, to the (Jovernor
(if the State, were not meant to be as
cribed to me; be;n^^ very sure that 1
so far forKOllen what
•V c,r t:.i >(■ tr.r;',
itieir lives, ii'anifest. d itsell i;('‘
less iu their persons. Duiitii; ’
,„d iri.UH.- I'fi'ly ''“I ''''ll'
bit eacl. o.lu^r as lo ch..l«H;e ''
!.:„,,,1..vkI in th.- C'.lly f
li.is ill liie
sj school t-ach.r»,
ri^sionallv to cliange schools, M.d
without Ji ti ctioii, on llif !>““ '
,rl,olu>»,oftl.ec!u..is:e. W llct .■.•=l-l ol
■ his, as hi- passes iluuii!;li I wtiisbuigli,
will not tliinli of tlic luiiii^r
could never ha^t
,l,oul,l IM still l.-ssf N,-ailynT,e-l.:.iro'l'|l o»e.llom>sdl, ortl.f icspcct tlue to
tl„-.list:,ncf from the s.a to tiu- i.iotn.- si,s, that
1 l;avc had recourse to these explaiialot \
nniaiks, withdrawn as 1 am Irom scenes
uf political agiiaiion, by my a^f, ann
pursuils inoi-e con;^etial with it. ll is the
single instance ol a coinmunica-
lion from me to the press, ovi any
subiecl connected with the existin^"
of parties. JAMKS MADISON.
To the Editors of Ihe l.yiiclihiiri' ^ ir^^nnan,
Jicmnrks by the I'ditnvs of the Virginiu:}.
Till' iibnve Icttir, wiiiih w\ nceivid >ister-
,hiv niori.inr; from .Mr. Mudisoii, needs i,o eoni-
ii.’nt. AVe irj-nt ti.at we so mtuuUousi)
worded our piir;i;>rai)h as to leave rwmi lor ci-
fi reiicrs which we d’d nut intend toc)ii\ r}.
We tiid not intt iul, I'ur inst.i'’.cc, tluit.our irinU rs
shoul.l iiiuk-rstaiui it to he Mr. Madison s o-
pinioii that the (.i-iur..l liov.r.inieiit ix.sses.scs
*'liiiu liiiitc pow-rft ovi r the chtiii-- resouro.s
(if till’ edUMtry for wcditinul ovirr>(. lves bi-
lit\(_- that .Mi\ M. i nt( rtiiim ll any
UK nt. V ii’tendfd to roiiiint
it )S
fuch u
mPt'Ce
when
as
ll IS
this.
said,
leolU, if this he all. why in iruih il is
ijolhit;^. NV' have bten accusKjmed to
su] i;(.selhal toi fl'-et sik h woi ks as these,
ihc niost buic’vns(;nie laxatior. must IJI
upon iht- btxiyof the pc-.-ple and upou all
oT propel ty, ai d tliat this was tiol
all. blit lhal llu S.ale n us: be involvi il
(iei [)ly atid daiij^erously in dt 1)1, to beat
upon' oursehfs and oui childien as y
laiassl'i^: .ltd oppressive load. But il
nia(V out .ind can be shown, thai
sum as 37 cents each, will c»)m-
and taii v on b\ distances of 40
or 35 tiiiles a)eur, a Kuilroad that will
thtow' ooen tt) us a maikel lor our piO'
duce from the mountains to the ocean
and aoroad as well as al home throu}>h
a sea;. rt of our ow n ; as to such a con
tribution as ihis, il is uolhiu'^. The sale
of a sitij;;K I'ushel of corn, or ai)ples, or a
j;-jll,;n ofl.iandv, or two gallons of viti-
cear, 01 a paii of stockinpfs which one ol
nv’ family will take pride in knitiinu ir>
a we( k hy the e\eni'»j» fi
lor so important an euiei ))! ist
will be ee.oujih to keep oil’ ail fear of dif-
liri'iiy. Such a sum can be made out
nearly three limes with a scythe in one
harvest day. The carpenter can mawt*
it in six hours, and the merchaiii by
Sfclliiig less than two dollars worth ol
gfod*. ^Ve live in peacelul times and
under the hajipiest ol i^overnn.enls ujjon
earth. Everyone can g;o and come up
on his faim or his occupatioi’, vNha'eyer
it be, and busy himself at his discreiior-
about the best methods ofsnppotting his
family and enlarg’n[? his propmy. !»'
any maii is in dibt, whatever may b*
said ol pariunlar cases, it is true ii
eral.thai uilwh'iclt is necessary u> put
an «ru' lu this, is :o fse v;th jjersevcraiK e
»ex rtion and ccynomy as are in every
oiif's I'ower.
O ,fI St jies have en^'ar^ed inenteihri-
ses ol ihis nature, luii iti no instance huv''
tin y (!oni' it with such facilities as are
ill i.ur lavoui, at Icasiwi 'i r(-ptci l
tb( hundred and foi ty miles from iJeaul’ort
to RdleiRh. Many of them liuve rut
C.)uals, and are now makinij llailroacb
through ci-untvics where mils and Kicks,
vheielhe frosis of violent and piotrai;u-
winiers, w here scarcitv and expensiven.'s
of maierials, have pnsenled themselves
in array lo shake them willi cpprt lien
sif.t's, atid deler them fromlh. ir iiieii-
itaied jiurpose. On such occiisions ih
cries of sollciiude and alarm have been
raised by the timid, and unreccnciled
opposition has exhausit'd its resou!X‘s
oi in^'enuity and sti » h, to divert the
people frum their piirpo-,**. lUil tlu'V
became inulligeni in ilieir views, and
were themselves ptepared to answer
every ca’-il- Convinced that iheir plans
weie practicalih, and lhal they niust
ineviiabl\ s.'« ure, fiisl deliverance Irom
distr-'s>, and aflerwaids a rai>id growth
in prosiiciiiy, they have held on ihe
tirm and e\en tenor of iheir toiirhe, till
the vuict of dissent h:.s at last ex;;ired
ami'Ist the incoiilrj>ertib!e evidences ol
a liotjr*sh:n;^^ Stale. In regard to ;ur.
£(lves and the object before us, iiont
j;. i.uloil to Newbtrn. a distance of "6
tains, 13 '•»
that the most peifect mode ol trunsporia-
liun known upon earth,-is aUainal»ie at
the very least expense. Tlius it is ev-
ideni, that thelarsre extent of level coun-
trv between ihe hills and the ocean on
which we have beeti accuslomcd lu brood
as (iue of the most disliearteninK evils to
which our country could be doomed,^ is
at lenjrth, in the de\elopments ol Pro
vidence, in one way at least convertible
into a most si|^na! advan‘iap;e, ll is lor
North Carolina to n-ize without a mo-
nu-m’s delay upon the faciliiies thus put
into her hands, lo opeti hersell a passaj.>;e
into the marKet of The world, ihroui^b
the h( allhiesi port, and in oiher respeHs
onr of the best, on the southern coast.
Admit lliat this portioti ol the Railway
IVom Newbcrn lo lialeiji;h may be
strucied for 2jU0 dollars per mile and i!
this was ihe cost in Reims)Ivaniii aloni>'
the side of a mountain, it could not U
-reat-r thro’ a level almost uiib'roUer.
ihrouuh the lower jiart
Dr
16th
j^ress.
held in hi.a:her
Young', nor was there one in
Cotiirress whose eeiiilemauly
AVe learn with regret, from the Wes
tern pap-rs lately received,
Dr. Williim S. Youn:;, ol Llixabtlh-
town, Harden County, Kentucky.
Youne was a representative in Ihe
Congress, and was returned at the late
elect'ions in Keniucky to the 20lh Con-
No member in either Louse was
estimation than Dr.
the last
conduct
and^’lmiiable ouahties beUer cuiitled
him to the favorable opinion oi his asso
ciates and fellow niemi'ers. 11 is late e-
lection by an iiicreasfd ni-.-.p'riiy, also
shous that his conduct at W asiiiniiton
met the approbation of lus constituents,
and we do not hazard mt.rh in mt; that
they '■ ill n‘*l soon be able to iill hi.i
with a more f,alhful or luleiliucti' puldie
servant, rromone well acijuainU'd vsilb
Y'ouii}?, we are i;.formed he _ w as
L- (,!’ the CUD o{ do-
(o u wes'.crn pai;cr, il.t- Oiuat’s
of the 17tli, “ihat Captain S. S. Dutf,’!
of one of the canal boats, w ho left l>Lr'.;;,j
yesterday, brnujjht information, w * oii
was confirmed by two of his hands, v.j/o
attended the examiMaiion, that a man bv'
the name of Hill, of IJulValo, lias confosscj
that he was one of five person-s who mur
dered IMorj^ati—lhat they rowed otu i),
skill' iiiio the Niaptira river, ai.d
him overboard, 'i he siory of Morj^^ri’s
body bciiiK I’ound, il is buppo.seci, drew
from him this confession. We think
report may be relied on. Hil) is
liulTalo jail, and has promised to give
the lumes of liis accotnplices.” TiiesQ
thini^^sare to be received with all caution.
S. Gazelle.
of the S’all,
tl'.en the whole of this i.tindred iniies cat
he compleKd, by raising; a hundreii
thousand dollars a\ear mthe manner
alreadv suvl^^esied. 1 he 1 reasury ol ihe
State is tiever w ilhout supernumcrarv
luiuls, beyond the immediate emer}\en-
eies of the Government. Were llusr
and others as thev incidentally occur,
directed upon this j^reat ohjcct, who can
doubt lhal at the expiration ol the time
the desired result would actual'v give
evinencefor itself, no loni^^ei qm ..ional)lc,
of its inestitnable value. Mii^ht we noi
coniidentl) trust, under the blessinp^ oi
Heaven upon the viR'orous eff rts of
people to improve the opportunities of| position.
their industry ’ ' ‘ ' ^ ' '
jiic!i seiiti-
ovir uiliiftioiiS
to Mr. M;h soil’s opini('ns cxclus.vcly to the
nov, cr of the National .iovereiiu-nt to lay (hi-
t'.cs on imper1> wltli otlu-r oi jLCls liiaii vxiiue.
Ill tills, wi- ari hupp to s:u, vvc arc suaiaincU
hv t.ur ilhi. r.ou» I'.x-Pn suli-iit.
' \\ c- i.L( i;l'l ( rp;:.;!} t il.at a'ly ie.dividual
shoultl siipposi \vc Intt iuU'd lo iiuikc Mr. M.iti-
isoii 1 ail in tuvoviva Ic to the
“ pu‘r "le M nsihii.tii ‘'laiuivs,” or person-
iM-i-t. rs, , ill,, r (it Mr. l.ili s or tno-c who_
;,i!!i,-J ills rcloiiS, ‘t tlio i:!--' scshiuU ot
I . Ml hope
t\i; the ri posi- (>1
1(1 plate h Ml in
al •
j Sll>'
1 the \ Hgiina I
' too niiKa t;(!ru iti
I thii- uiiMt. .•I'.'-sarily
Dr.
Honorable coi.dud.—About lo
ago, a geMlenian enjragcil in Mercantile
puihuils, ill the interior of this Stale
ntel with revcrsis, p;avt up all his pi-o’.
perty, comi-sotinded with his creditoij
and "was fully and unconditionally dis!
ciiur;^"ed by them. A few days sin’ce lie
(;tl!rd upon them rc.speetively,
ofwhfim lesidc ill this city, ' and paid
evet y larlhlni; ef the orij^inal debts, v\in,
ii'.terest to this lime, aniouniinjj to iifap
20,’goo dollars. \\ e are happy to add
that his credilOis here, prcsentef! hini
with a service of silver plate, as a tes
timony of their hij^h le^urd Cur him
personally, anrl as ilieir admiration (,f
the r.ralted |)riiicip!cs by which he hud
[i e e 1» g t V c r u e d. . ‘ill), . },.g^
to drink t!ei |. /’j' 'I’'' "”l’ [iTom tli. M:.-vl„,-,J l;lo.o„;ck..J
ta^‘’i!il\!"'r!a'viirwa's defeated, but c‘..Id |
not brook liis disappoiiUmetit, and oui, '’ •' *
of reven'u
w n!i tht aeti\f pohiu iaiis of ilie il;iy
destroy his peace and hajijiiiiess, vvliico
he loo successfully ai complisl'cd in ihi'
S'ductioti (d the partner ot h:s Ijosot'ii.
whose conduct hud Tiever belu'C I''
(.- ti cl ! (piest ioned, and in her abduciion, whii
Mr. M. 1 Yoimi' w as at WashiiiRKin. w I’.o, on his
(.'.li'.ion I j.ejurn liome, learnt lor ilu' tiist inut
' what had taken place durin^ his ahsenct .
~ ■ I ’ , • I » II V I I U U Vll INV II I ' I n V » V* # . . • - —
V^'C• haci n just hcd in duii i;‘ so, t v ui \ tiiM.t, ; l.iniself surrounded by his lil-
w Inch vvc hail IK aid ..s I (diiUi!;'Irom lull,. Ihit, , . ’ , i i . . v\ h(
„n tl.econtrarv.wc l.uvc : Ivaysuiuh iV.ooutlut I tle cnildree., abai.oon.-u oy u i.u.l .-et
lu- has studicii.slv avou\ d . erii.. i.y in l«is ri-t had exiled herself with ner s.. f ucer, lo a
marks (d publu 'nien ; and it lu; speak of '.h« ii’ |;,cei.q:n land.carryin},' with lu i al the pr-
t-vrors iU all, ^piaks of thtni v\iili thill i,ertv or estate she c'juld reaililv cum-
a ' v. hich . cloiigs to his peculiarly beii.yiiunt d.s-; control. li L
that the work will have
Kiovvn lo a sull greater extent.
^ CARLTON.
Oclokr 2'J,
[Troni th Lynchburg-Virginian.]
I.ettiT from K' -I’residcnt Maiiho?> to the F.di-
tors of the A irj;ini;in, dated Montpelier, Oc
tober 10th, l«w.
Stus: I have just seen in another Gazette
the fidIowini» para^'raph, noted as ex
tract from the **Liiiychburg \ irt'inian;
viz :
Kxtruct of u Li tter from I’orto L’ubello, dated j
The Non tV-r/v;,/.—The bones of the
Sept. l‘J, 18'::7. ! non descript lately di^overed in a swamp
“At extra Courier, has just arrived | near New Oileatis, were last week ex-
from Bogota, via Vah-ncia, the accounts I hibited i', this place. 'I'lu* Mamm(>th,
rec( iv.-d by w’hich wll, no dou!)t, foi in j the remains of which have heretulore
a new era in the hap[)iness and ])rosperiiy j caused so much speculaiin amoni^ natu-
tif Colombia, Bolivar entered the cajj-1 ralists, must have been a mere l>i[;n.y
ilal alone, in Auj*ust, amidst ihe shouis | comiiared with ibismonsier, 'ihe larij;-
of the mullitufie welcominij; his arrival, est ap|)ears to have been the upper jaw
He and (len. Santander nict, and afierj bone—it is ••tweuly feet in len};th, three
an hour’send)raced in mutual in breadth, and weighs upwards ol li
friondsliij). Bolivar proclaimed a sti id j hundred pounds,” w ith a remaika!)le
obscrvatice of the Laws of ihe Republic, i nrciection, in the form of a hoin, aboui
(,r Montpelier l•^prcsse.l• his deep ngnt at' stitution, and ahohsned lolcur lu | ,
tlu- course r.ow pursuin!*- hy some of tlu rnost, ii.divian Cf.'de. 1 iiat at once places it.e
Oil acre’ ho made also, this season,
nut ii'’tidicd and J[jiy shell corn, or
7tut t)ii:,he!s—liiat i«s, 76 bushels per a-
cre.
I'rorn the ciictiir.sianc(‘ of a bet on
part oi the };iound, and the jxibsihility,
i^;is iu; saysj oi a sceptical leader, for the
vv he!. ,lie lu;fc um h' ltiica’ed ihe sialeinent,
by l.iTut e Juslice ilouslon, that
!u' siirvf ytd, I ounded, and measured tho
•■-irreci!y. And his ovei‘•eer, J(jlm
'.'.'heder. has made oath before the sanifi
.Inslice, that 'li.“ lands whiih were thus
surveyed, bounded and measuied. yidtlcd
the products aL)0\e statid ; he (Wheeler)
havin;; carefully allendrd m peison, bnti)^
previotisly iiotiiied by Dr. Muhe ol the
necessity of beiiifj particular, as he in-
leiided lo havo him sworn on the sub
ject.
einini nt jiolit ci-u>s (.t Vintinia—Tliat he re- V iew s of the Llbera'or tev ( lui
probated it, sappinji' the timiulations ol her reach of calumny. He proves ai^tiui
power and inllut ne. in the cijntederacy, whil.tj^ ^.j-
•‘e, slie ' ,. . 1 • .1 ,
Colotnl)ia, to-day, as a newborn
l,y a coiiix- of n;iukration and prudrnee
ii,iu-!it have won (.vrr a m.ijoritv ol si.-»ter ^t.itcs j , - i
to CM, raci.- her prlocipU .-'1 hat he defended j nation, (.od grant her pros(.. rity under
the ri};htofihc Natioiud (iovernnicnt, under
the ( (in->titutiun, to impi-se a turill oi'(hitii s on
insp( rts, w ith n fi vmct-to other objects than
vfiUK—he aveiTnl tliat such had been the
course ])u) -.uel b\ every Aihninisti-ation in the
eoniitvv, his own ;'.iul Sir. ,lt lli. i'^en s inchiiitd:
th;.t lotah all the hite-.it resi.urces of the eouii-
trv into aetion, and to j:ive thi-ni such prot- c-
tion i'.s eirrnnihtai'.ces U'ij.’ht sugtfrsi, was one
oI iIk iirireij) 1 ri-asons tor tlu- ii'oiishpient ot
tlu confi dllalioi. systi'iii, which was iound iii-
adupi.ae for U’.at piir;'(;se, und llu- adopti.-noi’
thi- I'tilir.d I'or.stitutioii—and that thi- resolu
tion passet^ i)y the l:..■^t Li tr'shtture in relation
to this ^uliji c’t was I'XU'iniely unwise und iin-
pohiic. liVi-i-, tilt n, is a man evtrlavtingly
i|iioti-ii 1)V the niartiMsuf the c;on?litutioii in
tliis Stall-, who a-'sisli-d to irame this ii.stni-
nu-nt, -.mil v. hn wa-' eiie of its earhi st und abh st
eoti iiiporaiiiou'' i xjiouiKii i s, and w lio, in the
t il re'ise ot his Kxecutive duties, at a later da\,
was called on to ei.isstnu- its proviLiions, who
sivs, that ill- is I rruiii oiisly tints (pioU-d—and ^
tliat Willliun 11. (.ilfs, that (hig in the ii;angLr,
ih i.ist hu'T\ ing ids beloveil ^ irgiiiia to ruin and
contiiniit.' e ag.iiu repent, that what we
have here stated is of onr own kiiowleilgc, and
1 annot be contradicti d.’’
Withoul btiiig aware of the ground on
w hich the sla emenl is alleged lo be with
in the personal kiiovvledge ol the Lilltors,
I think il proper to ob'crve that, as often
happens in ihe report of convtrsa-
ii(‘ns, there must have been some dein'ce
of misapp!ehciision, or misrecoilectioii.
Il is true thal I have not ajjproved the
proceedings of the Oeneral Assembly ol
the Stale, which would limit the-power
of Congress over traile, to regulations
her Ripubiiian Laws! The Spanish
('.eneral Cisnaus, (the AI)iT2lino atici
I'lodoardo of this couMry) is no moi e.
He was defeated, len days ago, in iht
vicinity of this city, in the m> untains.
His band of desperadoes (say ^OO) are
all taken.—He was a deadly eueniy to
Colombia.”
It was believed at Constantinople, in
August, that the Sublime Purte would
nol comply with the demat:ds of Russia,
Lnglatid, and France ; und had resolve^'
to mak‘ 111) aiteraiion in his course, bul
i'> leave the iii s' blow lobe struck i>y llu-
European powers, before he took any
other slops.
It is highly probable, from the arcounts
brought by ihe Peacock from Ui(\ tha’
peace has been concluded betwt-en Iji . zil
and lluenos Ayres, and llu. Baiula Oii-
er.tal reliiuiuished by the Lmperor Don
Vvdro. liilormation of the same purport
was received in this counlry nearly a
fortnight ago.
iwiUb by water through the Claiud, the | havniK- levemu
way may be said to be already open.—
Vrcm Nt'wbtrn to ihe Capital tn a direct
ii;.e is lUOmihs. Of this, ihc distimce
ol bO n.iies to where it meets ihe Neusr
a st f • nd time, has a siulace so nearly
plane, and an ascent so g. ntle, bein-
e.-it/inly at no higher rate than lour (M
r,vc feel lo a mile, liiat the. ground work
n-iy be prepared by removing the (..rth
;.v'. or liirce IVel deep and tight tee'
wide, (xcept where prov ision is to be
n.... e lui lurning out, or lot crossing
• .'il e " U' lton I f ti.e roiiiniittee .I]))diutid
by lu- h.ililU.Cjrt. atna Ohio Uailroad t oiiipa-
*'• — - ^
+ »ee “ Procredin^s of >iuiidry ciu/cus or
B»ithTi«r...’’ p. rF.
alone lor their object ;
lhal 1 havi, in occasional conversations,
i.een hd to observe lhal a conirary
doctrine had been enieriained and
„i i(d on, from the comn.em enu-nl of
the C( list ill! I ion of ihe I'nited Slates, i)v
ihe several bratiches of evei y administra
tion under il ; and that 1 legn ltnl tiie
i ourse pursued by llie (ieneral Assem
bly, as tt nding to impair the confidence
.itid ccKliclily of other pans ol tin- Un
ion, agreeing with N’lrgii'ia in her ex-
j.osiiion id' the consiinition on other
|)oints. In ex}>re3sing liiese ideas, Ikjw-
tvei, mori’ ter-pici has cll lell lor the
paUiOiic sensiuiiities o!' ihe L'f*islalive
l)ody, a-wl for tluitalents and gc.odiii! n-
Tions of the member:, pcrsoiiaiiy or uib-
Jii'tiuirkiifjifi Coiruidi'fH'f.—The Cleave-
land ile'-aUI gives the following singular
;,r(ount (if iwo bt(;thers, by the name ol
Moifes and Aaron Wdcox, who lately
du el al Tw insburgh, Oliio.
‘‘'I’hey, as w e are inlorn.cd, were Twin
Broihers, born in Conneciitui on ilie
same day. and of course, (d' the same
niolher ; they were married on ihe satne
dav, their wives being sis:ers ; they
hoped lo have e,\|)erienced religi(jn on
the same dav. and attached ihcmselvrsto
tiie same chui( h, und on ilie seme dav ;
thev engae;ed in mercaiilih; busines-, to
gether al Middletown, and failed t(u>( ih-
er ; iVnin thence they 'emoved ahd set
tled themselves logelher, in ihis Siati, at
a place which from them derived t!ie
name ol'Tvvinsbui gh ; they v.eie laken
sick on the same day, continued sick ihe
fame length of time ; they died tiie same
d.iv, and were buried in the same grave,
ai'd have left lo their bereaved eiiildreti
ibe saint' rich inf.critanctj of an unsulliid
moral atut chrisiaiii charactt^.
T'.ie sit'gt’lar identiry which pcrvcded
nine feel long-, and si ven or eight inclus
in diameter, whivh must have been a
weapon of deleiK e : tiu- other bones art
inexact jjroporluwi. 'ihe vcrte!'!:x: or
back-I'one is sixteen inches in diiiueler.
•he I assage for the spiiie nine by -ix in
ches ; and the ribs nine feet long.” 'I'o
what species iliest* inuncjise remains
bel' ng, we believe, is yit. and peihaps
will ever be a di Mtlt l atum ; it is genei
ally si/pposcci, ho.vtjv. r, thal it was'aqua
♦ic or least amphibious in us natiin
Its l oce is, no doubt, h'ng since i xtinct.
After S'eiitg thesf boi.i s we sca'celv
can iiry loi.gt r douOt the exislente of
tht Ki\'kt n and olher moiisiers, whost
his ory had generally been considered
fubuk-us. L(.nra.s!cr f O.'iioJ Ga:. I
'I'he Dedham Rt };ister gives sn account
(jf the death td an individual fium tin
smoke of a lamp, whicii wasntit properly
tiiiiimeil. Il IS a fact probably noi
known to many persons w iio use laoips,
that when iriiiimed proptrly, ihcy iitvu
emit anv ju-i ct piibie smoke, atu! that
when any sinohf is visible, il i:i a certaiti
proof that tht' wick is too high, and tliat
ihe alO'O-pheie ab()Ut it is becoimi'|>
.lapidly fnh'l vvi'!' puiiiele.s of soot, ino.-.t
injurious i;j the lut'g>, and lu the eyes (d
every Oii 'aIio breathes it. I'he pro[jer
rule for ac'jusl'ng ihe wu k, is to raise
it to sucii a Ift'gih, tiH to produce the
i:,reaie"l degret ol futme, without the least
visible iirioUe. T. ..inicr.
^iorznn. — .A clei'fj b(ulv vvn«? discovered
on llu* shores oi h^l-.e ()iitario, iu N(w
Vurk, ori tlw 7lh iiis'anl—,-\ coiom r’s
■puv leturneda veidici, I'mI it tins I/,c
hndt; oj (HI unk),ou u mrix ii'ho unite In iii.s
iknih Oy brj/ucntioti hy dnjii'/nni'. Tiu
hody was iluii bi’iied,but a few tlavs
uftcrvvai ds tliC idea was suggested tliai
il might be that cf Moii;an.—-Mrs.
.Morgan was accordingly sent f>!-, anu
went to the jdact-, o-,',h sevejal otiu ,
persons, the bvdy wa'-dugnp- ;,nd Mrs.
Morgan, ancf st veral person:, vvi'h i i'r.
'Xprt ssed a belu-f that it was liu' rt-
niains ol \V iiiiam Mwr^^ii, ; Miey |uflatd
by ll.e hair and l!;^ Um lu. The* I'loiheb,
upon liie deccv.sed, -^v e-• imm i|u.-se known
lo have been W(,mi !;y M*!i>’an, and the
wriiihgs aiiil relig' u- p.mipldeis, in ihe
poiket, did not at cord w-iih his foruiiM
ijiisiiuss, opinions a'(1 habits. The evi-
(lei.ces, then fore, it; f.ivour of this b-ing
^i_o_rgun s (iead_bo(i V, are, in our oiunlon,
v.cak. Uui a is smietlT in a pos.script
WESTcuKSTi.n, (Pa.) Oct. li,;.
Ci/yiotts.— Mr. John C. Rauch lately
took from a tree, in the vicinity of this
borough, two Srpiirrels, r.ppurently but
a few days old—placed them under the
'■are td'a Cat, in company with one of her
olV-'pring, and they tcceived their noiir*
ishment from her for the last four weeks.
She still continues lo nourish and pro-
lecl them with maternal futulness I They
.irt' now in a llu iving cunrliiion, and
are b( ginning to exhibit thal agility i’cr
wbicii their speclts is cpiebralcd. II auy
tytie is disposed to be incredulous, he c.ir.,
by calling iipon Mr. Haucii, have ucular
dcmoiiolration of the fact.
I’FA'NSYrAANIA.
Vmontov'iu (>•'!• 17—Tlie meeting of‘.hi2
Dt'fiiocratic IVieiuls of tlie AdmiMsira-
u.)», which look piace on Saiuid.iy hist
at ihc C'l url Huuse, was peiha|)S the
largest and most lespectal'le that ever
w as Called together on any siiniiar oc
casion in this county. It was ritich
larger than could reasonably have heeu
,.nticipaitd, for the day w as very utihi-
vorable. 'i'h.err were a camj) nieetiiif^t
jt'C ihreo sarramcnis in difierent jih'ce^
in Llu* cotmiy, which must have contribiit*
e(l lo lessen llie uum!)ers of this luceting-
In addilitm to thi.s, many peisons were
detained froiTi the nu'eting m oi'ucr to
attend the fntK’ral of our much lainrtittd
Hid veiieralde Iric-nd, the Hon.
(Ir.rin, iiiit what was most f.liecria^'l>
ii.i c:iu'iC of the coiiir.i'y, they weie u'J
11 iishrcom politicirn-^. 'I'hey wri'c t^^
iln gro'.\lh of a day—elevated or uis-
t’ri^u;:jht (I by accidt lit. They wctc
’■evorend fa.her.sof liie Demt-ciaLy 'Jitl'-
county.
'J'here wt're present nearly all
viving favorites of llu* i>eople, who u-
times gone by enjttyed the ctiididence at d
i: lendi.iip of the people of this ctiui'-)'
tiiost' vvhoiii ihey di ligiited to hotioi
.Several uf the former representatives ii^
both llu: national and State legislaiuri'*^
It can be not ommoii cause which uis
forced these reveled and respectable citi
zens from iheir reiiremenls, and
ihrowii ilier.i into the vortex o!
'I'hey have not mistaken tho necessiU‘-'
of ihe limes. 'I bis is not an
when those who feel an interest m ' ,
welfare of tl;e cfiuntrv should be
ferent. It is time, when the
t«f our country is opt'r.ly attaiked
without, uud insidiously at honie,loi
falheiaof ihc country to stj) ^
Patiu Jkwoci^J-
Onr composer st
instead v\' K.'tcHcti,
tv.ke ; for certaiily
.Vdiuiiiistratioti ha^■e lately
r.rxciili’d ill thal State'. Di'u»"-^'‘
n.Iaware
it was i t.
t!ie enemies ul
been sau..
no'
f liOl^
has a “ heart lai
tVt: a w b' ccntinct’it.
Gca.-
f'c”