From the Boston Courier, f. ; , .
Statement oS lion. Henry IInlbard,
at AGEXT OFHB STATE OF. MASSACHUSETTS
i TOliOUISIASA.. ..j.
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TV. Excellency Geo. N. Brggs, Governor
of the Conitiionireallh of Massachusetts, '-p
SiV : I arrived at New Orleans 4 on the
pillt of the 1st. inst. and took lodgings in
"the St. Louis Hotel on the 2d. . - ' ;V :
On the morning of the 3d, Jacob Bark
er, Esq. called on me in7 company with
fear other gentlemen, whom he introduced
to me'as persons "of the first rcispectabili-,
-ty in the cityiiand several of them descent
dants oi ancieni rrencn lamiucs ?jrener
.al Picrr, of jfc Senate and Conyentibni
Ex-Mayor Pierre, . ' . ", and General
Downs; MrV Parker tlfcn stated that he
received my letter,1 with Mts Jnclosnre,
.through1 the dst office ihat morning and,
after reading them, he went immediately
to confer wil ij Governor Mouton4 on the
subject referred to in them, and found him
in his' office, iwhere these gentlemen vere;
That thejGoitcjrnor .mentioned that he had
rcceired'no communication from meand
ipped he ihoju d not receive any ; but iif
be did he'sbou d not ans wer it, or acknow-,
ledge my nib ;ion. That the Governor
"spoke of thelni iture, of the mission; the exr
citement produced by it, and said that he
U'lould not mention the agitating subject
in his message; to the Legislature. That
Mr. Barker consented to bear the message,
H incMj.gepij.
as witnesses
Jhat precaut
emen Would accompany him,
oAvual ne snould say. lie tooK
iop to prevent any evil sur-i
mises, and it!
was perhaps me most expe
lad been" formerly SUSDected
dient, as he;
of abolitibiiisrii. vHe J then, desired they
would expressj their concurrence Ibr non-
concurrence jwith what he said, tile ex-
-patiated en the sensibility of the people in
tiori, and particularly on the police laws
relative to thej ifttroductionof free colored
persons into them. That my presence in
the city batlc lusecP-great excitement, and
the more,'aSp i fter what had transpired at
Charleston, it appeared like braying or
provoking ribhlic feeling. That any ac
tion on my- jinission ,would produce an ex-
citement, the Conscquerfces of Whihcould
wot e calculated; especially J on the part
of tlie French population, and could , not
fail ofj involving my personal safely, if
not lite, J pat he spoke from experience;
as m one instance a high excitement was
produced against him; from his acting as
anonicv ituu yuunsei ior a man ciaimetr
-.-la 'L jr i
as a slaves but who assRrted his frfipflomi I
That, inuejperuent of considerations per--
sonal to myse
a . 1
f, it milit be proper matter
for reflection,
strumentalin
as my stay m
whether I ought to be in-
causing suchan excitement
ust occasion. That the pub-
lie inind hejrej
and in the slave states, had
' preiudices co
nected with the isubiect of
slavery! though never so unreasonable in
the opinion .of others, was a fact, and of
thereates practical importance. That
lurum-iuy ue removeu oy puryic gjs-
.Wfurf
successful-- afid time was necessary to the
consnmmat)op. lie, therefore, advised I
should leave the city immediately, and go
to Ohiof tii e state, and advise my gov
'ernment to j reconsider their measure ; or
if I decided; so to advise, stay thereuntil
the eitemeht was ovqr, and in the mean-
, i . -. - -. - f
Hime icijuia malca usp pt the pub ic press to
v ; He inestioncd lhe propriety of a mis
sion frpm a Slate to a state in this 'confed
cracy, ks th sugh they were independent
govfrrnen aj: .;lIe,lso alluded to the law
". 5,a'gattst intrJe'ririj against- the very law
; .4Uc pperatiprij of which my pission was to
:.:Contesf.; jj!: ' ' ' :
On tW ojl er gentlemen being referred
to, they alii concurred lreely. y
Ilexnlairied wlw I did not immediately
communiedte' my arrivriL &c. to the Gov
ernor heciauso I wished first to confer
wiiji Mr. tfdrker on the subject, that I
.might act ajdyiscdly, as I wjis reconimen-
oeu nv a most esteemed r to maKc
him my chief adviser and counsel.-1 re-,
ferred "to ; resolves which created the
L&gncy which I. was commissioned to
exe-
X
That, t hp. airrpnc.v. nrrhans. was not
:krattd)'
; Ti . . . . I
understood. .ItJwas" simply to
enable orsiist a citizen of Massachusetts
to avail himself of. lawful means for his
liberationiwhen imprisoned without ac
cusation of any crime. In a government
of law, this would seem "not to be offen
sive to any,' especially when done; by a
state,!actihg in pursuance of a fundamen
tal duty towards its citizens. The - first
resolve, al Appears by its recital, did not
pass until 'remonstrances had been in vain :
nor was the second passed, authorizing an
agent from that state, until an agent could
be Procured who was a resident 4n the
procured
'St
State so imprisoning." I here was,, there-
for
e. a two-ioia necessity ior iuo, present
a 'If - W . - M . At U A.
ill i l ' S '
nstencv. It! was not a mission to a state,
id itsisovdreign or corporate capacity, any
more than wonict oe a commissioner sent
i l i' ' -t i I li M- e !,. 1 a i ' - a.
tcj iaue depps, occ. ;,oui oniy a mission, 10
he executed within the limits of a. state,
ey;feve;fofatbrh
; !lt!FU3??r "r-.lv " - A
umbrage Jeduld be taken at t tie agency oi
tlus c!ase-,y all its transactions find claims
a!re submitted wholly and absolutely to the
jhejiramouht Idw of
"lis. 10; be executed, it is cspeciuuy uim-
lCUU4;o realized he represented excitement
among the3 fcitizens;
citizens of the city' of New Or-
In Bonsequenceof a mbsibn cdncer,
ning,at cribkt, it.is to be hoped and .expect
MA' i.Li.'.lt- k::: !..:.i:,To rt it m.
merytinmm
foVtBat:felnlrW4!,at. freedom
fully eniUl bv all who are ensra-ed in
.i r' i j r .. --, -;
b at m
I lne subject otthe agency, having oeen oi tuau .-r t':t"'" ry
pHssed 4& by two Legislatures, ando KJlKf W
r Mohn mo to propose a recbrisid- theiobjecf and provisions t hat thej
Ceratipn drthe measured '-K v S are compatible, and, Joy alto IheContitu
1 And l furtherj stated, ario.maniiesteu. uoa
. i MJf my;int8sioa i.tiaa-'no.conpecnoa4vuu- y i""Y-: ' - : a xi tKnV tney au immeo aiij T s seuj,4ua0 --- fnnr
- - Abolition r lav I AfihstH: I wrote ihcfiof such a person a penitentiary offencc-
:;;,BRlJNER-&AMESr::-r;:;-:;:x :----M--SERIES,-
to the police t iw? operating: against, me,
because I did not; know its details, and it
seemed absurd, .to Consider a suit - at law'
as theropei, rheahs of rcommencmg"and
carrying itofii as in infraction of law or
a civil misdemeanor. r:i-?M ,
During' th interview CapiBossiere;
whovent psger frbm New York in
the packet wiih me to New Orleans, where
he, resided ,andAvas' engaged ; in business,
came, in an4stedf thata Jarge. number
of. persons, sveral hundred draymen", &c,
assembled last! evening; (the 2d inst.) in
the second 'municipality, arid that speech
es were made, urging and threatening,
with imprecations, violence to the Massa
chusetts agent j-to lynch him. ' That he
gpokc with great vehemence against such
proceeding, and of his short acquaintance
with the object of indignation and assault,
which excited an influence; at the time, of
allaying the ferment: and preventing ac-
Ufon--for he v4s of French extraction, had
served, on the akes and sea,'' at the ;Jast
war, and,, gae employment to a,' great
many persons who were,at the meeting.
He said he oicurred AvithfMiV Barker,
that my lifewis in imminent danger.
On Mr. Blrter and the gentlemen. who
were'withini, leaving the room, he and
Gen. Pierrefaimonished me, WI staid in
the city,: to thf ke immediate communica
tion tothe Governor, arid also to the May
orras a measure of s.ifety.
After thejh d retirpd, Captain Bossiere,
with the most livelv concern, assured me
he thought mjj; life was in constant dan
ger, and earnestly ad vised me to take pas
sage immediately for Mobile and remain
there until the . Legislature should jmeet,
which Would bd on the next Monday.
lie
referred toayoung gentleman, who accom
panied inm;; now, , and was also present
with him at the m ass meeting just nen
tioned, for hisji opinion, &c., and he evinc
eiuus cunuui renue -uy uis wurus nnu lears.
j u; . rJ : u.. t j i a.
CaDtain Bossiere snontaneonslv offered to
hazard his lite inmy delence should I be
The followjnsr are conies of mv commu
mentions to the Governor and Mayor:
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New Orleans, at St. Louis Hotel,
; , January 3, 1845.
Sir. It is from motives' of the most re
spectful and; conciliator' nature that I in
form you, as chief magistrate Gf the state
of Louisiana of my arrival here asana
gfint in behoof citizens ofthe Common
wealth of Msissacusetts, in pursuance of
resolves passed by the legislature of that
state. I have the honor, to transmit here-
with copies of the same, that your Excel
lency may, fipra yourinspection and con
sideration, have, certain knowledge of their
nrir inn Tirn7t nno rtrtrt Thar Thou ro
til i-i . i
romnrttihiftJinfi inrfli to thR Constitution
and uriion J fThey do not call iriuestion
any instituticn"inthe state of Louisiana,"
f . ' " : ill..
out simpiy anu soteiy relate to tne immu
nities and nH yileercsof the citizens of Mas-
sachusetts. They do not assume any dic-
tati on: wnateyer io me state oiouisiana,
but'submit atl action under them, and all
the rights claimed, to the paramount and
governing law in Louisiana- namely, the
law of confederacy. Your Excellency
will most readily and heartily concur that
the immuntjes arid privileges of the tiiti
zens of Massachusetts and the- regulation
of commercd and navigation among the
states, by Congress, have no conceivable
affinity to abolitionism or state rights.
For othenf ha the Constitution of the Uni
ted States :is the express image and organ
of both ! a monstrous idea, against which
Massnchulerfs will contend as zealously
W UVtAA . .-....f J ,
i ILk, r rriocf ct1.
unu an riiMuuoi v cl- uh ui iuwj hut
lant of her sister states. Iam persuaded
your Excellency will entirely agree with
me that it: is idle, it is absurd, to charge
that statejfrom anything she lias ever said.
or done, wit i being for the abolition ot
slavery by her own authority, or agency,
in any of her sisterstates, or for an in
fringemcrtt f their rights in the confeder
cy. No, llio is Contending, and onfy con
tending, fir la judicial trial and decision
against the nfnngement, the abolition ot
her own rig its and those of her citizens ;
not a parjic e, not a jot of Hhq rights of
other states does she- aim or wish to de
stroy. She only wants them and herself
to be governed by thelaw of the confed
eracy, according to the Constitution and
the decision of the tribunals- established
by it, otherwise she and her ' citizens are
outlaws.; ' --v, ,'J :'.r
With sentiments of the greatest respect
and consideration. I subscribe myself,
i i our poeuient "servant.
H. HUBBARD.
To his Excellency Gov. Mouton.
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New. , Orleans, St. Louis Hotel,
.1 U . 1 January 3, 1845
SiriIt is from motives of the most re-
rspectiui nna concinaiorx nature inai. j inr
i lorm.yo.auuici, w,ie reui.ucu.vj,
of New Orleans, of, mv arrival here as an
ance .of resplves passed by the legislature
government, where the" iudiciary'i is 4 the
common aud .ultimate" arbiter of legal
rights., t V
. Ayith great respect, t . , , ' .
Your obe'dient servant, :
: 1: ; ; - H. HUBBARD.;
To the Hon.' Mr.. Moxta'gue, ' i
; i . The Mayor ofthe City of New Orleans.
Early Saturday ieveninir fihe 4th irist.V
a gentleman called at my. roorii,! for the
purpose, he said, of havinjgta' contideritia,!
conversation with me. I told him the per-r
son present (Doct. Houghton.) waia friend
ot mine, and; therefore, I should have no
objection to his hearing it. But he declin
ed conversing or remaining unless alone
with me, and that gentleman left the room.
He then gave his name, and said .that he
came to state certain facts and circum
stances relative to the feelings and char
acter of the citizens, particularly the
French, but should offer no opinion or ad
vice relative! to my actfon; andjl could
judge, whether he could be influenced by
any other than motives of humanity o-l
wards me. But he wished that his name
should not be mentioned there or else
where by me. I expressed an unwilling
ness thus to commit myself to a stranger,
until I had heard what he chose ,to com
municate, arid he must confide in; my act
ing a liberal part towards him. lie spoke
of tle feeliugs of the people concerning
my mission--the great excitability of the
French on the subject of slavery, and their
prompt and violent action when)! excited.
He spoke ofjthe mutual jealousybetween
the citizens and the country planters and
country rriembers of the Legislature-; and
that the citizens, to repel the charge -of
supineness a,nd indifference; andt because
they dare not confide in the discretion of
theLegislature, were determined that I
should not be in the city when the Legis
lature met. He said if it was known that
he had come and given me this notice of
my danger, his life would be in; danger:
and again requested and insisted that I
should never mention his name any where.
Between ten and eleven o'clock, word
was brought to my roouithat Mir. Genois, !
recorder of the city, wished to see me in
the parlor. I immediately repaired thith
er. Mr. Genois introduced himself to me
as recorder of the city, and Mr. Soule and
Mr. Coneau, as city officers, as! I under
stood. He'lhen stated that, owing to cir
cumstances, he had not,till that day, learnt
my arrival in the city, as the Massachu
setts agent. That on returning home from
his office this evening, he had! casually
happened to be in the presence and hear
ing of fifteen gentlemen who were in con
versation concerning me. That one of
them, and a leading man, Col. Downs,
said with great rage and indignation, that
1 had been warned to leave the city the
day after my arrival ; that my remaining
showed that I meant to stay and prosecute
my mission, in defiance oJVthat warning
and of the insulted feelings of the govern
ment and people ; and vv.ith an , oath de
clared he ji would go and lynch you."-
Mr. Genois averred that he interposed and
pledged himself to come and have me leave
or promise to leave the city immediately.
That he came from the humanej motive of
saying rny life, and no other; and if he
had not-engaged to come and; do so, I
might already have been murdered. He.
therefore, warned me of my danger, and
called on me to promise to leave the city:
immediately, and said, that unless I did;
myiife was not safe a moment. lie ap
peaieu 10 iur. oouie auu iur,,uoiii-uu iui
the correctness ot.what he said,, ana mey
-.. " . I 1 .1
! decidedly atlirmed it.
acknowledged I could percei ve no mo
- - ?,
tive for his conduct towards nib but hu-
manity, but must beg leave to say, that
I
did not understand that the gentleman al
luded to, who treated me with, so much
courtesy, meant to team me to; leave the
city. Jlere Mr. Genois and Mr. Soule
vehemently interrupted methe latter
saying" substantially that it would be bf
no" use to talk about the matter. A geri
tleman, who was near' Mr. Genois, and
appeared to be acquainted with him. said
in an under-torieto Mr. Genois, ff hear him,
hear him," which, on my attempting to
proceed and being interrupted, was repea
ted two or three times, when I was allow
ed to say in continuation, that (hey indeed
mentioned the excitement my mission oc
casioned, and theldifficulty of fulfilling it,
but left the matter to my discretion. But
I would frankly admit that, with other ev
idences on the subject had started a train
of reflections, tending strongly, to a con
viction of my mind, that circumstances oe
vond my I control, prevented; arid t woud
prevent, my carrying out my mission to
any effect ; but I could not now state that
it was formed, and therefore, it would be
premature for me to say I would leave.
' Mr Genois.' with his associates; then h-
roSe. He advaricebVtowards ne, and, ev-
idently laboring understrong emotion, mus
expressed himself: - It was from no mo
tive but that of humanity that I Same to
warn yon 6f your danger. If youo r ot
promiseUo leave the city immediate y.
your Hfe is not safe this night ; and 1 I
should take.yqu into ' custody; I could riot
protect you, for they would murder mefm
a moment;. and if you slarj here another
- i . - i:r ...;il , oopfmnlV hft 'take i-
His associates confirmed what ie said, and
letter to he. Governor, of which the fol
lowing is' a cupy: ? r.--r -
2 .
-ixEw U2le.ns, bt. Jou is Hotel, ) I
. --fM . . .January 5, 1815. , J.' I
! feir, My note of the . third, sent by the
porter, to be delivered to hand, but left, as
he said, the post-office; was Pot receiv
ed,' if all' by your Excellency, till the mor
ning of the fourth" t!Youp Excellency will
do. me the favor to say, on any proper oc
sasiori, that I did not trouble j-ou with any
thing concerning myself personall)-. Nor
have I communicated to any one out .of
the city nor in it, any expression, stated to
have been uttered by any of its citizens,
threatening my personafsafety. . So that,
had it been fatally executed, it had, for
all me, died with me. I confess to your
Excellency, I have never, for an instant,
felt, any frppidation or alarm. I have ever
bjjen convinced, that there 'was a conser
vative sense and sentiment in every por
tion of our great communitity ; and we all
feel that! every the smallest thread of life
hjelps make Up an irrefragable moral bond
of Unionl j Then, sir, how clearly did I
see a high moral influence which Tnust
pervade j arid prevail in this city in the
curteous, humane, and even delicate man
ner, in which her citizens, of the first re
spectability, conveyed their sentiments re
specting! my agency and the excitement it
occasioned. 1 could not refrain express
ing thestei sentiments to your Excellency
ori reading the editorial in the Picayune
of this morning, concerning conduct to
wards me and my agency. Temper and
moderation i will enable parties to acrree.
to differ-r-to acquiesce in i necessity that
cannot be conquered ; and they evince a
determination, and a conviction of right,
that nothing else can they are fruitful cf
peace, which is the end of strife.
I With great respect and consideration,
your obedient servant,
f II. HUBBARD.
j PostscripL-Yoxxv Excellency will please
not understand me as agreeing to my ha
ying expressed a determination, to remain
here until the Legislature assembles, (with
the view mentioned in the Picayune.) I
have np recollection of saying or thinking
So. But I have said, that on being con
vinced that the mission must be fruitless,
rind of course produce only a useless cause
bf excitement, I would decline acting at
all, and; remove all cause of excitement,
ko far las it was occasioned by my pre
sence, provided I was left free to act vol
untarily; And so I frankly avow to your
jLiXcciicncy ; and turther, that 1 am tuny
convinbed that the mission must be fruit
less, and Will occasion useless excitement,
and I shall prepare immediately to leave,
and return my commission to the source
from which it originated.
1 1
The vprdsf in italics were added for explicitness, pn
the advicj; of the person after referred to.
At tie time, which was abqiit noon, that
Doctor! Houghton was stepping from the
hotel into the street, to bear the letter to
the Governor, a gentleman .whom I had
before jseen, and who had been long set
tled in! Louisiana, and had held high pub
lic offices, as I had been informed, enter
ed. On my mentioning the letter, he was
anxious that it should be full and explicit
andlespCcially as the people, or citizens,
were then collecting on account of my a
gencyj of which fact he came for the pur
pose of giving me notice. I invited him
to myjroom, but he declined doing so, and
said lie should be unsafe if it was known
that hb gave me notice, or if he was seen
with rrie. He further gave it as -his opin
ion, thiat my safety required that I should
leave the city without delay ; in fine, that
I had ,rio time to spare. Doctor Houghton
whose: life had been threatened, as a
threatened, as
friend to the emissary, expressing his most
decided opinion in concurrence on both
DointsT determined mv mind. I therefore
madelthat-full and explicit declaration at
the conclusion ofthe letter, and set about
acting accordingly. Settling my bills, and
otherwise preparing to leave my lodgings,
I followed my baggage to the steamboat
Jameii Madison, for Cincinnati,. and en
gaged my passage. I left sooner than I
should have done, but for this interview
but vjithout that, to have remained in the
city over night, after the notice given me
by Messrs. Genois, Soujc and Coneau,
could 'not possibly have rendered any di
rect service to the cause I wassent toad-
vancp. "
Bdt. sir, independent of considerations
of personal safety, at that juncture, I was
then fully convinced, andl am, on subse
nunnt reflection, fortified in the conviction,
that frothing could be effectually done by
me in the agency with which I was char
ged. I! To "characterize the mission as in
efficient and unsafe, affords but a vague
and limperfect representation of its im
nracticability and insecurity. ; A case oc
curring, calling for the agency to be put
r "V,
into practical operation
. WOUlu souuu met
.
tocsin of alarm to artest the agent and all
nroceedinss. No knovn witness, in favor
of a prosecution by the agent, would be
safe; or if so, reliable. No counsel, resi
ding in New-Orleans; in Louisiana, would
have engage in behalf of free colored
person, entering within the limits of the
state against the prohibitory : law ;of the
state- 1 do not refer to the resolve, intro
duced into theXegislature at its; present
ifi. nr if so. rel able. 1NO counsel, ri
lavur
for they do not create a new legal offence,
but only denounce a new-punishment;'
"but were it1 otherwise. public sentiment.
or the monocracy; Would1 supply the defi
ciericy of the law. The law, the govern
ment, and the people of , Louisiana were,
and are, against, the mission.; v. It was,
therefore,, from a feeling, an. indignant
feeling, that a commission conferring more
of the power" of the Commonwealth ol
Massachusetts was alone sufficient for the
exigency, which caused me to make use
of the language in my last communication
to the Governor of Louisiana, that I would
u return my commission to the source from
which it originated." Because it was im
possible to do the most IaVful and human
service I was sent?to perform, or to stay in
the proper and designated place for its
performance, with any safety to my per
son or life, orlhat of any one who would
assist or hold intercourse with me, was
what determined me to hasten hpme tore-1
sign a sinecure which, for its cause, is an
anomaly, and, but for one other instance,
without a parallel in the history .of the ci-1
vilized world.
I, therefore; respectfully fender the re-i
signal ion of my commission, and subscribe
myself your faithful and obedient servant,
H. HUBBARD.
To his Excellency Geo. N. Briggs.
SOMETHING" STRANGE.
The " NorvichCon. Courier gives the
following singular account, on the autho
rity ofin eye witness :
A few days since, while Gillett's grist
mill, in the neighboring town of Lebanon
was running, the miller-found his mill all
at once standing still. Thinking it might
have stopped from want of greater head
of water, he raised his gate higher and
increased the quantity. Still the mill re
fused to go. This led to a close scrutiny)
of the machinery, the result of which was '
the discovery that the steel rod or spindle
which passed downward through the cen
tre of the millstone japd rested on another
upright steel spindle upon which it revolv
ed, had become united with the upright
spindle in such aTnanner as to make of
the two separate and distiuct bars, one
solid bar, so perfectly joined together as
to render it nearly impossible for t lie eye
to discover the point of junction. The
spindle passing perpendicularly through
the stone, and which bore up the whole
weight of the stone, revolved, it will be
recollected, at its lower extremity upon a
fixed, upright spindle or pivot. The pivot
and the spindle were both of them round
in shape, of exactly the same size, and at
the point of contact were so closely fitted
together as o form a perfect joint. This
point, of contact was within a cast iron
box of aboutifour inches square which was
always kept filled with tallow, and of
course the ends ofthe two steel rods, at
the point of contact, and at the moment
when junction took place were embedded
in jtallow. As we have already remarked,
tlntmill stopped instantaneously. Of course
the union ofthe two steel bars must have
been instantaneous. It was also perfect
so perfect that the blacksmith, who; sev
ered them, was unable to detect the point
of junction, except by a minute seam or
flaw on one side. To show that the un
ion was complete and cntite, it need only
be stated that-when'-the bar was attempt
ed to be sundered with a cold chisel, in
stead of separating at the precise point of
i junction, it did, in fact, separate afa point
a little on one side of this. thus demon
strating that the bar was just as firm and
strong at the point of junction as at any
other. The diameter of the bar was a lit
tle more than one inch. Itjnay be stated,
still farther, that the bar was not in the
least discolored, nor did it present any oth-
icr appcatance of having been subjected
j to the action of heat.
1 he weight ot the
millstone which was supported on the pi-U
vot, was judged to be about one ton.
Enlerprize. -It is said of Messrs. Hay
den, of Haydenville, Mass.,the celebrated
steel pen manufacturers, that they com
menced about theyear 1830 the business
of making buttons by hand, employing on
ly two or three personslyesidcs themselves.
They gradually enlarged their business,
and in 1838 they had a capital of 100,000
and gave employment to 200 persons. . In
1839 they added the business of manufac
turing steel pens to that of button making,
nnrl now thev have a capital of 8175,000,
nnH emnlov 275 hands. The number of
buttons manufactured fat their establish
ment daily, in 1844, was 1600 grocC, and
the number of pens per day 100 groce.
Tenacity of Life. The N. Hampshire
n,nOK! nort the death, on the 1st inst
at Andover, in that State, of Samuel, M'
Hninn. a revolutionary veteran, known as
the Caithness ..Veterad.''. aged 1 10 years
ol months. Forithe last lour years iur.
2 " 7" ii' ii.
i.nAn nniihiH .tn walk, bat
within that period he has been carried from
neighbor to neighbor, his mind remaining
active and playfuland evidently enjoying
ill I V I I I I III IA - " w
society." ; - " ' 1
in- r. t . Th Mount Carmel
Diu&i i Aung - r
(Ind.) Register roentionthe prevalence ot
ihis deadly disease jn the counties of .GuV
son Richland, Edwards, and other parts
ofU aoi:: Iu Gibson county upwards
of one hundred deaths w--
Tll?JtV AL MINIATURE. GALLERY." ,
: duheer noticed with much I :T"
S?"5AVbjMerfc Anthony, ii"
lion in New York. : To most f our readers this !
is known as the Rational Miniature Gallery f T
and it has attracted much notice from the presa.
of that city as an object bf great inieresU' - VeL
have een the various steps in the formation 0f'w
this gallery, for three sessions past Messrs. j
A.xE. Co. hare been permitted to occupy the
military cornmitee room of the Senate, where
the likenesses are to be seen 'before they 'awi
transmitted to New York f and 5 We' can hardly
imagine an exhibition more Attractive! to thi: i '
jMibhc thaa the accurate likenesses ' of .all, orp &
nearly all, the eminent individuals of our cpun-r
try. . . It must also soon he of great value,' as one! '
ana anomer ot those who have lived long enough
to attain celebrity are passing from the stage ol .
life.' How priceless would lie a good daguer,1 '
reotjpe of, Washington, Fcnklin, of any of the
lathers 01 our country. All the objections-to t
u"t,uf kvij yva v ucen ouviaieu oy incsft:
gentlemen, in whose hands the art has advanced
to a perfect ion far beyond our expectations. Our
friends whoyisitNew York will do well to. visit""
the National liniaturel Gallery," 'at j 24T -Broadway
; there'is no charge for admissipri.M1
The engraving of the Senate of 1842 from like
nesses in this galjery U making good speed toi -wards
completion, and wiU, undoubtedly he far I
superior tetany ; similar work producca in this
country. JaLIalclhsenccr,
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Important Invcntion.llr. E. Coleman;
of Philadelphia, brother ofthe eclebratedi
inventor of the iEolian Attachment to thet
piano, according to the Morninff Post, has -
recently invented a mode of overcoming
planes of almost any inclination,4 whichHty
is stated, combines greater simplicity and'
power, than any thing ; of the fkind hither-:,
to constructed. This inyentionTif success-
ful, is calculated. to be of immehso impor-
tance to the travelling interest throughout
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formidable grades will be little or.no im-i
pediment in the construcpn of Rail Roads' '
over any section of country, i 5' "j -;'
On arriving at the plane, the -object; is
effected simply by the. Engineers. throw-;
ing into gear an endless screw - placed'
lengtlnyise under the locomotive, the in-
clined Planes or threads of which lakcef;t '
feet onja series of strong wheels moving! -
tiuuation of iron bars running upbetweeri ,
the tracts, the distance bctweeaeachXvheel
being so regulated as to have an 'equal
VWU. A AAy frU V AA A W . . W . w .
i' nr --t' iL.:' .f 'i.j 'is
J O - .w '"-Jj
train in descendingplanes, and the.vholtf
train can at the will, of the, engineer, , bo '-'
immediately stojipcd and secured? at any
point of the grade. v f t -
The cost ofthe whole arrangement of
amount usually expended foitheropc' a
lone. Augusta Ua.) SenMel,
The U. S. Ship Nortli CaroUna;JAeutl
Gordon and his lady entertained a brill- .
iant party on. board! the ship North Can '
Una on Wednesday evening who -were
highly delighted with the hospitality of.
their entertainment. The dance, cotillion
waltz, and polka were kept up till a lato
hour, under the inspiration 'Otho excel
lent band ofthe North Carolinar-.-' -U
-,The ship is stationed this Wihterat the
JKyy Yard in; Brooklyn,as7a' receiving
ship, and is how under the command of
Lieutenant Gordon. It was formerly the
great depot for the apprentices,JtJieTtrain
ing of whom,' however,-appeared to vhavo
been given up, from. some cause or other:
not fully known to us--but probably from
the difficulty of keeping clear of the an
noyancc of the civil CojBrts.---JViilr. Ent
sign.
Never fat Die ! Thomas D. Mearcs
Esq. of Ne w Ilanovcri has beijn nomina
ted as the Whig Candidate for Congress in r
McKay's District, by a Convention held at
Warsaw, J)uplin County, on Saturday last:
Mr. Mearcs is a young gentleman of fine j
talents, and of the right sort of materiel eir
cry way, to take the sfumpagainst tho
present 'Representati ve of .the : I)istnct.
We hope he will accept", tHo nomiriationi
and then we shall look out for t sights be ,
March of Intellect. A gentleman - the
other day visiting a school at Edinburgh
hnH tt Hrw-L- nnt intn hi hand lor lhe nmvi
" . mom m Am -
put
pur-
pose of examining a class.
The word itu
hentance occurring in the-verse, the que?
reist interrogated the youngsteras follows
'K. A , . - - .. !,
."What is inheritance? ; ' Itrimoriy
What is patrimony V 4 Something left by
a father?' vWhat would you call it -it
left by a mother? Matrimony.
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Another Case of Boston Munificence
Abbot Lawrence proposes, in a i letter,.. to
the Boston Port Society that it raise 820
000 for erecting an improved kind of Sail
or's Boarding House, and begins by sub
scribing 81,000. . . --it
The Hartford (Con.) Freeman states
that a Morman Church has been organ
ized in that city; also others in Windsor,
Mansfield, Farmington, iiayrn, nurm-
Haven, Clinton, Nonvafk and i-anaan.
It is rumored, that -preparations are in
nrt: Tin another-presentment-
against Bishop Onderdonk, in New. York,
and try him on a number of fresh charges
tate of. forth Carolinji-Eotraii Coantr.:: 1
TAKEN op n& entered on the Stray
Book according to Law, by Joseph
MiiUr.R or 3 miles southeast of Salisbury.
'a Jerlam .tray ma, of the following description, thes
natBoml.abodbefbwb bind :i"J.
tail. Said atray wa. aPPrad.t pW,on-the 15th of
February, lb45, Also, oa the 23d of Februay, ,18-45.
taken np by John Harttnan.trrinff 7- miles southeast of
Salisbury. aorrel mare. ;ll year, old, 3 white, feet star
in bar forehead; right eye jnt.i and PP?dat '
. L ' - JOHN I. SHAVER, Ranger,.
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