Communications.
FOR THK TAKUOKO' 1'UKSS.
The Education rf Youth.
Mr. Kdilor: I wish through
the medium of your paper to say
a word in reference lo the educa
tion of youth, not pretending that
it is needed oniy by your readers,
but as applicable to communities
and individuals throughout our
country. Notwithstanding the
high estimation in which educa
tion by most is held, there is a
great deficiency either in the view
people take of the subject, or the
efforts they make lo carry then
views into" practice. When men
are talking of education, woollen
hear them express gre3t resold
for it, and observe how important
it is for the mechanic, the trader,
the statesman, and even the lar
mcr, and of course the hwyer, the
doctor and minister. In tins re
spect there appears to be no de
ficiency of feeling, neither too
much "talk, for we cannot too
Highly estimate education, or be
come too familiar with its use and
importance. Whether men talk
as they think and profess to be
lieve, or whether they talk ot
education in this way because it
lias become a popular thing. I am
not able to say. Hut when we
lake into consideration the few
efforts and means they employ to
carry their views into practice,
do we not find on candid inquiry,
that there is a great deficiency,
and thai there is more theory in
words than is carried into effect
by energy ami practice; or that
the disparity between talk and
practice is toj great lo allow us to
think that all talk or even one
half of it is sincere. I repeat it,
we cannot loo highly estimate the
value and importance of education,
and as the v uih of our country,
that is, our children, our brothers
and sisters, are in a measure the
only chss susceptible ol receiving
and beuefr.i'tg by it the only
clas who are verging forth from
silent nature to take their chance,
in a broad and diversified woild,
it behoves us who have our course
and standing established who
have had an opportunity to eti
mate the value of education, and
inconvenience when il is wanting,
to appropriate more of our means
and lforts to benefit the lining
generation of which we are speak
infr. with the blessings education
affords..- When we talk of educa-!
tion and speak in its praise, we do j
well. hen we say it is neces
sary for the mechanic, the trader,
the farmer, and the statesman, the
lawyer, doctor and minister, we
say right; but in doing so we do
but a small part of our duly, and
do not imply one half of its value
and importance. The employ
ment that its pursuits gives to ihe
mind the eff ct that it has in
strengthening the intellect, that
put of man which distinguishes
him from the be.ist, and constitute
him a human and godlike being 1
say, the employment and effect on
this pirt ol man are worthy of
more consideration than all oth
ers, if we may be allowed to con
template them separately; and I
fce no reason why we should not.
In the pursuits of education the
rules of the sciences when we
learn them, are keys in our hands
to unlock to us their mysteries.
So are the sciences, when we
learn them, keys to knowledge and
wisdom; and at the same time, a
stimulus in our mind that prompts
ns to acquire knowledge and wis
dom. It is the sciences and
knowledge and wisdom that ena
bles us to reject 'the evil and choose
the good. By rejecting the evil
and choosing the good we prosper
in this world, and do our part in
fitting the mind lo fulfil tho great
object for which God has created
ns human and intelligent beings.
If there is any thing ot importance
to us besides improving our own
minds and bettering our own con
dition, or any thing devolving on
us as a duly, it is that tve appro
priate a portion of our means and
our efforts to the education of ihe
youth. Or, if there is any thing
in the labors of mankind, male
or female, that can reflect pleas
ure on the mind, it is a conscious
ins' of having done something to
direct the mind of those to hap
piness and prosperity, who shall
tread the earth when we lay silent
in its bosom.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31, KS3.V.
17 Mr. Win. K. Uird lias issued
proposals for publishing in the town
of Wailcsh ii (Uii;li, An. son cottntv, a
weeklv paper, entitled "77- si man
jidvertm-r." It will lie printed on !
tm imperial sheet, at $3 r annum
in
idvance, or S- .U), at the end ot :
the year. I lie lull tor states that
although "lie cannot, consistently
with his principles, advocate the
course pursued by the present Ad
ministration, he assures the public
that he feels every disposition to do
full justice to its merits."
a7Kcsohitions have been intro
duced into the Massachusetts Legis
lature, nominating the Hon. Daniel
Y. bster as a candidate for the l'rcs
dencv. :J-Vc have heard some further
particulars relative to the recent
t)iirnun; of Mr. barren's Ciin house ! au""' 1 ' 1J
and contents, which may be of ben- Hon. The estimate lor the cur
efu to those who may hereafter meet rent vear, it is believed, will cover
with a similar nn.fortune. It seems i t,p pmvcr required to meet the
that atter the House-and seed cotton I , , , j ,
had been burn..,; IS or 20 hours, the v,,ole demand (or coinage, in a
lire was nut Mit with water, and two ! due proportion ol the several dc-
bales of picked cotton saved. It is
conjectured that two-thirds of the
seed cotton niii;ht have been saved,
if the lire had been discovered some
what sooner.
Cf,::qrc. The Committee on
Foreign Relations in the House of
Represent. .tiv es have come to the
concision, with regard to the Presi
dent's recommendation of reprisal ;
airainst France, that as they vvvre t
determined to do nothing, they ouht 1
to say nothing. 1 li
report (if the Direc
e following is the
ioiiowuil, is inc
tor ot the Mint,
recently tiansmilted to Congress by
President Jackson:
Mint of the United States,
Philadi inmi, January I, ISJ5
ii : I nave now the honor lo
submit a p-port of tiie general
transactions of the mint during
the iat year.
The coinage effected within
that period amounts to 7,3.,
'12.1; comprising S",LO1,J70 in
-!.! n,.,,,... C'! i i . iri.i :. . :l I ,
-'u. .-..j,-tl,u.j iu mul-i,
ftiLM,i ... copp.-r; and conns-
ting ol 1 1,G.), 0-1.3 pieces coin,
viz.
Jiiyces, Making
Half eagles 7.2JM S3.b"(0,fv3
tuarr eagles 117.370 293,-12")
lllU dollars b tl .oo
3,2()tJ,UOJ
71.500
i3,5)0
74,000
1 JS,5")1
boo
Q ar'r dollars 2,000
D.smes 035.000
Half dismes 1, 10,000
Outs 1,855.100
Half cents TJO.000
1 1.037,7 13 S7,3SS.-1U3
The deposites of gold within
the past year have amounted, in
round numbers, to $1,,5S9,000;
of w hich about $1,09,000 con
sisted of coins of the United
States, issued previously to the
act of 2th June, establishing a
new ratio of gold to silvcrt about
$803,000 were derived from ihe
gold regions of the United Slates;
$225,000 from Mexico, South
America, and ihe West Indies; $2,
180,000 from Europe; 12,000
A IV ican; and $0,000 bom sour
ces not ascertained. Of the
.. . 1 C I ,
amount received irom fmrone.
about four-liflhs were in foreign
coins.
The coinage of gold under the
new ratio commenced on the first
day of August, the earlist period
permitted by the act. In anticip
ation, however, ofa change in the
legal valuation uf gold; it had
been considered proper to rs
pend the coinage of all deposites
received after the 1st June. Tre
viously to this period, the sum
of $383,545 had been coined, so
that, of the above amount of
gold coinage for the past year, I para,iie clearness of 'the political
,V0, ,25 consist ofthe coins nj horizon at this time, however, is
the new standard. This amount, certain, and with every thing to
however, is the result of the ope- oxr it ; party spirit, there is, u
rations of the mint during only Washington, to the eye of the
five months of the year, corres- observer, almost an wrwerf next
ponding to an amount, for a full trality observed on the part of
year, of about 82 millions in I die Udies of the contending and
gold. Within the same period, opposite rank... Alexandria Gaz.
tlie coinage ol silver was regular-
ly maintained at the average rate
ol the w hole year, making a gen
eral result ofboth gold and silver
corresponding to a yearly coinage
of nearly $12,000,000.
The amount in gold iu the
vaults of the mint on the 1st Au
gust was 40,500; the anion;.,
now remaining in the mint un
coined is S4 35,000; no part of
which was deposited earlier than
the Oth December. J he amoum
of silver remaining in our vatdls
for coinage, is, in round numbers,
$475,000; no part of which was
deposited earlier than the 20th
November.
The amount of silver coined
within the past year, it is satisfac
tory to state, has exceeded by
about a quarter of a million the
siver coinage of any previous
, ., Hi Coinaoe has
J ...
exceeded the aggregate coinage
of gold during the nine proceed
ing years, from 1S25 to 1S33;
inclusive.
The influx of silver during the
past year having very considera
bly exceeded the amount contem
plated in the estimates for the
year, occasioned during a large
portion of that period, an unusual
retardation in the delivery of
coins; and the amount of deposites
iias llo doubt been restrained to
. . i , ,.cMo.-o
nominations of coin
Annexed is a table exhibiting
the amount of goM received from i
the gold region of the United
Stales, annually.
1825, inclusive.
from the year
It will be ob-
served that the progressive in
crease in the amount received
! Irom
that quarter is less conspicu- whenever a more perfect organ.
within the last vear. This Z:,!,0 hl f ,,ah,e, l,,em. to 1W
ous
results, it is believed, in a very
i i f .t ..
material degree, Irom the atten-;
. . . . , ... , '
lion w llicii lias, uui uii: ui. ti wei iuu , ;
.. , 1 e
been directed to arrangements lor .
d
working the veins from w hence
have been derived t nose superii- .
cial deposites of gold, which, be
ing most obvious, have heretofore
attracted the principal regard.
Nothing has occurred to weaken
the impression uelore entertained j
as to the extent and richness of i
the gold mines of the United
States, but much to coiiltrm
the ;
C0Ilfidence before
expressed, not
merely in their increasing produc- i
tiveness, but in their permanency.
permanency.
I have the honor to be,
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
SAM. MOO It K, Director.
The V resident oj the U. States.
AC? A Duel was fought yester
day in this neighbourhood by Mr.
Wise, of the House of Kepresen
tatives, and Mr. Coke his prede
cessor in Congress. Mr. Coke
was shot through the arm. The
rpiarrel which led to this unpleas
ant result, we understand, arose
in the course of the canvass be
tween the parties two years ago
Air. LoUe was
ger. Globe.
the dialled-
(jpWe scarcely remember a
session of Congress move peace ful
than this has been thus far. Out
of doors, as well as within the
walls of the Capitol, there seems
to be a disposition to have the
affairs of the nation conducted
smoothly and calmly, and with as
little bad feeling as Ihe condition
of parties will possibly admit.
As yet, our public men speak
courteously and kindly of and to
one another; as yet, the course of
legislation seems to flow uuimpt
ded by partizan obstacles; as yet,
public business appears lobe at -
tended to in preference lo the
calls of ambition, or to Ihe dictates
of selfishness Whether all this
is t ie ominous stillness that some-
tinv.is precedes the bursting ofa
. I- . f !:
siorn, we Know nni. 1 tie corn
Washington, Jan. 1. The An
nual Meeting of the American
Colonization Society tvas held in
ihe Hah of the House of Hepres
t uives, on Monday evening last.
The Hon. Henry Clay, and the
Hon. Charles F. Mercer presided.
The attendance of Delegates from
various parts of the Union was
large, and the crowd of auditors,
both male and female, was unusu
ally great, filling not only the hal
and lobbies, but the galleries.
Several eloquent addresses were
delivered, ofa most judicious,
temperate, and encouraging char
acter. The Society had not con
cluded its business at 10 o'clock,
when an adjournment took place
to the following evening.
Nat. Int.
QJAn Anti-Slavery Conven
tion was held in Boston on the
lGlh instant. The Traveller
states that it was composed of
a large number of gentlemen from
that city and ils vicinity, and ofa
representation from all the New
England Stales. Hon. William
Heed of Marblehead, was appoin
ted President, and Rev. J. YV.
Chickering of Bolton, and Charles
Tappan, Esq. of Boston, Secreta
ries. Before the Convention sep
arated, a Society was formed, one
of the objects of which is, "to
endeaver to persuade every A
merican citizen, that the system
ot Maverv in tins country is
wrong, and
-
ought to be aban
doned."
That tho Abolition scheme is
progressing at the North, must be
apparent to every individual who
pays the leavt attention to passing
events. I he people ol the South
owe it to themselves to watch the
course of these fanatics with a
jealous eye, and be prepared to
counteract or to resist their efforts
on me maK wnn which they
now endeavor to conceal their
..
true objects. I he first blow
, , ,. . .
aimed at the peculiar interests ot
, ,,. ', , , ,
n sn ii In will ho rnoL- in 1 1 . t
I))Mri(.t o-Columljia The abo.
lU0) of savcry liert js nQw Uu,
avowed object of these di "organ
izers; but the accomplishment of
that object will be regarded by
them as only the first act in their
contemplated tragedy. Wo would
not be considered as'imnecessanly
bringing this exciting topic to the
notice ol our fellow-citizens; but
when we s -e these Societies daily
increasing in number, when we
see men of intelligence and the
highest respectability enrolling
their names as the friends of a
scheme which is destined to shake
the very foundation of our insti
tutions, we should regard our
selves as false to our trust did we
let these incipient measures of fu
ture and extensive mischief pass
by in silence. Pet. Int.
(3Henry W Gilpin, recent
ly nominated by the President to
the office of Governor of the Ter
ritory of Michigan, has been re
jected by the Senate. At the
i last session Mr. G. was rei cted
as a Government Director of ihe
! a,,li of the United States. ib.
JThe Fredericksburg Arena
gives the following account of an in
vention which, if successful, will
prove of much importance to the
Cotton growing States:
We have had the pleasure of ex
amining a model of a Portable
Cotton Press, invented by our
! Townsman, Mr. K
Kliason. 1 1
! possesses, in an eminent degree,
power, strength and cheapness.
It is contained in a compact and
horizontal frame, so constructed
as to bo easily carried on a wagon.
The power of a .single Horse, it is
calculated, will exert a force of
30 tons, and press a bale of cotton
j every ten minutes. Should its
1 practical operation realize the ex
pectations inspired by ihe model,
t will prove a valuable present lo
'he Southern States.
Jy The following extract from the
recent message of Gov. Wolfe, to
the Tenns) lvania Legislature, mer
its the serious consideration of all
those who wish to keep our National
and State (iovernments on the "re
publican tack." We trust the day
is not distant when 'corporations'
and monopolies," of every descrip
tion, will cease to receive legislative
sanction, and that all will admit, in
the language of our venerable Con
stitution, "that perpetuities and mo
nopolies are contrary to the genius
of a free State, and ought not to he
al lowed."
"It cannot be denied that every
monopoly that is established, even
for the most useful public purpos
es, is a deviation from that repub-
lican simplicity which the princi
nles upon which our admirable
form of government is predicated
would seem to inculcate, and a
virtual encroachment upon our
liberties. By multiplying these
formidable, irresponsible public
bodies, we shall, in the process ol
time, raise up within the Common
wealth an aristocratic combina
tion of powers, which will dictate
its ow n laws, and put at defiance
the Government and the people
We have recently had a strong
illustration of the power and dan
gerous tendency of such institu
tions, and it may be well to learn
wisdom from experience. These
observations have been suggested
by a knowledge of the fact, that a
morbid, restless solicitude, to pro
duce a state of incautious legisla
tion, tending to precipitate a sys
tem of legalized speculation upon
the people of this Commonwealth,
has, for some time past, but too
conspicuously manifested itselfin
our legislative halls, in the shape of
applications for the incorporations
of monopolies, of various descrip
tions. A depraved, unsound spir
it, evincing a vitiated anxiety for
the establishment of banking
institutions, and other corpora-
era in which we live, as one pecu
liarly distinguished for its invete
rate oppugnancy to he tardy but
certain method of securing com
petency and independence, pursu
ed by the men of other days, as
well as for its peculiar predilec
tions in favor of some shorter and
less difficult path, by which to
arrive at wealth and power.'
Fire. The Tayloring shop of
Mr. Sylvester Smith, caught fire
on Sunday last about 1 o'clock.
The lire was communicated to
the house, from a pile of trash that
lay near the house, which some
person had thrown a cigar into
accidentally. The fire had made
but little progress when the alarm
w as given, and our citizens rushed
to the spot and extinguished it
immediately.
This houe is situated in the
most business part of the town,
and had the fire got a sufficient
hold upon it, the principal part of
our town would have been des
troyed; the town having neither
fire engines or pumps.
Halifax Adv.
(jyrhe IVutchrnan and some
other papers in the western pari
of the Stale, express their disap
pointment, and indeed evident
dissatisfaction, with the terms on
which the Slate is to go into Con
vention; because thos; terms are
less favorable to the West than
they expected, and as they S3 V.
they had a right to claim. In this,
we find full confirmation of the
view we took of the matter lat
week. The terms are manifestly
highly advantageous to the
Hast, and no doubt, will be rati
fied by the vote of the State. In
deed, tlc talented Editor of the
Watchman, ably and patriotically
urges the West to sustain the
compromise, as infinitely prefera
ble 10 continuing the strifes and
ruinous policy inseparable from
this exciting controversy.
IVash ing ton Slalesm a n.
Murder. On the night of the
27lh ult. two negroes belonging
to Mr. W. Amis of this county,
quarrelled, and came to blows, the
result of which was the death of
one of the parlies. The offender
has been bound over for trial at
the next term of the superior
court ijxjurd Kxam.
Our Legislature. The Hrook
'jniN. . Advertiser states that
our Legislature, at its recent ses
sion, 'decided by a vote of 50 to
3S, that a free man of color shall
not be permitted to educate his
own children, or cause them to be
educated." It is an old saying,
tbal the D I is not as black as he
is painted, and it is so with our
legislature. Some of their do
iogs vvrru outrageous enough in
all conscience, but they exhibited
no such symptoms of barbarity as
the above extract would indicate.
lialtigh Iieg.
(tpThe Uev. Joel Parker,;
Pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in New 0;!v-,t
come tlie -unject
a v
excitemeut in that r;iy.
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bed
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v iu im; m 1 1 -1 s : 1 1 1 1 ,
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made, il eems, some nv.'.p
predion-, respecting Ni;.v (),!.,
morality, that deeply Ul)J;
the pride of the cniz-m. j j
burnt in t tfizy beloie ins
and other means wi,;i,,
manliest their divippro i,,n,,,
his conduct. AlUr h r(.i)(
iho rit' ;n 't m m (Mitt. . .
"J ' " '"tii . OS
was held, characterized, it K ,,d
by excellent order; and Mr
ker was beard in bis deb-i,,...
1 ai
mil
. im
, lor
1 ;rv
. tro
on
was afterwards resolved,
unanimously," that be M,j ,
to exculpate himselt; and i;, ,
continuance in that (V
'fraught with injury to th." j
and quietness ot lie; j
lion." ib.
Ilemnval of the Seminole R
dians west of the Jli.isiijr,iJiU
We copy the following iiij(Jlri ale
tion from the first iimuhrr o,,l!r
very neatly printed paper, c;, ln
tied the Jacksonville (Flor- J1
1.1... " n tl
courier, nateu tsi instant:
"A company of the Un;
States troops, from t. Aumi
passed through this place oa
15th tilt, on their way lo thf
2CC
ie
lac
ras
nc!
tions possessing exclusive pnvi- dian Agency, (Fort Kinc) 0; ed
leges, seems to have marked the cers Captain Drane, Lieii'vii. )Ui
Danny, Assistant Quariermr.-en
and Commissary, L'uT.ieir, al
Smith, Dr. Weightman. I!: er
and file 55, with the rerji.i.
number of baguaire wap,: 101
The force will be united with;'.
other companies. The w bole
be under the command ol li. jjf
Clinch. The tribe are to Le r 1
moved to the banks of W
River, West of the Mii-f j
From an authentic some ra
learn that they will proba. Va
submit without any ie;itai, ;GC
They are exceedingly dei:ta: ro
and, as has been said, "puS i is
all the vices of the white m: -os
without any of their virt'ievVe
An annual appropriation ot 'or
t)00 has hitherto been allonltd n s
the General Government lort -nn
, . 1 . . ...... . le
uppilll, UUl 11 IKIS 111) l IJLTII u.
cient to deter them from the cc:
mission of crimes; or nre-fr
!e
ibl
them from Imv nnrl rrnveHnii: .
c ' - us
dulgences. t
Another Administrativi T ivj
umph An Administration iie
ator is elected in Loiumi
strange as it may appear, after.
that has been claimed by the la
position. Mr. Gavarre, (det.k.1
Jackson,) walks into the slipptit
of Mr. Waggaman (Whin) a; y
the 4th of March next. Thns t
go triumph. Will Virginia (h
the only recreant to the righ;. w
causer We trust not. Pel. C
i
Maine. On the lfuh inst. t 11
Legislature of M aine elected
Huggles of Thomaston, (Ah:
islralion,) to represent that N
iu the U. S. Senate for six yc
from the 4th of March next, 3. p
also to fill the vacancy caused" s
the resignation ol Mr. :;m
(opposition) this winter. ib
C7The amendments to
constitution of Missouri, restr;
ing the terms of service of tU
Judges, have passed by the cc
slitutional majority.
Singular circumstance. A he- r
measuring S feet, was slaughter: n
on Thursday last in this 0: j
He was attacked the night pr i
vious to beiinr killed, bv lh
o ' J (
and at least three pounds ot' i
hind quarters eaten by them.
A'. Y. He. Sr.r. 1
Singular Affair. A mr
aged ninety-eight, residing at t t
west end of ibis city, who h j
thus far lead a strictly econom ;f l
life, living entirely by him-t
was a short lime since taken u 1
well, and through the peisuaiu
of his friends, induced to becon 1
a boarder in a private family. : 1
was with much difficulty howev ,
that he was prevailed upon t ;
adopt this course, as he consuls ,
ed it would be attended with
would afford. Indeed, he cons (
ted only on condition that it shoii' (
cost him no more than his prcv ,
ous rnainlainance. On removi .
his furniture, &c. lo bis ce1