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VOL. IV NO. 37. yiliLE, N.;C, FR2- AY,; APRIL 8 1844 In!litticl Weekly,. , BY TIIOS. . "ATPN & CO, "'" ' ' . , " """ ' ''' X- '!' 4'M. ' FTJ TT! Tl 1TVT !H J i Two DcixiRs'and Firrr Cents per annum ia advance, orTutCB DoixaSi within the year. . ; . ' , No paper will be dicontmued, except at Iho option of. tha Tublinhert, ublil all arrcaraa arc paid. ! . V f . Advertisement inserted at Cue Dollar per square of ten linciV1csFfforthe first insertion,- and Twentt-fIvk CrxTi fo each Continuance. The number of insertions desired must beinarked on the margin or the advertise, went will ba continued tiU forbid,nd charged accordingly Vaurt Ordcra tvH be charged twrenty.fivc per cent extra. Short Patent Sermon, , BY DOWjJE.- ... ! " ON tnUNO.' 'I .(.'.-.;., J- ... !; j j TexTAsroin the woodland lonf.withdrawmg yalc. j In man a tint of tender green are dressed, . j Where thd young leave un folding, scarce conceal UcneatU their early had, the half-formed neat Of finch dr woodlark, and the primrose pale, r i Civethcir$weetpiritiitotheBighinggale.-C. Smith. My hcarcM-rSprftig: with all its budding beau ties, ia onco more among ti3n ! It is here now in prime order, wavitig the green palm of victory "ver the silent grave of Wintdr, where ho must lie till the' reaUrrcction trumpet of Boreas calls him fort! i again r In the mean time the lovely vir gin, Spr ng, comes nding upjfrbm the sunny south in her breezy cnariot, drawn ty a pair of spangled. winced Sylphs J which sjie fodders with rose leaves . -. ' r ...1 pl ! irL l ami waters wun neciar. one unguis irom nor airy; carriage! and trips up. and down the Broadway of creation) shaking butterflies from her" robe j and filling the whom atmosphere with such perfume as can bnlybc purchased of thd apothecary of Na. ture. fce feels as proud as L JcjierV with her new green slippers, green frock i hdgreen chapeau, ornamented with violets, bubcrcups and j daisies, which tho (lelicate fingers of I er milliner, Flora, have wrought. She cuts a grip ajt swellV my friends; sne sucks cicar put at me corners every one lulls in lovo ith her, and sho play s thet, coquette Wjjth everybody; and tho consequence is, she never She flirts away the days of her t the hours a4 they pass by. and oments because they are small. - gets married, youth laughs trifles with tho Shesoonl verge more sedate, a She no longer damsel, changes into ripened id shows somi womanhood grows signs of repentance. mger wishes to be known as trjo fickfe Spring, iandv;socal s herself Summer : her dr?ss for a still eaudier one, sticks'a new leatner in icr cap, anu retires to ner shaqy bower, where sie sits fanning herself, impatiently waiting fori somebody to como land woo. . Eaoujgh como and woo, but none to wed, for sha is getting past her prime : all her blooming 'charms are 1)3 ginning o fado her raven loks are turned gray, and she s fast ailing into what the poets call the sere and yellow leaf. ' She is 'now tho old; mad Autumn, with a jaundiced countenance, purp e under thu eye 3, and . n leatherMike look round the mouth. She fi jially goes out Into the fields to djo like an old jhorsie, while a crov from tho pine tqp sings a airge to her memofy.i I Such, my hearers, is the personal larrative of Sdring. I don't knoW why it is that t: am so apt to personify every thing; but creatures of all shapes and forms are continu. ally dancing in the sun-lightlpf my fancy, arid ft haillhem as thuy appear. jf he wind to me has a form land substance there is a ditty in every breeze-f the stones, trees, brooks and ; rivers all have tongues every little flower whispers a lan guage that I understand :k I h'id houses for airy nothing coop up the hours, and sometimes catqh minuteslinjmy tiat. I talk toj fhings iinauimate as well as ;animat : ; and not uhfrequently blow up the moon when matters donft go right. But let mo begin anew . .j; . My dearl friends if therover is a time when wo should feel happy, gay, ahd frolicksome, it is in mild gentle, fai , beautiful, blmy, lovely spring when the fields hills, woods, and eroves are weav ing themselves mantles of jevery : varied tint of green ; when the young duos s we u oeneam j ine 1 showers of Mav. the same as our hearts ought to swell beneath the gentle dews of -heaven ly mercy ; j whdn vegetalion is jumping into a joy. ful existens at the music of 'my riads of little birds that wajble forth their melodies j just as natural and easy as a picket organ ; when the doors of the north iv as a p re closet and the! windows of tho south are opened to ventilate the great parlor of the juni verse; When every opening blossom gives its sweet spirit to the breeze, and the Warm sun looks down from its high; Eden above, upon a lovely Paradise xes, my menus, tnen is tne time ior mor- below. tals to pers peace feel has ro wheel screw of tho by one ot the tiery ran away it winter rnal snrio!? re no All jouloafers who liecheat, swear, Iav cards: chew tobacco, drink rum. and lovn m,. ifo. 1 y winr, uve in pcrpctua of. discontent and misery. -ahd tm nm-i will ever dawn upon your heads : for thpm virtuous,secd3 in your hearts thatrequirc a verna au" m ;! ancI 09 for our! iccs they will all soon become forever ice-bound in the fros. ty chains of death, r Heed what" I s:iy, and turn ye? from your evil ways,: so thaj when 'Sprint shall visit iho. mouldering urn,' something more than the sordid dust of sin can be gathered there, from. Sq mote, it bo ! ' W 1 From the Philadelpliia Inouircn - - Divorces, Courtship, Marriage, IH-Asl :m ? i i ph : Maieues.;.-);' '; j, Application for divorces 'seem to be very fre quent of late, in cej-tain parts of this country. uairimony is a most sacred rnntp-icf T ,k V , . I OIIUUIU not be entered into the knot once tied; iyithout due deliberation, and jand sanctified as .well by the of man, the; husband should not laws of God as io pvrmitiea to put away his; wifr. or the wife her husband, for any; but the most important conside rations: Nothing, as it seems to us is mora eal. eulated to unhinge society, tp corrupt tho heart, ana" to. weaken tho obligations between parent and child, thari discontent.and discord in wedded life, an3 3 consequence, efforts at disunion iand di! yorce. Perhaps algrcat error may be attributed in the firsi place tcj hasty marriages, and in the second,' to an indisposition after marriage in. the parties to amend their faults of temper, and to overlook imperfcetipns of character in each other: How many ilUssortep! matches are , there in the wor d! How many couples inter into contract for life, who know little or nothing of each other's charactcr mind 'or jnfirmitiei flow many, more over, are there, who, imperfect themselves, can not pverldokor forgive the imperfections of others! What rashness, what impropriety, what wrong, characterize the system of ciurtship, as too gene erally carried On in this country ! How frequent ly do wo discoveraliat matches made inn moment of haste, and influenced altogether by mercenary motives, terminate in tho most frightful family chabsv:.;.YQung..,pd3pIe..arQ too apt to look at the worfd through a fa se medium.1 Young females, especially;, are taught in many cases to believe that an CE.rly marrage is thejgreataim of woman's ambition. A lover is a darling , object of their dreams, long before thoy have passed their teens. More lads are sometimes permitted. to address then for year3, without the ability in the first place to decide as to the natjureof their ovyn feelings, as to the (trials and vicissitudes or the world, or as to their prospect for discharging, the duties which de volve on ;he head of a family; Parents are often to blame in these cases. They permit their daugh ters to associate with thoso whom they would not choose as husbands for their childrerj, and yet afe surprised when, under such circumstances, attach ments arc formed and runaway matches take place. They subject the young and inexperienced to in- fiiipceir tvKioK nri loJnfpn in tauoh tho hearts and bewi der theniindsof such, and yet are hoit rifled whi in the result is a lo 'e-scrapc an ill-ad-vised mar riage. j ' ,.. I. .... " :'. , : But older heads are frequently involved in mat rimbriy 'jrt ithout due consideration. Too few seek for I reciprocity of taste, disposition, morals arid manners in the partners of their matrimonial en gagements. Impulse, momentary feeling, hasty fancy, orl mercenary motivesl govern and control too many courtships in this jcountry. Some one has1 said that " ill-assorted matches are generally early ones, and that courtships'! carried on under the sanction of friends, are seldom broken off, ex; cept it bo! wise they should.' j There is truth and force in this. " Wa see it realized every day'. Sometimes, we admit, .parents .are too obstinate, and consult ambition, rank in life, and . pecuniary considerations, rather than tjie" real welfare and true hanfjiness ot their children Uut -these, in. .r stances are rarp, very rare, riaees in1 the vast majority which secure the brightness of The happiest mar of cases, are those a parent's approv- more ot onser ana seen ins smile.. Having lived ! thd world than their children Jand feeling tooJ that in the joys and sorrows of those children they will cond life, the father and mother are seldom apt haphy and contehied ; for spring whis and comfort to all I it speaks of a reno- vation Df decayed j joy , and tells us that the dull winter of life must be broken tip and vanish when the sun of immortality shall shine over the equinox of the grave. It shows us that the: earth is just as cood as new. and none the worse for the wear arid tear of numberless by-gono ages through which it led i that not a spokq has been lost from the of nature not a 1 vnch-pin gone not a loose, nor a peg missing, with the exception tost piciaa, wincn was Kicnea; out oi eniuy steeds of Phoebus when; they with his annie cart, and came Pear knocking the underpinning out, from ihe whole uri!? verse. O, my hearers! Spring is tho very shad ow of a brighter and a better world, than this. You , whose stomachs have Ppt beepmo too I foul with eating tho crude apples of iniquity , know!hpw to eriipy it, and may feel that it is a mere! taste of Chat blissful squp which is to'be served up for you by and by. But if you f cell joyous and happy! hero for orily a fewjshort months at a skip, only think what that happiness will bp when continued on through all eternity! Eternity! why.you dont knowf the meaning of that wrd , nor I either, Ka rd- ly. It is forever and ever ind ever, and five or six everlastings a-top of thaj. You might place a' row of figures-from here t(j) sunset, and cypher them all up, and it wouldn't Ibegiri to tell how many Bges long eternity is. Why, my 4 friends, after millions, billions ahd trillions of vears . had foiled away in cternjty, it would ;fien bo a hundred jthou- sana years iq preaKiast limb i : : u. 1 can mve vou no idea of it further than tbi lsay, that you canbe nappy i nii juuiu ii . you nave oniy amina 10 iry for it--h3ppief than spring can make you here; to form art erroneous1 iudgment. We would not have mammon to enter too large- Iv nto cbnsiderations connected with matrimony. for a female to bo kind ahd untiring her, is temperate, intelligent who never feels happier thdn the pursuit of his Proper avocation far better we say. for a woman lochooselsijich a companion, than mAfo nHinont hut p.?s oevoieu. UnriiUl uuu blessed with a lius in his attentions to prudent, and active, when at home, oriin i . ' - T il oft'nn oho llMll nACPQ industrious. y in iue one oo ouo "... sourcesof constant dependencewhilst in the'other the hrst,coId storm oi misiortune inuy rcuuuo pecuniary meansj and at the same time dissipate the dream of affection. Frderika Bremer draws a d'admirable portrait of abpsband in her story of Neighbors : 1 Thank God ! 1 say her heroine, when alluding to her husband, who with rough ex terior, is described as possessing a superior Intel lect and'a noble nature Thank God. that Lars Ahders lis ho gloomy secret. His jsoul is clear and undisguised as Gdrs dav-light, and this constitutes the blessedness of united lif and peace of home. Aain on the other hand, contrasting a lawful and unlawful object of affection, sho says : KHe "treats her harshly, but she bears all slavish servility. k u l ls - mQ aruJ lhc abiding" place of the husbandman, and his family. It is there all their social and domestic comforts and happiness aresought and enjoyed. ; It fs there they unite their sympathies, their property, and individualefforts, in common: stock. By tho proper. application of their mental and physical powers, they can con. vert the farm into an earthly paradise. , They can impart to it !a neatness, fertility, and rural beauty, which will endear it to them, above every other spot on earth, . that they may emphatically call it 14 Home,.swcet home.11 ' '.The farm which furnishes fu'liscopc for all the mental and physical energies of the owner for a longtime; will in some measure become the true index of hU moral, intellectual, and physical char, acter; thp living epistle of his life and labors ; and in no department of the establishment do these traits of. character appear - so conspicuous and beautiful, as in the' necessary appendage, the well cultivated garden. . r i .-" lllorticuhure is ih perfectio4 and refinement of agriculture iu miniature. It was tho first cm. ployment which the Creator assigned to man, while, in a state of innocence.; Withi ai delightful cli mate, a rich and fertile soilj Elen no doubt aboundedip fruits, vegetables, arid flcwers,:" inex haustible in! variety, beautiful in form, splendid in color," fleliqious to(the taste, charming to the sight; and grateful: to the smell ; exciting tht most pTea. sqrabls emotions in all the senses. Vor i1'1 there out of trtc ground: the Lord God made to" grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food.1' 'All these delicate and exquisite pieces of workmanship were planted by God to adorn and beautify; thejgarden assigned to Adam and Eve for ajiome, durjng their long sojourn! on the earth ; and wero expressly calculated to produce in their minds the, most exalted and sublime conceptions of the wisdom and goodness .of their Creator. The structure, habits, character, and usefulness of the vegetable world, the mariner and means by which this wonderful combination of beauty and ele gance arc produced, afforded them a delightful subject for contemplation' and study. The simple process of fluid circulation, which by the influence " ueuij-ugijii anu moisiure, gives au tne variety ot iMiin, anu size, arm unt, ana splendid dyestnat oeautuy and adorn the vegetables world. " Such btaut? and beneficence combined. Shade unperccived, so softenincr into shade. And all do forming an harmonious whole, j That as they still succeed; theyjravish still." The very jname I Eden signifies pleasure', and no Upuot Uod selected it as the most delightful plat for a garden, for a home J ori the face of tlie earth ; so that Adam first opened his eyes upon a most ex quisiic j assemblage of beauty, jin the variety of vegetables, fruits, and flowers, in which he found himself envdoped: It was his Ihome ! A scene too fascinating, too'tempting for;! fi-ail humanity to vvithstand ! It was to tho garden, the sweet and sacred;; retirement of a rich and "fertile garden, that the Saviour of the world frequently resorted with his disciples,! for solemn and devout; medita tions, rind" religious; conversation and exercises'. Ii Was mo uuiy piaCe in ;mw Hiuneuiaio vicinuy oi Jerusalem , which we know, jlhat we jfmd him familiarly frequenting as his home. It vas there we find him'giving utterance to his agonizing pray, er in view of his-approaching crucifixion.j It was a spot which he had probably contributed to im prove and beautify by the labors of his own di. vine hands.i , j ' , xy I Butjindependont of these hallowed associations; the garden and gardening possess many attractions fpr physical and ! intellectual man. It I tends " to promote bodily health, cheerfulness of mind, good morals, chastened affections and refinedj taste, so that a! farmer's house i without a well cultivated garden, seems destitute of the most delightful ap pendage o the christian's homje; for ajnong all the employments and ! enjoyments of the farm, none creates and strengthens domestic attachments so much as! this. Farmer s Gazette. I with an suiici uciijv... .- , Creep fawning to the foot which How untiKO to inns . puib unassuming mind, !with which an wife devotes herselt to ne How deep must a woman nave T ..: . ... ! . . 1 Mrk before she Pan suffer herselt to, De so treaieu, and like a hound kicks it away ! slave is the, free, honored and beloved object of her pure devotion!:'. i i : We will only add, in tho- language of a true philosopher, that a lovers quarrel has oftentimes dulv their mutual belore uniting inernseivcs, might be" averted.' ' ! J. ''. Pardon edt By the Queen of Great Britain, at ihe intercession of the Government of the United States,1 David Allen, of, the state of New York, -ruuX'rriJoa ,-fiPntfnr.ftd to transportation lor aoaaci. v - - power uku iuita what toads weve unfitness of misery taking bah tp thp mvasion o - 1,:ee Wateu the Best D sink. . j i . :. i axiom of health more just then tint 44 ...t.n r have, a truo appetite till they cr.:i cat with i. any ordinary food."'. It is told of John li :. 3, who lived to'the ago of 123, tint his food for tho most part consisted of brown bread and cheesa, arid his drink was water and mil1. Ho had sur vived the whole town of Northampton (Eng.) three or four times over, with a few exceptions, ,and said strong drink (including tea and coffee,) killed them all, though ibis assertion! is rather too gene, rah, Water manifestly is the .natural be verage of all animals whole nations, ns tho Mahometans and Hindoos, use it alone as a beverage, ; Unlike other drink, it docs not stale the appetite, bu the contrary ; indeed, it was observed by Hyppocrates, about two thousand years ngo,l!:M uater drinkers have generally keen appetites. Water is'a fluid that requires no digestion, for it is nut necessary that it should undergo any changes ; it is the natu. ral menstruem, that holds in solution both , what is essential for - the neutrition and healthy; functions of ihe body, and, what has become refuse after hav ing served its 'destined office In. the aptmurccooo my. Water, therefore, from its congenial quali ties, can never much disturb the system', except it be taken immoderately, when tho body, is over- heated. ' It is told of Lord Heathfield;! so well knowri for Ms hardy habits of military 'discipline hd watchfulness, that his food was vegetables, arid his drink water, never indulging himself iff animal food or wine;' and Sir Jobh Sinclair. in ns work on longevity, says; in the account of Mary Campbell, then aged 105, that she preferred pure water to any other dnnkj - fo Fishing and Matrimony. A story is told of a, man who was so inordinately fond of going a fishing, that he was fearful of appointing a day for his marrlase. least it might tuta out fino weather r his favorite sport. The thing was finally set. led bv a contract of this nature Tho mar. riage shall be consumated on Monday next, pro. vided the weather was such as; to prevent the fish from, biting. If it should not so turn out, it shall be postponed until the first dayj favorable for mat. rimoriy, pee versa for fishing.)' Were wo in the girls place, such a chap might fish somewhere else for a wife. ' I : ' ' . TaLent Acquired. As it is. in the body, so it is in the mind; practice makes it whatit is, and most even of thlse excellencies which are looked on as riaturl endowments, will be found, whep examin ed into moe narrowly, to be the produciof '-exercise, and to be raised to that pitch only by repeated actions. &ome men are remarked forlpleasant. riess in railery, others for apologues and opposite diverting stories. This is apt to be taken for the ftflect of nure nature, and that the rather because it is not goi by rules, and those who excel Jin either f r '. ! ! 1 '.I y ' . .1 ot them, never purposely set .memseives 10 me study; of it as an art to be learnt. And yet it is true, that at first some lucky hit which ;took with somebody,!, and gained him commendation, en couraged him to try again, inclined his thoughts and endeavors that way, until atllast he insensibly got a iacuuy in ii.wunoui perceiving now, unu inai is attributed wholly to nature, which was more the effect of use and practice. Locke., Ii . ! : ; i Serious Joke. Tho Pittsburg Chronicle has heard of a wadding, which some days since took place at Law renceville near that city, which was intended as a joue, out nas Deep aeciarea Dinaing, as the parties were lawtuuy "joinea togetner -d an alderman, who, also, in addition to his other du ties preaches occasionally, i he parties are re spectable and wealthy, and'are fevery way worthy nf nnr.h other. It was the result of a banter on the part of the lady' which was promptly complied with on the part of the young man, by, his offering to "o immediately and have the ceremony perform ed. They went to the alderman, communicated their business, and in ' less than no time" he went through the marriage cererrionyj and declared them 11 man and wife." .But when tne luncuonary re quested them to kneel down with him for prayer the parties hesitated, ana inquireu oi he had really lawfully, married them. replied in the affirmative, and; they left his olfice much alarmed at what they had done, and vhich they intended for a joke. W hethcr they have agreed to jlive together as they should, we have not learned. , A Hint to Wives. When a woman-seeks to cuide her! husband, it should pot be like" cno who breaks a horse to his own purpose,' using bit. and spur, now checking, -and now goaamg nis career but. like the mariner who teera the ship, and di . . I j . ? 1 1 '.,t, .il! nM-irt e rt caa tliA rects it oy a sine wuui .nuuu vsii.uii cv, mc A good it INT- go to work. The re are thou. sands and tens of thousands of young men among us, says! the Hallovvell Cultivator, whoso only re- source against' the accumulated miseries J of a des. tituteimanhood, and a disgraced old age,, is. the workshop or tho farm. It is useless, at this day, for every young man to aspire to tho lotpof living by his wits, for it is a task in which few who under- take it have the talent requisite. to ensure success. low! many there are at present v loafing away the precious years of youth, in our citiea and vil- ages who ought to oe acquiring tno ruuimenis oi somo honorable and uselul trade, learning is oy no means incompatible with the practice of the artsjfor tho more one " knows," the more likely will he be to succeed, and do honor both to him- m,C .xA In thi- tfnmvUMi In UliU.ll vrr la r. id. A! PuTcri Advertisement." The Dutqh:" says the London Spectator, are beginning to vie wun. uie Americans in meanicieoi original aaver. tisements. Ashort time ago, one of Dutch man. facture came under our observation. Here it is, and let the reader judge of its merits for himself : t Van Koost died on the xoih mst. He was the best ot pusbands, and his relict is inconsolable at i i . . . . .! . . I .. her joss, uod rest his soul in peace, istne earn est prayer of his deeply afflicted widow, who will as usual, continue to supply Per triends with the best, articles in the grocery and cheesemongery jjl. :tl j, j j A Blush. What a mysterious thing is a blush ! that'a single word or look, or a thought should send mat inimitable carnation over the cheek, like thej jsoftltin'ts of a summer sunset ! Strange, too, that it is only the face thejhuman face! that is capablel of blushing ! The hand or foot does not turn red with mooesty or shame any more than the lave or stocking which covers it. It is the face that is hc heaven of the soul ! there may be traced the intellectual pherrbrnena, with a confi dehce amounting to a moral (certainty, j A single blush should put the infidel to shame, and-prove to him the absurdity of the doctrines of j chance. Friendship of the World. When I see leaves drop from the trees in the . beginning of au. tumn, iust such, think I, is the friendship of the !KO: 2! : : ? i :cia Q cbbur2 Virginiau, " . - -j :. ItIiVVooc!b?iry Terror., In his speech , in crysiiicri to U,- tariff of , I : . j Important mistakes in reference to Tho detaila ofi a complex and intricate question, whericommittc! ! by an ordinary man, or by cr.o even of gr. .i . abilities, whoso attention, engrossed b other pur. suits, has not been devoted to iho minutia of-poli. ' tics, ought not always to be attributed to ari'inten. I tioa to deceive and mislead the public.---But v. ! -u'T these viislakes are committed by jone wjio'scts him. ' self ur-'ss a teacher in Israel" by one v.ho, r from his peculiar position is looked 'up "to as an. thorite in all matters pertaining to the . measure j which he'nttempts to discuss, and 'wljoso speeclr7 consequently, is circr'atcd throughout ;the country as a sortot text-book, for ihe orators kx"A presses r of his party when such mcn.: liavin!?a riartv ' ject to t ffect . falls into gross blunders,! we think it ' rcqun ; a great stretch of -hnrity i,'ovw tw they arotinpremeditated.. Yet Mr. Woodbury, in j his late speech, which has beencnAcci to this dis- trict, we (earn, in fcraat cumber, has perpetrated 1 such mistakes ; and it is properwhether intention, j wujf uj uiiiuicuiiuijaiiv commiucu, inat iincy snouia f . . One of the main purposes of his speech was to show thaj the Whig tariff of 1812 is Jworso than the tariffjof 1823, for which Mjirtin Tan Buren; ; his fuglernan Silas Wright, JamesBuchanan,Thos. H. BentohVand Richard M: Johnson vted j all of whom, be it recollected aro candidates at present or prospectively, for the suffrages of tjhat portion of the people whodeclare that all protective tariffs are 44 oppressive, unequal, and constitutional !'.'! Arid how does he accomplish this purpose? Why,', by attempting to .'show that ot several hundred ar-f tides upon which duties arc imposed by t tho tarifT of 1842, eighteen pay 'higher duties than were im. -posed by the tariff qffl 823, and that upon .xJV others the duty is as high,under tho former as un-L-der the latter. Admit that this assertion were so as it is no whatjs the fact, by hjs ownjadmissioti f; Why, certainly that upon several hundred' other articleSfiho tariff of 1842 is lower a pd' therefore ought to be more acceptable to thie anti-'tarifl party, than that of 1828. And yet , jwith this implied j but not tjicless unqualified admission cjn his part" he and his friendj call upon the cou'ntry to deJ nouncc nd repudiate the authors of !lho tariff of 1842, and to applaud and supporUthb authors of the tariffj of 1828! ! j : . . j .'"l j j But we have said that Mr. Woodbury has, thhl er ignorantly or wilfully, misrepresented lhefacts ; and we proceed to make good the assertion. .. ' 1st. Mr. Woodbury says that upon "glass, of some kirids," the duty of 400,per cent, under the1; tariff of 1828, has been increased lo 500 pec " cent, by tho tariffof 1842. But he forgot to add' that upon some other kinds the duty off 1828 is re duced by the tariff of 1842. ' Windoijv glass, riot over 8 by 10, for example, by the tariffs of 1824 1828, apd 1832, was charged with of duty of $3 per square foot ; while by the u riff 1842, it is but $2; being a reduction Of one. third! .Why did he not specify tho kind of glass to which ho refer; red? If he did, it would perheps have been seen that the litems constituted that particular descripl lion of-the article (such as quart and pint bottles the least important to the consumer. is he world. friends swarm in abundance!: need, they leave pie naked. that hath a true friend at his iruiy luijjpy wjui uaui no litJi While the sap of maintainance lasts, my but in tho winter of e is a happy man eed : but he is more of his friend. Taking a Poetical License. In a churchyard ip1 the north ot England is an epitapn on John Newtdwn: , .'-'.I . i I M Here lies, alas ! and m ore's the pity, : All thai; remains of John New city.'; The poet veryVbandsomely &ck nowledges , the poetical license he has taken in the following nota bene : 'Hhe mans name was Newtown, which would not rhyme. Picayune. Anecdote. ' I am glad, Dr. Johrison, " wordsfrom your dictionary." " I hope I have, madam," answered the surly sage, " bull see you haye peen lookirrg for theml sir. said a lady to that you have omitted an improper .Sick Headache. An article in the South West ern Farmer, though not credited, and it does not appear as original, says that two tea-spoonsful of hneiy puivenzea cnarcoaii oranK in nan a turn bier of water, will, in less jthan five rninutes, give relief to the sickv headache, when caused, as in most cases it is by a superabundance of acid on the stomach. It -is always at hand, and easily tried at ajl events. To Cure- a CouGn or .Cold. The editor the Baltimore " Farmer and Gardener" says, that the best remedy he ever. tried in his family for a cough or cold, is a decoction of the leaves of the pine. tree, sweetened with, loaf sugar, to be freely drank warm when going, to bed at night, and coiq ia2ajn on molasses was 1.4 now i fact wero so1. molasses in 1828 gallon, and has 1,- 2ndly. He tells us that the dut 5 cents per gallon in 1828, an very slight increase, even if But tho truth is, that the duty o was iu insieaa oi o cents pe therefore been reducfd 4 3-4 cents? instead of be' : . .21: ' . t ' . i iug iuviruusc,u u quarier oi a cent, as no alleges, i oaiy. ivir. woodhury says that the duty oh somer kinds of shoes has ( beep increased, .udoq the rates of 1828. AAcbmDariso'n of th twn tariffs w ill show that the increase has been only on two kino's, while it remains stationary upon two other kinds, and has been reduced ori one other, as it has been on boots arid bootees ajso. ; While this part of his statement, therefore) is liieralty correct it is calculated to lead the careless reader to an erroneous conclusion. e subjoin the rates under the two tariffs. Nay. we will no further back-, and show that, , upon shoes and boots, tho tariff of 1842 is not only as low generally as that of 1829, but as low as those of 1824 and 1816 of the Jatter of which even Mr. Calhoun was one of the most active supporters. I Duties under ihe several acts of j 1816. 1B24. 1828. 1832. 1842. Shoes dz slippers, silk, per pair, - 30cts.30 25 25 15 15 1,50 30 25 25 15 15 1,50 30 25 25 15 15 1,50 25 24 30 ia 30 1,25 some higher Shoes, ;prunella, 25 Shoes, leather, &c. 25 Shoes, (children's, 15 Shoes, India rubber,, 15 Boots & bootees 1 ,50 4thly. The duty on ' woolens." (of kinds, aain. Mr. Woodburv tells tisl 'ar under t)ie tariff 1842 than that of 1828 that is. wnereas me auiy ws ru percent- unoer the latter j he states that they are from 40 to 67'. under the brmer. ;. This statement itself show lhat 41 some" kinds are lower, if others are higher : and we pro ceed to showfrom a table recently published byla committee of the Democratic jssociption " of tho city. of, Richmond, that upon that class of woolens which jenter most largely into he consumption of the country, the duty now is no! only -lower than it wasin!l828, but lower than it was under less re probated tariffs than that of 1828. , The authority, we presume, will not be disputed. The following is the statement of the Richmopd committee": . - - 1828. , - -1832. Flannels, 150 pr.lct. 106 Baizes, 90 Cloths1. 50 Kerseymeres from 45 to 60 5th. Cottons Mr, Woodbury sayj? that 11 cot tons"? -were dutied 80 per cent, b tho tariff of IBaSJ and 1UU percent, by that of 1842 64 354 1842. '60-1 ' 42 40 i . 40' through the day. Thisi term ! embraces a number of articles; and i wo should have beep glad, therefore,) if the Eton. Senator had beep a littlo mire definite. As a lumping asseftion , it is erronepus, aod we - permit the Derr.dcratic Association of Richmond, unort whose ( to us very satisfactory statement wo shall in draw, to answer it. Wp repeit that ourop- I ponents-cannot ohject to testimony, from that . 1 - . T r a- -, 1 !