Z--t "ru- MtrciriTVTfsrr: .SERMON. ' ' -
The first Prole'tlanl Sermon ever preached w the
... CSi ef Mexico $,v:,v.
Under th! ptkn. the -xew uv-"
introduce. n eloquent snd beamiful Dcourse
of the - heroic a oble;mi?ded- Rev. Mr. - Mc
j.t;MMUt in the National Palace of Mex-
il ..a thSd of October. The
-v-- " j n.,nw 'Th. filar.
in wiblishing the Sermon, says:
The aray aaf nation for which we .war, owe
Mr. McCarty a debt 0 gratitude, and we doubt not
that be will be rewarded not only bj the abounded
pndse of his countrymen, but by more substantial
tokens of their esteem, , The man who is so respeo
ted, loved and reverenced by the whole army u he
is, can be no ordinary man."
Gen.PilIcVa official report pays the worthy
Chaplain the following handsome compliment :
l will tenoned, I trust.-by the General-in-Chief,
for travelling beyond the legitimate bounds
of report, to, notice, becomingly, the patriotic con
duct oftae pious Chaplain of CoL Clarke's brigade.
Whilst the battle raged furiously, my column had
great difficulty in crossing a deep ditch without dam
aging their ammunition. The worthy Chaplain,
besides encouraging the passing soldiers to their
work, actively set the example of filling the excava-
tioas, so as to enable Ue troops w vu
assault" ' '
Again Gen. AVortb, in his official report, re
fers, in terras of high commendation, to ihe noWe
bearing of the' Chaplain :
0 Injustice would "bV done to the whole division
in failing to bring to the notice of the General-in-Chief
the praise-worthy if he will pardon the ex
presalooWthe courageous conduct of the Rer. Mr,
MeCarry, Chaplain, to the second brigade. That
excellent man and Christian was seen in the midst
ofthe conflict, administering comfort and consolation
to the stricken,: and patriotically encouraging the
soldier in hts forward path of duty." .
We regreUbaLwe haye not room for the whole
of the glowing Discourse of this good man, deliv
ered, as 'it was", under circumstances of peculiar
solemnity; : We cannot refrain from extracting a
few passages: " '.
K Although it has been questioned, still it- can be
shown to be the duty of a Christum people, and
more so of the army of a Christian land, to offer
thanksgiving to the Great Ruler of nations, for the
victories by which He has crowned their arms, as
well as for. other blessings of His Providence, and if
so, who will measure' the amount of gratitude due
him from our country and its army, for the uniform
sad great successes which have attended our arms
at large, from the first battle to the lost, and. more
especially of this portion of our forces, from our
landing at Vera Crux to the termination of theeam
' psin by our victorious entry into this capital of the
nation '
War,' though a great calamity, attended with
xaueh that is to be deplored, and involving a terrible
responsibility on the pert ofthe Governments who
are parties to it, is still in the actual condition of
mankind necessary and right, at least on one side, as
the means of national defence and preservation, of
preventing the repetition of national wrongs by their
punishment, of redressing injuries inflicted and ob
taining rights withheld. W hen, therefore, a people
sueeeed in a war waged by the Gorernment for these
ends, they have "cause of thanksgiving to the Great
Disposer of events from whom that success has pro
ceededfor -victory in war is not only amongst the
greatest of national deliverances and blessings, con
sidered in itself, but it is the only means of gaining
the object contended for and procuring an honorable
and advantageous peace, the true end of victory.
"Again, we hare cause to thank the Lord, that
our operations have been conducted under a com
mander,: who has felt aad avowed his responsibility
to God for ihe- lives of the men committed to his
charge; who, not seduced by the vulgar reputation
of fighting bloody battles, has sought and gained
victory by the application of his own generalship
baffling the councils of the enemy by superior tal
ent, availing himself of every advantage which keen
military sagacity could discover, and saving as f su
ns possible the lives of his soldiery, while winning
the numerous victories in which they have been pe
rilled. Accordingly, it is cause of grateful joy,
that, with but one exception, our leas-has been small
in comparison with that of the enemy, and with
the advantages gained.
" Furthermore, we have cause to thank God, with
grateful hearts, when we, consider that never was
there war, carried into an enemy's country, with so
little of suffering and injury inflicted on the un
armed people.' Never have the peaceful inhabitants
of a theatre of hostilities had so- little cause to com
plain of the treatment received from invaders and
conqaerers.V -Yes, we may boast thanking the Lord
that we have sacked no cities, robbed no towns,
violated no women; that we have never authorized
any plunder of the people, and that very few out
rages of any sort have been committed by our eol-1
uery ; and that, instead .of subsisting on the coun
try, as we might have done under the laws of war,
we have paid for all wehate consumed, and that at
the highest price. N They have been better treated
by us than by their own armies ; indeed, we have
been rather protectors than destroyers of the Mexi
can people, Although we have contended with ene
mies oAen cruel, treacherous, and regardless of the
usages of civilised warfare, yet we have never re
taliated the wrongs and cruelty ire have received
from them. The hearts of our soldiers, that never
failed them through fear, did fail them through hu
manity and piety, when, under other influences,
they might have cat down the defeated and unre
sisting. .We have heard of ne instance in which
quarters have been refused, and that to an enemy,
too, who has often robbed and murdered our wound
ed. Yes, we may thank God, with heartfelt satis
faction; that we were too American; have had too
much respect for the rights of humanity, too much
regard tot-our character, to come down to the low
level of a Mexiean soldier's notions of humanity,
honor and civilization.' And, though here, we must
not glory in our courage and prowess, nor on this
occasion exult in our achievements, yet we may
glory and exult (so that we be humble before God.)
in our having most scrupulously observed and up
held the laws which ' mitigate the horrors of war,
and prevent -the soldier's valor from degenerating
into personal hatred and destructive ferocity. Esti
mating things in the light of Divine truth, the glory
of our superior eener&lshin and
splendid victories and wonderful success, is a small
things' When compared with the glory.resulting from
the humanity v justice and generosity displayed in
our warfare with this people."
.. it . .'. v
Obxtcto Of dzrs. A worthy citizen, some
time since, thought he would tempt fickle For
tune by purchasing Lottery ticket When he
Urted to see what was the result of his venture,
he said to bis wife My Dear, if you see me
coming home in a hack, take it for granted that
I am lucky; and begio aodVsmash all the old far
niture op.'' M I'll do it, Sam,", was ihe response.
He went to the temple of Fortune, and ascer
tained that his ticket was a blank ! Coating out
of the door in no very amiable humor, be slipped
and fell on the pavement and put his . ankle out
of place in a serious manner! A back was pro
cared, necessarily loeend him home, and bis better-half
who was oh the watch, discovering hira
coming thus, took it for granted that he had been
luck j, and in obedience to ordersbegan to smash
up the old furniture. He was" assisted out of
the hack, and the first thing that met his eyes,
was the little ruin "my dear was making ; but
he had ordered it, and although much chagrined,
could not complain. He soon undeceived ber as
to the actual state of the case, .and report save
be has not gone home in ajiack since. ,
. j 5 C - , v. -. . ' : , .-' Baltimore- Clipper.
Baxisix Mississippi Among the local ques
tions decided by the late election in Mississippi
as one in regard to a proposed amendment of ihe
Constitution of that Stale by; which the Igia-
rwn P" eC lne power t charter Banks.
This amendment is said to have.beej) carried in
the affirmatire by a large majority, so that no
banks ean hereafter be incorporated in that State.
National Intelligencer.
:-''?::s.Z".msu hearts."-- .7 v
At thie' moment, when the -sttflerings of the
Irish people. engroee so large, a share of public
sympathftihe following sketch from an Irish char
acter may not be found uninteresting. ,. To as it
aeems. toncbinf-and truthful. -The story-teller
prefaces the incident, by stating that he foond sn
Irish family," consisting of husband, wjfeand
several children, en -one ofvonr Lake Steamers.
They were in great destitution ; and the beauty
of the children was a theme for the admiration
of all their fellow travellers.'At the request of
of a lady passenger, who, having no children of
her own, was desirous of taking one of Ihe little
Irishers, and adopting it, tbe narrator addressed
himself to the head of the family. We do not
know tbe author ofthe sketch, and merely give
it as we find it.
'Although, says the story teller, I had con
siderable doubts as to the result, I offered my
services as a negotiator, and immediately pro
ceeded upon my delicate diplomacy. Finding
the Irishman on deck, I thus opened tbe matter
to hira :
You are very poor?
His answer was characteristic 'Poor, sir, is
ill' said be; troth, iv there's a poorer man nor
meself throublin' the world, God pity both ov oz,
for we d be about aiqual.
'Then how do you manage to support your
children V
Is it support them, sir V ' Why I don't sup
port them any way ; they get supported some way
or another. It'll be time enough forme to com
plain when they don't.
Would it be a relief to you to part with one of
.1. '
- It was too sudden he turned sharply round.
A what, sir V he cried ; a relief to part from
me child ? Would it be a relief to have the hand?
chopped from me body, or the heart torn out of
me breast 1 And relief indeed 1 God be good to
us, what do you mane V
'You don't understand me,' I replied ; now,
if it were in any one's power to provide comforta
bly for one of your children, would you stand in
the way of its interest !'
No, sir, said be ; ' the heavens knows that I
woujd willingly cut the sunshine away from me
self, that they might get all the warm of it ; but
do tell us what ye are driving at!'
I then told him that a lady had taken a fancy
to one of his childreo ; and if he would consent,
the child should be educated, and anally settled
comfortable in life.
This threw him into a fit of congratulation.
He scratched his head, and looked the very pic
ture ef, bewilderment. The struggle between a
father's love and a child's interest was evident
and touching: at length he said
Oh, murther, murther ! wouldn't it be a great
thing for the baby 1 But I must go and have a
talk wid Mary that's the mother o' them, and
it wouldn't be right to be givin' away her children
afore her face, and she to know uoihin' at all
about it
4 Away with you, then,' said I, ' and bring me
an answer bark as soon as possible.'
In about half an hour he returned, leading two
of hif children. His eyes were red and swollen,
and his face was pale from excitement and agi
tation. Well, I inquired, 'what poccessl
Bedad. sir, it was a hard struggle,' said he,
'but I've been taikin' to Mary, and she-sez, as
it's for the child's good, maybe the heavens above
will give us strength to bear it.'
' Very well and which of them w ill you leave
with the lady
'Faix an' I don't know, sir! and he ran his
eyes dubiously over both. Here's little Norah
she's the oldest, and won't want her mother eo
much ; but then oh, tare an'sigers it's meself
that can't tell which I'd rather part wid least ; po
take the first that comes, wid a bleesin' ! There
sir,' and he handed over little Norah but turning
back, he snatched her up in his arms, and gave
her one long hearty father's kiss, saying through
his tears :
May God be good to him that's good to you ;
an' them that offers you hurt or barm, may their
sowl never 6ee St. Pether.'
Then taking his oiher child by the hand, he
walked away, leaving Norah with me.
I took her down to the cabin, and we thought
the matter all settled. It must be confessed to
my great indignation however, in about an hour's
time I saw my friend Pat at the window. As
soon as he caught ray eye he commenced making
signs for me to come out. 1 did so, and found
that he had the other child in his arms.
What's the matter now, said I.
' Well, sir, said he, 4 i ax your honor's pardon
for throublin' you about so foolish a thing as a
child or two, but we' were thinkin' that maybe it'd
make no differ you see, sir, I've been taikin' to
Mary, an' she says she can't part wid Norah
lekays the craytber ha a look ov me but
here's little Biddy, she's far purtyer, an' av you
please, sir, will you swap!'
I Certainly, said I 4 w henever you like.'
So be snapped up little Norah as though she
were, some recovered treasure, and darted away
with her, leaving little Biddy, who remained with
us all night; but lo ! the moment we entered the
cabin in the morning, there was Pat, making bis
mysterious signs again at the window, this lime
having the youngest, a baby, in his arms.
What's wrong now 1 I inquired.
Be the hokey fly, sir, an' it's meself that's
almost ashamed to tell you. You Fee I've been
taikin to Mary, and she didn't like to part wid
Norah bekays she bad a look ov me ; an' be me
sowl ! I can't afford to part with Biddy, bekase
she's the model ov her mother ; but there's little
Padeen there's a lump of a christhen for you
two years owld and sorra' the day more ; he'll
never be any tbrouble to any one, for av he takes
after his mother he'll have the brightest eye
ana av he takes alter his father, ne "1 have a fine
broad pair of showlders to push his way through
tbe world. Will you please to swap, sir!'
With all my heart. said I, 'it's all the same
to me' and so little Padeen was left with us.
Ah, ah, said I to myself, as I looked intojiis
big laughing eyes, 'the affair is settled at last;'
but it was not, after all for ecarcely had ten
minutes elapsed, when Pat rushed into the cabin
without signs or ceremony, and snatching up the
baby in his arms, cried out
'It's no use I've been taikin to Mary, and
we can't do it. Look at him, sir he's the best
and youngest of the batch. You wouldn't have
the heart to keep him from uz! You see, sir.
Norah has a lookov me, and Biddy has a look
ov Mary ; but be me sowl little Padeen has the
mother's eye an my nose, an' little bits of both
of us all over. No sir, no ; we can bear hard
fortune, starvation, and miserv. but wa cant har
to. part from our children, unless it be the will of
iieaven to tate ttiera from uz.'
It is a sort of season of shooting-stars just now
among the crack Hotel keepers in. New York
Bunker, of the Mansion House, Jennings, ofthe
City, and Cezzens, of the American, all retire
this week or next from- their resoective estah.
lishraents. These men have been so long a part
of a great feature of lh.e City, that their loss will
be felt. If aught could reconcile us to cart with
them,, it should be the cause of their retirement
from public life viz : that they have made money
vuvugu.
Fatal Rkkcouhtkbv A rencounter took place on
Monday evfaing Jast,.at Benton, between Mr. Wm.
Drenniag and Mr. Robert Brown, which resulted in
the death of the former Brown having shot him
three times with a revolving pistoL
Yazo9 (Mi) Whig.
THE MCTHOmSTAPCD TIH3 ACTRESS,
yrfcoaf rut, litz ojmks. ovnxtt..:y
During ' Mrs! 7Jojrdana short stay al Chester
where she, had beeniperformingtiier washer-woman,
a widow with three small childreo. was by
a merciless creditor thrown into prison.. A small
dct of. forty shillings had. been increased. in a
short time by law expenses to eight pounds. As
soon as Mrs. Jourdan had. heard of the circum
stances, she sent for the-attorney, paidbin- the
demand and observed with as much severity as
her good 'datured countenance could assume : ' :
4 Yon lawyers arc certainly infernal spirits, al
lowed on earth to make poor mortals miserable.
The attorney, however, pocketed the .affront
and with a low bow made bis exit, t - .'
. On the afternoon of the same day tbe poor wo
man. was liberated. As Mrs. Jourdan waa taking
her usual walk With her servant the widow with
her children followed her, and just as 6he had
taken shelter from a shower of rail1, in a kind of
porch, dropped on her knees and with much grate
ful emotion exclaimed :
God forever bless you Madam, yta have saved'
me and my poor children Iroin ruin.'
The children beholding their mother's tears ad
ded by their cries to the affecting scene which a
sensitive mind could not behold but with strong
feelihgs of sympathy. The natural liveliness of
MrsJ Jourdan8 disposition was not easily damp),
eneti by sorrowful scenes. However, though th;
strove to hide it, the tear of feeling stole down
her cheek, and stooping down to kiss the chil
dren, she slipped a pound note into the inothep.-j
hand and in her usual pUyfnl manner replied :
4 There, there; now it's all over. Go, good
woman. God bless you ! Don't say another
word.'
The grateful creature would have replied, but
her benefactress insisted on her silence and de.
parture.
It happened that another person had taken
shelter under the porch, and witnessed the whole
of the interesting scone, who, as soon as Mrs.
Jourdan observed him, came forward and he, hold
ing out his baud exclaimed with a deep drawn
sigh :
4 Lady, pardon the freedom of a stranger, but
would to the Lord tlTey were all like thee.
The figure of this man bespoke his calling.
His countenance was pale, and a suit of sable
rather the worse for wear, covered his tall
and spre persor.. The penetrating eyes of Tha
lia's favorite votary soon developed his character
and profession, and with her wonted good humor
retreating a tew paces she replied :
4 No I wun't shake hands with you.'
Why!'
'Because you are a Methodist preacher and
when you know who I am you'll send pie to the
devil.'
The Lord forbid ! I am, as you say a preacher
of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ who tells
us to clothe the naked, feed the hungry and re
lieve the distressed, and do you think I can be
hold a sister fulfilling the commands of my Great
Master, without feeling the spiritual attachment
which leads me to break through worldly cus
toms, and offer you the hand of friendship and
brotherly love V
'Well, well, you're a good old soul, I dare
say ; but I don't like fanatics, and you'll not like
me, when I tell you I am a player.'
The preacher sighed.
4 Yes, I am a player, and you must have heard
of me. Mr?. Jourdan is my name.'
After a brief pause, he again extended his
hand, and with a complacent countenance re
plied 4 God bess thee, whoever thou art. Hia good
ness is unlimited. He has poured on thee a
large portion of his spirit ; and as lo thy calling,
if thy soul upbraid tnee not, tbe Lord forbid that
I should.'
Thus reconciled, and the rain having abated,
they left the porch together. The offer of his
arm was accepted, and the female Rosciua of
comedy and the disciple of John Wesley pro
ceeded arm in arm to the door of Mrs. Jourdan's
dwelling. At parting, the preacher shook hands
with her, sating
4 Fare thee well, sister. 1 know not what the
principles of the people of thy callingmay be.
Thou art the first 1 ever conversed with ; but
if their benevolent practice equal thine, I hope
and trust at the great day, the Almighty God
will say to each, Thy sins are furgiten thee !' '
THE VENAL SANCTUARY.
BY THE REV. JAMES GILHORNE LYONS, L. L. D.
Where in onr churches is the place for the poor ?
I ask this question with shame and sorrow. Where
is the tlack for the poor? Admit that here
and there a poor person has a seat: Where is it ?
Is he invited to sit with us " in a good place," or do
we say to him, "btand thou there, or sit here under
my footstool ?" Right Rev Bishop Ives.
"I WILL BRING YOITR. SANCTUARIES UJTTO DESOLATION."
Leviticus xxvi: 31.
I trod the hallow'd ground that bore
A Christian temple tall and proud,
When at each wide and lofty door
Went streaming in a gorgeous crowd :
A welcome day bid all rejoice
A fair and ancient fcstiral,
And tbe glad organ's mighty voice
Shook the strong roof and.Gothic walL
Full many a token mark'd the fold,
Where rich and high believers met,
. The sacred volume clnsp'd in gold,
The costly robe, and drowsy scut :
Priest, people, altar, chancel, choir,
Arch, column, window, porch and gate
That ample fane from vault to spire
Looked solemn all and calmly great
But mark ! An old and weary man
' A stranger clad u in raiment Tile,"
With faltring steps and features wan,
Went tottering up the fair broad aisle:
They cast him out Oh faithless race!
On a rude bench unseen remote,
Found guilty, in ttuit hour and place, '
Of a lean purse and threadbare coat !
Yes 1 and if He who sav-d the lost
Stood fainting on that haughty floor, '
Array'd in weeds of little cost,
Meek as he sought our world before ;
In spite of words which none might blame,
And works of goodness freely done,
That sordid post of wrong and shame,
Would greet Jehovah's only Son.
Oh for a prophet's tengue or pen
To warn the great in wealth and birth,
Who build their God a house, and then
Plant there the meanest pomps of earth ; i
To brand that Church whieh spurns the poor
From every vain and venal pew,"
Where " clothM in purple" herd secure,
To kneel or sleep the lordly few !
Give me the shed, low, bare and plain
Where love and humble truth abide'
Rather than earth's most noble fane '
Defil'd by selfish pomp and pride :
Give me the damp and desert sod
Wall'd in by dark old forest trees,
Roof d over by the skies ot God
But perish temples such as these !
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.
The bost successful feat of newspaper enterprise
ever performed, was that of the Philadelphia Neres
in procuring a sketch of Mr. Clay's speech and reso
lutions. From Lexington to Cincinnati, 85 miles,
they were carried by horse express in five hours!
and from Cincinnati to Philadelphia, by teleraph,
in less than no time. The News deserves "great
credit for this upparalleled achievement.
Richmond Republican.
JFroMtht Boston TtantXler.
A HORRIBLE STORY OF. SHIP WRECK.
.The Philadelphia papers "announce the arritsl
there of the sdrrivors from the wreck; Spf Schooner
Caroline, Capt. Wtt Smith, bound frofci Sayannah
tar Bathr ' V. . .-. - ;' . --, uii'C
I. Capt. Smith states that he left: Tybee Light, at
the month or tne savannui Kiver, uct. mu.; vd
-the 26th took a heavy gale of wind from N; E. and
sprung a leak, in 1st. 32 4V.Iong. 77i . Lsid.to," aH
that day: At 7 P. M. was thrown on her beam ends,
but on cutting away her weather lanyard she righted.
;On the 31st, spoke barque Isaac Mead "Brown,
from Savannah for New York ; the barque laid by
us from 7 A. M. to 4 P. ftL, but a tremendous sea
prevented them from rendering us any assistance.
Oar provisions and 'water were all stored in the
trunk cabin on deck, save one barrel of water in the
run. .By the disaster, both provisions and ..water
wert carried overboard, save that below, which it
was impossible to get at. . Thus we were, without
either. food or drink.
Our only shelter was one berth, which remained
on the cabin deck, the hold being full of water.
Three dss after, Henry Hughes, one of. the crew,
went on deck, and was never seen afterwards ; he
was probably washed overboard.
On the 3d inst. we caught water enough from rain
to last twenty-four hours. From that time to the
10th, were totally without" water or food, and began
to feel as if death was very near us. The gale had
lasted S days. We had had nothing to eat for ten,
or to drink for six days. We then began to discuss
the question of drawing lots to see who should suffer
death to save the lives of the others. It was agreed
that we 'should u.e sticks. We drew, and it fell to
tbe lot qt an Irishman named Charles Brown, who
had S. D. marked. on his arm. He was a large ath
letic man, weighing about 175 or ISO, had shipped
at Sorvannah, and was unknown to the rest of the
crew. He alone was armed with a sheathe knife,
which he drew, and declared he would plunge it in
to the heart of the first one who approached to carry
out the fatal chance. Upon this the Captain retired
to the cabin, "saying ho would have nothing more to
do with the affair, thinking -they were all near to
their end.
At this moment, a boy named Hughie Rose, of
Bangor, Walesy aged 19, spoke up and said that the
youngest should die first; this free will offering was
about to be accepted by Brown, as the Captain with
the boy went into the cabin. Copt. Smith states
that as he threw himself upon the berth, his eye
was attracted to a handle sticking up near, which he
thought belonged to an adze. He told the boy to
fetch it, and it proved to be an adze.
Thinking that something wrong was about to be
enacted on deck, he followed the boy when he re
turned, and saw the boy seized around the waist by
the now desperate Brown, with the intention of ma
king him the victim. At this moment, the Captain
states that he felt gifted with extraordinary strength
stepped forward and drove the adze twice into the
head of Brown, and he fell dead upon the deck.
It is supposed by Capt. Smith, from the fact that
S. D. was marked upon his arm, that he shipped un
der a feigned name. He was about 35 years old.
After he was dead, the Captain bled and dressed
him. His flesh was partly cut up in thin stripsand
laid upon the deck to dry. But the crew did not
hunger for food, water being their chief desire. His
blood was used for drink until the morning that
they were taken off, when about a pint remained,
which had turned black.
An idea may be formed of the nearness of death
to this unfortunate crew, from the fact thattheCap
tain'a feet and nails both turned black, and his nails
have not, us yet, obtained their natural color. The
blood of Brown probably saved their lives, as they
subsisted on it two whole days.
MATERNAL AUTHORITY.
Artfr gie command nhich you do not intend shall
be obtyed. There is no more effectual way of teach
ing a child disobedience, than by giving commands
which you have no intention of enforcing. A child
is thus habituated to disregard its mother ; and in a
short time the habit becomes so strong, and the child's
contempt for the mother so confirmed, that entrea
ties and threats are alike unheeded.
" Mary, let that book alone," says a mother to her
little daughter, who is trying to pull the Bible from
the table.
Mary stops for a moment, and then takes hold of
the book again. -
Pretty soon the mother looks up and sees that Ma
ry is still playing with the Bible. "Did you not
hear me tell you to let that book alone?" The mo
ther exclaims : Why don'ff you .obey?"
Mary takes away her hand for a moment, but is soon
again at her forbidden amusement. By and by, down
comes the Bible upon the floor. Up jumps the moth
er, and hastily giving the child a passionate blow,
exclaims : " there then, obey me next time," The
child 6creams, and the mother picks up the Bible,
saying, "I wonder why my children no dot obey me
better."
This is not a very interesting family scene, hut
every one of my readers will admit that it is not an
uncommon one. And is it strange that a cbild thus
managed, should be disobedient? No, she is actual
ly led on my her mother to insubordination ; she is
actually taught to pay no heed to her directions.
Even the improper punishment which sometimes fol
lows transgressions, is not inflicted on account of
her disobedience, ut for the acccidental consequen
ces. In the case above described, had the Bible not
fallen, the disobedience of the child would have pass
ed unpunished. Let it be an immutable principle
in family government that your word is law.
Real benevolence prompts to decisive measures.
The mother who first coaxes then threatens ; then
pretends to punish ; then punishes a little ; is only
making trouble for herself and serrow for her fam
ily. But on the other hand, if she promptly mets
acts of disobedience with firmness, and inflicts neces
sary punishment, decidedly, and at once, she is in
the most effectual way, promoting her own happi
ness, and the best welfare of her child."
Abbott's Mother at Home.
QUEER ADVERTISEMENT.
All sortsof things get into the advertising columns
of the daily papers. Here is an advertisemflt
which, considering the subject, is excessively matter-of-fact
:
" ChTTRCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION IN 14TH ST.
For sale, five pews Nos. 30 to 35 in the eastern
transept, selected as the most desirable pews in the
whole church, being near the pulpit; and directly
opposite the new organ of Mr. Jardihe, and com
manding a full view of the congregation, while the
glare from the stained glass window is avoided.
Apply to G. H. Winter, 31 Wall street, over the
Mechanics' Bank."
This is " speaking right out in meeting" with a
vengeance. 44 Near the pulpit," ' directly opposite
the new organ of Mr. Jardine," " the glare from the
stained glass windows avoided," and worst of all !
u commanding a full view of the whole tfitgregation."
Could there be a more bitiucr satire on the f&4hinnn.
ble congregations of these days, than has been here
a full view ofthe conerecation !" Sltoekino-f
N. Y. Correspondence ofthe Union.
Something for All. So various are the ap
petites of animals that there is scarcely'any plant
which is not chosen Jy some and left untouched
by others. The horse gives op the water hem
lock to the goat ; the cow gives up the long leafed
water hemlock to the sheep, the goat gives up
the monk's hood to the horse, etc. ; lor that which
certain animals grow fat upon, others abhor as
poison. Hence no plant is absolutely poisonous,
but only respectively. Thus the spurge, that is
noxious to man, is wholesome nourishment tp
the catterpillar. That animals may not destroy
themselves for want of knowing ibis law, each
of .them is guarded by such a delicacy of taete
and smell, that they can easily distinguish what
is pernicious from what is wholesome ; and when
it i happens that different animals, live on the
same plants, still one kind always leave some
thing for the other, as the mouthsof all are not
equally adapted to Ly hold of. the grass by
which means there is sufficient food for all.
StUlingjleet.
t iuuuw ana pus into print, in nis aownrignt practi
cal business-like way, by MG. H. Winter, 31 Wall
street, over the Mechanics' Bank V " Commandine
27 These gallant young1 Officeri-4)otb hatjret jbf
North CaroUoav-were conspicuous in this terrific
k.iU Hfni;nn Ai ftv. nr tha Citr of afvi.
coi snd ihey are especiallnrtibed;by General j
to the 3d Artillery, and Lieut Clark to the JBth
Infantry the former, was slightly andlhejatter
severely wounded. 'Gen. .Worth, in his report .of
this bkttleVGeS
5 It- will be 'seen ' that 'subordinate command era
fpeak in the warmest terms of the conduct of their
officers and men, to. whieh I ; beg leave to add my
cordial testimony.;' There caA be ne igher exhibition
of courage, .constancy, end devotion to duty endrta
country. ' .'. ,. . .
"These operations,' occurring under the observa
tion ofthe General-in-Chief, gives assurance that
justice will be done to the noble officers and soldiers
whose valor achieved- this glorious' bat dear bought
iinnr PAmmonrlmn' ITTa mll.1Tlt dead, the WOUn-
'ded and the few unscathed, to the respectful memo-
ry ortneir countrymen, ana tne rewarusttne w
lor and conduct, I present' the names of those espe
cially noticed.by subordinate commanders,- uniting
in all they have said, and extending the same testi
mony to those not named7 '
He then goes on to "present ; the-natnes of
(nose especially noticed by subordinate comman
ders" and among them we And Lieuis. Andrews
and Clark. '
Lieut. Clark was prevented, by the severity of
his wound, from participating in the subsequent
battles: but Lieut. Andrews was engaged at
Chapultepec, and in the taking of the CityV and
his conduct is spoken of, by both Gens. Scott
and Quitman, in highly favorable terms. -Stand.
THE NEXT GOVERNORS
Several meetings have already been hojden in dif
ferent Counties sjf the State, for the purpose of no
minating Candidates to a general Convention which
will convene In Raleigh, in January or February
1848, to select a Whig Candidate, whose duty it
will be to canvass North Carolina for the Guber
natorial Office. In that Convention, we feel well
assured that there will be but one sentiment as to
the nominee, under whose standard the Whigs of
the State are to march to victory. We prefer CoL
Andrew Joynek, of this County, to any man in
North Carolina. He is on unflinching Whig, pat
riotic in feeling, strong in mind, and sound in judg
ment, possessuig all the qualities essential for that
high appointment. Notwithstanding our predilec
tions for him we pledge ourselves to go for the no
minee of the Convention heart and soul, and care
not whether he be a Western or an Eastern man;
so that he be a sterling Whig, available, devoted to
Constitutional liberty, upon the side of the people,
against Executive abtfses, and the daring strides of
power. This is all we ask all we desire!
Roanoke Advocate.
From the Cincinnati Commercial I ,
We visited, on Thursday, the new and extensive
Slaughtering establishment of Messrs.. Frank Be
resford and Henry Bowman, in Deer Creek valley,
near the junction of the Reading road with that
leading to Walnut Hills. The buildings, pens, &c
connected with this immense establishment, have
been but recently erected, and afford facilities for
slaughtering possessed by few, if any other houses.
The scalding vats are supplied by large boilers in
the basement, and the entire establishment is pro
vided with pure Spring water, conducted in pipes,
from a never-failing Spring iu the hill to the North:
One thousand hogs, at this house, can be slaugh
tered and dressed, ready for the packer, in a single
day. The rapidity of the operation is astonishinz
Bat about two minutes and a hair elapse in the
transformation of a live bog to pork, ready dressed
for the packer 1 One person knocks it in the head,
another cuts its throat, another rolls "ifc' into the
scalding-vat, two others lift it upon the dressing
boards, where it is deprived of hair and bristle, and
then swung up to be opened. &c. The latter opera
tion is performed in about the half of a minute !
Messrs. B. & B. receive only the entrails and hair
as the price of slaughtering a hog, which averages, in
worth about 40 cents per head ; being worked into
saussage skins, lard for oil. &c. They kill for the
raiser, who sell t the packer, at the house, after
the h'ogs are dr sed-there being a large sale room
attached to the premises, in which 1500 hogs can be
hung at a time.
In addition, about one hundred head of beef per
day are slaughtered in another department of this
establishment, for shipment, andin which, about 30
hands are employed. The hog slaughtering- gives
employment to a far greater number. This has no
connection with the daily market establishment of
Messrs. B. & B..
There is a cleanliness and a purity about this es
tablishment, highly creditable to the proprietors.
THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER.
Some years ago, a young lady who was going
to a northern county, took a seat in a stage coach.
For many miles she rode alone ; but there Was
enough' to amuse her in the scenery through
which she passed, and in the pleasing anticipa
tion that occupied her mind. .She had been en
gaged as governess for the grand-children of an
earl, and was now traveling to his seat. At mid
day the coach stopped at an inn, at which dinner
was provided in good style, and she alighted and
sat down at the table. An elderly man followed
and sat down also. Theyoung lady arose, and
rang the bell, and addressing the waiter said
Here is an ouisicft passenger ; I cannot dine
with an outside passenger.' Tbe stranger bow
ed, saying, ' I beg your pardon, madam ; I can
go into another room,' and immediately retired.
The coach soon afterwards resumed its course,
and the passengers their places.
At length the coach stopped at the gate lead
ing to the castle to which the young lady was
going ; but there was not such prompt attention
as she expected. All eyes seemed directed to
the outside passenger, who was preparing to die.
mount. She beckoned, and was answered, As
soon as we have attended to his lordship we will
come to you. A few words of explanation en
sued, and to ber dismay she found that the out
side passenger with whom she had, thought
it beneath her to dine, was not only a nobleman,
but that very nobleman in whose family she hoped
to be an inmate. What could she do! How
could she bear th interview V She felt really
ill, and the apology she sent for her not appear
ing that evening was more than pretence.
The venerable peer was a considerate man.:
and one who knew the way in which the scrip
ture often speaks of the going down ofthe sun.
" We must not allow the night to pass thus,"
said he to the countess; "you,rnust send for her,
and we must talk to her before bed-time." He
reasoned with the foolish girl, respecting her
conduct, insisted on the impropriety of the state
of mind that it evinced, assured her that nothing
could induce, him to allow his children to be
taught such notions, refused o accept aDy apolo
gy that did not go to the length nf acknowledging
that the thought was wrong, and when the right
impression appeared to be produced, gave ber his
hand English paper.
LIGHTNING AND GUNPOWDER.
At a recent celebration in Bellefonte, Jackson
county, "Ala- the following sentiment was drank:
"The wretch Jhat would refuse to defend the
liberties of his country : shod with lightning, may
he be condemned by the 'voice of a free people to
wander over a desert of gunpowder.0 ' ' ' - "
Upon this, the editor of the Tuscaloosa J7ff
the Union remarks: M We should like to know just
how far the unfortunate individual is expected to
travel. If we had had the making of the toast, e
should have said, 'wrapt up in a blanket of light
ning, may he be put to bed in a barrel of gunpow
der? Yes, and We should like to see the man that
would pot him to bed." Picayune., -:Hh -. ;
- 1 -; "'V ,
HP" In London, a J ourneyman Printer bbmmitied
suicide, because a turned letter was found Jn, his
matter. ' "
VTHfrAIASS.'OF. THE -MEXICANS.
; tlirjone ef hi recent lettersMr Kendall giveg
a description, or the great mass of the Mexican
population, which we fear is not farfrom accu
These people know no more about the Nueces
or the Sabine than they do about the Wabash or
Salt River care no more about the one or u)e
other, or abbot any point in dispute between the
two Governroents--but they Iiave been nurtured
amid broil and disturbance, see .no pleasure ex.
eept in revolution and turmoil, expect no change
in their condition -from peaceand look upon uie
America Mtih'colfc have
no master mind arnong the'm to point-out the evil
and direct the rtghtheyimofte bwithout rud.
der or compassion? day- glorifying Santa Anna
GooVipoUlne limb
about the gutters .and dunghills they have all
the blood-thirstiness and depravity of the French
cxnnt ui4he-worsaysof.lhe revolution, but
not one tithe- oMhe coorage oj tiiie amiable co
laborers of Marat.' -Even 4ip to this time it has
never struck the majority of all classes that they
are the most atran&owards that Christendom has
overproduced .thatftheyj'have- neither valor or
prpwess. Adversity furnishes them ho teaching
defeat exposea not their .weakness and ihter
worthlessnessI.;?:Ten 'f our men uiay chase one
hundred uftheth until they drop from sheer ex.
haustion, and the moment they recover their
breath they are just as valiant as evertalk of
what they are going" to do, of how they are to
expose thetf lives to- the last gasp, and against all
odds, to vindicate the honor of their country !
Forgetful entirely that there are such places as
Palo AltowvBuena Vistai or Cerro Gordo, they talk
of the deeds of Hidalgo and Morelos, and claim to
be their valiant descendant s; Take, from them a
province, a castle, an important strong. hold, and
not a whit are they f the wiser as to their true
meVits they" shrug" their shoulders, ; articulate
"guards unvocd" (waitja ittfeyand still believe
that they are the greatest people Snd the greatest
nation oh earth, and tMtilhey'are yet to come
put of the war conquerorsidic words with them
stand in the relation oT-facts among any other
people, and empty boastings pass for deeds actual,
ly performed ; they imagine victories upon paper,
yet do not realize defeats while yet wounded and
and panting on stricken. fields. Such is a feeble
portrait of the rabble of Mexicu-of nine-tenths
nearly of the population. useless, worthless,
abandoned, yet ith a happy Self sufficiency tint
renders them blind to every disgrace and indiffeJ'
rent to every disaster. ' With this" population we
have to make peace.
ADDRESS T MOHT BLANa 1
The "Knickerbocker .;says ;that an American
traveller, not long since, .addregsed Moat Blanc in
the following strain , ; , - .
How de du, Mont Blanc? I yew. I'm glad to meet ye ;
A thuncTrin' grist o miles ive come to greet ye !
I'm from America, where weve'got a fountain,
Niagara it is called, where ydtt might lave '
Your mighty- phis; then you. could shirt and shave
In old Kentucky in our Mammoth Cave;
Or take a snooze, when youre in want of rest,
O n our, big prairies in the Far West ;
Or, when you're dry, might cool your heated liver
By sipping up the Mississippi river.
As for companions, should you wish for any,
Why, we've the Katskill and the Alleghany:
You may accept them with, impunity ;
They both stand jiigh In our community.
Give us a calL You'd almost step from hence ;
Our folks all long to see Your Eminence.
Come over, Blanc I don't make the least ado ;
Bring Madame J ora with you, and the little glacers
too! ,. -. . :
The Jews. No feature in the Christian world is
more extraordinary, than the disposition, which is
beginning to appear, after eighteen centuries of op
pression and hatred, to extend to the Jews the pri
vileges Of free citizens. This has 'not only been
done in our own- countiy,;in Great Britaia and
France, but in Norway orders have been issued
from the throne' to place them on the . same footing
of equality as their kindred in France.
Letters from Tunis also announce that M. Albert
Cohen, who. lately visited Algeria for the purpose
of devising means of improving the condition of the
Israelites, had arrived at Tunis, and had an inter
view with the Bey, The-facility with which M.
Cohen s peaks-Arabic 'enabled him to Converse a long
time with the Bey relative to his mission. The Bey
replied: "With the assistance of God, I promise
you to do every thing in my power forlhe Israelites of
my kingdom. It is my sincere wish that they may
be placed on the same footing as their co-religionists
of France. In. the meantime I give you fall power
to act as you think, proper." The Israelites Jform
about one-twentieth part of the population of Tunis,
and their condition is wretched in the. extreme.
StBONO TfiSTIMONr Vf FAVOR OF WOMIN.
A late Scotch paper says that in a trial at the
Ayr Assizes, of a man who had cruelly maltreat
ed his wife, for which he-ia to be punished by
banishment for seven years, Lord Cock burn re
marked incidentally, that it was a fact as dis
graceful to the male sex as it' Was honorable to
the female, that during U hia - long experience,
he had never once met? with? an instance of a
wife who bad been abused and maltreated by her
husband, even to the point of death, woo did not,
when placed inthe witqess-box against him,
greatly understate his treatment and her injuries,
in order to shield him, her husband, from punish
ment. - ' - ;' . H:
A lady was lolue other day by a travelling
gentleman, that, in a Certain country every lady
who had a small tnoijth was provided with a hus
band by the government. ' Jth it potbibui said
the lady, making her mouth as small as she could.
The gentleman added, that' if a lady had a large
mouth, she was provided with two husbands.'
My gracious,' exclaimed the lady, at the same
time throwing open her mouth to its full extent.
The gentleman became 'alarmedY made his es
cape almost immediately, and has not been heard
of since. ' ' r:4-'-v'.!v
. GfcN. PiLLdws report of tbe conduct of the
force under hi directlen' is characterised by a
grandiloquence which eclipses all his compeers.
His lettera savor strongly of Xeonidas. Mili
tary reports have been usually specimens of sim
plichy and? brevity. In. the despatches of the
greatest commanders, there is jio terboseoess,
circumlocution nd poetical flights.' But Gen.
Pillow's rises "above all his predecessors in tbe
pajh of glory. He' is asluomatched, as inimita
ble, with thepenl ast wrtb '"the ' pistol.' .He sinks
the simplicity;-of?Qa5s4rihljw the grandeur of
such passages as these- t
"Ok and okwaed, these gallant and noble troops
moved with impetuous valor, and . terrible and loog
was the bloody conflict . Bat the result could hot
be doubted. " At length the loud and enthusiastic
cheer, of the Anglo Saxon soldier told that all was
well, and -the American, colors waved in . triumph
0Terebhady8ceneJf, J,; 'Xyf', .
, And again, speaking of Capt. Kearny
"had held him in reserve. I then let him loose.
Forious was his charge upon the retreating foe
ing death with the unerring sabre, -until be reached
the very suburbs of the City ; && ; f
None out GeniSdeon write in
this style- jTo some indeed, it may savor more
of a lawyer's addresf toi a jury than the report
of a military chief, but the fame of General Gid
eon is above the reach" of snch hypercrifieism
By thewayj the country will rejoice to hear that
General pillow ' ha8;'decIa'reathrs, willingness to
be the successor of Mr.lPoIk.'if the people should
evince sr disposition to thrust thePreBidency up
erf him. Wash. cor. Phil. Sun. ' '