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wi 1 J ! '4 NORTH CAROLINA FRANCE. .1. Ileal Defeat of Casimer Perrier Address of the cnamoer m - of peputies-State of Affairs in Poland n not doht about Belgium. To the Editor of the London Mornincr Cronicle. f Sir-iNow, 1 roust be- oryou to turn Ijack twotmj recent letters, in one ofhich I showed you that Cay. mir: Ferrier wa, preparing to change : b.s .te . ?nd n Mother of which I exposed tne iiu..c... v- Let Journal des Debats will ten you in me .jcu. . tc Minster as triumphed I . BuUbu .s false. The new sys tern i of the Minister has triumphed, if you will i. e; the system of the majority of the Chamber of the Deputies ; but the real system of the Minister his first, open, arow ei system has failed, and he has now done what I told vou he would do some days ago he has adopted the sys IC M ... .. .1 . r.u tem of the majority, and calls it his own. I can explain this to you in a very few words, and then, whilst others -,in Copland shall assert that the Minister has a decided majority for him in the Chamber of Dputiee, you will be able I to demonstrate that it is no such thing ; but that the Minister, finding the majority aganist him, has varied his system, and thus hopes to obtain the confidence, if not of 1- ranee, at least of it3 present representatives. , Well theh.,TOu will remember that the celeLrated M Bilnon. whose talents are of the highest order, and whose eloquence has lately once more delighted, and whose patriotism has captivated France, gave notice of his in tention to move an Amendment f o the Address on the "subject of Poland, in which the Chamber should express me entreat of you to reaa neiu w 11 understand our position to-aay a ... w Ataai ni uui m i w - i f its conviction that Louis Philip would, by some means or other, either by diplomacy or by war, assure to Poland Hier i nationality and independence. Nothing could be more temperate, caretul and juaiciou, man i.ic caic sions selected by M- Bignon. whose Amendment was couched in the following word: " Dans les paroles touchmtes de vptre Majeste sur lermalheurs de la Polgnela Chambre des Deputes aime ja ttoover 'une certitude' qur lur est bien chere, la Katidn- f'alite Polonaise ne petjra pas." ' i I Tbltftia amenlment the Minister offered hjs decided j opposition not merely to its wording, but to its spirit and he said, K that proposUiou shall be adopted, I shall icel his i my duty to resign." Subsequently, indeed, when manoeuvring commenced, he found fault only wiih the word 'cerli'ude' and consented to adopt the spirit of the Amendment; but this was not until he had - satisfied himself tHat the majority of the Chamber was - most decided 4n favor of the amendment of M.'Bignon. When tirsl that amendment was proposed, not only lid tlve Minister and his agents apprize the Deputies that the . ! adoption of s:.ch,a motion would lead to a change in the j Ministry, but"i-farther than thai, the Journal des'Debats i the well paid; Ministerial organ declared to France that .the Amendment meant-' War' and no'thiuc else : that if i the Chamber should pass it, it would thereby declare for 'war: and tha', therefore, all who wished the then sys tem of Perrier to be adopted, mut oppose it with frank ness.' and without waverinsr. When, however. M. Per I riefj perceived that his threats were useless, tliat the . Chamber wa3,not so easily alarmed, and tbat it venturea jjjto thnk that even should he retire from office, the tides would ebbiind flow as usual, and the sun sliine as brighify as bet'ore he deemed ic prudent to ' draw in his horns" resb'ved on changing his system and then I wrote you thokejtwo letters to which I have already referred. Since that day M. Perrier has informed his supporters that he ; should only object to ihe word "certitude," and that he should require she .substitution of "hope" for "certain iy,'J whCh would aree uifh hi- modified systems and , leave he question of Polnnd tolerably certain. So since ''! 'that hour the Journal des Debits ha3 been told to say no i more against M. Bignon's proposition; and the Moniteur s! and! the Mcssaer des Chambres have been as silent as i the grave, yesterday the question came on for dis- cuijioju; an houroir two were lost in complaints as to the -propejedinfis of the previous sitting; anJ M. Perrier, who waiitd 4o have ii; decided that a Minister of the crown liad a right to speak at all times, even though a. ballot I' should be going on at the moment, found to his sorrow ' " thje order of the day" adopted, and the question left in i a state fef inlecUion. MVhcn tliis matter was terminated, the amendment of M. Bigiion was submitted to the Cham ,cr, but altered by another amendment which substituted o nleare M": Perkier, the word "ts perance" for certi- and this, if adopted, would have left the cause of j'ulintl hotiy in me nanus ot me uovfrnmem, wunoux i. tiny decided tsprejsion of feeling, lo such an amena : ftsciit M- Perrier saw no objection, and he saitl, "This pci Icclly accord with my view of Ihe subject." But ihislwas not the feeling of the Chamber, as the President of tiie CoundiLverv soon perceived. M. Bisnon then sujr- jfested the word assurance' instead of certitude,', which w as eagerly caught at by poor M Peri ier, who thus saw, :'iis be thought, a way of getting out 61 lib difiiculty, and - avoiding a total defeat. The majority of the house had j pilyj upon him, as he was afraid of 'certitude,' and so I tu love with assurance.' the xhamber adopted the latter I oi;d, and the amendment passed as Allows:0 Dans les paralos tonchantes de V. M. sur les malheurs de ia Po- 'Songe, la. Chambre des Dcsputes aime a trouver une as surance qui lui est bicn chere ; la Nationalite Polonaise ic perira pas tor a few minutes after. the passing of nuiimenumeni ai. rtrrier was in a state or joy ana sa tisfaction. He imagined he had gained a victory and vvouidijhave continued in his error, had not a wicked wag !edhi!m into the secret that he had bent stdittin? hairs. oid itijiat 4 certitude'aforesaid, with the " Dictionary of the jFrench Academy," in his hand, which 'with us, is fi nal and conclusive, showed to our Ptesident of the Cbun - t iji t'jiat the meaning of ' certitude is 1 assurance pleiae '' er cvtirce ;' and that the meaning of assurance' is ' cer .titu(le!' This sadly discomposed our worthy Perrier, avio . for the' shame of disgracing himself,before the .. t'hamber would Wave destroyed the dictionary, and or dcred the Academy to be burnt down. He was, how ever, omewh'at relieved from his sad agitation bv , the ! o'jsef vatioii of M. Guizot that une assurance" wai not quite so superlative as " Pa$sura nee,' the one being an indefinite and the other a df finite article; and thus re- Jieved: from his oppression he retired to dinner. Now this i the way that our PreaiJent of the Council inter prctl:the revolution of July !! He is jockeying about worai and indefinite articles and tricking about the mean io certitude arid assurance, whilst Poland is occu jiied by a Russian : array, and Warsaw invested, or at leas? surrounded by the troops of a foreign and barbarous dcspjol ! What do. you call this ? 1 caltit contemptible. However, the amendment was pas&ed by a large ma jority ; and now Louis Philip i aware that the Deputies of Ffaince, although they represent all the aristocracy and Keiijiers, and only about one-hundredth part of the De mocracy, yet even .. these -Deputies require and expect from! fcis Majesty that, by one means or other by means tif war or of peace negotiations or cannon balls, the na tijiialify and independence of Poland shall !e assured; and mark, ye! It Is "Poland" which is spoken of. tot uieri!lj(f-4he Du'chybf Warsaw but of Poland the whole of pilJnd ancient Poland the Poland of history and now the Poland of heroes. Lithuania. Volhynia, Podo- jia, thi Ukraine, inay hear this announcement with pleac- sure.j with ho)e, and with confidence for, believe me, if a fter this' declaration of the.Chaoiber, so temperately aod almoai so fearfully expressed, the nationality of Poland d not be guaranteed there is not a man in r ranee tvould guarantee to the reigning Dynasty the i-sion of the Throne for the short space of one little If Mr. Perienhinks that he has now the right of ling or saving Poland, as he may feel disposed, venture on the experiment, and he will find, that s a tribunal from which he cannot escane, and that 'IfdeedjJangerous to trifle with, public opinion and jai sympathies. If M. Perier is really so respected beloved liv .1 -? r a f -j vcj,uiw vju r ci mucins ui uan , e an ,ab0Te all, Russia, as he pretendsjo be, affection by granting ' - - a.J II til r 111 n I. b now arrived when they may prove S l Polaiul her independence, with ut further conflirr. Rut if ihw shall o.u 1War, and wjjbout further confl ct r- ..-.i-n iu 1114 re to hi i. in . . . , . France to th. t.,1.1- ... " -""".trances, and snail aare that if he will not accept the chin erter5e atiie. let Mn; v ill accent it fnr hr..ir. ., nouced the sentence, - Lh natbSSI V F haS pf" ra pas." ,uaife Pelonaise ne pen- Th address of th Chamher of H. . m j a m. a uii sue adopted, I told you that it would be a er "T-u? been so. 1 told vou that it r,.i,i - "er.a t bai .v. ;uu mat ii ouiu oe amended a dererl more national ; and it hat been so. ii5 re,n. 1 told vou that it would I. Perifjr would not bare a majority for all his he has iyi a majority. I told you that he ni r,!n- to adfpt uis system, or a new kysttm, to the opinions of the majority; and already he is doing. so.' Tbe addrws as decide 1 onV preTerable lo that proposed by tbe Com' mission, oui u h-mt irotn -inai wnicn was expected by t hose !rho made the Revolutioa of July, 1830. Yet the amendments Are byuno means immaterial. One of them require a national education an4jthe destruction of the shoul posses hbanjd ) let hlui liifr i IfH i.ltilii and, i . t ruis SENTINEL aND;NEWbERN , COMMERCIAJL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER. monopoly of Ihe minority. Another, the amelioration of the condition of the laboring classes. 'Another, diminu tion ia direct ! taxes. Another, an extension ot municipal rights. Another, asserts that the "honort of France is dear to her as her "independence," and that it is not, therefore, enough to defend her frontiers against the at tacks of a foreign foe, but her allies And friends must tdso be assisted iii case of necessity, or in c.ase the popular principle of the July Revolution should ;be attacked, and finally, another amendment assures to I Poland, if it b- honest'y acted up to, both nationality and maepenuentr These amendments are not all which should have pal ; but they are still numerous and impoitant. ana tne mmib- .f ... Uln iknt ter has now to admit that he has not to supp-". ... slavish majority on which heTeckoned when he declared. I am the majority ! but tnat u - - mao,a nA nutn the consent of honest and patriotic men, those measures roust be in accordance w ith the pri. ciples of the Revolution of July. ) Tn th, .1,1. of affairs of Poland, I must now invite -:i ,ntinn. Some doubts were entertained a few days ago as to the failure of Gen Gielguu in Lithu anifl and as to the fact ot his being made a prisoner. Ata. i thntc doubts are removed, and I believ the lament ri fr rannot be doubted. Still, however, the revolution in Lithuania has not terminated, and unless the Emperor Nicholas still consent lo grant to tne provinces ot Lithu ania and Samogitia a constitution and liberty, he will find .that the spirit of the Revolution he! ill be unable to ex'tinsruish. and that wnen lealst prepared for its manifc s tation it will burst forth, and again appeal to Poland and Europe for assistance. Warsaw is, it1 appears, nearly surrounded by Russian troops The arrival of further forces is announced at. Berlin with confidence, and on the Poll h trontiers it is generally felt that Warsaw must ca pitulate be .reduced to ashes or its population be star ved to death. I am sometimes pleasrd to hepe otherwise to dream of final success, an to imagine that Poland wi achieve, and forever, hero nindependente But then I am reminded by those whose knowletlge is moie local, an-.i whoee characters -are ! less enthusiastic.' that rlUSsia lias immense resources, that sh can carry on campaign afte r.amnaio-n. which Hnlanil cannot do: that she can lose 100,000 soldiers and replace them bv ; the same numper of barbarians ; and that, as she is powerful, the capitalists of London and Paris will willingly l?nd her fun-i. o crush liberty and establish despotism.! l'u th- present momt-iil, indeed, we haye no certain intelligence wliich is unfavorable-ltd the P.des v ith reference the actual campaign; but let us even console ourselves jth ihe h -pe that this campaign will temiinate unfav(.. rbl y to the Russian army. And jwhi then? If Great gntain and France are to allow of army after ai my, and campaign after campaign, how is it possible fot Poland to maintain her ground jagHinst shell repeated and periodical massa cres? Let the British government, at least, set a hound to its fearfulliess, its indecision, and its cruelty Let ihe French Government do the sauffru. If tihe P.des were as sured that, provided ihe presen1 c !mpaigu shall termi nate in theirifavor, thfy,wouU be recgn zed as an Inde pendent Nat on by Great Britain and France, they would make one vast and oVei whelming cflart which should annihilate their present assailants.: but if, wl en this compaign shall be over, another, and yet a iutu- r is to be allowed, then there is no end to oppression no boundary to despotism!; and pace, humanity, jreedom and the world are enslaved and bi-aten down 'by this barbarian ,---.0--. - r - - - . . nray yoiil then, exert voursflf in this matter. and enforce pn the British Government1 the tact, that if it desires constitutional liberty , it musriof goad the millions to n attack on all existing Goternmentis The -defeat of the Poles would end in'the overthrow of Threnes, and the establishment of a thorough democracy. Ihe -.British Government may, by it interference for Poland, avoid thTs result; hutSfitwill not now interfere, the day will come when ila mediation will be rejected 'And what js to be done about Belgium? We have va rious rumos anoat. e are lolo tnat tne occupation oi Belgium by trench soldiers is not agreeable t the British cabinet. We are told that Kine Leopold perceives that the Protocal of the eighleeti articles is not popular, and ks of abdicating. We are told that the King seriously thin of Holland requires the possession i f Luxembourg, enloo, and the left bank jof i h-- Scheldt, as Maestricht. well as the expenses of the war We ajre told that h re fuses to leave Maestricnf, and refu-es tq leave the citadel of: Antwerp ; and that he refuses to sin; ids assent to the Protocal adopted by the Belgian Congress. How all these difficulties will be arranged for the moment we know not ; but this we khow, that all arrangements will be hut mo mentary, wh ch do not go-to uniting; Bei'iO) (o France. Your obedient servant. O P Q The Petersburg Gazette of ti. 6 i Aug. contains the following notice, issued by the Commission of Health. " The cholera now prevailing in this capital is daily sub siding. . Dunngthe first I wo weeks it riipi '! attained its highest degree of violence ; but sine July . i 1 tii, the num ber of persons attacked by it have been gradually dim:n ishing, whilst that of the convalescents h;is increased from day so that within the last thn t idayi 404 patients have recoverdi whereas 143 have die. I, and 253 per-ons have sickened. 'The cause of this hapipv change is tin general observance of the regulations prescribeil, and the removal of every thing that eoulw pfoinot.' the spread of the disease." The same paper sys-"Melancholy intel ligence has been received from the fr'jmtiers of China. By a dreadful hurricane, accompanied! by a thick fall of snow, in the night of May 6. the inhabitant s of th - fortress of Tsuruchaittijeflf, together with the fiorlj and villages ad joining, sustained an immense loss.- ISot lewer than 3, 490 horses, 3L193, head of cattle, 7.500 sh ep, and 14 camel?, perished. The dauiage is computed at 216,000 rubies." The new volcanic Island in Ahe Metlitei ranean. Ac counts from Malta, published in the I .si London paper, state that the preci e lattitude of this new Uland is 37, 1 1 ;N, and longitude 12,44, E ; are 70 to 75 tat' nis : West, aquaiter of a mile; 72 to 76 lthoms. At five a-ni six miles diskiice they vary from 70 to 80 fathoms. I Ti e volcano appears composed xmos:Iy oftinoers ufa rusly black color, having only v a sprinkling ojr iava, of an ob loiig shape, and the Island as last seen; n t. 23 J, was not less than three quarters of a mite in circumlerence Th- N W. point is the highest, say about 8 feet above the level of the sen, and gets lo.ter towards the southern exteniity. The S. E. side of the crater has falle ii into the level of the sea. The sea is drawn in with a very loud r;6ise, and occasions an immense volum of white va pour 4o rise up in the air, curling and spreading high and wide, then succeeds rapidly Hie eruption ufcln ;ers and lavafthrown to the height of from f6ur to five hund ed feet, and on some occasions to 1000 feet, diking and branching out in all directions in its ascent, and after wards falling and pouring ilown in stupendous masses, with such violence as to cause a noise like heavy thunder, and making; the sea for a consider able distance around one entire sheet. uf foam, altogether a sight not to be im agined : t.Uata Augt 4 We learn, Irom the; coast of Sicily, tnat the tow,, of Sciaccohas been entirely abandoned by its inuabitants, the repeated shocks and trembling of the earthileading to a belief that it w.li sink into the gea. th. fi 6 T.ow,nS extract from a letter fibm Malta, dated ine otn ultimo, contains some further particolars Doubt less you will hav- hear.l of ,he new vulcanic Island which nas recently appeared ou ih r. r:r- AD!,u' e,gh y s dm f acra ami f a . . L . ; I 4:,,uer- w,lt Captain enho use, and other nn umuri io survey it, which ger.tl emen returned lai evening, ana contir.u form VV k .. . u I ,A . . i ui u. iuui easing oar , . c ! ,ney't It the Island was about t a miles and rotn i.t . .!... : i : 2 half in ii-s-Bir '. - , nd upwards re4 hot enden. ;nd Are. to the he,6l , at ,ctsl l00 Ltrcrpoo.-Tbe late English paper state some appal Img particulars respecting a thunder 8torm and flood wLich happued;at 1 tverpool on the 20h of Augus-. h is said to have exceeded a memorabie flood in 1789 wheu the wards of the infirmary wer fitted up for the re ception of th poor, who hd been driven in despair from their; habitations. Indications of a storm were noticed the previous day ; and about 12 at uight the wind blew with considerable violence. At 2 o'clock in the mornin"- the inhabitants were aroused from f.etr sleep by a Ire mendous peal of thunder, ine rain fell in soch trrent thai it seemed as if an immense water-spout ha i 'burst over the town and itsViciuily. The lightning flashed, the thunder roared, and the torrents of water rushed down, with the force of so many cataracts, frcm the D,Sher districts ofjthe town into the iJer districts, which were completely inundated, as were veral paits even in the intermediate space between the higher and the lower greets. The sewers, wholly incapable! of carry ing off ces ha,er wnictl rusbd Teto them, were, in several pla cha'n v,wn,uP- In some places the torrent had made deep Pavinr , iUelr' three feet dP an1 iwQ feet wide-" S siones and rubbish were moved; m like tnauaer down several other descents. Tne walls of numbers of new built houses were beat down By the weight of water which fell on them, whilst even the foundations of some of them were sapped by the rain. The inhabitants of the cellars escaped only wiih their lives, leaving all their furniture and property behind them, and rushing into the streets men, women, and children in a state of nudity. Some; lives were lost The damage done to merchandise baffles all calculation. - 1 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Ambnp the improvements introduced by the pre sent Postmaster General, nona is perhaps of more consequence to the commercial community, than - the increased exrjedition of the mail between ISew-ur- leana and the Atlantic cities. Formerly, the nominal period for its transmission to the Seat of Government was tvventv-four d3vs the real time employed more lreauentlv thirtv: now. unless impeded by iresneis, it is conveved in twelve, formerly, it anorueu uu accommodation for travellers now if is carried in elecant coaches, the whole distance. Great as these improvements are. we are pleased to find, by the lol lowing correspondence, that a gentleman from Loui siana, who-was lately in tins city, nae, witn a tauua ble desire to promote the convenience of his commer cial fellow-citizens, made an application to the De nnrtment. which Dromises the increased facility of a dail vi mail. The zeal of Mr. Carletou, and the ready compliance of the Postmaster General, are equally to be appiauaea. uioue. VVrASHisGTO City, Sept. 22, 1831. Sirl avail myself of an accidental visit to t his place, to call your attention to a subject ot the deepest interest to my ftllow-citins ot New Urleans. 4 trust ttiereiore you will pardon the- liberty taken by an individual tlcihed with no" official risht, to address you. The growing commerce of that city, and its connexions with all the great trading capitals of the Union, rt quire a mo(e frequent communication than is now enjoyed. Th? increased rapidity with which you have of late caused the mail to be trauspoi ted to that place, has been of inconceivable benefit to its inhabitants, and whien have greatly added t-n the emolument of the Post Office Department. May we not venture to hope for something more, and that il will sgou be in your power to extend to us t:.e facilities of a daily mail. Such an arrangement will afford new projofs of your attention to the Depart ment in which your services have been so eminently use ful would again add o the public revenue would give new activi y lo theHcmmercial operations of that great emporium of thiouih, and would meet with the most grateful acknowledgments of those in whose be half this is written, as wefl as from" Your most obedient servant, x HKNRY CARLETON. W. T. Bakry, f oal Master General U. States. Post Office Departde ekt, ) !1. September 23d, 183 Henry Cakleton, Esq IVasliington City': Sir Your letter of yesterday ars duly received, and its contents nave been attentively considered. Fr6tn my. first entrance upon the duties of this De partment, the accoin nodatiou of the city of New Orleans with improved mail facilities became a subject of deep solicitude. I have endeavored, in that improvement, to progress in a full ratio with 'e-growing state of the finances of the Department For sometime past it has been my ue termination to establish ihat mail daily as s on as the re sou.ces oi me uepriiiient wouin justity . J am sensinte of ihe great importance of that City to the interests of all thn Western States and to all the Atlani.c cities, a3 th-" great intermediate mart for both. The advantages nf ihe a-'rangemeut set torth so strikingly in our letter, ami thr pressing manner in which you reiterate, the earnest cal s of your fellow citizens, have determined me to delay the sulject no ionger You are therefore autho rized Ito answei any farther enquiries on this subj ct by assurances that the mail which has hitherto run but three t ines a week between the Atlantic cities end New Or l v j i : i s ,i shall henc forth be transported every day, as soon a- the additional stock can be placed upon the road, which) will probably take place within two months No lime shall be st in(carrying this info effect. :! Vefy respecllully; i 'Your obedient servant, W. T. B -RRY. EXTRACTS FROM BISHOP ENGLAND'S ADDRESS. " I acknowledge that the quality is exceedingly rare; like all -other christian virtues, there are I fear more hypocrites, who cloak themselves in its sem blance, thnn therp. are. sinrpre. Invprs nf tlipir r.mmtrv I who feel its influence.' You can test yourselves upon the subject, by calmly examining your conscience in mnkilllTthP pnmnrv ' ivhothprin thoHianhai'rfo ntvnnp public( duties you are led by motives of your own pri- iaud, vate r?;iin. vour own nrivata arTeptinn. vnnrnivn nri-' niitted. vate natredr your attachment to a party or the love of ' rte .nas Deen absent in Europe, and resided pnnci your. country's welfare, prosperity, and honor. Be- j Pa n. France since he left the establishment until .. j . .. r ''I J . lieve me, mv dear children in Christ, vou will have to account lor your conduct upon this head, before 1 the tribunal of God. Your own calm deliberate, dis-! passiohate view of what, in the presence of Heaven, you trunk best lor the public weal, is to be the rule ol your action. You are upon this head, independent of me, independent of the church ; but you are accoun table to your country and amenable to your God. You are bound to seek the promotion of the interests of the community at large to which you belong, ac cording to the principles of that constitution under which, you live. If you do not, you sin ; and though you may escape the responsibility to a human tribu nal, which cannot search into the recesses of your heart, yet you wjjl not escape the vengeance 61 the living God, from whjm nothing can be concealed. Do, then beloved, I entreat, I exhort, I command you, by the affection which you bear 'to, Jesus Christ, who gave his blood for your redemption to lay aside every mean, selfish reeling, to divest yourselves of the acrimony or party spirit, to recollect the obligations which you have contracted with your fellow citizens, and with your country, the oaths which you have sworn in the face of heaven, the account which you shall render to your creator; and laying aside all bit terness, envy and strife, calmly and deliberately to seek for the prosperity and permanence of our excel lent constitutions and the general benefit of the whole community not only on the present, but on every oth er occasion which: requires the exercise of your civic rights." Another quotation we make from this admirable address, in which the accomolished writer wi ves his vjejva of the evils of bribery or undue influence at elec uons. " Of all the spectacles which are humiliating to the just pride of an honest republican, I know of no one so galling as to behold his fellow citizens debased by a paltry bribe to the rain of that distributive justice vyhich alone is the great conservative principle of our free institutions; I know of no one being so debased to the vilest slavery, as the miserable wretch, who wear ing the semblance of 'a freeman sells . the invaluable inheritance of the community entrusted to his guardi anship, for such a paltry bribe as forms the wmges of sucn prostitution m our city. Liet no one speak to me of the existence of one principle of religion in such a traitor! He has no love of God. It is an ennobling quality, which decorating the soul, assimilates the inhabitant of earth to the ardent seraph that glows in affection before the eternal throne of the Creator : this love of God ia the spirit of religion : it hfls man above earth, brings bim nearer to heaven, and inspires him with holy ambition of being perfect as his heavenly father is peiiect. No. " Speak not to me of the exis teJce of religion in that fallen and pitiable being, who for such despicable compensation, betrays his conscience, if he have any, to remorse, his country to tne ambition of the criminal who purchased him, and nis soul to the power of the ministers of divine ven geance." woods' on toe subject of bribery, he has these " I have been exceedingly prolix, but you must ex cuse me; lor my mind is absorbed in the subject, and 1 nave ielt lur more topics untouched than those which I have dwelt upon. Yet, allow me to glance ai one other, and I shall have done. ;ri "A large portion of you are adopted citizens, ana of these, a majority have been bora in the land that gave me birth- XNot one aniongsi you, nas iovcu um. island, with a more ardent affection: not one of you . - -i . t . nvi f rw more dearly cnensnes lis rememorauce , nut u you has been more deeply engaged in the contest for its rights, nor more richly earned the execration of its enemies. 1 am no renegade to ireiana ; dut. i am now an American. Are Americans permittea u vote at Irish elections? You are qualified to deposit your ticket in the ballot boxupon this distinct une quivocal condition, implied in your solemn oath; that you do renounce ana atsregaru au ouici wumuci auui in the discharge of your civic and political duties, nv, that tip which binds vou to America. Yous vote then sc lely as a Carolinan : as an American, vv nen the Dolls, any addresses you . . . t-m-rx an Iriahmnn. Or FL Frenchman, or an Italian, or by any appellation but Carolinian or American, his lan rruafre is dishonest and offensive. He is either igno rant nr ennncvifs von to he so. or he has some sinister view. There is a bribery of the affections. There i :i hriherv in adulation. There is a bribery in ta king you by the arm on the day of election, and for getting who you are a few days after. There is a briberv. in remindincr vou of the bravery, and patrio tism, and the rrenerositv of the Irish. And all this is the more insulting as the object of the adulation, or the lamihality, is too plain to be mistaKen. n thiners I would caution vou asrainst pride or rudeness But there is a deerree of respect which every freeman should have for himself, which should lead him to re- luse his arm to a man, who only otters it lor tne pur pose of leadine: him like a prisoner to the ballot box and thus showing the public and especially to his own party, how extensive is his influence ; what votes he can command. You want no guide to lead you, you want no person to select your ticket. I hope you will not consider that I sro too far, when I advise you to reject politely, the officiousness of those persons who thus obtrude upon men equally intelligent as tnem selves. I am anxious for vour proper independence I am studious for your respectability. But I warn you of your solemn sworn obligation, that in giving your vote that vou are an American! a Carolini an! Would it not be well that after you had done your duty by depositing your ticket, you quietly with drew ? I am aware of the natural anxiety which eve ry one feels to observe the progress, and to calculate and to witness the result. The only suggestions would make are. that itexposes vou to be drawn into any brawls or quarrels that might arise. At all events, if any such should occur, I would beseech you to retire." 1 The Bishop tbW concludes this truly pastoral ad dress as follows : "I have done. But I would beg of you to remark, 1. That I have neither expressed or insinuated an opinion calculated to induce you to vote for one party rather than for another. 2. That I neither directly nor indirectly, impute toone party rather than another, the evils which I lament. 3. That I do not directly or indirectly, allege any charge against any individu al. 4. That although I have a distinct opinion as to what I conceive to be the correct doc rine in the pre sent crisis, I have not expressed what that opinion is. 5. That whatever that opinion might be, it should have no influence on your freedom, even were I to express it 6. That although I have written freely and openly of the corruption that exists among us: yet I firmly believe, that notwithstanding the contam ination of several, and the efforts of others, there does not exist any where, a population that loves political purity more, or that will more, nobly vindicate it, than the citizens of Charleston. 7. That, whether judi ciously or otherwise, I have come forward to address my flock from a deep sense of duty, and by no means to lecture my fellow citizens of other denominations. And y. That I have not been influenced by any one, nor nave l received a suggestion ; nor have I consul tea with any personupon the present occasion Bank Embezzlement. We .understand that there has been recently discovered a singular and extensive fraud, which was practised on theTBank of New York as far back as 1826 and 1827. A gentleman who is now in that establishment detected a forged balance in one of the accounts kept in 1827, was induced bv this circumstance to make a thorough investigation of ' e books ujion which he discovered that upwards of Lorty Thousand Dollars had been embezzled. x uci&un Kusuecie'.i lor iiavino commit rnp. was one of the chief clerks when it was com- tiuuui six weens ago. r ro;n tne ingenious manner in which the balances were forged, it was- difficult to detect them. A warrant was issued on Saturdav j eveningr for the arrest of the accused, but he has as yet eluded th& vigilance of our Police Officers. Cour. and Enq. From the Albany Argus. If the fidelity of the beautiful and touching lines of our corres pondent " Viator,''shall recall inthe minds ofiomeof our readers the bitterness of deprivation, it presmalso, in no unattractive guise, the accompaniments by which it was tempered and relieved. ?HE DYING BOY. It must iesweft, in cbildh -od to rive hack The spirit to its Maker; ere the henrt Has grown familiar with the paths of sio, And sown to garner up its' itier fruits I knew a boy, whose infani feet had trod Upon the blossoms of some seven springs, ' And when the eighth came round and called him cat To revel in its light, he turned away, And sought his chamber to lie down and die. Twas night-he summoned his accustomed friends, And, on this wise, bestowed his last bequest. " Mother I'm dying now! There's a deep suffocation in my breast, As if some heavy hand my bosom pressed ; And on my brow 1 feel t,,e cold sweat stand. Wy lips grow lry and tremulous , and my breath Comes feebly up. Oh, tell me, is this death ? Mother, your hand Here lay it on my rist. And place the other thus beneath my head, -And say, sweet mother. sv, when I am dead Shall I be missed? r Never beside your knee, Shall I kne-l down again to pray, Nor with tbe morning wake, aud sing the lay -You taught me. " Oh, at the time of prayer. v you look rountl and see a vacant seat, You will uot wait then for my coming feet You'll miss me there ! i Father, I'm going home ! To the good home you spake of, that blest land Where it is one bright summer always, aud Storms do not come. I must be happy then, From pain and'death vou sav I shall be free. That sickness never enters there, and we Shall meet again,. - Brother the little spot I used to call my garden, where long hours VVe've stayed to watch thebudding things and flowers, y Forget it not ! Plant there some box or pine, Something that lives in winter, and will be A verdant offering to my memory, And call it mi ue ! M Sister my young rose-tree That all the spnng has been my pleasant care, Just putting forth its leaves so green and fair, I ; ire to thee. And when its roses bloom I shall be gone away, my short life done But will you not bestow a single one Upon my tomb ? u Now, mother sing the tuoe You sang last night I'm weary, aod must sleen Who was it called my name ? Nay, du not weep You'll all come soon !n . r Morning spread over earth her rosy wiars-. And that mek sufferer, cold, and ivory pal. Lay o i bis couch asleep. The gentle air ?h?Lti1tl,e 0P7 rindow freited with Tbe savoury odours of the early spring , Jarred, like a discord ia some mournful tune But worrisd not his slumbers. He w dead! VIATOR T R P A SITB V , nPP A P TIT rT " October 12, 1S31. - JTTHE House of Representatives, bv a r U lutionof the 4th of May, lSSO.directPH Secretary of theTreasury to collect and comm nicate to the House, such information, and his views on the same, as, in his opinion, may useful andimportant to Congress, in enacting gulationsfor the navigation of steam-boats dangers arising from the bursting of their boil ' were thought best calculated to obtain ihe ' quisite information. But, allhough some hiaM interesting and valuable communications j- been received, the Department has not ceeded in collecting facts sufficient to etwki . i. .i0 ran - - liable to luini ine airecuons 01 me nouse. In consideration, therefore, of the diffl, 1 of obtaining the requisite information, by means within the power of the Departm and of the deep interest which the comrnuait ' and more especially those enp-ap-Pil n ,(. : ..... ,jv. . ? ? olt-ai na. vigauon nave ni me suoject, ii is thouaht h to make this public application tojall.who a . be able, and are disposed to promote the benev lent object of the Resolution. " Accidents like those, which it is the desire the House to prevent, have, unfortunately been so numeioug, that many persons will hay it in their power to state the causes and cr cumstances of such casualties; and these, co' lected from various parts of the Unit'n( cannot fail to be highly useful. " With a view to assist in giving that informa. tion a precise and explicit character, the follow. ins; queries were prepared : It is not intended, however, to confine it to the points presented in them, or the form communication wnica uiey may seem to indi cate. On the contrary, the Department will be happy to receive any information within the scope of the resolution, and communicated in such manner as the writer may be pleased to employ. It is desirable that communications on this subject; should be transmitted by the first of ' December, or early as mav be thereafter. , LOUIS McLANE, Secretary of the Treasury. INTERROGATORIES-IN RELATION TO THE BURSTING OF STEAM BOILK I. Are you acquainted with the nature and use of. Steam Engines? - In hat employment haye you been engaged ? Were . you present, and in what capacity, at the bursting of any steam boiler, or collapsing of .a flue ; or -have you been made acquainted, by other means, with the facts in any such case? If so, in what case! In that case, was the water in the boiler above the gauge cocks ? If not, at what height compared with the lower-gauge cock? 3. If the boiler contained a flue, what waj the difference between the height of its upper side and that of the lower gauge cock! 4. What was the weight per square inch o:i the safety valve ? 5. Had the safety valve ever been found rui ted or sticking in the aperture, or was it so at the time ? f Had that part of the boiler above the water ever been heated to a red heat, or approaching thereto ? 7. Was there any incrustation or sediment found at the bottom of the boi?eV ? If so, wha: was its thickness and composition ? 8. In what part was the boiler rent, and what wree the appearance and extent of the rent? 9. If the bursting happened to the bolier o? ' a steamboat, was the boat under way, or at rest? Was the valve open ? If so, how long before the accident ? Was it opened by the Engineer, or by pressure ? 10. Was the piston going at its usual speed, or faster or slower ? I I . Had the firemen found any unusual diffi culty in keeping up the motion of the engine previously to the bursting of the boiler ; and if so, how long before ? 12. Do the iron boilers used inthe "Western waters generally accumulate a calcereous incrus tation at the bottom? If so, have any o? what means been usexi, with success, to pre vent it? f - 13. Is if observed that when there is a sedi ment or incrustation on the bottom of the boiler, it requires- more fire than usual to raise the steam ; and how often is the sediment removed, and by what means? J4. Are any means used for preventing ir. crustation on the botton of boilers ; and, if so, what effect has been observed ? 15. Have any means been employed to provf steam boilers before they are used or afterwards and what pressure has usually been applied to iron of a given thickness ? Are the proofs made when the iron is cold or hot ? 16. Is there any instrument employed to as certain the temperature of the boiler above the water, or of the steam in the upper part of the boiler? If so, what is it? 17. What means are, used to prevent the fire from the fire place and flue from extending to the boat ? , )i c 18. Have you ever seen steam boilers heatei to a red heat on the-upper side ? If so, is such a temperature regarded as a cause of exploding the boiler ? . 19. Have any means been used in the con struction of boilers ox fire places to prevent the heating of the upper part of the boiler ? If sV what are they ? S 20. How many persons were scalded by ste'aiiH and at what distance was each from the boiler ? At what distance from the boiler was the-steam, supposed to be hot enough to scald ? Was the current of steam from the rent in the boiler in stantaneous, or did it continue for some time, and how long ? What number of persons were wounded by the parts of the boiler or machi nery, which were driven off by the explosion, and what position did each of these persons oc cupy in the boat? 21. Have you ever observed the piston to move irregularly, for a few minutes, or for a few strokes, alternately fasten or slower than its usual speed, withdqt perceiving any change in the resistance to the paddles, or any other ob vious cause for such irregularity ; and, ifs0 how was it accounted for ? ; 22. To what immediate cause have you at tributed the bursting of the steam boilers, which have come within your knowledge ? 23. Are there any other facts within yor knowledge in relation to this subject, which ap pear to be important in the present enquiry If so, please to state them. 4 t -I f hit
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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