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W'i . ,1 sue Proceedings in Congress Extracts from the Speech of lif. Mohihiad, of Ken tucky, in tin Senate of the United Statu, on the Resolution from the House of Rrpresealatives, to eunsx lexau When the Federal Convention mot at Phila delphia, in 1787. to remodel the form ef covern utent then ei t ine, it was composed of delegates from ti original thirteen States. Destitute of . resources, with a limited commerce, enfeebled and almost extinguished by the war, they num bered a population of no more than three millions end a halt ol souls. Under the auspices or a sounu government, Wisely administered, what a trans. Formation was exhibited in the lapse of a fow year ! The nations of the earth looked with wonder on the unexampled progress of our insti tutions. JNureed in the lap of. the nmenificent snd boundless wilderness of the New World, a free and mighty nation -had as suddenly sprung tip as if the voice ot Omnipotence had spoken it in existence. Transcending immeasurably all the rules by which the progress of nations is es timated, exceeding the anticipations of the most sanguine friends of free government every where it might almost be said that there was scarce a ' moment of time between the infancy and maturi ty of our Republic. '"We read in the fabulous history of antiquity that the daughter of Jupiter sprung, full-grown, from the brain of her ances tor. Scarcely less extraordinary was the birth and maturity of the United States. No sooner was the Constitution formed, and with her first breath of national existence, the goddess of Am erican liberty (if I may be pardoned the figure) threw herself at one bouud into the arena of the nations, with all her gigantic energies strung for the race of national greatness and glory. Born free free as the breezes that play on the tops of her native mountains yet freedom was not tier only title to the respect and admiration of mankind. She was brave and strong as well as free. In the day of her beautiful and smiling in fancy, she seized, with the grasp of Hercales,the throat of the serpent that had entered her cradle lo devour her, and dashed the strangled monster indignantly trom tier. But the was wise as well as strong. She received her lessons of political w isdom and of national policy from sages and from statesmen than whom the annals of the world furnish no brighter nor more illustrious examples. One of those lessons early inculcated, deeply and strongly impressed w is to revere the Con stitution ; to preserve its landmarks unimpaired ; to guard it with more than vestitl vigilance from violence or perversion ; and, especially, that those ' whoare entrusted with the administration of the 'Government should confine themselves within 'ilieir respective constitutional spheres, avoiding, 'in the exercise of the powers of one department, 'to encroach upon another." Another was, "to 'observe justice and good faith toward all nations, 'and to cultivate peace and harmony with all." And a third was intended to guard us against " the danger " of characterizing parties by geog- ' raphical discriminations Northern and South 'eni Atlantic and Southern -whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views. If, by the observance of the maxims which these lesssons inculcate, we have attained our present enviable and commanding position among the na tions of the earth, may it not be hoped that a per severance in the same policy may be attended by the same results 1 But there was still another and no less impress ive lesson. It was to take care of the Union. ' "To cherish a cordial, habitual, and immova ble attachment to it; to accustom ourselves to think and speak of it as the palladium of our po litical safety and prosperity.; to watch its preser vation with jealous anxiety ; to discountenance whatever may suggest eves a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned : and to frown on the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion ol our country from the rest, and enfeeble the stored ties that now Jink together the van ous parts." Sir, said Mr. M. these admonitions of the ven erated Father of his Country, I lament to have to say, are not entirely inapplicable to the discus sion of the great question now before the Senate. 1 fear that events are rapidly tending to make parties'take the character of geographical distinc tions. I deeply apprehend that the violence of the conflict of opinion and of interest, to which the agitation of this question may give rise, may "alienate portions of our country from the rest, and enfeeble the ties that bind the people of this Union together." I will not gay 1 scarcely dare say in this distinguished assembly of represen tees of sovereign States, that the Union itself will be endangered. I would rather say, in the spirit of a generous patriotism ; " Procul, procul, tsle profani." The Union, Mr. President, the Union ! Who does not know how much is wrapped in the com prehensive import of that single term 1 It com prises all that is dear to us in the memory of our ancestors ; all that is illustrious in the history of ' their deeds ; all our hopes, and all our interests, and all our prospects, and the hopes and. the in terests of generations to come. Higher obliga tions are imposed on us to preserve it than ever before devolved on any people under the sun. On us on us on the Senate of the United States, the peculiar representatives of the States of the Union,.devolves the heaviest of all respon sibjlity. I say nothing of the benefit we have already derived from it ; I say nothing of the blessings still in store for us ; but the consequen- -tlie consequences ! Who can look forward to the consequences of separation and disunion unawed by the thought 1 Now, while I address you, we are one people ; free, happy, prosperous, and independent Now, while I address you, a common ligament binds us together ; a Constitu tion which throws its broad and ample arms a- round six andtwenty confederate sister republics, and encloses them altogether in one fond, paren tal embrace. Now, while I address you, we have it fully in our power to consummate the objects of that sublime errand of humanity and freedom on which, we have hoped, the people of the U. S. have been sent But when that awful event to which I have referred shall come which may God in his infinite mercy avert ; after that agon izing dislocation of the members ef this Confed eracy which no human power can restore ; after the overshadowing of the brightest prospects that ever beamed upon a people associated for politi tieal ends, what, Task you, what is to befall us ? Here is our country, with its .twenty millions of people, with its free Constitution, teeming with tie blessings of liberty and law. There therei if tlie event I have alluded to should happen ther trill be our country, shorn of its Constitution shattered into fragments bereft of its strength its peace destroyed; its fields depopulated and drenched, it may be, with fraternal blood. "Look on this picture and on that; and let the Ameri can patriot contemplate it if he can.- I turn with .pleasure (said fr. M ) from so gloomy a picture rif Hie possible future condition of my country. i! is my fortune to cherish higher and better inn.. Hie maintenance ot the national Hide prudence is a cause common and dear to the , iartof every descendant from the Wood of the Reroluiion. To the people of these States, and J th ib illustrious body in the last resort, as the real const ifutjonal safeguard of the Union, is confided the high trust, never before so fully aud - H'trenervailly committed to men, ef preserving lb liberties of the human race. Here in this null til last battle is to be fought On this con t,0ar f Angto Saaon America the last experi- own is ib wstee oi ue capacity ot man to govi. era hitnaelf. Theft Stele of antiquity, livt only in the record of human event, tne ues cendantf of Epaiuinondas, of MiRide,of iwu- Wield the slavish sickle, not the sword." Rome, after corrupting the puritj of her primi tive insinutions. became ambitious, next binwpo. tent, then luxurious, and at last perished under the weight of her provincial acquisitions. "Savior armis, Luxuria ineubuit, victumque ulciscitur orbeni." Sir, (said Mr. M ) if it be true that history is philosophy teaching by example, the people of the United States will vindicate their wisdom by reading aright the lessons to be derived from the fate ot all other Republics. For myself, I have full confidence that they will. I am one ol those who think that the Federal Constitution is still strong in the affections of the people who made it. But 1 do not behove that by the ties of in terest alone it can beceme'nted and held together. No : but by the strength of far higher and holier ties bv those of a common ancestry and a kin dred tilood; by the inspiring reminiscences of heroic sacrifices in the one great cause of free dom and independence ; by enlarged considera tions of national policy, as distinguished irom tne policy of particular Slates ; by a magnanimous forbearance of imputed wrongs ; by a generous spirit of mutual concession and compromise ; by an elevated patriotism, which regards the good of the greater number; and, lastly, and above alt, by an unshaken devotion to the Constitution. These are the enduring bonds of the American Union, and they alone can preserve it. Thursday Feb. 13. 'Senate. The Join. Resolution from the House, for the annexation of Texas to the United Slates was taken up .for consideration, upon the adverse report of the Committee on Foreign Relations; when Mr. Archer moved that the resolution be. indefinitely postponed. Mr. Morehead occupied the floor for more than two hours, in opposition lo the resolution, arguing that what it proposed was unconstitutional and inexpedient Mr. M. having concluded, Mr. Buchanan obtained, the floor; but without proceeding in his remarks, yielded to a motion to go into the consideration of Executive business. The Senate spent a short time therein, and then adjourned. House of Representatives. The House was occupied in Committee of the Whole for the prin cipal part of the day, on the bill providing for the admission of Florida and l"wa into the Union. 1 The various amendments that were offered were debated by Messrs. Bayly, Morse, Levy, and A. V. Brown, until two o'clock; when, in pursuance of a Resolution previously adopted, the Commit tee proceeded to vote on the amendments. These being disposed of, the Committee rose and repor ted the bill to the House ; when, under the op eration of the previous question, it was ordered lo be engrossed, and then read the third lime and passed, by a vote of Yeas 145, Nays 46. Friday, Feb 14. In the Senate, Mr. Buchanan made a speech in favor of admitting the State of Texas into the Union. After he concluded, Mr. Rives obtained .the floor, and the subject, at his instance, was passed over informally. The Senate spent a Bhort time in Executive Session. In the House, the bill granting a quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, the bill making appropriations for the Military Academy, and the bill making appropriations for Navy Pensions, were severally, after having been considered in Committee of the Whole, read the third time and passed. A num ber of Petitions and Resolutions, as usual, were J offered and referred. Saturday, Feb. 15. The Senate" was enlightened by a Speech of more than three hours injength from Mr. Rives, in opposition to the Joint Resolution of the House for annexing Texas to the United States. He declared himself in favor of annexing Texas, if it could be done by what he conceived to be the only constitutional mode through the instrumen tality of the treaty-making power. He maintain ed that the power given by the Constitution to Congress to admit new States into the Union ne ver contemplated the admission of foreign Stales, but had reference exclusively to States out nl the territory then belonging to, or which might be acquired'tiy, the United Stales. Mr. Wood bury had the floor next. The first business in the House, this morning, was the reception of Reports from the Standing Committees, among which were a number of bills that were appropriately referred. The Post Of fice and Fortification Appropriates bills, returned from the Senate with amendments, were taken, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Mnans. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state, of the U nion, (Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia in the Chair.) and took up the Army-appropriation bill. AJter spen ding some time in discussing and acting on the various 'amendments that were offered to that bill, it was laid aside, and the Committee look up the bill to regulate the pay of the army. After adopting several amendments to this last men tioned bill, the Committee rose, and reported it to the House, as amended; when the amend ments made in Committee were concurred in, under the operation of the previous question. Pending the question of engrossment, the House adjourned. Speak kindly to thy brother man, for ha has many care thou dost not know; many sorrows thine eye hast not seen , aud grief may be gnaw ing at his heart strings, which ere long will snap them in sunder. O, speak kindly to hurt ! Per haps a word from thee will kindle the light of joy in his overshadowed heart, and make his path way to the tomb a pleasant one. Speak kindly to thy brother man, even though sin has marred the. spirit's beauty and turned into discord the, once perfect harmony of his being. Harshness can never reclaim him. Kindness will. For far down beneath all his depravity, there 'still lingers a spark of the spirit's loveliness, that one word from thee may kindle to a flame which will even tually purify the whole man, and make him what he was designed to be, the true spiritual image of his God. ' Speak kindly, act kindly, to all, without asking who, he may be, U is enough for thee to know that he belongs to the common brotherhood of man, and needs thy sympathy. HJtu give it to him freely ay freely as thy Father, who is in heaven, giveth to thee. Lowell Offering. Another Retraction. The Rev. Mr. Scott, of New Orleans, and the Rev. Mr. Lyon, of Columbus, Mississippi, have publicly retracted Ih6 charge that Jflr.' fcftpUj8t?&tfo on the Sabbath. The excuse now is, that Mr. Lyon, who circulated the slander all over Mississippi on the authority of Mr. Scott, misunderstood him ! It seems, however, that the misunderstanding vat brought to the knowledge of Scott several weeks before the election, u he did not see fit to contradict it. until some time after lte election. - . Buffalo Com. AAv. . , PRISON DISCIPLINE. . Mrs. Cuius in one of her charm ng letters from New York, give the following affecting anec dotes in regard to the reformatory effeeu of kind ness r ' 1 " Thus far, the ameliorations at Sing Sing have been productive of the most beneficial effects Limited and imperfect as the' experiment ha hitherto been, it has proved highly conducive to order and cheerful obedience. The oatuf of these changes in the administration, DexiVpa, could not be more concisely indicated thah by llie following anecdote : Two minUtrrs in the 'S Cioty of friends travelled together, and one was much more successful in his labors than the other. How dost thou manage to take so much more bold of the hearts of the people than 1 do?' id the least efficient preacher. ' I ean tell thee in few words, replied the other. I tell the people that if they do right they shall not be whipped You tell them that if they don't do right they shall be whipped. " In other words, the system now begun at Sing Sing is to punish as sparingly is possible, and to give cordial praise and increaie of pr vi leges for every indication of improvement. The wisdom of such a course was suggested to my mind several years aso bv an intelligent, well- educated woman, who had, by intemperance, be come an inmate ol iIip almshouse at South Bos tor.. ' O,' she bw, ' if they would only give us more encouragement, and less driving. If they would grant increased privileges for doing well, instead of threatening punishment for doing wrong. I could perform my task wifh a cheer ful heart, if they would only say lo me, Do your task quickly, and behave well, and you shall hear music, one evening in the week,.oryou may have one day ol the week to read entertain- ing bookst But, instead of that, it always is, your task is not done well, you will be punished. O, nobody, that has never tried it, knows how hard this makes work go off.' " I thought of this wmnan when I read Barry Cornwall's lines, called ' The Poorhouse :' " Knter and look ! In tho-walled yards Fierce men are pacing the barren ground ; Enter the long bare chambers! girls And women are sewing, withont a sound Sowing from morn till the dismal eve, And not a laugh or a song g3bt round, " No communion no kind thought Dwells in the pauper's breast of care ; Nothing but pain in the grievous past Nothing to come but the black despair Of bread in prison, bereft of friends, Or hungry, out in the open air !" " Ac ing upon the principle to which I ruve alluded, Mr. Kdmonde, President of the inspec tors of Sinj; Sin, last fourth of July, cent ecl of the feventy-ihree woman prisoners a beauli fu! bouquet, with a note asking tliem to receive the flowers as a testimonial of his approbation for their g.od conduct. When the matrons passed through the galleries, everv woman enme lo the door of her cell with the (lowers in her hand, and earnest thanks, and the whispered " God bless you," met them at overy step. Being afterward assembled in the chapel, they brought their now ers, and while the matron talked with them like a mother about the necessity of forming habits of self jrnvernmeut. and or theenectof their present conduct on their future prospects in life, the tears flowed plentifully, and convulsive sobs were audi ble. One of the matrons writes : "The effuct of this little experiment has been manifest in the more qtjiet and gent le movements of the prisoners, in their softened and subdued tones of voice, and in their ready and cheerful obedience. It has deepened my conviction lhat, however degraded by sin or hardened by outrage and wrong, while reason maintains its empire over the mind, there is no heart so callous or obdurate lhat the voice of xympathy and kindness may not reach it, or so debased ns to give nore ' ponse to the tones of Chisti in love." "Poultman, lately beheaferi in Paris for robbery and murder, when his head was under the axe, said: "I owe society a grudge, because it condemn ed me to the galleys when I was only seienletn. After the expiration of the term for which I was sentenced, there ws still enough stuff left in me to make an honest man. But 1 was always poin ted at as a liberated gulley slave." In connexion with this subject, I would most urgently entreat all who will listen to me to be vc-rv' cautions how tlfcv 'reat a firct. crime in ar-y person. I have known younir girls of sixteen sent to Blackwell's l.-laml lor stealini.' property valued at a duai ler of a dollar. Once there, seen by visiters incnuipany with prostitutes and thieve.4- haunted by a continual sense ot degradation, if their future courts likely to be other than a downward one? To employers, who take such harsh measures with erring domestics, instead ot friendly exhortation and Christian interest, in the welfare of a human soul, I always want to say, Ah, if fIio were lliy own daughter, dependant on the kindness and forbearance of strangers, is it thus you would have them treat her) If she once had a mother, that watched fier cradle ten derly and folded her warmly to a loving' heart, treat her gBiitly Cor th it. iiMiher's sake. If her childhood was unnurtured and uncheered by the voice of love, then treat her more gently lor that very reason ; and remember the saying, 'Inas. much as ye have done it unto one of th-Jeast of those my brethren, ye have done it unto me.' "I would likewiseeiilreat those .who happen to know of some delinquency in a fellow. being to keep the secret faithfully, so long as his hie gives assurance of sincere amendment. A very young man, w ho is now in Sing Sing, when tried for his second offence, told a story at the bar which was in substance as follows : " My Iir8l offence was committed more in thoughtlessness than with deliberate wickedness. But I felt that. I was to blame and was willing to hoar the penalty like a man. In prison, Ilbrmed the strongest resolutions to alone for my fault by a life of honest usefulness. When my lenn was out. I succeeded after a good deal of difficulty, in obtaining employment.' I did my besttpgajp ije confidence of my employer, and succeeded Every day I felt my manhood grow stronger. But at last a person came into the store who eyed me keenly, and I turned pale under his gaze. He told my employer that he had seen me among the convicts at Sing Sing ; and I was sterniv dis missed from his service. Invent to Philadelphia, lo sek for any holiest employment I could tirnl ; but a man who saw me there told me if Mid no' quit the city in twenty-four hours he would ex pose me. I came back disheartened to New York. I had spent my last dollar. Christians would not give me a home ; gamblers and thieves would ; and her I am again on my way to Sing Sing." " Reader, what if this young m.M Jwere. your own son t God give you such a heart as had the kind old woman, who, running to the assistance of a stranger wounded in theatreet, was asked, Is he your son Y ' No,' she replied, 'but he is somebody's ion.' " War is the aim of the turbulent, the profligate; the idle, the recklessly eager for plunder or ambitious of distinction, wh strive every way to give ton I public sentiment among us. Shall they b permitted to hav their way ? N. Y. Tribune. A large Hog. We learn that Joseph John Pippcn, Esq. of this county, slaughtered a hog about three yean old on Tuesday last ; weighing 661 pounds netL Beat this, farmers and he will try again. This hog was weighed in th presence of several gentlemen. . Tcrborj Pr$n. From th Staunton Spectator. f V . THE BLIND. We are indebted to the politeness ef Dr. Mcaan lat, lbs arertky Principal of th Blind, Department of the Virginia Institution, for a copy of hi report to th Board ot Vuitsrs for th year just closed. It re pressor the condition of his department as steadily improving, and accomplishing successfully th Ci eat object for wbich it was established that of qualifying the Blind for usefulness and independence. The number of Pupils in the school is twenty-four. Four were discharged durimr th past year. One of ihem, a skilful workman in the manufacture of brush es, bu commenced business la Wheeling with a fa vorable prospect of success and another of them in tends to do th same, at the residence of his father in Neleon county. The third was a young man, who having become blind sinoe be grew up, was at the is stitution only fora few months, for the purpose of be coming acquainted with the apparatus adapted t his particular case. And the last was a female, who bad so far recovered her sight as to be no longer a fit sub ject for the institution. ; " . . 1 lie health ol tne pupils nas neep exceueui uunng the year. There was but one case of serious illness, and even that was not of long duration. Judicious diet, strict regularity in their mode of living, and ex ercise in the open air, are the means employed to pro mote tlie health of the pupils. The domestic economy of the department has been conducted by its estimable matron wilh sigual ability, and utrong testimony is borne to the order, cleanliness and comfort, which she has preserved throughout the buildings. The moral education and religious instruction of the pupils are strictly attended to. Each of the pupils is expected to attend divine worship in one of the church es of the town, but the choice of the church is left to them or their parents. We are pleased to see that one of the greatest dif ficulties with which the school has hud to contend namely, a want of good school book is likely soon to be removed. A large rress has been procured, a if-Pdapted to the execution Of printing for the Blind, and with the small founts f type which they had for some years past, they are enabled now to print their most indispensable books. 1 he means of procuring more types are solicited, and we hope they will be granted. Our readers are already informed of the syetem of instruction pursued in this department. The lively descriptions which we published recently of the exhi biiionu of the Pupils at Richmond and Raleigh, espe cially, render it unnecessary now for us to enter into that part of the report. Dr. Merrillat presents some interesting statistics and facts in relat ion to the Blind. He thinks their num Ikt has always been much underrated. The census (he sayx) does uot give even a faint approximation: to it His own investigations have satisfied him that in some counties in Virginia the number is more than double that reported in the census. He estimates the pro portion of white blind persons to the white population at about one to 1200. This ratio would make the whole number in Virginia 600, and in the United States upwards of 13,000. The results of the Dr's. investigations, as regards our own State, are thus summarily given in his report: " I have heard of fifty-two persons in Virginia who hbour under the double affliction of being deprived of hearing and of sight. One of them is a sprightly, in telligent little girl, about twelve years of age. She lost her hearing and ight about two years ago, by an attack of nervous fever. Her health now appears to be excellent. She has retained the power of speech, and modulates her voice remarkably well. Commu nications are conveyed to her by means of the ' double-handed alphabet," used by deaf mutes. She has lrnyieHo read- books in raised letters ; sha can also knit and do other female work. " The other is that of a young deaf mute, who was educated at the Philadelphia institution. ""Shortly af ter his return home, about three years ago, his sight began to fail, and be has since become entirely blind. His mind has also sutlered, so much so that his friends have applied lately to have hifh admitted into the lu natic asylum of this place." The number of applicants for admission, (Dr. Mer rillat remarks,) has been steadily increasing, and will doubtless continue to do so. as a knowledge of the ad vantages of the institution is more widely diffused. Is it not a melancholy reflection, in view ot the in calculable benefits which are thus denied, that any of the afflicted children of the corntnonwralth should apply ia vain? But we trust there is a better spirit diffusing itself among the people in reference to the benevolent institutions of our State, and that the day is not distant when they will not only be cherished as they ought to be, but prized by Virginia as among the richest of her jewels. "This is the cae noticed by us as having been re ceived at the Asylum in the Spectator of the 2Gth ult. THE COMMON SCHOOLS OF NEW-YORK. The Annual Report of the Superintendent of Com mon Schools was transmitted to the Legislature on the loth instant. It is an able and interesting docu ment, and being wholly free from partisan allusions, will command, as it merits, the attentive considera tion of the People. -Though of not unreasonably length, Ihe pressure upon our columns is such as to prevent its publication entire. In justice, however, to ihe all-important pubject of which it treats, we shall endeavor to present to our readers an intelligible ab stract of its statements and suggestions. It appears from the report that the entire territory of our State, comprising, exclusively of the great Lakes, an area of 45,658 square miles, is subdivided into 10,990 school districts, averaging a little more than four miles square each and thus bringing the re motest inhabitants of every district within little more than a mile of the school-house. The affairs of each district are manajjed by three Trustees, who hold their office for three years, one of the number being elected every year. These Trustees have the con trol of the school property of the district, employ the teachers, assess the taxes, and rate bills; give notice of the meetings, superintend the purchase of sites and the erection and repairs of the school houses, and are required annually to make a report of their doing to the town Superintendent. They are assisted in the discharge of their dulies by a Clerk, Collector aud Librarian. The town superintendent receives and disburses -the moneys raised in the town or received from the State, for school purposes; apportions such moneys among the several school district;! in the ratio of the number of children, between t..e ages of 5 and 16, re siding in each, visits and inspects the schools, exam ines and licenses the teachers, and is required to re port aunually to the County Superintendent. The County Superintendent is appointed by the Board of Supervisors in each county, and when there are more than 150 districts in any county, two Super intendents may be appointed' and the district divided between them. It is the duty of each County Super intendent to visit, ' as often as practicable, all the IK 1IUVIS WlllltU Ilia lUlUWlVHUU , iviuumhv ... .... -i.i . ,h. ,.n. H Hi.pmlin of ihn I i i . l: U , .J :, . ,A :nn.,:r !..,.. all mat. school, the course of instruction pursued, the books used, and the condition of the school buildings ; to grant and, for cause, annul, certificates of qualifica tion to teachers ; to point out defects and suggest im provements in the workings of the system ; and gen erally, by every means in his power, to promote the cause of Education. He ia the officer to whom all disputes among Trustee or officers of Districts are referred, and from his decision an appeal lies to the Stats Superintendent. It is the duty of each County Superintendent to make an annual report to the Secretary of State, and jjn abstract of these usually accompauies the Report of that officer to the Legislature. The State Super intendent is the head of the department, and his de cision, on all questions connected with the School lews, are final. Such, in brief, is the machinery which moves and regulates our Common School Sys tem, and though all parts of it do not, as yet, work equally well, the Secretary of State expresses the conviction that it is as well adapted to the accom plishments of the great object which it was designed to subserve as any that could be devised. According to the returns of the last census, the whole number of children between the ages of 5 and 16, residing in the State, Out of the City of New York, is 611,548. The whole number Who have attended school during sny portion of the last year, is 659,199. Add to this the 58,957 reported as having attended school in th city of New York, and we hare an ag gregate f 709,156 children who have been under in ttructioa a the Commoi Sc hoots of the State, for a -ui .u. . r ;.?...,; ,,. ih hnnb. I grsate or less period, during the past year. This number is more than 50,000 larger thja last year, shewing a great and gratifying increase. The num ber who study and practice vocal musie aas increased from 10,220 47,018, in thWmter, and from 17, 632 to 43,243, in th summer terms. The aggregate amount of fends, applicable to the support of schools and libraries,' for the past year, si ding en the 31st December last, is thus stated : From the State $275,000 Raised by Supervisors - . 375,000 Raised voluntarily by towns 18,000 Raised, under special act, in cities 200,000 . Local Funds . 18,000 ' Total " $786,000 , The amount of public money expended during the year in the payment of teachers' wages is $544,656, and ther was raised, on rate bills for the same pur pose, f 447,55-T-a total of $992,222, being the wg- gregate amount allowed to teachers. The average for each district is about $90, and the average com pensation to mate teachers is $14 per month, sod to females $7, exclusive of board. The sum applied to ine purchase ol District libraries during the year was $34,04. ine number oi volumes in the several school libraries is 1,938,396. The number of brick school houses has been increased 120 since the last report, of framed wood 650, and there has been a di minution of log houses of 145. More than 400 of the buildings reported last year as nnfit for use have been repaired and suitable outbuildings constructed in 185 districts. These are dry details, but they show the gradual advance of our Common School System to that per fection which all must desire to see it attain. The Report speaks in high terms of the faithful and effi cient services rendered by th County and Town Su perintendents, and dwells witb earnest eloquence up on the indispensable necessity of Universal Education, of sound, moral and intellectual culture, to the per manence and prosperity of our Republican Institu tions. The whole subject is one which more than any commends itself to the study of the People, and merits the close attention and steady favor of the Legislature. No expenditure can be deemed extrav agant and unprofitable which is designed to make sure and stable this chief corner stone of our social and political fabric Alb. Evening Jour. Tarborough, February 15. The Disease Since our notice, two weeks since, of the fatal disease which raged in the family of Mr. James Gllinor, in this county, his negro woman, Cain Hammonds a Iree negro man living with him, and the wife of Benjamin Ander son, have died wilh the same disease making seven deaths in all Gli Parker, James Ell;nr and wife, their cook, and Hammonds, five at Mr. EHinor's house Edward G. Thompson, in this place, who attended Mr. .Parker and caught the disease from him and Mrs. Anderson, living near there, who visited the family. The others that were attacked, have recovered or are con valescent. The disease is still variously designa ted as St. Anthony's fire, black tongue, die. We are' informer! by our physicians that there is now no case of it in our county. Press. LASSES by the Barrel for Family use. liest Hice at live rents, by the small. WILL. PECK. Haleigh, Feb. 18. , 14-3t CLIHTOX HOTEL CAKD. TH E Subscriber, for the In si twelve years Propri etor of the CLINTON HOTEL, respectfully announces to his friends and the public, lhat he has this day associated with him as joint partner, Mr. JOHN C. BLA8UEL. The business will hereaf ter be conducted under the firm of HODGES & BLASOEL, and it will be their study to make the Clinton Hotel worthy ihe patronage it has so long received, the con tinuance of which is further eoliciied. PHESTON HODGES. New York, January 1, 1845. The CLINTON HOTEL having for a long time received u Ittrce share of the Southern Travel, and the Junior Partner having for ihe past twelve years been a resident of the South, the Undersigned with pleasure informs ihe citizens of Kaleioh and the public generally, that this Hotel i now undergoing s thorough repair, painting, &c. &c, togeiher wilh many additions of Icrnilure. Having always receiv ed a large share of Southern patronage, ihe proprie tors are determined their Houte shall maintain ihe high standing it has so long possessed lhat of being inferior to none in the city ; and its location renders it decidedly one of the most desirable stopping places in ihe aieat meiropolis. Situated on Ueekman street, directly opposite ibe I'ark. Ciiy Hall, and the Foun tain presents one of the finest views in New York al"0, lieing within two minutes walk of Broadway, it possesses all the advantages of houses on that street, without their noise day and night. Gentlemen with their families will find this Hotel particularly desiiable on account of iu quiet and com fort, snd Ihe Proprietors extend the assurance to all who may favor them with a call, lhat no sins will be spared by them to render the visits of their guests pleatanl and agreeable. HODGES & BLASDEL. ftf Transient Board during winter $1 69 per day. Feb. 14. 13 3 w Harvard University, THE Second Term of the LAW SCHOOL in this University for the present Academical year, will open on February 28, 1845. The design of this Institution is to afford a com plete course of legal education for centlemen intend ing to practice in any of the United States ; and a systematic course of studies in commercial ju risprudence for merchants and men of business. No public ins'rncliun is given in the local or peculiar ju risprudence of any particular Slaiet but the Library, consisting of nearly 91)01) volumes, furnishes ample means fur the study of local law snd practice ; snd the students are privately assisted in these studies, by the Professors, as occasion may require. The active labors of instruction are shared equally between Mr. Justice Stoat and Professor Ghkiklicaf, who has the immediate supeiinlendeuce of the Law 8chol. No particular course of previous study is requisite for admission ; but every student is required to pro duce testimonials ot hit good moral character; and to give a bond of J20 to the Steward, with a surety resident in Massachusetts, conditioned for the pay ment of all college dues; or. instead of a bond, he may deposit 1150 with the Steward ai the commence ment of each term, to lie retained by him till the end , . i . . ' 'be term, and then lobe accountrd for No stu- dent is matriculated until such ttxlimoniali are pro duced and security given. The tuition feet are $50 a term, and $25 lor half or any lesser fraction of a term; which entitles the student to the use of the College and Law Libraries, and Text Books, snd s free admission to all the public Lei tmei in the Uni versity. Instruction may be hjd in any Foreign Lsngnsgfl taught in the University, frthe additional fee of $ 10 a year for each language studied. The ne cessary expense of s student, who resides all the year in Cambridge, will not exceed the following : Tuition, $100. Kent snd cars of room, with use of furniture, averaging about $78. Board, from U1 lo $182. Fuel, fiom $15 to 30 Washing, from $ lft to $30 Total, $299 to $420, exctusivs of clothes and wbat is termed pocket money. In regard to the amount of p.rcket money, neither expediency nor ihe usages of society require that it should he Isrge. tSiudenU who have pursued their studies in this School fur three terms, and Attorneys at Law who, after having been admitted to the bar in States where I previous course of study for at lestt dnt year is re quired, hsve pursued their studies in this School for two terras, ar entitled, upon the certificate and re commendation of the Law Faculty, snd after passing satisfactory examination, lo ihe degree of Batchelor of Laws, . . . " (try A ppticstiom for tdmittion are to be mads to Professor GKEENLEAF. at Cambridge. Cambridge, Jan, 38, 1 84i. r 10-2m. Valuable " Property; for Sak lit TOE COT OIP UAtEiGgj. WIt be sold positively without reserve.' TuWay. the 1st of April next, h,ing J day at the Superior Court, (if not previously iitDZJ, of st priv.U sale,) that large 3 Htory ffew B2T Building, nearly 60 feet square, and 60.fee hih on Ibe corner of Fayetievills and Hsrgett Street, , ' lbs centre ..f th t;toy, snd forming two of the h. tenements in KkUb for any kind of business I! hss a P..ge of 8 feet through the centre, from'on. end to the otber.upon each floor, so that every Ruom ; th House mty be spprosched without ht,in.,0T. through on inlosnoihsr. Beside the pssstuoJ around ,, 1 , u. j."" """ --. .... HWIIM UIV DM constructed in the very best style snd st rre,, pens j underneath are two floe dry ltra. fT Sd and 3d Stories are divided by postage into 1 Z gant Tenements designed for Fsmily residence,. having 4, snd the other 8 airy snd commodi! Itoomj ; and in the rest of this building, ther, its new Kitchen and other Out Houses, This valuable Building J covered with Tin, arts is one of the best, most, convenient and elegant es tablishments iq the titsie, end being in the beast of the Ciiy, wilh a slight alteration, might be convened into a splendid Hotel It cost in its erection, togeih er wilh the ground, the sum of $14,70(1. A LSO, one other new two 8tory Brick Boil ding, on Wilmington Street, likewise in ot about the centre of the Cjty. On the first floor, theie n. two excellent Store Rooms, snd above are 4 comfort able Rooms, divided by a Passage. This House it t constructed at lo afford accommodation to two btisi. nets men and their families ; snd cost together with the ground, upwsrdt uf $2,500. The whole, or sny part of the shore described Property, may be had st privsie tale on application to either of the undersigned ; snd to accommodate pur. chasers, will be divided and told (Q tepsrate Tene ments if they should piefer it. TERMS : Approved negotiable paper at the Bank of the State of North Carolina st Rnleight WM. HILL, JNO BUFFAI.OE, JNO. HUTCHINS, DAVID CARTER. B. T. BLAKE, W. L. OTEY. Haleigh, Feb. 4, 1846. 10 u Executor's Notice. THihe Subscriber, having qualified as Executor JL ol Ihe Inst Will snd Testament of John His- tow, sen. dee'd. at the February Term of Wake County Court, hereby gives notice to all persons, having claims againti said Estate, to present then for payment, duly authenticated, within the lime nre- scribed by law, or ihit notice will be plead in. bar of their rvcovery. And ihose indebted to the Eslste, are hereby notified to make immediate poyment'of tne tame. CHARLES L. HINTON, Ex'r. Raleigh. Feb. 17, 1845. 14 6t WATCHES, WATCHES AND JEWELRY,'! Watches! THE largest and most splendid assortment of Watches in the City, is to be found I at the subscriber s; is he ii constantly receiving all de scriptions of Gold and Silver Watches, of the newest styles; from the manufacturer! in ne-l land, France, and Switzerland, he it enabled to offer I a larger assortment snd at much less prices, tt Ke- tail, than sny other house in America Gold Watches I st low ss 20 to 25 Dollar each. Watches and Jewelry exchsnged or bought. All Watches warranted to keep good time or I THE MDNKi KETUKNt-U. W atehes sntlJcw-l elrv repaired in the best manner snd warranted, bv I the best workmen, and much lower than al tny oihetl place Gold and Silver Kencilt, Gold Chains, Keys,! and Ladies' Bracelets. Pint, snd Sterling bilverl Spoons, Silver Cupt, Forks, cVc, for sale very low.l 1 . C. ALLEX, Importer of Watches and Jewelry, Wholesale and Retail, Kn an Wall St.. New York. iuDstairl Jan. 24. 8 SHERIFFS SALE, SHALL offer for sale to the highest bidder fot Cash, on the 1st Monday in March next, bet' l, lrt,irt hnne ,bmr. in the Town of Jackson, ttti tfolloniiis Tbict or LiSD, or at much thereof i will satisfy a double Tax due for the years 1842 at nil 1 84 3. together wilh the cnti of advertising, vii: 118 Acre lying on the waters of Hart's Swamp, in Northompton County, adjoining tne unm of Thomas Peele and others, valued at l r Double Tax for 1842, l Do. do. 1843, 1 $2 ETHEL'D. J. PEEBLES, Late sheriff of Northampton. I Ot 10J1 Pr Adv. S3. l Notice is hereby given XnO WILLIAM MASON, Jr. ton of YVIIXMMl ii MAMON, Mr deceased, upon whose baiste II am Executor, that the amount to which he iseniitloil of said Estate is now in my hands, ready for distribul lion, and that I shall nut expect to pay Interest oil the ame. The residence of the above named W ill liam Mason. J Ft is not known to Ihe SutwribeJ He left this State about the year 1825, and u l been heard from within Ihe last 17 years. H application be made on the tnlject. Letters aw'-l addressed to me at Chapel Hill, IN. U JOHN A. MASON,. Executor, Of William Mason, decai Chatham Coumv.N.C. Dee. 10, 184i. 5 100--3ni HOUSE and I.OT FOB S.4LE, The Subscriber withet to sell kit resij dence in Raleigh. It is "u,,e0 Hill.hnrnnoli .Iroot about 200 V Wen from ihe 'Jspiiol, end is on of m plM""" situations in Kaleujb. At it is presume ."j r would examine for thenwelvet before purctusin further description is deemed unnecessary- WM. WHITE. 771 . Rsleinh. 8eplsmlr21,1844, - FOR RENT. AND Immediate po.ses.ion given. ous Dwelling House, sdjoining W. B. recently occupied by Cspt, Lucai. 4- Jan 13, 1845. WASHINfiTnN C.VA .F.BRAT10N. KetnlA. That Saturday. 22nd in1" Ol r,hK.'hi h ansDnropriate tnt very wasningionian, oi wro ! Am aliAMl tilt d ij ,1. e .ill commem0"! .t-j. r..,u. .:; h. a Prcce' uicuaj a iiiiiucin w iisii.sga j and Address, or Addresses, eoited to the e at the Baptist Church, at 3 o'clock, P- , lhat all the friends of Temperance be eat" Invited to join , us, Resolved, that the Paper, in our City. H1 pectfully requeued, through the SecreltfJ' publish the same. . JGHNR. HARBISON, Pr1 P. McGowak, Sec W. T. S. Roloirrl. Ifllh Vmhl 1S45l r M ' . I TLmmmiAA. tnt r. o. ror lorroing me rmwiv-, - j are requested to nwet at liae A own clock ai ki vi tl: lil b tt m vi ca rei m tr ni ai tu th hi al V sa W la IU th S .ih at or B 6 th ar ia th M al th ia th of sci be tei thi ia Pt th a V V," t. V.
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