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Miscellaneous.
Hon. Bedford Brown. On our
outer form, will be found another
Speech of North Carolina's faith
ful and fearless Senator. It will
doubtless be gratifying to all the
Republican friends of Air. Brown
to team by the following extract
from the Baltimore Republican,
that his talents and his usefulness
are appreciated abroad, as well as
at home.
A debate occurred in the Sen
ate on Friday last, on the presen
tation of a resolution passed by
the Legislature of Maine on the
subject of an interference by Con:
gress in relation to slavery, with
which several of the southern
Senators, and among the rest Mr.
Calhoun, expressed themselves
not only satisfied but highly grati
fied. They nevertheless, seized
upon the opportunity which pre
senter! itself, to endeavor to fan the
embers of the excitement which
hs prevailed upon the occasion;
when they were met by Mr.
Brown, of North Carolina, in a
most able and happy manner.
The letter writers have made a
desperate attempt to misrepresent
the facts cf the case, and there
marks which were made upon the
occasion, and if there were no re
ports of the debates presented to
the view of the public, those rep
resentations might have the effect
to impress upon the public mind
the belief that Mr. Brown was not
only completely prostrated, but
tad been guilty of great folly; but
anyone who will give himself the I
trouble to read the regular
ports of the debate, will see that
Mr. Calhoun, and those who took
part with him in opposition, to
jlr. Brown, were completely de
feated. Mr. Cal houn was so en
t:re'y cornered that he was com
pelled to abandon his ground, and
take shelter under cover of a
miserable subterfuge; and Mr.
"aigum, who undertook to Icc
lc Mr. Brown, found himself in
unenviable predicament, by
eig reminded that until he
'earned to obey instructions coin
1!5S to him from a very high
source, it did not become him to
undertake to give instructions to
"lose over whom he had no con
trol. The letter writers may at
tempt to misrepresent the facts,
to sustain their friends b giv
lnS incorrect statements; but the
lact is, that their friends in the
nate were exceedingly mortified
and chagrined on account of the
banner in which Messrs. Calhoun
Mangum were used up by
Mf. Brow, and did not hesitate
! condemn Mr. Calhoun for hav
lnc placed them in such an awk-
Ward predicament. llal. Stand.
Co?. Benton's Speech. In this
eeks Standard, we have com
fenced the rrreat snPPrh nf Col.
o I -
uenton, delivered in the Senate of
United States on his Expung-
"6 resolutions. It is one of the
st powerful, masterly and elo
?Ueru productions we ever read
le wicker-work arguments o
opposition, were swept before
- me jicu icugin oi tne
speech, it will necessarily occupy
a portion of our columns for sev
era! weeks.
'Our true remedy (says Col.
netiton) lies in the knife, with
which we are to cut out; in the
fire, with which we are to burn
out; in the potential cautery, with
which we are to' extirpate the
brand which has been stamped up
on the first patriot of the age, for
the most glorious action of his
life. Expunge is the word, and
expunge is the remedy. None of
your reversals, repeals, rescissions,
annullings, or acatings; but let
our Secretary bring the manu
script jourual to his desk; open it
in the presence of an assembled
Senate and of attending multi
tudes, and encircling the odious
sentence with lines as black as its
own injustice, let him inscribe up
on its face the indelible decree:
"EXPUNGED BY ORDER
OF THE SENATE." Yes,
sir, expunge is the wprd. It is
the only one that can render ade
quate justice to that man who has
done more for the human race
than any other mortal who lias
ever lived in the tide of times.
Expunge is a severe remedy, but
it is a just one. It reflects re
proach, but the fault is not ours,
but of those who compel us to use
it. Let us go on, then, and nei
ther compromise for difficulties,
nor despair for failures. If we
fail now, let us try again. If we
continue to fail, and have to retire
before the good work is accom
plished, let us transmit and be
queath it to the democracy of A-
menca. Let us give it to the
aged sire, that he may hand it
down to his heir to the matron,
that she may deliver it to her
manly son to the young mother,
that she may teach her infant
babe to suck in the avenging word
EXPUNGE, with the life-sus
taining mill; winch it draws from
her bosom." ib.
Mr. Clay's Land Dili This
bill lias been before the Senate
for some days, and Mr. Hill, Mr.
Benton, and Mr. Wright have
spoken against it, and Mr. South-
ard and Mr.
Cnltenden for it.
Mr. Hill's snpprh has heen nub-
re-llMied. and lias been received bv
the public with the satisfaction
which the patriotic and logical
democracy of the Union. Mr.
Benton's and Mr. Wright's
speeches were principally of a
documentary and financial char
acter. Mr. B. undertook to
show from the reports of the Sec
retary of War and Navy, that the
defences of the country would re
quire the whole surplus, and more
loo. The naval branch of the
defence would require forty mill-
ons of dollars, including the an
nual repairs, and the military
branch about sixty rnimions, 10
wit: the Ordnance Department
near thirty millions, and the forti
fications a little over thirty mu-
ions. These sums, he argued,
would be greater than the surplus
n the Treasury could ever meet.
Mr. Wricht took a much more
extended view, and from data
held in his band, showed that out
of about 770 bills before the two
Houses of Congress, only one
small ceneral appropriation bill
had yet passed, and that seventy oi
these bills a one proposed to ap
propriate twenty-seven millions of
dollars; the other 7uu ne jjiwuiu-
ed would require several ramions
more. The Florida war was yei
to have its cost ascertained; and
he alluded to subjects understood
by the Senate to show that two
items, amounting to about seven
millions of dollars, and not in any
nnrnnrlation bill. WOuld have tO
be passed upon. The result was
that, instead of thirty-two millions
of cnrnhis now in the Treasury,
bills now before the two Houses
would much more than absorb the
whole of it; and he showed the
unreasonabless of counting on the
aiue income irom lands and cus
toms for years to come, which
tney were now yielding; the ex
pansion of the paper svstem. and
some other transient causes having
produced speculationsin lands and
commerce which cannot last;
which must, in the nature of things
be followed by contraction, and
leave the revenue to fall below its
proper level. He took an extend
ed view of our finances, to show,
that if the proceeds of the public
lands were abstracted from the
Treasury for five years, as the
oiii proposes, the tariff of duties
must be raised before the five
years were out; for the present
revenue Irom customs would not
be sufficient to carry on the Gov
ernment. Globe.
G7We hear it rumored that the
Creek Indians are exhibiting in
dications of a turbulent and hostile
spirit. Ten or fifteen families it
is said have already fled to Co
lumbus for safety, leaving their
homes. The Indians attacked the
plantation of one man, shot down
his cattle before his face, broke
open his corn crib, cut the cotton
bagging from his cotton bales,
and drove off with them six ne
groes. Such is the story that has
reached here. We hope it is ex
aggerated. If contrary to our
expectation the reports are true,
the duels ot the IMation should be
instantly seized and held as host
ages for the good conduct of their
tribes. The Creek Indians can
bring into the field 10,000 warri
ors. The whole nation is 25.000
strong. Georgia Journal.
C7The body of George W.
Martin, of Rockingham, who was
killed by the explosion of the
Steam Boat, Ben Franklin, at Mo
bile, was found near the place
where the disaster occurred on the
24th tilt, (eleven days after the
accident:) Judge Martin, an ac
quaintance of his Father, had had
the river searched with drags for
eight or ten days, but without suc
cess, and had despaired of finding
the body when it made its ap
pearance, and was brought ashore
by a boatman. It was fortunate
that Gen. Davidson,' formerly of
Iredell, was present, and immedi
ately gave notice to Judge Martin
of the fact. Twelve thousand dol
lars in U. S. Notes was found up
on the body in a belt, which was
counted in the presence of Gen.
Davidson, Dr. Carter, and Mr.
Wilson of Mecklenburg, N. C.
and secured with some other val
uables, for his next of kin, who,
we believe, is his father, Alex. S.
Martin. He was unmarried.
Frightful Prospect. The
Montisello Herald, in the Shaw-
angunk mountain of New York,
has the following melancholy par
agraph, under date of April 14th:
More Snoio. We had just ob
tained a sight of land, after having
been enveloped in snow for nearly
five months when we are suddenly
deprived of the novel and pleas
ing prospect by another tail ot
snow. The storm commenced
early this morning, (the 13th) and
while we are writing this para
graph, it is snowing nearly as
hard as it has done at any time
during this winter.
Robbery. The Merchants'
Bank of Providence R. I. has
hppn robbed of 149.000, of
which 15,000 was is specie. A
reward of $10,000 has been offer
ed, and the rogues will no doubt
be detected.
Tlr fin Jful Accident. A boV at
A" vv ' m
Marvland. attempting
onfpr between two of the bur-
l ,VM.- -
den cars on the rail road near the
depot, fell beneath the wheels, and
had his body literally torn asun
der.
Females and Children in Jl
merican Manufactories. The
report of the committee of the
Massachusetts Legislature on the
education of this class of persons
contains some new and startling
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lacis. l he greater portion of our
lactones, cotton, woollen, &c. are,
it is. well-known in New England.
The total number of females,
most of them young, employed
in all those establishments in the
United States amounts to half a
munon: a great number of
them are without education. In
lour manufacturing towns of Mas
sachusetts alone, there are 1895
children between 4 and 16 years
of age, that do no! attend the
common scnoois any portion of
the year. The committee hu
manely and judiciously recom
mend that no child under 14 shall
be employed to labor in any in
corporated manufacturing estab
lishment of the Slate; unless such
child have attended some public
or private day schools ar least 3
of the 12 months preceding. The
forfeiture is $50.
Heirs wanted for Ihirhi two
millions. The heirs of Hugh,
John and Daniel
whom an estate to the above a-
mount has lately descended in
England are missing. The Albany
uaiiy Advertiser says, a search for
them is making in this country.
Distressing Occurrence. We
are deeply grieved to hear of the
death,by drowning, of Mr. James
1). Brown, one of the Ensrineers
of the State, son of Jas. Brown,
Jr, ksq. Second Auditor. This
truly afflicting event occurred at
the Seven Islands, in James Riv
er, near Middleton's Mills, Flu
vanna. It seems that the boat in
which Mr. Brown was descending
the river, was dashed to pieces
against a rock; and the de
ceased being unable to swim with
the heavy coat he had on, was
soon engulphed in the impetuous
waves. This young gentleman
was highly useful and respectable
in his profession, and estimable in
his character as a man. His un
timely death awakens a lively
sympathy in the heart of every
one acquainted with himself and
family. Richmond Compiler.
How a man can be made his
civn Grandfather. There was a
widow and her daughter-in-law,
and a man and his son. The wi
dow married the son, and the
daughter the old man: the widow
was therefore, mother to her hus
band's father, consequently grand
mother to her own husband.
They had a son, to whom she was
grandmother: now as the son of a
great grandmother must be cither
a grandfather or great uncle, this
boy was therefore his own grand
father. N. B. This was actually
the case with a boy at a school at
Norwich.
Marriage. A good " wife is
Heaven's last best gift to man; his
angel and minister of graces innu
merable; his Sal Polychresium or
gem of many virtues; his Pando
ra, or casket of jewels: her pres
ence forms his best company; her
voice his sweetest music, her
smiles his brightest day, her kiss
the balm of his health, the balsam
of his life, her arms the guardian
of his innocence, the pale of his
safely, her industry his surest
wealth, her economy his safest
steward, her lips his faithfulest
councillors, her bosom his safest
pillow, and her prayers the ablest
advocates of Heaven's blessings
on his head. So if you prize
pleasure marry; if you desire
health, marry; and if you value
money, marry.
Horrible Occurrence Suicide
and attempted Murder of a Fe
male. Our city was last evening!
made the theatre of an awful trag
edy. We have been at consider
able pains to collect the particu
lars, and this morning present
them to our readers. Mrs. R.
Wade keeps a boarding house at
No. 50 Filbert street she is a
very handsome woman, and her
manners are highly attractive; she
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nab uvea unnappuy with her hus
band, who is residing in another
part of the city, and a bill of di
vorce is now pending.
Richard W. Brown, residing
in Second street, above Callow
hill, a young man of fair charac
ter and prepossessing exterior,
aged 23, became much attached
to Mrs. W. and to this unhappy
passion is to be attributed the
melancholy particulars of this
dreadful event almost unparal
leled in the history of our orderly
and quiet city. Brown suspected
that the affections of Mrs. Wade
were bestowed on another, and
the demon ofjealousy took pos
session of his mind.
He yesterday afternoon gave
Mrs. W. an invitation to take a
ride with him, which she declined.
Towards evening he met her re
turning from a walk and joining
her, they together entered her
premises through the back way.
Brown called her into a front
room, savine he wished to SDeak
to her, and then on her compli
ance, discharged a pistol loaded
with duck shot, the contents of
which entered her right breast.
Mrs. W. staggered out of the
room, crying out "I am shot!"
"I am shot!" A second had
scarcely elapsed ere the report of
another pistol was heard, which
was discharged by the wretched
man into his own bosom, and
which at once extinguished his
mortal existence, and sent him
with guilt of two-fold murder on
his soul, into die presence of an
offended God.
Mrs. Wade sustains an excel
lent character; and we are inform
ed that notwithstanding the un
pleasant state of her domestic re
lations, she is an amiable woman.
Doctors W. S. Coxe and Lewis
Rodman have rendered her sur
gical assistance, and we under
stand they do not deem the wound
dapgerous, unless inflammation
should ensue.
On his person was found a
challenge from an individual,
(whose name we suppress for the
present) and which is said to have
been accepted. A belief that the
affections of Mrs. W. were bes
towed on this arrival was no doubt
the inducement to this awful trag
edy. A Coroner's inquest held over
the body of the deceased and ren
dered a verdict of suicide, caused
by jealousy. Phil. Ledger.
(ITA man named Charles W.
Zeiss was brought before the ses
sions Court in New York last
Saturday, charged with an assault
upon his wife, in dragging her
out of bed and attempting to make
her swallow a dose of arsenic.
He was sentenced to six months
imprisonment in the Penitentiary,
in pronouncing which the Recor
der added "and when you come
out you will be heir to sixty or
seventy thousand dollars."
Republic of Texas. We find
the following organization of the
new independent Government of
Texas, in our last Southern pa
pers. A Constitution has beer!
formed, and the following Officers
provisionally appointed we pre
sume by the Convention, viz:
David G. Burnett, President.
Lorenzo de Zavala, Vice Pres
ident. Samuel P. Carson, Secretary
State.
Thomas J. Rush, Seetary
War.
Baily Hardan, Secretary
Treasury.
Robert Potter, Secretary Navy.
David Thomas, Attorney Gen
eral. J. R. Jones, Post Master Gen
eral. The Government have issued a
Proclamation to the citizens of
Texas, calling upon them to rally
to the standard of freedom, and
reminding that by an unbroken
unanimity of voices they have de
clared that "Texas shall be free,
sovereign and independent." The
proclamation declares that the fail
of the Alamo is the surest guaran
tee of their ultimate success that
the Spartan band who so nobly
perished there, have bequeathed
an example to the Texians, which
ought to and will be imitated by
them, and have inflicted on the
enemy a terror and a loss that is
equivalent to a defeat.
The government will remove
from Washington, where it is now,
to Harrisburg, not in consequence
of any apprehensions of fear, but
as a measure conducive to the
common good.
The Convention of Texas, at its
last sitting, passed some important
resolutions, among which we find
the following:
Resolved, That bounties of
land be granted and are hereby
granted to said volunteers, as fol
lows, viz:
To all who are now in service,
and shall continue faithfully in
service during the war, 12 hun
dred and eighty acres.
To all who served faithfully, or
sha.ll have served faithfully for a
period not less than six months,
640 acres.
To all who have served faith
fully for a period not less than
three months three hundred and
twenty acres.
To all who shall enter the ser
vice previous to the first day of
July, and shall continue in service
faithfully during the war, provid
ed the war shall continue for a
period more than six months, nine
hundred and sixty acres.
To all who shall enter the ser
vice after the first day of July, a
quantity, proportionate to their
services, to be hereafter determin
ed on by law.
The lawful heir or heirs of such
volunteers as may have fallen, or
may hereafter fall in the present
contest with the Mexican Govern
ment, or who may have died, or
may hereafter die from any acci
dent while in the service of the
country during the war, shall be.
entitled to the quantity of land
which would have been due the
deceased under the .Colonization
law, as established by the laws of
the land, had he have survived;
that is to say, one league, and lot,
(or four thousand six hundred and
forty acres) for a man of family,
and one-third of a league (one
thousand four hundred and seventy-six
acres) for single men; also,
that the said heir or heirs shall
receive, in addition to the land
granted as aforesaid, a bounty of
six hundred and forty acres, as
decreed by the Council at San
Felipe on the 11th of December,
1835.
(I?It seems that the Mr. Ben
ton who perished at San-Antonio,
was a nephew of the Hon. T nom
as H. Benton. - Jesse Benton the
Senator's brother, was still alive
at the last dates from Texas, and
determined to abide the issue of
the struggle. PAt7. Inq.
(EA petition has been pres-'
ted in the Pennsylvania nal.e
one hundred andfftu -'ree feet in
length, and sign-; iy nearly five
thousand Jes f th! c.7 .of
PhiladVma Prav,nS legislative
jn,,.ierence to prevent the in
crease of taverns and grog-shops,
in that city.
C7A wild goose, never laid a
tame egg.
UKe leathers in the whirl-wind
for which there was no use, the