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WEI, E. IfJAlVIV, T0-RKT0E. i 63. HI. VIIJBEIt, Assistant Editor. TERMSPER ANNUM. Te these who hate to pay postage on the y F.per, 1 $2,00 Te th-ae who do not, .-. $2,50 Payable in eix month after auUcfibing, or Three-Cellars 'will U (charged if Payment iade !?d until the tipiratioi) of the year. ' "N ir trtopi d until all '-.rreag-s are paid up, xrr).l t the option uf the proprietor, i A4ertiru.tnt inserted at ?l pr qnarr for the irtt insertion, nJ 25 cents for each cwnlinuance. A rfeitiemnU mufct le marked w ith the numl f imartiwna wantsd, or they will b dialed until rJt red cut. s !' Aaron Burr. The career of M'"- rcnarksble man adde .notheV instance to the proof of which history i. lull. "ircly jclmrnt na"kinl n "uman c,ioni frails on ihe event of succes or disaster In human nterprizes.--It cn scarcely frc iuhted now, that the tleeigns of this c Ithrated individual, which rlutide d hi nam in hit oti day, with thr auspirion and c harge of trraatjn; difltrrd rery little Irsirn n iiter(riztr whoae aucreas we have in our iitvii time tern hir lded with the platiditi of npprovin . mil lions the diaiiicmbvrnient of the poseaions of an adjoininjf friendly poncr by cilirens oi the Uniud States the timporary inde pendence of the territory so dl-tached and then it final incorporation into this Uriiin. What but Ihe difTrreuce of lime and the event, marks the broad lin in the pag of hiaiory,j betwi en Uiron am! .'Washington -the spne denounced and liiinlcd as rebel and lelon to his gr ve the other the Hero cf a sucreaaful re Tolulion the fouiiilrr of a mighlv empire hailed '"Paiher of hit Coiintr?"--So - i ' 1 1 1 . t If1" .! - troiv nc neauuitiiir, me run sinrs: (uhethar of Sidney tr ltiiaac-11, or Em melt, or Bdcin, or 1 Kossuth, or nil the hn filed votaries of Freadom the world! rund.) ' ' . y ' " Ilebellion, foul dishonoring word. Whose-.. wrongful blight so oft has stain'd, The holiest cause, that tonjrue or svrord Of mortal ever hst or gained! Kuw many a spirit born to bless, llath sunk beneath that withering name, : Whom but. a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to eternal Fame.' : Theaex thoughta have been suggested by an accidental reference, tu the very inking coimporary account of Durr't lrive-takiog In the Senate, when he left it as its presiding oftjeer. When his term at Viet Tresidrnt expired, he took leave of the Senate in a msnnr-r that made the deepest- impression. The scene was re- prt-seiitt-d' as altogether rxtraordiuarv ahnost rvrrv Senator found himsrlf dis solved in tears. : The following account of it was published its the Washington Federalist, then printed in Washington City : .;. .! ; . "On Saturdav. the 2d i .."at. (M rch. i 1803.) Mr. '-Burr look leave of t1e Senate - this was dtiue at a lime wht-n the doors were 'closed, the Snmie being engaged in executive business ' and of course when lliere were no spectators. It is, lioe?rr, wniversally said to have' been the most ditfitifnd, sublime and iu'presaive that ever was uttered; and the etlrcl which it prndured justified those epithet. 1 will give you j ihe best itccotiui I hive been able to obtain from the Senators of sev tral Slates, as well federal as republican. Mr, Burr began by yig that he in tended to pass the day with them, but ihe increase of a slight indisposition (sore throat) and determijied him to take his leave of tin in. He touched slightly on fume of the rules and 'orders of the House, and recommended, in; one or two points. Iterations, of which tie briefly explained ' " 4 ' 1 ' the reastMi end principles ! He then anid ibst he was sensible that he must at limea! have wounded the! r"l"ct to his oflictal conduct, the con Kmi..m .A in.lt;,!...lLrr.,l.. r. lin hn.l i'l "d ujiifurin support he had receiv- !sver avoided entering1 into any explana - ions at the time, because the moment ol irrilatioi, was not the! inoment for expla - Iiati,.is because his p.siiiou (bring in the chair) rendered it impossible to enier into explanaiions without obvious danger of roriseouences, which miyht lZad ihe ;..iit- .( tl SVn-i r'nrf- ,Ii,.-arP. able a'hd injurious in ,iH.r than one point! of view. J rial he had. therefore, prefer red to leave in tin ir rt flrciious Jiis justi Mcation; that on his ! part he had no in juries to complain ol -if any had. been done or attempted, he was ignorant of the authors, ami if lie had ever hearil them .-he hati forgotten them, for he thank 1 God hr had no memory for injuries. He doubted hot but they had found oeca sion to observe that to be prompt was not therefore to be precipitate, and that .lo'tct without delay was not always lo acl without , reflection that error was often to be prelerrcd to iiulecision that his errors, whatever they ! might have been, ere ihose of rule and principle, and not of caprice; tl at it could not be deemed arrogance in him to say that, in his offi cial conduct, he had known no party no . ranse no friend.That if, in the .pin lon t n), the discipline which had been established, approached to rigor, thev would M least admit that it was uniform and indiscriminate. i "He further remarked that the ignorant iDfj uuthiuking affected to treat a un- - it -i -'V"". i Vot. 9- necessnry, ami fastidious t-rigit altention to rules and decorum; but he thought no thing trivial which touched, however re motrly, the dignity of that body; a nil he appealed to their experience for the jus lice of this sentiment, and urged them in language, the most impressive, aud in a manner the most commanding, to avoid the smaller relaxation of the habits which he had endeavored to inculcate and estab lish. , ; But. he challenged their attention to ennsiderutions more momentous than an) whiih regarded merely their personal honor and character the preservation of the law of liberty and the constitution. This House, said he, is a sanctuary, and a ritttdel of laws, of order, of liberty; and it is hi'ic in this exalted refuge here. if any where, will resistance be made to the storms of popular frenzy and the sileYit arts of conuption; and if the con stitution he destined ever to perish by tne Sitcringious liantls oi me (Jemagogne or the usurper, (thich (jod avert!) its ex- piring agoiiua will be w itnes?iU on this floor. "He then adverted tcthose afflicting sensations which attended a final separa tion a dissolutioiupi rhaps foiever,! of the arsociatioiuwhich he hoped had been mutuallv'SNtisfactorv. He consoletl himself however, and them, with the re flections, that though separated, they would bo enaed in the common caiist , oi uisseniinaiing principles oi irecuom and social order. He should always ie gard the proceedings of that body with interest and with solicitude he should feel for their honor, and the national honor, so iiilimateiyeonnected with il and took his leave with expressions of personal reside I, and with prayers and wishes, Sec. 3fcc. "In this cold relation, a distant reader, eapeeially one to w hom Col. Burr is not personally known, will be at a loss to discern tlie cause uf those extraordinary emotions which were excited the whole Senate were in tears, and to unmanned, that it was half an hour before tht-r could recover themselves sufficiently to come to order and choose a Vica Piesiucnl pro tern. At the Prrsideni'e on Monday.' t no of the Senators were relating these cir curustanrca to a circle wn'ch bad cdleci ed round them; one said that he wished that the tradition n ight be preserved as one of ihe most extraordinary events he had ever w itnessed; another Senator, be ing asked on the dy following thaf on which Mr. Burr took hit leave, how long Jie w said he was speaking, alter a moment's pause, he could totm no idea ii miglu re been nu hour, and mi lit have been hut a moment; when he came tu hi senses he st-rmt-d to have as akeued Uum. a kind of trance. . ."The characteristics of the Vice Pre si dent's manner seemed to have been rlevation and dignity, a consciousness Of superiority, &c; nothing of that whining adulation, those canting, hy pocritical com plaints of want of talents,-assurance of his endeavors lb plrase them, hopes ol their favor, &c. &cr. On the contrary, he tt. hi them explicitly tt at he had de termined to put sue a conduct which j:is judgment should approve, and which should secure the suffrage of his own conscience; and he had never considered j Vl1,,1l f,'r fhou,il lr l;ij or displeased, I xllllfOinll it MAM (ill I !li.tli.a .... ll.l. ...ii. allllOUCll It WAS hilt 1llatief on .tl.i i,rr. ' 'u'n lo ln"'i tlp' fr their deference and 1 cd fr.,,m d.er. for their prompt rqwic- h.s decisions,nnd to remaj k, 1 to l,llr ,,1,,,m ihat lhy "ever d '", .( paionlor ! 'barrasnerit; so far was he j ,rom H",,I, defects, that he t,U Hm lhU on renewing lib, decisions I ,,e ,,al occasion lo make, there was no w,lic,, on n flef Vl011' he WM8 disP ed Jo vary or retraci. As soon as the Senate could compose themselves sufficiently to choose a Presi dent pro tern., they came to the following resolut . "Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of the Senate be presented to Aarin Bur, in testimony of the. impartialitj', dignity and ability with which he has presided over their deliberations; and ol their entire- approbation of his conduct in the discharge nf the arduous and important dutiea assigned him as President of the Senate; and that Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and Mr. While, of Del.w are be acom millee to wait ou him with this resolu tion. Attest: SAM. A. OTIS, Secretary." EL To which resolution Col. Burr return. ,ul the following answer to the Senate: Next to the satisfaction arising from a consciousness of having discharged my duly, is that which i derived from the approbation of those who hare been the cousunt vwtacssea of my cocduct; aod . - - ' . k i Ji n i iiii il I il I "ERROR is harmless, when truth IZABETH CITY, N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1849. me Value ol this testimony of ilissir esteem is greatly enhanced Wy the promptitude with which it ie offered. "I 'pray you to accept my respectful acknowledgemtnti, aud the aisaraoce of my inviolable attachment to the interest aud dignity of the Senste. A A HON BURR." And how true the propheey of this sagacious and far-aeeingStateema! How, in the worst times the nation hae seen, fits this same Senate pro? ed a sactuary and a citadel of laws, ol oreierand ol liberty!" What is Isst becuniing, and what it has and may Outcome, it were bootless now to speak But may we not Impe, that ere beexpiring agonies' of . i .. . . the Constitution Shall be witnessed OH that ''floor,' cwr Caesar, too, ihali feci the sice "As when Bratvt rose, Refulgent from the stroke of Ctcsar' fate, Amid -the crowd of patriots! and his arm Aloft extending, like eternal Jove, When guilt brings down the Ihunder, called aloud ' On Tully's name, and shook his crimsom steel, And bade the Father of his Cuuniry hail! Forjo! the Tyrant prostrate in the dust, And Rome again is free!" And such is, and. has been, and will be, the commanding charm the magic spell of true genius. Aaron Burr! not all the vices that eiusier round that name, can dim its lustre, nor pre.-ent the man him. self, even to the eye of moral judgment. as less than : "Archangel fallen. , THE 'WIFE A BEING TO COME HOME TO. a ...t m.ft- .ii .1... l .iin m i i an, "! is it iiiBi iiiiii irrsi in the compsnionship of a woman! An influence like the gentle dew, and the cheering light, more felt throifgliotl the whole of his existence, in its aollenitig. healing, harmonising power lliau caa be acknowledged by a single acjor lecog nix d by any certain tuleTt is in fart a beiny to tome home tot in the happiest cense of the expression. Poetic lays of aurieui times were wont to tell how the bold war rior, returning from the fight, ouhj difl his plumed helmet, and reposing from his toils, lay bare his weary limbs that wo man's hand might pour into their wounds .. .. a - - the healing balm. But never wearied knight nor warrior cover, d with the dust of the battle field, was more iu need of womaua smoothing power than' those care-worn sous of the soil, who struggle for the bread of life, in : our peaceful and enlightened days. And still, though the romance uf the castle, ; helmet, the waving plume, and the clari on, wild and high," may all hare vanish ed from the scene, the charm of woman's influence lives as brightly in the picture of domestic joy as w hen she placed the wreath of victory on the hero's brow. Nay, more so, fur there aie deeper sensi bilities at work, thoughts more profound aud passions more intense, iu our great theatre of intellectual and moral strife, than where the contest of martial fame aud force of arms procured for each cum pttitoi his share of glory or of wealth. Among the changes which have'iaket: place in the condition of mankind, il is not the least of woman's privaliges, that she can still be all to man which his ne- cestiiies require; that he can retire from the tumult of ihe world, and seek her so ciety with a zest which nothing can im lair so long as she receives with a true and faithful heart trite to the best and kindest impulses of which her nature i capablt : and sacred to the faithful trust I committed to her care. And that it is so how many a home can witness how many a firesides wclcom how may a happy meeting after absence painfully prolonged. Yes there are scenes within the sacred precincts of the house hold hearth, which not the less, because no stranger's eye beholds them, repay and richly too, days of weary conflict, and long nights of anxious care. But w ho shall paint them? Arethey not graven on the hearts ol wives! And those who hold ihepictuie iuall its beauty vividness and truth, would scarcely wish to draw aide the veil, w hich screens it from the world. Mrs. Ellis. TOILET OF FRENCH LADIES. An Amerioan lady writing from Paris, say s that she lately discovered the secret of the many beautiful aud brilliant complex ion seen in ihat city. Jt seems that wa ter is conceived by the French ladies as the great spoiler of the akin, so that un less some untoward circumstances really soils their faces, they are not touched with water from one week's end to a nolher, the owner content themselves with jjentle rubbing with a dry coarse towel, and exclude water almost courtly (f om the twilc) tablet. wwsaisjBsas . . . . .. . .. -, j . - .. . is leit free to combat IT." From lh$ Mother's Marazine. , , Dc Faithlbl to your Children, For -you may live tu be old. 'Their sympathies for you, then, wilt depend much on yur fidelity to them novfi It will be consoling then. 16 see them wal king in the ways ol firtue and piety. How-it will cheerthe otherwise meUn choly evening of your life! Oh! who can estimate the comfort to an aged pious parent hirh arises from the. practice f religion by his child, now grown toman hood, and engaged in the active duties of life? On ihe other (land, should he, in consequence if your unfaithfulness, be come irreligious and immoral, how will it sadden your Jast days. A recollection of his unfaithfulness, connected with a re port f its results upon bis wicked sons, caused the death of the ancient prophet Eli. How many, when they eeek sup. port iu the counsel and sympathy of their children, lean upon a broken reed, aud go down unsuslained aud with sorrow ti the grave! Be faithful to your children, for they may bt taken from yon. You may have but a li'ile time in which to benefit them spi rilually, ere they go to the spirit land. The? may he removed fiom voiir tuition, voting. Ae you stand by theirdying b"?d, will it not be comforting to remember that yoa dial what you could, to lead them to the Saviourt Would you not trta sure it up as a precious memento, eould you theu hear them say ia ihe werde of a dying child, Mil lions, of Worlds wouh be nothing in comparison with mv Jroiie in him! His dving Hood, now precious! it is an, atl to me now. And as you ) IS w.M Ai drop a tear upon their Iresii grave. m. m m would it not soothe the vising agitattos) of four bosom, could yooiay. 'vV'hat I eoald 1 did to nreaarjsr theui for heavsalv man. t iiiii iat parent wowhj Qt feel, as : - he surrenders his child to iJeaih, it was my5a -tinse) i viuur call, 'ufer turn te coiae me." I suffered him, sue! be has gene before, so make the pure society ot heaten dearer to me. O be faithfel to vour ehiltlrea, for fou be taken froth them. What, legacy would you prefer to leave them? Treasured ins traciioa iu the wars of wisdom and the impressions ot your consistent life aud ardent prayers, would be worth more to them there, than a princely fortune. . So instruct them; that Should Voir eyes 'fade iu death, as. in a i s .a.e a cniiuuooti or youth, they we pi by your dying coach, you might leave them forti fied against the world's temptations, au! with a prospect of meeting them in a kindlier clime. Be faithful lo them, for you Kill meet them at the judgment. : That child will stand with you, at the same bar. It will then he seen, how great are parental influence and responsibility. If ill there be known whether you have been faithful. God and angels will know it.And you may be cheered by the foice of the juege. pronouncing, "Well done, good and faithful," or terrified aud sad dened by words of condemnation. O be fai'hful to your children, for you will dwell wtih them eternally, or be sept' rated from them for ever. The consuming fires of the Isst coniitgratiori, and the roiling of the hea vens together as a scroll, affect not your existence or theirs. Panrntand child are immortal. Whether you, Christain par ent, shall dwell with your children, in the bright world above, eternally; or be se parated from them through uncounted ages, depends much on von. Connected with fidelity to your children are many precious promises. What parent will not labor and pray, while prayer and la or may svi.il lor those, who shall shine resplendently and eternally, in the moral firmament of heaven, or be merged for ever in the dorkness of hell? Havana, N. Y. ' M. IL CONSCIENCE. An ancient writer, Brochmand, pres ents us wiih the following description of conscience: It is a kind of silent rea soning of the mind, whose definite sen tence is received by '"some .affection of ihe heart, by which those things awhich are evil and nought, are disapproved with grief and 'sorrow.' In short, we may consider conscience as the judgment which mankind ate constrained to pass on their own character, state, and actions, as subjected unto the judgment of a Su perior Being. No one is bold enough to deny that the depravity of human nature is universal and total, extending to all mankind, and to erery power o each indi vidual: yet thereis a principle incorporated with the. powers of the mind the princi ple of conscience whichxtestifiee thai the Creator has not left himself without witness in any situation, or among any class of society. The prerogative ot con science is also great. When permitted to exercise ita authority, it investigates and weight whatever 'takes place, in which the individual to whom it belongs is angent, aud it passes its judgment ac cordingly, whether in reference to the action- v tfce life, the wufds o( the mouth No. 34. or the secret thoughts of the heart. - Im partiality is the invariable rule by which it exerrues its authority. It approves and censures without respect of pertors or any intrinsic circumstances. It is as ready to do its office in ihe bosom of the prince as in that of the peasant in refer ence to the tyrant who sits on his throne as well as to the slave who bends beneath his yoke. Its sentence mar be laughed to derision A rariety ot'stlfdeceiring excuset tnay:be made, land matir apolo glee may be advanced, to justify the con duct which it condemns. But these by no means destroy the impartial rigor with which it has 'delivered its sentence. This prerogative of judgment possessed by conscience, is no less remarkable for its comprehensions than for anv other quality by which it is distinguished. Its discriminating power is not confined to the pasting moment. It tenaciously re tains the butory of the past; it solemnly anticipates the prospect of ihe future. The transactions of the present, indeed, are those which must succeed in baffling its' power, and iu overwhelming its remon trauct, amid the tumultuous noise of violent und discordant passionsioul though appearutly orerpo,verd-though its fcvrful voice is drowiHn confusiou yst wheu the anarjchy ot the passions shall subside, il iil resume its legitimate authoritydexercise ita high preroga tive; bvconneeiiog t!ie history of the oast w illr the eveiits of the future life. DANDIES. They are mere walking sticks for female lirts, ornamented with brass heads, antl barely touched by the varnish of etiquette. Brsss heads dial I say? Nay their caputs are only half-ripe weskmelona with mon strous thick rinds all hollow inside. Con taining the seed of foolishness, swimming about with a raal quantity ot sap. Their ratfrii garments are a 4ooble-Kreasted coat oi vanity, padded with pride, and Itued with the eilk of self-aornplaeency; their appirel it all in keeping, and it Im ported fresh from the devil's wholesale aud retail ready-snade clothing establish ment. Tinkered up with brosi cloth, fiinger-riuge, safety ehsius. Sou eodder, vanity and impudence, they are no mop gentlemen than a plated spoon is silver. I detest a dandv, as a catdoas a wet floor. There are soitie Ctxds in this world who, after a long iucwbalion, will hatch out from the hut-head of pride a sickly brood of furay ideas, and then gu strutting along in the path of pomposity with sll the self-importance of a speckled heir with a black chicken. I hare an antipathy to such people. Dow Jk. ' CUSTOM-HOUSE SEIZURE BY THE CANADIANS. The Detroit Commercial Bullentin of the 11th says the steamboat Fanklin, ply ing between Detroit and Sault Ste, Marie, was seized that day on the other side of the River, by the Canaljan authoritiei, for a violation of revenue law; The. com plaint wai that the F. had been in the habit of landing at Round Island, supplies for persons residing on the island acknowl edged to belong to Canada, in the vicinty of the mouth of St. Mary River. Round Island has always been known in that country at least, as belonging to the Uni ted States, and for years is has been the practice of boats carry mg up suppliesTor Canadians in that section to land them at Round Island, undoubtedly for the inhab itants of the Islands, acknowledged as Canadian, would take them. Round Is land, in the Straits of St. Mary, is certain ly, we think, American soil, and where the Frankling has, of course, an undoubt ed right to land American goods, and if thence they are carried into Brittish terri tory, our neighbors must look to their own subjects. The boat was properly bonded by Col. McKnight, the. owner; and pro ceeded on her w ay to the Saut. "Tength of days. At Berlin and London, the longest day has sixteen and a half hours. At Stock holm and Unsal, the longest has eighteen and a half hours, and the shortest five and a half. At Hamburgh, Dantzic, and Stet tin, the longest day has seventeen hours, shortest seven. At St. Petersburgh and Tobolsk, the longest has nineteen, and the shortest five hours. At Tornea in Finland, the longest day hat twenty-one hourt and a half, and the shortest two and a halL At Waudoebus, in Norway, the day lasts from the 21st of may to the 22d of July, with out interruption; and in Spitzbergen, the longest lasts three and a half months. During the Presidential Caavtsi the Whigs-were ceasured for supporting a man who would make "no pledges." Gea. Taylor it now coademaed for viola ting "Solemn pledget ,made during the Presidential canvass." It is very difficult to pleaseour Locofoco friends, censure irthe best evidcnc that fubhc tervaat la riht, . ; 'v x. PLAIN AND HONEST TALK. " Ouf reader! ill btttritat2t? hart nerr beea incliaed to e)?ru2SiSS2 ine patnotitm of tht Locofoco Jcadtra f Soflcnj tad wt hwe cftea expr:i tSt opinion that, as Urery had nothiar -"! WIth theivision 0f thepirty it : woull not stand in the of recondliatioa The organs pfjher two lectioaVkeep vp i coattauajfire t each other about ti "great principles,' which neither of then care a fi for; but occasionally a gleam cf truth shines ouk through ail this misty nonsense. Such a gleam we find ia the New York, Globe, which ipeaki to its friends in the following plain and uamli talcable language: "Democrats! Ihall we go to work tad elect our whole kicket, which will enable, Uul ,t0,PwUkP of lhe ft nings which will fall from th Democratic cornucopia, or shall we remain divLli k . jpelled for a number of years to feed on snon commons ana "cola loader, until ws hire not strength enough to withstand a good stout, oldffashioned Staten Island nor'wejter? Wiat do you sayf This an appeal which both parties. Hunkers and Free-Soilen, will and aw difficu'ty in understanding. Not t word. Is said about the principles of this arrange ment; not a word is necessary. It is per fectly understood that there can be no union without a 'surrender, one side or the other, of principles that each party hitj over and over aain declared to be vital j but this, althoug i well enough in its day, ha$ answered its purpose, or rather it hn failed and aband ned, and now the leaders fall back upon the old touchstone of Dera ocratic fidelity the spoilsC We hare ne ver doubted that .lhey would unite; the failure at FbDinelw'as caused by aothiae; but mutual jealousies about office. If the .. sis a omcers coma nave oeen saiisiaciomy at vided, nothing else would have interfered with the proposed union. It is only e question of time just as when two steam boats are running against each other at e shilling fare. The one that can hold owl longest will carry the day; the one that will buy off the ther can have the route without competition. Providence Journal, VAGARIES OF THE CHIVALRY. The following article from the Pendle ton (S. C.) Messenger presents the Chival ry in a new and interesting light. They ate making rare spiort for the Abolitionists, who will quiz them to death, if their con duct is, in respect to the importance, thej give to the missiles of the fanatics, their proposition to constitute the Post Matter General a grand Inquisitor of the mailt, il too monstrous to be endured for a moment by a free people. Such a doctrine it not advanced even in the most despotic Gor ernment of Europe. Itt adoption would be subveruve of all liberty. We know not what remedy it provided by the law for such an outrage at that committed by the citixent- of the Pendle ton. We presume, however, there itan adequate one. But if there be none, sooner than see the rest of the Union tubjected to a Governmental inquisition, like that pro posed by South Carolina, we would pre fer to see all the othces discontinued in that State. If tie people of the State ars aot willing, to -fyave free mailt, let them" establish lines jof their own. The Pott office service within itt limits cottt the Government miich more than is received from postage, j-the lost of itt patronage will therefore be a gain. But the people of the other Statjes can never consent to the ettablishmeiit of an espionage upon the mails, which would subject all letter! to a Government inquisitor and be tanta mount to the suppression of the freedom of the press. CHURCH VANITY. There is quite a strife in Bridgeport to see who can build the highest steeple The CongregaticjnalitU say they will have the highest steeple in the State. A few days since a Cjjngregationalist met an Enisconalian. and pointinir to their nev? cnurcn, now in line course of construe tion, he remarked, "there, look at that high belfrv. We shall nut 160 feet more on the top of that, and thus have the high est steeple in the State." "Yet," re plied the Episcopalian, "and you would probably make ii still higher if you could, but that is as high up as your society owns!" Albany Express. THE SCIENCE OF MINING. The Placer Times says, the minet of California have j baffled all acienee, end rendered the application ol philosophy eniirelv nugatory. BoneJ anu -einew philosophy, wit luck can alone a sprinkling ol gooa render tuccess certain. We have met with many geologists and practical scientific men in the mines, and have invariably seen them beaten by un killed men. soldiers and sailors, and the like. The simple secret is, that gold hae been thrown about promiscuously by rolcanic power, and distributed along the margin of the stream, and in rirer bede byvmounlnin torrents, and it is the bard working aud lucky men who may rtttort) iu ! Tjieri: is a man in Illinois, named Bar row, who has changed hie polities ee of ten, that the neighbors call him Whit Barrow. 1 say, Jim, are there any bears ia ron rebun try, to the winter! "Yet, Ue ice iters ' . ' ; "" Libel- Mr. James C. Church, of Fort Hamilton, N, Y.i haa been jnulcted 1 $2Q0 damages,! for a libel on CoL. Mill er, whom he charged with theft ia t wrnV , ea noHee potie.fi up ia hit o wa ttort. -
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