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¦NTF.W YEAR'S ADDRESS
TO ITS PATKO-NS.
J a nu a ry 1st , I§50.
All hail to my patrons ! I bid you good cheer !
And wish you a liappy, a joy ful New Yeak !
With you I have watched with many a note,
The progress of things as onward they float.
I've come to your ports with a wet,flowing sheet,
With cargo assorted ; and happy to meet
The old, and the young , and the fray, and the fair,
Who gaze at me gladl y, and welcome me there.
I've told you of struggles for freedom 's bri ght crown
How Roman , and Magyar, in city and town ,
The Pruss, and the German , the noble, and free ;
Have bled for their altars, for sweet liberty.
Pope Pius has fled from his peop le to find ,
A refuge from freedom, where tyrants close bind
The Press, and the truth , and the freeman 's just right
Where mind is enslaved , and there shineth no light.
The prospect that dawned for the sons of the land
Of song, and of science, and great in command ,
Is dim , and the beauteous, glorious ray,
That shone so resplendant o'er Ital y's bay,
Hath set in the blood of the bold , and the free,
And darkness now reigns o'er her heights, and her sea
The hypocrite Frenchman has wailed in gore.
Imposing the yoke they had thrown off liefore ,
Becoming the Pope's most obsequious slave ,
And sending dismay to the heart of the brave.
The Russ, and the Austrian , with bayonets , and gold,
Have left the 'ari ght freedom of Hungary cold ,
Her sons and her daughters to exile are driven ,
Or heads from the shoulders by Haynau are riven.
0 Priest ridden Europe ! See "Forty and ISline I"
Hath opened a R.ip ing and volcanic mine !
Thy thrones and thy tyrants will vanish in air !
For the train is on tire ! 0 beware! .' bewaee !!!
I've told you of changes which come,to this nation ,
The glory and shame of the Administration :
From '•Light-house," and •'Customs " and '-Post ," are
exp'eled ,
The old favored tenants , being mostly "Grinnelled."
The news I have brought ,show the party grown weaker ;
And glad I announce the House has a Speaker.
'Tis said of the Frogs, Jove gave them as king
A logof soft wood , which wasn 't the thing.
But the House in the Chair , (unlike the aquatic!)
Are content with a Cobh of the school Democratic.
While I tell you their doings during the session ,
Reporting each week their slowly progression,
I hope so to please you all through the winter .
You will net forget to PAY THE PRINTER .
The farmer's been told of improvements so good,
His lands will produce an abundance of food ,
Of grain , of potatoes, of pumpkins , and squashes ;
Including the project of "diking the marshes."
I've marked the decline and the prosperous price,
Of stocks, and of corn, and of cotton , and rice,
Offish , and of salt, and of pork , and of beef;
And of things that to yon bring welcome relief.
The sons of the main , 0 how oft in their quarters ,
I've cheered their kind friends , by my news from the
waters ;
I love their bold bearing and generous deeds ,
Their hearty good will , whatever their creeds.
I've gathered the news from the East and the West,
Which you have devoured with a hearty good zest,
My best I have done to edit my dishes,
But sometimes I'm furnished with very poor fishes.
With hel p from the "devil" I
always do try-
To save you, my patrons, from eating my pi.
But as types are but shadows of things to come,
I hope you will welcome me still to your home,
And furnish me matter to make me better ,
Indited and written to please the type setter.
But adieu to the past, to its joy and its fear !
All hail ! and most welcome the coming year !
Whatever thy prospects, whatever th y fate,
I'll speed to my duty thy changes to state;
I shall still go forth from Barnstable town ,
And none shall be able "tp write me down."
If longer my speech I shall spoil your joy ,
And rob our best friend the CARRIER BOY.
or THE
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
of Conventional Churches held its annual meeting
in Cen
'treville , in the Meeting House of Rev. E.
Bacon , commencing on Tuesday, Dee. 18th , at 11
o'clock a. m. The following Churches were repre-
sented , viz : The Church in Wellfleet , South Well-
fleet Orleans , Chatham , Harwich , South Dennis,
Yarmouth , So. Yarmouth , West Barnstable , Sand-
wich , Monument , Centreville , Cotuit , Falmouth,
East Falmouth , 1st and 2<1, and Nantucket. There
were present 23 clergymen , and 23 lay delegates.
The forenoon session was occupied wilh the or-
gan ization of the Conference , by choice of Modera-
tor and Scribe, the enrolment of members, and de-
vot ional exercises. The afternoon session com-
menced at 2 o'clock. All ministers and members
of Churches from abroad wore invited to take part
in the exorcises of the meetin;*s\ After a half of
an hour spent in devotions , the cause of Sea-
men was introduced , in behalf of wh ich an ad-
dress was del ivered by Rev. Mr. Bushnell , a Secre-
tar y of the Seamen 's Friend Soeiety. nnd also by ol h-
ers. The Tract cause followed the Seaman 's and
the meet ing was addressed on this subject by Rev.
H. B. Holmes, Agent of the American Tract Soci-
ety.
In the evening , after one. hour's devotional exer-
cises, the cause of Home Missions was presented ,and
an address del ivered by Rev. J. S. Clark ,also by ot h-
ers. Then followed the Forei gn Missionary enter-
prise , and an address was del ivered , amon g others,
bv Rev. I. II. Worcester , Agent of the A. B. C. F.
M.
The fore part of Wednesday forenoon 's session
was occup ied with prayer , praise , and remarks ; then
appo intments for the next meeting were made, and
other Conference business attended to. Mr. Bush-
mill then addressed the meeting again , in behalf of
Seamen. The Anti-Slavery cause was next pre-
sented , and severa l addresses were made in its be-
half. The Bible cause then occup ied the attention
of the meet ing, in behalf of which several addresses
were made.
In the afternoon , after the usual devotional exer-
cises, the Sabbath School was convened , and the re-
ports of the S.ibbath Schools connected with the
Conference was read , followed by an address by
Rev. A. Builard , Secretary of the Mass. Sabbath
School Society, and by others.
The evening was wholl y spent in prayer, praise ,
and reli gious conference.
On Thursday forenoon , after a short time spent
in devot ional exercises , mid Conference business ,the
Conference Sermon was preached by Rev. Mr,
Sawin , of Harwich , fol lowed by the administration
of the Lord's Supper.
The meetings were all exceeding ly in teresting
and profitable. How could they be otherwise ? Min-
isters and private Christians pme together from dif-
ferent parts of the County, and elsew here , with the
spirit of prayer, and praise , and love ; many having
never seen each other before , yet looking on each
other as children of the same Heavenl y Parent , dis-
ci ples of the same Redeemer , and sincere ly engaged
in the same great cause. How those ministers , del-
egates and other disci ples, have their affection for
each other , and for reli gion , increased by the warm-
ina and cementing influence of beholding one anoth-
er 's countenances , speaking of their discouragements
and encoura gements in their way toward s Heaven ,
and pour ing ant their feelings together in prayer
and praise. Then when the several benevolent en-
ter prises are introduced , one after the other , and the
world is spread out before the view ,with all its sins,
and dark ness, and wants , toget her with the multi pli-
ed an d prospered efforts of the people of God tc
save from those evils , and supp ly those wants ; and.
too, with the cross on Calvary kept constant ly in
si"ht , how it wished that all interested in the king-
dom of Christ could be there.
It was exceeding ly pleasant , too, to meet with the
Church and people of Centreville , and with their
pastor , and receive from them such an affectionate
and liberal welcome to their families and their
hearts. May the many prayers put up for their tem-
poral and spiritual prosperity be answered , and that
Church , once feeble, but now stron g and prosperous ,
be greatly enlarged by the add ition "of such as shall
be saved ;" and that new , and very beaut iful house
of worshi p be filled with those who shall pour forth
from renewed and earnest hearts prayer and praise:
and liste n w ith teachable and obedient mind to the
messages of God's word.
The next meeting of the Conference is to be at
Truro, in the Meeting House of Rev. Mr. Noble, on
the second Tuesday in June.
E. W. Tucker.
Chatham , Dec. 22, 1849.
Tto Knrnstato le Confer ence
Important if Tkuk.—It is mentioned for the
benefit of planters and ot hers annoyed with rats ,
that they may be kept from doing injury to grain ,
&c, by the use of common elder brush. Break oft
boughs from t he growing bush and scatter them a-
round outside the gra in heaps,and no rat. will troub le
the. premises. The discoverer was much annoyed
bvjjthe creatures before he tr ied the plan.
Clerical Pun.— A young lad y engaged in writ-
ing, observed to a clergyman present , that she was a
Scribe. To which the man in orders, with a sagaci-
ty and clerical discernment trul y creditab le, repli-
ed: " And /air / see " (Pharisee.)
Two Important Cases are now injpPrse of argu-
ment before the Supreme Court at Washington , in-
volv ing the question whether a State can tax the
property of the United States within its limits. . Jt
appeals that the city of Portland insists on levying,
taxes on t he Custom House, and the Cqjjfily of,
Philadel phia on the Mint.
Seven thousa nd three hundred and sixty-five pas-
sengers arr ived at New Orleans in November , of
whom five thousand one hundred and twenty-seven
were from foreign ports.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Brigand' s Bride.
"That ledge," said Giovani , "was not long ago
the scene of a sad traged y, which plunged the whole
of this neighborhood into grief. There was a brigand
in the mountains , who often disguised himself , and
descended to our village to purchase provisions. On
one of these excursions he saw a beautifu l girl , the
daughter of a vine grower, who lives close to our
house ; and , being a lawless person , he determined
to stea l her away. It was not, however , so easy to
put his design into execution : for the young girl
seldom went out after dark , and in the day time it
would have been next to impossible to effect his
purpose, there were so many persons stirring. But
there is an old prover b which says, 'Where there is
a will there is a way.' . The brigand descended at.
nig ht to t he v illage, bring ing along with him a small
ladder , which he had himself constructed. This he
placed against one of the windows of our nei ghbor 's
house , and climbing up hast il y, forced open the case-
ment and entered a bed-room, which was that of the
father and mother. Here he had the audacity to
kindle a lamp, by means of a flint and steel which
he had brought with him. He then drew a large
pistol from his pocket , and approaching the bed , de-
term ined to shoot them both should they awake.—
Sound sleep, however, preserved their lives. He
then proceeded into the next room , where he found
the youn g woman 's brot her , a stout young man of
about five-and-twerity. He also was asleep, for it
was past midni ght. In the room adjoining, flie
bri gand found the girl , over whose mouth he passed
a tight banda ge, ty ing it firml y behind the head. By
doing this he awakened her ,but she could not speak ;
and holding the pisto l to her head, he swore if she
strugg led he would shoot her on the spot. He then
took her in - his arms, and carr ied her struggling
throug h her father and mother 's bed-room; and ,
gett ing out throug h the window , descended the
ladder , where he placed her on her feet , and seizing
her by the arm , forced her along.
A neighbor , who ha ppened at this moment to be
looking out of the window , saw the young girl strug-
gling hard with the bri gand ; and , in the contest ,the
banda ge fell off her mouth. She then shouted with
all her mi ght, waked her father, mother , brot her ,
together with several nei ghbors, who all now rushed
out to aive chase. The bri gand now once, more
snatched her in his arms , and succeeded in effecting
his escape into the woods. How he forced her along
is not. known ; but. her cries directed the pursuit
for some time. At length , however , she became si-
lent , and it was feared that he had killed her. The
night passed on , and the dawn bega n to break ,when
the bri gand and his shivering captive were seen high"
up among the rocks, making, as it was supposed , to-
wards his cave. The pursuit now recommenced
with fresh alacrity. Father , brot her , andneighbors,
cli mbed the rocks, spreading themselves so as to en-
compass the bri gand on all sides,and to force him to-
wards yonder preci pice, where, it was thoug ht, he
must of necessity surrender. Powerfu l as he .was, he
gradua lly became exhausted , by bei ng forced from
time to time to carry his captive in his arms. His
exert ions, therefore, slackened , and the villagers
approached him nearer and nearer. In order to in-
timidate them , he drew one. of his pistols , and fired.
No one was hurt , but , wilh the second , he shot the
brother; who fell staggering into his father's arms.—
The neighbors,now seeing that blood had been shed,
likewise grew ferocious , and rushing towards the
brigand , deter mined to take his life.
He retreated towards yonder ledge, and threat-
ened them that , if they did not stand still , he would
plunge over it , with the girl in his arms. They
treated this as a vain menace intended to strrest
their progress; but the girl , who had by this time
learned the character of her captor, entreated t hem
to desist. She shuddered , and shrank back from the
dep th before her. Underneath there %vere several
hundred feet of rock, and a deep lake. The head ,
as you must feel, gentlemen , turns gidd y even in
looking up: you may easily conceive , t here fore,what
it must be to look down from that tremendous
height. But the blood of the villagers was heated.
They dashed forward , the bri gand still wavin g them
back with his hand , and uttering the most fearful
threats and imprecations. Every instant he drew
nearer and neare r the edge of the abyss. His face
grew pale with rage. He seized the girl by the hair
of the head ; he shook his clenched fist at his pursu-
ers ; he foamed at the mouth like a mad dog ; and
then , mustering up all his force and all his fury,
plunged with the girl over the ledge, and whirling
about in the air, and bounding from crag to crag,
they were presentl y dashed upon the slope which
sinks yonder into the lake. Their bodies were im-
mediatel y found , indescribabl y mutilated and dis-
figured."—[Tait 's Magazine.
loo Busy to be Married.— A correspondent
of the New York Sun tells the following funny sto-
ry :—
" On Friday last , a youn g and pretty Dutch girl
entered t he Marine Court , and requested one of the
officiars*tn attendance to inform her , "If dat was vere
dey married de people I" Being told that it was,
she looked smiling ly upon the officer, ant] hold ing
up her head as if impressed with the responsibly of
her position , addressed him with "Vil you marry
me, den ?" "Marry you ," said the officer , "oh, 1
can't do that , I have a wife alread y." "I don 't vant
to be married to you, but I vant you to marry me,"
replied she. "Oh ! ah , that is a different case ; but
who do you want to be married to ?"' "To Frilz ,but
he was so busy he could' nt como,and said dat I mi ght
get it done." When informed that this marry ing by
proxy would not answer , the poor girl left , and the
J^S^y returned w
ith
Fritz , who had managed to
f^^^^vork to get marr ied , and the happy pair
wiPrWHule one bv his honor , the Mayor. "
The U. S. Attorney General has decided that eon-
structive milleage charged and received by the U.S
Senators is legal and correct.
A few of those who were in the country when gold
was discovered , were re presented as having made
money, but since the influx of emi grants from every
part of the world , it was more labor to obtain gold
than it was worth. These doleful gent lemen wish
themselves at home, and caut ion their friends not to
come to California. They also predict that commer-
cial ruin will soon be the fate of those who are en-
gaged in business, based on the belief that gold is
plentiful in California.
Notwithstanding these gloomy accounts , the facts
that sailors' wages are over $100 per month, and
tha t sailors cannot be induced to go to sea even for
this large sum , are conclusive to our mind that they
can earn more by digging in the mines. The labor
they may be required toperform ,is never once taken
into considerat ion ; for every sailor , after he has
been seven years at sea, knows that he has alread y
encountered al l that nature can endure, and live.—
Some twelve or fifteen years ago, when business was
br
isk at New Orleans, the shi ps upon their arrival
there were un iversall y abandoned by t heir men ,who
either worked along shore, or wen t on board of the
river boats. The wages were hi gh in both of these
depart ments of labor, and while they continued so,
sailors could not be induced to go to sea unless they
received from eigh ty to one hundred dollars, by the
run to Liverpool. And even at these rates, onl y
those who had been broken down by sickness could
be procured. The health y and vigorous worked
through the season, while money was to be made,
and when the season closed they went to sea for
what they could get. The labor required of those
who man the cotton boats upon the Mississi ppi^ al-
most incessant night and day, and muc h of it has to
be performed in mud and water. It is not unusual
for men upon these boats to be a week without once
lying down to sleep. Like horses,they have to sleep
standing up. But the wages and living are both
good, and pay better than going to sea. But hard
as such labor unquestionab ly is, it is li ght compared
with what sailors are compelled to endure during an
At lantic voyage in the dead of winter. During a
passage of thirt y or forty days from Europe to the
Un ited States , many men have suffered more from
ex posure than the hardest working mud digger has
from labor , dur ing a lifetime. Labor and exposure
therefore , to seamen , are matters of secondary con-
sideration when the'y can make money. Moreover ,
sailors dislike going to sea, while they can do better
by working on shore.
No one at all acquainted with sailors and their hab-
its,will dispute these facts; and upon 't liem we base our
belief that while three hundred sail of vessels lie at
anchor at San Francisco, unable to obtain crews ,the
sailors are doing well ashore. On the other hand ,
when sailors ' wages fall , and ships have no difficulty
in procuring crews , then , and not t ill then , w il
l we
believe that gold cannot be obtained by digging.—
The lamentations of men , who never performed a
day 's manua l laboi in their lives are no criteria by
which to form an opinion of either the richness or
poverty of California. The opinion of one industri-
ous, hard working laborer , after six months ' mining,
is of more value than an acre of letters from those
who do no wor k , an d waste their time in idleness.
[Boston Atlas.
Digging for Gold in California.
The following is an extract from a letter written
to his wife, by a New Yorker , now wor king in the
mines of California. The letter bears date Aug. 26,
1849 :— .
" There was a gold mine discovered here (what is
called Murp hy's Diggings,) one. week to day. It is
evident ly the work of ancient times—210 feet deep,
situated on the'summ it of a very hi gh mountain. It
has made great excitement here , as it was several
days before preparations could be made to de-
scend to the bottom. There were found in it the
bones of a human being, also an altar -for wor-
shi p, and some other evidences of human labor.—
From present indications it is doubtful whether it
will pay to be worked , as it is mostl y all rock , and
will require a great outlay for tools and machinery
to work it. "
This discovery, if properl y pursued by competent
observers, may prove of the highest historical impor-
tance. It will establish the, fact that the minera l
wealth of that region has been known to preceding
generat ions, and the relics which have survived may
enli ghte n us as to the nationality of the people who
who first pierced this mountain two hundred and
ten feet, and will doubtless suggest an inquiry into
the reasons of abandoning the pursuit of gold in a
countr y in which it seems to abound , and where its
discoverers had found encourageme nt to make such
extensive excavations in former times.—[N-.Y. Eve.
Post.
The Poor Boy's College.—" The printing of-
fice ," says the Nsw York Globe, "has indeed proved
a belter college to many a poor boy—has graduated
more useful and conspicuous members of society—
has matured more intellect , and turned it into prac-
tical , useful channels, awakened more minds , gener-
ated more act ive and elevated thoug ht—than any of
the literary colleges of the country. How many a
drone has passed through these colleges,with no tan-
gible proof of his fitness other than his inanimate
piece of parchment , himself more inanima te than
his leathern diploma ?—There is something in the
very at mosphere of a printing office calculated to
awa ken the mind and insp ire a thirst of knowled ge.
A boy who commences in such a school will have
his talents broug ht out ; if he has no mind to be
drawn out , the boy himself will be driven out."
Pretty Good.—Somebod y has perpetrated the
following, which is pretty good in its way. "We hold
these truths to be self-evident , that all men are en-
dowed with inalienab le rights "—-excep t poor men.
All men who do not pay their honest debts are great
scamps—exce pt those who cheat on a large scrde.—
"All men are crealed free and equal "—except ne-
groes. All men are allowed to think and act foi
themselves—except those who work for a living.
Extraordin ary Discovery in California.
The defection of from 3000 to 5000 voters in New
York , brought about by the tric k of pettifogg ing
politic ians, some of whom had doubtless received .re-
tainers from the Whi gs—and the procurement of
the ant irent vote in their special behalf , has elected
a port ion of the Whi g State ticket. The popular
majority is with the Democrats. The popular ma-
jority for Jud ge Jewett is 7,766. Still the whi gs
claim ft triump h—t he elements of which are:
The loss of the popular vote.
The loss of three State officers.
The defeat of a Jud ge a Appeals.
The loss of seven Senators.
The loss of about thirty Assemblymen.
The gain of one member of Assembly in Oregon
by a swindle.
The gain of 1623 votes by a misprint in Tioga.
The gain of a judicial certificate in the 3d district
by an usurpation.
The saving of half the ticket by betray ing the
other ha'lf.
And the accession of new infamy of character by
the recklessness of means put forth to ensure success.
Elements of a Whig Triu mph.
[From the Philadelphia City Item.l
Most of our metropolitan readers must have no-
ticed at the shop windows the admirable lithograp h
drawn from Mount 's celebrated picture bearin g the
above title. The beautiful print is" published "by
Goupil, Vi pert & Co., 289 Broadway, New York.
The interior of a barn is disclosed throug h an open
door. A young country fellow is seated on a stool ,
playing on a violin. An old man is listening, seat-
ed also, with is hands clasped on his knees. Anoth-
er listener is a young man in the prime of life, also
absorbed in the music. The third auditor is an hum-
ble negro man , who stands, hat in hand , outside the
barn, completely entranced in the dulcet sounds of
the violin.
The old man is looking back into the past—the
young man is dreaming of the future—the negro
thinks onl y of the present. It is an exquisite poeti-
cal conception , and most happ ily illustrates the
power of music and the variety of its effect on indi-
viduals.
Some years ago, a young portrait painter of New
York , disgusted with his want of suecess and skill ,
eft the city in despair , and we nWhome to live with
his mother , who occupied a small house on Long
sland.
On his way home, he noticed some men engaged
in a horse trade. The group struck him as one fit-
ted for pictorial illustration. He went to work up-
on it, but he was dissatisfied with his first attempt .
After repeated eiiorts, he produced a picture which
approached his ideal conception , and being very
much in want of money, took it up to the city, w ith
the folorn hope of disposing of it for n trifle , suffi-
cient to meet his present necessities.
He showed the picture to a gentleman , a con nos-
seur, with whom he had some slight acquaintance.
"Do you wish to sell this picture ?"asked the gen-
tleman , after looking at it carefully.
" I
must sel
l it."
"Very well—I should like to buy it, but I cannot
afford to give you its value. .
Stepping to his desk , he wrote a check on the
ban k for one thousand dollars , and handed it to the
painter, say ing, " Will that do ? It is all I can af-
ford."
The artist took the cheek without say ing a word ,
and left the store. All 'that day, he wandere d about
the city in a maze, perfectl y unconsc ious of all that
was passing about hi m, and clutching ti ghtl y the ,
vest pocket , in which the
^
check was deposited. He
went to a hotel, and in the morning his first move-
ment was to see if the-check was in existence , to sat-
isfy,himself that he had not been dreaming. Find-
ing the precious paper , he repaired to the bank and
obta ined the mpney—went home to rejoice the heart
of his mother land to paint pictures , which have won
him fortune and farrie, both o,f wh ich he deserves
richl y as an artist, and", si good , .kind-hearted man.
Reader , th is was Mount , the1 painter of the " Tower
of Music."
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Got Bitten.—A gentlernln
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.iri.
exable for-
tune in this city, a few ni ght's- since; .visket£*tfr»uiil
of ill fame, and , being recogni_ed,\vas threa-lEired.
with exposure unless he "put down the Must , -pretty
liberall y." Fear induced him to comp ly,.' and he
forked over several hundred dollars in easli , and
notes of the amount of two or three thousand dollars
He afterwards , throu gh the management of friends ,
recovered the notes by leaving in place , of them a
considerable sum of money.—[Boston Times.
An Editor in Luck —The papers inform the
public that the editor of the Kent News, published
at Charlestown , Md., had the good fortune , a few
days since , to lead a lad y to Hymen's altar who pos-
sesses $50,000.—[N. Y»paper.
We know a number of editors in Massachusetts
who wouldn 't take twice that amount for the lad y
they each 'led to Hymen 's altar.'—[Boston Post.
Impudent.—A fellow who was kicked down three
pairs of stairs in Albany for using improper language
at an evening party, sent up a note requesting the
man who did it to inform him where he bought his
boots. —
A down-east ski pper, who with a boy was try ing
to manage a small sloop, when the. master of a Liv-
erpool Packet , who had been dodging out of their
way, incensed at their awkwardness , cried out—
"What sloop is that ?"
"#he Sally, from Maine," responded the Yankee
lubber.
"Who commands her ?,'
» Wall," replied the spipper, "I undertook to but
T sweow, site's tew much for me .
"'
When woman loseth her good name she can 't
get it back again. That is precisely the case with
a dog made up into sausages ; he is gone forever !
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Vkry Good.—The following curious sentiment
was drunk at one of the celebrations on the 4th of
Ju ly:
"Woman—Gentle , pat ient , self-deny ing , wit hout
her man would be a savage and the earth a desert."
"Without her," we guess, "man would be a
scarce art icle, even to make a savage of."—[Bran-
don Post.
Very good, indeed , but you undoubtedl y mistake
the sense of the toast. You haven 't got the true
reading. The "sent iment '' clearl y is (and don 't, it
say so ?) that "Woman , without her man, would be
a savage , &<;." No doubt of it. According ly, let
her marry. Every woman should have her man.—-
[Post.
Rather Fat.—A Western editor lets his admi-
ration of fatness gush out in the following strain :
s
"We like fat people ; good, joll y, broa d visaged ,
honest fat peop le. We love fat women—fat boys—
fat babies—fa t purse—fa t list of subscriber s—fa t
jobs—fat advertising—fat every thing. Fat men are
never treacherous—fat women are never sharp-
tongued— fit babies are always good—in fine, the fat
people are the kindest , and therefore the most pop-
ular. Commend us to fat peop le,
Every man has, in his own life , follies enoug h ; in
his own mind troubles enough ; in the performance
of his duties difficulties enough ; in his own fortune?
evils enough—without being curious about the affair.-
Of Others.
The government express arrived in New York at
25 minutes past 9 o'clock , on Monday evening, 24th
ult, and left for Boston 20 minutes afterwards.
The following abstract was received by telegraph
for the Boston Times exclusivel y, and embraces
everything of interest contained in the Message : .
The President congratulates the country that we
are at peace with all nations—that we have been
greatl y blessed by Providence—and that the scourge
of Cholera has been stayed.
Our relations with Great Britain are of a favora-
ble charac ter. I approve the reciprocity navigation
act, and th ink it would be beneficial to both coun-
tr ies, should it be. carried out.
The di plomatic intercourse with France has been
slightl y disturbed , but it has now happ ily ter minated ,
and the two sister republics are bound together by
the strongest ties of amity. The policy pursued by
the government in regard to the German war
steamers I approve, and herewith transmit the cor-
respondence in connection therewith. Our minis-
ter to the German Empire has been recalled in con-
sequence of Che union of the German States not be-
ing complete. I deemed it due to our friendl y rela-
tions with Spain to suppress a contemp lated invasion
of Cuba. A foreigner having been forcibly carried
fro'm our shores to that Island , I immediately de-
manded his restorat ion , and it has been complied
with. As there is no law in existence for the pun-
ishment of persons guilty of extradition , I recom-
mend to Congress to supply the deficiency. I have
scrupu lousl y avoided any interference in the wars
and cont ent ions which have recently distracted Eu-
rope. I sent an Agent, however , to Hungary to re-
cognize her independence in the event of her ability
to sustain it. The claims against Portugal have not
yet been adjusted , and this omission has assumed so
serious a character that I shall shortl y make it the
subject of a special message. With Russia, Austria ,
Prussia, Sweden , Denmark , Belgium.,, the Nether-
lands, and the Haytien States, we still maintain our
accustomed amicable relations. Our Charge de Af-
faires at Rome has not yet presented his credentials ,
owing to the unsettled state of affairs in that coun-
try, rt is our duty to cultivate the most friendl y re-
lations with Mexico ; I submit the correspondence
in relat ion to the protocol of May, 1848. I recom-
mend to your earl y attention the claims of American
cit izens on Mexico , prov ided for by the late treaty.
I have directed arrangements to be made for facili-
tat ing the transmission of the mail across Panama ,
which will remove the present evil. During the
Veuezue lan civil war , the rights of some of our citi-
zens were violated , but the restoration of order will
afford opportunity for the Redress of these and other
grievances. It is probable that our intercourse with
Chili , and other coun tries on the Pacific , will prove
advanta geous to the interests of California and Ore-
<>on .
Our relations with those States should be fastened
and stren gthened , for the United States is their nat-
ural ally, and in the event of a collision , with the
ocean between them and any European power, they
will look to us for mediation and assist.ince. When-
ever the faith of our treaties with any of them shall
require our interference , we must necessaril y inter-
pose.
Negotiations for the settlement of American claims
against Brazil ,with whom our relations are amicable ,
will be snbmitted to the Senate. I earnestl y invite
your attention to an amendment in " relation to the
African slave trade , with a view to the suppression
of that barbarous, traffic. In relation to this , I rec-
ommend the passage of some, law by which the pres-
en t system of sea letters will # be abolished , and-'thi.
abuse of our flag be prevented.
Five States of Central Amefiea have separately
negotiated treaties, of am ity and commerce with us.
I have directed the negotiation of a treaty with
Nicaragua , pledging bot h governments to -protect
those who have contracted for the construction of- a
ship canal throug h that State. Nicaragua invites all
nat ions to enter into the same treaty sti pulations
with her to protect this inter-oceanic communication
against any power seeking to obstruct it or monppo-
lize its advantages. All .States entering into such a
treaty will enj.oy the right of passage throug h the
cana l, on payment of the same tolls. Instead of this
project proving a bone of contention , I think it will
.tie a b^jj d of peace. - I also recommend considera-
tion of the.
,route across Tehuantepec a.nd Panama.
I slYall not renew any propositio n to purchase.money,
a\right which. 6ught to be equall y secured to till na-
tior>s. I have reason to hope that -the rail road
iicro?s,Panama will be speedil y constructed.
It is
'our duty to encourage- the authorities of the
Sandwich. Islands in their efforts to improve and
elevate tmWoral and political condition of the in-
hab itans , anMLWO should make reasonable allowances
for the difFicu%es
inseparable from this task. We
could in no evert* be indifferent to'their passing un-
der the dominionVany other power.
The accounts anaVestimates which will be submit-
ted to Congress in theVport of the Secretary of the
Treasury, show that the r^will probabl y be a deficit
occasioned by the expenseshof the Mexican war and
treat y, on the firsfMay of July.qext, of fi ve millions
eight hundred and twenty eight thousand, one hun-
dred and twenty one dollars and six|y cents ; and
on the first day of July, 1851, of ten millions five
hundre d and forty seven thousand dollars a-nd sev-
enty three cents—making, in the whole , a probable
deficit to be provided for , of sixteen millions threte*
hundred and seventy five thousand two hundred
an d fourteen dollars and thirty nine cents.
The extraordinary expenses of the war with Mex-
ico, and the purcha se of California and New Mex-
ico, exceed in amount this deficit , together with the
loan herelofo re made for those objects. I recom-
mend that autho rity be given to borrow whatever
sum may be necesssry to cover that, deficit. I recom-
mend the observance of strict economy in the ap-
propriation and expenditure of public mone y.
I recommend a revision of the existing tariff, and
its adjustment on a basis which may augment the
revenue , believing that to that attainmen t a ?y_tcm
Presi dent 's Message.