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N ew Bkmord, JMarcIi 14, 1850. GiiO. Haven , Esq., Sep't F. It K. Koacl. Dear Sir—1 learn that yon are acquainted with the trouble I had on tlie F. K. R. Road on Satur- day, t lie 9th inst. 1know not in wliat light ilie mat- ter lias been laid before you. The affair is of itsel f, trifling. The manner in which ] was treated , I com- plain of—and the facts in tins case I will liore lay before you. Before I proceed , however , I would say that I have crossed this road many times with my man and this identical chest , and have invaria- bly been well used. I thi nk this is the twelft h time I have crossed the F. 1 1 . R. Road with the chest , together with my man , (who always accompanies me as assistant) and never before have I been ask- ed to pay extra , or had my baggage forcibl y taken from me before a train of cars filled with passengers, as thoug h I were a thief or a black-leg. When I arrived at Middlcboro ' from Sandwich , on the 9th inst., I was asked by the switch-tender —how much extra I paid. I fold him the truth — "nothing, Sir.'' He seemed to have the impression that my chest contained goods, knowing that I had some cross the road by frei ght train. Nothing more was said between us. lie and I placed the chest up- on the platform for Myrick's. I said to Mr. C. Thatcher , 'this man thinks my chest contains goods.' Said Mr. T. in rep ly—'Yes, I have just been " talk- ing with him.' Now , Sir , if there was extra to pay, (which I shall prove there was not,) wh y in the. name of com- mon sense, did not Mr. T. then and there solicit it , the proper place to collect (if extra is to be collect- ed at all upon personal baggage wei ghing less than the specified amount as per your rail road regula- tions) and not wait until we had arrived at Mv- rick's—and the. train in motion for New Bedford ,all is hurry and bustle — yet heard above the din sound is the voice of Geo. Fish , with lungs of brass and countenance its counterpart—holding on to mv baggage and cry ing out , "you can 't have it , Ca p- tain , unless you pay extra-—20 cents extra ! " And these were the last words as the train moved on , his voice resounding in the distance— "20 cents extra— extra." This chest contains my personal baggage— a set of mag ical apparatus—which has passed over many rail roads in New Eng land , with myself and man , and in all cases free of charge. 1 am informed by the New Bedford Rail Road men (over whose road I have a season ticket) that the chest weighs 114 lbs , my valise 14 1-4 lbs—to- tal 158 1-4 lbs. Now , ] ask you , if this is a proper way to treat the travellin g public . You will see that 1 am with- in your rail road regulations , so far as wei ght is concerned. You have seen the chest—yon can , if you wish , see all it contains. I care not a (ig about the "extia ''—it is the manner in which I Was insult- ed before a train of passengers. Your immediate attention is called to this matter. I expect my chest to be delivered to me fiee of ehauge. All 1 ask , Sir , is Justice—and I hope to receive it at your hands. It was a great disappoint- ment to me in not having it that ni ght. I trust I shall not be obli ged to recur to this sub- ject again—rel y ing upon your sense of justice , &c I am yours , N. WATERMAN. Fall IIivkh , March 16, 1850. Dear Sir—Yours of the 14th is received. In re- ply, I would say—that according to your, statement the chest did not contain personal baggage, but ar- ticles in connection with your trade , and was no more personal baggage , than a chest of carpenters ' tools. You will , therefore , please pay the 20c charge, and take your baggage away. I am very sony if you were insulted or rudel y treated by any person in the Company 's emp loy— as such conduct is by no means allowed—I shall at- tend to that matter and put it right. Very respectfully yours, GEO. HAVEN. N. Watermas, Esq., New Bedford. New Bedford , March 21, 1850. Geo. Haven, Esq., Fall River , Ma ss. Dear Sir—Yours of the 16th is received. You say that according ing to my own statement the chest did not contain personal baggage—but "arti- cles'' used in connection with my "profession. " Do I understand you to say then , that the clergyman pays extra for the sermon which he has written ,and conveys in his valise over your road to some nei gh- boring town to preach , or that the lawyer submits to the alternative of leaving his documents , etc., in the hands of Mr. Fish or some other notable person- age—or else pay the "article fee." It is not neces- sary to multi ply examp les. A moment 's thoug ht will prove how shallow and miserable the pretext made, for demanding the sum as extra which was "filched'1 from me. ' Let me say that I call the de- fence set up a feeble one, unworth y the author and the cause ol jus tice and of li ght. To my mind , it is quite unlik el y that if two carpenters were about to cross your road with a chest of tools wei ghing 801bs. that you would have their chest forcibl y taken from them' . You and I know full well , that public op in- ion would soon frown down such attempts upon their rights ; and further , that it would be different from any other rail road regu lations in New Eng land. I am informed by one of the best counsellors in this county, that 1 have a right to any thing save pow- der, matches , or other combustible materials pro- hibited by the company, from the fact that the com- pany allow 80 lbs baggage to e»ch passenger. The New Bedford Rail Road , which is one of the best regulated roads in New Eng la nd , never has been guilty of takin g forcibl y from me my baggage , and I have crossed the road with 80 lbs cutlery in a case, an d nothin g said. Wh y ?—because they al- low 80 lbs to each passenger—and further , th ey have men emp loyed who know their business. I hope there are those who can say the same of the Fall River Rail Road , and have" better opinions of such/sA as Geo. Fish , who s/mj-Ai-like , forcibl y take s travellers baggage, from them , when it is proved to the satisfaction of every bod y that I did not have so much wei ght as was allowed for myself and man. I intend to exhibit this Fish (,m d others on this road) throug h a public medium , in such a manner that they may not think he. partakes alone of the shark species, but a cross between the shark and sucker a mongrel. I told you in my note of the 14th , t hat I did not care a fig about the extra , but the manner in which I was treated by having my baggage tak- en forcibl y from me, without any clear claim upon me or my miin , for we were allowed 160 lbs., and had onl y 158 1-4 lbs. I have paid the extra you demanded or spunged from me—let me. add , that the Fall River Rail Road is welcome to all the honor or profit which may arise, from it. I picked out ~of my collrciion of defaced silver , four small pieces—the smoothest , mea nest and most eontemp table I could find—fee ling that its meanness would correspond with the treatme nt I re- ceived on the F. R. R- Road on the 8th of March , 1850. You may rest assured that no pains will be spared on my part , to caution the public , sigiinist crossing this road , which , in my humble op inion , is a plague spot upon the soil of Massachusetts—an in- fected peach with its rottenness plainl y visible. I would say that there are some gentlemen connected with (his road—Mr. Stickncy, the Conductor \ and Corres pondence. another gentleman in the same capacity, also Mr. Simms , at Myrick 's—there are always exceptions to every general rule . In conclusion , 1will say that the Agent at Middleborou g h, whose place it " is to collect the extra , knew full well that 1 oug ht not to pay anything ; but from the intimation of theswitch- ten der , he was made to think the chest contained goods , and giving a sli p of paper to Fish , shifts the i csponsibility upon some one else ; telling him to stop my chest at Myrick's. All these points are to be shown up in their true li ght . You may believe I shall well ni gh exhaust the subject ere 1 give it up—and I trust the closing scene will prove that all concerned in this "matter ," have received their j ust reward throug h the humble efforts of N. W ATERMAN. [For the Barnstahle Patriot.| Mr. Editor : In several of the late numbers of the Patriot 1 have read a controversy going on by and between G. and B. respecting the "Hyannis In- stitute. " Althoug h I am not a member of the "Institute ," nor much used to writing articles for a newspaper , yet I feel disposed to say a word because I have seen the "ele phant " and know the facts. It is not my purpose to vindicate the course pursued by B.; as it regards personalities he is able to sus- tain himself against all personal attacks from G. and his associates , and needs not my assistance in that particular. But there are facts relative to the sub- ject , wlmdi B. has not full y stated , that have in my ju dgment an important bearing on the .case, ami which seem necessary to be told , that the readers of the Patriot may jud ge correctl y. I shall state noth- ing but what has been done under my ovi n actual observation , and what in truth cannot be denied , and which is as follows : Soon after the "Institute.'' commenced holding its meetings for the season , several Fosteraud I'illsbnry "Come-outers " began to form a "cli que '' for the pur- pose of obtaining strength sufficient to out vote those who had ori ginall y established the "Institute ," and had made it respectable and interesting. "Comc- outers ," as you well know , Mr. Editor , (if you don 't , I do,) oppose law , order , ch urches , ministers and re- li gious societies , and arc , in their characteristics , the most lawless and immoial class of people , with few exceptions , that we have amoiig us; hence they make every attempt to oppose the good , and "level down " the morals of communit y to their standard , and they no doubt became susp icious that the re- sults of the "Inst itute " would be detrimental to their hopes , and therefore combined together to defeat those results , and to bring this about they "cancus- sed" awhile , then made an attempt to j oin the "I n- stitute ," and as soon as they were admitted as mem- bers, their number being some six or eight , they made an attack upon the "by-laws. " The old mem- bers being in a majority thoug ht they could afford to be liberal , and thus granted what they asked , namel y, an alteration of the "by-laws ," (not the Constitution , as G. has it ,) where it prohibited the discussion of political and theolog ical questions. Pre- vious to all this , these "Come-outers held a Fair , and obtained one hhunred dollars or more. " Pills- bury, Prince , & Co. got wind of this , and , "as where the sweet things are the f lies do congregate ," they appeared , of course , at Hyannis. The next move of the "Come-outers"was (in violation of the rules) the attempt to get in as lecturer Parker Pills-bur y. This was at first obj ected to , as B. states , in consequence of his insultin g demeanor on former occasions , but the maj ority of the "I nstitute " gave way to the '•«?•- tjent request" of Pillsbury 's friends , who weie not on- ly '' urgent ,'' but very anxious; so much so as to state that if Pillsbury was allowed to lecture he would not abuse the privilege , and one reason was urged with much force, that the peop le did not know the man , (Pillsbury) therefore they (the "Come-outers ") were desirous he should be heard. Pillsbury lectur- ed , and , as B. says , badlv read an historical lecture of some merit , when a contribution was had , and about live dollars were collected and paid over to him. The "Come-outers " the same evening made an attempt to furnish the Institu te , with another lec- ture from one. of their "leaders"—nn "anti-church- man, lhe "Institute demurred at this , as contra ry to its rules, deeming it an unwarrantable interfer- ence and an unmanl y attempt to control its doings. Pillsbury retired and "went to his own place ,' 1 ami then requested his friend to publish the affair in the newspaper , and soon after the crowing of G. was heard throug h the Patriot. This uncalled for brag- ging on the part of the "Come-outers " was in keep- ing wit h their character as heretofore exhibited and mi ght have been expected , and the old members of the "Institute " 1 think are not entitled to sympath y from the good and wise for bestowing their liberali- ty upon Such an ungratefu l "cli que ," and the won- der is, that the respectable members who ori ginated the "Institute " should stoop so low as to have any fellowshi p with such disorganizes. In regard to the articles of G., I have nothing to say but that their source is, in my opinion , immoral , and as no good can come from such a source , I will not give them consequence by further notice. In regard to the articles of B., I wi ll say I think his in- tentions are good , and personall y know what he states to be true , yet he ought not , althoug h G.'s re- marks were ungenerous , ungratefu l, unmanl y and uncalled for, to have indul ged in such personal al- lusions. And I would farther say to B. that it is a fact that the most unblemished character will be more likel y to lose, than gain , by contending with the most black hearted , mean and contemptible of the human species on personal grounds. My l ove for truth and the good order of society, have induced me to write the foregoing, and if you will print it , Mr. Editor , you will much obli ge a subscriber and an occasional sojou rner in the beautiful village of Ilyannis. V. The Washington correspondent of the Charleston Mercury makes the following important announce- ment , if true : "The President will issue a proclamation about the 20th of May, calling upon all the citizens of the south to be on their guard , not to be led astray, or lake any part in the Nash ville conventi on if its de- sign shall lake a treaso nable directi on . A military force will be ordered to the nei ghborhood of Nash- vil le, and Gen. Scott , (who has expressed his wil- lingness to take the command of troops , and to co- operate with Gen. Tay lor in puttin g down any at- tempts to dissolve the Union .) will be ordered to thai section of the country to sustain the general go v- ernment , should it be found necessary to arrest any of the parties who may take part in what the gov- ernment may proclaim to be treasonable to the Un- ion ."' Wild Pigkons.—Wild pigeons are quite nume- rous in the woods back of this city. A friend of ours brought down a brace of them with rice in their crops. The nearest point at which they could have obtained their foud is about 700 miles ; which dis- tance they have probabl y fl0WF1 ;„ 1(!SS ,]lan ., day, allowing 24 hours for digestion. —[Detroit Free Press. Mrs. K was recentl y thrown into estacies on be- ing told that she resembled the wife of Socrates. She had heard of/t/m.and thought it hi ghly complimentary to be told'tihat she resembled the wife of so great a man. MISCELLANEOU S. [From the Boston Transcri pt.] Chief J u s t i c e §h a \v . We have had permission to extract the following account of Chief Justice Shaw from an unpublished work , entitled "The Hundred Boston Orators : com- prising Historical Gatherings , and Brief Memoirs of th e Town , City, Party and Society Political Orators , from March 5, 1771 , to Jul y 25, 1849, showing the stability of our National Independent e." Lemuel Shaw was born at Barnstable , January 9, 1781. His father, Rev. Oakes Shaw , was pastor of the first church in lhat town. At the age of fifteen , young Lemuel entered Harvard College , and after his graduation in 1800, being ambitious to disencum- ber his beloved father of the expenses of his educa- tion , he became, usher at the Franklin , now Brim- mer School , then under the direction of the venera- ble Dr. Asa Bullard. Here we cannot forbear to state that , our own Charles Sprague, the immortal poet of Boston , was then a scholar at this public school. Who can estimate the influence of such mititis on youthful genius ! Mr. Shaw studied law with David Everett , a counsellor , and author of the memorable poem for youthfu l orators—the firs t lines of which are, You'd scarce expect one of my age, To speak in public on the stage." In 1805 Mr. Shaw was an entered attorney of Suffolk Bar. In 1820 he was elected a delegate to lhe State Convention on the revision of the Consti- tution. In 1822 we find him in the State Senate , at which period he was Chairman of the Joint Com- mittee of the Legislature on a City Charter for Bos- ton. We venerate the man who devised our char- tered rights. It was Chief Justice Shaw , the sage ot the moment , who drafted the City Charter in the Committee of the Town , and wrote also, the act of incorporation establishin g the city of Boston granted by the General Court , Feb. 23, 1822, with the ex- ception of the 14th section , regarding Public The- atres and Exhibitions , and the act establishing a Po- lice Court , which were drafted by Hon. William Sul- livan , and went into operation at the same time ,both acts constitutin g the system of munici pal govern- ment. The ori ginal bill for a City Charter is on file in the State Archives , and is in the hand writin g of Chief Justice Shaw. Every effort to invade the foundation of the City Charter should be watched with a jealous eye. At the period of its construction , a parly was strenuous that each Ward should elect its own Aldermen. This was vi gorousl y opposed as creating the Wards into petty democracies , overturning the balance of power in the Council ; and even thoug h they be elected on a general ticket , it would lead to a strife of Wards. Rather tolerate the minor evils of a conservative Charter , than endure greater by submitting to par- ty caprice. In a careful , conservative sp irit , Judge Shaw has avoided both the cxclusiveness of aristoc- racy and the arbitrary severity of democracy, weav- ing the whole system on a purel y republican basis. Our city is indebted to the ocean bound Cape for many of its most eminent civil and mercantile men. Mr. Shaw is Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court , over which he has presided since his app ointment under Gov. Levi Lincoln , in 1830 ; at which period he was a Representative in the State Legislature. He is Senior Fellow of the Corporation of Harvard College , which important station he has honorabl y fill ed since his election in 1834. lie is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, .of the Massachusetts Histori- cal , and of the New England Genealog ical and His- toric Societies. Of his publications , we find an Ad- dress before the Massachusetts Humane Society in 1811; an Oration , delivered before the inhabitants of Boston. Jul y 4, 1815 ; and an Inaugural Address to the Berkshire Bar , September , 1830 ; and Mas- sachusetts General Laws from 1780 to 1822, 2 vols., 8vo. A more profound civilian probabl y never , in this State , graced the ermine. With dark , piercing eyes, that play amid expressive features , he discerns at a glance , points in a case, that to an ordinary in- tellect would require protracted reflection. He is tinblemished 'i n private life , and greatl y esteemed for his courtesy, candor , and read y acts of charity to de- serving obj ects of poverty. His sagacity and pene- tration are proverbial , and his influence on the Bench is eminent. He is rather corpulent , and neat the common hei ght of man. Hon. Judge Shaw has ever felt a devoted vener- ation of his parents , and of his father , the venerable pastor of Barnstable , he thus warml y expressed him- self in a speech , at the Centennial Celebration of that town , September , 1S39: "Almost in si ght of the place where we are , still stands a modest spire , marking the spot where a beloved father stood to minister the holy word of truth , and hope , and sal- vation , to a numerous , beloved :hid attached peop le for almost half a century. Pious, pure , simp le hearted , devoted to, and beloved by his people , nev- er shall I cease to venerate his memory , or to love those who knew ami loved him. I speak in the presence of some who knew him , and of many more, who I doubt not were taug ht to love and honor his memory as one of the earliest lessons of their childhood. " Jud ge Shaw is remarkable , for social powers , and his conversation is often so replete with wisdom and amiable vivacity, that one is sure to be the better for his society. The sentiment here advanced , and giv- en by him at the celebration , so characterizes the man , that it is a choice memento: "Cape Cod—our beloved birth place—may it be the nursery and the home of the social virtues— tlie Temperance Society.' liife in Califor nia. W. ALLEN, D, D. S., (Fellow ofthe American Society of Dental Surgeons,) During the FOUR SUCCEEDING WEEKS, ^sasn^a^, Will render his services in Mechanical ESmsLor Surgical DENTISTRY , to those por- UJjxlJXj »ons W''O need the aid of a Dentist. Pr A, will wait upon his patients at his Office , in Knmiwich- march 12 ^^AKfimiyL & o©cS B O S T O N " . E E M O V A L i i WE \youhl respectfully inform our Customers and the. Public , that we have removed from our old stand , to No. 240 WASHINGTON-STREET , (Betweenthe Marlboro' Hotel and Winter-st.) Having now one of the Largest Stores in the City, we shall be enahlecl to show a more extensive stock of RICH SILKS, Long and Square Shawls, AND DRESS GOODS , than we have ever before offered. We have now re- ceived a large part of our SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, lint shall continue to receive NEW GOODS upon the arrival of every French and English Steamer, throug h- out tile season . We shall continue to keep every article wanted in families, LINENS, QUILTS, BLANKETS , Cottons , Flannels , HOUSE-KEEPING ARTICLES, AND 1 „ MTsmsrsM© ©®®io)So As we inijM H't part of our Stock , anil are always ready to take advantage of the NEW. YORK AUC- TIONS, when Goods are sacrificed , we feel sure that We Can always offer our Goods at as Low Prices as can be obtained elsewhere under any circum- stances. THE ONE PRICE SYSTEM will strictl y be adhered to. as many years' experience satisfies us that it is the fairest , and therefore the most satisfactory to purchasers. We hope , by constant personal attention to our husi- "css, to merit the patronage we have so long received «our Old Stand. DA2TXSLL & CO., Importers, jobbers and Retailers , No. 249 Wasliin stoii-strcct , BOSTON, march 5 3m •Lancaster Ginghams. Having made arrangementswith the manufacturers of LANCASTER ©HTGHAMS, " To be supplied with all their H E W S T Y L E S , *5 soon as they arc made, we shall have constantly on land a FULL ASSORTMENT. We have just open- "several cases, and would call the attention of the P°nlic to them. When it is considered that they are ¦"ailc for DURABILITY , the colors WARRANTED PERFECTLY FAST ! •ijI SOLD AT SO LOW A PRICE, we believe it ""1be found that no article of DKESS , «©*»»§, IS SO CHEAP TO THE PURCHASER. ,_ ©AHnsaai & (§®o9 . "*• 249 Washington -street , BOSTON. W, march 5 3m MARINE RAILWAY, AT HYANNIS. P^E subscriber having associated himself with sever- Wa v otllors in tIlc constniction 'of a MARINE RAIL- «»t ni- rcsPectfu "y solicits the patron age of those intcr- H e " in navi gation , whenever circumstances render it Jj ^sary t| ult t| ieil. vosscis sh on ]f Baxter's wharf , formerl y known as tah wI" "'fi where vessels can find a spacious and safe J'J ' st">ltcrcd from the winds at all seasons of the t0 . These facts bcins a great inducement for vessels itiu V -'nter ''ere, every facility will be at hand for repair- W?i "1"10sP!'in :?- the expense of which the subscriber it a himself will not exceed what is usuall y charged sanll Prices. Competent and skillfu l blacksmiths , Inkers, ship-carpenters , ri ggers, and sail-makers , can Sei 'mployed at as moderate prices as elsewhere. Ves- goi Wmterill g in the Bay with the intention of under- of n£ repair will be seen to , and their sails stored free 1 v; ftv intr the interest and convenience of others in a«rf V Ol ) - l'le one hand , as well as compensation , nett profit that m "^ mone!l on 'he other , the subscriber hopes the experiment will prove a mutual benefit. »> ELIJAH TAYLOR , Agent. wJv^nnK jTuly 18. ly iA For Sale—The Rood schr COL. SIM- iMffjK M ONS, 71 tons burthen.—built of live oak ¦ «S^!M|r ari(1 rc<1 CC(1:U '—is we'l found in sails, rig- figiT" 8*^^ Sing, cables, anchors, and materials for the sold1 g ¦ )u siness—now lying at New Bedford , will be Or\r> on reasonablo terms, on app lication to WM. S. SWt, ' Ncw Bedford. BENJ. HAMBLEN , or R. L. b ^»T, West Fal.nouth. 1 _JWarch 12. tf \ILKS ! 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