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manufacturer, if possible, to the extent of dispe nsing
enti rel y with +he aid of the ploug hma n in giving
ii specimen of good plou«hin g; nniiid—no more be done in behalf of the unhapp y
prisoner? Is that the evidence—rtho only evidence
on whi«h we are to base our verdict of 'Not Guillv! ' '
At that , very tims> , with the lig ht which the able
charge of the Chief Jnstica afterwards gave us on
several points of "th« law and Ihe evidence ,"I think
I tpeak the sentiments of nearl y if not quite all the
Jury, when I say that they were as full y prepared
for the-verd ict, as they were when they retired to
the Jury room , after Listening to the most able and
eloquent pleas of the prisoner 's senior counsel and
the Attorney Genera)—so strong ly, so full y had the
evidence pointed to Jhe prisoner as the guilty man
—and to no one else, After the jury had ;gone to
their room—with th ,e various evidences of guilt
spread out on the tabie befoie them and the door
locked upon them; shut out as it were entirel y from
the world , with nothing but the eye of the Omnis-
cient God upon them—so painful was the sense of
responsibility, so unwilling ' were they to come to the
result which all felt they must come to, that thirty
or fort}' minutes were spent ere anything was done
—when at last the voice of Ihe Foreman was heaid
calling thfiin ,(o order and reminding them of duly,
however painfu l ; and when they had all taken their
ceaUs around the table—t hen il was that one of ihe
j urors rose and said , "Mr. Foreman , before entering
upon the lyi'Slter consideration and decision of this
ntnst imiKirtimi matter ,I wou ld propose that , we seek
for Di viuti vyisd.om and guidance. " The proposition
«iet with a cordial response , and the foreman called
nspoii a jciror to offer prayer. This was dono most
feelingl y an<3 sincerel y. We then proceeded to the
most trying and painful part of our arduous duty. —
The, vajj fius articles which were put into the case
were, examined by the jury, and particula rl y those
things which wined lo bear most strong ly against
the prisoner. The final decision of the question
was reso'lved into three parts .
First. Are the remains of a human bod y found
in the Medical College on the SOlh of November
1849 , those of the late Dr. George Parkman ?
Second. Did Dr. George Parkman come to his
death by the hands of Dr. John XV. Webster in the
Medical College , on the, 23d of November 1849 ?
Third. Is Dr. John W. Webster guilty, as-set
forth in the indictment , of the wilful murder of Pr,
George Parkman ?
When the vole on the first question was put twelve
hands arose immedia tely. Some, little discussion
took place ,when the second was tested—-and twelve ,
hands at once arose. The third — the most impor-
tant question of all — was next to be tried. Quite
a pause ensued. One j uror—in his sympathies o(
kindness for the prisoner (who was his personal
friend) and his afflicted famil y-—shrunk from the
"fiery ordeal. " "Can 't we stop here ?—can 't the
law lie vindicated and jus tice satisfied , if we pause
here ? Must we, take , ihe life of Ihe unhappy [iris-
oner ?" Some discussion ensued—the mind of the
juror seemed more calm—and he expressed his wil-
lingness ^to vote on the final question , which was
then put , and twelve hands arose ! The die was
cast ! and John W. Webster was pronounced Guilty
of Murder.
rims ended the closing scene in the Jury Room.
What afterwards transp ired in the Court Room is
alread y known to the public. When our foreman
then pronounced that awful word— Guilty ! t he Ju-
ry -as well (is the prisoner trembled and grew fain t.
And what a relief it was to us when we were again
allowed "to go free ,'' and rejoin our families and
friends after so long ?a nd painfu l a separation ; and
thero was not a juror 's heart but would have leaped
for joy could the prisoner have been justl y allowed
the same unspeakable blessing.
One of tiik Jury .
Boston , April 3d , 1850.
Last Hours of Mr. Caliioun.—At about 8
o'clock on Ihe evening previous lo his death , Mr.
Calhoun remarke d lhat his mind was never dearer;
that he had great facility in arrang ing his thoug hts;
anil in rep ly to a remark of his son ,lhat he was fear-
ful he was occupy ing himself too much in thinkin g,
he. said : "I cannot avoid thinking of the political af-
fitirs of the country . II I could but have one horn-
to speak in the Senate , I could do more good than
on uuv previous occasion of iny life. "
In rep ly lo a remark of a friend , lamenting the ,
prospect of a close, of his career ,while ,in the full pos-
session of sit hit ; mental faculties , Mr. Calhoun said :
"I desiro nothing ppnjrary to the constitut ion of na-
Jure. "
His countena nce in death was eerane and majes-
ti c. To a friend who spoke to the dy ing man ,of the
time ap d manner in whiph i| was best tp meet death ,
he rpn)s| iked : "1 have ,but littlu concern about either;
I desire to die,in the discharge of my duh ; I have an
UHSli akei] reliance upon the providence of God. "
[Boston Times,
Cat,ikohniaxb. —Extract of a letter iceeivod by
Celonel Hatch, of New Bedford , dated li t Talcahu\
iino, Nov. 19, 1849 ;—
"Our brig, the. Emil y I'arnham , arrived at this
port I81I1 inst ., 42 days from Montevideo. On the
jiH3Sa »e our number - has been increased by two—
Mrs. Osgood ha\ing given bir th to n son and Mrs
1
'axtoi) to a dau "-hler—their husban ds each mem-
hers of jtfrc 'Old Salt Mining Comp any- ' All well. "
Vrcssw. Uob8ki>.— A bold thief went on board of
Wqne Shannon , »t Boston , shortl y after her arrival
from Mew Orleans ,Wednesday afternoon ,and break-
ing onen 't hffi Cap tain's DKH |
'for defendant s,
In our paper of the 5th ult , we foreshadowed the
pla n of our friend Barke r, to reclaim about 5000 acres
of marsh land in the town of Barnstable , by running a
Dyke from what is called Calves Pasture to the neck
of land which encloses Bar nstable Harbo r, so as to
prevent the flow of salt water , for the purpose of drain-
ing the marshes and converting the same into fresh
meadow or tillage land ; provided there be no intcrfcr-
ancc with private ri ghts. The act of incorporation of
the Company empowered to make this improvcmeut .as
we have previousl y stat ed , gives to the new company
the exclusive lig ht to plant Oysters and catch Herring
and to raise the water above the Dyke; and gives the
title of the " Great Marsh Dyking, Water Power and
Fishing Company."
It is proposed in the plan of operations to raise S80,-
000 by an issue of 1000 shares at SSO each , for the pur-
has e of l eal estate necessary for the same.
On Wednesday last , a meeting was held in the
Grand Jury Room of the Court House at Barnstable ,
by the pro prietors agreeably to previous notice. The
meeting was called to order at half past 3 o'clock, p.m.,
by John B. Crocker , Esq., some twenty of the
proprietors being present. Freeman Marchant , Esq.
was chosen Chairman , and Dr. F. H. Jenkins , Secreta-
ry pro tern. After reading the Act of Incorporation , on
motion of George Jenkins , Esq., it was voted to accept
the Corporate Powers granted by the Legislature ,
March 14th , 1850, and proceed to the choice of officers.
Chakles Makston , Esq., received all the votes
thrown and was declared elected President.
Nathaniel Hockxey , Esq. was chosen Secretary,
and
Seth Parker, Jr. Esq., Treasurer.
It was then voted to choose a board of seven Direc-
tors , and Nathan Jenkins , Charles L. Bassctand Joseph
Huckins of Barnstable , John Doane of Orleans , Ed-
ward Crocker of Yarmouth , Charles B. II. Fessenden
and Benjamin Ewer of Sandwich , were dul y elected
Directors.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the same
place on the 1st day of May proximo , at 2 o'clock, p.m.
His IIonok, Judge Bigelow.—This, comparative-
ly, youthfu l jurist, who held the term of the C. P. Court
here last week , left a very favorable impression in re-
gard to h is abiliti es, and his gentlemanl y and judge-
like bearing in Court , as well as his social , citizen-like
demeanor off the bench. His charge to the Grand Jury
was lucid , able, instructive , and sufficientl y comprehen-
sive , for all the purposes of our County at least ; while
it was void of a needless prolixity of detail about crimes
and misdemeanors which he knew well enough were
never heard of on the Cape—such as we have some-
times listened to from Jud ges who have preceded him.
Indeed , Jud ge Bigelow's was a charge peculiarly adapt-
ed to a Cape Cod jury ; and his comp limentary con-
gratulation of them that they were "eminentl y favored
in living in a community distinguished above all others
for its quiet , peaceful habits, its freedom from liti ga-
tion and its respect for the laws," was not inappropri-
ate ; and every juror , and every listener, felt prouder of
the fact , for having a stranger jud ge, thus remind him
of such a state of society here, and that its blessings
were appreciated by those who have opportunities to
contrast the morals of our county with those of all the
others In the Commonwealth. There is certainl y much
promise in Jud ge Bigelow's present standing and at-
tainments , that he is destined to an eminent position in
the judiciary of Massachusetts, to say the least.
Office Holders' Dinner.—There is to be a gath-
ering today (Tuesday,) in this nei ghborhood , of the
old and the new Boards of County and Special Com-
missioners for qualification , &c.—together with the
Clerk of the Courts , the Hi gh Sheriff (and a part of his
posse likel y.) But there is also to be a "good time" at
the Hotel, opposite ! By inv itatio n of Jud ge Marston ,
Chairman of tke Hoard of Examiners , all these office
holders, and ex-officc holders (and some offiee-seeto's
too) are to dine with him at Crocker 's Hotel—a"d (best
of all) we, too, are invited ! Now as we come under
neither of the above heads , we must claim to rank as
•'Reporter " as well as guest. And we have commenc-
ed our duty, in that line, in advance , by the above inti-
matiou of what's coining ; and while the devil waits to
take this to the case, and our foreman frets at the press
of matter coming upon him , we are reminded by the
savory odor which has crossed the road , into our very
sanctum , that the estimable landlad y has nea rly pre-
pared the feast ; and it is time for us to "bitter up'' for
the onset. Nous verrons.
DC7""Among the petitions presented nt the bite Icnn
of the Court of Common Pleas, was one from sundry
owners of real estate in Wellueet , for the appointment
of Commissioners to build a Dyke in that town , ac-
cording to statute. We have heard it suggested that
the appointment of our distinguished townsman , John
Barker Crocker, as that Commissioner, would be a fit-
ting compliment to his genius and scientific attain-
ments on such matters , and as the subject is continued
at Court we hope the friends of Mr Crocker will look
after his interests in this particular.
D^=Our volatile nei ghbor of the Register—who ex-
ercises all a Frenchman 's facility in hopping from one
subject to another , and with the coherence of a magpie,
too—seems to imag ine that we referred to his "being a
young man," as if it were an "atrocious crime!" —when
our onl y wish was, that it might merel y be weighed in
his favor, certainl y ; so that , the public could appreciate
the prodigy, entire , that prates so extensivel y of his
"self respect " while reading us lessons on '-editorial
courtesy," "twisting and dodging," 'elegant bilingsgate,1
'
and the like! Because we are confident that that pub-
lic
"Would scarce expect one of his age,
To play such pranks on any stage."
However, he now contents himself with "wishing, in
the words of another "—and we are at a loss whether
that other was the older or the younger Pitt , probabl y
the younqer—with "wishing that he may be one of those
whose follies cease with their youth , and not ot that num-
ber who are ignorant in spite o
f experience." He certain-
ly has our best wishes, also, for the same desirable con-
sumation.
K7~\Ye are pleased to know that at the late term of
the Court , a petition was circulated , and signed by
many of our leading citizens , for the alteration of the
interior arrangement of the Court House in this place.
We hope the County Commissioners at their next
meeting will act promptl y on the subject , and direct the
proper improvements to be made. At present more
than half of the valuable space in the centre of the
Court Itoom is wasted , and there is no such thing as
convenience cither to the Bar, to parties interested in
proceedings, or the public generall y. The u nwieldl y
table ought to removed , and the whole interior re-ar-
ranged in modern sty le, and this may be done , we arc
confident , without any considerable expense. The new
Board of Commissioners cannot make a more popular
move, and we are sure that the matter will no longer
be neglected.
Discharged.—Perez Anglo, a foreigner and vaga-
bond who had wandered down on the Cape, was bound
over to the Court of Common Pleas at Barnstable, by
a Justice of the Peace at Orleans, 011 charge of mali-
cious mischief in burning some fences. Fortunately
for the prisoner , the papers to guide the Grand Jury in
the investigat ions were not forwarded , and Anglo was
discha rged , and when last seen was making tracks thro '
the sand to get off the Cape.
[CrEi ghthundrcd ol the Boston whigs have address-
ed a letter of thanks to Daniel Webster for his speech
on the slave question.
The Cii-eat Mar sh »yUi"S Company.
We have seen the printed report of the Directors
of this Road—purporting to be "a report of their do-
ings for the year ending December 31, 184 9,"—and 1
in our view , it is art full y concocted (in evident dis- j
regard of the sp ir it of the law requiring annual re- 1
j turns from them) to conceal some of their misdoings , j
I and to keep up the delusion and continue the decep-
tion practiced , through their financial e.misaries and
the newspapers in their interest ,upon theirstockhol-
: dera and the public.
By an act of the leg islature of last year it was re-
quired that this "annua.1 report to be made by the
Directors , shall contain full information upon the sev-
eral items hereinafter enumerated , to wit :"'—Such is
the language of the law. Under that law , the Di-
rectors have made their "annual report ," and sworn
to it as "true according to their best knowledge and
belief—us a "Return of the Cape Cod Branch Rail
i Roa d , under tho Act of May 1, 1849, chap. 191."
ligrls it worth while to try longer to makeT
^
thing of that Sandwich Observer ? We quit
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**'*'' !
spair ! In the last number , its editor comphii,ls v **
cause we said last week , that he had "admitted V
"
lie did rial have the authority of Mr , Pane ," &t. ""
he quite, indi gnantl y retorts thus :—"\V e should"!
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for the Patriot to point out , if he can , the paraor.
in which we have made any such admission:' \
\
I now , let's try ; and do the best we can. 1,, |]le 1 •
' server of March 23, is th is "paragrap h ," viz.
"Mr. Page did not authorize us ! We have ne
' said that he did. We did not say, nor did We m t
f
to say, that he authorized us to make o»t/ siatehi ^
\ivhatcver." Such was his "adm ission" then. 4
i cording ly we staled last week , that he had admit!'
that he "did not have the authority of Mr. P!lae'i
imakin g his statement. Now he calls on us (0 "i, ¦
out the paragrap h in which he made, any such !
mission." Wull , we have ;—there it is, above q,
'ed! Look at it;—read it. '
Now , what does that act , which they recognize—
and which , in form, they pretend to follow—require ?
It requires , among other "items "—that under the
head of "Miscellaneous '' expenditures , they shall
«iv e "full information " of the amount of "Interest"
paid.
Have these Directors civen such "full informa-
tion ?'¦ No !—but against that "item , enumerated''
in the law ,under the head of "Miscellaneous expen-
ditures "—th ese gentlemen , pretending to give "full
information ," under oath , say t his— "No interest paid
on account of expenditures for working ihe road !"—
The law does not a;4c them to state on what "account "
the interest was paid. But under this head it does
"require " them to give the amount of interest they
have paid. They do not g ioe it under that. head.—
But , one would suppose frcm the decep tive note they
have written against the proper plac e, designated in
t he law , that they had given "full information " on
this point somewhere else in the report. Is it so ?—
No it is not ! We have , it , indirectl y, but correctl y,
from their Treasurer ,that they have , nowhere, in this
report , given "full information "—nor any informa-
tion—as to the amount of interest they paid last year ;
They have nowhere made return , nowhere added in
this large "item " of interest paid—which , at 6 per
cent, on the atnou 'nt of their debt , could not have
been less than $14,000 !! Did those Directors mean
to go before a Justice of the Peac e and solemnl y
swear that this was "full information ," "according to
their best knowledge and belief V They have done
so !
This is worse than we supposed it was, fiom the
glimpse we had , throug h the Register and Observer ,
of the contents of this "report ," before it was official-
ly published by the leg islature. We had supposed ,
that if those Directors had dodged the direct require-
ments of the law , and had evaded the expose the
legislature intended they should make ; that it was
only an evasion—that they had somewhere reported
what amount of interest they had paid—that it was
included in some other "item ,"if it was not reported
among expenses. When the Register told us that
Ihe construction account , which was in June last on-
ly $593,386, was in this "Report ,'" made 6 months
later , swelled up lo $G16 ,f59—we did suppose that
this addition of more than $23,000 to the cost of the
road , in the last C months , might include the "item "
of mote than $14,000 lawful interest on their debt .
But it is not so! And we are assured ,upon the best
authority —that of the Treasurer himself—that this
lawfu l interest on that debt is not included in any
item in their report.
Those Directors , who have made this Report to
the Legislature (under the law which says it "shall
contain full information '' upon this item of "inter-
est'') and have. swt>rn lo it, as "true according to
their best knowledge and belief ,'' may, possibl y know
of some way to get over, or get round , such a state-
ment , and excuse themselves to their own consciences.
We hope they can. But , if they fan , and if they
shall , they cannot get over, nor rovnd, the fact that
their Report is deceptive and is calculated (we do not
say it was designed) to deceive their stockholders
and to cheat the public ! It represents their
"net earnings , ajter deducting expenses $20,136 23.''
Had they made their report iu conformity to the re-
quirements of the law , and put the iimount they paid
for interest under its proper head as arranged in the
law , that , alorre , would have reduced this "ite m'' of
"net earnings " from twenty thousand , to about three
thousand dollars ! Then their stockholders could
have better seen the "net earnings " of .their proper-
ty—ih«n they could better have concluded whether
it was best to comp ly with the. urgent solicitations of
those Directors to take more of their slock , at $50 per
share !
The Report of the Worcester Kail Road , -which
immediatel y precedes that of the C. C. Branch , and
that of the Cheshire Road which immediatel y fol-
lows it , in the printed leg islative document , bot h
have tho amount of "interest" paid , put in its
proper place , designated in the law itself , and de-
ducted from the "total income "—thus showing the
"net earnings '' as they reall y were. But instead of
t hat , the Directors of the C. C. Branch not onl y do
not put it down there , and then deduct it , but they
do not put is down any where, nor at all !—and so
make a show of more than $20 ,000 "net earnings ,''
when in fact , had the law been comp lied with , as the
Worcester and Cheshire comp lied , it would lmve
been lilile , if any, over $3,000 ! And yet they
swear to their Report , as "true , according to their
best knowledge and belief!" And months before their
Report can be published , they put before the public ,
throug h the Register and the Observer , a brief and
deceptive synopsis of it—showing, what they there
call their "Net Income " to be $20,136 23. And
the Observer took pains then to add—that all this
"affords much encourag ement for the future !"
As we have thus far been commen ting upon a
"public document ," of wh ich the Legislature ordered
3,000 copies printed , we hope we shall not be accus-
ed by our neighbors, on either hand , with "inter-
medd ling with what don 't concer n us'1—and we may
take the liberty, further to analize this interesting
Report !
The arrival of the Europa from Liverpool brings
European news fourteen, days later than by previous
advices. The news does not possess any special in-
terest. In Eng land there had been a sli ght decline
in most kinds of cotton ; coffee had also declined a-
bout fi fteen shillin gs within a few weeks. Corn ha !
sli ghtl y advanced , and flour remained unchanged.—
The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in his aniuul
bud get , estimates the, surp lus income of the year en-
suing at about £1,500,000. On the Continent all
things remained substantiall y as at previous dates.
The elections in France have passed off quietl y.
H7-We are requested to say that the Committee of
the First Univcrsalist Society in Chatham , whose ro-
tice appeared in our last week's paper , have completed
their contract for building a new Meeting House agree-
able to their plan.
igyThe recent State election in Connecticut re-
sulted in a complete domogratie t riump h.
Cape Cod Branch Rail Boad.
We will not condescend to notice , further
subtle quibbling of the Observer on this poii,( .
lhat he had a detailed account of the transact '
from Mr. Page 's own lips; and that then he nr(
firmed his statement upon the authority of Mr.P(,Se „
"
and yet he "didnot say , nor did he mean to say (],'
Mr. Page authorized him ;''—anil now he says, ],
has never "admitted that he did not linre the aiitl 10
ity of Mr. Page !
" He "had the authority 0[
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Page''—and yet "Mr. Page never authorized " ],'„„'
,
Out , upon such nonsense !
The Observer is pleased , often , lo step out of ,|
way to speak of the "principal writer for the Piltl.j
ot"-—the "leading writer for the Patriot ,'' and 1,;
"eminently characteristic '' sty le—the "features of
which are loo well known for Us paternit y to be mjg
taken "—and to indul ge in such like allusions, .u
says our remarks last week , are characterist ic of ollr
"pr incipa l writer." Does the young gentleman $Up.
pose he is enli ghtening any bod y, or amusing jin,._
bod y, with such allusions and references ? ]f |lc
does, er if he ci.n thus gratif y himself , evtm , we are
content for him to continue such episodical inaitm tt_
lions. We aie aware that the Paliiot has a charac
ler—its character;—established ; and we have nlway,
endeavored to conduct it characteristicall y eoii8i8.
tent ; to have its editorials characteristicall y logical
and true ; characteristicall y manl y and respectful •
and when we have to administer to a case of tnm.
scendental idiosyncracy, dyspeptic sentimentii liiy
anil wilfu l obfuscation—like that of the Observer
in its present condition—our prescri ptions arc pin.
ty likely to be characteristicall y caustic.
California Lettkrs.—Most oi the letters ro-
Cfcived at this place yesterday, brought by tlie lust
California steamer , from the native sons of Cape
Cod , were of a very encourag ing nature. Our time
will not permit us to furnish extracts this week. Be-
mittancesof gold dust have been made by several of
those who left home last season , and their accounts
of. the good health existing among them was very
gratify ing to their numerous friends.
Favorable news is also received from John A.
Lewis, Thomas Crocker , Ephraim Ilohnef , Nelson
Chi pman , Russel Bourne , Timothy W. Phinncy,
George L. Smith , Joseph Huckins , Edwin Fish , anil
many others belong ing lo this section of the Slate.
They are engaged for the most part in lucrative
business, and speak very flattering ly of their pros-
pects.
Mr. Samuel Crocker , a carpenter of this place,
who left-Val paraiso in October , 1848, for San Fran-
cisco, has been very successfu l,and is now estimated
to be worth $100,000 !
We learn that the Sandwich Mining Company,
which le ft N. York in November last , took passage
in a vessel from Panama for San Francisco.
tjBTThe Grand Jury, at Ihe laic session of the
Court of Common Pleas in this place found no hills
of indictment against any one. The brother s, Ebe-
nezer and Abi-jah Lamed , of Oxford , weie here to
answer lo their Bonds , and no evidence of any con-
sequence appearing against them ,in connection with
tin-..Robbery of 'the safe of Union wharf Company,
in Provincetown , they were discharged. It is now
rumored that an officer is in pursuit , of a notorious
burg lar , who it is.believed , robbed the safe.
Finn.—On Wednesday afternoon last , whil e tlie
Court was in session in this place , the store of
Messrs. Cobb & Smith , on Central wharf , was dis-
covered to be on fire. It had taken in the loft , and
the blaze had nearl y burst throug h the rool before
it was discovered. In a ,few minutes after the alarm
was given more th-in a hundred persons in altend-
anco at Court , were on the spot to arrest its progri'S*,
and the timel y assistance which was rende red by
them , saved , not onl y the store, with but slight dam-
age, but the entire fishing establishment whicfi nil"'
have inevitabl y been destroyed ,had not the progress
of the fire been arrested at an earl y moment. Severn !
vessels were ly ing aground at the wharves , anil were
considered in "
great danger. The sloop Maj l, *lie
onl y vessel afloat , was got into the stream. Thf nre
was ca used by spontaneous combustion. TM l°ss
susta ined was about 35150.
©"The lecture at the. Methodist Chapel in lliis
village , last Friday evening, was by Mr. Simeon N-
Small. It was upon the subject of "quackery "—tw»
he handled his subject with much skill and ingenui -
ty. All the professions came in for a full share o'
the quackery of the age except lawyers. These he
nix'lectcd to notice. The piesumption was, that in
oitler to do full just ice tu the numerous class on-
ga«ed in the legal profession , he would be required
tog ive a seperate lecture .
Lkoislatukk .—The columns of our paper h«ve
been so much crowded for several weeks past , n» I"
exclude our usual Leg islative reports. We li"vi>
omitted it because theT e seemed to be various f"b"
j tcts vastl y more interestin g to our readers. Tlicr0
is no expectati on that this bod y will bring to n close
its business so long as the spring weather holds ba'
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ward.
K7~The editor of the Register has omitted to in-
form us, of the occasions, and instances , of his vnloro u
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defences, "ti me and again ," of some unmentionc'l p"
ties , "from the Patriot 's unjust aspersions!" Wt'l'i *
shall have to rel y upon history then. l)oul)tl<*s "
chivalry , on the occasions in question , will be duly «
rolled.
Hepoktkd Safety of Sir John Fkanki.ii*.
A letter from Mr. Randall , dated St. Paul , Mi'"'1
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la , March 12, to his brother , John Randall , fur Wer*
chant in New York city, says— ..
A clog train arrived here yesterday from some