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jP or the Barnstable Patriot.]
Mr. Editor—As there has been considerable in
your paper concerning those you call Come-on I er*,
and their arrest , I should like lo give the public a
lair understanding of the easaas it was. In the first
place, I believe in a God ,'and when lie bids mo
speak I stop not for consequences, should it be the
lion's den, or lbs firey furnace that is heat seven
times hotter than it is wont to be heated. J should
not stop for that , for I fear nothing when God is
with me, (or he makes me tread all Iiiv enemies un-
der my feet, for they have become as iislu-s under
Ihe soles of my feet. 'j t has been i-i»ht or nine years
that Mrs. Sally Scudder has been with us at our
meetings, constantl y, and has visited us and seemed
to enjoy hrrself in bur society. Sometime last h all
she came, to me, and said she wanted my advice
about going to Kimtiu-ket to spend the winter. I
asked her wh y she came to me,- and told her she
must know her own duty. She then told me she
felt it her duty to come to me, as she ..was weak in
experience,'
find should abide by what J said , for she
wished to do ri ght »>>• • be approved of God , I saw
it would be best for her spiritual welfare to abide
with us, as she was weak as a little child and needed
nourishment frqin the people of God , I therefore
gave her my advice , at the sanie tinio telli jio her to
do as she thoug ht best . Slie continued tp *
"o with
us until January, when under strong temptations
and trials of mind , she went to Daniel Smith' s to
board. After she had been there some time , one af-
ternoon I felt like going so see her , and try lo per-
suade her Is follow God , and told her she would fed
better it she followed him more, closely , for she
looked very melanchol y, and I thought 'she would
feel better if she went 'home , as neither he or hi.-
wife possess reljyipi). Whi le I whs talking with her ,
Mr. Smith came into the house , and pot so hi gh
that he took me by the mm and thru st me from the
house. It is written , if one gets out of the way, go
and talk with them ; and if "t hey will not hear you ,
then tako two or three with you. , On the evening
of the 8th of February, some of the abovonamed
people, as you have termed them , were at my hou.-o,
my husband being absent at the time , I felt it my
duty to go and see Mrs. Scudder again ,and spoke o!
it , and took my work , and some of my friends went
wiih me, I knocked at the door , and Mrs. Scudder
opened it , and wo went in—Mrs. Nye an d (.
'a pt.
Iluckins were there with her , Daniel and his wife
being absent , which we did nol know at the lime—
we talked some with her about the importan c e of
being faithfu l to her God. She asked wh y we were
so anxious about her. One rep lied , by .as'Jflitg what
man having an hundr ed sheep and one going astray,
doth not he leave the ninety and nine and seek thai
which was lost , and some other passages of scri p-
ture I then asked her if it would not be consider-
able of a cross Io go home with me and .stay all
night ;—-she said it would , but concluded to go. Mrs.
Nye said her mother did not appear so happy as she
did when she went with us. There was no more
noise than is usual in company, until she 'concluded
to go, when Cap'. Iluckins said , I'll be d—d if you
jio,'(for he had encouraged her to leave us ) In" his
fu ry he caug ht Isold of "my shoulder and threw me
violentl y against the stovu , and disarranged if. Mrs.
Scudder paid no. attention lo what he said , but
went with us—,nftor we got home, she looked quile
like herself , and said she felt better , for the slaves al
Ihe South are not kept in greater bondage "t han she
is among her children. It was said that we kidna p!
her ; but we disdain 'lhe act. She had been at my
house but a short time , when the doors were
^
lhrown
violently Open , and the sound assailed our cars , you
thin k you have gained the victory. Daniel Send-
der and Caroline Smith cimo in and took hold ot
their mother and shamefull y dragged her from the
chai r and from the room , and she cry ing, Daniel ,
let me bo,' I want to star , don 't drag me off bodil y-
He,replied, have I not talked to you enoug h about
this peop le. He must have meant our reli gion , for
I def y him to bring one stain against my moral
character , Mrs. Scuddur is a woman ea'
pable of
taking care of herself , '
she has no guardi an , but
they in a riotous manner , with Nelson Scudder ,
Daniel Smith , Levi L. Goodspeed , John D. Hinck-
loy and some others , shaking their u>ts and say ing,
we will have you arrested tomorrow. We were ar-
rested tho next day as rioter s and carried before
Mr. Davis , who bound us over to the A pril term ,
but there was no bill found , as the Grand Jurors
were men of sense. It was .said that the Scndders
forbid us coming on their premises , and Daniel
¦Smith also. 1 heard him , but I did not hear Nelson
Scudder , and could take , my oath lo that effect. —
About, two wooks from that , lime I heard that Mrs.
Seudder had gone home, and I felt like seeing her—
according ly I went to bur houstf for thai purpose.
(She lives in the East part of the house and Nelso n
in the West.) _
¦
I knocked at the front door blind ,
but not receiving any answer , I concluded she was
in the back part of the house, and went to the gate
to go round , and its 1 turned round to hook the gate ,
1saw her sitting at Nelson 's porch window . I went
to the porch door and knocked , and his wife came.
I asked if I could see Mrs. Scudder—she said I
could not , and I then asked to see her in her own
room. Mrs. Sall y Scudder said , say what you have
to at the window , which is close t,p the door. 1 then
asked her if she would go home , for I wanted-t o see
her , and told her God had sent me to her. She left
the window , and I asked Temperance N ye, who was
at the window , if she had gone. She said no, 1
should not see her , Ihsrefore J came away, having
gone about two rods on his land in the path. I was
taken up by Cap!. Nelson ScudderJ'or trespass , and
fined one cent. I will close by say ing, it Avere bet-
ter for you that a millst one were hung about your
Heck , and you be drowned in the depths of the sea ,
than touch God's peop le, for God is just and \ ou
cannot' escape his justice. I would also say to the
public , you had better beware how you fi
^ht against
this peop le, for every one that has done so has met
their .reward , for our God is a consuming fjre ,—for
God will avenge his own elect , and kindle in you a
fire that shall burn to the lowest hell , therefore 1
will warn you of it. - Charlotte Smith.
Wicbstkr's Cask,— The Boston Tost states Iliat
Prof. Webster 's counsel have takcp out a writ of er-
ror on Ihe ground of defect in- the tran sfer of Ihe
case from the munici pal to the supreme court. The
Post also publishes the following letter received by
mai l.
" Tf.i:i!e Haute, In d., A pril 18, 1S50.
'
To the Editors n
f the Boston Post :
Gentlemen ,—I feel it to be my duty to inform vou
and throu g h you the public , t hat Dr. Parkman , who
is supposed tii have been murdered by Pruf. Web-
ster , and for which supposed murder Prof. Webster
is now und^r sentence of death , was in this city on
Sunday evening last , He came to this place on a
canal boat from Coving lon, and was recognized by
a gentleman hern who was formerly intimate with
him- IJe. accosted him , but Dr. Parkman turned
abruptl y away , and soon after left in the stage for
St. Louis, under the name of* A. M. Thiston. The
gentleman who knew him is R. W. DiH in«]iamer , of
this place , by profession a deulist. lie is ready lo
swear to the identity of this ptrfon with Dr. Park-
man .
^
. Hoping that this statement may be of some effect
in at least restrainin g the loo hasty execution of Ihe
unjust sentence under which Prof" Webster is now
lyin g, I remain , gent lemen ,
Yours respectfull y,
Jos eph A. Atwood."
Probabl y it was ^Jr. Bliss of Sprin gfieldY' illlL )
not Dr. Packman ,
Rkstoxsihuitt of IUti.koad Compares.-
M rs, Margaret Hart recove.e.l „ vrr.lic, .,.,„;,,„ ,he
Itensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Compan y a few
days since for the amount of baggage lost' on the
route from W Inteh'dl to I roy. She purchased .
-,
tlirpng h ticket at \\ hitehall , over the two railro ads
the Whitehall and Saratoga road , and Renssel
'
aer
, and Saratoga road. The defence urged that' the
two roads had no connection with each other , t hat
there wjts no evidence that the baggage had ever
been transferred from one to the,other , and that the
road which had received the baggage should be re-
sponsible for it , if cither. Juifee Parker charged
that the company were responsible for Ihe delivery
of the end of the whole route for which they had .-old
tickets , and that they wpi'O also responsible for tho
acts of their agents.
A man down East was scolded by his wife , and
said that if she did not desist , he would commit sui-
«)Jo or— Ml himsel
f in the attempt.
THE PATRI OT.
"gA^HSTAELS ;
Tuesday, May 7. 1850. \
We are credibly informed that Mrs. Hitty Stone
Ili nckley, of this village , one of the leading spirits of
that nx>st fanatical sect of the nineteenth century—
on Cape Cod, at least—known as "Come Outers"—
a cognomen , it has rendered extremel y appropriate
in more than one sense—suddejd y made her appear-
ance in the Baptist church of this village , last- Sab-
bath morning, during seryiues , announc ing herself
as the bearer of a message f rom the dead i to one of
the congregation present!! This announcement ,
and her subsequent words , so sudden and singular ,
produced no little consternation and excitement
among the audience.
The pastor, Rev. Mr. DaU ymple,was readin g from
the scri ptures as Mrs. Ilinckley.entered the church ,
and she was about to proceed ,sans ceremony, with the
delivery of her message,when she was requested to de-
fer it until Ihe close of the regular moxnwwt services.
She comp lied so far as to wait until the conclusion
of the first prayer , when her burthen ed spiritcould
be restrained -no longer ,—so it must be presumed
for sh>'. then commenced in the loud , wild and most
vehement strains so characteristic of her order to
address herself lo Mr. Charles Gorham , of WellHeet ,
a stranger here ,but of whose presence she was aware
and for whose especial benefit her message was in-
tended : thoug h the congregation generally and the
pastor particularl y, received a share of its warrj in"s
and denunciations. To Mr. Gorham . s,li<. f:l id she
ca me "with a message from his dead sister!!'' the
purport of which was a most ungentle rebuke for his
having forsaken the fold of the last "new Li ghts ,"
alias the Conic Outers , and pone back to his former
faith and alleg iance; and anathamas ,cqual to the most
scorching of the Popes' Hulls in their palmiest days
of civi l and ecclesiastical power , were lo be hurled
upon himwithout mercy or measure ,if he did not re-
pent and return forthwith to the rule and belief of
Come Ontei ism.
It appears thai Mr. Gorham was formerl y associ-
ated wiih the Come Outers , but havin g seen the ar-
rogance and falseness of their scntimenls , as well as
j their Kuril of sentiment , perhaps , he left them .and
returned lo the Methodist church , of which he was
a member. For this act of secession from the former ,
Mrs. Ilinckley felt suddenl y insp ired to deliver Ihe
awful denunciations of Ihe faithfu l, in tho imposing
name o( the dead , as we have attempted to describe.
During Mrs. Ilinckley 's harrangue to Mr. Gor-
hiim , she addressed herself to Mr. Dalryinp le and
one or two others of his congregation , without the
sli ghtest provocation , in the most insulting language;
she also sang and gesticulated in the hi ghest sty le of
Come Outerisni—a sty le by the way, wliii h'n.ust be
witnessed to be full y appreciated , as it is emp loyed
by no other class of speakers, ecclesiastical ,political ,
legal , or theatrical , even in the delivery of their
most thrillin g and empassioned strain *. Indeed,
they are merel y tame , compared with tho dec-
lamatory exhibitions of Ihe zealous Come Outers ,
when they feel themselves "insp ired to deliver mes-
sages from the Lord ," as they term them , or denun-
ciations lo seceders , and Christians of ever}' name.
The ravings of the excited mania c are the nearest
approach to their frenzied ejaculations and mad
denunciations when in their seasons of great excite-
ment. In fact , their leading idea is a species of mo-
nomaniaism. ' The Come Outers believe they are
in direct and immediate communi cation with God ,
who in an especial manner insp ires them to know
His will , and that this insp iration is superior -to His
will as revealed in the scri ptures ;—superior even
to the teachings of Christ ,whose wisdom and-Muthori-
ty they consider as inferior to their own. Strong
in this belief , they feel it to be a right as well as
a duty to sot at naug ht and contemn by word and
deed all other modes of belief in God , and lose no
opportunity of doing so; hence the boldness til
one of their number in committin g the late out-
rages in the Baptist church ; and our onl y wonder
is, that some ,one of the congregation , all of whom
are familiar with her proceedings , did not quietl y
lead Mrs. II. from their ¦house, when she first began
to speak , and treat her with the same forbearance
they would a monomaniacjor as such each one of her
order should be regarded when in their paroxysms
of excitement. Instead of this course , Mrs. II. was
permitted to relieve herself of a long speech , and to
take her own time and mode of departure.
"Not Want ed ," again !—We stated last week
that fi ft y shares of the stock of the Cape Cod Branch
Railroad were advertised to be sold at auction , by
Step hen Brown & Sons, in Boston on Wednesday
last. Having some little curiosity to keep ourselves
posted up as to the market price of this stock , we
looked for the report of' that sale , for that purpose—
and , behold , we find the Traveller of the same eve-
ning gives the prices at which all the other stocks
advertised at the same lime sold for;, but of the Cape
Cod stock , it saxs— "it was withdrawn : as there was
no disposition manifested to pu rch ase 1" It was "Not
Wanted !
" Oh , how pitifull y low has this concern
run down , under its present management ! Nobod y
will touch its stock , at any price , unless it is some
credulous soul here and there on the Cape , who has
been believing the statements put forth in the Ob-
server and Register during the last eight or ten
months , and whom Amos has been gulling, with his
gammon ! Such men , who boug ht the stuff at S75
per share , on such represent ations , and disbelieved
the J acts which the Patriot has been giving them so
frequentl y—and who ,instead , joined Amos and Lin-
coln in denouncin g the Patriot for telling the truth—
are entitled to our sympath y .'
The exhibit of the concern made in the Report of
the Directors to the Leg islature , latel y published , is
enoug h to kill it in any stock market.
j
SSTWe have received a length y review of Ihe
I late Report of the Directors of the C. C. Branch
|Rail Road. As we have glanced over it , we think
j it an interestin g expose of some ini quities and a sen-
j sible inquir y after others—and shows up some of
[the pompous pretences, and the lamentable short-
coming.*, of the most noisy and busy of the board.—
As it reached us at a late hour and its length is such
that we could not give it place this week , our read-
ers may look for it in our next paper.
I Good Bvb.—The Legislature has adjourned. —
: They wound up their worsted last Friday ; reall y
' much sooner than we expected they would. Wh y,
i they have onl y had a four months' session this year !
; Remarkable ! We are not able to tell our readers
, what I hey have done , now ; for we don 't remember
any thing, worth rememberin g—and we havn 't yet
^een a list of the acts they passed. But we are piet-
ty sure they liaonH done much harm !
j Professor Wbbstk u-s W^Terror Mat-
j TEK IosTroNKn— On Friday forenoon , Messrs.
¦Me rnck and Soluer , council lor Dr. Webster and
j Mr. Attorney General Clifford and Mr. Bemis for
|the Commonwealth , met Judges Dewov and Fletch-
er, of the Supreme Court , '
in chambers , in rela-
tion to Ihe app lication for a writ of error: and hs
the main question involved t;ouUJ onl y be determin-
ed by the lull bench , it was concluded to withh old
|the app lication lill tho meetin g of the full court in
i June , when a final hearing can be Lad upon (he
subject.
A Message Extraordinary. The Concord Mon nmcnl
We could not help being struck with the inappro-
pruteness of the looation of this monument , on the
occasion of the late celebration of the event that
monument commemorates.
We will give the inscri ption upon it , below; and
our rcadcrs
"
wili see by it , that it is erected "on the
oppose bank" of the river , to that where the Pro.
vincials had assembled to meet and check , and
where they did cheek and effectuall y resist^ the
King 's t roops, on their march towards the northern
section of the town for the seizure of military stores, j
It is erected—not where the American Militia stood \
and received the first fire of the invading army, and
where the martyrs , Davis and Hosmer, fell , at that
first fire but on the "opposite bank " where fell the |
Kina 's troops who received the return fire of our
militi a. We saw no good reason for this—and heanp
none "iron—and it seems to us that this monument
is injudicious l y located and quite out of place. In
itself , it is a neat and well-enoug h affair—tho ugh it
doesn 't greatl y exalt the character of Concord for
the degree of its liberality and public spirit in A.D.
1836, in the view of a visitor upon whom our histo-
rv has impressed the importance of that "Concord
Fisiht; " that "first forcible resistance to British ag-
gression "—but the inscri ption upon it , is a decidedl y
incongruous story.
"Here "'—says its record— ''Here was made the
first forcible resistance"—thoug h yonder , "on the
opposite bank , stood the American Milit .ia !" "Here
stood the invading army ''—yonder fell the brave
American martyrs , Davis and Hosmer , while "on
this spot the first of the enemy fell '" How would
Bunker Hill Monument have looked , on Copp 's.
Hill?—telling the beholder , that "here the invad-
ing army " embarked to fire Charlestown , "and on ]
this spot '' were the British officers buried ; "on the ',
opposite bank stood the American Militia ," and there
brave Warren and his comrades fell?
We hope old Concord will yet , more becoming ly
maik this hallowed spot , with a loftier and more :
sensibl y engraven monument—reared on the spot !
where the patriotic martyr Davis fell. The follow-
ing is the present inscri ption :
Mere , s
on the 19tli of April
1775,
was made
the first forcible resistance
to British aggression. ,
On the opposite bank stood
th o American Militia.
Here stood the invading army ;
and on this spot ,
the first of the cmen y fell ,
in tho war of that revolution
which gave
Independence I
to the United States. I
In gratitude to God ,
find
In tho love of I'recdom,
this monument
was erected
A.D. 1830.
l^"We are indebted to a West Harwich corres-
pondent for the following items of intelli gence, and
hope to hear from him often :
Launched—Recentl y from the shi p yard of
Messrs. Bri ggs & Turner , Scituale , a fine schr of
about 85 tons , called the J. P. Mteuiam , built of
while oak , and thoroug hl y copper fastened. She is
owned by tho go-ahead b'hoys of West Harwich, and
is to be emp loyed in the Bank and Mackerel fishery,
under the command of Capt. Lot Chase , late of schr
Cornelia.
The J. P. M. arrived at West Harwich last Sat-
urday, and is said to be as fine a craft as ever grac-
ed the harbor—cost iffuOOO.
Also arrived , new schr Edith, of Harwich , 75
Ions , built at Essex , for Capt. Win , Rider and others.
She is a superior vessel of her class, and is to be
emp loyed in the Mackerel fishery, under command
of that persevering Capt. Rider , who sails his vessel
on the go-ahead piinci ple , as all luck y fishermen do.
The following schooners have recentl y been
bought by Ihe enterprising and persevering fisher-
men in this vicinity. Payments equal to cash , or
all cash.
Minstrel , 77 tons , 6 months old , $3750, cash.
Macdala , G6 tons , 2 yea rs old , 3(W0, half cash .
Queen of the Cape , 53 tons , 8 months old , $2550,
cash.
J. Prince , 68 tons, 4 years old , $2200 , cash.
Oneco , 67 Ions , 3 years old , $2700 , cash.
—, for Payson Wixon , 70 tons , 2 years old ,
$2800 , cash.
Gazelle , (late of Baltimore ,) 82 tons , 2 years old ,
$4000.
Fish Hawk , (commanding part ,) 75 tons , new ,
$3300, built in Connecticut.
, for Jonathan Chase, 48 tons, about now ,
$2700 , built in Connecticut.
Also, a new schr building at Hampjien, about 90
tons , soon to be launched , for Geo. W. Baker , cost
about $4800.
Also, a schr at. Connecticut , about 80 tons, for
Capt . Jonathan C. ("base , cost $4200.
Also at Harwich Port—
S. Waterman , 94 tons, 1 year old , built at Con-
necti cut , $5000.
E. Davison , 80 tons , 3 years old , built at Connec-
ticut , $4200.
El Dorado , 70 tons, 1 year old , built at Essex ,
Mass. $2900.
D. D., 78 tons, 2 years old , built at Connecticut ,
$4200.
Capt. Elkanah Nickerson , Jr., has a new schr.,
name not known to me, birilt at Connecticut , about
100 tons , cost about $6000.
Schr Mary Hawes, 76 tons, 3 years old , built at
Newburyport , $3600.
Also , several others , names unknown , on private
terms—besides quite a number have been bought at
South "Harwich , East Harwich , &c. ZTC.
laTIn an attempt to wake up that sleepy concern
the New Bedford Mercury , the Evening Standard
finds that there is.but a spark of animation left .
Fire.—A fire was rag ing in the woods near South
Pond , Plymouth , .on Friday last. It had traversed
a distance of between three and four miles towards
Wareham , and was takin g an easterl y direction
towards Sandwich. The loss of property by the
conflagration must b'
e very great— eleven hundr ed
cords of pine wood , cut and corded , belonging to
Mr. Truman Sampson , luve been destroyed.
[For tho Barnstahlc Patriot]
Mr. Editor: Dear Sir—Perhaps it will be grat-
ifying to the friends of those who sailed in the bark
Pico, to know that a letter was received fiom Capt.
Harris , last week , saying that nothing worth y of
note occurred for the first 28 day, but seasickness
among Ihe passengers, and strong gales of Southerl y
winds , which were quite ahead for thorn , until the
10th of December. On that day they fell in with
and were passed by the shi p Argonaut of Boston ,
with 216 passengers, bound for San Francisco. She
was a beautiful , new shi p, sailed very fast, and went
past them as thoifg h they lay at anchor. She sailed
from Bostoni3 days ahead of them , but where she
had been Capt. H.could not imag ine. He was then
in lat. 30 North , Ion 29 West, 27 1-2 days out , and
she 41.. This was quite cheering to his passengers.
He then had calms or variable winds until J,e
"
tools
the trades. His vessel was very deep and sailed
very slow. His letter closed Feb. 13th , 1850 92
days from Boston , and in lat. 45 South , Ion
'
52
West , withm 900 miles of Cnpe Horn. The pas
sengers and crew were all well , 8I5(, he ] {\0
reach San I rancsco in 200'
dnvs from Boston.
[For tho Barnstable Patriot.I
Mr. Editor—T notice that the Legislature is!
lending its influence in an endeavor to obtain a fur- ]
tlier appropriation for the protection of Provincetown
Harbor. To this I do not object ; because it is
fi ght , and the legislative "resolves'' do not overrate
the "immense importance to our national and com-
mercial marine ," of that harbor. But , Mr. Editor ,
we of Tru.ro do feel that our nei ghbors of Province-
town , while asking so much , and receiving so much
aid for themselves, are somewhat—shall I say nig-
gardl y—selfsh, at least , and regardless of their
nei ghbors need , and of their merits too.
Truro is a poor town , comparativel y, and has had
a continual strugg le.for the last half century to keep
itself in its present relati ve position (in regard to
public improvements , public educati on and social
advancement , I mean) towards its neighbor towns.
We are not—we never have been—envious of our
nei ghbors' more easy and more rap id progress ; we
glory in their success, and are willin g to (as we al-
ways have willing ly done) contribute towards it.
But our location is, unfortunately, such that we are
and always have been obli ged to contribute ,' to an
extent over-huiihensome to us , unless when mir
nei ghbors would magnanimousl y consider that loca-
tion and generousl y li ghten that burthen—which
we grieve to be obli ged to think they have not so
often hithert o done , and do not now seem willing to
do, as they should.
This matter of the protect ion of their harbor , now
engaging the attention of the General Court again ,
has suggested Ihe propriety ofsaj ing thus much ,Mr,
Editor , throu g h your valuable paper;—because it is
in reference to that mailer , more especiall y, that we
think our nei ghbors have heietoforc exhibited , and
wo fear are now again exhibiting, a large share of
that selfishness —that forgelfulness or neg lect of their
nei ghbors—which we would (as kindly as possible)
comp lain to them of, Truro is,necessaril y,the thor-
oug hfare throu g h which Provin cetown is reached by
land—and it is only as a thoroug hfare, a hi ghway ,
for their convenien ce , that her population have any
occasion to use Truro , or that they appear to have
any regard for us. Now the idea of this natio nal
aid , for protection of .their ' harbor , and of a good
road over which it mi ght be reached , first ori ginated
in Truro. The first efforts to obtain that aid were
put forth by Truro. Those efforts, Truro contin-
ued ,and persevered in , until approp riation after ap-
propriation was obtained from Congress and expen-
ded— not in Truro —not by Truro agencies —but in
Provincetown , almost exclusivel y, and by Province-
town Agents:—and that ,too ,regardless of Ihe almost
equal need that Truro had for , and the better right
she had to, rs portion of those exp enditures. It was
as much the belief , of those who toole an earl y part
in the procurement of the appropriations I speak of,
that "East Harbor " within our limits , needed pr o-
tection , as that "Cape Cod Harbor " proper , needed
it. And it was the rec ommendation of those whe
early labored , officiall y, in the matter of obtaining
that national aid , that East Harbor should receive
a' share of that protection , and that the hi ghway for
Provincetown mails , and Provincetown travel , thro '
Truro, needed , and should receive', also , considera-
tion , and a fair share of tho appropriations. This
was asked Tor, ori ginall y ; it was considered , and ad;
mil ted , by those who viewed and reported to the
legislature upon the necessities of preservation and
protection. Cape Cod Harbor in Provincelown ,and
East Harbor in Truro , were both to be protected.—
Such was ihe prayer of the earl y petitions ; such the
necessities , as reported upon by commissioners ;—
such wa3 the purpose of Congress in appropriatin g.
But, such has not been Ihe fullfilment of that purpose:
but its neglect—chic fly chargeable to the selfishness
(not to say 'the cupidity) of Provincetown—lias great-
ly burthened poor Truro , while her thrivinc nei<>h-
bor has been largel y enriched as well as protected ,,by
adroitl y and selfishl y securing lo herself the, exclu-
sive expenditure of these repeated appropriations of
the general government , which have " amounted to
sonfe fort y thousand dollars —all expended in plant-
ing Be,aeh Grass—not alioays to protect their harbor
neither ; but some considerable amounts for the
protection of their Cow Pastures merely !
While this manoeuverin g on the part of Province-
town—in not veiy good faith , as we think—has ben-
efittod her citizens , poor Truio , as I have alread y
said , has had her burthens increased for tho accom-
modation of Provincetown , who has unthankfull y
taken her land , stii p by stri p, in piece-meals , as she
most wanted it , leaving to Truro the most profitless
and ihp most burthensom o , to make and protect
roads over ,for her nei ghbor 's further benefit. And
now , Provincetown i&slill quite as heedless as ever
of the rights of Truro , and as lit tk" inclined that she
should have that aid which she has so long sought ,
in vain , and Ihe need of which she now , as much
as ever , feels.
But , Mr. Editor , with your leave , I will at some
subsequent lime give a brief history oi'
facls , which
shall sustain , full y, all that may herein seem onl y
assertion as yet. Yours , Totten.
Truro , A pril 30, 1850.
Provincetown aaid Trnro,
Spuing Goods.—Don 't fail to visit the Ladies '
Exchange of Messrs. Geo. W. Warren & Co. It is
the most popularstore in Boston. As will be seen
|by
_ their advertisement , they have just opened thvir
stock of elegant spring goods , comprising every va-
riety of useful articles for ladies dress, that can be
imag ined. Nobod y feels satisfied when visiting Ihe
i city, to make purchases , without calling at tlie
Ladies' Exchange.
It is coxsistfnt with our belief to say that Jew-
elt §• Prescolf s Silk and Shawl Store , No. 2 Milk
Street , Boston , will compare favorabl y with the best
I regulated Houses in Europe or America. Theiri
Goods are always fresh , fashionable ,and reliable for!
durability, to say not hing of the uniformly low prices.
Purchasers of such articles as appear in their adver-
tisement , will onl y do j ustice lo their own interests
by visiting this establishment before pnrchsisin>« l"«ban«l , while looking at
h.e'' body, fell dead himself , of orieK
Casualty—Mr. Reuben Paddock , rigger, em-
Ployedon board shi p Garo nne , fell from 'aloft on
1 uesday, last , some sixty feet, striking on deck , and
fract urin g his skull severel y in tire frontal bone , di-
rectl y over the left eye, dri'ving a piece of that bone ,
about an inch wide and two inches long, an inch be-
low its surface on to the brain ,producing a complete
compression of that organ. Also, entirel y mutilat-
ing the left hi p,and tearing assundcrsoin e very larg o
blood vessels.
Mr. P. was carried to his boarding house , No. 98
North Second street where he died the same after-
noon. Ho belonged to Nantucket.—[New Bedford
Standard.
We have perused a lucid and able report I I
Committee of the House of Representative* t I
ing the necessity '-to render Harvard ptih-
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more beneficial to all the people of the Con
'*"* '
wealth. " The report is drawn up by Mr. Bout™*^
and we learn that he made an exceeding ly abl e^'
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eloquent speech in its defence , in the House n ^
27th nit. ' n Ae
Mr. Boutwell is certainl y one of the fairest-,*-
ed and clearest headed leg islators , as well as r *^
|ablest anil eloquent debaters of the present 1} W
His report takes the ground that , whil e "no'W
the peop le nor their representatives will ev • ^
idul gein hostili ty to any institution of learn "
ll1
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! but , on the contrary, will always consider it 'iji f"
*
pleasure and their duty to cherish the intere *''
literature and the sciences, and all seminari ,
' them "—still "ihe opinion is general , Iliat the coll °^
\fails to accomplish what might reasonabl y be ex **''
\ofit , from its earl y history, its great reputjujg- . ^
central position and its unequalled resource*-
|Further , the report says , ' ' ' i.^"
Science and literature have , in a degree, be<.
! subordinate to business
^
; and while there are ""*
[ who desire general'learning for ils own sake , ij,
[ are otheis who seek specific learning for a snP /?
purpose. There are many young men who \vo" |
[g ladl y resort .to an institution of the hi gher class f
! a 'limited period of time , if I hey could there oht. -
instruction which would make them better fain,,,
or mechanics , or eng ineers , or merchants. 'J'|'*'
desire lo add to a limited experience , and such eP
cation as our common schools and academies (¦,""
nish , the advantages of lectures and other menus "
f
mental culture of the college. It is believe,) (| -
the instruction now given does not . make betr* ¦
farmers , mechanics , or merchants ; nor need we T *"
surprised that it is so. '
The report points out some of the defects of (],
government of the College , and proceeds :
The committee are of op inion that in some e
to answer the end of its foundation is materiall y in,,
paired , and that it suffers in public estimation from
the manner in which the members of the corporation
take their offices and the tenure by which they hblil
them. It is claimed that tho offices are for life
and vacancies are filled by the surviving membed'
of the corporation. This system necessaril y leads to
the perpetuity of particular opinions in education
and reli gion. The perpetuity of office and opinion
is as contrary to the genius ef our institutions n» llu
perpetuity of honors , titles , lands , or wealth. When
the college was founded this condition of things t'iij
not material. * * * - * # * >
The objection is not , that it now perpetuates par-
ticular op inions , in religion and education , but that
it must , necessaril y, perpetuate some""One opinion.—
And it inevitabl y follows,, that that op inion can sel-
dom be coincident with the opinion of a majority of
the people.
If our common school system were to be brought
under one denomination in reli gion , ur party in ed-
ucational movements, its usefulness would be at an
end. It receives the sympathies and commands the
support of the peop le , because all feel their equality
in its control , and that ils province is limited lo in-
struction in literature an 'd good morals. <'
The committee desire that the college should sus-
tain the same relation lo all the peop le of the staW.
It would not be wise to with draw its government
from men of one op inion and give it to men of an-
other opinion. Such a movement will receive no
support from the committee.
The constitution has made it the duty of the leg-
islature to cherish the University at Cambrid ge us
the means of "spreading the opportunities and ad-
vanta ges of education in the various parts of the
country, and among the different orders of the peo-
ple." The committee think it impossible to perfo rm
this duty faithfull y without a change in one branch
of the college government , namel y, the corporation.
* * * * * * -
* *
It is proposed to increase the number of the cor.
porators to fifteen , to vest the power of election ia
Ihe senate and house of" representatives , acting In
convention. By this plan , every section of tlic
stale , however unimportant , will be represented in
the election. It will be the work of the people.—
Their attention will be as constantl y directed to the
college and the policy of its government , as it iui.
«
is to the legislative , executive , or judicial depart-
ments. They will feel that it is their institution ;
that its usefulness arid-fame are part of the charac-
ter and history of Ihe state.
The reasons for these proposed changes are calm-
ly but powerfull y argued and set forth : and they
seem to us well founded. They will , however, meet
with very strong opposition , undoubtedl y. This
college is ,the strong-hold of aristocracy in this Com-
monwealth , and this proposition to democratize it,
will be sturdil y resisted. We have long been of
opinion , however , that it should have such an over-
haulin g ; and we are glad to see the work in so able
hands.
The foregoing was prepared for our last paper,
but was crowded out. Since then the report and
the measures it recommended have been further
discussed—and ihe whole matter referred to Ibu
next General Court , with orders for the college
government to appear and shew cause &c.
Th e Ages of the States.—The following are
the dates when the respective states entered tli«
American Union :
j
1 Delaware ,. 7 t>c. ]787
! I- 1ennsy lvania , ]2 " "
! 3. New Jersey , .. . 18 " "
'
j 4. Georg ia , '
2 jlim «
j 5. Connectic ut , 9 « "
i 6. Massachusetts, 6 Feb. "
7- Man land , 28 A pril , "
8. South Carolina , '23 May, "
9. New Hampshire , 21 June , "
10. Virg inia , 26 " " ¦
11. New York , • 26 July, "
12. North "Carolina , 20 Nov . 1789-
13. Illrode Island , ' 2? May, I?90'
14. Vermont , 4 March , I 791'
15. Kentuck y, 1 June , 1?92-
1G. Tennessee , 1 ' " 1?96'
17. Ohio, 29 Nov. 1802-
18. Louisana , 8 April , 1.812-
19. Indiana , 11 Dec. 1S16>
20. Mississi ppi, 10 " 181?-
21 . Illinois , 3 " 1818'
22. Alabama , '4'
" 1819-
23.. Maine , 15 March , 1820.
24. Missouri , 10 Au". I82 1-
25. Arkansas , 15 jun"
C) 1836.
26. Michi gan , 20 " 1837*
27. Florida , 7 March , 1844-
28. Texas, • 29 Dec. I 845 '
29. W isconsin , i 29 " ' 1848'
30. Iowa , 1849.
[Presbyteri an.
A Fish Story.— Mr. John Bird , caught at the
•Narrows , Staten Island , a codfish weighing about 6«
pounds. When cut open there were, taken out 0
him two large shad , one.
dozen of large sea crabs,!
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sundry other fish of which no census was taken.
The deaths in London are more than one thou-
sand every week.
Ha rvard Colles-p. ^*
Jud ge Dkwey is holdinglhe usual May Term of;
this Cou rt , in (his (own. We know of no business !
of much importance lo detain the Court beyond the -
length of its usual sittings. Whatever there is of]
interest , our readers shall have in our next. J
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Supreme Judicial Vmtvt. i
Did Ihe govern-ment of this countiy ever before
present so humiliat ing a spectacle—in impotency,
imbecility, and/sdl ihe elements of feebleness and
misrul e ? No, we ventu re to answer , for all ihe
world , No I Wiih a good-enoug h sort of an honest
old codger at the head—who said beforehand , (hat;
he didn 't know anyt hing about politics , or govern-
ment either , and wdio has certainl y proved since
thai he spoke tiuthfull y on that point , al least ; and
a Cabinet that scorns 1.0 have been strugg ling chiefl y
to see how deep they could dive their hands into
i he Treasury box ami pocket its contents them-
selves or bestow on their relations—wiih three or
four of ihcm now hauled up be fore Committees of
Congress to answer lo s.
erious charges of swindling
or peculation ;—a majority against ihe administra-
tion in bolh houses ; and the prominent , leading
Whi g members giving il the cold shoulder on all ils
princi pal measures ; and many of the ablest Whi g
journals in the countiy manifestin g their open dis-
like lo the w hole concern , and expressing their dis-
i>ust with their own government *—re ally it is hu-
miliating, indeed , to every Amciican to see such a
stale of things at the head quarters of his country .
Selfishness , sclfshness, seems to 1>h the predomi-
nant characteristic ; Ihe motive power lo all (Pat
Whi ggery does, or attempts I Every eie is lookin g
out foi hinisc-lf, and none cares for the pub lic good.
This melanchol y fact is confessed by the National
Intelli gencer—ihe respectable organ of the govern-
ment at Washington. It says that about ihe onl y
lliin g Ihe Whi g members of Congress consult with
the Cabinet about-, is "appointments to office!" The
loaves and fishes for themselves and their friends,—
that is all they care for. There hasn 't been pro-
scri ption enoug h for them yet. They hunger aflcr
place and pap—and these are all thej 1 consult about .
But here is what the Intelli gencer does say, of
this matter ;—and dolorous enoug h it is, and dis-
gracefu l enoug h :
"The desire among the Whi g members for con-
sullation is a/most exclusively, as to appointments to
office. _ A part of the Whi g parly insists on an in-
discriminat e and OHlire proscri ption and change in
the officers of the government ; while another "
part ,
utterl y opposes this , as wrong in itself and "inco n-
sistent with Whi g professions. II. is probable that ,
while the parly remains divided , some for Paul ,
some for A polios and some for Cep has , and so many
each for himsel
f comp laint , defeat and djisarace will
fo llow. "
\\ hen the IcadTn g organ of the administr ation at
Washington holds such language , addressed to mem-
bers of Congress , may not Democrats allow pity for
ihe present miserable condition of their opponents ,
and somewhat neutralize their contempt for the
miserable system of frauds by which .they obtained
their present places at the head of affairs ?
Pooit Mr. Webster.— Ho gets keelhaul ed on
every side . A large part of the ' Whi g party and
most of the Whi g papers of the state are after him ,
with sharp criticisms on his late speech in the Senate
and elaborate demurrers lo Ihe course he seems lo
be endeavorin g lo draw {Massachusetts Whicgury
into. The Anti Slavery folks also treat him almost
as badl y as ever they did Mr. Calhoun ; and we re-
all y doubt whether Mr. Webster— "God-like " as lie
is, and worshi pped as he so long has been , by the
Whi gs—could now be re-elected to Ihe SenaUv f his
present term were about to exp ire. Even our nei gh-
bors of Harwich have held an "Anti-Websler Meet-
ing,"and resolved , unanimousl y, that Mr. Webster 's
late speech was "not fit to be made !
" The Boston
Atlas , the Yarmouth Reg ister , the New Bedford
Mercury , and most of that class of Whi g papers , dis-
sent from his doctrines. The Hon. Horace .Mann
has abl y and severely criticised them—and we learn
that a distinguished politician -of our own town ad-
dressed him a letter upon the same subject , some
time since 1 Wo most wonder that Mr. Webster has
nowhere made mention of thi s last fact in some of
his more recent addresses.-
We perceive there is to be what is called a "Ral-
ly Foil Freedom"at tho Court House in this town ,
this [Tuesday] evening ; and we conjecture that
the distinguished Senator will come in for a fair shai.e
of (he consideration of the "adherents lo Ihe Wilmot
Proviso."
Fire.—On. Thursday last , a fire was kindled in
the woods at Ilyannis Port , (by some children it is
supposed wdio went there lo gather May-flowers ,)and
before any person could get there , the fire was un-
der full head-way. Some fifteen men soon assem-
bled on tho premises , and by their perseverance
and energy of action , were enabled to subdue the
flames and thus save much valuable property, as sev-
eral dwelling-houses were in great danger of being
destroyed. About ten acres of wood-land (well
wooded) belong ing to the heirs of Mr. Prince Ilinck-
ey, late of Ilyannis , Messrs. David Ilinckley and
Daniel Basset were burned over. The next day Ihe
woods were again set on file in.two places , and not
far from where the fire, occurred on Thursday. These
fires burned over some twent y acres of woodland
which mostly belonged to Freeman Marchant , Esq.
and whose loss wiih others amounts to several hun-
dred doll us.
There is but little doubt thai those fires originated
with mischievous children accempanied with one of
a larger growth who is almost constantl y prowlin g
about the woods. Parents should caution thcii chil-
dren and see that they do not carry matches with
them inlo the woods, for w.hat children may deem
innocent amusement , may be Hie destruction of life
and property to many.
a Small Pox.— ihe Barnstable Bank has had the
small pox for several weeks ! At least it has had
t he red flag fly ing there*—ami the Directors were so
alarmed that they have he 'd ihX'ir.mcetingsin anoth-
er building, across the street. However , we loarn
that it is convalescent. We. knew ihe concern was
infected, long ago, and oug ht to be subjected to the
smoking process ! It has been intimated , that a visit
being expected from the Bank Commissioners , who
are going the rounds ol the state ; and its affairs not
being in such shape as they would wish to present
them , the Directors adopted this plan—to hang out
the small pax signal , and abdicate , themselves—as
likel y to keep off the slate examiners. But we con-
sider this rumor as mere scandal .
Green Peas arc served up dail y in several Balti-
more holds.
What an Atfmimsti'ntioii!