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Itavc groat trust in God that I shall see him again .
Let him take his repose—he deserves rest. "lie is
worn out—i!Ot _ rusted out , worn out in the service of
his country. To the naval officers present , whom
his sty led "men of the brine and thunder ," lie said ,
you kiioiv him well—lie bt-l onus to yer.r class ; you
h.ive known and honored his fidelity, and me here
to mourn his dealh. We thank you for it. To Lieut.
Prouty, th e first officer , and the . men of the Putter ,
he spoke in word s of tender emotion , and as the
te ars coursed down their cheeks ,exclaimed— "Weep
on; it it, noble thus to weep. I would be ashamed
of a pair of eyes that would not float in brine on
such an occasion. " To the Masons and Odd Fel-
lows he ills.) addressed some appropriate remarks.
His was not a premature death: He came, to it
by decrees, tic was woi n out—and he wore out
even ly, too—from ihe top of his head to the sole of
his foot ; as thoug h ho was made of the best materi-
n| an d put togethe r with the lxvr workmansh i p.—
'iVo day* bej'cjre the Burlington cclebralion , Father
Tay lor said , he tent me a note pay ing that he Could
not go. 1 t houg ht if he couldn 't go he must be bad
off . But before the time , came he felt a relief from
his pains. The builder had for a moment ceased ,
and he no longer felt the jar of takin g down the
timbers. Burlington , for a man of hi^ order , wa-
Oti ly a step which he could grasp between his thumb
-and finger, and he went and joined in the fest ivities
p{the occasion , and when they were concluded he
took his firery charger and returned home to die.
A few days before his death , said Father Tay lor ,
he sent me a note , stating that he was too weak to
come and see me, and asking me if there was any-
thing he could do to preserve the pa inting which
ornaments thi s place , which he so dearl y loved—if
a cORf of varnish would not improve it- It was just
wh;jt was wanted , and was immediatel y app lied—a
coat of the very best varnish . The messenger re-
turned again to see if there was not something he
could do 'about the walls ! He walked large in this
world , and loved every bod y and every bod y loved
him. He stretched out his hand in all directions in
the hope that he might find same obj ect of charity
or distress on which to. bestow his attentions. GJo
10 the widow , and sec the list she will present; go
to the institufi pns about pur city, and see the books
and other gifts. There will be seen the marks ot
his benevolence. It is true he was an Odd Fellow ;
every body knows he was odd. He had a peculiar
knack of carry ing one hand in his pocket , feeling
within , while the other was stretched out in the
hope of finding some object upon which to bestow
his charities. We never heard him lamenting about
giving too much, lie was loo much of a Biblical
scholar for that. "|Ie cas.t his bread bountifull y
upoi) the waters." He was a great caster—how
great let Thanksg iving and Christmas come, and see
tho tears which will flow from the eyes of the widows
and fatherless who have heretofore been the reci p-
ients of his bounty. "Pure reli gion and undefih 'd
before Gpd and the Father , is this—to visit the
fatherle ss and widows in their affliction , and to keep
Jiimself unspotted frpin tlip world.1'
The closing remarks were addressed to the gen-
llemen who sat near the speaker , and in a subdued
fone , which prevented our bearin g thc fn with dis-
tinctness. He took his farewell leave of the remains
of his departed friend in fervent and eloquent ex-
pressions of feeling.
At a meeting of the Governor and Council pn
Tuesday last , Rev. Dr. Putman , of Roxbury, who
has been the reli gious adviser of Dr. Webster since
his imprisqnment , appeard with a petition from him
for a miti gation of punishment ,together with a state-
ment in which he confesses that he killed Dr. Park-
man-
The Ilev'd gentleman prefaced the statement by
a few remarks relative to the manlier in which that
confession was made to him. lie stated that he had
no acquaintance with Prof. Webster , before being
called to act in the capacity of his sp iritual adviser.
Ju tin; fiist few weeks of hjs visits he soug ht no ae-
k nnw IedgiiH '.iijs Ql thy prUpner. At length , on the
23d of i\lay, he visited him in his cell , and demand-
ed of hiir i fpr his own well being, that he should tell
the truth in regard to the matter , and he acceded to
the reque st , by making a state ment which was npvv
submitted for the consideration of the Council.
THE CQ.\FK8KJ0! »
Was in substance as follows'; On Tuesday, Nov
20'. Pro f. Webster sent, a note to Dr. Par k rr.an. It
was handed i« Littlefield , unsealed. It was to ask
Dr. Parkman to call on me, as he had betome. quite
importunate about his debt. ] wished to gain lime ,
I did not ospeel to be able to pay him on Friday. —
i expected to stale lo him n:y inability and to apol-
ogize for what had occurred and make sortie promis-
es for the future. 1heaid on Thursday (hat he was
in pursuit of me , and feared that he had not got my
letter. I therefore called at his house and asked for
an interview. Dr. Parkman agreed to inept me at
the College at half-pas ' one o'clock , on Friday. At
the time appointed , he came to the college. He.
came in at the lecture room door , and followed me
into the laboratory. He immediat el y addressed me
wit h great energy : "Are you read y for me, sir ?—
Have you got the money V I rep lied , "No, J) v.
Parkman ,'' and began (o apolog ise. He wpuld not
listen to mp , and began to load me wi fh approhrious
epithets. Afterwards he drew from his pocket my
two notes , and an old letter , and referring to the
letter , said , in this I reconimended you for your
present situation , and now I will have you turned
out. I cannot tell how long the torrent of threats
and invectives continue d, and I can now recal to
memory but a small portion of what he said. At first
I kept interposing, try ing to pacif y him , so that ]
might obtain the object for which 1 had sought the
interview. But I could not stop him , and soon my
pwn temper was up. I forgot everything. I fVd t
nothing but Ihe sting of his words. J was excited
to the hi ghest degree of passion ; and while he was
speaking and. gesticulating in the most violent mpn-
acing manner , thrusting the letter and his fist into
my face , in my fury I seized whatever thing was
handiest. It was a stick of wood—anil dealt him an
instantaneoa.i blow , with all the force that passion
could give it. I did not know , nor think , nor care
where J should hit him , nor how hard nor what the
effect would be. Jt was on the side pf his head , and
there was nothing to break the blow . He fell in-
stantl j' upon the pavement. There was no second
blow. He did not move. I stooped down over him
and lie seemed to be lifeless. Blood (lowed from his
mouth ,and 1 got a sponge and wi ped it away. J got
some ammonia and app lied it to his nose, but with-
out effect. Perhaps I spent ten minutes in attempts
to resuscitate him ; hut 1 found that he was abso-
lutel y dead. Jn my horror and consternation I ran
instinctive ly to the doors and bolted them—the doors
fit tho lecture , room and of the laboratory btlow.
And then what was I to do ?
It never occurred to me to go out and declare
what J had done , and obtain assistance. I saw noth-
ing but tho alternative of a successfu l removal and
concealment of the body, on the one hand , and ol
infamy and destruction on the other. The first thin g
J did as tioon as I could do any thing, was to drag
the bod y into the priva te room adjoining—there !
took oil tin) clothes , and beg.in putting them into
the fne which was burnin g in the upper laboratory,
(hey were all consumed there that afternoon , with
pnpers.poeket book , or whatever else they may have
contained, J did not examin e the pockets , nor re-
move anythin g except the watch. ] saw that pr the
chain of it , han ging out , an(l [ tOok it and threw it
over the lindjic as i wPnf . fo Cambridge
My next move was to gnt the body'into the sink,
which stands in the small privat e room. By sott ing
fho bqd y part iall y erect iigainst the corner , and <-et-
ting up into ilie sink myself , I succeeded in draw ing
jt up. There it was entirel y dismembered. Tt was
quickl y done , as a work of terrible and desperate
necessity. The onl y instrument used was the kn ife
ibipid by the ofiiceis in the tea-chest , and which ]
kept for cutting corks. I made no use of the Turk-
ish knife us it was called at the (rial.
The stick with whi'-h the fatal blow was inflicted ,
tv :i3 a piee-tt of jjj ' ape \iiie , some two inches in diam-
ter , a nd t wq liiet Inns. It was bioiig ht ill from
Cambrid ge soino thne previousl y , for the purpose of
frying experiments relati ve to "dyeing wood , lie
ftavs he never saw thfi sled ge hamm < »r "
spoken of by
Littlefitd d. That ni .uj lit he left the college at six
o'clock .
On Saturday ho visited Ihe college , but made no
fdiange in the position of the remains . He first saw
?|R account of the disappearance of Dr. Parkmon on
feit'M'W evening, and then reflected as to what
Professor Webster's Confession*
should bo his course. He concluded on Sunday to
come into Boston and make the statements which he
did relat ive to the visit of Dr. Parkman to his rooms.
After the first visit of the officers , J look the pel-
vis , and some of the limbs from the upper well and
threw them into the vault under the privy. I took
the thorax and packed it into Ihe tea chest as found.
The tin box was designed to receive the thorax. —
The fish hooks tied up as grapp les were to be used
for di awing up the parts in the vaults , whenever I
should determine how to dispose of them. And jet
strange enoug h I had a confused double object in or-
derin g the box and making Ihe grapp les. I had be-
fore intended lo get such things To send to Fayal .the
box to hold plants and other articles which I w^hed
to protect from salt water and the sea air , and the
hooks to bo used there in obtain ing corral.me pla n ts
IVorn the sea. It was this previoi ii- ly intended use of
t hem lhat su.>oe«ted and mixed itself up with the
idea of ihe oiTer app licatio n. 1 doubt even now to
w hich use they would have been a rP lie< . _
lie was not\ i»arc that he put the knife in the tea
chest. The brush pen found in the room was used
in rnakin " diagrams . The bunch of keys found in
his ro( m,
r
»'('i'ii picked up by him in the street. The
nitric acid found on Ihe stairs , was dropped there by
accident.
When the officers came to arrest him , he was in
doubt as to their object , whether it wits , as alleged ,
to again search the college , which was equall y di ead-
ful with tears of the facts having bie n aliead y dis-
covere d.
When they reached the jail , his fears of being de-
tected were confirmed , and before leaving the car-
riage he took a large dose of strychnia , sufficient to
have caused dealh , had it not been for the. excited
state of his mind. To this he attributed his after
strange appearance.
He states that he wrote but one of the anonymous
letters , that from East Cambrid ge.
The letter fiom jail , he again asserts , contained
onl y a caution against a bottle of nitiic acid.
After he had made Ihe statement , Dr. Putnam ab-
ju red him to state ,as (or a man at the point of death ,
whether previousl y to the occurrence , the. thoug ht
had not occurred to him that Dr. Parkman 's death
would benefit him. He rep lied in an impressive,
manner— "No , never. As I live , and as God is my
witness , never. I was no more capable of such a
thoug ht than one of my innocent cbildien. I never
had ihe remotest idea of injuring Dr. P. until the
moment the blow was struck. Dr. P. was extreme-
ly severe and sharp-longued , Ihe most provoking of
men ; and I am irritable and passionate. A quick-
ness and brief violence of temper has been the be-
setting sin of my life. I was an onl y child , much in-
dul ged , and I have never acquired the control over
my passions that I oug ht to have acquired earl y—
and the consequence is—all this."
'(But you notified Dr. Parkman to meet you at a
certain hour , and told him you would pay him , when
you knew you had not the means of pay iii" him."
"No ," he rep lied , "I did not tell him I should pay
him and there is no evidence that I told him so,except
my own words spoken after his disappearance , and
after I had determined to take the ground that I had
paid him. Those words were one of the miserable
tissue of falsehood to whi-eh I was committed , from
the momentl began to conceal the homicide. I nev-
er had a thou ght of injuring Dr. P."
Mr. Putnam then followed in an argument to the
Council on the truthfulness of ihe statement , and in
favor of gr anting a commutation of punishment , in
\yhich he stated his firm belief that Professor Web-
ster had told Ihe truth in the matter. He further
stated that if the Council could come to a favorable
decision , the sooner it was announced the bettor;—
but if the decision should be unfavorable , he wished
for further time to allow of petitions in his favor.
The above confession made by Professor Webster,
jias (aus .
ed the publication of a previous petition for
pardon , which he prepared immediatel y subsequent
to his trial , and transmitted to the Governor and
Council on Ihe 24th of April . In this document he
declares , in the most solemn manner , in alluding to
his conviction of murder that he is "entirel y inno-
cent of this awfu l crime ," and furthermore ,appea led
to Him from whom nothin g is hid , for the truth of
his decclaration , that he "had no agency in placing
the remains of a human bod y in or under his rooms
in the IVJedieal College in Boston."
The Gai.phins.— The Spring field Republican ,
with other supporters of the administration , is sorel y
vexed by the remarks of the opposition papers in re-
lation to the Gal p hin swindle. It endeavors to break
in some degree the force of the charges on this score ,
by bring ing up the defaulters of past administra-
tions , and parading, in cap itals , the sums which they
filched from the government. It attempts to justif y
a whi g Iraud by quoting a democratic precedent. —
Allow ing, for argument 's sake merel y, that all the
Republican says of defaulters under Democratic ad-
ministrations is Irue , we do not see how itcan extri-
cate Gen. Taylor and his cabinet fiom Ihe unenvia-
ble position in which they have placed themselves by
their endorsement of the Gal phin fraud. When the
democrats had the power , those who swindled the
government were removed from office and disgraced.
No democratic President ever up held any of his sub-
ordinants in robbing the national treasury. This
crowning act of ini quity has been reserved for a
whi g President/or the immaculate Zachary Tay lor.
A parellel case is not recorded in the annals of our
government. Hitherto defaulters and defrauders of
the public have been punished ; it is a whi<* admin-
istration that has established a precedent for uphold-
ing and rewarding them. A subsidized whi g press
may attempt to gloss over the matter. Its labor will
be in vain. No amount of gildin g can concoal the
corruption involved in the transaction ; no apolog ies
will save the partici pators in it from being called
upon to render a strict aecount to the people.
[Franklin Democrat.
Icebergs in the Atlanta.— Terrible Ship-
wreck.—The Eng lish papers of the latest dates stat-
ed that recent arrivals had from the Atlantic ,broug ht
sad intelli gence respecting losses of a large number
of vessels amidst the floating fields of iceberg s in
western latitudes—am ong ihe number one from
Londonderry boun d to Quebec , with between eigh-
ty to one hundr ed persons on board , every soul of
whom is supposed to have gone down in the unfor-
tunate vessel and perished. Several other vessels,
full of passengers are supposed to have met their
fate in the same way,— the "Oriental ," for Liverpool
—an Eng lish brig, name unknow n ,—the "Ostensi-
ble ,'' from Liverpool bound to Quebec. Two other
vessels from Liverpool , the Conservator and Acorn
were both lost about the 1st of June. The former
was on a passage to Montreal . She got pinched by
the ice, wiihin three dajs after losing sight of land
filling, and immediatel y went down. The Acorn
was wrecked within 30 miles of St. John 's, Ne w-
foundland. Among the other losses in the ice are
enumerated , the Hibernia , from Glasgow for Que-
bec ; Collector , from St. John 's, Newfoundland , for
London ; bri g Astrea , of Weymouth ; the Wilhel-
mina , of Aberdeen ; the Gosncll , of Newcastle ; tho
Syl ph , of' Leith ; and three others. Most of Ihe un-
fortunate vessels wore heavil y laden , and their
losses in tptal it was thoug ht , cannot be far short of
£100,000.—[N, Y. Ex press.
California Steamer in* Distress.— Steam-
er Ne w York , Jones , from New York for Califor-
'"". put into Bermuda 20th June , having burst both
blow pipes. She had considerable water in the
hold , amj threw overboard provisions , &c, to lighten
hpr.
Whale Shooting.—Tho shi p North Star , of
New London , Ct., is ahout to sail or, a whaling voy-
age, and is provided with palent guns for shooting
whales. They are said to be very efficient , and to
throw harpoons and lances with unerrin " aim.
The Patriot-Vol. XXI.
With the last number we entered our Twenty-First
Year, and we did so, too , with a good deal more of plea-
su re than sadness in the retrospect ; though th ere have
been occasions of gloom ant] seasons of grief, which we
hav e had to pass through; and the whole course has
been attended with constant care and stirring anxiety.
Yet, standi ng where we have arrived , and lookin g back
upon th e progress of the Patriot , up to its tivent i/-first
i/ear , we can not but rejoice that it has been , on th e
whole , what it has—and tiiat it has become , ichat it is.
We have parted with many good and true friends
who accom panied us, and che ered and encoura ged us,
longer or shorter , on the journey ; but who , one after
another , drooped and were left behind , for all such we
cherish al ways a dear remembrance. Such is the lot
of this life . To such as have held out to the present ,
we here tender our gratefu l acknowled gements—our
heartiest thanks ;—and of all who joined us on the
march up, wo iccl proud , for they make up a glorious
company.
In the prospect before us, we certainl y have pleasur-
ab le antici pations—and none other—for. althou g h in
th e performance of our dut\' , and in workin g out the
mission of the Patriot , we know we have got to encoun-
ter much strife, and be subject to a good deal of tire-
some toil ; yet that is the service we feel to be needful
for the accomplishme nt of such an end ; and we are used
to it. and glory in it; and to conti nue it is not looked
upon except with pleasu rable emotions.
We have no new promises to make ; no new inten-
tions to manifest. The Patriot will continue on "the
even tenor of its way," unawed by any earthl y influ-
ence ; devoted to the same independence of thought ,
and speech, and labor, that ha s characteriz ed it for
twenty years ! Is not that promise enoug h? We feel
that it is. The Patriot's friends understand that—its
enemies it has never had any fear of—has no words for
now.
The above is the appropriate caption which the
miserable , dr ivelling, sneaking concern , at Yar-
mouth , has prefixed to ils last article on the subject
of the famous "Guaranty !
"
We say appropriate caption. Read the following
br ief extract from (hat article and see why it is "ap-
propr iate."'
[from the last Register .]
" We,
cannot quote the language in which the
Patriot directl y asseits that the Corporation or
Directors, had made the guaranty. "
There—isn 't that "coming out at the little end of
the horn "—wit h a vengeance !—But why is it , that
you "cannot quote the language of the Patriot ?"—
For the veiy best reason ;—because the Patriot nev-
er used such language—never made such an asser-
tion ; nor any thing like it !
Now , after lying, in all sorts of sty le about this
matter of Ihe "guaranty, " and the Patriot 's con-
nection with it-—first , asserting with a triump hant
flourish , that Mr. Sturg is had "full y and unequivo-
cally denied" what the Patriot had said about it ;
then confessing that lie, by giving a totall y different
version of Mr. Sturg is' denial ;—but still adding an-
other lie to the end of this confession—viz. that their
first statement was "substantiall y correct "—they have
now , finall y, got down (o the "little end o
f the horn ,"
and are endeavor ing to squeeze "out at" it , by an-
ot her confession,—that they cannot , after all , find in
t he Patriot , (he statement which Mr. Sturg is did
deny !—Such is the course of the Yarmouth Regis-
ter ; the Bank organ—the Rail Road organ—Ihe
Custom House organ of this vicinage !—And the
nearest , modern parallel to Ibis exhibition of "brass
and effrontery "—of ly ing and confessing—which we
now remember , is the melan chol y on e (also devel-
oped dur ing the last week) of the condemned pro-
fessor , who is now suing for mercy at the hands of
the Executive of the Commonwealth !
And , so besetting is the long-indul ged sin-—so
firml y do cher ished habits (especiall y wic ked ones)
become fixed—that , now , the Register couldn 't
make the confession, at last , that the Patriot had
never used "tho language ," never made t he state-
ment , which Mr. Sturg is denied, without still accom-
pany ing it with another , needless , wicked lie I
"But ," says the ly ing Register , "thoug h wo can-
not quote the language in which the Patriot directly
asserts that the corporation or directors had made
the guaranty "—yet "it has, repeatedl y, by insinu-
ation or inuendo conveyed that impr ession; it
was so underst ood by the readers of that sheet ; and
it is evident that it was its intention that it should
be so understood. This is the true point at issue,
wh ich should not be lost sight of."
Now, we cannot bo accountable for the "impres-
sions'' wh ich the stup id boobies of the Register re-
ceive , from read ing the Patriot ;—and they must be
the only "readers ofthe sheet ," that have understood
us to "assert directly,'' or by "insinuation or inuen-
do," "that the corporation or directors had
made the guaranty !"_But we deny this latter
charge ;—we fling back , with contempt , your ly ing
statement , that it was our "intention " to convey, by
"insinuat ion," what we wou ld not "directl y assert!"
Such is not our practice.—But , as you now conf ess
we have not asserted, what you have so long charg-
ed us, with asserting—a nd , dr iven to make a new
"issue ," have crawled so far into "the little end of the
horn ,'' as to hang your veracity upon the "insinua-
tions or inuendoes" of the Patriot—we now invite
you ; defy you , "to quote the language in which the
Patriot asserts," by "insinuation or inui-.ndo,''
that the "Corporation or Directors had made
the guaranty. ''
No dodging again , now !—You have made whal
you call "the true point at issue." Lei's see if we
can ho ld yon (Acre.—Lot us have the "language ," ol
"insinuation or inuendo ," which the Patriot has used \
If you havn 't the file of the Patriot at hand , come
over and examine ours.—Take Amos along with
you ; call the little pimp at the Custom House on
your way ;—our fi!es ,our office , are at your serv ice ;
and if the weather is hot , we'll furnish you a pitc h-
er of lemonade. Make a thoroug h search ; and then
publish our "lan guage ;" give your readers our "in-
sinuations" touching the "true point at issue" Or,
if yon can't find them ; then confess again make a
clean breast , once for all ! Then we will let you
"out at the little end of the horn ;" in the expectation
that you will , forever after , hold your peace !
The Register 's imitation abuse of "the Boston wri-
ter for (he Patrio t ," is entitled to just as much no-
tice from us, as we bestowe d upon the original in
ihe Observer , last week.
Messrs. Webster , Clay and Foote are said to be
con fident that the adjustment bill will pass the Sen-
ate.
The Massachusetts Ploug hman says that Jul y is
the time lo app ly a wash of strong lye to trees for
the,purpose of destroy ing the eggs of the fly from
which borers arc produced.
"Coming out at the little end of the Horn."
Trial Justices.—The legislature , at its late
session passed a law , taking from the Justices of the
Peace,jurisdictio n in the trial of civil actions , and
in the examinatio n and trial of offenders ;—and au- 1
thorizod the Governor and Council to appoint suita- 1
ble persons in each county, to be trial j ustices in the
county for which they are respectivel y appointed.
Under this authori ty, the executive has made a
number of appoint ments—whether all that it is in-
tended to have , we know not ;—but we take pleas-
ure in say ing, that so far as we are acquainted ,tho^e
who are appo inted , .ire judiciousl y selected , and
Gov. Bri ggs has exhibited a degree of fa irness and
freedom from partisanshi p in making the selection ,
wh ich entitles him to the thanks of the Democratic
party, at least .
The following are the appointments for this sec-
tion of the s(ate :
Barnstabi.f. County.—Timoth y Reed , Nath'l
j Hinckley, Barnstable; John Kenrick , Oileans; Giles
!Holbrook ,Welifleet; Jeremiah Mayo .Brewstei; Seth
Crowell , Dennis; James D. Lewis, Falmouth ; Rufus
L. Thatcher , Provincetown.
Nantucket County.— Charles A- Whitman ,
Nantuc ket.
Dukes County.—Theodore G. May hew , Edgar-
town.
I Plymouth County.—Austin Packard , West
j Brid ge-water; Sy lvanus Bourne , Wareham; William
|Davis , Plymouth ; James Ruggles, Rochester; Anson
IR obbins , South Scituate.
j Bristol County .—John Daggott ,AttIebm -oug h;
Eliab Williams ,Fall River; Josep h Barrows , Easton;
! Nicholas Hathaway, Freetown; Jas. C. Starkweath-
er , Pawtucket.
A Disappointment.—The Reg ister ,week before
last , gave the universal world to unde rstand , that
the old stereotype story about the "extravagance" of
"the late Collector ," and the meanness of the present
one , in regard to the salaries and compen sation of
the revenue officers in this collection district , waslo
be repr inted in that able and truthful jo urnal again,
last week.— And we suppose pretty much every
bod y looked up t he paper , to give the interesting
story another read ing—surel y we did—and , lo, it
was not there !
Don 't let that matter drop .so, neighbor ! Keep it
passing round— "repr oduce" it , aga in. Aunty Grin-
nell most wants another copy ;—that you sent him
last was worn shocking ly, some weeks ago—the old
lad y had been so industr ious in showing it round , to
members of Congress , who al l laughed in his face for
it !—Get out another edition , do ; and let the small
pettifogger at the Custom House—the half-price
Deputy—fix up another appendix to it, treating of
the Revenue Laws, and their horrid violation ,by Mi\
Secretarv Walker—or somebody else !
Panoramic Exhibition .—This beautiful and in-
structive entertainment , which was given at the Baptist
Church in this village last evening , is admirably calcu-
lated to impart both pleasure and profit, by carrying
the spectator back amid the sacred scenery of the Scrip-
tures, by imparting correct ideas of important localities,
and by presenting historical facts necessary to an intel-
li gent reading of many passages in the Bible. We un-
derstand Mr. Moore exhibits tonight at Hyannis , and
tomorrow night at Yarmouth. We hope he will receive
that patronage which his entertainment so justl y merits.
(STDr. T. P. Jackson , who for severa l years has
lived and practiced amongst us, and had become so-
cially and professionall y endeared in this communi-
ty, has left for Boston , where he has opened an of-
fice, and wil l continue the practice of his profession .
Doctor J. and his estimable lady, carry with them
the best wishes of this people, for their welfare and
happ iness.
Doctor P. Pineo , succeeds Dr. Jackson ,in prac-
tice here—and coming, as he does, with the highest
test imonials to his professionsl ability, and with ev-
ery recommendat ion necessary to introduce him into
the circle of pract ice Doct. Jackson has had ;—and
having dur ing his brief sojourn with us, favorabl y
impressed all those having occasion for his services ,
we doubt not, he will receive the confidence and
patronage of our community.
Ladies Fair.—A meeting of the Committee of
Arrangements will beliolden next Thursday even-
ing, at the , house of Mr. Frederick W. Crocker , and
the associate committee of gentleme n are inv ited to
be present.
Th e Commit tee of Lad ies are desirous tha t all
those who have articles prepared for the Fair ,shou ld
send them to tho place of meeting at the earliest op-
portunit y.
[From the Boston Post of July 6th.]
Life Insurance.—The American communit y
seems of late lo have become awakened lo the ad-
vantages of t his important auxiliar y to the. cause of
benevolence ; and which is, perhaps , the best meth-
od of securing to the famil y at his death, the continu -
ance of that support for which they had been de-
pendent on the li
fe of the husband and head.
Properl y conducted , upon the mutual plan , it is
in the nature of the savings bank ; and it claims Ihe
consideration of Ihe thoug htful and provident.
The "Union Mutu al Life Insurance Company, "
whose office is at 78 State-street—and with most of
whose officers we have personal acquaintance —is en-
titled to the confidence of the public ; and , on in-
quiry, we learn that its success has been unexamp led ,
as we are sure its management is carefu l and judi-
cious.
We copy the following in reference to thi s com-
pany from the Worcester JSgis, and especiall y re-
quest a perusal of the company 's advertise ment in
anot her column of this paper : ¦
Messrs. Cary fr Field : Gentlemen—Allow mo ,
throug h you. to express lo the officers of the "Union
Mutual Life Insur ance Company, " at Boston mv ob-
ligaiions for the in banil y, k ind consid eration ^ and
sympath y, with which they received and entertained
my recent cal l on them for settlement of a loss und er
a policy effected with that company in Feb-uary
last , and lor the prompt action of their Direclors for
the immediate payment of the same , which has th is
day been made by you. I am persuaded , that fbr
the read y and oblig ing attention of its officers and
agents , that company is well ent itled to the confi-
dence it has established with Ihe community, and
which cannot but be rap idl y enlarged.
Respectfull y yours,
S. S. Leonard.
igrThe foregoing is worth y the attention of our
readers. The advertisement of this excellent Com-
pany will be found in our columns today,and Mr. J.
I\ Washburn of this town is agf nt for the same, to
whom we refer al l those in want of any informat ion
K^-The Fourth of Jul y never passed off more quiet
ly in this vicinity , than it did this year. The "little
Spartan band" survived the day without the loss of anv
one of its members. "Those who fight and run away "
&c.
03-The excessive heat of Thursday last , prevented
Waterman reading tho Declaration of Independence on
Patriot Hill , as was originall y designed
glTThe excellent remarks of Z. D. Bassot, Esn ,
President of the late ce ebntinn .,* it '", -^q.
compel led ,o «nit
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©•The favor of our Orleans correspondent came
IP hand too late for this wcck's public ation ,
For tiro Barnstnblo Patriot.I
€e!c!»'atiosi at Ilyannis,
The Sabbath Schools , connected wit j| (he Baptist
Churches at Hyannis , Barnstable and Ostorvillc ,met
at the Baptist Church in Hyannis , to celebrate ,with
appropriate services , our National Birthday. By 1]
o'clock the house was well filled with the "childre n
and their friends , when the following order of ser-
vices commenced :—Sing ing by the Choir , (appro-
priate and excellent. ) Prayer by Rev. Mr. Dal-
rymp le of Barnstable. Sing ing by the School ,
(l^ood .) Declaration of Independence read by
Master Lucius llaines . The Pastor of the Church ,
Rev. Mr. llaines , followed with a few appropriate
remarks , in which he welcomed all present to the
festivities. The. occasion should awaken true Pat-
riotism and every heart shou ld be devoted to his
country 's welfare. The collation was not to pay
them for their attendance upon tho Sabbath School.
They were amp ly remunerated for that in their in-
crease of kno wled ge and spiiitual atta inments. But
children loved happ iness. lie loved to see them
happy . So did their parents , and this celebration
would aid in their enj oyment. To be trul y happy
there must bo a due proportion of labor and rest , of
study and relaxation ,of work and play. The Fourth
of Jul y was an era in the nation 's history. They
had heard the declaration which wont forth upon
this day. The compact they formed was a serious ,
solemn one—upri ghtness and integrity filled theii
hearts —-and a firm fait h in God sustained them. —
They risked all for freedom. Remember the Fath-
ers of'76. A procession was now formed under the
d irection ot Hon. Z D. Bassot , as Chief Marshal and
President of the Day, assisted by other gentlemen.
We were escorted by the Band along Main and Sea
st reets , al most to the water 's ed ge, whe re we found
a sp lendid pavilion 40 bv 80 feet , beautifull y orna-
mented and tastefull y arranged. Abundance of
good and wdiolesome provision was supp lied , and
after a blessing asked by Rev. Mr. Stea rns ol
Barnsta ble , each fell to work in ri ght good ea r nest
vVfii-ra recess of half an hour f'otlnwinM - the colla-
tion , commenced the "feast of reason. " J he Hon.
Presi dent called the children to order ,and in a- neat
and chaste address gave us words of encouragement
and instruction , and also made some touching allu-
sions , which probabl y all understood , lo the absent ;
and the coitainl y of others soon following, and the
necessity of a constant readiness. He thon intro-
duced Rev. Mr . Wakefield of Oslorville. He could
not hope to move the sympathies and wake up the
emotions of his audien ce by allusions to the paren-
tal relations as did the Hon. President , but his own
heart was moved at the interesting spectacle before
him. The happy, joyous faces of those dear ch.il-
dien were enoug h to wake up the profoundest emo-
tions of our nature. lie sinnVmnced as his top ic the
connection of Ihe day with tho Sabbath School.—
The day was a national (me:—the birth day of our
existence among the nations. Its continuation was
recognized by the celebration . Tho Sabbath School
was the place where the moral and reli gious in-
struction of the children was secured. The great
thin g a nation needs is a right , well-informed and
active National Conscience. While we look at the
rap id development of the country 's unlimited re-
sources , and power ; and call to mind Ihe quench-
less thirst for gold , as manifested in the digg ings
from Point Gammon to the Sacramento ; while we
remember tho restless energy with which the dis-
coveries of science and the improvements of art are
appropriated to give increased facilities for travel -
in g, transmission of intelli gence and saving of labor ,
if some worth y end would be accomplished—a des-
tiny proportionatel y vast and hi gh it becomes
necessary that our country 's resources should be
controled by a right national conscience. To se-
cure this the youthful training must be attended to.
lho susceptible and tender period of childhood is
the startin g point , and the Sabbath School the
theatre to accomp lish this result. Here character
may be moulded at will—here life modeled after the
fashion of that great Pattern and Exemp lar—the
Meek and the Lowl y One. Throug h this living,
active mass of mental capacity, a moral influence is
diffused , at once the pled ge, and the element of a
truthful conscience. Spread this model character
abroad—let the Sabbath School pervade ovary ham-
let and nei ghborhood , and tho great moral clement
of a correct and upri ght conscience is thereby scat-
tered everywhere , and the proper national con-
science is produced—a conscience which will se-
cure right direction to our" developed and undevel-
oped resources ,the control of our unwearied energy
and matchless power , and the perpetuity of our
good government , and social and reli gious privi-
leges. The bonds cf the Slave will be burst asun-
der , the lash of the taskmaster will cease—the storm
of political passion will pass, the waring element of
discord will be hushed , and from hill-lop to hill-top
freedom 's shout shall bo heard , the valley and the
sea shall join the swelling chorus , and "peace on
earth—good will to man " become the burden of
speech and song. The fathers are passing away.-—
You , dear children , will soon take their places.—
Important interests are pending and stiring times
are coming. In the destiny of this country you
have a part to act , an important work to do. Thro '
the controlling agency of this proper national con-
science our mission will be a glorious one. But let
this be wantin g, let the moral sense of ri ght and
wrong be obliterated , a deeper darkness than ever
settled upon a nation 's prospect will enshroud us,
and our sun will go down in a night of tempest and
gloom to rise no more.
An appropriate song from the children and choir
followed , and I will take this opportunity to say
that this part of the exercises under the manag e-
ment of Mr. Allen , was to me the best . I love sing.
ing, and above all 1 love the. joyous songs of child-
hood and youth. There is no music that goes so
direct to my heart , as that of the human voice when
tuned to melod y and harmony.
Mr. Alonzo Tri pp was now introduced to the
numerous auditor y, who followed a similar tr ain of
thoug ht with the proceeding speaker , illustrating the
importance ot an acquaintance with the Bible , by
allusions to history, biograp hy and Ihe internal pu-
rity of the truths taug ht.
As he took his seat , he introduced to the audience
Signor Monti , an Italian refugee. His want of fa-
miliarit y with our language rendered it quite diffi-
cult to underst and him. He came lo this country
in '4G , but returned to Ital y in '48, and took part
in the stirin g events of his country 's emanci pation.
He contraste d our circumstances with those of his
Italian brethren —forevflr watched by the spies of
government , soiz' d , imprisoned , without knowled ge
of the reason wh y. ]n our Revolution we had the
French to assist us, but Republican Ital y contended ,
alone and single handed , against Austria , Spain ,
Russia and France , who sent 50,000 of her own
Republicans to extin guish the little Republic of Ita-
ly, and for tho present all is lost . We still hope for
a renewal of the strugg le and the enjoyment of our
liberty.
j Rev. Mr. Stearns of Barnstable , was next an-
nounced. He said he could not come before the au-
dience , with the claims to their sympath y that lho
gentleman did who preceded him : he however' fur-
nished him with an excellent text . His presence
proclaimed our country the home of the oppressed of
all lands—the refuge of the houseless and homeless
exile. . Her arms were extended wide to take them
in , and her broad territori es would furnish them -i
livelihood. There was but a sing le drawback upon
this view of the subject. That was slavery. This
was a dark spot upon her honor , a putref y ing «an-
greno upon her prospei i.y. But even this , be?ore
the lig ht ami princi p les of sabbath school instruc-
tion was destined to bo removed. Slavery and
Christianit y were antagonisms ; and as Christiani ty
tiimn p hed , slavery must be overthrown. The sab-
oat h school was therefore an important field of
ytinst ian effort. Impressions made in that period of
'Ho were of the most lasting character. There may
come an apparent winter of desolati on over the
heart , but a spring would visit those moulderin g
plants , and the warm sun of favorable circumst ances
would dovelope their power ,and cause these impres-
sions made in childhood "to spring up, first the
blad e , then the ear , then tho full com^in the ear.
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Tho duty of the teacher was a responsible one.
On that livin g canvas they were tracing impressions
whic h make the child' s destiny a happy and joy ful
one , or mar it forever.
The parent should he in the sabbath school with
t he child — never tno old to learn.
To the children he said , an important element of
a right conscience was love. The injunction of the
beloved disci ple should be always obeyed , "My little,
children love one another ," and concluded his re-
ma rks by enforcing the necessity of obedience to
parents , and keeping the sabbath , by an anp i
from his own personal history, ' ^Otfc
Interestin g remarks were also made bv TT
Scudder , Dea. J. Munroe , and Dr. P, W "All 2-
Barnstable , and Dr. B. F. Oilman of Boston ' of
having alread y extended this comraunicntin
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sufficient length ,!
must omit my report of the s to
es further. Suffice it to say, that tho day p.,«?e?cI>-
without the least occurrence to mar its tranquil- °ff
disturb its harmony, and I trust the impress ' Of
both deep and salutary. I conclude with \\T **»
t i me n t to '""sen.
The Ladies that provided the Collatlon—V.
Marthas never lived. An Invited Guk *''*11
New York , Sunday, Jul y 7, lo p >f
The steamshi p Phi ladel phia has arrived -u -m
York from Chagres , bring ing news from San 'p **
icisco to June 1, and $1,000 ,000 in gold dust oi
r!
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manifest , and $500,000 in the hands of p.,SS(1
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I The Oregon has arrived at Panama , with ¦
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i $3,000 ,000. °u
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The Philade lph ia made the passage out in
j days,and was eight days and twenty two hours . ^
ing bac k. She has 82 passengers. The Gen ¦
sailed 24 hours previous to the Philadel phia. *
The Alta California , of June 1, conta ins tlle
low ing deaths :—At Honolulu , Charles Rent
live of Boston. At Sacramento City, Albertis Ol
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Utead , formerl y of Hartford. At Columbia , Crn |
W. Rand , of Manchester , N. H. '' C!
| Arrived , shi p Henry, 21\l days ; Nin»s,19o (]0 .
Eup hrasia , 196 do—a ll from Boston ; and th e q '
cent , from Salem. , '
Further particulars are given of the late fi^,, ,
San Francisco , with a diagra m and view by Ji
Eastman , late of Boston.
The accounts from the di ggin gs are notso encot
ag ing. The rivers are so swollen that the work 1
been interrupted. A letter from Stratford Ij.
stales that business is very du ll there . The tl,c
momete r stood 122 in the shade.
An Aged Company.—A few weeks since, a ,„.
cial party of ten persons met at the house of ]yr
Charles Goodspced , at Marston 's Mills , Barnstable
The oldest of this parly was 91, and the avernnp
age of the whole party was 80, and their united
ages eight hundred years. —[Sandwich Observer .
Mr. Geo. G. Fish , the Cape Cod Artist , who 1ms
been in Philapel phia the past winter , has returned
to his nat ive place , to remain during the warm
weather. We understand that he has been busily
employed in the Quaker City, and that- lie intends
to return there in the course of a few months.
[Ibid.
The homestead recentl y belonging to Clark Hoxie
Esq., situated at Spring Hill , was sold at auction on
the 29th ult. for $1450. The purchaser was Mr.
Edward Haines, of this town.—[Ibid.
Spanish Outrages on American Vessels.
The schooner Gen. Taylor, Capt. Wright, arrived
at our port yesterday afternoon , in 30 days from
Chagres. She was bound to Turks Island , but
shifted her ballast at sea, and put in for a fresh sup.
ply. When off Cape Antony, on the 13th inst., she
was boarded by a lieutenant and midshi pman , and
eight Spanish soldiers , armed with carbines, cutlass-
es, and board ing pikes, from a Spanish war steamer.
The captain of the Gen. Tay lor produced his pa-
pers, but this did not satisf y the insolent Span iards ,
who were very insultin g and overbearing in their
deport ment towards Capt. Wright and his crew.—
They persisted in overhauling his vessel, and final-
ly demanded the schooner 's roll. After remaining
on board for nearl y an hour they took their depar-
ture. The Gon. Taylor was in company, off Cape
An tony, with the brig Nercus , (of Beverl y, Rl»ss.)
from Masinello , Cuba , bound to Boston.^[arrived
here four days ago.]
Our government will , of course , make prompt
inquiry into the affair, and take efficient measures
to prevent the recurrence of similar outrages on
our merchant ships.—[Savannah Morning News,
June 26.
The State Census.—The returns of the Stale
Census, made by the various Assessors throug hout
th e Commonwealt h , wore laid before the Executive
Council yesterday. It is understood that all the
towns but five have made the returns of their re-
spect ive population as required by law. From these
returns tho new apportion of Senators and Repre-
sentatives for the ensuing ten years is to be madc,in
conform ity lo Ihe 13th Article of the Amendm ent
to the Constitution , and when completed , wi ll be is-
sued in a Proclamation by the Governor , counter-
signed by the Secretary of State.—[Boston Trans-
cri pt , 3d inst.
A Warning to Treacherous Swains-—
Miss Amanda Bobo recovered of Isaac Grubbs , du r-
ing the present session of Franklin Common Pleas,
the sum of $800, in an action for a breach of mar-
riage promise. The case excited much interest in
Court , and was clearl y made out , and was of an ag-
gravated character. The damages were not so
heavy , we learn , as they wou ld have been , if the
defendant had been a man of property. Our ver-
dict is, served him right !
—[Columbus Journal.
Sentence for Mail Robbery.—In the U. S.
District Court , Boston , on Tuesday last , Jacob C
Bartlett , Postmaster at Grout 's Corner , Montague ,
Franklin Co., plead guilty to stealing letters con-
tainin g money from the mail , and was
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sentenc ed to
10 years imprisonment in the State Prison.
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Since the California fever broke out , more tlian
twenty -five captains have abandoned the whaling
bus iness in New London , and gone to seek an easier
fortune in the Eldorado.
In Peoria , Illinois , a boy named Somers has been
arrested for throwin g a stone which hit another lui' i
while swimming in the riveiymd fractured his skull-
The New Orleans Delta charges that aid »n&
com fort were extended to the Cuban expedition by
hi gh officials , who are now most zealous in prosecut-
ing the parties who failed in an enterprise , of whK'l1
the said officials fondl y hoped to gather the fruits.
Under the head of "getting read y for the census,
the Wesport , N. Y. Courier announces the birth o»
three children of one mother—two boys and a g'r'- \pf-i
Homestead exemption laws have been passed m
New York , Maine , Ohio, Georg ia , Texas, Michi-
gan , Wisconsin , Iowa and California.
The number of immi grant passengers that have
arrived at New York for the first six months of
1850, is 96 ,502 ; during the same period in 1849-
120..320 arrived , showing a decrease .so far this year,
of 23,818.
Grand Rail Road Tunnel.—The proposed
tunnel connecting the east and west side of
Boston and Troy Rail Road throug h the Green
Mountains , is estimated, to befour miles long .
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Arrival of tUe Philadelphia
THE PA TRIOT.
3ARNBTA.BLB :
Tuesday, July 9, 1850, '