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WEDNESDAY , D FX'. 28. \
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STATE VALUATf OIV COM MIT-
TKK .
This body is im.ki»p sternly progress
i
n its nrdnons nml ii»|»»rlniit labours ;
which nrn ¦>"• likely lo be broug ht to „
close until "ft" the f«mm«'nci-m»'nl oftlu'
session of tl><' Leeislatnro. We under-
^
ri,l»iii(l ilia« Salt Works , wh ich a..- one
of the new i"'"is >n ''"' Vdltintion , are I"
be valued al 20 cents per loot , suit-work
niviisurr,
>-Tlie following shows tin1 amount of
^
V ttms of Shipping owned in the different
¦town* in ibis Countv , and it shows tilso ,
w\m\ w e believe IVw of lh<* inhiiUitiints of
lliis County imagined was the fuel ; that
there arc 231 more tons of shipping own-
ed in the town of Dennis llion any other
town on tin* Cape.
Ovviic d in Biiriifsfahle, 3129 tons
Cliai hiiin, 11567 "
Eii:.t liiiin, 93 "
IIi.iwm I
i, 13UJ
Piiiv inc'iowti, 4IH3 "
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jYurii, 4MB "
Vnmnmlh, 2L'38
I
tirw Mei , 4:il
l 1-2 " '
Dennis , 4354 "
J''iili n..uth , 20110 1 2 "
OiIimiis, 1 l
:
i 1-2 "
Siiiidwirli, 1912 1-4"
WfllQec l, UVXI 3-4 "
^ Toln l, 20,00-1 I 2
The whole number of Hunt's in llie
County ,ofonu year old and upwards is
1332.
The whole number of Sheep is 10192.
The w hole number of Sheep in the State ,
is 360,
082.
Fiom the Boston Patriot we learn tha t
a sub-fonmiiiice o!' ilie valuation commit-
tee bad agreed to report that the property
of the city should be valued at eighty
millions of dollars .
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T ABI' by religions «ci viii-r inseveral of ih.1 1luntli-
rs.—" Tlini snrl oi ivnicu nt Uie day," sa vslhe
Mi-iiKiri
.
i
l ,coinnu'uds itself \o llu- IVclui^s of
all.
But union,rather than thci." divided (.reiniuins ,
would be a belter compliment lo the gentlemen
called to address us ,and wind Im'.so f lcvntn the
tone of feelings on this occasion."—i
.i the i«.w
Unitar ian Mt:etlng-hoin« n iliscoursc was deliv-
creil by the Rev. Mr. Brazer of Salem. Aixxhui
in tlit* Rev. Mr Freeman s Church by thu lU>v
Dr.Codmaii ol Doixliester.
At the recent election of Mayor of the City, of
Boston there were, nearly (5000 voles chsI—Much
i
nterest and excitement were manifested, hut
the canvas was conducted with less show of uc-
riuiouy and i
l
l feeling than usually attends so
win inly contesled ilitiioiis,and resulted in the
election of Mi\ Wills liy a handsome maj ority.—
The votes were divided as follows :—lor Mr.
W ells 3310—Lwi'H.i t!3b9—Siaitfiinti 223.—
OlsTIU'
.SSINO AcCIUtSNl —A boy idiout 12
yttitrn old,bnys tlm I'lnladi'lp hiii luquiu i, uas
sliding in the neighbourhood of Filth mid
Prune streets , on Fiiday.lasl, w hen another ,a
colored lad, mischievously tripped him up, so
that the.first fell violently upon hU head, and
wa s in
jured so inuleri.iliy l
l
l
.
i
t lie died within an
Hour
Letters from London mention thnt a disorder,
»lieie calleil Iniluunza, wai very prevulcut in
that cjiy oliout the first of October. From the
'"couin*,
i
t was very similar to the piirvading
ia«liidV l wiifi the same nurne, witt* which we
°|> t»us Hide o( tb# w»ter have recentl
y, aud are
n°w mperienclnjf.
hJd 'VT ?' cwdl"" l"*n \Ll Ul{Vit' F*U " bukH1
' «» W«diM«
The wit her hsis coiTTTnned seVcrr
ilirou/;'
1 l^'a'mhvr '
- °"
r biiibotir h;is sel-
dom Ix'en so e;irly filled with ice as the
present winter ;it is now however consid-
era bly broken up hih I v«*sst'ls may now
find a passage to one of our wharves at
least. The Brewster packet schr. Patriot ,
from Boston for Brewster was prevented
getting into tin.1 latter place by ice and put
into Priiv'ciPeicMv n when; she lay several
davs ; (.11 Fiidiiy lust she ca me inio this
har botir and is now unlading here.
Important thsrorery —a* siipjibsttl.—h Coal
M ine, has recentl y Ikmmi discoveied ,('snyii t he
Di-d liiun I
'nlilician) in BitituUee ,which pidini--
es mi inrxban:'libli supply ol cniil ,equal in qual-
it y to the 1.ivi•r111>11!. The peop le of llie piiii^ .
h,
nlier IrniuiiiK I
i_v experiment the quality of the
coa l, made up by subscr iption the mini of ft .00,
and iuiineiliaielv ret miners to work on the
plcuiimM Whe n will the woilhy ciliz.em ol
niir Ciipe.
disrover Rome valu.ihli1 lied of fttild or
cmtt V—b,,l h at pre^enl coinmaiiil (heir ('ill val-
ue. She bat alread y Inniisbed inauv rich orrt ,
and skillfu l uavi<;alois lo work lliein, which is
more (linn 'mi ho Raid of her predecessors, l
l
will lit found neccMsarv,al Ihe present liniR,to
dig .
'ome snow , In foie we could arrive to "moth'
er earih ,
" lo know of her mum valuable treas
iires.
jy//(gi»g out tt Hole —" An 'so ye ar dipgi" 1
?
out the hole llieie I
'at .
ar 'ye ?" sa id oik; Irish-
man to anot her engaged in making' a hole to in-
sert n post. " No,faith, it's not t he hole llint
I'm after dig^'
in-;
; it w i t h better reason
argues,wha ti'Ver you may my tluit at
heart \on arc an enemy. Thai intrmpt r-
«mcc is an evil to be deprecated is c ) |
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¦Most earnestl y tlo lenneat every ralion-
>'l,»«»l)i.r man a.u| woman , in the com-
. '»»">ty, U.IU
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itn_
t ry ol tins rinse • .
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' >'"»> y than ihey have d,,,,,^ ",-,„. \
can assu re yowt4«H-ivw nru cmsij,/,..,!,
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behind the -spirit-o|
jh.e i
jnifs, .\vn
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expect opposition ; ntust expert' to bt-
st i",inaii/,ed, and cbaiiied wild an '
mt,.hl
of dt slroy injr the liberties of the people,
(the glorious liberty of ruining theinst K,'s
and posterity)—but all this \ amounts <0
not hing •
¦
,, niao rf \i[ \ is earnest in a good
cause,w ill not shrink from its burdens,
I slop in hopes to call into action t!ie pen
ol'some abler advocate. O.
Written for the- Barnstable Patriot.
Mr. Editor— Your correspondent and
valuable friend « Josinh,
" seems entirely
to have forgotten a recent agreement be-
tween himself and |,
js humble Servant ,
in which Ithink it was agreed between
us to wr ite short Essays -alternatel y, (<>n a
subject which was mutually proposed) In
the " Barnsta ble Patriot." If ' J. Y. P.'
feels disposed to adhere to his promise,
Ihere by inform him that Iam ready and
only wait for a sight of his first Essay on
the subject. But if it is not convenient
for him to redeem this pledge to me— I
shall pursue the subject alone ;although
Ishall have a " a heavy miss of him,
"
as Prince Henry said of Falslaff, i
i
i be-
ing deprived of the benefit of his ertten-
sive reading.
We bo»li advocate the same doctrine,
and as our correspondence , (wh ich is to
In: ip inlolanj,) wi ll be in no wise contro-
vers ial ,it is expected that our short Es-
says will sometimes find a place in your
liberal columns. Lorenzo.
Chatham , Dec 1831.
Mina and Mas Chapman were ar-
raiitncd on Wednesday last ,at the Court
at Doyleston ,(Pa ,) and indicted for the
murder of Mr Chapman. They pleaded,
"
Not Guilty. We learn from |:n: United
Slates (iazetle ,that a motion was made ,
on the part of Mrs Chapman ,to have the
d ial postponed imiil the next term of the
Court ,in February, tin* circumstances of
t he piisoner 's iceent arr ival , and inabili-
IV to confer with her counsel, as well as
oilier matters , render ing a continuance
desirable. The prisoner had no oppor-
tunity of sending Tor her witnesses , many
of whom w ere at a considerable distance.
Her counsel dwelt al some len»lh on her
unfortunate situation ,aud on 11»«• prej udice
which it was .supposed existed against
li'-r ,and which might affect the feelings
<>f any j ury lo be cmpaunclcd at that time.
lie asserted ,with great emphasis ,the in-
nocence of bis client ,and stated her only
wish to be,t o have an opportunity of re-
moving t lie cloud of suspicious and sur-
mises that had been raised against her.—
The facts stated by the counsel , were
sworn to by the prisoner in Court , aud
the a ffidavit hM'd. The postponement
w as graiilcd.
Mrs Chapman , it is said, wa s much
fnokeo by f.itigiie and anxiety ;whilst in
court she behaved with great composure.
Mina seemed perfectl y unconcerned at
wlwil was going on around him , smiling
anil nodding to sm'li individuals as he re-
couni/.ed among (lie bvstanders. They
were immediately remanded to prison.
The number of visiiers at Doy h'stown
from all parts of the country, was unpre-
cedented. During tin1 arraignment , ev e-
ry avenue lo the court bouse was complete-
ly blocked up by tin: cr owd.—
r
I]ran-
sen'/ //.
Meuinchnly disunity.—On Saturday
last ,between llie hours of 11 and 12 o'
clock in the mo;ning,a female passing the
house of Mr. Stephen Bell, in Stamford,
Ct. heard a terrible scream from within ;
slu1 went to the door,and on opening it
she discovered Mrs. Bell,w ife of Mr. B.
l\ in« in the fire ,her clothes in (lames—
being very much alarmed, instea d of at-
tem pting to render the old lady assistance
she ran lo give iuformatiotn to the. neigh-
bors—on t he arrival of those whoso aid
bad been called ,they found the clothes en-
litelv burnt off of jvlrs. B's. bo(iy—her
flesh literally roasted and life extinct—she
w as 77 years of age. Mr. Bell had lelt
the house but it few minutes previous, his
wife at the time in good beuWb sillin g by
the fire.
Honesty Rewarded.—A merchant in
Kilhy- Mieei lost a $1000 bill,on his way
towards INIilk-street Wednesday tnorniii'i.
lie soon ascertained his loss,and sever.il
persons commenced looking for i
l
. An
honest Iiisli lad, named Wm. Sulliva n,
who w as emp loyed in getting iu coal in
Central street , who did a it know of the
loss , found the bill near the he,
000 ;.milk «fnd cream
6,
000 ; w ine, spirits, &c ,. 37,500 ;
l.nnps;' 3S.000 ; washing lineny&c, i'2-(-
500 ; fuel 36,
000 ; linen for .shirts ,&c,
1.600 ;li'vvnes for serva nts,
3.£,000 ;
hor-
ses,U
i
,
D00 ; whips,800. .
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I
'heso with other items not-mentioned,
^•t'h
as
pocket money, visits,and travel-
|"g expenses ,make the sum of two mil-
4u»"s aud a I,,,|f ,,f dollars pi-r annum,
wludi tin. peop le, of England have to pay
l»r t hehon,,r «fbeing Ul |
,
.
,
| by a Monarch".
1
Habit and education are wonder working
powers , when they cause an intelligent ,
bmve and yet suffering notion to sit year
alter ye;,r under tuxeS and oppression to
pamper the nppHiies an,
| m'
uiistfr to the
p easmes of n j;iIni|
y |)f piillC(,S) n0,.,
w hit more vntitlcrf to govern, ,
han imv
other persons they sbouW cl
i0,
9 to select,
Nr mtpnpe-r Postage—The Editor ol
the Jcffersonimi (Paris Me.) has hit Upon
the very reason for not reducing Newspa-
per postage,which we urged in favor ofit
that it will tend to increnM the circula -
tion of the best conducted papers.'— E-
nough ! We are sure now we were right in
our logic— But let not our country breth-
ren be alarmed—we shall always be happy
to make exchanges of our news for their
good original jokes,and our Imly-day hu-
mor* for their wild cat st.nies ,and always
welcome them to ihe city, in return for be-
ing welcomed to the country. But the
Postag e ought to go domn, fi nd must go
down,and will go down.—Bast. States-
man.
A rather singular occurrence took place
a few days ago. A horse and sleigh were
left .standing in front of the Washington
Hotel—w hen the horse took fright and ran
directly up Centra l street at the top ol his
speed ;on his way he was nn-t by two
ladies in another sleigh,one of whom be-
came fiightened,and in attempting to leap
out ,landed directly in the. sleigh drawn
by .the frightened horse,ami was carried
back to the lop of Chapel Hill before the
horse could be stopped. She met with no
finIher mishap than the lengthening of her
tide.—[Lowell Journal.]
A Newspaper.—Who would be with-
out a newspaper in these stirring limes ?
From what ot her source than that of ihe
daily or weekly press ,can an individual
or family expect to gain a timely notice
of those events which plunge thousands
in mourning, or drive oilier thousands
mad with joy. The plea of not being
able to nay for a newspaper is not wor-
thy of credit in thin happy country. All
ulwi b:ive bunds to hibor ;md the heart to
lead ,may have a daily or we ekly bro't
to their (loots,and find ihe ready money
at hand or sunn coming to pay l''r i
l ;and
be inc alculable gainers by the contract.—
To live in this brief world,to hear its din,
sometimes in low murmcr.s, and then in
dciifcning thunders break in upon our sol-
itude,ami have no means at hand to s^t-
isfv ourselves of tin* causes ,is a mode of
a. /
miserable existence unworthy of man :
What— bring up a family of young re-
publicans,anyone of whom, if life is spar-
ed,may be eligible to the Presidency o(
the United States ,in ignorance of the tre -
mendous conflict of opinion and si ill now
raging in the earth on the subject of hu-
man rights ! This must not be done in
the l
ight of the nineteenth century It
were a better deed for the age when the
Crusader ,who went awav in youtli rame
back with grey hairs to bring ihe first
news of his deeds and the fate of innum-
erable warriors who went with him
Badger's Messenger.
The Sun,finding that the Post lagged
very slowly on, sent , a Courier to the
Globe, through wh ich the News was
quickly spread that the spirit of the Times
was very adverse; to the Standard of loy-
alty which an imposter ,w ho imprudent-
ly assumed th" iiame of John Bull, pnt-
ronized in Albion . This much alarmed
a Traveller who happened to be then
S/rtr-gazing ;but being rather a Specta-
tor than an Examiner ,the Messenger left
the World lo conshler the Intelligence of
which he was the Herald and Adverti-
ser , and proceeded to Register it in a
Chronicle, which every Englishman who
is also an Observer cannot fail lo value as
a Record ol'the follies of the Age.— [Lon-
don Globe."
]
City Affa
irs .—The Recorder sent a
Courier to the Watchman and Ccntincl ,
w ho as a Palladium of security are ever
at their Post , to reconnoitre a certain-
T
r aveller who pretends to be a States-
man and a Patriot. A Commentator in
the Daily made a Register of their re-
port ,of w hich the Gazette made a Trans-
cript as luminous as the Galaxy.— Cent.
I
nhabitants of the Kurth.—A writer
who seems to have paid great attent ion to
stat istic s,among a number of computa-
tions,stall's :
Thai this earth is inhabited by one
thousa nd millions of men,or thereabouts ,
and thirty three years make a generation
—and that therefore,in thirty-three,years
die 1
,
0^0,
000,
000. Thus the number
who die on earth amounts to
Each year 80 millions ;
Each day 82 thousand ;
Each hour 3, 400 ;
Each minute 60 *.
Eac li second 1.
This calculation must necessarily strike
us. I
f the mortality be so great every
year and every hour,it is not probable
tint he who reflects on it may himself be
one of those soon to swell the list of the
de-id ? I
l is al least certain that it ought
In lead us to think seriously and often on
this subject. Now,at ibis moment , one
of our fellow creatures is going out of i
|
|t>
world,and before another is past , more
than three thousand souls will have enter-
ed into urf eternal state.
Pr ecocious Depravity.—An uncom-
mon instance,of malicious depravity oc-
cured in jliis city Tin Monday. A lad
who was an apprentice to a respecMBc a.
pothecury, had been detected hi^Hrdis-
lionest practices,and his m
aAH
Ri de-
termined on sending him hefflmn hM^q.
rents. I
n order to prevent on exjHPire
of his fault,the bay.attempted to poison
the w hole family. On Monday forenoon
be wen! to the Irouse and inquired of the
cook wUat was in preparation fordinner *
iind having ascertained ,he sprinkled ar-
senic on the meat ,butter ,&c. ;put a por-
lion of the same poi son in the tea kettle ,
and mixed another portion with sugar in
the sugar bowl. He th'-n put a cracker in
his pocket and said he should not come
home to dinner. Immediately after din-
ner ,the whole family of six prisons , in-
cluding n domestic ,were seized with vom-
iting and violent irritations ,the effect ot
the arsenic. Medical aid was forthwith
calle d and the prop-r antidotes admin-
iste red. Last evening, we understand ,
t hat four of them were convalescent ,but
two were st ill dangerously, and it was (ear-
ed fatally, ill. So determined was the
young delinquent to leave no botches in his
woiW destruction ,that he threw ar senic
into a pitcher of wat« r,in order to poison
a boy who was a boarder in the family,
and who,he knew ,drank no tea. The
arsen ic sank to the bottom before impar-
t ing its deadly quality to the water , and
the intended victim escaped 'he poison al-
though he drank of the contents of the
pitcher. The culprit confessed the crime ,
and slated the particulars as we have given
t hem above.— Boston Courier.
Robbery of the Basest Kind!—A
poor ,let ble old man,
of the nani* of Boy d,
who keeps a garden in the eastern part of
th is village, was robbed on Thutsday
night last ,of all that he had which was
valua ble. The old man told his story
lo us w ith tears in his eyes. He lives a-
lone in a little cabin in his garden, and
has been sick for several Week s. On the
night of the robbery he had retired ear-
lier than usual, and about 10 or I
I o'
clock ,the door of his hut was violently
burst open ,and five or six stout ruffians
rushed in,one of whom seized him as he
he lay in bed,by the throat ,and comman-
ded him to remain silent , while ilu1 others
btoke ope n his chest ,and took ilien-from
about $140— the bard earnings of many
years,togi tber w ith the best part of bis
cloibing ,bis razors, and many ot her arli-
cltw ol'less v;ilue. It beillir dark at the
lime,with the exception ol a dim light he
could not distinguish their countenances
sufficiently to recognize them again. As
soon us they had rill d his chest ,
&c. they
decamped—[Sir.
iicuse Register.
Pulpit Oratory .—-The Rev. M. Wes-
tnn,w hen preaching at Edinburgh,m nit'
the following division on tin- text : ' E-
phraim is a cake unturned.' 'T he first
thing we shall do with Ephia itn is to
turn him,and th is we shall do eff dually.
1st. We shall turn him up sidedown. —
^d. We shiill turn him outside in. 3d.
We yliall turn him backside fore. 4ih.
We shall turn him about his business.
Influenza, &c.— '
I lie deaths in this ci-
ty lor the week ending Saturday, 17ih
inst. were seventy-six , including three
st ill-born. This is the largest number
since t he settlement of Boston, even in
Ye llow Fever times. The excess is at-
tr ihuled to the number who died of tin
prevailing coughs and colds,or disorders
induced thereby.—[ Paniot.
Anecdote.— As a traveller was passing
through our village,a few days since, on
his way eastward ,he slopped and inquii-
ed of a man in the street ' how far it was
to B.iston ?' The pi rson questioned was
one who had an impediment in his speech.
He endeavored to give :\n immediate an-
swer ,but after say ing ' It's t— ,t— , t— '
several t imes, he lost all patience , aud,
suddenly changing bis tone , excla imed
' Blast i
l ? drive on—and you'll get there
before Ican tell yon.' The stranger
smiled and proceeded.— Dedhain paper.
We have heard of something very sim-
ilar to this , which occurred in this city
some years since . A stutter ing gentle-
man w ho wanted to purchase a cargo of
molasses ,met the owner of it on Central
whar f,and began to inquire the price—
' What do you ask for your mo—mo—
mo—mo—mo —.
' The owner sa id—
' 1am going .is far as the end of the wharf,
sir,and wh"n Ireturn you will probably
have the rest of the speech out ;
'w hen the
stutter ing gentleman Ihw into a violent
passion,and,with ready speech ,told him
to go to—one of the warmest places ever
spoken of to ears polite.— Coot. Gazette.
Deciding a Law Case according to
Scriptur e.— A mong other curious selec-
t ions sent us by a reading friend, is the
fi'llowiii
g :— < There was a time in this
kingdom (England ?) when letters were
so low,that whoever could prove himself
in a court of justice able to read a verse
in ihe New Testament , was vested with
the highest privileges ; nud a clergyman
who knew any thing of granunaV was
looked upon as a prodigy.—In those en-
lightened days ,a rector " of a parish, as
we are told,going to law with his parisb-
ioneis concerning the paving of the
church;quoted this authority from St. Pe-
ter : ' Pavcant illi, non p
'aveam ego ;'
w hich he constructed ,'t hey are to pave
the church,not I
;'and ibis was allowed
lo be good law by a judge who was an
ecclesiastic too.'
— Constellation.
Distressing.— Last evening, as Mr. P.
Bender with his wife and child were com
iug into the village in a sleigh,Mrs. B.
wra pped her child up to prevent it from
being cold,in such a manner that when
they arrived at the bouse where they were
to stop, they discovered that the child was
a corpse,by beingsuffocated.—Herkimer
(N YO American.
A Friend in Need.—Some days ago a
singular chcumsMnce took place in the
parish of Alness,county of Ross wluYb
,
proves that friendship is often but H thitiT
of degree,and that mortal love is not stu-
ble as the hills. In :« house no great dU-
lance from the parish church,a res pectable
youngcouple were to bejoined in m trrin"e.
The friends met ,and so did the minister
when the ceremony commenced,and went
so far thnt the reverend gentleman came
to that part ofit winch renders it bin d.ify
to request the parlies to "join hands. '"
To this,however , the yniiwg \,n\y would
not consent. An uproar ,of course,took
place among the friends,the astonished
bridegroom swooned away in the amis of
a neighbour,while the bride,at this criti-
cal moment ,sha pe or sh ide whatever sit"
was,vanished " from the presence. " J^
the aid of cordials ,the brith'trroom uH
soon restored to a kind of doubtful exii-
tance ;and \ sp iiikin^ y 1 i;i
j sister >>f iii ¦
•• faithless fair,"tak ing pity on the f.irlorn
lover,
boldl y step pt!:| lorw ml,.
ind
vacanc y occasioned by th* singular con-
duct of her sister. The generous offer
was gladly accepted ,the clergyman hul
the sat isfaction of joining them together ,
both seemingly very ha ppy at the change
in the aspect of affairs" which had just
taken place. A friend in need is undoubt-
edly a friend indeed !
" [Scotsman.
You shall S.oear —and you shan't
Swear ! What a bundle of contradictious
are the laws of Christian countries in
lelation to oaths! They require you in a
Court of Justice lo swear upon the Evan-
gelists ;while,in those very Ev;i nge|ist«l
the author of the cliristi 111 religion bi s1
said : " Swear not at all !
" Here is a fl.it
contradiction,and a mockery of tbf Scrip-
tu res. Every office, from the highest to
lowest , is enlef- 'd upon with swelling.
The King, President ,or other chief m ij»-
isirates swears. His prime minister , \m
inferior ministers ,secretaries,or wh atever
they are called ,all swear. Every officer
ol gnvcnmnit , whether civil or military,
swe aiSi The pettiest tide waller ,or i
l
l ii
i
carrier ,takes as big an oath as ih- Pres-
ident himself! Legislators swear ,j udges
swear , j urymen swear ,witnesses swear
(and some of them confoundedly, too,)
lawye rs , constables , and—black guirds
swear! and every body swears except the
Quakers. If a man in a gay coat and
n
i
f
l
l
i ' shirt , will not swear in a court of
j ustice,he is punished for contumacy and
•'onii-mpt of court ;but if a man has neither
coat nor shirt , swears out of court ,he is
pii.iished for profanity and contempt of
the laws. What absurdity J what incon-
sistency ! A way with all oaths , say we.
Ba nish th'-ni from the statute book. Abol-
ish ihcm eu!ir<-l y.—[Constellation
C//nrlr.s Uarrull of IJarrollton.— IIns
dis tingui.sbed patriarch of our Republic ,
received on Thursday ,the members ot 'tlie
National Republican Convention, who
w aited 011 him at his house,in a body to
expiess their sense of his public services
and private worth.
Steamboat Accidents.— A fireman from
the steamer C ririer,i1 going to Moliil.',
returned to New-Orleans 1st inst. anil
staled 1l1.1t she had foundered; th it out of
sixty pe rsons only three, saved theinslveji
in the yawl boat ! Steamer Favorite,from
New-Oi leans for Louisville,was snag»ed
22d till, at island No. .06. It was (bought
most of tht; cargo would be saved,dam-
aged. Steamer Amazon w;» latel y
snagged and sunk in descending the
Mississippi.
Jeremiah Todd, a S:i|em lad, om? of
t he crew ofscltr. Alexander , wrec ked
at Long Island, esca ped by swimming tn
ll
i
i; shon*,and wa lking bare-foot several
miles on the ice ami snow , before lie
found shelter :he w;is badly ft ozen.
Mina and Mrs. Chapman are to be tri-
ed at Doylestown ,Pa. Feb. 13. Thelriiil
was put off to give Mrs. C. time to con-
sult with her counsel.
A chap in Detroit lately sold two bhlt-
of brick bats for potashes , and made o(L
but had not gone far when be met thr,
owner of the team he drove. He sai l
'
nothing, but instantly put bis long leg?
into use.
Boxes of cigars have lately been rs-
ceived at Pittsburg, Pa. all but the upper
tier being corn cobs !
WhalAe wooden
nutmegs quoted at ?
Anciently, in France,when the bom
of a drowned person could not be fotinri
a burning candle was stuck into a |mf"i
bread, and set adrift. Of course tli1*
cand le put itself out at the proper snut :
ITEMS.
Hno to make a Dunr/ y.— Chnow 0¦¦¦it
of your acquaintance a thick headed pi^*
of humanity, living little or no brain*. '
large stock of vanity, an unreasoni!)^
quantity of pride. Let him be fitft""
six feet high,and about ten inches m:inJ
iht« wa ist. S'-nd him to a fashionablemi-
ilor to be encased in buckram , &c. '•*
must then have a huge pairh of wliM*1*"
clued on each cheek so as to look savage
as a meat ax»* ;affix a safety chain t" •
turnip, to |>»ig round hi* link , wit'1 a
bit of pe*(er-mounted glass attac hed "
one cik/. He must then be furnish^
with a hat shaped like a paint pot wiiH
no /landle, and about ihe same dimens-
ions. Mount him on a pair of >qi"rf"
oed boots, sprinkle the whote *»" a
little cologne water, and you have a da"'
dv of the year 1831.