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! Turning back to that period in thp history of New
! Eng land , when tin; events to be recorded on its first
! page liiid scarcel y began lo tra nsp ire , and the sweet
j friendl y salutation , " A Happy J>ew Year." would
|Iwive been responded to in vacant ec]io , (r om. the
|deep solitude of ihe wilderness , or by the war whoop
I of the wild men who , but 230 years ago, were the
lords of the land.
The "pi!»iim fathers " arrived in otir buy in the
month of November , AD. 16gO , imd a small party
1'i oni the Mayflower , came on shore, probabl y in
j search of the "Plymouth Rock ," snu) these were the
fi rst white Christians that wore hats , who had set
foot on "Jfew Eng land' s shore.'.
'
It is also claimed in history, that while off what is
now Provincetown , the "first white child was born ,"
an important fact , because , by it we are enabled to
fix upon the ^precisn spot where Ij ie Ang lcrAmeri-
Ciiii race, ori ginated.
A J>arty also landed at Barnstable ,and while here
the second "white child" may have been born. Cut ,
both history and tradition are silent pn this subj ect.
But the poet , by ti deeper insp iration , must have had
it in his mind when he san« thus :
' Coming events cast their shadows before."
It wa^ a great blunder in the pil grims in not lo-
cating here , as it would have given (hem a month' s
time to prepare for winter , which was lost while
loafing up the coast. But they were pilgrims, and
of course must travel.
There was scarcel y a settlement in Barnstable
County, until near AD. 1.63 7 ; and from that time
to the present , two hundred and thirteen years, the
peop le have steadily progressed in the march of im-
provement.
These earl y colonists experienced great hard-
shi ps and severe trials , for many years ; but they
were made of stubborn stuff—too stubborn . to yield
to disappointments , or faint upon hard and scanty
fare.
A little clearing in the,forest, a little log cabin , a
little pafch of corn , a little herd of cattle , and a little
Hock of' sons and daug hters , were treasures , and to
them , sources of happ iness.
These primitive people could not reasonabl y hope
to see the day when they should enjoy the luxuries
and, pleasures of wealth. Still they appear to have
been contented and happy ; and strai ghtened as they
were in their worldl y affairs, they made ns their
debtors by lay ing the foundations on which our
present prosperity and happ iness is based.
In struggling for a livelihood with the wild wil-
derness and its wilder inhabitants , they never for-
got the duties they owed to one another , and nevei
omitted those nei ghborl y kindnesses which contri-
bute so largel y to sweeten the cup of social hap-
piness.
We are surrounded with so many 'comforts at the
present day as not to dul y appreciate their immense
value ; and yet even hardl y invoke a Happy New
Year for our neig hbors with more fervency than did
our forefathers whose places we occupy, and whose
"dail y bread" was ate with thank ful hearts while it
was almost the sole fruit of incessant toil. But each
returnin g year broug ht along some new comfort;
and as the present was always the most unprop itious ,
they looked forward to a better future. To wish one
a Happy New Year then was full of meaning and
heartiness. A community of perils and wants could
not but make them solicitous of each others welfare ,
and to render their social intercourse sincere and
truth ful. As austere , as stern , as ri gid , and as self-
willed as they are said to have been , still they were
painstaking to do good , and we are bound to honor
their memories Cor their many exalting virtues.
In presenting the customary salutation , we feel
assured of a profitable investment , and that the af-
fectionate offering will be received , and that a
thousand voices will come ring ing back , fay ing, "wo
{ wish you a Happy New Year !" Well , it will make
us happ ier. So shall we all be rendered happ ier ,
as well as better , in proportion as we give way to
the belter impulses of our nature in the interchange
of social civilities.
To wish one a Happy New Year, is an offering
which is cheerfull y and earnestl y laid on the altar
of social friendshi p, whose fragrance is sweet and
savory ; and if there be n time when its aroma
should perfume the whole atmosp here , it is at the
coming in of a new year loaded down with its untri-
ed scenes.
Jt seems to be the befitting occasion to ming le the
sentiments of fi iendshi p in the "cup of kindness ,"in I
token of pur social obli gations, ami the love we
bear to one another.
Mankind are said to be selfish ; and yet what man
is there , who is so exactin g, so inhumanl y selfish , as
would readH y barter and banter for a neighbor 's
smiles in exchange for his own tears? Ami who so
selfish as to grud ge the tear of sympath y for that
sorrow striken heart which has no smiles to give ?
"I wish you a Happy New Yea r,"' are the sweet
accents of kind intentions , and they fall on our ears
like the sounds of enchantin g music.
Reader ,we wish you a happy—Happy New Year.
, Pur Barnstablr District.—The Fugitive
|Slave Law of 1792 , which contained all the 'odious'
features of the present one , and was quite as ohjee-
tional in every respect ; was drafted by George
Cabot , then a Senator in Congress from Massachu-
setts, afterwards President of the Hartford Conven-
tion. It passed the Senate unanimousl y. In the
i House , it was referred lo a committee of which the
Hon. Sheaiuashub Bouuxk of Barnstable was a
member ; that committee reported unanim ousl y that
it oug ht to pass, without amendment ; and jt did
pass the House and become the law of the land with
but seven dissenting voles. The Representative
f rom the Barnstable District was not quite so squeam-
ish then , upon the subject of faithfull y carry ing ipto
effect tlie provisions of the Constitution , as some of
[our asp iring candidates for the same place now are.
Mr- Bourne didn 't write home to consult the ne-
groes , whether lie ought to do his duty, under the
Constitution he had sworn fo support.
K5=The length of the communication header! " Po-
litical Parsons!' from linnfel Passer, Esq. of Hyannis ,
in reply to the proceedings of the Univcrsalist "Associ-
ation at Orleans, prevents its insertion in today 's pa-
per. It will be published next week. "'' '
i The New Year,
Repres entati ve to Congress.
It is determined—so we are very credibl y in-
formed—it is determined , by the Bank managers,
and the ofj
j icerltolding managers , of the .Ca pe, to a-
dopt a somewhat different cours e from the usual , to
secure the election of Zeno Scudder to Congress.
"¦Lie low," is the watchword— work privatel y, on
l he Cape ! Apparentl y, the, office-holders are not
to move in the matter. It is well enough under-
stood now , that no friend of the present Adminis-
tration—n o friend of President Fillmore and bis
cabinet —can welcome Mr. Scndder , should he
come, as a Representative to Concjress. '¦'¦He will
qt.iiie pffpnndpnned to a useless and miscjiievou s ca-
reer." Nor will the active exertions to secure his
election , of men holding office under it, be looked up-
on very com
p lacently by the distinguished genflemen
who compose tjiat cabinet ; who make up that Ad-
ministration . This is well enoug h known . Still ,
Zvno must go.' These mime office-holders o
f Cape
Cod are committed—are pledged to his support
and they must giv e it!
"Lie Loin " then , is the pass word through the of-
f icial ranis !—"Lqy your p ipe undergroun d .'" Zeno
must be elected ! An ardent correspondent of the
New Bedford Mercury, calls loudl y on the "Cape
Cod Whigs" to elect Zeno. But he , at the same
time calls as loudly on the colored citizens of
Nkw Bedfokd—to whom Mr. Scndder has promis-
ed so much—to help elect him ! "Will not the colored
citizens o
f New Bedford give Mr. Scudder their
voles ?' asks that writer. "Was he not denounced
by the Republic, the Advertiser, and other kindred
prints, because he answered your letter in a sp ihit
or kindness V"
Well , very likel y, the united kfIorts of Ihe
offick holders of Cape Cod , and the colorkd
Citizkns of New Bedford and Nantucket , may elect
Zeno. We shall not be half so sorry at that result
as some people imag ine. Let it be so. We shall ac-
quiesce with a pretty good grace , we assure you.
We procured his nomination , originally, the Wh i«s
hereabouts say. They say we did that by abusing
him ! But what they are always pleased to call
"abuse ,'1 is onl y an honest , independent , fearless ex-
posure of men and their princi ples. If for that, the
Whi gs see (it, to embrace their men , and try to make
great men out of them , because the Patriot speaks,
openl y, fr eel y, truthfull y, about them—very good ;
they are welcome to our recommendations then , in
any instance. But , whatever we did , in that way,
towards Zeno's nomination ; we have done very lit-
tle to place him in his p resent predicament. We
didn't write the negro letter 1 Oh , no. Zeno was
the author of his own exposure , there ! He abused
himself, in that correspondence ; or rather , abused
his friends , by exposing himsel
f, in his prostration at
the feet of the colored men of Now Bedford , begging
for their notes—while he cared no more for the col-
ored men themselves.or about their freedom,or their
slavery, than he cares about the much vexed ques-
tion , whether the ancient Artec race of Central
America , are now extinct or extant.
No, Zeno may thank himself for his present "odi-
ous" position. And the Cape Cod Office Holders,
and Ihe New Bedford Negroes, may, in welcome.
join hands , in the noble work of sending him to
Congress ! Thank Heaven , if he gets there , his
fame, as a demagogue of the lowest grade , will have
preceded him. A fame heralded by his own pen!
And the Yarmouth Register , and the New Bedford
Mercury, in their zeal for Zeno Scuddcr 's election ;
may sneer at Mr. Webster , and denounce the Wash-
ington Republic and the Boston Advertiser and
Courier—which papers speak Mr. Webster 's senti-
ments oh this subject—and the Office Holders may
lie as low, and work as cunning ly, and as privatel y,
in the canvas , as they please—and Zeno may be
elected : What then ? Why , they may all claim
it , as a triump h—n victory—if they please ; and the
New Bedford darkies, and the Cape. Cod office-
holders, may divide the spoils thereof , between
them , as best they can. But , we repeat Ihe Repub-
lic 's prophecy, with full confidence—Zeno Scudder
"goes to Washington " (if he goes at all) "rRECON-
DEMNF.I) TO A USELESS AND MISCHIEVOUS CA-
REER "—and then will his pet supporters—the Cus-
tom House and Post Office incumbents—beg in to
realize the truth of that favorite proverb with Zer.o
—that " Curses, like chickens, always come
HOME TO ROOST !
''
IJSTWe record with sorrow , the death at New
Orleans , of Capt. Freeman Amiable, a native of this
town , aged about 46 years. His death was occa-
sioned by the melanchol y disaster—which we no-
ticed last week—the blowing up of the steamer An-
glo-Norman , while on a pleasure tri p in the Missis-
sippi. Capt . Amiable , for many years commanded
one of the tow-boats of the same line to which the
A. N. belonged , but has, for the last five or six
years filled an important agency of the line in New
Orleans. As master , and as agent , he was very ex-
tensivel y known by the shi p-masters visiting New
Orleans , and was universall y esteemed by all , for
his whole-souled generosity and manly bearing.—
Many a sailor-captain 's eye will moisten at the read-
ing of the sad death of the noble-hearted Annable—
whom all of them knew and loved , who have visited
New Orleans within the last fifteen years.
Ca pt. A. leaves a wife, also from our village , and
four children , to whom , and to a large circle of rel-
atives his sudden decease is a most melancholy be-
reavement.
Good Voyage.—The bark Spartan , Captain
Cook, arrived at Provin celown on Saturday last,
from Western Islands, with 580 bbls. sperm oil.
The Spartan sailed in February las t from Province-
town , and after an absence of a little more than ten
months has returned to port with oil valued at pres-
ent prices , at over twenty four thousand dollars .
'
JiSTThe owners and crews of Cod Fishermen be-
long ing to Provincetown , are claimants for, and will
be paid Bounty, this week , amounting to overltcenty
lico thousand dollars !
WVhc Lecture of Mr. F. N. Blake on Thursday
evening last , was well attended and deeply interest-
ing. The discussion which followed promised con-
siderable , but in its midst the hour qf adjournment
arrived. We call the special attention of our rea-
ders to (he next lecture at the Academy from Dr.
Pineo in which Phrenology will
'
be shown to be a
humbug. Ye friends of the science bring on your
Artillery !
liTIf Zeno Scudder represents the sentiments of
the Whig party, who , in the name of ' all that 's won-
derful , would fairl y represent the sentiments of the
most ultra Abolition part y I We wish the Register
would answer. '
SUTThe Qalilornia mails , by the Ohio, which put
into Norfolk , in distress have reached New York
and will probably be here today . '
An old man by the name of Hugh Terrill , a
pauper , was found frozen on the rail road track. ' ¦ '
Ih e steamship Baltic , Capt. Comstock , with th e
United States mails, put into Provincctown harbor on
Sunday last, short of fuel. The Baltic left Liverpool ,
for New York , on, the 14th of December inst. and for
the most of the voyage experienced very rough weath -
er. The mails for New York and Boston were landed
on Sunday , and passed our offiep af 11 o'clock, A. M.
on Monday, in the care of an agent. The mail for N.
York went by the steamer Bay State. Capt. Brown ,
from Fall Eiver, last evening. The agent by driv-
ing throug h the whole of Sunday night , reached Sand-
wich just in time for the Cape Cod train of cars , which
l eft at 3 o'clock. We arc indebted to Mr. Elijah Smith ,
Deputy Collector at Provincetown. for the loan of Liv-
erpool papers, to the day of the sailing of the steamer ,
which seem to be barren of interest. Whatever intel-
li gence there may be to extractive shall give in anoth-
er place.
The Baltic commenced takin g in her fuel on Sun-
day and was expected to leave for New York yester-
day.
E^-The Hyannis Convention which nominated Ze-
no Scudder for Congress, never adopted any Resolu-
tions, or had any Resolutions offered or read in the
Convention. And yet the Register is continuall y re-
ferring to a string of Abolition Resolutions which were
written by Robert C. Pitman of New Bedford—who
came to the Hyannis Convention fresh from the Fugi-
tive Slave Meeting there , with th ose Resolutio ns in
his pocket and the Register qnotcs these Resolutions
as having bee n "passed by the Convention "—"adopt ed
by the Convention ''—as "the sentiments of the Whigs
of the District; " who never saw or read or heard them ,
until they were published , a week after the Convention !
That 's the way the Whi gs of the Cape have it stuffed
down heir throats.
The Register continues to refer to Zeno's letter to
the Negroes, as in perfect accordance with tho senti-
ments of tho Whi gs of the Cape—but takes good care
not to let the Whi gs of the Cape see what that Negro
letter is! '
That's the way they get it stuff'd down their
throat again. They will wake up one of these days , it
may be.
[t?"We learn that the ship Ossipeo from New Or-
leans, bound to Boston, went ashore on the back side
of Cape Cod , in tho blow on Sunday, where she re-
mains hi gh and dry. Hopes are entertained of her bo
ing got off and vessel and cargo saved. No lives lost.
Later.—We learn that the most of the cargo of the
Ossipec, consisting of cotton , flour , pork , &c, has been
landed in good condition , and carted across tho Cape
to Provincetown harbor, where it will be reshipped to
Boston.
Rev. Charles Spear.—We take pleasure in an-
nouncing to the numerous friends of this gentlaman
who is the editor of the Prisoner 's Friend , that he will
visit the Cape and remain from the 4th to the 14th of
January. We hope our friends will not fail to invite
him to lecture before some Lyceum. But few men
have been instrumental in doing : more good , than Mr.
Spear , and as it is his intention to visit Europe , to
' plunge into its dungeons and learn about crime ," we
hope ready and amp le means will be placed in his
hands to enable him to do so.
Mr. Spear will be at Chatham at the Dedication of
thcUniversalist Church , on the 7th.
Odd Fellows Fair.—We learn from the Observer
that the Fair held . by the Tihonet Lodge, I. 0. of 0.
F. of that town during the last week, was as successful
an experiment as its most ardent friends could hope
or had reason to. expect. The number of visitors was
very great, and the sales corresponding ly large. - On
Christmas night , over $2pO bad been taken-
The excellent music by the Sandwich Glee Club,
was not by any moans the least important item of tho
entertainment. The gentlemen composing the Club
have cultivated the beautiful art to some purpose , and
their highest reward is found in the pleasure which
they are thus enabled to impart to others.
Conspicuous among the articles at the Fair were
beautiful specimens of Glass Ware, manufactured by
tho skilful workmen of the Boston and Sandwich Glass
Company.
fHf ilfr. Scudder will not be deterred from giving
utteran ce lo his sentiments, by any man or body oj
men !"
So says an over-zealous advocate of Zeno, in the
New Bedford Mercury. That 's ri ght! Who ever
supposed he would be ? He has solemnl y p ledged
himself to the New Bedford colored men , that he
Wi ll "AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIRCUM-
stances advocate and act for , the repeal
of the Fugitive Slave Law—of all Laws
COUNTENA NCING AVISTA GE OF SLAVERY IX THE
District of Columbia ," &c. Now , if Zeno
should get to Congress, who doubts that he will re-
deem that pledge ? Who supposes that the "body
of men"
1 composing the House of Representatives ,
can deter him from "advocating Repeal, at all
times V" Possibly he may give way to his brother
Giddings , occasionall y, to take breath himself ; but
that will be voluntary with him. He "will not be
deterred ," and he is bound to keep it up, "at all
times and under all circumstances."
British Blockade.—A letter from Mr. Joseph
Davis to Adol phus Davis , Esq., dated Time Island *
November 2, says— "I arrived at the island yester-
day, after a long -and severe passage from Prenta
Avenas , where I left in a Costa Rician vessel.on the
16th of October,,for the port of La Union .expecting
to be there in four days. We arrived at the en-
trance of the port yesterday morning, and found the
port and the.coast of Salvador blockad ed by Briti sh
armed vessels. Our vessel was not allowed
'
to enter ,
neither was I permitted to land. I leave tomorrow ,
in a boat , for a near port on the coast of Honduras.
The blockade, as I understand , will not last long.al-
thong h this port has been blockaded for two years
past , owing to some government trouble with Eno-
bmd." °
Sad Casualty.—Died on the 24th in'st., in Or
leans, Eli zabeth C, daug hter of David C. and Rho-
da Rogers, aged 1 year and 3 months. This chile
came to its death by upsetting a vessel of hot li-
quor , which ran over its bosom , most fearfull y scald-
ing it. It lingered in dreadful pain till the
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follow-
ing morning, when it was released from its agony by
death. It is a very severe stroke of affliction , as in
that shocking manner (he parents are bereft of their
only child.
Ij STMombers of Congress , and letter writers talk
as if something was to be done after the holidays
were over !
' fisTThe Yarmouth Register bus not yet lef its
readers , see the correspondence between their can-
didate for Congress and the Negroes of New Bed
ford 1
It has never published the letter of R.. C Pitman
to Zeno Scudder , te llin g him that he [Pitman] was
assured by Zeno s friends at the Hyanni s Conven-
tion , that he [Zeno] was an "ANTI WPRSTPl!
WHIG " and that , thoug h he had no m,son to
doubt this assurance , yet he would. Ijke to ' have it
confirmed by Zeno himself! The Register has never
published Ins letter of Pitman , thoug h'k has " given
Zeno s rep ly, wluch was accepted bf Bifman as per-
fec tly confirmatory, and entirely satisfactory '
OT-Rcy. ,T. N. Bellows, of this place, will lecture be
fore the Yarmouth Iustituto this evening. Wo can be
speak for it iu advance , much praise. '' v ''
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I A Meeting of persons interested in extendin g the
Cape Cod Branch Kail Road , was held at Yarmouth
on the 24th inst. We have a report of its procee-
dings , and the Reports of committees adopted by it.
through the Register ,occupy ing some/we columns of
I
that paper. It reached us too late to put any por-
tion of it on the outside qf the Patriot this week .and
1
it is altogether too formidabl e a matter to fill up our
|inside with to day. Besides .in looking over the ar-
; ray of figures and the detailed statements , which
; their committees have drawn out to such almost in-
; terminable length , we notice so much of mere spec-
u
lation , under the head of "estimates"—speculation
; which is like all those rail road "estimates" which
have preceded these , specious enoug h to be sure ,
|
but based on nothing reliable—that we concluded a
I post ponement of their publication will cause no great
detention in the progress of the enterprise , while an
attempt to wade throug h them would be likel y to
discourage most men who were inclined to take, an
interest in it.
The meeting was organized by the choice of Hon.
j Zenas D. Basset, for Chairman and Capt. James B.
I Crocker for Secretary. The reports of the Commit-
j tees on estimates—and on the location were submit-
|ted and•;discussed ,
<
ar.d accepted. A committee of
five was appointed to confe r with the Directors of
the C. C. Branch and request them to take such ac-
tion in the matter as is for the interest of their stock-
holders. The same committee was authorized to
j
take up subscri ptions to the stock for the extension
j on the plan recommended by the committee on lo-
!cation—which may be gathered from the following
extract from their report: viz.
"By examining the statistics which have been very
carefull y comp iled by the. other committee , it will
appear , th at the "Old Colony," "Fall River ," and
"Cape Cod Branch" Railroads are to be most essen-
ti all y benefited by the extension.
According to tho estimate s of that committee there
will be
From Nantuck et 7,620
From water conveyances S,000i
From increased facilities of travel 7^000
Makin g a total of 20 ,670
passengers that would pass over those roads who do
not now go that way. These at $1,50 each—their
present fair , would yield them an increase in income
of 331,005, besides the increase in the amount of
fr eight , and the revenue derived from the transpor-
tation of the Nantu cket mails. If therefore these
Companies should unite and build the extensions as
proposed , they woul d derive from their increased
business an income equal to more than 11 per cent
upon the. cost of the «extension ; to which may be
added the 5 per cent derived from the extension it-
self , makin g to those roads an income of more than
16 per cent upon the cap ital invested.
This calculati on is tased upon the presumption
that the road has not to be equi pped as an independ-
ent road , but if buil t as a part of the "Cape Cod
Branch. "
From this it would seem to be a matter of policy
for these companies to procure the cap ital and build
the road. Such a course , however , would unavoid-
abl y be attended with many difficulties , and your
commit tee ,therefore , would recommend th at a prop-
osition be made to the Cape, Cod Branch Rail Road
Company to procure a charter for the extension of
their road as above proposed and that the shares
necessary for such extension be made at 6 per cent
preferred stock for fifteen years, guaranteed by the
existing companies. ""
It was also voted at this meeting,that no subscri p-
tions shall be bin ding until the sum of $210(000 is
subscribed.
It is difficult for us to sift out of the mass of useless
figures which these reports parade before the public ,
what the committees reall y estimate the whole cost
of the road ; but we believe the nearest that can be
got to is —whole cost of the road 8274.720—And one
committee says ;
Another duty assigned this committee was to pro-
euro subscri ptions to the stock for buildin g the road.
By the estimate above given , the net ^
income of
the road at its outset will pay but little over 5 per
cent on the cost of buildin g.
The probability is, that the increased facilities of
travel will induce that class of peop le who for the
ast few years have been moving with their families
from the Cape ,to remain in their native villages .and
by this means the increase in population will in the
course of a few years so increase the business of the
road as to make its stock pay a handsome divid end.
But with no other inducements than those , the
committee do not feel, that they can with confidence
ask any one to subscribe to its stock except those
who are immediatel y interested in the, construction
of the road , or who are to be benefi ted by the facili-
ties which it affords.
As to the location of the road , we take the follow-
ing extract to settle that.
It was thoug ht by the committee, that this diver-
sity of feelin g might be harmonized , and all the in-
terests accommodated by the route runnin g throug h
Hyannis and ter minating at Yarmouth Port , which
had been surveyed ; provided it should appear that
the amount of business derived from Nantuck et
should be sufficient to pay the expenses and interest
on the extra cost of this route ,and provided the oiti -
zens of Nantuck et should subscribe the extra amount
of cap ital required to build the road.
The peop le, of Nantuck et signified their readiness
to take the requisite amount of stock , but upon ex-
amination of the statistics of the "Committee on the
probable business of the road" whose report is be-
fore you , it was found that the increase of income
would not be in proportion to the increase of ex-
penditure .
Your committee was therefore very naturally led
to the inquiry if there could not be some other mode
of unitin g these two interests. Upon examining the
map which has been protracted by the eng ineer , it
was perceived .that a continuation of the road in the
general direction which it assumes in passing thro '
West Barnstabl e ,near the junction of Falmouth and
Sandwich roads , it would pass to the South of the
hi ghlands in Barnstable , near Hadaway 's pond , and
strike the road between Barnstable and Hyannis
about, one mile and a half from the village of Barn-
stable , and two miles from that of Hyannis. From
this point a Branch could be built over a level sur-
face to connect witb ^i steamboat from Nantuek et,
while by a further continuation of the road , it could
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be extended to Yarmouth Port. The ground alonrr
the course of this route has been examined by menT-
bers of the Committee , and it appears not only to
bo a feasible route ,but to possess many apparent ad-
vantages over the one alread y surveyed.
The length of this route as measured on the en-
gineer 's map ,s 14 miles to Yarrii outh Port , and the
lenath of the branch to Ilyannis harbor 3 miles,
making m all 17 miles of road to be built.
| Good Spuxk—A warm defender of Zeno in the
New Bedford Mercury, says-"Mr , Scudder cannot
be read out of the Whig p arly, because his views do
not agree with those of Mr. Webster and the Bos-
ton Advertiser and Courier !" And then he pro-
ceeds to coax the negroes and fug itive slaves to
stand by Zeno , and hel p keep Zeno in the Whig p ar-
ly ! "Will you not , colored "citizens of New Bed-
ford ,"ho says, "will you not give Mr. Scudder your
votes f
Now , it is possible , that with the hcl p: of "the
colored citizens o
f Nero Bedford ," the office holding
Whi gs of the Cape may succeed in keeping Zeno in
the Whig parly— in spite of "Mr. Webster and the
Boston Advertiser and Courier 1" What a glory it
will be to the Whig party, to have Zeno thus kept
n their ranks.
fK7=Gov. Briggs will retire from office , by mutual
consent , during the prei-e.it , week. Us has made some
very small appointments of Justices of the Peace horea-
jQ ats during h'is term of office.
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Capo epd Branch Rail Road. - "" Mr. Webster at New York
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The distinguished Secretary of State made
to New York to attend the celebration of tt 'V'
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there. He also had a public receptioVin the f^
ernor's Room of the City Hall , where 1]fi
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the assemblage. We quote some of hi
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there. In regard to the late compromisl' m?*
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Mr. Webster said :— ^sur^
"Gentlemen , I believe we have got over tl
so far as public demonstr ations go so fi{ _ e erid»t
site laws are necessary to carry the provisi
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constitution into effect ; but let us take
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deceived , by cries such as I have mentioned"^ not
sometimes sajd that the compromise measure *' '*
at the last session of Congress, and espeej
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asseotiflg the duties of llieir oflite ,un der a '-na-
tional whig'? administration , and running off to Hv-
.Jinnjs-t <) electioneer for , and get a fri-B soiler nomi-
nated , whom Webster and Fillmore would much
pithcr sije jii iophet , than in Congress.— [Fall River ;
News.
Th y l.ight Boat President , Captain Slocum , from
.the Soiv and Pig-* Station , at the mouth of Vineyard
Sound , arrived at this port yesterda y,- havin g parted
Jicr moorings in the gale yesterday mornin g, Afler
j parting,.before she, could be. got before ihe wind .she
.was driven by the title and wind within the break-
ers, and would have been lost but for a heavy sea
which struck her forward and turned her head in
the op])orsite .direction , when wilhin a fc ;.v rods of
.the ledgus of rocks. Her chain ,wbjch is a very long
one , was found to be nearl y worn eff by chafing
against the rocks. The President leaks badly from
the sev.eve service to which she is constantl y sub-
jected , and is altogether too slig ht a vessel for that
station , which is probabl y more exposed to the vio-
lence of the south-westerl y storms than any other on
I he. Atlantic coast. .Although hpay il y moored, I ll's
is, we bt-lieve , the fourth time (luring less than , the
Mine number of yea rs, that she has been driven from
her station with vntir e lq*s of her ground tackle ;—
,iind thereb y on one occasion causin g the loss of a
.valuable vessel and cargo bound to this port.
[Mew Bedford Mercury, 24th inst.
Art UxiCJ tf —The annual drawing of the prizes
f}[ the American Art Union , took place rti Tri pler
Hall , Now Yo rk , on ihe evenin g of the 20th. Tfi »
rhoicu prij?e,number 100 , "The Dream of Aacadia ,"
by the b,ilc Thos . Cole , was won by Samuel \\{pt-
«.-otl , o,f Jersey city. . Jt is siiiil to be worth ' $6Q0p.—
Wats on Fieciiuin , Em;, , of Boston ,won "The Trio,''
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by Lang ; and Jud ge Marston , of Mai'ston?s Mills
?•Study of Trees ,!' by p. P. Cram-h.— [Sandwich
jOb.servci.
B u r g l a rius in' AVai?e^am.—The Selectmen of
iWarehani have .ofieved a re ward of $200 for su.ch in-
fonnalion as will lead to the conviction of any person
.wh o committ ed the recent bnvg hi rj ee in that town :
j n the stores of .Aij rain Gibbs , Parker N. Bodfish ,
P. B. U pward , iind Ihe store , of P. W. Th ompson
& Co. a'i, ,Ag,awam village , all of which h ave been
pe rp etrated wj thin the last four weeks. A propor-
tion ate reward js olfcreil for information which shall
J cad lo the convic ti on of any person concerned in
an v of the discover ed bur glaries.
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Man F r o z e n to Death.— During the storm of
Mo nday wcck ,jusl at ni g ht , four or "
fi ve Irishmen
-started lYcjin flip, villa ge of North Adams, Mass., to
go to a ft.hjee two or three miles distant. One of the
parly, named James Waters , became numbed with
((•old on th e way, anil was hel ped along by his com-
]ui nion