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THB REFLECTOR Ie published on Friday Mornings, at No, 116 State- street, (second story.): AORAHAM A. KEYSER, Proprietor, D. G. Yurric and A. A. Kevsrn, Editors, subsoribers in the city, Two. Dollars a year, paynble sevitanncnliy. I To subscribers out of the city, Two Dallars m yeu, IC paid within #ix months from. the commence» mont of the subsertption year; othorwiew 'I' wo. Dol« | Jura and twenty Avo conts wlihbe charged. SBubsertptions for less than n year, in advance, Prices for Advertising. [ For one square of 20 lines or less, 50 cents for the ~ first, and 25 cents for every subsequent insertion, if continued for less than three months,. For three months, §37 for six months #5, Longer advertise» iments iin the same proportion. uC Yearly advertisers will be charged for one square, including the paper, $10, for two squares, $15, with theI privilege of renewing their advertisements quar= . terly. issiness cards will be inserted gratuitously for yearly advertisers; for others, $3 a year. Legal advertisements will be inserted at the rates prescribed: by law. iz vYOL. VIL 1 | Meee FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1841. | For the Reflector, TO AN ABSENT AND INCONSTANT MISTRESS, | With what n fondness. on: thy chook, thos doting eyes would dwatl, Too mroty-nyo=t0o cortalnly, this withored heart may toll ; long yours may pas away, but memory no'ar wlll trice One righ, ong thought, like thoue I felt when goring on thy face q | And when I looked upon that pure and. angel-sceming brow, 1 could not deony, that to deceit, thy heart could aver bow. My hourt's beat love-I poured for theo, my proyors 1 offered up, 'And all to drink the bitter draught of dfsappointment's cup. .. ' The wun's bright beams away have passed; 'The sky is dark again, 'The sweetest things I thought would last, Wore Chataux en Espagne. And whon aside the voll 1 drow, Pho dreams by fancy glven, Tike diamonds formed of morning dow, Exholod and wont to Hoaven, Pwore val to toll, 'tware vain to speak ? All momory now wore vain, And angol's hand wore vain and. work, 'To bring themback again, The sighs which once I broathed in love=- I call thom back to md; And oh this scuthod and blighted heart- What is it luve to theo 1 THOMAS HART BENTON. We copy the following very far notice of Col. Benton from the © Daily Mail.\ - We tike it to he from the pen af one of its Mditors, who was formerly a Washington correspondent of the At« K ‘ Ins, and had a good opportunity of witnessing | men, nud the fate of one of them was so Col. Bentows course, and listening to his ahlo | furly iriigle, that I trust my reador's patieuce will speceties in the Senate. - While the urticle is just I follow men through “Hui ‘dglml of what hippened | towards Senator Benton, it is also creditable to | * loug, long: ogo.\ - 'This young gentleman had | the writer, exhibiting, as it does, a spirit of firm- | come on the prospect of being provided for by the | Ute t r noss and candor highly commendable.-Boston j yellow fever, (a strong auxiliary of the Admirali- | bis\ slgllt.‘ yet lhe expects to see it again In the Democrat. ty in silencing importunate claimants,) or promo- {spring, So we when we lay the inanimate bos tion, He got the latter by hard services and good {dies of our friends in the grave, expect to se0 conduct, and: was appointed to command the | them again. Hercules tender, a schooner that carried more sail } Ye, who have wronged the dead !~ tremble and than ballast. - One morning. at 'the east end of ; turn pale ; for ye shall see them ngain glaring uport Jamaica she was surprised by that curious phen- | ¥O9 with eyes of fire and showing the wounds omenon, a water spout, that throw her completely with which you have gored their bosoms, and over; the schooner dissppoated, leaving the |eccusing you before the world of hidden injuries commundet, eight men, and her boat, that fortun | and wrongs inficied with deliberate malice long ately had not been lashed, flouting on the calm j years since! | It is dieadful to have. a human He- unmilled sen. 'The commotion cecasioned by the | ing, in immortal spirit, leave the world ill at peace whirlwind having subsided, \Right the bout, | with us, For no bribery can suborn u witness men, quickly for your lives; the sharks, the hor- against us who has once passed into eternity. rid sharks will be upon us.\ | His tale will ring around the judgment tribunal; 'The boat was floating bottom upwards, and on: tand we unrepenting and ubsolvent shall be speech$ gor hands and shoulders succeeded in righting | less tmder the accusing uf a wounded spirit, No raises armies, equips fleets, fights battles and wins victorios ; it makes the coward brave, the chent honest, and the baso noble. - lt smooths the wrin- los of old ago, gives wisdom to the simple, hoa» ty to the deformed, und strength to the wonk.- It confors charms on the ugly ; transforms the toothless old maid into a enptivating angel, and the gouty old bachelor into a sighing swail, - It imparts grace to the clown, case to the awkard, and dignity to. the debased. | It is the sovereign antidote to poveity, the soothing elixir to care, and the healing balm to all the crosses and ills of life. Its presence diffuses joy, and its absence sorrow. It excels famed charity, for it has so broad a mantle, that it covers aut our sing. Here the dance ended, and put an end to Joseph's solil- A TALE OPF THE SEA. Tho following thrilling sketch is by tho author of Nelsonian Reminisconces : The frigate had many #upornumerary midship« EUSINBSS Dirrorory. g counsennons. ABRATLAM: YAN TNGEN & JAMBS D. YAN YORST, No. 4 Washinggnfllnll. Sinto st. BULLER, No. 130 Stato ut« FAMES M. BOUCI, No. 160 Stato at, PLATT POTTER, No, 7 Union st. GOGHRAN & RATHBUN, No. 110 State at. DAVID CADY SMITE, No, 30 State st. . pry goons. WM. & Co,, No.93 State st. SIDNEY B. POTTER, No. 43,State at. G. L, LINDLEY & Go, No. 105 State st. arRocERIns, {o. CASE & BRKGGS,‘;Em State and Canal ats. D. L. POWELL, corner of State and Forty ats, BOOK BINDERS, DANIEL LAKE,, No, 203 State street, WM, F. BOLLES, No: 7G Sinto street, A SOLEBMN THOUGHT, The trumpet shall sound.-Long, long after tha millions now upon the aarth shall have laid theit wenrled head on the lap of their mother earth; & of his promise shall:come up into the Eternal Mind, nnd the trumpet shall sound aud the dead shall be raised, . The hushandman throws his seed into the carth in the lute days of autumn and covers it deep from or Sexaror Bexrox.-The great majority of newspaper readers, we are confident, e entertain very erruncous ideas respecting Senator vguy. Joseph was now among the ladies, and ha { Benton-his personal appearance intellectnal was soon seen conducting the first named fair one power-his manner of speaking-and his political to the piano, \ And now Mr. Coody what shall | standing. _ We well remember will what an in- 1 sing 1\ - \* Any thing you please,\ said Joseph, ) credulous feeling we first looked down upon the it But Lam to pleago you,\ she archly rojoined.- Missouri Senator, when we wore engaged in the ; Well, says Joseph, turning over the leaves of the unenviable occupation of taking notes upon tho j music book ; © Rem is my favorite: The Angel's | crown of a hat, Is that Col. Renton? thought whisper.\ - Miss H. exclaimed, \Oh you mean | we. Is that the great # humbugaer?\ 'The the song taken from the superstitions of Ireland, | truth is he did not look like a hurmbuggor at all. wherein they fancifully suppose that when an in-| There was nothing of that coarseness and vul- it is holding converse | garity in his manner, which we had heen led to A. * to the alr. fant atailes in ite sleep, it 1 HARDWARE, STOVES, &c. C. G. UuuTs 6400571312 State street. ABM. A. VAN YORST, No, 51 Statest. MBRCHANT TAILORING, JOHN §. BONNY, No, 00 Sinte street, J. B. & BB. BONNY, No. 97 State street. WM. VAN VRANKEN. No. TI State stteat, CaBINBET WarB. As & B. BROWN, No, 68 State st. PHYSICIANS 4s DRUGGISTS, Tr. ANDREW TRUAX, 117 State street, Dr. 0. SQUIRE, Rotterdam, J. CHANDLER, Dentist, &c. corner of Ferry and Liberty stu. INSURANCE COMPANIES. SARATOGA Mutal Insurance Company-Oriia mite Squire, Agont, Rotterdam., FXXENWN'S Insurance Company-Poter Rowe, gout. _ ALBANY Insurance Company-J. Broderick, ag't No, St and 137 SBtmto ut. MERCUANWS Insurance Company, John I. DeGraf, agent. MISCRLLLANEOUS, #L, 8. STRYKER, Bookstore and Stationery, No. 97 State streets D. W,. VAN AERNAM, Hat, Cap and Fur Store, comer of State and Ferry streets, G. G, CLUTE & C. F. HOAG, Plank Plancing, Machine and Plaster Mills corner of Pine and Fonda strosts. YAN BPP3 & VAN OLINDA, Boot and Shoe store, Colonnade, No. 118 State streot, J. DBLTRAND, Fancy store, 112 State streat. G, J. SWORTREIQUER, Donler in Clocks, Wat« shou, Jawalty, Spootacles, Sliver Ware, &e. No. 91 Stata at. JOHN BRODRRIGIE, Broker &e. No. 93 and 137 Btaie gtraot, __ HENIEY C, YATES, Head and Flour store, No. 150 Stata st. JAMES WISE-Umbrellas and Parasols repaired and oovoered, comer of State and Whito sts. Dodtor COOKE, No. 3 Norton st. Albany; Doctor V. B. LOUKROW, Old Galen's Lock Dis- pensury, No. 56 Boaver st. Albany, Dostor PILLS, for gale: by J. Bertrand, No. M2 State st. west : STATIONARY-JPN best aswortment in the city constantly om hand: and for sole H. B. STRYKER,97 State at. 1004\ MU?FS—-Just received and for sale by Nov, 2. D, W. VAN AERNAM. ONBY,-1200 lbs, Honey forsale by M. R. CASE RS, FIRE May 31+ ** 100 Stato street, AVID CADY SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, an» SOLICEUOR and MASTER IN CHANCERY, No-30 Stato: stroot, Sclonectada, Nov. 23, 1838,-m$ PAPER. HANGINGS, BORDE Board: Prints &o.-«A now s wad for snle by - H. B. STRYK BUFI’AHO, ROR ES. -Just | rocolved. a. few bates of No. L. Buftalo yaben ; for aalo by: the Bale or single one \w. vAb AgRNAM. AW NOTIGEE-Tho Law partnership heroto. ' foro aubsisling botween Join. Bnorirenson & Journ GocitmaN; has been dissolved by mutual con- wont. . Tho dobtsand dues of the: firm will bo- settled by ¢lthor member at the olfice.-Jan. 20, 1841, JOHN BROTHERSON, JOHN COCHRAN, ELEMENTS oF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND applied: to the developement of thought and fooling, by 13m, Elizabeth Ricord, Just received and for saloby - M. B. STRYKER, 07 Stato at, DOZEN OLIVER AMES\ No, 1 0 BAOK STRAPSHOVELS. Forsale wholesale and retail by C.0, OLUTE& CO, Aptil 12. No, 142 State st FmSAKE NOTIOE-Tho subscriber takes this l. indthod to Inform the gubllc that hols afiolm- al Rurvoying Agont for the Saratoga Mutual Firo In- auranco Company, | Thoso wishing thoir proport in- wurod in said Company, may call at No, 16 Union abroot, Bchanectada. RICHARD FREEMAN, Agent. Hchonectada, July 31, 1940. \BN E/TIAN _ IRLIN DS. A. goneralassortment of VENETIAN BLINDS, finished im a style {owult purchasers, and ofthe latout fashion, for salo at No. 3,8, Stato«nt.,, by A. & E. BROWN, Schonactadn, Aug. 18 1837. gamma.“ ENS FUR COLLARS-Just re- colved and for gale hy Nov, 2. D, W, VAN AERNAM, M OHA W K 11 A NK.-Schone cta d y« 1697-Maroh 28, John A, LeowdAt \4 «Mato ohn A. Reoud 4, lBflI-éd‘at. Q4: John K. Buokmm’n, N, York, 280 00 183G-Augt. 20, 8, & C. Waorkeny Bar, springs, 4 46 DIVIDEND: Whan doclared, Names, _- No, of Shares, Amount, J Oon 1834, Elizabeth Princo, 70 1 April 1890, Jacots 5. Schermerhorn 60 __ 7 50 Out, 1930, Vedder, 42 0 6 340 ito. . do. | Bino LSSImtmorhom, R20 3 00 20 3 00 Oct. | 1830, 20 _ 3 00 Aprit 1837, 20 _ 3 00 1 June 1838, 20 _ 6.00 Bowes or Naw-Yorl, Gnuntfi of Schonectady; § *** WILLIAM B. WALTON, Cashier of the Mo- hawlt Bank, being duly mwoen, degoscth and saith that tho above Is true nnd neaurato statement of fili the doposite and also of all the dividends remaining anelaimed in wald Bank for two years provious to the first day of Suptamber, 18 10, | according: to the best of my knowledga nnd . B. WALTON, Cashier, Subsortbed and Sworn: before me, this 20th day of January, 1841. 4arh N, Swite, Commiasionerof Deeds, &c. Schanéctady, Jan, 25, 1811, For the Reflector. And witt thou weep when Iam low 1-Byrom. & Aud wil't thou weep when I am low 1\ And wilt thou booding o'ec my head, One: kind romomb'ting tear bestow On him who slumbers with the dead 1 And wilt thou mourn my absence then- Say wilt thou seak my lowly grave 1 Whore fie from the abodes of men The willow's lnoly branches wave. Alno-1 I may not ask the boon That is not thine perchance to give ; The damp earth will close o'er me soon, And then my name shall cease to live: Thy morry voice will ring with glee, Thy love-lit eye with beauty beam, As! they were wont to beam on me, Till life and time seemed all a. dream, Yet could I wish it were not so- 'To. die thus-and be thus furgot 1 O bitterest of the drogs of wae Soverest stroke in lifo's fall lot; Come thou ablivian clase mine eyes; Aad soul thom in etonal sleop } Or wing my splrit to the akies, Whore earth's sad children cense to weep. Kum Schenectady, March 1, 1941. Reflector Bapers. While the: authors of the © Chamelion papers\ in the Cabinet, and \ Our papers in the Reflec- tor, are amusing the town with their lucubrations, and have already attracted considerable attention, it may be deemed uncalled for, and improper, for another to make his appearance at this time. 1 should be sorry to draw off the attention of the reading public from them; nor am J so ysin as to expect it : but as uncle Toby said of the Oy, thore is room enoug wa.\ -I shall venture to make my: debut, consol« ing myself with the reflection, that ahould I meet 'with the fate of Phiston, J shail have company, 1 know that as soon ai a stranger makes his ap- pearance it is quite common to fustitute an enqui« ty about his name, occupation and protensions.- Bat whether in this case, it bo male or female, it | is: of little consequence. - Let us start with no un- favorable impressions,and we shall jog along more harmoniously, | If on a further acquaintance we are not pleased with each other we can soon take our leave. - So without further introduction we will begin. « Take partners for a cotillion.\ | How now ? where am 1? - At a party in a neighboring city. Yes, thore I was a stranger to all, eave my kind host. and hostess, and my friend Joseph Coody, who always accompanies me in my travels, and acts as my Mercury. Joaaph has some odd whims and capricem, but he is endowed with many ex- cellent qualitios, - He collects for me all the nows and has a very retentive memory ; has a happy faculty of getting acquainted with the history and character of persons before they are aware of it, IC he remains in a place for a few days only,he will have the history of every family there, and get gonsesecdnl‘many of their important secrets too. oseph however is discreet; family secrets are sa- cred with him; in such cages his mouth is as close as a frosh oyster. - You might as well pump water out of a sand bank, as. to extract any thing from him. - T- mention this in particular, that the ladica of this place, may be ot perfect ease, during his temporary residence here. - Joseph is quite an ob- To atrangers ha is ve- server of men and things. 'ry taciturn. - To his intimate fiends quite garru« lous. Of a melancholy temperament, yet of- ten pleasant and witty ; warm rearted, but ered. ulous ; a great lover of music, very partial to the ladies, ready to serve them at all times; yet doter- . mined, if possible, to lead a ingle life, Although not. twenty four hours in Durip, he has alroa found out the Young] Men's Association, and their Library, Strykor's Book Store, Millor'a circula« ting Library, and Steven's Music Store. 'Phese he contonds, are the anrest indications of civili« zation and of refnoment, Without bouks and inusic he is quite sure a place cannot improve,but must cortainly retrograde. | Those, therefore, first mlwnge his attontion on his arrival at & strange uce, P But I beg pardon for this digression and return to our party which I left engaged in Cotillions.- Joseph had already found out the history of the | ptincipal visitants, and placing himself beside me, thus commenced, \ That lady in plain white is Misa H--, though there are others here who may be called more beautiful, there are none her equal in goodness of heart, in gentleness, kindnesa and in all the attractions which make up the ac- complished lady. | It is eaid she sings well, and you see she dunces gracefully. Her putner there, though not brought up in the school of the graces, ea gontleman: of talents, taste and education, and is rapidly rising in public estimation. Now cast your eye on that young lady, glittering with dia- mounds and bespangled with gold neekluces,brace- lets ond chains ; see how all strive to do her hom- lage; whon sho sporks, all nro attentive ; if sho smiles, all nro delighted ; if she nims at wit, how» aver fat tho remark, each one puts in his laugh- and alt compliment hor, | Why all this subservi- onegt - \Pho great cause is this, she is an heiress 1 Hor fathor was a morelinnt, broke twice-clicated hls. croditors, and saved a fortune! 'Fhoy are now hailod as most respectable, | 'That gontioman | who. is hor partner, is favorably received as hor {suitor, - Ho too is wealthy, but ho nequired his tiches by choating, shaving and gambling; but you seo that makes no. difference now, He is doomed a polished gentleman. * Can it be that such homago is paid to wealth alone?\ Oh yes said Joseph: and assuming a suber, yet somewhat of a sly, arch look, which was a sure prelude to hig letting off something in the shape of a speech, he commenced ; *The rich man is the honora= [ble man, and the respectable man too. If you have planty of money, people seldom enquire how it was obtained.. - Money is the sunmun bonum : the passport to the confidence of all ; the faithtal friend ; the eloquent advocate, and the most pow- 'orful ally ; it wrosts the sceptre from the Mon- laces the beggar on the throne ; it pulle arch and p C I down old Empires and creates now kingdoms ; it ti in the world for both of 7 | than 2,000, inclut with angels t\ \The very one,\ said Joseph.- He stood erect, and keeping tine with his head, occasionally taising his eyes aloft, he seemed to enter into the very spirit of it, as she sang : A baby was sleeping, R It's mother was weeping., ___, For her husband was far on the wild raging sed; And the tempest was swelling, Round the fisherman's dwelling; And she cried 'Dermot darling,oh come back to me. Hor beads while she number'd, The baby still stumber'd, And amil'd in her face as she bended her kneo, \ Oh blesa'd be that warning, My child, thy sleep adorning, * For L know that the Angels are whispering to thee.,\ And while they are keeping Bright watch o'er thy sleeping, to them softly, my baby with me, And say thou would'st rather, They'd watch o'er thy father, For I know thai the Angel's are whispering to thee. Oh! pray 'The dawn of the morning Saw Dermot returning, And the wife wept with joy her babe's father to see, And closely caressing Her child with a blessing, Said © Itkngwlhnl the Angels were whispering with thee. After sho had finished he bowed, thanked her, reconducted her to her seat, and resumed his po- sition next to me, hamming 4 Aud Tknew that the Angels were whispering with thee.\ Is that not a charming song? and she sung it weetly, said he, and again hd softly repeated : \For Iknow that the Angels were whispering with thee.\ Why are you so enchanted with that song, To- seph ? He hesitated for a while, and thei repli- ed : \1 had a female friend ; stie sung that song most . eloquently.\ - His voice faltered. « She often sung it for me-bot she sings in heaven now;\ and a tear gushed from his eve. He grasp- ed my hand and added in a tremulous voice, 'she was too good for this earth, and God took her to hitnsolf, to sing sweeter strains. in concert with those © whispering Angels.\ Joseph was much | affected, and I hanored him far his. sensibility, for I walt know that his tears sprang from a pure fountain, | His amusoments were now ended. - We took our loave and won- ded our way to our ludginge, . Kind reador, por- mit us to take our leave of you also. AsuspEcit. Masqusrane aT Tus GovERNMENT-HOUSBE IN Cancutra.-On one hand was the Chinese gen- teman, show dress, be it acknowledged was as ugly in the eyes of an European as could well be imagined. | His mouth, round face and long plai- ted hair, however, sufficiently denoted the nation whence he derived his origin. There were also the « vakee!\ or envoys from the various Rajpoots, who ware most interestingly conspicuous ; und we were much struck with the splendor of some of their dresses. - Amongst them the vakeeis of Oude ard of Sinde wore the most remarkable; they were literally laden with precious stones of almost incalculable - valuo, their turbans consisted of scarcely any other substance, and their vests pres- ented a continuous sheet of gems ; their capacions trowsers were made from tho rick kincob of Ben- ares, but beneath them we beheld their naked an- kles and feet thrust into the most richly adorned slippers. - One of the Mysore princess were there; but they are not frequently seen at public or pri- vate entertainments, and bear but very indifferent characters. - The Nawab of Mysore, ns he is call- ed, is perhaps, one of the best ; but these sons of mighty 'Tippo have fallon from their high estate. About 1,400 porsons sat down to supper; but the immenso number of sorvants who were in atten- dunce, (although on this occasion they were limi- tod to thowe belonging to Government house, for, if I mistake not, all private ones were forbidden the entree} muat have swolled the number of indi- viduala in those spacious rooms to nearer 8,000 ing the native guards, bands, officers, and nidos-de-caimp in attondance. . A few stood to waltz; but what was the conse- nenco? - A doneo ring wae formed round them, and the greatest anxioty was evinced to behold the unusual sight ; some ladies even went so far as to mount upon chairs and ottomans; and I was induced to bolieve that the staid and moral socic» ty of Culeutta wore seldom led into the perpe- tration of that Indiscreet dance. | Maving but lately left England, were it become a favorite with the votaries of Perpsichore, I never for a moment ima- gined that its exhibition would excite any sensa- tion in the crowded saloons of the Bast; but the number of gazers soon astonished | me, and I was lad to escape from the magic cirele,-Narrative of a Resident in India, by an officer's Lady. Capram Sanzwrasit's Ormios or Tus Fam Sex.-I have known 1 good deal of the sex in iny time, and Lean conscientiously say, though they have not used me over well, ns the reader may perceive, that I have ever found them a thousand times better und cloverer than we are ; and if they do not possess, in the same degree, the power of dull and heavy application necessary for the ac- quirement oflgurning and science, they far sur- pass us in quicknoss of observation, justness of feeling, and accurate discrimination of charneter. 'That you frequently hear a different langonge hold in society is not to be denied, but then you may always sor down ns jouts and idiots all the mon - who spook disparagingly of women; they favo found their own inferiority, and would strive to conceal it if possible, | As to the boasters who boasts of favors recaived, they arc simply Tura and scoundrels ; and for the plainost of all reasons, -the truth of a boast is trenchery and falsehood to the woman who gave occasion for it, | 'That notwithstanding all their good qualities, the petty dears sometimes prove devile, and even devils in- carnate, is very true; but then it is only the nat- ural consequences of their having fiends to deal with, Magazine for January. A Bosom Fupr-A female in Baltimore was suspected recently by a store keeper of secreting in her bosom a skein of worsted, and he insisted upon searching her, to which 'she objected for some time, but being threatened with exposure, she consented. He found concealed in her bo- gom the worsted, two shawls, a pair of stockings; and to his astonishment, a pair of skates! expect, by never varying expressions of the news- paper press, in relation to tliis man, Instead of a r her, but in such a hurried way as to be nearly (uh , of water, and in consequence very Lender, (that } great, tough, red-faced braggadocio, we saw a calm, handsome, polite gentlieman-the very beau ideal of a great statesman. . Instead of rude, ranting and violent denunciation, we heard the mildest denunciation, and most inellifluous flow of harmonious sounds. - The newspapers have done this Senator great injustice. Wo state no more than truth, when we say that Mr. Benton is an elegant specimen of a perfect gentleman, in drass and manners, | 'Phe common portraits are very correct, - Indeed his features are so strongly marked, that it is hardly possible that an artist of tolerable skill should fail to olitain a good like ness. | Even in the most ordinary of the political caricatures, a person who has ever seen the man, or has become at all familiar with his appearance, will discover the resemblance at once. - Mr. Ben- ton always dresses in that plain, but elegant style, which is remarkable for nothing but its simple ele- gance, and is the true mark of a gentleman. # # # % % But his greatest peculiarity is his eye-glass, and the use which he makes: of it. This glass is his constant companion. | It is suspended by a very small gold chain, and is worn in the loft side of his vest. - He doubtless needs the aid of snee- tacles, and uses this glass as a substitutes - When he addresses the Sennte he invariably holds this glase io his right hand, and the documents before him at a great distance from his eyes, and speaks in a very low aud rapid manner. He is very metho- dical in the arrangement of his papers, and is sel- dom at a loss to find any document that he may desire. * * * _ He takes up his papers, one by one, as carefully as though they were made of the finest threads of glass, de- spatches them carefully, and lays them aside in the same manner, . Dilfing the whole of the ex- cited session of 1840, we never saw Col. Ben- ton depart from this calm and unostentatious style of speaking but once, and then only for a moment. - In reply to some challenge from Mr. Clay, he one day exclaimed, © Let the Senator from Kentucky come on sir! I feel like the old war horse, in his harness! I am impatient for the contest!\ From what wa have said, tho reader must not infer that Senator Bonton is always so calin, and pilaotd in his speech that ha is nevor No-although ho seldom | \ splits the our\ with violent sounds, he posstasos the faculty of ut tering sarcasms which penetrate the very vitals of hit opponents, and in print they cut hike the lash of scorpions. | Though there is little of the pomp and tinsel of the elocutioniat in his manner, thero is great force and beauty in his language, and some passages may be found in his published speeches, which would do honor to the best ora- tors in the Union. Senator Benton, in our opinion-leaving his peculiar views entirely out of the question-is an extraordinary man, and he exercises a more pow- erful influence over the destinies of this country, than many people imagine, - He is row, undoubt- edly, in the foremost rank of Democratic leaders, and stands the bost chance of being the great hend of the party,. - We shall not attempt to raise the veil in which the future is surrounded. CHILDREN,. Many people imagine a great advantage for children to be early taught to earn their bread.-* This opinion is certainly right,provided they were so employed as not to hurt their health or growth; but when these suffer, society, instead of being benefitted, is a rool loser by their labor, 'Inere are few employments, except sedentary ones, by which children can earn a livelihood ; and if they be set at these too soon, it ruins their constitue tions. - Thus, by gaining a fow years from child« hood, we generally lose twice as many in the lat» ter period of life, and even render the person less useful while he does live. In order to be satisfied of the truth of this ob- servation, we need only look into the great manu- facturing towns, where we shall find a puny de- generate race of people, werk and sickly all their lives, seldom excecding the middle period of life; or if they do, being unfit for business,they become n burden to society. 'Plus, arts and 'manuface tures, though they may increase the riches of a country, are by no means favorable to the health ofits inhabitants. - Good policy would therefore require that such people as labor during life,should not be set too early to work. - Every person con- versant in the breed of horses, or other working ammfls, knows that if they be set to hard labor too soon, they will never turn out to advantage. 'This is equally true with respect to the human species. - Weakly children should always be put apprentices to trades require which their being mostly out of doors. There are nevertheless various ways of employ- ing young people, without burting their health.- The casier parts of gardening, husbandry, or any business carried on without doors, are most proper.. - 'These are employments which most young people are fond of, and some parts of them may always be adupted to their age, taste, and strength; Such parents, however, as are under the neces- sity of employing their children within - doors, ought to allow them sufficient time for active di- versions without. | This would both encourage them to do more work, and prevent their constitu- tions from being hurt. Some imuging that exercise within doore is sufli- ciont ; but thoy nro greatly mistaken, | One hour spent in running, or any other exereise without doors, is worth ten within, - When children can» not go abroad, they may indged be exercised at home. - The best method of doing this, is to make them run about in a large room or danec. | 'Phis last kind of exercise, if not carried to excess, is of excellent service to young people, - It chears the spirits, promotes | perspiration; strengthens the limbs, &e I know an eminent physician who used to say that ho made his children dance in- stead of giving them physic. It were well if more people followed this example.-Dr. Buchan. Thereport that Col. Harney, of the 24 dra- goons, has been arrested by Gen. Armistead, is entirely without foundation. On the contrary, Col. Harvey's conduct in the Everglades was ap- proved by the General and the Secretary of War and that approbation has been published in or- | is, easily upset}; 'The lightest and most active j lad was now ordered by the commander to get in- to the boat and commence bailing with his cap, {the only thing available among these unfortun- tates; he having mised him with one hand for tlid purpose, the youth with convulsive shuddering; uttered - the dreadful word \ Shark?\ fell down { { on the gunwale, and again the boat turned bottom | upwards, | 'The splash and desperate efforts dl the crew, for they worked | as dospairing men of atrong singws will work, to oseape the dreadful 1 fate so closely impending, in same measure sear» ted and altered the direct attack of the monster, { who swerved and swept in cireles around the hap. less beings, showing his hateful fin high above the troubled waters-before so placid. | \ Shout loud- ly, men,\ cried the officer, \and bail away, lad, without looking at the shark,\ (who kept nar- rowing his cireles as he swiftly passed around them.} * is able to deliver us; even in thls great extremity , avoid getting into the boat until she is more buoyant, but splash the water about with all the noise you can make.\ A violent rush, a terrific scream of agony, ahd disappearance of one of the stout seamen, follow- I wonder in view of solemn consideration; the Sds viour said let not the sun go dotin upon your wrath O settle with thy fellow mun lest death come in the hour of his stumber, and seal up His eterniil testimony against thee! | Be at pesce with thind enemy while thou art in the way with him. V rmics sy MooxziouT:-The siltuee of Venicd constitutes, in my opinion one 'of its greatest charms. 'Phis abscence of noise is peculiarly soothing to the mind, and disposes it to plation, - 1 looked out from my balcony last night when the grand canal reflected a thousand brils liant stars on its water, turbid though it be; find the lights streaming from the windows on cach side, showing like frolden columns on its bosoms, Gondola after gondola glided along, friim some of which soft music stole on the ear, and sometimes their open. windows revealed some youthful coupla with their guitars, or some more matured ones, partaking their light repast of fruit and cakes ; while not unfrequently a solitary male figure was geen reclining on the seat absorbed in the ferusal of some book. The scene realized some of the descriptions of Venice read years ago ; and ex- cept that the gondolas were small in number, and the lights from the houses few and far between ed by a crimson tinge on the waters, attested the voracity of this seourga of the sea. \He will gorge himself on poor 'Fom,\ said the comman- der, inexpressibly shocked, * and wo are freed if the blood\-(here he chocked his disclosure, for he well knew that scent of the blood would draw myriads around them.) - \ Lift Jack carefully in, too 3; for I see their dreadful fins appearing all around-O God of mercy,shield us !\ Another mush, and piercing shrieks curdied their blood, as the fish with difficulty drew a herculean, well formed man beneath the surface. | All was now wild commotion ; caution and order had giv- en place to paralysing fear, and each man grasp- ec madly at the boat; but providentially for those in her, the ravenous monsters carried off in their jaws every floating man, before he could upset the boat in his mad - efforts to save himself from the horrible death in view. | The violent struggles of the monsters for the prey, when two of them seized the same person ; the imprecations, and oft-times prayers of those in the boat, which floa» ted in a son of blood,as thoy attarmpted,by strotch- ing their hands, to savo their sinking shipmotes, who, with starting oyeballs and wild cried to them for snecorq the scone is too dread. ful further to contomplute, ot fully attempt to portray ; the dread reality is often endured by those ** who go down to the ses in ships, and ac- cupy their business in great waters.\ The wretched youth in command was by the exertions of the lads in the boat extricated from the jaws of two ravenous monsters, each of whom had seized and carried off a leg, and the bleeding trunk of the youth was hauled into the boat, to undergo a more languishing death | from the loss of blood. The poor boys, nearly dead with fear and apprehensions,did their best to stop the bleed- ing,by passing some rope-yarns around the stumps which were shattered and jagge!l by the teeth of the monsters, who bad apparently splintered the thigh bone up to the hips, Heavy groans atlés» ted the suffering of the helpless youth, but they got fainter as he extended | his hand towards the island, with an imploring look of anguish, till welcome death relieved him of his intolerable misery. The doath of their commander, under such shocking civreumstances, left the youths,(for they were but striplings,) in comparative quictude.- With heads bowed upon their knees, and hearts paralyzed with fear, and nearly broken from the distressing scenes they had witnessed, afraid to fool each other in the face, where ghastly des- pair sat enthroned,they shuddered at every shock the bout sustained from the ravenous fish jostling and crossing her in all directions, being sttracted by the taint of blood issuing from the ill-fated commander. we do not throw the body to them; lend me a hand, 'Tom,\ and overboard went the useless trunk of a formerly good looking youth, but a few hours since loving and beloved. | Most true that in the midat of life we are ii death.\ pearance of a host of fins,diving for the body,gave breathing time to the lads, who threw a despair» ing gaze on the wide and open sen; the loam of the blue mountains seen in the distance, alone soothed their inquictude, but they were devoid of any means of reaching it; no cars, no sails, and the worst of all the negatives, no fresh water.- But they dipfied their upper. garments alongside and placed them on their fevered bodies,by which they absorbed inoisture sufficient to keep them from maddeniog with thirst. - One of our numer- ous cruisers fortunately took them on board-more fortunate than the Go-along's gig, who . with the | captain and crew, have never y et been heard of, though it happened Jong, long ago, as detailed in my 4 Nelsonian Reminiscences.\ A young married lady, residing in North Carolina presented. her husband with three fine sons at one birth; on Valentine's day. Both mother and children were doing well, Last Boston Pos.-Lady caught in a aliower Monday night-stranger politely offered the shel- ter of his uimbrella-accopted-got home and found him black in the facc-wrong color fora vain beau, Lovs.-1 Iknow no ways to mince it in love, but directly to sey L love you ; if tho canst love me for this, tako mey if not, to say to thee, that 1 whall dies true; but for thy love, by the Lord, no: yet 1 love thea too, \A fair face will withor ; a full eye will wax hollow : but a good boart is the sun and mgon ; or rather the sun and not the moon : for it shines bright and never chan- gos\ -Shakspears. Peat or Narnawist Garnow.-We regict to learn by a letter from Auburo, dated March 4, than Nathaniel Garrow, Maighal of the north- ern District, died in that village, on the Sd inst. He was, apparently, in good healih, and about his usual business in the morning, but thivird night was attucked, for the third time, by apoplexy and died in a few hours, \ Conversartion.-The first ingredient in con- versation is truth : the next good sense ; the third \Tne devils will be in the boat or upset her if | The disap- | 1 could have fancied that no change had octured I aince the descriptions I referred to were written.. ''The morning light reveals the melancholy alterar ' tion ; and as I stood on the same balcony to-day; and saw the muddy canal with a (ow straggling ' gondolas gliding over it, the defaced afld mutila» ited palaces, and the reduced population, all brought out into distinctness by the bright beans of the sun, I could hardly believe it was the sany» scene that looked so well last night. - Moonlight is agreat beautifyer, especially of all that has been touched by the finger of decay; from a palace to-a woman. - It softens what is harsh; renders fairer what. is fair, and disposes the mind to & tender - melancholy in harmony with all around.- New volume of the Idler in Italy by the Counters of Blessington. SALARIES OF GOVERNORS. The Baltimore Sun contains a statement shows? ing the salaries of the Governors of the, several States and Territories: Gov. Roman af Louisiana; Crason Maryland; Soward, Now York, Porter, Ponnaylyania, MeDountd, - Georginy Davis, Richardson, - South Caroling, Gilmer; Virginia . McNutt Mississippls, Letcher, Kentucky, Reid, Florida 'Perritory, Dodge, Wisconsin. ! Lucas, Tows at Bagby, Alabama; Pennington _ New Jersey, Morehead, North Caroling, Conway, Arkansas, Polk, 'Dennessee, Woodbrige, < Michigan, Reynolds; Missouri, Kont, Maing, Corwin, Obhin, Bigger, Indiana, Cal-Tin, llinois; Cooper, Delaware Page, New Hampshire, Ellsworth, > Connecticut; Jenison, Vermont; King, Rhode Island, ___ Micrrary Henotem.-Io the course of that melee, many feats of gallantry were performed 4 indeed, the enemy's loss in killed: and- wounded was far greater than ours, inasmuch as not fewer than fifty, belonging to the latter class, werd brought to the hospital of which we became ins mates, ' But there was one man in particular, who died so nobly that I feel myself bound, as anf act of justice to speak of him. His name wad Wilson, - I saw him engaged hand to hand with a French diagoon ; I saw him-for I was by this time disabled by a severe wound and stretched at length heside others of my suffering comrades give and receive more than one pass, with equal skill and courage, Just then a French officer stooping over the hody of one of his wounded countrymen, who dropped at the instant oh his horse's neck, delivered a thrust at poor Harry Wilson's body ; and delivered it effectually. I firmly believe that Wilson died on the instant f yet, though he felt the sword in its progress, he with characteristic: selGcommands kept his eye still on the enemy in his front; and raising hhin« self in his stirrups, let fall upon the Frenchman's helmet such a blow, that brass and skull. parted before it, and the man's head was cloven asunder to the chin: | It was the most temondous blow I ever beheld struck, and both. he who gave, and his opponent who received it, dropped dead to- gether, 'The brass helmet was afterwards ex- amined by order of the French officer, who, as well as myself, was astonished at the exploit; gnd the cut was found to be as clean: as if the sword had gone through a turnip, not so much as a dint being left on either side of it,-—Uuite¢1 Service Journal. « @7500 4200 4000 4000 4000 - 3338 5000 2500 2500 2500 2500 ©2000 2000 ei0d 2000 2000 2000 2000 1500 1500 1500 1500 1333 1200 1100 750 400 Mopg or Burian is Gnrexnuanp.--In Gréenland the dend are buried in a sitting posture; dressed it their best clothes, As the garth is shallow or fro? zen they build tombs of stone, and cover the bo- dy with plates of mica or clay slnte, to préseirve it from carnivorous animale. \Pho kayak and hunting instruments of tho deceased are placed at the side of the gravo, and they puta dog's head into that ofa child. On theit return to the | boure they continue their Jamontation in a, sort of. monoton? ous how! ; somé refreshment is tuken, ard cach returns to his own dwelling.-Edinburgh Cabis net Library, No. 28. anating from refinement of mind! dehcacy of leeling and benevolence of heart, ncs companied with unaffected simplicity. and pox-elm! warmth, give u charm to the manner, which th most studied rules in vain attempt to bestow. « We point our lives in fresco; The softand fusile plaster of the moment hardens, under every stroke of the brush, into eternal rock.\ \ © Every dew-drop and rain-bow hath. a in it.\ Politeness, em dersto the army in Florida. good humor ; and the fourth wit. * :~ BDUUs nme.
