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m ade herself beloved W ithout exactly ac know ledging ta herself w h a t w e re her own motives, she ordered P e g g y to g a th e r up ali the •w e e p ing* of the kitchen one court into a pile, and leave h on the frontier lin e o f her n e ig h b o r s premises. - P e g g y ventured to a s k tim idly w h e th er the wind would not b lo w it about, and she received a box on .her ear for her im p e rtinence. I t chanced that M rs. F a irw e a ther, quite unin. tentionally heard the words and the bfow. She gave A u n t H e tty’s an g e r tim e enough to cool, then stepped out into the court, and after arran g in g divers little m atters, she called out to her domestic, “SalLv, how cam e you to leave this pile of d irt h e rd ? DidnH I tell you M iss T u r n penny was very neat? P r a y m a k e haste and sw e e p it up. I w o u ldn’t have her see it o n any Account. I told her I would try to k e e p every thing nice about the premises. She is so partic u lar herself, and. it is a comfort to have tidy neighbors T h e girl, who had been previously instructed, sm iled as she cam e put w ifh brush and dust pan, a n d swept quietly a w a y the pile, that w a s intended for a declaration of the frontier w a r. B u t a n o ther source pf a n n o y a n c e present ed itself, w h ich could not be quite so easily dis posed of. A u n t H e tty had a cat, a lean s c raggy anim a l, th a t looked as if she w e re often kicked and seldom fed; and Mrs. F a ir w e a th e r had a fat, frisky little dog, alw ays ready for a caper.— H e took* a distaste to poor poverty s tricken T a b the first lim e he saw her, and no coaxing could induce him to alter his opinion. H is nam e was P i n k , but he was anything but a pink of b ehav io u r in ,his neighborly relations. P o o r T a b could never^et h c / (dot out ot doors w ithout be ing s a lu te^ w ith a grow l, a n d a s h o rt snap bark, rh^r f r ightened her out of her senses, and m ade jitfr rum into the house wiih her fur all on end If she even ventured to d oze a little on her own door'step, the enem y was bn the watch, and the m o m e n t her eyes closed, he would w a k e her up w iih a bark and a box on the ear, and off* he w o u ld run. A u n t H e tty vowed she would scald bim . It was a burniugsham e , she said, for folks to keep d o g s to wory their n e ighbor’s cats. M rs F a ir w e a th e r invited T a b b y to dine, and m ade m u c h of her, and patiently endeavored to teach h e r dog to eat froth the sam e plate. B u t P ink sturdily resolved he would be scalded first, that he w o u ld. H e conld not have been m o re firm in his opposition, if h e a n d T a b had belonged to different sects in C h ristianity. W h ile his m istress was tapping T a b b y on the bead and reasoning the point with him , he would a t limes m anifest a degree of indifference, am o u n ting to toleraiion ; but th e-m o m ent he was left to his ow n free will, he would give the invited guest a hearty cuff with his paw, and send her home lik e a sm a ll steam engine. A u n t H e tty con sidered it her own peculiar privilege to cufi the poor anim a l, and it was too m u ch for her pa tience to see Pink undertake to assist in m a k ing T a b unhappy. On one of these occasions she rushed into her neighbor’s apartm e n t and faced M rs. F a irw e a th e r with one hand resting on her h ip , ana the forefingero/ the o ther m a k ing very w rathful gesticulations. “ 1 tell you what, m a dam . I won’t put u p with such treatm e n t m u ch longer,” said she; I’ll poison that d o g ; you’ll see if I don’t; and I shan’t wait long either, I can tell you. W h a t do you keep such an im pudent little beast for. I don’t know , unless you do it on purpose to p lague your neighbors.” “ I ’m really so rry he behaves so,” replied M rs F a ir w e a th e r m ildly. P o o r T a b ! ” “ P o o r T a b ! ” scream e d M iss T u r n p e n n y ; “ w h a t do you m ean by c a lling her poor? Do yo u m ean to fling it up to m e lhat m y cat don’t ba.veenough to e a t? ” “ I\ did not think ofsuch a thing,” replied M rs. Fairw eather-. “I called her poor T a b , because P i n k plagues her so that she has no peace of h e r life. I agTee with you neighbor T u r n p e n n y ; ii is not right lo keep a dog that disturbs th e neighborhood. 1 am attached to poor little P in k , because he belongs to m y son, who has gone to sea. I was in hopes he would soon leave off quarrelling with the cat; but if he won’t be neighborly, I w ill send him into tho country to board. Sally, w ill you bring me one o f those pies baked this m o rning? I should lik e to have Mis3 T u r n p e n n y taste o n e of them .” T h e c rabbed neighbor was h e ipedabundantlv, and w h ile she was eating the pie, the friendly m a tron edged in m a o y a kind word concerning little P e g g y , whom she praised as a rem a rkably capable and industrious child. “ I am glad you find her so,” rejoined A u n t H e t t y ; “I should get pretty little w o rk out of her, if I didn’t keep a sw itch in sight.” “I m a n a g e c h ild r e n pretty m u ch as the man did the donkey,” replied M rs. F a irw e a ther.— “ N o t a n inch would the poor beast stir, for a f bis m a ster’s beating and thum p ing. B u t i neighbor tied som e fresh turnips to a stick, and fattened them so that they sw u n g directly before tbe donkey’s nose, and off he set a t a brisk trot, in hopes of overtaking them .” ’ A u n t H e tty, w ithout observing how very closely the com p a rison a p p lied to her o w n man agem e n t of P e g g y , said : “ T h a t will do very w e ll for folks w h o have plenty of turnips to spare.” “F o r th e m a tter o f that,” a n sw e red M rs. F a i r w e a ther, “ whips cost som e thing as well a s t u r n i p s ; and since the one m a k e s the d o n k e y stand still, a n d the other m a k e s him trot, it is easy to decide w h ich is the most econom ical. B u t neighbor T u r n p e n n y , since y o u like m y pies so w e ll, pray take one hom e with you, I am afraid th e y w ill m o u ld before we can*eat them up.\ A u n t H e tty had com e for a quarrel, and she w a s astonished to find herself g o ing out with a pie. “ W ell,. M rs. F a ir w e a th e r said she, “you are a neighbor. J,tJhank_y:ou-JL,thousand tim es.”— W h e n she reached her own door, she hesitated for a n instant, then turned back, pie in band, to say, “N e ighbor F a irw e a th e r , y o u needn’t troub le yourself about s e n d ing P in k aw a y . It’s n a tural you should like the little creature, seeing h e belongs to y o u r son. I ’ll try to keep T a b in'doors, and perhaps after a w h ile they w ill ag ree better.” “ I hope they w ill,” replied the friendly m a tro n ; “ W e w ill try them aw h ile longer and if they persist in quarrelling I wiil send the dog into the country.” P ink who was sleeping: in a chair stretched himself and gaped. H is kind mistress patted him on the head, “Ah, you fool ish little beast,” said she “ W h a t’s the use of plaguing poor T a b ? ” “Well, I do say,” observed S a lly, sm iling, “you are a master woman for stopping a q u a r rel.’1 - “ I learned a good lesson w h e n I was a little g i r l ,” rejoined Mrs. Fairw e a ther. “ O n e frosty m o rn in g I w a s looking out of the window into m y father’s barn yard, w h e re stood m a n y cows, oxen, s n d horses, w a iting to d rink. It was one ofthose.cold snapping m o rnings, w h e n a s light th in g irritates both m an a n d beast. T h e cattle a ll stood very still an d m e e k , till one of tbe cows attem p ted to turn r o u n d .' In m a k ing the attem p t sh e happened to hit h e r n e i g h b o r ; whereupon the neighbor kicked and hit another. In five m inutes the w h o le herd w e re k ick in g a n d hook* ing each other with a ll fury. M y ,m o th e r , laughing, said,‘See w h a t c o m e * o f k ick in g when you’re hit. Just ao I’ve seen one cross word set a^ w h o le fam ily by the ears, sbm e frosty morning.* , A fterw a rds if m y b rothers o r m y self .ware a little irritab le‘she woo Id say, T a k e care c h ild r e n ; lem e m b e r h o w the fight in the barn yard began.'* N e v e r g i v e * V ic k f o r 'a hit, and you w ill save yourself and others a deal o f trouble.” * '' T h e sam e afternoon, the s u n s h iny dam e step ped into A u n t H e tty’s room s, w h e re sh e found P e g g y sew ing as u sual, w ith the eternal-sw itch on the tabf§ beside her. “I am obliged to go to H a r lem on business,” slid s h e ; “ I feel rath e r lonely w ithout com p a n y , and I alw a y s like to have a child w ith me. If you w ill oblige m e by letting P e g g y g o ,- I will pay h e r fare in the om n ibus.” “S h e has a s p e llin g lesson tp get before n ight,” replied A u n t H e tty. “ I d o n ’t a p p rove of y o u n g folks going a pleasuring, and neglecting their education.” “ N e ither dp I ,” rejoined h e r neighbor j “but I think th e r e is a great deal of education that is not found in books. T h e f r e s b a ir w ill m a k e P e g g y grow stout a n d a c tive. I prophesy that she will do great c redit to your b r in g in g up.” T h e sugared words and the rem e m b rance of the s u g a red pie, touched the soft place in M iss T u r n d e n n y ’s heart, and she told the astonished P e g g y that s h e m ight go and put on her best gow n and bonnet T h e poor child began to think that this new neighbor was one of the good fairies s h e read about in the picture books. T h e excursion was enjoyed as only a city child can enjoy the country. T h e world seem ed such a pleasant place, w h e n the fetters are oft, and N a tu r e folds the young heart lovingly on her bosom ! A flock of real birds and two living butterflies p u t the little o rphan in a perfect ecstacy. S h e ran and skipped. O n e could see th a t th e m ight be graceful, t f she w e re only free. S h e pointed t o , the fielda^covered with dandelions, and said, “ S ee how pretty I It looks as if the stars had c o m e d o w n to lie oh the grass ” A h , our little stinted P e g g y has poetry in her, though A u n t H e tty never found it out. E v e r y hum a n soul h a s .th e g e rm of some flowers within,’and they would open iif th e y could only find sunshine and free a ir to expand in. M rs. F a ir w e a th e r was a practical philosopher in her ow n s m a ll way. S h e observed that Miss T tfrnpenny really liked a pleasant tune, and when w inter cam e s h e tried to persuade her that singing would be excellent for P e g g y ’s lungs, and perhaps keep her from going into a 'c o n sumption. “M y nephew , Jam e s F a irw e a th e r , keeps a singing school,” said sh e ; “and he says he will teach her gratis. Y o u need not feel u n d e r great oblig a tio n ; for her voice w ill lead the whole school, and h e r ear is so q u ick, it will be no trouble ai all to teach her. P e r h a p s you would go with us som etim es neighbor T u r n p e n n y ? it is very pleasant to hear the children’s voices.” T h e cordage of Aunt Hetty’s mouth relaxed into a smile. S h e accepted the invi'ation, and was s a m u ch pleased, lhat she went e v e ry S u n day evening. T h e sim p le tunes, and the sweet young voices, tell like dew on h e r dried up heart, and greatly aided tbe genial-influcnce of her neighbor’s example. T h e rod silently dis appeared from the table. If P e g g y was d ispos ed to be idle, it was only necessary to say, “ W h e n you have finished y o u r w o rk, you inay go and ask w h e ther M rs. F a ir w e a th e r w ants any er rands done.*” Bless me, how the fingers f le w ! Aunt H e tty had learned to use turnips instead of the cudgel. W h e n S p r in g cam e, M rs. F a ir w e a th e r busied herself planting roses a n d vines. M iss T u r n penny readily consented that P e g g y should help her, and even refused to take a n y pay* from such a good neighbor.' B u t she m aintained her ow n opinion that it was a m e re waste of tim e to cultivate -flowers, The cheerful phiio- soper never disputed the p o in t; but she would som etim es say “ I have no room to plant this rosebush. N e ighbor Turnpenny would you be w illing to let m e set it on y o u r side of the y a r d ? It will take very little room , and will need no care*” A t a n o ther tim e she would say, “ W e ll, really m y ground isto o f u ll. H e r e ’ is a root of Lad>’s delight. H o w bright: and pert it looks. I f y o u a r e w illing I will lei P e g g y plant it in w h a t s h e calls her garden. It will grow of itself, w ithout a n y care, and scatter seeds, that will com e up and blossom in ai! the chinks of the bricks. I love it. It is such a bright good natural little thing.” T h u s by de grees the crabbed m aiden found herselfsurround- ed by flow ers.; and she even declared, of her own accord, lhat they did look pretty. O n e day w h e n M rs L a n e called upon M rs. F a irw e a ther, she found the old weed grow n yard bright a n d bloom ing. T a b , quite fat and sleek, was asleep in the sunshine with her paw on P i n k ’s neck, and little P e g g y was singing at her w o rk as blithe as a bird. “ H o w cheerful you look here,” said M rs. Lane. “A n d so y o u have really taken the house for a n o ther year. P r a y how do you m a n a g e to get on with y o u r neighbor-in-law*? “I find her a very kind, obliging neighbor,” replied M rs. F a irw e a th e r . “ W e ll, this is a m iracle!” exclaim e d Mrs. Lane. “ N o b o d y but you would have under taken to thaw out A u n t H e tty’s heart.” “ T h a t is p robably the reason w h y it was never thaw e d ,” rejoined her friend. “ I alw a y s told you, that net having enough of sunshine tvas w h a t a iled the world. M a k e people happy and there will not be h a lf tbe q u a rr e lling, o r a tenth part of the wickedness there is.” F r o m this gospel of joy preached and prac tised* nobody derived as m u ch benefit as little P e g g y . H e r nature, w h ich was fast g row ing crooked and knotty, under (he m a lign influence of c o n straint a n d fear, straightened* up, budded and blossomed iu the genial a tm o sphere of c h e e r ful kindness. _ H e r affections and difficulties were kept in such pleasant exercise, that constant lightness of heart, m ade her alm o st handsom e. T h e young m u sic teacher thought her m o re than alm ost handsom e, for her affectionate soul s h o n e m o re beam ingly on him than on o t h e r s ; and love m a k e s all things beautiful. W h e n the orphon rem oved to h e r pleasant little cottage, on the w edding d a y , s h e threw her arm s round the blessed m issionary of sunshine, and said “A h , thou dear good A u n t, it is thou who hast m a d e my lif e Fairweather.” G o o d m o rning.’ M essrs. B u r lap , Jean & Co. w e re electrified at the m iraculous honesty of the D o w n E a s ter, and w e a ld not let him go so readily. T h e y insisted upon his purchasing a bill o f goods, bat .Zerubbabel w a s u n w illing. ‘It w a s d a rned h ard to pay for them ,’ h e said, ‘he’d been all w inter raising that.’ B u t to their great gratification they succeeded in securing so good a c u stom e r by s e lling him a bill of one thousand dollars, payable in six m o n ths. W h e n the tim e o f p a y m e n t had arrived, and a notice of the dem a n d was forw arded to the addrees of the honest D o w n E a s ter, the letter rem a ined unansw e red. T h e account was sent to a lim b of the law resident in the tow n from w h ich ho hailed, and the next m ail brought B u rlap, J e a n & Co. the agreeable intelligence that n o s u c h m an as Zerubbabel Shooks h ad ever lived there. THE BINGHAMTON COURIER. J . B . O R T O N , E d itor. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1846. Fatal Accident A serious accident occurred on the N. Y. and E. Railroad on Friday last, by which'two passengers, Mr. George Stevens, Sour merchant of New-York, and a ton of Dr. Crane of Goshen were killed out. right, and from thirty to forty more were severely injured. One female had her throat cut, as if by a razor, from ear to ear ; from another the shoulder blade projected several inches through the skin.— There were two or three - hundred passengers in the cars. The accident was occasioned by a breakage in tbe wheel of the forward passenger car, whieh let the wheels down upon the crosaties of a bridge, which is thrown across a ravine of about thirty feet in depth, the wheels striking with tremendous force against the timbers, broke the planking, and the first of the pas senger cars was precipitated through the bridge, foi. lowed and crushed by the remaining three. During the five years that the road has been in operation, this ia the first occasiou that ever a passenger has been injured. Trial of Freeman. The trial of Freeman the negro, for the murder of the Van Nest family, was brought to a close on the 23d inst. The jury were out a short time snd found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence was pronounced on the-morning of the 24th. Execution to take place on Friday the L8th September, between 1 and 4 o’clock P .M . The Binghamton Cemetery. We shall not always live : and the thought that when we die, our bodies may repose iu pleasant pla ces, is not without its balm. Again, in committing our friends to the earth, wo desire not only a pleasant spot, but one whieh will be sacred from the spirit of change, which, in the march of improvement in our towns and cities, spares not even the burial places of our d e a d . H e n c e the im p o r t a n c e of a p u b l i c ceme< tery, of grounds of sufficient size, set apart, and thus to remain forever, applied to this one purpose. I n the pursuit of this laudable object the oorporation of Binghamton, several years since, procured a suitable lot contiguous to the village, hardly so large as might be deemed desirable, but still of respectable dimen sions. The lot contains five acres. The question is now, shall $150, more or less, be devoted to its im> provement, lhat is, in laying it out and beautifying it, preparatory to a sale of the lots, which, it is ex .pected, will repay tho expenditure—or shall it still be left to lie wsste, as for several years past ? We append the following paragraph relating to the celebrated cemetery near Boston. M O U N T A U B U R N . T h is rest for the dead is beginning to look as beautiful as ever. Indeed, there is so much beauty and magnificence here, that one almost forgets that it is a burial-place, till reminded of it by the names of lrinds or strangers. Nature smiles as though it was not a place for mourners—the birds sing as sweetly, the goldfish are as playful, the flowers as fragrant. And yet as we pass over more than a hundred acres, we find it to, be a vast grave yard, filled with magnificent toiflbs and stately monu ments. Mount Auburn for population might be a city, a city of the dead. The living of many cities, the young, the enterprising, the soldier and scholar, “the great men, and the rich men, the chief cap tains, and the mighty men;” have found here their last resting place. Though once far apart upon this busy stage, they now lie. side by side; though once adding to the noisy strife o f life, they are now still in death. Mount Auburn reminds the passing traveler of a city, in another respect^ Here the noise of the axe and hammer are heard. Here man and beast are active on the narrow thoroughfares, to serve the dead, as in the city to serve the living. Here, too, a beautiful gothic chapel is now building for the dead, as in the city for the living. A walk among these tombs will afford many a moral lesson to the thoughtful, and not the least, that “Time is winging us away To our eternal home: Lile is but a winter’s dav— A journey to the tomb.” [Alliance and Vis. Scott & Co.’s Kepublieations. Theie compriie five of the moat popular of the foreign periodical!, viz. Blackwood’s Magazine, the Edinburg Review, London Quarterly, Foreign Quar terly, and Westminster Review. Blackwood from January, and the Jan. and April numbers of three of the quarterlys, are received; and do full justice to their established reputations. They are republished by Leonard Scott & Co., New-York, the Blackwood a facsimile, at the Sow price of $3 each, or $10 per annum for tbe five. American Phrenological Journal. This is an able periodical edited by the celebrated phrenologist, O. S. Fowler, apd published monthly by Fowlers & Wells, New-York, a t ona-dollar ayear, Portions of it are devoted to physeology snd magnet ism. A C ote Y ankee .—Some lime since a slab- sided m o rtal from dow n E a s t, w h o looked as if ho h a d been passed through a s ibngle m ill,called at a respectable establishm e n t in P h iladelphia, and inquired— T s this B u r lap , J e a n So Co’s V ‘Y e s sir.’ ‘W e ll, then, 1 reckon I ow e y o u a s m a ll b ill.’ ‘W h a t nam e, s ir ? ’ ‘Z e rubbabel 'S n o o k s .’ A fter overhauling the ledger, Z e rubbabel w as a ssured it c o u ld not be, as his nam e was not on the books. ‘A darned pretty w a y you keep ’em , then 1 I guess if a m an owed m e a m a tter of three hundred dollars, I could tell tbe date without looking. H o w e v e r, I don’t w a n t to cheat you. I know this is the place. Just g ive m e a receipt for tw o hundred and tw e n ty-firs dollars snd fifteen cents.’ ■ ‘N e v e r m in d the cents, M r. S n o o k s ; here’s y o u r regUjpit for the dollars.* ‘M i f My c a reless you be o f sm a ll m atters*— O n e hundred cents m i k # * d o J l i r w h e re I c a m e from. F ifteen cents'ahti to be sneezed atl MR. DICKINSON’S SPEECH. [From the Norfolk (Mass.) Democrat.] W e ibvite attention to the speech of Hon. D aniel S. D ickinson , U. S. Senatoi from New York. The speecn of Mr. Webster, to which this is in reply, has been issued in “extras” from newspaper offices, and sent profusely over the whole Commonwealth —and also printed m a pamphlet lorm—and may be had for the asking at the “W h ig Reading Room” in Boston, “in lots to suit” beggars. W e deem it been published in any of the Massachusetts papers, Every person, be he W h ig or Democrat should be willing to listen to both sides of a question. We fully agree with the Ohio. Statesman in its estimate ofthis speech, when its editor says: — “ It is a pro duction of remarkable ability—argumentative,truth ful, abounding with important facts, and most patri otic in its sentiments. It goes thoroughly into the discussion of a portion of our history respecting which all of us should be well informed, to the end that we may see the extent to which leading whigs and their corrupt tools will go-in, sacrificing tbe rights, the honor, and the interests of the country.— These facts should warn the people against grant ing even tbe smallest amount of power to a party, whose leaders are ever ready to give up to the for eigner, whatever he is disposed to fcr, provided hif threats, o r bribes, or flatteries, are judiciously applied. M r. Dickinson deserves, and we know he will receive, the warmest thanks of all good citi zens, for his admirable exposition of tbe, history of the North Eastern Boundary dispute; and it is fo men like him, that we look for those .exertions which shall prevent further stabs to the nation by paricidal hands.” T h e N . Y. State Agricultural Society holds its sixth annual F a ir a t Auburn, on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of September next. ' [For the\Courier;] It is not the intention oi desire of Mr. Birdsall to eonhnue the controversy with the ''Editors?' of the Republican. He did not. commence it, and only en-. gaged in it when forbearance had ceased to be. a Vir tue. While hia character was assailed in the streets, Snd his business interfered with in a similar manner, he paid no attsntion to i t ; and when the Republican cboee to enlist in the crusade and confined its efforts to the community in which all the parties resided, its eourse was not the subject*of complaint on the part of Mr. B. But when he found himself pursued far. ther—when he found personal and political haired seeking to gratify itself by basely attacking'’his per sonal interests abroad—when he found tho Editor ofthe Republican, after the attempt before the Canal Board bad failed, at Albany, invoking the aid of the “ Universal Whig Party” through the Legislature in this assault upon him, he felt not only justified but called upon to defend himself, and in ao doing to “carry the war into Africa.” Mr. B. did. not -desire nor covet the controversy. He was driven into it, in defence of his property and reputation. Its continu ance will depend entirely upon his assailants. A few words in further justification, and in answer to the Republican, and Mr. B. haa said all he deems it nec essary to say, unless the course which the Republican Editors shall take, calls for further reply. Do Ihe tnen who assail Mr. Birdsall, under the mis erable pretence of treachery to the Rail Road compa. ny, believe tbat a bill more favorable, could have passed the Legislature of 1845? Did Mr. Cooke who waa in Albany after the provisions of the bill were al! agreed upon, and all conflicting interests united in. favor of its passage then believe that unnecessary compromises and concessions had been made ? - If so, why did he constantly keep writing his friends here, down to the very day of its final passage, that the bill would be defeated? Even the pretended “ treachery” of Mr. B. which bad quieted all local opposition and converted enemies into friends, was insufficient to save the bill in the opinion of Mr. Cpoke then. Il needed a little more “ treason” by which the Company could secure more strength !— Now however, it is convenient to change his opinion, because it becomes necessary to do so, in order to as sail Mr. Birdsall. Or was the wish for the defeat of the bill father to the thought ? Did not Mr. Cooke detire ita defeat ? Most assuredly he did. The troth is, that he and his associates who assail Mr. Birdsall, infinitely prefer to see the whole project sacrificed, rather than that their wishes in regard tothe location of the road should not be gratified. They had had the matter in charge so long, that they began to re gard their right to control it, as prescriptive; and denounced every man, who would not quietly submit to their dictation. It was because the law of 1845, uprooted their power and placed the location of the road in the hands uf honest, disinterested and compe tent men, that bas so awakened their wrath against Mr, B, They had enjoyed the confidence of the Company for a long timo, and at a time too when its confidence was any thing but desirable to an honest man. They had been “ cheek by jowl” with the long haired iazaroni, who for years had preyed upon the community and cat out its substance, in the shape of agants and engineer* ; and ao anxious were they to continne the old order of things that after the passage of the bill of 1845; which had been procured under the positive written pledge, that the then President should resign within a given period, these same Re publican editors insisted that that pledge should be violated, and even charged Mr. B. wilh being the author and instigator of the prejudices which existed against that officer. But notwithstanding “ lamenta tions here and elsewhere,” the President did resign— a new order of things waa established, and under this law so “ treacherously” obtained, three millions was subscribed to tbe capital stock—tlie debts of the Com. pany paid or liquidated, and the hopes of the com mu. nity again revived as to the final success uf this great enterprize, which has so long engaged their solici tude. But, asks the Republican, did not Mr. B. “ threaten to blow the company to hell” unless cer tain provisions dictated by him were placed in the bill ? To this he answers no. Mr, B. will tell the Republican what he did say, and under what circum. stances. After great labor and much time had been spent in bringing together the different conflicting interests, and the provisions of the bill had been agreed upon so as to unite all in its support, Mr. B. was in formed, that il was tbe design of one of the agents of the Company to procure a report from the committee haring the matter in charge without embracing the compromise provisions. It was in relation to this rumored design, that Mr. Birdsall did say to a friend; (Mr. Niven of Orange) that if the Company attempt ed such a thing or exhibited any of their bad faith or duplicity, they would be blown where the Republican says; and might have said he woold lend a helping hand to do it. This is tiie true history of that remar kable declaration which has given the Republican and its Editors so much trouble! Why did nut Mr. Cooke get the “ obnoxious” sections struck out last winter? Notwithstanding his great power as a lobby member, he was compolled to take the same provis ions to the letter—a change of a single word defeated tbe bill, and it became necessary to restore it to s e cure its passage. Surely Mr. Cooke cannot be charged with treachery to the Company. But while these men are sitting in judgment upon the conduetof others, let us enquire a little into tiieir own. What public interests had Mr. Cooke in charge a t Albany in the spring of 1845 ? Was he there seeking to aid tbe community in which he lived, by lessening the burthens of taxation ? Or was he there the hired emmissary of one of the most odi ous monopolies that was ever fastened upon any community, bond or free—a monopoly claiming per petuity, and extracting from tbe bard earnings of the people of this county two or three thousand Dollars annually—being about 50 per cent upon the invest ment—-and most of which is taken to a distant city and poured into the already overflowing coffers of the rich. Was be not there to defeat a bill which was then before the Legislature, taking from this monopoly the right to charge toll upon foot passengers, and did he not succeed in defeating it by enlisting against it the entire whig party with its would be Governor al the head? How much tbs community must be in debted to Mr. C. and what high elatms he has upon tbeir confidence and gratitude. Tbe Republican has seen fit to insinuate infidelity against Mr. B. towards his political friends. This is the last charge which would be expected from that print against Mr. Birdsall. But ha will not permit e v e n t b e i n s i n u a t i o n to pass unrcbukedi Mr# B« DCV* a r p a t r o n i z e d t h e w h i g p r e s s in th i s v i l l a g e , to th e amount of one penny, in tuiy o t h e r way t h a n a s a mere subscriber to the paper—except that in one instance as Secretary to the Agricultural Society, he gave to Mr. Cooke, as the losoesi bidder, tbe p r i n t i n g of the handbiljs for the Fair. This is tbe head and front of bis offending, so far as patronage to tbe whig preee ia concerned. Mr. B. has occasionally purchased a small article of stationery, at the book store kept by Mr. Cooke. What horrid treachery ibis, and bow much tbe democratic party must fed indebted tO Mr. Cooke for the expoeition. Mr. B. haa never as yet been charged with any particular favoritism to bis political opponents in matters purely political. He ie proud to acknowledge many warm and valued friends among the whigs, hot he flatters himself, maugre the insinuations of the Republican, tbat hie fidelity to hie party is,* and ever baa been unquestioned. Can Mr- Cooke say asmocb in regard to hit political consistency ? Mr. JB. has •h a tf t voted the Demoeratie ticket. Has Mr. C. •iwey* voted the Whig ticket ? Did be not deodve bis friends io the vote be gave in 1842J Jf Mr. jC.’s memory should fail, perhaps* there niaj be record evidence found to decide the. qoeetion. Does Mr, C. desire to pursue the queetioo of polilicalfidali ty ? Ifso, there are several chapters ia his history yet i unpublished. POND BROOK.. S T A T E C O N V E N t l O N v Monday* Jaly 1-3*. On motion of Mr. Chatfield, the boor of meeting in the morning was changed from 10 to 9 o’clock.— On motion of Mr. Psnniman, a n inquiry was ordered into the expediency of abolishing the office of county superintendent of schools. Also, on motion of Mr. Ruggles, an inquiry into the expediency of adopting a permanent and uniform system of taxatidn, operating upon all, regarding ac tual property, whether real or personal, defining the two classes of property, protecting the citizen against double taxation, &c., so that each one may bear his due share of the public burthen, according to the value of what he really possesses. The subject of the Executive powers and'duties was resumed in committee of the whole, and the section in regard to the pardoning power discussed under a variety of amendments. Tuesday, July 14. Mr, Townsend offered a resolution of inquiry into the propriety of instituting a state board of assessors, with power equitably tu adjust the relative appraise, ment of the real and personal estate in tbe several counties, with reference to a just and uniform levy of state or national direct taxation. The committee of the whole again resumed the consideration of the article on the subject of the Ex ecutive Department. Wednesday, July 15. Gov. Bouck, from tbe committee on the Elective Franchise, reported an article, in eight sections, de fining the qualifications of electors. Every white male citizen of 21 years of age, one year an inhabit, ant of the State, six months resident of the county, and sixty days an actual resident of his election dis trict, shall ba entitled to vote; but adopted citizens are not to vote till sixty days after naturalization.— Laws may be passed disqualifying persons convicted of bribery, larceny, or infamous crime; and, after 1855, all persons who cannot read the English lan . guage. The following general restriction of elective officers, aa to residence, is also proposed : “Every elector of this State shall be eligible to any office under the constitution as herein other wise provided. But nteperson shall be elected or appointed to a local office who is not an elector in the district, couniy, city, town or ward lor which he may be elected or appointed.” The following provisions was submitted for the consideration of the Convention, and recommended to be submitted separately: “Colored male citizens, possessing the qualifica tions required by the first section of this article, shall also have the right to vote for all officers that are or hereafter may be elected by the people.” Mr. Angel, from the committee on the powers, duties, &c., of local officers, reported amendments providing for the election by the people, in addition to those now so chosen, of District Attorneys for term of two years, and limits the terms of Sheriffs, Couniy Clerks, and Coroners, to tbat period. Tile Gounly Treasure** shall be elected by the people, for one year. All local o f f i c e r s , not o t h e r w i s e provided for, to be chosen, as the legislature inay direct, either by the electors or by the local authorities. The su pervisors to fix the salary of District Attorneys. Thursday, July 16, On motion of Mr. Brown, it was ordered that on and after Monday next, the Convention should hold two sessions each day. On motion of Mr. Hawley, the Comptroller was called upon to report the sums borrowed under certain sections uf the act of ’42.— The subjeot of the Executive department was re. 8umed. Friday, July 17. A communication was received from the Chancel lor, in relation to the funds subject to the control of the court of Chancery. The article on the powers and duties of the Executive, was taken up and sev eral sections amended. Saturday, July 18. Mr. Loomis offered a resolution, declaring it to be the duly ot the Convention to proceed without delay to the restrictions upon special legislation and the creation of public debt, and the subject of a re-organ ization of the legislative and judicial deoartments-- laid on the table. Mr. Brown moved a rule making resolutions, except-those of standing and select com mittees, only in order on Mondays—which was amen- ded so that the question on such resolution be taken without debate. The subject of the Executive de partment was resumed in committee of the whole. Monday, July 20. The fifth section of the report on tho Executive department was debated at great length, and uki malely adopted in ihe following shape : § 5. The Governor shall have power to grant re prieves, commutations, and pardons after convic tion for all offences except treason and cases of im peachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying tor pardons Upon conviction for treason, he shall only have power to suspend the execution of the sentence un til the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next meeting, when the Legislature shall either pardon, commute the sentence, direct the execution of the criminal, or grant a further reprieve. He shall annually communicate to the Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name o f the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date o f the commutation, pardon or reprieve. Tbe eleventh section of the report, relative to the veto power, was by a vote of 62 to 35, amended so as to require the assent of two-thirds of the members present to pass a bill over the veto. This leaves the legislative control over the veto power as it now ia. Tuesday, July 21. The Convention laid on the table the report of the Executive department as agreed to by the Conven tion, and directed it to be printed. Tbe Convention in committee of the whole, took up the report on the apportionment, election, tenure •of office, and compensation of the Legislature. Wednesday, July 22. The report of the committee on Education, propo- ses to cut off all appropriations made to Colleges, Universities, and Benevolent institutions from the income of the U. S. deposite Fund when the time for which they were made expires. The report also recommends the free education of all children of the age of four to sixteen. Thursday, July 23, The Convention a d o p t e d an amendment to tbe-re. port that Senators shall bs elected for the term of 2 years, and bjr single districts, by a vote of 79 to 52. j V a r i e t i e s , Nauvoo a^in <A Commotion.—The fSt. L o u i s New E r a ofthe 1,5th says:—By the a r r i v a l o f t h e steamer St. Croix' last nxght,- -we leariTfnat NabtOo is once more the theatre of great excitement. On wuic ucsporuouca wnu, was seuiy naa severely beaten a small body of Mormons and New Citizen* whi|st engaged in harvesting in a field a short disi tance from the city • five or Six df them were arrest- ed and lodged in jail on Saturday. .The posse that have'gone out declared their determination df ta lcing, the balance, A gentleman who came down in the St. Croix informs nsth£fthings look squally and that a fight between the New Citizens and An- ties is nearer a crisis And more probable now than at any time since the origin of the difficulties. The harvesters are said to have been most cruelly used flayed almost alive wifh hickory goads,land then thrown into a ditch and covered over with brush and dirt. This outrage has terribly inflamed the citizens o f Nauvoo. S tate L oan . t — The offers ior the loan of $200,000 lo pay arrearages to contractors and others, were opened on the 16th inst. The stock wasfaken at a premium o f nearly 5 per cent. For the $200,000 in bonds the Slate received $209,988 80. U * T h e steamer Geuith, which was blown up and burnt on the coast of Cuba a few weeks since, had on board $50,000 in specie, all of which was lost. The vessel itself is said to have been worth near $100,000. S upposed S uicide .—- Sophia Hamlin, a married woman, died on Monday evening, 13 instant, at Norwich, Chenango county,where she had been re siding a few months, from the affects of arsenic as it is supposad, an ounce oi which had been purchas ed by her that morning. I ndian C ostume .—In W a shington, recently d u r- ingjthe hot. weather, it is said that one of the In- dians-now' m 't hat city, was going up the avenue clothed in such apparel as c i v i l i z a t i o n was heaping upon him . Feeling them of no m anner of use, he took off his pantaloons, threw them over his a rm and strode up th e avenue, attracting quite as much notice with them on his arm as if they had been on his legs.— [Roch. Adv. A F iscal N uisance —U nder this head the Roches ter Democrat throws light upon causes of the ex cessive importation of Canada coppers. It savs they a re a nuisance, sent out upon community most ly by petty shavers, who make a business oi it — They buy up Canada silver here, which is at a dis count, and then exchange that silver in Canada for coppers. By this operation they get 120 coppers for a dollar, and then pass off these coppers a t p a r — W e a re told that one man made $500 or $600 Iasi year by this game; the whole of which came out o f the pockets of our people. Some of our m erchants have thousands of these coppers lying by useless, and all are annoyed by them. W e know of but one remedy—discard them entirely. O * T h *. end op Iniquity.— E . M. .S. ’ Spencer, who recently m u rdered his wile at Jersey City, commenced his course cf crim e by cheating the Printers, whi le g o ing around the conntry lecturing on the subject of m esm e rism ! Let this example be a w a jning to others. Funny.—On the 4th, the Declaration of Indepen dence was read in a certain town in Louisiana.— After the names ol the signer* had been repeated, a Frenchm an arose, indignantly asked why Lafay ette’s name was not there, and made a motion that it should be added forthicith. A S a d Look.—It is said that a man in E\ie Coun ty in this S tate is in the .habit of evading tbe li cense law by chargirg his customers the price of blue ruin for tak in g a peep a t the portraits of Clay and Frelinghuysen! “ T iie P lea s u r e op M em o ry.” — Two very inter esting young ladies, Misses Pike, are teaching the A rt of Memory in Pennsylvania. W e hope the girls will succeed at least among their own sex, with whom the song “ Oh no! we never mention him ,” is quite too popular. G lorv .—W e believe it was Byron who defined glory “ to be shot through the body, and his name spelt wrong in the newspapers announcing his death.” S omething new under the Sun.—Punch says that a celebrated photographist in London, so a d m ira bly drew the photographic portrait of a beautiful lady, that—strangle as it may appear—her husband absolutely'preferied it to the original. A N ew and novel enterprise .—D r. Robinson, the great champion ol temperance, together with a gentleman Irom New Y o rk, is engaged in getting up an entire new and novel exhibition, which will cost when completed rising fifty thousand dollars, and will tequire over one hundred ahd filty men and horses to conduct it. W e are informed that their grand carriage, which is now buHding by Smith & Co., New-York, will far surpass Van Ambugh’s famous Roman chariot, o r any other es tablishment ever p roduced in this country.—[Bos ton M ail. M utton .—W e mean to repeat a thousand times, or a t least till what we say has swine effect upon our country, that a pound of lean, tender juicy mutton can be procured /or h a lf the cost o f the same quan tity of fat p o r k ; that it is infinitely healthier food, especially in the summ er .season ’; is more agreea ble to the palate, when one gets used to i t ; and those who eat it, become more m u scular, and can do more work wilh greater ease to themselves, than those who eat fat pork. W e know nothing more delicious than smoked mutton hams of the South- down breed of sheep; venison itself is not superi or.—Am. A g riculturist. T h e territory of U p p e r California is equal to twelve such states as Ohio. T b e estimated popu- A S peech by G en . B unkum .— T he fol lowing is An extract from a speech of Geo. Bunkum, in favor o f 54 40: •Mr. Speaker — w h e n I o p en m y eyes and lopk over tbe vaet expanse of this g r e a t country— when I see how the y e a rs o f freedom bas caused it to rise in the s c a le of c ivilization, and expand on every side—w h e n I see it g r o w in g , sw e lling, roaring like a sprin g freshet— I cannot resist tbe idea, sir, that the d a y w ill com e w h e n this great nation, like a you n g schoolboy, w ill b u n t its straps, a n d becom e e n tirely too b ig for its boots. Sir, w e w a n t elbow room — the continent, the w h o le c o n tinent, a n d nothing but the continent - a n d w e w ill have it. T h e n sh a ll th e g r e a t U n c le Sam , placing his hat upon th e C a n a d a s, rest'his r ig h t a r m upon O regon and C a lifornia coast, his left upon the eastern sea-board, and w h ile a w a y th e B ritish pow e r, w h ile reposing h j f leg, like a j r e e m a n , upon C a p e H o r n !— Sir, tbe d a y will-—tb e day m a s t corue. L tbckal 8uBscftn>T!ojrs were being msde in Bos- Four gentlemen tottibr ike Nantucket sufferers, had each subscribed $500. - - Jation of the whole territory is as follows: 10,000 M exicans, 20,000 Indians, and 1,500 Am ericans. T he H eiress F ound .—T h e Chicago Democrat announces that the lady who is entitled io a hand some fortune by the death of A lexander Grant, a t Inverness, Scotland, and whose whereabouts has been so anxiously inquired after by the press, has been discovered in Obicagco, as the wife of Ezra Gregory, a portrait painter, in that city. T h e Rey. D r. Judson, the Baptist M issionary to Burmab, sailed Irom Boston at 1 o’clock on Satur day last, in the ship Fanueil Hall, accompanied by his wife, (form erly M iss Chubbuck, and better known as “ F anny Forrester,” ) and a number cf Mission families, for the Burm an Empire. Orders have been received at Norfolk Y a ., to furnisfr estim ates of the expense of fitting out the U. S. ships Pennsylvania, Deleware and Con stellation. T h e repairs upon the North C a rolina and Ohio 74’s, and upon the Brandywine frigate a*e making with all despatch. T b e p reparation of so large a force is sufficient to w a rrant the opibion that an attack is contemplated on V e ra Cruz. S eizure of the B ark E ugenia bv the M exicans at V era C ruz .— W e learn that the b ark Eugenia, Riscoe, hence for V e ra C r u z , which we stated some time since to have run into that port, in spite of the blockade, has been seized by the M e x ic a n authorities and chained to the castlw—the crew be- ing prevented:from leaving her. A fter much dif ficulty her cargo w as p erm itted to be delivered as consigned. T h e fate of the bark was uncertain.— A letter of July 1 st states that the M e x ic a n s were stripping her.— [N. Y. Journal of Gommeree. New O rleans, July 15 .— A r r ival o f Volunteers.— V o lunteers are pouring in now faster than evjer, and preparations a re m aking to forw ard them with the utmost despatch, the Quartermaster, Col. Hunt, exerting h im selfto the u tm o st to p r o c u r e good tran sports, and enable the volunteers to reach the seat of w a r a t the earliest possible m o m ent. T h e nec essity for their presence with the arm y is clearly perceptible. A t St. Louis, a few days since, 360 barrels good country flour sold a t $ 2,061 per b arrel. P ost O ff I ce A rrangement .—T he Post M aster General is contem p lating a change in the dead let ter department, so as to im itate the English system of returning to the writers all letters of business, w h e ther they contain money or not. T h is a r rangem ent would prove v ery acceptable to business m en in general, as they would-then know w h e n their letters reached their destination. Besides, the postage on returned letters would p rove a source of considerable ie venue to the Department. N a th a n iel P . W illis , Esq., w e see i t stated i s about to m a rry the only daughter o f a p rom inent member of Congress from Massachusetts. T h e young lady is about 23 y ears o f age, h ighly accom plished and amiable. • Shocking: M u rder* . In Jersey City, 12 1-2 o’clock W e d n e e fay m o rning, a m an by tbe nam e of E . M- S} Spenr cer, a trav e llin g magnecizer, a n d form e rly .from O tsego county, in ibis State, w h e re Be n o w has friends residing, '.vas arrested for m altreatm e n t of his wife a n d disturbance of the pence. A fter
