The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-02-20

prevented 70. C Csngress, deprecating a
removal 10 the Western wilderness.
Gen Timothy Upham, the removed
Collector Of the port OF Portsmouth,.
has been nominated as the Republican
candidate f.r Governor of New Hamp
shire. Matthew Harvey is the Jackson
candidate.
A GLOOMY PICTURE OF BosTeN.- If
we must believe Franklin in the last
Boston Traveller. the city is indeed
on the high road to Ruin. He e,ti
mates the amount Of depreciation and
loss sustained during the last year, at
three millions three hundred and twen
ty FIVE thousand dollars. The depre
citation on real estate, twenty five per
cent, amOunts TO n million and a half.
This is certainly powerful argument
in favor ofsome project 10 revive the
trade Of Boston.
If we dared to make a similar esti
mate OF the depreciation and loss which
our town has suffered, perhaps the re
suit would be equally as startIing'-Csa
lem Obs. La
Burning in EGgy within coup
le Of weeks past, as the paPers state,
two Governors of Pennsy lpania haze
been burned in effigy. The people Of
Mercer performed this ceremony 10 rel
alton to Gov Sbulze, for psrdoning rob
bers aud murderer. while his sue
cessor, Gov Wolf has been burned IN
effigy At Somerset. for appointing ma
sons (himselfa mason) to eiIice. What
ever the real or supposed provecation,
ouch proce edinss are every way mex
cusable. But we note them as signs
Of the times.
FANNY WRIGHT has chartered a yes
sci at New Orleans, for the transpor
tation of herself and thirty Slaves, to
St Domingo, where she proposes to set
tie and establish them in freedom.
RicHARD w. GREENE, ESQ has, by
the President, with advice and con
sent Of the Senate. been reappointed
United States Attorney for this Dis
trict.
INHuNAN Acr -On Friday last. a
young man hunling in the woods near
this borough, was attracted to particu
lar spot BY the barking Of his dog,
On reaching the place. he discovered
a male infant !; dead. naked, apd entire
ly frozen Upon an examination Of il.
we understand, the jury Of inquest
were ofopinion. that it was born alive.
and came to its death by the wilful ne
glect Of its mother in mercllessly expos
ing il to the inclemency Of the weather
Immediately after its birth. As the
supposed mother is now in prison, a
waiting her trial eor this offence agains,
humanity and the laws, we lorbear say
ing any thing further upon the sub
ject = Caston Pa) Argus.
or Our readers will find tina. the
work Of Temperance is progressing in
Bristol, a11well as In other places ; g.
we understand that a Society for its pro
motion, will shortly ne formed, in
that town, wi i,h from its respectable
ity, promises to be Of efficient service
in the good cause. We could write
volumes in aid If this object br, it rs
unnecessary-for where is the person
of Sdult oge, who has not in repeated
instances, witnessed the destructive ct
fects Of Intcmperance in his fellow.
men! Who is there that has not seen
fair estates disappear before thi. de.
mon rum andmisery in all its disgust
ing form, u.urP the place of joy and
lntemperance,w we all know,
has slain its millions the falrest works
OF creation are annihilated by. its peste
ferrous breath. and transformed to some
thing far verse than brutes.
We wish much success to this SOcie
~, and doub. not, il its members per
severe In the sacred cause. maLy cad
scenes Of wretchedness viii be prevent
ed, and many an individual saved from
that bottomless abyss, into which the
drunkard i plunging.
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p Church service will be perform ed at
49,. Iy.lI to-morrow fSundavl af fsrnoon