The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-12-05

George Wythe, Va, June 6, 1906.
James Smith. Pa, 1906
Thomas Hayward: s. G., March 1909
Samuel Chase, Md June 10. ISL.
William Williams, Conn, Aug 9, 1911.
George Clymer, Pa. Jan. 90 1913.
Benjamin Rush, Pa, April 10. 1913
Robert T. Paine, Mass, May II, 1914.
Ebrldge Gerry, Mass, Nov. %, 1914.
Thomas MKeon, Del jane "a, 1917.
William Eery, R. L., Feb Is, 1920.
William Floyd, N. Y, Aug. 4, 1921.
John Adams, Mass, July 4, 1896
Thomas Jefferson. Va, July 4. 1896
Charles Carroll, Md, Nov. Ia, 1892
Mr.. Lynch and his lady embarked, shortly af-
ter the Declaration, on board vessel bound to ST.
Eustatia, and nothing more is known of their fate
1t is supposed that the vessel lost and that all
on board persisted.
The New York Evening Post remarking up
on the demise Of Mr.. CARROLL, says. One of
the most remarkable circumstances attending
the fortunes of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, was the tranquility in which
their after lives were passed, and the late peri.
cd TO which they were protracted Most of
them llvedt TO good old age, crowned with civil
honors, bestowed by the gratitude of the repub.
lie, and some persisted by mere decay of the
powers of nature. OF the fifty-six who affixed
their signatures to that document. twenty seven
lived to an age exceeding seventy years, and
forty-one to an age exceeding sixty Only two
of the whole number-Gwinnett of Georgia
who fell in duel in his forty fifth year, and
Lynch Of S. Carolina, who was shipwrecket1 in
his sixteth-died a violent death Twenty one
lived to the beginning OF the present century,
and three were permitted to see the great ex.
pertinent of representative confederacy con-
hrmed by the events of fifty years OF all the
delegates from New York and New England,
only one, Whipple of New Hampshire, died at
au earlier age than sixty"
Kentucky paper states roundly that R.
M. Johnson stands recorded as "A defaulter,
at the u S. Bank, for S17.1sl. Hon. Geo.
M. BIbb and VIM. T. Barry are also de-
taulters-and so was F. P. Blair of the
Glote, for "a large sum, but he has com
pounded his debt for 5 cents on the dollar
Hence the opposition, tits commended, to this
institution.
But because Mr.. Clay, many years ago,
acted as counsel for the Bank, and earned
n considerable sum for his professional SER
wees, the partizans of Jackson, with Jack
son at their head, have had the audacity to
represent Mr.. Clay as bribsd by tina Bank.
How does this matter truly stand
Mr. Clay voted for the establishment of
the present Bank. Several gears after, it
got into difficulties, in consequence of
numerous delinquinces, such as we have
been noticing. The Bank was obliged to
bring an Immense number of suits against
the delinquents. Mr.. Clay having return
ed to the practice of law, was employed by
the Bank as its counsel for the States of
Ohio and Kentucky. He was also employ
ed by the Bank to conduct suit az ainst
the State of Ohio, to recover 100000
which that State had levied upon the off,
GERS within its limits for taxes: and carried
the suit successfully through the Courts OF
( Ohio and the Supreme Court.
! In prosecuting suits against the various
individual defauters, Mr.. Clay professional
services were long, arduous, and extensive,
he received from the Bank only fair
equivalent for those services. And now
| some of the very Gefaulters whom he sued,
and, by whose delinquency his services be-
came necessary, charge him with bribery
in consequence ofthe receipt of usual profess
slonaI fees for prosecuting them For near
ly oyears,ever since he was appointed Secre-
tary OF State, he has ceased to act as coun-
sci for the Bank. Since that period he has
not received single dollar from it as coun-
sci. On the contrary, we understand, he
has been sometimes since he left the De-
partment of State, employed as counsel
against the Bank. When the question OF
the renewal of the charter came up in the
Senate, Mr. Clay declared that he did not
then own one dollar of its stock that he did
not owe it dollar, and that he stood I'M
der no manner of obligation to it. Not
an individual in the United States could
have been more unbiased, impartial and
disnterested in his vote.
Kentucky Reporter.
| CANINE SAGAcITY. A most wonderful in
stance, says the Sheffield (English) Mercury,
oil The sagacity of a dog has occurred in this
town. lew weeks ago. the proprietor of the
animal died of the disease which has been so
alarmingly prevalent; and the consequence
was, from the suddenness of his death, and the
pressure OF the trial. his wife became affected
win alteration OF intellect, and it was the con.
slant effort of her children and friends to en-
deavor to soothe her mind and take care of her
Last week, however, about 3 O'Clock, she gave
them the slip. and an Immediate search ensued
for fear something fatal should happen to her
About ] ! o'clock the attention of an individual
was attracted towards the gait connected with
Benefits dam, Sheffield Moor, by the mourn.
fnl cries Of dog, which was answered as plain
lively by the cries of another on the opposite
bank. On this an individual or two repaired
to The spot, and there they found the faithful
animal supporting Tire body of its mistress n,
the water, by holding her clothes al her breast
ethe water, and utterlng the mournln cries
named above. The body of lhe female was
Immediately got out of the water and means
used 10 restore life, which fortunately proved
successful, and the female was restored to lie
anxious aud afflicted friends. 1t appeared the
unfortunate woman had gone To the side Of the
water, thrown horsclf in and had been followed
by The dog-how proyidentially, we leave our
readers to opine from tho narrative we have
] giyen.