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THE SCOLD.

There were, not long since, two youths male and
female, who were so affectionatey attached, that it
appeared to them they could not live without each
other; and consequently they soon honestly be-
came husband and wife. During the few first days
all was peace and love-But it is always the case,
with both men and women, that during courtship
they keep concealed many little traits and qualities
which after marriage discover themselves, and
the defects of the parties are both mutually known.
The husband soon learned that his wife, with all
her beauty, possessed also an evil aud scorching
tongue which the slightest causes would set in mo-
ton. She loved her husband with all her soul and
of this he was sensible; but he was of cholcric
disposition and sometimes replied to his wife's up
braidings IN manner which he was afterwards
sorry for. To free himself from the annoyance of
her tongue, he gradually fell into the habi, of alb
senting himself from home, and while wandering
hither and thither in company with his friends, be-
came addicted to the bottle. On his return at eve
ming after having decided upon the quality of var
ious vines, with swollen eyes and stammerng
tongue, one may well imagine the reception she
gave him. As soon she heard the key turn in
the door, she would station herself at the top Of the
stairs and overwhem him with torrent Of reproach
es. He, half stunned with her clamor and stupi
fled with the wine in his head, after some efforts
retorting in her own style, would sneak off to bed
Finally the evil increased TO such degree that the,
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-11-18
LONG, WHARF.
Warm and Cold Sea.Baths.

VuNHE cod tide BATH through which pure stream of sea
n water constantly ebbng and flowing, suitable OF
near high water
morning, until o'clock in the evening.
Sea Bathing in cold, and more water, the
most powerful of preserving and restoring health with
which acquanted."-Buchan
Tickets for the season, or shorter time apply to
July 29th. Z. TREvETT
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Respectfully informs his tr'enas j me prohe
vulh, no ys; eonnue the business Of Apobecary Drug
s;., :, the store lately occupied By his father No l4s
Thame. From an experience OF 10 years in this business
he trusts shall be able to give sauaeuon 70 oee VINO may
favor him with their custom - -
Personal attention gwen Physicians preserpdons-nsd
cine any Of the ns-medene ehes PIT uP ' usual
Aug 81.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-11-18
CLOTHING FURNISHED TO ORDER.
TILLEY & HAZARD

HAVING made arrangements with FIVE of the best Talors
in this town work for them, will furnish all kinds OF
Clothing to order.
Nm James Tey being himself Tailor By trade (hsvins
served his time with No. workman) perfectly acqnaIneo
with every thing necessary for any garment from the Clc 70
the thread and every gentleman be accommodate
the least difficulty at the cheapest rates the work VIII " '"
in the best manner possible .-.... .,-s,
os the very best, and their nj is complete
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-11-18

A SIGH FOR THE DAYS THAT ARE PAST.

From the New-York Mirror
SIGH FOR THE DAYS THAT ARE PA
Ilas! for the sordd propenses ofmodern days, when
is coined into gold and this holiday planet Of
ned into mere working day world.
Washington Irvi
Oh for the days ofchivaly,
For knight of heroic deed,
With gterng helmet on his head,
And fiery, prancing s,eed:
I'm tired of beaux with beaver hats,
And coats of black or blue;
Oh for the days Of old romance,
And their mal-clad heroes too.
II must have been pleasant thing
To dwell in a castle high,
With drawbridge DER deep, dark moat,
And turrets against the sky.
To have warder on the wall,
And banner waving free,
And hundred lords to offer their hands,
And their hearts upon bended knee.
l wish had lived in those glorious days,
Some centuries ago,
With good broad lands and plenty Of gold.
And will my own know.
A tap'stred chamber, and secret doors,
And galleries lone and long,
Such as I've read of thousand times
In volumes of tale and song.
I'd have braided the locks ofmy raven hair,
And woven each shiney uess,
With the richest gems Of the earth and sea,
To add to my loveliness.
I'D have had a milk white palfrey too,
And page in green and gold,
And tales oflove should have luIied my ear,
BY wandering harper told.
I'm tired Of all the things see,
Ofsteeples and chimneys high,
ofhouses standing in long straightrows,
And carriages rolling by;
hate modern residence,
Fine sofas and Brussed Hoors,
Flower vases on marble mantepieoc,
Or q mansion with folding doors
I'm forced TO wear Leghorn hat
And my hair done up in bows,
And follow the fashions Of foolish France,
For reason nobody knows
have to walk with outrageous men,
Who am sure never could love,
With monstrous whiskers and little canes,
And hand in horse-skin glove.
Oh! for the golden days gone by.
The days Of old romance,
When there were knights in armor clad.
With shield and spear and lance:
When to noble danes aud ladies' fair.
They ben, the willing knee:
Would had lived in those glorious times,
For those were the days for me!
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TALKING BACKWARDS.

Uncle Jobs ideas flow much faster than he can
find words to express them, which oft times occa-
sions most ambiguous style of expression in his
manner of relating story Going one dny into his
field, he found his neighbor's pigs enjoying fine
revel among the pumpkins part of a yankees
property which he will by no means permit to be
wasted. Driving them from the field, each Of them
bolted through the fence with share of punder
from the pumpkin bed. After effecting an eject
ment of the trespassers from his premises from his
premises he fastened to the house to tell his help
mate of the disaster, and expressed himself in the
manner and form following.
"Wife, wife" said he, "John Downs field 90,
INTO my pigs, and when drove them, the pumpkins
went through the devil with pig in their mouths,
as though the fence after them, and post tum-
bed over me- and I'm cen just dead.''
LOweH Weekly Compound.
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An apothecary asserted in large company " that
all bitter things were hot" "No," replied a ply
sieian, d" a bitter cold day is an exception"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-11-18

The New-Oreans men fire at each other in the
Senate House, but in Mississippi disputes are set
tied with pistols at the table dhote.
"Mr. Snooks, I'll trouble you for slice of that
beef"
"No trouble at all, sir but excuse me until I
shoot the Doctor who is sitting the head of the
table.-(Fires, and blows strangers brains out.)
All! bless my soul; pardon me, my good friend.
beg you won't mind my awkwardness-that bull
let was intended for the Doctor not for you but
n'imporse Boy glass of brandy %
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Number of Newspapers published in tic Vsrla--.
German paper says I'm Spain, there are ID
newspapers; in Portugal II : in Switzerland, So
in Beg ium, GO; in Denmark, so; in Austria 81;
in Russia and Poland, "a in Holland, $50 in
Great Britain, 274; in Prussia, 2sS; in the other
Germanic States, 3O5; in Australia 81 in Africa,
II in Asia, 81 and in America, l,I3S; from
which it will be seen that there than half
as many newspapers published in America with the
exception of France, which the writer has left out,
and well he may, for she has completely muzzled
the press, that there might well be none and cast
stain on her escutcheon which, it will be difficult
to wipe off, than there is il the whole world put
together and with not onefortieth of the population.
1t is no wonder then that this country bears the
reputation abroad of being not only the happiest
but the freest nation of the earth, when the press
which we consider to be the sentinel on the watch
tower, is left free not only to guard against all
encroachments on our rights Gf it up to its pro-
fesson) but to dfuse information far and wide over
the country; for wherever knowledge is there will
freedom also be found.-Alezandria Gaz
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10
NEWPORT:
WHIG NOMINATION.,
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
DANIEL WEBSTER,
OF Massachusetts,.
or Massachusetts.

The Oath Congress commenced its
first session on Monday last. The an
nual message Of the President was COM
munic ated to both Houses on Tuesday,
and received here by the steamboat this
morning. Extracts from the message
will be found in another column. We
have made arrangements to publish the
Message entire in an extra sheet, to-
morrow.
From the variety Of deeply interesting
topics which will come before Congress
during the present session, its proceed
ings will undoubtedly be sought after
with unusual earnestness. 1t is impossi.
BILE, in our cmcumscribed limits, to pre-
sent our readers with tull account of
the doings of both Houses; but as far as
we are able, we shall endeavor TO keep
pace with their deliberations, especially
in all matters Of general and exciting in
terest.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

The Gales on The Lakes.-In addition to the
list of disasters heretofore published (says
the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser,) we find
from the last Kingston Chronicle, that the
schooner Willis was lost on the shoals above
Gravelly Bay, and that all who were on board
had perished. These shoals we're strewed
with the pieces Of the wreck of sundry ves-
sells; thirteen hats had been picked up on the
beach. The insurance Offices at Oswego es-
timate that thirteen schooners have been to-
tally destroyed during the gales, and tha,
one hundred and fifty persons have lost their
lives.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

The FRENCH QUEsTIoN.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Boston Patriot, un-
der date of Dec. 4th, though he acknowledges
that on the subject Of the French question it
is impossible to speak with certainty, further
says
"There are considerations, however which
to my mind are strongly indicative either of
pacific termination OF the controversy, or at
least of the absence of any immediate dam
ger of hostitles.
One is, this very fact. Of the reserve and
moderation Of tone maintained by the Presi-
dent. lie is a man of strong impulse and
FEELINGS. II a war were at hand, he could
not but betray the fact by some exterior signs
of excitement in manner or conversation
Such has been his habit, whenever his mind
has been stirred up and agi a,ed by very inn
portant and stimulating objects OF attention.
il is hardly conceivable that if the nation, and
he at its head, were on the point of being
plunged into a war with France, every thing
about the White House should be calm and
unruffled as the surface of a summer sea.
Another is, the state of our military defen-
ces. Nothing very unusual has been done
or undertaken in regard to our Notifications.
But, above all, our little navy remains scat
tered over tho ocean, disposed of as it should
be in time of profound peace, but as 1t shonld
not be. and as man of General Jackson's
energy Of character would not suffer it to be,
if a desperate maritime war impended over
the heads of our gallant naval heroes"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

We would not so often occupy our paper
with the detail Of such painful accidents as
the following, did we not suppose that they
are likely to serve useful purpose, as an i'm
pressive admontion to those who have the
care of children, of tine necessity of constant
vigilance for the prevention Of such disas-
ters.-[ Bos. Pat.
Distressing Casualiy.-A child of Rev.
Hervey Hawes, of HampdeD, was burnt SO
shockingly on Saturday morning last, that 1t
survived only about eight hours. The little
suflerer,-a girl about years of age,-had,
in the absence of its parent for few mo-
ments approached the fire so near that her
clothes caught, and in one minute she was
cnveoped in flames, which, when first dis
covered, blazed two or three feet above her
head. Her clothes were burnt to a cinder.-
Mr.. Hawes, in attempting to extingulsh the
flames, had his hand badly burnt, but rot so
much as to permanently deprive him of its
use. We would recommend to parents that
their children be clothed from top to toe with
pooien, during the cold part of the season,
when large fires are Indispensable. An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.'-[ Bangor Hhig.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

Observation-Disclosures is new direct
and positive, that the opposition to Jackson
and his heir apparent, has obtained signal
triumph. Judge Lynch is elected governor;
the members of congress- are equally divided;
and both branches of the Legislature are op-
posed to the corruptionists. The result will
be the return ofMr. Poindexter, or some other
opposition Senator to congress; and the loss
Of the state Of Mississippi to Mr.. Van Buren,
on the final votes for President. Thus are
the states (says the N. Y. Commercial Ad-
vertiser,) falling in rapid succession from be-
meath this treasury candidate.
Should Pondexter be returned, (says the
Boston Centinel,) it will be severe rebuke
to Gen. Jackson, and the wretches who at
tempted to destroy him because he had the
Itemerity. to doubt the expediency of the
measures Of the present administration. The
executive power Of Government was never
exerted more to break down citizen, than
in Pondexter's case. Still, he proved him
self able to withstand the shock, and should
he now be reelected National Senator, it
will inoeed be signal triumph Of principle,
over official corruption.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

Mr.. Cheeper's Sentence.-We learn from
the Boston evening papers Of Saturday, that
on Friday sentence was pronounced by chief
justice Shaw, Of the Supreme Court, at Sa-
lem, in the case Of The Commonwealth vs..
George b. Cheever convicted Of libel upon
Mr.. Stone, IN the famous publication entitled
"Deacon Giles Dis,illery." The article was
published in the Salem Landmark, Of which
Mr.. Cheever was the editor. At the June
term Of the court he Withdrew his plea Of not
guilty, and was consequently convicted with.
out a trial. Previous to the sentence he read
an address to the court, in mitigation Of the
penalty, the principal point Of which was a
disclaimer Of any intentional sllusion to Mr..
Stone or any other individual. His sentence
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

THE SHIP PENNsYLvANIA.-Thc line of
battle ship Pennsylvania, now on the stocks
at our Navy Yard. under the shelter of
building that cost S45,000. is one of the most
stupendous fabrics that was ever destined TO
float on the ocean. Her length on deck is
225 feet which is twenty seven feet more
than half way from Fifth to Sixth street, in
Chesnut st. and her breadth So feet, which is
eight feet wider than Chesnut street opposite
the theatre, including the footways. She is
large enough to carry two thousand men,
which is a larger number than the whole
Anne lean army that fought and gained the
battle of Chippew,, and greater than the pop
ulation of considerable sized country town.
She is of the burthen of 1000 tons, and could,
II loaded with -four, carry the moderate car
go of thirty thousand barrels, enough to sup
ply bread for fifteen thousand people for a
whole year. She is to carry one hundred and
forty guns, thirty two Founders. SO that every
time she discharges full broadsidc, she will
dispose of precisely n ton of bullets to help
make iron pebbles for the bottom of,he ocean,
unless she happens to hit the enemy. She
will draw twenty eight feet Of water, and
thus find it difficult to navigate in shoal riv-
ers One Of her anchors which is to be seen
in the yard, and which is said to be the lar
gest one in the world, weighs II .GG9 pounds,
which Is something more than five tons, and
will require some merry piping at the cap
stern to get it apeak. Her water tanks are
of iron, mostly in the shape of large chests,
capable of holding from one to two hundred
gallons, but having proportion of them of
other shapes, adapted to fit around the sides
of the ship, so as to leave no space, as hap
pens with casks. The number is probably
one hundred and fifty, as far as we could
judge from looking at them, as we did day
or two since, under the guidance Of some of
the polite and attentive officers stationed at
the Yard.
A friend has just informed us that the lar
gest anchor in the British Dock Yard, at
Portsmouth, in 1882, weighed something less
than ten thousand pounds, at which time
there were on the stocks, three ships nearly
as large as the Pennsylvania.-Phiia. Gaz.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

Of Glenfinlas, on Ossianie desert, as it
has been called, was on our right. The
scene magnifed as we went on. Wilder
and wilder it was. The bare forehead
Of Ben Au, and huge Ben Venue hove
IN sight. The Trosacks came next
the b,isfied mountains rs it means, and
we approached our inn near there, at the
very hour that Scott dc cscribes-when-
The western waves Of ebbing day
Rol'd o'er the glen their level way;
Each purple peak. each hinly spfs
Was bath d ia floods Of living tire.
but not n setting beam could low
" ithn, The dark inc below,
Where twin d the paih ~ shadow hid
Round manN a rocny pyramid,
Shooting abruptly from the dell,
Its thunder spiniered pinnacle.
The rocky summifs split and rent,
Formed turret. dome, or battement;
Or seemed Enthusiastically SET
" th cupola or n'inarei,
Wild creSis as paeod ever decked,
Or mosque OF eastern architect,
Nor were these earth born castles bare,
Nor lacked they many banner fair;
For from the shivered brow displayed,
Far Ger the unfathomable glade.
Al lliwinLng with The dew w-drops sheen,
The brirr rose dell in streanlers green,
And creeping shrubs OF thousand dyes
Waved in the west winds summer sishs.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

PENNsYLvANA.-The Legislature ofPenn-
syvania assembled at Harrsburgh on Tues
day. the lst inst. In the Senate, General
Cunningham, (anti-Van BUREN, was elected
Speaker, by vote Of 20 to l0-and 2 scat
tering. In this choice the Wings, Antima-
sons, and Mulenberghers united. In the
House of Representatives, Mr. Middlcsworth,
an antimason, was elected Speaker, by un-
ion of the same parties. The strength of
parties in the House, is thus stated:-Anti-
masons, 45; Wings, 25; Wolf men, II; Mu-
lenberg, IL.
The Harrisburg Chronicle IA Van Buren
paper says, "a complete coalition has taken
place between the exclusive Antimasons and
the leading supporters of Mr. Muhlenberg in
the Legislature. This is the union and har-
mony about which the Muhlenbergers have
been discoursing, and foretaste Of the kind
of reform meditated by the .4ntimasons."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

THE WEArHEn.--Thc North river is closed
to Rhnebeck, at which place the steam bosts
land their passengers. At Troy, on The 81
inst. at sunrise, the thermometer stood at 5
degrees below zero. Buffalo Creek was fro
zen over on the Both Of November. On tho
I'd the thermometer was down 10 within q Of
zero. At Quebec, on the 26th and 9th Of
November, the thermometer at the citadel,
at daylight was t,oelpe degrees below zero,
and IN lower and less exposed situations tho
glasses stood at 10 and ! I below zero. Such
a degree Of cold is very unusual even in that
climate, IN the month Of November.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

THE DEMAND MADE.-Governor Gayle, in
his message to the Legislature Of Alabama,
states that he has actually transmitted to the
Governor Of New-York copy of an ndict-
ment found by the grand jury of Tuscaloosa
county, demanding Of Gov. Marcy the surren-
der Of Mr.. r. J. Williams, the publisher Of
the Emancipator, as an offender against the
laws Of the State Of Alabama, on the subject
of Slavery. ave shall see," says the Com
mercial, "what response New York is prepar-
ed to give to such demand"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

pressed and gallant people, will, we doubt
not, call to their aid thousands Of brave hearts
and strong arms from our own division OF the
land.
The Louisville Advertiser Of the 2lst ult.
says: I'VE learn by gentleman just from N.
Orleans that Stephen s. Austin let there for
lTexa. few days before his departure with
thirty thousand stand Of arms. Three com.
panies o volunteers from New Orleans, and
one from Natchez, had started for Texas, and
several additional companies were organ
izing at those places"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

The following paragraph, from the New
Orleans True American of 18th November,
contains information of considerable interest
at this momcnt:-
1--WE learn that the Hon. Charles Gayarre,
our Senator to Congress, who has lately gone
to Europe for the benefit of his health, has
written a letter to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives IF our State Legislature,
desiring him to tender his resignation of the
important Office to which he had been elect
ed"
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Vice
Presidents.

IMPORTANT FROM South CAROLINA. The
steam boat mail of Thursday brought US the
message of Gov. McDuffie to the Legislature
Of South Carolina, in which his Excelency
occupies two columns with the slave question.
He takes bold ground, asking the life for
felt of those in his own state who NEEDLE
with this business, and demanding similar
exactments OF the other slave holding states.
We quote passage or two:-
"The crime which these foreign incendia-
ries have committed against the peace Of the
State, is one of the very highest grade known
to human laws. 1t not only strikes at the
very existence of society, but seeks to accom-
plish the catastrophe by the most horrible
means, celebrating the obsequies of the State
in satanical carnival Of blood and murder,
and while brutally violating all the charities
Of life and desecratng the very altars of re-
igion, impiously calling upon Heaven to
sanctfy these denominations.
IL is my deliberate opinion that the la,cs OF
every community should punish This species Of
interference BY DEATH WITHOUT BEN
Eft OF CLERGY, regarding The authors
oft as enemies TO the human race. Nothing
SOulu Uc dppOpiiutG tiidu lOT oOuln
Carolina to set this example in the present
crisis, and trust the Legislature will not ad-
journ till it discharges this high duty Of pat
rlOtsm.
I: is in this aspect of the subject that it
challenges our grave and solemn considera-
tion. 1t behooves US, then, in my opinion, to
demand respectfully Of each and every one of
the slave holding States. |. A formal and
solemn disclaimer by its Legislature, Of the
existence Of any rightful power, either in such
state or the United States in Congress assem-
bed, to interfere in any manner whatever,
with the institution of domestic slavery in
South Carolina. 2. The immediate passage
Of penal laws by such legislatures, denounc-
ing against the incendaries Of whom we COM
plain, such punishments as vii! speedily and
forever suppress their Vaccinations against
our peace and safety"
"However strongly" says the N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser, "the great body of the
people of the free states have opposed the
reckless proceedings of the immediate abo-
litionists, our southern fellow citizens may
nevertheless rest assured, that doctrines so
abhorrent to every sound principle of morals
and political justice, as those avowed in this
extraordinary message, will find no response
at the north"