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The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

THe Dumb made to speak.-At public
 examination of the pupils of the WestG
 England Institution, at Exeter, for the deaf and dumb, OH Wednesday, three boys were brought forward to exhibit the prooresS made by them in the expression of artjcplal. ed sounds. This extraordinary part of tbs art has been entirely introduced by MT
 Gordon, and its exhibition struck every ons with astonishment. Two of the voices, though not melodious, were by no means disagreeable in tone, but one of them wac exceedingly so this. however, is only q temporary evil, as the voice improves by use, and the defect was attributed by Mr
 Gordon to weakness Ill the vocal muscles for want of practice. These boys answer. ed various simple questions which were put to them; the only means they had of under. standing the question, was by observing the motion of the lips. One of them repeated the Lords prayer very distinctly. to inc astonishment of the auditory. Dr. Penneg inquired how they were first taught to utter sounds corresponding with those uttered by the teacher. Mir. Gordon said that the child was ordered. to feel the chest or throat ol me teacher, while he spoke tbe words, and by ihe vibration of the muscles he might tell when corresponding sensation was produced in his own frame, and thus ap. pfoximate towards correct imitation of the sound uttered by the teacher He demon. slrated this by placing pupil before him, and putting his hands on each side of the pupils throat; the boy placed his own hands on Mf. G.'s neck, and looking steadily at hls lips, initiated the motion of his teachers lips, and mouth, and tongue. In this man. ner he afticuiated the same sounds uttered by the teacher Western Lumlnary.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

Ipdiaaa,- Lamenta5le and degradsng D'seIosures.-We have received a copy of report addressed to the legislature of Indiana by the trustees of state semina. 1tyy5 " incorporated for the express purpose of qualifying teachers for common schools. From this report it appears there is de- plorable deficiency of teachers in the state ''lhe investigations" says the report, "of the association formed for the promotion of common education in the state, have thrown additional light on this subject. From ther inquiries Il appears that only about one quarter of the children of suitable age attended school in 1633-4. Only one in SIX can read; one in nine write; and one in hundred studies geography, and one in hundred and forty-fiye grammar. The universal complaint was sswe cant get sui. able teachers-some are incorporate; some protane; some notoriously debauched.0 And yet the trustees say, .swe dare not dls' miss them, for there are no others to be had.n
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

| 7. ,,;ti ,;,,o hin, Bnt if is not true. Immense hod;as of Indians are poured in upon our western border-au of them under the protection oi the United States and 1t IS even contemplated 10 IoTli an Indian Territory west ot the M4sslsslppl, "hlcn shall send a Delegate to Congress-. On our south is inc Mexicau domain: and we must therefore al- ways remain frontier State. Garflsons ot United States 1roops must always be to the west and soath of us and therefore most of our roads must eyer he national roads. The Arkansas and Red rivers are both national rivers; for they run through the public domain of the United States, and come to us through an Indian territory under the protection of the general government All Improvements then in the navigation of these rYers-ail roads made ior communication with the indian nations west, or Texas south, are national works, and, as such the general government Is adihorlzed by lhe constitution to appropriate money tor the compieton of such as are commenced, or for the commence n1en of others that nay hereafter be deemed neces sary.
 The committee, ii considering thls subject, have been much in the condition of men who hght with out an antagonist The only difficulty to them has been to discover arguments which they might con- bat. Poor, indeed, IS the plea ot poverty when liberty and mans dearest rights are at stake !- Craven-hearted and unworthy American must he be- who would be eontented to remain beHdman and a newer of wood, to escape p4ylng the Paltry pittanee of twice his present ta8-Wheh, We are SdUSlledY can III no event De iHGtedsSui dd Ni!0hi we confidently believe will more likely be dimln- ished within the first two or three years This committee do indeed believe that their tellowcti- zens have not deqenerated We trust that you fully understand and deeply ydlue the proud rights of elective franchise and the peoples supremacy. Even those of you who are poor, those who may think they have llttle to gala by the change, love freedom for her own sake, and perhaps more dearly than the rich. The grovelIing spirit of sefshness can certainly have no influence in your discussions on this subject. If we are justly proud of the name of Americans--if our heart warns at the sight ot the gttering stars and strpes-why, oh why, should we not also become Americans, not in name only, putin deed. That name, American, which has been repeated with enthusiasm in every region Of the world, Is something more than an empty sound. 1t is prouder badge than the belt of the knight, the star ot the duke or the coronet ot the earl. That banner with which our sres marched to battle which waves at the masthead, over every sea-- the proud banner of American nindependence-shall it not be our banner-shall not our star, too, be blazoned there--shall not our name, too, be AME, RICANs
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19
DE LA r. R0YSD0N, ALBERT PIKE,
 k. CHILDRESS, Committee. CHESTER ASHLEY, VIM E. WOODRUFF, SAM'L s. HALL, Ghairmaa. T. P. CRUTCHFIELD, Secretary.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, May I9, 1885.


 WASHINGTON, May I9, 1885.
 l have received additional confirmation of what wrote to you, relative to Forsyth leaving the State Department. l now un- derstand that he will not resume the duties. Woodbury is to take his place, whose seat tn the Treasury will be filled by either Rives Or Stevenson. The latter hasakaerl nere -tsszs s-ses IS strongly means of quieting apprehended dissen5ions ill the Baltimore Convention. It is expected that by telling the refractory delegates, that Riqes is to go into the 1'rea- sury, less opposition will be made to John- son. Il is thought this will quiet the Penn sylvania Wolf delegation, l am however, not sure but that the opposition 10 Johnson made CT to be made by some one of the northern delegates, Is not in reality an ar ranged affair, got up to have a semblance of deliberaiion on the part of the conven- ton, ant 10 obviate what has been said re- latlve 10 the whole affair being decided on before hand. know well that it was so arranged. Johnson left here on the ad- Journment of Congress, nearly as we'll sat- lstied, that he was to be tie candidate for Vice President, as he was that Van Buren would be nominated for President.
 Some little talk has been going the rounds about a member of the Cabinet, having advanced few hundred dollars to keep up the Sun. have not understood exactly whether this advance took place before or after the Sun was bleached White, but which ever Il be, 1t was considered a treason to the Globe and the Kitchen. No little running in consequence of 1t took place among the scullions. and it reached the ear of the royal master. It was all hushed up however, and no one was decap- itotsd Or expelled from the party in conse- quenee.
 But what will you think when tell you that Kendall has called upon Stockton, and upon Resides, and for what know upon others 10 refund eertain sums of mo- ney improperly or by mistake, received by them from the Department What say you to that! Some of the Kitchen look blue ;! others lift up their eyes-others laugh, and some swear it Is only man. @uyre 10 come over the )}ats, and that he is not serious. One thing is certain, Stockton Is here and looks as if no were in trouble.
 The report is, that they are called upon to shell out little over one hundred thou sand doiiars
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 ter than was ever tho condition of any peo- ple under absolute legislative restraint, IS owinp entirely to oag having had more liberal, upright, and mercilul master, as we all acknowledge the government of ihe u. States has been.
 When we shall become a State, Arkan- sas will have as much power ili tho Senate as New-Yor Virginia, Pennsylvania, or any other State. And what have We lost m not having had Arkansas Senators ii1. at- tedance in the Senate chamber We have seen valuable part of our country ceded away 10 a foreign powerl We have seen part of our country. Of une&led ief- tility, forty miles wide, and strechlng from Missouri to Red River, given up for me purpose of locating the Indian tribes. H we had had Senators in Congress, neither eff these occurrences, m all Propdelii'y' would have happened. What has the na- ton lost by it Ne have seen two nomi- nations of foreign ministers rejected by the Senate, when the votes of the Afhan- sas Senators would have produced differ ent issue. We see an important seat on the bench of the Supreme Court yet Va cant, which would have been filled if Ar kansas had had her Senators in attendance, and had been truly represented. We have seen other things occurring III that body, too tedious to mention ln this report, calculated to embarrass the administration, because Arkansas had no voice therein.
 The election of Mir. Adams, in 1924, the vote of Arkansas, ii properly repre- scented, would have prevented. The tar if of '2S, the apple of dlscord which was we'll nigh disselying the Union, never would have been the law Of the land, if Arkansas could have spoken ill the Senate on that occasion. There may be again such trying scenes: every days debate III Congress may produce them.
 Ne hope for the passage of other pre- etnptlon laws-of having the price of land graduated and the vote of Arkansas, on such occasions, might be felt. Mr Clay's land-bill Is not yet dead-it only sleeps and Arkansas should have her Senators there, that when it shakes of its slumber, they may aid in strangling the monster. In the approaching contest, for the office of President and Vice President, it Is not probable that we are wholly indifferent spectators ane should the settlement of that question come into the House, tan event much to be deplored), the vote Of Arkansas, with single member, will be as potential as that of New York with her score. In 1901, when Jefferson and Burr were tied, upon tbirty-fiye ballotings, what would the old democrats of that day have given to have had Arkansas with them in their moments ofuneertainty? We answer, any thing, but alheir lives, their liberty, and sacred honor.o
 Your Committee, in conclusion, offer the following resolutions: sz4.ss-..aus-ss ''''
 1.-The resolutlsaafs above mentioned were published in our last.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

iStoop of Wa,' Peacock -We were high ly gratifed with visit few days since to this pretty little vessel of our navy, which was explessly fitted up some years since with spar deck, as a discovery ship, on the then projected expedition to the south seas. She ratains this construction, and sails in a few days for the East India sta ton, returning home via China and the Sandwich Islands, the South American ports of the Pacific, and Cape Horn.- Her commander is Com. Kennedy. one among the oldest and the most experienced seamen of our navy-the fae-captain. Capt Stribling-the lieutenants, Messrs' Hollands, Green, Turner, Mason-aeet surgeon, Dr. Rushenbergar-master. MT. Gordon-constituting, with select body ot mldshlpmen, as fine a company of off cers as we have ever met with. Her yoy- age, which 1t Is expected will occupy bear three years, must necessarily be one of great interest and instruction. She will visit the Red Sea, and probably the Persi- an Gulf and British possessions in India during her absence. In the Indian Ocean she will be joined by smaller vesscl.--New York Star.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

Forensic Rebuke.-A singular occur. renee took place few days since, in one of our courts of justice, admirably ilustra- tive of the genius of our country and of the independence of our bar. In the course of a trial, young and very talented lawyet Tn examining witness, asked a question which the judge considered improper and would not suffer to be put. In the pro- sress of the cause, the judge took occasion to ask the very question of tho witness which he had interdicted the counsel, whereupon that gentleman rose, and re. spectlnlly protested against the question being put, on the ground of his having been prevented doing so by the bench. Sir. said the judge, rather ausferely, shall put whatever question l think proper in my court.-Your court, Sir, replied the barris. ter, deny ii to be SO; il Is my clients court; 1t IS my court; 1t is the peoples court; and not yours. Itis unnecessary to add that the judge seeing the correctness of the remark, bowed with silent courtesy to the rebuke, and the cause proceeded.-K Y. Enq.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

.Nanlbero of Churches aud Meeting Hor ses ia the City of .Ne,o York.--Presbytef. an 35, Episcopalian 26, Methodist 20, Bap' list IT, Reformed Dutch i5. Roman Cath oiie 6, Friends 5, Lutheran ?, Universalls 3, Unitarian 2, Independent ?, Jews 3, Mo- ravian l, Miscellaneous 4; total Al.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-19

4 A bill has been introduced into the Brl' ish House of Commons by Sir J. Camp bell, for the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, and has met with a favorable recep' ton.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06
HERALD OF THE TIMES.

paralyze the arm Of Government, by dscour-
aging its friends from loaning it money to
carry on war which they called wicked and
unjust? Who told us that our town would
have been laid in ashes, but for the many
friends the British had among us?-to witt
these same Jackson democrats Their con-
duct at that time is matter of record, and ev-
cry freeman's memory should be refreshed at
least once year with their deeds Of dark
ness, lest the rising generation should mis-
take these wolves in Sleeps clothing for the
real friends Of liberty and the Constitution
The words democrat and republican was u.s.
ed by them in those days as by-words and
terms Of reproach, to the supporters Of that
war; but now they have the impudonce to in
suit us with their hypocritical slang about
their vencration for republican principles
when in fact, they detest them as much as
they did in the days Of Governor Jones'
They wish TO know why no reply is made
to their scurrilty-or why our candidate is
not held up for them to bespattcr. ] shall on
ly say, for myself, that | should as soon think
of putting on clean shirt to wrcstle with a
chimney to vindicate dny mans
character that might be assailed by such un-
princpled fellows. Why say they, do not
the friends of Mr.. Cranston show lis fitness
and claim to a scat in the councils Of the ma
ton? ii. G. why do they not reply TO our abuse
that we may have the better chance to abuse
him still more0 the reason is obvious-if an
irresponsible b!ack-guard should proclaim me
thief from one end Of the town to the other
would it be incumbent on me to disprove it:
! should think not, sr.-And if they are hare
pushed for matter, las it seems they are,) lie,
them turn to the back files of their own Sian.
der-mll, and copy some Of their remarks or
their bosom friend, Dutee J. Pearce, before
his apostacy.
A WING OF TIE OLD School.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06

This, or the like of this, cannot as yet be said
Of his co.candidate; for he is young Jackson
squab, and has so recently broken the shell,
that there is no telling what the bird will
be-whethcr a fighting cock, or dung-hil.
But we know what new proselytes are-eyer
ultra in their zeal to attest the sincerity Of
their conversion and there is no probability
that he will differ from the rest of his tribe.
Yesterday, an anti-masonc wbig,-to-day, a
Jackson tory, with the Van Buren, flag in his
band, there can be no doubt Of his course, if
elected. He will, in that case, unite with
Pearce, if he be elected, in giving the vote of
this State to Van Buren, and the State itself
to the reign Of corruption and arbitrary pow
er. A RHoDE-isLAND WuIG.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06

The U. =. sloop Of war Falmouth sailed
from Pensacola on the 18th nit. for the Ches-
apeake. A number Of gentlemen Of the ma
w, and all the invaids on the station were
passengers.
says--"The frigntc Constitution, Commodore
Elliot, is expected to sail from New York
during the present month---dcstincd for the
Mediterranean"
\ On one occasion during Captain Ross
detention in the northern regions they fired
ball Of frozen mercury through an inch
plank and on another they frozc oil of al
monds in shot mould at minus 40 degrees,
and fired it tagainst target, which it split,
rebounding unbroken.
: The anniversary Of the Landing Of the Pill
grms, in Plymouth, will be celebrated in
that town on the 22J of Dec. next, when the
Hon. Pcleg Spraguc, formerly of Maine, will
deliver an Address.
/ The Norfolk Herald rcmarks-We learn
that VIM. Gwynn Jones, who was lately
committed to Jail for robbing the Baltimore
Post Office, has been released from prison,
on giving bail in the sum OF 60OO dolls. to ap-
pear at his trial.
I The people Of Talcahuana were engaged
IN rebuilding their town at the last dates, in
an improved style. They say that earth.
qnakcs do not visit them but once in a CEN
tury. and consequently they shall not be dis
turbed again during the present gencraton--
the rest they leave to posterity.
: The acting Governor of Michigan, Inns is
sued his proclamation converting q special
session ofthc Legislative council Of the ter
ritory, on the l7th proximo. in which he SAYS
that matters ofimport involving the rights
and interests of the territory, require the con-
sideration of the Council.
| The Baltimore and Washington Rail Road
Is now in full operation to Bladensburg.
! Letters have been received at Boston, an
nouncing the painful intelligence that Mrs
Matilda {. Dean, wife Of the Rev WIN. Dean,
Baptist Missionary TO Siam, died at Singa-
pore, 5,h March, 1895, leaving an infant
daughter weeks old. Mr.. and Mrs Dean,
sailed from Boston ON the % Of July, 1884.
Tsmberance.--The Millcdgeville Journal
says that, of the l0l conviets now in the
Georgia State Prison, "a were in the Use Of
ardent spirits before the commission of the
crimes for which they were sentenced, and
that 47 wcro decidedly incorporate.
NASHVILLE, July l6.-Wt understand thai,
there have been 25 deaths from the cholera
in the Penitcntinry; "a Of whom were con-
victs, and what is a remarkable fact, no ono
of those who had il two years ago, when the
cholera prevailed, has now been a subject Of
the disease!
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06
From the Boston Atlas
RHODE-ISLAND ELECTION.
SurcS.

The important election Of Representa-
tves to Congress from Rhode Island,
takes place on the 25th of August. Our
friends in that State are doubtless aware
Of the great importance Of this election,
and will strain every nerve TO carry it,
The Tories arc making tremendous Of
forts. Their cmissaries have been busy
for weeks and months-and will bring
every influence that money and patron
age can give them to bear upon the cleo
ton. Rhode Island must remember that
she is one Of the small States-that she
has State-rghts and State-pride-and
that a consolidated government, such as
the Tories are now striving to force up
on us, will be fatal to her. Massachu-
sets, RHODE Island, Vermont, Delaware
and New Jersey, with the Carolinas,
and all the smaller States, will be at the
mercy of New York and Pennsylvania:
the mammoth nations-iast populating
by emigrants from the old countries--men
ignorant of our language, and without
attachment to our institutions.
Let the citizens of Rhode Island re-
member that President Jackson has US
cd all his mighty influence to destroy
the Senate-the bulwark of State sove-
reignty-the only remaining barrier be-
tween us and Absolutism. The only re-
naming barrier, we say, because the
character of the Judiciary now depends
OH the Grmncss and wisdom of the Sc
nate. Let them remember that Van Bu-
rem is pledged to afollow in the footsteps
of General Jackson" and that he will
continue this war against the Senate,
with the view Of giving the Empire State
Of New York-what the Tories call that
legitimate weight in the public councils
to which her resources and population
enttle her.
Rhode Island must be faithful to the
Constitution and herself--and return such
men to Congress as will sustain the Sc
nato-and resist TO the last that concen-
tration and consolidation of power and
patronage in the Executive of the Cen
eral Government, which must eventually
result in despoiism. Such men are BUR.
GES and CRANSTON.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06

Eight Days LoterJ from Europe.-The
ship Troy, Capt. Allen, from Liverpool,
having sailed on the Cd ult arrived at
New York on Monday evening, bring
ing London papers to the lst, and Liv-
erpool TO the cd July. The papers are
entirely barren Of news.
The funeral of Sir VIM. Goblet, who
died on the 18th of June, took place on
the Goth at FarnhsM. He was born
March 9, 1862.
A dreadful explosion Of coal mine
took place at one of Russel's collcrics
at Wallsend, on the l8th, by which it is
feared upwards Of one hundred lives
were lost. There was n similar explo-
sion at the same mine in 1921, at which
% lives we're lost.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-06
PRESCRIPTION,

The public deposites Of the United States
to the Newport Exchange Bank in this town,
bank recently established, with capital of
fifty thousand dollars. The deposites of the
War department were removed by order of
the President, about one month since and
those of the Revenue department, on the
3Ist ult. The president ofthis new pet bank
had the honor of being one of the delegates
to the Baltimore Van Buren Convention
This gentleman has stated that his bank is in
debted to the special interposition of Dutee ).
Perce, for the peculiar favor thus conferred
upon it.
The Newport Bank has uniformly been the
place Of dcposite Of the National Govern
ment, under all administrations, for thirty
three years past. During the late war, this
ancient and highly respectable Institution
loaned large amount oft capital to aid our
,country's cause, and through its agency large
subscriptions were obtained to support it in
this trying crisis. From this brief statement
of facts, it will fully appear, that the Treasu-
ry of the United States is made the sport Of
reckless political managers, to perpctuate
themselves in power. For what other pur-
pose than to influence an important election,
did President Jackson, and his obsequious
lackey, the Secretary Of the Treasury, order
the removal these dcposltes at this time !?
Every freeman not under the influence Of
'the spoils of victory" should seriously consi-
der the object and tendency of such moa-
SurcS,