Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-07-14

MR. MApIsoN's LAST HouRs.-Tbe
editor Of the Frederick sburg Arena, re-
marking that this illuslrious man, though
reduced to the last degree Of physical
weakness, retained his mental vigor to
the latest moment Of his life, says he has
seen Leater which MIR. Madison die
tuied, signed and frnnked on Monday
evening the 9th Of June, only FIFTEEN
HOURS before his death, ~ hich bears all
the masks Of his style, nodesty and
benevvLence. The signature is some
what confused and blottcd, but legible.
This was certainly the last time he ever
had pen in his hand, and the possessor
OF that letter has n reIqne that may well
be coveted, and which will be sought
alter wi,h intense interest, long after the
present generation shall have gone down
to the grave.
The Arena says, Mr.. Madison left
ready for the press, to which it will
forthwith be given, report Of the pro-
caedngs Of the COW cntion which framed
the Federal Constitatioa, taken at the
time, with. notes, sc. together with
compendious history Of the events COR
necled with that most important era Of
our national history. The work, it is
said, whl make two large octave vol
un,es, and will be I,ubIiscd simultaneously
in this conntry and in England. OF the
inportaitco of such n work, Il were su-
pertluous to speak. No work ever went
from the press that will possess 80 high II
political interest---no one which wRl be
80 essential to the library of every A
meric M politician. The correspondence
aud 0thur writings of the American sage
will DO given to the public from time to
time, as,d will bo sought for. We venture
to say, with an interest and all avldlty
beyond any political publication that ltas
ever yet been presented to tho country.
There is an interest in the bare contcm-
plution of such a mas4; OF maatcr traIn orc
of the master minds OF that period ma
turetl and pu, ia form during phiI"s"phic
, retirement Of twenty yeurs from the
turmoil and hustle OF the world, such as
no previous occasion has been capable
Of exciting. The Montpelier man
uscaips will constitute legacy to the
country scarcely less valuable than the
living services oftheir illHsirious author.
We understand from the same paper
to which We are indebted for the nl"r-
mation which we have already used in
this article, that Mr.. Madison has lcR his
whole estate to Mrs. Madison, with the
exception OF certain specific lrgacics,
amounting in the whole TO thiiteen thou
sand dollars, aud including one Of hlieen
i+andred dollars to the University OF Nir-
yinia, and another Of four thousand dol
lars to the Colonization Society. Mrs.
Nj. IL made sole cxecutrix.
The UNirEp STATES BANK.--i hn
daUidend of t"ar per cent, lately declared
Ly the u. S. Bank Oh a business of four
o,onths, besides being large surplus to
ne carried to the contingent iuhd, is the
for bv the interests of the cWnmmliy at
large. The cause Of these unusually y
profitable ope, alions the bank, may be
traced directly to the hostility exhibited
against her, ard shc refusal OF the Gov
crnment to recAarter her. Being the
great balance " heed oiihe money opera
ainns of the country, the nI"men, she was
stopped the wa,le nIachino was out of
order. Exchanges were deranged aud
Aecams excessively high, and money
wuuld command almost any price. The
Bank, OF course, svaiIeJ herself of these
advantages, aud while the result ot her
operations is seea in her divihend, it is
also Ielt in the gradual restoration of
things to their old state, which we hope
will, ere long, he entirely accomplished.
Ii is probable that the Bank will con
sent to establish agenci,s in many Of the
cities on the sea board, and ia the West
sh"nid the people call for them; and that
ahry will, Judging of the numerous appli-
catanns already made from different sec.
dions Of tho country, we have little d ubt
Should this be done we shall have 4
guaranty thatthe exchanges Athc coun-
try, will not soon be thrown iHo ssIch die.
order again AS they have lately boen.-
philadelphia Commercial Herald.
Bite oCa LioA.-A keeper Of sira
ding caravan was bitten short time
eincc, at Sutlield, Conn. by IA lion, while
visiting the cave Tho keeper whippet