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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-27

p E. rOT mAMTrOHD.-Tse sesS :,
leave from Peck slip, East River, every
Tuesday, THURSDAY and Saturday afternoon. ct ecosh
Tue 81. ,mhost BUNKER HILL. C,pt sanford, viii iesvs
from Peek Zip, n Revery Monday "Wednesday and Fndv
terDoon, AT O'Clock.
FOR VIEW LONDoN-s,ages viii be in readiness at Lyme
te convey passengers % New Londos.
II freight taken anil O'Clock -
n r. ALLEN, iI3 sesh 81
Me- All persons are forbid tstnr one on seeou.
the above host owners -
mo COnsURI = y OF DtL Or Sas.ZIs s W.
Il vsnto~ and Manufacture Of the ssry ,p,N
Larao SO much approved giving clear
invites the public inspect his new Dss. sna
Brop,e susIr FOR Dry Goods, Jewellery ava ancy stores
Also Lsmns Tor Billiard and Resdng hooms heleceories
fyessy,.s kr reupiriog light rnd are warranted to
~ s.Is ,h 1890 Of oil Lamps be viewed
:. ~, Az store stbsrne street. or as Greenwich, Of
Canal phs.r-. a.. -.
Sal. a. NICHELL spirit Lamps on each side.
: -Tbs snD crbsr las inst recsived OF
- supersar sock and vestng SATIN which he offers "
y ~ md rs chssers Also lnrge OF Skirts,
c,s ro~nms Gloves Hosiery Saspenders Russian Belts,
S'S ''' q. A BRsDBRooK,
,7Ims S53 Pearl street
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-27

- CITH-FIve
Gk1 stery being part ri the just finished
the Newark Avenue, short distance from the ferry
Each house contains with closets and pantrea
The psrors and halls pspered with door yard in front
will be rented for $500. Will he found
persons dong business the lower ps
New York than reside above Canal street The Ferry
Apply the premises IN Job Male Hem
terson Gregory, Jersey City, No. Il Csurandt
York
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-27

StA ANT' Ef UVwr ~ a., a. n. - .s,,s-, ~.
proprietor the e NJ prssentd thsr e't hst ne never
knew instance ts faas 10 produce cure the sae@
In EURO has W. RI Immense
sol nv " " Gnon va Rewery come ~ GRIND =: Hep-
w corner nf Pike 81 al Gran 81 g WV cor ~ Brusd
way and Cou tsnat 81 and VIM y. Hoffman s57 Rroaeway
Price "a ceuts IS 9m
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20
MHSCEEEA AN Y.
APPALLING INCIDENT.

iha following - extracted from private
journal kept on board Of the Vincennes. one
Of the vessels attached Ia the exploring ex
peduion, and published in the Eunkerhill
Aurora:
"Jusl before noon, Willie taking in the
maint"p gallant sail one of the crew " no
was ON The yard Ivy the slapping OF the sail
had The buntlIue thrunn over his head, and
t'eiore ne could tree himself Was jerked OF
and Onward OF Tho yard, where he hung
dangling hy ihe neck at the height oi eigh.
~ feet lie struggle Tor a mnInent only,
trying with hoih hands IN reach The rope %
Yer his head, and then they tell powcfless
by his side. He was first obser, ed by the
hnaiswain, who looked up on seeing hat
fall overheard. was Ivy his side, and ne.
yer shall forget The face OF hori or, nor the
unearIhty and fearful shrek that broke from
him after pointing aloit for a lew seconds,
incapable OF u,tering sound. Is was like
that sometimes head from persons suffering
under the nig htmare. Iii wus indeed most
awful sight to behold fellow creature thus
ql'Sering in the air, his arms dangling Ia
ard fro, and his Whole body swaying hack.
wards and forwards " ih every roll of the
ship, fifteen and twenty feet, and every iIt
tie while striking with fearful violence
ssinst The mast In few seconds GUZen
men were a!oh 10 his assistance ,bu, il see med
as macy hours. And here new danger
presented itself; thinking only of freeing
the sufferers neck they caught him with one
hand, leaning over the topsnil yard, as he
swung in, and begun cutting the rope with
the other. Provdentislly, the attempt " as
seen and arrested by the first lieutenant
Had he cut The rope, the jerk must have
thrown them both of together. He was
now soon liberated, but declared 10 he dead
On being lowered 90 deck in hammock
sent up for the purpose, The means used for
the recovery Of persons whose animation is
suspended, were successfully used, and he
IS now doing well. Another minute and all
would have been over with him. On ex-
animation OF the manner in which he was
suspended, bis preservation is lille short of
miraculous. There was oaly single turn
round his neck. Had il slipped, (and hea.
ven only can tell what prevented it,) he
would have been dashed to pieces or whirl-
ed overheard, where, with the heavy sea
that was running. he must have persisted.
Had II caught an inch nearer his eal lie must
have suffocated ere relieved"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

A Lady's La,in.-Come here, Ara.
bella. dear, and tell me what Latin is !
Why. Latin. Ma, said Arahella, is
am-o, love; am-a,. he loves; am anus.
we love that's Latin. Well, it does
sound dreadful pretty though. don't it ?
says +; and yet. il Latin is love, and
love is Latin, you hadn't no OCCASION
and got up and slipt my hand ints hers
you hadn't no occasion to 90 10 the
Combined School TO arn It; for na,ur' i,
says / teaches that a-and I was whis.
perrin ofthe rest O. the sentence in her
ear, when her mother said-Come, come.
Mr.. Slick, what's that you are saving
of! Talkin' Latin says I, a winkin' to
Arabella ; amt we. Miss, Oh YES.
said she, returnin' the squeeze OF my
hand and lafin oh yes. mother, arter
all he understands it complete. Then
take my seat here. says the old lady,
and both on you set down and talk il
for it will be good practice for you !;
and away she sailed to the end Of the
room, and left US a-Taiki.' La,in.-
Sam Slick, second series.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

Eating The Alexandria Gazette oh
serves that The American propensity Tor
eating Is soon TO be proverbial. Foreigners
already remark tina, The chief Thing though,
OF IN this coontry. next 10 making money
Is eating! MIR. Conbe, while delivering
one Of his recent able aud popular lectures
IN Boston, in the course of some physiologi.
Cal remarks, alluded to the iuntness of the
Americans for good living He said tina,
The greatest difficulty which be had expert.
enced since his arrival in this country was
now 10 resist The temptation Ia eat Of the
great varieties of rich food which surrounds
cd him on every side.
The editor OF the Boston Journal follows
up this suggestion with some pertinent, re.
maIks:
"ln private life, if gentleman invites
lew friends to assemble al this house. instead
oil providing an intellectual entertainment.
SUCH as would DO honor To human nature
ne caters merely TO CRAFTY the appetite
MOI only his most important, but his only
care, IS 10 provide Tor the occasion a great
variety expensive delicacies 10 tickle the
palaie-and the more successful he is in thus
laying temptations in The way of his guests
Ia eat and drink far more than nature Graves
The greater is his own qualification. and in
all likelihood the qualification of his yue.ts
+" no iaud him without measure for his ex
cellent TASTE, and unbounded hospitality"
Tin like manner, il a lady gives a party,
the hrst question she asks herself is what
entertainment she shall provide. - she ac.
c"rdingly sets her wits TO work, To deyis a
variety Of refreshments, which shall be a.
bundant and genleel and her pride aud
qualification are in direct proportion to the
variety and excellence of tie means mr. oduc
ed 10 crafty the unnatural longing of an
epicure And the guests, for days alter.
wards in canvassng the character OF the on
terlainment, instead Of speaking of any in
Ieiiec'uai pleasure which they derived from
The party. dwell with much gusio On The
variety OF cakes, ices, comfils, syllabubs.
iruii, wines, &c. sc. which were produced
and demolished ON the OCCASION"
ne cda H thjs c 5sffq Sai 5sMs
parties" and the soirees &c OF fashionable
people in Europe, has often been remarked
Not very profuse entertainm emf here for
one night would serve for hall dozen eve.
nings in France. We strive TO make peo-
pie happy by giving them plenty TO eat and
dsink-not by bringing them together, 10
ENJOY society, conversation, and rational a,
musement. How The ice water-light wines
and tea Cakes, furnished in Paris for
large party, would make some Of our good
people stare, who are accustomed. when
they ego out" 10 regale themselves with
Port and Madeira, and close The evening
with hearty supper of cold beef, turkey
and chicken salad Insipid would be
The only eXcla ma lion.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

Gen. Floyd Of Georgia i,ns iraversed The
celebrated Okeienokee Swamp, with n di,
vision o!'he army. His account Of his pas.
cage through the So amp is interesting. lie
Gays
Several times sent men up trees TO look
out for land, for We felt as if we were on the
ocean, and al last near sunset, we were re-
jpiced al seeing The green tops 81 pine trees
over the gloomy cypress, about five miles
distant. Ii was long after dAtk before we
emerged from the swamp, and when we
reached dry ldnd, were The most miserable
Creatures That ever walked on two legs 4:
wet, hungry, and nearly dead from fatigue.
On the march several men were begged so
eeep that il required two men TO pull them
out, and many on standing we're without
pantaloons & shoes, these article, being torn
on by briars, roots and quogmires mar>
rbsd at the head Of the troops, carrying my
Eaversack Of provisions as common sol
der, and suffered greatly; but il is a sa,is>
faction TO me to have performed what all
other men have deemed impossible, TO cross
the Okofenokse With an army.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

Important Discorery-We see in
scientific foreign journal, a notice of
new discovery, which is declared TO be
capable of giving US light on the subiec,
of burners. It's there SET forth that, by
the use Of tar aud the coarsrst oil.
for producing light, single burner may
be supplied for whole year for forty
cents.
Ii is averred that ''this process of OBJ.
isning light for domestic and,economical
purposes from oils Of the cheapest kind
is effected by the aid Of an artificial
current Of air which excites the COM
bustion. The lamp used is of extreme
simplicity aud the heat Of the fame is
employed to effect decomposition Of
the oil in such manner that the gas is
continually formed in The tubes OF The
lamp"
We give this discovery as we End it,
without having opportunity TO know
more about it than we have condensed
as tie pi;h Of the foreign journals
We shall patiently await more ighi
upon the matter. before we incline to
think on! gas works must cease opera-
. lions. --PHiLAD. Her.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

may follow me. may fall, but not
with disgrace" About one hundred
followed him to the field they assailed
the enemy three times. and were as of
ten beaten back, and finding that he
could not bring on his men the fourth
time. he rode up and down within the
lire ofthe enemy. counting supper, from
the one side, or death from the other
and In this act was shot from his horse.
His men Their rushed on to the recovery
OF his body, which they effected. aud
fled pIecipita:cly.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20
POETR Y.
OLD WINTER is COMING

Old winter is coming Alphabetically!
How icy aud cold is he
lie cares not pin fur shvering back,
He's ssucy old chap To white an,. black
lie whistles his ehilis with wonder ful
knack,
For he comes from ! cold country.
A witty old fellow this winter is;
A mighty old fellow Ior gIec!
ale cracks hit jokes on the pretty sweet miss
The wrinkled nld maiden, unfit 60 kiss.
And freezes the dew of their lips--ior this
IL the way with such fellows as he!
Old Winters frolicsomc blade, wn,--
lie is mild in his humor and free.
He'll whistle along inr the want oi thought >
And sets oil the warmth of our iurs at
naught,
And ruflles the aces,h NV pretty girls hough, i;
For frollcsomc old fellow is he
Old winter is flowing his gust along,
And merrily shaking The ,ree
From morning ill mig ht he will cling his
cong;
Now moaning and shor,-now bowling
and long
His voice is loud. for his lungs are strong
a merry old fellow is he
Old Winters wicked old chap, ween-
AS wicked as ever you'll see
He ~iihers The flow ers SD fresh and green
And bites the pert rose of,he miss of six
teen,
As she triumphantly walks in maidenly
shsen,-
a wicked old fellow is he
Old Winters tough old frlInw lar blows,
As tough as ever you see.
He will trip up our trotiers, and rend our
clothes,
And siifien our limbs from fingers 10 toes--
III" minds not the cry OF his friends or his foes.
A tough old fellow is he!
A cunning old fellow is Winter, they say,
A cunning old fellow is he
lie peeps in The cIevices day by day,
u" sea how ws arc passing our time away
And marks all our d1ings, from grave TO
gay
I'm sfrnid he is peeping at me!
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

SINGING AND PUBLIC SpEAKING.-
Public Speakers and professional singers, il
has teen observed, are frequently liable TO
pulmonary affections, and many who have
raPt listening audience with The Iervur of
their eloquence, or charmed the ear with
heavenly melody, find their exeriions 20
bring on disease Of The vocal organs, which
is known by The term bronchites The
Cause of this liability to bronchial disease we
are pleased TO see has been Investigated and
remedy discovered. Professor Bronson.
who gave lecture at the Law Buildings on
Saturday evening, was for five years MEM
her OF tho Protestant Episcopal Church. and
during that period, had in the exercises of
his duties, brought on hemorrage OF The
lungs. This led him TO an investigation of
The causes which produced The affection and
he iound that IL arose from the improper
mode of delivery he had been led into by
the direction OF The best teachers of elocution
and in which he threw tie voice from the
lower part Of The throat. He found on exam
inaiion, ihat the Italians, who are superior
To all others in vocal exercises, throw the
voice from The upper part Of the throat, and
following out the principle he has formed a
system by which, not ouly all danger is OBJ.
Waited, but the evil already produced is rem
ediet, and the power and volume Of The voice
in speaking and singing is increased This
IS Il suffice, Of the highest Importance to
clergym men, and choiristers especially.
Bali Sun
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

Tie memory Of Franklin We learn
from The Mobile Journal tina the Typogra-
rhicol Society ol that city have adopted res
buttons proposing the erection, by the con.
irihut'ons Of printers, Of national ,nonu-
ment or cenotsrh to tie memory OF BENJA.
MIN FRANKL1S. II is designed 10 assert
aud Commemorate their clsm 10 him os .
printer; one who, in the dfudgery Of
printing Office, with The labor Of setting
types, commenced course ri seli.discipine
md Intellectual training, which carried him
uiustIions'y through long course OF useful.
ness. and enabled him 10 Stand IN the fret
rank ot stsieimen, Ihiioso; hers and patriots
The design springs from just end bonors.
BILE pride IN such fellowship. and viii, wa
doub, rot, lie responded TO literally ty rra-
'e's throughout The country
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

MOCK TRAGBDY.-We find en- a.
musing story of the condemnation and par
don of regular soldier belonging TO gen'I
SCOTS forces in The Cherokee country, in
the last Hamilton Gazette. The fellow was
a private in the 81 Artillery, and had been
found guilty by a court martial, for a viola
ton OF the ninth article OF the rules of war !;
The sentence, death, by shooting. The
president however granted a reprieve; but
To increase the mental sUlferings OF the con.
victtd wretch, The commanding officer Of the
regiment had him led out, at the agency, al
The hour frst appointed by the court martial
Before large conoourSe Of people, he
was solennly conducted 10 an open grave,
besides hicb was placed coffin. The ex-
pected victim WIS made 10 knecl and sub =
mi, 10 a white cap over his eyes. lively e
armed men, in file, were drawn Up within
a few PAGES, and the usual signal oftbe sword
given bv The officer 10 FIRE But loi Old
Nick was cheated OF his own, and The vic
tim remained unscslhed, 10 The great mis-
LITIGATION Of all present except three acting
officers OF the day The scene closed with
the reading ofthe presidents reprieye and
an order TO the subjec, of his mercy 10 qui,
| the army Nashville Wig.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

Trying a 1itie.-A very curious mode
OF trying the title to land is practisei in
Hindostan. Two holes are dug IN the
disputed spot, in each Of which The
plaintiffs and defendants lawyers put
one Of their legs, and remain there till
one is tired, or complains Of being s,ung
by insects. in which case his client is
defeated. LII this country it is the eli.
ent, and not the lawyer, who puts his
foot into it.-PhiL. Gag.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20
Memorial.
To tkc. Hon. the General assembly Of pir

To Ike. Hon. the General assembly of Tir.
ginid
THE Petition of the undersigned,
citizens of the County of
respectfully represents
THAT your memorialists regard an
able, independent, upright and efficient
judiciary, as the surest safeguard of
their property, and liberty, and lives.
1t matters not how wise the legis-
lation, ofthe country may be if the adj
mlnlstration of the laws is committed
to incompetent or unfaithful hands );
the laws themselves will fall into disre-
pute, spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION will
W ~---:>-a, -:--i..o
and property will be violated with i'm :
punity.-It should therefore be an oh
Ject of primary consideration in every
government-and more particularly in
every republican government--to adopt
all proper measures TO secure men of
the first character for talents and in
tegrity to preside over the judicial tri-
bunals.-The trainers of our constitu-
ton have accordingly wisely introduce
ed into that instrument every provis-
ion calculated to ensure the indepen-
dence and ability ofthe judiciary which
was proper to be Incorporated into our
fundamental law. They have provid-
ed that the tenure of tie Office of the
judges should be such as to make
them as independent of the other de
partments Of Government as is consis-
tent with just degree irresponsible
ty. They have also adopted other pro-
visions, intende d to prevent any impro-
per influence from being brought TO
bear on their minds, resulting from
conflict of duties. But, IN one res
pect, the Legislature is entrusted by
the constitution with the duty OF pro-
viding for the independence and eff
cheney of the Judiciary. The Lcglsla-
ture is directed to ascertain the COM
pensation OF the judges and TO provide
for its payment. This, doubtless, arose
from the fact, that as the provisions Of
the constitution were intended TO be
permanent, whilst the relative value of
money is constantly fuctuating, there
would be an evident improperly in as
certainlng the amount of compensation
| by constitutional provision. A sum
which, at one period, might be an ade
quate compensation, might at another
time be entirely inadequate.-The con-
stitution has therefore merely provided
that the compensation shall be adequate
leaving it to the sound discretion Of
the Legislature TO alter it, under Ger.
tain limitations, as circumstances ma,
require.
Immediately after the ratification OF
the Constitution, Ihe Legislature, being
guided by the provisions of formc
laws, fixed the compensation of tn;
circuit court judges at $500 per an
mum, and that of the associate Judge;
Of the Court of Appeals at $500, ane
ofthe President al $27O0. These sal
aries were thought even at that time e
be too low. But circumstances hay,
since arisen which have rendered then
altogether inadequate, even to the sup
port OF the necessary current expense
Of a family. In consequence of tn
immense augmentation of banking cap
ital throughout the Union, and othe
causes, the relative value of money ha
greatly deprecated, and, it is fac
which is obvious to every one, that al
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

badly powder burnt Davis was ares.
ted by the bystanders. but a justice of
the peace came up, aud told them he did
not think it right to keep a man tied in
mat manner, and he thought it best TO
turn him loose
II was accordingly SO done. and he
absconded. OF the remaining four en-,
gagged in this terrible ARRAY the lid.
boy alone survived!
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-20

the necessaries Of life have advanced
In price from 20 to SO per cent. which
is equivalent TO reduction to the
same extent Of the actual value of the
compensation paid to the judges
Your Hon. body has manifested its
sense of the truth of this fact by in
creaslng the compensation of many
other officers Of gov. rnment, and if any
further confirmation were required,
your petitioners anticipate that it will
be found in the increased rate ofboard
ing &C., which the members of your
Hon. body will be obliged to pay dur
ing the approaching session Of the Le-
gislature.
1t would appear to your petitioners
that justice to the Judges would require
an augmentation of their salaries, pro-
portioned to the augmentation Of their
necessary expenses. But, indepen-
IDENTIFY of the demands of Justice, it
would seem to your petitioners that
sound policy also required a reasonab!e
increase of their compensation.-Your
petitioners have no hesitation in ex-
pressing the opinion that the Judge,
are the worst paid officers in our Gov
eminent, when the compensation is
compared with the services to be rem
dered. Very few Of them are able to
support their families from their sala-
res, and many OF them have been driv-
en- to exc out their mcagre allowance
by the adoption of other collateral pur-
suits, which are calculated to interfere,
to some extent, with their official du-
tles-others have been compelled to
resign and return to the bar, to repair
their shattered iortunes-and yourpe-
tltioners have reason to believe, that,
IT some increase Of their compensation
is not made, others ofthe brightest or
naments of the bench will be with
drawn from the service of the State.
Your memorialists are not the advo-
Gates of sinecures or extravagant sala-
rlcs-but they think the labourer is
worthy Of his hire, and that such COM
pensation should be given as will en-
sure the services of the ablest iurists of
ihs anq ak sdqFpng ysgs
to expect them without paying fair
compensation for them.
Your petitioners will not pretend to
point out the many considerations, both
of a public and private character, which
demand thatno expense should be spa
red to secure an able and enlightened
Judiciary. True economy, NJ less than
public policy, requires it, for Justice
will not only be more correctly admin
istered, but it will be administered in
one-half the time, and at one-half the
expense, TO the parties litigant. All the
proper views of the subject will doubt
less suggest themselves to your Hon.
body, and your petitioners will there
fore content themselves with prayino
that your Hon. body will take the sub
lect into consideration, and make such
a reasonable increase of the salaries of
the judges, as, in your wisdom, YOU
may think proper; and your petition
ers,as induty bound, will cverpray&c.
low