The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-03-06

couutability 10 their constituents. The rep
resen,a,ise is no, Tolerated III contracting a
deb, on the credit Of his constituents and
mor'gagng their lands TO get money to loan
TO profiga,e roilroad corporations, or TO be
expended TO advance The interests Of specu-
la,ors. as has been done IN many of the
States.
Harrison Consistency. .-Of,he six mem.
bers Of General Harrisou's Cabinet, four
are now members Of Congress,viz: Messrs.
Webster, Bell, Cri,lenden and GRANGER
This contrasts well with the objection urged
against the administrations of General Jack
son aud Mr.. Van Buren, by these disinier-
es,ed Federal patriots. How their profess
ions are backed by their practice!
"Sfronger than Euer."-The Phladel-
phia Ledger says tina, gentleman Of that
city made an offer on Thursday, that for
800 cash, he would agree TO furnish in
sixty days twenty shares Of United States
Bank stock, which would be a, tie rate of
$5 per share. We would not wonder if he
could do ii.
Jeremiah Leary, the coachman of Elk.
President Adams, died at Washington on
Friday evening, in consequence of the inju-
res received by the running away Of his
horses, when alrrmed at the firing Of a
Colts Iife in the Capitol yard. He was
greatly respected by Mr.. Adams for his f.
deity and excelen. conduct.
| II Tough Meat .Story.-The editor oil
the Barre Gazette says he has an uncle
whose grandfather knew neighbor who
had COW that broke her leg, SO that ampu-
,ation became necessary. The operation
took place aud the operator succeeded in
replacing the leg with one of wood. After
the operation the COW recovered her health
gave birth to calf and yielded her milk as
usual. The milk however tasted for some
time of The woo.I. hI, this favor at length
ceased. When killed the wooden leg made
as good steaks as any other, though hardly
as juicy.
I'm Important Piece Of News -Inielli
gence has been received in Philadelphia
from the British West Indies, stating lha
orders had some time since reached the Is
lands from the Home Government, tina
$4,000 co!ored men we've to be discipline,
| ne snl,ltc in .ttit;,p tho orJ;
colored militia and regulars Of the Is
lands.
| Foul Murder.--A man named William
Cook, in Van Buren, County. Arkansas. re-
Gently murdered Il young man, who had no
Injured him, named McNamme, merely a.
he said, to see how he would feel afel
shooting man The sum OF $500 is Of
fered for his apprehension.
| Important if true. London newspa
per announces iha. Governor Porter, o
the State of Baltimore, has pronounced
Gen. Harrison Iresiden, Of the United
States -!
| Caught in his o,vn 7rap.--The Portland
Argus relates an amusing case in which a
beggar in that city received what he asked
for, bu, not what he wished for.
"A few days ago.a full grown able-boded
man, presented hmselfat the door of one oil
our citizens; and solicited the lady Of the
house to give him two cents. She remark
ed she had none, and enquired what he
wanted with them. TO buy dose Of cas-
ter oil, marm. (was the reply; for am
dreadful sick
The lady had no cents but she had plenty
Of oil; and she prepared him stiff DOSE
He tried hard to get excused from taking it;
but she was firm he was sick man, and il
must go down. The oafer found he was
caught in his own trap;and where he meant
to have glass of liquoi; he got a dose of
physIc, but making a vIrtne Of necessity and
with sundry wry faces, Ne gulped it down
and cleared. He'd not call at that house
again, we dare say.
WESTERN FISHERIES.
The growing importance of the Lake