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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-26

t. We .ay before readers III Tins day papc. he
aLr and cxc"cn, Speech Of SIR Buchanan on the Ia
change Bark BIZ. We think, lie has blown that
scheme shyhgh. We have some other speeches on
hard, whci hope to bring out before the new SIS.
sian opens upon But readers are almost "A.
iiated with political matter for tic present; and as
glorious prospect les before ~ III The reaction oil pub
lie sentiment, aud in the triumph q Democracy, pro
nnunctd hy many Of the Stale Elections, We shall
attempt 10 give miscellaneous character to GU
paper, at ltas. during the month Of November. We
STALL give srrcncn of in our next Tuesday paper
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-26
H,.U,.p,:o, ami P,coru !

Resumption and Rt)orm
Every thing bids far for a decided change in the
Banking System In the midst Of tie Revolution
which is gong n-amd the triuuirlls Of Deinccracy
many Of tie States, the first result viii be- move
ment on the part Of th. Democratic Governors, and OF
the Democratic Legislature, IN favor Of prompt
sumption Of specie payments. The system IS eminent
" detective, aud Rotten in it5Soperaons ana every
man iio values the integrity Of principles and The
st,hiiliy al circulating medium, demands thorough
fclorm n the Ranking System-a resumption ~ soon
possible" ami adequate restrictions these lnsttu
tutous tnr The future. What, for example, does the
reader sag to lie present Market value q Philadelphia
Bank Stocks taken las respectable Correspondent N
the Boston Courier says.) "om respect BE phlacl-
phia Journal favorable NJ. on: 10 Ph'ia:e rha Banks,
but 10 The prime pics which these Bank' nave been
condnc;cd-thai the aggregate capital oi ne sixteen
Banks OF that CT; haze declined III vaine since the
18th August, ISIS, from SOB 3o',i3n, T. sum be-
low tln,t00 ton In l-:;- the rhadrlph in rurrcncv
was par, and nnw i, IS selling from 81 to ST.
cents per lNO. the former quotation apple 10 The
hs If The Cni;sd States Bank, which hlv fallen
from o. cents per lr0 10 81 since lie dat Of {
former communication, Oc.obc. T. II IS d ihiu
II they ire worth even hall tier present Ice, nee
the securities assigned for tic redemption Of the :ni
bulls, post notes and dvposics to all arpcaran 81!
doubtful! and Of ;;,c value. For instance, Morris a
nal, Si.con,GGa; Planters Ranl;. and tie MiSsss J,
Obligations. $I,GHi,oco Suspended drb' namely la
notes ofmany yeats Standing, S3,G0o, Gun Texas Bond
&c. Ac., 10 III. extent Of some millions more, and ais
Of such character that no prudent would give
an estate worth SI@G $50 for the whole n( them
The .wo great arsettin. SINS of our commercial onc
raiions, is ore, Laakia@ and deaitg2 Nntwith.
standing the repeated warnings wc have had o! tie last
is sad That merchants are now ielapsn9 into The
same error. New York is importing large quantities n
goods, and the available exports Of country do
not correspond in anoGntas lie prices Of wheat, cot
tan &c 10 no; Justify ;ais large importation, the
change has r:sen, and specie is exported
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-26
u..,-itr %, Mcdonald,

IS: Il, 800
lfa''1' Bass
s.,a,
,,..;,, g, Mcdonald. i,llG
..',.c mn as compared with the cleo ,,c
% - 80, Ian ,hs rlcct;on in November l2,!l6
s-lpd''" A.. $50: =; Io,,rv s-!d"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02
DOES TIE MIND ALWAYS THiNK.

Mr. Locke's arguments in respect to this subject
are the followng That during sleep, we are not
conscious of thought; that the mind is always uc-
i've, ven without our knowledge; that we have
no IDEAS but those derived from sensation and re-
fec ton; that can know whether person
thinks in his sleep except himself.
A writer in the Providence Journal, cites the fol
lowing facts, recorded by Preslden! Dwight of Yale
College to prove in opposition to Locke's theory,
that a man may walk in his sleep without knowing
| it; and another may see him walking, and doing
other things which involve thought, and thus as
certain to certainty that the sleeper thinks, while
he himself is unconscious of it, 81, .,t tsI
= ply stefan in lambortown N j., found TO his
great surprise, waking one morning, that he
was without shirt; and was unable to discover
| any trace of it after searching round his room
Having dressed himself and made particular fnqnr
les, be was obliged to remain in doubt with regard
| to the cause Of this singular occurrence. On The
following morning, however, he found himself in a
similar predcament, and was obliged to furnish
himself as before without the power of making a
discovery. The same thing happened the three
following days, that five Of his shirts had, al last
mysteriousy disappeared. The matter now be,
came so wonderful, that his brother determined to
sleep with him, and ascertain if possible the cause
of 1t. In the night the physician rose from bed,
without speaking, and left the room Ills brother
! who was the watch, buried IA fow clothes
and followed him. The former took his way
towards tho Delaware ,yyhere his arrival he pre-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

Mrs. Harrison was educated at Eashampion,
Long Island, and when Young was esteemed Ia
ny OF great personal aud mental accomplishments
A writer for the National Portrait Gallery for 1886,
thus spenks of her:-"She is distinguished for her
benevoience and eiy; and all who know her,
view her with esteem and affection Her whole
course through lie, in all its relations, has been
characterized by those qualifications that complete
the character ofan accomplished matron. p Jour,
of Com.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

SMoKiNG.-Dr Macaufy of St. Louis, while leo
turing before the Mechanics Institute that place
| recently told the following amusing anecdote Of
! smoking;-"A young gentleman, very much devo-
ted to smoking, had paid his addresses 10 young
lady, whose parents objected to the union, merely
because he INDUCED, they thought, TOO frequent
ly in the of tobacco. The young lady, how
ever, possessed in his favor, vailed upon him
to abandon the habit, that their union might take
place. The aniipathy of the mother however to
smoking, cor, inued undated, and she was still
skeptical 10 the fact of his reformation on THAT
score. And to test her daughters account that he
had given up The practice of smoking, she invited
him 10 spend few days at her house, with the
family No symptoms of smoking appeared till
one evening, when the mamma, before retiring to
resi-, f,acied she smet something like the fumes of
tobacco in his bed room. She looked through tho
key hole, and 10! and behold the gentleman was
caught in the act putting away, with his feet upon
the CRATE and thinking doubt Of the many hap
ny days with his beloved object. The mother in
haste down stairs, called for her daughter, said
she had found him still smoking, and wished her TO
come up Immediately and see. They few up stairs;
The mother looked into tho key hole saying TO the
augher, stdid not tell you he still smoked; look
and see ."-''Ah bu, MOTHER said the daughter,
"dots he not smoke beautif1ly?" n.t p eiF
d. t....
'John,' said the schoolmaser, ''you will soon
be man, and you will have to do busipess-what
do you suppose you will do hen you have TO write
letters unless Won learn 10 spell ,betteFf"
ooh, sir, shall put easy words in en-. ss
MIIros when blind married shrew. Tbs
Duke of Buckingham called her Il am
Judge Of co'ors, replied Milton, aud it may be So
for feel the thorns daily. 1s fara {,..
Rfpartes An elderly gentleman travelling in p
Stage coach, was amused by the constant fire Of
words kept mp by two ladies. One, of them at last
kindly enqnired, If their conversation did not make
his head ache--when he answered with great
deal Of naicete! No madam, have been married
tkese taoenty eight yearst-Amulet. t...r t.
PuELIc LANDS The public domain, held in
trust by the General Government for the benefit OF
all the States lies in unn States; viz: Ohio, lndi-
ana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiann Michigan and Arkansas.
There have been sold 81 ,OS3,iyi ~ acres.
Granted for various purposes 16,5I9 ,04l no
Unsold included lrnds SURVEYED 81 ,491 ,.o503 ta
Surveyed n it aiGt a t'sgr ,S S.',oo'Ss - IL
Unsurveyed t o. ~ M, ~. 81 ~ -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

s,Do,,.s 'ERAL HaRRIsoE. As this lady Is soon
n puo. occupy the "White House at Wash
fyms n y "'"g relating TO her history will be graf
.uO ,,n ne severe and desperate battle of the Mi
4 STATE. ueneral Wayne went to the Atlantic
4 For wing ". Captain Harrison in command Of
Year "sl'n, now Cincinnati. The next
Iudv. r, "'" harrison married the daughter Of
Rvs,L.." oieve Symmes,-wbo was born al
10 Ns,, Long Island, and removed IN early life
Govern. ey, where he married the daughter of
Oh. y, William Livingston, and was soon after
d,Ls, S,., associate Judges of the Supreme Cour,
the Nj. Al" 1857 he became the proprietor. OF
ADD rem." purchase" .ofnear a million of ACRES,
'''n0'ed to that country.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02


SUBSTITUTION OF OxES FOR tloRsEs.-Nichoas
Biddle in an Agricultural Address which he lately
delivered, makes The following reniarks on the a
hove subjects: uf r rsp .. 4seg
! ~ was about to name more Improvement,
but hesitate abe vi i'll mean The substitution of
oxen for horses on farms. All the theory is in ia
vor Of the OK He costs little, works hard he eats
| little, and hen we have done with him he is
worth more than when we began; wbereas horse
costs mnch eats much, and when he dies, is worth
comparatively nothing. Yet, after all, lit will be
difficult 10 bring the OK into fas hion. lie has
failing which, in this country, s more fatal than
madnesst TO a dog--he cannot t'go nhead; and il
seems severe trial for our impatient American ma
ure to creep behind an ox-plough, or to dose in an
OK cart. And then there is better in small
farms, where both and horses cannot be kept,
for the reference of The horse. The can do
ly farm work, aud is utterly useless for the
road lie is Of no benefit 10 the farmers family.
We can neither mako q visit with him, nor 90 to
court with him; and il the present immense poti-
cal assemblies In continue in fashion they
would be like the buffalo meetings in the prairies,
and il would be more difficult tian il is in po-
liticni conve u.ions to find out whose OK gored his
neighbours" H.. lr"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

Your iltee would conclude by expressing
firm belief that nil our points Of difficulty may be
honornhly and am'cably adjusted, and that harno,
ny may long be preserved by both governments
pursuing Iibeal and generous policy, congenial
to The Interests and feelings of both people, and
compatible with the spirit and genius Of nm enght-
oned age
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

Hint THE FARMER. We may send to Eng
and for Durham cows, and TO Spain or Saxony for
the choicest sheep, we NAV search the world
for cattle that please The eye, but unless they re-
ceiye the best care and liberal feeding ,hoy will
deteiorate, and eventually become as worthless,
and as unworthy propagation any of the SIX ell
elton breeds that haunt our rich but neglected pas
,ure lands. We re member an anecdete in point
and will relate it BY wa, ofIlustralion A farmer
having purchased COW from country aboundine
in the richest pasturagc, upon taking her to his
own inferior pastures found that she fell short OF
the yield which he was informed she had been ac-
customcd to give. He complained to the man ofwhom
he had purchased, that The COW not the one he
bargained for, or in other WORDS that she NIT
what she was "craf knd IL, he :. s:Why." said
the seller, al sold you my co,o, tut did no, sell
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02

If you purchase zinc Durhams,
Or Merinos select,
Give food OF the richest, .t
Beware ofneg leoi;
Or LEAN kline will gree, you,
JAS the Egyptian OF DID,,
Lean Kline in Your pasture,
Mean sheep in your fold
Tennessee Farmsr.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15

We learn from the New York e. ening Signal
of the 4th ins an, that Ale xander Mcleod arr,v ed
In that City the Sd, IN custody oil the Sheriff
OF Niagara County. He was brough, there by
virtue of a wri, of habeas corpus, issued by tho
Supreme Court, then in session. An application
be mado on the 9th instant, for his final
discharge. Joshua A. Spencer, United States
Attorney for The Northern District of New York.
and Mr.. Gardner of BIffilo, Mc'Leod's Coun-
sci. Attorney General Hall, and Mr.. Wood, Dis
trict Attorney al Lochpori, are the Counsel on
behalf of the Ccmmonwea lth. The New York
Commercial Gazette of the Sd instant SAYS
Ii we are rightly informed II has been agreed
betw cen MIR Fox and the Government, OF the Uni
ted States that no further opposition shall be
made by the former to the trial Of Mcleod. Tha,
York, without interference either by the British
Minister or the National Government. Ifacquit-
ted, as is most probable, Mcleod will be dischar-
ged, oil course; and the matter thus be disposed
Off convicted, the National Government will
then take the necessary steps 10 afford him that
measure of justice and protection which all the
circumstances of the case require
A. to the boundary, we learn thar convention
has been signed on the part Of Great Britain and
the United States which prov ldes for The appoint
ment of SIX commissioners. three for each party
the dispute These SIX. If they aC rec,
10 give final decision on the question. Ii they
caanot agree, they are TO appoint three others,
and decision by The ni,ri,v of The nine is TO be
conclusive.
Such wo undo rsiand TO be the arrangement a
greed upon. Some OF the details my DO moor
rccliy stated, but have every reason to believe
that the general fact Of a convention being sign.
ed, will prove authentic.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15
THE FARMERS LIFE.
BY II. COLMAN.

Wtai means OF lmparting pleasure is I'M
proved agriculture. How many charming exam
plies present themselves among us of improve
fnents which every eye gazas upon with unmin-
gled delight. Let a man, according TO his power,
take hIsien, his twenty, his fifty. his hundred q
ores. Let him comb the hair, and wash the face
Of nature Let him subdue. cicar, cultivate, en-
ricn. enbeiIish it. Let HIM smooth tho rough
phases and drain the wet, and fill up The snnken
and enrich the barren. Let him enclose it with
neat and substantial fence.--Let him line It's
borders and road sides with Ornamental trees, and
let HIM stock every proper part with vines and
trans. Let his fields and meadows with
her golden harvest, and let his hills be covered
with the herds rejoicing IN the fu!lness with which
his ltbors, under the blessing Of God. have spread
their table, and who, when he goes among them
hasten from all sides to meet him, and gratefully
10 recpGuize IN him friend and beneactor and
lick the hand whIch Is accustomed to feed and
fonde them. Here lie, US see the neatly
painted cottage with its green shades, its piazz,
trellised with vines, its sides covered with the
spreading elm or flowing ncacia, with here and
here the beautiful fir to shade the picture, and
he mountain ash showing its rich clusters Of
crimson frni, among the deep green foliage, and
he smooth and verdant lawn stretching It's soft
and beautiful carpet IN the front view; then look
again and the parents a, The close of day
resting from their labors and enjoying the ca I'm
evening, with their pledges of mutual and devo-
ancv of youthful innocence and delight; and if,
at such hour as this can hear the hymn Of
grateful praise rising from this humble abode of
peace and love. and its charming notes mingled
with the music Of the gurgling brook that flows
near by, broken by the occasional shr or
mellow notes OF the gentle and fearless birds,
which deem themselves loving members of this
loving household; if then, whether traveller or
soJ1urner, your heart Is touched with this
charming and not unusual picture of rural felici-
city, to call yonrseIfa man. If still YOU
Sigh for the hustle and the noise and the confine-
ment of the city. with ITS impure water. and It's
offensive doors. with its despicabe affections with
ITS heartless formaliies, with his violen, excite
ments, with lis midnight festivities. with It's ute,
restitution of sympathy. with its low estimate oil
human life. with its squaiId pov crty, its multipli
ed forms Of wretchedDess and crime, its PRIDE its
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15

The following strange story is told IN ihs jack
son, (Miss.) True Issue of the 9th instant.
MYSTERIOUS TUESDAY last, our attention
was attracted By unusual ,hrong IN front OF the
Capitol: upon inquiring into its cause, we were
informed that man named Clark, had procured
"habeas corpus, in order to obtain his liberia hon
from prison, IN which he had been confined undo
charge OF murder.
The facts OF the case. des clipped IN testimony,
well portions hich learned after
wards compose as strange tale Of romance, us
is often presented in real life. The individual
said To be murdered was old man, eyed ahou,
Co. named Genet, and said to be the of the
French minister of that name. who had some no
toriety in the early history of our country. The
parties all reside in Rankin county in this state,
and the individuals charged with the murder, arc
the prisoner. named Clark, negro man Bowman u,
who belonged TO Genet, and the wife of the de-
ceased. The States most important witness. is
the daughter Of the wife charged with the murder
of the deceased We do no; feel at liberty TO
give any OF the testimony, lest it tend 10 pre- ju-
dice side other of The cause, but will me
~ state, that as against Clark, it was entirely
circumstantial. Vet of such character as 10 in
duce the j1dre to require him to give bail, in
penalty OF five thousand dollars. 4 portion of the
facts having no immediate connection with the
gull; innocence OF the prisoners, but which led
TO their apprehension, were IS follows
About fifteen months since, tho deceased dis
appeared quite Suddenly, 50 much 50, indeed, as
suspicion Of foul play, although his alb
sence was accounted for By the statement that he
hod gone 10 South Carolina. where he once resi-
ded. Tino rolled on, the deceased forgot
ten. his property divided among his heirs.
and among other things. negro woman who had
belonged 10 him. carried and sold in Texas.
A few months since, neighbor OF the deceased
visited Texas. and saw The negro woman who
told him that Genet had not gone to South Caro-
/ lima, but was rnurdored--and to have Bowman,
who had been he hu sba nd arrested and he would
/ tell all about IT. The gentleman came home, nd
the result has been the Of tho prisoners
gether with a discovery of the bones of the old
man which his daughter identified.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15
From the Indiana Journal
WABASH AND ERIE CANAL IN OHIO .

Mr.. Williams has handed us for publication, tho
nissioners. The assurance which il gives of =
speedy opening Of this canal 10 the lake will bo
highly gratifying c the people Of tho Wabash Val
lev, and IN fact TO tho whole State. Ohio seems
of length TO have been aroused from her long
sIumbcr. Her recent legislation, IN regard to
this work, was o! the RICH, KIND and her officers
seem to be acting with efficiency.
CANAL FUND CoMMIssIoSERs' OFFICE,
Columbus, May l, 1871.
JESSE l.. WILLIAMS, Esq. Chief Eng &c.
Dear Sir,-You are doubtless already aware
that orr Legislature, at the last session, author
ized the amount necessary To flush the Wab,s
and Eric Canal in Ohio, 10 he borrowed upon such
terms The Fund Commissioners night deem
eXped!cnt and find necessary 10 procure II.
hive the pleasure inform you that
since the adjournment of the Legislature We have
effected loans 10 the amount OF 5 ISL 900, aud
have appropriated To The work III question, q cum
sufficient to pny the debt duo 10 coniract tors al
thus ime aud Sl25, 600 in addition. We have
no doubt of our ab,lItv To furnish the necessary
means as fast they ara needed, mud have thus
dav, written to Mr.. Dickinson 10 ,h,r eff CT, and
urged hum 80 spare rrerfion within his po,r-
TO pust forrard tie ,oorE to completion as rap
idy posSibIe'
Very respectfully,
N. II SWAYNE
Eos the Canal Fund Com'r,
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15

discriminating Junius, cannot see the necessity
for a declaraiory law, if wise and ra,onal men de-
termine, after ALL the limits Of RICH, and wrong
All persons are, therefore, subject to tho law
The wise man if he be virtuous will observe it,,
and consequently avoid It's rigour; the foolish and
vicious maa w.il violate il, and will necessarily in
cur its penalty.
Adien, junius, and because it sui,et III me 10 spell
my name as please, again subscribe,
HORN TOOK.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-15

vanity, ITS ambition, lis pomp. lis seryiliy; then
60 back TO your gided prison house and to pleas
ure which an uncorrCpted and refned taste,
cus,omed 10 drink IN the free air Of heaven, and
appreciate its freshness, its purity, aud lis
lubrity, will find no occasion 10 coyet OF envy.
The man =" no by his cultivation ana good husband
ry presents such a picture 10 the passer bv, shall
he not be called a benefactor TO the community |?
Has he not done much 10 improve and biess 50
cety by his example, Has he built monu-
men, to bis own honor more eloquent than the
marble!