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A DRESSING.

"M,JoR Moan, it is said, has been appointed keeper
of the Presidents conscience. The MAJOR has had
about as much as he could do to take care of his own
conscience how he will manage to take care OF the
Captains is more than can say, unless he should
turn his own off, to shift for itself which we presume
will be the result"
The above is from the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, a paper said to be edited by the Rev Mr. Col
ton, Chaplain in the Navy If this be SO, 1t exhibits
very unchrstian and unclerical-lke spirit, and Tor
an officer in the public service very dsrespectiui
one towards tb Commando Chief of the Navy
But Chaplain in the Navy may be only warrant ON
Ger, and therefore, stretches his warrant to any IN
sulting length ! was once on board an English Sc
venty four and found the Chaplain the veriest peh
mai,re on board he used Cologne water, played The
German flute and dominoes and whist whats he
good for Admiral" said | 90 he is a very useful
man sir, on board he dresses the salad, mixes the
punch and peppers the devils If all our Chaplans
in the Navy possess the spirit and the manners lnd-
ca ed in the above paragraph from the North Anne
rican, the sooner they all have call on shore the
better it will be for economy and good morals
Union
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VIATOR.
From the Dela.oare county Gazette Delhi, ~ Y.

From the Delapare county Gazette, Delhi, ~ Y.
The attitude which the President of the United
States occupies, such the attention
and excite the interest of every He refuses to
be the tool of party to carry out its mischevous and
mad designs. He will not sacrifice the principles that
have marked and characterized his political career by
sanctoning measures at war with them. He will not
re establish National Bank, which he has always
oppo ed and denounced. lie will not strip the Gov
eminent OF the last penny of IeveDue 1t has ndepen
dent OF taxation, for the purpose OF increasing taxa
uon, increasing 1t opplcssvely and unequay increas-
ing 1t disProportonaely more upon the poor than the
rich, and SO as to prosper the pursuits of few
at the expense of the business and labor of
the many. He is in consequence denounced and
identified under the general cognomsn of Wing
The party array and action of the Wings are against
him every where, against him in Congress,--in
caucus,-m convention,-in The press Thanks
our glorious Constitution, the American Chief Mags-
trate Is not Venetian Doge, and paralyzed be the
hand that would MAIN it with alterations, for the
purpose of reducing him to such an mpotcnt and
pitiable condition. He has powers that in the hands
of an honest and bold man, be eiiectuay welded
for the maintenance of his rights and dignity as
a coordinate branch of the Government, and the
protection of that immense constituency of which,
In its aggregate character and interests he is the sole
representative Nobly andfearlessly has John TYLER
stood up to his duties, upon the great questions of
currency and revenue. The onset that has been
made upon him and his principles he has met with the
thunders of the Veto Peal after peal has resounded
through the halls of Congress- till the bael conspi-
rators grind their teeth with rage and are crying out
"impeach him impeach him ~
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Snake 81 ry.-The Reading Democ rat says "a
rattIesnake of the largest kind killed on Tuesday
las, on Guldin's Hill, in this county near the Black
Bear tavern, In the following singular manner. A
little boy who had been engaged the hill in assist
ing TO make slaves, mounted mulberry tree in his
neghborhood- lie had not been on long when his
hand Ca ne in contact with the tail of the snake which
few feet above bis head it gave it's usual sig
nal of attack when the boy became acquainted with
his situation, he made rapid descent followed by bis
snakeship He fortunately laid hold of club and
bruised his head before 1t reached the ground. The
snake measured feet, and its tail contained rat
ties, and supposed to be about IA years old
We doubt this story, and we profess &c
have some knowledge of the ''manners and
customs" Of snakes. Rattlesnakes do not and
cannot ascend trees. If it had / j rattles it was
IL years old. After running twenty PAGES a
large rattlesnake could not catch child 2 years
old. They are very clumsy and soon become
exhausted. They are rarely known to pursue
or retreat. They are the most magnanimou'
Of reptiles,
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From the Philadelphia american
COMMON SENSE.

friend, who is very anxious for the passage of q
Tariff, and who is also strongly in favor of the Land
Distribution measure, begs TO say, that he thinks
they ought to be presented TO the President in two
bills. He says, if the President is in favor of one OF
these excellent measures, that he ought TO have the
opportunity of saying So That If by pressing them
upon the President in one BILL both measures shond
be lost the country will hold the members accouna-
BILE to the nation, who have joined them and thus
lost both. We give this view TO readers and
trust that it may reach the eyes of some of sena
tors, who may think of yoking the two measures to
gether. The members will find on their return home
that nne-enths of the people they meet are in favor
of dividing the Land from the Tariff measure, ant
think that President Tyler is right in asking for ue
separate consideration
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IL is understood here that the bill now before Con-
press has been so amended to impose duty OF
cents pound on sheathing copper, and cents a
mound on tarred cordage These amendments Will well
nigh put an end to the copperng and rigging OF SHIPS
IN tbs country They viii destroy the marine rail-
WAYS and in great put an end to the occu-
nations of the shp-yards. This is one of the most
unfortunate movements for American industry, If
that is the object, which could be devised Our
ships now go abroad for all the rigging winch u IS
possble 10 90 for The cost Of recopperlng ship
IS two-hirds Of its labor and but one-thrd Tor the
difference between the old copper and the new The
duty on copper would stop the recoPPerng oil ships
There are FIVE copper-rollng establishments IN The
country, all of which have been very successful, ana
their owners are all reputed to be very rich. Why
should such great mischief he done to our commerce
and laborers, for the doubtful benefit of men who
have so very little need of IL,
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THE NEGOTIATION.

The lntelligencer is congratulaling its read
ers ON the amicable adjustment, at last of our
difficulties with England. We gather from
this that the British side is well pleased, and
we sincerely hope and trust that all sides will
be pleased, so that the treaty may be ratified
without delay, and peace be confirmed between
the two nations forever
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THE FLORIDA SQUADRON

The brgantlne and three schooners which sailed
from Indian Key on the 10Th instant have arrived at
Norfolk. They are:
Schr. Flrt, Lit. Com McLAUGHLN, senior officer
of the Squadron.
Brlgantine Jefferson, 1t Com JOHN RODGERS.
Schr. Van Buren,, 1t Com MARcHAND.
iSchr. Madison, 1t Com. HERNDoN.
The schIs. Wave and Phenx remain at the sta
ton.
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A GRAND SPECULATION.

We hear that certain capitalist is negotiat-
ing for the purchase of all the claims against
the States, amounting to $200,000,000 If ru-
NOR can be relied on as to the amount he is to
give for them, when they are finally paid, (as
they doubtless will be- he will realise a hand
some profit on the investment We have more
to say on this subject
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COOPERSTOWN POSTMASTER.

The recently appointed postmaster at Coopers
town. who takes the place of an upright man. assisted
IN burning Gen Harrison in ehgy l-Lipingston
". Y. Republican.
We have seen this story in the Albany Clay
papers, and various other Wing sheets. II is
utterly untrue, and we request the public to
suspend its opinion in relation to the matter I'M
I'll the correct version is given, which will be in
a few days
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From Porto Rieo.-Captain Hatch, Of the brig
Mary Aver l. from Guyana, sailed July 9th, informs
s hat just before he Jeff abundant rains fell on the
south side Of the island after long continuance OF
drought The canes had suffered much but the liant
still hoped to make average crop unless there
should be a recurrcbcy Of very dry weather-N. y
fnm Adr
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FOR THE MADIsoNIAN.
REV. MIR. MAFFITT'S LECTURES.

This evening, in Odd Fellows Hall, the Reverend
Chaplain of Congress will deliver lecture in his
course the causes and effects of the American
and French Revolutions.
The variety of his readings in history, the purity
and recherche style Of his eocution will combine TO
render his lecture mental treat, which should fill
his Hall with the talented, the accomplished, and
the beautiful.
VIATOR
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OFFICIAL.
ITMENT BY TuE PREsIDENT,

APPOINTMENT BY TIE PRESIDENT,
Dy and Nth The adpice and consent Of the Senate.
WILLIAM KINNEY to be Attorney of the United
States for the Western District of Virginia, in the
place of w g. Singleton, whose commission has ex-
pired.
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AGENT FOR THE MADIsoNIAN.

Mr. G. w. vENABLE is duly authorized to solicit
same.
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LsPMR CusHlNG's speech will be found on
the second page of to-day's paper. Our readers
viii doubtless give il an attentive perusal
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We are glad TO hear that Mr.. FORWARD is
much better, and is likely to recover speedily.
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IN THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL LET THERE
BE UNITY--M NoS-EssEsTiALs, LIBERTY AND IN ALL
THINGS cHARIrY.-Augttstin.
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New Orleans, May 20, 1919.
LATEST FROM MEXICO.

The cutter Woodbury.. Capt. Nones,
arrived in pr, yesterday morning from
Vera Cruz. whence she sailed on the 22d
instant
Judge Ellis. our late Minister to Mex
leo, arrived IN The Woodbury., as also ,ha
following American citizens, late Santa Fee
prisoners I'D. Suisely, l.. A. Sully,
]. B. Honglsiline, Il. s. Dorsey, J. e.
Howard, II. r. Buchanan. and Geo. VIII
kins Kendall, liberated on the 2lsl Of
April the day on which Mr.. Ellis took
his final leave Of Santa ANN. and ). d.
Sheldon. A. Adams aud John Thompkins.
liberated on the 9th April, though. The in
,erven,iun Of Gen. Thompson, the new
NJ mister.
Gen. Thompson arrived at Mexico on
the evening Of the l6ih Of April. aud was
warmly welcomed by The residen, Ameri
cans. HIS exeruons in favor OF those
Americans now imprisoned have been
interchangeable and successful. Sheldon.
'rhompkins anil Adams having been lib
Grated through his Intervention on the
9th.
The mex, day sixteen Of the prisoners
claiming EnglIsh and German protection
were liberated.
On leaving Mexico. Judge Ellis order
ed the sale Of his library, table service
and furniture generslly--lhe proceeds Of
which were literally given to mitigate the
suifsrings Of the Tex,an prisoners. tie
had previously given them upwards Of
81 900.
Many cases Of fever we're reported at
Vera Cruz al the l,ies, dates.
President SAINT, Anna has levied per-
sonsl tax on all carrying on lucrative
trade or profession, to take eilec. on the
LIST OF July. and To be paid three months
in advance, as folluws--farmets. 50 per
month; architects. CON. agents. lawyers.
Judges, &C.. Sl6 per do; physicians. sur
geons and curstes. $l2 do aud other ca !
ings in proportion.
All the accounts go to show that Santa
Anna is not the unanimous ch"ice oi the
people. and that he has arrested several
military chiefs on Suspicion nf detection.
! aud suppressed three papers for seditlous
publications.
The whole scope Of the arguments 81
The government papers thai we have seen,
is IN favor Of The consolidation aud psrPs'
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FARMER. A WORD wITH YOU.
kuhat LII Tnoa (ona,au. kaonaash -

VIVA, did Loco-focolsm bequealh TO
the couniryl
Mr.. Van Buren, LEI, Us a bankrupt
Treasury. lie left The public interests
every where abandoned.
lie LEI, Us without 0 currency.
He LEFT Us a debt OF fifteen millions.
He .el, Us the North Essiern and North
Western Territorial quessions--ihough
Of years duraiioa--unsei,led.
The Compromise Act he iefl Us al the
year OF It's conclusion. and Treasury
notes. in lieu Of msnly revenue action.
And with all these difficulties, foreign
and domestic. piled mountain high"
upon the shoulders Of the new sdminis-
tra,iou. the Whigs are asked for The pro-
missed reform!
Suppose. friend Farmer. in the gsnero-
sity Of your confidence, you had employ.
ed an unworthy 0verseer upon your farm.
That you had csnidsd in him for years
trusting in his promises. Suppose this
Overseer to have suffered your land TO run
wild Ito have destroyed your timber--lo
have levelle,l your buildings 10 the geund
Ito have fired your orchard-lo have
killed your horses--,o have run you
thousands Of dollars in debt, and that. I'M
der such circumstances. he had been dis
charged by you and successor appoint
ed in his stead. In this state Of the case,
while the newly engaged superintendent
of your premises was busy in planning the
PREPARATION of these injuries, imagine that
the vllairous wretch " ho had caused them
ell. we're 10 come upon your ground. and.
with a grin on his face. ask The following
questions: -
Why does no, the Corn grow upon this
land. which / suffered 10 run wiid@
Why is there no Cash coming from
the Mills for The timber that 1 destroy
ed?
Why are not Houses erected, in the
stead Of ,hose that Iburned dopn?
Why have yeu no Horses. To supply
the places Of those ,chiCh IkiiledS
Why is there no return from The orchard
that Tired.
Why have you not paid the thousands OF
dollars. 10 The amount Of which Iran you
ia debt?
Don't you think, in this state Of the
case, that neither Church mr. State could
prevent you IRON knocking the rascal
down,
This is a true picture Of Loco focoism.
Twelve years has it ravaged and laid
waste every interest, unioing in an hour
that. which for years, has taxed the virtue
and wisdom Of The Nation, and now, We.
who are groanine beneath It's encrmi,ies.
are insultngIy asked-Uhy haze you not
built up vhat WE HAVE TORN DOWN.
Indiana Journal.
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uu lMfoIin -tuc lettu Fluttlcu l1t tuc
pssmsai of this debt.
Bsl one hing did eeesr q The lime
Gen. Jackson Vas in power. which his
friends viii not deny he 10 entitled 70 The
honor Of; ss mean The ereaIion Of those
heavy STATE Debts, which csnsin I.oeofo-
co States ara nos REPUDIATIx0. Nearly
al Of The Stale debss nov osing. we're
contracted during The eight year, Of Gen.
gaekson's administration.
We may then give General Jackson
credit Tor paying one debt d 40 millions.
out OF the lnn6s furnished 10 his hand.
and charge him vi,h The creation OF a
debt Of upwards of200 millions. TO ibis
We msy add, about 400 millions lost %
The soUnlry, BY bis destructive policy
bis var upon the tariff system and The
cunsney-and his protection afforded %
dsisBltsu, &c. and the % greatest and
best" will be found to be largely indebted
% the country. And IL the merits Of the
Generals administration is % be tried BY
this tsst. ss think the ssrdlsi Of gully
sil be brought 10.
We do no, pretend TO say that General
Jackson is directly responsible for The
Stale dtbls. but We do contend that his
policy produced The Stale debis. He en-
eoursged The Stale Legislatures 10 60 10
debl-io charter Bsnks-WaFred upon .
National Bank-and promised 20 make
these State institutions the Repositories
Of The public funds. Hence The number
Of Slale Banks which sprsng mp in 30
short lime. MOI lever Than 57l Stale
Bsnkswere chartered ialen years ofGsn.
Jsckson's and Mr.. Van Bursn's admins.
irsiions. and ouly $50 during The lime Of
all their predecessors. To this fact. lei
smother equally important be added. Ii
Il be borne in mind. that during these Ten
years. the State debts conn,c,ed amount
ed TO The rise Of 200 MILLIONS Of dollars.
while all the State debts. under The pre-
ceding administrations put together, from
Washington 10 Jackson, did not exceed
81 millions. These are facts, registered
in The archives Of the Government, and
will speak long ailsr their authors have
passed 10 The tomb. Why Ill ihisi Why
this alarming increase Of paper money,
and Of the CREDIT system, by a party u
ierly opposed 10 both! These are ques'
,ions which the I.ocofoco party have re-
fused TO answer al the bar OF public opir
ion. bu, for which The People wi ! h.ls
them responsible. and history do then
justice.
Andths friends nf Gen. Jackson an,
Mr.. Van Buren, cannot treat them with
grea'er degree Of kindness, Than 10 seldom
recur 10 The calsmilies which now allie
and overspread The land. For our par
we take bu, little pride. and less pleasure
in reviving the recolleclions of those faia
strides which the Government took unde
their auspices, towards corruption, mis-
rule and decay. and from The effects o
which. q half a century is necessary q
fully recover.
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He vas som 10 bis mothers arms.
and IN that brief minute. she seemsd %
pass as il we're. from death 20 life. Ii
was happy neslipg-ioO happy for me
10 desente.
The ahiis man has eonqneredI" said
abe saehem-. hereafter lei Us be friends.
You have trusted lhs Indian; he will re-
pay you with confidence and friend.
ship"
lie sas 90 good 90 bis word; and
Judge w. lived for many years in peace
with The Indian tribes. and succeeded in
LAY Ing The foundation Of q nourishlng and
prosperous community.
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SUPERSTITl0N.-Ths N. Hsmp-
shire STANDARD records singular inslsnes
Of the effects which superstition may have
on weak mind. Il may be promised
that The breaking looking glass is re-
gsrded 30 the precursor Of death in The IA
mily. The story is this; A lady arrived
10 Exeter. N. H.. last week. having = fs-
male servant with her. On The day alter
The latter broke looking-glass. She be-
came greatly alarmed - The hialng cir
eumsiance. covered over The glass with q
handkerchief. and turrei IL 20 The wall
that she might not see IL. Haunted by
the superslilious idea. she became cad and
dsjecled. and went 10 bed on Wednesday.
two days afer The accident. poorly and
miserable. relirisg earlier than usual On
account Of her illness. The next day
she was worse. and her mistress desir-
cd her no, 10 get up. On Friday one
Of ihe most experienced medical genile-
men Of the place was called in. lie found
her free from bodily p,in. but suffering
under a perfect prostrslion Of strength and
spirits. She continued 10 sink I'LL IL
o'clock next day, when she expired. q
victim TO the absurd superstition Of tho
dreadful consequences Of breaking look
ing glass.
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From the Jonesbcrough item, Wing.
GEN. JACKSONVILLE NATIONAL
nERT

The public have not forgotten that
Gen Jackson and his political partizans
boas,ed long and loud, of his having paid
off the National debt, during his sdmin-
isuation. II is still The boast OF that par
", that such was the fact. though Gen.
Jackson and his political friends, had but
little agency 10 producing this desirable
event. II is known To every man OF
intelligence in the country. that Henry
Claws American System, provided the
means Tor absorbing this debt. In other
words, The funds Arising from the duties
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andsr diseussion. .nsy srsminsis in ron
silisiofy msnner. ons that may establish
lhe beat feelings between he two eoun-
tree.
Ieengrsulals ysur Eresllsney enyeur
arrival IN this rspublic. snd j. oil give
ms ssiislselion 10 know shsl yosr nsi-
denea here proves sgreeabls and fsfiu-
nate.
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A MONKEYS MEMORY Authors gene
rally seem II think tina, the monkey race
ere no, capable of retaining lasting impress
sions; but their memory is remarkably te
n,cious when slnking events call II into
action. A monkey which was permitted
to run free, had frequently seen the men
servants in the erea. country kitchen, with
its huge fireplace, take down the powder
horn that stood on the chimney piece, and
throw a few grains into the fire, 10 make
Jamima and the res, Of the maids jump
and scream, which they always did on
such occasions very preuily. Pug watch
ed his opportunity. aud when all was s,lll.
and he had the kitchen entirely TO himself,
he clambered up. 60, possession OF the
well filed powder horn. perched himself
very gineerly on one side of The horlzon-
AL wheels placed for The support OF sauce
mans. right over the waning ashes Of an al
mos, ex,inc, wood FIRE. screwed nfthe top
~ ,ha horn, and reversed it over the CRATE.
The exulosion sen, him hall way up the
chimueyt Berure he was blown M, he
w,s a ,nnc. trim, we'll conditioned mnn-
kew as Won would wish to see in sum
nr,'s ,ia,: he came down blark carbn-
n .,ed II rccr IN miniature, IN an avail meme
orburni !, scat. The .hump with which
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be pitched upen the hot ashes 10 lhs midst
VI The general fare %. aroused him 10 =
sense Of his condition. He was missing
for days. Hunger Il lasi drove him forth.
and he sne.ked unis The house close sing
ed and looking sesrrd and deFilisb. lie
recovered with care. boz. like sans other
psTson.ges. he never gosa.sr be sudden
elevation. and became ssdder Il not vi
ser monkey. u ever Pug forgot himself
and was troublesome. you hsd only 10
take down The powder horn 10 bis pre-
sence. and he was Of 10 his hole Ike .
shot. screaming and ehaiiering Iiks aPair
Of easlensls.
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Times TO BE DEslRED.-A good wife.
plenty Of cash. clear cnn.cence. falr
wea her. aud the g,od will Of the Printer.
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A case was recently decided in the
District Court Of Belfast. which CON-
menced two years ago, for the recovery
of ninety-two cents! The costs amount
ed 10 about 500!