The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-29

HACKED the ssa and carried terror 10 the heart
ut he world. We presume that official as-
counts Of this astounding affair will be ppeedi"
" given, when more Of hs particulars will be
spread before the public.
Immediately upon Ihe arrival Of the Sope's
we understand, a messenger was despatched
TO Washington with the Intelligence.
P.S.-From the (N. " Atlas, we get tho
following additional particulars.
One of the crew, who had been tampered
vi h disc osed The whole affair t. Captain Nc
Kspz,e, about The 7lh of December Spencer
soon found out that lbe plot was discovered,
upon which he entered inlo The captains cab
10, and, presenting pistol 10 his breast, de-
msnded him TO surrender the ship. MaCksu'
zie replied by knocking hIm down.
The Spencer family have been attended
with sad fatality. We hear hat one Of The
sons of the Secretary of War is now in Sing
Sing; another had fled to Texas, after forging
his fathers name; the third has lost his life
| in one of the vessels Of his country, not on
dock, like brave seaman, 6u: at the yard
arm, like leIOu!
Spencer was about nineteen years of ager
and received bis warrant as a midsh'Pman' on
who figured in The papers so largely for h's
misconduct some months ago, he has been e
sad fellow from his boyhood.
The unhappy Young man was last year a.
tached 10 The Braz Ian squadron. Having
upon that station commited some offences Tor
which he was arrested and doubtless would
have bsen cashiered; the afair was Compro-
missed by sending MIN home, upon pledge
that upon bis arrival in the United Safes he
would Immediately resign. Th's pledge was
not kept-and being in commission, he was
orde ed TO the Somers, on board ofwblch his
brief and sad career has been ended under The
| circumstances already related.
Captain Mackenzie is better known as Lieu
tenant SRdel2, under which name he has pub
lished some we'll written travels. He chan"
ged his name, we believe in coming 10 some
some property.
Y,uNe SPENCER. The Hon. j. G. Spen-
Ger is quite inconsulable about his son. Mrs.
Spencer i, is said is i'll, and quite delirious.
Two physicians are in constant attendance,
and her recovery s considered doubtful. Judge
Upshur knew not how 10 break the dreadful
news to Mr.. Spencer; a, last he sent for Mr..
Morris. the son-in. law and private secretary
Of the Secretary at War, and through him the
sad intelligence was communicated. Judge
Upsher will give no opinion on The subject yet
The only new fact developed yet is this, that
after the uutiny was discovered a regular for
nal (2) exam'natisn and Court Martial was
had, (which it is said lasted two daya and all
the officers gave their opinion that 1t was me-
cessary for The safety Of the ship and crew
Il he cd
Nothing Official has yet been published 10
relation to The muny on board the Somers.
The Madisonisn gives the Court Of Inquiry
as fllows-' 'Commodores Stewart. Jacob
Jones, and A ]. Dallas, Ogden Hoffman, Esq
Of New York, Judge Advocate. has been. Or
dersd Ito convene ct N. York, for The puipo.o
ofnqu,rng into the Unfortunate transaction on
board the United States brig Somers. From
the character Of The Court, and Of the Judge
Advocate, the public may look for a sasfac-
tory opinion upon all the points involved in The
case, e,'-Phil. Tines.
Mr.. SNYDER AND MR. GIDDINes. These
two gentlemen have unluckiIy been thrown To-"
geher at one of the double desks on The floor
of the House Of Representatives; and Mr..
Snyder, (the con ofthe old patriot Governor
Sny der, Of Pennsy ylvania, remembering Mr..
Gddng's petition to divide the Union. has
practically enforced the doctrine upon Mr. Gid
dngs, by having plank put up between them
90 the desk Mr.. Snyder, iD this silent way,
has spoken almost as emphatic elequencc IN
our House Of Representatives as Cicero did in
the Roman Senate, when. d. manding the ex-
pulsion of Calsllne, he said: Let there be q
wall between me and the wicked
Mr.. Gddngs, It seems, construed this bar.
put between him and the honest representa-
lives Of The keystone Of the Union. into
| practica joke, g. labelled his side Of The beard
with these Two lines Of Pope:
| tGreai wit with madness sure is near allied.
| And thin partitions do their bounds divide"
Mr.. SNYDER, seeing the pat Of the wit as
signed hun by the madman who sal beside
him, humored the concelt, by placardlng HE
side of The board thus:
This lines the act Of mutual concessions"
This the white side; The ether Abolition.
White is The emblem OF our living God; Nod.
Black was Cain marked, when driven forth to