Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-09-08

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Young Gardner, who recently made an a.,
sault on Postmaster General Wickliffs. va,
tried for The offence at Washington on the 4,h
inst. and acquitted, on the ground that, a, thu s
time OF committing the offence charged apains,
him, he was lunatic OF insane. and he was .,
dered to be placed in the States Hospital m.
ill he shall recover his reason. Mr.. Viii
life was not seriously injured and is rapdv
recovering from the effects of his wound IN
FREQ Ira.
SINGULAR CIRcuLAR.-A singular circul,
has made it's appearance in the United S,as,
from the English Government, signed BY Lord
Aberdeen, and addressed to all its commercial
and other agents 10 this country, requiring ,hs
most minute information in relation to slaves
and all its details-.he physical force of Ii,
negroes-their mas:ers-theif general ,rer.
mens, general character and propensi,ies, g.,
&C., with very full statements as TO sources d
information, means Of judging, &c. The end
and object of all this espionage has not trans,
pired but it is pregnant with meaning, ifm
consider the many points in dispute between
the two countries. The circulars appear 10
have been issued Immediately on tho promu.
CATION Of the threat made in the United State.
Senate in relation 10 the Oregon question.
The MAeNoLrA-Emblem Of Mr.. Cny..-Th
Magnolia having been adopted by the Wings
as emblema.ic Of their candidate for The Pres
idency. we publish the following description
of it, copied from Southern paper.
: We are not going to say anything against
the Magnoliait is a beautiful ifee-lhe grace
fol pyramid Of its foliage, the ,nsel glillerd
the leavas. and the glory Of It's os,entadou
bloom, make it one Of tho fines, Ornamental
trees. But it bears no fruit, tia, even bid
can eat, proudly shoots upwards, sl'euh.z
ing out not no broad and comfortable shels
Tor man OF beast-its wood is 1vorihks. will
not do for fences. or boards, or shingles, or
ships, or even walking sticks-i! loses all
weight IN seasoning, and has no beauty or d.
rabilliy-it 10 even good for nothing as fire.
wood. The flower, too, though so beautiful
is dangerously poisonous, so much so that il
cannot be safely kept in the house. The Mag
noIia then 10 a tree whose sole meri, is the
fine show it makes--affording little shade
lts wood worthless--its boughs without fruit
its blossoms poisonous. Will any one Tel
Us what sort Of a politician is he whose h
emblem is the Magnolia Z"
Cool IMPupENce.-Nicholas Bddle, vh'
was the chief instrument in plunging Penn
sylvania into her present slough Of debit
writing q series Of letters TO the publch
which he advises the oeighboring Slaleah
force Of arms, TO compel the people Of dat
State 10 pay the debt tina. he has inflicted uf
on them through the agency of The U. $
Bank. The N. Y. Herald says:
Here are the inevitable results Of The pa
per system, bankruptcy, civil war, and them
vocation Of a foreign armed power to arbi'''a
The end is subjugation and slavery
ANEcDoTE OF GEN. JAcKsoN.-At 'h
battle Of the Pohopekon, an infant was
found pressed to the bosom Of lis llfees'
mother. This circumstance being ms0s
known TO Gen. Jackson, he became la@,'
ested for the child, directed it to be O'os
10 him. and sough, to prevail on SOME u
The Indian women to take care Of w.
They signifed their unwilIingness % W.: w
20, and that inasmuch that all its rela'lp u,
had fallen in battle, they would prefer All
ing it. The General, after this dIseost''
that he would no! trust II VI"
hem, but became himself the PfoP'u.
md guardian of the child. BeslowI0S
he infant the name Of Linconier, he ausi
ed it IN his family, has ever since ~'" ,l
ested the liveliest zeal for it, Pronp....
y benevolence, and because its la@ w,
strong resemblance to his own WV Wv,
arly life, and from the ravages oil ssd
vas left in the world forlofn and wle'''''
Without friend or near relation.
INTERIOR ExpLoaAr1oNs.-The sns ll
rizing little steamer lola, lately asces s,,.
he Cumberland six hundred miles 'Ds s.
Nashville. She went up as an a4' "a.
edlar, having in her pack dry goods ~ -.
cries, paints, boots, shoes, and o'u u. .,b.
ons. Ii stopped a. every old lazy ~; n
J in that part Of the country, TOO. h rh
ne old RACES, aud inquired after the nsI h,
all the babies. Many thought, ir0% r,,.
aavity Of manner showed of by me : "a d
lln, that he was the wing Candida"
le Office Of Governor of Tennessee ,;,e.
The lola has reft,ed. and, we Oe. "s,e
,tends to 60 up 10 Green river; 70 >. W. ~
hoOounoe r,nhto..onaoc fhon take tbs