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Right of Visitation.

Decision of the U. S. Supreme Couy4.-Recent
discussion, and the pretensions of the British Gov.
eitment. have given SO much interest to the sub
Jcct mentioned at the head of this article that il,
seems to me desirable to call the attention of the
public TO q fact, which has been seemingly over.
looked on all hands 1t is, that the American doc
trine on the subject has not only been proclaimed.
as Mr.. Rives has shown, by solemn declarations
OF tho Executive department, but has been for
malIy, distinctly, and completely settled by the
highest judicial tribunal in the land
In the case of the Mariana Flora III Wheat.
l. 3S,) which was eIaborately and ably argued on
both sides. MIR. Enmett and Mr.. Webster being
of council in it and opposed to each other, Mr.
Justice Story delivered the unanimous judgment
of the Supreme Cour! of the United States to the
following effect:
"Ihat American ships offending against our
laws may be seized upon the Ocean, and foreign
ships thus offending r,thin our territorial juris.
dictton may be pursued and seized upon the ocean,
AN" Ba9i IL SUCH H cGsss e dy fit @ pe
and is liable for costs and damages if his fail to
establish the torlciture.'
THAT ships of war sailing under the authority
OF their Government in time Of peace have a right
to approach other vessels at sea, for the purp ose
Of ascertaining their real cha racter, far the
stme can be done without the exercise Of the right
Of risHation and search, (the very expression J
which does not exist in time of peace"
''That no vessel is bound to acaH the approach
of armed ships under such circumstances ; but
such vessel cannot lawfully prevent thoir APP
proach by the use OF force, upon the mere suspi-
| con of danger.''
And, accordingly, in that case, the Portuguese
ship having fred upon Captain Stockton, on mere
suspicion. the Court held that officer not liable for
damages for having captured her and sent her in
for adjudication.
What adds greatly (wcro any thing Of the kind
necessary to the authority of this well consider
ed case is, that declaration of the law
lst. ante Item notam I'd, against mara
lime rights.
This Judgment in 1926, when England had
as yet made no pretenson Of the kind, and on
the contrary, expressly disavowed any such right
in the case of the Louis.-Nat. Int.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

Il S'eamboat.-There is u good story told about
certain steamboat captain, which is altogether
too good to be lost. The captain had become pop.
ular on the river as a commander, and was about
to take charge Of new boat, one of the hand.
soonest that had ever been built in the west On
the evening preceding the morning she was to
leave port, he was induced by one Of the owners
to visit his house where there was to be a party
of Indies. soma of whom were 10 be his passengers
to New Orleans. The captain felt little queer
about going, he was more at home on the hurri.
cane deck, or the social hulk Of his boat, than in
tho drn wing room among tho ladies'. Ho summon
ed up courage, however, went, and was introduced
to the company.
''Captnin," said one OF the lady passengers,
'''you must be happy man to be mastor Of so
beautiful boat
''she is beautiful heat, madam--sets on the
water like duck.'
lie was Sin town sin town" as long as the con.
vorsation was about stean,boats.
"Captain," said another lady, a blue stocking of
the Lydia Lnngush tribe, "wha. do you think of
the immortal Shakespeare -
Think, madam ! think think sho burns too
much wood. draws too much water, and carries
too little freight
We never heard whether the captain staid any
!ongor or not.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

FruhIul.-A single herring, if suffered TO mul.
tiply unmoested and undiminished for twenty
years, would show progeny greater in bulk than
ten such globes as that we live upon.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

That is wealth ask all around
We hear men breathe one common sound !;
We see them turn with eager stare,
IA gaze upon the richest heir"
Tire maiden wetis, and we are told
Weds- we'll, because her lord hath gold.
I Ye fools and'is there nothing more
Worth calling wealth but Yellow ore?
Hath GoD dispensed to mortal share
\ No ight else to claim our ceaseless care ?
\ Is there music we can think
( So perfect as the ducats' chink
No Eden left to wander through,
h Save the deep caverns Of Peru!
wealth blessing none can hold
save in the shape of worshipped gold 2"
Oh, hoodwinked creatures that we are,
10 see but one soul-guiding star,
when there are Thousand rays Of light
More pure, more warm. and full as rlght.
Riches, what are ye oh, how blind
'7 he who cannot, will not find
The choicest "wealth'' held from above,
In peaceful health and trusting love.
Who shal say what the boon is worth,
10 rise from sumber, and 60 forth,
- z 70 o Shout shout, tn leap, to laugh, to run,
'Twixt the green SOD aht! golden SUM- -..
To see the mountain high aad wide,
And feel that we can Climb Its side,
And breathe upon that mountain peak,
With bounding limb and mantling cheek
Oh, who would weigh the Golfer chest
Against fond and faithful breast
Who would not rather bear to part
With all before clinging heart
h,t rocl
The arm that twlnes about our neck,
Does not that arm keep out the cold
Better than stately cloth of gold !
Riches, what are yel let US look
Abroad upon the gushing brook,
Where the cool tide pours fast and clear,
Fresh to the grim US the peer;
Let our steps wander where the mead
Fattens the wild bcs and the sieed:
These, these are wealth." ye sons Of dust,
That does not " hy" nor gather rust"
Go, taste the mornings spicy breeze,
That plays among the forest trees;
Go loter in the noon-tide ray,
That flashes on the harvest day;
Go dream in evenings twilight hour.
With nesting bird and closing flower;
No lock is placed, no bar, no wall
These, these are wealth" that's free to all.
Go where the lime and citron spread
Their branches round TIE wearied head;
Go where the gloomy clusters shine,
And myrtles mingie with the vine,
Was it not said Of one Of old,
Great with his glory and his gold,
That he, in all his pomp, must yield
10 the sweet " lilies of the field %
Wealth, wealth ! oh. Coz, has given much
Ttreasure that we deem not such;
T:,H'os, Of truth will quickly own
J;I' JTl on, raH not in gold alone.
r., thalM man, and think no fame,
"a which marks Crnsus' name;
sadly poor are they who hold
40 wealth that's dearer than their gold.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

why is tobacco like n musician Because it
delights in the pipe. aud plays upon the organs.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

Problem for Chemists.-lf an individual (sny
dandy five feet four inches high) have two onnc.
es Of Iron in his blood, what quantity of brass
will he have in his face, and how many coppers
in his pocket.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

We learn from the Boston Bee that Santa Anna
has been taken up in that city for being decidedly
drunk
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03
VOL. 2-NO. II.

provision hast thou made for thy entertainment
there, where thou goest p "None at all.'' "No!"
said the fool "none at all Here, then, take nv
staf for with all my folly, | am not guilty Of
any such folly MS this -
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

Ntro and Byron.-Negro wished that the
whole Roman Empire had but one neck. thnt he
might sever it single stroke, and Lord Byron
wished that all the ladies' in the world had
'.But rosy mouth,
That he might kiss them all, from North to South
Byron had some taste.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

Parson Knapp has been to Richmond. As long
as he stuck to Legitimate gospel preaching. and
threatening sinners with damnation, he got along
well enough, but whom he went to preachn ab ,ut
slavery, he got notice to quit and put off in a
hurry.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

BOY, why don't you go to school r. "Bekase
sir, daddy is Altered if larn everything now,
shant't have nothing to larn ven 90 the cademy."
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03
The following is an account of an exhibition Of
shooting stars, seen in the daytime:

The following is an account of an exhibition Of
shooting stars, seen in the daytime:
WlNcHEsrER, Va, Aug. 23. 1912.
SIR | tnko the liberty Of sending you short
account of sholoer Of shooting stars, in this
neighborhool on the 22d of August. Mr.. Ma.
than Lap,ou, an intelligent gentleman of the So
ciety of Friends, and Of undoubted veracity. in.
forms me that between ore and two o'clock, p.
NJ, the attention Of himself and flmily call
cd by some children in the garden, to "something
uncommon in the sky" As they did not per-
ceve at frs, what attracted their attention, the
children cried out, '.look up there and soc those
shining things" Looking upward to point near
the zenith, he says they Immediately noticed
continual shower Of meteor. Being dazzled by
the rays of the sum- they smoked a piece Of glass,
and observed this singular sight for an hour or
more. Thoy appeared to proceed from point
near the sun, and to shoot in every direction, ma
ny apparently falling towards the earth. f rom
Mr.. Lapton's description Of this moieoric display.
it must have very much resemb!ed that Of Novm
ber, 1888.
Your obedient servant,
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03
PO ETK Y.
w ALT H.

.t.Ig. q n KLIZA COOK.
= wealth., ye worldly knaves,
crew Of fetter'd slaves
Sno eeem to know so we'll
~ = wealth--I bid ye tell
hanis young, and miser gray,
9Ay guess what will We sav
ioaScry, "'Tis gold alonei''ss
Ia Millions scAs Se back back sA,e ;Aee tone.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

Tho Philadelphia Commercial List saws that
the demand for American manufactured Cotton
goods, for shipment abroad, has been greater than
the supply for some time past. They are sent
prime paIly to the East Indies and China. II this
be the case, and we have no reason to doubt that
it is, England has not guned much by her wars
in that region. 1t was confidently expected, tha:
as as England got China under her thumb,
she had opened market for her manufactures, in
which she would be without a competitor. But
as soon as she accompshes the first, in steps Bro.
ther Jonathan, and hindors her from accomplish:
ing the last. Curious fellow, that Jonathan.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

The following is the latest atrocty by the Bos-
ton Pcst:-
BY Squeers.--To what color does a fogging
change a boys complexion 1t makes him
yeN-Ol
In the same paper, and within six lines of the
above find another -
"Only think" said Mrs. Brown to another gos.
sip, them locofocos going to put more tax.
this paper says they'll tax our credulhy!"
"Wh here shall we die when we 90 to u
destruction Of bed-bugs.-We lind in an ex.
change raper the following description Of the ma
chine lately invented for the destruction of these
ferocous animals -
One wheel catches them by the nose-ano,her
draws their tee,h-whe n nea, piston rod pushes
arsenic down their wind pipes.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

spugglo's youngest, Julia Augu sta Spuggle, said
the other day
"Poppy, is walls around forts any relation to he
sheep -
No. my love. Why do you nsk ~
Cause | heard Uncle Bob talking about the
ram-parts of fort the other day -
BE quiet child, and go to your ma
Blu, Poppy, them are ramparls aint like fish,
am thcy?'
"No, my child. What on earth rut that into
your head -
"Whv cos Uncle Bob said when he was in Flan-
ders night he was obliged to scale the ram
parts!'
"Julia. stop hemming that ia ble-coth, and give
this child some panada."
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6.
The House was called to order at IL O'Clock hen
the Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Yesterday
After which
Mr. MILTON BROWN rose and introduced Mr.
Pcyton, member from Tennessee who was qualified
and took his seat.
Mr. j. r. lNGERSOLL introduced Mr.. Stewart,
of Pennsylvania, who qali6ed and took his seat
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished business
of yesterday as the order Of the day.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE wished to know if the motion
Of yesterday would not have precedence Of the mo-
ton of the day before yesterday.
The SPEAKER said there were no rules for the
government Of the House until they adopted.
Mr.. BARNARD said the motion of the gentleman
from Virginia to strike out the words " to amend the
Journal" was the true question before the House
Mr.. DROMGOOLE hoped there would be gene
raj consent given to amend the Journal without
placing this House in the ridiculous attitude of hav-
ing repetition of the same paper upon the Journal
The SPEAKER sand be had examined the rules,
and he was of the opinion that the motion to amend
tie Journal was strictly in order.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE said he differed with The de-
cson Of the Chair, because the paper had not been
received by the House.
Mr.. J. r. INGERsOLL said he believed the de-
cison of the Chair was correct
Mr.. CROSS, of Arkansas, was here introduced
and quai6el and took his seat
Mr. INGERSOLL continued, in favor of the pro.
position to amend the Journal.
Mr.. WINTHROP said he would inform his
honorable friend from Virginia, Mr. Dromgoole,
that IL his motion prevailed to amend the Journal the
paper TO which he objected would be placed upon
record the third time instead Of once from the
fact that the yeas and nays would be called
Mr. DROMGOOLE said if it was the intention of
gentlemen the other side TO harass the House upon
this question, he would withdraw his motion In il
ustrston of his previous motion, he read from JEFF
fcrson's Manual, which he conceived sustained him
However, he withdrew his motion.
Mr.. CHAPELL, Of Georgia, contended that the
question to the right to the seats of those gentle
men who came here by the general ticket sys.
tenn was one of Judicial character and not
one within the legislative character Of the House
He said the Protest was prc-judgment of the
whole matter in the character of Judges and
in his own opinion entirely extra judicial
lie eloqucnty protested against this preiudg-
ment of the Protest of the minority, and said he
wished to see the Journal amended and the whole
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CONGRESSIONAL AND CAUCUSSIONAL.
We understand the Caucus again met last
night, and after long struggle between the
friends Of the respective candidates, the follow
ing is the result, there being several bal!otings
For Printers, Blair & Rives.
For Sergeant-at arms, DR.. Lane, Of KY.
For Clerk, Mr. McNulty, of Ohio.
For Doorkeeper, Mr.. Jesse E. Dow, Of Conn.
After these nominations were made the eau
Gus adjourned, without being able TO agree upon
a candidate for the Post Office, at IL O'Clock
last night.
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THE subjoined section of the act of Congress Of
i 1925 is published for the information Of those
entitled to the frankng privilege:
SECTION %. And be It further enacted, That II
any person shall frank any letter letters other
than those written by himself by his order, the
business Of his office, he shall, conviction thereof,
pay fine of ten dollars and IL shall be the special du
~ Of Pomaers 10 prosecute for said e6ence Prov ed
that the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary Of
War, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy,
and Postmaster General, may frank letters or
packets on official business, prepared in any other
public Office in the absence of the principal thereof
And if any person. having the right to receive his
letters free Of postage shall receive enclosed to
him. any letter or packet addressed to person not
having that right shalt be has duty 10 return the sns
10 The Post Office marking thereon the place from
whence it came that it may be charged with postage
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SENATE.


"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, lS43
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the petition of Mary
Reside, of the city of Philadelphia widow of Daniel
Reside, mail contractor, setting forth that her hus-
band in his lifetime, brought suit and T, covered dam
ages against the United States to the amount of
siss, 600 and praying payment Of the same laid on
the table.
Mr.. WALKER gave notice that he would, on to-
morrow or the earliest day practicable, introduce a
bill to reduce and graduate the price of public lands
for the benefit Of settlers and others.
Notice Of a motion gwen relative to the conhr-
nation of the survey of lands in Mississippi, but in
low tone TO render 1t naudble In the Reporters
gallery.
At IL O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
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