New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-01
uam,Iton on Repudiation.

having been "called OUT by toast, referred to
40 dcctrine of Reputation. In the course of his
,e,.,rks he narrated the following circumstance,
.rhcb occurred while he was in London:
.GentIemen, was in England when the in
,,urence was received and the shock was felt Of
w soyf falling to pay the dividends on your bonds
I m;qht describe to you the panic which this In
,eliqence produced, and its disastrous influence
IN the interests of our whole country but | for
boar. know that the losses of large capitalists
are not very apt to produce much sympathy
However, your bonds, you y III permit me to in
hrra ygu were sold at a price which seemed to
promise high rate of interest; they were there
fore purchased in Europe by persons in moderate
circumstances, seeking in this way an augment
ed income; by disabled half:pay officers, by com
osrayiyely destitute widows, and by trustees lor
ornbsns in nowisc III better condition nc
statement of this fact recalls to my mind CIR
cunstance which occurred shortly after the news
reached London that the Executive OF your STATE
had declined recognizing the validity oi your
State bonds. happened to step INTO the ONCE
If friend, a highly respectable merchant In
London, where | met gallant officer OF the bri-
fish army, whose acquaintance had the honor
and pleasure previously to make. He informed
me that he was an unfortunate holder Of Mlssis-
snpi bonds. He remarked, i shall carry to my
srayc large deposite of American fead which
received at the battle Of Chippewa, where,
wounded and disabled, fell into the hands OF
your countrvmen. From their generosity, un.
boundcd kindness, and humanity, | thought
could safely deyosie in their good faith the little
roH a limited fortune had still left INC. saw
tbe seal and signature OF the State oil Mississippi;
thought this enough; but am nearly ruined
by nv confidence in your country This. gen.
tiemcn, was sad with 4 sensibility free from all
v;tupsration or qucrlilous abuse. 1T was SAID by
man who stood six feet two in his shoes, the
perfect and entire impersonaton OF the finest mod
els oflPhdias and Praxitcles II was, IN one
word the gallant Sir John Marillon Wilson, who
was wounded in seven places at the battle oIChlp
pewa, and who, amidst prejudice and ignorance
in regard 10 our country, stood up as her gcncr-
Gus and noble defender in his Can you
blame me, gentlemen, if assured this veteran,
with gush Of sensibility equal to his that every
farthing OF the Mississippi bonds, interest and
principal, which he held would be paid, as sure
as there isa God in Hearen; that knew the re-
sources of this State and the character OF her peo
pie; that this was a mere pause or suspension IN
her good faith, which had resulted from causes
entirely connected with the supposed unlairncss
with which an intermediate negotiation had been
made for the aggregate amount Of the bonds IN
the United States; that there was not in her peo-
ole particle of meanness or sorddness; and to
hold on with inhcxible confidence to his stock"
NAVIGATION OF THE MlsssslrP,.--I.ast yearthe
navigation of the Mississippi included i50 steam
eIs, averaging each 200 tons, and making an
aggregate tonnage of $4,000. They cost above
$1,000 900, and wtre navigated by nearly l6,000
persons-about 80 each Beside these steamers
there are about 1000 fatboats which cost each
about $780, managed by five hands each, or
10000 persons, and make an expense OF Sl.3oO,-
900. The estimated annual expense of the steam
navigation, including Is per cent. for insurance,
and 81 per cent. for wear and tear Is 5 3, ,6lS, ,o0e
DARING ATrEMrr TO RoD.-We are informed
that an attempt was made by five negroes, on
Sunday night to rob an old lady on the Bards-
town road, about Eve miles from this city Two
OF the negroes are known, as both were badly
wounded. Stephen Woods, q tall, yellow man,
about 35 years old, and Daniel short, stout,
black man, about 50 years old. 1t is more than
probable that they will all make for Indiana Or
attempt to get TO Cincinnati by steamboat
Louisville Journal, 25th.
C We understand that man named Nlch-
OILS was killed very suddenly and singularly at
Lagrange, Oldham County, day or two since
He was engaged in a saw-mill, and, as the log
was nearing the last line, Mr.. Nichols turned
from it to get lever to tilt the log with. As he
turned away, the log was thrown up and struck
him on the law so violently as to crush the bone.
The distinct prints of seven of the teeth were
found in the piece of oak. The unfortunate man
died instantly his physician thinks from frac-
ture of the neck. lb.
JOIN QulXcY ADAMs.-At Batavia, so great
was the tllrong to salute the time-honored sage,
that the platform of the Railroad House gave way
and tumbed the whole mass below some five or
SIX feet. Mr.. Adams was Just about to step ON it.
tic was to make another halt at Canandaigua,
where, says the Rochester Democrat, g he will
See the man who sowed the first bushcl Of wheat
west of Cayuga Lake American.
A FLORAL CuRlosITY-W have often heard Of
white blackhird, but never till now OF green
rose; yet such one has been produccdn Bladcn,
North Carolina. This change in the color of the
-four is supposed 10 have been effected by setting
out common daily rose-bush In the spot from
which sunlac bush had Just been removed, and
hls believed that the roots of the two mingled.
n 0. Picayunc.
Gj7 Pasquotank Go. which is the richest grain
county in North Carolina, has usually realized an
average Of quarter of million Of dollars per an
NUM- ior the sale of It's wheat and corn. And yet
50 completely did the crops fail there IN lS12 that
the inhabitants were compelled to purchase
S4o,Ooo worth of gram for their subsistence.
SANpss ArStPARLLA--Fes OF the most frequent
snd dangerous diseases which the human bodg Is liable
ny, IMPRESSION Is upon the nervous system then me ,es
@ o. the ssn become charged producing yness and burn
ing heat Ate this The general system involved ami the
sem ~, snS b-9es'h the attack unless relieved by apmopI-
ss remedies Noxous effuva and various masms are The
ase oi lever being infused roughou the atmosphere 2r
Jea nTetlhed into the lungs when the poison combines with
e ln Rltr fluids Of the body by the Circulating