New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-25
THE, TRIBU n E
"That Big Cum"


"That Big Gun.''
To the Editsr Of The Tribune
have heard several thrilling dlscourses, grow.
;ng out of the terrible voice lately uttered a.
washington That voice, speaking in thundcf
TO the nation was indeed most affecting icss0"
ON the vanity of ambition for fame ana Po''ei
on the brevity of life, and the Pnccless 'aiuc %
that Religion, which alone can anofu coiisol''''''
under trial But must confess my sufPfiso a.
hearing nothing of this rebuke, III reference 40
,,nr That 81 BIG gum weighing ten tons, was
nroud representative OF war; 1t was llfea al t,'il
90 moment in honor of war; and when that
fstal enpine recoils upon its owners, and lays low
in death some of the most honored OF the nato'i'
cannot but regard the event as relnohslfal'C
from "the God of peace" against the custom o.
settling national disputes by resort 10 iiio'u'''
conhagration, plumber and butchery'
How do wise moralsts improve other awful
,.;s;tstons7 Should some most valuable lives be
ost at horse-race, or through the ntemperance
If raj. car conductor, though death was not H.
tended. would not the occasion Of 1t be publicly
denounced? Why, then, when the highest seats
of power are made desolate through the lnstfu-
mcnt prepared for others, should there not be RON
the pulpit solemn rebuke OF the war spirit,
whose very object is to kill men by thousands and
tens of thousands?
recollect the bitter though well-merlted sar-
casm of VoItairc upon just such inconsistency:
"Ye bungng soul-phy sicians!' exclalms the
arch infidel, ito below for an hour or more
against few fca-bites, and not say word about
this horrid distemper, which tears us IN pieces:
Burn your books, ye moralizing philosophers! Vi
what avail is humanity, benevolence, meekness,
temperance, pity, when hall-a-pound Of lead shat
I at Oo n
ty. under pains unspeakable; when my eyes, at
their last opening, see my native town all IN
blaze, and the last sounds hear, are the shrleks
and groans of women and children, expiring
amidst the ruins % ERASMUS
Null BuRNr-We understand that the valua-
bic Pounding Mill of Ralph S. lizard, Esq. on Pee
Dee, was destroyed by fire last week, together
with quantity of clean and rough rice. Tins is
the fourth pounding Mill lost by fire In this neigh
borhood within the last SIX years. Mr. Ford's
Mr.. Lance's, MIR. Allston's, and now Mr.. Yards
No incendiary act can be traced as the cause OF
either, and the impression appears to be general
that the fire in each was produced by friction.
Winyah IS. CO. Observer
SILK MANuFAcTuRE.-Mr Jeffrey hutchinson,
a farmer of Rivcrhead, Long Island, IS now tray
cling on the Island with beautiful specimens OF
sewing silk, Of all colors, manufactured by his
daughter Miss Margaret Hutchinson. We have
known Mr.. Ii. for more than thirty years past
and his success in raising the mulberry, feeding |
worms. and making most excellent silk, is bright |
example to others. The best of the story Isl nc |
makes uaoney butt Brooklyn Star.
A NATURAL CURloslrY.-We saw, a day or two
since, Pickerel taken in the West Sutton Pond,
by John Granger of this town, whose head and
back the whole length, were bright gold color,
the sides were brown, clouded with gold, and the
fins and tail were red. 1t was in fact, colored
almost precisely as we often see the gold fish, 1t
weighed 81 pounds. 1t was, certainly, a great
curiosity Massachusetts opy.
UT The dwelling house and furniture, together
with the outbuildings on the premises owned
and occupied by Mr. X. Mckenzie, in West We
tumpka, Ala wereeconsumedby fire ON the night
ofthe LIST INST No insurance.
NARROW EscArE-In the affair of the African
coast, commander Abbot, of the Decatur, came
near losing his life. A native, concealed IN the
bushes, fred upon him, woundlng him slightly
in the thumb.
n Mr.. D. S. Burbank Of Lindley, Steubcn
Co. N. Y. was killed on the 9th inst. by the fall
of Limb from tree under which he was at
work.
SWAPPING WUEs-An extraordinary occurrence
recently took place in Hancock county, Ohio.
The Findley Courier says, two ncighbors, Henry
Adams and Jacob Ensperger, beng dissatisfied
with their wives, agreed upon an exchange.
Adams received Enspcrger's wife and two Of his
four children, and left the country. Ensperger
received in exchange, Adams wife and his four
children, and deed for his farm as boot. A few |
DAYS after, a warrant was issued by amagistrate,
and Mrs. Adams had been arrested, but Enspcr |
ger had eluded the officer, though he was in the
neighborhood, and may be arrested This is the
first instance we recolect of wife trading IN the
United States. They occur frequently IN Eng
land
THE MAYOR TURNED INTO CHIMNEY PoT.-
In the preliminary hearing of nuisance case
before Mayor Scott yesterday mernlng, female
witness thus described the situation. OF smoky
chmney-the nuisance complained Of" ,Ihis
said she, pointing to the dock, sis my house;
and that directing her finger to the other side
Of the Office, {" is the defendants premises"
"Here," Shaping her hand on the witness box,
"is the she'd and your Honor rs the chimney
POT" Every one present, including the Mayor,
and excepting only the Witness wereconvulsed
with laughter London paper.
Curg-Wc have heard of a shoemaker in Con-
necticut who bought some shoe-pegs made of rot
ten wood. Not being able to use them, he took
his knife and sharpened the other end of them and
then sold them for oats. Lowell Courier