New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-11


has been my slnve for tw.utyiour years, during al
which time lie has been uUsIed TO every e8teGt ,tnc
in every respect. h1y confluence IN hIm nay been
unbounded; his relation to m, selt AID family has
always been such 10 afford hlnl daily oPp"rIunl-
Ties 20 deceive and ujGre us and yet he ias nevei
been detected in a0y serious fault, nor even IN nn
intentional breach OF the d-cOrums ol his station
His indulgence is OF high order, his integrity
above all suspicion, aud his sense OF rgbt aud pro-
priety correct and even refined. ieei !hnt he Is
Justly entitled 10 carry this certificate from me II
the new relations which he must now iorm IL
is due 10 his long and most fain services, and 70
the sincere and steady friendship which bear In.
In the uninterrupted and confidential intercourse o
twen,y-four ycars, have never given nor hnd &C.
cason 10 give him an unpleasant word. know no
man VINO has fewer faults or more eXcellencies thar
he"
OuR CouNTRYMtN CArLIN.-The London cor
respondent OF the Boston Atlas furnishes the fol-
lowing information;
:" Mr.. Catlin has just issued prospectus FOR ar
elegant work, which he calls "Catlln's North
American Indian Portfolio" 1t is to be publish
ed orly by subscription, and the patronage o:
Queen Victoria, the Emperor Of Russia and the
leading nobility, IS already secured. The work
will contain twenty five views or subjects, taken
from the most admired picturcs in tne indian col.
lection. These will comprise Indian huoting
horse-favoritc Indian Games--l,ndscape scenes
of the Rocky Mountuins aud Prairies-and tie
Chiefs OF several Indian tribes The prints viii
be executed in the most finished style of lltho-
graph, OH d royal sheet, eighteen by twenty five
inches accompanied by letter press description OF
equal sizc, fully explaining all the plates The
work will be handsomely bound In morocco, ano
the price, in printed tn.is, will be five guneas,
and colored in the richest style, eight guincas
have seen specimens of several of the engravings,
and must pronounce them most finished and su.
psrb works Of arlistica skill. The whole work
will do credit to MIR. Catlin, and be an honor to
his native land"
Rev. CHARLES L. ToRHEy.--This person, now
in Baltimore City and County Jail, charged with
being fugitive from justice irom Virginia, where
he is said to have aided and abetted slaves il
escepng from their masters; against whcm there
is also similar allegation III this State, and to
answer which he Wts imprisoned for want of re
ousite bali, was brought before the U. S. District
Court Yesterday on writ Of ha5eGc corpus. fhc
present action has been brought to show the
ilegality of the prisoners detention IN prison.-
Not being ready however, TO proceed with the
investigation, tho accused was remanded TO jail
to await farther investigation. His counsel are
Reverdy Johnson and +. Gallagher, Esqrs. OF
Ratlmcsc; Gov. Seward, of New York, and S.
p Andrews of Boston, all Ofwhom, 1t is supposed,
will be present at the regular trial.
Baltimore Patriot, Friday.
DISTURBANCE AT CAMP MEgriNG-Thero was
considerable excitement, says the Georgetown
Advocate. on Sunday morniug at the camp meet
ing near Fei.lax G.. 81. Virginia. Some persons
taking exceptions to tho course OF Rev. AureG
Griffith at the General Conference, declared hin;
l.. -. .l.
him from the ground. At the close of The ser.
mon, the reverend gentleman appeared on the
stand and after briefly vindicating his course 81
the Conference, denied the charges made against
him-declaring that he never had been m aboli
ZIONIST, and challenged the world 20 show any sci
or conversation of his which would Justify sCeh
an opinion. During the afternoon, Mr. Griffith
Left the camp ground, In company with some
friends. ICommcrc!al Advertiser.
A SINGULAR FAcr-Dr Smith, who has re.
Gently visited the Folks OF the Mississippi, in an
editorial article on Medicine ia iO,oG, aad other
matters, gives most singular fact, by stating
from good authority, that person officially as
sociated with tho Indians OF The Upper Mississip,
ri, ever saw or heard of deaf Indian, one
whose eve sight was impaired by age, or whosc
teeth were essentially decayed. No indian of tnc
Sioux tribe ever required s?ectacles, or discovered
any advantages from trying those o.. travellers, be-
cause their VISION was not impaired, even III cx
trene old age. Mr. Reed aud MIR. Doe, the practl
cal farmers employed hy Government 10 teact
them agriculture, both concur IN oec'srug this Is
DO true afes residence OF six years n their midst
Ophthalmia. however. is a common complaint,
from which they suffer very considerably.
Boston Transcript.
ArrgsprEp SrAcE RoEBgRY.-An attempt was
made last evening to roo the boot Of the Dayton
stage, when just abovethe residence of Col. Pen
dleton, coming into the city. The robbers cut
the boot straps and had taken down two trunks,
when their operations were detected by the pas
sengers, and the stage stopped just In season 10
prevent their making off with their piunder,-
They were pursued down the hill, but were los'
sight OF among the slaughter house on the creek,
and escaped. ON. ohronicie' SEPT D.
CT Rev A. C. THOMAS has received and &C
cepted a unanimous invitation OF the First Uni
verssls, Society of Cincinnati, to become thei'
pastor. He will take up his permanent residence
there about the first of November next, at wluch
time his engagement expires in Brooklyn, N.
AN EMYr7 JAIL-The Grand Jury in Winne
bago County, III. in recen. address to ib'
Court, state that The jail Of that county is With
out prisoner, and has had but one since Janua
~ last. They add with truth that this fac
speaks eloqrently for the character OF the county,
and f,r the love Of morality. temperance and good
order cherished by It's people.