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The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19
QUARTERMAsTER GENERAI,s

o'N'' Cttys O. c. Inn aa DEAR SlR-Cannot something % ba \ our old friend and fellow soldier G G.. nard' He was, as you are awa,a ''a wounded and disabled in the dea& in which you bore so consnicnoaa aa''l the sorlie from Fort Erie. The R.;.i1 under Sir Gordon Drummond, com.. most entirely of Wellinglon,s aP a5g veterans, out-numbered us more ,bp p.a one. Our little army contained " bn, erans: more than half its effective las.1 made up of recruits, volunteers, pnJ '. With such disparity in the charac,e. J. as in the number, of the troops, ,5s though necessary to the honor of ,b. try and the character of the army '" " most hopeless. A repulse, at any , a.i " the enemy's works, would have bpsppe p1. Y us. Brainard was of the party that . by storm strongly-fortifed block.bo" the extreme right of the enemy,s '. ls, that desperate encounter he was sba at the head of his volunteers but m. standing the severity of his wounds |, {, tinued by his example 10 animate h, k until the victory was complete, sn3f. my left without the means of furlbe,,, ing us. The distinguished gallanlr f nard, and men like him, stimuloteitk tk tia and volunteers to deeds of bigb,i unsurpassed by the best troops o s, or country. The soriie from Fort F5 by far the most splendid achieveng, brilliant campaign, whether we cOp53 boldness of the conception the ezceHg the plan, or the ability of the execution event in military history, on the sane has ever surpassed it; and t is theno porfant to Us, in demonstrating ph militia and volunteers are capable ot when properly led.
 l may be mistaken, but t does ap5 me there would be a great moral ais secured to the nation by treating ns Brainard in the most liberal maaae claims no more than has been alq others, both of the army and navy if any distinction be made, it should be in favor of than against men of f of service. am not, as you knoR, habit of interfering with Legislation form but. in this case, could not passive, without, in my opinion, be just, as well to the country as the q
 I'll. $. J The Hon. EZRA DEAN,
 House af Renresenfntires Wnshinyl
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House ef Representatives, Washingha
From fhe Nashuilte Union.


 The steamship John s. MKm anF New Orleans on the 2lst ult., bringn! weston papers 10 the 18th ut. President Jones has vetoed the bllf \ removal of the seat of government
 An epidemic is said to be pregai ] Washington-one of the Senators, NtJ had died, and Major Donelson has baa sick, but considered out of danger
 Congress would adjourn about h' of the month of January. The Houston Star has the following SPEcK OF WAR.-It IS reported Ia| officer engaged in the collection o 4 venue, on the Sabine, has lately hftd s1 shots into an American vessel enggl smuggling on that river. There oeaa treaty between Texas and the UHlel prohibiting the right of search, lhs oH'1 determined to take the responsl0lF compel all American vessels to sa9Al visitation, and if they have contraband \ on board, they will be liable to lodellf sales as the law directs. Uncle Sans ing to the contrary notwithstanding \ persons fear that the high handed msf's' this revenue officer may lead to 9 the United States, but there wll si danger of rousing the national pHa 2 Americans, while so large party m |, States cordially uphold the Mexican Nl of State for insulting Mir. Shannon @ whole American government.
 The news says that bill recofAa the recall of all foreign ministers ms the Senate by vote of 10 to 5, anu U ted will pass the House by a large my 1t is proposed also to dispense win '' of Secretary of War and Marine ai Y Treasurer, and to curtail the salarles O. other officers so as to reduce the alaS 1as penses of the Government to lZV'V%, The verdict of the Court Nlar'n which Commodore E. W. Moore s@ a has at last been made public. Il ''O follows: "The Court, therefore, pronouu''o their opinion, that the accused $ sI diSobedieRce of orders, in mannff aI as set forth in specifcafioaS SeoA'' fourth and fjth in charge hlrd' Il
 .SiDNEY SHERMAN, Pfe'a' "TnoMAs JOHNSON, Judge Aaso'as As.. The Houston Morning Star says ". tains Seguin and Perez are rallg@i {. country between the Nueces and nv /, for the purpose of intercepnns u. ,s and that they recently attacked Y, 2, captured all their goods the lraoe'sl l Y !, The sloep Tom Jack had ai'ls's !. weston from Corpus Christi, bfills'is ' days later news than was brousR l.. Kinney. The News says; <
 There is nothing of importance ! bF this arrival, further than lh2s . 't z, reached Corpus Christi ,hai s''''a = 2. hecn captured hy Paretles and " shot. This news lacks couhi'eaa Our informant slales lhal il.l'ls ,... ,s ues good. and should lhc ei'l'eu'ss unsettled fer any length oi lli''e v frontier of Mexico, the drS'saa west wiil ts greatly IHrrease'l il The President nl 'I'eSss las
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tween whites and blacks, and thus usher III the glorious era of abolitonism, when the negro Is to be elevated, in the social and po- litical relations of life, to an equality with the whites. Several other gentlemen spoke on the subject of reference, when a motion was made to lay the petition on the table, This failed Mr. Logan then addressed the house. He also was in favor of referring the petition to some committee, and wound up by expressing hope that some gentleman would move its reference to select commit tee. He. it seems, did not desire to be the chairman, else he might have moved the rel erence himself Some gentleman proposed to instruct the committee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the laws, creating distinctions between colored and white per sons. so far as the same prohibit the inter- marriage of the petitioners with ladies oi color ] This was laid OH the table. Alter number of speeches, from different parts oi the house, the matter was laid over, and on subsequent day it would be settled that all petitions on the above subject be referred to select com mittee raised for that purpose. This, accor- ding to my view, is the proper disposition ol the matter. There will be less debate, and of course less useless consumption of tune and the petitioners, being treated with proper respect, will have no just cause to complain If the committee should report favorably tc the petitioners, it will remain with the house to adopt or reject the report, and If they should bring in report of the character O Johnson's Sunday mail report, 1t would nc doubt have a most happy influence in allay' ing the unquiet spirits who make the unrea sonable requests contained in the foregoing petition. The laws prohibiting the intefmar riage of whites and blacks should never bt abolished
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days after the 4lh Mondays in F.5 August. D fe0rlr
 In the county of Scott, on ,b. ., days after the 4th Mondays in Is Fs. sa August. l re0alr
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RELIGIOUS The Rev Mir. JOHNSON and RIcK. FITS, of Kentucky, Baptists of the reformed, or MT. Campbell's order, have been preaching in our city for several weeks We have had the pleasure of hearing them number of times, and find them men of considerable ingenuity and great zeal in the promulgation of their peculiar views of the Bible Whenwe heard them, the burthen of their discourses ImmerSion They contend that it is the only scrptura mode of Bapfism--that it is for the remis sion of sins, and that ones sins are not pardoned Gn til immersed. They contend furthermore that there IS no abstract operation of the Spirit that il opnat,s alone through the Wor9, or scriptures-and that they arc right, all others wrong and they ex- hort all denominations to abandon their churches. and unite with them. They have made number ofccnvers 10 their peculiar views, and immersed them. We are glad 10 see the community brought into the practice of the virtues ofthe Christian Re iision, no matter by what sect As to peculiar views, We have only to say, every man 10 his notion.
 DELLA WEBSTER, seheu-mis;ress of. .exington Ky, has been recently sent to the penitentiary of that State, for two years. ea charge of aidinp a pretended preacher. by the name of Fairbanks. of the same place, in carrying of slaves with the view of libeiatin. ihem. The testimony against her was very strong-indeed II lefi no doubt of her enin.- fiwas proven that she made several contradictory. and all false statements about ihe matter before her arrest lis strange ihst person pretending 10 do beIssoleHt act, can ai the same tme te guilty ofthe basest lying and masDness in reference to ii Such an anomaly ia human nature can oaly bs accounted tor upon the suFecsition that saeh fsaa;ieism, as Miss Webster evidently .ahored under. produces a dcFanstmeni os the mind, Fairbanks Is yet io De llicd
 w. understand i'iai 'lt nolpriuus ( tssrrs M cLAf is abosii to establish an abolition paper at aalssllle. ky. if'ae reopis thsreahea,a saoaa fave han seat is ihs PeHiisHgiasy, ssFe sosa daa6lIsss oesaF is 's'ase fe'FsF esses sssa zz i'.-s sf t.s Wss.i.sr nd Faish4ak's
The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19

The Legislature of Illinois has repealed the Norman Charters by very decided majority. In the House the vote stood for herepeal 76, againstit 36 What effect this movement may have upon the contracts and property of the Mormon Church. remains to be seen.
The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19

Destructspe Fire ct Best Uetumpka, .2ia.-A fire broke out in the above town on Wednesday, the 29h January, which burnt to the ground nearly the entire business part Of the town. There were F buildings and about 1900 bales of cotton consumed loss estimated at S2OO,oOo Only $6O, ,00o insured
The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19

OREGoN.-We are much pleased to announce that the House of Representatives have passed the bill to organize territorial Government over Ore gon, by vote of l40 to 59. Judge Cross has sent us a copy of the bill, the substance of which we have published heretofore. He thinks the fate ol that matter also doubtful Tn the Senate. Such a senatel What great thing it would be for the country if the Democrats had majority in that hn1l,
The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19

A condensed statement of the time of hold ing the circuit courts within the different judicial circuits of the State of Arkansas, taken from the original acts prescribing the time of holding the circuit courts ill said State
The New York herald., 1845-04-24

To these questions several Of the girls appended
marks. One girl, g. Middleton, had worked In a mill
nine years. She says, health quito ss good; has not
been sick in the time Miss Proctor sys have work
ed fourteen health great deal bettsr sick when
cut OF the mill Miss Lawrence says "have been Eve
years in miil health quite good not days sickness
in tho time" Miss Clark says, have been seventeen
years in the mill health quite good hasn't hurt her
mite" The Boot Mill employs nine hundred girls, not
half dozen Of whom are under fifteen years OF age.
In addition to which have been permitted 10 copy
the following memoranda, kept by John Clark, Esq,
agent ofthe Merrimack Mills =
May 9th lS4 81 have ascertained, by inquiries this
day. that l24 Of the females at wer in the Merri-
mack Mills have heretofore taught schools and that in
addition 30 have left within the last 80 days
gsge their schools for the summer making in all $50 or
also fnd,. by inquiries at boarding houses
that 200 Of girls attended school during the evenings
oil the last winter"
January Ist, Awe have this day in our FIVE mills
40 females including sweepers and other day hands, who
cannot write their names; of this number 80 Irish
The average wages Of 20 job hands of the above
pured with the same number OF the best writers in the
rooms, s over ls per cent below them. All our
wtavers sign their names, except eur, in No upper
room.n
February %, ls42.-"We have this day in our five
mills, so foreigners 81 Irish, Including lSsweepers)
The hours ofabor the Of March are less than in
February, even though the days arc little longer oe
cause 30 minutes allowed for breakfast from the t OF
March 70 the lot Of September
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Total mortality each year. 426


Tho ropul ton Of Lowell in May, lsi0, was 734l
males and I3740 cmalestota 81 0sl. The population
May, le44 was ,432 males 1887 iemaestoal, 2563
increase CT population in fsur years. lSl N0withstaAd
decreased There being swer the past than in cry
othe four preceding years. and % less in s44 than 10
lS40 Yet, during the past year. the mills have been in
more active operation than during either of the four
years preceding The decrease in the mortality Of Low
ell Dr. Wells attributes in part, to the enlightened
policy OF the city government in directing the consruc
ton Of common and the enterprise Of Individuals
in multiplying comfortable habtstions, the establish
men Of hospital supported by the liberaly Of the
pora0ns for the accommodation of the sick in their
ploy The more general diffusion Of knowledge Of the
laws Of health is also conducive to the same end
The petitioners thought that the statements made by
QUE city physician as to the number Of deaths, were de-
lusve nasnuch many Of The females when taken sick
the country and die. DR. Kmball thought that the num-
ber who return home when seized with sickness was
small. Mr. Cooper whose testimony we have gven and
who gentleman CT great experience says that he hes
went home from Lowell end died. We have no doub |,
however, that many Of the operatives do leave Lowell
and return TO their homes when their health Is feeble
but the proportion is not large Certainly has created
have gone home return 70 Lowell to supply the vacancies
which their absence had createi.
In the year ls4l, Mr. French the agent of the Boot
mills, adopted mode Of ascertainng from the females
upon their health. The questions which he put were
"What is your agep
"Hcw long have you worked in cotton mill 7"
"ls your health az good as before p
"No ., Boot Mi' The committee have the names ofh
females nterogate and the which they return
ed and the result is es follows =
Lrr GIRIs Boorr MrLL, No, ,2-MAy I. isti. -,
Where EN- IYhoie .4re. .ar.rage Effect upon health
p0S'' ls GGl ase. Isse ' Y iIi M iwpda good Not as
The New York herald., 1845-04-24

In Great Britain the hours Of labor per week limit
cd BY act Of Parliament to 49, or ia hours per day. eu.
Saturday and IL hours each OF the other Ave working
days 1t also enacted that there shall he six holidays
is hardly possible to draw a comparison between the
operatives in Great Britain and those in Lowell The
the word the other not. There the whole family go
into the mills as soon as they have sufficient bodily
strength to earn penny They never come out until
they die Very little attention paid to their moral or
physical culture and has been proved by facts
tanned by commissioners appointed by Parliament few
read write and unless they have attended Sabbath
schools few obtain any knowledge Of the Bible or OF the
Christian religiRn
In Lowell, but very few lin some mills at ally
enter into the factories under the age Of fifteen None
under that age can be admitted, unless they bring
certificate from the school teacher that he she has
cednE twelve; Nine tsnths Of the factory ropuiaon in
Lowell come from the country. They are farmers
daughters Many Of them come over hundred miles 10
enter the mills Their education has been attended to in
the district SCHOOL, which dotted like diamonds over
every square mile of New England. Their moral and
he
and their constitutions made strong by the pure air,
wholesome food, and youthful exercise.
hundred dollars they depart for their homes get married.
settle down in life and become the heads OF families
Such we believe in truth to be correct statement of
the Lowell operatives, and ofthc hours of labor.
GENERAL HEALTH OF THE OPERATIvEs.
In reaard to the health of the operatives employed in
the mills your Committee believe it to be good Thetes-
timony Of the female petitioners does not cOntrover this
position, in general though does in particular iastan
The population Of the city Of Lowell is rising
10000 Of which number about 600 females employ.
ed in the mills II is the opinion of DR. Kmball emf
nent of Lowell with whom the Committee had
interview that there is less sickness among the per-
sons at work in the mills than there is among those who
do not work in the Mills and that there ia less sickness
now than there was several when the number
was much less than at present. This understood to
be also tho opinion Of the city hysican, Dr. Wells from
whose published report for the present year. learn
that the whole number OF deaths in Lowell during the
year ls44, was 3s Of which number 200 children
under ten years of age.
The following table shows tho comparative mortality
in Lowell during the past five years, enumerating some
of the nrincnal diaanaes
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RATED the petition, has heard many complain of the long


Mr.. s. P. ADAMS, member Of the House from Lowell
said he worked in the machine shop and the men were
as intelligent as any other class, and enjoyed as good
health as any persons who work indoors the air in the
shop s as good as in any shop about $50 hands work
there about half dozen of whom what called ten
hour men they all would be ten hour men they could
get as good pay.
The only witnesses whom the committee examined.
whose names were net on the petition, Mr. Adams
and Mr. Isaac Cooper, member OF the House from Lo-
WELL and who has worked in the Lawrence
cotton mills for nine years his evidence was very full
he gave his opinion that the girls in the mills enjoy
the health the that they rise early 60
bed early, and have their meals regular In has room
there 60 girls and since 1887 has known OF only one
girl who went home and died He does net hnd
that those who stay the longest in The mill grow scky
and week. The heated ny steam pipes, and the
tempera Of tho rooms regulated by thermometer
II he believes in all the mills The Ieat OF the room
varies from 50 TO 65 degrees.
During our short stay in Lowell we gathered many
facts which deem Of sufficient importance to state IN
this report; and irst, in relation to the
Hours OF LABOR.
From Mr. Clark, the agent of the Merrmack Corpora.
ton we obtained the following table OF the time which
the mills run during the year
Begin Wo,k -From ls May to 3st August. at o'clock.
From ls September to sOh April, as soon as they can
Breakfa, lst November TO 2sh February, before
goiag 70 work. From st March to 3lst March, at rs
O'clock. From Let April TO 10th September mt
O'Clock. From 10th September to 3is October, at "a
o'clock. Return in hall an hour.
Dinner.-Through the year at l23 o'clock. From LIST
May to 3lst August, return in as minutes. From LIST
September to s0h April, return in 80 minutes.
Quit Work.-Frem lst May to 3lst August at O'CLOCK
From ls September to 18th September, at dark. From
20.h September to 10th March, at u o'clock. From
2O,h March to sOth April, at dark
Lamps are never lighted on Saturday evenings. The
above is the time which is kept in all the mills in
Lowell, with slight difference in the machine shcp
and 1t makes the average daily time throughout the
year. drumming the mills, to be twelve hours and ten
minutef.
There four days in the year which observed
holidays. and which the mills put in mo-
tion. These Fast Day, Fourth of July, Thanks.
giving Day, aud Christmas Day. These make one day
than is usually devoted to pastime in any other
place New England. The following table shows the
average hours per day, throughout the year. In
the IoweIl Mills
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
DAUGUERREOTYPE POHTRAlTs.

DAUGUERREOTYPE PORTRAITS.
+. TRACY has taken Rooms at No. 2S3 Broadway, mp
=. stairs second floor he executing the most
beautiful specimens Of the Daguerrean Art tins city, The
prices according to the style OF fnish from
ONE TO THREE DOLLARS.
Those perfect Pictures requested call and
ampe his ,peci Mr. T. happy that he
engaged the fesional services of N g. Burgess
time and tho ewho wish Pictures in his peculiar beautiful style
would do well to call soon.
Plates, Cases Chemicals &c. always hand and
in the Art moderate
The New York herald., 1845-04-24
FOR SALE
LAFAYETTE BAZAAR,

THIS 5TABLISHMENT, founded The lst Of December,
Isis public store for the sale Of every description OF
Staple and Fancy Goods will be enlarged the s Of May
The subscriber having rented the upper byiidpg
Broadway, will put in complete rar and fit in magni.
fcen large galleries. where the traders manufac-
tuers and importers will babe cheap rent fine
nce % s.a sSIs ahf s ps and splendid
MRS; H. SHANKLAND, Daguerrean Artist, has already
rented the front Of the galleries
!oon where she will continue BEFORE the perfect
likeness for
ONE DOLLAR.
including de best kind of Morocco Case or Frame
Several Counters to let with glass casesepqnire the
Bazaar. L. A. ARTAULT.
mhl7 lmsm
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New YoRx. April 81. Is45.

.v,,, NEW YoRx, April 81, Is45.
Hb undersigned announce the public particularly 70
the watch merchants that from this day they
an association under the name OF Deachaux air the
they have on hand and shall their
manufacturers every cescripo OF Watches and
DELACHAUX u MARE.
~, No. l27 Fulton street, ". Y.
n Deldchnux--H. lrN Nu
The New York herald., 1845-04-24

SUDDEN DEAIH--Thomas Pollard, OF Boston,
very estimabe gentleman, staying temporarily here
for his health suddenly ruptured blood vessel about
o'clock yesterday morning, while ascending the stair
at the Powhatan House. and Immediately breaths
60 years Of sge and by his mild entlemsny department
had endeared himself 10 all who had the piessuys Of hs
acquaintance oe-Riehmond Nmss, april =.
The New York herald., 1845-04-24

INSTRUCTION ON THE PIANO.
M INWRiGHT, Professor Of Music, informs h,s friends
M and the public general that he has made
Parting perfectly simple and easy, and
passed equaled by any other style present taught
mpaTed ys4y on that He has already
his abilities on giving him trial. His reasonable
and we advise all those in Of teacher embrace
known on application liz Grand Of Mulberry