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AN INTERESTING WONDER IN

We have never found an article or cir.
cumstance in the science Of astronomy
which has excited more admiration IN cur
mind, Than the statement Of VI. Afago, the
eminent French astronomer on the subject
OF the distance OF the planets. We are
strongly lucllned TO the opinion, that the
required addition OF tours, mentioned il the
following statement, is IN Consequence Of
some lnaccuracy Ol observation, occasloned
b. refraCIion or some other cause o. yet
unknown.
II IS stated thai If we place in horizoa.
TAI iine, a series OF figures, Of which the
law IS evident, each doubling the preceding
3 8 IL q Il SO 1872
and afterwards add four 10 each, We
should have a series denotng the relative
distance OF the planets from the sun. Thus :
10 10 % So 100 lgJ
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Saturn, Uranus. ii 10 represents the dis
lance Of the Earth, 1 viii be that Of Mer
curry, Venus, Is Mars, and 90, 100, ant
l96 the respective distance Of Jupiter, Sa
turn, and Uranus. The law was known q
far as 100 years before the discovery OF Z
Tanus; and the distance Of that planet be
ing found TO correspond, affords very re
markable confirmation OF ITS truth. But
will be observed, there viii be defctenc'
OF one term between Mars and Jupiter, q
the proportional dIs!aoce Of IS from the sun
At this point small planet was some tim
since discovered. THIS planet VAS name,
Ceres; end, since, three others have beef
found-Pallas, Juno aud Yes.a oil c
which have their orbits so near each olhe
as to lead astronomers to believe that the
are fragments of a large planet, which ha
been shattered into pieces by some lDlerua
explosion, or the shock Of couet.-- SCI
entifc American.
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cross, after the mention Of each Of tho
Trinity, as hc continued
"And NAV the blessing Of Almighty
God, Father Sou,f and Holy Ghost de.
scend upon you aud remain forever. A..
men,"
The kneeling crowd received this bene.
diction with a reveIenlial awe that actual.
" impaired itself to the spectators, and
take II altogether, ii was as solemn sight
as | recollcct TO have Witnessed.
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4 good auecdolc IS tod Of Lieutenant
e., While on board one Of our shlps OF war,
which does equal credit to his honor and
hts galIantry. A distinguished mcmbcr OF
the Japoulcadom Of northern city was di.
nlng on board, with a mess Of officers, and
when the wine began to circulate pretty
freely, entertained tue company with a re.
cltaI Ut several au0uis Of winch he was, Of
course, the hero. 1t happened that in one
Of these he Venlured to SANDER a lady OF
spotlcss reputation, an acquaintance Of
Lieut.. q. The gallant officer heard him
through without interruption, and then IT,.
sing from the table informed him of his
acquaintance with and respect for the lady
he tad SO wIekedIy traduced. 80, don't
mind it, Gifl, don't mind it," exclaimed
our hero, " il is oil a he, you know; | on.
ly told 1t 10 amuse the mess - Lieut.. G..
very cody turned him around, gave HIM a
stout kicking, and followed It up till he had
elected him, from the state room observing
very quietly, g don't mind it., don't
mind it; I'm only doing II fer the amuse.
men, Of the ness" A roar OF laughter
followed the Disconnected ManllIul as he
slid IN boat, aud the man in the stern
sheets cried give way"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07

In these tables The people may read the
causes of the financial and commercial en-
barrassmenls in which the country was so
recently involved and from which It has
been exiricated manly by the operations OF
the tariff Of lsi2. Let that system be
over;hrown; and We hazard nothing IN
predicting that we shall pass through again
the same scenes, the bitter fruit Of the same
wild experiment. From 1887, up to the
enattnen. OF the present Iarld, Isays MIR,
Esans,l your revenue derived from all
sources did not pay the expenses OF your
Government. There was deficit Of mere
than six millions OF dollars a year. Then
came the act OF SAP; aud IN the first three
years OF its operations II has maintained
your government, paid ten millions OF your
national debt (incurred under the previous
system and leii SIX millions 90 hand. Nov /,
compare the two systems. Say, which has
proved itself to be the sound policy Of the
country 10 regard TO revenue and public
credit, and oil that depends on revenue and
public credit Looking 10 the act Of lS42,
ask If we ought not 10 be satisfied with II,
60 iAI US TtEt4sAt 10 COUCcTUcU OuEHt VIZ
TO change ii Above all, ought We 10
change il Of such a lime ns the present,
when a pressing emergency has arisen,
and the demands upon the Treasury are IN.
creased 10 considerable extent Ought
we to abandon a system which experience
has proved TO be sa'e, and adequate for the
purposes Of IT'S establishment, and Iush upon
mere experimentation uutrled system
and oUo agains, which all the lights ead ex.
perience Of the past give such clear and 90
Tenn watuingr %
Mr.. Evans then vent into en- elaborate
and lucid examination Of the estimates c
the friends Of the new bill, 10 relation /
the probable amount OF revenue 10 be DER
we'd from il; but the Senate adjourned be
fore he had concluded this branch Of hi
argument, 10 which We shall take occas.o
hereafter TO refer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
a BALTIMORE MONUMENT.

The Philadelphia Times says that Bes.
ton Is very justly called the Monpmenici
CITY Tho following inscription found on
a monument IN one Of the graye.yalds Of
that city, says the Times, has been COPIED
Tor US by friend, rerbatim ct lIierdhm ;
" Here lies tho remanes Of a very wUr'
thy nnd respectable sltlzin who kept gro
corr and chandelier establishment at tho
corner Of ----- and --- streets. ms
stone Is erected by his perceived and DIS
konsolet widow, who takes this opPortnl'
atty TO inform her friends that she intends
to carry on her husbands former business
at tho same phase, and wants TO get the Gus
tom and patcrnage Of all her husband $
many former friends and customers.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
INDIAN COSTUME.

Ia Washington recently, during the hot
weather, II is said that one OF the Indians
now 10 toe city was gong up the avenue
clothed IN such apparel 40 civilization was
heapIng upon bin. Feeling them of no
manner OF use, be took off his pantaloons,
tire" them over hls arm, aud strobe up tho
avenue, attracting quite a. much notice
with them on has ufn as If they had been
on bis legs.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
CENSORSHIP or THE PRESS

II is limited by Washington corresp n.
dent, 'ha, Gen. Taylor has been instructed
10 suppress the publication Of a paper IN
Maiamoras called the "Ropublc of the
Rio Grande," because II advocates reyo.
luton 10, and The independence Of North
Mexico. What country do We live in
Is It Austria or the sublime Porte7
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07

The 9TH Infantry were supposed TO be at
Camargo on the 10Th ul,., and no doubt is
expressed that Col. lIays's command from
San Antonio, has joined them there.
The Alabama brought with her some
soldiers in IN health, sent hi,her for a
change of air, TO accelerate their recovery.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
THE APpolSTlNo POWER.

Tho Standard was recently IN erea,
agony, because Gov. Graham had appoint.
Ell two Wing Coloncls TO command our
Volunteer Regiment. Il was horrible
u~urpalinn. The election belonged to tho
officers q The Regiment, and had been
dlched from them By our interruptions
Governor.
The late correspondence between Pres
lent Polk, through has Secretary, ~ih
the Governor Of Arkansas, md several
other Democratic Governors, shews-no,
merely tina, those Officers were appointed
by these Governors, bat that tho very men
were pointed oui By tie President, whom
he wished 10 have commissioned. Doouf
troubled Democrats groan a. this On,
no Il Is oil night and proper, Inst 'hl'
power should be exercised by DcmuCrGhc
Governors, bot lilo "rascally Wings have
m authority to exercise any sdch hish han
dcd ptcrogliiyc. Raj. Reg.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
FOURTH OF JULY CREATIONS.
The PHILADELPHIA Sun rclales the follow

The Philadelphia Sun relates the follow
ing interesting circumstance
A shark was lately caught q, Naban',
the stomach Of which contained, among
other things, pair Of boots, two hoIso
shoes, and 4lh of July Oration-ihe a..
ter, our informant says, as undigesteda'H
HdS The day a came from us aataor,"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07

President Folks Tennessee appointments
do not seem 10 give much satisfaction. u
one Gideon J. Pillow, whom be has mode
a Brgadicr General, the Memphis Euqai'
for says, An accounts agree IN fepfcscn'
ting HIM as wholly destitute Of those pcIso'
nal qualities that are absolutely requisite
IN q commander Of our citizen soldiers
lie is just such man MS could not have
attained the lowest non-commlstloncd oi'
fec by their free and independent suiIta.
GEES" We learn from the same paper that
Loyin II, Coo Of Memphis. declines acccP
ting tho appointment, Of Quarter. Master
with the rank Of MAJOR conferred on him
by the Notwithstanding the tender, al.
tor the appointment Of Pillow as Brigadle'
General, "a direct md pnpable insult, de-
serving no other notice at his hands than
the most indignant contempt. - Richmond
Whig.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07

Ii is stated tina, cx President Lamar and
amy under Gen. Taylor Us priyales, and
that they decline PROMOTION, pfcicrrtug 10
do duty 10 the ranks.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07

Tria! and Honorable. Aeqaifal Of CaPt Thorn.
toa--Hedih Of tie Afmy-A4oancs Totr4z.4s
Monterey, &c
The Steamship. Alabama, arrived at \.
Orleans on the 10th ult., from Brazos San
tiago, the 10Th uIt, one day later than tho
James l.. Day. The Commercial Times
learns that the Court martial on Captain
Thornton, terminated on the 18th Of June,
and the general Impression is, that he has
been acquitted. The proceedings, howey.
or, will not be made public until they have
been approved and confirmed by the Pres.
Ident at Washington. One passage Of his
reported defence has been commented on
with admiration by oil in the camp Of Mat.
amoras. lie said, that, in the perform
ance OF the act for which he was tried
rashnoss or preclpltancy, we beIleve-he
" did not see the numbers Of the enemy, all
nc saw was the Mexican flag waving over
American soil, aud he was willing TO risk
his own life IN an attempt to cut il down."
DR.. Daniel McPhail, Surgeon Of the
Tennessee Regiment, native Of Franklin,
tennessee, died on the evening Of the 9th
ult., and was buried with military honors
the next day. lie had been for some time
ia i'll health.
The troops are in fine health, and eager
for the campaign now opening. The river
is falling rapidly from Reynoso downward.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
ronEiox coNREsrosDrscE OF THE pOsros ATLAS.
ROME, June 10. lslG.
THE ELECTION OF PoPE.

TIE nine days funeral honors rendered
10 the deceased Pope were concluded on
The | 9Th by Latin eulogy, delivered oy
B,shup RosANI. -Four days previous, The
body had been removed 10 the vaults, and
a magnificent temporary mausoleum cree
led in the centre Of ST. Peters, directly
unler The dome. Ii was at least forty feet
hiph, and on different grada,ions were
scores OF lighted wax candles, paintings re-
presenting the principal events OF has me-
and statues embematlcal Of what It should
haze been, for Temperance and Justice hac
prominent places. On the sides were La''r
inscriptions, that towards the door reading
thus:
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them grouped toge,her-rcsults to which
Che bankruptcy Of the government and the
people in 1919 and '49 is as clearly trace.
aOle, as their recovery from tina, condition
is as clearly to be stosn TO be the conse.
oagnce Of the wise system which has been
s. peutu3cl0usly ss,aet, aud the over
tarow 6. shleh Is now, we fear, more than
trnkzAfs.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
From Correspondence of the Herald + Tribune.
IlonE SQUApaos, /
OF Vera Cruz, July Ia, l-i6.

GentIcmcn,--A opportunity now offer.
ing by the Steamship Princeton, to Pensa-
cola, avail my self of II to Communicate
what little news VIC have here.
The Naval force here al present, con.
sists Of tho steam ships Mississippi aud
Princeton the frgates Potomac aud Rlti.
tan sloop Falmouth, brig Somers, and one
Of the gun.bJals, the Refer, from New
York.
The sloop John Adams lefl here three or
four days since for TampIco, 10 relieve the
ST. Mury7s, which latter vessel IT is pre-.
sumeJ, will return 10 Pensacola for sup
plies.
1t SCENE they have had Sigh, sprink
ling Of war down here as well as al Tam.
plco and on the RIO Grandc. The Prince
ton, IN attempting to get wafer from q
neighborlng river, had the party fired OF
by a large body Of Mexicans. The fire
was Immediately returned by watering par
/ ~ and also from the ship. 4 shell from
her, it IS said, fell rlghl IN the midst Of the
/ Mexlcons, and did lis work Of destruction.
The brig Perry left here a day or tao
ago, to cruise on the south side Of Cuba
where II IS rumored one OF more prlguteer.
have been lately seen.
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From the Netr Orleans Coumercial Times.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MON.
TEREY-GEs. TAYLOR-FORTHCOM.
ING CAMPAIGN.
Every fresh arrival from the Seat of
war serves to sharpen curiosity, and keep
awe the interest we all feel as to future
events IN our collision with Mexico, which
IS 10" neg'nhing 10 assume a place Of &C.
UNITY, alter rather long interval of re.
pose, on the part Of the beligercnts.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-07
ONE DAY LATER FROM THE ARMY.

STEAMSHIP ALABAMA vessel al.
rived here yesterday evening from Bra2os
Santiago, the 9th INST, ono day later than
the James L. Day. We learn that the
cour.martlal on Capt. Thornton termina.
ted on the 10Th ui., aud tho general i'm.
preston Is, that he has been acquitted
! The proceedings, however, viii not be
made public until they have been approved
and confirmed By the President OF Wash.
lngion. Ono passage Of his reported DO.
/ fence has been commented on with admlra.
ton by oil in the camp at Matamoras.-
lie sad, that, IN the performance Of the
act for which he was tried-rashness OF
( prt cipiiancy, we bcicve-he " did NOT see
the numbers Of the enemy all he saw wat
me Mexican flag waving over American
SOIL and he was willing to risk his life il
an attempt to Gu, II down I"
II IS said that there are some emissarie.
abou. Matamoras, and arc endeayorug tt
induce such Of the Mexican soldiers wht
wero wounded on The -th aud 9th May
and are recovered, to reJojn their regiment.
a, Monterey.
/ The troops are in fine health, and eagel
Tor the campaign now opening. The rive
IS falling rapidly from Reinosa downward
me 7'h infantry we're supposed to be a
Camargo on tho 18th inst, and no doub
- expressed that Col. Hays commanl
from San Antonio, has joined them there
There have been no accounts from Nc.
CulIoch's Rangers since they passed Rein
osa, (lhe 9Th Inst.) Ii is imagined, from
the well known daring character Of thai
officer, that he has penetrated as Ear d,
Montery; either accommodating, or acting
on the offensive, if he fnd tho occasion
tempting, or the disparity not too great il
the force to which he may fnd hlmsel
opposed.
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down his last opponen, when lie heard
Aarifa's shriek-he turned-but what
were his feelings when he saw his friends
and not his friends only-but his ador-
Ell Aarfa also, stretched lifeless on the
earth. and lsmael, the author of all these
evils. alone before him! With cry like
that of the en,aged lioness. which sees in
her reach the hunter who has just des-
,royed her cub. he sprang a, him. Isma-
Ell, deprived of his par!isans, would will
ingly have avoided The combat. but Dom
Sebastian pressed him rinselv. and una
bile to escape. he turned furiously on his
assailant. Nor was he mean opponent.
Long and desperate was the struggle be-
tween lhem--many the wounds received
by each, ul a, last, their weapons failing
them they closed in the fearful embrace
OF hate only 10 be separated by the death
at one or the other. The Moor soon
found that in this species Of conflict he
was inferior to the King, who, more &C.
cnsiomed to athletic exercises. soon hurl
ed his foe to the earth. bu, could NOT avoid
being dragged down with him in his fall
The despairng Moor. as he fell. drew his
dagger, and attempted TO plunge il into
the victor's breast. but Dom Sebastian
evaded the blow, wrenched the weapon
from his grasp. and buried it three times
III his heart. and mid mingled curses on
his own false deity. and on his conqueror,
the soul If the gully lsmael fed TO lis
eternal punishment.
AS the grasp Of his foe was relaxed BY
death. Dom Sebastian arose, and cast his
eyes on The scene around him-bu, alas!
nothing but corses met his view.
Wilh desperate energy, one bv one, he
raised the bodies OF Cidi Hame,. Ahdal.
lab. and Xsr,ia-bnl life had fed from
all! As on the field Of Alcacer aniver. he
was once more alone, and surrounded bv
the bodies Of friends who had fallen To
protect him; il seemed as il fate hal doom
Ell him TO bring misfortune on all tina,
loved him. Maddenpd by his misfor
tunes. he rushed away from the fatal cn,-
tage into the desert and from that time
forth his fate Is a mystery. g..
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The Southern journal., 1846-04-04
The President. mn. Calhoun.

The Baltimore american gives CO.
pious analysis ofMr. Calhoun's speech.
Mr.. Calhoun, if this report be correct,
admits that the President is for ener.
getic measures. "He thought the
construction of the message did not
warrant any conclusion of a pacific
character. The President in his mes.
sage had directed that we should vim.
dicatc our claim to the whole of Ore.
gon by an appeal TO arms, and not in
any other form whatever"
These various reports of Mr.. Cal.
houn's speech, must, however, be re-.
ceived with caution. He is difficult
TO report, and we shall soon see the
speech itself. Mr.. Calhoun's position
is one Of extreme delicacy, his friends
The Southern journal., 1846-04-04

the floor, but il being late, the Senate ad-
Journed to Monday.
In the House, Mr.. Hungerford, from the
Committee of Ways and Means, made an
adverse report upon the resolution directing
that Committee to inquire into the expe-
dIency OF providing by law for the coinage
Of one dollar gold pieces.
MIR. GrinnelI, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill further TO amend
the act fixing the value of certain foreign
monies received al the custom houses of
the U. S.
1t provides that in all computations of
the value of foreign monies OF account at
the custom houses of the United States, the
florin or Gulder Of Bavaria, Germany,
and the German States, shall be deemed
and taken to be of the value of forty cents /;
the Livre of Genoa, Sicily and Naples,
shall be taken for the value of lS4 cents
The Livre of Tuscany, Leghorn and Milan,
at IS cents; the ounce of Sicily to be TAX
en- at 81 49; the Ducat of Naples at 80
cents; the specie dollar of Sweden, at one
dollar and six cents; the Piastre of Turkey
at four and two-fiflh cents, and all former
laws inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
peaIed.
The bill was read twice and referred TO
the Committee of the Whole. The river
and harbor bill was talked for the rest of
the day.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-04

o. Pearl Riuer.-A few weeks ago
we made mention of the fact that Hon
Jesse Speight, NJ. c. from this State,
had offered resolution in the Senate
asking for every alternate section of
pubic land lying on Pearl river, in
the State Of Mississippi, the proceeds
Of the sales ofsaid land to be appro>
priated 10 the improvement Of the ma.
yigation of the Pearl. We see from
our Congressional news Of March 9,
that MIR. Chalmers presented reso.
luton ofthe State of Mississippi, in
favor Of II grant of land for the purpose
above which was referred to
the committee on Public Lands; as
also was similar resolution presen.
ted by Mr.. Speight. We hope in a
few weeks to be enabled to lay before
our readers is fnal passage.
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aIone.'' We sincerely believe tha

alone.' We sincerely believe that
/! there were ten times our present
population in this country, and they
and their posterity could be efectual>
ly prohibited from moving out oft,
that thousands Of acres of our gloomy
swamps would be reclaimed and bios
som as the rose. We would in that
case be driven to some permanent
policy. But every man says now,
do not much care about advancing
this school or that church, this i'm
provement in agriculture or that in na"
vigation, because have heard that
better country than this can be found.
Our opinion is-you may 90 further
and fare worse. What we object TO
is, the great and serious harm OF
breaking up the endearments Of
long established friendship for doubt.
ful advantages. When man moves
ne acts by the best feelings of his
heart, in the same way as he does BY
plant or tree by pulling it up. He
may be settled again, as he trans
plants the tree. but many of his finest
affections are killed forever. These
thoughts have been suggested by
hearing several men talk about emf
grating TO Texas. They perhaps may
ind a richer country, but they will
surely find some counter balancing C.
wills. Let US stay here, and for few
years imagine that there is no chance
OF ever getting away. Let us form
an agricultural society, and, let our
practical farmers communicate to
each other, their several plans of car
ryiog on their plMations. Let US
apply to science for her advantages
and ere long we would cease this race
after rainbow that in reality never
existed. For there is no country with
out its disadvantages.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-04
The 0reg0l Question.

The opinion at Washington, every
day obtains footing that the 40 degree
men will triumph over the 81 degrees
Senators so express themselves very
pointedly. 1t is believed that the next
packet will bring out an offer from
England to negotiate on the 49th, and
that President Polk will accent it.
Percontro, it is said the Secretary of
State notified the President, that he
will feel obliged TO throw up his
commission, should he be required to
renew the negotiation on that basis.
The Union Of the llth sheds no light
on the subject.