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Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
THANK YOU SIR.

Come Charles, my son, said Deacoa
Ailwor'hy, take one of these turkeys and
carry II up to parson Moody lof Thanks.
giving.
NO father, don't do that again Ilell
you.'
What do hear now, Charlesl These
five and twenty years have sent the par.
son turkey and Joe has carried them,
aud Tom aud Jerry, and you-without
ever refusing before. What's the matter
nowP
why, father, he never thanks me Tor
bringing it to him; besides he took me TO
task awhile ago, because started out of
meeting too soon.
We'll, son, you know it Is the custom
for the minister to go out before any of the
congregation starts, this is done as q mark
of respect.
Respect or not, he's nothing but a man.
and as to creeping for him | won't do IT,,
well let il all pass, and carry him the
turkey, and i he don't thank you for I, |
will
Charles shouldered the foul and In a
short time was at the house Of the minister.
who was seated in the puror surrounded
by number Of friends who had come To
pass thanksgiving with him. Tho lad en-.
tered without knocking, and bringing the
turkey from his shoulder heavily upon the
table, said, MIR. Moody, there's a turkey
for you, II You want il you may have It; Il
yoG don't III carry it back again.
Il shall be very glad Of H., said tho min
iscr, but think You might learn little
manners. Charles. Can't you do an er.
rand belterl'
How would you have me 10 do III said
Charles.
Isl, down in my ehair,' said the parson.
and | will show You
Charles took the chair while the divine
took the turkey and left the ronm. lie
soon reiufned-took off his hai-madc
very low bow. and said, Mr., Moody, here
is turkey which my father sent you, aud
wishes you 10 accept il as present.
Charles rose from his seat and took the
fowl, and said 10 the minister, III Is very
ine ono, and | feel very grateful to your
father ioi it In this and numerous Other
instances he has contributed 10 my happi.
ness. lfyeu will Just carry il into the
kitchen and return again, will send for
Mrs. Moody 10 give you hall a dollar
The pafson walked out OF the rnom-hi.
friends laughed at the Joke, and made up a
purse lof the lad, WHO ever Afterwards re.
ceivcd a reward for his services.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

Mason AND DIxoN's LINE.-What was
the origin aud purpose of il'-We hear Il
frequently spoken of as connected with
slavery, and as originally connected with
that subject. No'hing can bc farther from
the trulh--at the time that line was estab.
lished, slavery existed on both sides Of il.
4 bfici account oliis origin may be Of some
interest Just at this time.
As early a. the year i0s2 dispute arose
between William Penn and Lord Bali.
more, respecting the construction of their
respective grants. OF what now forms the
states Of Pennsylvania. Delaware and
Maryland. Lord Baltimore claimed To-,
and including tho iOlh degree of North
latitude; aud William Penn, mildly, vet
firmly, resisted the claim. The debaieablc
land was one degree of 90 English miles
on tue south o, Pennsylvania, and extended
west as far as the State itself. The mat.
ter was finally brought into the Court of
Chanoey in England and after tedious dc
lays, on the 10Th day OF May, 1850, Lord
Chancellor llardwick made decree award.
ing costs against Lord Baltimore, and di.
recling that commissioners should DO mp.
pointed to mark tho boundaries between
the parties.
The commissioners so appointed, me, at
New Castle on the 9Th day Of November,
l775, and not being able to agree, sepa.
rated. Alter further litigation and delay,
the whole matter was settled by The mutual
agreement between the surviving heirs oil
the original liIiganls.
In the year 1901, Mr.. Charles Mason,
Of the Royal Observatory, was sent to
Pennsylvania, with all the needlul asiro
nomical instruments 10 measure oil do.
gree Of latitude. That duty he performed,
and a report oI his proceedings was made
10 the Royal Society Of London, for the
year 1867.
This Mr.. Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
were appointed TO run the limo in dispute,
which appears 10 have been done In con.
iormily with the Lord Chancelor's decree.
This Is the famous MASON and DIGon's
Line, and tho boundary between Pennsyl.
yania, on the south, aud Maryland on the
north.
Little did the actors in this matter think
that In after times, the linc established
with 50 much trouble and expense, would
ever be connected with subject calculated
TO shake a great nation To It's centre.
Albany Journal.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
MOONLIGHT THOUGHTS.
ny Park BENJAMIN.

How ooldly bright the silent moon
Above yon cloudy pillow shines;
How sweetly, ON the trembling wave
Reflected, glow her silver Ines
The air is still, and from each sphere
OF sapphire in the distant skies,
Like diamond aparkles, soft aud dear,
Look down Il myriad starry eyes!
Above, tho heavens are all nndlmm'di
below, save on the horizons verge,
Where ono god.tinted vapor stands,
There drifts no pale and misty surge,
Around, save where the forests brow
Their dark, collected shadows down,
The landscapes lroad and smiling brow
Seems not TO wear u single iIown
The peaceful silence Of the night
Into my secret soul deseends,
And dreams of high aud holy thought
This scene Of love transporting lends.
would not give an hour like this,
In heavenly musing sweetly passed,
Tor days aud year OF common bliss,
or earthly JOYS that eannol last.
In such an hour my spirit goes
beyond the narrow bounds of Tine,
Aud sours away on lireless wing,
10 realms unlading aud snhlmc
To realms where pure aud perfect light
Is family pictured In eaeh gem
That glitien on the zone of Night,
Or glrams upon her diadsm.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

According,o the quarterly report of the
Secretary oithe Treasury, the Government
has, during the quarter, received revenue
10 the amount Of SG,30O,0OO, and, within
the same time, borrowed S7,5l0,O50. We
wonder II any Locofoco officers of Govern.
ment ever trouble themselves now about
that famous maxim of General Jackson
"Those rho trade on borrored capital ought
10 Jro1Li'-LoHisuHlc Joayndi.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
Tho editor Of tho Albany Knickcrbockcr

Tho editor of the Albany Kniclerbockcr
attributes The unhealthness Of Mexico to
the "ungodly diriyness" of the inhabitants,
their lazy, idle habits, and their utter alb.
horieneo Of white. wash and hard.soap.--
He says that instead Of being surprised at
the quantity of deaths that annually take
place in this beautiful and much abused
portion of the world, oil that we should bo
aslonished at, is that their innate naslinoss
don't "lay OUT the whole population an.
nnally.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

AcE OF PL,STs.-Somo plants, such a.
tho minute iunguscs, termed mould, only
live a few hours, or at mos, few days
Moses for the most par, live only one sea.
son, as do the garden plants called ANNALS
which die OF OLD age as soon as they ripen
their seeds. Some again, as the ioIglovs
aud the hollcyhock, live for two years. oc.
casionaliy prolonged to lhroc, if their flow.
ering be prevented. Trees, again, planted
in suitable soil and situation, live lor
centuries. Thus the olive tree may live
three hundred years; the oak double that
number; the chesnu, is said 10 have lasted
for nino hundred and fifty years; tho drag.
on's blood tree OF Teneriilo may be
two thousand years old and the Adanson
mentions panians SIX thousand years old.
When the wood Of the interior ceases to
afford room, by the closeness Of ito texture,
for the passage olsap pulp, or ior the lor.
nation OF new vessels, II dies, and by all
its moisture passing oil into the younger
wood, tho 6bres shrink, and are ultimately
reduced 10 dust. Tho centre of the tree
thus becomes dead, while tho outer portion
continues TO live, and in this way trees
may exist for many years before they per.
ish,-nagasino of Botany
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

TnE SULTAN AND TuE DISTRESSED
lRlsn.-A letter from ConsIanlinople, says
the London Globe, mentions an acl of lib.
eraliIy on the part oil tho Sultan which
does him great credit. On hearing of the
suilcrings Of the Irish, the Sultan caused to
be handed 10 The Hon. Mr.. Wellesly
GlOOO, to be disposed Of by him in the
best way towards their allcyialion.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

lNuENDnRy PArrR.-Thc Gnnd Jury
Of Accomac Co. Virginia. on the Goth
ult., presented the New York Christian
Advocate aud Journal Uhc organ Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, as an inccn.
diary paper in the following words:
I'VE the Grand Jury upon our oaths do
present, that The New York Christian
Advocate and Journal, newspaper pub.
lished in the City of New York, is paper
which is circulated through the post.oilices
Of this County, and ddrisos, and is caieu.
lated and iniGaied 70 persuade persons Of
color. riihm his Commonwealth 10 make
iasarreciioa, or rebel, and denies the right
of masters to property in their slaves, and
inculcalcs the duty of resistance 10 such
right, contrary to the statute in such case
made and provided.
This prcsenmcnt is made upon the eI.
animation the paper itself.
LEWIS l.. SNEAD, Foreman"
4 copy Of the prcsenlmenl has been
served upon all tho postmasIers in the
county, to deter them from delivering The
paper to subscribers.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

TnlNKING HARD WoRDs.-"IIansl"
said DuIobman, to his urchin son. whom
he bad just been lhrashing for swearing
at his mother, "yat's dat you're thinkin' 20
wicked apout, in the corner dcrel' "l aini
iink not'n." "You lie, you fagabone you
you links col tdm-and now III vip you
for dat"
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

What name contains a command Of
man to bis son 10 escort the ladiesl
Jeroboam. Jerry .bow.'em.)
What name directs a man 10 squeeze
into a crowded coachl
Benjamin. (Benjam.in.)
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

Mr.. Eaton, nearly eighty years Of age,
completed, Saturday evening week, at
VauShall, N. Y. the wonderful attempt to
walk one thousand quarters Of a mile in one
thousand quarter hours, The wager made
was Of course won.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
VOL. a.

pity, though their cries were drowned in
the wild chant oil the priests who read in
their tears a favorable augury for their
petition, These innocent victims were
generally bought by the priests, of parents
who We're poor, but who sliiled the voice
of nature, probably less at the snggos.
tons of poverty than Of wfetched super.
slilun.
The most loathsome pant OF the story
the manner in which the body of the saeri
feed captive was disposed ol-remains yet
10 be :old. Ii was delivered to tho war.
riar who had laken him in battle, and by
him, alier being dressed, was served up in
an entertainment to his fiendsl This was
not the coarse repasl Of lamished eanibals,
hut banquet teeming with the delicious
beverages and delicate siands, prepared
with art aud attended By both sexes, who,
as we shall see hereafter, conducted them
selves with all the decorum ol civilized life.
Surely never were refinement aud the et.
treme of bafbarism brought so closely in
contact with each other.
Human sacrifices have been praelised
by many nations, no, excepting the most
polished nations OF antiquity, bu, never hy
any on scale 10 be compared with those
Of Auahuac. Tho amount OF victims i'm.
molated on lis aeeursed alhfs would siag.
ger the faith of The leasl seupilous believer
Scarcely any author pfeleads 10 estimate
the yearly sacrifices throughout the empire
al less than twenty thousand, aud some
carry the number as high Il. tilly Thousand.
On great occasions, rs lln coronation oi a
king or The consecmlion ol temple. the
number becomes sill more appalling. At
the dedication of the great lenple ul HUT
ziopoiehli, In lisG, the prisoners, who for
some yrars ha3 been reserved ior the pnr.
pose. were drawn tom all quarters 10 the
capital. fheY werr mased in iiles. form.
ing procession nearly two miles long.
Tie ceremony consumed several days, aud
seventy thousand oaldises are said 10 have
perished at the shrine Of tbs terrible deity
But who eau believe thai so numerous a
body would have suffered themselves 10 be-
led INCREASINGLY like shaFp plaibc Slaughter
Or how euuld lheir remains, lop areal iur
consumption IT, the ordinary wby BE- di.
posed Of, ~iIhunl breeding pcsliienee IL
the capital Yet the event was oi recent
date, aud is aneqpiyuealIy atlesled by the
best informed hislof.ans. One .aei may
be considered certain Il was customary to
preserve the skulls vi the sacrificed IN
buildings Appropriated 10 the puIpo e. The
companions oi Curr. counted one hundred
aud si,ly.siN thou.and IN one Of the ed!
ices! Without attempting precise cal
culaiion, therefore, Il Is sale 10 conclude
that thousands were yearly offered up, in
the different cities Of Anahuac, on the
bloody allars of Mexican diyiniiics.
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

The last present made ic the Nation i
Museum Of Curiosities, is said 10 have bee
"the r'pel that came of a dogs tail W zen
il was o iraggia'." The man who pro.
senled II bas not been beard Of since
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
srorNNG or rmE WAR TEMPLE or arx,c,

sronNfNG or rnE WAR TEMPLE or MEXICO.
No passage in the Spanish conquest ol
Mexico is so well known, or has been told
80 well, ns tho conflict within the cts, the
death Of Monlezuia, the slo,n,ing ul tue
temple, the feirea, Of the Spaniards over
the broken causeways and the chasms
where the bridges had been destroyed; all
the awful adventures Of Nochc rdsic, the
melancholy knight. We pass reluctantly
oyor the death of Montczuma. Faithful
10 The Spanlards, /; should seem, 10 the last
be desired 10 be taken 10 the balllemenis,
and endcavored 10 rrpress the furious on.
sci oi his people. A first tho sign Of the
emperor commanded awe; but the silence
soon gave place 10 the language of con
tempt and indignity. They launted Lin as
woman; they hcapcd conlumely upon
his head. At length, probably supposing
he had Withdrawn, they discharged vollcy
Of arrows and Of stones ngains, the spot
where he stood. stone struck him on
the head, and he fell scnsclcss; ho recov.
cred, but his heart was broken; ho obsti.
naiely refused all remedies, pincd away
and died. We give the slorming of the
temple.
"Cortcs, having cleared away for The as.
sauli, sprang up the other s,raighlway.
followed by Alyade, Sandoyal, ofdcz, aud
the other gallant cavaliers oi his band,
leaving file Of arquibuiscrs and n strong
corpse Of Indian allies 10 hold the enemy
in check at the foot ol the monument. On
the first landing, as well as on the several
galleries above, aud on the summit, the
Aztec warriors were drawn up to dispute
his passage. From their elevated position
they showcred down vollcys of lighter mis-.
siles, together with heavy stones, beams,
and burning raicrs, which, laundering
along the stairway, overturned the ascend
ing Spanards, aud carried desolalion
through their ranks. Tho more fortunate,
cuding or springing over these obstacles
succeeded in gaining the hrst terrace,
where, throwing themselves on Their enc
mics, they compelled them, after short
resistance. to fall back. The assailanls
pressed on, eiIeetualy supported by brisk
liro Of the muskeiccrs from below. which
so much CALLED the Melieans IN their ex-
posed situation that they were glad to take
shelter on the broad summit ol the ieocdit.
"Cohes an his comrades were close
upon their rear, and the two parties found
themselves face to face on this wrial battlc
field, engaged in mortal combat in sesenco
ofthe whole city, as we'll as OF the troops
in the court yard, who paused as i by mu.
tual consent, from their own hoslIlties,
gazing in silent expectations on the issue
of those above. The area, tho somewhat
smaller than the base of the teocdif, was
largo enough, 10 afford fair field fight for
thousand combaiants, Ii was paved
Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

Preaootfs "eoaqasst Of Mrrisoa
THE ANCIENT MENiCANs, OR AzfEcS.
HUMAN SACRIFICES, AND eANNInALIsu,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-03-30
uNNAAlElN HINES.

- oRERF tAINEs IN, lawful husband len .. mssr
#es vtehs since, with tNn chtdfeh - X, ,,s
ss+ Ii f5s,s - -tjlf.tspv WIKI girl whohi 49,.
hiss IS ias f a. Us he Las enlisted IN llt - :, NV
.as Il IS # af1Hattg rensn short tI,.' n 70 .aor
feHf SIS HffarrHe object publishing 'he asipsny
=, .ff.s, vsaai aTillain they are IN COM !. Il
svIzHas3 S. Il haae bod him IA such ~ le ,Ht
ti,-gaee. ann - iaa Is proper provision -,
zlil d. : saa Hai.s as r sss''' NJ HhALs
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o. three neashs hsvs ls In ballast not being able 70
common fkssc, washed do ssloc, both descriptions
very Indigo rs per ID and scarce OF ana GOV
hides sailed and heavy 7s7sc sweet hides SASS Cot
ton-none in market Cocoa-ordnary $40; superior
do $aa per ITO lbs Fustic, SLASH per ton; nanum
per Dbl currency. The barque Venezuela Dill, from
Philadelphia arrived at Lagusyra last week. and Will
probably come down here In q few days
sr. JAoo DE CuBA, Dec. l0-Codfsh $3.50; Haddeck,
So rs; Herrings ST. Mackerel 81; Lard lsalsc Fork,
clear $l4; do $ls sheer or bacon Sill Hams lsc
Beef Sii Jerked do SIS Butter yellow 2ac ohee1s
al6; Candles II; Sperm long 6s AS Soap ssa9h Rice
61Ss7; Onions 50 So Potatoes 81 25 Lumber r. r. S3a;
w. p Boards SAL Hoops $50; hid Shocks and Heads
81 80; Sugar Box Shocks Slal l21a; Sugar asorteo "
brown whi.e) 4a5c white do 8; brown Il Tobacco
IA Exchange on London S49l 40l00 per fl0o; on the
United states par Freights very dull-nons Offering 10
he United States.
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MARITIME HERALD.
PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 20.
sys Hlsns =. ...,......7 20 MocE skTs Q AIM
nv sr-s ..-....... OIL MON IL 80

Cleared.
Ships Probus, De Vres, Liverpool, Kunkemann;
Thorndike Child, Liverpool NesIith Walsh Banks
S Sais sSerwood Tanpeo Frat: poa
Genoa, John Ogden, Briggs Emsne StaIks, Vera CrnL
Hurlbut Co; Augusta, Sherwood Savannah, starges
Cesman y Co. Schs b Morenu, Arnold, Sfazas, &c; =
Barclay Livingston; Hermoins, Maoney, st Mays Ga
THOMPSON Il Kempter; New York, 0oodel, Boston; X II
smith Smith, Providence Sloop James Lampheer kenney,
Providence. -,
Ship Palestine, Mumf,rd from New Orleans, I'd inst, and
ths Ba 3h with mose Staston Frost sid In company
it'll ship Charlemasne, for Autwep (since spoken and
parted company with her off Caryfod Rect 10Th inst Cape
Florida WSW IS miles, spoke ship Montreal from New Or
Brig Germ Dyer Qof Eatpor) days from St juan Spa
uish MAN with 5000 hides Is tons wood TO Goodhue Co.
LIE I no Am vessels passenger -,
Brig Creole, Means, ID days from Cedar Key, with luH-
Brig Trojan MITCHELL (of North YaImouth) - days from
81 Marks with cotton, Nesmth Walsh. Jan H. lat II
rs lon 80 spoke ship Montreal FRINGE (of Port IRON
New Orleans bound Boston, 18th, lat 50 81 Ion 73 passed
81 an Esspor, brig from $, Johns PR bound New York,
with sick with the fever (undenood them to say
sharp or Shark-probsbly Siroc.)
Big Clinton, Andrews, days from Savannah, to Sturses
Schr Leroy Bede days from Charleston, with cotton.
schr Maria Cousey, Stubs, Milton, Del, corn.
2brigs-unknown.
Ship Gladiator for London; briggs Dgo; John French;
Harbinger
Rikers Island-Bark America Mosely days from Bos
tom brgs Waterman from St Jago de Cuba via New Lon.
don; Anon, ON Charleston viz Newport; Com HULL from
Machas; schr Clio, from Portsmouth.
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ST. MARxs-Bg Trojm-l! bis cotton Coz AGdss6n
do Wang Soa-3o do Taylor Rich-so do - cases TO-
bacco Center Colo do Perkins, Hopkins White-1o 90
Allen X Hazen--2 do TO order. ~ 49,
Nav ORLEANs-ship Paestine-i223 bills pork i6i casks
hams Suydau Sage co-i9 bales moss Homer hays-6o
do Everett Baelle2s13 pig, lead TO orde-7 bales moss
Moseso1 bbls beef ordsr-7 bales Of action do-5,a
bbls flour White-63 do Nones Carey-l30 bales cot
ton VIM whtock Co.'S do A AyeIill < eoLlos az Ca.
toni casks ginseng and do beeswaI Gosdhue co-l2
bales hemp W g Ray-3o do q Jaudon-l9 cask. nam 70
orde5O bbls moaes Tayer-23 bales cotton 70 order
10 do orders bales deerskns James Robinson
bbls tallow Buditt-and sundry packages TO order
sAyANNAH-Brig Clinton, bales Parmsiee kogers-
60 do bbls 287 bgs order32 bags Lane Mangum
bI p Morehsad-i sturges, Chairman CO. Il Har,
. bbs f. M Atwater-i boz Peek bag Adm Wafner-l
box kinysland-a cks KendTek Bros; box Bsr.tow
bales w W Pratt-a hf bbs w Kemeys-34 bbls G. bags
Knowltos Lymco & Pomeroy-l Dbl Sone-2 packages
A DunsIow col boz J B Henshaw-2 hf bbs Green
40 bushels peannts-s empty bbs pipes pack;
Randal1i Mrs Frsncs-l Fierce Valentine 6als
Brower-s bbis w sa.tonIl box ! Lawrence-i Mrs
CHARLrsroN-Schr Leroy-79 ties rice Fow!er-Il %
At water Mulford-2s3 bales cotton Spofsd. Tileston
Co
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 10, lS47.
Mid Weather .4gain-Solders for the War-The Vat
son Funerai-Jamsison-T The Markets, &c.
Yesterday a cold rainy day, with the pavements
so covered with slee that il difficult for pedesri
to keep his balance. This morning the atmosphere
is almost mild June, and there is prospect
head of a fine sunshine Ice house stock is therefore
greatly depressed.
There no less than four companiesifor Mexico
raising in this city three of which in such state of
forwardness that they will elect their officers this
ming
The remains of Watson, Ridgley, Thomas, and Pier.
son, will arrive in this city in the course OF week. and
Odd Fellows will make grand display, and it is said
that the Nasons will make their frat general parade for
@ number Of years.
Jameson Ia performing round OF his highest charac
tors the Holiday street Theatre He appears TO night
o. Alfred Evelyn in Bulwer's play of Money" The
comedy of Fashion" is to be brought out in few
nights tins house for the first time in Baltimore
THr MARxgrs-There S3 head of beevss offered At
the scales yesterday sales TO the extent Of t33 head
100 lbs the hoof Sales OF live hogs made
day s. IS IS On Saturday 400 bbs. Ho ssrd
-four were sold stsi73 The English adycss the 7h ult
have produced hrmness The only sale hear OF Is
very firm S. but hear ONO transactions Wheat want
ed but there Gales Of conn., OF both Mary land
and Pennsy wanna yellow VI 63 One two parcels Of
white brought 90 cts We quote Oats at 80 IS cts,
Srock BoARpt the stock board. yesterday, there were
Of Baltimore S. sold aoef Maryland os closed 10Y ask
ed 784 bid Baltimore Ga If 1890 closed MX asked 96x
bid; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares 3a asked 3k bid