Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-10-21

. lgSyLCSG, IA.
,nannharS of tennlFr--s 07-te Iesled 10 oppose
ne admission, as Sfaie- into TIE Uni5a, IF any
igrrii0rg not JmgriSed 0iOrcSajG, ictLi0L max
! ing Lte PROHIBITION Oc SLAVERY thcroin,
an indispensable condition OF admission
/ TAyLonrsu ~ Ouro.-The wings have now in
| nomination for congress, three candidates whO
! have distinguished themselves opponents of
/ Gen. Tay Or, before and since tho Philadelphia
nomination. They are Mr.. Glddings in the Ash
tabula district, Mr.. Campbell in the Clinton and
Warren district, and Mr.. J. "a Root in tbs HUI
ron district. Mr.. campbeIs nomination. over
/ AIR. Fisher (who at first boiicd .ho General, buI
was afterwards whipped into his supPorD has pe-
cullar significance. Eyon tie whig candidtio for
governor, Seabury Ford, has 40! dared To this day
/ TO define his position in regard to Gen. Taylor
nor to SAY that he will vote for him!
LADIES, LEARN 20 SwIm!-Tha Portland Um
! pjre gives Tho following particulars from Il letter
dated Hancock, Ne, Aug. 2J,h:
Captain l.. Crablree. aud his sister, Mrs. pur-
/ beck, with a infant, embarked in II small skiA
with view OF crossing tho river, which. Ut that
place, Is about half mile wide. Having got
about half way over, the boat filled and lurned
over bottom upward, procipatng them into the
! rapid stream. Happily, the lady could swim; aud
/ wiln great presence OF mind sho caught hold o.
| The sAIiE with one band aud her n;an. BY the 9TH
/ Cr, and thus sustained hcrsCfunt she could place
I II upon the bottom OF the boat, which she soon
Ompishod--but she could obtain breath
ing respite, the boat turned over again aaI threw
the infant in spite Of her ceriious, once more into
tho water. But the indetatgaJ.e and preserving
mother was lot 10 be dauniod by this uuloward
cvCuI she again recovered her child, nnd oncu
more regainea TIE boat now The riga: side Up, bur
/ foil Of water; however the water was not deep
IN the boat but Ihnt the child standing on It's fecI
| could keep lis head above the water. assisted ia
| that position by the mother-tAll this willis the
! gentleman was doing E.s best 70 Keep The boat
from turning over again. In this critical sI,ua-
ton, both holding on the gunwales OF The boat,
opposite sides, and sustaining the child in the boa.
between them, and drifting fast down the river.
they remained for some twenty or dirty minutes.
The lady felt her strength ias! declining, bus tho
impulse Of maternal affection gavo her renewed
/ strength, aud they were all saved by Capt. o.
PelungllI. who saw the. situation and had hast
ened in his boat 10 their rescue. Had Mrs. Pur-
| beck not known how to swim, IN al! human proda-
b,y her brother in attempting TO save her, would
| have sacrificed his life, and ;hus all would
have found watery grave. Ladies, learn 10
swim.
| VANcoUvER's ISLAND AND THE HUDsoH BAY
| CoNIpANY.-ln the House Of Lords, the 2O.A
utI., Lord MOu!eagc, in moving iorpaPers relative
/ to the ccSsion Of FaucoJver's Island 10 tho Hud-
son Bay Company, took the opportunity 10 urge
The policy Of that transaction. Ear Gray de-
Tended the grant, on tho ground that it the
most etiectual mode Of preventing "sQuatjng''
. from America, which, IN short time, wuuL place
the practical possession Of the island in the hands
of the United States. lie asserted t.ial tho llad-
sons Bay Company were better prepared 20 Colo
nize the Island than o.her parties, and tAyt the
most ample security had been toGen for The proper
/ government Of the colony, au.l It's resumption Gy
| the crown at the end Of eleven years, on eCuIa-
BILE terms, If deemed ncc's airy.
| IIo FOR CALAgoENIA Tile Civ I,emizcr of
/ he - ,,t III f'.Ii
MIA gold fever, and is going to start for that FL
Dorado as soon as he find some ono to take
his place. He publishes tho following notice :;
e FOR SALE OF TO GIVE AWAY The sji fa,ion
of Items on tic Globe newspaper. 1t Yields n
very respectable salary, and thar sam. salorv i
paid with the punctuo!!ty youcbsafed by the arri-
! val Of / O'Clock on every SarurdoT afternoon of
| the year. The business is easily performel. will,
small wear and tear Of coIsci nee ,,rro1Is,
OF free tickets 10 various ptaces Of amusement
will be thrown IN, together with the sdeod.beod
facilities or sundry theatres, and pInccs wBcr-
lunch may be had gratis. Owing To the letters
from California, The Present encumhent has other
and important business 20 attend to- which ilI ev
plain the reason Of this offer. Application must
be made early, since If cash customer cannot
DC found before the sailing ri the next California
packet The situation will he given away to the first
customer as good lookip = as the present Items.
N. d. me r Foeooio Of me Sexton (maEogany
co'HuS) VIII oe sroscd of on reasonable terms,
at private sale"
foRcE og HADIT."-A gentleman recently
from Africa, while at one of The civilized colonies
oh the C'Jas met coored woman " hom he had
snow IN old Virginia, who had obtained her free
oo,n for good conduct aud had emigrated for liz
berio.
"Whore arc you travelling to, Mary,!" said
= the gentleman.
: 81 am going down town to the village on tho
5 sea shore. I'm tired Of seeing niger. niger
e niger want to see some white folks"
e But are you doing we'll here 90
e Oh. very well. make many things and
: sell EN- have four slaves who make palm lea
hats"
e "Slo7es. Mary 7 You. onanciaao to havo
:. slaves In your own land p
+ "Oh, yes" said she with grea, simplicity.
| ssmu do they do in cid E;rair,v