Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-01-26

teristic enough. GAS an officer of the army i'm the
public service, am neither. But when the ques
ton is plumPy put TO me, as now am full blood
ed WING, and one quarter over"
Gen. TAYLoR-Yesterday, as Gen. TAYLOR
lett the Government House to join the procession
ne was met by one Of most respectable planters
VINO contrved to push through the crowd aud get
hold OF the old sol ier's hand. In the excitement
OF the moment Mr. F. NJ. Laferreve Levisque (for
such was our planters name) instead Of making
the usual salutaton, addressing rather the crowd
than him, said
'Gen Taylor, next man TO Washington for viz
'ue Esd eearagc may he be our next President Cor
the good Of this great Country''
The crowd seemed better pleased with this no
vel mode OF giving toast than the General was;
Tor whilst they sympahzed in the sentiment of the
speaker, he merely responded, "Oh no, no, sill. -
There were many who responded, ''Oh, yes, yes,
slr.'-Iicayune, 9Th instant.
GLoRY.-The following illustration of the lines
in ''Hamlet, p
"lmperial Caesar dead, and turned to CLAW.
Might stop hole to keep the wind away
occurs In Yorkshire paper: Millions of bushels
OF human bones have been transported from the con-
tinent to Hull for agricultural purposes. These,
which were collected on the plains of I,eipsic
Austerli,z and Waterloo, were the bones of the
bold, the brave, and the chivarous who fell lipht
Ing their country's battles. With them were mix
ed the bones of the horses, and both were ground
ID uuSl, sent TO Doncaster, and sold for manure
n remarkable eXemplifcation of the truth that
every youth in the land has in his power to fash
ion and mould his fortune as he pleases, is found in
the eventtul life of the late Senator FAIRFIELD. of
Maine. He commenced life as sailor boy, after
wards became master of vessel, then member
OF the Legislature of his State, Representative
In Congress, Governor Of the State, and lastly
member OF the Senate of the United States, where
he died, beloved and respected by all.
EcLrPsEs IN lS48.-There will be six eclipses
this year-four of the sun, and two of the moon
March D. partial eclipse of the sun, visible
March 10, total eclipse of the moon, visible
April 3, eclipse of the sun, invisible August 2S.
another eclipse of the sun, invisible. September
IL, a total &C, rce Of the moon, visible. Septem-
Der II, eclipse of the sun, invisible.
VIRGINIA AND OHIo.-The Commissioners ap
pointed to settle the boundary between Virqiria
and Ohio are all in Washington, and held a pre-
HmInary meeting on the 10Th inst. They consist
on the part ofVirgina, of William c. Rives of AL
bemarie, George w. Thompson of Wheeling, and
William Green of Cupeper-and on the part OF
OHIO, OF Messrs: Thomas Ewing, John Brough
and John Collier
NATIONAL GRATITUDE.-The Senate have con-
hrmed the nomination of John Mcpherson, ESQ.
OF Virginia, as Charge to Genoa. The new world
has repaid her debt to the old Genoa rave Anne
RIGA Columbus America has given Genoa Nc
Pherson. that famous discoverer who first BROUGHT
to light the ''emnent ability" of this admnstra-
ton.-Rich. Rep.
HOUSEWIFE AMUsEMENrs-A plain-spoken wo-
man recently visited a married woman and said
to her
How do you contrive to amuse yourself2''
'Amuse ~ said the other starting '.do YOU not
Know that have my Homework to do?"
Yes" was the answer, 81 see that you have it
TO do, but as 1t Is never done, concluded that YOU
must nave some other way ofpassing your time"
Swift, abiding in a letter to the frequent instan-
ces OF broken correspondence, after long alb
sence, gives the following natural account Of the
causes AT first, one omits writing for little
while; and then one stays little while longer to
consider of excuses; and at last grows desperate,
and one does not write at al"
A Harmless FANcY-Our WASHINGTON cor
respondent says that Mr.. Richie published his
comments on Mr.. Cahoun's speech three days be-
fore he published the speech iiself-lhereby CIV
ing the commentary in advance of the text
Well! Why not let Mr.. Richie amuse himself
by putting the cart before the horse if it so peases
him. 1t may look little odd but we cannot be-
lieve there is the smallest danger that the cart will
run away with the horse even under Mr.. Ritchie's
driving = Charleston .Ns,ys.
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The thin veil of specious preexts by which the
Administration has attempted TO conceal its real
purposes in the further prosecution of the war is
rapidly fading away and the monstrous design of
absorbing all Mexico, with its eight or nine mil
lions OF hostile population, begins now to stand
forth without disguise.
The Chairman of the Military Committee. who
interrupted Mr.. Calhoun, more than once, TO make