Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-01
&S#HHa""" VAN BUREN, SATURDAY DECEMBER 1

MARROW ESCAPE OF Gen. TAYLoR.--it is well
'ha' zen. Taylor did not go down East" this
season. lie missed the clam chowder of Marsh
held. which took off the first premium at Pat.
chogue-he missed the Pilgrim dinner at Plymouth.
ana The splendid hosptalities of the lords OF the
loom; but be has been fortunate for all that, in
escaping The clutches of the abolitionists. 1t ap-
pears that Abby Kelly and GRANNY Garrison had |
everything cut and dried to give the old hero a i
regular overhauling. and probably 10 abduct him
and send him off TO Halifax. Cape Cod or some |
where else. At an abolition convention at Nor !
ristown. Mass. Granny Garrison read an address,
prepared for the reception of the President, rel
marking that, If Zacha rysTa lor in view Of his
wickedness ard oppression. had been met with
rebukes and rsngs, instead of cheers and re.
joIcirgs, he would have been induced to abolish
slavery. not only on his own plantation, but also
in other Places And we give the following ex-
tract sample of The welcome proposed by
Garrison and his fanatica sect TO old :. Rough and
Ready" in Massachusetts,:
- That Office" referring to he Chief Ms gisiracy.
I" was desecrated when the people elected tyrsnt
10 fill it," You are" says Mr.. Garrison to-
President Taylor, in the Address. "you are
successful pefpetrator of robbery. murder. and
every atrocIty, upon a gigantic scale" You are
man-stea Ier-you honored, caressed, fat
tered. but still you are -.tealer. 1t is said
| you are honest, but no honest would deprive
his feow-man of his liberty. 1t is said you are
brave, but The brave would hold in ben:
| dage his fellow man.
| California Esrer.-The rage for California ha,
not yet subslded, and amusing evidence of this
was given in New York on Wednesday last.
That being the day for the sale Of tickets in the
| two new steamers TO be started from Panama 10
San PraDcisco, by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. the place of sale, Messrs. HowIa and
| AsPinwall's, was densely thronged Anxious ad-
veniurers began to assemble long before the doors
" ed sh-
ed in pell-mel 10 make sure of their purpose. So
great was the pressure. that the windows and ba-
! lust rades were broken, and many of those who
were cIamorously urging their claim 10 atten-
ton, emerged from The crowd with woful evil
dence of the rough usage TO which they were SUBJ
jeced, in the way Of shapeess hats, torn and dis
| ordered clothing. and occasional bruises. The
Tribune says that one Of the persons earliest in
atien dance did not get out of the until
Some 500 tickets for the two December steamers
were disposed of as fast the money could be
paid over; but the crowd not satisfied, and
| abou. 100 tickets more for the steamer Of the
frsi of January were sold. AS the price of caoin
passage is $500, and that in the seerage $3.50.
it is good days work for the company.
| Mesnaerism and the Arciic Erpedition.-The
follow ing extraordinary statements is vouched for
| by the Manchester (Eng.l Guardian coming
from officer of the royal navy, and of reliable
| authenticity. AS it published several days
previous 10 the arrival of The True Love- it furnish
es Of the most wonderful illustrations Of the
use and power Of mesmerism that can be concei-
we'd, to such place confidence in the statement:
Being cast into mesmeric stale, this woman
asserted positively that Sir John Franklin is still
alive and now comparatively well. He has Under
gone great hsrdships, but has overcome them, and
is in hope of getting to Engan in nine months and
a half, provided no Unforeseen accident occurs.
The difference between the apparent time where
he is. and Bolton is nearly six hours, indicating
a difference of longitude of from 50 TO 90.
She said that he had only three persons with
him but other parties Of his men following
The direction, though some way separated
from him. She saw also the shells dead bodies)
| of others in different postures under the suow.'
She likewise described the situation of Sir James
| Ross:
! For this purpose she said she had to 60 much
further. He is fast in the ice, and unable turn
his ship round but intends returning TO England
when he can. She added that it was showing
heavily when she him; he had not Sir
/ John Franklin. The difference between his ap-
parent time and that of Bolton, was nearly eight
hours corresponding TO 10 deg. to lis deg. West.
''Sir James Ross, she says, is well, but much
annoyed al being stopped Another ship is not
/ far from him, and neither OF these have sails!
/ But there is third ship much nearer, under sail
and coming paren:ly from their direction
! Her description of the personal appearance of
Sir John Franklin and Sir James Ross was very
accurate.
The attack on Cuba-A Charge Denied.--Aloses
Y. Beach, ESQ.,. late proprietor of the ~ Y. Sun,
having been charged with embezzling large
amount of money entrusted to him as treasurer,
bv the Cuban refugees in the late attempted organ
izaton ofa force to effect freedom of the Island;
and also with giving information to Government OF
all the plans md movements of the revolutlonlsts,
the present editors, his sons, indignaly deny the
slander, and add:
NJ. 7. Beach was never treasurer of any Cuban
organizations and never had in his hands dollar
of money belonging to Cubans; or intended for a
Cuban revolution, except as he contributed H. by
free and generous gift, from his pocket
From first last, a citizen, and while propre-
tor of this paper, he devoted his thought, enter
prise and money the freedom and annexation
of Cuba. Canada and Mexico, from the high and
noble conviction that their freedom, prosperity
and happiness depended on their union with the |
United States. In furtherance Of the object he |
has expended more money than any man on this |
continent, and is to-day ready TO give more than
any IN this Unior TO hasten its consum-
nation.