Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-01

! i'0S "hu prevent lis extension there, and, when
'''' shaIi have been secured. the natural tenden-
cy VIII be, 10 sweep the same system from the South
iloerate The slaves in that region of the country
and reduce them to the same condition in which
they exist in the British West Indies. or that in
"hich we see them in San Domingo. In either
contingency. the result will be equally injurious
and lameniable to the Southern States as well as
10 Inc condition OF the very whom IT is propo-
Sed 10 advance. Yet the fanaticism created bv
the abolition politicians may prevail again esiab-
Ished facts. that have been tested bv time II is
very evident that nothing now can stop the i'm
| pulse OF the popular mind In the North and that
Mr.. Calhoun and his friends in the South. NAV
issue as many addresses they please. and Of
ganize as many committees as they can number.
but that nothing but terrible stand. at once
can stop the flood of fanaticism which has been
let Loose at the North by all parties, in favor of
the ultimate abolition of slavery in the South un-
der the sanction. as they allege, of the name and
principles OF Thomas Jefferson and The Declaration
OF Independence. The organization of all parties
IS broken up; mems minds are becoming unhin-
geo, and the practical condition Of the coIored popu
iatIon OF the North, or that in the West indies or
that of the same race in San Domingo, or that of
the portion of them which we find under military
dominion IN Cuba. would seem to present no points
of strength influence, in the wav of resisting
TINS excitement from raging in all parts of the
country Nothing bu. some terrible stand some
frIghtiul position. or some violent outbreak of
some kind, can restore order peace 10 the pub
lic mind the same as we have enjoyed in this mat
ter for the last half century.
MR. Polk AS SPEAKER.-The Washington cor.
respondent; of the New York Commercial Advert
gives the follow ing account Of the aborious ha-
bits of Mr.. Polk: '.While Speaker of the House he
had 10 bear the brunt of most vioen, and excited
opposition. in which was intermingled feeling of
bitter personal hostility. He had 10 contend against
men thoroughly masters of parliamentary law, yet
his decisions against their demands were uniform
y sustained by the House. His opponents were
alike asonished at the prompiness with which his
opIEIons seemed formed They did not know that he
queniIy sat up the whole night. studying The
rules and precedents applicable 10 the expected
business OF the mex, day | have been informed
that on one occasion. after arduous sitting of
the House, continuation of the debate the
next day being expected, Mr.. Polk sat over his
books. preparing for the ordeal which he knew
awaited him, until day light, and upon rising from
his labor, fnnied and fell upon the floor.
Arful Scene al an EgecuiiOn.-A correspon-
den, Of the Jackson (fenn.) Wing thus notices
scene. at The execution of John NJ. Riley. near
that place, the Sth ulG. for the murder of VIII
liam Wills, which seems TO have stricken terror
10 the stoutest hearts:
"On arriving at the gallows. n dark cloud which
had previous Y aTOse in the west, overspread the
entire armament with its murkv folds, and caus-
ing CONSERVATION around. Every thing
IN confusion. As tho thick masses of clouds
gathered their folds deeper and deeper overhead
the crowd below partook of the character of the
dlsruptive elements above. Nature seemed in
commissions. All was dismay. confusion and con-
steruaiionl A single blaze of lightning IN its
gyrations, struck tree near where the gaIIows
was erected, and lighted it up in one suphurous
flame. The rain descended in torrents. the vivid
IfghtnIngs flashed around. the mutterinu thunder
rumbed along the thick folds of clouds. and hor-
ror seized upon the heaets of the people. The
women tell into swoons and the men trampIed
upon them as they hurried to and fro, frightened
out OF their wits. All confusion and uproar
Trees failing on every side-the thunder roa ring
overhead. and the lightning flashing in their faces
caused IN the crowd a panic never before wit
neSsed- Those that were on horses rushed from
The place if Old Nick was after them. All
thought they the devil, and those that did not
leave, sEnid there from physical ina bity 10 get
away, for they were too much frightened to move.''
Il Relic of the Rerolution.-The Railway IN.
J.) Register, noticing the death by cholera of Miss
Mary Knight sister of the brave Gen. Isaac Wor-
reii, OF Revolutionary memory, pays her the fol-
lowing tribute.
"The deceased one Of those most devoted
and blessed women that helped to relieve the hor-
rbe sutierIngs OF WASHINGToN's army at Valley
Forge-cooking and carrying provisions to them
alone, through the depth of winter, even passing
through the outposts OF the British army in the
disguise of a market woman. And when Wash
ington compelled to retreat before a superior
force, she had the tact and courage 10 conceal
her brother, Gen. Worrell, (when the British set
price on his head for his bravery,) in a cider
hogshead in the cellar for three days and fed him
through the bunghole the honse in the mean time
being ransacked four different times at Frankford
Pennsylvania, by the British troops in search of
him, without success. She was 90 years of ace
at the time OF her dea,h.''
POlicy at Rome--The Paris Correspondent of
the London Morning Herald writes as follows
"I have from good authority that the French