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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

CJ- Several ohicious characters have
made two or three attempts to cut down
the old Liberty Tree, at the head Of
Thames street. This tree was planted
at the time these Colonies declared them
selves free, and it has ever been regard
ed as a sacred memcnto Of those peril
Gus times which gave us our liberties.
The tree has been looked upon by all
the present generation as a sacred relic,
and it is absolutely revered as one Of
the few remnants of a trying age. The
cutting down Of that tree would be
sacriieg lous act, and he who would
strike an axe at the trunk Of that old
monument Of the Revolution, would be
guilty Of almost any mean and bastard
Iy act. The tree is probably dead, but
it is large and will yet stand for many,
many years to come. 1t is in fact the
monument of the men who were con-
spcuous in the American Revolution,
in this town, ana II mas ever StOOu tnerc
sacredly to their memories. Why
should it be taken away, and a new one
substituted ? There would be nothing
sacred or venerable in the new tree, and
no one would respect it any more than
any other tree, in different part Of the
town. We say let the tree stand until
it rots away ; let no innovating hand
destroy its venerable form-let nc NOUS
ing upstarts be permitted to demolish
that tree which has endured the wild
storms of three quarters of century,
and which commentaries events
through which they would never have
had the courage to pass, as did those
veterans who planted this tree. Let the
people of Newport guard and protect
that noble old Liberty Tree. and keep
il where it has ever stood, so long as it
can possibly remain, as one of the last
beacons of the War of the Revolution.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

DYE-ABoLlcAL REvENGE.-A Parish
an journal mentions that young officer
of the Guard has just been made the vic
tim of a piece of double dyed revenge
II appears that the youth in question
had done his utmost to disturb the do
mestic peace of a worthy dyer and his
wife. One day last week he called: un-
invited, when the dyer and several of
his workmen, appeared, and seizing the
unhappy visitor, gave him a good sous
ing in tub of indigo Then they made
him stand before large fire until he
was perfectly dry. Unfortunately, he
was obliged TO attend parade the next
day, and in consequence he made such n
splendid use Of soap and Eau de Col
ogne, that the tint Of indigo disappeared,
but it was to give place to beautiful
sky bluc-fast color-warranted not to
fade. lie remains to this hour blue
as blazes."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12
sALD TINES EWPOR THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER H. L

d-i In the admirable message ofPres'
ident Fillmore, there are two objects
recommended TO the attention Of Con-
gress, which really are Of paramount
Importance, and ought to be promptly
acted upon the present session. The
one is the erection Of an Agricultural
Bureau. and the other the constitution Of
Board of Commissioners to settle pri-
vate claims.
The Agricultural interest being the
great and leading interest Of the coun-
try, ought to receive the particular at
tention Of the government, and every
thing that can be done to instruct our
farmers as to the best method of caus-
ing their lands to produce the largest
crops at the least expense and labor,
ought to be one of the first subjects for
Congressional action. "To make two
blades of grass grow where one grew
before" is an object worthy the atten-
ton of the most enlightened men Of our
country.
The other matter referred to, is of vi
tai Importance to many OF our citizens
Sad experience shows that man might
almost as well have his case hung up
in an English Chancery Court, as to
depend on Congress for the adj ustment
OF his private claims on the govern
ment. With the immense mass Of pub
lie business which necessarily occupies
the attention of Congress, and which is
increasing every year, it is almost i'm
possible, however urgent and just the
case may be, to have a private claim
pass both houses. Delays" in many
of these cases, are not only Changer
GUS" but they are death to the parties.
How many families have been actually
ruined for want of receiving the amount
oftheir just claims upon the government
and how many, even when their
claims have at length been passed, have
received no benefit from them in conse
qucnce of the time and expense in
Cured in Washington in prosecuting
them!
This has been a crying evil for years
and sense of justice, as well as con-
siderations Of messy, ought to induce
Congress to defer this matter no lon
ger.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12
BY THE EMPIRE CITY.
1000, 900 DOLLARS IN GOLD.
New YoRK, DEC. Q.


The Empire City arrived yesterday
morning at o o'clock, with over two mil
lions of gold OH freight and in hands Of
passengers. She brings over three hun
dred passengers; among them Gen. Mas
auera, ex-President OF New Grenada.
The Empire City brings dates from
Kingston, Jamaica, TO Dec. LIST. The
cholera is making the most fearful rava-
ges throughout the West Indies. II
has been very fatal at Kingston, but is
now more severe in other parts oi the
island. Kingst on is sreported to have lost
5000 by that disease, and a proportion
ate number at Port Royal.
1t had entirely disappeared from tho
latter place. The most melancholy ac-
counts are received from the interior
and agricultural districts. The Jour-
nal says that in the Plantain Garden
river district, one thousand persons have
been swept away by the fell destroyer
From st. David, frightful accounts
have been received. The whole police
force, corporals, &c, had been carried
away chiefly for want Of sustenance.--
Real estate had greatly deprecated.
The Empire City Dec. Sd, P. NJ,
exchanged signals with steamer Chero-
kee, hence 5th. Lat 81, Ion. 73. spoke
brig Motto Of Portland for Matanzas.
Steamer Atlantic sailed yesterday
morning.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

BY the returns II will be seen that
Hon. John p. Bigelow, the present in
cumbent, and the regular Wing candi.
date, has been reelected by majority
of 2309 votes over all other candidates.
The whole Whig ticket for Aldermen
has also been chosen. Messrs. Hol-
brook and Rogers are chosen by large
majorities. Mr.. Bigelow received the
votes of a number ofour political oppo.
nents, but not enough to affect the re-
suit, although it itswelled his majority
Bost. Atlas.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

A friend Of ours the other day, in
speaking of a distinguished member of
the bar, made use of the following Ian
guage "His tung, like the lightning,
withers and blasts his opponent melts
Jury like hot fire over which rolls Of
butter are set, and confounds the Judge
with law which is to him like Hebrew
TO an Irishman. His voice is as musical
as that Of canary, and his eloquence
as winning ds the words Of syren, as
dangerous as the winds Of sirocco,
and his speech as powerful as jack
ass's jawbone in the right hand Of
Sampson" Beat that, ye orators Of the
west, ifye can.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Jenny Lind gave her farewell concert
in Philadelphia at the Musical Fund
Hall, on Friday evening. The applause
at times was quite thrilling. Jenny will
Immediately proceed to Baltimore, where
she will give three concerts, and then
pass on to Washington, Charleston. and
Havana. While in Philadelphia, she
made donation of 5000 to the South
wark Soup Society.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Or Our friend Major Patien seems dis
posed to have little innocent fun in re-
gard to the mysterious spirits which are
now wandering about Providence, rs the
following lines, by him, from the Provi'
dence Journal, plainly indicate. We
learn that these spirits are more under
the immediate charge Of the editor of
the Post; can he not enlighten the Ma
jor's perplexed mind?
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

g-r Sir Henry BuIwer, IN his recent
remarks at the anniversary dinner Of the
ST. Andrews Society, in New York,
made very happy aIlusion to General
Scott. He said that if Waverly and
Guy Manncring have made the name Of
Scott immortal on one side ofthe Allan
tic, Cerro Gordo and Churubusco have
equally immoriallzcd it on the other
If the novelist has given the garb OF
truth TO fiction, the warrior has given to
truth the air Of romance"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

DTThe ivrants ofEurope are show
ering tokens o. their sympathy and cous-
sinIy affection on the butcher Haynau.-
The emperor oiRussia has presented HIM
with first class grand Gordon Of the or
der ofSt Anne. Had the English brew
ers been let alone, they would have pre-
sented him with a more appropriate and
tighter fitting "cordon !" and besides
would have applied il gratis.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

is strong reason to believe ,ha, "medi-
um," or young lady from Providence,
who possesses this mysterious power,
will visit Newport. in short time, and
then such Of our citizens as desire, will
have an opportunity of Witnessing for
themselves all that we have seen and
heard and described, and perhaps even
more,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

LAUGHED AT FOR THEIR FoLLY.-Somo
of the Charleston papers are much A.
muscd at the hubbub in the South Caro-
lima Legislature, about the U. S. troops
who came to that city lately. They say
many citizens had not heard of the
troops till they saw the resolution of the
legislature, and the Charleston Sun
thinks the doughty Legislature would
have done well TO inquire if it's citizens
needed their protection before they act
ad
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

~ Companies II and l., of the
Third Artillery, commanded by Colonel
Stcptoe and Major Austine, are hourly
expected to arrive at Fort Adams from
Tampa Bay, where they have been for
the last year and half: They are in
charge Of Major Austinc /; Col, Steptoe
is in New York, and will report at Fort
Adams as soon as the troops arrive
These officers will be gladly welcomed
back to their old post, by their many
warm friends in Newport.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

We are glad TO hear that the Point
people are reused up for the protection
of the old Liberty Tree they say that
it shall not be injured Since this is
their determination, we pity the ones
who may attempt to cut it down, for
they would not be lightly dealt with.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12
ApOstrOphe TO the "RnppinE
Spirits"
MAJOR O. ". PATrEY, U. $. ARMY.

Spirits Of the "yasty deep 90
(where ye sleep, or Ossh to .leep.)
DO inform us why yc keep
Trapesing up and down;
Please discover, pray declare
WHAT'S The matter IN the air.
Whence this trapping" here and there
All about the town.
Some, to whom the fun is pleasing,
Say ye only "rsp" for teasing,
Some, to set the world a-sneezing,
And agog the schools;
Others hint with seeming reason,
(Tho' the bare remark is treason)
'Tis the advent Of the season,
Folly mates with FOOLS
And We E,n would make some query,
mot at all for purpose merry,
For our soul is nournful--puy-
Very full Of eaIe.)
On the earth we knOw you're able
Ina stand" TO live, or ''tabs"-
Are your mansions quite as stable
In the realms of air =?
Some assert, it is the way
That the "Spirits love to play
Have you ever "holiday,"
Spirits, where you dwell
And in 'chambers Of the sky"
DO We always "rap" for joy'
Goodness Spirit, why not-why
Sometimes-ring the btH >
["Rap" above-and crap" below ~
Spirits if" tits right To know,
Does the !Styr-say, does il flow
Thro'a vale iorlorn!
Can't yc all get ferried o'cr
TO the '.dirn Putonian shore
Are there many--many more
Waiting, vain, for mornf
Then by Had.s' current dim,
Spectre bark and boatman grim
By-[rhat Spirits cannot sum,
Strange it seems to me
BY each rapper's shape or shade ~
We vqH hare a railroad made,
Bag and Baggage-passage paid
Soye'll lie, us be.
After reading the above, oar qua
lian spirit" gave his signal, and con
nunicatcd to us the following reply
he Major, which we publish, as we Il
not dare to offend the spirits.
Spirits reply to the ApOstrO-
pho.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

A young lady stepped into the store Of
a merchant by the name of Wade, and
very innocenily said she would like to
be weighed (Wade.) "Really, am sor-
ry," said he but my wife would tell you
that you were too late by couple o.
years"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Messrs. Staigg and Beatty, Of this
town, both Of the ship Audlcy Clarkc's
company reached home yesterday
morning, from California, each bring
ing, we learn, several thousand dollars
in gold, being the result of their labors
i'll that country.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

EPThe higher mountains in Mary
and and Virginia are covered with snow.
This is not the first time that winter has
come wrong end foremost.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12
By W. II. CRANST0S.
Spirits reply to the ApOstrO-
pho.

We are in the upper deep,
Ever floating, without sleep,
And our duty is to keep
Watch o'er those we love
Naught's the matter in the ait,
We are here and we are there,
Round about and everywhere
In the realm above.
When the faithful bid US come
From the vastness Of oui home,
All around the azure dome,
We obey the call
AS ',cask, so answer we,
When ye jest, then jestingly,
When in earnest, then are we
Sure to toll you all.
When we left the sinful earth,
Aud obtained our spirit-brth,
We enjoyed holy ninth,
Free from flesh and blood;
Now we never eat or drink,
But our pleasure is to think,
And to talk, by spirit.link,
With earth's fathless crowd.
We have never holiday,
And have no desire TO play,
For, as spirits, We obey
Higher laws than earth;
Rapping now upon table,
Ic deny that we are al le
To observe how miserable
Yc are from your birth.
Now you'd have us ring he'll,
And disclose the mystic spell
Whereby we can always tell
All about each other;
" would not believe us then,
For ye even mocked us when
We, to crafty your pen,
Kicked the table over.
In the world Of spirits now,
Swear We all holy vow,
nat unIess you mummy DOW
In belief this day.
We will keep up such clatter,
You will cry out what's the matter,
Why the devil do you batter,
At me in this way ~
Oh, remember DR.. Phelps,
How he laughed and called us whclps,
Till he loudly cried for helps,
To relieve his mind;
To convince him we hcgan
Throwing lamps, until he ran
Like a wild OF crazy man,
Sheltering to find.
Major warning take from this,
Turn from folly unto BLISS,
Make your peace with us, or kiss
The dustin sorrow bow;
Cease your joking and your fun,
Ere the spirits have begun
TO convince you that the Sun
OF Truth is rising now,
You shall know about the Styx,
Soon enough TO make your kicks
Bubble up the stream and mix
Mud and water wide;
Will you try the Ferry now.'
Ifso, seated 10 the bow
or the boat. will Charon plough
Through the muky tide.
Leave the flesh and try the stream,
See fyou along can CLEAN
On its surface like beam,
Floating evermore;
You would cry out soon enough.
For the Ferryman to huff,
Taxing you with all your stuff,
Unto Hades' shore.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

u- Captain James Mcclure, who died
in Alexandra, DC, on Saturday last,
lett his property, valued at $4,000, to be
divided equally between the Methodist
Protestant and Methodist Episcopal
Churches and the Corporation OF Alex
andria, the annual interest to be aPpro-
pria,ed for the benefit oi the Poor.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

The Commandant Of the Brooklyn
NAVY Yard has been instructed to re-
ceive at the yard all such articles as
may be sent there from time to time to
be forwarded to the London Industrial
Exhibition and place them where they
will be secure and not exposed 10 the
weather
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

I5-"l feel the burden Of age upon
me-" as the boy said when his grand
father made him carry him through the
mud.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

pBy the 4th of july 1852, there will
be an almost uninterrupted iron road
from the capital of the State of Maine
to the Mississippi rivera distance of
nearly sixteen hundred miles--and a
person may travel the whole distance in
a little more than three days and
nights.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Mr.. John Graham has been bailed in
the sum Of $500 10 appear before the
Court of Sessions Of New York, for his
attack on Bennett.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

IS-It is said that proposition will
be urged upon the New York Legisla-
turc to remove the seat of government
from Albany TO New York city.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

ns-An editor, speaking Of DIR. Fitch's
Abdominal Supporters, his compositor
makes him say Abominabie Supporters
Which is most correct7
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

IFA country girl, writing to her
friends, says Of the Polka, that the
dancing doesn't amount to much, but
the hugging is delicious.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

A man recently tried soft soup to
smooth the harshness of his wife's
tongue. 1t took oil little of the rough
ness, but made it run faster.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

"oh, DEAR" said a fashionable girl,
when she behcd cucumber for the first
,ime-"Ialways thought that such things
grew in slices"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Build your railroad, Major. SOON
Wood and water for the noon, +.
Blow your whistle-seek BOOM
Come, oh, come to me;
You conduct the train for here,
Push along without fear;
Tell me where, though, you'll ,ppcar,-
Where'll your depot he ?
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

We notice the death, the last Of Oc-
tober, at San Francisco, by cholera, Of
Mr.. George Brown, of Rhode Island
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

GtGen. Santa Anna has built mag
niiicent country residence near Cartha-
gena, where he will hereafter reside.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

0g-The New Governor of Havana is
to have salary of $4,000 yearly, and
release all perquisites.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

Plus tx has granted three hundred
days indulgence to the faithful who pray
especially for England.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

AZ Said young fellow Indignantly,
when called boy. Don't call me boy
-Pvc chewed tobacco these six years.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

A lazy woman is the most worthless
and troublesome piece Of household
furniture man can have. II she knows
nothing about domestic duties sheis not
n hclps,rtr. ut an incumbrance.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

The Virginia Free Press has hoisted
the name Of Mllard Fillmore for the
next Presidency.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

The library Of the iate Bishop Bas-
com, of Kentucky, is offered tor sale.
The organizer., 1850-07-27
i, Oxford FemIaIe Institute.

HNHiS Institution is now in successful
y operation, and the patrnage of the
comm0nity is respectfully solicited. The
next session will commence the 22d Of
JJly, and end the Goth Dec. The build.
ings have been put in comfortable repair
and number Of boaiders can be accom-
modated.
O1- BOnrd-per month Everything in
cloded) $40.
OF Tuition from slO 10 $50, according
TO the studies pursued
Oxford, June 22d, 1850.
The organizer., 1850-07-27
From the "Weekly American" FEB 30
l84Q

From the "WeekIy American" Fe6 90,
ls49
Gro. w. HOUSE has removed his Medi-
cal Depot to College street. The remedies
prepared by him, have gained a celebrity
from their acknowledged utility. IL is no
puff to say tn 1 his Medicines are what be
recommends them to be. HIS Vegetable
Pills, without doubt. have relieved more
penple Of rheumatism than any remedy
ever dicovered. We would trust him before
the best praetti1ner in the union. We say
This because we believe il and not
because (as some might supposed he adyer-
tises in the Amencah-for he does not.
His 'Plntation Medicines save enough
heavy doclors bills IN one year to buy n
farm, and sIOrk il with slave property
which hrs Medicines hsved saved from
death. Farmers should take the hint.
01rFor sale by d. C. MosBY. Druggist,
0xlotd, Miss Only Sgent in the county.
June 90, 1850 " 6-n "a mo.
The organizer., 1850-07-27
OBITUARY.

DlED-On Monday morning the 22nd
inst, MRS. ANNA WILEY, wife of Mr.
YANcY WILEY, of this county, and daugh.
ter of Mr.. NICHOLAS THOMPSON, of Cas-
well Co. N. Carolina, in the 36th year of
her age, after an illness ofonly four days.
The sudden departure of this excellent
and much lamented lady, is one of those
startling Providences by which whole So
cieties and communities are made to feel
how uncertain and changeable is the cur.
rent of human joys. As wife, mother,
relation, friend and neighbor, universally
esteemed. Mrs. WILEY filed an impor-
tant place in Society, and contributed to
the happiness Of many a heart that will
sensibly feel her loss. As christian
from early life she gave satisfactory evi.
dence Of the genuineness and warmth of
her attachment to the Savior; and no
where did her character shine more bright
than in the family circle-in training her
numerous household white and black, in
the fear, nurture and admonitiOn of the
Lord. In our shortsighted views Of things,
we are almost tempted to repine at the
by which so many tender, val
liable and useful ties are broken up in the
midst oftheir eiiicaciousness: but the Judge |
Of all the earth will do right. She is gone
from us, and il becomes kindred and friends
10 admit that it is well; for she departed
saying that she would "soOn be with Jes-
u.s."
"Dear husband and children, dear brolhers and
friends
Whose souls are entwined with my own,
Adieu for the present-my spirit asoends
Where friendships immortal are Known"
0rWAichmAn snG Observer, Rich
nOnd, Va, will please copy. @.
The organizer., 1850-07-27
WASHINGTON, July II.

18th instant:
WASHINGTON, July II.
Secretary Crawford has prepared a let.
ter 10 be sent TO Congress, proposing to
deposit the money received on the GaIphin
claim, subject TO the decision ofthe Supreme
Court.
Dispatches received at Washington
warrant the expectation of the arrival of
the COntoy prisoners in the US. ship
Germantown.
President Fillmore has accepted the re-
signatiOn of the members of the Cabinet,
hut requested them to continue to discharge
the duties of their respective Offices for
thirty days. They wanted to quit immedi-
aAel Z, $50 s.--.- ..--s.--sl -~ss -ss1
No vote was taken in the SeEate on
Tuesday.
The new Cabinet is now reported as
composed of Winthrop, State; Vinton of
Ohio, Interior; Graham, 1--WE suppose OF
Of North Carolina,) War; Butler King,
Navy; Morehead. Postmaster General A.
F Hopkins, Attorney General; 4. NJ T..
McKennan, of Pennsylvania. Treasury.
The organizer., 1850-07-27

lMPoETANr lsvEETIOS.-The Com
missioner Of the United States Patent
Office has Just granted a patent to
70 p. 5. DELvTE. Esq., Of Reading, Pa.
Tor an Important invention in sieam
navigation. The principal feature Of
the improvement IL 10 overcome, in
part, and apply the force thus with.
drawn as an auxiliary 10 the engine
in propclling the boat. This is done
by means Ofpipesruhnihg from stem to
stern, through which the wafer rush
c., turning In its oOurse submerged
waller wheels, connected with the
propellsrs. Mr. d. took out a patent
Tor his improvement in England du.
Ting bic recent visit lt is said The
Improvements has been pronounced
one Of the greatest Utility By some Of
the leading nAvsl architects in this
country and Europe, and that by
msans Of ia, q voyage across the A.