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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12
The Kentucky Negro Bill.

A bill, in its character "cruel, uncalled for and
impolitc, and affecting the condition of free ne.
groes, has recently passed the popular branch of
the Kentucky Legislature. The bill provides
that each county assessor shall annually report TO
the Clerk of the County Court the name age, sex
and color Of every free negro and mulstto and
that the Clerk shall keep a record thereof and
shall in the month OF july every year, issue
summons against all such negroes, with certain
ages commanding them to appear before him,
there to exhibit their free papers give proof Of
their freedom The Clerk is also TO make re-
cord Of the name, age, sex, hight and visible
maTks OF such free negroes as appear before him,
and state when they were emancipated and by
whom, or born free; and for this service the
Clerk is to receive a fee from the free negroes or
mulsttoeS-snd if the free negro fail to appear or
fail to pay the fee comply with the law in other
respects, he is made liable to fine Of ten dollars
and if the tine and costs are not paid iHstaRter,
the " c0nrict' is to be hired out to any one who
will pay the amount for the shortest period of ser
vice.
Another section Of this inhuman bill provides,
that if any free negro acquires, in any way ex-
cept by descent, title to real estate or slaves
such real estate or slaves shall be forfeited 20 the
State.
The Louisville journal denounces the bill as
cruel, uncalled for and impOlitc-thst it is black
with injustice and inhumanity-snd that If it be-
comes a law, it will be a blot on the State Legis
lature-a disgrace to the people of Kentucky.
The Journal further says that if the object Of the
Legislature were TO make the free negroes as
worthless as possible, it could not have devised
surer expedent than this bill The Legislature
sre reminded that even in South Carolina, q re.
cent effort TO legisate to the injsry OF the free
negroes was summsrily disposed of-that in that
State, where ultraisn prevails so lamentably, the
various churches vie with each other in extend
ing the benefits OF religious instruction to The
negroes Of all conditons-and the Journal hopes
that the Kentucky Legislature will be as wise as
that of South Carolina.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12
The Steamship Atlantic.

Lieutenant William D. Porter of the United
States navy, has addressed the following letter to
the editors of the Southern Press in relation to
the missing steamer
MEssRs EDITORS The steamer Atlantic hav
ing been unheard from for now thirtynine days
the friends Of those on board feel no doubt very
uneasy but do not think there are as yet sufficient
grounds for uneasiness. should the Atlantic
have broken her shaft, walking beam, or injured
her cylinders, or even burnt out her boilers, she
would not be in a dangerous position, as her hull
was in good order, and likely to contend with any
sea which she would encounter. Should any of
her machinery be disabled, it is more than likely
she would make for the Azores her passengers
here could land and take the Lisbon steamer or
proceed to Bermuda by an English steamer,
From the time she put her helm up for the Azo-
res until reaching, would be at least twelve days,
and it is notlikely the steamer could be heard
from in less than forty days. The Atlantic could
then proceed 10 Gibraltar, and send their eng-
neer 20 Toulon or Marseiles for any thing she
may want Her next course instead Of Gibral-
tar would be TO run South and take the trade
winds she would then have run az least three
thOusnd FIVE hundred miles under sails which
distance she could not perform in less than sixty
days. Add this 20 twelve, and three days for
stopping at the Azores, makes seventy FIVE days.
II is therefore not likely the Atlantic can reason
ably be expected to be heard from at least TWEEN.
tyhye days more, or that there should be an good
grounds for great uneasiness. The Southern pass
age from the coast Of Africa or Gibraltar is gene
rally made IN forty eight DAYS ia good sailing ships
w. ID. PORTER. U. ). n.
BaasiastoH, FEB. g. 1851.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12

'RAPPINGs' AT CIEcIEEArI.-"T The Signs Of
the Times comprising History of the Spirit.
Rappings in Cincinnati and other Places: With
Notes Of Clairyoyant Keyealments BY WIN. ].
'CoGGsHALL," is neat lsmo. pamphent of 14i
pages Just issued by Bsgey & Freeman Cincin.
natl 1t is more varied in its contents than either
of the three Rappng pamphlets issued at
Rochester, and its principal variations bear gen.
eral resemblances to those given in the Rochester
issues, but it does not strike US as equal to them
in convincing force. Nine-tenths of those who
will care to read such work at all will apply TO
it expressly for testimony in support Of the verify
and spiritual origin of the Manifestations; but
Mr. Coggshall would seem to have been an easy
and Undertaking believer from the first His mar.
rstons, therefore, calculated to interest only
or mainly those who are already believers in the
new reyealments, but for these they must possess
remarkable interest The very decided accord.
ance OF the reports as from the World Of Spirits
made through the Rapping Manifestations in
many places widely separated from each other,
as also through ClAirvoy ance, will be sure to ar
rest attention. The portion Of this work relating
TO Clairvoyance is more full and satisfactory than
anything on that subject that has been cheaply
issued AS comprehensive though not conclu.
siye nor hardly well digested synopsis of all that
has appeared on this subject, Mr. CoggshalPs
pamphlet is well worth reading, and a consigu,
ment OF them would probably sell in this City
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12

SOMETHING NEW "A factory has been established
at Galveston, by g. Borden, Jr called the Meat
Biscuit Factory" The meat biscuit is u newly
discovered article Of food, and highly esteemed on
account Of its alimentary qualities, and for the
length Of time II may be preserved The factory
contains an engine Of ten horse power, which
drives the machinery, consisting Of biscuit ma.
chimes TO knead, roll, and cut the dough, a grist
mill to pulverize the biscuit, and the guillotine
for mincing the meat 70 facilitate the boiling
Tie Cipillaa contains the following account Of the
process OF manufacturing the biscuit:
There four wooden cadrors or tubs for boiling the
meat and espOrniing The liquid broththe two Tor boil
ng he meat holdng SSOo gallons viii each boil 1000 bs
heated or boiled by passing hroug "a long coed iron
pipes supplied al pleasure either from the escape steam
from lie engine or erect rom The boiler
When tie meat u 50 far boiled or macerhled that the
hCu.c broth contains the eulre uumeut the meafy or
corpoeous portions are separated by simple process OF
terg, SO thAl lhe broth goes into The evaporation
and free from fbroUs matter IL il then evaporaled TO
degree Of conssence resembling the Golden or Sewsrs
Sugar House Syrup; ia Uniform density being determined
contains the ruirment OF eleven pounds OF
!rc.ucing rs usual proportion Of b0ne a. first put
into the cEudr0n This extract IL then mixed with ths
beat and finest four kueaded and made bscuit by
means Of the machines before mentioned The biscuit
baked upon pars IN an oven 90 constructed produce
uniform trmHess. The proportion 10 pounds Of
tract three pounds OF -FOUR but By baking The ~
pounds Of dough Is reduced four pounds OF bs au1
his " make what The inventor cams-the nutr,-pt al
i've pounds Of meat IN one pound Of bread which
contains besdc, over Ten ounces OF -four
The biscuit resembles 10 Appearance a light eolOred
sugar ctke lis paeied n alright CASTS or Tin cxislers
Of different tizes part Of he biscuit being pulverzed h
grinding In mill iof he purpose and thus packed wh
The whole biscuit
The same paper states that the War Depart
mtnt IN order TO test its qualities. has ordered
large amount for the troops upon the frontiers
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12

JENNY LrsDEEBERGH There is Swede ia
this city by the name Of Lindenbergh waiting for
the arrival of Jenny Lind. who he claims as his
first cousin. Her real name he says is Linden
bergh her father asd bis father being own bro
Tiers but ker father owing TO political troubles in
Sweden, changed bis name, either before or soon
after Jenny was born, TO Lind, dropping the two
last sy llables. THIS IL not an uncommon thing IN
those monarchcal countries
lCleye.aad 10. l.Plalndeaier.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30
NEW GOODS.

T HAVE JUST OPENED varied and general
Il assortment of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
GOODS, to which invite the attention of my
customers and the public. Amongst them may be
found the following articles
Black brown and olive French Cloths
Black Doeskin and Fancy Cassimeres, fine as
sortment
Worsted and Cotton Goods for boys wear
Silk, satin and MarseiIles Vesting
Linen Drillings and Ducks; Farmers Drills
And good assortment of heavy Goods for servants
Berages, Berage de LANES, Lawns, Mouslaines
Tissues, Grenadines
Gros de Rhine Silks
Black Watered do.
White and eolord dotted Swiss Musins, in great
variety
Plaid and sIi ped Jackonets and Swiss Muslins
Lace Capes
French Worked Collars Cuffs and Sleeves
Cambricks and Mnslins and Insertings
Thread and Lisle Edgings
Black Silk Lace, from l24 cts to 81 per yard
Kid, Silk and Lisle Thread Gloves
Silk and Mohair MIts. Misses do
Linen Cambrck and Linen Cambrick Hdkfs.
Grape Shawls, Bonnet, Neck and Belt Ribbands
Stair and other Carpetings
4, 6 and S-4 Floor Oil Cloths
4, s and GA Table do
"A and GA Canton Mattings, checked and plain
And many other articles not enumerated. all o
which will be sold cheap for cash, or to punctua
customers on time, VIM. H. ROGERS,
doors west of Royal st., Alexandria
April 9, ls5l-4w.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

HAVE CoURAGE-To discharge q debt
while you have the money-,o do wi,hou.
that which you do not need-.o speak your
mind when it is necessary and hold your
tongue when it is prudent you should do
so-lo speak to a friend in a seedy coat,
even though you are in company with one
richly at'red-.o own you are poor, and
thus disarm poverty of its sharpes. sling
to make will, and a jus. one scu.' the
most agreeable acquaintance you have,
when you are convinced ,ha. he lacks prin-
ciple. "A friend should bear with friends
infirmi,ies, bu, moi with his vices'-to show
your respect for honesty, in whs. guise il
appears, and your contempt for dishonesty
and duplici.y, by whomsover exhibited
to wear your old clothes until you can pay
for new ones-io obey your conscience, a.
the risk Of being ridiculed by men-,o wear
thick boots in the winter, and inss. upon
your wives and daughters doing the same
TO prefer comfort and proPrie,y TO fashion,
in all things.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30
MISC EILAN GUS
LAMARTINE ON THE RELIGION OF
REVOLUTIONARY MEN.

know sigh when ] think of i,-,hai
hitherto the French people have been the
leos, religious Of all the naiops of Europe.
Is j. because the ldea Of God-whlch arises
from all the evidences Of Nature, end from
the depths Of reflection, being the Profound
est and weighliest idea Of which human in
'elligence is capable-and the French mind
being the most vapid, but the most superb
cial, the lightes,, the most unrefec.ive
Of all European races-.his mind has not
the force and severity 10 carry far and
long the greatest conception of the human
understanding:
Is it because our governments have al
always taken npon themselves to think for
US, to believe for us, and to pray for us
Is it because we are, aud have been a mill
,ary people. soldier-nation, led by kings,
heroes, ambitious men, from battlefield TO
battlefield, making conques,s, and never
keeping them, ravaging, dazzling, charming
and corrup,ing Europe and bringing home
the manners, vices, bravery, lighIness, ard
impie,y of the camp 10 the ifesides of the
people
know not, but certain it is that the ma
ton has an immense progress to make in
serious though. if she wishes to remain free.
regards religious sentiment, Of the great ma
,ons of Europe, America, even Asia, the
advantage is not for US. The great men Of
other countries live and die on the scene of
history, looking up to heaven our great
men appear to live and die, forgetting COM
pletely the only idea for which it is worth
living and dying-rhey live and die look
ing at the spectator, or, a, most, at pos
leriiy.
Open the history Of America, the his,o-
ry of England, and the history Of France !;
read the great lives, the great deaths, the
great mar,yrdoms, the great words at the
hour when the ruling though. Of life reveals
itself in the last words of The dying-and
compare.
Washington and Franklin fought, spoke,
suffered, ascended and descended in their
political life Of popularity, in the ingra,itude
of glory, in the conlemp. Of their fellow
ci'zens-always in the name of God, for
whom they acted; and The libera,or of A.
merica died, con6ding TO God the liberty
of the people and his own soul
Sidney. the young martyr Of patriotism,
guilty OF nothing but impatience, and who
died to expia.e his coun,ey's dream of lib
erly, said TO his jailor-'I rejoice ,ha,
die innocenily toward the king, bu, vic
tim, resigned to The King on Hi gh, TO whom
all life is due.''
The Republicans ofCromwell only sought
The way of God, even in the blood Of bat.
ties. Their politics were their failh-,hei,
reign Prayer-.heir death psalm. One
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30
THE LATEST WONDER.

Truly, says the Southern Era, this is an
age of wonder. To-day The oceans are to
be crossed in balloons tomorrow steam
is superseded by more powerful agent,
and The mex. day these wonders are eclipsed
by something more wonderful. If our
grandsires could only take a peep at this,
''go ahead" era The last wonder. a re-
cent importation, is that of Frenchman,
MInsieur Gandon and his nephew, between
whom there exists such a sympathy tha,
what is known to the one, is Immediately
appreciated by the other. ln the "Wander-
ing Jew' there are two twin sisters be-
tween whom there existed sympathy simi-
lar 10 that claimed to exist between these
persons, but we have never expected 10 find
this out of fiction. Yet grave men have
witnessed the exhibition, and declare j. 10
be the fact. So did they in regard to The
"Spirilual Knockings." Listen to Willis, Of
the Home Journal:
That one mind Can be divided and in
habit two bodies-one body knowing, at
least, everything that the eyes Of the other
body see-we saw proved incontesiibly, and
to our great establishment, Yesterday. A,
one end Of room, forty feet long, we wrote
at desk, with Monsieur Gandon looking
over us. The nephew Of this gentleman
stood with his back to us, a. The other end
of the room, forty feet off, and without his
uncle's turning towards him or speaking a
word, read avtat ace ,crote. We tried i, with
words and ari,hmelical figures, and with
chance-opened passages Of books on the
table. We tried it with wall between.-
All that one one saw, the other Instantly
read. There is to be public exhibition of
this unexplained phenomenon, and no per-
son Of ordinary curiosity. will fail TO 60 and
see its experiments. NJ. Gandon has been
sub-officer of the French army, and his
nephew is an interesting looking lad of
seventeen. Blindness would Literally be no
deprivation of sight to this boy-he sees
with the eyes Of another.
Others bear the same testimony with
Willis. The following, in relation to the
same subject, we find in subsequent num-
Der Of the Home Journal:
More information, touching Monsieur
Gandon and his nephew-the two who see
as one-is, of course. earnestly desired by
our readers. We described what we had
personally seen Of them, in the last number
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

PREPARING LAND FOR CRoP.-A farm
or has field Of clayey loan, which requires
a weeks work u, leas. to prepare for corn,
oats, or barley. Now how ought he TO pro-
|ceed =?
1t is not uncommon to see such lots turn
ed over, and the furrow-slce left day after
day, to dry and bake in The sun, without
the least attention till the blowing Of the
whole field is completed
Well, what better could he do?
Reduce wha, he has plowed to fine filth
while it is moist and easily crumbles,-not
leaving it to lie one day before he puts on
the harrow or the drsg-roIler. A small
share Of labor at this time will do twice as
much to pulverize the soil, as when i, is
hardened like an unburnt brick.
Wha. !! stop the plow before finishing the
field? Farmers that drive ahead dom.
do so.
Tha. is. they drive one day ahead and
leave their work Two days behind. But let
me ask wha, is the use Of blowing lend ?
The use: why to put the ground in or
der-you could no. expects crop without it.
Neither ought we to expect more than
half a crop when i, is only half pulverized.
If we pIow 8 inches deep, and one-haif Of
this soil is in hard clods, how much better
is clod OH the field than stone 2
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

To SMoKERs.-As it is customary with
smokers Of all classes to relate the news Of
the day with cigars in their mouths, the fol-
lowing system is recommended:
A single puff; serves for comma,
Puff, puff a semicolon;
Puff, puff, puff, a colon:
Six puffs, period.
A pause with cigar kept in the mouth
represents dash-longer or shorter in con-
iiinuance.
With the underlip, raise the cigar almost
against the nose for an exclamation! and 10
express great emotion, even to the shedding
Of tears, only raise, as before, the cigar to
the end Of the nose. For an interrogation
it is only necessary to open the lips and
draw the cigar round The corner of the
mouth.
Taking the cigar from the mouth and
shaking The ashes from the end, is conclu-
sion Of a paragraph.
And throwing it into the fire, 10 q final
and stylish pause.
Never begin story with half smoked
cigar; for to ligh. another, while cnnversing
is breach Of politeness.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

FEMALE PUTTY. ALL the influence
which women enjoy in society-their righ,
to the exercise Of that maternal care which
forms the first and most indelible species of
education the wholesome restraint which
they possess over the passions Of mankind;
their power Of protecting US when young,
and cheering us when oId-depend SO en-
tirely upon their personal purity, and the
charm which it casts around them, that to
insinua.e doub. Of its real value is wifully
TO remove the broades, cornerstone on
which civil society rests, with all its bene-
fits and ell its comforts
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

ORIGINALITY.-Edmu Kean.-When
Mr.. Kean was so much praised of The action
of Richard, in his last struggle with his
triumphant antagonist. where he stands, after
his sword is wrested from him, with his
hands stretched out, ''as if his will could
no, be d'sarmed, and The very phan,oms Of
his despair had 9 whitening power" he said
tIa, he borrowed it from seeing the last ef-
fort of Painter in his fgh, with Oliver
This assuredIy did no, lessen the meri. Of
it. Thus it ever is with the man of real
genius. He has the feeling of truth al
ready shrined in his own breast, and his eye
still ben. on nature TO see how she express
ses herself -Hdzliu.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

hears, sees, feels, that God was in all the
movements Of these great people.
But cross the sea, traverse La Mancha,
come to our times, open our annals, and
listen to the great political actors Of the
drama of our liberty. One would think
that God was eclpsed from the soul, that
His name was unknown in the language
History will have the air Of an atheist, when
she recounts to posterity these annihilalions,
rather than deaths, of celebrated men in the
greatest year of France! The victims only
have a God the ,ribunes and lic.ors have
none.
Look at Mirabesu on the bed Of death
I"C5own me with flowers" said he; TN
toxlcale me with perfumes. Let me die to
the sound Of delicious music'-not a word
Of God or Of his soul. Sensual philosopher,
he desired only y supreme sensnaism, last
volup,uousness in his sgony. Contemplate
Madame Roland, the s,rong-hearted woman
OF The Revolution, on The car. shs, conveyed
her TO death. She looked con.emp,uously
on the beso',ed people who killed their pro-
phets and sybils. Not a glance toward
heaven! Only one word for the earth she
was qui,'ng-"Oh! Liberty -
Approach the dungeon door of the Giron-
dins. Their last night is banquet; the
only hymn The Marseilaise
Follow Camille Desmoulins TO his exc
culion. A cool and indecent pleasantly a,
the trial, and long imprecslion on the road
to the guilloline, were the las, Thoughts
Of this dying man on his way 10 the last
tribunal.
Hear Danton on the platform Of the scat
fold, a, the distance of line from God and
eternity. 81 have had good time of it :;
let me 60 10 sleep.' His faith, annihla,ion;
his las, sigh, vanity. Behold the French
man Of this latter age!
Wha. mus. one think Of the religious SEN
limen, of free people whose great figures
seem thus to march in procession to ami
hllalion, and TO whom that terrible minister
-dealh-iIself recalls neither the threaten
ings nor promises Of God
The republic Of these men without q
God has quickly been stranded. The lib
erty, won by so much heroism and so much
genius, has not found in France a conscience
to shelter il, God TO svenge it, people 10
defend it, against that atheism which has
been called glory. All ended in soldier
and some apos,ste republicans traveslied in
10 cour.ers. An atheis,ic republicanism
canno, be horoic. When you terrfy it, il,
bends; when you buy it, i, sells itself. il
would be very foolish to immediate itself
Who would lake any heed the people un-
grateful and God non-exis,en,! So finish
atheist revolutions !-Bien Publigue.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-30

WHERE WAS TALLEYRAND BORN ?-The
following paragraph we find in the Boston
Post Of Tuesday
"A correspondent Of the N. Y. Courier
has an idea tina. Talleyrand was born at
Mt. Desert, Me-, the son Of a fsberman's
daughter by BaIIlie TalIeyrand, younger
brother of the Count de TslIeyrand Peri
gord, generally supposed TO have been the
father Of the famous Giplomatis,. There is
said to be a tradition at Mt. Desert Of a
lame French boy, who had been injured in
the foot BY his mother accidentally upset.
ting kettle Of boiling water upon him.
Ii. Gov. Robbins, Of Mass, met TalIeyrand
loa6ng abou, MI. Deser, incog"
Now If it be true that so important a per-
sonsge as Charles Maurice Talleyrsnd-Per
CORD, first saw light on the island of MI.
Desert, it is an historical fact worthy of at
.es.ation. We hope some Of our in,elligen,
subscribers there will enlighten US as to the
''1radi.ion" Of The French boy who is sup
posed to have existed there. We find an
agreemen. in the biographies we have con-
suited as 10 the ege of Talleyrand at the
time Of his death, in 1888, which is pu,
down S4. This would make the year OF
his birth 1854, in which year the Geographic
.Moderne says he was born a. Paris, France.
MI. Deser. is an old resort, and was incor-
porated as town SO long ago as 17S9.-
Talleyrsnd came to this country in the au-
tumn of 1892, we think, and remained some
two years. IL q, all i, mus. have been sbou,
that time he was seen by Ii. Gov. Robbins,
''loafng about MI Desert incog." Does
the "oldest inhabitant" there remember
anything Of this ?-Republican Journal
Belfast, Me.