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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-29

OIL CorTRAcT.-Tbo contract for supplying the
Government with 10000 gallons OF sperm oil, one
third winter pressed from head mAtter, and two
thirds spring oil, 10 be delivered In Boston, wss
clo,ed yesterday IN invor Of Lawrence Grinnell,
esq, OF this city, at Ii5l cents. The other bids
were ne ioiloWs; Edward VI Robinson, winter 1873
cent?, spring LIS cents; Charles IT, Leonar Of
New York, ll9. cents; Thun Wing, Of Nan.
tuckot, I23 cents.
The contract for IS l20 gallons Of sperm oil, one
half winter from head matter, one half spring 10
be delivered at Buffalo, Ossego, and Plattsburqh
wss clOecd IN favor of &. n Leonard. esq, Of New
York, II 1861 cents. The other bidrwere-E NJ
Robinson, III cent; Lawrence Grinnel. Ia cents:
Tbain h Wing. 100 cent?; ID & A. Kingsland,
12s cents Nor Bsdfogd nSyeuru, 23d
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
Ger. jackson md In,.rr.u,Iou.

The admiration for Gen. Jackson has
not passed away, and the influence ol
his teachings, we may trust, are not all
lost among those who, when be was
living, prided themselves upon being his
admirers. Let them read what he said
about the policy Of intervention, and be
wise in following his teachings. In his
fourth annual message. this passage oc-
ours:
Somebody says, ''it is curious TO look
back and see what was regarded as great
things in those days. Our fathers
thought it was a great thing that Frank
lin could take the lightning from the
clouds and spread it on the earth. Now
this lightning is turned to the use of
man-is concerted into an agent to go
of erraSds."
"In the view have given of our con-
nections with foreign powers, illusions
have been made TO their revolutions or
II may be proper to OBJ
serve, that this is done solely in cases
where those events affect our political
relations with them, or to show their
operation on our commerce. Further
than this, tits neither our policy nor our
right to interfere. Our best wishes on
all occasions, our good offices when re-
quired. will be afforded to promote the
domestic tranquility and foreign peace
Of all nations with whom we have any
Any Intervention in, their
affairs further than this, eren 5y the er-
preston Of an o6fcicl opinion, is con-
trary to our principles of national poll.
cy, and will always be avoided"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
Whole Number s4s.
s..anbsa, pl.n,,rr. n Ias,-

We publish today upon the out.
side page, from the St. Louis Intelli4
gencer, a lis. of the steamboat disas.
lers on the, Western waters during
the past year. II is long and
melancholy catalogue, and cries with
fearful emphasis against the policy of
that party who sqnandsr hundreds OF
thousands annually in profitless dis.
cussions, and party legislation at
Washington, while the commerce Of
tine West is left TO founder lis way
unprotected among the snags and
over the sand bars, which thoss was
ted thousands would have done so
much to remove.
The whole number OF accidents
of serious character Is forty.six.
Or these twenty-six were caused by
striking snags and other distinctions
in the river. Eight were the result
OF explosions, six Of collisions, five
OF fire, and the remaining two wero
boats sunk in storm. The aggre-
gate loss of life in the 46 disasters,
is computed at 227. Oh these, nine
were the result Of sinking, two Of
fire. sixiy-eight Of collisions, and
las of explosions. The greatest loss
Of lie, in any single instance, was at
the tiaie Of the explosion Of the Ore.
gon, in March last, at Island 50 in
the lower Mississippi, when from 45
to 50 souls persisted. The destruc-
tien Of property we have no means
OF ascertaining with any degree Of
correctness but including all minor
accidents il cannot fall short Of one
million Of dollars.
Twenty-six of the disasters, il will
be seen, were from snagsI II a small
portion Of the money that has been
wasted in Washington annually, had
been expended here, these disasters
would not have happened.
Let every one read the list, and
treasure up its details in remem-
brance, so that when the politicians
who have voted against the improve
ment OF our rivers present them
selves again for the votes Of the peo-
pie, the terrible consequences that
have resulted from their policy may
be brought up in judgment against
them, and bring down upon them
the condemnation they deserve.
Cincinnati Atlas.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

Almost all men of talent, genius,
and celebriety have hebitually held
their heads inclined either 10 The
right or left. Alexander, Cesar,
Louit XIV, Newton, Charles XII,
Voltaire, Frederick the Great, and
Byron, all had this habit. Mirabeau,
who de6ed his whole country and
race, held his head firm and immoga-
bic erect. Napoleon never inclined
his head, but looked straight at the
battle field, mankind and the world.
Robespierre, about whom there are
50 many opinions, held his head up,
but his eyes down, when he addressed
the Assembly. Chateaubriand in.
clined his head 10 the left shoulder,
and looked upward. Beaumarchais
looked straight before him, with his
chin elevated; but be, like Mirabeau,
was prosecuted, and pers ecution
and ennobles a man of
genius.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

1t was readiness which made John
Randolph so terrible in retort. He
was the Thersites OF Congress-
tongue stabber. No hyperboIe of
contempt or scorn could be launched
against him but he could oyerlop it
with something more scornfuIl and
contemptuous. Opposition only
maddened him into more brilliant
bitterness, ,-"lsn't il a shame, Mr..
President" said he one day, "that
the noble bulldogs OF the adminIstra-
tion should be wasting their precious
time in worrying the rats of the OPP
positionp Immediately the Senate
was in an uproar and he was
clamorously called 10 order. The
presiding officer, however, sustained
him; and pointing his long, skinny
finger at his opponents, Randolph
screamed out-"rats did | sayl--
MiceI AiceIr'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

LETTER WAITING IN CALIFORNIA
The Alta California says that sep
enty thousand letters were received
at the Post Office in that city by the
last arrival from the Eastern States,
exclusive of newspapers. About
one half of these were directed 10
offices in the interior. and The other
half to San Franciso. The Alta
thus describes the delivery OF letters:
"From morning until night the
Office was besieged bv hundreds, who
stood, notwithstanding the inclem-
ency of the weather, ranged in long
files, which wound around on the
platform in such intricate convolu-
tions. stretching around both ends Of
the buildings, that an unfortunate in
iivi1ual who desired to learn wheth-
Pr there was news for him from
home, was not only compelled to
spend four or FIVE hours in working
MS way up to the window in the rain,
1ut ten TO one, when half way up,
would find himself in the wrong file,
% complete his misery"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
The Death Of ponuu. PLATE.

A legend is popular among th'
people Of Vienna concerning thu
death OF Pontius Plate. The story
is of a strange character, and throw!
wild and pleasing interest over the
locality which commentaries the
event. Not far from Vienna is situa.
ted small Roman Tower; its wall:
are built square, and rise to an unusu-
al height. Its lattice work overlooks
the waters of the river, and the lofty
shadows OF its exterior envelope the
shining flood winding at IFS base with
a perpetual gloom, and seems TO bor-
row an additional feature Of melan-
choly from the character Of the deed
which is presumed to have been
enacted there. This place is called
the "Tout de Manconseul." Plate
broken in spirit. retired to the tower
to indulge in his grief, and TO conceal
his lamentations from the eyes Of his
unbelieving people. Here, violently
susceptible of the great wrong and
wickedness he felt himself TO have
participated in, in a paroxyism Of
despair he threw himself from the
lofty windows Of the tower, and
perished in the river. The Swiss
have likewise their traditionary ac-
count OF the death of Plate. AT
the foot OF one of the Alpine noun
tains, called by the name OF Plate,
stands small lake; its waters are
constantly in disturbed state, and
solitude are the leading characters
tics of this unfrequented place, which
presents but a wild and i'll boding
picture TO the eye Of the traveller.
Enfeebled in body, and his mind a
prey 10 ceaseless remorse, Plate is
said to have reached the margin Of
that lake, and there TO have seated
himself and drank Of its waters.-
An alien from his country and race
without friend or solace, he resigned
himself to the bitterness of his rehec-
tions, and finally threw himself into
the waters at his leei. The tran
guilty of the scene is said TO have
changed from that time. The wa
tiers are often visited by severe and
unaccountable agitations, which the
legends say are the writings OF the
troubled spirit Of Plate. The ada
cent mountains are shadowed all the
year through. and the superstitious
inhabitants of the district affirm that
apparations are frequently 10 be seen
in the neighborhood; and lamenta-
tions are heard upon the winds wa
king the echoes of the mountain fast
nesses. The subject has been before
referred TO BY the English travellers,
and particularly allusion is made TO
it in Hughes Itinerary. .
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

SIR john FRANKLIN.-The Lon
don Times has letter from Captain
Penny, which contains a statement
in regard to Sir John Franklin, not
before made public. 1t is one in
which all who have felt an interest
in the missing navigator will regard
with interest. Capt. Penny says:
| have lately been at Peterhead
(my native place,) and have learnt a
very important fact, which | am sure
you will think Of sufficient interest
to make known to the public, from
my old acquaintance, Captain Mar
tn, who, when commanding the
whaler Enterprise, in lS45, was the
last person to communicate with Sir
John Franklin.
The Enterprise was alongside the
Erebus in Melville Bay. and Sir John
invited Captain Martin TO dine with
him, which the latter declined doing
as the wind was fair to go South
Sir John, while conversing with
Captain Martin, tod him that he
had five years. provisions, which he
could make last seven, and his peo-
pie were busily engaged in sailing
down birds. of which they had sever
al casks full already, and twelve men
were out shooting more.
To see such determination and
foresight at that early period is really
wonderful, and must give US the
greatest hopes.
| asked Captain Martin why he
had not mentioned this before. He
said that he did not at first think it
of any importance, and tina: when
Lady Franklin was at Peierhead
about two years ago, he did not like
to intrude upon her ladyship, not
having the honor of knowing her,
during her short stay. He is a man
of the strictest integrity, whose word
can depend upon.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
Origin Of ssThe magyars'' Of Hangary in
the Rfnh Century.

| the Etfth century
From "KossUrH and his Generals,r in press Of
PHrNNET & Co.
In the mean time, that portion of
the Tartars who had settled near the
Ural river, after the conquest of their
native land by the Chinese, were be-
coming a powerful nation. As they
increased in numbers. they spread
around the Caspian sea, until every
tribe on its coast acknowledged their
authority. Here they assumed the
name Of Magyars. Restless and
enterprising, they became dissatisfied
with their rigorous northern home,
and resolved TO extend their con-
quest into a more sunny cline
They were taught, by popular tradi-
tons, to believe that the country
west of the Euxine, where their re-
nowned kinsman Attiia had estab-
lished a vast kingdom, was Of un-
exampled loveliness and salubrity.
Regarding that beautiful land as their
Inheritance, they were eager 10 enter
upon its possession. The Magyar
armies turned the heads Of their
horses to the west. AT every step
they were met by fierce and resolute
warriors. They passed through the
most extraordinary adventures and
performed the most incredible feais
Of arms. Moving slowly around
the Euxine or Black sea-overcom-
ing the nations that opposed their
progress, and gaining strength by
every victory-they approached the
Danube. Beginning in the sixth
century, it was not until toward the
close of the ninth that thew had
reachsd the Carpathian mountains,
over which, five hundred years be
fore, the victorious hordes of their
brethren, the Huns, had passed. In
the year S94. the Magyars, under
Prince Almos, looked down from the
Carpathian crags upon the smiling
plains Of Hungary. Their army
consisted of three hundred thousand
warriors, but it was not until the
year 900 that the subjugation OF the
country was finally accomplished.
Almous had prsviosly died, and was
succeeded by his son Arpad. who
was not only endowed with The mill
tary genius Of his father, but posses
sed all the qualities of great states
men.
Scarcely were the Magyars estab-
lished in Hungary. when their pre-
datory excursions filled the neighbor-
ing nations with lear and astonish-
ment. Fortune favored them, and
they spread the terror OF their arms
in all directions. While one army
was ravaging Germany, and even
making inroads upon France, anoth-
er was laundering at the walls OF
Consiantinople. Botond, Hunga-
rian hero, il is said, broke the gates
OF that city with his club. Conquer
ing all the nations between the Adria-
tic, Baltic, and Black seas, the Ma
gyars invaded Italy, and fought a
battle on the Brenta, in whice twenty |
thousand Italians were slain. The
German and the Byzantine emperors,
unable 10 resist their armies, were
constrained to conciIiate them with
gifts of the costliest and most mag
ni6cent character. "Oh, Lordl pre-
serve us from the Hungarians" was
the universal prayer, even inserted
in the liturgy Of the churches
throughout southern and western
Europe.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

DEATH.-Death comes equally to
US all, and makes US all equal when
il comes. The ashes of an oak in a
chimney are no epitaph OF that oak,
to tell me how high or how large
that was; il tells me not what f1ocks
it sheltered while i:stood, nor what
men il hurt when it fell. The dust
Of great persons graves is speech
less, too; it says nothing, it distin-
guishes nothing. As soon the dust
oil a wretch whom thou wouldst not,
as OF a prince whom thou couldst
not look upon, will trouble thine
eyes if the wind blow it thither; and
when a whirlwind hath blown the
dust os the churchyard into the
church, and the man sweeps out the
dust Of the church into the church
yard, who will undertake to sift those
dusts again, and TO pronounce, "This
is the patrician, this is the noble
flower, and this is the yeoman, this
the plebiaE bran."-Donne.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
THE DESTITUTE ExILEs.-We ex-
tract the following from the Journal

HE OESTITOTE EAlLES.--W Q eA-
tract the following from the Journal
Of Commerce.
ave visited, day or two ago,
the wife OF a Polish officer, who
fought under Kossuth, but now oc-
cupies the garret OF small house in
a certain central part of the city.
with four children. One chair and a
box constitute the furniture of her
apartment. All the property brought
over with her, had been parted with,
in order to procure food. Even a
part of the children's clothing and
the few articles Of bedding, with the
exception OF two sheets and cover
lid, are in the possession ol the pawn
brokers. The husband is well edu-
Gated man, but the wife says cannot
procure work, and "PoIes cannot
beg., The wife is a lady, both in
appearance and by birth. She is i'll
al present. Gases such as these
should not be left unrelieved.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

The following powerful, elegant
and classic appeal was made in a
Court Of Justice, somewhere in the
west, by one Of the learned heads Of
the bar: .1
"Gentlemen Of the Jury, do you
think my client who lives in Pleasant
Valley, where the lands are rich and
the soil is fertile, would be guilty Of
stealing little skeins OF cotton. I
think Rot--l RECKON NoT-ICALCU-
LATE MOTT And | guess, gentle
men of the Jury. that you had better
bring my client in not guilty, for if
you convict him, he and bis son John
willlick the whole Of you'll
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

The WrFE OF GENERAL WAsnrSe

| The WIPE oF GENERAL WAsuIxe
ToN.-We quoted, says the New
York Organ, some time ago from a
correspondent of the Newark Dahl
AdUertiser, an interesting account oI
Gen. Washington, while he was with
the army in Morris County. N. j.
The same writer furnishes the follow
ing respecting Mrs. Washington,
which he obtained from an old fam
lily in Whippany, N. j., named Vail.
Mrs. Vail's first husbands mother,
Mrs. Tuttle, was a sensible and agree
able woman, whose company was
much sought even by those who,
owing to their wealth, moved in
more fashionable circles. Among
other frequent visitors was Mrs.
Troupe, the lady of a half pay cap.
tain in the British navy. She is des-
cribed as a lady OF af1able manners,
and OF intelligence and much esteem
ed.
One day she visited Mrs. Tuttle,
and the usual compliments were
hardly passed before she sald-"Well,
what do you think, Mrs. IT, ] have
been TO see Lady Washington!'
"Have you, indeedl Then tell me
all about how you found her lady
ship, how she appeared, and what
she said"
swell, ! will honestly tell vou,"
answered Mrs. Troupe. "I never
was so much ashamed in all my life.
You see Madame -, and Ma
dame -, and Madame Budd
and myself thought we would visit
Lady Washington; and as she was
said 10 be so grand a lady, we thought
we must put on our best bibs and
bands. So we dressed ourselves in
our most elegant tuffies aRd silks,
and were introduced TO her ladyship
And don't you think we found her
and NTH specked (cheeE)
apron Onl She received us very
graciously and easily, but after the
compliments were over, she resumed
her knitting. There we were, with
out a stitch of work, and sitting 10
state, but General Washington's lady,
with her own hands, was knitting
stockings for herself and her hus-
band!
"And that was not all. In the
afternoon her ladyship took occasion
to say, in a way that we could not be
at, that at this time it was
very important that American ladies
should be patterns OF industry to
their countrywomen. because the
separation from the mother country
will dry up the sources whence many
Of our comforts have been derived.
We must become independent by
our determination TO do without what
we cannot make ourselves. Whilst
our husbands and brothers are ex-
amples Of patriotism, we must be
patterns Of industryr
According to Mrs. Troupe's story,
il appears that Mrs. Washington gave
her visitors some excellent advice,
the meanwhile adding force to her
words by her actions, and wi,hal, in
such way that they could not take
In this she proved herself
more worthy to occupy her distin.
guished position than she could have
done by all the graceful and elegant
accomplishments which are often
found in princesses and queens. In
the relations she occupied, her knit
and her check apron were
4ueenly ornaments, and we may be
proud to know that such a woman
as Martha Washington set such an
example to her countrywo-
men.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
MAnnorn CAVE NJ CALlronrIA.-

MAMMOTH CAVE IN CALIFoRNIA.-
Our latest California papers say that
in the county OF Calaveras, there
exists an immense cavern, under solid
stone, which has been called by the
miners of that district, for some
time Solomen's Hole. A mining
claim has been located at the spot,
the cave having been explored to
the depth OF three or four hundred
feet. The cavern is situated on
Wadie's Creek, one of the tributaries
Of the. Cooti Greek, and is six miles
distant from Carson's Hill.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
ADTERTIslNG:
John rhomp.on,. Daughter.

A fellow near Kentucky's cline,
Cries. "Boatman do not tarry,
And l'll give thee a silver dime
To row US o'er the ferry"
"Now, who would cross the Ohio,
This dark and stormy waterl"
so, am this young lady's beau,
And she, John Thompson's daughter
"We've fled before her fathers spite,
With great precipitation
And should he find US here tonight,
I'd lose my reputation.
"They've missed the girl, and purse be.
sides,
His horsemen hard have pressed me,
And who will cheer my bonny bride
If Yet they shall arrest met"
Out spoke the boatman then in time,
"You shall not fail, don't fear il;
I'll 90, not for your silver dime,
But for your manly spirit.
"And by my word, the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry,
For though a storm is coming on,
I'll row you over the ferry"
By this the wind more hercely rose,
The boat was at the landing,
And with the drenching rains their clothes
Grew wet where they were standing.
But still, as wilder rose the wind,
And as the night grew dreary.
Just back piece, came the police,
Their trampling sounded nearer.
"Oh, haste theel hastel'' the lady cries,
It's anything but funny;
S'I'Il leave the light of lovely eyes,
But not my fathers money"
And still they hurried in the face
OF wind and rain uns sparing;
John Thompson reached the landing
place
His wrath was turned to swearing.
For, by the Iightning's angry flash,
His child he did discover;
One lovely hand held all his cash,
And one was round her loverl
SSCome back, come back" he cried in
woe,
Across this stormy water,
''But leave the purse, and you may go,
My daughter, oh, my daughter"
twas vain; they reached the other
shore.
(Such dooms the Fates assign us,
The gold he'd piled went with his child,
And he was left there, minus.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05

SKAT1NG.-Hastings of the Albany
KN1cKERBocKER, has been skating
Here is his account of it:
"The skating on Saturday was real
excellent. We put on pair of "rock-
ers," cut two spread eagles, plunged
into an air hole, and then cut for home.
Times min. 9 sec."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
CAosee Of Trades.

The prejudice againsttrades keeps
many youths from engaging in them
who are naturally highly qualified
Tor success as mechanics. A youth,
when he is about embarking in some
pursuit in life, finds that certain oc.
cuPa:ions are considered more re
spectacle than others, and, being
anxious to secure all the respectable
ty possible, he will reject the trade
for which he is eminently fitted and
immure himself in a counting room or
an office, Notwithstanding the strong
protest his nature makes against
such imprisonment.
Every one can see that this periu-
dice against trades is despicable and
that il ought to be secuted universal
ly. II there were no such prejudice
we should have hundreds Of enter
prising youths making choice Of me-
chanical pursuits to the manifest ad-
vantage Of society as well as 10 their
own benefit. The prejudice is very
un-AmerIcan and thoroughly un-
democratic. IL is inherited from
our ancestors of many centuries ago,
and is both ancient and contemplate.
That it is gradually giving way be-
fore the advance of common sense is
manifest. The old method OF judg-
ing man by the pursuit which he
follows will, we hope, be superseded
by that which regards his qualities Of
mind and heart. There are thou
sands Of victims 10 the wTeiched
old prejudice which we are consider
ing now, suffering all the unhappi-
ness which results from ungenial
pursuits. The inmates OF many
offices would be far happier and more
successful were they in workshops
pursuing those avocations TO which
their natures, if consulted. would
have directed them. Thus are thou
sands rendered wIetched while the
community is defrauded by the pre-
valence of a hoary old prejudice
which all men OF sense must despise.