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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09
REPUTATION OF A ISLANDER
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 8, 1852.

WASHINGTON, OcTobEh Q, lo0z.
To the Editors of the National Lntciligencer
GENTLEMEN Having seen the following state
ment in the Union of October Z, 1852, viz;
PERFECTLY CRusHIsa We clip the following paragraph
from the Washington Journal OF Saturday Ii sa crush
ing exposure of Scots baney during his electoneerng
campaign in Ohio
General. SCOTS Coas,steucy-lt would be amusing,
were il not humating compare the barneying tone
now adopted by Gen Scott towards foreigners with his
former course and bearing towards the persons
The rich brogue of lrshman at Cleveland threw the
General into ecstacies He actually loved tit re-
minded him of how Irshmen had fought side by side with
him in Mexico, &C. Now, to show the total nsncerity
Of this il is only accessory to turn to Of his letters
TO recruiting officers written during the war, in lS47.
The following is an extract: FM
'You instructed enlist foreigners for the baa
lion of ST. Patrick has taught that foreigners cannot be
trusted
This at late period, and not at the commence
ment Of the What has since changed his opinions
Not the Mexican campaign, certainly; for that was
nearly when he broadly asserted that foreigners
cannot be trusted And this is the who is try
ing humbug Germans and Lishmen, whether natural
lied or about to be- That rich brogue? Well"
beg you will deny it, IN my name, as utterly
and unqualifedly false was one of Gen. Scots
aid-de-camps during the Mexican war, and have
continued in that capacity to this time The only
instructions given by Gen. Scott to recruiting OH
GERS were to report to certain officers in the United
States, viz: Gen. Brooke, at New Orleans, and the
Adjutant General of the Army at Washington, &c.
All other instructions to recruiting officers were is
sued from the Office of the Adutant General at Wash
ngton; and on inquiry there am authorized to state
that no such instructions were issued from that office
If any such instructions were, however, issued from
the Adjutant Generals Office, it could only have
been done with the sanction of President Polk, or
Mr.. Secretary of War MARCY, under which Adju-
tant General JONES issued orders during the alb
sence of General ScoTT in Mexico
The utter folly Of so doing, in time of war espe-
cialy, is sufficient to stamp this puporting to be
an extract from Gen. SCOTS Instructions as base
forgery | reiterate, the statement is utterly false
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
SCHUYLER HAMILTON
Captain By Brepet U. S. Army
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

SPAIN appears TO be immersed in universal railway
mania, much so that the Government is afraid Of
monetary crisis commercial conflict produced by the
removal Of the immense capitals requisite for executing
these undertakings Should this efervescence
Of action be well conducted it may give immense results
to this fine country The Government have decided that
meeting Of the Provincial Deputatons shall be held in
Madrid to decide the parts be taken by each
in the construction of railways with view to prompt
execution in every direction Another enlightened de-
cree has been lately issued lowering the duty upon many
imported articles, with view Of increasing the revenue
through more than proportional increased consumption
His holiness the PoPE appears, through the medium Of
the Cardinal ANToSELIl, TO be rousing himself into
vigorous action Sir Henry BuIwER's late mission to
Rome had excited good deal Of attention in the po
cal world for but the enlightened few could imagine
the object The Journal des Deba has revealed the re-
suits Of this embassage. The English nation has not
been represented the Pspa Court since the revolution
Of $685. and Pho Mono, the arrival Of Sir HESRr Bull
in 1852 is said to have instructed his Secretary Of
State TO signify that under existing circumstances the
presence Of British Plenipotentsry must be useless
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

GREAT CURrosrY-At the late meeting Of the British
Association for the Advancement Of Science Sir David
Brewster made and confirmed statement which he pro-
perly declared, was Of so incredible nature that
nothing short of the strongest evidence was necessary
render il at all probable" which was in relation TO the
discovery, in the recently exhumed house Of
Nneveb Of rockcrysta lens where IL had for centu-
res lain entombed in the ruins Of that once
city He established the statement by producing the
itself, which was Of somewhat oval shspe 81 0ths
inches in its greatest diameter and Of the character
known planoconvex the plane side being one Of the
original faces Of the crystal while the convex side had
the appearance Of having been ground on lapidarys
Wheel instead Of being shaped in the dish shaped tool
used by opticians 1t in or less scratch
ed coroded condition but could be recognised as
optical lens having focal length Of ~ inches This is
very remarkable discovery II has always been beey-
ed that the ancents we're entirely ignorant Of lenses and
their properties to say nothing Of the important optical
Instruments the telescope microscope &c. which are
formed Of them The little magnifyng glass dug from
the graves Of buried Assyria viii give to new ideas
and conectures regarding the arts and sciences Of the
ancient world.-Norh american.
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SouAsHWe have been called 10 tai. y.r.r.l anyway
and measurement Of squash which puts All competition At
defiance This vegetable feet and seven
bred and twenty five pounds; and according 70 the best
mathematical calculations make will make somewhere
in the neghborhood OF one Of pie Only that Il would
take all creation 10 bake the pie believe we should buy
the squash and forthwith get up meeting On our own
hook OF course should expect large attendance on the
part Of Democratic as well as Wing friends although We
should wish understood Of special in
advance Tor the election Of Winfield Scott
We bad almost forgotten TO say that the squash was raised
by Mr. Perkins Ladd, farmer Of Frankln.Nor lC) Cou-
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The California nsrpapers Of all colors Sizes and
shapes Some come TO us printed brown paper others
on tracing paper others again on paper almost thick
card board Printing paper Is scarce that the Aha
California has reduced its daily issue 10 literally To
sheet Of only twelve oolumnsthree columns In 4 page
The type has also been reduced from mnion and
mel 70 agate and pearl The Alta keeps the following
notice at the head Of It's columns
PrinHa Paper Wanied-A premium viii be paid for white
printing paper Those who may have large or small guam
tues w md ready sale for Il by applying the Office Of
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RoBBNG DYIso.-Mr ]. NJ. Brown, Of Batavia
Cermont county Ohio wealthy merchant Of that place
died at bis residence early Friday morning last be-
fore day. and while dying and when his friends were
rounding his bed scoundres broke into his store
and after forcing open his iron SAFE took thererom
So 900 in cash belonging TO him. and 81 900 that
had been day before deposited there for safe
keepinp by A friepd
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cwt ora Il lbs or within the year. Businesses Of al
kinds 10 said to be In very healthy state in Australia
The returns from the Bank Of England exhibit de-
Of f658 926 in the circulation and an increase Of
or in the bullion; the public deposes have also in
creased E620,sl5, and the private fl941 The
money market is somewhat advanced. No bills now
discounted for less than + and for money call IL is
given.
The following statement of the gold and silver coin and
bullion in the Bank, at the respective dates, pub
lshed last week s& Z. z
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

SPEcULATIoS.--A letter from California says: A
man from Illinois has just arrived from Independence
having driven the entire distance two thousand turkeys
all hale and hearty They cost him about fifty cents
apiece IN the States and the cost Of feeding them the
way was nothing they fed themselves He has been Of
fered eight dollars aniecr .
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MORTALITY OF PESssYLvAsIASs.-Major EDxUSD Ross
RIDDLE, his son DUNCAN s. RIDDLE, and his brother,
SAMUEL g. RIDDLE natives Of Pennsylvania died in Tai
adega county, Alabama recently within few days Of
each other, Of dysenery. Major Riddle was formerly
contractor on the public works Of Maryland and subse
quently, with Col Fremont, surveyed the Coumba
rs CO. Railroad His brother also completed various
contracts, amounting to several millions Of dollars on the
internal improvements Of Maryland, Virginia. Pennsyl-
vania and other States
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

TnR DucHrss or 0RLsAxs while travelling in switzer-
land the 18th ultmo, with her two sons and suite
OF fifteen persons, met with alarming accident. Her
carriage fell into ditch Promasens and was turned
completely Her collar bone was broken, and her
SELF the two princes her maid Of honor and others were
drenched TO the skin She was doing well at the last
accounts
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

The number Of deaths by cholera, reported Nv the
Board Of Health in l84g, 879. The disease broke
that year about the last Of May and the last
ported was on the 9th Of September The greatest
tally in any two weeks in lS49 in the fortnight end
ing August 4 and the number Of deaths 279 all by
cholera.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

VERDICT AGAINST THE BALrIxoRE AND ONO RAILROAD
ComPASY-We learn from the Martnsburg VA Gazette
that on Saturday evening the jury in the Circuit Court
NJ tnat place, IN case in which named Piper was
plaintiff, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
defendants rendered verdict Of 900 damages for the
former II was action for injuries sustained by the
panf some four or FIVE years ago from the breaking Of
a uain near hedgesyile depot large number Of wit
nesses were examined on both sides and the trial
pied three days The verdict however at the instance
OF the defendants, aside and new trial granted
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The HENPTIELD RAILRoAD.--The Morgantown Repub-
can says the engineers have reached that place on the
Hempheld route, and will Immediately proceed to locate
the residue OF the road between that place and Green's
bfrro
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PROM rnE purrA1o cousrpc,,,

HEALTH or BurYAIo.we have just received the report
Of the Board Of Health for the month Of September It
shows that the number Of deaths by all diseases was 1872
Of which 432 by cholera The Board Of Health re-
ported the mortality for
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

Bosros, 0croBKR 5.-0ver $4,000 Of The money which
was stolen from the Mount Vernon Bank At Foster r. ~
mas been recovered II found the foor Of the old
with stealing the same.
tWH SALE, $50 acres rich Cotton Land in Mississp-
Pr titles on the Tombigbee river only few miles from the
noushng town Of Aberdeen which contains about 5000
nnaoant Steamboats, from Mobile pass regularly Aber-
deem and the contemplated railroad from jackson the cant
tai Of the State to Nashville win pass directly by this
land The country about Aberdeen Is mp largely by
vrgnians and the above property presents fstterne
ducement TO any wishing emigsts the rich
lands the Tombgbee. IL win be sold or exchanged on
reasonable terms for lands in Eastern Virginia any Of
the Northern Middle States, the owner left
South, and wishes close up his business there Address,
post paid, AMBROSE p. MERRILL
sept 22-3mwp Frankfort, Maine,
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On Friday last the celebrated diver John Green made
four descents 70 the wrecked steamer Atlantic lying Al
the bottom Of Lake Erie lie was unable 70 find the
lodged
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He who walks in the Imagination Of hisl heart To add
drunkenness to thirst the Lord will not spare-Deut xxx
49, 20.
Awake, ye drunkard', and weep."-Joel
For the druRkard and gutton shall come 70 poverty
Prov xiii, p,
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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-04
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

failures and disapointments that men learn wis
dom, politically as well as personally. Perhaps
it needed this additional lesson to teach North
crn politicians that their only hope. against
Southern Shareholders and their 'natural allies"
tho greedy Democracy of the North, is in
spirit of rcsoluto resistance to their joint niqui
ties and not in contes. Of subscrvicncy with
the one, to the other.
Now whoever it was or was not that killed
Cock Robin, there is this moral to be deduced
from his fate That the saino doom will await
any one who seeks the same end by the same
means. It may be that the decent aud respect
able portion Of the nation is match for the
proiligatc and bascr sort, but It will never tri-
umph over them by rolling in the same kennel
! vying with them in their adaptation to dirt. The
trial has never yet been fairly made Those
that pretended to {" all the dcccncy," and per-
! laps had more of natural leaning that way,
| have never been able to attain to the faith that
can alone carry them on to glory. They al
ways had secret misgiying that the Devil
was going to be moro than a match for God at
this particular election. And they have had,
once or twice, kind Of delusivc success which
has thickencd their judicial blindness. Posi-
| bly,, such a hopeless overthrow as that they
have rccaiycd was necessary to open their eyes
to their true condition. Now, there arc cle-
mcnts in the nation which may go to tho build
ing up Of New Party, mighty to the pulling
down of the present strongholds of political
iniquity. An aLlo and courageous man is
needed to combine these elements into homo
gcncous whole. The time is favorable The
hour is at hand Bat where IS the Man ;-E.o.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-04

have tOued liberty. Now won't the South send
us some OF another sort-some of those mod
ell slaves that love bondage, aud wouldn't
take liberty if they could getit? With a few
specimen copies OF such, we believe that we
could do southern institutions great good in
| the North.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-04

0~The Vermont Legislature has passed
a stringent Maine Law to be submitted to
the people in March, aud if approved, 10 90
into operation in May next
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04
Eugene Aram,

A native Of Yorkshire, and son of a
gardener, was born in l704. His ge-
MUS displayed itself when he followed
the humble occupation Of his father.
lie rapidly acquired knowledge Of
mathematics, and with the most un>
wearled zeal mastered the Latin Of CL>
Us grammar, and afterwards Camden S
Greek, till this selliaught classic ad-
vanced gradually but surely to a CONS
prehensiun of the most difficult authors
in the Greek ana Latin literalures. lie
also studied and made himself perfect
in Hebrew, and with these great acquire
Inenis, he gained his livelihood by en-
gaging in several schools in the south oi
England. In 1857 he came TO the free
school al Lynn, perlec, master Of the
most absiruse studies, and acquainted
with heraldry aud botany. lie had be.
gun TO make collections for radical com.
PARSONS between the modern and an,
clent languages, and already more than
three thousand words were selected to
establish this surprising affinity in com.
paralive lexicon, when his labors were
arrested by the baud Of Justice. Tic
was taken up at Lynn in 1853. for The
murder of Daniel CLARK, shoemaker
of Knaresborough. who had disappeared
thirteen years before. and, ufer iria
in which he defended himself with sin,
gular GOODNESS aud ability. he was found
guilty Of the crime. aud, after attempting
to commit suicide. he was executed a
Yorh in 1850. lie acknowledged tn,
justice Of the sentence, and alleged hi,
suspicion Of an unlawful intercourse be
tween Clark and his wife, as his mo,y,
FOR the commission Of the murder.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04

~ Rev. Orvillc Dewey has removed
permanently TO this city. President FILL.
MORE has left DR.. Pines and is regular
attendant nj The church of tho distinguish
ed Unitarian
Whether he is moved by the consiGera-
lions OF the Vermont Judge, so well known
here at Washington. do not know 1t was
one of the Judges sarcastic sallies, that he
liked to attend Unitarian services, because
the audiences and preachers were such we'll
dressed, polite people. lie could conceive
nothing more genleel or in better taste than
their weekly meetings 10 exchange civlilies
with the Lotd.-J S. p Washington Cor
". Y. Tib.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04
Addison County Agricultural Society
Ninth Annual Meeting

Tho Ninth Annual Meeting of the Adl-
son County Agricultural Society was held
'at the Town Room in Aliddlobury, Accord
ing to The provisions Of the Constitution, on
the fourth Wednesday (2slh day. of Janu-
ry, 1852.
The President, Col. Chas. L. Smith was
present and took The chair.
The Secretary read the proceedings Of the
last meeting.
On motion of o. Smith, committee of
three was appoin ed 10 audit the accounts Of
the Treasurer, for the last ycaf--as follows
Oliver Smith, Harvey Munsl, Samuel +.
Strong
On motion Of c. y. Hayward committee
consisting of one from each town represent
ed was appointed 10 nominate officers for
The year ensung--as follows: L. Hammond
Middlrbury; Allen Smith, Addison Har
vey Parmelec, Brisioli Chiffon Crane, Bird
port, Orvile Smith, Shorehami O. II.
Hand, Ferrisburgh II, Lane. Cornwall
II. c. Hunt. New Haven; Sam'l i. Strong,
Vergcnnes ! L. d. Gregory, Weybridge j.
NJ. Weeks, Salisbury; Nelson Saxion,
Wallham; L. L. Rust, ORWELL w. II. Bald
win, Whiting.
The Secretary presented The account Of
Barrett & Cobb, for printing extra papers
Sc, amounting 10 slS,G4. On motion of ID.
Hazard. the Treasurer was directed 10 pay
the same.
Geo, S Swift presented an account
against the Society, in favor ofthe Estate oi
II. Bell, amounting to ss25.
On motion of Gen Wm. Nash, said &c
count was referred to a committee ofiwo
viz: ii. Munsll and Oliyar Smith. The
committee reported in favor OF allowing
s2,75 of said account Allowed.
The committee on Field Crups, through
their chairman, made the following report
lst Premium on Winter Wheat, to j. w
Strong, of Addison, CO IS. busheh
per acre (soule's varicn) $500
2l Alvin Squicr, New Haven. 40 30
GO bush. .Ol
Sd Oliver Smith, co. i6 5000 Z" s,ot
LIST Premium on Spring Wheat Olive
Smith, 81 l-2 " so
% Allen Smith, Addison, 81 SO 60 40,
81 NJ. Cowles, New-Haven, 81 1850 so,
LIST Premium on Corn, Luman Case,
Bristol 1873 5l-J6 bush 500
lsI do " Duckwheat, Allen Smith,
bush. 500
LIST Il" Pease. L. w. Stow, New.
Haven, 81 S-ie, 400
I'd chiliOn Crane, Bridpori, 90 "a" 80,
81 Oliver Smith, 20 2OC
lst Premium On Oats, Oliver
Smith, 80 T" 4,0t
I'd Alvin Squier. s7I,2 4" 800
l3l G. c. Cady, Midllebury, a. /" e,o(
lst Premium on Beans, S Doud, New
Haven, s Ia 900
sd JAS. Hamilton, 2i, Bridport, I.2"2 ot
Sd Reuben Wheeler, Fetri.burgh.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04
From the German.
Out of the Tavern, etc.

Out of the tavern I've just stepped tonight +;
Street your arc caught in very bad plight
Right hand and left hand arc both out Of
place;
Street, you arc drunk, lis a very clear case.
Moon It's very queer figure you cut
One eye is staring while tothcr is shut;
Tipsy, see and YOU are greatly to blame
Old as you are It's a terrible shame.
Then the street lamps, what scandalou.
sight
Oae of them soberly standing upright,
Rocking and staggering; why, on my word
Each OF the lamps is drunk as n lord.
All is confusion-now isn't il oddi
am the only soper thing abroad
Sure it were rash with this crew to remain
Better 60 into the tavern again.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04

merely for The purpose of developing the
senses. They are taught To beat drum or
rolla ball, or 10 walk, or 10 march. Those
more advanced are taught TO count, or to
speak, or 10 give names to familiar things
Those still more advanced learn the alpha.
bet; and this attained, they are pnt forward
in the common branches of education Some
OF those educated AT the schuol in Berlin
are now pursuing The ordinary avocaions Of
life. While only few real idiots can be
brought thus far fnrward, there are none
whose condition cannot he TO some e,ten.
improved.
There is a similnrsinsiiiuion ia Paris, con-
tanning so boys. Sixty Of these hnd learn.
ed 10 write, and some of them write nn ce-
giant hand, Here the pupils are trained in
military exercscs.and IN singing hymns com
posed expressly for tiirm, with simple woods
and simple music. Nearly nil join in ihe
singing. The pupils are fond of military
drill, and are so trained as to bu rarair of
performing some Of The most intricate cvo.
ln'ions accurately aud rnpi'lly. Some, who
had been complete idiots, perform The man-
ual exercise with woolen guns, aud 90
through with it without failure Some CON.
plicaled 'hcarical dances were also ",iorm.
ed, Connected with the school are work.
shops, in which some have made good pro,
htlency as carpenters Some also have be-.
come beautiful drnughismcn. Experience
has shown that the ease Of idiots Is no long.
er hopeless, In most eases they can he
taught some simple and useful employmcnr
and in some cases they can brought up 10
complete ratonaliiy.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04

Snow AT NEw ORLEANs.-The Good
people OF New Orleans were visited on the
18Th Of December with the rare novelty OF
l'lI OF snow, which is thus nuled in the Pic.
ayune:
We actually hnd ligh' fall of snow yes
terdal afternoon about quarer 10 o'clock.
1t was like dream-alnosI ms quickly gon,
MS come hut served as II topic for wonder
and chircl", throughout the city. Som,
OF the children down town. black and white
WHO had never before seen HE article wer,
frightened balf out Of their wits oy its ap
peatance.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04

Hair a la NEGRE-Ths is the name
for the new style OF dressing The hair now in
vogue among the ladies of fashionable cir,
cles South. The n. o Delta Tells Of tho
desperate Efforts made by two young bell
es to give their flowing locks Iha, pcculin
wavy, crispy air, peculiar TO the qn 'droor
and mula'iress. They ironed their hair
tied it up tight in exrruciaiing litIc curls
and finally, in despair at their ha! success
went to bed sick at heart bees use the,
couldn't look like ;heir servant girls"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-04

INDIAN CENsus.-Accounts received
by the Government from the Census A.
gents, and information derived from 9TH
er sources, show that the number of In.
dlans, inhabiling all parts Of our coun-
try, amounts 10 about 4lS,000. or this
number 10000 is ihe estimated number
Of those inhabiting the unexplored ter,
riIories; "a, 100 are the indians Of TEX.
as, % 1870 belong TO the tribes living
in New Mexico 5,23l are in Caifor.
MAJ 22,733 are in Oregon, II 500 in
Utah. Many of the New Mexican In
dians are civilized. and have fixed hab..
itaticns and towns.