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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07
THE AMERICAN ART-UNIoN INVESTIGATION

The Committee this subject me, lat night al the
Aston House, according % adjournment. Present Hon
Messrs Clapp and Taylor-HOn ID b Taylor in the Chair
The hrst business done read the testimony gvea the
las, two days the witness Monk and which he signed
smined by Mr. Shannon;
q Give the Of the whom you stated got
picture in exchange for the be had in bis house Wit
ness-I beg pardon Sir thought would have an opp0r.
tanfy Of explaining things that asked Of me on the
part Of the Committee and would prefer taking the mat
the order Of the narrative looking Al the report
asked by the counsel for tie respondents whether had
presented claim for extra services and what the amount
was the counsel also minated that had threatened the
AT Union in every possible If my bill not paid
that the contrary ItOOk every meas Mr. Fol
leTtonI submit the Committee whether this an expA.
nation ChairmSn-W had better let him proceed Witness
i took every my power % avoid any difficulty
with tbe Committee took the zeOn Of the Treasurer
write letter il friendly spirit 10 the Committee hoping
aud expecting 10 settle the matter in amcabls sp rt.
that Communication have now in my hand. Mr. FULLER.
tOu-This involves another long explanation but II thsv
desire have objection aud they must III here 10 hear
al the have 10 give. and that NAV take rim,
Charman-Let what he has to say and We will no,
take dOwn If not important Witnsss-I prono.sd 40 a.
birrsment Chairman-Conhne yourself az much A.
you can and say what you have say in few words
Mr. Fulerton-Ths poison may be contained ia few
words the whole document bur only object because
dons think important 70 the issue and il nav vet bring
out matters We VIII have TO explain suppose we will Be
allowed room 20 do so. Chairman-Csrtainly you must
get whatever latitude you desire and think we have not
shown any disposition 10 confne you. Mr. F-WeL LEI
him process in his way WitnessI proposed 10 these
gentlemen for the sake favodng nOoreyto leave the mat
TO three members Of NE Chamber Of Commerce and
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

Rnops Isr.Sp-Tke Providence Journal of the 9Th
says;
sPhilip Alien was Yesterday morning elected senator
IN Congress for years from the th Of March last No
other candidate nominated in the Grand Commitee
This makes the entire delegation in Congress nom this
State Democratic II rather singular fact, that Of the
four members three Algernes in lsts and helped
10 shoot down the people and al that sort OF thing
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

yzs- Rap.np f. Hallett in the COshtiOn constitutional
Co.. On TUESDAY night said he should 20 into the Con
ss,;ap not as pctcan bat as statssnaa We should
e. 70 ace him DO IL He has been almost everything bu,
Es.,,st stuff' lNewBedkrd Mercury.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

~ William b Messer the conductor, who had charge
Of the trains the Pennsylvania Central Railroad al the
time ~ an accident last year tried in Lewiston shor,
t;s since for the murder q passengers The jury
returned verdict Of not guilty but 10 pay the costs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07

AIREATIsE ON DIVINE UNION. By rHoslAs C. UPHA'l
The fourth edition Of this admirable devotional work has
been issued BY the Boston publisher Geo C. Rand Few
theological writings Of the present day combine mach
pofoundness Of thought with such sweetness and purity
offeeIng and such eArnestness Of appeal Religion st
forth BY Prof Upham, Is not dogmate creed remote
and figid abstraction. hollow traditional FORM but d.
vine lie in the soul Hs eass exhibits the deep interior
sypsrisnos Of st. Augustine The universal love Of President
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-07
lose our extracts with vivid narrative of

THE FERsECUIIoN UNpER HENRI VIII
From that time the persecution become more violent
Husbandmeu, artists, tradespeople and n0bemen
felt the cruel fangs 81 the Clergy and Of Sir Thomas More
They sent jail pous musician who used - wander fr,
town u town singing 10 bis harp hymn IN cOmmendat IN
OF Martin Luther AID Of the Reformation. 4 painter
named Edward Freese young OF ready wit having
been ngsged 10 paint some hAngings IN house wrote on
the borders Of the Scripture. For TIL, he
was seized and taken % the Bishop OF London palace At
FulSm and there imprisoned where his chief no1r.hsni
was bread made OF Sswdust. HIS poor vie, who was
precrant went down Fulham % her Husband but
the bishops porter bad orders 10 admit one and the
brute gave her violent kick 20 Kill her unborn infant
and cause the mother death long after The Unhappy
Free,e was removed a. the LOArds tower he VS.
pu into chains his hands only being len tree With these
lie took piece OF coal and wrote p0us sentences on
the wall upon this be manclec but his wrists w,- %
severely pin ched that the flesh grew up higher aan the
irons His intellect became disturbed, h hair in wild di.
order soon covered his face through which his eyes za
fierce and haggSrd The want Of proper food bad rest
uent his wife death and his heightened imprisonment en-
tirey undermined bis when brought TO s. Paul,
he WIS kent three DAYS without neat and when he an
peared before the consOry the poor prisoner silent and
scarce able 10 stand looked around and gazed upoa the
spectators like Wild man" The examination was be,,
but to every question pat 20 him Freese made the ssms
answer: NV Lord IS good man They could o.,
nothing from him but this affecting reply Alas the Esht
sbOne no more upon his understanding but the love al
Jesus still in his heart he back 70 Besrsv
Abbey where be did not remain long bu h never an
trsy recovered hs reason Henry VII and hs priests
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In addition to the testimonials, (which ars
sufficient to convince the most incredulous of it's
superior protective qualitiesl the Agents havs
in their possession numerous certificates from
parties at the North. which may be seen on
application at their office, among which are those
OF Brevet Lieut.. Col G. H. Talcott, New York
Arsenal; r. $. Smith, Lieut.. and Quarter
master, U. S. Military Academy, West Point !;
Oliver H. Lee. late superintendent (now Secre-
tary) of the Hudson River Rail load Company :;
D. c. Cullom, Assistant Engineer; New York
and Erie Rairoad &c. &c IS
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Purchasing some wine one day in a
tavern not far from Holborn, London,
my attention was directed by the land
lord to man who lay or slept on one
of the benches in front of the bar. His
ssleep-if indeed that deserved the name
which appeared rather lethargic tor
aure Of the faculties-was nearly over !;
she put his feet 10 the ground, and arose
painfully and dizzily into a sitting pos
lure. He rested his elbows on his
knees and his head dropped forward on
two white slender hands, now trem-
bling and impotent, and stained with
blood and mire.
He was indeed singular object, and
one TO arrest our deepest sympathies.
His hair--a fine dark brown, profuse
and silkv-was matted with the filth
and straw of the kennel out of which
ne had been lifted by the landlord at
daTbfeak. His clothes, though soiled
al.dtorn, were still ofexcellent texture /;
and one glance, the most hasty, at the
man, declared his position, and reveal
ed his misery. He was a gentleman
# birth, education, social rank and
high ability confer the title. He was
a.drunkard by practice and temptation
Ia drunkard, and heir to all the misery
and degradation implied and entailed
by the fatal passion.
God help him!n said the landlord,
who was Q humane man, as landlords
20. God help poor Mr.. Carson He's
been ont on a spree many time be-
soFes ont this is his longest and his
worst, and | fear it III prove his last"
Hush p said l. He may overhear
yoa.s
Not he,n said the landlord At
least he can't understand nothing now
,till he's had his bitlers; Lord bless
you Hes got no thought now but one,
and that's for drink; there's only one
word u The world he could speak, and
that's gin,' poor fellow p
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his genius had achieved. They came
to stand beside narrow pit, into which
All uninscribed coffin is being slowly
lowered. II was his last request in the
lucid interval which preceded death,
that his name should perish with his
shame; and that neither monument
nor record should preserve his memory.
The name | have assigned him is fic-
titious; therefore his request is unvio-
lated by a brief narrative, as true as
It 10 sad.
His mother has since died she with
cred under the second blight, for her
husband had also been 4 victim to the
red plague of intoxication. Hope died
within her heart, and she died about a
twelve-month after her sons death but
not in England. In Palermo, where |
had gone to spend the summer, under
the bright skies of Sicily, and in the
home of my wife, her daughter, an
other secondary victim-one of those
fifty lnnocents who suffer for every in
dividual drunkard's criminality-the
spirit of the mother and the wife, out
ragged, desolated in each capacity by
the one foul Tyrant, flew up to the
throne of Grace, to cry "How long,
oh Lord, how long shall this worse than
pestiience, this moral and this physical
Death be permitted to walk the earth,
and rear its hideouS altars on the bones
and bleeding hearts of countless vic
Tins 2"
! have told a plain story. without
establishment, without exaggeration,
without reference to any enactments,
divine or human, TO arrest the plague-
to forbid the moral suicide-to protect
the weak from the temptations which
beset them.
'Tis not alone the ignorant. the poor.
the miserable, who perish in the Dead
Sea of drink. Let the annals of Iitera-
ture, let the records of each family, let
your own experience and daily obser-
vation tell you who and what are the
men who most readily, most fatally
yield to this most damnable vice?
But exceed my commission; my
business was TO complete sketch; /
fiad myself lecturing on the rudiments
OF light and shade.
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s Z e c T E D
CARSON, THE DRUNKARD;
BY CHARLES G. HALpINE.

"A .sroRY OF GENIUS IN RUINS
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THE POETs, CORNER
HENR Y CLAY
On his retiring from the U. S. Senate.

Wall for the glorious Pleiad fed
Wall for the meier returning star,
Whose mighty music ever led
The spheres in their high home afar
Bring burial weeds and sable plume?
What--lift the funeral song of wo
Such as should o'er the loved ones tomb
In sorrows tenderest accents flow
All! Freedoms kindling hinstrels, no!
Strike! strike with triumphant hand
Thy harp, and its swelling roll
Speak through the borders Of our land,
The might, the beauty of that soul
Whose genius is our guardian light
Through sunny ray or darkling night
A worshipped Pharos in the sea,
Lifting on high its fearless form
To guide the vessel of the Free
Safe through the fury Of the storm,
Pride Of the West! whose clarion-tone
Thrilled grsndly through her forest lone,
And walked to bounding life the shore
Where darkness only sat before
How millions bent before thy shrine,
Beholding there light divine
Caught on the golden chain of love,
From its majestic course above.
Star of our Hope, when battles call
Had wove the soldiers glory pail
When, blazing Ger the troubled seas,
Death came tumultuous on the breeze,
And men beheld Columbia's frame
-Scorched by The lurid levln-fame;
Thou, thou didst pour the patriot straln,
And thrilled with it each bleeding veia-
Until the star-lit banners streamed
Like the tempest-fres around the fee,
Whose crimson cross no longer CLEANED
In triumph where it erst had beamed-
But sunk beneath our gallant blow.
Sun of the Free! where summer smiles
Eternal DER the clustered isles
Where Greece unsheathed her golden blade
For glory in the haunted shade
Where Chimborzzo stands sublime
A landmark on the sea Of Time:f
5 Thy name shall as blessing given
For man, oh! never to depart,
Peal from our gladdened Earth to Heaven
The warm, wild music of the heart.
Pride of the just! what though dark Hate
Her phrenzied storm around thee rolls
Has it not ever been the fate
0fall this Earth's truth-speaking souls ?
Lightnings may play upon the rock
Whose star-kissed forehead woos the gale.
While they escape the thunder shock
Who dwell within the lonely vale;
Living, unnoted. not so thou,
Caiefof the fearless soul and brow,
Yet let the lightning and the storm
Beat on thy loag-devoted form.
The silvery day-beam bursts ! and 10.
Around thee curls the Promise-Bow,
Look. on yon height Columbia stands
Immortal iaurels in her hands,
Aad bark her voice" Rise, Freemen, rise,
Unloose the chains from ev'ry breast
See, see the splendor in yon skies
Flashed from the bosom of the West"
Roused at the sound, 10, millions leap
Like giants from inglorious sleep.
VIA, cries are here? what sounds prevail
Whose name is laundering on the gale?
Fur in the mountains Of the North
Far in the sunny South away
IA winged lustre bounding FORTH
The deathless name Of HENRY CLAY.
'Allu,ling to his efforts as Republican leader
congress during the late War.
Who can forget HeAry Clay's burning elo-
nee in advocacy Of Grecian and South Anne
IN independence
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Certificate Of Joseph Benson, Painter.

Certificate Of Joseph Benson, Painter.
have used the Bridgewater Paint for the past
five months brick and plastered buildings,
and on tin, shingle and canvass roofs, and in
every instance it has given the fullest satisfac-
tion From tests and experiments made under
my immediate direction, can testify to its being
proof against effects OF sparks and cnders, and
protection against leaks. | consider it far supe-
rior to any mineral paint ] have ever seen, and
invaluable for all outdoor purposes-possessing
qualities that particularly recommend it for use
in a southern climate. JOSEPH BENSON
New Orleans, Feb. 6, 1852
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Certificate Of Capt. lillian Brorn, of ths
Tou6o1t POrpoiss

have used the Bridgewater Paint, for which
Messrs. G. c. Robert & Co., are agents, on the
hurricane deck of the towboat "Porpoise. -
The paint has been on about three months, and
sparks and cinders constantly falling upon it has
had no effect whatever. In about four weeks it
became perfect slate, and am satisfied Of its
possessing all the qualities necessary to insure it
certain protection against the effects OF sparks
Bridgewater paint for the purpose set forth in
the Agents circular. VIM. Brown.
New Orleans, Feb. 4, 1852.
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Certificate Of John F. Muller, of A7akapas.
In July last was induced to apply the Bridge
water mineral Paint to my Sugar House, and in
every respect it has exceeded my expectations,
and the representations made by the Agents,
Messrs. G. c. Robert & Co. | cheerfully add
sa sanah The 20 1SeRsfs 1pSeRsfs d5a IS TIE lA
water protector l have ever known. Where I
have applied it, it has been exposed to the sun
since last July, and has neither blistered nor
cracked, and has formed solid metallic surface,
which has proved entirely impervious.
john F. MILLER.
New Iberia, Attakapas, March Is, 1852.
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MINERAL PAINT.
BridgeWater Paint tOmDany,

BridgeWater Paint Company.
HAVE been appointed Agent for the county
L of Attakapas, for the sale of the above Paint
1t can be had of me in any quantities, either dry
in OF. lat Pattersonville; of William P. Allen,
Franklin or of John Devalcourt, New Iberia.
G. B. G. WHELDEN.
Pattersonville, Sept 10, 1852.
Certificate of Capt. st. CLar THomasso1s
of the steamer Magnolia.
Having painted the hurricane deck of the
passenger steamer Magnolia" under my COM
mand, with the Bridgewater Paint, l cheerfully
recommend it for its impervious qualities, and
have no hesitation in pronouncing it superior. in
my Judgment to any mineral paint before the
public, and believe it to be certain protection
against the effects of sparks and cinders. | has
also proved entirely waterproof on my decks
after three months use. ST. C. THoMAssoN.
New Orleans, Dec. ?. 1851
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The attention of the public is particularly d.
rected to the following Recommendations OF some
of our most prominent and extensive commercial
firms. The interest of the cotton and sugar fac
tor is so clearly identified with that of the
planter, that i. would be superfuous to more
than point to the annexed COMMUNICATION:
We, the undersigned Cotton Factors and Com
mission Merchants, do cheerfhlly recommend
the Bridgewater Paint for the purposes set forth
in the Agents Circular; and believe we are
serving the interests of Planters by calling their
attention to its peculiar enduring and pfotectivs
qualities.
WRIGHT, WILLIAMS d Co.
PAYNE & HARRISON.
WATr & DEsAuLLEs.
GEo. M. PINckARD IL Co.
HILL, MCLEAN Il Co.
WARD & JONAS.
BUCHANAN, CARROLL Il Co,
M. GREENWOOD Il Co.
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Certificate Of tie Managers and Agents Of
Louisiana Dry Dock Company.
Having had the Louisiana Dry Dock painted
with the Bridgewater Paint, and its merits
thoroughly tested, we fully concur in opinion
with Capt. Thomasson. of the Magnolia, and
Capt, Brown of the Porposei We cheerfully
recommend said paint superior article.
J.P. WHITNEY & Co, AgemS.
New Orleans, Feb 4, 1852.
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Po1rcrs of Memory-The illustrated
News says:
We have often heard extraordinary
anecdotes of the memory-of men who
could commit long poems by heart on
hearing them once read, and the like !;
but when the dryness of the subject is
taken into consideration, we cannot re-
member any instance more singular
than that Of Herrvon Nieubien, the
celebrated German scholar, who was
once a clerk in the Bank of Copenha-
gen; in that capacity he gave proof
of the miraculous power of his memo
ry, by restoring from recollection alone,
the whole contents of leaf in the
bank ledger, which had been lost by
fraud or incident.
Boys are sometimes endowed with
remarkable memories. The Keen fami-
ly, of the State of Texas, consisted of
three girls and boy-the latter only
four years old. They were all sitting
round the fire one evening engaged in
telling how far back they could recol-
lect. One of the girls recollected
when she had a doll that winked with
both eyes" Another recollected when
she was " a little baby at the breast
and Nancy tickled her feet. Johnny
Keen, who was the last and the least of
them all, said he recollected wuss
than that.p $500
':How wuss 7' said all the girls in a
breath. fs.e
"Oh! recollect three weeks afore
rze born. and how cried all the time
for fear I'd tc a girl ~
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Carriage Mandatory 4 RepafriDgs

The subscriber has removed his
>E&Eo shop to the new building on Main
-zeesN2 street, nearly opposite the saw mill of
Capt. Gates, where he will at all times be pre-
pared to execute with neatness and despatch all
work instrusted to him.
His stock Of materials is complete and well
selected, and he has in his employ workmen of
experience in the several branches of the bust
ness.
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore
extended to him by the citizens of ST. Mary, the
subscriber hopes, by diligent attention to his
business, good workmanship and very moderate
charges. to merit its continuance.
THOMAS MARTIN,
Franklin. July 10, 1852.
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4 Negro Sermon-The discourse
from which the annexed passage is
taken, was actually preached in the
town OF GAINESVILLE. Ohio, some years
ago. The name of the reverend di-
yne who was colored gentleman,
and we believe a sincere and humble
christian, we have forgotten bnt the
Judge Harper to whom he refers, we
remember we'll. He was IL 49, -
Judicial Circuit Court of the Court of
Common Pleas, has since represented
the District in Congress, and is. if we
are not mistaken the present Repre-
sentative. The Judge was present at
the delivery of the sermon, and was
brought in by the preacher by way OIL
illustrating a certain position. then and
there taken by him. But to the pas
sage,
the preacher, "de soul OBJ de brack
man is dear to de Lord as de soul OBJ
de white man.
"Now you see Judge Harper, sit
TIM dab leanin' on his gold headed
cane-you all know de Judge, niggers,
and berry fine man he is, too. Well
now, Pse gwine to make little COM
Punishment. Supposin' de Judge some
fine mornin' put his basket on his arm,
and goes to market 10 buy a piece of
meat. He soon finds a nice fat piece
of mutton, and trots off wild it. Do
you 'spose de Judge would stop to
;quire wedder dat mutton was OBJ a
white sheep or a brack sheep. No,
muffin OBJ de kind-if de mutton was
nice and fat, it would be all de same to
de Judge He would not stop to ak,
wedder de sheep had white wool or
brack wool.
"WelI, just so it is, my friend, wild
our Hebenly Marster. He does not
stop 10 ak wedder soul longs TO a
white man or brack man-wedder
his head,is kivvered wild straight har;
or kivvered wild wool. De question he
will ak, will be-'Is dis good soul ?
an if so, de Marster will say Enter
into de Joy oh our Lord. an set down
on de same bench wild de white man
you'se on perfect quality"
decatur Alabama Gazette.
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The undersigned underwriters, having conf
dence in the Bridgewater Paint, for the covering
of single roofs and frame buildings, viii at al
times give those fire risks preference where
the Bridgewater paint is used.
l.. MATTHEW'S, Ag't Sun Mutual Ins. Co.
THos. A. ADAMS, Pres. Crescent Mut1"
EDw. OGDEN, Agent General Mutual
A. BROTHER, Pres. Home Mht'l Ins. "
john PEMBERToN, Pres. Merchant "
]. M. LAPREYRE, Pres N. o. Ins. "
CHAs. BRIGGs. Agt L'pcol & London +"
SAM'L F. ASHTON, Ag't Del. Mutual
The Shasta courier., 1853-12-24

SINGULAR FRUIT TREE IN SoNoRA.- Through
out the town numerous gardens filed with
every variety of tropical fruits. Here can be
seen the stately date tree, with its rough and
singular top, towering to the height of eighty
and hundred feet; and the pomegranate, or
ange, lemon, pear, peach, lime and ounce are
found in the greatest abundance; and most sin
guar of all is the Virtue" which first bears
apricots. then peaches, and lastly, crop ol
small fruit similar to peach about the size o
the damascene plum. have preserved some
of the seed, which will send You"
The above is an extract from letter recently
received from one of the principal towns of So.
nora, and contains the history OF very curious
vegetable phenomenon. We suspect, however
that it belongs to the same class of western hor-
ticulturc which for a time contened that an Irish
potatoe would gradually turn to a sweet one, at.
ter two or three years cultivation in California.
The Shasta courier., 1853-12-24
LIVERY AND SALE STABLE.

IssE> PERSONS WISHING TO HIRE OR
.-l-l-A purchase frst-ratc riding horses OF
nlules are informed that the undersigned al
ways keep hand at their stables, nearly
opposite the 81. Charles Hotel, Main street
Shasta full collection Of just such animals and
none others. Indeed, they fatter themselves
that their stock. for elegance OF appearance,
travelling condition. powers of locomotion and
endurance, ana other requisites, Cannot be sur
passed Ill this part of the State.
They are also prepared at all times, to pur-
chase horses and mules and persons wishing to
dispose OF the same. may do well to give them a
call before selling.
COX & WALSH.
Shasta. July 16, 1853. jyl6n