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By A. G. Chadwick.

St, Johnsbury, Vt. Jnnnary 30, 1847,

Vol, 10, No, 28. Whole No, 49G.

TERMS OFTIIE CALEDONIAN. $1,50

if paid within tho year; $2,01) it uciaycu uo

L.nrl ilmt timi!. No nnner dincontinued ttll

11 arrearages aro paid'exoept at'the option of

the publialicr.

Advertisements insertcd at tho usual priccs.

Tronsient advcrtisemonts lo bo paid in advanco,

Misccllancous,

a Lake "Scrpent" if not a "Sea

S erpent!"

Wolmvo frcquontly Jioard oftho visibloop

cratiorisofhis Mit" ofMogog, describod

iclow. Wo copy from tho Stanstend Jour-

nul:

Mu. BoiroB: Ininnotnwaro whcthor it

is cciicrully known thnt a strungo unimul

somethiug of the Serpont or Alhgntor kind

y tin aieinPliromuRoir jjuko. x nna no i-

dcn'of Umysclf; but hnnponlng tho last Sum

mot to cntt it Ocorgovillo, Stnnstcnd, on my

waytotlio Lio,l mot thoro with a mnn wlio

gavo ino a minule description of a monstor

acrenturo tliat lie, ns well as otlior individu

als, Iiad sccii in Mngog Lake.

I noversavv tliis tnan boforc, nor had I nny

.provious Jcnowlcdge of liis charactcr for vcr

ncity, butjudgiiig from liis oloqucnco on tlio

snbject, nnd appnrcntsincerlty, I could not

doubt liis rclatiou, though so contrary to my

fermer belief that no such animals inhabitcd

tho frcsli waters of otir nortlicrn rcgion.

lie told me tliat tho crentiiro frcqiicnted,

mostly.thc muddy hottoms at tlio inoiitli of

brooks and rivers townrds tlio liead of tho

iakc, scnrccly ovor appcnring lower down

than Georgoville, nor in tho broad lake, ex

ccpt wlien ho takcs liis rnccs, as the tnnti sup

poscd for cxerciso or for sport, when ho dash

estliroiigh tlio water with supprising speeil,

rarr.ving liis iiead crect somo six or ciglit

fectoutof tho wnter, and making tho wnter

foam tcrribly around liis unduluting body.

Theso raccs aro mado sonictiuios up. and

soinetitnes down,6omotitnos ncross tho lake

andaro continucd for Imlf a mile, genorally,

nlien tho creattirc suddenly disappcnra he

tenh the surface, and is sccn no tnoro, per

isns, for lialf a scnson. So iinnsual nnd sio--

uiiran occurronco is watchcd for with eucer-

nossbytlio inhabitnnts, and witnesscd, when

scen, with intenso inlcrcst. It is snid to bon

grand spcctnclc.

Accounts difior, it nppcnrs, in regnrd tothc

form and sizc of this crcatiirc. Some do-

scribe it oftho shapcofn rail or float wood;

some as posscssing a long, round, stiakc-liko

body, covered with thick scales of a bottle-

grecn coior, and having n head liko an adder.

iuu iny niiormant, wnosccmsto linve been

more luruuiuio mnn nny otlior person in wit

nessingits nppearnncc, is positivo it partakes

Dom oi iuu serpeni nna mo iiorse spccies,linv-

v.cgino ueuu m ino uursu nnu ino uouy ol a

serpent This scetns astonishing, nnd rc-

ciiiusone ot tlio lunied nion.stcrs of old.

Myinfortnant was the moro certnin of thc

iwrcctness of this latter description from

h&v'mg bccn chasod by tho moiistei,onenight,

a. short time provious to onr intcrviow, when,

from his proxirnity, Jio had a fair opportunity

itejudge hoth of his form and disposition. Ho

'told tne ira nas rowing his skiff, in company

with aiiollier person, near tho small Islands

ncar the Mngoon's Point, which is opposite

loOivl'sIIeud mountain,wlieii suddenly, this

movister was scon giiding along tho surlhco

of the wateri towards them, coining from ono

odnelslaiide, Ws hcnd about fonr feet out of

'iiater, and presenting tho nppcaraiii&e of tliat

ofahorse. nn& no mistakc. On (linoovprJnn-

Wm, they coiild but reston thcir oars lo jook

t him, for lie glided along with unnch grace

ad majcsty, rcndorcd moro cffectivo by a

partial moonlight. llo quite jiassed their

tat, and within a few feet oftt,thcn taktng n

gcntle circuit round, as if iuspecting the Iwnt

and its contcnts, he suddeialy turncd full up

n them and began to increane his speed;

they thcn resumed their oars, and rowed for

4ear life. For a timo they gained of their

fursuer; butgradnally tho laitcrincrensed his

ttrides until the water foamed white hefore

Msscaly brcast, and now his horsc's hcad

and nostrils lookod frightful cnough. Ho

rapidlygaincd on them. Thoy ronowed I

their euortti, and woro so luckv ns to rnnnh tln

sbde of tho dark woodcn shore, bofore tho

.monstcrlmd quito overtakon them. Tho

crcature when it arrived nt tho edgo of this

shadow, from somo causo or other, whecled

totho right about and shot ofTin n tangcnt,

making tho water fairly roar beliind him

He was soon out of sight.

Such aro tho accounts given of thia wond

erlul crenture; andlam induced to mako

inem pnbhc through tho medium of your val

iable Journal, that iho curious in tuch ut

W9 miht ocount for the jnonster's inhabit

wgitie waters of tliis lake, and none other in

me t ravmce, that we have any account ofand

W,Se,!S for,finis5ng n moro satisfactory

knowled jro of his uatural i:story.

thBrnUUrnv.,lleab0,fC'ImiSht add

maZ l iu1l,1"?n alnon? tho Indians, that a

mo i ster, somethmg liko tliat abovo deecribed,

I to J,e seeiwn this lake, and that, for fear

ot it, Ihcyjicvcr.would batlioin its waters.

inis my communicative friend also told rne,

r ZT"19 t0 h storod with muc' legendal

tLmLaTCdote3nnds,ories.nnlis ono of

i eIoq,mnt' sociablo and jolly old fel

mo3t fe.rnetwitl, "isnamol havo al

mos forgotten; bnt I beliove that it is Jewett.

iswe I wW? 'f lnistako n8t- Itogether it

nW r k! for f a siglrtof thonwnster

munlr!,- 10 rep.ay the trouble.lt isnmi.lo ro

m tZlr ', Cnjoy ,he P"PMtof its beau

ClhTTy (unsurP.ned, as I was assured,

ho u dP "y,WatCl'. i1 th0 Province,) under

Khn ?. d SUrV011 nnce of t,,is ramnrknblo

Ste'tho hi 0r.ronl Jf w th his scrvices, and

Cmvingpardonfortrbublingwou with this

perfect communicarion, I VU 't

tSm e,V.ry 8Ucce8a in yur lcnt worth.

lrind nnd humblo scrvnnt. y

ROXTON.

MR POLK ON ROORBACKS'

artofm. r f ""cces w constitutes o

. . gtt.oaiuuui ilMinciS Ot

ln 01 tae Umtcd Statcs.

llerald ItT.0 i' "i'8 s""ementilm Rutland

KunutaS ,ind ?,? i relate ,ho foUowing

a?.tef tw'bei-eeollectedby our

" " tI,!U nir Foot, our Representatii-o, in

n epecch dolivcred in July last, put tho qucs

tiondircctly to Mr Pnr.sBcnr, tho mcmbcr

alluded to, whetlicr nny votcs for momhor of

Congrcss in his district wns rccoivod for him

or uny one clso in tho country West of tho

Nuec cs. Aftcr cotisidorahlo cquivocation,

Mr rillsbury adtnitted thnt no votcs wero rc

coivod frotn "thnt scction of his district," tho'

it was ho said, thoir xntentwn to hnvo oponcd

Iho polls nt Lortdo; but tho IrouUes coin'mg

on about that tiino it was not dono." This is

tho well known truth in tho mnttorj not a poll

was opencd nor a voto rccoivod iu thnt wholo

torritory for mcmbcr of Congrcss; andin tho

faco of JMrPilIsburv'8 odmission thnt thov nll.

y "inlmded oponing tho nollsnt Lo?eJ0," il0

I'rcsidcnt nsscrts that this ortion of tlio

country is now reprcaiinted m tho Amcricon

Cotigress."

Altor this, comtnoiul us to Mr Polk for tho

uest 'lloorbacki'

DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.

BY T. S. AUTllUn.

Two mon mot in Wnll strcot. Thoy wero

morciiants.

'What do you think of Carlton's aflinrs.EI-

dor?' nskcd ono of thorn.

'I think wo shall sccuro n pretty fair pcr

centngo. Don't your'

Yes, it wo wind lnm up.'

'That wo shnll tlo, of course. Why let him

go onr Jt will tnko two or tbroo yenrs to oct

through, ifntnll.'

'Jt ho can cctthroiiffh in twoorthrco yenrs

I shnll bo iu favor oflettinc him co on.

Timos hnvo been rnther Imd nnd busiucss

dull. But cvcry thint; looks eucouracini;

now.'

'I don't hclieve in cxtensiuns, Hlr Hichlnnd.

Tho surest wny, when n mnn goes into difli

cultios, is to wind him up nnd sccuro what

you cnn. Ten clinuccs to one, it you let lnm

goon, you loso ovcryccnt.

'J hnvo grnntcd extcnsions in sevcrnl in-

stanccs, mr liildetv rophcd his conipniuon,

'nnd obtnincd, ovcntiially, my whole cliiim,

excepl m n singlo cnsc.'

Jt's nlways a risK. 1 go liy tho niotto.

bird in thc hand is wortli two in ' the husl

returncd Elder. 'I ain nlways rcndy to tnko

whnt I can cot to-day nnd novcr trust to the

morrow. That is my way of doiiiL' busi-

noss.'

'But doyott not think the dcbtor is ontitled

to snmo consiucratioiv

'Howr' with a look of uurprisc.

'llo is amnn ot liko passions witli our-

selves.'

'I don't know thnt I undcrstnnd you cxact-

ly, IMr IliL'hlaiKl.'

'Mr Carlton hns domestic rclatiou, as well

ns you nnd I.'

'I novcr doubtcd it, but whnt of thnt?'

'If we hrenk him up in biisincss, tho ovil

will not visit him nlone. Think of the efloct

upon his fiimily.'

'Iii tradc wo novcr considcra man's fumily

mlnlinna '

'But sliould we not, Mr Elder? should we

not regnrd the debtor ns a ninnr

'Asn innn whoowes us, nnd is unnblo to

nav whnt isduc: butin no other licht.'rcturn

cd Mr Elder, with n slight curl oftho lip.

' l lierc wo diller wideiy.'

'And will continue to didor, I imnciiic.

Good inorning, Mr Highlnnd.'

I ho two men pnrtcd.

An hourprevious, Mr Carlton.about wlioni

thoy had been convcrsing,sat with his fumily,

a wife and tlirco daushtcrs, nt tho broakfast

nhle, Ifotricd to converse in his usual

clKjerfiil manner, but too hcavy nwcight wns

iipon tns neart. 1 unrc Imd como n crieis in

his nuiiirs.which lic lenred would not lui imss

cd without ruin to himsclf. IfthoefTects of

this wotkld not rcnch beyond tho store nnd

the counting room; ifupon his hend nlone

would fiiil tho fragtncnts of n broketi fortinic,

he would not havo murmured. But tho dis-

nster could not stop llierc. It would c.xtcnd

cven to tho sanctiinrv of homc.

As thcir futhcr iia'd little to sny, tho dnuirii-

tnrs cualtcd about vanous mattcrs to 'them

seivcs. liiey iiuio Knew now many n. pang

tncir worusoccasionei. uriglst hopes aiittor

tor them in thodistance; but tho fnther alono

know now lmmincnt was tho dangcr that

mreaioneu (icbtruciibn to nll thcse lunng

hopes. Ho felf oppressed nnd cloomv when

he lefttho liouso nnd bonthis stcps in tho ill-

rection ot his store. Un the ilny provious lie

had callcdiu nfow of liis creiJitors, nndoskcd

ofthem nn cxtcnsion, If thie wero not givcn,

it would bo jmpossiblo for him to keaii on

longerlIian few weefes, The spJrit in

which most of his crcditors Imd reccivcd tho

uncxpected nnnouncemcnt that ho was indif

ficultics, gavo him little tohopc. Ho was to

havo another interviow with them during tho

dny. Frotu thnt, ns it would cxhibit tho rc.

sult of n nidit's refloction upon tho rninds of

'hisrcditore, he Wiould boablo to see clenrly

tus cnnnco ot oeing siistmiwil in business.

IIo nwaited tho liour with ncrvous anxicty.

When it nrrived, and tho few crcditors callcd

in had asscmblcd, he eaw Iktlo in thcir fiices

to give him hopc. Tho flrst wbo spoke out

clearly wns Elder.

I gontlemen, said ho firmly, am opposcd

to all ex'tonsions. If a itinn cannot pny as he

goes, I think ho had hctterwind up.1

'If nll do not ogreo in this mnttcr, it will he

no use to nttcmpt cxtending Mr Cnrlton's

time,' romnrkcd ono of tho creditors, who

thought nnd feltns did Elder, but wns not

willingto como out so plninly,

'Thnt's very true,' snid n third, A partiul

cxtonsion will bo of no use.

The hcnrtof poor Carlton almost censed to ,

hont.

'Hnvo you nny objcctionsto rotiring for n

few ininutcs?' said Mr Highlnnd to tho dobt-

or.

I will withdraw, certainly,' returncd M'r

Carlton, nnd loft tho room.

'My own viow, gontleniet.,1 said Mr High

land.'is that wo had ought to grant all that is

usked. Mr Carlcton's business is good.fy ho

will getover his prcsent difftcultics cnsily, if

wo only nssist him n little. Wo slwuld be just,

asman tnwards mnn; nnd this Ido not think

wo shall uoin tlnscaso unloss wo consulor

Carlton asoursclvcs. IIo is nn honest innn,

and an honest man in diffieuItiesiB ontitled to I

consideration.'

'Tliat is all very well. But whcn n man

gives his noto payablo nt a ccrtain day, ho'

ought to bo vory surb thnt ho will bo nblo to1

tako it Ti p. Croclitors nro entitlcd to somo

consideration ns well ns debtors. Tho cry

of 'poor dehtor'is soon raised, but who, I

wonder tlnnks oftho pnor croditor. I, for

one, nm not prepnrcd to oxtond.'

This was said by Elder.

As for tne,' spoko up nnothor, 'I novor tnko

but ono viow ofmattors liko this, ifl think

I will bo boticrby windlngtip tliotparty now

gofor winding u), I hnvo confidcnco in

Carlton's intogrity, 1 holiovo ho incnns woll.

Jiut cnn lio got throughi' Tliat is tho niiuH

tion.' 'I holiovo ho cnn,' said Mr IVighlatid,

'Andl doubt St,' roturpj El'Jor

Ought wo not to consiucr him as our-

soivosr- urgcti Hivi.land. IIo hns work

cd vory hn-,i for ("no jst tc, yCnra) 3 lnrii n8

uuy bno of usnnd hns been ns nnxiotito so

curo r, compctonco for his fumily ns we hnvo

uc-oii. Wo should lcel for liiui ns woll ns tor

oiirsolvcs. It would bo but a trifle for us to

loso all our claims, in compnrison to tho uttcr

ruin to lnm that would loiiow our immcdiato

prosccutiou of thorn. Wo could bcar to loso

tho tou thousnnddollnrsa piccc, but could ho

ncar tho loss ot all ho lnisr j hopo ovory man

herowill sufl'or his bcttcr fcclinL's to becomo

nctivo in this tnntter. Lct us think of his

fumily-. If that will not influcnco us, lct us

think of our own fuiuilies, and imagino them

thrcntened with tho snmo ovils thnt now

thrcnten tho family of Mr Carlton. It is no

licht tliinir ccntlcmen, lct mo tcll you, to

hrenk down n man who is Rtniiralintrto bus

tnin himsclf for tho eako ofthoso who nro ilcar

to him. It is no light thiug to uxtingiiisli tho

briitht hearth firc, and scattor thoso who havo

gnthcrcd loryonrs around it.'

Jn tho cager pursuit ol woaim.mon s nenris

hecomeincriistcd ovcr, nnd they sccm to loso

nll regnrd lorencli othcr's porsonnl conuition.

It rcmures somotlung more tlinn usual to

break up tho incrustation. Tho words of

Mrllighlond had tho cffect to do this with

morc than ono crcditon even Elder did not

rcply to what ho said, but this wns morc from

shnmo tlinn nny otlior fecliug.

Itis rnther n hnrd casc, you must yoursolf

confess, rcnmrkcd ono ofthoso prcsent, to

have moncy that you lully exiiccteu to recoive

and can uso to odvantagc, lockcd up for two

or thrce vcars.

I srrant nll thnt. but would it not bo n much

hardcr case for Carlton to bo brokcn up root

and hrnnch?

'I supposo it would," tho man replied.

Thon lct us do by him as wo would be

dono by oursclvcs, wero we in a similar po

sition, said Mr Highlnnd.

Tho eflbrts of Elder to eflhco tho impres

sion that tho words ofMr Highlnnd had mnde

proved in vaiu. It was ngrced thnt the dcbt

or should recoive tho extension he nnkcd.

When informcd of this dccision, Carlton

could not hido his cniotions.thoiigh ho strovo

hnrd to do so. His grnteful ucknowlcdg

nicnt for thc favor grantcd, touched morc

tlinn one heart that hnd been ns cold ns icc

townrds him n short timo hefore. How dif

forcnt worc his fceliugs when ho tnet with

hisfnmily thnt cvcning, nnd silently thnnkcd

Hcnven thnt tho clotul which hiul hovcre,d o

vcr nnd thrcntened to hrenk in desolnting

tcmpcst hnd pnsscd from tho sky.

Long hefore tho arrivnl of tho timo for

which nn extonsioii hnd been grnntcd, Mr

Cnrleton wns nblo to pny oH'ovcrything, imd

to look in tho facu without unpleasant emo

tions, cvcry ninn ho uict.

Strnngc things linppim iu rcal life. Mr Elder

wns a shippcr, ostensively ongaged in tradc.

For n sorics nf ycnrs every thing went on

nrosncrouslv with hiin.Hisndventuresalwnys

found ncood ninrket, nnd his consii)imciitH

enfo nnd encrgetia factors. AH thio ho nltrib-

uted to his own tiiisinessncGumen,

'I nevpr tnado had shipincnts, ho would

somptimes sny. 1 nevor consign to tiotjtniui

ngcnts.

A man liko Mr Elder is rnrcly pormittcd

to go through lifo without n prncticnl convic

lion thnt ho is in tho hnnd of Ono who govcrns

nll cvents. It is rurely thnt such n ono does

not becomo nninfullv consciotis, in tho end,

that humnn prmlencc isns'nothing.

Tho first thnt occurrcd to chcck tho confi

dcnt spirit of Mr Elder w'fln tho loss of n ship

undcr circiimstnnces thnt gavo tho under-

wntcrs n fuir plca for not paying tho risk,

He siicd nnd wns cnst. Tho loss was twcnty-

fivo thousnnd dollnrs.

A fow wecks nftcr, nows camo that a slnp

mont totho South Amcrncun coast had ro-

sultcd inn loss. From thnt timo ovorytliiDK

,1 tn im wronir. Ilis adveiiturcs foujul

a glotted mafkut, and his roturn corgocs u do

prcesion of prlces. If ho held on to n thing

1 C .......a nniilD WnJllfl Cd

down. until, in n desperato mood, ho would

sell; thon thoy would go up steadily. TJin

timo was whcn ho confwfld himsclf strictly to

Icgitimnte trndo. But n mnnin for spoculn-

ion now took lioKl ot Him, aiui urgK" iiiiiiuu

to ruin. llo ovcn vcntureu mio mo uuwuuui

ing jirccints of thostock maikct, lurcd by tho

hopo of splondid rcsults. Horo ho sjood up

on tho ground thnt soon criimWeil licncath

iiiofi.nt A Inas nftwiiitv ortliirtv thousand

dollars curcd him of his folly, and ho turncd

with n sigh to his counting rooin jo uiges;

with cnro and prudont forcthotight some safo

opcration in hie rcgular business.

But tho trno balanco of his mind was Iost

Ho could not considor with cnlmncss tho bus

iness in hnnd. A fnlGo movo wnstlw conse-

quencc. Jvoss instcuafli proiu was mi ui"i-

ttinnto rcsult,

Sevcnycars from tlic dny MrElderoppcs

cd nn nrrongemcnt with Mr Cnrlton, whicji

should regnrd ho dobtor ns wejlnstlw crcd

itor, ho himsclf found it impossjblo to provido

for nll hisheavy pnytnents. For somo timo

he kont his hend nhovo wnter, by mukmg

sncrificcs, but thc end of this .cnme.

Aftcr a sleopless niglit, tlio mcrcnniuBini uu

fni. Ua stnro. wltli ihn nnnrcsseil conviction

thnt boforo thc davclosed.his fuir famo would

bo tnrflishcd. Asiro wnlkcd nlotig Broad wny.

Mr Cwiton cnmo to bissidc with n .cliccrfiil

snlutntion. MrC, Was now a lnrgo creditor

instoad of a dobtor. On that vory loy, lnlls

in his fnvor hnd maturcij to tho ninount of flvo

thousnnd dollurs: and tlwso Elder iwuld not

pay. The rccollcction of this innde it almost

impossiblcforhim to rcpjy to tho pjcasant

obscrvations of his companiou. Vivully, as

ifit hnd occurrcd ycsterdny, cnmo up boforc

his tnind tho circutnstnnccs thnt hnd trnns

nired n few ycnrs previons. IIo remembcr-

cd liow cngerly lie hnd sought, from tho

inerest seltish motivcs, to nrenic uovrn mr

Carlton, and throur him helplcss tipon the

worid.and hownaar ho was to nccomplishing

the merclintat's totul ovorthrow. Such rcc

ollcctions -rovo from his mind tho hopo thnt

for n'rnomon't presentcd itecltotcnlisting mr

Carlton's good feelings. nnd securing him ns

n friend in tlio trial through which ho was n

hout to pnss. .

Severnl timcs uunng ine wniK lumim.i

Pcnrl 8troct,hovason tho point of hronking

tho mattor Vo Mr C. hut cithcr hishcnrt fiiilcd

iuscoininmoii mndo somo rcmaric to

lvl.,chho wnscompcllod to reply. At lcngth

thoy Boparatcd, without anv nllunion by Mr

i'Jhlcr to tho Huhjeut ou whiuh ho wns so do-

sirous ot spcaKing. llo luul not tho oourugo

to uttcr tho first word.

But this was only postpouing for n very

brief poriod, tho ovil uny, Sovernl rcmittnu

ccs wero nnxiously Inokod for thnt inorning,

IIo hroko tho scal of lottor nftcr lotter, with

trcmblingiinxioty. Alns! tho mnil hrnught

him no nid. IIls Inst hopo wns gnnc. Notli

ingnow rcmnincd for him, but to turn his

fuco hrnvoly to tho thrcntoiiiiig slorm and

honr upngiiinstitsfliry. For hours ho dobn

tcd tho qui'stioii us to whut courso it was hcst

for him to pursiio. At uno timo ho thought

of lcaviug them in ignornncoof his cnudition,

until tho nntury's protcst should stnrtlo tlicm

from thcir ignornnco. Thon ho thought it

hcstto notily tho holdorof pnpcrduo on tliat

day, thnt it would not bo tnkcn up. It was

ono o'clock hoforo ho could cnhnly rcsolvoon

whnt courso to tnkc. Thon it sccined to him

hcst to givo notico of his coudition. Ho iro

pnrcd bricf noles to nll, hut Mr Cnrlton first.

ilishcnrt fiiilcd him whcn ho attcinptcd to

writo his nnmc. Vividly, ns ifit hnd occur

rcd hut tho dny prcvious, camo up hefore his

mind ull tho cireumstanccs nttciidnut tiiiou

thatKoiitlcmaii's nppcnl to his crcditors, His

chcck burncd whcn ho rcmcmhcrcil tho pn

sitinn ho hnd nssumcd in that nfliiir.

But, even thoiiL'h such wero his feclincs.

whcn ho cninc to dcspatcli the notcs ho hnd

propurcd, ho could ouly find courngo to soud

the ono ho had writton to Mr Carlton. Tho

other crcditors whoso bills hnd uintiircd tlmt

dnv, ho thought he wnnld go nnd sce: hut

linll'nn hour pnsscd without his nctiiic upon

tho resolutioii todo so. Most of his liine wns

spcnt iu his wnlkingunciiily tho lloor of his

counting room; or iu cxuminiiig certnin nc

counts in his ledgcr; or cntries in his hill

hook. Ho wns hciiding, nll nhsorhcd, ovor n

Pul'u of calciilutions nt liis dcsk, when pnmc

ono who hnd cntcrcd unpcrceivcd, pronounc

cd his nnmo. Ho turnpil quickly & lookcd Mr

t-nrJton in tlio Ince. 1 hocolor motintcd ui

stnutly to tho tcniplcs of Alr Elder. IIo tricd

to spcnk hut could not.

'Vour noto hnstakon me altogothcr nyeur-

prisc,' said fllr Carlton. Itut I hoio tliese

things nro not so hnd ns you supposc'

Mr Elder shook his hend, IIo tricd to

sficnk but could not.

'Ikiw much hnvo you to pny to ilay.-' askcil

Mr Cnrlton.

'Ten thousnnd dollnrs,' wns tho reply in n

insky voicc.

'Ilowmuch hnvo you loward itr'

'Not two thousand.'

'How much fiills duo to morrow?'

'Four thousnnd.'

'Whnt will bo your nvnilnblo rcsournes?'

'Not hnlf tho nninutit.'

'Hnv'nt you good bills?'

'Yes. hut not ncgotinhlc.'

Jlr Cnrlton tnuscd lor soinc timo. At

lcniith he snid

'You must ho ovor to dny.'

'I cannot help it.'

'If you will trnnsfer to mo, ns scciiritvin

cnso you hnvo to stop pnvmcnt, thc bills of

which you spcnk, 1 w lcnd you tho omount

you want to day.'

Tho color rctircd from tho chccks of Mr

Elder nnd thcn cnme hnck witli n quick flush.

IIo mndo no nnswcr. hut lookcd stcndily nnd

doubtingly into Mr Cnrlton's fnce.

'1 hnvo hcan in dillicultics mysclf, nnd I

know how to fiympathiso with others,' snid

tho lnttor. 'WohIioiiIiI nid if wo con, not

hrcrik down n fellow mcrchnnt whcn in trou

hle. Endorso bills to myorder for tho suin

you wunt, nnd I will fill up n chcck for thu u

mnunt.' E)dcr turncd slowly to his dcsk nnd

took thcro from suiulry notcs ofhund iu his

fitvor, nt vnrious dntes from six to twelve

nionths nnd cudorscil them pnynhlo to Cnrl

ton, who immcdintcly gnvoa cliccK Jor cignt

thousand dollnrs and lelt the store.

A clerk wns instantly despatrhcd to tho

bank and thcn Mr Elder sunk into n chair.

hnlf stupificd. IIo could hnrdly hclicvc his

scnsc8 until tho cmicellpfl notcs wcre placcil

in his hnnds.

Rcbukcd nndhumhlcdin spirit, tlio nnxious

uicrchnnt rctircd from his counting room unil

sought his homc. His henrt felt lightcr tlinn

it hnd bcon for mnny days, and yct ho could

lcel its wojght in his bosoin. Iu his cxtrcmi

ty nid hnd como, hut from n qunrter lcust

(lrcnmcd of frotn ono who, in n like cxtrciu

ity,had aaUcA him for considerntinn.but nskcd

in vnin. Tlio ncxt morniiijr, Mr Elder wcnt

to his business with fceliugs but little lcss

troubled than they hnd hccn on thc day hefore

His paymcnts wero lightcr, but his incnns

werc, for thc first timo oxhniistcd. Tho bcst

ho could do would bo to borrow; hut ho nl

rendy owcd henvily for borrowed inoney,and

wns not certnin thnt to go fiirthor wns prncti

cnble, IIo thought ofAlr Cnrlton, but evcry

fccliugof his henrt forhndo him to scck fur

thcr nid from him.

'I dcscrvc no cohsidcrntion thcro, nnd

I

cnunnt nsk it,' ho murmured ns ho piirsued

his wny townrd his store. Tho first thing

tliat mct his cyo, on cutcring his counting

room was a pllo ot slup lettcrs. riioro linil

baen nnnrrival from Valparaiso, IIo hroke

tlio scal oftho first ono ho took up, with cn

gcrncss. r'Tliank God!' wns his tdmosj. im

nicdintocxclnmotlon. It wns fronj ono of his

cnptnins.nnd contnincd drnfts for fiiloon thou

snnd dollnrs. It nlso informcd him thnt tho

ship Snnili, commnudcd hy snid icnptniu,

would snil for homo in n wcek, wiilj n rcliirn

cnrgo of hidcs, nnd spccio, nmounting to thir

tytliousand dollnrs. Tho voyngo hnd been

profitnhle boyond expnctntion.

Elder hnd iust finishcd rondine the lottcr.

wlion ftlr Cnrlton cnmoin. Soizing tho kind

hcnrtcd mcrchant hy tho liand, nnd pressing

it hnrd, ho saW, with oinotion

Mr Carlton you hnvo savcd tne! Ah! sir

this would ho to mo nfiir hnppicr momeiit,

it, seven yenrs ngo, whcn you wero in trouoio

I hnd ns gciicrously nided you.'

'Let Iho pnstsleop in nsnco.' returned Mr

Cnrlton. 'If fortuno has nmilcd nem'u, pcr-

mit mo torejoico with you, ns I do with nll

thnt nro blesscd with fiivoring gnlcs. To

mcot with dinlcultics is of uso to ns. It gives

03 tho nowor to svrtinntliln wtth n'tlmrs: nnd

thritgift wo should ri 11 desiro, for'it'is a good

tliing 'to lifttho burdon from ehoulilors 'bcnt

down with too heavy a weight, and throw

sunlightover aheart'shadad with glootn.'

Mr Elder rccqverod from his crippled con

ditinn, in tho courso of n few mon.thi'. Up.

wns novcr ngnln ltnown to oppross n HufTering

dotilor,

ViCTonY on Death. A story is told of a

worthy lad from "old Edgcfiold," who was

rcconilydoubt'uigAvhothcror not ho bIiquUI

voluntoor for Moxico. Ono oftho flogs wav

iug in his oycs somewhat discournecd him.

"Viciory is n good thing," snid ho, "but why

put 'Victory or Pcnth'' Put it 'Victory or

unppie' 'nnd J'i go tliat!' " said lie.

'I sny mistor ivhut's buttcr to-day?'

Why, buttor, certainly.'

Woll, l'm glaij of it, for tho Inst pound

got from you wnsmor'n hnlf Inril.'

SPEEQH

Of Hon. J. R. GIDDINGS

yip IIousc, in Commillce oftht Whole, liav

ing untfer consideration thc propasiti'in lo rcfcr

the Prcsident's Mcsaage to Ihe different Commit-

ires

Mr Giddingsof Ohio, said ho would nvail

himself of this opportunity to sny n Ibw words

iu rclntion to thnt porticn of tho Messago

which is now undcr consideration.

Whcn wo met in this lmll snid hol iu Dc-

ccmber, eighteen hundrcd niiu forty four, our

country wns nt pcnco with tho wholo world.

Our iiL'riciiltuml, riur munufucturiiiL', nnd our

comnicrcinl iuterosts, wero in u stutoofunu-

suiil prosperitj'. Tho circulnting medium of

tho iintiou wns nctively employcd in thc Icgit

imnte business oftho country. Industry in

nll its dopnrtmcnts, yieldcd to tho luborer a

sntlsfictory compcnsiition; nnd irospcrity

nnd contcutmcnt provuilcd throuuhout tho

Innd. Unfortunntcly, un inordinnte dcsirc for

tcrritnrial nggrnndieuicnt hnd scizcd upon

one of our grcat politicn) purtics. It was op

jioscd hy tho other with much zoal nnd ubility.

Thoy forctold this war ns a conscquence of

tho unnexntion of TVxas, and pointed out the

present circumsinpccs of our country with

ahiiost ns much prccibion ns tho ncn of thc

historian can now rccord them. Thcse jire

dictious, however, wero disregnrded; nticl in

tlio short spncooftwo yenrs wetind oursclvcs

involved iu n bloody and cxpensivc war, with

a largo nationnl debt nlrcndy nccumtllatcd,

aud I iv thc messago hefore us proposci t he

iiicrcnFed more thnn twenty unlliuns of dol

lnrs nt the prcsent sessipu, That debt js to

rcst likc nn incuhus upou us nnd upon our

childreii in coming ycars.

Sir, wo hnvo hccn hurried from n stnto of

pencc njiil prospcrity, to our present coudi

tion, hy thnt policy which through n)l pnst

timo 1ms proven futul to every populnr gnvern

nicnt that hns mlopted it. N'o tiuiu wiocon

sults the pnst history of our race, nnd cnjmly

viusvsoiir prcsent condition, cnn doubt, tlmt

this linlir.y of tcH'itorinlfiggrniidizcment piust

rcsult iu iho onirthrow pl'this Government.

Hnd wo rcmniupd sntisficd with our tcrritory

ns jj wns two years since, this wnr, with its

vust dolit, its tlioiisands of humnn victims, its

lilood-sliej, its crimcs, imd its dlgrncc would

hnvo hccn nvoidcd. Let thc I'rcsidcnt fill

hisnmiual messnges witl. nrgnnieiits etidcuv

oring to cnst tlio odiiini of (his waron Mcxico;

lct him nnd his ciibinct do nll in thcir powcr

to cxciisu jliemsclvcs, or to cxtcnuatc thoir

own coiKfuct; st i II cvcry iiitclligcut mnn m

the notioii must bo fill 1 v consciou (hut thc

tiiiucxntioi) of Tcxos has ipo!vcd us in this

ivnr: nnd Uui couutrv nnd (Jic civilizcd world

will hold thc udvocutcs of that mcusuro re

spousiblc for nll tho uriiiuia, the niisery, mn

sutleruiK, wlucli linvc resiillcd Irom it, or

which Hhnll liprcnftcr rcsult from il. This

wnr hns bccomcthc subjcct of cnquiry and

disciission througlioiit thc country. It is thc

ibsoi biiiL' topic iu our sociul cireles, iu stuce

coitchcs, iu rnilrond cnrs, nnd iu stcumhonts;

in our pulpits aud rcligious mectiiics: in our

politicnl coiivcntions; our Stu.tn Legislnturcs;

iu Congrcss, nnd in tho Executivo Cnhiiiet.

Itisdiscusscd in tho umtcd aiaics, in Mcxi

co, nnd in Europe.

Tho licoplo oftho nation arc demandiii!;

oftho Executivca statcment oftho objectsof

this war Whut nre the ulterior dcsigns of

tlio government in its prosccuiion? Why

nro the peoplo to lie tnxrd tfl np jnlcfuiifo n

mnunf for the support of np nriny occopied

iu ciifrying hJoodshcd nnd sufToring tp the

lieurt o'f n sisterrcpublic? What gowj jire

we, or thc country, or postcrily,toderivcfrom

this vnst cxpcndituro of blood nnd treasure

nn Alcxicun aoil? Whnt grent nnd trnnsccud

cnt ndvnntugo )s tho liunjim fumily to rccaive

from tho slnuglitcrof our Mexican brctjiren

or from tlio death of our spns, our broijiers,

und friontlg, who full by thosword, orby dis

enso iu tho pestilentiul clinie? The ppblic

mind dcmuvls catcgorical ftiiswere to flieso

in torrogntorics, but thc Eocutivo has ewul

ed tlicin ull, Ho returns nnswer, in -sub-stuticc,

that thoso who penk thcir honest

scntimcnts in regnrd to tjiiswar, "lcndaidcmd

comjort to ffic enemy," nnd ure thcrefbre guity

of inornj (trcason.

This undignificd nttnGk upon tho frecdoni

ofspeecli must cnll forth luiindignnritrebuke

from evgry friend of populnr righis.

It isnt wnr with tho liret priuciples of a

ij-cc Goviornment. It kunpreredcntcd in the

history of this nation. ltcan Hiu no sanction

excep't in tho despotisms of a dnrker ngo than

this. It will inect with cwcouragomiu only

from tvrnnts or usurncrK aud will bo flilictly

Qtibinittocl to.by nonc but itlio misernble syco-

iplinnts of licontious powej;. But I Icoyo this

Tinrt ot the messngein iueaininis oi um ponor-

nhln gentlcnmn irom mu5ncuusciis,,ir,vin

throp,)whn hns nlrcndy dono justico todt.

On lookimr ovor tho mossuco tho ronder is

nt once striick with its dcfensive cbnracter.

No person can read it without hoing con-

. . .. I. .1 - . ..

scious tlmt tlio nutnor ioh iuu pressuru ui

piihlic sentimcnt, n,nd wns enilenvoring to n

irnid nulilic disnnmiobation. Indecd, hnd he

bccn nrraigncd boforo tho Scnato on articles

ofimnoncbmcnt.Iithink hs ,lJefenco would

hnvo enibrnced tho lending fenturcs of this

mcss-igo. 1 should huvo cxpected tho snmo

sophistiry und misrcpcocentrttion which chnr

ncterizo thocomnuinicntiun now beforo us.

Itis mortifying to"me, nsnn Ameriicnn citizon

to ho compolled to uec such lnngtinrein rofer

cncc to (ho messago ofthq 'Ghidf Magistrato

of our nation. But mildor tcrtns would not

do justico to its contrnnictionsDr its nqrvcr

sions of truth. iVnd thc'nttempt on tlio part

dt'thd Presidont tO'Stiflo'dobnte in this hnll,by

declaring nll to bo!trnito'rs who.opposed this

wnr, dctn&iifls of us nn 'unrestrainhd cpies

sion of our honc'st''seniiments.

I wish'howeve'r, at'tliis tim'o;to cnllitho 'rtt

toiUion oftho IlQUsc-nnd of. tho .country ito

that pnrngrnph iii'Vlliich ho snys:

"The erisltnj icpr tcilh Mcxico tcas .ncitfw de-

ftixd nor provoked by thc Unitcd Statcs. On the

contrary, cdl honoiablc mcauf tvcre resorltd lo to

avert it. Jljlcr ycara of aggruvated and vnrc

drtssed tcrovgs on our part, Mcxico, i?? violution

qfsolemn trtaty slipulations, and of even princi

ple nfjustice recojnizcd by civilizcd 'naliovs,

commenced hostilitiet: aud thusly hcr own

acls, forccd thc war upon tw."

This is nn importnnt nsscrlion, nnd if found

dcd on truth, shows us cngaged in n drftn

aive wnr; wo should, thcroforo, coiupnro It

witi cstnhlislicd fuctu, nnd nsccrtoiu ifit bo

corrcct. Wooro nll sntisficd that no liostili

tica hnd tnkcn plnco iij totho timo thnt our

nriny loft Corpus Chnsti, and ndvanccd totho

Rio Grandc. Gcn. Tnylor, in his reportstft

the Wnrllepnrtmont, riicntions nonctofhos

tility on tho pnrt of Mcxico, tintiljthc93 of A

pril last. Ho hnd, bcforc thnt timo, tnkcn

poBsossion of "Brasos Sonliago," whcro tho

Mcxicnns hnd cstablishcd, nnd long tnnintnin

C( n custoni housc, nt which ourcitizcns hcd

pnid diitics nn nll mcrchnndiso lnndcd llierc

np to iho vory hiy thnt our troops took posscr

sinnofitnnd drovo tho Mexicnns from it.

With his nrmy, Gencrnl Tnylor rntered n

country ecttlcd hy Mexicnns, whtro nonc

hut Mcxieiin Inws hod cvcr bccn ibscrvcd,

nnd whoso pcoplp hnd cvcr livcd undcr tho

prntcctioii of tho Mexicnu Government, to

which they Imd ulwnvs yiclded n willing nnd

fintriotic support. T'hoy fled with thcir fntn

ilics tit tho nppronch of our nrmy, who took

pnsspssiou of thcir tiold nnd occiipicd thcir

dwcllings. Gcnernl Tnylor crcctcd n bnttery

nnd piountcd hiHcnnnon in such n pnsition us

to cnmmnnd tho city ofMntnmorus. On April

fl, 18-15,lio wroto thc Adj. Gcnernl ns follows:

'On ourside, n lmtlcry for four 18 potindcrs

will bc coinplctcd, nnd lmuis placcd in hottciv

to dny. Thescgvns brar directh vpon thepub

licsqxmre of Mntamoras, and within good range

for dcmolishing the oini." Yet the I'rcsidcnt

nssurcs us, Ihe "war was not provoked" hv tho

Uniteil Stntcs.

Onthe 15th April, Gcnernl Tnylor infornv

edthoDepnrtmnnt by leltor, tiit "no hostilc

movemtnl had Ihen bttn madebylhe Mexicans."

In thoMiino lottor hcsays."!' considered tlio

lettcrofGenernl Ampudin sudicicnt to wnr

rnnt mein hloekipg up thc Rio Grimde. nm

stopping nll 8upplies for Mntnmonis." Now,

sir, I hnvo no Iu bitntion in snying. there is

not n oivilizcd nntion upon cnrth thnt would

not hnvo regiirdcd thcse ucts of our nrmy, if

done townrds them, not merely us provoking

wnr, hpt ng ocia trnr. Tho ncxt lcttcr of

Gcnernl Tnylor benrsdnto 93d April, 181(5,

in which he snyt: "With n view tojchcck thc

dcprcdntipnsof sninll pnrtiesof Mexicans on

this sidp oftho rivpr, Lieutcnants, Dobbin, 'M

infuntry, nnd Porter, oftho 4th infiintry, wero

nuthorizcd by me, n fow dnys since, to scour

tho country for somo miles, with n sclect jiar

ty of mcn, nnd pPTunEor hestrov any such

parties asthcimightmcet. It uppcnrs that they

sopnrnted, und thnt Licut. Porter, nt thc jjsrnd

of his own detnchinent, surprised a Meriam

camp, drore awau the men.tookvosscfsion or thcir

norscs. i ius wns, i ociieve, tnc tirst liostile

mccting of the militnry forces of the two Gov

crnmcnts. The I'rcsidcnt snys, Mcxico "commenred

hostililics;" Genernl Tnylor snyp, thnt hy his

order Lieut. Portc) sfirprised n"Mexicnn cnmp

1,1 rrl.? it i. ..

cirovc nwny me men nnd took jiossesslpn or

their horsee." I tjiinkno mnn willdoulit thnt

thcsc ncts of our troops wero fioslile acls Yct

wohnvp, in ihissnjno ettcrof Gencrnl Tnylor

thc ofliciul declurntion, ilint "Notwithnnnding

the ultcrnntive of wnr, presented hy Gcnernl ' :

Aniiudin,7io hostilc movementhas yctbccn made

buhsforccn Now, does Gencrnl Tnylor tcll

the truth? If so, the President's n'sbcrtiou

must bo untriic, nnd thoso who confidc iu its

nccurncy will bo deccived.

On thc2fith April, Gen. Tnylor ngnin writcs

"Iregret to rcport, thntnpnrty of drngoons,

scnt out by nie on the 24th instnitr, to wntch

the courso oftho enemy abovo on tliis bnnk,

bccame cngaged tcilh a vtry targe Jorce oflhe cn

e?ny, nnd nttern short nfthir, iu which foihc

sixtcen wcrc killcd und wouiidcd, nppenr to

havo been Riirrounded nnd comneljed Jp sur

rclidcr." f Jo fiirther odds: "Jlvttiltfies may

now be csnsideredas coixntencfd?' For hus nt

tncking n supcrior fbrco of Alcxicuns vithout

orders, we ure informcd thnt Coptaip Thorn

ton, who cnmmnudcd the drugoons, wns ir

rcsted und tricd n court ninrtinl; nnd tho

reconl of thnt proceeding njay nowbo found

in tho Wnr Departnient. Thus it nppeurs,

most conclusively, thnt tho nsscrtinns of the

Presidnnt, that 'thp wnr wns not prm okcd by

tho UniijB,d Stntcs," and that "Mcxico rom

incnccd linstiliiics,' nre unfotinded nnd un

truc. Sirl fecl that ho duty of expofjng

theso misrepresentntiatis oftho Execmifv'; f

unplcnsnnt, but it is iieperthelcss impprntlve.

Jn order to susiain hbimportpptnsscriionu

the Executivo eiHors upon u miast cxtrnnnli

nnry nrgument tohow, thnt tho "Rio Grnnde"

is jtiie true ivesterp botuidary ofTexas, But

beforo 1 procewl to exppsc the ipophistry (if

tjpnt nrgument, nnd the furthcr nisrepresnn

tiition of fiicts connected with it, I will cnH

tho nttention ol ihe House to tlio treoL'rnnhioji'l

situationofthe country, and to thp locationnf

tho frcttlemen "between tho Nlieces npdithe

Rio Grande." At Corpus Christi, boipg ou

tho west sido.iof the inoiuh oftho Nueccp, is

a Ecttlcment and n Texmn custom houso. As

you asscnd ihpt river.you find within its im

mcdiato vnlloy occnsionnl sottlomcnts; nnd nl

thougli thc originnl line hotween Texns nnd

Oonhuiln wasestublished upon tho rivernin

ns, hoing some forty miles 'cnst pfthis ynlley,

yet the peoplo on tho Nuoccs unitcd in tlie

Tcxnmrevolt.nnd wcr,enssocialod with those

ofTcns informing their Gowernment. It

mny thcrefore he snid, thnt Texns extwdrd

hcr crvnquests so fiir as to inclndo thesa sct

tlemonts on the Nueccs. Procneding west

of.this vnlleyyou entcr a barren descv't ofnt

lenstn hundred miles in widih, on which

thcro Ihhio huirinn hnliitntion. Lcnving ihin

desert, nnd dcscending into.nvnHey -nf iho

Rio Gwnde, you cnme to'fhe Moxicnn settlo

ments. Immcdintcly on fhe const, iind snmo

miles cnst of tho mouthof tho Rio Grandc is

tho post of'Brazos'Santinpo'nfwhichtlipfc

wnsn Mexicnn ciistom'hnuse nnd SHttlomont.',

nnd,nsyou nscend 4he river,-for more' than ;n '

thousnnd inilcs. yoii'find ip'lnntntions, towns, 1

villugos, nnd citie s,-;coniposed of persons hori

unUuriMexican Inws, nnd "whoi hnvo mlvwvs

'loittm willinc &'unfuultorini:.sirpport'.to thnt

Government. Theso f.ottlements coniposo'u '

pnrt of four TJIexicanr9intes;Tinniilipiis Kps.

upon theGolf, nnll formerly extorldpd ncross

thoNuecestto tho Arnnsasi.luit. ns hefore stn?

'ted. thb settloments iri thp jxrtley of thc Nue

'ccs iulitea with Toin, nnd therefore hcr

iprcont(onstcrn boumbiry may bo snid to lm

oi) the.tfpsert, hprjctppre descrihed. Asreudi