Carolina Watchman

              mi two dollars per annum in advance i [ irtrtfaement inserted at 1 per square for the first ! ts for each subsequent insertion court or rged '.."> per cent higher lion of 33 per cent will be made to those use by the year for ilie watchman lin es to . tfriilrn in the summer of l*-4tl a year previ 0lls to her death mv hear is *. ry lonely now a.1 d s lent tea - rops s eal o'er my pah cheek and sadly soothe the woe they cannot heal -• in train thy rap sn thy hope inspiring voice thai wakens [ formet joys an i tells me i rejoice • soothing vmce 1 ■ ■.* kind g ance of thine rye ear that ever heeds my tale of misery ist thou left ill voun ainl iv iheix joyous glee hour away la solitude wuh me l'nwi of death and oe .. dreaming nne th ■ ■•• ; b ■ ■ is lion urt ■■ i t tempest lr,-;.d may o'er thee ss ft as me 0 if the day ol woe shall come an i bring its '. h to thee true friend such as tli . me thy anchor si •■ serene - as w ., . tossed een i-ain aw lea i's ii thee not ido s on the sands oi human hopes a id fears deai i -. ent prayer i in tk for ilu • one sorrow spare how . onifort me ' we ir 0t belou iii mere griel i given with our hearts mid treasures bete u ' ' '; '•■' thai •■ irth was heaven •• to me dearest haste to ine sad thoughts my bosom li i come gently whispei in my soul i here's one who loves me still r 15 ims lla fasbioanblc wateriztg flares by a vill i be i . miss simper appeared at saratoga in inelegant suit of sable she wus i |„. in mourning for her latin r.an opulent bro ker in bnlitimore recently deceas tl 1 tie had wasted her health and weep '"- had washed a\\:iy inr ruses lt il i iv l*omi it ti ei.vrr ler i.*,*eli:e itnl re animate in r mushes ii>.s simper of mii.iv is im heiress u attracted treat attention the enmt iinn railed ber a beauty and lalki d a meat ih al of inr rstati bank stock and securities — some ofthe ladies i bought her i om plexitis 100 sallow iiki soni ohj eled tu llie st e of her dress mrs highflyer said she liad dot the air of a tvonu f fashion while captain hilliard pronounced her i suspi cious sail intl declared hi belief she w.-ts » privateer in disguise tin fair stran ger however walketl daily to lhe foun tain moovstly c.'isl down her ey s when gated ni and seemed u.'i<*ouseioiis of nil imt her own horrors aboul this time major fitzconnell appeared upon the hu v scene he was u tall handsome man ut easj address and polished manners ulni seemed fo regard all around him with an air of every polite unconcern he was announced as an officer in his urban ic majesty's s rvice and brother to earl somebody iu england if was reported thai lie had large landed possessions in lli \\ - st i e did nol appear to seek so ciety hul was loo well bred ... repel any civilities which were offered to him the gentlemen were wi*ll pleased wiih his good sense his knowledge of lhe world and the suavity of his manners but ihey ad little opportunity of estimating his qualities majoi fitzconnell and miss simper met byaconi.ni al lhe fountain the officer ho had just filled his glass at her ap pro.t-h presented it lo the lady whu in sipping lhe transparent element dropped er handkerchief hie gentleman very gallantly picked up lhe cambric and re stored it to the owner but the blushing damsel abashed by the easy attentions of inelegant stranger in her confusion lost wr ridicule which ihe soldier gracefully replaced on her wrist wuh a mus respec lable bow a cour esy on um side and another how onthe other terminated ihe civilities of bis meeting the gentleman pursued his alk and the ladv returned to her cham ber that miss simper fell duly sensible i the honorof having elicited tluee grace ful congees bum the brother of the e ig v'i 1 ul cannot be doubted ; nur can we suppose without injustice to that gentle ■**»«'« taste lhal he saw wiih indifference be mantling hlu>hes which those atten lhw»s had drawn lorih certain if is how t that as ihey separated in opposite ii'iis neither of them was seen to one longing lingering look behind 4*s 1 had not ihe privilege ti intruding jjo riiher of iheir chambers i cannot say t u i'y forms might have llitied around * niagic pillow nur whelher lhe fair of coronets coats of arms hums and epauletfs n short i of able io inform lhe reader wbeth l j parties i hought of each other at all l fl'ri ihe extreme difficulty of again ignig i wo such diffident persons in con i inn inclined lo ihink the adventure j nave ended here had not chance jch«ft decides ihe fat of mighty mon decided theirs the carolina watchman bruner & james j editors <$• proprietors ( " k"p a check lt,0x all yuur ' ' i is safe ' s new series k-lers do this and liberty { ■ gen'l harrison ) number 44 of volume ii salisbury n c friday february 27 1846 mi simper's heal h required her at tendance al the fountain on lhe following morning at an unusual early hour and the major while others were sleeping had w«hi»d forth to enjoy the invigorating fresbm-ss of ihe early breeze they met again by accident at th propitious well mihi as ihe attendant who is usualiv post d there to ill ,|„* glasses ofthe invalid had not taken his station the major had not only the happiness of performing that office but oi replenishing ibe exhausted vessel until th ladv had quaffed tl full measure prescribed bv tb medical dietu tor ofthis little community i am not able to say how often they pledged ....,..., „,'„.,. in he salubrious beverage but when the reader is informed that the que-.ntuin pre scribed to a delicate female varies from four to ei-i jj;|;,-sis according to the na ture <,{' her complaint and ihat a holy can no decorously sip more than one mouth ful without drawing breath.il will be seen lhal ample time was afforded on this oc casion lor a e/e-ei-le/e the ir being thus broken and ihe water duly quaffed lhe gentleman proposed a promenade t whieh the lady alter some little hesitation mgceded : when ihe great bell summoned tlotii to breakfast they repair d tothe ta ble wi:b excellent app-tites and cheeks glowing uui healthful hues produced by the exercise i ib morning at l<ii o'clock the lady issued from be chamber adorned with new charms b lhe recent labor ol lhe toilet and strolliu p'-nsively book iu hand to the far lies ni ■ of tin great piazza comment herstud.es i hajipenetl a lb moment thai ihe major fiesh from his valet's bauds hied himself to ibe same cool retreat t breathe forth the m.d.-uiehol v musin*_s ,, bis soid upon bis ij s il 1 | v le in r 1 begged pardon for his intru sion and wasaboui lore'ire bul lhe hub assured bun ii was •• o intrusion at all and laid aside her book the gentlemai was so seated beside hi-r he begged i < know lhe subject of her researches an was jrlifflil.il uih ih taste displayed ii iii choice of h ,- aubor she carries b solicited a display of his musical talents and was enrapiured wilheverv note ; ani when ihe same imperiiueni bell soundei 111 ''"•• s ■■'■"> were surprised to iim howswil.ly i iu bad flown and chagrin id lhal e common-place op.iation o •'••""- "•■';.*"■•■■"" t.lloxv«-h ... in.errmi llu least ol reason and the flow of wif ai lour o'clock the military strange handed miss simper into au elegant gi and drove to the neighboring village where rumor soon proclaimed lhal ihisin teresling pair wen unii««d in lhe hid bands of matrimony for once the man tongues of madam spoke indv — and whet iin happy major returned wiih his blush ing bride all could see if it th em bar r.-isstn-'nt ofthe lover was exchanged fo the triumphant smile of ihe delighfei bridegroom l is hardly needful to sa thai such was ihe salutary effect of thi phasing event that be •• young people found ihemselves restored instantaneous ly to peifee heabh ; and on ihe follow in morning ihey bade adieu to isarato^i springs i his is a very ungenteel affair sail mrs highflyer i never beard lhe bea of ii in all my bi.vi days said a shop keeper's lady how funny cried on young lady ' how shocking i exclaimei another e.ud that's a keen sniart*rirl said one geri'lemnn she's a tickw want tier !' id a second she's apirafi by thunder roared captain milliard i i ihe meanwhile lhe new married pai were pursuing their journev bv easy sfa vs toward tin city of new york v all know • bow lhe best charms of naturi improve when we see them reflected ani so on and we can readily imagine ' hov happily the days of thalaba pasl by oi ihis occasion uninterrupted by ceremo nioiis visits unrestrained hy ihe presenci of third parlies surrounded by all tin blandishments which give enehatitmi'ii to tin rural scene if is no surprising tha o'ir lovers should often digress from ilu beaten road and as often linger ai a ro mantle spot or a secluded cottage several days had now elapsed and nei ther party had made any disclosures !( the other upon the important subject o liiiaiice as ihey were drawing near thi end of iheir j inrtiey the major thought it advisable to broach ibis delicate inaiiei to ins bnde it was upon .-, tine sumtnei evening as ihey s»l by a window at an inn enjoying lhe beauties of an extensive landscape ihat this memorable conversa tion occurred tbey hul been amusin ihemselves with that kind of small talk which new married folks lind so vastlv deasant ; as how much they love onr an o her and how happy they intend to be and a what a line tiling it is for iwo fond beans to be dissolved and united tlown into one cc many examples of love and murder were related — the lady told of sev eral d.s.i'essid swains who bad inconti nently hanged themselves for their mis tresses and the gentleman as often asse verated that not one of those martyred lovers adored lhe object of his passion with half the lervor which he felt lor his own sweet darling precious little anne 1 at last throwing his arm over his wife's chair he said carelessly who has the management of your properly my dear ' you have my darling replied she ' j shall have when i get it said the husband • j meant lo inquire in whose possession it wus at present v ir is nil in your own possession said lhe lady " do not trifle wiih me said the gentle ' man patting her cheek • you have made • ' me the happy master of your person and it is time to give me the disposal of your fori une my face is my fortune kind sir said she laying her head upon his shoulder ' to in plain with you madam said the impassioned bridegroom • 1 have need of money immediately the hired gig in which we came to this place is returned nnd 1 have not ihe means lo procure an other conveyance to be equally caudid wiih you sir re plied lhe happy bride ■ 1 have nothing in the wm hi bin \\ hat vou see have you no re i'l estate asked lhe major starting on his feet " not an acre • no hank stoek • non ' no securities no jewels no money ' nothing of ibe kind aie you not the daughter and heiress ol a rich broker .' ' not i indeed 4 y iio the devil are yon then i am your wife sir and the daughter of a very bones blacksmith 4 bless me v e chinned tin major start ing back with astonishment — then cover ing ins face wiih bis bauds he remained lor a moment absorbed in thought l.e suming bis serenity he said in a meeting tone • i congratulate you madam on be ing ibe wile of a beggar like yourself j am a ruined man and know not whence io supply my immediate wants cm you not draw upon tin earl your bin inr '.' said lhe ladv 1 have not the honor of being allied to the nobility perhaps you can have recourse tothe pay-master of your regiment 4 1 do not happen to belong to any regi ment 4 and have you no lands in arkansas 4 not an acre 4 i'ray then sir may i take the liberty of asking who you are v 1 am your husband madam at your service and only son of a famous gambler who left me heir to his principles and pro lession • \\\ t l7 mvf me a ooj education said the lady ' * so did mine said the gentleman ' but it has not prevented me from trumping the wrong triek this time so saying major fitzconnell bounce out of the chamber hastened to the bar and called the landlord his interesting bride followed on tip-toe and listened un observed the major inquired at whal hour lhe mail stage would pass for new york v ' about midnight was the reply ' please secure me a seat said the major and ht me be waked at the proper hour one seal only was the reply the land lord renia iked that it was customary foi gentlemen who set off in the night to pay iheir fare in advance upon which th major paid i'or the seat tin major and his bride retired to sep arate chambers the former was soot locked in the aims of sleep but the latiei repelled the drowsy god irom her eyelids when she heard tin stage drive up tothi door ol'i he inn she hastily rose and hav ing previously made up her bundle with oul which a lady never steals a march hastened down stairs upon the way sin met ihe imciloid who inquired ii her hus bund was aw-ake ' he is not said the lady and need not be disturbed • the seal was taken for you then ?' in quired lhe inn-keeper ' certainly 4 oh very well — we'll not disturb tin gentleman — lhe stage is ready madam jump in mrs fitzconnell jumped in according ly and was soon on her way to n york leaving th gallant major to provide an other conveyance and a new wife at hi leisure recognition — ' how il'yv do mr jones how d'ye do .'"' said a young swell yesterday u ilh more beard lhan brains to an old g-hissy liu-ed gentleman who stood behind a pair of iild-inoiiuled spec and whose locomotion was assisted by a gold-headed bamboo cane •* cnse ine mv good sir — excuse me said lie old man in a falsetto voice — hut you have an advantage of nn *• mv name is kidd sir — kidd said whisk rand * vou remember thomas kidd — tom my vim used to call me — don't yon .'" " bless mv soul yes and so i do said the old man — j remember little tommy kidd sure enough : and how do you do now mr goat ?" " kid i sir kidd not goat said thomas peevishly " ah true you were a kid then tommy said lhe old gentleman " but i perceive by the quantity of hair on yuur chin that you since have become a goat tumim stroked his beard wiih his fingers and went off without bidding mr jones good bye — n 0 delia it is said that a girl in pitistieid was struck dumb by the tiring of a cannon since then a number of married men it is said have invi led the artillery companies to ronie and dis charge t.ieir pieces on their premises a hart drinker who te so crazed as to see '* men as trees walking is said to have the delirium tree-metis .' a beautiful incident on a fine summer's day a clergyman was called to preach in a town in indiana to a young episcopal congregation af the close of his discourse he addressed his young hearers in some such words as these : " learn that the present life is a preparation for and lias a tendency to eterniiy the present is linked to the future throughout creation in ihe vegetable in lhe animal and in a moral world as is the seed so is the iruit ; as is ihe egg.so is the fowl ; as is the bov so is the man ; and as is ihe rational being in this world so will he be in the next ; dives estranged from cod here is dives estranged from god there ; and enoch walking with god here is enoch walking with god in a calm and better world 1 beseech yovrtuen.live for a blessed eter nity go to the worm that ynu tread upon and learn a lesson ot wisdom the very caterpillar seeks the food that fosters it for another and similar state ; and more wisely lhan man builds its own sepulchre from whence in time by a kind of resurrection it conies forth a new creature in almost an angelic form and now that which is hideous is beautiful and that which crawled flies and that which fed on comparatively grass food sips the dews and revels in the rich pastures an emblem of ihnt paradise where flows the riverof life and grows the tree of life could the caterpillar have been diverted from i*s proper element and mode of life if it had never attained the butterfly's splendid form and hue.it had per ished a worthless worm consider her ways and be wise let it not he said that ye are more negligenl lhan worms nnd your reason is less available than their instinct as often as the butterfly flits across your pa b remember ihat it whispers in its flighl — ' live lor the future with this ihe preacher closed his discourse ; but to deepen the impression a butterfly directed hy the hand whieh guides alike the sun and an atom in its course flut tered through the church as if commissioned bv heaven to repeal th exhortation there was neither speech nor language hut its voice was heard saying to the gazing audience — " live fur the future — albany spectator distressing event tin racine wisconsin territory advocate of i lie 17th nil has lhe following account of a mast distressing occurrence which happened in lhan village en that dav : one of the most heart-rending and afflictive calamines that ever hefel onr community nr curred in this village before dawn this tne day morning the dwelling of lhe hon mar sliall m strong now absent at madison as on f the councillor in tin legislature from thi comity was consumed by lire — and mr.s strong with her son and daughter perished in llu flames ! onr whole community is horror-slrick en at this awful providence the pall of deal i seems lo have been spread over every house ii nr place — grief and mourning are depicted ii very countenance and sorrow and alarm a"i late our entire community the servant girl with the little boy wer sleeping up stairs in the back part of lie i nil ing and mrs strong with the little girl wer in her bedroom in lhe second story of the fror part and from tin incoherent relation of th servant giil — whose agitation and distraction , mind prevent her from recollecting anv thin very distinctly that occurred at that awful on ment — ii appears lhal when mrs strong an lhe servant girl were first awakened from thei slumbers hy lhe smoke or lhe cracking of th flames ihey both involuntarily rushed out i doors iu iheir night clothes mrs strong at the instant she turned an was made sensible of the danger around hei urged by a mothers all-pervarling affection fi her offspring and following the holy impulses i worn in's nature heroically rushed into ihe mid of the smoke and flames with lhe frantic hop of saving her children devoted woman ! she and her darling ofl spring met a common fate ! ladders were pro cured windows biir-l in and every effort wa used l»y those first on lhe ground to pencil at the mass of lire and smoke with tin hope n saving lhe victims from so awful a fate hu certain death awaited him who might have tin daring attempt to enter i he remains of mrs strong and her two c.hil dren were dug out ofthe ruins of the h'uil iti this morning their bodies were nearly con suni'-d lhal it is utterly impossible to recognizi them — other than the crisp'd and ehari'd bone and remains of human beings how agoniz ing and how appalling to even the manly feel ings of the honored hushand and lather a gentleman stalled for madison ai 1 o'clocl this morning to carry lhe afflictive intelligenci to mr strong eccentricity ! the cinciiiiialti advertiser tells a storv ol nn eccentric clergyman who being not a verv in i mated and interesting preacher was often ile-mmted by his hock at least hy parts of ihem ii the sabbath the old gentleman finally tdopted a rather novel method ol keeping the iciinquents up to the point of duty ; " when any family was absent two or three sabbaths in succession mr s would pul - iekiy stale to llie congregation that as mr s family hail been lor some lime ab - il from pul die worship he presumed there was ■ ickues.s or trouble in iheir household and ivoiiid appoint a prayer meeting at their hou^e in the next tuesday afternoon i'he old gentl.man on one occasion also aught lhe wanderers by the following piece of guile " ou one sabbath afternoon he told his peo lie that he should take a journey the next day ind be absent tor a short time : but he would ake care some person should come from bos on and supply his desk ihe next sabbat b on he next sabbath morning the meeting house vas filled the whole town turned oul to hear he boston minister tliey waited awhile in ager expectation of his entrance when iu narched the rev mr s and walked up tbe iroad aisle as lie had been accu--ioiued to do or many years gone by on ascending his ulpit he smiled graciou.lv upon his large an lie nee and said " i am g'ad my dear hearers hat i have gol you out — you're all here as you jught to he — and i hope tour minds are pre tared to receive instruction — i came fiom bos on yesterday myself tbe next legislature llu locofoco party are making verv rimfi denl ah-.uhtliiio on electing a majority in bull ib.u-.-s ofthe nexl genera assembly these eulciilatioiis rue based mi whal they did in is 42 when ihey carried both branches hv deci ded majorities we can speak of this seeii-m i f the state n|y .... far a its action will effect i the character ofthe legislature can assure our i friends abroad thai all is right f lhe di-ns iters i onr party in 1842 we sl a member i from th_.(beaufor i countv — from hyde one i from \\ ashingln.one — fnun carleret.one — fnun i craven two — making a oss»f sis in ihese five ' i adjoining counties in 1344 we g»i all right i i a:_ain — elected in p ace of these sis iyicof»eos ' i six st,*i ling whigs and we shall do the mime c i sixain this year and mure than that — we shall i gain a senator in craven and probably a cora ' i inuiier in greene | i all thai is wanting nn tho pari ef the whigs . ito carry both brunches of ihe legislature is ur ' ■ ganizadun and effort the election is an ini ■ loitant one — a li s senator is to hi chosen ' la judge mangum term willexpiie on the 4th luf la:cii 1847 — and what a burning shame tn ■ the whigs of north carolina will it he lo suffer line state io he represented by two locofocos ! i we would earnestly call on our whig brethren ithroiighont the state lo attend to thismatter — ■ i'he locofocos will mala a haul struggle to ■ carry the legislature — and apathy on our pari ■ will unly encourage them to struggle the bard her tbey musl he met with our best andstrong ■ est men i the whigs in this th congressional dis ■ tnct v iu t • iheir duly in lhe approaching cam h|>ai_:i ugh liy lhe abominable gerrvman h*1'1 v overpowered in an election for ■ cnnirre.-s and eight out of the ten counties ■ '' i he district deprived of a voice in lhe ■ nal legislature still the recollection uf ■ along and outrage stimulates and nerves ■ ii to redoubled effort green craven pitt ■ beiuif.ui hyde washington and tyrrel will send up an entire whig delegalion to die nexl general assembly — and in iheir name we call upon the whigs in the othercounties ofthe state to second them in their efforts to return a ma jority of whigs guud and true tu both houses and thus give locofocoism such a defeat lhal it will nol trouble us again soon — north stale h important if true ! ■ the washingiiin correspondent of the phil iih-l|ihia north american writes under dak ta ■ i have now the means of staling with full faith which i hinted pretty plainly in my last ti\o letters that mr palcenham did not receive and comprehensive instructions as to the ul hr.«<u f u.o british ministry by the giber ■ i have authority kir slating that a message ■ ■/•/'// be communicated by lhe president perhaps ■ and very probably to-morrow calling upon both ■ sv.s of ( ongress to adopt a joint resolution ■ '<;- such.otlier bill nr legislation as ihey may think upropcr defining lhe boundary line betwet n the ■ /'/•-' governments and asserting what is the clear wand unquestionetble title of the united stales in b oregon ■ the purpose of this movement is to relieve ■ tin president fnun lhe responsibility to which ■ he lands committed by his inaugural and annual wmessagisaiid the negotiations which have trans ■ jiired under his direcl ion and auspices ■ tbe president will communicate with his ■ messag a request for large appropriations lor ■ naval and military defences which i appre ihend will nol he considered until further into ■ lig nre from england arrives ■ of course siirne allowances will be made by ■ the public for iho verbal inaccuracies which ■ may occur in my statement nf the term ofthe ■ expected message and if i turu out a prophet ■ in the substance which is all i aspire to du 1 bli,,|i io he i'lgiven for the minor mistake and ■ ii diis highly important news is communicated ■ through anv other new-paper channel to i'hila ■ delphia i shall he as much surprised as i would ■ have been had ihe contemporary press contain ■ ed any reference to the arbitration proposition ■ which i announced m lhe evening uf its rejec iticii by ihe cabinet i the presideni may possibly delay communi ■ catin tho message referred lo but lhal will not ■ alter the slate . f the facts the one whieh he l.-ent in mi saturday was lo have heen transmit ■ ted mi thursday and then again fo have heen ■ postponed until the monday following bul cir ■ cumstances arose which changed lhe complex lion of things they may occur again i independent i from a letter in the express i fi m sources nf importance worthy of ere ■ i.'enc ure the opinion — lie conviction i — ■'•'< j .;.•■'', ihat it is nou this ninth day of february 18 l*i ) an agreed m»int lhal lhe ore _■ ti q lestioti shall br sealed n lie 49c — with livaletil to us of no practical value and • . . i sacrifice of inestimable value in the which buchanan and pakenham are lhe tools in other hands _ treaty is now being conclu ded on the basis of lhe 493 — the ratifications of which are to he exchanged — months after greal britain shall have reduced her duties on bread-stuffs per quarter and after this go vernment by law to continue for fifteen years sh levy nu duties above ju per cent ou british manufactures except on iron and coal such — such treaty will be ratified bv the se nate hy a vote of 3s to 18 — texas settling the question corn for sale ! the subscriber offers for s e four nr five thoos ■ bushels ef corn apply to tbe subscriber in salis mm bury or his overseer at his plantation eight miles easi <•' ■ salisbury charles l torrence ■ february 3d 1846 tf 41 ■ doris siiuuiierell a viiileliehtl ■ have associate i themselves inthepra i prof-ssion and offer ih-*ir professional s.-r es to i tin public dr summerell can l>e found at his . h deuce next door to michael brown's store dr whitehead may be found at his office at the man i sion hotel orat the drugstore of j h enm b january 2 1845 36-f ■ very late from europe arrival 4 jj^vtoyg \>$_\ of t,ic steamship cambria ! rr.om the b_._tl-f.r st_t extra or february 20 great change in the commercial policy of great britain — sir robert pel in favor of ei total repeal of the corn laws — great excitement in england — meeting of parlietmt nt — pacific feeling evinced towards the united sttitt s — re ce plant of ih intr speeches in congress — mr gttizocs reply to the president's chargt of an interfere ner in the affairs of texas difficulty between mr king the american minister and mr guiiot slate of lite market <$_*. wc received this morning between bar ind five o'clock by special locomotive ex iress the news by lhe steamer cambria the locomotive left philadelphia for this ity at eight o'clock inst evening under he command of ihe energetic and enter irising captain wolfe who braved ihe greatest storm of lhe season with all its ihstacles and succeeded in reaching this ity at four o'clock this morning the im edimenl to the track frum the mass of mow and slush compelled him to aban don the locomotive when within a few niles of the city and he finished bis task m foot arriving as above stated the news is of lhe most important and gratifying hind parliament had assembled and the queen's speech as well as the tone of the press with regard to the united states is f lhe inns pacific character expressions of regrel are made on all bands ihat lhe difficulties between that country and ihe timed states abput ore gon are yet unsettled from vv - . „.. •..-,.[. ., the steamship cambria commanded by uur excellent and esteemed iriend cap lain judkins lake . • day the most im portant and jrraiilyiiiii intelligence that ever left the shores of greal britain sir hubert peel — england's powerful and brilliant minister — has developed his fu nne commercial policy lt is at once sim ple and comprehensive : and under its operation the exchange of commodities between this country england and the united staves \\ iii be carried lo an extent and will be mutually productive of advan tages greater lo quote not irreverently the words of the secred volume than the eye hath yet seen or lhe heart hath con ceived the new scheme embraces with a full sense of their importance the prin ciples of free trade — repudiates all protec tion fur commerce manufactures and ag riculture admits corn duty free at the end of ihree yens with a scale in lhe interim which will probably oscillate be tween four and six shillings per quarter eighl bushels 1 ... once admits indian corn and buckwheat free of all duty what ever tu the detaiis of ihis great mea sure we earnestly entreal ihe attention of uur commercial readers great britain at the present moment is in a blaze of ex citemeul : men talk and think of nothing else they have set their hearts upon se curing the great fiscal scheme forthe re generation of the count r which the pre mier has laid before parliament : and they desire io curtail the period fixed fur the total extinction of lhe com laws the friends of pence and progression on tlus side of the \\ ater hope — earnestly and sin cerely hope ihat lhe new policy'will bind america to lis by lhe ties of amity broth erhood and interest and that lhe misera ble squabbling aboul a barren waste will give way to mure liberal civilized and comprehensive views the immediate effi cts of ihe new tariff on lhe most prominent articles of ameri can exports ue have nui iced elsewhere altogether the suhject in its various pha ses is the mosi important that ever cross ed the atlantic since ihe introduction of ocean navigation and all ihat is now wanting is foi tin government and peo ple of the knifed states fu meet u in t kindred spirit and in the true spirit ol commerce and friendship forget lhe past and rim a generous race ol mutual hap piness and prosperity li.r the future mr peel's fi.xaxcl l scheme our columns lo-day furnish evidence of the greal ret olulion w hich has tak n place in be public mind relative iu lhe fiscal policy of ihe country governments it iti notorious in ril highly civilized countries are always conservative — always in ar rear of the people's requirements it is certainly so m england ; it is more or less o in the oiher countries making alluw uice for the differ*3 ice of moral and phy sical causes tin i ster who carries ait bent ham's axiom ,,. - the greatest hap lilless of lhe re,ile-t lh.iiiber will best erve ihe interests of humanity and fulfil iis own high destiny but where ilu _<.. iresentative pi inciples is at work — w here he public mind possesst - sufficient intel ligence lo grasp the great truths and de sires their embodiment in action — ail ihnt lhe stale pilot has to du is to be the in strument ofrealtzing an enlightened pol icy on the safest principles and with the most tender regard for the interests teel iil's and sympathies of all classes — for hose who have thriven as well as those who have suffered by the previous policy this course of action describes in a few ivords un secret and the success ol sir hubert peel's ministerial career it has een alleged against him ihat he never tnticipates — always hi__;s behind public opinion it is true lie is essentially a