The Times-Picayune from New Orleans, Louisiana • Page 2

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LUMSDEN G. KENDALL. Saturday Evening. October 21, 1837. From the Merchants Exchange Bulletin Board.

iCapt. Heirn; of the steamboat Swan, from Mobile, arrived this morning, states that slips were received in -that city from Charleston, which give the information of the loss of the new steam packet Home," on her passage from New York to the latter city. She had on 125 passengers ninety of whom have perished, including forty females We fear this intelligence is true; as our slips from Charleston yesrerday stated that geeat fears were entertained for the safety of the Home. Great anxiety is felt hereon account of this information, as it is probable some of our citizens were passengers on board the jacket. We learn that the Red River is rising.

The papers from this country state that provisions are high and -scarce flour not to bf had at any price. JKj-The sickness in Mobile is said to be rather bad. ftCrThe yellow fever is quite bad at Natchez. The Free Trader, of the 17th talks of suspending temporarily, on account of sickness. Ay other Sqcikr Attakapas Republican, prin-ted at Franklin, in this State, of 14, says "On Sunday last, several citizens of this vicinity succeeded in capturing the noted runnway slave, Dick.

He has been at large about seven years, and his machinations with free negroes and slaves, have been quite annoying to our citizens." Indians and Florida. We are requested to sav, by the Quartermaster in this city, that the report of the Indians receiving 40 dollars per month- for their services in Florida, is false. They receive no more than the regular pay of the army. And such a Brutus! he makes the country so -prosperous! oh! oh! oh! OThe Pickwick papers in sheets have been receiv-t this office. Some extracts will be given next week.

The Planters Banner, Franklin, Louisiana, is a spirited paper and goes for good doctrine. The Philadelphia Ledger says they sell rum in but one place in New York, nnd that is all over the city. "The milkmen in Boston have formed a combination and raised the price of milk to eight cents a quart. A compliment. A steamboat was launched last September at Pittsburg, called the Picayune, after this paper.

If the steamer is as well patronized as our she will certainly go ahead! Picayune, withja tail to it, will be popular title yet. Fcjfjrr. An' editor sayshe prefers to write sense, in essays, to publishing small paragraphs or short articles. The fellow is foolish! Does he suppose- any man reads what he writes in the form of an essay? Or does be suppose any one cares for what he may write? Or does he "presume to suppose," that there is any sense in what he writes? His efforts are all soporifics. He labors hard, that is true; but he has the mortification to find himself without converts or admirers.

We pity him. His prospect for greatness and glory is rather dim. The leading editorial of the Bmlletin this morning 'is fifty times better than that of yesterday. If the Bee does not feel itself keenly rebuked it cannot take a ood hint. By the way, what a sickly moralist the Bee is about the Indians.

WThy not speak out, and condemn the policy of government for 'the last seven The physician who writes in behalf of a Board of Health for each Municipality In this city, has our thanks. He calls for that which should have been done ten years ago. Sickness. As Mr. Gibson, Editor of the True A znerican, has of late been complimented for the accuracy of his reports about the health of the city, we extract the following from his pen, found in the True American of this morning.

Our own observation confirms every letter of it. health of the city has greatly improved within last few days, notwithstanding that the weather jhas been exceedingly warm. There are occasionally cases, but the number of deaths has greatly diminished, and it is the opi nion of some physicians that the causes of the epidemic are at least, partially restored. It is thought by some that there must have been a slight frost some tew mornings since as the Cap Jessamines in the city are observed to be withered. However, we would by no means recommend stran-jrers to come to.

the city for some days yet. We may reasonably expect.a frost before CCrThere are many good things said in the Northern "papers about the Picayune. We are not vajn of editorial compliments, but the following from the Baltir more Sun, suits ps so well that wc we extract iti- "Notwithstanding the hard times, and the 'raginjf of tee yellow fever, our inenua oi toe iNew urleans rica-yune are as lively and good natqred as ever. There is good -deal of philosophy in the chaps who conduct lhat' paper. The pressman, compositors, and their assistant have been down with the fever the editors, however, appear to be as 'cool and calm as summer's "i i- Correction.

Never have we committed a greater error than we made the other day, and one that requires the utmost 'promptitude of correction. The sin we committed cries aloud for atonerrwit; and we supplicate the forgiveness of our dear, our respected readers for having led some of them, our patrons, and the public into a slight, belief that in mentioning the "English editor of the Bee," we meant the proprietor, and him who has his name enrolled at the head of the paper. Who did we mean? We meant not him, and we beg pardon of all, if the paragraph led any to suppose he was the suhjeci of our remark. As to him he is as little deserving of praise, as deserving of notice from any respectable editor; yet we are compelled occasionally, in justice to the communitjyto give him a severe lashing. It was intimated to us that there were assistant editors of the Bee, and one of them a friend; but we mourn over the degradation of human nature, worse occasionally, than the cattle that obey the voice of man.

The cattle possess not the etherial mind of man to chain and continue the mind in servitude, and to do the work which the soul abhors Yellow Fever. The Boston Mercantile Journal gives an amusing account of successful treatment of yellow fever by a Dutch captain who had occasion many years" ago -to visit New Orleans during the prevalence of the epidemic. As soon as one was attacked with violent headache, pains in the Lack and the usual symptoms of yellow fever, the captain lost no time in administering a of full proof Holland gin, to ihe amount of from half a pint 10 a pint, according to the constitution of the patient. He then wrapped him carefully up in a thick Dutch blanket, and deposited him on the deck, beneath-the vertical rays of the sun, with the tlnrmometer at rising one hundred! In a few minutes' the perspiration would begin to flow freely and for a couple of hours the diseare, connected with some watery humors, would'ooze out of evkry pore of his body. At the tud of that time the patient would arouse from the lethargy in which he had been thrown, entirely free fnni all symptoms of the fever, but very much debilitated, In a few days he would be entirely well.

The, communication of Aunt Judith has been received. We can make nothing out of it it must have been intended for the Bee. If he or she will send us a key to it we will iake somefurther notice of it. A valued cqVrespendent has promise us a report of the doings at "Washington, this fall. He is to tell several things about the Bee, Attorney Generals, people who know Custom House officers, The Bee will have to jump over its mock dignity yet.

We Lave several communications in our hat from would-be-politicians, and persons pretending to be in the secrets of tlthe party." will have nothing to do with thern. In one of them, Mr; Breedlovp, of the Custom House, is assailed. We cannot consent to make our paper the channel of private abuse. The authors of these articles may have their communica? tions by calling or sending for them, 3Ir. Gonge asm in.

Xhat Mr. Gouge is employed in the Treasury department we hardly thought could be disputed. As to his situation and circumstances, before Ids entry into government favor, and his feeding from the public eof-fers we know not, nor do we care. Our readers will be happy to see little notice taken of a man and his wri tings who, especially in his pamphlet on the Sub-Treasury scheme, so evidently writing for the party in power. As many of the humbug editors of that party are now doing in other cities than at the scat of govern, ment.

Our renders had intelligence enough in noticing the deluge of Mr. Gouge's writings in the loco-foco pa" pers, that they were the production of a menial, in th employ of the powers that be and that the pay of the writer must of course be in oonformity to the objeet, agreeably to the cue from head quarters. They are nothing more than political writings, in furtherance of tho views of the has so liberally paid its partizans with some fat office, or some situation that enabled the favored one to fatten on the people's money. Office holders throughout the country, and hirelings at Wash, ington Citv, are not the only description of persons, who are enriching themselves on the spoils. Partizan Editors are an instance of fattening on loaves bestowed by those whom they have assisted into office, and whom they are laboring to 'keep there, or their chosen successors.

We do not wonder that Rives and Blair wrote like mad men it is asserted in newspapers or the authority of people from Washington, that although they went to Washington, without having one dollar of their own in their pockets, they can now leave that city wtth at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars each, and that'also in Benton gold. Mr. Gonge we should scarcely pretend ourselves to notice because he is a partizan writer, and paid for it. His writings, carried their own antidotes; they were as evidently misrepresentations and distortions, as the greatest portion of the editorials of the locofoco journals of this city. Why should we take the trouble to refute them New dis-i tortioii, might arise, as fast as locofoco But it affords us real pleasure, when two of the same rank are pitted against each other for instance Whitney.

versus Gouge. Mr. Gouge declares "that the efficient cause of the resumption of specie payments in 1817," was "the reso-lufion of Consrress, directing nothing but specie and the notes of spec paying banks to be received by the collectors, of public money." If that resolution effected so much then, why does it not do the same thing now? Here Mr. Gouge- is at fault again. That resolution did no such thing.

It.was passed the 30th April, 1816, and between that period and the glth January following, two Secretaries were unable to make any progress whatever tpyvards executing it. Not only that it was not until after the State banks iq the large cities met in convention, and fixed upon a day to resume specie payments, that the Bank of the United States was able to commence business operations, or the resolution of the 30th April, 1816, could be enfqrced. Was I to undertake to point qyt all th inaccuracies and fallacious point contained in Mr. Oouge's patn phlet, it would require more time than I choose to upon it. and.

require more space than you could spare. As a specimen of the refined taste of Mr. Gouge, I make the following quotation from page 39. He says "Both earth and Hell will, at the next session of Congress, be put in commotion to advance the views of the speculators." desist it is useless to trouble our readers with anymore about Mr. Gouge.

The iocofocos have tried to gouge the people into their opinions, but there is too much intelligence abroad to admit of their success. The St. Charles. some general remarks. The theatre is about the only place of resort we have these dull nights.

Las: evening, as usual, we were spectators of the performance. Bv way of beginning our notice of the affair, we will me ntion a fact, most honorable to a single gentleman there were two ladies in the dress' circle, and they had' opera glasses, and looked as sweet as they are beautiful. We would mention another thing, but it is too delicate for the public press. We are in the secrets of our eity parlors, and know all the chit chat of the green room; it is therefore expected that the criticisms and remarks of the Picayune will be the fairest and most just of any' other paper in this city at least we feel so from the attention paid to every "hint" we have so far given. There is no use of standing on delicate points, when taste and good sense whispers ''go on." Now we will say a very good-natured thing to Nadame Vin cent.

Out it must come, and it is expected our ingenuous disposition will be rewarded by the approbation of all who visit the St, Charles. We must be therefore allowed, however disagreeable to manager, or the lad', to insinuate with the best motives in the world, that Madame Vincent, now of the St. Charles an indifferent actress an and injury to every piece in which she appears. Her appearance is against her she may be liked and commisserated, but she never can be admired and here is our great support for these. rath'cr harsh remarks; for when an actor, or an actress, fails to elicit admiration and prai.se, it is then time for her or him to retire from the boards, and live upon the laurels obtained when "youth was pleasing and admirers were plenty." The faults of Mrs.

Vincent are not remediable she does ihc best she can, all know, but, at best, she is but miserable. We regret the necessity which prompts these remarks; it is far from our disposition or nature to wound the feelings of any being, and particularly of a lady; yet when silent acclamation condemns.the press should speak. No ondcan more deeply lament the necessity of these remarks than ourselves, and w'e know they would not be made, did we npt believe they would redound to the" honor, profit, and reputation of the lady in question, and the Manager of the St. Charles. Are our reasons good Do we stand on "dramatic" ground 'Does public taste justify our language Have we spoken aught that was wrong? -If any will say so, we shall deeply deplore the want of a more liberal education and the want of better feeling.

This is tedious, but it cannot well be gotten over, for to the lady and the manager we speak. The life of an is dreadful filled with anxiety and study, and gen-eially speaking, he gets little thanks and fewer dollars for his industry to please the gay world. We have never been an actor, but biography has taught us these truths; we do not reckon without our host. Gladly do we quit Madame Vincent we bid her a ong farewell if she can please the New Orleans peo ple, well and good she does not please us, and now she is free from all further remark on her acting through this paper, The Toor Soldier" passed off satisfactory-. The performers were all perfect.

Mrs. Conduit appeared to greater advantage in her new regimentals. Let us pass on. The Indian dance between Miss Hankrr and Mr, Jackson was very good. Miss Hanker will be a young Celeste before long.

She improves every night. Her steps are graceful, so far as such dancing deserves the name her activity and vigor, evince extraordinary powers for the dance. Mr. Jackson's address and dancing are much iy his favor. He is master of his business.

The war dancefby Mr. Schinotti was not good it was therefore very improperly hissed. We object to hissing on all occasions. It reflects no credit on the good sense of any man to hear him hiss. There is a better and more powerful way for an audience to manifest their disapprobation, for that performance which neither calls forth a sigh, a tear, a laugh, or a round of (applause, is best condemned by "expressive silence." It is said by Charles Lambe that it is a most foul act for auditors ito a perse and vilify, by hissing, the innocent labors of their fellow creatures who are desirous to please them." We appeal to gentlemen and ask them to consider before they hiss.

A writer of pome reputation has added to the opinion of Lambe these words: MHo that would hiss a speaker in a public as sembly is no better than a blackguard and coward, for his victim has no defence he therefore falls under an argument which can never be defended." How far this rebuke may apply to those who hiss actors, let the reader decide. No more of this, Davis is always amusing in his oomic dance. He should be oncouraged. j. Our opiwox of the President's Message.

'Get up into the rostrum, Jack, and say said an undertaker, on completing a public building, I want to hear how it'll Japk was loth to comply couldn't think lf nothing to 'Get up. get exclaimed hi employer, ny thing do. The reluctant speaker at length clambered up, and after an awful-pause" among the workmen, preparatory to the portentous speech that; was to decide die merits of the the workmanship, fixed bis eye' on the anxious ZwnTder, and raising bis voice to 1 the highest pitch, in order to drown the embarrassment of the occasioox stormed out 'Mr Sir! We've been at work for yu these six months, and got pay! Pray, sir, when do you intend to pay There said be, you may come down. 'You make a big enough noise; sut U0 yopr argument, Southern Qxtizcn, JFOR the pica tune. The New Orleans Bee.

"In the lowest depths a deeper still." Little did I suppose that after I had written my first communication which was three days before it met the public ere that the motto I have chosen would have been verified by the "marketable" print called the New Orleans Bee. Little did I think "my friend's" hired scribbler at Washington would have so far forgotten his political tct, even if bidden by his master, as to have der 6cended to the low and scurrilous and slanderous game he has enacted; but destroy character, destroy -all and every thing, friend or foe, democrat or whig, is the motto of the scribbler and his backer, if they stand-in the way of our ambition, our our rise in office, or are obstacles to our overweaning desire for seif-aggran-disement and the Bee is the tool, the pander, the ve- nal vehicle through, and which all is effected. Up for the highest bidder, is the character of the print in question. How supremely rediculous ho must feel, if what the ladies of a certain street, according to the "faithful and bold," once voted him, will let him ferly alter reading his XXI letter in print. As I said above the letter did not meet my eye until after I penned my first communication, or I should have asked "my friend," the little great ma, why he pays him of thn "fat pouch" for writing such slanders against men who are of more real value to the-democracy of Louisiana, than a host of such as ye 1 should have been more explicit about many things, especially in asking if two ambitious politicians onfe to a large amount do, or did not maintain the existence of the "official?" If its beinir, and its collapsing course, are not owing to the.

"power behind the throne?" "Greater than the throne itself." The "Bee" has been all things to all men-fawning, cringing, and sycophantic it has asstrred a thing one day and denied it the nextfrom sundry and divers scrapes it has backed out in no very honor, able way it says one thing in English and another in French was thoroughly democratic oh me English, side, half way whig on the French. And what, Messrs. Kdirors, are the letters of P. but an incompre. hensible farrago of crudities without meaning, or sense obstinacy and ignorance seem to be the pravailing qualities of the race to which he belongs "The Pennsylvania Dutch, Don't know much And the St.

Domingo Creole Has a very little soul." Mr. Editor, have you any patrons by compulsion I do not think you have, but I know a paper which favored by an ignorant French always decides in its favor, has many. Justice, justice, how thy temple is polluted! And the dignity of the press, by the venality and corruption of a few, is sunk beneath respectability The character of the New Orleans press has been too frequently judged, at a distance, by reference alone to the "big sheets such judgment is incorrect and unjust it is from the little sheets that the criterion must hereafter be the prevalent opinion, at the north, will then hot be degraded. More than any other, has the Bee contributed toward the foundation bf this opinion its course on all subjects first for, then against--first against, then favor, and so on, vice versa. Some half dozen times has it changed its ground as regards Texas and Mexico.

It has been for and against the Banks for and against the Administration. But I am tired of contempjating this sink of moral obliquity and corruption I wilt again let the curtain drop, with the assurance that, on all proper occasions, I am ready to again raise it for tbe puplic gaze. PETITE DI ABLE. Another chapter about the Girls. Almost every paper that comes informs us what the girls in the Editor's neighborhood do when they are kissed.

If we must tell our story when our girls are kissed they are married. Voice of Sumpter. If you kiss a Mississippi gal, she'll rlare up like a scorched feather and return the compliment by bruising your sky lights, or may be giving the 'quid pro quo in the form of a blunder buss. Grand Gulf Advertiser. Our Baltimore girls, more beautiful than any irf the world, all meet you with a half half saucy corns kiss-me-if-you-dare kind of a look, but you must be caref ul of the first essay.

After that no difficulty will arise, unless you be caught kissing another then look ont fur a thundergust. BaZ. Visiter. When an impudent fellow attempts to kiss a Tennes see girl, she "cuts your acquaintance" all their luxuries" are preserved for the lad of their choice. La Grange Wkig.

When a Broome county girl gets a smack, she ex-claims, "if it was any body else but you, I'd make a fuss about itBroome Penn. Courier. It is said that hen a young lark kisses a Portland girl, she pouts out her pretty lips, and says "you don't dare to do so twice more." Portland Argus. 'When you kiss an Arkansas cirl. she hoDs as i as a cerk outof a Champaigne bottle, and cries WhewS how good Little Rock Gaz.

i Catch an Illinois girl and kiss her, and she'll ray "Quit it now, yyu know I'll tell mamma Spring-. field Pioneer. A kiss from the girls of old, Williamson is a tribute paid to their beauty, taste, and amiability. It is not accepted, however, until the gallant youth who offers ir is accepted as the lord of their heart's affections, and firmly united with oe, his "chosen love," beneath the same bright star that rules their destiny forever. Tbe common confectionary believe-kisses, wrapped in paper, wU a verse to sweeten them, won't enswrr them- We aje certain they wont; for we once saw scuh a one handed to a beautiful young lady with the following mr "I'd freely give whole worlds of bliss To gather from thy lips one kiss." To which the fellowing prompt and neat response waa immediately returned, "Young men present these to their favorire think by such means to entrap her, Bnt la they ne'er catch us with this kind of The rigid kind ha' nt got any wrapper.

'r Western' Weekly Review. UT.II TJi: 011 dreampt tother night she and me was niarriedtand way I felt Uappy warm slow, I tell you.