The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1850, Page 4

Our Oregon Oxscon, August 1, 1850. Movements of Governor Lane—Our New Gov- ernor pro tem.—Territorial Polttscs—The Hon. ©. ©. Pratt—Commercial Matters—Towns, Dlarkets, Sc. Since my last letter, much has transpired, which will doubtless be viewed with interest by the friends of Oregon throughout the Union. Early in the month of June, Governor Lane left this valley for Rogue river and Culifornia, having resigned his office, the resignation to take effect on the 18th of June. The old General is now supposed to be in California, endeavoring to make a raise in money matters. And he certainly deservec to find a good * pocket” in the placers. His milling speculations, about which more has been said than was good natured, are supposed to have been anything else than ennching to his coffers. On the 19h Jone, Secretary Prickett assumed the gubernatorial function, since which time he has stood before the public a new man. As Gov- ernor of the terriu ry, he proves himself to be a gentleman of abili y and intelligence. Asa states- man he was in the coadition of a crysilis while he was secretwry ; but siace his wings are fledged ina new official station, he is much admired. He is reported to have delivered an oration on the Fourth of July, in Oregon City, which was characterized by great beauty und cioquence. It is greatly to be hoped that this improvement in capacity for use- fulness will not be us brief as the official tenure Woe 0.0 "Pratt bes left far the States. None of our public func ionaries have done greater ser- vice to the territory than Judge Pratt. He was mit an odor juently perceptible at a distance. an layer of ihe mineral ou coats the wurtuce of ter, wn color, Gur 1G diny melamen: acbibtting Thies ces iridescence which is commonly o! in this substance when floating upon water. Still, some- times small portions of character are distiactly seen. The usual method of ol the oil is by skimming, and its medicinal qualities are said to be very great. It is used for rheumatism and rains with some success. The Indians prized this spring very highly, icularly because one small branch of Oil creek, which takes its name trom the spring, flows into the Gulf of Mexico, and another into Lake Ontario—thus embracing, as rg ante the entire country which the reat Manitou designed for their descendants. jut when the land in this section was disposed of, @ equare mile around the spring was reserved for | the Senecas, so strong was their reverence for the | | | the first to arrive at his post, and he has faithfully | remained atit, though during a considerable por: | tion of the time the entire duties of all the judicial | districts of (he terntory devolved on him alone. | And it is Well kuown here, that not even now would he have left, tnough he has been absent from his family for years, had he not been well assured that Judge Strong would arrive in a few days. Judge P. is supposed to carry with him funds amounting to litde short of $100,000, which he has amassed sicce he came to this territory. itis understood he is to return here next spring. He would do weil to return at an early day, especially if he has avy political aspirations, as his present popularity would secure him any office in the gift of the people. i ‘The political atmosphere has been slightly agi- tated by the announcement that a new whig pa- per was to be commenced at our commercial em- porium—the village of Portland. One would have thought, afew months since, to hear the whigs, poor innocent souls, talk about the wicked loco- focos stirring up politics, that they would shudder atthe thought of sucha terrible sia. But, alas! for fickle man. Ilere they are, leading off in party strife, in valiant style. How they will sua- ceed, remains to be placed on the page of history hereafter. One thing is certain, the democracy will now rally, ud party war will rule the day. In commercial matters there has been a decided improvement within a tew months. During the after part of the past winter, in consequence of the check given to our lumberiag business, the amount of shipping on the Corumbia was very considerably diminished. But, latterly, the trade has gradually grown upul the arrivals in the Columbia amount to two and three per week, The mail steamers now pay us their mouthly visits, and are, hereafter, to come semi-mouthly. There is also a small steamer now plying onthe Columbia and Willa- mette rivers, und ove or two Others are in process of construction. This mcreased demand for pub- lie conveyances shows a thriving commerce. But there is another indic n of prosperity which de- Serves & pus There is going on in this territory a t beautiful strfe about towns and town siles. Every village from the top of the cas- eades to the mouth ot the Columbia, is ‘the lace.” At pr nt, however, Oregon city, Port- and, and La Fayctie, lead the way. This general activity in shippiag and town- making imparts a bealthful vigor to other com- mercial pursuits. Merehandising has hitherto been governed by an independent rover system. Every one keeps a sharp look out, and the moment he discovers that he is the fortunate possessor of an article not found in other shops, he runs up the eg to an exorbitent rate. Ia this way, salaratus as sold for thre jars por lb., and sugar is now selling at sixty 3 per lb. It is to be hoped, however, that regviar and established merchants will go into business here, who will sell at a fair per cent thus infuse more steadiness and vogeiarity into tre Markets tue u still command h * but very little. Provisions Flour has ranged at 2 to $25 per barrel during per lb. on foot, Potatoes, at c. to We per i>. in mark i value. I hav > per bushel, in the grouni per bushel, the seller digging there is a large crop in the terri- yet they will pot tory, and Will probably ra ugar, 50c. a 75e. :, we. pertb.; tea, $150 per aratus, $l per lb.; salt, 0c. per db. Grain d there’ isa very latge and fears need be entertained of any deficiency of provisions in Oregon. = Avena. Our New York Correspondenoe. Axotrtea, (N. Y.) Nov. 4, 1850. The Country about The Town—Publie Butldings—Scenery—Geological Character—Al- leghany ¢ Cuba Oil Spring—Coal—Sce- nery and Fa pulation, §e. &e. Those who have not travelled through this part of Western New York, ean form but an indefinite idea of the gré and magnificence of the coun- try surrounding the pleasant and delightfully situat- ed, village of A The general! surface of the with a declination westward ithe Genesee river. The town of Angelica tated as a borough, by an act of the aeeed on the 2d of May, 1835, and at i a very beautiful brick court f stone, clerk’s offices, a Presby- a Baptist, and a Methodist techool, two printing effices, th of which a weekly paper was issued; a ll, a saw mill, clothing works,a woollen facte yur taverne, and two huadred and , afew of brick and stone, but most- ly of wood, which made st not only a bustling town, but the chief one of Alleghany county. It is now a place of considerable importance in this wild and mountainoss region. This county forms a large portion of the hilly country which composes the southwestera part of the State. The summit in the elevated two thousand feet above tide and on the east a by ifal ridge divides the waters of the county, giving the streams respectively, an eastern tern dec causing the waters of a beautiful creeks to flow into an equal number on the terian, an Episce from « grist northeast to >a tributary of the Gene- see. The -ridy east extends northward with very little di n, from Andover, thro the towas of Alfred, Almond, Birdsall, Grove an Nunda. West of this, the whole surface of the omy, is rather more low, and admits of prohtable tillage. The county Lea to the great western secondary formation, uadpriaid by carboniferous slate, upon which is a bed of quat- toz rock, extending over nearly its whole This rock consists of blue and ash-colored stone, which is used to some extent for buildi parposes. Inthe townof Cuba, and in several other places, limestone has been found, but in irregular and filled with shells, but notin the form | . Enerinites, corallines, eutrociter, seahepeeay end 80 forth, are found numerously embedded in the sandstone hale. There is, also, at Cuba, considerable beds of mountain itoa re; but, at Angelica and Canada, bog ore abounds in tich veins. | formed of these compo- nents is, alterna acious and sandy loam, which makes it reasonably fertile and productive ; but it | thing, damp and wet, admi- a, suited for graes and oats. Alleghany county constitutes part of the tract which was ceded to Massachusetts, and is within the area of the ‘Holland Land Purchas Pre. viously to their purchase, however, this company had established a sort of a sub-oflice at Lllicotville, where they disposed of lands at from £1 50 to 4 peracre. The line of the New York and Erie railroad, that stupendous and wonderful enterprise, enters ths county by what is called the “ Genesee Division,” in the valley of the Canada creek, and passes on by Dyke creek to the Genesee valley. It then de- scends the same valley about ten miles, and takes in its course Vancampen’s creek, Oil creek, &e pices the Delaware river, from Vort Jervis to Binghamton, this railroad company have been compelled to blast through miles of rock, in order to get room for the “iron track ;* and, in many jaces, there is barely room for the to pase the solid rocky battlements of the moun- which lift their gigantic heads hundreds of he " newer declivity hun- ¢ river. spot. In the fence of this spring, the earth is strongly impregnated with the petroleum; and scientific gentlemen have asserted that its presence indicates rich veins of bituminous coal, a bed of which, we understand, has been found near the spring, wich procaine a valuable pecerary. It is also bebeved that the coal formations of Penn- sylvania extend into New York State at several points in this county; but if they do, they must lie at a very great depth. The river moenay of this county is exceedingly beautiful. Three distinct falls, in the immediate vicinity of Portage, each sixty, ninety, and one hundred and ten feet high, within the space of two miles, difieriog in character each from the other, and having each its peculiar beauties, attract the attention of every romantic tourist. The walls of the river here rise to a perpendicular of four hun- dred feet in height, and extend along the river for three miles, as regularly as if they had been made by the work of art. To this immense depth the waters have, apparently, gradually worn their bed in the solid rock, in windings as short and graceful as if meandering through the softest, delicious mould. ‘ There are few scenes of more savage grandeur and loneliness” than those presented from the surmmit of these elevated walls. Large ever- green trees stand upon the extreme verge, and from their proud height seem to have maintained their sition for centuries. This place exhibits much interest to the Seologist, it shows the perfect stratification, and almost horizontal position, of the limestone, sandstone, and slate strata. ‘ At the census of 1830, this county contained 17,974 males, 17,240 females, 141 blacks, 10 black voters, 38 paupers; deaf and dumb, 22; blind, 12; idiots, 38; lunatics, 10. It also contained 3,317 militia, 7,013 voters ; persons married under forty- five years, 4,809; unmarried, between*sixteen and forty: five, 2,078 ; unmarried, under sixtee 120 5 and 143 aliens. It likewise contained ao 8 186 saw mills, 2 oil mills, 22 falling mills, 21 card ing machines, 3 tron works, 1 trip hammer, 8 dis- tilleries, 44 asheries, 33 tanneries, 4 oil cloth facto- ries, and | woollen factory. It was divided into 263 school districts, and expended $3,692 for school purposes, and sent 12,181 scholars to the different schools. ‘Che number of children between five and sixteen years of age amounted to 10,572. This county is fast assuming an important posi- tion among those of the State, the inhabitants now having easy facilities for transporting their lumber, grain, and other productions to market; and few people are to be found more happy, hospitable, aad kind. Db. W. B. Military Court Martial et Portsmouth, N.H, Fort Constitution, Portsuoutu, N. H., Nov. 1, 1850. Sin :—The recent publication of several most abusive and inflammatory articles, in certain of the Portemouth papers, and which have been copied into meny of the respectable journals of the coun- try, aesailing in terms of unmeasured scurrility the proceedings of a General Court Martial which assembled at this post in September last, for the trial of four men charged with the crime of mutiay, seems to render it proper, in justice to the gentle- men who composed that court, to the General of Division, who revised and approved its proceedings, as well as to myself, whose duty it became to earry its sentences into effect, that I should offer the fol- Jowing simple statement of facts in relation to the subject. On the 29th cf July last, being in command of this post, which I had lately joined after a long tour of duty in Southern and New Mexico, I had occasion to visit in the port barge, a neighboring island, some half a mile distant; having directed a crew to be detailed for this purpose, I repaired soon wfler to the wharf, and found the coxswain sittin, alone in the boat, and the four men who had joine: and reported to him for duty as its crew, sitting or lounging ina circular group upon the landing above, and within a few feet of the barge. Observing that the ccxswain appeared embarrassed, and very much cowed, | asked him for his crew, and he in- formed me that they were there upon the landing, buc that, they had refused to enter the boat. Ad- dressing these men in a calm, distinet, and rather cheerful tone, as though not noticing this very open demonstration of insubordination, I ordered them to take their places in the boat; this order, each and all of ther, most coolly, deliberately, wilfally, and decidedly disobeyed. Approaching gach 4 turn, I then addressed them separately, and asked if it were possible that they intended to refuse obe- dience to my orders? For some time they pre- served a sullen end determined silence, remainin: as before, with their eyes cast down or averted from me, and without even exhibiting those marks of respect which all subordinates are required aad apes to manifest towards a superior officer. hen at last I obtained an answer, it was so evidently patched up, and ao far from the subject, that I considered any further parley with them would be but trifling with my duty; and being only too well convinced, from their dogged and deter- mined manner, from their continued disobedience, and from a remark which I had twice heard one of them make immediately before | addressed them, that they had fully and mutually agreed, combined, and conspired, one with the other, to disobey my orders and resist my authority, | caused them to be handeufled a8 mutineers, and directed another | erew to be detailed. My manner, throughout, was calm and dispas sionate; I neither addressed them in harsh or abusive language, nor attempted to coerce by force their obedience to my order, for I felt assured that they had selected this occasioa to ascertain how far a newly appointed commander might be trifled with, and the general discipline of the garrison in- duced the belief that they were not alone ia the attempt to set my authority at defiance. The statement that they had been ordered to row a party of ladies on an excursion of pleasure, is as unqualifiedly false asis the assertion that they were sick, weak, and debilitated. I did not deem it proper, as commanding officer of an island post, to explain to my men the reason for ordering ny boat, nor to communicate to the neighboring press ii ii 5 hese men were amongst ciive, and 6 st men of my command, and were selected as the best oars- men. They were not at the time, nor had they been for some time previous, nor were any of them foreome time after this occurrence, on the sick list, which, every morning, contains the names of those soldiers who are ailing or im . They were tried openly, fairly, and impartially, by a court of seven members and a Judge Advocate, (bound by a solemn oath, in each case, to admi ister justice without “ partiality, favor, or affec- tion,”*) and every opportunity they required allow- ed them for their Joey 7 ey court adjourning | over two days, that one of the prisoners might pre- sent a written defence. No one appeared as s cial prosecutor, my own simple narrative, oath, being delivered in each separate case; whic’ in for another—the rules of evidence, in military courts, not permitting the presence of witnesses required to give testimony, during the examination of another witness in the same case. ‘The crime of mutiny, of which they were found «le, by the 7th Article of War, punish- death, or such other punishment as b court martial shall be intlicted;” and the 8 arricle attaches the sai penalty to all “ officers, non-conunissioned officers, or soldiers, who, being presery at eny routiny or sedition, does not use his utmoet endeavor (o supprese the same, or coming to the knowled of any intended mutiny, does not, without d fire information to his com- mandiag office hese men were found guilty of deliberately violating the former Article of War; a negiect to have reported it would have made me guilty of violating the last. One word in regard to the men for whose bene- ht so great an excitement has been created, mobs stimulated, indignation meetings called, and threats of violent release uttered by those restless agita tors who seem to glory in their defiance of Taw, the turbulent infraction of which pon style philaa- thropy; who scoff at public officers for their faith- ful adherence to duty; who rail at intelligent legal tribunals for daring to vindicate discipline and good order; and who would excite the vicions, the disso- lute, and the insudordinate, to persist in theur re- fractory course, that food may be furnished for their mischief eraving appetites, but half glated by the excitement which around them seems al- ready endangering the best interests of their coun- . Three of the soldiers in question are regard. ta, by the officers who have been long on daty with them, as the most insubordinate ant trouble- some men of this command, (one been twice tried for desertion;) while the fourth, from his pre- vious good character, and the probability that he may have been influenced by the others to commit thie crime, was recommended to the favorable no- tice of, and the severest part of the sentence ac- bag yA remitted by, the (reneral of Division. Tt is not my design here to reply to the many as- seults made sgainst the military character off tee off.cers above referred to and my own, aided by such eloquent expressions as ‘inhuman barbarity,” *algerine cruelty,” “tyranny which would ate- grace the detested Austrian, General Hayaau,” ond exciting calls Reon the public to wale te.0-de- moostration of their hatred the actors of this abominable cruelty. These officers have served their coma Se periods re | from four to forty com and their reputation not here be de- ‘nded. Adhering rigidly to the laws and rules for the government of the army, in the discipline of my command, I have ever shown to the correct and well meaning soldier that kindness, courtesy and respect which their unsolicited champions have now denied to me. While it has swaps been my anxious endeavor to grant to the sober, Jaw observing, and the re- upectable men who have been placed under command, the fullest and freest liberty and indu! gence consistent with proper discipline and their own welfare, I have never hesitated to render amenable tothe rules of the service every man whose vicious habits, dissolute propensities, or in- subordinate conduct may have led him to disgrace himself and his profession he the commission of low, lawless, refractory, or depraved acts, The el of cruelty, 80 sweepingly made against the officers of this garrison, is wholly un- true; and the exaggerations and misrepresentations 80 strenuously accumulated for the attack upon our ¢ ters, are surpassingly magnified; the interests, well being, comfort and contentment of our men are carefully guarded and cared for by all their officers, and their greatest enemies are those who have attempted to ferment a feeling of ius: bordination among them, and to excite in them destructive i of anarchy and opposition to their legally constituted commanders. ‘hen the soldier ceases to be allured from the path of rectitude, through the tempt itions present- ed by the unlicensed but countenanced dram seller; when he shall be protected from the scorn of evil minded persona, who deride his profession, and would excite him to forget his allegiance and his pont and when he is removed from the influences and examples of those who deny obedience to the law, then may we hope that drunkenness will cease, acts of insubordinatien be less frequent, and the punishments which follow upon crime be hap- pily dispensed with. The officer who, through fear of unpopularity, or abuse from the ignorant, the vicious or the mischief secking, neglects the discipline and well being of his command, by fail- to bring the refractory to punishment, and is ifferent alike to the evil and the good, fails in a cred duty to his profession, end is recreant to the trust confided in him. A garrison thus governed, would soon be converted into a be , its bar- sacks into a howling pothouse, and the army would +peedily become a mob. ae May I hope that a sense of justice to the officers who have been so aspersed, will prompt such edi- tora as may have copied those attacks, to give this @ place in their columns. I remain, with respect, Your obedient servant, Henry B. Jupp, Capt. 3d Artillery, U. 8. A. To the Epiror or tur New Yorx Heravp. Staton Island. PRESENTATION OF A PAIR OF GOLD EPAULETTES TO MAJOR HAGADORN. On Tuesday, General Storms and his staff went down to Staten Island, to inspect the new battalion, just organized there under the command of Major Hagadormn. The inspection and review passed off with the usual ceremonies, and the movements of the command were much better_than we expected from country troops so recently organized. The Major and his staff are very richly equipped. After the inspection, the command sat dowa to a sump- tuous dinner, spread for them by the host of the Vanderbilt House, and to which they did ample justice. But the affair of the day was the presenta- tion of a splendid pair of gold epaulettes to Major Hagadorn, by the members of his old company. These epaulettes are really a superb article. The strap is of silver, edged with gold and sur- mounted with a gold crescent and eagle, the bullion being of heavy gold. They are certaia- ly the richest article of the kind that we have ever seen. Gen. Storms made the presentation, on behalf of the donors—Col. Kh. C. Wetmore having thrown spen his princely mansion and chastely ornamented grounds for the purpose, and spread a bountiful collation for the whole com- mand and the invited guests. Conspicuous among the latter, were Gen. Paez and his suite, who seemed totake much interest in the occasion. By the way, the General eeems to thrive well in our Northern ctimate; he says that he never enjoyed better health. As soon as the Cadets made their appearance within the grounds, and were drawn up in line, Gen. Storms, surrounded by a brilliant staff, called out the Major, and made the following ADDRESS ¢ “ Major :—The pleasing duty has been given me, of tendering to you, in the name of your old com- pany, this mognificeat pair of epauleties. I see that they are surmoun with a Colonel’s eagles, to denote that you have no Colonel over you, an that the functions of that rank are devolved upon you. For seven years, sir, you have done duty in this brigade, as a Captain, and you have come up to my idea of a true citizen soldier. The charac- ter of a citizen soldier is, in my opinion, greatly misunderstood by many. Our citizen soldiers save aly the expense, but the danger, of main- ge standing army; they make the best troops tl we can have, for many purposes, in time ot war; and in times of peace they are called upon to exert much moral courage in withstanding the eneers and the insults of those for whom they are liable at uy moment to be called upon to draw the sword. The difliculties of keeping up the militia in times of peace are, therefore, very great; and you, sir, have had your share of them. You have, at ell umes, sir, done your duty. You have been obedient and a ive to the orders of your superiors, even anticipating my wishes ia many respects; and you have maintained discipline among your subordinates. ‘Tnese services, I find, are not only appreciated by me, but by those who have served under you. | now present you this magnificent pair of epaulettes, as a token of the esteem in which you are held by your old com: any.” * We have not given the whole ot the General's remarks, part of them having been lost to us | through the emotion he manifested in their delivery. He was very much affected a part of the time, the Major Using, evigentty, &@ great favorite with him— “the youngest of his boys,” as he expressed it. Whitworth’s band here struck up an appropriate air, after which Mejor Hagadorn replied as follows: “ General—There are indeed moments when this world seems to be worth living for, and, to me, this is one of them —bright, sunny spots in the pic- ture of life—gay landmarks in our journey—to which the miad will ever look back with affection- ate remembrance, and from which time will not | detract. This splendid testimonial comes to me like some moments of affection which the young bride sends back to the parental roof. You, sir, | can eppreciate the feelings with which I look this day upon this little band ef comrades, whom I ¢ now committed, with every confidence, but ill with much solicitude, to another's care. To have received an award from the hands of my su- riors might have been a more proud distinction; | but this is an offering of the heart, and belongs to those heme-born treasures which bles us in our domestic joye—bright links and rivets which bind us in willing ch to weet a Acct eet attempt to ex) in words the value which | set upon them. to my old company, who have al- ways been true and faithful to me, I have now to I withdrew from the court room, until called | look for still further service. I have committed | them to good hands, and shall expect much from | them. And to you, General, to whose kind offices Lalready owe so much, | must still often come for counsel. For your kindness upon this occasion, and the regard which you have so generously ex- pressed for me, aecept my most fervent thanks, | and the assurances of my deepest gratitude.” ‘We were now summoned into the house, where Colonel Wetmore had prepared a collation, ke The day wae, however, far spent, and the distin- ished guests improved the brief interval by the | interchange of a few friendly sentiments, after which we retreated to the steamboat, and returned | to the city, highly pleased with our excursion. Astonismixa Frrax os Natenn.—On Friday last, an old lady, aged 81 years, died at Lawrence- ville, of a disease of the bowels. A few days prior to her death, it was discovered that a tumor ex- isted in her abdomen, and on being asked whether she was willing to have her body opened after death, for the purpose of ascertaining the nature of that tumor, she assented. Accordingly, imme- diately after her death, a post morten examination was held, and a bony substance of an oval shape was removed. Upon sawing through this, it was discovered that the ossitied covermg was but thin. and that within it was contained a fully developed female child! So perfectly formed was the child in all its parts, that no difliculty whatever was found in deciding upon its sex at once; end from facts afterwards learned, the woman _must have carried that infant for forty years. The circum stances which sustain the supposition are these :— Her niece, with wh he lived up to the time of her death, distinctly reeollects at one time her aunt supposed herself to be enciente, and went so fai to make all the preluminary pre; i pected little stranger; but, to al), the infant was never bora. died, and from that species until death general health was good, an no inconvenience from the Ampor.ant Proceedings Grand «uty and Coynty of New York, ss :— jargare’ yi bemg duly sworn, deposes and says, that she ie & single woman, and hue for four years lust past chiefly resided in the city of New York. nent further says, that for a short time she lived with Witham Darli alias Bristol Bill, and about the moath of December, 1848, was by him introduced to William H. Thom;- son, alias One-Eyed Thompson, in the City Prison, in this city, where deponent had gone to see Dar- - ” b Whe mas co. vad over f 9 a charge of rglary. ington mtroduce: ompson to me by the name of Doctor Thompson. After Darting- ton’s trial and acquittal, depoaent lived with him in a house in Essex street, in this city, until about the first of April, 1849, when deponeat went to the city of Boston to reside with Darlington, who had gone there about one moath previously, and had written to pepenent tocome there. Ion the month of June, 1849, Thompson came to Boston and made frequent visits to the house No. 7 Lancaster street, where Darlington and resided. Thompson pig Be na coat ly visited lington when we lived in house in Essex street, iu this city. Darling- ton and myself there passed by the name of Lyn ‘When Thompson visited us in Boston, the su ject of the torpedo box that had been sent to the house of Mrs. Warner, No. 18 City Hall Place, New York, was frequently the subject of conversation between Darlington, Thompsen, and apes It was well understood between us all, that the torpedo box was made and sent and he said that he by Thompson, regretted that he had not put more powder in it, and that it had not done its og ag He often spoke of the construction ef the » and never pretended to deny his agency in the matter; he seemed to be proud of it, and said that Mr. Warner was bound to stick by him. eponent understood, rfectly well, that the box had been made by ‘hompson, by the procurement of Warner, to des- troy the life of Warner's wite. Thompson avow- ed to me the plan of charging the crime upon “ Old Drury,” for the purpose of clearmg Warner’s cha- racter; he said that he was ‘bound to atick by ‘Warner, and Warner was bound to stick by him, end that they would sink or swim together.” Thompson said that the strongest hold he had on Drury was, that he had made a tool of his boy. ‘Thompson told me thet it was well understood be- tween him and Warner that the crims should be charged upon “Old Drury;” and deponent Bis that it was well understeed by Darlington, te, f, and Thompson, that * Oid Drary” was pertectly innocentoft it. On the 28th July, 1849, | was ar- rested in Boston, for passing counterfeit money on the Eagle Bank, of Bristol, Rhode Island. Depo- nent was tried in the month ot August following, and was found guilty by the jury; on the last day of my trial, Thompson came to me in court, and proposed to me that if deponent would swear that Drury had made the box and seat it to ‘Warner’s house for the pur; of killing him, Warner,) deponent should get her liberty; ‘hompsen had not any opportunity to say much more to me at that time, as the officera were be- side me. Thompson said that Warner and Wilkes would go up to the Governor of the State of New York, at Albany, and induce hun to write to the authorities of the State of Massachusetts, to sead deponent to New York, that she might be used ns the princi witness against Drury, upon the charge of eending the to box to Warner's house Deponent consented te do it, on condition that she should have her liberty. After the trial had terminated in my conviction, Thom wrote letters to deponent, and gave sketches of what she was to swear to, and instructed her to read them over often, having first copied them in my own handwriting, so that | sheuld not forget. He also instructed me in his leiters to destroy them as soon as | had read them, which 1 did, as directed. The lan was to charge the crime upon Drury, to clear Warner. Thompson told deponent that she would get twenty years’ imprisonment in the State prison if she did not adopt the plan he proposed. Lar- ligton urged me to accede to Thompson’s propo- sition; and I did so. There was a statement of what deponent was to swear to oo Deury drawn up by Thompson, and copied hy me, and re-copied by deponent’s lawyer in Boston, and it was then signed by deponent in the presence of Marshal Tukey and ofiicer A. M. C. Smith, of New York, who had come on from New York for that purpose. Deponent said the statement was true, and that she would swear to it in New York. Aterweren Sonne the end of September, Warner came from New York to see me, and he gave me a pledge for himself and Mr. Wilkes, that deponeat should have her liberty if she would swear to said statement. He came twice to see me while I was in prison. Thompson had told me that it was all arrenged between himself, Warner, and Wiikes, and that it was well knowa to them that said state- ment was false. Thompson described Warner to me, so that i should know him when he came to the prison. Warner afterwards came on to cause deponent to be bailed out of prison, and after she was bailed, took her in a carriage to the Revere House, where Warner iatroduced Thompson to deponent, as though Thompson was a stranger to ber. Deponent had been previously prepared for this by Bristol Bill; and as deponent was at the bottom of the steps of the Revere House, Warner said to me, “* Now I want you to understand that you never saw Thompson before, and | am goiag to introduce him to you as though he were a stranger.” When we had entered the Kevere House, the ceremony of introduction of Thompson by Warner took place. The plan was, to make it pear that deponent had never seen Thompson before, and deponent was to swear that she had never seen Thompson before. Deponent, Thomp- son, and Warner dined together ® private room, in the Reveze House, and three left for New York in sey, that afternoon. On our arrival in the city of New York, the next morning, we all three got into a carriage, and went to the house of officer A. M, ©. Smith, where Thompson und depenent went in, and War- ner remained in the carriage. Officer Smith had not arisen at the time, and Thompson went up and woke him, while deponent went in the base- ment; Smith came down stairs with Thompsoa and spoke to deponent, and told deponent to re- main for a hitle while after Thompson had left the house, and that then she should leave and meet Thompson at the coraer of Grand street and the Bowery. Thompson left the house first, and deponent followed him as Smith directed; Smith told me that Thompson would take me where Bristol Bill was. As deponent approached Thomp- son, who was atthe corner of Grand street and the Bowery, Thompson motioned me to keep along on the same side of the street where I then was, Thompson being on the other side. We kepton until we arrived at the Grand street ferry, where we went on board of the ferry boat; and on our arrival on the Brooklyn side deponent followed Thompeon to the Fulton ferry, near which he took deponent into @ porter house and introduced her to the proprietor as his wife. Thompson then got a carriage, and took me to a place called Bedford, where he dismissed the carriage; and then took me through a wood about two miles or more, to a lace called Carrsville, where he took me to a house occupied by his mother-in-law, and where deponent found Bristol Bill, who was expecting me. Alter remaining there about a week, deponent, direction of Thompson, came to the house of George Wilkes, in White street, New York, where she met Thompson, and where Thompson, Wiikee, and deponent had an interview of about halfan hour; Wilkes impressed upon deponent’s mind the necessity of clearing Warner, and pledged himself that if deponent would swear to the state- ment she had made in Boston that he would get deponent out of her diffieulty in Boston, and said he had the power te do it; he (Wilkes) told de- ponent that he had been the means of sending a great many t jate prison, and that he could serve deponent ye would swear to that state- ment age Drury; deponent understood, from his conversation, that he would get her into the State — too if she refused to swear to the statement; ¢ told me to place myself entirely in the hands of Thompson, end act as he directed; deponent gave Wilkes to understand, ia indirect terms, that the statement egainst Drury was false ; and deponent has no doubt that Mr. Wilkes knew perfectly well it was false, and that he (Wilkes) was a party to the whole contrivance; deponent w t Wilkes’ house severai timee—she thinks as o! as tive or six; upon some of those occasions Thompson was not present, but Wilkes was there; depo- nent hi several interviews with the District Attorney, at hie office ; but prior to going there, she, on every occasion, first went to the house of Wilkes by direction of Thompsoa, where Wilk le me repeat the statements I had made Drury, and he impressed upon my mind the necessity of remembering it exactly, and to be cau'ious and not let my statements, on ditierent occasions, conflict with each other. While at the house of Wilkes, Thompson, in the presence of Wilkes, made suggestions of addi- tional false statements respecting Drury, which he wished me to swear to; and Wilkes always im- reseed upon me the necessity of my following hompeon's instructions end directions to the let- ter. Deponent remained at Carraville, never leaving there, unless to go to the house of Wilkes, and from thence to the office of the District Attor- ney, for about three weeks, except on one occasion, when I went first to the house of Wilkes, an thence to the office of the District Attorney, and from thence, by request_of the District Attorney, to the pelice court, in Centre street, where depo- nent made a statement of what she would swear against Drury, relative to the torpedo box sent to house of Warner. That statement was writ- ten down by Mr. Stuart, Clerk of Police, and, so far as it implicated Drury in the matter of sending the torpedo - it, was entirely fe and wa- three days —g ik Brook: lyn to retide. (owing her she day fol that on statement at the went of “Thomyeon, who who ley me, and brought me to New York; on my way here, both Warner and Stauley 3 upon me the uccesoity of my swearing io the state- ment respec ing Drury, relative to the torpedo box, promis? me thatif I should do se, I should be meot I left the witness’ stand; on neve we were metat the rail- 5 g Mr. Drury in the pede box to the house of of the premises made to her by Warner, Thomp- son, Wilkes, that by so she should be liberated from imprisonment, and that it was by =o moons that she» became e . y io aco spiracy of Thompson, Warner, es, and others, to convict Mr. of a ci of which she be- lieved Thompson and Waroer to be oar Maroargt O'Connor. before me, this 20th dap, of September, N.B. Movstroxr, ‘olice Justice. [goer.} Naw Yorx, Oct. 26, 1950. Hus Excetiancy Grorar N. Baices, Governor ov Tux Stars or Massacuuserrs: Sm :—The Grand Jury for the city and county of New York, empannelied at the Coun of General Sessions, for the present October term of that Court, beg leave to present before your E’xcellency and the Council of the State of Massachusetts, the case of Margaret O’Connor, whom we find in the city prison in this city, where she is detained upon a commitment as a witness, upon a charge pre- ferred against certain parties, for having caused a torpedo box, or infernal machine, to be sent to the house of Thomas Warner, ia this ci! month of May, 1349, with the intent to destroy life. The circumstances under which this woman ap- pears have strongly commended her to our sympa- by and we recommend her to your Excellency as a fit subject for executive clemeacy. It appears that Margaret was convicted at the Municipal Court of the city of Boston, 12 the moath of August, A. D. 1849, for having in her ssi0n counterfeit money, with the intent to utter; that after her conviciion, and before sentence, she was procured to be bailed out of prison, in Boston, in order that she might be brought on to this city, and be made use of asa witness against one Sa- muel Drury, who stood charged with the offence of sending the torpedo box; that the application that she might be thus bailed was made by public offi- cers in this State, who had been induced, by par- ties interested, to believe that Margaret could give material testimony relative to the criminal offeace above mentioned. The testimony against Drury, which Margaret was to give was false, and she was induced to pro- mise to testify falsely by the persuasion of these parties, and by the apprehension of a long term of imprisonment for the offence of which she had been convicted at Boston. it was reprezented to her that she would be im- prisoned twenty-five years, and that the only chance for her to escape from such an imprison- ment was to make the false statement upon and by means of which the parties interested in having Pe Siar statement made could precure her to be nailed. She was bailed out of prison in Boston, in the sum of $1,000, and brought on to this city, for the express purpose of committing this perjury, and upen the trial of Drury she was called as a Witness in behalf of the people of this State. When upon the stand as a witness, she refused to commit the perjury, and disclosed the fraud which had been attempted to be perpetrated by means of her testimony. After she came to this city, and before the trial of Drury, every conceivable effort was made toin- duce her to make the false statement. She was promised that strong influences should be brought to bear to induce the Executive of the State of Massachusetts to pardon her, in case Drury was convicted by means of her testimony; and the threat of her certain return to Massachusetts to be sentenced, and of the long imprisonment to which she was destined, was held out to her as the inevi- table consequence of her refusal. But to her honor be it said, she resisted all the eflorts made to induge her to commit the perjury, and resolved to meet the terrors of her leng imprisonment rather than tell the falsehood. The court and jury, upon the trial of Drury, were so impressed with the truth of her statement, that upon the suggestion of the jury, the trial was at once terminated by the acquital of the prisoner. in the discharge of our duty as Grand Jurors at the present term of the court, she has, at our request, appeared before us upon several occasions, and has made develope- ments which have essentially aided the ad- ministration of public justice. We have carefully scrutinized her statements, and we have perfect confidence that she has told us the trut Mf this we are satisfied, as well by corroborating cireum- stances as by the intrinsic evidence afforded by her statements. The parties who had induced her to consent to commit the perjury are now determined upon her destruction because she has refused, and desiza to wr her surrendered in Boston in exoneratioa of r bail. She is in very feeble health, and in the judgmeat of the physician, and the matron of our city prison, longer coutinement would probably terminate her 2 ir. Sworn to 13800. fe. Under these circumstances, in view of the aid which she has rendered in the administration of our criminal justice, in view of her stern and in- flexible resistance to the etforts made to induce her to ewear to a falsehood as the only means of eneur- ing her safety, and in view of her shattered health, we strongly recommend her as a fit and proper subject for executive clemency. We are with great respect, Your very ob’t servants, Eiias G. Drage, Foreman. James Little, Enoch Chamberlain, Ebenezer C. Cook, Hiram Purdy, Albert Garnsey, John Tasker, John Mason, James G. Jacobus, John O. Fay, William I. }’rout, Oliver T. Wardell, Hugh McBride, John I. Guion, John Hutton, Robert McGary, Enoch Morgan, Thomas M. Lrowa. Ws. F. Gitiey, Secretary. New Yorx, Nov. 7, 1819. Sanur. D. Parker, E: Dear Sir—There ere measures on foot here, for the detection of the villain or villains who, some time ago, ae the life of Thomas Warner, with what is ordinarily termed an “infernal m chine.” I have been put in possession of an afli- davit, made by a woman named Margaret O'Con- nor, at Boston, in which it appears that she can testify to material matter. I understand that she 1s under arrest for being implicated in passing coua- terfeit money, and that the authorities of Massa- chusetts would testimeny; in short, that they would send her on — to testify, on a proper request. the oodness to inform me whether her attendance lin this city? We have a grand jury ession, ard could she be here, we might at once present the case beforethem. Unless she can be sent directly on, please communicate to me the state of the matter, and what steps will Le reyuisite to obtain her attendance. Your early answer will oblige, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. L. Jonoan, Attorney General N. Y. New Yorn, Nov. 29, 1849. Drar Sin—An indictment haviog been this day ownd against Samuel Drury tor counterteiting, aud another againet himself and his son for an at: tempt to murder Thomas Warner, [sq ; the under- signed (the first as District Attorney of this city, and the second as the substitute for the Attorney General in elena of the indictmente) take the liberty of addressing you upon a subject inti- mately connected in their judgment, with the ends of justice. We are informed that 2 person named Margaret O'Connor has been ing some of the bills, for the counterfeiting of whi or of similar ones, Drury was indicted. An exa- mination of the case has ied us that the tes! mony of this woman is very material upon the trial of both the indietmente, and the object of this com- munication is to invite your consideration of the question whether she cannot be immediately placed within the reach of the officers of just bere, for this purpose, consistently with the de- mands of justice upon her in your city. Ifyou can see no objection to this course, we can only again aseure you that it is our firm belief that the Course of justice will be greatly promoted by her pretence here without delay. Mr. Warner, who is probably in Boston, or will be so before this reaches you, can explain to you fully, the pointe of materiality in the testimony of the woman, veg respectfully, ‘our ob’d’t. servant, Joun McKeon, Dist. 4u'y. Davin Grama, Hon. T. D. Parker, Boston. New York, February 16, 1950. Ifon. Sauvnt, D. Parner: Six Having understood that it is your inten- je to forfeit the izance in the case of ity, in the | us facilities for obtaining her | Will you have | nvicted, in your city, of mee | Di of the truth of which we were oy Bod hei of telling them by ender of the Court 0 ! mained until just betore commencement of the trial; and it Was not morning on “ it was commence: ye were informed a9 disappearance, to time every thing had been done on the part of ution to secure her attendance, and, as supposed, effectually done. Of the faith this respect of every one connected prose- cution, we are entirely satisfied. We have reason to believe that she is somewhere in this city, or its neighborhood, and that her attendaace upon the next trial, in April, can yet be secured;—and deem- ing her testimony of great importance, we should regret that any step should be taken which would rive us of its benefit. You will, of course, be in your action on the subject, by your owa sense of the duty you owe the State you represent; but we would atthe same time respectfully sug- gest that a delay sufficiently long to enable us to her, and secure her testimony, may be very conducive to the ends of justice here, and not pre- eect to those which you are seeking to attain. uld our efforts in this romeer fail, we will in- form you at the earliest possible day, so that you pursue such course as you may thiak ne i and i l Z & ae pAeEde can cessary. With great respect, vi ery truly yours. Joma Molpaoe. teak Attorney, Davip Granam, The oe or bron Lind to the Creag is distinguished stranger, yesterday, ov. 12) paid a visit of more vary pre sea interest to tke Asylum for the Blind, on Thirty-iourth street. All notice of her intended visit had been carefully kept from the inmates of the ins:itution, none whom, not even the superintendent, Mr. Cham- berlaim, being aware of her purpose till she was sented to him by Mr. John Jay, who, with his family and one or two friends, attended her. This secrecy had been observed lest Miss Lind’s desire to give the pupils a substantial pleasure, should be frustrated by a crowd of visiters, whom the know- iape of her purpose would attract to the place, and who had other opporwnities of hearing her sing to better adva: Party arrived atike Asylum about half-past twelve, and upon her expressing a willin; to ting to the pupils a few of her songs, Mr. Chamber- Jain directed the bell tobe rung. In about five minutes the party was asked into thechapel, where we found the school assembied, all ignorant as yet of the purpose of this uausual summons. There were about one hundred and thirty of these uafortunates, whose yee, © Bereft of light, their seeing had forgot,” and who strove in vain to gratify the intense curi- osity under which their restlessness and iatent ex- pressions showed they were laboring. When Mr. Chamberlain announced to,them the generous compliment which Miss Lind was about paying them, there was a general expression of sur- oe and delight. Herfeme had obviously preceded er into this abode of darknee, and every one of ita stricken inmates seemed to appreciate the privilege that was in store for them, and the wide distinc- tion of her to whom they owed it. After laying aside her hat and gloves, Miss Lind then proceeded to the pitno, and commenced one | of her most choice melodies, the name of which does not occur to us. At first, all other emotions among the pupils seemed to be swallowed up in surprise, from which they did not recover fully even in the second piece. They seemed to be ainfully intent upon every note that fell from her Tier Rerediog in the play of their features aad | changes or color, their susceptibility to the variable effects of the music. ‘The third piece she sang was the “ Song of the Birdling.” By this time, the pupils,began to realize what had ae and to uoderstaod that the fa- mous Jenny Lind had come, and was actually sing- ing to them. They now gave themselves up wholly to the pleasure of the rausic, and when they lis- tened to the vocal feats which have made the “Bird Song” so popular,they seemed worried that they had no way of adequately expressing their delight. They could not exchange with each other looks of admiration, and they had never learned how otner audiences are accustomed to “ wreak their feelings upon expression” in the concert room. It was cu- rious to watch the smile of pleasure creep over their faces, and give place betimes to a stern or sad expr m, according to their relative suscestibili- ties, all strongly contrasted with the comparatively paesive features of those who have all their sensea perfect to share the labor of observation and easure ef enjoyment. When Miss Lind arose rom the piano, the pupile no longer attempted to restrain their expressions of delight, but spoke to each other about her singing with as much enthu- siasm asif they had just awakened to the of a new sense. 7 We were then invited to walk through the insti- tution, and it was gratifying to perceive Usat, though our visit had not been anticipated, the most perfect neatness and order seemed to pervade the establish- ment. The pupils thronged about Miss Liad wherever she moved, and were perfectly heey when she took them, as she did a ne many, the hand, and addressed them. All who were pre- d to her, testified, in their quaiat aad artless 8, the deepest sensibility and gratitude for her atteation. One litde girl, of about sixteen, to whom our hd had been attracted during the singing, by her absorbed and delighted expreasion of counte- nance, und by a particularly small pair of hands, which she held quietly in her lap, urged her way sod et jokin ch the crowd her companions, M and said jokingly, that she wanted to see Jenny Lind. iss Lind took hold of her delicate litte hand, and sai ‘oor thing, | wish you re the sky.” “0 id the girl promptly, “I shall see that in heaven, end | shall see you there, too.” “But,” suid Miss Lind, “you may have a much higher place there than” The ready response, though confused and rather inarticulate, of the little girl, imported that none but angels would oceupy higher seats in heavea than Misa Lind. To anothar pupil who approached, she said, ‘placing her hands upon her shoulders, “Are you entirely blind?” “Yes,” was the reply. ‘Cannot you see at allt—cannot you see me?” “No,” said the girl, | “but hearing is the greater blessing now.” | In reply to some inquiries about musical culture | ia the institution, Mr. Chamberlain iaformed us , that vocal and instrumentel music were taught | quite extensively, The piano and the organ, and a variety of wind instruments, were used by the | pupils of one or both sexes, a fine band had beea | organized, and a number of the graduates were employed as organists in churches. He thea in- | vited two of the young ladies to perform on the y piano and to sing. No young debutante was ever more delighted at receiving an invitation to sing in the presence of royalty, than were these poor things at the wtunity of performieg before Jenny Lind, and it is but just to them to say that their execution was very creditable. The pleasure which her visit had conferred upon the school was so grest that M Lind intimated 8 disposition to ¢ them again if she could possi- bly find the time. She left about two o'clock, having given in the course of a single hour, to these iricken suflerers, as Mr. Chamberlain very grace- fully remarked to them at the close of the singing, ‘a gratification, the like of which they had never enjoyed before, and in all probability would never enjoy again.” ¢ have seen Mies hind on many occasions, when she was receiving the raptarous applause of thousands, but we never saw her appear to suole —— as when she stood the cynosure of this throng of blind children, upon whom she was dis- pensing with infinite grace her tenderness and | *y mpethy.— Post. Supreme Court—Cirenit Court. The How. Judge Bdwards presiding. Lacour, m Burger and Michael Fire Inewrance Co. of Phila: . Mulock and E 4. ol , thi with the defendants, through their age to the amount of $5,000, on their mac inery, ‘and premises, It appears that a fire occurred on the remises of the plaintifs om the 15th of J y which they their stock, steam engi were id that they thereby sustained Joss to thi of $2.549 29. For thi it is conte: 20th of they recet from their a sg | w e by him with Wiliam ure insure $6,000 on his brick and tim building, machinery therein, which were stated te be perfectly fire proof; that that letter contained no intimation of any proposed insurance upon the stock. and the defendants accepted the insurance 5 but if they had been asked to insure combustible stock, euch as matches, they submit that they would altogether, Adjourned. egreement m. * Industr; Of $7 600, the value of the ac! er, of ,) was run intorby,the Thomas Martin jond totally lost, om the night of the 1ith May, 1840. he Thos. Martin (~ fehooner, also.) was then bound from New York to Norfolk. The disaster, it is contended, was caused by b i being under fall rail with 4 itead of a-por' came in view. Also, that the try was the acci t O'Connor, we deem it our duty to inform you of her relations to the case of Drury, and the Treason way me was not examined as a witness on his trial, ‘This we do as a matter of justice no less to than to ourselves; becanse it was, no doubt, on Soy assurance that pl purposes of justice presence here, ou assented to being admitted to bail. 7 hen she arrived here, she communicated to us very important facts bearing upon the case of Ind per! on Aer yd and that if she had been, wo not have occurred. Adjourned, Domestic Misceliany. It bo caimaned that tem thourand beef cattle passe l bee, he Northern asri 7 were valeee at $500,000. markets, aed at sete steven, caret tes im proper liber ies, ;