Cortland County Express, Thursday, September 12, 1850.
BROKE JAIL.
A Mr. Steers, confined in Cortland Jail, made his escape on the night of the 5th. We understand that the Sheriff and his negro entered the room on the above evening, and with the quickness of gents of this stamp Mr. Steers slipped out and locked the door upon the Sheriff and his negro.
$25 reward is offered for his arrest.
QUEERY [sic]—Is a man eligible to a public office after having been confined in the county jail?
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| Jenny Lind. |
ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND.
ALBANY, Sept. 2.—The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York Sunday at 2 P. M., with four days [late] from Europe. She made the run from dock to dock in 11 days 2 hours. Jenny Lind is among her list of passengers.
Accounts from Schleswig represent a complete suspension of the operation of both armies in the field, but the general impression is that stillness will not be of long duration.
Advisors from Belgium state that large tracts of the country present a most melancholy harvest scene. For nearly sixty miles all the low lands are flooded and the corn is floating about.
EDITORIALS.
Jenny Lind.
Hurrah ! hurrah!! Jenny Lind has reached our shores—that sweet vocalist, that prodigy in the art of singing has come, and $225 was paid for the first ticket that was sold at auction and probably the biggest fool in the company bought it. Others were sold from $10 to $25.
There is not a people in the whole world, that can make so great fools of themselves as the Americans when they really set themselves about it. Not a newspaper in the land, from the mammoth sheet of the city down to the 7 by 9 of the country, but that wishes to tell some exploit of the songstress. We saw a long article the other day, stating a very sad accident that had happened to the dear nightingale; the sweet creature had ventured to take a naughty knife into her hand and was so unfortunate as to cut her dear little finger, most sadly, oh dear! Oh shocking!! What a sad accident, oh! oh!! Oh!!! and all this happened to the dear nightingale, to that same Jenny Lind. What a theme for a newspaper! What a subject for profound meditation! What a theme to enlarge upon!
Another feather from the press states that Jenny has advertised for board in a private family—did you ever!—No I never—what? board in a private family? and a lady too—prefer the quiet seclusion of a private family, to the public boarding hall and the more public gaze of the rabble, what a wonder! did you ever hear the like; a lady seek the retirement of a private family!
Well, who is this Jenny Lind? One of nature's noble women no doubt, one that the creator has endowed with a wonderful voice for sweet melody, and eminently gifted in throwing he whole soul into song. But because she is gifted, because the God of nature has endowed her with these wonderful gifts, does it follow that the whole nation must fall down and do her homage, and pay her that adoration which belongs only to the Creator? Or throw thousands of money at her feet, only for the purpose of hearing her sweet voice in the song, not to enrich her, but to fill the coffers of a clan of speculators that hover in her wake. If she has a particle of the modesty that characterizes the noble souled women of our own country we pity her, yes we do; followed by the throng, fawned upon by the hollow hearted, and cheered by the masses we do not wonder that she seeks retirement, in her leisure hours, but the great wonder is that she does not become disgusted and retire from the public stage altogether, and devote that heaven-like gift in devotion to the Giver, rather than waste her energies to please the multitude. And notwithstanding all her endowments, can she sing with the sweet, songster of the grove? while they warble forth their morning and evening notes, full of innocence, and in their sweet strains speak forth their Maker's praise unmixed with sin or crime? Ah! Can she sing like these innocents?
And then the man that paid $225 for the privilege of hearing her sing one evening! Where, we ask, is the bigger fool than he—perhaps his family needed the money to feed his hungry children, or his creditors to satisfy a demand long due; perhaps he was rich, but we question whether he always will be, if he uses his money thus. Ah, well, we suppose the mob will hurrah and the press will spread her fame, so called, and Jenny Lind will sing, and men will pay their money to hear her sing, and the world will wag on just as it would if we had not written this article.
◘ Our acknowledgments are due to H. S. Conger, Esq., for public documents received.
NARROW ESCAPE.
As Mr. Farmer was riding in the city on Saturday, accompanied by his wife and one of his children, the horse became frightened and ran away. He brought up, as we learn, at a stone post on the sidewalk of the Granger Block, tearing the front axletree from the wagon, and pitching Mr. Farmer down one of the cellar ways near by. He was badly bruised by the fall. Mrs. Farmer and the child escaped almost miraculously without injury.
HOUSE.—Mr. Ash (Dem.) of No. [District] 6, was refused a permission to record his vote in the negative on the Texas boundary bill.
The bill for the support of the West Point Academy was referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
The Senate California bill was taken up and read twice.
Mr. Boyd offered an amendment establishing a territorial government for Utah, but was declared out of order. Several others were offered, providing for the recovery of slaves, restricting the limits of California, all of which were respectfully reported. The question was on the third reading; it was read and then passed: yeas 150, nays 57. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table
The House then went into committee of the whole on the Senate bill, to establish a territorial government for Utah.
Mr. Wentworth proposed the Wilmot proviso declared out of order; his modification confining it to Utah alone was voted down.
Mr. Mead proposed to repeal all the laws heretofore passed by Congress, prohibiting slavery west of the Mississippi, which was ruled out of order. His amendment allowing slaves to be taken there was rejected. Several other amendments were offered which met a similar fate. The bill was finally passed, Yeas 99, nays 85.
The following on the main points in this bill will soon be before the House, where it will no doubt meet with strong opposition. If it comes within gun shot of the provision in the Constitution, there can be but little doubt of its passage by those who revere that instrument. A short time, however will decide:
1. For the appointment of Commissioners in the United States Court, in the States and Territories, whose duty it shall be to hear the demands and grant certificates to the claimants of fugitive slaves for their apprehension.
2. Commissioners shall appoint assistants to execute their duties in the counties, and shall all of them have power to summon the posse comitatus to their aid.
3. Testimony of claimant or agent to be prima facia evidence against the fugitives whose evidence is not to be taken; and upon a hearing before any magistrate, Justice of the peace, U. S. Judge, commissioner or assistant, upon the testimony of the claimant or agent, the fugitive is to be delivered up.
4. Persons hindering the execution of the law to be fined $500 and imprisoned six months, and on conviction by trial of having caused the escape of a fugitive, to be fined $1,000 subject to recovery by law.
5. Prescribes the fees to marshals and deputies, and clerks of the U. S. Courts, &c., for their services under this act.
6. Additional persons provided for to assist if necessary, in the reclamation and transportation to his master of a fugitive, and their compensation defined.
7. It is provided that a certificate shall be given from one state or territory, for the pursuit of a fugitive, and his recapture in another state or territory.
8. It is provided that when a marshal or his deputies permit the escape of a fugitive from their possession, they shall be amenable to the value of the slave; and for default of duty in his capture, amenable to a fine of $1,000.
DOW ON DELINQUENTS.
The Rev. Mr. Dow in one of his sermons discourses as follows:
"The printer is in a very disagreeable situation; his money is scattered everywhere, and he hardly knows where to look for it. His paper, his ink, his type, his journeyman's labor and living must all be paid for. You, Mr.—and Mr.—, and a hundred others I could name, have taken his paper, and you and your children and your neighbors have been instructed and amused by it.
"If you miss one paper, you think very hard of the printer—you would rather go without your best meal than to go to bed without your newspaper. Have you complied with these terms of your subscription? Have you taken pains to furnish the printer with his money as he has to furnish you with his paper? If you have not, go and pay him off."
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