Hut, this is only the commencement of the evil,
which threatens to visit many other States. If
Pennsylvania, with her immense resources, is un
able to meet her pressing liabilities; and Indiana
and Mississippi are siiiiili.nly situated, vvh.il as
surance have we that other States, rrpiiillv in
volved, will escapo the vortex into which thesi
are plunged 1 Other States in iy for a season
avoid Ihe calamity, and steer tho ship of state
clear of the foaming breakers, by tho application
of all their means; hut that Ihey can stand the
tempest, and sail triumphantly lo n haven of safe
ty, with tho present chart before them, is utterly
impossible. There must ho a new chart drawn,
and every citizen must help io pump, or the " II
lin lis" will be among tho first wrecks of the bal
ance of the fleet, and be tho prey of an insatiate
and remorseless sh al of sharhn.
Itenlli of tivu. Dliiroiub.
The Baltimore Patriot, of Monday, June 28,
says: " Majoi-Geiieral Alexander Macomb, (ien-nil-in-Chicf
of ihe U. S. Army, died on Friday
lust, iu ihe city of Washington.
"In the enjoyment of unusually fino health
and spiriis:, Gen. M. attended at the War Depart
mcnt on Thursday, and during Ihe forenoon sal
for his portrait; at 3 p. m. complained of u Blight
pain in the head which proved to be n precursor
ofrt violent attack ofapb.pexy, which terminated
his useful hie nt 13 minutes past 2 o'clock on
Friday, lio was born m Michigan on the 3d of
April, I (Si, and was consequently iu the COth
year of his age.
