Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, February 13, 1839, Image 1
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M. MacLcan, Editor and Proprietor. CHERAW, S. V. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, Us39. Vol. IV. No. IS.
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i cations
1
New Goo'ls. i
THE subscriber has just received, in addition
to his former stock,
..... , ? :
2UU pieces fcitlgUSll anu Aincntau * 10,
2 ' London wool dyed black Clolh,
o (i <? blue "
15 cases fashionable fur and silk Hats, j
30 Shot G ins.
Persons purehising in this market, will please
call and examine for themselves.
malcom buchanan. !
Feb. 6 12 tf
Law Notice.
Subscribers have entered into copart- .
JL nersnip, and will practice Law under the j
name of McQueen & Ervin, in the Courts of {
v Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro, Marion and
Horry Districts. Their office will be at Marlbo.
ro' Court House, where one or both may at all '
times be found.
jno. McQueen.
ERASMUS P. ERVIN. \
Marlboro*C. II., S. C. )
Jan. 28, 1839. S
12 4t i
Imported Stafford,
"T^MTILL Stand the ensuing season, five days
ww in the week at the Plantation of J.
Wright near Cheraw S. I*, and two days at i
Society Hill, and will serve mares at twenty
five dollars the season or forty dollars to Insure
fiivj cents to ihe Groom. The season to
commence on the 15th of February and end on j
the 1st July
Stafford will ho six years old on the 29th of .
march next, was purchased in England by Dr.
Howe, of J. Painter Esq. of Staffordshire, the j
breeder of tho celebrated "Leviathan" now
standing in Tennesseo at ?150 the season.
He was landed in New York in May 1835 and j
has never been trained. II9 is a beautiful bay j
with black legs lain and toil, and without
white. Stands full 15$ hands high and exhibits
all tho prominent points of speed and durability, j
and a full devclopernent of all the characteristics
of a high bred'Horse.
Stafford was got by the celebrated horse Mem.
non, winner of the groat Doncastcr St. Leger
stakes. His dam was by Piseator; grand dam,
Mademoiselle. Preislo by Sir Peter; his dam,
Nina, by Eclipse, out of Pomona, by Herod, Ac .
Ac.
Meraaon was got by Whisker, winner of the j
Derby stakes: his dam Manuella (winner of the '
Oaks,) by Dick Andrews; she was also the dain
of Belzoni, Ac Ac.; grand dam Mandane, by
Pot 8'os, (the dam of Al'isidora, winner of the
Doncaster St. Leger) Lottery, Captain Candid,
and Brutandorf: great grandam, Young Camil. '
la, (the grandam of Figaro) sister to Colibri, j
% ' L.. r? il
by WoobpccKer.?i, annua, ov ireniiiam,?v^v.
quetto, by the Compton Barb?sister to Rogujus,
&.c. icc.
Piscator svas by Walton, out of Rosabella, by '
Whiskey: grandam bv Diomed: great gran"dam
Harriet, by Matchcm. Flora, (see Stud {
Book, vol. 3, p. 341 )
PERFORMANCES OF MEMNOX.
M emnon, when two vears old, won the Cham- j
pigne stakes at Doncaster, at 50 gs. each, 12 '
subscribers: also at tho same place he won the
two year old stakes of 20 gs. each, 20 subscribers.
At 3 years old he won the St. Ijeger stakes
at York, of 25 gs. each, 9 subscribers; he also
won the great St. Leger stakes at Doncaster of
25 gs. each, 8S subscribers, (twenty nino horses ;
starting;) at tbo same place he walked over for ;
the Gascoigne stakes of 100 gs. each, 9 subscri. j
l>crs. At 4 years old ho walked over for a sweep,
stakes of o'J sovereigns each, 4 subrcribers; t ,
Doncaster; at tho same place he won a sweep ,
stakes of 25 overigns each, 11 subscribers.?
When SyeTrrs old ho beitthcMarquis of Elector's
Enamel, a match at Newmarket, across tho
flat, for 1000 gs. each; ho also won the Gold ,
Gup at Ascot, and received forfeit in a match !
at Newmarket with tho Duke of PorflanJ-s The '
Alderman, Bst. 41b. each. Beacon Course, fur
500 gs.
Pasture will oc provided for mares* and
led with grain, when desired, but all accid !
and escapes at the riak of the owners.
Chcraw, Fo - I 1*2 4l j
Cast Iron Pumps.
A few Casf Iron Pumps for drawing wato
froai^wellsof ordinary depth. Also Don
ble Action," Suction and Forcing Pumps, fo
ralstng water to any elevation.
The only recommendation to Ihe abovo pumps i
is, that they will last forever.
I have a good lot ot* cast rion Stove#, which j
will be sold for cost, provided I can get the money
for thorn. Stove.pipe to suit, always on
hand.
J. HERVY.
Feb. 6 12 2;
_ - j
Chemistry.
A':ourse of lectures on Chemistry, trill he
delivered at the old Bank Room.
The course will embrace Heat, Light, Electri.
city. Magnetism, and Attraction; Oxygen, Hydrogen,
Chlorine, Nitrogen, and their combina.
tions, &c.; Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Bo-eon,
Iodine, Bronino. Fluorine, Silicon, and Sole*
nium, the metals, &c. The acids, alkalis, and
neutral sahs?and if time permits, animal and
vegetable Chemistry will also be taken up.
The coursowili be a complete one?all e.xpc*.
ment? and illustrations connected with the sci.
encexvill be exhibited and explained, calculated
not only to amuse, but to interest and edify the .
class.
Terms $5: or 50 cents per single lecture.? ;
Students^ot" the Academies, and others engaged
in the study of Chemistry, Natural Philosophy,
Mineralogy and Geology^ in fact, all who
may wish to obtain a knowledge of this importint
and useful science, would do well to at*'
tknr)
Feb. ? 12 2i
South Carolina.
Jame3 Chapman vs. Rebecca Adams, Lewis
Graves, Win. Rickkits, and Nancy his with,
Richard Graves, Win, Graves, Ncill M'Neill
an i Martha his wife, and Thomas Graves Defendants.
It appearing to my satisfaction that all the
defendants above named reside without this
stale. It is therefore ordered that they appear
before me in the Court of Ordinary to be held for
Chesterfield District on monday, the 17th day j
c-u n.vi <a .-? thtf cut* or division .
i x c^ruc*y uvAVf iu vujc^u iv v..w w.v ? (
ottho Real Estate of Richard Graves Deceased, i
?r their consent will ho entered of Record.
TURNER BR VAN, O.rd'y.
C. D. i
Tt'th December, 1838.
Bacon.
600' ,BS. Xo. Ca. Bacon for 6ale^b^,
March otlT 1838. 17?tf*
JNew Works.
IN Classical and Miscellaneous Literature, |
just received at the Bookstore,
Prescott's History of Ferdinand and Isabella, j
3 vols. 8vo,
Irvings Life of Columbus, 3 vols, 8vo.
Mclntosh'sJHistory of England.
Scotts History of Scotland, Robertsons Histo- ,
rical Works 3 vols. 8 vo.
Vcthake's Political Economy, 1 vol. 8vo.
Potter's Grecian Antiquities; Adam's Roman '
Do.
Lcverelts I,at in lexicon ; Andrews and Stoddards
Latin Grammar?
Feltcn's Homer's Slaid; Antlion's Caesar,
Sallust and Cicero,
Anthon's new Greek Grammar; Kirkham's
English Grammar.
Emerson's North American Arithmetic, 1st
2nd and 3rd Parts.
Jan. 30,1839.
11 tf |
Carpenters & Joiners Planes
&c, &c.
AMONG which are she following, viz:?}
Plow, Astragals, Dadoes, Fillisters, Grecian
Ovolos, Og cs and quirk Ogees, Sash, Bead
and Match Planes, Hollows and Rouuds, Snipe i
Bills, Rabbet, side Rabbets and Reeding Planes, j
Smooth, Jack, Fore and Jointer Planes (double
and single Irons) Firmer chisels, Spring Divi- !
dors, squares &c. Marking and Morticing Gua- j
gos, Key hole, Tenant and Hand Saws: Also ;
Locks, Hioges, Files,Sprigs, Nails &c. &c.
For sale cheap by
D. MALLO
Oct. 2.">th, 1637.
Notice.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
I
WILL bo sold at Chesterfield Court Hou?e j
on the first Monday in March next betwecn
the hours of twelve and three o'clock,
by order ofthe Court of Equity in the case of:
Flora McMillan vs. John McMillan all the Real .
Estite ofthe late Angus McMillan deceased,
consisting of about 700 acres more or less situated
on the waters of Tillers Fork Creek in the
District of Chesterfield, for the purpose of Partition
among the heirs.
The conditions of the sale are as follows, so
much of tho purchase |raoney as will be necessary
to defray the costs of suit will be paid in
cash.
The ba'.anco in two equal annual instalments,
with interest front the day of sale. Bond and
approved personal security.
G. W. DARGAN. !
Com. in Equity. I
Jan. Id, 1839.
11 4t j
New Stationary &c. for sale
at the Bookstore.
FULL and half bound Ledgers, Journals,
Day and Record Books'of various^izes; Fool,
scap and Letter paper ruled and unruled; Blank
Books of all 6izes; Quills; Black, Red and
Blue Ink; Counting House and Pocket Pen.
knives ; Sealing wax and wafers of various fancy
colours, Everpointed Pencil cases, &c. &c
India Rubber Overshoes.
FOR Sale by
D. MALLOY.
Nov.! 5th, I 337. 1 tf
Administrators Notice.
A LL jKrsons indebted totho late John T.
im. Hi nson, will please make 'payment to the
subscriber forthwith ; and all persons having de.
mands against the intestate will present them
properly provod, within tho time prescribed by
law, or this notice will be plead in bar of their j
recovery.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM, Admr.
Cheraw, S. C. Feb. 14th, 1838. 14..tf
South Carolina.
Thomas Stubbs, ct ux ) Bill for partition
vs. > for
Samuel McDaniol ct. al. 3 Real Estate."
It appealing to the satisfaction of the Court,
that Roderick McNairand wife, and Alexander
McDaniel, defendants in the above stated case,
are absent from, and reside without the limits of
the state; j
It is on motion of Dudley, complainants solici. j
tor, ordered, that the said absent defendants do
appear, and;answer, or demur, to the complain,
ants' bill of complaint, on or before the first day
of July next, and in default thereof, that the
complainants' bill of complaint, as to them, bo
taken pro confesso.
It is also ordered, that notice of this order be
published in the Chcraw Gazette, twice a month
for tho space of three months.
G. W. DARGAV.
Comm. in Equity
Chcraw District.
Jan. 14,18:39.
10 2mf3m
ilats &, Caps.
4 Few cusps, latest style of fashionable Hats
and Cujrs.
For sale by
D. MALLOY.
Nov. loth. 1637. 1 if
For ?>aie.
A second hand two horse Carriage and Gig
-_'5i.botu iii good repair. Apply to
M. BUCHANAN.
Choraw, Feb. 27th. 1636. 16 tf
Cigars.
,*5? M. Spanish Cigars, just received and for sale
by
JNO. .MALLOY, & Co.
Novoinocr 28th, 1838.
-- tf
BURNS
THESE Mills five miles Iwlow Chcraw arc
now in complete order for sawing lumber,
grinding corn and wheat and bolting tlour. The
bolting cloths arc new and of a superior quality*
The Proprietor intends to remain at the mills the
present year and will give his personal attention
to all the business of the mills. Ho hopes
by punctual attention to business, not only,
merit, but get a largo share of custom in tho
above line of business.
J. W. BURN'
Chesterfield, District S. C. Jan. 22d, 183b.
13?tf
Blacksmiths Tools.
A good supply on hand, of every thing in th
line, for sale at a small advance above oc
D. MALLOY .
March 5th 1S38. l*_tf
Overcoats & Cloaks.
JUST received by our Polo Boat, 4 dozen
Ladies Cloaks (assorted qualities) also a general
assortment of Gentlemens Cloaks, C.oth
and Blanket. Overcoats, which will be sold on
accomodating terms by
J NO. MALLOY. & Co.
November 26th, 1838.
2 if
Dissolution.
TilEcopartnership hcrefore existing between
the subscribers, under the firm of Powe
& Malloy was dissolved on the 1st liist. by
mutual consent.
All those indebted to the concern will make
mmediate payment to either, to enable them to
close the business without delay.
THO. E. POWE,
A. MALLOY.
January 21st, 1838.
The Drng Business and the Practice of Mcdi.
cine will be continued as heretofore by
A. MALLOY.
10 tf
Horse iShoes and Horse ?hoe
Nails.
Burdens patent No 1.2, and 3 Horse Shoes
and Horse shoo nails, cheaper and better
111(111 Ctlll Uf IllilUU I'Jf U1U V.VU11UV11 vjiciaiivii'
For sulo by
D. MALLOY
Nov. 8, 1837. 25 tf
Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE Copartnership heretofore existing
under tho firm of B. Mcintosh 6t, Co. is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. All per.
sons having demands against the said firm will
present them to B. Mcintosh, to whom all those
indebted are earnestly requested t? make pay.
ment without loss of time, as the business or the
firm must be closed.
R. L. EDGEVVORTH.
B. MclNTOSH.
The business will bo continued by B. Afclntosli
in tho etore lately occupied by A. F. Lacosto
Esq. Where he respectfully solicits a call from
! the former customers of the house and from eve.
I ry person who wishes to purchase goods in this
market, believing that he can hold out such in.
I ducctnentsas will insure a ahareof patronage.
Cheraw Jan. 21, 1839.
10 tf_
Ten Dollars Reward.
WILL be given to any one who may fin
and return to mo a largo brown pocket
book lost on thursday the 25th inst. between
the hours of 11 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock
P. M. containing five dollors cash, notes and
due bills. The papers will be of no value to any
one but the owner.
FELIX LONG.
Cheraw Oct. 29, 1838.
50 tf
Guns.
1 Dozen Single and Double Barrel Guns,
received and for sale by
JOHN MALLOY & Co.
November 28tb, 1838,
2 tf
Groceries.
THE undersigned have received by the late
arrivals and offer for sale theTollowing articles.
10 Hhds. St. Croix's Sugar,
10 Hhds. Porto Rico, do
50 Bags Coffee,
5 Hhds. Molasses.
10 Hhds N. E. Rum, 1 Pipe Gin. 1 Pipe.
-C. Brandy, 2 Casks Porter (in bottles; 5 bblss
Vinegar, 50 bble. Domestic Liquors, 10 Casks
Cheese and 4 boxes Pine Apple Cheuee. Pepper.
I Spice, Ginger, Indigo, ladder,'Sperm And Tal
low Candles, Chocolate, Mustard, Hyson, Im
perial and Gun Powder Teas, Soap, Rice, Powder.
Shot and Lead.
J NO. M ALLOY, & Co.
November 28th, 1838.
2 tf
From J he Charleston Mercury.
SILK.
Attention is solicited for the following notice
copied from the Agusta Constitutinalist%
Mr. Olmsted, the geatleman therein mentioned,
is now in this city but will leave it
to-day. Zealous, however, to diffuse information
upon trie important subject to
| which he has long given his especial attention,he
will attend at Stewart's Carolina Hotel,
between the hours of 11 A. M. and 2
P. M. 1o give the benefit of his experience
to all who may call upon him, to inquire
I into the history of the experiment of the
i Silk culture in Connecticut, which has bocn
'attended with such successful results.?
j There is no doubt, from past experience
and from the known advantage of climate,
that an experiment in making silk which
can be followed by even moderate success,
so far North as Connecticut, cannot fail
! with half the attention to succeed entirely
i in Carolina and other Southern States.
I
t silk oui/rukii.?:xn interesting anifi?
! on the Silk culture wiil be found in this
i day's paper, taken from the Richmond Enquirer.
If that important culture has attracted
much attention in the North, certainv
in the S'o-ehf whr?re elimV'1 .s b<v'pr
adapted to that branch cf agriculture, a ci
greater interest should be taken in its im- i tl
provemcnt. That the people o(" t'ne north a
! can raise and manufacture silk to great i d
advantage, we ii.nl occn'ar proof on Tues- j u
: (lav evening lust, in company with a number I p
i of our citizens, at the Eagle and Piicenix l?
rfotel. Mr. Olmstead, a gentleman from f
j East Hartford, Conn., who lias devoted o
much of his attention the subject, and who c
is now on a visit to the south, was kind d
| enough to exhibit to us n number of sam- \ it
: pies of sewing, twist, and raw silk, of va. j I:
I rious colours, which will bear a compaiison 1:
j with any of the same kind imported, and
j which was raised and manufactured on his j
1 own farm, during the past year, by Mr. J !
' Manforth. The samples exhibited to us ;
| were parts of the product of an eighth of nn j
j acre of ground, planted as an experiment, j
We were informed by Mr. Olmstcad that j
the trees from which the worms were fed, j
; were planted between the 15th and 20th of j *
i May last, in rows of 3 1.2 feet npart, on 1 4
land cultivated the preceding year, and of a t
sandy loam; ploughed up about the middle 1
| of September, at the rate of 20,000 an 4
| hour. He commenced gathering the leaves |
i und feeding about the 10rh of July. The
i quantity^f leaves gathered amounted to '
j 1194 lbs. The quantity of silk worms fed j I
| 32,000 ; and tlie quantity of cocoons pro- j
. duced nine bushels, yielding nine pounds of 1 I
| silk and floss I lb. About 5000 of the '
1 worms were fed on 180 lbs of leaves, and i(
the product of them was two bnshcls of coc-!1
oons, or two pounds of silk. This ^stab- j5
lishes the fact that 901bs of leaves of- the !'
' Morus Multicaulis arc Sufficient to produce j1
i one pound of silk. He commenced pluck-, '
{ingthe leaves when the trees were 4 anu ! <
; 5 feet high, leaving four leaves at the top of | '
j the tree. Ho thinks the product of the j1
j eighth of an acre would have been more ,1
; than 1200 lbs of leaves; but being short of 1
i worms lie had use for no more than 116-1 (
! lbs. If we take the estimate of 1200 lbs. i
of leaves to the eighth of an acre, as n j
basis' the product of an acre would be over j
; 100 lbs. of silk : but allowing even 100 lbs. j1
! to the acre the silk, ns manufactured in 1
j sewing silk, being worth 810 per pound,
j the produce of one acre of land would he J1
j 81000, besides multiplying the trees for j
j market.
i From the Philadelphia Courier Inquirer. J
MORUS MTLTICAUL1S.
Letters received by th? ln?t packets from j
Fiance, state that the sales of tn-es and cut- ,
tings of the Morns Muliicaulis had ceased,
in consequence ef the greatly increasing dc.
mands from this country. The nursery, j
j men there had not been prepared for such j
| unusual and unexpected orders, and, after j
| increasing their prices to 200 and 300 per j
I cent., they finally quit selling jheir plants \
at any price, in order to cut them up, to i
! propagate a supply for next season.
; It has been frequently stated in the pa- j
! pers that the Morus Muliicaulis is too ten- ;
j derto withstand the severity of the winters
in Pennsylvania, and that the Alpine and ,
Moretti, or Morus Macroph\!ia, were better ,
| adapted to this climate. It is believed tfiat j
; this opinion is erronaous, as mere are now |
' growing at the Bertram ^Botanic Garden
j three m.les south west from Philadelphia,
! several trees of tlia two last varieties, which
were received from Francp ten year* vine*.,
. (soon after the Morus Multieuulis mu he*, .i
j procured from Manilla.) The plants were
; slightly protected from the cold of the first
J winter, since which they never been shelter-;
I ed, nor suffered the least injury from the j
frost. The largest tree of the Multicaulis
is eighteen feet high and ten inches :n cir
eumference. The leaves are larger than
those of the Macrophyllo, and of a smootlier !
and finer te.x uro : they are preferred by ;
the silk worms. Both varieties appear lo'
be quite us hardy as the white mulberry :
i (Morus alba.)
An* Act to promote the culture of silk
I in this State [Georgia!.
| Whereas it is desirable that the culture ]
of silk should be encouraged within the ,
lunits of this State.
Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and
j House of Representatives of the State of
j Georgia in General Assembly met, and it j
' is herelry enacted by the authority of the j
! same, That from and after the passage of i
j this act, whenever any person or persons
; either individually or collectively shall raise
i any silk within the limits of this State, he,!
j she, or the}', shall bo entitled so draw from ;
I? 1 - - nf r?fitr 1
; me c>:aie i reasury, u pre IlliUlil \Jl 1111 v VV???-y
J for each and every pound of cocoons, as j
; by him, ner or them raised, and '
j ten cents per pound on each pound of i
J good silk, by him, her, or them, reeled from . <
; cocoons, so raised, and the persons, so j i
! claiming the premium aforesaid, shall first I
exhibit the cocoons raised, and the silk <
reeled as aforesaid, tooncof the Justices of <
! ihe Peace, within tho county where the t
j same shall have been raised, and tho said j J
j Justices shall thereupen examine the person 1 <
j or persons claiming the premium as afore- j/
said, upon his, her, or their oath, or legal ! !
affirmation, and shall require the party so j <
j claiming the premiums to swear or affirm j |
I that the cocoons were raised in tho State i
of Georgia, after the passage of this act, <
i that the premium has not before b"en i
- * -J r?_ !,
! claimed by, or pain 10 any unci :ui i ;
said cocoons or silk ; and in relation to all I
other facts and circumstances, as may, in j
j the opinion of said Justice, bo connected l
j with the raising or reeling of tho same ; and ?
| upon such evidence proving satisfactory to i
; his mind, he shall thereupon make out and i
<?;rrn a fT 'ih'fi'p with hi>' ?sf?nl hereto a HI*
d : which certificate shall ho stiftv*i?'nt nu.. at
lority to h:s Excellency tin- Governor,! tp
nd lie is hereby r* quired io receive in his j hi
epartment the sa^v, to draw his warrior 1 fai
pon t!.e Stab* Treasury in favor of the j
arty to whom said certificate L granted I F1
jr the amount of s s.d premium as p^r said j' w
er ifi. ate to be paid ou of any money not i in
otherwise appropriated. Tnis actsiiail be and \\
ontinue in full force and eflTct, tor and | dt
uring the term often year.-, tiom ati-.i after t sti
;s first passage. All laws and parts of gt
iws repugnant to this act, be, and the same c:
sereby repealed. ai
JOSEPH DAY, hi
Speaker of the House of Representatives, sc
CHARLES DOUGHERTY. w
President of the Senate. o
Assented to, 29th December, 1838- ft
GEORGE GILMER, Governor. s<
? tl
Tho subjoined sketch of Wise's speech a
* ill give our readers some idea of the loose
ind unpardonable manner in which busi- ti
less bus been conducted at Washington. S
f congress manifest a determination to S
scrutinize the accounts of the treasury de- li
lartment, it would not surprise us to hear of
ts again accidently catching fire. The w
turning of the books of the post office de- U
lartment saved a great deal of tronble. ft
" Mr. Wise examined very minutely the Si
lartculurs of most of the defalcations which |t
lave been published. He made a thorough tl
Dverhauling ol all the prominent defalca- I
ions?forty in number?giving names b
and da'es and places and rums of defalca- ii
ion?the circumstances under which the t;
defalcations were made,?the knowledge
J.c secretary of the treasury had of these c
defalcations.?his excuses, if not conni- n
vances at tiiem,?all the published facts, and ti
many others in relation to them, were sta- n
ted in a clear and lucid manner. Such a d
mass of corruption you have not before l
even droampt of. li
Ti?e last case lie examined was that of
C? ...^ W I4 \\T iar\ fln 1/4 ?? ?? #%<> nrvl ^
i'J I ? OWUtWUUU will n nc oaiu it was uut t
Mr. S*nrwout's money he proposed to look <
after. That would be a useless task, and f
his sins were heavy enough upon him. al- t
ready without further exposure. He wish. 1
ed to look afrt r the secretary of the treasury r
in connection with this great defalcation, s
Mr. Swartout left the country in August, ?
and nothing is heard of his de- I
falcation until November! The last
return of Mr. Swartwout is dated March e
28th, 1838, and the last public letter in <
April, to which answer is givm by the se. t
cretary of the treasury, dui? d April also ! 1
Nothing is heard of the defalcation then <
from April to November, and the secretary 1
tel s us that he even had no suspicions of a }
defalcation until that time. What negli. j
gence ! f
Mr. Wise then slated another fact in re- j
ference to the claims set off by Mr. Swart- I
wout when he left his office. Swartout kept in t
his bands, as it apatars, when he left office, <
with a view of meeting the claims against i
him?the sum of $201,000 as nesessary to
meet the demands against the custom i
house. What, said Mr. Wise, are the l
amount of these demands as put down in I
the now report of this account furnished by i
the treasury department J They were but
the sum of $7,709?$201,000 kept to
meet the demand of less than $8,000 !
and so s atcd< as will appear upon examination.
Will the secretary o.'tho treasury
explain this, if he can ! <
Other facts stated by Mr. Wise as gath. ,
ered from the special report of the secreary
of the treasury referring to this subject,
were in reference to certain dates of
letters. The secretary of the treasury it I
appears, sent a letter on the'6d oj April, i
18*8, demanding a settlement with Mr. i
Swartout. Mr. Swartwout received I
the letter by due course of mall, and <
on the 16th of April,?three days after 1
the date of the letter demanding a settlement, i
he answered it, but did not meet the ds- t
mand of the secretary asking a settlement, i
not only not then'bu: at no lime up to Au- s
gust, the time of his sailing for Europe, mak- J
iug the demanded settlement made in April, <
and yet the secretary of the treasury tells t
us he heard nothing of and suspected no'h- *
ing of the defalcation until some time in ?'
November ! Demanding a settlement?re- 1
ceiving none?a settlement put off fur f
months,?accounts unsetled,?the pary re- c
quested to marke the setilements ofl for Eu- t
rope, and yet the secretary of the treasury i
never suspecting any thing wrong until late c
in November.?Who believes him inno- i
cent ? said Mr. Wise. *
Mr. Wise theh proved that Flemming, s
Ogden and Phillips of the New York Cus- 1
torn Mouse knew of the defalcation long be- ?
Dre it wac proclaimed.?Letters weretnee* t
read by Flemmtng, an Auditor in the Cur- I
om House, s low ng in March, *37 a dis- j
creponcy of $500, in accounts, which diss i
jrepunhy was pointed out to Phillips and to i
o Mr. Ogden, cashier and assistant cashier. \
Mr. Flemming stated also it was discov?ir- t
2d that the treasury was wnus in, Au }
\ust the sum of $740.000! M irk the date, v
August 1338 viien Mr- J-sse Hoy was in t
.office.?and yet w; h those racts known and v
proclaimed in August, the secretary of the d
reasury says he had not knowledge of the p
defalcations?no suspicious until some time ii
- r _ i.
in November ! We believes bull, I ass
again ?saiJ Mr. Wise. <i
And now, said Mr. W., I charge Mr. c
[Ioyt with having a knowledge of this de. E
falcaiion. I charge him with being ac- b
(painted with the facts exposed by Flem. \
rning the Auditor in August, and commuo. c
icated to Phillips?I churge him with know- f
i:ig of t'< deficiency of #520,000, nnd i
tore all, ! charge the secrelaiy of P^sury
with a gross^eglect ofduly, tirno
msell" doming acquainted with tb *
cts if lie did noi linow them. \
Mr. VVis^ further commented up .- *r
I mm letter,?especially tha1 p cf it
hero ho old Swartwout that upon .-x
ing the bunds they were minus $tt40,0
'hen Flemming told Swurtuout o >
?ticiency,Sw;?rtwoutexpressed ai ?rri . d
iid there must be some mis .ike, and <
;d that Flcmmiog would exam no the .
mats. Flemming'made the examiu ru.
id while it was making, Suiertwout m.v.h
is escape to Europe! Where was v >.
scretary of the treasury t ion ? Where
as the Caihfulness of Mf3Flenmitng?and
f Mr. Phillips^?and <?f Mf.Ogden?ami 01
lr. Hoyt? Why did they not make t?i
ecretary of the treasury acquiuni<*d witu
ie facts of which he says he was sb ignornt.
Another fact stated by Mr. Wise "wis
lat from December, 1837. to Mircli. 1837.
lr. Swartout had'sent no returns to the
ecretary of the Treasury, with greet neg.
gence in allowing them.
Another fact upon which Mr. Wise dwel*
rith much force,was the arrangement of tin?
mess furnished in the report upon the ?ic- 4
ilcatiou, sent by ihe Secretary of iheTrrujry.
Letters, he said, weso missing. ri
lsertcd without date, which was fspech.&y
ie case with an important memorandum.
,et the committee of investigation ren. :n?
er these facts, said Mr. Wise, and ii qviro
ito those omissions and comrftmissioua and
derations.
Mr. Wise then spoke of the naval off:,
er of New York, ahd charged him w itu a
egieci of duty in relation to this defalcations.
The defalcation, ho thought, could
tot have taken place had the naval officer
lone his day, no more than it could, have
aken place if the Secretary of the T reasury
lad done his duty.
Mr. Wise proced the defalcation vto the
lottom, as far as he couldf do ao-?g< >tiig
> the Cashier's and Assist ant Cashier de.
^rlmentin New York, andro the Comp
roHer's and Auditor's flepartrnf,flt 01 lue
Treasury here. The extftoiriatior. was
nost searching and thorough. The
lideration of the documents connected wih
Swartwout's defalcation, alone occupied
Mr. Wise nearly two hours.
The peroration of the speaker was strong,
effective and eloquent. Ho spoke in ^jew
)f the fads he had exposed, of the Secre.
ary of the Treasury, and charged bins with
xjing ignorant, incompetent, wicked and
Jangerous. " Se help me God," said Mr.
Wise, ** if a majority of the House will
telp me to do its duty, I will h^ve the Sec.
etary of the Treasury impeached. a*'d
rom his own report. Hejs a faithless
jublic servant. Give me a jury of twelve
lonest men, and in any place in the couiw
ry, without a single witness, in my district,
)r in yours, Mr.Speaker, [ will convict km
'ry his own testwtitoy.
Mr. Wise closed by saying in reference
to himself, that the part he had ac od in
ferreting out the wrongs of tho d< par*i#?* s,
had placed him in a novel posit or:, in selfdefence,he
had been compelled ;e go u.riMii
for three years past. He had boon com*
polled, he regreted to state, to go \\ ai.d
from the cspitol armed with [>w.ob m hi*
belt. His life had been literally in i.:s nands
ever since he had commence d ms long, ar?
duous and utmost thankless task
sing the iniquities of the times."
ASFHALTUM.
We have seen wi'h n ? yt-\t <-r two p- h
frequent notices ot the uses .1; * ,'^'r nMiVrsi
Asphaltum has been applied in K .rup ,
and especially in France, but we had nor, t i!
lately, any just idea of the nature of lie sub.
itance, or of its peculiar fitness for many
valuable pusposes. An American gcutieman,
lately from Paris, with a view to inroduce
the use of so valuable an art'do
nto his own county,* brought wiih bim
;ome specimens of the mineral in a prejared
state, and afforded as an opportunity
/examining them. The specimen which
ve particularly examined was a slab a foot
iquare and half an inch thick, nn?l as hard
is th?* hardest sfono It is made fiqnij hy
teat, ajid, in that state, is applied l. the
turpose desued : asVton as it cools, it be.
omes as hard as granite, and is then more
iurable, it is said. This bitumen is Cbnnd
n several parts of France, though the m ne
)f Bastennes Is far the mefctprodudtfv-?. It
s combined with o-speties of rock, from
vhich it is separated by Tieat, and difllrs eslentially
from the petroleum or mineral tar
bund in Trinidad, Cuba, dec. This latter
substance has none of the valuable proper*
ies of Asphaltum, nor has it, we believe,
)een put to any useful purpose. The A*jhalte,
on the contrary, from its cheapness,
is durability, its perfect impcrWousmfS^ <o
vater and dump, and the great ease wi:h
vhich it can be obplied, is becoming 'cf*.
ensively used, both in London an Tar A.
Wr have before usalong list of objects to
vhich i> bus been applied in Paris, c msi*.
ing of footwuys, terraces, floor?, roofs, eUleits,
nqueduc s. taesk, magazines, stables,- i
1 - .11.... X-r itrp 'nnt rku anilu.ii/l A
let!; IPS, CCIIIII5, wu,? ?,.u
mragruph, showing the progm^ <Jf irs use
11 London, has jus'caught our eyv :
Asphalta Pavement.?In addition 'o fcrram<
nt street and Charing cross the en?'
Insure in front of the Ordnance office;
'all, has recently been covered stoitH *thif
lituminous mastic, and yesterday woriefhfen
vere employed in levellirig ? 'ayer of toniivte,
intermixed with a sp^ies of martar,
or the reception of the same composition
n a large square space at the loot of t|J^
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