!iJL DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, MORALITY, AGRICULTURE, LITERATURE, AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. m iilES 1. NORWOOD, EDITOR.] To thine ovnxelf he true; Amt it must foliotc a* the nipht the day; Thou const not then be false to any man.—Hamlkt. VOL. 1. DARLINGTON C. H., S. C., THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY 1, 1852. [NORWOOD k DE LORRE, PI BLISIILRS- NO. 44. THE DA&LINGTON FLAG, IfE1Y TEEISDAY MOINWI, AT DA«LI58T«!I, C. «. C., MY 'Norwood * de lorhe. tehms or sTBscmmor: 111 advance, (per annum,) - - - #2 00 At tba MpiratMMi ofeix mouths - 2 50 At the end of the year - - - • - 3 00 ADVERTISING : Advertisements, inserted at75 cents a square (fourteen lines or less,) for the first, and 37i cts. for each subsequent insertion. Bunsass Cards, notexceedmf ten lines, nserted at •5, a year. m — Burr’s curt, rude and offensive reply began with intimating that Hamilton’s letter was greatly deficient in that sin cerity and delicacy which be professed so much to value. The epithet in question, in the common understanding of it, implied dishonor. It having been affixed to Burr’s name, upon Hamilton’s authority, be was bound to say whether be bad authorized it, either directly or by uttering expressions or o|Hitinn8 derogatory to Burr’s honor. It was apparent from this letter, and it was subsequently distinctly stated by Van Ness, that what Burr required was S iractice as a lawyer Had gi ill] insight into Burr’s swindling pecu niarv transactions, and lie hod long re garded him, fn his private as well as his political character, ns a consum mate villain, as reckless and unprinci pled as he was cool, audacious and en terprising—an opinion which he had found frequent occasion to express more or less distinctly while warning iug his federal friends against the arts of Burr. MISCEllAHKOUS. [FromHildreth’sHistory of the U. Slates] DEATH OF IAIILT01. Disappointed, and all hia hopes blighted, as he believed, by Hamilton’s instrumentality, Burr l»ecame eager for vengeance. Humiliating was the contrast between himself ami Hamil ton, to whom, in his anger, he was ready to ascribe, not bis political de feat merely, but his blasted character also. Though fallen from his former station of eotimutuding influence in 'the conduct of affairs, Hamilton still enjoyed the unbounded confidence of a party, outnumbered indeed, but too respectable to be despised; while, of his bitterest opponents, none, with any pretentious to character or candor, doubted his honor or questioned bis in tegrity. Burr, on the other band, saw himself distrusted ami suspected by everybody, and jnst about to sink alike into political annihilation and pecu niary ruin. Two month’s meditation on this desperate state of affairs, wrought up his cold, implacable spirit to the |K>int of risking his own life to take that of his rival. He might have even entertained the insane ho|>e—for, though cunning and dexterous to a re markable degree, lie bad no great in- tcl'.cct—that Hamilton killed or dis graced, and thus removed out of the way', he might yet reti ieve his despe- rUe fortunes. Among other publications made in the course of the late contest were two letters by Dr. (’ooper, a zealous parti- 7.nn of Lewis, in one of which it was allcdged that Hamilton bad spoken of Burr as a “dangerous man, who ought | could have exjiected the general disa rm to be tins ted with the reins of gov- | vowal which lie demanded, this oiler ernment” In the other letter, after was pronounced unsatisfactory and a repeating the above statement, Coop- mere evasion; and again, a second er added: “1 could detail to you a | time, disavowing in the same breath more despicable opinion which Gen. Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr.” Upon Uie latter passage Burr seized the means of forcing Hamilton into a duel. For his agent and assistant therein he selected Win. P. Van Ness, a young lawyer, one pf his most at tached partisans, Mid not less dark, de signing, cool and implacable than him self. Van Ness was sent to Hamilton with a copy of Cooper’s printed letter, mid a note from Burr, insisting upon “ a prompt and unqualified acknowl edgement or denial of the use of any expressions which would warrant Coo per’s assertion.” Perfectly well acquainted with Burr and Van Ness, and perceiving as well from Van Ness’s conversation ns from Burr’s note, a settled intention to fix a quarrel upon him, Hamilton declined any immediate answer, promiug a re ply in writing at his earliest conven ience. In that reply he called Burr’s attention to the fact that the word “ de spicable,” however in its general signi fication it might imply imputations up on personal honor as to which expln- natoms might be asked, yet, from its coonection, as used in Dr. Cooper’s letter, it apparently related merely to qualiicationa for political office, a sub- jeetp aa nothing was said about the mpse defeat* statement referred to in the same letter, as tt> which it seemed to be admitted that no explanation w as in those erisises in our public affairs which seem likely to happen, would probably be inseparable from a confor mity with prejudice in this particular.” With that candor towards his oppo nents by which Hamilton was ever so nobly distinguished, but of which so very seldom, indeed, did ho ever expe rience any return, be disavowed in this 1 paper, the last he ever wrote, any dis position to affix odium to Burr’s con duct in this particular case. He deni ed feelirtg toward Burr any ill-will, while ho admitted that Burr might nat urally be influenced against him by bearing of strong animadversions in which he had indulged, and which, as Usually hapjiens, might probably have Ttiose animadversions, in some cases, might the band as hard as iron, and the foot as insensible as brass. But formed for the bull dog followed, w ith still inqui enjoyment we find men seeking it.— ring nose, and bristles all erect. After the labor of the day is over and “ Begone! ye baste! It’s Captain the toil of life is done, they return to Bland M’Spadden, of the Royal Irish every quarter to find some source of . Greys, that’s now willing to tache a recreation, some avenue of life which dozen or so ov young giutlemen arith- is fragrant with flowers, and which metic and manners, at two dollars a echoes w ith sweet music. quarter—begone!” “ Danger knows full well round the tree, looking thunderbolt— in’; an the little darliuts all tickled w ith the sport. Soon as me eyes come a general disavowal on the part of Hamilton of any intention, in any con versation he might ever have held, to convey impressions derogatory to the been aggravated in tin; report, honor of Burr. Granting Burr’s right to make this have been occasioned by misconstrue extraordinary inquisition into Hamil- tiou or misinformation; yet his cen- ton’s confidential conversations and snres had not proceeded on light correspondence, it would have been grounds, nor from unworthy motives, quite out of the question for Hamilton From the possibility, however, that he to make any such disavowal. His might have injured Burr, as well ns to ractice as a lawyer had given him his general principles and temper in Desirous, however, to deprive Burr of of the inflamed state of political feel- nny possible excuse for persisting in 1 mg, of frequent occurrence, and eery his murderous intentions, Hamilton seldom ending without bloodshed. The caused a paper to be transmitted to ; day having been fixed, and the hour him, through Pendleton, a brother law- appoint°d at 7 o’clock in the morning, yer, who acted as his friend in this the parties met, accompanied only bv matter, to the effect that if properly their seconds. The bargemen, ns well addressed—for Burr’s second letter was considered too, insulting to admit agreed upon, remaim'd, as usual, at a of a rejilv—he should lie willing to distance, in order if any fatal result state that the conversation alluded to should occur, not to be witnesses. by Dr. Cooper, so far as he could re- The parties, having exchanged saluta- cnll it, was wholly in relation to poli- j tions, the seconds measured the dis- tics, and did not touch upon Burr’s tauce of ten paces, loaded the pistols, private character; nor should he hesi- made the other preliminary arrange- tatc to make an equally |»rnuipt avow- meats, and placed the combatants.— al or disavowal to any oilier particular At the appointed signal, Burr took de- and specific conversation as to which liberate aim, and fired. The hall en- he might lie questioned. ’ tered Hamilton’s side, and as he fell. But as Bur^s object was to find a his pistol, too, was unconsciously dis- pretext for a challenge, since he never charged. Burr approached him, appa rently somewhat moved, hut on the suggestion of his second, the surgeon and barge.men already approaching, he turned and hastened away, Van Ness coolly covering him from their the charge made against him of pre- sight with an umbrella. The surgeon CAPTAIN 1SP1DDEY, THE IKISU GENTLEMAN IN PBMUITE OF A SCHl'LE. 1 w ill endeavor to chalk out for our readers a rough sketch of Captain Me- Spadden, an Irish gentleman who visit ed our town not long since, while on a pedestrian tour through the piney woods, in search of a location for a bit of a schule.” We were not looking for Captain M’Spadden. He came among us un expected, unannounced. Living fish sometimes drop from the clouds; and there is no particular reason why M’- Hpadden might not have made his en try in the same manner—for he was an oiLlfish—except that the weather was quite fair at the time; no vapour at all competent to the transportation of an Irishman, weighing an hundred and odd pounds, having been seen for sev eral days previously’. It was therefore presumed (in the absence of the pos- . _. __ , , session of any quadrupedal chattel bv .u e ! e i M *e) ‘hot he was on a pedestrian tour of nneisemeut or business. Be this as it might, when first ol*erved, the Cap tain was leaning against a tree at one comer of the square. He had under one arm a pair of corduroy breeches; ■ nder the other, an invalided hoot— Mac himself, was a thin “ hit ov a cra- thur,” with a light gray eye, w hite eye brows, and delicate, fair features. The relation to such affairs, he had come to the resolution wiiich he left on record, and communicated to his second, to withhold and throw away his first fire, and perhaps even his second; thus giving Burr a double opportunity to pause and reflect. The grounds of Wehawk, on the | Jersey sno at that time the usual field of these single combats, then, chiefly by reason as Dr. Hosach; Hie surgeon mutually i restlessness of his glances, and the convulsive tw itches of his facial nerves. denywdgUw, Still, Hamilton express A*l a perfect readiness to avow or dis avow any specific opinion wiiich be might be charged with having uttered; but added that he never would consent to br interrogated generally m to whether he had ever said nny thing in the .eoarae of, fifteen years of political titioii, 4 to justify hdemiees which others might have drawn, thus exposing hia candor and sincerity to |mario«iciinpaMiona on the part of all who might have misapprehended him ibefedffewiiy. K enundi Y>e reasonably , 1 shall enter into any ex- upon a basis so vague as that yog have adopted. 1 trust, on tufe-g reflection, you will see the u ter in the same %bt if not, I can only regret the eircumstanee, and must abide the consequences.” determined hostility, Burr requested Van Ness to deliver a challenge. Even after its delivery, Hamilton made a further attempt at pacific arrangement in a second paper, denying nny attempt to evade, or intention to defy or insult, as had been insinuated, w ith pnrticular referenee to the closing paragraph of Hamilton’s first letter, in Burr’s ob servations, through Y'an Ness, on Ham ilton’s first paper. But this second pa per Y'an Ness refused to receive, on the ground that the challenge had al ready been given and accepted. It was insisted, however, on Hamilton’s part, as the Federal Circuit Court was in session, in which he had many im portant eases, that the meeting should be postponed till the Court was over, since he was not w illing, by any net of his, to expose his clients to embar rassment, loss or delay. h sms not at nil in the spirit of a professed dqeli't, ft was not upon a paltry pointypT honor, that Hamilton had acccpteTT lids extraordinary chal lenge, by wiiich it was attempted to hold him answerable for the numerous inqiutations on Burr’s character, bandi ed about in conversation and tin* news papers for two or three years past.— The practice of duelling he utterly condemned; indeed, lie had himself already been a victim to it in the loss of bis eldest son, a boy of twenty, in a political duel some two years previ ously. As a private citizen, ns a man saw found Hamilton half lying, half sitting, on the ground, supported in the arms of his Second. The pallor of death w as on his face. “ Doctor," he said, “ this is a mortal wound;” and, as if overcome by the effort of speaking, he swooned quite away. As he was car ried across the river, the fresh breeze revived him. His own house being in the country, he was conveyed at once to tile house of a friend, where he lin gered for twenty-four hours in great agony, hut prererving his composure and self-command to the last. The news of his death, diffused through the city, produced the greatest excitement. Even that party hostility, of which he had been so conspicuous an object, was quelled for the moment. All were now willing to admit that he was not less patriotic than able, and that in his untimely death—for he w as only in his forty-eighth year—the coun try had sufferer! an irreparable loss.— showed that the poor fellow was suf fering from incipient delirium tremens. As old Tom Martin would say, he had “ swallowed some monkey eggs, all along wid his bitthers, and they’d hatched a brood of live young divils to kape him in company.” Mac’s drapery was unique. He had on a marvelously dirty and ragged shiit, over which was a coat evidently i j. ... . cut for a much smaller individual than , • u .u. himself; the waist was just under his arms, while the extremity of the tail fell hut a few inches below' the wear- | er’s hack. His pantaloons, mud-col-1 ored, were long-w'aisted and short I legged. On his left foot was the mate of the l>oot he had under his arm; his right foot was hare, and as red as a beet. His silk hat had a turn-up of the rim behind, and a smash-in of the crown before, and the absence of all gloss, and many indentations, showed that it had been a hat of many sor rows. Still it had a jaunty, impudent air, that showed that Mac considered himself “ one of ’em”—and as it perch ed itself over its owner’s left eye, any one could see that it was a hat of con- | siderable character. One of the Captain's conceits was, that he was pursued by a w’oman who claimed to he a relative, and demand ed a provision for her support. With this distressing idea in his mind, Mac leaned against a tree, as I have said, and addressed alternately a group of little bii M'Spadden is more dangerous than he. We were two lions (be J—s, its thrue) inhered in one day, And I the elder and more terrible !” “ Be St. Patrick, the ugly baste will tear me in paces!” But the dog was merciful; and on concluding his examination, merely held up one hind leg significantly—as much as to say “ that for you!”—and walked *w ai. “Captain M’Spadden,” said a by stander, ns Mac vainly essayed to set Inmself properly upon his pegs ; “havn’t you been crowding drinks mightily, of late—rather pressing the figure—eh P’ Bland looked around, and his eye fell on a tall, handsome, judicial-look ing personage. “ Did I understand,” replied Mac, “ did I understand yer Honor to say wud I take a glass of whiskey wid yet” “ By no means,” was the reply ; “hut here’s a dime to buy yourself some thing to eat.” “ To ate, yer honor ? and me a dy ing w id the cholry ? Bedad, its the physic I’m afthur, to drive the bloody faand out ov me system wid !” “Did you ever have the cholera, Mac I” “Ha! ha! laughed Mac ; “did iver I have the cholery t “Did a fish smini f Be J—s, its fourteen times the nasty crathur hes tuk the Gorjin krampen in me entrails and I faal the premonooto- rv simtims rootin this blessed minit, in my stomik like pigs in a paa field.— The cholery included. Captain M’ripadden now marched into the grocery, walked up to the bar and looking the dealer in the face asked, “Did iver I see that eye afore ?” “Quite likely,” replied Tap. “May he it’s only me word for luck ye’d he takiu this pleasant moruin’, fora • sufl'eiin’ in me bowils, wid the chole- ry!” “I’ll take the money, n quoth Tap, handing out a decanter Imt keeping his hand upon it as if waiting for pay ment. Mac threw himself in a tragic atti tude, and drawing down his white eye brows until they overhung the tip of his little red nose, he exclaimed, “Hath a dog money? Is it possi ble a cur can lend tiiree thousand du cats? Holy faathers? I’ve hut a hit ov a kiue (coin here, but the phasic i must have, to be snre. Wud ye tell me where 1 can get a lot ov a schule to tach astronomy, Shaikspair, and manners, all for two dollars a qunr- thur ?” “D—n your duckets and your schule too replied Tap; “hand over your pi cayune.” Mac handed over the money, and drank his whiskey; and just ns he was replacing the tumbler on the board tiie female spectre peek'd over his | shoulder, and he dropiied the glass and ttle boys that were standing around ■ . . ! ,. . . ,7 broke it im, and his imaginary female perse- . cutor. “Whist!—aisy now!—he aisy!—I tell ye;" he said, addressing the nppa- i The general feeling expressed itsell I* ration . .. divj | aw| , v wi( , Uie thine ! public ceremony, the mournful pomp | have to giv€ ye _ for -| w (h „ Mtne to ,of which the city had never s^n iu ^ 0 m breakfast that i haven’t equalled. tasted the smell ov yet, this blessed blight moniin.” “ Arrnh, boys!” this was the young sters ; “ I’ll form ye into a nate class, for sport, ye see. Come, now, stand up there! Be the Saints I’d a jolly to, I tuk the biggest of the hoys be the heels, enthirely, an I flogged the hull schule witl his head an shoulders and amis. Be J—s, they roared and we kept up the s|)ort an the fun, till divil the sound head was in the schule, burrin’ me own that was full ov snufl'.” “ Then the parents drove you off?” “I'aix! They bate me away,” said Mac, sorrowfully; “the igu’rant spal peens, that couldn't understand a joke!” “ But,” he continued, “ tin* divil’s lieen in it, iver since I lost my commis sion in the Royal Greys.” “ la-t’s hear 'bout that,” said an hon est inquirer after truth, ns he sat lazily hack iu his chair, with his broad brim med hat between his knees—“ let’s hear ’bout that” “ I’d tell ye in a minit,” replied Mar, “ hut—I’m nionsthrous dry.” This objection to the narration liar- ing been removed by a half tumbler of “ corn corjil,” Mac proceeded as fol low’s, broad-brim resting his face on Ins hands, in an attitude of deep atten tion. “Ye’ll notice,” quoth the Captain, i “ I’d a conqiany in the Royal Greys— ye’ve beard of the Royal Greys, be- likes?—no? no?—thin I’ll tell ye; ’twas the clanest, natest, giiitaalest ridgment iu the kingdom, as tis myself was the aquil ov the best in it. So I one day we’d a grate revue, and the Quane was out, and Prince Albert (may his sowl rest in purgathory, a- men!) in her carriage to see it.” “ Did you ever see the Queen of England ?” asked Broadbrim, ns in doubt. “ Did I iver see the Quane ? Did you iver put a peUtie in that ugly hole in yer face ? So the Quane was out, as fine ss a flow-er, to see the revue.-— By an by the Juke of Wellington come to me, and ses lie, ‘ Mac, the Quane has kilcht a sight ov your good looks, and wants ye to present yerself before her. There’s luck for ye, me boy’—and the Juke 8lnp|>ed me on the shouldhers.” “ Was that the great Duke of Wel lington, you’re talking about? Did you know’ him f” “No less, he the cross. The Juke and me's as inthimate as brothers; so we went to where the royal cortiz was, and there was her majesty, in the royal carriage, ns lively as liricks and full of fun. Says she, ‘ Captain M’Spadden ye’ve a fine company.’ “ Yer most g rash us and amyable majesty! ses I, gettin upon me knaas. “ Wouldn’t ye like a hit ov promo- shun, Captain M’Spadden, said her majesty. “ Your most adorable majesty has guessed the secret of my heart, ses 1. “ Its the best lookin lad ye are, Cap tain, said her majesty, I’ve seen this season. “ I shall he at charges for a lookin glass, yes most heavenly majesty, since yes majesty ses so; but it’s little the advantage I have ov yer grashus ma jesty, in regard ov looks, ses I. “ That last shot did the bisness for the Quane, but the Prince, ye’ll notice, was as fiorce as a tiger, judging by his looks. So I went back, and ses the Juke to me, ‘ Mac, me boy, it’s all over wid ye—diiln’t ye see Albert’s look? He’s as jalus as the divil, and ye’ll have to lave the ridgement to-morrow!’ REfRKATIAY. Men need, and will have some kind of recreation. The body was not made for constant toi?—the mind was “Shadders avaunt 1” shouted the Cap- heshui, so 1 had; and here I am in pur- taiu: “Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart s hute ov a bit ov a schule, to tache fif- littlu dogs and all—sick ’em boys !— teen or tweenty boys gratnmer and as- Hoot away ye ugly laniHle witch! I’ve thronomy, an manners, at two dollars ^ the cholery, I tell ye and it’s ketchiu' H quarther”—and here Mac ‘soothed enthirely ?” away,’ into a gentle slumber, nsise sat “You’ve broke my tumbler,” said with a eonscieneo apparently at ease. Tapcomplainingly. “ I’ve beam tales and seen liars,” “fehake not thy gnury locks nt me ; ^ Mid Broadbrim, as be rose to order a thou ennst not nny I did it!” replied glass of whiskey; “and I have beam the Captain ; “it was the slia divil that’s ‘ stretchin the blanket,’ and ‘ shootin tazin the sowl out of my body!” with the long Ikiw;’ and I always not made.for constant study. God has little schule, down below here. Heads not ordained that life shall be spent in one continued series of efforts to secure the tilings of tius world. He has fitted up! and I’ll flog the whole class for amusement, and niver a eint from your nflekshanate parents to pay. ninfer the influence of moral and re- man for enjoyment as well as labor, aod 'Hie boys Unghed, shouted and broke ligions sentineuts, as ■ husband loving and ItiRed, and the father of a numer ous and dependent family, as a debtor honorably disposed, wbose creditors | —to toil on until the hour of death might suffer by bis death, he bad every : comes to conduct a shattered system motive for avoiding the meeting. So hack to dust and ashes. On tks other be stated in a paper which, under a hand, he has given a physical system premonition of his fate, he took care which, like tho harp, may be touched to fhnve behind him. It was hi his character of | public mau^ it was in that lofty •pmt of-pattloR**, of wiiich examples are so rare, rising high above ider made him susceptible of pleasurable j ranks at this announcement; and Mac emotions. He