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BY A. S. JOHNSTON
NEC DEESSE, NEC SCPERESSE REIPUBL.1CJB.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.FEBRUARY S3,I839.
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XJvery Saturday Morning-,
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TERMS :
Three dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or
Fear dollars at the end of the year.
Ai?vkrti?kmxvts conspicuously inserted at 75
eento per square for the firs* insertion, and 37\ cents
for eveiy subsequent Insertion. All advertisements
oriwJ m cite inside every publication? or mseKed
oihsi wisalfci'il ngvMy, to ht charged as new far
?tlB ias Jilluu. Advertise menu not having the
aumner of insertions marked on them will be contin
till ordered oat, and charged accordingly.
Sotoaca Sc, Co.
5 now receiving and wtS ia ?fi?v days have
in. store the foflofcring articles? and respectful
ly soBrit their customers and the public generally to
eottand examine ? consisting ia part of
JPrjf Goods, vis,
Jtaekinaw, Whitney and London Duffle and Rose
Blankets,
Very superior and heavy servants cloths,
Xineey, cassineta and Kentucky Jeans,
Red Flannels, merinos Circassians,
Calicoes, brown and bleached shirtings,
Saluda Osnahurgs,
Bed Tickings, some 54 wide,
Apron checks, cotton and worsted hosiery,
Fur and seal skin caps,
Wool Hats, fur hats, usually low.
Servants shoes, hrogsns lined and bound,
Ri?s?ef brogans, very heavy.
Also,
4 caaes heavy an? weft made clothing, consisting of
suits, hang-up coats, great coats, <fec.
Tar Wis, gentlemen and mistes cloaks.
Sundries.
500 Sacks Salt, <fcc. <fcr..
38 hhds. fine sugars. El Destino and Victoria
v-" brands, .**' -
^ * N hhds. West India Molasses,
10 bbls. superior crushed sugars, -
10 do New Orleans Molasses,
8 Boxes common and superior loaf sugar,
SB Bags choice green coffee,
'*<.100 bags various qualities do.
E . Gnnpowdei, Hyson, Pbusbong and Black
X 'M'- ^*eaa? in boxes and eaddys,
m bbis. New Mackerel, No's 1, 2 and 3,
ts Boxes sperm candles, 4*s, 5*s and 6*s,
? ?"6,"ei'0eP'
40 MfMl Nor ham r-rai-kerc,
10 M>0>initf?iwhiin Batter.
OILS.
tea best Sailad <HL
sperm, linseed and train oils, by the
or ban& .
S^fclQUORS.
and Congnsc Brandy,
of the most approved brands,
X. E. Rum. Gin and Apple Bran4f.
WINES. '
ft, anchor hrai d,
vr?w Madeira, Cherry and Tenneriffe,
jauaw, Ckret and Sweet Malaga.
? CORD14JS:
Sfarsrhmo, Cnmso, Orange, Perfect Love, Cinna
moa^ A aniseed, Mint, Raspberry, Life of Man,
GLASS WARE.
An sssortzaent of ri It eetts cat Decanters, Cham
pagnes. Ceileriss, Goblets, Tumblers, Jellies, &c.
with a few^oken Becantersand Tumblers, very
ito# rtade exMessly for tSe use of hotels
CROCKERY WARE, an assortment.
WOODEN WARE.
fWntort Pifls, iron hound Tuhsin nests, brass bound
? _ Backets, Wire Sifters, Straw bonnets, &c.
-.li? > ' Also,
A very large invoice of HA VA NNA and
PWNCIPIE SEGARSy selected er
pressley for this Market.
In addition to the above, we expect daily to receive
--a supply of fresh West India Preserves, Raisins,
-Conaftta, Prunes, Figs, Almond* and Nuts.
And a variety of other articles which have been
at auction in the Northern cities low for
'purchased at auction in ine ^?nnmi nun !?# w *<??
-cash. Purchasers are therefore respectfully solicited
*eeaH and examine our stock before purchasing else
October 13,
42 tf
Read This.
r#ElH? subscriber will wait on the Taxable In
JL habitants of Richland District at the following
?places, and the following dayar-tttjceceive Tax Re
tarns & Taxes tor 1S3S. Sajr, at Thos D. Hornll's
fbraerly Cot Fredk. Meyer*, Fehutry the 11th ? on
12th at GafTneys Store* Toms creek ? the 13th
atWk Higginson the En?hsh Ferry Road? the
Itth at Abr'm B Higsfos -the 15th Ford's Mill? -the
19th at I. T. Williamsons, near the Camp ground ;
and on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
of each areek daring March Court, at the C*ourt
House in Columbia. AH Returns must be made by
or on the fi at day of April ; as att defaulters wilt be
KUb to a doable tax a ter that day, particular atten
tidelstfca, ia earmat.'y requested
BENJAMIN TRADEWKLL, T. C. R. D.
V. B. Those who do not pay their Taxes by or on
the first day of May next, will have t?? pay one dol
hf cents for their receipt ; and those who do not
sett tie up by or on the first day of Jane next, will
have to settle with the Sheriff.
'4s\B. T.
Jan. 19, 3 4t
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wanted to Hire
NEGRO GIRL, It *r 15 years old, to wait
about tfc. Howe. MGRDECA!.
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Houses for * Sale.
?fWIHE HOCTSE, and LOT of Two Acres, former
; J| Vy the residence of the firailv of the Rev. KO
^BET"*BANS. It is commodious, and worthy
?jthe attention of those who are disposed to purchase.
Ako? The small House, forme rmy Mr. Veal's, near
Staif *? It has six rooms, and wou<d suii a
fWtotnontainsan acre and a half.
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DfL R. W. GIBBES.
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South Carolina.
?CHESTER DISTRICT.
? B. EGG?R Tolls before me a Sorrel Mare,
? eleven or iwelye years old, fifteen hands and
-a half high, three feet white, with a blaze in her lace,
appraised at Forty tiffa-doSars.
J. ROBINS, J. Q.
Feb 9 6 tf
F*r Sale,
npHE House sndi/H on Camden -*n ? r finamTi
JIL owned by Dr.^Beeket- The Hants is rery
'kne and eemmodioaa. Apply to John W. Clarit.
? WILLI AM HOLMES.
October 41 tf
mES&z&i afflffiB
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far sale low, hy
3GCKLE.
8 tf
Tri- Weekly Mage line
Between Columbia and Branckvill ?.
BESlDEa daily stage to BranchviUe, there is now
ninning a tri-*eekly stage; leaving Columbia
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8 o'clock in
the motning, and arriving at Oranjrebnrg that night,
and next day at BranchviUe in time for the c*rs go
ing to Charleston or Augnsta. In returning, it
leaves BranchviUe on .Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day* alter the arrival of ihe cars from Charleston or
Angnsra, and arrives that evening at Orangeburg,
where it stop* for the night, and next dnv comes to
Colombia ? thus avoiding all night travelling.
G. STALKER.
Jan. 26 4 tf
ADFfcKTIKEIIEiVr.
THE subscriber offers for sale at the store of D.
<fe J. EWART & co, the following, vix:
3 Horses, a Two Horse Wagon and a Cart, '
41 Feather Beds as g?od as new, both single and
double.
50 Doable and Sinele Bedsteads,
50 Mattrasses, single and double, made of cotton and
moa, '/
50 Doxen empty quart and pint bottles,
Earthen and elassware disli rovers, and a very large
plated coffee urn, as *ood as newv
Setts pi?ted table castors, shovels, looking-glasses,
candle-sticks, limps, blankets, table-cloths, bed
spread*, coffee pots, bake pons, frying pans, fea
ther pillows and bolsters,
6 Dozen Windsor chairs,
50 wash stands, >
50 toilet tables. hai^. pitchers, <fcc.
AnJirons, cast irutkignd bras* fenders, shovels, tongs
See. with many artir-lss of household and kitchen
furtiiture^which w#be sold in quantities to suit
purchasers
E wart's Hotel to rent. Enquire of
DAVID BTWART or
D. & J. EWART & Co.
Jan 26 4 tf
Notice to Tanners.
rHE subscriber respectfully informs the public,
that he has a tan-tar o in operation at Rich,
ardsonville, Edgefield district, S C. : bis taner being
about to leave him, he desires to obtain nnotner ?
He has a negro man who is a g??od taner. A first
rare tanner will find his interest in taking charge
of my tanyard <fc ne rro, as the situation will be i>er
manent- A married man would be preferable, as there
is a good dwelling house attached to the yard. The
applicant will be expected to produce a recommenda
?ion.
DAVID RICHARDSbN,
Jan. 26 4 2m.
Selling off to close.
IN consequence of the continued ill health of S.
C. WRIGHT, and the necessity of his retiring
from business immediately, the Subscribers have
come to the determination positively to sell off. with
out reserve, their LARGE AND ENTIRE STOCK
OF DRY GOODS.
The Stock is Extensive, and comprises almost
every article usually kept in their line, amongst
which is a very large Stock of CO FTON GOOt)S,
many ?' which are at least? per cent lower than
can be purchased at this timeiu Baltimore, Philadel
phia. or New York.
35" Dealers and others, wanting Dry Goods, may
rest assured of getting them at reduced prices, as
they must and will be disposed of forthwith. Those
indebted to the firm will please comc forward and
settle the same without delay. Should there -be
any claims against the concern they will be paid on
presentation
S C WRIGHT & CO
- N. R. No Goods will be charged or sent out to be
looked at.
Jan. 19 3. tf.
Camden Bridge Company.
AT a meeting of the Stockholders, held on the
12th inst. the following resolution was adopted,
viz :
Resolved, That all Wagons or Carts crossing the
Bridge with produce for sale in Camden, do pay as
they come an?i eceive a ticket to return free ? and
that the Secretary be directed to publish the same in
the Columbia papers.
JOHN C. WEST, Secr'y.
Camdsn, Jan. 15, 1339, 4 4
THE BOTANIC PRACTICE OF
Mcdicim* and Dentistry.
DR. JOHN CHAMBER* 'respe-tfully informs
the citizens of Columbia ami its vicinity, that
he has lo-ated himself a few doors above the Far
mers' Hotel, and nearly opposite Mr. R. Sondley s,
where he may he found at all times, unless absent on
professional business.
Feb 9 6 tf
JYEW BOOKS ,
JUST received and for sale by WILLIAM CUN
NINGHAM James's new novel The . Hu
? oepot, in 2 vols, a tale of the French Protestants,
by the author of Richilieo, The Gipsey, The Robber,
Ac. J
Demonstrations of the Truth of the < hristian religion,
by Alexander 'Keith, D. D author of the Evi
dence of Prophecy, Ac. in 1 vol.
Feq 9 6 tf
MontleeUo Planter** Society.
THE stated semi-annual meeting of the society
will he hel<l at Mnnticello the first Wednesday
in March, and a full and punctual attendance of the
members is requested. The committees, who have
not yet reported, are requested to prepare their re-.|
ports for the consideration of this meeting
JOHN A. SMITH, Cor. Sec.
Feb 9 6 tM
A CARD.
THE Subscribers having purchased the entire
Stock ot Goods of Robert Waddell. would re
spectfully inform their triends, and the public in gen
eral, that they will continuethe business at his old
stand, under the firm of Bates, Phillips & Co They
pfedge themselves to the friends and customers of
the former proprie or, to fill their orders, on the same
terms heretofore given. They iuteud keepi g con
stantly or hand, a general assortment oi Dry Goo Is,
Hardware, and Groceries, suitable tt* the- town and
country trade.
They respectfully solicit a share of public patron
JESSE BATES,
JA.MES C. PHILLIPS.
JOHN WADDELL.
Jan. 28 4 It
Ten Dollars Reward.
RUNAWAY from the subscriber about the 1st
ite"eaiberlaft. a Negro Man named BOB; Bob
is abwrt 50 years old- dark romplexion, five feet 8 or
9 inches high. Bob formerly belonged to l)r. Samuel
Green, and stayed at his pluntatiou on little River,
Fairfield district. I have no doubt Ite will pa-s from
Little River to Columbia, as he is well acquainted in
Columbia, and with most of the . egwes from Little
River to Columbia, and will visit the plantations
where any of the negroes, formerly belonging to Dr
Green, reside
The above reward, and all reasonable charges, will
be (riven for the delivery of snid negro tome six ?le*
South of Winnsborough. Fuirfield district, or the
eeward if lodged in any Jail so I get him.
WM. SMITH.
Feb 16 7 tf
IWish to buy for cash, a negro girl 10 or 12 years
old? a yellow one would .0$ irco
jT* E. 5AK?K?
Feb 16 7 tf
The Imported Horse
HIBISCUS.
"m*TILL stand the ensnin? Spring at the Race
W Coarse, near Columbia, South Carolina, and
will be put to mares at fiftt dollars the Season,
and one dollar to the groom ; the money to he paid
in every instance before the mares are served ?
HIBISCUS is a beautiful Bay, without white, 15
hands 3 inches high, of great length, and capital an
tion. He was bred by Lord Exeter and was toiled
in 1834 : he was got by Sultan, out of the Dutchess
of York by Waxy, her dam. Moses' dam, by Gohan
na. out of Grey Skim, by Woodpecker, Herod Ac.
His Sire Sultan ranks higher m England, than any
Stallion in the Kingdom, and his dam unites most of |
the &vorite crosses, for this country, as a single gla nee
m S*r p*Krree will shew. In 1837, then 3 years old,
HTBISCU& received 100 gns. ft. front-Sic M. Wood's I
ch c. Rococo, by Citns, 8 it. 5 lbs each. U. M. He
was beaten for the Darby ; won by Phosphorus, Car
a van second. For the Grand Duke Michael, Stakes
of 50 Sovengns each, he was beaten by Ld. Exeter's
Troilus, by Priam, and Mr. Sowerhy's br. e. Ruby.
He ran a dead heat on the Saturday of the New
market Houghton meeting with Mr. Stanley's Rat'
Trap. Excepting the Derby, all these races were run
at New-market. In 1838, New market Craven meet
ing he was beaten by Mango, for the Ciaret Stake,
200 Sov each, and in the second Spring meeting, he
was not placed! n a hanlicap sweepstake of 10 Sov.
each, woo by Col. Peel's McWa At Epsom he
was beaten for the Craven Stakes lOSov. each, won
by Caravan ? the day but one following he won the
gold cop of 100 Sov- in Specie added to a sweepstake
of 10 Sov each ; and at Ascot he was beaten for her
majesty's Plate of 100 gns won by Sir G. Heathcote's
Valentissimo, when he was purchased by his present
owner. " .
The above comprise all of his performances, and if
rhey have not been very brilliant, it is mainly to be
attributed to the fact of bis being in the hands of a no
bleman proverbially unfortonate.
The season will commence on the first of March,
and errainate on the first of July. Mares will be well
fed at 50 cents per day, and separate lots provided
for such as may have yonngfoats Every care will
be taken to gnard against accidents, but no responsi
bility, should they occur. .
HIBISCUS is a horse of the purest pedigree, and
in high racing form, exceedingly handsome, and the
low price at which his services are offered to the pub
lic, will, it is hoped, insure him a liberal patron rnre.
GEORGE FRYER.
Columbia. Feb. 9. 6 tf
Stockholders' Meeting.
BASK OF HAMBURG, C.
FEBRUARY 1st, 1839.
AT a special meeting of the stockholders this dav,
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
1st Resolved, That the President and Cashier
cause to be sold at Public Auction on the 8th March
next, in front of the Banking House. 4fcX> SHARES
of Stock, being the increased capital of this Bank,
each share being fifty dollars, upon the following
terms, vix. The shares to be sold in lots of five
shares with the privilege of twenty ; the purchaser
to pay the premium or excess beyond fifty dollars on
eacbshare in cash; and the purchase money for
said stock on the 1st day of November, together
with four months interest, estimated at one dollar
on each share, being in all fifty-one dollars per
share to be pa* Ion the said first of November next,
and on failure to do so, then the premium to be forfeit
ed and the contract void.
2nd Resolved, That all notes hereafter discounted
shall fall due and become payable on or before the
2nd day of July next. _ _ _ .
3d Resolved, That the accounts of the Bank be
balanced and closed on the 28th day of June next,
and that the profits of the Bank to that date, togeth
er with the premium for which th j said 4000 Sh -res
may have been sold, be divided among the then own
ers of the present capital Mock of 6000 shares, first
deducting all losses to that date. .
4th Resolved, That from and after the first day of
July next the proprietors of the old and new stock,
be joint proprietors of the whole Bank rateabh* and
in proportion, and that whatever profits be made af
ter that time be divided among all the stockholders
according to the nrnnber of their shares.
5th Resolved, That no transfer of new stock be
made on the Bonks of the Bauk before the first day
of November, and that transfers be then made on
surrender of the original certificate, and payment in
full of the fifty -one dolhrs per share.
6th. Kesoived.That the stockholder's appoint on the
9th of ?March a committee of three to examine on
the 26th of June all suspended debts, and see
that such as are bad be subtracted from the surplus
of the old stockholders i efore the dividend is declar
ed. and that they admit interest to be calculated on
any that are known to be good, and' that the said in
terest be carried .o the credit of the old stockholders
before the ividend is declared.
7th Resolved, That the Cashier cause to be forth
with advertised the intended sale, w th the foregoing
resolutions, and to have prepared a full and correct
exhibit of the affairs ofthe Bank for the inspection
of the public on the 8th of March.
8th Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to
meet on the 7th of March next.
An election for 7 DIRECTORS will take place at
the Banking House on the 11th March between 10
and 12 o'clock, to serve for 12 months.
The SALE will commence at 10 o'clock A. M. on
Friday, the 8th of March _
H. HUTCHISON, Casfuer .
Feb 9 6 4t
TIJYFMjJMTES, BOL.Tl.XG
CLOTHS, &c.
DIRECT IMPORTATION.
THE subscriber has received per recent arrivals
on consignment, and offers for sale,
200 Boxes Tin Plates 1-3 x at SI I per box,
Also, I X x . D x x, and Leaded Roofing Tin,
14 x 20 inches,
And a fresh supply of German Bolting Cloths ol
the real Anchor brand.
. JOHN S JONES,
No 129 East Bay, Charleston.
Feb 16 ? 7 5t
South-wester n Rati Road
BANK AGENCY AT COLUMBIA,
CHECKS at sight on the BRANCH BANK, at
Knoxville, Tennessee
JOHN I. GRACEY, Agent.
Feb 16 .7 tf
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1 LOST.
^ OTICE is hereby given that application will be
? made, at the expiration of three months from
this date, for a new certificate of Stock in the Com
mercial Bank of Columbia, S. C , in lieu of one issued
in the nsraeof the subscriber, dated 7th November,
1831, No 214, for Seven Shares. The original Scrip
having been lost or mislaid.
WM.PATTO.N.
Columbia, Feb. 11, 1839, 7 3m
JYbtice.
WE have placed the notes and accounts of the
estate of E. W. HARRISON, deceased, in
the hands of Messrs Black Arthur for collection
Thooe indebted to said estate will please call and
make payment before the 15th instant and save
? WILLIAM NORRIS, Adm'r.
MARY A. H ABRISPN, Adm'x.
Feb 4 7 3t
JOB PRINTING
JfltATfcY BMUffl'SP
THE WINTER NIGHT.
*n? the high festival of night !
'Hie earth is radiant with delight ;
1, fast as weary day retires,
heaven unfolds iis sacred fires,
rht, ? as when first the firmament
the new made world was bent,
infant seraphs pierced the blue,
1 rays of heaven came shining through.
mark the heaven's reflected glow
$n many an icy plain below ;
And where the streams with tinkling clash
inat their froxen barriers dash ;
fairy lances fleetly cast
gtittlering ripples hurry past,
fleeting sparkles glance afar
rivals of some opper star.
taee, beyond, how sweetly still
moonhght wraps th?Ml,
And many an aged pine receives
The steady brightness on its leaves,
Contrasting with those giant forms
Which, rifled by the winter storms,
With naked branches broad and high,
Are darkly printed on the sky.
Fron every mountain's towering head
A white and glittering robe is spread,
As if a melted silver tide
Where gushing down its lofty side ;
The clear cold lustre of the moon
Is psrer than the burning noon,
And day hath never known the charm
That dwells amid this evening calm.
The idfer on his silken bed
May talk of nature cold and dead ;
But we will gaxe upon this scene,
Where some transcendent power hath been,
And male these streams of beauty flow
In gladness on the world below,
Till r lata re breaths from every part
The rapture of her mighty heart.'
EFFECTS OF AN EARTAQITAKE IN
CALABRIA? BURYING ALIVE.
After that, the bodies of all the victims
had been recovered, the melancholy fact was
proved., that fall one-fourth of the number
would have been saved had prompt means
been found to disencumber them from their
sitaatioo. The men were found to have ex
pired in the act of making desperate efforts
at disengagement. But the women were gen
erally in an attitude of despair; their hands
extended over their heads,* the fingers con
vulsively entwined amongst their hear. Not
so with mothers who perished with their off
spring : these all appeared to have been care
less as to themselves, devoting all their
thoughts to the preservation of the infant.
With their bodies extended above their lit
tle ones, they seemed to hope to save them ;
or, with arms and hands extended towards
the spot where the child was found, it seem
ed, that, although unable to touch it, because
of the few intervening ruins, they had the
horrid consciousness of the vicinity* Many
signal examples were exhibited of the hero
ism and vigour of men, and of the indomita
ble power of maternal affection. An infant
was rescued clinging to the breast of its dead
mother, and perfectly recovered, after being
three days under the ruins. An uncle ot my
old friend and comrade, Oeneral William
Pope, was dug out alive on the fifth day. A
lady with her child was liberated by the sole
labor of her husband, after being two days
buried. Three days afterwards she was
brought to bed, and, together with her child
and husband, lived many years. Being ask
ed what sensations she felt in her horrid
totnb, she replied, " I waited and waited with
confidence, knowing my husband was alive."
A girl of eleven years of age was dug out on
the sixth day. and lived. Another aged six
teen, named Eloisa Basilli, remained eleven
days, with an infant in her arms, which on
the fourth day died ; so that, on their being
delivered, the latter was in a state of putridi
ty. The poor girl Eloisa could not possi
bly liberate herself from the corps of herlit
tle sister, being closely hemmed in by the
rums. A slight glimmer of light penetrated
to her tomb, which enabled her to count the
returns of day. But other authority irre
fragably established the facts of this surpris
ing case, and throe already mentioned.
Many cases of prolonged vitality in animals
were more surprising than those of the hu
man species. Two mules lived under a
mountain of ruins, one twenty-two days, the
other twenty-three. A ben lived also twenty
two days, and two fat pigs thirty-two days.
All of the human species, as well as the
brutes thus ushered again to day, preceived
for a length of time a sort of stupid weakness
and no desire to eat, an insatiable thirst, and an
almost blindness. Of the number saved, ma
ny men returned to their occupations healthy
and in good spirits, while others remained
ailing and meiaucholy. This difference was
supposed in great part to depend on the peri
od of their inhumation, and on the loss or
preservation of hope in the different parties.
The Eloisa Basili, although very handsome,
treated with every kindness and amusement
by her relations, was never after known to
move her lips into any thing like a smile. All
those who were buried for any length of time,
when interrogated about their sensations,
made for answer ? " So far I remember ; fur
ther I thought not and know nothing," Most
of those persons died at premature ages.
Eloisa Basili, oppressed with melancholy,
refused to marry ; ? neither would she retire
to a convent, as recommended by some of I
her pious friends. Her only pleasure seem
ed to be in solitude. Seated under a tree,
she would sit for hours, her eyes averted
from every habitation^ and fixed upon the
sea. On the appearance of an infant, she
involuntarily turned herhead aside. ? Colonel
MaceronVs Memoirs.
Parker's Corn Shelter,
Improved !
CAPABLE OF SHELLING 20 BUSHELS IN
ONE HOUR!!!
THE subscribers have on hand a few of the
above Machines, which they unhesitatingly re
commend as the most simple as well as the most ef
fectual Com Shelters now in m*. Persons desirous
of seeing them in operation, can do so by caHing at
Mr. Felix Meetzes store, on the comer below the
foldan hoise.
GREEN h ANDERSON.
&*e.I5# ' 94 Cm
SPEECH OF MR. CLAY.
On the subject of Abolition Petitions. j
Thursday Feb. 7t 1839. J
Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, rose to prewju
petition aod said : I bate received Mr.Jg* |
ident a petithioo to the Senate and
of Representatives of the United WJ
which I wish to present to the
is signed by several hundred inhabitants of
the District of Columbia, and chiefly
city of Washington. Among them I recog- ,
nise the name of the highly esteemed M*y
or of the city and other respectable MM*
some of which are-personally and ??! keo*?j
to me. They express their regret that the ,
subject of the abolition of slavery in thelJit
trict of Colombia continues to be pressed
upon the consideration of Congresj by in
considerate and misguided individuals lnora
er parts of the United States. ^ey Jtate
that they do not desire theaMiWWIMlg ;
ry-wt^bin'fho Diitiict/even
sess the very questionable power. atahsBK
injr it, without the content of *he peope
whose interests would be immediately toa
directly affected by the measure ; that it is a
question solely between the people in the Di?
trict and their only conftitutional Legislature,
purely muoicioal, and one in whrch uoegfrv
rior influence or interest can justly interfere,
that, if at any future period the people i of the
District should desire the abolition of slavery
within it, they will doubtless mal * ?!iph
wishes known, when it will be time e g
to take the matter into consideration; ttoat
they do not, on this occasion, present thei^r
selves to Congress because they are slave
holders; many of them areoot^P* ^ toe?
are conscientiously opposed to slavery b
they appear because they justly respect the
rights oHhose who own that de^nptionof
property, and because they
conviction that the controlled . ag* ? -
the question by those who haw-no right to
interfere with it, has an injurious toflflence
on the peace and tranqoilit; of
nitv, and upon the well being and happiness
of those who are held in s^neehon ; they fi
nally protest as well aeain#raeunauthor?ed
indention ofwhkttheycomriajn.ai lagainst
any legislation on the part of Congre^ .o
compliaoee therewith. But, as I wwh
respectable petitioners to be themselves heard
I request that their petition may l?W*dri
It was read accordingly, and Mr- Oar pro
ceeded. I am informed by the committee
which requested roe to offer this petition,, an#
believe that it expresses the a'mostanam
mous sentiments of the people of the Do
trict of Columbia. . _ ?
The performance of this service affords
me, said Mr. C.a legitimate opportunity, of
which, with the permission of the Senate, 1
mean now to avail myself to say 'ome'hmg,
not only on the particular object ofshe pen
| tion but upon the great and interesting sub
ject with which it is intimately afoc*ted/.
It is well known to the Senate said Mr.
Clav, that I have thought that the most ju
dicious course with abolition petitions has
not been of late pursued by Congress. Ib
believed that it would have beeo wisest to
have received and referred thera.Wi'bou o?
position. and to have reported aga'"* the ?
object in a calm and dispassionate and argu
mentative appeal to the good sense oftbe
whole community. It has been^opposed,
by a majority of Congress that rt was most
expedient either not to receive the Pe'1"""8
at all. or, if formally received, net to yit w
definitely upon them. There is np substan
lial difference between these opposite opinr.
ions since both look to an absolute rejection
of the prayer of the petitioners. But there
is a great difference in the form of proceed
ing, and, Mr. President, some experience ?
the conduct of human affairs has taught me
t? believe that a neglect to /
ed forms is often attended wuh ttwre mis
cbievons consequences than the Infliction gt
a nositive injury. We all Jtaow that, even
in private life, a eolation of. the existing
usages and ceremonies of society cannot trie
place without serious prejudice. I fear, *
that the abolitionists have
eralle apparent force by blending wuh the
object which they have in view S cojhjteial
and totally different question ansi^ out of
an alleged violation of the right of petition.?
I know lull well, and take great pleysurein
testifying, that nothing was remoterfrom the
intention of the majority of the Senate. Aom
which! differed than to violate thenght of
nation in any case in which, aceoidmg to
rjodgementfthat right could becon-.?
tionally exercised, or where the object oT^e
betition could be safely or properly granted.
S? it must be owned that the abolitionists
have seized hold of the fact of the .treatment
which their petitions have received in Ooi*
press, and made injurious impious upon
the minds ofa large portior .of the commuM
tv This, I think, might have been avoided
ed by the course which I should have been
elad to haveseen pursued.
8 And I desire now Mr. Pres,d?nt, to advert
to some of those topics wh-ch I think might
have been usefully embodied in *reP?Jt t>Z
a committee of the Senate, and which, I am
peisuaded would have checked the progress,
if it had not altogether arrested the effors of
abolition. I am sensible, sir, tharTftfawosk
would have been accomplished with much
ereater ability and with mneh happier effect,
under the auspices of a commmee thao .t
1 can be done by me. But. anxwusaa lalway
am to contribute whatever is in my power to
the harmony, concord, and happiness of th?
great people, I feel myself mesistably im
nelled to do whatever is in my power, in
competent as I feel myself to be. to dwnade
the public from continuing ,0 f
ject fraught with the most direful conse
qUTbere are three classes of persons opposed
"te^ofl^lootedl^The
first are those who. from sentiments of phil
anthropy and humanity, are conscientiously
otwosed to the existence of slavery, but who
K !?? opposed, at the ?je time fo any
disturbance of the peace and tranquility of
the Onion, or the infnngementof the powers
of the States composing the eonfederscy.?
In this class may be compreheod^ 'hepeaw
ful and exemplary society of Friends,
one of whose established maxims is, an ab
horrence of win all its forms "ndihecu^
tieation ofpeeoe end good will amongst man
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sajsatssKajB^.
persuaded thai the right of peti|w>itigrv,
violated by Congress, co-operate j
abolitionists for the sole purpose of i v
and vindicating that right. And C|m W^
, class are the real ultra itiiltliiBillii who
are resolved to persevere H) the puraufe of
their object at all hazards, and without regard
to any consequences, however calamitous
, they may be. With then tbe righfs of pre*
! perty are nothing; the deficiency of the poo <?
| ers of the General Government is OOtJiiOf ;
the acknowledged end iucontestible powers
of the State* are nothing ; civil war. a disso
lution of the Union, and theeoorthrow of a .
government in which are concentrated the?
fondest hofpea of a civilized world* are noth
ing. A single idea has taken poseeMioo of
their minds, and oowstd they pursue ?t,4*er
(oozing all barriers, reckls* ^ JfgliwH?
of aUcooaeeueoces. Witfc^Mi elaffcthe
mwneqWte >WNi|?Mf|
of Colambla^and intho
the prohibition of the remevaltetalescs ifrnna
State to State, and the ertteg to odmk, any
new State, comprising witM^Jw()|,|)to
institution of domestic slavery, fit kgmm*
ny means coodaciog to the accomplishment
of the ultimate but pertfoue end at vjiietl
they avowedly and boldly are but *o
many short stages in the lonfc afcd bloody
road to the distant goal at which they wo uhl
finally arrive. Their purpose is abolilfc*.
universal abolition, peaceably if Jt con, for
cibly if it most. Their object is. no longer
concealed by the thineat veil ; it is a*ow*4
a nd proclaimed. Utterly destitute of consti
tutional or other rightful power lining in to
tally distinct communities, as alien to the
communities in which the subject ,oo< which
they would operate resides^. m far as concerns
political power over that subject, as if they
lived in Africa or Asia, thej nevertheless pro
mulgate to the world their purpose U >0
to manumit forthwith, aod without compear
sat ion, and without mora) preparation, three
millions of negro slaves, under jurisdictions
altogether separated from those under which
they live, I have said that immediate abo
lition of slavery to the District qf Coined*
and in the Territory of Flori^ and the ex- '
clusioo of new States, were joaty mqfciio to
wards the attainment of a mech raoreimt*>r
taut end. Unfortunately, they are not the
only means. Another, and much more la
mentable one is.tbat which this class is en
deavoring to employ, ofarmving ope portion
against another portion tf the Uniotuy^
With that view, in all their .leading priota
and publications, the alleged hortora of sla
very are depicted in the most flowing and
exaggerated colors, to excite the Imaginati one
and stimulate the rage of the slave. States.?
The slaveholder is held up and represented
as the most atrocious of human beings. Ad
vertisements bf fugitive slaves and of slaves
to be sold are carefully collected and WoM?
ed forth, ta infbse a spirit of detcstatioa~aw
hatred against one entire aed the largest sec
tion of the Union; And like a. notorious
agitator upon another theagg would
bunt down aod proscribe from the
civilized society the inhabitants of thst en
tire section. AWbw me, Mr. President, to
say. that whilst I recognise in flie jturDf
wounded feelings of the Minister of the U
nited States at the Court of St. James, much
to exense the notice whic^ltb A
to take of that agitator, in my humble <
ion he would better have consulted t?e ' _ ^
nity of his station and of his cbuaftgr in treat
ing him with contemptuous sileoce. He
would exclude ns from European sociei^^
be. who himself can only obtain a contraband
admission, and is received with scornful re
pugnance into it ! If he bo no more desirous
of our society than we are of his,:
rest assured that a state of eternal non-in
tercourse will exist between ns. Yes, sir,
I think the American Minister would have
best pnrsued the dictates of true dignity 4y
regarding the language of the member of toe
British House of CommobsaC tbe malignant
ravings of the plunderer of his own country;
and the libeller of a foreign aud kindred poo*
ip|e- r .
But the means to which I have already
adverted are not the only ones which this
third class of ultra abolitionists are employ
ing to effect their ultimate end. T^JEmr
their operations by professing to employ only
persuasive means in appealing to the human
ity, and enlightening ihe understandings, of
the slaveholding portion of the Union* If
there were some kindness in this avowedauo
tlve, it most be acknowledged that thtere was
rather a presumptuous displa* also of an
assumed superiority in inteuigeuce and
knowledge. For some time thfljy continued
to make these appeals to our wnf and our
interest ; bnt impatient eith the now influ
ence of their logic upon onr nopid minds,
they recently resolved to change their sys
tem of action. For the agency of Mir
powers of persuasion, they now propose to
substitute the powers of the ballot box, and
he must be blind to what is passing before'
us, who does not perceive that die inevita
ble tendency- of their proceedings Is, if these
should be fouod insufficient to mvokfthe
more potent powers of the. bayonet,
Mr. Presideot, k is at this alarming stage
of the proceedings of the ultra ibp^omw
that I would seriously Invite every considerate
man in the. country solemnly to paua* aod
deliberately to reflect, not merely on etorex
isting posture, but upon that dreadfnl preci
pice down which they would hurry us. !#?
is because these ultra abolitiooista have ceas
ed to employ the instruments of ieasou and
persuasion, have made their cause political
and have appealed to the ballot bos, tfcat I
am induced, upon this occasion, to address
you. ????._. .-i-.-t- > >^v
There have been three epochs to ifee his
tory of our country at whieli the spirit of ab
olition displayed itself. The first was imme
diately after the formation rif the present
Federal Government. Whetf the Constitu
tion waa about going into epemttoa, its p6m*
em were oot well undetMiM^rihe eonmm *
oity at large, and miualjai|:fo be accurately
interpreted and defined. that period nu
merous abolition societies were (brined, com
prising not merely the Socliy ^fFriends
but many other good men. Petitions' were
presented to Congres, praying ftMbe
tion of sla very. They were'