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"We will cling to the pillars of the temple of our liberties, PIERREs F.' LADBOlDE, Editor.W*.DUIOPbicr and if it must fall we will perish amidst the ruins." VOLUME IV. .Ep-tl Cor -01e 'n Y. -1P1 %5. 19.. PROSPECTUS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME OF TIE wasgtlem subertiam PIERRE F. LABORDE, Editor. In entering upon the duties of a public Journalist, the Editor deems it neces sary to make known his political princi pies. This he will do in as brief a man ner as possible. He is of the straitest sect of the State Rights School of politics. On a strict construction of the Federal Compact, depends he believes, the value and the very existence of the Union. To promote this greatobjecthe will labor faith fully, and with zeal untiring. lie is op posed to a United States Bank, believing it to be unconstitutional, inexpedient, dan geroits, and peculiarly oppressive to the South. Heis in favor of the Independent Con stitutional, Treasury scheme. He believes it to be the safest, the cheapest, and the most simple plan for collecting and dis bursing the public revenue, which has yet been proposed. His paper shall not be a mere political party sheet. Agriculture and general literature shall meet at his hands, a due share of attention. He will endeavor to make judicious selections for the farmer, and will cater for the delicate appetite of the lover of polite literature. In short, he %rill use every exertion to make his paper as raiscellaneous, and as useful as possible. He will publish articles on all subjects of interest, "From grave to gay, from lively to severe." During the season of business, he will publish every week, the prices current of Hamburg, and Augusta, and occasionally of Charleston and Columbia. TERMS. The EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER is pub lished every Thursday morning at Three Dollars per annum. if paid in advance Three Dollars and Filiy Cents if not paid before the expiration of Six Months frn the date of Subscription-and Four Dol lars if not paid within Twelve Months. Subscribers out of the State are required -to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. except at the op tion of the Publisher. All subscriptions will be continued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion of tho year. - Aqyppson procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 62i cents per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 431 ets. for each continuance. Those published monthly. or quarterly will be charged $1 per square for each insertion. Advertisements not having the number of insertion" marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged ccordingly. All communications addressed to the Editor, post puid, will lie promptly and strictly attended to. W. F. DURISOE, Publisher. Feb 7, 1.5 LOOK AT THIS. T IE JACK, formerly owned by Capt. J. Weaver, will stand during the spring sea. son, at the following places, viz: at John Smi ley's (formerly Co. James Smiley's) on Fr day, the 8th inst. when the season will com qenee; at David Richardson's on Monday, the I th, and remain until 2 o'clock the next day; at Mount Willing, on the evening of the 12th, and on the 13th until 2 o'clock; at John Den ny's, on the evening of the 13th. and on the 14th until 2 o'clock; at Henry C.Turner's. on the evening of the 14th, and on the 15th until 2 o'clock. He will attend the above named pla ces, every ninth day, until the 30th day of June, when the season will cud. Ha will be let to mares at $8 the season, and $10 to ensure a mare to be with foal. Any person putting by the insurance, and trading or transferring the mare, within eleven mouths from the time of putting the mare, will be held liable for the in surance money, which will le considered due as soon as such trade or transfer is made. Any person making up a coinp any of six mares, and becoming responsible for the same, shall be entitled to a deduction of $1 on each mare. T he Horse YOUNG PRESIDENT is a handsome chestnut sorrel, full 354 hands high, elegant form and figure, rising 8 years old. He will stand at the same time and places with the jack, and will be let to mares at the same rates, and be managed by the same groom. Any person puttiag to either the Jack, or Horse, by the season, and failing to get a colt, shall have another chance, as long as I keep either, for the same money. The season money will be due on the 1st day of December next. All possible care wvill be taken to prevent accidents, but no responsibility for any. PEDICZREE.-Young President was got by Old President, of Kentucy, and came oat of a Jana. mare. Old President by Hamniltonian, and he by ihe imported Diomede. The blood of the sire and darn are both so well known by the comnmunk~y at large that I deem it unmneces sary to say any thing more about the bood on either side. BEVERLY BURTON ..March 4, 1839 f 5 Statte of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. 3 W. Wimbish, Admr. ) -David Cobbi. Thomas Cobb. et al. T appeairing to my satisfaction tat John C. SBergier and wife Eliza, formerly Eliza Cobb, defendats in this case. resido without the limits of this State: 0, motion of Bellin ger. solicitor for complainant, Ordered~atsaid absent Defendants do plead, answer, or desauar twthe complainant's ball, within three month~s fl-om the publication of this order, or the said bill will be taken pro cornfesso, against them. J. TERRY, c.x E .D. Commisioner's Office. iva~fiN Mardh 8, li 5$8 7' Ste i The thorough bred Horse W ILL stand the ensuing Spring Seasoa, commencing on the 10th of March at Wm. Edward's; 11th at Mt. Willing; 12th at Perry's Store; 13th at Coleman's ; Roads; 14th at Maj. J. C. Allen's; 15th at Avery Bland's; 16th at Edgefield C. House; 17th and 18th at R. Ward's: visitiNg each stand every ninth day, until the 10th of June. He will be let to mares at Eight Dollars the single leap, Twelve the season, and Filteen to insure. In every instance the insurance money will become due as soon as the mare is known to be with foal, exchanged, or removed from the District. A company of seven mares shall be entitled to a deduction of $1 on each mare, by each man in the club becoming responsible for the whole.l. WARD. Description.-Her Cline is a beautiful blood bay, 15 hands 3 inches high, (i stately form, presenting a commanding & beatiful front; in fact, his fore Itand is renarkable fine. He is a sure foal getter. He has run and won many races in this State, Virginia. and Maryland. When he left the turf, he was regarded one of the best three-uilc horses in the State, and two miles unequalled, and although he has ran many hard races, lie never broke down, and his limbs are yet as fine as when a colt. At three years old,after winning the great stake at Baltimore, (see TurflRegister,) hi; owner, Wm R. Johnson, of Virginia, was offered and re fused five thousand dollars for him. His colts are generally very promising, par taking of the old Sir Archy stock, his sire; are extreutel, docile and gentle, nearly all making good faniily horses, (where the dan is of good temper,) a very important consideration. His price too, is much lower than any other horse ever stood ins this country, when his color, form, size, performances and fine Pedigree are taken into consideration. Pediurce.-IHer-Cline was got by Old Sir Archy, Tis dam, Georgiana, was got by Col. Alstott's Gallatin, son of imported Bedford: his T. dam by Calypso. by imported Knowsley; g. g- dam by Eclipse.(sonofimported Obscurity,) g. g. g. a by Skipwith's figure; g. g. g. g. by imported horse Unilor's Fearnought, out of a thorough bred tare. W1. R JOHNSON. March 4, 1839 f 5 The Celebrated Thorough Bred Horse NULLIFIE R, W ILL Staud the vnsnieg Spring acnson, at the following places, viz: at Abbe ville Court Hlou: e; tit 1-Jr. Vinceent Griffin's, (near White Hall,) tnd at the Subscriber's Planttation, (near the DeadIhil.) commencing tle 4th day of March, and will visit the stands, itt the above order, once it nine days, through. out the season. which will expire the 15th day of June. and will be let to ttires at the follow. ing prices, viz: T wenty Dollars the single viiit, Tiiirtv Dollars the seasott, and Filiy Dollars in suranco, and One Dollar cash to the Groom, in every iastance. In cases of comipanies of six mares, the season will be reduced to Twenty five Dollars for each mare. atnd a proporion'a ble deduction for the visit, or insurance by one individnal becoinig responsible for all, and any individual putting tvo or more ttares of' his own shall have te sane deduction. Mares will be kep: at the :ilscriber's plantation. and special care taken ol 'htei, at Twenty-five cents per day. The visit aed season money will be come die a! the expiratlon of the season, and the Insurance money as soon as the mre is as certained to be with foal, or transferred, in which case the owner of the mare. when pttt, will be held acconutable for the money. All possible care will be taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability will le incurred for either. Description.-NULLtrI.R is a beautiful Bay, handsotmely marked, with a delightful coat of hair. which shows his superior stock. His ap. pcarauce is cotnnanding-he is of the greatest power, substantiality, and strenth. lie will be itite years old this Spring-is fill sixteen hands high, having superior size, large bone, and is as well muscled as any other horse, in this, or any other country, and has as much du. rability. Pcrfornance--Nr.ri umt, the Spring ie was three years old, ran a Swveep-stakes over the Je rusalem Course, mile heats, sixsutbscribers,One Hundred Dollars entrance.whten lie was beatten, a prodigiously hard race, and not miore than six or eight inches the second heat. The next week hue rani. and wvon a Sweep-stakes, over the Nor folk Coutrse, mile heats; Two Hundred Dollars entrance, beating several colts wvith great ease, particnlarly the seconid heat. The week after this, lie ran another Sweep-stakes, over the Nottawvay Course, mile heits, which race ho won three hteats, tinder the hardest drive, eve'ry heat. He wvas not then trained till next Sptring~. He wvas four years old when lie ran at Tree Hhill,a most interestinig and hard coate sted race, whenaheiwas beaten hy Goliah, at four heats Bayard and many others, wvere ini this race, and Nullifier was onl'y beat one foot the last heat. The next wveek he went to Baltimore, and ran over thme Central Coturse, four mile hecats, for the Jockey Club purse, when he was beaten by thie fying" Dmchman-a very hard race; many other horses running, bitt only these two con tetiding. The next fall lie ran at Broad Rock, two amile heats, which race lie wvon at four beats, beating seven others, after hte had loast the first atid second heats. Ini this race lie got one o1 his sinews sprung, and has not been trained The above is all correc'.and trute. W. Rt. JOHNSON. Pedigree.-Nr.r.triatt was got by the cele Sftted running horse, Old American Eclipsae, sont of the celebrated Americant running horse, Old Durock.ltoxana,his dam, was by the import ed ihorse,Sir Hamrrv.thie best sin of Sir PeterlTea zle, grand darm by the iniported htorse,Saltrumi g. grand dam by Col. myies' celebrated A americag horse, Old Wild Air; g. g. grand dam by Driver, g. g. g. grand dam by the imported horse, Fallow; g. g. g. g, grand datm by the im ported horse, Vamper. A cortified copy, from Virginia, signed by Benjamin Jones. Robert B Corbaun, and.Francis P. Corban. For his own anid hiidhits4' performnanices on the turf, reference can be had to the Atnerican Turf hog. & Sport ing Magazinte. -H le is a very sitre foal getter, and itis colts are large and have a splendid up pracand are now running with great sutc eess, both on the Northern and Southerni Cour see. ARCHIBALD ARtNOLD. P. S.-Nur.umn~t will he in my possessionu and care, till the end of thme present year. A. A, Dean!fal,. A bbyi!!e, 8, C. 1eb J 1-30 d 6 New Spring and Smuiner GOODS, 1 HE Subscriber informs his friends and the public generally, that he has just re ceived trom lNew York, a complate assort ment of Staple Fancy, Spring and Sum mer Goods-among which are, 3.4 4-4 5-4 and %-4 brown & bleached Shirt info and Sheetngs, A handsome assortment light col'd Prints. 50 pieces light coi'rd London do. French prints and prh.ted Jaconet, Mourning and halt mourning prints and 0 Musiins, Super printed Lawns, 4-4 and o-4 Cambrics and cambric Muslins, Swiss and book ;vl uslins, Jacot.ct plaid and stripe do. Lyonnaise and brocade do. Ladies and gent's white and black, silk H. S. and ko kiloves, " " Cotton and thread do. " " Misses black and white nett, Lace and uauze do. A handsome assortment of gauze and satin, and Mantua Ribbons. Best alian. sewnags, black, blue black, and assorted by the quantity, Hem-stitched, and super linen cambric Hkfs. Men's and boys Pongee do. Ladies' gauze, Hernani, gro-de-nap and sew ing silk Hkrs. 4-4 Irish linens and linen lawia, Plain, inserted and filled bosoms and linen collars, 84 and 104 table diaper, 3-4 birds eye and Russia Diaper, 64 8.4 and 10-4 damask table covers, French napkins & towels, French brown and grass Linens. White and brown linen Drillings Super rib'd do. A variety ofCotton do. col'd. and striped for Pants. Osnaburgihs, Cases ot ialn leaf Lnd willow Hoods, English Devon straw Bonnets, A large assortment of silk and cotton hose and half Hose*, 34 and 4-4 plaid aid striped domestic, Silk, satin, and Marseilles Vesting, Parasols and Umbrellas.. Furniture,dauity and fringe, Black bonbazines and meranos for Coats, Paris needle workd muslin capes & c.ollars, Urench baskets, bleached Russia Sheetinas. Any tiling like a genet al enumerati-n of atr ticles is inimraeticable; but these in addition, to his former stock, make it sufficiently extensive, and he trusts his porices are stfficiesitiy tnoder ate to be worthy the attention of all who wish to supply themselves with articles in his -line. His former customers and all who buy in this market, will do him, and perhaps themselves a favor, by examining his assortment before purchasing. JOHN 0. B. FORD. Hamburg, March 13, 1839. 7 tf ,tate of South Can:rdoinia. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. Andrew Kirkpatrick and wife and others, vs. Bill for George Bowie, Partition. George Weatherall and others. I IT appearinff to my satisfaction, that Sam uel Norwood and Lucinda his wife. Rich ::rd Hodges and Mary his wife, George Weath erall, and Gcorgq Bowie, Defend;tts in this case, reside beyond the limits of this State: Ordered, that they severally do appear and plead, answer or deitur to the bill aforesai i, within three ttntths ftro the publication or this order,or the said bill will,as to themrespec tively, be taken procofesso. BIENJ.Y.MARTIN, c. E. A.D. Commisioner's Otfire, 28th February.1P39. n&T $11,75 ac 5 State ()f -otith t arolina. ABBE VILLE DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. William Chiles, )Bill to have re vs funded part Vincent G'riffina and others. of Legacy. rT H E Complainant laving filed his bill tit mEny oflice', and it appearing to' my satis faction that WVilliamr Waller Seuar. Williami WValler, Jun. Doctor afordeeni, and Caraline his wvife, and George Holt and iry Ann his wife, defendants named in the said bill are. and do reside without the limits of this State; Therefore it is ordered, that the said defetndants do ap ,ear and plead, answer (ir demur, to the said hbdl. within three months from this <dite, or the bill will be taken, pro confesso as to themr. BENJ. Y. MARtTIN. Comnmissioner's Offic, Feb 22, 1839 w ar $11.75 ae.4 .NOTICE TRAYED from the subscriber on the '26th Kday of Jatnuary. one hay Horse, about 12 years of age, lell eye out, with a star in his face. Also. one bay Cott, two years old this spring, with a star in, the faice, and a small blemish in the left eye. Any person taking up said horses and giving information to the subscriber. living on Sw~eet-Water Creekc, Edgefield District, shall be liberally rewarded for the same. MARTIN H. DAY. February 4. 1839 *g 1 N~O TICE. A L L Persons indebted to the late Chr: - tian Breithaupt, dec'd., are regqnsst ed to make immediate payment. And v Il persons having demands against the estate of said deccased are requested to present them duly attested. JOHIN BAUSKETT, Eto I4?. 25 3 Notice. A Lpersonitndebted to tha Estate of Wis leyH. err, dceaed.are requested to make immediate piaymeunt; and thoase having de mantds against the said FEstate, arc regniested tat presetnt thm dulv attested. SA.MUEL STEVENS, Adm'r. Feb 12. 1839 a*e '2 NOTICE~ A LL~ persons htaving demands against the estate of Janes Cobb, deceasmed, late of Hlamburg, will render themt to the subscriber. properly attested, wvithin thme time prescribed by law. J. W. WIM DISH, Adenr. Eigefleld C. H., March 9, 1839 o t 1Yicelaneouus. From the Silk-Grotocr. SILK. Mr. Danforth, by the following com munication, which came with the silk referred to, and exhibited at the Eleventh Annual Fair, has rendered his country men a timely and most acceptable service. "In compliance with the wishes of my fellow citiz.us, I give you the result of my experience during the past summer. I would first premise, that in making a tri al of the silk culture, it was my desire to adopt a mode which could be followed by our agriculturists at large., rather than to show the greatest possible quantity of silk ihatcould be produced from a given por tion of land. Such an experiment, made under peculiar advantages of soil and cul ture, yielding a large product, might be viewed with admiration, but the means being Ieyond the reach of the mass of our citizens, the same results could not be at tainrd. The field lrom which the experiarent was made, was situated in East Hartford -the soil, of a light, sandy nature, of a quality termed in that quarter, good corn land It was plouglied about the middle of May, and barrowed and furrowed in the usual manner. The roots and trees (Morus Mulhicaulis) were now laid down, & covered from two to four inches, the tops having a slight upward inclination; they were plaed above twelve inches apart in the row, the rows three and a half feet alart. having been previously moderately manured. After the field was planted, a section comprising one eighth of an acre was marked off, to be subjected to more par ticular experiment. It was stocked with 780 roots .nil trees, all of one .year's growth, having had their tops partially or wholly killed by the severity of the past season. One third were two feet high, one third one foot, stripped of their linbs, and the remainder were roots without tops, By the 1st of June the new shoots began to show themselves, and by the 1st July they numbered 4,800, &had attained the height of from twelve to fifteen inches. A family of 4,000 woris was now star ted, which wound tip on the 23d July, hn ving consumed 131 lbs. leaves. Three other lots amounting in all to 28,000, were-now put iot at intervals of several days, in order to favor the increasing growth of the leaves. By the 10th of September, the last had fiuished their la bors. Weight ofleaves consumed in Au gust, 710 pounds, and in September, 332 pounds. Total weight of leaves gathered, 1,164 lbs. Total nuirber of worms fed, 32,000 Produring nine bushels cocoons. Yielding (so far as reeledl I lb. of silk per bushel. Weiglt of coeoons, 95 lbs. Waste silk and floss, 1 lb. Tweutv seven thousand of the worms were of' the two crop kind, requiring 4,060 to make a pound of silk, and consu ning 144 pounds of leaves. The remain ing 5.000 were of the long crop six weeks worius. 2 500 of which produced a pound of silk, and consumed 90 pounds leaves. It was my intention to have fed the long crop worms entirely, as they tire known to be much the most productive of any oilier kind, but they could not be procur ed. Business now calling me away, the fee ding was discontinued, and the trees were iinnediately removed frmn the ground. having attained an average height of 44 feet, well rooted, and with heavy limbs. The produce of the one-eighth of an a cre, ais above, it appears is 9 bushels co cootns or 9 lbs. silg; be'ing at the rate of 62 pounds per nere. from the feeding be tween the 1-st July and the 10th Septem lher. It is easy to) see, that had the 1,164 pouinds leaves been fed to worms of the six weeks kind, thae yield would have been 13 lbs. of silk, or nearly--and frotm the rapidity with which the new leaves were developiing whten the trees were removed, it is ptresumed that had they remained (lu ring September, enough more mtight have been added, to have swelled the product, so as to hanve madec the crop at the rate of 125 lts. per aere. Durinig the period of feedinig, the safety and even advantage to the tree of fre quenit defoliationi was fully proved. The trees from wvhich this experimet was made, were stripped of their leaves four dliiferent times, yet at no time were they inaferior to others that were untouched; on the contrary, it was remarked. that where the leaves were removed, the limbs shot forth with greater vigor-care being taken to leave the tenider leaves at the ends of the braitches. The very treat advantage of this ape cies ofmulberry trees over standard tres, was manifest; while such trees are difl cult of success, and from the small size of the leaves, requtiriag much labor to gather any quanitity, it was eaiy for a child to take from the Morus Multicaulis 15 to 20 lbs. in an hour. The plan or retarding the hatching of the eggs by keepting them in an ice house, was fotund perfectly successful; the worms which wound the fittest cocoons were thus kept back until the 3d otf August. It mny he useful to new beginners to knmow, that the large six weeks worm, ei ther white or sulphur colored, is altogeth er preferable to the two crops: for, not on ly are they more productive of silk, but from their superior length of thread, the reeler is able ta produce silk of better quality,.aud' wviuh less labor. T~he convcmnino of n shmhb tree, whaeo the farmer wishes to change his crop, ma be seen fromn the fact, that with the use a ploutgh, the trees on this section of lan 4,800 in number, were turned out of t ground in 30 minutes. An hour more wi sufficient to cart them from the ground. Every one who has taken, up the cu ture of silk, is surprised at the case ar certuity with which it is produced; nr of this experimeut it may be observei that none of the persons who took care the trees, gathered the leaves or fed th norms, had ever seen a tree or silk wori before. I am not acquainted with the compart five merits of the Morus Mulhicaulis, at other kinds of the mulberry; but large i has.been the estimate of some cultivator of the produce and value of the former, believe its astonishing power of re-prodi cing foliage, its tenacity of life, and ti great ease with which it is multiplic have never been overrated. A friend ir forms mte that a field of roots. deprived their tops last fall, remained in the grour during winter, and that from the ne shoots, which tarted a, early as any ot er vegetation, he was able to feed frol one to two months earlier than from ot ers planted the foloning May. Frot these collected facts, we may form an ide of the quantity of leaves, and the const quent weight of silk that may be obtain< from the Moris Mulicaulis, when it sha have attained greater age, eveni in th latitude. I am not able to name the cost of raisin silk; hut an intelligent culturist of my a quaintance, frotn a proof of three stcce sive years, rates it at $2 per lb. exclusil of the cost of the trees and the tillage; re pecting the- latter, I am of opinion the It har bestowed on a field of mulberry, nee not be more than a field of Indian corn. It appears, therefore, that n-arlv all tI labor of raising silk, viz- plucking ti leaves, feeding the worms, and reeling into sewings, may he performed by the fi males of a family, and thus the product I considered a clear gain, like that of at other collateral branch of farming. TI growing of silk needs but to be look. d int to be appreciated; and if 100 pounds c be produced the first year of plantin worth $5, ihe pound in raw silk, or S when in sewings, what other crop, it tn he asked, can be named coming near for profit! I will only add, gentlemen, that it cheering to see the interest the Americt Institute ha, taken in this all importa subject, and to express the hope, that ii coming exhibition, from our silk grower and the increased patronage of the Inst tute. may give to it a fresh interest. Yours, respect fully, J. D INFORTH." Hartford, Sept. 19. 1838. From die Neicark Daily Atireriser. PoTATO SOAP FOR WAstING.-It Wi discovered by a French chetnist tmar years ago, that potatoes only three par boiled, make botter soap for washing, tha the troublesome. caustic, and expensi, article usually made use of by our wasl women. They make the clothes clean and without any injury. Let me give yr the result of the experience of my flami which is a large iue. The soiled clothes are first soaked, in tub of cleau wter shout al hour. The are then transferred to a copper of h-ot wi ter; from which they are taken piece b piece. to be thoroughly rubbed with tI potatoes, the same as with soap. Tt whole thus prepared, after having bec well rubbed, rolled and rung, are a secor time plunged into the copper, togethc with a qtuantity of potatoes ia the abov After boiling for about half an htotur, ti linent or cloths are again taken out-urn ed, thorottghly rubbed ,well over, ar wrung, and af'terwaords again thrown in the co pper for somte minutes. The clot h< are then well rinsed in clean cold wate and hug up to dry; the whole process ot cupying two hours and a half. The linent thtus wvashed, is perfecti clean, the kitchten garmnents free from a grease, and perfectly sweet, though in it old way they usually retain a greasy smel A Christman Spirit.-T he following al pears in an Ohio paper, under the adve tisiog head. What a pity-it is there at no more Mr. Goddarns in the world. "Those of my good neighbors wvho at in the habit of borrowing from me, withot my leave, atnd that too, wvhen I am asleel are requested not to take any more pot a toes from the hole they last opened. The are my seed potatoes. Take from th hole west of that, and be sure not to, lea', the hole open, for they will freeze. Youl with respect. Rt T GODD) ARD. "Posey Township, Dec. 29, 1838. Silk.-It is a fact that just a centut ago, a silk manufactury was establishe at Savannah,Ga, for the purpose of worli ing up the silk produced in this counttr3 One plantation alone furnished five hut dlred pounds of cocoons, btut the price< labor prevented the prosecution of the et terprise and it was ahbandoned for the mot profitable cultivation of cotton.-Prov dence R. I. Journal. Origin of Arnerica.-W hen the seamne on board the ship of' Christopher Colun bus, after a series of fatigues came itn sigl of St, Salvador, they burst out in exube ant mirth and jollity. "The lads are in merry-kee," cried the Commodore, fro wchich, woe uuppose, camne the .name of oli y FROM TEXAS. >f The New Orleans Bulletin of 4th inst. 1, coitains the following news from Texas, ie By the steam packet Cuba, from Gal is veston, we are in receipt of the ilinston Telegraph of the 27th ultimo. It men I. tions the arrival at Houston of several I lexican traders frou Matamoras. They d state that the Federalist arnv before that I, place had recently received' large rein yf forcements froi the upper settlements of e the Rio Grande, and a number of pieces n of artillery from Tampico. A severe hat tle had recently been Ibught near that city, L- in which according to the statements of d the Federal party, :300 Centralists were is killed, and only 18 Federalists. Felisola, 3, it is said, had left the city, and gone on I board of one or the vessels of the French i vuadron. On the 21st instant, at Hous e ton, a public: dinner was given in honor 1, to Gen. Hamilton. He addressed his hos - pitable entertainers in a long and eloquent >f speech, and closed with a complimentary d toast to Teins. We learn that General v flamilton and Ex-Gov. Butler, of South i- Carolina, and Joseph 51. White, of Flori n da, hnvo filed their declarations reenrding i- their intention to become citizens of Texas. n"The Telegraph describes the Western a counties of Texas as in a condition re markably flourishing. Between the Gua d daloupe and Colorado, new farms are I1 opened in every direetion, and hundreds is of enterprising enigrats are constantly arriving, aol adding new confidence and g en-rgy to the settlers in that quarter; The settleints were extending several . miles above Gonzales, and such was the e colfidence of the people in that sectioti . that they were making locations high up . the St. Marks, in a region that only a few d months ago was entirely deserted on ac count of the Indians. ie e From the Southern Patriot. it STATE INtDEDTEDN:ss.-The large a. mount of debt owing by several of tho States in Europe. usually denominated the y permanent debt, it contradiction to the e commercial debt, will be likely to prove more embarrassing to the people of the U. States than is generally supposed. - The principle of the debt amounts now to , somewhere about 170 millions of dollars' -tihe annual payment of the interest may not press on the avnilable resources of the States to any injurious ext-nt. But as the i period approaches for the discharge of the principal, the redemption will become a t serious matter. The loans have general e ly to run about ten years from the period of negociation. Should the payments of . any considerable portion of the principal fall due about the same period in several of the States, extensive private lankrupt cies nust be the consequence. The ab straction of largi anounta of British capi tal from productive employment in the United States. occuring inl co-operation with the payment of a Mercautile hal s ance, for we are almost in a state of itt Y debtedness to England, will materially 1- narrow the basis of our domestic credits "1 'and produce irightful rev'ulsions. It is. e time for the States to discontinue. ibis ' system of borrowing on a scaleso gigantic. .r .Many of the amounts have been obtained for Internal Improvements. About 100 y millions are duo in bonds for this object.am The period is too short for which ntey a have been borrowed to realiae advantage' y at all commensurate to such immense in I- vestments, and the isfoartune is, so inti Y mate is the chain of pecuniary depend e ence between the States, that ibse who e have prudently avoided p]unging into tis n abyss will be drawn into the vortex. ti d common with those who have participa. ted the most largely in the system. * Free Negroes.-The last Legislature pass-. ted an act in relation to free negroes,.froma d which we extract the following sections. 0 Sec 9. And he it furthter enacted. That s it shallj be law ful for any person to seize 4' anid make a slave for. life to his own ulse,. anly t-ee persotns of color who may have come into Alabama since the first day oF y February, 1832; -Proaided, this sectioni IIshall not take effect 'until the first day of e Aueus, next. -. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawfulfor isny personm to seize upoqn and tmake a slave for life, -any free person of color who may befound, in the State of Alabama after the pase e of this act, anti who shall. have comeo into the St ate sincee its passage., e The darkios; wec opine, had better'ct. it --Alabama Joural, L Neto York Custom House -This buildV y ing is estimated to cost $1,100,000. 'Of - e this $200,000 have been expended 'in the e purchase of the lot en whti:h-it is 'to stahd; S $600,000 have been expe'nded in itsrgesc tionthub~s far, and $000 more are esti matiid to be necessary for its comp~letci. Good Newos for the Mississippi Ladis..-. d A bill has beeni introduced' iwo the Sea -ate of Misssissippi, desijtied 'to seenre the rights of married won'en, bj&isecuring d them the enjoyment if 'the -property. - ~which they may posses~i at the -tijie o - -their marriage. e' r. Rather Sever.-The bitterest thidgtime Byron ever uttered respecting "the 'holy state of mat rimonty," wvas whetn he said sp~eakinw of the intimate connection of th' n soul at$ the body,- tilar he should believe they were married. .Iveeit not that ~they sympathised' ao much'with each athcrf Virtue 'may be misrepresented, persecunted, a. consigned te the grave; but the righteon.ku ir not more assuredl to thgeir holies tiLthn. 19( 'a inora Ane .