Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, November 05, 1840, Image 2
Conunue cations.
Mr. Editor:
By the communication of Col. Lewis
T. Wigfall, published in your paper of the
22d uit., it is nade to appear, that I have
uttered incorrect statements. in regard to
the adjustment of the recent difficulty be
tween that gentleman and myself. The
titisstatements imputed to me, I purpose
briefly and rapidly to dispose of, beginning
with those of least consequence.
1st. That Col. W. did speak of my ra
bcr, in terms of compliment and respect,
I have alfirmed, and do still aflirm, but
Messrs. Bacon and Gallman, are mistaken
in supposing that I stated that those re
marks were made to the Board of Refer
ees. The observation made by me. was,
that they were mado to "one of the Board."
The concluding portion of Mr. Bacon's
statement hereto subjoined, shows that he
is uncertain, whether I declared that Cot.
W.'s remarks were made to the Board, or
to one of them, and I am informed ttat
Mr. Gall-nan, a few days since, in conver
sation, declared that he laboured under
the same uncertainty.
2d. I certainly never could have intend
ed to assert that there wais no written set
tlement of the quarrel, between Col. V.
and myself. What motive could I ha .e
had for sayine that there was none? Up
on that adjutmenut, I relied for the vindi
cation of my honor, as nech as Col. Vig
fall could have done. Had I deemed it
Unsatisfictory, it wouldi never have have
been signed by my friend, Dr. Johnson.
Is it possible. to suppose that I would have
been guilty of an act of such drivelling
folly, as to assert, without motive 'or oh
ject, a glaring falsehood, certain to he de
tected in the course ort hree or four days at
the farthest! It is obvious, that a palpa
ble misapprehension existed onl the part of
Messrs. Gallman ai Biacoit. the tfortmer
of whom obtained from my Uncle, Col.
Carroll, a copy of the terms of ajustmeint,
within a very l'ew days after his conversa
tion with me. Both those gentlemen have
rendered me the jnstice, however, to ac
quit ine of all intentional mifsrepresen
tation, as Will appear by their statements
appended hereto. I cannot account for
the misapprehension whict: arose, unless
by sipposing that it resulted from my ro
plying. when aske.d for a copy of the termts
of adjuistmenr. '* that I had none," for in
conslequence of my inexperience in sneh
matters. I hat carelessly omitted to bring
with me a copy. That I ide not pre
tend to conceal from other persone, the
fact, that there was a written settlement, is
apparent f'rom the st Atementi of Captain
Bouham and Co!. Carroll, which will be
ftand helow.i
3d. I have ;tsserted, ,and do mnnintain,
that the ditrlientty hetween Col. Wigfall
and tyself, xts adjusted by his retracting
" C'very thin," or all otl'ensive language,
anil that in so doing, Col. W. did - ac
knowledge, ill the settlement, that he hail
pronounce.1 Mr. Glover to be a conard."
The "ol'eusive lanaage." used ly Col. I
W., which constitutel " ever) thing," that ,
was the immediate cause of the quarrel
between us, was his pronouncing me a
li:r, upon asserting t hat he had said to tie.
that Mr. Glover was a coward. lin the
settletment, it is in substanco stated, that
Col. WiLf'all. in pronotnncing me a liar,
supposed I hadl airtmed that Ie had mado
the ahove mentiined reiark concerning I
Mr. G., AFTER the reconciliation between
them. This, Col. W. denied having ever
done; but Col. W. was now apprised that
may assertion wvas, that he hatd made the
above remark cotncerning Mr. Glover, to
mec in Columbia. which proved to lbe DE~
FORE their reconciliation, andl this Cot.
W. admitted to be true: the epithet "liar"
was thterefore inapplicabile, and beinig the
result of misapprehension on the piurt of'
Col. WV.. was tberefore withdrawn. This,
though not all expressed in so many w~ords,
is the direct and itnevitable implication
arisinig fronm the terms of' the "settlemiet,"~
and from it there is no escape. Ia con-~
fimation of this, I refer to the subjoined
correspondence betweetn myaelf atnd the
gentlemen composinig the'iBuard, as also to
the following extract frotm the settlement,
SWe have ascertainedt that Mr. Brooks,
in the conversation wvith Mr. Glover, mn
which he statedl to him that Cot. Wigtfall
had spoken in unfrietidly :ermns of' him. had
reference, in poitnt of time, to a period an-,
tecedent to the reconciliation which had I
taken place between Col. Wigfall and
Mr. Glover;iiiid that Cot. WVigf-ul, itn ap
plying to Mr. Brooks, the epithet "liar,"i
supposed that Mr. Brooks' statemett had
reference to a point of time subisequent toI
that reconciliam ion. The origin and cause
of' the present difliculhy is this charge ofr
falsehood, andI it springs from, and is catised,
*by a total misapprehension as to time."1
- If the construction I have givent to tbe
"settlement" be correct, then I am thor-.
oughty justified in all I have saidl. By ac
ceptitng t he terms of adtjustment, submitted,
by the Board, Cot. Wigfall admitted theI
tiuth of the facts thereini set forth. if
they be untrue, his permitting them to passj
as true, was craven and dastardly : if they
be true, his attempting now to dotty themi,<
is despicable to the last degree.|
Had Col. W. allowed me an opportuni- I
ty of amnending anty injury I may have
done him, it would have been eagerly etm
braced by me. But no warninig, no op- I
portunity of explanation was allowed me. I
I knew nothing of' his alleged grievances I
until I read his publication itn this paper. I
In that publication, he insinuates that he<
"did nothing," and thtat the net'er pro
nounced Mr. Glover to be a coward, at 1
any time. As has been stated in the ad
justment, the cause of difficulty was an
imputation of falsehood, relative to this
statement. I requested him to meet me
in the mountains, in consequence of this
imputation. Four gentlemetn initerpose,j
and submit terms of "settlenmetut," in
which they say that "no itmputation" was1
left otn the character of' Mr. Brooks. This I
settlement was acceded oby Cot. Wigfall,
throtugh his friend, Capt. Gregg. It there.
by becatne his act. if this evidence is not
conclusive, that Cot. Wighall did protnuce
Mr, Glover to be a coward, I can proce
thathe did,
I am now willing for the community to
judge between us.
PRESTON S. BROOKS.
Edgefield C. HI.. 2d Nov.
Maj. T. G. Bacon's Statement.
In the conversation I had with Mr. P. S.
Brooks, concerning the adjustment of the
difficulty between himself and Col. Wig
fall, (of which conversation I have given
Col. Wigfall a certificate,) I requested to
be shown a statement of that adjustment,
when a misunderstitding must have oc
curred, lbr I believe Mr. Brooks to be a
gentleman, and that he did not intend to
represent the aflir in an improper manner.
In justice to Mr. P. S. Brooks I iust
say I am not certain whether Mr. P. S
Brooks stated that Col. Wiagrall's remarks
concerning Mir. Whitfield Brooks, were
made in person. to one of the gentlemen
of the board, or to the whole.
THOS. G. BACON.
Mr. W. G. Gallnan's, Slatenent.
In the conversation I had with Mr. P.
S. Brooks, upon the adjustment of the dif
iculty between Col. Wigfall and himself,
I asked fir the settlenctt or instrument of
writing between them, I was under the
impression at the time, that he stated there
was none. Aithough under that impres
;ion still, since Mr. Brooks says that his
remark was that he had none, and not that
there was none, I am bound to believe it.
,s I think that Gentleman would not have
iade a false representation. In justice
o Mr. Brooks, I think nproper -i-te o t: a
I obtained a copy of the.adjustment from
me of the friends of Mr. Brooks, before I
taw Col. Wigfall.
W. G. GALLM AN.
Capt. 1. L. Bonhtam's Statement.
DtAin Sma,-In aecordance with your
-equest, I vill state in writing, a conversa
ion held between us some :ine in August
ast,-I think, a few (lays after Sale-day.
We were speakio of the settlement of
lie difficulty between 3 ourself and Col. L.
'. Wigfall, when I asked you where the
orticles of settlement were. You replied.
ou had none, I asked yon again, if you
iad not a written settlement, and yon an
wered, no. I thein asked you if there
vas no written settlement. Yotn said
here was. hut that Dr. Juhnson had it.
This is as nearly as I remember it, the
-ouversnaion tliat transpired.
Yours respetinully,
Ml. L. BON[A.11,
Mr. P. S. BROOKS,
Oct. 24, 181U.
Cot J. P. Carroll's Statement.
In -t conversation that occurred between
de. P. S. Brooks and inysell. in August
ost, very soon after his return from the
4imestone Springs, I remember distinct
y blamin2 him for his carelessness in hav
brought with hin no copy of the set
,ment, of his and Col. Wigfall's quarrel,
id recollect well. nurging him to write,
viahout delay, to his frieml Dr. Johnson.
or a copy. J. P. CAR ROLL.
November 2nd, 1810.
CoLUtuA. 2.5th Oct. IS-0.
Gentleen.-In a recent communica
ion from Col. W igflall, to the Editor of the
adgefwivld Advertiser, it seems to be his
vish to create the impression upon the
iublic. that the adjustuent, stggested by
eon, and acceded to by his friend. Capt.
3regg, was baed on something different
roi an 1acquittal of the charge f fallse
tood. Believing that YoU Wonfl ncve'r
ave recommended auy accommodatiot:.
n the slightest de-gree compromitting the
ionor of either. and supposing. as I did.
hat the set tlement was in conseqIence of
i withdrawal of the epithet "liar," which
vas the cause of quarrel, you will oblig.
nie, by stating distinctly in your repuly
w'hether, in the adjust ment, you dho not un
lerstatad Col. Wigfall to have withdrawn
Very respectfutlly youts, &c.
P. S. BROOKS,
Me~ssrs. 1Ilarpe'r, llammpton,
Elmore and Means.
ComutA, Oct. 28, 1840.
r'o P. S. Baoots, Esq.
.Sir, -WVithout expressing atny opitnion,
as to the true construction oft that part of
3o1. Wigfatll's publication itn the EdgeieM.
edvertiser of' the 22nd instant, itn which
fou state. that *- it seems to be his wish
o create the impression upont tihe plulic,
hat the' adjustmient suiggestedl by you, au:.dl
scceded to by his frietnd, Capt. Gregg, was
uasedl on somaethaing diflerentfm atn ae
jnittal ofthtle chtarg~e of fatlsehood," we give
ariefly our views ol' the adjnstmenmt made
>y us, on the 29th July last, at Limestone
springs.
We, accidentally present at the timedcesig
aatedl at the Limestone Spring's, were in
luced to offer our miedliatiota, to prevent t he
lostile meeting understood ton be nrranuged
ir, between Col. WVigftall and youtr.-elf.
rhe consent of all parties being obtasinedl.
.re proceededl to inquire into the facts.
Frm sources, atnd by means whichs thec
>pposing parties could not resort to, by in
luiries which the parties could not make,
we ascertained no our entire satisfactions, a
tate of facts which we detailed in the pa
yer which is ptblished itn the Edgefield
Udvertiser of the 22d itnst., etntitled ad
usttment of an affa~ir of honor, beetweer.
f r. P. S. Brooks and Col. L. T. Wiefaull,"
lated "Litmestone Sprinags, Jutly 29, 18.10"
nt that statement, we statedl distirnctly, tat
tie charge made by Col. Wigraiil, against
Ilr. Brooks, of~ havinig stated what wans
ailse to Mr. G lover, was made unader a to
a! tmisaplprehenlsion of facts-under a mis
take. That of course, sutch a charge was
lot applicabJle, and therefore, of ntecessity
eft no impuatation of falsefhoud otn the
rharacter of Mr. Brooks. Thtis statement
vas acceded to by both sides, atnd was
hereby tho act of the parties, as well as
>ur own.
In this adjustment, wye disregarded all
hose forms whicht would cembarrass the
,arties themselves, and sought fort, and
>btainied the truth ini a way they could niot.
[n the same way, we sought substance
ather that) form, itn settling the ditticultv.
[Jnder the tmost solemn convictiona of its
ruth, and our responsibilities, we said in
hte adjustment, that " we are fully and se
iously of opinion,. that there is not atay
hitng in thte quarrel between Col. Wig.
aill and Mr. Brooks, wvhicfh mtay not b
accommodated with honaor to botth parties,
mnd should, certaittly, not recommeund atv
>ther sort of accommnodation. If there is
ay circumstatnce, phrase, or expression
ta what we have said, which coutld give
rests with us. [ot with them." We have
only to add, that we remain of the same
opinion still.
We are very respectrfilly,
Your obedient servants,
F. 11. ELMORE,
W. 1HAMPTON,
WVM. I IAtPR 1 sR,
J. H. MEANS.
EDGEFIELD C. 1H.
Titusso., NovEMBEa 5, 1840.
Patal Afray.-A sudden rencontre oc
curred in the streets of this Village. Friuldey
evening last, between Mr. Thomas B.
Bird, amid Col. Louis T. Whigall, in the
course of which. pistols were mutually dis
charged. One of the shots iuflicted a mor
tal wound upon the former of these young
genlemen, of which he died Sunday mont
ing. We forbear to give any detail of
circumstances, or to make any comments,
concerning nu all'air which will probably
he judicially investigated.
The subjoined concerning the Congres
sional elections in South Carolina,we copy
from the South Carolinian. It will be
found utseful to many of our readers for
reference hereafier. It will be seen that
the entire Delegation of our State, in Con
gress, except Dr. Butler, is composed of
the Democratic party. This gentleman,
says the Greenville Mountaineer, was e
lected by accident, and by a very small
tatjority.
It will be remembered that Ger.eral
Thon-nn. ihe present nember from Green
ville and Pendleton, was elected by an
overwhelming mtajority. over Gen. Whit
ner, his conpetitor. T-u tr is evident,
that the cause oh Democracy, has gained
areatly in our State.
ELECTIONS IN S. CAROLINA.
FOR coNGRFIs.
Ist District, composed of Charleston, &c.
1. E. Holmes. No opposition.
2d " Georgetown.Darlingon, Wil
liamshurg, Marion, Ilorry and
Marlbor'-John Campbell.
3rd " Lancaster, Sumter, Ker
sha~w. Chesieifield-T. D.
Sutniter.
4dth " Spartanburg, Uition, York,
aind Chester-James a Rogers.
No oppoiion.
5th1 " Greenville and Pendleton
Dr Wn. liutler, lfhig.*
-; a6 Edeldfield and Ablieville-F.
W. Pickene. No opposition.
7th " Laurens, Nen% herry and fair
field.-Patrick C. Caldwell.
sth "Richland, Lexin::ton. Or
anetlmrg. and Barnell
Samtpson 11. Butler. No op.
'"ostt.on.
th " otlcetou and Beaufort.-R.
B1arnwell Rtheit. No op.
All Republicans. except Dr. Butler, of
lie 50t Diktrict, who is said to be a very
m,oder~ste Whig, not filly concurring with
the Whi, partv. And toll old members,
except Dr. Butler. and Col. Caldwell of'
the 5th and.tih District.
*The Greenville Mountaineer says "Dr.
Btler is electedl by a tmajority of 147
votes over Col, Norris;" and "'1 he votes
givent to the lowest candidate, [Joseph
Powell.] were chieily taken frotm the
Democratic side." lu Greenville Dist rict
the votes given were, for Norrie, 975, Bit
Ir. 603. Powvell, 354. in Petmlletmtt. for
Norris, 1,59G. lEnt fer. 2.115. Pmvell. 199.
Totals. Butler, 2.718, Norris. 2.5 I. Pow.
eli, 523. Majority for Buttler, 1417.
We ptublishied somnetimne since, an ex
tract giving an account of the timte wvhen
the election of Electors of President and
Vice Presidentt oif the U. states, wouild
take place in the several States. Somne
dotibts as to the correctness of this ac
count, have beeni entertained itt some of
te par -rs. We miigy the follow ing. from
the Boson Daily Advertiser.
EEeCTION OF ELtscToas.--By a law
'Congrness the electors of President mtust
ae chosen, itn such tannter, as the Legis
:'mutres shatll direct within thirty-four days
preeding2 the first Waeda~~y in Deccem-i
her, which this yenr fulls ott the 2d. Thte
electors may therefere he chioseni this year
on aniy dlayafter the 28th of October.
The whtole numbheris 204, (1.13 maijurit y.)
all of wvhotm willI be elected by the people
by General Tlicket, except 11 ini Soutth
drolinia; who will lie choseni by the Le
aislature, which tmeets on Novembter 23d.
Ocmhlet 30th-Ohio 21, and Penn
sylvania 30 SI
Nov. 2d-Arkanisas 3, Connecticut 8,
Georgia I I, Illinois 5, Indiania 9,
Kentucky 15, Maine 10,Michiatn 3,
Mississippi 4, Muissotnri 41. New
llamipsiret 7, New-York 42, Rhode
Islauid 4. Virginia 23. 148
Nov. 3d-Louisiania5, Ne w-Jersey S8,
Teninessec 15, :2
Nov. 9th-Massachusetts 14. Mary
land 10, Alabama 7. 31
N'v. 10th-Delawaren 3, Vermont 7, 10
Nov. l3tht-North-Caro)linai, 15
Aftr 23d-8o0tth-Carolinia, I I
Int the City of~ New-York the election is
held one day. Nov. 4th; in thte rest of the
States, on the 2d, 3d andit 4th and it has
been stated thtat the elections in Mississip
pi auml Newv Jersey are also held twotdays;
but with these excptions the electionts are
copleted in one day.
MULTIBOL~US CORN.
"Wre can buat thme beater, says the H1am
burg Journa."-Wait for the wvagon Mr.
Editor if~ you please; you hatv'tt hteard
frotm old Ninety Sixr. WVe were yest-erday
shown two ears of Corn, from the pdamia
Itions of outr friends Dr. It. C. Grillin tand~
K. M. White of this nei;;hhorhtod. One
cotainitng 1538 and thte other 1508 grains
to the car, we do niot brag ot noutr itne Corn
Mr. Editor, but would say to the Editor
f the Journial. that we have some nuLbbins
containing 1250 gr'hins to the ear. Your I
Multibole Corn cant Shine in this crowd.
Mr. Editors, try again if you please; by
inserting the above you will oblige a
CORN PLANTER.
Oct. 24, 1840.
The Camden Journal of the 28th inst.
snys:-The Court of Common.Pleas and
General Sessions conineuced its fall sit
ting for this District on Monday last, the
Ion. Judge Richardson presiding.
Dinner to Gen. McDitflc.-Tho gr-at
lengti of our reply to the calumnjies of the
Harrison paper in this place, so necessar.
to disabuse the lublic mind at a dis'stnce,
of the impressions they were calculated to
produce, has rendered it impossible to
publish to.(v, the proceedings of the
late Barberue Dinner to Gen, bleDuflie,
wihich are already in tyle. The dinner
was attended by a large and highly re
spectable and intelligent concourse of peo
ple, to the number or, we presume, nearly
one thousand; and the speech of Gen.
McDuffie, which occupied about mo
hours and a hall' was one of the most
splendid and eloquent productions of the
kitid, that we have ever had the good for
tune to see and hear; and a most triumph
ant vindication ofhis late course. and in
dced of his whole life and character, from
ohe outrageous calnttties that have been
so gratuitously and uinprovokedly heaped
on theta by the little -Presion Faction"
in this Statc.-Soul/s Carolinian.
Rare Vegetables.-Mr. John Michel,
whose tnt ommon btecess in theenlture of
fruit. flowers and vegetables has often
challenged ouir editorial commendation,
has entitled himself to the credit of intro
luciog a new vegetable into our horticul
jure. lie exhibited to us, yesterday, a fine
sp'ciiien of the Yam Massicot, or 61. Do
ningo potatoe. raised in the open air, in
his garden on tho Neck. This potatoe
grows on a rich and luxuriant vine with
large arid heautiftl heart shaped leaves,
the vine itself, at( not the root, hearing
the fruit. We are told by A]r. 1. tat the
potatue vien cooked exhibits bright gan
hoge color, and is stiperior in flavor to the
Irish potatoe. 11r. M. has also succeeded
iii raising this new vegetable from the seed
-the common mode of planting being by
cuttings of the fruit.-Char. Cour.
GREENVILLE, Oct. 30.
The Court of Sessions aid Cotitmon
Pleas for this District commenced its fall
term on Monday last, Judge Butler presi
dmng. Although there is a great deal of
husine-s n tie settled, we do not learn that
there is ay case upon the docket whicl
is of nuach imiatii:me. except to the par
ties iiterested. An adjmirnmet will not
probably take phare unutl thie close of the
week .- Greenclle Mountaineer.
Frost.-On last Suanaday and Monalay
tit-hts we were visited with heavy frist
and ice, the first we have had this fall.
For two or thre days the weather was
very cold, the Therimometer standing at
351 on Tuesday at stunrise.
Our farmers have haid a fine time for
harvesting their crops ofcorni. which are
unustudly fine throughout the upper coun
try, so fIar as we have heard. The Cotton
crop oftlhe middle Disitricts is represented
as being very light-not nuch more than
one half thac usual yield.-Ibid.
The SubTreasur.-A sound Currency.
Tie mechanic's Bank, (Augusla. Geo.)
is now eckin2t on New York at par, for
'aee. and at A lier iei I. pareni um, fr the
ntets afspecie (Ge'orgini) paying banks,
ad in C harleston andl Ilamhunrg. S. C.,
antd will likewise give her own niotes liar
chrecks oan New York.
Dit 'i l'tited S iata~ Baink ever ido tucha
bea ier for the peoaple ? Let the Banks re
sumne, and exchanige will be easv
Hamburg Jnau-nal.
Resumpion.-We perceive f'rom thei
Autgusat-a Charotnicle and Semtinael, of Tes
daty Iast, tat ''the Bliak of ilanmhirg, S.
C. is checking oan New York at futr per.
ent. for Augusta tntred." Would it not
le btettetr lfar auir Il :ilaharg Batnk to ssave
heur Newv York checks to buty specie wvitha,
itnstead of conaverting~ them into irredeemh
abale notes, as we behelid sonme of the pare
cinus metal cnrriedal'mitn boaxes ont a draty
this wveek, and their acts may elicit a repe
titiatn very often'.-Ibidl.
Pennsylvania Election.-The Pe"n-ylva
niana of the 2-2d itast., publishes a table of
thme vot's of rhat State at the Iate election,
fromn the orlicial returns. The vote ertands
aeeirding to that paper. 115,165, far thet
Democeratic tieket, and 108,853 fur the
Feideral ticket-Demoutcratie majority 6,
3l12! lit 18:36, the vote was ais follows:
lfor Vatn Butren 91,475: for Ilarriso.., 87, I1l
Democratic majority ini 1836, -1,36-1.
1Mat E s OF CoNGRrss FROMi SoUru
GARoIsya.-Th'le folliowing aire i le mtema
hers elect ha thle Cong~ress, from this State
-bssac E. Hohnites, It Bartawell hthiett,
Johnt Coutphell. F. WV. Pitckens . T'htam
a. D). Siert . Samnpsou hi. Butder. Pattric~k
C. Caldwell, Jiamtes Rogers, and WVm.
Bitler.
Messrs. Cak' well, anal Btler are new
membiers, electedl respertively in the pin
res of the [liin. J. K. Grillita and the lIon.
Waddiy Thtomapsona, th Iiof who It dcleitied
a re-electiont, Dr. Butler is Ithe otaly Whtig
in the lat.-Courier.
Itn Dr. Battler's District there wvere two
Republicain Catndidlates w~hose joinat vote
exceeded hais, anad Mr. Caldwell was elect
ed aver Col. Irhv the WVhig candidato in
has District atlthougha thaerei was another
Rieptublicani Candlidate to divideo the maa
jority. Tlhe oppotsitiont wero our numn
bered in every Cotagressional Dis.rier ini
the State.-Mercury.
A distitnguishaed gentletmatn ofNe w York,
states that less thana forty yours. since hte
dined with Chiancellar Livingston at Paris.
TIhae patience of the guests wvas exhausted
by a visionary youth nsatmed Fullons, whto
etngrossedl the conuversationa hyatt airgumxet
to parove trhar if lie could ohtitin a small
funad, he could conxstruact a boat to he pro
pelled by the power ofstesam. and tnavigate
he Hludsoni River with the volceity of four
mile tan hnor.
Prom St. Au;ustine.-We had two ar
rivals from St. Augustine yesterday, which
furnished us with papers fromif that place
lo the 25th inst, from which we cory the
following it paragrapht:
Sr. AUGUSTINE. Oct. 25.
From the South.-The schr. Wa\ln-r M.
I rings to news ft lihe I oItherni Po-:s.
The garri oin coitiinus hel lby, but It. ih
lim'i;Ied foree prevents any demoniration
against the 1tidians. who are known io be
iii large force in their several neighbor
Indian fires were seen in large nurnhers
along the coast South of Cape Catavaral.
byT the Capiain of the Walter M., and
three ludians on the beach near New
River.
On the 18th the schr. W aler M., sent
in her boat to New Srnyrna, fi the garri
soin dispaiches. and whilkt cros.,ing Nus.
(iuito bar she was ctpsized, by n hich U-'
cident a man named Ferguson. lately dis
charged from the U. States Army. was
drowned.
SAVANNAH. Oct. 26.
From Florida.-The steamer l orre-ter,
Capt. Wray, arrived last evening from
Florida. Capt. V. infrumns us that there
was no Indian news or any movements of
the army. except what we have already
noticed. We however learn from hin,
that the schr. Ileury Barger, Capt Case,
nf New York, from Baltimore. hound to
Pilatka with Government stores, was
wrecked oin St. John's Bar, on Monday
last. 19th iust. Part of the carao sails and
rigging saved-vessel total loss-Repub
lican,
Nyw-ORLANs, Oct.22.
Arrico.-We are indebted to a coim
tnercial house in this city for t copy of t io
rlecrees, recent p13' trom ulg ated by A nave,
the commander-in-chiefl of he Federal
roops in Tabas-o. in relation it) maritime
commerce. The flrst provides for the ex
emption of ntional vessels from the ton
nage dty, for a redurtion of one-firih of
the du-ies levied otl good1s imfiported by vc s.
sels coming from any port in America. or
of two fifths if arriving frot any European
irr. Those vessels only are cousidered,
iational which have confrmed to the law.
of 1833-34, on the subject of a unational
marine.
The second decree contaiis eight pmovi
sions. The first abolishes the duty on
anchorage, and provides a tonnage duty
ofotie dollar and a htalfon foreign vessels.
The -econd prohibits foreign vessels from
carrying on the coast trade, but permits
them to take cargors of domestic tner
chundi.'e, on complying with the necessary
formalities. The third pern'ts the free
transport of cnrrent coin in foreign vessels,
when it is destined to be employed as capi
tal in the market. The fourth compels
foreign vesseis to furnish a triplicate mani
festo. a list of the provisions, crew and
pa-sengers. The fifth provides for the levy
of three fifths of th- unies requiredt by the
law ofl1d27. The sixth abolishes all the
eustot houses in the interior, and removes
the duty on goods circilated in the country.
The seventh permiis the introdurtion of
gois prohibitet by the law of 1827, pro
vidted a tax of fifty per cent on the value
ofrsuch goodfs, be paid. The eighth ex
eipts fon all importing dities, the fol
lowing articles:-powde-. shot and every
kintl of weapon of war, and provisions of
all kinds.
Commercial Ilusiness in New Orleans.
The annial statement of the commerce of
New Orleatis exhibits the exports for the
last year to have heo of Cotton 9(i8.702
bales. Sutgar (cinjjettured) 115.000 bthtts.;
'lTobatceo. 413,897 tdo.. Corn, 800,000) bush
els; and Lead. 320,000O gliintals. Beshiecs
a1 variety of othter artin-les, the ni hle of
whticht ar-e valued at sixty tmillions of dol.
!ars.
These valuab.le prodnets have afiorded
fr-ighits to l1,22 sea vessels atnd 19.58 team.
hoats, besiides t hutnsands of flatt boats, bar
ps amtd prognes They have, ptrobiably,
intduced tore than 50.000 mariners, boat
metn a&nd stranigers, to visit New O rleans
dlur-ing the bustintess seasoni, andil pr-obabily
pu hettneen fo'ir andl five traillions of dnol
lars itito the pockets of merchants aind
others etnployed.
Fromt the llumburg Journal.
Our Sociey.-There are some persons
who rnatke it a case of cotisitderation about
the society ofour cit3y, anti complain that
itlls no btetter. For our own part, we
think it good eniotugh, at least "we aire coni
tetnted, perhaps it mayt lbe miniing to thne
circumistaince of our tnot betintg raised to
better, there is a great deal ini that. Ot'e
thinti we kitoni, and that is. we- tnfke our
mtoney liere, andit respect the3 plaice, andi
tioreover, are willinsg to take it fhr hettet
or ni orse, ais the catse mayv be. H ut who
are those that conmplain of our society ?
They atre the idi-id uals wh Io intkei iheir
fortuntes here, antd emt, sleep. drini k. and
spendtt it else-n here. TJhey aren the' very
people wvhio have such at disaate frn nut
city, thatt they catnnot condlecetnd to place
their famnilies here, but look for a residence
morte' -otmpjatiblet with ntoltluns of high life
ft! irantd atppeatrancies. Fudimge for such
people. Intsteftd of tiphlin g the phlice
that gives thetm bread, they reinse to bed
our pieople-their mone-y is mtarde here,t
bitt their hefarts fire elsewher-e. They arc
nur opponlueiis, atnd w e think it ft poor coin
stolatiotn, that tient bsthId ntot stiaaitn the
plac-e wh'ere they tma~ke their bread, and
eat it somtewhe.re else.
TAL.it.usi:s, Oct. 20.
Ml'ore Indian Depredatiouns. A pa:rty
rif Itndians shiowedl themtseh es at Cohotnel
Gmtble's p)lanitationu at WV.launce, in Jef
fersoni County, Ott Sat urda ;y fast . They
took a negro womain, andh forced her to
accompanuly them. But beiniz surprisedi
by nmeeting at pairty of wiu-tes, they fledI
priecipitately, aind thle woan ehreeted lier
u~scapte. The humbtugs were somec fewj
milets distat, watchitig the progress of the'
election.-$tar.
Price Albiert reached the age of 2l otn
lie 20th oh., wit-ich event was duly cele
brated ini Londou. The motrnitng was itsh
ered in by the rmtgitng of bells. andt~ in the
evening niany of the club htou-ses arid other
buildings presenttedl a ve-ry splendid ag-i.
.earannC fom the illumrinfatiotns.
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Fris -lhe Ililiaimrg Jfnrnnil.
To Crqy Victory,. is tihe Qd r :fthe Do.
--Some cry victiry for Vm H uretn, mist bi
cry vicoty flor llurrison. I cry tictory for
H a mbuarg.
llamhur:; has been a :hil of persccu
tini root n birh.1 Ila-e beei a IrsCu
dman,* frumo the h.y of- its f1 e4du daition
- a;d 'i;:H out l tit of these lerseetlors
are diwad, brok. i. or rI: na n a, aIid I jaR)
here ;Ilie, inl good ealth, nid the tonay
prosper us.
The takin'g of ity bridge was the hait
diug of li anilir; haqd not t his been taken,
there nson'd have hien, I am sure, ito
Hanbt:trg at the lires nt day. and perhaps
no Rail Ruad, and Augusta wctld have
enjoyed all the South Carolina trade, as
thereftore. And this taking, Augusta will
rrpeni to the endi of time ; for I shall be a
ble with permission of the Great Ruler, to
leach that finlce great city a lesson ever to
lie remembered hin if) iiami'per with cem
ion sense, and the hard earnings of an
hores; man. One more act. and her fate
is sealed. They have nade the Bridge
loll free. to giei inr cottn, and I am hear
tilv tickled at their stupidity. .Build anoth
er, and make it free toqand you wiU not
eet iot.r cottion then. Savannah mas en
joy the t.cuteit ofour cottou, bur Au'gu.ta
will nt,
There is one way that you can get rt,
and that is for you to come with gaiod wnon
ey to Hamburg. und buy it. My Bridge
is nearly reinstated, and that cursed thing
above, caled tile Nen w Bridge, ie gone, nev
er to be re-huil-. for ('toinlon sense forbids.
it. As to the town of Aiken. it may be a
go-d ain immer retreat, hnt, to tell me that it
nill be niade a successful town for com
tnerre, they might as well tell me that
they can miake a successful mill to go by
n ater on tie top of a mountain.
The iiduicenients I'm planters to trade
to tarmur. are rnofold-uhey can trade
to Augusta, as free aq to Ilanibure, pay
inig no loll. and therefore have in o mtar
kets lir their' seleetiotn. This, I think,
% ill satisfy them. The town of Hamburg
has also iwo markers, (Savannah and
Charleston.) and a goud road to either;
the river to one, and the Rail Road to the
other,'this will sustain her.
And as for an inundation, Hamburg is
gutarded, not only aaainar ordir.ary but ex
triordinary fireshtets. by a dyke and flood
gates. and only reguires for the Town
Council of Hambiurg to keep the1 m, as I
made them and left them.
As to the lorl, no human foresight
could possibly guard against a youtg No
ah, anl, as to -otmle of our merchants be
ing broke by it, % has signifies that?
Suppose the s% hole of them had been
broke, others would have come in and
supplied their places. As a commercial
M u, Hamburg is established beyond a
doubt, for where there is commerce, the
merchants will go. husiness willcarry hitm
atwv. Look at New-Orloans, there.
hundreds die of a day by yellow fever, yet
their places are filled up.
There are now only three things neces
sary for the prosperity of Hamburg, Ist.
A fullsupply of goods. 2nd. Pleuty of
sound money to pay for Cotton. And
3dly. - Fair dealing. We have the two
first and we will endeavor to perform the
last.
H ENRY SHULTZ,
Founder of the Town of Ilatmburg, S.
C. October 31, 1840.
The Democratic celebration of the anUL
versamy of the battle of King's mountain
on the battle ground, on the 7th tit. was
attended. according to the Western Caro
littian, by at least 15,000) men, from the
Stlttes of~ North atnd S. Carolina. Thero
wvere nlo log cabina nor eider barrels-no
hatnners with "Tip, Ty'~ler and the Tariff"
inscribed-but it wias liter ally ani outpour
inig ofi the pteople, "to celebrate a tiuemo
ruble daty, oan a sacred spot." Col. Heat
iv aof York, S. C.. antd Col. Hloke of Lin
ecola, N. C., actcd as Marshals. The
pepewere addressed by Colonel Davie,
Hn. HI. W. Cunnor, lIon. Chas. Fisher,
li. 1B. Browni, (Geni. J;as. Rogers, Bur
ton Craige, Esq atnd others. The cele
bratiott contiotned for~ two days.-Pendle.
ton Melssenger.
From the Nere York Journal of Comerce.
NTATE OF ALABAMA.-No member of
,he~ ttiion has fulfilled her engagements
with greater ptunctuality than the State of~
Alabama. The only debt sIe owes, is that
invested in the. capital stock of her Banks.
The first half mnillioni el h'er llands became
dne in Lotidon the presenot s ear; and al
thuntt:h the dtime reset ved its right to ex
tentd t he r'tod of their redemp iijut, the
whole sutm due ns atnticipated and paid
by the iatnks. for which it wvs i4sure~d.
'Te interest iuponti a nother.portin of
lie debtt. pas able at iNwe Yourk and New
Or~e; is int Nouvember and D ember, is
already providlet. A Part o hat due ina
Lotndon itt Jsuairy niext. has gote forward;
antd the (sear n estern carries with her to
day. remlit tttnces to cover the residue. In
deed all ithe pay teents of the Srate prior to
A pi. I 141, * et thuts aneticipatied,
Th'le Legislaiture of Alabaa. at its last
session, passedl an act recalling the whole
of theu Statec l',onds issued an~d still unsold.
Thhese have all becco aiccordingly returned
atnd cancelled, rhus leaiviug the State debt
Sh0,560.0ii0. The Guovernior also in hi.
last 3lessage to the Legi-lature, recoim
mnendted the establuishmnt of a sinking fund
h>r the graduoal extinguishment of this dlebt,
antd t hisjudtic~ii omasutre will f5aall prob
ability tie ntd'ptedl the ensniiog session.
With Itnn tannonil expdh ofCot;6n, uorth
t ils presea low pice, twenty 'dnillitats of
Jollars twith a viery trihlntt amnouut of im
piorts dusring thie past andl present year,
toil with a Vailbhre id andcooica l pollicy
it tihe utantagetment of her finaners. the
Siute~ oflAlabamna ought to rank among the
tighest in credit, as she is in her i-sources.
i is a safe calenlarionu, thtat t la st five
httndred wh-ig traitors, are now parading
the c'ountry, and retailing Iran village to,
village, their stadb; fialsehloods agaist the
aidmtinistrationi. Who pays the cipeuase ?
Thei American htaiks or ruag barons on the
luther side of the Ala*t
Ign~orance.-.Dorinig tile moths of Jury
Auiglst, andt Septembter, 183$, ihee wvere
26,7t8 couple married itt Enlandc aund
WVales, of whott S,733 mna- and. 13,03
u-omnen si'itued the register teiamak