Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 14, 1841, Image 2
Ec et
EDGEFIELD C. 11.
TaIr.SDAT, JANULARY 14, 1841.
Subscribers herrofter, will call frr their
papers at the bnzilding immediately in the
rear of E. B. PRESt-r's Brick Store.
The reather, during the past week was
warm and wet, partaking more of that
mild atmosphere which characterises a
week in April, than of the cold, husky,
north-west winds. nhich usually accom
prnny the mmnh of Jantary. A heavy
shower fell eP'rly on Saturday morning, ac
companied Iy considerable thunder. We
are lovers of mild, pleasant weather, but
we consider it unseasonable in January,
and1 ft-ar, that according to the course of
nature, a deduction must be made from
that which we have reason to expect in the
coming soring.
Georgia.-lt is stated, that Governor
McDonald has refused his signature to the
Bill, pnsscd by both branches of the Le
gislature, to quarantine vessels from the
State of Maine, as a means of enforcing
satisfaction, for the refusal of that State to
deliver tip cei tain ligiiives from justice.
The Milledgeville Journal says, "We pre
fume the Governor has vetoed the bill, &c.
and our object is, to apprise our fricuds
that the veto power has been exercised,
and tlat this bill is nor the law of land."
The reasons of the course pursued by the
Governor, are not known to the Journal.
U. S. Senator from Maryland.-The
lion. John Leeds Kerr, has been elected
to the U. S. Senate, to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the death of Dr. Spence.
The Covernor of Georgia has issued his
Proclamation requiring the Banks of that
State to resume specie paymanton the 1st
of February next.
Benjamin Fitzpatriek, of Autauga coun
ty, has been nominated by the Deiocratic
Convention of Alabama, as their candi
date for Governor.
-Ker Boyce, Esq. of Charleston has been
re-eletied to the Senate of this State, by a
majority of four hundred and thirty-five
votes over his opponent Dr. E. W. North.
This is a triumph which Mr. Boyce and
his friends may justly boast of. No effort
has been spared on the part of his ene
mies in endeavoring to stamp a stigma up
on his character, and thus defeat him in
his election. He was charged of having
practiced bribery and corruption, in the
election in October last, when opposed by
Col.Ashe; of having used the power he
possessed, as President of the Charleston
Bank, to obtain his election, and after hav
ing been elected by a large majority, was
again met by his opponieints in the Senate.
A memorial was presented by them to the
Senate, requetinmg an examiiniation of the
election, which was granted ; but Mr. B.
aware that it would give his enemies amn
opp~ortuniity of calling up a!! of the fildi
and off-scouring of Charleston against him,
preferred to return the election to his con
stituents, consceious ithat no fairer method
could be adopted, of exhibiting the posi
tion which lie occupied before the voters
of St. Philip and St. Macheal. We now
have the issue. The votes of t welve hiun
dred arnd seven freeman have proclaimed
him congnerer, ini spite of the vile abnses
wrhich have bcen heaped upon him by his
enemies.
Miss Tigertail.-Thle editor of the A p
alachicola Journal, gives ;all of the credit
of the Indians cominig in of late, to a new
intercessor. hlear him:
It is said, that the preliminaries of peace,
as far as they have proeressed, were bro't
about by a sister of Tigertail, wrho is rep.
resented as the most beautiful squaw ini
the nation, and wvho looked, when shte pre
sented herself before Gen. Armistead, like
a Royal Princess. She said, that the
home of her father's, once so sweet, atnd
desirable a place of abode, had been spoil
ed of its pristine beauty, and lost its charm
forever. That she camte to the tent of the
white mac,to sue for peace, and inm thme name
of her tribe, to proclaim that the toma
hawk should henceforth be buried. Of
course she w as treated with gallantry. The
Cherokee Delegation, in charge of Capt.
Page, of the U. S. Army, had gone into
the heart of the nation, to hold counsel
wvith thme different tribes, and endeavor to
persuade them to emigrate. The credlit
and glory will of course all belong to the
beautiful and persuasive Miss Tigerrail.
Duof'your epaulets, gentlemen, and let the
"wimin" her-eafter wYea r them.
The Charleston Courier says, "Among
thme nerv appointmfenits, at Wsashintgton,
we have been gratified to observe that of
Solomon Cuohen, Esq., now of Savanah,
as I . S. District Attorney for the Slate of
G;eorgin. Mr. Cohen n as formerly an a
blec atnd talented member ofonir Legislature.
fromt Prince George, WVinyaw, and after-:
wards Conmiinioner in Eqttity fur George
For the Aduertiser.
(20 THE BUTTON STIR-UP.)
Agreeable to the notice in the last Ad
twrliser, by the Hon. E. Nogg, 1'residen
of the Anti-Bachelor, Anti-Old M aid. An
ti-Tobacco, Anti-Liquor, Anti-Tourneure,
Anti-Tight-Lacing and Anti Et-cetera So
ciety, a call meeting was held in that large
and beautiful brick building, (just oppobite
Tourneure bend, in Julip Street,) coin
monly known as "Old Maid's Hall," on
Saturday evening last, the 9th inst.
The Members being 0. K. (all come,)
the Hon. E Nogg was conducted to the
Chair. and Dr. R. T. Tobacco appointed
Secretary.
The meeting being thus organized, the
President rose and said,
Gentlemen of the Society-Business of
no ordinary moment is the occasion of our
assembling at this time. Having received
conimnications from several of the mem
hers of "this Society," (the most respecta
ble and highly honorable body, in the
known world,) informing me of a mtost
grossly insulting publication in that scrap
of a thunb-paper, called "the Bachelor's
Button," in the form of a challenge to this
honorable body, for purposes therein con
tained.
Now, Gentlemen, you will be the better
judges of this insulting nature, of such
daring insolence, when I read you the
aforesaid publication fron this piece of a
paper, which I hold in my hand,-(here
Mr. W.]B. Corsett rose and said, '-I beg
your honor's pardon for this interruption.
hut if I am not much mistaken, "that piece
?f a paper" which you hold, is "the Bach
elor's Button" entire.)-0. K. said the
President, you are right. Sir, I believe it
is, what there is of it; and enough too, such
as it is. Well, as I before said, having
received the aforesnid information, I tbo't
proper, by virtue of the power vested in
ine by our Constitution, to convote your
honorable body, and lay before you this
important. but pitiable document. (hlere
the President read to the Society. the chal.
lengo from the Button,) and continued.
The object or our present convocation, is
to deliberate upon this important matter,
and decide what is most expcdicrt to be
done.
Maj. Bottle-ncck rose and said, I con
fess, Mr. President, that while you were
reading that insolent challenge, from 'Tomn
Thumb's paper," I felt my blood boil with
indignation-my liver swelled with the
bitterest invectiives-and my whole frame
seemed to burn with scorn and contempt
for thut pusi'nuimous little thumb paper,
(called "the Button,") and the insignifi
cant Club that pretend to its publication.
My feelings are scarcely tunder my con
trol. I cannot dare to rive utterance to
the few remarks which I feel it my duty
to make on this occaion. We are called
upon Sir, you will perceive. to enter into
a " public dissussion" with a set of crusty,
dry-boned, sour, rag-a-muffin Old Bach
elors-the veriest pests which were ever
inflicted upot any community. And not
only so, lbut ni ith the most unparalleled nr
rogance they assutne to thtemselves, the
authority of calling us to atccountt, to an
swer to ftem, (blast their old dry-bones,)
why we have had the audacity to set our
selves up in oppoeition to them, &c. Now,
31r. President, I have alwav-s considered
our Society the most respectable, the most
etlicient, the most philantropic, the great
est attd best Society in the world, and the
cause itt which we have embarkedl-(that
of purgitng thte world of such nuisances as
''Old Bachelors.")-t he most laudable that
ever engayd the energies of man. I amp
tpeal to thme host of unforuuuante. hopeless
and rejected "Old als," for the truth.
justice atnd propriety of what I say. I beg
leave to offer the following resolution :
Resdived, That a Committee of three
he appointed to select one of otur numbter.
who shall be chtarged with the duty of
moecting any 6 "old bachclors" of Athens,
otn midh way groundl (Goat Island,) and in
flicting on thent that punishmient wvhich
their temerity so richly deserves.
Dtr. Bolus rose and said, 31r. P.:-Hem,
heg leave to oppose thtat Resolutiotn Hetm,
as I believe that thte membhers of our So
ciety have too mtch spirit, to condlescendl
to waste teir powder. soil their htands, or
staint a sword, in the blood of "a bache
for."
After much discussion, great confusion,
and some disorder, the question wvas put,
and the resolution adopted by a large taa
jority.
The Committee of three were appoint
edl by the P., and retired; but soott re
turned with the following report, to wit:
We, the Committee in and for the So
ciety, reposing special trust, and great cotn
fidence in thme valorous spirit and mighty
arm of Dr. Blous, (do hereby nominate,
commtission and appoint hinm to the said
duty. Ihere Dr. Bolos, with manty of his
friends, objected strenuously to the nom
ination, antd threwv thte tmeeting inato great
dlisorder. Order, order ! cried thte Presi
detnt, hbut all to nto effect ; for the rebelliotn
grew more loutd andi atngry. The Presi
dent then rose from his Chatir, jumped up,
and stamped his foot on thte floor-knocked
the table with his clenchted fist-flashedl
his eye-curled his lip-and vociferated
with all the vehetnance of an eastern
gale "Sience." A calm ensued. The
President then called upon Mr. Sanger
Pipes, to sing Old Rosin the Bow ; dur
ing the singing of which, he said, "the
minds of the members might be compo
sed."11
The song being ended, and the many
tears which it occasioned, being wiped
from the moistened cheeks of ninny, and
the soft bandana returned to its pocket in
peace. Mr. C. P. Witie arose and ol'ered
the following resoliious, w hich were
uuanimonely adopted:
Resolved, That we feel highly indignant
at the insilting arrogance of the Athens
(Ga.) Bachelors Club, and that our itter
contempt is hereby expressed for their un
paralleled presumption. in supposing that
our Society would condescend to enter
into a " public discussion," with a set of
crabbed Old Bachtelors.
Resolved. That we advise the Button
not in attempt to answer an article of
much length, as there is great danger of
"burstin.g the boiler," unless its " beau
ideal" of insignificance, "-the Bachelors
C!uh of Athens," eboose to enlarge its
sheet or trespass upon its margin.
Resolved, Thart man never becomes a
member of society until he is narrie(l. Un
married, lie is looked upon with distrust.
lIe has no home-no abiding place-no
auehor to hold him fast-but is a mere
piece of fliat-wood, on the great tide of
time. hiis interests are not with society,
and lie cares not for the generations spring
ing up around him, and who have to live
afier him. lie becomes embittered in his
mind against all mankind.
Resolved, That the class of Bachelors
generally, are miserable, lonely and frac
tional parts of animated nature, insensible,
that the best part tif their duty is undone,
that they are wasting life away without
knowing what life is-that they are volun
tary tantalizers of their own happiness
that they are, in short, every thing that is
poor and pitiable.
On motion of H1. C. Segar, tbe meeting
was adjourned, sine die.
11ON. E. NOGG, Pres.
P. T. Tou.tcco, Sce'y.
From the Charleston Courier, of fan. 6.
MORE INDIAN MURDERS.
We learn from a passenger who arrived
here yesterdny in the steai boat William
Seabrook, that the Indians have commit
ted more murders it) Florida, and that too,
in the immediate vicinity of the U. States
mititary stations.
It appears that Lient. Sherwood. and a
Mrs. Montgomery, wife of Lient. Montgo.
mery, of the 7th Reg. of Infantry, were
riding out for pleasure, a few days since,
tinder an escort of soldiers, and when only
two miles from the military post at Aflican
opy, were fired on by a party of Indians.
Lieut. Sherwood. Mrs. Montgomery, a
sergeant major and two privates of the es.
cort were killed. Mrs. M. wasq fron Cinl
cinti, and had ;een marriedfbut a short
time.
This news was bronght to fort Fanning
by express, on the 29th ult. Five privates
were missing at the time express left Mi
canopy.
Two wagoners, nt the road fron Pilatka
to fort R'ssel, were shot by the Indiians
on Tuesdlay last. Trhey had started out a
fewv hours in advance of the escort, and
wer~e shot 7 miles from Pilamtka. A scout
w~as sent out, liut returtned as ustual with
no Itndian.
IThe Savannht RegnLbhln of the 4th
inst. says tat the "ntews in relation to the
capture of the lndlian~s by Col. hiartney, is
confe'rmed by the arrival at thtis port last
evenlitn of the schooner Lutarana, Captain
Swasey, in 24 hours fromn St .Atugtstine.
"It appears that Col. [Jarntey, at the
head of 30 men, came ttpon a camp of
some 60 Ittlians, about 253 miles from Key
Biscaynte. Thte Indians were at their break
fast. The attack was "sharp, short antd
dleisive,"~ and the result most f'rtunate.
TFet of the warriors were killed in thte en
cotunter, or hung atfterwards, and forty
five watnen and childlren were taken pris
tners. Col. Ilarney lost one' man killedl
atnd five were wvounded. The prisnecrs
were brought inton Key Bliscaynte, frotm
which poist Col. 11. aga set .nt on te
28thi ult. with a detachment if 75 mnet, in
qutest of Sam Joutes' camirp. to whlich one)
of the wvarriors who w~as apared to act as a
guide, promised to condluct them."
The follow ing is a letter from Judge
Marvin, to the edlitors oif the Tnllahmassee
Floridian, giving some additionmal particu
lars of the expedhitiotn of Cal. II.
On board birig Wactilla,
Sr. M arks, Dee. 31, 18410.
Dear Sir-News had arrived at Key
West before my leaving there, that Colo
nel liarney, of the I'. S. A. aliout the 15th
inst. had a rencontre with thte lndiams in
the interior of the everglades. With a
force of abotut 90 men, he enlteredl the ev
erglades in canoes, gnided by Johln, a tne
gro who wans captured by the Indiants in
1835, from his master, Dr. Crews, and
who escaped and camne into th~e camp at
Cape Floridla a fewv months since. Tihe
negro conuducted the Colonel through the
everglades to thme Itidian town, anid he sur
rounded it and fired LupoIn them, killing
one or two inidians, anid raking 38 prison
ers. In the assault, the chief of the hand,
Chai-ki-ka, escaped, but was purstted for
several miles by one of the dragoons, anid
overtaken amid shot. Atmong the prison-.
ers takeni were teni warriors, nine of wham
wvere hung; the life of the tenth being
saved for a futture gutide. The rest of the
prisoners were women and childlren, and
were all spared and taken to the post at
Cape Florida.
This handr oif Itudianus is known as thte
Spanmish hatnd, and thte same wvho tmtrder
ed Mr. Ctoley's family and several athers
at Cape Floridla. atid Capt. WValtn of the
line shtipi, atnd Dr. Crews. They nre the
same Indianstioo, " ho sturprised Col. Ilar
nev a year sinc, at Coloosahmatcho, under
MeComub's treatty of peace; andl the same
who recently httrnedl and decstrovedl the'
seltlenients on Indian Key, killing men,
women and children, and mutilating their
bodies in a most barberous manner. This
band of* inrlians, with this same Chai-ki-ka
at their head, has been the terror of the
South for years. and have probably drank
as much while blood as any in the Terri
tory.
The Colonel recaptured 13 or 14 of Coh's
rifles, taken from hin at Caloosahatbce by
the Indians, and about $2,000 worth o
goods carried off by the Indians from in.
dian Key.
This aflir of Colonel Harney's will dn
more to strike terror into the Indians, am
to bring about a real peace, than any thini
that has occourred for a long time. The
everglades iq no longer the refuge of the
Indians. His own fastness are penetrated
by the whiteman.
Col. Ii. is about again penetrating til
everglades in pursuit of San Jones, he
now having a guide to conduct himtt to hi
town. lie is to be joined by several offi
cers in the navy, and a company of na
rines, who are now upon the roast. Ener.
gy like this ivill soon end the war, ant
with less loss of life than temporizing
measures.
Important Indian Treaty.-The Fort
Wayne Tines (La.) states that at the late
Indian pa3 netat at the Forks of the Wa
bash, the Indians made a proposition to
sell their lands, and that General Milroy
(altbogh not officially authorised by the
General Governnot,) took the responsi
bility, "while they were in the hunor," ol
iteating with them for about 50W 000 acres,
being the whole of the Miami lands in this
State. The price agreed to be pnid isi a
bout $1 10 cs. per acre, and the I ndianm
to move West in five years. The lanib
are worti $10 per acre, hard as the tines
are, and there is but little doubt the Gen
eral Govcrutnent will confirm the treaty.
Correspondenec of the Charlcston Courier.
WASIIINGTOs, Dec. 31.
The subject of the burning of the Caro
lint', some little since on the frontier, was
brought up this morning in a nessiage from
the President of the Unitcd States, enclo
sing a statement front tihe Secretary o|
State, which states that for the first time
the department had lately learnt the act
vas committed by official authority, as nei
ther Air. Fox nor Lord Palmerston had si
avowed it heretofore. MAr. Alford, of Ga.,
called for the reading of the report of the
Secretary in extenso, and after that had
been gone through, lie rose, and in a few
handsome remarks, observed that the doc
ntment was of a proper tone, and as a State
Rights man, it deserved and received his
hearty approliation. lie hadl thought that
the Eagle of America was about cowering
before tile British Lion, but the sentiments
contained in tle letter from the Secretary
of State, were such as to entitle him to the
thanks of his countrymen.
Mr. Holnes; of South Carolina, made a
few remarks in reply, and stated that lie
was glad to hear that one act of the Ad
ministration had tct tite approbation of
the gentleman from Georgia, but he (Mr
I.) ditapproved of any nicasures calcnla
ted to itvolve us in a war with Great Brit.
ain or any other power. as it would be
de.,tructive to the interests of the Soutth.
Mr. Alford replied that in ease of war,
the South. and the State Rilihs parv,
nuail Lt, ao nmssL suao-w tilu" pani6tistih
aed felt bounid ta avow it, for as he was
himself one of the first born children of
nullification, lie n'ight speak for South
Carolina. Mr. A. then alluded to the en
suing administration. and expressed his
cotnfidence in tthem should diffictnlties arise.
lie was the first Southern man oan the
floor last witer to conie out for " Old
Mrn. Cujshine, of Massachusaetts, thena
male a few remarks againist the~ hacknoey
ed way ofgenatleimen bringing the "South''
in on eveary occasai, andl assured gemb-l
men that oilier potions of thme cotnatrv
would, no le'ss than thte Somt, he forwar'd
in dlefending otur right's as Amearticans.
Mr. Pia.kens thetn endaeatvoredl to get the
floor, buit it was ojiven to Mir. 1)inean, of
Ohio, who wast proceedlint to reply to thte
political prirtiont of .\r. C ushing's speech.
ini whtich Mir. C. hail stated that the ad-.
mitnistrattion mtemibets atnd piresses lada
caltld tie party w iih wvhiceb he acteda,
"British Whbigs," &r'., but the Speaker
deci.lead ithat air. Uneant was outof order.
The report of' thec Secretary wa's thetn or
deredl to be printedl.
Mr. Jtolcr. of Sathl Carolinta, praesen
ted a peititiotn fromt Charles Cook, ofl Lex
ington,. District. praying an alheratioan int
the' carriage of the mail otn the raue hc e
tween Aikemn anal Blewter's Mill. whlich
wats referredl to the Coimmtittee on Post
Offices anid Publie Roads.
Mr. Pi'cns paresentead a petition faor the
rclicfaif Capt. Beard, which wnas referred
to the Conmmiitee on Faircien Aff'airs.
Froma the Ncac-Orleants Picayunea, Jan. 1.
Mlyaslrous and interesting-B y t he corn
mauttnatin of 11. Chew, President of the
M ale Orphan Asy lanm, a recenit nmaysteriouis
occurrence in thiis city has appearetd in
prnint. It seems a bray lay thte namie of
Oliver Crice, who fias b'een some three or
l'our years itt the Asyltum, w'as ont last
Tuesday permitted to leave the establish
tment with a stranger, and neither main or
boy hias sinice been seen. The stranger re
presetced to fine of thte direcrors that the
honv Oliver was initerested in an estate in
Hl amhurg, South Carolitna. of which estate
the father raf rhme strantger "'as t he excutor
or alministrator. ATe boy, ir was Suplpo
sed lhv the soperititendlent, hial a sister liv
ing across the river, opposite the town of
Lafayette. anal peromissioni was given to the
stranger to take the tboy to visit his sister,
anad ont his returnt lie wvas to give such in
faortantion its w'ouldl be aof interest to be
kntown respecting the property of the two
chaibareni.
rThe tani wvas tall atnd yomung, represen
ted himstelfais ran his way to, the WVest.
where, it is conjectuired, lie may have ta
ken the hoy. Oliver is decscribedh as being
bet weeni 10 atal l2 years of ace, initeresting
hiatir, atnd was dressedl in (lark satitnct
clothes. The presidlent atnd directaors of
the insaittution alisplay mnetih bentevolet
niety concerninag the fate or cotidition of
thteirorphati cbarge.
How forcibly all this calis to mind Dick
enas' touching story rof Oliver Twvist. Ini
tnime a~ well as eiretnstance here we
find coincidence and resemblance suficient
to excite a very novel and lively interest.
Some mystery evidently is connected with
this poor orphan's story, and perhaps con
jecture could frame nothing more roman
tic than is the real history. Where there
is secrecy villany will always he suspected,
and if the designs of this man were honest,
his conduct would of course have left no
room for suspicion. At any rate, infor
ination relative to man or boy, obtained
in any quarter, shonld be immediately
communicated to the direction of the Asy
lum in this city,
Operation for Club-Foot.-T he tri
omps in operative Surgery, within the last
few days. especially in the removal of de
formities dependent on defective organiza
tion, have been truly astonishing.
The exact nature of tlhe various cantrac
tions and distortions oftle limbs and joints,
seem not to have been well understool by
the medical faculty, until within the last
years, consequently their treatment has
been ineffecinal and unsatisfactory, both
to the S-urgeon and patient ; so that such
eases have for the most part been aban
dtred to the efforts of nature. Who has
ever known the common. distressing and
uusightly deformity ofCluh-Foot to be ie
iedied "until wilhin hile last year or two,
except itt a rery feiv instances, when ihe
case ias received strict attention in infan
cy. and then only partialy relieved. It
is now well tndcrstood that Club-Foor,
and kindred deformities are owing to a
contraction of one or more of th ninscle
of the part, and admit of perf'et relief hv
a sinple and by no means painful opera
tion, nail tle limb brought into proper
shape and usefultiess.
Our respected fellow-citizen, Dr. Wells,
has within the last yea- treated five cases
Of Club-Foot with perfect succets. Two
of these cases were of t he very worst de
scription One case of a yoting lady aged
about twenty-two years. (31iss Farrar, re
siding near Lexington C. H1.) the other a
gentleinan about the same age,--Croft,
Esq. of Georgetown. In these cases both
feet were aliceted, turned inwards, tlhe
soles of the feet looking tpwards, and the
toes drawn inwards toward the heel, so
that they walked on the outside of the in
step, stipporting tlhe weight of the holy
upon a surface about the size of a dohar;
the deformily noreor er compelling them
to wear a coverina for them more resem
bling a box than a shoe. The young lady
now wears as handsome a slipper as any
lady in Columbia. and the getlem -n,
when we saw him a few weeks since, had
clothed his feel with a fashionable pair of
bootees. The operation has also added
froin an itich to an itich and a half to the
heights of these intlividtils. We have
never seen apparently a more grateful man
than Mr. Croft. ie decl.-red that he
wotild not take ten thousand dollars and
stawl in his former position, withot the
prospect (if cure ; that the deformity ind
been such a source ofmort-tiftiration to him,
as to preveit him from nitglioo in uch in
sociey, although delighting in social inter
course.
We understand that the operation is a
ilanped to nlnost every ease of this defor
mnity, at nnty age tider forty ; bit ofcourse
the earlier in life the case is submitted to
treatment the hetter and the more perfect
the cure.-Columitin. l CA
Albnlilion.-We elve below an extract
taken from the "Philantropist." a rnhin
A holition journal published in Cincitnnni.
We ask for it a calm perusal fron ith
South; we ask for it that consideratton
which it demands. It comments for itself:
"Van Btren has received the votes of
otly two free States and five saveholdling
States. The free :tantes have beeti ce
mretnted by the power and iniflutence of
A biolitijonisis, and will retmain cemented.
Let t he sointh itark thIis predictiont. Thero
is nothiung to sever tile free States on the
questioni of slaver-y. They will continue
to) comiplaitn of the inequality of represen
tatiOn) itn the Houtse of Representatives of
the United States anti the sitn of slavery ;
ati as they have a pledge frptn Gen. Hiar
rison, "'hiai lie will veto nothing" they
feel etncoturaged to go on, tinder the ex pee
tttioni whic-h seems to lbe well grounded.
thnt the "free Stsites will Jiereafter inivaria
bly control the election of President, and
evetutally array the whole of the excecu
tive powerc against the slave reprr-nta
tiuns, & slavery as it exis. in the States."
From the Chacr eston Merc::ry.
Wh7o ore our Friends.-W e cnt t he fol
lowing from at, exchanttge pnper atid can
tnot pass it withiout comment. N. [lamp
shire is as firmly founded in Detmocracy
as hter own granite hill<-and beneo it is
natural that such a ptroviso agatinst Abisli
lion should lbe proposed itn her Legislature.
In what~t Whig Legislature of New Eng
land would such care for the South he
manifested, or sutch a resolution ventured?
Wec shnowed recently that this staunch Rie
p)ublican State is far abened of her neigh
hors itt etducation ; but this anti-abolition
ifadlopted, as we think it will be-will
prove her "far behindl them in political
infornmatio,-like. benighted South Car
olina:
An E::cellent Proriuo.--rn the New
[Hatmpshiire Legislature, a fewv days since,
a bill was brongtht forwardl to inicorporate
the Freewill Baptist Printing Establish
met. Mlr. Hoyt, one of the members,
tmoved to amentd by adding a section, pro
vidling that if the corporation should print
or puhlish any thing on the subject of Aho
lit ion of Slavery, the charter shall be unull
and void.
Park.-Thec following accottnt of the
Pork market ait New Orleans atnd Cincin
nati tmay be worth the attetition of those
whlo have not yet laid in their supplies.
TIhe New Orleans Butlletin of the 2:3rd
tilt. says the receipts there have becen unn
sually'lairge, and the orders limited. Rutlk
Pork is oll'ered on the Levee at 4 cetits
for shldters, 5 for sideCs, 6 for hamts, and
considerable sales have been made at tese
rates.
We learn from the Peoria Register of
the 10th, received yesterday, that "the
price of this. import ant staple has fallen
one-th.ird, wvithint a fewr days past. The
Editor says : we saw a load sold on WVed
nesday at~S2 per 100 lhs. where the weigh
fell btelow 200; anid 5225 where it exceed
ed that amount.
Coincidence.-A London paper chroni
cles the birth of a daughter to Qucc Vie
toria and Prince Albert, anothei to Mr.
Richard Jobson and his wire, of Wavertree,
and a third to Mr. Wm. Alawson and his
wife, of Kendal-all on the 21st of Novem
her. The coitcidence is that all these coup
les were married on the 10th of February,
1840.
'The coincidcnce seems more striking
than it is, when we come to consider ihe
facs. It is probable that very many as.
pirants to the inys and honors of wedlock
were loyal enough to choose the nuptial
day selected by their Queen-probable fifty
or a hundred Among all these it is not
strange that three of the wives became
mothers on the same day. The only thing
to marvel at is the coincidence of sex, and
this is not a very stupendous tnarvel.-N.
Y. Coin. Adr.
A ProfitaLle Prison.-Governor Shian.
non, in his late message to the Legislature
of Ohio, gives the annexed account of the
State Penitentiary:
It appears to be conducted prosperous
ly, by its present Warden. The total
cash receipts for the year ending Novem
ber 230th. are siated at $44,000. Total
cash payments,$27,000. The entire car
ings of the institution during the year a.
mount to $52.000, which is a nett gain of
$2->,000 ahbove all ca penditures for super
intiendence, &c. The number of convicts
on the 30th November was 488. But four
deaths hquve occurred during the year.
More Roots.-Col. Ilaile has sent to
our office a couple ofTurnips, which sur
pass any thing in that line, that we have
seen noticed in our exchanges. They
weighed 7 lb. each, but their greatest re
commendation, is the delicacy of their fla
vour. A single one is enough to supply
the vegetable portion of a dinner for a
tolerable family. We have a curiosity to
see a larger Turnip than either (if these.
H ave any of our subscribers such an one.
Camden Journal.
A Stall Pig.-A real Whig friend in
forms its that be slaughtered a hog on the
24th instant, which measured seven feet
in length and six feet four inches in cirenin
ference, and weighed six hundred and thir
ty-five pounds. He was two years and
six months old. lie wishes to know if any
of his brother farmers can beat this.-Char
lotte Journal.
Our Riccr.-The heavy rain which re
cent ly fell in the up conury, together with
the nieltedI snon in the mountains, have
swollen our river to several feet above
low water mark. Steamers of our largest
class, now ascend with ease.-Hamburg
Journal.
The TWeather.-On Wednesday night
last. we had a fine shower of rain, accom
panied with thunder. Since then. ibe
wititer wcars the appearance of spring.
I.
The following gentlemen were yester
day elected Directors of the Mechanics'
ink for the ensuing year:
Amory Sibley, Marshall Keith. 1Uohn
M. Adais, Thomas S. Metcalf, James B.
Walker. Willinn. P Rnthbo.ne. Ggorje H.
Metcalf, Josiah Sibley, and Erastusc.
Scranuton.*
And at a meeting of the Board, Amory
Siley. E.q.. was re-elected President.
4 ugusta Consti. of the 5th inst.
Longerity.-There is a man living in
Greenfield township, Galia county, Ohio,
by the name ofJ~'nmes Rice, i ho waslI6
ynenrs old on the 24th dlay ouf A pril last.
H ec is said to be vigorous andi in good health,
and has every appearance of living ma
ny years to come.
The Baptists. An Almanac and Bap
tists Reaisier, for 1841, has jnst been puh
lished in Philadelphia. We learn from it
that the number of Baptist Associations in
the Unitetd States atd British Provine'es of
Amnerica is42:3; the chiurches86021 ;ordaiti
ed ministers, 4503; and memubers587,206.
.Ancient and Mlode rn Heroes.-T he vo
tary of wara among the Romans, was dis
tintguishe~d by tability of head as well as of
arm: while matny ofour modern heroes of
the blade are recognized as mere appenda
gee to their whiskers.
Sunday last was the coldest day we have
hiad in several years. Betwees day-light
and siun rise our Thiermiometer,'hich was
situatedi on the North end of the office,
stood nt otnly six degrees above zero, or
260 below freezing.-Mountaineer.
Splern.-A n editor down east, in oad of
headine his artitcle --Cursory Thontg t on
the Electint of H arrison," printed ii "Cur
sedi Thoughts."
H AMSUno, Jan. 9.
Our repnrt of the Cottoni market for tis
week, fitnds it in the same situation as we
left it last week. Prices still range from
Si to 10 cents, and stiff at the latter quo
tation. Average sales 9A cents.
Our streets have been quite thronged
with wagons for the last three or four days,
and the cotton receipts have been to a
large amount. We honk for a good spring's
btusintess, as the planters have come in so
early after the Itolidays. Our market is
wvell supplhicd with all kinds of merchan
lize.
OBITUARY.
Death has been butsy at his appointed work.'
Departed this life on the 4th ithst., Mrs.
Georgiantia Nicholson, cotnsort of Major
Benjamin F. Nicholson, in the 28th year of
her age.
In the tdemise or this estimable lady, the
tocial circle int which she moved, has lost
ine or its most useful and exemplary
members, atid her inumetdiate family, a
therished relative, who was endeared to
hem by her many virtues, antI the, per
rormance of the kindest offices of friend
hip and love. At an early age, she was
adopsted by her excellent grandmother, un
ler whose care and maternal supervision,
the passed several years at the best schools
in Charleston. About the period of her.