Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 27, 1841, Image 1
We will cling to the Pillar@ of the Teuiple of our Liberties, an uSt fall, we will Perish d&mudst the Ruins." -
VOLUME. VI. gee C.Ont H we89.-*
,EJ3GE]FIELD ADVERTISER
ZY.
W. F.DURISOE, PROPRIETOR.
TERMS.
Three.Dollars per annum, if paid in
adianee-ThreeDollars and. Fifty Cents
ifnot paid beforb the. expiration. of Six
Mojsrom the:date-of.Subserption
413 ~~~ar Dollars if iw paid within twelve
Mo Subscribers out of the.State are
re iir4 topay in.adeance.
-.$o sription received-for less than
ne year-, and. no paper discontinued until
all arriarages are paid, except at the op
tion'of ihe Publisher. -
All shbscriptioni will be continued un.
less otherwise ordered before the-expira
tion of the year.
Any person procuring five Subscribers
and becoming responsible for-the same,
8hall receive the sixth copy gratis.
Advertisements conspicuously inserted at
62i cents per square, (12 lines, or less,)
for the first insertion, and 431 cts. for each
continuance. Those published monthly,
or quarterly will be charged $1 per square
for each insertion.- -Advertisements not
haVing the number of insertions marked
on them, will be continued tintil ordered
out, and charged accordingly. -
All communications addressed to the
Editor, post paid, will be promptly and
strictly attended to.
PROPOSALS
Foryuliisngby subscription,at Edgefeld,C. H.
A Semi-Monthly Agricultural Paper, entitled
The Plough Boy.
INpresenting to the public a Prospectus of
-.-a Agricultural Paper, the subscriber is well
a-ware of the many objections which will be
started against it; such as often frighten the most
sanguine,and generally terminatethe existence
of such periodtcals, before their intrmsic value
is fully made to appear. Knowing all the-in.
conveniences which' must necessarily arise; in
bringing outa work of this nature;. but, having
received assurances from a number of gentle
men, well skilled in the Science of Agriculture,
of their assistance in his undertakin;; behopes
to be enabled to nurse it thriough its infancy,
and by the aid of our enlightened Agriculturists,
he has but little fear that it will eventually reach
maturity.'
. That such a work is wanted, in this section
of our country, none will deny. No Agricul
tural paper is at present published inthis State,
and those publish6d at a distance, aie difficult
of access, to most of our Planters and Farmers,
on account 'of the heavy charge df postage, and
uncertainty of the mails. -
THs P.o0o Bor will be entiiely devdpd to
Agricultme, and all- exertios wi
to n gI ommunicatiois: roa our
oldest Plabters and-Farmers, on tiat subject.
No pains will be spared to make it a complete
Text Book for Southern Agriculturists.
WM. F. DURISOE.
TERMS:
Tar. Pr.ouGH Boy, will be published Semi
Monthly, and each number will contain sixteen
pages, royal octavo; making a volume of four
undred and sixteen pages, yearly, exclusive of
an Alphabetical Index, at the end of each vo
lume.
The first number will be issued on the first
Saturday in July, and mailed regularly to sub
scribers.
The price of subscription will be $1 50 per
annum, four copies for $5, and ten copies for
$10; payable in all cases, in advance.
The last page of THE PLouoH Bor will be
reserved for the insertion ofany Advertisements
which may be sent, relative to Agriculture, but
none others.
07 Postmasters are requested to act as Agents
for the woik; nnd all persons wishing to sub
scribe, wiil please forward their names and Post
Office by the 25th of June.
07 All letters addressed to the publisher must
be post aid. .f 14
May b;tf1
NEW GOODS.
JOHN 0. B. FORD,
HAS Just received from New York, a full
stock of fashionable
-Spring and Sumnmer Goods,
Containing, beside his usual supply of Staple,
Domestic Goods, a handsome assortment of
fine Lawns, Muslias, and Lace Goods; Super
London Light Prints, fashions of 1841; Pr'in
ted Swiss Muslins, and Printed Lawns; Dam
ask Satin, Embroidered Lace, and Filet Shawls;
and of all kinds of Fancy Goods, his assortment
is more than ever varied, and complete. To
those acquainted with his estimate of " an as
sortrrnent," be deems this sufficient without an
enumeration of articles-fresh supplys being
received by almost every arrival.
Country Merchants supplied at unusually
low rates.
'Hamburg, April 5, 1841. if 10
Y EL LOW UOUJSE,
AND
General Dreug Store.
Centre-street, Hamburg, S. C. opposite the
OLD AMERCAN HOTEL.
GARVIN & H AINES,
[Suecessors to H. R. Cook, Sf Co.]
Z EEP constantly on hand, at the above
. ..House. a general assortment of
DRUGS, MEDICINES. INSTRUMENTS,
PERFUMERY. PAINTS, OILS, DYE
STUFFS, HATTER'S MATE
RIALS,WINDOW GLASS,&-c.
All of which they offer at the lowest prices.
and on terms toe suit purchasers. ptoswl
Di7 Physician's and family prescriinswl
receive prompt and faithful attention,.at all
hours, day and night. All orders executed
with neatness and despatch.
.A supply of warranted fresh Garden Seeds
alwvays on hand, suited to the season.
I. P. GAaviN, M. D,)
Wxs. Hirwis, JUN.
J. IH. MURAYa, M. D.
Hamburg, S. C.;Feb.68, 1841.
Feb.10 tf 2
300E &r 303 RINTI2NG
?FEvery description executed with
neiatiiess and despatch, at the Office
of te ErDaZrIErm A ovrarrsERi.
From the Augusta Mirror.
COMMERCE.
T:z light that makes our land arise to view
When mind beholds the range which trade runs
through,
Is shed by Commerce, whose increasing sway
Has guided nations since the Earth'syoungday.
How roqe it first? How sprang its form to birth?
Who gave it wide dominion over earth ?
From Heaven it came: He bade its vigor
grow
An aid to science and the planter, too.
Bold-eyed Convenience saw within its-might
The power that wielded, raises lands to light
Which else bad slept in error far away,
Where burns with lengthened lustre, tropic
day.
Soon passions grew, and where the merchants
plied,
Fiends, shaped like men, for goldaid jewels
cried, -
And plunging onward with the tiger's speed,
Seized fast onricheiwhich theydid not'need
Nor learned the virtuous actis to iri iate
Of better men, who met a better fste;:2
Unlike that man* who by his traffic won
Such wealth as moulded would have made a
sun
Who with Tyre's king his fleet sent far abroad,
And unto learning showed the royal road
Who brought the gold whence Ophir's fountain
purled
And with it found him wisest of the world.
Next, Commerce spread through classic Greece
and Rome,
And e'en in Asia found congenial home,
Spread-whide her sails upon the iinerseas,
And on the main dared firsttorcouit the breeze.
Then Florence, Venice, Genoa, tiled, their
power,
By trade its gifts o'er many lands to shower
And German states improved their growing
land -
Byleaguing in the Hanseatic band.
Grext~r' eaughtthf4er-he
halung n eg o
Becoming g orious for all aflertime.
View now her station as she-shines afar,
Like to the splendour of some lustrous star:
And this young land-her offspring and her
child,v
Dn which the light of Commerce last hath
sailed
Mark-how like rivals both now stand apart,
Yet hav.in common, impulses and heart!
Brightlight ornations-Commerce-thou alone
Giv'st wealth to freedom,glory to the throne
Thou rul'st the wave-and long-laid islands
rise, -
To hail thy coming 'neath the bright'ning skies;
The savage looks, and wond'ring at thy sway
Treads with delight his fast undark'ning way:
Ay! every nation hails thee with delight,
When first it sees thy wings unfold in sight
Time adds new vigor to thy growing wing,
And hations bless the blessings thou dost bring.
Advance and prosper! In thy pathway rise,
The arts that soften and that civilize
Science and letters hand and hand with thee,
Wing their swift way o'er many a distant sea,
And Error's clouds and Superstitions dream
Fade from the nationswhere your pinionsglear.
Advance and prosper !-Bec it ours to aid
Your onward progress, till a way be made
O'er icy fields, and sands that flush and glow,
That man in man a friend shall ever know,
So coie connected every distant shore,
The name of stranger shall be heard no more.
A. L. S.
*King Solomon.
REQUIEM.
BY J. 0. PERCIVAL.
Web's " Come yeC Disconsolate."
Low in his narrow house darkly reposing,
Calmly the great and good sinks to his rest.
Though the grave over him dimly ias closing,
Weep not-his dwelling is now with the
blest.
After life's fitful dream, gently reclining
Doves sleep not sonlier, warm in their nest.
Soon a new morning dawns,cheerf'ully shmning.
Soon lhe awakens to live with the blest.
Well hath he done his task, nobly contended,
Firm for his father land battled the foe,
Bright too in peace hath shown-all nowv is
ended ;
Patriot and Hero, here lieth lie low.
Be not disconsolate !-He is ascending;.
Where his Sire welconmea him home to his
love?
Spirits of other days, over him bending, ..
Fondly invije him to join them above.
'" A DROP OF 1NE,
Falling like dew upon a thouglir, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions
think,
'Ti. strange the smallest letter which man uses
Instead of speech, becomes a lasting link
Of ages. To what strains Old Time reduces
Fril msn, when paper e'en a rag like this,
J4gricutural.
School for - Indigent Children,on Thomp.
son's Island,- four miles from Boston..
For the first time we lay before ourria
ders a faint resemblaace of stich a'-rin
school in.the United States, as we desire-to
see in our country. The Farmer's Mon&.l
l9 Visitor gives a short history of a saloMI
for the poor, which-the Bostonians have
had in successful operation seveinfears
We are not sure but the wealthy prqld
tors of this school would do well to.hav.
their own sons there as well asthos62: in
reduced circumstances. The acco pot
shows that something can be doe, d-i
therefore we entreat all to read it.
"We have ever been favorable to'schools
in which farming business and mechanical
trades may be united with other objects of
education. Several- years ago,-in the ex
cellent regulations of the -Asylum Tor the
Deaf and Dumb' at Hartford, Conn, we
witnessed-the process of instructioniil
rious kinds of labor. Particularly ivere
we atone time interested in the pdefori
ance with the needle of a young feindfe
from the State of New Hampshire, whod
was both deaf and dumb and blind. It. is
all but inconceivable how any one depri
ved of sight,'of hearing and necessarily of
speech should be instructed to do any thing
In the absence of the grater facultie's the
subordinate senses are .made to supply
their place. The touch -enables the. blind
mute to distinguish not only substanees but
colors-to identify b'oth living beitigs and
inanimate objects: the smell is likewise an
assistant which comeiAn continued aid to
the operations of the mind. Under a
course of careful instruction, the deaf and
the blind are tatght the purposes ad - the
njoyments of life, and the utterly helpless
how to become tbeir-own helpers. To the
deafind dumb atiHaitford, the value of
instruction in ihe different kinds of -labor
by both males ani.females,-has heen.iani
rest in various - drecdotrs. M atrimonial
onhexious ofthetio i-sexes have there
been formed'wheAreboth 'were deaf and
:umb, in which the parties entered on the
business of lif' with all the alacrity and
success of those -who could both hear and
ipeak. .There is a farmer in Merrimack
ounty who manages his concerns with
great prudence and discretion, and who
,as thriven in property, married to-a mute
wvho also acts wellkh part in.the:dram& of
a~f~ris ar hv ~ told ^r
acatiin at Hartford, and wero taught 'ot
>nly tfie rudiments which open to them all
he advantages of language; but the male
svas there instructed in the business of the
arm, and the female in the management
>f household affairs, in the use of the spin
ing wheel and needle, and in the economy
)f the kitchen.
Among the charitable institutions that
re peculiarly characteristic of the city of
oston, where there is a coin mendable zeal
to minister to the wants of every destitute
and afflicted child of Adam, our attention
has been called to the "Farm School for
Indigent Boys," instituted in 1833, for
"t'e education and reformation of boys,
who from the loss of their parents or other
causes, are exposed to extraordinary temp
tation, and are in danger of becoming vi
cious and dangerous, or usele3 members
f society;" and which in 1835 was united
with another charitable institution located
within the city of Boston, fur the purpose
of "relieving, instructing and employing
Indigent Boys" belonging to that town,
which had been in operation more than
twenty years.
For the. purposes of this institution,
Thonipson's, one of the many islands that
beautify Boston harbor,- was purchased at
the price of $6,000, it is four miles from
the city, and from one qluarter, to one mile
and a half from the surrounding shores of
the towvn of Dorchester. It cotutains one
hundred and forty acres of land ; and the
soil, whbich consists of a rich loami, with a
tight subsoil, is well adapted to the raising
of all the grains and vegetables usually
culivated in New'England.
The establishment at Thompson's island
is situated on the highest part of the island,
and commandls an extensive and beautiful
view of the city, its harbor and tho sur
rounding country: the main building is 105
by 36 feet from outside to outside, with a
projection 39 by 25 feet. The dining hall,
school-room and bed room, are 48 by 33
feet each; and the family rooms are about
20 by 17 feet. It is a neat and substan
tial brick edifice: the outside course of
the entire building is laid in Connecticut
cement, and the inside is plastered with
the same.
In the years of 1837 and 1838 the esti
mated annnal produce of the farm was
$4,500; and the expenses incurred in farm
ing operations, exclusive of the hoard and
salary of the superindent, and the board of
hired mer', was~ about $1000: about $1500
each year was realized from the sales o1
produce which wvas not cosumed onth
island.
*The establishmentis under the directioc
of a board of Managers; of whom the
President, Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary are members ex offcio: these re
side in the city. The immediate directior
is under a superintendent, a matron and
an instructor of the school. The expenset
of the institution over and above the in.
come from the property at the'island, and
the interest on 837,000 invested, amouni
to about 2000 per annum, for which il
depends entirely en the annual contribu
tions of its mnembers and such donationt
toWII t The expenses of the
-In the year' 1838, including
Vietisl iis and wiges of domes
licse .el, furniture and -repirs,
expense ;with -produce of the farm
cooso-timated.at $3000, amounted
in the 9,277.
te discipline, the object is
tA dib I.and in'telecinal culture;
Anth ipO: thefai ,otat-other
pt,- both morning and af
Sut six hoirs daily, in
1-writing, geography and
ught. - During -the even
ube.winier-months,- in
iven n the, first princi
Oeii tar, -horticulture and bota
at kinds of soil, the most
iahporantaON esses of cultivation, the
names, us ' ad distinctive qualities of
seedsipla d -tres are.explained and
illustrate.
Sun Land other religious in
strucfion nly kept up.
Durig ason of farming opera
tions, the oys assiston the farm six
to seven ba the -day, under the care
1 rthe supe ent,. who is a practical
rariner. i agyinter season, only a few
boys areite for out of door~work: these
serving-in , the. remaiinder attend
'schooI. T arage ofschooling through
the y.ear ii urs each: the small boys
more.. B' laboring'-upon the. farm,
the :boys4 ead. and- make-clfothes,
wash; iron :d perfom much of the
service ab6 e. The object is to make
skilkul, -p farmers:.and they are
taught to e. the ground, sow the
seed, hoe* - ed and gather in grain
and veget a uch of the lighter work
is done by-I ".
During -t summer an extensive
piggery Ian one. hundred feet in
leigth, w s for the deposit of ma
terials an facture of manure, has
been cons - The cultivated ground
has been improved by the 'nMa
nure which" pen made, or by the ma
rine mono ich: has been gathered on
the shorei island-: the carrots and
other roote here to unusual size.
The pe t this time- employed at
the Institoti are a superintendent, -a
teacher, 'ie ersd a-matron, and four
female as --There are now eighty
boys, wh -average fdurteen years.
. The- he farm-is 4 oxen,. 14
cobs, ~ shep and-50 swine.
-on-. thelo gh
was rye,. di a, -o
(which fired from blight) facre aspara
gus, 1 acre ruwa'baga; I acre sugar beet, i
acre carrots, 14're other garden vegeta
bles. 1 acre. rotnd turnips, being a second
crop. The estimated mowing ground was
30 acres, exclusive of marshes.
The superintendent of the island farm is
Mr. James W. Locke, formerly of Peter
borough, N. U.
In addition to the foregoing facts, the
editor- or the Visitor has been furnished
with the following, which shows a produc
tion rarely to be met with on farms of the
same size in'the interior:
Produce of the Thompson Islam! Farmfor In
digfent Boys ti the year 1840.
150 bushels Rye worth 68 cts. $97 50
400 " Corn 70 280 00
2500 " Potatoes 40 1000 00
1000 " Beets 30 300 00
-800 Ruta Baga 30 240 00
500 " Round Turnips 30 150 00
10 " Beans 200 -20 00
200 " Carrots . 50 100 00
Consumed vegetables estimated 200 00
Asparagus 50 00
75 tons English Hay at $16 1200 00
10 " Marsh " 10 100100
15 " Straw 10 150 00
12 " Corn taps& butts 15 180 00
200 lb~s. Butter 17 eta. 34 00
4500 gallons Milk . 24 " 1125 00
Increase in uober and value of Swine 300 002
10 Calves weighing 1000 lb., at 6 cts. 60 00
Profit on Poultry. ..20 00
6 bhls, Winter A pples at $2 --12 00
400 lbs. Citron Melons at 4 ~16 00
300 " Musk Ifelons 2 6 00
300 " Water Melons 2 6 00
15 ox-cart loads Pumpkins and Squash
es estimated-at 3 dollatrs per load, 45 00
1000 Cabbages at 6 cents per head,, 60 00
$5751 50
Ounlay for.cultivatinigexclusive of --
interest on value of farm stock,
tools, &c. 500 00
Balance, - 5251 50
Bee Moth.-Cover the floor on which
the hive stids, with common earth about
an inch thick. -A hive set on earth will
never be infested'with worms, for the bee
tmoth will not deposite her eggs where the
earth will come in co~tact. She naturally
resorts to a dry board as her element. The
remedy has been employed by a number
of parsons rithis viciniry for several years
with the most complete success.-Orchar
dist, Sjc.
DAMP STABLES.
-A correappondent or the Farmers Cabi
noat states that on -taking possession of a
newly purchased farm, his horses became
pbor, diseased, and incapablie of labor; his
cows becatde sickly, their milk diminished,
their .btttir became bad,, four -lost their
calies'two'died.6fadours in spring, with
other a'ttendant evilsi.. The d'am pness of
the stable, whicht was, built under large
trees in a low siti tion aind with a nporth
ern aspect.- It wasimmediately torn down
and anotheyrerected on a drier -situation,
when aurwis expected, all these evils van
ished at once. Stibles made of stone, are
mor lnia to this difficulty.
From the Camden Jmrnal.
A meeting of the'Wateree zAgriculturaI
Society was held on Thursday the 6th of
May, at Swift Creek. The President be
ing absent, Capt. Thomas Lang was cal
led to the Chair, and the Society brought
to order. After reading the proceedin e or
the last meeting, Abram D. Jones, sq.
Dr. John McCaa and General James W.
Cantey were severally proposed, and un
animously elected as members.
On motion made, the Chair, in accord
ance with the provisions of the Constitu
tion, appointed the different Comniittees:
On Cotton-A. H, Boykin, W. J. Tay
lor, Benj, Haile, jr. Jacob Little, T. J.
Ancruar, T. Whitaker, L. Boykin and
John McCaa.
On Corn, the Small Grain, Root and
Grass Crops-J. M. DeSaussure, Abram
D. Jones, James Chesnut, jr. W. Sander,
R. Cameron. J. W. Arthur, B. F. Hop
kins, John Whitaker, and C. J. Shannon.
On Stock-Col. James Chesnut, sen.
B. Boykin-L. L. Whitaker, D. Lang, W,
A. Ancrum and J. W. Caniey,.
It was moved that the Chairman and
Secretary be added to the Committee on
Stock.
The Committees having retired for a
short time, returned and made their sever
al Reports through their respective Chair
men, wbich, after some modification, were
adopted, as follows.
The Committee on Cotton awards a
Silver Cup, the value of 15 dollars, to the
greatest quantity of Cotton produced on
an acre; if Swainp, the product should not
be loss than 2,000 lbs.; if Upland, not less
than 1,500 lbs. But should Swamp and
Upland come in competition, the Commit
tee will award pro rata, say the yield shall
be in Upland to the Swamp as 15 to 20,
hiving an eye also to the quality.
(Signed) . A. H. BoYiai, Ch' I
'fIe Committee upon Corn, Small
Grai,, Root and Grass crops. recommend,
that one Silver Cup, -the value of $10, be
awarded for the best acre of Corn in the
Highland; one Silver Cup, of the same
value, for the best acre of Corn in the
Swamp; one Silver Cup, of the same
value,. for the best acre of Sweet Potatos.
'Signed) J. M. DEsAUssURaE, Ch'n..
.e Cmmittee on Stock recommend,
tti-six premiums be awarded at the So
cisty's Exhibition: One Silver Cup, of the
valhesof $10, for the best Horse Colt under
one year old;. one. Silver Cup, the value
of$10,. for the best Mule Colt under three
. old raised ine hee'hibi
value of $10"for the bet Raii; onei. ilver"
Cup, the value of $10, for the best. Boatr.
Premiums only awarded to members, and
they to be bona fide owners of the Stock.
(Signed) B. BoyTr,- Ch'n.
The Society, after spending a part of its
sitting in a lively and animated conversa
tion upon various subjects interesting to the
Agriculturalist, Mr. A. H. Boykin mo
ved,
That the Chairman of this meeting be
requested to have made the Silver Cups
that shall be awarded, and that the Trea
surer do pay hisorder for the price of them.
On motion of Mr. Desaussure,
Resolved, That an extra meeting of this
Society be held on the 2d Thursday in July
next ; and the most approved method of
cultivating Cotton, Corn, and the making
of manure, will engage the attention of the
Society.in a free conversational style.
On motion of Mr. Thomas J. Ancrum,
it was
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
day's meeting be published iu the Camden
Journal.
The above resolutionshaving been adop
ted, moved, that the Society do adjourn.
J. BOYKIN, Secretary.
Beet Paper.-A Mr. Ryan has obtained
a patent in England for making paper of
Beet roots after the juice is extractedl and
crystalized into sugar. The manufactu
rers have commenced with the coarsest
kinds of paper and pasteboard. anid have
not yet attempted any fine writing paper.
But this far their success is comaplete.
Good printing paper is produced out of
what remains after the saccharine matter
is extracted, and they have no doubt that
the same almost worthless pulp will fur
nish the finest kinds of writing paper.
Char. Patl:
.WIsce~aneous8.
'COURT HOUSE SCENE.
- The following ludicrous scene occurred
the other day in New-Orleans, in the suit
of Mrs. Gen. Gaines, before Judge Bucha
na'u. It is part of the, report of the case
made by the Picayune, and is worth the
reading:
Here an informal discussion was enter
ed into, in consequence of Mr. Peyton pres
sing his right to read t'ne evidence which he
held in his hand; and when this was de
nied him, of giving the substance of that
evidetnce orally, instead of-as he was esi
led on to do by-the Judge-stating wvhat it
was that evidence would go to establish,
if it were ruled by the-Court that it should
go to the jury. . It ended by the Court cal
hong peremptorily on the counsel to d'esist
and follow no further the. course he -had
beeu pursuing, otherwise he would hold
him amenable fora contempt of Court and
a violation of all the rules of practice.
Mr. Peyton said be might have been
guilty of an error, but before:no other tri
bunal would that be construed into a con
tempt of Court. If, however, the right of
effering evidence were denied him-if a
bt-and-bradooa were to be .plar~ed on his
mout..-he would at once w,,hdrnw fromI
the defenca of the caso; and herenpodhh ,
-learne4 gentleman took op his bat
good-day to his fair elinran th
left the Court.
Here General Gaines indMrs
suddenly started fromtheir seats.
.Gen. G.'-" May it please the court,
lady will take charge of the case hersef
she is prepared to do it."
Mrs. G.-(taking the book in har haod
which Mr. Peyton had been preventedfriin
reading)-" Yes, ~1 will proceed with the-'
ease."
The Judge.--" Do you intend to offer
the testimony in that book -as evidence ?"
Mrs. G.-"Yes; part of it."- -
The Judge.-" Welf, then, I cannot e
mit yotr to proceed." -
Mrs. G.-'-Then I thank W 'Goa
can go before the judges of the U. S. Su- -
preme Court, where I will beeheard, ad
where justice will be done me; which!
cannot expect here, .where .I see.such par
tiulity."
The Judge.-"General Gaines,- thisis -
language which I shall not suffer. Deco.
rum must be preserved in ibis court; there 3
are no privileged classes here."
Gin. G.-'-It is not my intention to be
indecorus to the court. I know. myright
and will- maintain them in despite of my
enemies, and despite of Ne'w-Orleans anid
its sixteen -banks."
The Judge,.-"Order must be preservei
in this Court," -
Gen. G.-"Has not your honor acted as
ounsel for the opposite parties in this case
before you were raised to a seat on that
bench-?"
Mrs. G.-"Yes, be was;. and he is 11ow
titting in judgment against us."
The Judge.-"Mrs.-Gaines, I agin 40-f
peat thatI will not set hear and suffers ch
language--as this to be made use of, 116D
by a woman." -
During this singular-discussion, one4f
the officers of the court was sent for irs.
Grimes & Chinn, the associattof Mr. 'yP -
ton for the defence..to take charge of the
ase, but neither of them was fortbcomingv
and. Mr. Smithagain addressed'the court
urging the right of the defendant's to rlib',
sral constructiun of theJaw of evidence
General Gaines again rose -qnd alluded
o the controversy wbieb closed pirevious
to Mr. Smith's addressing the court. -
The Judge.-"I have said nothing, Gene
Laines, against the lady. 1 am-sure I k
ed ith great forbearance, '-did notr
renti' atgsent of ant t
4pJt itirietarve t
it isiboond to e 7ortiepese
Doforder"
Gen. Gaiueze-"I have something o
ay for whichl I hol' myself.responsible to
this Court add. to be worfd. The coun'sel
for'the plaintifs.(Mr. Roselins) -said yese
erday that my remaiks relative-to ond-of
the parties to this suit were impertint.
This I never suffered auy person to tell me -
before, but coming from that gentleman,l
let the language pass from-my ear liki-the
idle wind. Since my wife has been alld
ed to, I insist upon 'her right to be heil."
The Judge.-"I do not deny-her ijht
to address rho Court, but is the evidence
elorsed ?"
Mr. Barton, for the'plaintiffs, argued that
rom the nature of the'pleadings put in by
the defendants the evidence- was itecessa
rily closed.
The Judge then gave his decision on the
points of law at issue between the parties.
Hie-frst ruled that theevidence offered wab-.
inadmissable, except in as far as the repre
sentatives of Ellen O'Brien was concerned,
in whose suit it was originally taken; that
the authority of the plaintiffs to sue as the'
beirs of Daniel Clarke should have been
denied by a special plea, andithat a sub
,equent~ will to that under which the plain
ifls sue must he specially pleaded and
proof ofits being produced given before it
enn he entertained by the Court or offered
as evidence.
Mr. Barton, for the plaintiffs, eddressed
some remarks to the Court, to show that
from the positioni in which -the case-stood
the defendants could offer no evidence, nor'
had' they ay which could be- received by
the Court.
Gen. Gaines then- said, as the evidence
was closed on him, and a i was deserted
bhis counsel; ho would take the case in
hts own hands. If he appeared in the uni
form of a United- States officer it was more
a mark of respect to the Court thani as a'
badge of privilege. -
[Here the Judge explained what ho
meant by " privileged characters."] -
The fact of his wife being in cotur?,-.he .
aid, was no subject for a sneer. -.She waar.
deeply interested in the issue of?this cije,,
and he thought that she, or any well edu
cated lady, or indeed any woman of an in'
elligent mind, was capable of forming ,a
correct opinion of its merits as one of tho.
other sex, and that she could as well un.
derstand it. as she could- the proper. forbe
lows and flounces of hor gown.-.
With the permission of the cour,--RMrs.
Gaines then rose and' read to the ecurtawid
jury several pages of manuscript, beingimn'
elaborate history of her own .alledged
wrongs and the arti~ces and- dovices of.
Riliard Relf, Beverly Che'v. andeothers.
to keep her' fronm possessing'or .eojoyiug
the property of the late Daniel Clarke,. be
queathed 'to-ther by -him,-whose'legitimato
daughter she was and not his natural chikd,.
as they have' alleged. *.- '. -
'it -6eing now four o'elock, the Judge di
charged' thaejry until-Motddaj *e (tte