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i1T The fiIlowing genlicIeii are ninonnced
bv their frielads .;2 candi.lates lir the Uflice ol'
'Tax Collector. at the ingji2! 1 eleetiun:
Col. JOHN QUA'TTlE*IU.\,
G :OltRG E .. SlI EIPl'.1tD,
E D.IUND MORlIS.
S-\llPSON , 1AYS,
Licit. JA .M ES 11. HARtiIS,
M1a.i. s. C. S)CirT.,
LIEVI R. WILSON.
JAI1ES SIPANN.
GIVING THE ROAD.
In thel, northern part of New Jersey,
therm lived an old Quaker remarkable
for his obstnacy.-Among other pe
culiartids of disposition, he had a -ustomi
of making every vehicle lie met upon
the road, while driving, turn out of tile
wav for'-*hini. Frequent attempts had
been made-to force him to give up this
darlir.g prerogative, but theyli had all
proved uiavailing. Nevertheless a young
man in his neighborhood, riot ti all dis
couraged by these repeated failures, laid
a wager that lie would make tle( old
gentleman yield to him. A ecordingly,
having sumnoned tp his resolution, he
set out on what he iml* call,
were we subli n V
crusadf. rary
jog-frot.n
both sides
thee do ? Car. sea
little to on-! side
"Not exac;!y, si ydd to
turn out for me ?
"Oh ! dive does, does ihec? The
can wait a linie while, I suppose ?"
"Certainly, sir, with ple;asui !"
On this, the Filend quietly filled his;
pipe, struck a light, and coimenced
smoking. Our hero took a ciear floi
his hat, and soon made a model of a 10
comotive of his face. The iisimoking foI
some tim611. was coniucted by both part ies
V.1ih thle coln2osm1e tIu.] ti avitv lecol
ing [he occasioni. After a while, tll!
old g.entlem:n haid aside hi.; pipe and
d ra wIng a paper fonm his pockt, begani
to Iea1d. Our f'riend, oil the other hialnd,
a lso produced a paper and w;:s soon
deeply cr.E a;ged in tihe pertisal (f i:s
conttns. tills wint onl. and the d#
went on. The Qniaker got throigi wth
his news firsi, and looki d n!( oir hiro
w ithI a benevolent Siile, as if h were
disposed to encoira~lge? ilhe youth's devo
tion to litera'ure, htit did not touch the
rein1S, while' thle two hlolses h.1d lilenw
paprr enti rely thlroon h, .d ver:h mnts
arid all, anld o'ccasioially gone~ back to
read somelI obscu re pa;2rt over agiha
in: mnighlt correc ti an 2rrneuls imp2res
si021 upon lihis nliil(I, lEI~lled it lip lnd
retuirned it to his p2ocke!. llSirs e n2w
m net tlhose of lis an ltaIgois it, whos5e lea
ture~s weLre. ex;pand(l21 with the s.iinie Im2
movab2leC sile. Oir leolL was not2 toi he
0ouimani(22Luvred, so bie veryi delibeil C
reaing. [ic was deeph in thev siclmi!
by a loiud cxctmilat ion of:
"Ilo, lhize, get up~ ! g) along ! fri'ni
thee is thle most5 obstinate man 2212 e ver2
The wagerC was Won, for thet1e 12r21l2ed
old Lihiz~e past him2, wi h aon, h1Igage
driver ai d all, at hiis heels.
The1 other day, ani am i;able lady not
f21 oiff, un~s2 traing~i an account i o a trial2
inl a case of horrid mod ter. At lie
conicliision, she found ther following:!
"P. S. ~\e stop~ thle press im say :ba
the jury were hungi.. and21112 1h prisoner(
remandel(1d for a :trher trial."
( Good grY iou !ill ' sid~ thre amgiab le obl1
Ihidy, "what were the juy hunii foir ?
\V'hv~ didnii't they hang!l thatt blioody mind.
(ed pirisoni?" -'\Vy mmban2ti~l~ ,'obsh12- vied
that the' courl didni't bian2e the' jury) ; they
h~ong thaemselves;. "'la; m) !" re pliedh the0
obl lndy, 'how sh2ock ing ; I havye hea:2rd
t hat there were mnii who w 2ub12 hanl.
themIIselves if yoi g.tve thzeii rolpe
enoutgh ; but I didn't suplpose2 yo(u conh I
find twelve men who would do it all at
once, Do how,"
.Siul-1ia,.-Onc'f' rthe woIrkiaiefl, ill
ti('(np lvit of* Mr. Johni Phyk 'fol o
lii y-strvi'i'i(!eaifcr ill ivory, was emloy.i)
edin cuttiiiq somei pi:iinu koy ; I,,sI%
AIIS in-m3 :craied fr! so(1 IUO iastjiag ohj
Stanc'', aiiid lu oiltfL [liei pitce f ivu
2',, till E n!.!ishIi iliv. btiliit wvas f'oidi. As
wa's flidt-ii tirr whteni the aiiul %%-;I,
(flutie y'.umiz, espiciai! as n1o trace: of tlit!
llo !a' lilt(.. (:1111li ruel ti11'iflat;I'
ill Ill tilt, ili i uiLrhiood. "ITii oute:
coaut tfif dw ball "%;is much corrudvd.
'.Y Corn. AdV.
-rll 'lor, $iZ their entilti iiliti
Ili( ci:Yo f' A1,'x~co, have luined a c~i,i
Cidloi''ll A7.ttiX Ch.II.
"['ie Ofiljia 'ill iii fi- rlib is :;illiil:ir t.o
iliosao i' e:niiii-'arV clubs of' 1it'r;iuid
ItI'Il'SC . f.-i'a 3' gtenfPIral 051if li of I'll
ariniv, wit~h tile' eXCppiio ll of' , is a
ilii':ibharv :1If thc club t.'i )1' i t!
olle oif :ill.:4I and Social bentlif it) allI.
dtnCut. HJarnoy.; 2d V'ice' I' ii -it,.
Caipt. Miaa-tud'r ; nI ;c'astirer, S. .- aidr
son ; Secretary, E,. Ilamonil, Esti ; coma
mit1tee (if'arnciDgawiuieiis, Caipt. (~vo,
M~ajor Van IOuri'ilad Licut. Giafionj.
.4nncxatibn.-Lieut. Thuncis J. -My
ers, of th'u .Massuadlsett. V(1111r; Ix..,
a ld a pimtea by t rade, iia ask'-d all,]
iLIVL ec iSI h ti dirL_, fruit) his comp mii
anad an nc'xd Iainasufl o aI bea unifu I. i
ican Senorita near Monicrey. It i
said sit-, bineas hima the ide;:saat lwitl
fortun-e of $:30.OOO, and that lie iniirts
to estaibieh aI ai'spzp'a at A] 'ia ercy oin
the ~strcia'itl of it. Good tuck, '_it ihp
toiliess attelld him anld his zueItv Wife.. the.
fast of* whlion cit o deser. " oilr Coisgr alo
hl tio as, fuir pinaters iivair iibfy Make
good Ismuoads-Bait. (Aippei.
'i'k ife.-It 'is. .ntomihiang, tdo see
hoM,- wvell a :Ilujl in lfy-,Jlfr a su
better' i eru)e onsix or u aah dlI S
do t'ek t Ianif o (hirs, do on riftieni o6r ea
.eet . Tiu in in Aoes hits p'ia1 rit but
even upbraid hier' husbanjd: for not liv~inl
ill as gill)d styiet ui~ ho' niia;lib!)r ' Iie
ill,.: Ciaut is wviil l lt-, !ii' Oa HN Iiel neaft
bili- ha~s a Ili:;:!, C;yabifle andl ilihI ticis
waife, U.1 the other Intod k a. 1t lhiiil-ai.1lf
~ig e ith-i.i, and1 tile iaci itl
N-ai N ia'fi,as, tit,! i iv'.', is Oli ( a. il2 I
.,ut i r ) I- ' m ir ;I' %v il!I (it 1111k to her
aeSmI .iaic,ll S;;%-, tti it tSi::l.: i.Pvi"i*
c~~~i ~ ~ ~ hi t~rlt iCi' o:~~ fi. i ;:n
Iii t di: -11ich~i k o ti %w
tutuo fit '..''' hi U .ufiuil Itf y'uil la
I IlfiT Il t l 11;Q91 by~~aa ~.*
:aiit lft'ilt I, at l*:'t Il to 11 -~tf l. L ll'
itiui ~".1h tuftV N111ia1t~ twi
Cap taercin , i W lll f I rl-ll s i ll ti
od., ht ttl v i tly s und id ir in
Iia( the I-t h ! d beO~ wri ny b i'e
dcreda 1111 c o It r C Is III. C propaiii 1~.
$50-,000 tho isC1.1, Iiil hi l wIaA~ diioi.0
as a i At , qiiiu lilal;e1alis ; h u hI
Icl, 5!a CCIII lii fhiii S ', i is , hit hy
110 X~l~ic a i~ai. l 'i l1) Ill .
Vi t. o i It ill 110; co0% hUx nsul
I~ . !v i s e.1 1 1.11 Aro Iac ityl ( wf t a. c
W e' exlo. ,ri o! s il Paris ; (Cil #I~l
itr'i- ft bv c r oity i CIp:a:c' :oo 1h~ 1;i
8010 li is in hi :wa0lil. &f~rt-!
"It., It :1 ink on ihma ;ceAs no dLi
chihl-wIIs rI'.reii 1*dIe.% firs o an
Eve. b JourL. vses ubro
From, IrrivelJ N.i 0.i Picayn.
Teni D-y A ,iIef olthe Clit qf Hoxr
Byho% ho ave Isiuii,~ o th oim
Ihu copAItii~, Capt. VLoVlHC .1 oe
ot I h - b-ne ICPiSI ~ r v'
somev Flomr .ra he~r itL"'.11 11i ,
on th e Mit L :& 1 -. tiV lt. Slt ins.
rIlh(e 01a. t-wi 4P 14.1.1 t 11ll ou p c.-i
Oii ( Inc. Thu h.ewn A.hinu
iII l)i:ill and we 1 tI..u t4 la i
41 ilIVr I)I IIi ''2 I lus
\101' 'I Cru w t-I itllill .131 lti l1l h
'.1 ln (it' dw I 8 i-. , 11 1161161 we
ia;ii /t- atI Tiie V w ii c: ll* :m s
was to leav ml'' he4 Igo as uqs2 awl heu
Gn. 13tid'. A 12 !iw r of ofii:er i
their way l4.4.. th'eV Ilariy, tsu ;I (
mongl the Major tilsWatiiws H~ ~weady
itO I 't I i i lia 06 r (I f ;I 1'..
officerso Ow~mtn. (in hv tegntle
i .1 1 :1 armi il-h t Alabah a t-~i.1
5L-Thtu 1111mu Oli '. br0'111i1 ove: Cui.
io i~r to ul ity 'Wil ."O VIIc Mly, on1
-so]n rosadotDom furfm ibir o~v;!rto.
wits~ !2htCt' Presieint fCigc,
S no D 4Jtse Mria Hlermand, Z, Du
putv fr'nntuango, Vice' P'residia.
i l o ing .extract of a lettur h am
an li ntleman in Me ico, to hIs I
lii-4d cacuz nives the-late w.i
Irom Q aro. It is dated at thiei
cSil on t i of Novenber
4-Y edilany nevs froiii QcarIe
taro Th adniinisraiion has- h een i
fullilily a ing seveii'l penimare effors
)ad %VW& e ia, a-reform in the army,
Ahus aki -many. eneneis for itself;
aid 4h6ou much-confidence is felt in .t
ta r *' n resident and Vice President' f
LA Con &rel who ar'e favorably disposed 0
eLtr is- much feared -thatv
Cumplide hdt1axui-a, will be elect
[NI Preside d interim ofthe public n
tistamI of erera or Pena y Penla. r f
l'haritoni, Anr preent (.hargye d' .-.
(airs, willtkiaVe Ihere il ti couI! U
W!. k ior ti- nw sLeat of (uveianient,
bit i iite Lrd only knows how lIon' it
wvil b) beufore SOIe Americifaii ext.dh il
11nay makeit necess.ary 1.>r him t >I w IIw u
he lacomotive capind of :lexico %som- a
AS One 4fir new cor!Sspondents sayS,?
oi aagl'is1 frienidu has hht pon a ebsi.! t
lea in terfsing :hai sat of thea Mlexian
UoveinntIeit. hilt! "locwAo v cpiil." ,,
With the refinfo.:cuiI.:ats naw goiag far- I
w, aid to Gea. Scott, ind wiih u vi.;a Ol
,area.c liuIfpgf ilhe war, ii is nala* th1 a 1
ikely thurate Br1itannlieajty Gov:
ri nient wAidl hauve to 2Ilahoe a r. specla ble
tilowance ftik the expjisi-s o!.fa ir Thworn, fa
toll's satabl rl. Lulddlead wisely
aicluded -.at a i hi'n .tic a nd golldy
e..ntlenial like himsel.uf would but poorly
epIeset English sportsmenii in. tie sad
Ji1, and hieie abandoned the chase to n
us inore athful and agile friend, Mr. ia
Thorn ton V
All w quiet at Peroto- and -tihe a
Wiihboth d wlen' the train came b
hroua.li Lt Iluya not- U sight of P
Ll
ai enemy sseen . Colonel. Harney
Gun. ISon was still ait Jaaipa, d
auf'ering whnt frm a- sevpre cold, ii
jut recoir -G.. asida con- 1i
nd the entire force in th vicinity, was P
sot lar from 3000. Col, Hay's left for.
Puebh on the morniti on the I 3:hwith
lk'isTexae,cr:i'-a' up Maf. Polk aod
r., am:heIt, the ha-r b.:ari ng despatch
s The Intolim . Jarilata had c
l: in ti t ll. PI'litt r-il, I'0'iple :i l to 21
i m Ii ll'sa'ftijl provi.ria iao li:a 4 sli h iant '
:uioe to hin ; bill n. Puitelsn Setl
lhi: h>:il' word that1 llo Ilia titi aI'a-a01 no
lar'J. fltpoli has it tht his nia
h~f i 1s gone Off i: t. . Qu-rre:aro,
CC.ail)ilalt byV ai aollvlSoe tlliiv of Ilk.
llli. Tilf a:Xtax .1, Tixll :ate I ldsai'anU
.\Ioaaa-d l;athiaaal have hikLm a l iil up
L1illt lcidyt -'O litiiLl bin. fraali all his
ill on.! ~ ls
ile I3.1i Iii'iiintyi i.; sttil--ahl tt ti::
.~iit : llal l , : i l at5hea (31-11 1
-n:t .dl thi w.lv toa ahie ci;v aaf .\Il t s )io
so il he !i;tl: I'lr ith Saal;ihES: aa li S,
tia11. it! .; iiv Il Ia Vor i C I'/ o!l
he 17.t i milsi., alid was rece&vel \'.a!|
ith honaois due to hisrk. Witin tha
lii:(: oi a01 (n a p i rea i1:ll .' is ai riv ,al,
saverlh Vassal Lm! "*,t it with tro aps,
haawe' 1 2 aiitld .3'U00 au:dig a'laa 7he ~
anld 1.h. I t was tal!! ia a litt (t a. i0,
. ai lli :ia ribc i i t ai all. ai lia sti l.! o 3
:ia UotJ ii i.:l . It aaa' 'it ilaat ha ;alu :.4
ja Iasi.aa a 1 ~i r 1 ih lai lt tle at )
ied la.a3 hat iaa alao prataed with i 1 i'~l
Ias ofI Gensi. Wort an d 'aTwi';-:-h
utlS1.ab'iae'k iiatterIV ill a i l ia n l iil'
ha: Stth Cuaolini:aHisI M1.tines wtha a
: i: ilinnnSe nil Cainie (laatwn u iih
htin fronm ihe city of MiiLSco, ;14
!)ath ady and night or1 tacuve opsaster~
a Vra Cruz waus bu:sy ini s'taing i:oa~
ights. It wats the lust 0oppaoni ty tha
,aieeris andl men oaf the jfiina i amy had
ad fo lau ntihs~ ito Coinniaili wili
a.
F(aunL thea IRia *ran.ate.-- I ral
I'avlor had not tachal hIin.as iati
alt arcttls. He wastt to have tlanit
av aon the 5th inst,a
Thei hcahth oft Manais is improi~ving
l:a tever fast-disapp--asriut'. a
Theaa following it.-ms wae t exaet f~m ai.i
he, F'Ia of the 10t Oinjst. h
iuot/tr RumWor.-The rumaor lauo
hea Mexi:mas now is, ti aiu aal f h
\1.xi:m States (.ta Eis, ala Peata.,i
aoe-as, Dui~lrag tandl olne othert nt
s:anIh-d) hsiae dclired in lfavor of t'.a
noania: chical s::as:ham t of Pdod--s, ;:nI
lilitead, liva hirOtlaludau 1.0,(J00 taroops
aa cariy vnt hais da-ignsa. A allan If ha
ide~a is fixtalpo illa o ba e irisal to the
barona:, and l. iaop: anl iniaaxv:niiaon is
aid to bte coinfidently calculated uphonfc
o ninecn hinm tho and maiinin thre no,
bit ity of the cro.in. The Mexicvans in
i quon er are s:i id to be very bestile
> this rumtitoted mIloyienI t, til III (X
rests themivives as bein'. rvady to join
-i, dh t trps of, the UI1itei d Sitates t
reVent 11uch a censummaIIlltion.
The PalntIto nveiment.--T h v
lia eof tha ofhe membls ofthbis distins
iisceJl redmenIwit is only 23 veats. Tids
ectlnmts lorthe II(irv .6ith wh1;ChI ihv
-'nt to h:sil', bit ul re didl tey (-(t
mir stvatiness 7 It is said that ;, il
ijoily of' i the regimetilil was C11ttttcsedwl
t emt tieei's sons--youncatg ti of
Caldth, and brutighit ip in case aid lux
rv. I' so, diis will accouit for tle
to. ality aon.w; duim by dis, ase arising
-U1m EINyusure.- E (.a
A Frailful Farm.--Tho Cook Farm,
U A wich. on Long biid, (N. Y.) which
J il :only 30 acres, and wai coisidered
1few yearsa'., almot hopelessly harren,
;1- senit .I mai~ct thi, suimmet :3d2 bu
s of ae:tzs in thu pod-verae price 75e.
bil i:l ; il0 hui,iel of patoes-price
i.c.-and 506 bushe.s remaining yet to
;-1 busi:els per day IIf'. miatoes, the
h m op esimite I at 1,200 bushels. a
k. per bus.hel, -100 joules tire now
iickly cvered with Lima beans perfectly
riwo.i, 10 hiushel of bush beans have
tn dispasud of-average price 41c. a
zAsel. Corno, :3 acres ; bluo top turiiips,.
j ucrei ; cabbages, 11 acres. 5,000 ' tho
:r; hlay Cur all their stock ; wbeat, 75
Cayetie cherry popper, a beau
ptch, estimated at 25 bushels on one
vefiticih of an acre."
We clip thie above from an1 exchan"ge
iper, for the purpose or showifig to.our
lanters, who so generally run. into the'
reat error of attornping to cultivate too
iuch land, how much more profrlalile it
to cultivate a-small farm of well-impro
ed'iand-well, than to atempt to cultivate
large one with an exhasted soil.' It will
a seen'by a computation that the sale of
eas; putatues, tomatoes and beaus alone,
Ie pr'oduct of 'this thirty acres of land,
pounted'to over' two thousand dollars.
avijg a -cnnsideradle por:ion 'of the pro
ucts i corn, 'wheat,. &e; tobe sold. it,
true the owner bad the idvantages cfa Iq
ligog nk aii ahnet s ', irgdo "
ric Il. . wove
le value of a inarkit, does iovaffecdi e
irce of lie anmeit iii ravor' cultiva
togr a small quantity ofland and directing
le oderates of the planter to its constit
liprovement. y 'such a systein in South
rn agriculture, sitnilarlresults may be
Itained in ithe-culiue of corn, cotton, add
il other pruduets of the couritry, and our
laers will theit learn th'a'it i.bettr to
riioh one acre of land, thanti to till three
c re L. mwin suchl impyr-vemneIL.--Am4&
,.sta CI r dcle S untine!'.
.Arru'croot.-Fromi a statislical talle,
me:.:m i' bitled, iof the pormletlii.iis of
ter: l-:, the V:lue IArrowrio ot isstated
t Iv., 01ha1 --.O.110almllIIy. Mlore thanl
so1 tinirs of this, goesi to G;reat liritaini.
'et rom the prejudice olf simte and the
ophiity III whers, it wtihil apeai thal
iton: t:cm iv.' time, the w hule ofI the pro
flet1in ,I' luier uda id conm id u in) 11he
to Ioe,- who believe that articles of
en/'i gr wt a dr t ii l aitiileit't o a10
eurar ti tht-i- growi an prodicec ut
ome, wve ret-r to [lhe folwnteiii
cri.d, flrmn Dr. Saimtal Jackso.n, Pro.
-- I ot tht Icstitte. aid Praictice I
1:m11whoim not one occupies: a higheijr p~o
bio itn c the pofnhiun~oi ini the United States
r else hzc re
"'I h:cne examLz.tinedl a nd have prepa red
.u \ro .vrot, t c m-tuollcitured hv Col.
i't liatyi of t'.at valricty ofl /ireti I have
lti n i:h, bittin4.:c'uperi' or tiy litmuda,
r othe.r .\rrou root I ha~ve -,*.~''t
..1 iin (Cn.al~cis,".-.t a mectin ii.
il tctt a:inch y of . .\ i .il cii'a:.i. .o
ithly lpo it soe in~ ii esii mr . no.1
toig Ireio 'o the' '.shoetil ' ~a
pi h ho rebned'l an ilt','c of tth' :ma -,:i'
tihi of liiau, the flie thi .h.t ol t
.ile.ili Itl IitiiuetlypdI in, foat, idtone
mlat unarmed bys~i iuhe hiti ofit alhi .i
-h''had kcilledl tands etein hse and hit
iitt ch ti tii' The li Oviri'ht'apii'il. re
leto .halo reait' jctp in nt of parice
ring S bv:tra te~'r. 'Thle parcia fof anc
'na' lof suppati n. :i 'em sts here~bei
a erla rwe lthem t i t a ke,sotrf
Ili, ~hertn. ihr kcw hi oerboa.crd. Tvihe
+mt.sti-hid mhertjcaed o int iolakeii
:ra, swam l ashore h gl oson fallowed,
at'rwing upi m te bank.-ory rforedh
'tail hefColmine sa fohCaiigwrtofia.
tanme. We feiel it a duty we owe to his
memory, to publish the following biogra.
phical skecich, the facts of which we have
derived frm tlie most authentic and relia
Ll'd soIreens. There vas such a rare com
hii:6io o if t ire'mstances in his conduct
and death--hemstances and events cal
culiated to excile thi pride of every South
ithat we fleel 'Ihe general curi
C ity to krow all nhout his family and pre
VIou, life, 0bould be gratified.
lie was ihe son of the laic General Win.
iouiLr, ol ''lliel, S C., a distinguished
0iliLer of the Revolutmit, and for many
vears a member of the Congress of the
United States. The ancesmors of General
Bueir, camt or;iiinalv from Ireland, and
settled in Pennsylvamia. Thence the
branch of Oh ftmuily, frum which General
Botlr, deLwcadcd, removed to Loudoun
conmyit1' in Virginia. The father of General
Bwler. Captain James Butler, settled ii
Ed4elield Di.tritc, in this State, where ho
rebidud at the comitiencemnent of the war
of the Revolution, in which he, together
with till hii sons, i% hI wcreover 14 years
old, bore nit active part from the con.
niencemneti, until near its close, when he
was killed with his second son, at Turner's
Statioi. lie was cuifmed in prison and
on bonaid the prison ship for eighteen
tronths, during all which time, the most
urgent importunities wer used, and the
most flaltering.offers made to induce him
to abandon the-cause of his country. With
the sufferings of the- heroie-men, confined
in that prison ship, all are familiar. Gen.
Win. Butler, his eldest son, entered the
ariny of the Revolution, at the age of is,
and at its close, when not more than 21,
he was a Cuptain. Immediately after the
close of the war, Geu; Pickens, resigded
his comniissiona'us Brigadiir General, and
upon his warm recommendation, Getieralt
then QaptSutlor; was elected in his place,
by the Legislature of the State.- He was
soon after elected Major General;: which
commatission lie held, until ie did in 1821;
and as such commanded the'people di ring,
the 'last war' attached io 'Ibe defence of
Charleston. In.thela-nguage of'the-Ge;a
eral Order of . the Governor, ann-odeng \
hit detih, 4fullff years and high in the
afectious of' ikeou'ntrymen.'?ymma Tj
erable, a ye'
of Ccl; BUtlerr ho.'li4still alifeit.h
dvanced a olf eighteilieaasspie
NIg V . j ratik- f
j' on - "T
thu tis nlilalW h tieob inderiha
-Nobtij haslfeivindicated hbi~itit'td
chraei-s ..ad adelf- ne*- 'uitre..ofa"
name always- distinguished for Iatriotism
and valor. -Cul Butler-was born in Edge
field District, otr the 11th of April, 1798.
After receiving a kood English education,
hie was sent- with his brother, Senator
Butler, to the school of the celebrated
Doctor Waddel. lie abandoned his pur
pose of a regular classical education, and
in the full of 1819, etmered the Army of
the United States as a Lietenant, and
remainied in thu regular service until he
resigned his appoitmeut as Captain in
1:2. ie was than elected Cashier, and
afterwards President of the Branch of the
ihmik of thu State, at Columbia. On the
breaking ont of the Florida war, a Regi
14meit otf Vulunteers was raised in South
Carolina, of %a hich Col. Butler was elected
Lieut. Col. In that campaign, he gave
such striking evidences of all high and
generou- qalitii, that without the slight
est agency of his own he was elected Gov
erior of tte St ate by the nitanimlouLS vote
of the Legislature. Shorily alter the
expiration -A b Gu bermatorial term, the
o!ieu of Aentt of the Cherokee Indians,
was tendured him by President Tyler,
whic:ht hu areepted. At the period of his
agency the Cherukee p;eople were unfor
tuntiely ilvidedl iiito three factions, of the
miost emibinteired ebaracter. Sn high was
the condluct, and so pore aind disittrested
all the putrpozses oft the Agent. that otu the
election of .'ir. Pol~k, to tiw Presidency,
he leadlin ime n of ;il lhree of the pate
earne tly reiqueste.l tht Cil, llu tler might
lhi retatinedi in uthieu. 1 ut it was tnt done.
ile watS afern ards umidoyed by the Gov
ernmieint , t., im:ik.o a Tlrea ty withI the Ca
mn:ttiebe, an.1 oi her I iiian tribes of Tiexas,
in uih hem :ii I y sueceded. It mtay
tit, ! .i.f8. the1mt hase*ver beent
mi-..*e I6thy andI ably dischatrged.
reywith .b:- Camanchune Indiatns, a call
was m tenltm :h, dtiate, for a Regiment
cailed to the comiiitmal mIof it, by thu almtost
tuanimensOi vot. ofn thu liegiment, tlo
was~ at ihb tim.- pr.strated "it a sick bed,
the vieli m of t comlicmion of diseases,
It wans ntot in his it:ture to refuse the~ call,
iioghl therei are very few tien who
wvoul d not, under I he circumitsta uces htavo
dlone so. F'or several monuthIs before lie
left home for Mlexico, he waus unable to
walk, and .scarcely so, whetn lie took the
commantutd of the Regiment. From that
pieriod hans life and netionts are known to
all, antd will foretver fill a glorious page
in the history of his country.
lie was so genierally known, that it
would lie superfliutus to say more ; but
we hope we maty lbe prodloned, for saying,
that wc have ramely known a mant moreo
hightly einowed-an intellect of a high
order-a heart the homo of all noble and -.
generous scntinmnts, beyond all compar
tinion the noblest form and most striking
persomn, wie even eawv, and manners'and~
adddres, of which no word but fascination
will convey and adequate idea.
Thu immediate family of Col. Butler *