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' A Restoration in Wcxko.
K .> return r>f Santa Anna to Mexico is not J 3
Hfe!-, ,without interest, although all tlie elements of
H|. . national power, and all the bases of orderly
. government, are so confused and diseased, tlrat
K it calls for a very hopeful mind to anticipate ii
iHLT^i'%hy permanent good from it. Sunta Anna is 1,
/ &L _ -w-. i . II 3 ^ -j a L'
Is-; . inrme ncconutimerecanea jrom cxiie 10save c
> *5Mexico by a, dictatorship. Other men have li
" seized upon this power and their rule been sub- p
mitted to?ho' has himself done it, when it 1
'suited him?but lie alone has been called to ]
the-doubtful and dangerous eminence, under \
- Circumstances that left no doubt ol its bejgg 1
. tjje concession of the Mexican people to his 1
^supposed ability to save them from impend- 1
'destruction. "'Near the close of 1846 he 1
passed the blockading squadron before Vera i
Cruz and assumed the command of the forces j 1
^ of Mexico against the United States. Then, t
; , as now, he was an exile called back by the 1
v general cry of his country men for a leader who t
could save them Trom the consequences of mis
V. government. ' s
o- It is true that the United States interpreted i
him one way and Mexico another, and that j
'tailing to realise the hopes of^ither, he fell in- j i
to the chasm between the two hopeful stools-[<
erected for hint by tlio contending parties. But! ]
> it is not the less true that the superhuman ex- 5
ji ,5 ertions made by Santa -Anna in the conduct ofj1
r v . the war, have left deeply engraved on the mind |'
~of both Jiatiom the convictions that he is bv i1
ir the ablest man who has ever meddled in j'
Mexican affairs. j j
He returns to power now^by a still more cle-1 ]
sive exhibition of "public confidence?or at j
ast preference?-than that which restored him , 1
, 1846. -Moreover, ho returns, after having 1
ade something looking very much like a de- 1
aration of eternal hostility against the Uni- I
id States. We have neither great hopes cf 1
is saving Mexico from the multitude of inter- ^
si evils tha%t}rge her to destruction; nor have
e much fear that lie will attempt to precipi- 1
it^f this chnos of national fragments of which 1
swill find himself the head, upon the United {
fates. No'douhthe bates (if politicians have *
le faculty of hating anything,) the Confeder- 1
^TGdlhs.that threateningly overhangs his *
teble Country. lie. remembers .that' lie was 1
ie prisoner of TcjUp; now* melted into that v
!onfed,eraey?that all his mighty preparations I
?r defence in the subsequent war ended inva- '
ably in disaster and flight, and that the last *
tertion of ajfl hta ^c^lties for war, was ah uh- t
&Cfc^Ai1~ at tempt upon a Comniisary's carhp ?
t Puebla. It i9 impossible that his personal 1
lelings towards the United States should be c
iher than hostile. Suppose G en j Scott had t
ired in the same way, is it credible that he 1
^juld have cherisl^d any love.for?Mexico? 1
But one man does not make war nowadays, s
hough he beealled dictator or eVen emperor. ?
(takes natrons to make war, and, especially it 1
aket i money. Now in regard tp this last we *
oubt if there is a .bull in Walhstreet, on the- s
seeding of the tide, who is harctef pushed than 1
lanta Anna. Ail men and boys are familiar 3
rith the enormous static power of a vacuum 1
u ?uc v*pciuuoiiw oi mrcoamcsi pnnosopny. 3
: There is in the Mexican Treasury such a su- *
preme emptiness as is sufficient, V? presume, *
to account even for the repression of ,a more [
violent animosity than con be attributed to the '
Mexican Chief. Fc*?, after all, it is only the
-shadow upon his fame, cast by these disasters, <
which he could think of avenging. And if the 1
ftitflfe protiitses only to darken tnat shadow?1
if there is in the doctrine of chances, not even 1
one in a thousand that the issue .of a contest ^
with the United States could be other than mis- *
ehievous to Mexico, and fatal to the position ?
L. of any leader that should bring it on, we may
fairly calculate that all the selfish impulses of ?
Santa Anna will be in favor of peace.
The late war would never have been com- J
menced by him. It is true he accepted it, bet 1
because it was the condition Qf holding power. <
The war was commenced by a party who look- *
ed for safety to European intervention as a s
means of security. The chance of such inter-7 *
venlion is now very much diminished; the re c
jt sources and the possibility of successful resist- '1
r. ance have alike disappeared, and the man of "
personal ambition, rather than the adherent of }
a political creed, is at the head of the Mexican ii
^ .Government. h
y *Aftcr all, Santa Anna is more a theatrical d
? than a real hero. fiis wrongs and his resent- t
ments are all very well while it ismere talk? o
the preliminaries to the action; butin the prac- i>
tical direction of Mexican politics, he will find u
where withal to sober him to common place,- s
in the extreme difficulty of providing the means s
of carry ing on the common functions of government.
He calls upon the army : it will a
serve him if it is paid; if not, i; will be his tl
master, and compel him either to plunder the ii
other interests of the Republic, or to let them v
* do l" either ease he has little chance ofea- si
caping. Hie prospect is, indeed, sad. ?
We could wish that tho return of Santa Anna, f<
signalized by a far more decided and general a
consent of his countrymen than has heretofore a
ever consecrated the power of any citizen of b
the Republic, should be directed to tho eleva- a
lion of the national character and to the puiifl- I
cation of its government?that a last and sue- t<
ccssful effort might be made to redeem that ft
(country from the position of the Turkey of the p
Western Continent. y
Unfortunately, the Mexican Ruler is not him- a
!adf a man (o aid such a regeneration. Active v
he undoubtedly is, and full of resources to meet si
the exigency of the moment; but he is corrupt h
and deals in corruption as his familiar instru- vn
neat of policy. His whole system has refer- A
ence to personal success, and his victories are a
not for, but over the nation. Have not all his a
successes heretofore been carved out of the h
heart of Mexico?have they not each weaken- G
ed instead of strengthening the power of the v
Republic to stand by'itself? In tho case of a a
great and rich country, like France, such success
may make the Ruler formidable to all the b
world; in the case of Mexico, poor, disordered v
and broken spirited, it only renders her a more si
provoking prey to neighboring nations. ^
CharUtton Mercury. [t
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The New Territory op Washington, ere- w
atod by the last Congress, comprises that part u
of Oregon which lies north of the channel of a
'of Colombia river, to where it crosses the 46th n
degree of lattitude, and thence along said de- il
gree of latitude, to the top of the Rocky Moun- d
tains. The land occupied by missionary sta- o
tions, not exceeding 640 acres to each together 81
with the improvements, is given to the Mis- P
aionary Societies respectively, which establish- 0
ed the same. Stations that were so occupied 11
>rior ?o the passage of the Act organizing the
territory of Oregon, arc also confirmed to the v
vHch established them, r* w thnuojj 1
' . ,v. ..-t *" '*
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From the San Francisco Ilcrald, April 1.
Vrock and Burning: of the Steamship
Independence.
STATEMENT OF CAST. SAMPSON.
I urn under the painful necessity of repoitig
the loss of the steamer Independence,"late*
y under my command, on her passage from
>un Jean del Sud to this port, and about one
nmdred and twenty-five lives, consisting of the
>assengers and*fifteen of the crew. She was
ost on the island x>f Margarita, off the coast of
jowcr California. After leaving Acapulco,
ve experienced strong breezes from NW, to N.
'assed Cape St. Lucas on the. morning of the
15th of February.- At 12 o'clock, M., of the
loth, we were in lat. 23 04 N., Ion. 11-0 42
nr ^ ?mr i .. \*; i on; A L
? Stqermg i> *v. wy h i pur compass,
tending to go to the westward of Margarita
island; On the morning of tho 16tli, at 1 o'clock,
A. M. made the main land to the eastward
of the Island, having been set in shore by
he current. Altered the coarse to SW. At
I A. M. made the Island of Margarita, the
south point b a ring W. 1m S. per compass, then
illercd'the course to WSW.
I intended to give the point a?i>erth of three
niles, but owing to a haze over the land I was
Jeoeived in tlie diatance. At fifteen minutes
past five, jusl-as day was beginning to break,
she struck on a sunken reef extending off the
johth point of the Island, about n mile from the
shore. The sen .was very smooth at the time,
lot breaking oh the reef at all. Backed the
?ngine, sud-the came off; .examined the hold
and Ibund that she filled rapidly; knew that I
iv^nld have to /bench her to keep her from sinkP&
got a sail over the bow (under her) to try
:o stop the leak, and set a gang of men to work
it eacli hatchway bailing, and ran along the
west side of the Island, close in, to find a good
dace to put her ashore. Told the Engineer to
et me know five minutes before the water
would he-up high enough to put out the fires.
When we had run about four miles the Engiieer
came up and reported the water nearly
ip to the fires, arid that they would be extin?n
O r<\tr? rv~i m Pnf k/v linl n"l
^uioiicu tw a ivn tiJiuuico* i ui> mu uvim ?mi v?i-port;
and ran her ashore in a smalt cove on
he sootbwe6t side of the Island, head on. Lowsred
a boat and sent the mate and two men in
jer to run a lino ashore to the beach, which
vas about one hundred yards distant, but the
)oat broached to and was swamped in the surf,
-owered another boat and sent three men in
ler with another line, which they succeeded in
felting ashore. I now ascertained that the
ihip was-'on fire. Told the engineer to take
lis men, and put but the fire if possible. Orlercd
the other two boats to be lowered, and
o come forward, and the women and children
o come to the forward gangway; loaded both
)oats with women and children, and sent them
ishore. The ship had now swung round broadiide
on. The male and two men came off with
he boat that took the line ashore, and she. was
mmediately loaded with women and children,
ind went ashore with them. The fire originaed
from the furnaces. It was necessary,after
be struck on the reef, to use wood and boards
or fuel, in order to keep up steam until she
truck on tte bcacb, when the water was so
ligh as to stop the draft from the lower flues,
vhich forced open the furnace doors, and the
lames rushed out, and caught the wood work
n the fire-room, and also around the smoke
tack, thence spreading very rapidly. Every
sffort was made to get the fire under, but of no
ivail. ..The. flames were, now coming up froiti
he hatchways, fire-room, engine-room, veiftila:or?,
amVsround the smoke stack; everything
was consternation and dismay ; the people
teemed completely bewildered, and were Jumpog
overboard by dozens.
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Jluo ovwujD.nuo pcncwiij liwini/ic aim inuv.tcribable?men,
women, and children screech
ng, crying, and drowning. I ordered the spars,
latches, tables, and everything that would float,
o be thrown overboard, which was done, and
hey wereiimmediately covered with people.?
Vbout an hotircfter the ship struck the beach,
he was in affect sheet of flame, and there
vas po one on board of her except one of the
oai passers, named Beaumont, and myself.
L'he smoke-stack had fallen, and the promelade
deck forward had tumbled in ; the flames
rere coming out of the side-lights, and it was
in possible to stay on board any longer. A
oat came off from the shore with two of the
eck hands in her. Beaumont, who was near
he fore rigging, jumped into her, and I jumped
verboard, sw$m tp her, and commenced pick.ig
up those who were afloat. After picking
p three boat loads, Tlios. Herren,the steward,
ucceeded in launching another boat and saving
ome of the people.
When all that were alive bad been picked up
nd some of tho baggage, I landed and had
lie-spars which had drifted ashore hauled up
ito a ravine, and with one old sail that had
ra-die'ti ashore made a tent large enough to
helter the women and clrildren. The ship
as still in flames, so that it was impossible
ir any one to board her. I gave the male
nd engineer Orders to have the dead taken up
bove high water mark and buried, and to
oard the wreck as soon as possible and save
11 the provisions and water that they could,
then took a boat and four men and started
> pul! round the north end of the island to
lagdalena Bay, in search of assistance, execting
to find some ships there. We pulled
iiLii 10 o'clock that night, . when, not being
bio to see any vessels, and not knowing in
diat direction to pull, I landed 011 the north
lioro of the entrance to Magdalena Bay,
auled np the boat, and wailed until daylight,
hen I started again to pull across the bay.
ifter pulliug at) hour and a half, I discovered
vessel close in to the main land ; pullfcd for
nd reached her at 11 o'clock A. M.; found
er to be the schooner A. Emery, Captain
iordou. The captain and most of the crew
'ere ashore, looking for water; set a signal,
nd they came on board.
Captain Gordon said that he had been in the
ay five days, and that there were 110 olher
essel in the bay. After stating the circuiutances
of the wreck to him, he consented to
et under way (although he had but sixty gal>118
of water on board at the time) and take
ie survivors to San Jose or Cape St. Lucas,
diere they could get the necessaries of life,
ntil other assistance could be rendered them?
nd he immediately got under way and com1
1 . ? ?a. a A ..r it... 1 O?L I
tencea ueaung out. /it uajngm ui me ioui,
being calm, and the schooner being a long
istance from the wreck, I took twenty gallons
f water and a sack of bread in the boat, and
tarted for tiic camp, expecting to find the
eople suffering for water, as there was none
n tho island tit to drink. Arrived abreast of
lie wreck at 2 P. M., having been gone from
iere fifty-one hour*. The surf was breaking
ery heavily, making it dangerous to land,
'tie mate carnc down on the beach and said I
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and that j- had better pull around the south
end of the island to the other side, which I
did, and found the boats and crews from the
whale.ships Oinega, James Maury,*Meteor,
and bark Clemet, busily.engaged at work taking*the
passeng'ers on board the ships, which
lay about twelve miles distant from the point
of embarcatiun in the lower liny.
While 1 was away in the boat the mate and
engineer had gone across the island, seen the
ships and boats, signaled them, and obtained
relief. I then took a boat and crew, and started
off to meet the schooner and take her back
into the haf, ^ hete we arrived on the morning
of the 20th. I then went on board the
ships and mustered a party of men, and went
across the island to the wreck, to save and
bring over all the provisions we could find.
\V hile at work gettingrprovisions from the
wreck we saw a steamer bound down the coast
3bout six miles distant. We made signals for
her, but she did not notice them. Launched a
hniif mid tonic two men in. and attcmuted to
get off-to speak her, hut the surf, which was |
breaking very heavily at the time, swamped the j
boat and broke one of the oars, and when I
reached the shore again I was so much exhausted
that I could not make another attempt.
After getting all the provisions that had been
saved, which occupied two days, I chartered
the shij^Meteor, Captain Jeffries, to take us all |
to San Francisco, to sail as soon as the vessel!
could be made ready. While the ship was be-;
ing fitted I took a bout and crew from the ship i
Omega, and lay off on the island on the look
out lor a steamer, hoping to speak one our her
passage up and get some assistance iVom her,
but none came in sight of us.
On the 3d of March, everything being ready I
and the passengers all on board, (except a fVw
who chose to go to the Sanwich Islands in' the
other ships,) we sailed for this port.
I was on the larboard paddle box when the
steamer struck, and had been on deck the whole
nfeht. If the steamer had not taken fire, not a
soul would have" been lost, for they could all
have been landed safely if there had been time. .
The reef on which the steamer struck is abeut
two miles long, making off in a south easterly
direction, and is not laid kowu In any of. the
charts that I have ever seen. 4
" Too much cannot be said in favor of the humane
conductand kind treatment received from
Capt. J. Fisher and officers of the ship Omega;
Capt. WheMoii,- of the ship Mas. Maury; Capt. j.
Jeffries, of the the ship Meteor ; Capt. Lane of j
the dark Olements, and Capt. Gordon o( the j
bark A. Emery, who promptly came to our re-1
lief as soon as they heard of our situation,'and (
rendered us all assistance, and made us as |
comfortable as possible during our stay in the
bay. Yours, respectfully,
F. L. Sampson,
Late master steamer Independence.
San Francisco, March 31, 1853.
Our Toivn.
The va*t improvement which our prosperous
Town is undergoing, in every respect, cannot ,
escape the attention of the most careless observer.
Some new clement of prosperity is
continually unfolding itself, and everything re
..ii-. _ _i : : x "t?l _ i!
HJty prestfiu* a cueenng prospect. 1 ne xne*
chanic's hammer greets the rising sun, and its
monotonous sound falls upon our ears until the
evening shades spread their lengthening lengths .
along the busy thoroughfare of active life. Our
Primary ^Schools are numerous and wellntlijnded._
llare opportunities are affptdp4 l<wftbe ;
instruction of that portion of the gentlert^bx
who are-just passing from girlish gayety frtto
the more permanent enjoyment of nmtsrer
years, and the tender mind is taught, under
the most excellent supervision, to bow at the
shriffe of knowledge with reverence, and lqarn
to lisp their mother tongue, with eagerness imd
delight Our Town is quirt and orderly, and
scenes of riot and debauch but seldom disturb
the usual calmness and serenity whicbpervjdes
our entire population, after the curtain of night
veils from our view the beautiful without, and
turns the contemplative mind to the wondaful
scenes presented in the Storehouse of memory;
The Sumtcrville of to-day is not the Sumterville
of by gone days We are by no means l
exempt, it is true, from those scenes whicboc- j
casionally occur in ai. communities, and are j
regretted by all good and orderly citizens.? i
The people and the general tone of society has
improved, as well as our Mechanical appear-,
ance, and for purposes of Education, of which , 1
| wo now most especi.dy write, opportunitiesfcre j
hero afforded which cannot be surpassed fofall!
that gives permanence and solidity of chafac- \
by any town of village in our State. The ttan- j
sient, ornamental flashes of fashion, are indeed :'
not to be acquired hero, but these, fade tfith 1
ephemeral rapidity and are utterly valueless in
tlio sterner, higher and more important duties :
of rent life.?Sumter Watchman.
Beautiful Building Material.?Col.Robert
D. James of Clarke county, lias left at our office
a specimen of concrete limestone, which is fuund
in vast quantities car his residence and for miles j
thence in every direction. It is of a yellowish '
color, takes a fine polish, is of great specific 1
gravity and so very compact that it would require
ages to disintegrate it. When quarried,
however, the blocks are split with much facility '
and easily wrought, but exposure to tlio air soon 1
hardens it. A scientific gentleman who has I
examined it, says it only differs from tlio st&na I
used for building in Paris, by being of a darker
shade and of greater weight, consequently more*
handsome and durable. This rock can be easily
procured at Gainestown on the Alabama river,
about one hundred nnles from the city. The
river has cut through the stratum, and at low |
water, perpendicular bluffs of ten, fifteen and I ,
twenty feet are exposed ; so of creeks and ra-;!
vines. At other points in Clarke, this rock is !
likewise abundant; also at St. Stephens, Clai- j
borne, <fcc. The quarries at Gainestown, espe- 1
ciallv, offer great inducements to cnterpiise ; for 1
they are so coi veniently located that even at 1
the present high ratess for labor, the stone can
be laid down in Mobile on more favorable terms 1
than the granite and sand stones of the north. 1
The distance being only one hundred miles from '
the city and the river navigable at all seasons, 1
great despatch can bo used in furnishing the
material for building or other purposes; and we
hope the day is not distant when the demand
will bo such as to induce the establishment there
of tho requisite machinery and labor for prompt- '
ly and cheaply filling all orders.
We are glad to learn that an effort will be 1
made to induce the government to construct the
Mobile custom house of this handsome material. 1
If tasto and economy be consulted, wo feel assured
that the Clarke county liirtestono will be 1
directed to be used. In order that its quality
may be tested nnd its beautiful surface admired, '
a specimen will be forwarded in duo season to !
the proper department at Washington..
Wr>hifc Tribune. I
jpf Catn^efi Mwhl? Jfliffiifll
Tuesday, May 3,. 1 ?53.
THO. J. WARREN. ;Editor.
Finance Report.
"Wo are indebted to the Ron. D. Wallace for a boun
volume of tho Annual Report of the Secretary of th
Treasury, on the State of the Finances, submitted t
the last Congress.
. .WVWVWNAAA^ . "
Appointments by the President,
Gen. John A. Dix, of New York, has been appoint
od Minister to France, in place of the Hon. W. C. Rivei
The lion. Richard EL Meade, of Virginia, has receive
the appointment of. Minister to Chili. Ex-Governc
Hubbard of Maine, has been appointed Consul at Ri
do Janeiro, and Stephen D. Hillaye of Now Yor
Charge des Affaires at Brussels.
The'Marion^ Stir.
C. W. Miller, Esq., has . retired .from the editork
chair of this excellent paper,"and js to be succeeded b
A. Q. McDuffio, Esq!, who we cordially welcome int
our ranks. *
The Vice Presidents. ' f.V '
Tlie Vico Presidency, says tho New-York Ilerali
has been vacant beforo this time, on the following o<
casiops, viz: twice by the death of tho Vice Pres
dents?George Clinton, April, 1812, Lis term expirin
March 3, 1813; Elbridgc Gerry, November, 1814, hi
term expiring March 3, 1817. Once by the resigns
tion of* John C. Calhoun, December 28, 1832, his ten
expiring March 3, 1823. Twice by tho death of Pros
denta Harrison and Taylor, and the consequent accei
aion of Tlce Presidents Tyler and Fillmore to the Pn
sidency?the former in April, 1841, and tho latter i
July, 1850?leaving the Vice Presidency vacant^fc
tho remainder of their respective terms, and the Pros
dent of the Senate with tho right of succession to th
Presidency. The powers and dutiea of the Vice Pn
gident and tho President of the Senate pro tern... ai
precisely tho same, except that the latter votes as
Senator and has the casting vote,
Mr. King's Death.
The Camden (Ala.) Southern Republic, of the 23
ult., in speaking of the late Vice President's deatl
says: "From F. K. Beck, Esq, who was with him i
his demise, we learn the particulars of his last m<
ments liiiim partb TTn moo a .- ?i.
?J- ??w V^uicv aUU I COJ^UUU IU Hi
fate which ho had aeen for some timo awaited hin
Shortly before six o'clock on Monday ovening, while
few friends were sitting around his bed-side, the onl
ones that he would allow in his sick room, he suddenl
remarked that ho was dying. Tho watchers arose t
their feet, under some excitement, when the Coloni
said?"Be still?make no noise?let me die quietly,
Ho refused to have tho balance of his household not
ficd of his dying condition. His physician came i
and examined him. Tho Colonel said to him?"Do<
tor, I am dying. It seems as though I shall never g(
through with it. I am dying very hard. Take th
pillows from undor my head." The pillows were ai
cordingly taken from under his head; but affording n
relief, the Doctor turned him from his back on his sid<
when he dio^L in a moment."
A Beautiful Truth.
"When religion is made a science, there is notftn
more intricate; when made a duty, nothing is mor
easy."
. There is a volume of truth ih tho above short pan
graph, and theexporienco of all honest men must al
teat its correctness. * .
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Cbn. T. Edmund Wake.?This gontloman, says th
Anderson Gcutttc, who was indicted and tried at th
last session of the Greenville Court, for the murder i
Oapt. Adam Jones, and sentenced to three monthf
imprisonment, has, we understand, received a full am
free pardon from tho hands of his Excellency Go\
Manning. >
Louisiana Senator.
Tho Hon. John Slidell, democrat, has been etocta
U. 9. Senator, from Louisiana, in plaice of tiro Hon F
Soule, by a majority of 33" votes over lla/t, whig.
EPlrtiCOPALIAVS IN PrVVSYTVlVTA Tim UniaMM
Recorder calls attention to the fact that in some part
of Pennsylvania where Episcopal Churches once flout
iahed, they have so completely faded away that tlici
very existence has become a tradition. This region
too, is within a hundred miles of two great cities
where, as tho Recorder says, the church i8 fouud roll
ing in wealth and affluence. Methodist and othe
churches flourish in these localities, we are told, every
whore, and the whole population is religious.
Lord John Russoll has just published the first twi
volumes of "Memorials and Correspondence of Chas
James Fox," which istbo beginning of what woshouli
expect to be ono of the most delightful works of tin
time. Tho third and fourth volumes of his "Journa
and Correspondence of Moore," have also appeared
They will be announced in a few days by tho Apple
tons.
Cabrting Loaded Piwols.?At Nashvillo, on th<
10th, as a Mr. Ridgaway was passing down the step
in front of tho M. E Church, tho right skirt of his coat
in tho pocket of which was a loaded pistol, came ii
contact with tho sidestono of tho steps, causing tb
pistol to go off, the contents of which took offoct 01
Mr. Summfield Butto, who was standing a few pace
in front, on tho pavement, causing his death shorth
afterwards.
mn. Kikq's pttopertv.-*-Vico President King it i
said, owned an estate of 2000 acres of rich land ii
Dallas County, Ala., with 150 slaves. It is also sta
ted that he has left; tho bulk of his property to th
poorest of his relations, though all are comfortabl;
provided for.
Tho manufacture of Medium Tables in aid of th<
Spirit Eappings Las become a profitable branch c
business. Tho Now York Journal of Commerco thu
describes thoir construction: "Tho table is liko an or
dinary one, with a top formed o? a thick board; bu
concealed within a cavity in the letter is a small ap
paratus, with a kind of hammer, for producing th
"raps." Tho hammer is so constructed with a wir
running down through the table leg that tho latter ha
only to bo in contact with a nail head, or somethinj
of tho kind, in the floor, to onablo tho operator to pro
rinon tho rans bv moans ofcalvanism."
An Owner for $5,000 Wanted.- Mr
Robt. Ilasson, has had a legacy of $5,000 lef
him, which is no\v in the hands of the Ordinary
of Jackson Parish, Louisiana. His relative!
and friends are unable to find out his presen
residence. His brother, George Ilasson,* o
Pickens county, Alabama, therefore request!
us to give this notico, and would be very thank
ful if papers in other States would copy th<
same, so that he, or his heirs, may apply <01
the legacy. Robert Hasson was born in Fair
lield District, S. C. He, at one timo, kept ti
store on Big Black, La., and the last time hit
brother heard of him he was farmiug in Mont
^ornery county, Ala.? lVfot Alabaman.
Small Pox.?O^.tlie reportsjas tb.Hhis dis, *
easo having broken;out, On^ease in ?harl<'tie,
N, C., and one ut Montic^llo, Fairfield District
in this State, .we him*,no reliable informs-:
_ tion ; ..but presume, if there yvas.nny existence
of the disease, prudent .measures have put a,
stop to \i ? YutkviUeRemedy,
d We .are pleased to inform our- friend of.theJ*'
Remedy that a case yf small Pox lias not been
o discovered at Monticella-7-fhe report is incorrect.
While unon-this subiect-it is..-Droner
to state, however, that wejhave; heard -rumors
that an individual repently from Alabama, had
died at Capt., Stro.ther's plantation, with this
disease, but upon inquiry, being made we as^
certained that the individual referred to had
exposed himself very nmch and died with
" bilious fever, contracted during his unusual
? exposure.?Our authority for this statement is
of the most reliable character,
We have also learned that the case in Charlotte
which was reported to bo Small Pox
j turns out to be the Chicken Pox, and that the
gentlembn is now attending ti? his usual oecu-.
J pation, after a confinement of about two or
0 three days.
Our friends abroad may rest assured that if
any thing in the form_of an epidemic is dis^
covered among the citizens of Fairfield, we will
be found ready to give a prompt notice of the.
fact.?At present the citizens of this District
are enjoying exCclleht health. - ,
j. Winmboro Register.
l- < ~ ' ' *
n A Southern HrsTORYi?Cbl. A. J. Pickett
has refused to assent to be placed before the
Democratic State Convention- for the nominav
tion for Governor. In his letter to the Mont
gomery Advertiser, communicating this fact, lie
,r 8H^8 ; . w '
"For the last nine months I have been engal"
ged in the preparation of a literary work of
0 considerable magnitude, jbipbracing the history
5" of the country from the jiver of Savannahto e
the river- of the Rio Gr^pdev , As I progress
a with that work, 1 am, day by day; more Convinced
that I ought not 0 relinquish it. For its
successful completion, it is necessary that
I should go to Europec It is important that 1
d should remain some timdin Madrid, Rome arid
Paris. It is my intentufti to visit Europe in
the.early part of the ens&ing year as a prifnte
' American citizen, on mj? own means, relying
10 upon what address I can command to he perMitted
to explore the c<lonial records which
a relate to this country. Alabama has* much of
y her history locked up in tke archives of France,'
y Italy and Spain. While I am abroad, it all
o shall be embraced in thegreat work to which I
si have referred. When I return.to Alabama,and
" after I shall have accomplished all for her that
i- I can, if then my fellow-countrymen choose-to
n honor me Vnlh a distingoisfied position, it will
> be accepted. If, on the other hand, they should
?t determine that I am to remain in private life, I
o shall bow with respect to their decision." '
0 The'Brotherhood of Thieves.
j, Rev. E. Smith, of the Mansfield (O.) Statesman,
has evidence that the Brotherhood of
Thieves, the existence of which was proven'on
a recent trial for burgla'ry/in Lake county,
g Ohio, extends over.every State in the Union.'
o He says.: . f: We
are aware of the existence of said socie?
ty,. by the confessiou'of ??ie of its members,
t- who h?d too nuir-h cftnsrfAii?? fur ? hrft.
iherhuod. He stated that Lhey .were budded _
together for robbery, theft, counterfeiting, and
6 murder, and to protect.eapb other from the
0 fangs of the law, by being witnesses for each '
'f other, and getting on juries when they could.
>' Death, be said, was the penalty of any betray
^ al of-their secrets or plans, or of any of the
' brotherhood, or of any infidelity to their secret
obligations.
He further states that this scttfiety is e*(e'rtd- !
ed to every State in the Union?has branches '
* and high officers in all the States?thtft its mem !
' tiers were numerous and respectable, many of j
them occupying important stations; and, hav
j iiig a ttide influence,- some are members of j
[g churches, and church officers, mid attend to the
forms of religion, such as asking a blessing at *
the table, and attending to family worship.?
r These statements were made in confidence, "j
- under circumstances calculated to leave little ^
' or no doubt of their truth. The name of this |
humble penitent confessor dare not be givefy *
r as he would certainly be put to death rf bis
confession should come to the knowledge of
the brotherhood
There can be no douht of the existence of
( this society, and it is u fearful state of things,
j and shows to what uses secrecy can be put. j
To have secret oath-bound and banded robbers,
j thieves, and murderers mixed up with the community
and entering into our families, and spy- j
ing out all our precious things,and at the'same t
time praying with us and going to the sacred
communion, is truly a horrible strfte of society, j
0 But so it is;? we know not the danger to which j
8 this alarm, may expose us, but the community
( ought to be apprised of these things, and we t
h?tVP. PfinolllHp.fi tr> sjrmnrl nut. tho n1:irm
0 A similar society was formed in Europe in ,
jj 1777, by Weishaupt, Zwack and Kniggoe, .
fl which continued ten years, and was then bro- j
P ken up by the discovery of their papers in the ,
hand-writing of Zwack. They had recipes for
producing abortion, filling rooms with stupify- 1
s ing odors, and divers like hellish things, and 1
a scores of counterfeit seals."'' We shall rejoice
,. to hear of the like detection and disruption of ,
o the one that has made its home with us.
r i
The Bitter Fruits.
It will be recollected that some time since
3 great excitement was caused in a village in the |
lf State of New York by the announcement of the
9 contemplated nuptials of a "colored" teacher to '
the daughter of a clergyman who had long been ,
t preaching the doctrines of Abolitionism. The J
'* community was so outraged that the people rose j
e and determined to put a stop to the proposed
o marriage, and the f.iher was almost distracted
s on account of the wilfuluess of his daughter.? ^
5 For two months, after baring professed to have ^
i- dropped the matter, the wily pair have succeeded ^
in their ruse, and now when public attention was
somewhat diverted from the affair, the unholy
' compact was sealed, on the 30th ult., in the city
* of New York, after which the negro and the wo
f man sailed foi Europe. The Lockport (New
s York) Courier, in some severe remarks, concludes J
t by saying:
f "It is well they should emigrate, to show ad- I
3 miring foreigners the beauties of American Abo- !
litionism. l<et mem aueuu mo iovojiuuho ui ,
5 the Dutchess of Sutherland, the soirees of- Eur
cjlish agitators, and the orgies of Exeter JIall.? *
Let George Thompson introduce them as the
i first fruits of his philanthropic laborsin America. *
' Lot them travel among the starving English op
erativce, who would gladly accept slavery if as!
surcd of a peck of corn a week; let them wander 1
among- Europoairyseifn. whose ]ifeKIa,bor/t:nd yirtue
are the *gort ot '^|toU^co?npar?iVty-wl)oiH
the slave-is an angel, and.;there proclj^n&their *
'holy alliance." If the victlfm-pf.^Qgiish and
Continental-tyranny did not J.urn.-th^jr.back8j
disgusted with th$-fbul 'co.nnexion,, their .^'gradation
must be infiuiteiy. gre^r^bafmv^ had
supposcd_ . u.
. ..The-wide-nioutfredAbolitionists and .whining
fanatics are tlujs having thejfit^(^ggy?ipfetUe>r
legitimate,results, coming.hoipe to. them .- in a
manner thpy do hotrelishyind such pjpetical
lessons as this will be {more ^effectual inTJslowing
then) the error of their ways than any. which
could be administered;*?Carolinian. , y*
... ?
Florida* Intelligence..
\Ve learn from Elorida that throughout Alachua,
Columbia- and* ,Marion counties, cotton
js in an excellent, stale of? forwardness
and bids fair for a heavy crop,-tj^e_j?dd]t1oiinl
(Trnitnrl nlfiritnil'tliia concnn trnVronlln/* :
ma,te that .the product this yepr willbe.dpubld
that of hist, or about'ten thousand bales.- The
Tobacco, so fur as transplanted,, looks, well,
particularly in Marion county. The eftr?? far
advanced; and peas and potatoes :ptpr?iise a
great abundance. The (Arrow Rootwhkh has
been set oat, looks -\velj, and q, considerable
quantity will be manufactured the ensaingiaCason.
From Middle Florida, w e.have tlyi^me
encouragiuginUlligenceparticiiJ.ar]y>iu'Madi'aon
county..
Saw Mills arc rapidly increasing gn- the St.
Johns. There ace now eighteen,. .miUs-in the
neighborhood of Jacksonville and these are unable
to supply tbe demand for rapgipg and other
lumber. The erection of mills id also extending
further up the river. Judge Bro.naon'-has
J i'4 I_ *?L_ " '''' ^ ?
eiecieu one ay jroaiana rjuiifiiug tuxsaw^, antl ,
a mill is in progress of^rection at Ejiter.prise,
150 miles .furthefup^ The lumber, businesspromises
to be a; most .extensive and profitable
one for Florida. .?
Emigration to East and Middle JFlofida is
increasing rapidly'and steadily.... ft^iny. planters
who selected their lapds last autumn, and
placed their force.upon theiryare.no.w removing
thefr families, thither for -pernain^rit^ettlement.
; , v v.
. The health of the conntry - will compare favorably
-with that of any portion, ofthi^United
States With its.iertile.suil and delicious climate,
Florida will rapidly take rjjnlr.wjJ^ the
most prosperous States in the .Union.
, . : ChafUslon Mercury.
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CoPPEIt AND L) IA MOND3 JN.ETU;C AH OLI-4
na.? We are 11)fo rme dliy'Prof G[, U^Shepakn
who hasjust returnVd "fr<fnva jQrti)igh?s exploi
ration in the counties^of MecElenlnirgjJUnion,
Cabarrus aifd Rowan^that the an
abundant supply of copper ore is, afforded by
the indications presented inHhe names of those
counties. The great ntetalliferous r^mop^kgow"
as Gold Hill,'.in ltvwan, and which.nejtt to the
famous Donie^S rnine in this Statoj-^tliCtrjOst
productive deposit of the preeioyisjneUliy'the
United States?is perhaps.the - niost promising
repository for copper thus far fro light to light.
Other places nniy hereafter *prore equally, rich;
but the gold deins at Gold Hfll, being ify*ady
worked to a depth of heady 350 feet, afibrd
the most favorable opportunity in the country
for judging of the character of that spot for cop- *
per?a metal whrcrr rofefy shows rtselnn much
richness at the top of tire-grofutid. Already,
from the depths referred to, tons of merchantable
cOpper orCnre daily raised ; and the indications
ate eueh as to the Profe*ort#*predh-t,
that Gold HillWill Very speedily acquire a
character lor Copper aa distinguished as that
which it has long since established for-gbld-.
The Pro.fessor. while rnr Charlotte, was pre
sented with a diumnod,-. by Dr. Leveutbrope, a
late graduate of our Medical-'College. - Tbdt
gentleman had lately discovered -it -On bis estate
at Pioneer Mils; and this is the secondspecimen
of this precious gem f?>atid within the year
in the county. Hitherto, no special search
has been made for the dianiond these 'specimen
having been discovered in a manner pure-'
ly accidental. - Charleston Courier.-* - v,-~
. ?*=,
A Curioijs Rstic.?Dr. . Craved who- has
just returned from a professional #ur in North
Jaro.ina, has brought u rth himr a specimen of
feathers and winding- sheet, .taken from the
body of a corpse-thooght to be an Indian GirL
I'he body is in a perfect state of preservation;
the flesh very tough and free from taste or
smell, ana perfectly hard ; the feathers* iwere
used as outside covering; the bark canvas
was second, and enveloped the deer skins
which coveied the body. The body " when
found, supposed to he ip-the same .state as'otbjrs
found shoitly after tbe^flood.
This specimen was received from Dr.-John
D. McLane of Lincoln county. N. CM a por
lion of the entire relic was procured by his fa:her,
Dr. Wm. McLane, iu Middle Tennessee,
n-the year 1800 or 1804, where if was found
n a sulphur cave. - .
The body was found-in a q?ne. coffin, with
Ko Iptrs cut*, dff *at tliu Inouo' anH n1a<>o^ sin
9rea*t. - Dr. Craven, who has the specimen,
has seen the greater part of the shroud, and
informs us that there is a peculiarity in- the
eathers, not yet classified by Ornithologists,
rhe curious in such mutters can see the specineus
at the Doctor's establishment, in York/ille.?Remedy.
, ... : ^ " A 0
Wilmington and Manciikstkh Railroad.?
We had the gratification of seeing on Saturday
Llie 6tli of April, last, the first cylinder which
las been sunk in the Great Pee Dee Raver,
being the commencement of the work of erecting
the iron columns to support the Railroad
bridge. This cylinder was 'sunk by atmospheric
pressure, and is the first that has been
employed for bridge building, in the United
States. The result is perfectly satisfactory to
lie engineers ungaged, and to all persons who
iave witnessed it.
The road is progressing rapidly completion,
ind this magnifinient and useful work wili be
inished throuirli the entire line of IftS miles.
rum Wilmington to the junction of the Wa;erec,near
Manchester (luring the present year.
Marion Star.
Romantic.?We published a short time since
he marriage of a couple, whose ages are, resactively,
74 and 73 years. They were lovers in
he hey dey of youth, and a matrimonial conlexion
was then prevented by parental.author
ty. They have each beeu married, and each
ost a partner by death. The frosts of time
iave failed to chill the affections of their *h'earts
md with the weight of years upon them they
iave now come together to fulfil the vows of
heir early years.?Springfield Republican.
A few drops of krepsote on brown paper put ?
n the holes ofrats, it issaid will drive them away.