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" T.IJIKRTY ATSJ) MY XATJLV15 SOIL."
VOLUME IV. - NUMBER 44.
I. ABBEVILLE C. II., 8. C? JANUARY 5, 1818.
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TO T II ] ; .M M O K V r. F
Lhnslonusui JT. ."*? i>a*.aij5JC,
Wiio it il l.'Jth September, 1 ."r 17.
lie hath p:s>.??'t{ away troni his chihlnood's
An 1 !V?>111 that croup'' of love j homr;
Which elo-ti'roil 'ronn.l tlio n.tn-nt lii'iriii
- I ? ?
liiv any oh iiu*<:?l to r.?vr?
Th.tso scat tore i om'< iti 11/ come nij.iiii
'J'n t!;?' placv t!ir\' l??vir<l nl v-!'.- :
]jU! mournful will 11 -: 1 mooting I; : ?
Jlrll HHM't with them )m hiorr. !
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Il<* li tih p:isse?l :iw.:y from tin* joyous throng
From ih circles of the gny :?
Xo than his mure brightly boam
In tin4 plan* of iwdry.
They'll moot nguiu?iho-.o Srion Is he lovM,
Ami wenr the smiles he \v?>re ;
Hut when thoyjoiu in .l.suco au<l sonjr
JF/ll j.iin with ihoin no more.
He hath pavs< (1 away from the inaiti.il host.
From his pln.ee amon^ the br.iw ?
Their im it Us arc thin, their leader L??l,
And yet their hail iters wave :?
His own will mingle with tin* bands
Th at rush to nioft the Hie,
Bui when they march to lilt; ami dru.u,
lli?ll march with them no more !
No more?no more; for silent now
The voice they once obeyed .
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C?4Ui y Oil ui.> ji.di: <. U*u inu'.v
I lis dark brown lo.'k- are laid :
'So h<*.)titif111!?so inueh iikn life?
Yrt mntiminl tokens tell
Thai in lit battle's tierces! s-lii.'o
And I'fadiN:.*! Iti'iil lie !e!i.
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1 le feii! ? and there are fo::t.? \v!io s.iy
'Tis t lin < to
Vrii. t) lis * i';al 1:i:11 blo ul i* unuMii.i^ iu^ii
In (Ik.* cl isp of victory :?
I>:it tlo nvr far to nn\ than ail
The deeds of noblest birth
Js the from that in his heart was worn '?
The gem of modest worth.
They tell me?by the coach of pain
lie lingered long and kind.
Anil that hi.> tear-drop* tell like rain
The broken heart to bind.
They ti ll tne?that on co.nru !e.; woa!
H is warmest thoughts were h ut,
And that to soothe a soldier's woe
His little all was sneot.*
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Oh! lironthe n:> 11 * > rt? the hi. tor b^ast
Of wnlls and trenches in?*?! :?
So ibnillv loved?so early lost?
lie lies among I he slain. /
And ninny u comrade braye and true.
Lies coldly by his side !
Ah glory ! -pahiPsl thou vol, thai day
,f Thy noblest victims died !
Build hiirh?build hi<jh of marble dust
For the stern unllinchin'^ great,
Whose iron steps have left no trace.
Of the heart's first lend??r weight?
He nrc/ls it not:?within the I lulls
Whore his! enily loot steps moved,
His monument is reared, and 'tis
_1 Monument of J.iovh!
*\Vhrn nbout leaving JaJapa, lie spout the last
dollar that he hail?though lie knew il would bo
Jong hofore he could obtain any inorw?to proctirc
isoinc comforts for the dying (jillespin,
From t>ic Charleston Courier.
EPIGRAM
On the Expected Arrival of Gcucrul Shields.
When Sparta's youth alhirst for fame,
Went forth 10 battle-fields,
''Willi them?or on ihem!" cried the dame,
A nrt rtnintrvl tn thnir Shields.
In prowess of the Palmetto State
To Spat la nothing yields;
* * Fair dames, in conquest we're elate;
INow welcome baclc our Smui.ns!
- . ...> v *' > A Surviving Palmktto.
<!?-.: 7 l# :
? ;. Juvenile Disoukdiknce. '* William,
clean your no.se, son, tlipi?a.-ii)p\hpr's good
bOy. If, f.f, p^r..
JM'm. b!ow*n if I doj.'.flio,*?, :r,.,
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rrus<-?.? .< ? V?J - m Tiruira . t wu- ? j w ?a- r v jtarraous*?r>' -r-i
From lht' ;V. (). Delhi.
GRN. JAM 1S.S S! UK 1,0.-4, U. S. A.
A friend ol Gen. .Shields hasfurnished us
for publication a short sketch ol his ii!?? and
hii-t. iy, the principal incidents of which are ;
taken from the Portrait tiallery ol'the New
"S ork Weekly News, of the year 1SI.">, an.l
arc embodied in this notion. We take <rreal
pleasure in Ui\ in^ boibre our readers at ihis
tiioe. the hi?lorv of a man whose public career
has been inarke.l with so much honor
to himself and usefulness to his adopted
COimti'V. mid \vii<>>e iveenl hii!li:ml milit : rv i
exploits as h-adt i t?l* ono <>l the most despe- j
rate riiar??'.< at tin; haitle <>( I'erro < ?>.rdo. !
in which he !? oviveil a dreadful woiin.I, I
have made him an object oi'iieimral inter- i
est thronj^ii.iUl tin? I'uion. and enlisted a!
deep;;rid prevadin^ >vmpathv in the hearts j
< ( his fidtlow eiii/''ns <mi s:ee<?t!iil el hi? 1
Wound, and tin; prohah hly ol h:.s aim-Jit
111.1 aenloas rceoverv.
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a un^.K.vi iiic \i. swi.ivn or nr.r. |
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- <i u.ii.ii r.Miii i i- i.* ij ;4 ll i.i I r>'l.l ii-.i ii'K :
tMiii" l.. litis t -Min'.rv al a very early j
I i;l\in;:; riijoyyil the ad vnitaye? ol":i iinlsii. :
! .! ( .!' -:tli;>,i, iie de:eruiii;? d on lie ??i; ;*i !
V. O.vt .'IS ill!' X'elie. of his I Util!Ua 1! il! 11. j
ni;*j labor. u:.ii look up Ins ivsid" nee a: i\ : !
!v:i: kia, in the .Sl;:lc ol liiin. i-. .10 .ul She j
Veal* lS'vl. and entered the |.v !
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ol' law. lii.- ?re-u ?t).I varied ; 11: Is. m j?: - :
s-io.l mcl i 11 -i.* j,j.- ? reward ;?t tie ha'id- of
lii'' y<ue.(j\\> ?,?!._ ;tn?:'iJ?.' whom lie La i j
ea -! his iol. :md h !jtr.el;ly id e to nt: e:ni- j
nene'e iu his j ruli s>ion. lie ;?!; <? loi.de mi j
aelive pari i:i ?!s:: p?!i:ie.-- of ihe Slate, j
came ;i dUlin^nishril h-ad-w in Il<o deinorra- j
lie ranks, and \v:i.< ? ;?ii; -i t.> liii j-evcra! hi-^h |
niiirrs I?y his !?. ilow-eiii/csis 11" fir.-t < r- j
ve.i in tlir L?'^;i;IjiImjc, wln-re he irainud j
*tval ri'jiti'ritiiiM hy hi.-- talent- an.I in.in:-lry. j
11c afterwards JillVd ihe oiiice of \ndiu.r, i
in which ?..talii-n he contributed by a sue- !
cession oi wry many vigorous un-a.-wieto
|<1.1 Oi; iht* h*t111* ia a Stale ??l* !i;jni.l;;tiou. j
and relorni'd the d'-Tun^i'd liuaiuvs ol the !
.Slate. In 1 ii. y?-ar < h.-ln ial Shield.* |
was appointed l.'oiuniir-.-ioner ol l!iu (.Vne- J
ral Land Olllce by the l'residenl, the duties '
of which he continued wiili ^real zeal :tud J
:jIhliiy to perform until the sumnu'r <?f 1It). j
when lie was appointe ! Brigadier <.U! i
iii l.i u .u'(i) V t#i tip; \ iiiU'tl SllllCJ. ill!?l \\ liiv'h !
}to-i!i<>;j lie nm?* <> :c?;j>it s. "A t*:ir mj lidi i
oS'sUcce^s for <o a man i;:= re marl:a- i
. ' !
ilui ii t. il:i? r. :?:! o; r:'.?A :i!>il.ranii- !
valed by u:j\\ i'.ii ii tl a j.i.!icati< un i'i\an It;-. \
r.tiii.-at yc.jtii, tl-jjj.-r.M rfhit 1-S> !.?.? i? ;-;i
liuiir.ug jrtti i.-ui, . iiiieavorin=' lo <]ii.?iify i
himself worthily lo iiil llio most eh-vate.l 1
-tMoon\ 11:.- sel?ol.i>lie attainment* are of i
'In: l-i/ito:;; ?-h u icier. Weil \vr<. .1 in the !
. !.;s.-Icj an i the great writer.-; ?>f anli juity.
he is :ils > in later oJ several m ciurn lingua- j
?r;
Amid I In* J.sliors of his prufes^ienai pursuits
and the turmoil of polities, lh? studies
o! iiis cailier yffii'S have nut Lien (or^oi'u'ii; j
! !i'il wh. .! time and ojtpoiiiiuity ha ve oll'-rud |
In: 11;?.1 turned :tsi:|'.; IO Clllliv.lti; hi.* ta>t.j for i
letters.
As an advoc.ito, his standing at the liar
was of the first el ass, and his practice when
lie was called to the heneh was nmonrr the
mo-t extensive and lu.*rative in the S!:i*?_ .
Willi a brilliant imagination, and t.-real
command of lanirua^e. he combines an inii
mate acquaintance with the learning oj'lhe
law and the nrinchdes on wbieJi ii n-sis.
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Uo had fully appreciated, in his
researches i ti lo t !i<: ancient authorities
(if his profession, the remark of Coke :
4t That tiu: reason of the law ; (or though a
man can tell the law, yet if he know not
the reason thereof, ho shall soon forget his
superficial knowledge." To these essential
qualifications of a lawyer are added a jjraeeliilness
and ease of elocution vouchsafed to
hul few.
In 18-1:1. General Shield? was elevated
Jo the bench <>f the Supreme. Court of his
State, lion: his previous habits of thought
and study mud.} him completely at homo.
Lie brought to the discharge ol his duties nil
the requisites?knowledge and love of the
law, jud g< moiit, integrity, rind evenness of
temper. No Judge ever ielt his responsibility
more deeply, and that it was his duly to
weigh his decisions cahnly and deliberately
as they were not only to determine the eaine
before him,.but to form a rule, for the future.
Hence, both in the Circuit Court and the
r* ..... ,.r f 11 i
v^uuii ui oil ins jimy im-ius \\i:i?s
well considered, and such us are repotted
arc distinguished lur their precision and
their singular application to the points in issue.
IIis best praise a< a Judge was, that
lie had I lie confidence of his brethren of the
hcnch and the bar, and the people of his
Slate.
This brief review of the life of General
( Shields as a civilian has been deemed pro1
per to the introduction of a short notice of his
recent military career. The State of Illinois,
in which General Shields claims, and
v^-ujjijupuiipwc?rniw?xw tr- .Tryam-w:. Mr?wr ^."irwumr:t. .r-Tjr
I has cxcoeised citizenship lor the hist fifteen !
years, was, with the coinmendilde patriot-!
ism, amongst the foremost to tender to I in* I
President it in r regiments of volunteers for
tho service of his country, ami it whs while
on a visit t ) hi? homestead in Illinois, in j
181(5, that In? wa-s tendered hy iho I'resi- ]
dent, a commission of Hrijjadier (..i en eraI in '
the. United Slates Arniv. (.-Jencral .Shield- j
accepted hi > eommiision. anil resi<x:iir)^ an !
ollsce of hiifh and important, trust ;:t \V*a. h- j
m?ion. nniiictlnii.-ly cn>_r:r-:.c?.l hi the tlntios I
of his now prolfs-ii'U. :im! | ??*r i n t; u. i i u?j- j
tho embarkation ??1 Illiiiois iiriiia.lo.tlnn i
in an :i<l\ance .-talo <>l li.rwanln- *;s, he pro- I
I?? tin: Uin(?ian?ir\ l_. p?m lii:> ;i; ri-j
val at ('iiniar?!), lie was or?leroil to join < ?< - .
inTal Wool's c;?inm.iiul, tin-n c:i njufn iVna;
San Anturiia to Chihnahtta. No .sin! Irdj
iinnit'tliaiciy, ami with >t?? cseoil I nil his :ii>i i
ami *crvan:.< ho travels ti nearly two htm-!
died miles ol iho (-ninny's country, sloepin;: !
a; Mexican villages and ranches, ;.ttd pas- 1
tSfionirh bands ? (' hn-tilo I nde'ii--, not |
only uii;n>/!i;.-!<'-!; hnt !rc:il?-il wi'h the 11 .s-i
p'-cl nl aii Am. rioi'n i.lii -or of hi 'it rank, j
I pon rea<-hin_r the nicanij.nn ni oi i.<?-noiai i
W uo!j ho w as i>i it-r< < 1 to lai;i co;nn.!n<l oi |
ii;:' a.lvani's*.! Colui.in. ll was on tm- inarch !
, \ ( i w-i - ! i . i
.1' .n"ju in? i i i: 1:11 v'i n. oim n;> wiii1 ;il :
minted iljnso rj<i:iii<i?.3 i,f :t S.SMMM*. j
whioli ri is 1 11 < I ;*.*( i'< -tl inta to tho v\" 1 ? ?: -army.
V\ il!i;ui in cipi pit. ii i
! ! !"*v;i]'?I iii.- c..Iiiimu, so.ilinu" mountain- j
:>iu! ritcr*. himSri! aliv.r.s in Ii 1 ?_* o.l- '
\MUC! , am! I V t.ir: j-**l - Ml.?! I'Xampir. U-at !;- j
iii'_T tin: :im icr !ii.- '
!il'lt 11 v IMIlCO lltl'l lli'tl't'lOlIKi1. :un ;ill j
ui>'!:ir!.;? may Sllliooa utril. \\ ii.Ml < <? - j
ii< !': 1 \\ ooiv coiniimn.i jo'uhmi (.?( ik-r.ii Ta > - j
1 ? *r ; 11 Saliil!,?. in: u* is oi\l?'rcil l?y < irinT.il !
T;iv!'T ti? i t j?1 rt liiiu-'-ll 10 ( Jom-iMi ??*i?lt. j
( n l \va- tlc-ii plaot i in command >.>! tWu iilinnis
J'*i i-r:i<lf, iii?'>n.lcii for operations a<pi!i;?'k
Tampic!) iti.ti Vera Cruz- Ail. rtlio
t*i?p* 11 r? oi TampiC'i.t iciu-ral S!ii? i 1 ; la.onmo
Miii'aiy Gowinor, mi l by wi-v ami iirm
yovcriun^nt of lln? people, ami strin tlisoi
pline loK-t il amonur !l:o troop.. Iil* so?.n bro't
i.-rdor oiii ai.d anarchy, and
T.iinpis-o bccamc onu of the. beit police ciii?.s
iii Il:?r world. It was here that lie had
an opportunity of blending and exorei ian^
his rare qualities as a civjiliau and t icucrui i
and the l.?or?t comment ?if both arc to ho j
found in the admirable results, which in ? j
short tune li>* produced, and the im-h char- j
actor \vhich. as a man o!" probity and taioni )
he lb-, n carin d iur ii:ui-i ii, and the kindness ;
and : nrd with which his services are aid! '
acknowledged in 'i'aajpico.
At ilie seine and capture of Vera Cruz, j
' h-iioru! Shici.'-i r srrcisoJ iii." usual acii-|
vitv ami ?'?et!*y <character, and among j
Other distill- am.lnvi ullii'i-i-i i>:inu .1 r.ml i
ceived hi< share of distinction.
It was. however, at ilie storming of the '
heights oi ( erro ( ?oiilo 111?ti C?en. oliicMs
Won his brightest military laurel?, at the |
expense of a terrible wutnn!. ofwhirh he is i
now lying in a precarious ^tato at Jalapa, i
(he object oi'tho de?-p sympathy and prater- j
Jul hopes of the nation.
(Mineral Shields was shot in tlie early j
pait of tin? action. wiiiic leading the -l.b !
Illinois iw'giment in a charge upon a six j
iron hattery, suppoited by a large body of j
Mexican lancers and infantry. This bat- ;
terv was lln; extreme right work of the en- j
L'liiy, and the head (piarlei.s ot' .Santa Anna, I
as well as the depot ol all their stores, olli- j
cers' l>at:gage, <S:o. The Imll, (which was j
cither grape or canister) entered the rii?ht |
breast, about one, inch and u hah or two |
inches liclow the nipple, pa?.-:cd throuyh th<! !
right lobe ol'the lungs and out ;i< the hack, j
! without, however, doing any injury to the j
spine, lio was at once borne from the]
lielii by his friend and Aid*de-(Jnnip, Maj.
Davis, and carried two miles before medical
aid could be obtained. His w?> md was at
length examined and dressed; bul the physician
expressed tin' convietioii thai he must I
die. Ho was subsequently removed to Jalapa,
where he still remains, and strong
hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
The circumstances under which Cieneral
Shields received his wound speak in his
praise a language more emphatic than any
which can now be. used. The battery is
at least o/f mile beyond the pass of the (/or
ro (Jordo To reach it, lie had to lead his
command over three miles thtough the
densest chupparnl, without even the guide
of a footpath. He was on foot at the head
of his troops, and had almost reached the
goal of victory, through a ten iiic lire of
grape, canister and musketry, when he fell.
His command immediately entered the
enemy's works, and drove the enemy before
them in a general route. With the
battery, was al*o (ruptured a large amount
of public stores, some twenty thousand dollars
in specio and 200 pack mules. The
Mexican officers state that the appearance
oi ijenerai omeuis's command, so iar beyond
the pass, and immediately in fuont of
Gen Santa Anna'* flead-quarter?, produced
great consternation in their rank's?, and
did much to induce an early surrender.
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<>en. Shields having boon borne from the I
lielil of battle, the command was assumed i
by Col. liaher. as brave an ofiiner as ever
worn a sword. At I ho head of his victorious
troops, I he < Yilonel charged tin* enemy,
who !h:d in the utmost confusion,closely
followed by the victors. In this pursuit,
Santa Anna himself was cleiSed so eloaely
as Im be compelled to abandon his carriage
and lo mount on one of the mules which
dv-wit; in thi-s inglorious manner he effected
his escape.
(Jen. Shields is at this time about Ibrty
years of ng". f I i s intellect and its triumphs
have alr-ady been sufficiently Considered.
i a iranlc benrimr. a dir po? iii-M; kind an:l
!V11 v, a character pure and spotless, his
111 is lull to overflowing with every i
manly and nerous emotion.
In ihi~ land, a tn in thus constituted eann<
t fail of tr timpl>inir in the c:nI over every
o!.?-:a<;!?! to a laudable ambition, and of
winnning-a name, such as that now enjoyed
l?y t icn. .Shields lionirmayhe live
to add f) the reputation he has already ;>o
?}iiired. and to earn further claims upon the
alii-ctions and gratitude of hi? country.?
'! i.e m.'inory - rvi.'es will ad.,rn the i"nt:;i:t
I- v of hi., day?, aj.d cuihaim his fame !
when th ao.
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Ill ri?>.-:~;iii' uii> liOlSCC Oi l.iMl. it :
i- ?.:<-< <Hi ! appropriate to j*;iv :i pa.-.-.s;n<; ui- !
to liis 1! i:u mid i iiiiiful !ri< ti-l ami !
A idde-( ':?tnp. M:?j. (ieo T. .M. to j
whore kind attention:?, uuivaiitt iii^ cure as- j
iiluMU.; tint -iiivr, (ifii. Shi' l-ls, i! he survives.
will in a ?;real measure, under lls?:
Idessurj id 1?o*.I, owe 11to preservation ol
liis Viilu.il ic Int.'.
Maj. Davis, upon his return lo Illinois,
\\ r 11 receive, a.s ho deserves, tlie palitude ol"
the people of thai patri..tic .State, a reward,
l .< him of all others, the must acceptable.
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('ciT.r \iS. C.. Dcc. 4, 1S 17.
To 7\I:ij. 1j. Ij!o.;ker, 12d?*e/k-lil. S.
Mu It. He ?V/\?The sfijuel will (nliy
explain lli?: object of this communication.
I :?-n? ju=( in receipt of a letter from my
< IiMiVci: S. Jame.-, dated National LJalnc<>,
Mexico, Oct. 21, IS 17.
You have, ore this, received intelligence
of the liill oi'yoni son, Sergeant UloeUer, of
the Pulmclto Wegiment.
'i'o the patriot lather, it canuut fii! to be
a source of consolation to knenv that he fell
ai the he.ti! t?i his company, iiuMv anu gaiiantly
striking lor the rights and honor of
his country: \\ bile to the Christian parent
doul.ly C?)liS'-1 iiig be the fact, and
beautifully sublime the emotions which
arise from the nflcction, that although
hli'.cdihir ami dying on the buttle lield in a
Joreign land, amid the cannon's roar and
the clash of arm?, ninny <?t" his hiat and
cherished thoughts were turnctl towards his
Jiiblr ami his Mother. To llio ildlowing extracts,
please allow mc to diroct your attention
:
' |4'ivc of the Edgefield Company fell together
al this time. Among tliein was l.-t
S' rgennl Blocker. who was thru in command
of the Company. * * * * *
"I carried Blocker mid Goodc some water,
where they were lying mortally wounded.
Both seemed conscious that death was
at hand, and waited the event with Christian
ibrlitude. Not a whisper of complaint
escaped their lips Mocker told me he
would die in a few hour, and ?ave me a
iiiijio ^a present uom ins mother) to give
lo sergeant lirooks, who would carry ii
home to her. fie also requested me i? i
should ever return to South Carolina, to tell
his lather 1L died in command of my company
with my companions; tell him 1 did
m:?y duly, if you .should see any ot'Sers?'t
Miocker's friends, you will please rr-st ale
j i!te circumstances ol'his death. It will be a
j consolation to them. It is due to the tnet
morv of so brave a man. Serjeant Blocker
inn! Corporal Cloode dii-d that night.?
All loved them. Their sad fate is universally
lamented."
The gallant Sergeant Brooks has also
I fallen in the same campaign, and cannot
S 11 h' re lore perform ihc above pleasing but
; melancholy service. requested of him.?
j Should my son's life be spared. I am sure
' he will scrupulously observe the sacred
! chargc committed to him.
j Your ob'i. servant, John S. Jami:s.
! *A member of the Juni'?rClas?nt Krslf inn
College, in Abbeville when he volunteered
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Melt a little isinglass in spirits ot wine,
adding thereto about a filth part of water,
and us>ing a gentle heat; when perfectly
i i i i 11 r
meiio j anu mixi'u u win iorm a transparent
glue, which will unite glass so l:?st th.it the
fracture will bo hardly perceived.
Tobacco in til 12 A it my.?An army corj
respondent, writing* from San Angel, says:
" I have ceased to use American mnnufactnred
tobacco, as onr sutler wants four dollar.-;
a pound for his stock, 'l'he same quality
might be purchased for twenty ccnt$ a
ound in the States,"
To fiir Stork holders of (he Greenville & Columbia
RAIL ROAD.
The fail urn, as I anticipated, to obtain
1 jpgi.-lntivo aid for this great work, makes
it necessary to enquire what is to be done.
There is but one answer?{( Go ahead, aiul
do alt ic/i.i' h can be done." By so doing, public
confidence will be secured. and the road
ultimately builded. My continuance, for a.
di/, as President, depends upon this.?
W henever the work is ordered to stop, I
shall cease to be the head of this great enterprise.
I have already more to do than I
ought to.have. Nothing ever induccd my
acceptance of the Presidency of your Road,
without /itnna/ and without price, but the
hope iliat by so doing, I might contribute
something to the good of my country.?
Nothing induced mc to remain after thclo<atio/i
of the Road at Nctcbcrry, but the fact
manifested lo my own mind, and that of all
my friends, that my retirement must greatly
retard, and possibly prevent the building of
the Road. Under these ciicumstances, and
.ifier n oi.iving the assurance that the work
. should ^:o on, 1 have consented to remain
and na tnc work trill go. Sixteen miles east
ol'lho Broad River, will be put under contract
as soon as the survey of location is
completed. The whole line of the Road
will bo put under contract to be graded as
a- run surveys oi location be completed,
it IIIr StockhnUlcrcs trill lake the contracts.
Tin y n:c entitled by the charter to work
o:ii. half ?.f their slock on the Road. It is
hoped that even small stockholders will arrange
themselves into companies so as to
tni;e. sections, and thus have the benefit intended
by the charter. The whole subscription,
as it now stands, and available to us,
w ill not exceed six hundred thousand dollars.
This is not one-third of the cost of
the enterprise. Sliil with that sum, if
stockholders will take the contracts, wo
can grade the entire Road, and complete
thirty or forty miles. This done, we can
mortgage the Road, and finish as much
more. When this is doinsr. can it be that
our fellow-citizens of Charleston, Columbia,
Richland, Fairfield, Newberry, Abbeville,
Laurens, Anderson, Pickens, and last and
not least, Greenville, will stand by and not
he lp uioiv, much more than they have done?
Let every man come to the rescue, do as I
have done, sacrifice previous predilections 011
the altar of the common good, and then wo
cuii build ihci lioad, whether the Legislature
will or trill not help us ? Let tis help ourselves.
JOHN HKF/rON O'NEAL,
1'resident of the G. & C. il. li.
Columbia, Dec. 20, 1817.
A nkw Methodist Church was recently
dedicated at Watertown, Massachusetts.
The vane which surmounts the spire of the
Church was presented by the Unitarian
Society, and is an interesting historical
re ie, being the identical one which graced
the spire of the building in which the first
Continental Congress was held.
Tin; whole of the President's Message,
containing about 1 S,()U0 words, was telegraphed
to Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville
and Vincennes, Indiana.
T - ? r\ i'
jjom; i>usi:s.?a tsosion euitor, alluding
to the long noses of Julius Ccesar, the Duke
of Wellington, John Tyler, and other dignitaries,
says that he recently saw a nose
that beat them all. It \va3 thin and straight,
snubbed at the end, and all of afoot long.
In concluding, however, it occurs to him
that " it may be as well to slate that it belonged
to a pair of bellows."
r Rom the uth to the loth ot INovembcr,
inclusive, there have been gazetted in
England 110 bankrupts and G2 insolvents,
and in Scotland 30 bankrupts.
The President, in his Message, says,
during the last year twenty millions of dollar;;
have been /n-coined at the mint.?
There is a great operation.
Tin: census of New Orleans, just completed.
gives the total population of the city
at 79,008, a decrease of 16,000 since last
year, nnd 23,000 since 1840. The Delta
thinks there is a gross mistake somewhere.
The receipts of the American Board of
Foreign Mission in October, amounted to
?20,7!?3 13, and for the two preceding
months $32,S32 10.
A cnLr.urated physician in France has
discovered that Vinegar, taken in largo
doses two or three wine glasses every hour,
is a certain cure for the hydrophobia.
1'koof op Mauriagi:.?tSelore the revising
barrister, the other day, a witness being
asked how how he knew that a man and
woman were husband and wife, replied because
"-he had often heard the lady hlow
the gentleman up." Tho evidence waa held
to be conclusive.
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