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? ? M . tmnd !< :3K9Brar8SOT lira rw ?*>?,, ?/ j linos obtain, ?tl* ttta'tl thlln vmUi.' T. B. *R COME TO MR. " ' ZUIrati turn44 tfVn MtmmrUI. m Chriitmnt ?*ul y?lr 'SSntK calm and brigM, k of Jjr Inj d?y "ti?iSwbM U?io ftghu away, - !A? rata drop* from i rote. J'uh crent irc'a onft your voice * arc? I baar tlielr tender lout, tWfc twilight echuet i>ri*r Ti?nif Riulutfw kltinfi It AiU til* wooda, Mm rotV* Ilia plain, Willi mi all pervading thrill, . Anil lUtcnlnx to the luvUIMc utrftin, Ttiu b.-aalhtcu Air U ?lUI. WGrk* All inncent your bcaalv blows-* Ti? lirldht and purely biir, Tlii' mni?the young and virgin ro*o liid. forth Ha awaalnwt ihare; ? jAW**?!?? aad Unfiling eyr?, Tlmi liar* Myer wept In pain; / Jfomi beokiim yon on. a? away aha flict, ' Aria love, that inuit all be valn Y?'t kluj^fUrcr^atarci! 1 Ui<I yoij ***y, Porrthl yon iuy dr?nin? ir? neavnn- - , IWgrtfn.tlie vUinn aiustCido away - -Not lor aver iIickc jov? wtiro given; Hand o'vor me now tnat winning smllr, Hint lingering louW of Hd't? Yo faille?O |><iii*e?mid rlmrm awhile, Urc yo vanU'i away In fcljiht. 'FstfM (i'te II tlUmart l'atriut. , ' . , ? ,? ' CIIARITY. Ihwi man, a of moo, Afwroacit with halttnx ?"P V < Afellow mortal'* door; t4m kmMk I mw Mm po *w ?y, ^ vWklKawul/Mcii Dnil vlw?Ku ??>>*: t?# >?<1 Wa forrows w^rts no more. U mw*?W In prtan hound, T)$10<oh Ml* IIif oliilil of nuiiT> , -Zj.qWr.kljr f?MT |lt? oiovlujtMr, ~jTh* ii'U re code th?* door njsr,? tl)Vj?rl?oocf nu IWf >-?in*-th* >ick m*n t?i lil< l*?l, AVUtioaT* bwi i to ncr*? hit li?-? J ? ^'Dustb secinvtl around io *ull?! !mn Ihe monitor yield lilt |tr*\, A* ?o?uc ktfuet voire, wn? litanl to ?ay, M T?A? up ,'*>/ ltd jttJ unl\.' J Ucsril th? A*ndVn*? tnlo R? forth, And taint the gilo 'roi* mutn t ? owlh; ^ ~ | HW |l)0 muitl< tl JtillC <w*w&W ffi V ?,1<3T?ic lill> ?r?iatb entulni?. | 4*w tbathiifle to K.trojN And fall to r??o mi ?'*?/ |>rey ? i i * 4'Mi?Wor<l Wr^u '?> Urn?, vole-- tlw rlitllm idieri, .A* <omo sweet nnifll ?lro|?l ? ????'. And IdotU J out (So I i'.v 1 ?** ?wom**hi* nnliirt' po Kli Ikl-folitedto theimUuof ??i * ? To WWW ? llw warld begun; I Iw.ird n voice of jwf?t|?r?i*ay, W*TW n*'.uru't doom to *?? n>tr*v,? i? ?flk S.tow we too (H'jfttt oinn TkoMVMili Irfwt CdttUg, wrro ttiWiff, ?Xkmt daughter of Hi" banian? ff!'J -W To whom tb" l??L l? iiven, "*| to wl|* rt^r t?*r? away, .jbbk-,,- ,rt ** '"van. ? ? I'YrillAS. ^'"jWtplLTU* ciyj*yiA*i><<it'iHLr. On ifyi Arrogant Mretciulout of the Orthu ?***< -ii' ??,?? doJt Chrgy. Civil toefctf l? Intended to pronintc the lentalittd metuhemof it, while tther her< on enrth. It doe* a future state of cxlfctence, ?place under tuch regaUtlom _ uy W^y think fit to np|M)int. clifkm erohracen All the motive* of good condaevfterfr Mpd nil Ue means of hnnpini. w "" ' cty, therefore* ItH* no _ jfton, but n* it tend? to cu vhlle we live together hei e 40 ? .rth. "flcnte, that religion which mnkcH %wut III* beat eitisen, is the best religion for A religion tliut make* a turn cruel, and intolerant, i* a bad rcli?to|t and the teacher* nnd prcircner* I *rhntever# who at* *>>, arc bad cltuc.%1, whether their or f.itse. I wUh tome one Imiw how public Morals doctrinct tiff denth-brd j nnd reprobation, and ration *f buck sliding mints, men who fnuneti the American ?? knew the truth could ooly d placed on a firm Imsb, by dlscufsioii, that it* errors exposed: if it be true, it will gMln a m proportion a* it i* examined, so ManifesUy wrong thut everv< ' tfif It eon do no Win. ir a* to be likely to dcceivc its temblance to truth.' l ive off^en and fro* dt**utskm j American ItgitltUih well ?Hl** of kumnn nature, nhd teMRJh* to in hto icmr of tltU ctwntn', I hope not the Calvanlstlc clergy chiefly, are united in persecuting every man who crfl* In question but ?* their fcietaphyslcal me lons, or who hints at their View* of uinbltiui and aggrandisement. They d*ren<t a*t?l!y stab ot Dumhlni; l>ut they rafcc wit cry of mod dttg?t-they vltllfy him?Mfcjr set the ignorant uuln lifin to abuse . hi* IHtrvoti, character and cooclucU ^ Th^re*** J1??*" hie eyccit^oM it> tlih pkUftj but k Is fiith ful As a representation of alto body. Cow ardly and cruel, their Machination* an? pri vate. nnd their enm\ty unft?rglvlrt;j. \\ hat earthly reason can a mnn liav*to dread d * cusslon, but that hi* rpiiikm will ;>9* beat Hi ?What make* men cruel but their cowardice?, t:aWln nrfK'.urcd?v Hfcrvetu? to bo burnt to dftntli. Wham did Jesus Christ burn? Ut lias that gloomy murderer of Geneva mi? r.ctilwt* devoted to his intolerant ewsed hi the United mate*. than In any other part of the -globe. Why.' Bocauae it U a,6t >.n?trui?icnt In the hands of the clergy, in protraction as it is Intolerant aiul unintelligible, Weak minds have n vast opinion of the knowledge of those who pretend to be familiar with truths that appear mvsteriou*. It 1s whit the "fetter* of mystery tliat the priesthood binds and bends the uperlt ami the coqsclencc* of their Igno intrant heaters. The reli&iou of jtbe fJospel I* tao plain and simple for their parpoars; hence their ardent cITorts to cittublUh their own nivfttcrloun creed. In what country has St been', th.tt the priesthood as a body nave not been cruel nml persecuting, dreading contradiction, hating discussion, and holding lever/ doubter as a coneealcd enemy >? They (are so here. fellow-Citlncns?The Treshvtci inns of thoce States, the CongregationalUt, the de coders, Mid In some places the ll^ptists und Methodists, drugging after them the timid Episcopalians, have combined and for mutiy yearn have been Ktendily.prosecuting the fol lowing schemes with a.perseverance and do votcducss worthy of a bcttercnu.se. They are steadily aiming at a church es tablishment, at an Alliance between cluux-'i Snd state, so as to bring the civil power in id of-UiVtr own plans ot aggrandizement. They urc steadily aiming In their pamph lets and preuchiugs, to cstahlblt the religious obligation of .paying TITHliS of nil you |mw.*v?, lit strung hope* of procuring this trUcm to be established also hv law. ?ThI* will render them not only wealthy, but in dc|>cmlcitt of theircongregntiun*, whom tliev consider n* by duty mid by right depemletit t upon them; ns?utoiug openly tho character ( of God's vicegerent/, and branding all oppo i sitiiMi to their ambitions designs ?* bin* ; phemy. They arc Mvadily ft nr. mik to obtain lite entire confront of every semlntiiy of<d?i? nation throughout the United State*} Claim 1 iug tho'cndrcr.upci-iutcmlencc of them, us a mutter of right. This is douc with a view of infusiug into the minds of the rUing gen eration, uu implicit reverence for the priest hood, and an uttachment to the viewi and in I .They lm\c*vitii li'j&m:^ ey ??a; every ret < entiFiC cllscuiJnr.} prohibiting, v.) far a*, they ' dare, >.11 hnc&tlgutiorui that do not harinan ? i*e with their own theological creed. Their I iiitcrfcrcrux has been rercr.t and violent, ? with resist to physiological, *oo|oglgol and j Keohi^lval i!r. cnnslon/. it in difficult to In I dure u printer, or cjlitor of a hcientiGe ji.v.r 11.il, t > invert wn at tide in favor of ?nv onln ! ion which the clergy have pronounced h?c r i od?iy. r.ir.Miclsnt h;?s completely clipped the wlii^s nf science ill t*ils connir/. jL'liey ; have organicd a sVuticsulous scheme of ral? j lug a picn dary fund, to uphold their prete.i I slon*, by pic km jr the prn'Kets ef the people I u-.ider sMiiu ??r all of the followiujr pvctcure?. Tlw uliwatins of pious yodug men (as tliev ?.re called) to the minium*. That is, taking those who ought to ho tiitcrs of the Br.iund, and hiring them, by u theological education, as slaves fur life to the proroga tion of those tenet*, by which tlie Interest and the views of these sects are best promo ted. After having been thus educated, ap parently at the expense of these sectarians and really by mean* of the funds extracted fi-om the folly* the indolei.ee, or the good uature of the public, they hold themselves bound to the doctrines and interest of their preceptors, and become tho standing army ut the church militant. Thecstablishmrntof missionary sociotlesto furnish the East Indi ans. Ihr f...II >?-- * ? _r ...? ui wnj?r nearer*, or make thcmHelves understood. The sub h.fibers to tUose Institutions, seldom or nover look after the sums they subscribe, which uru under the abwduiu coutroul of tResc mantiCsctureis of mUsionarles, whose object !.??, t.. 1 ,,.i.ran ?? mum ni men UCViitnd totbttr IntrrcM, wiu n thev ulitll cmnv ?njt Jii favor of u church cxtwblMimtnt nn<l tithe**. Hrcl.-tira to make ministers of individual congregation* tni?tce?|or life in these mis sionary MxWtien; and of cfair*:, to Hive a voicc hi dl*i>(feiii}; of thf nunu thus elicitcd from the pocket*. Whet the miv *lo?arie? hi*, i?r?,l how mcy live wlicn tli?v C9u get the mentis, 1 htmc *?mc one wilt show by exhibiting the %lyle of luxury of the tteranipoee missionaries I'ruvtf which by moan* of th?* weak aud rrcduhm* females who at* tend them, furnish the j?rieMn with a mirt tourer < f influentv n?i:l inform lit ion o\cr the domestic ror< ?nii of ovel y family. l-'cmalo i/f nevoUnt mi l' mtoriOMr.ry socie ties feinrde mite societies; for no stfm is too xin .il for tlieir acceptance; Juvenile socie tic* of children, who lire caj;>led out of their 6 cent nod 1J rent pieces; i heated of their gingerbread money, to give tn ln*<itutloo* of which they hnrjilly know thu name. No mm U ton Khiall f.?r *cccptar.<e, nnd no titan fii>om*Mi) to nuiva h. Old* ?f cor a, wheat ail<l missionary hog no it* of I U if A their m<*t profitable concern is that pooling author*, printer* and bonkset exposing, praUing, rccofflmtmdingrc ?a tracta^tfermnns iiik! atm?*aekt<-*?riic |ib^ ittMjr?|N?*fer)?f wUh the rrgnlar Such nre the mesiisci isatisfying the jrrav dlafi&Kts: I mtm.T $ other respects, they /re more de\nk\of tuclul knontdge thftn alnioat any other cb**s of pet ;?<" i > hi the community. Hut they iK't iiv concert; they have thrown their fetter* ,evfr the wind of tho (icoplc?thcy have cowed the spirit of the community?tho litorhjy i-htsscs njv compelled to succumb to them; thev look forward to the day when they shall gov.ern the u^}on in their own in v* ?er, Mid In the mcnli time, take good cure to plunge their hand* deep in the PWUsto ??f those whom they ran (Utter ot. frighten into lu qulcsence and submission. . ? if the peptic do not ktlrp the CI,F,R(1Y under control,they wilMirln* the people Into. tbJvct mIavt-ry, ntd keep them there. In , evcty nation upon curth, they have done I M>| wlutt should change their clurocu-r here? j It \r.\d in the year H??SJ# that the clerffy cf 1 Austria purxuaded the monarch over 40 mil linns of (icoplo t*> toy. " I want no inn of science, 1 want only obedient r t?. I . want oo ul*t>' (tiuo ummi; my subject, btot what ia given by |hc pretfb'iud/' l?ookat the priesthood hi Fr UiciyHpuin Italy Mexi co, even in ftngland; is.uot there Kcneral cliarwctcr the oik* mm! the aainef Already haa the reltoious arroganconf thia order of men tempted them to antume the charatter o| f iod'shufucdiate agent* ami vicegerents-* Cae^d ait' Immense distance from the herd of ferior hehigs who compose their eongrega fwifcr ? ?'* . *.? "C? J Tn wliat part of the new Testament ha* Christ said,you cannot approach the Farther I but through the agency of men divinely com .tyltaiuncd from among you for that .purpose, and veil paid for their sen lees ? . Lias lie net said, where twoor three are gathered together iu my name there I am in the midst of you? And yit these men scruple not to declare that any itli^i'Mj* cxnrtation by a layman, any usurpation of the functions usually perform ed bv a hired and pa'd priest, is not only im proper and Indefeasible, but a tjlN! and l)r. Asbel Green of Princeton, denounced such persons ?s presumptuous and ulnful intruders on the rights of the priesth'mdf Th$y claim It as a right to be exclusively hired and well , pdd? and we patiently submit to It! as if ' thefrod of love, the fcind Father and preaerv ' er of the human race, were a gloomy, haugh | tv tyrant, not to he approached but through ! the mtei^eution of the*o' arrogant minister* ' of state who take gnod euro to be rt-ntioicra* ' for their Intercession. | I have no ohject.on to a ministry appointed i as a convenient aud expedient class of men, j that the religious business of u district ma/ ! he conducted decently ami In order; but uptm , uo other ground. And although 1 should pro* iltr wcU educated and 10-rral nrcn f??r this {purpose, I see no reusm for giving them au j exclusive prefernerc. la tl;?* purest times of [Christianity, the elders of csay rhurclt . transacted' the husiucs* of it.?lV.d Jetu*. Christ choose his dhclple?, whom '"C nomi nated t?? preach the f? ?spei, from ni?>h;;tlit learned ami the wise:* Mankind are pester od with the right* vf the priettU kkII rights' what rights' w^o pays them, who supports *7"' ??! Hiw'drones in the love, to fatten ?ai (he labours of tile intiasu v. _ who seem to glory in being iehorunt of all ' useful kaowleilge, sod skilled only hi the j quarrel-some questions and aeoce'.ess jarcon of | metaiihyslcnl divinity. | It ts the idleness, the pride, Cue aristocm I cy of rank and wealth, that hasrendened the ; priesthood necessary. People are too indo , lent or too timid to pray for themselvea, nnd j they hire a proud priesttoprny fortheml'I'hen : tan, their ears rnnst lie -tickled by eloquent discourse); as if religion needed eloquence to ' enforce it I surely nil this la not necessarily I andessenlially rcligioii! Kellow-citlzeiiu, yon I nld these hnpr.<oni to cheat yon, by making i Ihem nesomry to you. f^et thenf know that I they arc not, as they elhim to he yoor m?tm I tew; let them know that you hire them and j pny diem; and they will not be d whit the less j pious for being more humble. . These s icw^ of,the Milijeot ate well worth l vmr cotnlOet ntiftn. ?-1'he priesthood, (u e\ t I rf age, in every edntry, forbid discussion, , frowu *?own all investigation? thev require, ! like other t .-rants, ptonAve oltetllenec nnd ' mmreslKtancc. '1'hcy d?t?ounco every man wlm opposes their vlewst not merely their splrhuid, hut their temporal views. Their Intent here as elsewhere, la to fetter your minds first, ami your botlKN nftcrv. nrds; ;um! filially, to command your pockets. |t ?? high time to warn the ponple, that their liberties arc in dattaert that they are about to lie undermlndcd by a cmfVy, perse vering, Inslduou* foe, In the imtiosinf gatdof a henvenly friend. It is high time to call oil on the h'si' st e.tt'eer^ of this yet free country, aftd to scund the watoh word, htvu> ye tic irutnfthrl of Zhn. A LA1" ANTIQU1T1KH OK FI.OU1DA. Co/in of a IrtUr from J mire tlrarkrurhl^r, <?( Pforkla, to Cot. fill he, Delegate In C'ongrrm from thut Vtvittury* WABtnyoToy, Jan. 14, IS77. Sir: In compliance with vour requeict, I will now proceed ?o a hrkf topographic cil iuk! hVlnrknl aketch of the curtain nnd l?tn |wrt of our Ttrftinn1, In which cMir capital, TtlUlivwc, id ^Halted The twenty townnhipn expoeed |o nale |.i*t Miiy -I twelvemonth, contain ii very lar|r4,proj>or-1 tion of excellent 1.1*1, which haa heHn nciir. Willi pttrchaacd, with n view 14 Kctflcmcnt j fa appearance, it in entirely unlike nnv part, ??f the United maCfe*. vft near the %ea-bo*ird. !n?tc?d erf l?eliig n nl iiu of unvaried aurfacc, It reftnnbU'a the high lain In h!h*vc the fall* ? of the river* hi the Atl mtir. ?tutc?. nnd In beautifully divcrt>ifii '1 hy lull nr.d dalr", and rendered piituifvjuc hy the nunibcv of Juke*, wh<iw pure water* reflect the fnrcili of nnk, which frequently clothe the itdri of the hllln, down totheir very margin*. Thrac lake* receive * number of ?tream?, which flow fann the higher ground*, nnd ln*e ^hemwlvai ki their placid Thu largc*t of them are called the Imoub. Jiwk ?nn, am! Micntfikl, each of which in from thirty to forty mlln In clr?timftmuej but thero are many other of onaller ?l*c, ntiv.r.l Int ituny beautiful ahnatkM* for country re MucM.cn, where the natural open awe* of oak, hickory, beach, and magnolia graftdl Br.rnsriuaSsss.'wm the irptandf ft ?i?*ig rMKt <v iucotlj zar^^s^ pasture. The stmwljcrry* the wild WjW* and plum, trr found ewty where, and tic numerous fiouer* which embalm the wr, during n greal port U the year, msv, j>cr liup*, have occasioned the name of Florida to be Riven; for I will presently show, that, after Mixico, this wm tha first part of the American continent which became tl*e sceno of Hpanith adventure. The Nlv regret which ) feel In contemplating this beautiful region, la its very limited extent? an Oasis, whichappears tobave been formed by nature, hi oncofher mmt sportive and Ik* ntaatlc humors. The gvperal substratum, perhaps a few foct above thelotrol of tlie aen, u a soft lime atone, of recent foitimtlon. |n the |ilne wood plain, whleh a retches towards the highlands ojf Tallahasse, the ktone Is often found In maaae< on the NwrCace. Alwut sixteen miles from the port of S?. Mivrk's we begin to ascend, and enter the country desci ibedpthc ridge forming, in sonic measure, a harrier to the tMMits' cl the water to thf sea) on the contrary, the stream*, in fnntr.d, rising near the summits eftho liUls. now downward, until they reach the general hedofche lime stone, where they either sink into the Assure* of the fock, or spread out In lakes, which hare their subter ranean passages; but they again rivs on the south aide of the ridge, and form some of the largest spring* lt\the world. The Wa kullen comes forth at once, n noble river, two lumdrvU yards ln width, it# sourcei not less than ono hundred feet li) depth* and ao t ransparcnt, that a portion standing by the side ot it, foafr as though he were on the edge of a prccipicc. The fiketofTallahas see abound In fish; the trout, bream* perch, and soft ahellcd turtle; and In winter, with wild fowl. The soil, as well on the uplands as in the valley, is adapted to the culture <4 the r.ugar cane, rice, sea-Uand cotton, and Indian com. Hitherto It has been healthy, and it is fair to presume that it will continue *0: the wintera are of eourso ndld, and being within the reach of the sea brreate, the heat of sammcr is groatly moderated. The nppcaranco of * dense population, which seems at ono time to have covered this country, has induct d me to make soma inquiry. While At Havana, I could learn hothingi but while nt Charleston, 1 met with mi r.n^llbh work, llotierts* account ?f Plori* d 1, 1 which gives a piece of history ap parently bnt little known. The district of A|nl ache, It appears was inhabited by a wee cidled Atfmeco Indians, with whom ttm ttuanlards have itecomp intermingled. Tho Tamatsfee* Indilns, who lived near Jit. Augustine, liaeked by those of Apalaehe, made frequent excursions into the new set tiements ofHuuthCarolina. threatening them with total destruction. In consequence of this, Col. Moor, Governor of that state, made three inroad* into their country in the yean 170.\ * anil C, marching to the Flint river, a* id then taking a direction to the ? ?jth, M'vatd* TalUhuMce. In his list ex pcnltioa he entirely defeated the Spanish (So ' v\ Mr*l?. kilUmeand toklhjf |irnmt>er* ahave eight hundred 01 the >pnn ir.Is and Indians?Hon Alexia himself being ntic of the prisoners. Col. Moor transport* ed 1400 ot the Indians, and fixed them in a settlement near the Rnvsniuh '**1. settlement* were completely destroyed. TliU agrees tolerably well with the tradi tionary account of the oM Indian Chcfixicc, who nyihii father told lilm th? settlement i formed Inr the intermarriage of the ttptih* i*rd* And Indians, had been destroyed by a rreat warrior, nftcrthree different invasions, fchefixieosays that when a boy, the country was so open an to he scarce of game, and was not resorted to by flic Indian* until the lorcstr. grew np; that H wa*?then full of Or ange and Figtree*. ami tlteroadsaud bridge* Mill to he aeen. At present the trace* of the madaare still visible, and alio numerous site* of villain, fort*, and private reaJden c<k A number oi town* are laid down on the old map*, the principal of which are, Bt, Ma'.hcw.Ht, Jdan, Awialnjrt. Omn, 'Fa palagk, St. Mark de Afwdache, Ayartfla. hau Vedro, tic. No such place a<> St. I.oni* 1* marked, and 1 am at a loss to know on what authority the rulltft U ^ f?>ri near Tal lahasse liaa been called by that name. The district of Apalache, we learn, from (Jaielllaso de la Vega, wa* very populous at a period more remote, rnniphile de Nar v*s wa* the find who disroveivd tite bay of Apalache, but w*? compelled to retreat ou Im.n-d III* veaael* with great loa?. Thla ia the tame person who wa* afterward* ap pointed by the governor of Cuhn to super sede Cortes in the conquest of Mexico. Ifl year* after the landing of Narvaes that fak in 15.10. the celebrated Hernando Hoto landed at Tttmpe bay, and marched along the oonat, until he came to Apalache, of which a very the province of Apalache, which fhey had heard to highly* praised, a* well on nrciamt of the abundance and fertility o4 the toil, as for the valor of it* inhabitant*, was now at mo great distance, were desirous to see whether It was asfertiieay it wa* represented tobe.V, Afteraal<>w and tedious tunrch, op poned at every etitp hy parties of Indians, and after sever.*! bloody engagements, lie reached the province. M At daylight," he observes, ??the Spaniard* procecdwl through extensive Held* of corn, beans, pumpkin-;.1 snd other veghable*, which extended on ei ther side of the road farther than the eye cnold reach. ftetweCn the fields a great number of h mi see were scattered about phh caii any order, a* in the viliaga*. ' >' th? neat day the governor wen* in ?td* nnce, with ! 300 cavalry and 100 HifaMrj, and l ear bid the prineip.il town, whitli hi found detenrif. It coneiatcd of 2S0 Urge and good House1* in which he lodged his Knur, while he hi/bsclf occupied the residence of the Cociode. He sldet thla flotfb, ther? was thrmtftmiit the whole dietiki, at the distance oif half league, a I i Inge* cent ? ???? br.sidcs a vast number of dwellings, scatter about without order. The lace of the whole province ie'dellghtM, the land fertile, with tejfe*and a league and a h taMlng slaty or a hundred vast number of dwellings, sc boat order. The lace ef thi i* delightful, the land fertll . a great abuwUnce of prwvtolml, and a plenty wMahthe and 500 taken at flrati and when of aajr addition,tbn i a league and a halt to j try U alto well ; kiad of live lent wato, , jutlllrt iinf t cmu^ydiw. kind of groin KCfliTRtv* miv tcHiim* | wliion, Mirtil the ?ion; wc have, ho of tlie exact made their bcrtfcM Off , trade 3(i ter the oni period the I KwBiil J,, , hade any one to enter it, little It .waa *| | mention the I ? Hpantah grant to the wt ofFovbes merely i tome old map* It old fields." s to this district* in 1*18, to Seminole'H T - <HP ever had of ft It la now about < tince our' ^ Icopulation of about 9Qfo soola, tMA h rapidly Increasing. Ity the lait'census* Tal ? lahavcce contained about 800 and. 3 rantile ettablithmeatt, which do i ?We buttoees. One tvhiff of the ( handsome brick building jo?vm and occupied this wJutcrfor the ltgflfa>?r ccunell. The country begtaato wear the appearance rt cultivationj good roads hiv made in all direction*, and car and carriages are constantly trai The grant to Oen. I*hfsyctte 29,000 acre* of tho be*t land, a ? town, remains a wilderness? but' U 1 IXhKWft&'r.. mainiqg uoimp ' to retard the wHh ft grape cam, ,tha any w here. no d not ata^ the mea&ji toretts, with I aro. vctpcctfullv, . %'our moat oodt. tervt. It M. BH ACKF.NRIDOFa Col. J. m. Waite, . ^ v Delegate of Florida. ffov; /a firevtnt a Wit J -i-U fifty kIx, "tworn to * buxom wf<io lioc<\. Thiuwn 6f worldly good*, not or old w?oc?,but in Our twain wai no Weighed two * first biiuhMip to no mr.n of f.traw cclvi-dlilt adriret* St twtat, and ?ev rown hi by way m*nt. Therfceei at tin? end <9 A cohler pnt, tlio que: ntim&r* iau< R'nsi of ftood WWM pilMIMLWlt K,.T. coitple decant' who cut*tell: forth! Thecob a*Iaiiflb had, irtdA Booth'* tent ?ceivc. up with a changed' ttiHMl. ciioimj to forgot the widow, ntett'a torch light, and Cut did w<t go to the Hhe on the rth? and a half; weeping and lag of teeth. At tne ? . plucked np cnmMrMtMb A ?trap that her atraht left OA with n little mint jidcp?and than equipped. |pifehfi< tiy the tight of the pal* mof-n <tlw.t friend of dying lover*) to. th* Wall of her re creant adorer. llerc *hef * * ' lh?A|MF( merinz a ?<>!(?, and her* ?h n ntrap and hof tongnc ut Whfcjty of thfrinstiuiutfitt we hnitftot learnedj wu<i no Iwlahored *1 name btwath "hie M MAvritiflfe." Tf?e leu word ami cniftfted Sappho, und the' IfnnVct him to t1;e altar, tied the'notAC, Ini ?>t heme fondling one attMUff I ?>f -(A'rtle do\ rg in thcftprlng* a: r. A&hw.4tv\'6fe.B ? ? ? ? ')?? ~ w, TA Cat and Unt htm* f?'? ttg't ?r! ~Wc hn*o jn*t witne?aed n nkm mm%r ai.d v.nnat?iral ?lK}4ay of the ?*** ?/ ?' -It'i?*' ?n th? feline apcelee* A#M?9Mr ? ItfMwenh i* l'";f?*Ag tcn< and A ffcr** nw41 ?aw wfektoc tier tm the IhWfd< the ki?tcn? i _ t-fJ*. In which ted with great glee. r.oriAd in thla way fnt \ ?rA 4- n* twnf *< n petted I P+t*+rr ntcfrfffitf