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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