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tudance or
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Will commence
From the altaia
public education, M wall u
every depart moat la ikk la
1, thai pauenU will not regret
_ may |Hw* la U. Tk* gov
tool h mild, consisting solely
It U Mm aim of the teacher*,
_____ nrae wllb tha pupils, to eheriab
and promote that simplicity and parity of mind,
wlikh cunatUules the nrnatnent and crown of ell
huianii eieelltnce, aad without which indeed ao
MtMMl Of latelUctual nyliMpa W of nay teal
Th? coarca of Instruction puiaurd lalhit Instl
tathm embraceanll Ihehraacheaol leamingusually
taught la tho moat amwoved seminaries of tbe
United Sliitta. Provision is inn. ;e lor ? thorough
count) of Instruction, not only in Ibe mure solid
dnpartments of lite??lnr* and scienre, bat for all
those elegant accompiUhm*nts which are dtemed
necessary la the hither raaks ofllfa.
Thcdis*li?a1loiiof mind and vagianey of Imn
ginattoa naaaliar la large town*, are altogether
removed Iromlbts limitation. lbtl ?aMnt,rmy
f 1,-illiy for ?tudy, in* true* ionIn ail detrimentsot
useful knowledge, and the substantial reward*
appropriated to industry and regularity of conduct,
form sueh an assemblage of advantages ai la rarely
to ba found iu F? male Seminaries.
Mra.8mith Mill contiuoaa la charge of tha board
ing department. Her character and .pialilleallons
ure too well ko.vnto need any comm?-u<lntion.
RATES OF BOARD AND 101 HON.
BomL . $ISO per annum
Eu|lbb Tuitiin, 6 44 quarter
Willi English Grammar or Oeoera
?dtion?* j: '?? ?<? ? v 8 - *
With English Grammar,Go igrapliy
,aad AiUluneiH^ 10 " ?
The two upper classes, with tha aaa
,?f Maps, Globea, lie. 12 " "
Fraaeb, Spanlafa and Italian Lan
1? " *'
MaataTfoatia) Id " ?'
Entrance to Ike If aalc Department ft *' M
ummaavrUaiiai, 10 14 "
VtJjret Palnlloi',. - 10 ?? ?
. JBoard and Tuition, aa heretofore, payable in
' cBembla, gfrb December, ItM. M II
Mary Ann Becket,
?tl/ITH math plaaaaraannonnc*e to her friend*
W Ml the country. ami the UdiH of Colum
bia, that ?be haa c>MH>*u<MKt tho MIM.INAKY
?ml MANTUA MAKING l.u.ioew in nil ?U v.n
t?w hforN?ti,l >h? C?niiMWi>l Hotel.
Bba ha* eugagcd Mr* porter Iron* New York
whoM abilitie* la Ika Millinary and Fancy l)rtti
Making butineaearo ?r?ll known hero.
Mr*, porter ha? brought from Now York lb*
latest faahiona of that CHjr. and having n regular
? correapondenre, will alwayeba able to wake their
work agreeable to tho lateat adricM. Tho pat*
niMjauflb* will ba thankfully received
and pnaofnally attended to.
November'21 47 tf
^MEHVmyTS* HOTEL.
Tllf? Dutacriber jtreleful for tho many favo.*
bo baa n?*IH, roapoctfully Inform* hi
frienda ?nd tho ptddiu generally* Innt h? baa in
moved to that well calculator and cotnmodinu*
Hrlc.lc Building, formerly occupied by l>r. Smith,
situate on till- north tvoat cornor of Richardson
and Taylor ?lr*eta, diagonally AMaiella bla former
aitUNtion Ho faaaapared noitalnain fitting up the
hnuaa tor tho reception of bla friend* and eapr eialW
private families. HI* Table wNI he furniahnd with
the boat the market afford*, bla Bar with tho
<4io',*xat Liquor*. Rooma With tba beat of Ik da,
Bialdee with the beat ot Provrnder, nnd faithful
Odlefa,
Hi* Ball (loom la 100 feet long nnd I* aaapaclooa
and well rali4t(atod aa any in the Plate
Tho ?uharil'jer h..peafromhla unremitted atten
tiitn to pleaea, that ho will ho enabled to aive
genet *1 aatlafaetion to all who may favor him
with their company.
GEO A. HILLF.tlAft.
Or.tolier 24 4M tt
?jp Tlie Cherlettm Meirory, AtijcuHn Chroni
ala nnd Yorfcvllla Advocate, wiil publish the above
once a weak for thraa weak*, and forward their
bcconnta for paym*^.
TUP. anbaerther baa estahbahed a Bilck Yaid,
and employed Mr. William Dim to ?np<<riu
tend the aame. Perann* * idling to contract for
Bticka, will be enabled In do an on necommoda*
ting term*} bat no contract* lelatingtn Bricks, or
to the Brick Yard, will b* binding, onleaa made
a lib tho tnbacriber Individually.
A. HKRBF.MONT
Colombia, Feb. IB 7 4
FOR .HALF. OR RE^T?II... Brkk Building
directly op|M?*lte the Prcthyitrian Church.
Ii iaa apaclou* and convenient Imnv, containing
nine room*, eight of them bavin* Cue plarea. ft
ha* alaofom roomaon tlm remind fl"i?r.
AI?o, f??r ante, my late rnimmri incidence, near
Clmlk Hill, The *itUHtion I* Ix-altby, the InHite
convenient, the tract (atioul AO <tcre.,) 'ytvmg a
iiretfy good growth ot pin* upon It. Ani !w to
MT?n. C. Prraton E??i.
ROBERT MEANS.
Pel roary 27. 9 4
TO RFNI'? The l|<>u*e and Lot hebwiging If
Mr* Klitrt Wilson, lately occupied by Mr
D W Sim#. *nd iiosseseion given *m tba l*t d.*
of Januaiy ne*t. JAB. DAVIB
Columbia, Oer. 80.1*3*. t tf
1*'
OOK AT THIS?I forwarn all perenna fmi.
J'tredtng with, m Hhib'.nrine, or emidoyit
my nppr?ntlee, nnmely, TflOB. HIIEI.TON, wit
eb?|#d from me about tba 1*t December b.W. A?>
iflfoftnetlcn a III be thankfully frf* l*ed cmeeri
ingtheaamr. MAt.AClll KEEN AN
rmmmfm* '? '? i? o
lip?."?The late
Washington papers Inform mofa violent al
teration which had commenced In that city
between Mr. Crockett and Mr. Lea, wp j
hers of Congress frosrf Tennessee It ori
ginated Hi an aadnyiftils extract if %Mtter
from WashingtonSftlibliiJied te the Knox
vDle Register, impugning the motive* of
Mr. Cmie^ilWNM ha piUte Whet.
This letter la nmjfhHahed hi the Vrtlfcraph,
with ime cMMMUbv Mr. C. who declare*
it to he a *' wkJted lkM and the author a
?? contemptible wretch**?and moreover M a
paltrbon, scoundrel andpoppy"?<"who
seeks tb gratify s ntret fleeling of wvenge
which he dares not openly avow**?and that
If he dare avow himself, poppy as he it, he
will condescend to take some farther notice
of him." In ftthr to this, Mr. Lea address
es a letter to tflf Editor if the Telegraph, of
which the following Is an efctraet, avowing
hltnielf the author of the aiionymon* letter
above mentioned, and republishing and re
asserting the offensive part of it, ?c. This
matter smells confoundedly of " villa nous
saltpetre," and^f we mistake not, will end
In gunpowder plots, combustibles and exter
minations."?Au^ttato ( /iron.
' \ v? ? * ? ? *
Bit?In vour paper ot yesterday, I have
read Col. Crockett's answer to a letter re
cently published In the Knoxville Register.
He impugnes the correctness of that letter,
denounced its aut nor, and threatens *' to take
some farther notice of him,*' *' If he will
dare to avow himself." I am the author of
thxt letter, and ask )ou, also, to publish
this reply to his communication, concerning
the manner of which 1 have but little to sav
at present, as matters merely pcrsomtl suit
better for private adjustment than for public
proclamation, but Itt aubttance shall be no
ticed without imitating its decorum of ex
pression.
My letter was addressed to n particular
friend, whose authority for having it publish
ed, infttead of being questioned, is dUtlnctly
admitted. It wua written with freedom, to
la suit; but with the strictest regard to ac?
curacy, predicated partly on my own knowl
edge, irid partly on the information of oth
ers. If, on revising it, I could discover any
error, no man would morechetrfully correct
It, with any proper atonement, but after tho
closest scrutiny, I refuse to retract a single
word, liellcvlngthe facts alleged to be tru*.
and the speculative suggestions warranted
by appearances at the time. To show the
utmust particularity, one indifferent circum
stance may require a remark of explanation
not affecting the substance, especially as it
seem* to afford the gravamen of the Coto-!
net's complaint. In my letter are those fa
miliar expressions among others, In relation
tothepoulk printer's election: "Gales is
officially polite to all who will tolerate him,
and plies every doubtful man with gi>od din
ners and speeches, served up to liis liking.
Col. Crockett is one of those, and voted for
laying the resolution m the tablo." I am
since told, though 1 understood it different
ly at tlie time, that the Colonel's dining
was at the house ot Mr. Hcaton, und not
at that of Mr. Gales; but they were
pattners hi the printing, which was the ob
ject in view, ana the act of oue to obtain it
might be regarded us the act of the other,
with something of even legal accuracy. 1
hasten, however, from this ludicrously im
portant M distinction without ;? difference,"
tomattersof grave import, and with the fore
going qualification, I re-aaaert what is said
hi my letter, in subnt.mce ns follows: "Co/.
Crocket teat a doubtful man, and did vote
to lay theyiva voctc retotulion on the table.
Galea or hie agent did make afieechca for
htm different from thote he delivered, and to
aa to fileate him. He waa a fir hid ft at route
of having the It'eetern District land bilUald
on the table again. *He %oaa eatrunged from
hit colleague*, did aaaoeiate ehitjly with the
other aide, and openly *et himaelf ufi in mar
ket, offering to vote for any thing in order
to get votea by it. lie did (tectare hit object
to be to defeat the whole bill, if he could not
aucceed with hia amendment, notwithatand
tng he waa a member of the Tenneiaee Le
XIitature whrn It aaked Ccngreaa for the
lundafor the benefit of common aehool*, and
au/i/iorted that a/ifihcation then und during
ta?t nation of Congreaa. He haa changed
hitcourac, ubuaed htaatute, und eo-ufieruted
with her enemiea. The North Carolina
ntenibera generally were aguinat hia hrojict,
which waa auh/ioried by the honorable Mr.
I tit/la ma und ih* honorable Afr. Cul/irfifier,
whoae hoatitity lo Tenntaaee haa been too
often dhcovrred and felt lo be now du
/tuttd."
Having thus re-affirmed, as I believe,
whatever part* of my letter had piirticului
reference to Col. Crocket, instead of mitiga<
tin}?, I now add *omc corroborating (acts.
He represented hit wifliaifnett, not merely
to vote /or, but to do any thin fffor any gen
tleman who would J'uvor hi* amendment,
even tofur a? to get on hit knett brfor* him.
When f moved the/lott/ionement of the Ten
nrttee /and bdi, to which, In hart, he hot
'?birr attributed the failure of hi* amend
ment, he ueyulrtced with all him colleage* In
the /iro/irlety of the motion. Jtt another
lime In antwer to one of them, who naked
htm If he would not vote with hit /lollfteul
frundt on the viva vote retolutlon, he tald,
11 there 1$ no Jinny now.** Hit circular,
dated lith January la*t, mat firmttd by
(,'a/et XT Seaton. f'ery recently he exhibit?
ril to w/jTrrent membert of Omgrrtm, at con
'if rtmurkt complimentary of himoelf,
count of hit conduct here, a numbtr oj
shef Kkoxvii.i.k Knijmrkh, a fia/icr of in
t notoriety, which wut endortrd with
. Jpw of the honorable /swk H'llllnmt.
rUt? met Is ^Iven as ?i key. -Ntnnerou*
?titer r. I ream st?n't ?#>i|(ht be mhtuccd cot
it^.omlinK with me gt-nrrd tutor of my
lettei ;bnl they are unnecessary'
Part of the fret* before
my own knowledge, bat _
known to other ?embere.of
? cumber of whom I have ?
menu, ample 'end conclusive, to ettublteh
every alleged fact,** ,rif '
pryorlAa.
From the Philadelphia 17. S. Gazette.
Weprofe*snot to understand the pditicft
of Upper Canada but sufficient if evident,
Iron the paper*, to show that a state of ex
citement exists in that pro vice, that most be
anything but agreeable to the government.
The opposition to fhe royal officers ts decid
ed, and increases continually {and no oppor
tunity is lost, to place iu the most unfavora
ble light, the conduct of the Governor and
bis party*
Sometime since, a man named Collins was
sentenced to imprisonment for a libel. This
wss under the government of Kir Peregrine
Multland, who ha* been succeeded by Sir
John Col borne; and petition* have been tent
to the latter for the pardon and liberation of
Collins?but without effect. This offend
ed the people} and we find in a ministerial
paper, the following account 6f their pro
ceedings:
" During the night of Thursday last, some
monster*?-the very dreg* of society, they
must have been?suspended an effigy Irom u
tree, we believe in the town of Hamilton, u
which effigy a label was attached,having up
on it, in well writtencharactcr*,thefollowing
word* i
** attribution.?Francis Collins aveng
ed! Executed ut Hamilton, on Thursday,
the 39tli January, 1829, Sir John Colborue,
K. C. B. H's body is left for dissection by
i the negroe* of the place. Hn perish all up
holders .>f N British feeling.*'
' N. It. Sir Peregrine Maitland having ab
sconded, poor Sir John had to suffer.'
"Sir John Colborue i* comparatively u
stranger In the Province. He ha* taken no
part in the political bl&kcring* which agitirte
the country} and so fur as he has yet gone,
his every act evinces a sincere desire toae<.
impartially and correctly."
The ?ain% paper adds by way of establish
ing the character of the opposition.
" A g ?ng is now organising for the purpose
of liberating Francis Collin* from Y??*V. juil,
by force, if the governor does not uaerate
him upon the expected second application
of the house for that purpose. The head of
the gang is to take down ' fifty resolute fel
lows,' from this district, who are to meet a
similar number from other districts."
These are not the only'sy niptorn* of nppo
titlnn we notice. A continual displav of sala
ries, enqyAries Into motives, actfrvfui epMfw
of whatever may attaoh odium to the gov
ernment in the estimation ot the people, arc
the theme and business of the opposition pa
pers} and it is scarcely possible that such a
state of things can long exist. It certululy
tends to opennostilities.
From the Mohil# Regbtor.
Emigration of the Creek*.?We have
been favoured with an interview with Major
Walker who is engaged with Col. Brcarly,
in effecting the emigration of the Creek In
dians. Major Walker left here yesterday,
for the Creek Nation, and is on liis return
from the country which the United Stutes
Government have provided for the emi
grants in company with four ot their princi
pal chiefs, three of whom have spent the last
year in the Territory. They confirm the
accounts which have been uniformly given
of the country, and upcak in the highest
terma of the fertility ot the soil, the abun
dance of game, and the udubrity of the cli
mate.
The plnce, or principal village, at which
the cmigrnut* arc located, is on the Verdi
gris Kivvr at the head of Steam Navigation,
and but four miles from Cantonment (iilxon,
were Colonel ArUucklc is stationed, with a
force of about 300 men. Thedistancoofthe
station from the moutli of the Arkansnw is
but 300 miles by land, through it nc almut
six hundred by water. The country Hen to
the we&tward of the territorial limit* ot Ar
kanvaw, and it is understood the faith of the
Government is pledged that it shall remain
secure from the encroachments of the white*,
niul that it shall afford the Indians a perma
nent residence.
Wo have Keen and conversed with several
of the chiefs and lioad men who have visited
the country, soir.e of w hom are shrewd and
intelligent; they are all of opinion thnt their
condition ?? '1 prospects would bo incalcula
bly benefited by a removal.
Major Walker represents the M'fntosh
pnrty hk sincerely disposed to forget the dif
ferences thnt have heretofore existed among
their people, and savs that Chilly M'Intosh,
who is now on the' Verdigris, will oppose no
objection to t.tking a subordinate rank, and
will cheerfully yield a precedence to the
the rider chiefs, lie is extremely desirous
of a reconciliation. The emigrants now
amount to al>out 1400 and it is the intention
of Major Walker to set out with another
party aometime in April.
From the warlike character of the Osage*
fears have been entertained of their hostility
to the enterprise. To counteract this Im
pression, which we understand has been
made to a considerable extent among the
Creeks, a principal chief of the Ouges,
who Is one of their head warriors, has tnscn
deapatchjtd by that tril?e ami now accompa
panics Major Walker, to make a%Mir*ncc? to
the Creek* of their good will, and to offer
to th?m the hand of friendship.
From these and other evidences ot the
realous aftd spirited efforts making by the
Government, we cannot entertain a doubt
i?ut this most desirable object?an object that
?t sanctioned equally by the dictates ot phi
lanthropy and sound policy, will be accom
plished without unnecessary delay.
The number of Creeks rem* ning this
side of the Mississippi is estimated at 111,000.
The following letter, la the "Abihnai Ga
zette i" fro* * much-respected member
of the society of friends or Quakers, it
worth the public attentioni?
subjectof the" transportation-and
of Mails and the delivery of Letters
the sabbath," with a vkw t*? their
tlon by act of congress, Is now before
Honae of Representatives, under cir
cumstance* that ought to awaken the atten
tion of every ft lend and advocate of religious
rights. The very circumstance that the re
presentatives of the people ere legislating
upon *' religious rights," l? en Infraction <3
them. They have nothing to do with them |
?they are retained by the people in their
own hands, <is the only safe repository, ha
ving the evidence of ages and nations, that
legislative bodies, in all theJr Interferences,
even upon pretences the mo* plausible, have
uniformly done more or less evil and no good.
If, therefore, Congress should proc< ed to
pass any law to secure these rights to their
constituents, however unexceptionable In at)
its provisions, it would be the assumption of
a powet which docs not belong to that body
and ought to be viewed as an entering wedge
that may l>e driven to a fearful degree at
some future time.
Besides?Congress are greatly imposed
upon by the ten?.v of petitions, that are cal
culated to convey the impression, that the
fi'ro/ite in every part of the Union are pray
ing with one accord, for legislative interfer
ence with the powers of the Post Master
General, when the Memorials had their ori
gin iu a combination of men, whose object is
not to obtain relief from legal linpoaitions
upon their own covtciencet, but to interfere
with the public service, and to free other
people from burthens that do not exist! To
accomplish this object, a hidden one in its
major part, it appears that circular lettes, I
dated "New York, December 10th, 1820,"
signed by a " pious committee," were tent
through the medium of the Post OflieCf/Vre
cJ exfienitc, to upwards of seven thousand
persons, if every Post-Master was addressed
as I wns addressed, urging the preparation
ot memorials and immediate measures to
have them extensively signed and foi warded
to Washington. Nay more, the Post-Mas
ters were requested to engage in the cause
of the committee '* the most influential men
In every vicinity, "and utge them to write
to members of the (iovcriimcrit and mem
bers ot Congress with whom they might be
acquainted! No wonder that it has an im
posing aspect, and that it sustains respectful
attention from the Representatives of the
people, as the association have thus effected
the productions of hundreds of petitions to
subserve their covert and secret put pose*.
Their first step is obvious and declared) pro
ving that congress shall by a solemn prohi
bition, under exemplary penalties, sanction
the religious obsci vance of a Sabbath on the
Jirtt day of the week, regardless of the con
scientious persuasions of their fellow citixctis
who believe that the seventh day, not the
first, is the true Sabbath, and who muy next
claim, and quite as reasonably too, that
Congress shall prohibit the mails to be trans
ported or opened upon the seventh day of
the week, for their relief.
Hut, a? 1 said before, it is not rcilrf they
are wickiup:?-it is in my opinion an expert*
raent to determine, whether Congiesscan
l>e prevailed upon thmuglt their influence
upon the M influential men" whoni they have
enlisted, to make this /ilautlble concession to
them, nnd, if they succccd, no man alive can
tell to what length they will require them to
follow out and perfect th4lr whole design.-?
" The Host Omcc in London," they nay, M is
never opened on Sundays." Only let us
shut our's upon such a precedent; and the
next step will iirobubly he, England firo'
vtdes for her clergy, am! there ocemsto be
no reason that ive should bt left destitute, or
de/iendent u/ion our own con ft re/fat Ions.
If the mail contractors utwT Post-Masters
were to go before Congress; to plead a con
scientious rigiit to be excused from public
?ervice on the Scriptural Sabbath, the se
venth day of the week, or on the Jlrst day,
th?* Sabbath of the petitioners, the case
wonhl be somewhat different,?but even thru
it would be a burlesque, as any one can resign
his commission when its duties violate In*
conscience, llut, having served the depart*
ment for many years as a Post-Master, and
subsequently as an agent tor the transport!!
tion ot the U. S. m.?il. I can testify, tiiat
there is no reasonable ground for thin " Pious
Association" to be distressed upon the ac
count of Post-Masters or Contractors.?
There is not one half part of the time neces
sarily nevotcd in ordinary Po*t Office*, or
even by drivers of mail carriages on the first
day of the week, that farmers are absolutely
obliged to devote to the care of their stock,
fee.?and all their duties can be performed,
except, perhaps, sometimes in lur^e cities,
without nny interruption to the desired rest
and retirement, or to the attendance of reli
gious meeting*.
To shew the origin of these numerous pe
titions and to atyaken due attention to the
subject, I subjoin a cofiy of the circular let
ter. It exhibits the tender feelings of the
committee lor the servants of the Post-Office
Department, and sufficiently proves a com
bination of men, making great effort* to ef
fect their pupoHC.
I'.MMOH KIMHKK. I
Kimberton, 2 mo. 9, 1629.
CIRCULAR.
7b F.mmor /timber, Ksq, P. lit, Klmberloi,
Chester Co. P*.
If the Po?t-Mi?*t?r cannot attend to the
subject of thie Letter, he it requested to
band it over immediately to some influen
tial friend favorable to the object, with ?
request that he wHl attend to It without
delay.
Nkw You* Dec. JO.
8lfi?Mwwrkli tn Congmi xrt prepar
ing, from various paitk of the United Slates,
praying that the transportation and opening
of MiIIl and the dtlivirjr of Letter*, fee. on.,
the Sabbath, may no longer be required.?
The Pou-Office in I?ondon Is never opened
on Sunday*, and tbore seems to bo no ne< c?
*lty that the Poet-Offora in this country
should bo opened on that dajr, especially in
the t|me of pence.
}?; We suppose that yon will concur io an ef
fort which will ft flora an opportunity ot the
enjoyment of this day ?f rest, on the part of
yourself, your brethren the Deputy P6st
Masters throughout the United States, and
their Clerks. As no body r.f men in the
country are required to work for others on
Sunday, as they arc?and while all other
offices under Government are closed on that
dsy* It seems unreasonable to require that
Post-Matters and their Clerks should be de
prived of a privilege guaranteed to every hu
man being by thelaws of God.
You are rc?pectfully requested to prepare
a Memorial to Congress on the subject, and
take immediute measures to procure the si^?
natures of those in your neighbourhood who
are friendly to the object, and to forward It
to a member of Congress Immediately.?
hope, also, that the most Influential men
in yojr vicinity will writ* to those members
of the Government and of Congress thoy are
acquainted with, urging upon them the bn*
ponance of the measures proposed.
We remain, respectfully, your Fellow*
Citlsens,
John Weitheid,
Thomas Storks,
Knowlks Taylor,
Committee.
Tie ware of Incettdiarirt.?On Monday
night last, hii attempt whs made to fire the
buildings ot Mui. McGinn, on the corner of
Keytiolds and Macintosh Streets. The fire,
together with Mime fodder, paper, cotton,
Ccc. was plated against a pile of small pieces
oflightwood, under ashed in a narrow pas
sage between the four-story building on the
comer, and the one next to it on Macintosh
street. Mont of the todder, paper, and cot
ton was consumed, and the lightwood upon
and against which it lay, was blackctied by
the smoke, but fortunately was not ignited,
or we should have been placcd under the
melancholy necessity of witnessing another
and probably more destructive conflagration
than the one of Sunday night. We trust
thin will be sufficient tn arouse our citizens
generally, to a sense of the danger in which
the) arc placed, and the propriety of tuking
such measures as cireustances may sug
gest, for the protection of their lives and
property and the discovery of the inhu
man wretches who are prowling about
tliem.?Augutlu. Chronicle, Feb. 23.
From the ^avaouuh IU jo Iivo
The Tar{ff%and it* rflirt*.?Mai > persons,
says ttie Milledgevillc Journal, uiv ut a loss
to account for the present low price cf cot
ton, and for the fart that it Is still on the de
cline. The whole mystery was explained,
in anticipation, Intth in Congress and in the
public print* when the Tariff wan under dis
cussion. New we have it in our p<wtr to
explain it?n^t by theory?but by facts.
'I'hey are eollectea from the circulars of tho
Liverpool merchants.
In the first eleven months of
1828, the decrease of the im
portation ?if American Cotton,
compared with the same peri
od of 1827, was Bales 193,100
Increase of importation of
South American Cotton in the
same time, 52,700
Increase of importation of
Egyptian Cotton. 10,800
Do do, Kant Indian. 3,000
Thus it appear* that in eleven months of
the last year, the decrease in the importa
tion of Cotton in England from the United
States was 103,100 bales, while the Increase
of importation from places other than the
United States, even at the present low pri
ce*, was66,500 bales!!I
Our political economists, who advocate n
system of protective duties, have said over
and over again, that England must take our
Cotton, because her manufactories could
not be supplied from other countries. Niles,
Carey, and the rest of them have sung this
song tor years. Yet now, when things are
about being brought to the test of practice, it
turns out that they have been deluding tho
country, thereby violating the duty they owo
it, ami entailing misery, poverty, and
wretchedness on the fsirest portion of it.
Th?.ir? will be the terrible retribution.
Stram-boat rlitatlrr.?A letter from Aw
gusta, under date of the 21st Inst, received
in this city, relates a seiious accident occur'
ing to the' Ca/udonla Steam-boat, shortly af
ter leaving Auguxta, on tho evening of the
lyth, st Huzsard's Rar. It is stated that she
run f?>ul of a snag, and hegau to leak so badly,
that she was run ashore a quarter of a mile
below. The same letter is under an uncer
tainty as to the am<?ont of the damage sus
taini'l?bat the following received oy the
St earn-boat Washington, arrived yesterday,
gives rather favorable intelligence.
City (iaxettr.
Extract of a truer from one of the onmere
of fhe Steam boat Catadonta.
11 Buzzard's Bar. Feb. 91, 1639.
"Ymi have heeiri before this, of the acci
dent which occured to the <'a/erf** Je, by I am
mail?Prom 60 to 70 helm of Cottoo, a part
of her cnrtAfe is damtilcd. Bv the jAMitfarK.*
n( Mr. P^??m%' ?!5Se?,rHm In hnpe.of
vetting the water ootby tomorrow even Inf.
Whether the will be to ft condition to proceed
on lier vo> age to Charleston, or hftre to re
turn to Anpata, I ?? afcsreaeiH enable to
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