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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL/
AIJftIJSTA.' | •
Wednesday Moruiny, April ll.j
Maine Election.
Entire returns have heen received from J i
coin Congressional district. The lion. Ed!r *•
Kohinsou (Whig) has heen elected by a mafy t
of 16G votes. He fills the placa of Mr Gill a
On the 30th inst., an election will bo hcJU 11
representative in Congress to fill the va ct>J nc ~
casioned by the death of the Mon. 'gothy
~ . f v
Carter. f
[roll THE CIIUOMCLE AMU SKNTI J]
Mh. Editou —l had heard much Jof the
high prices of marketable commodities/ Augus
ta, and having a few articles which cd'i lui
red from my farm and garden, I was/ ; ducod .0
send a servant to market lire f’ uut !
wishing to mount a market cart niyJD) ail d 011 1
his return he handed me the recein ol bis sdosi
among which were three pieces (/paper, si|ned
* * * Cashier of the and dated
Ist Oct. 1823, and another sign* l Treasu
rer of the Jackson Street fee Company, and pay
able in Ice.
Now Mr. Editor, in what Jiflit, other than that
of a swindler and scoundrel, can you regard a
man, who would palm oil’ on a servant, as cur"
rent money, such worthless rags as the bills ol
that long forgotten concern, which catted itself
the Bank of Hamburg in 1823 ? They are
not worth as much f. the same quantity of blank
paper, for 1 could me such to write an order up
on, or a pass form) servant. If such is to be the
'result of tuy marketing in Augusta, 1 had better
throw my produce to the hogs, than throw it
•way for such trash, and let the people ot Augusta
look to others than myself fur supplies.
As to the Ice receipt, I never saw or heard of
one before, and as we people in the country ate
now quite cunl I had rather have my pay in some
other currency. Formerly we had change bills
issued by the banks, payable in specie, but now
we get them redeemable itt Rail Road rides, and
Ice and divers other coin of that description. As
I know nothing about these Ice receipts, I will
thank you Mr. Editor, Whom I depend upon fur
correct information, *" tcll »«« •*’ lhc 7 " ro oF
value, uiiu what use I can put them to, and who
ther, if 1 keep them until winter they will still ho
worth any thing. A SUBSCRIBER.
Richmond County, 9th April, 1638.
We assure our friend in the country that those
Ice Receipts constitute one of the best branches
of ou; City currency, and we have no doubt that
before the summer closes they will command a
considerable premium. We perceive also that
bur fiieiid is vastly in the tear of tiro age of im
provement in which We live. The ancient cus
tom of dealing in dollars and cents, is now not
only unfashionable, hut “horrid vulgar.” Under
the auspicious reign of his present gracious ma
jesty, Marlin 1, “follower ol the footsteps,” prince
of Shin Plasters, defender of the royal faith of
Humbuggcry, by the Grace of God,&c. &o. &c.
a new order of things is about to Ue established.
Hereafter men will do their business upon the
barter principle, and those commodities which
constitute the necessaries and luxuries of life,
will become the common currency of the country.
The practice of valuing things in dollars and cents
will bo abandoned, and wo shall buy and sclj
with miles, yard*, pounds, bushels, gallons, quarts,
«V.c; A mile for instance, will be equal to two
pounds of Ice—thlee pounds of Ice will
buys pound of Cotton, and 10 pounds of
Cotton will buy a bushel of Meal or a bottle
of champaign, or a pair of shoes. To avoid the
trouble of exchange of commodities, every branch
of business will issue its own bills or receipts,
which will be the shadow of “things hoped for>
and the evidence of things not seen.” A bale of
cotton will correspond to a twenty dollar bill of
the present currency, and mint julips, pounds
of ice, rail road miles, pounds of cotton, &c.
will bo change bills. Under this glorious era
what use will there bo for those abominable, “al
mighty” dollars which have kept the world in
turmoil and trouble ever since they were first in
vented! None, thank Heaven ! Wo shall pay
for every thing with our own bills ! What a
happy time for the printer, when lie can boy all
that he wants with “daily’s,” “tri«we«kl/' s ' a,ld
"weekly’s,” and the representatives of squares
and insertions ! As to commerce on a large
scale, or a currency that will be good as far as
Now York or New Orleans, or indeed as far as
Charleston or Columbus, his gracious Majesty
is determined that there shall be no such thing I
He is also resolved to break up and abolish that
useless and unnecessary class of spongers upon
the rights of Democracy, called Merchants, who \
have the audacity to set up their complaints
against his Majesty's Government while tUrJJI
are permitted to buy exchanges at from 7
pet cent. Vile inunnurets !—bofore ol
his Majesty’s reign they shall not bo per
mitted to trade or travel as fn/ms New \ ork,
because there shall be no currency in which they
can pay their way that lar Irom homo !!
The Banks 100, shall all be blown sky high;
=■■ ‘■■■■■..Tfji&r irV' I >« nkM^r
tssue ps bills upon whatever ho has to sell, ■
am] bUj with them whatever he wants !
No body shall be allowed to keep or trade with i
gold or silver except his Majesty’s officers and i
household, who shall have the care and keeping
jfxuclt trash, merely to prevent it fiom crcatin?
\‘turbailees among his subjects !
'Vfc have been particular in giving our friend
11 the country an insight into the glorioQs and
'ppy state of things which is about to take place,
/“premonitory symptoms'’ of which he himself
l r “lclt in the receipts ol his first attempt at mar'
=l=^==^-^ —===
I vg. When he and his neighbors come down in
f lail lo sell their collon and purchase supplies,
I advise them never once to mention dollars
n d cents, for they weuld ho laughed at hy the
jjty wags for being as much behind the improve*
|nent ol the ago, as they would be it they were to
a lit about going to New-York or Charleston on
lorseback. — (Eiiitoh Cimox. & Hi.n.)
[COMMON ICATCU ]
Clear the Trade for the 2 ml Heat in Ward
JVo. 3.
The City Council having declared that there
is a lie between 11 W Force and W G Nimmo,
and ordered a now election lo he held; it is hoped
that the nags who tied at the liist heat, may he
allowed lo decide the race by themselves.
BASCOMBE.
Deaths in ihu city of New \'ork for t! je
week ending March 31at, 13G—73 wore t[ n _
der 5 years of age—Consumption, ~B‘, (-Jm,
vulalon, 17; Ihflamraation of the Lun >s, t y,
[from ouu coniiEspoaiiEST ] I
WASHINGTON, April 6, isafe.
In the Senate a resolution was adopted ■'/, ring
the morning hour, that when the Senate adl oim];
it adjourn over to Monday next. y
The icsolulion was earned by yeas aiuj !U iy St
19 1011. /
Mr,WRIGHT, during the morninJ asked
leave to he discharged, and to have the poinmit
lee of Finance discharged from the tt»'’iher con
sideration of certain memorials to the
committee upon subjects connected wF), t i ie cur ,
rency. ;
The Committee were an j d IP
memorials laid upon the table. )
Mr MERRICIv, ot Md., brough[ forward a
preamble and resolution upon the S uhject of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. resolution
asks Congress to give up its inlere.‘ t j H the Canal
to the State of Maryland, or to rnake further
subscription in aid of the compleli, ln 0 f this work.
Mr SEVIER, of Arkansas, pUpctited rcsolu 1
lions from the Legislature of Ar iansas U p o: i the
subject of the Public Lands.
Mr YOUNG, of 111., n pm granti/8
a quantity of land to the Mississippi an j it,/ k
River Rail Road Company. 'pr, c pm was t\/ ice
rend and referred. /
The Bill requiring the Cl jr i ts 0 f t i, e Dir rict
Court to keep a record upon* er t a i„ subject/’ was
read and ordered to be *“
Some Un'nipdWant privaMg business wa ans "
acted, when the pjm c ,- up,
un«l was discussed atsomr length, upot, various
amendments, by Messrs Hubbard, Linn Smith of
Indiana, Clayton, Niles, Swill and Grind/.
2 lie discussiot moved to
tent upon tie table, for
10 law coo 1 ! be made
>f the Seine.
,t ta lay Uipn (lie I able J
jrdered ti be engrossed,
sontatbs, Mr Fairfield
rials in relation lo lire
d ones the same tenor,
lit, o;ed lenvo to oiler a
e Cnmitloe of Investi
e 2U February, to ins
y .expelling any mem.
Thereafter bo engaged
I* accessary; and also
ppointing a standing
ling of each session,
examine into any per
ay anew lietvvcen mcni
■eport thereon to the
eing made, the resolu
-3 Committee on Com
the relief of Robert
ted a Senate bill au
in land in the Stale of
Jniled States, for the
lustom House, Light
hill makin# uppropri-
Ilonacs, and cstahlish
ys for the year 1838.
hility of establishing a
ic Telegraphs in the i
ed i hill for the relief
till 'or the relief of T
Ull granting a Bounty
'no", wounded
‘ved in the late war
nd report ordered lo
e of the Chairman of
istiict of Columbia,
■ed the subject of the
3 inquire into the cx-
L.jiency ot maryiand and Virginia so-
M/vraWy this Biflict. lie had received informa*
tion to-day tVat one branch of the Legislature
of Mary lar/was willing lo receive the Maryland
part of -h' e Bislrict. It was a subject of great
importau ce ’ all “ one that concerned the whole
Union. 38 the me, v, u WOU IJ remove a source
vfgreal agitation to s OCO untry.
that the Committee
had the subject under cMoideralton, and would
soon report upon it.
Mr TALIAFERRO rcpoimd a hill for the rn
jicf of the heirs of Phillip also, a hill
for the relief of the heirs of Dyoi,
Mr MAY from the Committee land
claims, reported a bill for the relief Valli.
Several other private bills were reporVj,
Mr McKAY reported several tahulV Male
ments in relation lo the increase of thaVrmy,
and also, documents relative to the dofenoeV the
Western frontier, which were ordered t\ be
printed. \
Mr&HIAUV rose, and t.ndf that some mouths
ngo tfte House authorized iJo printing of &000
extM/copios of tho report 0/ the Commissioner
ol General Land Oliice./He would bo pleased
,0 l ’is iql’oimod by some n/embor of the Oommit
leB|af Public, Lands at vv'ial time the dooumaut
wt 'ulJ bo laid upon the tiJde.
Sir CASEY staled 11 /reply that ns it was 011
hi s motion that the do/ament in question was
°jdorcd to ho printed ; flt was a mutter in which
|’.o had felt much inter®!, and he had this morn,
iig inquired of one olJtho officers ol the House
when it would be pj/tutod, and had been mtonu
cd that it would bole./' on the table of the members
in a few davs, it ha/l been delayed on account of
the number of accompanying the same. I
Mr HTCE CAlf LAND asked leave to oiler n |
resolution inquiry 1 ? >’f the Secretary ol the Trea- ‘
sury whether iri/lbo present condition of the na
tional finance J tt will not be proper to reduce ,
the ■ pproprtajf IJI,H lo such a sum as will suffice
to preserve IW* P u ' J lio works Irom dilapidation
alone, and w|§ c, ber *•* Ibis case some cl the ap
propvialions# a - rea dy made cannot be suspended;
i and also, wtf !lt "ill bo tho amount of the deficit
lin tko Trcafttry at the end of tho piesum year,
and how dtp proposed to be next.
Objectii i|)s being made,Mr GARLAND moved |
the suspe nsion 01 l ' lc ru io> which motion was j
I | os ; a y,3S Ui, nays 65—not quito two-thirds.
The special order for this day, being tho bill I
reportci* boor tho Committee on Claims,
~q\i establish a Board of Commissioners lo
examine and decide ceitain claims against the
UnilJ'i Stales,
mao House went into Conmiitl.ee of the
1 a r
yyiple ou that BUI, (Mr. Corwin 111 the Chair.)
Vlr HENRY made some general remarks in
sll jiport of the measure.
Mr E WHITTLESEY explained the details
I f /tho hill.
The debate was continued hy Messrs Sergeant,
Ciaig, Underwood and others.
Without taking tho question, the Committee
rose, and the House adjourned.
From ilm JV O Courier, April 5.
Latest from Texas.
Tho schooner Edgar, arrived last night,
; loft Galveston on 27th March, three days alter
the Columbia, hut sa ,v nothing of the Mexi*
can fleet. Doubtless the “kind reception”
which they met with (ruin Gapt. Wright ims
1 induced them to move off.
By this vessel wo have the Houston Tele
■ graph of tho I7th March, from which we an
nex extracts.
, Four steamboats—the branch, T. Archer,
, Sam Houston, Friendship and I,aura ply
regularly between Galveston and Houston.
‘The commissioners who recently left Ucxs
1 nr fur the purpose of concluding a treaty with
the Cuutancbcv, have returned. They stale
that after journeying a few days they reached
the encampment of these Indians, and were
, received by them in the most friendly manner.
Tho day alter their arrival, fifteen of the
Chiefs met in council, and stated that they
, were anxious to secure the friendship of our
government, but that they would listen to 110
terms unless our government would guarun
' tee to them the full and undisturbed posses*
! siott of the country north of the Guaduloupc
Mountains. The commissioners not being
authorized to accede to this, requested them
to send a deputation of their chiefs lo iJexar
1 m April 1 , r.'!;en they would bo enabled to as
’ certain Iho detenninatii;;: of our government;
1 to which they readily assumed. WevcT.kJ
■ Mexican emissaries and fifteen Shawanoc
I chiefs recently visited them, imd endeavored
, to instigate them to commence hostilities with
our citizens, assuring llieni that our govern
• merit was making preparations to seize their
■ lands and drive them beyond the Rio Grande,
• in imitation of the conduct of the United
. States towards tiro Shawanese and other
tribes. In consequence of these representa
tions they have become quite jealous of our
extending power, and view every encroach
ment of our frontier settlers with suspicion
and alarm. We therefore solemnly warn
those settlers who are preparing to explore
the San Saba region, to defer llicir expedi
tions until the .treaty shall have been fully
completed with tin* trifle. One iudiscret
movement of i»«r citizens might heighten their |
jealousy to such an extent as to break all 11c
gnciatioris with them, and possibly plunge the
country into a war of u more formidable and
dangerous character than the contest with }
Mexico has ever assumed. The appearance |
oftivearmed rncu within tho limits of their I
hunting grounds at this time, might induce I
them to commence hostilities, and the war i
once begun with this tribe, the neighboring I
hordes of savages making common cause |
against us, would soon extend their ravages |
along the whole line of our northern frontier.
A little prudence, however, on our part, may
avert every evil of litis kind. We trust, every ,
gootl citizen will cordially co-operate with the ,
government to prevent any encroachments ,
upon the lands now claimed hy them.’
Wo find in tho Telegraph the subjoined j (
! communication in regard to the annexation j .
| of Texas to tho United States, winch will ! j
; liouullois be read ivit 1 ) interest. I [
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS. ! t
While our friends in tho United States arc 1 \
endeavoring to prepare the way lor the ad- |
mission of Texas into that confederacy, or its j
annexation as tho case may he, to tho great !
republic east of the Sabine- it may not be i.,
amiss to inquire into some of the facts in con- 1
nection with this question. Mr. Preston, tho j
distinguished senator frota South Carolina, ,
introduced, not long since, in tho Senate of
the United States, a. senes of resolutions upon j
this interesting subject, which are no win all (
probability undergoing discussion in that body. ,
These resolutions set forth the expediency on j ,
the part of the United States, of ‘re-annexing’ i ,
Texas lo that confederacy. Anew, and it!
may be added, very novel aspect, is thus given j
jto the matter. It, by the cession of 18015, j
1 the whole country east of (ho Rio Grande, j
j became part and parcel of tho United States, i
■ how was it that tho latter government suffered |
| its claims to he dormant tor upwards of six- 1
j teen years, during all which lime Spain con- !
1 tinned to exercise sovereignty over the torn- j
i tory in question 1 Did or did not the United j
j Stales, by the cession ol 1800 come into pos. j
c 1 session of the whole country extending from j
i the Pardido east, to the Rio Grande west, of
’ the Mississippi? Is it known whether or not
9 this was the extent of the recession made hy
c Spain lo France in 1607.
, Had France, in the hint instance, any just
S.
! claim to the country west of the Sabine, or
oven Hod Hirer, ui tliu lime of Ihe cession ot
Louisiana to Spain, or at any previous time I
' Ilia known to tliu re-cession by Spain to
France, the boundaries of the ceded country
wore but vaguely specified; so that it would
seom to boa ijuestion at tins hour,to what ex
tent west of the Mississippi did the cession of
1803 carry the dividing lino between Spain
and the United States. Air. Preston’s reso
lution takes for granted, that which, under till
the circumstances, would at least seem to ad
mit; ot some little doubt. How would the case
stand when considered in relation to the re
volutionary struggle which in 1822 severed
Alijxico from Spain/ Some ot the hardest
j baffles for independence in that war were
fought upon the soil of Texas —which, Upon
I the supposition of its having been included
in the session of 1803, was neutral ground.
I But be nil this as it may, lot us come to the
: treaty of 181!), by which wo arc told tlie wes
tern boundary between Spain and the U. S.
was settled. Jay that treaty the Sabine bo
came the boundary. Whether in ibut negu
ciulion Mr. Adams was overreached or not is
no question Lure, except as alluding Mr. Pres
ton’s resolution. The “ro-onnexation” of
Texas implies that the United States were
once in possession of that country; though,
as we have seen, this would appear very ipies
j lionable. Wo will not however pause to in
quire into the probable import of the term re
! annexation, as used by Air. Preston. The
| question is in what way are the United Slates
to got possession of the 300,000,000 of acres
compriscd'tnitweeii the Sabine and tbo Hio
Grande! Here would seem to be the diflicnßy.
! 1 mi the one hand, as some have suggested,
the United States attempt it by nogoclalion
with Mexico, would it comport with the honor
or dignity ot the people of Texas to sanction
or submit to a measure of the kind! Mexico,
as was the case with Spain in 181!), would in
all probability be very glad to be relieved from
bur pecuniary liabilities to the United States,
by relinquishing all claim to the territory oast
of the Hio Grande. But wlnit Would the peo
ple of Texas be 'iltely to think of such a con
summation of their revolutionary struggl'd
'l'ht’i/ have already purchased the soil at a
price more costly than its mines could pay—
tLe blood of those who fought and full at San
Jacinto. II on the other hand, the annexation
be based solely on the consent of the people
of Texas, might not the government ot the
United Stales be subjected to imputations in
the event of an acquisition for which it would
seem to have prepared the way by its previous
acknowledgment ot the independence of n
people u hose country it, was desirous of pos
sessing/ H > much then for some of the dif
ficulties in the way of the United Hiatus, sup
posing Texas to be willing to entertain the
question. But is this so! The sentiments of
her people are believed to have undergone a
change since the vote of 1833. As to the
question of benefits , in the event of annexa
tion. Mr. Hunt, In bis ollicml correspondence
with Mr. Forsyth, a few months since, lias
very conclusively shown that the United Slates
would be the greater, if not tbo sole gainers,
both politically and commercially. We would
be subjected to all those financial evils under
which the United Stales have labored from
first to last, - and for yeans to come these fer
tile regions would only have been put under
contribution to fill the‘pockets of northern
manufacturers and monopolists.
From the Newark (N J) Sentinel.
The .Stolen Child.
Borne of our readers will remember a notice
which run through llte papers two or three
years ago, concerning a female infant which
bad been mysteriously left with a respsctable
j'am,’ !v ; then residing in the vicinity of Ithaca,
Newiork. Tbo child is now a young lady,
and it appears that the notice published by
Iter friend, Air Joy, lias produced the follow
ing extraordinary cievclupctneiild.
The narrative, compiled for the Ovid Bee
of tbo 21sl ult., has been furnished to ns by
a gentleman of t his city, who is fannl iar with
some ot the parties. Os the truth of the
statement there is, wo believe, no doubt. Mr
Joy is well known here as a respectable mer
chant.
Mr Aka/> Joy, Merchant,residing at Ovid,
Scncca co. JVf V., caused a notice to be pub
lished in tbu N Y Observer, of Jan. 14,1835,
giving'a statement of facts, relative to un
infant female child, supposed to have been
| about fi months old—intimating at the same
I time, that it might have been brought from j
Peru, Clinton co. N Y. ; which child was left
on Hie 4thday of Juno, 1817, with a Airs Bun
net, residing at that lime at the head of Cay- >
uga Lake near the village of Ithaca.
The woman by whom the cli.ld was left said j
that her name was £ylvia Buck, and supposed j
to be about 35 years of ago, of large size, I
who had for several days prior to her leaving I
it, called upon Mrs. Bonnet, urging bur to j
accept of her infant as a gift. This offer, j ,
however, Mrs. Bonnet uniformly declined to
accept. On the 4th of June, 1817, tbo wo.
man called again, and requested the privilege I
of leaving the child with Mrs. 13. for an hour j |
or two, that die might ascend the h 11 in order i .
to see a person who resided thereon. This, j
however, proved to be the fast time Mrs. B. (
ever saw bur—and indeed, she had not, until (
after the publication of the nonce above re.< „
furred to, ever heard of any circumstances |,
by which she could form any probable conjee- ,
turn who the woman was, or whether the child (
was her own or not. I,
Mr.-. Bonnet however, adopted it as one oI !’
her own family, giving her the name of Ll.lza d
Ann, and luitting her adopted daughter have
an equal share wnh her own children in all A
liicir little enjoyments, and bestowing upon
her such an education as her bruited circurn- o
stances in IJo would enable her to do. f
The gentleman who had caused the notice i
before referred to, to be published, had lived |
aneigiiborto Mrs. Bennet ever since the time I
of tliu above occurrence, and thu child, which I !
was then leli, having become a young lady, "
was anxious to learn something of her parun- i
tage, and caked upon him for counsel and !
advice. The notice alluded to above was the I 1
plan agreed upon, Amplest was likewise r
made at the baliom of the notice, that publish- j 1
era would give the notice ar. insertion in their i \
papers. With the well known liberality of j t
the American Press, this call was promptly \
responded to, and it was published in various ! 1
1 papers throughout the Union. 7’nis notice | t
\ whoa being published in the various News-i (
! papers, elicited many Loiters, some of which I
| will be alluded to in the course of this Nan a- ;
live. i 1
The first letter received was post marked,
“Selma, Pallas co. Alabama,” from Thomas ;
L. I’iuld, dated March 1835, who after allu- '
d'ng to ibt notice published in the N. V, Ob- (
Kirvi r a.s the cause of his addressing his letter
remarked ns lollowa: "There is a lady now
living in Columbus, .Miss., who formerly lived
ut this place, who has often told rno of losing
;i (innalii intiuii, nliout the your 1817. She
was then living in Massachusetts, not very tar
from the stale of'N. V. From the circum
stances, 1 ihink ii must ho the siuiio child; her
name is Clark. She moved to inis state some
8 or 10 years since, and her husband died
about 2 years ago, and she has now removed
to Columbus, Miss. The old lady is wealthy
and has 51 children, the eldest a son, about 20
years of age. 1 think you would do well to
write to the old holy us it may load to some'
thing morn delimit: upon the subject. You
bad best direct your letter to her sou, Joseph
A. Clark, Columbus, Miss.” Upon there,
coipl of the above letter, a lung one was writs
ten ami addressed to Jos. A. Clark, as direct
ed by Mr. Field, giving a general history of
the circumstances under which llio child was
loll—of tho woman who loft it, together with
I a N. V. Observer, containing tiic original
notice.
I Fending the interval of the forwarding of
| the J,elter addressed to Mr. Chirk and the rc
ceipt of an answer thereto, (1 letters wore ro
| ceiied from various quarters, concerning m
hints that had been mysteriously disposed of,
drawn uni by the notice in the Observer.
[ I lore follows two columns of ex rads, from
these letters which, as they prove to have no
relation to the child bet re us, we onnt.J
The 7th letter received, and the one which
appears to give a duo to the whole of this
mysterious affair, is in answer to one address'
eu by Mr. Joy to Joseph A. Clark, of Colum
bus, Miss, as suggested in the letter from Mr.
Field, of Selma. Wo cannot give the reader
a bettor history of the transaction than by in
soiling the letter entire. It is as follows:
Columbus, Miss. April 21, 18515.
Mr. Arad Joy—Dear Sir. —Thu Postmas
ter at this place handed me a letter this morn
ing from yon, accompanied with a paper con
taining on advertisement concerning a lost
female child. From the description given in
tho advertisement 1 am certain the girl must
he tny sister, add nothing lias ever given me
greater satisfaction. 1 was small when this
circumstance occurred : 1 will state to yon the
facts that mother now gives me til relation to
the ridaiit and which she lias otlcn told mo
before. In January 1817, my father moved
from the vicinity ol springbok!, Massachusetts
to Kingston, JM. V. on the North River, 100
miles above: N. Y. City; he had been living
there about a month, when a woman came to
get u situation its house servant; mother em
ployed her;, her name she said was Syl
via Oliver, from the eastern part of the
State. She lived with ns until the ,Bth of
May following, .when her and mother had
some falling out, mid on that night she
stole the {child and we heard nolliing of
her afterwards. We made all the enqui
ries that we could and advertised in different
papers in the Stale, but hoard nothing of bet;
the description was pretty much the same ns
that given in the N. I'. Observer, and mother
is confident it must ce tho same child. About
the month ol Sept, lather moved buck to
Springfield and remained there about one year,
and then moved to this country and settled
near Selma, Dallas Co , Ala. where he died
about six years since, and mother moved to
this place. She is now preparing to move
back to Selma, when: she expects to settle
for life. I wish you to write to me again, and
toil sislctv(l must call hep oister,; l-j write to
me also, and give me all the information you
can. As we intend moving soon, (I expect
before wo could receive your answer,) you
hud best direct yonr letter to Selina, (live
my Jove to the young lady, and accept for
yourself my must sincere thunks.
Your Ou’l. servant,
JOSEPH A. CLARK.
The above letter was immediately answer,
ed.—Mrs. Bonnot and she young lady being
boll) present, all the particulars and circum
stances were minutely staled—the description
of the babe and its clothing at the time it was
left, a description of the young lady, her form,
si/.'*, eyes and complexion, together with the
I advantages of her early life and bringing up.
An early reply was requested, but "months
passed, and no answer or enquiry was made
by Joseph A. Claris, end all attempts to elicit
further information failed, until a letter was
addressed to the Postmaster at ,Selina, Ala
bama, which resulted in the following answer:
Selma, October 28, 1835.
A communication was received from you a
short time since, under date of the sth nit.
With regard to the parents of this child, 1 am
wholly unacquainted—as also Mrs. Clark’s
circumstances, standing, &c. Tho young Jo
seph A. Clark, of whom you speak In vour
letter, is living here and doing nothing.
* * * * *
Mrs. Clark, I think lives in one of the up
per counties of tins .Stale, and is to me an en
tire stranger. Your oh’t. servant, 1
WM. THE DWELL, P, M, I
Mr Arad Joy, Ovid, N. Y.
Nothing being fieard from Mrs. Clark or (
her son, in tho spring es JH.'ifl, about one year I v
after the date of J. A, Clark’s first letter, Mr. "
Joy saw a Merchant in New York, who resi- ll
ded at .Selma, who was acquainted with young
Clark; but nothing to throw light upon tins
subject could bo obtainted from him, a long j 1
letter was forward. 1 by that gentleman, par
lieuiarizmgthe most of llio circumstances of f
flic case, soliciting information; on that let- o
ler reaching 1.-elnn, it seems to have been Ul
I’r.fiVi.•••'•■■. to young C!»rk, at Columbus, and 11
drew from him tho following answer: a(
Cjlumbus Mississippi, July 2d, 1800. ~
Mr. Arad Jov—Dear Sir; 1 tt
liy tho politeness of Mr. James Douglas, ] P
of Holrna, 1 have been presented with u letter j
Irom you to a Mr. I. A. Jones of that placi ■;!",
in tins letter yon mention greatly to tny sur- 1 |
prise, that you have received but one letter (
irom rue; you speak also of receiving u letter | ■
from the Post Master at Selma. Tho Post
Master lias never spoken to me on tho subject,
nor did J know that ho had written.
In tho first place after receiving your first
letter, 1 wrote you an answer in the presence
of my mother, the receipt of which you ac- ■
knowiedgod in your letter to Mr. Jones, as ■
well as in the one that I received. That lot- '
ler contained a lock of the young lady’s hair, | ,
which compares precisely with that of the j«,
balance of the family, and from every cirenin- | '
stance tberu appeared to remain but little j 1
doubt of her being rny sister. I wrote you ai j
long answer to tins letter, which it appears
you have not received. 1 stated tho unsettled
state of my mother’s business, which would
require my dose application to it lor a length -
of time; that in the spring of 18537 I would |
ho in Ovid, in person, and that in ail proba- i
bility my mother would be with me. I re. *
r quested you to ktep up tfit; correspondence
' ' ,l ' ' ,lle ttli d tiiat- IDo young lady should
I write me occuiimuilly until 1 should 'be pre
' Part'd to start. I have wailed in expectation
’ : 11,1 il "swcr over Hiiii'o. 1 have no doubt
r j iioiM the minute description in your idler, that
- . wore wo together, our resemblance would be
1 | " ■'< ily perceived. \mi made some enquiries
111 ■ vour leltor to „Ir. Janes with regard la the
, tnluiuion of my mother. She is not what
, eomJ nc called in this country rich, nor is she
/ , poor, idic owned a plantation m Noxbury
, enmity ul (>()U acres, winch she luis sold on
) , account, of the increased value of land. She
' how owns a plantation in Dallas County, of
i iOd Hires, ■)()() of winch is in a state ot culti*
i viition. She has 3(» blacks.' She has some
‘ mio other property; is ar present in delicate
- ‘oaltii, and has been ira veiling for her health—
lias now gone to Kentucky, but will return in
I a tow weeks. lam willing, and more than
s anxious to keep up a regular corresDondencc
J with you, till I can come to see you, which
i I will be some time next spring; write to me on
i | ho lecuipt ot ibis, and show tins to the voutnr
t : lady and to Mr. and Mrs. Jk-tmot. 1 feel my.
• i sell under the greatest obligation, and (del
- authorized lo say that mother feels, it possiP
- me, more gruallid than mysolt; to Mr. and
1 i ' lr f' /; ,01 '. tlieir kind attention and support
and protection of the young Judy, who is tin
i don.dedly my sister, and when I visit there I
' _ 1 most surely compensate them for their
trouble, lie sure to write me as soon us you
receive this. Yours with respect,
, JOSEI’Ii A. CLARK,
tin ilin receipt of thu above letter, the
young lady addressed a letter to Joseph A.
t lark, containing a luck of her hair and a
hliei was also written to Mrs. Chirk, and un.
other to the post master, Columbus, Miss pres
eing furl her mforniation and requesting mo
ney to assist In helping her complete he” edu
cation.
I ho Kill, and last letter that we shall men-
bears dale Columbus, Miss. Oct. TJ,
‘l ■ '** ! >lso the last letter that lias been
received upon the subject of this narrative,
ailhongh it was immediately answered—it
says: “Hear Sir—l received 'your letter some
i week or two since, in which i was informed
ihal I might expect a letter Irom my sister in
|. a short lime; 1 have waited for that letter,
ihal 1 might answer them both at once, but it
has not.yet come to h ind: 1 have been anx
i tons tor a. length of time to receive a letter
1 1 1 oi n her own hand. Mother has not yet re.
turned I rout Kentucky and my last letter
1 lroll ' her informed me that her health was no
■ better.
Von say that Eliza Ann wants logo to
school this fall and winter, and suggest to me
■j to cloud,her some $25, or $5O. °To this t
would not object, hut I had much rather re
ceive u letter from her first. (am extremely
happy atany time in receiving a letter front
yon, anil am desirous to keep up the corres
pondence; J would be glad ifyo.i would show
this leltor to sister as soon ns possible, give
my most hc/trly well wishes lo her and to
Mm. Bcimct and family, and accept lor your,
self ihe best rctpecls ofyonr most Ob’t.
Sorv’t.
JOSEPH A. CLARK.
I lie great object in \ icw by the com|)iler,
is, to elicit further information. For more
ihan 1.1 months (here appears lo be a spell
upon lliis subject. The reader may nsk, if
Mrs. C. has obtained sufficient evidence that
Klixa Ann is her daughter, why delay so long
In claiming her, and providing for her pre
sent and future well being? There is sotne<
ihing inexplicable in her conduct, if all the
facts disclosed have como to her knowledge:
—hut it may bo that her health is still on the
decline, or it may have terminated fatally.
I'he lest knowlede we have of her is com
municated by her son, who says Ills mo: her
was still in Kentucky in feeble health—what
place lie docs not say.
The young woman is worthy to be owneii
by any mother, let her claims to respectabili
ty bo what they may for she has been relig
i msJy brought up.
'file reader will observe that, Mr. Clark
slates m Ins letter to Mr. Joy, that, the name
ol his mother’s housekeeper was Sylvia Oliv.
or, and that on leaving the child with Mrs.
Bonnet, she said her name was Sylvia Buck
—an alteration not unlikely lo he made by a
ihi'J —which, instead rt weakening, rather
tends to cond m its in t lip belief that Mrs.
Clark is the mother of E.’i/a Ann.
Will some of the publishers at the South
publish tins narration or at least so much us
will subserve the purpose intended?
£ AND foil SAM).—Tbe subscribers offer
0 •) (or sale tboir I‘ianlntioii, in tho county of War
ren, lying immediately on t tic main mag* road from
IV'arront.on to Sparta, two Hide* from llm firmer
place, coo ainmg 000 thousand acres. A largo
rpiaoijiy of tho above tract is wood land, tlie bul-
Uoee in in a high stale of cull nation and well adapt
ed to I lie cull lire of cotton, grain, Ac. The improve
ments are mostly new, which, together wilh its
la alihfulness and situation, render u a very desira
ble country residence. Persons wishing to pur
chase lands in that part of the country, would do
well to examine this tract. One of tho subscriber*
may at ah times he found on the premises. Tito
terms ofsale vvdi ho accommodating,
GEOUGE W. PALMER,
april 11 wit HENJ. R. PALMER.
yOTini. —The subscriber offers for sale va
- xl rious l.o's io the town of Hamburg, which are
.‘.•■II improved and soilaldu lor family residences,—
Mso, two tracts of Laud m ihe immediate vicinity
if //amhiirg; one containing one hundred and fifty
lives, mure nr les«, on which llierc are comfortable
improvements, well calculated for a summer sent;
mil the other containing two hundred and fifty
o res, well limbered, ami on which lliere is a film
aiil seal, ami if improved would lie profitable to
die, owner. The abovementi mod propeity cam ho
purchased on reasonable terms. Application can
lie made to .1 11. Fair, who resides within five mile*
ul Edgefield C. 11. or lo M. Gray, Esq. in tho town
of//nnitnirg. Ihinuestionuble titles can he given
for the property. 1011 S ]J. COVINGTON.
april 17 wit
0,,<: Hundred Dollars it c ward.
NOTlEK—Raimwny trom the aubseq
her, in IJecemtier last, n negro man liatllsT
» Johnson, aged about twenty eight year*.
Said negro is four lect eleven indies high,
very dark complexion, and wtien interro
gated closely stutte/s abide; he has a
.-■? lull lace, and u great many marks of tha
whip on Ins buck. Said negro was confined n Ma,
mm jail last summer three months, and belonged at
that time to Mr. Gill, of Monroe co 1 would re
jailors lobe particular in examining jails, as
the said negro lay six months in jail within leu
n.i'es ot his rnasti'i* If said negro is confined in
jail, so that I gel him, I wiil pay the above reward.
1 have no doubt hill ihal lie has altered his name,
april It wCm C'OIt.NELI IS I), i OHIS.
jAOUII raondis after date, application willlbe
’ made to the hono able Jab nor Court of Co
lumViia (ouniv,while Killing lor ordinary purpose*,
for leave lo selilhe I ...ml-ml belonging to
llm estate of Robctt Allen ol
matihS AVra J RHODES-* Lx n