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The three Bride*.
Towards the close of n chilly aficrnoo!!, in
the latter part of November, I was travelling
in New Hampshire on horseback. The road
was solitary and rugged, and wound along
through gloomy pine tore.-U. over abrupt a id
stony lulls. I stopped at an inn, a two story
brick building, standing a little back from the
road.
In the morning I rose early and too!; a look
from the window, but the prospect was very
uninviting. Afar, in tho most distant part of
the field, a man was busily engaged in digging
a grave. There was something within that
impelled mo to stroll forth and accost him. 1
passed on to where the grave-digger was pur
suing his occupation. Ho answered my
morning salutation civilly enough, but con
tinued niienl noon Ins work. Ho was a man
of about fifty years ot age, spare but strong,
with grey ha r and sunken cheeks,-and certain
fines about tin; month wlfigli argued a propen
sity to indulge in dry jest, though the stern
ness of his grey eyes seemed to contradict the
tacit assertion.
“An unpleasant morning, sir, to work in the
open air,” said f.
“Hti that regardeth the clouds shall not
reap," replied the grave digger, still busy ply
in<r h s spado. “Uualhstalks abroad,fair mid
foul day, and we lint follow in his footsteps
must prepare for the dead, rain or shine.”
‘A melancholy occupation.”
‘ A lit one for a moralist. Home would find
a pleasure in it. Deacon (files, I am sure,
would willingly bo in my place now.”
“And why so. ?
“Tins gravo is for his wife,” replied the
gravedigger, looking up from his occupation
with a dry smile that wrinkled his sallow
checks and distorted his shrunken lips. Dor
ettiving that his merriment was not infectious
he resumed his employment, and that so assi
duously that in a very short lime ho had hol
lowed tho last resting place of Deacon (files’
consort. This done, ho ascended from the
trench with a lightness that surprised me, and
walking a lew paces from t he m vv made grave,
sat down upon a tombstone, and beckoned
me to approach, 1 did so.
“Young mint,” said he, ‘a sexton and a
grave digger, if ho is one who Inis a'zeal (or
his calling, becomes something of a historian,
amassing many a curious (ale and strange le
gend concerning the people with whom he has
to do, living and dead —for a man with a taste
for his profession cannot provide for the last
repose of his fellows without taking an inter,
est in their story, (lie manner of death, and
(ho concern of the ro titives who follow their
remains so fearfully lo the grave.”
“Then,” replied I, taking a scat beside the
sexton, “inethmka you can relate some inter
esting talcs.”
Again that withering smile that I had be
fore observed passed over the face of the sex- •
ton as ho answered— 1
“I am no story-teller, sir; f deal in fact, not
fiction. Yes, yes, 1 could chronicle some
strange events. lint of all tilings I know,
there is nothing stranger to you than the me- .
laneltoly history of the three brides." ,
“Tho throe brides!" I
“Ay. Do you see three hillocks yonder, |
side by sidpl There they sleep, and will till | :
the last trumpet comes wailing through the y
heart of those lone hills, wit It a tone so strange n
and stirring, that the dead will start, from their
jfnivofl iii ito «iaw«. imiu r riu*n will conic s
the judgment and the retribution. Ifni to niy »
talc. Look there sir, on yonder bill, yon may *
observe o little isolated bouse, with n strag- '
gling fence in front, and n few stunted apple J
trees on the ascent behind it.
It is sadly out of repair now, and the gar- 1
den is all overgrown with weeds and bram
bles, and the whole place Ims a desolate ap
pearance If the wind were high now you
might hear the old crazy shutters (lapping ,
against the sides, mid tho wind tun ing the
grey shingles oil - the roof.
Many years ago there lived an old man and
his son. who cultivated the few acres ol ara*
hie land which belongs to it. ,
The father was a self-taught man, deeply i
versed in the mysteries of science, and as he t
could 101 l the name of every ll over that, hloa- 1
seined in tho wood and grew in the garden; ■
ami used lo sit up late at nights at his books, i
or reading the mystic story of the starry hea
vens, men thought he was crazed or bewitch
ed, and avoided him and even hated him, ns
the ignorant ever slum and dreau tho enligh
tened. A few there were, and among others
the minister and lawyer and physicians of the
place, who showed some willingness to afford
him countenance, but they soon dropped his
acquaintance, for I hoy found the old mm some
what morose and reserved, and moreover their
vanity was wounded by discovering the extent
of his knowledge. To the minister ho would
quote the lathers and the scriptures in the on,
gnui! tongue and showed himself well armed
with the weapons of polemical controversy.
He astonished the lawyer With Ins profound
acquaintance with jurisprudence, ami the phy
sician was surprised tit the extent of Ins nied
ical knowledge. Ho they all deserted him,
and the minister, (for tho old man differed in
some trifling points of doctrine.) spoke very
slightingly ot him; and by and by all looked
upon the Roll-cdnca'od fanner with eyes of
aversion. But he eared not for that, tor he
derived Ins consolation Iroin loltier resoun es,
and in the not racked paths of science found a
pleasure as in the pathless woods. Ho in
structed Ins son in all his lore—the languages,
literature, history, science, were unfolded, one
by one, to the enthusiastic son of the solitary.
Years rolled away, and the old man died.
He died when a storm convulsed the taco ol
nature, when the wind howled round Ins shat
tered dwelling, and tho lightning played above
the roof; and though he went to heaven in
faith and purity,'the vulgar thought and ea d
the evil one had claimed Ins own in the thun
der and commotion ol the elements. 1 cannot
paint lo you the grief - of the ton at Ins be
reavement. He was for a timo ns one distract
ed. He sought lo bury his grief m his thirst
for fame. After Ins Hurt t was gratified, lie'
began to yearn lor the companionship oh some j
sweet being of the oilier sex, lo share the lan.
rels ho had won—to whisper consolation in Ins
c.ir in moments of despondency, and to supply :
the void which the death of Ins old father tin..l
occasioned. He would picture to himself the
felicity of a leliued, intellectual and beautiful
woman, and as he had e ,o.sen for Ins motto
“what lias been done may still bj done," he
dal not despair of success. In tins village
lived throe sisters, all beautiful and accom
plished. Their names weie Mary, Adelaide
and Madeline. 1 can revor forget the heauly
of these young girls. Mary was the youngest
and a tairer haired more laughing damsel ne
ver danced upon the green. Adelaide was a
few years older, was dark haired and pensive,
but of tho three M idolme, the eldest, possess
ed the most lire, spirit, cultivation and intel
lectnatality. T eir father was a man of lasto
and education, and, being somuwha' above vul
gar prejudice, permitted the visits of Me lien
ol my -lory. W hen lie louud an ulioction
springing up between Mary and the p et, h ■
did not withhold Ins consent from her mar-
mgr, ami the rccbtfte bore to the solitary rnan
sion llm voting bndo of bis affections. Ob,
■ sir, the house assumed a new appearance with
in and without. Roses bloomed in the par
■ don, jessamines peeped ibrongb the lattiees,
1 and tno fields about it smiled with the cli'-e.ts
■ of cultivation. Lights were seen in the bule
■ parlor in tbc evening, and many a lime would
the passenger pause by the garden gate to I s
ten to strains of tl e sweetest music,, breathed
jby coral voices from the cottage. If the mys
j lerious student and his wife wore neglcc’ed,
1 what cared they? Their endearing and mu
| dial affection made their borne a little parn.
disc—but dentil came to F.den, Mary fell
j suddenly siclf, and after n few hours sickness
died in the arms of ber husband. This was
the student’s second heavy ailliction.
Days and months rolled on, and the only so
, | lace of the bereaved was to sit with tlie family
! j of the deceased and talk of the lost one. —At
length to Adelaide he offered his widowed
heart. She came to his lone home like the
dove, bearing the olive branch of peace and
consolation. Hut their bridal was not one of
revelry and mirth, fora sad recollection brood
ed over the hour. Vet they lived happily, the
husband again smiled, and with a new spring
the roses again blossomed in their garden.—
When the rose withered, and the leaf fell, in
the autumn of the year, Adelaide too sickened
and died, like her younger sister, in the arms
of her husband and of Madeline.
“Perhaps you will think it strange, that, af
ter all, the wretched survivor stood at ihe altar
again. Hut he was a mysterious being whose
ways were inscrutable, who, thirsting for do
mest'ic bliss, was doomed ever to seek, and
never to find it. Mis third bride was Madeline
I well remember. She was a beauty in tbc
true sense of the word. It may seem strange,
to yon to bear tbc praise of beauty from such,
lips as mine ; but I cannot avoid expatiating
upon hers. Sbc was a proud creature, with a
tall, commanding form, and raven tresses that
floated, dark and clondlike, over ber shoul
ders. She was a singularly gifted woman, and
possessed of rare inspiration. Sbe loved tbc
widower for bis power and bis fame, and sbc
wedded him. They were married in that
church. It was on a summer afternoon—l
recollect it well. During the ceremony, (be
blackest cloud that I ever saw overspread the
heavens like a pall, and, at die moment when
the third pronounced ber vow, a clap of thun
der shook the building to the centre. All the
females shrieked, but the bride made her re
spouse with a firm voice as she gazed upon
her bridegroom. He marked a kind of inco
herence in ber expressions as (bey rode home
ward, which surprised him at the time. Arri.
vlngat bis bouse, she shrunk upon the thres
hold; but this was the timidity of a maiden.
When they were alone lie clasped ber band—
it was as cold :.s ice ! Me looked into her
lace—
“. Madeline,” said he, “what means (bis?
your cheeks are as pale as your wedding
gown!” The bride uttered a frantic shriek. I
"My wedding gown !” exclaimed she, “no— '
no —this is my sister’s shroud ! The hour of 1
confession has arrived. It is (iod that impels (
me to speak. To win you I have lost my soul .
—yes, yes, I am a murderess ! She smiled
upon me in the joyous affection of her young
heart—but I gave her tile fatal drug ! Ade
laidc clasped ber while arms around my neck,
but I administered the poison ! Take me to ,
your arms ! I have lost my soul for you, and
mine you must be !
“Sbe spread her long white arms,” said the
sexton, rising in the excitement of the moment
»nd assuming the altitude be described; “and
il**i*, ,r ...ii..,) 1.-, I'.'Uow voice, “at
that moment came the thunder and die flash,
and thegui'ly woman fell dead on the floor.”
The countenance of the narrator expressed all
the honor that be felt,
“And the bridegroom,” asked I, “die hus
band of tbc destroyer and the victim; what be
came of him
“He stands before you !” was Ihe thrilling
answer.
From llm New Orleans Ike,
Interesting Narrative,
Among the vessels lost on the Florida reef du
ring the memorable galo of dm Till and Hb of
.September last our readers may remember the brig
Oi.Nr.v. captain Thomas. This vessel, which
bad left 651. Jago do Cuba a few days previous,
with a cargi.' compose;! ol a million of cigars, a
quantity of lob.u.'eit, and a large number of cedar
logs, was wrecked or? i 1 riday, (lie 7tl\ September,
about tiO miles to the nori,.b Capo Florida. She
bad attomp'ed to anchor, Imt the •einpesl was so
violent that both bar anchors snapp.v. 1 hko pack
thread, and she was driven high and dry '' ll 'be
Florida shore. The persons on beard, eompnJi ”' i
the crew of seven men, and a single passenger,
remained in Hie biig in d lO continual expectation
ibai the wreckers in dm neighbourhood would
como to their relief. Two days alter the Dlney
bad gone ashore, while dm captain and crow were
at breakfast, the report of rilles was heard. Every
one rejoiced in the belief that assistance was lit
hand. On ascending llm deck, wluil were the
surprise and horror id' these poor fellows, at be
holding dm Inig in possession of some twenty
ferocious and well,armed Indians, who had col
lected on the starboard quarters, and who menaced
them with immediate death in case of dm slightest
resistance. Tim ciow were totally unarmed, and
implicit obedience to the merciless savages con
stituted ihoir sole chance of ultimate safely.
1 hey were ordered hy signs to remove dm ci
gars from die hold and throw them on dm beach.
■ About one hundred half boxes had been removed,
i when captain Thomas, a bold and irritable man, ;
j tclosed oncondilionahly to throw away any more '
ol his cargo. Dim ol the savages, enraged nl Ills I
disobedience, knocked him down with dm hull \
j end of his rifle. This was ihe signal of attack,
j a volley of bullets was immediately discharged
( at the unfortunate commander, and having been
pmreed by two rifle balls, he wq hurled yet
breathing on dm beach. One of dm wretches
| creed nig that he still lived, seized the hurch bar
and plunged u into his breast, extinguishing every
remnant ol tile. Ihe crew wcio then comman
; ded to go ashore. Scarcely had they touched
the laud, when a second discharge of rifles was
made, hy which live were killed. Os dm ruinain
uig I wo, one who had escaped unwouuded, ded
so last that llm Indians were unable lo overtake
him. 1 tie o her, Johnson hy name, sprung 10,
w ards some low bushes w hich g-iew at u short
distance, and having heard that green branches
were considered by the savages as a token of peace,
f fortunately bethought himself of making an ellbrt
to have his life spared. He plucked one of the
bushes from the ground, 101 l on his knees, and
held ii up w ith signs of supplication. Thesava
gr s understood dm ap; eal, and he was tor a mo
; men I sale. They gave him an axe, md pointing
lo a smack which was lying at some distance on
Ihe shore, bottom upwards, he was commanded
to eul a hole into it. He obeyed, and the Indians
1 took a quantity of heel out of it, which they
made btm carry to their encampment, which vv.is
smite miles tioni the spot. Having arrived there,
I it appeared that the savages hud only postponed
1 Ihe death of the poor fellow, lor sevnal of them
i level e i their rifles at him, and were about lo lire,
j when a squaw rushed out cl a wigwam, placed
I herself before him, and interceded so powerfully
' <'or his life, that dm Indians left him unbanned,
and entered iboir tents.
As soon os Johnson found himself unobserved,
be started with all Hie speed which llm love of I
life could infuse in his frame, a<l a,mu reached
llm brig. He asi ended her sides, and stowed him
self among a number of cedar blocks which were
on the dock. Ho lay there fur 24 hours, trem
bling with apprehension, and expecting momen
tarily the return of the Italians', when, most hap
(lily, two wrecker? came in sight; t lie new jumped
on hoard the Qlncy, and were feiicitatinu them
selves on the excellent prize they hod obtained,
when the Indians were once more seen approach
ing. Johnson immediately appeared (corn his
hiding place, and called to them to save them
selves. They all jumped on the shore from the
hows of the brig, which lay about two feel Irotn
the water. Johnson followed, and such was the
desperate resolution produced hy the' dread of
death, that though he knew no hing of swim
ming, he boldly struck out into deep wa'cr, leach
ed Ihe wreckers’ boats, was taken up, con'e'yed
on hoard the America, from thence was carried to
Key West, afterwards to Havana, in the United
Slates schooner Wave, and was eventually con
veyeil to Slew Orleans. The other individual i
who saved himself hy running, was likewise ta
ken up hy the America, and is now in Mobile.
Wo have this simple but thrilling narrative
from the lips of George Johnson himself, and
have little doubt of its entire accuracy. We
have given it n'mosl in the very language employ
ed hy him. As is not uncommon, ho is indebted
lor his life to the interposition of a woman.
—ss-attf# »* raw i m ■ KHi r Tjyik W
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AIJOUSTA.
TncMduy Morning-. October 33,
‘■oiith Carolina.
The following is the official vole for a member
of Congress in the Greenville District.
Thompson. Whitner. ,
Pendleton, 23.08 1301
Greenville, 981 900
3339 2327
2327
1013 Thompson’s majority.
The Greenville Mountaineer says that (ion.
James lingers is elected in the Spaitanburg Dis
trict over F. W. Davie. Mr. Davie was the au
thor of nil the movements in the Legislature of
South Carolina, against Mr. Preston.—Gen.
Rogers is a sub-treasury man.
The South Carolina Delegation in the next
Congress will consist of the following gentlemen.
—John Campbell, F. 11. Elmore, John K. Gridin.
Isaac E, Holmes, Francis W. Pickens, R. B_
illicit, John P. Richardson, James Rogers and
Waddy Thompson.
(T~y* The citizens of Richmond county are
retjrtestcd to meet at the City Hall, in Augusta
on Saturday next, the 27rh instant, for the pur
pose of appointing Delegates to the Slate Con
vention, to ho hold at MiHedgevillc, on the 2d
Monday in November next, in | ursuanco to lire
recommendation of the Georgia Delegates in the
late Commercial Convention.
Front the Muhile Mercantile Advert iter
Wo are indebted to the poliiensss if Mr.
McCullough, for a census of the inhahilinls of
the City of Mobile, which is subjoined :
city of Monies.
White males under 21 years of ago, 1159
" “ over 21 “ “ 4723
“ females under 21 “ “ 1220
» “ over 21 “ “ 1480
Total whites, 8591
Total slaves, 4470
Total Irec people of color, 007
Total inhabitants. 13,021
Front the New Oricann lie.
News front Mexico,
The intelligence wo have received of the
blockading squadron is hy no mean! satisfactory.
The scurvy and fever prevailed to i great extent
on hoard of several of the vos-els, and a number
both of ollicera and sailors had already fallen
victims to these niaeasos. The first Lieutenant,
of the frigate Iphigoitin, was among the earliest
of those who succumbed to the epidemic. Mr.
do la Morisstero, second secretary to the embassy,
was likewise dead.
Two frigates and three brigs were at the Sacri
llcios. The Laurict, Capt, Decinnp, having
broken her cable on the 9;h He|tk-mbcr, was
driven to son, and had not reappeared. At the
departure of the Eiic on the 30ih ult., there
were about 2000 Mexicans at Fort San Juan,
and 3000 or 4000 in the city of Vera Cruz. Os
this number, however, the greater portion was
mposed of recruits, wh-rli had been levied i.i
the . 'itei'.‘ or - Gannon had been placed on all
the subsi'tnli ’’ Luiltlinsts in the city, and tho for
tifications were w B* r _nishcd with ordinance.
All the streets were & ' r; ' m ‘? ! ’ a ( ?‘ 1 means
of defence had been ado pie., Uv l “ U,"con
coinmandoruf the town. Whale •.* >r .* 10 *’ xl '
cans may do byway of guarding \v * a ' r , uz
Irom the invasion of the French, it is not imag"
ed they will ho enabled to resist an attack hy an |
at my of near 10,000 men. Tho fori revs of San I
Juan is regarded as much more secure, being
garrisoned strongly, having 100 pieces of heavy j
j artillery, amt containing an abundant supply of
| provisions.
The Etio touched at Tampico and loft on the
j2d October. Tranquility was undisturbed in j
j that city, and it was believed that it would con- i
: linuo unmolested by tho French. A conducta i
Irom the interior had arrived there on the 29 h -
| tSeplemhor, with more than a million of dollars,
ut which two hundred thousand was destined
lor New Orleans, and six hundred thousand for )
England. At (ho departure of the Erie no ves
sel of war lay in the vicinity of Tampico. On
the 23d, a Danish brig had entered that port,
from Barcelona, with u cargo of 1000 barrels
of brandy, and 200 jars of oil, which were not
immediately sold as was expected. An English ,
schooner, from England, had likewise arrived j
at Mexico. Twenty individuals had been arrest* j
ed and accused of a conspiracy against Ihe j
government. Among them were Gen. Gomez
Farias, father Alpuehe and General Bozadre.—
It is said they were to be banished to Acapulco, i
The arrival «f the French reinforcements was
hourly expected. With this augmentation of)
j force, the French will soon take some decisive 1
: sI, T-
From private letters wc learn that tho French
! ni the city of Mexico remain unmolested.
trim the At w York Herald.
Tho Cuttou Trade—lB3B.
Onr general views on the Colton Trade, as ii
exists at present in Europe and America, wo
gave briefly on the arrival of the Royal William.
In Liverpool and London, it stands in a pecu.
j liarly interesting position. Tile house of Hum
| phiies & Biddle, with a few others, are the
| heaviest holders. The Barings, and many others
I have long since sold out—hence the very natural
policy now pursued hy them, of endeavoring to
give such views of tho markets as may cguse a
hdl iii price. Wo have already puhiishij (ho
I c| rcular ot the Barings, «f tho latest tlat, >, but
| very strong objections have been made to i's tone
( ot exaggeration, as regards the slock in Europe
generally. They aio coming into the market
here, as buyers, and it may he expected, tlu-re
lure, t. at llu-y would give such a view of the
markets in Europe, as would faci itale their
operations in this country. Among many other
cncul.os which wc procured in Liverpool, is the
I following, which may he considered as one pre
| pared beyond iho influence of the hears in the
cotton market of Liverpool;—
[Private Circular.]
Livkiipooi,, September It).
St'k in L’pool i Am. Brazil, fyc. I. In. Total.
Ini July, 181)7, 78,920 72,19.1 63,-480 204,600
Imp’t in 1837, 788,897 176;95C 72,937 1,03rt,7U>
858,817 249,146 126,417 1,241,800
Ded’et cxp'tcd, 45,200 3,700 23,200 73,100
Snp’ly for 1833,820,617 245,440 103,217 1,108,200
St'k in ) /pool,
July 1,1838, 73,250 55,530 42,040 170,800
Taken fiir eon
sumption, 1837, 747,307 189,916 01,177 997,400
The outgoings for consumption the last 0 months,
were 20,146 hags per week.
St'k in I,'pool,
July 1,1838, 73,230 55,530 42,040 170,800
Import to Aug.
31,1838. 991,507 139,902 00,822 1,137,701
1,054,704 185,432 108,362 1,358,581
Ded’et exp'od. 30,000 1,000 6,000 36,000
Supply for 8
mouths, 1,034,787 184,432, 108,862 1,322,081
Stock 3]st
Aug. 1838, 417,782 56,752 32.927 567,451
Taken for eon
sump* 8 mos. 016,985 127,690 70,485 815,110
Or per week, 17,634 3,648 2.012 23,280
N. 15.—The consumption in 1837 was about
19,200 — American, 14,370
Drazil, 8,050
. The last 6 months of 1837, 1
was as above staled, ? 11 ■ Indies, 1,130
10,146 weekly, )
19,200
The outgoings this year to 31st August, aro 23,288
weekly, American, 17,623
Drazil, &c. 3,048
K. India, 2,012
28,208
During Iho past year many mills were at a stand,
owing to the operatives wanting an advance ol
wages. This year there have been no stoppages
on that account, and more machinery lias been
brought into operation The increase in consump
tion in consequence may probably reach 3,000
bags weekly, which will leave a small increase of
stock in ilie hands of consumers and dealers since
Ist July, 1838. Admitting this, 1 now-proceed with
iho probable import and consumption, lor the re
maindcrol 1838, thus shewing the piubable stock
on JstJuly, 1838.
Am. Brazil,sc Jz. In. Total.
Slock 31st August, 417,722 00,742 32,027 507,431
In:putt, 4 mouths, 100,000 40,000 40,800 180,000
Supply, 517,782 90,742 72,927 087,451
Consumption, 299,200 01,200 34,000 394.460
Sloek.lst J’ly, 1830,218,682 35,542 38,927 203,061
August, 1838, 78,259 55,540 42,040 170,820
Increase, 145,322 122,231
Decrease, 10,388 3,113
Then would this be an increase on the total
stock on Ist July, *lB3O, ol 122,231 bags, all of
which will probably bo American cotton.
We have every reason to believe that this state
ment presents a fairer view of ihc state of the
slocks, than any circular yet published or receiv
ed by the last steamer. Our southern merchants
have a deep and absorbing interest in correct and
impartial views of these mailers. Thegreat ques
tion, both in Liverpool and New York, is, wheth
er the present holders of cotton in the former place
will be able to maintain their position, anil prevent
a decline in price, in opposition to l be efforts ma
king by the spinners and ihosc parlies who have
sold null
This result depends a good deal on various ele
ments. The gradual rise in the price of corn in
England gcneially gives a stimulus to manufac
tures—but more particularly does the rise of ibis
ynur produce such an effect. Why so 1 Dccause
iho advance is produced by gicat prosperity—great
activity—great trade—not u deficiency in the
crops. In addition to this fact, the manufactu
ring system of England is gradually increasing,
in consequer cc of the gradual increase of foreign
trade, influenced by steam and olher elements.
The spinners will not ho aide to hold nut beyond
November, and if Humphries & Diddle ami their
associates can maintain their position to that pe
riod, they will triumph in their purposes. In the
success oftheir views, this country is identified—
for it is a fact that if they were now compelled to
throw into the market to realize, the result of
suah a sadden movement would ho a loss of
$ 10,000,000, more or loss, to the United States,
on the present and coining crops.
Another favorable view in this way, aro the
numerous ncgocialions of American slocks made
in London during the present year. It is calcu
lated (bat 53,000,000 or more have been realized
to this country by the sale of stale stocks. These
amounts —at least many of them, have been ne
gociatrd by tbo Darings and others, the very per
sons and hous o s who are now endeavoring to
cause a decline in the price of cotton. What a
singular piece of contradiction ! The very nego
ciaiions of American stocks made by these houses
will the bolter enable the counlry to sustain the
present prices of cotton.
Dut this conflict would never have been gene
rated, but for the want of policy in the southern
banks which hurried the cotton to Liverpool last
spring in 100 large masses. They caused also a
I -Men and unnecessary rise in freights. If the
I ’ , <d been kept on this side, and only sent
j ‘ :o T ou ' ’ -sit was required, during the last
to Ltverpof l • , . vvouM have been bolter than
snminer, the pu ... ba „ kBi , jko a| , banks>
i they are. Ihe eou.u e >- dealers. As the
1 aie bad merchants and cou. ■ r
I ~ -n i ■ . „ ''i P with a few
matter now is, Humphries & Dnm. ’
| other houses, stand the whole brunt oi *' lH
| test. Every appearance is favorable to tnt.V
j views. The crop of the present year, as far ns
can be ascertained, is decidedly under an average,
The gteal mass of last year’s crop has gone for
i ward. The state of American credit in London,
| and the now system introduced under the finan
cial talents of Mr. Jaudon, will add strcngih to
the holders of cotton in Liverpool. The cotton
| brokers there have just discoveied, when it is too
j late for their purposes, that the vast sales and ne
gocialions of American stocks are the principal
bulwark of the prices of cotton. They cannot
'now prevent the American policy from succeed
j ing in opposition to the Manchester—at least, so
; mink we.
In the New York market there is a perfect
calm. This aii.-es ns much from the unceitainty
of the struggle in Liverpool, as the aspect of things
j here. Politics, for some time, lias so blended
j with trade that it effects cotton. The locofoco
{ mania, now running over the country, like fire
! among the mountains, will only be temporary.—
The stale of the crop here during the present
year—and ti c operations in London and Liver
pool will finally determine the question.
We have no fear of the result. Our belief is,
that cotton will sustain itself.
Lvttioy of Chauactkh.—Energy of character
i the philospher’s stone of ibis life, and should be
engraved upon every head. It is that which lias
peopled iho temple of fame—that which has fill
ed die historic pages with great names, and the
civil and mili ary world—that which has brought
a race from barbarism, drawn the veil from sci
ence, and developed ihewundtous powers of Na
ture. It makes men great and makes men rich.
First " r lest. >i brings success. Without it. Web
ster would have been a New Hampshire lawyer,
Tom Ewing a buckeye salt boiler, and Den
Eranktn a journeyman printer. Without it Demos
thenes would have stammered on to his grave,
and Cincinnatus died a cummin soldier thaks
pe.u would have been shot for poacbing-Pope died
selling tape—Koseoc lived selling beer “by the
smaii —and Donaparte have gone out of lire
world a Corsican bully. Willi it each one lias not
only done much good for himself much for his j
day and generation—but much lor the world in a
the past, the present and future. h
Energy of character w ; ll do the same thing for A
any man in a small way that it has done for those, p
(Jive the lawyer energy of character, and he will 11
succeed at the bar whhout talent. It is the secret v '
hy which the merchant, the artist, the scholar, -
and the mechanic, arrive at distinction and wealth. ‘
If they fall once, they try again: no contrary -
winds bear them down ; or, if down, they will
, not stay down. The man who has energy of
character will rise in spite of fortune and in spite
of opposition. Give a man energy, and he is a
1 made man, put him where you will, and surround 8
him hy what you will. It is this fact that gives
’ us confidence that the American people will rise
from their pro'Cnt depression as soon as the blast "
, has blown over that threw them down. In deft. n
ance of sub-treasuries, suspensions, bad currency,
and every oilier evil that malice and ignorance
• can fix upon them, the People of this country j.
j have energy enough for use and to prosper. He <!
who gives up in despair, and cuts away the sheets
of his canvass, because he finds contrary winds _
I in Ins passage, is hut a poor navigator.— Louis- | q
vitle Gazette,
I
From the A*. I*. Express,
I We have been at considerable pains to make
. up the following table. That purl of it which
) relates to the wholo crop, is taken from the New
t York Price Current, the accuracy of which wo 1
1 have no question. We have ascertained the avo
J rage price for the last fourteen years, and then f
j made up the aggregate. We have calculated the v
weight of each bale as four hundred pounds. The f
- whole estimate is made up probably with us much i
3 precision as is possible—as Pillows :
■ Growth of Cotton for the last fourteen pears,
j -with the //rice in each year, and tire total -
j amount of the crop, '
j 1824-5 500,000 bales at 21 cts. $47,040,000 1
. 1825-0 710,000 “ 11 “ 01,240,000 1
i 1826-7 987,000 “ 9 « 33,732,000 s
. 1827-8 712,000 “ 10 “ 28,480,000 c
1 1828-9 857,744 “ 10 “ 34,809,760 I
| 1829-30 970,845 “ 10 “ 39,073,800 1
. 1830-1 1,038,848 “ 9 “ 37.398.628 .
i 1831-2 987,477 “ 11 “ 43 448 988 ‘
! 1832-3 1,070 436 “ 11 “ 47,099,272 k
1 1833-4 1,2“5.394 ‘ 13 “ 62 080.488 t
1834- 1,254,328 “ 17 “ 85,294,304 I
1835- 1,360.725 “ 19 “ 103,415,100
1836- 1,422,930 “ 11 “ 62.608,920 c
1837- 1,301,497 “ 11 “ 79,265,808 '
It appears that the growth of Colton is steadily t
• increasing. In almost every town we have alar* (
‘ ming accounts of the failure, or partial failure of t
j the crop. Notwithstanding all these statements, 1
there has been a steady and gradual increase.
I This ought to convince us that very little reliance
) can bo placed on the alarming rumors that arc j
- put in circulation. The fact is, that there is always ■
‘ more planted and cultivated than can lie picked. I
I The increase each year decs not, thcrefure, de- ‘
j pend so much on the weather, so much as it does 1
on the number of hands employed. So long as
. there is an increase of laborers engaged we may •
■ reasonable expect an increase of quantity.
The value of the Cotton Crop in amount will
i surprise all, it appears that the greatest value was
1 in 1835—6. It then reached 103,415,100 dolls.
The price, however, then ranged at 19 cts. We f
. doubt very much whether there is any one staple s
. of any nation on the Ulobe which is exported 1
[ which will reach this extraordinary sum. A stun '
. amounting almost to the National debt of this <
. country after the late war. This extraordinary >
crop is the product of seven or eight States, and 1
is such a»must give these Stales a great advan- c
i lage. It will be seen from the following table, *
. that the consumption in this country is constantly *
4 increasing : l
> tiuaniby consumed by and in the hands of
l manufacturers, 1837 —8 bales 246,003 ■,
j tb>. do. do. 1830—7 do. 222,540 .
do. do. do. 1835—6 do. 230,533
do. do. do. 1834—5 do. 216 888
do. do. do. 1833—4 do. 190,413 *
do. do. do. 1832—3 do. 194,412 |
do. do. do. 1831—2 do. 173,800 i
do. do. do. 1830—1 do. 101,142 <
ep. do. do. 1829-30 do. 126,512 *
, do. do. do. 1828—0 do. 118,853 1
do. do. do. 1827—8 do. 120,593
, do. do. do. 1820—7 do. 103,483
f It is stated that Mr. Fexnimoue Cooper is (
, engaged in preparing for the press the Naval i
History of the United Stales The Philadelphia 1
» Gazette truly remarks that it is a subject rich with I
a honours incorruptible, and full of glory.
3 died,
a At bis residence, nt Barksdale's Ferry, on Sa
„ ynnnah river, Abbeville district, S. 0., on the 30th
September lust, Hickkrson Matiieson, in the ■
38th year of his age. He has left two sisters and i
0 numerous friends to mourn his departure. It is ‘
a only those who best knew him that know how to <
- appreciate his loss. As a friend, his affections <
j were of the most endearing kind ; as a brother, he i
e "as ever ready to shew any favor in his power to i
his disconsolate sisters, that have for many years
looked to him as a protector; and as a ma ter, he 1
was truly kind and indulgent. G.
J 515“ The friends nnd acquaintances of Mr. and
1 Mrs. S. Clarke, nro respectively invited to attend '
i the funeral of iheiryoungestdaugliierELiZA Bones,
3 from their residence on Green street, to the feand !
t Hills, at three o’clock, This Afternoon.
r SI All IN 10 INTKLLIGKNUJE.
L» CII AULKSTOiN Oct. '22, —An* turday, Line ship ,
Niagara, lUsher, N V; barque St Helena, Jiauzeit, do;
v brsvhi* W illiam, Nelim s, Hamilton, Her.
- An* yesterday selir Copper, Shannon, Philadelphia;
• steam packets S C. Coffey, Haiti more; Gov Dudley, Ivy,
1 \v\ : . ,,, ** u toton. '1 C. steamer Augusta, W icks, Augusta.
i \ IF* «ewaul)T —
' I, V . J '' ’■'“l the stibscri
, 171 1 RED from the Livery Nafnt . ’--<relron
n hers, on Sunday, the 7lh irtolant, aiu a \ .
, grey Horse, about six years old ; Ins eyes bau ,
along thick tail; legs nearly black; works wel’ <
1 in harness ; paces nnd walks well under the saddle: a
> no olbei marks recollected. He was hired, under t
■ the pretence of being returned the following day,
1 by a man who called himself George Heaves, t
[ who is about 6 feet in height, sallow complected, f
thin visage ; was clad in a brown linen frock-coat,
satinet pantaloons, a gingham or calico shirt, and '
had on a speckled Palmetto lint. He is n Painter j
hy trade, and, we understand, is from Richmond,
t Virginia, to which place he may probably return. -
■ lie laid a quantity of Jewelry with him, which, it
, is said, he stole in Augusta. A reward ol fifty ‘
I dollars will be given lor his delivery to us in Macon -
or twenty-five dollars for the horse.
’ WARD & WAGNON.
3 Macon, Ga , Oct. 20, 1833. 3t,
’ MADISON rtUftALil AC’AUJsMY.
Hl' H E 1 rustees ol this institution are desirous to f
employ a gentleman nnd nt best one lady, to i
take charge ol the Academy lor the ensuing ora p
, term ot years. They will receive proposals until ,
the 3rd day of Deeeinbi r next. The school is at
present in a most (1 mri-bing condition. Such is
ihe number of sttr-e i '-, i hat the tuition money of I
r the Literary departi.i i.i, will amount to upwards
s ol twenty-two hun. reU dollars. The Musical de- a
s partmom is also offered to a competent iastrucior.
. in this branch from fourteen to fifteen hundred '
, dollars will he realized.
Our academy and .Musical Saloon are finely situ
ated—a splendid apparatus, with every necessary J
“ convenience, is at hand to facilitate the progres's S
ol a fine and liberal course of education.
Our village is remarkably healthy, and our popu- \
- Intion constantly increasing. The progressive state r
of things present the strongest inducements (nr the
’ location ol the first talents in the country to em
bark profitably and suocesslully, in the honorable
• prolesston ol instructing youth.
, K. E. JONES, J I i
T. J. BURNEY, | L
1 F EVANS, J-Trustees. L
, J. VV. PORTER, I
; J. ROBSON. J 1
Madison, September 29, 1833. swljt
TEX DOLLARS REWARD.
r osi ’, on Sunday aliernoon, 21sl instant, ho
tween (Jen. Lo t’s store and the water house
a small Pocket Hook, containing 30 or 40 dollars'
and two hills of lading, one from Clarke, McTier
& Co. and one Irom Samuel Hones, and other
papers not recollected. The above reward will
he paid to any person leaving said Pocket Book
with Geo. McCord, at ihe store of Mr Cook.
»ct 23 2t
NEW RICE, CANAL I I.OUR, MACK
i-Rlni. AND ONIONS.
"S /h TIERCES New Kice
28 hb.'s Canal Flour
2.» half hhls Canal Flour
20 do d > No. 2 Mackerel
Jo do do Onions. Just received and for
sa,el) y ISAAC MOISE,
_i ,ct Wo. 311 Broad-street.
if *?* 1 s ALE.--Twenty Shares Georgia Kail
1 , n,ld banking Company Stock—Enquire
at this office it actSST
, *’OR SAH<\ *
A , Wealthy Negro Woman, who ha*
, ’? en accustomed to house work. She is sold
Hir no fault. Enquire at the store of Messrs Kern.
AJlope, or at this office. 3t oct a3
I E . s and Coughs—
lioarhouud and Himeset Lozenges, of superior
quality, just received and for sale by **°
— oct 2a ANTONY & HAINES.
C^d B fi SL B fc®* r VIV *’ jM»received
oct 23 6 ’ y ANTO ’ N Y & HAINES.
OHice Ga. R. Komi & Ranking Co. ) '
ruviip re Athens, October ]), 1838. i
IIjL,1 I jL,H i r. r ( t " rS |° f ' he V e r Bia Kail 1100,1 »nd
Hanking Co. having declared a dividend on
the slock ot said Company, at the rale ol eight oer
cent per annum, for the last six months, the same
will he paid to the stockholders, or their legal re
presentatives, on and alter the first day of Novem
b.-rnext. Hy aider of the Hoard,
_()ct23 2t JAS. CAMAK, Cashier.
«'m*itO ( VEU PATB(ii ; COAL AND
, °P‘ 1 Looking Stoves, Ac.—The un
derswried has just received a large supply i m .
proved Stoves for Coal or W ood, of entire new
patterns,and of various sizes, viz;
The “People’s < oal or Wood Cooking Stove ”
superior to any heretofore in use, not only on ac
count o convenience, the perfect manner in which
he cooking is performed, but also on account of
the economy ot fuel which it effects,
the “Patent Grecian Parlor Grate,” which for
beamy and economy excels all others, producing
greater elbcl with less fuel. 3
The “Parlor and ilnll Stove,” passing heal from
the basement to the upper pan, through flues in the
o Th«°"p h’ a ’" additional columns.
evm im!s for w’ V Pe a,1 , kll " ; " wi,h Plain
e\ui lops lot wood . r coal, new ly constructed
wt h swelled back, sunk hearth, door front, ‘
iho ship and Steam float Stove,” calculated
to cook for otf to 200 persons, with less fuel and
greater convenience than any other Stove, now in
use. Alsu, a variety of smaller Stoves, with thu
same improvements.
The “Box (i and 0 Plate Stove,” open and plain
tops, of various sizes, from 18 to 36 inches.
Also, American, English and Russia Sheet Iron ;
Stove Pipe; sheeting and brazing Copper: Block
1 in, and lin Plate all ol which he offers for salo
low lor cash or approved paper, at No. IhB Broad
street, sign ol the Cotlee Pol,and directly opposite
the Engle A Piucnix Hotel. B. F. CHEVV
_ wl slwAd
Stiite of South Carolina, Edgefield Distl
George ifancock, and Sarah W. i BillJor
Hancock and others, vs. ( Furli-
Charli s Lamar, Executor. ) lion.
|%J OTiCEis heieliy given, that hy virtue of a
IT Decree from the Court of Chancery, I shall
offer for sale at Edge eld C. if. on the first Mon
day in November next the following lands belong
ing to the Estate of William Tarrance, deceased,
viz:
One tract of land situated upon little Horse
Creek, in the District ol Edgefield, containing six
hundred end forty ;CfU) acres more or less, and
bounded according loagrnnt I hereof from the State
ol South Carolina to Ihe said William Tarrance, ny
lands of John Turrunco, Thomas Lamar and Jno.
Carter, and hy oilier vacant lands.
One other tract containing two hundred and sixty
acres, more or le.-s, conveyed to Hie said William
Tarrance by a Deni of Release from John Carter
and therein des nbed as situate in Hie District of
Anicty six, on , near the Cherokee
roifils.
A so, one other tract of two hundred and tvventy
eight (228) acres, more or less, boanded hv landsof
Mims, Ram ho, Morns, Lamar and Thompson, and
intersected hy the Road leading from the Cherokee
ondsjto Augusta. Said lands to be sold separately,
on a credit ot one and two years, purchasers to give
bonds and personal security, and a mortgage ol the
premises. 1. 'PERRY, C. E. E. U.
Commissioner’s Office, (
Edgefield, Oct. Ist, 1838.| trwtd oct S 3
S I JliiEß.—i he undersigned have at present
the saw mil), (late Bealle’s,) on Little Spirit
creek, in ful. operation Supplies of sawed Lumber
can bo obtained, hy leaving bills, or otherwise, at
the store of Messrs. Hadley & Owens, or the su
penntondent, (Mr. Cason,) at the Mills.
A. PEMBERTON,
octl/ w2m JOSEPH S.REYNOLDS.
FALL AND WINTER GOODS. *
WILLIAM CLAGGETT
I -s receiving and opening, at 238 Broad street, fa
JP lew doors above the Post Office corner.) a rid,
and well selected assortment of Fresh Eall Dry
Goods, comprising every article in the line, viz-
Clo.hs, cassimeres, satinets,satin velvets, vestings,
&0 ” Sll l>e r nialteonis, Paradises and veritases, }
an. ..-4 black Italian silks, plain and figured colored
and blue IdncK silks, w ide apron silks, 3-t and f.-A
Merinos English and French, all colors; superior
figured -Merinos for cloaks and dresses ; British,
r reach and American calicoes; large assortment
handsome furniture calicoes; scarlet small figured
calicoes ; hosiery,of silk, cotton, lambs wool,
for Indies, gentlemen,misses and youth ; Gloves,of
silk, kid, cotton, heavy hukskin, Ac. all sizes-
Blankets, 10-4 to 14-4 wbitney, rose, mackinnn and
saddle; Flannels, largo assortment of white, grey,
yellow ami red ; Domestics, sheetings, shirtings
homespuns, drills, Ac.; Irish Linens, warranted
pure linen yarn and very cheap ; Real British long
c loths ; a few imperial Marseille Quilts, assorted
sizes; Pilot cloths; Phishings; Negro cloths;
plain and figured floor cloth ; baizes, Ac.-, with an
extensive variety ot fancy goods, such os new style
ol bonnets, hoods and ribbons; Ladies'and Misses
shoes and slippers; worked cajics and collars;
hem stitched colored bordered, and splendid em
broidered eambrick Hdkfs ; fancy dress L'dkta and
'•f 1 !™!I rrch Thibet Shawls; Merino and Tartan
pimd ■ bawls ; Lnccs ; Edgings ; Insertions ; striped
ami plaid Swiss and jaconetl Muslins; Slocks,
'vats,collars, bosoms; colored cherteille cord ;
' a,i > asserted ; spool ahd flax thread, with
sew nit, -> the |j no ,
every arm A' 111 , '•'ubltc are invited lo call and
His friends am. .■ . wi „ goM m
cxam.ne Ins assortment, ». 11 m
most pleasing terms. trw*.T , •
{KrTlie Constitutionalist will copy .„' e nl)Uve -
I), a sum of Money, which con be
«,ct2a app,inßl ° CLARKi m «tier <& co.
| FRESH RAISINS. ”*
1 ” HO DE»nd hall boxes now crop hunch
* Raisins, just received and for sale by
- oat J“ " JOHN COSKERYf
n t 111 , “ unc h Raisins,just received and
JLvrxf lor sale by
001 20 JOHN S HUICHINSON.
f | HIE subscriber being about lo leave fheTsmto
B fur “ <“vv weeks, Jno. M. Hampton, of Lao
rens county, will act as his agent and attorney un
til he returns. JOHN THOMAS.
Dublin. Laurens Co., Ga., June 23. tw<J-w
> jTERNIE AND CLOVER SEEIrUa
fl supply of fresh Ruta Baga, Flat Dutch Turnip
and Red Glover Seed, just received and for sale by
Mills HAVILAND, RISLEY & Co.
THE GIFT, FOR 1839,
I.LGAVi'IA’ bound in Embossed Morocco,
edited by Mias Leslie, just received and for
salet) y T. 11. PLANT.
sept 13
PLANT’S EDITION OF GRIER’S "
GEORGIA AND CAROLINA
ALMANAC, FOR
5 8 3»:
CAI.CULATEb for the horizon and meridian
of Augusta, Ga., and will serve for the adja
cent stat.-s and Honda. The astronomical calcula
tions by Hobcrl Grier, of Butts county, Ga. Just
published, mid sold by the gross dozer, or single hy
T. 11. PLANT, Augusta,
sep* 23 PLANT A NORTON, Columbus.